This transcript has been processed and formatted according to your instructions. I have used the provided official names to correct phonetic errors in the raw transcript (e.g., "morham" to Morcomb, "willenbring/willb" to Wrich). [00:00] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** All righty, give me one second. Briefly this one—all right. We’re going to go ahead and call to order the meeting of the Oakdale City Council, February 11th, 2025. Sarah, will you take the roll? [00:14] **Sarah (City Clerk):** Council Member Moore? [00:16] **Council Member Kari Moore:** Here. [00:17] **Sarah (City Clerk):** Council Member Morcomb? [00:18] **Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Here. [00:19] **Sarah (City Clerk):** Council Member Severson? [00:20] **Council Member Gary Severson:** Here. [00:21] **Sarah (City Clerk):** Council Member Wrich? [00:22] **Council Member Katie Wrich:** Here. [00:23] **Sarah (City Clerk):** Mayor Zabel? [00:24] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Here. Please join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. [00:27] **All:** I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [00:39] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** First up on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. No changes tonight, so can I get a motion to approve the agenda as presented? [00:46] **Council Member Gary Severson:** So moved. [00:47] **Council Member Kari Moore:** Second. [00:48] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [00:52] **All Council Members:** Aye. [00:53] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And the agenda is adopted. Next up, we have two sets of minutes in front of us for adoption. Workshop meeting minutes, January 28th, 2025. Council members, any changes or corrections? I’ll look for a motion. [01:05] **Council Member Andy Morcomb:** So move. [01:06] **Council Member Katie Wrich:** Second. [01:07] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [01:10] **All Council Members:** Aye. [01:11] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And Workshop meeting minutes are adopted. Next up, regular meeting minutes, January 28th, 2025. Any changes or corrections, council members? I’ll look for a motion. [01:21] **Council Member Kari Moore:** Move. [01:22] **Council Member Gary Severson:** Second. [01:23] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [01:26] **All Council Members:** Aye. [01:27] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And those meeting minutes are adopted. No public hearings tonight, so we will move into open forum. This is an opportunity for anybody that's joining us tonight that would like to share whatever's on your mind. Please feel free to step up to the podium, state your name and address for the record, and proceed with your comments. [01:44] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Seeing none, we'll keep things rolling into consensus motions. Council members, we have A through H in front of us tonight. Are there any that anyone would like to pull for individual consideration? Seeing none, I’ll look for a motion. [01:57] **Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Make a motion to approve consensus motions A through H as presented. [02:00] **Council Member Kari Moore:** Second. [02:01] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [02:05] **All Council Members:** Aye. [02:06] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? And those motions are adopted. Next up is our chance to check in with our advisory boards and commissions. First one that met was Environmental Management Commission last night. We had our annual work plan check-in meeting with the EMC. At their meeting, they worked on their 2025 communications plan as well as talked about some of the events that are coming up for the City throughout the year. They are also at full strength for the first time as a commission; they have seven people now appointed by the City Council, which is fantastic. Thank you to all of those commissioners for volunteering. Planning Commission, Council Member Wrich? [02:40] **Council Member Katie Wrich:** So, the same—they went through their work plan discussion for 2025 and then we also worked on the zoning update project. Good things. [02:49] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** No other commissions met, so we will roll into award of bid—nothing. Staff reports. City Attorney Jim, anything for us tonight? [02:57] **Jim (City Attorney):** Nothing specific, happy to answer questions. [02:59] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Any questions for Jim? Let’s turn to our right. Check in with our City Administrator, Ms. Volkers. Anything for us tonight? [03:06] **Christina Volkers:** I do not have anything, but glad to answer questions. [03:09] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Anybody have any questions for Chris? All righty. Council presentations. Let’s look over here. Kari? Andy? Anything? [03:16] **Council Member Kari Moore:** No. [03:17] **Council Member Andy Morcomb:** No. [03:18] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Gary? [03:19] **Council Member Gary Severson:** None. [03:20] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Katie? [03:21] **Council Member Katie Wrich:** Nothing. [03:22] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** How about you? I got a few. From City staff: City offices will be closed on Monday, February 17th, in observance of Presidents' Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday. There are just three indoor markets remaining for the season, so stop by the indoor market on Saturday, February 22nd, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Discovery Center. Lots of great local vendors offering a wide variety of items. [03:45] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** You may have seen on social media, the first wall went up at the new Public Works facility yesterday. Construction on the new Public Works facility officially began last October and is expected to open this fall. You can follow all of the construction progress on the project page on our city website, OakdaleMN.gov. You can also sign up for project updates and view construction time-lapse images. [04:06] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Finally, we finally got some snowfall, so a good reminder to participate in Oakdale Recreation’s snow sculpture contest. This year's theme is "Favorite Sport" and the winner will receive a special gift basket. You can submit your photos of your snow sculpture until March 31st. For full contest rules and how to submit your photos, visit the city website, OakdaleMN.gov. [04:29] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Council members, we have a claims roster in front of us tonight, January 29th through February 11th, in the amount of $1.328 million and change. Was there any claims that council members wanted to flag for additional research? Can I get a motion? [04:44] **Council Member Gary Severson:** Make a motion to approve claims as presented. [04:46] **Council Member Kari Moore:** Second. [04:47] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [04:51] **All Council Members:** Aye. [04:52] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? Bills are paid. Can I get a motion to adjourn? [04:55] **Council Member Katie Wrich:** So moved. [04:56] **Council Member Andy Morcomb:** Second. [04:57] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** There’s a motion, is there a second? Motion and a second. All those in favor say "aye." [05:01] **All Council Members:** Aye. [05:02] **Mayor Kevin Zabel:** Opposed? We are adjourned. Thank you and good night.