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Names not in your provided list but mentioned in the transcript (such as Council Member Noah Her and Council Member Ingebretson) have been included based on the roll call.* *** **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** all right we are going to go ahead and call to order the final Oakdale city council meeting of the Year December 12th 2023 Sarah will you take the role **[00:00] Sarah (City Staff/Clerk):** council member her **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** here **[00:00] Sarah (City Staff/Clerk):** council member in britson **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** here **[00:00] Sarah (City Staff/Clerk):** council member morom **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** here **[00:00] Sarah (City Staff/Clerk):** council member willenbring **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** here **[00:00] Sarah (City Staff/Clerk):** mayor zabel **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** here please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance i al 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 all right council members we have a very full agenda tonight so let's get at it uh in front of us we have an amended version uh I'm going to request one addition change um but depending on when people arrive it may be a little fluid so we'll just kind of play it by ear um and I see Jim getting all squirly over there no he's good um so I'm going to suggest moving the open Forum section and the items under that up on the agenda under the line uh reading regular meeting so is everybody clear on that so can I get a motion to approve the agenda as amended **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** so moved **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final conversation woo those lights are bright all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and the agenda I vot I sorry I was Blinded By the Light you want to break into that song no uh first up on our agenda tonight is our annual truth and Taxation public hearing this is a meeting required by state law and it's a valuable opportunity for our residents um and anybody watching or curious to um get a sneak peek at the 2024 City budget as well as to participate and provide comment to the city council so I don't have a script so I assume I just kind of add Li this yeah all right so at this time I'm going to go ahead and open the truth and Taxation meeting uh this meeting will begin with a presentation by our finance director Kyle stasica um and then we will formally open a public hearing invite public comment and then close it and then bring it back up um for backup to the city council we'll continue on with our regular meeting so with that we're going to go ahead and turn things over to our finance director Mr stasa welcome **[00:00] Kyle Stasica (Finance Director):** good evening mayor councel I just wanted to start with uh just to uh thank Council and mayor for your uh Direction during this process we started in late April early May with this and you know since then we've had uh about eight uh there Council sessions on this along with that uh I wanted to thank City administrator vulkar along with uh former for finance director Jason Zimmerman and then our our department heads and their staff uh for their assistance in this entire process and with that we'll move to the truth and Taxation meeting so per Minnesota statute 275 uh cities with a population over 500 are required uh to hold a public meeting between November 24th and December 28th and uh each year to discuss their budget and Levy the goal of this truth and Taxation meeting is to enhance transparency and public engagement... [Presentation continues] ...and the last slide I have here uh just the action items number one conduct the truth and Taxation meeting uh then allow for public input and comments then consider resolution adopting the 2024 property tax levy and related budgets and the 2024 through 2028 Capital Improvement plan along with authorizing the fiscal year 2024 projects and with that I turn it back over to the mayor and Councel **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** thank you Kyle um at this time I'm going to go ahead and open the public hearing um this is an opportunity for anybody uh joining us um to provide feedback provide comments even ask questions um on on what Kyle just walked through so everything from property tax levies to the proposed 2024 budget um all we ask is please step up to the podium state your name and address for the record this just allows um us to keep an accurate record and for anybody watching on YouTube to hear the questions and information as well um but this is an opportunity please feel free to step on up going once going twice welcome somebody's got to be first right **[00:00] Randy Shay:** Randy Shay uh did you say address please uh 7793 9th Street North Oakdale um just a quick question about the homestead exclusion uh what did they update it to for 2025 do you know **[00:00] Kyle Stasica (Finance Director):** yes so okay thank you mayor uh so for 2025 they'll be updating it so it's currently the formula is set at it looks at property at $76,000 and the max exclusion is 40% of that... [Technical explanation] ...I'd have to run the I can get back to you on that calculation **[00:00] Randy Shay:** it's more of a state question but it seems like it's appreciation and inflation and all that does its number so you're getting a default tax increase because that's that Homestead exclusion was never tied to inflation or appreciation or anything so it's that's just a a default um my other question is I was trying to follow it in there but um I I believe we had the uh the levies voted through for the sales tax that kind of helped with the um um building Renovations for public works and and police department and so other than that why such a large increase each year over two years in the city taxes of nearly 16% last year and now another is it nine or 12% this year **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** I'll take that one and I guess I'm saying I guess I'm saying that I never pay attention to my home valuation that much because the whole thing should work such that everybody's Market values go up and to create the same amount of Revenue the tax levy goes down... [Explanation of Levy vs Rate] ...so as a city like I said we cut the rate but because your values went up so much that's **[00:00] Randy Shay:** I understand the vales go up they go up so much but to generate the same amount of revenue for the city then the levy would go down to generate the same Revenue so it would balance out and then of of course there's got to be some increase just because you're increasing costs for inflation as well **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** AB absolutely you know um you mentioned years past um you know some years were 1 or 2% now we're looking at 12 um one big driver in that has been a philosophical change at the city... [Explanation of debt policy] ...so that's been a philosophical change for the city you know um it's something that as interest rates have climbed has actually worked to our advantage because we're paying less in debt service I think Kyle you said this is the lowest amount of debt we'll pay as a the city since 2017 which is I would argue is pretty substantial you know for that to drop that does mean we have to collect more to offset that **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** and the other factor is is a lot of the new development that's coming in that's not paying for itself yet and so it's kind of like pay in advance some you know so when you look at what Kyle or laid out as um big changes in the budget so adding three police officers for example that is you know responding to the needs in our Community **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** absolutely I I would argue that we probably should have added three three years ago you know just knowing what the needs of the community are um we are a growing city absolutely... [Dialogue about infrastructure and fire department staffing] ...and as the mayor said um you know we're we're we're trying you know we're trying to structure things a little bit different financially where there might be some pain up front but long term especially with higher interest rates the residents longterm are going to benefit from this so **[00:00] Randy Shay:** okay just wanted to understand a little bit more about kind of significant two-year increase okay understood thank you well anything that can be done to kind of moderate that and spread it out over time will be helpful thank you **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** thank you is there anybody else in the audience that would like to comment on um anything covered in the truth and Taxation presentation all right we are going to go ahead and close um the public hearing we don't take an action yet right we just go right into the regular meeting looking at you Jim close the public hearing for truth and Taxation we just roll right into the regular meeting all right so we're going to go ahead and move into the regular meeting uh council members you'll remember we made one slight change to the agenda so we're going to slide into open Forum um there were two items under there so if you will indulge me for one quick minute uh first was a proclamation um a proclamation issued earlier today recognizing um tart's Deca chapter... [Mayor reads Proclamation] ...a big congratulations to Tartan Deca on that um and it's excited to see where it goes no did you want to add anything you you were out there with **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** you know I would say that our future is very bright if uh we measure it by the uh the DECA president ERS and the vice president president Michaela uh very well spoken uh individuals that um did a good job getting uh their chapter of the DECA program here so yeah I agree **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** next up before we begin to open Forum when we open things up to anybody that wants to talk about us anything I want to talk about water... [Introduction of Monica Stiglet] ...the city council is honored to name Monica stigl as our 2023 Oakdale volunteer of the Year Monica's Here we told her she had to be ready to answer questions um so we may have lied a little bit but Monica we would like to invite you into the front we're going to come down take some photos if you would like to say any words please feel free... [Applause] **[00:00] Monica Stiglet:** I didn't expect this Christina you were just a stinker you said oh you might have to answer some questions yeah got you here here though huh yeah you can't get me here yes congratulations you really had no idea no good good you have well deserved it count in three one two three one two three one two three thank you you okay I don't know if we realized that Oakdale had just become a city when when we moved here in 1974... [Monica shares her history with the city and water settlement] ...and represent the the community so thank you very much **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** thank you we are still under open Forum so if there is anybody in the audience that would like to talk to us about anything please feel free to step on up to the podium state your name and address to the record share whatever is on your mind um house rules we try and keep to three minutes per person but you know we're flexible it's our last meeting of the Year we're Loosey Goosey so please feel free to step on up seeing none we will keep things rolling and and go into the 2024 budget Levy and CIP the capital Improvement program adoption first up is the 2024 property tax levy and the 24 general fund special Revenue fund Debt Service fund and Enterprise fund we have a staff presentation **[00:00] Christina Volkers (City Administrator):** no Mr Mayor I don't think I can to what our finance director did so unless there's further questions on it **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** uh council members any questions how about comments uh well actually let's let's do a Motion in second um and then if there are any amendments we can tackle those and then comments how about that so can I get a motion **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-2024 property tax levy in 2024 general fund special Revenue fund Debt Service fund and Enterprise fund budgets **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** I would like the second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there is a second uh conversation and if there are amendments you can tackle it during this time conversation anybody want to go first **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** I'll take it I have a comment expecting um so I just quick easy couple of comments this budget includes rate increases for water sewer street lights and Sur surface water to finance future capital projects just want to put that out there that there's rate increases in general I do not support fee and rate increases unless they're Justified transparent and the burden on residence is respected and always front of mind... [Explanation of support for the budget] ...therefore I will be voting to approve the budget but with these comments added thank you **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** any other council members well I will um just make one comment... [Mayor shares perspective on budget and staff] ...with that we have a motion we have a second I'm going to get off my Soap Box um we have a motion a second we've had conversation all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and the 2024 property tax levy the general fund special Revenue fund Debt Service fund and Enterprise fund budgets are approved next up we have the 2024 through 2028 Capital Improvement plan Chris staff presentation **[00:00] Christina Volkers (City Administrator):** um I don't have anything further all right glad to answer questions **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** all right council members any questions for Chris on the CIP I look for a motion **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-2024 to 2028 Capital Improvement plan and authorizing fiscal year 2024 projects **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and the 2024 2028 CIP is approved next up we have approval of minutes two sets in front of us tonight first up Workshop meeting minutes from November 28th 2023 council members were there any changes or Corrections hearing none I'll look for a motion **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** so mov **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and those Workshop meeting minutes are approved next up we have regular meeting minutes from November 28th 2023 council members any changes or Corrections I'll look for motion **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** so move **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and those minutes are approved as well next up a public hearing uh for establishing the fee schedule for 2024 this involves adop an ordinance as well as authorizing publication by title and summary but first we will do the public hearing for that Chris do we have a staff presentation **[00:00] Christina Volkers (City Administrator):** um we do not Mr Mayor city council if I could summarize though... [Summary of fee schedule review] ...Anyway that's what's before you tonight is kind of the final revision to the formatting but the 2024 fee schedule **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** council members are there any questions for City administrator vulkar all right so at this time we're going to go ahead and open up the public hearing... [Public hearing protocols] ...seeing none we're going to go ahead and close the public hearing and bring it back up for Council consideration uh council members can I have a motion **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** make a motion away reading and adopt ordinance number 919 establishing a fee schedule for 2024 **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion as there a second **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and the fee schedule is adopted one other action on this one is approving publication by title and summary can I have a motion **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023 d110 authorizing publication of ordinance number 919 by title and summary **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oos and that is approved as well uh we tackled open Forum next up consensus motions these are are non-controversial items any council member has the opportunity to pull any of them for individual consideration council members we have a through J in front of us to no a through K there's one hiding on the back page uh are there any that council members would like to pull for individual consideration **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** yes mayor I'd like to pull consensus motion B **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** all right we will take B off now council members are there any others all right so let's take action on a and C through K as presented **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to approve consensus motions A and C through K as presented **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and A and C through K are approved next up uh consensus motion B council member Morcom would you like to summarize that one quickly **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** yeah this consensus motion is for the hire of icer contendant in the city of Oakdale and I will formally be recusing myself from this vote because one of the applicants is my 16-year-old son **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** all righty very good uh as council member morham said these are our ice rank attendants a very important job at our hockey ranks um also I'm sure we will still hire if anybody wants to if anybody wants to step up it's a good job 15 $15 an hour 16 15 all right um You can reach out to City staff but for the time being let's take uh consus motion B can I get a motion **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** make a motion to approve consensus motion b as presented **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion as there second **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and second uh final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and B is approved next up is our opportunity to check in with our advisory boards and commissions the only one that met was the economic development commission council member her is their Council liaison Noah yeah what did the group work on **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** you know last week uh the council the uh commission uh met and talked about uh the Bria uh program... [Description of EDC activities] ...so yeah no it was good thank you Noah **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** yeah I watched the YouTube recording and they covered a lot of ground there there are a lot of development projects going on in our community so uh nice for them to be updated and provide feedback uh award a bid nothing tonight so let's move on to staff reports uh engineering city engineer Jesse frell welcome **[00:00] Jesse Farrell (City Engineer):** good evening thank you mayor and Council uh so this item is associated with our 2024 Street reconstruction project... [Presentation on 429 Street Project] ...So within the feasibility report um it talks about how um the pavement is in bad shape and the best way to replace that is to grind up all the pavement... [Explains process and coordination with Washington County] ...with that um it's staff recommendation that the council accept the feasibility report tonight uh for City Project R 20241 um also authorize the preparation of plans and specifications and then also call for the public Improvement and assessment hearings for January 23rd 2024 with that if there's any questions and here for that **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** thank you Jesse uh council members any questions for Jesse this is always the most thrilling part of our job has to be done though right all right council members uh I didn't hear any questions I will look for a motion **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 accepting the feasibility report for city project excuse me r224 d01 202 before Street improvements authorizing the mayor and City administrator to enter into a service contract with an engineering consultant for the preparation of plans and specifications and calling for the public Improvement and assessment hearing on January 23rd 2024 **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments the only comment I would make is um for residents in the impacted project area Mark that date on your calendar January 23rd 2024 that is when we will be talking about special assessments... [Advice to property owners] ...so uh there's motion there was a second we had a little conversation all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and that feasibility report is accepted thank you thank you Jesse uh next let's check in with Julie Williams our Recreation superintendent Julie welcome **[00:00] Julie Williams (Recreation Superintendent):** you mayor and Council um the recreation department received six donations for our annual um Family Fund flatables which was held back in September and just wanted to say thank you to our sponsors... [Lists sponsors] ...and per policy and state statute we do need to formally accept the donations and with that I'll stand for any questions **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** council members any questions for Julie all right I'll look for motion **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 for sponsorship of the family fund flatables event **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and those donations are graciously accepted by the city of Oakdale thank you Julie thank you uh next up time to check in with our City attorney Mr Thompson anything **[00:00] Jim Thompson (City Attorney):** Mr Mayor members of the council nothing specific to report so I have any answer questions **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** council members any questions for Jim all right let's turn to our right and check in with our city administrator Miss vulgar Chris did we mess up when we adopted the agenda we forgot to add the commission assignments for 2024 **[00:00] Christina Volkers (City Administrator):** no Mr Mayor we can do that in January just had to be decided so conversation agenda got it all righty well let's check in on the things under your section thank you Mr Mayor city council I do have one specific thing on the agenda... [Explanation of Excel Energy franchise fee update] ...so if somebody could go through each um motion that would be great one by one we'll tick right down the list **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** first things first council members any questions for Chris all right who's going to start it off **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 915 granting certain permissions to Excel Energy for the Furnishing of electric energy to the city **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second any comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and that resolution no ordinance is adopted uh next **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 authorizing publication of ordinance number 915 by title and summary **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion as there a second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and that resolution is adopted next **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 916 granting certain permissions to Excel Energy for the furnishing of gas energy to the city **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose and that ordinance is adopted next **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 authorizing publication of ordinance number 916 by title and summary **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose that resolution is adopted **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 917 setting a franchise fee on electric operations within the city of Oakdale Northern State's power DBA Excel Energy **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** no **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** okay um that motion is yeah sorry that ordinance is adopted 4 to one next **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 authorizing publication of ordinance number 9 917 by title and summary **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there a second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed and that resolution is adopted **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 918 setting a franchise fee on gas operations within the city of Oakdale Northern State's power DBA Excel Energy **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** no **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** that ordinance is approved 4 to one next **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2023-24 by title and summary **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion as there second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and a second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppos and that resolution is adopted woo need a cough drop or all right next up is Council presentations council members anybody want to share anything **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** you know um with this being our last uh council meeting um I just want to take a moment and just uh wish uh all of our residents a happy holidays um you know within the M Community during this time of the year it's always a m New Year and so I just want to uh give a special shout out to my community as well uh Happy M New Year to you guys thank you **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** how about down here council members anything **[00:00] Council Member Willenbring:** well to add to your comments now I was actually able to attend The Tartan Asian Student Association and their M New Year event and it was absolutely amazing the talent that these kids have so I really encourage anyone even if they've never been to a m new year before to go and check it out at North check it out at Tartan because really it's a great Pro program they put together wonderful **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** I have nothing **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** alrighty I got a few um Santa's coming mark your Calenders he's going to be here tomorrow... [Announcement of Santa route and Winter Wonderland event] ...I wish you very happy holidays I suppose we got to pay the bills uh council members we have a claims roster in front of us November 29th 2023 through December 12th 2023 in the amount of just over $1.5 million can I have a motion **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** I would like to make a motion uh to approve claims for the period November 29th 2023 to December 12th 2023 in the amount of 1,570 65063 **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion as there second **[00:00] Council Member Andy Morcomb:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** motion and second final comments all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** opposed the bills are paid for another meeting another month we're good uh I'll look for a motion to adjourn **[00:00] Council Member Noah Her:** the move **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion is there second **[00:00] Council Member Ingebretson:** second **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** there's a motion on a second all those in favor say I **[00:00] Council Members:** I **[00:00] Mayor Kevin Zabel:** oppose we are adjourned thank you and good night