[0:15] Mary Fasbender: Okay, okay, recording in progress. Dave, start with you—we already got this handled. Thank you, thank you. Okay, recording in progress. Okay, time being 7:06, uh, we call the Hastings City Council meeting to order. [1:00] Mary Fasbender: All right, let the roll reflect that we have a full, um, Council committee tonight and, um, we are going to start with a couple proclamations tonight. And we have a proclamation—I'm sorry, oh, I'm sorry, we're going to do the Pledge of Allegiance. I'm so sorry. 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. Now, welcome and thank you for being here. Um, tonight we have a proclamation for DARTS Appreciation Day, and we have with us a representative from DARTS. And Council, we will first start our proclamation with Councilmember Haus. [1:47] Angie Haus: Thank you, your honor. Whereas since 1974, DARTS has served older adults, their families, and caregivers with the mission of creating connections that enrich aging and empowering independence; and whereas in 2024, DARTS is celebrating its 50th anniversary of providing services for older adults across the southeast metro, including Hastings. These services include housework, outdoor chores, home repairs, caregiving resources, resource connections, fulfilling volunteer opportunities, and transportation; and whereas the first DARTS bus rides were provided in 1974, transporting older residents to area community education classes, and the community loop bus has operated since 2016; and DARTS' ongoing commitment to collaboration, excellence, inclusion, responsibility, and service in its communities has helped ensure a 99% client satisfaction rate. And whereas volunteer dedication has allowed DARTS Learning Buddies and Pen Pal programs to reach more than 80,000 students, connecting older adult volunteers with local classrooms for intergenerational learning experiences; and whereas DARTS is able to fulfill its mission thanks to generous ongoing community support and from area champion partners at Flint Hills Resources, Xcel Energy, and United Way of Hastings; and whereas the City of Hastings celebrates the 50th anniversary of DARTS and all the services it has long provided to our aging residents. [3:19] Mary Fasbender: Now, therefore, I, Mary Fasbender, Mayor of the City of Hastings, do hereby proclaim Monday, June 3rd, 2024, as DARTS Appreciation Day in the City of Hastings. [Applause] There, perfect, there we go—wanted to make sure I got the one that was on. [4:24] DARTS Representative: What an honor, thank you so much for celebrating DARTS' 50th with us. Um, there's not many people who get to make it to that milestone, and to be able to have served older local older adults and caregivers in that time has just been such a privilege for us. You know, our founder and first president was a Hastings native; his name is Dick Graham. He learned of some older adults who wanted to take free classes at the community college but didn't have a way to get there, and he thought, "Well, we can rustle up a couple of buses and make this happen," and that's exactly what he did. He found two old airport limos, started giving rides to and from these classes, and during those rides learned of other needs that older adults had. So DARTS grew from there; we grew in the services we offer, we grew in the geography that we cover, and it's just incredible to have been here for 50. We are looking forward to the next 50, and we'll do that with your support. So thank you so much. [5:10] Mary Fasbender: Great, thank you. [Applause] And tonight we also have a proclamation for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and we will start this proclamation with Councilmember Pemble. [5:57] Dave Pemble: Whereas we affirm our common beliefs, aspirations, and commitments to ensure that the City of Hastings is as safe and caring—a safe and caring community for all persons; and whereas the City of Hastings is committed to fostering acceptance of all its residents and preventing discrimination, social stigma, and harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity; and whereas the City Council has adopted a set of strategic priorities that include ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in city processes and operations and helping to make Hastings a welcoming community for all; and whereas the City of Hastings recognizes the importance of building protective factors for LGBTQIA+ youth in our community; and whereas the City of Hastings appreciates the work done by IDEA Hastings and by Thrive to advocate for diversity and equity during this month and throughout the year; and whereas we recognize that there is still more work to be done to ensure our LGBTQIA+ family members, friends, and neighbors are treated equitably and with dignity. [6:43] Mary Fasbender: And now, therefore, be it resolved that I, Mayor Mary Fasbender, and the Hastings City Council hereby declare the month of June 2024 as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month in the City of Hastings. Thank you. [Applause] Thank you, Council. Councilmembers, are there any corrections to the May 20th meeting? Okay. Comments from the audience? At this time, I will hear comments from the audience or by Zoom. No one on Zoom, no one in the audience. All right, Councilmembers, are there any items to be considered? All right, tonight we have a consent agenda. Council, I would accept a motion to approve the consent agenda. [7:31] Jen Fox: [Motion] [7:31] Dave Pemble: [Second] [7:31] Mary Fasbender: Councilmember Fox and Councilmember Pemble. Any discussion? All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying "Aye." (Group: Aye). Opposed to that motion, signify by saying "Nay." And that motion prevails. Tonight, under Community Development, we have a Mint Development—the southwest corner of Pleasant Drive and South Frontage Road. And for this item, we have an introduction by Community Development Director John Hinzman. Welcome, John. [8:18] John Hinzman: Thank you, Mayor, City Council members. Uh, tonight we have before you a couple of actions related to a piece of property that HEDRA owns at the southwest corner of South Frontage Road and Pleasant Drive. First of which is a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, which would change the land use designation in a Comprehensive Plan map from Residential Medium Residential to Commercial. And then the other would be a rezoning of the same property. This would be a second reading in which we would rezone the property from R1, which is Low-Density Residential, to C4, which is Community Regional Commerce. So that is the actions that we have before you tonight on this. This is relating to development potential in the future for the site. As you know, HEDRA entered into a purchase and development agreement with Mint Development to develop a site here for a retail—a retailer. The terms of that agreement state that the land use applications would need to be completed by the end of this year; this is the first step of doing so. The actions tonight would change the land use for this property to accommodate commercial development and to accommodate the development that Mr. Barse is planning as Mint Development here. What it does not cover tonight, and what which would come in the future, would be the actual development plans. There would be a platting of the property as well as a site plan process to this as well, so that would come in the future on this. We did have our Planning Commission review this and hold a public hearing on May 13th. During the public hearing, we did not have anyone who came for or against the item to speak to it. Uh, we have not heard any comment from anyone for this item, uh, up to this date here. The vote by the Commission was 5 to 1 to recommend approval of the rezoning and the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Uh, so the actions we're asking for you tonight are to approve the ordinance amendment for the rezoning and the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. I will note that on the rezoning, uh, there is a requirement that five of seven council members be in support for that to be affirmative. So I can stand for any questions. [10:35] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, John. Council discussion? Councilmember Vihrachoff. [10:35] DawnMarie Vihrachoff: Thank you, your honor. Um, thank you, John, for bringing this before the Council. Um, one of the things that caught my eye when I was reviewing this packet is that there was one dissenting vote from the Planning Commission, and I talked a little bit about that with, um, Dan. Um, but I was hoping that you could just talk a little bit about, um, how that meeting went with this Council and perhaps what the concerns were, uh, from that Commissioner and if there's anything, um, on your radar as we move forward with this project and anything that you want to make sure that we are aware of. I hear what you're saying in terms of there not being, um, public engagement necessarily around this right now, but I think that we all can agree and we all know that that doesn't always happen when we would like and, and, and often comes at a later stage. And so could you just talk a little bit about what that conversation was like in Commission? [11:21] John Hinzman: Sure, thank you. Yeah, at the Planning Commission, there was some discussion about the change of the land use from a residential designation to a commercial designation, that and it being directly adjacent to existing residential. So I believe that was the reason for the Commissioner's dissent on that was he was not comfortable in rezoning property that was owned commercial that was next to existing residential. [12:07] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Vihrachoff. Councilmember Fox. [12:07] Jen Fox: Your honor, prior to my, my, um, comment, can I make a point of order? Do—can we vote, or maybe this is for our counselor, can we vote on these together or do we have to separate them? [Response off-mic] Okay, thank you both. Um, my—I just wanted to make a comment. As Councilmember Pemble and I sit on HEDRA, um, one of the discussions that keeps popping up for us in our meetings is that we hope that, um, a commercial development will encourage and inspire other commercial developments in this area and kind of help commercial developers realize that even just one block off of Highway 55 isn't too far, right? So we're, we're really eager as well—I'll speak for myself, excuse me, as, as Commissioners, um, on HEDRA or Councilmembers here, Commissioner—to, to see this move forward as, as, yeah, if that helps. [12:54] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Fox. Any other discussion? [12:54] Jen Fox: Yep, I'll make a motion to approve the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and the Zoning Amendment. [12:54] DawnMarie Vihrachoff: I second. [12:54] Mary Fasbender: Thank you. Councilmember Fox, a second with, uh, Councilmember Vihrachoff. Thank you. And any new discussion, Council? Okay, all those in favor of the motion, signify by saying "Aye." (Group: Aye). Opposed to that motion, signify by saying "Nay." And that motion prevails. Thank you, John. We are also going to, um, have a second reading to adopt the ordinance to amend the City Code Chapters 91 and 155 for chickens, ducks, and quails. And John, you may continue. [13:39] John Hinzman: Thank you, uh, Mayor and City Council members. This is a second reading tonight for the ordinance amendment that the Mayor pointed out. The, the major point of this amendment is to allow the keeping of up to six chickens—right now you can have four chickens. It would allow the keeping of ducks, which is not allowed presently, but would allow up to three ducks. And also allow for the keeping of up to 10 quail, which are not allowed presently. So with the quail, you could have quail, uh, with chickens or ducks. Uh, with chickens and ducks, there would be a choice that would need to be made that you could either have the six chickens or it could have the three ducks, that makes sense. So we did have our Planning Commission review this on May 13th. Uh, yeah, May 13th. They recommended approval of this on a 7 to 0 vote. We did not have anyone come forward to speak for or against it at the meeting. Similarly, we have not had any comment from the public related to this ordinance amendment prior to tonight. Uh, so we're bringing forward that recommendation. Going back a little bit further, the Planning Committee of Council met on April 8th to consider this request. The request was made on behalf of a resident looking for a change within the ordinance. I asked the Planning Commission to review it, and the review is coming forward to you as tonight as the recommendation for change. So this approval requires a simple majority, and I can stand for any questions. [14:25] Mary Fasbender: Great, thank you, John. Councilmember Leifeld. [14:25] Lisa Leifeld: Hey, John, question for you. So, did you say—okay, so one, two, and three, but the keeping of quails, they have to be separate from the chickens? I—right, so if you're going to keep quails, you can keep up to 10 whether you have chickens and ducks or not, right? But they are—we do have to follow what I saw on like the third page, that they do need their own house? [15:10] John Hinzman: They do, yeah. The quails are much smaller, so it's more like a birdhouse almost than a larger hutch you'd have—a larger facility you'd have for ducks or chickens. [15:10] Lisa Leifeld: Okay. And then one thing that I might as well bring up now is, um, I'm all in favor of this. I actually would like to see that we do six total chickens and/or ducks. There's a lot of information out there—I went down a bit of a duck hole today, one might say, to find out how this works. And because ducks nest on the ground and chickens nest in a, whatever, in a—in a nest, whatever, I don't see any reason why we couldn't just amend this to say up to six ducks and/or chickens or any combination thereof, and then 10 quail. So I would like to make a motion to, um, approve this zone, um, amendment, keeping of chickens in residential areas, however, to state, um, items 1 and 2 combined for a total of six ducks and/or chickens, and then item number two would be and the keeping of up to 10 quail. [16:45] Jen Fox: I second. Thank you. I, I agree. I think that will streamline some process moving forward. And, um, my—my question is, um, about the staff's comment that, um, there are little issues that we've had with the keeping of, of hens. Do we know—is this a Dan question, maybe—how many issues that we've seen in the community since approving? [17:31] Dan Wietecha: Yeah, we've had nine permits that have come forward since the approvals were granted in '21. I think we've had nine complaints that have come in here. From talking to our code enforcement individual, the vast majority of those have been from, "Hey, this person does not have a chicken license," so it wasn't necessarily nuisance-related, but they don't have a license. From a nuisance standpoint, I'm aware of an escaped chicken at one time, but that's really I think the extent of what I've heard from a, a complaint of, of operation. [17:31] Jen Fox: Okay, that's very helpful. I think that highlights how how few the, the, the keeping of fowl has gone a-fowl. Okay, do you—thank you. [18:16] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Fox. Councilmember Pemble. [18:16] Dave Pemble: John, the question I had, and maybe it's not in the information here piece, but, uh, are we doing mixed, uh, breed—or not mixed breed, but mixed sex for the quail? And what are we doing on the ducks? Are—do we have a Drake and hens combined or, or not? Is this a... [18:16] John Hinzman: Councilmember, on the ducks, no Drakes—female only on that. Same with the, the chickens themselves. With the quails, trying to remember off the top of my head if that was—we made that differentiation. I remember from reading through the information that quails were not—the effects and the nuisance of the quail sound and so forth, they don't, they don't make, uh—they don't, uh, there's not roosters, right? So I, I don't recall off the top of my head here if there is a permit provision on, on that. [19:02] Dave Pemble: All right, thank you. [19:02] Mary Fasbender: Council, we do have a first and a second. Are we—that's fine. Thanks, John. Okay, thank you. Councilmember Pemble. First and second. All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying "Aye." (Group: Aye). Opposed to that motion, signify by saying "Nay." And that motion prevails. Thanks, John. Tonight, we—under Administration, we have our monthly PFAS update. And for this, we have an introduction by City Administrator Dan Wietecha. [19:48] Dan Wietecha: Thank you, um, uh, just before this meeting, we had our budget workshop and PFAS, or the expenses related to PFAS treatment, were certainly a big part of that discussion. So I, I could easily see this conversation going a number of different directions, uh, but really in terms of a monthly update, uh, and what I wrote last week, uh, for the memo—although it says today's date, it's today's meeting—um, re—really the focus is, uh, much more on, uh, some of the finances around, uh, the, the PFAS treatment. Uh, particularly looking back over the last month and where we are right at this instant. It's not too perspective about going forward to the future, and really the focus in, in here is on finances, but I can certainly take any topics of questions, and our Public Works Director's here today too. Um, the main thing that happened in the past month was May 20th—the legislative session ended without a bonding bill, uh, which was definitely disappointing. Um, I think we have a good project and, uh, continue to have a good project. We will be back next year, I, I expect. Um, but it puts us in the position, uh, which we discussed at the, the workshop—we'll have a follow-up workshop in a couple of weeks—about needing to weigh options about, uh, going forward, uh, with this at ratepayers' expense, uh, which is somewhere in the range of 35 to 40% increase for the first phase, and recognize future phases will be additional incre—water bill increases. Uh, uh, or potentially do we, uh, delay the project? Instead of starting this summer, uh, do we hold off till spring and hope that in the meantime there might be some better ideas as some of the funding pieces that might come into play before then? Um, uh, and a couple of those pieces that I would note: um, we did apply, uh, a few weeks ago for, uh, Congressionally Directed Spending, uh, which, uh, we had positive comments from staff, uh, with both Senator Klobuchar and Congresswoman Craig, uh, but those at this point are positive comments. Uh, so, uh, we know we've got an important project, expect that would be well received, but a funding decision could be sometime this summer or, uh, into October. Again, if we wait on our PFAS project, we might have a better feel for where that funding is, uh, um, uh, next spring. Um, we also, uh, have some applications or some, uh, submittals to the state. Uh, the state has a Drinking Water Revolving Fund; uh, that is an important process. When we, when we talk to legislators, they ask if we're on the list, and so it's important to be on the Project Priority List. Uh, we did submit last year. Uh, understand that there were some errors, uh, at the state in its scoring and review of it, which we did not learn of until, I believe, January, uh, and at that point their recommendation was, "Well, just reapply." Uh, it's getting it on the list; uh, it wasn't specific for funding at that time. So, uh, although disappointing, it makes sense. We, uh, did submit all three phases for, uh, consideration. We, we submitted them as three separate projects strategically, uh, and it will be, um, uh, later this summer into fall that we see how those rank against any of the other projects submitted statewide. But, uh, preliminarily, we think that we should score very highly. Uh, the other part of that is the program has a, uh, Intended Use Plan, and that application will be going in this week—or start next week, uh, the deadline's coming up right here early June. Um, but that isn't just being on the list, but it's saying here's a project that is ready to proceed. Uh, it doesn't mean necessarily break ground but ready to proceed. So on that one, we're submitting both the first and second phase, uh, as, um, much more ripe and ready to, to move forward, um, in the next year, meaning '25 into 2026. Um, and the key part to that is, uh, depending on scoring, um, which we'll learn, uh, this fall—September, October—depending on scoring, we could be, uh, eligible or receiving an Emerging Contaminants Grant, uh, presently capped at $3 million for each of those phases. So three—potentially 3 million for Phase 1 and 3 million for Phase 2. Um, doesn't get the project done, but, uh, it helps inch it a little bit further along. Uh, the other piece that, uh, I think just as reality, uh—and we, we had some, uh, good discussion, introductory discussion at the workshop, uh, this evening—is we're going to have to look at raising water rates. Um, uh, even though it might be, uh, phased in and doing just the first phase, that's still a $20 million project and, uh, that does happen, um, uh, without—without coming up with $20 million, we're not getting it at this point from the state. Um, uh, and really can't, uh, put off the project too long. I think we could wait till spring to see how some pieces might come into play—hopefully, we do get some assistance—but, um, I think as we keep going forward closer in the budget, uh, we'll need to be looking at raising water rates for, uh, January 1st. With that, I can take questions on the finances, I can take some questions on, uh, PFAS treatments in general, uh, other thoughts. Um, but, uh, really just a quick update—here's where we're at on the financial side at, at this moment. Ask me again next week, this will already be a little different, but, uh, great—pretty, pretty much where we're at. [26:02] Mary Fasbender: Great, thank you, Dan. Councilmember Leifeld. [26:02] Lisa Leifeld: Thank you, Mayor. Thanks, Dan, for the update. Um, so I've been thinking about this for a while, especially since last night when a number of us met with residents. Um, I wanted—this is—I wanted to start by saying, um, that I personally, um, as a Councilmember, feel that a residential neighborhood is not the appropriate location, uh, for a public utility of this nature and at this size. I have concerns not only about public safety, about aesthetics, as well as property values—not just in the area but within the City of Hastings. Um, and quite honestly, just because the city can do this in a community park certainly does not mean that we should. Okay, that being said, I'd like to publicly ask for the commitment of the City of Hastings, the staff, the City Council, and the Mayor to do our due diligence as we move forward to look at all possible water treatment plant sites as well as the type and size of the facility, understanding that there is more to this project than just costs and logistics. To show our commitment to our community, I would like to call for a 90-day moratorium or pause, uh, so that staff can research all other options and costs and present that to Council. And I feel like I've sort of seen that already earlier tonight from, um, Public Works and, um, Ryan Stempski in regards to a proposed revised schedule for Phase 1. They've already slowed that down, and I can't quote Ryan's words directly, but I know it was for the purpose of taking a beat, right? Take a—take a pause, make sure they're doing—I hope that's part of it—to make sure that they're making the right decisions for the community. And, um, I just really feel that I—I don't know if a formal moratorium is necessary or if just taking this pause to make sure that it—I know to the residents it felt all very rushed, like "here it is, here it is, here it is," and there were obvious concerns. And that park—or any park—I just need to go publicly on record that I don't believe that that's how our public park system was founded. I don't think that was the intention, and I don't think that was the plan. So thank you, your honor, for letting me speak. [28:21] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Leifeld. Any other comments, Council? No other comments. Thank you, Dan. Uh, under Administration as well, we have a residential Solid Waste and Recycling contract, and you may continue, Dan. [28:21] Dan Wietecha: Thank you, Mayor and Council. Um, as you know, we have an organized collection, uh, for our residential solid waste and recycling. We have been under contract with Tennis Sanitation since 2013, um, and had gone through the appropriate bidding process about six years ago, uh, which included the ability for, um, uh, several three-year extensions. And, uh, really we're at the point at deciding: do we want to do another three-year extension, uh, through—let me see if I can get the dates here—through... I don't see the date, but it should be through December 2027. Um, uh, and then the point being, if we did not want to do a, uh, extension, it takes time to, uh, go through a process and—and we would really need to start that now. That would be rushed. Um, uh, that said, Utilities Committee met, uh, about a month ago, April 29th, uh, and they recommended an extension. They specifically noted a few, uh, items: one, Tennis Sanitation being a local company and very involved in the community, um, having exceptional customer service, um, uh, and then also noted that our current—our rates here in 2024 are actually lower than the proposals that we had from other companies six years ago. So a matter of just, hey, hey, we've got a great company at a great price; uh, let's keep up a good thing. And, uh, the recommendation is to, uh, exercise that three-year extension. But with that, I can take any questions. Thank you. [30:42] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Dan. Council questions? Councilmember Pemble. [30:42] Dave Pemble: I would highly recommend, having gone through several waste operations in the decades that I've been in this community, uh, I am wholeheartedly supportive of the Tennis operation and their community commitment and response when residents have a question. I would move that we, uh, go for another three-year extension on what we've had laid out and that we've had two or three extensions—two? Two. I move forward with the third extension. [31:29] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Pemble. Councilmember Leifeld. [31:29] Lisa Leifeld: Thank you, honor. To, um, Dan's point during that brief presentation, so Councilmember Lawrence, myself, and Councilmember Vihrachoff—it was a—it was an interesting conversation because it's not too often that the best price came with the best service. So we were very happy. Um, we did ask questions about, you know, "Are we getting complaints?" you know, that's always important to us. Um, so for us, it was a real easy conversation to move forward with this, and back to, um, what Dan had said regarding what Tennis—how active they are in our community as well. So I—it was a pleasure, I think, for two new council members to sit in on a decision like that because it was like, "Oh yeah," you know, it was—it was an easy one. And I did second that as well, your honor. [32:16] Mary Fasbender: Thank you. Any additional—Councilmember Fox. [32:16] Jen Fox: Thank you, your honor. I, I just want to echo one more time—um, Tennis is incredibly generous in our community, and we have a lot of wonderful community assets and resources that happen because they show up and they take care of us, um, including many events with the Downtown Business Association. So I just wanted to say that as well. Thank you. [32:16] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Fox, and Councilmember Vihrachoff. [33:02] DawnMarie Vihrachoff: Thank you, Mayor. Um, I echo the sentiments of, um, my fellow council members up here on the dais, and I do agree with Councilmember Leifeld. And interestingly enough, even though we had joked and said that this would probably be one of our quickest meetings, I think we actually ended up sitting around for 30 or 45 minutes talking and singing the praises of, um, Tennis Sanitation Company. But I just wanted to raise another point here: that since there are—there's such goodwill and, um, all of us are—are sharing these praises and sharing all the good work that this company does, um, within our community, I know that we have a lot of vendors and a lot of different companies that the city works with. And so if there's folks that are out—out there watching online, or, or tomorrow or something like that, we would encourage you to come forward and do some of that continued good community service work. Be, um, you know, an active participant with our Downtown Business Association, um, with wonderful customer service. Um, and for me personally, with my beautiful, um, pink garbage can that I know brings awareness to breast cancer, um, awareness every October. So yes, I support this fully, and I'm quite grateful. Thank you. [33:48] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Vihrachoff. All right, first and second motion. All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying "Aye." (Group: Aye). Opposed to that motion, signify by saying "Nay." And that motion prevails. Thank you, Dan. Council, any announcements from you? Councilmember Leifeld. [33:48] Lisa Leifeld: I'm going to guess that this is on the Mayor's radar, however, Happy Pride to all my fellow family. Um, Saturday, June 8th—this Saturday—um, IDEA will be holding their—what year, what annual is it? The sixth annual, um, Pride event in Hastings. And which is so exciting for me. I remember joking eight years ago when I was going to run, and I had joked that I was going to have pride-colored signs and everything, and people thought maybe this community wasn't ready for that, and I think they were wrong. This—this community is ready for that, and I'm so proud to—to be part of it. But this Saturday, from—at 11:00 starting at roadside—oh, excuse me, my apologies, Kennedy, um, Elementary School in the parking lot. The parade will start there, go down 10th Street to Tyler, north on Tyler all the way down to Second Street, ending at Levee Park. If you can walk—want to walk, roll, rollerblade, bike—please come out and join us. Uh, it is all—all kinds of weather. And just to let you know, all are welcome, and it will have live entertainment, vendors, food trucks, face painting, bounce house, and obstacle course, and more. Bring your kids, bring your grandparents, come on down. Thanks, Mayor. [35:20] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember Leifeld. All right, I will add to those announcements. Coffee with a Cop is Tuesday, June 4th, from 10:00 to noon at Coborn's Caribou Coffee—join the police and ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know one another. Also on Tuesday, June 4th, join us for a summer kickoff to our 2024 Levee Park events—free entertainment, interactive motorized racecourse, bouncy houses, climbing wall, caricature artists, balloon artists, and more. All ages are welcome, and this is a free event. Please, uh, keep, uh, looking at the weather, though, because there is a possibility that it might be raining, so watch for rain delays or cancellations. Uh, summer rec programs at, uh, Levee Park: Thursday, June 6th, Music in the Park with The Sidekicks, which is a tribute to the '80s, supported by Ruth and George Doffing Charitable Fund. Thursday, June 13th, Music in the Park with Allegations, tribute to the Blues, supported by Ruth and George Doffing Charitable Fund. Friday, June 14th, Movies in the Park with *Elemental*, sponsored by Ardent Mills—please bring a non-perishable food item for donation. Saturday, June 15th, is Bike with a Ranger on a guided tour of the 10-mile loop—pre-registration required for the free event. The city's Park and Rec and Police Departments are partnering with Hastings Prescott Art Council to serve up fun for the youth in Hastings. The art, rec, and police programs will offer free activities, treats, and giveaways this summer. The first event is Wednesday, June 12th, from 1:00 to 2:00 at Levee Park with straw weaving, a DJ, and contests—recommended for elementary and middle schoolers, supported by SC Toys, Country Financial, Hastings Lions Club, Hastings Family Service, and Community Ed. Makers Way Alley Market will be at Levee Park on Thursday, June 13th—support area makers and artisans within our, excuse me, historical downtown and riverfront park by shopping at the markets. We have a birthday—happy birthday last week to Councilmember Lawrence; we're not going to ask your age. Meetings coming forward: Thursday, June 6th, 6:00 p.m. is HEDRA, and that is a closed-door session. Monday, June 10th, 7:00 p.m. is Parks and Recreation Committee; 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission. Wednesday, June 12th, 6:00 p.m. Arts and Culture Commission. Thursday, June 13th, 6:00 p.m. is HEDRA. And Monday, June 17th, is a City Council meeting. With that, I would ask for a motion to adjourn. [38:26] Dave Pemble: [Motion] [38:26] DawnMarie Vihrachoff: Hi, I'm so sorry, Mayor, may I please just add one more thing to your events? I'm so sorry. Um, I missed it a moment ago, and I just know that we have, um, lots and lots of, um, animal lovers and supporters of Animal Ark here in Hastings, and they are having their annual 3K walk, which is also this Saturday. So you could start off your morning, Councilmember Leifeld, at Animal Ark and then make your way over to Pride. Their fundraising goal is $40,000. Um, I know that that is something that makes our community incredibly unique as they are a no-kill shelter, and so I would just encourage people to please check that out as well. Their website is animalarkmn.org, and they are a nonprofit here in town. Thank you. [39:12] Mary Fasbender: Thank you, Councilmember. All right, with that, I will take a motion to adjourn. [39:12] Dave Pemble: [Motion] [39:12] Tim Lawrence: [Second] [39:12] Mary Fasbender: And a second by Councilmember Lawrence. All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying "Aye." (Group: Aye). Opposed to that motion, signify by saying "Nay." And we are adjourned.