WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:05.060 All right 7 p.m. We will call this meeting to order please stand for the pledge 00:31.000 --> 00:33.000 Oh, we have a visitor 00:34.600 --> 00:40.280 Yeah, Shane with the coalition of greater Minnesota cities is going to give a little legislative update and what the 00:40.920 --> 00:42.440 organization does for us 00:42.440 --> 00:44.440 How's that I'd made that up 00:45.440 --> 00:50.720 Full great all sounds great. That was a great improv from Clinton. Well, thank you mayor and council for having me again 00:50.720 --> 00:52.720 My name is Shane 00:52.720 --> 00:59.960 Which sparked some discussion about the 1953 film Shane before the council meeting began is how we got on the movie topic 01:00.000 --> 01:02.780 But Shane's art. I'm with a firm called Flaherty and Hood 01:02.780 --> 01:07.840 But here today because our firm represents the coalition of greater Minnesota cities at the Capitol. So 01:09.240 --> 01:12.200 First we always start these with what is the CGMC? 01:12.560 --> 01:15.960 Which is a review for some like Clinton, but might be new to others 01:16.200 --> 01:23.440 But the CGMC is a membership organization more than 110 cities outside of the seven county metro area 01:24.040 --> 01:26.040 so we represent 01:26.280 --> 01:32.720 You and our member cities at the Capitol on a few key issue areas 01:33.480 --> 01:39.920 LGA and property taxes is always a number one for us since that's I know it's budget season here 01:39.920 --> 01:43.960 So top of mind, but that's top of mind for us all the time at the Capitol 01:44.600 --> 01:52.200 Environment and energy which also you know tends to include under the umbrella water wastewater infrastructure work on behalf of our cities 01:52.900 --> 01:54.900 Housing which we'll touch more on 01:55.620 --> 01:59.060 Transportation which Clinton has been a leader on for a number of years 01:59.740 --> 02:05.260 annexation land use labor and employment and then as issues pop up that 02:06.180 --> 02:15.500 Deeply impact rural communities in particular over the years. We've also added to this list a couple more recent examples of that or issues like child care or 02:16.300 --> 02:18.300 EM apps emergency medical services 02:18.620 --> 02:24.140 So what am I doing here today is we tend to after each legislative session 02:24.420 --> 02:28.220 Try to get to as many of our member cities as we can give you an update 02:28.220 --> 02:32.060 Let you make me stand here so you can throw questions at me about the 02:32.660 --> 02:34.580 Legislature or what we do 02:34.580 --> 02:38.020 This one comes sometimes we're here right after session 02:38.380 --> 02:42.740 Sometimes we're here before the next session. This one kind of falls right in the middle a little later into fall 02:43.300 --> 02:48.340 So we'll have to really rewind but but so we'll do a little looking back and looking ahead though 02:49.860 --> 02:53.660 I also see you've got some materials in your packet 02:54.140 --> 02:58.220 I sent to Clinton in advance those kind of go deeper on a few issues 02:58.820 --> 03:03.340 Those are mostly meant as for your information. Maybe you read them in advance. Maybe you'll read them after 03:04.020 --> 03:06.340 Maybe they'll look nice in the recycling bin 03:06.780 --> 03:09.580 but you have those at your disposal too and and 03:10.620 --> 03:14.980 But I will be touching on a few of those especially on the front handout that's titled 03:15.940 --> 03:17.940 2026 session report but 03:18.500 --> 03:24.780 To kind of set the stage as we do these things I know I'm on a time pressure here because Dairy Queen closes at 8 03:24.780 --> 03:26.780 I just heard so yeah 03:28.420 --> 03:34.180 But I'm not gonna scare you too much, but we got to rewind to January February heading into this legislative session 03:35.300 --> 03:41.180 Expectations to say the least were very low by there was not a lot that the Legislature was expected to do 03:41.260 --> 03:43.260 There was not a lot that I think between 03:44.140 --> 03:47.100 Doctor members of both parties that they felt like they had to get done 03:47.100 --> 03:51.420 They'd passed a two-year state budget in the previous session in 2025 03:51.540 --> 03:54.780 There were maybe a few lingering issues like it might be nice to do a 03:55.500 --> 04:01.700 Infrastructure bill this year to keep some projects moving forward, but part of that was influenced by politics to the 04:02.580 --> 04:07.100 Legislature these past two years has been as tightly divided as it possibly can 04:07.740 --> 04:09.980 As many of you know the house is tied 04:10.060 --> 04:16.420 67 67 which means everybody has to get along at least somewhat to get anything done the Senate 04:16.420 --> 04:22.500 I guess thankfully has an odd number of members so they can't tie but is as tightly divided as it can be it says 04:22.500 --> 04:29.180 One seat DFL majority 34 members to 33 members in the Senate 04:29.540 --> 04:34.300 So that means everything is a bipartisan negotiation which I I know 04:34.620 --> 04:39.220 It's easy to become a cynic if you're watching the Capitol too much even when 04:40.180 --> 04:45.020 There's a the terms are better. It's hard to expect everybody to get along after a while 04:45.540 --> 04:48.220 But the agenda I know we're 04:48.660 --> 04:53.380 Standing here with the the benefit of being able to look back and see that they did get some things done 04:53.380 --> 04:56.180 They did pass a bonding bill had some good 04:56.900 --> 05:00.940 Funding for infrastructure throughout the state had a number of local projects in it 05:01.380 --> 05:06.220 So what transpired in between there a few things I think pushed 05:07.060 --> 05:08.220 the 05:08.220 --> 05:13.140 Legislature to have to compromise on a few issues one of those was the 05:13.820 --> 05:17.420 Financial stability of hCMC you had a big county medical center 05:17.780 --> 05:24.260 Was located in downtown Minneapolis, but legislators from both parties with that institution facing a fiscal cliff 05:24.260 --> 05:27.380 I don't think that anyone was dying to be in this position 05:27.380 --> 05:32.700 But had to coalesce around the idea that hCMC is so central to our state's ability to 05:33.580 --> 05:39.460 Respond to medical emergencies that the state had to step in and do something stabilize that 05:39.980 --> 05:41.060 institution 05:41.060 --> 05:44.180 And then a number of other issues. I think 05:44.620 --> 05:47.060 Forced at least some conversation compromise 05:47.540 --> 05:52.020 One of them that gets a lot of headlines is the fraud issue in state programs 05:52.220 --> 05:59.460 There were some bipartisan compromises on that issue to repeal certain programs to initiate investigations into others 06:00.020 --> 06:07.220 But it really took a couple of issues like that where legislators had to act that kind of create the the 06:08.300 --> 06:12.140 The conditions for a compromise on other things like a bonding bill down the line 06:12.740 --> 06:17.700 So bonding very important to us as an organization of local governments 06:18.020 --> 06:22.300 If the legislature doesn't pass bonding bills that often means that other things fall behind 06:22.900 --> 06:28.500 That if the state doesn't continue invest in bonding bills that often means that programs that fund you know 06:28.580 --> 06:33.980 Local roads local bridges all those go either unfunded or just fall behind it also matters 06:33.980 --> 06:35.020 What's in a bonding bill? 06:35.020 --> 06:37.020 So there was a bonding bill in 2025 06:37.620 --> 06:43.220 But the legislature made a choice last year to really only fund state programs 06:44.220 --> 06:53.940 You know state assets invest heavily in those or to some extent to where local governments did realize some some funding through the 2025 bill 06:53.940 --> 06:58.260 It was through state programs or public facilities authority certain deed programs 06:58.340 --> 07:04.820 Did receive a little bit of money in last year's bill, but the state kind of looked out for itself in 2025 07:05.340 --> 07:08.700 There's no reason to say that some of those state assets aren't important 07:08.700 --> 07:11.860 But a lot of local governments were left on the outside looking in 07:12.500 --> 07:15.580 last year's bill so a lot of hope that 07:16.180 --> 07:19.340 2026 would bring a bonding bill that invested a little more broadly 07:20.500 --> 07:22.100 the 07:22.100 --> 07:27.980 Outcome I'd say across the mostly across the board on 2026 and bonding is positive 07:28.500 --> 07:30.140 the 07:30.140 --> 07:38.740 Thanks to the efforts of cities throughout the state and some organizations that represent local governments including CGMC 07:40.220 --> 07:46.520 Significant investments into local roads local bridges public facilities authority programs that help fund water wastewater upgrades 07:47.340 --> 07:54.100 Where I invest in I even well above what the governor's proposal was that doesn't happen without 07:54.740 --> 07:58.020 Somebody else pushing for it hard and in this case that was local governments 07:58.460 --> 08:00.460 one the one caveat that 08:01.020 --> 08:06.420 Was a little bit of a disappointment to the CGMC, but I think hopefully won't have much impact on Jamesville 08:07.220 --> 08:11.260 It led service line replacement as you know many of you know 08:12.980 --> 08:17.180 This with both the federal government and the state have by their set 08:18.060 --> 08:23.500 Mandates or goals that we eliminate led service lines for drinking water in 08:24.180 --> 08:29.060 Well throughout the entire country by by the late 2030s, but the state has set a goal 08:29.060 --> 08:32.940 It's a little more aggressive than that back in 2023. We helped 08:33.260 --> 08:37.860 We worked with some other organizations including a kind of coalition of labor local government 08:37.940 --> 08:45.100 State legislators to put some more money into that because often you know led service lines that run to homes or the homeowners responsibility 08:45.100 --> 08:50.420 So I think there was also consensus to say to the extent this is impacting individual homeowners 08:50.420 --> 08:52.900 We need to make resources available so that it doesn't 08:53.900 --> 08:59.700 Legislature had a lot of money floating around in 2023, so they put two hundred million dollars plus into that program 09:00.580 --> 09:04.860 That got out to a number of cities a number of homeowners got this work started 09:04.860 --> 09:10.740 I know I think Jamesville has been at least in my understanding. It's been very good very on top of this issue 09:11.660 --> 09:12.860 the 09:12.860 --> 09:14.860 At least my understanding of the inventory 09:15.380 --> 09:21.220 Is that you didn't have too much of a problem with lead lines before but there were some in town both led 09:21.700 --> 09:24.560 Service lines and galvanized lines that will need to be replaced 09:25.100 --> 09:31.500 And but it does look like all of those have been inventory. That's step one is that the mayor mandated to inventory all of them 09:31.500 --> 09:37.860 That's done in Jamesville's case. I think you've only got about 30 lines left to to replace and I think I'd have to ask your 09:38.420 --> 09:40.860 Your utilities folks exactly where you are 09:41.460 --> 09:43.860 But I will say for cities throughout the state 09:44.620 --> 09:48.940 You know that wouldn't have been possible without the 2023 money this year 09:48.940 --> 09:53.340 I mentioned they only put that or they put over 200 million dollars into that in 2023 09:53.340 --> 09:58.740 This year only 15 million dollars for the entire state and that both reflects where the state's budget is 09:59.180 --> 10:05.140 But also I think that we need to continue to be loud at the capital for the cities that 10:05.740 --> 10:12.320 We have residents who still have service lines to be addressed and we'll be a focus of ours going forward 10:13.020 --> 10:17.660 I said it's a number one of my introduction, but so maybe I should start here, but LGA 10:18.660 --> 10:21.660 It's a natural transition because I mentioned the 10:22.780 --> 10:25.020 shaky situation the state's budget is in 10:25.740 --> 10:27.100 there's 10:27.100 --> 10:29.100 one thing that I 10:29.540 --> 10:37.060 Sometimes say about LGA or even the just the state's budget situation is you might talk to two different legislators on the same day and one 10:37.060 --> 10:40.540 Of them will say oh don't worry the state's budget is balanced for the next two years 10:40.540 --> 10:43.060 We can spend this money or we can invest in this program 10:43.060 --> 10:46.380 You'll talk to another one on the exact same day and they'll say 10:46.780 --> 10:50.300 This is a this is terrible. We've been incredibly irresponsible 10:50.500 --> 10:55.260 We're facing a fiscal cliff and I think what I sometimes say about LGA is that they're both right 10:55.820 --> 10:57.820 And when the state 10:58.100 --> 11:02.860 Has issues with its budget. I often you know some of the first things that we see 11:03.740 --> 11:07.260 Propose of the chopping block the following legislative session LGA 11:08.140 --> 11:11.540 Sometimes education sometimes human services programs 11:11.980 --> 11:16.420 But LGA certainly on that list and that's a direct hit to you and your property taxpayers 11:16.420 --> 11:19.420 I looked it up just to make sure Clinton probably hasn't memorized 11:20.540 --> 11:22.540 966 thousand 11:22.540 --> 11:27.460 740 dollars was is your certified LGA number for 2027? 11:27.780 --> 11:32.940 So that's aid to the state, you know with no strings attached or excuse me from the state to the city 11:33.020 --> 11:38.140 No strings attached to help you keep property taxes in check but do the work that you need to do as a city 11:39.140 --> 11:43.220 Why we focus on this it was not necessarily a 2026 story 11:43.940 --> 11:50.220 2626 was good news, but 2025 scared us. I think is the way to say it in 2025 11:50.860 --> 11:56.580 Mid-session even though the state was sitting on you know by the fiscal situation shaky in the out 11:57.220 --> 12:02.460 In the longer-term outlook, but in the short term the state had the money to to balance its books 12:02.860 --> 12:10.620 We still saw at proposed $20 million LGA cut come from the Senate DFL that year and there are omnibus tax bill 12:11.660 --> 12:15.940 We've been doing this a long time. I've got colleagues been doing it longer than me 12:15.940 --> 12:21.240 We've seen LGA cuts pro proposed over the years. We've never seen one when the state is sitting on a small 12:22.260 --> 12:24.100 operating surplus 12:24.100 --> 12:28.140 That was a first for us. I was kind of a red alert. I think we 12:29.100 --> 12:30.620 I probably 12:30.620 --> 12:36.300 Quinton you were probably a part of action alerts and everything else to tell everyone that's a bad idea 12:36.980 --> 12:38.980 to to cut LGA 12:39.620 --> 12:41.180 but 12:41.180 --> 12:45.580 Because of that advocacy in 2025 we didn't see any additional 12:46.860 --> 12:51.020 specific proposals new proposals of the legislature to cut LGA, but 12:51.500 --> 12:53.660 2027 is a budget session and 12:54.380 --> 12:59.540 One of the reasons I say two things can be true at once and our about our budget is that 13:00.060 --> 13:05.500 In the short term the state's budget is balanced in the long term. We're still spending more than we're taking in 13:05.500 --> 13:07.500 So at some point that'll catch up with itself 13:08.380 --> 13:11.300 We're kind of living in our savings account right now. I'm sure to make the 13:12.100 --> 13:13.780 Household analogy work 13:13.780 --> 13:14.940 so 13:14.940 --> 13:20.140 We may catch up to that at some point and that could be 2027. So LGA is something we're going to be very vigilant about 13:20.780 --> 13:26.220 Are already talking to both legislators and candidates about as they run for for legislature 13:26.820 --> 13:33.540 Because that's something I know as we sit here again during budget season for the city that if the state cuts that 13:34.260 --> 13:39.120 That can be directed to your pocketbooks not only as a city, but your residence if you have to absorb those 13:40.660 --> 13:42.660 costs by the three-year levy 13:42.940 --> 13:49.620 So I'm going to keep kind of buzzing through and and I know I'm talking fast covering a lot and then I'll pause for questions 13:49.620 --> 13:51.620 I do want to touch on 13:51.620 --> 13:59.100 Housing and zoning as one of our topics here because as I kind of said the LGA story is one that we're looking both backward and forward 13:59.580 --> 14:01.580 same with housing and zoning and 14:02.100 --> 14:06.140 I think you know to to tee this one up and and be very clear 14:07.020 --> 14:08.140 the 14:08.140 --> 14:12.380 Cgmc and our partners and that advocate for you know rural, Minnesota 14:12.740 --> 14:18.500 But also for local governments generally we've been working on housing as a both an economic development issue 14:18.500 --> 14:26.340 I've you know a challenge for a number of years trying to invest in workforce housing programs the types of investments that will benefit 14:26.740 --> 14:28.740 Greater Minnesota communities in particular 14:30.220 --> 14:37.140 The I think the challenge has been is dating back now for the third year in a row 14:37.860 --> 14:46.260 There's been a number of advocacy organizations who see the problem in housing equation as being cities and have proposed 14:46.260 --> 14:53.900 I've worked with legislators to propose housing bills that would I try to attack the housing supply by taking authority away from? 14:54.500 --> 14:57.340 City so this has taken a few different forms 14:58.100 --> 15:00.100 the 15:00.100 --> 15:05.340 First of them or it's come by a few different names in 2024. It was called the missing middle housing bill 15:06.140 --> 15:11.100 2025 yes to homes 2026. It was called the starter homes act all of these sound pretty good 15:12.100 --> 15:16.980 I challenge is I want to be I or some of the mechanisms in there would be restrict 15:17.580 --> 15:23.540 You know the the ability for those like the folks in this room elected officials at the local level 15:23.980 --> 15:29.900 From enforcing things like aesthetic mandates parking minimums in different versions of the bill 15:30.780 --> 15:37.580 The original version of the bill would have required up zoning in every residential zone in the state 15:37.980 --> 15:43.420 To allow up to eight flexes and every residential zone in your city 15:43.900 --> 15:50.060 In more recent version some of that got scaled back. I want to be careful because the particulars have moved around a lot, but 15:51.860 --> 16:00.500 Similar proposal to that is you know versions of these bills would require that all cities allow multi-family development in area zone 16:01.060 --> 16:02.260 commercial 16:02.260 --> 16:03.460 so 16:03.460 --> 16:04.860 really 16:05.300 --> 16:07.300 Number of ideas that 16:08.180 --> 16:11.460 are kind of coming at cities from a number of angles and 16:11.820 --> 16:16.660 I think even when the city government groups have tried to work with advocates and say well 16:16.660 --> 16:17.700 You know if we're going to do this 16:17.700 --> 16:21.780 We need this or we need some release valves on this or if you're going to put multi-family here 16:21.820 --> 16:26.380 The city at least needs to be able to weigh in and say yes our utilities can handle that or know they can't 16:26.940 --> 16:33.100 And a lot of those ideas have been shot down certainly by the advocacy groups pushing these as 16:34.100 --> 16:39.620 Proposals, but but also in some cases by legislators. I think though 16:41.340 --> 16:44.060 Why this one is is I 16:45.220 --> 16:50.940 You know a focus of ours tonight is that it's well by it didn't pass for three years running 16:51.500 --> 16:53.500 some of that I think is 16:53.500 --> 16:57.180 Going to the CGMC, but not just us you know some of the other organizations 16:58.100 --> 17:00.100 including ones that represent 17:00.180 --> 17:03.620 Cities in the suburbs and are in the metro area that have resisted 17:04.820 --> 17:07.140 These proposals as well 17:08.260 --> 17:13.300 And but we do expect it to return. I don't think that we've seen the last of it 17:13.300 --> 17:19.500 I don't know what the name will be for the fourth year running, but I think there's still motivation to 17:20.420 --> 17:25.580 Attack the housing problem from this this angle. I think our job is to continue to 17:25.980 --> 17:31.060 Gather feedback from folks like you on what you are doing to try to attract housing 17:31.060 --> 17:34.740 I also we would like to continue to play offense not just defense 17:34.740 --> 17:41.700 We want to continue to invest in programs that we think do help increase housing portability and a supply in greater, Minnesota 17:42.500 --> 17:45.340 So that'll continue to be our charge 17:46.860 --> 17:50.860 Now I know we're all kind of looking ahead now because it's 17:51.460 --> 17:54.660 We're coming up on an election as many of you know 17:55.820 --> 18:01.480 From the statewide sense. It's a big one. So all 201 legislators are up. I have to run for their seats 18:01.820 --> 18:09.820 All of the constitutional officers. We've got an open governor's race. We've got you sitting US senator Senate or running for governor 18:10.100 --> 18:16.460 There's a primary on the Republican side for governor. So it's very competitive very contentious election year 18:16.460 --> 18:18.460 I think for us as an organization 18:19.300 --> 18:21.260 you know 18:21.300 --> 18:26.780 We're in the process of setting our 2027 priorities and to some extent we know what they're going to be 18:26.780 --> 18:32.820 It's going to be you know the things that you help us identify. It's going to be LGA. It's going to be property taxes affordability 18:33.340 --> 18:40.580 Some of those things and I think but the November elections and maybe even more to the point that November budget forecast for the state 18:40.660 --> 18:44.620 We'll have a lot to do with what comes for us in in 2027 18:45.420 --> 18:47.100 including and I 18:47.180 --> 18:49.100 Want to touch on 18:49.100 --> 18:52.740 Transportation real quick just because it relates back to affordability 18:52.740 --> 18:55.660 I think you've got folks probably throughout the community 18:55.740 --> 19:01.300 There's like throughout the state who are well if you renewed your tab fees really recently for your car or your truck 19:01.300 --> 19:07.980 And I'm guessing that somebody you have where they hire or lower than they were before I think probably a lot higher 19:07.980 --> 19:09.480 Yes 19:09.480 --> 19:11.480 And some of that was 19:12.180 --> 19:15.260 finally some of the changes that were made to 19:15.540 --> 19:17.540 the 19:17.540 --> 19:22.940 Those fees and the depreciation schedules that help set what you ultimately pay when you renew your license tabs 19:23.300 --> 19:29.780 Each year those were all increased in 2023 and those are continuing to phase in I know by 19:30.740 --> 19:33.060 Senator jesinski for example is one that I 19:33.900 --> 19:38.020 Guess I don't know his source, but I take his word for it started saying a lot this session that 19:38.700 --> 19:40.700 We had the highest tab fees in the country 19:41.460 --> 19:45.780 So I know that some legislators are very focused on that issue of affordability 19:46.580 --> 19:50.580 You know we want to work on that as well 19:50.580 --> 19:54.700 Especially from the standpoint of are there things driving costs of living in rural, Minnesota 19:55.340 --> 19:56.740 and 19:56.740 --> 19:58.740 But you know I also 19:58.740 --> 20:00.740 We need to be mindful too of 20:01.660 --> 20:05.320 Some of the you pull some of those levers and and the impacts that can have 20:05.320 --> 20:13.000 I know Clinton I for a number of years was one of our co-chairs for our transportation policy committee for the coalition of greater Minnesota cities 20:13.560 --> 20:15.640 Including during that time. We'll give you some kudos 20:16.600 --> 20:20.480 You know, yeah, imagine that cities under 5,000 population 20:21.240 --> 20:23.640 Don't receive MSA dollars 20:23.640 --> 20:28.560 So you know you have the constitutionally dedicated dollars when you pay your gas tax when you're filling up your car 20:28.720 --> 20:37.000 Cities over 5,000 get those directed by the Constitution cities under 5,000 population historically haven't gotten anything specifically for your streets 20:37.600 --> 20:42.720 And Clinton it was one of our transportation co-chairs when the legislature finally changed that 20:43.480 --> 20:47.680 But that was part of a big package that had a lot of moving pieces in it 20:48.480 --> 20:53.600 Including some like those tab fees increases where I think a lot of us at the time said, oh, you know 20:53.760 --> 20:59.160 We're gonna like where some of this money goes. We may not like, you know, all of where it comes from 20:59.720 --> 21:06.000 And so some of those challenges will persist going forward too, especially when we think about folks in their their pocketbook 21:06.000 --> 21:08.000 So I've rambled on quite a while 21:08.720 --> 21:10.160 touched on a lot 21:10.160 --> 21:14.720 I do want to highlight in your packets too. There's kind of a one-pager that has some of our events 21:15.240 --> 21:21.640 That are coming up. It might be the last one if I see Clinton is scrolling to it. You've got a lot of information there 21:22.600 --> 21:30.200 And yep events so we do typically three events through the year our fall conference is coming up in November in weight park 21:30.720 --> 21:37.080 And then February 10th is when we ask all of you or as many as are available to come to the Capitol and and 21:37.440 --> 21:41.920 Talk to legislators with us and then next summer by and this one 21:41.920 --> 21:47.720 I guess you'll have not much of an excuse because you can see the location there our summer conference next year is Oatana 21:47.720 --> 21:49.720 so by the other we 21:50.720 --> 21:55.640 Highway 14 is safe in four lanes for all the way from Newham to Rochester 21:56.480 --> 21:57.840 We've 21:57.840 --> 22:02.000 Last year's summer conference was in Newham. This next year's is in Oatana 22:02.080 --> 22:06.480 So there you go. No excuses not to not to be at that one. I'll see all your faces there 22:06.880 --> 22:12.360 But anyway, thank you. I'm happy to answer any questions and I'm sorry if I'm the reason you don't get Dairy Queen tonight 22:12.360 --> 22:13.960 Yeah 22:13.960 --> 22:15.640 Sean 22:15.640 --> 22:17.640 Talking about housing 22:17.680 --> 22:21.480 We haven't built an apartment house in this town in 30. Yep 22:23.000 --> 22:24.440 And 22:24.440 --> 22:30.440 We find that we're competing against developers in make ito and draw 22:31.160 --> 22:34.920 For the $800 more per unit 22:35.920 --> 22:38.440 Then we could get here so it makes 22:39.440 --> 22:41.440 Apartments in this community 22:42.440 --> 22:44.440 Unaffordable to build 22:45.720 --> 22:53.080 That is there a way we can access additional funds or make that more attractive to developers 22:54.160 --> 23:01.720 Yeah, I think that's why well you're really at the core of the question that we've that we've been asking I think is 23:02.440 --> 23:06.800 You know where I kind of focus a lot on the defense. We've been playing like I said 23:06.800 --> 23:13.200 We want to play offense to I there are a couple of programs that we've had success in setting up 23:13.200 --> 23:18.280 But I think we're not all the way there in terms of where we'd like to be in supporting our communities 23:18.280 --> 23:23.960 But I you know some of you may have heard of a program over at deed 23:24.080 --> 23:25.480 This is not a housing program 23:25.480 --> 23:30.360 But it's called the greater Minnesota public development or business development public infrastructure program 23:30.360 --> 23:32.800 We just call it BDPI because it's kind of a clunky name 23:33.360 --> 23:38.280 That has been around for about 25 26 years now when that was set up 23:38.280 --> 23:43.080 The idea kind of was if you got a business in town that wants to expand and stay in town 23:43.080 --> 23:48.600 But in order to enable that the city would have to run you know new utilities, so frontage road 23:49.400 --> 23:54.840 Sewer water whatever it is. Let's create a state program where only in greater, Minnesota 23:54.840 --> 23:59.080 This is outside the seven county metro area the state can come in and pay half of that cost 24:00.080 --> 24:04.600 That has been a great program on the the commercial side or on the industrial side 24:05.680 --> 24:10.060 We just a few years ago were able to create a kind of housing 24:11.080 --> 24:16.960 Analogy for that so you know if we can I get developers in but the ultimately 24:16.960 --> 24:22.800 We can have a grant program to the city to help fund some of the public infrastructure costs that would normally be born by the developers 24:23.240 --> 24:25.040 Or the city 24:25.080 --> 24:29.880 We've set up a program to help defray some of those costs. That was one approach 24:30.240 --> 24:36.040 There's others where we've tried to seek some policy changes to make some of the greater, Minnesota 24:36.560 --> 24:43.320 Or in some cases greater Minnesota in some cases statewide workforce development tax credits a little more generous 24:43.680 --> 24:46.960 and so we try to attack it from both the 24:48.080 --> 24:50.080 affordability side on the 24:50.320 --> 24:57.720 The individual but then also the developer so you know I think the answer there is we've had some success 24:57.720 --> 25:00.000 But I think as you can hear in my answer 25:00.000 --> 25:05.240 I feel like what we've been able to do so far is nibble around the edges and we're not there yet where 25:05.680 --> 25:08.520 Because as you know, we're exactly what you're talking about is 25:09.160 --> 25:14.960 And in a community the size is a developer willing to come in and they just want to know what's in it for me 25:14.960 --> 25:22.600 If at the end of it I don't want to make it sound too greedy, but you know, it's got a pencil out or else 25:22.600 --> 25:28.040 It's just you know, they're not gonna come to some of our communities. So defraying some of that 25:28.880 --> 25:33.000 cost on the front end is some of ours or you know 25:33.000 --> 25:34.160 I think 25:34.160 --> 25:40.720 What we've also tried to do were encourage or even just enable some sharing the best practices between our communities is 25:41.320 --> 25:43.320 some communities through there I 25:44.160 --> 25:48.600 You know housing authorities or or other mechanisms 25:49.200 --> 25:54.920 Sometimes have taken on the challenge of kind of becoming the developer and I don't think anyone's dying to do that 25:55.200 --> 25:59.440 It's happened. I think we've seen that though in a lot of the markets that we see unfortunately 26:00.440 --> 26:05.240 We kind of see not keeping up where the the private market isn't fulfilling a need 26:05.240 --> 26:10.880 So we've seen cities get into the business of childcare cities get into the the business of housing development 26:11.040 --> 26:13.960 I don't think that's the perfect solution because it's the you know 26:13.960 --> 26:15.920 The city takes on some risk in those 26:16.840 --> 26:21.920 Circumstances, but I think where we can make some funds available from the state or from other 26:22.320 --> 26:25.360 Parties to help take some of that burden or some of that risk off of the city 26:25.520 --> 26:28.200 So that the city can take some of that risk off of a developer 26:28.280 --> 26:34.640 Maybe we finally find the magic mix and but you're exactly right and I think that's one of the things that we emphasize 26:35.600 --> 26:40.580 With legislators too is our communities are begging for developers to come in 26:42.840 --> 26:46.320 Some of these zoning changes and that you know, we're gonna oppose 26:46.880 --> 26:54.380 The vast majority of those because we believe in local control. We want folks like in rooms like this one to be able to make those decisions 26:55.120 --> 26:57.120 but we also think that 26:57.520 --> 27:04.160 Part of the challenge is some of these are one size fits all these are solutions that are maybe based on ideas that worked in 27:04.160 --> 27:06.160 Seattle or some of them work 27:06.560 --> 27:11.040 Okay, and Minneapolis frankly, but that's because the Minneapolis Council chose to institute them for their city 27:11.680 --> 27:15.520 So by kind of attacking the housing problem by imposing 27:16.360 --> 27:23.520 Go top-down requirements that work in big cities isn't gonna work for us. So I don't know that's kind of an unsatisfying answer because 27:24.000 --> 27:29.880 It's one of the challenges there that yeah, exactly. I mean, that's I wish I had a better one for you is 27:30.560 --> 27:35.200 But I hope that's it's all I hope it's also an honest answer is that you know, those are the things we've tried 27:37.880 --> 27:39.880 Yep, there you go 27:41.800 --> 27:44.800 I have a question on public safety. Yes, it's a 27:45.720 --> 27:47.720 statewide 27:48.160 --> 27:52.240 Country-wide problem with like towns like ours. We're lucky enough to have a good 27:54.480 --> 27:58.520 Police Department, but the cost of having a police department is 27:59.520 --> 28:04.200 Becoming very expensive and it's there anything. Oh, I mean because there's small towns 28:05.200 --> 28:07.840 All the way across the United States that are 28:08.320 --> 28:09.880 close enough shop 28:09.880 --> 28:14.880 They're police department non-stop and is there anything out there for the small towns that 28:15.400 --> 28:17.400 anything that they're working on or 28:17.480 --> 28:23.280 could work on for keeping the doors open for places like us I think the 28:24.120 --> 28:28.840 Well, you're right. I think that I even to where 28:29.680 --> 28:31.680 some of our member cities are 28:32.640 --> 28:34.640 Maintaining their departments 28:35.120 --> 28:40.240 You know officer recruitment has been an incredible challenge to so we've seen you know, both just the cost of 28:41.440 --> 28:42.880 You know 28:42.880 --> 28:46.200 Keeping up the department, but then also we've got the department 28:46.200 --> 28:48.040 So the challenges have been so deep 28:48.040 --> 28:51.200 I think a couple have said you know what we're contracting with the County now 28:51.200 --> 28:56.480 Just because we can't find officers to staff and and that's good the money thing because yeah, I mean 28:57.280 --> 28:59.360 It's it's expensive and yep 28:59.880 --> 29:03.240 There's not a lot of police officers all. I mean they they deserve a 29:04.120 --> 29:11.400 Good wage and that's that's hard to base. I mean it. Yep. Yep. Yeah, and and you know by 29:12.000 --> 29:18.160 I think I was in a city last week that doesn't have its own department and there are fees with the County 29:18.160 --> 29:24.240 Just went up 35 grand from last year and that and so, you know, there's no easy issues or no easy answers to that one either 29:24.960 --> 29:26.560 I you know 29:26.560 --> 29:28.560 the challenge 29:29.240 --> 29:32.600 With this one from the standpoint of the CGMC 29:33.160 --> 29:37.880 In recent years has been you know, there was some of it was coming out of the 29:38.600 --> 29:40.280 You know pandemic 29:40.280 --> 29:42.280 some of it was just the 29:42.280 --> 29:50.640 Both the availability of dollars in the 2023 timeframe and you know combined with the rise of inflation and some of these other pressures 29:50.640 --> 29:52.640 That we're putting on budgets where 29:52.920 --> 29:55.800 Now I'm gonna maybe look to my resource Clinton here 29:56.640 --> 30:00.880 did Jamesville receive that on one time public safety aid and 30:01.960 --> 30:08.480 So that was the one thing that we've seen in recent years that got across the finish line from the state level to just say 30:08.720 --> 30:12.080 You know what let's get some money out the door from the state to support 30:12.960 --> 30:14.960 departments throughout the the state 30:15.600 --> 30:22.120 When we came back the next year as those dollars were still in place, but we came to the following budget session 30:22.120 --> 30:24.120 There were a lot of legislators 30:24.480 --> 30:29.000 And folks at the capitol who said no, that's a one-time thing 30:29.160 --> 30:35.640 We don't want folks to become reliant on this. That was a special circumstance, you know to respond to inflation to respond to 30:35.640 --> 30:37.560 I 30:37.560 --> 30:40.840 You know some of the rapid cost increases we saw during the pandemic era 30:41.200 --> 30:46.760 Well, I think you know, we're enough years on now that we know those challenges weren't exclusive to the pandemic era 30:46.760 --> 30:48.760 We're you guys are where you are 30:49.040 --> 30:51.040 So no, I think that 30:51.400 --> 30:55.600 That was the one thing that's got across the finish line. I know that the 30:56.240 --> 30:59.600 Public safety committees at the capitol have also looked at you know the 31:01.120 --> 31:03.360 You know officer recruitment training 31:04.120 --> 31:09.040 That type of thing how do we incentivize new folks to to enter the profession? 31:09.760 --> 31:14.320 You know, none of that is easy to because like you said there's only so many officers out there 31:14.400 --> 31:21.160 You also need it to be an attractive career that folks in their you know, late teens look ahead and say, you know 31:21.160 --> 31:28.040 Well, I want to do that and you know go to some of the institutions. We have run states train new officers. So do you have any answers? 31:28.040 --> 31:39.120 No, I think that other than kind of validating that you have a great point there 31:39.760 --> 31:45.000 But you know for Clinton to I and you may remember some of this discussion 31:45.000 --> 31:50.640 I remember it being a major piece of feedback. We got after that one time aid 31:51.880 --> 31:57.220 Ran out is was from cities saying we need that or something like it to be permanent 31:58.040 --> 32:01.880 And especially if you know in a world where LGA is going to be stagnant 32:02.200 --> 32:05.400 You know, it's not a program that you want to compete with LGA 32:05.400 --> 32:10.600 But you know if we can invest in both of these things and have something specifically for public safety. We need to have it 32:10.600 --> 32:11.720 so 32:11.720 --> 32:18.480 That's one. I think that yeah, I'd encourage you to well since Clinton has been active in the organization 32:18.480 --> 32:25.240 You can task him with it or you know sign up for one of our CGMC committees and encourage the group to get more active on that subject 32:25.720 --> 32:27.520 too, but 32:27.560 --> 32:33.640 But I'll take a note to take that back to my colleagues that we're still here in that as well because we know the issue hasn't gone away 32:33.840 --> 32:35.840 you know, thank you 32:38.800 --> 32:40.800 Any other questions 32:44.120 --> 32:49.840 All right, thank you very much. Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, all right 32:57.960 --> 33:02.360 Jane yeah, we want Paul to go now. So is he has an extra sitter all night 33:03.640 --> 33:05.640 We should move Paula 33:05.800 --> 33:08.160 Yeah, I can I can live with that 33:12.320 --> 33:14.320 This will be very brief, so I 33:15.560 --> 33:19.840 Just wanted to first thing I want to say thank you for the support you guys have all given the songs on the park 33:19.840 --> 33:22.280 I mean, it's been incredible the 33:22.720 --> 33:26.960 The people who have come have really enjoyed it. We've had nothing would good comment 33:26.960 --> 33:30.400 So just thank you for all the support everything that you guys have given me 33:31.880 --> 33:36.920 James will night out went great. I want to thank the people who served the hot dogs and helped with that 33:36.920 --> 33:37.720 I 33:37.720 --> 33:42.920 Want to think that they enjoyed it too because they certainly seem to so and people enjoyed it 33:42.920 --> 33:45.580 It went really well. Everything went really well. So 33:46.640 --> 33:48.640 felt bad for 33:49.640 --> 33:55.520 Um, Samantha Westfall at the bounce house is if anybody was over there. She was buried 33:56.040 --> 34:01.240 with all the kids and I promise next year we'd have more people to help her and 34:02.240 --> 34:03.320 infinity 34:03.320 --> 34:09.080 Talking to mark afterwards. He says I my concern was with infinity is I gave him the option 34:09.080 --> 34:13.600 I said if you guys want to come fine, but we're serving the hot dogs, you know, yeah, we'll come 34:13.840 --> 34:20.160 Well after after he says yeah, I suggest him for next year is to get a second food truck because he were that busy 34:20.400 --> 34:22.640 So a J's all night. I was a big success 34:22.640 --> 34:28.360 We'll hope to do it even better next year. Just a couple, but thank you for serving the hot dogs 34:28.360 --> 34:31.880 I appreciate it. I'll be hitting you all up again next year. So 34:32.640 --> 34:34.480 Just a couple other things 34:34.480 --> 34:40.560 for next year the plan is to have a five person committee. It'll be kind of a loosely formed one, but 34:41.560 --> 34:43.560 Help with promotion marketing 34:44.240 --> 34:51.200 We want to get the businesses involved not not necessarily for sponsorships, but maybe tables at the 34:51.600 --> 34:56.040 At the at the events or something. I will talk about it 34:56.040 --> 35:02.800 We'd really like to get the town involved into that kind of thing promote it. You know, we also want to try to figure out how to 35:03.640 --> 35:09.320 The ones that sponsor and how to do more for them. I don't see if we can get their name out more of that kind of thing 35:10.560 --> 35:14.240 So though, that's part of what the committee will be doing 35:15.440 --> 35:20.280 Just mainly like promotion marketing all that kind of stuff and there'll be other things too 35:20.280 --> 35:25.160 But that that's a lot of it and also I think we're gonna cut out the September dates next year 35:25.160 --> 35:29.640 It by the time you hit to September in school starts. There's so much going on 35:30.000 --> 35:36.160 So it went well this year, but I just think maybe through August is the best way to go with it 35:36.160 --> 35:38.840 So that's kind of the plan for next year 35:39.840 --> 35:45.880 We'll probably start planning again or at the end of October already because there's so many of them now that 35:46.200 --> 35:49.440 The bands get booked out the food trucks get booked up 35:49.440 --> 35:53.280 So you got to do it quick some hope and I have everything done by the first January this year, so 35:54.120 --> 36:01.280 Other than that that short and sweet hopefully if anybody has any questions, I'd be happy to answer but it was a great 36:02.520 --> 36:07.800 It was a great season. It was a really cool, you know, talk about it 36:07.800 --> 36:13.680 It was it was a good season on that. Yeah, it was we enjoyed a lot. James will night out was a lot of fun 36:13.680 --> 36:19.440 We enjoy it. We went home and we set up a long time because you know everything going on 36:19.440 --> 36:23.440 I couldn't sleep and all that you know how that goes, so I didn't have to work the next day, so 36:23.880 --> 36:30.280 But no, it's fun. So thank you everyone for the help. I really in support. I really appreciate it. Thank you 36:30.280 --> 36:32.280 All right, thanks 36:36.560 --> 36:41.800 Do we have any additions or correction to tonight's agenda? I have none 36:50.800 --> 36:53.680 Well, it's not being too big a hurry most to approve 36:54.760 --> 36:58.520 Okay, all in favor. Hi 37:01.120 --> 37:03.620 Uh, consent agenda 37:08.760 --> 37:10.760 Okay, you have the minutes from our last meeting 37:11.680 --> 37:15.220 Our payables that we have are pretty routine right now 37:15.800 --> 37:23.760 For this time of the year. They total about $35,000. I don't know Sarah. Do you have any I don't really have any specific to point out 37:30.280 --> 37:32.280 I 37:46.840 --> 37:48.840 Have been on for a while um 37:52.080 --> 37:57.640 Was that a was that a Jager project? Yeah, yeah, okay 38:01.120 --> 38:05.760 So they'll will pay the invoice they'll donate gotcha, okay 38:07.960 --> 38:09.800 Shouldn't be an issue 38:09.800 --> 38:17.240 Well, I'm gonna ask the question. Why don't why do we not have to pre-approve the project they just go ahead with it and 38:17.640 --> 38:19.640 pay the bill. I understand that 38:20.560 --> 38:22.560 But it's still our golf course 38:23.680 --> 38:27.160 Don't we have ultimate authority over what it's done. Okay 38:28.160 --> 38:32.360 Yeah, I mean they they got a building permit and everything beginning of the summer 38:33.280 --> 38:37.440 And that all gets ran through Jacob and I guess I 38:39.880 --> 38:42.080 I trust Jacob's judgment on 38:44.960 --> 38:47.120 Correct, yeah, there was right 38:57.160 --> 38:59.160 We have a question 39:00.520 --> 39:03.840 I'm not a golfer. I'm not gonna think about it 39:05.400 --> 39:09.520 Hey Ed from the beginning. It's never felt right with me that 39:11.000 --> 39:18.160 We allow a private group to come in and make changes to our golf course and it's okay 39:19.800 --> 39:21.800 It doesn't make sense to 39:22.280 --> 39:24.280 Well, I think they just needed it 39:25.280 --> 39:28.280 The city would take care of the golf course they wouldn't have to 39:29.840 --> 39:38.800 The city would budget money for projects and the improvements that community group was not half to the city goal is refused to take 39:40.360 --> 39:46.560 Responsibility or pride in the culture. So I applaud that group for stepping forward to do 39:47.560 --> 39:55.760 The city point that what they never have perhaps in the future that will change for the present the city if the the 39:56.480 --> 39:58.320 week stepchild 39:58.320 --> 39:59.480 No 39:59.480 --> 40:07.640 One thing that has changed is as we look at the golf course budget. They are returning money back to the city 40:08.960 --> 40:10.960 They hadn't done that 40:11.760 --> 40:15.800 Except for the last two years I think five five five 40:16.680 --> 40:18.680 but 40:18.680 --> 40:21.960 You know that is a change we could get in the history of that 40:21.960 --> 40:26.200 But we won't yeah, there's a reason that that was that that deficit thing 40:26.560 --> 40:29.640 The city short changed them on the land that they 40:30.040 --> 40:35.840 Thought that they bought and then they sold it for housing and none of that money was ever paid against that 40:38.600 --> 40:40.600 There was a part of history here, so 40:41.040 --> 40:46.600 The city is always short James that I'm just applaud the group for stepping forward 40:48.880 --> 40:51.080 And it does get ran by the city I 40:52.360 --> 40:54.360 mean it gets 40:54.440 --> 40:56.840 Jacobs every never Jacob the na 40:59.400 --> 41:04.920 Kevin are you know, they're they're well in tune with what Jeg is doing out there 41:08.040 --> 41:10.040 Anything else 41:11.600 --> 41:16.840 Motion to approve all in favor. All right. All right public forum 41:19.280 --> 41:21.280 You're up 41:21.280 --> 41:23.280 Okay 41:23.960 --> 41:25.960 Moving on 41:26.680 --> 41:32.720 Notices in communication. Yes, you have the magazine from the league on the table there for you 41:32.720 --> 41:40.600 Council reports got me them Ivan 41:43.640 --> 41:51.000 We will be meeting down to park road again tomorrow and I'm not sure what that meeting is about because he called it just 41:52.640 --> 41:54.160 Today 41:54.160 --> 41:58.960 But at our finest meeting we were made aware of a resident 41:58.960 --> 42:00.960 who 42:01.240 --> 42:04.600 the condition of their apartment became over bearable and 42:06.560 --> 42:11.680 They have been removed and we've had to go through our 42:13.640 --> 42:19.760 Procedures on conditions and responsibilities for residents 42:20.480 --> 42:22.480 to find out what our 42:22.680 --> 42:25.960 position really is on that so 42:25.960 --> 42:29.400 We could be doing some of that information 42:34.960 --> 42:36.200 I 42:36.200 --> 42:42.840 Actually don't have anything at the moment, but I will ask Clinton if we could get a call for a advisory board meeting 42:43.400 --> 42:45.400 fired up here 42:46.240 --> 42:50.040 October November I would like to get the group together and 42:51.000 --> 42:56.520 Look at next year's projects how everything's looking coming down the stretch and 43:00.560 --> 43:02.800 Meet with them guys one last time 43:06.960 --> 43:10.240 Caitlin canceled the planning commission for Wednesday 43:12.840 --> 43:14.840 Park board met 43:15.680 --> 43:17.680 Two hours ago 43:19.160 --> 43:23.320 We went over the some of the upgrades for Elke park and 43:26.920 --> 43:28.920 Reviews 43:32.920 --> 43:34.920 Got redone 43:38.280 --> 43:42.120 We are going to move forward with the veterans park upgrades a 43:43.120 --> 43:48.160 Swing a bench and we requested a bar top table 43:51.880 --> 43:53.880 We have to click with 44:12.120 --> 44:14.120 Some stuff done at the 44:14.920 --> 44:16.920 Nursing home is pretty high there between 44:23.640 --> 44:25.640 You were in contact with 44:42.120 --> 44:44.120 Thank you 44:45.120 --> 44:47.360 Administer report administrator 44:49.240 --> 44:53.720 Yes attached is the cash balance report dated last Friday 44:55.160 --> 44:55.920 I 44:55.920 --> 45:02.680 Has spoken with Dan peeps. We're still looking for a start date. So I'll just let you know. I think I'm going to talk to him tomorrow in fact 45:03.800 --> 45:11.400 Health insurance we found out a couple of Thursdays ago that our health insurance went up a whopping 18 to 20% per person 45:12.440 --> 45:14.440 So 45:14.440 --> 45:17.280 We had to make some adjustments with our draft budget 45:17.840 --> 45:23.240 But uh, we will have our open enrollment period coming up here in October so employees can choose 45:23.760 --> 45:29.080 You know if they want to keep the same program they have now or if there's a couple different options it can choose from so 45:33.400 --> 45:35.400 It's the rate 45:35.400 --> 45:37.400 No 45:39.400 --> 45:41.400 That's the new one 45:44.040 --> 45:46.040 13 months into it right 45:47.760 --> 45:49.280 The board and the 45:49.280 --> 45:53.720 Morning Commission vacancies that that list was put together server and put that together 45:53.720 --> 45:57.320 We're gonna have that in the newsletter coming up here, and then we'll get it in the newspaper 45:58.680 --> 46:00.880 I do have a handle for you. I don't know 46:01.760 --> 46:04.880 From what you want to talk about this tonight on 46:05.640 --> 46:08.000 Sam bourniquet has requested that we 46:09.200 --> 46:11.200 discuss 46:11.880 --> 46:13.880 Like a 46:16.880 --> 46:19.520 Development incentive for the locks are all here 46:22.400 --> 46:30.280 He has sold all but one of the lots now in the past we have done incentives per lot if a building permit was obtained 46:31.360 --> 46:37.640 Typically of occupancy was put in after the final inspection, and then someone you don't want to purchase and move into the house 46:38.520 --> 46:43.320 This is kind of a different situation because like I said earlier most lots are have already been sold 46:43.760 --> 46:48.000 But Sam sent this email to me last night. I'm sorry tonight 46:49.080 --> 46:56.040 So I haven't honestly really read through it carefully yet, but I think Sam plans on attending our next meeting 46:56.480 --> 46:58.480 So if you can read through that 46:58.840 --> 47:02.160 I'm still getting some more information from Jason Moran on 47:03.360 --> 47:04.960 this 47:04.960 --> 47:07.280 This as well. Okay, I 47:09.440 --> 47:11.440 Do want to point out that the 47:12.120 --> 47:13.640 Electric utility 47:13.640 --> 47:19.920 It's been quite a bit of money providing the electric infrastructure or the for the lots out there 47:20.760 --> 47:28.880 In years past has the developer paid for all the electrical it depends we had a buy the territory from Excel on this one 47:29.600 --> 47:34.280 So in years past if it was within city limits, and it was already 47:35.240 --> 47:39.960 You know our territory it cost was so much less sure, you know 47:41.600 --> 47:44.600 Yeah, food for thought bring that home with you and read through it if you would 47:46.880 --> 47:48.880 And other than that I guess 47:50.160 --> 47:53.640 I really don't have anything else for administrator report 48:01.440 --> 48:06.640 The last half been transferred to other people I think 11 of the 12 half sold 48:08.240 --> 48:12.320 So then it's already recorded at the core gums 48:13.320 --> 48:21.960 And I will say I mean we're looking at our preliminary levy tonight. I did not put any money in our budget for this request 48:34.600 --> 48:38.920 It's already transferred. I don't see how he could receive the money 48:42.320 --> 48:49.280 The conversation if he wants to I 48:56.960 --> 49:03.680 Possibly in the near future if you choose to do this again come visit with us early on 49:12.320 --> 49:32.240 Because this is the first time we've seen this information. I don't think you can make any decision tonight 49:34.720 --> 49:38.480 Yeah, and if there was any sort of abatement type program that you would do 49:39.480 --> 49:44.240 I'm almost a hundred percent certain public hearings are required in everything. So 49:52.480 --> 50:00.280 Yeah, I'd say be it's kind of a tough call at this point prior starting it'd be nice to have 50:02.520 --> 50:04.520 But we will 50:08.480 --> 50:10.480 I 50:11.280 --> 50:13.280 Motion to approve 50:15.280 --> 50:17.280 All in favor 50:21.760 --> 50:26.760 Department had reports I did not schedule any tonight's a new shame is gonna be heard 50:27.920 --> 50:29.920 That's all right 50:32.040 --> 50:34.040 We already talked Paul 50:34.640 --> 50:36.640 I 50:36.640 --> 50:39.800 Look nuisance special assessments 50:44.480 --> 50:50.240 Yes a property on West North Street as you know people have come to address the council about the 50:50.760 --> 50:55.480 the appearance and the quality of the life that we did have to go in the summer in mall and 50:56.480 --> 50:59.320 Obviously, we sent the bill. It wasn't paid 50:59.520 --> 51:07.080 We have the right to assess that onto the property taxes. So that is what the resolution here tonight is 51:08.040 --> 51:13.440 We're required to do this. I think by November of each year to get it to the county recorder 51:14.080 --> 51:16.080 so this 51:16.320 --> 51:18.920 Expenses about seven hundred dollars to you know 51:18.920 --> 51:26.920 Yep, I'm a motion. We approve the right 51:27.680 --> 51:31.920 resolution 26 31 all in favor 51:38.840 --> 51:40.840 Preliminary 51:40.840 --> 51:42.840 General tax fund 51:43.320 --> 51:45.640 Fund tax levy. Yes 51:46.080 --> 51:53.600 Like I've always said, thank you to all the departments and employees of staff that helped with these budgets together 51:54.200 --> 52:01.320 As the council knows we look through this every meeting throughout the summer. So tonight we are going to adopt our 52:02.880 --> 52:08.880 Preliminary levy and announce that the budget hearing will be on December 14th. I 52:09.880 --> 52:16.160 Do want to point out that this preliminary levy increases a 7.2% increase from last year 52:17.120 --> 52:22.640 I was recently at a regional meeting. It was kind of asked around the different communities in our area 52:22.640 --> 52:26.400 What their increases looking like, you know, it was like kind of at that 8% level 52:27.360 --> 52:34.040 So this is 7.2 my dream would to have with the five to six by the end of this year 52:35.440 --> 52:37.440 Does anybody have any questions 52:37.440 --> 52:39.440 I 52:46.720 --> 52:50.440 Know I know in the past I think Andy has asked this question 52:52.120 --> 52:57.160 How much is a percent roughly? Yeah, so 52:58.960 --> 53:00.960 1% 53:01.040 --> 53:03.040 Just 53:06.040 --> 53:08.040 Just in terms of 53:08.640 --> 53:13.680 1% is I'm just give or take a hundred and forty thousand dollars 53:20.240 --> 53:22.240 Thank you 53:26.760 --> 53:28.760 I'm ocean we 53:29.400 --> 53:31.400 Move forward with 53:32.480 --> 53:35.040 7.2% preliminary 53:38.720 --> 53:40.720 All in favor 53:49.400 --> 53:54.220 Anything else don't have nothing make a motion be doing 53:54.220 --> 53:58.260 All in favor