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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 3/7/22
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City of Austin, MN
A
C
D
A
E
F
E
All
right
awesome,
so
we
went
over
this
information
a
couple
weeks
ago
at
the
work
session,
but
this
is
a
public
hearing,
so
we'll
go
over
it
again.
There's
just
been
a
couple
couple
minor
changes
since
the
last
time
since
we
met
with
the
county
so
just
to
review
the
census
was
completed
in
2020
and
the
state
did
complete
its
redistricting
by
february
15th.
So
we're
ready
to
go
with
doing
our
redistricting,
which
has
to
be
completed
by
march
29th,
so
we're
having
a
public
hearing
tonight.
E
E
E
E
Then,
when
we
met
with
the
county
the
county,
we
realized
that
that
would
create
an
island
for
austin
township,
because
this
here
is
the
austin
township
line,
so
that
would
they
would
have
to
create
a
separate
precinct.
Austin
township
would
just
for
those
particular
voters,
because
their
county
commissioner
is
in
this
area.
E
E
So
this
is
our
final
proposal
for
redistricting
again,
the
most
substantial
change
would
be
this
turtle
creek
one
in
turtle
creek
two
areas.
We
decided
to
move
everything
west
of
I-90
into
the
second
ward,
to
make
that
contiguous
and
not
create
that
island
problem
for
austin
township,
so
our
population
counts
are
just
within
a
couple
of
each
other,
so
we
meet
that
statute
very
clearly,
most
people
will
be
unaffected
by
this.
You
know
most
people
are
staying
exactly
where
they
were.
E
It
will
just
be
these
people
over
here
in
the
turtle
creek
areas
and
then
in
the
center
of
town.
They
may
have
shifted
a
block
or
two
here
and
there
so
again,
the
state
legislature.
We
released
their
official
plan.
We
finalized
our
plan
with
the
county.
So
now
our
next
steps
would
be
to
adopt
that
ordinance
to
officially
set
the
three
wards
and
then
adopt
the
resolution.
E
Setting
the
polling
places
work
with
the
county
to
inform
the
voters
of
their
new
polling
places
and
then
resume
our
normal
activities
for
election
year,
which,
since
the
last
time
we
met.
Unfortunately,
there
was
a
death
with
the
first
congressional
district,
so
we
will
have
a
new
primary
in
may
and
then
also
in
may
filing
for
city
council
seats
will
begin.
E
D
I
guess
just
a
comment,
I
guess
on
the
change.
I
realize
we
gotta,
you
know
cater
to
the
county
or
they
kind
of
supersede
us,
but
I
really
hate
to
see.
The
first
word
lose
that
area
out
there,
turtle
creek
one
and
two:
it's
kind
of
the
only
area
that
they
have
that's
majorly,
developable
or
one
of
the
few
areas,
but
compared
to
the
other
wards.
But
I
guess
that's
what
happens
when
we
have
other
jurisdictions
to
worry
about.
E
Right
and
we
we
went
over
there
a
couple
different
times
and
kind
of
flipped
around
different
scenarios.
You
know
dividing
our
third
ward
differently.
Dividing
you
know,
trying
to
to
break
things
up
differently
with
the
county.
To
try
to
you
know,
make
everything
work
and
that,
honestly,
you
know
we
hate
to
flip
people
a
lot
too,
but
that
was
the
cleanest
scenario
for
everyone.
E
A
A
A
H
Yes,
this
is
the
material
that
our
street
department
crew
uses
for
roadway,
patching
and
maintenance
throughout
the
summer,
and
we
did
this
out
each
year,
yulin
brothers.
They
are
the
low
bidder.
This
year
at
two
hundred
and
forty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
we
do
calculate
in
a
mileage
factor
depending
on
how
far
away
the
plant
is
located.
It's
really
a
number
of
really
what
it
costs
us
for
time
and
trucking.
So
we
do
factor
that
in
as
well,
they
are
still
the
low
bidder
when
we,
when
we
do
that
factor.
B
H
A
H
Our
road
oil,
that
we
apply
to
specific
roadways
and
we
add
chips
to
it-
it
it
provides
a
a
new
surface
to
the
roadway,
gives
more
traction
to
what
used
to
be
a
smooth
asphalt
surface
and
provide
some
longevity
to
the
pavement
this
year.
Our
focus
for
this
is
going
to
be
on
a
lot
of
our
parking
lots
doing
this
chip
seal
in
our
city-owned
parking
lots
like
riverside
and
many
others
taking
bids.
We
only
received
one
bidder
on
this
project
hgmigs.
H
A
A
I
A
A
A
F
Evening,
marine
council,
I'm
just
getting
ready
to
share
my
screen
here
for
a
second.
Can
you
all
see
this?
Yes,
yep?
Yes,
okay!
So
in
the
in
the
past,
we've
talked
about
the
21st
avenue
northeast
project
on
the
south
side
of
todd
park
and
the
need
to
acquire
a
little
bit
of
property
in
order
to
realign
the
road
for
our
safety
and
turning
improvements
on
that
21st
avenue.
F
So
we
have
come
to
an
agreement
with
troy
cunningham
to
purchase
the
areas
in
yellow
here
and
red
for
6
400
and,
as
you
can
see,
here's
kind
of
our
proposed
alignment
of
our
road.
That's
going
to
be
cutting
just
through
the
corner
here,
so
we
don't
need
that
much
property,
but
one
of
the
other
benefits
of
this
is
to
just
kind
of
clean
up
the
ownership
in
this
area.
The
city
currently
owns
this
triangle
piece
as
well
as
all
of
todd
park
on
the
other
side.
F
So
it
now
we'll
have
complete
control
of
the
east
side
of
the
county
road.
So
if
we
need
to
run
any
utilities
through
there
in
the
future,
it'll
all
be
set
up
for
that.
We
also
didn't
secure
for
the
county
as
part
of
this
agreement,
a
permanent
easement
for
their
highway.
That
was
just
a
not.
It
was
a
word
slip
in
my
mind
right
now,
but
it
was
not
a
permanent
easement.
So
now
that
is,
will
be
recorded.
H
Yes,
I've
been
working
with
julie
library
director
to
develop
the
project
for
the
remodel
of
the
austin
public
library
and
through
that
process
we
have
utilized
some
of
the
past
development
of
the
project
that
they
completed
to
for
their
fundraising
effort.
We
put
that,
together
with
some
descriptions
of
the
work
and
put
it
out
to
four
consultants.
H
We
received
information
back
that
one
consultant
was
not
able
to
bid
the
project
due
to
their
workload
or
schedule,
but
we
did
receive
three
proposals
back
for
the
project
and
this
project
is
identified
as
a
680
000
project,
and
it
will.
That
includes
a
request
for
carrying
over
some
forty
thousand
dollars
from
our
2021
budget
for
the
library
which
calls
for
a
bathroom
remodel
like
to
carry
that
over
to
2022.
That
request
will
come
later
through
mr
dankert,
but
it
makes
for
a
total
project
of
680
000..
H
We
identified
through
our
scope
of
work.
11
different
areas
of
of
work
that
would
occur
area.
One
is
the
service
desk
and
re
reorientating
the
service
desk
and
making
that
a
more
user-friendly
area
for
both
staff
and
users
of
the
library
as
they
come
and
go,
then
julie
and
her
staff
had
identified
other
needs.
One
of
those
item
number
two
is
a
tutorial:
slash
meeting
rooms,
partitioning
off
a
space
inside
the
existing
library
for
two
12
by
12
meeting
tutorial
rooms
also
item
three
on
the
scope
of
work
is
a
project
room.
H
Julie
has
identified
that
there
is
a
need
for
a
conference
room
and
she
has
a
space
for
that
item.
Five
is
some
secured
storage
item.
Six
is
what
I
just
was
talking
about
earlier.
It's
the
restroom
remodel
item.
Seven
is
some
porch
ceiling.
Lighting
porch
is
the
area
along
the
north
windows
and
the
west
windows
when
it
gets
dark
early
in
the
winter
time.
This
area
is
very
dark
difficult
for
reading
and
they're.
Looking
to
make
some
improvements
there
with
some
lighting
item
number
eight
is
front
entry
doors
item.
H
That
item
was
looked
at
as
a
little
bit
of
an
extra.
You
know
if
budget
allows
that
would
be
in
in
priority.
This
is
essentially
our
priority
list
listing
them
in
this
order
and
the
amphitheater
kind
of
our
last
priority.
So
we
separated
that
out
and
asked
contractors
actually
to
either
to
give
us
a
separate
proposal
on
that,
so
that
we
had
a
clear
understanding
of
what
that
cost
would
be.
H
H
H
Then
we
received
the
bids
and
you
can
see
the
bids
there
for
design
and
bidding
crw
architecture
had
a
bid
of
forty
seven
thousand
eight
hundred
and
fifty
dollars
arm
and
architecture
was
sixty.
Six
thousand
five
hundred
and
stan
tech
architecture
was
ninety.
Two
thousand
armin
and
stantec
both
provided
alternate
costs
for
the
amphitheater
and
stantec
also
threw
out
a
number
for
construction
services
that
would
come
later
during
construction
if
we
wanted
the
architect
to
help
with
any
special
inspections.
H
H
The
one
unique
thing
with
their
proposal
is
that
they
would
design
the
project
everything
except
for
the
mechanical
and
electrical
portions
of
the
work.
They
would
push
that
responsibility
off
to
the
contractor.
That's
going
to
bid
the
project.
The
contractor
would
then
have
to
evaluate
with
an
engineer
and
a
mechan,
an
electrical
mechanical
engineer,
what
needed
to
be
done
and
incorporate
that
into
their
bid
so
with
crw.
H
So
that's
why
I
didn't
make
a
recommendation
in
the
proposal
for
you
tonight,
because
it's
a
little
bit
unique.
The
way
they
provided
their
their
amounts,
so
it's
it's
a
kind
of
a
comfort
level.
Do
you
do
you
want
to
want
to
take
the
risk
and
say
it's
worth
saving
about
19
dollars
here
at
the
beginning
and
go
with
the
lower
crw,
knowing
that
our
bids
may
be
slightly
more
or
do
you
wanna?
H
Take
the
more
comfortable
approach
go
with
arm
and
architects
at
sixty
six
thousand
five
hundred,
knowing
that
it's
a
complete
design
and
it
will
haves,
has
the
potential
to
minimize
our
bid
numbers
as
much
as
possible
with
with
armin
architects.
We
also
have
a
little
bit
more
control
with
what
we
spec
out
for
that
electrical
and
mechanical,
where,
when
you
turn
that
into
a
design
bid,
you
give
the
contractor
a
little
bit
more
fluidity
with
how
they
want
to
design
it
and
lay
it
out,
and
you
lose
a
little
bit
of
control
as
an
owner.
H
I
think
both
consultants
would
do
a
very
good
job.
It
really
just
comes
down
to
the
dollars
and
cents
of
it
and
do
you
wanna
save
the
20,
000
19
000
here
right
at
the
very
beginning,
in
hopes
that
it
reflects
fine
in
our
bids.
Or
do
you
want
to
go
with
the
more
comfortable
arm
and
architecture
bid,
which
is
which
is
a
little
bit
more
money,
so
I'm
you
know,
I
usually
come
to
you
with
a
recommendation.
H
G
Stephen,
is
there
a
risk,
in
addition
to
the
cost
which
it's
not
like,
costs
are
going
down
right
now
I
mean:
do
we
have
any
like
comfort
level
concern
by
the
fact
that
they
didn't
really
do
a
walk
through
and
not
until
like
really
encouraged
to
do
it
or
that
there
may
be
like
delays,
because
now
we're
waiting
for
another
design
from
another
person?
Should
we
factor
that
out
of
the
conversation
too,.
H
No,
I
don't
think
that's
a
factor,
you
know
they
they
did
come
and
do
the
walk
through,
which
I
was
happy.
They
did.
We
tried
getting
it
scheduled
ahead
of
time.
We
just
weren't
able
to
catch
up
with
my
schedule,
julie's
schedule
and
and
theirs
just
didn't
work
out,
but
when
they
did
the
walkthrough
they
felt
very
comfortable
with
their
proposal
felt
comfortable
with
how
we
had
described
the
project,
so
I
think
they're
they're,
very
capable.
H
I
asked
them
if
the
the
bidding
time
would
need
to
lengthen
out
to
allow
those
contractors
to
design
their
own
mechanical
and
electrical,
and
I
told
him
typically,
we
like
about
a
four
week
time
frame
for
bidding
and
he
thought
that
should
be
just
fine.
So
I
don't
see
us
incurring
a
longer
bidding
process
because
of
crw's
approach.
So
so,
I
guess
kind
of
know.
I
think
it's
no
to
both
of
your
questions
there.
Okay,
thank
you.
A
J
H
H
You
know
it's.
The
nine
months
of
construction
is
kind
of
the
key
one,
because
contractors
won't
be
able
to
start
ordering
materials
until
they
get
awarded
the
project
and
then
once
the
order
materials.
There's
the
lead
times
that
we're
all
hearing
about.
So
it's
it's
just
a
matter
of
once
we
award
the
project.
Can
they
get
the
materials
here
within
and
allotted
time
to
meet
that
nine-month,
construction
schedule.
C
H
Yeah
right
normally
with
our
bidding
processes,
we
don't
provide
what
our
budget
is
when
we're
doing
normal
bids
for
street
reconstruction
and
things
like
that.
But
in
this
case
I
felt
that
it
was
important
when
we
were
laying
out
the
11
items
in
the
scope
of
work
to
also
provide
our
budget
so
that
the
consultant
could
look
at
it
and
say:
oh
you're
way
out
of
whack
we're
only
going
to
get
five
of
these
items
done
or
or
no
you're,
and
they
said
we're
right
in
the
ballpark.
H
D
Yeah,
I
guess
I
guess
I
kind
of
agree.
It
does
give
us
a
little
bit
more
control
if
we
went
with
armin
as
far
as
you
know,
if
you
leave
it
up
to
the
electricians
and
the
mechanicals
to
design
it,
then
you're
picking
apart
all
the
bids
and
it'd
be
easier
to
do
that
in
the
specifications
for
the
bids
I
think
than
after.
So
I
guess
I
would
make
a
recommendation
to
go
with
arm
and
architecture.
C
H
H
D
H
H
So
we
requested
a
proposal
from
erickson
engineering.
They
do
all
of
the
engineering
for
the
county
highway
department
for
all
of
the
bridges
in
mueller
county
and
they
provide
they
reviewed
the
project
and
provided
us
a
proposal
to
complete
the
necessary
work
for
the
design
and
move
it
forward
to
to
bidding
with
a
goal
of
constructing
this
project
in
the
fall
of
2022,
and
I
added
some
photos
there
behind
or
at
the
end
of
the
memo
to
show
the
the
water
that's
going
over
the
existing
bridge.
H
It's
eroding
it
away
and
we're
looking
at
a
design
that
would
be
more
of
a
concrete
box,
culvert
structure
that
would
allow
you
know
fish
passage
with
a
natural
bottom
in
it.
I
know
that
the
dnr
has
recently
started
stocking
wolf
creek
out
in
todd
park,
so
we
want
to
create
that
natural
bottom,
but
also
a
big
enough
area
to
allow
water
to
flow
both
under
and
over
during
high
water
events.
A
Thanks
tom
item
number
12
is
a
motion
granting
the
planning
and
zoning
department
the
power
to
contract
with
for
the
removal
of
junk
and
or
legally
stored
vehicles
at
201
3rd
street
southeast
the
pizano
property
so
moved.
Second,
all
in
favor
proposed
and
motion
carries
citizens
addressing
the
counselors.
Anybody
on
zoom
looking
to
address
the
council
on
anything
that
wasn't
on
the
agenda.
K
Yes,
wednesday,
we'll
be
testifying
in
front
of
the
house
committee
on
eliminating
the
seven
million
dollar
cap
on
pcig,
which
is
a,
I
think,
an
unnecessary
limitation,
a
population
limit
limitation
that
impacts
austin,
so
we'll
see
if
that's
successful
and
go
from
there.
Otherwise,
I
don't
have
any
other
reports.
G
Just
another,
thank
you
to
the
folks
who
went
up
last
week
for
the
coalition
of
greater
minnesota
cities
legislative
action
day.
It
was
great
to
see
I
think,
austin
had
a
really
good
contingent.
There
good
conversations
and
very
much
appreciate
the
leadership
that
administrator
choir
continues
to
show
at
the
capitol
very
valuable
and
enjoyable.
Thank
you.
I
C
J
I
would
just
echo
councilman
baskin's
thoughts
on
the
the
greater
coalition
of
minnesota
cities
event.
It
was
my
first
time
being
able
to
attend
something
like
that
special
mention
to
representative
mueller
and
senator
darnick
for
taking
the
time
to
meet
with
us
and
very
cool
event
and
kind
of
get
to
see
how
the
sausage
is
made.
A
Yeah,
they
were
very
generous
with
their
time.
No
doubt,
and
also
it
was
great
great
to
have
good
representation
from
austin
and
it
doesn't
take
long
to
walk
around
the
senate
building
and
craig
clark.
The
lore
of
craig
clark
from
being
there
as
an
employee
is
still
very
alive
and
well,
everybody
seems
to
know
correct,
so
we're
lucky
to
have
him
as
our
administrator.
A
So
it's
great
that
we're
at
the
forefront
and
appreciate
mr
lang's
work
in
putting
together
a
powerpoint
that
we
had
for
the
bonding
committee
when
they
came
down,
and
it
just
continues
to
to
ramp
up
we're
hopeful
that
we
can
maybe
get
20
million
dollars
out
of
the
bonding
bill
on
this.
So
still
be
hopeful.