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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 7/06/21
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City of Austin, Minnesota
A
Thank
you
and
welcome
this
evening.
Folks,
roll
call
please,
mr
dankert
present.
A
Adoption
the
agenda
with
the
additions
of
in
the
consent
agenda
some
and
then
also
mr
john
mueller,
commissioner
mueller
would
like
to
speak
under
recognitions
and
awards.
So
with
those
additions.
Looking
for
a
number
one
motion
so
moved.
C
C
A
E
D
No,
I
just
have
been
since
the
election
the
special
election
been
trying
to
get
around
to
the
different
city
and
and
township
meetings
and
meet
the
folks
on
and
put
a
face
to
the
name
for
those
that
don't
know
me
not
quite
the
way
I
would
have
ever
planned
to
win
a
commissioner
race
and
it's
unfortunate.
We
certainly
miss
tim
gabrielson
but
hope
to
pick
up
and
carry
on
with
the
work
that
tim
was
doing
the
good
work.
D
I
will
represent
those
in
first
ward
precinct,
one
in
the
city
of
austin,
as
well
as
red
rock
township,
lansing,
township
city
of
maple
view
and
udolpho
township,
waltham
and
waltham
township.
So
we
have
a
big
chunk
of
the
western
part
of
the
county.
D
A
A
Moving
on
to
item
number
four,
the
consent
agenda,
looking
for
a
motion
so
moved.
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye.
A
G
G
We
have
spoken
and
talked
with
multiple
property
owners
to
clarify
answer
any
of
their
questions
and
and
discuss
the
reasoning
for
these
assessments
and
what
they
pertain
to
and
included
in
tonight's
assessment
role.
There
are
a
few
properties
that
have
been
struck
from
the
list
as
they
have
either
come
in
and
paid
or
their
assessment
has
been
resolved.
G
There
is
one
additional
property
late
this
afternoon
that
we
researched
and
discussed,
and
that
is
regarding
other
two
assessments
for
the
bauman
property.
This
would
apply
for
both
the
sanitary
sewer
and
the
water.
We
would
recommend
striking
those
from
this
assessment
role
as
well
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
ann
if
she
has
anything
to
add
or
to
the
council.
If
there
are
any
questions.
H
As
steven
stated,
we
received
a
number
of
payments
for
these
items
already
and
a
couple
you
know
have
been
resolved
through
other
matters
that
the
council
has
been
briefed
on
right
now.
The
assessments
are
proposed
to
be
for
a
period
of
ten
years
at
three
and
a
half
percent,
with
the
final
payment
being
due
this
year
on
august
9th,
as
the
council
discussed
at
the
last
meeting,
they
may
want
to
change
some
of
those
terms.
That's
at
the
council's
discretion.
H
A
I
Assessing
these
at
the
amount
that
they
are
with
no
interest-
and
I
guess
the
term
10
years
or
if
we
wanted
to
even
go
15
years.
I
guess
I
wouldn't
have
a
problem
with
that.
If
anybody
has
any
comments
or
thoughts
beyond
that.
E
L
I
could
be
persuaded
on
the
zero
percent.
I'm
not
sure
that
I
would
want
to
string
it
out
past
10
years.
Okay,
that
seems
a
pretty
long
time,
but
I
I
zero
percent
for
10
years.
I
would
be
on
board
with.
N
You
know
I
think,
philosophically
waiting,
this
long
is
problematic,
but
if
people
have
paid-
or
at
least
I
don't
know
that
we
want
to
start
issuing
refunds
and
things
like
that,
but
I
mean
if
we
haven't
had
the
money
for
35
40
years
in
some
cases
charging
interest
for
it
feels
wrong,
and
so
I
think,
zero
percent's.
A
good
compromise.
A
O
Thank
you.
My
name
is
ron
mecklenburg.
I
live
at
1701
12th
street
southwest.
I
own
several
properties
amount
to
about
10
acres.
It's
zoned
ag
one.
A
house
is
located
on
the
northwest
corner
of
12th
street
and
16th
avenue,
and
my
business
divers
nursing
landscape
has
been
located
on
12th
street
and
17th
avenue.
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
I
don't
believe
it
should
be
fair
to
make
me
pay
for
road
and
sewer,
I'm
not
using
at
this
point.
I
appreciate
the
city
council's
time
and
I
would
hope
that
I
would
not
have
to
pay
any
additional
at
least
interest
on
these
payments,
and
I
appreciate
any
amount
of
time
that
you'd
give
me
to
come
up
with
the
money
to
pay
off
these
assessments.
I
also
have
another
assessment:
that's
pretty
large
on
17th
avenue,
which
this
is
not
in
concern,
but
that
is
a
future
concern
of
mine
down
the
line.
A
G
You
know
the
only
comment
I
would
have
is
mr
mecklenburg
has
a
lot
of
frontage,
as
he
described
on
one
side
of
his
property
he
has
about.
He
goes
from
12th
street
to
9th
street,
essentially
on
both
sides
of
his
property.
So
there
is
about
six
or
seven
blocks
of
frontage,
including
12th
street,
as
well.
P
To
speak,
mr
dankert
had
some
comments
for
context
of
broader
annexations
right
hold
off.
For
mr
dankert,
the
only.
B
Other
comment
I
had
that
I
spoke
with
administrator
clark.
Today
is
eventually,
I
think,
the
city's
working
on
annexing
in
some
township
programs
that
are
located
in
the
city.
Your
decisions
tonight
could
impact
those
for
which
there's
another.
Seventy
seven
thousand
dollars
of
those
sort
of
assessments
out
there
that
can't
be
levied
until
those
processes
come
out.
A
N
B
Marty,
you
want
to
turn
me
up
a
little
bit.
The
I
haven't
gone
back
to
the
80s
to
see
what
those
costs
are
or
who
has
been
paid.
All
we
know
is
every
year
we
get
half
a
dozen
or
so
it
seems
to
come
in
and
pay
off
when
they're
looking
at
doing
something
with
the
property
usually
happens
when
they're
selling,
whether
they're
building
a
house
on
it
or
or
not,
doesn't
matter
whether
there's
when
they're
selling
the
property
whoever's
taking
that
property
doesn't
want
to
pay
the
assessment
on
it.
B
You
know
back
in
the
80s
when
we
issued
this,
we
probably
more
than
likely
issued
debt
to
do
these
road
projects.
Do
these
sewer
projects,
for
which
back
then
the
interest
rate
was
five
or
six
percent
for
which
the
entire
city
tax
base
has
paid.
Those
costs
now
have
been
floating
alone
to
these
individuals.
B
In
essence,
for
that,
for
those
parcels
counsel,
it's
up
to
you
up
to
your
decision
as
to
what
you'd
like
to
do
with
this,
but
that's
just
some
history
as
to
what's
going
on
there
very
few,
do
we
ever
wave
or
defer,
like
langan,
with
a
couple
of
them
that
have
required
us
to
say?
Well,
we
put
a
retention
pond
on
the
project.
G
I
I
guess
in
mr
mecklenburg's
case-
and
I
would
assume
that's
probably
it's
probably
the
same
for
mr
morum-
that
they
own
some
properties
that
haven't
been
developed
and
may
not
be
developed.
I
I
mean,
is
that,
is
it
a
possibility
to
defer
those
some
of
those
till
tell
they
are
if
they
ever
are
developed?
I
know
we
do
have
some
real
costs,
but
they
don't
have
a
chance
to
recoup
those
costs
and
tell
her
have
the
potential
to
pay
for
those
costs
until
they
actually
develop
the
property
and
we
assess
them
based
on
the
assumption
that
they
were
going
to
develop
them.
Well,
they
haven't
been
developed
in
30
years.
Maybe
they
won't
be
developed
for
another
30
years.
I
Those
are
the
only
two
that
I'm
aware
of
stephen
or
ann.
Do
you
know.
G
No,
the
the
large
majority
of
these
are
undeveloped.
Lots,
oh
okay.
Nearly
all
of
them,
we
can
almost
say
nearly
all
of
them-
are
undeveloped,
lots
if
they
had
developed,
we
would
have
forced
them
to
pay
their
assessment.
Okay.
So
so
there
are
50
properties
that
are
being
assessed
for
sewer,
and
I
would
beg
to
guess
that
all
of
them
are
undeveloped.
Okay,.
A
Thank
you.
Anybody
else
from
the
community
like
to
speak,
sit
on
the
front
row
first,
just
your
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
Q
The
undeveloped,
the
I
just
have
to
react
to
that
last
little
piece
that
we
all
said
this
lot,
that
I'm
being
assessed
for
now
is
a
secondary
lot.
My
residence
exists
on
the
lot
adjacent
to
the
empty
lot
and
I
bought
the
empty
lot,
so
it
could
stay
undeveloped.
That
was
the
whole
point,
so
that's
probably
the
case
for
some
others
as
well.
I
just.
Q
The
summary
of
what
I'm
feeling
now
is,
I
appreciate
that
you
gave
us
the
chance
to
speak
and
I
feel,
like
you
listened
and
the
zero
percent
is.
I
feel
a
fair
as
much
as
I
want
to
have
a
free
pass.
It's
a
fair
adjustment.
I
think,
but
I
think
the
lesson
to
be
learned
from
this
time
is
to
not
let
it
get
out
of
hand.
Q
I
mean
it's
been
30
plus
years,
so,
let's
maybe
as
a
community,
learn
to
not
let
this
happen
again.
Okay,
I
got
blindsided
by
this
and
I
I
like
I
said
I
don't
feel
like.
I
should
be
excused
from
this.
Q
You
know
it
comes
along
with
being
the
landowner,
the
land
that
I
purchased
had
an
assessment
on
it.
I
wasn't
aware
of
it,
so
I
was
the
letter
that
I
got
really
surprised
me.
I
don't
think
that
that
means
that
I
shouldn't
have
to
pay
it,
but
I
do
think
that
there
shouldn't
have
been
a
30-year
lapse,
so
I
I
think,
like
I
said
I
thank
you.
Q
I
I
appreciate-
and
everyone
here
appreciates
this
open
forum
for
us
to
be
able
to
express
ourselves
and
our
concerns,
but
there
would
be
less
people
here
if
it
wasn't
30
years.
So
thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
J
My
name
is
jim
plehal,
I'm
at
in
red
wing,
minnesota,
1015,
west
4th
street,
and
I'm
on
behalf
here
on
behalf
of
a
property
which
is
the
sheety
edition,
and
it's
right
behind.
Where
target
was
I
kind
of
represent?
What's
the
new
organization
which
is
called
zooed
intentions,
it's
named
after
my
father,
bert
plehal,
who
who
bought
the
piece
of
property
in
the
first
place
and
when
he
died.
J
We
three
sons
inherited
it.
I
noticed
if
we'd
kept
it,
I
guess
we
wouldn't
have
to
worry
because
we're
all
over
65
years
of
age,
but
at
the
time
we
decided
to
put
the
property
into
a
trust
for
our
kids.
So
that's
what
we've
done,
and
so
our
six
children
are
part
of
what's
called
zooed
intentions
and
that's
their
name
that
they
gave
because
that's
how
their
grandpa
was
known
as
good.
So
that's
what
the
whole
deal
was.
J
Anyway,
we
got
the
property
and-
and
we
almost
lost
it,
because
at
the
time
we
got
it,
we
became
aware
that
there
was
a
hundred
and
twenty
six
thousand
dollar
paving
and
in
curb
and
gutters
assessment,
and
so
that
was
stacked
on
to
the
annual
payments
that
we
had
for
for
the
taxes
and
we
let
it
go
for
I
guess
four
years
and
then
when,
when
the
kids
parents,
that
that
would
be
my
brothers
and
I
sold
a
piece
of
property,
we
basically
had
the
money
to
to
buy
it
back
or
to
to
pay
the
past
due
taxes
and
to
loan
that
to
the
kids.
J
So
that's
how
we
got
through
that
and
then
the
kids
kids
sold
another
property.
That's
the
trust!
Again,
it
was
the
bert
playhouse
trust
before
it
became
good
intentions,
and
so
when
they
sold
that
piece
of
property,
we
paid
back
the
debt
that
the
parents
were
owed,
and
then
we
kept
enough
money
in
the
account
to
where
we
thought
we
could
pay
the
taxes.
J
For
you
know,
seven
eight
years
and
we've
had
it's,
the
the
piece
of
property
is
13
acres
about
12
of
it
is
really
tillable
and
we
put
money
into
a
drainage
ditch
which
helped
so
we
try
to
improve
the
property
and
then
we've
been
renting
it
out
for
farming
and
basically
we
we
get
about
a
1200
a
year
and
the
taxes
are
a
little
over
double
that
as
an
egg
piece.
So
the
point
is:
is
that
now
then,
when
I
got
this
notice
like
the
previous
gentleman,
we
were
in
my
case.
J
Obviously
we
should
have
known
that
there
was
this,
but
we
didn't
know
that
this
sewer
assessment
was
there
and-
and
I
I
couldn't
agree
more-
that
the
two
previous
speakers
did
a
great
job
of
talking
about
the
gratitude
and
appreciation
for
our
being
able
to
talk
about
this.
The
30-year
thing-
and
it
might
even
be
helpful
on
tax
statements
to
say,
hey,
there's
a
there's,
a
there's.
This
assessment,
that's
hanging
out
there
that
you
know
if
that
were
on
the
tax
statements.
J
That
would
really
be
helpful
because
then
this
wouldn't
be
all
of
a
sudden
a
blind
side
and
by
the
way
we
could
have
kept
a
little
more
money
from
the
distribution
of
the
kids
which
they
had
to
use
to
pay
taxes
anyway,
but
we
could
have
not
given
them
that
money
and
we'd
have
had
enough
for
some
of
this.
So
that
was
just
a
year
ago.
A
H
Well,
just
to
speak
to
his
point
about
the
tax
statements,
the
county
issues,
the
tax
statement.
So
that's
not
something
that
we
could
really
have
listed
on
there
again
all
these
assessments.
They
were
deferred
for
30
years
and
we
kind
of
they
kind
of
sat
quietly
when
people
sell
properties
and
they
do
title
work
on
it.
Title
companies
run
assessment,
searches
through
our
office,
and
that
is
how
it's
typically
discovered
when
the
title
changes
hands
not
every
time
title
work
isn't
done,
not
every
time.
That's
done!
H
So,
if
you,
if
you
chose
as
a
bar,
not
to
do
title
work,
you
may
have
not
discovered
these
assessments,
so
they
would
have
been.
You
know
on
your
title.
It
would
have
been
recorded
at
the
county
as
a
resolution
against
your
title
as
a
lien
and
then
also
on
an
assessment
search.
H
J
Well
again,
understand
that
appreciate
it,
and
I
think
that
the
county
and
the
city
are
both
government
entities
and
could
work
together
to
have
something
put
on
a
stack
statement
that
that
would
show,
since,
since
there's
a
line
that
says,
deferred
assessments
that
are
part
of
the
tax
bill,
there
could
certainly
be
a
line
saying
these
taxes
are
not
part
of
the
tax
or
these
are
not
currently
charged
and
but
they're
that
they're
sitting
out
there.
So
I
think
that
wouldn't
be
a
very
difficult
thing
for
the
county
in
the
city.
J
To
get
together
on
to
do
was
would
be,
in
my
opinion,
and-
and
I
certainly
take
responsibility
as
a
trustee
of
the
trust
that
that's
something
I
should
have
known
about.
Although
we
did
not,
it
was,
it
was
not
done
as
a
passing
of
the
title
necessarily
but
within
the
family.
So
that's
all
I
didn't
understand
when
somebody
bought
property,
that's
a
different
story,
but
anyway,
so
again
I
I'm
just
letting
you
know,
that's
going
to
be
a
major
difficulty
for
us,
since
the
the
income
on
there
is.
J
Is
we
only
the
the
zoot
intentions?
Only
has
one
other
property
actually
three,
but
one
main
property,
saleable
property
up
up
next
to
where
the
apartments
were
just
built,
north
walmart
so,
and
hopefully
that
could
be
sold
at
some
point
as
well
as
this,
this
piece
of
property
itself
in
the
future,
but
until
it
is
it's
it's
we
may
have
to
be
letting
it
go
again,
as
we
have
in
the
past
for
and
trying
to
resurrect
it
if
we're
so
fortunate
to
that's,
that's
our
difficulty.
R
R
R
You
know
he
served
in
the
army
for
gosh
20
years
and
with
distinction,
and
what
have
you
so
for
me,
it's
kind
of
hard
for
me
to
think
that
my
dad,
if
there
was
an
assessment
on
there,
hadn't
already
paid,
and
with
that
said,
how
long
would
he
have
had
to
have
kept
records
of
making
a
payment
on
this
because
normally
like
with
taxes
or
whatever
you
have
what
seven
years.
So
I'm
just
wondering
like
I
mean
I
don't
have
record
of
that.
He
paid
it,
but
then
again
when
he
passed
and
what
have
you?
R
I
don't
know
if
we
would
have,
I
mean,
that's,
I
guess
that's.
My
concern
is
like
if
he
had
already
paid
it,
how
long
would
be
be
expected
to
keep
records
of
this
and
or
to
expect
that
it
suddenly,
when
it
gets
turned
over
to
his
child?
You
know
then
boom
get
get
assessed
or
find
out
about
this
assessment.
R
R
A
E
A
Development
of
that
property,
so
it
wasn't
a
statement
he
didn't
pay.
It
was
deferred
to
a
point
where
there
was
potentially
going
to
be
some
other
property
built
on
that
structure
built
on
that
property.
If
I'm
wrong,
correct
me
stephen
and
that's
what
I'm
guessing
is
that
it
was
deferred,
never
never
build.
Okay,.
R
A
A
A
Then,
looking
for
a
resolution
on
5d
declaring
the
costs
with
some
creativity,
maybe.
C
E
I
Moved
to
adopt
the
assessment
roles
to
be
assessed
for
10
years
at
zero
percent
interest.
Second
correct
way
to
state
it.
A
Okay,
a
bit
of
motion
in
a
second
to
adopt
the
ten
year
assessment
for
zero
percent
interest
there,
all
in
favor,
I'm
sorry
tom
resolution,
council.
A
You
similar,
but
not
too
different
as
numbers
item
number
six
public
hearing
for
deferred
water
assessment.
The
amount
to
be
assessed
is
fifty
five
thousand
two
hundred
six
dollars:
ninety
cents
at
three
and
a
half
percent
interest
for
ten
years
presentation.
The
project
associated
the
assessments,
mr
lang,
you
wanna
is
there
anything
where
you
wanna
brief
on
this.
G
N
Hey
stephen
one
last
question
for
you:
can
you
remind
us
like
why
now
I
mean
I
not
that
we
want
to
kick
it
down
another
10
years?
But
if
the
question
comes
up,
you
know:
hey,
we've
had
30
years
to
do
it,
but
why
are
we
doing
it
now?
What's.
N
H
One
point:
generally,
these
were
deferred
for
30
years.
They're,
not
you
know,
we
didn't
we're
taking
a
chunk
of
them
right
now,
which
some
of
them
are
30.
Some
are
35.
Some
of
them
are,
you
know,
longer
down
the
road
I
mean
the
biggest
thing
right
now
is
because
cheryl's
going
to
be
retiring
in
the
next
year
or
so,
and
cheryl
has
so
much
knowledge
on
all
of
these
things
that
she's
she's
been
here
for
43
years,
and
she
knows
exactly
who
some
of
these
people
are.
H
When
they're
coming
in
to
ask
questions,
she
remembers
talking
to
them
30
years
ago,
so
the
biggest
driving
force
right
now
I
mean
we
would
have
done
it
at
some
point
in
the
next
couple
years,
but
just
because
our
specialist
on
our
assessments,
all
of
that
knowledge,
will
be
leaving
the
city
in
a
short
time,
all
right.
H
Q
In
the
the
information
that
you
just
read,
you
mentioned
the
interest
rate
again.
Many
of
us,
including
myself,
also
have
these
water
deferments
too.
So
my
question
is:
is
there
going
to
be
a
conversation
about
zero
percent
interest
on
the
water
because
I
think.
C
P
A
I
A
I'm
number
seven
moving
along
as
a
motion
for
the
removal
of
a
human
rights
commissioner,
just
to
set
the
table
a
bit
on
this.
This
is
a
topic
that
I
think
everyone
is
educated
on.
It
came
to
my
attention,
maybe
a
month
ago,
by
way
of
the
human
rights
committee
and
some
public
comments
that
were
made
so
my
initial
at
first
blush.
My
initial
reaction
was
similar
to
the
reaction
I
have
today
is
that
these
commissions
and
committees,
no
matter
what
they
are
for.
A
A
So
I
was
not
one
to
get
in
the
way
of
didn't
matter
the
issue
it
really
didn't,
but
if
the
commission
or
committee
felt
strongly
enough
to
make
that
recommendation
or
to
move
that
forward
for
to
remove
someone,
I
just
felt
it
was.
It
was
the
committee's
prerogative
as
they're
the
ones
educated
so
as
time
went
by,
I
did
meet
with
with
this
person
in
person,
and
we
had
a
good
meeting
certainly
agree
to
disagree
on
some
things,
but
it
was
a
fair
meeting.
A
I
thought
and
then
at
that
point
I
think
the
commission
was
asking
that,
commissioner
to
resign
he
chose
not
to
and
at
that
next
meeting
of
the
human
rights
commission.
A
It
was
on
the
agenda
so
that
person
did
have
a
chance
to
prepare
remarks
and
statements
as
well,
and
that
meeting
was
public.
The
meeting
continues
to
be
on
the
city
website.
The
human
rights
commission
meeting
is
public,
so
it
can
be
viewed
by
anybody.
I'm
assuming
the
council
all
had
the
chance
to
to
view
that,
and
also
has
been
educated
by
the
public
for
or
against
such
issue
through
email
phone
calls,
whatever
it
might
be,
and
I
I
struggle-
and
I
want
people
to
be
clear-
that
I
had
significant
struggles
of
what
to
do.
A
As
far
as
allowing
some
public
comment
at
this
meeting,
you
just
sat
through
what
was
considered
a
public
hearing,
so
that
public
hearing
is
open
to
the
public
and
we
welcome
public
comment.
This
item
isn't
required
for
public
hearing
and
as
much
as
I
did
struggle,
I
I
thought
in
in
fairness,
since
that
meeting
time
took
place,
folks
have
had
the
opportunity
to
view
it
or
or
see
it
in
person.
Ask
questions
have
comments,
but
it
I
didn't
think
this
was
the
place
to
rehash
it.
A
So
with
that,
I
know
that
the
next
step
in
having
to
either
honor
or
not
honor
the
requests
of
the
human
rights
commission
to
remove
a
commissioner
is
up
to
the
to
the
council
at
this
point.
But
I
am
not
taking
public
comment
to
this
point
and
I
think
that's
just
the
best
way
to
handle
it,
so
I'm
opening
it
up
to
councils
if
they
want
to
comment
or
give
me
their
point
of
view.
I'd
certainly
be
open
to
it.
N
N
You
know,
and
I
really
think,
the
people
that
have
come
out.
You
know
I
think
thank
the
people
that
have
reached
out.
You
know-
and
this
is
obviously
a
serious
issue.
N
I
mean
we're
being
asked
for
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
austin,
at
least
from
the
research
that
I've
been
able
to
find,
to
remove
a
commissioner
who
is
a
sitting
appointed
confirmed
unanimously,
commissioner
from
a
commission,
and
that's
not
an
issue
that
we
take
very
lightly,
and
so
you
know
I've
done
a
lot
of
reflection
on
this,
and
you
know
the
lens
that
I
put
on.
It
is
what's
in
the
best
interest
of
austin,
which
is
the
lens
that
I
would
use
for
for
any
council
issue,
and
you
know
with
that.
N
I
think
that,
while
this
group
is
well
intentioned,
empowering
leadership
with
who
is
not
elected
to
choose
their
own
members,
if
there's
a
disagreement
about
specific
items
within
a
debate
becomes
a
really
slippery
slope,
and
I
think
it
has
a
devastatingly
chilling
impact
on
open
debate
on
hearing
a
diversity
of
viewpoints
and
opinions,
and
I've
been
a
firm
believer
that
I
may
not
agree
with
somebody's
opinion.
But
the
way
our
democratic
institutions
work
is
that,
instead
of
banning
someone
for
making
an
argument,
you've
got
to
make
a
stronger
and
more
compelling
argument.
N
My
concern
is,
in
this
case
we're
going
to
create
a
chilling
effect
where,
if
I'm
a
minority
member
on
any
other
commission
now
I've
got
to
think
through.
Do
I
really
want
to
ask
this
question
about
or
vote
against,
an
issue
that
the
chair,
or
the
majority
thinks,
is
the
right
way
to
go,
because
now
the
risk
isn't
just
that
I'm
gonna
get
out
voted.
N
I
mean,
I
think,
an
eight
to
one
majority,
even
if
the
person
in
question
doesn't
agree
with
the
majority
still
is
a
pretty
compelling
majority,
but
now
I'm
going
to
potentially
get
removed
from
a
position,
and
so
you
know
I
think,
regardless
of
what
people
think
about
this
situation.
This
is
an
incredibly
slippery
slope
for
us
to
go
down
and
is
not
something
that's
going
to
benefit
our
community.
N
S
Yeah,
thank
you
mayor
and
everyone
that
came
out
today
on
this
issue.
I
think
in
my
city
council
work.
This
is
one
of
the
second
busy
week
regard
this
issue
phone
call
night,
a
conversation
with
the
community
member
both
side-
and
I
agree
with
the
mayor
that
the
city
council,
their
job,
is
not
to
micromanage
any
commission
that
we
have
in
town
here
our
job
as
a
city
council,
we
appoint
those
people
and
then
their
respective
duty
is
to
exercise
their
right
within
their
organization.
S
It's
like
taking
a
job
if
you
work
for
a
job,
if
you
took
a
job
and
sign
a
contract,
you
have
to
abide
by
their
rules
and
and
they're
by
the
company,
and
if
the
company
you
work,
for
they
tell
you
this
is
the
contract
we
have.
So
you
have
to
agree
with
it.
If
you
want
to
work
for
us,
that's
the
essence
that
everyone
move
when
you
take
a
job
before
you
check
the
job,
you
have
to
agree
with
it,
but
as
employee
for
that
organization.
S
If
you
start
coming
up
with
some
ideas
that
oh,
this
company
is
not
in
my
interest,
your
best
job
is
to
tell
if
it's
not
what
you're
here
for
you
can
leave
or
look
for
another
job.
I
think
this
is
what
the
commission
did
in
regard
of
this
and
to
be
honest,
to
speak
on
this,
the
individual,
I
can
say
he
has
helped
me
he
has
helped
some
of
my
peers.
S
So
I
I
would
like
to
disagree
with
council
jason
baskin,
because
if
the
human
rights
commission
felt
like
there
are
some
issues
that
or
the
work
that
is
not
being
addressed
correctly
or
this
behavior
of
individual
within
their
organization,
that
is
not
aligned
with
the
mission
and
the
charter
that
has
been
created,
I
think
they
have
the
right
to
ask
that
person.
S
I
think
that's
how
we
question
ourselves,
we're
elected
here
to
serve
everyone
in
austin
and
for
someone
who
suffered
a
human
rights
commission
before
I
never
had
to
have
a
discussion
when
it
come
to
human
rights
that
I
can
pick
and
say.
I
have
to
see
this
some
of
the
comment
in
the
video
it
it
offensive
to
me.
S
So
it's
up
to
the
city
council
tonight,
because
if
the
individual
feel
like
he's
being
targeted
because
of
his
activity,
I
think
it's
the
good
thing.
Maybe
the
human
rights
commission
is
not
the
best
interest
of
where
he's
serving
so
that
he
can
be
free
and
do
everything
that
he
would
like
to
do.
So.
With
that,
I
will.
I
will
vote
in
favor
of
removing
the
commissioner.
M
I
have
not
served
on
the
human
rights
commission
in
watching
that
tape
and
listening
to
responses
for
me
to
see
a
eight
zero
vote
for
removal
of
somebody.
I
have
to
respect
that
when
you
have
them.
You
know
eight
to
nothing
saying
this
person
doesn't
belong
in
this
group.
As
a
commissioner,
I
have
to
respect
what
they
want
and-
and
I
agree
with
obama.
K
K
K
I
trust
in
the
human
rights
commission
and
the
thorough
job
they
have
done
in
gathering
information
from
the
citizens,
and
they
have
backed
this
information
with
photos
and
emails.
I'm
not
here
to
judge
dan
as
a
person.
However,
we
are
here
to
decide
whether
he
is
still
the
right
fit
for
the
human
rights
commission.
K
A
L
When
I
first
heard
of
this
issue,
like
I
think
everybody
else
in
the
council,
I
watched
the
video.
I
got
a
lot
of
emails
and
a
lot
of
phone
calls
as
well
from
folks
both
sort
of
in
support
and
and
not
in
support
of
dan's
removal.
L
You
know
my
first
instinct
was
that
this
might
be
a
little
bit
politically
motivated,
and
I
was
concerned
about
that,
because
I
really
don't
like
having
any
sort
of
partisan
politics
in
city
government
as
much
as
possible.
I
I
ran
for
city
council
because
it's
not
a
partisan
issue
and
I
like
the
fact
that
I
get
to
work
with
everybody
here.
L
But,
to
be
honest,
I
also
heard
some
concerns
from
some
of
those
folks
too,
that
some
of
some
of
his
work-
they
felt
was
maybe
a
little
superficial
in
in
that
you
know
they
they
just
and
to
be
quite
frank,
that
was
what
sort
of
swayed
me
to
the
point
where
I
need
to
respect
the
human
rights
commission's
decision
to
remove
him
from
the
board.
It
doesn't
mean
that
I
don't
respect
dan.
C
I
just
want
to
say
I
appreciate
all
the
comments
and
that
people
have
emailed
called
written.
I
would
say
I
watched
the
video
as
well
and
still
torn
at
this
point,
which
way
to
go.
I
have,
I
do
believe,
there's
good
points
on
both
sides.
To
be
honest
with
you,
I've
talked
to
some
people
and
the
wavering
support.
C
I
mean
I've
got
an
even
split
to
be
honest
with
you
of
people
in
favor
of
the
removal
and
people
in
favor
of
keeping
dan
on
the
board,
but
just
for
you
know
where
I'm
at
I'm
still
kind
of
tossing
around
a
little
bit,
but
the
8-0
vote
kind
of
bothers
me.
I
was
questioning
why
dan
you
didn't
vote
yourself,
so
that
was
the
only
question
I
I
really
had
was
why
why
there
wasn't
a
naval
for
yourself,
but
that's
just
where
I
stand
right
now
in
this.
I
I
But
when
you
look
at
the
mission
statement
of
the
human
rights
commission,
it
is
for
everybody,
it's
not.
For
you
know
it's
not
like
you
want
varying
viewpoints
on
the
commission.
You
want
everybody.
That's
in
favor
of
human
rights
rights
for
every
human
and
I
guess,
looking
at
an
8-0
vote,
8-1
vote
because
I'm
assuming
dan
passed.
I
was
at
the
meeting.
The
microphone
went
around
the
table.
Every
commissioner
was
allowed
to
say
their
vote
and,
for
some
reason,
dan
did
not
vote.
He.
I
Anyway,
if
I
was
me,
I
guess
personally,
I
don't
feel
I
would
want
to
serve
on
a
commission
that
voted
eight
to
to
one
to
remove
me.
I
don't
think
I
would
be
effective.
I
N
N
Jeff,
if
you
could,
let
me
finish,
I'm
sorry.
The
mission
statement
of
the
human
rights
commission
is
to
cultivate
a
just
and
inclusive
community
where
diversity
is
valued
and
human
rights
are
respected,
and
so
I
think,
let's
just
have
the
totality
of
the
facts
and
mr
mayor,
you
know,
with
all
due
respect.
I
guess
I
would
like
to
hear
from
dan
and
I
recognize
that
we
don't
want
to
turn
this
into
a
circus.
I
guess,
as
I
put
myself
in
the
shoes
of
somebody
of
might
name,
was
being
questioned.
A
A
M
S
M
S
B
Motion
by
council
member
fisher
seconded
by
councilmember
obama
to
remove
mr
mueller
from
the
human
rights
commission.
So
an
eye
vote
is
in
favor
of
such
councilmember
paschusta
aye
fisher
aye,
baskin
name
obala
hi,
waller,
hi,
postma,
hi,
councilmember,
large
austin
aye
motion
passes
6-1
your
honor.
A
Thank
you.
Tom.
Moving
on
to
item
number,
eight,
granting
the
planning
and
zoning
department
the
power
to
contract
for
the
removal
of
junk
and
or
illegal
stored
vehicles
at
the
following
properties.
Eight
a
is
one
thousand
one.
Fourth
have
northeast
folly
and
saudi
property,
so
moved.
Is
there
a
second
all
in
favor,
aye
aye
opposed
carries
8b
713
4th
ave
northeast
the
miller
property
so
moved.
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye
aye
closed,
carries
at
this
point.
A
F
Thank
you,
your
honor
and
council
members.
Elaine
hansen,
2905
7th
avenue
southwest
I'm
actually
here
today
in
my
role
as
president
of
the
austin
area
chamber
of
commerce,
just
to
share
some
comments
and
concerns
I've
received
from
some
of
our
members.
I
know
you're
just
beginning
your
work
on
the
budget,
but
there
is
a
concern
about
what
that
would
look
like
for
2022
and
a
number
of
them
expressed
a
concern
about
the
number
of
12
percent
that
has
been
floated
up
so
just
want
to
bring
forward
that
concern.
A
A
I
don't
christopher
he's
here,
christopher
moore,
our
honorary
council.
Do
you
would
you
like
to
say
anything
comments,
questions
we're
good,
christopher.
I
really
like
you,
I,
like
you
more
and
more
each
meeting.
Thank
you
for
your
attendance,
though
christopher
christopher
moore.
For
those
that
don't
know
is
our
honorary
council
person
this
the
six
weeks,
I
believe
it
is
and
and
when
he's
done
with
his
term,
we're
always
looking.
A
So
while
I
have
an
audience
we're
always
looking
for
people
to
apply
to
be
the
next
council
person,
the
honorary
council
person,
I
think,
there's
some
great
value
in
that
and
what
it
brings
to
the
council.
It
brings
to
the
community.
So,
as
you
have
questions
christopher
can
answer
what
kind
of
a
kind
of
a
lift
it
is
a
heavier
light.
He'll
tell
you,
but
I'd
certainly
get
the
word
out
that
we're
we're
looking
for
more
people
to
to
step
forward
to
be
in
that
honorary
council
position.
So
thank
you.
P
Thank
you
mayor.
We
met
with
senator
dornick,
appreciated
him
stopping
by
to
give
us
a
recap
of
the
legislative
session
representative
mueller.
Let
us
know
that
our
technical
corrections
for
our
7.45
million
for
the
wastewater
treatment,
plant
design
and
engineering
was
included
in
the
close
of
the
session.
So
we're
thankful
for
that
senator
klobuchar
plans
to
visit
the
hormel
institute
on
thursday.
P
T
T
I
got
to
hear
a
lot
of
really
great
stories
of
people's
memories,
of
the
old
building
and
all
the
happenings
that
went
on
with
the
construction
of
the
new,
and
we
got
to
get
out
some
information
about
some
future
projects
here
at
the
library
we
did
get
our
construction
grant
that
we
were
hoping
for,
and
I
will
be
getting
more
information
to
the
council
here
in
the
next
few
weeks,
other
than
that
just
want
to
remind
everybody
that
summer
reading
program
is
going
strong
and
if
you
have
kiddos
to
bring
them
into
the
library
and
get
them
signed
up.
A
Thank
you,
julie,
joyce,.
U
U
E
L
Mike
just
a
congratulations
to
the
chamber
for
running
an
amazing
parade,
great
turnout
and
really
so
freedom.
Fest
was
a
little
different.
This
year
we
had
some
different
folks
sort
of
running
things.
I
thought
it
was
a
great
job.
I
know
ann
and
craig
were
very
involved
with
that.
I
know
the
parks
and
rec
crew
helping
set
everything
up.
L
I
have
the
fortune
fortunate
vantage
point
to
be
up
on
stage
because
of
a
member
of
the
community
band,
and
it's
my
favorite
picture
of
austin
every
year
to
take
is
about
9
30
before
the
fireworks
start,
because
they're
just
it's
the
biggest
crowd
in
austin
every
year,
and
you
can
just
feel
the
patriotism
and
this
year
you
could
just
feel
the
extra
energy
for
the
fact
that
we
could
all
get
together
again.
So
it
was
fantastic
well
done
by
everybody
who
had
a
hand
in
it.
A
I
Yes,
I
guess
I'd
like
to
say
good
job
for
the
the
parade
and
freedom
fest
congrats
to
the
chamber,
for
their
efforts
and
to
staff
ann
for
your
efforts.
It
was
great.
It
was
kind
of
fun
this
year.
For
the
first
time
in
several
years,
I
was
able
to
watch
the
parade
instead
of
being
in
the
parade.
I
S
I
think
I
just
want
to
echo
with
my
other
council
members.
The
parade
was
awesome.
I
tried
to
watch,
but
my
daughter
couldn't.
Let
me
she
want
to
match
with
everyone.
So
I'm
like
oh,
come
on
so
but
she's
really
enjoying
it,
but
the
only
bad
part
at
night.
Oh
the
firework
everything
go
towards.
You
will
cry,
I'm
like
okay.
Now
we
have
to
go
so
we
have
to
leave
early,
but
it
was.
It
was
awesome
so
to
see
that
so
and
congrats
to
everyone
who
were
involved.
N
Jason,
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody.
That's
reached
out,
you
know
whether
it's
on
assessments
or
the
human
rights
commission
or
anything
you
know
we
make
better
decisions
as
a
council
when
when
people
are
involved-
and
you
know,
I
think
we're
confronted
with
some
issues
that
are
easy
and
I
think
we're
confronted
with
some
issues
that
are
not,
and
you
know.
N
Ultimately,
it's
got
to
come
down
to
a
year
or
nay
vote
and
you
know
that's
what
we're
elected
and
accountable
for,
but
I
think
the
more
involvement
we
have
with
community
members,
the
more
robust
the
discussion
is
and
the
the
better
off
we
are
as
a
community
doesn't
mean
we're
going
to
agree
on
everything.
Does
it
mean
that
we're
going
to
be
100
aligned
on
everything
we
do
as
a
community?
M
Well,
I
would
also
like
to
comment
on
the
past
weekend's
events
for
the
fourth.
I
had
the
privilege
of
riding
in
the
pink
discover
austin
pig
with
mayor
king,
so
it
was
nice
and
to
see
the
stacks
of
people
four
rows
deep.
All
along
their
parade
route
was
fantastic,
going
down
to
the
bench
to
the
van
shelter
listening
to
music,
the
food,
the
fireworks
were
amazing.
It
was
just
great
to
see
people
out
and
about
again,
and
it
was
just
fantastic,
so
elaine.
Thank
you
for
your
work
as
well.
A
Well,
I
have
nothing
else
to
add
from
whatever
y'all
said.
I
totally
agree
with
all
the
all
the
folks
up
here
so
again,
certainly
not
the
most
pleasant
meeting
and
I'm
sorry
some
folks
that
we're
somewhat
we
agree
to
disagree,
but
I
think
that's
the
process
that
we
have
so
I
appreciate
everybody's
attendance.
Thank
you
and
we'll
take
a
motion
to
adjourn
to
monday
july
19th.
So.