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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 1/17/23
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City of Austin, MN
A
E
A
Second,
all
in
favor,
aye
aye
opposed
motion
carries
under
item
number
three:
it's
under
recognitions
and
awards.
We
have
a
retirement
Julie
Champlin
from
the
Nature
Center
is
retired.
Now,
as
of
December
30th
I
have
a
plaque
here
for
her
that
reads:
an
appreciation
of
Julie
Champlin
for
service
to
the
City
of
Austin,
from
December
19th
1994
to
December
30th
2022
at
the
JC
Hormel
Nature
Center,
respectively,
presented
by
the
Austin
city
council,
Mayor,
Stephen,
King,
Julie,
and
maybe
Luke.
Do
you
want
to
come
forward
and.
A
F
You
very
much
I
just
want
to
thank
the
city.
It's
been
a
privilege
and
an
honor
to
work
for
this
community
Through
The,
Nature,
Center
and
through
the
other
parts.
It
really
has
I
know
for
Meredith
Maloney
who
took
my
job.
It's
a
dream
job,
but
it
was
a
dream
job
for
me
too.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
it.
Excellent.
G
I
just
want
to
thank
Julie
for
all
of
her
years
of
service.
The
Nature
Center
wouldn't
be
what
it
is
without
Julie
Champlin
she's
been
there
as
an
employee
for
a
long
time,
but
she
was
a
volunteer
before
that
and
even
before
it
was
a
nature
center.
She
was
running
around
causing
a
muck
while
it
was
Kingswood.
F
G
Had
her
foot
many
footprints
on
the
Nature
Center
over
the
years-
and
you
know
many
of
us
know
Julie
because
walking
through
the
front
doors
of
the
Nature
Center,
she
just
represented
the
Nature
Center
and
the
community
of
Austin,
so
Walton
the
people
coming
in
and
welcoming
them,
so
we're
just
so
happy
for
Julie
to
finally
get
a
chance
to
take
a
break
and
see
more
of
her
grandkids.
Thank
you.
F
A
I
Am
Number
Four
and
is
the
emotion
for
the
consent
agenda
with
the
redaction
of
the
wing
bizarre
food
license.
It's
all
moved.
Is
there
a
second
all
in
favor
opposed
that
motion
carries
moving
on
to
item
number.
Five
is
a
motion
approving
five
thousand
dollars
for
the
accelerate
Austin
from
the
2023
contingency
fund
Craig.
Thank.
I
You
mayor
members,
this
item
we
discussed
in
the
work
session
to
partner
with
other
entities
in
the
community
to
move
Austin
forward,
bring
in
a
couple
day
session
with
Daniel
Heinz
built
on
our
velocity
group
report
that
we
received
and
bring
some
alignment
with
the
different
groups
and
move
forward.
Our
participation
is
five
thousand
dollars
towards
that
effort.
We
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Otherwise,
Council
action
is
requested
to
approve
that
on
the
agenda
motion
to
approve.
Second,
all.
I
F
J
So,
at
the
last
work
session,
the
council
discussed
the
2023
Street
reconstruction
assessment
rates
and
the
consensus
was
to
move
forward
with
a
seven
percent
increase
to
kind
of
keep
up
with
construction
costs
for
projected
for
next
year.
This
will
get
us
in
that
30
to
35
percent
of
our
construction
costs
being
assessed.
That's
about
it!
If
you
have
any
questions,
let
me
know.
C
D
B
B
Irs
has
updated
the
mileage
for
reimbursement
and
it's
a
rate
of
the
City
of
Austin
is
historically
adopted.
The
rate
is
going
from
62
and
a
half
cents
per
mile
to
65.5
cents
per
mile.
So
that's
the
amount.
We
would
reimburse
employees
that
don't
have
a
car
allowance
that
are
traveling
to
and
from
conferences
or
work
include
request.
Council
approval
on
the
rate.
B
B
By
statutes,
we
are
required
to
have
an
annual
Auto
or
financial
statements.
They
have
proposed
a
sentence:
the
proposed
engagement
letter,
which
would
amount
to
forty,
eight
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty
eight
dollars
for
the
2022
audit.
It's
about
a
1.9
percent
increase
from
the
prior
year.
The
local,
firm
and
we'd
request
Council
approval
on
Contracting
with
them
to
do
our
2022
audit.
I
Greg.
Thank
you
mayor
members.
We
have
three
bargaining
groups.
All
three
are
in
the
UAW
bargaining
group.
We
have
contracts
with
Street
and
Sewer
Wastewater
Parks.
We
need
motions
individually
on
those.
Details
are
outlined
in
the
backup
for
Council
council's
awareness
we'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
may
have,
but
we'll
take
them
individually
and
take
any
questions
at
this
point
counsel.
Any
questions.
A
C
A
A
Thank
God
number
13
is
a
resolution,
accepting
donations
of
the
city
and
they
are
as
follows.
Seven
kick
slides,
kick
sleds
for
twenty
eight
hundred
dollars
from
the
sons
of
Norway
to
the
Nature
Center;
and
then
please
grant
me
some
Grace
here
to
get
through
these
names.
The
library
got
a
lot
of
support
and
those
names
are
Mary
Nelson,
Bonnie,
Tangerine,
Kathy
and
Greg
Leland
Oliver
and
Charlene
Hagan
American
Legion
auxiliary
Oscar
unit
91
Dale
and
Ann
Odegaard.
A
You
know:
Geraldine
Beckman,
John
and
Julie
Beckman
Sally
Glenn
and
Sally
Baker
Elizabeth,
Chamberlain,
Leona,
steiniger
down
in
Marshall
Leathers
Jeff
and
Diane
Baker
Charles
and
Sandra
folk
Bonnie,
Tangerine,
Jason
and
Katie
Baskin
David
and
Brenda
raffleson
bolita
Schindler,
Hamilton,
Finley
fund
Tim
and
Bonnie
Reitz
St
Michael's,
Lutheran,
Church
benevolence
fund,
Austin,
Moon,
lions
and
Gail
Heimer.
We
thank
those
folks
for
their
donations
to
the
Austin
Public
Library
need
a
resolution
to
approve
so
I
moved.
Is
there
a
second
second
Tom.
F
A
I
K
K
It
started
really
with
me
going
to
a
planning
conference
and
talking
to
a
consultant
about
our
Oakland
Avenue
Corridor,
and
then
we
just
you,
know
built
on
that.
From
there
we
were
granted
again
the
Grant
in
2021
actually
to
be
implemented
in
2022,
the
and
for
a
three-year
period.
Continuing
until
25.
the
city
has
had
contracted
with
stantec,
initially
to
implement
the
to
to
apply
for
the
grant
the
city.
K
It
got
a
an
advisory
committee
together
at
the
beginning
of
the
Grant
application
period.
And
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
the
group
that
was
selected
as
the
advisory
committee.
I
can't
remember
all
the
people
that
were
involved
because
it
was
back
in
2019,
but
also
wanted
to
thank
Mr
Clark
for
his
enthusiasm
and
assistance
and
helping
us
apply
for
this
grant
as
well
really
I
mean
sometimes,
as
a
staff
member.
You
just
need
someone
to
say.
Yeah
go
for
it.
K
You
know
this
sounds
like
great
idea
and
they're,
not
the
only
consultant
that
we've
discussed
possibilities
with
either
I
mean
there's
many,
and
this
was
just
the
one
that
finally
came
to
fruition.
So
very
happy
again
about
that.
We
did
have
an
issue.
The
EPA
didn't
want
to
send
us
the
actual
dollars
until
they
until
we
issued
a
new
RFQ
for
implementation.
K
When
we
initially
did
our
application,
we
did
a
dual
procurement
contract
with
stantec,
which
was
to
do
the
application
and
then
also
do
the
implementation.
We
only
received
one
response
back
when
we
initially
started
this
back
in
2019
when
we
got
to
2021
the
EPA
had
made
that
the
the
procurement
issue,
one
of
their
priorities
for
looking
at
I,
understand
that
they
had
had
the
same
kind
of
contingency
with
about
40
other
communities
with
regard
to
having
the
the
reissuance
of
the
the
RFQ.
K
K
K
They
actually
call
this.
Instead
of
a
grant,
they
call
it
a
Cooperative
agreement
at
the
EPA
because
we
will
work
with
an
EPA
representative.
Throughout
the
grant
period,
And
I
did
have
a
chance
to
meet
with
Rosita
Clark.
Who
is
our
grant
grant
connection
with
the
EPA
and
she
went
through?
You
know
a
number
of
opportunities
that
the
EPA
has
for
communities
that
they
work
with
and
opportunities
that
we
may
have
in
the
future.
So
we
were
looking
at.
C
K
It
so
the
Quant,
so
the
quantitative
part,
or
maybe
it
is
qualitative,
but
we
have
a
work
plan
that
we
worked
through
with
the
EPA.
So
that
is
what
is
required
by
the
EPA
of
any
consultant
that
we
work
with.
So
that's
the
basic
bare
minimum
that
is
required,
so
that
was
provided
to
all
of
the
Consultants
that
applied
or
provided
proposals.
K
So
that
would
be
providing
a
database.
So
there
are
Consultants
that
don't
necessarily
track
all
the
documents
that
we
have
to
that
were
required
to
submit
and
also
keep
track
of.
I
mean
the
the
files
that
we
have,
that
I've
seen
on
some
of
Steven's
projects,
like
the
deed
grants
that
we've
had
you
know,
are
enormous.
C
K
Yeah,
so
that
would
so
we
wouldn't
know
until
we
actually
implement
the
grant.
Basically
so
do
they
will
they
get
all
of
the
16
Esa
phase
ones
done?
Will
they
get
all
of
the
phase
twos
done,
and
that's
one
thing,
though,
that
you
know
the
EPA
will
also
keep
additional
tabs
on
and
then
also
us
as
a
city
we'll
keep
tabs
on,
but
I.
Think
part
of
the
success
is
looking
at
what
they've
done
previously
as
well.
A
K
A
K
Know
contamination
we
do
have
a
few
along
Oakland.
We
have
a
few,
maybe
in
other
areas
of
the
community
and
of
course
we
have
asbestos
and
lead
in
different
buildings.
So
that
goes
to
the
ReUse
piece,
but
this
would
be
a
great
opportunity.
You
know,
because
once
we
do
these
testing,
we
have
the
opportunity
to
apply
for
more
grants
for
development
and
cleanup,
so
it
just
right
now.
A
A
With
the
redaction
of
17A,
we
have
a
motion
for
17b
to
for
granting
the
planning
and
zoning
department
the
power
to
contract
for
the
removal
of
junk
and
or
legally
stored
vehicles
at
the
following
location,
104
3rd,
Avenue,
Southeast,
the
rose
property
need
a
motion
so
moved
special
all
in
favor.
All.
E
A
Opposed
motion
carries
under
the
additions.
We
have
a
resolution
for
item
number
18
receiving
an
updated
feasibility
report
and
calling
for
public
hearing
on
February
21st
2023
for
Street
improvements
on
3rd
Avenue,
Southwest
from
20th
Street
to
21st,
Street
Southwest
and
21st
Street
Southwest
from
22nd
Street
to
6th
Avenue
Southwest
and
22nd
Street
Southwest
from
Oakland
Avenue
West
to
Third
Avenue
Southwest
project
number
23106
for
the
resolution
for
that
public
hearing.
D
Yes,
I
just
like
to
voice
my
concerns
and
recommend
against
granting
this
particular
license.
I
do
want
to
note
that
in
late,
2022
officers
were
present
at
a
call
at
this
location
and
few
conditions,
they
believe
were
clearly
not
sanitary,
nor
consistent
with
basic
food
safety
regulations.
We
did
report
our
concerns
to
the
state
and
these
concerns
remain
under
State
investigation.
At
this
time
on
Friday
the
13th,
we
were
again
on
scene
serving
a
search
warrant
that
has
resulted
in
charges.
According
to
the
information.
D
D
D
Our
officers
observed
the
table
where
the
cutting
was
being
done
at
was
near
the
flower
that
was
being
used
to
make
the
chicken
sold
at
this
particular
restaurant
officers
observed.
That
would
not
be
noticeable
if
the
white
powder
we
suspected
to
be
cocaine
and
Fentanyl
were
to
have
been
mixed
with
the
restaurants
flower,
three
of
the
baggies
of
white
powder
located
in
the
kitchen
of
this
restaurant,
later
tested
positive
for
cocaine
and
weighed
59.2
grams.
Due
to
the
inherent
dangers
associated
with
fentanyl
the
remaining
drugs,
we
will
not
field
test
for
our
own
safety.
D
Even
on
a
warrant
like
this,
we
suspect
fentanyl.
We
had
male
ambulance
coming
act
as
a
backup.
In
case
any
of
our
officers
were
affected.
We
will
send
those
to
the
BCA
for
further
analysis.
Obviously,
it's
very
troubling
to
me
that
cocaine
alone
would
be
in
these
places
where
food
service
is
being
done,
let
alone
fentanyl,
which
is
incredibly
dangerous.
Had
it
been
mixed
or
gotten
in
with
something
that
would
have
been
fed
or
purchased
by
the
public
Austin
code.
D
Section
607
does
provide
that
a
license
holder
is
responsible
for
what
goes
on
in
the
license
premises.
So
any
conduct
on
the
premises
is
deemed
to
be
the
conduct
of
the
license
holder,
Austin
code,
section
6.03,
sub
5
states
that
the
council
May
for
any
reasonable
cause,
refuse
to
Grant
any
application.
D
I
believe
that
what
I've
outlined,
especially
during
the
search
warrant,
we
served
on
the
13th
and
what
we
observed
would
be
reasonable
grounds
to
refuse
to
Grant
this
license
due
to
those
contamination,
cross-contamination
issues,
and
my
recommendation
would
be
that
in
this
particular
instance,
the
consul
not
Grant.
This
food
license
to
this
particular
business.
E
A
L
I
Yes,
Kentucky
with
Senator
dornick
we're
getting
close
on
Bill
introduction
for
our
wastewater
treatment
plant
and
anticipates
in
the
next
day
or
so
so
that's
exciting.
We
have
legislative
action
day
on
the
25th,
with
Coalition
of
Greater
Minnesota
cities.
Thank
you
to
the
members
that
are
willing
to
give
of
their
time
to
speak
with
our
legislators.
Otherwise,
that's
all
I
have
thanks.
Craig
Paul.
A
H
So
I
wanted
to
comment
on
that
and
also
I
I'm
new
to
this
role.
So
I
wasn't
around
for
the
negotiating
part,
but
I'm
understanding.
There's
some
intention
on
the
city's
part
to
over
time
start
picking
up
more
of
the
cost
of
Health
Care
that
it's
gotten
out
of
whack
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
also
verbalize
that
that
I
think
that
that
is
important,
that
the
cities
share
go
up
and
that
should
be
acknowledged
as
we
approve
these
three
contracts.
H
I
also
want
to
say
thank
you
to
Holly
and
her
team
for
their
persistence
in
the
Greenfield
Grant
applications.
I
noticed
it.
It
took
many
tries
and
I've
had
similar
experiences
with
grants
myself.
It's
easy
to
get
discouraged
and
say:
oh
forget
it.
I
don't
have
time
for
this,
but
thank
you
for
persisting
and
and
hanging
in
there
I
want
to
report
on
a
couple
things
happening
with
the
parks
or
creation
and
Forestry
Department.
There
is
a
public
information
session
about
emerald
ash
borer
on
January
23rd
at
1
pm
at
the
senior
center.
H
So
anyone
in
the
Public's
invited
to
come
and
learn
more
about
emerald
ash
borer
park
and
rec
staff
has
been
training
on
an
updated
website.
They
have
they've
been
working
on
a
new
website.
It
will
go,
live
to
the
public
soon
date
to
be
determined,
but
the
staff
has
taken
the
training
so
that
they
can
do
the
updates
and
keep
it
fresh
and
timely
and
that's
also
a
cost-effective
way
for
the
city.
L
Can
I
can
I
retract
or
can
I
sure
sure
I
had
a
question?
I
was
looking
at
the
boards
and
commission
and
park
and
rec
and
I
was
curious
about.
How
do
does
the
city
go
about
appointing
people
because
I
noticed
a
couple
of
the
people,
Tom
Stevens
he's
been
an
office
holder
and
all
CC
Croc
I
think
she
was
on
the
school
board.
How
does
the?
A
Work
they
either
apply
or
get
asked
to
apply.
In
a
point,
the
council,
the
mayor,
appoints
and
the
council
approves
thanks
George.
Thank
you.
The
only
thing
I
have
to
offer
is
again.
Congratulations
to
Julie
Champlin
those
folks
like
Julie
that
spend
their
their
livelihood
working
for
the
city.
I
believe
at
the
math
here
is
28
years
of
service
to
the
Nature
Center
in
the
city
of
Boston.