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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 6/7/21
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City of Austin, Minnesota
C
A
A
D
D
We
set
a
public
hearing
at
the
last
council
meeting,
sent
out
letters
and
published
in
the
paper,
and
we've
had
a
number
of
questions
from
property
owners
that
some
of
those
we've
included
you
on
responses
in
and
some
I
believe,
there's
some
people
showing
up
tonight.
So
the
proposed
roles
are
in
your
packet,
but
those
would
be
for
work
from
30
years
ago
and
those
are
the
original
amounts,
because
we
have
not
assessed
any
interest
on
it.
I
don't
know
if
stephen
had
anything
to
add.
E
Yeah
I'll
just
add
that,
back
when
these
projects
were
completed,
there
were
either
empty
lots
or
there
were
very
large
single
home
lots.
So
at
that
time
they
looked
at
these
lot.
These
large
lots
that
had
a
single
home
on
them
and
made
the
determination
that,
sometime
in
the
future,
that
lot
has
the
possibility
of
being
subdivided
into
two
and
would
create
two
normal
sized
lots.
Therefore,
that
property
received
two
assessments.
E
Many
of
them
have
been
resolved
over
the
last
30
years,
but,
as
we
mentioned
at
the
work
session,
when
we
talked
about
this
a
month
or
so
ago,
these
last
58
to
60
are
the
the
ones
that
have
just
never
been
resolved
or
come
to
the
forefront.
So
these
are
real
costs,
they're
costs
associated
with
the
frontage
adjacent
to
their
properties,
and-
and
I
guess
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that-
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
how
these
were
developed
back
in
the
day.
E
A
Sure,
if
that's
going
to
give
any
of
the
residents
a
funny
or
fuzzy
feeling
that
you've
got
93
costs
here,
but
it's
certainly
a
public
hearing.
So
we'll
we'll
give
you
time
as
residents
to
to
come
to
the
podium
and
ask
questions,
but
does
council
have
any
questions
or
comments
for
steven
or
anne
before
you
proceed?
F
My
name's
donald
durbin,
I
live
at
2401
12th
street
southwest
austin
minnesota
the
lot
you're
assessing
this
brawl
or
spring
when
your
guy
come
out
to
mark
all
the
gas
mains
and
the
water
lines
and
all
that
stuff
and
a
lot
you're
talking
about
you
did
not
even
know
that
there
was
a
water
shut
off
in
that
lot.
I
went
and
told
him
and
showed
him
now
you
are
going
to
assess
me.
He
had
no
record
of
it.
A
E
E
F
E
E
A
G
G
I'm
just
wondering
why,
after
30
years,
40
years,
almost
probably,
as
you
have
we've
been
assessed-
obviously
so
much
money
on
these
vacant
lots,
I
mean
that
the
taxes
are
right
up
there.
I
mean
they're
high
on
on
all,
unlike
all
those
lots,
but
it's
it's
easy.
It
seems
like
taking
a
lot
if
it
was
vacant
40
years
ago,
it's
vacant
yet,
and-
and
I
guess
I
just
don't
know
what
else
to
say
on
this.
A
E
You
know
it's
it's
a
little
bit
of
two
things
for
for
dan
there,
all
good
things
must
come
to
an
end.
You
know
the
the
city
has
had
these.
These
are
these
again
are
real
costs
from
a
project
in
1989.
I
believe
8th
avenue
was
sanitary.
Sewer
work
was
done
on
eighth
avenue,
south
of
the
college,
and
the
city
has
been
holding
these
costs.
E
Since
then,
waiting
for
development
and-
and
you
know
from
a
city
standpoint-
either
we
continue
to
hold
those
costs
or
we
assess
them
back
on
the
property
owner,
and
you
know,
maybe
that
does
spur
some
development.
Maybe
that
pushes
somebody
forward
to
say
hey,
maybe
I
might
as
well
get
rid
of
this
particular
lot
and
try
to
see
if
we
can't
get
it
built
on.
E
G
G
E
H
My
name
is
carol
brown
and
I'm
with
the
austin
baptist
chapel
at
2200
12th
street
southwest,
and
when
the
work
on
12th
street
southwest
was
done,
the
assessments
were
deferred.
That's
true,
but
according
to
the
documentation
that
I
have
here,
the
assessments
were
deferred
and
payable
when
the
lots
are
built
on-
and
I
don't
know
if
that's
you're,
just
changing
the
the
rules
or
whatever
the
requirements
with
our
building.
H
I
I
But
it's
not
a
bilateral
contract
in
that
the
constituent
didn't
give
up
anything
or
you
know,
lose
any
benefit.
By
allowing
this
to
sit
for
30
some
years,
they
were
given
a
benefit
by
allowing
it
to
sit
for
30
some
years.
So
you
know
I
understand
what
you're
saying
is
we're
changing
the
rules
a
bit,
but
they
were
rules
that
were
put
in
place
essentially
gratuitously
for
just
certain
landowners
that
are
on
this
list,
and
the
idea
was
that
that
these
properties
would
develop.
I
That
was
probably
the
understanding
at
the
time
that
right
at
the
moment
this
seems
unfair.
But
when
there's
a
house
there
won't
seem
unfair
and
a
house
is
probably
coming
in
in
the
in
the
you
know
foreseeable
future
here
so
we'll
let
things
sit
and
we
let
things
sit
for
a
very
long
time
and-
and
it
hasn't
happened-
and
maybe
that
makes
it
more
unfair
to
change
the
rules,
but
it
doesn't
make
it
that
we
can't
change
the
rules.
I
30
years
have
passed
with
these
sets
of
rules,
hoping
that
the
development
will
occur
to
make
it
a
little
less
burdensome.
To
have
to
have
this
go
on
the
tax
rolls
and
have
to
pay
it
off
over
time.
But
but
right
now
before
the
council
is
a
question.
Do
you
want
to
keep
these
going
along
indefinitely?
I
A
I
Reality
we're
not
that
we're
not
close
to
that
point.
Probably,
but
the
reality
is
these
improvements
do
wear
out
at
some
point
and
then
they
need
to
be
redone
and
it
would
be
a
shame
to
have
the
assessments
from
the
first
installation
still
be
on
the
books
waiting
to
get
paid
when
the
second
ones
would
normally
be
applied,
making
it
doubly
hard
for
the
landowner
at
that
point
in
time
to
absorb
that
cost.
Thank.
J
I
purchased
that
lot
in
2003
two
years
later
purchased
the
adjacent
lot,
which
remains
undeveloped.
At
this
point,
so
everything
we're
talking
about
happened
before
I
became
a
landowner.
This
is
my
first
piece
of
land
that
I
bought.
The
second
piece
of
land
was
the
lot
that
I
bought
two
years
later
and
I
bought
that
land
because
I
did
not
want
a
house
next
to
me
and
I
still
don't.
J
I
understand
the
way
you
guys
are
explaining
this.
It
makes
sense
if
I'm
in
an
understanding
mode,
but
when
I'm
in
an
unhappy
mode.
I
have
a
lot
of
questions.
I
don't
know
if
you
guys
are
aware
of
this,
but
there's
a
pandemic.
That's
just
kind
of
getting
better
and
five
grand
for
my
family
of
five
is
a
tough
thing
to
pay,
and
I
know
I
can
spread
it
over
10
years.
J
J
There's
a
real
difference
in
equality
between
the
person
that
lived
or
that
owned
that
lot.
When
this
happened
and
the
current
owner
of
that
lot,
I
wish
I
had
the
luxury
that
that
person
had
to
say
no.
I
do
not
want
to
pay
that
now.
I
will
differ
it
to
somebody
else,
but
apparently
I
don't
have
that
option
and
that's
frustrating
as
well.
J
J
This
is
nothing
that
I
chose
to
do
and
I
have
to
pay
more
than
the
amount,
and
you
said
you
know
there's
just
because
it's
been
a
long
time
doesn't
mean
we
can't
change
the
rules
well,
the
rules
should
have
been
set
in
stone
when
it
happened.
Those
people
that
own
that
land
should
have
been
forced
to
pay
their
share.
D
D
Okay,
so
as
I
sent
to
the
council
in
an
email
friday,
what
typically
happens
these?
These
assessments
are
caught
when
the
properties
are
transferred.
So
a
lot
of
times
we
do
when
properties
are
transferred.
As
part
of
your
title
work,
they
will
do
whoever's
doing
your
title.
Work
will
do
an
assessment
search
and
the
people
in
my
office
or
myself
will
certify
the
outstanding
assessments
and
that's
how
these
are
caught
and,
as
steven
said,
there
was
originally
hundreds
of
these
a
lot
of
them
out
in
the
austin
acres.
D
I
see
you're
kind
of
out
in
that
area
too,
so
we
we've
caught
hundreds
of
these
over
time
with
transfers.
Now,
however,
your
purchase
agreement
was
set
up.
However,
you
chose
to
do
the
title
with
it.
You
know
the
city
of
austin
doesn't
know,
particularly
when
something's
being
sold.
We
just
know
if
there's
an
assessment
search
and
we'll
certify
that
to
whoever's
doing
your
closing
so
and
you
know,
however,
you
set
up
your
purchase
agreement.
Who
is
paying
those
assessments
who
is
paying
deferred?
Who
is
paying
pending
and
levied
assessments?
D
J
J
J
J
I
don't
have
to
be
happy
about
it,
but
the
the
thing
that
gets
me
the
most
is
the
interest.
Three
and
a
half
percent
interest
over
ten
years
ends
up
being
quite
a
bit
of
money
for
something
that
that
I
feel
was
out
of
my
control.
So
I
would
gladly
pay
this
money.
Five
grand
spread
it
out
and
maybe
I
will
be
able
to
pay
it
by
what
is
it
october
or
august
1st
or
something
whatever
the
date
is,
there's
a
deadline.
J
I
know
that
maybe
I
will
be
able
to
pay
it
if
I
can
scrape
up
enough
nickels
and
dimes
on
top
of
trying
to
support
my
family.
Maybe
that
can
happen,
but
if
it
can't,
then
I
have
to
borrow
money
from
you
guys
for
10
years.
I
have
to
borrow
five
grand
from
the
city
and
then
pay
interest
on
it
to
me.
That
is
not
the
correct
way
to
handle
this.
If
you're
going
to
hamstring
the
residence
with
this,
maybe
hamstrings
the
wrong
term.
If
you're
going
to
surprise
us
with
this.
J
I
I
don't
believe
that
that's
the
correct
way
to
do
this,
and
I
know
you
guys
are
saying
that
you
don't
handle
assessments
this
way,
but
this
is
the
way
this
asses
assessment
is
going
and
you
are
a
control
of
how
this
assessment
goes.
This
one
is
out
of
the
norm.
This
one
can
be
modified
to
make
it
fair
for
the
city
and
for
the
residents.
J
J
A
K
K
E
M
L
L
K
D
We
we
could
extend
past
august
if
the
council
chose
to
do
so.
The
only
reason
I
did
it
that
day
is
because
it's
usually
a
month
after
our
usual
assessment.
So
if,
if
the
council
wanted
to
say
they
had
to
be
paid
by
october,
31st
I'm
fine
with
that,
but
they
have
to
be
paid
by
october
31st
for
that
for
to
get
on
the
taxes
for
next
year.
That
is
the
absolute
drop
dead
deadline.
K
K
D
D
O
Off
or
do
I
not
if
you
don't
make
that
decision
come
in
by
october
31st
to
make
the
payment
it
automatically
gets
spread
on
your
taxes
for
10
years,
based
on
council's
assessment,
so
you
don't
have
to
come
and
say
I
just
like
to
put
over
my
10
years.
It's
automatically
done
if
you're,
not
in
paid
by
that
date.
Okay
is.
K
A
K
I
understand,
but
I
mean
I
guess
it
is
a
circumstance
where
you
know,
for
whatever
reason,
a
lot
of
these
were
kind
of
lost
in
the
shuffle,
so
to
speak
and
surprised
a
lot
of
people
that
caught
them
after
the
fact
like
mr
mcintyre,
so
I
guess
as
much
as
we
could
work
with
them.
I
guess
I
would
like
to
see
that,
but
I
know
some
of
these
people
that
still
own
the
property
should
have
known
that
they
were
out
there,
but.
A
L
H
O
L
C
A
lot
of
folks,
especially
you
mentioned
you
went
through
a
realtor
generally
have
title
insurance
as
part
of
that
process,
and
this
is
one
of
the
exact
sort
of
things
that
title
insurance
is
supposed
to
cover
and
he
was
able
we
got
it
so
that
it's
not
on
his
hook
at
this
point
because
he
had
the
coverage
he
was
supposed
to.
So,
if
you
have
your
documents,
if
you
know
the
realtor
that
you
worked
with
it's
worth
looking
into.
N
A
Q
Q
I
don't
want
to
take
up
a
lot
of
your
time,
I'm
here
for
the
same
reason,
everybody
else
is
these
assessments
were
deferred.
16Th
avenue
is
on
the
south
side.
Of
my
our
north
side
of
my
property,
17th
avenue
is
on
the
south
side
of
my
property.
Now
I
do
have
assessments
on
the
south
side
of
my
property,
also
in
the
amount
of
22
500
for
sewer.
So
that's
my
brunt
of
all
my
assessments.
Q
I
was
told
back
when
that
project
was
done.
They
usually
don't
call
the
assessment
due
until
the
sewer
is
used,
and
I
don't
use
it-
I'm
agriculture,
so
I
paid
for
the
house
and
the
street
on
the
north
side
and
the
two
well
there's
three
assessments
on
that
side:
one's
for
the
remaining
part
of
the
street
going
down
16th
avenue.
Q
One
of
them
is
for
the
remaining
sewer
going
all
the
way
down.
16Th
avenue
and
one
is
for
agriculture,
a
lot
across
the
street
that
sewer
was
run
run
into.
I
believe
these
are
the
assessments
I
did
too
get
a
signed
copy.
Actually,
stivers
nursery
did
from
a
previous
attorney
kermit
hoverstein,
and
it
said
the
city
will
defer
assessments
on
the
property
described
as
north
10
acres,
its
description
of
stivers
nursery
eight
and
a
half
acres
known
as
divers
nursery
property.
Q
Q
Q
Q
I
said
if
they
close
that
street
off.
What's
it
going
to
do
to
some
of
my
traffic
flow
and
he
said
well,
that's
not
a
done
deal
and
I
said
fine,
but
is
it
a
possibility
he's
like
yeah?
Well,
you
know,
maybe
maybe
not-
and
I
said
okay
but
I
would
like
to
know,
but
that
wasn't
done
but
sure
enough.
Two
years
later
they
did
close
the
street
off
and
they
put
a
bike
trail
and
they
also
closed
off
16th
avenue.
Q
So
I
think
at
that
time
would
have
made
a
big
difference
if
I
would
have
known
too.
So
I'm
just
saying
it's
up
to
you.
You
are
the
next
council
here
that
I'm
talking
to
I've
talked
to
some
before
on
17th
avenue,
which
was
a
big
burden.
The
city
did
work
with
me.
I
did
pay
off
all
those
assessments
except
the
sewer
which
I'm
not
using.
Q
Q
P
Yeah,
I
think
that
this
is
a
tough
one
right,
because
nobody
likes
assessments,
you
know,
so
what
I've
been
wrestling
with
in
my
head
is:
what's
fair,
you
know,
I
think,
there's
real
cost,
certainly
that
we,
you
know,
took
on
in
the
1980s
1990s,
and
I
do
think
I
you
know.
I
do
believe
that
from
a
city
staff
standpoint,
we've
done
the
right
things
in
terms
of
tracking
the
assessments,
and
so
you
know
I
don't
think
this
has
anything
to
do
with
the
clerks
or
with
stevens
up
office.
P
P
P
In
10
years
maximum
and
that's
and
we've-
you
know
gone
three
times
further
than
that,
and
so
you
know,
I
think,
about
the
fiscal
situation
that
the
city
is
in
compared
to
the
proportionality
of
the
individual
residents
and
it
feels
like
it
has
a
disproportionate
impact
on
the
residents.
I
get
the
desire
to
have
some
resolution,
but
I'd
be
more
in
favor
of
just
dropping
the
assessments
in
general.
P
Knowing
that
sure
we're
going
to
take,
you
know
100
000
or
a
little
bit
less
than
that
of
a
cut,
but
I
think
we've
had
30
years
to
try
to
get
these
dollars,
and
so
it's
tough
to
go
in
and
try
to
get
them
today.
I
think
if
we
do
try
to
get
the
dollars
that
we
probably
should
figure
out.
You
know
some
type
of
an
interest
free
or
something
like
that,
but
I'd.
A
H
O
O
B
N
D
Yeah
I
be
because
this
is
tip
this
is
a
little
bit
different
than
our
normal
process,
but
we're
still
following
the
process.
So
I
just
need
technically
a
resolution
ordering
all
of
the
improvements
so
yeah
so
and
then
we'll
set
later
on
in
the
meeting,
because
that's
not
a
public
hearing
portion
of
it
then
we'll
set
the
final
assessment
hearing
for
july
6.
A
A
A
D
J
K
J
N
G
S
F
C
A
A
R
Thank
you
mayor
members.
Some
probably
happier
news
here
we're
seeing
some
good
traction
in
the
nature's
ridge
subdivision
several
abatements
this
evening.
This
first
one
is
at
1303
18th
drive
northeast.
The
estimated
value
is
369
000..
It's
been
submitted,
in
conformance
with
our
tax
abatement
policy.
This
is
a
public
hearing.
Council
action
is
requested
to
approve
or
deny
the
abatement.
A
N
R
A
A
T
B
R
A
R
R
we've
come
a
long
way
from
that
process
and
appreciate
the
legwork
that
has
been
done
by
that
was
done
by
those
folks,
but
we
have
a
private
cable
franchise
before
the
city
tonight
to
extend
fiber
throughout
the
community
and
deliver
on
that
promise.
That
was
talked
about
in
vision,
2020,
but
through
the
private
sector.
R
We're
excited
about
the
opportunity
for
competition
in
the
community
and
see
where
that
might
lead
us,
but
improve
our
connectivity
in
the
community
and
connections
that
we
have
as
we're
increasingly
dependent
on
the
internet
and
those
things
that
go
along
with
that.
We
have
brian
grogan
with
us
this
evening,
he's
been
our
franchise
attorney
that
we've
worked
with
I'll
turn
it
over
to
mr
grogan
from
here.
U
Thank
you,
mayor
members
of
the
council
again
for
the
record
brian
grogan,
with
the
minneapolis
law,
firm
of
moss
and
barnett,
I'm
here
tonight
to
present
to
you
the
applicant
for
a
new
cable
franchise.
I
have
a
powerpoint
deck
that
I
believe
the
city
is
going
to
put
up
that
will
help
us
walk
through
this
presentation.
U
The
formal
name
of
the
company
is
cmn,
hyphen,
r-u-s
comma
inc,
but
they
do
business
as
metronet,
so
we're
going
to
refer
to
them
tonight
in
this
presentation
as
metronet
and,
ultimately
your
goal
tonight,
council
members
is
to
consider
approval
of
a
resolution
that
would
ultimately
approve
the
qualifications
of
metronet
to
own
and
operate
a
cable
system.
What's
important.
U
To
emphasize
is
that
we're
not
deciding
whether
to
grant
a
franchise
tonight
by
state
law
that
has
to
wait
at
least
seven
days
between
the
consideration
of
the
application
and
the
ultimate
grant
of
a
franchise,
so
that
will
have
to
wait
to
a
to
the
next
city
council
meeting.
This
entire
procedure
that
I'm
going
to
describe
tonight
is
right
out
of
state
law,
whether
or
not
we
agree
that
all
of
these
steps
must
be
undertaken.
U
U
U
U
So
we
have
these
minnesota
statutes
in
play,
and
one
of
them
requires
that
we
maintain
a
level
playing
field
between
the
incumbent
cable
operator,
which
in
this
case
is
charter,
communications,
doing
business
as
spectrum
and
the
new
applicant
metronet.
So
as
we
look
to
the
franchise
for
the
next
council
meeting,
staff
is
making
certain
that
the
contract
itself
that
we
will
ultimately
put
in
front
of
you
does
not
grant
a
more
favorable
or
less
burdensome
set
of
obligations
to
any
new
company
as
compared
to
those
that
we
currently
have
in
place
with
charter.
U
I've
also
just
listed
for
you
in
here
the
charter
level
playing
field
arrangement
which
basically
says
that
you
as
a
city
have
agreed
that
you
would
not
allow
a
company
to
compete
on
more
favorable
terms
and
in
the
event
that
you
were
to
grant
a
more
favorable
franchise.
You'd
basically
have
to
make
the
same
provisions
available
to
charters
so
that
the
two
could
compete
fairly
in
the
marketplace
and
again
we're
going
to
look
more
closely
at
that
franchise
in
the
next
council.
Meeting
next
slide.
Please.
U
We
published
that
in
early
may
at
the
time
of
the
let's
move
to
the
next
slide,
we're
just
simply
walking
you
through
the
steps
that
staff
has
undertaken
as
of
may
25th.
That
was
the
closing
date.
Only
one
application
was
received,
and
that
was
from
metronet
tonight
we're
completing
the
final
element
of
the
state
statute,
which
is
to
hold
a
public
hearing
to
consider
that
application
next
slide.
U
I
think
we've
we've
probably
covered
this
already
as
well,
so
in
the
interest
of
moving
your
meeting
forward,
we'll
go
to
the
next
slide
so
now
we'll
get
to
the
meat
of
the
applicant.
Here,
the
the
applicant,
as
I
described,
is
doing
business
as
metronet.
Their
parent
company
is
metronet
holdings
llc,
and
that
is
the
company
that
we
substantially
looked
at
as
it
relates
to
the
technical,
legal
and
financial
qualifications
of
the
applicant
next
slide.
U
So
we'll
start
with
legal
qualifications.
This
company
is
an
indiana
corporation.
They
are
licensed
to
do
business
in
minnesota.
We
have
verified
with
this
minnesota
secretary
of
state
that
they
are
in
good
standing
and
there
is
no
impediment
to
them
providing
cable
and
communication
services
in
the
state
and
in
the
city
of
austin.
U
Next,
then
we
look
to
technical
qualifications
again
based
in
indiana.
They
are
a
company
that
provides
cable
internet
telephone
service
to
the
extent
folks
want
telecommunications
service
and
they
operate
in
a
number
of
different
communities.
Florida
iowa
kentucky.
You
can
see
the
communities
listed
there,
they
also
have
statewide
franchises
in
a
number
of
states.
Indiana
and
illinois
are
two
examples
where
they
serve
a
number
of
communities.
The
punch
line
here
is
this
is
not
metronet's.
First
foray
into
providing
cable
services.
U
U
If
you
match
these
particular
elements,
you're
then
deemed
to
be
a
qualified
provider
like
any
financial
qualification
standards.
There's
a
great
deal
of
subjectivity
about
what
it
means
to
have
sufficient
financial
resources
to
build
the
system.
We've
provided
a
fairly
detailed
analysis
in
the
written
report.
That's
in
your
packet
tonight
giving
you
at
least
a
snapshot
of
their
balance
sheet
and
financial
information.
U
I
recognize
that
that's
stated
in
the
reverse.
You
would
be
looking
for
basically
a
stamp
of
approval
that
we
would
guarantee
their
financial
success.
Of
course,
we
can't
do
that.
There
are
all
kinds
of
wild
cards,
as
we've
all
witnessed
this
last
year
with
the
pandemic
that
could
adversely
affect
any
company's
business,
but
based
on
what
they
have
presented.
U
There's
no
reason
to
deny
they
have
sufficient
resources
to
construct
the
system
and
to
move
forward
how
they
execute
the
business
plan
would
be
something
that
the
future
will
tell
us
next
slide
so
before
you
tonight,
then.
In
conclusion,
you
have
a
resolution
and
what
that
resolution
does.
Is
it
says
that
we,
the
city
council
for
austin,
find
that
metronet
possesses
the
requisite
legal
technical
financial
qualifications
to
own
an
operating
cable
system?
U
Should
the
council
determine
to
adopt
that
resolution
staff
will
then
bring
back
to
you
at
your
next
meeting,
a
cable
franchise
and
any
additional
documentation
that
you'll
need
for
consideration
and
to
determine
whether
to
award
them
the
right
to
do
business
in
your
community,
and
with
that
I
believe,
that's
the
final
substantive
slide
I'll
certainly
stand
for
any
questions.
The
council
may.
A
C
U
That's
great,
certainly
so
a
lot
of
the
the
issues
I
suspect,
we're
going
to
start
talking
about
tonight,
will
actually
be
contained
in
the
cable
franchise
which
you'll
be
receiving
in
the
next
package,
but
the
the
concept
is
that
they
have
committed
to
provide
in
the
neighborhood
of
an
85
penetration
to
the
residents
in
the
community.
However,
there
are
some
caveats.
U
Those
would
be,
for
example,
folks
that
are
living
in
apartment
buildings
or
condominium
buildings.
If
those
buildings,
the
landlord
already
has
what
is
in
essence,
an
exclusive
arrangement
for
the
provision
of
wiring
in
that
building
and
the
ability
to
serve
tenants,
metronet
will
not
then
be
constructing
to
that
building,
because
there's
no
ability
for
them
to
gain
customers
they're
already
chosen
by
the
or
served
by
the
incumbent
operator,
and
that's
one
really
of
gaining
access
to
the
property
from
the
land
owner.
So
there
are
some
caveats
to
that.
U
Those
would
be
spelled
out
in
the
contract
and
you
may
say:
well
why
not
a
hundred
percent,
why
a
lower
percentage
and
frankly,
what
we're
pleased
about
here
is
the
commitment
that
this
competitive
operator
has
put
down
I'll.
Give
you
an
example
that
about
50
different
franchises
were
granted
over
the
last
five
years
in
the
twin
cities
market
to
what
is
the
old,
u.s,
west
or
quest,
and
it
was
known
as
centurylink.
U
Now
it's
known
as
lunum
they've
changed
their
name
a
few
times,
but
they
when
they
came
in
and
pitched
a
franchise
to
minneapolis
or
saint
paul
or
bloomington.
They
committed
to
provide
competition
in
15.
That's
one
five
percent
of
the
households
and
then
to
the
extent
their
business
plan
were
successful.
They
would
expand
service.
Beyond
that
here
we
have
an
operator,
that's
almost
the
exact
reverse
and
is
committing
a
much
more
substantial
percentage,
and
then,
at
that
point
letting
the
marketplace
drive
these
operators
to
serve
those
remaining
households.
P
U
A
few
years
back,
I
I
represented
the
city
of
rochester
and
metronet,
came
in
and
provided
competition.
Rochester's
also
served
by
spectrum,
keep
in
mind
we're
talking
here
about
only
a
cable
franchise,
and
so
there
is
a
there's
a
limited
amount.
The
competition
can
do
to
reduce
the
pricing
when
a
company
like
espn
or
discovery-
or
you
know
you
name
it
cnn
fox,
whichever
content
you're
looking
to
watch
those
companies
charge
spectrum
and
metronet
a
carrying
fee
right,
it
could
be
a
dollar
for
the
big
sports
channels,
big
ten
network,
etc.
U
It
can
be
double
digit
dollars
to
receive
that
content.
So
there's
only
so
much
that
head-to-head
competition
can
do
to
reduce
cable
prices,
but
where
the
benefit
really
comes
in
is
on
the
broadband
side.
Folks
are
that
are
looking
to
increase
broadband
speeds
and
see
prices
reduced,
there's
much
more
fluidity
in
the
marketplace.
Among
these
providers.
U
But
the
punch
line
for
that
question
is,
you
will
see
improvements
in
greater
offerings,
greater
speeds
and
better
pricing,
as
it
relates
to
the
broadband
side
of
the
marketplace.
I
would
not
bank
on
that.
Necessarily
on
the
cable
side.
However,
there
could
be
greater
flexibility
in
how
the
products
are
offered.
It's
just
the
the
marketplace
is
a
little
bit
more
restrained
at
the
cable
world.
A
R
Yeah
I
just
did
want
to
also
introduce
john
jensen
he's
with
metronet
if
he
had
any
comments
or
anything
that
we
missed
that
you
wanted
to
provide
from
metronet's
standpoint.
I
think
at
the
construction
meeting
to
answer
council
member
potema's
question
on
build
out.
I
think
they
were
committed
to
fall
of
2022.
R
I
think
we'll
probably
exceed
that
actual
conclusion
date,
but
that's
what
we'd
kind
of
talked
about
in
the
construction
meeting,
but,
mr
jensen,
did
you
have
anything
to
add?
No,
not
really
steve
moore
is
the
project
manager
for
the
state
of
minnesota.
In
case
there
were
some
construction
questions
brought
him.
I
was
actually
part
of
the
2020.
S
S
We're
anticipating.
We
had
our
permit
kickoff
meeting
with
administration
last
week
or
two
weeks
ago,
we're
going
to
start
submitting
some
permits
to
them
to
start
reviewing
to
see
how
long
that
process
takes
gradually
it'll
get
quicker
over
time
as
we
get
acclimated
to
what
they
want
to
see
and
how
we
present
the
permit
information.
So
it'll
be
a
quick
approval,
we'll
probably
start
with
heavy
underground
areas
and
then,
as
we
work
through
the
poll
permit
process,
then
we'll
start
connecting
everything
to
the
ring
which
ties
back
into
our
hut.
S
A
A
E
Yes,
so
council
is
aware
of
this
project
that
we've
been
working
on
for
quite
some
time
to
make
improvements
around
the
high
schools
in
austin,
both
pacelli
and
austin
high.
So
we
have
taken
bids
for
this
project
and
we
had
two
bidders
on
the
project
with
doyle
connor
company
being
the
low
bidder,
457
and
15
cents.
E
There
are
some
costs
here
that
will
be
billed
back
to
the
high
school
for
some
decorative
street
lighting
that
will
occur,
but
with
that
funds
for
this
project
will
be
paid
for
with
our
local
state
aid
account
and
doing
both
us
and
then
also
our
local
funds,
as
we
do
have
some
storm
sewer
work
associated
with
this
and
third
avenue
is
a
non-state
aid
roadway.
So
we
will
use
local
funds
for
that
portion
of
work
on
third
avenue.
E
So
with
that,
we
would
recommend
awarding
this
project
to
doyle.
Connor
company
work
we
anticipate,
would
occur
in
july
and
into
early
august
with
the
goal
to
have
everything
completed
before
school
begins.
School
starts
a
little
bit
earlier
this
year
for
us
starts
before
labor
day,
so
we'll
be
working
with
that.
As
our
goal
in
mind-
and
it
will
be
a
bit
impactful
with
4th
street,
we
will
have
some
closures
on
4th
street
during
the
construction
project
to
get
the
work
completed.
But
unless
anyone
has
any
questions,
we'd
recommend
doyle
connor
for
this
project.
A
L
A
A
B
V
The
planning
commission,
with
seven
members
present,
recommends
approval
of
the
rezoning
request
by
seven
eyes
and
zero
names.
They
found
that
the
use
is
compatible
with
the
surrounding
uses
and
zoning
and
that
they're
no
significant
impacts
anticipated
with
regard
to
the
existing
infrastructure
and
surrounding
environment.
V
The
owner
to
the
north,
who
has
a
mixed
use.
Residential
and
commercial
did
have
some
questions
about
the
site,
basically
lighting
and
then
just
how
the
I
guess,
the
wildlife
existing
in
the
area
would
travel
through
there
once
the
development
was
done.
Those
questions
were,
I
guess,
discussed
and,
and
the
planning
commission
considered
them,
and
I
can
go
into
more
detail
if
you
like,
but
the
area
is
basically
commercial
to
the
south
and
the
light
industrial
zoning
as
well.
A
L
N
A
K
A
B
E
Yes,
it's
that
time
of
year
again
we're
looking
forward
to
upcoming
bonding
bill,
hopefully
in
the
2022
session
and
starting
that
process.
Now,
as
you
all
may
recall,
we
did
put
in
a
request
for
the
2020
bonding
bill
and
late.
In
that
process
we
were
awarded
7.45
million
dollars
as
part
of
that
2020
bonding
bill.
That
is
going
toward
our
engineering,
design
and
construction
costs.
E
We
had
looked
at
a
larger
request
than
that,
so
we're
going
back
to
the
table
again
with
a
13
million
dollar
request
toward
the
construction
project
for
bonding
dollars
and
with
with
our
application.
For
that
we
need
a
resolution
to
include
with
all
of
our
submittal
documents.
So
at
this
time
we
would
recommend
council
approve
the
attached
resolution
supporting
this
13
million
dollar
state
bonding
request
for
these
improvements
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
R
A
A
You
time
number
nineteen
is
a
motion:
appointing
tim
rouzek
to
the
port
authority,
board
term
expiring
december
31st,
2024
a
little
background,
craig
clark
and
I
met
with
jerry
mccarthy
as
a
courtesy
from
the
chair
of
the
board,
the
port
authority
anyway,
and
asking
for
comment.
His
first
comment
to
us
was:
please
give
give
us
somebody
that's
as
is
youthful
tim
rusek's,
the
youngest
person
I
know
at
41
years
old,
so
he
accepted
onto
the
board
and
his
term
will
be
from
current
to
december.
A
A
So
he
talked
about
a
lifetime
commitment
and
the
values
he's
at
he's
added
to
what
sports
done
over
the
course
of
the
time.
It's
certainly
amazing,
so
we
will
have
jerry,
mccarthy
and,
and
whoever
else
wants
to
show
up
at
the
port
authority
to
a
council
meeting
here
to
honor
mr
morfield
the
right
way
so
anyway.
Looking
for
with
that
background
in
motion
for
number
19
number
19.
so
move.
A
We
stand
in
solidarity
with
all
people
seeking
social
justice,
racism,
systemic
violence
and
the
dehumanization
forces
of
opposition.
Our
oppression,
powerlessness
and
white
supremacy
have
eroded
the
very
fabric
of
humanity
which
ideally
binds
our
side
together.
We
are
at
a
historic
moment
in
the
pursuit
of
justice,
fairness
and
equity
for
all
people.
We
must
seize
this
moment
and
work
even
harder
towards
changes
in
all
institutions.
A
Being
silent
is
not
an
option
and
we
actively
want
to
add
our
voices
to
this
ongoing
plea
for
change.
The
austin
human
rights
commission
is
built
on
enduring
values
that
promotes
human
dignity
and
diversity,
respect
the
attainment
of
quality
of
life
for
all,
empowerment,
integrity,
social
justice,
advocacy,
equity
and
inclusion.
A
Our
hope
and
our
work
as
a
city
of
austin
commission
is,
do
everything
in
our
power
to
elevate
the
concerns
and
voices
of
those
who,
for
so
long,
have
been
silenced,
oppressed
and
ignored
as
the
austin
human
rights
commission.
We
believe
this
statement
supporting
social
justice
aligns
with
our
missions
our
mission
to
cultivate
a
just
and
inclusive
community,
where
diversity
is
valued
and
human
rights
are
respected.
T
A
E
That
is
correct,
and
this
is
a
little
bit
different
for
the
treatment
plan.
We've
been
talking
so
much
about
the
the
big
project
that's
coming
up.
This
is
actually
will
be
work
on
some
existing
infrastructure
that
will
stay
as
part
of
the
project.
So
that's
we're
not
going
to
be
throwing
this
money
away
at
something
that's
going
to
be
replaced
in
a
couple
years,
but
this
this
tankage
will
will
remain
in
use.
E
During
and
after
the
upcoming
project,
there
were
there.
We
have
two
1.5
million
gallon
equalization
digesters.
They
were
built
20
years
ago
in
2001,
and
this
past
winter
we
had
a
failure
of
one
of
the
lids
and
after
looking
into
it
more
looking
at
the
failure
looking
at
the
damage
that
is
caused,
the
decision
has
been
made
to
move
forward
with
replacement
of
that
cover
and
to
start
that
process
to
develop
plans
and
specifications.
E
We've
received
a
proposal
from
sch
to
develop
those
documents,
evaluate
what
needs
to
be
done,
put
together
all
those
necessary
specifications
for
this
type
of
lid
and
make
it
available
to
go
for
bids.
The
cost
of
this
is
forty
two
thousand
twenty
dollars
and
the
goal
of
the
project
is
to
have
things
ready
for
a
late
fall
early
winter
bid,
and
then
we
can
award
a
contract
to
a
contractor,
get
them
ordering
their
materials
and
in
preparation
for
a
summer
2022
project.
E
We
estimate
the
actual
reconstruction
of
the
cover
is
about
1.5
million,
but
that
will
be
we'll
bring
your
date
so
right
now
we
would
request.
Council
approve
extending
a
contract
to
seh
in
the
amount
of
forty
two
thousand
twenty
dollars,
with
the
cost
for
this
project.
Coming
from
our
industrial
wastewater
treatment,
plant
funds.
F
A
Thank
you
tom.
Are
there
any
citizens
that
wish
to
address
the
council,
elaine
you're
it?
No,
no
okay!
We
also
have
with
us
our
honorary
council
member,
christopher
moore
christopher.
Do
you
choose
to
make
any
comments
tonight
or
observations
we're
good?
Well,
thanks
for
your
attendance
reports
and
recommendations,
our
recommendations,
craig.
R
Yes,
fourth
avenue
fest
everybody
mark
your
calendar
for
wednesday
june
16th
at
horace
austin
park
a
whole
list
of
festivities
that
will
be
taking
place
there,
it's
kind
of
our
community
summer
kickoff,
so
that
should
be
exciting,
held
rain
or
shine.
So,
please
plan
to
attend
and
join
with
our
community.
R
We
did
meet
with
senator
dornick
representative
mueller
to
discuss
housing
issues.
Senator
dornick
did
a
follow-up
visit
as
we
drove
through
the
town,
so
he
got
a
better
idea
of
what
specific
locations
we're
talking
about
when
we
have
these
discussions,
so
he
found
that
helpful.
It's
nice
to
have
them
continue
to
be
engaged
on
the
topic.
R
M
Good
morning,
mayor
and
council
members,
we
have
a
lot
going
on
here
coming
up
in
the
next
couple
weeks.
A
few
things
I
just
wanted
to
mention
summer
reading
kicks
off
next
monday,
the
14th
from
noon
to
5
pm
pm,
we'll
be
out
on
the
west
side
of
the
building.
I'm
getting
that
started.
The
theme
this
year
is
reading
colors
your
world
so
bring
your
kiddos
out
and
get
them
signed
up
for
the
summer
reading
program
and
then,
as
mr
clark
mentioned,
we
have
fourth
avenue
fest
on
june
16th
in
the
evening.
M
We
will
also
be
participating
in
the
pride
pavilion
at
fourth
avenue
fest.
So
look
for
the
library
booth
there,
the
social
justice
book
club
meets
on
the
17th
at
6
pm
and
then
we'll
have
more
information
coming
soon,
but
june
30th.
I
just
want
everyone
to
save
the
date
from
4
p.m,
to
7
p.m.
The
library's
gonna
have
a
big
party,
it's
the
library,
building's
25th
anniversary,
it
doesn't
feel
like
it
can
possibly
be
25
years
old,
but
the
building
is
25
years
old
and
we'll
be
having
a
party
out
in
the
park.
M
E
Three
quick
items
for
you:
we
are
going
to
be
starting
up
our
sump
pump
inspection
program.
Again,
we
delayed
it
last
year
with
the
pandemic,
but
we're
going
to
be
starting
it
up
here
in
july,
so
for
all
of
us
out
in
the
outer
southwest
area,
you'll
be
getting
notices
from
the
city
and
for
times
to
schedule
your
sump
pump
inspection
and
that
those
time
frames
will
likely
continue
july
through
october
to
get
through
the
sump
pump
inspection
program
there
in
the
outer
southwest.
E
Our
city
portion
has
been
to
be
responsible
for
a
storm
sewer,
getting
storm
steward
up
to
31st
street.
Some
ponding
also
some
work
that
has
already
occurred
with
getting
property
owners
on
board
for
the
proposed
new
alignment,
so
we'll
be
bringing
those
costs
forward
for
council
to
review
and
hopefully
approve
at
the
next
council
meeting.
E
And
then
the
last
item
is
as
we
look
to
wind
down
our
flood
mitigation
efforts
here
in
the
city.
We've
talked
at
recent
meetings
about
how
the
watershed
district
has
been
a
huge
partner
in
in
water
flow
coming
to
austin,
and
this
we're
again.
Another
thing
that
we
wanted
to
do
last
summer
was
to
get
council
out
to
show
you
three
or
four
of
the
big
projects
that
the
watershed
has
been
working
on
to
slow
water
down
and
hold
water
upstream
of
austin.
I
was
just
at
another
one
last
week
and
it
was.
E
If
we
can
get
you
if
you're
interested
to
see
some
of
these
structures
there
a
lot
of
them.
We
have
to
drive
down
dirt
roads
to
get
to
not
gravel
roads,
but
actually
dirt
roads,
farm
field
roads.
So
it
might
be
kind
of
short
notice.
We've
been
fairly
dry,
so
it's
easy
to
get
these,
but
if
we'd
have
a
rain,
we'd
likely
have
to
cancel
our
our
event.
So
it
may
be
short
notice
that
we
try
to
schedule
some
of
these
things.
E
N
I
I
Yes,
we
do
have
a
statute
that
specific
in
minnesota
and
that's
what
you've
been
doing
for
the
last
year.
For
some
of
that
period
of
time,
most
of
the
council
was
appearing
by
zoom
other
times.
Just
half
of
the
council
was
appearing
by
zoom,
and
so
it's
really
nice
to
see
everyone
back
here
live
again,
because
zoom
was
specifically
allowed
under
a
statute
that
allows
us
to
do
that
when
we're
afraid
to
get
together
due
to
a
pandemic.
I
We
should
start
thinking
about
when
zoom
is
going
to
no
longer
be
an
option,
and
for
this
group
there
may
be
a
distinction
or
need
for
clarity.
The
law
requires
the
public
officials
to
be
here.
It
does
not
necessarily
allow
the
members
or
require
the
members
of
the
staff
to
be
here.
So
when
talking
about
whether
zoom
is
an
option,
it
says
rules
for
you
and
then
there's
rules
for
everyone
else.
I
We
can
decide
over
the
long
term
whether
it's
efficient
for
staff
to
continue
to
be
by
zoom
or
whether
they
should
be
here
live
historically.
They
used
to
be,
but
this
is
kind
of
working
out
pretty
well,
but
the
law
doesn't
require
us
to
do
one
or
the
other.
It's
just
sort
of
what
makes
sense
the
law
requires
you
all
to
come
together
live,
and
the
idea
behind
that
is
constituents
should
be
able
to
look.
You
in
the
eye
constituents
should
be
able
to
watch
you
debate
topics.
I
I
So
the
statewide
emergency
continues
because
the
governor
renews
that
every
30
days
around
the
14th
of
the
month
just
renewed
that
on
may
14th
we'll
see
if
he
renews
it
again
on
june
14th.
He
may
he
may
not,
but
the
reality
is
the
concerns
about
whether
this
is
safe
to
come
together
continue
to
drop,
even
if
the
emergency
status
stays
in
place.
I
So
at
some
point,
it'll
become
very
difficult
to
defend
the
use
of
zoom
under
argument
that
we're
doing
so
because
we're
afraid
of
the
pandemic
we're
all
here
today
not
experiencing
a
lot
of
fear.
So
if
things
continue
to
be
as
good
as
they
are
right
now,
I
would
suggest
you
it's
hard
to
defend
zoom,
so
some
have
asked
and
perhaps
more
on
boards
and
commissions
than
necessarily
on
this
council,
but
some
have
asked
well
we're
kind
of
fond
of
sometimes
zooming
in
from
home
or
zooming.
I
I
And
you
know
pulled
up
another
lazy
boy
next
to
it.
So
from
a
practical
sense
it
it
really
doesn't
work.
I
think
that
part
of
the
statute
is
designed
for
northern
counties
that
are
really
large
and
they
might
have
officials
from
long
distances,
so
they
might
set
up
public
places
where
that's
where
constituents
go
if
they
live
in
the
north
part
of
the
county
and
in
other
locations
where
constituents
go
if
they're
in
the
south
and
the
officials
who
are
from
those
two
areas
go
to
the
same
locations.
I
So
again,
the
constituents
and
the
people
they've
elected,
are
all
in
the
same
room
talking
to
each
other,
but
they
can
still
operate
in
a
large
geographic
area.
It's
not
really
designed
for.
I
want
to
do
this
from
home,
or
I
want
to
do
this
from
a
hotel
where
I'm
traveling
from
those
sorts
of
things.
Unfortunately,
you
know,
aren't
allowed
under
the
statute.
I
L
I
But,
generally
speaking,
you
have
to
be
here
live,
and
I
would
encourage
you
just
to
start
behaving
that
way,
because
I
don't
know
that
we'll
get
a
lot
of
notice,
whether
or
not
the
governor
renews
it
on
june
14th,
and
we
might
have
put
out
notices
for
that
meeting
anyway.
That
might
follow
that,
and
so
it
is
going
to
be
kind
of
a
hit
the
ground
running,
because
our
zoom
authority
that
we
did
locally
was
until
the
governor's
statewide
emergency
ends
boom.
Then
we've
already
set
that
in
motion.
Okay,
any
questions
at
all
about
that.
I
A
T
Well,
well,
for
we
visit
for
austin
hra,
so
we
visit
the
house.
The
new
house
bills
build,
I
think,
last
two
weeks
ago.
It's
really
awesome,
so
the
board
they're
still
discussing
about
when
to
release
the
the
price
and
all
that
so,
but
we
took
a
tour
there,
that's
awesome!
Whoever
will
buy.
That
will
be
lucky,
so
nice
neighbor.
So
that's
all
what
I
have
from
hra,
so
maybe
console
postman
will
add
something
to
that.
A
C
I
think
the
turnout
was
maybe
a
little
late,
but
also
it
was,
I
think,
graduation
night,
and
so
I've
seen
a
lot
of
online
discussion
about
that
possibly
happening
so
just
appreciate
that
some
citizens
are
looking
at
what
they
can
do
and
that
our
police
department
is
proactively
offering
to
assist
them.
So
yeah.
L
The
senior
center
has
reopened
thanks
to
a
ton
of
hard
work
by
the
a
lot
of
volunteers,
the
staff
there
and
the
board
everybody's
worked
really
really
really
hard
getting
that
reopened
and
cleaned
up,
and
it's
beautiful.
I
highly
recommend
stopping
in
also
they've
hired
a
new
executive
director,
doreen
nelson,
so
stop
in,
say
hi
to
doreen.
Welcome
her
there
yeah,
that's
it.
It.