City of Austin, Minnesota City Council Meetings, 6 Jul 2020

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Your steam council member at large Austin resident council member Baskin.

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Haley Waller.

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Councilmember King.

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Okay I know you're there, council, member pesche, ista Fisher.

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A quorum, your honor thank.

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You I am NOT one as a motion for adoption of the agenda with the addition. We need a motion so.

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Can you hear me now Paul yeah.

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Make sure your iPad's volume is turned up about three-quarters of the way.

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Because everybody else we can hear just fine, okay, so.

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We had a motion for adoption of the agenda by and a second on, some of our Austin motion with the dish.

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We're waiting for a second with the additions. Okay, mr. Nager.

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Councilmember Baskin I Kelly.

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King for Shuster Fischer I, don't remember. Large Austin High motion passed the 7 0 your honor. Thank.

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You Adam is a motion approving minutes from June 15 20 22 June 22nd 2020 in June, 29th 2020 I need a motion.

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There, a second councilmember.

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Kelly Waller.

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All right, but Shuster, Fischer I, called summer large Austin hi motion passes 7-0 your honor thank.

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You anniversary under recognition and awards Tom Schulte. Let's see it's either Boy Scouts firefighter come for time. Why don't you come on up here and tell us? What's going on, we've had a little bit of discussion, but not sure yet I'm not.

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King I appreciate.

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That get the back here good evening, mayor and members of the council for those of you that do not know me.

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I'm commander, Tom Schulte, with the Austin Fire Department, president of Austin, professional firefighters, local, five, nine eight and sit on the Minnesota Professional Firefighters Executive Board, as a Southern District trustee at large, the MPF F holds an annual convention which rotates by district throughout the state aka every third year it's held in the southern district I'm honored to announce that the 2020 MPF convention will be hosted by local 598 here in Austin, Minnesota, September, 28th and 29th, pending governor's colvett guidelines hosting the convention is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase the City of Austin and the Austin Fire Department to other members of the MP FF and leadership throughout the state of Minnesota I'm particularly excited about this event, as it coincides with 150th anniversary of the AFD and to my knowledge, Austin's first time hosting the MPF convention I'm here tonight to invite you all to attend fire ops, 101.

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The fire ops workshop is an opportunity for our elected officials administration to live a day in the life of a firefighter. We would be putting together four to five scenarios that will give a realistic look as some of the challenging that will give a realistic look at some of the challenging situations physically and mentally that firefighters can be put into on a daily basis. You also see how exciting and rewarding the job can be. These you may even fall in a bomb that so many firefighters have with each other.

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Along with your fellow council members, these meals will be totally hands-on for you, full PPE SCBA pulling hose putting our real fire out of education and even more, please keep in mind, as some of you may be, a bit hesitant on the thought of being in these demanding situations. Throughout the entire day, you will be guided by trained professionals, and medical personnel will be on-site. Your safety is our utmost importance, so in conjunction with local 598, the Austin Fire Department and PFF iff and Riverland Community Community College wood.

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We will be honored to have you attend fire ops, 101 on Sunday September 27th. The workshop will be a morning to early afternoon event. As we all know, everyone has busy schedules. We will have an RSVP card for you, hopefully by the next meeting, to go in your packets again. Full participation is strongly encouraged for this fun and informative day. If anyone truly feels this is not just their thing we would be willing to. We would simply well happy to have you attend in an observatory role just an FYI.

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We will be extending the same invitation to representative poppy senator sparks and a strong possibility to our friends and neighbors albert lee city council and their representatives will also be extending an invitation to the local media. So what.

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Time was that again tom, it's.

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Probably gonna be a morning start like an 8 o'clock, start we're still working out to find details on this, the executive board. When we met last, we did decide to push forward as if we are going to hold the convention again. If guidelines change, we may have to withdraw, but there's another board meeting coming up this month and that's kind of why we don't have the RSVPs. Yet ok,.

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Any other questions.

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We need reservations well,.

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We do is we kind of want to have a solid number of what we're gonna have, because that can vary the scenarios we'd hate to see you guys. Anybody have to do a scenario with only two to three people that can be kind of tough, so.

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How you gonna do that you want people to call you up. Yeah.

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We'll have an RSVP card, so we'll get like I said we'll get that in the next packet, for you guys and then it'll, we'll kind of have a deadline, whether you'll be able to attend and and what role you'd like to take. And then we can start doing some more planning from that point forward. Great.

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Put me down for coming, but I'm not putting on a monkey suits.

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It's actually a lot of fun, I've attended a few of them and it's amazing the the positive feedback that I've seen other cities get from their consoles. So, okay,.

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Well, thank you any.

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Other questions all right, thank you and, on a personal note, I.

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Has been kind of crazy and I just want to thank the council and administration for all their support for the Hostin fire department and all city employees. So thank you very much. Thank.

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Okay, we'll move on to number four. We need a motion for the consent agenda. These are motion.

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Okay, second, mr.

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Anker council, member Baskin, Kelly Waller.

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King all right, Schuster.

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Shirt hi, councilmember, at-large Austin hi motion passes 7-0 your honor. Thank you number.

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Five is a resolution under petitions and requests a resolution in support of the Riverbend townhomes tax credit application, great Thank.

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You mayor members, as you recall, this is the Riverbend housing project, a 30 unit, 4.6 acres at 315, a venire northeast, be a series of different two bedrooms: three bedrooms, four bedrooms as part of the complex: this is a Minnesota housing super grant. Rfp and deadline is July, 16th and so we're charging forward. With that, we considered this at our work session.

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We need final approval on the resolution, essentially the same one that you saw at the work session with a few minor changes to be in conformance with Minnesota Housing Finance Agency we've made those additions to stipulate the statutes and the aggregate amount of the TIF. That council would be approving as part of this in the future. This application goes in here at the 16th of July and we'd be notified in December, whether or not we were awarded.

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So there isn't a guarantee that will receive this project, but hopefully we will and notify it in December for a fall 2021 project Chad Adams, is on the zoom call and I turn it over to him to answer any questions or provide any further comment.

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Yeah. Thank you. First I. Could you hear me yeah I can hear you all right. Well, thanks again for the opportunity just to answer any questions. Just a couple. Other quick details, we're.

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Looking at a 30 unit, townhomes in three separate buildings, so there before two-bedroom units set aside for people with disabilities, 24 three-bedroom units and two four bedroom units there will be garage is attached to the units, as well as the on-site property manager in an office base. We will also have an outdoor play area for children as well to bring it a nice job of providing the summary of the timeline.

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If the product is awarded this D stuff, this December or January we've been looking at closing and beginning the construction in the summer or fall of 2021.

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All of these units will be serving a population from 30% to 60% of the area median income and we are taking 96 9% tax credits through the application through the sort of howl team as well for some other partners such as Greater, Minnesota, housing, pond and other local agencies there in the county.

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The most part adjust your to answer any questions regarding resolution. We have run our pro forma and we are seeking on the for 26 years of.

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The tax increment financing from the city of austin for this project council comments questions.

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If not, we need a motion for a resolution for number five.

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Tankard councilmember Baskin aye, Hayley, aye, Waller I can't.

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Push Shuster, hey, Fisher I felt some member at large Austin high resolution passed the 7-0, your honor all right, Thank You mr. Adams.

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Number six is the moment we need a motion authorizing a pro-rated refund and all the cur sale license holders miss Kazue.

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Yes, this is something that we talked about at the last council meeting. It would be a pro-rated refund for our on sale, liquor licenses I did get a call today that someone saw an article and they were concerned that this would include the off sale, liquor stores, which were still open it during all of this. So it does not include the off sale, liquor stores, it's just for the on sale, restaurants. So we would request that you pass this motion and then we would get that in the payables and get this out to the businesses.

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We talked about it, I think it the last work session councils. Anything if not, we need a motion so moved. Is there a second.

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Councilmember Baskin all right, Haley, Waller, King.

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Shirt I called someone by large Austin I motion, passes 7-0 your honor. Thank you. Seven.

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Is a resolution appointing election judges for the 2020 primary and general election? The mosquito.

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This is our resolution that we do with every election cycle, so I think all of the judges that have agreed to come on for this cycle and we'll see a couple familiar names on there from council and around the city too. So we would just pass this resolution to appoint them and they will be the judges for this year constantly.

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Now, with our set up at one location who we have I'm pretty good, if, for some reason you know people get sick or we have a change in, you know the society or simply go. You know something changes, I might need more, but right now we are pretty good with the numbers that we have so again. Thank you for volunteering and we're gonna get you trained was.

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All right, where are we now number seven and if there's nothing else, we need a resolution for number seven. So.

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Whoever the resolution is there a second.

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I called somewhere large Austin I resolution passes 7-0 your honor. Thank you.

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Approving a contract with independent school district 492 for police liaison officers, we.

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Attended this yearly with the Austin School District I, think it's been a good partnership for both parties and I outlined that in the memo. This is just the yearly contract this year to provide those services for the upcoming school year. Council.

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Any questions or comments: if not, we need a resolution for number eight. Is there a second.

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Tankard councilmember Baskin aye, Hayley, Waller I came for Shuster.

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I can't remember at large Austin high.

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Past the 7-0, your honor, thank you 9.

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Is a resolution and support a point source implementation grant for the wastewater treatment plant? Mr. Lange, we.

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Would request council to approve this resolution for the grant application the point source implementation grant? Who will cover up to 80 percent of eligible costs up to 7 million dollars for this project? We will be applying for the grant and then will submit all the necessary documentation and then they'll determine what they can cover as part of the project. But we would recommend approval this resolution for inclusion with the application package. Any.

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Questions council, questions or comments, not we need a resolution for Norden 9. So is there a second we're getting pretty weak in these seconds? We need somebody to step up there. Mr. tankard councilmember.

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Passes: 7 0 your honor. Thank you.

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Authorizing special liquor licenses enacted by special legislation during the 2020 legislative session, miss Kay's, oh.

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Yes and mr. Cooper is here too, if you'd like to say something about this: the legislature mastica the laws for certain cities to allow them to use or have on fail in their arenas. So this would allow the Bruins to sell hard liquor instead of just three two in Riverside Arena, so with any legislators, special sister-in-law. We have to adopt it. So that's what this resolution would do. Counselor.

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Any questions or comments on this: if not, we need a resolution for number ten.

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There a second mr. tankard.

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Councilmember Baskin hi Ellie.

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Passed the 7 0 your honor.

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All right, thank you. Number 11 is a series of motions granting a Planning and Zoning Department of power to contract for the removal of junk and or illegally stored vehicles at the following locations: 8 1, 0, 0, 7, 11th, Street Northwest, at Ellis property. We need a motion.

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Councilmember Baskin hi Haley aye Waller King for Shuster.

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I can't remember, large Austin motion passes 7 0 you're on finally.

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807 14th Avenue, Southwest, Shaw property, veneno, east southeast Shaw property need emotions, so.

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A second ministered.

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Anchored councilmember Baskin I, Kelly, I, Waller I came I, put Shuster I.

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I councilmember at-large Austin I motion passed the seven zero your honor thank.

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You are there any citizens here to want to address the council on any issues, if not I don't haven't, heard hide their hair. We're honorary council member in a couple meetings is Bala Bala you're out there well I, can't say anything, maybe I'll jump in on the work session. Reports and recommendations don't like to go.

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And two to three: we want to recognize the boys go. It's ready to the Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Boy Scouts from Troop one one: three, because what did they do.

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Just want to welcome them to the meeting yeah I thought they watched everything help pump we're great to have. We love having a the Boy Scouts watching an taki real shortly before this and I wasn't sure if there's an award thing or not, but if you're here to watch just as great you learn, Anaya city government works and I. Would you know the channel turn into a you know to nine in watches? What's a well okay, thank you with that.

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I just wanted to echo the mayor and welcome to Boy Scouts and thank you guys for attending. Virtually is a well-earned badge for you guys tonight, and you know I. Think one thing to remember is that these are meetings that are open to anybody anytime. So if you ever want to come down to City Council or if you ever have a concern or your parents have a question, you know any of us on the council are always happy to assist and to answer that and be engaged.

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So we were here to represent you guys in the community members. So welcome and congratulations.

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Just wanted to mention that in the course of.

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Dogs in Austin and was able to correspond a little bit with the police chief and we're going to try to up the messages about the fact that you need to keep your animals on a leash. It's the law and it protects humans and other animals and your animal from an incident that nobody wants to happen. So I encourage everybody to follow the law.

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You councilmember Waller.

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King, nothing to report councilmember poshest.

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We had a Park and Rec board meeting last week and a couple of the highlights. We did talk about ice rental fees at the arena and we voted to increase those by six percent for the coming year. We also began the conversation of talking about our parks and prioritizing them as far as possibly for mowing and possibly for sale and found out some interesting properties that we have out there.

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So a few of us are going to go actually a tour of the city and take a look at areas that we think can maybe be put into the not mole status. So that's all I have yep.

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Than everybody we got through the fourth of July, you know you think about some of this stuff as it goes along and we were really skeptical. It took us long took me a long time to realize we had to cancel the fourth, but it turns out I'm sure the right decision, I think that's been borne out, so we're trying to play it safe and everybody wear, masks, I!

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Think right now you know when you're, in a situation like this and you're situated fine, but when I go out in the stores and stuff I'm, not seeing people wearing a mask like I'd like to see and then even some of your highest concentration areas like your grocery stores and stuff a lot of times, not a there's, a half the people wearing a mask, so I would really tell people we're seeing a that's. This virus rebound, and you know, if you do nothing, you're gonna pay for it.

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I mean it's time that we have enough data now that we know wearing a mask, really cuts down on it. So that's only that see right now. If there's nothing else, you have any reports. No.

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I, don't have anything, they need a motion.

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To adjourn until Monday July, 20th, 20, 2005, 13 chambers so moved a second mr.

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Hi Kelly aye Waller, hi, King, ASA, Fischer I, can't remember. Large Austin hi motion passes 7-0 Your Honor. If we could take a few minute break yeah.

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We're gonna need about a five to five minute break, to set something up on the TV and stuff, so take a five five.

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