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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 5/1/23
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City of Austin, MN
A
All
right
welcome
to
the
city
council
meeting
folks.
We
have
a
bit
of
an
unusual
one
tonight.
We
certainly
take
care
of
City
business,
but
I
know
we're
going
to
be
joined
by
some
special
musicians
that
Bonnie
will
address
later
on,
but
and
we
welcome
them.
But
let's
look
for
the
adoption
of
the
agenda.
First
motion
number
for
number:
one.
D
E
C
A
That's
never
happened
before
no
parking
spots
out
there
Jason
is
recognized.
Is
here
now
I'll
look
for
a
number
of
motion,
probably
number
one.
The
adoption,
the
agenda.
E
A
F
A
G
G
They're,
just
they
had
rehearsal
today,
the
full
Minnesota
Orchestra
had
rehearsal
in
Minneapolis
and
then
had
to
get
in
the
car
and
they're
in
two
separate
cars
and
the
first
car
is
here.
The
director
came
down
and
saw
River
B
and
then,
when
they
come
in,
we
can
start,
but
just
as
an
intro.
This
is
six
years
in
the
making.
G
We
started
this
project
in
2017
and
then
and
had
it
all
set
up
posters
made
tickets
selling
and
a
Kobe
team,
and
so
we
had,
you
know,
postpone
it
and
now,
three
years
later,
we're
having
the
common
courts,
Austin
Minnesota,
the
I
I,
the
midsole
orchestra,
coming
to
Austin,
so
you're
so
pleased
and
I'd
like
you
to
meet
the
the
reason
these
other
three
women.
Please
stand
up
in
Black
wearing
the
Minnesota
Orchestra
sweatshirts
they're,
the
steering
team
and
absolutely
amazing
team.
Please
give
them
a
hand.
G
Common
chords,
please
stand
the.
G
G
A
You
bet
thanks
Bonnie.
We
also
have
a
retirement.
Alice
Hansen
she's
been
a
librarian
for
quite
a
bit
Alice
in
appreciation
of
Alice
Hansen
for
service,
the
City
of
Austin,
from
June
23rd
1992
to
April
19th
2023
at
the
Austin
Public
Library,
respectfully
presented
by
the
Austin
city.
Councilman
mayor,
Steve,
King
and
I
know
that
Julie
will
accept
it
on
her
behalf.
But
this
is
a
woman
who
wants
no
Fanfare.
A
You
thank
you
Julie.
Also,
under
recognition
is
an
award.
We
have
a
proclamation
for
the
Asian
American
and
Pacific
founder
heritage
month.
I
will
read
it,
whereas
the
month
of
May
is
Asian.
American
and
Pacific
Islander
Heritage
Month
dedicated
to
recognize
and
celebrate
Asian
American
and
Pacific
Islander
history,
culture
and
contributions
to
our
society
and
whereas
the
Asian,
American
and
Pacific
Islander
communities
are
deeply
rooted
in
the
history
of
the
United
States
and
make
our
nation
more
vibrant
through
diversity
of
cultures,
languages
and
religions.
It
is
a
vital.
A
A
We
celebrate
the
valuable
contributions
to
our
local
economy,
as
well
as
our
culture,
as
we
continue
to
be
supportive,
inclusive
and
Equitable,
and
Equitable
Community,
which
fully
Embraces
all
individuals
of
Asian
descent
and
whereas
we
celebrate
Asian
and
American
and
Pacific
Islander
Heritage
Month
to
ensure
that
the
cultures
histories
and
stories
of
this
community
are
seen
and
heard
and
further.
The
City
of
Austin
is
proud
to
honor
the
history
and
contributions
of
Asian
American
and
Pacific
Islander
individuals
in
our
community
throughout
our
state
and
our
nation.
K
All
right,
thank
you,
mayor
King,
for
being
bringing
attention
to
Asian
American
Pacific
Islander
month
and
the
contributions
of
our
community
members
who
do
embody
the
those
communities
and
what
coincidence
that
I
saw
you
earlier
today
for
the
grand
opening
of
it.
The
new
Morning
Star
Adult
Day
Care
Center,
which
is
opened
by
some
granny
Refugee
member
community
members.
Today
they
opened,
and
that
is
a
service
that
will
serve
our
diverse
community
members
work
and
their
seniors
with
Health
Services
social
services
and
Adult
Enrichment
activities.
K
Just
thank
you
and
if
anyone
is
interested,
you
can
follow
our
awesome.
Human
Rights,
Commission
Facebook
for
updates
and
different
Spotlight
contributions
is.
A
And
also,
finally,
in
the
recognitions
and
awards
section
until
we
get
the
orchestra
here,
fire
department
has
a
promotion
and
a
and
part-time
in
paid
part-time
went
to
full-time.
So
we
welcome
Josh
kunzi
as
our
new
Commander
for
afd
and
Matt
Weiss
as
full-time
staff
and
I
met
these
two
gentlemen
at
the
mayor
for
the
day,
and
they
were
very
accommodating
to
my
little
buddy.
My
little
mini
mayor
that
day.
So
at
that
point
we
realized
that
you
know
we
do.
A
We
just
certainly
do
some
recognitions
of
new
new
police
officers
and
we
do
need
to
recognize
our
fire
department
equally.
So
this
is
something
that
we
haven't
done,
but
we
have
to
start
doing
and
we'll
do
this
on
a
regular
basis.
So
congratulations
Josh
and
welcome
to
full-time
work.
Matt
and
chief,
do
you
want
to
say
anything
or
introduce
your
the
new
folks
here,
yeah.
L
For
the
last
two
months,
they've
filled
their
roles
perfectly
and
I
expect
it
to
continue
until
they
retire.
We've
hired
a
two
great
gentlemen
to
serve
in
these
roles,
they're
outstanding
in
the
community
and
they're
outstanding
on
the
fire
department,
I'm
blessed
to
be
able
to
work
with
them.
Excellent.
M
Yeah,
it's
my
pleasure
to
transition
from
part-time
to
full-time.
It's
been
a
long
road.
Getting
here
goes
back
to
councilman
Baker
for
my
start
here
in
Austin
and
so
forth,
but
it's
by
adopted
Hometown,
my
kids
call
it
home.
So
it's
my
home
many
years
ago
and
just
the
history
of
the
department,
everything
didn't
assign
the
old
desk
and
all
the
other
waters
signed
and
all
the
other
houses
for
the
last
100
years.
A
A
Yeah
yeah
exactly
well
thanks
folks,
and
congratulations
on
your
promotion,
Josh
and
and
Matt
welcome
to
the
full-time
work
and
appreciate
all
the
words
and
the
continued
history
of
Austin
fire
department.
It
was
a
special
place
to
meet
and
still
is
no
doubt
so.
Thank
you,
gentlemen.
Moving
on
to
the
item
number
four
is
a
motion
for
the
consent
agenda,
so
moved.
H
A
All
in
favor
aye
opposed
that
motion
carries
still
not
here
Bonnie
over
here
I'm
gonna
say
ignore
that
I'm
not
ready
yeah.
Once
you
hear
the
scales
yeah,
no,
no
they're
ready,
we'll
find
item.
Number
five
is
a
resolution
under
public
hearing
for
reviewing
the
proposed
tax
increment
financing
district
for
the
first
and
third
Apartment
project
who
would
like
to
come.
C
So
today
we
have
the
public
hearing
for
the
creation
of
our
new
tax
increment
Finance
financing
District
number
17..
This
is
for
the
affordable
housing
project
that
we're
looking
at
on
the
east
side
of
the
post
office.
Susan
is
here
from
Three
Rivers,
Community,
Action
Tigers
here
from
the
HRA
and
he's
running
the
project,
but
the
city
needs
to
approve
the
tax
increment
plan,
if
District,
if
we
can,
if
we
can
to
get
this
project
to
go
forward
because
without
the
tax
increment
help,
this
project
probably
would
not
get
moving
at
all.
C
The
Tiff
plan
has
been
created
with
help
from
Baker
Tilly.
Our
financial
advisors
and
Dorsey
Whitney
are
bond
attorneys
and
we're
proposing
affordable
housing
District,
which
would
generate
just
over
1.2
million
dollars
of
tax
increment
over
a
25-year
duration.
Those
dollars
in
future
agreements
with
us
in
Three,
Rivers,
And,
The
Limited
partner,
would
include
the
city
retaining
the
tax
sequences.
They
come
back
to
help
pay
off
loans
that
we
would
propose
to
advance
to
the
project
in
order
to
help
it
get
funding
or
help
it
to
get
built.
C
Also
with
that
being
said,
I
had
asked
tagger
or
Susan.
If
you
have
any
comments,
certainly
come
on
up
and
fire
away
and
we
would,
if
approved
tonight,
we
would
not
file
this
with
the
state
or
the
county
until
we're
sure
that
everything's
ready
to
go
for
the
project
so
by
approving
it
tonight,
we'll
hold
it
if
approved
tonight,
we'll
hold
it
until
at
such
time
we're
confident
the
project
can
go
forward
with
all
the
financing.
N
C
And
then
move
forward
yep
we
have
reimbursement
resolutions
in
place,
ready
to
go
from
ghosting
Whitney.
We
have
the
first
draft
of
the
Redevelopment
agreement
between
us
and
three
rivers
that
is
in
the
review
process.
Right
now,
we
have
some
minor
changes
that
we
have
to
work
through,
but
the
main
issue
is
going
to
be
the
HRA
they
own
the
land,
but
they
have
some.
Some
project
costs
that
they're
taking
care
of
right
now
in
order
to
get
the
land
ready
to
build
on.
So
I
think
at
this
point
in
time.
C
We're
kind
of
waiting
for
that
process
to
make
its
way
through,
along
with
the
Redevelopment
agreement
that
Dorsey
and
Whitney
is
working
on
with
their
attorneys.
Thank
you
we're
close
to
just
looking
at
the
Tiff
agreement
first,
because,
in
order
to
capture
costs,
you
have
to
have
the
Tiff
agreement
done,
so
we
want
to
get
that
done
so
that
we
have
the
ability,
then
to
capture
costs
going
forward
for
future
Tiff
reimbursement.
A
O
E
A
H
A
G
G
G
I
I
I
G
F
A
Thank
you,
folks.
I
really
appreciate
that
made
our
meeting,
so
special
thanks
for
having
Joyce
was
a
good
good
natured
about
it.
I
appreciate
it
have
a
great
week
in
Austin
at
your
kind
of
your
bombing,
some
places,
I.
Think
next,
you
go
to
the
gravity
storm
which
I
wish
I
could
come
with
you
right
now
and
make
a
motion.
A
Well,
thank
you
for
thank
you
for
coming
down
to
Austin
appreciate
it.
A
All
right,
happy
birthday,
Joyce
under
petitions
and
requests.
We
have
item
number
six
is
the
I-90
noise
barrier,
discussion,
Stephen.
P
Work
session
leap
to
the
neighborhood
and
narrowing
them
down
to
11
properties
submitted
to
requiring
if
they
would
support
a
project,
90
State,
five
percent,
local
and
through
assessments
to
those
property
owners.
Bullets
came
back
voting
summary
based
on
that
cost
breakdown
was
seven
yeses,
three
no's
stained
front
or
the
total
of
11
properties.
A
E
C
We
would
propose
at
this
point
in
time
to
add
it
to
next
year's
tax
levy,
so
we
have
it
in
place
for
that
time
period,
so
it'd
be
whatever
the
council
decides
on.
We
would
add
in
essence,
funding
for
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
the
project,
and
then
we've
set
those
dollars
aside
through
the
tax
levy
for
the
year.
It
is
then
constructed
that's
what
I've
proposed
it'd.
D
P
The
part
about
this
neighborhood
relative
to
others,
early
on
when
we
first
started
this
discussion,
I
proposed
a
couple
other
neighborhoods
that
were
similar
in
nature,
meaning
that
the
neighborhood
or
the
homes
adjacent
to
the
interstate
are
at
about
the
same
level
as
the
interstate
in
other
parts,
whereas
the
interstate
meanders
through
the
community
anytime,
the
interstate,
is
above
or
below.
There
are
buffers
in
the
noise
that
that
decrease
the
level.
P
J
Three
is
I,
think
there's
ninety
percent
State
funding
I,
don't
know
that
a
million
dollar
project
that
the
city
funds-
100
percent-
is
probably
the
right
thing
to
do
for
taxpayers,
but
if
we
can
protect
property
values
with
90
of
that
coming
from
the
state
and
residents
do
have
skin
in
the
game
to
the
tune
of
several
thousand
dollars
of
assessments,
I
think
that's
a
good
enough
kind
of
three
or
four
point
plan
that
if
other
neighborhoods
come
forward
and
are
we
doing
major
construction
already,
do
we
have
90
of
it
funded?
J
P
F
Ahead,
I
guess
for
me,
you
know,
I've
thought
a
lot
about
this
I
appreciate.
I,
really
appreciate
all
the
work
that
Steven's
put
into
this
I
know
he
has
a
lot
of
projects
going
on
I,
I'm,
still
I
I'm
of
the
opinion.
I
I
think
this
is
good
for
the
neighborhood
and
I'm
excited
that
it
might
go
through
for
them,
but
I
don't
feel
it's
appropriate
to
use
City
funds
to
pay
for
this
I
just
think
it
benefits
too
few
homes
I'm
not
really
worried
about
protecting
property
value.
F
This
is
not
a
neighborhood
where
we're
worried
that
it's
going
to
turn
into
a
level
where
those
homes
would
not
be
habitable.
They're
nice
homes,
it's
a
nice
neighborhood,
I
I,
really
struggle.
You
know
the
city
has
participated,
I
think
we
spent
was
it
around
ten
thousand
dollars
Stephen
on
the
noise
study,
so
we
you
know
we
have
participated.
This
is
going
to
put
us
in
for
another
45
or
50..
E
I
think
you
all
know
I'm
a
fan
of
this
project.
I
think
it's
a
good
deal
for
the
residents
and
I
think
we
can't
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
they
face
a
real
problem
and
we
are
their
only
solution
and
I
I.
Don't
really
think
we
should
consider
the
values
of
the
property
we're
here
to
help
people
without
regard
to
who
they
are,
whether
they're
retired
cops
or
retired
nurses.
People
from
that
are
first
generation
Americans
I,
don't
care
I
think
this
is
a
good
good
deal.
E
It's
a
fair
deal
for
all
and
I.
Think
I
would
congratulate
the
group
of
11
families
that
are
really
impacted.
Stephen
and
you've
done
some
good
work.
I
think
we
got
a
number
that
says
these
people
want
our
support.
So
that's
all
I
got.
D
I
would
like
to
comment
that
I
have
well
first
I
want
to
say,
I
understand
that
when
we're
talking
about
this
this
issue,
it
seems
like
we're
just
talking
about
a
property
we're
just
talking
about
four
walls,
we're
talking
about
a
cost
estimate
on
your
tax
statement
and
that's
not
what
it
really
is.
D
It's
really
your
home
I,
get
that
we're
talking
about
your
home
and
that
it's
extremely
important
to
you
that
your
home
remain
a
place
where
you
want
to
be
and
and
can
be,
a
comfortable
place
that
which
it
was
when
you
first
moved
there
I
understand
that
I
have
heard
from
the
public
on
this.
D
There
is
some
support
for
the
city
share,
but
it's
running
about
80
percent,
saying
no,
that's
not
how
we
fund
these
projects
when
it's
a
sidewalk
going
by
my
house
and
so
forth,
and
I've
also
heard
from
the
public
that
well
90
is
coming
from
MnDOT,
that
is
from
the
community
that
is
from
taxpayers.
There
already
is
a
community
share
put
in
so
I
just
wanted
to
share
that.
That's!
What's
going
to
inform
my
vote.
E
B
Some
yeah
Mr
Dankert
can
you
share
how
we
would
proceed
with
waivers
of
objection
on
the
project,
what
you'd
foresee
as
far
as
that's
concerned,
and
how
potentially
the
three
objectors
would
play
into
that.
C
C
To
pay
for
it
would
have
to
actually
file
in
District
Court
in
order
to
stop
that
process
or
stop
their
payment
there
going
forward.
I
mean
I
personally
would
Envision
that
these
seven
properties
would
at
least
sign
some
sort
of
agreement
like
we
had
in
Lansing
that
they
agree
to
pay
the
the
project
and
granted
it's
two
years
old,
maybe
and
not
to
exceed
number
Etc
such
that
we
then
have
the
assurance
that
those
dollars
are
there
in
case.
You
know
somebody
sells
their
house
and
moves.
That's
still
considered
a
pending
lien.
C
If
we
get
a
call
from
a
realtor
or
a
real
estate
agent
saying.
Are
there
any
assessments
on
this
project?
We
count
that
as
a
pending
lien,
so
any
purchaser
knows
what's
going
on
out
there,
but
that's
just
my
vision
of
how
we
would
handle
this
and
I
think
there
might
be
some
disagreements
how
we
would
do
that,
but
that's
how
I
Envision
ensuring
the
city's
portion
gets
assessed.
Q
I
think
Mr
Tankard
has
correctly
articulated
what
those
options
are
in
a
perfect
world.
You
would
want
all
of
the
impacted
owners
to
upfront
agree
that
this
is
a
reasonable
assessment
and
waive
their
rights
to
challenge
that
in
any
Court.
Just
so
that
you
know
for
certain
that
those
dollars
are
there,
because
you
are
going
to
be
going
out
and
taking
a
risk
by
spending
the
money
in
the
event
there's
a
court
challenge
now.
Q
Court
challenges
are
extremely
rare
to
happen,
but
there
you
know,
there's
Provisions
in
the
law
that
allow
them,
and
that
is
always
a
risk
when
you
move
forward
with
these
projects,
whether
it's
a
street
or
a
sidewalk
or
a
sound
wall
or
or
any
project
you're
going
to
use
assessments
for
there's
opportunities
for
landowners
to
challenge
the
methodology
and
and
the
way
you've
arrived
at
their
at
their
figure.
So
anyone
who
hasn't
signed
a
waiver
represents
a
risk
of
the
city
and
moving
forward.
C
And
also
Envision
not
to
exceed
here's
the
price,
we're
saying
it's
going
to
be.
It
warrants
you.
If
the
project
comes
in
under,
we
wouldn't
assess
them
that
full
amount
we'd
assess
them
under
of
the
project.
Let's
say
we
get
the
bids
and
it
comes
in
way
over.
Let's
say
it's
a
two
million
dollar
project
versus
a
million,
then
council's
got
a
dilemma
because
those
assessment
agreements
say:
hey
we're
only
going
to
pay
acts
consequent
then
I
suppose
acts
the
bids.
No
we're
not
doing
this
project,
but
I.
B
N
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
think
as
a
city,
we
are
already
invested
in
this
project
with
time
and
money
the
money
spent
to
to
do
the
research
on
it
and
it
does
like
Jason
said
it
does
meet
some
kind
of
different
criteria
at
this
time,
with
the
new
bridge
coming
in
and
and
the
funding
that
we
did
get
from
MnDOT
in
the
future.
N
N
M
A
Further
discussion,
Council
all
I
can
say,
is
folks
that
are
living
in
the
neighborhood
and
here
witnessing
this
tonight.
This
is
just
a
perfect
example
of
local
government.
It's
obviously
going
to
be
a
split
decision.
Your
representatives
matter,
your
who
you
elect,
obviously
as
weighed
in
there's
strong
feelings
up
here,
apparently
on
both
sides
of
this
I,
don't
know
that
it's
we
may
or
may
not
hear
down.
A
The
road
of
this
may
set
a
precedent
that
the
council
is
going
to
deal
with
again
may
not
we
don't
know,
but
I
think
it's
just
a
perfect
example
of
how
that
this
kind
of
discussion
and
these
kind
of
topics
can
be
unwrapped
and
hopefully
put
to
bed
in
the
end
and
as
as
the
council
votes
will
soon
be
coming
in.
We
we
leave
tonight.
Council
votes
is
one
so
just
want
to
leave
it
there,
but
this
is
just
a
great
example
of
kind
of
the
process.
A
C
The
state
of
Minnesota
has
a
pool
of
dollars
that
they
allocate
out
to
cities
as
additional
local
government
Aid
if
they
want
to
participate
in
a
voluntary
performance
measurements
program.
So
what
we
do
is
we
set
up
a
Survey
Monkey
survey
for
citizens
to
log
into
and
just
rate
10
performance
measures.
However,
you
know:
how
is
our
library
doing?
C
H
J
P
We
have
found
that
this
is
a
very
cost
effective,
And
Timely
way
of
striping
the
our
Mainline
streets
prices
have
gone
up
over
the
recent
years,
and
this
is
our
third
contractor
that
we've
had
in
recent
times
the
quote
proposal
from
Sir
lines.
A
lot
was
thirteen
thousand
four
hundred
three
dollars
and
twenty
cents
to
stripe
our
entire
Community.
P
They
come
in
in
one
day
and
have
it
all
completed,
and
with
that
we
we
know
it
there
items
in
addition
to
this
work
that
will
be
completed
by
our
sign
and
traffic
staff
include
all
of
our
street
signage
still,
along
with
crosswalks
turn
arrows
bike
symbols,
parking
lots
and
any
yellow
curb
in
the
downtown
area.
So
there's
still
a
great
deal
of
work
outside
of
this
that
is
completed
by
our
existing
staff.
We
would
recommend
approving
this
contract
with
sirloins
a
lot.
N
A
N
The
difference
in
price
in
the
in
the
bids,
so
it's
a
vast
difference.
Is
it
because
they're
coming
in
in
one
day.
P
G
N
H
A
P
Yeah
continuing
our
conversation
from
the
last
work
session
when
we
talked
about
the
cost
savings
that
we've
seen
from
Led
street
lights.
Here
is
a
project
in
front
of
you
tonight
for
updating
lighting
inside
Riverside,
Arena,
upgrading
it
to
LED.
Some
would
be
new
fixtures
and
some
would
be
retrofit
of
the
existing
fixtures.
We,
the
city,
would
order
some
of
the
fixtures
directly
from
Dakota
Supply
Group.
P
F
J
R
Tim
sergine
Austin,
Minnesota
I,
don't
know
if
it's
working
or
not
with
rapidly
changing
laws
to
the
positive
for
medical
cannabis.
Patients
who
it
passed
the
legislature
to
the
house
and
with
the
promise
of
the
governor
to
be
signing
it
shortly.
R
We're
going
to
have
product,
probably
on
the
shelf
by
June
1st
and
as
the
chief
can
attest
to
there
are
at
least
one,
if
not
more
new
stores
in
town
and
with
the
ambiguity
of
the
laws
I'm
requesting
that
the
southern
Minnesota
task
force
reconvene
because
I
was
told
unless
there
was
something
special
that
needed
to
that
it
had
been
disbanded
and
with
the
rapidly
changing
rules
and
people's
money.
Career
and
health
at
at
risk.
A
A
A
O
Savile
law,
705,
11th,
Avenue,
Northwest
I,
just
wanted
to
let
you
all
know:
I
saw
that
you
approved
the
Cedar
River
Farmers
Market
application
for
an
event
for
this
coming
summer
and
I
did
want.
Since
the
city
has
been
a
firm
supporter
of
the
Cedar
River
Farmers
Market,
let
you
know
that
the
Farmers
Market
has
changed
its
date
from
Thursday
to
Fridays
this.
For
this
coming
summer.
O
It
will
be
from
four
until
seven
on
Fridays
and
we
will
be
including
a
lot
of
different
food
activities,
so
we'll
be
doing
some
food
demonstrations,
some
healthy
eating,
programming,
some
also
mental
health
programming
as
well
and
so
I.
Just
since
you
all
have
been
good
supporters
of
the
farmers
market,
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
you
knew
about
that.
We
tried
it
on
Thursday.
The
numbers
were
really
down.
It's
important
for
the
success
of
the
vendors
that
people
show
up.
O
It
looks
like
Friday
was
a
better
day
for
people
to
show
up,
since
Saturdays
were
a
day
when
a
lot
of
Market
people
go
to
different
places,
so
just
wanted
to
bring
you
up
to
date
with
what
was
going
on
with
the
farmers
market.
It
is
going
forward.
Moving
to
Fridays
will
be
June
2nd
through
August
25th.
Thank
you.
A
And
Savile,
while
you're
here,
thanks
for
the
update
but
at
Pie
in
the
Sky
dream
big.
What
would
make
that
farmers
market
robust
for
a
city
that
calls
ourselves
Food
City
and
that's
kind
of
our
going
to
be
our
tagline
or
some
things
moving
forward?
What
would
make
that
farmers
market
be
robust,
that
the
city
can
help
with.
O
Two
items
we
have
applications
out:
we
have
about
10
applicants
back
that
have
been
approved
for
serving
or
for
hosting
items
at
the
market,
so
continued
focus
on
produce
and
different
vendors
to
to
Showcase
their
items
and
then
just
continuing
to
Market
it
so
that
people
come
in.
O
We
are
working
on
getting
it
snap
eligible
so,
but
I
think
that's
going
to
be
more
through
the
county
than
through
the
city,
but
really
just
marketing
it
like
crazy,
because
if
we
don't
have
people
down
there,
then
it's
really
hard
for
the
vendors
to
make
money
and
then
they
don't
want
to
come
back.
So
it's
really
a
community
effort
to
make
it
successful.
D
O
Really
not
really
the
date.
Just
Thursdays
was
not
ideal
and
we
saw
our
numbers
probably
dropped
by
about
a
third,
so
that
made
a
huge
impact
on
the
vendors
themselves.
Some
have
chosen
to
try
again
with
us
since
we've
moved
it
back
to
Fridays,
but
some
are
just
like
no,
and
that's
that's
a.
That
is
a
shame,
but
it
is
the
cost
of
you
know,
trying
to
figure
out
something
new
and
growing
something
important
for
the
community
I.
A
Appreciate
your
continued
efforts,
it's
great
thanks,
honorary
council
member
comments,
yeah.
S
I
actually
do
have
some
this
evening.
First,
thank
you
for
the
proclamation
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting
for
the
Asian
American
Pacific
Islander,
Heritage,
Month
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
us
all
to
take
a
moment
and
challenge.
Listen,
learn,
Advocate
and
amplify
their
voices.
S
Next
I
have
the
privilege
of
being
a
parenting,
Resource
Center,
board
member,
and
we
have
an
open
house
tomorrow
and
I
laid
a
flyer
on
each
of
your
desks
and
so
I'd
love
you
to
come
out
and
see
our
great
new
space.
We
do
have
a
wonderful
meeting
space
that
is
available
to
rent
as
well
I
see
that
Elaine
is
in
the
audience
tonight.
S
I've
also
had
the
I've
also
had
the
privilege
of
being
in
leadership
Austin
this
year
and
looking
around
this
room,
I
see
media
the
Arts,
those
that
nourish
our
mind,
Keep
Us
Safe
elected
officials.
It
has
been
an
absolutely
amazing
experience
to
integrate
into
this
community,
and
so,
if
you
do
have
the
opportunity
to
look
into
that
program
and
make
recommendations,
I
would
definitely
do
that
and
finally,
Friday
and
Saturday,
we
are
hosting
our
Bruins
and
they
won
their
first
three
games,
the
Robertson
cup.
So
we
have
the
playoffs
here.
A
B
We
had
one
of
our
speaker
series
with
impact
Austin
again
today.
These
are
the
ones
that
Council
helped
facilitate.
We
have
two
more
left
May
8th
from
noon
to
1
and
May
10th
from
noon
to
one,
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
participate
in
those.
Those
are
insightful.
If
you
weren't
able
to
join
us
when
those
were
aired
live.
You
certainly
can
look
at
those
as
we
recorded
them
for
your
viewing
at
your
leisure.
Otherwise,
Steven
Lang
has
an
item.
A
P
Well,
we
moved
right
from
Winter
into
road
construction
season
today
and
that
has
started
Mitch's
program
that
has
been
presented
to
all
of
you
for
the
last
couple
months
got
going
with
First
Street
Northwest
by
1910
Wells
Fargo
that
was
closed
down
today.
10Th
Avenue
and
2nd
Street,
Southwest
kind
of
down
by
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
that'll
be
closed
and
construction
will
begin
on
Wednesday
and
then
19th
Drive
and
7th
Avenue
Northeast
kind
of
over
by
the
airport.
That
is
planned
to
start
next
week
or
soon
thereafter.
A
P
Mitch
has
a
whole
schedule
put
together
in
hopes
that
that's
how
things
will
pan
out,
but
they
can
sure
call
the
engineering
department
we
can
give
them
a
timeline
of
when
we
think
it's
going
to
start.
We
work
closer
with
the
contractors
if
things
need
to
move
forward
or
move
back,
but
we
also
send
out
a
letter
about
a
week
ahead
of
time,
where
we
we
hand
deliver
a
letter
about
a
week
ahead
of
time
to
give
Property
Owners
notice.
Excellent,
we're
coming
very.
N
Yeah,
first
of
all,
thank
you
for
the
birthday
wishes
that
was
incredible
and
congratulations
to
Alice
Hansen
on
our
retirement
to
Josh,
kunzi
and
Matt
Wise
for
their
promotions.
N
I'm
also
excited
about
the
aapi
proclamation
month,
May
and
common
cords
week
and
I
just
want
to
speak
a
minute
about
the
the
noise
barrier
again
I.
Just
you
know,
as
as
the
mayor
said,
you
can
really
see
how
Council
Works
in
things
like
this
and
I,
just
really
hope
that
this
does
not
cause
any
division
amongst
the
neighbors
there.
N
J
J
You
know
I
think,
as
we
put
together
plans
like
this.
You
know
because
money
doesn't
grow
on
trees.
We've
always
got
to
prioritize
and
it
was
a
really
good
opportunity
to
have
members
of
the
community.
Helping
us
prioritize
in
terms
of
this
is
what
we
truly
want
and
what
we
find
important
so
really
really
well
done.
I
thought
it
was
a
very
good
event.
J
Then
second
had
the
opportunity
for
my
day,
job
to
represent
the
spam
brand
in
Hawaii
this
past
weekend
for
Spam
Jam
and
want
to
compliment
Sable
and
Nancy
Schnabel
and
the
Discover
Austin
group
and
all
the
work
they
do
to
promote
our
community.
You
know
25
000,
plus
people,
Hawaii's
largest
street
festival
dedicated
to
spam,
and
the
number
of
people
who
had
heard
of
Austin
Minnesota,
who
were
passionate
about
Austin
Minnesota,
who
had
been
to
Austin
Minnesota
or
wanted
to
come
to
Austin
Minnesota
was
just
incredible,
and
so
you
know
just
a
global.
E
Yep
Big
Dave
Merrill
sent
a
sent
me
a
couple
recommendations
on
some
emerald
ash.
Borer
treatment
professionals
had
one
of
them
over
at
my
house
and
It's
actually
kind
of
a
cool
thing
to
do.
The
the
guys
are
pretty
optimistic,
yeah
I,
don't
know
what
they're
gonna
do
I'm
glad
I'm
not
involved
just
a
little
word
of
warning.
The
cost
is
based
on
the
circumference
of
your
tree
and
so
Jason
money
may
not
go
grow
on
trees,
but
it
takes
money
to
grow,
leaves
on
trees.
Evidently
yeah.
E
F
Thanks
Jeff,
like
a
couple
things,
a
little
eclectic
so
bear
with
me.
I,
had
I
noticed
that
the
street
Crews
started
this
morning
because,
as
I
made
my
way
to
the
new
Morning
Star
Adult
Day,
Care
Center
open
house
which
congrats
to
them
I
saw
a
crane
with
a
gigantic
wrecking
ball,
just
dropping
it
on
the
street.
Over
and
over
for
about
four
hours.
This
morning,
I
was
like
somebody
is
getting
paid
a
lot
of
money
to
do
that.
C
F
The
Riverland
and
HRA
home
that
we
have
been
building
this
year
has
an
open
house,
this
Thursday
from
four
to
six.
It's
located
in
the
900
block
of
24th
Ave
Northwest,
so
go
check
it
out.
It
will
be
for
sale
soon
and
we
would
love
to
have
yet
another
homeowner
in
Austin
and
kudos
to
the
Discover
Austin
team,
in
partnership
with
life
Mower
County
for
hosting
what
I
believe
is
Austin's.
First
beer
festival.
It
was
not
just
a
beer
festival,
it
was
a
beer
bacon
and
beignet
Festival,
almost
300
people.
F
A
D
Just
want
to
mention
Fourth
Avenue
Fest
is
coming
up
on
Wednesday
June
7th.
You
can
find
out
more
about
it
on
the
city
website
and
Jason
touched
on
the
public
parks
input
event
out
at
the
Nature
Center
and
I
want
to
second
that
and
say
that
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
turnout
and
more
than
that,
I
was
very
impressed
with
the
diverse
turnout.
It
wasn't
the
same
old
20
people
that
you
see
at
every
city
thing.
D
There
were
a
lot
of
new
faces
there,
and
so
that's
a
big
accomplishment
for
parks,
recreation
and
Forestry,
and
there
is
ongoing
survey
opportunities
right
Dave.
So
if
people
didn't
get
to
go
to
that
meeting,
if
they
wanted
to
give
their
input
on
what
are
their
priorities
for
parks
and
strategies
and
so
forth,
you
can
find
that
on
the
website
as
well.
When
does
that
close.
F
A
And
Laura
it's
it's
wasn't
lost
on
me
that
the
cane
ball
people
stacked
the
deck
out
there.
Absolutely
they
came
in
Mass,
I
know
what
Kane
ball
is
I
thought
when
you
were
over
80
and
you
had
a
cane.
You
could
play
some
kind
of
ball,
but
it's
I
still
don't
really
know
what
it
is,
but
they
they
obviously
stacked
the
chips
in
that
cup
and
just
to
be
fair
to
some
of
the
people
didn't
get
a
lot
of
tickets.
A
A
One
thing
I'd
like
to
highlight
is
we:
we
did
say
goodbye
to
a
great
Community
leader
of
the
last
10
years.
Dr
nougat
out
at
Riverland
that
going
away
party
in
open
house
was
last
Friday.
He
will
absolutely
best.
He
was
not
just
the
president
of
Riverland.
He
was
an
absolute
Dynamo
in
the
community,
so
we're
going
to
miss
him
and
on
his
way
out,
I
did
say
and
council's
got
to
approve
this.
That
is
we're
going
to
rename
Riverland
nougatu.