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From YouTube: City Council Meeting - 8/1/22
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City of Austin, MN
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All
right
looking
for
a
resolution
right
number,
five,
please,
let's
move!
Second
tom.
B
You
under
bid
openings
and
award
number
six,
is
receiving
bids
for
the
wastewater
treatment,
plant
expansion
and
phosphorus
reduction
project.
Stephen.
H
We
opened
bids
for
this
project
on
july
12th
and
we
had
three
bidders
on
the
project.
Work
will
include
switching
over
to
an
activated
sludge
process
for
our
wastewater
treatment
plant,
which
then
requires
us
to
to
touch
almost
every
building
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
in
some
manner.
Some
get
demoed
some
get
refurbished,
and
then
we
have
some
new
treatment
processes
as
we
have
discussed
in
the
past.
H
Our
wastewater
treatment
plant
is
really
three
plants
in
one
we
have
a
domestic
plant,
we
have
an
industrial
plant
and
then
we
have
a
shared
plant
where
they
come
together.
So
there
are
key
parts
of
the
project
that
are
involved
in
each
of
those
three
areas,
and
we
have.
I
have
those
detailed
for
you
in
the
memo,
but
as
we,
the
the
contractor
that
bid
the
project
bid
bid
all
different
types
of
work
associated
with
each
of
those
different.
H
Three
portions
of
the
plant
and
rice
lake
construction
group
was
the
low
bidder
we
hit
at
99
million
124
600.
We
had
two
alternates
on
the
project.
Those
alternates
were
for
alternate.
One
was
for
a
covering
for
our
uv
disinfection
area,
which
we
think
is
important,
based
on
the
bid
alternate.
We
think
that
was
a
pretty
competitive
price
and,
secondly,
is
to
relocate
an
existing
pickup
garage.
That's
that's
in
the
way
of
future
work,
it
will
be
relocated
to
another
location
on
the
site
and
it
will
be
used
for
temporary
storage
for
materials.
H
That
was
one
of
those
things
that
we
had
talked
about.
Finding
ways
to
hopefully
decrease
the
overall
construction
cost
by
ordering
materials
early.
But
then
what
do
you
do
with
them?
Well,
this
building
will
be
a
location
for
them
to
store
materials
until
they're
needed
one
two
three
years
down
the
road,
so
we
would
recommend
awarding
the
total
base
bid
alternate
one
and
two
to
rice
lake
construction
group,
which
has
a
total
project
cost
of
100
million
eight
thousand
dollars.
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H
As
we
talk
again
about
those
three
different
areas
of
the
treatment
plant,
we
have
the
area
that
is
100
percent
domestic
cost.
We
have
the
area
that
is
100
percent
industrial
and
then
the
combined
portion
of
the
plant,
those
costs
are
shared
through
our
evaluation
of
the
improvements,
how
those
flows
and
and
loads
are
impacting
that
combined
portion
of
the
plant
we've
developed,
a
cost
share,
that
is
54.2
percent
domestic
and
45.8
industrial.
H
So,
as
we
add
up
those
industrial
costs,
we've
developed
a
repayment
agreement
with
hormel
a
construction
repayment
agreement.
This
is
similar
to
other
projects
that
we've
done
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
over
the
years
when
they've
been
when
we've
done,
industrial
improvements
or
we've
done
shared
improvements.
So
it's
a
the
format
of
the
document
is
similar
to
what
has
been
done
in
the
past.
We
just
update
it
for
this
particular
project,
which
really
means
updating
those
construction
cost
shares
and
total
construction
amounts.
H
H
And
although
hormel
is
paying
their
share
of
the
project,
the
city
of
austin
will
always
retain
ownership
of
the
wastewater
treatment
plant.
So
it
is
a
city-owned
facility.
Hormel
is
just
paying
their
share.
Just
like
all
the
other
residents
are
in,
our
community
are
paying
a
share
of
of
the
treatment
plan,
and
then
the
agreement
of
course
needs
to
be
signed
by
both
parties.
H
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H
To
pay
for
the
domestic
portion
of
costs
for
this
project,
those
costs
that
are
100
percent
domestic
and
also
those
costs
that
are
part
of
the
shared
plant
we
need
to.
We
need
to
get
a
loan
from
the
pfa
to
pay
for
about
39
million.
H
We've
estimated
that
the
amount
each
year
that
is
due
on
that
loan
is
two
million
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
approximately,
and
so
we
need
to
generate
enough
revenue
to
pay
that
loan
back.
We
also
with
our
user
fees.
We
have
to
generate
revenue
for
our
domestic
operations
at
the
treatment
plant,
our
sewer
collection,
staffing
and
our
sewer
collection
repairs.
So
there's
four
different
pots
of
money
that
we
need
to
generate
funds
to
to
pay
out
of
our
sewer
collections,
we're
currently
generating
about
5.3
million
dollars
per
year.
H
H
Also,
no
oh
well
2024
is
a
10
increase
and
then
we
would
recommend
7
increases
into
one
t25
and
2026..
H
Something
I
want
you
to
note
is
back
when
we
started
planning
for
this
project.
2017,
we
completed
a
a
rate
structure
rate
increase
at
that
time.
That
included
a
25
rate
increase
that
was
to
occur
in
2018
and
then
five
years
of
seven
percent
increases.
Those
five
years
would
carry
through
2023,
so
there
was
already
a
planned
seven
percent
increase
in
2023,
but
now
in
order
to
fund
this
project
again,
we've
talked
about
the
lack
of
of
state
funding
that
has
come
through
and
now
the
need
for
us
to
raise
these
rates.
H
H
We
even
with
those
increases
as
costs
increase
through
construction
over
the
next
couple
years,
we
will
have
a
slight
deficit
and
we
have
fund
balance
that
will
cover
the
deficit
over
the
next
couple
years.
We
estimate
about
1.9
million
dollars
will
come
from
our
fund
balance
to
cover
some
deficit
because
we're
not
increasing
the
rates
at
a
fast
enough
factor,
but
we
have
the
dollars
in
fund
balance
to
do
that.
H
H
B
Thank
you
steven.
I
know
everybody
on
this
council
appreciates
the
that
there's
a
heavy
lift
for
the
users
on
this,
but
you
know
without
state
bonding
bill,
helping
us
out
with
about
20
million
dollars
and
with
the
inflationary
costs
we're
at
the
position
we're
at
and
we
don't
have
the
luxury
of
waiting.
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B
So
I,
on
behalf
of
the
residents
using
their
sewer
system,
I
do
apologize
for
the
rate
increase
and
I
believe
in
my
stephen
when
that's
getting
started,
we're
in
that
35
dollars
a
month
and
it'll
end
about
a
65
a
month
for
our
user
fees,
correct
and
that
doesn't
put
us
at
the
top
of
the
heap
with
their
neighbors,
but
it
puts
us
closer
to
the
top
of
the
heap
we
used
to
be
in
the
heaps
of
word.
I
should
be
using
on
this
topic,
and
I
shouldn't
use
that
word
heap
anyway.
B
I
just
wanted
to
say
say
to
the
public
that
may
be
listening.
It
is
a
we
understand.
Any
kind
of
a
fee
or
tax
increase,
whatever
it
might
be,
is,
is
a
heavy
lift
and
a
burden,
but
this
is
something
that
we
absolutely
have
to
get
done
and
and
we're
in
a
situation
now,
with
that
inflationary
cost
that
you
know
next
year,
it'll
be.
Who
knows
how
much
more
so
getting
it
done
is
important,
so
counseling
questions
or
comments.
G
Stephen,
when
you
came
up
with
the
estimates
for
this
as
to
basically
what
we
needed
to
raise
for
future
years,
did
you
you
do
some
sort
of
factor
in
likely
increasing
employee
costs
per
dollar
per
hour.
Something
like
that.
J
So
stephen
is
the
right
way
to
think
about
this.
That
we've
got
an
old
facility.
The
state
is
mandating
changes.
We've
tried
to
be
fiscally
responsible
along
the
way,
largely
because
we
didn't
get
the
state
bonding
dollars.
We
have
to
be
a
little
bit
more
aggressive
than
what
we
like
to
or
planned,
but
ultimately
it's
a
critical
project
that
has
to
get
done,
and
so
we
need
to
think
about.
How
do
we
do
this
best
for
multiple
generations
in
the
future
of
austin.
H
Yeah
we
we,
like
our
treatment
plan
to
be
out
of
sight
out
of
mind
and
we've
talked
about
it
way
too
much
over
the
last
five
years.
It's
one
of
those
things
that
you
put
it
in
place
and
it
just
works
for
you
and
it
impacts.
So
many
different
parts
of
our
daily
lives
that
we
don't
realize
it
impacts
our
ability
to
draw
new
businesses
to
town
it.
H
It
impacts
our
ability
to
expand
and
annex
in
an
area
to
to
move
them
from
septic
systems
to
to
cleaner
sewer
systems
and
and
prevent
contamination
of
our
waterways.
So
there's
just
there's
so
many
things
that
a
treatment
plant
helps
with
and-
and
this
is
just
such
a
large
project,
it
really
puts
it
at
the
forefront
of
how
it
how
it
helps
a
community.
E
If,
in
the
future,
maybe
next
year,
the
state
bonding
bill
comes
through
for
us
there's
a
chance
that
we
could
change
things
as
well
right
for
the
rates.
B
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B
B
H
Now,
to
try
and
build
this
project,
it's
a
three
and
a
half
year
construction
plan
that
will
is
planned
to
be
completed
in
the
spring
or
early
summer
of
2026,
but
there
will
be
parts
of
the
facility
that
are
brought
online
throughout
the
that
duration.
I
anticipate
in
the
first
structures
to
be
to
be
online
and
in
use
probably
sometime
in
late
2024
and
then
we'll
be
we'll
be
using
parts
of
the
old
plant
and
new
plant
at
the
same
time.
H
So
the
the
oversight
of
a
large
project
like
this
is
is
really
daunting,
but
sch
has
has
the
the
staff,
the
knowledge
and
ability
to
help
us
make
sure
that
things
are
constructed
according
to
plan
that
we're
using
good
quality
materials
and
construction
practices
so
that
it
lasts
a
long
time
which
is
very
important
to
us.
They've
estimated,
for
instance,
that
an
on-site
inspector
over
this
course
of
time
will
spend
12
700
hours
at
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
inspecting
a
variety
of
things.
H
They
have
a
team
of
people
that
can
inspect
those
those
special
items
like
process,
completion,
structural
geotechnical,
mechanical
and
electrical
all
those
specialized
disciplines,
and
they
expect
to
have
those
folks
visiting
our
facility
150
times
throughout
the
the
course
of
the
projects
in
total,
their
team
that
will
be
working
on
this
project
will
be
in
the
range
of
25
to
30
people.
H
So
it's
it's
really
a
a
big
project
that
that
requires
a
large
team
of
folks
to
to
oversee
the
construction,
and
that's
why
the
estimate
or
their
proposal
to
complete
this
work
is,
is
a
large
number
5
million
one
hundred
and
ninety
thousand
dollars,
but
the
the
amount
of
work
that
goes
behind
the
scenes
to
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
in
compliance.
H
It
takes
a
lot
of
people
to
do
that,
so
I've
detailed
in
the
memo
a
number
of
things
that
that
sch
will
be
completing
to
assist
the
city,
move
this
project
forward
again
at
that
amount
of
five
million
one
hundred
ninety
thousand
dollars.
That
is
included
in
the
numbers
for
the
approvals
that
you
that
you
see
at
the
bottom
of
your
spreadsheet.
The
the
funds
for
repayment
that
were
just
approved
for
hormel
agreement,
and
also
our
our
rate
increases
include
this.
These
construction
services
costs.
So
we
would
recommend
approving
this
with
sch.
K
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B
B
H
Yes,
the
last
item
just
ties
in
with
the
previous
one.
There
are
specific
testing
requirements
that
are
required
to
ensure
that
structures
are
being
built
on
stable
soils,
again,
testing
of
those
materials
to
make
sure
that
they
meet
certain
requirements.
When
concrete
is
being
poured
for
tanks
and
different
structures.
At
the
wastewater
treatment
plant
with
sch's
assistance,
we
were
able
to
estimate
the
number
of
tests
that
would
would
be
required
for
each
type
of
of
construction
procedure
and
submitted
that
out
to
firms
that
do
that
type
of
of
testing.
H
We
got
three
proposals
back
with
american
engineering
and
testing
being
the
the
low
bidder
having
the
low
proposal
at
in
the
amount
of
269
thousand
three
hundred
dollars
again.
That
cost
has
been
incorporated
into
our
previous
estimates
and
we
would
recommend
awarding
a
contract
to
american
engineering
and
testing
for
this
work.
E
E
E
B
B
Motion
carries
I'm
number
13's
resolution,
accepting
donations,
the
city
of
austin
and
they
are
a
500
gift
from
belita
schindler
to
the
bike
club,
a
500
gift
to
the
bike
club
from
liesel
schindler
and
five
thousand
seven
hundred
eighty
dollars
and
three
cents
from
the
austin
area
foundation
and
the
paul
warleen
trust
for
orleans
park.
Maintenance
with
those
looking
for
a
motion
or
resolution
to
accept
those
donations.
B
C
B
E
H
It
is
the
old
style
of
cement
tile,
that
is,
butt
jointed
together,
runs
right
through
backyards
around
homes
and
we've
had
issues
with
it
over
the
years
and
this
project
is
a
plan
to
reroute
a
portion
of
that
tile
line
in
the
public
right-of-way.
Where
we
have
access
to
it.
We
can
maintain
it
better
and
extend
the
life
of
the
of
the
drainage
area.
We'd
recommend
awarding
this
bid
to
hanson,
hauling
and
excavating.
E
B
You
we
are
now
on
to
citizens.
Addressing
the
council.
Is
anyone
here
in
the
audience,
looking
to
speak
with
the
council,
please
step
forward
and
give
us
her
name
and
address
right,
if
not
honorary
council
member
comments,
stephen
enjoying
yourself,
I.
A
B
Over
here,
so
everybody
steven's
around
here,
yes
all
right
well,
thank
you.
Thanks
for
participating
in
your
time
report
some
recommendations,
craig.
L
Good
evening
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
everybody
knows
this
is
the
last
week
of
summer
reading.
I
know
that's
hard
to
believe
that
the
summer
is
kind
of
wrapping
up,
but
if
you
or
any
little
people
in
your
households
have
summer
reading
logs
to
turn
in
mayor,
I
know
you've
got
one.
You
can
turn
in
there
for
us
get
that
in
this
week,
so
we
can
get
your
prizes
to
you.
This
is
the
week
that
to
get
that
done
and
then
also
coming
up
on
september,
I'm
sorry
august
20th.
L
Let's
stick
to
august
1st
that
saturday
we
have
some
really
great
programs
going
on
at
the
library.
We
have
a
creative
writing
program
for
ages,
fourth
grade
and
up,
and
then
we
also
have
a
poetry
and
the
park
event
going
on
where
the
kids
can
get
picked
up
at
the
library
and
taken
over
to
big
meyer
state
park.
So
if
you
have
questions
or
people
that
are
interested,
please
give
us
a
call
at
the
library
and
then
last
but
not
least,
I
brought
evan
walker
with
me
tonight.
L
He
is
back
there
in
the
back
way
of
evan
evan.
Is
our
new
library
assistant
at
the
library
he's
comes
to
us
from
minneapolis?
He
was
a
luther
grad
and
we
are
really
excited
to
have
him
he's
been
a
great
asset
to
the
library
already
in
a
week,
so
we
just
kind
of
want
to
bring
him.
So
you
see
his
face
and
he
sees
yours
and
come
by
the
library
and
give
him
a
hello.
B
Evan
welcome
and
just
the
closing
of
the
summer
reading
program.
This
early
is
just
another
bit
of
anger.
I
have
towards
ending
summer
too
quickly.
It's
like
the
week
after
school's
out
they
do
the
back
to
school.
Specials,
that's
just
wrong.
Having
the
summer
reading
program
closed
down
on
august
1st,
that's
wrong
too,
somewhere.
M
I
just
wanted
to
remind
you
of
the
primary
election,
which
is
coming
up
on
august
9.
Next
tuesday.
Early
voting
is
open
now
at
the
old
courthouse
at
the
moore
county
auditor
treasurer's
office,
and
we
would
like
to
remind
everyone
to
check
their
polling
place
because,
with
the
redistricting
we
passed,
some
polling
places
have
changed
for
residents.
So
I
put
a
link
out
today
on
facebook,
where
people
can
click
on
the
link
and
check
where
they
go
before
they
go
out
to
the
polls.
E
We've
got
quite
a
bit
going
on
this
week.
The
austin
police
department
is
having
their
national
night
out
at
the
band
shell
tomorrow
from
four
to
seven
free
hot
dogs,
chips
and
beverages,
family
fun,
night
on
august
5th
park
and
wreck
at
the
pool.
Is
that
right
and
then
there's
something
else?
Oh
and
then
a
public
discussion
about
the
pool
on
august
8th
at
7
o'clock?
G
I
had
the
good
fortune
to
attend
the
coalition
of
greater
minnesota
cities,
conference
and
red
wing
last
week.
First
time
kind
of
doing
something
like
that
in
this
role,
and
it
was
interesting
to
hear
from
a
lot
of
other
cities
going
through
some
of
the
same
challenges
and
being
able
to
bounce
ideas
off
and
want
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
that
our
mayor
king
was
awarded
an
excellence
in
service
by
the
coalition
for
all
the
advocacy
that
he's
done
for
our
city.
So
congratulations.
K
Two
things
one,
you
know.
I
hope
that
when
we're
done
swallowing
the
hard
pill
of
the
wastewater
treatment
plant,
we
remember
that
more
than
half
of
the
funding
of
this
came
from
an
awfully
fair
agreement
between
the
city
and
hormel
foods,
and
I
think
we
got
to
remember
that
one
next
and
almost,
as
importantly,
for
those
of
you
so
inclined
on
august
27th
at
noon,
the
mighty
austin
packer
boys
soccer
team
begins
the
fall
campaign
on
the
pitch
at
art
house
field.
I'd
encourage
you
all
to
attend.
B
I
I
Oh,
I
guess,
with
the
all
this
talk
about
the
wastewater
treatment
plan,
I
guess
I've
always
said
that
it's
probably
the
most
important
piece
of
infrastructure
in
the
city
and
while
it
seems
expensive
we'd,
be
you
nowhere
without
it.
So.
D
Molly,
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
coalition
of
greater
minnesota
cities
for
hosting
that
with
mike
and
the
mayor
and
craig,
I
met
a
lot
of
good
folks
from
around
the
state.
I
listened
to
a
lot
of
really
interesting
speakers
and
came
away
with
a
lot,
so
it
was
a
good
conference.
B
B
I
know
you
went
to
alexandria
and
as
they
come
up,
I
really
do
encourage
the
city
to
if
you
can
swing
it
swing
it
because
there's
a
lot
of
good
information
out
there
and
just
to
see
how
we
stack
up
against
other
councils
and
cities
around
the
state.
You
know,
like
my
post,
he
said
that
we're
similar
in
challenges,
so
you
can
learn
a
little
bit
from
them,
but
also
have
a
good
time
just
connecting
with
these
folks
that
you
never
ever
really
get
a
chance
to
meet.
So
it
was
excellent.
B
And
then
I
look
forward
to
seeing
everybody
at
national
night
out
tomorrow.
Mckeech
is
buying
the
hot
dogs,
it's
good
to
see.
Thank
you
and
then
looking
for
a
motion
to
adjourn
to
monday
august
15th
so
moved.
Second,
all
in
favor.
All
right
opposed
motion
carries
we're
adjourned
until
about
five
minutes
for
the
work
session.