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From YouTube: Council Meeting 08 05 2019
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Agenda Items include an Airport Car Rental Lease Agreement with Rovar, LLC. Additional items include Resolution No. 19-22, 19-32 and 19-33 as well as the first reading of Ordinance No. 19-09.
B
It
says
on
ok
there
we
go.
Thank
you
for
joining
me
as
we
bow
our
heads
in
prayer,
our
Heavenly
Father.
We
thank
you
for
this
evening.
We
thank
you
for
gather
dear
together
with
business
at
hand
for
wisdom
that
you
give
to
all
who
ask
we
thank
you
Lord
for
spirit
of
unity,
which
you
instruct
us
to
strive
for
Lord.
We
thank
you
that,
with
each
one
here,
Lord
representing
so
many
things
we
take
for
granted
things
that
we
don't
even
think
about.
B
Lord
are
our
firefighters
and
our
paramedics
and
EMTs,
who
who
are
there
just
a
phone
call
to
help
us
in
a
time
of
need.
We
thank
you
for
our
police
officers,
who
patrol
the
streets
at
night
who
keep
us
safe
and
also
there
at
our
beck
and
call.
We
thank
you
for
the
courage
and
the
servant's
heart
that
they
display,
time
and
time
again
in
some
pretty
difficult
situations.
Lord
we're
also
mindful
of
those
other
things
that
we
take
for
granted.
B
We
have
pretty
great
streets
here
in
Watertown
and
that
we
know
that
those
who
complain
they
just
need
to
just
travel
to
some
other
communities
and
realize
it's
a
pretty
good
place
to
live,
and
so
many
other
things
Lord.
We
thank
you
for
our
utilities
and
and
all
the
workers
that
keep
this.
This
business
called
the
city
leadership
running
Lord
God.
We
take
these
things
for
granted,
but
tonight
we
pause
and
we
give
you
thanks:
Lord,
we
don't
live
in
a
perfect
place,
but
it's
really
really
great
and
we
thank
you
for
that
Lord.
B
We
also
thank
you
that
we
share
this
one
common
thing,
and
that
is
we
love
our
community,
so
we
asked
your
hand
a
blessing
on
us
here
tonight.
We're
thankful
that
the
scouts
are
here
Lord.
We
thank
you
for
that
program
and
how
they
shape
young
men
and
and
women
now
into
leaders
that
stuff
for
tomorrow.
So
god
we
thank
you
for
all
these
things
fortune,
Jesus
name,
we
pray,
amen.
D
C
D
A
E
A
A
G
A
Right
those
opposed
signify
by
saying
nay
motion
carries
item.
Number
four
is
appointment
of
HR
director.
This
is
a
very,
very
happy
day
for
the
staff,
because
we've
been
without
an
HR
director
for
a
long
time,
so
I'd
like
to
introduce
jillaine
Fife
Lee.
Would
you
please
stand
up,
so
everyone
can
see
you
she's
very
highly
qualified
and
smart,
and
we're
just
really
excited
that
she's
coming
to
help
us
out
so
welcome.
A
G
J
So
this
is
a
this
is
a
no
lease
agreement
for
budget
and
Avis.
Essentially,
Rover
LLC
will
be
budget
Navis
in
the
terminal.
This
is
the
signed
lease
agreement
between
the
city
of
Watertown
and
Rover,
we're
giving
them
16
square
feet
in
the
terminal
and
I
believe
15
stalls
for
parking
cars
at
the
airport.
A
J
A
K
K
L
And
also
under
I
have
one
comment
on
this:
I
said
when
they
sent
the
bed
sheets
out.
There's
only
two
companies
in
this
town,
I
learned
about
the
bit
after
the
bid
was
closed,
was
only
an
internet.
They
said
there
was
a
little
tiny
caption
in
the
paper.
I
mean
I
also
have
a
buddy
that
has
an
Avis
that
we
could
have
said
in
here
also,
but
nobody
told
us
about
the.
M
L
D
L
N
I'm
Shannon
Cruz
Airport
board
president
I'd
just
like
to
make
one
note
at
the
airport
board,
beating
I
think
it
was
the
notes
of
April,
2nd
I,
believe
I
could
be
wrong.
Please
go
back
and
check
it
was
discussed,
it
was
approved.
Public
comment
was
open.
Both
of
these
members
did
speak
at
that
and
we
did
approve
at
that
to
go
out
for
bid
and
we
encourage
them
to
apply
so
I
I
feel
somewhat
conflicted
as
to
what
that
means,
but
I'll
just
leave
it
with
that.
Thanks.
Thank.
A
A
O
H
H
P
I
think
Matt
summarized
it
pretty
well,
the
legal
requirement
is
to
advertise
a
certain
number
of
times
a
certain
number
of
days
ahead
of
the
bid
opening,
and
that
is
the
legal
requirement.
There
are
certain
projects
where
we
do
reach
out
and
try
to
summon
bids
from
certain
contractors.
To
that
we
know
us
may
specialize
in
work
or
things
like
that
when
it
comes
to
construction
projects,
but
the
legal
requirements
or
the
advertising
requirements
and
the
deadline
to
do
so
so.
A
F
F
I
A
By
bill
Howard,
a
second
second
by
Mantee
and
I,
will
describe
what
this
is
when
I
ran
for
mayor
part
of
my
platform
was
that
I
would
take
the
administrative
duties
of
the
mayor
position
very
seriously
and
look
critically
at
the
organizational
structure
and
look
for
ways
to
improve
efficiency,
because
efficiency
means
lower
cost
to
the
taxpayers.
So
I've
been
doing
that
for
two
years
and
it's
my
recommendation
that
we
reduce
the
number
of
direct
reports
to
the
mayor,
which
are
thirteen
or
fourteen
different
department,
heads
report
to
me
and
it's
an
inordinate
number.
A
It's
a
position
I
aimed
for
as
an
engineer
and
I
was
trained
for
in
college
and
I
practiced
throughout
my
career
and
Heath
has
the
same
background
that
I
have.
In
addition,
he
has
a
master's
degree
which
I
don't
have
and
he's
actually
been
helping
me
quite
a
bit
with
I
bounced
everything
off
of
him
he's
very
knowledgeable.
He
has
acted
as
a
public
works
director
for
another
community
and
so
he's
very
well
suited
to
take
these
duties
on
as
the
public
works
director,
slash,
City,
Engineer.
A
There
was
a
memo
written
by
our
consultant
McGrath
and
dr.
McGrath
and
her
assistant,
Melina
Halverson
Mays
wrote
this
memo
in
support
of
what
I'm
suggesting
it
has
been
mentioned
that
maybe
we
should
wait
for
two
years
until
we
have
a
city
manager
and
see
what
the
new
city
manager
thinks,
because
they
might
not
want
this.
And
what
I'm
saying
is.
These
are
two
different
things.
A
We
have
duplication
of
services
and
we
have
ample
opportunity
for
efficiency
by
combining
these
various
different
groups
into
one
department,
and
then
we
don't
need
to
have,
for
instance,
an
administrative
assistant
in
every
single
subcategory.
We
can
provide
those
services
instead
of
part-time
here
and
there,
with
the
existing
staff
that
we
have
and
people
do
similar
jobs
and
we
can
call
upon
them.
There
is
a
lot
of
efficiency
to
be
gained,
which
is
the
primary
reason
for
doing
this.
Mcgrath
was
very
supportive.
There.
A
Memo
recommends
that
and
that
this
is
not
the
same
thing
as
a
city
manager,
it's
a
even.
If
you
have
a
city
manager,
you
still
probably
want
a
public
works
director
and
many
communities
do
the
city
of
Aberdeen
has
a
city
manager
and
a
public
works
director,
slash
City,
Engineer,
so
I
think
this
will
be
very
helpful
for
our
efficiency
and
I'm.
Looking
forward
to
doing
this
now,
unlike
mayor
Williams,
who
in
2009
made
this
change
without
consulting
with
anyone,
I
would
like
the
support
of
the
council
in
making
this
change
to
our
organizational
structure.
A
It
is
extra
work
for
that
person,
but
as
long
as
I'm,
here
and
I'm
here
for
at
least
two
more
years,
I
am
a
backup
to
that
and
I
certainly
able
to
continue
to
assist
and
provide
support
wherever
needed,
and
particularly
because
Public
Works
is
my
area
of
expertise.
I'm
here
for
that.
But
when
the
change
happens,
two
years
from
now
I
may
not
be
re-elected.
Your
next
mayor
may
not
have
the
experience
to
be
the
public
works.
Director
I've
always
felt
that
was
inappropriate
for
the
former
mayor
to
declare
himself.
A
The
public
works
director
and
I've
vowed
to
remove
those
duties
from
the
job
description,
even
though
I
like
doing
those
duties
I.
It's
not
about
me
it's
about.
What's
best
for
our
community
and
and
I
feel
very
very
strongly
that
this
is
an
appropriate
change
to
make
in
our
organizational
structure,
so
I
would
open
it
up
for
questions
and
I.
Don't
remember
who
made
the
motion?
Was
it
okay,
councilman
bill
how're?
You
can
start.
F
Comment
a
couple
questions
there
may
be
another
comment
at
the
end.
First
of
all,
I
do
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
bring
this
before
us,
because
I
was
thinking.
This
could
have
been
a
decision
that
was
made
it's
an
operating
decision
that
could
made
unilaterally
without
getting
our
input.
So
I
do
appreciate
that
the
opportunity
to
have
some
comment
on
this
I
guess.
My
first
question
is
I
want
to
direct
it
to
you
Heath.
F
As
far
as
what
this
means
to
your
workload,
I
mean
you've
got
a
department,
that's
already
overworked
and
I
guess
and
just
well.
We
need
to
know
what
this
means
to
your
workload.
We
don't
want
to
appoint
this
to
you
and
all
of
us,
the
six
months
from
now.
You
turn
in
your
less
accredit
letter
of
resignation,
because
you
can't
handle
the
work
so
I
guess
I
want
to
hear
some
comments.
I
think
we
all
want
to
hear
some
comments
for
what
this
means
to
you
he's.
P
Absolutely
Thank
You,
councilman,
velour,
I,
guess,
first
of
all,
just
like
to
say,
you
know
I'm
humbly
grateful
for
this
prospective
opportunity
here
this
evening.
This
is
directly
in
line
with
with
my
training
and
background
and
my
education
and
certifications,
and
for
the
mayor
to
consider
me
for
this
as
a
direct
appointment
in
combination
of
my
current
duties,
I
just
wanted
to
express
my
my
humble
gratitude
for
that.
Not
your
question.
As
far
as
the
workload
is
concerned,
you
know,
I
would
be
lying
if
I
were
to
tell
you.
P
I
would
not
be
taking
on
any
additional
workload.
Here,
that's
obvious
to
everybody.
This
change
would
put
more
demand
on
my
day.
There's
no
doubt
in
that
I've
kind
of
got
a
two-fold
answer
to
that
to
where
my
first
response
is
I
feel
a
lot
of
the
way
we
operate
right
now.
As
the
mayor
is
indicated,
with
the
way
she
has
been
able
to
bounce
things
off
me
from
a
public
work
standpoint,
a
lot
of
the
duties
that
I
do
perform
today
are
directly
in
line
with
what
a
public
works.
P
That
being
said,
you
know,
we've
got
outstanding
division
leaders,
department,
heads
right
now
that
would
become
division
leaders
and
they
they
know
their
departments
inside
and
out,
and
they
would
be
a
strong
asset
to
plug
this.
In
with
myself
as
a
director,
I
feel
with
the
working
rapport
that
I've
been
able
to
build
with
all
these
individuals
in
their
departments
throughout
the
year
that
I've
been
I,
think
that
we'd
be
able
to
pick
up
on
that
and
continue
to
move
forward
in
a
very
productive
and
positive
manner.
P
Which
brings
me
to
my
second
point
of
this:
creates
a
formal
ability
for
me
to
create
efficiencies
as
a
department.
Right
now,
I
see
some
glaringly
obvious
things
that
we
could
tweak
and
and
and
fix
and
improve,
and
if
I
were
to
have
directorship
rules
such
as
this
to
plug
some
of
those
majors
in
some
of
which
the
mayor
alluded
to,
where
we
have
multiple
assistants
and
one
floor,
for
example,
that
we
could
maybe
be
assigning
different
duties
to
one
of
those
assistants
and
modifying
their
job.
P
Descriptions
and
I,
don't
want
to
say
too
much
here
to
scare
staff
by
any
means.
But
there
is
a
there's
a
lot
of
potential
here
and
room
for
improvement
and
as
we
unplug
in
those
efficiencies,
I
think
that
that
creates
and
fosters
a
work
environment
where
my
duties
will
be
completely
sustainable.
As
a
public
works
director,
slash
City,
Engineer.
A
F
A
Would
you
bring
up
the
organizational
chart
for
the
public
works
department
and
I
have
to
say
I
know
that
several
of
the
department
heads
are
very
concerned
that
this
is
a
demotion
to
them
and
I
would
have
to
say.
That's
just
not
the
case.
The
public
works
director
is
not
going
to
be
into
the
daily
business
of
any
of
the
division.
Heads
I
I
can
tell
you.
A
I
worked
for
the
city
of
Watertown
as
an
engineer
under
a
public
works
director
and
then
under
a
mayor
under
two
different
mayor's
that
were
the
public
works
director
and
they
deferred
everything
to
the
City
Engineer.
Now
I'm
trying
not
to
do
that.
I
understand
what
it
takes
to
be.
A
public
works
director,
so
I'm
trying
to
be
more
mindful
of
that.
But
it's
the
these
are
all
positions
with
the
exception
of
the
Sioux
River
watershed
project
that
were
under
the
Public
Works
Director
before
that
position
was
eliminated
and
they're,
naturally
in
other
communities.
A
These
are
typical
of
a
public
works
department
and,
if
you're
looking
at
this
as
well
I'm,
no
longer
the
top
of
the
mountain
I'm,
not
the
number
one
person
in
charge.
Therefore
this
is
a
demotion
and
I.
Don't
like
it.
I
I
get
that
I
do
understand
it.
It's
it's
not
meant
as
a
demotion
in
any
way,
shape
or
form,
and
and
what
you
really
need
to
think
about
is
what
is
the
best
thing
for
the
community?
A
Not
what
is
the
best
thing
for
the
individual
serving
in
a
position,
because,
frankly,
I
mean
the
people
are
going
to
change
throughout
time,
and
we
shouldn't
be
organizing
our
community
around
individuals.
They
should
be
around
the
appropriate
whatever
the
best
organizational
theory
is
that's
what
we
should
practice
so
yeah.
A
long
answer
to
is
everyone
on
board
that
people
don't
like
it
there's
a
couple
that
don't
and
there
are
most
of
them
have
said
yeah
they
get
it.
A
They've
worked
under
a
public
works
director
in
the
past
and
I
have
to
say
the
ones
who
are
against
it.
I,
don't
think
ever
worked
under
a
public
works
director,
and
so
they
they
don't
understand
the
ones
that
did
work
under
a
public
works
director.
Here
they
get
it
their.
You
know
their
jobs
didn't
change.
When
the
mayor
declared
himself,
the
public
works
director
it.
A
F
Thank
You
Mir
I
had
gotten
a
prior
to
speed
on
this
Mayor
Heath
I
had
reached
out
to
you,
we've
seen
McGrath's
recommendations
or
thoughts.
I
also
took
the
liberty,
because
I
had
gotten
to
know
him
fairly
well
through
the
entire
city
manager,
campaign,
etc.
I
reached
out
to
Jeff,
Weldon,
retired
city
manager
of
Brookings
had
been
there
a
long
time
and
they
think
well
respected
in
his
position.
F
I
did
reach
out
to
him
and
ask
the
question
well
from
his
perspective,
realize
that
each
community
is
different,
so
we're
not
necessarily
comparing
apples
to
apples
by
did
reach
out
to
mr.
Weldon
and
I
asked,
and
he
did
send
a
reply
back
almost
immediately
by
email
and
I
asked
if
I
had
permission
to
share
his
email
with
the
council
tonight,
and
he
gave
me
his
blessing
I'll
just
read
part
of
it.
F
The
last
paragraph
he
at
first
of
all
says
Brookings
did
not
have
a
public
works
director,
although
every
other
city,
where
I
have
worked,
we
had
one
his
closing
paragraph
is.
He
only
describes
a
little
bit
how
Brookings
organized
this
closing
paragraph
then
said
a
public
works
director
can
make
sense.
It
all
depends
on
the
type
of
services
envisioned
to
be
under
that
department
department
and
how
it
fits
with
the
rest
of
the
apartment,
heads
in
a
whole
array
of
services
in
this
area
that
Watertown
provides.
F
You
may
wish
to
wait
and
see
what
the
new
city
manager
believes
would
be
the
best
organization
organizational
chart
for
all
department
heads,
so
it
all
fits
together
to
assign
duties
to
various
departments
and
that's
the
end
of
his
his
email
to
me.
I'm,
not
raising
that
as
necessarily
a
negative
to
the
idea,
but
I
do
want
to
point
out
from
a
different
perspective,
what
an
individual
had
to
say
that
that
has
been
down
this
road
as
a
city
manager,
so
to
share
that
with
the
my
colleagues
here.
R
P
Some
of
my
key
employees
are
fairly
new,
so
training
them
and
molding
them
and
building
that
level
of
accountability
and
empowering
them
to
do
their
jobs
efficiently.
I
think
is
making
strides
in
the
right
direction
in
the
engineering
office,
and
now
that
we
have
filled
one
vacancy,
that's
another
step
in
the
right
direction.
P
You
know
you
can't
find
anywhere
at
any
given
time
on
restructuring
like
this
I
think.
When
you
look
at
the
restructuring
to
me,
it's
it's
taking
advantage
of
what
we
have
in
front
of
us
to
plug
it
in
to
seamlessly
make
this
thing
work
and
hit
the
ground
running
with
it,
and
I
really
think
that,
with
my
background,
experience
I
can
help
make
that
happen.
If
that's
the
council's
decision
I,
don't
doubt
that
we
would
make
this
work,
would
it
be
challenging
absolutely?
Would
it
be
the
right
move
for
the
community?
I.
Absolutely
believe.
I
Even
though
I
can't
read
all
of
it,
because
I'm
so
old,
but
anyway
as
I,
look
at
this
in
terms
of
direct
reports
and
then,
of
course,
that
different
department
heads
keeping
their
the
structure
of
their
departments,
it
would
seem
to
me
that
that
is
it
makes
sense.
To
me,
actually
is
what
I'm
trying
to
say
is
that
you
know
they
still
maintain
the
control
over
their
departments.
I
They
report
to
Heath
as
the
public
works
director,
but
they're
all
more
in
their
own
areas
and,
as
he
said,
I
know
some
of
the
people
who
hold
those
positions,
they're
very
competent
at
what
they
do
and
I
think
that
that
it
would
be
more
a
matter
of
coordinating
the
services
I
like
the
idea
of
creating
efficiencies.
I've
seen
things
like
this
in
the
past
in
business
dealings
that
we've
had,
and
it
always
does.
I
S
A
S
But
what
I'm
looking
at
is
the
perception-
maybe
you
and
I,
think
these
are
all
capable
people
all
the
folks
that
are
doing
this
I
honestly
I,
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
that
big
of
a
job
for
it,
because
we've
got
such
talent
and
I
hope
we
can
keep
those
people
because
they're,
very
capable
I
think
but
I.
My
concern
is,
if
you're
a
department
head
and
now
you're
not
reporting
to
the
to
the
mayor
at
this
point,
does
that
change.
C
S
C
Want
because
of
the
as
the
mayor
stated,
the
current
structure
or
the
previous
structure
was
that
these
were
not.
They
did
report
to
a
public
works
director,
the
positions
that
are
now
going
to
switch
back.
If
that's
what
the
council
determines,
they
are
actually
a
grade.
Eight
position
and
the
department
heads
are
grade
nine,
so
they're,
currently
at
a
different
level
than
the
then
the
department
heads
currently
right
now
so.
P
If
I
could
follow
up
on
that
too,
just
in
my
experience
with
salary
studies
and
analysis
of
pay,
you
know
the
the
consultant.
If
this
change
were
to
be
made
would
assess,
for
instance,
the
Street
superintendent,
just
the
same
as
they
would,
in
my
opinion,
in
comparison
to
regional
Street,
superintendent
wages
and
the
duties
performed.
It's
not
always
just
the
direct
reporting
to
is
your
department
at
or
not
that
that
is
a
factor
and
can
be
a
factor
but
I
think
all
the
other
items
that
when
to
that,
will
sometimes
weigh
a
lot
more
heavily.
P
A
Right,
thank
you.
I'm
just
going
to
read
the
last
sentence
of
the
McGrath
memo.
It
says
therefore,
regardless
of
the
city
of
water
towns,
form
of
government,
it
is
recommended
the
city
create
a
public
works
director
to
lead
and
manage
the
airport,
engineering
building
services,
streets,
Upper,
Big,
Sioux,
River,
watershed
project
and
wastewater
and
solid
waste.
Councilman
Roby.
D
Two
years
ago,
when
I
ran
for
my
second
term,
this
is
one
of
the
comments
I
led
with
is
I
really
thought
we
needed
to
get
a
public
works
director
back
in
the
city
of
Watertown
and
the
reason
why
I
did
it
after
being
on
the
council
for
four
years.
I
just
realized
that
the
way
we're
structured
and
all
those
people
reporting
the
mirror,
that's
a
big
job.
You
know
you
look
at
what
mayor
Thorson
did
in
terms
of
public
appearances,
you
look
what
Mira
Caron
does
in
terms
of
public
appearances.
D
There's
that's
a
very
demanding
job
and
I
think
what
this
was
restructure
will
do
is
allow
a
little
more
professional
management
and
a
little
more
attention.
Quite
frankly,
when
you
split
the
workload
up
a
little
bit,
but
it's
gonna
allow
for
those
efficiencies,
but
it
also
gives
the
mayor
some
more
time
to
go
be
the
mayor.
Quite
frankly,
that's
just
there's
just
this.
It's
a
hard
job.
The
way
it's
structured
now
going
forward
again,
I'm
very
excited
about
the
fact
that
we're
moving
to
a
city
manager
form
a
government
very
excited
about
I.
D
Think
it's
great
for
the
town
and
I
actually
see
the
Public
Works
Director
position
continuing
because
again,
I
didn't
there's
going
to
be
some
changes
involved,
but
that
chart
you
shoulders
very
busy
chart,
that's
not
near
as
busy
as
of
the
chart.
If
the
mayor
has
everybody
underneath
that
person,
so
I
am
very
much
in
favor
of
this.
Thank.
A
T
A
A
Public
works
director
was
the
highest
paid
public
employee
and
when
mayor
Williams
took
office,
the
position
was
vacant,
interviews
were
going
on
and
there
were
candidates
waiting
to
hear
and
the
mayor
said.
You
know
that
was
a
rough
time.
As
you
might
recall,
we're
having
a
recession
said:
I'm
gonna,
save
a
bundle
of
money,
I
will
be
the
public
works
director.
A
A
A
T
A
T
This
one
is
and
I'm
gonna
be
honest.
I'm
just
gonna
ask
this
as
the
liaison
to
the
airport
board
Airport
specific
I'm
concerned
a
little
bit
because
sometimes
dealing
with
the
federal
government,
especially
it's
a
hurry-up-and-wait
game.
But
when
it's
hurry
up,
they
mean
hurry
up,
because
they
sometimes
give
you
very
very
short
notice
that
a
grant
is
available
and
then
they
want
you
to
get
it
all
done
and
back
to
them
in
very
short
period
of
time.
I
think
mr.
Syre
might
be
here
at
this
time.
A
Right
now
that
the
only
difference
would
be
that
there's
someone
that
went
to
school
to
learn
how
to
do
those
kinds
of
you
know,
he's
a
licensed
professional
engineer.
Trained
in
doing
those
types
of
things
quickly,
as
opposed
to
the
airport
manager,
would
have
to
do
it
more
or
less
on
his
own.
He
doesn't
have
that
that
kind
of
training
is
not
required
to
be
the
airport
manager.
A
It's
a
highly
technical
thing
that
he
deals
with
on
a
daily
basis,
with
millions
of
dollars
of
engineering
projects
that
currently
don't
even
go
through
the
engineering
department,
which
is
one
of
the
main
reasons
that
it
would
be
good
to
have
that
under
someone
who
is
in
transportation,
basics
and
also
has
higher
level
training
and
writing
and
project
management.
So
those
are
requirements
of
a
public
works
director.
A
Those
are
not
requirements
of
an
airport
manager
and
it's
kind
of
not
fair,
to
saddle
the
airport
manager
with
those
duties
and
if
it's
a
fast
turnaround
like
that,
we
have
often
skipped
the
airport
board
and
gone
straight
to
you
know
with
just
staff
and
I
think
that
that
would
be
a
huge
advantage
to
have
a
trained
person
in
those
matters
to
facilitate
that
answer.
Your
question.
E
Question
a
comment:
I'm
just
kind
of
wondering
and
I
think
it's
actually
a
little
bit
in
with
Thompson
and
holiness
question.
But
by
allowing
these
public
works
position,
is
it's
going
to
grant
them
more
autonomy
just
to
act
quicker
and
kind
of
in
their
own
fashion?
I
mean
yes,
they
are
so
accountable
and
everything.
But
will
this
allow
I
get
more
purpose
of
action
because
they
will
have
that
direct
interface
with
the
individuals
but
I'm
just
kind
of
wondering
if
it's
going
to
grant
them
a
little
bit
more
autonomy,
I.
A
Will
just
say
this:
it's
instead
of
reporting
to
the
mayor,
who
currently
happens
to
be
a
licensed
professional
civil
engineer.
He'll
be
reporting
to
the
public
works
director
who's,
a
licensed
professional
civil
engineer.
In
the
past
airport
managers
were
done
by
the
mayor.
Who
was
the
public
works
director,
but
not
a
professional
engineer,
and
the
federal
marshal
came
to
town
to
explain
the
violations
that
were
made
and
I.
A
You
know
I
think
that
it
doesn't
change
the
expediency
of
the
person
reporting
to
me
or
to
the
city
engineer
we're
both
engineers,
but
I
would
say
if
our
mayor
is
not
a
licensed
civil
engineer
or
if
the
city
manager
is
not
a
licensed
civil
engineer.
There's
a
loss
of
efficiency
in
the
way
were
organized.
Currently
then,
having
this
person
report
to
someone
who
was
trained
in
those
matters,
such
as
a
civil
engineer,
so
I
would
say
it's
an
it's
an
improvement
and
that's
a
strong
argument
for
going
with
this
organizational
way.
E
Understood
I
guess
the
only
other
comment,
I
would
say,
as
somebody
who's
currently
involved
in
a
very
structured
business,
delegating
those
types
of
responsibilities
tends
to
play
out
really
well.
I
honestly
am
pretty
supportive
of
doing
this.
Yes,
it
will
add
more
to
heaps
plate,
but
he
seemed
gung-ho
to
go
for
it
and
ready
to
take
it
on,
but
I
think
it'll
just
help.
E
Those
guys
have
a
little
more
conversation
a
little
more
focused
because
it's
really
difficult
when
you're
in
a
position
where
you
are
split
in
different
ways,
as
opposed
to
taking
five
of
those
off
and
letting
somebody
work
specialize
and
directly
with
those
areas
so
that
they
can
maybe
be
a
little
more
cohesive
and
address
the
issues,
maybe
a
little
more
in
depth
and
no
fault
of
any
ones,
but
just
having
a
little
more
time
to
focus
in
on
it.
So
I
would
say
I'm
support
of
it.
Thank.
A
E
N
T
J
J
A
H
A
E
A
J
This
is
a
60
by
75
hangar
that
will
be
constructed
at
the
airport,
same
type
thing
to
be
a
ground
lease
it'll
be
up
to
them
to
put
the
building
up,
and
it
is
just
to
the
east
of
the
other
new
one.
Here's
the
one
we
just
talked
about
this
would
be
just
to
the
east.
There
is
a
taxiway
here
and
a
taxiway
here
so
essentially,
when
I
came
in
here
in
2010,
we
had
these
two
hangars
right
here
since
then
we
have
added
this
taxiway.
J
I
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
Number.
Nine
is
the
first
reading
of
ordinance
number
19
0
9
as
owning
text,
amendment
to
title
21
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown,
creating
chapter
21.5,
6dt,
downtown
overlay
district.
This
is
just
a
first
reading,
so
I
don't
need
any
motion
or
anything
and
Heath
will
tell
us
about
it.
Yes,.
P
Thank
You
mayor
members
of
council,
this
action
or
not
excuse
me
not
action
item,
but
this
first
reading
tonight
is
related
to
a
zoning
amendment
or
zoning
ordinances
that
stems
back
to
earlier
this
year.
Back
in
March
of
2019
discussions
began
at
the
Planning
Commission
level
to
look
at
implementing
a
downtown
aesthetics
overlay
district,
and
so
what
we've
done?
Our
urban
planner
Randy
Hinton,
is
here
this
evening.
She's
done
a
little
bit
of
research.
Quite
a
bit.
P
Research
on
this
I
should
say,
looked
at
model
ordinances
from
other
communities
and
has
come
up
with
a
draft
version
that
carried
through
to
the
Planning
Commission,
which
was
recommended
to
the
City
Council
for
approval
and
brandy.
If
you'd
want
elaborate,
a
little
bit
more
in
detail.
I
guess,
generally
speaking,
just
to
kind
of
set
the
table
here
is
that
this
has
a
lot
of
look
and
feel
like
the
Gateway
overlay
district.
P
G
Thank
you
Heath
so,
and
he
summed
this
up
pretty
well:
we've
been
working
with
the
Planning
Commission
on
trying
to
get
something
on
the
books
just
to
uphold
the
integrity
of
our
downtown,
and
just
so,
we
had
a
higher
aesthetic
standard.
We
went,
I
mean
I,
looked
at
model
ordinances
and
different
ordinances
from
various
communities
that
the
Planning
Commission
had
suggested,
and
we
kind
of
I
mean
we
did.
We
really
looked
at
a
lot
of
things
with
this.
We
feel
this
is
a
good
start.
D
At
the
outline
the
question
I
have
is,
if
you
have
certain
standards
on
one
side
of
the
street,
should
they
be
the
same
on
the
other
example
storefronts?
Should
they
be?
You
know
the
same
on
one
side
of
the
street
at
the
other
side
of
the
street,
when
you
put
your
line
down
a
street,
the
middle
of
street,
like
that,
the
guy
on
the
right
doesn't
have
to,
but
the
guy
on
the
left
does
have
to.
So
how
do
you
adjust?
What's
your
thought
on
that?
The.
G
Boundary
that
we
went
with
was
from
the
historic
preservation
district.
Now
we
also
have
the
urban
renewal
district,
but
we
didn't
want
to
take
in
too
many
properties,
I,
guess
and
put
them
in
here.
We
just
did
the
basically
the
heart
of
our
downtown,
but
I
see
your
point
there
with
drawing
those
boundaries
and
I
just
wanted
to
keep
it
consistent
with
something
that
we
already
have
in
the
books.
But
I
do
see
that
concern.
A
G
G
I
You
know
you're,
not
saying
you
must
use
this
color,
and
you
must
have
this
brick
and
you
must
have
this
window.
Basically,
what
you're
saying
is:
let's
keep
our
historic
district
looking
good,
you
know
and
I
like
that,
because
you're
not
and
you're,
not
binding.
Anybody
to
those
you
know
can
only
use
colors
from
1868
because
that's
when
your
building
was
built,
and
things
like
that,
so
I
think
that
a
lot
of
work
has
been
done.
F
Just
a
couple
comments,
I
know
a
lot
of
work
winter.
This
on
the
part
of
brandy,
you
and
your
staff
and
the
Planning
Commission
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
acts.
It's
been
a
long
time
coming
excited
to
see
this
as
I
understand
it.
I
watch
the
Planning
Commission
meeting
when
this
was
approved
and
Jesse
Craig
was
there
in
a
different
issue
about
the
harbor
bar
development
downtown
and
he
was
kind
of
put
on
the
spot.
F
As
far
as
what
his
off-the-cuff
comments
were
about,
that
he's
got
a
lot
of
experience
with
Downtown
Development
and
he
was
very
much
in
favor
of
this
of
these
proposed
changes
as
well,
so
that
that
meant
something
to
me
to
hear
from
someone
who's
been
there
and
done
that,
and
he
was
supportive.
These
changes
as
well.
E
We
might
consider
looking
at
extending
it
down
to
2nd
Street
Southwest
I
mean
that's
kind
of
where
you
get
the
end
of
that
feel,
because
even
those
buildings
are
a
bit
older
and
then
after
you
get
past,
that
I
just
say
that
exactly
where
my
street
is
so
I
walk
this
a
lot,
but
that's
kind
of
where
you
stop
having
that
feel.
So
we
might
just
look
at
extending
it
west
like
a
block
along
that,
but
it
still
feels
like
it's
part
of
campus,
so
I
just
bump
in
to
consider
yep.
A
And
I
I
appreciate
that
I
I
know
a
great
deal
of
thought,
went
into
the
boundary
and,
as
Brandi
said,
wanting
to
not
have
all
these
different
boundaries
downtown.
You
got
this
one
for
this
thing
and
that
one
for
that
thing
in
this
third
one
for
another.
So,
instead
of
creating
a
third
boundary
map,
we
adopted
the
historic,
but
that
can
always
be
modified
later,
just
with
a
simple
ordinance
change.
If
if
it
felt
that
it
should
be
expanded,
you're
starting
small
here,
but
can
definitely
take
that
into
consideration,
go
ahead.
Chris
hi.
U
Mayor
Chris
Shelton,
Watertown,
Development
Company
just
wanted
to
address
the
boundary
and
just
when
I
record
that
see
if
we
can
have
that,
go
all
the
way
to
the
west
side
of
campus.
That's
the
access.
Is
you
come
off
the
lake
to
downtown
just
like
to
maybe
see
that?
Is
there
some
vacant
lots
down
there
that
could
be
developed
and
just
want
to
put
that
record
on
come
in.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
H
A
H
I
mean
expanding,
the
boundary
seems
I
mean
as
I
think
about
it.
It
seems
kind
of
significant
and
so
I.
Would
it
be
my
opinion
that
we
would
have
to
have
another
first
reading
to
do
so?
So
if
that's
something
we're
interested
in
the
group
could
pass
this
ordinance,
then
we
could
discuss
it
again
at
the
plan
Commission
and
bring
up
an
amendment
to
expand
that
boundary
where.
G
I,
we
didn't
specifically
notify
them.
We
I
I
did
outline
who
or
which
properties
they
were
and
then
who
the
property
owners
are
as
well.
If
they
were
following
this
item,
but
I
would
imagine
that
we'd
have
to
we
do
a
public
hearing
again
and
read
notice.
It
means
at
this
boundary
would
change
now.
We
could
also
keep
it
consistent
with
the
urban
renewal
district,
and
that
does
broaden
this
area,
but
no
I
did
not
notify
the
property
owners.
To
answer
that
question.
Yeah.
G
G
You
know
I
would
say
building
material
if
they're
not
consistent
with
the
historic
nature.
Right
now
we
did
add
that
transparency
clause
which
enhances
walkability
and
so
that
that's
a
good
thing
and
especially
for
what
we're
trying
to
do
with
our
downtown
to
have
it
more
livable
and
workable,
but
otherwise
I
mean
it
actually
it
the
setbacks.
You
know
right
now:
it's
zero
zero
feet.
You
can
build
right
up
to
the
property
line
up
to
the
right
of
way
you
can.
With
this.
G
You
can
have
a
patio
area
if
you
want
it
allows
for
that,
I
mean
we
have
the
maximum
setbacks,
just
so
we're
not
losing
that
the
sense
of
enclosure
if
people
are
pushing
their
buildings
way
back,
because
we
still
want
that,
but
there
really
isn't
anything
negatively
impacting
the
downtown
in
this.
This
is
just
to
uphold
the
integrity
going
forward.
S
A
P
Comment
regarding
the
urban
district
boundary
to
go
back
to
councilman
Roby's
concern.
We
still
may
have
to
jog
some
lines
to
avoid
the
the
streets
being
the
dividing
point
to
alleviate
that
concern.
So
we
still
may
end
up
with
a
third
district
of
its
own
here,
but
I
don't
see
that
as
a
insurmountable
task.
That
I
agree
with
this
point.
P
If
you're
going
to
have
aesthetics
and
you're
looking
at
it
from
a
street
skate
perspective,
you'd
think
you
want
those
aesthetics
on
both
sides
of
that
street
and
not
be
the
dividing
point
to
where
one
side
applies.
Inner
sight
doesn't,
but
that
something
we'll
look
at
to
with
that
urban
district
boundary
and
see
exactly
how
have
Falls
and
relational
Street
alignments.
Okay,.
G
R
It
sends
right
message
to
take
it
back
to
the
Planning
Commission,
because
when
we
were
on
the
urban
renewal
board,
we
talked
a
lot
about
the
boundaries
and
that
did
seem
to
take
in
even
more
than
what
we
wanted
sometimes,
but
because
there
were
some
areas
that
people
didn't
like
to
be
on
there,
but
I
think
that's
good
idea.
All.
I
G
A
A
T
D
J
M
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay,
motion
carries
item
number
11
is
authorization
for
the
airport
to
apply
for
an
FAA
grant
AIP
project
number
3,
46,
zero,
zero,
five,
eight
zero,
three
four
2019
for
the
terminal,
apron
reconstruction
project
authorization
to
accept
grant
and
for
the
mayor
to
sign
all
necessary
documents
by
manty
and
a
second
by
read,
em
ski
I.
Think
Todd.
J
V
We
received
six
bids,
which
was
a
pretty
exceptional
for
for
that
project,
and
they
came
in
about
four
hundred
and
forty
thousand
dollars
under
my
engineer's
estimate,
which
is
in
itself
an
anomaly
considering
this
year,
I've
had
conversations
with
Heath
the
FAA
across
the
board
nationally
has
seen
a
lot
of
projects
come
in
over
budget,
so
it
was
a
breath
of
fresh
air
to
see
that
type
of
competition
come
in
and
get
those
kind
of
numbers
for
your
for
your
ramp
reconstruction
TN.
Our
contracting
was
a
little
bitter.
V
The
first
item
here
both
of
these
items,
number
11
and
12
kind
of
tie
together.
The
FAA
does
not
issue
grants
based
on
estimates,
so
they
want
hard
bid
numbers.
So
we
cannot
send
a
grant
application
in
until
we
bid
the
project
have
all
the
numbers
hard
lines,
so
they
know
they
can
program
it
in
they're,
still
working
through
their
discretionary
programs.
There's
a
lot
of
carryover
that
hasn't
come
in
yet,
as
I
mentioned.
V
There's
a
lot
of
projects
nationally
that
kind
of
came
in
over
budget,
so
they're
the
FA
in
itself
nationally,
is
scrambling
to
see
what
they
can
do
for
funding
apron
projects
are
generally
a
little
lower
priority.
So
what
we've
been
told
is
it
might
be
a
little
while
before
we
hear
on
the
grant
for
Watertown,
they
have
to
have
it
out,
obviously,
before
the
end
of
September
before
the
end
of
their
fiscal
year,
but
I
would
anticipate
sometime
sometime
between
mid
August
to
the
end
of
September,
we'll
we'll
hear
on
the
grant.
V
J
F
F
V
This
project
does
is:
is
your
existing
ramp
right
now?
You
you've
got
three
major
concerns:
you've,
the
pavement
de-stresses,
the
drainage
I,
think
you
guys
have
all
been
aware
of.
You
know
how
that
ramp
about
50
feet
out
and
drains
back
towards
the
terminal
building
and
then
containment
for
de-icing.
Obviously
the
terminal
buildings
it's
going
to
be
a
few
years
before,
even
on
a
fast
track
before
that's
constructed
and
operational.
V
J
J
D
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
12
is
award
a
bid
for
AIP
project
number
3
4600
5/8,
3,
0,
3,
4
2019
air
carrier,
ramp
reconstruction,
TNR
Contracting,
Inc,
Sioux,
Falls,
South
Dakota
in
the
amount
of
two
million
three
hundred
ninety
one
thousand
six
hundred
$19.50
contingent
upon
receipt
and
approval
of
a
good-faith,
DBE
effort.
That's
and
receipt
of
FAA
grant
offer
got
the
contingency
in
their
motion
motion.
M
V
Absolutely
so
we
did
receive
six
bids.
Teen
are
contracting
out
of
Sioux
Falls
South
Dakota
was
the
low
bidder,
so
bids
range
from
two
million
three
hundred
nine,
all
the
way
up
to
three
million
two
hundred
sixty
thousand.
So
there
was
a
fair,
fair
spread
there,
but
I
was
very
happy
to
see
six
bidders
come
to
the
table.
V
That
morning,
we've
seen
a
lot
of
projects
where
we're
only
getting
one
or
two
bidders
we've
been
in
the
past
when
when
when,
when
things
have
as
I
talked
earlier,
you
know
the
it's
a
hurry
up
and
wait
and
you
go
out
and
bed
and
people
are
full
and
you
don't
get
any
bids
so
to
see.
Six
on
this
type
of
project
was
was
awesome
to
see
just
to
touch
on
the
the
contingencies,
obviously,
depending
on.
If
we
get
an
FAA
grant
offer
for
the
project.
V
A
O
J
A
A
D
J
J
They
really
really
pick
up
so
I'm,
just
guessing
that
people
are
taking
their
sweet
time,
booking
tickets
right
the
last
that,
like
I,
said
that
month
timeframe,
because
if
we
look
past
that
it's
like
just
with
ad
I
was
the
same
way
it
was
that
month
or
in
where
people
were
starting
to
really
booked
tickets.
So
if
we
stay
on
track,
as
we
are
right
now,
we'll
hit
10,000
easy.
J
A
Right
item
number
13
is
approval
of
insurance
policies
and
authorization
for
payment
of
premiums
for
general
liability,
auto
liability
and
physical
damage,
law
enforcement,
liability,
buildings
and
contents
equipment,
property
damage
and
equipment
breakdown,
boiler
and
machinery
coverage,
and
also
want
to
include
an
authorization
for
the
finance
officer
to
issue
a
special
check
in
the
amount
of
three
hundred
ninety-eight
thousand
dollars.
Three
hundred
ninety-eight
thousand
four
hundred
eleven
dollars,
ten
cents
have
a
motion
by
y
ii
ii
by
Adamski,
and
I,
like
Kristin,
tell
us
about
this.
Thank.
C
C
We
actually
had
six
large
pieces
of
equipment
between
a
fire
truck
a
couple
of
garbage
trucks
and
then
utilities
had
one
two
and
then
we
also
did
add
the
zoo
building
onto
that,
and
then
we
had
some
large
improvements
at
wastewater,
so
taking
into
account
all
of
that
I
I
don't
see
that
it
really
stands
out.
Necessarily
this
has
went
also.
The
utilities
portion
has
been
approved
by
their
their
board
as
well
shouldn't
say
board,
but
their
Department
as
well.
C
R
C
No
I
have
not
went
out
for
bids.
We
just
kind
of
renew
each
ear
since
I've
been
the
finance
officer.
I
guess
we
haven't
I,
actually
don't
know
the
last
time
we
went
out
for
RFP
on
this
I
guess
I've
been
happy
with
them
and
I
just
kind
of
continue
on.
If
that's
something
that
the
council
would
want,
I
guess
I
could
look
into
that
next
year.
If
that's
the
direction.
C
F
C
F
C
A
S
C
Is
this
is
pretty
standard
for
governments
to
use
South,
Dakota
public
assurance
alliance,
so
I
feel
confident.
This
is
kind
of
what
they
specialize
in
and,
like
I
said,
we've
always
had
pretty
good
luck.
When
we
do
have
claims
where
we
have
questions
are
always
able
to
answer
them
right
away.
So
just.
F
Q
W
W
A
Would
like
to
add
that
I
signed
it
after
before
getting
your
authorization
after
talking
with
the
city
attorney
about
the
risk
of
my
signing
this
application
without
your
authorization
in
case
you
would
not
authorize
me
to
sign
it.
Then
if
you
don't
authorize
this,
then
we
won't
get
the
grant
and
we'll
just
have
to
spend
all
of
our
own
money
so
that
risk
is
pretty
low,
so
I
I
went
for
it.
So
apologize
try
not
to
do
that
in
the
future,
but
that's.
W
Mostly
my
fault,
one,
the
original
grant
application
came
through
in
September
of
last
year,
I
didn't
word
things
quite
right
and
things
got
confusing
and
then
the
current
Secretary
of
DNR
is
retiring
or
had
read.
We
had
two
days
to
get
him
to
sign
it
before
he
retired.
So
that
was
the
big
push
right.
F
F
W
W
Yes
and
no
the
funds
they
have
allowed
us
to
maintain
the
funds
that
we
had
in
the
previous
grant
cycle.
This
is
an
extension
instead
of
taking
all
the
money
away
and
just
giving
us
the
fifty
thousand
they
let
us
keep
the
300,000
that
we
have
on
the
books
currently
add
50,000
to
that
and
we'll
use
that
for
operations.
Ok,
thank
you.
I'm,
sorry,
for
projects.
W
M
O
W
Every
time
I
go
on
vacation,
it
rains
or
something
from
my
last
water
level
check
was
on
Thursday
and
between
Thursday,
and
this
morning
the
lake
had
ridden
risen,
13
inches,
that's
an
incredible
amount
of
water.
In
that
short
of
a
period
of
time
it
appears
as
if
the
USGS
water,
quality
or
water
quantity
graphs.
It
appears
that
the
lake
is
going
to
turn
within
the
next
day
or
two
and
start
to
recede
again.
Unless
it
rains,
then
it
appears
to
the
aquifer
material.
The
underlying
soil
is
saturated.
Everything
is
full.
W
What
would
usually
dissipate
quickly
is
running
off
on
the
surface
quickly
now
I
wish
I
had
a
crystal
ball.
I've
been
fielding
lots
of
questions
on
when's
the
water
gonna
go
down,
should
I
lift
my
dock
should
I.
You
know
lower
this
or
raise
that
a
mother
nature
is
not
playing
nice.
This
year,
I
in
my
experience,
I
have
not
seen
water
this
high
this
late
into
the
season
before
so
it
has
probably
happened,
but
I
have
not
seen
it
and
as
far
as
the
algae
blooms,
yes,
we
are
experiencing
an
algae
bloom.
W
The
reports
I
got
yesterday
from
we're
from
North
Lake
and
now
today
on
South
Lake,
but
then
I've
heard
that
it's
pretty
much
everywhere.
The
things
for
the
public
to
be
aware
of
is
that
if
it's
a
nasty
pea
soup,
thick,
green
or
blue
green
in
color
just
stay
out
of
it.
I've
just
had
discussions
with
DNR.
Today
they
are
doing
toxin
testing.
Tonight
we
will
be
doing
an
additional
species
identification
tomorrow
morning,
commonsense
if
it
looks
gross
stay
out
of
it,
it
should
dissipate
within
a
few
days.
W
Of
course,
when
that
happens,
those
nutrients
get
recycled
and
the
next
series
of
warm
sunny
days
with
calm
water
may
cause
the
same
thing
to
happen
again.
This
is
driven
from
the
nutrients
that
were
brought
into
the
lake
with
the
flooding
event
earlier
this
spring,
and
what
else
can
I
say?
It's
please
bear
with
us.
It's
there's
nothing.
We
can
physically
do
about
it
right
now
to
remove
it.
I
know
it's
a
stinky
nasty
mess
right
now,
but
it
should
go
away.
The.
A
First
time
I
saw
blue-green
algae.
I
was
a
kid,
and
I
could
swear.
Someone
poured
paint
into
the
water
and
and
I'm
hearing
that
from
people
someone
poured
paint,
it's
not
paint
it's
it's
algae
and
blue-green
algae
actually
smells
terrible
to
humans,
not
necessarily
to
dogs,
though
so
you
need
to
watch
your
dogs.
Don't.
W
M
W
W
We
have
not
requested
that
through
the
game
fish
in
parts,
yet
we've
been
trying
to
reach
out
to
the
public
through
public
service
announcements,
our
Facebook
Twitter,
the
usual
social
media
routes
for
people
to
be
concerned
or
to
be
considerate
of
the
shorelines
to
stay
away
when
the
water
is
this
I
I
like
to
think
that
we're
getting
through,
but
maybe
we
need
to
hit
that
again
tomorrow.
I
would.
A
And
I
mean
people
should
just
be
considerate
and
don't
wait
for
the
governor
to
tell
him
not
to
make
awake.
Just
don't
make
awake.
It
looks
like
the
river
has
crested
from
this
event
and
it's
starting
to
recede,
so
that's
not
to
say
that
it
won't
rain
again
tomorrow
and
come
back
up
thanks.
Roger.
Thank.
W
A
Item
number
15
is
authorization
for
the
mayor
to
sign
an
agreement
for
truancy,
officer
services
at
the
Watertown
School
District
for
the
2019
2020
school
year.
I've
got
a
motion
by
bill
Howard.
Second,
in
a
second,
by
Radomski
and
I,
see
an
officer
to
me
is
in
the
audience.
You
want
to
come
up
and
tell
us
what
you
do
here.
Q
Q
A
N
A
F
P
Short
answer
yes,
I
know:
Todd's
been
in
communications
a
few
weeks
back
and
we
were
still
awaiting
a
final
response
from
them.
I
do
have
that
on
my
list
to
followup
with
Todd
and
with
Helms
Helms
has
been
helping
with
that
Platt.
Really
it's
their
approval
that
Platt,
so
that
that
pathway
can
be
located
up
closer
to
that
fence
by
the
widening
of
that
right
away
through
there.
So.
P
P
Councilman
Roby,
if
you
weren't,
gonna,
ask
for
it.
I
would've
gave
it
to
you
anyway.
No
we
did.
We've
met
with
the
consultant
for
the
developer
to
the
north.
We
met
with
them
last
week,
Austin
engineering,
and
this
is
kind
of
turning
into
an
opportunistic
kind
of
a
series
of
events
here
that
that's
transpired.
P
One
of
the
main
things
I
want
to
do
yet
and
still
have
not
been
able
to
get
1%
confirmation
from
the
Corps
of
Engineers
on
the
do's
and
don'ts,
or
the
cans
and
cans
of
that
designated
wetland
area
through
there.
So
we
want
to
be
careful
again,
like
I
mentioned
a
last
meeting
on
what
we
perform
for
an
improvement
to
that
drainage
way
to
not
necessarily
commit
the
city
to
have
to
mitigate
wetlands
and
go
anchor
that
cost.
P
P
One
of
the
key
details
we
have
yet
to
button
up
on
that
development
are
the
off
site,
grading
agreement
and
the
snow
storage
agreements.
So
what
staff
was
contemplating
and
we
still
have
to
run
this
through
math
is
when
we
draft
those
agreements.
There
is
a
potential
that
we
could
incorporate
their
regrading
of
this
channel
into
that
agreement
and
the
use
of
that
material
and
the
use
and
the
privileges
for
that
off
site.
Grading
to
accommodate
their
development
may
all
come
out
in
the
wash
and
benefit
everybody.
A
M
Have
a
couple
of
items
here:
one
was
the
consideration
of
a
four-way
stop
at
second
Street
Northwest
and
14th
Avenue
Northwest,
due
to
the
new
development
in
those
areas.
The
traffic
congestion
during
the
lunch
hour,
7
to
8
o'clock
in
the
morning
and
5
to
6
o'clock
in
the
evening,
is
quite
congested.
It's
quite
a
challenge
to
pull
on
the
14th
Avenue
there
when
you're
coming
off
of
a
2nd
Street
there.
So
I
wondered
if
we
could
take
a
look
at
that.
Take.
M
I
also
had
another
individual
contact,
meaning
that
lives
below
st.
Ann's
Hill.
Where
that
rail
line
runs
behind
their
house.
There
is
four
culverts
there.
Three
of
the
culverts
drain
in
between
the
houses.
This
individual
happens
to
live
with
the
culvert
that
drains
right
in
the
middle
of
their
backyard
and
whenever
it
rains
heavily
or
the
snow
melts
in
the
spring.
M
A
Explain
the
culverts
were
there
before
the
rail
line
was
constructed.
Obviously
we
didn't
build
the
kill
verts
after
the
railroad
went
in.
There
were
existing
drainage
courses
that
were
flowing
down
the
hill
and
when
they
put
the
Birman
for
the
railroad,
they
put
culverts
at
those
locations
later
people
built
downstream
of
those
culverts
and
I
understand.
A
So,
yes,
this
has
been
looked
at
several
times
and
it's
been
felt
that
it's
a
nuisance
to
people
who
built
in
the
path
of
the
water-
and
it
probably
isn't
an
appropriate
way
to
spend
taxpayer
dollars
to
correct
a
problem
that
someone
created
building
in
the
path
of
the
water.
So
he
probably
doesn't
know
anything
about
that,
so
otherwise
I
would
have
deferred
to
him.
I
This
isn't
new
business
to
my
fellow
council
people
or
staff.
What
I
wanted
to
do
because,
right
now,
it's
happening
tremendously
in
my
ward,
detours
off
of
highway
212
are
coming
through
residential
districts,
and
so
I
wanted
to
remind
people
first
that
that's
a
25
mile
an
hour
through
that
entire
detour,
the
police
department
has
done
a
terrific
job
of
making
their
presence
known
of
slowing
down
the
traffic
being
there
with
radar
and
so
using
their
sign.
I
That
says
how
fast
you're
going
and
it
has
made
an
impact-
and
it
seems
like
it's
cycles,
but
my
point
really
is
is
that
this
detouring
is
going
to
go
on
for
quite
a
while
now
and
it
may
not
just
be
the
fourth
Avenue
detour,
but
there
may
be
others,
and
most
all
of
them
are
gonna,
go
through
residential
districts.
So
I
think
people
really
need
to
be
aware
of
the
fact
that
that
speed
limit
is
25
miles
an
hour.
I
F
Just
an
update
the
the
utilities,
the
the
summer
study
on
the
territorial
dispute
between
the
reas
and
the
city
owned
utilities,
summer
study
started
about
a
week
and
a
half
ago
a
few
of
us
mayor
was
out
there
myself,
Adam
Carson
Steve
Elena
from
the
Utilities
Department
ten
to
that
hearing
the
first.
This
is
the
first
one
Steve
and
the
mayor
testified
in
our
behalf
out
there.
This
is
a
one
of
probably
four
I
think
they
were
estimating.
S
Just
something
that
we
may
want
to
consider
moving
forward
this.
This
is
discussion
from
our
Park
and
Rec
board
meeting
last
week
and
it
sort
of
started
with
a
constituent
of
mine,
but
I
know
that
we
we're
looking
at
plans
we're
trying
to
be
proactive.
As
far
as
this
emerald
ash
borer
thing
goes,
and
that's
mainly
I
think
I
want
to
think
our
focus
is
on
taking
down
trees
and
prioritizing
those
that
are
diseased,
but
I.
Just
wonder:
are
we
focusing
enough
on
replant?
Are
we
are
we
doing?
Should
we
be
doing
more?
S
A
You
I
think
that's
a
really
excellent
point
to
make
something
we
should
look
into
seriously.
I
was
riding
my
bike
through
City
Park
just
the
other
day
and
just
loving
the
tree.
Canopy,
it's
so
beautiful
and
knowing
most
of
those
trees
are
ash
and
they'll
probably
be
gone,
and
it's
trying
to
picture
what
that
park
is
gonna.
Look
like
yeah.
We
should
start
as
soon
as
possible
make
sure
that
the
park
board
is
recommending
in
their
budget
request
adequate
funds
for
planting
trees,
I
think.
T
T
The
price
goes
up
because
everywhere,
where,
as
hit
the
prices
skyrocketed
once
it's
actually
hit,
but
as
for
the
city
concerns
I,
just
got
done
with
the
master
gardener
class
I'll
probably
fail
the
test,
but
I
talked
with
Professor
John
Ball
the
tree
guy
of
South
Dakota,
and
he
was
adamant
in
any
city
who
does
replant
go
with
diversity?
Yes,
yes,.
A
T
R
To
kind
of
a
good
thing,
I
that
we
just
had
a
golf
tournament
at
cattail
crossings,
a
women's
South
Dakota,
women's
and
I-
talked
to
several
of
them,
as
they
were
finishing
up.
I
was
over
watching
to
see
who
was
winning
and
how
the
water
tell
people
were
doing,
but
many
many
comments
on
what
a
nice
golf
course
we
have
with
that
27
and
what
good
shape
that
it
was
for
this
I
mean
they
just
said
it
was
just
great
and
so
I
think
that's
a
good
thing.
I
haven't
seen.