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From YouTube: Council Special Meeting 03 24 2019
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Special City Council Meeting, agenda items include authorization for mayor to sign a cooperative agreement with the United States Army Corps of Engineers
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A
All
right,
the
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
approval
of
the
agenda.
Is
there
a
motion
and
second
got
a
motion
from
bill
Howard
in
a
second
from
l'olam
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
2
is
public
comment
and
this
is
the
time
for
anyone
to
come
speak
about
anything
they
want.
Is
there
anyone?
Please
come
forward
and
state
your
name
into
the
microphone.
Please.
F
F
F
Taking
care
of
the
around
her
with
rock
and
all
that,
but
when
you
get
when
you
get
high
water,
you
get
ice
ice
takes
the
shore
erosion.
You
get
all
these
problems
with
it.
The
river
you
can
do
all
the
spend
all
the
money
you
want
on
algae
control,
you're
not
going
to
do
it
with
that.
River
roll
open
like
that.
So
there's
there's
just
a
lot
of
things
that
that
there's
should
be
addressed
and
it's
it's
not
doing.
They
just
talk
about
the
lake.
F
You
know
in
in
in
in
1969
I,
wasn't
here
and
talking
to
a
few
people,
and
they
said
that
al
glaze,
Minh
and
and
a
guy
named
Jack
I
think
it's
stole
sir
Souls
or
something
like
that
hit
a
drag
Lane
from
Kemp
all
the
way
to
third
Avenue.
They
dragged
that
out
and
all
that
mud
away
and
they
cleaned
that
up.
But
you
know
everything
builds
up
in
there
and
and
and
that
should
all
be
done.
It's
all
spending
all
this
money.
F
A
See
none
we'll
move
on
to
item
number
three,
which
is
requests
that
the
governor
gnome
declare
a
flood
emergency
for
the
city
of
Watertown
and
I
just
want
to
point
out.
There's
no
action
required
here.
I
wrote
a
letter
to
governor
gnome
yesterday
requesting
that
she
declared
a
disaster
for
Watertown
because
of
impending
conditions
and
I
received
a
call
from
her
office.
Today,
that's
been
done
so
that
is
taken
care
of
I
would
like
to
just
give
a
brief
summary
of
what
has
transpired
this
weekend.
G
A
Okay,
be
happy
to
do
that.
I
want
to
explain
how
this
all
came
about,
and
that
is
part
of
it.
Yesterday
morning
or
yes
that
was
just
yesterday,
Jim
Sutton
and
I,
along
with
Matt
Bry
of
the
Department
of
Transportation,
were
on
a
conference
call
with
the
National
Weather
Service,
and
this
was
a
plan,
call
somewhat
short
notice.
I
mean
we
had
it
on
a
Saturday
morning,
because
there
was
no
time
on
Friday.
A
Jim
Sutton
had
given
an
update
to
the
incident
command
team
on
Friday
afternoon,
which
was
pretty
much
what
we've
been
seeing
all
along.
We've
had
a
team
assembled
because
conditions
in
the
watershed
were
right
for
potential
flooding
in
the
spring,
so
we
were
watching
and
looking
after
things
but
Saturday
morning,
I
think
took
both
Jim
and
I
surprised.
A
A
Next
there's
an
actual
I'm
asking
the
council
to
authorize
an
agreement
with
the
Corps
of
Engineers
and
after
I
told
the
Corps
that
I
did
want
assistance.
It's
amazing
how
fast
they
responded
within
hours.
A
sandbagging
machine
was
delivered
along
with
two
people
to
help
operate
it
to
water
tone.
Hesco
baskets
were
ordered
and
put
in
the
system
to
be
delivered.
A
We
had
three
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
personnel.
Here,
one
of
them
I
see,
is
sitting
in
the
audience
and
Tom
Curren
with
the
Corps
of
Engineers.
Some
of
you
may
remember
Tom.
He
was
the
point
of
contact
for
the
city
of
Watertown
during
our
flood
event
of
2010
and
then
again
for
our
flood
event
in
2011,
and
so
here
he
is
again
in
2019,
he's
very
familiar
with
Watertown.
It's
reassuring
to
have
a
familiar
face
and
someone
who's
very
knowledgeable.
A
So
it's
been
a
busy
couple
of
days
and
today
the
Corps
finished
up
the
plans
and
specs
for
a
scope
of
work
to
design
and
put
together
improvements
to
what
we
have
along
the
creek,
which
is
the
Big
Sioux
River.
Actually
it
is
a
river
I
guess
to
protect
us
from
high
water
in
the
river.
If
that
develops
now
in
2010,
we
actually
had
a
higher
water
situation
than
we
did
in
2011,
and
we
in
2011.
We
didn't
need
the
protections
at
all
and
that's
what
we're
hoping
for,
but
nobody
can
predict
the
weather.
A
The
weather
could
turn
on
us,
we're
expecting
very
warm
temperatures
and
that
will
cause
a
very
quick
runoff
and
all
the
water.
That's
in
the
watershed
will
come
down
very
quickly
and
if
it
rains
on
top
of
it,
that
will
just
exacerbate
a
difficult
situation.
So
we
want
to
be
prepared
for
that
very
little
time
to
get
ready
for
this.
So
I'm
extremely
thankful
for
the
Corps
of
Engineers
who's
already
arranged
for
a
contractor
to
come
and
get
us
all
set
up
for
this.
So
that's
the
history.
A
We
you
had
to
ask
for
the
governor
to
make
her
declaration
and
that
part's
done,
and
so
now
everything
is
in
order
for
us
to
proceed
with
these
advance
measures.
Now.
The
last
thing
we
have
to
do
is
sign
the
agreement,
so
I'm
asking
the
council
to
authorize
me
to
sign
that
agreement.
So
with
that
I
will
move
on
to
item
number.
Four
and
I
would
like
to
ask
Tom
Curren
to
come
up
to
the
microphone
and
heath.
A
A
All
temporary
work
constructed
by
the
government
now
pretty
much.
Everything
in
this
project
that
we're
doing
is
temporary
work
and
we're
filling
in
gaps
in
the
levies
that
we
have
and
that
sort
of
thing
and
we're
putting
barriers
where
we
can't
keep
them
long-term,
they're,
short-term
barriers.
So
the
city
will
be
removing
everything
after
the
risk
of
flooding
has
passed,
but
to
talk
about
what
we
are
going
to
be
doing.
I
would
like
Tom
Curren
to
tell
us
about
that.
H
Thank
you.
Okay,
as
the
mayor
said,
we've
been
working
closely
with
the
National
Weather
Service,
with
our
engineers,
down
in
Omaha
they've
indicated
that
there's
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
little
bit
of
uncertainty
in
the
forecasting,
as
there
is
every
year
with
snowmelt
runoff,
and
then
you
never
know
when
the
precipitation
the
rainfall
is
going
to
come
so
right
now,
they're
talking
about
a
higher
than
2010
levels
potentially
depends
on
the
weather.
How
warm
it
gets,
how
fast
it
gets
towards
the
middle
to
the
end
of
the
week.
H
So,
as
the
mayor
said,
she
requested
our
support.
I
was
here
in
2010-2011.
We
placed
some
structures
during
those
two
years.
We
did
a
lot
of
earthen
berms
along
the
river,
both
sides
and
also
put
up
the
Hesco
baskets,
which
people
probably
are
familiar
with,
and
some
sandbags
as
well.
So
we're
looking
at
the
similar
treatments
this
year,
we're
not
going
to
do
any
earthen
berm
work.
H
That's
already
been
taken
care
of
we've
looked
at
our
modeling
and
we
think
that
those
levels
are
high
enough
to
keep
the
river
within
the
banks
and
within
the
berms
we
are
adding
back
the
the
Hesco
baskets
towards
the
north
end
right
downstream
right
at
10th,
Street,
there's
a
few
Hesco
baskets
that
are
along
the
street
to
keep
the
river
from
coming
back
into
the
trailer
court
and
then
moving
downstream.
We
have
by
the
zoo,
there's
some
more
Hesco
baskets
there,
some
fair
four-foot
tall
baskets
in
there
that's
a
pretty
low
area.
H
Avenue
fourth
Avenue
so
yeah
the
Hesco
baskets
go
down
there
and
then
there's
some
existing
earthen
berm
downstream
of
there
right
behind
the
then
we're
not
doing
anything
to
that
or
the
other
berm.
On
the
other
side,
those
are
according
to
the
modeling
adequate
down
at
the
lower
end
there,
the
six
e
and
F
that
are
kind
of
covered
up.
That's
a
sandbag
levee
behind
the
building,
the
set
the
putt-putt
area.
H
There's
a
sandbag
levee
to
help
raise
that
a
foot
to
two
feet,
and
then
there
would
be
a
closure
on
highway
212,
plus
some
Hesco
baskets
along
the
south
edge
of
highway
212
over
to
Mac's
hardware.
So
that
would
keep
again
the
river
from
jumping
the
edge
of
the
highway
there
and
then
causing
a
mess
towards
the
north
and
east.
So
that's
basically
what
the
scope
of
the
work
entails.
A
H
H
A
The
contractor
will
be
stockpiling
materials
at
the
road
crossings
and
the
city
will
make
those
closures
at
the
last
minute
before,
because
we
want
to
keep
the
roads
open
to
traffic
just
as
long
as
we
can
and
when
we
start
to
see
water
coming
up
high
enough,
then
our
own
crews
will
close
those
up.
Thank
you.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
for
Tom,
councilman,
wife
well,.
E
A
If
10th
Avenue,
10th
Avenue
was
really
close
to
breaching
is
that
closed
Troy?
It's
still
open,
10th,
Avenue,
we'll
probably
the
first
one
that
has
water
over
it
and
by
morning
so
we'll
put
up
barricades
and
ask
that
people
not
use
that
road.
The
the
water
will
be
contained,
though,
to
the
channel
area.
For
the
most
part
we
do
have
levees
to
be
constructed
there,
but
the
the
water
isn't
expected
to
be
up
to
that
level
for
at
least
a
couple
of
days.
So
I
have
a
little
bit
of
time
there.
I
A
question
for
you:
when
you
talked
about
the
Hesco
baskets
there
we
have
what's
called
the
McKinley
work
down
there,
the
trailer
court
from
4th
Avenue,
and
then
it
goes
south
toward
highway
212.
Will
the
Hesco
baskets
be
inside
I
know
you
said
at
4th
Avenue,
but
will
they
be
installed
along
the
McKinley
courts?
There
also.
I
A
That
water
is
entering
the
lake,
the
rivers
higher
than
the
lake
right
now.
So
if
we
open
the
gates
that
would
allow
water
to
enter
the
lake
faster,
that
the
lake
gates
can
only
be
operated
in
strict
conformance
with
the
agreement
and
the
city
has
no
say
in
changing
that,
that's
the
set
by
the
State
Water
Board
and
the
conditions
are
designed
to
mimic
the
natural
conditions
and
to
not
alter
in
any
way
the
natural,
ordinary,
high
water
level
at
Lake,
Camp
askus.
So
we
can
only
open
the
gates
under
certain
conditions.
A
We
can
only
close
the
gates
under
certain
conditions.
It's
not
foggy
or
grey
clearly
black
and
white,
when
those
gates
can
be
open
and
closed
and
as
much
as
we'd
like
to
drain
the
lake
and
provide
storage.
That's
not
within
our
ability
to
do
that,
and
there
is
a
downstream
Weir
as
well
that
you
know
the
older
Weir
is
also
intact
right
now
and
that's
gone
for
years,
where
it
would
have
blowout
sections
and
the
lake
would
drop
very
low
and
normally,
when
the
that
downstream
Weir
is
intact,
the
lake
stays
near
its
full
mark.
A
G
With
water
coming
into
the
lake
and
it's
coming
at
a
pretty
rapid
pace,
I
would
drove
around
there
about
5:30
6
o'clock.
Ok,
any
comments
about
what
to
expect
around
the
lake
or
with
the
lake
itself
and
we're
talking
about
mitigation
efforts
along
the
river.
Can
somebody
talk
about
the
lake
a
little
bit.
A
H
A
A
Of
course,
if
the
river
level
is
higher
than
the
lake
level,
then
the
lake
will
drain
out
if
or
if
the
water
goes
down
and
if
it's
down
toward
the
river
it
goes
out
if
it's
up
toward
the
river
water
comes
in
and
we
can
look
at
the
hydrographs
that
are
predicted,
but
you,
those
models,
have
a
very
big
challenge:
to
figure
out
how
much
of
the
water
will
split
and
go
into
the
lake
and
how
much
will
go
downstream.
So
we're
pretty
well
guessing.
A
What's
going
to
happen
at
the
lake
based
upon,
what's
happened
in
the
past
and
the
conditions
we
think
are
probably
going
to
be
similar
to
what
they
were
in
2010
or
2011.
2010
was
a
little
higher,
but
it
all
depends
on
how
long
that
peak
lasts.
If
it's
a
fast
peak,
it
won't
be
so
bad.
But
a
more
prolonged
peak
of
the
flow
rate
in
the
river
is
bad
for
the
lake
as
well.
A
So
Mother
Nature
will
figure
that
out
for
us
right
now,
we're
just
we'll
watch
the
lake
and
do
what
we
can,
but
there
there
isn't
a
whole
lot
to
do
so.
People
should
be
watching
themselves
and-
and-
and
you
know,
if
you
have
a
property
at
the
lake,
you
know
what
the
past
history
has
been
and
just
keeping
an
eye
on
that
we
can
tell
you
what
the
lake
levels
are
and
what
the
river
levels
are
expected
to
do,
but
other
than
that
it's
it
is
speculation.
Nobody
knows.
C
Councilman
Roby
a
couple
of
years,
I
was
getting
mentioned.
These
conversations
one
was
was
at
2011.
Was
the
last
really
good
Soaker
we
had,
then
people
bring
up
1997
a
lot
and
I
know.
We
can't
predict
this,
but
I
get
asked
the
question
in
perspective
wise.
Where
are
we
in
contrast
to
11
and
oh
seven
or
97?.
A
Well,
we
have
less
snowpack
and
less
moisture,
that's
estimated
to
be
in
the
upper
watershed,
so
that's
good,
but
we
could
get
more
rain
than
we
got
and
we
could
get
more
warming
more
quickly
which
would
melt
the
snow
faster.
So
the
the
conditions
according
to
the
natural
National
Weather
Service,
could
compound
in
a
bad
way
for
us
to
result
in
a
flood,
and
it
could
be
there.
A
Some
of
their
models
show
that
we
would
have
historic
levels
in
the
Big
Sioux
River
at
Broadway,
and
that
we
had
you
know
compared
comparable
to
what
we
had
in
1997
they're,
not
projecting
that
up
along
the
other
gauges.
We
have
several
gauges,
some
of
them
closer
to
Lake,
Camp
Eska
and
they
are
not
projecting
those
to
be
at
levels
near
to
1997.
So
it's
it's
hard
to
say
other
questions.
A
Yes,
thanks
Beth,
we
have
learned
from
experience.
We
we've
done
a
lot
since
1997
and
we
started
building
levees
right
after
the
flood
of
1997
and
probably
the
the
one
big
thing
that
we
did,
that
was
great,
is
put
in
all
those
isolation
structures.
We've
got
dozens
of
isolation
structures.
Every
single
storm
sewer
outlet
to
the
river
has
a
control
valve
on
it.
A
So
it
can
be
closed,
so
the
river
when
it
gets
high,
won't
back
up
into
all
the
neighborhoods
like
it
did
in
1997
that
was
devastating
and
the
roads
were
flooded,
not
so
much
because
of
rain
and
water
in
the
small
watershed
of
the
town,
but
that
the
river
was
higher
than
the
ground
adjacent
to
it.
So
we've
built
levees
and
we've
put
isolation
structures.
Now,
every
one
of
those
isolation
structures
has
a
pump,
because
if
you
block
the
outlet
to
it,
the
water
is
just
going
to
back
up
on
the
street.
A
Do
it
good
to
have
all
those
levees
if
you
got
holes
in
them
every
place
of
road
crosses
and
and
or
if
they're
not
high
enough,
so
we're
building
them
up
a
little
bit
with
this
process,
and
you
know
the
places
where
we
couldn't
build
a
levee.
We
didn't,
but
that's
what
we're
the
Hesco
baskets
come
in
and
then
a
Hesco
basket
is
a
cube
and
it
has
vertical
sides.
Berms
are
sloped
and
the
berms
take
up
a
lot
more
room.
That's
why
we
couldn't
put
them
everywhere.
They
they're
very
wide.
A
The
Hesco
baskets
can
come
up
the
same
elevation
in
a
much
narrower
space,
but
we
need
to
take
those
away
when
we're
done.
So
that's
why
we
do
that
over
and
over
again,
but
we
have
built
levees
and
we
feel
fairly
confident.
This
is
a
much
less
of
a
project
this
year
than
it
was
before
we
had
the
levees.
So
that's
helpful.
K
K
A
Have
infrastructure
that
we
are
filling
sandbags
to
protect
and
for
this
project?
That's
our
number
one
priority,
but
I
think
we
will
achieve
that
number
tomorrow
and
then
we'll
continue
making
sandbags.
Meanwhile,
sandbags
are
available
for
anybody
that
wants
to
fill
them
on
their
own
and
we
have
sand
piles
in
five
different
locations.
We've
got
some
at
the
street
department
and
then
we've
got
some
at
the
sailboat
landing
and
at
Jackson
Park
at
the
lake
and
we've
got
several
other
spots.
A
A
L
K
L
We're
gonna
have
to
shifts
out
there
tomorrow.
The
first
one
starts
at
8
o'clock
in
the
morning
goes
till
1
o'clock
in
the
afternoon.
The
second
one
begins
at
1:00
in
the
afternoon.
It
goes
till
6:00
and
we're
just
asking
volunteers
to
contact
the
Office
of
Emergency
Management
at
88
to
60
to
72
so
that
they
can
get
registered
before
they
show
up.
If.
L
Quickly,
we've
had
a
great
turnout.
Today
it
was
a
Sunday.
We
had
a
lot
of
volunteers
out
there,
helping
the
big
thing,
and
the
most
important
thing
is
that
they
call
that
number
or
get
ahold
of
the
Office
of
Emergency
Management,
so
that
we
can
get
them
checked
in
prior
to
to
send
it
in
them
out
there
to
help.
So
we
can
keep
track.
How
many
volunteers
we
have
can.
A
A
So
please
take
your
sump
pumps
out.
You
can
be
fined
if
it's
discovered
that
you're
doing
that
and
it
may
seem
like
that,
would
be
very
hard
to
figure
out
who's
doing
it.
But
it's
not
so
this.
The
sewer
department
can
figure
out
who's
doing
it
pretty
fast.
Actually,
so
please
don't
do
that
and
you
don't
want
a
back
sewage
up
into
your
neighbor's
floor
drain
any
more
than
you
want
sewage
backing
up
into
your
own
floor
drain.
So
please
be
respectful
and
take
care
of
that.
Are
there
other
questions
or
comments?
A
Seeing
none
I'm
gonna
ask
for
a
motion
to
authorize
the
mayor
to
sign
a
cooperative
agreement
with
the
United
States
Army
Corps
of
Engineers
I
have
a
motion
from
councilman
Bueller
and
a
second
from
Councilwoman
manty.
Is
there
any
discussion,
see
none
I,
look
for
action,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries.
Thank
you.
Is
there
any
old
business,
any
new
business
sure?
Thank
you.
A
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
tomorrow,
at
5:30
right
here
in
the
City
Council
Chambers,
there
will
be
a
kickoff
meeting
for
Housing
and
Economic
Development
downtown
market
analysis
study
that
water
town
development
company
is
doing
and
the
public
is
invited
to
participate
and
in
the
kickoff
meeting
and
provide
input
if
they'd,
like
so
you're.
Welcome
to
join
in
on
that.
If
you
like,
thanks
going
American
I.
D
Went
out
to
the
gun
range
yesterday,
a
lot
of
activity
out
there,
which
is
great
to
see,
has
been
with
the
nicer
weather
I
think
it
should
get
looked
at
as
possibly
being
closed
until
things
dry
up
a
bit
and
some
ice
and
snow
gets
melted
down.
It's
very
dangerous
out
there
right
now
with
the
shooting
pads,
are
just
full
of
ice
I
shot
for
a
little
bit
yesterday
and
slipped
with
a
loaded,
gun
and
I
saw
another
person,
because
there's
so
much
ice
and
snow
buildup
there,
the
amount
of
activity
taking
place
out
there.
D
The
the
mud
for
lack
of
better
terms
on
the
gravel
roadway
is
very
deep
and
people
are
driving
on
to
the
new
sidewalk
areas
in
order
to
be
able
get
other
vehicles,
so
it
should
be
considered
at
a
minimum
to
remove
the
ice
on
the
shooting,
pads
or
I
think
it
may
be
in
our
best
interests
and
everyone's
best
sister
shut
it
down
for
a
few
weeks.
In
order
for
that
to
dry
out
and
and
I
know,
we
got
more
pressing
issues,
but
that
might
be
something
that
we
want
to
do.
Thank.
A
A
K
Like
to
give
a
thank
you
to
the
city,
workers
and
I
know,
there's
parking,
rack
and
Street,
and
that
were
out
filling
sandbags
today
they
were
there
had
to
been
about
20
of
them
out
there,
plus
they
some
Fire
Department
and
everyone
else
along
the
highway
trying
to
get
that
stuff
in
place.
So
just
a
huge
thank
you
to
those
guys
for
for
coming
in
I
know
Sunday
it's
not
today,
they
probably
expected
to
have
to
go
fill
sandbags,
but
huge.
Thank
you
on
what
they're
doing
so
far.
A
Yes,
they
deserve
it.
Thanks
for
pointing
that
out
appreciate
it
anything
else.
Are
there
any
liaison
reports?
We
will
not
be
going
into
executive
session
tonight,
and
so
I
will
look
for
a
motion
to
adjourn
well
by
Councilman
l'olam
second,
by
Councilman
way
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries.