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From YouTube: City Council Meeting 1 21 2020
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Agenda Items include the second reading of Ordinance No. 20-01, 20-02 and 20-03. Also included is Resolution No. 20-01, 20-02, 20-04 and 20-05.
A
C
A
Alright,
before
we
get
started,
I
would
just
like
to
acknowledge
and
offer
condolences
to
councilman
Roby
for
the
passing
of
his
father
Joe
Roby.
He
was
99
years
old,
a
world
war
ii
veteran
and
really
just
a
pillar
of
the
Watertown
community,
so
great
loss
for
everyone
and
want
to
acknowledge
that
in
offer
condolences
and
also
an
uncle
to
Matt
Roby.
A
My
that
right,
great
uncle
okay,
yeah
you're,
welcome
the
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
approval
of
the
consent
agenda
and
before
we
do,
that,
I
would
like
to
move
items
G
4,
&,
5,
the
collective
bargaining
agreements
to
the
consent
agenda,
because
we
discussed
those
in
our
previous
committee
meeting.
So
with
that
change,
is
there
a
motion
motion
by
Helene
and
a
second
by
Bueller,
I.
A
A
D
A
By
vill
Hauer
and
a
second
by
ho
lien
any
discussion,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
aye,
as
opposed
signify
by
saying
nay
motion,
carries
item.
G
is
the
regular
agenda
starting
off
with
number
one.
The
second
reading
of
ordinance
number
2001,
a
zoning
text,
amendment
to
chapter
21,
point
38,
Planned,
Unit,
development
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown.
A
E
You
mayor
members
of
council,
this
is
second
reading
for
this
zoning
text.
Amendment
to
chapter
20,
one
point:
three:
eight
related
to
Planned
Unit
development
that
are
allowed
through
our
zoning
ordinance.
A
plant
unit
development,
otherwise
known
as
a
PUD,
is
a
tool
in
the
toolbox
for
developers
to
develop
their
land.
It
allows
for
some
flexibility
and
some
leeway
in
building
locations
on
their
Lots,
though
having
mixed
uses
within
their
property
and
other
variations
to
that
nature.
E
The
staff
has
reviewed
this
and
had
discussions
with
some
developers
recently
and
thought
we
can
make
some
improvements
on
this
ordinance
in
relation
to
how
user-friendly
it
could
be,
making
it
more
user-friendly,
I
should
say.
The
current
PUD
ordinance
requires
quite
a
bit
of
upfront
legwork
as
far
as
engineering
costs
and
design
and
specifics
related
to
the
PUD
and
some
of
that's
been
backed
out
through
this
ordinance
amendment.
E
E
In
a
nutshell,
that's
really
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here
is
a
little
bit
more
of
a
user-friendly
tool
in
the
toolbox,
for
developers
to
use,
and
hopefully
developers
to
potentially
take
advantage
of
and
and
use
down
the
road
here
in
Watertown
our
urban
planner
Randy
Hanna's
with
us
this
evening.
This
was
recommended
for
approval
by
the
City
Planning
Commission
I
believe
unanimously
at
their
December
19th
19th
meeting.
Thank
you
yes,
unanimously.
Four
to
zero
and
we'd
be
glad
to
help
answer
your
questions.
All.
A
A
E
Madam
mayor
councilman,
Villar
from
a
staffing
perspective,
I
feel
that
our
bases
are
all
still
covered
perfectly
well
with
with
this
new
process.
Again
it
just.
It
makes
less
of
a
lift
up
front
for
the
developers,
but
those
things
that
used
to
be
required
early
on
the
process,
we'll
still
get
chucked
off
later
on
in
the
process.
E
F
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
2
is
second
reading
of
ordinance
number
20
0,
a
zoning
text,
amendment
to
chapter
21,
point
2,
6,
c,
local
commercial
district
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown,
amending
conditional
uses
to
include
apartments
I
have
a
motion
by
l'olam
in
a
second
by
howleen
and
I.
Would
ask
the
public
works
director
city
engineer
to
brief
us
on
this.
Please
Thank.
E
You
mayor,
this
item
is
pretty
self-explanatory.
In
the
title
it
is
amending
chapter
ordinance,
number
20,
OH
and
chapter
20
1.26
of
the
city
code
regarding
the
c2
zoning
district.
Currently
in
the
c2
zoning
district,
we
do
not
allow
as
a
permitted
use
or
excuse
me
as
a
conditional
used
to
have
apartments
above
businesses
and
that's
what
this
amendment
would
do
is
create
that
ability
to
have
that
in
a
c2
district.
A
Right,
thank
you
and
I.
Believe
please
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
our
other
commercial
zones
do
allow
apartments
and
OC
one
does
and
c3
as
a
conditional
use.
There's
a
it's
a
permitted
use,
oh
no,
not
in
the
c3,
okay,
I!
Take
it
back
just
in
c1
and
in
this
zone
it
will
be
conditional
use,
which
means
it
has
to
go
before
the
Board
of
Adjustment
and
have
a
public
hearing
and
meet
certain
conditions.
So
with
that
I
will
open
the
public
hearing
and
see.
If
anyone
is
here
to
talk
about
this,
please
come
forward.
F
You
know
you
have
you
have
a
sandwich
shop
with
30
people
above
it
sandwich
shop,
has
a
better
chance
of
making
it
than
if
it
was
just
standing
there
by
itself,
so
we're
looking
to
incorporate
mixed-use
and
into
our
projects.
We
thought
this
is
probably
a
better
way
than
just
asking
for
a
variance
or
or
just
like
letting
us
do
it.
This
gives
everyone
the
opportunity
to
bring
a
project
forward
and
kind
of
play
by
the
same
rules.
So
that's
kind
of
why
we
took
this
approach
and
and
I'd
like
to
see
more
mixed-use
in.
G
F
H
H
A
E
That's
that's
correct,
mayor
councilman
Hoyer,
there
are
I
believe
one
in
a
few
around
the
lake
one
primary
one
on
the
south
end,
one
on
the
north
end
of
the
lake
I
think
off
the
southwest
corner
as
well.
I
do
at
my
map
up
Pete.
If
you
could
pull
it
up,
please.
For
me
the
council's
reference
there's
a
small
area
along
212
here,
that's
c2
and
up
in
this
area
and
further
north
on
81
I
believe.
I
B
D
A
B
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
3
is
the
second
reading
of
ordinance
number
20-0
3,
a
zoning
text,
amendment
adding
chapter
21,
point
78
communal
living
to
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown
in
amending
chapter
twenty
one
point:
six,
three
off
street
parking
and
loading
requirements;
21
point
one:
five:
r1c
compact
single-family
residential
district
chapter.
Twenty-One
point
one:
six
are
two
single-family
attached
residential
district
and
chapter
twenty
one
point:
90
definitions
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown,
a
motion
by
Helene
and
a
second
by
Lowell
and
I.
A
E
No,
thank
you.
That's
that's.
A
great
summary
I
think
that
I'll
just
step
back
to
the
the
cause
for
this
or
they
asked
for
this
change.
It
kind
of
stems
back
to
some
of
the
nationwide
trends,
we're
seeing
with
folks
wanting
to
live
in
a
more
communal
environment
and
sharing
living
expenses
with
with
people
that
they're
not
related
to
our
ordinances,
currently
restrict
that
from
happening
and
requiring
it.
A
The
the
main
concern
that
people
have
with
allowing
more
people
that
aren't
related
to
live
together
is
the
parking
and
there's
gonna
be
a
bunch
cars
all
over
the
place.
So
one
of
the
requirements
to
this
conditional
use
would
be
off
street
parking
to
be
at
a
much
higher
level
than
at
the
other
zone.
So
currently
right
now,
if
you
have
three
people
that
are
living
in
an
r1
zone,
that's
legal!
H
A
G
Was
just
gonna
add
that
having
this
in
ordinance
is
actually
nice
for
us
to
be
able
to
regulate
if
neighborhoods
are
seeing
houses
that
are
being
rented
out
to
say,
vote
tech,
kids
or,
if
they're,
having
issues
of
parking
that
it
has
something
for
us
to
regulate
that
buy
and
so
that
we
would
have
them
come
in
and
be
heard
by
the
Board
of
Adjustment
for
this
conditional
use.
So
it
is
actually
it
protects
neighborhoods
more
than
how
we
do
today.
Right.
B
E
Echo
the
mayor's
comments
on
the
design
standards
for
especially
for
the
parking,
because
that
becomes
one
of
the
bigger
concerns
when
you
have
more
than
three
non-related
people
living
somewhere
as
all
the
traffic
coming
in
going.
But
the
off-street
parking
requirements
here
really
do
help
address
that
so
that
you
don't
have
a
encumbrance
of
vehicles
on
the
street
that
tend
to
take
up
where
other
people
may
want
to
park
and
use
as
public
parking.
So
I
think
that's
a
that
was
a
great
point
mayor.
Thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
I
forgot
to
well.
A
J
Concerns
that
I've
had
issued
to
me
have
been
about
the
parking.
Obviously,
then,
and
that
do
you
have
to
have
parking
spots.
What
can
you
do
like
you
see
around
town,
even
with
this
ordinance,
where
people
just
drive
up
on
the
lawn
drive
upon
the
sidewalk
drive
up,
and
so
then
they're.
They
really
don't
have
parking
spots.
So
then
it
becomes
instead
of
two
cars
like
before,
and
now
it
could
be
four
cars
and
they
don't
have
parking
spots
they
just
park.
A
Rains
it
down
a
little
bit
right,
and
this
helps
that
problem,
that
of
people
doing
that.
If
they
want
to
file
a
complaint,
then
we
can
do
an
investigation
if
they
have
for
unrelated
people
living
in
a
three-bedroom
house.
You
know
that
that's
against
the
law
in
the
r1
and
in
if
they
are
in
another
zone,
we
have
a
process
to
help
them.
Do
it
right,
so
they
would
have
to
do
off
street
parking
spots,
and
that
doesn't
mean
a
grass
area
big
enough
to
drive
over
the
curb
and
park
on.
J
A
I'm
guessing
there's
nobody
in
our
community.
That
is
even
aware
that
you
can
only
have
three
unrelated
people
living
in
a
house.
I,
don't
think
that's
common
knowledge
and
I.
Don't
think
people
are
not
doing
it
because
our
law
prevents
it
I
think
people
are
just
living
where
they're
living,
and
this
gives
us
a
tool
to
regulate
it.
E
Councilman
Albertsons,
Point
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
Brady,
but
the
conditional
use
process
will
check
off
that
the
off
street
parking
requirements,
councilman
Albertson,
and
what
that
means
is
that
they
will
have
to
show
on
their
site
that
they're
proposing
to
have
communal
living
the
appropriate
area
of
paved
parking
that
would
be
accommodating
to
those
people.
So
hopefully
that
if
that
process
is
carried
out
to
a
tee,
that's
exactly
what
would
happen
and
they
would
be
required
to
demonstrate
the
off
street
parking
stalls.
A
C
I
I
guess
I'm
very,
very,
on
board
with
this
and
I
think
it
does
solve
a
lot
of
the
problems,
but
it
kind
of
ties
back
to
you,
water
towns,
enforceability
of
a
lot
of
our
housing
standards,
just
because
it
seems
like.
Currently,
we
don't
have
a
great
system
other
than
filing
complaints,
which
isn't
really
probably
how
you
should
be
doing
it.
We
should
probably
have
a
board
or
something
that
has
the
ability
to
inspect
rentals
or
questionable.
B
A
C
A
I
Looking
at
maybe
things
we
can
do
there
to
possibly
remedy
that
without
adding
a
huge
expense
to
the
city
or
anything
I
know
it
would.
Probably
this
list
assist
the
police
force
a
little
bit
to
you
in
some
ways,
just
knowing
where
some
of
our
rentals
are
in
step
two,
even
if
that
involves
them
going
through
as
well
for
wellness
checks
throughout
time
with
these
rentals,
because
I
can
guarantee
that
we
have
some
in
town
that
are
not
up
to
snuff,
so
I
think.
A
G
We
included
that
zone
just
because,
with
that
being
our
more
affordable
zone
that
if
their
lot
would
allow
for
them
to
meet
all
of
the
requirements
that
they
could
utilize
that
and
have
the
conditional
use
as
an
option.
But
a
lot
of
the
Lots
are
going
to
be.
You
know,
they're
smaller
as
far
as
their
lot
with
and
a
lot
size
itself,
so
they
probably
wouldn't
be
able
to
meet
the
requirements.
But
we
wanted
to
leave
that
in
there
as
an
option
if
they
were,
if
their
lot
was
suitable.
A
G
A
D
I
What
we're
expecting
I'm
curious
who's
kind
of
more
interested
in
this,
because
we
have
you
know
multiplexes
that
facilitate
lots
of
different
people
living
it
I
know
you
can
rent
a
house
with
so
many
people
I'm
surprised
it's
three
as
well,
because
I'm
like
go
to
Brookings
out,
you
can
get
a
lot
of
people
in
a
house.
I
tell
you
what
right.
G
A
A
Anyone
else
all
right,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying
nay
motion
carries
item.
Six
is
approval
of
resolution
number
twenty
dash
zero
one
providing
for
the
classification
and
salaries
of
certain
city,
Watertown
employees
and
officers
for
the
period
commencing
January
1
2020,
exempt
staff.
D
A
L
Thank
You
mayor
this
is
the
resolution
that
we
look
at
every
year.
This
is
what
will
establish,
establish
the
salaries
for
the
exempt.
There
is
two
non-exempt
non-union
positions
on
here
as
well
as
well
as
the
mayor
and
each
other
persons
wage
for
the
year.
I
will
say
that
the
biggest
change
is
that
this
resolution
does
implement
the
new
wage
study.
You
can
see
the
classification
pay
grades
have
changed
to
incorporate
the
new
matrix
and
the
matrix
is
attached
within
the
resolution.
So
if
there's
any
specific
questions,
I
can
try
to
answer
them.
A
A
D
D
F
A
Opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item.
7
is
approval
of
resolution
number
20
0,
providing
for
the
classification
and
salary
guidelines
of
certain
city
of
Watertown
employees
for
the
period
commencing
January
1
2020,
the
non-exempt
staff
have
a
motion
by
Colleen
and
a
second
by
Bueller
and
Kristen
want
to
tell
us
about
this.
One
Thank.
L
You
mayor,
so
this
resolution
actually
covers
the
non-exempt
staff.
It's
a
mixture
between
the
police
union,
the
fire
union,
as
well
as
the
AFSCME
Union.
So
in
here,
because
during
the
public
works,
we
discussed
the
fire
and
police
unions
which
they
did
accept
to
be
moved
to
the
new
wage
matrix.
So
when
you
look
through
here,
when
you
see
the
grades,
it
looks
like
there's
that
kind
of
a
mixture,
and
there
is
for
that
reason
because
of
the
different
unions
and
what
they
chose
to
do
so.
L
This
will
establish
essentially
it's
a
little
bit
different
than
the
other
one,
where
there's
usually
only
one
person
in
that
where
this
covers
probably
a
broader
range
number
of
people
in
that
position.
So
we
just
list
it
by
grade
and
then
you
would
look
at
the
matrix
that
it
follows
to
determine
the
kind
of
the
pay
range
for
that
position.
D
H
L
Because
this
resolution
covers
the
Aspen
Union,
which
chose
to
not
update
the
wage
matrix
was
with
the
new
wage
study,
so
they
will
be
part
of
the
matrix
that
has
the
grades
one
through
nine
and
then
the
other
two
unions
that
it
covers
as
a
fire
and
police
union.
They,
both
with
the
wage,
reopen,
are
determined
to
go
to
the
new
pay
matrix,
which
will
have
the
new
pay
grades.
The
one
fifteen
through
the
two
hundred
is
the
new
system,
so.
C
M
I
just
thought:
I'd
just
add
one
piece
to
that.
So
when
we
negotiated
with
AFSCME
last
year,
they
chose
to
lock
in
a
guaranteed
increase
for
the
next
three
years,
whereas
the
other
other
two
unions
left
it
open
for
negotiation,
and
so
what's
our
approach
to
them,
they
had
the
choice
to
just
say:
we'd,
rather
not
this
this
time
around,
and
so
that's
what
they
chose
to
do.
Thank.
H
A
Anything
else
all
right,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying
nay
motion
carries
item.
8
is
approval
of
resolution
number
20-0
for
establishing
fees
for
city
licenses,
permits
administration
and
other
miscellaneous
items.
I
have
a
motion
by
Colleen
and
a
second
by
Roby
and
I'll.
Ask
Kristen
to
describe
this.
Please.
Okay,.
L
Thank
You
mayor
this
is
the
fee
resolution
that
basically
it
establishes
all
the
fees
for
the
different
departments
to
the
city
of
Watertown.
I
will
say
that
we
have
added
quite
a
bit
to
this.
It's
not
that
those
fees
have
never
been
there,
but
we
felt
it
was
maybe
a
benefit
to
the
public
to
have
one
resolution,
so
they
can
see
fees
throughout
the
only
things
that
really
changed
is
Building.
Services
had
a
very
slight
increase
to
their
research
fee,
$5,
not
anything
too
substantial,
and
then
the
library
department
did
establish
through
their
board.
L
They
added
a
meeting
room
fee
at
$10
per
hour
for
for-profit
and
the
nonprofit
is
for
free.
So
that
was
something
that
is
established
now
on
this
fee
resolution
and
the
other
significant
thing
that
was
added
is
the
street
department.
You
will
see
all
of
their
rates
that
they
are
have
been
charging,
but
now
it's
on
one
location.
We
did
also
incorporate
the
Park
and
Rec
fees.
In
here
now,
I
will
say
we
made
a
note
that
those
fees
are
actually
set
and
established
by
the
Park
and
Rec
board.
L
So
it
being
part
of
this
resolution
is
only
for
information
purposes.
It's
not
that
the
council
is
establishing
those
those
are
set
by
the
Park
and
Rec
board,
but
we
thought
having
one
location
so
that
if
anybody
from
the
public
or
anybody
from
any
city
department
wants
to
see
what
the
fees
are
throughout
its
one
location.
So
if.
D
L
D
H
To
piggyback
on
that
I'd
like
to
see
if
there's
area
I
see,
there's
areas
out
here,
for
you
know
renting
different
facilities
that
the
city
has
how
to
locate.
You
know
who
did
get
a
hold
of
to
contact
say
for
the
you
know,
whatever
may
be,
whether
it's
lion,
shelter
or
something
along
those
lines.
You
know
as
well
as
I
saw
him
here.
The
was
at
the
garden
plot
for
those
you
know
just
trying
to
figure
out.
H
B
A
Easy
column
to
add
yeah
right
anything
else,
hey
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye.
Those
opposed
signify
by
saying
nay
motion
carries
item
number.
Nine
is
approval
of
resolution
number
2005
expressing
intent
to
enter
into
a
three-year
lease
agreement
with
Todd,
Austin
and
Preston
Fleming
for
the
hanging
rights
on
grassland
located
at
the
Watertown
Regional
Airport
I
have
washed
my
whole
lien
and
a
second
by
Hoyer
and
Matt.
M
M
You
man,
this
is
the
first
step
that
we
have
to
take
to
enter
into
a
lease.
This
is
the
paying
lease
out
at
the
airport
ground.
The
the
party
that
were
contemplating
entering
into
the
lease
with
is
the
current
holder
of
the
lease,
and
in
the
previous
least,
they
had
a
right
of
first
refusal
and
they
chose
to
do
it.
They
would
to
enter
into
a
new
lease
with
us,
and
so
this
is
the
Notice
of
Intent.
If
this
is
approved
this
evening,
then
the
actual
lease
will
be
on
the
next
agenda.
M
A
All
right,
all
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
I
was
opposed
signify
by
saying,
nay
motion
carries
item
number
10
is
the
first
reading
of
ordinance
number
20-0
for
amending
section.
Three
point:
zero:
four:
zero:
three
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown
to
expand
the
membership
of
the
animal
control
board.
Now
no
action
is
required
tonight,
but
Matt
will
you
please
tell
us
about
this?
Yes,.
M
Thanks
mayor
I
believe
this:
the
impetus
for
this
was
the
mayor,
if
I
recall
correctly,
and
the
animal
control
board
took
up
the
discussion.
Currently,
there
are
three
members
of
the
board
by
ordinance
I
in
practice.
Incidentally,
there's
actually
been
four
members,
and
so
the
first
discussion
was
whether
or
not
to
upgrade
update
the
ordinance
to
reflect
what's
actually
been
occurring.
M
But
then
we
thought
the
number
five
probably
makes
more
sense,
and
so
this
is
the
proposal
that
was
just
approved
at
the
last
animal
control
board
meeting
to
increase
the
number
of
members
of
the
animal
control
board
to
five.
It
also
spells
out
that
three
of
those
members
are
essentially
designated.
One
has
to
be
a
member
of
council,
one,
a
licensed
veterinarian
and
one
an
employee
or
board
member
of
glacial
lakes,
Humane
Society,
the
other
two
members
would
be
at
large
citizens.
A
Twenty-One
point:
eight
one
firework
activities
to
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown
and
amending
chapter
twenty
one
point:
three:
two
I
one
light
industrial
district
chapter,
twenty
one
point:
three:
six
I
to
heavy
industrial
district
chapter;
thirteen
point:
zero,
three
Public,
Safety
and
chapter
twenty
one
point:
eighty
science
and
outdoor
advertising
of
the
revised
ordinances
of
the
city
of
Watertown,
and
this
is
just
the
first
reading
again
no
action
that
I'll
ask
the
public
works
director
Heath
to
tell
us
about
this.
One.
E
Thank
You
mayor
generally
speaking,
this
is
a
series
of
amendments
to
the
zoning
ordinance
that
I'll
probably
have
Brandi
touch
on
a
little
more
detail
here.
She's
been
working
on
this
for
quite
some
time
and
she's
got
a
lot
of
in-depth
knowledge
to
the
all
the
intricacies
behind
this.
In
a
nutshell,
what
it's
accomplishing
is
allowing
the
use
for
warehousing
packaging
and
sales
of
fireworks
within
certain
zoning
districts
within
our
community
Brandi.
If
you
could
maybe
go
a
little
bit
more
detail,
there
that'd
be
great.
G
Yep,
thank
you
so,
and
this
actually
goes
back
before.
I
was
even
here
that
we've
been
working
on
getting
fireworks
use
in
our
ordinance.
So
what
we're
doing
here
is
allowing
it
first
by
adding
it
to
the
ordinance
and
having
certain
standards
so
there's
different
standards
for
the
i1
light
industrial
and
the
I
to
have
the
industrial
and
a
lot
of
that
goes
towards
the
type
of
fireworks
that
can
be
sold
there
and
if
I
go
so
the
different.
The
differential
factor.
G
There
is
that
in
the
i1
they
can
warehouse
in
cell
class,
one
for
G
fireworks
and
then
in
the
i2.
They
can
warehouse,
sell
in
package
class,
one
3G
and
class
one
for
G,
and
so
the
difference
there
is
just
their
classifications
and
their
explosiveness.
So
the
i2
obviously
could
have
the
the
more
hazard
hazardous
firework.
G
For
the
i1
zone,
it's
showing
where
there
are
vacant
properties
that
could
be
utilized
for
fireworks
use
and
so
the
different
requirements
that
each
of
these
design
standards
will
specify
is
the
minimum
lot
a
cur
has
to
be,
or
the
minimum
lot
area
has
student
Acre.
It
has
to
be
adjacent
to
commercial
zoning.
It
has
to
be
greater
than
a
half
a
mile
from
residential
zoning
and
then
for
the
I.
A
Thank
you,
brandy,
I
I
think
we're
calling
this
new
chapter,
which
is
the
standards
firework
activities
and
I
think
it
might
be
a
good
idea
since
we're
not
dealing
with
setting
off
fireworks
or
using
fireworks.
We're
talking
about
warehousing
packaging
and
selling
fireworks
that
maybe
we
could
be
more
explicit
in
the
title
right.
G
A
G
I
G
So
actually,
first
district
looked
into
this
and
like
when
they
were
looking
at
this
in
2014.
That
was
just
the
distance
that
they
thought
was
appropriate
for
protection
and
I
would
imagine
that
a
fire
department
was
involved.
One
ship
premise:
the
fire
marshal-
has
been
directly
involved
with
this
and
he
felt
that
it
was
appropriate.
Okay,.
I
Because
I
would
just
verify
I
mean
keeping
in
mind
how
fireworks
are
manufactured,
and
you
know
it's
gunpowder,
of
course,
and
some
other
materials.
But
just
remembering
you
know,
what's
the
setback
for
like
if
you
had
a
weapon
munitions
plant
like
how
far
that
has
to
be
away
from
certain
areas
and
stuff
to
just
to
be
safe
on
it,
because,
in
the
event
that
something
did
catastrophic
ly,
go
wrong
at
one
of
these
locations
just
want
to
make
sure
that
structures
and
people
are
still
kept
safe,
especially
if
there's
manufacturing
going
on
so
right.
G
Right
well,
actually,
if
the
I
there
are
some
pretty
invasive
permitted
uses
already
so,
and
you
know
we
want
to
minimize
that
that
we
wouldn't
have
a
catastrophic
event
for
sure
so
yeah
we
can
look
into
that
and
then,
if
there
is,
if
we
find
anything,
then
we
can
bring
that
back
with
the
second
reading.
All.
D
A
Right
any
other
questions
all
right.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
item.
12
is
authorization
for
the
mayor
to
sign
a
letter
of
understanding
with
first
District
Association
of
local
governments
to
assist
the
city
with
work
activities
associated
with
application
and
administration
of
South
Dakota
Department
of
Environment
and
Natural
Resources
state
revolving
loan
funds,
srf
for
the
wastewater
treatment
building,
and
look
for
a
motion
on
that
motion
and
a
second
by
whole
lien
Heath.
Could
you
tell
us
about
this?
Please,
yes,.
E
Absolutely
mayor
members
of
council,
this
is
a
short
form
of
an
agreement
with
first
district
that
pretty
much
summarizes
their
assistants
they'll
be
providing
to
the
city
in
relation
to
our
wastewater
treatment,
administrative
building
that
will
be
constructed
here
this
year.
As
you're
aware,
we
were
recently
awarded
our
srf
state
revolving
funds
loan
for
this
project
and
with
that
comes
certain
stipulations
that
we
need
to
follow
and
abide
by
and
first
District
is
very
well
versed
with
those
regulations
and
and
what
needs
to
be
monitored
and
tracked
and
and
memorialized
throughout
the
process.
E
So
in
a
nutshell,
they'll
be
helping
by
attending
bid
openings,
pre-construction
meeting
they'll
be
watching
and
monitoring
the
davis-bacon
wage
payroll
review
process
with
us.
They
will
assist
in
project
drawdowns
and
act
as
a
liaison
between
the
city
and
the
DNR,
and
also
help
with
project
closeout.
F
A
E
D
I've
got
a
couple
three
things
mayor.
First
of
all,
with
all
the
snow,
that's
out
there
again,
I
think
it's
time
that
we
is
around
town,
look
at
adopting
a
fire
hydrant
I'm,
just
the
kind
of
observing
firefighters,
getting
getting
buried
and
snow
else
might
not
be
a
bad
idea
to
take
a
shovel
and
go
around
neighborhood
and
clear
out
a
fire
hydrant.
Secondly,
mayor
do
you
want
to
maybe
you're
going
to
plug
the
retreat
coming
up
here
in
a
couple
weeks,
we're
planning
on
saying
anything
about
that.
K
A
The
City
Council
will
be
having
a
retreat
I
believe
the
date
is
February
4
and
will
be
just
going
over
our
vision
and
our
mission
and
looking
at
our
transition
to
city
manager,
form
of
government
and
how
to
step
that
out
properly
and
anything
else
that
the
council
wants
to
discuss
and
that
that
is
an
open
public
meeting.
But
it
will
be
all
day
so
if
you're
interested
pack
a
lunch,
I.
D
D
D
A
follow
up
to
what
you
would
put
together
after
you
were
elected
here
a
couple
years
ago,
and
we've
met
a
couple
different
times
and
I
know
that
a
couple
people
from
that
group
have
been
in
touch
with
you
mayor
and
you
Heath.
As
far
as
you
know,
and-
and
the
purpose
of
this
group
is
how
can
we
better
facilitate?
You
know
we
keep
hearing
comments
about
it
so
hard
to
get
things
done
from
a
development
perspective
here
in
Watertown.
D
This
group
is
trying
to
work
with
you
know
amongst
themselves,
as
well
as
reaching
out
to
city
staff
as
far
as
how
to
best
get
that
done
and
I
think
there's
been
some
communications
with
you
mayor
and
with
you,
Heath
I,
guess
just
encourage
of.
If
you've
got
any
comments
to
say
about
that,
because
let's
say
it
has
been
a
couple
good
meetings
that
we
have
had
up
in
Chris
Hill
comes
off
the
development
company
right.
D
I
think
we're
hoping
to
see
some.
You
know
some
report
to
this
body
from
you
know,
from
City
Hall
before
too
terribly
long
and
I
think
was
the
understand
that
we've
got
as
far
as
some
engineering
design
standards
that
hopefully
we
can
take
a
look
at
as
a
council
I
think
that
was
the
plan
that,
as
we
understood
it,
so
I
guess
any
comments
either
one
you
might
have
I'd
entertain
at
this
point
you.
E
Tell
them,
of
course,
there's
things
I've
been
trying
to
implement
since
I've
got
here.
I
know
Brandis
been
on
board
with
the
vision
I've
laid
out
at
the
staff
level
and
some
of
the
little
things
the
low-hanging
fruit.
If
you
will
that
we
could
accomplish
I've,
been
plugging
those
things
in
and
working
with,
staff
diligently
to
try
to
expedite
the
review
process
and
and
what
it
takes
to
obtain
a
permit
to
build
in
the
community
of
Watertown
still
a
lot
a
lot
of
room
to
improve
I.
E
Don't
discredit
that
one
bit
at
all
and
I'm
glad
to
be
on
board
to
help
make
those
improvements
and
and
see
them,
see
them
through
to
the
finish
here
so,
and
that
is
of
course,
an
evolving
process.
I
believe
we'll
make
some
changes
and
then
realize
we
could
do
a
little
better,
yet
even
so
I'm
looking
forward
to
being
part
of
that.
Yes,.
A
I
would
like
to
add
to
I
mean
our
development
standards,
our
development
regulations.
That's
that's
our
decision
on
what
we
do
and
as
a
community,
we
can
do
whatever
we
want
and
if
our
regulations,
if
we're
hearing
from
a
segment
of
our
community,
that
they're
off
kilter,
then
we
need
to
fix
that.
We
need
that
these
are
our
own
regulations
as
a
community.
We
need
to
address
them
and
make
sure
they're
appropriate
and
I'm
thrilled
that
we
have
community
members
that
are
willing
to
put
in
the
time
it
takes
to
do
this.
A
A
So
I
am
really
really
glad
that
the
community
is
taking
this
task
on.
That's
gonna
be
very
helpful
for
us.
We
want
to
serve
and
I
know
the
staff
wants
to
say
yes,
yes,
yes,
when
people
come
in
and
want
to
develop,
and
but
they
have
to
watch
out
for
what
the
community
wants
and
if
we
have
regulations
in
there
that
our
community
doesn't
want,
we
need
to
get
rid
of
them.
So
this
is
a
good
process,
and
thank
you
for
serving
on
that
is
there
anything
else
have
any
liaison
member
reports.
A
B
A
Do
have
a
reason
to
go
into
executive
session
pursuant
to
SDC
l1
25,
in
order
to
discuss
with
our
legal
counsel
on
contractual
and
economic
development
matters.
So
we
do
not
expect
to
take
any
action
when
we
come
out.
Look
for
a
motion
and
a
second,
my
Bueller,
any
discussion.
All
those
in
favor
signify
by
saying
aye
was
a
post.
Signifier
signe
motion
carries.