Dec 02, 2025 City Council Workshop & City Council

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ALRIGHTY EVERYBODY. HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING.

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

COUNCILMEMBER COLLINS, COUNCILMEMBER BELLEN HERE, COUNCILMEMBER ALBRECHT HERE, MAYOR KOZLOWSKI HERE.

AND THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON,

[III.1. Parking System Management Update]

JASON, TAKE IT AWAY. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THIS HAS BEEN FLOATING OUT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, SO I'M EXCITED WE FINALLY GET TO TALK ABOUT IT. I THINK ONE OF MY FIRST WEEKS HERE, JOE SAID, WE HAVE SOME SIGNAGE FOR PARKING, NO PROBLEM. AND IT'S A MUCH LONGER PROCESS.

BUT IN YOUR AGENDA AND YOUR MEMO TONIGHT, YOU HAVE A PRETTY COMPLETE REVIEW OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PARKING RELATED ISSUES THAT WE'VE KIND OF UNCOVERED AS WE REALLY DOVE INTO CONCERNS FROM BUSINESS OWNERS AND COUNCIL MEMBER COMMUNICATION AND TALKING WITH POLICE.

AND SO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS REALLY TAKING TRIPS DOWNTOWN, DOCUMENTING THINGS, MAPPING THINGS, TALKING WITH THE PASSPORT SOFTWARE PEOPLE, TALKING WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

AND WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO AND THEN TAKING IT TO THE DOWNTOWN PARKING COMMISSION.

AND OTHER THAN ONE VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC, I THINK WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON, ON ALL THE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST. SO WE'VE LAID OUT IN OUR TABLE ALL THE DIFFERENT CONCERNS AND COMPLAINTS WE'VE HEARD, AND THEN KIND OF OUR PROPOSED WAY TO ADDRESS THEM. AND WE REALLY HAD CONSENSUS ON ALL OF THESE THINGS FROM THE DOWNTOWN PARKING AND COUNCIL MEMBER CAN WEIGH IN AS SHE WANTS AS WELL, OTHER THAN KIND OF THE 30 MINUTE PARKING ON MAIN STREET, WHICH WE'RE GETTING CLOSER. BUT THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS THE COMMISSION STILL HAD THAT WE WANT TO WRESTLE WITH. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT ANY DETAILS ON THIS LIST, BUT HIGHLIGHTED JUST KIND OF SOME OF THE BIG AREAS.

I'LL JUST KIND OF TOUCH ON THOSE AND WE CAN HAVE AS MUCH DISCUSSION.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS KIND OF YOUR BLESSING TO TAKE THESE AND MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE A LOT OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE WINTER INTO THE SPRING, SO THAT WHEN THE BUSY SEASON HITS NEXT YEAR, WE'RE READY TO GO.

SOME OF THESE WERE REALLY, REALLY PRETTY OBVIOUS. OVERNIGHT PARKING WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME UP. POLICE HAD SHARED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE DOWNTOWN AND THEY'RE DRINKING. WE'RE FORCING THEM TO GET THEIR CAR OUT OF THERE. IS THAT A GREAT POLICY? SO THE COMMISSION AGREED.

LET'S LET'S NOT ENFORCE LET'S REMOVE THAT, THAT NO OVERNIGHT PARKING RESTRICTION OTHER THAN WHEN THERE'S NO RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.

STILL KEEP THE NO. 24, NO MORE THAN 24 HOUR PARKING.

SO THAT'S STILL THERE. BUT IF SOMEONE HAS TO GO MOVE THEIR CAR, THAT'S NOT FORCED TO DO THAT AND THEY CAN COME BACK IN THE MORNING. SO THAT WAS ONE RECOMMENDATION. LOT 11, AS YOU KNOW, IS KIND OF UP HERE.

IT'S RESERVED CURRENTLY FOR FOR BUSINESS PERMIT PARKING ONLY.

HONESTLY, WHENEVER YOU GO BY THERE'S 4 TO 5 CARS.

IT'S A 41 SPACE LOT. IT'S UNDERUTILIZED.

THEY SAID LET'S JUST REMOVE THAT RESTRICTION.

YOU CAN OPEN IT UP. IT CAN BE PAID PARKING. WE CAN GET THE REVENUE FROM THOSE SPOTS. IF YOU HAVE A BUSINESS PERMIT, YOU CAN STILL PARK THERE. YOU CAN PARK IN SOME OF THE OTHER LOTS. NO NEED TO LET THAT GO.

UNDERUTILIZED SIGNAGE TOOK US A WHILE TO WORK THROUGH.

I THINK, AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, THERE'S A LOT OF RANDOM SIGNS DOWNTOWN.

AND WE TRIED TO DIVE INTO WHY SOME OF THEM ARE THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RANDOM. NO PARKING RESERVED TO 15 MINUTE LOADING ZONE.

SOMETIMES THOSE BUSINESSES HAVE LEFT AND THE SIGNS REMAIN BEHIND FOR NO GOOD REASON.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IS TO KIND OF MAP THOSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION EACH DECEMBER AND REVISIT.

HERE'S OUR LIST OF ALL THE SPECIAL SIGNS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

DO YOU STILL NEED THEM? I DON'T WANT TO REVIEW REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN BE PULLED IF THEY'RE NO LONGER NEEDED. AND ALONG WITH THAT, DEVELOPING A POLICY AROUND WHEN WE ACTUALLY PUT A SIGN UP FOR A BUSINESS AND WHEN WE JUST SAY, NOPE, THERE'S A 30 MINUTE LOADING ZONE DOWN THE STREET, USE THAT IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. IT'S BEEN KIND OF PIECEMEAL FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SYSTEM IN PLACE, I THINK WOULD CLEAR UP A LOT OF THE CONFUSION. I KNOW OUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THEY GET PEOPLE THAT SAY, I'M CONFUSED BY THE SIGNAGE. THAT'S WHY I PARKED HERE. I DIDN'T KNOW, AND THEN IT'S HARD TO KIND OF UPHOLD THOSE TICKETS WHEN WE ADMIT IT IS CONFUSING.

AND SO GETTING AS MUCH CLARITY WOULD REALLY HELP EVERYONE.

ALONG WITH THAT, THE COMMISSION NOTED THAT WE HAD THIS INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN ON STREET PARKING WAS YOU'RE LIMITED TO THREE HOURS, BUT IN THE LOTS IT WAS FOUR HOURS, AND IT WAS HARD FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF KNOW WHICH WAS WHICH.

AND SO WHY NOT MAKE IT A CONSISTENT EITHER 3 OR 4? A COMMISSION RECOMMENDED GOING FOR EVERYWHERE. IT'S HALF OF A BUSINESS DAY.

THERE ARE ABOUT 125 SIGNS OUT THERE THAT CURRENTLY SAY THREE HOUR PARKING.

BUT TALKING WITH SHAUN, WE CAN PROBABLY GET A STICKER AND JUST REPLACE THAT THREE WITH A FOUR FOR NOW.

AND AS SIGNS AGE IN EVERY PLACE, WE CAN PRINT THE NEW ONES.

SO IT'S A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE WAY TO KIND OF JUST GET CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR, FOR, FOR PARKING.

WE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS AROUND JUST THE PASSPORT PARKING APP AND PEOPLE NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH IT OR JUST HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT.

SOME OF THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IN KIND OF THE COMMUNICATION SECTION. BUT ONE THING THAT WE HAVE HEARD PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IS GETTING SCAMMED BECAUSE THEY, YOU KNOW, JUST TYPE IN PASSPORT AND THEN GOOGLE AND IT'S A SCAMMING.

ONE THING THAT WE HAVE UNVEILED AND WE CAN PUBLICIZE IT MORE IS THERE'S A TEXT TO PARK

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YOU NEVER HAVE TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE ON YOUR PHONE.

IT AVOIDS A LOT OF THAT, SO ROLLING THAT OUT WOULD HELP KIND OF ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THIS APP. IT'S CONFUSING.

ALONG THOSE LINES, I THINK WE HAVE 5 OR 6 DIFFERENT PARKING ZONES DOWNTOWN, WHICH WERE GREAT WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT SET UP, BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH US WHERE PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING PARKING, WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD LOOK AT PATTERNS. WE KIND OF KNOW THOSE PATTERNS.

NOW IT'S JUST ONE EXTRA STEP FOR SOMEONE TO FIND THE SIGN, FIND THE PARKING ZONE AND PUT IT IN.

THE COMMISSION'S AGREED. WE SHOULD JUST REDUCE THAT TO TWO ZONES. ONE FOR THE RAMP, ONE FOR EVERYWHERE ELSE.

YEAH. SWEET. ENFORCEMENT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HEARD ABOUT FROM THE BUSINESSES AND ALSO FROM OUR FROM OUR POLICE. YOU KNOW, AS I SAID, IT'S BEEN HARD TO HAVE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT WHEN THE RULES AND KIND OF THE SIGNALS ARE VERY MIXED.

AND THEN I'M HEARING FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT IT HASN'T BEEN CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AND SO PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES AND THAT FRUSTRATES THEM. SO SOME GOOD THINGS. WE HAVE A NEW CSO ON BOARD AND TEGAN'S DOING A GREAT JOB.

REALLY EMBRACED HER ROLE.

AND SHE'S OUT THERE LATER IN THE DAY TO HELP COVER EVENINGS AND ON SOME WEEKENDS WHEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THERE REALLY IS A HIGH DEMAND FOR PARKING. SO THAT'S REALLY HELPED.

AND YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED AND WE'VE STARTED THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING OUR ENFORCEMENT MODULE, WHICH IS THE LICENSE PLATE READER, AND IT DOES EVERYTHING ON THE APP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO CITY HALL, GO IN, ENTER EVERYTHING BY HAND.

THERE'S A DELAY. MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN.

SO I THINK THE ENFORCEMENT IS REALLY GOING TO BECOME MORE CONSISTENT AND MORE DEPENDABLE.

AND THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE PARKING BE MORE LIKELY TO FOLLOW THE RULES IF THEY CAN COUNT ON ON THAT ENFORCEMENT HAPPENING.

ANOTHER THING THAT WE HEARD BROADLY WAS THAT JUST CONFUSION AND WANTING BETTER COMMUNICATION AND TALKING WITH ELIZABETH, I THINK WE HAVE A WHOLE MENU OF POSSIBLE WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, EVERYTHING FROM DOING UPDATES ON THE CITY'S PARKING WEBSITE JUST TO MAKE IT FLOW BETTER.

HAVE AN FAQ. IT HAS THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION RIGHT UP FRONT, ADDING OUR SPECIAL EVENT PARKING CALENDAR THERE.

HAVING ALL THAT INFORMATION AS EARLY IN THE YEAR AS POSSIBLE. WORKING TO GET MORE CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AROUND PARKING WHEN THERE ARE EVENTS AND THINGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER AND HAD A GREAT IDEA ABOUT ROLLING OUT KIND OF WELCOME PACKAGES FOR NEW RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SOME PARKING INFORMATION, AS WELL AS FOR FOR BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THEY'RE OFTEN TELLING THEIR EMPLOYEES WHERE TO PARK OR WHAT THE RULES ARE OR CUSTOMERS ARE COMING IN NOT KNOWING HOW TO WORK THE PASSPORT PARKING.

SO HAVING A CHEAT SHEET FOR THEM AND HAVING SOME TRAINING FOR THEM REALLY EASY. THEY CAN HELP KIND OF INFORM PEOPLE.

SO A LOT OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE CAN ROLL OUT AS WE KIND OF GET THESE CHANGES GET GET THE THUMBS UP, THEN WE CAN ROLL THOSE OUT.

AND AGAIN, THE LAST ISSUE THAT REALLY IS, IS LEFT HANGING IS THE 30 MINUTE MAIN STREET PARKING. PART OF THE ISSUE, AS WE TALKED TO PEOPLE, WAS JUST THE LACK OF ENFORCEMENT AND SEEING PEOPLE ABUSE IT BY PARKING THERE FOR 2 OR 3 HOURS AT A TIME. AND SO THEY'RE LIKE, WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE IT? I THINK WITH SOME OF THESE CHANGES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT MORE REGULARLY, AND THAT WILL HELP TRAIN PEOPLE TO OBSERVE IT. THE COMMISSION DID TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RELUCTANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE 30 MINUTE PARKING, BUT THEY ADMIT THERE'S A LONG STRETCH OF IT AND MAYBE MORE THAN IS NEEDED.

AND SO ONE THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THEM WITH IS MAYBE SCALING BACK, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THAT IN FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, REDUCING THE AMOUNT THAT'S JUST 30 MINUTES AND ALLOWING THAT TO BE OPENED UP FOR LONGER, WHETHER IT'S 3 OR 4 HOUR PARKING ON THE STREET.

SO THAT'S THE ONE AREA WHERE WE DON'T HAVE COMPLETE RESOLUTION YET, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THAT. WE'VE WAITED LONG ENOUGH, SO WE WANT TO BRING EVERYTHING ELSE TO YOU AND GET REACTIONS AND COMMENTS AND SEE WHERE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START IMPLEMENTING ALL THIS OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

IT ALL SOUNDS GREAT. AND THANK YOU, JASON.

THANK YOU, LINDSEY, FOR FOR GETTING THIS BACK WHEN WE FIRST ROLLED THIS WHOLE THING PLATFORM OUT, RIGHT? THE IDEA WAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET DATA AND BE ABLE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AND TWEAK WHAT'S NOT WORKING, AND THEN BASICALLY IT JUST WENT DEAD, RIGHT. WE SET IT UP. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

AND I THINK WE DID AN OKAY JOB OF ROLLING IT OUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD ALWAYS WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER AS WELL.

SO I'M WITH YOU WITH AND I AGREE WITH ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

I THINK MAKING THIS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE THE GOAL.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE LOOKED AT UTILIZATION ACROSS DIFFERENT LOTS, WHICH WAS ALWAYS A CONCERN FOR ME, LIKE WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES PARKING.

IS THERE ENOUGH PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES? IS THERE ENOUGH PARKING FOR RESIDENTS? IS THERE ENOUGH PARKING FOR VISITORS? I THINK THE IDEA WITH MAIN STREET, BECAUSE THIS IS ALL KIND OF BEFORE YOUR TIME, JASON WAS, YOU KNOW, WE WE HEARD FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY WANTED MORE SHORT TERM PARKING SO PEOPLE COULD RUN SOMETHING.

RIGHT? ESPECIALLY DURING, YOU KNOW, PRE PANDEMIC PEOPLE ARE GETTING FOOD TO GO, YOU KNOW, DOING ALL THESE THINGS.

BUT THEN THAT WHOLE STRETCH SEEMED LIKE A LOT TO US TOO AT THE TIME.

AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER JUNCKER WAS THE LIAISON THEN, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS MNDOT OR SOMETHING THAT THAT DIDN'T WANT US TO HAVE VARYING PARKING LIMITS ON MAIN STREET OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. THERE ARE SOME REASON NOT TO HAVE IT, OR THAT THERE'S SOME REASON TO HAVE IT CONSISTENT FROM ONE END OF TOWN TO THE

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BUT THERE IS SOME REASON BACK THEN TO NOT DO THAT. SO I'M I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT CHANGE COME BACK BECAUSE 30 MINUTES UP BY THE OLD TRAIN DEPOT, RIGHT. I MEAN, IT JUST YEAH, HE'S GOING TO PARK THERE AND RUN LIKE RIGHT.

THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PLACES WHERE IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO HAVE 30 MINUTE PARKING ALONG MAIN STREET. SO I'M COOL WITH ALL OF IT, AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT THIS AGAIN AND WE CAN MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. WELL, AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO JASON'S TEAM, NONE OF THIS THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT IS ARBITRARY. THIS HAS REALLY, TRULY BEEN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FROM INDIVIDUALS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO'S ENGAGED, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE COME AND PUT THEIR INPUT INTO THIS.

THE COMMISSION'S BEEN HARD AT WORK, JASON'S TEAM AS WELL.

SO IT'S BEEN ALTHOUGH IT DID TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN WE WANTED.

IN SOME WAYS IT'S BEEN NICE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT TIME TO REALLY GET A LOT OF INPUT. YOU KNOW, CHIEF AND HIS STAFF AS WELL, BEING AT THE TABLE FOR THESE CONVERSATIONS.

SO LIKE YOU SAID, WHEN THIS WAS SOLD TO US, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE MALLEABLE, SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ADJUSTED. AND I THINK WE'RE FINALLY TO THAT POINT RIGHT NOW. SO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO FREE PARKING FOR LIKE BLACK FRIDAY, RIGHT? YEAH. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCONSISTENCIES I EMAILED ON TUESDAY BEING LIKE, CAN WE JUST LIKE NOT ENFORCE PARKING FOR THE NEXT LIKE 4 OR 5 DAYS, TRY TO HELP OUR DOWNTOWN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT WOULD PROBABLY CAUSE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHAOS THAN ANTICIPATED.

SO IT DIDN'T WORK THIS YEAR, BUT WE'LL MAKE IT.

WE'LL TRY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

ALWAYS CONTINUED CONVERSATION AROUND PARKING.

I MEAN, I THINK JUST BECAUSE THIS IS IN FRONT OF YOU DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION ENDS. AND SO THE QR CODE PROBLEM GET SOLVED.

YOU KNOW, SO IT WAS FOR A YEAR TIME, I THINK I THINK YOU WERE JUST COMING IN.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STILL HAVE THE QR CODES AND IF YOU USE IT IT SHOULD WORK CORRECTLY. BUT WE HAVE A TEXT TO PARK OPTION, WHICH MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE THE QR CODE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET THE APP. YOU CAN JUST TEXT A NUMBER AND IT'LL SEND YOU A SECURE LINK, AND YOU CAN JUST USE THAT AND DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE APP ON YOUR PHONE, WHICH SHOULD AVOID ALL THE KIND OF SCAMMING PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIME IS FREE PARKING FOR RESIDENTS.

CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES THAT THAT WOULD CREATE INSIDE OF THIS? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS, BUT I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.

I JUST GOT AN EMAIL TODAY ABOUT SOMEONE ASKING ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'D HAVE TO BE SOME, SOME VERIFICATION OF, YOU KNOW, IS THE IS THE PERSON ASKING REQUESTING IT ACTUALLY A RESIDENT, YOU KNOW, IS IT WOULD IT JUST BE FOR DOWNTOWN LIKE, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE SCOPE SOME WAY TO CHECK THE LICENSE AGAINST THE RESIDENCY.

AND SO SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO KIND OF MULL OVER, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY GREAT SOLUTIONS TO KIND OF IF IF I'M AN EMPLOYEE, I CAN BUY A PERMIT, RIGHT.

YEAH. AND SO COULDN'T TECHNICALLY ANYONE BUY A PERMIT? JUST A IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE, YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOU'RE YOU ARE EMPLOYEE DOWNTOWN AS A WAY TO CHECK THAT, YOU KNOW, CITY HALL COUNT. CAN I JUST PAY FOR THIS? I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS LIKE I'M OUT HERE FOR YOU.

AND THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WHO ARE RESIDENTS, AND YOU PROVE YOUR RESIDENCY DOWNTOWN, AND YOU CAN HAVE A PARKING PERMIT AND PURCHASE ONE OF THOSE AS WELL.

GO BEYOND THAT KIND OF BROADER STILLWATER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE YOU START DOING. IS IT IS IT REALISTIC TO SAY ANYONE STILLWATER SHOULD HAVE A PERMIT TO COME AND PARK DOWNTOWN AND TAKE ONE OF THOSE SPACES UP? I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE SOME OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS IN THE PAST ABOUT LIKE FREE EVEN, BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE ABILITY FOR FREQUENT USERS LIKE ME, UNLESS I CAN SLAP A STILLWATER LOGO ON THE SIDE OF MY MASERATI.

YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE NICE IF I COULD JUST MR. MAYOR, RIGHT? IF I COULD JUST IF I COULD JUST PAY A MONTHLY FEE AND NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE APP AND REGISTER ALL OF OUR CARS AND JUST DO SOMETHING LIKE FOR FREQUENT USERS OF DOWNTOWN, I DON'T CARE IF THEY LIVE HERE OR NOT. LIKE IF YOU'RE COMING DOWN HERE TO SHOP, EAT, DRINK, DO WHATEVER, LIKE SO.

SO THERE'S JUST TWO THINGS WITH THE LICENSE PLATE READER AND THE THE APP.

I THINK YOU COULD SET ASIDE A CATEGORY FOR THAT TYPE OF USER, AND THE LICENSE PLATE READER WOULD CHECK IT AND SEE IF THEY HAVE A PERMIT THAT'S IN THE SYSTEM, AND YOU WOULDN'T GET A TICKET FOR IT. THE BIGGER QUESTION IS WHAT YOU'D HAVE TO PAY TO KIND OF MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE, RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE THRESHOLD IS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

HOW OFTEN IS THAT PERSON DOWN HERE? HOW MANY TRIPS WOULD EQUAL THE PRICE OF A PERMIT? WOULD IT BE WORTH IT? BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP LOOKING AT. THANK YOU.

AWESOME. THANKS. COOL.

ANYTHING ELSE? GOT THE DIRECTION YOU NEED? YEP. AWESOME. THANK YOU JASON. APPRECIATE IT.

SORRY. SORRY I WAS LATE, BUT I HAD TO STAND IN THE SHOWER AND THAW OUT. I GOT ON IT. OH MY GOSH, IT'S LATER THAN I THOUGHT.

CHRISTMAS, MAN. WORKING HARD TODAY. THE TREE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

IT REALLY DOES. I WAS FREEZING SO BAD I CAME HOME.

YEAH, I DIDN'T EVEN SEE IT.

I HEARD IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER. LIKE, I SAW THE SEMI GOT STUCK AND THERE'S SOME LOGISTICS. YEAH, IT'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE SEAN SAID, GO BIG OR GO HOME. YEAH.

THIS ONE BIG. I THINK IT'S HUGE.

THE THING WAS AS WHITE AS MYRTLE STREET COMING DOWN THE HILL. I THOUGHT, OH MY GOODNESS, IT'S UNREAL.

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[IV.2. Assistant City Administrator]

THE SIGN OF THE TIMES OF MY AGE.

I GOTTA WRITE DOWN WHAT I WANT TO REPORT TO YOU.

SO, JUST MORE GOOD NEWS COMING OUR WAY AS FAR AS GRANTS.

THE LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, WHERE WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WE'RE GETTING A $2 MILLION FOR A PROJECT NEXT YEAR.

OH, WOW. WE FIGURE THAT'LL BE 140 SERVICE, 140 SERVICE.

WATER SERVICE REPLACEMENTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NO COSTS FOR THOSE REPLACEMENTS.

RAY BARR AND HIS STAFF IS PLANNING NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS FOR THE 2026 STREET PROJECT. DECEMBER 15TH AND DECEMBER 18TH AT 7 P.M.

AT CITY HALL. AND WE'LL SEND NOTICES OUT TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY'RE IN THEIR WARD THIS PAST WEEK. YOU'RE AWARE WE HAD TWO SNOW, TWO SNOW EVENTS, OVER TEN INCHES OF SNOW.

KUDOS TO OUR GUYS FOR THOSE TWO DAYS.

AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING DOWNTOWN SNOW REMOVAL THURSDAY NIGHT FRIDAY MORNING THIS WEEK.

OKAY. LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL UPDATE.

THE UTILITIES, THEY'VE GOTTEN ONE CASING CROSSING UNDER HIGHWAY 36 COMPLETED, AND THEY'VE GOT THEY'RE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY ON THE SECOND ONE.

SO THEY'RE PROGRESSING.

THEY FIGURED BY THE END OF THE MONTH, THEY'LL HAVE ALL THE UNDERGROUND WORK COMPLETED AND UTILITIES WILL BE IN PLACE.

I GOT A LETTER FROM SOMEONE ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGES THAT WERE HAPPENING OVER THE COURSE OF A DAY OR TWO. ANY I THINK THERE WAS JUST THE THE CONTRACTOR.

THE CONTRACTOR HAD HIT SOME SERVICE LINES.

I THINK FOR THOSE I THINK ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

SO I THINK IT WAS JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

GOTCHA. AND I TALKED TO MIKE WILHELMI, JUST SO YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT OF THOSE WERE MY WORD CALLING, RIGHT? THEY HAD A SUBSTATION DOWN BY AFTON GO OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT WAS CAUSING MOST OF THE PROBLEMS. OH, REALLY? YEAH. SO IT WASN'T EVEN ANYTHING AROUND HERE. IT WAS A SUBSTATION THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH. INTERESTING. AND THAT'S WHAT WAS SCREWING UP OUR POWER.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THE SITE, BUT CURVE CREST, THE ROAD WORK IS LIKE TWO THIRDS DONE.

LIKE, IF YOU GO FROM, LIKE, 62ND STREET TO WHERE WE'RE DOING OUR BORING, THE CURVE IS IN PLACE, GRADED OUT AND ON THE EAST HALF WHERE OUR UTILITIES IN. THAT'S ALL GRADED AND GRAVEL.

THEY'VE LET US KNOW THAT FIRST PART OF 2026, WHENEVER THE BITUMINOUS PLANTS ARE OPEN, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAVING REQUESTS.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT I THINK JUST THEY'RE WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THEIR WORK THAT THEY WANT TO DO ON THE PROJECT. THEY'RE GOING, WELL.

WE'RE CRUISING OUT THERE. WE'RE ON THAT TOPIC.

HOW DO YOU HEARD ANYTHING ON 58TH STREET? IT'S A FREQUENT TRAVELER FROM NORTHWESTERN STILLWATER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M DYING FOR THAT TO OPEN.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE THE COUNTY OPEN BIDS.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO THEIR BOARD ON THE SECOND MEETING THIS MONTH FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT. SO THEY'RE ALL SET TO START WORK THIS SPRING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 58TH STREET.

AND THEY'RE. I THINK THEY'RE NOT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE READY THIS YEAR.

MAYBE FIRST PART OF 20 OR 2026.

FIRST PART OF 2027. IS THERE A PLAN TO OPEN? SO THINGS ARE GOING WELL AND THAT'S ALL THE UPDATES I HAVE.

AWESOME. THANK YOU JOHN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUR WHOLE TEAM.

I MEAN, SEEING EVERYBODY DOWN THERE HELPING WITH TREES, HELPING SET UP GINGERBREAD HOUSES, THE SNOW REMOVAL.

I MEAN, FOR ALL THAT TO FALL OVER A HOLIDAY WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HANG OUT AND WATCH FOOTBALL AND SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY, THEY'RE JUST THEY'RE DOWN THERE WITH SMILES AND JUST AWESOME, LIKE, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT CREW AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY DID OVER THE HOLIDAYS. AND I THINK THE ROADS LOOK GREAT.

I MEAN, THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOW AND IT CAME OVER LIKE A LONG DURATION, SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO LIKE DEAL WITH THAT.

LIKE IF IT ALL COMES AT ONCE, IT'S EASIER. BUT TO HAVE THOSE TWO KIND OF EVENTS LIKE PRETTY CLOSE BUT NOT THAT CLOSE.

LIKE, I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, SO JUST LET THEM KNOW WE APPRECIATE THEM.

I WANTED TO ECHO WHAT SHAUN SHAUN WHAT TED SAID.

CODY. CHAD, YOUR EYES RIGHT ON IT.

WE WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THAT TREE DOWNTOWN IF IT WASN'T FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT HELPING US GET THROUGH TOWN. WE'RE CLEARING POWER LINES BY THAT MUCH.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.

THANKS. I MEAN, IT WAS AMAZING THAT HOW THE CITY WORKED TOGETHER.

AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO THANK.

IT'S HIS MOTHER'S FAULT FOR FINDING THAT, SO.

BUT, YOU KNOW JEFF HOUSE.

YEAH. MISSY. GETTING THE THE LOGGER OUT THERE.

THE CRANE OPERATOR OUT THERE, MILLER EXCAVATING, STEVE SAINT CLAIR. YOU KNOW, HE SENT HIS CREW OUT THERE WITH WITH A SEMI

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THEIR WORKERS ARE OUT THERE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME.

AND. CHRIS, CHRIS, CHRIS, HE'S OUT THERE WITH CIDER FOR EVERYBODY AND GETTING EVERYBODY TRY TO KEEP YOU WARMED UP. IT WAS COLD. THERE IS A TREE GUY LIKE SWINGING ON A CABLE OFF THE TOP OF A GIANT BOOM LIFT.

AND I TOLD HIM, LIKE, I'LL BUY THE CHRISTMAS OR THE SANTA SUIT BECAUSE HE WAS KIND OF SWINGING AROUND LIKE THAT ONE.

NEXT YEAR HE'S GOING TO BE IN A SANTA SUIT SWINGING AROUND WITH A CHAINSAW, LIKE, RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE DIALED IN.

IT WAS IT WAS IT'S SATURDAY NIGHT.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT NOW.

SO PRETTY AMAZING. IT'S ALL UP TO HIS CREW NOW TO GET THOSE LIGHTS ON RIGHT.

AND REALLY LOOKING GOOD THIS YEAR.

SO PUT A LITTLE PRESSURE ON HIM THIS YEAR THOUGH SO WE'LL BE READY.

AWESOME I KNOW THANKS.

ALL RIGHT MUELLER HOW ARE WE DOING.

[IV.3. Police Chief]

YOU KNOW SEAN'S CREW AND OUR CREW, ANYTIME YOU BLOCK ROADS LIKE WE BLOCK THE ENTIRE STRETCH OF ROAD.

SO TRAFFIC SAFETY IS SIGNIFICANT.

AND ANYTIME YOU CAN GET THROUGH ANY KIND OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, IT'S NOT ROUTINE FOR HIS CREW OR OUR CREW TO, YOU KNOW, BE OUT ON THE ROAD WITH MOTORISTS THAT ARE ON THEIR PHONES THAT AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION.

SO TRULY, IT WAS A QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.

YEAH. AND THEN AND THEN YOU HAVE THE GAWKERS ARE JUST DRIVING AROUND.

EVERYBODY DRIVE AROUND THE SQUAD 100%.

SO WE HAD A TON OF PEOPLE AND SO DID SHAUN OUT ON THOSE ROADS, STOPPING CARS, YOU KNOW, WHO AREN'T EXPECTING IT OR COMING TO STOP AT THE POST OFFICE. AND NOW THERE'S THIS HUGE TREE IN THE ROAD. SO IT WAS A FUN THING TODAY. TROOPS DID A GREAT JOB, AND THE FACT THAT EVERYONE'S SAFE AND NAVIGATED THIS IS IS A GOOD THING.

WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE TOUCHING BOTH SIDES OF MYRTLE STREET COMING DOWN THAT HILL, I'M THINKING, OH MY GOD.

THE THING IS MASSIVE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THAT BIG ON SIGHT.

THEY NEVER LOOKED THAT BIG RIGHT, UNTIL YOU PUT IT IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. AND I TOLD YOU. WAS THAT ALL RIGHT? IT WAS AWESOME. SUPER COOL EVENT.

THE JUST TO KEEP GOING ON THAT THEME, WE GOT A COUPLE HOLIDAY EVENTS COMING UP THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING ONE OF THE BIG ONES SHOP WITH A COP THIS MONDAY.

AND AGAIN, I ALWAYS SAY THIS ISN'T SOMETHING I DIRECTED AND SAID, HEY, GUYS, WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AUTHENTICALLY BORN FROM THE TROOPS THAT WANT TO DO THIS.

THEY SET IT UP. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING. THEY'VE IDENTIFIED NINE FAMILIES IN NEED THAT WE CAN SUPPORT AND AND GET GIFTS.

YOU KNOW, SADLY, THESE YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SOME WE MAY BE PICKING UP AT HOMELESS SHELTERS TO BE BRINGING HERE TO SUPPORT THEM.

SO THIS ISN'T YOU KNOW, THESE ARE TRULY FAMILIES IN NEED.

AND WE HAVE GREAT OFFICERS AND SOME OF OUR SERGEANTS THAT ARE REALLY TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. SERGEANT PARK IS ONE OF THEM, AND HE DOES AN AMAZING JOB AND KIND OF TAKING THIS LEAD. BUT THEN A TON OF OTHER OFFICERS WANT TO STEP IN AND HELP. AMAZING DONATIONS FROM JUST I MEAN, I'M ONLY NAMING A COUPLE, BUT LIKE CORNERSTONE AUTO THE CHAMBER HAVE STEPPED IN TO DONATE MONEY TO HELP WITH THIS CAUSE, THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AS WELL.

SO REALLY COOL EVENTS COMING UP.

WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR FLOCK IMPLEMENTATION.

SO IT'S JUST TAKING A LITTLE WHILE THIS WEEK. THEY'RE STILL IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THE LP'S AND THE CAMERAS. SO THAT'S STILL ONGOING.

WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME RESOLUTION, MAYBE FIRST QUARTER BE FULLY DONE WITH THAT PROJECT. I'M KIND OF HOPING.

AND THEN LASTLY, IF I COULD JUST DOVETAIL A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND JASON AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER BELEN'S WORK AND ASKING AND SITTING DOWN WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE WE GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES. AND SO I'M ASKING OFFICERS TO GO OUT AND ENFORCE PARKING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC IS ASKING FOR. AND THEN I GET 2 OR 3 EMAILS A DAY SAYING, YOU KNOW, A WEEK, CAN WE GET RID OF THIS? THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. AND THE OFFICERS ARE SAYING, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? CHIEF ASKED ME TO GO DO THIS.

AND THEN ALL THE WORK AND TIME I SPENT DOING THIS, YOU'RE ASKING TO GET AWAY OR, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE AWAY AND TO DISMISS TICKETS, ETC.. SO JASON'S BEEN SUPER COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THE CONSISTENCY IS WHAT WE ASKED FOR. THERE ISN'T A LAW OR ORDINANCE THAT HAS THIS MANY RIPPLES IN IT. IT'S, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE ELEMENTS OF THE CRIME.

YOU BREAK THE CRIME AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A TICKET OR ARREST.

AND THIS IS JUST FROM ONE BLOCK TO THE NEXT.

IT CAN BE DIFFERENT. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR CONSISTENCY. SO I APPRECIATE THE THE WORK ON THAT AND ASKING FOR OUR INPUT.

SO THANK YOU THAT I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OH SOUNDS GREAT. TWO CODE RED.

STUFF THAT WASHINGTON COUNTY MOVED AWAY FROM THEN ALL OVER THE NEWSPAPERS.

IS THAT AFFECTING US AT ALL? I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. THEY HAD A THERE'S A DATA BREACH THROUGH THE CODE RED SYSTEM.

AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM ANY OF OUR STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THAT.

SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS. THERE'S A NEW UPDATED CODE RED COMING. THEY HAVE LOOKED AT I TALKED WITH THE SHERIFF, SOME DIFFERENT PRODUCTS LIKE EVERBRIDGE AND SOME OTHER THINGS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE LANDED OTHER THAN THIS NEW UPDATED CODE RED SYSTEM I THINK IS WHERE THEY'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF THE EMAIL, BUT JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

A FRIEND OF MINE DRIVING ON 36 AND SATURDAY WHEN THE SNOW IS NUTS.

SOMEBODY THOUGHT HE CUT HIM OFF. HE DIDN'T REMEMBER IT. FOLLOWED THE GUY OVER HIS HOUSE, TRIED TO BEAT HIM UP IN HIS DRIVEWAY.

WE WERE THERE WITHIN MINUTES.

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AND IT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT, LIKE, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY THINK ABOUT BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN THAT OFTEN.

BUT WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, OUR OFFICERS REALLY TAKE THE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S A POSITIVE AND THAT THEY LEAVE SOME HEALING BEHIND.

AND AND OFFICER GALLO DEFINITELY DID THAT.

SO KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM.

AND JOSH SCARY DUDE AT HOME.

I KNOW HE'S LIKE HE'S LIKE PEOPLE GET SHOT.

HE'S LIKE HALF HIS AGE. HE'S LIKE JUST TRYING TO, LIKE, DEFEND HIMSELF. AND HE GOT PHYSICAL.

YEAH. HE'S THROWING HE'S THROWING PUNCHES AT HIM. OH YEAH, HE LANDED SEVERAL. HE'S MY BUDDY'S GOT A BLACK EYE AND HE'S UPSET BECAUSE HE'S GOT TEENAGERS AND HE'S LIKE, I DON'T REMEMBER DOING ANYTHING ON MANNING.

SO IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ANOTHER CAR. THE GUY MIGHT HAVE IMAGINED IT. WHO KNOWS WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. BUT HE'S LIKE, WHAT IF THAT WAS MY KID? I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE ASSAULT.

AND SERGEANT GAO IS IS GREAT AT WHAT HE DOES.

AND I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT WE WORK IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE EXPECTATION IS, ONE, YOU TAKE CARE OF VICTIMS BECAUSE ONCE YOU'RE A VICTIM OF ANY TYPE OF CRIME, THINGS KIND OF CHANGE. YOUR PERSPECTIVE CHANGES. AND THEN SECONDLY, THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESPOND AND SPEND TIME.

WE DON'T LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE WE'RE GOING CALL TO CALL TO CALL THAT OUR OFFICERS CAN SPEND TIME WITH THE VICTIMS AND, AND JUST COMPLAINANTS AND DIFFERENT CALLS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I REMEMBER LIKE WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER STAFFING AND BUDGETS AND STUFF, LIKE THEY HAVE TIME TO DO THAT KIND OF STUFF NOW.

ALL RIGHT. SO NO. GREAT.

THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT.

LIBRARY. MARK, HOW ARE WE DOING?

[IV.4. Library Director]

AND WALK ON AND WALK ON, RIGHT? YEP. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SOME UPCOMING PROGRAMS. TOMORROW WE'RE HOSTING A WORKSHOP ON HOW TO MEND AND PERSONALIZED CLOTHING.

IT'S DESIGNED FOR KIDS EIGHT THROUGH TEENS.

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN BASIC REPAIRS, EMBROIDERY, AND APPLIQUÉ TECHNIQUES.

PROGRAM IS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXTILE CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS.

YEAH. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

THERE ARE STILL A FEW SEATS LEFT.

IT'S AT 4:00 TOMORROW IN MARGARET RIVER'S BEDROOM.

COOL. YEAH. ALSO TOMORROW.

BUT FOR YOUNGER KIDS, WE'RE PRESENTING A PUPPET SHOW.

IT'S REALLY BEST FOR AGES THREE AND UP.

THAT'S AT 1030. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A REPEAT PERFORMANCE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH. THIS COMING SATURDAY ON DECEMBER 6TH.

ANDY WEAVER HAS A PROGRAM ON MINNESOTA MAMMALS.

THAT'S REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THAT TOO.

AND SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. AND THEN LASTLY, LATER THIS MONTH, THIS IS FOR ADULTS.

WE'RE OFFERING AN IN-DEPTH ONE ON ONE SESSION WITH A HISTORIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN MINNESOTA HISTORY. SO IF YOU'D LIKE HELP WITH A RESEARCH QUESTION OR HELP DEVELOPING RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, OR YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR SAINT CROIX COLLECTION, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

YOU CAN SPEND AN HOUR WITH A HISTORIAN.

AND THAT'S SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20TH AT 11 A.M..

YEAH. THAT'S COOL. HAVE YOU I MEAN, I KNOW MR. WEAVER HAS DONE SOME STUFF THERE, AND YOU ALWAYS DO PUPPET SHOWS AND THINGS, BUT THE HISTORIAN THING THAT SOUNDS NEW.

TEXTILES. THAT'S FAIR.

YEAH, BOTH OF THOSE ARE FAIRLY.

THAT'S COOL. THAT'S VERY COOL, MARK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IT IT'S ALL IT'S ALL ABOUT IS NEW SPAM FILTER.

[IV.5. IT Manager]

AND TELL HIM NOT. TOO DIFFICULT TO GET ON.

I HAVE TO CALL HIM AT HOME NOW TO GET IN.

INTO THE COMPUTER. HEY, ALL MY INVITES TO THE AFTON CHRISTMAS PARTY.

GET ANYTHING TO SPAM? I GET NO EMAILS.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME TO ROLL SOMETHING OUT THAT CHANGES THINGS LIKE EMAIL, BUT WE JUST GO FOR IT.

PLAN AS YOU CAN. I LIKE IT.

AND SO YEAH, THERE'S STILL SOME FINE TUNING.

WE'LL JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.

WITH THAT, THAT WE'RE SORTING OUT. MAKE SURE EMAILS ARE GETTING TO WHERE THEY SHOULD BE AND NOT WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T.

WITH THIS WE MOVED TO A NEW CYBER SECURITY SOLUTION, WHICH INCLUDES OUR EMAIL FILTERING.

WHAT THIS WILL DO, IT GIVES US A BETTER OVERSIGHT FOR EMAILS AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO COLOR CODE LIKE THE TOPS OF THEM IF, LIKE, HEY, THIS TO TELL OUR USERS LIKE THIS CONTAINS SOMETHING LIKE POTENTIALLY SUSPICIOUS OR

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THERE'S NOT MUCH IN MY SPAM FOLDER RIGHT NOW. ALSO, IT'LL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY IT'S CALLED CLAWBACK EMAILS.

SO IF SOMETHING LANDS IN INBOXES, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS POWER BEFORE, BUT LIKE, THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

WE CAN JUST CLICK IT OUT BEFORE ANYONE DOES CLICK SOMETHING.

SO THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY WILD.

BUT YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON MOST RECENTLY BETWEEN LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK AND SHOULD HAVE THAT WRAPPED UP BY THURSDAY AND KIND OF DIALED IN ON WHERE IT SHOULD BE.

SO I GOT LIKE TWO DAYS LEFT.

ALSO LET'S SEE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH OUR UPS PROJECT, THOSE BATTERIES ON OUR UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLIES.

THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOGISTICS DELAY IN INVENTORY, SO WE DIDN'T GET TO ALL OUR SITES, BUT OUR STAFF'S STILL WORKING ON THAT.

THE OTHER WEEK, WE BROUGHT OUR LUMBERJACK LANDING PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE APPLE HOUSE.

WE BROUGHT THAT ONLINE.

AS FAR AS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY GOES AND BEING ABLE TO TALK TO THINGS OVER THERE, IT'S NOT COMPLETE, BUT WE'RE STARTING TO GET LIKE OUR DOOR ACCESS CONTROL SO PEOPLE CAN GET IN THERE WITH EVENTUALLY THEIR CELL PHONE, THEIR MOBILE PHONE, IF THEY HAVE LIKE A DIGITAL BADGE ON THEIR PHONE.

AND ALSO GETTING THE DIGITAL BADGES.

SO THAT'S THAT'S THE FUTURE.

YES. THEY GET THIS COATED FOR US SO WE CAN GET IN THERE.

YEAH. FOR YOU ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

ALSO SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JESSIE FARRELL ON IS THE UTILITY OF THE WATER SYSTEM UPGRADE.

IN MY WORLD, IT'S KNOWN AS SKATA.

AND BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH JESSIE ON THAT AND THE ENGINEERS AND AND COMING UP WITH THE THE SOLUTION LOOKS LIKE.

AND ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THE BUZZWORDS AND IMPROVE LIKE OUR RESILIENCY. RESILIENCY, REDUNDANCY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CYBER SECURITY. FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SO WITH THAT, WE I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER BETWEEN THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AND JESSE HEADING THAT UP AND COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING LIKE WHERE WE SHOULD BE ON THAT. ARE WE RUNNING IT OFF LIKE A WINDOWS 95 LAPTOP OR SOMETHING? NO. APPLE. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT SOMETHING THAT WILL BE TO PUT ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE FUTURE IS PROBABLY THE NEXT MEETING.

YOU'LL SEE ME. I'LL PROBABLY BE TALKING ABOUT A DISASTER RECOVERY HYPERVISOR.

RIGHT. SO WHAT? THAT'LL BE IF AT OUR PRIMARY DATA CENTER, IF FOR SOME REASON THAT GOES OFFLINE, ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS THAT ARE RUNNING ON IT WILL JUST COME BACK AT OUR DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER WITH MINIMAL DATA LOSS AND THINGS WILL JUST KEEP RUNNING. THINGS LIKE THE SCADA SYSTEM AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL WITH THAT.

THOSE ARE THE BIG SUBJECTS THAT I HAVE TO DISCUSS.

I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. I THINK YOU'RE DOING AWESOME.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE GIVE YOU A LITTLE HARD TIME OVER SPAM FILTERS, IT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE LOCKING EVERYTHING DOWN AND FIXING EVERYTHING. THERE WAS A TIME BEFORE YOU WERE HERE WHERE I THINK IT WAS THE WATER DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY, WHERE THEY LOST ALL THEIR BILLING INFORMATION.

AND THEIR WHAT THEY WHAT THEY DETERMINED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO BRING THEIR LAPTOP TO THE GEEK SQUAD AT BEST BUY AND GET IT FIGURED OUT.

I WAS LIKE, WAIT, WHAT? WHAT ARE WE DOING? TRUE. THAT'S VERY TRUE.

WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.

WE'VE GROWN DRAMATICALLY, ROB.

SO THANK YOU. WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS PREMIER BEING THE PREMIER CITY THAT WE ARE IN.

EVERYTHING SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN UP. WE HAVEN'T SMELLED ANY OZONE AS WELL. TRAINED AS A YOUTH HE SHOWS HIS WELL TRAINED AS A YOUTH AND HE THINKS AHEAD.

PHONE SYSTEMS ARE DOWN WHEN WE KILL THAT IMPORTANT BIRD EVERY FRIDAY.

EMAIL PHONE SYSTEMS ARE DOWN.

AWESOME. THANKS, ROB. THANKS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. HR. HELLO, MR..

[IV.6. Human Resources Manager]

YEAH. GOOD, GOOD. SO OPEN ENROLLMENT.

OFFICIALLY DONE. DONE FOR STAFF ENROLLMENT.

BUT ON OUR END, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THE PROPER ENROLLMENT SENT TO THE CORRECT VENDORS.

SO A LOT OF CLEANUP STILL ON OUR END THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

OUTSIDE OF OPEN ENROLLMENT, PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE.

I BROUGHT THAT UP PROBABLY A FEW MONTHS BACK, BUT THAT'S GOING LIVE JANUARY 1ST.

SO WE DID SEND OUT NOTICES TO STAFF AND ALSO TO YOU ALL AS WELL, TO MAKE SURE TO LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION, THE NEW POLICY.

BUT REALLY JUST SIGNING OFF ON THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN FROM ALL STAFF MEMBERS THAT ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS PROVIDING YOU THE INFORMATION. SO, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFIT THAT IS COMING, BUT ALSO TO BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A PAYROLL TAX ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FOR ALL STAFF.

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WE'RE FIELDING QUESTIONS AS THEY COME, BUT NOTHING IS LIVE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST, INCLUDING METLIFE IS THE VENDOR WE'RE WORKING WITH FOR ADMINISTERING THAT.

SO STAFF CANNOT EVEN GET INTO THE SYSTEM AND APPLY FOR THE BENEFIT UNTIL JANUARY 1ST.

SO A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THAT COMING THROUGH AND RESPONDING AS WE CAN.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR WELLNESS CALENDAR FOR 2026 WAS SENT OUT YESTERDAY. SO THE UNVEILING OF THAT HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED.

AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER OR SESSION IS GOING TO BE ON DECEMBER 10TH AND IT'S HEALTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OF THE MEDICAL LEAVE THING? IT'S PROBABLY BETTER FOR JOE, BUT WHILE YOU BROUGHT IT UP I KNOW SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS I WORK WITH ARE KIND OF PREPARING FOR SOME DISRUPTION IN HAVING EMPLOYEES OUT LONGER THAN THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ANTICIPATED.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL.

IF THERE'S ANYONE ANTICIPATING ANY OF THESE KIND OF LONG THINGS, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MANAGE THAT, BUT I JUST KNOW I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF ORGANIZATIONS LIKE, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO LOSE LIKE THREE PEOPLE FOR A LONG TIME. LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE JUST BECAUSE OF VARIOUS LIFE THINGS, RIGHT? THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT ARE GOING TO JUST BE OUT A LOT LONGER THAN THEY ANTICIPATED. SO, I DON'T KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT CONTINGENCIES FOR DEALING WITH THAT. AND THERE'S A CHANCE THAT THAT COULD OCCUR.

I THINK OUR BIGGEST PAIN POINT IS GOING TO BE AT THE START OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF ANYONE HAD A BABY IN 2025 OR A CHILD, ANY PARENT. SO PATERNITY, MATERNITY LEAVE, THEY COULD NOW TAKE THAT.

ALSO STARTING IN 2026 UP UNTIL THE CHILD TURNS ONE.

RIGHT. SO I THINK THERE'S YEAH.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS WHERE THE PAIN POINT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT IT'S MORE OF A, I WOULD SAY GROWING PAIN BECAUSE ONCE THAT'S LIVE.

PEOPLE CAN'T DOUBLE DIP BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE UTILIZED FMLA IN 2025 USING, SAY, 12 WEEKS. NOW THEY GET ANOTHER 12 WEEKS OF PARTIAL PAYMENT 26 UP UNTIL THE CHILD TURNS ONE. SO I THINK THERE'S GONNA BE GROWING PAINS. I THINK WE MIGHT EXPERIENCE SOME OF THAT. I'M NOT CONCERNED GOING FORWARD THAT THERE'S GONNA BE A HUGE, DRASTIC ADJUSTMENT IN OUR OUR STAFF'S USAGE, POTENTIALLY.

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD FMLA IN THE PAST, AND OFTENTIMES WE PROVIDE WE DO PROVIDE STAFF SICK LEAVE. AND OFTENTIMES WHEN THEY WOULD TAKE FMLA, WHICH IS UNPAID LEAVE THEY COULD SUPPLEMENT WITH SICK LEAVE.

AND SO I DON'T SUSPECT A HUGE DISRUPTION.

BUT WE'LL BE PREPARED.

YEAH. AWESOME. THANK YOU.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT, DEPUTY CHIEF BAYLESS, HOW ARE WE DOING?

[IV.7. Deputy Fire Chief]

MAYOR. COUNCIL BEEN A BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON ALREADY FOR FIRES UP A TURKEY.

NO TURKEYS, NO TURKEY.

RIGHT. TURKEY RELATED FIRES.

THAT'S GOOD. YES. I THINK WE'RE PAST THE TURKEY FRYER PHASE.

BUT JUST A REMINDER FOR HOMEOWNERS.

MAKE SURE YOUR SMOKE ALARMS ARE WORKING. THE LAST ONE WE HAD, MOST OF THEM WERE DISCONNECTED. SO SIMPLE THINGS THAT PEOPLE TAKE OUT WHEN THEY'RE REMODELING AND DOING THINGS AND FORGET TO PUT IT BACK IN. SO JUST A GOOD REMINDER TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S WORKING IN YOUR HOME.

OBVIOUSLY, AFTER THANKSGIVING, WE PARTICIPATED WITH BAYPORT TO RUN SANTA AROUND TOWN. SO ALWAYS A GOOD TIME FOR EVERYONE.

SO SANTA MADE HIS ROUNDS THROUGH BAYPORT, OAK PARK, AND STILLWATER. THIS SATURDAY, WE'LL BE DELIVERING SANTA FOR THE TREE LIGHTING AT 5:00. SO WHERE DOES HE STAY DOWN HERE, THEN? YEAH. IS HE AT? YEAH.

SO WE'LL BE DOWN THERE FOR A WHILE WITH THAT AFTER DELIVERING SANTA FOR THE LIGHTING.

AND THEN SUNDAY WE ARE WORKING WITH HOMETOWN HEROES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON OUR VETERANS FOR SAM'S CHRISTMAS. SO SOME TRUCKS OUT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE NEW RESCUE.

THAT WAY IT WON'T FREEZE THE WATER.

SO WE'LL BE GOOD WITH THAT. BUT A LOT OF THE MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN THE VALLEY ON BOTH SIDES WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS AND VETERANS.

ANYBODY GOING OUT? WE GOT ROOM FOR FOUR.

OKAY, I NEED ANYBODY HAVE ROOM FOR FOUR.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE PLENTY. THAT WHOLE BACK OF THE NEW TRUCKS OPEN. OH, SWEET. DUDE. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. I MIGHT BE RIDING WITH YOU. HOOK UP WITH CHIEF SULLY.

ALL RIGHT. HE'S GOING TO TAKE IT OVER. SO OTHER THAN THAT.

OH, YEAH. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OH, GREAT. TOM. THANK YOU.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SATURDAY. ARE YOU GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR THIS ONE? MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

[IV.8. Finance Director]

THIS IS A THIS GIVES OUR RESIDENTS OR OUR TAXPAYERS, I SHOULD SAY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET. AND JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE LEVY AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE YOU GUYS APPROVED THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

[IV.9. Community Development Director]

SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER WE HAD THE DISCUSSION HERE ABOUT THE LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING AID, AND WE'VE MADE ADVANCEMENTS ON THAT. TALK TO THE COUNTY. THEY ARE GREAT.

KIND OF TAKING THE OWNERSHIP OF ALL THE REPORTING AND KIND OF MANAGING A GOOD PORTION OF THE FUNDS. WE ARE GOING TO SET ABOUT A THIRD TO VALLEY OUTREACH TO HAVE THEIR PROGRAM. THEY LISTEN TO ALL YOUR COMMENTS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO EXPAND THAT BEYOND JUST SENIORS, BUT VETERANS AND FAMILIES WITH KIDS AS WELL.

AND SO THEY ARE WORKING ON KIND OF A PRIORITY SYSTEM TARGETING 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR BELOW, BUT HAVE A PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR KIND OF HOW THEY TACKLE THAT.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE AGREEMENTS. BUT PROBABLY, IF NOT DECEMBER, THEN IN JANUARY HAVE THOSE IN FRONT OF YOU TO. TO APPROVE AND WE CAN START SPENDING SOME OF THAT HOUSING MONEY.

THAT'S VERY COOL. AND THEN SINCE THE LAST MEETING, TOO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT FOR THE REROOF PROJECT AT 220 MYRTLE, THE OLD POST OFFICE. AND WE HAVE SOME GOOD, GOOD NEWS.

WE HAVE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO SLATE, BUT WE'RE ALSO PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO METAL. WE FOUND A RESIN PRODUCT THAT IS ACTUALLY INDIVIDUAL TILES THAT LOOK LIKE LIKE SLATE SHINGLES. RIGHT.

AND SO THAT'LL BE GOING TO THE HPC NEXT WEEK AND GETTING THEIR FEEDBACK.

HOPEFULLY THEY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO BRING.

SO THE HPC A LARGE DECISION.

AND YES AGAIN AND MY MEMORY IS IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

WELL IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THIS PICTURE RIGHT HERE.

LIKE SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SAMPLES UPSTAIRS.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THEM AND YOU KNOW, OFFICE VOTES ON WHICH ONE THEY THINK IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE. BUT THE INPUT FROM HPC.

AND HOPEFULLY THEN THAT WILL BE OVER AND THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND.

AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SOUNDS LIKE A HELL OF AN OFFICE PARTY. IT'S EXCITING VOTING ON VOTING AISLES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? NO. THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JASON, AND THANKS FOR JUST THE COMMUNICATIONS FROM YOU ARE ALWAYS GREAT. LIKE THE EMAILS ARE AWESOME.

AND IF I SEND YOU YOUR BRAIN IDEAS AT THE 11TH HOUR, YOU CAN JUST SAY THAT'S DUMB LIKE MAD AT YOU, YOU KNOW? SO I'M NOT SAYING THANK YOU FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE.

I FEEL LIKE A PAIN SOMETIMES CALLING YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING SO GREAT. YOUR COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN JUST PHENOMENAL, I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S OUR JOB. AWESOME.

THANK YOU JASON. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

[IV.10. Administrative Services Director]

THERE'S THE INTERNAL EXTERNAL, AND THERE'S STRATEGY. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGY SIDE OF IT.

SO TODAY I MET WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR SWITCH TO 25MPH.

SO THAT SEEMED LIKE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE COULD WORK OUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY INTO IT. SO AS A REMINDER, THESE PLANS GO ALONG THE PROJECT PLAN AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY ON THAT.

SO IN THESE PLANS WE TALK ABOUT THE MOST IMPACTED PEOPLE.

THIS ONE'S PRETTY BIG.

IT'S NOT TOO DIRECT ON THAT ONE.

ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE TALK ABOUT IS THE KEY MESSAGES. SO WE'RE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING ABOUT WHAT THE GAME PLAN IS, WHAT'S IMPORTANT ENFORCEMENT TYPE OF THAT.

SO IN THIS PLAN WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE PAGE.

OH HOW DID WE ANSWER THAT QUESTION. IT'S RIGHT HERE. HERE'S THE KEY MESSAGE. SO THAT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. AND THEN THESE PLANS ALSO HAVE THE DELIVERABLES.

SO WHERE DID WE COMMUNICATE THESE THINGS ON OUR WEBSITE IN A NEWSLETTER.

THAT TYPE OF THING. SO IT TRACKS THE COMMUNICATION RIGHT ALONG THE PROJECT.

SO WE THOUGHT PUBLIC PUBLIC WORKS AND I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD ONE TO KIND OF TEST THAT, THAT PLAN AGAINST IT.

AND AS JASON WAS SAYING, IT'S FUNNY HOW OUR TEAM COHESION ROLLS FROM THAT. IT WENT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO POLICE BACK AROUND TO ME.

SO I THINK PARKING WILL HAVE A SIMILAR PLAN THAT WAY.

WHO ARE OUR STAKEHOLDERS? HOW DO THEY WANT TO BE COMMUNICATED WITH? WHAT'S THEIR PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION, AND WHERE ARE WE HITTING ON ALL THOSE KEY STAKEHOLDERS? THAT'S KIND OF MOVING THAT STRATEGY GOAL ALONG IN OUR BIG THREE PICTURES OF STUFF LIKE IT. YEP. SO THAT'S THE BIG STUFF.

CONTINUING TO WORK ON PROACTIVE COMMUNICATION, WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON STORM STUFF.

WE GOT AHEAD OF THAT. WELL, WADE AND I ARE WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

HE'LL SAY HE'LL SEND ME THE GAME PLAN AND WE'LL PUT SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. SO THE SOCIAL STUFF WAS GREAT THIS YEAR FOR THAT FIRST SNOWFALL AND JUST KIND OF THE REMINDERS ABOUT PARKING AND EVERYTHING. IT WAS A LOT BETTER THIS YEAR. I GOT A LOT LESS.

YEP. SO I'M MEETING WITH PUBLIC WORKS EVERY MONDAY. IT'S SIT AND LISTEN TO EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AND SEEING WHERE I CAN PULL STUFF OUT, WHERE WE CAN KIND OF GET AHEAD OF ALL THAT COMMUNICATION STUFF. SO THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S ALL I REALLY GOT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? JUST WANT TO PAY YOU A COMPLIMENT.

YOU'VE BEEN SO FUN TO WORK WITH ON THE ENERGY ACTION STUFF, WHICH IS REQUIRED A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT THAN ANY OF US ANTICIPATED, BUT WE THINK WE SEE. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF EFFORT, LARRY. I MEAN, YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT ALL.

SO I WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, FINE.

YEAH. NO. SUPER APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR HELP AND LEADERSHIP THERE.

AND MORE TO THE POINT, PARTNERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE. I WILL ALSO THROW A COMPLIMENT OUT THERE, IN ADDITION TO YOUR HELP WITH THE PARKING AND KIND OF THAT LIGHT AUDIT OF THE WEBSITE AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS AROUND THAT. I'VE SEEN ELIZABETH OUT AT SO MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS,

[00:45:01]

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT THERE AND BEING JUST JUMPING RIGHT BACK INTO THIS COMMUNITY HERE. ABSOLUTELY. I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED SHE WASN'T THERE TODAY. I WAS THERE TODAY. I HAVE HER REAR END OFF.

I HAD A PUBLIC WORKS COAT ON.

I WAS OVER IN THE CORNER. I WAS OUT FREEZING HER BUTT OFF LAST FRIDAY WITH THE SERVICE DISTRICT, DOING A PHOTO AND ALL THAT.

SO I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE DOWN THERE FOR FIVE MINUTES TAKING A COUPLE OF PICTURES, AND THE TREE HADN'T EVEN GOT THERE YET. SO I WAS FROZEN BEFORE YOU WERE FROZEN AND GOT OUT OF THERE. I HAVE SOME OF THE PRE VIDEOS, HOPEFULLY GOT SOME POST VIDEOS AND WE'LL HAVE A GOOD THING. I TOLD JOE I WAS TRYING TO BEAT TED DOWN THERE BECAUSE HE BEAT ME DOWN THERE FOR THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE. AND HE STILL BEAT ME THIS TIME, TOO. NO, IT'S GOOD. WE'LL HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION AROUND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

WEIRD TUNNEL ACCESS DOWN THERE.

IT IS. HE'S GOT HE'S GOT SENSORS GOING ON WHEN THOSE TREES ARE GOING UP.

AWESOME. NO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANKS. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, CITY CLERK.

[IV.11. City Clerk]

OH, YEAH. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AND MAKE STUFF UP ANYWAY.

AND THEN NEVER HEARD ME SAY TEN MINUTES OR LESS.

NOT ONCE. ONCE. SOMEHOW THAT ALWAYS GOES TO FIVE.

SECONDLY, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE OPENINGS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE ENERGY ACTION COMMISSION, AND APPLICATIONS ARE DUE DECEMBER 22ND.

HOW ARE WE DOING WITH APPLICATIONS ON THOSE? WE COULD USE SOME MORE.

OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU. ATTORNEY. I THINK I REPORTED LAST TIME WE WERE GOING TO BE

[IV.12. City Attorney]

FROM THE NEIGHBORS. SO THAT WILL BE.

THAT'S IN PROCESS. SECONDLY, THE CRYPTOCURRENCY ATM KIOSK BAN IS ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT. IT'S ON CONSENT.

IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, WE CAN, BUT IT'S SIMPLY ADJUSTING FROM THE CITY CODE SIDE UNDER THE POLICE POWERS TO THE ZONING SIDE.

NOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY AND WE'LL BE CREATING ANY LEGAL NON-CONFORMITIES WE FELT LIKE IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO PUT IT IN ZONING. I DO FULLY EXPECT THAT WE'LL GET AN AMENDED COMPLAINT FROM BITCOIN DEPOT AFTER WE DO THAT, BECAUSE THE CURRENT LITIGATION IS SURROUNDING THE EXISTING VERSION IN THE CITY CODE SIDE.

SO I WILL BE EXPECTING THAT NEXT WEEK AND WE'LL JUST SUBMIT IT BACK TO THE LEAGUE.

ONCE IT'S AMENDED COMPLAINT, WE'LL SUBMIT IT TO THE LEAGUE AND SEE IF THEY WILL ACCEPT COVERAGE. SO THAT WILL BE COMING DOWN.

THE EXCITING THING IS, IS THAT SAINT PAUL DID PASS THEIR CRYPTOCURRENCY BAN. YEAH.

IS IT SIMILAR TO. IT'S IDENTICAL TO OUR FIRST VERSION.

DID WE GET PAID ON THAT? I KNOW THEY USED A LOT OF VERBIAGE.

AND THEY USED US IN ALL OF THEIR MATERIALS AND SUPPORTING BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

SO THAT WAS GREAT. THERE A BAN GOES INTO EFFECT ON DECEMBER 21ST.

OKAY. SO THEY HAVE A LOT MORE OF THESE KIOSKS THAN WE DID.

SO IT WILL HAVE A BIGGER MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE A BIGGER TARGET THEN.

INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I GOT A CALL LAST WEEK FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

OH, EXCELLENT. INTERESTED IN IMPLEMENTING A SIMILAR ORDINANCE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT EFFECT DO THAT I DON'T KNOW, THEY HAVE ORDINANCES. SO MAYBE IT'S FOR CITIES OR TOWNSHIPS THAT DON'T.

IT WOULD DEFAULT TO THE COUNTIES, BUT I'LL TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. THAT WAS INTERESTING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SO THAT'S IN PROCESS.

AND THEN I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY SHE'S BEEN A LEADER ON MY, MY BROTHER IN LAW HELPING MY BROTHER IN LAW IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, WHERE THE CITY DOWN THERE BOUGHT OUR MARIJUANA ORDINANCE AND HE WAS REFERRED BY SOMEBODY.

I CAN'T A BIG CITY TO LOOK AT WHAT STILLWATER IS DOING BECAUSE WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

YEAH. AND HE HELPED HER OUT FROM THE OR SHE HELPED HIM OUT FROM THE LEAGUE.

I SAW IT GO ALL THE WAY OUT EVERYWHERE.

IT WHAT I IT'S A SHAME YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR IT.

YOU PICKED UP A HELL OF A HELL OF A COPYRIGHTED IT, RIGHT? YEAH. AND THEN FINALLY, I DID NOT WIN THE TURKEY BACON, BUT I AM ENTERING. WHO WON? YEAH, WHO DID WIN? BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL WINNERS. I JUST NEVER DID.

THERE WERE MANY WINNERS.

OKAY? I WAS ONE OF THEM WITH, YOU KNOW.

OKAY. BECAUSE. BUT I AM ENTERING DURING THE COOKIE EXCHANGE COMPETITION, AND I WILL BE FIERCELY COMPETING THIS MONTH IN THAT.

WHO JUDGES THAT? WE NEED JUDGES IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

JUST EAT COOKIES. EAT COOKIES.

ALL THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

THAT'S IT FOR 11. YEAH.

AWESOME. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. CITY ADMINISTRATOR.

[IV.13. City Administrator]

[00:50:01]

FOR ANYONE WATCHING THAT HASN'T SEEN IT, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I THINK IT'S A TESTAMENT TO ALL THE HARD WORK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY HAVE PUT IN TO MAKE US A PREMIER CITY AND COMMUNITY.

CHECK OUT THAT ARTICLE. IT'S REALLY GOOD.

IT WAS FROM A NICE PERSPECTIVE TO WRITE THE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE VISITOR THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, HAPPENED TO POND IT AND FELL IN LOVE AND KIND OF THING.

IT'S A GREAT PIECE. SHE KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE.

SHE SAID. RIGHT. SHE COMES BACK.

SO AND THEN JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE GOOD WORK OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE DOING, BUT IF YOU NOTICE, THERE IS A TON OF CROSS DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION GOING ON.

THEY'RE ALL WORKING WITH EACH OTHER TO MOVE THESE INITIATIVES FORWARD THAT ARE SUPER COMPLEX. BUT IT'S KIND OF AT AN ALL TIME HIGH OF COLLABORATION AND GETTING THINGS DONE TOGETHER. SO THAT'S GOOD STUFF.

YEAH. THAT'S GREAT. AWESOME.

THANK YOU JOE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, STAFF COUNCIL. ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT. ARE WE MEETING UPSTAIRS FOR THIS? ALL RIGHT, THEN I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES

[V. CLOSED SESSION]

THEY MUST BE BOATERS OR SAILORS OF SOME SORT.

SO THAT WE'LL SEE YOU UPSTAIRS IN CLOSED SESSION. WHAT DO YOU GUYS SEE THE MONITOR ROD INSTALLED UP THERE?

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.