Jan 20, 2026 City Council

AROUND. BUT ANYWAY, WITH THAT, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE STILLWATER CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 20TH,

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

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COLLINS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ODEBRECHT HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. PAULINA HERE. MAYOR KOZLOWSKI HERE.

AND WITH THAT, IF EVERYBODY WOULD RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS AGAIN, THESE ARE THESE ARE ALWAYS VERY BITTERSWEET.

[1. Certificate of Appreciation for Peter King, Volunteer Part-Time On-Call Firefighter]

AND HE'S JUST HE'S BEEN AN AMAZING ASSET TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND JUST A WONDERFUL PERSON AND JUST PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL CITY AND UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ITS LEADING CITIZENS, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL HEREBY EXTEND RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER'S MISSION TO MISTER PETER KING FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE, AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AS LIEUTENANT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TO THE CITY AND ITS CITIZENS FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS.

AND WE WISH YOU WELL, PETER. NOW THEREFORE, I HAVE SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER TO BE AFFIXED TO THIS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME MEET ME AT THE FRONT? YOU GOTTA SAY SOME WORDS, MAN. YOU'RE HERE. YOU GOT YOU GOT OUR TEAM HERE. WE GOT THE FAMILY HERE.

THANK YOU SIR. YOU GOT THE MONEY SHOT THERE? ALRIGHT. THERE YOU GO.

YEAH. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. I GUESS THIS WAS UNEXPECTED.

I'M REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL AND VERY FLATTERING THAT YOU TOOK THE TIME TO DO IT.

IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS, THE STILLWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF STILLWATER.

IT REALLY I MISS IT ALREADY, AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD RUN.

SO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. YEAH. THANK YOU BUDDY.

THANK YOU. WHILE I'M DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW, PETE, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU, PETER, BECAUSE YOU'VE, YOU'VE YOU'VE BEEN SUCH A GOOD ASSET TO THE CITY. I LIKE I TOLD YOU, IF THERE'S A WAY I COULD REFUSE OR WE COULD REFUSE TO LET YOU RETIRE.

DENY, DENY, MOTION DENIED. BUT YOU'VE ALWAYS.

YOU'VE ALWAYS PITCHED IN ON ALL THE EVENTS. AND YOU DROVE THE.

YOU DROVE THE FIRE TRUCK THROUGH ALL THOSE KIDS DOWN THERE FOR THE TWINKLE PARADE AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AND IT WAS JUST AMAZING WHAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.

AND WE'VE GOTTEN TO BE FRIENDS THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU.

YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND THANK ALL YOU GUYS I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE DOWN OUT FOR WORLD SNOW THIS WEEKEND AND EVERYBODY WAS WORKING.

I LOVE SEEING YOU ALL DOWN THERE. SO THANKS FOR PD AND FIRE AND AND EVERYBODY AND, AND FOR OUR EMS FOLKS THAT ARE WATCHING.

THEY WERE DOWN THERE ALL OVER LIKE, WE'VE JUST YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. AND ALL OF YOU, I APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH.

AND THIS WEEKEND AGAIN WAS JUST IT WAS JUST MAGIC.

SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT. YEAH. GO AHEAD. ALSO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PETER AND TO HIS FAMILY AND FOR TARA FOR SHARING HIM WITH US FOR EIGHT YEARS. IT'S TRULY A FAMILY AFFAIR.

WHEN YOU GET INTO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE PAID ON CALL SIDE, WHEN YOU HAVE TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM EVENTS AND AT A DROP OF A HAT, YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE COMING BACK. YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE 15 MINUTES, TWO HOURS A DAY, WHATEVER IT COULD BE. AND I JUST TRULY IT WAS A BLESSING TO HAVE PETER ON THE DEPARTMENT.

HE WAS ALWAYS A SUPER POSITIVE PERSON WHEN HE CAME TO THE DEPARTMENT, WHEN HE CAME TO CALLS, WHEN HE CAME TO DRILL, HE SPENT HIS TIME WORKING HIS WAY UP FROM FIREFIGHTER TO FIREFIGHTER ENGINEER.

IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, HE SERVED AS A LINE OFFICER, AS A LIEUTENANT, TO HELP WITH LEADERSHIP AND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE GABE HERE AS WELL.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND I KNOW YOU TOUCHED MANY LIVES AND SOME THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA THAT YOU DID IN THE COURSE OF EIGHT YEARS.

BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T HEAR BACK FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.

BUT YOU TRULY DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I APPRECIATE IT HAVING YOU ON HERE.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANKS, CHIEF.

I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, IT'S A TRUE IT'S A TRUE FAMILY THING FOR YOU GUYS.

GABE'S LIKE MR. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, EVERY CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY.

AND. AND KAREN'S HEADING UP THE VALLEY FRIENDSHIPS CLUB, AND THAT'S JUST AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT MAKES LIFE SPECIAL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN STILLWATER.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, TOO. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM UP.

[2. Life Saving Award for Sergeant Stephen Papke]

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COME ON, SARGE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE HAPPY TREE AND TALK ABOUT SOME AWESOME THINGS ON THE ON THE HEELS OF THIS WEEKEND.

AND SO IT'S PRETTY AWESOME THAT WE GET TO TALK ABOUT FIRE AND POLICE, CONSIDERING ALL THE WORK AND THE MAN HOURS THAT WERE PUT IN THIS WEEKEND TO MAKE THAT EVENT, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SAVE. AWESOME EVENT.

SO TODAY I'M GOING TO GRAB ABOUT THE ONE THAT MY CAPTAIN WROTE IN BIG LETTERS TO ME THAT I.

GOT THE WRONG ONE. SO THIS IS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL TEAMS THAT WERE PART OF.

AND STEVE HAS BEEN PART OF OUR CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS TEAM, WHICH IS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL TEAM MADE UP OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY WITHIN THE COUNTY PARTICIPATES IN THAT. SO HE GETS EXTRA TRAINING, SPECIALIZED TRAINING TO REALLY YOU GUYS KNOW THE NUMBER OF CALLS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE IN CRISIS. A LOT OF TIMES THEY GET CALLED IN WHEN THAT ESCALATES TO SOMETHING SERIOUSLY SIGNIFICANT.

AND WE'VE UTILIZED HIS EXPERTISE AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT ARE ON THE TEAM FROM OUR DEPARTMENT WITHIN OUR CITY MANY, MANY TIMES. SO THIS IS ONE INSTANCE THAT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS EVE OR, EXCUSE ME, NEW YEAR'S EVE 2024 THAT WE FEEL CAME TO LIGHT, CAME TO WE HAD A AWARDS COMMITTEE GETS WRITTEN UP, GET SUBMITTED TO EVALUATE IT, AND MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A LIFE SAVING AWARD. AND SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE LOVE TO TALK ABOUT, ESPECIALLY TODAY. AND OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AT THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE THIS COMMUNITY ARE ACTUALLY SAVING LIVES WHEN THEY GO. AND YOU SEE THE SNIPPET OF WHAT I SAID EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, THAT'S THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AND THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE WANT TO CELEBRATE HERE TODAY.

SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS AND THEN I HAVE A COUPLE OF WORDS, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY SERGEANT, YOU MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY. BUT ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.

OFFICER, PETTY OFFICER AT THE TIME IS ASSISTING ANOTHER OFFICER ON A WELFARE CHECK OF SEVERAL PARTIES SUSPECTED OF BEING IN MEDICAL DISTRESS DUE TO THE INGESTION OF ILLICIT NARCOTICS WHILE WORKING IN STILLWATER. NOW, DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CALLER HAD FALSELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THE CALLER HAD REPRESENTED THEMSELVES TO OFFICERS WITH A FALSE NAME.

SO IF I CAN PAINT A PICTURE, STEVEN'S WORKING THE STREET, SO HE'S WORKING AS A STILLWATER OFFICER DURING THIS TIME.

SHORT TIME LATER, THAT INDIVIDUAL CALLED OFFICER BACK AND ADMITTED TO FABRICATING THE ENTIRE CALL IN ORDER TO SEEK REVENGE ON AN EX RELATIONSHIP.

CALLER ALSO ADVISED OFFICER PAPPY THAT THEY WERE SORRY THEY HAD DONE IT, AND STATED THE INTENTION HAD INTENTIONS OF ENDING THEIR OWN LIFE BY JUMPING OFF A BRIDGE.

NOW, AS A TRADE NEGOTIATOR, OFFICER PAPPY TRANSITIONED IMMEDIATELY INTO A CRISIS COMMUNICATION MODE, UTILIZING TECHNIQUES THAT HE LEARNED IN THAT ROLE AND THAT IMMEDIATELY GENERATED RAPPORT WITH THIS CALLER.

AND SO WE ALL HAVE TRAINING IN THIS REALM. HE JUST HAS A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRAINING THAT GOES TO WORK IMMEDIATELY.

HE WAS ABLE TO BUILD ENOUGH TRUST WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL TO KEEP THEM ON THE PHONE AND LEARN THAT THEY WERE, IN FACT, CURRENTLY STANDING ON A BRIDGE PREPARING TO JUMP INTO THE FROZEN RIVER BELOW.

OFFICERS THAT WERE WORKING WITH STEPHEN THAT NIGHT CORROBORATED THIS INFORMATION BY UTILIZING A PHONE PING THAT SHOWED HIM TO BE IN THE AREA OF HUDSON, NEAR I-94 BRIDGE. NOW, WITH THIS REPORT THAT OFFICER GENERATED, HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE DIALOG AND CONVINCE HIS PARTY NOT TO JUMP.

THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSED HE HAD SCALED A BEAM UNDER THE BRIDGE DECK, APPROXIMATELY 100FT OVER THE RIVER, AND THAT THEY WERE NOW UNABLE TO CLIMB DOWN DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER AND NUMBNESS IN THEIR HANDS AND FEET. SO NOW THIS INDIVIDUAL IS OUT THERE WITH INTENTIONS OF ENDING THEIR LIFE.

MAYBE SERGEANT PACKY IS IS TALKING THEM OUT OF THIS SITUATION, AND THEY MIGHT BE IN SUCH DIRE STRAITS AND SUCH A DIRE SITUATION THAT THEY COULD LOSE THEIR LIFE REGARDLESS. OFFICER CONVINCED THE PARTY TO REMAIN ON THE LINE UNTIL RESPONDING UNITS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AND RESCUE THIS PERSON.

I'M NOT DONE WITH THE STORY YET, BUT I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT OUR AWESOME FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A WHAT'S CALLED A ROPES ROPES TEAM, I THINK, AND IT'S THE ONLY TEAM IN THE COUNTY THAT RESPONDS WITH A TEAM THAT CAN UTILIZE ROPES AND HARNESSES AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF AND SCALE DOWN THERE, BECAUSE WE DON'T DO THAT STUFF. YEAH, THE FIRE GUYS A LITTLE BIT BRAVER THAN US, AND THEY WILL RESPOND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTY FOR THIS CALL.

SO THAT'S NOT JUST IN STILLWATER. THE OTHER TEAM THAT DOES THAT. THEY WEREN'T ON THIS CALL THAT NIGHT, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WORK AND TRAIN WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO OFFICER GETS ON SCENE. HE SPEAKS WITH THE THE INDIVIDUAL IN PERSON NOW.

SO NOW HIS RAPPORT IS FACE TO FACE AS OPPOSED TO JUST ON THE PHONE AND TALKING TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND HAVING HIM STAY THERE UNTIL HELP CAN ARRIVE.

AND THEN THAT INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO GET TREATMENT AT A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY.

OFFICER RECOGNITION OF A PERSON IN CRISIS AND IS RAPID AND FLUID.

TRANSITION INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL WE BELIEVE PLAYED A CRUCIAL AND PROBABLY THE.

ROLE IN SAVING THIS INDIVIDUAL'S WITH INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE.

SO WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH OUR REWARD.

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AND MY TRAINING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS TEAM REALLY KICKED IN.

I TRAIN EVERY MONTH WITH CMT, AND A LOT OF THE SCENARIOS WE DO ARE THESE TYPES OF SCENARIOS.

SO I GOT TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE SKILLS THAT I LEARNED AND THANKFULLY WE HAD A GREAT OUTCOME.

MY PARTNERS BEHIND THE SCENES WERE AWESOME. WORKING WITH ME, GETTING THAT PHONE PINGED TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS AT.

AND YEAH, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, HAPPY THAT IT TURNED OUT THE WAY IT DID.

SO.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THAT WAS RAD.

THAT'S A CRAZY STORY GOING SO FAST. IT'S WHAT WE DO.

TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE, MAN, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT, MAN.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS. ALRIGHT. I'M COMING DOWN TO, TO TO DO THIS PROCLAMATION BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL NEED A LITTLE OPTIMISM.

[3. Proclamation for Optimist Day]

I DON'T THINK THERE'S BEEN A BETTER TIMING FOR THIS EVER.

I'M HONESTLY NOT SUPER FAMILIAR WITH THE OPTIMIST CLUB.

SO WE WILL DO A PROCLAMATION. EVERYBODY WILL LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. BUT WHEREAS YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE PROMISE OF TOMORROW, CARRYING WITH THEM WITHIN THEM THE DREAMS, TALENTS AND POTENTIAL TO SHAPE A BRIGHTER, MORE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY.

AS WE BUILD A CITY THAT WORKS FOR ALL OF US. WHEREAS THE ENCOURAGEMENT, GUIDANCE AND BELIEF OF CARING ADULTS CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF A YOUNG PERSON'S LIFE.

TURNING UNCERTAINTY INTO CONFIDENCE AND HOPE INTO ACTION.

AND WHEREAS OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL AND ITS DEDICATED CLUBS AND MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN YOUTH BY FOSTERING OPTIMISM, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND SERVICE THROUGHOUT MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS, MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

AND WHEREAS, OPTIMIST DAY IS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ANNUALLY ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF FEBRUARY, SERVING AS A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT EACH OF US CAN CHOOSE OPTIMISM AND ACTION AND MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.

WHEREAS THE SPECIAL DAY INVITES INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE OPTIMIST CLUBS AND MEMBERS LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE FOR THEIR YEAR ROUND DEDICATION TO PROMOTING OPTIMISM AND STRENGTHENING YOUTH COMMUNITIES AND OURSELVES.

AND WHEREAS THE SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM TEACHES US THAT EVEN IN CHALLENGING TIMES, HOPE PAIRED WITH ACTION CAN UPLIFT HEARTS, INSPIRE CONFIDENCE, AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, TED KOZLOWSKI, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF STILLWATER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 5TH AS OPTIMIST DAY IN THE CITY OF STILLWATER.

SO I'LL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT TO BE OPTIMISTIC. FEBRUARY 5TH I ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE OPTIMISTIC TODAY, STARTING THROUGH FEBRUARY 5TH AND THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR, WE NEED IT. 2026.

BUT ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE AND THANK THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO HAPPY OPTIMIST DAY, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. YEAH. OH YEAH. OUR OUR FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE OPTIMIST CLUB, WHICH MAKES PERFECT SENSE BECAUSE HE'S A PRETTY OPTIMISTIC GUY.

I HAVE TO BE TO DO THIS JOB. YOU HAVE TO BE. YEAH, RIGHT.

HEY, IF YOU CAN DO THIS JOB AND STILL BE AN OPTIMIST, THAT'S THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR GREAT CITY, I THINK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE OPEN FORUM. PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THINGS THAT AREN'T ON OUR AGENDA.

[V. OPEN FORUM – Public may address Council on non-agenda items. Please limit remarks to 5 minutes or less.]

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.

I'VE HAD A FEW GLITCHES HERE LATELY, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE ON MY REGULAR SCHEDULE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY HI TO EVERYBODY. AND THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

AND IN THIS WEEKEND WITH THE ICE SCULPTURES AND ALL THAT STUFF, OR SNOW SCULPTURES, ICE SCULPTURES OR, THIS WEEKEND, DOWNTOWN SAINT PAUL. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

I KNOW YOU WORK VERY HARD AT EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

AS A RESIDENT OF STILLWATER AND I AM LOUISE HANSON, BY THE WAY, GOT TO TELL YOU THAT, AS I SO OFTEN DO.

BUT ANYWAY, THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

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ALL RIGHT. DON'T MEAN TO CALL YOU OUT, BUT, YOU KNOW ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE OPEN FORUM.

[4. Assistant City Administrator]

I'M SORRY. WELL, NINE PFAS TREATMENT PLANT BIDS SHOULD BE AWARDED OR BROUGHT TO COUNCIL SECOND MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

ALSO, OUR CONSULTANT HAS STARTED TO WORK IN CONTACTING RESIDENTS ON THIS YEAR'S PROJECT FOR OUR GALVANIZED SERVICES REPLACEMENT.

THAT'S 100% FUNDED BY THE STATE AND PCA. WE'RE DOING ABOUT 100 110 SERVICES THIS YEAR, FOCUSING UP IN THE IN THE NORTH HILL AREA.

HEADS UP FOR YOU. FEBRUARY 1ST MEETING IN FEBRUARY IS GOING TO BE OUR FEASIBILITY REPORT AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR 2026 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

AND LASTLY MAYBE THE MAYOR CAN ADD MORE, BUT JUST ABOUT $1 MILLION AWARD THAT WE GOT IN A GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR PFAS.

MAYOR TOOK THE PHONE CALL. HE SPREAD THE NEWS TO EVERYBODY. SO IT'S A BIG WIN FOR THE CITY, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TO SEE THE NUMBERS OF WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO FOR PFAS IT IS THE SCARIEST THING I THINK ANY OF US HAVE FACED.

THE NUMBERS WERE INCREDIBLY HIGH. AND THAT BALANCE SHEET HAS SLOWLY AND BECAUSE OF OUR STAFF, HAS SLOWLY BUT SURELY, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY GRANTS AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE COSTS, AND IT HAS MOVED FROM THREATENING TO HOW WE DO BUSINESS.

AND I YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE OUR STAFF HAS SAVED US IN TAX DOLLARS ON THIS DEAL IS JUST I WE WOULD HAVE REACHED AND PITCHFORKS AROUND THE CORNER AND AROUND THE BLOCK A COUPLE TIMES IF WE HAD TO RAISE TAXES TO COVER ALL THOSE DOLLARS.

AND BETWEEN SMART, THOUGHTFUL ENGINEERING, INCLUDING SOMETHING IN THE PACKET TODAY THAT OUTLINES, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO REDUCE COSTS ON IT AND THE MAYOR AND OTHERS LOBBYING THE STATE AND, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE REALLY IT'S JUST HATS OFF TO YOU AND YOUR YOUR YOUR CREW.

YEAH. HUGE EFFORT. SHAUN. I MEAN, THE NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE ON OUR CITY STAFF'S PLATE AND OUR KIND OF OUR TO DO LIST WAS PRETTY MASSIVE TO BEGIN WITH, AND THEN TO HAVE THIS THROWN IN KIND OF AT THE 11TH HOUR WITH SOME BIG, HUGE, SCARY NUMBERS ATTACHED TO IT AND PEOPLE'S HEALTH.

RIGHT? LIKE IT WAS IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TRADITIONALLY DEAL WITH HERE IN STILLWATER.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS HUGE. BUT YEAH, TO SEE ALL OF THESE THINGS COME INTO PLACE AND EVERYTHING'S WORKING AND IT'S NOT TAKING THE CITY OFF THE RAILS IS IS AN AMAZING TESTAMENT TO OUR STAFF AND AND EVERYBODY. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE, CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

[5. Police Chief]

I ALWAYS SAY THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING SMALL. YOU CAN SEE IT'S NOT INSIGNIFICANT FOR OUR TROOPS TO TO BE HERE AND BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. MAYOR. THIS IS WHAT WE DO ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS.

LIKE LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE DO. BUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE ON LIVES EVERY SINGLE DAY, THE POSITIVE IMPACT, WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IS NOT LOST ON US.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OUR JUST OUR DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW IS JUST KIND OF CHILL, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

AFTER A LONG WEEK OF THE WORLD SNOW SCULPTURE CHAMPIONSHIP, I'M REALLY PROUD. I'D LIKE TO CALL CAPTAIN JULIEN AND AND SERGEANT WOLFANG.

THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE TWO OF THE LEADS IN TERMS OF THE EVENT.

BUT THIS REALLY TAKES A VILLAGE, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AND IT TAKES THE ENTIRE PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM, POLICE, FIRE, EMS. AND SO WE HAD A TON OF PEOPLE WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW, BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENED.

THERE'S NO LOSS OF LIFE, NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. AND WE THINK THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE POSTURE THAT WE HAVE FOR THESE LARGE EVENTS. AND A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO ROBIN ANTHONY IN THE CHAMBER. YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A COUPLE LITTLE LITTLE THINGS THAT POP UP LIKE, OH, THIS IS A CHANGE OR THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR HOW DO WE HOW DO WE ADDRESS THIS? AND JUST WORKING WITH AN EVENT ORGANIZER AND A PARTNER THAT'S WILLING TO SIT DOWN LIKE THERE WERE A COUPLE FRIDAY NIGHT, WE JUST WENT IN THE BACK ROOM OF WATER STREET IN AND SAT DOWN WITH SOME MAPS AND CAME AND JUST HAD A DISCUSSION ON SOME THINGS.

AND THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN IN EVENTS. AND JUST TO HAVE A PARTNER THAT YOU CAN PIVOT AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE VISITORS AND THE RESIDENTS OF STILLWATER DURING THESE EVENTS AND WHAT KEEPS PEOPLE SAFE, AND YET PROVIDES FOR KIND OF FLUIDITY AND AN EVENT STAFFING.

SO AND WHEN THE MAYOR CALLS AND SAYS, WE NEED TO MEET SENATOR KLOBUCHAR AND TALK TO CAPITOL POLICE, AND I THROW THAT AT YOU AT THE 11TH HOUR AND DRIVE US AROUND.

YEAH. YES, SIR. CONGRESSMAN ATTENDED AS WELL.

BUT THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ABSOLUTELY OUR STAFF IS READY AND WILLING TO.

AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING IS YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, LIKE, THIS GROUP IS WILLING TO TO JUMP INTO THAT SPACE AND WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO

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IT'S HARD WORK. AND NOW THEY CAN REST UP. AND WE JUMPED RIGHT INTO IT TODAY WHERE THEY WERE INTERVIEWING INDIVIDUALS FOR OPEN POSITIONS.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME MORE PEOPLE TO FILL THOSE ROLES AND TO REALLY SUPPORT THE AWESOME CITY THAT STILLWATER IS. SO.

WELL, AGAIN, I JUST I WANT TO THANK YOU TOO REAL QUICK BECAUSE I MEAN, WITH, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE TENSION WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WITH ICE AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. I KNOW THE THE POSTURE THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE FOR EVENTS WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR PEOPLE DOWN THERE AND TACTICAL. I THINK YOU DID AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT JOB OF DISTINGUISHING WHO WE ARE AND WHY WE'RE THERE.

TO ALL THE TEAMS, THE VISITORS, I SAW NOTHING BUT SMILES.

I HEARD NO COMPLAINTS. I HEARD NO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

AT A TIME WHEN THAT COULD BE PERCEIVED AS SOMETHING SCARY TO SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW WHO WE ARE. I THOUGHT YOU ALL AND THE WHOLE TEAM DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DISTINGUISHING WHO YOU ARE, WHY YOU'RE THERE, AND WHAT YOUR PURPOSE IS.

AND IN A WAY THAT MADE EVERYBODY FEEL VERY SAFE AND SECURE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT WAS. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP. I WAS I WAS TRYING TO SKIRT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT JUST FOR FIVE MINUTES OF MY LIFE. RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DID HEAR YOU KNOW, THE CONCERN FROM THE RESIDENTS. BUT WHAT WE DID SAY IS THE TEAM, PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM, THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF INDIVIDUALS COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE OF THAT.

AND SO WE TOOK SOME SIGNIFICANT STEPS IN TERMS OF.

HOW HOW THEY WERE VISIBLE AND THE UNIFORMS. THEY HAD TO REALLY IDENTIFY THAT.

AND THEN THE MESSAGING AND THE INTERACTION WITH THE COMMUNITY DURING THOSE EVENTS.

SO WE FEEL REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL THIS OFF WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FROM THE COMMUNITY STILL PROVIDING THAT PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO YOU DID GREAT. YOU DID GREAT. AND I AGAIN, I'M WITH YOU.

I HATE HAVING TO BRING IT UP AND TALK ABOUT IT, BUT YOU DID AMAZING, LIKE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AGAIN.

I'M JUST SO PROUD OF EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN. AND, CHIEF, I'M GOING TO ADD ON TO THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN BE PROUD OF WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT THERE. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, I GOT TO ATTEND YOUR ALCOHOL SAFETY TRAINING DOWN IN THE HOSPITALITY TENT.

AND AS SOMEBODY WHO'S WORKED IN SERVICE AROUND OUR TOWN FOR MANY YEARS, I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TEN YEARS AGO.

AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT AND EXPERIENCE IT IN THE TENT AND GET THAT TRAINING, IT WAS SO CONVERSATIONAL.

IT WAS SO INTERACTIVE. IT WAS JUST COMMUNITY FOCUSED.

IT WAS EASY. IT WAS INFORMATIVE. IT WAS QUICK, WHICH WAS GREAT.

SO WE COULD ALL GET HOME AND, YOU KNOW, GO DO OUR OTHER THINGS. SO I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU FOR, FOR THAT. THAT NEW TRAINING, IT FELT REALLY IT FELT REALLY FRESH AND GREAT.

SO THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE WORDS.

YEAH. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AGAIN, WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CHAMBER AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO BE THERE AND, AND TO PARTAKE IN THAT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE TAKE SERIOUSLY IS THE ALCOHOL SERVICE IN THIS TOWN. AND WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS WITH ALL OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BOUGHT INTO THIS, LIKE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. AND THEY'RE LIKE, YES, WE WANT OUR STAFF TRAINED. WE WANT TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SAFE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP. AWESOME.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT FIRE, CHIEF? YEAH. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF CHIEF MUELLER,

[6. Fire Chief]

YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NICE JOB. I'M JUST SAYING.

BUT ANYWAY, SO WE GOT A LITTLE WIN UNDER OUR BELT, I GUESS.

PSEUDO WIN FROM THE CANADIAN. SO AND OBVIOUSLY LAST WEEKEND WAS A LOT WARMER AND WE'RE MOVING INTO SOME EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF SAFETY REMINDERS TO RESIDENTS.

AGAIN I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, DO NOT START AND RUN YOUR CAR IN YOUR GARAGE TO WARM IT UP.

THERE'S TWO REASONS FOR THAT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE AN ATTACHED CAR GARAGE AS YOU RUN IT.

YOUR HOME DOES BRING IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE THROUGH YOUR GARAGE, AND YOU HAVE CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUES WITH YOUR CAR RUNNING.

SO PULL IT OUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND LET IT RUN IN THE DRIVEWAY.

ALSO THE POTENTIAL THAT IF IT DOES START ON FIRE AND IT'S IN YOUR ATTACHED GARAGE, THEN YOUR WHOLE HOUSE IS IN JEOPARDY.

SO I JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO DO THAT. DON'T PUT CHARCOAL UNDER YOUR CAR IN A PAN TO TRY TO WARM THE OIL PAN.

WE'VE SEEN THAT THAT DOES NOT WORK. WELL, THAT'S NOT A GOOD NOT A GOOD RESULT.

SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THREE FEET AROUND THEM.

IF THEY ARE PROPANE OR GAS FIRED OR FUEL FIRED TYPE, THEY ARE CARBON MONOXIDE.

ISSUE AS WELL. SO DON'T RUN THOSE IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR WITHOUT ANY AIR CIRCULATION BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

ELECTRIC ONES ARE A LITTLE THEY DO NOT DO THAT.

BUT ALSO THEY DO HAVE THE POTENTIAL THREAT FOR FIRE.

CURTAINS, ANYTHING LOOSE. JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SPACE AROUND THOSE AND EXTENSION CORDS.

TRY NOT TO USE EXTENSION CORDS ON A SPACE HEATER OR ANYTHING THAT DRAWS A REAL LOT OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT.

MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PLUGGED DIRECTLY INTO THE WALL. SO JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.

WE DID ASSIST THE COTTAGE GROVE AND A MUTUAL AID REQUEST.

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THEY BASICALLY HAD MUTUAL AID FROM EVERYBODY FROM STILLWATER SOUTH.

I MEAN, THEY HAD A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS DOWN THERE.

IT WAS COLD THAT EVENING AND IT WAS A, YOU KNOW, A LENGTHY FIRE FOR THEM.

AND WE SENT AN ENGINE AND A CREW DOWN THERE TO HELP THEM OUT DURING FRIDAY EVENING AS WELL.

ALSO, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT OUR FULL TIME POSITION, THE POSTING CLOSES ON FRIDAY.

WE DO HAVE SEVERAL APPLICATIONS, AND SO WE'LL MOVE THAT PROCESS FORWARD HERE AS WE CONTINUE ON.

ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP WE DID RECEIVE A VERY NICE LETTER AND A SIZABLE DONATION FROM ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE ACTUALLY OUT IN MAY TOWNSHIP. SHE HAD WRITTEN THAT WE HAD SERVED THEM FOR MANY YEARS JUST THROUGH OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHATNOT.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LOST HER HUSBAND HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO, JUST AROUND THANKSGIVING TIME.

AND SHE JUST FELT COMPELLED TO TO PROVIDE A NICE DONATION TO THE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND WE'RE SORRY FOR HER LOSS, OBVIOUSLY.

WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO HELP HER OUT. AND THEN LASTLY I'D BE REMISS THAT ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND, IT WILL BE 44 YEARS SINCE THE BRIAN'S FIRE.

THAT'S THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, DEADLIEST FIRE THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR CITY.

WE LOST TWO MUTUAL AID PARTNERS, BRUCE RAYBURN FROM FIRE AND ROBERT HAYES FROM FIRE.

AND KEVIN CHARLSON, ONE OF OUR OWN, WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN THAT FIRE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, KEVIN PASSED TWO YEARS AGO TODAY.

ACTUALLY BUT KEVIN MADE A RECOVERY. HE CONTINUED WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 25 YEARS AND RETIRED AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, 1982, ON JANUARY 22ND WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORMS, I THINK, THAT WE HAD IN A LONG TIME.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REMEMBER THOSE FOLKS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE STILL THERE, STILL IN OUR THOUGHTS. AWESOME. THANK YOU. CHIEF.

I JUST WANT TO BRING UP ONE THING. TED. I'M SORRY. YEAH. GO AHEAD. THE DONATION WE GOT FROM THE LADY IN MAY TOWNSHIP.

THAT WAS MY. THAT WAS MY DAUGHTER IN LAW'S AUNT.

OH, NICE. SO I HEARD ABOUT THIS. AND WHY THEY.

SHE GAVE THE DONATION. ONE OF THE REASONS SHE GAVE THE DONATION.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS, BUT I'M. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS OFFERED TO PRAY WITH HER BEFORE THEY LEFT BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WAS GONE. AND I JUST THINK THAT'S GOING ABOVE THE CALL OF DUTY FOR A CARING STAFF MEMBER LIKE THAT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND I IT JUST MAKES ME GETS TEARS IN MY EYES, THINKING WE'D HAVE STAFF LIKE THAT WOULD WORK WITH SOMEBODY LIKE THAT TO TO COMFORT THEM IN A TIME OF HER HUSBAND. SHE'S, HE HE WAS SICK FOR A LONG TIME AND AND IT WASN'T IT WASN'T UNEXPECTED, BUT IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE TOUGH SITUATIONS.

AND I JUST I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS AWESOME, THAT ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

GOOD PEOPLE. MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AWESOME.

THANK YOU GUYS. FINANCE. MISTER MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

[7. Finance Director]

AND I THINK SEVERAL OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH PHONE CALLS AND WHATNOT, AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT HAS BEEN PAID IN FULL AS OF A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

SO JUST TO KIND OF BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON THAT.

AND THE OTHER THING, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, W2 SO IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR ELECTRONIC W-2S, THEY SHOULD BE IN YOUR MY PAY. SO PAPER ONES ARE GOING OUT AWESOME.

I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING MY CITY MAYOR W-2. JUST YOU MAKE A LOT MORE THAN US.

TEARS OF TEARS OF JOY, RIGHT? AND TO BE CLEAR, TED MAKES LIKE 8000.

WE MAKE, LIKE, $6,500 A YEAR FOR THIS. IT'S REALLY JUST A VOLUNTEER.

AND THEN AFTER AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I THINK I WRITE A CHECK TO THE CITY EVERY MONTH.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. COMMUNITY SERVICES.

[8. Community Development Director]

AND THEN IT'LL BE HEARD AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEIR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 28TH.

THINGS GO WELL, THAT'LL BE COMING TO YOU IN FEBRUARY FOR FOR CONSIDERATION.

THE OTHER THING I WAS ASKED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT THE CITY DID APPLY FOR AND RECEIVED MONEY FOR A HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRAINING WHAT'S CALLED CAMP TRAINING. AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT IN MAY. APPARENTLY, WE DID IT LAST ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE MAY HAVE ATTENDED, BUT IT REALLY WORKS WITH STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHER KIND OF PEOPLE IN THE PRESERVATION ARENA.

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AND JUST HEARING FROM OUR CHAIR, IT'S REALLY MEANT TO KIND OF EDUCATE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY AROUND KIND OF THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL PRESERVATION REGULATIONS AND TALKING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF PRESERVATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STAFF TURNOVER SINCE THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE. IN ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR COMMISSION HAS TURNED OVER. SO IT'S A CHANCE TO KIND OF BRING EVERYONE UP TO SPEED. YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO DROP IN. NOT FOR THE FULL EIGHT HOURS.

YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME. BUT IF YOU JUST WANT TO STOP IN FOR AN HOUR OR SO JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, WE'LL SEND AN EMAIL TO YOU WITH SOME DETAILS, BUT IT WILL BE AT THE LIBRARY ON FRIDAY, MAY 29TH.

AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

[9. Administrative Services Director]

GRATEFUL FOR OUR TEAM IN THAT. AND WE BUILT A COMMUNICATION PLAN AHEAD OF TIME.

SO JUST HAD DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS, MADE MAPS FOR PARKING, COMMUNICATING ABOUT PARKING EARLY AND OFTEN.

SHARING INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT, WORKING, PARTNERING CLOSE WITH ROBYN'S TEAM AND THEN OUR STATEMENT ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOO.

SO I THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD SUCCESS AFTER HEARING FROM OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ON HOW WE COULD DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB AROUND THOSE BIG EVENTS.

AND I THINK WE'VE WE'VE FOUND A GOOD GROOVE THERE. AND THEN WE DO HAVE OUR THREE POSITIONS THAT WERE APPROVED THIS YEAR.

THEY'RE ALL OUT AND BEING ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

AND WE MADE A COMMUNICATION PLAN AROUND FOR THAT TOO.

SO WE DID SOME SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEN WE DID SOME TARGETING ADVERTISING.

AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF APPLICANTS. HOPEFULLY WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD GOOD POSSIBLE APPLICANTS IN THERE.

SO. AWESOME. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF WORLD SNOW? IT WAS GREAT.

IT'S FUN. RIGHT? YEAH. SO FUN. YOU'RE HAPPY TO BE BACK IN MINNESOTA? IT COULD HAVE BEEN. I MEAN, AGAIN, THE WEATHER. LIKE. RIGHT. TWO, TWO. WARM AT FIRST AND NOW WAY TOO COLD.

SO WE'LL SEE. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, CITY CLERK.

[10. City Clerk]

I'LL TAKE THE HOT WEATHER OVER THE COLD ANY DAY.

THAT'S SO. I'M JUST NOW CATCHING UP ON EMAILS AND PROJECTS.

BUT I DID HEAR THAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MLK EVENT THAT WAS HELD YESTERDAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

OVER 80 SOME PEOPLE ATTENDED. AND IN THE STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVES WERE EVEN SPOKE.

AND I HEAR IT WAS WONDERFUL. A REMINDER THAT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION'S NEXT EVENT IS CALLED SUMMER NEIGHBORS IS ON MARCH 4TH.

AND SO PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND.

AND THANK YOU FOR DRIVING THAT. THIS IS A TRAINING THAT BETH ATTENDED AND SCOPED OUT FOR US THIS AROUND.

WELL, I'LL LET YOU DESCRIBE IT REAL QUICK, BUT IT'S IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN FROM HISTORY AND ON THE HOLOCAUST, THE HOLOCAUST AND THE PROCEEDING OF THE HOLOCAUST, THE SEVEN YEARS UP TO AND WHAT HITLER DID THOSE FIRST SEVEN YEARS.

AND IT'S A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY LESSON THAT I DID NOT LEARN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS.

AND IT OPENED UP SOME GREAT EYES. AND IT'S VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE.

AND THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM PUTS IT ON.

THEY COME HERE FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. TO PRESENT IT.

SO VERY WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. I DO I THINK I WAS 14 WHEN I WENT TO AUSCHWITZ AND THAT ABSOLUTELY LIKE KNOCKED ME RIGHT BETWEEN LIKE I WAS A 14 YEAR OLD KNUCKLEHEAD.

RIGHT. AND LIKE, I, I MATURED DRASTICALLY THAT DAY BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAD A TOUR FROM ONE OF THE SURVIVORS.

AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S MANY OF THEM LEFT, BUT THAT, THAT, THAT THAT HITS YOU REALLY HARD.

SO IT'S NOT PLEASANT NECESSARILY, BUT IT IS PART OF BEING HUMAN AND ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT'S THE LAST ITEM IS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE PROMOTED THE FOOD SCRAPS PICKUP PROGRAM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TO GET MORE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FROM 2024 TO 2025. WE SAW 42% INCREASE, WHICH SHOWS OUR OUTREACH.

WE STARTED DOING IT. OUR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING IT LIKE IT'S YEAH, WE MAKE IT EASY.

SO YEAH, IT'S VERY COOL. IT'S NICE WHEN YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT LIKE CHRISTMAS DINNER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT I'M THROWING OUT AND I'M FEELING GUILTY BECAUSE, LIKE, WE OVER MADE A TON OF IT. YOU JUST GRAB ONE OF THOSE BAGS AND CRAM IT IN THERE AND SEND IT OFF.

SO IT'S AWESOME. THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF US.

YEAH, I WAS AT THE BREAKFAST YESTERDAY, AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL LARRY'S THUNDER.

I DON'T WANT TO STEAL LARRY'S THUNDER BECAUSE IT'S HIS. IT'S HIS COMMISSION. BUT I THINK THIS WAS OUR EIGHTH YEAR DOING IT.

THE MARTIN LUTHER KING BREAKFAST. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BEST.

IT WAS AMAZING. THOSE THOSE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WERE AMAZING.

AND HOW THEY COULD TALK. MOST OF THE TIME, KIDS DON'T DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

RIGHT. THOSE KIDS GOT UP UNSCRIPTED AND START TALKING.

AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB. AND I KNOW LARRY THROUGH LARRY'S LEADERSHIP AND WE HAD THE YEAH, IT'S THROUGH THE STUDENTS LEADERSHIP. BUT THE STUDENT, THE STUDENTS AND I KNOW YOU ORGANIZE A LOT AND THE PROMOTION, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE THE MOST PEOPLE I'VE SEEN AT THAT BREAKFAST.

[00:35:04]

I THOUGHT THE FOOD WAS WAS WONDERFUL, BUT IT WAS REALLY THE AV AND THE EVERYTHING WAS REALLY GOOD AND THE MUSIC AND IT WAS REALLY.

IT WAS A NICE WAY TO START YOUR MORNING. MY OLDEST DAUGHTER GOT PROMOTED TO THE GOOD DAUGHTER NOW BECAUSE SHE ATTENDED AND SAW THE COUNCIL MEMBER.

I MEAN, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR MAYOR WASN'T THERE, BUT BUT BUT HIS DAUGHTER, SHE REPRESENTED THE FAMILY AND AND I PROMOTED HER TO THE GOOD DAUGHTER. SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF THAT. BUT SHE THOUGHT I WAS I WAS VERY I WAS VERY HAPPY THAT SHE WANTED TO ATTEND WITH HER FRIENDS AND, AND SHE SAID IT WAS A GREAT SHE WAS LIKE REALLY SURPRISED BY HOW AWESOME THE PROGRAM WAS.

IT WAS GREAT FOR LIKE A 16 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL KID TO BE LIKE, YEAH, THIS WAS GREAT.

IT WAS WAS REALLY HEARTWARMING TO HEAR. SO THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, LARRY, AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT.

[11. City Attorney]

SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

GREAT. ALL RIGHT. CITY ADMINISTRATOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE BEEN BUSY PLANNING CAPITAL PROJECTS,

[12. City Administrator]

GOT FIREWORKS DIALED IN ALREADY? WE'RE ALREADY.

THIS IS A WELL OILED MACHINE OF TURNING. ONLY IF WE GET THE ROCKETS RED GLARE ONE.

BUT I THINK I THINK IT SPEAKS A LOT TO STILLWATER AND OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE HAVING THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT OF WORLD SNOW AND THEN ROLLING RIGHT INTO THE MARTIN LUTHER KING BREAKFAST. COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CLARK WOLF WERE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT IN SAYING THAT THE STUDENTS DID A FANTASTIC JOB REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY AND KIND OF CARRYING SOME OF THE EVENT AND THE MESSAGING OUT OF THAT. VERY WELL ATTENDED, VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE.

AND AGAIN, JUST SPEAKS TO STILLWATER'S ABILITY TO PULL OFF JUST WORLD CLASS TYPES OF EVENTS AROUND HERE.

SO. WELL, I WAS HOPING TO SHARE SOME PICTURES, BUT MY WORK LAPTOP HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEVICE WE USE TO SHARE THEM IS MALWARE.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE. I WISH I COULD TAKE CREDIT FOR IT.

IT WAS ACTUALLY THE STUDENTS YOUNG GAL FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL SPOKE EXTEMPORANEOUSLY SO WELL, SO BEAUTIFULLY, SO THOUGHTFULLY. MY DAUGHTER WAS ENGAGED WITH IT AND DID SOME OF THE PLANNING FOR IT.

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN TO, LIKE, HAVE MY DAUGHTER COME UP TO ME AND ASK ASKED ME ABOUT THESE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL TALKED TO ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SAY THINGS LIKE SHE SEEMS REALLY NICE, BUT SHE'S ALSO TERRIFYING.

AND I'M LIKE, YES, THAT IS HOW TO THINK ABOUT THAT PERSON, BECAUSE SHE WILL GET WHAT SHE WANTS.

AND TO HAVE A VOICE IN THAT. I JOINED I JOINED A CALL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT THE STUDENTS HAD ORGANIZED TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF GOING ON HERE.

AND IT WAS JUST REALLY COOL TO SEE THEM PULL EVERYTHING TOGETHER. AND THE CITY'S ROLE IN THAT IS TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND HELP THEM FIND PEOPLE.

AND TO THAT END I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH VALLEY OUTREACH RECENTLY.

I'VE PUT THE STUDENTS AND ONE OF THE TEACHERS WHO'S JUST BEEN A WONDERFUL ON THIS, CORNELIUS RISHE IN TOUCH WITH THE CHURCHES AND IT'S JUST BEEN GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.

I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF ANY MESSAGING THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WANT TO DO.

BUT IF YOU CARE TO DONATE TO PEOPLE IN NEED, FOOD AND DOLLARS ARE NEEDED.

GO THROUGH VALLEY OUTREACH, AND THEY ARE TAKING AND DISTRIBUTING AND KIND OF THE ARMS AND LEGS OF THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO IT'S BEEN AND THE STUDENTS ARE JUST DRIVING ALL THAT.

THEY'RE ALL ORGANIZING AND HELPING THEM SORT THROUGH STUFF.

AND IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY COOL TO SEE. AWESOME.

YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD TO LARRY, IN ADDITION TO DONATIONS AND FOOD AND DOLLARS, IT IS A VOLUNTEER OPERATION.

THEY DO HAVE A VOLUNTEER APPLICATION THAT IS REALLY EASY. SO IF YOU HAVE TIME AS WELL TO GIVE TO VALLEY OUTREACH, THEY'RE IN NEED RIGHT NOW TOO. YEAH. GREAT ORGANIZATION.

ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THE ONE THING ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING, ASIDE FROM ALL THE FUN STUFF WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED,

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA – These items are routine and will be approved in one motion.]

SECOND. GREAT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AND THAT PASSED WITH FIVE VOTES. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, BUT I DO HAVE A REMINDER FOR OUR COUNCIL THAT FRIDAY, THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD, FROM 10 TO 11:30 A.M..

WE ARE DOING A DEPLOYMENT CEREMONY AT OUR ARMORY UP RIGHT NEXT TO THE FIRE STATION FOR THE 34TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY IS THEIR DEPLOYMENT FOR OPERATION SPARTAN

[00:40:05]

BUT IT STARTS AT TEN, ENDS AT 1130. AND I'LL BE THERE.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE PROBABLY A COUPLE OTHER LOCAL LEADERS SPEAKING TO THE, TO THE, TO THE PEOPLE BEFORE WE SEND THEM OFF TO.

I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO KUWAIT. SO FRIDAY WHAT TIME? TEN TO WHAT, 10 TO 1130. YEAH. HOW ABOUT YOU? ABOUT IT. SO VERY, VERY COOL WITH THAT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR COUNCIL OR STAFF, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED I DID, AND WE'RE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. OKAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.