Feb 03, 2026 City Council Workshop & City Council

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ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE HOW GOOD 20 DEGREES CAN FEEL. WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. AT THIS

[I. CALL TO ORDER]

WITH THAT ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER COLLINS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLON HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. PAULINA HERE, MAYOR KOZLOWSKI HERE. AND WITH THAT, IF EVERYONE 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. AND FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER LARRY WILL BE HERE, IN CASE YOU'RE ALL HERE JUST TO SEE HIM AS WE KNOW YOU ARE. HE JUST SAID HE MIGHT BE A

[1. Waste Management Presentation]

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO LET ME FIGURE THIS OUT HERE. THESE ARE THE TOPICS WE'LL BE COVERING TODAY. WE HAVE ACTUALLY COMBINED THE PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW ALONG WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT. WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SHORT ON TIME. AFTER TALKING ABOUT THOSE TWO ITEMS WE WILL FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. AND RIGHT NOW I'LL PASS IT TO MY COLLEAGUE MATT, AND HE WILL START TALKING ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW. YEAH. THANKS, VANESSA. SO REALLY THE COLLABORATION HAS KIND OF EXPANDED. AND SO CURRENTLY WE'RE SERVICING RECYCLE YARD WASTE AND BULK PICKUPS. REALLY IT'S A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND STILLWATER OF OUR PROGRESSION AS WE MOVE THROUGH.

RIGHT. BRINGING ON YARD WASTE RECYCLE I'M SURE OVER THE YEARS. SO WE'VE BEEN WITH W.M. SINCE SINCE I MEAN, BEEN WITH STILLWATER SINCE W.M. BOUGHT JUNKERS BACK IN 1995. NICK GRIEDER, ONE OF THE DRIVERS IN TOWN. SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THE NAME. HE'S BEEN WITH W.M. SINCE THAT TIME AS WELL, AND WE HAVE OVER 80 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COMBINED WITH THE DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE IN STILLWATER. SO IT REALLY IS A COMMUNITY BASED EFFORT. A LOT OF OUR DRIVERS LIVE IN STILLWATER. A LOT OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF LIVES IN STILLWATER, AND SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THEM AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, OVER THE YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SERVICE. RIGHT. I CAME IN KIND OF ON THE BACK END OF THAT COVID, RIGHT? AND WE HAD SOME HIRING CHALLENGES. I THINK EVERYBODY DID AT THAT TIME. BUT AS AS WE'VE IMPROVED STAFFING OVER THE YEARS, I'M PROUD TO SAY LAST YEAR WE WERE AT SUB 14% ON A TURNOVER RATE, HALF OF THOSE BEING RETIREMENT. SO WE'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB KEEPING THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, PERFORMANCE SERVICES AND SOME OTHER THINGS TO COVER REALLY. OUR ONGOING SERVICES, AS YOU GUYS ALL KNOW, YARD WASTE, TRASH RECYCLE, WE PICK UP BULK AS WELL FOR YOU. AND WHEN IT COMES TO OUR SERVICE RELIABILITY, YOU'LL SEE ON THE ON THE LIST THERE, WE MAINTAIN A HIGH COLLECTION RATE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE, JUST SPECIFICALLY TO STILLWATER. OUR MISS RATE IS 0.02%, AND THAT'S OUT OF EVERY 100,000 CUSTOMERS. SO. AND THEN AS I MOVE OVER TO WELL, I THINK THAT'S IT ON ON MY QUESTION. SO SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY HERE. SO REALLY IT'S A CORE OPERATIONAL STRATEGY SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN INNOVATION. WE PRIORITIZE DRIVER AND PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS, ADHERENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND REGULAR SAFETY AUDITS. THE USE OF ONBOARD CAMERAS ALSO INCLUDED. AND THESE MEASURES REALLY REDUCE ACCIDENTS AND ENHANCE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR US. SO I WENT AND I PULLED THE THE SAFETY STATS FOR YOUR DRIVERS WITH WITHIN THE STILLWATER COMMUNITY. AND REALLY OVER THE LAST THEIR ENTIRE CAREER, THEY'VE HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR ACCIDENTS. RIGHT. AND JUST TO OUTLINE KIND OF THE SERVICE THAT THEY DO AND HOW GREAT THEY ARE WHEN IT COMES TO IT. SO ON THE SUSTAINABILITY FRONT, WITH W.M. REALLY COMMITTED TO LOWERING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY OPTIMIZING ROUTES AND INVESTING IN CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES LIKE CNG POWERED TRUCKS, RECYCLE INITIATIVES TO DIVERT WASTE AWAY FROM LANDFILLS, GET THEM INTO OUR RECYCLING FACILITY IN TOWN AND GET THEM REUSED AND BACK OUT ONTO THE ROAD. SO SOME OF OUR

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WOULDN'T REALLY HAVE TO HAVE THE DAY CHANGES, BUT BE ABLE TO REDUCE ANOTHER TRUCK OFF THE ROAD JUST BY BEING MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE DO HAVE. SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING INTO 2026. AND FROM THE SAFETY SIDE, REALLY, OUR SITE ACHIEVED GOLD LEVEL MARKS FOR SAFETY IN 2023, 2024 AND 2025. SO THROUGH THAT TIME, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO CUT SAFETY INCIDENTS EACH YEAR AND EACH YEAR WE'VE CUT THAT NUMBER IN HALF. SO 2026 HERE IT GOES. LET'S HOPE WE CAN GET ANOTHER HALF THERE. OMS ON THE STREET DAILY. YOU GUYS PROBABLY SEE THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS. THEY'RE OUT THERE COACHING DRIVERS ON SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. AND REALLY FOR US IT'S IT'S COMES DOWN TO THE DRIVERS THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE FOUR GREAT DRIVERS IN TOWN. LIKE I SAID, OVER 80 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

AND THEY LOVE SERVICING THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THEM LIVE HERE, SOME OF THEM HAVE LIVED HERE, BUT IT'S TRULY THEIR BABY. WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT IT. NO ONE'S GOING TO COME SERVICE THEIR ROUTES FOR STILLWATER. THEY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE ARE ON A GOOD SIDE. SO INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE VANESSA THANK YOU. SINCE WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OVERVIEW, I'LL PASS IT TO ROB SO THAT HE TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE KNOW THAT THAT IS KEY TO THE CITY AND WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WORK. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MATT DID A NICE JOB OF COVERING OUR SAFETY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY. BUT THE OTHER BIG COMMITMENT WE HAVE IS COMMUNITY COMMUNITY RELATIONS. SO ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT I OVERSEE FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY RELATIONS. IT'S GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, HELPING THE COMMUNITY BE SAFER. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE EXAMPLES, YOU KNOW, RYAN CENTER, ALWAYS REACHES OUT TO ME AND SAYS, HEY, WHAT CAN WASTE MANAGEMENT DO TO HELP? BECAUSE WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT BEING SAFE AND ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS BEING SAFE. SO WE GET ENGAGED WITH THE THE BIKE PROGRAM YOU HAVE IN THE SPRING. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THIS YEAR, WE'RE ESTABLISHING A VERY NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FOOD NETWORK THAT'S GIVING BACK AND CAPTURING FOOD THAT'S NOT NOT READY FOR SALE. MAYBE FARMERS WERE GOING TO DISPOSE OF IT. SO WE'RE REALLY ENGAGED IN POP UP MARKETS SO WE CAN HELP GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE, I'D SAY, UNDERNOURISHED AT THIS POINT. SO THAT'S A BIG PART OF OUR PROGRAM. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE TARGETING ABOUT 150,000 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA. AND AGAIN, STILLWATER IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WHO WE WANT TO BE PARTNERED WITH. SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW AVENUES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, MAKE IT SAFER, MAKE IT BETTER IN GENERAL FOR EVERYBODY, AND BE AN ALL INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S REALLY BEING REDEVELOPED AT THIS POINT IN THE TWIN CITIES. COOL. WELL, AND WE HEAR FROM COMMUNITY A MULTIPLE COMMENTS ABOUT, HEY, W.M. IS SO BIG, YOU DO NOT HAVE A FOCUSED CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE.

LIKE WE KNOW THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT RESIDENTS MAY HAVE. SOMETHING THAT I DO WANT TO UPLIFT AND HIGHLIGHT IS THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATE. OUR MAIN CALL CENTER IS BASED IN GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN. SO RIGHT NEXT DOOR AND WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE ANY ISSUES, I HAPPEN TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH BETH AND THEY CAN DIRECTLY TALK TO ME AND WE FIGURE THINGS OUT. ALSO, OUR OPERATIONS TEAM IS READILY AVAILABLE TO EVEN TALK TO RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS SOLIDIFIED THIS PARTNERSHIP AND BEING ABLE TO REINFORCE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS THAT COME FROM RESIDENTS. I HAVE TO SAY, RECENTLY I MOVED AND SO MAYBE I SIGNED UP FOR YOUR EMAILS AND TEXT ALERTS AND THINGS, BUT I'M CONSTANTLY GETTING COMMUNICATION ON SCHEDULE AND SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR HOLIDAYS, FOR SURVEYS, ASKING FOR FEEDBACK. SO I DON'T KNOW IF

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ONLINE SELF-SERVICE IS ONE OF THOSE KEY PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING IN THE CITY, RIGHT? ACCESS TO FULL INFORMATION. FOLKS CAN SET UP REMINDERS THAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE WERE JUST REVIEWING ONE OF THE SURVEYS THAT WE SENT OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN STILLWATER. AND WHEN THE AREA AVERAGE FOR SERVICE IS 7.7 HERE IN STILLWATER, WE GET NUMBERS BETWEEN 9 AND 9.5, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD NUMBER, RIGHT? AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE MORE OF THOSE NUMBERS WITH ALL OF YOU. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME. I COULD START TALKING ABOUT THE COOL PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER. THANK YOU FOR JUST LISTENING TO US AND OUR PRESENTATION. WE TRULY ENJOYED SEEING YOU TODAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN I DO THREE? YEAH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE, OF COURSE. THANKS, GUYS. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL ALL RIGHT.

[2. Certificate of Appreciation for Cole Rudd, Public Works Maintenance Worker III]

[3. Council Service Award for Griffin Brod and Sarah Schaffer (Energy Action Commission)]

SO THE FACT THAT WE CAN STILL DO THAT AND STILL WATER IS AMAZING. IT'S AMAZING. A TESTAMENT TO YOU AND TO EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS GROUP. SO REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. TED, CAN I HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A SECOND? JUST A QUICK SECOND. WE HAD A CITY EMPLOYEE PASS AWAY TWO WEEKS AGO. THREE WEEKS AGO, DAVE FLEISCHHACKER AND BETH AND THE STAFF ORGANIZED A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR HIM WITH STAFF AND THE CITY STAFF THAT CAME IN HERE WAS YOU. YOU GUYS JUST DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF RECOGNIZING DAVE'S WORK OVER THE YEARS, AND JUST HAVING ALL THE STAFF COME TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND TALK ABOUT HIM AND AND WHAT HE MEANT TO OUR CITY CREW AND STAFF. IT WAS IT WAS REALLY HEARTWARMING. I MEAN, YOU WERE THERE, LINDSEY. YOU WERE THERE. AND IT WAS JUST A IT WAS TO SEE CITY STAFF COME

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

MY NAME IS DALE TENNYSON. I LIVE AT 911 ABBOTT. I'M BACK. SINCE AUGUST, I'VE UPDATED SOME EXPENSE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO TAKE A PEEK AT. I DO WANT YOU TO DO A MERIT BADGE AND A BUDGET VARIANCE FOR BETH. SHE NEEDS A THREE WEEK TRIP TO HAWAII FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.

IN THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION, I WAS GETTING READY TO INTERRUPT THEM AND SAY THAT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT. THAT ONE BETH. HAPPY. WE'RE HAPPY. SO APPRECIATE THAT. THERE YOU GO.

SO FIRST OFF, THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON I'M NOT SURE I'M PRONOUNCING IT RIGHT, BUT THE APRIL HOUSE IS REALLY QUITE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY. AND GOOD JOB ON THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO KAYAK INTO IT MULTIPLE TIMES THIS SUMMER. SO SEND YOU A POSTCARD. I LOOKED AT THE TOTAL OF THE DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES FROM 24 AND 25. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS I THINK COULD DESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF ATTENTION. MAINTENANCE EXPENSES APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING A VERY, VERY FAST. I'M NOT AT ALL SURPRISED AT THAT. IT KIND OF MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THE AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND MAYBE IT'S TIME TO REPLACE IF IT'S GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I'M HOPING WITH EXPENSES OF $138,000 FOR MONUMENTS, WE'RE DONE WITH WELCOME TO STILLWATER SIGNS. THAT SEEMS WAY OVER THE BUDGET, I PROMISE. IF YOU ASK ME, I'LL GO TO MENARDS BY $20 A REALLY NICE WOOD AND MAKE A GREAT SIGN FOR YOU. OKAY? AND, SEAN, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THAT NUMBER INCLUDED SOME OTHER COMPONENTS THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE SIGNAGE. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE ARCHITECT AND THE ENGINEER. WORK ON IT TOO. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THE ONLY REASON I INCLUDED IT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPENSE. SO IT'S A RATHER STRAIGHTFORWARD THE COST RELATED TO WEBSITE SERVICES AND COMMUNICATIONS ALSO SEEMS TO BE UP PRETTY WELL. I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT EMPLOYEE CREDIT CARDS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF WEBSITES TYPE ACTIVITY ON THOSE CARDS, AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A BETTER DEAL. AND OF COURSE, THE COST FOR CELL PHONES AND ALARMS AND INTERNET IS ALWAYS GOING UP. SO THE COST FOR LEGAL PROSECUTIONS AND LEGAL EXPENSES SEEM TO BE REALLY HIGH FOR OVER THE TWO YEARS. IS IT TIME TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY? I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S UP TO YOU. AND THEN I NOTICED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND TRAVEL FOR EMPLOYEES. BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OUT OF TOWN CONFERENCES. IF THERE'S ANY CHANCE WE CAN DO THEM LOCAL OR IN THE STATE. SO WE REDUCE SOME TRAVEL EXPENSE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND THEN I'VE INCLUDED FOR YOU A LITTLE DISSERTATION ON ARBITRAGE. I WAS REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE A COUPLE OF ARBITRAGE EXPENSES IN THE CITY DATA. USUALLY THAT MEANS YOU'RE BUYING AND SELLING THE ASSET AT EXACTLY THE SAME TIME AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT'S REALLY THERE FOR. SO TAKE A PEEK AT THAT FOR ME. I'D APPRECIATE IT, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE LAST TWO PAGES.

THERE ARE SPECIAL RULES ABOUT ARBITRAGE BEING APPLIED TO US TREASURY BILLS, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO FIGURE THAT OUT BECAUSE IRS REGULATIONS COME INTO PLAY THERE. AND I ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU ON THE VERY LAST PAGE THAT THE FEDERAL DEBT IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. I DON'T THINK TREASURIES ARE AS RISK FREE AS THEY USED TO BE. AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, I COULD TALK ABOUT 1995 WHEN I WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TABS FOR YOU TO LOOK AT AND IF YOU WANT TO DELVE IN, HOPEFULLY THE DATA IS CLEAR ENOUGH AND ASSIGNED WELL SO THAT YOU CAN GET SOME GOOD OUT OF IT. I WOULD LOVE TO GET AN EMAIL COPY OF THIS, DALE. I'LL EMAIL IT TO BETH AND SHE CAN LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR DRIVE BACK BECAUSE WE PROBABLY CAN'T USE IT. AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW MR. TENNISON, HE IS A BIT OF A DATA MAVEN AND HELPS US KEEP TRACK OF SOME OF THE JUNK STUFF IN TOWN. AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP WITH THE ZEPHYR, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE HAD A DATA NIGHTMARE THERE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HELPING UNWIND, AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT INSTITUTION TO THE COMMUNITY, AND YOU'RE DOING A HELL OF A SERVICE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK WE'RE ON THE UPSIDE. YEAH, YEAH WE ARE. THANK YOU DALE. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. DO NOT HAVE THE MOST ENGAGED CITIZENS EVER. UNREAL. LOVE IT. HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M RICK HAIDUK. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SUSTAINABLE STILLWATER, MINNESOTA. AND AS THE LEADER OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND BICYCLE FRIENDLY WORK GROUP. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO COMMEND THE CITY FOR BRINGING FORWARD A NEW COMPLETE STREETS POLICY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPROVAL.

THIS POLICY WILL HELP THE CITY PRIORITIZE AND PROGRESS TO A MORE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY. IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT, A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF BOTH THE GREEN STEP CITIES, WHICH WERE PART OF AND THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AWARDS, WHICH WE'VE HAD. SO IT'S A KEY, KEY PART OF BOTH OF THOSE. SUSTAINABLE. STILLWATER, MINNESOTA STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THIS POLICY. SECOND, ON A ON A SEPARATE NOTE, I'D LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE BICYCLE FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION AWARD STATUS FOR STILLWATER. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, OUR ORIGINAL BRONZE BIKE FRIENDLY CITY AWARD RAN FROM 2021 TO 2025 AND WAS WE REAPPLIED FOR IT LAST SUMMER. SO IT'S A FOUR YEAR CERTIFICATION. I JUST RECEIVED LITERALLY TWO DAYS AGO. THE RESULTS ARE OUR APPLICATION AND STILLWATER'S AWARD STATUS HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED FROM BRONZE TO HONORABLE MENTION. SO THIS IS CONCERNING. I'M STILL REVIEWING THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT. WON'T BE ABLE TO SPECULATE ON THE EXACT AREAS WHERE WE DROPPED, BUT THERE ARE AREAS I'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON REAL QUICKLY HERE, AND MENTION THAT THESE ARE WELL KNOWN FROM THE LAST CERTIFICATION, AND WE KNOW THESE ARE AREAS WE CAN DO BETTER. FIRST, COMPLETE STREETS POLICY. IT WASN'T COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF OUR APPLICATION LAST YEAR. AND SO BY THE APPROVAL WILL HELP OUR CERTIFICATION IN A BIG WAY.

ROAD MARKINGS, THE SHARROWS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT ON SOME OF THE ROADS. THANKS, THANKS AND THANKS TO SEAN. AS WE'RE NOT COMPLETED AT THE TIME WE'RE APPLICATION, SO WE COULDN'T CLAIM CREDIT FOR THAT. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S A BIG ASPECT THAT WILL HELP IN OUR CERTIFICATION. BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED. LOCAL BIKE MAPS. WE HAVE BIKE ROUTES AND BIKE MARKINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE. WE COULD REALLY USE SOME BETTER MAPS AND GUIDANCE FOR FOR VISITORS TO THE COMMUNITY AS TO WHERE EVERYTHING IS. AND AGAIN, ALL OF THESE ARE RELATIVELY LOW COST, EASY TO DO. AND THAT WILL PLAY INTO OUR CERTIFICATION IN A BIG WAY. IN TERMS OF THE BICYCLE FRIENDLINESS, LOWER SPEED LIMITS. I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT. AND BUT AGAIN, DIDN'T MAKE IT INTO THE APPLICATION AND STILL, CONSIDERATION FOR LOWER SPEED LIMITS IN SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS WOULD BE REALLY BENEFIT. FORMALIZING A CITY PRIORITY WITH STAFF ASSIGNMENTS. SO THIS IS ONE WHERE JUST SIMPLY IT'S IT'S A. A FORM OF DEDICATION FROM THE CITY LEADERSHIP THAT WITHIN THE PLANNING ASPECTS, WHETHER IT'S THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, HOW HOW IT'S FRAMED, THAT THERE'S A BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY ACTIVITY GOING ON THAT IS THAT IS DEFINED. WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BENEFIT FOR FOR THAT, THAT ELEMENT OF OUR CERTIFICATION.

AND LASTLY, BIKE EDUCATION. I'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT THIS WITH THE SCHOOLS. WE'VE DONE SOME BIKE ETIQUETTE TRAINING TRYING TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND. WE JUST NEED TO DO A LOT MORE BECAUSE THERE, AS WE EXPAND THE BICYCLE USERS IN THE CITY, THERE'S A LOT OF RISK THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THE TRAILS, THEY KNOW HOW TO USE THE STREETS PROPERLY. AND SAME THING WITH THE AUTOS THAT AUTOS KNOW HOW TO SHARE THE STREETS AND EVERYTHING WITH THE BIKES,

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REAL QUICK. FIRE PD, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID AT STONEBRIDGE, I THINK IT WAS EITHER PD OR FIRE CAME AND THEY SAID, WE DON'T RIDE BICYCLES, WE DRIVE BICYCLES. AND WE HAD LIKE A WHOLE AFTERNOON TRAINING WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, MADE IT VERY CLEAR WE'RE NOT RIDING THEM, WE'RE DRIVING THEM AND HOW TO SHARE THE ROAD. MAYBE BEFORE MY TIME, I WISH I HAD A HOT TUB TIME MACHINE TO SEE THAT. YEAH, THOSE ARE GREAT. AND THAT'S WHERE ANYTHING WE CAN GET LIKE THAT GOING IN THE SCHOOLS IS IS A HUGE HELP. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

COOL. AND SO BOTTOM LINE WE DON'T STRICTLY WORK TO ACHIEVE THE CERTIFICATION TO DISPLAY AN AWARD. THE AWARD IS IS THE SECONDARY WHAT STILLWATER IS A BICYCLING COMMUNITY AND BICYCLING DESTINATION. BICYCLING BRINGS GREAT ATTRACTIVENESS AND ECONOMIC VALUE TO STILLWATER. IT'S IN STILLWATER'S BEST INTEREST TO CONTINUE TO TO DEVELOP THIS, AND BY IMPLEMENTING THE COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR THE BIKE FRIENDLY CERTIFICATION, STILLWATER INCREASES THE SAFETY AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF BICYCLING FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. WE SHOULDN'T JUST BE SATISFIED WITH BRONZE, EVEN TO IS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY IN STILLWATER, THE WAY IT'S EMBRACING BICYCLING IN THIS COMMUNITY WHERE WE SHOULD SET OUR SIGHTS HIGHER FOR SILVER OR GOLD. I'M ASKING TONIGHT FOR CONTINUED COMMITMENT FROM THE COUNCIL TO VALUE THE CERTIFICATION AND PROGRESS IN PROGRESS. WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS IN STILLWATER TO BUILD ITS STATUS AS BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. MY PLAN, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW IS I'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS WITH BIKE MIN THAT I'M GOING TO WORK TO TO DO A NEW APPLICATION AND, AND AND RECERTIFY THIS YEAR. SO I'M GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT FOR THE FOUR YEARS. I'M GOING TO REAPPLY THIS YEAR WITH SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES WE'VE ALREADY GOTTEN. WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE CAN DO MORE. AND SO WE'LL GET IT BACK IN AND WE'LL EVEN EXCEED BRONZE. SO THAT'S THE PLAN. THANK YOU. AWESOME. WHAT WAS THE GUY'S NAME FROM? MY MIND JUST WENT BLANK. I'M SORRY. THE GUY WE ALWAYS WORKED WITH IN YOU AND I WORKED WITH.

OH, DORIAN GREELEY. DORIAN. HE'S STILL INVOLVED WITH IT? NO. YEAH, HE WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALL THE BIKE MEN. AND HE'S RETIRED. YEAH, OKAY. BUT I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THEY'RE A HUGE HELP. AWESOME, COOL. THANK YOU. HEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WORK ON THAT AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING. GOING ONCE GOING TWICE CLOSE. WE'LL MOVE

[4. Assistant City Administrator]

[8. Fire Chief]

BUT ANYWAY, WE WE MADE IT. SO THAT WAS FUN. I APPRECIATED THAT, THAT WAS FUN. A COUPLE OF SAFETY THINGS HERE, JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE AN UPDATE TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT SAFETY ON THE LAKES AND THE RIVERS. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS ON THE SAINT CROIX RIVER HERE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. OVER THE WEEKEND, WE WERE REQUESTED FOR THE AIRBOAT DOWN SOUTH BY LOWER SAINT CROIX VALLEY. THEY HAD SOME PEOPLE STRANDED OUT THERE AFTER THEY WERE KIND OF ON A KIND OF A SAND POINT OR WHATNOT, AND THEIR VEHICLE THERE, THE UTV VEHICLES WERE IN THE WATER

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THERE'S NO MARKING ON IT. IT SAYS OPEN. YEAH. I THINK THE THING WAS THEY WEREN'T RUNNING THE PLANT, SO IT WAS FROZEN ORIGINALLY AND THEN THEY TURNED IT BACK ON. SO YEAH. WILHELMI ATMOSPHERE TOO. OKAY. BUT NOBODY MARKS IT. IT SHOULD BE MARKED. YEAH. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A DNR OR A SHERIFF THING OR WHO ACTUALLY, BECAUSE IT'S A BORDER RIVER AND THE WHOLE THING THERE. I'M NOT SURE WHO'S ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. SHERIFF'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WATER PRETTY WELL. I DON'T KNOW, MAKE SOME SIGNS. YEAH, YEAH. SO ANYWAY, SO JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS YOU SAW THAT SUBURBAN IN THE WATER. I SAW THAT IN THE WATER.

I KNOW A KID THAT WAS FISHING RIGHT BY THERE. WHEN? RIGHT AFTER. RIGHT BEFORE THEY WENT THROUGH. SO JUST TO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AS WELL. AND THEN A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL ISSUES, WE HAVE CLOSED OUR FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER ENGINEER POSITION. WE HAD 22 QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THAT'S ACTUALLY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE APPLICANTS THAN WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. SO WE WILL SCHEDULE THE WRITTEN EXAM FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS HERE SHORTLY. WE'VE ALSO HAD ANOTHER PAID ON CALL RETIREMENT THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, THAT WE HAD ONE OF OUR PAID ON CALL PERSONNEL SUBMIT HIS RETIREMENT. GEORGE BURNS, WHO WAS WITH US FOR SIX YEARS, AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO PETER KING, JUST HIS FULL TIME CAREER, THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN HIS LIFE AND HE'S NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO TO BE ON THE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION POSITION THAT WAS POSTED. AND SO WE'RE WORKING ON FILLING THAT POSITION AS WELL. AND THEN LASTLY AND WHATNOT, I HAVE REACHED A POINT IN MY CAREER, A NUMBER OF MILESTONES. THIS IS MY 40TH YEAR WITH THE CITY OF STILLWATER, AND I HAVE MADE MY DECISION TO TO RETIRE. AND SO I SUBMITTED MY LETTER TO JOE ON THE 26TH. AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR, BUT APRIL 3RD, 2026 WILL BE MY LAST DAY WITH THE CITY OF STILLWATER.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING OVER THE COURSE. I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE, FOR MAYORS, FOR CITY ADMINISTRATORS. I HAD BROWN HAIR WHEN I STARTED, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T NEED GLASSES WHEN I STARTED. BUT YEAH. MARCH 1ST, 1986 TILL APRIL 3RD, 2026. SO THANK YOU ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY NEXT JOURNEY HERE.

AND WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIKE A CEREMONY OF SORTS AND ALL THIS STUFF. RIGHT. LIKE YOU'RE NOT JUST SNEAKING OUT OF HERE. LIKE WE'RE NOT LETTING THAT HAPPEN. SO YEAH, THAT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU WANT ME TO PLAN MY OWN PARTY? I'M NOT SURE. I CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. BUT, YEAH, I'M SURE. SO I HAVE THREE COUNCIL MEETINGS. REEL. I WANT TO I WANT TO SEE THE BROWN HAIR. I WANT TO, LIKE, WRITE. LIKE I WANT TO SEE THE HIGHLIGHT REEL. BLOOPER REEL COULD BE REAL INTERESTING WITH FIRE. BUT I WAS AT A MEETING THIS MORNING AND I BROUGHT IT UP. I WAS TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY AND AND I TOLD SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE RETIRING.

AND THEY SAID, HOW LONG WAS HE THERE? AND I SAID, 40 YEARS. AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO. I ALWAYS FIGURED HE WAS ONLY ABOUT 45, 50 YEARS OLD. SO THERE YOU GO. THERE'S YOUR COMPLIMENT FOR THE DAY. BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS LIKE 40 YEARS WHEN WHEN YOU TOLD ME THAT I WAS I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THE NUMBER, BUT YOU JUST. YEAH. IT'S JUST IT'S CRAZY. I LOVE IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE, MAN. IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE. I REMEMBER I REMEMBER WORKING WITH STEW WHEN HE WORKED FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY. SO I THINK, MY GOSH, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME. YEP. ABSOLUTELY. SO YEAH, IT'S BEEN A GOOD RIDE. SO. WOW. WELL THANKS, CHIEF. GOOD

[5. Library Director]

YEAH, SURE. I HAD A FULL HEAD OF HAIR I. HASN'T BEEN 40 YEARS. I JUST A COUPLE PROGRAMS NEXT WEEK. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH, WE'RE HOSTING A FAMILY ENGINEERING NIGHT WITH THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA. SO HANDS ON, HANDS ON STEM LEARNING FOR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILY. IT'S REALLY KIND OF DESIGNED FOR KIDS 6 TO 12. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED. IT'S IN THE MARGARET RIVERS ROOM. FEB 12 THAT STARTS AT 6:00, GOES TILL 730 AND ALSO FOR ADULTS FEBRUARY 15TH. SUNDAY WE'LL HAVE TWO AWARD WINNING AUTHORS, JENNA BLOOM AND NICHOLAS BUTLER.

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THEY'LL TALK ABOUT THEIR BOOKS, THEIR CAREERS, WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN AUTHOR, THAT KIND OF

[9. Finance Director]

FINANCE. SO YESTERDAY AND TODAY THE AUDITORS HAVE BEEN HERE TO DO PRELIMINARY AUDIT WORK. THEY COME BACK AGAIN IN APRIL. SO YEAH. SO WE'RE INTO THAT ALREADY. AND THEN WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS THEY'VE BEEN GIVING ME THEIR TEN YEAR CAPITAL PLAN WORKING WITH MICHAELA AT BAKER TILLY TO UPDATE THE FINANCIAL PLANNING TOOL. AND SO SHE'LL BE IN HOUSE NEXT WEEK TO KIND OF GO OVER WHAT WE'VE GOT SO FAR. AND SO YEAH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT

[10. Community Development Director – 2050 Comprehensive Plan Update Process Overview]

AND ALL THE CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THEIR LOCAL PLANS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN ALIGNMENT.

THERE'S A LIST OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS EVERY CITY HAS TO PROVIDE TO THE MET COUNCIL FOR REVIEW, AND USUALLY CITIES DO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO KIND OF MAKE AND PERSONALIZE THEIR DOCUMENT FOR THEIR CITY. THE ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE TO SUBMIT IT FOR TO THE MET COUNCIL FOR REVIEW BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2028. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S ALMOST THREE YEARS FROM NOW. IT'S A LONG TIME. BUT REALLY, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PIECES OF THE PUZZLE THAT HAVE TO FALL INTO PLACE BEFORE YOU GET THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KIND OF COVER, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT GOES INTO THIS, BECAUSE IT IS A BIG OUTREACH TO KIND OF GET THE COMMUNITY BUY IN. THE BULK OF THE WORK IS USUALLY FROM TWO OTHER AREAS. THERE'S ALL THE DATA GATHERING AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN AREAS AROUND UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION, OTHER THINGS TO MEET THE MET COUNCIL REQUIREMENTS, AND THERE'S ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENT, THE DRAFTING, PROOFING, EDITING. IT GOES OUT TO OTHER COMMUNITIES FOR KIND OF MUTUAL REVIEW, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AFTER READING THE THE 2040 COMP PLAN. SO THE ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE PREPARED IN 2018, I THINK THERE'S A THIRD AREA THAT STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THAT PROBABLY WILL BE A FOCUS THIS TIME AROUND. IT WAS IT WAS IN THE PLAN, BUT IT WASN'T REALLY COMPLETED. AND THAT'S REALLY LOOKING AT THAT HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR. AND THE LAST TIME AROUND, IT WAS IDENTIFIED IN OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP AS KIND OF A MIXED USE AREA, WHICH IS GREAT. HOWEVER, DUE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING COVID HAPPENING, STAFF TURNOVER, SOME OF THE FOLLOW UP STEPS WERE NOT WE'RE NOT DONE. SO A MARKET STUDY WAS RECOMMENDED. THERE WAS SOME REQUIRED ZONING CHANGES THAT WERE NEVER FINALIZED. AND SO THIS CONCEPT OF KIND OF HAVING THIS MIXED USE AREA, WHICH IS GREAT, HAS KIND OF BEEN LEFT LEANING. SO I THINK STAFF SEES THAT AS ONE OF THE PRIORITIES, NOT ONLY ACCOMPLISHING ALL THE THINGS THAT MET COUNCIL REQUIRES, BUT FLESHING OUT THIS VISION AND FIGURING OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

STAFF IS REALLY PUSHING TO DO KIND OF A SMALL AREA PLAN TO PROVIDE CLARITY AROUND THIS CONCEPT, HOW HOW THIS PART IS STILL WATER, YOU KNOW, FILLS IN AND AND REDEVELOPS THE BULK OF THE REST IS STILL WATER IS KIND OF BUILT OUT. IT'S IN PLACE. BUT THIS IS ONE AREA. THERE'S STILL A LOT IN FLUX. YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD A WALKABLE DESTINATION FOR LOCAL RETAIL AND SERVICES LOOK LIKE HERE? WHAT'S THE MARKET DEMAND, AND THEN WHAT KIND OF CITY INFRASTRUCTURE MIGHT BE NEEDED TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THAT SUPPORT, THAT VISION. YOU KNOW, DOWNTOWN IS REALLY POPULAR LOCATION THAT DRAWS PEOPLE FOR EVENTS AND OTHER KIND OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE EVERYDAY SERVICES THAT STILLWATER LOCALS DESIRE. AND THIS, YOU KNOW, HIGHWAY 36 CORRIDOR COULD BECOME THAT TOWN CENTER TO REALLY AUGMENT WHAT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN. SO WE HAVE SOME MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO DO COMP PLAN WORK GENERALLY, BUT WE'RE ALSO PURSUING SOME GRANT DOLLARS FROM BOTH WASHINGTON COUNTY AND THE MET COUNCIL, WHICH COULD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE SMALL AREA PLANNING PROCESS. TO ADD ON TO THAT, THERE'S ALSO THE LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL REUSE SITE, RIGHT. MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE AS WELL. IN TERMS OF TIMELINE, I PUT IT IN THE STAFF MEMO, BUT JUST TO KIND OF HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE THE THE SYSTEM STATEMENTS LAST SEPTEMBER. IT TELLS US WHAT MET COUNCIL'S ALLOCATED TO US FOR GROWTH FOR POPULATION JOBS AND ALSO OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLOCATION. THAT'S OUT ALREADY AND WE'RE ALREADY AT THAT JANUARY 26TH, WHERE WE'RE KIND OF LAYING OUT THAT PROCESS. SOME KEY STEPS IN OUR FUTURE. COMING UP NEXT MONTH, WE'RE GOING TO DO AN AUDIT OF THE LAST COMP PLAN.

[00:40:05]

I MEAN, WE HEAR THIS ABOUT EVERYTHING, EVERY EVERY STREET PROJECT, EVERY PARK IMPROVEMENT.

YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND THEY THEY SHOW UP AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, ANGRY, UPSET. WHY WASN'T I INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS WITH THE COMP PLAN? WE HAD A LOT OF THAT LAST TIME, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD CRAZY I MEAN, I THINK WE HAD WE HAD WE HAD A REALLY WELL ATTENDED COMP PLAN ADVISORY GROUP AND PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE ELIZABETH HERE AND AGAIN, I THINK CITIZENS ARE MORE ENGAGED NOW THAN THEY'VE EVER BEEN. AND SO I'D LIKE TO REALLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN MAKING SURE AS MANY PEOPLE ARE IN STILLWATER, ARE AWARE THAT WE'RE PUTTING THIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TOGETHER AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. YEAH. SO WE CAN SAY, HEY, THIS IS ALL THE THINGS WE DID TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE'RE PUTTING THIS GROUP TOGETHER. AND AND WE'RE WELCOME TO BE A PART OF THAT, BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE FORMED BY OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE HELP FROM OUR CITY STAFF. AND SO VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE TO HELP PROMOTE AND GET THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SET UP. YEAH, I'M JUST GOING FORWARD. THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PIECES THAT HAVE TO FALL INTO PLACE IN ADDITION TO THOSE KIND OF SMALL AREA PLANS FOR HIGHWAY 36 FOR LAKEVIEW'S, A NUMBER OF KIND OF TECHNICAL STUDIES THAT NEED TO BE DONE. WE NEED TO PRODUCE A NEW STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.

ALL THESE THINGS WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TOGETHER. WE CAN SPEND 27 KIND OF DRAFTING THAT DOCUMENT, SHARING IT, AND THEN IT GOES OUT FOR REVIEW. AND HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE GET INTO EARLY 28, WE HAVE A DRAFT THAT COUNCIL CAN CAN LOOK AT AND WE CAN BE DONE EARLY.

AHEAD OF THAT DECEMBER 31ST DEADLINE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE IF YOU'VE SEEN THIS DOCUMENT, I'M SURE NOT ALL OF YOU HAVE READ IT. I HAVE NOT READ ALL OF IT. THESE DOCUMENTS TEND TO BE LONG AND COMPLEX AND RATHER DRY, AND THEY'RE NOT VERY INSPIRATIONAL. THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO. BUT I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE, AND STAFF IS REALLY COMING UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION TO KIND OF SPLIT THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE 2050 PLAN INTO TWO, HAVE THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT KIND OF TECHNICAL REPORT THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THE MET COUNCIL HAS, ALL THE THINGS THEY NEED, BUT REALLY PULL OUT AND KIND OF A COMMUNITY VISION, A REALLY INSPIRATIONAL KIND OF ALMOST LIKE A MARKETING TOOL THAT THAT REALLY DESCRIBES STILLWATER IN THE YEAR 2050. WHAT DO WE ASPIRE TO BE? IT USES A LOT OF STORYTELLING, PHOTOS, GRAPHICS AND CREATES THOSE NARRATIVES AROUND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. YOU KNOW, AROUND OUR COMMUNITY, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, HOW WE HOW WE HOW WE RECREATE ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS INSTEAD OF OUR TRADITIONAL SILOS OF TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, ETC. I'VE ALREADY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH DISCOVER, STILLWATER AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT PRODUCING THIS DOCUMENT THAT REALLY COULD GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT STILLWATER. AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD PUT FRONT AND CENTER ON THE WEB PAGE. AND THEN THE FUTURE COUNCILS CAN USE IT AS A GUIDEPOST FOR MAKING DECISIONS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE ASPIRE TO BE. IS WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED ALIGNED WITH THAT OR NOT? SO THAT'S KIND OF THE VISION FOR HOW THIS DOCUMENT COULD, COULD LAY OUT JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF VISUALS OF ALL THE PLANS THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT DO THIS SORT OF THING. YOU HAVE REALLY GREAT GRAPHICS. YOU KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY, YOU USE, CALL OUTS REALLY MAKE IT USER FRIENDLY. I LOVE IT IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, DATA, PUT IT IN REALLY INTERESTING INFOGRAPHICS AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO. GOOD FOR THE SOCIAL TOO. AND I MEAN THIS IS GOING TO BE ONLINE. SO IT CAN YOU CAN EMBED VIDEOS, YOU CAN DO ALL SORTS OF CREATIVE THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T DO WHEN YOU JUST HAVE A THREE RING BINDER THAT YOU, THAT YOU PRINT OUT. SO THAT IS OUR GOAL. AND I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I'VE TALKED TO EXCITED ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE THAT VISION HAPPEN. I MEAN, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY. DALE'S LEFT, BUT IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC BUDGET NEEDED FOR HELP IN MAKING SOMETHING LOOK THAT AMAZING, LIKE, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, I'M ALL IN FAVOR AND GETTING SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO MAKE BECAUSE NO ONE READS THIS, RIGHT? RIGHT. IT'S OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR HOW WE'RE DEVELOPING AND MOVING FORWARD IN THE CITY OF STILLWATER. BUT IF THE COMMUNITY CAN'T READ IT, OR IT'S JUST SO DRY AND BORING WHEN WE HAVE TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE USE TO REFERENCE OUR FUTURE PLANNING DECISIONS, IT'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH EASIER FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND IF WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SO I'M I LOVE THIS. THIS IS GREAT. I HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THEM NOW, BUT THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT AND YOU CAN SHARE THEM.

PART OF THAT GOES TO HOW DO YOU FORM THAT ADVISORY COMMITTEE? WHAT WHO SHOULD WE BE REACHING OUT TO TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A REPRESENTATIVE OF STILLWATER, OTHER PARTNERS THAT MAYBE WE

[00:45:01]

[11. Administrative Services Director]

LIKE WE'RE SUPER LUCKY TO HAVE HIM BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM TO MAKE THAT A COOLER DOCUMENT TO BE ABLE TO TELL OUR STORY. HE'S JUST LIKE, WE SHOULD DO THIS. AND I'M LIKE, YES, WE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD. SO GRATEFUL FOR HIM FOR THAT. A COUPLE OTHER QUICK UPDATES.

COREY AND HER TEAM GOT THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY UPDATE AND A CREATION OF OUR AI POLICY.

SO THAT'LL COME BEFORE YOU. AT THE NEXT MEETING, STAFF IS GOING TO BUTTON UP THE LAST LITTLE PIECES. BUT WE'RE HAPPY WHERE THAT THAT LANDED. I'M WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON ADVERTISING. THE ON DEMAND TRANSIT SERVICE. JASON UPDATED YOU ABOUT THAT. SO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON JUST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THAT, THAT THAT OPTION IS OUT THERE FOR TRANSPORTATION. AND THEN BACK TO THE 25 MILES AN HOUR UPDATE. OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS BEEN SUPER BUSY DOING OTHER THINGS THIS WINTER. THEY ARE STARTING THAT. SO WE'LL START TO ROLL OUT OUR COMMUNICATION PLAN TO MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE IN THE AREAS ARE AWARE THAT THAT'S GOING ON. SO SUPPORT THAT PROCESS WITH COMMUNICATION PLAN AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. AWESOME.

[12. City Clerk]

[13. City Attorney]

[14. City Administrator]

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

I WAS CONTACTED BY THE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN MAYBE GIVING LILY LAKE A OVERALL FACELIFT. YEAH THAT BUILDING'S LIKE 60 YEARS OLD. AND WE'VE DONE NOTHING TO THAT IN 60 YEARS OTHER THAN MR. ANDERSON REBUILT. HAD THE ICE REBUILT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE HIM

[00:50:04]

OKAY, COOL. ALL RIGHT. I LIKE IT WITH THAT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. AND THAT PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES. WE ARE POSTPONING OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO OUR NEXT MEETING ON FEBRUARY

[32. Conditional Use Permit for Cannabis Retail at 2510 Curve Crest Blvd, Ste A (CD2025-055) - Resolution]

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. COLLINS. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. ALBRECHT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PAULINA. YES.

MAYOR. KOZLOWSKI. YES. AND WELCOME TO STILLWATER. LOG CABIN. PINE, WHATEVER IT'S

[33. Zoning Text Amendment to Section 28-236 to Allow Day Care Centers as a Conditional Use in Business Park Industrial District (CD 2025-056)- Ordinance 1st Reading]

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, STAFF DID RECOMMEND, IF WE DID THAT, TO GO AHEAD AND CREATE SOME DEFINITIONS AROUND DAYCARE AND CHILD CARE CENTERS. THOSE AREN'T IN THE CODE CURRENTLY.

THEY WOULD JUST HELP GIVE SOME MORE DEFINITION TO WHAT THOSE USES ENTAIL. SO NO ONE SPOKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND ULTIMATELY THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THESE TEXT AMENDMENTS, AGAIN ANTICIPATED TO BE FOLLOWED WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE DAYCARE USE. ALL THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME, AND I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS A NEED FOR CHILD CARE AND MORE CHILDCARE CENTERS

[00:55:02]

COLLINS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BELLEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. ALBRECHT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.

PAULINA. YES. MAYOR. KOZLOWSKI. YES. AND THAT PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES. MOVING ON TO THE FUN

[34. 2026 Governor's Fishing Opener Event Agreement, Fee Waiver and Temporary Liquor License]

LET'S GO FISHING. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE FOR COUNCIL FOR STAFF, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO I WILL NOT BE HERE NEXT MEETING. JUST SO YOU KNOW. GOTCHA. I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AND WE ARE ADJOU

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.