City of Shoreview, MN City Council

This meeting shall come to order. Welcome to the Shoreview City Council meeting of Monday, APRIL 20th, 2026, the first thing we do is to ask you to 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 for joining us tonight. We have a couple of members in the audience tonight, um, for those

That are interested, there are, uh, paper copies of the agenda on the podium at the back of the room if you like them. Uh, we are on, um, number 3 of our agenda, which is roll call, and the records should show that all council members are present tonight. The next item is the approval of the agenda, so I ll look to the city council to ask if anyone has any uh questions or additions around the agenda. I move to approve the agenda. Second, ok, we have a motion by Council Member Springhorn and a seconded by Council member Donn to approve tonight s agenda. All in favor, please say aye, I, all opposed, same sign. Motion passes 5 to 0 and the agenda is approved. Um, the next item is proclamations and recognitions, and we don t have any of those tonight. Uh, so the next item is public comments, and this is where individuals can address the city council on any items that are not on tonight s agenda, and we actually don t have any business, um, items on the agenda tonight, so, uh, but you re welcome to come to the podium and please give your name and address.

Um, again, about anything that s not on the agenda. And then if you did have anything needing resolution, um, because we are not aware of what those issues are, we would follow up with city staff on anything that required follow up. So with that, I would invite welcome.

Yes. Good evening. Um, MADAM Mayor, members of the council, my name is Steve Bona. I live at uh 4445 Snail Lake Boulevard. And, um, before I get into my comment, I just wanted to tell you it was kind of cool driving up here, all the kids playing outside and stuff. You ve done a lot of great things with amenities and shoreview. And so, um, I, it s a fine job, like in your public service is great. Um, there s a lot of people I really appreciate it. And I m saying that because then I have a complaint. But, uh, but that s true. Um, and so I hope you know that. My kids have, uh, used the playgrounds and everything out here, um, their whole lives, and it s been awesome. So, and the pickleball cords, my wife and I have been enjoying those too, um, they are amazing, so Bobby Tyson s gonna be really fun this year.

Good, good. Um, I live on Snow Lake Boulevard and I m really here just to talk about the road itself, um, from 96 to McCain. And um I wrote emails to the city council last year, but I ve been working with, uh, city staff for over 2 years on this. And by working, I m just checking in with Tom. I ll, uh, write them emails. I ll call them. I ll just be like, hey, what s going on with the road? It s just such a terrible road. When s it going to get fixed? So he s been in contact with me and, uh, today s Stephanie responded, uh, most recently and just gave me the current status of it. Um but, uh, just a brief description, the road is just in terrible shape. Like every 100 ft, it s got a sinkhole crack across it. It s so bumpy, the pavement s falling apart And this road is, um it s a really busy road.

It s, you know, it takes everyone from Highway 96 all the way past Sail Lake Park to past McCoin up, uh, your way. And um it, like when we first moved in in 2004, the road is so beautiful and going to Snow Lake Park, it was so nice and it s just falling apart, and I m so sad to see it and I ve been that s why I ve been talking with, um, city staff for quite some time about it. And now they ve patched potholes, and it looks terrible now. So it s kind of like it s rough. It looks terrible. It s really bumpy, and our neighborhood, you kind of just want to have some pride in your neighborhood and it feels like it s a pretty tough to do that right now with this road and the condition that it s in So tonight, I just wanted to bring it to your attention because I m just frustrated.

Um, it s kind of strange because, um, like 5 years ago, I don t know the exact date, um but Snel Lake Boulevard was replaced from Victoria to McCubbin. So the first part of it was done 5 or 6 years ago. I don t remember exactly how long ago that was. And it was great because it really needed it badly. It was the same, I think the whole thing was built at the same time many years ago. Um, so we just figured that the next phase would come maybe the year after or whatever, but it, didn t, and I don t know if maybe it was planned, and then it got chopped, you know, because of cost or something.

But that that road s already getting um repaired now, 5 years old or however old it is, um. But they never got to the rest of it. So we have like a brand new road that came from Victoria to the entrance of Snail Lake, which is great. But now the rest of it are coming all the way back to 96. Is just in terrible shape. And when back in 2004, when I first moved in, um, there was constant repairs that were done. They would do the um, the oil across the top and put the rock down and at least be working on it. And that happened a few times, but not in the last, I say like 15 years. I don t think there s really been much done to it. And the part that hits the lake lots, which I m not on, is really in bad shape. Um, but most of the traffic is on, you know, it s a main collector road.

It carries a lot of traffic. Most of it goes right in front of my house. Um and so, again, city staff, uh, was really good about responding to me, but I just you know, they said, um, it s not in the bid for this year or last year, two years ago, it was like every year, is it gonna be, is it gonna be anything? Are you going to do a mill and Overlay? Could you rebuild it, whatever. And they keep coming back and saying no. And um I guess especially because the first half of it was done, and now we re in a spot where we re at least 5 years later and nothing s happened. I think a lot of people want to know, and so, um, just bringing it to your attention tonight and hopes that we could do something and get the ball rolling on that. So that s about it. Ok.

Thank you. I remember, I think you sent something to me last year, I remember. I just send it to all City council and was trying to get. I mean, Tom, I don t know, he can only do so much and there s a budget thing there, so I was, I thought I d go after I talked with him and see if the council knew about it, so. But that s it. Thank you. All right, thanks very much, and you ll get follow up our city manager is not here tonight, so. That d be great. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for coming. It s a different spot for me, but good evening, Mayor, council members, staff. I m Sandy Martin. I still live at 444 Lake Bobasso Court. Hope to be there for a long time yet. Thank you for allowing me a few moments to recognize and remember someone who dedicated a remarkable portion of his life to the service of our community.

Just a week ago, Shoreby lost a quiet but a deeply important figure in its history. Jerry Fella, who served as the city attorney for this city for 41 years. Much of the work of a city attorney happens out of the public spotlight. Residents MAY not see the long hours of legal review, the careful interpretation of laws or the thoughtful guidance given during difficult decisions. But that work matters enormously. It protects the integrity of our institutions and it helps to ensure that our city operates fairly, responsibly, and in accordance with the law. And Jerry Fellow was instrumental in many of the groundbreaking decisions made by past councils. So indulge me in just a brief, uh history lesson During Jerry s tenure Shoreview was growing rapidly, expanding from about 10,000 residents to more than double that number before his retirement in 2014. And with that growth came major expansions of sewer and water infrastructure, along with many new streets and trails.

I don t have to tell you how critical Jerry s legal advice was in matters involving assessment policies and right of way issues. His role as an advisor to the planning commission and to the staff was also essential as the city navigated numerous zoning and comprehensive plan revisions. Shoreview has long been known as a leader among Minnesota cities, and Jerry s council was invaluable when we ventured into some new territory. In 1985 Shoreview passed the first ordinance in Minnesota. Prohibiting phosphorus in fertilizers. That were sold or used in the city. In 1987, Jerry negotiated the contract with the television tower owners. Regarding the placement of towers in Shoreview and that contract lasted for 25 years. In 1989, Shoreview became the second city in the state to pass legislation restricting teen access to tobacco products. And in 1992, the city passed one of the first ordinances that limited targeted picking, picketing in residential districts. Many cities later followed Shoreview s lead in all of these areas. Each of those decisions carried the potential for legal challenges. And Jerry Phyllis s guidance was critical in helping the city move forward with

Confidence. Not only was it my honor. To sit next to Jerry at the council desk. For most of his 41 years. But that professional relationship also evolved into a a wonderful friendship with him and his entire family, one that has continued into his retirement. And if you like this, a few months ago, a small group of friends and former colleagues had gathered together, and Jerry was struggling with his speech by then, but his mind was still working overtime. As we reminisced about old times, I joked that I really should thank Jerry for keeping me out of serious trouble all those years. There was a brief pause. Jerry looked at me and he said it was never easy, Sandy. And that was Jerry Fier. And so while we mourn his passing, we re also grateful for the legacy that he leaves behind, his service reminds us. The communities are built not only by visible leaders but also by those who quietly dedicate their careers to doing the work carefully, thoughtfully and well.

Because of Jerry s work, Shoreby is stronger, and the policies, decisions and foundations that he helped guide will continue to shape this city long into the future. So on behalf of Shoreview residents Thank you, Jerry, for always doing the right thing for all the right reasons. Thank you for listening Thank you. So I did not have the privilege to work with Jerry. I think he was retired before. Thank you. Um before I was on the city council, but I certainly heard stories about him and his guidance, and so he was the city attorney for over 40 years. That s amazing. That s amazing, and Corey, I think you were on the council, um, for at least one year. Um, I, I was sworn in in 2015, so i was just reminding Mayor Martin that uh Jerry had had already uh retired, uh, but asked to come back and administer the oath of office in, in, uh, JANUARY 2015 when Sandy was re-elected and then, uh, Terry Quigley was re-elected and I was elected, so, so yeah, I did have, I, he swore me in the first time, so.

Ok. All right. Well, thank you for that tribute. I m sure his family appreciates it. You re doing. I have no I have no complaints. I ll be up here if I Thank you. I almost wanted to sit down there and watch the kids at the playground. I might do that on my way out. Ok. Thank you. so much. I, I have a question, uh, related and perhaps uh Sandy can stay with us, but maybe not. Um. With regard to this you know, is people who have really affected and had great impacts in our community. Many of those are, for uh bearers who many of us MAY not know or many of us MAY have some recollection of, but uh how do we what mechanisms do we have to commemorate that or uh to remember that or to recognize 41 years of service. I m sure that there was a retirement of party of some sorts back in 2015.

But now 11 years later, there s still, I think, you know, we re still living on the shoulder of someone, uh, who s done so much for the community. i just wanted to understand if there are ways that we can recognize people in small but meaningful or larger meaningful ways. And I don t know that we have a formal process for that. I know that there s a plaque here, and I think there are some plaques elsewhere in the common area here of City Hall that that recognized people and I can t remember who this, who this is. So I don t know that we necessarily have a formal process for, for that, but it might be something we wanna talk about. I think the challenge might be how do you do that and then not you know, are you overlooking someone else who MAY have had, you know, a contribution but maybe didn t have quite the tenure, but so I don t know that we have a formal process, and I ll look to our assistant city manager.

Yes, thank you, Marion City Council. We do outline a process in our public purpose expenditure policy for um recognizing previous city council members, volunteers, or residents who pass away, um, and that s at the discretion of the city council to discuss uh for members that have give it um contributed significantly to the city. Um, so that s something I can certainly discuss with city manager Martins, and we can bring that forward if that s a request. Ok. So like at a workshop or something like we could have a discussion around. I think this one warrants a discussion. Um. Just based on some of the decisions and heavy lifting you did as an attorney for a lot of the as Sandy said, foundations of this community. So and, and Mayor, I think that that uh extends to, uh, we have members of the community now. Uh, and we were just talking about one of them, and I ll, I won t say the name just because uh just out of respect for, you know, what they re struggling with, um, that I would love to recognize.

Uh in again, small or big ways um that have really made a big difference in our community and I, uh, I m looking at, uh, Council member Springhorn because we were just talking about uh this person. And trying to figure out different ways to recognize them. Yeah Right ok. Thank you So we do have a pretty short uh agenda at tonight s meeting. We ll move on to uh council comments and Council member Maryland, would you like to start since you re making eye contact with me. Um, I just wanted to mention one last time that uh this week is um all hands on hope. Mobile pack at Incarnation Lutheran Church in Shoreview, um, it starts APRIL 22nd through uh APRIL 26th. Um, it is, uh, Feed My Starving Children, a mobile pack that is hosted at the church, um, in their fellowship hall, um, they get thousands of people that come from all over the community to participate, uh work groups, organizations, clubs, um, Boy Scouts, Rotary groups, Lions groups, um, I know um where I work, we ve, we have a large group going on Saturday, so it s just a really fun way and it s right here in Shoreview versus having to go to one of their other locations, so, um, you can go out to the incarnation, um, website incarnationmn.

Org and there s a link right on there that you can, um, it ll it ll feed you right to the registration if you would like to um sign up and uh pack food for a couple of hours Thank you. Council member Springhorn Mayor Dinker chair, um in addition to, uh, memorializing, uh, uh, Jerry Fellow, which Mayor Martin did a nice job with that. I, I do want to uh just note the passing of another, uh, one of our own, uh, meaning another person who sat up here where we sit, uh, Nido quitevis, uh, passed away earlier this month at age 89, and he had served for just a few months on the city council in 1995, uh, filling out the, the term of former council member Cassandra Holstrom, when she, I believe, had to move out of town. So, um he, uh, he was here obviously long before any of us were here, but, uh, when I joined the council in 2015.

We, we did hear from him fairly regularly, and uh one thing I remember is that uh he was the, we, we ve, we ve had sometimes had emails or calls from people who, who think we don t plow fast enough or well enough, but, uh, Nita was the only person that ever called to complain that we had plowed when he didn t think we, ought to have. Uh, so it s interesting, so, um so yeah, he, um, um he, he was his own sort of person and uh I ve heard a lot of stories about him, and so, uh, we wish the best to his, family on, on Nito s passing. Um kind of happy story that uh I became aware of. Um, well, um paid attention to Artemis 2 and the, the astronauts going farther from the world than anyone ever has, and uh it turns out that there s a Shoreview connection to that.

Uh, Par Systems, one of our local landmark businesses, uh, did significant work on the Artemis, uh, and continues to do some significant work on that project. So they, um they use their friction stir welding process, which, uh, we got sort of a uh explanation of it uh the grand opening of, of their new building last year and uh I still can t say I understand the science of it, but at least it, I know that it s a thing, so, uh, so that was used um for some of the aluminum components, uh, and used in the rocket stages and tanks. Also there are specialized crane systems, uh, made at par or um used in supporting nasa s manufacturing and assembly processes. And then their automated spray systems apply foam insulation and protective coatings that maintain temperature control and structural integrity. So, I wanna say, uh, congratulations to Carlali and her team there at Power Systems on, uh, on their part and in getting those Artemis astronauts safely into space and back.

Um. Uh, also just want to mention that uh the Shoreview Einhouse in Sister City Association, uh, has another outing coming up on Friday, MAY 22nd at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Uh, that s at 2:15 P. M. Um there s an exhibition there on, German modern art and politics in the early part of the 20th century, and and uh that will be followed by dinner at the Black Forest Inn around 4:30, and you don t, do not need to be a member of uh cea to um, to take part in that, uh, but you MAY have so much fun, uh, on that outing that you MAY want to become a member, but it is $10 for the group tour and $20 for the exhibit entrance and you can, uh, rsvp if you re interested in going to that, at their website www. Sesca. Org And then finally, uh this is last reminder. This is, uh, if, if you missed this after I ve talked about it 3 or 4 times, that s, that s on you.

I ve, I ve done my part. Theyhore of Northern Lights variety Band concert is coming up this Saturday, APRIL 25th. Um, 30 P. M. At Benson Great Hall, the uh theme of the concert is Sounds of stage and screen. It s going to be excellent and you can get your ticket for the low, low price of $15 at snlvb. Commm or at City Hall during business hours, uh, the rest of this week. Um, so I m gonna play in that concert Saturday afternoon, then rush over to the Lake Johanna Fire Department Appreciation dinner later that evening, so. Um, so that s, uh, I, I think I ve done, done my part speaking here today. Thank you very much. Uh, Councilmemberone. Yes, thank you, Mayor. I wanna share that, uh, tomorrow in this building that uh there s a great annual event that s happening, which is the Taste of Shoreview. Tickets are still available. I believe you can still buy tickets at the door as well.

Um, and so, welcome everybody to the Taste of Shoreview tomorrow evening. It s a great fundraiser for the slice of shoreview and for, I believe it, it helps to offset some of the costs for the slice and maybe the fireworks. Um, so, uh, come one, come all, there s a great, uh, auction, silent auction items as well as a lot of great food from local restaurants that you can taste as well as I believe there s uh alcohol or adult beverages that people can partake in as well. One of the rare times, uh, in the community center. Uh where you can do that. Um, also wanted to share that, uh, this uh past week I had the privilege to attend as a member of the Shoreview Historical Society, uh, and Mayor, thank you for your words there as the featured speaker, um, and just wanted to, uh, pass along that the 2026 Heritage Family of the year, uh, are the, uh, weg light nurse, uh, family with Tom and Barb are the uh are the uh heads of that and I believe Tom has passed away but Barb is still uh with us and just wanna recognize their family for the many contributions that they contributed uh to our community over the years.

Um, and then, uh, lastly, I wanted to, uh, share that as the weather is getting nicer and people are out and about more, just everybody, please, please, if you re driving, uh, just watch out for those who are uh riding their bikes along our trails, our wonderful system of trails or walking. Uh, it s, uh, just a, uh I was just actually, I rode my bike here today uh for our uh council meeting, and I wrote down Snail Lake Boulevard to the section that uh MR. Steve Bona was mentioning and yeah, I definitely had to weave around, you know, some new potholes that were filled in and lots of gravel and stuff, uh, and so, uh, there are, uh, things that we definitely have to do some spring cleaning on, um, and would just appreciate everybody s patience, uh, to just slow down and watch for uh those who are walking and biking. Um, and then I did have one other item and, and that s a welcome actually.

Uh which is, uh, we had a new neighbor move in Evergreen Valley, which is the neighborhood that I live in, and we met uh the family of 4, and I was delightfully surprised, uh, to hear that, uh, one of the uh parents moved, uh, specifically moved to Shoreview because they work for Fairview Pharmaceuticals, or Fairview Pharmacy, and so this was a lot closer for them to go to work. So, uh, at least, uh, one tick mark for, hey, you know, uh, our investment in supporting the businesses in the Seven Lakes, uh, area, uh, is payinga in residence. Thank you, Mayor Thank you Council member Gardner, do you have any announcements? Uh, 2, Mayor, uh, one is, uh, while the shoreview tree sale has ended for pre-ordering the native plant sale, which I think is in that 2nd year. Uh, will open APRIL 28th through MAY 16th. Uh, we re certainly anxiously awaiting this at our household, uh, and it was the sort uh topic of much discussion over the weekend.

About what to get and where to put them. Uh, you can get a uh kit of native plants at a great discount. Each kit consists of a tray of 36 plants, 6 plants of 6 different species. Uh no warranty on plants, uh, limit 4 per property. Uh, second, uh, this Saturday is National Drug Takeback Day. Uh, this is a chance, uh, usually with law enforcement participation to uh drop off um expired or unused prescription drugs, uh, certainly helps environmentally, uh, for our aquatic life not to have endocrine disrupting compounds and a wastewater treatment system, which doesn t treat for these things. Uh, but also it s very important to keep uh opioids out of the wrong hands, in particular, uh, the sheriff s office usually has a uh regular drop off during your business hours. Um, on 96th there in Arden Hills, but this Saturday uh they ll have a drop off at Walgreens in Enton Hills, which is at Lexington and across the street from what will hopefully be a really popular um coffee shop that we, uh, we talked about, uh, the national website that describes it as being from 10 A.

M. To 2:00 P. M. And when you go to the store, they say 9 to 1:00 P. M., so I would say 10 to 1 for sure. Um, and, uh, they ll usually uh um usually there s a list of things that they do and they don t take, but, uh, I think you re usually pretty good at anything that s in a prescription bottle, that s a pill, uh, they do take some liquids, um, and I don t think they take any sharps. You re not sure, you can check out the Ramsey County a to z disposal guide, uh, at the Ramsey County, um Environmental Center website That s it um that this is a city event, um. Spring Fest for Earth Day is being held at the lower level of the, uh, Shoreview Community Center on Sunday, APRIL 26th from 2 to 5 P. M. They ll be live entertainment, food trucks, kids activities.

So again, on Sunday the 26th between 2 and 5 P. M. Um at the lower level and the Halfman pavilion. Um and then also on the twenty-eighth. Of APRIL between 1 and 3 P. M. At the Shoreview Community Center is the 55 plus housing fare, um, and that s a very informative event, um, that I think has been pretty well attended in the past. So it s being held again and again, that s in the community center. Tomorrow we have our last winter indoor farmers market event. Am I right about that, Renee? I think we are, uh, correct. Ok. Um, and after JUNE they ll be outside. So just a reminder to people, if you are interested in the indoor, um, farmers market. It s um in the upper level of the community center. Um, and then another, I m just gonna remind people again about Bobby Tyson Park. So, um, just a reminder to people that there will be an open house at Bobby Tyson Park where you can look at the new Pickleball courts and uh um park building with restrooms and they ll be crafts and a food truck, um, but the playground is new, pickleball courts are new.

The building is new and then uh improvements to the field. So come enjoy um that and that is between 9:30 and 12 on Saturday, MAY 2nd. All right. Good. Well, thanks for the great announcements. There s a lot going on. Um, so we only have, we have only a consent agenda, um, and then that s all the business items we have or items on our agenda. I did want to mention just a couple of them, not to take them out for discussion, but just to mention them because these the consent agenda are items that we can vote for in one motion because they re considered to be routine, but there were a few of them on here I just wanted to highlight for people that are interested in what the city is doing or voting on and um and that is these are items that I thought were worth mentioning because they re kind of part of the infrastructure of the city that doesn t always require a discussion or formal vote, but, um, item 8 I think was the one that had um approves our or awards our 2026 insurance policies, but there was one in particular, so this is workers comp, uh, those types of things, but the one that interested me was that also we have um increase d our level of insurance to protect us from it, um.

Hacking of our sites, and I think our it department that report up through Renee Eisenweis Eisenweis Eisenweis, our assistant city manager, um they just do a great job of uh employee training, net network upgrades, system upgrades, um, to avoid problems like the city of Spring Lake Park recently had with being hacked, so our insurance coverage on this went up, not what I consider a terribly significant amount, but it really improved the coverage that we had that in case of an attack, um, we would be covered financially and not be in dire straits. I heard on something on Minnesota Public Radio today that was a little disturbing. They were actually it was National Public Radio, I think that there are people that are actually selling online ways in which you can hack. Into systems. So it s become a business for people to do that. So I think the risk has increased and um they generally would go after sites that have less or organizations that MAY have less money to spend on um cybersecurity, but I m proud of what we ve done at Shoreview here both on um updating our infrastructure proactively and then also um.

To that we are covered financially should something like that happen. So this is something that our property taxes cover, you know, for the amount that we pay an average home $122 a month. This is one of the things this is infrastructure and there were a couple of others, um items on here, ha and um there s another 10, 81 and 8j that talked about uh processes being used to uh continue the street life or the the life of the streets by, you know, putting certain um applications on there that will increase the um the, the street surface for years to come. So again, you know, it s work that goes on kind of behind the scenes. The roads aren t coming up, but they re being treated in different ways with different technologies to extend their life. Um, and another one was, um, the last 1, 8m was um proactively taking bids for a water main in the southwest part of the city that s old.

I think it s made of cast iron. It s brittle, um, so it s a bid for the pla in that water main and also doing it in a way that s uh not impactful to the residents. It ll won t disturb the curb and gutter, and anyway, so just thoughtful investments in infrastructure that we might not think about when we get our property tax statement or see the city taxes, but that goes on kind of behind the scenes. And again, this is considered routine for a vote, but I just thought I d highlight them, um, as things that city costs that we MAY not think about. So with that long-winded explanation, um, I would look for uh to see if council has anything you want to discuss or pull out for discussion or a separate vote, Council Member Springhorn. Mayor Dinkins, I, I I, I don t know if it needs to be pulled out.

I, I just had a few things I would like to say about uh item 8g on amending mayor and council salaries. So, uh, either I could just make my comments now and ok. Um, and I just wanted to bring it up and, get, get some numbers on the record because nothing seems to get people excited like uh elected officials voting for raises for themselves. So I just want to kind of uh make sure that uh before anyone is uh complaining about it on next door or wherever they, they MAY, um, it would just put some context around that. So, um, the proposal is a 3% uh salary increase from mayor and council. Um, for the, the council salary that would increase from $665 per month to $685 per month. And just to, to note that uh we typically only consider uh raises for council and mayor salaries every 2 years, so that s 3% for the first time since 2 years ago when it was also a 3%.

Uh raise. In fact, I, know going back at least uh, the last 4 races, there was a 3% increase in 21, in 23, and 25, and 27. So over the last, basically 8 years, uh, we ve averaged 1.5% annual increase, which um is far less than the average wage growth in the country has been, and certainly it s been far outpaced by inflation over those years and uh it was interesting to note that, so at the start of 2019 um council salary was $608. In 2020 as, as we do every year, uh, staff compares uh similar sized cities, uh, what, what their mayors are paid and what their council members are paid. And uh in 2020, the average of those similarly sized cities in, in the metro area was 696. Dollars per month And this raise 6 years later, would be taking us to 685. So, uh, still a lower salary for council than um than similarly sized cities we re getting 6 years ago.

So, um, I, I, again, uh, just want to point out that um we re, we re not really um I would say for the amount of time we spend, not just in meetings but going through materials and spending on going to groundbreakings and grand openings and ribbon cuttings and and uh spending time on committees and um and um boards of directors and league of local governments and all those sorts of things. We, could probably get a better hourly wage for ourselves going and scanning id cards at Costco. Um, so we do, we do wanna keep, um, salaries high enough that um we, we re gonna keep them low enough that nobody s getting into uh you know, wanting to, to come to this position to get rich, but also, um, high enough that we re not, you know, we re not scaring people away, but thinking they re donating that many hours of their time each month for nothing, so.

That s all I, I will be supporting um uh you know, if, if we were gonna pull this, I would, I would support it independently, but I, just want to make sure that uh people understand that, you know, this is, this is a very modest race and, and the first one in 2 years, right? And I think that there was a um comment on there uh the point was made that I think city council or that it this is a formal process that every couple of years it s evaluated and. Right. And does not take effect until after the next election. So that s exactly right. I had someone ask me last week, where my office was in this building, and I said, well, my office is my kitchen table, but no, I think, but I, think your points are, are well taken and an explanation is is. Good. So um, with that, unless there are no other comments, I would look for a vote on our consentagegen items of 8a through 8m.

MAY approve the consent agenda 8a through 8m. Ok Second ok, we have motion by Council member Maryland with the seconded by Councilmember Don to approve of the 8a through 8m, which is the full consent agenda. All in favor, please say aye. I, all oppose same sign. Motion passes,

Uh, 5 to 0. And uh we do not have any public hearings or items of general business tonight. Um, so I ll look if, to see if anyone has a special order of business, if if not, we can look for a motion to adjourn at 7:38 P. M. Mayor, I d like to make a motion to adjourn at 7:38 P. M. All right, we motion by Councilor Boon, seconded by Council member Merland to adjourn tonight s meeting at 7:38 P. M., all in favor, please say aye. Aye, all