Jul 10, 2023 City Council

FURTHER AWAY THAN USUAL?

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[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL]

I'M MAYOR MARTHA MARQUEZ SIMULA.

AND, SARAH, COULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL FOR US? ABSOLUTELY. SO FIRST, I'M GOING TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT CHANNEL 16 ARE RECORDING AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM IS HAVING AN ISSUE AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT. BUT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO LOG IN ON THE CABLE CHANNEL AND YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES, PLEASE UTILIZE ZOOM.

WE'RE GOING TO POST ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA THE ACCESS TO DIRECTLY LOG IN.

SO WILL IS WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

SO THERE'S SOME CONNECTIVITY ISSUES THAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. SO THANKS FOR PUTTING THE MIC UP.

YES, THANKS FOR LETTING ME MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SARAH. NOW, I'D LIKE TO READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT.

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A VIBRANT, HEALTHY AND CONNECTED CITY.

WE ARE HERE TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, DELIVER EQUITABLE SERVICES, BUILD AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS, IMPROVE UPON OUR PAST, AND UPHOLD OUR SUCCESSES. WE STRIVE TO BE BETTER AND ENSURE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

NOW PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE AND SAY, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH ALL OF US.

THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IF YOU ARE ON ZOOM, WELCOME AS WELL.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THERE ARE AGENDAS BY THE FRONT DOOR ON THE TABLE AND LATER IN THE MEETING WE DO HAVE PUBLIC SORRY, PUBLIC FORUM AND COMMUNITY FORUM AND YOU'LL NEED TO FILL IN A FORM WITH YOUR NAME.

AND THOSE FORMS ARE BY THE FRONT, BY THAT DOOR ENTRANCE WHEN YOU CAME IN.

SO PLEASE FILL THOSE IN.

OTHERWISE, TO CONTINUE OUR MEETING, OUR MEETING, WE MOVE TOWARDS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE OR TAKE OFF NUMBER TWO FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

REMOVE IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES FOR THE AGENDA? I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM SEVEN.

ALL RIGHT. FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SORRY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

GENERALLY WE DO THAT AT CONSENT AGENDA.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? BUT WE WILL REMOVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WHEN WE GET TO THAT.

OKAY. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENSS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE GENERAL APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? NO, WE'LL DO THAT IN THE CONSENT.

NO HEARING, NO DISCUSSION.

THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES TO APPROVE THE PRESENTED AGENDA.

NOW WE ARE AT THE WE HAVE NO PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION ANNOUNCEMENTS OR GUEST.

SO WE MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SEVEN.

ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE PULLED? ALL RIGHT. YOURS WAS FIVE, RIGHT? YES. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, THEN, KEVIN, THEN WOULD YOU PRESENT THE AGENDA WITH THOSE ITEMS REMOVED? CERTAINLY. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, YOU HAVE TEN ITEMS ON CONSENT, BUT THREE HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.

THE FIRST ITEM IS ACCEPTING THE MAY 2ND, 2023 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES.

TWO HAS BEEN PULLED.

NUMBER THREE IS ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 2342, WHICH AMENDS THE BUDGET AND ACCEPTS THE PROPOSAL FOR THE LIBRARY BOILER NUMBER TWO HEAT EXCHANGER REPLACEMENT. NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2023-37, WHICH IS THE DISBURSEMENT OF EXCESS FUNDS TO THE SULLIVAN SHORES HOUSING IMPROVEMENT AREA, GIVING MONEY BACK.

THAT'S IN THAT ACCOUNT TO THE HOA.

NUMBER FIVE IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.

NUMBER SIX IS ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-41, WHICH ACCEPTS A GRANT FROM THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR 53RD AVENUE TRAIL AND WALK IMPROVEMENTS. AND THAT'S FOR A PROJECT 2305.

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NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN PULLED.

NUMBER EIGHT IS LICENSE AGENDA.

NUMBER NINE IS RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSE.

AND THE LAST IS THE REVIEW OF THE BILLS TOTALING $2,000,513, $154.72.

MAYOR. THANK YOU.

KEVIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED? NO. ALL RIGHT, THEN HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED WITH TWO, FIVE AND SEVEN REMOVED.

SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

SO NEXT WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER TWO.

[2. Adopt Resolution 2023-32, Appointing Board and Commission Members]

I JUST WANTED US TO.

THIS IS A BRAND NEW COMMISSION AND IT'S VERY EXCITING FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FINALLY DO THIS.

IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING.

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE READ THE NAMES OF THE FOLKS THAT WE CHOSE AND CONGRATULATE THEM ON THE FIRST COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR THIS COMMITTEE. SURE.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.

THERE ARE NINE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SELECTED FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION, AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE.

THE FIRST IS NICHOLAS AHMED AND I ALWAYS MISS PRONUNCIATE THIS, BUT AHMEDABAD.

AND DID I SAY THAT RIGHT OR CLOSE ENOUGH? CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE LEARNING? YES. TO SARAH EVANSON, JARED FINKELSTEIN, BECKY GROSETH.

MADELINE JENSEN.

KRISTEN, DENISE JOHNSON, BILLY COURIC, GABRIEL LA PLANTE.

AND THE LAST IS CASSANDRA LEONE BACA.

ALL NINE. YES.

AND I WILL JUST ECHO AND ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

I KNOW WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW COMMISSION AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ADDING THIS ON.

SALMAN KHAN WILL BE THE LIAISON FROM STAFF TO THE COMMISSION AND THEY WILL BE MEETING ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.

WHERE ARE THEY MEETING AT? WELL, IT'LL BE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THAT'LL BE AT THE NEW CITY HALL AND IT'LL BE IN ONE OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS OVER THERE.

LIKELY EITHER THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OR THE FIRESIDE ROOM.

WONDERFUL. AND THOSE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

ANYONE'S WELCOME TO GO TO ANY OF THE BOARD OR COMMISSIONS IN THE IN THE CITY.

BUT I AGREE. LET'S DO A LITTLE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS.

THANK YOU. SO MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.

MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2332.

THERE'LL BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MEMBER JACOBS TO MOVE THE TO WAIVE THE READING ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-32 APPOINTING CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MEMBER JACOBS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. AND THE MOTION PASSES.

WE NOW HAVE A SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, WHICH HAD BEEN PULLED THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2338 PRE-CLOSING MOVE IN AGREEMENT FOR A

[5. Approval of Resolution 2023-38, Pre-Closing Move-in Agreement for New City Hall Condo.]

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, STAFF IS TRYING WITH EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO MAKE THIS THE LAST MEETING THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS. BUT IT'S A COMPLICATED ROAD TO GET THERE.

AND PART OF THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR DEVELOPER AT THE NEW LOCATION IS A CONDO AGREEMENT.

SO THE CITY WILL OWN THE CITY HALL CONDO.

AND TO GET TO THAT POINT, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LEGALESE TO GET THROUGH UNDERLYING TITLE ISSUES, REGISTRATION OF A COMPLICATED PLAT, ETCETERA.

SO THERE'S SOME DELAYS IN GETTING TO THAT POINT WHERE THE CITY CAN ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE OF THE THE CONDO PROPERTY TO THE CITY.

IN 2022, WE EXECUTED AN EARLY ACCESS AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWED THE CITY TO MOVE IN AND COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION BEFORE OWNERSHIP.

AND NOW THAT BUILD OUT IS COMPLETE AND THE CITY IS READY TO TAKE OCCUPANCY AND MOVE INTO THE BUILDING.

AND WE STILL HAVE UNDERLYING TITLE ISSUES THAT ARE WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND.

SO WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU IS A MOVE IN AGREEMENT WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME LANGUAGE AS THE EARLY ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH SOME TWEAKS THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDE FOR OCCUPANCY AND OPERATIONS.

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BUT IN THE CASE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT, IT'S NOT RENT IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE.

WHAT WE WOULD BE PAYING HERE UNDER THIS CHANGE WOULD BE THE HOA DUES THAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY BE PAYING IF WE TOOK FULL OCCUPANCY AS OWNER AND THEN THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WOULD ALSO BE DUE.

SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE ALREADY IN PLACE TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR COSTS THAT THE CITY WOULD BE LIABLE FOR ONCE WE TOOK OCCUPANCY AND OWNERSHIP. THIS IS THAT MOVE IN PERIOD WHICH CARRIES THE SAME COST BURDEN.

SO THAT PROVISION NEEDED TO BE DISCUSSED AND ARTICULATED WITH THE LATTICE WE WORKED THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN THIS MORNING TO TO TO COME TO TERMS. AND THAT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH THE COUNCIL RATHER THAN LEAVING IT ON CONSENT.

AND THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

SO IT IT DOES NOT SAY HOA IN THE PARAGRAPH.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. OH, CORRECT.

SO BUDGET PLUS TBD PERCENT OF BUDGET, WHICH IS OUR HOA BUDGET.

AND YES, OF COURSE, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS REVIEWED THIS.

WE HAD A CONFERENCE CALL THIS AFTERNOON.

THEY WERE EXPECTING THIS CHANGE AS WELL AS BEING FAIR AND SOMETHING THAT IS CERTAINLY LOGICAL IN THE CONSTRUCT OF OF THIS ARRANGEMENT.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT RENT TO BE CONFUSING.

I CERTAINLY WANT RESIDENTS, PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT THIS IS AN OWNERSHIP COMPONENT.

IT'S NOT A LEASE FOR THE CITY.

SO BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS, YOU KNOW, TALK IT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DETAIL.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER. JAMES.

NO PROBLEM. ITEM F THAT SAYS THE PUNCH LIST ITEMS IS EXHIBIT C, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT EXHIBIT C AND THERE'S TWO THINGS CROSSED OFF.

DOES THAT MEAN THAT THOSE ARE COMPLETED? LET ME SEE.

EXHIBIT C ON THE VERY BACK PAGE, IT SAYS 12.

OH, SO THOSE ARE DOCUMENT REFERENCE NUMBERS, THE FULL PUNCH LIST.

WE'RE GOING TO FINALIZE LIKELY TOMORROW.

IT'S A CARRY OVER OF ITEMS THAT WERE ARTICULATED IN THE EARLY ACCESS AGREEMENT ITEMS IN OUR BUILDING THAT A LATTICE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR.

AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO CROSSING OFF ALL THOSE ITEMS ON THE LIST.

BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ONE MORE WALK THROUGH TO FULLY ARTICULATE ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT MAKE IT ONTO THAT LIST.

THANK YOU. AND WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THOSE WILL BE DONE BEFORE WE DO THE TITLE SIGNING.

THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU.

WILL THERE BE A DOCUMENT THAT SPECIFICALLY DOES SAY HOA AGREEMENT VERSUS RENT? OKAY. SO, YES.

AND WE THE COUNCIL, THE CITY HAS MORE OR LESS ALREADY APPROVED THE THE DECLARATIONS AND COVENANTS THAT CREATE THE ASSOCIATION.

SO IT'S A CONDO ASSOCIATION.

HOA IS PROBABLY A TERM THAT'S USED A LITTLE MORE LOOSELY, BUT A CIC COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY THAT DICTATES ALL OF THE SHARED COSTS FOR THE PARKING AMENITIES, EXTERIOR PARK AMENITIES.

THE COST SHARE OF THAT STRUCTURE IS 95 FIVE, MORE OR LESS.

SO WE'RE A VERY SMALL PORTION COMPONENT PORTION.

THE THE BUDGET NEEDS TO BE APPROVED YET SO THAT THERE'S A WORKING DRAFT.

RIGHT NOW IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE ANNUAL DUES ARE AROUND $10,000 FOR THE CITY, SO LESS THAN $1,000 A MONTH FOR OUR ASSOCIATION DUES FOR OUR COMPONENT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND YEAH, THIS IS JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS ONLY THE MOVE IN AGREEMENT.

THIS ISN'T AN ENTIRE LIKE OUR CONDO ARRANGEMENT.

IT'S WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MOVING AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW.

YES. AND MOST ALL OF THE IMPORTANT DETAILS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

BUT THIS THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE SETTLEMENT STATEMENT AND APPROVE THE FINAL CLOSING ONCE THAT IS READY.

WE'RE LOOKING SHOOTING FOR FIRST PART OF AUGUST OR END OF AUGUST AT THE LATEST IS THE ROUGH TIMELINE RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS HOPEFULLY IS A BRIDGE AGREEMENT THAT ISN'T IN PLACE FOR VERY LONG.

BUT. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AARON? ALL RIGHT. HEARING IS NONE.

THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE MOVE TO WAIVE WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2338.

THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ANY ANY DISCUSSION?

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ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 2338.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING MOVE IN AGREEMENT WITH BPOS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS LLC FOR THE OCCUPANCY OF THE CITY HALL CONDO UNIT AT 40TH AND CENTRAL REDEVELOPMENT SITE. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NONE.

THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 1684 COUNCIL AND MAYOR SALARY INCREASE.

[7. Second Reading of Ordinance 1684, Council and Mayor Salary Increase. ]

YEAH. I'VE REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE FULLY TRANSPARENT TO THE VOTERS.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT MANDATED TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING, IT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED AS ONE, AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE REMAINED SO IN LIEU OF THE LACK OF A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING WITH YOU.

THIS CONCERN WAS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

IT IS HER CONTENTION THAT BECAUSE CAMPAIGNS HAVE BECOME SO COSTLY AND THE CURRENT PAY SCALES SO LOW AND WITHOUT ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR DECADES, ONLY THE ULTRA WEALTHY AND RETIRED CAN OR WILL RUN FOR OFFICE LIMITING EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION.

I CANNOT DENY THE 2020 INCREASE IN CAMPAIGN COSTS OR THE LACK OF SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR 30 YEARS.

BUT NO MATTER HOW WELL INTENDED, WE SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO ALLEVIATE ONE PURPORTED BIAS BY CREATING ANOTHER.

AS I LOOK AT MY CONTEMPORARIES AT THE DAIS, I MIGHT ASSUME SOME ARE MORE FINANCIALLY COMFORTABLE THAN OTHERS, BUT WOULD NOT CLASSIFY ANY AS WEALTHY OR ESPECIALLY ULTRA WEALTHY AS IS BEING SUGGESTED.

IN FACT, THIS AND PREVIOUS COUNCILS SERVE AS EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

JAMES CONTENTION.

A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION DISCUSSION INCLUDED COUNCIL MEMBER BISKIND'S COMMENT THAT OUR POSITIONS ARE PRIMARILY SEEN AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

NOT ONLY DO I AGREE WITH THAT NOTION, BUT I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT OUR $7,800 ANNUAL SALARIES ARE NOT NECESSARILY DESCRIPTIVE AS A PAYCHECK AS WE MIGHT THINK IN A CONVENTIONAL SENSE.

AND DO NOT FORGET THAT AVAILABLE BENEFITS WHEN OPTED FOR CAN CARRY A SUBSTANTIAL PRICE TAG GENERALLY 15 TO $20,000 ANNUALLY AND ARE USUALLY NOT AVAILABLE TO PART TIME POSITIONS.

PERSONALLY, I VIEW THE INCOME WE RECEIVE AS MORE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COVERING THOSE INCIDENTAL EXPENSES REGULARLY, BUT NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH, REGULARLY INCURRED, BUT NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH AN EXPENSE REPORT.

AFTER LISTENING TO ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST, I SHARED, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE OR COLA, BUT NOT MORE THAN THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AGREED AT THAT TIME, AS IT WAS MORE THAN THE PERCENTAGE SHE WAS SUGGESTING.

UNFORTUNATELY, COLA INCREASES CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE BEING PROPOSED.

THE ORDINANCE CHANGE BEING PROPOSED DUE TO THE EXISTING CHARTER LANGUAGE.

HOWEVER, THE PROPOSED INCREASE REMAINS HIGHER THAN THE 2023 COLA OF 8.7%, A $3,000 INCREASE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND 1200 FOR THE MAYOR AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE MAYORAL INCREASE OF 9% IS IN LINE WITH THE 2023 COST OF LIVING INCREASE.

I DO NOT DENY THAT THE COUNCIL SALARIES MUST BE ADJUSTED, BUT WE SHOULD NOT CORRECT 30 YEARS IN ONE LARGE SWEEP WITHOUT THOUGHT FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

CONSIDERING THE LACK OF POSSIBLE COLA LANGUAGE OR A SPECIFIC SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE SALARY INCREASES OR THE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE INCREASES, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO FIRST SEND THIS ISSUE TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AMENDMENT.

THERE IS NO URGENCY TO PROCEED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE ANY SALARY CHANGE IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT SCHEDULED ELECTION, WHICH IS OVER 16 MONTHS FROM NOW.

APPROPRIATELY, THE PROCESS, AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WILL ALWAYS GUARANTEE TO SITTING COUNCIL MEMBERS A PAY INCREASE DURING THEIR TERM.

AND IN THIS CASE, THAT RAISE DIRECTLY BENEFITS THE COUNCIL MEMBER BRINGING THE ISSUE FORWARD.

LEST WE FORGET, WE WILL SOON FACE A 24% OR HIGHER INCREASE TAX INCREASE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE, DESIGNATED FOR A MUST DO ITEM, REPLACING THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING THAT 24% PLUS INCREASE DOES NOT INCLUDE OTHER PROJECTS OF THIS COUNCIL.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PARK IMPROVEMENTS, IMPROVEMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF MURZYN HALL OR OTHER ORDINARY BUDGET INCREASES.

I DO NOT DISAGREE WITH THE NEED TO CONSIDER COUNCIL AND MAYOR SALARY INCREASE INCREASES, BUT THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO DO IT, ESPECIALLY IF WE DO NOT CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE.

I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A BALLOT QUESTION PUT BEFORE THE VOTERS WHO ARE OUR EMPLOYERS AND NOT A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL ITSELF.

NO MATTER HOW HARD WE MAY TRY, IT IS NEVER COMFORTABLE TO DETERMINE AN ACCEPTABLE PAY INCREASE FOR ONESELF, EVEN WHEN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ARE IN

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IT IS NEVER THE RECEIVING GROUP FULLY DETERMINING THE TERMS OF THE INCREASE AT THIS TIME AS A PRIVILEGED MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE OR AMENDABLE, AND I WOULD REQUEST A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING I MOTION TO TABLE THE ISSUE OF COUNCIL AND MAYORAL SALARY INCREASES PENDING AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER TWO, SECTION 13 TITLED SALARIES OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

SO YOU'VE MADE A MOTION? I HAVE MADE A MOTION THAT CANNOT BE DEBATED OR AMENDABLE.

SO IT NEEDS A SECOND OR IT WILL FAIL.

OR IT CAN BE VOTED DOWN.

IT CAN BE SECONDED AND VOTED DOWN EITHER WAY OR NOT.

OR NOT SECONDED? YEP.

IS THERE ANY ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OR ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? CAN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING.

YOU CAN ONLY MOTION FOR A SECOND.

FIRST OF ALL, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND? AND IF YOU ASK ONE, IF YOU ASK ONE MORE TIME AND THERE'S NOT A SECOND, THE MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

THANK YOU. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A SECOND TO COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS MOTION? HEARING IS NONE. THEN IT FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

MAYOR. YEAH. THANK YOU.

JAMES. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME.

I APPRECIATE THIS.

NUMBER SEVEN BEING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.

AND WE HAD ONE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE.

AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN TONIGHT.

I AGREE ALSO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS THAT WE DO THIS AS A SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MANY OF US HERE SPEND MANY HOURS.

ALL OF US DO. SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WILL MENTION THAT THE NUMBER THAT WAS PROPOSED FOR THE COUNCIL, 10,800, WAS PROVIDED BY STAFF AS THEY DID RESEARCH FOR WHAT THE MEDIAN COUNCIL SALARY FOR LIKE CITIES IN THE AREA WAS SIMILAR TO HOW OUR CITY LOOKS FOR WHAT WE SHOULD PAY OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND ALSO I'LL REITERATE VERBALLY, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS REFERENCED THIS, THE LAST PAY INCREASE FOR THE COUNCIL WAS 1989.

THE LANGUAGE ABOUT THE CHARTER.

I WELCOME THE CHARTER COMMISSION TO LOOK AT ANY LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE.

THE COST OF LIVING IS ONE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS REGULARLY AS A COUNCIL.

BUT RIGHT NOW THE CHARTER STATES THAT IT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

AND I THINK BECAUSE IT IS SO UNCOMFORTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO BRING UP, NO ONE'S BEEN ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT FOR THE COUNCIL SINCE 1989 OVER 30 YEARS.

SO I'M READY FOR US TO VOTE ON BRINGING OUR SALARY JUST UP TO THE MEDIAN AMOUNT AND TO PROVIDE THE MAYOR WITH THE RAISE TO BRING THE MAYOR UP TO $15,000 PER YEAR. I DEFINITELY THINK THE IDEA WHEN I WAS PROPOSING COST OF LIVING WAS IF WE HAD DONE THAT FOR MANY YEARS, WE WOULD BE WAY OVER THIS.

AND I JUST WANT US TO BE PAID IN A WAY THAT WILL HELP OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

BUESGENS. I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN.

HE CAN ADD WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS FAR AS THE INCREASE TO THE BUDGET FOR THESE INCREASES? MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE TOTAL AMOUNT WOULD BE 14,200 EFFECTIVE AFTER JANUARY 1ST OF 2025.

SO THIS IS FOR FUTURE COUNCILS.

THANK YOU. $14,200 IN JANUARY 2025 FOR THE.

SO IF I'M NOT REELECTED, IT WOULDN'T BE AFFECTING ME UNLESS I'M REELECTED.

I DO FIND IT STRANGE THAT IN BRINGING UP THE TOPIC THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS MENTIONED THAT IT WAS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES WHO BROUGHT THIS UP AS IF BRINGING THIS UP IS FOR HER OWN BENEFIT.

WAITING FOR A RAISE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, I.

SO THAT'S REALLY IRRELEVANT TO THE CONVERSATION AND SPEAKS TO BEING SUSPICIOUS TO COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES'S VIEWS AND FEELING RESPONSIBLE TO BRING THIS TOPIC UP TO OUR COUNSEL AND INFERS AND SOMEHOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HER ULTIMATE GOAL WAS TO GET A RAISE FOR HERSELF AND WHICH I DON'T FEEL THAT WAS THE CASE AT ALL.

IF I MAY, MAYOR, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT IT TO THE WORK SESSION.

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THERE WAS NO ILL INTENT BEHIND THE MENTION.

HEAR ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

DEFINITELY A TOPIC THAT IS NOT EASY TO BRING UP, SO I APPRECIATE BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS FOR, YOU KNOW, DISCUSSING THEIR VIEWPOINTS ON THIS ISSUE.

I DO SEE BOTH THE PROS AND CONS TO THIS, AND I DO APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS'S CONCERN FOR THIS, AND I AM NOT OPPOSED TO POSTPONING THIS TO SEND IT TO A PUBLIC HEARING SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE THEIR FULL INPUT IF THEY DO DESIRE.

HOWEVER, I DO THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING UP AND NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED AS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES HAD ALLUDED TO, TO NOT DILIGENTLY LOOK AT ANYTHING IN THE CITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS IS NOT RIGHT.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE FIRST READING WAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS ONE WAS NOT.

SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF BRINGING THIS TO A NEXT MEETING IN TERMS OF HAVING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR INPUT.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES J.

YES, JUST A QUESTION.

WHEN WE DO GENERAL ORDNANCE READINGS, WHAT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT DO WE USUALLY DO? WE'LL BE ABLE TO. A PUBLIC HEARING ISN'T REQUIRED.

PUBLIC HEARING IS. THERE'S CITY MANAGERS OVER THE YEARS HAVE HAVE DECIDED IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT.

OR FOR EDUCATIONAL OR I GUESS YOU'D SAY POLITICAL PURPOSES.

THEY WANT THE ABILITY TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.

THEY MIGHT PUT IT ON THE PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED.

THANK YOU. AND WE'VE HAD ONE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF VOTING ON THIS SO THAT WE CAN GET TO ALL THE OTHER IMPORTANT THINGS ON OUR AGENDA.

SOUNDS GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.

AND ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1684.

THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES IN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS ANY DISCUSSION.

HEARING IS NOT THEN ALL IN FAVOR TO WAIVE THE READING.

SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY AGAINST? NO. COULD WE DO A ROLL CALL? THIS IS TO WAIVE THE READING.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, YEAH.

OKAY. WE DON'T NEED WE DON'T NEED A ROLL CALL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS TO A NEXT MEETING, WHICH WOULD SUPERSEDE THIS.

I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE, AND WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS TO TABLE THE ORDINANCE ORDINANCE.

ANY DISCUSSION TO TABLE THIS HEARING IS NONE.

THEN ALL IN FAVOR TO TABLE THE ORDINANCE SAY AYE.

AYE AYE.

AND ALL AGAINST SAY NO.

NO. THE MOTION FAILS.

THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1684, AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO SEND THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE LEGAL NEWSPAPER.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.

1684. ANY DISCUSSION? COULD WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THAT, PLEASE? THERE IS NONE.

WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL.

VOTE. SARAH.

COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS, NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BISCUITS? YES. MAYOR MARQUEZ.

SIMILAR. YES. THANK YOU.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS MATTER.

SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN PERSON ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER FORM AT THE DOOR.

WHEN YOU FIRST WALKED IN AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK, SARAH IRON, WHO IS SITTING UP FRONT HERE.

SPEAKERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY SHOULD SEND A REQUEST TO SPEAK WITH THIS INFORMATION TO THE MODERATOR USING THE CHAT FUNCTION AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK WHEN SPEAKING.

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES SHOULD TURN THEIR CAMERA ON.

ANY COMMENTS MADE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE FORMAL RECORD FOR THIS MATTER, AS THE ITEM WILL HAVE BEEN VOTED ON AND THE ITEM FORMALLY CLOSED BY THE COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE.

FOUR ITEMS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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AND SO WHEN I ASK IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, IT WILL BE JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT ITEM, NOT FOR ANY PUBLIC HEARING.

SOMETIMES THAT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING.

SO IF YOU COME UP, WE'LL JUST DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING ON THE CORRECT TOPIC.

THE FIRST ONE, NUMBER 11, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023, DASH 33, REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 940 39TH AVENUE NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES.

AND FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS.

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

FIRST OFF, I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE INFORMATION ON BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY.

SO THIS IS ONE OF TWO REVOCATIONS FOR THIS LICENSE HOLDER THAT YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

IT'S THE FIRST TO 940 AND 3006 ARE THE SAME LICENSEE.

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? SORRY, IT WAS HARD TO HEAR.

SO SORRY. THIS IS ONE OF TWO LICENSE REVOCATIONS WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT FOR THE SAME LICENSEE, WHICH IS 940, 39TH AVENUE AND 3806 STINSON ARE BOTH THE SAME LICENSEE.

THIS LICENSEE HAS ONE PREVIOUS REVOCATION BACK IN.

WE WERE TO GO HERE. GOD.

NOVEMBER 22ND 21 FOUR 4633.

TYLER STREET.

SINCE THEN, I THINK WHEN I GAVE YOU GUYS YOUR UPDATE LAST WEEK AT THE WORK SESSION, THE PROPERTY'S 4633 TYLER AND 4625 TYLER. WE HAD HAD INFORMATION THAT THEY WERE POTENTIALLY SOLD.

WE CONFIRMED THAT THE DOCUMENTS WERE POSTED ON JULY 6TH.

SO WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT.

BUT IT WAS THEY STILL THAT PERSON STILL HELD AN INTEREST IN THE LICENSE THAT WAS REVOKED.

SO THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY IS JUST IRRELEVANT.

IT JUST REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE REVOCATION.

SO IT GOES FROM SIX PROPERTIES DOWN TO FOUR PROPERTIES IN IN 52 RENTAL LICENSING UNITS, DWELLING UNITS.

THE NEW PURCHASER OF THE PROPERTY IS AN LLC AND THEY CAN APPLY FOR A TRANSFER LICENSE AS LONG AS THEY DO IT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY.

SO THEY HAVE UNTIL THEN TO SUBMIT A RENTAL LICENSE TRANSFER.

IF THEY DON'T, THE LICENSING AUTOMATICALLY EXPIRES AND THE PROPERTY IS IMMEDIATELY UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BUESGENS. IS THIS FOR THIS PROPERTY? NO, THAT'S JUST FOR THAT. THOSE TWO PROPERTIES THAT WERE SOLD.

YEP. YEP.

SO THE PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW IS 940 39TH AVENUE.

IT IS A 11 UNIT BUILDING.

AND WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE FINDINGS OF FACT.

I HAVE SOME CORRECTIONS TO THAT.

THE WE DID AN INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE MEETING THERE ON JULY 7TH.

WE DID ONE LAST PRE COUNCIL INSPECTION SO I CAN UPDATE YOUR PAPERWORK IN FRONT OF YOU.

SO ITEM A CAN BE REMOVED AND SHALL REPAIR REPLACE THE SECURE WOBBLY TOILETS IN UNIT EIGHT AND NINE.

THE PART OF UNIT C OR I'M SORRY OF ITEM C WAS COMPLETED.

THE WINDOW STILL DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY.

ITEM D CAN BE REMOVED.

THE HASP PADLOCK ON UNIT TEN'S BEDROOM DOOR.

ITEM E SHALL PROVIDE A REPAIR, REPLACE FUEL APPLIANCE AND OVEN UNIT.

NUMBER TWO IS PARTIALLY TWO OF THE BURNERS DO NOT WORK ON IT STILL.

SO THAT WAS FAILED.

THE ITEM G SHELL REPAIR REPLACE BROKEN BEDROOM DOOR IN UNIT EIGHT.

THE DOORS WERE NOT COMPLETED.

THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT COMPLETED.

THEY'RE NOT FINISHED.

THEY'RE JUST BARE WOOD, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE.

ITEM H.

REMOVE THE GROUND PLUG ADAPTER CAN BE REMOVED.

ITEM I. CAN BE REMOVED.

ALLOW ACCESS TO UNIT TEN.

ITEM K.

SHALL WE REPAIR REPLACE MISSING BASEBOARD TRIM? ITEM L SHALL REPAIR, REPAIR REPLACE MITIGATE DAMAGE CEILING WALLS IN UNIT THREE BATHROOM.

ITEM M SHALL REPAIR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILING IN UNIT NINE.

ITEM N SHALL REPAIR REPLACE CHIPPING BREAKING CEILING PATCHING UNIT TEN'S KITCHEN AND ITEM O SHALL REMOVE THREADED END OVER PRESSURE DROP PIPE ON THE RIGHT WATER HEATER IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM CAN BE REMOVED.

WE DID MISS PUTTING ONE ON HERE.

THERE WAS A LEAKING WATER MAIN NEXT TO THE WATER METER THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET A.

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THE APPLICATION WAS, I SHOULD SAY, TAKEN, BUT THERE WAS NEVER RETURNED AND NEVER PAID FOR.

SO THAT ITEM IS INCOMPLETE BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN FINISHED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BUESGENS.

I'M CONFUSED. SO SORRY.

5 OR 6 THAT YOU READ, WERE THOSE DONE? ARE THEY STILL REMAINING? THOSE ARE. THOSE ARE ALL REMOVED.

SO I CAN. I CAN.

I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU REAL QUICK HERE.

ITEM B IS STILL THERE.

ITEM C, ITEM E, ITEM F, ITEM J, AND THEN A NEW ITEM IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT P, THE LEAKING WATER SIX.

YEP. YOU.

AND THIS THIS LANDLORD CAME TO US LAST YEAR, CORRECT? THE SAME ISSUES? WELL, I THINK IT WAS NOVEMBER.

I THINK NOVEMBER. SO IT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.

AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE WORK DONE BY THE HAIR OF THEIR CHINNY CHIN CHIN.

AND NOW WE'RE BACK AGAIN IN A YEAR WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.

THIS PROPERTY HAD 16, 16 ITEMS THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED AND THEY HAD FIVE MONTHS.

WE'RE GETTING DOWN AGAIN TO THE THE DEADLINE AND THEY STILL HAVE SIX TO REMAIN.

YOU SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE. I'M NOT REAL HAPPY WITH THIS LANDLORD.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAINTAIN THIS THEIR PROPERTIES IN A TIMELY MANNER.

IF YOU DID IT IN A TIMELY MANNER AND KEPT YOUR PROPERTIES UP, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE.

AND THERE'S FAMILIES HERE THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR WORK.

I'M NOT HAPPY AT ALL.

SO, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCILMAN, THERE IS SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PROPERTY HERE THIS EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL OPEN THE.

AND YOU'RE FINISHED. DAN? YES. RIGHT NOW I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING THEN.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 11 SPECIFICALLY, YOU MAY FILL IN THE FORM AND GIVE IT TO SARAH AND THEN COME ON UP OR SARAH WILL CALL YOU UP. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? SARAH? STEVE IS HERE? YEAH. OKAY, SO STEVE JOHNSON AND LI YAN WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. HELLO. YEAH, THANK YOU.

COULD YOU. I'M SORRY. STAND ON THE SIDE AND THEN SPEAK.

YOU CAN STAND ON THE SIDE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY REACH.

SO. THANK YOU. PEOPLE ON THE ON ZOOM CAN HEAR YOU ON THE MICROPHONE.

EXCELLENT. YEAH, OUR APOLOGIES.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW COMPANY FIVE YEARS GOING ON.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INTERNAL STAFF PROBLEMS FINDING QUALIFIED HELP, MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY MANAGERS, DROPPING THE BALL ON US, NOT APPLYING FOR LICENSING AND CALLING FOR INSPECTIONS WHEN WE GIVE THEM HOW TO DO IT.

THAT'S THE START OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

WE'VE NOW GOT MORE INTERNAL CHECKING ON THINGS, CHECK POINTS TO MAKE SURE NOW IT'S GOING TO THE COORDINATORS THAT ARE IN THE FIELD LIKE MYSELF THAT GETS ALL THE EMAILS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE HAPPENING.

WE ARE BUYING TROUBLED PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN ROUGH SHAPE, WHICH IS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHERE WE'RE MODELING THEM.

WE'RE SPENDING 1000 $200,000 ON NINE 4950 PLUS WITH REPAIRS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS SHOWN.

WE ALL WANT WE DO WANT TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE AVAILABLE LOW RENT TO A LOT OF OUR TENANTS THAT AREN'T LEAVING BECAUSE THEY'RE LOW INCOME.

WE'RE GIVING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

WE WANT TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE RESPECTABLE AND BE MORE PRODUCTIVE NOT HAVING THIS PROBLEM.

WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT MORE NOW BETTER STAFF.

AT THE TIME WHEN WE STARTED THIS COMPANY, COVID, HIT US.

THAT DIDN'T HELP.

WE LOST GOOD PEOPLE AND SOME PEOPLE MOVED.

FINDING GOOD HELP PUT US IN THIS POSITION IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ANY MORE THAN YOU WANT US HERE.

WE WANT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY PROPERLY AND RESPECTFULLY.

WE WANT TO BE IN COLUMBIA IN BUSINESS.

WE HAVE DOWNSIZED OUR PORTFOLIO INVENTORY HALF.

WE BOUGHT TOO FAST, TOO MUCH.

IT BACKFIRED ON US.

WE SOLD RIGHT AWAY AS FAST AS WE COULD.

THE CORRECTED PROBLEM.

YES, WE'VE BEEN BACK HERE BEFORE.

WE COMPLETE A LOT OF ALSO INSPECTIONS ON TIME.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS DO WE NOT COMPLETE THEM? WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITH A LOT OF ROOFS, SOFFITS IT GOES ON.

THIS SITUATION WAS THAT OUR PROPERTY MANAGER WHO WE DID LET GO BECAUSE OF THIS, DIDN'T RESPOND TO ANY OF THE EMAILS.

NONE OF THE LETTERS JUST KEPT BURYING IT, FORGETTING ABOUT IT BECAUSE SHE WAS OVERLOADED AND UNQUALIFIED.

NOW WE GOT SOMEBODY QUALIFIED IN THERE AND THEN WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS EVEN EXISTING UNTIL YOU STARTED POSTING.

THEN WE WENT IN THERE WITH OUR CREW, WHICH WE WERE ALREADY OVERLOADED WITH OTHER AREAS AND CITIES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT CITY COUNCIL, BUT WORK ORDERS AND REPAIRS AND CITY ORDERS. WE DEAL WITH QUITE QUICKLY ON THIS AND SOME OF THE ORDERS LIKE A TOILET, IF I CAN SAY QUICKLY, IT SAID FIX LOOSE TOILET.

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SO WE HAD TO DO SUBFLOOR, PUT A NEW FLOOR IN, THEN A FLANGE.

IT JUST WAS A LOT MORE WORK.

SO WE REMODELED THAT.

WHEN DO REPAIRS, WE'RE NOT LIFTING AND STAIN.

WE FIXED THE WINDOW WITH NEW PARTS.

SOME WOULD BE REPLACED AND WE HAVE STILL $25 $2,500 OF WINDOWS ON ORDER, REPLACING WINDOWS INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEM WITH JUNK.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE.

SO IT'S SOME OF THIS STUFF DIDN'T GET DONE COMPLETELY BECAUSE OF BACK ORDERS.

THE PLUMBING CAME IN TO HAVE OUR PLUMBER COME IN.

HE PULLED A PERMIT.

THE OUTSIDE WHERE YOU GO DOWN IN THE BACK YARD, IN THE GROUND IS BROKEN.

THE PIPE IS SEIZED UP. THEY CAN'T TURN IT OFF.

WE HAD UTILITIES COME OUT.

THEY COULDN'T GET IT FREE.

OUR PRIMARY COULDN'T GET IT FREE.

SO NOW WE GOT TO DIG IT OUT 6 TO 8 FOOT DOWN AND FIX THAT DOWN THERE.

THAT'S WHY THAT'S OUTSTANDING.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF EVERYTHING ELSE WAS FIXED.

WE HAD TO SIGN OFF ON A STOVE THAT WE GOT ALL CLEANED UP AND THAT THE FIRST ROUND THAT CAME, IT PASSED WITH THE WINDOW.

AND THEN NOW THE DAY THEY CAME AND DID A RECHECK ON SOME OTHER STUFF AND LOOKED AT IT, GUESS WHAT? THAT MORNING HE HAD A OVERFLOW ON HIS STOVE.

ONE BURNER DIDN'T WORK OR GOING GREAT, BUT IT WAS DONE AND THEY NOTED THAT.

SO WE DID. WE ARE TRYING OUR EFFORT TO GET IT DONE COMPLETELY.

ALL THIS STUFF, IT'S JUST IT'S LIKE MURPHY'S LAW.

WE'RE TRYING HARD, UNDERSTAFFED, NOT QUALIFIED.

IT'S GETTING BETTER.

WE LIKE TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE LIKE TO LIKE TO JUST GIVE US A CHANCE HERE TO PROVE THAT WE'RE WORTHY OF IT.

WE ARE DOWNSIZED OUR PORTFOLIO TO MAKE IT SO THAT WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB.

WE AREN'T GOING TO BUY ANY MORE UNTIL WE DO AND GET A PROPER STAFF.

WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY AND IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU SHOULD BE DOING BUSINESS.

WE KNOW THAT IT IS OUR FAULT.

WE'RE JUST ASKING TO GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

WE BOUGHT A CONDEMNED BUILDING ON CENTRAL, MADE INTO A NICE OFFICE AND CLEANED IT UP.

YOU WANTED PARKING LOT.

WE DID ALL THAT. WE AIN'T AFRAID TO SPEND THE MONEY.

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE.

WE JUST WOULDN'T HAVE THE STAFF TO GET IT COORDINATED, TO GET IT DONE QUICKLY.

A LOT OF THINGS WE DO GET DONE ON TIME.

THIS ONE WAS JUST OVERWHELMING AND WE GOT THE STUFF THAT YOU WANT REMAINING.

WE WILL HAVE WE HAVE THAT DONE ALREADY, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO DO US ANY GOOD NOW TELLING YOU THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.

SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION TO STAY IN BUSINESS.

AND LET US TRY TO SHOW YOU THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AND WE WILL DO BETTER.

AND WE HAVE THE STAFF NOW TO DO THAT.

CHECKPOINTS IN PLACE.

I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOUR PRETTY MUCH YOUR MERCY ON THAT.

THANK YOU. SO I'LL ADD TO IT.

SO I THINK I WAS HERE LAST YEAR AND AT THE TIME I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEMS THAT STEVE MENTIONED, THAT'S NOT EXCUSE TO KEEP GOING FORWARD.

WHAT I DO WANT TO SAY IS ACTION WE DID IS WE HAD THREE PROPERTY MANAGERS THAT WE HAVE CHANGED OUT.

SO I BROUGHT MIKE YOUNG, WHO THE OWNER OF APP MANAGEMENT BEFORE HIS MIDWEST GIG, THAT THAT COMPANY IS NO LONGER MANAGING OUR PROPERTIES.

MIKE STARTED AROUND MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

BRAND NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM REPLACED ALL THREE PROPERTY MANAGER WITH THE COMPANY.

AND ALSO WE HAVE A BRAND NEW MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR WHO IS WORKING WITH STEVE ON TRYING TO KEEP ON TOP OF HIS ORDER.

SO WE JUST ASK THAT COUNCIL BE CONSIDER OUR PLEA HERE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS HAS A QUESTION.

THIS IS LIKE A LIKE LISTENING TO A MOVIE ON REPEAT.

YOU THESE ARE THE SAME EXACT THINGS.

YOU STOOD AT THAT VERY SAME PODIUM AND TOLD US THE LAST TIME IT WAS NOT ABLE YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO HIRE QUALIFIED HELP.

YOU HAD A YOU HAD REPLACED A MANAGER AND YOU HAD A NEW MANAGER IN PLACE.

IT'S THE SAME DRILL AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.

YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION.

I DON'T CARE WHETHER IT'S MARKET RENTAL OR WHETHER IT'S LOW INCOME FAMILIES THAT ARE IN YOUR UNITS, YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO THEM BEYOND COLLECTING A PAYCHECK, YOU'RE FAILING.

I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.

UH COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

I DID O COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN.

AGAIN. LAST TIME IT WAS COVID, THE SAME EXCUSES YOU HAD TODAY.

AND IT'S LIKE YOU ASKING US FOR GIVING YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AGAIN.

YOUR PERFORMANCE LEVEL IS DISMAL, DISMAL.

AND I FEEL SORRY FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS.

AND AGAIN, I'M REALLY ANGRY. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I SAID TO YOU LAST TIME, A YEAR AGO? I'M THE ONLY JACOBS AND I ARE THE COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS AND I ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT WERE HERE LAST TIME.

I SAID, IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTIES, MAINTAIN THEM, MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE FOR YOUR TENANTS, THEN YOU SHOULD CONSIDER FINDING A DIFFERENT CAREER.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? YES.

AND YOU FAILED AGAIN.

AND YOU'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO DO IT.

AND IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL.

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YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.

WE'VE GOT, WHAT, 97% OF OUR LANDLORDS IN THE CITY DO THEIR JOB TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY, AND THEY DON'T END UP HERE.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE TWICE WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF.

A YEAR AND A HALF.

IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL.

YOU'RE THE WAY YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS, THE WAY THINGS ARE HAPPENING, IT'S NOT WORKING.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IF THERE ARE ANY RESIDENTS IN THE IN THIS PROPERTY THAT HERE.

I DID SPEAK TO SEVERAL RESIDENTS BEFORE TONIGHT.

I HAVE FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

AND THE THE PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HEARING ARE LONG TERM PROBLEMS AND THE THINGS ABOUT LIKE THE SUBFLOOR.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO SECURE OUR TOILETS, BECAUSE THAT NOT DOING THAT LEADS TO LEAKAGE, WHICH LEADS TO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING A MURPHY'S LAW, I'M LIKE, WELL, THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH ALL THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST.

I HEAR YOU SAY WHICH SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE COMPLETED.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU MENTION THAT YOU DID ANY OF THE CARPETING OR THAT YOU FIX THE WATER MAIN THAT WE HAVE A PERMIT, BUT NO ONE'S BEEN THAT HASN'T BEEN PAID FOR.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY LITTLE DETAILS.

AND I HEARD YOU SAY THAT YOU HAVE A NEW COMPANY SINCE MARCH, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE MAY AND NOW WE'RE IN JULY.

AND SO THAT COMPANY HAS BEEN IN PLACE THAT WHOLE TIME.

SO THAT CONCERNS ME.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE BUILDING THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BECAUSE I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS.

I'VE ASKED MARY TO UNMUTE HER MICROPHONE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

MARY, IF YOU COULD TURN YOUR MICROPHONE AND VIDEO ON, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. WELCOME, MARY.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO.

I AM A RESIDENT OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

I APOLOGIZE. I'M NOT DOING A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING MY VIDEO.

UM, I'M FAIRLY RE NEW TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

THIS IS DISTURBING TO ME.

I'M HEARING A LOT OF CHECKPOINTS ARE IN PLACE, BUT I'M NOT HEARING DETAILS.

I'M NOT HEARING ANY TIME FRAMES.

I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE THAT WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT OWNERS AND LANDLORDS REALLY HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO OBVIOUSLY REMEDY SITUATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE A LONG TIME STANDING.

AND IT'S VERY FAIR TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE OWNING AND RENTING IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT OPERATE A BUSINESS LIKE THIS. SO THAT WAS MY $0.02.

THANK YOU, MARY. I GUESS.

DO YOU HAVE A TIME FRAME THAT YOU'RE THINKING? I MEAN, SOMETIMES WE HEAR, LIKE YOU SAID, WINDOWS ARE ON ORDER.

I MEAN, IF THEY CAN ARE THEY GOING WE'RE HOPING TO GO INTO WINDOWS OR BE IN AND I'M STIRRING PLUMBING DID PULL THE PERMIT AND THESE LOOK AND THEY HAVE THE GUY DIG IT OUT NEXT WEEK AND THEN I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE COMPLETED A LOT OF INSPECTIONS ON COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TYLER AND NINE 4950 ON TIME. THE CITY INSPECTION OFFICE CAN VERIFY THAT THIS ONE HERE JUST, I BELIEVE.

YES. BROUGHT US HERE AGAIN.

AND I JUST CAN'T EMPHASIZE THAT WE WE HAVE NO PLANS TO GOING BACK AGAIN A THIRD ROUND.

THAT WOULD BE A STRIKE OUT FOR OUR OWN.

WE DESERVE THAT.

BUT WE ARE WE ARE TRYING OUR BEST TO JUST CORRECT THIS MATTER AND WE HAVE TO GET IT.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE IT CORRECTED.

YOU PREVIOUSLY TOLD US YOU WEREN'T GOING TO COME FOR ROUND TWO.

I DIDN'T WANT TO ROUND NO.

TO EITHER, BUT. WELL, WE'RE IN CHARGE OF THAT.

YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THAT? YES. THAT THAT'S AN INFURIATING THING FOR ME TO HEAR FROM YOU.

YES. YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THAT.

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GO ROUND TWO.

NOW YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ROUND THREE.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO. WE? WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE GOT WE HAD A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM THERE.

WE GOT THAT CORRECTED AND THEN WE HAD THE OFFICE.

YEAH, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXCUSE, BUT WE DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INTERNAL AT THE OFFICE STAFF DOING THEIR JOB, WHICH HAS DIRECTLY INCLINES WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND WE DIDN'T HAVE CHECKPOINTS IN PLACE SAYING IS NOT DOING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. YOU MAY SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SARAH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROPERTY? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO AGAIN, I'LL ASK IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM NUMBER 11.

AND I WILL ASK A SECOND TIME AND A THIRD TIME IF ANYONE ON ZOOM WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING IS NONE.

THEN I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2333.

THERE WILL BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE MAY HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

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CHAPTER FIVE. A ARTICLE FOUR SECTION IS IT 494? SECTION 58.

408A OF THE RENTAL LICENSE LISTED.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WILKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING IS NONE. THEN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 12 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 2334 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 30 806 STINSON BOULEVARD NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES.

AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS AS WELL.

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AGAIN, WE DID ANOTHER FOLLOW UP INSPECTION ON JULY 7TH OF THIS PROPERTY AS WELL AND JUST AN UPDATE ON THEIR ITEMS. THE ONLY REMAINING ITEM IS ITEM B.

TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

CAN YOU READ WHAT ITEM? AND THE ITEM B IS SHALL WE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SOFT, SPONGY BATHROOM FLOOR ALONG THE TUB IN UNIT 301? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THEN.

SO I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SARAH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. THAT MAKES IT EASY.

OKAY, I'LL ASK AGAIN.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM RENT, THIS ONE IS 30 806 STINSON BOULEVARD.

YES. IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF AGAIN.

STEVE JOHNSON. THANK YOU.

WE HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR PUT ON ALL THE FLOORING.

306301 AND WE HAD HIM OUT THERE AND FIXED THE FLOOR AND WE WERE STILL DOING OTHER REMODELS.

PAINTERS WENT IN THERE AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO LET THE UNDERLAY LAY, LAY, NOT GET HIRED BEFORE THEY WALKED ON IT.

AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT TILL THE DAY OF THAT HALF THE FLOOR STAYED HARD, BUT THEY WALKED ON THE OTHER PART EDGE IN AND THEY PUSHED IT DOWN.

HE HAS SINCE THEN BEEN IN THERE AND PULLED IT APART AGAIN AND POURED FILLER AGAIN IN IT, GOT IT FIXED.

BUT AGAIN.

AND THAT WAS NOT DONE BY OUR STAFF.

THAT WAS DONE BY A SUBCONTRACTOR.

WHEN YOU'RE SAYING SINCE THEN YOU MEAN SINCE JULY 7TH, JUST ABOUT THREE DAYS, FOUR DAYS AGO, AFTER THE BEFORE AFTER THE INSPECTION, THAT TODAY IS JULY 10TH.

AND THEY. YEAH. SO YEAH IT'S NOT MUCH IT CAME OUT.

YEAH. AND THE COUNCIL MEMBER.

YES IT HELPS IF I CAN CALL ON THE PERSON TO SPEAK.

IT'S OVER.

YES. COMPLETED BEFORE TODAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

I'M CONFUSED WHEN YOU SAY SOFT FLOOR.

HARD FLOOR. IN MY MIND, IF YOU'RE REPLACING THE FLOORBOARDS, THE SUBFLOOR IN THAT FLOOR, YOU'RE REPLACING THEM WITH HARD WOOD.

YES. ARE YOU NOT? DID THEY NOT PUT THE BRACING UNDERNEATH IT? YEAH, THERE WAS A SUBFLOOR BENEATH IT, BUT THE FLOOR WAS A LITTLE BIT SLANTED.

HE PUT FLOOR LEVEL IN.

THERE IS WHAT IT IS.

OKAY. MANY TIMES YOU DO ON A FLOOR TO LEVEL OFF TO GET A MORE LEVEL BECAUSE THE FLOOR WAS STILL TILTED.

DID HE REPLACE THE WOOD UNDERNEATH THAT? YES. YES. BUT JUST STILL THE FLOOR STILL STAMPED SLANT A LITTLE BIT.

YOU WANTED TO HAVE IT A LEVEL. WE WANTED A LEVEL PERFECTLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT CRUSHED IT.

ASSISTANT CHIEF, CAN YOU COMMENT TO THIS AT ALL? I CAN'T COMMENT ON HOW HOW THE REPAIR WAS MADE, ONLY THAT THE FLOOR WAS REMAINED SPONGY WHEN OUR INSPECTORS WERE THERE.

THAT'S THAT'S SUBSTANTIAL FOR ME.

THEY MAKE THE NOTATIONS WHERE THE WHOLE FLOOR WAS LEVEL WAS SPONGY IN FRONT, AND THEN WE PUT THAT LEVELER IN THERE.

AND JUST THE FRONT OF IT IS, OKAY, IT'S JUST ONE CORNER.

IT DIDN'T MAKE NOTATIONS OF THAT.

YEAH, THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE IT'S JUST ONE LITTLE AREA THAT STILL GOT PUSHED DOWN.

THANK YOU, FIRE CHIEF.

YES. THOMPSON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE TWO INSPECTORS ARE HERE, IF YOU WISH TO ASK THEM PERSONALLY.

THEY HAD THEIR EYES ON THE PROPERTY AND THEY CAN GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM IF OUR INSPECTORS CAN COME UP, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, CHIEF. DISTRICT.

I'M NOT PREPARED FOR THAT.

OKAY. JUST TELL US MORE ABOUT THE.

THE FLOORING, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FIRST.

OH, YEAH. KYLE HALL.

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WHEN WE WENT ON FRIDAY TO INSPECT THE THE FLOOR REPAIRS IN THE BATHROOM, WE FOUND THAT TOWARDS THE HEAD OF THE TUB OR TOWARDS THE SPOUT END OF THE TUB.

AS YOU STEP DOWN AND PUT PRESSURE ALONG WHERE THE TUB MEETS THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR SAGGED UNDERNEATH OUR FEET AND STARTED TO BREAK APART. THE SILICONE CAULK SEAL ALONG.

THE MORE WE THE MORE WE EXPERIMENTED, THE MORE WE PRESSED, THE MORE IT COLLAPSED, THE MORE IT GAVE VERTICALLY AND STARTED TO SEPARATE MORE HORIZONTALLY AS WELL, ENOUGH TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO I WAS ABLE TO FIT MY FINGER BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE BOTTOM OF THE TUB.

SO TO CLARIFY, THAT WAS THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.

SOMEBODY COULD FALL THROUGH THAT FLOOR NEXT TO THE TUB.

IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? I COULDN'T SPEAK TO WHAT THE WHAT THE FRAMING AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ARE UNDERNEATH.

I MEAN, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS JUST THE FINISHED FLOOR OR THAT THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE SUBFLOOR AND THE AND THE FRAMING, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

WE WE COULDN'T SPEAK TO HOW STRUCTURALLY SOUND IT IS JUST THAT THE FINISHED FLOOR MOVED WHEN WE PUT WEIGHT ON IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS. I JUST WANT TO LET THE AUDIENCE KNOW THAT THE FIRST INSPECTION OF THIS PROPERTY IS IN MARCH MARCH 22ND.

THEY'VE HAD FIVE MONTHS TO REPAIR THIS PROPERTY AND THE SOGGY FLOOR.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE WALKING AROUND? NOT WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FLOOR YOU DON'T KNOW AND COULD GET HURT AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE FROM THIS COMPANY THAT THEY'RE NOT RUNNING THIS COMPANY. WELL, THEY LET THINGS SLIDE.

IT TOOK THEM FIVE MONTHS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, LAST MINUTE AGAIN, AGAIN, THEY'RE QUICKLY RUSHING TO GET THE WORK DONE AND THEY'RE NOT DONE.

TO ME, IT'S NEGLIGENCE.

SOMEBODY CAN GET HURT.

PEOPLE DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE IN THESE TYPE OF PROPERTIES.

AS MUCH AS IT PAINS ME THAT THEIR LIVES WILL BE DISRUPTED, THEY DON'T DESERVE THIS.

THEY DESERVE QUALITY, WELL-MAINTAINED, SAFE PLACES TO LIVE.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BUESGENS.

I AGREE. COUNCILOR JAMES.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE INSPECTORS FOR BEING HERE AND FOR GOING OUT TO THE PROPERTY.

ONE THING THAT I'LL NOTE IS WHEN WHEN LANDLORDS AREN'T DOING THEIR WORK, IT REQUIRES A LOT OF INSPECTIONS AND RE INSPECTIONS AND RE INSPECTIONS.

AND THAT IS A COST FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR STAFF.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR DOING GOOD WORK AND FOR BEING CAREFUL FOR ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE INSPECTORS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT FOR THE AUDIENCE OUT THERE LISTENING AND THE AUDIENCE HERE.

THESE ARE OUR TWO FULL TIME INSPECTORS FOR RENTALS THAT THE PROGRAM WAS SET UP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE THEIR FACES UP HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM GOING THROUGH TOWN AND THEY'RE CHECKING OUT THE PROPERTIES.

THESE ARE THE TWO THAT ARE WORKING FOR US.

SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

MAY SIT DOWN. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU. IN THIS CASE, WAS I CORRECT OR NO? ANYONE. THAT'S.

I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MENTIONING THE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT GOES INTO THESE RE INSPECTIONS, RE INSPECTIONS, RE INSPECTIONS, AND TO SEE THAT IT'S BEEN STARTED IN MAY, IN MARCH, AND IS STILL NOT FINISHED.

IT IS. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

AND SINCE WE'RE TRYING TO BE FRUGAL HERE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HELPS US BE FRUGAL.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC, ANY SPEAKERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY. ALL RIGHT.

I WILL ASK ONE MORE TIME IF THERE ARE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

AND THEN THIS IS JUST FOR THIS ONE ITEM FOR THIS ONE PROPERTY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, DIANE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN. HEARING IS NONE.

I WILL MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2334.

THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

AND NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 2334 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS APPROVING REVOCATION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE.

CHAPTER FIVE, A ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION FIVE, A 0.4 08A OF THE RENTAL LICENSE LISTED.

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ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NONE. THEN.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 13.

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 35 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 1000 PETERS PLACE NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN.

MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND HERE, THIS IS A ORIGINATED AS A COMPLAINT IN AUGUST 19TH OF 2022.

SO THE INITIAL DATE ON THEIR DECEMBER 12TH, 2022 IS INCORRECT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT QUICK CHANGE.

THERE'S BEEN INSPECTIONS SINCE THEN.

LATEST INSPECTION WAS DONE ON JUNE 28TH AND THE ITEMS REMAINING ARE LISTED THERE.

DELAMINATING DOOR ON THE FIRST FIRST FLOOR, FRONT STAIRWELL, THE CRUMBLING, CRUMBLING CONCRETE BLOCKS ON THE FRONT PATIO AREA.

THEY'RE OUT OF PLUMB OPEN.

CRACKS ARE NOT KEPT IN CONDITION THAT WOULD PREVENT ENTRY OF RODENTS AND OTHER PETS.

AND A REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT THE INSPECTORS FAILED IT FOR A NON WORKMANLIKE CORRECTION TO THE PROBLEM.

AND THEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE HAVE PROFESSIONAL EXTERMINATOR CHECK THE BUILDING FOR MICE PROPERLY TREAT INFESTED AREAS AS NEEDED.

IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PROPERTY AND.

I SAY IT'S STILL STILL OPEN IN OUR IN OUR INSPECTIONS.

SO THERE IS ONE PREVIOUS REVOCATION FOR THIS INTEREST IN A LICENSE THAT WAS REVOKED FROM 96696, EIGHT 44.5 ON OCTOBER 25TH OF 2021.

HUSSAIN AND HUSSAIN KHAN IS THE PROPERTY MANAGER AND HE WAS THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF THIS OTHER ONE OR PROPERTY OWNER POTENTIALLY INVESTED IN THE LLC.

THERE ARE TWO BUILDINGS HERE, A 17 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING, WHICH IS 1000 PETER'S PLACE AND NINE SIX, SIX, 44.5, WHICH IS A DUPLEX.

SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO A, B AND C ARE STILL ON ABC ARE STILL ON AND THIS WOULD BE THEIR SECOND OR THIRD REVOCATION.

THIS WILL BE THEIR SECOND REVOCATION.

AND JUST TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED THEIR LICENSE APPLICATION FOR THIS YEAR YET.

IT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED.

THEY HAVE NOT. I TAKE THAT BACK.

I THINK THEY SUBMITTED IT TODAY.

THEY MIGHT HAVE PAID THE FEES TODAY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN PROCESSED PENDING THIS.

AND THEN THE INSPECTION FOR THE PROPERTY IS AN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.

COMPLETE INSPECTION HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AND THAT'S OVERDUE AS WELL.

AND THIS HAS BEEN 12 MONTHS OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

BASICALLY THE FIRST NOTIFICATION WAS IN AUGUST, CORRECT? THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING? SARAH? THANK YOU.

THE PROPERTY MANAGER, MR. KHAN, IS HERE. THANK YOU.

HE'S. HELLO, MR. BROWN. HELLO.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE A FEW CLARIFICATIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO JUST STATE A FEW FACTS FOR YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER TONIGHT.

BEFORE YOU START, COULD YOU PLEASE MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE SO WE CAN HEAR YOU IN THE MICROPHONE? SORRY, IT'S CONFUSING.

THANK YOU. IS THAT BETTER? YES, THANK YOU. OKAY.

SO SO I WANT TO START WITH JUST THE THREE ITEMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, THOUGH.

THE ORIGINAL CITATION WAS A, THE FOUNDATION WALLS IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR.

THAT ONE WAS WE ASKED FOR A TABLE BECAUSE OF THE THE WINTER.

AND THERE WAS OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE ADDED ON THAT WERE TAKEN CARE OF.

SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THIS THING WAS DRAGGING ON FROM AUGUST, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T.

THERE WAS NEW ITEMS THAT WERE BEING TACKED ON TO THEIR NOTICES AND A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY, ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT FOR THREE, HAVE BEEN DONE. AND NOW THESE THREE I'LL START WITH VIOLATION ONE, THE FIRE DOOR.

THAT IS NOT LIKE A NORMAL DOOR.

IT'S A 90 MINUTE DOOR.

AND THAT MEANS IT HAS TO HAVE AN HOUR RATING WHERE IT CAN WITHSTAND LIKE A FIRE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND THOSE ARE NOT EASY TO FIND.

SO WE HAD ORDERED THIS DOOR BACK IN FEBRUARY AND THEN RECENTLY, I MEAN, WE KEPT GETTING THIS EXTENSION

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AND THEN RECENTLY THEY HAD SAID THAT THEY'RE DISCONTINUED AND THAT THE ONLY ONE WE COULD GET IS OUR RATING DOOR IN STEEL.

AND THIS WAS AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT HERE.

THIS WAS IN JUNE 21ST AND IT SAID IT WAS GOING TO ARRIVE ON JUNE 28TH.

THAT WAS THE DAY OF THE FINAL INSPECTION.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, BUT IT HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

AND I HAVE THE CONTRACTOR HERE WHO'S INSTALLED IT AND WE HAVE VIDEOS AND PICTURES.

AND SO NUMBER TWO WAS THE FOUNDATION WALL.

NOW, THIS ONE DID SERVE THE PURPOSE AS FAR AS THE THE THE CODE, THE CITY CODE 58203.

IT DID HE DID REPLACE THE BROKEN CRUMBLING BLOCKS IN FRONT OF THE PATIO AND IT DID IN SUCH A CONDITION THAT WOULD PREVENT ENTRY OF RODENTS AND OTHER PESTS. BUT THE WORKMANLIKE I GUESS IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, PRETTY ENOUGH OR IT NEEDS TO BE SMOOTHED OUT.

EITHER WAY, I CAN DO THAT.

BUT IT DOES SERVE THE PURPOSE OF OF THE CODE.

IT JUST MAY, YOU KNOW, MAY NOT LOOK LIKE IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE CARE OF, NO PROBLEM.

AND THEN THE INFESTATION, THEY'RE THE EXPERTS THAT I AM DEALING WITH, THE THE ACTUAL PEST CONTROL COMPANY.

THEY DON'T DEEM THIS AS AN INFESTATION AN THEY CALL THIS A PEST CONTROL ISSUE.

ONLY A FEW OF THE UNITS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE MICE.

AND AND AGAIN, NONE OF THE TENANTS HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR DUE DILIGENCE UNDER THE LEASE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET COMPLAINTS.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE JUST GOES TO THE CITY.

THERE IS A YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LEASE AND GIVE US A PROPER NOTIFICATION AND WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.

HOWEVER, WE HAD HIRED A PROFESSIONAL COUNTRY COMPANY, ENVIRONMENTAL PEST MANAGEMENT, WHOM LYNN COSTA, THE AGENT I WORK WITH, SENT THE CONTRACT TO JERRY CARON, THE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THERE'S BEEN ONGOING TREATMENTS.

EVEN IN THE NEXT TREATMENT IS ON THE 12TH.

AND I'VE SENT THIS EMAIL TO JERRY, BUT I DON'T I DON'T THINK THIS IS REASONABLE UNDER, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE CITY HAS ITS ORDINANCE AND BUT THERE IS A STATE LAW AND THIS STATE LAW IS 504, B185.

AND THIS THIS STATUTE STATES THAT THAT THAT ONCE THERE'S BEEN SUFFICIENT NOTIFICATION HERE, I'LL READ AND I AND I AND I CAN DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, OFFER THIS AS AS A OFFER THIS TO THE COUNCIL IF NEED BE.

BUT SO THE THE THE ORDINANCE ITSELF READS THAT AFTER THE LOCAL AUTHORITY HAS INSPECTED THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE, THE INSPECTOR SHALL INFORM THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S AGENT THAT THE RESIDENTIAL TENANT OR HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATION OF IN WRITING OF ANY CODE VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED AND SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION TO BE SAYS A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME MUST BE ALLOWED TO WHICH TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS. SO ALL WE'RE ARGUING IS THAT.

OUR EXPERTS ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN ERADICATE OVER A MONTH OR TWO MONTHS.

THE CONTRACT IS FOR A YEAR.

THIS WAS FROM LAST YEAR AND IS GOING ON TO THE END OF THIS YEAR IN DECEMBER.

SO THE CONTRACT IS ONGOING.

THE NEXT TREATMENT IS ON JULY 12TH AND ONLY A MAJORITY OF THE UNITS OR THE TENANTS I TALKED TO TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED MICE ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE CONCENTRATED IN CERTAIN UNITS, BUT I HAVE TO DEFER TO THE PROFESSIONALS.

THE PROFESSIONALS WHOM I HAVE THE CONTRACT WITH ARE CARRYING ON THAT TREATMENT.

SO THOSE ARE THE THREE ISSUES THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE IS A CITY ORDINANCE CLAMPING DOWN ON SOME OF THESE LANDLORDS AROUND HERE.

WE'LL GET THAT MUTED.

AND I CONTINUE. YES.

SO WHAT WE'RE HERE TO SAY IS THAT THE CONSEQUENCES HERE ARE VERY DIRE.

AND THE REASON THEY ARE DIRE IS BECAUSE OF SOME INTEREST, APPARENTLY, CAUSE I MANAGED A PROPERTY AT A DIFFERENT AT A DIFFERENT PLACE THAT DID HAVE A REVOCATION OR EXCUSE ME, A SUSPENSION IN 2021, I BELIEVE THAT WAS AND THIS IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANDLORD, A COMPLETE NOT RELATED, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LANDLORD WITH DIFFERENT CAPACITY, DIFFERENT BUDGET WHOM I JUST HAPPENED TO MANAGE HIS PROPERTY.

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SO THEY WEREN'T I WASN'T MANAGING THE PROPERTIES AT THE TIME THAT THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PROPERTY WAS SUSPENDED.

AND BY THE WAY, THAT PROPERTY IS IN GREAT CONDITION RIGHT NOW.

EXCUSE ME. SORRY. A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? HUSSEIN KHAN.

KHAN. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

RIGHT. BUT HE HAS LISTED THAT HE'S THE OWNER OF THIS BUILDING.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFICATION AND POINT THAT OUT.

I HAVE NOT LISTED THAT IT'S ON HERE.

THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING, ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING.

I AM NOT ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING.

MY NAME IS I'M A PROPERTY MANAGER.

I AM NEITHER. HE'S THE PROPERTY MANAGER.

OKAY. I AM NOT.

AND I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

NO, NO, I STAND CORRECTED.

OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

SO I. THOSE TWO BUILDINGS DO NOT.

THE OWNERS DO NOT KNOW EACH OTHER.

THEY DON'T. THEY DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH EACH OTHER.

SO THIS IF IF YOU DON'T CONSIDER THE STATUTES, THE STATE STATUTES OVER THE CITY ORDINANCES IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH IS 504 B185, WHICH SAYS THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALLOWED TO BE ALLOWED A REASONABLE PERIOD TO CORRECT THESE VIOLATIONS AND THE THREE ISSUES AT HAND, YOU CAN THESE ARE BEYOND MY CONTROL.

ONE, THE PEST CONTROL, IT'S REASONABLE TO GIVE IT LET IT TO DO ITS COURSE, LET THE CONTRACT PLAY ITS COURSE AND YOU KNOW, IT WILL. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GUARANTEEING ME THAT THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE ERADICATED.

BUT THEY'RE SAYING IT'S NOT AN INFESTATION.

THERE ARE PEST CONTROL ISSUES IN SOME UNITS.

IT'S NOT AN INFESTATION.

NUMBER TWO, THE THE DOOR IS COMPLETED.

SO ALL WE NEED IS A VERIFICATION.

I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH CHIEF O'BRIEN.

I'VE WORKED WITH THEM BEFORE.

VERY REASONABLE.

WE COULD TABLE THIS TO A DIFFERENT HEARING.

WE COULD. WE COULD VERIFY THAT THE DOOR IS COMPLETE.

I COULD HAVE THAT.

THE CONCRETE STEPS SMOOTHED OUT A LITTLE BETTER, MAKE IT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE MORE ESTHETIC, IF YOU IF YOU MAY, SO TO SPEAK.

BUT I JUST I'M ASKING YOU GUYS FROM LIKE A VERY LIKE THIS IS THIS IS VERY TROUBLING TO ME THAT THIS LANDLORD WHOM I'VE ONLY BEEN MANAGING FOR ONE YEAR, CAN LOSE HIS LIVELIHOOD FOR FIVE YEARS.

HE CANNOT RENT BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE I MANAGE FOR A DIFFERENT MANAGER, A DIFFERENT OWNER AT A DIFFERENT BUILDING WHO GOT HIS LICENSE SUSPENDED IN 2021 AFTER 30 YEARS OF NO SUSPENSION, ONE SUSPENSION AFTER COVID.

SO I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER JUST THE FAMILIES IN THE UNIT ON THIS SCALE.

THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A REVOCATION, I DON'T BELIEVE, ON THIS SCALE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AT LEAST FROM MY COMMENTS WITH CHIEF O'BRIEN EARLIER.

I THINK THIS WILL BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY.

IT'S NOT NECESSARY.

WE HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT STEPS TO TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT.

I HAVE A RECEIPT HERE WITH APPFOLIO, A NEW RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT I'VE INCORPORATED TO HELP KIND OF STREAMLINE THE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE OUR OLD WAYS ARE NOT WORKING ANYMORE JUST BECAUSE OF THE BECAUSE OF THE.

THE TERM.

THE THE BEST TERM WOULD TO SAY IS COVID.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN SOME INDUSTRIES DIDN'T JUST SNAP BACK OUT OF COVID.

SOME INDUSTRIES TOOK A LONG TIME TO RECOVER, LIKE OUR INDUSTRY.

IF WE HAVE ONE, LET'S SAY A BAD TENANT, WE ACCUMULATE REVENUE LOSS FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE WE'RE GENERATING REVENUE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT AS AN EXCUSE.

WE WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO DEAL WITH THE HARDSHIPS WE'VE HAD IN COVID.

WE'VE CAME A LONG WAY.

WE'VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS.

I YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TAKE A WORKSHOP IN MULTIFAMILY.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH MR. O'BRIEN ABOUT ANY CITY RESOURCES THAT COULD PERHAPS AID US.

I'M WILLING TO DO A STIPULATED AGREEMENT.

I THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER OPTIONS THAN THAN REVOKING THIS BUILDING FOR FIVE YEARS.

THE TENANTS HAVE THEIR OWN REMEDIES.

THEY HAVE RENT, ESCROW, ESCROW ACTIONS THERE.

THE CITY COULD DO TENANT REMEDY ACTS.

THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT NECESSARY.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS.

WE ARE ON.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE PRECIPICE IS THE RIGHT WORD, BUT WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING.

GETTING TO WHERE? INTO THE PROMISING DIRECTION WE WANT TO GET TO AT THAT BUILDING.

WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED REMOVING CERTAIN TENANTS.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THIRD PARTY AGENCIES TO HELP WITH WITH PROVIDING RESOURCES TO TENANTS, WITH WITH WITH, WITH PROVIDING

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SO THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVE STRIDES WE HAVE TAKEN.

AND SO SO AND I DO HAVE THE CONTRACTOR HERE, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAR FROM HIM ABOUT THE ANY OF THE OF THE WORK HE'S DONE. BUT ONE LAST THING.

I WOULD JUST PLEASE ASK THAT IF IF A TABLE CANNOT BE DONE, THAT AT LEAST CONSIDER A PRIMARY SUSPENSION FOR THIS PROPERTY OWNER, NOT A SECOND REVOCATION.

THAT COULD BE UP TO FIVE YEARS.

I'VE MANAGED FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I'VE MANAGED FOR SEVERAL CITIES AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A LITTLE HARSH.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CITIES HAVE DIFFERENT POLICIES.

I JUST THINK THAT A FIVE YEAR SUSPENSION IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCES IS NOT APPROPRIATE OR PRODUCTIVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. MAYOR JACOBS.

OH, SORRY. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MR..

YOU TOLD ME TODAY WHEN WE MET THAT YOU WERE RELATED TO BOTH OWNERS OF THOSE PROPERTIES, BUT YOU SAY THEY'VE NEVER MET OR THEY DON'T KNOW EACH OTHER.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

BUT YOU'RE RELATED TO BOTH OF THEM.

I AM. OKAY.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

LIVES IN ILLINOIS, BY THE WAY.

BUT ONE OF THEM.

IT'S MY TURN NOW. YES, SIR.

I'VE LISTENED TO YOU.

I'M SORRY. IF YOU IF YOU CAN'T GET A DOOR BETWEEN AUGUST 20TH, 22 AND JULY, DON'T SHAKE YOUR HEAD.

I'M NOT DONE YET. I GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO.

AND YOU CAN'T GET A DOOR BETWEEN THEN AND SOMETIME IN THE FIRST PART, THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2023.

I WOULD SURE AS HECK BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER PROVIDER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CONVINCE ME MY DADDY WAS A FIREMAN.

AND I JUST TO CLARIFY, I LIVED IN 130 YEAR OLD HOUSE ON A DAIRY FARM, A FARMHOUSE THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS MADE OF ROCKS OF STONES.

AND I DID NOT HAVE MICE CRAWLING AROUND OVER MY KIDS.

SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

I DON'T CARE WHETHER THE THE YOUR YOUR VENDOR SAYS IT'S A IT'S AN INFESTATION OR NOT.

WE'VE HAD YOUR TENANTS TALK ABOUT THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY'RE LIVING IN.

IT'S DESPICABLE.

DESPICABLE. IF I CAN'T GET A DOOR IN THAT LENGTH OF TIME, I'M LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VENDOR.

AND IF IT WAS BECAUSE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE DOOR RATHER THAN GOING RATHER THAN GOING WITH A STEEL DOOR THAT'S ON YOU, THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM.

THAT'S NOT YOUR TENANT'S PROBLEM.

AND UNTIL THAT FOUNDATION, TILL EVERY CRACK AND CREVICE AND THAT FOUNDATION IS SEALED UP, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN INFESTATION PROBLEM.

AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR.

COVID DOES NOT PROPAGATE MICE.

MICE PROPAGATE BABY MICE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH COVID.

AND FOR YOU TO INSINUATE THAT YOU'RE BEING TARGETED BECAUSE YOU WERE A MANAGER AT A DIFFERENT PROPERTY IS DISGUSTING TO ME.

MAYBE THE COMMON FACTOR THERE MIGHT BE YOU.

BUT TO SUGGEST THAT YOU'RE BEING TARGETED JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE'S DOCUMENTATION THAT THESE THINGS ARE NOT BEING DONE.

WE HAD A TENANT'S MEETING.

YOUR TENANTS ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF MICE CRAWLING THROUGH THEIR UNITS.

GET IT TOGETHER, YOU.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE OUR RULES, YOU DON'T LIKE THE RULES WE HAVE FOR LICENSURE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MOVE ON.

I PERSONALLY, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T WANT YOU HERE.

IF THIS IS THE WAY YOU DO BUSINESS, MOVE ON.

GO TO ANOTHER CITY WHERE YOU THINK IT'S MORE PALATABLE.

ALSO. I MET TWO OF THE TENANTS FROM YOUR BUILDING.

BOTH FATHERS.

BOTH HAVE CHILDREN IN THOSE APARTMENTS.

ONE IS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO PUT OUT MICE.

TRAP MICE, TRAPS IN HIS APARTMENT.

NO EXCUSE. THE OTHER FATHER MENTIONED THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE A WRITTEN LEASE, THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO FIX ANYTHING.

I MET YOUR TENANT, TWO OF YOUR TENANTS.

IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE AT ALL.

IT'S NOT. AND ABOUT IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING PRETTY AND SMOOTHING THINGS OVER.

WHEN OUR INSPECTORS GO IN, THEY LOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT NO RODENTS CAN GET INTO YOUR BUILDING.

IT'S NOT ABOUT PRETTY.

STOP BLAMING THE TENANTS.

THIS IS SOLELY RELIED ON YOU AND THE OWNER.

THE OWNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS, FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF SO THEY'RE MAINTAINED AND SAFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

AND AGAIN, IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT THESE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE OF YOUR NOT FINISHING THE WORK AND NOT DOING THE WORK, THEIR LIVES ARE COMPLETELY

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WE'RE DOING OUR JOBS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT RENTERS IN THIS CITY DESERVE TO HAVE GREAT PLACES TO LIVE IN THAT ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT JOB.

IT'S NOT IN EIGHT MONTHS.

YOU SAID REASONABLE TIME.

EIGHT MONTHS IS NOT REASONABLE.

12 YOU HAD KNOWN IN DECEMBER.

THAT'S NOT REASONABLE.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

JUST LIKE I MENTIONED WITH THE OTHER LANDLORD.

IF YOU'RE DOING YOUR JOB AND TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE NOT DOING IT.

AND I'D ADVISE THAT AGAIN, LIKE I TOLD THE OTHER, THAT YOU FIND A DIFFERENT CAREER BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING OUT FOR YOU.

YOU'RE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB AT ALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES, THANK YOU.

MAYOR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE MEETING.

MR. KHAN WE ARE GLAD TO HEAR FROM PROPERTY OWNERS.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATION AND I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE AS A CITY NEED IS MORE COMMUNICATION.

I UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I DID HEAR YOU MENTION LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD A REVOCATION ON THIS LEVEL.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NOW BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER LANDLORD JUST PREVIOUS TO YOU.

WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD AS A CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE GOOD LANDLORDS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN BUILDINGS MANAGED CORRECTLY.

I UNDERSTAND ABOUT ORDERING DELAYS AND ABOUT USING CONTRACTS, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY, WITH THE LONG DELAYS, WITH THE THINGS BEING DONE AGAIN BETWEEN THE FINAL INSPECTION, JUNE 28TH AND NOW THAT'S WE SET THE FINAL INSPECTION.

SO IT'S THE FINAL INSPECTION.

AND THEN TO HAVE THINGS BEING DONE AFTER THAT IS DIFFICULT.

WE THE REASON THAT WE HAVE THE INTEREST AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WE SET UP IS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD MANY SITUATIONS PROBABLY NOT RELATING TO YOU, BUT TO OTHER LANDS WHERE PEOPLE ARE JUST CHANGING THE NAMES OF LLCS, CHANGING DIFFERENT PROPERTIES, THE SAME PEOPLE, BUT JUST SWITCHING OVER THE OWNERSHIP AND THE PAPERWORK SO THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY FROM THEIR PREVIOUS REVOCATIONS.

SO NOW OUR STAFF HAVE TO BE CSI AND GO INTO THE STUDY TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S WORKING WITH WHO SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHO ARE THE REAL OWNERS AND ALSO INTERESTED PARTIES, WHICH INCLUDES MANAGERS.

THAT'S PART OF OUR STRATEGY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT LANDLORDS WHO ARE DOING THEIR WORK.

I UNDERSTAND THAT MICE IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE.

I KNOW THIS IS AN OLDER BUILDING AND THAT JUST OLDER BUILDINGS OFTEN HAVE MICE, BUT TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS AND HOW DIFFICULT THEY ARE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE WORKING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PEST CONTROL SYSTEMS. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERED AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

I ALSO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SERVICES.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT LAYER OF SERVICE THAT YOU'RE CONNECTED WITH.

THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, BRONZE PACKAGE ALL THE WAY UP TO PLATINUM.

AND I FEEL LIKE THIS ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT BEEN ADDRESSED.

SO THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT DOESN'T ENCOURAGE ME AS MUCH AS HOW IN-DEPTH THE CONTRACT IS.

SO THOSE ARE MY THINGS.

BUT AGAIN, TO THE FAMILIES THAT MAY BE LISTENING, YOU'RE ARE REAL RESIDENTS THAT WE CARE ABOUT AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU. I WILL JUST ECHO THE THE SAFE LIVING CONDITIONS WE VALUE SAFE, SAFE HOUSING.

THE INSPECTION LEVEL THAT THIS IS AT.

AND KIND OF TO JUST GO FROM WHAT COUNCILMEMBER BASKIN SAID, THIS IS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS.

SO THIS ISN'T A WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CONCRETE WORK THAT THERE IS.

THIS IS A MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARD THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO LOWER THE BAR ON.

PEOPLE HAVE SAID SOMETIMES I HAVE SOMETHING WRONG IN MY HOUSE.

THIS IS A BUSINESS.

THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND THEY PAY MONEY AND THEY'RE EXPECTING THOSE INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE TO THE LEVEL OF THE MINIMUM STANDARD.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THERE'S ROOM FOR IT TO BE BETTER.

AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE AT LEAST IN THE MINIMUM STANDARD.

AND SO WHEN WHEN WE'RE NOT WHEN WE HAVE LANDLORDS THAT ARE NOT EVEN HITTING THAT, IT'S VERY, VERY DEPRESSING TO HEAR IT AND TO KNOW THAT IT'S OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS.

YES. AT OUR RENTAL MEETING THAT WE HAD MANY RESIDENTS IN THIS.

BUILDING HAD BEEN TREATED JUST TERRIBLY, AND WE HAD RENTAL ADVOCATES THERE THAT HELPED THEM.

BUT HEARING THAT THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND THIS IS A TIME THAT OUR INSPECTIONS ARE ARE BEING THERE.

I REALIZE YOU HAVE BEEN JUST INVOLVED RECENTLY, BUT THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TIME, THESE HAVE BEEN ISSUES FOR A LONG TIME.

I WANT TO SHARE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS.

YEAH. MAYOR, DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO THAT? YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.

IT IS NOT BEEN FINANCIAL ISSUE.

I HAVE GOTTEN THIS LANDLORD RESOURCES.

WE ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY.

A LOT OF THE TENANTS WHO CAME TO YOUR MEETING, ONE HAVE NOT GIVEN ME ANY WRITTEN NOTICES, HAVE NOT MADE THE PROPER ACTIONS UNDER THE LAW UNDER THE LEASES TO CORRECT TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.

CALLING THE CITY IS THEIR FIRST OPTION.

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I CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM OTHER PLACES AND WHERE I HAVE OPTIONS FOR TENANTS.

I AM NOT THE TYPE OF LANDLORD THAT YOU GUYS ARE PAINTING THIS PICTURE AROUND.

I AM NOT MAKING EXCUSES.

THE FIRE DOOR, THE STEEL DOOR WAS ACTUALLY CHEAPER.

COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS IT WAS ACTUALLY CHEAPER THAN THE DOOR, AND I TRIED MULTIPLE VENDORS, VENDORS, COUNCILMAN JACOBS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT.

I, I AM.

I'M A VERY HUMANE PERSON.

EVERYONE WHO TALKS TO ME, I'M VERY CONCERNED WITH MY TENANTS.

I'M VERY RESPONSIVE, I'M VERY ACCOMMODATIVE.

I'VE ADDRESSED ALL THE TENANTS WHO HAVE ACTUALLY GIVEN ME PROPER NOTICES.

I'VE ADDRESSED IT. BUT WHAT AM I TRYING TO DO? I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE EASIER FOR THEM THAN WRITING A LETTER I'M TRYING TO FIND.

EVEN THOUGH THE STATE LAW JUST SAYS YOU HAVE TO WRITE A LETTER, I AM TRYING TO GET THEM.

I ADOPTED A NEW SOFTWARE WHERE THEY CAN GO ONLINE, THEY CAN MAKE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT CAN BE CLOCKED, IT CAN BE TIMED.

THEY HAVE THEIR REMEDIES.

NOW, THE ONLY THING IS, IS THE ONLY THING I'M NOT I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES OR BLAMING ABOUT THE INTEREST.

I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE IT THAT WAY.

I'M JUST VERY YOU KNOW, WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FIVE YEAR, I JUST GOT VERY UPSET BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS LANDLORD SHOULD LOSE HIS PRIVILEGES FOR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE I MANAGE A DIFFERENT PROPERTY.

THAT'S IT. I'M NOT BLAMING IT.

IF MY RESIGNATION WOULD HELP PREVENT THIS ACTION FROM FROM THIS LANDLORD, I WILL DO THAT.

BUT I DO NOT WANT THIS LANDLORD.

THIS IS HIS LIVELIHOOD.

HE'S A RETIRED DOCTOR IN ILLINOIS.

DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE FAMILY, DIFFERENT STATE.

OKAY. HE SHOULDN'T GO THROUGH THIS HARDSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS.

THIS IS HIS LIVELIHOOD.

THIS IS ALL HE FEEDS HIS KIDS WITH.

THIS IS HOW HE PAYS HIS RENT.

SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING YOU.

THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS.

THERE'S STIPULATED AGREEMENTS.

THERE'S OTHER WAYS WE COULD WE CAN MITIGATE THIS ISSUE.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW, WITH ATTORNEYS THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, DRAFTED THINGS LIKE THIS.

I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER THE GRAVITY OF THIS DECISION.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME.

AND I UNDERSTAND AND I AM ADDRESSING THOSE CONCERNS.

WE ARE YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE TO CARRY OUT THE DUE DILIGENCE ON THESE THREE ITEMS. AGAIN, TWO OF THEM ARE COMPLETED.

JUST NEED TO BE VERIFIED, YOU KNOW, SO I JUST PLEASE, I JUST HOPING YOU GUYS CONSIDER THESE CONSIDER THESE FACTS.

THANKS AGAIN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AND A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

I WONDER IF THERE ARE ANY TENANTS HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

AND SECOND, I'D BE INTERESTED TO HEAR FROM OUR INSPECTORS AGAIN TO HEAR THE ACTUAL STATE OF THIS BUILDING, BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S IN MUCH OF DISREPAIR.

I DON'T APPRECIATE THE THE BLAMING OF THE TENANTS.

IT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE HOUSING.

IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITY.

AND TO JUST SHOVE THAT OFF ON THEM, I DON'T THINK IS APPROPRIATE.

AND I WONDER, AS YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY NOT APPROACHING YOU BECAUSE THEY FEAR RETALIATION? WE'VE ALREADY HEARD THAT FROM A COUPLE OF TENANTS.

YOU KNOW, THAT THEY ARE SCARED TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE OF CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID TO THEM.

SO WHY WOULD THEY COME FORWARD IF THEY KNOW THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR HOUSING? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO IS A TENANT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS UNIT? THAT WAS YOUR FIRST QUESTION, SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE SPACE FOR THAT.

I DO HAVE. PRESIDENT.

OKAY. WE CAN DO THEM AFTER 11.

OKAY. I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A TENANT IN CHAMBERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ASKING THE QUESTION.

CAN I RESPOND? SURE. THANK YOU, SIR.

NOW, IT IS A TENANT, AND I DON'T BLAME TENANTS.

I WORK WITH TENANTS. I OFFER SO MUCH COURTESY TO TENANTS, I GO OUT OF MY WAY.

I ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES IF I CAN.

I ACCEPT WHATEVER I CAN TO ADDRESS TENANTS ISSUES.

HOWEVER, THE REASON THEY'RE THE LEASES ABIDE BY THESE CERTAIN PROCEDURES, WHY THERE'S CERTAIN PROCEDURES, WHY THIS LAW IS TO MITIGATE THE CHAOS THAT HAPPENS. I MEAN, SO SO IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT RETALIATION TO GO TO THE CITY WHERE THE CITY CAN DO THE SAME DAMAGE.

THEY COULD LOSE LOSE THE HOUSE IF THEY GIVE THE LANDLORD A CHANCE.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THEIR REMEDIES.

THEY HAVE ATTORNEYS.

THEY CAN GO TO HOUSING COURT AND GET FREE ATTORNEYS.

I'M GOING RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU, THOUGH.

THEY HAVE DEFENSE PEOPLE DID NOT COME TO THE CITY.

WE HAPPENED WE HAD A TENANT MEETING AND PEOPLE THERE JUST SHARED ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

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THEY JUST HAD QUESTIONS AND SAID WE HAVE RODENTS.

AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT NOTHING WOULD GET DONE.

I DON'T MEAN TO QUOTE ANYONE, BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A MISS STORY HERE OF OF THINGS.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT HOW THINGS HAPPEN.

NO, NO PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND.

I'M NOT VILIFYING ANYONE. I'M NOT SAYING IT'S ANYONE'S FAULT.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, VERSUS SOME HEARSAY ABOUT SOMEBODY TELLING YOU SOMETHING.

I THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE ACTUAL THE ACTUAL THE ACTUAL RULES ON HOW TO HOW THE TENANTS SHOULD BE ADVISED.

THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT THERE.

I PUT RESOURCES ON MY LEASES.

I OFFER RESOURCES TO.

THERE IS A LOT OF RESOURCES OUT THERE FOR TENANTS.

RETALIATION IS NOT SOMETHING A LANDLORD SHOULD DO.

WE DON'T DO THAT.

THAT IS ILLEGAL.

THERE IS DEFENSES FOR THAT.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN REMEDIES.

TENANTS DO, LANDLORDS DO.

BUT WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

IF THEY DON'T GIVE ME A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THEIR STUFF, ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE FINANCIAL ISSUES.

A LOT OF THOSE TENANTS HAVE NOT PAID RENT FOR SEVERAL SEVERAL MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT EVEN COLLECTED IT BECAUSE OF THESE POSTINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

I'M NOT EVEN I'M NOT EVEN TAKING ACTION AGAINST TENANTS UNTIL I GET THESE ADDRESSED.

I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY HABITABILITY DEFENSES EITHER.

EVEN THOUGH THIS IN MOST CITIES IS NOT CONSIDERED A HABITABILITY ISSUE, THE THE THE PEST CONTROL THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL COMPANY THAT'S SAYING THIS IS NOT AN INFESTATION, THIS IS A CONTRACT.

SO THAT'S ALL I DO CARE ABOUT THE TENANTS.

SO SIR, THAT'S ALL I WANT.

I JUST WANTED TO GET ACROSS.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION.

WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GETTING TO REPEATING THE OUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, SO I WANT TO MOVE US FORWARD.

COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING I JUST WANT TO CALL THE QUESTION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. YOU MAY SIT DOWN AND WE WILL BRING UP OUR NEXT PERSON FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SARAH, THANK YOU.

UM. OH.

OH, IT'S CALLED A QUESTION MEANS, DOESN'T IT MEAN WE CAN STILL GO ON? YES, YOU'RE FINE.

OKAY. YEAH, I'M DONE.

MARY TIMMERMAN, PARKER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. UM, JUST HEARING WORDS LIKE RETALIATION, I'M JUST HEARING BLAME THE VICTIMS IN THIS WHOLE SITUATION, AND I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH IT.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE ANYONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING AT THIS PROPERTY.

AND AGAIN, AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE.

THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE OWNER OR THE THE RENTAL COMPANY IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND I DON'T AGREE.

THANK YOU, MARY. IS THAT.

IS THAT ALL? YEAH, THAT'S EVERYTHING.

OKAY. THANK YOU. UM.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS TOPIC? COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS JUSTICE.

DIDN'T YOU ASK? DID YOU ASK FOR THE INSPECTORS TO COME UP AND SPEAK IF THEY WANT TO, BUT WE CAN ALSO MOVE ON.

I WOULD SAY IF WE IF WE NEED THEM.

HOW ABOUT WE SEE IF WE HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS AS I.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR.

UM. THIS IS PEOPLE'S HOUSING.

AND SO I KNOW THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND CLOSE TO PEOPLE'S HEARTS FOR THE FIRE DOOR.

ITEM A, IF WE HAD DOCUMENTATION THAT IT WAS ORDERED IN FEBRUARY AND IT WAS DELAYED AND IT'S INSTALLED NOW, I'D BE WILLING TO TO DELAY ON THAT ITEM BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME IF IT'S BEEN ORDERED THAT LONG.

BUT THE EXTERMINATION PROBLEM AND HOW LONG THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WHAT GOOD A TABLING WOULD DO BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THERE'S ANY CHANGE IN THAT ITEM, THE FIRE DOOR, LIKE IF THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE 28TH AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SCHEDULE ITEM A, I COULD MOVE AHEAD ON THE TABLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW ITEM C HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CONTRACT WE HEARD FROM THE COMPANY HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE AND WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM.

SO THAT'S MY THAT'S MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW REGARDING THE SUGGESTION THAT WE TABLE.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SARAH, ARE THERE ANY MORE ANYONE ELSE HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING? I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ON ZOOM.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. NO, NO, NO.

I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

THERE IS A THE NEST INSPECTION PER UNIT TREATMENT IS SCHEDULED JULY 12TH.

AND I DID NOTE THAT YOU SAID THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE, THEN TO SPEAK ON THIS AS A PUBLIC HEARING, THEN COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2335? THERE'LL BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

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ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 2335 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, APPROVING REVOCATION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE.

CHAPTER FIVE, A ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 5A0 .408 A OF THE RENTAL LICENSE LISTED.

SECOND, A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THEN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE, AYE. THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT ITEM 14 APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 20 2336 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BANQUET HALL AT 20 201 37TH AVENUE NORTHEAST. AND HERE TO PRESENT THIS IS.

SORRY, MITCH.

I'M SORRY. I CAN'T THINK OF ANDREW BOUCHER.

SORRY. WE'LL GET THERE.

THANK YOU. ANDREW IS RELATIVELY NEW.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

SAME DEPARTMENT NAME? YES, WRONG NAME. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

TONIGHT WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BANQUET HALL AT 2201 37TH AVENUE NORTHEAST.

THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY THE SITE OF THE UNIQUE THRIFT STORE, AND IT'S AN EXISTING 42,000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL SPACE.

MUHAMMAD ABDUL AND ABDUL SALAM SALEH.

I'M SORRY I MISPRONOUNCED THAT.

HAVE HIRED TOMBSTONE ARCHITECTS TO REPRESENT THEM IN THIS APPLICATION TO ALLOW A BANQUET HALL WITHIN A PORTION OF THE EXISTING 42,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING. THIS IS PART OF A REDEVELOPMENT EFFORT WITH A COUPLE OF SPECULATIVE RETAIL AND OFFICE SPACES.

ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE BANQUET HALL IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ASSEMBLY SPACE FOR GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS, WEDDINGS, RECEPTIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS. PROPERTY IS 3.1 ACRES LOCATED IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHILE RETAIL SALES AND OFFICE SPACE ARE LISTED AS PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.

THE BANQUET HALL IS WHAT REQUIRES THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

THE PROPERTY OR THE PROPOSAL IS SUBJECT TO REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR THE CUP AND FOR SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR BANQUET HALLS.

AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS IS LOCATED OFF OF MCKINLEY STREET AND 37TH AVENUE.

I DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT.

WHAT'S THAT? OH.

THERE WE GO. SHH.

THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE USES ALLOWED IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.

SECTION 9.1 07C 54 IMPOSES THE FOLLOWING REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR A BANQUET HALL, FOLLOWED BY THE STAFF COMMENTS. AND BEFORE I GET INTO THE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE SITE LAYOUT AND THEN A PARKING STUDY.

ONE OF THE CONDITIONS FOR BANQUET HALLS IS THAT THEY PROVIDE A TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOWING HOW THEY ADDRESS LET ME FIND IT OFF STREET PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING TRAFFIC CONTROL AND THE IMPACT OF THE FACILITY ON THE SURROUNDING ROADWAYS.

THE APPLICANT HAS ENGAGED A PARKING ENGINEER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PEAK DEMANDS FOR THE OTHER USES.

THE SPECULATIVE RETAIL AND THE OFFICE SPACE ARE HAVE DIFFERENT PEAK DEMAND PARKING TIMES THAN THE EVENT SPACE.

THE OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACES WOULD BE MOSTLY WEEKDAYS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8 TO 8 AND THEN THE EVENT SPACE WOULD BE OPERATING FROM 7 P.M. UNTIL ABOUT 2 A.M.

ON THE WEEKENDS.

NO EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE EXISTING BUILDING OR THE ACCESSES ARE PROPOSED.

ASIDE FROM NEW SIGNAGE, NO SITE MODIFICATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AS A CONDITION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL.

ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES, FIRE CODES AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SATISFIED.

THE PROPERTY OWNER OR TENANT ARE REQUIRED TO REGULARLY SWEEP THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, ANYTHING WITHIN 100FT OF THE ALLEY OR THE PROPERTY TO INSPECT FOR LITTER.

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AND THIS THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ZONING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THINGS LIKE ODORS, SOUNDS, ANYTHING THAT CAN BE OBSERVED FROM OFF THE PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS A COPY OF THE FLOOR PLAN, JUST KIND OF SHOWING THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE SPACE.

AGAIN, I STRESS THAT THE RETAIL AND THE OFFICES ARE SPECULATIVE AT THIS POINT, SO THOSE WILL CHANGE ONCE THEY SUBMIT FOR BUILDING PERMITS.

FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS.

THERE ARE SOME FINDINGS OF FACT THAT WE HAVE TO DETERMINE.

THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE IN THE GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND WILL BE IN HARMONY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH GUIDES THIS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

SO THE OTHER USES THE RETAIL AND THE OFFICE THAT FITS IN LINE WITH WHAT THE COMP PLAN SAYS.

AND THIS WON'T IMPOSE ANY HAZARDS OR DISTURBING INFLUENCES ON THE NEIGHBORING COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES.

IF CONDITIONED APPROPRIATELY, THE USE WON'T SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH THE USE OF PROPERTY IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

AS I MENTIONED, THIS IS AN AREA WITH SOME COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND SOME MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY.

THE PROPOSED USE OCCUPIES AN EXISTING BUILDING, AND APART FROM NEW SIGNAGE, THERE ARE NO EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS AT THIS TIME PROPOSED.

THE SITE IS SERVICED BY ADEQUATE UTILITIES AND SERVICES.

SOME OF THE USES MAY TRIGGER SOME DIFFERENT FIRE SIZING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

THE PROPERTY IS SHOWING ADEQUATE PARKING.

BASED ON OUR CODE, IF ALL OF THE USES HAD THE PEAK USE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME, IT WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE 162 PARKING SPACES.

THE SITE CURRENTLY HAS 150, BUT WITH OUR CITY CODE.

AND THEN WHAT THE PARKING STUDY SHOWED, STAFF FEELS THAT THE SHORTAGE OF 11 SPOTS IS APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THAT THE PEAKS AREN'T OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME.

THE EXISTING BUILDING SETBACK ALONG MCKINLEY STREET REPRESENTS A LEGAL NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE.

BASICALLY, THE SETBACK FROM THE STREET SHOULD BE 15FT.

THE EXISTING BUILDING IS ABOUT THREE FEET, 3 OR 4FT.

AND SO IF THEY WERE TO PROPOSE ANY EXPANSION ON THAT SIDE, STAFF WOULD NOT SUPPORT THAT JUST BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE IT MORE LEGALLY NON-COMPLIANT.

AND SO THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE REASON THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING ANYTHING ON THAT SIDE.

THE STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

ALL NEW SIGNAGE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CITY REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

IT'S VERY TYPICAL FOR WHEN NEW BUSINESSES COME IN.

LOADING ACTIVITIES SHALL TAKE PLACE ON THE NORTH OF THE BUILDING AND NOT UTILIZE THE DRIVE THROUGH LANE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

ALL USES SHALL COMPLY WITH STANDARDS GOVERNING THE ODOR EMISSIONS AS ADOPTED, ENFORCED BY THE SPCA AND ANY APPLICABLE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

THE APPLICANT SHALL ADHERE TO ALL RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDING SHALL MEET ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING FIRE AND LICENSING CODES.

THE SUBJECT SITE AND ALL THE ADJACENT STREETS AND SIDEWALKS WITHIN 100FT OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE REGULARLY INSPECTED AND REMOVED.

IF ANY LITTER, NO MUSIC OR AMPLIFIED SOUNDS MAY BE AUDIBLE FROM ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND THAT GOES FOR ODORS.

ANY REAL GLARE.

ALL REQUIRED STATE AND LOCAL CODES, PERMITS, LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS SHALL BE MET AND BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE.

ONE OF THE CHANGES WAS THE REMOVAL OF A CONDITION LIMITING THE COMMERCIAL KITCHEN TO ONLY LICENSED CATERERS.

BUT WE ARE KEEPING THE ONSITE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BE LIMITED TO LICENSED PROVIDERS.

ANOTHER CHANGE WAS THAT WE ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS IN WORKING ORDER AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE SITE.

A PHOTOMETRIC LIGHTING PLAN IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED JUST TO SHOW THAT THEY DO HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR THE AREA THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE USE AND THAT IT CONFORMS WITH THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND WON'T HAVE ANY NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEM IS AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN IS REQUIRED AND WE WANT THAT TO INCLUDE ON SITE MANAGEMENT, FUNCTIONING SECURITY CAMERAS WITH 30 DAYS OF STORAGE THAT COVER THE PARKING LOT, ALLEY MAIN AREAS AND INTERIOR SPACES AS WELL AS ADDRESSING HOW PEOPLE ARE COMING AND EXITING THE BUILDING AND PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ARE MET.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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I HAD NOTED THAT THE PLAN SAID ON ON HOURS.

LET'S SEE. I'LL SEE WHAT PAGE IT IS.

WELL, OUR PACKET, IT'S PAGE 119.

IT SAYS THE PLAN SHOWS 464 SEATS SLASH OCCUPANTS.

HOWEVER, THE EVENT SPACE HAS A MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF 311.

CAN I ELABORATE ON THAT? YES, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY THE FIRE CHIEF AND OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL, JUST THAT THE SITE DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE USED FOR OPEN FLOOR EVENTS.

THERE IS A STORAGE SPACE WHERE, YOU KNOW, TABLES AND CHAIRS COULD BE STORED.

BUT ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE IS THAT IT WOULD HAVE A HARD OCCUPANCY LIMIT OF 311.

THAT IS THE OCCUPANT LOAD BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SPACE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

AND SO THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POST THAT.

AND AT ANY POINT SOMEONE COULD COME IN AND INSPECT THAT AND DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ARE MEETING CODE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS THAT BUILDING'S BEEN VACANT FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND I'M WONDERING, IS THE PARKING LOT? WHAT'S THE CONDITION OF THE PARKING LOT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OR DOES IT NEED TO BE REPAVED, UPGRADED? I CAN ACTUALLY LET THE APPLICANT.

HE'S HERE. TIM STONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON SOME OF THAT.

AND HE CAN. ARE YOU WILLING ARE YOU COMFORTABLE TALKING ABOUT THE PARKING LOT? THANK YOU. AND I REALIZE IN THE SCOPE OF THINGS, IT'S MORE ON THE MINOR SIDE, BUT I'M SURE THAT THERE'S CRACKS AND WEEDS AND SO FORTH.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF IT'S IF IT'S GOING TO DO YOU WELL.

WELL, CERTAINLY I'M NOT.

I'M THE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT.

I'M NOT THE OWNER.

I'M NOT THE OWNER OR TENANT.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU, MAYOR SAMUEL, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

BUT, YES, THE PARKING LOT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN THEY'VE DONE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PARKING LOT ALREADY AND AND IT'S BEEN RETARD RESTRIPED AND THE LANDSCAPING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED ALSO AT THIS POINT.

BUT WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY OBVIOUSLY, BUT MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVE IN THE CITY OR RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS KNOW THAT THERE'S CONSTRUCTION ALONG 40TH AVENUE, 40TH 37TH.

SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.

37 SO SOME OF THAT CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS IS STARTING TO BLOW BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE FENCES, FENCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE UP THERE. SO I'M CONFIDENT THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING WILL ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES ONCE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED.

SO I'M GLAD TO SEE SOMETHING GOING IN THERE.

IT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR A I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YEARS, THREE, FOUR, FIVE YEARS IT'S BEEN EMPTY.

AND TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE A BANQUET HALL GO IN THERE IS REALLY, REALLY EXCITING TO HEAR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO, SARAH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I DON'T HAVE ANY.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL ASK AGAIN IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A BANQUET HALL AT 2200 1/37 AVENUE NORTHEAST.

THIS IS THE OLD, UNIQUE THRIFT BUILDING.

OH, I SEE. SOMEONE HAS HER HAND UP.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ONLY ON THIS ITEM, WE JUST NEED YOU TO FILL IN THE FORM.

JENNIFER PIPER. MUNO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. WELCOME.

HI. I LIVE ACROSS THE LAKE FROM THIS PROPERTY AND I'M JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS.

SO YES, I AM EXCITED FOR SOMETHING TO BE IN THERE.

I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT NOTHING IS HAPPENING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

IT'S VERY DATED, KIND OF RUNDOWN LOOKING.

SO I'D REALLY HOPE THAT THE OWNERS WOULD THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE GOOD, VIBRANT BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.

MY OTHER CONCERN IS SOUND.

IF THIS PLACE IS ALLOWED TO BE OPEN UNTIL 2 A.M., I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SOUND OF COMING FROM THE BUILDING REALLY CARES ACROSS THE LAKE. THE OTHER THING IS, IS ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE LEAVING THIS.

THEY'VE BEEN AT THIS FUND, MAYBE A WEDDING OR A CELEBRATION AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT 2 A.M..

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OR THE SOUND.

AND THE FACT THAT OUTSIDE THE BUILDING NEEDS MORE THAN PAINT.

IT REALLY DOES.

IT'S BEEN SITTING VACANT FOR A WHILE AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE SOMETHING IN THERE, BUT I WANT THEM TO ALSO REALIZE THAT IT LOOKS A LITTLE RUNDOWN.

SO THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SURE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT TO THAT.

AND AGAIN, YOU SAID YOU'RE NOT THE OWNER.

YOU'RE THE ARCHITECT.

YEAH, I'M THE ARCHITECT REPRESENTING THE OWNER.

I WOULD SAY I'M NOT SURE, BUT I WOULD SAY APPRECIATE HER COMMENTS AND CONCERN ME AS A ARCHITECT.

FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS, I'M LICENSED IN MULTIPLE STATES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PERSON.

I DID NOTICE THERE IS A LAKE.

IT IS SURROUNDED. THERE IS A BARRIER OF TREES AND THERE'S A BARRIER OF TREES BETWEEN THAT BUILDING.

AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A BUILDING BEHIND THE APARTMENT BUILDING BEHIND THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY DATED COMPARED TO THE BUILDING.

AND MY PERSONAL DESIGN PROFESSIONAL OPINION.

THERE IS NO I THINK OBVIOUSLY IF YOU DRIVE BY FROM JUST LOOKING AT THE BUILDING, YOU CAN TELL IT HASN'T BEEN OCCUPIED.

BUT I THINK WITH THE WITH SOME PAINT, I THINK AS ANDREW SPOKE, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY SIGNIFICANT EXTERIOR UPGRADES, BUT THERE WILL BE SOME PAINTING.

THERE HAS BEEN, LIKE I SAID, RESTRIPING AND THOSE ITEMS DONE, YOU KNOW, NEW LIGHTING WILL BE PROVIDED AT SOME POINT AS THE TENANTS FEEL THE BUILDING.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO HOW THE TENANTS WILL DISPERSE AT NIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF 300 TENANTS WILL ALL LEAVE AT ONCE AT 2 A.M.

BUT I DO KNOW SIGNIFICANTLY SOUND IS CONTROLLED BY GREENERY SHRUB RICH TREES WHICH BLOCK BETWEEN THE LAKE THE BUILDING.

AND YOU SAID YOU LIVE BEHIND THERE.

SO I'M ASSUMING SOMEWHERE BEHIND THERE.

ALSO IN THE CONSTRUCTION DETAILS WE WILL BE SUBMITTING.

I'M NOT SURE IF THE THE INSPECTORS CAN SPEAK TO IT, BUT WE WILL HAVE SOUNDPROOF WALLS ALONG THE ASSEMBLY AREAS.

TYPICAL STC RATINGS ARE I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD SPEAK TO THAT OR I WAS JUST TALKING GREEK HERE, BUT THE TYPICAL STC RATINGS ARE ON A TYPICAL WALL FRAME WITH JUST STUDS, AND SHEETROCK ARE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE 23 TO 30 RANGE.

WE WILL BE USING SOUND BATTS.

AND THEN ALSO, LIKE I SAID, THE WALL ASSEMBLY WILL PROBABLY GET US TO AN STC RATING OF ABOUT 55, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE HEARING NOW WITH THE BOXING GOING ON DOWNSTAIRS.

IF YOU NOTICED IT, IT WOULD YOU WOULD YOU WOULD GET THAT KIND OF NOISE.

BUT AGAIN, MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT.

BUT BUT YEAH, IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR STC RATING TO TO THAT SITUATION.

AND THEN ALSO THE THE OWNER OR THE TENANT IS AND PER THE STUDY, DON'T WE DON'T SEE THE FREQUENCY OF THE SPACE, THE FREQUENCY OF THE SPACE BEING USED PRIMARILY FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS.

MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD BE VACANT AND THOSE WOULD BE IN THE EVENING.

OTHERWISE MOST OF THE TIME THE SPACE WOULD BE VACANT AND IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE IN USE.

SO I HOPE I ANSWERED ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IF I CAN JUST KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE FURTHER.

IT IS SUBJECT TO ZONING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

SO IF THERE IS ISSUES WITH THE NOISE AND WE GET REPORTS OF IT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OBSERVE FROM OFF THE PROPERTY, THAT WOULD BE GROUNDS TO REVOKE THEIR CFP OR REVIEW IT FURTHER.

SAME WITH THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THAT IS A SPECIFIC CONDITION FOR BANQUET HALLS.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE JUST IN TERMS OF HOW THEY INTEND TO ADDRESS THE ENTRANCE EXIT OF THE PROPERTY FOR VEHICLES, THAT IS SOMETHING YOU COULD ASK FOR.

THANK YOU FOR ANY QUESTION OR DISCUSSION.

WILL WAIT TILL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS STILL A PUBLIC HEARING.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC? ALL RIGHT. HEARING IS NONE AND NO ONE ON ZOOM.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KEEP IT? CLOSE THE PUBLIC.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOVE.

CAN I MAKE A HAVE A SORRY.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2336.

THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NOT THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. THE MOTION PASSES.

COUNCIL MEMBER. BUESGENS.

I HAVE THE TIME FOR DISCUSSION.

SURE. YEAH. OKAY. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SEE CHANGED.

OUR EVENT CENTER IS ONLY OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT, I BELIEVE.

RIGHT. MURZYN HALL.

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THEY. I THINK THEY CAN.

MAYOR MEMBERS, THE COUNCIL. THEY CAN STAY OPEN LATER THAN THAT.

I THINK. I THINK I THINK THE BAR CLOSES AT AROUND 11 OR MIDNIGHT, BUT THE THE EVENT ROOM STAYS OPEN.

I THOUGHT, YEAH, IT DEPENDS ON WHO SERVES IT BECAUSE FOR ME, FOR THE EVENTS ARE ALSO FOR CONCERN FOR THE NEIGHBORS, FOR WHEN PEOPLE GET OUT ON THE WEEKENDS FOR THAT AREA. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT CHANGE TO MIDNIGHT INSTEAD OF TWO IN THE MORNING.

ALSO ON THE MAP, WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE MAP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE WE HAVE THE LIQUOR STORE AND WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER BUILDING WHICH WILL HELP WITH SOUND, BUT THE OPEN AND THE HELP BUFFER IT BETWEEN THE LAKE AND THERE.

BUT IS IT POSSIBLE THEY CAN ADD GREENERY TO START SOFTENING THE SOUND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LEAVING IN THEIR CARS? I KNOW. I LIVE NEXT TO HER TO A BAR THAT WAS OPEN LATE IN MINNEAPOLIS YEARS AGO.

BUT PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT TALKING, CHATTING, LAUGHING, AND I'M TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP FOR THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I HAD TO GET UP AND GO TO WORK KIND OF THING.

SO SOME KIND OF BUFFER POSSIBLY ADDED TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT ALSO TO MAKE IT LOOK NICER.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THEN TO ADD IT, IS ANYONE AGAINST IT OR.

BECAUSE IF WE IF WE ADD THOSE TWO CONDITIONS, THEN IT HAS TO BE PART OF THE MOTION FOR THE SECOND PART, IF I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT ADDED TO THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S CONTINUE DISCUSSION WITH MEMBER JAMES.

I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME GREENERY AND I SEE THERE'S A LITTLE GAP IN THE GREEN, BUT MOSTLY IT IS.

SO I'D BE IN FAVOR OF OF REQUIRING THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS THE 2 A.M.

WITH BECAUSE 37TH IS IS A MAIN ARTERY, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO LEAVE AND TO GET OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE ON A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET.

AND SO FOR ME, I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE THE HOURS.

I WOULDN'T BE IN FAVOR OF THAT.

I'M HAPPY THAT THE CONDITIONAL USE INCLUDES HAVING A LICENSED LIQUOR PROVIDERS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT CAN HELP US WITH HOW PEOPLE ARE LEAVING.

BUT YEAH, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THE GREENERY, ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE MUCH OF THAT GREENERY IS NOT ON THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THIS OWNER.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON THE OTHER PROPERTY, WHICH MAKES ME CONCERNED THAT IT COULDN'T BE IT WOULD BE WOULDN'T BE PART OF THE CUP.

YEAH, THERE'S A COMBINATION OF FENCING AND LANDSCAPING.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHERE IT STARTS ON ONE PROPERTY AND WHERE IT ENDS ON ANOTHER.

I WOULD MOSTLY JUST SAY IN A PARKING LOT, WHEN YOU ADD IN GREENERY, I WOULD WORRY ABOUT VISIBILITY TOO, FOR PEOPLE DRIVING IN AND OUT AND SEEING AROUND THINGS.

SO I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING IT SHOULD BE IN IN THE CUP AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT UP.

AND I DEFINITELY.

YOU SAID ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.

LIKE ANYTIME WE CAN ADD ANY ENVIRONMENTAL ESTHETIC VEGETATION, WE DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE IT.

BUT AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.

IF I CAN JUST THROW ONE MORE THING.

ANY LANDSCAPING WOULD BE SUBJECT TO LIKE SITE TRIANGLE REQUIREMENTS JUST BECAUSE IT IS ALSO ON A CORNER STREET.

AND SO ANYTHING WITHIN I BELIEVE IT'S 30FT FROM THE CURB LINE THAT THEY INTERSECT, IT CAN HAVE ANYTHING BETWEEN 30IN AND I BELIEVE TEN FEET JUST BECAUSE THAT WOULD OBSTRUCT THE VIEW.

SO THE HEIGHT THING THAT WOULD BE A SOUND BARRIER WOULD ALSO BE AN OBSTRUCTION VISUAL.

I'M NOT TALKING ALONG 37TH PLACE.

I WAS TALKING ALONG BETWEEN THE LIQUOR STORE AND THE MEMORY CARE CENTER TO CONTINUE THAT GREENERY DOWN THROUGH JUST AS AN ADDED BUFFER FROM THE IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIQUOR STORE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IN FRONT WHERE THEY EXIT THE PARKING LOT, IT WOULD BE ALONG THE SIDE SO IT WOULDN'T BLOCK TRAFFIC.

BUT THE OTHER QUESTION REAL QUICK, HOW LATE ARE THEY ALLOWED TO SERVE LIQUOR? IS THERE ANY LIMITS ON THAT? IS THAT TILL 2 A.M.? TWO? I THINK WE WOULD JUST DEFER TO THE STATE ON THAT.

I BELIEVE IT'S 2 A.M..

1 OR 2.

JUST REMEMBER. JACOBS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2 A.M.

IT IS A COMMERCIAL AREA.

AND THE THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FACES THAT 37TH, WHICH IS COMMERCIAL.

AND I THINK WITH THE LIQUOR STORE AND OTHER BUILDINGS AND IF IF IF TREES OR WHAT HAVE YOU ARE ADDED TO TO SERVE AS A BUFFER, I THINK THAT THAT'S FINE.

I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING IF IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC AND WE GET A LOT OF RESIDENT COMPLAINTS, THEN I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO ADDRESS.

BUT I THINK STEPPING INTO THIS, I'M OKAY WITH WHERE IT'S LOCATED BEING 2 A.M.

AND YOU DO HAVE WITH THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, WITH THE TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, YOU DO HAVE MECHANISMS TO ENSURE ENFORCEMENT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS AREN'T THOSE BEHIND THE BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHEN YOU GO FURTHER UP?

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AND IF WE CAN PHYSICALLY OBSERVE IT FROM OFF THE PROPERTY, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING IS NOT.

THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.

MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 2336, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THE RESOLUTION.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AS NONE THEN MAY HAVE.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

AND THE MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

YES. WE GET A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

THIS MEETING IS GOING ALONG AS A MICROPHONE.

WORKING IT IS.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU ALL BACK TO THE MEETING NOW.

I CAN PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ARE WE READY TO GO? I DON'T WANT TO DON'T WANT TO CALL ANYONE WHO'S NOT QUITE READY YET.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE SCREEN IF YOU'RE THERE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE CIRRHOSIS.

OKAY, I'LL BACK.

THANK YOU FOR MOVING.

NEXT, WE ARE AT ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.

[ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION]

SO NUMBER 15, ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 2339 BEING A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND CONCURRING WITH AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION TRAIL AND WALK IMPROVEMENTS ON 53RD AVENUE PROJECT 20 305.

AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER KEVIN HANSON WILL TAKE US THROUGH THIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THE NEXT TWO BIDS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT ARE BOTH FOR THE SAME STREET, BUT THEY'RE BEING PUT FORWARD IN TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS DUE TO THEIR FUNDING SOURCE.

SO THE FIRST ONE, THE SEGMENT THAT IS INCLUDED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT GOES FROM THE MEDTRONIC PROPERTY TO THE WEST FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, IT ENDS AT UNIVERSITY, BUT THE OVERALL PROJECT ACTUALLY GOES ALL THE WAY OVER TO MAIN.

THIS WORK INVOLVES THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY, NARROWING THE ROADWAY BY TEN FEET AND THEN INTRODUCING A TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND INTRODUCING A SIDEWALK, CONCRETE SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT.

SO BIDS ARE ADVERTISED BY THE CITY OF FRIDLEY.

THEY ARE THE PRIME ON THIS.

IT'S A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN FRIDLEY AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

THEY WENT THROUGH THE PUBLIC BIDDING PROCESS.

THEY RECEIVED FOUR BIDS, AND THEN THE LOW BID CAME IN FROM PARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, VERY PLEASED, AND THAT THE LOW BID CAME IN 15.5% UNDER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK.

THIS WORK FOR THE CITY SIDE WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE GRANT THAT WE JUST ACTUALLY AWARDED EARLIER IN TODAY'S AGENDA.

AND THAT'S THE RIP OR THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT, AND THAT'S SHARED BETWEEN FRIDLEY AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

AND THEN FOR US, IT WOULD BE THROUGH ASSESSMENTS, BOND FUNDS AND THEN ALSO OUR STATE AID ACCOUNT.

WE DO HAVE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT ON THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SIDE OF THIS, AND THAT'S WHERE A WATER MAIN HAD CRACKED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT'S JUST BEEN OUT OF SERVICE EVER SINCE DUE TO ITS SHALLOW DEPTH.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT FOUR FEET DEEP.

WITH THAT, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION CONCURRING WITH THE BID AWARD TO PARK CONSTRUCTION.

AND THAT AMOUNT FOR THE BID IS IF YOU CAN GIVE ME JUST ONE MOMENT $1,776,297.

I WOULD NOTE THAT AFTER THIS IS AWARDED THAT THE STAFF WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH HOLDING A PUBLIC MEETING WITH ALL OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS JUST TO GO THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE ONCE WE GET THAT FROM THE CONTRACTOR.

MAYOR, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? NO, I HAVE ONE.

OH COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS.

ONCE WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS THAT THE COUNCIL, DO THEY HAVE A DATE WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO START? MAYOR. MAYOR, MEMBERS, THE COUNCIL.

NO, WE DON'T.

PROBABLY. PROBABLY THE EARLIEST, PROBABLY THE EARLIEST DATE WILL KNOW.

THAT IS GOING TO BE MORE TOWARDS THE END OF JULY, FIRST PART OF AUGUST.

IT'LL IT USUALLY REQUIRES ABOUT THREE WEEKS TO GET THE CONTRACTS IN PLACE.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THEN.

SEEING AS NONE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.

MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 20 2339, THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING? NONE THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

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BEING A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND PROVIDING CONCURRENCE FOR AWARDING THE 2023 STREET REHABILITATION PROGRAM CONSISTING OF 53RD AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION TRAIL AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT 2305 TO PARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BASED UPON THEIR LOW QUALIFIED, RESPONSIBLE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,776,297.26, OF WHICH ROUGHLY 785,000 IS THE TOTAL THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TO FRIDLEY APPROPRIATED FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS.

80,000 FROM FUND 6516400 10,000 FROM FUND 6026400 110,000 FROM FUND 6536400.

30 $396,708.13 FROM THE LRIP GRANT FUNDS AND THE REMAINING IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COVERED BY OTHER CITY FUNDS. SECOND, THANK YOU.

THAT WAS A LOT TO READ. YES, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING AS NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED AND THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT ITEM NUMBER 16 ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 2340 BEING A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND CONCURRING WITH AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A TURNABOUT ON 53RD AVENUE PROJECT 2007.

KEVIN AGAIN.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS PROJECT, THE EXTENTS OF THIS PROJECT, GO FROM CENTRAL AVENUE TO REALLY THE TERMINUS OF THE PROJECT YOU JUST AWARDED, WHICH IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF MEDTRONIC.

THE PRIMARY ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT IS INTRODUCING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON 53RD AVENUE RAISED CONCRETE MEDIAN FROM CENTRAL OVER ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE DISTANCE FOR THIS PROJECT OVER TO THE TURNABOUT.

THE TURNABOUT IS BASICALLY A ROUNDABOUT, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A NORTH SOUTH LEG.

IN THIS CASE, IT'S REALLY USED FOR A TURNAROUND FOR PEOPLE GOING FROM ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER DIRECTION ON 53RD AVENUE.

AND THEN AGAIN, THIS PROJECT ENDS AT THE WHAT WOULD BE REALLY THE WEST ENTRANCE FOR EITHER TARGET ON THE NORTH OR MEDTRONIC ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

IT DOES INCLUDE NEW SIDEWALK ON THE NORTH SIDE AND A NEW TRAIL PAVED TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH WOULD BE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

BIDS WERE TAKEN IN BY THE CITY OF FRIDLEY FOR BIDS WERE RECEIVED.

THIS ONE, THE LOW BID DID COME IN ABOUT 5% OVER THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE.

I WOULD NOTE FOR THIS THAT WE DO HAVE GRANT FUNDING AND THE GRANT FUNDING AS PART OF THIS HAS BEEN HAS HAD A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR THAT.

SO THAT OVERAGE WILL BE COVERED BY THOSE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE BOTH CITIES.

ACTUALLY WITH THAT, THE ONLY UNFORTUNATE THING FOR US IS THAT IT'S TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS.

SO WE HAVE PARK ON THE WEST SIDE PROJECT AND HERE WE'LL HAVE FOREST LAKE CONTRACTING ON THE EAST SIDE PROJECT.

WITH THAT MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE WOULD RECOMMEND AWARD TO FOREST LAKE CONTRACTING AND THAT'D BE IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,384,000 AND $132.

MAYOR, THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? TIMELINE. MAYOR MEMBERS THE COUNCIL THE SAME.

SO BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

THE PROJECT BIDDING DOCUMENTS REQUIRE COMPLETION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR WITH RESTORATION IN 2024.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NO QUESTIONS THEN I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.

MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023, DASH 40.

THERE'LL BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

SECOND HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BEGINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.

MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023.

DASH 40 BEING A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND PROVIDING CONCURRENCE FOR AWARDING THE 2023 STREET REHABILITATION PROGRAM CONSISTING OF 53RD AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION AND TURNABOUT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 2007 TO FOREST LAKE CONTRACTING, INC.

BASED UPON THEIR LOW QUALIFIED, RESPONSIBLE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,384,132, OF WHICH APPROXIMATELY $692,066 IS A TOTAL AMOUNT TOTAL THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TO FRIDLEY APPROPRIATED FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS. 10,000 FROM FUNDS.

6016400 10,000 FROM FROM 6026400 140 000 FROM FUNDS 6536400 AND $365,400 CIP GRANT FUNDS.

AND THE REMAINING TWO IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COVERED BY OTHER CITY FUNDS.

SECOND HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING? NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE?

[02:10:01]

THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO NEW BUSINESS AND REPORTS OF WHICH WE HAVE NONE.

SO THEN WE GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS]

BUT THIS IS OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN THESE CHAMBERS.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO OPEN NEW CHAMBERS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, NOSTALGIA WITH THIS BUILDING AND A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS SPACE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW.

SO BUT HOPEFULLY IN TWO WEEKS YOU ALL CAN COME VISIT US AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IN THE NEW BUILDING.

SECOND, I WITH THE SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE INTERVIEWED THE SUSTAINABILITY FOLKS THAT NOW WE HAVE A FULL COMMISSION WITH NINE PEOPLE.

I ATTENDED THE TREE IDENTIFICATION WORKSHOP THAT LIAM GENTER AND THE LIBRARY PUT ON OVER AT LAVELLE PARK.

IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREES AND IF YOU EVER SIGN UP FOR IT, HE GOES TO DIFFERENT PARKS AND LOOKS AT ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT TREES AND HIS KNOWLEDGE OF TREES IS LIKE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.

HE'S SO GOOD AND HE'S SO EXCITED AND IT'S REALLY FUN.

IT'S A NICE WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING WITH FELLOW CONSTITUENTS.

ALSO, I ATTENDED THE SOMALI SISTER CELEBRATION.

FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW, WE NOW HAVE TWO SISTER CITIES IN OUR CITY.

VERY EXCITED. WE HAVE OUR SISTER CITY, WYMIARKI IN POLAND, AND NOW WE HAVE NOW I'M GOING TO TRY TO PRONOUNCE THIS.

SOMEBODY CAN CORRECT ME IF I DO IT WRONG.

I GOT TO GET USED TO SAYING IT.

BUT THE SISTER CITY IN SOMALIA IS GALDOGOB VERY CLOSE TO GALDOGOB GALDOGOB.

AND SO WE SIGNED.

THEY OFFICIALLY SIGNED THE PAPERS.

WE ARE ON ZOOM WITH THE MAYOR OF GALDOGOB IN SOMALIA AND IT WAS A REALLY NICE, NICE CELEBRATION.

AND THAT AND THEN I'M CONTINUING ALSO TO TO VOLUNTEER AT BLOOMING SUNSHINE GARDENS GARDENS GOING REALLY WELL AND ALSO TAKING CARE OF THE FLOWERS OVER AT MURZYN FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION INTERVIEW IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW IS THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE INTERVIEWED SAID, IF YOU DON'T SELECT ME, I STILL WANT TO VOLUNTEER BECAUSE WE ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING OUR CITY A BETTER PLACE.

SO THAT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL AND WE'RE EXCITED AND WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS.

SO IT WAS A LONG 16 INTERVIEWS, BUT WE HAD GREAT PEOPLE.

I ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH A LOCAL UNION LEADER OF THE NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, AND THAT UNION IS WORKING IN THIS AREA TO ENSURE SAFE LABOR PRACTICES.

AND THEY'RE MEETING WITH CITY COUNCILS TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN HELP DO THAT.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL TO MEET WITH THEM.

I SIGNED ON TO A LETTER TO THE EPA AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM CITIES.

SO OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS ARE SIGNING THAT LETTER TO ENSURE STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

WE HAD A LONG COUNCIL WORK SESSION LAST WEEK AND WE GOT A LOT OF CONVERSATION DONE.

WE DID OUR ADOPT A PARK THIS WEEK OF OSTRANDER PARK AND IT WAS FAIRLY CLEAN EXCEPT FOR A LOT OF FIREWORKS TRASH.

SO IF YOU HAVE ADOPTED A PARK OR A STREET, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT, THERE WERE LEFTOVER FIREWORKS CASINGS AND TRASH.

AND SO THAT WAS THE MAIN THING THAT WE FOUND TO CLEAN UP.

WE'VE ALSO SIGNED UP FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY.

AND YOUNG PEOPLE, MY KIDS ARE ABLE TO EARN PRIZES.

ADULTS, YOU CAN EARN A FREE BOOK JUST BY SIGNING UP.

SO YOU JUST SIGN UP AND YOU GET A FREE BOOK.

SO THAT WAS GREAT.

AND WE WERE WORKING ON READING FOR THE LIBRARY.

AND THEN LASTLY, OUR CHILDREN ATTENDED THE WILD WEDNESDAY PROGRAM WITH A RECREATION.

THEY WENT TO WILD MOUNTAIN WATER PARK AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MINIMAL INJURIES, I HEARD.

BUT YEAH, THERE'S A LOT GREATER THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.

AND I JUST THANK I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF POWER LINES AND OTHER ISSUES IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY.

SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF WHO'VE BEEN DOING THAT.

I KNOW WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT POWER OUTAGES AND ABOUT ARCHING POWER LINES AND I KNOW THAT'S BEEN TAKING A LOT OF STAFF TIME.

SO THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ARE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES JACOBS.

NOTHING TO REPORT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.

YEAH, I ALSO SIGNED ON ON THAT SAME EPA LETTER AND IT WAS EXCITING TO SEE NOT ONLY PEOPLE FROM MINNESOTA, BUT FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO SIGNED ON TO THAT LETTER.

I THINK THERE WERE 52 WHEN WE GOT THE LETTER EMAILED TO US, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A TON MORE EMAILS SINCE THEN.

I ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH RESIDENTS, HAD SOME EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH SOME OTHER LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE AREA ABOUT HOW WE CAN PARTNER OUR CITY WITH THEIRS, AND THEN ALSO ATTENDED OUR WORK SESSION WHERE WE HAD SOME GREAT DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

UM, I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE YET TO SIGN THE THE LETTER, BUT I WILL.

IT'S A GREAT TOPIC AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS ATTENDED OUR COMMISSION INTERVIEWS WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[02:15:01]

EVERYONE WAS A FANTASTIC PERSON.

IT WAS THE HARD.

IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO CHOOSE FOR THE COMMISSIONS, BUT THIS TIME WAS VERY HARD.

EVERYONE WAS SO QUALIFIED, SO PASSIONATE TO BE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

BUT AS COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES SAID, THANKFULLY ONE OF OUR QUESTIONS WAS, IF YOU'RE NOT CHOSEN, WOULD YOU STILL BE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING FOR ANY INITIATIVES THAT ARE PROPOSED? AND EVERYONE SAID RESOUNDINGLY, YES, I REALLY WANT TO HELP OUR CITY MOVE FORWARD.

SO IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.

UM, AND EVERYBODY WHO WASN'T CHOSEN WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING AND HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING IT.

SO IT WAS KIND OF GREAT ALL AROUND.

ATTENDED OUR PARK AND REC MEETING AT MURZYN HALL AS COUNCIL MEMBER BUESGENS MENTIONED, WE HAD OUR SISTER CITY SIGNING EVENT AT THE LIBRARY AND WE DID ZOOM WITH THE CITY IN SOMALIA.

AND SO THE MAYOR WAS ON ONE ZOOM CAMERA.

THEY HAD A CAMERA IN THEIR ROOM.

SO THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WHO WERE THERE AT THE EVENT.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE WE HAD A CAMERA WITH A MEETING ROOM THERE WITH ABOUT 30 PEOPLE.

WE HAD ABOUT 30 PEOPLE WITH OUR ROOM WITH A CAMERA ON IT.

AND ALL THE WAY IN SOMALIA, THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN FROM MINNESOTA, A 22 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS THERE, AND HE SAID HE JUST WAS HAVING THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME.

IT WAS SUCH A SAFE PLACE.

HE SAID, DON'T BE AFRAID TO COME HERE.

IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY AND A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

AND HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT MIX FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO BE A SISTER CITY THERE.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY UNEXPECTED SURPRISE.

AND THEN WE WENT TO SULLIVAN PARK AND HAD FOOD AND THERE WAS MUSIC TO CELEBRATE THIS SOMALIA INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AND ALSO THE SISTER CITY SIGNING TODAY, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADERS FROM VALLIVUE SCHOOL CAME OUT FOR THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOLING AND HUNG OUT AT OUR BLOOMING SUNSHINE GARDEN.

THEY MET WITH LIAM GARDNER.

OUR OUR CITY FORESTER LEARNED ABOUT TREES AND.

AND I GAVE THEM A TOUR OF THE GARDEN AND WE TASTED MANY, MANY HERBS, CHIVES, THYME, MINT, SAGE, WHICH DOESN'T TASTE GOOD DILL, BUT THEY GOT TO TRY LOTS OF THINGS.

IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. AND TOMORROW NIGHT IS OUR YOUTH BOOK CLUB AT THE LIBRARY.

THE BOOK IS CALLED SOLIMAR THE SWORD OF THE MONARCHS.

IT IS A FAMILY BOOK CLUB.

THERE STILL IS ROOM TO SIGN UP FOR IT.

THERE'S A COUPLE MORE EMPTY SPACES.

THE BOOK IS FREE, AND SO THAT'S A BOOK CLUB THAT WE'LL BE DOING.

AND IT'S PART OF THE MAYOR'S MONARCH PLEDGE FROM 530 TO 630 AT THE LIBRARY.

AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T READ THE BOOK, BUT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING OUT TO IT, YOU CAN COME.

THERE'LL BE SOME CRAFTS THERE.

WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE BOOK, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST A TIME TO HAVE COMMUNITY AND DO SOME CRAFTS ABOUT MONARCHS AND LEARN ABOUT THE BOOK.

AND I HAVE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS ABOUT FIREWORKS, NOISE AND TRASH AND JUST WANT TO I KNOW WE HAD, I THOUGHT, MORE NOISE THAN I'VE EVER HEARD, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING I KNOW THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FIREWORKS, NOISE AND AND TRASH, WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING.

PEOPLE CAN CLEAN UP AFTER THEMSELVES.

ABSOLUTELY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT.

KEVIN, OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I HAVE A FEW THINGS.

LARGELY, I THINK THIS BUILDING WAS GIVING US A LITTLE BIT OF A SIGN THAT THE SYSTEM WASN'T QUITE ON BOARD.

SO I THINK IT'S GOING OUT WITH ITS LAST BREATH.

SO AS COUNCIL MEMBER BASKINS INDICATED, THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING HERE AT THIS FACILITY OVER ON THE CORNER OF 40TH AND CENTRAL WILL BE MOVING IN THEIR STAFF FROM THIS BUILDING.

EVERYBODY HERE IS GOING TO BE MOVING OVER TO THE NEW FACILITY.

AND WE DO PLAN ON HAVING OUR FIRST DAY OF OPERATION THERE FULL TIME ON MONDAY, JULY 24TH, WHICH IS ALSO THE COUNCIL MEETING DATE TO REALLY FACILITATE THAT.

WE'LL BE CLOSED HERE ON FRIDAY, JULY 21ST, AND WE NEED TO DO THAT REALLY TO TRANSFER EVERYTHING OVER.

SO IT'S NOT A MATTER OF PHYSICALLY MOVING OVER THERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO GET OUR PHONE SYSTEM.

WE ALSO HAVE TO GET ALL OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.

WE HAVE TO GET EVERYTHING OVER TO THAT FACILITY AND GET IT UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE'RE ALL SET TO GO ON MONDAY.

SO THAT WILL BE INTERESTING, FUN AND I'LL BE GLAD WHEN MONDAY THE 24TH COMES.

SO IT'S ALSO IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT IS THAT WE WILL BE HAVING A GRAND OPENING FOR THE NEW CITY HALL AND THAT IS SCHEDULED NOW FOR AUGUST 17TH.

THAT'S A THURSDAY THAT'LL GO ON FROM 5 TO 730.

SO WE'LL HAVE EVENTS GOING ON THERE AT THE NEW CITY HALL.

REALLY, IF YOU WANT TO COME AND SEE THE SPACE, THERE WILL BE FOOD THERE.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WITH THAT IS TO REALLY DO AN INVITE TO ALSO HAVE AN ART DISPLAY THERE.

SO OUR COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR HAS SENT OUT A REQUEST FOR ARTISTS TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE, SOME OF OUR EXISTING ARTWORK AND REALLY MAYBE

[02:20:01]

THIS WEDNESDAY IS A MUSIC IN THE PARK EVENT AND THAT'S OVER AT HOUSTON PARK EAST.

THAT GOES ON FROM 630 TO 8 P.M.

AND THE BAND THAT WILL BE PLAYING THERE IS THE CARIBBEAN STEEL DRUMS BAND.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, OH, WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL MEET AND GREET AND THAT WILL BE AT KEITH PARK, AND THAT IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. AND THAT GOES ON FROM 5 TO 7 P.M..

KEVIN ACTUALLY, IT'S NEXT TUESDAY.

NEXT TUESDAY, THE 18TH.

THAT'S RIGHT. YEP. SORRY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE IS THAT IF YOU'VE BEEN AT THE LIBRARY IN THEIR COMMUNITY ROOM, THEY'VE HAD AN ART DISPLAY THERE AND THAT THERE WILL BE A THIS WEDNESDAY, THERE WILL BE A CONVERSATION WITH THAT ARTIST BACK AT THE LIBRARY.

AND THE ART ITSELF WAS REALLY DEPICTION OF THE RAIL NETWORK USED BY MIGRANTS COMING TO THE US FROM MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

SO THAT STARTS AT 530 AND THE ARTIST IS BOTH JEFFREY AND ANTONIA BERGER THAT THAT DISPLAYED THAT.

THE LAST THING I HAVE IS THAT THERE WILL BE A MASTER GARDENER SERIES OVER AT THE LIBRARY AGAIN, AND THAT'S THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 12 AND 10 TO 12 NOON.

AND THAT'S REALLY JUST A DROP IN IF YOU HAVE PARTICULAR QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.

BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON IDENTIFICATION OF WEEDS AND THEN INSECTS THAT YOU MAY FIND IN YOUR GARDEN OR IN YOUR LANDSCAPE.

MAYOR GREAT.

THANK YOU. MAYOR.

IF I COULD INTERRUPT, I JUST HAVE ONE LAST THING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THAT EXCUSE ME, WE WERE NOTIFIED TODAY BY THE MINNEAPOLIS WATERWORKS AND THIS LAST HAPPENED IN 2021, AND THAT'S DUE TO THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

SO THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PURCHASES ALL OF OUR WATER FROM THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS.

AND AS PART OF THAT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, WHEN WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPLEMENTED BY MINNEAPOLIS, WE ALSO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE SAME WATER RESTRICTIONS SO THAT THE RIVER FLOW, THE RIVER LEVEL HAS GONE DOWN SO LOW DUE TO THE DROUGHT THEY'RE NEARING DECLARING.

WATERING USE RESTRICTIONS AND THAT WOULD FIRST IMPACT LAWN USE.

SO. LAWN IRRIGATION.

SO WE'LL KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED, KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THE TREND LINE IS HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION UNLESS WE GET SOME SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL RAIN.

AGAIN, THE LAST TIME WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT THAT WAS IN 2021 AND IN MY 25 YEARS HERE, WE HAD NEVER IMPLEMENTED IT PRIOR, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'LL BE COMING UP AGAIN HERE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[COMMUNITY FORUM]

THE COMMUNITY FORUM IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANY MATTER THAT HAS NOT HAD A PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER IN THE MEETING.

SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN PERSON ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK.

ONCE CALLED TO THE PODIUM, THE SPEAKER SHOULD STATE THEIR NAME AND CONNECTION TO HEIGHTS.

SPEAKERS ATTENDING VIRTUALLY SHOULD SEND A REQUEST TO SPEAK AS WELL AS THEIR ADDRESS AND CONNECTION TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TO THE MODERATOR USING THE CHAT FUNCTION AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK WHEN SPEAKING.

VIRTUAL ATTENDEES SHOULD TURN THEIR CAMERA ON IF POSSIBLE.

ALL SPEAKERS SHOULD LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES AND ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.

SO WE JUST CHANGE THAT UNOFFICIALLY.

OH, OKAY.

YOU SHOULD ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, NOT INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.

PERSONAL ATTACKS, THREATS, THE USE OF PROFANITY AND OTHER DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS ARE PROHIBITED.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, AND IF NEEDED, REQUEST STAFF TO FOLLOW UP OR DIRECT THE MATTER TO BE ADDED TO AN UPCOMING AGENDA.

GENERALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON ITEMS RAISED AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM AT THE MEETING ON WHICH THEY ARE RAISED.

ALL RIGHT, SARAH, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST? JACK ISRAELSON WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS JACKIE WILSON.

I AM A RESIDENT OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.

THIS WILL BE MORE OF A LIGHT HEARTED STATEMENT.

I'M SAYING WITH ALL THE RECALL AND ALL THE RENTAL PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING, I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE MORE LIGHT HEARTED.

SO I THINK YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE, I WAS LOOKING AT DOCUMENTS AND I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT THE PARK PARK MASTER PLAN THAT WILL BE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED.

AND I NOTICED THAT THE HILLTOP PARK ONE PARK WILL HAVE THE THEIR PLAYGROUND REPLACED NEXT YEAR.

AND I JUST ONE RECOMMENDATION I HAVE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PLAYGROUND IS THAT THEY ADD A SWING IN THE PARK IN THE PLAY EQUIPMENT.

CURRENTLY THE PARK HAS NO SWING AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S THE ONLY PARK IN THE CITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SWING SET.

SO TO BE HONEST, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS KIND OF MISSING OUT ON THAT.

[02:25:05]

SO THAT'S JUST ONE RECOMMENDATION.

AND I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T REALLY DECIDE WHO THE ARCHITECT OR WHOEVER INSTALLS THE PLAYGROUNDS AND DESIGNS THE PLAYGROUNDS ARE, BUT JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DIANE MEYER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

I'M DIANE MEYER AND I LIVE AT 4218 SECOND STREET.

I WAS HERE A FEW WEEKS AGO.

I HAVE TO BE HONEST.

WE TALKED ABOUT STOP SIGNS AND THEY SAID THEY WERE LOOKING AT HOW THEY WERE GOING TO DO THIS.

WELL, FROM 44TH TO 40TH EVERY NIGHT, THEY'RE SCREECHING TIRES.

PARKED CARS ARE GETTING HIT BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST FLYING UP THAT STREET.

THEY START ON 44TH AND THEY GO TO 40TH.

AND IT IS TERRIBLE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS AND THERE IS A TON OF CARS ON THE STREET AND PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT AND FOUND DENTS, WHATEVER, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS.

AND I, LENNY AND I, WE KIND OF CHATTED ABOUT IT EARLIER TODAY.

SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE THINGS, TOO, WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND ALSO, I STILL HAVE A HOME NEXT TO MINE THAT IS SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING AND STILL IS NOT BEEN FINISHED.

THERE WAS CEMENT LAID TODAY, BUT NOT BY THE OWNER, NOT ANYONE ELSE.

BUT IT'S STILL AN ABSOLUTE MESS FRONT AND BACK.

AND I'M TIRED OF BEATING MY HEAD UP.

I'VE LIVED HERE 40 YEARS.

IT'S JUST TRAGIC.

IT'S JUST AND MADAM MAYOR HAS BEEN BY, YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE KNOW.

BUT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING.

AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BOTH OF YOU, CONNIE AND KATIE, HAVE BEEN IN MY HOUSE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED.

THEY ACTUALLY WENT WE ALLOWED THEM IN OUR BEDROOM SO THEY COULD LOOK OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SO I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO DROP A FOOT SOMEWHERE.

AND DAN O'BRIEN HAS WORKED HIS TAIL OFF AND IT'S JUST NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

IT'S WRONG FOR US WHO HAVE LIVED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE TO NOW LOOK AT THIS.

AND THE BACKYARD OR THE BACK ALLEY IS COMPLETELY FULL WITH ALL SORTS OF CONGLOMERATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I WAS TOLD THERE'S ONLY TWO GARAGES.

WELL, THERE'S MORE LIKE FIVE GARAGES BACK THERE.

I MEAN, SOMETHING.

AND MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN BY IT TO SEE IT AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP, DIANE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN HERE AGAIN AND.

WE WILL FOLLOW UP.

MISS LEE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF.

I APPRECIATE TONIGHT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO TO ALLOW ME TO SPEAK.

I AM GOING TO BE SPEAKING ON THE CALL FOR THE RESIGNATION OF KATIE JACOBS.

SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS SOME OF THE I HAVE SUCH A INTEREST IN THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED TONIGHT AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT THAT WERE REALLY, YOU KNOW, TOLD ME ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY, WHICH IS ALWAYS WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND I HEARD MOVING FORWARD WAS A STATEMENT MADE A LOT TONIGHT.

A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE CONCERNING TO ME THAT I HEARD, ESPECIALLY COMING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS, IS SHE MADE A VERY STRONG STATEMENT THAT SAID COMMUNITY IS OUR EMPLOYER.

I THINK YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO YOUR EMPLOYERS.

YOU ALSO SAID IT'S AN OBLIGATION BEYOND A PAYCHECK.

THE OBLIGATION STANDS IN LEADERSHIP.

WE HAVE WE HAVE FOUR VERY STRONG LEADERS SITTING HERE TODAY, ONE THAT HAS FAILED US.

I DO BELIEVE THAT KATIE HAS SOME VERY GOOD QUALITIES AS FAR AS STRENGTH AND COMMUNICATION.

SHE SHE OBVIOUSLY DID THAT IN THE WRONG WAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO STAND HERE AND SAY A WHOLE LOT.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE VERY RESPECTFUL AND I'M GOING TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR MISSION STATEMENT THAT TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS, BUT BY CONTINUING TO SIT AS A

[02:30:04]

THAT IS NECESSARY.

I THINK YOU SHOULD MOVE FORWARD.

I THINK RESPECTFULLY, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND TALK TO THEM AND UNDERSTAND NOT JUST POINT AT SOMEONE, ME IN MY BACK IN TASTY'S AND CALL ME ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

I DO NOT FEEL THAT WAS RESPECTFUL TO ME AS A CONSTITUENT, AS A TAXPAYER, AS A RESIDENT AND AS A CONCERNED PERSON IN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE RAISED MY CHILDREN TO KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING, THOSE WORDS YOU CANNOT TAKE BACK.

YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR WORDS BACK.

AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

SO, RESPECTFULLY, I ASK YOU, PLEASE STEP DOWN FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. TOM KAISER WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS TOM KAISER.

I LIVE AT 1140 50TH AVENUE NORTHEAST.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE.

I'M PART OF THE GROUP THAT IS ORGANIZING THE RECALL OF COUNCIL MEMBER KATIE JACOBS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE SPOKE TO IN PARKS DURING THE JAMBOREE, OUT ON THE STREETS, IN GARDENS AND DRIVEWAYS AND AT THEIR HOMES FOR ALL OF THEIR TIME SUPPORT AND THE THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WHEN OUR GROUP BEGAN THIS WORK SO MANY MONTHS AGO.

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF RECEPTION WE WOULD GET KNOCKING ON DOORS, CALLING OUR NEIGHBORS AND SETTING UP IN PARKS ACROSS TOWN.

BUT I WAS HOPEFUL.

WE KNEW IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

WHATEVER THE FINAL RESULT WOULD BE.

SO I'M JUST EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE TIME TO SPEAK WITH ME PERSONALLY AND WITH OUR VERY UNSTOPPABLE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS. VERY CLEARLY WE HAVE HEARD THAT OUR COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THAT MEANS EVERYONE.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT IS OUTRAGED WHEN SOMEONE IS TREATED HORRENDOUSLY BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

AND WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT IS GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS STEPPED UP TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CHANGE AND YES, MOVE US FORWARD BECAUSE THIS ALL IS A RIDICULOUS WASTE OF TIME, RESOURCES AND MONEY.

BUT IT HAS BEEN WORTH IT.

I HAVE HEARD VERY LOUDLY AND CLEARLY EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS DOES NOT EMBODY COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND THAT LEARNING THAT AND SEEING THAT VERY DEEPLY HAS BEEN THE BEST THING THAT I HAVE DONE SINCE I MOVED TO THIS CITY ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO.

SHE DOESN'T DESERVE TO REPRESENT ANY OF US.

HER BEHAVIOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER SPRIGGS AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE NOW INFAMOUS INCIDENT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AND NOW WE CAN COLLECTIVELY CELEBRATE THAT THIS DARK CHAPTER IS COMING TO AN END AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

I AM ENDLESSLY PROUD OF OUR CITY.

MORE THAN ANYTHING. I'M GRATEFUL WE DID WHAT IT TAKES TO LET OUR CITY, OUR CITIZENS, PICK SOMEBODY ELSE.

HONESTLY, ANYONE ELSE WHO IS TRULY EQUIPPED TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT AND WILL TREAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CITIZENS WITH RESPECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GREGORY JOSEPH WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE.

MY NAME IS GREG JOSEPH.

I'VE BEEN RETAINED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EFFORTS TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE USING THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CHARTER'S RECALL POWER.

I'M NOT GOING TO RECITE THE WHOLE LETTER TO EVERYBODY HERE.

YOU GUYS ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF IT EARLIER, BUT I'M GOING TO READ A FEW THINGS AT LEAST TO OUTLINE THE PERTINENT LAW IN THIS AREA AS IT APPLIES TO THE RECALL EFFORT AND TO NOTIFY YOU THAT IF YOU DO ORDER PLACEMENT OF THE QUESTION ON THE MUNICIPAL BALLOT, WE WILL FILE SUIT AGAINST THE CITY AND LITIGATE THE MATTER IN THE COURTS.

YOU'VE SEEN THE SAMPLE SIGNATURE PAGE FROM THE RECALL EFFORT AGAINST MY CLIENT, AS WELL AS THE CERTIFICATE OF THE ORIGINAL SPONSORING COMMITTEE.

SIMPLY PUT, ALL OF THE PETITION PAGES ARE LEGALLY DEFICIENT IN NUMEROUS RESPECTS.

I'VE INCLUDED IN THE EARLIER EMAIL AS WELL.

ADMINISTRATIVE RULE 8205 1010.

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SO PLAINLY THE EFFORT BY THE RECALL COMMITTEE IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE IN SEVERAL REGARDS.

FIRST, THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE REQUIRES THAT THE SIGNERS OATH AND THE SIGNATURE LINES BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE PAPER.

EACH PETITION PAGE HAS TO HAVE A SIGNERS OATH AND NO SMALLER THAN 12 POINT FONT.

IF THE FORM OF THE OATH IS NOT SPECIFIED BY STATUTE, THEN THE RULE SPECIFIES THE OATH THAT'S TO BE USED IN THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS RECALL EXAMPLE, THE COMMITTEE HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE A SIGNATURES SIGNERS OATH RATHER AT ALL IN ANY REGARD, MUCH LESS ABIDING BY THE 12 POINT FONT REQUIREMENT. SECOND, THE RULE MANDATES THAT EACH PETITION PAGE HAS TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE SIGNATURE LINES.

ALL INFORMATION HAS TO BE FILLED IN BY PERSON SIGNING THE PETITION UNLESS DISABILITY PREVENTS THEM FROM DOING SO.

ONCE AGAIN, IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE STATEMENT HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THE PETITIONS ALTOGETHER.

THIRD, THE RULE DICTATES THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE SIGNATURE LINES THEMSELVES.

NAMELY, EACH LINE HAS TO HAVE A SPACE FOR THE DATE OF THE SIGNATURE, THE SIGNATURE ITSELF, AND EACH SIGNATORIES YEAR OF BIRTH PRINTED FIRST, MIDDLE AND LAST NAME, RESIDENCE, ADDRESS, MUNICIPALITY AND COUNTY.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS HERE AS WELL.

PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE IS THE FAILURE OF THE PETITIONERS TO PROVIDE ANY SPACE FOR THE DATE THE SIGNATORIES SIGNED THE PETITION.

THIS BY ITSELF RENDERS THE SIGNATURES INVALID FOR TWO REASONS, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT MAKES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER IMPOSSIBLE.

NEXT, THE YEAR OF BIRTH IS REQUIRED OF ALL SIGNERS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE.

THIS, TOO IS MISSING FROM EACH LINE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES, AS IS IS THE SIGNERS COUNTY OF RESIDENCE.

THE FINAL OBVIOUS DEFECT CONCERNS THE STATEMENT REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED BY A SUBPART TWO I ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.

THIS TOO IS MISSING FROM THESE DOCUMENTS AND COULD WELL HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A DECISION TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT OR NOT.

BUT THESE SHORTCOMINGS ARE REALLY ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE PETITIONS.

EVEN IF WE IGNORE THE FACIAL DEFECTS, THE PETITION EFFORT FAILS FOR A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT REASON.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALLEGE MALFEASANCE OR NONFEASANCE IN OFFICE.

THE MINNESOTA CONSTITUTION AT ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION FIVE, CLARIFIES THE LEGISLATURE OF THIS STATE MAY PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF INFERIOR OFFICERS FOR MALFEASANCE OR NONFEASANCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.

THESE ARE NOT ARBITRARY TERMS. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS NOT INSULATED FROM THESE PROVISIONS BY VIRTUE OF ITS STATUS AS A CHARTER CITY TO CONSTITUTE MALFEASANCE OR NONFEASANCE.

AS THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT HAS HELD, THE CONDUCT MUST BE SUCH AS AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES RATHER THAN CONDUCT, WHICH AFFECTS THE OFFICIAL'S PERSONAL CHARACTER AS A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL.

AND ALTHOUGH AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES, THE CONDUCT MUST RELATE TO SOMETHING OF A SUBSTANTIAL NATURE THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC.

MALFEASANCE IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY HAS REFERENCE TO EVIL CONDUCT OR AN ILLEGAL DEED, AN ACT BY AN OFFICER IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY THAT IS WHOLLY ILLEGAL AND WRONGFUL.

THE SUPREME COURT DREW A LINE BETWEEN POLITICAL CRITICISMS WHERE RECALL MAY NOT BE INVOKED AND MALFEASANCE WHERE IT CAN.

IN SHORT, THE RECALL EFFORT AGAINST COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS FALLS WOEFULLY SHORT OF MALFEASANCE UNDER THE COURT'S DEFINITION.

AND SIMPLY PUT, THE GROUNDS FOR RECALL ARE POLITICAL CRITICISMS THAT MAY BE ADDRESSED AT THE NEXT ELECTION.

SHOULD COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS CHOOSE TO RUN AGAIN? THE ENTIRE EFFORT TO RECALL COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS IS HOPELESSLY FLAWED AND FACES CERTAIN DEFEAT IN THE COURTS.

IN THE ABSENCE OF AN OUTRIGHT REJECTION OF THE RECALL PETITION.

I WOULD SIMPLY URGE THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO WAIT ON MAKING THE FINAL DECISION ON THE LEGAL VALIDITY UNTIL AFTER YOU'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PERTINENT LAW WITH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

THE STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR NOTIFYING THE COUNTY AUDITOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE OF A HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IS 74 DAYS BEFORE NOVEMBER 7TH, WHICH IS AUGUST 25TH.

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO DECIDE AT A LATER DATE WHETHER TO CALL THE ELECTION IN SPITE OF THESE OBVIOUS DEFICIENCIES IN THE PETITIONS.

IF THE DECISION.

GAN IS MADE TO RECOGNIZE THESE PETITIONS AS VALID.

I WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LITIGATE THIS ISSUE IN THE COURTS.

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YOUR TROUBLEMAKERS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED HER APOLOGY, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU SHOULD HAVE ACCEPTED HER.

EXCUSE ME. THERE IS NO.

THERE IS NO HARASSING FROM THE AUDIENCE.

PLEASE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

NO HARASSING FROM THE AUDIENCE.

YEAH, THAT'S RICH.

SARAH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS. EDITOR HIGGINS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. OH, THAT WAS A LOT.

MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.

I'M NOT A LAWYER, BY THE WAY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT JUST HAPPENED THERE.

BUT THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS WHO SHOWED UP TO BE A PART OF THIS POWERFUL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT.

YOU HAVE TRULY SHOWN THAT HATE HAS NO HOME HERE.

THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH NEW VERIFIABLE SIGNATURES TO TRIGGER A RECALL ELECTION.

WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO REREGISTER A LOT OF THE INACTIVE VOTERS AND NEW VOTERS IN THIS PROCESS.

ONCE AGAIN, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS TO RESIGN IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ESTIMATED $30,000 SPECIAL ELECTION.

THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN CENSURED FROM ALL COMMITTEES AND THEREFORE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE TO PICK UP THE SLACK, WHICH IS NOT FAIR.

ALSO, COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS IS BEING PAID TAX DOLLARS TO DO THE BARE MINIMUM FOR HER CONSTITUENTS AT THIS POINT.

WE ALSO RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS WORK WITH THE CHARTER COMMISSION TO UPDATE ALL THESE OUTDATED RECALL POLICIES.

AS WE UNDERSTAND IT, THE CITY CHARTER CHARTER IS IN NEED OF MORE THAN A FEW UPGRADES.

WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMITTEE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THAT IS THROUGH THE CHARTER COMMISSION.

AND LASTLY, THE IMPORTANT PART THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS IS A RIGHT GIVEN TO ALL UNITED STATES CITIZENS IN THE CONSTITUTION.

BIGOTRY, RACISM AND FASCISM ALL IMPEDE ON THAT.

RIGHT. COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CARES.

AND WE HAVE TO DO BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SARAH, WHO DO WE HAVE NEXT? THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT ON ZOOM? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE SURE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THIS COMMUNITY FORUM ON ZOOM OR IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND SEEING IS NONE.

THEN THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVED. SORRY.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.

A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES.

ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING AS NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE? AYE. AND THE MOTION IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU. THE MOTION IS ADJOURNED.

THE MOTION PASSES. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

MEETING IS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.