[WELCOME/CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL ]
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WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH AND TO THE CITY CLERK.
ARE WE READY TO GO? AND WE'RE. ALL THE TECHNICALS ARE WORKING.
THEN COULD YOU PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS HERE.
COULD YOU MOVE THAT JUST A SMIDGE DOWN FOR ME? SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER JAMES HERE AND COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT NAME PLACARDS.
ALL RIGHT, AND MAYOR MARQUEZ SIMULA HERE.
THANK YOU, AND I'LL READ OUR MISSION STATEMENT.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A VIBRANT, HEALTHY AND CONNECTED CITY.
WE STRIVE TO BE BETTER AND ENSURE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, AND NOW, IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, AND
[APPROVAL OF AGENDA ]
NEXT I HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE NUMBER 18 TO LETTER C.
IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JAMES. SORRY. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT THEN.
COULD I HAVE A VOTE TOO? AND ALSO, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA.
ALL RIGHT. SEEING AS NONE THEN ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE UP.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU, AND THE AGENDA IS APPROVED, AND NEXT WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATIONS, AND
[PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION, ANNOUNCEMENTS, GUESTS ]
TODAY WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH DAY, AND IT IS THEIR 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMING UP NEXT WEEK, AND OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE AFTER THE 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.SO WE'RE DOING THIS AHEAD OF TIME.
WHEREAS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, A CHERISHED CATHOLIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA, IS JOYFULLY CELEBRATING ITS REMARKABLE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, AND WHEREAS SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT ON DECEMBER 8TH, 1923, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS SERVED AS A BEACON OF FAITH, A SANCTUARY OF WORSHIP, AND A SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT FOR THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND BEYOND, AND WHEREAS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS BEEN A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR THE TEACHINGS AND VALUES OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH, FOSTERING A DEEP SENSE OF DEVOTION, LOVE, AND COMPASSION AMONG ITS CONGREGATION, AND WHEREAS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS EMBRACED ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THE BROADER COMMUNITY, ENGAGING IN CHARITABLE WORKS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND INITIATIVES THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE, PEACE, AND HARMONY, AND WHEREAS, THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH IS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION, SYMBOLIZING A CENTURY OF UNWAVERING DEDICATION, FAITHFUL SERVICE AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT IT HAS HAD ON THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT I, AMADA MARQUEZ SIMULA, MAYOR OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM DECEMBER 8TH, 2023 AS IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH DAY IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA.
ON THIS SACRED OCCASION, I INVITE ALL RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY, TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH. LET US REFLECT UPON THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF THIS BELOVED CATHOLIC INSTITUTION AND EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR ITS STEADFAST FAITH, LOVE, AND SERVICE [APPLAUSE], AND
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NOW I INVITE FATHER QUAIL TO THE PODIUM.IF YOU'D LIKE A FEW WORDS, AND I'LL BRING OVER THE PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU, AND, FATHER QUAIL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE NEW HERE, AND WE WELCOME YOU TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WHAT TIME IS MASS? I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS COMING UP.
WELL, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD LIAISON, MICHELLE PETTWAY.
MICHELLE, WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.
WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD UPDATES.
HELLO. HI, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.
BEFORE I START, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR REELECTING ME TO COMPLETE MY TERM ON OUR SCHOOL BOARD, AS WELL AS FOR HELPING US TO PASS OUR REFERENDUM AND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS LEVY RENEWAL.
SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES.
RIGHT NOW THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE THE MOST EQUITABLE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AND IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE WILL BE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS COMING UP.
WE'RE IN THE PLANNING STAGES NOW, BUT WE WILL BE REASSESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN ORDER TO CREATE THE BEST STRATEGIC PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
SO STAY TUNED BECAUSE THERE WILL BE MORE ON THAT COMING UP.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR SCHOOL BOARD.
THERE'S THREE OF US, AND WE OFTEN ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE REALLY WORKING ON TRYING TO REALLY IMPLEMENT OURSELVES IN A LOT OF CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
SO WE WILL ALSO TAKE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE COULD BETTER MAKE OURSELVES ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE AND BE PRESENT AT MORE EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ALSO COMMUNICATING BETTER TO EVERYONE.
SO IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE FOR US TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THEN THAT WOULD BE GREAT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE COMING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOLS FOR THINGS AS WELL AS US GOING OUT.
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WE ALSO HAVE A FEW EVENTS COMING UP IN THE DISTRICT.ALL ARE WELCOME, BUT THERE WILL BE A FOCUS ON OUR LATINO FAMILIES AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER ADJUST TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND NAVIGATE A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THERE ARE MORE DETAILS ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE.
SO THE RANGE GOES FROM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH AND THROUGH SATURDAY.
DID I SAY SEPTEMBER OR DECEMBER? SORRY, I'M GETTING MY THINGS MESSED UP.
SO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7TH THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.
THAT WILL BE AT 7:00, AND THEN THERE WILL BE ONE SHOW TIME ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH AT 2 P.M.
TICKETS ARE $6 FOR ADULTS AND $4 FOR STUDENTS, AND STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE DISTRICT ARE FREE.
THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A BAND CONCERT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL AT 7:00 ON DECEMBER 13TH, AS WELL AS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE HAVING THEIR WINTER BAND CONCERT THE NEXT NIGHT ON THE 14TH.
BOTH ARE AT 7 P.M, AND IT'LL BE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE DATES FOR WHEN WINTER BREAK WAS GOING TO BE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM DECEMBER MONDAY, DECEMBER 25TH THROUGH TUESDAY, JANUARY 2ND, AND THEN SCHOOL RESUME ON THAT WEDNESDAY, AND I ALSO WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR MEETINGS ARE EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO OUR MEETINGS.
WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE OUR SCHOOL SCHOOL UPDATE.
THANK YOU. FROM THE SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
[18. Public Art at Huset Park. ]
I'M GOING TO HAND THIS OVER TO OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER.THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM IS REALLY IN DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO ONE OF THE ITEMS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AT A RECENT JOINT MEETING WITH OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS IN 2023, AND THAT IS PUBLIC ART.
SO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS HAS BEEN A SISTER CITY TO WYMIARKI, POLAND SINCE 1991.
IN 2023, IT WAS REALLY THE LAST TRIP THAT OUR SISTER CITIES GROUP MADE OVER TO WYMIARKI, POLAND, AND AT THAT TIME, THE A NEW MONUMENT WAS HAD BEEN PLACED AND DEDICATED IN 2022, AND THAT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT THE SISTER CITIES HAS HAD IS GETTING A, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY TO SAY IT, KIND OF A MIRROR OR SISTER MONUMENT OVER IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND WHAT THAT MONUMENT IS, IT REALLY IS A REPRESENTATION TO HONOR SOME OF THE SERVICEMEN THAT WERE LOST IN WORLD WAR TWO, AND WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT.
SO IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT WE ESTABLISH A SIMILAR MONUMENT HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IN 2024.
THIS IS BEING PAID FOR THROUGH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SISTER CITIES, AND THEN ALSO THE POLISH AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA, AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM THAT ORGANIZATION HERE TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT WE HAD SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THIS MONUMENT INITIALLY GO IN TO HUSET PARK AND AROUND THE WALKING TRAIL, BOTH FROM A VISIBILITY ACCESSIBILITY PERSPECTIVE AND PARTICULARLY RECOGNIZING THAT OUR PARK, WYMIARKI PARK, IS SLATED ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO BE RECONSTRUCTED OR REDEVELOPED WHEN FUNDING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND WHEN THE PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. SO OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO FIRST ESTABLISH THIS.
IF THE COUNCIL IS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF THE MONUMENT, ESTABLISH IT AT HUSET.
IT IS A TYPE OF MONUMENT THAT CAN BE RELOCATED.
WE DON'T NEED FOOTINGS FOR THIS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE MOUNTED WITHIN A CONCRETE SLAB AND CAN BE RELOCATED.
SO I THINK, MAYOR, I WOULD TURN THAT BACK TO YOU FOR FOR DISCUSSION.
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WELL, I HAD PASSED OUT A FEW OF THESE MAGAZINES TO OUR COUNCIL.IF ANYONE WANTS TO LOOK ON PAGE FOUR, THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ABOUT THE MEANING BEHIND THE SCULPTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION, BUT WE HAVE EDYTA DUDEK HERE, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF PACIM, AND SHE IS GOING TO GIVE US MORE INFORMATION AND HAS A POSTER TO HELP DISPLAY.
SO, EDYTA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND LET THE COUNCIL KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THIS PROJECT, AND WHEN YOU HAVE WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE MAGAZINE FROM THAT WE DISTRIBUTED ON THE PAGE FOUR AND FIVE, YOU WILL SEE EXACTLY THE SAME.
[INAUDIBLE] NOW WE CAN'T SEE YOU.
THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY THIS.
ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME.[INAUDIBLE] SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS A GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
THESE ARE EIGHT PILOTS WHO ARE FLYING THE PLANE TO DELIVER AID TO WARSAW, AND YOU MIGHT THINK, OH, 1944.
SO GUESS WHAT? JUST THIS MARCH 2023, WARSAW RECEIVED ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NOT SENSITIVE ANYMORE.
SO THEY WERE DELIVERED TO THE MUSEUM OF THE WARSAW UPRISING IN POLAND, AND IF YOU GET ON THE WEBSITE OF THE MUSEUM OF WARSAW UPRISING, YOU CAN SEE THE ROUTE OF THE FLIGHT.
YOU CAN LEARN THAT THERE WERE 110 US PLANES GOING FROM BRITISH ISLANDS, NOT VIRGIN ISLANDS, BUT BRITISH ISLANDS GOING TO WARSAW, AND ALL OF THEM MADE IT.
THEY DROPPED SUPPLIES FOR WARSAW UPRISING.
JUST ONE WAS SHOT DOWN, AND ON THIS PLANE THERE WERE EIGHT PEOPLE.
AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO DIED WAS WALTER SHIMSHOCK.
HE WAS ACTUALLY THE POLISH AMERICAN.
MEMBERS OF SISTER CITIES KNOW WHERE HE LIVES.
HE USED TO LIVE WHERE HIS HOUSE WAS, AND WHEN MAYOR AMADA TRAVELED TO POLAND IN 2022, SHE ATTENDED THE VERY GLAMOROUS EVENT WHERE THIS PICTURE, THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE, WE CAN SEE MAYOR OF WYMIARKI.
ALSO, SHE HAS A PICTURE WITH THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN POLAND THAT IS NOT PICTURED HERE, BUT THERE IS A PICTURE LIKE THIS EXISTS. IT'S ON PACIM WEBSITE.
SO AMADA WAS VERY AND WHEN SHE ATTENDED THE EVENT, SHE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN STRENGTHENING RELATIONS BETWEEN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND YANKEE.
I TRAVELED TO WYMIARKI IN OCTOBER JUST PAST OCTOBER.
SO A MONTH A MONTH AGO AND I CONTACTED THE MAYOR OF WYMIARKI AND I RECEIVED THE PLAN.
SO YOU DON'T SEE THERE IN THIS WHITE SPACE, BUT IF PEOPLE HAVE A PACIM NEWSLETTER, YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL PLANS. WHEN CONSUL POLISH COUNCIL FROM CHICAGO WAS HERE ON NOVEMBER 11TH, HE ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED US TO APPLY FOR THE FUNDS FROM THE POLISH GOVERNMENT TO BUILD THIS MONUMENT HERE, AND ALSO WE AS PACIM POLISH-AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA.
WE ARE RAISING MONEY TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE COSTS OF OF THIS MONUMENT.
DO PEOPLE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
SO I APPRECIATE IT GREATLY, AND OUR COMMUNITY WILL TOO, AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THANK PEOPLE OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND IN GENERAL OF UNITED STATES FOR SUPPORTING 1944, THIS MISSION.
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SO ALL OF THIS STARTED STARTED TO HAPPEN IN 1991, 1991 WHEN WE ACTUALLY BUILT THE FIRST MONUMENT, AND NOW LAST YEAR, THE SECOND MONUMENT THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO BUILD HERE.COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY OR WILL WE LIGHT THIS MONUMENT? THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION.
SO I KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS.
WHEN THIS IDEA FIRST CAME UP LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS IN POLAND, I SAID IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, WE DON'T HAVE A MARKER TO TALK ABOUT THIS TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED, AND IT WOULD BE REMARKABLE IF WE DID.
AND THEN WE TALKED TO MORE PEOPLE WITH PACIM AND IT WASN'T INITIALLY I JUST SAID SOMETHING FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, BUT MEANWHILE, EDYTA WAS DOING A LOT OF WORK TALKING TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE POLISH AMERICAN MINNESOTA COMMUNITY ABOUT WHERE WOULD THEY LIKE THIS STATUE IN MINNESOTA, AND DURING ALL OF THE DISCUSSION, IT BECAME UNANIMOUS THAT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS IS THE PLACE THEY WOULD LIKE IT.
SO I THINK THAT'S VERY MEANINGFUL, AND WHEN WE SAY PEOPLE IN MINNESOTA, IT'S PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STATE, PEOPLE IN WESTERN WISCONSIN THAT ARE ALSO IN AGREEMENT AND REALLY ARE HONORED THAT IT IS COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT [APPLAUSE], AND I BELIEVE WE'RE HOPING THE UNVEILING WOULD BE IN AUGUST.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, AND YES, YOU DEFINITELY CAN COME UP AND SAY MORE.
SINCE THE COUNCIL FROM CHICAGO WAS HERE ON NOVEMBER 11TH.
HE SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE PERSON WHO DESIGNS MONUMENTS FOR THE CONSULATE, AND HE PROMISED TO PUT OUR PROJECT AS THE SECOND IN LINE, WHICH WILL MAKE IT AVAILABLE TOO.
SO HE WILL WORK ON IT, AND THE FIRST PART OF 2024.
HE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO INSTALL IT AROUND APRIL IF IT'S POSSIBLE.
SO WE WILL NEED TO HAVE A PLACE CHOSEN BY THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND THEN AUGUST 1ST, 2024 WILL BE 8TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS WARSAW UPRISING, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST UPRISING DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN THE ENTIRE EUROPE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE IT MEMORIZED, AND LIKE YOU SAY, ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, THERE IS USUALLY AN ANNIVERSARY OF THE PLANE GOING DOWN.
SO SO WE ARE THINKING TO OPEN IT ON APRIL ON AUGUST 1ST AND PERHAPS INVITE SOME MAYOR OF WYMIARKI, IF SHE IS WILLING TO COME AND PARTICIPATE.
SO WE WILL MAKE SURE WE UPDATE THE COMMUNITY ON THAT, AND THERE WILL STILL BE MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHEN THE INSTALLATION WILL HAPPEN, AND WE HAVE TO, OF COURSE, WAIT FOR WINTER THAW TO BE DONE WHEN IT'S RIGHT FOR CONCRETE AND ALL THAT, BUT THERE'LL BE MORE CONVERSATIONS.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL.
IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MONUMENT FROM PACIM AND SISTER CITIES COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AS A SISTER MONUMENT TO WYMIARKI, POLAND, AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PREPARE A SITE IN HUSET PARK WEST.
MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MONUMENT FROM PACIM AND SISTER CITIES COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AS A SISTER MONUMENT TO WYMIARKI, POLAND AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PREPARE A SITE IN HUSET PARK WEST. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AND SEEING AS NONE.
AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
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WE ARE AT OUR CONSENT AGENDA.ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL WILL BE TAKEN UP AS THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS.
DOES THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE? COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
YES, MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE NUMBER THREE.
ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.
I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM SEVEN, PLEASE.
SO WE WILL PULL ITEM THREE AND ITEM SEVEN, AND COULD THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER THEN TAKE US THROUGH THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, YOU HAVE 12 ITEMS TO HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR YOUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
FIRST ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13TH.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS TO APPROVE THE WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 13TH.
ITEM THREE HAS BEEN PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.
ITEM FOUR IS THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 1690, AND THAT'S AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CHAPTER 9.111 OF THE CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH LIMITED RETAIL SALES AS A PERMITTED USE IN THE CITY'S INDUSTRIAL ZONES (I1)(I2).
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1691.
AND THAT'S AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE REGULATIONS REGARDING ANIMAL CONTROL.
ITEM SIX IS AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR POLICE SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF HILLTOP FOR YEARS 24, 25, AND 26.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN HAS BEEN PULLED.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS CHANGING THE POLICE VEHICLE PURCHASE FOR 2023 DUE TO VEHICLE AVAILABILITY.
ITEM TEN IS RENTAL OCCUPANCY LICENSES FOR APPROVAL.
NUMBER ELEVEN IS LICENSED AGENDA AS SUBMITTED, AND THE LAST ITEM IS THE REVIEW OF THE BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,740,458.84, MAYOR.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEM WITH ITEMS THREE AND SEVEN REMOVED? SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
ANY DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE.
AYE AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES, AND NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[3. Adopt Resolution 2023-72, Appointing Economic Development Authority Commission Members. ]
ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-72, APPOINTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY COMMISSION MEMBERS AND COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR ONE OF THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS FOR OUR CITY, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, AND I JUST WANTED TO LIFT UP BEFORE THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAD GREAT APPLICANTS, AND AGAIN, WE WERE ABLE TO SELECT TWO AT THIS TIME. MARLAINE SZUREK, WHO HAS BEEN ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PUT HER NAME IN AGAIN AND DID A WONDERFUL JOB, AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR HER, AND A NEW MEMBER IS JOINING OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, LAMIN DIBBA, AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THOSE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO MEET YOU, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT LEADERS.
THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO COME TO THE MEETINGS AND TO OBSERVE, AND THEY DO GREAT WORK IN OUR CITY, HELPING US FIND WAYS FOR DEVELOPING PROPERTY, AND THAT'S A BIG NEED IN OUR CITY, SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEM.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE COUNCIL? UM, I LOOK FOR COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
DO WE NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION? NO, NO, I MEAN ON ITEM THREE.
ANY COMMENT ON THIS ONE? I CAN MAKE.
WELL, I WOULD, I JUST WANT TO ECHO AND JUST WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS AND WE WON'T SEE THEM UNTIL JANUARY, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND AS COUNCILMEMBER JAMES SAID, PEOPLE ARE WELCOME TO THE EDA MEETINGS.
THIS IS WHERE WE DISCUSS THINGS LIKE THE NEW LATTICE PROJECT AT THE RAINBOW SITE.
THIS IS WHERE WE DISCUSS THE MEDTRONIC SITE AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE.
THE BEST MEETING TO COME TO WHERE WE REALLY GET INTO THE DETAILS IS THE EDA MEETING, WHICH IS GENERALLY THE FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00.
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ALL RIGHT THEN, CAN I HAVE A MOTION THEN TO WAIVE THE READING.MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-72.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-72.
ANY COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING AS NONE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU, AND NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Approve Joint Powers Agreement with Anoka County Sheriff’s Office for Columbia Heights participation in Special Weapons and Tactics Team. ]
APPROVE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM AND COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THE CHIEF.
YOU COULD JUST DO A LITTLE MORE EXPLAINING ON THE BACKGROUND OF THIS.
WHY THIS IS BEING PROPOSED NOW AND THEN.
JUST HAD A COUPLE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AFTER THAT.
YES. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS AND MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR SOME TIME FOR QUITE A FEW REASONS. JUST THE SIMPLE POPULATION GROWTH OF ANOKA COUNTY, AND THEN ALSO GIVEN THE FACT THAT LIKE A LOT OF AGENCIES THEY HAVE TROUBLE STAFFING SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON THEIR OWN.
LIKE THEY LIKE THEY NORMALLY WOULD IN YEARS PAST.
ON TOP OF THAT, THEY ALSO WANT TO THE ABILITY TO EXPAND IT SO THAT BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE NATIONAL TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS FEMA, WHAT IT ALSO DOES IS IT ALSO OPENS UP THE POSSIBILITY OF ALSO SOME GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP FUND THE TEAM AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S THEY'RE OPENING IT UP TO OTHER TO THE REST OF THE ANOKA COUNTY AGENCIES WITH THE UNDERSTANDING ALSO THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE OBVIOUSLY A FULL TIME ASSIGNMENT.
THIS IS A VERY PART TIME ASSIGNMENT WITH MONTHLY TRAININGS AND THEN OCCASIONAL CALL OUTS.
THE TEAM ACTUALLY DOESN'T GET USED AS OFTEN AS ONE MIGHT THINK.
SO AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL, AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR SIGNIFICANT CRITIQUING OF WHEN THEY WHEN THEY GO OUT ON CALLS, THEY HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA.
THE OTHER THING, THE OTHER REASON THEY WANT TO EXPAND IS, IS THE INCREASED NEED OF NEGOTIATORS THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR TEAM, THAT SO THAT PART OF THIS INCREASE IS TO ALSO THE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NEGOTIATORS.
NOW, IT'S VERY HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARDS THE NEED FOR NEGOTIATORS, AND SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO ALSO MENTION THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ANOKA COUNTY SWAT TEAM, THEY DO, AT LEAST BASED ON MY EXPERIENCES, THEY AND COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTIES, THEY DEFINITELY ADHERE TO BEST PRACTICES, AND I KNOW OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WE'VE CERTAINLY SEEN THAT IN THROUGHOUT OTHER THROUGHOUT OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY'VE HAD TO BE CALLED OUT ON.
ANOTHER QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW OF THE LISTED CITIES? WHICH ONES HAVE ALREADY SIGNED THE JOINT POWERS AND WHICH ONES ARE STILL PENDING? MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
ACTUALLY, THEY JUST CAME OUT THESE LAST THESE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO THEY'RE JUST COMING ON BOARD.
THE CITIES THAT ARE LISTED IN THIS LETTER ARE THE ONES THAT THE I BELIEVE THE ONLY.
THERE WERE SOME FINAL TOUCHES ON THE JPA'S LAST MINUTE.
GOT IT, AND I THINK THE LAST QUESTION I HAD IS IT TALKS IN THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ABOUT THE REQUESTING PARTY IS THAT THE MAYOR OF EACH CITY, IS THAT THE POLICE CHIEF OR WHO DOES THAT REQUESTING, I GUESS, PERSON OR ENTITY ENTAIL.
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MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ON A CALL OUT.IT GENERALLY WOULD BE EITHER EITHER THE POLICE CHIEF OR IN MY SITUATION, PROBABLY THE CAPTAINS WOULD START THAT PROCESS, AND THEN AND THEN WITH WITH MY FINAL APPROVAL.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE WE REQUEST DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THEY WILL RESPOND, AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL, AND IT GOES BACK TO ANOKA COUNTY'S BEST PRACTICES THAT THEY'VE ADHERED TO OVER THE YEARS.
THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS WHERE WE'VE MADE THOSE REQUESTS, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY DENIED THOSE REQUESTS BECAUSE THEY JUST SIMPLY DIDN'T MEET THE THAT STRICT CRITERIA THAT THEY THAT THEY WILL COME OUT ON, BUT I WILL SAY THIS BECAUSE OF THE THAT COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE HERE IN ANOKA COUNTY, THE ONE THING THAT THEY ARE VERY GOOD WITH IS, IS IN THOSE PARTICULAR SITUATIONS, THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVES TO A SWAT CALL OUT.
THANK YOU CHIEF. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE THE EXTRA INFORMATION.
THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE.
MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND POLICE CHIEF TO ENTER INTO A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS SPECIAL WEAPONS AND TACTICS TEAM.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING AS NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
[13. Consideration of Resolution 2023-74, Revocation of the License to Operate Rental Units Within the City of Columbia Heights Against the Rental Property at 4100 Monroe Street NE for Failure to Meet the Requirements of the Residential Maintenance Codes. ]
THIS TAKES US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS PORTION OF THE MEETING.THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK REGARDING THESE MATTERS.
SPEAKERS THAT ARE IN PERSON ARE ASKED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK.
THE SPEAKER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TABLE NEAR THE WINDOWS.
WHEN SPEAKING, VIRTUAL ATTENDEES SHOULD TURN THEIR CAMERAS 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.
ITEM 13 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023-74 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 4100 MONROE STREET NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODE, AND WE'LL TALK TO THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF.
MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS WERE ORIGINALLY ONE OF NINE VIOLATIONS WRITTEN UP ON AUGUST 30TH OF THIS YEAR AS PART OF THE PROPERTY'S EXTERIOR LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION AND A COMPLAINT INSPECTION KIND OF COMBINED.
OUR INSPECTORS PERFORMED TWO ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS, ONE ON 10/2 AND ON 10/30, AND FOUND THAT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY HAD MADE SOME PROGRESS REPAIRING SEVEN OF THE NINE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE THERE. THE TWO REMAINING VIOLATIONS WERE REPLACEMENT REPAIR OF A WATER DAMAGED, A FLOOR OF A CABINET FOLLOWING A, AND FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION OF THE WATER LEAK THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE, AND THEN REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF A LABORATORY DRAIN PLUMBING WORKS IN THE BASEMENT.
THE INSPECTIONS FAILED THESE TWO OR INSPECTORS FAILED THESE TWO VIOLATIONS BECAUSE THEY FOUND STANDING WATER IN THE CABINET ON THE FINAL RE-INSPECTION UNTREATED, INCOMPLETE REPAIR OF THE CABINET FLOORING AND THE PVC PIPING ON THE LABORATORY DRAIN DID NOT HAVE PRIMER, AND A PLUMBING PERMIT HAD NOT BEEN PULLED FOR THE REPAIR.
IF REVOKED, IT WOULD BE THE ONLY REVOCATION THE OWNER HAS HAD IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
SINCE THIS IS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, A CHECK OF THE RENTAL CAP DENSITY MAP SHOWS THAT THE BLOCK IS BELOW THE DENSITY CAP, WHICH MAKES THE PROPERTY ELIGIBLE TO REQUIRE THE RENTAL LICENSE PRIOR TO THE PROPERTY BECOMING UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY.
STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE COULD YOU JUST REPEAT THAT LAST BIT ABOUT THE BEING UNDER THE MORATORIUM? YES. SO SO THERE IS A THE RENTAL SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL LICENSE CAP IS IN PLACE NOW, AND THIS PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY LIES IN A BLOCK
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WHERE THERE ARE LICENSES AVAILABLE.SO IF THEY WERE TO LOSE A LICENSE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REAPPLY FOR THE LICENSE AS LONG AS THAT THOSE WEREN'T TAKEN BY THE TIME THEY REAPPLIED, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SURE. SO THAT MAKES THE PROPERTIES ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE, AS LONG AS THEY CAN MEET THAT CRITERIA AND GET THROUGH THE PROCESS PRIOR TO ANYTHING ANYONE ELSE DOING THAT, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE LICENSEES ARE ABLE TO HOLD ANOTHER LICENSE IN THE CITY AS WELL.
IS MR. RICHARDSON HAVE WE DETERMINED WHETHER HE'S IN CALIFORNIA OR IF HE'S LOCAL? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
I BELIEVE HE'S LOCAL. I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT HIS ADDRESS HERE.
I WILL SHARE THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEIGHBOR TO ME.
UM, AND HE DIDN'T SEEM ENTHUSED ABOUT COMING AND LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES T O MAKE CORRECTIONS.
I'M DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT A HOUSE NEXT DOOR IS IN THIS SITUATION.
ONE OF THE BEST TENDENCIES HAD IS THE TENANT HE HAS IN THERE RIGHT NOW SO.
SO COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS JUST A QUICK CHECK.
HE LIVES IN SAINT PAUL [INAUDIBLE].
I THOUGHT HE HAD RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD THE CORRECT INFORMATION.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, THEN, TO THE CITY CLERK.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 13? SO TO CLARIFY, THERE IS NO ONE IN ZOOM OR IN TEAMS IN ATTENDANCE RIGHT NOW.
IF THAT CHANGES, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
OKAY, AND THEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 14, NOT ITEM 13.
SO IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 13, THEY HAVE NOT ASKED OR PRESENTED INFORMATION, AND AND JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT THE CITY CLERK SAID, WE ARE DISCUSSING SPECIFICALLY PROPERTY AT 4100 MONROE STREET NORTHEAST, WHICH IS 4100 MONROE STREET NORTHEAST.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING AT THIS MOMENT.
ALL RIGHT THEN ARE THERE NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, OR ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
I'M KNOWING THAT THE PERSON, IF THEY'RE WATCHING THIS LATER, THEY CAN REAPPLY AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN AND PAY THE FEES FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION AND THE PROPERTY LICENSE.
I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR ALL LANDLORDS TO KNOW, LIKE WE CAN'T HAVE STANDING WATER IN PEOPLE'S LIVING AREAS, AND SO YEAH, THAT'S MY COMMENT. THANK YOU.
ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? AND THEN ONE MORE TIME, WE'LL JUST ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 13, RENTAL PROPERTY, 4100 MONROE STREET NORTHEAST.
THEN HEARING AS NONE COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-74.
THERE WILL BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AS NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES, AND NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-74 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS APPROVING REVOCATION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE OF THE RENTAL LICENSE LISTED. SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING AS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THE MOTION PASSES.
[14. Consideration of Resolution 2023-76, Revocation of the License to Operate Rental Units Within the City of Columbia Heights Against the Rental Property at 4144 Quincy Street NE for Failure to Meet the Requirements of the Residential Maintenance Codes. ]
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023-76 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 4144 QUINCY STREET NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES, AND AGAIN, WE HAVE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN. MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.SO THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO LICENSED RENTAL LICENSE REVOCATION HEARINGS FOR THIS DUPLEX PROPERTY, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TWO HEARINGS FOR THE FOR REVOCATION OF THE SAME LICENSE IS A PROCEDURAL MATTER.
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THE INTENT IS TO ADDRESS EACH ISSUE THROUGH SEPARATE HEARINGS, AND IS AIMED TO UPHOLD DUE PROCESS AND ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE MATTERS UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND DOES NOT COUNT AS TWO SEPARATE INSTANCES OF LICENSE REVOCATION AGAINST THE LICENSEE.UM, SO THE LICENSEE HAS NOT HAD AN INTEREST IN ANOTHER REVOCATION IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAKES HIM ELIGIBLE TO RE-ACQUIRE LICENSE PRIOR TO THE PROPERTY BECOME UNLAWFUL, UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY SHOULD IT BE REVOKED.
THE INITIAL LICENSING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON JULY 26TH OF THIS YEAR, DURING WHICH THE INSPECTORS NOTICED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ILLEGAL THIRD UNIT IN THE BASEMENT OF THE PROPERTY.
VIOLATION NOTICE WAS SENT TO THE OWNER ON RECORD ON AUGUST 8TH, AND AN AMENDED VIOLATION NOTICE WAS SENT CONTAINING FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ILLEGAL THIRD UNIT VIOLATION AND TWO TIMELINES FOR COMPLIANCE.
THE FIRST TIMELINE WAS A COMPLETE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY THAT NEEDED TO BE SCHEDULED BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, AND THE SECOND WAS THE REMOVAL OF THE ILLEGAL THIRD UNIT BY OCTOBER 1ST.
AN INSPECTOR PERFORMED AN INTERIOR INSPECTION ALL THE UNITS ON 9/12 AND FOUND 15 VIOLATIONS.
ITEMS E AND G LISTED ON YOUR PAPERWORK HAVE BEEN CORRECTED.
SO THE REMAINING VIOLATIONS ARE ITEM A; SHALL HAVE ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING INSPECTED BY THE STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT'S APPROVED AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY, AND THEN REMOVE ANYTHING THAT WAS UNAPPROVED.
AS THE DATE OF THE FINAL INSPECTION.
SHALL INSTALL A HARDWIRED SMOKE ALARM IN THE BASEMENT.
IT HAD TO BE INSTALLED WITH A BY A LOW VOLTAGE CONTRACTOR, AGAIN AT THE DATE OF THE INSPECTION THE DETECTOR WAS THERE, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY E VIDENCE OR DOCUMENTATION OF PERMITS OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEEDED TO BE PULLED.
ITEM NUMBER C THE PROPERTY IS LICENSED AS A DUPLEX RENTAL PROPERTY.
THE THIRD UNIT HAD TO BE REMOVED, AND THEN THIS GOES HAND IN HAND WITH ITEM F SHALL REMOVE ALL DRYWALL AND FRAMING INSTALLED WITH ALL PERMITS IN THE BASEMENT, WHICH WOULD NEED A DEMOLITION PERMIT.
SO THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES SHOWED ME THAT VIDEO TODAY OF THE THIRD UNIT WAS LIKELY REMOVED, BUT OUR INSPECTORS HAVE NOT ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY BEEN TO THE PROPERTY TO VERIFY THAT, AND THEN ITEM NUMBER D REMOVE REMAINING UNPERMITTED PLUMBING IN THE BASEMENT BATHROOM AREA.
I'VE MET WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TODAY AT LENGTH.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY OR THE CITY CLERK HAS YOUR FORM, AND THEN SHE'LL CALL YOU UP.
SO MISS SMITH IS A RESIDENT AT THE PROPERTY AND WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
YOU'D LIKE THE LANDLORD TO GO FIRST.
YEAH. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU.
IF YOU COULD TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE, TOO.
IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE, LIKE, IN FRONT OF IT, SO.
I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF THE CITY AND MAKING SURE WE PROVIDE PROPER HOUSING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE WE REMEDY THE ISSUES.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY TOUGH LESSON TO LEARN, AND I WOULD SAY THAT ALL THE ITEMS THAT ARE MENTIONED, WE'VE REPAIRED ALL OF THEM.
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BASICALLY THE FIRST FOUR, THE FIRST ONE, WHICH YOU MENTIONED IS THE BASEMENT UNIT.WE'VE TORN DOWN EVERYTHING WE'VE HAD.
WE'VE HAD THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSPECTED BY THE STATE INSPECTOR.
HE'S BEEN THERE TO LOOK AT THE LIGHTING THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
WE'VE GOT THE ELECTRICIANS OUT THERE AS WELL.
AGAIN, THEY'VE COMPLETED THE WORK AS OF THIS MOMENT.
THEY ALSO FINISHED ONE MORE TODAY AND HE IS SCHEDULED TO INSPECT IT TOMORROW.
THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINNESOTA IS SCHEDULED TO INSPECT IT TOMORROW.
WE'VE INSTALLED A HARDWIRED SMOKE ALARM.
THIS IS 4B. THAT WAS DONE ALREADY.
I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT, AND THE STATE INSPECTOR DID WHEN HE INSPECTED HIS.
SEE, WE TURNED DOWN EVERYTHING IN THE BASEMENT.
THEY'VE DONE ALL THE PLUMBING WORK.
THE GAS LINES AND EVERYTHING, AND THE CITY INSPECTOR PASSED THAT AS WELL.
ON NOVEMBER 20TH, THE DAY OF THE INSPECTION, AT 9:30 A.M..
I THINK THE INSPECTION HAPPENED AT 3 P.M.
EXCUSE ME, CAN I ASK? SURE. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE BUILDING INSPECTOR APPROVED LETTER C, BUT THAT WAS NOT NECESSARILY COMMITTED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY DID THE INSPECTION? NO, NO, I'M SAYING THE PLUMBING WORK WAS INSPECTED BY I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE THE INSPECTOR, BUT SO DID THEIR WORK.
THEN THEY CALLED THE INSPECTORS TO COME IN TO INSPECT THE CITY.
THE INSPECTOR? NO, I THINK IT'S THE STATE.
I THINK IT'S THE STATE PLUMBING.
SO THEY CAME THROUGH AT AROUND 9:30 A.M, AND I HAVE A PICTURE SIGNED OFF.
YEAH, I HAVE THE PAST EVIDENCE OF THAT AS WELL TOO.
IN HERE. I'M GOING TO PASS THIS AROUND SO YOU CAN SEE IT.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION.
YES, AND THEN, LET'S SEE, THAT WAS D; WE DID D.
OKAY. E, OKAY, SO THIS THE PLUMBING DID THE SAME THING AS WELL.
THAT WAS ALSO INSPECTED AT 9:30 A.M..
F THE DRYWALL WE'VE REMOVED ALL OF THAT.
I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT, AND I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF IT AS WELL, AND THE G SHALL SEAL UP PROPERLY.
CAP REPAIR, REPLACE THE SEWER PIPE.
THE SAME PLUMBER DID THAT AS WELL, AND THAT WAS PASSED ON AT 9:30 A.M.
SO EVERYTHING PRETTY MUCH ON THIS LIST HAS BEEN DONE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE LIST THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN YOUR OPINION? NO, WE JUST SO WITH THE ELECTRICAL PART, THE STATE INSPECTOR CAME THROUGH, PASSED THE WIRING BECAUSE THEY HAD TO REWIRE THE WHOLE BASEMENT.
SO THEY PASSED THAT AND THEY PULLED THE PERMIT FOR IT, FOR THE LIGHTS ON THE HARDWIRE SMOKE DETECTOR AND WHILE HE WAS THERE, HE SAYS, OH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE PANEL, BECAUSE WE NOW TORE DOWN ALL THE WALLS, AND THERE'S A PANEL HERE.
SO I CALLED THE ELECTRICIANS AGAIN.
COME OUT TO LOOK AT THE PANEL TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
SO HE HAS NOT COME BACK FOR THAT YET, BUT THAT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL LIST.
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE FIXED JUST BECAUSE IT WAS FOUND, AND WE FIXED ANOTHER ONE THIS MORNING TO AGAIN, I FLEW IN LAST NIGHT AND THEN MET WITH THE ELECTRICIANS IN THE MORNING AT 8 A.M., AND THEN THEY CAME IN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT TO HELP US GET IT DONE, AND THEY GOT IT DONE TODAY, AND THEY SCHEDULED, THE STATE INSPECTOR TO COME IN TOMORROW AGAIN, AND I'M GOING TO BE THERE TO MEET WITH HIM TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.
SO WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING PLUS.
OKAY, AND YOU'RE WAITING ON THE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR TO COME BACK FOR SUBSEQUENT.
YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING NEW.
HE SAID, HEY, CHECK TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
DO A SAFETY CHECK ON THIS PANEL, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD ON THIS PANEL, AND THEN THEY DID THAT TODAY AND THE PULL PERMITS AGAIN TODAY, AND SO THAT WAS DONE I HAVE. I HAVE EVIDENCE OF THAT TOO AS WELL.
OKAY. YEAH. QUESTION TWO ON REMOVING THE DRYWALL AND FRAMING FROM DOWNSTAIRS.
DID YOU SAY THAT THEY NEED A PERMIT TO DO THAT? THERE WASN'T A PERMIT. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFIED.
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YES, HE NEEDED TO OBTAIN A DEMOLITION PERMIT.OKAY, AND HE DID OBTAIN THE PERMIT, BUT IT WASN'T HADN'T BEEN SATISFIED, AND THEY WERE STILL THEY WERE STILL ITEMS IN THE ROOM THAT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED. SO WHEN YOU WERE THERE ON THE 20TH.
YES. SO THAT WAS STILL KIND OF IN THE.
OKAY. SO WE FINISHED ALL OF THAT TOO AS WELL.
OKAY. BECAUSE OVER THIS WEEKEND YOU'VE FINISHED REMOVING.
IT WAS FINISHED. NO, NOT BEFORE, THE INSPECTION WAS ON MONDAY LAST WEEK.
WE FINISHED IT THE DAY AFTER THE 21ST, BECAUSE WE HAD TO GET A NEW DUMPSTER TO THE BACK, AND THE HOUSE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH TO FIT THE DUMPSTER IN THERE, AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS.
SO WE GOT A DUMPSTER OUT THERE THREE TIMES JUST TO GET ALL THE STUFF OUT, AND THEY NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO DUMP IT SOMEWHERE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY COULDN'T REALLY COMPLETE IT, AND THE ROOM IN QUESTION WAS THERE BEFORE AND WHEN WE PURCHASED IT 12 YEARS AGO.
SO ACTUALLY I HAVE A PICTURE OF IT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO ROOM THERE ANYMORE.
OH, I THOUGHT YOU WERE OKAY I THOUGHT YOU WERE WAVING COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
CAN YOU TELL ME AGAIN SO THAT I MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
WHAT WAS THE DROP DEAD DATE ON THIS INSPECTION? NOVEMBER 20TH.
CORRECT. SO THEY HAD TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO GET ALL OF THIS WORK DONE.
AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT? YES, AND YOU'RE TALKING TONIGHT ABOUT STUFF THAT'S BEING DONE THIS MORNING.
THAT WAS. SO WHAT WAS THE REASON WHY IT WASN'T DONE IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS? BECAUSE IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND SCHEDULING OF THE CONTRACTORS TO COME IN AND REVIEW AND GIVE US THE EXACT DETAILS IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS, YOU COULD NOT GET CONTRACTORS IN THERE.
WE HAD A WHAT'S IT CALLED, A FLOOD? TWICE HAPPENED THAT DELAYED WORK.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FLOOD? WAS IT SEWAGE BACKUP OR WAS IT WATER? SEWAGE BACKED UP TWICE.
WHAT CAUSED THAT? I DON'T KNOW, THEY SAID MAYBE THE DIGGING.
THEY SAID MAYBE TREE ROOTS, MAYBE.
WHAT IS IT? TISSUE I EVER HAD THAT EVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE IN THAT UNIT.
I KNOW TYPICALLY WE EVERY I KNOW IN SOME PLACES YOU MIGHT HAVE TREE ROOTS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR AND SO THIS WASN'T REALLY TREE ROOTS.
THEY SAID, UM, WHAT THEY, YOU CALL IT SANITARY STUFF WAS WHAT THEY SEDIMENT, [INAUDIBLE], SANITARY. MY QUESTION TO YOU, THOUGH, WAS HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT PROBLEM BEFORE IN THIS UNIT? IT'S YES OR NO.
NUMBER ONE, YOU ADDED A UNIT THAT YOU THAT IT WAS NOT LICENSED TO EXIST.
THAT'S A HUGE ISSUE FOR ME, AND IT'S AN ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE OF WHAT IT DOES TO THE TENANTS, THE POSITION IT PUTS THE TENANTS IN, THE FACT THAT YOU HAD TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO GET THIS RECONCILED AND YOU DID NOT RECONCILE IT, AND YOU'RE NOW WANT TO STAND HERE AND SAY THAT YOU GOT STUFF DONE THIS MORNING THAT COULDN'T BE DONE IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS IS PROBLEMATIC FOR ME.
ARE YOU THE OWNER OR ARE YOU THE MANAGEMENT TEAM? I'M THE OWNER. I'M THE OWNER.
YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS THE OWNER.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT, AND I KNOW THAT EVERYTHING DOES HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE TEAM, BUT JUST FOR MY SAKE IN MAKING A DECISION TONIGHT, IF YOU WOULD BRING THAT FORWARD.
THERE IS SOME OVERLAP WITH THE TWO CASES BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME HOUSE.
OKAY. I'LL TRY TO FOCUS ON JUST THESE ISSUES, AND MY SECOND QUESTION FOR YOU.
THANK YOU SIR, IS WHAT PERMITS HAVE YOU PULLED SO FAR? WE'VE PULLED. I'LL LET YOU GET BACK TO THE MICROPHONE.
SO WE'VE PUT AT LEAST TWO ELECTRICAL PLUMBING THE DEMO.
SO AT LEAST THOSE THREE TO GET THE JOB DONE.
YEAH. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND DEMO.
YEAH. OKAY. I'LL JUST MOVE OVER NEXT TO COUNCILMEMBER JAMES SO I CAN SEE THE MATERIALS.
YEAH. I TRIED TO TAKE SCREENSHOTS OF THE EMAILS FOR THE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INSPECTIONS BY THE STATE.
MAYOR, CAN YOU PASS THOSE DOCUMENTS DOWN TO THIS END WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, PLEASE? CAN YOU ALSO PLEASE SHARE THE CONTRACTORS THAT YOU WORKED WITH? I HEARD YOU MENTIONED ROTO-ROOTER.
EARLY BIRD. THEY WERE VERY GREAT.
EVERYBODY I CALLED TEN DIFFERENT.
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OH, NO, AND THEN FINALLY, EARLY BIRD WAS THEY WERE LIKE, YEAH, WE CAN DO IT, AND THEY SHOWED UP SAME DAY, AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN THEY'VE COME OUT 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT TIMES TO HELP US FIX WHATEVER.SO AS THE STATE INSPECTOR COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, WHAT ABOUT THIS? I'LL CALL THEM, THEY'LL COME AND THEY'LL FIX IT.
SO THESE ARE LIKE NEW THINGS AND THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENED TODAY.
LIKE THE ONE TODAY ON THE LAST PAGE.
THAT WAS NOT EVEN THAT WASN'T PART OF IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.
THANK YOU. ONCE WE GOT THE RIGHT ELECTRICIAN, IT WAS TOUGH.
OTHERWISE. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU.
DAN, COULD YOU JUST COULD YOU JUST CONFIRM THIS PHOTO IS THE SAME ROOM? OKAY, I SUPPOSE YOU DON'T REALLY DO THE INSPECTION, SO.
SO THAT PICTURE, I'M IN THE ROOM AND I'M TAKING IT SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S NO WALLS IN THE ROOM.
THERE'S NO WALLS. OKAY, AND I TOOK ONE ALSO FROM THE OPPOSITE SO YOU COULD SEE OKAY.
I HAVE A VIDEO BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT YOUR BASEMENT LOOKS LIKE.
YES. [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS THE SECOND PACKET.
MAYOR, IS IT PROCEDURALLY RELEVANT TO HEAR FROM OTHER SPEAKERS THAT ARE MAYBE ON THIS PROPERTY AND THEN IF WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THEM? ABSOLUTELY, THIS IS STILL THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO I MEAN.
WHEN I REALIZED THE CONSEQUENCES OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF WE DON'T GET IT DONE I FELT REALLY BAD.
I FEEL REALLY BAD, AND ONE OF THE TENANTS IS SHE'S NOT ABLE TO PHYSICALLY MOVE AROUND AS MUCH, AND SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN I'M HAVING THAT IF YOU KNOW.
HOW ABOUT WE HEAR FROM OUR NEXT SPEAKER, OUR NEXT COMMENTER ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. IF WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL CALL YOU UP.
MISS SMITH WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
WELCOME, MISS SMITH TO THE PODIUM, AND WE JUST ASK YOU TO SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE.
HELLO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.
I AM A RESIDENT OF 4144 QUINCY STREET.
I KNOW THAT HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND TO COOPERATE WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE INSPECTORS ARE ASKING HIM TO DO, AND FOR ME, IT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR HARDSHIP FOR MY FAMILY.
I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN WHO GOES TO SCHOOL AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COLUMBIA ACADEMY, NORTH PARK AND VALLEY VIEW, AND I'VE BEEN OVER HERE FOR SIX YEARS, SO FOR ME, IT WILL BE A VERY HARDSHIP FOR ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION TO MOVE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO HELP ME MOVE, AND THEN MY FATHER JUST PASSED.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WHO'S REALLY BEEN THERE, OTHER THAN MY MOM HELPING US GET TO POINT A TO POINT B, SO FOR RIGHT NOW, WITH MY KIDS BEING YOUNGER, I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND.
JUST KEEP GOING AS HARD AS I CAN FOR THEM TO PROVIDE A HOME FOR THEM.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, AND I'M SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FATHER.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR LOSS.
COUNCILMEMBER JAMES, HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS APARTMENT FOR THE SIX YEARS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE? YES, I HAVE.
I WAS THERE BACK WHEN IT WAS UNDER A DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND BEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
THAT'S WHO HE HAD ORIGINALLY BEFORE HE SWITCHED OVER TO WHAT IS IT, QZ RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND FOR THE FIRST PROPERTY MANAGER WHO HE DID HAVE IN CHARGE OF THE BUILDING, THEY WASN'T DOING WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AS FAR AS MAKING SURE STUFF STAYS FIXED AND
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STAYS PUT TOGETHER, AND SO WHEN HE FINALLY CAME OVER AND TOOK IT OVER HIMSELF, HE SAW LIKE THE DAMAGE AND EVERYTHING THAT THE OTHER PROPERTY MANAGER DID NOT MAKE SURE IT WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR.SO IN YOUR OPINION, AS A TENANT, YOU'VE BEEN APPRECIATING THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE SINCE THE.
YES, YES, I HAVE, AND I CAN VOUCH FOR HIM.
HE HAS BEEN STAYING IN CONTACT, LETTING US KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS STILL A PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN I'LL JUST CHECK THAT THERE ISN'T ANYONE ON TEAMS. THANK YOU, AND NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.
JUST ONE MORE QUESTION FOR THE OWNER.
OKAY, SO THE ANNUAL INSPECTION IS EVERY YEAR.
THEY COME INTO THE FIRST TOP TWO UNITS THERE.
IF ANY ISSUES THERE WE FIX IT, AND THEN I REALIZED, HEY, WE'RE PAYING THIS.
WE'RE FIXING SO MUCH TOP AND SECOND UNIT.
JUST. I'M SORRY. WHEN YOU BOUGHT THE PLACE 12 YEARS AGO, WAS THERE A BATHROOM THERE AND A UNIT DOWNSTAIRS ALREADY? THERE WASN'T. THERE WAS THE ROOMS. THERE WERE THERE WERE CLOSETS, AND THE ROOM THAT WE JUST OPENED UP WAS THERE ALREADY.
THERE WAS A BATHROOM LIKE THE TOILET HOLE AND EVERYTHING WERE THERE.
OKAY, AND I WAS LIKE, OH, SOMEBODY JUST THEY DIDN'T FIX IT UP.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE PAYING SO MUCH HERE WITH THIS, FOLKS FIXING EVERYTHING.
JUST GIVE US A BETTER DEAL AND JUST CLEAN UP THE BUSINESS, BECAUSE I KNOW THE KIDS.
THERE'S 6 TO 8 KIDS, I THINK THAT COME TO THE BASEMENT TO PLAY, AND AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, LET'S PUT A BATHROOM IN THERE SO THEY CAN USE IT BECAUSE EACH UNIT IS A 3-1.
SO THERE'S AN EXTRA BATHROOM HERE.
SO THAT WAS THE RATIONALE INITIALLY, AND THEN.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS STUFF WORKED, AND WHEN THE INSPECTORS CAME IN BECAUSE WE KNEW THEY WERE COMING IN, I MEAN, THAT'S A VERY OBVIOUS THING TO DO ILLEGALLY, AND I OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW, AND SO THEY CAME IN AND SAID, TEAR IT DOWN, AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED, AND I WASN'T EXACTLY SURE.
WHAT DID YOU MEAN? TAKE IT BACK TO WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE, AND SO I TRIED THAT.
THAT WASN'T GOOD BECAUSE NOW TO RIP OUT MORE AND THEN, OH, WHAT ARE THESE WIRES? OH, I NEED AN ELECTRICIAN.
WHAT IS THIS PIPE HERE? OH, I NEED A PLUMBER, AND THAT'S HOW IT STARTED HAPPENING, AND I WAS TRYING TO FIX THIS.
YEAH, THAT'S HOW I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS IT.
YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY I TOOK THIS LONG.
BECAUSE THERE WERE NEW DISCOVERIES AS WE WERE RIPPING THINGS OUT.
THANK YOU. DAN, COULD YOU REMIND US WHEN DID.
WHEN WAS THE FIRST INSPECTION? THE FIRST INSPECTION, I BELIEVE, WAS JULY 26TH.
CORRECT, AND THEN THAT WAS AND THEN THE PLAN WAS THAT IT WOULD GET FIXED BY SEPTEMBER 12TH.
IS THAT CORRECT? AM I READING THIS CORRECTLY? BECAUSE IT SAYS ON HERE TO SEPTEMBER 12TH.
THE COMPLIANCE LETTER LISTING THE VIOLATIONS WAS MAILED.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WAS IT MAILED ON THE 12TH OR WAS IT MAILED IN JULY? SO IT WAS THERE WAS ONE MAILED ON 7/26 THAT BASICALLY SAID THE THIRD ILLEGAL THIRD UNIT NEEDS TO NEED TO NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BASEMENT. WE SENT ANOTHER ONE IN AUGUST WITH UPDATED INFORMATION THAT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM, I BELIEVE THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PULL THIS PERMIT, THIS PERMIT, THIS PERMIT, AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE SATISFIED TO BE, AND THEN WE SET THE ESTABLISHED RATE.
SO WE MADE, MY APOLOGIES, WE MADE THEM SCHEDULE A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, AND THEY AND THE OWNER HAS BEEN VERY MUCH WORKING WITH YOU AND MADE THESE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE BUILDING OPEN FOR ALL OF THE INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT AT ANY TIME.
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COUNCILMEMBER JAMES, IT LOOKED LIKE YOU HAD A QUESTION I DO.I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TABLING THIS MATTER.
I AGREE. [INAUDIBLE] I WAS WAITING TILL THE END TILL WE HAD DISCUSSION.
SO I WAS WAITING, BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AFTER WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT'S JUST FINE.
WE CAN TALK. WE CAN TALK AS WE NEED TO.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR SPEAKER? ALL RIGHT THEN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
YOU'RE WELCOME. WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE.
RENTAL PROPERTY AT 4144 QUINCY STREET NORTHEAST.
THEN I WILL HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-76.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS.
ANY DISCUSSION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HEARING NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NEXT WE ARE HAVING A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
SO A NO VOTE WOULD MEAN POINT OF ORDER.
COUNCILMEMBER DO WE DISCUSS AFTER WE MAKE THE MOTION THEN? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THEM FOR ME.
IT'S GREAT THAT A LOT OF THE WORK IS DONE, AND I SEE THAT YOU HAD A HARD LESSON TO LEARN.
I'M HOPING IN THE FUTURE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR PROPERTY, YOU DEFINITELY GO TO THE CITY FIRST SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE T'S ARE CROSSED AND THE I'S ARE DOTTED, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN, BUT JUST FOR CONSISTENCY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STAFF INSPECT THIS PROPERTY AND VERIFY ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IF POSSIBLE.
I SECOND COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS'S MOTION.
OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN ADDENDUM, ASK IF WE COULD CHANGE THE MOTION.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
YEAH. YEAH. STATE YOUR AMENDMENT, AND IF THE MOVER ALLOWS THE AMENDMENT, THEN IT CAN PROCEED.
THANK YOU. WITH THE HOLIDAYS AND FINDING MAKING SURE THAT ELECTRICIANS ARE HERE TO FINISH ANYTHING, THE OWNER SAID THAT THE STATE IS SUPPOSED TO COME IN TOMORROW.
YES, I CALLED HIM [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. SO THE OWNER DOES SAY I'LL JUST REPEAT IT SINCE YOU WEREN'T ON THE MICROPHONE.
THE OWNER DOES SAY--THAT'S OKAY.
YES, THERE IS A STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR IS SUPPOSED TO COME TOMORROW, BUT HAVING DONE HOUSE REPAIRS ON MY OWN, I KNOW SCHEDULES CAN GET MESSED UP.
THE INSPECTOR COULD HAVE SOMETHING COME UP WHERE THEY DON'T SHOW UP, AND SO I WOULDN'T IF WE'RE GOING TO TABLE IT, AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, I WOULD RATHER TABLE IT TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY JUST IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP OR WE DON'T HAVE A CITY OFFICIAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE BUILDING OFFICIALS ARE GOING ON VACATION OVER THE HOLIDAY.
THERE'S MANY THINGS THAT COULD.
SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO OFFER THAT UP SO I CAN MAKE THE MOTION WITH THE AMENDMENT THEN, RIGHT? OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM NUMBER SHOULD PROBABLY PUT THE ITEM 14 TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY, SO THAT THE STAFF HAS TIME TO DO THEIR INSPECTIONS AND VERIFY THAT ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THAT TIME.
I THINK THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS A HOLIDAY FOR MANY PEOPLE, SO I UNDERSTAND THE SUBCONTRACTORS AND DIFFICULTY WITH FINDING GOOD WORKERS AND PEOPLE COMING IN A TIMELY MANNER CAN GET EVEN WITHOUT THE HOLIDAYS BUT ANYWAY, I'M FINE WITH IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT OR SORRY A MOTION TO TABLE, AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
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8TH.ANY OPPOSED? NAY, AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU, AND YOU HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 8TH AND WE WILL THEN VOTE ON IT.
THE SAME PROPERTY. SO THANK YOU.
ITEM 15 IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023-
[15. Consideration of Resolution 2023-77, Revocation of the License to Operate Rental Units Within the City of Columbia Heights Against the Rental Property at 4144 Quincy Street NE for Failure to Meet the Requirements of the Residential Maintenance Codes. ]
77 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 4144 QUINCY STREET NORTHEAST, FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODE.MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, SO THIS IS THE SECOND LICENSE PRESENTATION HERE FOR YOU.
CONSIDERATION OF REVOCATION FOR UNCORRECTED VIOLATIONS SEPARATE CHAIN, BUT DIFFERENT VIOLATION.
BASICALLY, THIS ONE WAS FOR THE REPAIR AND REMOVAL OF AN EXHAUST FAN THAT FAILED ITS FINAL PRE-COUNCIL AGAIN ON 11/20 BECAUSE THE FAN HAD BEEN REMOVED, BUT HAD LEFT EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING, WHICH OF COURSE IS AN ELECTRICAL HAZARD.
SO AGAIN, I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THEN.
THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, THOUGH, COULD YOU INTRODUCE OUR SPEAKER JUST SO WE HAVE IT IN OUR RECORDS? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAD AN ELECTRICIAN COME OUT TO DO THE SAFETY CHECK IN THE BASEMENT, AS WELL AS THE FAN AND WE THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT OR CAPPED IT IS THE POINT. SO THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
SO RIGHT AWAY, AFTER I DISCOVERED EARLY BIRD ELECTRICIANS, I CALLED THEM TO COME BACK OUT.
THEY WERE ACTUALLY OUT THE NEXT DAY.
YOU WILL SEE THE INVOICE ON THERE.
SO THEY FIXED IT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY SAID, WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE I FORGET WHAT THEY CALL IT.
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THERE THAT THEY LEFT IT.
YEAH SO EVERYTHING WAS DONE PRETTY MUCH THE NEXT DAY.
ANYTHING THAT WAS DONE TODAY WAS NOT EVEN ON THIS LIST.
IT WAS JUST THE INSPECTOR CAME IN AND SAID, OH, CHECK THAT PANEL OUT FOR THIS [INAUDIBLE].
I CALLED THEM OUT, FOUND OTHER ITEMS. YES. YEAH. SO AND AND.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM? CAN I OH, SURE.
YES. SORRY. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE SCHEDULING WORKS.
I WOULD LOVE TO IF THE INSPECTORS COULD GO IN.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GETS SCHEDULED TO, I GUESS AFTER THE STATE INSPECTOR HAS DONE HIS PART WITH ELECTRICAL TO ACTUALLY SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THERE, BECAUSE I'D RATHER GET GOING ON IT.
FIX THE PROBLEMS IF THERE'S ANY.
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, ESPECIALLY SINCE I'M HERE NOW.
YEAH O'BRIEN, COULD YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW THE SCHEDULING HAPPENS? HE WOULD JUST GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN SCHEDULE IT IN WHERE WE'RE AT.
IT'S SLOWER OF THE SEASON RIGHT NOW, SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET HIM IN PRETTY QUICK.
THAT'S WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. YES, I'LL DO THAT.
ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HEARING IS NOT, THEN MAY HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-77.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
ANY DISCUSSION ON CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING IS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES, AND NEXT, I ASSUME WE'D LIKE A TABLE.
OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER. JAMES, I MOVE TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 15 UNTIL THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING.
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THANK YOU. ANY DISCUSSION? SECOND. WE'LL NEED A SECOND.ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. NAY, AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I AM OBJECTING TO THE LENGTH OF THE TABLE, NOT IN TABLING IT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, AND THE MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU AND ALL THE BEST MOVING FORWARD TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND I'LL ECHO AS COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS SAID, THE CITY INSPECTORS AND BUILDING OFFICIALS WILL WORK WITH YOU WHEN ANYTHING ELSE COMES UP IN THE FUTURE.
SO PLEASE KEEP COMMUNICATING WITH THE CITY.
THANK YOU, AND, MISS SMITH, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY TIME THE MEETING IS ALWAYS OPEN.
ANY TIME. NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER 16.
[16. Consideration of Resolution 2023-78, Revocation of the License to Operate Rental Units Within the City of Columbia Heights Against the Rental Property at 4510 Taylor Street NE for Failure to Meet the Requirements of the Residential Maintenance Codes. ]
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2023-78 REVOCATION OF THE LICENSE TO OPERATE RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AGAINST THE RENTAL PROPERTY AT 4510 TAYLOR STREET NORTHEAST FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE CODES AND ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN.MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THE OUTSTANDING VIOLATION, ONE OF FIVE VIOLATIONS WRITTEN UP ON THE PROPERTY.
2022 EXTERIOR RENTAL LICENSE INSPECTION ON AUGUST 10TH OF LAST YEAR.
THIS MATTER WAS SCHEDULED TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN MAY, BUT WE POSTPONED IT BECAUSE THE NOTICES HAD THE INCORRECT ADDRESS FOR CITY HALL BECAUSE OF THE MOVE, AND THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY HAD CONTACTED US FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE WINDOW VIOLATIONS BUT ULTIMATELY OUR INSPECTORS FAILED THE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE WORK WAS INCOMPLETE AND PERFORMED IN AN UNWORKMANLIKE MANNER.
THE SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL PROPERTY, SITUATED WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL CAP AREA THAT PERMITS TWO LICENSES, INCLUDING THIS PROPERTY, MAY REACQUIRE THE RENTAL LICENSE PROVIDED.
IF REVOKED, IT WOULD BE THE ONLY REVOCATION THE OWNER HAS HAD IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE TO REACQUIRE THE LICENSE PRIOR TO THE PROPERTY BECOMING UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY, AND I CAN ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
CITY CLERK, AND IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NONE. ALL RIGHT, AND IS THERE ANYONE VIRTUALLY HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, AND I WILL ASK ONE MORE TIME AND DO THE DUE DILIGENCE IF ANYONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 16, PROPERTY 45, TEN TAYLOR STREET NORTHEAST.
WE HAVE NO ONE ATTENDING VIA TEAMS AND NO ONE HAS ASKED TO SPEAK IN CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT THEN, COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-78? THERE BEING AN AMPLE THERE BE AN AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SEEING AS NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES, AND NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-78.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING IS NOT. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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AND THE MOTION PASSES.NEXT OUR ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.
[17. Resolution 2023-79 and 2023-80 Sale of Bond Series 2023A and 2023B. ]
ITEM 17 RESOLUTION 2023-79 AND 2023-80 SALE OF BOND SERIES 2023 A AND 2023 B, AND HERE TO GO OVER THIS ITEM IS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ACTUALLY, I AM JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, AT YOUR MEETING OF OCTOBER 23RD, COUNCIL PASSED RESOLUTIONS SETTING TODAY AS THE DAY TO ISSUE TWO SERIES OF MUNICIPAL BONDS FOR TWO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
ONE OF THEM IS A THREE YEAR TEMPORARY BOND TO REFINANCE THE EXISTING PROJECT AT 43RD AND CENTRAL, AND THE SECOND IS TEN YEAR IMPROVEMENT BOND TO FINANCE THAT ALLOW BASICALLY THE CITY TO GIVE PROPERTY OWNERS TEN YEARS TO PAY THEIR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THAT BOND SALE.
THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL EHLERS WENT OUT TO THE MARKET AND CONDUCTED THAT BOND SALE TODAY.
JASON AARSVOLD FROM EHLERS IS HERE.
IN YOUR PACKET JUST SHORTLY BEFORE THE MEETING, THERE WAS AN UPDATE FOR THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S SALE AND AN UPDATE TO THE BOND RESOLUTION WITH THE FINAL AMOUNTS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M JASON AARSVOLD WITH EHLERS, AND AS MR. KLOIBER SAID, THERE WERE TWO BOND SALES THAT WE HELD TODAY.
I'LL START WITH THE 2023 A BONDS.
THOSE ARE THE TAXABLE TAX INCREMENT BONDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID FOR BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS MEETING WHERE YOU AUTHORIZED THE SALE IN OCTOBER AND NOW IS THAT WE HAD THESE BOND ISSUES RATED BY STANDARD AND POOR'S. SO THAT'S BEEN STANDARD PRACTICE FOR COLUMBIA HEIGHTS FOR ALL OF YOUR BOND ISSUES AND SO WE DID WORK WITH THEM TO OBTAIN A RATING FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY UPHELD THE CITY'S DOUBLE-A RATING WITH A STABLE OUTLOOK, AND IN DOING THAT, THAT REPORT IS IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT YOU HAVE FROM US HERE THIS EVENING, BUT THEY DID HIGHLIGHT THE STRONG GROWTH IN YOUR TAX BASE, YOUR STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY YOUR STRONG DEBT PROFILE AS WELL, AND SO ALL OF THOSE, I THINK, ARE A REFLECTION ON YOUR FINANCIAL POLICIES AND THE GOOD WORK YOUR STAFF HAS DONE IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING YOUR FINANCIAL STANDING IN THEIR IN THEIR VIEW.
SO WITH THAT ASSIGNMENT OF THAT DOUBLE-A RATING, THAT'S HELPFUL TO OBTAIN LOWER COST DEBT.
IN THIS CASE WE DID CONDUCT THE SALE.
SO THEY EFFECTIVELY GO OUT TO BID JUST LIKE A ALMOST LIKE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
SO THE LOWEST BIDDER ON YOUR DEBT WILL WIN.
IN THIS CASE THERE WERE FOUR BIDDERS FOR THE 2023 BONDS.
THE LOWEST BIDDER WAS BAIRD OUT OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, AND THE RATE THAT THEY THE TRUE INTEREST COST RATE WAS 5.4915, AND THAT IS ABOUT 0.5% LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED WHEN WE WERE BEFORE YOU.
WITH THE PRE SALE ACTION IN OCTOBER, WE WERE PROJECTING ABOUT A 5.94% RATE.
THE SIZE OF THE ISSUE WAS REDUCED TO 6,615,000.
SO THAT'S THE SUMMARY OF THE OF THE A BONDS.
IF YOU'D LIKE I CAN JUST JUMP INTO THE BONDS AND THEN YOU CAN ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
SO VERY SIMILAR PROCESS RATED AGAIN THESE WERE FOR THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROJECTS AS MR. KLOIBER NOTED.
THESE ARE TAX EXEMPT BONDS, AND SO WE HAD SEVEN BIDDERS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.
THE LOW TRUE INTEREST COSTS ON THESE BONDS WAS 3.3165.
SO ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.
IT WOULD BE THE SAME ACTION HERE.
WE ALSO HAD A PREMIUM ON THESE BONDS, MEANING THAT THEY PAID MORE THAN THE FACE VALUE OF THE BONDS, AND WE MADE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THAT, INCLUDING LOWERING THE PAR AMOUNT OF THE BOND.
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SO THIS ONE WAS LOWERED TO $2,635,000, AND THAT WILL STILL NET YOU THE SAME PROCEEDS FOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING FINANCED.THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THEN MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.
MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-79.
THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND. EXCUSE ME, I HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING BY COUNCILMEM BER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? HEARING IS NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023-79.
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION.
TEMPORARY TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2023 A IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,615,000, FIXING THEIR FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS, DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? JUST A QUICK QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
DID YOU SAY 2023-A OR JUST 2023? I BELIEVE I SAID 2023-A.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SPRIGGS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
NEXT, WE HAVE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION.
SORRY. MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING.
MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTION 2023-AD THERE BEING AMPLE COPIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
HEARING NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES AND NEXT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-80.
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS.
SERIES 2023-B IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 2,635,000, FIXING THEIR FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS, DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.
WE MOVED ITEM 18 TO THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
SO THAT TAKES US TO CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, AND WE GENERALLY START WITH COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
[CITY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ]
MAYOR, MAY I INTERRUPT FOR JUST A SECOND BEFORE WE DO THAT? I'M PROBABLY OUT OF ORDER, BUT CAN WE REQUISITION A NAMEPLATE FOR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DAN O'BRIEN, PLEASE? IT, SAYS CHIEF.HE HASN'T BEEN PROMOTED YET, HAS HE? [CHUCKLING] THANK YOU. NOTED.
SO CITY COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
[INAUDIBLE] TIME. I GOT IT ON ALPHABETICAL.
THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN QUIETING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DID ATTEND THE BOARD MEETING FOR MWMO.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PROGRESS UPDATE FOR THEIR PLANNING FOR PROJECTS, MAKING SURE THAT EQUITY IS INCLUDED WHEN THEY CHOOSE SITES FOR THEIR DIFFERENT AREAS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. THEY REVIEWED THEIR MAINTENANCE ISSUES.
THEY'RE FINDING THAT WITH ALL THESE RAIN GARDENS AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, THAT WHEN THEY GO AROUND TO LOOK AT THEM YEARS LATER, THE MAINTENANCE HAS BECOME AN ISSUE. SO NOW THEY'RE DEVELOPING A PROGRAM SO THAT TO MAKE SURE ONCE ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT INSTALL IT, BUT ALSO THAT THEY HAVE PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS TO
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TAKE CARE OF IT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE WELL MAINTAINED.SO THAT'S BEEN A BIG MOVE FOR THEM.
THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON THEIR CLIMATE ACTION FRAMEWORK.
SECOND THING, STAFF DID A PRESENTATION FOR THEM BEFORE THE MINNESOTA HOUSE BOND COMMITTEE ASKING FOR $12 MILLION TO HELP US PAY FOR REPLACING OUR OLD DYING PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING AND THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
FOUR OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB REPLACING.
I WATCHED ALL THE OTHER SIX AND I THINK THEY DID THE BEST ANYWAY.
IT'S OUR LAST BIG CHUNK OF LAND IS 12 ACRES THAT I KNOW OF AT THIS TIME.
SO THAT WAS VERY EXCITING TO HEAR THE IDEAS, AND I THINK THE CONVERSATIONS WERE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I WROTE ALONG WITH JACKIE, WHO WORKS IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ON THE STREET AWEEPER.
NEXT TIME I GET IN ONE OF THE VEHICLES, THOUGH, I'M GOING TO BRING A STEPLADDER.
I DON'T KNOW, YOU WOULD DEFINITELY NEED A STEPLADDER.
OH MY GOSH, TRYING TO CLIMB IN THERE WAS.
THOSE THINGS ARE SO HIGH, BUT IT WAS QUITE AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE, AND IT'S FUN TO HANG OUT WITH STAFF AND SEE WHAT THEY DO IN THEIR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, AND I THANK JACKIE FOR DOING A GREAT JOB, AND THE STAFF THANK YOU, AND THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
YEAH, I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER BUESGENS.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THE STAFF PRESENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS ALSO JUST THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AND TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CHIRPICH, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE PRESENTED A GOOD CASE, AND SO WE'RE HOPEFUL, AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
ALSO ATTENDED THE JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU TO THE LIBRARY FOR THEIR ONGOING PROGRAMMING.
OUR FAMILY ATTENDED THE TEEN NIGHT WHERE THEY DID NEEDLE FELTING, AND THE KIDS BROUGHT HOME SOME BEAUTIFUL SUCCULENTS THAT THEY HAD MADE OUT OF NEEDLE FELTING, BUT JUST IN GENERAL, THE LIBRARY PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, AND THEN I SPOKE WITH SOME OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM ABOUT WHERE CAN WE DROP OFF PLASTIC BAGS FOR RECYCLING? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CAN BRING IT TO THE RECYCLING CENTER ON SATURDAYS, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT AVAILABLE ON SATURDAYS, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OF A DROP BOX, BECAUSE IT USED TO BE AT THE OLD CITY HALL, THE DROP BOX, AND NOW IF THERE ISN'T ROOM HERE.
SO WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DROP OFF PLASTIC BAGS IF YOU'RE BUSY ON SATURDAYS.
CURRENTLY, THERE'S A FEDERAL RULE THAT PREVENTS LOCAL TARGETED HIRING REQUIREMENTS IN FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS, AND LOCAL PROGRESS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE ASKING FOR A RULE CHANGE THAT THERE COULD BE LOCAL CONTROL OVER WHO WE HIRED, AND MANY CITY OFFICIALS IN MINNESOTA AND OTHERS HAVE SIGNED ON ASKING FOR THAT CHANGE.
SO I ALSO SIGNED ON FOR THAT, AND THEN LASTLY, I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH HOME LINE, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT MINNESOTA TENANT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, REGARDING DIFFERENT RENTER PROTECTIONS, SOME THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE, SOME THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY PUT IN PLACE, BUT JUST TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR PROCESS AND ADVOCATING FOR RENTERS IN THE CITY, IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT HERE IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
I ATTENDED THE CAPITAL BONDING INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR THEIR ATTENDANCE AND TO THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO A GREAT PRESENTATION, AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT AARON CHIRPICH FOR BEING SO QUICK ON HIS FEET WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF ROOF WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING.
I WILL BE MEETING WITH STAFF TOMORROW TO GO OVER THAT, AND I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT WHAT I'M GOING TO FIND OUT, AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE SECOND OF FOUR LECTURES ON SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION OUTCOMES FOR MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS, AND I FACILITATED TWO RESIDENT REACH OUTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JACOBS.
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YEAH, THANK YOU. ALSO, NOT A SUPER BIG REPORT TONIGHT, BUT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES ON THE LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ABOUT DIFFERENT WEBINARS AND TEACHINGS.THEY'VE BEEN HAVING. SO BEEN TRYING TO DO A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE EVERY MONTH JUST TO STAY EDUCATED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMING UP ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WILL BE COMING UP ABOUT OUR CITY, AND THEN I, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE JOINT MEETING ABOUT THE MEDTRONIC SITE AS WELL, BUT I DID MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REGARDING THAT, AND IT'S SUPER EXCITING TO HEAR THE EARLY PROPOSALS ABOUT THAT AND EXCITED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU. FOR MY REPORT, AS WELL AS OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, ATTENDED THE EDA PLANNING MEETING ABOUT THE MEDTRONIC SITE. VERY EXCITING TO HEAR ALL OF THE BRAINSTORMING IDEAS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION.
IT WAS GREAT JUST TO BE IN THE ROOM WITH EVERYBODY AND HEARING FROM THE TEAM WHO HAD ORGANIZED SORT OF SOME IDEAS AND WHAT WE ALL WANTED. IT'S GREAT JUST TO THAT'S LIKE THE FUNNEST PART ABOUT BEING IN THE CITY IS BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND HEAR THEIR IDEAS FOR WHAT WE WANT FOR THE CITY, AND HEAR WHAT THE STAFF FEEDBACK IS.
I ATTENDED I'M A MEMBER OF OUR FRIDLEY, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS ROTARY CHAPTER.
I ATTENDED OUR ROTARY CHARTER DINNER.
I ALSO DID A RIDE ALONG WITH OUR STREET SWEEPING.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND GOOD TO REMEMBER THAT WE SHOULD NOT LEAVE OUR GARBAGE CANS ON THE STREET.
THOSE SHOULD STAY IN YOUR DRIVEWAY OR WHEREVER YOUR SPOT IS, BUT NOT IN THE STREET BECAUSE THE STREET SWEEPERS HAVE TO GO AROUND THOSE, AND IT'S DEFINITELY A TAG TEAM JOB. THERE'S ONLY FOUR PEOPLE GENERALLY DOING IT, AND THERE'S A BIG CITY FOR US TO DO, SO IT HELPS WHEN CARS ARE OFF THE STREET AND IF GARBAGE CANS AREN'T ON THE STREET.
I ALSO DID A ROTARY DICTIONARY DRIVE.
ACTUALLY, NOT EVEN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ALSO TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH SCHOOL AND ALSO TO THE BAPTIST SCHOOL IN FRIDLEY.
I'M SORRY, I'M FORGETTING THE NAME OF IT.
I ATTENDED ALEXANDRA HOUSE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, METRO CITIES POLICY MEETING, WHERE WE ALL VOTED ON WHAT POLICIES WE RECOMMEND THIS YEAR, A SISTER CITY MEETING FOR OUR [INAUDIBLE] CITY, AND THE SISTER CITY MEMBERS ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY FOR THIS SCULPTURE TO COME TO COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
THIS THURSDAY, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FAIR AT THE SCHOOL.
I WILL BE THERE AS WELL AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE AS WELL.
THAT'S AGAIN THURSDAY FROM 5 TO 7.
THIS PAST WEEK I ATTENDED A WEBINAR FOR THE MPCA ABOUT COMPOSTING, AND THE STATE IS GIVING $4.5 MILLION FOR A COMPOSTING GRANT PROGRAM.
SO I WAS A PART OF A GROUP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY OFFICIALS WHO WERE GIVING INPUT ON HOW THE GRANTS SHOULD WORK AND WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO START OFFERING THOSE UP TO ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEN, YES, I'LL JUST END ON THE BONDING TOUR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO.
I'M SURE OUR KEVIN'S GOING TO ADD MORE TO THIS, BUT IT WAS JUST, I THINK, SUCH AN HONOR TO BE THERE, TO BE RECOGNIZED BY OUR STATE REPS, AND I'LL ECHO COUNCILMEMBER JAMES COMMENT OF THANKING OUR STATE REPS.
ERIN KOEGEL, AND SANDRA FEIST FOR BEING THERE AND SPEAKING ON OUR BEHALF.
THAT WAS JUST GREAT TO HAVE OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS CO-GOVERNING ACROSS ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP OUT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS RESIDENTS, AND IF WE GET THAT MONEY, THAT IS NOT MONEY WE HAVE TO GIVE FROM OUR TAXES.
SO IT'S A VERY IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT WE DID IT.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO AARON CHIRPICH AND KEVIN HANSEN.
GREAT JOB ON THE PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
NEXT, I'LL HAND IT TO OUR ASSISTANT.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I TOO, JUST HAVE A SHORT REPORT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
THE FIRST IS THE HOLIDAY TRAIN THAT IS COMING BACK.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ALSO ON OUR COUNCIL MEETING NIGHT, WHICH IS DECEMBER 11TH.
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IT ARRIVES HERE AT EIGHT, AND WE AGAIN HAVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 8:15 TO 8:45.IT ACTUALLY IS A FUN GATHERING PLACE.
HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER COOPERATES FOR THAT COMING IN AGAIN.
WE ARE PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR IN A HOLIDAY LIGHT MAP.
WHAT THAT IS, IS THAT RESIDENTS CAN GO OUT TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND IF THEY HAVE THEIR PROPERTY ALL LIT UP, THEIR HOME ALL LIT UP, THEY CAN SUBMIT THEIR ADDRESS AND GET ON A ROUTE FOR FOLKS FOR SOMETHING TO DO DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT LIGHTS.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CITIES DOING THIS.
MOUNDS VIEW, ARDEN HILLS, NEW BRIGHTON, ROSEVILLE, AMONGST SOME OF OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS DOING THAT.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE AERIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS THAT'S FINALLY GOING UP.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE BEGINNING THE INSTALLATION OF THAT WILL TAKE ABOUT A WEEK.
SO AT LEAST THE AERIAL PHOTO WILL BE UP ON THE WALL, AND I THINK THAT WILL REALLY BE A NICE ADDITION HERE, AND ALSO FOR WE CALL IT THE WORK SESSION ROOM, BUT IT'S REALLY THE SHARED VISION ROOM AS THE NAME OF IT.
SO ALSO FOR THE COUNCIL, BUT REALLY IF YOU COME TO OUR CITY HALL, TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
IT'S A MAP FROM 2022 IS AN AERIAL PHOTO, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN UPDATE OVER TIME AS THE CITY CHANGES AND I THINK JUST TWO MORE THINGS.
TRUTH IN TAXATION NOTICES WENT OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE LAST WEEK, AND I THINK YOU'RE SEEING INCREASES NOT ONLY FROM COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, BUT REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD AND FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, AND THE NEW TRUTH IN TAXATION NOTICES KIND OF INDICATE THAT.
SO IT GIVES KIND OF A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT HOW TAXES ARE BEING CHANGED FOR 2024.
OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO REMIND OUR CITIZENS THAT WHEN WE HAVE PROPERTY TAX INCREASES LIKE THIS, IT'S ALSO A GOOD TIME TO GO TO THE STATE WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW WOULD QUALIFY FOR A PROPERTY TAX REFUND, AND I GUESS THE LAST THING I HAVE IS REALLY TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR BOTH ATTENDING THE STATE BONDING TOUR, BUT ALSO THE CONTINUED SUPPORT WE HAVE FOR REALLY A BUILDING IN NEED, AND THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED THAT EVENING, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO THANK AARON FOR HIS WORK AND JOE KLOIBER, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHO PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THE BACKGROUND DATA ON THAT, AND THEN ALSO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, DAVID CULLEN, WHO HELPED AND REALLY PUT TOGETHER THE POWERPOINT THAT WE USED FOR THAT, A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND DATA, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL WE'LL HAVE CONTINUED CONVERSATION WITH OUR LEGISLATURE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME GOOD NEWS HERE LATER IN 24.
I'LL ALSO CALL OUT TO SALMAN KHAN, WHO ALSO ATTENDED THE BOND MEETING.
I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE PHOTOS THAT WERE USED IN THE PRESENTATION.
I YOU KNOW, A PHOTO IS A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, AND I THINK WE EXCEEDED THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE TO SHARE FROM THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
NEXT IS OUR COMMUNITY FORUM AND CITY CLERK ION.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AT THE CITY? AT THE COMMUNITY FORUM? NO ONE HAS PRESENTED A FORUM TO SPEAK DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, AND THERE IS NO ONE ATTENDING VIA TEAMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
WELL, I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S NOBODY IN THE CHAMBERS, SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT.
WELL, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN CHAMBERS, BUT NOT HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
SO SEEING AS THERE'S NO ONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THE COMMUNITY FORUM? THEN I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.