Common Council - Regular Meeting

a long time. He is the pro. David is the mayor by province. I can't stand. Yeah, recall the regular meeting of the common council of the city of Platsburg to order April 1st, 2026 at 5:30. Please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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. Miss Carlin, the role, please. Mayor Hughes, here. Councelor Bond, she's been excused. Councelor Evans, here.

Council Stra here. Council Talon here. Council Manette here. Colleen here. My voice is resolved that the minutes of the regular meeting of the common council held on March 19th, 2026 and the special meeting of the town council held on March 26, 2026 approved and placed on file among the public records of the city clerk's office. Move by councelor, second. Councelor Evans. Roll call. Councelor Evans. Yes. Councelor Stra, yes. Councelor Talon, yes. Council mad. Yes. Council Colleen, yes. Hearing.

Anyone this evening here for public comment? No public comment. With no public comment, um any reports from special commissions? Oh, all right. I'm sorry. Jelington

council approved the payrolls of the various firms of the city of Platsburg for the weeks ending March 25th 2026 in the amount of 5 mill 5,44165 and April 1st 2026 in the amount of $588,214242424242424242424241 council approved the billed by the common council for the week ending March 27th 2026 in the amount of 3,734,29528 8 and April 3rd, 2026 in the amount of $460,649.17. And going back to number three, uh Jake has agreed to come and do updates at the request. I believe

he's just giving or he's going to give us a quarterly report. This first one really was basically that they haven't really been able to do anything, right? Just so the council knows. And he did say if he want if we wanted a personal update, he would be more than happy to stop down and give us that. any um liaison reports you see?

Um yeah, so the next meeting of the Platsburg Public Library Board will be on April 28th at 4:30. On April 4th, there's going to be a book swap on the second floor of the library from 11 to 2. And then for the climate smart task force, our next meeting is going to be on April 15th on tax day. Woohoo. At 5:15 and um we're working on the the greenup event and the Earth Day event. So um we'll have more to report coming soon. Thank you. Any other leazison?

Good to go. Item 7.68 68 authorize the mayor andor the director of community development to execute all documents related to the safe streets and roads for all SS4A grant. Move by councelor Tal second. Councelor Colleen discussion. Roll call. Councelor Evans. Yes. Councelor Strat. Yes. Councelor Talent. Yes. Council Manette. Yes. Councelor Colleen. Yes. Carried. Item 7.69. Authorized 2025 annual city of Platsburg financial records audit engagement agreement and date. Moved by councelor Colleen second. Councelor Manette. Any discussion? Roll call. Councelor Evans. Yes. Councelor Strat. Yes. Councelor Talon.

Yes. Councelor Manette. Yes. Councelor Colleen. Yes. Harry. Item 7.70. Authorized contract number WRRF2026-03 sodium thioulfate for the water resource recovery facility. Moved by councelor Talon. Second. Councelor Evans. Any discussion? Roll call. Councilor Evans. Yes. Councelor Strat. Yes. Councelor Talon. Yes. Council manette. Yes. Council Colony. Yes. Cherry. Item 7.71 establishing capital project H511.16 2026 River Street and CSO sewer study.

Moved by council Evans second. Councelor Manette discussion. Roll call. Councelor Evans. Yes. Councelor Stra. Yes. Coun Lord Talon. Yes. Councelor Manette. Yes. Councelor Cody. Yes. Carries. Item 7.72. Authorize award of contract for the River Street and CSL Seawwork study. Moved by Councelor Co. second. Councelor Evans. Any discussion? Roll call. Evans. Yes. Council Strat. Yes. Councelor Talon. Yes. Council Bette. Yes. Councelor Colleen. Yes. Carried. Item 7.73. Travel request police department. Move

by. Councelor Manette. Second. Councelor Evans. Any discussion? Question. Okay. Oh dear. It just left too. What do you got? Um I'm just wondering the So I think the taser Yeah. I'm wondering is it to introduce tasers? Is it to use instruct them? So I can come back here and instruct our police department on the use of a taser. But are they already using them? They are.

And so are they using them without not knowing how? No, they this is just give somebody another uh person qualified to teach our both like in an academy or whatever type setting too and they have to re-qualify every lyrics with those three certific on on use of forces and and and every type of policing they do you know they can't you're not good forever because you got trained once. every year gets updated and these are some new and these are some new updated trainings that they go to get to bring back to our department.

It's one person that can disseminate to the whole department too. Okay. Any further discussion? Roll call. Council Evans. Yes. Councelor Strat. Yes. Councelor Talon. Yes. Councelor Manette. Yes. Councelor Collins. Yes. Item 7.74. Authorize B three phase three raw water main extension design services drinking water infrastructure improvements project CDM Smith move counc second councelor Evans any discussions roll call Evans yes council stretch yes council talent yes councel manette yes councelor

yes item 7.75 approval of license agreement for platsburg farmers and tractors market moved by councelor Talon second councelor Evans any discussion um yeah looking forward to the opening just always have a great time visiting you guys every year and look I'm even wearing my necklace

any further discussion roll call Evans yes councelor Strat yes councelor Talon yes council manette yes councelor Pauline Yes. Carried. Item 7.76 mayoral appointment planner moved by councelor town. Second council colleague. Any discussion? No. Oh, we can't discussion. Says personnel. That's correct. Never mind. I have no You can ask discussion, but you have to go to right. Yeah. Um, do we need a executive session to discuss anything before we approve this? Before we vote on this? Let me rephrase that. I don't need one. I don't need one. Oh, I somebody had it. Oh, I just had a general question, but that's fine.

Okay. All right. You sure? Cuz I don't We can We can step out for a minute and come back. All right. All right. Roll call, please. Councelor Evans? Yes. Councelor Strat? Yes. Councelor Talent? Yes. Councelor Manette? Yes. Councelor Con? Yes. Gary, I'm

very excited about that one. Um, she's doing an amazing job and I don't think we could have done any better. Seriously. Um, any new business to come before this council? Any There's no reason I have no reason for an executive session if no one else does. Anyone else to speak publicly this evening on general topics? Um with no public com comment if I will entertain a motion to return. Council manette. Councelor Evans. Roll call. Councelor Evans. Yes. Council Strat. Yes. Council Talon. Yes. Council manette. Yes. Yes.