City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, March 9, 2026

The City Council approved the agenda and heard public comments regarding a proposed flag program by the North Polk Wrestling Club and a potential appointment to the Parks and Recreation Board. The council also discussed and approved several ordinances, including one related to urban chickens.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Polk County, IA
Meeting Date
March 9, 2026

Transcript

61 sections (from 267 segments)

0:00 – 0:42Speaker 1

Don't worry for cryptic message to restrict it because it's a freedom speech. 559. I think the clocks are in alignment now. At least I show six, but do you Well, I show six. Well, it's still not working then. I am in. Okay, we've got 6:00. So, we're going to begin our March 9th city council meeting and Uh, we'll begin with roll call, please. Sir Chad here. Savage here. D'vorak. Hill here. Otis.

0:38 – 1:17Speaker 1

Item number Oh, sorry. Nick stepped on you there. Item number three, approval of agenda. I'll ask for a motion in a second, please. So moved. Second. Roll call. Savage? Yes. D'vorak? Yes. Hill? Yes. Otis? Yes. Sette? Yes. Item number four is public comments. This is the time and place for comments for any item other than those that are a public hearing. Um I believe we have two cards here tonight. Let's um begin with Leah Templey Parks and Recck Board.

1:21 – 2:06Speaker 1

Hi. Hello. Um state your uh name and address. Leah. Uh, Leah Tley, 939 West Trace Place, Pulk City. Did you have a comment to me? No. Um, so welcome to the parks. [laughter] Welcome. The council's considering appointing Leah to the parks commission tonight and mayor and I have been encouraging um our volunteers to come introduce themselves before the council ahead of time. So um Leah's just introducing herself tonight. Okay. Well, thank you for your willing willingness. Yeah, absolutely. If you want to talk about yourself, this is your time. [laughter] Say it like that.

2:04 – 2:49Speaker 1

So, Leo, we asked you the same thing when we had our discussion with you. We began with you giving a little background on yourself and why you want to be on parks commission. And I think the council would appreciate knowing that, too. Yeah. Um, I've lived in Pulk City for like 4 and 1/2 years. I think 5 years. [laughter] That's my son. Sorry. I'm on He's on his way to baseball practice. Um, I we deal a lot with parks and wreck actually. He has been in baseball and some of the programs. Um, so yeah, I'm just excited to work with you guys. Okay.

2:48 – 3:02Speaker 1

Thank you. Uh we have another card here. Uh Nick Acriman is going to talk about the North Pulk Wrestling Summer Flag Program. Welcome Nick. Just tell us your name and your address, please.

3:00 – 4:45Speaker 1

So my name is Nick Acriman, 705 Timberline Drive in Pulk City. Also have Sean Stender and Josephine who are the men's and women's high school wrestling coaches here too. So um hopefully they can add something to to my little bit of knowledge that I have. So, um I'm not sure what the formality is. I' I've talked with Rob about uh an opportunity for our wrestling club to provide uh hopefully a city enhancement, a really cool opportunity, but also a fundraiser for the for the men's and women's wrestling team. As obviously school uh funds are not difficult to get, but you know, you have to get in line for them. if we can raise our own funds and and hustle ourselves uh while making a really cool opportunity for the city, uh we wanted to do it. So, there's some other communities, Sean's buddy that's over at North Scott uh school district and Adele, I think, or Yeah, Adele does is kind of something similar, but I gave you all five. If anybody wants one, you're welcome to it. um trying to uh produce something standard that is going to be executable executable and and simple for the kids to do in the community that'll it'll provide some funding for the high school uh boys and girls program. So you see the layout of it. Um we're going to do three holidays a year. Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Fourth of July. Putting a flag in on Thursday, picking it up the following Tuesday. um two foot from the curb between the sidewalk and the curb. Looking to install something similar to this that has a cap that will be below grade

4:44Speaker 1

[clears throat]

4:45 – 6:21Speaker 1

um that the pipe will sit into for repeatability. Um and uh the kids can well the adults and coaches will install these uh with the homeowners permission um and their signed job form that we have filled out and ready to go. Um but wanted to make sure there was no hurdles or issues with the city in doing so. We really just want to make sure that if somebody comes to you guys and says, "What's this about?" That we've had a conversation about it. So, so as Nick mentioned, he did reach out and I talked to Chelsea and appreciate the conversation. It [clears throat] sounds as though there's no ordinance restricting this anyway. So, I I think Nick's 100% right. This is a community enhancement opportunity. And I, you know, to whatever extent we need to do some other things should not get in the way of of of what the wrestling club wants to do. I think it it's a really cool thing having seen it in in Adel. It's a It's really neat and and a good opportunity to to raise some funds, too. So, if um again, aside from that, if there is an ordinance that through this has been identified that maybe something we look at, again, doesn't get in the way of anything here. I don't know if we need any, you know, support or just the fact that there's nothing standing in the way. this is uh will suffice but um [clears throat] happy to have a discussion if we do need an ordinance for rightway um flags or or something that maybe this is identified.

6:18 – 7:01Speaker 1

Okay. So the these go in the right ofway. They don't go on people's lawns. The reason for that trying to avoid um pet fences, irrigation systems, uh any type of stuff that's between the sidewalk and the home. Um most of that stuff stays uh on that side, I think. Um, aesthetically it it looks really neat when you've got a row of flags going down um a residential [cough] road, you know, whether it's a artiller road or not. So I that makes sense.

6:59 – 7:10Speaker 1

How far below grade are the utilities that are currently in the right of way? And I can't see the cap that they're talking about burying. So I don't know how far down they're talking about.

7:08 – 7:53Speaker 1

It's a 12 in. This one's a little shorter. the it'll be a 12 in uh piece that'll be below grade. If we we've talked about having the homeowner install this for their own for our to avoid our own liability of it, but um if nothing else, we have a job form that has a signature off that you know that this will be 12 in below grade goes down in below this. These will be painted white so the kids can find them easy enough. Uh I want a standard distance if if we can do this. want a standard distance from the curb. So as they pull up, they know like, hey, it should be somewhere about 2T away from the the curb. Um, that's kind of the thought.

7:51 – 8:02Speaker 1

I think it's a great idea as long as it doesn't interfere with utilities buried in the right place. Yeah. Mhm. Can you weigh in on this about

7:58 – 8:48Speaker 1

uh Sure. Um, I spoke with Rob and I asked police chief and, uh, public works director to chime in. Um, I think it is a really great idea. It shows a lot of community pride. Um, I was able to find the city of Grimes does a very similar program. They've adopted a flag ordinance that allows flags to be located in the right of way. I think my recommendation would be that the city consider that ordinance um, just so it's it's regulated and it doesn't impact other groups that want to do something similar. you've got, you know, a standard ordinance that uh the council would agree on and put in place for any future opportunities that might come up in addition to

8:46 – 8:59Speaker 1

is it is it feasible to get that on the agenda for March 23rd since they have when are you going to start selling? April 1st.

8:55 – 9:43Speaker 1

Yeah, my uh timeline picture that I sent to is that possible blank. So part of the, you know, the hustle is to get it before Memorial Day here. Um, but also sourcing the materials, you know, buy, you know, the the goal and the hope is to start with 200 here. [clears throat] Um, we think that's a pretty reachable goal, but we got to source 200 flags, which is kind of hard to do actually, uh, that are the same. Um, so that's going to be So as soon as we have an okay, as soon as it's like, "Yeah, go ahead." Uh, we're going to start spending money and and sourcing not only the pipes, but the flags and all the stuff that goes along with it.

9:40 – 10:10Speaker 1

Yeah, I I think we could get this on the next agenda, and if the council's interested in suspending the rules and waving the second and third reading, we can have that on the agenda, too. I I'm fine with that, but but let's be clear on where we are. there is not an ordinance now which means there's nothing prohibiting them from doing what they want to do. So if in the meantime we want to adopt an ordinance that makes sense fine. I I just like

10:11 – 10:33Speaker 1

it's not explicitly written in the ordinance that flags are allowed or aren't allowed. Um, I think somebody could make the argument that it that we'd need to follow our sign ordinance. That's why I'd prefer to put an actual ordinance in place like Grimes has. I think that I that'd be the best practice for the city

10:31 – 11:34Speaker 1

because and then the other thing too is if you don't have an ordinance, you're then obligated if you're trying to do 200 for Memorial Day, that's 200 right away permits that would have to be done because that's the only way that we [gasps and sighs] access that. And I understand the frustration that sounding bureaucratic, but there's a lot of utilities in the ride of way and if we don't have a permit and for whatever reason that utility gets hit, the city's going to have a lot of issues. Maybe I I I really think we're looking for I mean, let's do it to get it out of the way, but and this theme is going to come up here when we're talking about chickens later on, but we're we've got a benevolent organization looking to do something really cool. And we were bending over backwards to try and make it as difficult as we can. And I get that some of this is is foresight on a one ina- million scenario that we want to avoid, but can we just enable people that want to do something good to do it?

11:32 – 12:16Speaker 1

Well, what what would preclude them from ordering their materials now in anticipation? I mean, the council's endorsing Yeah. If anyone has any hesitation, they can speak up. So, I don't have any hesitation. We'll absolutely vote in favor of this. None down here. So, it's just procedural. Procedural. Yeah, the obvious. I mean, I think when we source all the materials, our cost of goods on all this is 9 grand, just to be clear. So, so substantial amount of money out of a nonprofit organization to put out there. Uh kind of hoping, you know, that it gets through that there's no uh things that could stand in the way. So, [clears throat] so I I I don't know. I just want to make sure that I don't uh

12:14 – 12:46Speaker 1

No, just as long as there's nothing that would get in the way. I mean, if it's if we need to change the ordinance, right, fine. But we're all saying yes. Yeah. So, I I mean, I also I don't want to give you false hope, but it's absolutely hope. It's like it's going to happen. Yeah. Got it. Well, I appreciate it, and that's why I wanted to come here because I there are rules for everything, and I want to make sure that we're just above board. Everybody knows what the what the stance is. And I just want to Oh, sorry. Go ahead, Mayor.

12:44 – 13:17Speaker 1

How high are these going to stand again? Yeah. 9 ft. 9 ft. And it it shows a US flag on this side. Mhm. But it you might want to add that on the other side. Can you just say flag? Maybe you'd want to add US flag. Well, because when I looked at this side without looking at this side flag is this flag, I wondered if it was going to be a Colorado wing flag. Well, to be fair, I thought the same thing.

13:15 – 13:51Speaker 1

Yeah. Well, no, I I appreciate that and that was intentional. Um, US-based manufacturers of flags are not making US flags right now. They're making America 250 flags, which nobody knows about in here because nobody would know that. Why would you? But, uh, so when I tried to first source these flags, they said, "We're not we don't we can't don't have the capability to make just regular American flags." Um, we have the 250 flags. That's what is in production right now, all manufacturing of flags. So, we thought at first we were going to have to provide this 250 [clears throat] flag,

13:50 – 14:13Speaker 1

but then we were maybe going to give to the homeowner because we don't need 200 250 flags and it would cut into the the the cost benefit or the the fundraising, but um so I didn't know that I could source 200 American flags, but I think I found a a place to get them. So I [snorts] haven't pushed the order button waiting on

14:11 – 15:48Speaker 1

what's their turnaround time are their turnaround time before they are in stock at the place that I it says they have 130 in one place and I can source the another 70 from a few other places of the same flag so everything matches so it's you know uniform and looks nice. Um, as long as they're in stock, I can order them and they're done. To produce them, to make them, they said we're not run doing a run of regular American flags right now. We can get you 250 American 250 flags, which is like the Betsy Ross circle with a 250 in the middle. So, I was like, uh, so I didn't put that on there because I didn't know if it was going to be an American flag or if it was going to be a American 250 flag. But yes, I can't if if we can get the okay and we can get the ordinance, whatever we need done, we'll start sourcing those. um as fast as we can. So, uh well, I think you have council endorsement for it and you'd probably be uh good to go ahead. Welcome to coming before the council with these kinds of issues. As you can see that council members take a lot of things into consideration when they're doing their decision making, but we're all very much in support of what you're trying to do. I appreciate it. It'll be a great thing. I like the the the last goals and impact is is what we we think it's going to be. You know, it's going to put exposure for our wrestling teams, boys and girls in the community doing something that's giving back to their community. And that's where the real value is. Of course, the financial value to allow them to do things is one thing, but uh I think the community impact is is probably greater. So,

15:45 – 16:17Speaker 1

if there's a a fourth holiday that gets added, could I suggest Nick Acriman Day? [laughter] He's been doing that stuff all night. Oh yeah, [clears throat] you should put other people's names on everything. Um, there is a real Nick Acriman day. I thank you for uh coming in and and uh we often times are on the back side of these types of things. Um so I'm glad that you're you're proactive and have the support. What are you stand?

16:15 – 16:56Speaker 1

Uh I don't know. This is just just some thoughts and I I [clears throat] want to make sure that we're good because we talked about uh I'm Sean Stender, by the way. and the head has wrestling coach at the high school, uh, part of the kind of wrestling club as well. But just wondering if it's okay, so if this gets the green light, are we okay to put a stripe of paint on that curb just to mark for the kids so they know where the the flag's going to go in cuz we're going to go 2 ft off of that curb. So just trying to make things easier. And I just want to make sure that that would be okay as well. I don't think we have an issue with that. We'd want to coordinate um like what color of paint you use and we'd want to coordinate that with public works. Okay.

16:54 – 17:37Speaker 1

We we could have that conversation. Um if you could provide us with a little bit more information and make it easier so the the homeowner would know where it's at and the kids would know where to go instead of sending them in with a metal detector hoping they find it somewhere. Uh and then the other thing is too with utilities, what utilities are going through the rightway? I mean, is it is it is it and do we need to call like Iowa one call to have them come to every address just to make sure you to cover yourself? I would recommend that. Um, any anything older than probably 2010, pretty much every utility you can think of is different. Okay.

17:34 – 18:16Speaker 1

Phone lines, television lines, power lines, all sorts of stuff. Okay. And I'm sure they can come out and knock them all out. So, The timeline is to sell from April 1 to April 19 and then depending, you know, then we'll have a spreadsheet of addresses that we can provide to one call. I don't know how that actually works. I mean, I've done it for our own place, but like to do it on a scale of 200 in a in a town uh might be a We just probably contact them. Yeah. Ahead of time. Yeah.

18:13 – 18:58Speaker 1

So, coach, um just another recommendation for you. Um you might if you're going to put a stripe on people's curves that they notify them. Yeah. You might want to let them know that because there are some people who don't would not appreciate paint on. Yeah, we would. We would. [clears throat] Yeah. That's all I have. Thank you. Thanks. Thank you for Thank you. coming before the city council. Um, I only had two cards. So, we'll move on to item number five, which is consent items. And I'll ask for a motion and a second to approve the consent items. So, move. Second. Roll call. Yes. Otis, yes. Sir Chad,

18:58Speaker 1

yes. Savage, yes. D'vorak, yes.

19:02 – 19:46Speaker 1

So, moving on to item number six, which is business items. You'll see we have items on there A, B, C, and D. We've been um contacted by the developer for item A that they would request that we table that um discussion on item A to give them some more time to um come up with their presentation. So, um I think what we'll do is go ahead and um remove item A from our business items. Do we need to have a vote on that, Chelsea, or do we just remove it?

19:44 – 20:26Speaker 1

The council could vote to table it until the next meeting. Okay. So, why don't we just do that? Why don't we get a motion to table item A until uh our next meeting, which is the 23rd. So, I ask for a motion and a second. A motion to table item A until March 23rd. And is there a second? Second. Um, I guess we could have discussion on that if there was any discussion or it seems pretty cut and dried to me. Uh, so I'll just ask for a roll call on that then. Hill, yes. Otis, yes. Sad, yes. Savage, yes. D'vorak,

20:25 – 21:10Speaker 1

yes. So, let's move on to item B then. Second reading of ordinance 2026-400 approving reszoning of property located near the intersection of Northwest Hog Drive and Northwest 772nd Street from Run to Seun restricted. Uh are this is the second reading. Do we have any kind of a presentation from you Travis on that? Only if only if council has questions we would like to discuss further. Okay. Move approval. All right. And a second. Second. And roll call. Dorak. Yes. Hill. Yes. Otis. Yes. Sir Chad.

21:10 – 21:30Speaker 1

Yes. Savage. Yes. Represent on C. All right. So let me move on to item number C which is first reading ordinance 2026-200 amending chapter 25 city manager section 25.04 duties purchasing and Chelsea has a presentation on that. [clears throat]

21:28 – 22:36Speaker 1

Thank you mayor. Um so for the city council to consider this evening is a an amended city manager ordinance which is specific to um section 25.04 04 titled duties in the city code. Um I would propose the council consider updating section 9 purchasing under the duties of the city manager. Um I'd ask the council to consider increasing that from $10,000 to $15,000 without council authorization. The reason I am making this request is last year the city council updated the city spending policy. A copy of that policy is available in your packet. We had conversations at the time to increase the city manager's um purchase authority and we made this change in the policy. I had noticed that it contradicted the code a few months ago and so to align the policy with the code, I'd request that change be made. I'd be happy to answer any questions the council may have.

22:33 – 23:10Speaker 1

Any questions of Chelsea? I'll ask for a motion on the second thing to approve item C. Move. Second and roll call. Hill. Yes. Otis, yes. Sir Chad, yes. Savage, yes. D'vorak, yes. [clears throat] Okay. Moving on to item D. First reading of ordinance 2026-300 amending chapter 58 urban chickens section 58.04 zoning districts allowed. Cody, you're presenting. I understand.

23:08 – 23:33Speaker 1

Yes. I think the amendment is set forth to include the R2 district in the allowed zonings. Um, this would be restricted to detached single family dwellings just so there's no confusion that duplexes or town homes would be allowable with that. I don't think they would meet the other criteria, but it's just cleaner that way to state that it's restricted to the detached dwellings.

23:31 – 24:53Speaker 1

Council questions of Cody. So, I I have no problem with this, but I'm going to take this opportunity to reiterate some of the earlier concerns uh cuz they've been expanded a little bit. So when we approved this, I I felt like our requirements were a little bit much. Um and subsequently we didn't have very many people apply for a permit because of that. And and then um learning afterwards that [clears throat] the uh video requirement or video course that was required which was presented as free is not free. uh further makes um our requirements in my opinion a little ownorous for uh raising chickens which is a tenuous thing to pencil out from a financial standpoint anyway and and I'm not sure there's a value ad proposition for a whole lot of uh requirements on our permit requests since it's not something that we enforce proactively anyway. So, um, if we want to really look at getting this right, and I'm all for expanding to, uh, R2, um, I think we should look at, um, our costs and the requirements that we have, um, on here.

24:50 – 25:31Speaker 1

Can I ask what is the charge? It's not free. What is it? The permit charge? No, the one to look at the video, I don't know. is $25 through Iowa State. $25. So, what are we asking for people allto together to commit to having chickens? So, they have to meet all the set forth requirements uh with the adoption. Um there's the $50 permit fee plus proof that you've taken, right? That's the way it's stated. I've not had anybody actually renew it. Um, so the permit fee and then the the video

25:30 – 26:12Speaker 1

course fee would they provide a certificate at completion that is required to be included with the application. Well, I think I remember when this discussion was first had that council was okay with people having to invest a little bit of money on their own in order to get that certificate and demonstrate that they really wanted they were serious about re having chickens. The building of a coupe and buying feed and chickens isn't an investment already. Well, ide agree with you. That's an investment, too. But I think education is always a good investment.

26:12 – 26:42Speaker 1

Hold up. It's $25. Well, is it fair to say that nobody This is this chicken thing. Um or the wrestling, these are first time things, right? The chicken's been around. I know that's been um around for a while, but was it simply an oversight that we didn't include all R1, R1A, and R R2 in it, or did we on purpose not put R2 in it, right? I mean, it doesn't even matter

26:40 – 27:01Speaker 1

that I think you could make an argument for. We were easing into something like this. It's just and and who knows, you know, there there are in this town especially, R1 is not there's not a standard lot and that's even more true for R2. that I get. I just it's the

26:58 – 27:48Speaker 1

bureaucratic red tapy stuff that we've added to make the process I don't know. I mean the other piece of that though, Rob, is they do live in town and I'm a farm kid, right? I love chickens, but I moved to town, so it's going to take me a little bit. I I feel like I should invest something if I'm going to have something that typically would not even be in my backyard in town, right? So I think we just include this and if we as we go through we just make sure we put a fine tip on what we're asking and make sure that if we were the ones applying that we would feel okay with doing it and it wouldn't not see there's not red tape and it's not bureaucratic at some level but uh just doing the best we can as we move forward. my thoughts. [snorts]

27:47 – 28:19Speaker 1

I think part of Would it make you feel better if we uh would it make you feel better if we did a a one time or a first year application fee of $50 and then reduced it for subsequent years? That make it you feel better or is it the whole education part? Is it everything or I I mean in the in terms of making progress I Yeah, if you if you we change the amount and get rid of the um class requirement.

28:21 – 28:38Speaker 1

I think class requirement is definitely a necessity, especially if it's somebody that never grew up with chickens just to make sure they've got that baseline of a care. Let it again. That's my opinion.

28:35 – 30:32Speaker 1

Yeah. And and I get that, but we're pretending like the city's going to make people do homework. We're, you know, you can buy eggs for much cheaper than you can spend time raising them. So to assume that people are just going to blindly go to Tractor Supply Company and throw a couple chickens in their backyard and hope for the best is it's not going to happen. and and so we can add a class that wastes their time and a little bit of their money and pretend like it's making something better, but in actuality it's not. I felt that same way about going to college. There were a lot of classes that I didn't want that I didn't want to fund that ultimately were good for me. Um I I'm one of those people. Um, I want to know that if my neighbors have chickens that they have gone through the education process and they know what's required of them and how to take care of chickens. Chickens are not easy to take care of. I realize that they invest money in a coupe and stuff like that. You know, a coupe is a piece of it. Education is a really important part of it. Yeah. I would say I I could get behind looking at the the permit fee, but I I kind of agree that I think the training is a necessity. Um, not necessarily for the homeowners, but just trying to reinsure to their neighbors that might not be fans of chickens that at least they did some due diligence to understand how to take care of those. So, um, but I would entertain potentially looking at changing the permit fees. Would somebody include that in a motion if you're going to approve the first reading tonight that you would like for us to adjust the ordinance for the

30:29 – 31:03Speaker 1

second reading? What I'm hearing is leaving it at a $50 permit and you it's it's a onetime permit instead of an ongoing permit. Well, if we're not collecting past one year anyways, we need to I think I think it makes a ton of sense. I will tell you, and Cody can chime in here, too. It takes one to two hours of Cody's time to go out and make sure they meet the setback and the lot size requirements. So, if you can just recoup that cost, I I don't think there's an issue with it.

31:01 – 31:38Speaker 1

The likelihood that once it's there that they're going to be moving it around their yard is pretty slim. There's regulations against it if it is caught. It's just it's a pretty ownorous process to be out there counting chickens when there's other things on the the list to do as well. So, What do you need the motion to say? Could you if you're if you're going to make a change to what is in the packet tonight, if you can explicitly state the other change so that we can get that on the next council agenda.

31:38 – 32:01Speaker 1

I just want to make sure I heard CLC right. It's a one-time permit fee, not an annual permit fee. Yes. If it's one time, then no, I don't think we should change it. No. Oh, sorry. No, it's it's a reoccurring. It is. It is reoccurring. Yeah. So, we're looking to make a motion to make it a onetime fee. [snorts]

31:59 – 32:44Speaker 1

Um, I would entertain reducing it to $25 for each subsequent year after the first year, or is that just too complicated? I think that's too complicated because even James said, I mean, we pointed out that people haven't been collecting it after the first year. So, if we at least recoup Cody's investment on his time for the first year, then So, just let me get this straight. We're we're requiring education for people to do this at at a collegiate level, I guess, somehow, but then we're not even willing to follow up on our own ordinance that says it's it needs to be collected annually.

32:43Speaker 1

Yeah, I think that's a good question. Why aren't we following up on that

32:47 – 33:31Speaker 1

there? To date, I think I've received about five permits that have actually been issued, and it'll be getting to that point where some of them will be expiring. So, there will be a period that it'll it'll come across my expired permits that I will be following up with them. So, so if if that comes across your desk that the permit is expired and it's uh $50 to renew it, then that $50 that they're paying is paying for you to go out and make sure they're doing everything correctly. It would be a recheck of making sure that their coupe is where it's supposed to be, they've got the right numbers, um right,

33:29 – 34:12Speaker 1

etc. with how they basically the same application again and they would go through the same process and paying that because because we know better and we want to verify and of all the things that Cody can be checking this is worth his time. I think we're we're trying to get to a motion where we get rid of it. I thought we were change just so it's a one time thing so he doesn't have to keep going doing it and waste his time. Okay. So, I mean, and the education thing is a one-time deal, too. Correct. Yep. They would still have the same certificate from the first application if it was an annual reoccurring permit that would just get re-uploaded. But yes,

34:10 – 34:50Speaker 1

so they put 75 bucks into the game. They put some skin into the game because they want to do this and then basically on top of their poop and on top of and on top of the feed, on top of the time that they're going to build all the stuff. Yeah. Well, so they get some skin in the game and they educate themselves on how to raise chickens so they can explain to their neighbors that they have watched a video on how to raise chickens and stuff. So, we're notifying their neighbors when they get the permit. No, I'm I'm pretty sure that their neighbors would probably let them know if they didn't think it it's going very well.

34:49 – 35:19Speaker 1

Okay. So, they've got skin in the game. they're doing that. Justifying all this bureaucratic stuff and then pretending like it's having the effect that you're stating it is, which it is not, is very misleading. Well, [clears throat] um I I having some standards is not a bad idea as far as I'm concerned. And it we're asking it to be a one time deal standards without an application.

35:15 – 36:00Speaker 1

I'm going to motion to approve the chicken First Ordinance 20 2026 300 amending chapter 58 um to include to change the annual to a one-time subscri uh permit permit fee and to then add it to all the zoning districts or all the uh R1A or the R1 R2 oh sorry R2 as long as it's single build detached dwelling. Correct. Yep. Okay. And second. No, wait. What about the fee for the education? It's not changing.

36:00 – 36:37Speaker 1

It's not changing. Oh, okay. That's not changing. Correct. All right. We have a motion. Second. No, I thought you were the motion. He was the motion. You were the motion. Oh, I didn't realize you were also moving that, too. So, motion. Second. Roll call. Hill. Yes. Otis. Yes. Sir Chad, yes. Savage, yes. D'vorah, yes. Thank you, Cody. Moving on to item number seven, reports and particulars. Let's begin with staff. Anything from staff? Um, anything from Chelsea?

36:34 – 37:40Speaker 1

I I do have and I want to share this information so that it goes in the council meeting minutes. Um, Parker Boulevard and the Broadway intersection will be closed for the street repair project beginning Monday, March 16th. The contractor will have 25 working days to complete the intersection improvements, but the contractor's intentions are to be done sooner. Um, if weather cooperates, there will be two detour routes. One will be for normal residential traffic and they will take Jester Park Road to Cherokee to Wakanza to Parker. The other will be for truck traffic and uh that detour route will be Broadway to Third to Bridge to Parker. The city is working on some maps to put out on the city's website uh for ease. We will also post this on the city's um social media channels city website and we'll put out a winds not notification as well.

37:38 – 38:19Speaker 1

That's all I had. Thank you. Oh, Chelsea already come up. Uh is uh Broadway itself going to be obstructed during this construction? Oh, it won't. No, it will not be, Nick. It may be slightly reduced, but it'll have two two or one lane of traffic in each direction. Thank you. I just had one quick question on the detour on Cherokee. Will the parking be allowed on the street during this detour? I don't think we've talked about that.

38:17 – 39:02Speaker 1

Good question. That's a it that's a valid question that we should probably discuss before they start next Monday. So, we will look into that and we can get back to you all. James, that is a good question. Having both lived on Cherokee, [laughter] we know it's a little tight. Little tight. The school district is aware and they were at the pre-construction meeting. Anything [clears throat] else from council? Okay. And I don't have anything either. So uh let's move on to item number eight which is adjournment. So I'll ask for a motion and a second to adjurnn. So moved. Second. All in favor say I.

38:59Speaker 1

Any oppose same sign. Wejourn till March 23rd. Thank you everybody.

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