City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you for being here tonight and thank you for joining us at home. This is a regular meeting of City Council of Waverly, Iowa. It is Monday, March 16th at 7 p.m. and we are called to order. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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. Council, do I need a motion to approve the agenda? I move to approve the agenda as presented. Second. Second.

Any discussion? It's a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Okay. Welcome back to our guest council person, Angie Ellerbrook. Thank you for being here tonight. Council, do I have a motion to approve the minutes? I move to approve the March 2nd, 2026 regular meeting minutes as presented. Is there a second? Second. Any discussion? This is a voice vote. All in favor say I. I. I opposed.

Okay. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing on the first reading of ordinance 1177, an ordinance vacating the 16 foot wide alleyway running east west between certain lots in block 48 of the Harmon and Lavali edition within the city of Waverly, Iowa. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have not, your honor.

Are there any public comments? I don't see any. This hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion? Move to approve the first reading of ordinance 1177, an ordinance vacating the 16 foot wide alleyway running east west between certain lots in block 48 of the Harmon and Lavali edition within the city of Waverly, Iowa. Second. Any discussion? It's a roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Rocky, yes. Myers, yeah. Yes. Kangas, yes.

Resolution 26-48, a resolution ratifying, confirming, and approving posting of notice to biders for the Eastgate lift station in Forest, Maine. Do I have a motion? I move to approve resolution 2648, a resolution ratifying, confirming, and approving posting of notice to biders for the Eastgate lift station in force me. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Roie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackie, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes.

Okay. This is the date, time, and place for public hearing for review of the plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the Eastgate lift station and force main. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing hearing will be declared closed and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have none. Are there any public comments? I see none. This public hearing is closed. Council, do I have a motion? I'll move to approve resolution 26-49 adopting plans specifications form of contract and estimate of cost for the Eastgate lift station and force main. Second any discussion.

Okay. Roll call vote, please. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Item 2B, resolution 26-50, a resolution making award of construction contract for the Eastgate lift station and force Maine. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution uh 26-50, a resolution making award of construction contract for the Eastgate lift station and force main to Denver underground and grading of Denver, Iowa for the bid amount of uh $649,234. Second.

Any discussion? These were very good bids. We were going to surprise the amounts that came in and it was a good range. These are very good bids in that day. Okay, good. Roll call vote, please. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers, yes.

Okay. Resolution 26-51, a resolution approving construction contract and bond for the Eastgate lift station in Force Main. I move to approve resolution 26-51, a resolution approving construction contract and bond for the Eastgate lift station and force main for Denver underground and grading Inc. of Denver, Iowa. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, here. Mackey,

yes. Resolution 26-52, a resolution ratifying, confirming, and approving posting of notice to biders for the 2026 CIP sanitary sewer lining. Do I have a motion? Move approval of resolution 2652, a resolution ratifying, confirming, and approving posting of notice to biders for the 2026 EIP sanitary sewer lining. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Did you put the amount in, Tim? In your motion?

Oh, it actually wasn't on the It's not on that one. It's $1,7878,466.20 just for for the posting notice. 3B 3. I apologize. Down further. Okay. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey,

yes. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing for review of the plan, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the CIP sanitary sewer lining. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed, and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have not, your honor. Are there any public comments? I see none. At this point, this hearing is closed. Council, may I have a motion?

Move to approve resolution 26-53, adopting plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimate of cost for the 2026 CIP sanitary sewer lining. Second. Any discussion? Appeared to be within the budget. Absolutely. Again, very good bids that day. We're seeing this pretty commonly across everything right now. Roll call vote, please. Hangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes.

Brings us to resolution 26-5454, a resolution making award of construction contract the 2026 CIP sanitary sewer lining to Vizu Sewer LLC. Do I have a motion? Move approval of resolution 2654, resolution making award of construction contract for the 2026 CIP sanitary sewer lining to Vizu sewer of PWA, Wisconsin for the bid amount of $1,78,46620. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Rocky, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes.

Wolf, yes. 3C to approve resolution 26-55, a resolution approving construction contract and bond for the CIP sanitary sewer lining for the Vizu sewer LLC of KW, Wisconsin. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-55, a resolution approving construction contract and bond for the CIP sanitary sanitary sewer lining for the Vizio sewer LLC of Wisconsin. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes.

Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. This is the date, time, and place for a public hearing for review of the plan, specifications, form of contract, and estimated costs for reconstruction of the parks maintenance parking lot. The mayor and city council will entertain any comments. After all comments, the hearing will be declared closed, and the following action will be considered. Have you received any written or oral comments? I have not, your honor. Are there any public comments? I see none. This public hearing is now closed. Council, do I have a motion?

I move to approve resolution 2656, approving the plan, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the parks maintenance parking lot. Second. Is there any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers, yes. Resolution 26-57, a resolution awarding the contract for the parks maintenance parking lot. Do we have a motion? I'll move approval of resolution 26-57, a resolution awarding the contract for the parks maintenance parking lot to H Heartland Asphalt of Mason City, Iowa for the bid amount of $155,345.82.

Second. Any discussion? They've done work for us before. So, very good experience. And once again, it's been a good market for project work. Good. Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. brings us to resolution 26-58, a resolution approving contract, bonds, and certificate of insurance from Heartland Asphalt and authorize the mayor to sign the contract. Do I have a motion?

I move to approve resolution 26-58, a resolution approving contracts, bonds, and certificate of insurance from Heartland Asphalt to Mason City, Iowa, and authorize the mayor to sign the contract. Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Rocky, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes.

That brings us to public comments on items not on the agenda. Please limit your comments to 5 minutes unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer. All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a whole and not to any individual member. Does anybody have any public comments? I see none. Moving on. That brings us to the consent calendar. The following items will be acted upon by a voice vote on a single motion without separate discussion unless someone from the council or public request that a specific item be considered separately. Council, do I have a motion? I'll move approval of the consent calendar as presented. Do I have a second?

Second. Is there any discussion? This is a voice vote. All in favor say I. I.

I. Opposed. Regular business. Third and final reading reading of ordinance 1176, an ordinance amending the ordinance of the city of Waverly, Iowa, providing the resoning of partial ID 0901176006 located at 1705 East Reamer Avenue owned by Steven Ingresol and Tammy Ingresol from C2 Commercial District to R1 residential district and amending the Waverly zoning map and amending the Waverly future land use map as provided by this ordinance. Do I have a motion? I move to approve the third and final reading of ordinance 1176, an ordinance amending the ordinance of the city of Waverly, Iowa, providing for resoning of parcel ID 09011760 located at 1705 East Bamer Avenue, owned by Steven Ingresol and Tammy Ingresol from C2 Commercial District to R1 residential district and amending the Waverly zoning map and amending the Waverly future land use map as provided by this ordinance. Do I have a second?

Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes.

Brings us to resolution 26-59, a resolution of the city council of the city of Waverly, Iowa, approving the application of United Equipment Accessories, Inc. to the Iowa Economic Development Authority Business Incentives for Growth Program. Connie, would you like to give us a little info? Connie Tolen, planning and development specialist. The item before you is a resolution of support for a business expansion project planned by United Equipment Accessories, a third generation family-owned manufacturer headquartered here in Waverly. The company is proposing to expand its Waverly operations through the purchase and renovation of an existing industrial facility located within the Waverly Unified Urban Renewal Area. The project represents a capital investment in excess of $1.5 million and is anticipated to create 18 new full-time equivalent jobs offering competitive wages and benefits. UEA has submitted an application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority for assistance through the business incentives for growth program which will be considered by the IEDA board at its meeting on March 20th. As part of that process, IEDA requires a resolution of support from the city council, which is the item before you at this time. At a future meeting, the council will also be asked to consider a proposal for a local incentive to support the project. Joining us tonight from United Equipment Accessories is CEO Deb Mik. I'd like to invite Miss Mollik to the podium to share some additional information about project.

Thank you. Just got back from Las Vegas so my throat's a little sore. So um it was a business a show trade so it wasn't pleasure. So again, my name is Deb Malik and I want to good evening board members, um, city council members and also the mayor of um, Waverly, Iowa. Again, Connie reference, my name is Deb Malik. I am serve as the CEO of America of United Equipment Accessories. We are a company that started in Waverly over 75 years ago. And if you look over at our plot, we have expanded over every three years. we have now almost outgrown our our location of where we're at. And so this is why we are looking for this proforma or this resolution put before you um to expand our team members that we have that's adding another 18 United Equipment accessories. What we do we invested in innovative we're expanding our engineering and our manufacturing talent. We are highly customized. We're moving in to the military. We're moving, we're in renewable energy, we're in construction, in agricultural. So, we touch many markets within the United States and across the country and across the world. Right now, UEA's facility will be buying the Winnebago facility that was vacated from Winnebago. This allows us to give us a strategic growth to the hundred million dollar company that we're advancing. We have a continued our growth of trajectory to be able to reach that 100 million and we would love to do that in the Waverly and so this building expansion allows us that growth that we see within the next 3 years or shorter than that. The way we've been expanding it'll probably be less than 3 years. So we're looking forward to being able to keep here. That's why this performer that Connie we thank you for putting this forward for

UEA. This helps us to put put together a performance-based um grant before the city council. This grant represents another opportunity to support the advanced manufacturing jobs, continually investing of the employees and the families who call Waverly home. So, United Equipments wants to thank the mayor and all the city council members for your consideration of the resolution. Um, and we look forward to growing in Waverly. And we are not done growing. Any questions you may have for me? Deb, how many employees do you have now? We currently have 184 UI um UEA employees

and we have 160 of them, over 160 of them here in Waverly. So the rest are in um Ames, Nevada. We opened a facility there to allow our expansion and then in California through an acquisition that we just hired we just did. And are you participating in the high school um career fair?

We do. We had Manda, I don't know if you've ever been there, Manda's one of our leads out on the manufacturing floor. And again, the best way we John Deere is around here. The best way we have to do it is to grow our own employees here. John Deere captures a lot and we found a lot of talent here in Waverly. So that's why we wanted to continue that growth here and that's why this proform helps to invest that in education. We have to grow our own. We grow our own certified welders here. Our five axis CNC machines. We have large ones. However you guys wanted to come tour, more than glad to see where it's at. And you can see the expansion that we have done over the years. Great. So yeah, thank you for asking me.

Yeah. No, it's exciting. I mean, I I appreciate the company's commitment to Waverly. Thank you. Yeah, it's a a strong family. Yeah. Growth. So, and Vern Eisermanman, who started it, was on city council. He does. He really was. Okay. His picture still probably 70s 80s. Okay. It still hangs there. So come by. You can see it. Yeah. And again, this is going to be our third generation. Um I'm not one of the family members, but I'm bridging for the next family member that's coming in. So it'll continue here in Waverly. Any other questions? Thank you again for asking. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you,

council. Do I have a motion? I'll move approval of resolution 2659, a resolution of the city council of the city of Waverly, Iowa, approving the application of United Equipment Accessories Incorporated to the Iowa Economic Development Authority Business Incentives for Growth Program. Second. Any additional discussion? Just thanks to Connie for her work on this and for the memo explaining it. That was really helpful. Yeah, great to keep it's great to bring new businesses in, but certainly to keep expanding what we've got here as well. So, it's kind of combination of growth within the community and you're you have a diverse market which helps I'm sure.

Roll call, please. Rafie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Angus, yes. Wolf,

yes. Moving on to resol resolution 26-60, a resolution creating a plat of survey for fossil AC and partial AD from 1705 East Bermer Avenue and 1615 East Beamer Avenue, Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-60, a resolution creating a plat of survey for parcel AC and parcel AD from 1705 East Bamer Avenue, parcel ID 0901176023175 and 1615 East Brammer Avenue, Waverly, Iowa at the request of Steven Ingresol and Tammy Ingresol. Is there a

second? Second. Any discussion? Roll call vote, please. Myers, yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rocky, yes.

Resolution 26-61, a resolution creating parcel TT, separating it from 919 4th Street Southwest, Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? I move to approve resolution 26-61. Resolution creating parcel TT separating it from 919 for street southwest Waverly, Iowa with the intention to sell parcel TT to Zach Bashorn who plans to relocate his business from Wateroo to Waverly. Second. Is there any discussion? So this is the property adjacent to the bowling alley property. Is that correct? Yeah, it's right on the Yes, ma'am. East side is that? Yep. That right the building just to the east. Correct.

Okay. What's his business that he's relocating? Um I'm not 100% sure what he's bringing. I want to say something along it. Okay. But we can certainly locate that for you. Yeah. Anything else? Roll call vote, please. Matthew, yes. Kangus, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers,

yes. Resolution 26-62, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisitions and acceptance of deed from MCL Group LLC to the city of Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? I'll move to approve resolution 26-62, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisition and acceptance of deed from MCL Group LLC for certain real property to the city of Waverly, Iowa, located at the west 1/2 of the street right ofway of 9th Street SE Northeast between 1st Avenue Northeast and the north line of the East West Alley in Sager's Addition to Waverly, Iowa, extended to the west line of the 9inth Street Northeast. East.

Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion? It's like total mumbo jumbo, but it's the it's an alley. Well, this is an old piece of um business that we did a couple of years ago.

It is. We had uh sent a lot of these small parcels that were going to connecting properties. Um I think there was a couple items in there that I'm not sure if everybody was communicated with correctly. We should have probably not sent them. Regardless, these all have uh this and the next two items. They all have utility easements that we are going to want to keep and have cuz we have either water lines or sew or something running under them. So, bringing these back to the city is not a bad thing. It's something we need to do. And so, that's what you'll see in the next three. They're identical in this situation. They may have wanted them, decided not to. It just depends. There's a whole lot of discussion about it from two years ago. So, we just trying to get them back. So, we have control of the easements and it should not be an issue, but that is uh cleaning up a lot of paperwork. So, okay.

Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, here. Matthew,

yes. Resolution 26-63, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisition and acceptance of deed from Heimmes Investments LLC to the city of Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? I will move to approve resolution 26-63, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisition and acceptance of deed from Hines Investments LLC to the city of Waverly, Iowa for certain real property located at the beginning at point 8775 is west of the southeast corner of the northwest corner of the southeast corner section 2 place 91 range 14 west of the fifth prime meridian then the north 18.4 4 ft, then west 220 ft, then 20 south 20 ft, then east 228 ft to the point of beginning to the city of Waverly, Iowa by the old oak tree next to the rock.

Second. Okay. So, where is this? Where is this piece of property? This is over in the uh apartment complex down. It's the drive coming in. Pull this. Oh, is it is it down the southeast? Yes. School? Yes. Okay. It's basically the drive that partially comes in. So, there'll be some easement needed to allow access through there, but again, we have an easement running right under it. Yeah. Yeah. And so, you can kind of see the map in that apartment complex right there. So,

secondary access is there as well. This is the back way that kind of also is used a lot. Do I have a second or did you second as we were laughing about it? I think I second call. Wolf. Yes. Rafie. Yes. Myers. Yes. Yes.

Yes. Resolution 26-64, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisition and acceptance of the deed from Patricia and GB to the city of Waverly, Iowa. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-64, a resolution authorizing real estate acquisition and acceptance of deed from Patricia and JB to the city of Waverly, Iowa for certain real estate or real property at the north 1/2 of the east west alley adjacent to lot 8 and lot 9 block 7's edition to Waverly Iowa. Do I have a second?

Second. Any discussion? Roll, please. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, here. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Resolution 26-65, a resolution approving quote from DNS Portables, Inc. to service portaots. Do I have a motion? I move approve resolution 2665, a resolution approving quote from DNS Portables, Inc. of Dundy Iowa to service portaots for the cost of $25 per unit per clean. Second. Any discussion? This is my favorite item on the agenda.

Roll call vote, please. Rafie, yes. Myers, yes. Matthew, yes. Angus, yes. Wolf,

yes. Resolution 26-66, a resolution setting a public hearing for review of a lease agreement between the city of Waverly and the Waverly Softball Association, Inc. for Cedar River Park. Do I have a motion? I move to approve resolution 26-66, a resolution setting April 6th, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers at city hall as the date, time, and place for a public hearing for the review of a lease agreement between the city of Waverly and the Waverly Softball Association Incorporated for Seed River Park. Second. Any discussion?

Is it typical to have to do a public hearing or is this a new relatively new We were not always doing them earlier. We'll be very honest about it. we by code need to do a public hearing if you have a lease 3 years or longer or if you even a single year lease to the same entity after the third year. Okay. And so that's what this falls into. So we just need to have the hearing to continue forward. Um like it's cited here. It's chapter 364.7. I'm sure it was written for some reason other than annoyance by us having to do this but we will do this accordingly. But that is the reason why you cannot have a lease only extended so far before you need a public hearing. Okay. Gotcha. Thanks. Roll call vote, please. Myers, yes.

Mackey, yes. Yes. Wolf, yes. Rocky,

yes. Resolution 26-67, a resolution setting a bid lighting date and setting the public hearing date to review the plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the reconstruct apron and tea hanger taxi lane. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-67, a resolution setting a bid letting date for April 9th, 2026 and setting April 20th, 2026 at 7 p.m. at city council chambers at city hall as the date, time in place for a public hearing to review the plan, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for the reconstruct apron and tea hanger at the Waverly Mun Municipal Airport.

Second. Any discussion? It's just important to point out that 95% of the funding of this is federal through the FAA and we've seen pictures of this uh project and the pavement and it's needed. So, roll call, please. Matthew, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie, yes. Myers, yes. First reading of ordinance 1178, an ordinance amending the Waverly Municipal Code of Ordinances section 105.8, bicycles. Do I have a motion?

I move to approve the first reading of ordinance 1178 in ordinance amending the Waverly Municipal Code of Ordinance Section 105.8 bicycles. Have a second. Second discussion, I just want to thank Chief Purcell for working on this and helping to organize our thoughts about it because it's very complicated and appreciated that. Anything else? Roll call vote, please. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rafie, yes. Myers, yes. Mackey,

yes. Resolution 26-68, a resolution temporarily waving fees for block parties within the city of Waverly. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-68, a resolution temporarily waving fees for block parties within the city of Waverly for June 26, 27th, 28, and July 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2026. However, limiting the number of block party events permitted per day shall not exceed the number of barricades available from public services inventory. Second

discussion. How many barricades do we have? A lot of a lot. Any other discussion? Okay. Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Rocky, yes. Myers, yes. Mackie, yes. Vegas, yes.

Brings us to resolution 26-69, a resolution fixing date for a meeting on the proposition of the issuance of not to exceed $900,000 local option sales and service tax revenue bonds of the city of Waverly, state of Iowa, and providing for publication of notice thereof. Do I have a motion? I move to approve resolution 26-69, a resolution fixing date of April 20th, 2026 at 7 p.m. in city hall as the date, time, and place for a public hearing and for a meeting on the proposition of the issuance of not to exceed $900,000 in local option sales and service tax revenue bonds of the city of Waverly, state of Iowa, and providing for the publication of notice thereof.

Second. Any discussion? So maybe some explanation about this. Sure. Helpful.

Um this is the balance of what it would take to fund the uh golf course remodel completely without any property tax and 100% through local sales tax. Based on the last meeting when the petition was delivered, a lot of discussion was around having to use property taxes for this. This allows you to not have to do that. So again, it is not saying you will do this. This allows for hearings. you'd have that discussion and determine at that point in time the best way to move forward. But this would allow a separate funding alternative to again establish no property taxes funding this resolution for this uh remodel going forward. Thank you. Roll call vote, please. Wolf, yes. Robbie, yes. Myers,

yes. Mackey, yes. Kangas,

yes. Resolution 26-70, a resolution approving and authorizing a form of interim loan and dispersement agreement by between the city of Waverly and the Iowa Finance Authority and authorizing and providing for the issuance and securing the payment of $178,000 water revenue capital loan notes anticipation project note series 2026 of the city of Waverly, Iowa under the provisions of the code of Iowa and providing for a method of payment of said note. Do I have a motion? I move to approve resolution 26-70 resolution approving and authorizing a form of interim loan and dispersement agreement by and between the city of William and the Iowa Finance Authority and authorizing and providing for the issuance and securing payment of the $178,000 water revenue capital loan notes anticipation project note series 2026 of the city of Waverly Iowa under the provisions of the code of Iowa and providing for a method of payment of said note. Second. Any discussion?

So, James, would you remind me is this for a particular project or this is the uh architecture engineering for the Hines edition uh water portion. So, you're doing a 0% interest note on this until the construction begins. That would be folded into that. The next one will be for the sewer version of that same project. Okay. Okay. Roll call vote, please. Excuse me. Robbie, yes. Myers, here. Mackey, yes. Angus, yes. Wolf,

yes. Resolution 26-71, a resolution approving and authorizing a form of interim loan and dispersement agreement by and between the city of Waverly and the Iowa Finance Authority and authorizing and providing for the issuance and securing the payment of $222,000 sewer revenue capital loan notes series 2026 of the city of Waverly, Iowa under the provisions of the code of Iowa and providing for a method of payment of said not. Do I have a motion? Move approval of resolution 2671 as read by the mayor. Have a second. Second.

Any discussion? Okay. Roll call vote, please. Matthew, yes. Kangus, yes. Wolf, yes. Roie,

yes. Resolution 26-72, a resolution approving change order number five for the Waverly Aquatic Center from Woodruff Construction. Do I have a motion? Move to approve resolution 26-72, a resolution approving change order number five for the Waverly Aquatic Center from Woodruff Construction for an increase of $5,96.2526 25 and 26 days. Seven. Any discussion?

So, I just had a question. Is the is the addition of the days just to sort of what compensate for the weather so they won't be penalized if there's a delay in the project? Yes, ma'am. There's a different couple things on there. The most recent uh 5 days when we had the 124 in west, of course, that knocked them down for a while. We allowed that. the earlier is the 21 days when this first started and the dewatering

had happened. They could not go through and place anything in the ground till the water was bumped out and that took quite a while to get that orchestrated. The option was paying a $50,000 cost. You then shore up these 26 days which we declined to do and so in order to try and work through this project, we're allowing the 26 days. That does not mean the project will take that much longer, but if something were to push them a week out or something like that, we would then not hit them with liquid damages for our contract because of these delays which were legitimate to weather and other circumstances. Mhm. Thanks. You're welcome. Roll call, please. Mackey, yes. Kangas, yes. Wolf, yes. Rocky, yes.

Myers, yes. Okay, council, you have received the reports from boards and commissions. Are there any discussions? Is there any discussion? Okay, that brings us to staff updates.

Believe it or not, with the weather outside, uh, yardway sites opening Monday. That's right. Um, we do have a contractor out there working, so there might be some updates on that. Hopefully, they're they get completed by then. Uh they're grinding mulch right now. And uh I'm sure anyone who's driven past Coleman Park has noticed that the cottonwood tree is down. Uh it came down uh two weeks ago tomorrow. Um there are a few scraps out at the yardway site for the public to uh pick up. Our original idea was we were going to try to save, you know, 8 to 10 8ft lengths of the tree. there wasn't that much of it left to uh be able to do that. So, there are a few pieces out there, but nothing like we had planned.

So, we have to go. All right. City council comments. Council person Rothy.

I have to admit, I was thinking of that tree as the wind was howling um the last few days. I'm glad they took it down before it fell down. Um I want to thank the mayor for her Facebook videos. I'm not on Facebook, but it allows me to watch her videos. They're very informative. So, thank you for that. Um, I also want to commend to the the town there's a a chamber music concert at St. Paul's this coming Sunday at 2:00. They bring in world class um classical musicians and it's free and there are snacks afterwards. That's at 2:00 in St. Paul's. Um, also I want to give a shout out to the girls basketball team from WSR. They had an amazing season. They had a tough end to their season at the state tournament. That was a very difficult day for the town and the school. Um, but the news coverage about the team, their sportsmanship, um, and one of their star players, Hannah Buyers, was just really heartwarming. And so, I want to, um, send out my congratulations to to the team and their coaches and managers. Council person Kangis,

just want to thank public works again as always for days like today where winds blowing and shifting the snow where we didn't really want having any snow come in, but it's coming all over the place, but they were out early and getting streets as clear as could be. So, always do a great job for us. So, council person Meyer, nothing for me tonight.

Council person Mechy. Um, shout out as Councilman King has said to the city folks for all the work they did this morning and from what I understand they're going to be doing tomorrow night too or something like this. Um, I'll be over at the brewery afterwards should anyone care to visit. It's been kind of lonely the last few weeks. So, please feel free to come on over.

The only reason I know this is because my dad's a huge wrestling wrestling is they did they won the championship over the weekend. So, they did. Yeah. Shout out to them. And that's it. Guest council person Ellerbrook. Do you have any comments tonight? No. Thank you. Sorry, I'm on call, so I was trying to do a little work at the beginning. So, that's okay. Mayor's comment. So, I last week got to go to Northstar to visit. Northstar is an area in our community where adults with disabilities go during the day and do activities and day trips and stuff like that. Um it's near and dear to my heart as I used to teach special education and it was such a wonderful cup filling experience. Um those adults are wonderful humans. I enjoy the conversations and what really stuck with me is they are very in tune to whether or not the golf course is handicap accessible, whether or not the pool is handicapped accessible. I had some questions if there was going to be a chairlift at the pool and yes there is. So those conversations were very insightful and very um very good for me to have with those people. They are also they love to make cards. So if you know a group of people who would like cards, either thank you cards or holiday cards, um please reach out to them or let me know and I can pass the message along. I said I would put out some feelers. So um as always, thank you all for your work. and Waverly. Just a reminder that if you cannot find the good in the community, be the good. And with that, do I have a motion to adjurnn? Move to adjourn.

All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? We are journed.