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10-28-24 CC Reg Mtg MinutesCITY OF SHOREWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024 MINUTES 1. CONVENE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 P.M. Mayor Labadie called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Roll Call Present. Mayor Labadie; Councilmembers Callies, Maddy, and Sanschagrin; City Attorney Shepherd; City Administrator Nevinski; City Clerk/HR Director Thone; Planning Director Darling; Director of Public Works Morreim; Park and Recreation Manager Czech; Finance Director Schmuck, and, City Engineer Budde Absent: Councilmember Zerby C. Review Agenda Sanschagrin moved, Maddy seconded, approving the agenda as presented. Motion passed. 2. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Labadie reviewed the items on the Consent Agenda. Maddy moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Approving the Motions Contained on the Consent Agenda and Adopting the Resolutions Therein. A. City Council Work Session Minutes of October 15, 2024 B. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2024 C. Approval of the Verified Claims List D. Approve Release of Conditional Use Permit at 6055 Riviera Lane for Applicant: Eric Jacobson iflotion passed. 3. MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR Jerry Brekke, 25510 Park Lane, explained that a large tree was taken down along the trail and a lot of debris was left behind. He stated that area neighbors had picked up what was left and piled it up and were now just waiting for it to get picked up by the City He noted that it appears to have CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 2 of 13 become a mass reproduction area for the rabbits and residents would like the material to be removed before the winter. He stated that there is also a large pile of debris sitting by ballpark number three that they would to be removed. Mayor Labadie asked Public Works Director Morreim to communicate with Mr. Brekke and send a crew person over to look at the debris piles. N16]:4I&T_\-kil 11141J i4`III IF_j to] I, 6? 5. PARKS A. Report by Commissioner Garske on October 8, 2024, Park Commission Meeting Parks Commissioner Garske gave a brief overview of the discussion and recommendations from the October 8, 2024, Park Commission meeting. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if there had been any incidents involving dogs, such as dog fights. Parks Commissioner Garske stated that he has not personally aware of any and explained that the agenda item arose from an increase in complaints from residents of dogs being off -leash in the City parks. 6. PLANNING A. Report by Commissioner Huskins on October 1, 2024, Meeting Planning Commissioner Huskins gave an overview of the discussion and recommendations from the October 1, 2024, meeting. B. Adopting Ordinance Approving Amendments to Zoning Regulations to Implement the Comprehensive Plan (High Density Land Uses) Planning Director Darling explained that with the City's adoption of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan last year, they have also begun the work to make alterations to the City's zoning ordinance and map in order to implement the direction that was provided in the Comprehensive Plan. She gave an overview of the proposed changes that would be needed, reviewed the discussions by the Planning Commission, and noted that they had voted unanimously to recommend approval of the amendments. She stated that once these amendments have been made, staff planned to move on to creation of a district implementing the medium density land use classifications. She noted that the City had recently received two letters from the public, one of which posed a concern about traffic but explained that would have to be looked at when an actual development was proposed; the other letter was from Robert Cunningham, Kraus Anderson, on behalf of a property owner whose primary concern was the requirement of two fee -free parking spaces and were proposing that they have one space per unit without a fee and more parking/garage spaces provided with extra fees. She stated that they had also proposed that the City allow for reductions in parking by submitting a prepared parking study. She explained that staff was not opposed to looking at alterations in parking on a case -by -case basis if there was more parking required than would really be needed for the development, for example, elderly housing. She noted that staff was reluctant to just do a reduction in parking standard because if there is a future problem on the CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 3 of 13 site, there would be no trigger to require additional parking. She suggested that if the Council wanted to do a reduction in the amount of parking required that they direct staff to come back with an interim use permit so parking can be reduced in that manner but if there were documented parking shortages on the site, the applicant would be required to resolve the situation. Mayor Labadie asked if parking had been heavily discussed by the Planning Commission. Planning Director Darling stated that parking was not a primary discussion point because staff had not proposed any changes except for correcting a typographical error. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if any other concerns had been received from the public. Planning Director Darling stated that she had not. Councilmember Maddy asked what the City's motivation was for giving a density bonus for income. He explained that he did not see why municipalities should be asking what people make as a household income and monitoring that information. Planning Director Darling explained that what had been built into the ordinance was to make sure that with the additional density that is allowed which the City would benefit by having at least a few units within the development available to a wider income base and provide affordable housing in the area, which is needed. She stated that they would get the bonus if they were providing more units, but the City would also get some benefit. Councilmember Maddy asked if this was put in by the City and could be stripped out of this easily or if it was mandated by State statute. Planning Director Darling stated that it was put in by the City in order to make sure that the City was getting some benefit by adding in all of the extra high density housing that would provide for some of the community needs. Councilmember Callies stated that tonight she had heard a reference to age -restricted housing and the ordinance uses the term `elderly housing'. She stated that she liked age -restricted better but asked if there were specific terms in Statute that needed to be used. Planning Director Darling stated that she would also prefer to use the phrase `age restricted'. Councilmember Callies asked for an explanation of the fee -free parking issue. Planning Director Darling stated that it was very common to charge for covered parking or garage spaces. She stated that the City was not requiring that they provide it, but they are saying that they have to provide two parking spaces for each unit and they cannot be charged an additional cost. She explained that the way it is written now there have to be at least two fee -free parking spaces provided per unit, but noted that it was not really `free' because the cost would just be included in their rent. Councilmember Callies stated that using an interim permit to address parking made sense to her. Mayor Labadie asked for an overview of how the interim use permit would work in this situation. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 4 of 13 Planning Director Darling stated that it would be very similar to a conditional use permit, except it would have specific times when the approval would expire. She noted that one of the terms could be for documented parking shortages on the site where it was creating an issue on adjacent public streets. Councilmember Sanschagrin stated that there would be a very small amount of population involved, so they would not need to publish the lengthy, full ordinance rather than a summary. Planning Director Darling stated that publishing a summary saves the City thousands of dollars. She noted that the ordinances are available on the City's website and also upon request, so staff felt that there was not a need to publish the full document. Mayor Labadie asked for an explanation of the statement from the staff memo regarding the fifty- five new high density housing units that the City was required by the State to provide. Planning Director Darling stated that the Met Council gives each community a share of the total anticipated growth for the metro area to provide for and the City had fifty-five total units, of which thirty-five had to be developed at an acreage of eight units per acre or greater in order to fulfill its obligation of the metro area to absorb some of the growth. She noted that all of them had to be at a density of five units per acre or greater. Mayor Labadie asked what would happen if the City failed to provide this housing by a certain time frame. Planning Director Darling stated that the City has its Comprehensive Plan set which shows the density where it is supposed to be provided in the community. She stated that if the City balks and does not allow for a zoning district that allows the development of the properties for uses that are consistent with the eight to thirty units per acre, the City would be putting itself in the position of being challenged and they would not be able to survive the challenge. She stated that the property owners could say that the City was taking their rights away and it would essentially just mean that the City would open its checkbook and write them checks and would then have to give them what was promised within the Comprehensive Plan. She stated that this was protecting the community and was also fulfilling the City's obligations from the Comprehensive Plan. She noted that if the City tries to have developments on these parcels that would not fulfill that obligation, the Met Council can say that they were not consistent with what the City had provided in the plan and they would not have to provide sewer extensions or grant permits. She stated that if the City would apply for any grants through the Met Council, they could say no to the City. She noted that there is a whole host of very expensive things that could happen if the City's zoning ordinance was not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if Planning Director Darling saw any downside to using the language proposed by Kraus Anderson. Planning Director Darling explained that her concern was that they could provide a professionally prepared parking study that would not give the City discretion to look at the particular surroundings of a neighborhood. She stated that was why she would rather go through the interim use permit process so the City would have some protection. She stated that with the fee -free parking space, the only concern there is if you are requiring that they pay more fees to park because then those individuals may choose to park off -site and walk to the building, which could create more of an absence of parking for other properties. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 5 of 13 City Administrator Nevinski noted that he felt the Council may want to have a conversation about what the best approach would be for parking. He stated that he was not sure that an interim use permit would be the most appropriate. He explained that he was not sure how the City would be able to enforce one paid and one provided and felt that it would end up being an administrative problem. He stated that he gets nervous when zoning or land use requirements require staff to perpetually monitor a site or get involved into an operator's business. City Attorney Shepherd stated that he agreed with City Administrator Nevinski and also felt it would be advisable to stay away from mandating fee -free parking. He noted that typically within a zoning ordinance, the City would just state what the parking requirements are and do not get into the economics of how that works in a landlord/tenant situation. He noted that the interim use permit idea would not really be a use and would be incidental to the use. He stated that if the City, on a case -by -case basis, was going to require different parking, that would essentially be a variance and not an interim use. He noted that his recommendation was for the City to make the standard and get out of the way. Councilmember Maddy asked if staff was just looking for a recommendation and the expectation was not to actually pass anything tonight. Councilmember Callies stated that they were being asked to adopt the ordinance tonight, but would not be rezoning the properties tonight. City Attorney Shepherd noted that if they ended up getting into the weeds and hack away at it, he would recommend that they bring it back in an edited form. He explained that it would depend on how many edits may be suggested by the Council. Mayor Labadie asked if the Council had any additional edits other than those proposed by staff and the Planning Commission. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked about screening/fencing and if that was defined somewhere or if it was just a common concept. Planning Director Darling stated that it was not really defined anywhere because it was self- explanatory. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if there was a certain height for the screening/fencing. Planning Director Darling stated that would be determined in reviewing the particular circumstances. Mayor Labadie stated that the Council had already suggested changing 'elderly housing' to `age - restricted housing' and asked if they had any other edits to suggest. Councilmember Maddy stated that he was still hung up on why the City should be mandating how much people make on the Area Median Income (AMI) for example in Subdivision 4(a)1. He reiterated that he did not understand why the City would care how much people make on a land use decision and should care how much they influence the rest of the community such as how many trips a day they would generate or the amount of impervious surface. He explained that he didn't think the City should be giving any bonuses in trying to manage how much people make in CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 6 of 13 a household and should just call it how they see it. He stated that he would be fine if the City gave the bonus to everybody, or nobody, and reiterated that he did not see why the City should be regulating how much people make. Councilmember Callies stated that she was not following Councilmember Maddy's concern because it says the additional dwellings provided by the lowered lot area per unit shall be affordable. She noted that the definition of `affordable housing' is sixty percent of the AMI which is not set by the City and was done by the Met Council. Councilmember Maddy asked if there was a State statute that held the City to managing how much people make. Planning Director Darling explained that the City did not have to use that because there were several different AMI that could be used as the cut-off, including thirty, sixty, or eighty percent. Councilmember Maddy asked if they could use none and reiterated that they are a City and he did not feel that they should be getting into the business of how much people make. He asked if the City could just say that they allow a specific density here and asked why it needed to be complicated with how much the household makes. Councilmember Callies asked if he was saying that he did not want to support affordable housing. Councilmember Maddy explained that he was saying that he did not think the City had any business managing how much people make. He gave the example of a situation where someone got a huge raise after they moved into their home and asked if that meant that they would have to be kicked out. Councilmember Sanschagrin explained that his take on this issue was that it had more to do with the cost of the home and not really what people were making. Planning Director Darling stated that it was either the cost for a condominium unit or it is a cost of the rent. She stated that this was saying that if you are developing your property towards the highest extent possible, the community should get something back and that is that there are some affordable housing built in the community because they cannot get affordable housing built for single-family and duplexes are no longer affordable. She noted that even with townhouses the cheapest they are likely to see are in the five hundred to six thousand dollar range. She stated that the only chance for the City to have new, affordable units created in the community would be through multi -family housing. Councilmember Sanschagrin stated that there are formulas that translate that AMI into the cost of the home and that is what this section is getting at. Planning Director Darling stated that was correct and noted that the Met Council updated those amounts every year. Councilmember Maddy stated that he remembers when the golf course came in they were going to sell houses for six hundred thousand which was about half of what they actually sold them for. He asked how the City would benefit from having low-income housing in the community and asked if that was part of the City's ideology. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 7 of 13 Councilmember Callies noted that it was not low-income housing and was affordable housing. Councilmember Maddy stated that `affordable' was what you can afford. Councilmember Callies stated that there is a set definition by the Met Council for what affordable housing is that is based on income. She noted that affordable housing is often for people like teachers, police officers and is not Section 8 type housing. Councilmember Maddy reiterated that he questioned whether the City wanted to get into the business of managing how much money people made. Councilmember Callies stated that she did not feel the City was managing how much people made but would be providing an opportunity. Councilmember Maddy stated that if the City was using land use as a tool to decide how much people make and how much density there is, he felt there was a complete disconnect. He asked why the City would ask how much people make and should just be asking how much density a parcel can manage, how many streets go in, and how many jobs are in the area. He questioned why income was even part of the conversation. Mayor Labadie stated that she understood the point Councilmember Maddy was making, but these were conditional uses. She stated that she did not think the City would actually be monitoring the income of the residents. Planning Director Darling stated that the City would not necessarily have to monitor it internally and it would have to be monitored by the rental agent or owner. She stated that they would then have to provide some documentation to the City, and noted that it is much like age -restricted housing. Mayor Labadie stated that she did not think the City was doing anything excessively creative or outside the box because this is a common tool that is used throughout the metro area. Planning Director Darling stated that some communities even let them go above the density maximum in order for them to provide even more housing if all of those units are affordable. She stated that she would agree that it was common, but it was also not required, so if the Council felt that affordable housing did not provide a community benefit then they would not have to include affordable housing. Councilmember Sanschagrin referenced the table included in the packet and noted that the way he was reading the sixty percent AMI line would translate to an affordable home price of two - hundred and seventeen thousand four hundred dollars. Councilmember Maddy stated that would be about half the price of an average Shorewood home. Mayor Labadie stated that was why she felt this would be a good addition to the City if that would be the conditional use that would be applied. Planning Director Darling stated that there was no requirement that the developer needed to provide this and noted that the City would still be implementing the density and regional CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 8 of 13 requirements. She stated that if they were putting additional units into the community, the feeling of the staff and the Planning Commission was that they should get something more. Mayor Labadie reiterated that she understood Councilmember Maddy's reservations about this item. Councilmember Maddy stated that he felt it was the same trip demand, the same public use demands, pays fewer taxes, and questioned how the City would benefit from this. Mayor Labadie stated that one way the benefit would be just by providing a different housing product than what they currently have. She stated that the developer was not being held to take this route and this would only be if they chose to go above and beyond the density requirement. Councilmember Callies stated that she felt there was an advantage in providing more opportunities for different kinds of housing and give people the opportunity to live here and work nearby. Mayor Labadie stated that many of the teachers at Minnewashta Elementary do not live in any of the surrounding communities. She stated that the only member of the SLMPD who lives in the area is the Police Chief and noted that if the developer decided to go this route, she did not feel that it would be a bad addition to the City. Councilmember Maddy noted that there were a lot of firefighters who live within the District communities. He reiterated that he just did not feel that the City should be getting involved in resident's household income. Mayor Labadie reiterated that she did not think the City would be involved in the monitoring of it because the rental agency or building owner would be doing that. She stated that what the City would be involved in was if there were complaints about parking or landscaping plans. Councilmember Callies asked if the City was essentially getting involved in people's income when they approved a townhome development that sells for a minimum of eight hundred thousand dollars. She stated that by allowing the development to move forward, they are getting involved in their income. Councilmember Maddy stated that the City was not controlling the market and was allowing a product because the market would decide the price. Councilmember Callies noted that she felt that, to an extent, that is also what they were doing in this case also because the City was not saying that the price is `x' and there is a definition of affordable housing. Councilmember Maddy stated that he would never want to get into the price discussion and would look at what the City's roads, watermains, and schools have capacity for. He reiterated that how much money people make is not something that he felt the City had any business doing. Councilmember Callies asked how you would get this type of housing and who Councilmember Maddy felt should do it. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 9 of 13 Councilmember Maddy asked if it was on the City to fill that void. He stated that the Council said no to the crazy thing being proposed by the State that would take all of the City's control away for the density discussions. He stated that the City can control density and can control the best use of its infrastructure and they have for decades. He stated that he did not want to get into the income game. Mayor Labadie stated that the City would still have the ability to have a say and control when a developer would bring a plan to the City. She stated that she did not think this would be giving up absolute control. Councilmember Maddy stated that he felt that they would be giving it up because it says that they would be allowed to develop over twenty-four units if they have sixty percent AMI. He asked why they would even add that in this language and suggested that they just let it go through the process, just like every other development. Mayor Labadie stated that they would be allowed and explained that it does not say that they `must' be allowed. Councilmember Sanschagrin stated that it was like an incentive. Councilmember Maddy stated that what he was saying was just to let the merits of the project decide it when it comes through and reiterated that he felt the income should be left out. Planning Director Darling stated that she did not intend for that to be discretionary and meant that to be, if you want to go more than twenty-four units to the acre, you do have to provide this. Councilmember Maddy asked if that was from the State Statute. Planning Director Darling stated that it was not from the State Statute. Councilmember Callies asked what portion of the document they were referring to. Planning Director Darling explained that was in Section Two of the amendments, subdivision four and noted that she wrote it in as a lot area per unit of one thousand four hundred and fifty which equates to about twenty-four units per acre. Councilmember Callies stated that she was in favor of the language that has been proposed and felt it was the right thing to do. Councilmember Sanschagrin stated that he speaks to a lot of residents that always ask what the Council is doing about affordable housing, so this could be something that they would be able to point to that would show they were incentivizing it. Mayor Labadie stated that the keywords are `could' and `potentially' because the City was not mandating this. She stated that she felt it was a good option to provide a different type of housing product for the community that she did not feel currently existed. She noted that she would be in favor of what was presented and not in favor of the proposed language for a lesser parking requirement. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 10 of 13 Councilmember Callies asked City Attorney Shepherd to reiterate the points that were made regarding parking. City Attorney Shepherd explained that his recommendation was to not tie parking to economics at all and just simply state what the parking requirements were. He stated that how this works out with the individual landlord and how they structure the lease would be their own issue. He explained that his recommendation was also that the interim use would not be the appropriate vehicle for determining parking on a case -by -case basis. Councilmember Callies referenced Section 5.h.3 and asked what the proposed language would be. City Attorney Shepherd explained that it would say `Multiple -family dwellings: at least two spaces per dwelling unit.' The Council discussed the proposed changes that had been discussed. Callies moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Adopting Ordinance 608, Amending Shorewood City Code Chapter 1201 to Implement the Comprehensive Plan Director for High Density Residential uses, with the changes, as discussed. Motion passed. Maddy moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Approving RESOLUTION NO. 24-086, "A Resolution Approving the Publication of Ordinance 608 Regarding Zoning Regulations to Implement the Comprehensive Plan Director for High Density Residential Uses." Motion passed. 7. ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS A. Accept Quote and Award Contract for Street Sweeper Public Works Director Morreim gave a brief overview of the recommendation and proposed financing for the City to purchase a street sweeper. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if the bigger hopper and the faster speed would increase efficiency and reduce overall staff time needed. Public Works Director Morreim stated that was correct and noted that right now, they stage trucks, which involves another staff member. He stated that he would expect this purchase to eliminate that need unless they are on the far southeastern end of town. He noted that for all intents and purposes, this would really expand their range for being able to just utilize the truck and not have to have additional staff or equipment to help with that operation. Councilmembers Sanschagrin asked if he felt there would be a lot of capacity to be able to lend this equipment to other cities in the area as a cost -share type of thing. Public Works Director Morreim stated that is something that has been discussed and may be an option in the future. He noted that he did not think it would be a `shared' effort and would actually still be the City operating the vehicle, but years down the road there may be some opportunities. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 11 of 13 Maddy moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Approving the Quote and Purchase of the TYMCO 500x Street Sweeper from Environmental Equipment and Services, Inc. Motion passed. Mayor Labadie suggested that the City have a naming contest to name the street sweeper. B. Accept Quotes and Award Contract for 2024 Storm Pond Maintenance, City Project 21-12 City Engineer Budde gave an overview of storm water maintenance plan that staff has been working on since 2021 and briefly outlined the proposed project for this year at Mary Lake Woods. He reviewed the quotes that were received and stated that the low quote was from Schneider Excavating and staff was recommending approval of award them the contract. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if the City was using the right soil quality on this project. City Engineer Budde stated that if soil was needed it would be the fifty-fifty topsoil. Maddy moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 24-087, "A Resolution to Accept Quotes and Award Contract for the 2024 Pond Maintenance Project, City Project 21-12." Motion passed. 8. GENERAL/NEW BUSINESS A. Managed IT Services Provider City Administrator Nevinski reviewed the City's past services for phone and IT through Warner Connect. He reminded the Council that they had recently informed the City that they would cease operations at the end of November 2024 so the City would need to transition their services to another provider. He stated that the City had moved its phone services to Arvig and had evaluated two managed IT service providers and staff was recommending entering into a contract with Bluenet for the City's managed IT services following the upcoming election. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked if staff had checked how Bluenet has done in other cities. City Administrator Nevinski stated that staff had spoken with Bluenet about some of the other cities that they serve. He gave examples of other cities that they work within a similar fashion to what was needed by the City but noted that they also work with larger cities, such as Bloomington, on special projects. He stated that staff felt that Bluenet would be a good fit for the City but noted that they did not have a great deal of time to do a robust search and put out an RFP because they were a bit behind the eight -ball at the moment and needed to make a quick decision. Councilmember Sanschagrin asked what would happen if Bluenet did not perform as expected and how difficult it may be to get out of the contract with them. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 12 of 13 City Administrator Nevinski explained that the City would need to give a ninety -day notice. He noted that if, for example, after two years of working with them the City was not happy they could go through an RFP process so that when year three came around the City would be ready to make a switch. Sanschagrin moved, Maddy seconded, Approving a contract with Bluenet for Managed IT Services for the City. Motion passed. B. Approve Declarations of Release and Certificates of Completion — Public Safety Facilities City Administrator Nevinski explained that this item was also discussed at the EDA meeting and gave an overview of the series of agreements that were entered into in order to assist with the construction of the Public Safety facilities using lease revenue bonds. He noted the bonds were paid off in 2022 and 2023 so now there was some housekeeping items necessary, including the City releasing any interest it may have in the West Side fire facility and approving the certificates of completion. Councilmember Maddy asked if the City still had the option of purchasing that building for one dollar. City Administrator Nevinski stated that they do not because the Department had completed everything that they needed to complete under the purchase agreements. Sanschagrin moved, Maddy seconded, Adopting RESOLUTION NO.24-088, "A Resolution Declaring Release of Interest in the West Side Fire Facility and Approving the Certificate of Completion."; AND, Adopting RESOLUTION NO. 24-089, "A Resolution Declaring Release of Interest in the West Side Police Facility and Approving the Certificate of Completion." Motion passed. 9. STAFF AND COUNCIL REPORTS AND DISCUSSION A. Staff Public Works Director Morreim stated that they had begun the fall sweep last week which will continue for about a month. He stated that there will be all staff winter training on October 30, 2024. He noted that they have fixed two leaky water valves and also some valve exercising. He noted that they have done demo on some possible new turf equipment that worked well and will be looking for move forward with that purchase. He stated that Sentence to Serve workers would begin on Saturday in Freeman Park. City Engineer Budde stated that the Safe Routes to School program for 2025 has asked if anyone was interested in applying for a grant and noted that the City had submitted a letter of intent specifically for the piece on Highway 7 from Galpin Lake Road to the signal at Oak Avenue. CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 28, 2024 Page 13 of 13 City Clerk/HR Director Thone stated that this will be a big week because it was just eight days until the election. She noted that there has been an unprecedented number of early voters with about one -thousand -three hundred fifty so far. She commended the election staff and the election judges in the City because they have been working hard. She gave a brief overview of the number of registered voters in each of the three precincts. She noted that there will be extended hours this week for early voters and explained that they would be open until 7:00 p.m. October 29, 2024 and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the remainder of the week. She noted that they would also be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as until 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the election. City Administrator Nevinski stated that they finished the roofing project last week. He stated that he would be meeting later in the week with the other City Managers and City Administrators along Highway 7 to have further discussions about the grant that had been received. B. Mayor and City Council Councilmember Callies stated that she wanted to thank the election staff because they were doing a great job. She noted that the pumpkin drop will take place on Sunday. Mayor Labadie stated that earlier today she had attended the Regional Council of Mayors in Minneapolis. She stated that she felt it was safe to say that the missing middle house bill would be coming back in a different format and also with a different title. 10. ADJOURN Maddy moved, Sanschagrin seconded, Adjourning the City Council Regular Meeting of October 28, 2024, at 8:43 P.M. Motion passed. ATTEST: 1✓ J nifer abadie, Mayor 2 Sandie Thone, City Clerk