Nov 03, 2026 City Council

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OKAY. IT IS 630 ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. I'M GOING TO CALL THE LAKE MILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? SAM. MISS CURLER HERE. MISS MAKER HERE, MISS.

HERE. MR. COATS HERE. MR. BARTLETT. HERE. CAN WE ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OUR FIRST ITEM THIS EVENING IS THE CORRECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF

[4. Correction and Acceptance of City Council Meeting Minutes from October 15, 2026, October 19, 2026, and October 20, 2026.]

[5. Board and Committee Reports, if any, and Acceptance of Board and Committee Meeting Minutes from Library Board of September 21, 2026.]

[6. Correspondence and Constituent Contacts.]

OKAY. THANKS, LISA. GREG. JUST A COUPLE OF CONTACTS ABOUT SANDY BEACH DEVELOPMENT. OKAY.

I PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU. AS MY COMPUTER DECIDED AN UPDATE WAS NECESSARY.

NOW. OH, THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THAT'S THE BEST TIME, DOESN'T IT? YEP. I HAD THE SAME, SIMILAR, SAME CONTACTS. AND I ALSO HAD A PERSON EMAIL REGARDING THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE VOUCHER THAT WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT ON OUR AGENDA LATER THIS EVENING. DID I TALK TOO FAST? IT'S PROBABLY STILL. YEAH, YOU TALK TOO FAST. IF THERE'S ANYTHING I NEED TO ADD, I'LL I'LL I'LL LET YOU. ANNOUNCEMENTS, PERHAPS. OKAY. NEXT IS PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE ARE NO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK OR THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS EVENING.

[8. City Manager’s Report.]

[9. Council Business]

APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL INCLUSION OF THE VOUCHER AND INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENT INFORMATION. INSERT WITH THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS. OKAY, SO DRAKE, DID YOU WANT TO.

I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS HERE WHO CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, BUT DO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE? I WOULD ACTUALLY INVITE THE COUNCIL TO, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS TO INVITE THE REQUESTERS OF THIS ITEM UP IN ORDER TO SPEAK ON IT. IT'S A IT'S A REQUEST TO ADD AN INSERT WITH SOME PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION INTO THE ANNUAL TAX BILL. AND IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY BEST DIRECTED TO EITHER THE. I'M GOING TO FORGET THE NAME OF THE TAXPAYER TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE GROUP. AND THEN THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE TONIGHT AS WELL. THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SUPERINTENDENT TANYA OLSON. SO SANDY WHISLER AND TANYA ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

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THANK YOU GREG. I'LL SECOND IT. OKAY. MOTION BY LISA CURLER SECOND BY MICHELLE QUEDNOW. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF ACTUALLY JUST SO WE DON'T GO TO A VOTE RIGHT AWAY. DRAKE IF I READ THIS CORRECTLY IT SAYS ANNUALLY INCLUDES. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT'LL BE THIS YEAR, DECEMBER WHEN THE TAX BILLS GO OUT? IF WE APPROVE IT TONIGHT? AND THEN IT WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE COUNCIL DECIDE OTHERWISE. CORRECT. THEIR REQUEST IS FOR AN ANNUAL INCLUSION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE I SORRY. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION. I GUESS IT'S NOT SUPER IMPORTANT, BUT I WAS CURIOUS, WHAT IS THE TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE GROUP? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. HI EVERYONE. SANDY WEXLER OKAY. HERE IN LAKE MILLS. AND THAT INITIATIVE IS PART OF A PLAN THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK, OUR LOCAL PUBLIC EDUCATION ADVOCACY GROUP, CITIZEN ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, IS CONNECTED WITH THIS STATEWIDE GROUP, AND THIS INITIATIVE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE FEEL THAT TAXPAYERS KNOW THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING BOTH PRIVATE VOUCHER AND INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT, AND WE FEEL THAT FAMILIES AND TAXPAYERS DESERVE TO KNOW HOW THOSE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT. SO ACROSS THE STATE, AT LEAST 50 SCHOOL BOARDS, AND I'M SURE MORE BY THIS POINT IN TIME, HAVE ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS, AS OUR SCHOOL BOARD DID, AND THEY ARE NOW WORKING WITH THEIR MUNICIPALITIES TO GET THIS INSERT. AND IT'S IT'S ABOUT TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY, BECAUSE UP UNTIL THIS POINT, THE MONEY THAT IS INDICATED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I THINK IT'S EASY TO THINK IT'S ALL GOING TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND WE KNOW THAT IT IS NOT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR TAXPAYERS TO KNOW THAT. AND YOU SAID THIS IS A STATEWIDE GROUP. THIS ISN'T THIS ISN'T A LOCAL GROUP. THIS IS A STATEWIDE GROUP. SO OUR LOCAL GROUP IS CONNECTED TO THE STATEWIDE GROUP, THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK, AND THAT THE WISCONSIN PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK ARE THE FOLKS WHO PUT TOGETHER THIS TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE. SO WE'RE USING THEIR GUIDELINES FOR THAT. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO IS THE TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE GROUP A LOCAL GROUP OR A STATEWIDE GROUP? I THINK WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS IT'S STATEWIDE WITH LOCAL CHARTERS. YES. AND NOT EVEN NECESSARILY STATEWIDE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PARTNER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK.

AND ALL OF THE DISTRICTS OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. BUT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK IS THE GROUP THAT WE GO TO. WELL, FOR AND FOR INFORMATION. I KNOW WHAT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK IS. I AM FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THAT'S WHY I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THIS, THIS SPECIFIC NAME. THAT'S ALL. YEAH. SO OUR LOCAL GROUP, CITIZEN ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, WORKS WITH THE NETWORK AND USES A LOT OF THEIR IDEAS AND INFORMATION. AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT. THE LOCAL CAPE GROUP TOO. THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY THERE WAS I WAS WONDERING WHAT THIS SPECIFIC GROUP IS, IS ASKING ABOUT THE THIRD GROUP. THERE ISN'T A THIRD. THERE ISN'T A THIRD GROUP, THE TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE IS PART OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. THEN. IT'S LISTED IN THE AGENDA AS INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL FROM THE TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE GROUP. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT MISUNDERSTANDING THEN. I THINK I UNDERSTAND NOW. YEAH, DEFINITELY. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. YES, JIM, I'M CURIOUS AS TO WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE BEFORE. WHAT'S THE WHEN THE LAW IN THIS WHEN WHEN THIS

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES, LISA. SANDY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO JUST AS LONG AS YOU'RE AT THE PODIUM, I DID THINK OF A COUPLE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. ONE IS, IS THERE A REASON WHY THIS COULDN'T BE A SEPARATE LINE ITEM ON THE TAX BILL SO THAT THE TAX BILL WOULD SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT PORTION GOES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WHAT PORTION GOES TO THESE OTHER PROGRAMS. THAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL. BUT I THINK TRADE IS GOING TO BE THE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT. THE COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE HAS INDICATED THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON THE TAX BILL TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. OKAY. SO THERE'S JUST THAT THERE'S ALREADY A NUMBER OF LINES AND THEY DON'T HAVE SPACE TO ADD ANOTHER ONE. OKAY. AND THEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY, WHICH I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF. YOU ALSO USED THE WORD ACCOUNTABILITY. AND I THINK I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING. SO THE INFORMATION THAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE TAX BILL JUST SAYS HOW MANY VOUCHER ENROLLMENTS THERE ARE, WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS, YOU KNOW, TOTAL FOR THE STATE AND THEN HOW IT IMPACTS A HOMEOWNER IN THE CITY OF LAKE MILLS. THAT DOESN'T REALLY TELL ANYBODY HOW THE THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND VOUCHERS ARE USING THOSE FUNDS, RIGHT? IT JUST TELLS THEM IT JUST TELLS ALL OF US THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE FOR DRAKE. IT MAY BE FOR DOCTORS. OLSEN. I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS ONE'S FOR. I'M JUST CURIOUS. THE LAST WHEREAS SAYS THAT THE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASED POSTAGE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSERT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CALCULATION WHAT THE INCREASED COST OF THE MAILINGS IS GOING TO BE WITH THIS INSERT, OR IS THAT NOT BEEN CALCULATED? WE HAVEN'T CALCULATED IT, BUT OUR TOTAL POSTAGE COSTS ARE IN THE ARE IN THE THOUSANDS. YEAH. SO I MEAN NOT EVERY SINGLE TAX BILL IS GOING TO INCUR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. IT'S GOING TO BE TAX BILLS OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT OWN MULTIPLE PROPERTIES AND ARE ALREADY PUTTING MULTIPLE PIECES OF INFORMATION INTO ONE ENVELOPE. AND SO WE'LL JUST, WE'LL HAVE TO CALCULATE THAT AS, AS WE BECOME AWARE OF WHAT ADDITIONAL POSTAGE WAS REQUIRED WITH THE ADDITIONAL INSERT.

OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. IT'S NOT A SEPARATE MAILING. NO. POSSIBLY A TIP THE SCALE TO HAVE A FEW CENTS MORE. CORRECT. THANK YOU. SANDY. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM LISA CURLER AND A SECOND FROM MICHELLE NOW. AND SO NOW CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, SAM? MR. MAYOR, I MISS NO, I, MR. COATES NO. MR. BARTLETT I MISS CURLER I MOTION PASSES FOR ONE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS RESOLUTION 26-82. SAM, COULD YOU READ THAT, PLEASE? CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 26-82. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT. BUT BY AND IN BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKE MILLS AND THE TOWN OF OAKLAND FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, DRAKE, DID YOU WANT TO. WE HAD THIS. OH, YES. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH APPROVALS OF THESE AMENDMENTS WITH OUR PARTNER TOWNSHIPS. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT'S COMPLETED. THEY'LL BE THE SAME TERMS AS WE WORK THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS. THIS MIRROR ESSENTIALLY IS TO MIRROR TERMS

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STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, AND THE TOWN OF OAKLAND TOWN BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AMENDMENT.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 26-82 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAKE MILLS AND THE TOWN OF OAKLAND FOR THE PROVISION OF EMS OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. MR. COOTS WILL SECOND OKAY MOTION BY MICHELLE, SECOND BY GREG COOTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? YES, LISA, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK BACK. IS THERE ANY CHANGES IN THE SERVICE AREA THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING? NO, NOT FOR THE TOWN OF OAKLAND. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE, MISS? AYE. MR. COATES.

HI. MR. BARTLETT, I MISS, I MISS, I MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OUR NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 26-83. CAN WE HAVE READ THAT, PLEASE, SAM? CITY RESOLUTION 26, CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 26-83.

APPROVING THE SANDY BEACH PARK PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AND AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF SAID STRUCTURE NOT TO EXCEED 400,000. DRAKE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC? SURE. SO THIS IS AT THE POINT WHERE WE NEED TO BEGIN ORDERING STRUCTURES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MEET OUR INSTALLATION GOAL FOR THE PLAYGROUND, YOU SEE A LIST OF THE ITEMS BEING CONTEMPLATED FOR PURCHASE. THAT IS A. THE AMOUNT IN THE RESOLUTION IS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. WE CERTAINLY ANTICIPATE COMING IN LOWER THAN THAT IN ORDER AND. AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ANY YEAR END DISCOUNTS THAT WE CAN IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. MARK SAUER WITH MEAD AND HUNT IS ALSO HERE. YOU CAN SEE A A PRELIMINARY OR KIND OF LAYOUT OF, OF HOW THE PLAYGROUND IS CONTEMPLATED. SO THAT'S GENERALLY OBVIOUSLY THINGS CAN CHANGE AS WE MOVE THROUGH IT. GENERALLY, HOW IT WOULD KIND OF THESE STRUCTURES WOULD BE PLACED. SO IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, LET US KNOW. BUT THE DESIGN WORK GROUP THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. MICHELLE, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW NUMBER ONE WORKS. IT LOOKS LIKE A SWING. I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS HOW THAT HOW THAT PLAYS OUT. DO YOU MIND? YEAH, A BIG ROPE THAT SWINGS SIDE TO SIDE LIKE A PENDULUM.

OH. YEAH. YEAH, IT SWINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY, SO INSTEAD OF THIS WITH KIDS RIDING ON IT, JUMPING ON IT AND JUMPING OFF, IT DEFINITELY IS YOUR MICROPHONE ON. AS LONG AS YOU'RE APPROXIMATELY HOW TALL ARE NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR, THE JUNGLE DOME AND THE SAND BOAT NUMBER FOUR IS VERY SHORT. THAT THE BOAT. SO NUMBER FOUR IS DESIGNED FOR KIND OF A 2 TO 5 PLAY AREA, BASICALLY A CITY THAT KIDS CAN PRETEND MAKE BELIEVE, RIGHT? THAT'S INTENDED TO BE IN THE SAND. SO THE TOP OF THE MAST, I WOULD SAY IS UNDER TEN FEET. OKAY. THE WIDTH OF THE BOAT IS PROBABLY ABOUT 2.5FT AT MAX. THE JUNGLE DOME IS THE TALLEST PIECE YOU SEE IN HERE. THE TOP OF THE KIND OF THE ARC, I'M GUESSING, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IS PROBABLY TEN FEET WITH ANOTHER 7 OR 8 TO THE TOP OF THE VERY TOP OF IT. WHAT WE DO IN THE NEXT STEP THAT WE'RE DOING IS ALL THE COMPONENTS ARE DESIGNED WITH WAY SURFACING IN MIND. AND SO THERE ARE BASICALLY CPSC REGULATIONS, ASTM REGULATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT CERTAIN SURFACING UNDER PLAY EQUIPMENT THAT HAS CERTAIN POTENTIAL FALL HEIGHTS. SO IF KIDS FALL, THEY'RE NOT LANDING ON SAND, THEY'RE LANDING ON A MATERIAL THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE AN IMPACT THAT TAKE CARE OF THAT IMPACTION THAT MAY OCCUR WITH CPSC. THANK YOU. CPSC CERTIFIED

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WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO KIND OF GET THE ORIGINAL PLANNING BUDGETS THAT YOU GUYS SAW ORIGINALLY APPROVED. AND WITH THIS, WE ARE DEFINITELY IN THAT RANGE. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE JUSTIFICATION FOR COST FOR TWO AND FOUR. I MEAN, NUMBER TWO, LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, A 10 OR 12 PIECES OF LUMBER. YOU COULD THROW IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. AND NUMBER SEVEN, ONLY SIX PIECES OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT IS THERE THAT PUSHES THE PRICE ON A $6,000 FOR, FOR SUCH A SIMPLE CREATION? YEAH. I MEAN, I GUESS I CAN'T TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IN THE COST OF EACH OF THOSE PIECES. IT DOES LOOK LIKE JUST A PIECE OF LUMBER, BUT THE WAY THAT IT'S CREATED, LIKE NUMBER SEVEN, THE WAY THAT IT IS SPACED OUT AND NOTCHING THAT GOES INTO IT, THE PARTS OF THE COMPONENTS. DID WE PAY AN ARTIST TO DESIGN THIS OR SOMETHING? YOU KNOW, LIKE SOME OF THESE WORKS OF ART THAT SEEM LIKE THEY'RE VERY SIMPLE, BUT THEY'RE WORTH $1 MILLION, YOU KNOW, IS THIS IS THIS I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WAS THE DESIGN. I MEAN, YOU, YOU HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN VERSUS THE MATERIALS VERSUS THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION. BECAUSE I COULD SEE THE, THE STILTS REMINDED REMINDS ME OF THE CADILLAC RANCH, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALL BURIED AND PART. AND THERE WAS A QUITE A BIG EXPENSE TO MAKING SURE THAT THEY DON'T TIP OVER, YOU KNOW, AND I IMAGINE THERE'S IF KIDS ARE GOING TO BE WALKING ON THESE STILTS, OR IS THAT WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO? THEY'RE GOING TO WALK ON THEM. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU GO TO THE LAST PAGE OF THE PACKET, IT'S 404. HAVE SOME VISUALS OF HOW KIDS WILL INTERACT WITH THEM. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT ACTUALLY COULD BE, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, JIM, BUT IT COULD BE, I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE SEVEN STICKS IN THE GROUND, BUT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE ALL ON ONE BIG BASE UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE. SO IT'S ONE BIG. SO THOSE THINGS DON'T TIP OVER AND POP OUT. THEY'RE NOT SINGLE BOARDS. I'M LIKELY THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE BOARDS THAT ARE HOOKED ONTO A BASE OF SOME SORT THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE OF THE PARK, LIKELY. WHO'S GOING TO INSTALL THESE? SO THE INITIAL, THE INSTALLATION, THE DELIVERY AND THE PROCUREMENT OF THESE PIECES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT WOULD ALL BE DONE BY COMEDOWN, WHICH IS A WORLD RENOWNED COMPANY FOR PLAYGROUND SUPPLIES. OKAY. YEAH. SO I ASSUME THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF TESTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE AND WHATNOT. AND THAT ADDS TO THE EXPENSE, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE A VERY HIGH PRICE FOR A FEW PIECES OF LUMBER. YEAH. SO ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT WITH ROBINIA, WHICH IS KIND OF THIS NATURAL LOOK, IS THAT PUMPKIN IS ONE OF THE ONLY SUPPLIERS OF THAT. YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE IT

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YEAH. SO WE WANT TO DISPERSE A COUPLE THROUGHOUT THERE. THAT'S ONE OF THE. SO AS A NEXT, I KNOW BEYOND THIS, WE DO NEED TO JUST KIND OF REFINE THIS VERY SLIGHTLY TO TIGHTEN EVERYTHING UP. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS WE'VE IDENTIFIED SOME SENSORY EQUIPMENT. ONE OF THOSE I THINK IS IN THIS PACKET. THE OTHER TWO THAT WE ASKED FOR, WE FELT WERE WAY TOO HIGH PRICED. SO WE ACTUALLY EXCLUDED THEM OURSELVES. BUT WE WANT TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S OTHER COMPONENTS THERE THAT WE COULD ALSO INCLUDE FROM A SENSORY STANDPOINT. BUT YEAH, RIGHT. THE IDEA IS THAT THEY INTERMINGLE AROUND THE SPACE, BUT LEAVE THEM ATTACHED TO THE TURF AREA BECAUSE THAT MAKES THEM ACCESSIBLE. ABSOLUTELY. AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO THE PARKS BOARD AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT WORKED ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S IT'S A BIG DECISION AND I TRULY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE TREES THAT ARE IN THE PARK AREA. WHAT IS THE DOWNED TREE? IS THAT INTENTIONALLY DOWNED OR IS IT JUST FELL THERE AND YOU HAVEN'T CLEANED IT UP YET? NO, THAT'S ONE THAT WE DECIDED WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO TRY TO KEEP.

THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A NUMBER OF TREES THAT SOMEBODY WAS GETTING TO THAT HAVEN'T BEEN EVALUATED BY ANDREW AND BRIAN AND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THE PARK JUST FOR THEIR NATURAL LIFE CYCLE, THEIR HEALTH, AT SOME POINT THEY BECOME HAZARDOUS IF THEY'RE STANDING.

SO SOME OF THOSE ARE SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH THAT THEY'RE WORTHWHILE TO SAY SECTION INTO A TEN FOOT PIECE AND JUST KIND OF ROLL OVER BY THE PLAYGROUND AREA. PEOPLE WILL FIND LOTS OF PLAY VALUE OUT OF THEM, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT THOSE TO BE THE MAJOR COMPONENT THAT WE'RE RELYING ON FOR, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THE PLAYGROUND THAT. LISA. MARK, I JUST WONDER IF YOU COULD

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THAT MEANS SORT OF REDUCING SOME OF THOSE AREAS OF TURF THAT YOU SEE AT THE ENTRYWAYS TO COME IN HERE, RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALL THAT ACCESS AREA THAT'S GOING TO JUST ADD COST. SO WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF DIAL THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THAT WAS ONE OF THE POTENTIAL CONCERNS. I THINK THE PARK BOARD, LIKE THE ACCESSIBILITY THAT THE TURF PROVIDED. AND I KNOW BRIAN AND STAFF LOVE THE IDEA OF USING TURF IN THIS SPACE HERE. THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES AND THE IDEA THAT WE'RE KIND OF LANDING IN THE RIGHT SPOT. WE'RE NOT GOING TOO BIG. ONE OF THE THINGS. YEAH, THE OVERALL POSITIVE. YEAH. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SQUEEZING IN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANS AND GIVE SOME INPUT. ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE AND THIS IS MAYBE MORE FOR BRIAN, IS JUST WHAT IS THE STAFF VIEW OF OF MAINTENANCE? DOES THIS SEEM LIKE THIS WILL BE, YOU KNOW, RELATIVELY LOW MAINTENANCE? HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WITH YOUR TEAM? YEAH. SO EVERY CONVERSATION WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY IN THESE MEETINGS IN REGARDS TO SANDY BEACH, IS INTO CONSIDERATION OF STAFF'S TIME AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH THAT, NOT JUST IN THIS FIRST YEAR, BUT ONGOING. SO THOSE ARE ALWAYS CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE DO TAKE INTO INTO FACTOR. AND I'M ALWAYS KIND OF MAKING SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT WITH ANDREW AND JUST SAYING, HOW DOES THE TEAM FEEL ABOUT THIS? OR WHAT'S HOW DOES THIS LOOK AS DIRECTION? AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN GOOD FAVOR. SO SUPER. THANK YOU. YEP. I HAD A BRIEF FOLLOW UP WITH THE CHAIR OF THE PARKS BOARD. AND I, I THINK MARK SUMMARIZED IT WELL. I THINK EVERYONE HAD REALLY, REALLY LIKED THIS. THE LOOK AND FEEL, THE NATURAL ELEMENTS THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT. AND IT HAD OF ALL AGES. SO YOU HAD COMPONENTS FOR THE YOUNG AND THE OLDER KIDS, AND THE COMBINATION OF THE SAND AND THE TURF AND THE NATURAL PLANTINGS FELT LIKE IT REALLY FIT THE PARK. AND THE COMMENT THAT I WOULD SAY THAT IT IT WAS, I THINK, NOT SPLIT ON THE PARKS BOARD WAS JUST AS MARK MENTIONED, THE SIZE. CAN WE CAN WE MAKE IT SMALLER AND MAKE FEWER ELEMENTS IN THE PARK, GIVEN THAT THE STAR IS THE BEACH AND I. AND I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT ASPECT OF IT, AND I ACTUALLY THINK ONE OF THE REALLY NICE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR LAYOUT OF THESE ELEMENTS AND ITS SIZE, OTHER THAN TWEAKING AND REFINING, I THINK MARK IS SAYING IS LIKE, WE DON'T NEED ALL MAYBE WE HAVE A LITTLE TOO MUCH TURF IN AREAS OR WE CAN SHORE IN SOME THINGS. BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN LIKE NOW IN THE FALL WHEN THE BEACH ISN'T ACCESSIBLE, BUT THE PLAYGROUNDS SURE CAN BE LIKE THE PLAYGROUND HAS. THAT GOES THROUGH ALL FOUR SEASONS AND THE BEACH DOESN'T. SO I FEEL THIS PARK WOULD REALLY FIND A LOT MORE PEOPLE COMING TO ENJOY IT WITH THIS. WITH A LARGER LAYOUT OF THE OF THE PLAYGROUND, I THINK IT JUST WOULD BRING PEOPLE HERE OFF SEASON, OFF OF BEACH SEASON. AND I THINK PEOPLE WOULD REALLY PLAY ON IT DURING BEACH SEASON AS WELL. SO I, I FEEL IF, IF, IF IT FITS OUR BUDGET AND WE HAVE, I KNOW THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME POSSIBLY GET SOME DISCOUNTS YEAR END, NEGOTIATE ON SOME OF THE COMPONENTS COSTS SO WE WON'T BE MAYBE, HOPEFULLY SPENDING 6000 ON THE, THE THINGS WE CAN, WE CAN REDUCE IN THE COST. AND SOME OF THESE PIECES, I FEEL LIKE THIS, THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD ADDITION TO THE PARK. THIS PLAN. YEAH. ARE WE VOTING ON TONIGHT. OH, IT SAYS THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE. I MEAN, WE'RE WHAT MY CONCERN IS, IS THE COST OF THESE THINGS. I MEAN, IF I WAS ASKED, WHAT DO YOU THINK THESE THESE THINGS WOULD COST? LIKE THESE LUMBER, I'D SAY, WELL, PROBABLY $1,000 A PIECE. NO, 6000. HOW ABOUT THIS BOAT? $18,600. WELL, YOU CAN GET A BOAT THAT FLOATS FOR

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THAT'S A DIFFERENCE. I THINK YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD NEGOTIATOR, YOU KNOW, BUT HOW MUCH LEEWAY ARE WE GIVING YOU? UP TO $400,000 WOULD BE WHAT THE RESOLUTION HAS. I AM CONFIDENT WE WILL COME IN BELOW THAT NUMBER. THAT NUMBER IS STILL WITHIN THE ESTIMATE FOR THE PLAYGROUND THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT PLAN. SO I THINK WE ARE STILL ON PACE FOR WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED, BUT I DO BELIEVE WE WILL COME IN BELOW THAT NUMBER. THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE IT COULD BE. I THINK WE COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS BY ACTING AT THE AT THE TIME THAT WE'RE ACTING NOW. MICHELLE, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? NO. OKAY. OKAY. GREG OR LISA DRAKE, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, IS THIS THE FUNDS THAT ARE REFERENCED HERE ARE THE FROM OUR 2026 BUDGET THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED, OR WOULD IT BE COMING OR WOULD THERE BE A IT'LL ULTIMATELY A TEMPORARY PAYMENT AND THEN IT'S ON 2020. IT ULTIMATELY BE DETERMINED UPON WHEN DELIVERY TAKES PLACE AND WHAT WHETHER THERE'S A SPLIT PAYMENT AT ORDER OR UPON DELIVERY. WHAT THAT WHAT THAT STRUCTURE ENDS UP LOOKING LIKE. SO IT'S POSSIBLE WE COULD HAVE A 26 PAYMENT. IF THERE WAS A FUNDING ISSUE, I COULD I WOULD OBVIOUSLY COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL IF THERE WASN'T CAPITAL FUNDS, YOU KNOW, AVAILABLE. OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S INCORPORATED INTO IF IT'S IF WE MAKE PAYMENT POST 20 AT THE START OF 2027 OR LATER, THEN IT BECOMES A 2027 CAPITAL ITEM, WHICH HAS APPROVED APPROVED FUNDS IN THE IN THE CIP AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR SANDY BEACH IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY. AND A FOLLOW UP, I GUESS THE PART OF THE REASON I'M ASKING THAT IS I'M JUST WONDERING, WHY DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THIS THROUGH A RESOLUTION IF WE HAVE SET ASIDE, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFIED FUNDS FOR SANDY BEACH REDEVELOPMENT? WELL, I THINK ANOTHER PIECE OF IT IS APPROVING WHAT WE'RE BUYING. WE WOULDN'T I DON'T THINK I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE JUST PURCHASING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT WE WE PICKED OUT WITHOUT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WE ARE PURCHASING. SO WE DO HAVE WE DO HAVE SANDY BEACH CAPITAL DOLLARS ALLOCATED. OBVIOUSLY, THAT SOME OF THAT IS MUCH OF IT IS GOING TOWARDS THE DESIGN SERVICES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN, WHETHER WE'LL.

WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WHERE WE'RE AT AS FAR AS EXPENDING THOSE. HOW MANY OF THOSE DOLLARS WILL. THOSE SERVICES WILL FLOW INTO. 27. SO IT'S A IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE INCURRED IS REALLY WHAT IT WHAT IT WILL COME DOWN TO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE THE PROCESS THAT STAFF HAS GONE THROUGH AND EVALUATING OPTIONS AND WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, CITY STAFF, GETTING SOME INPUT FROM PARKS BOARD, GETTING INPUT FROM US. I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS. AND WITH THAT, I'LL I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 26-83, APPROVING THE SANDY BEACH PARK PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY NOT TO EXCEED $400,000. I'LL SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LISA AND A SECOND BY MICHELLE. NOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, I GOT ONE QUESTION. YES. GO AHEAD. SO THE TOTAL OF THESE ITEMS, DID I ADD THEM ALL UP IS 108

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I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE PRICES THAT ARE ON THE PAGE. AND SO THAT'S $181,000. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT IF I WAS RIGHT. JIM. OKAY, OKAY. SAM, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MR. COOTS, I MR. BARTLETT NO, MISS CURLER, I MR. I MISS I MOTION PASSES FOR ONE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MARK FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS RESOLUTION 26-84. SAM READ THAT ONE. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 26-84 CITY MANAGER'S COMPENSATION. OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL APPROVAL PROCESS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA HERE IN NOVEMBER EVERY YEAR AND DRANK. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN 2026.

SUPER APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. IT'S AN HONOR. THANK YOU. SO I'LL MAKE I'M SORRY. OH, OKAY. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2684 CITY MANAGER COMPENSATION. MR. COOTS WILL SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JIM BARTLETT, A SECOND BY JIM COOK, GREG COOTS, GREG, SORRY, JIM BARTLETT, I WAS WRITING IT AS I WAS SPEAKING AND A SECOND BY GREG COOTS. OH GOSH, THOSE NIGHTS. ANY COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE? OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BARTLETT, I MISS, I MISS, I MISS I MR. COOTS I MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. NEXT I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2027 GENERAL FUND BUDGET. I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYONE WHO HAS REGISTERED OR SIGNED TO SPEAK. SO I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO I NEED TO DO SOMETHING? IT'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER TO SPEAK AT A PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. DAN, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE 2027 GENERAL FUND BUDGET? THANK YOU. THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE HAVE MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 1300. SAM, CAN YOU READ THAT PLEASE? ORDINANCE 1300 2027 GENERAL FUND GOVERNMENT BUDGET AND TAX LEVY ORDINANCE. OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR THIRD READING. SO WE HAVE THIS ORDINANCE FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL THIS EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET. BUDGET REFLECTS THE WORK SESSION AND THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES SET BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1300, THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET AS PRINTED. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION BY GREG. SECOND BY JIM BARTLETT. I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SAM. MISS. I MISS RANGER, I MISS I MR. I MR. BARTLETT I MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NEXT WE HAVE I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT? COME AND SPEAK. OKAY. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT THERE ARE NO. NO ONE HERE TO TO MAKE A COMMENT, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 1301 SAM, IF YOU COULD READ THAT ONE, PLEASE. ORDINANCE 1301 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET. THIS ALSO IS OUR THIRD READING FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. SO ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE ON THIS STRIKE? NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS READINGS IN THE WORK SESSION. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 1301, THE 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET AS PRINTED. SECOND, WE HAVE

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OKAY. FINE. OKAY. MR. SCHUMACHER, I. MISS I MR. COATS, I MR. BARTLETT, I MISS CURLY I

[10. Announcements and Recommendations for Future Agendas.]

YOU WILL SEE APPROVAL OF THE UTILITY BUDGET AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, FOLLOWING A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PUBLIC WORKS BOARD. OKAY. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE WE STILL HAVE AN OPENING OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYONE WHO YOU FEEL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING THOSE GROUPS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY. AND THEN ALSO FOR FUTURE AGENDA, WE HAVE A STRATEGY DISCUSSION ON HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE OUR 2027 CONVERSATION AND GET AN UPDATE ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO, WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING DISCUSSION ON GOLF CARTS THAT WE'LL NEED TO ADD. SO DID SORRY, MISS. NO.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD FOR CORRESPONDENCE? NO, BUT THANK YOU FOR CHECKING BACK.

CLOSING IT OUT. THANK YOU SAM. YOU'RE WELCOME. SORRY. OKAY, WELL, I AM GOING TO THEN CALL THE

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