[music] things that were there. So, set good evening and welcome to the city council regular meeting for Tuesday, August 18th, 2026. This evening we have a scout Tristan from troop 207 and he will lead us in the pledge of allegiance. 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, Tristan. this evening. Uh, we have any additions or corrections to the agenda? >> No, sir. >> Seeing none, I'll move the agenda. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed? We have an agenda. Uh, this evening we do not have any presentations or proclamations. I believe we do not have any additional responses for public comment. And our floor is uh is open here for public comment now. Anyone wishing to come before councel and speak on subjects that are not part of this meeting's agenda may do so. Please state your name and address, limiting your comments to 3 minutes or less. If you have additional information, it all can be turned into our clerk and that'll be shared with councel. So with that, the floor is open. Anyone? Anyone? All right, we will consider the public comment closed for this evening and we'll move to the consent agenda. We have items 6 A through E which include bill listings, minutes from the August 3rd regular and work session proceedings. Uh we have a donation acceptance from the Rosemont Leprechaun days regarding safety equipment and the approval to advert advertise for bids uh related to fire station 2 which were prepared by CNH architects and will be solicited by Terara Construction. Any council member wish to pull anything for further discussion or comment? Seeing none, uh, I'll entertain for a consent agenda approval. >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Climple, second by Esler. Roll please. >> Esler. >> I. >> Climple. I. >> Weisenel. >> I. >> Presky. >> I. >> Consent agenda is approved. 40. >> This evening. Item number seven, we have no public hearings. Item eight, no unfinished business. And that brings us to item number nine, new business. Request by North Wind Test for approval of preliminary and final plats planned unit development master development agreement plan to construct the first phase of the aerospace testing facility. And with that, I'll turn that over to Mr. Nemch, senior planner. >> Thank you, mayor, council members. Uh this is a request as you said for a number of approvals related to the development of the hypersp hypersonic aerospace testing facility uh just south of Meta's data center site uh off of Blaine Avenue. There are two components uh be the PL the council is being asked to consider uh tonight. There is a third component that the planning commission approved as the sole purview of the commission which would be the final site and building plan. So tonight the council is being asked to take uh action on approval for preliminary and final plat subdivide the site into um three parcels and then uh the planned unit development master development plan which includes some deviations uh from the code uh which are listed there before you. Uh, also note this planned unit development approval includes a reszoning of the site from B2 employment to B2 PUD planned unit development. The site itself, as I said, is located immediately south of the site where Meta is building its data center, uh, just west of Blaine Avenue, about a half mile south of County Road 42. You can see on the aerial photo uh, before you, the yellow outlined area is the site itself. Uh also in the vicinity is Dakota County Technical College and then further west is uh Amber Fields. Site itself is guided for business park development in the city's comprehensive plan. Uh you can see there identified with the star and then it is zoned currently as B2 employment. Uh the proposed plan unit development as I said includes a resoning to B2PUD to give the council an idea of how this overall site will develop. Uh here is a concept uh rendering provided by the applicant. The first phase of development which is uh the final site and building plan of which was approved by the planning commission is here in what would be sort of the northeastern portion of the site. The second phase would be immediately south of that. Uh future development area expansion are shown here in the hatched marked zone. And then the engineering building here up to the north would be a collaborative effort between the University of Minnesota from whom the uh applicant has purchased the land uh and the applicant themselves to um uh kind of come full circle uh as part of the park uh development in this part of the city. And the site is uh being considered or developed in a campus style layout with uh consistent uh building design and architecture uh all located around a central uh common area here in the site. Also note as part of the project, Excel will be uh constructing a substation in the northeastern portion of the site and development of the site includes uh construction of 151st Street which will be the east west thoroughfare replacing privatelyowned roads uh that are currently uh in place here that were used by the University of Minnesota. although these were not public roads and nor were they designed to city standards. With regards to the plat request, uh the proposed plat does meet the standards of uh the zoning ordinance for plats or parcels within the B2 employment district. The minimum lot area is uh 3.36 acres um or the the smallest lot area provided is 3.36 acres which exceeds the 1acre minimum. Uh and then the 282 foot lot width also exceeds that required by the code of 120 ft. Uh so as I said the the proposed plat would create three parcels, two buildable lots and then um which would hold phase one and the XL substation as well as one out lot rightway is being dedicated with the plat for the new 151st street. Uh the city engineer did uh provide comments. Uh uh conformance with those comments uh contained in their memo which was attached is included as a condition of approval in the uh recommended resolution. Here is the preliminary plat showing the phase one layout in context of the site and the different lot areas. And then here is the actual plaid itself which would be recorded. The applicant is requesting a planned unit development uh master development plan approval for this site which would allow for certain deviations that they are requesting. Uh there are six sections from of the zoning ordinance. Those deviations are uh being requested for uh specifically building height. in particular uh with regards to the building height. This would be um unoccupiable space uh more uh enclosed mechanical uh features. Uh but there is some additional building height deviation beyond the uh 50ft height. I'll go through each of these as we continue through the presentation. Additional deviations related to parking, fencing, landscaping, lighting, architectural standards. No, all of the proposed deviations can be mitigated through the site design screening um landscape plans setbacks uh and staff and the planning commission are supportive of the requested deviations. So starting with the first request as I said it would be uh to increase the maximum building height. Um the the primary height uh component would be this um uh tower here which contains uh equipment that uh the applicant's proposed uh plans for phase one don't uh don't require 120 foot height but to avoid having to come back for additional amendments to the um uh PUD as the phases come on the applicant is requesting that 120 uh foot height. The um secondary component would be the occupiable area of the building. Uh that would not exceed 75 ft. Now the building plans with this first phase show a maximum building height of 70 ft which is that exhaust tower that I mentioned here and this is the the elevation of the proposed first phase. Uh otherwise the remainder of that building is at 40 ft which is within the maximum uh code. off-street parking and loading. The applicant is requesting that the parking requirements for the site are based on their actual employment and expected usage uh based on the highly specialized nature of the development rather than the prescribed ratio of the zoning ordinance. There is additional room uh room for additional parking if needed. Uh and staff finds that it is unlikely the site will change ownership or the use would change. Uh part of the reason why the code has uh prescriptive uh parking ratios is for if for example a warehouse is built, it has a specific parking need. Some other use comes in, it might be different from the site. We have to plan for the future what other uses of a site might be. Uh in this case, that's that's not really going to happen. This is always going to be what it's being built as. Um the third request would be related to fencing standards. This is similar to what Meta requested with its planned unit development and it has to do with uh safety or security fencing. This would allow fencing above 8t in height and enhanced security features. The applicant provided uh imagery of what uh one what that could look like. Um staff finds that this uh requested deviation is mitigated by the enhanced landscaping that the land that the applicant shows on their landscaping plan which I will get into here in the uh next slide or two. Uh the the fencing will likely not be seen from the any public rights of way just given the the level of screening for the site. So leading into that um the applicant is proposing a landscape plan that contains more than 50% uh coniferous trees. The code uh standard is that at least 50% are deciduous. So uh the request is to allow for more coniferous trees which allow for better screening and year round screening which deciduous trees drop their their leaves in the fall. You can see the plan uh landscape plan before you. Those trees are placed all along the Blaine Avenue frontage and entering 51st Street uh around the substations here. Um zoomed in, you can kind of see how that is broken down. There are still deciduous trees mixed in as well as boulevard trees which are deciduous along the 151st Street. That's all consistent with the city code as well as the internal landscaping of the site which the planning commission found to meet the requirements of the code uh related to parking lot landscaping etc. Uh but you can see deciduous and ornamental trees placed in there. Uh the applicant uh their lighting plan shows illumination beyond one lumen or foot candle at the property boundary. Uh the applicant is uh requesting flexibility in relation to that to meet the security needs that their um ultimate clientele and users who will be uh um hiring them to do their testing would require. Uh staff finds that again based on the level of landscaping that would be provided outside the security fencing uh any increased uh lighting would be contained within the site itself. and therefore staff is supportive of and uh recommending approval of that uh deviation as well. Uh also note the site is not adjacent to any existing or planned residential uses. With regards to the architectural standards, the applicant is seeking a deviation from some of the prescribed architectural articulation of walls. The code requires walls be articulated when they are longer than 100 ft based on the shape of the building, the mix of materials used being a higher standard than what we would typically see from such a large building. Uh staff is supportive and recommending um approval of that deviation as well. You can see the rendering here, the mix of materials. This front area uh showing glass paneling with vertical uh perforated fins to create shade on the inside. There is um translucent metal or translucent paneling um and then other metal paneling and the even the concrete walls themselves uh feature a texture and vertical um uh treatment to provide some visual interest as well. So uh based on those uh additional uh architectural enhancements um staff finds that the intent of the ordinance is still met uh with that flexibility and the articulation required. So just going over the overall site plan with the uh council here so you can see how it'll work. The in uh initial phase of of the project will have the main entrance into the site on the far west side and then the uh ring road will ultimately be built out around the whole site. But the first phase will just have the road coming in here and going around. Part of the reason for this westernmost access at this initial phase is that the engineering building itself will define where that main entrance point the final design of the engineering building will uh delineate where that main entrance point will be. So this is all permanent roadways and these are all temporary until this engineering uh phase building is is designed as well as subsequent phases. Um and then this is just zooming in on this first phase. There's three main components. Uh this first building one which contains the the wind tunnel. Uh then there's a mechanical building, a mechanical yard area that is completely enclosed by a matching wall. Uh from the side it will look like just an extension of the building itself and then an accessory building here. Uh all three buildings feature similar treatments exterior to their exteriors uh to uh maintain that campus-like feel. So, uh, this is a little bit clearer, uh, depiction of that layout here. Um, there's some these, um, structures here are, uh, piping and things like that that connect the buildings with the main, uh, testing, uh, building. These are the, uh, um, elevations of those sites. So, this would be the south side of this building. You can see the vertical treatment to the um, concrete. There's translucent panels to provide lighting while maintaining some um screening. Here is that uh uh exhaust tower here with some vertical concrete fins for architectural interest. And then this is that glass uh office research uh space in there. And then from the other side, so if you were to flip this around, this is that glass area. Um and then this is that translucent panel. Um so much much higher level of architectural consideration than what we would see in some of our concrete tip up warehouse buildings in other parts of the city. Uh so again this is the rendering showing what that main that first building will look like during the day and then at night you can see the the translucent uh paneling on the the top and bottom here and then that glass windows. And then this is just a shot of the uh mechanical building 1B here in the northeast portion. This would be that mechanical yard. There's metal panel screening wall with vertical uh treatments. And then this is the the building itself. And then just finally, this is that southern southeast building. And this has some translucent panels there. Uh and then that vertically treated uh concrete walls. And then this is just the other uh side of that. So uh again going over the landscaping you can see I touched on it briefly but significant landscaping around the public rights of way additional landscaping will come in as this phase is included for development. uh but uh the the landscaping itself other than the fact that there's more coniferous trees uh did meet the the code requirements and then just zoomed in again on that. I want to touch on the uh uh environmental remediation that has taken place here. Uh this is always something that comes up and is a sensitive topic with relation to development within park. This is the third piece of land that the University of Minnesota has sold for development within Umore. The first two uh pieces of land where Amber Fields was developed and where Meta is building its data center, those were chosen because there was no uh contamination uh that required re remediation on those sites. Uh the applicant's site does did contain um some areas of contamination mainly asbestous that has already been removed. The site has been remediated. But you can see this map here shows where those testing wells were dug. Uh the yellow spots show where uh um tests were uh taken that were um showed no contamination or no areas that required remediation. The red spots showed areas of contamination that do need cleanup. Um they didn't just randomly choose a bunch of yellow spots around the areas. If they identified contamination, then they drilled more holes to uh ascertain exactly where that contamination was located so that the cleanup would be targeted in those areas that would need it. Um also because this use will generate some level of noise just on due to its nature, the applicant uh provided an analysis of the potential noise. Uh and this is based on the design of the project. uh it's using the limits set by the uh pollution control agency as a basis for the analysis. Um and then the project itself was designed with those noise limits in mind. Uh and then the analysis does show that the noise generator will fall within limits well before it reaches residential properties. Uh that isn't to say that the city doesn't have enforcement action or wouldn't be able to work with the applicant to identify uh concerns in the future should they arise. uh to provide a little bit of background here. The noise rule limits uh from the MPCA and we're going to focus on the nighttime noise because those are the the lower threshold because that's when things need to be quieter uh for residential areas. Uh L10 is um intermittent noises. No, L10 is is ongoing background noise. L50 is intermittent noises. Those intermittent ones need to be quieter. Uh also note that the design for the um first phase they use a limit of 52 and 45 and that's because they were um basically and analyzing using both uh both buildings phase one and phase 2 combined. When you have two noise sources they they don't double the amount of noise just like two vacuums wouldn't create the sound of a jet engine. Uh but they do increase about three dB. So the design for the facility is uh basically p placed three dB below what would be the limit or analyzed at three dB below what would be the limit in order to account for that second phase. And just to give you a general understanding of what noise means and how it could relate to certain things. We're really looking at this 40 to 50 uh 50 to 60 area here. And these are the sound levels that you would find in in a normal home. certainly um lower than what you might find if you were along county road 42 especially during rush hour. So uh also context of where the site sits in relation to residential development. The closest uh residential or school are 32 3,250 ft away and that's measured from the property boundary. Now from the actual uh site of the uh first building which was would be where the noise is generated. It's actually further away. Uh this is a showing a 3600 ft radius from the um actual source of the noise. So based on the design of the site you can see here for the continuous noise sources uh of 45 dB that is it falls the level of noise falls to that at 2100 ft 2170 ft. When you actually get to where the houses are in relation to the the source of the noise it's lower than that. And then again, this is just showing where that where it reaches that 45 decibel um distance. So by the time it it reaches residence, it would be even lower because it does kind of drop at a somewhat standard uh straight rate. And then for intermittent noises here, uh because they're intermittent, um they are allowed to be a little bit louder um because they are only occurring every so often for a certain duration. uh it reaches that 52 del uh level at 510 ft and then as it leaves it goes further um where it would reach the people it falls even lower. Uh you can see this map here showing that radius of what that um what that means from a a top up thing. So um the analysis was included with the uh packet. uh happy to answer any questions or defer to the applicant if they have any additional information. But uh the the council is being asked to make four um take four actions tonight. The first being to adopt an ordinance. This is the formal action to reszone from B2 to B2PUD. Uh the second one being to adopt a resolution approving the plat preliminary and final. Uh the third being a motion uh to adopt a resolution approving the PUD master development plan and then lastly approve the actual plan unit development agreement that the applicant would be signing uh which would create the zoning for the site officially and recorded against the property. Um so with that I'm happy to take any questions. The applicant is here with uh several representatives who can speak to anything more specific and definitely outside of my um topic of knowledge. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Namchuk. the to council. Any questions you want to start with? Go ahead. >> I have a question around Excel the Excel area. >> Yeah. >> Um question number one is who's paying for this? Is it >> something the applicant is paying for it or is it being paid for by >> you know utility bills paid for by our residents? That's question number one. And then number two is is that transformer area dedicated to Northwind or will other people be able to use the energy that comes from that area? >> Sure. I would defer to the applicant on that. Uh I would say that typical with how Meta did their process um they worked with the the utility provider on determining who ended up having the cost share. But ultimately uh that would be between them and Excel. And I think they can answer that question. >> Okay. Um, and just one other question about who's paying for what. Um, but around the pollution remediation, I think that's been um, a big deal here in town because that land has been a troubled plot of land for a while and so happy to see the pollution remediated, but do you know who paid for that cleanup? >> Sure. I I don't know specifically if it what the cost share would be between the applicant and the university. Uh, but it would they can certainly clarify that as well. >> All right. >> Okay. Paul, do you have any? All right. and we can ask for the applicant to come up. You've heard three questions. Welcome. >> Thank you. I appreciate the opportunity to address the council. I'm sure that there is actually nothing outside of Mr. Nechek's knowledge, but I'll try to increase >> for for our record. Could you state your name and >> Sure. My name is uh Justin Pierce. I'm the program director at at Northwind. So as far as answering the questions for the first question on the cost of the uh transformer site, we are bearing that cost internally. Uh that is uh a part of the uh deed funding that we have through through the state is helping to pay for that. So that will not be passed on to the uh to the residents of Rosemount. Um that the cost for implementing that that um that capability is is within Northwind. The power itself uh is yet to be determined on how our usage agreement with Excel Energy will uh finally fall out. Uh we expect that most of the energy produced by that site will be used by the by the facility itself. So any additional um capability or excess capacity on the transformer site may be um may be given back to the to the uh to the community, but that's yet to be determined. Okay. >> Thank you. No problem. And then from the pollution side of things, the remediation on the land is also a cost is borne by us. Uh we had in our agreement with uh with the university the opportunity to have an additional escrow account that allowed for additional uh remediation if the need arose, it did arise. And so uh we are partnering with the university on that cleanup to affect the entire cleanup of the site. We expect that when the foundations for the buildings are are finally uh put in, especially for C1, this this first capability that we're looking at, um we will be able to then fully remove that site from the environmental watch list. >> Okay. Any other questions? No. >> Uh I just wanted to uh confirm I know that uh last week there was an announcement. So, you're no longer the Minnesota Aerospace Complex. Max, can you um I think I got it here, but I'll let you say it. Um I understand it's Artic now for this new facility is your acronym. >> That's correct. So, the name has changed from the Minnesota Aerospace Complex to the Aerospace and Hypersonic Research and Testing Complex, uh pronounced Arctic, because the government needs acronyms. I would have had it reversed, but okay. Heartache doesn't work. I I get it. Uh could you speak to uh anticipating um approvals and and uh going forward? What do you see here for the schedule? >> Absolutely. As we're looking at uh the development of requirements in partnership with our federal customers and our and our federal partners on this and we have a number of major milestone reviews that are coming up to set those requirements. As those requirements are set, we expect to continue to expand uh the requirements for the buildings around the site and around the complex to incorporate the additional capabilities are anticipated. While the actual dates for those are yet to be determined and may and and may change, we expect to be coming back to the council within the next 6 months for the for the next capability and then within the next six months after that for any additional capabilities that may exist. So this initial phase one, what do you anticipate >> as far as >> construction and >> Oh, sure. We are planning on uh beginning the masquerading portion as soon as we have the appropriate approvals. And so we have equipment on site now ready to begin that process in the springtime. Uh we expect to begin uh with the foundational uh construction on on this capability. um the additional capability with the uh with the engineering building that was mentioned by Mr. Nechek. Um in partnership with the University of Minnesota, we're developing the requirements for that building and then the funding sources in order to be able to identify what the full size of that building and the capabilities will be. As that's determined, that will accelerate. Uh it's a different funding stream internal to Northwind for the majority of that building. And so there's portions that uh that we may be able to accelerate uh as we as we continue moving forward. >> Okay. So, more to come. All right. Any other questions or comments? >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Any followup? >> Yeah, Mr. Mayor, I do just want to remind the council um as Justin said, uh the second phase uh would any subsequent phases would require public approvals, site plan reviews. Um also uh platting because they're outlawing the remainder of the site, they would have to come and get plat approval to further subdivide it. Uh which is consistent with how development has happened in the city uh prior and the the council's uh pretty familiar with that process. So um this is just for the first phase. Anything coming down the line would go through the the public review process of the planning commission and council. Site plan reviews while are the sole preview of the planning commission. plats would still come before the council and you would be seeing the you know the second phases site plans and things like that. All >> righty with that then um we got four motions in front of us. I'll start with the first one. >> Sure. >> Uh motion to adopt an ordinance approving a zoning map amendment to reszone the subject property from B2 employment to B2 PUD employment planned unit development. Is there a second? >> Second. Got a motion by Weisenell, second by Esler. Roll, please. >> I >> I >> I. >> That passes 40. We'll look to the second motion. Would someone like to move that? >> I'll make a motion to adopt a resolution approving the North Wind Edition preliminary and final plat subject to conditions. >> Second. >> A motion by Freski, second by Climpmple. Roll, please. >> Weisensel. >> I. >> Fres. >> Esler. I >> Clumple I >> That passes 4 Z. The third motion. >> I'll make a motion to adopt a resolution approving a plan unit development master development plan with reszoning of the site from B2 employment to B2 PUD employment plan unit development subject to conditions. >> I'll second that. Motion by Esler, second by Weisenell. Roll please. >> Pres I. >> Esler >> I. >> Climple I. >> Weisensel. That passes 40. And the last motion, >> I'll make a motion to approve the planned unit development master development plan agreement for North Wind and authorize the mayor and city clerk to enter into the agreement. >> I'll second. >> I have a motion by Climple, second by Freski. Roll, please. >> Esler. >> Climple. >> I. Weisenel >> I. >> Fres. >> And that completes the fourth motion 40. And completes all actions associated with 9A. Congratulations and best of luck moving forward. >> With the completion of 9A, we'll go ahead and move on to 9B, the selection of the construction manager at risk for indoor ice, Mr. Schultz. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor and council members. uh this evening before you is a request uh a recommendation I should say to uh hire uh a construction uh manager at risk for the indoor ice ring project and to enter into a standard AIA agreement as approved by the city attorney. Uh the city recently sent out a request for qualifications to a number of um firms in the Twin Cities that have experience with construction manager at risk services um that have been involved with ice sheets uh in in the past. Uh we sent out seven uh proposals. Uh we received three submitts from three companies that are uh considered to be uh some of the best out there in the Twin Cities along with the other four that were not able to um submit proposals for certain reasons. They didn't have the right staff. They just took on a lot of projects. They're just, you know, we're glad that they were honest and upfront with us making sure that they didn't put us in a position that we would be uh hurting as we move forward. Um and so uh the proposals each detailed information about project staffing, past experience, pricing and references. Um you know the the construction manager at risk delivery method is something that we have not used here before at the city of Rosemount. Uh we are familiar with it. Um and we feel that you know when you select a construction manager at risk firm [snorts] early um they are involved with design they are involved with pricing they are involved with delivery quality control scheduling and things like that and so um we feel like that it's going to benefit us in the long run to to have somebody involved with us early in this process. Um I think you might remember that we are um currently working with JLG as a designer, the architect firm. Um this would be a construction manager company um would actually be doing and be responsible for the construction. Um and so they would oversee the subcontractors and all construction phases. looking at how we typically have done projects in the past, you know, we typically have gone through design, public bid, and then we go with the low bidder. Um, back in 2000, I'm sorry, 2023, August 1, the state of Minnesota, um, through state statutes authorized Minnesota municipalities, including cities, counties, and school districts, to use the SEMAR process for projects over $175,000. And so this is this is fairly new to the state of Minnesota. Um, but I can tell you that um, in talking to JLG and the architect team that 80% of their last several ice rank projects since 2023 have been Semar projects. They just find that it's it's the right way to get things done. Um, there's a lot more control over the project and who's working on it. And, um, like I say, we feel like this is going to be a good step in the right direction for us. And so we are definitely recommending that we go through uh you know the process of getting someone on board which means that we had a competitive RFQ RFP process um you know similar to what the state requires of their own construction projects. And so um we did have three firms that interviewed um they all have previous ice rink experience and remodeling experience. They all had strong references. They all had experienced staff. Um and the pricing uh from the firms is listed below. Um and um like I I spoke with the city administrator uh who was on our our interview team along with our arena manager and then an architect. Um it was really splitting hairs trying to figure out, you know, who we who we really thought would be the best for us right now. Um, you know, after reviewing all the proposals and interviewing the three firms, getting their pricing, um, staff is recommending that the city hire RJM Construction to be our Seymar, uh, for the indoor rink project. Um, I guess a couple reasons that really stood out is that they are coming off a series of of very fresh rink projects. They just got done building the rink down in Northfield. Um, so we feel like they're going to have really good upto-date pricing. They're going to have up-to-date contractors that they know um uh that they should be able to rely on. And so we feel like that information is going to help us hit the ground running when the time comes for us uh to to start moving dirt here in 2026. And so um that is the recommendation that you have uh in your packet. Um, again, they're they're involved with the the Northfield rank, the Maple Grove rank. Um, you know, they're just uh again, they're they're a really good firm, interviewed really well, as as did the other two. Um, but we just feel right now R.J. is probably the best uh for us to go with. So, the recommendation uh is in your packet and I can stand for questions. >> Mr. Schultz, the floor is open. Council members, any questions, issues, concerns? >> Nope. >> All righty. Thank you. >> I I I think people are going to ask what's next, like if you could give like very high level three or four milestones until this comes to fruition. >> Yeah. What's next is we are uh preparing to uh come out uh to the public with um a uh educational uh update to the community about a bunch of projects we're working on. Um we will be doing that here very in the very near future. We are going to set some dates for some public open houses that are justformational open houses for people to learn more about the projects. you know, the UOR ball field and Ericson Park and Central Garage, Central Park expansion, indoor ice, things like that. And so, um, you know, that that will be, this is kind of a behind thescenes thing, but we're getting ready to come out with, um, all of the public information because we really want to engage the public to get feedback from them, share what's happening, share some of the exciting opportunities that are going to be presented here in the near future. Um, and then we will keep moving forward and go from there. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Would you like to move the motion? >> Um, sure. I'll make a motion to recommend the city council hire RJM Construction to be the construction manager at risk for the indoor rank project and enter into a standard AIA agreement as approved by the city's attorney. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Fresky, second by Esler. Roll please. >> Climple I. >> Weisenel >> I. >> Fres I. >> Esler >> I. >> And that completes item 9B 40 approved. Completing our new business this evening. We'll move on to announcements. First up, city staff updates. Mr. Martin. >> Thank you, members of council. I think Mr. Edgar has our only update for tonight on summer road construction projects. >> Yeah. Thank you, Administrator Martin. wanted to just share some pretty good news with the council that we're on the home stretch with our Conamera Acron roundabout project. Um the final pavement is scheduled to go down this coming Saturday. So that's the last major step that we have to do uh on the path towards completion and reopening it. There are still a couple other things that are still um necessary though uh to to finish it off and allow traffic to flow through there. mainly being the lighting and uh the striping. So, those things are going to happen rapid fire next week after that final paving occurs. Uh and then we should be in a position to reopen it towards the tail end of next week as long as weather cooperates. So, wanted to give a a good update on that. It's been a very good experience for us working with the contractor on this one. Uh frankly, it it couldn't have gone better in my opinion. Uh, and I've seen a lot of projects throughout my career and uh, on both ends of the spectrum, but this one I am very pleased with and uh, I'm glad that that timing worked out for this particular project because we know it was a sensitive one for the community and getting around and and highly desired. So, that's what I had there. >> All right. >> Y, >> thank you. >> Thank you. >> Well done. >> We'll move on to item 10B, upcoming community calendar. With that, we have uh the parks and natural resource commission meeting will be on August 24th from 7 to 8:00 p.m. here at C uh city hall. The planning commission will follow the next evening, August 25th from 6:30 to 7:30 again here at city hall. And then the youth commission will be meeting on Thursday, August 27th from 3:45 to 4:45 at the steeple center, I believe. The next city council work session will be on September 1st from 5 to 6:00 p.m. here at city hall and followed by the city council meeting 7 to 8:00 p.m. that evening. And just looking out a little bit further, city hall will be closed on Labor Day, September 7th, 2026. So with that, is there any additional information business to come before council? Seeing the nods, no. I move to adjurnn. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Have a motion and second to adjourn the meeting. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. We are adjourned. Thank you. [music] >> [music]