revenues are about at 59% of our budget amounts this year. Um last year was about at 58%. So we're about at the similar there. Um we'll have our second half tax settlement come in in December. So that should um help uh push us over the top and get us there.

I'm hoping we'll be about 50 to 100,000 to the good. I mean, I'm referencing the bill, but what does that put us percentage wise? 45 43. I mean, really the, you know, every 50 to 100,000 is really a, you know, a percent or so, you know, or 70 some,000. So, so really if we're, if we come in better, we probably, we're looking at more probably a percent or two better than the 40% versus like, you know, 5% or whatever. So,

What we would use it I believe the most for would be missing people. Um god forbid natural disasters if there's a fire. Uh it's it's just it's a tool that gets us able to see a large area very quickly and um that could potentially obviously save lives.

Um maybe you would tell the people that are here how it's this is what was the selling point for me how it can help protect you all by going into a dangerous situation with before you have to go in you know like you it can go into a house which for me that was if if that will protect our police officers that's that's what mattered to me.

Chief Squires, I ask that you protect ministr citizens by explicitly defining law enforcement agencies in this policy wording to prevent abuse. So, number two, data storage. I'm a software engineer with a decade of experience. And in the last 3 to 5 years, my job has transitioned from making websites and applications to protecting internal assets, data, coming up with cyber security policies, and protecting in intellectual property from external threat actors, chiefly hackers and exploits.

Chief Squires, I'm asking that you update the wording in this draft to explicitly state that legal counsel must be consulted if this is if the drone is used without a warrant or where there is reasonable expectation of privacy. Since protecting the legal rights of ministers to residents and neighbors cannot be a suggestion, it's a requirement.

As the council may recall, we are held to a 3.5 unit uh per acre minimum with the Metropolitan Council. Um and the proposed plat uh that has been uh presented tonight and also given to the metropolitan council does meet that minimum density requirement.

Basically the uh other items that were addressed was the park dedication. Um, what we had proposed or at least discussed was doing a temporary park. I know I had provided that to staff. Uh, over a couple lots that'll be owned and maintained by the association. Longer term, when you look at the bigger picture of other properties in the area, it was always thought a park would be somewhere to the east of this site.

Um I would highly recommend, see, it's not, we don't have the authority to put a light in there. Um like I said, we were really hoping that um the traffic study would show that it was needed and they're saying it's not. So, I would say to you folks that are very concerned about that intersection, um talk to one your county commissioners, talk to your state legislators and see if they can force um encourage mind to put a light or or a a temporary light or a temporary roundabout here.

Transportation efficiency requirements in or ordinance 505.45 four five are also compromised with the higher density and I respect that you've addressed that. Um but most importantly with insufficient access only one road in and out. I would like to know if there has been a study done and conversations held with fire department and police regarding their issues of safety of getting in and out in emergencies.

I feel your pain. I I became a council member fortunately. I I got elected and I wanted to see Minatrista remain Minatrista. That's what's so beautiful here. But call the Met Council if this bothers you because we have to do this. It's not that we're dying to put pack in all these condos and town homes. We don't have a choice.

No, Madame Mayor. Uh developer alluded to that as well. This has gone through the watershed district, the TP, uh the the uh the appropriate process for wetland review. Um and this would just be the council being the whacka on the authority of board approving that plan.

The lowest quote came from Minger Construction Companies for $115,824.30. Um this is higher than the budget um that we had initially pl placed on this project back in May of $81,900. Um as council is mo most likely aware, we are seeing some really high fuel prices, especially for diesel equipment, which is what's used um for this type of work.

My opinion of this, Madame Mayor and Council, is it it took years to get Henipin County staff to get behind this. So, I'm a little apprehensive to um say thanks, but we're going to hold off on a year. Can we get money next year? If that is council direction, we can certainly do that. Um but it was um as as public works director Peters may um may be willing to attest it took us took staff some time to get um sta Henipin County staff support to cost share for this.