As you're well aware, uh we have been with MMUA for 25 years. They've done an outstanding job uh of working with our staff to keep them safe. uh acknowledging the hazards of what we have going on. Uh doing safety training uh building audits, which is very important. uh environment that we work in can often be hazardous and they do a great job of pointing out the hazards and making us aware and conscientious of what's going on there.

everything you mentioned lowering the you know risk of injury for uh city workers is really important and um I'm happy happy that we have this program in place.

I come before you today to ask for the approval of purchase for of a playground set from Arca Coast in the amount of $111,950 includes fabrication. Uh they they did a design already, fabrication, delivery, and installation. $125,000 was allocated for this previously and we'll use the remaining funds for flooring in that space. Um furniture if there's uh if there's still room left in the budget.

I I think this project is too expensive for what we're getting. Um, I think it I the space isn't adequate. The size isn't expected. Our kids honestly deserve us to plan and design something that's bigger and better. Um, I think it's driven by the fact that other communities have these large things which are quite honestly Lake Crystal is significantly larger. Other spaces are significantly larger. I think we're settling and I think in a few years we're going to be disappointed that we settled on something like this.

I think $125,000 is not nothing. It's a chunk of money. Uh, however, it's meeting a need um that's not currently being met and it's an opportunity to test an idea in our community. This could last for, you know, a decade or more and then perhaps our community wants to see something bigger and the community rallies behind it and that's where we get funding from. Um, but we I think in this case we have to start somewhere.

So, madame mayor, based on the research that we did quickly here and the research by the assistant city attorney under municipal statute 412191, the issue related to whether a full council is available or not and how that counts towards votes relates to ordinances, not to resolutions or motions. Resolutions or motions are of a simple majority of those that are present, assuming you have quorum.

Um, back in April, the EDA and the city council um authorized a new program called the unforeseen circumstance loan program. Um, very similar to the CO 19 hospitality grant program. Um, these are loans up to $10,000. become call them microlo loans and they're paid back at $100 a month until they're paid off um at 0% interest.

I was at the EDA meeting and I don't have much to add. It's just that this application met the qualifications of the program. It was reviewed by the committee and approved by the ADA. Um and so it uh we continue to see a need for the program.

Um what you see in the packet on page um 24 is the modification. Previously you saw this modification is item number 12 within the body of that whole section within your personnel policy related to IT usage and computer usage. Um this is the only addition to that policy just to provide clarification.

Um I would mention, madame mayor, that we know that this is not perfect and open to all kinds of discussion, but it's really our goal to at least get our boat in the water, so to speak, on this because we continue to see utilization and we want to be able to provide some training and um some guidance to employees as they continue to find efficiencies using AI.

The total cost of that is approximately $345,200 for those repairs across about 18 total properties um that the city owns. So um to be clear, because you had previously met your deductible, these repairs would not h have a cash cost to you. However, it is also true that we are recommending that you accept an alternate that provides for a class 4 impact resistant shingle, which is another step up from from kind of what you see from a normal residential standpoint. That is not paid for by LMCIT or um from your insurance claim because that is a standard that is slightly higher than what was on your roots previously. Um that would be $36,500.

As you know, the H was established in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was established solely to get money from HUD to build parking man called the senior high because it was done at that time and it was just trying to get those resources to St. Peter for that instruction. There were a lot of things that perhaps and our goal here would be twofold. One of which is to look forward as the council's wanted. The second of which is to provide I guess what I would call the better documentation the additional clarification as we sources or as an example of parking manner.

Um, so our subject property is 105 East Brown Street. Um, this is kind of a strategic piece for multiple reasons. Um, zoning wise and that it's a non-conforming property. Storm water-wise, um, in that it's a due to its location between most of the town and the Minnesota River and its low elevation, it sits perfectly for a regional storm water pond. our city [clears throat] engineer has um created a map back in 2022 that did show um this particular property um with a a Brown Street basin concept.

Mayor members we do have a resolution that's in front of you that's attached to that um packet. We would ask for one modification based on the council's previous discussion which is item number one would be as written the city of St. Peter buyer. Um and then item number two would include um closing may occur can occur only after clear and marketable title is provided to the satisfaction of the city attorney. That's based on this property being owned um by Mr. Strand on a contract for deed to ensure that that's wrapped up tight.