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City Council Meeting - May 13, 2025
Oakdale City CouncilWednesday, May 14, 2025
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[0:10] [Music]
[0:11] alrighty are we on my red light's not
[0:14] on we're good cool all right we're going
[0:17] to go ahead and call to order the
[0:19] regular meeting of the Oakdale City
[0:20] Council May 13 2025 sarah will you
[0:24] please take the role council member
[0:25] Moore here council member Morham here
[0:28] council member Severson here council
[0:30] member Willing here mayor Zabel here
[0:33] please join me for the pledge of
[0:37] allegiance i aliance to the flag of the
[0:41] United States of America and to the
[0:44] republic for which it stands one nation
[0:47] under God indivisible with liberty and
[0:50] justice for all
[0:56] first up on our agenda tonight is the
[0:58] approval of the agenda council members
[0:59] we have a slightly amended version in
[1:00] front of us can I get a motion to
[1:01] approve the agenda as amended make a
[1:03] motion to approve the agenda as amended
[1:05] there's a motion is there a second
[1:06] second motion a second all those in
[1:07] favor say I opposed and the agenda is
[1:11] adopted uh next we have approval of
[1:14] minutes three sets in front of us
[1:15] tonight first up workshop meeting
[1:16] minutes April 22nd 2025 council members
[1:18] any changes or corrections i'll look for
[1:21] a motion move there's a motion is there
[1:23] a second second motion a second any
[1:25] conversation all those in favor say I i
[1:29] opposed and workshop meeting minutes are
[1:31] adopted next up regular meeting minutes
[1:33] April 22nd 2025 any changes or
[1:36] corrections i'll look for a motion so
[1:38] move there's a motion is there a second
[1:40] second motion a second any conversation
[1:44] all those in favor say I i opposed and
[1:47] regular meeting minutes April 22nd 2025
[1:49] are adopted next up emergency meeting
[1:51] minutes for May 1st 2025 council members
[1:54] any changes or corrections look for a
[1:56] motion so move there's a motion is there
[1:58] a second second motion a second any
[2:00] conversation all those in favor say I i
[2:03] opposed and those minutes are approved
[2:05] as well under public hearing tonight we
[2:08] have one item our annual uh storm water
[2:10] pollution prevention plan um annual
[2:14] report uh Mr bachmire welcome yes good
[2:17] evening mayor and council as the mayor's
[2:19] indicated this is our annual hearing it
[2:21] has been posted and published and it's
[2:23] an opportunity for the public to come
[2:24] and express any concerns they may have
[2:26] regarding our surface waters our lakes
[2:28] our creeks and our wetlands um it is
[2:31] part of our storm water pollution
[2:33] prevention program
[2:35] and I do have a presentation if I could
[2:38] put it on
[2:43] overhead there it is
[2:48] okay all right thank you again this is
[2:50] required as part of our uh permit there
[2:53] are two parts to it there is a
[2:54] construction permit that's required for
[2:56] every construction project uh the
[2:58] current permit was issued August of 2023
[3:01] and expires in 2028 so we have a few
[3:03] more years on that project the uh storm
[3:07] water pollution prevention MS4 general
[3:09] permit expires this coming December and
[3:12] that's for our storm sewer system so
[3:14] there is a a requirement that we uh
[3:17] reapply for that permit and that's going
[3:18] to be coming up here shortly uh the
[3:21] current permit we did receive coverage
[3:23] in October 15th of
[3:27] 2021 so the new permit will be
[3:30] uh coming out here this coming year
[3:33] there's going to be a two-part
[3:34] application process where we have to
[3:36] apply for the permit and then we'll
[3:38] there'll be some conditions that'll need
[3:40] to be included in there the application
[3:42] will have to address our um our current
[3:45] storm water pollution prevention program
[3:47] we'll have to continue uh improving our
[3:49] best management practices in the six
[3:52] control areas uh we'll be looking at
[3:54] trying to manage our pollutant loads
[3:57] that go to our wetlands and service
[3:58] waters and then also uh working with uh
[4:02] the responsible parties within the
[4:05] city again as I mentioned the the
[4:08] reissuance of the permit uh once that's
[4:10] issued we will uh be notified there'll
[4:13] be a public notice and there'll be a
[4:14] 30-day period for people to comment on
[4:16] our new permit application uh we'll have
[4:19] to address those and then it'll go into
[4:21] effect uh 12 months from that date of
[4:23] coverage uh there are some things that
[4:26] we've already been aware that's going to
[4:27] be required in the new permit um they're
[4:30] going to have to be more specific and
[4:32] measurable goals uh there's going to be
[4:35] a prohibition on firefighting foams that
[4:38] contain PAS and also uh water quality
[4:41] trading uh will be an
[4:45] opportunity the current status we're
[4:47] we're pretty much uh complete on our
[4:49] current permit there are just a couple
[4:50] of things that we're still working on
[4:51] one is a checklist being developed for
[4:54] grading and erosion control we do have
[4:56] the the checklist in place and we just
[4:58] need to incorporate it in our policy and
[5:00] then continuing to work on our elicit
[5:02] discharge inspections um throughout the
[5:06] community so with that I'd stand for any
[5:09] questions that council may have council
[5:11] members any questions for Brian
[5:14] all righty and this is a public hearing
[5:16] so uh in just a minute I'm going to go
[5:17] ahead and open up the public hearing to
[5:19] any comments from the audience just a
[5:20] quick reminder about our procedure here
[5:23] um we invite everybody to step up to the
[5:24] podium uh we will be accepting comments
[5:26] on this agenda item only um if you would
[5:28] like to say anything please begin with
[5:30] your name and address of the record um
[5:31] and please confine your comments to
[5:33] three minutes or less um at this time
[5:34] I'm going to go ahead and open the
[5:35] public hearing uh for anybody that would
[5:37] like to
[5:40] comment whoa slow down
[5:43] everybody all right seeing none I'm
[5:45] going to go ahead and close the public
[5:46] hearing uh we don't need to take action
[5:48] right it's just doing the public hearing
[5:50] yep okay so we're going to keep things
[5:53] moving and go into open forum before we
[5:56] open the floor I have a few
[5:58] proclamations to issue um first of all
[6:00] recognizing mental health awareness
[6:04] month whereas mental health is an
[6:06] essential essential component for
[6:07] overall well-being shaping our thoughts
[6:09] feelings and behaviors and influencing
[6:11] our ability to cope with life's
[6:13] challenges build meaningful
[6:14] relationships and pursue other goals and
[6:16] dreams and whereas mental health
[6:18] awareness month provides an opportunity
[6:19] to raise awareness promote understanding
[6:21] and reduce stigma surrounding mental
[6:23] illness as well as encouraging open
[6:25] dialogue compassion and support for
[6:27] individuals living with mental health
[6:29] conditions and their families and
[6:31] whereas mental health affects people of
[6:33] all ages backgrounds and walks of life
[6:35] and addressing mental health needs is
[6:37] essential for fostering resilience
[6:38] promoting recovery and improving the
[6:40] quality of life for individuals families
[6:42] and communities and whereas mental
[6:44] health awareness month highlights the
[6:46] importance of access to mental health
[6:47] care and support services advocating for
[6:50] equitable access to treatment resources
[6:52] and interventions that address the
[6:54] diverse needs of individuals
[6:55] experiencing mental health challenges
[6:57] and whereas mental health awareness
[6:59] month celebrates the resilience and
[7:00] strength of individuals living with
[7:02] mental illness recognize their courage
[7:03] determination and achievements in
[7:05] overcoming obstacles seeking help and
[7:07] embracing hope and healing and whereas
[7:10] mental health awareness month serves as
[7:12] a call to action for individuals
[7:13] communities pol and policy makers to
[7:15] prioritize mental health and well-being
[7:17] invest in prevention early intervention
[7:19] and support services and to work
[7:21] together to create a more inclusive and
[7:23] compassionate and supportive society
[7:25] therefore I Kevin Zabel mayor of Oakdale
[7:26] Minnesota do hereby proclaim May 2025 as
[7:29] mental health awareness month in the
[7:30] city of
[7:32] Oakdale we also have a proclamation
[7:34] recognizing National Police Week whereas
[7:37] in 1962 President Kennedy proclaimed May
[7:40] 15th as National Pe uh National Peace
[7:42] Officers Memorial Day and the week in
[7:44] which it falls as National Police Week
[7:46] to pay special recognition to law
[7:48] enforcement officers who have lost their
[7:49] lives in the line of duty for the safety
[7:51] and protection of others and whereas the
[7:53] International Association of Chiefs of
[7:55] Police has declared uh police officer
[7:58] safety and wellness a top priority and
[7:59] the IAP's Center for Officer Safety and
[8:02] Wellness promotes the importance of
[8:04] individual agency family and community
[8:06] safety and wellness and whereas it is
[8:09] important that all citizens know and
[8:11] understand the problems duties and
[8:12] responsibilities of their police
[8:14] department and that members of our
[8:15] police department recognize their duty
[8:17] to serve the people by safeguarding life
[8:19] and property by protecting them against
[8:21] violence and disorder and by protecting
[8:23] the innocent against deception and the
[8:26] weak against oppression and intimidation
[8:29] and whereas the city of Oakdale commends
[8:30] the brave men and women of our law
[8:32] enforcement community for continually
[8:33] summoning the courage to fulfill their
[8:35] so solemn oath and to protect and serve
[8:39] and whereas the city of Oakdale also
[8:40] takes pause to remember those men and
[8:42] women of our law enforcement community
[8:44] who have lost their lives or have
[8:46] suffered permanent disabilities
[8:47] defending their communities and whereas
[8:50] the city of Oakdale honors police uh
[8:52] Burnsville police officers Matthew Rugie
[8:53] and Paul Elmstrand for their ultimate
[8:55] sacrifice given on February 18th 2024
[8:58] therefore I come as able mayor of
[8:59] Vogdale Minnesota to hereby proclaim May
[9:01] 7 uh May 11th through 17th 2025 as
[9:04] national police week to commemorate
[9:06] police officers past and present but uh
[9:09] who by their faithful and loyal devotion
[9:10] to their responsibilities have rendered
[9:12] a dedicated service to their communities
[9:14] and in doing so have established for
[9:16] themselves an enduring reputation for
[9:18] preserving the rights and security of
[9:20] all Oakdale
[9:22] residents finally a proclamation
[9:24] recognizing public works week whereas
[9:27] public works work services provided in
[9:29] our community are an integral part of
[9:30] our citizens everyday lives and whereas
[9:33] the support of an understanding and
[9:35] informed citizen citizenry is vital to
[9:38] the efficient operation of public works
[9:39] systems and programs such as water
[9:42] sewers streets park forestry
[9:44] environmental services public buildings
[9:46] and fleet services and whereas the
[9:49] health and safety and comfort of this
[9:50] community greatly depends on these
[9:52] services and whereas the quality and
[9:55] effectiveness of these facilities as
[9:57] well as their planning design and
[10:00] construction are vitally dependent upon
[10:02] the efforts and skill of public works
[10:04] staff and whereas the efficiency and
[10:07] qual uh the efficiency of the qualified
[10:08] and dedicated personnel who staff our
[10:10] public works departments uh is
[10:12] materially influenced by the people's
[10:14] attitude and understanding of the
[10:15] importance of the work they perform and
[10:18] whereas the American Public Works
[10:19] Association will celebrate the 65th
[10:22] annual National Public Works Week which
[10:24] will be held the 3rd week of May with
[10:26] the theme people purpose presence
[10:28] therefore I Kevin Zabel mayor of Oakdale
[10:30] Minnesota do hereby proclaim the week of
[10:32] May 18th through the 24th 2025 as public
[10:34] works week and acknowledge the important
[10:37] contributions that the public works
[10:38] department makes every day to our health
[10:40] safety comfort and quality of life in
[10:42] the city of Oakdale
[10:45] may is always a very special time when
[10:47] we get to recognize um two departments
[10:49] at the same time um and I've said it
[10:52] before I think every elected official
[10:54] that has served this city has said it
[10:56] before we will stack our police
[10:57] department and our public works
[10:59] departments up against any cities we
[11:00] truly have some of the absolute finest
[11:03] employees and more importantly people um
[11:06] in our in our city government um doing
[11:09] the public's work providing critical
[11:10] services providing necessary safety in
[11:13] our communities so to both our police
[11:15] department and our public works
[11:16] departments we thank you um we could not
[11:18] do the city would not exist without you
[11:21] um and uh please keep up the great work
[11:23] we truly truly appreciate everything you
[11:25] do for our residents businesses and city
[11:27] as a
[11:29] whole uh next up is oh open forum uh
[11:33] this is an opportunity for anybody in
[11:34] the audience if you'd like to step up to
[11:36] the podium and share anything that's on
[11:37] your mind please feel free to do so
[11:38] similar rules as public forum start with
[11:40] your name and address for the record uh
[11:42] and try to keep your comments to three
[11:43] minutes or so but the floor is
[11:49] open seeing none we will move on to
[11:52] consensus motions council members we
[11:54] have A through I in front of us tonight
[11:56] um are there any that council members
[11:59] would like to pull for individual
[12:02] consideration seeing none I'll look for
[12:04] a motion mr mayor I'll move approval of
[12:07] consensus motions A through I as
[12:09] presented there's a motion is there a
[12:10] second second motion a second all those
[12:12] in favor say I i opposed and A through I
[12:16] are approved next up is our opportunity
[12:18] to check in with our advisory boards and
[12:21] commissions it looks like the only one
[12:22] that met was the planning commission
[12:24] council member Willing you are their
[12:25] liaison what's our planning commission
[12:27] up to these days so they had a a public
[12:30] hearing on a conditional use permit for
[12:34] Oak Liquor uh for an electronic dynamic
[12:37] business sign which was pretty cool and
[12:40] then also for the Willowbrook 12th
[12:42] edition plan unit development amendment
[12:45] final plan and site plan all passed
[12:48] which I believe is the final edition up
[12:50] there that's exciting the last one
[12:54] alrighty we'll keep things rolling check
[12:56] in oh move on to award bids we have a
[12:59] couple tonight uh I'm going to guess
[13:02] public works director corey come on
[13:05] down walk us through these two action
[13:08] items uh thank you mayor i'll take the
[13:10] uh the first one about the Willoughbrook
[13:12] Park uh project so this is an extension
[13:15] of the conversation that has been
[13:17] ongoing for quite some time uh back on
[13:19] March 11th uh you as council members
[13:21] approved uh plans and specifications for
[13:24] uh what will become the Willowbrook West
[13:26] and North projects um as well as the
[13:29] installation of a uh restroom and open
[13:32] air shelter picnic area there uh at the
[13:34] previous council meeting we did approval
[13:36] for uh architect for the restroom this
[13:39] is another approval as part of that same
[13:41] project uh we went to put out a request
[13:44] for bids and seeking a general
[13:46] contractor for the larger scope of the
[13:48] project site work uh site amenities
[13:51] landscaping uh really the the main body
[13:54] of the project that's going to happen
[13:55] out there so we're very happy over the
[13:57] 22 days uh that that was out to bid that
[13:59] we received uh seven bids from different
[14:01] contractors were um very competitive
[14:04] very happy with all of the contractors
[14:06] that went through ultimately um Sunra
[14:09] Construction uh was the low bidder uh
[14:12] with a bid a base bid of
[14:15] $890,650 um all in told uh the project
[14:18] we originally had an estimate um for the
[14:21] project with to include a 10%
[14:23] contingency of $979
[14:27] uh715 and with this one uh coming with
[14:30] the contingency um number into that we
[14:32] were
[14:33] $9,742 under our projection so that that
[14:36] was definitely favorable um uh for us
[14:40] and we're happy to move forward with it
[14:41] um just as a reminder for um for council
[14:45] and for those members of the public that
[14:47] um that may be curious the funding
[14:49] sources through this project uh started
[14:52] as a consortium of a couple different
[14:53] projects the council moved to merge
[14:55] those ultimately settling on a overall
[14:57] project budget of
[15:00] 2,66,000 we at this point with the bids
[15:03] that we've received so far we're
[15:05] projecting to be about
[15:07] 2,65,000 so we're just under $1,000
[15:10] under that um but that also does include
[15:13] some um alternates for pick some shade
[15:17] features and then some lighting which at
[15:19] this point staff is requesting that we
[15:20] table those decisions we're only asking
[15:22] you to um requesting that you accept the
[15:25] bid and recommending that uh the council
[15:27] accepts the bid for Sunram Construction
[15:29] again their base bid of
[15:32] $890,650 and once we um as we work with
[15:36] the architect and finalize the details
[15:38] of that restroom and open air shelter
[15:40] and are able to finalize exactly what
[15:42] those numbers will be we um at that time
[15:45] we would come back to the council with
[15:46] uh requesting uh your feedback on uh how
[15:49] you would like to proceed with any
[15:50] alternates and we'll be in a a much
[15:53] better position overall to ensure that
[15:55] we stay within that budget line so with
[15:57] that happy to answer any questions
[15:59] council members any questions for Corey
[16:02] i have one how long are the bids for the
[16:05] alternates valid for so and do we expect
[16:08] having that decision before those bids
[16:10] expire yes so Sunramm Construction they
[16:13] were responsible for two of them as far
[16:15] as the or they're in their bid um as bid
[16:16] alternates for shade features i spoke
[16:19] with the uh the owner um of a president
[16:22] of that company myself and has no
[16:25] concern with delaying that uh we're
[16:26] we're expecting um to be able to come
[16:28] back to you in July uh whether it's the
[16:30] first or second meeting with those and
[16:32] um we'll be able to they feel that
[16:34] they'll be able to adjust their project
[16:36] schedule to accommodate that um that
[16:38] would be shooting and as far as the
[16:40] lighting goes that's with a separate
[16:41] contractor must go and and there's no
[16:43] concern with us um actually the numbers
[16:46] that you see in the table provided in
[16:48] the RCA you know while we had a almost a
[16:51] $9,000 um difference in the general
[16:54] contractor price there's only about
[16:55] $1,000 difference because when we came
[16:57] to you in March those were um estimates
[17:00] we didn't have the final numbers for the
[17:02] electrical and we have since received
[17:04] those so the numbers in the table are
[17:05] are final and so they're aware of our
[17:07] intent to um delay that decision in the
[17:11] whole situation of you know what we're
[17:13] trying to achieve and are are willing to
[17:14] support that
[17:16] okay uh council members any other
[17:19] questions all right let's take that
[17:21] first action item
[17:23] i'll make a motion wave reading and
[17:25] adopt resolution 2025-43 awarding the
[17:28] bid for city project
[17:30] P2025-02 Willoughbrook Park West and
[17:32] Willowbrook Park North for construction
[17:34] and general contractor services there's
[17:36] a motion is there a second second motion
[17:39] a second final comments all those in
[17:41] favor say I i opposed and resolution
[17:45] 2025-43 is adopted uh one more action
[17:48] item sure I can do that uh make a motion
[17:51] there's no presentation Chris it's just
[17:53] straight up okay perfect thank you make
[17:56] a motion to authorize the mayor and city
[17:57] administrator to enter into an agreement
[17:59] between the city of Oakdale and Sun Ram
[18:00] Construction Inc for construction and
[18:02] general contracting services there's a
[18:04] motion is there a second second motion a
[18:06] second final comments all those in favor
[18:08] say I i opposed and then authorization
[18:12] is given uh staff reports one item under
[18:16] community development tonight community
[18:18] development director gets welcome uh
[18:20] thank you mayor council uh Andrew Goff
[18:23] community development director the item
[18:24] before you for approval is final plat of
[18:27] Oakdale Farms edition which is the
[18:29] forefront commercial site as a reminder
[18:32] final plat uh if they're consistent with
[18:35] the preliminary plaque go directly to
[18:37] council this site is located at 3500
[18:40] High Point North uh basically between
[18:43] the new Aldi and the new Starbucks it's
[18:45] zoned Immatian PUB commercial sites are
[18:48] allowed and it is guided commercial as
[18:51] well uh the purpose of this subdivision
[18:54] is currently it's one uh single lot and
[18:57] the uh owner developer would like to
[18:58] replplat that into four individual lots
[19:01] to allow for uh potential selling off of
[19:04] those individual parcels at at a later
[19:07] date um there was a slight modification
[19:11] um since the from the uh
[19:14] uh resolution that was in the packet
[19:16] where we had two conditions and I
[19:17] believe you have a revised
[19:20] uh copy in front of you that only has
[19:21] one condition u we did receive
[19:24] clarification that the uh the former
[19:26] condition that um they modify the
[19:30] resolution or the easement related to a
[19:33] private utility easement that's been
[19:35] addressed they provided the significant
[19:36] documentation so just to make this clean
[19:39] we'd uh uh request that uh council would
[19:43] act on the revised resolution that has
[19:46] just one condition and I'll read that
[19:48] which is the final plat must be revised
[19:50] as necessary to meet all city attorneys
[19:53] plat opinion and the buyer developer
[19:55] shall further adhere to all
[19:56] recommendations of the city attorney
[19:58] regarding title matters and recording
[19:59] instructions for instruments associated
[20:01] with the development
[20:04] perfect council members any questions
[20:06] for Andy all right I'll look for a
[20:08] motion mr mayor I'll uh move that we
[20:11] wave reading adopt resolution
[20:13] 2025-10 approving the final plat of
[20:16] Oakdale fifth edition with conditions
[20:18] including the attached resolution as
[20:20] revised there's a motion is there a
[20:22] second second motion a second final
[20:24] comments all those in favor say I i
[20:26] opposed and resolution 2025-10 is
[20:30] adopted thank you Andy thank you uh next
[20:32] up let's check in with our city attorney
[20:34] jim welcome anything for us tonight Mr
[20:36] mayor members of Council nothing
[20:37] specific tonight happy to answer
[20:39] questions though anybody have questions
[20:40] for Jim nope all right let's check in
[20:43] with There we go i'll find the words
[20:45] let's check in with our city
[20:47] administrator Chris Walkers chris uh
[20:49] thanks Mr mayor Council i do not have a
[20:51] report tonight other than what we've
[20:52] talked about in the workshop so perfect
[20:55] glad to answer any questions council
[20:56] members any questions for Chris all
[20:59] righty how about council presentations i
[21:01] have one council member Mor i um just
[21:04] wanted to publicly thank everybody from
[21:06] the tree board everybody from the city
[21:09] um and everybody who helped and
[21:10] volunteered and supported the 50th
[21:15] annual Oh what's his name pete Grassy
[21:18] pete Grassy uh tree giveaway uh a couple
[21:21] weeks ago it I was so impressed it was a
[21:26] better than welloiled machine uh just
[21:29] the thought and the planning that went
[21:31] into that event was um impressive so I
[21:34] wanted to publicly thank everybody and
[21:37] it was so much fun to see the members of
[21:39] the public as we you gently set very
[21:43] tall trees in um the backs of their cars
[21:47] and trucks and trailers and everything
[21:49] else um it just it was a wonderful
[21:51] wonderful day i um want to also call out
[21:54] the master gardeners who supported and
[21:56] gave out those seedlings because my
[21:58] white pine seedling named Basil is uh
[22:02] planted in the backyard right now so um
[22:04] just what a wonderful event after 50
[22:07] years we got the rhythm down you know
[22:09] it's a smooth event um doing great i'll
[22:11] echo Council Member Moore's comments a
[22:13] big thank you to all of our staff um you
[22:15] know we've changed the process we've
[22:16] changed the location we've made tweaks
[22:18] as as we've learned more every year it
[22:20] does incredibly well our residents love
[22:22] it um I agree welloiled machine it's a
[22:25] cool event so a big thank you to the
[22:26] fire department for hosting at the North
[22:28] Station um to all of our public works
[22:30] crews especially the forestry department
[22:32] um our treeboard members master
[22:34] gardeners it's a big team effort so
[22:36] pretty cool any day we can put 200 trees
[22:38] in the ground that's right uh Andy or
[22:40] Gary anything over here all righty uh I
[22:43] got a few uh city updates from uh city
[22:46] staff uh registration for early summer
[22:48] programming through Oakdale Recreation
[22:50] opens this Thursday May 15th there are
[22:52] always or there are always great
[22:53] programs um this year is no exception
[22:56] check out the full list of programs
[22:57] offered and register online at
[22:59] oakdalefund.com if there are summer
[23:01] camps you want for your kids you got to
[23:03] get after it on on Thursday May 15th hop
[23:06] online get those those uh spots booked
[23:09] um and a big thank you to Oakdale
[23:11] Recreation for putting together another
[23:12] great slate of summer programming for
[23:14] our kids uh the annual Jane Klein
[23:16] memorial spring planting event is this
[23:18] Saturday May 17th from 9:00 am to noon
[23:20] at Bethky Park uh you may have seen last
[23:23] year um I think it was last year a lot
[23:25] of trees dead trees dying trees damaged
[23:27] trees were cut out of there um and so
[23:29] this project is tackling the
[23:30] reforestation of that park this year so
[23:32] um if you are interested in volunteering
[23:34] uh head to the city website.gov for more
[23:36] information uh and to sign up uh I'll be
[23:39] out there so come plant a tree with me
[23:40] it's a lot of fun so um I love that park
[23:42] in my neighborhood uh so it'll be nice
[23:44] to get a bunch of new trees planted
[23:45] there we could definitely use some more
[23:47] help though uh our summer 2025 Oakdale
[23:50] Update newsletter should arrive in
[23:51] mailboxes later this week this edition
[23:53] includes city news seasonal reminders
[23:55] the recreation programming and uh the
[23:57] schedule of events for Summerfest and so
[23:59] much more so please keep an eye on your
[24:00] mailboxes for that always a ton of great
[24:02] information for our residents about
[24:04] what's going on in the city as well as
[24:06] especially what's coming up in our city
[24:08] so please check that out speaking of
[24:10] Summerfest our Cornerstone Community
[24:11] Celebration is just 6 weeks away that is
[24:14] a little scary to say um but always so
[24:18] much fun mark your calendars for June
[24:19] 23rd through the 28th uh for Summerfest
[24:22] featuring crowd favorites like the Grand
[24:24] Parade free concerts uh the Nature
[24:26] Preserve 5K food trucks fireworks tons
[24:28] of kids events bigger and better even
[24:30] more than last year which is pretty cool
[24:32] uh so much more you can check out the
[24:34] full schedule at
[24:36] oakdalefest.com i also want to add a big
[24:38] thank you to the Oakdale Summerfest
[24:40] community organization a group of
[24:41] volunteers who do so much work um
[24:44] pulling this event together um I met
[24:46] with them on Friday they are they are
[24:48] full steam ahead they are excited
[24:50] they're ready to go um but they are
[24:51] putting in a lot of work to make this a
[24:53] big another success this year so a big
[24:56] thank you to them finally city offices
[24:58] will be closed on Monday May 26th in
[25:00] obser in observance of Memorial Day
[25:02] regular hours will resume the following
[25:04] day um hey we even have a city council
[25:06] meeting that night so if you're looking
[25:07] for something to do on Tuesday May 27th
[25:09] come on down come hang out with us it's
[25:11] in my
[25:13] script uh claims we got to pay the bills
[25:16] uh claims roster April 23rd through May
[25:18] 13th 2.395 million and change council
[25:21] members were there any claims we wanted
[25:22] to pull for additional
[25:24] information all right who wants to make
[25:26] the motion make a motion to approve
[25:28] claims as presented there's a motion is
[25:30] there a second second motion a second
[25:31] all those in favor say I i
[25:33] opposed bills are paid uh can I get a
[25:37] motion to adjurnn motion there's a
[25:39] motion is there a second second motion a
[25:41] second all those in favor say I i
[25:44] opposed okay uh nobody's opposed we are
[25:47] adjourned thank you and good night
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