11-14-2023 City Council Special Meeting Minutes

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MEETING OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023 PEQUOT LAKES CITY HALL Members Present: Mayor Gardner, Council Members Ronning, Clement, Pederson Members Absent: Council Member Seils Staff Present: Rich Spiczka, City Administrator; Angie Duus, City Clerk/Treasurer; Tim Houle, City Engineer; and Mike Davis, Police Chief; Nick Roy, Lead Maintenance Worker; Emily Johnson, Deputy Clerk/Administrative Assistant 1. Call Meeting to Order Mayor Gardner called the meeting of the Pequot Lakes City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. 1.1. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Gardner led with the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Summary of Current Projects and Activities 2.1. HOTGL Mr. Spiczka updates Council Members on the status of the City’s current projects. He states there are some things that have not been listed on the agenda, it is staff things, but he briefly covered those. 1. The Heart of the Good Life a. Purchase agreements for both parcels, the representatives for both parcels have them. Both representatives are hoping to close by the end of the year. b. There is a two-year claw back. It means if they don’t do what they are supposed to after closing within the next two years, the City will get the property back. Mr. Spiczka also states neither of the roadways are restricted roadways, so it should not be an issue with development and equipment staging. 2.2. Water/Sewer Discussion ensues about the requirement by the State to complete a lead line inventory by the end of 2024. Mr. Spiczka states the current plan is to do most of this in-house as they are certain they don’t have any lead lines in town. However, there are funds to contract it out if needed or there may be other uses for the funding if it qualifies, such as putting locations/information (curb stops, hydrants, etc.) into our current GIS system.