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City Council Minutes November 6, 2023 Page 5 of 8 they can do at the school level. Chief Davis says the school handles the first offense, before getting law enforcement involved. Council Member Ronning responded stating there should be a penalty on the employee for the sale of such items to an underage individual. He also said his opinion on the topic is to get tougher on the establishments. Mr. Spiczka asks Council Members if they would like to entertain limiting the number of licenses within the city to sell tobacco products. If there is interest, then staff can research the issue and bring it back for further review. Council Members express interest in the idea. Council Member Clement states that the existing licenses would be grandfathered in, but we could try to put a limit on it from here. 8.4 Squad Car Order Police Chief Davis discusses the ordering process for a new squad. He explained the typical timeline for turnaround can be in upward of a year. The fastest turnaround has been a minimum of eight months. Dodge seems to be the fastest turnaround time versus any other make right now. Council Members are on board getting a new squad ordered as soon as possible to get the process started. Discussion ensues regarding access to funding, if needed, prior to the 2024 budget taking effect on January 2"d. Ms. Duus states there is access to funding if needed, but the squad does not get paid for until it is completed and picked up. 9. Public Works 9.1. Public Works Report The October Public Works report is attached for Council review. 9.2. Nelson/Akerson/Wild Acres Discussion Mr. Spiczka states this was put on the agenda at the request of Mayor Gardner. He has strong feelings about the condition of the road. Council Member Ronning stated he could see doing something with Nelson but didn't see the need for the other two at this time. He doesn't feel there are enough residents in those areas to make it worth it. Council Member Pederson would be okay with resurfacing the roadways, but nothing more than that. The roads will continue to be destroyed with the amount of truck traffic. Council Member Clement asks if Anderson Brothers had been helping with some of the maintenance, but it is not believed they are. Council Members' general consensus is to go back to the townships and advise that we are interested in exploring a basic resurface of the roads in the condition that they are, but not major elevation changes, or ditching, type projects. 9.3. Front/Main Study/Proposal