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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 28, 2026 Page 8 1 many departments have enhanced their engagement and outreach, and that the community 2 gathering spaces at the Liquor Stores and Community Center are almost complete. 3 4 City Manager Yunker finished by discussing the Fiscal and Organizational Strength goal. He 5 stated that the City is exploring renovations to current public safety facilities and is seeking to 6 engage architects to discuss ideas for a new public safety facility. He informed the Council that 7 all parts for the Water Treatment Plant automation project have arrived and will be installed later 8 this year during a period of seasonally low water demand. He reminded the Council that they 9 will be discussing future and current needs at the Community Center on September 22 at the 10 Work Session. He noted that they have explored avenues for levy relief, including gas and 11 electric utility franchise fees, and considered a broadband franchise fee. 12 13 City Manager Yunker thanked City Staff for their hard work on achieving these goals. 14 15 Councilmember Doolan appreciated the comprehensive update with valuable data, and noted 16 improvements from last year's presentation. 17 18 Councilmember Jenson asked if some of these actions are closed out, or if they are still open to 19 exploration. City Manager Yunker stated most are likely still open, and these are ongoing 20 projects which will likely never be complete as they are always evolving. 21 22 Councilmember Jenson asked to include in future presentations which actions were taken in the 23 first half of the year versus the second. City Manager Yunker confirmed that this would be a 24 possibility. 25 26 Councilmember Jenson noted how much information was contained in the presentation, and 27 stated there were many more activities taking place on improvements to the City than in prior 28 years. 29 30 Mayor Webster thanked Staff for such detailed information on their yearly goals. 31 32 X. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 33 34 City Manager Yunker reported that VillageFest will be occurring on the weekend of August 31, 35 and the City will be represented in several ways at the Vendor Fair on Saturday, August 1. He 36 also reported that the communications survey will be live on Saturday, August 1, and was sent in 37 utility bills. He stated that it will ask residents to report what method of communication they 38 prefer to receive their City news from. 39 40 Councilmember Randle had no report. 41 42 Councilmember Doolan reported that on July 5, she attended the Sister City Meeting to give a 43 brief update on the visit to the Sister City in Salo. She stated that on July 22, she attended a 44 nature -based solutions program at the University of Minnesota. 45