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Councilmember Heineman asked the City Attorney to speak on case law that had contradiction to <br />point them in the right direction. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied that there are some lingering provisions that could have been justified <br />at the time. He stated that the main meeting location must be made available, if a member is <br />remote then that location becomes a part of the main meeting by extension. The member can <br />decide where that location is if they are able to make it a public place versus private. That location <br />has to be in the published notice of the meeting. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler commented that should be fixed and felt it should be easy to fix at the local <br />government level. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied open government always has push back. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley commented it has been in the news that there is a large surplus and asked <br />what the plan was for it and what the City’s role should be. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler replied this has been in discussion among his colleagues. He listed ideas including <br />education, health care, child care, family leave, unemployment. <br /> <br />Representative Scott stated that list of ideas are not on her list and could perhaps be funded <br />federally. <br /> <br />Representative Heinrich commented there is a billion dollar debt to the feds for unemployment. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler stated he has been in discussion about the burden put on tax payers. He stated <br />there is a high interest in public safety and education. He wasn’t sure what the City’s role would <br />be. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that funding would be needed for the water treatment facility <br />and the Highway 10 construction. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler replied there is talk about a decent sized bonding bill and cash bill. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented that there are a lot of capital projects coming up that will <br />be expensive. <br /> <br />Senator Abeler replied the water treatment facility can be promoted. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if for one year with the LGA if there couldn’t be anything special <br />included for the water treatment plant. She stated that historically cities have randomly gotten <br />extra money. <br /> <br />Representative Scott asked if a bonding project has been put together for the water treatment <br />facility. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / January 25, 2022 <br />Page 11 of 23 <br /> <br />