Okay, we are in open session, and uh the possible action from the closed session approving farm lease along county trunk and that is requested by the finance and taxation committee.

I'm your honorable mayor.

I have a resolution authorizing an agricultural lease agreement between the city of Monroe and Monroe weeds and seeds.

Um whereas the city of Monroe owns approximately 68 acres of vacant property located on the city's northwest side along County Highway N, whereas Major Weeds and Seeds have expressed interest in leasing said property for agricultural purposes, whereas city and madrell weeds and seeds have negotiated terms on agricultural lease agreement for the use of property for the 2026 season, and whereas the proposed term shall commence upon execution of the lease by the lesse and the receipt of the required certificate of insurance and shall terminate on March 30th, 2027.

Whereas the lease provides an annual rental rate of 150 dollars per acre for a total annual rent of 10,200, payable in two equal installments due March 31st and September 30th.

Whereas the lease restricts the use of the property to agricultural purposes only and includes provisions related to maintenance insurance, indemnification, inspection rights, and reduct reduction, default and termination, all is outlined in the agricultural lease agreement.

And whereas the city council finds that entering into this lease in the best interest of the city of Monroe.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the common council of the city of Monroe, the agricultural lease agreement between the city of Monroe and Madreau weeds and seeds substantially in the form presented to the council was hereby approved.

And be it further resolved that the mayor and city administrator are authorized and directed to execute the agricultural lease agreement and any related document necessary to carry out the resolution offered by the finance and taxation committee dated the sixth day of April 2026, and I move for its approval.

Second, and who is that?

Cleveland, okay.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing none, all those in favor say aye.

Oppose no, and the clerk will call the roll.

Older Vestine.

Aye.

Alder Tolman?

Aye.

Alder Miller.

All right.

Older Cleveland.

Aye.

Alder True Hart?

Aye.

Alder Whartonweiler.

Aye.

Holder Schaefer.

Aye.

Alder Frankie.

And Alder McGuire.

All right.

And that passes unanimously.

And we need to address the possible action from closed session approving the agreement to terminate purchase and development agreement with Peter and Laurie J.

Raskovick.

And that is your Honorable Mayor.

I have an agreement to terminate purchase and development agreement and development agreement.

This agreement entered as of in April 2026 between Peter Raskovick and Laurie J.

Raskovick.

And the City of Monroe, a municipality organized under the laws of the state of Wisconsin.

Whereas the city and the purchasers had entered into a purchase and development agreement on October 18th, 2016.

A true and correct copy is attached pursuant to that agreement.

The purchasers purchased 2.95 acres of land from the city, and among other things were obligated to create improvements on the property.

Whereas the 2.95 acre property remains unimproved, and whereas the parties have negotiated a buyout of that purchase and development agreement.

Now therefore, be now therefore for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged.

The parties agree as follows.

The purchasers shall make a payment of $59,000 to the city.

approved and whereas the parties have negotiated a buyout of that purchase and development agreement now therefore be now therefore for good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged the parties agree as follows the purchasers shall make a payment of $59,000 to the city the city shall satisfy the mortgage on the property upon the completions of pair paragraph one and two the purchase development agreement dated October 18th 2016 is hereby terminated and shall be no null and void neither party shall have any ongoing obligations to the other party pursuant to that agreement in witness there the parties have here to set their hands and seals and there uh this will be signed when um presented to the buyers I need a motion and a second to approve this agreement I'll make a motion do I have a second second okay is there any further discussion hearing none all those in favor say aye a post no and the clerk will call the roll alderman aye alder true heart aye alder Whartonweiler aye alder Schaefer aye older Frankie aye alder McGuire aye and older Vestine aye okay and that passes unanimously and now are is there any business presented by alder persons I do have some business um okay hopefully I'll see you all again here soon but um at our I we did have a cemetery meeting finally and I know I said that nothing much happens on there but um the city's contribution hasn't increased for a while and I know they're looking I don't know if they said anything to Brittany or not but they'd like to increase it to 55,000 at from 52 I mean it's been that for a while and with inflation and everything so in case I don't get re-elected I want you to know that now whoever's on finance but um otherwise that's it for that thank you okay anything else is this like the committee report out is it uh okay or anything else um I have some information from the historical Green County Historical Society um when I reported out a month ago I gave some misinformation there's a a walking tour that I said was free and it's not it's ten dollars but it's um it's a Monroe historical tour um step back in time to the night 1840s when American pioneers and Monroe were just getting started enjoy a leisurely stroll around our square and hear engaging tales of colorful heroes quirky characters relentless courage and surprising celebrities you'll walk away with pride for the challenging the challenges and bravery of early American life and that those tours are approximately an hour and 15 minutes ten dollars per person on Saturdays at um 1030 or 130 but again I apologize for the misinformation it's not free it's ten dollars for that tour thank you older Wortonweiler um anything else yeah I do have a report from the uh parks and rec board of parks and record is getting everything squared away for the spring and things seem to be going pretty well for them the main their capital projects for this year include uh lights replacement uh ball field light replacement and twining park uh some work at the pool in terms of the deck and the beach area repairs and then a rec park tennis court resurfacing and that'll all happen before the summer really gets going and we did have some pretty good discussion about dogs in parks and I remain on the in the camp of somebody who's interested in having dogs and parks uh however there was pretty strong feeling amongst the board that uh because of the possibility of um reckless dog behavior reckless owner behavior not controlling their dogs or bringing inappropriate dogs you know dogs that aren't necessarily right for social situations onto the parks um they're pretty leery of that and there are already a number of dog occurrences that happen each year that kind of lead them to believe that the way things are right now which is no dogs in any parks except for the dog park underneath the water tower on the other side of the highway um that they want to keep it that way I think if there were a strong feeling from the residents or other council people uh that we do want to experiment I think they might be open to that but my sense is um that this discussion has been had which came out of the comprehensive plan um engagement with the community and that it's it's not going to come up again unless some

I think if there were a strong feeling from the residents or other council people uh that we do want to experiment, I think they might be open to that, but my sense is um that this discussion has been had which came out of the comprehensive plan engagement with the community, and that it's it's not gonna come up again unless something unless somebody got it has a real bee on their bonnet and wants to see this happen.

Dan, did you get involved in the liability discussions at all?

No, no, reach out to me.

Okay.

If a you know a private an individual private dog owner's dog attacks somebody on city property that came up.

I'm not sure if that's more just anxiety of the unknown or insurance live.

I I'm not entirely sure, but it was clear that there were other reasons that uh the commissioners were not interested in dogs at this point in time.

Can I say something?

I thought that at one point Chief Kelly said that as long as you were walking your dog on the road, the street on a leash, that was fine.

Yeah, so you can you can traverse rec park and twining park on the road with your dogs.

Okay, but they have to stay on the road.

Right.

Good clarification.