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is 7 p.m. Thank you everybody for

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joining us. Today is Monday, July 13th,

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2026. Um it is our mayor and town

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council meeting, the only one of this

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month. Thank you for joining us. Let's

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please stand for the pledge followed by

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a brief moment of silence. I pledge

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allegiance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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>> That moment of silence, please.

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Okay, thank you.

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>> [clears throat]

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>> Okay, first order of business as always

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is public comment. Is anyone here signed

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up?

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>> Uh, we have one signed up for public

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comment, Mr. Chris Bushman.

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>> Thank you, Mr. Bushman. Now, see, I

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didn't see you behind Lieutenant

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Sneak.

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>> I really did. [laughter]

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>> Welcome.

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>> Good evening. Chris Bushman, 532

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Oklahoma Avenue.

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>> Here I am again. As has been noted

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before, it seems like every other time

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>> and it has been a little while, but

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there's also something has occurred in

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the meantime. So, I I wanted to

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reiterate my usual thing, which is my

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appreciation. I mean, I thanked you guys

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before, but you know, you can't do it

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enough. I mean, it's kind of like

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telling a veteran, you know, didn't I

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thank you last year? No, I appreciate it

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all the time.

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>> And what has occurred in the meantime is

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this storm that we had.

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>> Yeah. So whether it's winter storm fern

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or this nightmare that we just all went

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through, um it's a time to appreciate um

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you know, perhaps from my my own

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perspective of knowing what it's like to

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be in charge during a storm response

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like that or to be in charge the way you

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are or the way you are to to deal with

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that because as I've noted before, it's

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the kind of thing where I don't think

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people really appreciate exactly what

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kind of level of stress that brings to

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the people that are responsible for

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dealing with that response.

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You know, there's probably trees in your

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yard and everybody else's yard. Your

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power is probably out like everybody

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else's, but do you get to deal with that

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and only that? No. You got a whole town

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to deal with and that makes a big

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difference. And so that that's that's

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the reason I wanted to come here again

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and thank all of you for what you do

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because you know whether it's the chief

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and the lieutenant or Derek and and

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Jeremy certainly the people who aren't

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as visible but are critically important

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the carries and the Sarah's and the

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Barbs. I mean you know it makes it all

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happen. And so while we're all sitting

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there dealing with our own little thing

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you guys are at work you guys are at

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work. Everybody's at work and that's

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what I used to do all across the state

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and it was some of the most impactful

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work. It was also some of the most

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stressful work to be dealing with all of

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that. So that's my message for tonight

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is another big thank you on the heels of

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this our own little town mini disaster

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whatever heck it was.

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>> Yeah. It can be as small as it wants to

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be. That that was uh it doesn't need to

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be any bigger.

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>> Yeah. Thank you so much.

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>> That was enough.

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>> Thank you all. Thanks for your time and

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for your comments.

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>> Um, and I appreciate you coming and and mentioning that. I know that um

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it kind of took the wind out of a lot of

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people's sales um in their own homes and uh also required immediate action

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and and reaction by a lot of people and

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a lot of coordination. Um, and uh, I I'm

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here to say I'm proud of everybody for

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the job that they did for our Department

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of Public Works, for our public safety

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crew, um, and for staff here in in the

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townhouse. I know there's, um, always

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room for growth and improvement, and

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you'd like to think you're ready for

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just about anything, even though in the

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recesses of our minds, something could

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happen that we're not prepared for. Um,

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you can only practice so many things,

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but no matter what, we learn from every

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experience and every emergency, and

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there's certainly room for growth and

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improvement in this one. And uh, and

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we're going to do that.

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Okay. Uh, no further comments from the

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public at this time. We will move on to

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our first item of business, which is the

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consent agenda, which in this case this

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evening, it's inclusive of the minutes

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from last meeting um, and the

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proclamation of Parks and Recreation

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Month. I'm going to go ahead and read

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that proclamation and bust up somebody's

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bets for this short agenda's meeting

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time. Here we go. [clears throat]

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The parks and recreation month rec uh

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proclamation reads as follows. Whereas

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parks and recreation is an integral part

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of communities throughout the country,

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including in the town of Sykesville. And

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whereas parks and recreation promote

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health and wellness by improving the

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physical and mental well-being of

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residents and visitors throughout access

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to parks, trails, recreation facilities,

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and community programs. And whereas

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parks and recreation encourage time

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spent in nature, which has been shown to

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improve cognitive performance, reduce

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stress, and support overall mental

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health and well-being. And whereas parks

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and recreation encourage active

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lifestyles by providing opportunities

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for walking, hiking, sports, playground

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activities, splash pads, community

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events, and countless other recreational

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experiences for people of all ages. And

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whereas park and recreation programs

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foster childhood development through

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youth activities, environmental ed,

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community events, and opportunities for

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lifelong living and healthy lifelong

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learning and healthy living. And whereas

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parks and recreation contribute to the

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economic vitality of our community by

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enhancing quality of life, supporting

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local businesses and tourism, increasing

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property values, and making Sykesville

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an attractive place to live, work, and

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visit. And whereas parks and recreation

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are fundamental to environmental

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stewardship by preserving natural

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resources, expanding tree canopy,

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protecting wildlife habitat, and

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encouraging sustainable community

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practices. And whereas parks and

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recreation provide resilient public

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spaces that strengthen communities by

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offering places of recreation,

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gathering, wellness, and connection

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during both everyday life and times of

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need. And whereas the town of

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Sykesville,

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town of Sykesville's parks, trails, and

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playgrounds, open spaces, and community

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programming provide opportunities for

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residents and visitors to connect with

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nature, build relationships, and

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celebrate our unique community spirit.

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And whereas the United States House of

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Representatives and the National

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Recreation and Park Association

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recognize July and as Parks and

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Recreation Month, celebrating the

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essential role parks and recreation

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professionals, volunteers, and [snorts]

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advocates play in building healthy,

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vibrant communities. And finally,

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whereas the town of Sykesville

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recognizes the tremendous benefits

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provided by its parks, public spaces,

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volunteers, community partners, and

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recreation programs that enrich the

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lives of residents and visitors alike.

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Now therefore, be it proclaimed by the

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mayor and town council of the town of

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Sykesville that the month of July 2026

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is Parks and Recreation Month in the

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town of Sykesville and all residents and

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visitors are encouraged to celebrate by

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enjoying our parks, participating in

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recreational activities, supporting

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community events, and recognizing the

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dedicated staff, volunteers, and

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organizations that help make Sykesville

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a vibrant and welcoming community.

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Uh presuming there is absolutely no need

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for debate and it is part of our um uh

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agenda, our consent agenda, I will ask

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for a motion for approval.

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>> So moved.

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and a second. Got it. All

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right. So the motion is made by

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Councilwoman Brandon Smith and seconded

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by Councilwoman Alex. I'm going to do it

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so close to being perfect. Pick it.

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Have to pause still. I don't know why

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that is. Uh without need for further

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debate or questions, um is there a vote

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on the motion on the table? Please say

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>> Any oppose? Any abstain?

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>> I was out of town and therefore I cannot

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comment, but I do support the

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proclamation.

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>> Very good.

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>> So I'll abstain that way. Solve the

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>> Excellent. Okay. Thank you so much. And

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that brings us to next item on our

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is oh goodness is to touch the right

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buttons. That brings us to

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uh the next item of new business which

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is our uh public works and capital

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purchase. Um I'm going to turn that over

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to Joe and tell him how excited I am to

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hear all about it.

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>> Thank you, Mayor.

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>> Welcome. Uh so uh this is something that

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uh is actually in our capital

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improvement plan. It's basically the

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replacement of one of our zeroturn

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mowers. Um we' originally budgeted

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$15,000 for that purchase. However, we

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did investigate uh different electric

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options uh for for that potential

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replacement. We do not have any electric

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uh zeroturn mowers in our fleet at this

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point. Um so we did look through uh

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several different options. Um and at

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least at the time of our uh setting up

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the the budget uh those options were a

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little uh a little more u not quite as

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cost effective as just going with a

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traditional gas powered mower. Uh

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however, since our the adoption of our

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budget, we have uh been able to find uh

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deals with different vendors to bring

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the cost uh down on an electric option

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uh to a much more reasonable level. Um

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and we did investigate several different

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models of those. Uh we had a dealer

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actually bring in several different

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models and our our our fellows uh test

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drove several of them and we did make

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the determination uh with the staff

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report in front of you of at least one

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particular model. Uh one of the reasons

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we picked this particular brand was

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because uh they had been in the uh the

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zeroturn mower business for longer than

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some of the others. Uh I am happy to

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report at least hopefully happy to

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report uh that since the the writing of

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the staff uh report uh that particular

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model uh there was a different model

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that was was basically right in the the

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same line as this particular one at

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least from a cost perspective. Um and

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the manufacturer of that actually

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dropped the price significantly like

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$5,000 less. So because they were

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relatively the same from a operation

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standpoint, we went with the one that

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had a little bit more uh history. uh but

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now that uh basically a steel uh version

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um uh came back at $5,000 less than the

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mean grain that's in the staff report

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there. So most of the uh the cost

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analysis is is relatively the same. So

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again it's just the payback period is

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actually going to be a lot less if we

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end up going with the uh with the steel

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model instead of the the mean and green

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as shown in the staff report. Um so we

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are actually asking for additional

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funding to be allocated to the capital

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purchase. However, instead of $10,000

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we're only asking for an additional

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five. Um, and like I said, that does

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reduce the payback period. You know, we

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are estimating around a seven-year

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payback period. Uh, that's down to four

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years now, if we go with this, uh, new

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model. So, um, again, it's our first

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kind of foray into the, uh, the electric

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realm from a from a mower standpoint,

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but again, uh, our maintenance team did

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have a chance to test drive all three of

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these different models, uh, and were

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happy with any of the ones that we ended

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up picking. Um, I actually think they

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actually preferred the steel just

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because again it's a brand that they've

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heard of and they used equipment from

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before. Um, but again, like I said, the

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reason the recommendation was originally

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for Mean Green was just because they had

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a little more experience on the electric

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version. Um, so again, staff is

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recommending uh the additional

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allocation of $5,000 towards this

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capital purchase. Um, it's just the

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model is slightly different than what's

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in the staff report. So I'm available

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for any comments or questions if anybody

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has any. So, uh, given that now it's

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steel, I one of my things with it was,

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uh, if you were to work on this mo or

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need repairs on this mower, is there

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somebody local that can actually do it

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or are we going to have to

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>> Yeah, it's not Yeah, it's not

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immediately local. I think the closest

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um, uh, distributor is in Sever. Um, so

335
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it's, you know, 30 minutes away, 30, 45

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minutes away, give or take. Okay.

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>> Uh, for Mean Green, it's up in Hanover,

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I think, is the closest. So, it's it's

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even further away.

340
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>> Right. Okay. Um, and then the second

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thing I had was uh

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>> it's mostly just worried about like

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summer and temperatures and batteries. I

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mean, h I mean, how much does a battery

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for this thing cost?

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>> Like a replacement battery?

347
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>> Yeah.

348
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>> Oh, yeah. It's going to be I mean, it's

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almost like buying a new mower. Um, so

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it's anywhere between $6 and $10,000 to

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replace the the replace the batteries.

352
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>> And what's I mean, what's the life like

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on the batteries? And then if we run it

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during the middle of the summer and does

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that degrade the the performance?

356
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>> It doesn't. Again, at least from from

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what we've seen, the batteries don't

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need to be replaced. Again, they they

359
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will last as long as the mower lasts.

360
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>> The battery life on the specs is 6 to

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9,000 hours.

362
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>> Yeah.

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>> So, that's specs. I work in

364
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>> understood. You asked about battery life

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and I'm just

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>> Yeah. But, I mean, that's that's that's

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perfect operating conditions. So, I

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mean, we've going to you're going to

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have days where that mower's out there

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at 100 100° heat. Once it starts

371
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dissipating all that amperage through

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it, it's going to that battery is going

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to be 120 130°. Like, it's not going to

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sit at a cool 72 and have perfect

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operating conditions. So, I'm just a

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little hesitant on the on that thing.

377
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>> Fair.

378
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>> Yeah. I [clears throat] mean, I could

379
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say this, too. I mean, the at least the

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battery estimate is, you know, it's

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going to run at least eight plus hours a

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day. You know, we don't mow grass 8

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hours a day. That's just not something

384
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that these mowers that any mower that we

385
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use typically does. So again, you're

386
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talking about, you know, somewhere

387
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between two and four probably on average

388
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per day for this mower. So even on 100

389
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degree days, typically we're mowing

390
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earlier in the in the morning. Okay.

391
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>> And trying to get that out of the way so

392
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that we're not doing it in the heat of

393
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the day.

394
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>> Okay.

395
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>> Just some something to keep in mind as

396
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well.

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>> I'm also happy to hear that it was still

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instead of

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>> being I didn't I hadn't heard of that

400
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before, so I was trying to do some

401
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research on it. It is a brand that's

402
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been at say municipal league meetings.

403
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So again anytime we go to conferences

404
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they always have a dealer there. So it

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is it is at least a brand that we're we

406
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were somewhat familiar with. But again I

407
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think um going with the the the more

408
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well-known uh brand is probably a better option especially considering now

409
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it's cheaper.

410
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>> Yeah.

411
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>> Is there is there warranty hel

412
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>> uh you know uh I didn't look at the

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warranty for steel. Um, I did know what

414
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it was for me and green, but I'll make

415
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sure that before we make any purchase

416
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that there is some sort of warranty

417
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option for at least 3 years.

418
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>> Thanks.

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>> So, are these batteries that we put on a

420
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pull out and put on a charger or is it

421
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are you plugging in?

422
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>> You're plugging in the mower. It's it's

423
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very similar to an electric vehicle.

424
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>> Okay. So,

425
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>> um, and just for the public

426
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satification, Joe, uh, the payback

427
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period as you're referring to it, we're

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speaking of what we're saving on an

429
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annual basis. That's correct. on lack of

430
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uh need for maintenance that the

431
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combustible motor engine requires um and

432
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the lack of um need for fuel fueling,

433
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refueling.

434
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>> Correct.

435
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>> Um and so we're looking at saving

436
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somewhere between 12 and $1,300 a year

437
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in just those two items. Um and then

438
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we're talking about the difference

439
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between the combustible [snorts] and the

440
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gas uh and the and the electric

441
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versions. Um making up that difference

442
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in in about five, you said four years

443
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now with the

444
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>> four years with the reduced price.

445
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That's

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>> going on. Perfect. I was happy with the

447
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6.

448
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>> Do you know the model number of this

449
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still?

450
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>> Oh,

451
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it is the RZA 760.

452
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>> 760.

453
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>> Yeah, that's the 60inch deck.

454
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>> Okay.

455
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>> I'm pleased about it very very very very

456
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much and um I've been beating the drum

457
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for about 6 years now. So, um I'm

458
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thrilled about this purchase that we're

459
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about to make or hopefully about to

460
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make.

461
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>> So, just an FYI, I one one of the things

462
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I wanted to know was the battery

463
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chemistry. So, it's actually not a

464
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lithium ion battery. battery. It's a

465
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lithium iron phosphate battery, which is

466
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actually way safer and way better. So,

467
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>> glad glad we could help you out, though.

468
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[snorts]

469
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>> No, it's actually I'm glad you looked

470
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into that.

471
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>> No, that's it's it's a much safer

472
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battery. It doesn't have the the part

473
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where if it does,

474
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>> well, if you put the accident put a

475
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screwdriver through it, it won't catch

476
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on fire anybody.

477
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>> Well, it won't catch on fire [laughter]

478
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>> like in the car.

479
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>> Not like a cake, you know.

480
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>> Yeah.

481
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They're going to start you uh producing

482
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sodium batteries in in well they are

483
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producing them but they're not allowed

484
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to buy them here in in uh good old USA

485
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yet. So hopefully soon. Um it's going to

486
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reduce hopefully yeah it'll be reducing

487
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the cost of EVs and everything that uses

488
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them and they're safer as you just

489
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mentioned councilman. Uh any need for

490
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further questions for staff?

491
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So, we're looking for a motion um to

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approve the increase of the public works

493
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capital line item by $5,000 to

494
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accommodate the purchase of this new

495
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electric zot motor.

496
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>> So, moved.

497
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>> Thank you, Councilman.

498
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>> Second.

499
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>> Thank you, Councilman. So, the motion is

500
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made uh by Councilman Dyer and seconded

501
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by Councilman Keenan. Any need for

502
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further debate or any debate, I should

503
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say. Okay. All in favor of the motion to

504
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approve the increase the public or works

505
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capital line item by $5,000 to

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accommodate the purchase of the new

507
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electric ze

508
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engine. I'm sorry, mo mower. Mower. I

509
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haven't eaten yet. It's my fault.

510
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>> Uh please say I.

511
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>> I. Any opposed? Okay, great. Motion

512
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approves uh unanimously.

513
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And that brings us back

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to our next item on the agenda, which is

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um our announcements and reports. And I

516
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will begin with those announcements and

517
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state that the next meeting is Monday,

518
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August 10th, 2026.

519
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And also note that we have volunteer

520
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opportunities available on the historic

521
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district commission, the planning

522
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commission, parks and recreation

523
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commission, and as crossing guard and on

524
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the police auxiliary. So, [snorts] if

525
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anyone here or in the space of listening

526
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at this time or playback is interested

527
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in any of those volunteer opportunities,

528
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please email townsville.net.

529
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All right. Um, for more information and

530
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that moves us to our staff updates, Mr.

531
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Casantine.

532
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>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, just quick

533
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updates. I just want to uh echo the

534
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public comments and the statements from

535
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uh the mayor earlier and just say you

536
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know thank you to our police department

537
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uh public works department, our uh you

538
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know regular tree contractor uh OW for

539
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all the work over the weekend. Uh

540
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obviously, you know, town staff, but

541
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also uh you know, the merchants uh you

542
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know, they were hit pretty hard with uh

543
00:18:20,799 --> 00:18:22,480
with being out of power for a few days

544
00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,480
and seeing them come together was uh

545
00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,039
inspiring to some of also our residents

546
00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:28,640
and and you know, all that they had to

547
00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:30,000
go through while, you know, everybody

548
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,600
was working to get uh power and

549
00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:33,679
everything back on. Um you know, we

550
00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:34,960
always like to look at these situations

551
00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,880
from a standpoint of, you know, how did we respond to it from a from a

552
00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,880
municipal standpoint? Um, and it's a

553
00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,880
good opportunity for us to evaluate our

554
00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,280
emergency operation procedures and, you

555
00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,960
know, hope to establish, you know, a

556
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,559
continuity of operations plan. So,

557
00:18:48,559 --> 00:18:49,840
that's something that I know we've been

558
00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,280
working on and and we'll continue to

559
00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,440
update. Um, but again, just wanted to

560
00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,559
say thank you to everybody that was

561
00:18:54,559 --> 00:18:56,559
involved in in the uh the response on

562
00:18:56,559 --> 00:18:58,799
July 4th. Um, again, it's always nice to

563
00:18:58,799 --> 00:19:00,320
see the community come together.

564
00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:00,960
>> Thank you, Joe.

565
00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:01,600
>> That's all I have.

566
00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,520
>> I appreciate that. Fantastic. That's

567
00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,000
because you must have bet um 23 minutes.

568
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,080
So, let's see. Uh, next [laughter] item

569
00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,559
is on the staff report list is uh that

570
00:19:10,559 --> 00:19:12,880
from our treasurer. Please, Jen. Thank

571
00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,440
you.

572
00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,320
>> So, I'm here to present in June of 2026.

573
00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:21,200
Um, this is a preliminary. We still have

574
00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,080
revenue coming in. So, we have we're at

575
00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,600
the mercy of the state. So, we have

576
00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,960
still um income tax revenue and highway

577
00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,280
user revenue that's still due to come

578
00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,760
in. Um, the balance sheet. If you look

579
00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,919
at the balance sheet, guess one of the

580
00:19:37,919 --> 00:19:41,200
biggest things to note is um the ARPA.

581
00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,799
We still have ARPA funds um which we

582
00:19:44,799 --> 00:19:46,559
still have some retention that is still

583
00:19:46,559 --> 00:19:49,520
due and more of the um expenses.

584
00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,520
>> We have 299,000

585
00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,600
and which should be um just spent by

586
00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,240
December 31st and we should be totally

587
00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,240
fine. Um the only other thing to mention

588
00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,440
is um if you look at which is different

589
00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:09,440
from FY25 to FY26 is um our miss

590
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,440
miscellaneous general receipts.

591
00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,360
>> You'll notice it's extremely high

592
00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:16,640
compared to any other years past and

593
00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,640
most of it's attributed the couple

594
00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:20,720
things. One that our staff is super

595
00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:24,240
healthy. um we have $13,000

596
00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,080
given back to us from our light our

597
00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:30,080
health insurance compared to FY2 um five

598
00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,320
and then also unlike any other year we

599
00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,360
had $35,000 in dividend reimbursements

600
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:37,840
from our workman's comp

601
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,919
and then the only other real large

602
00:20:39,919 --> 00:20:43,600
expense was um our investment into the

603
00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,400
Libs Grill into the building we um

604
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,080
contributed the what we um promised them

605
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,240
um so we contributed the the remainder

606
00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,559
amount we promised them towards the you

607
00:20:54,559 --> 00:20:56,880
know our asset down there and it's

608
00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,480
coming along beautiful I think

609
00:20:58,480 --> 00:20:59,520
>> I believe so too

610
00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,520
>> and then the only other question I have

611
00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,159
was someone from council

612
00:21:04,159 --> 00:21:07,919
regarding what um on the

613
00:21:07,919 --> 00:21:09,679
when on the payments [clears throat]

614
00:21:09,679 --> 00:21:13,039
um it says Comcast splashpad pump and

615
00:21:13,039 --> 00:21:15,760
what that actually is it's our internet

616
00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:18,960
for our cameras that are down there and

617
00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,960
um the phone that if anything happens

618
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,520
that they can make a phone call out. Um,

619
00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,600
the reason why we have it listed like

620
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,039
that is because that's how it's listed

621
00:21:27,039 --> 00:21:30,559
on Comcast. Plus,

622
00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:32,720
uh, Gate House and Comcast, the

623
00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,240
addresses are like a couple numbers

624
00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,640
apart. So, that's how they decided to

625
00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,159
decipher between the two.

626
00:21:38,159 --> 00:21:39,440
>> We're so fortunate for their

627
00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,320
nomenclature system. It's fantastic.

628
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,159
>> Yeah. Yes. Once I was told this was

629
00:21:44,159 --> 00:21:46,480
Comcast nomenclature, I went, "Oh, well,

630
00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:47,520
no wonder it's screwed up."

631
00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,039
>> Absolutely.

632
00:21:49,039 --> 00:21:52,000
you can imagine BGES is a much better

633
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,320
>> so and I guess the biggest thing that um

634
00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:58,320
is great about FY26 is um with us still

635
00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:01,360
ex getting revenue in if you look at the

636
00:22:01,360 --> 00:22:02,799
bottom line [snorts] it's it's we're at

637
00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:04,720
a $65,000

638
00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,960
profit that is we're going to still have

639
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,679
expenses but it's definitely going to

640
00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:11,120
increase as we get the highway user

641
00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:14,320
revenues and um income tax revenue.

642
00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:15,840
>> Right on.

643
00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,320
>> Thank you. Any other questions for the

644
00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:18,880
treasur?

645
00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,960
>> Oh, and uh I set up I'm sorry. Set up

646
00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,520
the audit for uh auditing starting the

647
00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:24,480
end of August.

648
00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,080
>> How's that possible? That's already on

649
00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:27,360
the

650
00:22:27,360 --> 00:22:28,640
>> horizon.

651
00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,280
>> Yeah.

652
00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:32,559
>> Thank you. [clears throat] Good luck

653
00:22:32,559 --> 00:22:34,000
with

654
00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:35,865
>> that.

655
00:22:35,865 --> 00:22:36,559
[laughter]

656
00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:39,520
I'm sure I'm sure it will go well. It

657
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:40,000
always does.

658
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,120
>> Gobs of fun though.

659
00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:42,159
>> Oh, I like her.

660
00:22:42,159 --> 00:22:42,960
>> Yeah,

661
00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,400
>> she's nice, but it's still gobs of fun

662
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,640
to do it on. It's better than where I've

663
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,240
been. So, I'm blessed.

664
00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,240
>> Um, that brings us to our public safety

665
00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,240
report, which this evening we're uh

666
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:56,480
happy and lucky to have two separate

667
00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,480
updates coming our way. Uh, but we'll

668
00:22:58,480 --> 00:22:59,520
start with Chief.

669
00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:00,559
>> Thank you.

670
00:23:00,559 --> 00:23:01,200
>> Thank.

671
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,080
>> All right. Thank you.

672
00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:02,880
>> Good evening, everyone.

673
00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,320
>> Good evening.

674
00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,320
>> And thank you, Chris and Mayor, for your

675
00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,559
comments regarding the uh our handling

676
00:23:08,559 --> 00:23:11,440
of the storm. Uh thankfully I did not

677
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:12,799
have to come out because I had Sergeant

678
00:23:12,799 --> 00:23:15,600
Kirtner here and his squad. But I will

679
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,679
tell you that it was a very long day for

680
00:23:17,679 --> 00:23:19,280
him. As you know, we had a parade that

681
00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:20,880
morning. Sergeant Kirtner was out early

682
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:24,080
for and he remained working well into

683
00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,679
the evening. I believe he worked a 16-

684
00:23:25,679 --> 00:23:28,480
hour day that day to ensure that his

685
00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,760
squad members had uh back up and support

686
00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:33,360
while they dealt with the various

687
00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:35,039
issues. So, thank you for this comment.

688
00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,320
Appreciate it.

689
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,240
>> Thank you. And uh thanks for that job

690
00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,320
well done. I uh had the pleasure of

691
00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:41,760
speaking with the sergeant a couple

692
00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,400
times that day uh both at the parade

693
00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,880
>> and then after that. And um I know

694
00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,440
earlier in the day he was uh encouraging

695
00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,480
the kiddos to stay hydrated down at the

696
00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,280
um the skate park and telling them that

697
00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:56,640
you know just because you're young

698
00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,080
doesn't mean you can't get like

699
00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,679
overheated. Um, and then all hell broke

700
00:24:01,679 --> 00:24:04,799
loose and and and it's just crazy how

701
00:24:04,799 --> 00:24:07,120
gears are shifted so quickly from that

702
00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:08,960
kind of thing to that kind of thing. So,

703
00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,880
yeah. So, I I appreciate him and and and

704
00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,360
his crew at that at his his crew that

705
00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:13,760
day.

706
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:15,600
>> Thank you.

707
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:16,720
>> Okay, we're going to talk about the

708
00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,400
public safety report. It's a big one.

709
00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,159
Uh, covers a little over a month as you

710
00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:23,120
can see from June 1st to July 5th. A lot

711
00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:26,559
of events, 15 over 1500 total events.

712
00:24:26,559 --> 00:24:28,720
Uh, just a few of the highlights. um

713
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:30,400
that I'm sure you all will appreciate. A

714
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,039
lot of community policing events, 32, a

715
00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:35,200
lot of foot patrols, 80, which is good

716
00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,640
to see the officers out and about,

717
00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,480
walking in in downtown as well as the

718
00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:41,200
neighborhoods.

719
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:41,679
>> Yes.

720
00:24:41,679 --> 00:24:45,520
>> Uh 811 patrol checks, which is a lot.

721
00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,520
100 traffic enforcement initiatives and

722
00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,559
again over 1,500 total events during

723
00:24:50,559 --> 00:24:53,120
that period. In addition, there was a

724
00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:55,440
lot of reports written. You can always

725
00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,159
tell when it's summertime when you see a

726
00:24:58,159 --> 00:25:01,039
lot of the reports containing juveniles.

727
00:25:01,039 --> 00:25:04,559
There was uh one, two, three, four, at

728
00:25:04,559 --> 00:25:07,760
least four reports involving uh

729
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,080
dealing with juveniles in various matters. So

730
00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,520
>> helmets I know are some of those.

731
00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:11,840
>> Yes.

732
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:12,240
>> Yeah.

733
00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:13,919
>> And you know, I'm glad you mentioned

734
00:25:13,919 --> 00:25:16,400
that cuz in my daily patrols throughout

735
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,559
the town, I've noticed a lot more kids

736
00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:19,360
wearing helmets.

737
00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:20,080
>> I have too.

738
00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:23,547
>> Yeah. As they fly fly by my house on

739
00:25:23,547 --> 00:25:24,960
[laughter] avenue. I think we're getting

740
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:25,919
the message out.

741
00:25:25,919 --> 00:25:27,679
>> Absolutely. The same children I've been

742
00:25:27,679 --> 00:25:29,442
noticing not wearing them are now

743
00:25:29,442 --> 00:25:30,559
[clears throat] wearing them. So, keep

744
00:25:30,559 --> 00:25:31,360
up the good work.

745
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:32,000
>> Excellent. Thank you.

746
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,039
>> Thank you.

747
00:25:33,039 --> 00:25:34,960
>> Uh I will entertain any questions you

748
00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:37,840
may have about any of the 22 incident

749
00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,679
reports written during this time frame

750
00:25:39,679 --> 00:25:40,799
if you [clears throat] have any.

751
00:25:40,799 --> 00:25:41,600
>> I do not.

752
00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:42,960
>> I'll go and it's not actually about a

753
00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,039
report. It's something that in light of

754
00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:48,000
what happened. Uh, I just want to be

755
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,320
sure that you're keeping the emergency

756
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,960
plan up to date in that people move on,

757
00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,440
phone numbers get changed, URLs become

758
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,600
inactive, that you're constantly

759
00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,679
updating it. Have you had a chance to do

760
00:25:59,679 --> 00:26:00,799
so this year?

761
00:26:00,799 --> 00:26:01,840
>> It's funny you mentioned that,

762
00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,720
Councilman Dyer.

763
00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:06,480
A little birdie's told me you may ask me

764
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,640
about that. [laughter] I did bring it

765
00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:09,200
with me.

766
00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:09,600
>> Excellent.

767
00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,679
>> We have updated it and we we we've

768
00:26:11,679 --> 00:26:13,039
started updating it. Let me put it to

769
00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:15,120
you that way. uh because I want to get

770
00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:17,440
new books out to the two council persons

771
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,320
who may not have one. Um we've started

772
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,559
with the updating of a lot of the names

773
00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:24,080
and positions and titles and

774
00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,320
information. Uh we're also updating the

775
00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:27,919
business directory we have. We've had

776
00:26:27,919 --> 00:26:29,520
several changes as you all know here in

777
00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:31,760
town. Um, my plan for that and I

778
00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,320
mentioned to Joe is I actually want to

779
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,600
set up a separate private group within

780
00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,000
our NIXLE which is our mass notification

781
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,120
system

782
00:26:41,120 --> 00:26:42,880
>> for all of the businesses particularly

783
00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:44,000
the downtown businesses.

784
00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:44,720
>> Excellent idea.

785
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,720
>> So that we would be able to send out one

786
00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:49,919
message to all of the business owners uh

787
00:26:49,919 --> 00:26:51,679
to alert them to anything that may be

788
00:26:51,679 --> 00:26:52,960
going on here in town. I think that

789
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,880
would be a good usage of that system. I

790
00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,360
think it's being underused right now. U

791
00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:58,960
but I that's that's the plan at this

792
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,480
point and that would be incorporated

793
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,240
into our emergency operations plan as

794
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:03,039
well. So

795
00:27:03,039 --> 00:27:04,720
>> thank you very much. I you know I'm just

796
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,320
happy to hear and I think the citizens

797
00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,559
should know your guys are on it makes

798
00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:10,240
they can sleep safe at night as I do

799
00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:11,520
knowing you're working on it

800
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,840
continually.

801
00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,919
These things by nature have to be

802
00:27:15,919 --> 00:27:17,679
updated because people move on. Phone

803
00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:18,960
numbers change. You've got it under

804
00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,600
control. I'm very pleased. Thank you,

805
00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:22,960
>> Chief. You know, it's really

806
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,080
interesting. Um,

807
00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:27,200
that's something I would have liked to

808
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,880
have taken credit for is thinking this

809
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,640
would be great for that. Nixel would be

810
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:31,919
great for that, but of course it wasn't

811
00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:33,039
my idea. Um,

812
00:27:33,039 --> 00:27:34,480
>> you can take credit if you want.

813
00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,240
>> I mean, it's too late. It's too late.

814
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,360
Um, but I'm wondering,

815
00:27:39,360 --> 00:27:41,279
this will be my idea only if it's a good

816
00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:43,600
one. I'm wondering if we could do the

817
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,200
same, if we could create a um a contact

818
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,000
list of those most vulnerable

819
00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:54,080
individuals throughout town um who don't

820
00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,399
have the ability to go and get ice, as

821
00:27:56,399 --> 00:27:58,960
an example to preserve their

822
00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:00,799
refrigerator and freezers in in a time

823
00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:04,720
of of 3 days of an outage. Um those

824
00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:06,640
resources were available, right?

825
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,609
>> Sure. to the public um by way of

826
00:28:08,609 --> 00:28:09,760
[clears throat] people in Elders,

827
00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:11,279
restaurants and stuff in Eldersburg that

828
00:28:11,279 --> 00:28:14,480
were being so kind and um and community

829
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,320
oriented, but not knowing who needed it

830
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,159
and those that needed it, not having a

831
00:28:20,159 --> 00:28:23,200
way to get it. Just as an example, um I

832
00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,200
wonder if I know after the power's out

833
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,919
so long our are uh we don't have way to

834
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:28,799
charge our phones,

835
00:28:28,799 --> 00:28:29,200
>> right?

836
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,200
>> Um and I know that not everybody has a

837
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:31,600
phone.

838
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,559
>> Sure. Um, but if we could at least maybe

839
00:28:34,559 --> 00:28:37,200
keep track somehow of give an

840
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:39,520
opportunity to the public to add their

841
00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,200
list, their name and address to uh a a

842
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,679
catalog of sorts that that would be used

843
00:28:45,679 --> 00:28:47,840
for uh wellness checks.

844
00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:48,240
>> Sure.

845
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,919
>> Um in communities uh in times like we

846
00:28:51,919 --> 00:28:52,799
had last week.

847
00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:53,760
>> Yeah, I see where you're going with

848
00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:55,440
that. I think it's a good idea, but I

849
00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,000
think um the main thing is to get the

850
00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,919
word out to more people to sign up for

851
00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:02,000
Nixel. So, if everybody signed up for

852
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:02,880
it,

853
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,279
>> we could then get more more information

854
00:29:05,279 --> 00:29:06,240
out to more people.

855
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:06,799
>> Agreed.

856
00:29:06,799 --> 00:29:08,480
>> And I we probably could have utilized

857
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,559
the Nixl system during this recent

858
00:29:10,559 --> 00:29:11,440
event.

859
00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,279
>> Um, you know, just to give people

860
00:29:13,279 --> 00:29:15,600
general information or resources, things

861
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:16,320
of that nature.

862
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,480
>> We have to do a drive or something like,

863
00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,320
you know, just like a a voter uh

864
00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:22,159
registration drive happens in public

865
00:29:22,159 --> 00:29:24,720
places. Maybe we need to give people the

866
00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:25,760
opportunity to

867
00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,520
>> to get their names on that list.

868
00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,480
>> Okay. Farmers aren't. Yeah, I like that.

869
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,080
>> We've pushed it out many times through

870
00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,760
Facebook for those that don't have

871
00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:34,399
internet.

872
00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:35,760
>> Continue try to get the word out through

873
00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,000
Facebook and or other other means

874
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:39,520
>> and the newsletter. We haven't we

875
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:40,880
haven't uh printed that one yet. Maybe

876
00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,000
we make that.

877
00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:43,360
>> Did I include that this time, Carrie?

878
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:44,799
I'm not sure if I did. I usually

879
00:29:44,799 --> 00:29:45,600
>> We usually do.

880
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:46,480
>> Yeah. [clears throat]

881
00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,440
>> Maybe if we attach it to the idea that

882
00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:50,880
we're speaking of as a result of

883
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,240
improving our response.

884
00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:53,679
>> This is a great idea. I love it.

885
00:29:53,679 --> 00:29:55,440
>> Okay. The problem though is and that's

886
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,360
the point about in printed form very

887
00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:58,880
people who need to know it most

888
00:29:58,880 --> 00:29:59,279
>> I know

889
00:29:59,279 --> 00:30:01,440
>> are those less likely to be on the

890
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,679
therefore it needs to be in print

891
00:30:03,679 --> 00:30:07,360
>> where we can say okay there's this thing

892
00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,240
>> and I will rem my new renew my offer if

893
00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,159
you get some senior citizen who goes I

894
00:30:12,159 --> 00:30:14,320
don't understand all this stuff and you

895
00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,559
young kids hey I happen to know a guy

896
00:30:16,559 --> 00:30:18,159
who's a septtogenarian who'd love to

897
00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:19,679
come AND TALK ABOUT IT [laughter]

898
00:30:19,679 --> 00:30:22,799
I WILL COME drive educate these people

899
00:30:22,799 --> 00:30:26,159
Yeah. No, it's it's it's it's a worthy

900
00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:28,240
offer and it's it's something that I

901
00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,120
think is would be incredibly beneficial.

902
00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:32,880
Um,

903
00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:34,880
you know, how we [laughter] get the word

904
00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,520
out that your services are available is

905
00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:38,399
like

906
00:30:38,399 --> 00:30:40,240
>> I'm actually dismayed how often I've

907
00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:41,600
said to people, you know,

908
00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,520
>> yeah, I'm your age, but I this stuff

909
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,080
will do. I don't want to mess I'm more

910
00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:47,360
than willing to talk. I don't want to

911
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:48,000
mess with it.

912
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:48,880
>> Y,

913
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:50,880
>> you know, we've got to get clear to

914
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,799
them. I made this comment before. Go

915
00:30:52,799 --> 00:30:54,880
fast. And you know if you if you drove

916
00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:56,960
your horseless carriage through town in

917
00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,120
1903, someone would come out and stare

918
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,520
at it. I'm pretty confident if someone

919
00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,799
were to ride a horse through town now,

920
00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:06,240
>> one of your patrolman would pull them

921
00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,720
over and go, "Stop this." Technology

922
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,200
changes. You got to learn to adapt. And

923
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,679
if they have they want to if they want

924
00:31:13,679 --> 00:31:16,080
to do it and don't know how, you know

925
00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,960
how to get them. Call me. So Carrie, um

926
00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:22,720
I I know that our uh average age here in

927
00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:26,960
Sykesville is like 42. Um that said, all

928
00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:29,440
we I'm just worried about maybe 15

929
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,240
people, you know. So maybe we put in the

930
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,399
newsletter,

931
00:31:34,399 --> 00:31:36,960
Councilman Dyer, you put a little blurb

932
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:38,080
in there

933
00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:39,760
>> if you're if you're serious about this.

934
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,360
>> I am serious about this. If you

935
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,679
remember, I had a class here and the

936
00:31:43,679 --> 00:31:46,240
turnout was disappointing in that we had

937
00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,039
a lot We had fewer people than I was

938
00:31:49,039 --> 00:31:49,919
hoping for,

939
00:31:49,919 --> 00:31:50,880
>> right?

940
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,519
>> On cyber security. And you know, those

941
00:31:53,519 --> 00:31:54,559
who were here thought, I never thought

942
00:31:54,559 --> 00:31:56,159
of that. Never thought of that. Well,

943
00:31:56,159 --> 00:31:57,679
I'm trying to get more people.

944
00:31:57,679 --> 00:31:58,320
>> Yeah.

945
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,240
>> Senior citizens are more vulnerable

946
00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,679
because they don't have the depth of

947
00:32:03,679 --> 00:32:05,440
that looks like a scam. That looks

948
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:06,559
>> absolutely

949
00:32:06,559 --> 00:32:09,039
>> And same idea. This is complicated. No,

950
00:32:09,039 --> 00:32:11,039
it's not. Once you get into it, it's

951
00:32:11,039 --> 00:32:13,519
not. [clears throat]

952
00:32:13,519 --> 00:32:16,320
So yeah, I think we tie everything to,

953
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,880
you know, this is the digital way world

954
00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,960
that we are in as far as communicating

955
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,440
these types of things for the for from a

956
00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:24,559
service perspective.

957
00:32:24,559 --> 00:32:24,960
>> Yes.

958
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:25,279
>> Okay.

959
00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:26,640
>> It's got to be done, but I'm more than

960
00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,320
willing to help you make it happen.

961
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,559
>> Yeah. Maybe hook up hook up with Carrie

962
00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:32,559
and she wants everybody's article by

963
00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:35,519
Friday last week. So

964
00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:36,880
>> So have time on your

965
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:38,399
>> I didn't know I was late.

966
00:32:38,399 --> 00:32:40,000
>> Right on. Okay.

967
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:40,640
>> Sorry.

968
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:41,840
>> Back to you. Oh, sorry.

969
00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:45,679
>> No. So, Chief, I know we ran uh into

970
00:32:45,679 --> 00:32:49,279
officers on first also checking

971
00:32:49,279 --> 00:32:53,840
um but was surprised by the number.

972
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:58,159
How many calls did you all receive um in

973
00:32:58,159 --> 00:32:59,760
man that day? Do you know?

974
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,159
>> I honestly didn't didn't track that. I I

975
00:33:02,159 --> 00:33:02,799
can get that.

976
00:33:02,799 --> 00:33:05,039
>> We were told somewhere around 45 just in

977
00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:06,960
like the first half hour.

978
00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,480
>> It was It was 47

979
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,039
>> within the first 45 minutes.

980
00:33:11,039 --> 00:33:13,200
>> 45 minutes. Yeah. So,

981
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:14,880
>> just so I mean I know we're talking

982
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:16,960
scope or whatever, but the just that

983
00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,559
volume and I think at that point you

984
00:33:18,559 --> 00:33:19,120
then

985
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:20,640
>> had all of your officers out at the

986
00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:24,000
office on the on the street helping and

987
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,080
>> um you know to your point there there

988
00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,480
were some news people downtown and you

989
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:30,000
know one of my favorite lines was

990
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,519
someone out in front of Beck saying you

991
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:33,039
know that's just how Sesville does it

992
00:33:33,039 --> 00:33:34,960
talking about how everyone came

993
00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,880
together. there. I know we had, you

994
00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,120
know, neighbors and people on first

995
00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:40,960
pulling branches out of the road so that

996
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,159
we could, you know, people could get

997
00:33:42,159 --> 00:33:43,039
down and

998
00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:43,519
>> Sure.

999
00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:44,880
>> Um, you know, while it was still

1000
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:45,919
raining, [clears throat] right?

1001
00:33:45,919 --> 00:33:47,200
>> Yeah.

1002
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,279
>> Checking on each other and

1003
00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:51,200
>> so yeah, the town I think really came

1004
00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:51,600
together.

1005
00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:52,960
>> That's what a good good community does

1006
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:53,840
in a crisis.

1007
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,840
>> Absolutely.

1008
00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:57,840
>> I do have one last question for both of

1009
00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,159
you. Um, this kind of proved that things

1010
00:34:00,159 --> 00:34:03,039
could get serious. Uh, have you guys

1011
00:34:03,039 --> 00:34:05,600
thought about extending the um emergency

1012
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,000
plan to cover continuity operations?

1013
00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,480
Often often called coupe. What if the

1014
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,119
building suddenly has no roof? What if

1015
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:15,760
the police station and this building no

1016
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,919
longer have a roof? Doesn't have to be a

1017
00:34:17,919 --> 00:34:19,520
complex plan. We're talking like a page.

1018
00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:20,639
>> That's in our plan.

1019
00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:23,599
>> That is in our plan. But okay, but I

1020
00:34:23,599 --> 00:34:25,040
well maybe I need to go back and

1021
00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:26,639
refresh, but I just want to be sure it's

1022
00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:28,320
current and up to date because if we

1023
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:30,480
lose both buildings or all three

1024
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,480
>> I mean a lot of times coup plans go

1025
00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,320
we'll go from A to B. Well, if A and B

1026
00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:35,760
are gone, where do you go?

1027
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,560
>> It ought to be someplace nearby.

1028
00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:39,119
>> Mhm.

1029
00:34:39,119 --> 00:34:41,839
>> That's not in the line of if a tornado

1030
00:34:41,839 --> 00:34:42,879
ever does touch down.

1031
00:34:42,879 --> 00:34:44,320
>> I think I think your house is the

1032
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,879
designated third spot. [laughter]

1033
00:34:46,879 --> 00:34:48,240
>> I was going to say the mayor's house.

1034
00:34:48,240 --> 00:34:50,159
She's got the car. I expected that to be

1035
00:34:50,159 --> 00:34:51,839
said before that was said, but I knew

1036
00:34:51,839 --> 00:34:54,399
that one was coming. Yeah, there's room.

1037
00:34:54,399 --> 00:34:56,159
>> Yeah, but there we need power.

1038
00:34:56,159 --> 00:35:00,230
>> Well, yeah. And I was last. [laughter]

1039
00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:01,440
» Oh, you were. That's right. That's

1040
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,000
right.

1041
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,359
>> That was a bizarre though thing, right?

1042
00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:04,720
Cuz I thought other people in Raincliff

1043
00:35:04,720 --> 00:35:06,720
were all set and you weren't. No, it was

1044
00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:07,280
all of

1045
00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:09,520
>> Yeah, all of Raincliff was Monday

1046
00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:10,720
afternoon.

1047
00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:12,960
>> It's crazy.

1048
00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:14,240
>> As long as it's covered, I'm happy.

1049
00:35:14,240 --> 00:35:16,640
>> It is in there. It's a good plan. Um, it

1050
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,800
requires updating updating on on a

1051
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:20,400
continual basis. And one thing we

1052
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:21,599
haven't done in a while, and Joe's been

1053
00:35:21,599 --> 00:35:23,760
on me about this, is a drill or an

1054
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:27,200
exercise. So, uh, I haven't I'm not

1055
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,520
ignoring you, sir. Uh, we we do need to

1056
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,359
do that. If you recall, some of you were

1057
00:35:31,359 --> 00:35:33,040
here back when we did it shortly after

1058
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,160
the plan. I think it was 2018 or 2019.

1059
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,079
>> Um, but it is time to do another one.

1060
00:35:38,079 --> 00:35:39,680
And the more that you do that, the more

1061
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,440
comfortable we all get with each of our

1062
00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:44,079
roles and responsibilities. And practice

1063
00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:45,599
makes perfect, right? So yeah,

1064
00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:47,040
>> I feel like that was Joe's first weekend

1065
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:47,760
here with us.

1066
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:49,680
>> It was I didn't know everybody's name in

1067
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:50,960
the [laughter] room. Yeah, it was good.

1068
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:52,880
>> You learned mine pretty fast.

1069
00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,079
>> I remember.

1070
00:35:54,079 --> 00:35:54,960
>> Thank you, Chief.

1071
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:56,240
>> One last thing. I just want to make

1072
00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:57,760
everybody aware. We got two very

1073
00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:00,640
important uh events coming up. Um the

1074
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,880
first is our 17th annual uh national

1075
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:04,720
night out. It'll be at the Sexville

1076
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:05,680
Freedom Fire Department. I hope

1077
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,280
everybody can stop by. I missed it last

1078
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,119
year because I was away, but I will be

1079
00:36:09,119 --> 00:36:11,760
there this year from 6:00 to 9:00.

1080
00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:12,720
>> What day?

1081
00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,720
>> August 4th, I'm sorry. Yep. August 4th

1082
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:17,040
from 6:00 to 9 at the Sexville Freedom

1083
00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,520
District Fire Department. And the second

1084
00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:22,240
is our junior CSI Academy. Again, the

1085
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:24,160
17th year, coincidentally enough.

1086
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:24,640
>> How about it?

1087
00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:29,280
>> Uh will be September 20, let's say, 26th

1088
00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,760
from 9:30 to 2:00 p.m. And I have

1089
00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:33,359
Corporal Barrett helping me this year in

1090
00:36:33,359 --> 00:36:36,880
the absence of Sergeant Lacy. And she is

1091
00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:38,480
I know she's up to the challenge and

1092
00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,800
will do a wonderful job. So, two very

1093
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,880
longunning programs that I'm proud to

1094
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:44,400
say we're we're going to continue.

1095
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,760
>> Thank you. I'm glad to hear that, too.

1096
00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,520
>> Of course. [snorts] Any questions for

1097
00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:48,320
me?

1098
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:48,880
>> Do I?

1099
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,720
>> In interest of time, I'll have

1100
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:53,520
Lieutenant Queen come up and do his

1101
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:57,280
review of the Psycholog.

1102
00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:58,720
>> How's your web space?

1103
00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:00,160
>> Hey, fully healed.

1104
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,160
>> All right. Fantastic. Welcome,

1105
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:02,720
Lieutenant

1106
00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:04,720
>> Hyperoli. There you go.

1107
00:37:04,720 --> 00:37:08,160
>> Yeah. Not not super glue. So, um, the

1108
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:09,520
last time I talked with y'all was

1109
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,320
October of last year. So, I'm only going

1110
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,320
to cover this year for the first, um,

1111
00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:17,119
for the first six months. Um, and as you

1112
00:37:17,119 --> 00:37:19,040
can see, I don't know if this is in your

1113
00:37:19,040 --> 00:37:22,800
little iPads or if it's not, but um, um,

1114
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:24,960
just some atmospherics on kind of where

1115
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:26,560
we're at, where we're going. So, last

1116
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:28,560
year we ended up losing about three

1117
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,680
auxiliary officers, but hired two. So

1118
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,240
we're at eight auxiliary officers to

1119
00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:36,560
date with still one crossing guard.

1120
00:37:36,560 --> 00:37:38,720
Doug's doing amazing as always. So

1121
00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:39,680
appreciate hiring him.

1122
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:40,800
>> So grateful for them.

1123
00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:43,440
>> Yep. Yep. Um folks in the past have

1124
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,440
asked about tenure. Right now the

1125
00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,720
average tenure is still four years. So

1126
00:37:48,720 --> 00:37:50,960
that's going to change a little bit.

1127
00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:53,119
It's going to go up uh at the end of the

1128
00:37:53,119 --> 00:37:55,359
year because Trent is the one that's

1129
00:37:55,359 --> 00:37:56,640
dragging the numbers down because he's

1130
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:58,960
only been here one year. Um [laughter]

1131
00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:00,560
but we'll get to that in a minute. So

1132
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:02,560
we'll start off with patrols. Um

1133
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:04,240
significant increase this year in the

1134
00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:06,480
amount of patrols with even with the

1135
00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:08,800
same manpower uh similar manpower than

1136
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,200
last year. Last year we had about 43

1137
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:14,880
hours five patrols in this same period.

1138
00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:19,119
This year we're up to 28 160 plus hours.

1139
00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:22,480
So um message was loud and clear last

1140
00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,200
year. Uh we're continuing to do it. Uh

1141
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,400
we have a very um eager and robust team

1142
00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,480
that wants to continue to be out and and

1143
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:33,280
patrol. So uh that includes um

1144
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,800
patrolling

1145
00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:37,440
uh as a team as well as solar patrol. We

1146
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:38,560
I don't know if you all remember we

1147
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:40,240
implemented that process about a year

1148
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:42,960
ago, rigorous process of training and

1149
00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:44,960
things like that and tenure and safety

1150
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,440
and protocols on with the the chief and

1151
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,560
the team. So that has increased our

1152
00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:52,640
numbers as well cuz the team would come

1153
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:56,079
out and want to do have time to do

1154
00:38:56,079 --> 00:38:57,520
patrol. So they come out patrol. So

1155
00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:58,560
which is good.

1156
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:03,440
>> Um with that I do want to um we'll talk

1157
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,240
more about uh some accommodations or um

1158
00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,079
in a minute. But training, we'll move

1159
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:10,320
over to training real quick. It's kind

1160
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:13,200
of been stagnant since last time. Um

1161
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,079
only reason why is most of our folks are

1162
00:39:16,079 --> 00:39:19,119
experienced. So a lot of it's just our

1163
00:39:19,119 --> 00:39:23,280
or so knowledge enhancing kind of more u

1164
00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,040
more higher I call it higherend higher

1165
00:39:25,040 --> 00:39:27,920
caliber. We use police one same online

1166
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,240
tool that u the sworn officers use. So

1167
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,960
it's been great uh for for our team.

1168
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:35,359
Additionally we've only had one APO come

1169
00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:37,280
in that really needed brand new

1170
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:40,560
training. So uh APO Abby. So she's come

1171
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,880
in and so she's taken up most of our

1172
00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,040
training hours this this um last 6

1173
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:45,599
months.

1174
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:49,680
>> Okay. meetings uh trend has gone up a

1175
00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:51,599
little bit from a meetings perspective.

1176
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:54,800
Um we've been doing a lot of support for

1177
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,359
grants um just some consultation working

1178
00:39:57,359 --> 00:39:59,520
with our grant coordinator so Michael

1179
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,720
and so supporting him and just making

1180
00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:06,480
sure we get the best information into in

1181
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:07,920
stats into those grants.

1182
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:08,960
>> Sergeant Schlle.

1183
00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,880
>> Yes, Sergeant Schles. Yep. Um, also we

1184
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:14,640
have started meeting with the

1185
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:18,000
Westminster PD. Um, they are looking to

1186
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,440
grow their and stand up really revamp

1187
00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:22,960
their auxiliary unit.

1188
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,280
>> So, um, we've had a couple meetings with

1189
00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:29,040
them uh, directly uh, which has been

1190
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:30,880
interesting. So, it's been good. Uh,

1191
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,560
it's a moving in a positive direction

1192
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:34,720
both ways. A lot of knowledge transfer.

1193
00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:36,240
We're we're looking to kind of partner

1194
00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:38,079
with them, have them kind of shadow us

1195
00:40:38,079 --> 00:40:40,640
and vice versa uh in the coming months,

1196
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,480
which will be uh which will be

1197
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:44,079
beneficial for both both teams.

1198
00:40:44,079 --> 00:40:44,720
>> Of course,

1199
00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:46,480
>> admin, it's down from last year, but

1200
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,960
it's nothing significant. Uh it's just

1201
00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,760
normal business dayto-day running the

1202
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:53,599
unit. I've been able to delegate a lot

1203
00:40:53,599 --> 00:40:55,680
of it's just a welloiled machine, so

1204
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,839
admin's kind of down, which is good. Um

1205
00:40:57,839 --> 00:41:00,640
crossing guard detail. So Doug being dug

1206
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:03,200
the hours are consistent 32 and a half

1207
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:04,960
hours but that also includes some of the

1208
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:07,359
work that the sworn and the auxiliary

1209
00:41:07,359 --> 00:41:09,200
officers have supported. So uh during

1210
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:10,560
that last portion of June

1211
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:11,119
>> okay

1212
00:41:11,119 --> 00:41:12,560
>> um or the school year. So

1213
00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:13,839
>> sure

1214
00:41:13,839 --> 00:41:16,000
>> uh ride alongs again uh increased

1215
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:17,200
because we have a new officer

1216
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,680
requirement for them to be part of the

1217
00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:21,119
unit during probation is to do ride

1218
00:41:21,119 --> 00:41:24,400
alongs get to know the officers. So, um,

1219
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,880
again, that nothing staggering, but

1220
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:29,839
it's, you know, that's above the normal

1221
00:41:29,839 --> 00:41:32,480
cuz typically we may do one or two ride

1222
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:36,720
alongs a year. So, as our veterans, um,

1223
00:41:36,720 --> 00:41:38,079
like to be in their own vehicles and out

1224
00:41:38,079 --> 00:41:39,599
and about supporting. So,

1225
00:41:39,599 --> 00:41:40,079
>> sure.

1226
00:41:40,079 --> 00:41:42,079
>> Uh, special events. So, hours increased

1227
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:44,400
by about 115% compared to last year this

1228
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:48,079
time. Um, lots of support for all the

1229
00:41:48,079 --> 00:41:51,920
events. Um, so doing really well. what's

1230
00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,760
not on here and kind of what's kind of

1231
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:56,960
under the fabric. So, we've had roughly

1232
00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:01,920
four uh or f five in the last month or

1233
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:04,480
sorry, last 6 months uh accommodations

1234
00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:07,920
for above and beyond. Um mainly four of

1235
00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:10,160
them were weather related. So, or three

1236
00:42:10,160 --> 00:42:12,880
of them weather related and then one was

1237
00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:16,000
for a parking the new farmers market

1238
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,839
layout. So above and beyond coming up

1239
00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:19,359
being creative, coming up with ideas,

1240
00:42:19,359 --> 00:42:21,520
supporting, spending the night during

1241
00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:24,240
the snow event, the big snow event, um

1242
00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:26,400
things like that. So um a lot of good

1243
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,319
work there. And then we have two

1244
00:42:28,319 --> 00:42:30,720
officers planning to go to the academy.

1245
00:42:30,720 --> 00:42:34,319
So I need more volunteers.

1246
00:42:34,319 --> 00:42:36,000
>> It's your fault you keep doing this.

1247
00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:39,040
>> So [laughter] uh Yep. Yep. Which is

1248
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:41,520
good. Uh so we're looking forward to

1249
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:43,119
sending them off [clears throat]

1250
00:42:43,119 --> 00:42:45,920
uh in a positive way uh in about a month

1251
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,200
and a half, two months hopefully. Uh two

1252
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:53,119
months. Yeah. Um and very excited about

1253
00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:53,440
it.

1254
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:54,560
>> Awesome.

1255
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:59,119
>> So that is the report for uh 1 January

1256
00:42:59,119 --> 00:43:02,319
to 30 June. Any issues, concerns,

1257
00:43:02,319 --> 00:43:04,000
questions?

1258
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,920
>> Not from me. Anyone? My left or my

1259
00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:06,800
right?

1260
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,000
>> Just thank you for all the work that

1261
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:10,240
your team It's very amazing.

1262
00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:11,119
>> Cool.

1263
00:43:11,119 --> 00:43:12,800
>> Just to give an example, let me just

1264
00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:16,319
reiterate what you said about how their

1265
00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:18,800
support is so important to us is just

1266
00:43:18,800 --> 00:43:20,160
this past Friday, there was a big

1267
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:21,440
funeral in town. I don't know if you any

1268
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:23,520
of you noticed there was a firefighter

1269
00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,760
uh laid to rest and the viewing was at

1270
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:28,000
Hate Funeral Home and unfortunately that

1271
00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:30,000
day was just myself working. Barber was

1272
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,000
off and we had one officer working and

1273
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,480
they needed two people to man the post

1274
00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:36,160
and that would have required us to

1275
00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,000
abandon the station for two hours which

1276
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,480
I thought was unacceptable. So, uh, lo

1277
00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:42,800
and behold, uh, Corporal Ian Ward

1278
00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:44,400
happened to be here that day to patrol.

1279
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:46,000
I said, "Guess what, Ian? You're now

1280
00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:47,839
going to be on this post and help with

1281
00:43:47,839 --> 00:43:49,920
this the the closure of the roads." And

1282
00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:51,680
he did did a great job. So, that was

1283
00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:54,160
just just a great great timing on his

1284
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:56,800
part. and without him being there, our

1285
00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:58,079
station would have been closed for 2

1286
00:43:58,079 --> 00:44:00,880
hours while myself and Corporal Barrett

1287
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:03,599
stood on a roadside checkpoint to to

1288
00:44:03,599 --> 00:44:05,280
block traffic. So that's just one of the

1289
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,960
many examples where they they're very

1290
00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:08,880
beneficial to us. So thank you.

1291
00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:10,640
>> And thank thanks chief for that and

1292
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:13,040
that's why we started looking at how do

1293
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:14,880
we kind of think outside the box from a

1294
00:44:14,880 --> 00:44:16,319
patrol perspective and went with the

1295
00:44:16,319 --> 00:44:18,640
solo patrol concept with a lot of left

1296
00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:20,960
and right bounds for checking in and

1297
00:44:20,960 --> 00:44:23,760
safety and things like that. So without

1298
00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:27,119
that program, Ian would have not showed

1299
00:44:27,119 --> 00:44:27,839
up.

1300
00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:31,599
>> So he's like, "Hey, I got some hours. I need some time. I want some time. I'm

1301
00:44:31,599 --> 00:44:34,000
going to come down." So happened to be

1302
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:37,280
this event that's going on. And uh so

1303
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:40,640
yeah, um great work by uh Corporal Ward

1304
00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:41,520
on that one.

1305
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:43,680
>> Yeah, good good people under under you,

1306
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:45,839
sir. I appreciate you.

1307
00:44:45,839 --> 00:44:48,560
>> Um so that brings us uh to the I believe

1308
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:49,920
the end of our meeting. Is that right,

1309
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:50,560
you guys?

1310
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:52,880
>> Council agenda. Oh, of course. Council

1311
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:55,760
and uh liaison uh reports. Uh anything

1312
00:44:55,760 --> 00:44:57,119
from my far left here?

1313
00:44:57,119 --> 00:44:58,400
>> Uh let's see. There's going to be a

1314
00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:00,160
board of zoning appeals, but that's kind

1315
00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:02,160
of limited. Um but it's something very

1316
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,160
important and they do a magnificent job.

1317
00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:05,680
I'm using that as an opportunity to

1318
00:45:05,680 --> 00:45:07,440
thank them for their hard work.

1319
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:08,240
>> Fantastic.

1320
00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:10,960
>> So, you know, I get to listen to these

1321
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:13,200
experts who are devoted to our town.

1322
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:16,000
It's wonderful. Um let's see what else.

1323
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,800
We had to extend the uh contract with

1324
00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,720
Comcast a little bit while we're trying

1325
00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:23,680
to negotiate a new contract and the town

1326
00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:26,800
was gracious enough to authorize that as

1327
00:45:26,800 --> 00:45:28,480
one of the many. Other than that, that's

1328
00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:29,119
all I have.

1329
00:45:29,119 --> 00:45:30,000
>> Thank you.

1330
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:33,040
>> Uh planning commission met uh for a June

1331
00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:36,480
July meeting. Uh and we the only uh

1332
00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,480
order of business was the approval of

1333
00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:40,319
the final plan for and I'm going to

1334
00:45:40,319 --> 00:45:41,520
forget the name of it.

1335
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:42,640
>> Enclave

1336
00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:43,599
>> at Parkside.

1337
00:45:43,599 --> 00:45:46,560
>> Okay. And that's the uh the small uh

1338
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,040
>> 45 town home addition to Park 7.

1339
00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,040
>> Awesome. Thank you, sir.

1340
00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:54,480
>> Uh so HDC Met um does have I I don't

1341
00:45:54,480 --> 00:45:56,720
know how many openings are on the

1342
00:45:56,720 --> 00:45:58,160
>> There's at least three.

1343
00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:00,560
>> At least three. So we need people in the

1344
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,480
historic district commission. And

1345
00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:04,400
>> I was mouthing off too loud and for too

1346
00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:06,560
long. That's what happened. Went from a

1347
00:46:06,560 --> 00:46:08,716
full house to

1348
00:46:08,716 --> 00:46:08,880
[snorts]

1349
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:11,359
>> and they're I think you know input would

1350
00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:13,520
be great and support. I know they're

1351
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:18,480
trying to um figure out their role in

1352
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:22,480
both um length of art displays in town

1353
00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:25,359
and guidance or enforcement of like

1354
00:46:25,359 --> 00:46:27,119
paint colors on

1355
00:46:27,119 --> 00:46:30,800
>> historic buildings. And so, um, you

1356
00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:35,040
know, Joe and, um, and staff have really

1357
00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:38,640
tried to help provide some guidance on things, but [clears throat] I know

1358
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:41,599
eventually if if it continues at some

1359
00:46:41,599 --> 00:46:42,880
point, something will come before

1360
00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:46,880
council from their request in that. But,

1361
00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:49,280
um, you know, there's a a kind of a

1362
00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:52,480
robust discussion going on right now of

1363
00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:53,760
it [snorts] within the historic

1364
00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:56,480
district. Is it the historic district

1365
00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:58,160
commission's

1366
00:46:58,160 --> 00:47:00,240
le ability to have oversight and that

1367
00:47:00,240 --> 00:47:01,920
would come to council to ask and get

1368
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:03,440
permission for

1369
00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:05,359
>> of you know art installation

1370
00:47:05,359 --> 00:47:08,160
installations or art on historic

1371
00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:10,400
buildings and how you know

1372
00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,040
>> what the what the oversight there is or

1373
00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:15,520
>> temporary versus permanent kind of art

1374
00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,480
installations. And then a discussion

1375
00:47:18,480 --> 00:47:21,599
around people looking to paint historic

1376
00:47:21,599 --> 00:47:24,079
buildings and historic colors and is it

1377
00:47:24,079 --> 00:47:26,240
their role to provide guidance and if so

1378
00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:27,839
what would that guidance be or is it

1379
00:47:27,839 --> 00:47:30,400
their role to enforce the use of certain

1380
00:47:30,400 --> 00:47:32,800
paint colors and so there's kind of

1381
00:47:32,800 --> 00:47:34,560
that's that's the discussion going on

1382
00:47:34,560 --> 00:47:36,000
right now in that space.

1383
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:38,720
>> So just so everyone's aware of where

1384
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:39,520
things are.

1385
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:40,880
>> I think the discussion is ongoing to try

1386
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:42,720
to figure out exactly what that would

1387
00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:44,079
look like. It's not correct. They don't

1388
00:47:44,079 --> 00:47:45,839
want to create like a a very specific

1389
00:47:45,839 --> 00:47:47,520
color wheel that everybody has to use.

1390
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:49,599
It's just a matter of how do we avoid

1391
00:47:49,599 --> 00:47:54,079
the potential of neon green getting painted on a building somewhere.

1392
00:47:54,079 --> 00:47:55,839
>> If it's Yeah. And what what's the same

1393
00:47:55,839 --> 00:47:58,758
way you keep a tree from being cut down?

1394
00:47:58,758 --> 00:47:59,839
[snorts]

1395
00:47:59,839 --> 00:48:01,680
>> I mean, I would literally tie myself to

1396
00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:03,040
a building if somebody wanted to paint

1397
00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:05,440
it neon green. That's all I'm saying.

1398
00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:08,319
>> Sounds like a challenge. [laughter]

1399
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:09,359
I'm not going to get in the middle of

1400
00:48:09,359 --> 00:48:11,520
that one, but um yeah, I mean if people

1401
00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:12,800
are interested in the discussion

1402
00:48:12,800 --> 00:48:15,200
obviously it's in the in the minutes and

1403
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:17,680
things like that and um but just the

1404
00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,800
council knows those are kind of ongoing

1405
00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:22,400
discussions and I think trying to

1406
00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,000
understand

1407
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:26,480
um their role in that in a historic

1408
00:48:26,480 --> 00:48:29,359
>> I think I I I think it's a uh Thank you

1409
00:48:29,359 --> 00:48:33,200
for that. Yeah. Um, I'm not so sure it's

1410
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:35,839
their lack of understanding what their

1411
00:48:35,839 --> 00:48:38,720
role is. It's their desire for their

1412
00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:40,559
ability to have control over certain

1413
00:48:40,559 --> 00:48:43,040
things that are not not bestowed upon

1414
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:45,520
them within the current guidelines.

1415
00:48:45,520 --> 00:48:46,480
>> Correct.

1416
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,640
>> That they want.

1417
00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,559
So,

1418
00:48:50,559 --> 00:48:52,319
I don't know if I've paraphrased that

1419
00:48:52,319 --> 00:48:54,480
well or or what have you, but like I I

1420
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:57,119
do believe they understand their role as

1421
00:48:57,119 --> 00:49:01,040
commissioners of the historic district.

1422
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:03,040
I think they they would prefer to have

1423
00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:05,440
more control over those two items that

1424
00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:08,319
you mentioned. Um, and so the the

1425
00:49:08,319 --> 00:49:10,079
conversation continues.

1426
00:49:10,079 --> 00:49:13,680
>> Yeah. Okay. Thank you, Alex. The next

1427
00:49:13,680 --> 00:49:16,319
Spark meeting is Thursday, July 23rd at

1428
00:49:16,319 --> 00:49:19,119
7 p.m. And the next Sexual Cinema event

1429
00:49:19,119 --> 00:49:20,880
is Saturday, August 8th, and they'll be

1430
00:49:20,880 --> 00:49:23,119
showing Dog Man, which I never even knew

1431
00:49:23,119 --> 00:49:26,549
was a movie until [laughter]

1432
00:49:26,559 --> 00:49:29,119
the movie starts around

1433
00:49:29,119 --> 00:49:31,040
sunset at Cooper Park. Uh, but come

1434
00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:33,200
early for premov activities. Fun.

1435
00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:35,699
>> It is quite unusual.

1436
00:49:35,699 --> 00:49:37,829
[laughter]

1437
00:49:37,839 --> 00:49:41,584
» My grandkids

1438
00:49:41,594 --> 00:49:43,599
[laughter]

1439
00:49:43,599 --> 00:49:45,280
Curiosity Pete.

1440
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:46,960
>> Okay.

1441
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:49,359
Thank you, Councilwoman. Appreciate you.

1442
00:49:49,359 --> 00:49:50,559
How about you, Councilman?

1443
00:49:50,559 --> 00:49:53,920
>> Yep. Um DSC uh for the events in the

1444
00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:56,720
last month. We had our Junth 2026. It

1445
00:49:56,720 --> 00:49:58,480
was our most successful celebration to

1446
00:49:58,480 --> 00:50:01,280
date. Attendance um nearly double from

1447
00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:03,680
the last year. And we had new additions

1448
00:50:03,680 --> 00:50:06,000
with complimentary food, children's

1449
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:08,079
activities, and giveaways and expanded

1450
00:50:08,079 --> 00:50:09,920
cultural and historic programming for

1451
00:50:09,920 --> 00:50:11,520
all ages. I think it went very well that

1452
00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:13,200
day. Weather was perfect. Worked out

1453
00:50:13,200 --> 00:50:15,760
really well. Um, as everybody knows, the

1454
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:17,599
farmers market continues to attract

1455
00:50:17,599 --> 00:50:20,960
strong crowds. Attendance data from the

1456
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,920
police so far estimates between 500 and

1457
00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:26,000
700 people on Main Street each market

1458
00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:29,359
day. Um, which is at least 25 times the

1459
00:50:29,359 --> 00:50:32,000
normal foot traffic on a Sunday on Main

1460
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:35,119
Street. Uh, let Freedom Ring Parade uh

1461
00:50:35,119 --> 00:50:36,480
went off well. Unfortunately, I wasn't

1462
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:39,520
able to attend. Um, but the theme was

1463
00:50:39,520 --> 00:50:42,319
back to our roots and had antique

1464
00:50:42,319 --> 00:50:44,480
tractors, vintage farm equipment,

1465
00:50:44,480 --> 00:50:47,520
Sykesville's ar agricultural heritage.

1466
00:50:47,520 --> 00:50:50,720
Um, despite the heat wave, uh, there was

1467
00:50:50,720 --> 00:50:52,480
apparently a very good crowd.

1468
00:50:52,480 --> 00:50:54,955
>> There was, and I squirted most of them.

1469
00:50:54,955 --> 00:50:56,640
[laughter and snorts]

1470
00:50:56,640 --> 00:50:58,720
>> Uh, projects and programs. Um, the

1471
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:00,240
design committee has released a

1472
00:51:00,240 --> 00:51:02,720
collection of 10 commemorative note

1473
00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:05,359
cards celebrating the Gamza recognition

1474
00:51:05,359 --> 00:51:07,359
and featuring Main Street artwork by

1475
00:51:07,359 --> 00:51:10,000
local artist Tom Canwell. Cards are

1476
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:11,760
available at the post office, the DSSE

1477
00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:14,400
office, and the farmers market. A light

1478
00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:16,319
installation that is going to go between

1479
00:51:16,319 --> 00:51:18,960
the DSSE building and Pasco Distilling

1480
00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:20,960
has been rescheduled for the week of

1481
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:23,599
July 20th due to the storms and heat

1482
00:51:23,599 --> 00:51:27,280
wave. Um, that's another placemaking

1483
00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:30,240
initiative that's just representative of

1484
00:51:30,240 --> 00:51:32,800
the partnership between the town and our

1485
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:35,839
Main Street program. And then the I've

1486
00:51:35,839 --> 00:51:37,440
not had a chance to visit this yet, but

1487
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:41,040
the popup thrift shop at 7611 Main

1488
00:51:41,040 --> 00:51:42,720
Street has apparently been a very

1489
00:51:42,720 --> 00:51:44,960
overwhelming success with a lot of

1490
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,280
community engagement and visitor

1491
00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:49,040
interest.

1492
00:51:49,040 --> 00:51:51,119
>> I I thank you for that report. And I

1493
00:51:51,119 --> 00:51:52,800
just had one question for Joe. Just is

1494
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:56,319
not nothing DSC related. Um but when it

1495
00:51:56,319 --> 00:52:01,040
was when somebody mentioned the um the

1496
00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:03,680
uh newsletter ear I pulled up the last

1497
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:06,400
one and I noticed there's a section on

1498
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:08,800
there about sports equipment in town

1499
00:52:08,800 --> 00:52:10,640
parks and asking people not to leave

1500
00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:12,240
them. What What is the protocol with

1501
00:52:12,240 --> 00:52:13,680
regard to that? Cuz I actually noticed

1502
00:52:13,680 --> 00:52:16,400
that yesterday in the park by Great Way.

1503
00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:17,520
There's at least

1504
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:20,240
>> two soccer goals. That's the usual spot

1505
00:52:20,240 --> 00:52:22,000
where there's there's several there's

1506
00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:23,920
several pieces of equipment. Uh you

1507
00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:25,520
typically if it's uh if it's something

1508
00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:28,000
that our public works folks can can move

1509
00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:29,280
out of the way and still know around

1510
00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:31,119
then you know if it's not causing any

1511
00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:33,920
problems then then we we do leave it. Um

1512
00:52:33,920 --> 00:52:35,280
however if we do start getting

1513
00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:37,280
complaints about it then we usually post

1514
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:38,800
the actual piece of equipment itself. If

1515
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:40,160
it's in a public area like that where

1516
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:42,079
you don't know it's a like whose house

1517
00:52:42,079 --> 00:52:44,400
it actually belongs to uh we'll post it

1518
00:52:44,400 --> 00:52:46,480
and then uh if it if it doesn't leave I

1519
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:48,240
think we usually give it 10 days or so.

1520
00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:50,480
Um we'll we'll just take it away. Okay.

1521
00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:52,400
Thanks.

1522
00:52:52,400 --> 00:52:55,839
>> Thank you so much. Um any other comments

1523
00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:58,400
or uh items for the good of the order?

1524
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:01,680
Going once, going twice. Right. So we're

1525
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:03,839
looking for a motion to adjourn. Thank

1526
00:53:03,839 --> 00:53:04,480
you, council.

1527
00:53:04,480 --> 00:53:07,359
>> Close. Motion to go in. Motion.

1528
00:53:07,359 --> 00:53:08,880
>> Yeah. Close session.

1529
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:09,839
>> Yes.

1530
00:53:09,839 --> 00:53:11,839
>> So at this point, [laughter]

1531
00:53:11,839 --> 00:53:13,440
we don't need a motion. I'm going to

1532
00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,440
call for recess.

1533
00:53:15,440 --> 00:53:16,400
All right. [laughter]

1534
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:19,920
cuz the mayor's awake now. Okay. So,

1535
00:53:19,920 --> 00:53:21,200
>> did something change on the agenda?

1536
00:53:21,200 --> 00:53:23,520
>> No. No, it didn't. It did change from it

1537
00:53:23,520 --> 00:53:26,319
not having one to having in my mind, not

1538
00:53:26,319 --> 00:53:26,960
on paper. [laughter]

1539
00:53:26,960 --> 00:53:28,079
>> Okay.

1540
00:53:28,079 --> 00:53:31,920
>> Um, just like coming. Um, I'll give a 5m

1541
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:34,000
minute recess here now so we can clear

1542
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:38,359
the gallery for our close session.