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Good evening, Becky Newman, 5372
Parkplace. Um, I apologize now. I'm

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unable to say for the whole meeting, so
I just want to make my comments. Um, I

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think it's important for this council to
know that not every

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spectrum or area of Asbury is 100% on
board with ATVs and UTVs going through

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their neighborhood. I think it's
important that you know that we do

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understand
the financial and economic boost that it

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would be great for Casey's and for the
Eagles Club and the businesses along

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Asbury Road. I completely understand
that and um I can't disagree with that.

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But my concern is having them in the
neighborhoods.

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I live over by the park which has
increased traffic tremendously over the

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last few years. This summer it was a
very busy summer and it's great. The

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parks being used that's awesome but
there is an increase of traffic. I'm

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also concerned that having them in the
neighborhoods, not all of our

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neighborhoods have safe walkways. We
don't have sidewalks in all the

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neighborhoods. And so that's another
type of vehicle on the road with kids

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and adults, myself included, walking
their dog in a short span to try to get

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to a sidewalk.
So my concern are those things. And I

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would just like you to take that into
consideration. If there was a, you know,

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like I said, I'm all for the economic
boost along Asbury Road here. That's a

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main throwaway. That's a main traffic
way. I'm just worried about the

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neighborhoods and our kids. Thank you.

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» Anyone else?

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Mike Brew 280 summer drive.
You all said you did research on this.

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So have I. The average weight of an
automobile is 4,420

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pounds. The average weight of a UTV
two-seater is 1,200 to 2,000. That's

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2,920
difference.

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A UTV with a four-seater to six-seater
is between 2,00 to 33,200

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and the difference is 2500 to,200.
Just minor fender bender with an auto in

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a UTV could cause serious injury to the
people in a UTV with a weight

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difference. We had a traffic study about
two and a half years ago. 8,000 cars a

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day go through our city. Why add UTV to
the mix? We have electric scooters and

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electric bikes on the streets already.
You say it's good for business. We have

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a Casey's and a bar. I don't think they
will see a benefit. Tell us how this

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will make our streets safer. I don't
think it does. Right now, we can say

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Asbury hasn't had a UTV accident to
date. Some of you may not like the

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hearing this, but it is a fact. Your
actions have consequences. By passing

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this ordinance, will you be able to say
Asbury won't have a UTV accident? I know

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by not passing this ordinance, you will
be able to say that. Thank you for your

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time.

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» Hi, I'm Natalie Stoyer, 5373 Parkplace,
and I just had a few comments for you.

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Um, I would encourage the city council
to consider implementing UTV ordinance

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as a one-year pilot program rather than
making this a permanent change

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immediately. There has been a lot of
discussion on both sides about safety

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enforcement, economic benefits, and the
impact on residential neighborhoods. But

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right now, much of that discussion is
based on what we think will happen. A

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pilot program would give Asbury the
opportunity to collect Asbury specific

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data, including accidents, citations,
um, resident complaints, enforcement

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issues, and any measurable impact on
local businesses. Uh the city could also

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consider designated routes or additional
restrictions around parks, schools,

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trails, and heavily residential areas
during that trial period. Uh at the end

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of the year, the council could review
that information and decide whether the

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ordinance should continue, be modified,
or if it should end. I'm not necessarily

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opposed to allowing UTVs in Aspbury. I
just think that when we make a

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significant change involving our city
streets and public safety, we should

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give ourselves the ability to test it
and measure it and make the long-term

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decision based on actual data from our
own community. Thanks for your time,

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2348 Sprucewood. Um, I just want to
address a couple things. ATVUTV Alliance

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has been putting out a lot of
information on their Facebook site and

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none of it is favorable um to the people
who came to speak. Um, I haven't gone on

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my Facebook to badmouth anybody on ATV
Alliance. I don't know why they have to

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go on there and make comments about
Sprucewood Drive. I'm not just concerned

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about Sprucewood Drive. I'm concerned
about our community. So I'm just going

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to give you statistics for the last two
weeks. On August 8th, 26, you're all

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aware, Worthington accident where seven
people were involved in UTV accident,

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leaving one adult, one child dead, four
seriously injured, two were lifellighted

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of that group and one minor injuries,
which was the car driver. In August um

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17th in Lafayette County which is just
across the river um a Debuke driving the

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UTV rolled her passenger a 23 year old
from Belle View died and the other after

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being lifellighted
on August 21st in Grant County again

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just across the river
um two um were seriously injured one was

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airlifted and no fatalities that was in
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I'll leave it at that. Oh, as for the
comments on the ATD Alliance, um stating

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that we didn't comment when it was we
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and that thing. Yes. Um I and lots of
people in Sprucewood did talk to our

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police chief personally about our
concerns about them being allowed on the

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sidewalks and you guys passed a good
ordinance to lower that speed limit and

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to make it a little safer. Thank you.
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» You have anybody online?
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Oh, that's the I'm letting in the T the
TH reporters coming in online.

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» Okay.
All right. Thanks everybody for your

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comments. We can't address them
directly. So after the meeting, if you'd

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like to stay around, I'm sure we'd be
able to talk about what your thoughts

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were. Um, now we have consent agenda
ahead of us. Have a motion to approve or

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something for
>> I'll make a motion to approve the

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consent agenda.
>> I second.

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» Motion to second. Any discussion?
Hearing none. Roll call, please. Sheml.

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» Hi,
>> Domer.

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» Hi,
>> Eastling.

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» Hi,
>> Miller.

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» Hi,
>> Rice.

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» Hi.
>> And now we have a public hearing for the

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2026 wastewater treatment facility storm
water improvement project. I have a

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motion to open the public hearing.
>> So moved. Second.

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» Have a motion. Second. Any public input
on this issue only?

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Hearing none. Seeing none,

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you want to you going to cover it?

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» Yep. Um the plans and specifications
were uh posted with the agenda. Um the

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estimate I did not see the number in
there, but it is just shy of 190,000 uh

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dollars for this work, which I believe
200,000 was budgeted in the CIP. Um,

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this project again is just a storm water
project over at the wastewater treatment

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facility site uh to improve uh some
significant erosion on the the western

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hillside there. Um, and improve water
quality and easier maintenance for

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Blaine and his guys to take care of that
as well. Um, we'll plan to open bids

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here. Um, I think it's in a I think it's
next week. Um, I'm trying to get my

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meeting straight because I know we might
miss a a week here, but um, anyways,

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we'll have bids. um for you to consider.
Then at the uh first meeting in

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September
once we open those I think when I last

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checked there were seven prime biders
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project. So there is some interest in
the project uh right off the bat. So

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unless you have questions recommend
moving forward plans the uh estimate and

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specifications
have a motion to close public hearing.

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» So move second.
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» I opposed passes. Now before you have
resolution number 84, 2026, a resolution

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approving the plans, specifications,
form of contract, an estimate of cost

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for the 2026 wastewater treatment
facility, storm water improvements

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project. Any questions for Nate or have
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I'll make a motion approving resolution
84 of 2026, a resolution approving plan

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specification form of contract nesting
cost for the 2026 wastewater treatment

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facility storm water improvements
project.

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» Second motion to second. Any further
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hearing? None. Roll call, please.
>> Sheml

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» I. Rice.
>> I passes 5-0.

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Move on to new business. Ordinance
number eight of 2026, an ordinance

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amending the code of ordinances, city of
Asbury, chapter 75, off-road utility

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vehicles and snowmobiles and repealing
provisions inconsistent therewith.

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Second read.
Have a motion. Is there discussion?

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Make a motion to uh approve ordinance
number eight of 2026, an ordinance

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amending code of ordinance of the city
of Asbury, chapter 25, chapter 75,

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off-road utility vehic.

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Any further discussion

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hearing? None. Roll call, please. B.
>> Shemmo.

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» I. Keling
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» Miller
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» rice
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» Delmire
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» Passes three to two.
>> There a motion to wave the statutory

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rule required set ordinance to be
considered and voted on for passage at

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three council meetings prior to the
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be suspended.
>> I'd like to be brought back if possible.

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I'd
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» Second
>> for final passage.

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» Second. I thought,
>> okay, are Kurt or Craig, just to

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clarify, you want to
>> Oh, you want We have to vote on his

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» wave the statutory rule.
>> Yes, I want to wave the statuto rule.

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» And that's what I second.
>> I thought it I thought the mayor's

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always said if council didn't want
wanted to bring them back, they would

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bring them back.

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» What's that? vote
>> the vote would be three to two in your

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favor.
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would not pass it.
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» That's a state law that has to you have
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» I don't know that Beth, do you know?
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I mean, when this vote goes through for
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» Okay. So what do we do with the motion
and resend it or

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» No, he can do the motion and in a second
and we can take the vote and if it's not

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four to one then it doesn't pass
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» Okay, we have a motion and a second. Um
I'm going to call roll call on that.

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» Sho
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» rice
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» Billy
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» It fails for not having a four vote. So,
we'll bring it back next week or in two

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weeks. Um, then let's move on to the
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yeah, I really don't uh know much about
this. This is something I think where

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Lloyds is requesting some financial
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this is something that um typically we
have not this is like a first unique

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request for this. So this is really up
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you want to approve it not approve it or
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and talk about it later. So it's open
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» Well what's the basis for the request?
just to have financial assistance with

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the all the cost they had to, you know,
start up the business.

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» We don't have any formal program or
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» That's correct, Russ. We do not.
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» yeah, I I feel the same. I think I feel
the same as you do, Russ. This sets a

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precedent and and I I I think that it's
a bad it's a bad vibe. Not that I don't

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want to help them out. I mean, they came
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out. But uh yeah, I don't think that
this is uh where the taxpayer money

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should be going at at this point in
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» No, not right now.
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» and and is the council I guess on
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interested in,
you know, maybe exploring some type of

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program that we can do business
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» This this would be like an addition to
TIF programs through that.

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» That would be an addition. Yes, sir.
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» well if we if we start doing it for one
business and everybody's going to start

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coming around this like if if this was
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like that then
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would say you know just like they got
the furniture and just like they got the

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equipment that should have been well
they come up a little short well I mean

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that's just like any other project that
you know hopefully they get enough

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profit at some point to are, you know,
scattering them here and there, you

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know, and it I've drove by it a couple
times this past weekend. It's been

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packed. It looks nice to me. I mean,
that's just my opinion.

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» So, we need a motion to pass it or to
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» Correct.
>> I'll entertain a motion to either

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approve or deny. And
>> I'll make a motion to uh deny the

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request at this time.
I second.

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» Motion to second. One roll call, please.
>> Shemmo.

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» I don't.
>> The motion's deny right now.

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» Yes, it is.
>> I for a yes or a no.

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» Yes or no?

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defeated 5 Z. Next we have resolution
number 85 2026. a resolution approving

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pay application number five for the
Hales Mill Asbury Road and Hails Mill

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round road roundabout project made.
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project. Um things have been going
pretty well here lately. Uh I know

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school started this week and it sounded
like I heard before the meeting Tom said

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traffic went all right first day of
school. So that's good to hear. Um

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they're going to tomorrow pour the red
color concrete within the uh eastern and

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western uh splitter splitter islands and
then also in the uh truck apron uh

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within that center island as well. You
can see that's formed up. They did that

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today. Um so that work will all happen
tomorrow. I think they're going to bring

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in a pump truck to do all that. So it'
be entertaining to watch. But uh they're

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getting close to having all the concrete
wrapped up here. Um they did some of the

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seating earlier this week. turn scenic
came in and did that. So things are

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winding down. I'm not quite sure on a
date yet for getting things really

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opened up all the way. There's still
landscaping to do in the center island

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and that. So there's just, you know, but
we're getting closer. So with that being

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said, um this pay request from Valentine
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$241,3752.

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Uh that includes primarily um work from
the paving uh some excavation, final

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grading, uh sidewalk replacement, uh
curb and gutter and driveways. Um then

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also some of the uh street lighting as
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Unless council has questions, uh we'd
recommend approval of pay request number

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five for Valentine Construction.
>> Nate, I do have a question. Sure. um uh

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what we were talking about informally, I
guess. Uh what's the is is Valentine

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responsible for the signage that's
supposed to go up? Because I mean

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there's temporary yield signs. So when
this who's responsible for those signs

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and when are they going to go up?
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all the permanent signage will be
installed before all the temporary

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traffic control is pulled. So that will
be up before everything is opened like

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fully. Okay. Thank you.

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» Have a motion.
>> I'll make a motion to approve uh

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resolution number 85 2026. Uh resolution
approving pay application number five

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for the Asbury Road and Hails Road
Roundabout.

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» Second.
>> The motion is second. Any other

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discussion?
Hearing none and roll call, please.

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» Shemmo.
>> Immer.

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» Hi.
>> Eastling. I Miller.

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» Hi, Rice.
>> I Next we have resolution number 86 of

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2026 resolution approving pay
application number one to the 2026

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asphalt overlay and water main project.
>> Yeah, Midwest Concrete update here. Um

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has most of the water man work uh
completed. Uh for the project they're

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they've been working on service lines on
Meadow Court this week. Uh and then

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they'll be making a tiein um this week
as well for that. And uh that should be

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close to wrapping up the water man.
There is a hydrant they have to put in

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yet as well. But they're getting there
with the water man. Uh you probably saw

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the mill around town today if you were
out and about. Um they mil all of the

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streets that are going to be getting
milled and overlaid except for Asbury

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Circle which they're going to be doing
tomorrow with the milling. And in

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talking with the contractor today, it
sounds like River City will be in to

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start paving next week is kind of the
way it sounds. So things are really

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moving there. Um making a lot of
progress. With that being said, the uh

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pay request for Midwest Concrete is at
$170,74182.

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And that's primarily all just for that
uh water main work and then a portion of

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the mobilization, traffic control, and
erosion control items.

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Unless council has any questions, we'd
recommend approval of the first bay

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request for Midwest Concrete.
>> Nate, just one question. Uh I know when

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uh we're talking about the water made
replacement. How many of the water

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laterals have been able to be reused or
have they had to replace them all?

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» The only ones that were able to be
reused were ones that were replaced

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recently because of a break. And even of
those, there was maybe three, there were

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three or four
we're able to and some people elected to

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not do that as well given the option and
decided to just have it in place.

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» Thank you.
>> Any other questions?

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» Otherwise, do I have a motion, please?
We'll make a motion to approve

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resolution 86 of 2026.
Resolution approving pay number one for

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2026 asphalt overlay project for the
amount of 1,170,741

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and 82.
I'll second that. Have a motion and

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second. Any further discussion
hearing? None. Roll call, please. She

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» I do.
>> I

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» Miller.
>> Hi,

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» Rice.
>> Hi.

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» At this time, we'll take public comment
on anything not previously discussed.

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Anybody want to come forward, talk about
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Nobody online. Okay, we'll move on to
reports. Anything want to be held or

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comments about reports? Otherwise, I
need a motion. I I I guess the question

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I have is we've got the data center
ordinance information in there. You want

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comment.
You want comments on that?

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» Yeah, I would like to say a few things
about that. Um in

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earlier this summer, I think it was May
or June the city council, you know, did

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a moratorum resolution for data centers.
Since that time, the planning and zoning

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meeting committee has had two meetings
where we specifically

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discuss you know data centers. The first
meeting was more kind of factf finding

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of you know maybe like the pros and cons
and the things that people want to be

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aware of. At our last meeting, we had uh
Eric Schmeckle come and he talked he

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gave the presentation that he gave at
the Debute County meeting that um

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discussed um data centers, the watershed
and effect upon water and that uh

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included in this information there's a
whole big box of information. So these

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this is information that has been
presented um to to the planning and

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zoning commission you know regarding
data centers. Um, we have an Alliant,

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you know, when Alliance thinks about it.
There's a University of Georgia data

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center impact. Um, there's Eric's
presentation and then, um, there's a the

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Debut County their concerns and
ordinance standards that they have out

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their website for 2026.
Um the discussion that concluded at the

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planning and zoning commission meeting
um last week was they wanted to look at

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you know what do we can we ban data
centers you know what do we want to have

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in or in an ordinance we have it you
know if we have data centers so I

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reached out to Pat O'Connell from Lynch
Dallas firm and uh he has agreed to um

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do work with us on a work session. and I
thought it was time to bring the city

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council in with the planning and zoning
commission. So before the September 22nd

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meeting, um Pat O'Connell will be here
to you know present the council with the

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you know kind of the legalities of you
know when we're looking at a data center

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ordinance.
>> Thank you.

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» Any further discussion or could I have a
motion to accept the reports?

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» I'll make a motion to accept the
reports.

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» I second.
>> Motion to second. Any other discussion?

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Otherwise, all in favor?
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» opposed. Passes 5.
Russ, do you want to start with round

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table?
>> I have nothing today.

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» Uh, not at this time.
Uh, I guess the only thing that I would

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say is um, if anybody wants to talk to
me about my decisions with the UTV after

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the meeting, please feel free. I'll I'll
stick around. Anybody want to talk?

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» Yeah. Um, just a few things
um, mainly on the UTS. Um, one thing is

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on either side all around uh, we need to
be respectful to each other. Uh, do not

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be boastful or vengeful. Uh be kind in
public and on social media or stay off

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it all together. Do not target certain
groups or individuals. We all live in a

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drive in the same community. You have
nothing good to say. Don't say it at

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all. Don't be a bully. Um do not act out
against or target individuals or groups.

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You know, no rule of rage if this does
pass. Um if you see UTV, do not create a

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situation that could make you and Asbury
the next news story or statistic and

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cast a shadow on yourself, family, or
the city. Um, let the police department

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handle any situation, no matter the
vehicle. Um, it's in their hands. Do not

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take matters into your own. Follow the
correct procedure. If you do witness or

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an unsafe act with anything, any vehicle
or any uh situation, report it, if it is

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viable, don't be an instigator. Um, if
this does become a problem, we can

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revoke it at any time. And Asbury was
voted number one community. So, let's

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strive to be the number one safest
community. It all starts with the

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reflection in the mirror. you are the
operator of your vehicle. No matter what

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vehicle you drive, be responsible and
follow the law.

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So,
I just like to uh welcome Lloyds to the

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community. We have a new business in
town, Pizza Place. Please uh try to

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support it. Uh Beth, you want to go with
the other business, please?

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» Yes. Um something came up uh you know
for on the recruitments today and a

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question what came up is like for some
of these um candidates if this council

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would be uh interested in you know
reimbursing some of their travel

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expenses.
Um, I did a little calculation today

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for, you know, a couple of them. And,
you know, I I think $500 is probably,

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you know, reasonable to cover travel,
potential night in a hotel, and maybe a

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meal. I didn't know council was okay to
approve that or move forward with that

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with the candidates that we have.
>> How many candidates?

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» Um, we'll have potentially four. I'm
thinking possibly two would be, you

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know, traveling from further than, you
know, 100 miles away.

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» You're talking 4 500 each.
>> No, be it' be it would be up to $500

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and probably two of them wouldn't take
anything. They're more local.

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» Do you need a motion or something?
>> No, I just just kind of consent here.

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a promotion kind of late in the day
promotion

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» if you're not opposed I guess I think
that I mean I I'm not opposed that

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» seems like a reasonable amount
transportation and lodging

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» and you're expecting that 19th to last
six hours eight hours what

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» well and that's another question is I we
we have this we had in the in the

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contract to do like the interviews on
Saturday um we had a conversation

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um to see if you know people would want
to do it Friday. So I was just I'm also

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checking with the council. Would you
rather have the interviews on Friday or

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Saturday?
I know Mark you work so I know you're

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probably the
>> would have to be after like 30

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» this would be something we would be
doing all day.

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» All day.
>> Yeah.

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Saturday I guess.

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Well, one of the things of running it on
a Saturday that we discussed was that

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you have city staff who are involved in
the interview process as well who they

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would be uh
work spending an additional day

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one day is more conducive.
>> What's that?

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» One day is more conducive just a
Saturday. Keep the 19.

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» Keep Saturday.
>> Yeah. And I would anticipate I think

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with the schedule we're looking at you
probably be here about 8:30, probably

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wrap up at 3:34. So it's it's going to
be a full day, but you'll probably get

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some snackies for breakfast and lunch
out of it, too. So excited.

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» So we're going to go with Saturday.
>> Yeah. And then do you want to comment on

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the uh September 8th meeting?
>> Yeah. September 8th is a schoolboard

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election. So they'll be in this room
same night as council. So we'll be

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moving the meeting to the meadows the
lower level.

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» That'll be posted highlighted some
>> that'll be posted highlighted

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» somebody
>> underlying bold

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» on your next uh

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» text message.
>> Sorry Kurt.

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» Anything else?
>> I you I owed you.

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» That's all sir.
>> Can I have a motion to adjurnn please?

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So moved.
>> Second.

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» All in favor?
>> I opposed. We stand ajourned. Thanks

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everybody.