[0:04] Good evening everyone and welcome to the
[0:06] Brea City Council meeting, Tuesday,
[0:08] August the 18th, 2026. I'll call the
[0:11] meeting to order. Madam Clerk, please
[0:13] let the record reflect that a quorum is
[0:14] present. This time I'll call on Teresa
[0:17] Sanders to lead us in the invocation and
[0:19] pledge of allegiance. Teresa.
[0:21] >> If you'd like to bow with me.
[0:23] Father God, we thank you for
[0:25] bringing us here tonight to do the
[0:27] business of this city.
[0:29] We pray for your guidance
[0:32] as we
[0:33] make decisions that we feel are right
[0:35] for
[0:36] the residents and the staff and the
[0:38] employees of our city and we pray for
[0:40] protection on all of them. We ask it in
[0:43] Jesus' name. Amen.
[0:44] >> Amen.
[0:48] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:51] United States of America
[0:53] and to the republic for which it stands,
[0:56] one nation under God, indivisible, with
[1:00] liberty and justice for all.
[1:07] » Thank you, Teresa. The next item on the
[1:10] agenda is approval of the agenda. Is
[1:12] there a motion to approve? Seconded by
[1:14] Barry Poyner.
[1:15] Is there any discussion?
[1:17] >> Uh I'd like to make an
[1:19] amendment to the agenda.
[1:20] >> All right, Steve. Go right ahead.
[1:21] >> I'd like to add municipal order number
[1:23] 05-2026,
[1:25] standing legislative committees of the
[1:26] city council.
[1:28] >> All right. There's a motion to add
[1:31] municipal order number 05-2026
[1:33] to the
[1:34] agenda. Steve, you want to do that at uh
[1:37] 8.1?
[1:41] » Yes, sir.
[1:41] >> Okay. Is there a second? John Payne. Any
[1:45] discussion on the motion to amend the
[1:46] agenda?
[1:48] Seeing none, I'll request a voice vote.
[1:49] All in favor of the motion to amend the
[1:51] agenda to add municipal order number
[1:53] 05-2026,
[1:55] please say I.
[1:56] >> I.
[1:56] >> All opposed, please say no.
[1:58] The motion carries and the motion to
[2:00] amend is approved. We're back to the
[2:03] original motion to approve the agenda as
[2:05] amended. Is there any other discussion?
[2:08] Seeing none, I'll request a voice vote.
[2:10] All in favor of the motion to amend to
[2:12] approve the agenda as amended, please
[2:13] say I.
[2:14] >> I.
[2:15] >> All opposed, please say no. The motion
[2:17] carries and the agenda is approved.
[2:19] Thank Steve.
[2:21] Next item on the agenda is approval of
[2:22] the minutes from our August 4th, 2026
[2:25] meeting. Is there a motion to approve?
[2:27] >> So moved.
[2:27] >> By Steve Cottrell, is there a second by
[2:29] Teresa Centers? Any discussion, changes,
[2:32] or corrections?
[2:34] Seeing none, I'll request a voice vote.
[2:36] All in favor of the motion to approve
[2:37] the minutes from August 4th, please say
[2:39] I.
[2:40] >> I.
[2:40] >> All opposed, please say no.
[2:42] The motion carries and the agenda is
[2:44] approved. The on the agenda is public
[2:46] comment.
[2:47] And we do not have anyone signed up
[2:49] tonight. Thank you, Robin.
[2:50] And the next item on the agenda is a job
[2:53] shadowing report, and I'm happy to
[2:54] introduce all of you to Jackson Shiel. I mistakenly referred to him as a rising
[3:00] senior. He is a senior now. The school
[3:02] started back at Berea Community, and
[3:04] just as a way of background, Jackson had
[3:07] reached out about internships, which we
[3:09] really don't have internships, but when
[3:11] I kind of talked to him about what he
[3:13] was looking to get, some job shadowing
[3:15] experiences seemed to be in order, and
[3:17] we kind of made a list, worked on that
[3:19] together, and it turned out to be a good
[3:20] thing. So, Jackson's here to share his
[3:22] experience. Jackson, you have the floor.
[3:24] Welcome.
[3:26] >> All right. Uh thank you, Mayor Fraley.
[3:28] Uh as he already said, uh my name is
[3:30] Jackson Shiel. I'm 17 years old, and
[3:33] this year I am a senior at Berea
[3:34] Community High School.
[3:36] This summer I had the opportunity to
[3:37] spend the day with every city
[3:38] department, see how the city works, and
[3:40] what each department's responsibilities
[3:42] are, and what the department's future
[3:44] goals are, as well as the city's.
[3:47] Before I get started, I would like to
[3:48] say a huge thank you to Mayor Fraley, uh
[3:50] City Administrator Sam Lain, and
[3:52] everyone else uh who took time out of
[3:54] their busy days this summer to let me
[3:56] see and experience what the work of a
[3:57] city employee is actually like.
[4:00] Now, during my time with the city, I
[4:02] learned how the municipal department
[4:03] manages essential services like water
[4:05] treatment and electricity.
[4:07] I learned how the city administrator uh
[4:09] oversees public projects and purchases
[4:11] for the city.
[4:12] And I also learned how every department
[4:14] has to work together to build a better
[4:15] Berea for tomorrow.
[4:18] >> [clears throat]
[4:19] >> By being able to see and experience the
[4:20] daily work the city does made me realize
[4:22] how truly valuable this experience was
[4:24] for me.
[4:25] Especially for someone who is my age
[4:27] still trying to figure out how the city
[4:28] works for me.
[4:30] Before the summer, I had no idea how
[4:32] businesses came to Berea, and I had no
[4:34] idea how our uh roads got paved.
[4:37] >> [clears throat]
[4:37] >> But there's spending time with Donna
[4:39] Angel and Roy uh in public works,
[4:43] I learned how these things happened, and
[4:44] I grew an immense respect for the work
[4:46] that they do on a daily basis. And I can
[4:48] say the same thing for every department
[4:50] that I spent time with this summer.
[4:52] But the reason I'm here today is not
[4:54] just to talk about what I did this
[4:55] summer,
[4:56] but to ask the council to expand and
[4:58] create new opportunities for young kids
[5:01] in Berea to get the same experience I
[5:03] did.
[5:05] » [clears throat]
[5:07] >> A program similar to the one I
[5:09] participated in this summer would give a
[5:10] city a perfect opportunity to expand the
[5:14] uh
[5:15] to expand this great opportunity to the
[5:17] next generation of Bereans.
[5:19] This would lead to them wanting to step
[5:21] up and lead in our community today.
[5:23] This summer shadowing program will not
[5:25] just benefit those wanting and willing
[5:26] to learn about the city. But this
[5:28] program will also be very beneficial to
[5:30] the city itself.
[5:31] In my experiences this summer, by
[5:33] letting me see the long phone calls, the
[5:35] long meetings, the deep dedication and
[5:37] detailed thinking that is required each
[5:39] and every day to work for the city, was
[5:41] an extremely eye-opening experience.
[5:43] And I would love for others to get to
[5:45] see this as well.
[5:47] But what I'm really here asking you to
[5:48] do today is to invest in today's youth.
[5:51] A summer shadow program would be more
[5:53] than just getting young people to be
[5:54] active in our community.
[5:56] It would be giving tomorrow's leaders
[5:58] the insight and training on how to lead
[6:00] and care for their community.
[6:02] This program would be a fantastic start.
[6:05] But I think the city of Berea can and
[6:06] should strive for more.
[6:08] Berea has an opportunity to be a
[6:10] trailblazer and innovator in civic
[6:12] engagement.
[6:14] And when given the chance to lead, I
[6:15] know that young, responsible applicants
[6:17] will jump at the opportunity to be able
[6:19] to learn and lead.
[6:21] I have a few of these young leaders here
[6:22] today, who if
[6:24] >> [clears throat]
[6:26] >> who if given the chance would happily
[6:27] take part in a similar project.
[6:30] By taking this opportunity to invest in Berea's young leaders, you
[6:34] will be therefore shaping tomorrow's
[6:36] future, ensuring that Berea will thrive
[6:38] for generations to come.
[6:40] Thank you all for letting me speak here
[6:41] today, and I appreciate you guys giving
[6:43] me this opportunity this summer. I'd
[6:45] like to say a quick thank you to the
[6:46] guys who came here from my school, and
[6:48] also Miss Caldwell, my principal, and
[6:50] Luke Seals, uh our PR director at the
[6:52] school. And I would love to hear uh your
[6:54] opinions on my idea, and also I'd be
[6:56] happy to answer any questions for you
[6:57] guys.
[6:58] >> Okay, Jackson. Thank you for the great
[7:00] report and for the suggestion. I think
[7:02] that's one that we can certainly work
[7:04] out. Based on the experience with you, I
[7:06] can see where that would uh
[7:08] would be a a great experience for
[7:09] anyone. And I'm glad that you enjoyed it
[7:11] and uh took so much pride in what you
[7:13] were doing with learning about the city.
[7:16] Uh we'll open it up to the council for
[7:17] any questions for
[7:19] Jackson or comments.
[7:22] Teresa.
[7:23] >> No questions, but uh young man, uh you
[7:25] are going to be quite a leader. I can't
[7:27] wait to see where you go. I feel like
[7:29] the future's in good hands.
[7:30] >> Thank you very much.
[7:33] >> Steve.
[7:34] >> I think so. What you propose is a really
[7:35] good idea and and
[7:37] um
[7:38] I look [clears throat] forward to being
[7:39] able to have conversations among the
[7:40] council and uh with the uh city
[7:43] leadership to find a way to to find
[7:47] opportunities to have mentorship
[7:49] programs for
[7:51] up and coming seniors or
[7:53] juniors. We have lots of really talented
[7:56] people and you're evidence of that um
[8:00] and I hope that in four or five years
[8:03] when you graduate college you decide to
[8:04] run for council. So
[8:06] >> [laughter]
[8:06] >> No pressure Jackson.
[8:10] » Yeah, I just wanted to say sort of the
[8:11] same thing. I don't see any reason why
[8:13] we couldn't do do a few more of these.
[8:15] You know, we can work on it and and see
[8:17] what we come up with. I know that the
[8:20] fire the fire department has got a an
[8:22] internship mentor we learned about that
[8:24] a little while back too. So
[8:26] we're already doing it other places. It
[8:27] seems like and and you've really
[8:30] impressive good work.
[8:33] >> Virgil?
[8:34] >> Yeah, I I think it's a great idea as
[8:35] well. I think
[8:37] be interested in working with the
[8:38] council and how you structure that.
[8:41] Sound like you had a really intense
[8:42] summer and it seems to me like it may be
[8:44] advantages if you had two summers of it.
[8:47] So you can really cover the departments
[8:48] and spend some time thinking about that.
[8:50] So just thinking that way and then the
[8:52] number of students that case. And I'd
[8:54] also say
[8:55] don't just run for city council, run for
[8:57] mayor.
[8:58] >> Absolutely.
[8:59] >> Thank you Virgil.
[9:01] Anybody else?
[9:02] >> Sean?
[9:03] >> Mayor if I may.
[9:03] >> Sure.
[9:04] >> Um I would like to thank Jackson for his
[9:06] time with us. It was a it was a great
[9:08] opportunity for us to um
[9:11] give him a little more in-depth in how
[9:14] to each department works obviously, but
[9:16] what we get from him and and his the way
[9:19] he
[9:20] interjected in all the ideas and stuff
[9:23] that we had and what things are moving
[9:25] and it was great to have him here, but I
[9:28] think he's got a really good point and
[9:29] much like we do the citizen police
[9:31] academy, we could also do a a city
[9:33] academy maybe and work that through
[9:35] departments a couple hours a
[9:38] uh you know for a period of time. So, I
[9:40] think it's a good idea. We'll probably
[9:41] look into that pretty pretty quickly,
[9:42] Jackson.
[9:44] >> Yeah.
[9:44] >> [snorts]
[9:45] >> Mayor, just one more point too is I
[9:46] think it's important to include Jackson
[9:49] in our conversation and the time that we
[9:51] would structure that program. So, we
[9:52] wouldn't want to forget that as well.
[9:55] >> You're willing to serve, right, on the
[9:57] work group? I know you would be.
[9:59] Other uh questions?
[10:02] All right. And again, Jackson, thank
[10:04] you. I think I was going to have this in
[10:06] my mayor's comments, but I'll say it now
[10:08] and a lot of times you feel like you're
[10:10] teaching somebody something, but a lot
[10:12] of times you learn from the student. And
[10:14] I think I learned from you how important
[10:15] it is to get people engaged and how
[10:18] sometimes we think people know certain
[10:20] things and how they work when they
[10:21] really don't and it's good to be able to
[10:23] share those. So, I'll look forward to
[10:25] working with you and I'm sure Shawn and
[10:27] we'll probably have a council member
[10:28] looking at that trying to figure out how
[10:29] to structure something like that for a
[10:31] larger group and maybe for a longer
[10:33] period of time. But again, thank you and
[10:35] I want to acknowledge your family that's
[10:36] here as well. So, seeing some some
[10:38] friends there and the students and and
[10:41] principal. It's really nice to have you
[10:43] all in the council chambers and for you
[10:45] all to be engaged as well. So, Jackson,
[10:47] thank you and we'll look forward to
[10:48] talking to you more down the road.
[10:50] All right, thank you.
[10:55] » [applause]
[11:00] » Those are the things that make it fun.
[11:02] Thank you, Jackson.
[11:04] All right, the next item on the agenda
[11:06] is resolution number 04-2026
[11:10] grant program funding for Appalachian
[11:12] Regional Commission application off JC
[11:16] Chambers Road. Mr. Gilbert.
[11:18] >> I'll summarize the resolution as
[11:20] follows. A resolution of the city
[11:23] council of the city of Berea, Kentucky
[11:25] authorizing the completion and filing of
[11:27] a government resources accelerating need
[11:31] transformation grant program of 2026
[11:35] project application for up to $135,000
[11:40] in grant program of 2026 funds with the
[11:44] cabinet for economic development
[11:46] authorizing and directing the mayor of
[11:48] the city of Berea, Kentucky
[11:50] as the authorized representative to
[11:52] execute any documents which are deemed
[11:55] necessary by the
[11:57] CED to carry out this project and
[12:00] authorizing the authorized representative to act as
[12:04] the authorized correspondent for this
[12:06] project permitting review and execution
[12:10] of all agreements and requests of all
[12:12] disbursements related to the grant
[12:14] program of 2026.
[12:17] >> Is there a motion to approve and adopt
[12:19] resolution number 04-2026
[12:21] by Steve Cottrell? Is there a second?
[12:23] >> Second.
[12:23] >> John Payne. Is there any Is there any
[12:25] discussion?
[12:27] Seeing none, I'll
[12:28] request a voice vote. All in favor of
[12:30] the motion to approve and adopt
[12:32] resolution number 04-2026,
[12:35] please say I.
[12:36] >> I.
[12:37] >> All opposed, please say no. Motion
[12:38] carries and the resolution is approved.
[12:41] Thank you all.
[12:43] And the next item on the agenda is the
[12:45] amended item which we're calling uh A uh eight A
[12:51] and this is municipal order number
[12:52] 05-2026.
[12:55] Um
[12:57] Mr. Gilbert, I don't think you saw this
[12:58] one, did you? With that objection, I'll
[13:00] go ahead and read this one. This is a
[13:02] municipal order of the city council of
[13:04] the city of Berea establishing the
[13:06] standing legislative committees of the
[13:07] council their member members and a
[13:10] chairperson. Whereas the city council of
[13:13] the city of Berea has designated
[13:14] standing legislative committees of the
[13:16] city council and whereas pursuant to the
[13:19] provisions of section 20-202
[13:22] of the Berea city code, the council must
[13:24] select a chair and members for each of
[13:26] the standing legislative committees and
[13:28] whereas the council has organized the
[13:30] standing committees as set out herein.
[13:33] Now, therefore, it's ordered by the city
[13:35] council of the city of Berea, Kentucky
[13:37] as follows. The standing legislative
[13:39] committees for 2026-2027
[13:41] shall be staffed as follows.
[13:43] Audit and finance committee, Steve
[13:45] Cottrell, Katie Startzman, Teresa
[13:48] Centers, Barry Poynter.
[13:50] Public Works Committee, Jerry Little,
[13:52] Steve Cottrell,
[13:54] John Payne, Virgil Burnside.
[13:56] Parks Committee, Katie Startzman, John
[13:58] Payne, Virgil Burnside, and Mike
[14:01] Barnett. Personnel Committee, Barry
[14:03] Poynter, Jerry Little, Katie Startzman,
[14:06] and Teresa Centers.
[14:08] And that is the municipal order. Is
[14:11] there a motion to approve and adopt
[14:13] municipal order number 05-2026?
[14:17] By Teresa Centers. Is there a second? By
[14:20] Virgil Burnside.
[14:21] Is there any discussion on the motion to
[14:23] approve municipal order number 05-2026?
[14:27] Seeing none, I request a voice vote. All
[14:29] in favor of the motion, please say aye.
[14:31] >> Aye.
[14:31] >> All opposed, please say no.
[14:33] The motion carries and municipal order
[14:35] number 05-2026
[14:37] is approved. Thank you all.
[14:39] Next item on the agenda is ordinance
[14:41] number 12-2026,
[14:44] solid waste franchise contract
[14:46] amendment, first reading. Mr. Gilbert.
[14:48] >> Whereas in ordinance 20-2024,
[14:52] the city council awarded a franchise to
[14:55] Waste Connections of Kentucky
[14:56] Incorporated for the collection and
[14:59] disposal of solid waste in the city of
[15:01] Berea, Kentucky.
[15:02] And whereas in ordinance
[15:05] number 07-2025,
[15:08] the provisions of the that ordinance
[15:10] were amended to provide for for the
[15:13] correct franchise fee.
[15:15] And whereas ordinance number 20-2024
[15:19] provided for a franchise contract with
[15:21] the city incorporating the terms of the
[15:24] ordinance, the request for proposals for
[15:27] residential and commercial waste
[15:28] collection and disposal, and addendum
[15:31] number one both dated July 2nd, 2024,
[15:35] and Waste Connections bid form and
[15:37] proposal, the basic service proposal
[15:40] dated August the 5th, 2024
[15:43] was accomplished and on January 20 and
[15:46] on January 8th, 2025.
[15:50] And whereas the parties desire to amend
[15:52] the contract to provide for overfill
[15:54] containers and overfill charges to
[15:57] customers. Now, therefore, be it
[16:00] ordained by the city council of the city
[16:01] of Berea, Kentucky as follows. One, the
[16:05] franchise contract for solid waste
[16:07] collection and disposal between the city
[16:09] of Berea and Waste Connections of
[16:11] Kentucky, Incorporated dated January the
[16:14] 8th, 2025 is hereby amended by the
[16:18] attached first amendment of solid waste
[16:20] contract. Two,
[16:22] all other items and conditions of of the
[16:25] ordinance
[16:26] and the contract between the city of
[16:29] Berea and Waste Connections of Kentucky,
[16:31] Incorporated
[16:33] dated January the 8th, 2025
[16:36] remain in full force and effect.
[16:39] All right, this is a first reading with
[16:41] the second reading and enactment
[16:42] scheduled for September 1 at our next
[16:44] meeting.
[16:45] Per past practice, I'll open the floor
[16:47] for any discussion on the first reading
[16:50] of ordinance number 12-2026,
[16:52] and I'll note that this was subject to a
[16:55] work session earlier this evening.
[16:57] Discussion, John, and then Teresa.
[17:00] >> I just wanted to say this is a long time in coming.
[17:04] I I know uh members of council such as
[17:06] myself have
[17:07] sent um
[17:09] information from many members of the
[17:10] community to our city administrator, as well as uh
[17:15] people have sent direct messages to the
[17:17] mayor and city administrator
[17:19] um,
[17:20] of the difficulties that they've had as
[17:23] the, uh,
[17:24] contract was being played out and the
[17:26] improvements that need to be made. And I
[17:28] know
[17:29] Shawn has worked really, really hard for
[17:31] several months to
[17:34] uh, not only reduce the cost of the
[17:37] overage fee, which went from $100 to
[17:39] $25,
[17:41] but, you know, just trying to get
[17:43] everything lined out, tees crossed, eyes
[17:46] dotted,
[17:47] and deliver something that's going to be
[17:49] beneficial to the community.
[17:51] And advocate for the community.
[17:54] >> Thank you, John. Teresa?
[17:55] >> That's pretty much what I was going to
[17:56] say, too. But, I also want to thank
[17:58] Shawn for, uh, getting all those folks
[17:59] that were charged before we actually got
[18:02] a chance to look at this reimbursed. And
[18:04] I understand they're all reimbursed at
[18:06] this point.
[18:07] >> To my understanding, they're all
[18:09] reimbursed
[18:09] >> 100%
[18:10] >> Good job, you. And I'm sorry it took you
[18:12] so long, but but thank you.
[18:15] >> Any other comments on the first reading?
[18:17] All right. Seeing none, we'll move
[18:18] forward to
[18:20] ordinance number 13-2026,
[18:23] 150 and 171 76 Boulevard, right-of-way
[18:28] release. And this is the second reading.
[18:30] Mr. Gilbert.
[18:31] >> Having read ordinance number 13-2026
[18:34] in its in its entirety at the first
[18:36] reading, I'll summarize the ordinance by
[18:40] heading.
[18:41] An ordinance of the city of Berea,
[18:42] Kentucky, vacating and closing a portion
[18:45] of a certain platted right-of-way within
[18:48] the city of Berea, Kentucky, known as 76
[18:52] Boulevard.
[18:54] >> And I'll note that this was subject to a
[18:55] work session on first, uh, on August the
[18:59] 4th prior to the first reading. Is there
[19:01] a motion to approve and adopt ordinance
[19:03] number 13-2026?
[19:07] Yes. I might have
[19:08] >> So moved.
[19:09] >> And a second by Virgil Burnside. Is
[19:11] there any discussion on the motion to
[19:14] approve and adopt ordinance number
[19:15] 13-2026?
[19:18] Are you ready for the question?
[19:20] All right, we'll begin with a we'll do a
[19:21] roll call vote and begin with Virgil
[19:23] Burnside.
[19:24] >> I.
[19:25] >> Barry Poynter.
[19:26] >> I.
[19:26] >> Steve Cottle.
[19:27] >> I.
[19:27] >> Teresa Senters.
[19:28] >> I.
[19:29] >> John Payne.
[19:30] >> I.
[19:30] >> Michael Barnett.
[19:31] >> I.
[19:32] >> Motion carries and ordinance number
[19:34] 13-2026
[19:36] is approved and adopted. Thank you all.
[19:39] The next item on the agenda is ordinance
[19:41] number 14-2026,
[19:44] ad valorem tax first reading, Mr.
[19:46] Gilbert.
[19:47] >> I will read and summarize ordinance
[19:49] number 14-2026
[19:52] as follows.
[19:54] An ordinance of the city of Berea,
[19:55] Kentucky providing for the levy of ad
[19:57] valorem taxes for city purposes upon all
[20:00] property not otherwise exempt in the
[20:02] city of Berea, Kentucky.
[20:04] Be it ordained by the city council of
[20:07] the city of Berea, Kentucky as follows,
[20:09] section one.
[20:11] That an annual ad ad valorem tax for
[20:13] city purposes in the general fund of
[20:16] said city in the sum of 8.9 cents being
[20:20] 0.089
[20:23] upon each $100 of assessed value of all
[20:27] real and personal property within the
[20:28] city of Berea, Kentucky not otherwise
[20:31] exempt is hereby levied and imposed upon
[20:34] the owners of said property
[20:36] persons person or persons assessed
[20:39] therefore for the calendar year 2026.
[20:43] Section two. That pursuant to Kentucky
[20:46] law an annual franchise tax levy for the
[20:48] city purposes in the general fund of
[20:51] said city in the amount equal to 0.25%
[20:55] of all deposits of all financial
[20:57] institutions located within the
[20:59] jurisdiction of the city
[21:01] is hereby levied and imposed on each
[21:04] such financial institution.
[21:07] The remaining portions of section two,
[21:09] along with sections three through seven,
[21:12] are standard provisions
[21:14] providing for providing for methods to
[21:17] collect the taxes and enforce the
[21:19] collection of unpaid taxes.
[21:21] Section eight, all ordinances or parts
[21:25] of ordinances in conflict herewith are
[21:27] hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be
[21:29] published according to law.
[21:31] >> This is the first reading with the
[21:33] second reading scheduled for our next
[21:35] meeting September 1. Um and this was
[21:37] subject to a work session uh prior to
[21:40] this meeting.
[21:42] Um per past practice, I'll open the
[21:44] floor for any discussion on the first
[21:46] reading of ordinance number 14-2026.
[21:51] Any discussion?
[21:53] All right, seeing none, we'll move
[21:54] forward. Teresa. Yes, Teresa.
[21:57] >> just just to point out that will be the
[22:00] same rate as is current. There will be
[22:02] no raise in in the rate. It will have
[22:04] the same property tax rate as we did
[22:07] last year and as a matter of fact in '24
[22:09] as well.
[22:11] >> Thank you, Teresa. Any further
[22:12] discussion before we move forward?
[22:15] All right, seeing none, we'll move
[22:17] forward to um
[22:20] department head reports. Would any
[22:21] department heads like to address the
[22:23] council this evening?
[22:25] All right, seeing none, Sean, I know
[22:26] that you sent a uh
[22:28] report out, department report, and uh
[22:30] we'll move forward to the city
[22:31] administrator's report, Sean.
[22:33] >> Thank you, Mayor, city council. I just
[22:35] wanted to speak really quickly. Uh
[22:38] we've identified about nine major
[22:42] drainage issues citywide with all of the
[22:45] rain that we've had. Um we obviously
[22:47] have just got to two of those and
[22:49] replacing
[22:51] large culverts uh throughout uh Misty
[22:53] Drive, uh Ginger Drive. Uh we've just
[22:56] got the two of those. Uh we do plan on
[22:58] bidding some of those out just uh so we
[22:59] can get caught up. Uh we can't do them
[23:01] all in house, so just wanted you to know
[23:03] what we have identified some, but if you
[23:05] run across some others that you hear
[23:07] from from your constituents, then just
[23:09] let us know.
[23:10] We'll put it on the list, but we're
[23:12] trying to get to those before winter, so
[23:14] it's coming on quick though.
[23:17] I'll take any questions that you might
[23:18] have.
[23:19] >> Questions for Sean?
[23:20] >> Sean, in the same vein, can you talk a
[23:23] little bit about uh exit 77? And I know
[23:26] there's probably been a million people
[23:28] ask you about it and call.
[23:31] It feels like there is a sewer break on
[23:33] exit 77, and there is in fact not. Can
[23:35] you talk a little bit about that and
[23:36] what the solution is going to be?
[23:38] >> Yeah, you're exactly right. There is not
[23:40] a sewer break or leak in that area. Uh
[23:43] what we believe uh right now currently
[23:46] there is a low area that is holding
[23:48] water. Uh the ditch is not draining out
[23:51] properly as well.
[23:52] Uh so we're working with KYTC. We met
[23:54] with them today. We also met with uh
[23:56] Ecotech, which is a hazmat team, uh just
[24:00] to test the water to make sure
[24:02] everybody that we've talked to today
[24:03] feels like it's just organic material
[24:05] that's laying in low land areas. And you
[24:07] can see the cattails and things like
[24:09] that is growing up in that areas, which
[24:11] indicates that everything is proper.
[24:13] It's nothing dead in the area, so you're
[24:14] not getting any petroleums, we believe,
[24:16] in that to kill the grass and that kind
[24:18] of thing. So we believe it's all
[24:20] natural, uh but we do have KYTC has
[24:22] agreed to come in and reditch that area
[24:25] along with all the rest of 595 cuz we
[24:27] have major flooding down there uh all the time.
[24:30] Uh so they're going to look at cleaning
[24:32] out all of their ditches and then
[24:33] reditching that area where we believe is
[24:34] on the southbound on-ramp is where we're
[24:37] having the smell issue. So we're doing
[24:39] some testing just to cover our bases,
[24:41] but we'll follow up with that. I think
[24:43] it's going to be like 10 days before we
[24:45] So next council meeting, hopefully I'll
[24:46] have some more information.
[24:50] » Other questions for Sean? Virgil?
[24:52] [clears throat]
[24:53] >> Yeah, Sean, it looked like there was an
[24:54] email from uh one of our
[24:57] real constituents about water city and
[25:00] the his yard in the subdivision. Have we
[25:02] followed up with that?
[25:04] I just saw the email, so maybe you
[25:06] haven't had a chance, but
[25:07] >> Can you remind me the address?
[25:10] >> Uh yeah, I don't have I'll I'll pull it
[25:12] I'll talk to you about it later because
[25:14] I think
[25:14] >> up with everybody. We might not have
[25:16] solved the problem.
[25:17] >> Yeah, well well yeah, well it's it's you
[25:19] know, having served on this before
[25:21] that's always been an ongoing issue and
[25:22] you never get the problem solved, but at least following up and and
[25:26] talking about what the process and what can be done cannot be done. And I
[25:29] that was my question primarily cuz it
[25:31] makes sense. So I'll talk to you after
[25:33] the meeting, but
[25:34] >> Okay.
[25:34] thank you.
[25:35] >> Other questions or comments for Sean?
[25:38] John?
[25:39] >> Um I just want to see where we are on
[25:41] our uh
[25:43] our bathroom renovations at the park
[25:46] and where that puts us in a timeline to
[25:49] begin
[25:50] um the Logston Lane uh shared use path.
[25:53] >> Yeah, so uh the trailhead restroom is
[25:56] 95% done. Uh we're waiting on the
[26:00] decorative wall is what I'll call it. Uh
[26:02] we was
[26:03] hesitant on what type of material we
[26:05] wanted to use on that. We had an option
[26:07] in the bid. Uh we chose not to go with
[26:09] the option, so we're going to go with a
[26:10] treated wood and have that uh painted uh
[26:13] to match exactly what was in the
[26:15] original bid. Uh we looked at some
[26:16] composites, but we couldn't really get a
[26:18] good composite to match up and and work
[26:21] right there. So
[26:24] we're looking at probably 6 weeks, John,
[26:25] be honest with you. And then once we
[26:27] close out that project, which will
[26:28] probably take another
[26:30] two or three weeks. Uh at that point
[26:32] that we can go to uh construction or at
[26:35] least RFP on uh the Scaffle Cane Trail.
[26:38] Uh and that's all tied to two different
[26:40] grants of the same magnitude for RTP
[26:42] grants, so
[26:43] >> Excellent. And that street that was
[26:45] mentioned earlier was around Terry
[26:47] Avenue that the drainage issue.
[26:50] Okay.
[26:53] All right, Any other questions or
[26:54] comments for Sean?
[26:57] >> [snorts]
[26:57] >> Thank you.
[26:58] >> All right. Thank you, Sean.
[27:00] Uh on Mayor's comments, I kind of
[27:01] spilled the beans earlier. I was going
[27:03] to thank Jackson uh for um kind of
[27:05] teaching us a little something and help
[27:07] us to see city services and
[27:10] education and information through the
[27:13] eyes of a senior coming up in the high
[27:14] school. Um but I do again, Jackson, want
[27:17] to compliment you for reaching out and
[27:20] uh for working with me just to kind of
[27:21] figure out what would be something that
[27:23] would be meaningful and manageable. So,
[27:25] I look forward to working with you, of
[27:27] course, and we'll have others that will
[27:29] work through to to open that opportunity
[27:31] to other people. I think it's a
[27:32] wonderful idea and and uh you you
[27:34] charted the course for that. So,
[27:37] appreciate your work and uh good luck to
[27:39] you and to all the students this summer.
[27:40] Or I'm sorry, this this fall as you
[27:42] begin the new school year. So, thank you
[27:44] again. Uh we'll next move into council
[27:47] comments and we'll begin with Virgil
[27:49] Burnside.
[27:51] >> No comment. Thank you.
[27:52] >> Thank you, Virgil. Next, move to Barry
[27:54] Pointer.
[27:55] >> Uh no comment from me. Thank you.
[27:56] >> Thank you, Barry. Steve Cottle?
[27:58] >> No comment as well.
[28:00] >> All right. Teresa Senters?
[28:02] >> I happen to comment either.
[28:03] >> All right. John Payne?
[28:05] >> Well, I'll break I'll break the streak
[28:07] there. Um as y'all had mentioned about other
[28:12] programs um in the community, the
[28:15] Madison County Citizens Police Academy,
[28:18] it's a free 11-week interactive program
[28:21] that runs from September 14th to
[28:23] November 23rd.
[28:25] I have taken part of that program and
[28:27] it's a very good program. You learn a
[28:29] lot.
[28:31] Um I would encourage anyone to look into
[28:34] it and
[28:35] uh take part.
[28:37] >> Thank you, John. Next, we'll have the
[28:39] last word, Michael Barnett.
[28:41] >> No comment.
[28:41] >> All right, Mike. Thank you. That brings
[28:43] us to the end of our agenda.
[28:45] >> So moved.
[28:47] >> But motion to adjourn from Steve Cottle
[28:48] and a second from Virgil Burnside. All
[28:51] in favor?