1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,880 26 Bermuda Run Town Council meeting to 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,799 order. Want to recognize that we have a 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,360 quorum with four council members here. 4 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:11,040 Thank you all very much. And if you are 5 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:14,360 able, please stand and join in the 6 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:14,360 pledge of allegiance. 7 00:00:14,639 --> 00:00:19,760 » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 8 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:22,720 United States of America, 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:26,000 » To the republic for which it stands, one 10 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:30,599 nation under God, indivisible, with 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,599 liberty and justice for all. 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:36,079 It is the intent of the town council to 13 00:00:34,239 --> 00:00:37,920 make solemn the proceedings of this 14 00:00:36,079 --> 00:00:39,760 meeting and the business brought before 15 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,840 the governing board to offer the 16 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,640 opportunity for a reflective moment of 17 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,440 silence. Please join us in a moment of 18 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,440 silence. Thank you. 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:58,079 Thank you, 20 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:00,239 Andrew. Um, code of ethics statement, 21 00:00:58,079 --> 00:01:01,920 please. Mr. Williams, our town attorney, 22 00:01:00,239 --> 00:01:04,000 is not here this evening. So, 23 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:06,479 » Yep. Thank you, Madam Mayor. uh pursuant 24 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:08,720 to North Carolina General Statute 168-86 25 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:10,320 and 160D-109 26 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,720 and the town of Bermuda code of ethics 27 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:16,240 policy adopted on November 9th, 2010 and 28 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:17,840 further endorsed on August 9th, 2022. I 29 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,400 would ask each of you before you adopt 30 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,240 the agenda if there is any actual 31 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,080 potential or perceived conflicts of 32 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:25,680 interest with respect to any matter on 33 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,920 the proposed agenda which will come 34 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:30,400 before you, the town council, for a vote 35 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:32,079 at this meeting today. If so, please 36 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:37,079 speak up and let the council know at 37 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:37,079 this time before the agenda is adopted. 38 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,000 » Okay. Uh the council has had an 39 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:43,920 opportunity to review the agenda. Are 40 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,240 there any revisions or do we have a 41 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:48,479 motion to approve? 42 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,720 » Motion to approve as submitted. 43 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:51,759 » Okay. Any second? 44 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:55,119 » Second. 45 00:01:51,759 --> 00:01:57,600 » All in favor? 46 00:01:55,119 --> 00:01:59,840 Unanimous. Thank you very much. And now, 47 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,360 approval of the August 11th town council 48 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:03,439 meeting minutes. The council has an 49 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,280 opportunity to review the minutes. Are 50 00:02:03,439 --> 00:02:07,280 there any revisions or do we have a 51 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,560 motion to approve? 52 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,599 » Move to approve. 53 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:12,080 » Second. 54 00:02:09,599 --> 00:02:15,360 » All in favor. 55 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:18,160 Thank you very much. Um, welcome 56 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:20,400 everyone. Uh, hope everybody had a good 57 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,720 Labor Day. We have a really interesting 58 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,599 agenda this meeting. Um, good to see 59 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,599 some familiar faces in the crowd. And 60 00:02:25,599 --> 00:02:29,440 here are a few agenda highlights of 61 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:31,599 what's coming up. We are extremely 62 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,920 pleased to have Dr. Jonathan Brown of 63 00:02:31,599 --> 00:02:35,920 Davidson Davy Community College here. 64 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:38,160 Dr. Brown is vice president for 65 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:41,040 workforce and community engagement. More 66 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:42,959 about Dr. Brown in a few minutes. Our 67 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,200 action items include addressing a 68 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:47,280 potential contract for the Bermuda Run 69 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,800 East pedestrian pathways. I know there 70 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,800 are a number of residents and council 71 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,720 members who look forward to that 72 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,400 discussion. and we'll hear updates from 73 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,080 our town manager and hear from our 74 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:59,200 council members about what they are 75 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:02,000 hearing and learning. First, I have an 76 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:04,400 important proclamation recognizing Smart 77 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Start Month here in Davy County. And I' 78 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:10,120 I'd like to read it and then I'll just 79 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,120 have a few specific comments. 80 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:17,519 So, proclamation recognizing Smart Start 81 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:20,159 Month. Whereas the nationally recognized 82 00:03:17,519 --> 00:03:22,640 Smart Start Network has worked for more 83 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:25,120 than 30 years to ensure that young 84 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:27,920 children enter school healthy, prepared, 85 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:30,080 and ready to succeed. And whereas the 86 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:32,400 first five years of life represent a 87 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:34,560 critical period of development, shaping 88 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,720 a child's brain architecture, and 89 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:39,440 establishing the foundation for future 90 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:42,080 cognitive, social, emotional, 91 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:44,799 behavioral, and health outcomes. And 92 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:47,280 whereas Senior Start of Davyy County 93 00:03:44,799 --> 00:03:49,519 supports young children, families, early 94 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,599 childhood educators and child care 95 00:03:49,519 --> 00:03:54,319 providers through programs focused on 96 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:56,640 early education, health and well-being, 97 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:58,879 family support, and access to quality 98 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:02,000 child care. And whereas through the 99 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:04,319 Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Smart 100 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:07,439 Started Davy County provides a new book 101 00:04:04,319 --> 00:04:10,000 each month to approximately 1600 102 00:04:07,439 --> 00:04:12,720 children. That's nearly reaching nearly 103 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:15,200 70% of Davy County children under the 104 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:17,919 age of five and helping families foster 105 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:20,320 a lifelong love of reading. And whereas 106 00:04:17,919 --> 00:04:22,479 Davy County is experiencing a critical 107 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,560 shortage of child care and access to 108 00:04:22,479 --> 00:04:26,720 dependable highquality child care is 109 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,880 essential not only to the well-being of 110 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,960 children and families, but also to the 111 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:33,199 ability of parents to participate in the 112 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:35,759 workforce and to the continued strength 113 00:04:33,199 --> 00:04:38,000 of local employers, businesses, and the 114 00:04:35,759 --> 00:04:40,160 community's economy. And whereas the 115 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,919 town of Bermuda Run recognizes early 116 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,160 childhood educators and child care 117 00:04:41,919 --> 00:04:46,080 providers as the workforce behind the 118 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,080 workforce and affirms that child care 119 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:50,080 should be considered as a component of 120 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:52,479 the town's strategic and comprehensive 121 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,479 planning efforts. And whereas continued 122 00:04:52,479 --> 00:04:57,120 collaboration among local governments, 123 00:04:54,479 --> 00:04:59,440 businesses, educational institutions, 124 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,680 nonprofit organizations, child care 125 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:04,240 providers, and community members is 126 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,960 necessary to raise awareness, connect 127 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:09,440 families and resources, expand access to 128 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:11,039 care, and create a stronger future for 129 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:14,000 every child in Bermuda Run and 130 00:05:11,039 --> 00:05:17,440 throughout Davy County. Now therefore, I 131 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:19,520 do hereby proclaim 2026 as Smart Start 132 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,919 Month in the town of Bermudar Run and 133 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,840 commend its observance to all residents. 134 00:05:21,919 --> 00:05:26,160 I also just wanted to note uh some of 135 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:28,560 you may recall that we had Gina Taylor 136 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:32,000 who's executive director of Smart Start 137 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:34,240 here in June and she gave us a very u 138 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:36,479 impassioned and and and statistical 139 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,000 databased overview of the state in Judy 140 00:05:36,479 --> 00:05:41,440 County. And I just want to mention also 141 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:45,280 that um Gina and her team were on a 142 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:47,440 cover of the summer Davy Life magazine 143 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:49,600 in a terrific story and hot off the 144 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:52,639 presses, we just got this today. Davy 145 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:54,400 Life fall has a cover story on Eagles 146 00:05:52,639 --> 00:05:57,120 Nest Preschool which recently opened at 147 00:05:54,400 --> 00:06:00,000 Brock Center and Gina's on the cover 148 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:02,960 along with Bonita Finny from the county 149 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,960 and um and other notaries. It's a really 150 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:07,120 excellent read. And the founder and 151 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:09,039 publisher of Davy Life, Wendy Horn, is 152 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,039 in the audience today. So Wendy, thank 153 00:06:09,039 --> 00:06:15,759 you for everything you do. Greatly 154 00:06:11,039 --> 00:06:17,280 appreciate it. Um, so now, um, I'm 155 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:20,639 extremely honored and pleased to 156 00:06:17,280 --> 00:06:22,639 introduce Dr. Jonathan Brown of DDCC. I 157 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:24,319 honest believe that Dr. Brown and his 158 00:06:22,639 --> 00:06:26,800 team have some of the most interesting 159 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:28,880 and important roles in our county, in 160 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,240 particular related to serving learners. 161 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,560 We talked about the word serving 162 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:34,080 together on Friday and providing high 163 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:35,520 quality education and training that 164 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,120 supports businesses and economic 165 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:40,000 development and they are a true partner 166 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:43,759 here in Bermuda Run. So, Dr. Brown, 167 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:46,400 » Thank you. Uh, madame mayor, council, 168 00:06:43,759 --> 00:06:48,080 please, uh, please, I want to thank you 169 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:50,000 so much for giving me the opportunity to 170 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,840 come speak with you tonight. uh as the 171 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,520 mayor and I spoke, I'm very passionate 172 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:56,240 about education, very passionate about 173 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,080 the college, and I see such great things 174 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:01,120 happening across both the counties that 175 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:04,319 we serve, uh Davidson and Davy County, 176 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:06,160 and uh I I see everything that goes into 177 00:07:04,319 --> 00:07:09,759 especially in our K12 systems. We work 178 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:11,280 with four LEAs uh at the college, so uh 179 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:13,840 everyone's a little bit different, but 180 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:15,680 it's uh to see it all come together and 181 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:18,240 everybody shooting for the same goals, 182 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:20,240 it's uh very important to me. But again, 183 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:23,039 thank you so much. And if I'm using some 184 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:24,560 acronyms and some abbreviations uh that 185 00:07:23,039 --> 00:07:26,639 you don't know what they are because I'm 186 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,560 in education, please stop me and I will 187 00:07:26,639 --> 00:07:31,440 explain it to you because we have a 188 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:34,319 bunch in education. 189 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:36,560 So today I just wanted to share, you 190 00:07:34,319 --> 00:07:40,720 know, where we see growth happening 191 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,880 here. um what this means for uh Bermuda 192 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:45,199 Run, Davy County, and how we're 193 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:47,840 positioning the college to support the 194 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:50,560 community and the economy here. This is 195 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:53,199 not going to be a simple uh update on 196 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:56,000 enrollment. We will talk about that, but 197 00:07:53,199 --> 00:07:58,319 I'd like to frame this more as an update 198 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:01,039 on workforce development, economic 199 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:03,759 development, and how we affect the 200 00:08:01,039 --> 00:08:05,199 community that we serve. 201 00:08:03,759 --> 00:08:06,800 So, I always have to start with this 202 00:08:05,199 --> 00:08:09,120 picture because this is why we're in 203 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:12,000 education at graduation. This is the 204 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:14,720 best day uh every year for me. Uh and 205 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,639 you see students cross that finish line. 206 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,800 But everything we ultimately do does 207 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:21,520 come back to our students and this helps 208 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:23,120 us create opportunities for them. So, 209 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:26,080 our mission is very simple at the 210 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:28,560 college. Uh we want to provide pathways 211 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,479 that lead to credentials, careers, 212 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:33,039 transfer opportunities, and most 213 00:08:30,479 --> 00:08:35,120 importantly, economic mobility for all 214 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:37,519 of our citizens. When our students 215 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:38,959 succeed, our employers succeed, and then 216 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:41,279 more importantly, our communities 217 00:08:38,959 --> 00:08:43,760 succeed. 218 00:08:41,279 --> 00:08:46,880 So, this first graph that you're looking 219 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:48,720 at, this is kind of where we get all of 220 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,399 our students from. And what's 221 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,040 interesting, you know, we have 100 222 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:55,920 counties in uh North Carolina. we're 223 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:58,320 able to say that we ser every county in 224 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:01,519 the state we have at least one student 225 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:03,839 now predominantly you can see uh the 226 00:09:01,519 --> 00:09:05,600 most come from Davidson and Davy County 227 00:09:03,839 --> 00:09:08,320 and then our surrounding counties that 228 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:10,080 touch us uh but that's a little uh 229 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:13,040 interesting fact when I was looking at 230 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:15,360 that um and you know what what does this 231 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:17,360 mean for Davy County it means you know 232 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:20,080 we're not limiting them to just one 233 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:22,800 program uh you'll see me talk uh later 234 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,560 on about some of the ways that We serve 235 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,480 our students whether that's in our 236 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,240 curriculum programs, our continuing 237 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,680 education and when I say continuing 238 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:34,399 education that is nonredit programs uh 239 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:35,839 people are coming back uh usually 240 00:09:34,399 --> 00:09:37,600 they're in the workforce already and 241 00:09:35,839 --> 00:09:40,160 they're wanting to gain a credential to 242 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:42,160 upskill to get a better job. And then we 243 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:44,320 also serve what we call our basic 244 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,839 skills. So, we serve students that come 245 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,920 back that maybe didn't finish high 246 00:09:45,839 --> 00:09:50,160 school, uh, but they want to get a GED 247 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:52,959 equivalent, and then we try to get them 248 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:55,839 into a continuing education program or, 249 00:09:52,959 --> 00:09:57,680 uh, a curriculum program that we have. 250 00:09:55,839 --> 00:09:59,600 So, here are just some numbers. I'm not 251 00:09:57,680 --> 00:10:02,399 going to sit there and read them all, 252 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:04,800 but I tried to break it down to kind of 253 00:10:02,399 --> 00:10:07,839 show you the impact that Davy County has 254 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:10,160 on our college. And as you can see uh 255 00:10:07,839 --> 00:10:12,560 through our three main uh types as I 256 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:14,560 said curriculum continuing education and 257 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:16,399 our basic skills or college and career 258 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:19,120 readiness uh that we serve and you can 259 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:22,720 see the numbers uh that come from Davy 260 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:25,279 County and what's interesting is in 2020 261 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:27,440 when COVID hit we were one of three 262 00:10:25,279 --> 00:10:29,680 colleges and there's 58 community 263 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:31,839 colleges in the state we were one of 264 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:34,959 three that did not see a decline in 265 00:10:31,839 --> 00:10:37,120 enrollment. I wish I could give you the 266 00:10:34,959 --> 00:10:38,880 answer of why that is. Uh I'd like to 267 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,640 think that we uh try to serve our 268 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:42,480 communities and we have a good 269 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,160 experience for people that come in the 270 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:47,040 front door through our enrollment 271 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:48,720 process and we have great recruiters. Um 272 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,680 but what's been interesting, we have 273 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:53,680 seen tremendous growth since 2020. Uh we 274 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:55,920 are projecting uh this year I was 275 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:59,360 looking at enrollment today uh probably 276 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:01,680 another 9% increase uh in the springtime 277 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:04,720 uh for our enrollment. So we continue to 278 00:11:01,680 --> 00:11:07,360 grow which is a great thing. 279 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:09,040 And then just to compare go to last year 280 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,959 2526 281 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:14,320 as you can see our numbers increased 282 00:11:10,959 --> 00:11:18,079 even more here in Davyy County too. Uh 283 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:21,519 where you know at one point uh 4,000 284 00:11:18,079 --> 00:11:24,880 curriculum students but 761 uh were from 285 00:11:21,519 --> 00:11:27,120 Davyy and that was a 6% increase uh that 286 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:31,680 we saw in our FTE which is full-time 287 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:33,839 equivalency. So just so you know, um we 288 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:37,200 receive funding from the state based on 289 00:11:33,839 --> 00:11:39,920 FTEES. So for every 512 hours of 290 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:43,600 instruction, we receive one FTE, which 291 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:45,600 is equivalent to X amount of dollars. 292 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,920 That changes depending on what course or 293 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:49,600 program you're in. Uh if it's a high 294 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:51,600 cost program like a healthcare 295 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,920 manufacturing, obviously we get more 296 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:57,040 money per FT than we would at some of 297 00:11:53,920 --> 00:12:00,000 the other things. 298 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:01,920 And this uh also is just a a graph here 299 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,680 where you can see our dual enrollment 300 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,519 over time. And why that is important 301 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:08,000 because I am a big proponent of our 302 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:10,079 career and college promise. This allows 303 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,920 a high school student to come take 304 00:12:10,079 --> 00:12:15,360 classes with us while they're enrolled 305 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:16,959 with their high school at no cost. Now 306 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,040 they may have to pay for books and 307 00:12:16,959 --> 00:12:20,959 supplies and materials uh depending on 308 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:24,320 what LEA we're working with, but here in 309 00:12:20,959 --> 00:12:26,560 Davyy they are responsible for that. Um, 310 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:28,079 but the one thing I stress is the 311 00:12:26,560 --> 00:12:30,480 students that are coming to us, whether 312 00:12:28,079 --> 00:12:32,399 they're trying to go in a CTE, uh, 313 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,600 career and technical pathway or a 314 00:12:32,399 --> 00:12:37,760 transferable pathway, they are saving 315 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,040 money for mom and dad. And more 316 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,800 importantly, they're going to get a 317 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:43,120 credential. And I try to tell parents 318 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,399 all the time, you didn't lose anything. 319 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:47,200 They're never going to take that away 320 00:12:44,399 --> 00:12:49,519 from you. So, if I get it when I'm 16, 321 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:52,399 17, 18 years of age, I'm not going to 322 00:12:49,519 --> 00:12:54,639 lose that credential. So, um, 323 00:12:52,399 --> 00:12:57,519 tremendous, tremendous costs saving. I 324 00:12:54,639 --> 00:12:59,920 was telling the mayor on Friday, um, my 325 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:01,519 daughter graduated a couple years ago. I 326 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:03,040 tried to get her to take classes. When 327 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:04,240 she became a junior, she wouldn't. She 328 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,480 said, "I'm not going to work with you, 329 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:08,240 daddy." And I said, "Okay." Uh, but I 330 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:10,959 finally talked her into it her senior 331 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:12,959 year, and she's out of state. Uh, she's 332 00:13:10,959 --> 00:13:15,120 she's, uh, in Kentucky, but they ended 333 00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:16,959 up taking like 12 hours of her stuff. 334 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:19,200 So, the way I look at it, this 12 hours 335 00:13:16,959 --> 00:13:21,440 I don't have to pay for. Um, so it is 336 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:23,920 very beneficial cuz people ask all the 337 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:26,160 time who takes your credits. If it's an 338 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,920 instate university, uh, we do have an 339 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:30,880 agreement with them. As long as you make 340 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:34,160 a C or above on that course, they have 341 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:36,320 to take that credit. Okay. Um, but we've 342 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:38,079 seen our private institutions here in 343 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,560 the state. We have agreements with them 344 00:13:38,079 --> 00:13:43,279 and now it's going out of state where 345 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:45,200 we're being recognized that that ninth 346 00:13:43,279 --> 00:13:47,120 and tth or that freshman and sophomore 347 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:51,200 year level classes are being awarded 348 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:53,440 credit at most of our universities. 349 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,120 And this is just kind of a breakdown. As 350 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:58,000 you can see, we have three early 351 00:13:55,120 --> 00:14:01,120 colleges uh that we serve. Uh one here 352 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,880 in Moxel uh on our campus there, which 353 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:05,120 we have 95 students, and then we have 354 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:07,199 one on our main campus in uh 355 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,240 Thomasville. and then Yak and Career 356 00:14:07,199 --> 00:14:12,880 Valley which is also in Lexington. Um 357 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:15,920 and then as you can see the numbers of 358 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:17,839 our CCP students have risen uh every 359 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,519 year. We're waiting for our numbers this 360 00:14:17,839 --> 00:14:22,639 year but I would assume we're probably 361 00:14:19,519 --> 00:14:26,240 going to be pushing close to 300 just uh 362 00:14:22,639 --> 00:14:28,560 from Davy County High School 363 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:30,560 in this program. I know most of you are 364 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:33,120 very familiar with it. Ignite Davyy. I 365 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:35,920 just wanted to show how what happens 366 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:38,000 when a community invests in our young 367 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,760 people and now we're really seeing the 368 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,480 fruits of that labor and and what's 369 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:45,040 that's doing for our students. As you 370 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:47,120 can see the overall data right now we 371 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,800 have over 549 372 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,519 students that have participated in 373 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:53,199 Ignite Davyy with over 300 diplomas, 374 00:14:51,519 --> 00:14:55,519 degrees, certificates that have been 375 00:14:53,199 --> 00:14:57,680 earned. Uh, and I want to say the 376 00:14:55,519 --> 00:15:00,240 outcomes, uh, especially if you go up to 377 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:03,120 that second bullet, the fall outcomes, 378 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:05,839 uh, out of the 140 students in last 379 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:08,320 year's enrollment, 86% of them were 380 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:11,760 successful and they at least earned a 381 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:14,320 3.0. And then we had 36 students that 382 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:16,720 earned a 4.0. You'll also see that for 383 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:18,560 Scythe Techmission there. The reason we 384 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,880 do that with this program, if we don't 385 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:24,639 offer that program at Davidson Davyy, we 386 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:27,199 do allow those students to go there. 387 00:15:24,639 --> 00:15:28,959 And then economic development, uh, you 388 00:15:27,199 --> 00:15:31,360 know, the mayor and I talked about this 389 00:15:28,959 --> 00:15:34,079 the other day. This is where if 390 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:37,360 education and economic development, we 391 00:15:34,079 --> 00:15:41,199 just cannot operate uh separate. Uh, the 392 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,880 days of that in my opinion are gone. So, 393 00:15:41,199 --> 00:15:46,560 you know, one of the most fundamental 394 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:48,480 components of being uh competitive is 395 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:50,000 not only what we have in our 396 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,079 infrastructure, but our education 397 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:54,720 system. So, when we're meeting with 398 00:15:52,079 --> 00:15:56,560 companies who come in all the time, it's 399 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,920 very important that Davis Davyy wants to 400 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,680 be at the table when we meet them 401 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:02,240 because we want to make sure to explain 402 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:04,560 to them what all we can offer for them. 403 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:06,240 Yes, we can train students, but we also 404 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,680 have programs, and you'll see me talk 405 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,240 about it later, like customized 406 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,920 training. Uh customized training is a 407 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:14,880 light item that our general assembly 408 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:16,959 puts in there for like $12.5 million a 409 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:19,600 year. So, when a new company comes in 410 00:16:16,959 --> 00:16:22,079 and they get that incentive package, 411 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:23,519 they come to us and regardless of what 412 00:16:22,079 --> 00:16:26,720 they want, whether it's leadership 413 00:16:23,519 --> 00:16:28,959 training, uh human resource development, 414 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,519 etc., We set up a training program with 415 00:16:28,959 --> 00:16:33,600 them and that money is ran through us 416 00:16:31,519 --> 00:16:35,279 and we set up all the classes for these 417 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,440 companies and the best part about it is 418 00:16:35,279 --> 00:16:40,240 it is zero cost to these companies that 419 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:43,040 are coming. So, uh there's just a lot of 420 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:46,560 really neat things uh that we do at the 421 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:49,759 college. Uh when it comes to that, 422 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:51,519 as I was saying, uh some of the uh 423 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:54,639 companies that we work with here in 424 00:16:51,519 --> 00:16:56,720 Davyy, uh just a few um that we've had 425 00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:59,360 in the last three year or two to three 426 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,959 years, uh SBA Home, they're new, as 427 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,040 you'll see, most of them are 428 00:17:00,959 --> 00:17:05,439 manufactured. And and the reason I say 429 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,919 that is because those line items and 430 00:17:05,439 --> 00:17:10,799 that money is strictly for manufacturing 431 00:17:07,919 --> 00:17:12,559 companies. Uh but those are the the 432 00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:15,120 companies that we've had some customized 433 00:17:12,559 --> 00:17:18,240 training projects with. We also partner 434 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:20,799 with our public safety uh partners. Uh 435 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:24,959 sheriff's department. Um so we served 436 00:17:20,799 --> 00:17:26,799 last year in 2025 21 classes. Uh we did 437 00:17:24,959 --> 00:17:27,919 start a detention officer program 438 00:17:26,799 --> 00:17:29,840 because some of the rules and 439 00:17:27,919 --> 00:17:31,760 regulations and laws had changed for 440 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:34,240 them. So we were able to meet the need 441 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:36,320 for Sheriff Hartman and his group. We're 442 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,559 also very active in our fire and rescue 443 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:42,160 training. As you can see there, 78 444 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:44,160 classes, over 737 students uh trained 445 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:48,160 and we still have more coming up. And 446 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:51,200 then uh very very happy to announce that 447 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:53,039 uh we have started uh we've had our our 448 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:55,440 continuing education program here for 449 00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:58,400 EMS, but we have hired a full-time 450 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:00,480 instructor at our Davyy campus uh to 451 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:03,280 meet the needs of that. We also made a 452 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:05,760 strategic million-dollar investment in 453 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:07,600 equipment and supplies and materials to 454 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:10,160 that program to bring it over here to 455 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:12,559 the Davy campus. So, very excited about 456 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:14,240 that. 457 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:15,600 And some of our other opportunities that 458 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,160 we have, you've heard me talk about 459 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:20,000 curriculum to continuing ed. We've moved 460 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,840 some programs from our curriculum side 461 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:24,000 to our continuing ed. And you might say, 462 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:26,640 well, why would you do that? Number one, 463 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:29,760 we've learned that you don't have to 464 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:31,760 have two years be employable. So, we 465 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:33,679 want to take and pharmacy tech is 466 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,760 probably the the biggest or the best 467 00:18:33,679 --> 00:18:37,520 example there that we have. Uh 468 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,679 basically, they need one class to get a 469 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:41,440 certification and they're employable and 470 00:18:39,679 --> 00:18:43,919 they don't have to go through two years 471 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:46,400 of training to do that. Uh and then as 472 00:18:43,919 --> 00:18:48,720 you heard me talk before, our goal is to 473 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:51,120 increase our basic skill students to get 474 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:54,000 in our continuing ed programs and our 475 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:56,240 curriculum programs. We also have uh 476 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:59,840 workforce pale that has came uh to us. 477 00:18:56,240 --> 00:19:02,480 So this is a federally funded uh program 478 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:06,080 where they can uh continuing education 479 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:07,840 students can get that grant. It's only 480 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:09,840 been for curriculum at the time. There 481 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,760 are some restrictions and there are some 482 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,520 guidelines. So we're working through it. 483 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,440 Uh but right now we do have four 484 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,440 programs that do qualify for that. Our 485 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:19,360 nurse aid programs one and two truck 486 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:21,679 driver training and central ser 487 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:24,160 processing. Uh so we are applying with 488 00:19:21,679 --> 00:19:26,559 the state right now to get that underway 489 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:28,160 this year. So very excited about those 490 00:19:26,559 --> 00:19:30,320 opportunities. 491 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,840 Also want to mention how we serve this 492 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,280 community too with the small business 493 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:36,080 center. If you didn't know, it is 494 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:38,160 actually right through that wall. Uh and 495 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:40,400 we also teach our customized training 496 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:44,160 and continuing ed classes right here at 497 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:46,400 our satellite campus. Um so um you know 498 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:49,120 we do a tremendous uh amount of stuff 499 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:50,880 with that. Also, uh Monica Baleford is 500 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:53,039 here with us tonight from the college. 501 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:55,919 She, uh, is in charge of our community 502 00:19:53,039 --> 00:19:58,320 engagement. Uh, so she does a tremendous 503 00:19:55,919 --> 00:20:01,280 job working with, uh, our citizens here 504 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:03,760 in David County. 505 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:06,000 And now, uh, some of our projects that 506 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:08,400 we have underway. Uh, this the first one 507 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:13,039 here is our newest. We just broke ground 508 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:16,720 in, uh, June for our public safety, um, 509 00:20:13,039 --> 00:20:19,280 facilities. that picture uh my left, 510 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:21,600 your right, uh would be right across 511 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:25,200 from the main campus. We have a track of 512 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:27,840 land there of 165 acres. We've cleared 513 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:30,240 30 acres for this first phase. And then 514 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:33,760 if you look uh at that picture on the 515 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:37,600 road uh adjacent from the college across 516 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:39,039 2970, we have a track of land that it's 517 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,840 not highlighted. I wish I would have 518 00:20:39,039 --> 00:20:44,320 highlighted it now. Uh but we also own 519 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:46,480 180 acres over there that that is all 520 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:49,120 owned by our foundation. So as I was 521 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:51,280 telling the mayor, we are land rich uh 522 00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:53,520 but facility poor when it comes to money 523 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:56,400 because everything costs more. This 524 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:58,960 project we estimated in 2020 was going 525 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:01,360 to be around a $15 million project. Now 526 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:04,080 come in about 34 million. So we've had 527 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:06,960 to do some phasing uh with this. But in 528 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,640 this first phase, as you'll see, uh this 529 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:12,320 will be the entrance here. This will be 530 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:14,960 a 50-yard 12lane indoor shooting range 531 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:16,799 uh for our law enforcement. Uh we also 532 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,240 do basic law enforcement training. So 533 00:21:16,799 --> 00:21:21,280 when students are coming in want to 534 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:23,679 become deputies uh or officers, they are 535 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:27,360 troopers, etc. They do go through that 536 00:21:23,679 --> 00:21:28,559 program. Uh so why is that important? A 537 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:30,400 lot of people were like, "Oh, you're 538 00:21:28,559 --> 00:21:33,440 putting a firing range on a college." Uh 539 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:36,320 well, we have law enforcement there. 540 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:38,960 Also, we're always at the mercy of our 541 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:41,919 local agencies. They do allow us to come 542 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:43,600 shoot at their ranges. However, um we do 543 00:21:41,919 --> 00:21:44,880 like Davidson County, our sheriff's 544 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:48,080 department, they don't allow us to come 545 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:50,480 to their range. Uh so we're always, you 546 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:52,080 know, I would say one lawyer away from 547 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,000 probably saying, "Hey, you can't shoot 548 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:56,000 there." So if we can't shoot, we don't 549 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,320 have a program. Uh so we're really 550 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:01,919 excited about that. This is also built 551 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:03,679 as a multi-lex facility. This came about 552 00:22:01,919 --> 00:22:06,240 during COVID where we worked with the 553 00:22:03,679 --> 00:22:08,960 health department too uh to do uh mass 554 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:10,880 vaccinations. So we will have in there 555 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:13,600 opportunities that we can do those sort 556 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,840 of things ultra cold storage uh for 557 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,679 vaccinations. I hope we never have to go 558 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:21,120 through that again but we have planned 559 00:22:17,679 --> 00:22:24,960 to make this as multiple multiflex as 560 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:26,480 possible u for the community to use. 561 00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:28,480 This is kind of an overview of what 562 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,720 phase one will look like. You've got 563 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,880 the, like I said, the the range over 564 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:36,159 there to your right in the middle. That 565 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:39,919 will be a fivetory fire tower. Uh that 566 00:22:36,159 --> 00:22:42,960 will be gas uh prop fed. Uh so natural 567 00:22:39,919 --> 00:22:46,159 gas in there and then uh outdoor 568 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:50,799 classroom. And then on the your far left 569 00:22:46,159 --> 00:22:52,240 uh will be a 16 uh00 ft uh class A burn 570 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:54,240 building. So that's where you have your 571 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,320 live fires uh where we would use 572 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:59,440 gasoline, straw, everything to ignite 573 00:22:56,320 --> 00:23:01,840 it. Um, why is this important? Because 574 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,520 we really don't have the facilities 575 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,159 right now to support our law 576 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,840 enforcement, our fire or our EMS. This 577 00:23:06,159 --> 00:23:09,679 will give us opportunities that we have 578 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,159 not had in years. We do have a burn 579 00:23:09,679 --> 00:23:14,480 building here on our Davyy campus. It is 580 00:23:12,159 --> 00:23:17,760 older, dilapitated. This will give us a 581 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:20,240 lot more um training exercises for them 582 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:22,720 to to use. 583 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:24,640 And then I know you all have heard about 584 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:27,200 our Davy Health Science Building. So, 585 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,720 we're really excited about that. I I 586 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,880 wanted to have some renderings and 587 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,960 drawings. We're just not there yet. Uh 588 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:36,159 we're still in the design phase. 589 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:38,320 However, um we do plan on probably 590 00:23:36,159 --> 00:23:40,720 breaking ground within the next year 591 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:43,919 here. Uh and that will be obviously over 592 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,760 at the hospital on that campus. So, uh 593 00:23:43,919 --> 00:23:48,400 just some great things and I think you 594 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:50,799 know healthc care is huge. um our 595 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,640 programs are full and because of this 596 00:23:50,799 --> 00:23:55,679 we're going to be able to add more 597 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:57,440 programs uh have more students served 598 00:23:55,679 --> 00:24:00,080 and it's just a win-win for our 599 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:03,520 communities. 600 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:05,039 So, uh with that being said, I'll take 601 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:08,240 questions 602 00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:11,679 or comments. 603 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:13,279 Well, I' I'd like to say that uh I I 604 00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:15,520 really 605 00:24:13,279 --> 00:24:18,240 uh applaud you for your efforts and what 606 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:20,000 you're doing for the community. I'm a 607 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,440 alumni of a community college. I went to 608 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,840 Cwell Community College 609 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:26,080 » And had a great great experience there 610 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:28,559 and uh was have always been impressed 611 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,640 with the community college system, but I 612 00:24:28,559 --> 00:24:34,799 think you've taken things to a much 613 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:36,799 higher level and uh I I I'm it, you 614 00:24:34,799 --> 00:24:39,279 know, does my heart good to see this 615 00:24:36,799 --> 00:24:40,880 type of work being done and it's so so 616 00:24:39,279 --> 00:24:41,840 important for the community. So, thank 617 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,919 you for your efforts. 618 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,520 » Thank you very much. And and I will just 619 00:24:43,919 --> 00:24:46,960 add one little thing and I didn't put 620 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:48,799 this in the presentation, but I do want 621 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:51,039 to brag on the college. every year we 622 00:24:48,799 --> 00:24:53,760 are uh we have our scoring metrics and 623 00:24:51,039 --> 00:24:56,559 how they rate us. Uh we are always in 624 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:58,400 the top 5% of the 58 community colleges 625 00:24:56,559 --> 00:24:59,919 when it comes to that. So we're in 626 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,960 really good shape when it comes to not 627 00:24:59,919 --> 00:25:05,440 only academically uh but enrollment uh 628 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:08,640 and and things of that nature. So, uh, 629 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:10,960 and also I'm I'm seeing more and more, 630 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:14,320 um, you know, we push four-year college 631 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,760 and universities forever, and that's for 632 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,919 some people that's the right choice, but 633 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:21,120 it's not the right choice for everybody. 634 00:25:17,919 --> 00:25:23,279 And we're seeing students come out with 635 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:25,679 two years degree and, you know, they're 636 00:25:23,279 --> 00:25:27,840 making really good, really good money. 637 00:25:25,679 --> 00:25:29,520 And, uh, sometimes I think, wow, why did 638 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:32,000 I go through all that school and then I 639 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:34,400 probably could be doing this? But I 640 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,360 enjoy what I do. So, uh, there's just a 641 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,960 lot of opportunities there. 642 00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:37,600 » It's a great It's a great value. Great 643 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,640 value. 644 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:41,760 » Absolutely. 645 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:44,559 » Dr. Brown, a question. I 646 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:48,720 I'm I'm thoroughly impressed with how 647 00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:51,600 much uh your the community college for 648 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:54,320 both counties is involved in some of 649 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:56,480 these I I would reference them as higher 650 00:25:54,320 --> 00:26:00,799 skill types of programs such as health 651 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:03,279 care, even law enforcement. Um do we 652 00:26:00,799 --> 00:26:05,360 have any does the college have any type 653 00:26:03,279 --> 00:26:08,400 of programs that involve continuing 654 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:11,919 education for those who are already in 655 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:13,840 that job force such as I know EMS have 656 00:26:11,919 --> 00:26:15,679 to have continuing education law 657 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:18,159 enforcement all these is there a program 658 00:26:15,679 --> 00:26:19,200 there that that feeds into that into the 659 00:26:18,159 --> 00:26:20,880 college for 660 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:23,360 » Absolutely everything that you just 661 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:25,520 mentioned we we have all that upskilling 662 00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:27,760 for that credentiing as they go forward 663 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:29,200 they have to you know have all so many 664 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,039 hours of continuing ed. 665 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:33,360 » So they don't have to go somewhere out 666 00:26:31,039 --> 00:26:35,200 of county or out of area to get that 667 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:35,840 type of training they need. It's right 668 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,159 here. 669 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:40,799 » Public safety, not anymore. I I'll be 670 00:26:38,159 --> 00:26:42,159 honest, we were losing a lot of our u 671 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:44,000 people were having to go down to Row and 672 00:26:42,159 --> 00:26:47,200 Cabaris uh because we just didn't have 673 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:50,000 the facilities. Uh but with us uh 674 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:52,559 investing in not only our uh Navy Health 675 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:54,400 Science uh but our public safety, we're 676 00:26:52,559 --> 00:26:57,039 going to see 677 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,720 our our community stay within our two 678 00:26:57,039 --> 00:27:00,000 counties. Now, 679 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,159 » I don't want to put you on the spot, but 680 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,600 how's how's the funding situation coming 681 00:27:02,159 --> 00:27:06,000 from the state these days? 682 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:08,400 » Um, so we're we're actually pretty 683 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:11,440 lucky. We we just passed uh it's called 684 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:13,919 NC Propel. So, that is a strategic 685 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:16,000 workforce alignment funding modeling 686 00:27:13,919 --> 00:27:18,320 system, which I'm still waiting to see 687 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:21,279 how it all works, but it sounds great on 688 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:23,520 paper. So, uh, we are always funded in 689 00:27:21,279 --> 00:27:26,559 the rears, which makes it tough when I 690 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:28,799 have to budget and plan because I'm I'm 691 00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:31,600 basing this year on what we did last 692 00:27:28,799 --> 00:27:34,400 year. So, if I have huge growth, 693 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:37,600 sometimes that's hard to then, oh, how 694 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:40,320 do I how do I pay for this? Um but 695 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:42,799 supposedly or with NC Propel we'll start 696 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:45,919 seeing immediate funding especially for 697 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:48,159 our high cost programs your healthc care 698 00:27:45,919 --> 00:27:50,799 your manufacturing your aviation things 699 00:27:48,159 --> 00:27:54,080 of that nature uh which are high demand 700 00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:56,480 jobs. Uh so it'll be interesting to see. 701 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:58,399 They've they've been good to us. I I'll 702 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,960 be honest we could always use more. Our 703 00:27:58,399 --> 00:28:03,200 biggest thing is, as I said before, when 704 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,799 we go to we have a great idea and we 705 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,279 have all this land and we want to build 706 00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:10,080 a facility, where do we get the money 707 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:12,720 from? Um, we did receive an aotment for 708 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:14,720 that public safety $15 million a lotment 709 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,960 from the general assembly back in CO 710 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:19,200 when uh we were going through COVID for 711 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:22,799 that facility. Uh, the rest of it, we 712 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:26,159 either talking with our legislators uh 713 00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:28,080 on the state, local, national, and uh 714 00:28:26,159 --> 00:28:29,360 grants. That's that's how we have to do 715 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,640 it. 716 00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:32,480 » Well, thank you for what you're doing. 717 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,600 It's it's important to our community. 718 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:36,399 » I appreciate it. 719 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:38,240 » Uh I I got a question. So selfishly, the 720 00:28:36,399 --> 00:28:40,240 the Davy Health Center, I know you're 721 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:41,840 early on in in those stages there, but 722 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,760 is there anything you can tell us about 723 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:46,559 um like the general footprint, what kind 724 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:48,559 of courses will be offered there? So, we 725 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:50,480 will take uh pretty much all of our 726 00:28:48,559 --> 00:28:52,559 health care programs, what we would 727 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:54,880 either offer currently now on the 728 00:28:52,559 --> 00:28:57,679 Moxville campus and everything that we 729 00:28:54,880 --> 00:29:00,480 offer on the Thomasville campus, it will 730 00:28:57,679 --> 00:29:02,240 all be housed there also. So, your 731 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:06,960 nursing programs, so that goes 732 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:11,360 everything from nurse aid to P& um 733 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:13,120 a R I can't even remember all that. 734 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:16,559 There you go. 80 and I need help. 735 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:19,600 There's so many. and uh Central Sterile. 736 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:23,520 Uh we've got Rad Tech now um that we 737 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:25,760 just started a couple years ago. Um so 738 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:29,120 it's endless. Our EMS will be over there 739 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:32,080 too. Um just one one large facility. 740 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:34,559 » One large facility right now. When I was 741 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:37,440 talking to our facilities guy today, uh 742 00:29:34,559 --> 00:29:39,760 it's probably going to be uh a twotory 743 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:41,600 footprint is what right now where 744 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,799 they're at in that design phase. But as 745 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,320 soon as we get some renderings and 746 00:29:42,799 --> 00:29:46,240 drawings, I'll be more than happy to 747 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,039 share it with the council and let y'all 748 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,080 take a look at it. 749 00:29:47,039 --> 00:29:50,000 » That's exciting. Thank you. 750 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,679 » Yeah, absolutely. 751 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,880 » Yeah. I mean, for me, Dr. Brown, I just 752 00:29:51,679 --> 00:29:54,559 want to say first, thanks for the 753 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,880 presentation. Um, I think it's very 754 00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:59,520 informative. Um, and then, you know, I'd 755 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:01,840 probably echo what what Marty mentioned. 756 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:05,440 Um, you know, I think it's very 757 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:07,600 important that, um, high schoolers 758 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:09,520 really look into this and try to take 759 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:11,919 advantage of of getting some course 760 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:14,159 credits early. Um, you know, I I 761 00:30:11,919 --> 00:30:16,240 actually did it when I was a a senior 762 00:30:14,159 --> 00:30:18,799 and then also through uh summer school 763 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:20,559 and um you know, obviously was able to 764 00:30:18,799 --> 00:30:23,279 kind of stack up some credits, but it 765 00:30:20,559 --> 00:30:24,399 also, you know, selfishly on my my part, 766 00:30:23,279 --> 00:30:26,559 I probably had a little bit lighter 767 00:30:24,399 --> 00:30:29,600 schedule in college because I had so 768 00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:32,240 many credits, but uh you can really um 769 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:34,960 get yourself a head start and I think uh 770 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:36,799 it sounds like that um you know, the 771 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:38,080 students and in Davey and Davidson are 772 00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:39,279 really taking advantage of it. 773 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,399 appreciate all the efforts that the 774 00:30:39,279 --> 00:30:42,480 college is doing. 775 00:30:40,399 --> 00:30:44,399 » So, I just had a one question because I 776 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,679 think your your role is so unique in 777 00:30:44,399 --> 00:30:47,200 terms of education, economic 778 00:30:45,679 --> 00:30:48,799 development, workforce development. Who 779 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:51,919 are some of the strategic partners you 780 00:30:48,799 --> 00:30:53,200 work with across the county in order to 781 00:30:51,919 --> 00:30:55,120 get the results that you do? 782 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:57,039 » Any and everybody I will say that if 783 00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,799 they want us at the table, we're there. 784 00:30:57,039 --> 00:31:02,480 But, uh, you know, we do work closely 785 00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:05,039 with Terry and his group. Uh, and I have 786 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:07,200 our team, um, trying to get out and 787 00:31:05,039 --> 00:31:08,880 about really to meet with any of our 788 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,799 organizations that we have here locally. 789 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,559 How can we assist because we are a 790 00:31:10,799 --> 00:31:14,480 community college? And that's the one 791 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:16,320 thing I expect from all my employees. 792 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:18,480 We're going to treat you as a community. 793 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:21,840 We have to work together. Uh, and if we 794 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:24,480 don't know, we don't know, right? So um 795 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:26,720 as things are coming uh you know forward 796 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:28,640 that's where if we we can be on the on 797 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:31,600 the front end of things it helps us with 798 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:34,720 our planning uh our strategic uh 799 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:37,840 movement of okay can we do this or can 800 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:40,640 we not do this. Uh so you know I I told 801 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:42,799 the mayor on Friday I try to I try not 802 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,799 to use the word no a lot which gets me 803 00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:48,960 into trouble because I really want to 804 00:31:44,799 --> 00:31:51,919 help everybody. Um, but we'll try to 805 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:53,120 find a way um, one way or another, we'll 806 00:31:51,919 --> 00:31:55,200 try to find a way to help our 807 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,640 communities in any way we can. 808 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,159 » Dr. Brown, thank you so much for being 809 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:59,840 here. Monica, great to see you. Please 810 00:31:58,159 --> 00:32:02,240 pass on to your entire team our great 811 00:31:59,840 --> 00:32:03,919 gratitude and to be continued. 812 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:08,600 » Thank you. 813 00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:08,600 » Um, now, uh, citizens comments. 814 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:15,760 » Thank you. 815 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:18,320 We have two people signed up. Um, Yep. 816 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:20,159 And Andrew, would you like to say the 817 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:23,039 the pre premise to the 818 00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:24,720 » For town council public comments um 819 00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:26,159 period rules, each speaker shall be 820 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,919 allowed a total of three minutes to 821 00:32:26,159 --> 00:32:30,559 speak and shall immediately stop when 822 00:32:27,919 --> 00:32:32,960 their three minutes are up. Please state 823 00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:34,399 your name and address before speaking. 824 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker shall address the council as a 825 00:32:34,399 --> 00:32:38,240 whole and shall not ask for any verbal 826 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:40,320 exchange back and forth from the 827 00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:42,640 council. It is not the intent of the 828 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:44,320 public comment period or to require the 829 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:47,039 council to answer any impromptu 830 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:48,640 questions. There shall be there shall be 831 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:50,240 no discussion between the speaker and 832 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,600 the audience. Your time will be 833 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:53,679 displayed on the screen in front of you 834 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:55,279 and we'll inform you when there are two 835 00:32:53,679 --> 00:32:57,679 minutes, one minute and 30 seconds 836 00:32:55,279 --> 00:32:59,360 remaining. And when your time is up 837 00:32:57,679 --> 00:33:00,880 » And I just wanted to mention everything 838 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,960 that Andrew read is just standard 839 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:04,399 practice of town council meetings uh 840 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,840 does not indicate a lack of interest. 841 00:33:04,399 --> 00:33:08,000 Believe me, we are hearing and we are 842 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,919 listening to you. So, our first citizens 843 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:12,919 comment is from Dr. David Reese. Is that 844 00:33:09,919 --> 00:33:12,919 correct? 845 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:17,039 » Come on up to the to the platform. Thank 846 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:20,159 you. Thank you, doctor. 847 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:21,840 » Um, I'm more used to being in a lab and 848 00:33:20,159 --> 00:33:23,760 having a bunch of students around over 849 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:25,600 in the corner sweating that while I'm 850 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:27,360 teaching them suture skills in the in 851 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:29,200 the morg that they're not going to poke 852 00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:31,600 themselves. So, if I'm not as eloquent 853 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:34,240 as you speaking in front of larger 854 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:38,080 larger crowds, I'm I'm here this evening 855 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:40,080 more of concern and not complain. And I 856 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:42,320 timed this out for 2 minutes and 45 857 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:44,320 seconds and I'm already knocking away 858 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:46,320 the clock. Um, good evening, mayor and 859 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:50,399 members of the town council. My name 860 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:52,559 again is David Ree. Um, back in 2000, I 861 00:33:50,399 --> 00:33:54,559 actually rented a condo from you and 862 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:56,880 your husband for about four months in 863 00:33:54,559 --> 00:34:00,159 between school. So that's when I first 864 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:04,640 moved out to Bermuda Run 26 years ago. 865 00:34:00,159 --> 00:34:06,880 Um I now I'm at 154 Golf View. Uh I've 866 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:09,599 got my mother at 295 Hollybrook. She's 867 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:11,520 in Independent Living. I lived at 120 868 00:34:09,599 --> 00:34:12,960 Bent Street, which was the little castle 869 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:16,240 looking house on top of the hill. Lived 870 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:18,320 there for a while from 2000 to 2023 when 871 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:20,720 I sold it when my father passed away. Uh 872 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:22,960 I lived at 133 Tiffan for a while and I 873 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:24,800 was at 245 Ivy Circle for about 10 874 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:27,599 years. So, I've been in Bermuda Run for 875 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:29,359 for quite a while. Um, when I first 876 00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:31,359 moved out to Bermuda Run, my daughter 877 00:34:29,359 --> 00:34:33,760 was four years old, my son was one. I 878 00:34:31,359 --> 00:34:35,119 sat in the yard as they played uh in 879 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:37,119 order for them not to be close to the 880 00:34:35,119 --> 00:34:38,480 road. I'm an alumni of UNCC Chapel Hill, 881 00:34:37,119 --> 00:34:40,639 and I've actually got a case I've got to 882 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:42,639 go do. That's why I'm at my scrubs now. 883 00:34:40,639 --> 00:34:44,480 Um, I went to Baylor and Houston. I also 884 00:34:42,639 --> 00:34:45,919 graduated from Harvard. I did my 885 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:48,560 residency and clinicals through Wake 886 00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:50,000 Forest as well as UNCC Chapel Hill and 887 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:52,000 over at Aireddarddale County at the 888 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,800 hospital over there. I'm a deathcare 889 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:57,040 practitioner. I'm a dual licensed which 890 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:59,040 means that not only autopsies inbalming, 891 00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:02,000 medical examiner stuff like that. I'll 892 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:04,079 also teach students uh suture skills and 893 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:06,400 closing skills and carterization and 894 00:35:04,079 --> 00:35:08,480 things of this nature. Uh I'm board 895 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:10,800 certified for autopsy and bombing as 896 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:13,680 well as well as a licensed bereavement 897 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:16,880 counselor death and dying. I know the 898 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:20,240 results of speeding and hazardous roads 899 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:22,880 much better than most people. Uh just in 900 00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:24,640 July I signed 83 death certificates. I 901 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:26,720 have no idea what the the count is from 902 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:28,640 August. Uh I'm concerned about the 903 00:35:26,720 --> 00:35:30,560 direction of Bermuda Run and our future. 904 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,880 We're one of the most highly educated, 905 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:35,359 prolific, astute communities in the 906 00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:37,040 state. Uh I checked to see if we had any 907 00:35:35,359 --> 00:35:38,640 roadway accidents that have occurred of 908 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,560 the last 26 years that I've been a 909 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:44,560 resident, and there were none that were 910 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:46,160 substantial or or severe injury causing. 911 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,440 I looked to see if there was a police 912 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,680 campaign through the sheriff's 913 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:53,119 department and there were no campaigns 914 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:55,119 for Bermuda Run stop the speeders. U now 915 00:35:53,119 --> 00:35:57,440 we've installed many speed barriers on 916 00:35:55,119 --> 00:35:58,960 our roadways. Uh a couple of weeks ago I 917 00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:01,359 was having dinner with my mom over in 918 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,960 the old folks home and there was a table 919 00:36:01,359 --> 00:36:05,119 sitting beside of us and they were 920 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:07,200 talking about none of them took their 921 00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:08,640 Sunday afternoon drives because of the 922 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,160 speed barriers. And I know it sounds 923 00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:12,320 inconsequential but let's think about it 924 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:14,480 for a minute. The average resident now 925 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:16,960 in Bermuda has to cross two to four 926 00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:20,000 barriers to go to the Harris ter store. 927 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:21,839 50% have to cross four barriers and 30% 928 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:24,320 of the residents have to cross eight 929 00:36:21,839 --> 00:36:26,320 barriers in order to go to Harris ter 930 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:28,000 and back. The American Disabilities 931 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,800 Association would go ballistic knowing 932 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:32,560 that there are no handicap accessible 933 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:35,520 routes around these barriers in the 934 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:37,440 event of a catastrophic event with a 935 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,880 wheelchair, crutches, or anything of 936 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:41,040 this nature. No one would be able to 937 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:43,040 cross those and that is a hazard. The 938 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:44,800 speed barricades have created tragic if 939 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:46,480 not detrimental hazard for bicycle 940 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:49,359 skateboards and especially the 941 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:51,280 handicapped. I saw a young lady probably 942 00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:52,560 10 11 years old wreck on her bicycle 943 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:55,040 trying to go over one of the speed 944 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,720 bumps. She scratched her wrist. She also 945 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:58,800 scratched her leg a little bit. Hope 946 00:36:56,720 --> 00:37:01,520 luckily she wasn't injured. She did have 947 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:03,680 a helmet on. Um the speed bump on 948 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:05,599 Tiffan. I lived at 133 Tiffan for 949 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:07,520 several years. There's a bump right 950 00:37:05,599 --> 00:37:09,680 there on the hill. The angle of that 951 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:13,440 hill going up. That hill is the last 952 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:15,760 thing in Bermuda Run that will not be 953 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:17,680 iced over. It's always iced over. It's 954 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,920 the last thing. Now, if someone is going 955 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:21,520 up this hill in any kind of automobile 956 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:23,599 or vehicle, as soon as they hit that 957 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:25,680 bump, if they lose traction, the angle 958 00:37:23,599 --> 00:37:27,839 of that hill, they will slide backwards, 959 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:30,240 go over sideways into the ravine. 960 00:37:27,839 --> 00:37:32,320 There's not a barricade there. So 961 00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:35,119 statistically out of all the streets 962 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:38,720 that we had in Bermuda Run, if we had a 963 00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:43,040 100% potential accident ratio of all of 964 00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:45,839 our streets, we now have 100%age 965 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:48,560 chance of an accident at every single 966 00:37:45,839 --> 00:37:51,440 speed bump for one of the citizens, 967 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:53,280 which in my opinion is it's 968 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:54,560 astronomically different. It's the exact 969 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:57,040 same thing as if you took the speed 970 00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:58,800 bumps out and yelling at someone that 971 00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:01,359 they could get injured. The same as if 972 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:03,119 all of us went down to the soccer field 973 00:38:01,359 --> 00:38:04,640 and yelled at the the kids out there 974 00:38:03,119 --> 00:38:06,640 playing, "Don't run. Don't run. Don't 975 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:08,880 run. You might get hurt." There hasn't 976 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:12,000 been a situation to cause the 977 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:14,880 detrimental impact that it now has on 978 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:15,520 our neighborhood. Continuing with that, 979 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:17,200 um, 980 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:19,040 » And Dr. Reese, just a reminder, just 981 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,839 just to look at just just to look at the 982 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,040 time just to 983 00:38:19,839 --> 00:38:22,480 » Well, I'm I'm looking at the time and it 984 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:24,240 says three minutes, so I don't know. 985 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:25,359 » No, that's No, that's the three minutes 986 00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:28,000 is is up. So, just 987 00:38:25,359 --> 00:38:29,280 » Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Well, I'm 988 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:31,119 not trying to rer I just want to 989 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:34,320 » If I can just have one more quick little 990 00:38:31,119 --> 00:38:36,400 paragraph here. Um I'm taking advantage 991 00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:38,560 of the home values that we've been 992 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:43,119 losing in our neighborhood and the home 993 00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:46,000 values in our area specifically. Um 994 00:38:43,119 --> 00:38:48,720 216 Juniper was put on the market for 995 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:52,240 1.2 million. I just gave him an offer 996 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:54,320 for 950,000. That's 22% less. And the 997 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:57,599 reason why he's considering accepting my 998 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:59,040 offer is because the home sales in 999 00:38:57,599 --> 00:39:01,200 Bermuda Run since the beginning of the 1000 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:03,520 summer has decreased more so than any 1001 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:06,880 other substantial neighborhood that is 1002 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:08,960 similar. There's there's a rental on 1003 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:10,560 Golf View that's been available since 1004 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,800 beginning of the summer that has not 1005 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:15,280 been taken and is absolutely perfect. 1006 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:17,599 There's also another place on Golf View 1007 00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:20,000 that they've been having an open house 1008 00:39:17,599 --> 00:39:23,359 almost every weekend for the last two 1009 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:25,839 months with no takers. The house values 1010 00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:27,280 are dropping because there's a 1011 00:39:25,839 --> 00:39:28,560 percentage of the community and I've 1012 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:30,640 spoken with three different real estate 1013 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:32,320 agents that have been asking their 1014 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:34,240 people that are wanting to buy homes to 1015 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:37,359 not look in Bermuda Run and go to 1016 00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:38,480 Lewisville and other areas. And just one 1017 00:39:37,359 --> 00:39:41,839 more quick word and then I'll get out of 1018 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:43,599 the way. Um, 1019 00:39:41,839 --> 00:39:45,359 if you go up here to the section 8 1020 00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:47,599 housing at the intersection and you can 1021 00:39:45,359 --> 00:39:49,680 smell marijuana as you drive by. I can't 1022 00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:51,520 anyway. I guess it's because I'm used to 1023 00:39:49,680 --> 00:39:54,160 it from the students over at Way Forest 1024 00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:55,920 too. But as you drive by, they don't 1025 00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:57,920 have speed barricades. Clemens West does 1026 00:39:55,920 --> 00:40:00,160 not have speed barricades. Buunav Vista, 1027 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:02,480 Oakidge, Pinehurst, all similar cities 1028 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:05,040 do not have the same type of barricades 1029 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:06,960 that we have. And when I asked chat GPT 1030 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:09,200 what political party would install speed 1031 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:11,599 bumps in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, it 1032 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:14,640 came back kind of comical. It said it 1033 00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:18,400 came back 87% chance of a Democratic 1034 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:20,880 socialist party, 13% chance of a a 1035 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:23,280 Democrat party based on their history of 1036 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:24,800 serving a few special interests over the 1037 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:28,560 common good of the majority of the 1038 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:31,839 population. So I'm not complaining. I'm 1039 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:33,599 concerned about the the direction that 1040 00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:34,480 Bermuda Run is heading for the future. 1041 00:40:33,599 --> 00:40:36,000 » Thank you very much, doctor. 1042 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,920 » Thank you. Thank you so much. And I 1043 00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:39,440 apologize, but I have to go to work now. 1044 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,079 » Okay. Thank you, doctor. 1045 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:46,320 » Thank you, sir. 1046 00:40:40,079 --> 00:40:49,640 » And next, uh Doug Arman from Warwick. 1047 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:49,640 Doug Offman. 1048 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:56,720 » My name is Doug Arfman. I live at 120 1049 00:40:53,680 --> 00:41:00,480 Warick Place. My family was one of the 1050 00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:02,560 first buyer residents at Warwick back in 1051 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:04,560 1986. 1052 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:07,200 I want to address three points about the 1053 00:41:04,560 --> 00:41:09,359 speed bumps within the club, which has 1054 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:12,560 done just fine without them for all 1055 00:41:09,359 --> 00:41:15,599 these years since 1971. 1056 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:17,280 First, all the properties on Bing Crosby 1057 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:19,920 Boulevard, 1058 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:22,640 uh, Warwick Place, Pemrook, St. George 1059 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:25,920 Place, Hamilton Court, River Hill, and 1060 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:28,480 Bermudar Run homes have to cross eight 1061 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:30,960 speed bumps round trip to get to and 1062 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:34,480 from the post office 1063 00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:37,520 as do the complexes on Juniper, Fairway 1064 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:41,440 Villas, Spyglass Hill, the Lakes, and 1065 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:45,680 Golf View. In addition, James Way and 1066 00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:48,240 the Highlands have to cross over 10. 1067 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:51,200 In my opinion, the total number of speed 1068 00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:54,000 bumps is overkill. 1069 00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:56,800 Second, the speed bump sign says 10 1070 00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:00,560 miles per hour, but everybody has to 1071 00:41:56,800 --> 00:42:04,319 come to a complete stop at each bump or 1072 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:08,480 run the risk of suspension damage. The 1073 00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:11,839 bumps are just too big and obnoxious. 1074 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:14,560 Third, and most important, I am one of 1075 00:42:11,839 --> 00:42:16,720 many cyclists who live in Bermuda Run. 1076 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:19,680 It is difficult to ride over the speed 1077 00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:23,040 bumps. To avoid them, we have to ride in 1078 00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:25,920 the gutter or on the grass. Both are 1079 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:30,560 dangerous. The contractor should have 1080 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:33,599 left 12 in on each side to allow cyclist 1081 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:35,599 safe passage. 1082 00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:38,400 Cars will still have to slow down as 1083 00:42:35,599 --> 00:42:41,040 intended. The town has looked into 1084 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:43,200 pedestrian pathways, 1085 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:45,920 which is a good thing, but has ignored 1086 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:48,079 the safety and pleasure of cyclists of 1087 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,599 all ages. 1088 00:42:48,079 --> 00:42:52,000 FYI, 1089 00:42:49,599 --> 00:42:54,960 the National Parkinson's 1090 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:57,920 Foundation has a charity ride in Bermuda 1091 00:42:54,960 --> 00:43:03,280 Run on September 26th, which will 1092 00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:05,760 attract 25 to 50 cyclists of all ages. I 1093 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:08,400 doubt this group will return considering 1094 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:10,319 the unfriendly speed bumps and safety 1095 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:12,800 concerns. 1096 00:43:10,319 --> 00:43:15,359 I have three recommendations. 1097 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:18,160 Remove number one, remove half the speed 1098 00:43:15,359 --> 00:43:21,760 bumps. I doubt the town would agree with 1099 00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:25,520 that. Second, replace the existing speed 1100 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:27,359 bumps with less obtrusive ones. 1101 00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:30,560 And third, 1102 00:43:27,359 --> 00:43:34,319 at least show respect for cyclists 1103 00:43:30,560 --> 00:43:36,960 and cut a 12-in path on each side of the 1104 00:43:34,319 --> 00:43:38,480 speed bump. Thank you for your 1105 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,800 consideration. 1106 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:41,680 I would like to submit this write up for 1107 00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:43,680 the record. 1108 00:43:41,680 --> 00:43:44,319 » Thank you, Dr. Mr. Arman. Appreciate it 1109 00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:46,640 very much. 1110 00:43:44,319 --> 00:43:48,160 » Thank you. 1111 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:50,640 » Thank you. Appreciate the citizens 1112 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:53,440 comments today. Moving on with the 1113 00:43:50,640 --> 00:43:55,839 agenda. Um, 1114 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:57,920 Mr. Mewell, I'll turn it over to you for 1115 00:43:55,839 --> 00:44:00,079 our action item on Bermuda Run East 1116 00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:01,119 pedestrian pathways contract 1117 00:44:00,079 --> 00:44:04,480 negotiations. 1118 00:44:01,119 --> 00:44:08,560 » Thank you, uh, Madame Mayor. Um, this is 1119 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:11,040 just to advise council that, um, we did 1120 00:44:08,560 --> 00:44:15,119 put out the bid, uh, phases one and two 1121 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:19,280 of the Bermuda Run uh, Riverbend Drive 1122 00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:21,839 uh, pedestrian pathway project. Um, we 1123 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:25,920 did receive three uh, bids for that 1124 00:44:21,839 --> 00:44:29,680 project. Um the uh lowest bidder uh is 1125 00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:32,680 MBI Builders LLC um with a bid amount of 1126 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:32,680 1,990,224,00011. 1127 00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:42,640 Um we have um verified or discussed 1128 00:44:40,960 --> 00:44:45,920 their submitted numbers with our 1129 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:50,319 engineers. They are within 6% of their 1130 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:54,240 estimated um numbers for the project. Um 1131 00:44:50,319 --> 00:44:57,119 what staff is asking um uh council to do 1132 00:44:54,240 --> 00:45:01,440 is to allow staff to start that 1133 00:44:57,119 --> 00:45:03,680 negotiation with NBI and to go ahead and 1134 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:07,520 u as part of that negotiation to execute 1135 00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:11,280 that contract. So staff Brian and our 1136 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:12,640 engineers will go back to NBI talk to 1137 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:15,760 them because there there are a few 1138 00:45:12,640 --> 00:45:18,160 numbers um that kind of jumped out to us 1139 00:45:15,760 --> 00:45:19,599 um um that caused us just a little 1140 00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:21,680 concern. just want to better understand 1141 00:45:19,599 --> 00:45:24,000 what those numbers really mean or what 1142 00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:26,960 they were thinking right there. Um and 1143 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:29,440 go there with that negotiation um with 1144 00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:31,920 with the hopes of having something um 1145 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:38,880 signed in the next two to three weeks 1146 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:41,520 with MBI. Um obviously um you know um 1147 00:45:38,880 --> 00:45:44,640 one would think that you have to take um 1148 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:46,880 the the lowest bidder um in a public 1149 00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:50,079 type contract. That's not always the 1150 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:53,839 case. it's always the lowest responsible 1151 00:45:50,079 --> 00:45:56,880 responsive bidder. So, um we need this 1152 00:45:53,839 --> 00:45:58,960 authority um from council to allow staff 1153 00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:03,200 to go ahead and start those discussions 1154 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:06,480 with NBI to do that. So, um it could be 1155 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:08,560 that when we uh move forward with NBI, 1156 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:10,079 it could be a situation that hey, we 1157 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:12,319 just don't feel comfortable with you, 1158 00:46:10,079 --> 00:46:15,520 then we would go to the next highest 1159 00:46:12,319 --> 00:46:17,599 bidder. and likewise um until we uh 1160 00:46:15,520 --> 00:46:20,480 found the contract that was going to 1161 00:46:17,599 --> 00:46:23,440 meet the town's needs uh for the 1162 00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:26,240 project. So, but um from all intent 1163 00:46:23,440 --> 00:46:28,800 purposes looking at what NBI um uh 1164 00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:30,720 submitted and their numbers, I don't see 1165 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:32,720 that case happening, but there are a few 1166 00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:34,880 numbers that we do want to discuss. So, 1167 00:46:32,720 --> 00:46:36,800 that is the request by uh staff for 1168 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:40,000 council is just to give us the authority 1169 00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:42,560 to start that execution negotiation and 1170 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:43,200 the execution of that contract. 1171 00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:46,720 questions. 1172 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:48,800 » Uh two questions. Uh I know that we have 1173 00:46:46,720 --> 00:46:49,599 funds set aside for this project. 1174 00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:53,839 » That is correct. 1175 00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:57,920 » And uh so are we al including the 1176 00:46:53,839 --> 00:47:00,480 engineering cost on top of uh the uh uh 1177 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:02,000 the projected uh 1178 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:02,720 » Construction costs? Are we still in 1179 00:47:02,000 --> 00:47:05,599 » We are still good. 1180 00:47:02,720 --> 00:47:08,960 » Still good. Okay. U 1181 00:47:05,599 --> 00:47:11,440 second question. Is there any u 1182 00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:13,920 available information about the con the 1183 00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:15,920 uh the contractors as far as their uh 1184 00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:17,440 previous experience uh doing these types 1185 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:19,680 of projects? 1186 00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:21,680 » They they have done uh public work. Uh 1187 00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:24,319 when I say public work meaning they've 1188 00:47:21,680 --> 00:47:24,800 they've worked for public institutions. 1189 00:47:24,319 --> 00:47:27,440 » Okay. 1190 00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:28,400 » So um um we feel a little bit 1191 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:28,800 comfortable about that. 1192 00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:30,720 » Okay. 1193 00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:32,560 » Um we just don't want some 1194 00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:34,319 » But there's no red flags that you 1195 00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:36,640 » Nothing so far that we've seen so far. 1196 00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:38,160 But again, once we start these kind of 1197 00:47:36,640 --> 00:47:40,160 conversations with them, that'll allow 1198 00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:41,920 us just to kind of see where they're 1199 00:47:40,160 --> 00:47:42,880 really at. Okay. With this, 1200 00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:44,480 » Where are they based out of? 1201 00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:45,440 » Uh they're in North Wilsboro. 1202 00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:47,520 » Okay. 1203 00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:50,160 » Uh the other you you had a contractor 1204 00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:53,160 from Charlotte and the other PDC was in 1205 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:53,160 Greensboro. 1206 00:47:54,079 --> 00:47:57,960 » The comments questions. 1207 00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:02,880 I I assume you will continue to have the 1208 00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:05,839 engineers of the consulting engineers 1209 00:48:02,880 --> 00:48:06,240 available for you guys as you proceed 1210 00:48:05,839 --> 00:48:07,920 through. 1211 00:48:06,240 --> 00:48:10,000 » That is correct. Um and we've already 1212 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:14,400 we've already tentatively scheduled a 1213 00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:17,040 date um uh set aside once once we wrap 1214 00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:19,839 up tonight. We'll reach out to NBI, have 1215 00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:23,200 them um as part of that meeting um 1216 00:48:19,839 --> 00:48:25,599 sometime later this month um for that in 1217 00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:26,720 that discussion. 1218 00:48:25,599 --> 00:48:29,680 » Anything else? 1219 00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:32,960 I make a motion to allow Mr. Mewell, Mr. 1220 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:37,079 Williams, and staff to um continue the 1221 00:48:32,960 --> 00:48:37,079 negotiations for the contract. 1222 00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:41,280 » Second. 1223 00:48:39,200 --> 00:48:44,400 » Yeah. And amend that. Can I make an 1224 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:46,000 amendment uh to also sign and execute 1225 00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:49,359 the agreement 1226 00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:51,760 » Uh if agree at that time that they 1227 00:48:49,359 --> 00:48:53,680 complete the negotiations? Is that you 1228 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:54,319 accept that amendment to your motion? 1229 00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:56,720 » Accepted. 1230 00:48:54,319 --> 00:49:00,119 » Okay. I second your motion. 1231 00:48:56,720 --> 00:49:00,119 » All in favor? 1232 00:49:00,559 --> 00:49:04,319 » Thank you. 1233 00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:05,599 And is the blue heron trail a separate 1234 00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:07,280 is on the agenda item. Is that a 1235 00:49:05,599 --> 00:49:08,480 separate thing? 1236 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:10,319 » Excuse me. I'm sorry. 1237 00:49:08,480 --> 00:49:12,480 » There's just an item here that says Blue 1238 00:49:10,319 --> 00:49:13,359 Heron Trail Connection Project contract. 1239 00:49:12,480 --> 00:49:15,680 » It is. It's same same. 1240 00:49:13,359 --> 00:49:17,520 » Yeah. Okay. Just wanted to 1241 00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:18,559 Yeah, it's that's the long name for for 1242 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:21,839 the project. So 1243 00:49:18,559 --> 00:49:24,319 » Okay. Okay. Great. 1244 00:49:21,839 --> 00:49:27,680 » Town manager comments. Uh just I'll be 1245 00:49:24,319 --> 00:49:31,119 brief, Madame Mayor. Uh two um items. 1246 00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:35,359 The uh find and fix sewer project. Um 1247 00:49:31,119 --> 00:49:38,319 those bids will be back um uh the 17th 1248 00:49:35,359 --> 00:49:41,440 um of September. Um a lot of interest 1249 00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:44,960 into that. Um we just received the third 1250 00:49:41,440 --> 00:49:47,520 addendum to that uh bid uh today. So a 1251 00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:49,760 lot of activity with that. Um so a lot 1252 00:49:47,520 --> 00:49:51,680 of times when you see addendums come 1253 00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,920 from the engineer questions are being 1254 00:49:51,680 --> 00:49:56,400 asked about the project they're having 1255 00:49:53,920 --> 00:49:59,920 to address those um and send it out to 1256 00:49:56,400 --> 00:50:02,800 all those biders. So um a lot of 1257 00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:05,359 interest into this project. So um this 1258 00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:07,520 will happen the 17th probably a real 1259 00:50:05,359 --> 00:50:11,760 quick turnaround again on that scope of 1260 00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:16,000 work too. Um so a lot of activity um in 1261 00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:18,480 along streets, sewer lines um in uh 1262 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:20,960 Bermuda Run East. So um it's going to be 1263 00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:23,920 a very busy fall 1264 00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:27,440 spring um in east there. So looking 1265 00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:32,240 forward to getting that. Um lastly, um 1266 00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:35,599 the uh um the uh speed study that was 1267 00:50:32,240 --> 00:50:39,119 done for Kenderton, um u the engineers 1268 00:50:35,599 --> 00:50:41,920 did go back and um uh make assumptions 1269 00:50:39,119 --> 00:50:45,359 on um I think Carson, you were the one 1270 00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:48,640 who brought this up about the um uh 1271 00:50:45,359 --> 00:50:51,599 number of golf carts. um they assumed 1272 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:54,160 that speeds that were less than 10 miles 1273 00:50:51,599 --> 00:50:57,200 an hour or maybe was 15 miles an hour 1274 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:59,280 that those uh would account for golf 1275 00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:02,720 carts for the most part um it didn't 1276 00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:05,599 have any real significant impact um to 1277 00:51:02,720 --> 00:51:08,079 the actual speed numbers there but they 1278 00:51:05,599 --> 00:51:12,079 did do that um based on what they heard 1279 00:51:08,079 --> 00:51:15,920 back um what the plan is is and I've 1280 00:51:12,079 --> 00:51:18,480 talked with HOA leadership um is to u 1281 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:21,040 kind take the study, look at some of 1282 00:51:18,480 --> 00:51:23,920 these key intersections um where we see 1283 00:51:21,040 --> 00:51:27,599 the highest um average daily trip 1284 00:51:23,920 --> 00:51:31,599 numbers at um and come up with a plan of 1285 00:51:27,599 --> 00:51:33,760 of what from our toolbox what would fit 1286 00:51:31,599 --> 00:51:37,440 the uh the best in those areas right 1287 00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:39,920 there. Uh Mr. Genway is is um taking an 1288 00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:42,880 extended vacation uh right now. So he 1289 00:51:39,920 --> 00:51:44,960 will be back sometime in 1 of October. 1290 00:51:42,880 --> 00:51:47,520 So we'll continue talking about that. 1291 00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:50,640 But I think what we'll have for you um 1292 00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:53,119 probably by the agenda meeting is a base 1293 00:51:50,640 --> 00:51:56,559 budget um that we think we'll probably 1294 00:51:53,119 --> 00:51:59,040 need to make those improvements um um 1295 00:51:56,559 --> 00:52:01,040 for those traffic calming measures there 1296 00:51:59,040 --> 00:52:04,240 at those key intersections right there. 1297 00:52:01,040 --> 00:52:08,400 So, um I you know uh because this is uh 1298 00:52:04,240 --> 00:52:11,440 not a funded um u project um that was 1299 00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:14,319 included in the budget um the streets 1300 00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:17,119 there in Kton um do qualify to use POW 1301 00:52:14,319 --> 00:52:20,559 bill dollars. Um we do have a fund 1302 00:52:17,119 --> 00:52:22,960 balance um savings for POW bill streets. 1303 00:52:20,559 --> 00:52:27,520 So, um you'll see a budget amendment uh 1304 00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:30,640 come from staff to allocate to um cover 1305 00:52:27,520 --> 00:52:33,760 those first initial um expenditures 1306 00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:36,079 there. Um I think and I think I've told 1307 00:52:33,760 --> 00:52:39,280 council this is that we'll probably look 1308 00:52:36,079 --> 00:52:41,839 at this um as we're wrapping up the um 1309 00:52:39,280 --> 00:52:44,640 our sidewalk um repair project for 1310 00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:46,480 Kendon. Um if you recall that was a 1311 00:52:44,640 --> 00:52:48,480 four-year kind of project where we've 1312 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:51,440 allocated dollars each year to address 1313 00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:54,000 sidewalks. I see that this will kind of 1314 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:56,800 continue transition to that that will 1315 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:59,040 put monies into a project to do those 1316 00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:02,559 traffic calming uh measures right there. 1317 00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:05,119 So, um but um um excited to be working 1318 00:53:02,559 --> 00:53:07,760 with the HOA there. They're excited to u 1319 00:53:05,119 --> 00:53:11,920 be looking at this and I think they they 1320 00:53:07,760 --> 00:53:14,160 agree too um with update signage, you 1321 00:53:11,920 --> 00:53:15,920 know, striping, things of that nature. 1322 00:53:14,160 --> 00:53:18,480 um probably will have the the biggest 1323 00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:20,079 impact there at first, but uh definitely 1324 00:53:18,480 --> 00:53:21,760 want to look at some of those more key 1325 00:53:20,079 --> 00:53:24,720 kind of intersections where we're seeing 1326 00:53:21,760 --> 00:53:27,599 the highest amount of traffic volumes um 1327 00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:29,040 kind of go in to the neighborhood. So, 1328 00:53:27,599 --> 00:53:33,599 so that's all I have. 1329 00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:35,520 » Any comments or questions for Andrew? 1330 00:53:33,599 --> 00:53:38,240 » Um next on the agenda, town council 1331 00:53:35,520 --> 00:53:41,640 comments, anything you're hearing, 1332 00:53:38,240 --> 00:53:41,640 learning about? 1333 00:53:41,760 --> 00:53:48,240 » Well, I'll go first. Um yeah, I do uh 1334 00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:52,319 agree with some of the comments tonight. 1335 00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:55,680 Uh especially I and I've had uh citizens 1336 00:53:52,319 --> 00:53:58,800 ask me about uh the speed bumps and how 1337 00:53:55,680 --> 00:54:01,440 it pertains to bicyclists and I I hope 1338 00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:04,079 we be able to look at that and come up 1339 00:54:01,440 --> 00:54:05,760 with a solution. I know that uh uh a 1340 00:54:04,079 --> 00:54:07,680 lot, you know, there is a lot of bicycle 1341 00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:10,400 traffic and and I can see where the 1342 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:12,480 speed bumps could be, you know, very 1343 00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:14,400 detrimental to that activity and and so 1344 00:54:12,480 --> 00:54:16,559 I hope we will be able to look at that 1345 00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:19,440 and uh come up with something that would 1346 00:54:16,559 --> 00:54:23,280 be uh a little better. 1347 00:54:19,440 --> 00:54:26,559 » Yeah, that's uh that's all I have. 1348 00:54:23,280 --> 00:54:28,720 » Anything else? 1349 00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:32,559 I I'll I'd like to share with the 1350 00:54:28,720 --> 00:54:34,880 council at least that I had a um a a 1351 00:54:32,559 --> 00:54:38,160 really enjoyable meeting with the 1352 00:54:34,880 --> 00:54:41,119 executive director and the state trails 1353 00:54:38,160 --> 00:54:43,520 coordinator for the Yadkin Riverkeepers 1354 00:54:41,119 --> 00:54:46,319 Association last week. It's a really 1355 00:54:43,520 --> 00:54:49,520 strong organization. They have I was 1356 00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:51,680 informed and and I'll try to bring more 1357 00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:54,640 information to the council hopefully at 1358 00:54:51,680 --> 00:54:58,559 our agenda meeting or sometime soon. But 1359 00:54:54,640 --> 00:55:01,680 uh they have some available grant money 1360 00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:04,559 that might be very opportune for us to 1361 00:55:01,680 --> 00:55:06,800 uh the timing is good at least for us to 1362 00:55:04,559 --> 00:55:09,440 participate in some of that to assist us 1363 00:55:06,800 --> 00:55:12,240 with connecting some of even our Blue 1364 00:55:09,440 --> 00:55:14,880 Heron trail with a potential 1365 00:55:12,240 --> 00:55:19,200 uh walk along the river. 1366 00:55:14,880 --> 00:55:20,880 Uh they've they more information that 1367 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:22,960 I'm waiting for the executive director, 1368 00:55:20,880 --> 00:55:27,839 Edgar Miller, who's a delightful fellow, 1369 00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:30,880 to send me uh an entire package related 1370 00:55:27,839 --> 00:55:34,000 to that potential grant, and also about 1371 00:55:30,880 --> 00:55:36,400 their community trails program, which 1372 00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:40,720 actually applies to any community that 1373 00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:42,960 is within six miles of the of the Yaken 1374 00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:44,720 River Trail, which has been established. 1375 00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:46,480 Uh so anyway, stay tuned with that and I 1376 00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:48,880 will I'll provide more information as I 1377 00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:50,720 get it. But it's uh especially given our 1378 00:55:48,880 --> 00:55:53,440 recent conversation with the folks at 1379 00:55:50,720 --> 00:55:55,520 Rise and with Fusion, I think there may 1380 00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:57,839 be and this is an overused word, but 1381 00:55:55,520 --> 00:55:59,520 there may be a little synergy here that 1382 00:55:57,839 --> 00:56:01,839 uh that we might be able to take 1383 00:55:59,520 --> 00:56:04,799 advantage of to the benefit of our of 1384 00:56:01,839 --> 00:56:07,680 our greenways and our our bicycle and 1385 00:56:04,799 --> 00:56:08,240 pedestrian pathways within the town. So 1386 00:56:07,680 --> 00:56:09,280 thank you. 1387 00:56:08,240 --> 00:56:12,559 » That was good. Good night. 1388 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:15,040 » I'll share more when I can. Okay, other 1389 00:56:12,559 --> 00:56:16,720 comments. 1390 00:56:15,040 --> 00:56:19,280 Okay, just uh have I have a couple of 1391 00:56:16,720 --> 00:56:21,599 comments here. Um, first of all, I just 1392 00:56:19,280 --> 00:56:23,440 want to remember that Friday is 911, 1393 00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:26,319 which will be the 25th anniversary of 1394 00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:29,280 the attack on our nation. And we must 1395 00:56:26,319 --> 00:56:30,960 never forget as in past years, Windmock 1396 00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:34,240 and the Advanced Fire Department will 1397 00:56:30,960 --> 00:56:37,119 display a giant US flag on September 1398 00:56:34,240 --> 00:56:40,720 11th down near the barn near the uh flag 1399 00:56:37,119 --> 00:56:42,319 plaza from 9 a.m. to 4 pm to honor the 1400 00:56:40,720 --> 00:56:44,480 courage and sacrifice of our first 1401 00:56:42,319 --> 00:56:46,480 responders. The town also will be 1402 00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:49,920 displaying a wreath down at the flag 1403 00:56:46,480 --> 00:56:52,000 plaza. And so for those who want to 1404 00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:54,880 remember and honor and again we must 1405 00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:56,880 never forget that evening on Friday 911 1406 00:56:54,880 --> 00:56:58,480 there will be a freedom concert and 1407 00:56:56,880 --> 00:57:01,119 vendor stroll of Bermuda Run Country 1408 00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:03,920 Club. This patriotic event is open to 1409 00:57:01,119 --> 00:57:05,839 the public um no cost. It'll feature 1410 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:08,160 music by Chasing Phoenix which I 1411 00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:10,720 understand is a terrific band a straw 1412 00:57:08,160 --> 00:57:12,319 vendor market. Um as I said open to the 1413 00:57:10,720 --> 00:57:14,960 public. The vendor market starts at 1414 00:57:12,319 --> 00:57:17,200 5:00. Music begins at 6. So come on down 1415 00:57:14,960 --> 00:57:20,160 and going up and enjoy that event. I 1416 00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:23,040 think it should be another way to honor. 1417 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:24,480 Also on Saturday, Charity Classic golf 1418 00:57:23,040 --> 00:57:26,960 tournament and I understand our town 1419 00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:28,640 council will have a team uh right now 1420 00:57:26,960 --> 00:57:30,640 who might be competing in the in the 1421 00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:32,480 charity classic. Proceeds from this 1422 00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:34,160 event will support the Heroes Center, an 1423 00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:36,559 amazing nonprofit that supports 1424 00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:38,319 veterans. So good luck and uh can't wait 1425 00:57:36,559 --> 00:57:39,839 to celebrate with you. Like to make sure 1426 00:57:38,319 --> 00:57:42,799 we have a picture from that event. Going 1427 00:57:39,839 --> 00:57:45,359 to be exciting. And we are thrilled to 1428 00:57:42,799 --> 00:57:48,240 announce that in October we are going to 1429 00:57:45,359 --> 00:57:50,400 have a county fair on the town green. 1430 00:57:48,240 --> 00:57:52,720 This is an inaugural event of its kind. 1431 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:56,079 Saturday, October 17th, 3:00 to 7:00 1432 00:57:52,720 --> 00:57:57,680 p.m. You can see from the uh flyer here 1433 00:57:56,079 --> 00:57:59,839 that we are going to have all sorts of 1434 00:57:57,680 --> 00:58:02,160 fun and activities and food and markets 1435 00:57:59,839 --> 00:58:05,359 and pumpkins and barbecues and cotton 1436 00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:07,280 candy and um a dunk tank that benefits 1437 00:58:05,359 --> 00:58:09,359 Habit for the Humanity and Humane 1438 00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:10,799 Society. So, uh, Charlie, do you have 1439 00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:13,119 any Charlie's kind of the architect 1440 00:58:10,799 --> 00:58:14,240 behind this? Any any updates for, uh, 1441 00:58:13,119 --> 00:58:16,160 what this event looks like? 1442 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:18,079 » Um, I think you you covered a lot of it 1443 00:58:16,160 --> 00:58:20,720 there. Uh, most pretty much, everything 1444 00:58:18,079 --> 00:58:23,040 on there I think will be free. Um, we 1445 00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:25,359 have 16 vendors signed up for our little 1446 00:58:23,040 --> 00:58:27,760 farmers market vendor area. So, you 1447 00:58:25,359 --> 00:58:29,599 know, lots of produce and house plants 1448 00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,960 and pottery, things like that. So, 1449 00:58:29,599 --> 00:58:33,119 looking forward to that and had some 1450 00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:34,720 pretty good interest in that already. We 1451 00:58:33,119 --> 00:58:37,040 did actually were just able to confirm 1452 00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:38,319 that full city are originally out of 1453 00:58:37,040 --> 00:58:40,960 Durham. They have a tap house in 1454 00:58:38,319 --> 00:58:43,280 Lexington. We'll be here serving harder. 1455 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:44,960 So, looking forward to that as well. 1456 00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:47,920 » Can Can we make sure and get Councilman 1457 00:58:44,960 --> 00:58:49,200 Tedar in the dunk tank? 1458 00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:50,720 » Okay. 1459 00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:53,520 » All in favor? 1460 00:58:50,720 --> 00:58:55,119 » All in favor? Excellent. Let that be on 1461 00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:56,240 the record. Excellent suggestion. 1462 00:58:55,119 --> 00:58:58,000 » And Charlie, you're the one that 1463 00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:00,799 arranged to make sure we have beer with 1464 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:02,319 donuts. Is that what I was? 1465 00:59:00,799 --> 00:59:04,160 » You can take. 1466 00:59:02,319 --> 00:59:05,040 » Okay. All right. Just checking. 1467 00:59:04,160 --> 00:59:05,920 » Ducking beer. 1468 00:59:05,040 --> 00:59:07,839 » Looks good. 1469 00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:11,599 » Yeah. It should be a great event. Great 1470 00:59:07,839 --> 00:59:13,520 event. Thanks again. Um and then uh just 1471 00:59:11,599 --> 00:59:15,040 an update on our council speakers. 1472 00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:17,119 Again, thank you Dr. Brown. Thank you 1473 00:59:15,040 --> 00:59:19,440 for being here. Greatly appreciate it. 1474 00:59:17,119 --> 00:59:21,920 Uh this event is recorded as you know. 1475 00:59:19,440 --> 00:59:24,400 And in October, our community officer, 1476 00:59:21,920 --> 00:59:27,280 Deputy Hobson, will be here with updates 1477 00:59:24,400 --> 00:59:29,359 on safety issues ranging from ebikes and 1478 00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:31,440 bicycling and golf carts and garage door 1479 00:59:29,359 --> 00:59:33,680 access and a lot more. We'll also be 1480 00:59:31,440 --> 00:59:36,160 recognizing fire prevention week and 1481 00:59:33,680 --> 00:59:39,119 talk about that during that meeting. and 1482 00:59:36,160 --> 00:59:40,640 scout troop 732 has been do making some 1483 00:59:39,119 --> 00:59:42,319 wonderful contributions to the town. 1484 00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:43,760 We'll be here and describe what they've 1485 00:59:42,319 --> 00:59:45,520 been doing and we'll get to meet some of 1486 00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:48,240 them. So, you won't want to miss that. 1487 00:59:45,520 --> 00:59:50,000 In November, uh Donna Leman's, president 1488 00:59:48,240 --> 00:59:52,079 of the Bermuda Run Garden Club. I think 1489 00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:53,119 you know a few garden club members. 1490 00:59:52,079 --> 00:59:54,880 » I do. 1491 00:59:53,119 --> 00:59:57,200 » Uh we'll be here to talk about the 1492 00:59:54,880 --> 00:59:59,280 42-year history and incredible 1493 00:59:57,200 --> 01:00:00,960 contributions to this organization. And 1494 00:59:59,280 --> 01:00:03,280 then in December, we'll be celebrating 1495 01:00:00,960 --> 01:00:06,799 Christmas in Bermuda Run. Um, you can 1496 01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:10,160 find promotions for Bermuda Run in Baby 1497 01:00:06,799 --> 01:00:12,079 Life magazine, also in Stroll Magazine. 1498 01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:13,760 So, we're in really good shape. It 1499 01:00:12,079 --> 01:00:16,079 should be an absolutely outstanding 1500 01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:17,520 event. So, with that, do we have a 1501 01:00:16,079 --> 01:00:19,920 motion to adjurnn? 1502 01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:21,520 » Motion to adjurnn. Second. 1503 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:24,920 » All in favor? 1504 01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:24,920 » Thank you, everybody.