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flag of the United States of America and
[0:06] for which it stands one nation under God
indivisible with liberty and justice for
[0:13] all. So Lord come to you today to make
the best possible decision for the end
[0:19] by this council. Jesus name we pray.
Amen. Amen. Thank you.
[0:30] together.
[0:34] » Davis
>> here.
[0:36] » Young
>> here
[0:44] » citizens comments. Do we have anybody?
Okay.
[0:50] Approval of the minutes of the December
one council minutes.
[0:56] any adjustments
then they will stand as submitted.
[1:03] There are no consent items. Presentation
of accounts claims on page six
[1:11] ordained by the council of the city of
Boomville as follows.
[1:15] Section one for the purpose of paying
salaries and various accounts against
[1:18] the city of Boomville which have been
allowed by the council at the regular
[1:21] meeting thereof on December 15th 2025
the sum of 416,585.17
[1:32] general fund $28,39962
[1:38] sanitation $69,331.73
[1:43] CIP tax $38,56322
[1:48] Waterworks 30 $41,189.33
[1:53] capital projects $0
wastewater $25,19453
[2:00] tourism $18,93248
[2:04] gaming $8,2794
Parks and water $6,69522
[2:12] 2 cent and for sales tax $0
economic development project $0. Section
[2:19] two, the accountant is hereby authorized
and instructed to draw checks on the
[2:22] respective city bank accounts in favor
of the persons whose salaries and
[2:26] accounts have been allowed as above
amounting to $416,585.17,
[2:32] meaning the total amount of money being
appropriated. Section three. This
[2:36] ordinance shall take effect and be
enforced from an afterwards passage.
[2:38] First reading December 15, 2025. Read
for the second time this December 15,
[2:43] [clears throat] 2025 since a copy was
made available prior to the meeting.
[2:47] » Second reading title only.
>> Ordinance appropriating money.
[2:50] » Mayor, I move we approve this ordinance
appropriating money. [clears throat]
[2:53] » Thank you.
Is there a second? I'll second. Okay.
[2:58] Questions or comments?
Roll call.
[3:03] » Yes.
Yes.
[3:06] » Davis,
>> yes.
[3:08] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[3:11] » Yes.
>> Yes.
[3:14] Passes. Presentation of accounts and
claims. It's on page six.
[3:19] » I just did that one.
>> Just did it.
[3:20] » We just did that.
>> Yeah.
[3:22] » You're right. And I didn't check it off.
Got to get with it.
[3:29] Unfinished business. Second reading of
bill number 2025-029
[3:35] amending the solid waste collection fees
portion of the administrative fees
[3:40] appendix G in the code of general
ordinances
[3:46] item B
first okay
[3:50] » an ordinance of the city of Bville
Missouri amending solid waste collection
[3:53] fees portion of the schedule of
administrative fees appendix G in the
[3:56] code of general ordinances providing an
effective date therefore for and
[4:00] repealing parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance.
[4:06] » Mayor, I move that we approve this
ordinance.
[4:08] » I'll second.
>> Thank you. Have a motion in a second.
[4:11] Any questions or comments?
Roll call.
[4:16] » Elbert,
>> no.
[4:20] » Yes.
>> David,
[4:22] » yes.
>> Yes.
[4:25] » Yes.
>> Coward,
[4:26] » yes.
>> Yes. passes. Item B, second reading of
[4:32] bill number 2025-030,
[4:36] approving an agreement with Black Flock
LLC. Easy for you to say. Page 11.
[4:44] » An ordinance of the city of Louisville,
Missouri approving a commercial lease
[4:47] and operating agreement with Black Flock
LLC and Josh Black individually for
[4:52] management of Hail Road Golf Course. May
I
[4:55] » make a motion we approve this ordinance?
The motion is there.
[4:59] » I'll second.
>> Okay, we have a motion and a second.
[5:02] Questions or comments?
[5:06] » Roll call.
>> Elbert,
[5:08] » yes.
>> Yes.
[5:10] » Davis,
>> yes.
[5:12] » Be
>> yes.
[5:14] » Young,
>> yes.
[5:15] » Coward,
>> yes.
[5:17] » Yes.
>> Motion passes.
[5:22] It may business. Consider resolution
2025-17
[5:29] authorizing and approving an agreement
with environmental works for phase one
[5:34] site assessment sub page 24. A
resolution of the city of Boomville,
[5:40] Missouri, authorizing and approving an
agreement between environmental works
[5:43] and the city of Boomville, Missouri
pertaining to phase one site assessment
[5:48] at FT Kimber Park in compliance with CD
BG requirements and providing an
[5:54] effective date. Therefore, whereas the
city of Boomville has solicited and
[5:57] received proposals for this project
determined that environmental works
[6:01] represents the best proposal pursuant to
the purchasing code set forth in section
[6:06] 2-20 of the city of Boomville code of
ordinances.
[6:09] And whereas the phase one site
assessment is required for CDBG funding
[6:14] which was awarded to the city of
Booneville for academic hall renovations
[6:17] at FT Kimber Park. Therefore, be
resolved by the city council of the city
[6:21] of Booneville, Missouri as follows.
Section one that a certain agreement
[6:24] between environmental works in the city
of Booneville, Missouri, relating
[6:29] [clears throat] to phase one site
assessment, a copy of which is marked
[6:32] exhibit A is attached here two and made
a part here of is hereby approved.
[6:37] Section two, the city administrator and
city clerk are hereby authorized to
[6:41] execute and test agreement on behalf of
the city of Boomville. Section three.
[6:45] This resolution shall take effect and be
in full force from and after its passage
[6:49] and approval passed the 15th day of
December 2025 by the city council of
[6:53] Benville, Missouri.
[6:57] We have a motion.
>> I'll make a motion we approve resolution
[7:00] 2025-17.
>> A second.
[7:03] » I'll second that.
>> Have a motion. There's a second. Any
[7:06] questions or comments?
>> Uh just one. So phase one identifies
[7:11] contamination or anything of that sort,
remediation necessity. Do we have a
[7:15] funding strategy for phase 2 or
remediation?
[7:18] » Well, we really don't think there's
anything there. So we have several other
[7:23] assessments of asbestous that have
always been negative. It's just that the
[7:29] time frame from when we did them last
CDBG requires them. Obviously any lead
[7:33] paint you're going to repaint.
>> Yeah, sir.
[7:36] » So
>> So this is a repeat of what we've done
[7:38] before. We didn't find anything.
>> Yeah. So, we've done there's been two
[7:42] site assessments at Keer and Academic
Hall I'm sorry. Yeah. Academic Hall has
[7:48] always come clean and the other ones
that have been hot are hot and this one
[7:52] has always been clean. So, I have no
reason to think it wouldn't be. Um if it
[7:56] if it is if there is a speestous then it
would be remediated and we can either
[8:00] add that we can add that. You should go
back to CVG for some more funding or
[8:04] else we'll clean it up and we have to
clean it up. That's the answer. Okay.
[8:08] Good question. Any other questions?
>> Roll call.
[8:14] » Gilbert,
>> yes.
[8:15] » Yes.
>> David,
[8:17] » yes.
>> Beal,
[8:18] » yes.
>> Yes.
[8:20] » Howard,
>> yes.
[8:22] » Yes.
>> Resolution passes. Item B. Consider
[8:27] resolution 2025-1818
[8:32] authorizing and approving an agreement
with Missouri Department of Economic
[8:36] Development for CDBG funding. Page 25.
>> A resolution of the city of Boomville,
[8:42] Missouri authorizing and approving an
agreement between the Missouri
[8:46] Department of Economic Development and
the City of Boomville, Missouri
[8:49] pertaining to community development
block grant CDBG program providing an
[8:54] effective date. Therefore, whereas the
city of Boomville applied for CDBG funds
[8:59] to support the construction of a
roundabout on Main Street Route B in
[9:02] Americana and whereas the city council
approved resolution
[9:07] RF 2025-11 approving and authorizing the
application for funding and committing
[9:12] matching funds for the project. And
whereas the city of Boomville has been
[9:17] notified that their application was
successful on December 8, 2025.
[9:21] Now therefore, be it resolved by the
city council of the city of Boomville,
[9:24] Missouri as follows. Section one, the
assertain agreement between the Missouri
[9:28] Department of Economic Development and
the city of Boomville, Missouri relating
[9:32] to community development block grant
agreement, a copy of which marked
[9:35] exhibit A is had is attached hereto and
made a part hereof is hereby approved.
[9:41] Section [cough and clears throat] two,
that the mayor and city clerk are hereby
[9:43] authorized to execute and attest set
agreement on behalf of the city of
[9:46] Boomville. Section three. This
resolution shall take effect and be in
[9:50] full force from and after its passage
and approval passed the 15th day of
[9:54] December 2025 by the city council of
Boonville, Missouri.
[9:58] Is
>> there a motion?
[10:00] May I'd like to make a motion we approve
this resolution.
[10:03] » Thank you. I have a motion second.
>> Seconded.
[10:07] » Okay.
Have a motion and a second. Any
[10:10] questions or comments?
[10:15] No.
Yes.
[10:18] » Yes.
>> David,
[10:19] » yes.
>> Yes.
[10:22] » Young.
>> Yes.
[10:24] » Coward.
>> Yes.
[10:26] » And
>> yes.
[10:29] Motion passes.
Item C. First reading bill number
[10:34] 2025-631
[10:38] approving a final site plan for AECI
[snorts] utility services at 2415 Mid
[10:46] American Mid America Industrial Drive.
It's on page 56. An ordinance of the
[10:53] city of Boouville, Missouri, approving
the final site plan for AECI utility
[10:58] solutions 2415 Mid America Industrial
Drive, Booneville, Cooper County,
[11:03] Missouri, providing an effective date
therefore in repealing all ordinances in
[11:06] conflict with this ordinance.
>> Thank you.
[11:12] Item nine, reports of standing
committees
[11:16] planning and zoning on page 81.
Any questions or comments? site. You
[11:23] have anything to say about it?
>> No, it we just uh went over the final
[11:27] site plan review for the 2415 Mid
American Industrial Drive. Uh it was a
[11:32] unanimous approval. Uh one issue was
brought up about storm water. U
[11:38] everything else had been addressed by
the city engineer, but uh we went ahead
[11:42] and approved it as a committee.
>> So,
[11:47] » and I'll just note that it was we heard
from Miko today. So, the outstanding
[11:51] item has been fixed and so
>> they're [clears throat] done.
[11:56] » Anybody got questions for sir?
>> Okay. Item B, airport board September 4.
[12:06] Uh, yeah, I'll do B and C together. Um,
September 4 um minutes are in the
[12:13] packet. Speak up just a bit.
>> September 4 minutes are in the packet.
[12:17] There was some discussion regarding the
uh the improved taxiway. The December 4
[12:21] meeting was canceled due to lack of
agenda items and that is also noted in
[12:26] the packet.
I I was a little confused by the uh
[12:31] who's paid on the extension.
>> Well, it was a grant that we paid 10%
[12:37] and the
federal
[12:41] » whatever moda
pay the other 90. So it was about a $1.2
[12:46] $2 million project.
>> Nice.
[12:49] » And it's complete. So, all concrete.
>> Our tax dollars are actually doing
[12:54] something. Somebody's
[12:59] all right.
[13:03] Let's go over here.
[13:07] I'm
no comments.
[13:13] Um, so I did provide a quarter 3 project
update and I'll just pause there if you
[13:19] guys have any questions. It starts on
page 89
[13:23] and then you can ask any of the
department heads if you have any
[13:27] questions or about progress or updates
on those things. The um items that are
[13:33] in light green are obviously done and
then the items in pink I assume are
[13:38] going to be carried over to the fiscal
the next fiscal year most likely. So,
[13:42] uh, with that, do you guys have any
other questions on those?
[13:46] » This is just a high level question,
probably not pertaining to this
[13:48] particularly, but where are we at with
all the city the street stuff that we
[13:52] did last school year? I know it was a
multi-year project, but
[13:57] we have Fourth Street.
>> Oh, that's the project they're working
[14:00] on right now. And we just got an update
today that they're on Fourth Street and
[14:04] they're
>> not bowling alley.
[14:07] » And what are they? Putting a water line.
[14:12] Okay. Yeah, I noticed that they were
digging. I I assume that was all part of
[14:15] it.
>> And they're and they finished over their
[14:18] own
[14:23] paving greens.
>> Yeah. When's the
[14:24] » overlay?
[14:32] Yeah.
[14:43] » Yeah. It's probably one of those things
if you do it right now, it's probably
[14:46] not going to
it's probably better to do it in the
[14:50] spring anyways.
[14:53] Okay. Thanks.
Um Okay. So, just a little bit on fiscal
[14:59] year 2627 budget comments. Um, I
provided you with um a quick overview on
[15:05] the general fund revenues, kind of
letting you see what we were last year,
[15:09] where we are this year, and what our
budget was. Um, I do I do think we're
[15:14] going to
get where we need to get. I think almost
[15:18] all of them are looking on track.
The only one that's not going to make
[15:22] it, but that's okay because we didn't
know what we didn't know is probably the
[15:26] marijuana tax. But it's also in part
because it's a little bit goofy how they
[15:30] pay us. They only pay us every quarter
and that's the only sales tax that we
[15:35] get like that. So you really end up
missing a couple months in their fiscal
[15:38] year. So like I said, we'll get a
payment in January and then we won't get
[15:41] another one until April. So it's really
the last payment of our fiscal year.
[15:46] It's a little bit strange. Um, and this
year we'll have a lag. Next year you'll
[15:50] kind of get like a whole year, but this
year it's kind of, but we also really
[15:53] didn't know what we would get. So, you
know, again, it's not a primary source
[15:57] of our revenue, but it's it's of course
nonetheless helpful. So, what we what
[16:02] we'll get, we'll use. Um, and then the
rest of them, I think, are coming on
[16:06] track. Um,
the next thing is is I just put a note
[16:11] in there about health insurance. Um, so
the city for new people who haven't
[16:18] heard, we're self-funded and we've we've
been that way for as long as I've been
[16:21] here and I think for some time before
then. So, um, the a couple years ago we
[16:27] embedded Big Tree into our program to
modify uh to help modify our cost just
[16:32] cuz primarily it was on our prescription
medication. And so we're able to get to
[16:37] pay the the membership fee to Big Tree
and then we get all the sort of
[16:41] maintenance medication for free um for
the employees and then it kind of keeps
[16:48] it off of our books and so it helps it
helps when they go out to put our
[16:53] insurance to bid every year. Um we also
have to have an like kind of an
[16:57] aggregate deductible on our insurance
right now is 79%. They'd like for you to
[17:01] be at 80. That's just the reserve fund.
So, in case the catastrophic happened
[17:06] and everything
went wrong, um you know, you hope that
[17:11] never happens, but um you're supposed to
have enough to cover they like to see at
[17:16] 80%. We do have a little bit of a
reserve fund here in the city as well as
[17:21] with uh GBH. So, we're a lot we're
closer than that, but anyways, [snorts]
[17:25] for those re I think that was a slight
reason why our insurance kind of went up
[17:29] a little bit. So, I did do a a moderate
increase for the employees. It was
[17:35] between $2 and $5 a month. So, it's $52
if you're an employee only if you're per
[17:43] month. If it's employee, spouse,
>> I don't know about all that. I just know
[17:47] the number. The $455.
>> That's right. So, 455,
[17:50] » right? That's I think employee
ch employee plus children.
[17:56] » Mhm. I don't know the
>> employee spouse I think is like 500. And
[17:59] then families like about 600. So those
went up $5 the contribution on their
[18:03] end. Um and then we also increased our
contribution $5 as well. So we donate
[18:08] well we don't we give $1,20 each month
per employee for insurance or per per
[18:14] member. So if it's a family
um other insurance information, I
[18:20] provided the renewal quote from First
State. I told you it was kind of a mixed
[18:24] bag. The big the big problem is the
general liability policy went up 12%.
[18:30] Which it dwarf or it is grossly larger
than any of our other insuranceances
[18:36] that went down. So So we're we're still
going to owe more. I did ask for some
[18:41] information.
Um it's a it's a couple of factors. A
[18:45] lot of it is external things that we
continue to not be able to have any
[18:48] control. Floods, tornadoes, they said
terrible weather in Missouri this year,
[18:53] I guess with the tornadoes. So those
sort of things, but also we get dinged
[18:58] in the insurance agency generally
because of, you know, things that happen
[19:01] in Florida. Just
>> the main policy with Tokyo Green looks
[19:04] like it went up 20%.
>> Um, it went from that 297. He told me
[19:09] 12, but I guess I didn't check his math,
but
[19:11] » yeah,
>> and I'll double check that. 63,000.
[19:15] Yeah,
>> I'll double check that number with him
[19:17] because that looks like 20% to me.
That's
[19:20] » Yeah. And then um the other thing is
that I've been slowly doing
[19:26] is when [snorts] we first started with
Tokyo Marine and First State, our total
[19:30] insured value of the city was like 56
million,
[19:36] which again
you hope the whole world doesn't get
[19:40] destroyed, but 56 million would
certainly not cover very much. So, I
[19:47] have been slowly increasing our total
insured value on items each year, but
[19:52] every time you add more value, it goes
up in price. So, I that's something I've
[19:56] just been doing. Um I think we're at
like 86 million now, so we're still
[20:01] probably wfully un underfunded, but
again,
[20:07] um
>> Okay, that how often do we and I don't
[20:10] want to open a Pandora's box here, but
how often do we let that out? like do we
[20:14] put that out for
>> they bid this one this year again for
[20:16] us. So we've been with first date for
several years and we have bid out our
[20:21] insurance like the middleman the carrier
but these guys did bid out this year our
[20:27] insurance and they do several and then
they and just the same with our health
[20:30] insurance. Our health insurance is bid
out every year as well.
[20:32] » Um and Tokyo Marine still is looks like
our best offer. So and we'll probably do
[20:38] honestly to bid out the insurance again
next year.
[20:41] » Okay. on the on the the provider. So,
um
[20:48] it's it's unfortunately kind of it is
what it is. You really don't have much
[20:52] control over it. They just tell I mean
you guys all know you have car insurance
[20:55] and health insurance, too. So, um the
next thing is workers comp. I've yet to
[21:01] receive a number, but we have had an
excellent year again. So, thanks to all
[21:05] the employees for their their really
conscientious work. Um, so I think we
[21:10] should continue to keep our our E- MODOD
low. If you remember last year, we we
[21:16] dropped down below the I think we're 86
and I think we should stay there this
[21:20] year. Sim something similar. Anything
below one is excellent. So I think we
[21:24] should be doing good there. Um, and then
also on Loggers, we haven't quite
[21:29] received the increase on that. Loggers,
for those of you who don't know, that's
[21:32] the city's retirement. Um, it's a
defined pension plan. And we last year
[21:39] uh elected to raise our contribution
rate till they're at the 2% modifier,
[21:44] which is is a is a big deal. It's it's a
good appeal to keep people here. Um, and
[21:51] I think, you know, not very many people
have a defined pension benefit plan, so
[21:54] it's kind of a nice thing for all the
employees to have. There will be an
[21:58] increase because there's an increase
every year. I think it won't be as
[22:01] significant as last year cuz we had to
buy up all the way to the the two
[22:04] modifier, but I anticipate it still
being somewhere in the five to six 7%
[22:10] probably. Um, so that's kind of where we
are on the insuranceances
[22:15] [clears throat]
and those of course affect all of the
[22:18] all of the budgets across the board. Um,
and you know, other than the the general
[22:24] liability insurance,
it's it's certainly
[22:29] doable and I think we can absorb it with
our continued growth. So, I am uh I
[22:34] didn't include it, but I was looking
today. Um,
[22:38] I feel for like the first time in
several years, I can see the growth in
[22:42] the city. Our water and sewer revenues
are coming in um higher than I than we
[22:47] anticipated. So, um, sort of heartening
to see because as we get more people,
[22:54] then it's there's more people to help
spread the the necessary improvements
[22:58] over. So, hopefully that one day we can
help lessen the increases as they come
[23:02] across. So, I'm happy to answer any
questions about those. I think next week
[23:07] you'll start actually seeing some number
number budget stuff. So, we're going to
[23:10] talk about economic development. and
that'll be Jim and um I'll have the
[23:16] admin budget ready for you, debt service
and the airport. So,
[23:22] but I'm happy to answer any other
questions if you guys have any.
[23:28] » Any concerns about uh where the year
numbers are going to come in?
[23:34] » No, I mean the year numbers are going to
be what they're going to be. I have some
[23:38] concerns about
all of the capital costs that we have
[23:42] acrewing over the next 2 or 3 years and
making sure they fit. Um there are
[23:46] things that we've
obligated ourselves to obviously whether
[23:51] by passing temporary sales taxes to do
improvements or committing to do
[23:55] improvements. But um that again I I do
think we're kind of
[24:02] getting near the end of those imp
improvements, those capital projects
[24:05] that we have to do, particularly at
Keer. Um obviously getting the $500,000
[24:10] on the roundabout will really help cuz
that's more money that we can put in at
[24:13] Keer. Um but also we're hearing in a
couple years we're going to have paid
[24:19] off several coops. So some of the things
that we maybe need to be improving like
[24:25] parking and infrastructure on the back
side of camper to accommodate some of
[24:28] that growth um will have freed up some
coop some debt money that we're no
[24:34] longer spending. The soccer field and
the INI basin will be freed up. So that
[24:38] will also help with some new sewer
projects. So I think a lot of it will
[24:42] come in at the right time. It's just
going to be hoping the [clears throat]
[24:45] construction and the and the bidding
takes about what I think it's going to
[24:49] take. But where we are in the revenues,
I think they're okay. I mean, you always
[24:54] wish you were going to see a little more
growth, but um there is some growth, so
[24:59] that's good. Um, and I and I'm also
excited to kind of see what
[25:05] this year generally will be a good year
for general revenues to see what happens
[25:09] in our next fiscal year between um
the addition of uh the ball fields there
[25:15] at Brady Ballpark um the stuff with
America 250, the World Cup. I'm sure
[25:20] we'll get some spin-off ancillary from
all of those big events. So hopefully
[25:25] next year we'll see some more growth and
whether it's sustained in the long term,
[25:28] we'll find out.
Kate, have we have we done any financial
[25:33] modeling potentially for tax revenue
from the new ball fields? Do we have an
[25:38] idea of what that might look like?
>> No, it's it's very hard to tell.
[25:43] » And you can do I mean like Jim can has
been done some modeling for us on some
[25:47] things.
>> Um
[25:50] » which ball fields the the new soccer
that we
[25:53] » ballpark central. I was going to say cuz
I know Brady had mentioned that she had
[25:58] modeled out the benefits to the city for
for the for the baseball field. So
[26:04] » I have always found sales tax a very
tricky
[26:07] » number to chase because
[snorts]
[26:13] it just makes no sense. Like you you
would think they'll come in and you're
[26:16] like, "Oh, it's 100 or it's 100. It's
100. Oh, it's Christmas, so now it's
[26:20] 300." But then all a sudden there's like
8,000 and you're like I I don't I don't
[26:24] know what happened
>> and they don't give you any information.
[26:27] So is it a oneoff? Are they paying back
taxes you don't know about? I mean you
[26:31] don't you just see a line item
>> and um I've I used to track every month
[26:39] and in several businesses to try to see
if I could find the magic thread, but I
[26:43] never found it. So I kind of just gave
up. And I mean, as long as I kind of
[26:47] keep each watching each month, as long
as they're steadily similar or slowly or
[26:51] trend in the right direction, um, you
know, that's good. So, and yes, they do
[26:57] modeling, but I've I'm yet to ever see a
model and they'll be like, "Ah, yes,
[27:01] here it is in our sales tax revenue." It
just doesn't work that way. And um but
[27:07] again I I think the nice thing too for
the city is thanks to the support of the
[27:12] citizens we are you know well
diversified with our revenue sources. So
[27:16] we're really fortunate in that you know
there's money for parks, there's money
[27:20] for storm water, there's money for
capital projects. So I know of course
[27:24] gaming. So we have a lot of other pots.
If we didn't have those things and we
[27:28] were just talking like general fund and
CIP and there was no gaming I think it
[27:33] would be a very different city. So,
we're we're able to do a lot of things
[27:36] because of that. So,
[27:42] any other questions?
[27:46] » City council,
you got anything?
[27:50] » Oh, me? Um, actually I do. Um,
>> city clerk,
[27:53] » sorry. Um, I just want to give an update
on the filing for the November or
[27:59] November, gosh, April election. Um, four
people have filed so far. Two for mayor,
[28:05] which is Morris Carter and Mike Conway.
Um, Sai Harville has filed for Ward 4
[28:11] and Andrew Coward has filed for W three.
No one has filed for one or two. And the
[28:18] filing period ends December 30th. Does
know anyone? Send them to send them my
[28:24] way.
[28:27] That's it.
>> Now I've got a report.
[28:30] Um, I'll try to be brief so we can move
on. Um, but before you all get any phone
[28:35] calls from your constituents, I'd like
to go ahead and address the council. Um,
[28:40] city of Bundo made the news tonight
because earlier today we initiated
[28:44] demolition on the two houses at 806 and
810 Third Street. Um, we have been in
[28:51] regular coordination with Grace and with
Mr. Hey at the building department, but
[28:55] I want to give you a quick timeline in
case you catch phone calls and if
[28:59] nothing else so I can preserve this
timeline for the record in case anybody
[29:02] at home is watching. Um, if you'll
recall on April 21st, we had a city
[29:07] council meeting here where property
owners signed a consent order that they
[29:12] would agree to obey all dangerous
conditions no later than August 1st. And
[29:17] in that order, it stated specifically
that if those dangerous conditions
[29:21] continued to exist, the city reserved
the right to demolish those buildings.
[29:26] August 1st came and went with no
complete abatement per the repair plan
[29:31] that was in the order.
Property owner appeared before the
[29:34] council the following Monday at the
August 4th council meeting and ask for
[29:40] more time. And the council was gracious
enough to authorize one week for a
[29:46] property owner to secure a building
permit and to immediately abate the
[29:50] dangerous conditions to the satisfaction
of the building inspector no later than
[29:55] September 4th. [clears throat] On
September 15th, our building inspector
[30:00] did an on-site investigation and
inspection, then circled back again on
[30:04] October 21st with photographs to show
that no compliance of the abatement of
[30:09] the dangerous conditions had been
satisfied.
[30:13] Thereafter,
I drafted a letter to the property owner
[30:17] informing him that the city was moving
forward with the order from April 21st
[30:22] that the buildings were going to be
demolished to remove any personal
[30:25] property therein. The city was moving
forward.
[30:29] Shortly after the service of that
letter, Department of Natural Resources
[30:32] contacted us because someone had
expressed concern about the potential of
[30:35] asbestous in those properties. The city
has employed Gim Environmental. We did
[30:42] our samples. We submitted them to
Department of Natural Resources, came
[30:47] back to where no deficiencies were
found. We've secured the proper
[30:51] demolition permits and initiated
demolition this morning.
[30:56] It made the news tonight because someone
called the local television stations.
[31:01] So, I want to make the council very
aware should you get any phone calls or
[31:05] concerns from your constituency that the
city has done everything. You all I
[31:09] believe everyone was here at the April
21st meeting.
[31:12] » Mhm.
>> We have documented documented
[31:16] information that this was agreed upon
that property owner was going to obey
[31:20] the dangerous conditions by a deadline.
We even extended that deadline multiple
[31:25] times and the properties are now in the
process of being demolished and cleaned
[31:29] up by the city per the order. Any
questions?
[31:34] » Has any of this information been shared
with media? And if not, should we
[31:38] proactively do so?
>> I if they want I can draft a public
[31:44] release just
>> I was watching the news before I came up
[31:47] here.
>> Yeah.
[31:50] » We made the news
>> again. Um,
[31:54] but one of the things that I was doing
prior to the meeting was making sure
[31:57] that I had the documentation on the
city's behalf in order someone request
[32:01] it. Obviously, it's a sunshinable. I'm
happy to disclose it to any media
[32:05] outlets that want it. Um, because we
have written consent orders from
[32:10] property owners that we weren't going to
be in this situation. So,
[32:15] but I I anticipate some someone out
there is going to call one of you all
[32:20] and say, "What's going on with those
buildings?" So now we've got this
[32:23] recorded timeline.
>> Have they called you? I mean, I'm just
[32:27] reading their story and it says they
they tried
[32:32] multiple times to reach Booneville
officials. I mean, have they tried to
[32:37] » call city hall?
>> I did. Okay.
[32:40] » I choose not to do that.
>> And and if if for what it's worth, I had
[32:44] municipal court this morning.
>> Yeah.
[32:46] » And um I didn't I wasn't in my office,
so I don't even know if they tried to
[32:49] contact my office. But back to what Ter
said, I think the best course of action
[32:54] at this point is if they want some
information, I'm happy to provide
[32:57] anything and everything cuz all it does
is solidify the city's position that
[33:01] this goes back to April 21st of this
year when there was an agreement that
[33:05] these dangerous conditions were going to
be abated. And if you'll see in the
[33:07] article makes no reference to the fact
that the buildings were declared
[33:11] dangerous.
>> Mhm.
[33:13] » Yeah. And I mean it it's so well
documented this I can just go through
[33:18] many many logs of of
>> and now you can watch our YouTube video
[33:22] » and they probably won't.
>> Yeah.
[33:25] » So the story the story that I saw was a
bit one-sided.
[33:29] » Oh yeah.
>> About preservation of log cabins.
[33:31] » Exactly.
>> Um they did not talk about the fact that
[33:34] the sides of the houses weren't there.
So
[33:38] » but if any of your constituents have any
questions or concerns are welcome to
[33:41] reach out to me as well.
Thank you for doing that. Yeah. So,
[33:45] Brad, just one thing in the in the
article,
[33:48] uh, the the owner states that the permit
wouldn't expire in 2026,
[33:54] February 7th of 2026.
>> So, that so he's he's referencing I
[33:58] didn't read the the online article. I
watched I just watched it. He's he's
[34:02] referencing the building permit and
that's the building permit was what we
[34:06] supposed to secure by August 11th, 7
days after our August 4th meeting. and
[34:11] that building permit would be good for
six months. But the agreement on record
[34:15] was he was going to abate the dangerous
conditions within 30 days first
[34:20] » and then finish that
>> and then I just want clarity about that.
[34:23] » Yeah. Because I made the comments prior
that if he got the dangerous build the
[34:27] dangerous conditions abaded, we don't
care if he takes 2 years and continues
[34:31] to renew his building permits. It was
the danger conditions that were the
[34:35] concern for the safety and wellbeing of
citizens of Boomville. Yeah, I think I
[34:39] think that's a big important distinction
there is having a building permit is one
[34:42] thing, but having a dangerous building
hearing is a least by paying for a
[34:48] six-month building permit did not give
him 6 months and and he was well aware
[34:51] of that because if you recall, I
addressed him specifically at the
[34:55] council meeting on August 4th and I
said, "You understand no more
[35:00] continuences. This is it."
And unfortunately,
[35:05] September 15th, on-site inspection,
October 21st on-site inspection,
[35:10] Mr. A, who had the authority, directed
the demolition, and we gave proper
[35:14] notice to him. Okay. Thank you.
[35:20] Well done, sir. Thank you, R.
[35:29] All right.
All right. See, public works monthly
[35:34] report for November 2025.
>> Just in the packet for reference.
[35:41] » Any questions or comments on it?
So, it passes. Is that what we're
[35:48] saying?
Okay.
[35:52] Is there a motion?
>> Motion to second. I know how to do that.
[35:57] It's almost like you have some practice
motions in seconds.