1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,240 Mayer and Council meeting for Tuesday, August 25th, please stand for the pledge. 2 00:00:32,330 --> 00:00:35,950 there. Council member San Dusky, here. 3 00:00:36,730 --> 00:00:43,210 Council member Caves, all present and accounted for with the exception of Council member 4 00:00:43,210 --> 00:00:45,710 Banano and our vacant feet. 5 00:00:46,390 --> 00:00:48,410 All right, thank you. 6 00:00:49,570 --> 00:00:50,770 Okay, dokey. 7 00:00:51,190 --> 00:00:53,810 Under Mayor's remarks, we have no items tonight. 8 00:00:54,370 --> 00:00:56,970 So I'll move on to citizens forum. 9 00:00:57,590 --> 00:01:01,250 During citizens forum members of the public are given the opportunity to speak and present 10 00:01:01,250 --> 00:01:08,690 Comments and individuals are required to create their first and last name and address for the public record and are given three minutes to speak. 11 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:19,370 Comments may during this time should be directed to the mayor, citizen comments are encouraged members of the council and staff will not be expected to immediately respond to any subject brought up. 12 00:01:19,370 --> 00:01:24,950 It may or may respond or permit individual members to respond, citizens with specific questions requiring 13 00:01:24,950 --> 00:01:28,170 dialogue or encouraged to set up an appointment with the appropriate individuals. 14 00:01:29,070 --> 00:01:33,530 So with that, if anybody here tonight would like to speak, come on up and state your 15 00:01:33,530 --> 00:01:35,070 name and address and you'll have three minutes. 16 00:01:37,790 --> 00:01:38,110 Anybody? 17 00:01:40,110 --> 00:01:45,570 All right, seeing none, then let's move along to resolutions and ordinances tonight. 18 00:01:45,570 --> 00:01:51,250 we have Resolution 2026-19, which is the revision of the administrative fee schedule 19 00:01:51,250 --> 00:01:51,910 proof. 20 00:01:53,310 --> 00:01:54,090 Yeah, good evening. 21 00:01:54,730 --> 00:01:56,450 This is more of a housekeeping item. 22 00:01:57,110 --> 00:02:00,630 Last meeting we adopted the A.D.U. ordinance. 23 00:02:01,230 --> 00:02:07,150 This is the resolution to amend the development administrative fee schedule to add that incremental 24 00:02:07,150 --> 00:02:16,290 impact and it screws up on page 4 and page 3, page 3 and 4. Any questions? 25 00:02:17,630 --> 00:02:27,070 Questions for Bruce or a motion? Make a motion that we approve Resolution 2026-19. 26 00:02:27,890 --> 00:02:30,310 Motion in second discussion? Council member Kate? 27 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:34,230 Just one question. Just confirming the only thing that's changed in this last time is we have 28 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:42,510 any other questions or comments? All in favour? Any opposed? 29 00:02:43,150 --> 00:02:50,870 Hey vote is unanimous on resolution 2026-19. Next up is ordinance 634 Mayor and Council 30 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:51,950 Salaries carry. 31 00:02:55,820 --> 00:03:00,060 This is a left over item that got really far down on 32 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:03,780 might to do less. So this has been sitting in my lap for a while now when we 33 00:03:03,780 --> 00:03:05,560 We did the charter last year. 34 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:10,040 The old charter used to pay the amount of salaries for the mayor and council. 35 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,300 We took that language out of the charter because it's pretty specific for that level 36 00:03:15,300 --> 00:03:15,840 of documents. 37 00:03:16,100 --> 00:03:21,560 So we made reference in the charter to being able to set those amounts periodically by 38 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,000 resolution. 39 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:31,120 So this amount sets them at the current rates, which is, gosh, what we see here, 96,000, 96 40 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:38,780 that you wish 2600 annually for mayor and 3600 annually for council members. That will be set by 41 00:03:38,780 --> 00:03:45,000 resolution and stay there until which the time it's brought up by someone else in the future. 42 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:50,480 That's no change from what it currently is and has been for quite a while. 43 00:03:51,020 --> 00:03:55,880 Any questions? And we're not clear as to how long it's been at that rate, correct? 44 00:03:57,020 --> 00:04:00,400 at least 23 years, as long as I've been here for about that. 45 00:04:01,540 --> 00:04:02,660 And I did miss speak. 46 00:04:02,860 --> 00:04:03,700 I said it was a resolution. 47 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:04,440 It's by ordinance. 48 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,000 So this is the first read. 49 00:04:06,140 --> 00:04:08,340 It would be second read and vote next time. 50 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,340 There has been discussion about increasing it. 51 00:04:11,340 --> 00:04:17,500 If you notice there is language in the ordinance or code or something, ordinance now that 52 00:04:17,500 --> 00:04:22,740 speaks about when and how it could be increased, that is relatively new or language as far 53 00:04:22,740 --> 00:04:45,140 as it goes probably, I don't know, maybe 10 or 12 years ago, Council Member Lashley at the time brought that about, and of course, it states paraphrasing, but if the Council were to enact an increase of the salary, it would not be put into effect until the following elections. So basically, you can't vote on an increase of your own salaries. 54 00:04:45,140 --> 00:04:51,980 So if we were to vote on an increase, it wouldn't take effect until 2028. 55 00:04:52,420 --> 00:04:56,280 It would be 2026, it would be each seed. 56 00:04:56,660 --> 00:04:59,960 Yeah, well you're okay, you just got reelected, so yours probably would not. 57 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:07,000 Yeah, we have 20, 28, someone who has only two years left, there's a beat. Now if you were reelected into that seat, 58 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:11,840 then the new rate would come into effects, then. But it would basically be to have some council members 59 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:15,260 making the first and out till their four-year term was completed. 60 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:19,520 Basically, it is a staggered act, and you have to be reelected. 61 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:20,940 It's staggered with the terms, yeah. 62 00:05:20,980 --> 00:05:23,760 In order for a reply to you, we were always on to a member. 63 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:24,520 Correct. 64 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,320 Well, I'm sorry, motion, that we approved ordinance 6, 3, or it's the first and the first and the first 65 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:28,720 week we've taken. 66 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:57,040 I do want a, I do wonder if it's time to have a conversation about whether it's, whether it's not a two in time to have a conversation about increasing it, particularly we just, you know, got through a general election in which we didn't have the election because we had only one person outside the current council step up, I don't think this is a decisive factor in that. 67 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:02,820 I don't think any of us are really doing it for the money that comes with it, but I do 68 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:06,200 wonder if it's one fact that it goes into some first considerations. 69 00:06:06,580 --> 00:06:11,020 I know there's a few people who had some interest theoretically and run in and then decided 70 00:06:11,020 --> 00:06:12,560 not to. 71 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:20,300 And I was just right on the train this morning, kicking around, looking at sort of bases for comparison. 72 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:30,340 And my mind went to the National Guard, a similar sort of thing where it's a, you know, 73 00:06:30,420 --> 00:06:33,300 specific sort of part-time gig. 74 00:06:34,700 --> 00:06:39,840 And when I was looking at the numbers, you know, the first that looked at was Captain, 75 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:45,980 in the Army National Guard, make something along the lines of 14K year. 76 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:52,260 If he or she is only doing the sort of weekend drill and annual training. 77 00:06:52,500 --> 00:06:56,300 So no deployment, it's no active service, anything like that. 78 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:06,760 To me, that seemed, you know, sort of a bit more in certain ways that there was 79 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:27,600 example, the mayor of Brunswick, you have, as the captain in the army, you've got a bit of a larger sort of set of personnel that you're managing, but it's also a much less complicated organization than a city staff is a military company. 80 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:35,380 And, you know, that Army captain is also not responsible for decisions that affect a town 81 00:07:35,380 --> 00:07:37,380 of 8,000 or so of people. 82 00:07:38,460 --> 00:07:44,580 And then looking at comparing, you know, sort of the council member salaries through what 83 00:07:44,580 --> 00:07:49,060 you see in the National Guard, we make about half as much as the buck sergeant would. 84 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,700 So, you know, Uncle Sam obviously has more resources, but it was an interesting sort of point 85 00:07:55,260 --> 00:07:55,700 comparison, 86 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:02,700 and it occurred to me that there's a couple of things we could look at if we 87 00:08:02,700 --> 00:08:07,100 did want to look at something like that, mindful of the fact that we're not raising it 88 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:11,180 essentially for ourselves, it wouldn't take effect until after an intervening election. 89 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:20,940 One possibility for a sort of more modest increase would be if you looked at increasing it 90 00:08:20,940 --> 00:08:24,260 about 25 percent compared to what the way it is now. 91 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:34,700 That would bring the mayor salary over the course of the year up to $12,000 a year, which 92 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:41,000 amounts to about $12,000 a month, and then bringing the council salaries would go up to 93 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:50,840 4,500 a year, which would amount to about 375 a month for a total budget impact of what 94 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,480 I calculated was $7,800, so less than 10K. 95 00:08:54,860 --> 00:08:57,900 That's sort of modest option. 96 00:08:58,340 --> 00:09:01,260 And I'm more sort of, if we were to say, 97 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,780 hey, we want to bring it closer to these sort of things 98 00:09:04,780 --> 00:09:06,000 that I've discussed now. 99 00:09:06,180 --> 00:09:08,860 I've had a guard sort of example. 100 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:10,660 And say, hey, it's been a long time. 101 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:11,880 We haven't done this for a while. 102 00:09:12,460 --> 00:09:15,700 If you increase it by 50%, you'd be bringing the mayor 103 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:24,440 salary up to $14,400 a year, which amounts to about $1,200 a month, Council salaries to 104 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:31,140 $5,400 a year, $450 a month for a budget impact of about $15,000 a month. 105 00:09:32,380 --> 00:09:36,160 So, just though it's numbers out on the table, this isn't something I have particularly strong 106 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:45,680 feelings about, but I noticed a conversation that often we'd be nervous to start, but 107 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:51,280 I can add one quick thing, Emmett's Burke has been looking at this recently and has shared 108 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:55,580 with us some numbers that they've used. I would look at it personally from a staff perspective. 109 00:09:55,740 --> 00:09:59,960 Personally, I don't think that council members should do this research because of the nature. 110 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:19,880 Like what you just said, I would look at similar types of government and similar populations. And I would pull the other municipalities. And as the clerk, I certainly have those resources and things. So I could do that research and have those numbers. But I think that that's probably the best, you know, you can't do it with a different type of different form of government because the council members and mayors have different responsibilities. 111 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:20,540 I was going to raise that. 112 00:10:20,780 --> 00:10:21,480 Can you speak to someone else? 113 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:23,160 I was going to raise that. 114 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,180 She was right on target with where I was going. 115 00:10:26,180 --> 00:10:31,300 It was wondering when this is the last time that this city actually did a study since we're 116 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:33,100 saying that's 23 years. 117 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:34,300 That's a long time. 118 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:35,980 Well, it's longer. 119 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,520 I mean, we don't have a starting point. 120 00:10:39,380 --> 00:10:41,280 Or, and, like, well, we knew what the end point is. 121 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:48,760 But I would think that if we should look at other municipalities of the same size and what 122 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:49,360 we do. 123 00:10:51,460 --> 00:10:57,840 Especially in this day and age, none of us are doing it for the financial reasons here for sure. 124 00:10:58,700 --> 00:10:59,960 It's not reason why we ran. 125 00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:01,900 That's not why I ran. 126 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:10,360 But I think it would be the who best to look outside and see what other jurisdictions this similar size, 127 00:11:12,340 --> 00:11:13,460 military side. 128 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:20,400 But I think that would get us a better opportunity to take a look and see what's comparable. 129 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,480 And then, base our decisions based on some of that information that we see. 130 00:11:28,860 --> 00:11:34,440 I believe Dave Dunn actually did do that about six or seven years ago. 131 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:40,500 I remember that being discussed in about the time that Harry Lashley had put his proposal forward. 132 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:46,720 And I don't recall the results, but whatever they were, the Council decided not to act upon them. 133 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,800 So we have looked at it in the last 23 years, but I don't think anything has changed. 134 00:11:51,060 --> 00:11:54,560 I mean, I look at it generally as almost an expense reimbursement. 135 00:11:55,780 --> 00:12:03,100 I mean, who got mileage going back before to this in that child care or any number of things going on. 136 00:12:03,380 --> 00:12:06,420 There's some level of effort involved with nothing else. 137 00:12:06,680 --> 00:12:09,720 It's hours that I would not be able to be working at my paying job. 138 00:12:12,220 --> 00:12:15,460 So, you know, there's something to be said for that. 139 00:12:15,620 --> 00:12:19,500 And I think it's certainly worth looking at it, get some data, and see where we stand. 140 00:12:22,630 --> 00:12:23,230 Ryan, anything? 141 00:12:24,890 --> 00:12:26,250 Sorry, I thought you're light on. 142 00:12:26,450 --> 00:12:29,810 I was not in the long because I agree with everything it's been said. 143 00:12:30,370 --> 00:12:36,350 And I know that Kerry and I have discussed it just as a casual conversation about a month ago. 144 00:12:36,350 --> 00:12:43,470 And I think it's actually something that is slightly overdue to be looked at. 145 00:12:43,530 --> 00:12:45,870 Even if we don't do anything change-wise. 146 00:12:45,930 --> 00:12:49,290 And I do remember when we looked at it before you write it hasn't been done. 147 00:12:49,550 --> 00:12:50,190 So I'll find that. 148 00:12:50,370 --> 00:12:52,670 And it'll be in the accounts of practice and I have all that information. 149 00:12:53,310 --> 00:12:55,470 But we'll start a new search and look for now. 150 00:12:55,990 --> 00:12:57,930 Because I don't know how many have updated and said. 151 00:12:58,070 --> 00:12:59,610 But I will find that all data too. 152 00:13:00,210 --> 00:13:00,610 All right. 153 00:13:00,610 --> 00:13:22,550 So just to couple comments from me, just to button this up, one is I think whatever we do tonight's first read on ordinance 634 we should pass at least that at the next one because currently nothing's written anywhere so let's at least put what's currently occurring back on the books and that will solve that and then I am happy to do the will of the council. 154 00:13:22,550 --> 00:13:26,130 So if you guys want to research this, I personally don't think we should at this point 155 00:13:26,130 --> 00:13:32,150 only because conscious that there is a mountain of work going on right now, and I think 156 00:13:32,150 --> 00:13:36,470 what's going to come back is we're probably within a few thousand dollars of where we need 157 00:13:36,470 --> 00:13:41,990 to be, nothing or shattering, and so I just don't think it's a priority, but if the consensus 158 00:13:41,990 --> 00:13:46,330 here is for a carry to do that, then we will do it. 159 00:13:46,330 --> 00:13:53,750 So maybe head nods or no, we're just some final comments on it. I mean, it's always good to know 160 00:13:53,750 --> 00:13:56,030 I just there is a lot going on right now 161 00:13:56,030 --> 00:14:02,310 So I appreciate that I think that we should at least take a look at it and see where we're at okay 162 00:14:02,310 --> 00:14:06,470 Everybody want to do that. Yeah, and I don't think there's a huge urgency to do it right away too 163 00:14:06,470 --> 00:14:09,730 Right, okay comes back later in the year next year or something 164 00:14:09,730 --> 00:14:16,170 All right, so that's what we'll do then if if the will is we'll bring this back and then we can at least get that on the books 165 00:14:16,170 --> 00:14:19,210 And then, Gary can start looking at that. 166 00:14:19,370 --> 00:14:20,190 All righty. 167 00:14:20,850 --> 00:14:22,770 Next up, Council Liaison reports. 168 00:14:23,010 --> 00:14:24,290 We'll start with Council Member Caves. 169 00:14:32,790 --> 00:14:33,630 Gowns House Partnership. 170 00:14:34,330 --> 00:14:38,250 Trail to History, Bo-Shur, is updated now. 171 00:14:38,610 --> 00:14:39,290 It's in production. 172 00:14:39,590 --> 00:14:43,690 So there should be a new brochure coming out to various locations 173 00:14:43,690 --> 00:14:45,370 in the towns, soon. 174 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:52,880 We've got, usually, 175 00:14:53,420 --> 00:14:56,880 I usually have this in front of me and now I'm trying to find it. 176 00:14:59,120 --> 00:14:59,980 History Commission, History Commission. 177 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:09,580 For your commission, the Distinguished Fizzance Luncheon is coming up on September 27th. 178 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:18,020 And so that's the luncheon that we do each year to honor the sort of 10 to 12 folks who have been chosen 179 00:15:18,020 --> 00:15:23,240 as Brunswick Distinguished Fizzance for their contributions to the community over the course of their 180 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:30,300 times. That's, you know, usually most of the audience there is the family members of those 181 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:37,360 honorees, but ticket are available for purchase by the public. I checked earlier today 182 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,080 there is a link in the special events page on the city website where members of the public 183 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,000 were interested, can go and get tickets. 184 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:54,380 Housing Advisory Committee, we met for the second time recently, had a very good discussion 185 00:15:54,380 --> 00:16:01,220 about short-term rentals, any accessory dwelling units, they thank you for the planning 186 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:04,460 department for helping facilitate that and put that together. 187 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:15,660 Finance Commission, we talked over a few purchase orders and also some contracts for renovation 188 00:16:15,660 --> 00:16:16,800 work on the Captain Building. 189 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:23,340 I think that's all come before Councilor Herdia at this point, and 190 00:16:25,930 --> 00:16:30,250 Beacon did a their annual 191 00:16:30,250 --> 00:16:37,030 school supplies drive, managed to fill 250 backpacks with school supplies for kids going 192 00:16:37,030 --> 00:16:42,010 to Valley and Brunswick Elementary as well as the Brunswick Middle and West School, so thank 193 00:16:42,010 --> 00:16:49,370 you to all who either donated their time or their supplies or money to make that have 194 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:55,290 And I think that's it. 195 00:16:55,490 --> 00:16:57,050 Oh, last thing, Potomac Street Mile, 196 00:16:57,670 --> 00:17:01,570 in memory of our late police chief, Milton Fred Stunyer. 197 00:17:02,870 --> 00:17:07,170 That's a little, you know, one mile, fun run, community event 198 00:17:07,170 --> 00:17:12,230 that's happening this coming Saturday, pre-rac registration, 199 00:17:12,310 --> 00:17:15,350 opens up at 8 o'clock in the morning, right down here 200 00:17:15,350 --> 00:17:16,910 across the street at Square Counter-Port. 201 00:17:18,330 --> 00:17:20,330 All right, thank you, sir. 202 00:17:20,530 --> 00:17:21,710 Councilmember Sandusky. 203 00:17:22,830 --> 00:17:26,550 I'm going to start off with Brunswick Fire Department. 204 00:17:28,050 --> 00:17:29,570 They were at National Night Out. 205 00:17:29,730 --> 00:17:31,350 They felt like it was very well attended. 206 00:17:32,590 --> 00:17:35,210 They were still looking for volunteers. 207 00:17:36,150 --> 00:17:38,830 So anybody interested in volunteering in the fire service. 208 00:17:39,450 --> 00:17:41,750 They are willing to train you. 209 00:17:44,110 --> 00:17:46,890 The friends of the Brunswick Library are looking 210 00:17:46,890 --> 00:17:56,030 for volunteers, for book sales at Railroad Days, and lastly on my list is the Brunswick Crossing 211 00:17:56,030 --> 00:18:02,550 HOA. Their next board meeting will be on September 3rd at 6.30 PM, and that meeting 212 00:18:02,550 --> 00:18:07,010 will be virtual. Now it's not at that, I'm good to go. 213 00:18:07,430 --> 00:18:09,030 All right. Thank you, sir. Councillor members, members. 214 00:18:09,610 --> 00:18:13,250 Well, I think our lunch, you may as my group, was quite nice and going on there. 215 00:18:16,750 --> 00:18:19,370 The Amos company is the same way. 216 00:18:19,890 --> 00:18:21,230 I'm always looking for volunteers. 217 00:18:23,070 --> 00:18:27,030 They will start back on September of the 12th 218 00:18:27,030 --> 00:18:29,070 for their annual pancake breakfast. 219 00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:31,530 So that's in the works. 220 00:18:33,270 --> 00:18:37,390 They are also scheduled to receive a new rescue boat. 221 00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:40,690 It's just a matter of going way out to the Garrett County 222 00:18:40,690 --> 00:18:46,610 picked up. So hopefully in the next two weeks we'll have another piece of equipment for the 223 00:18:46,610 --> 00:18:54,810 ambulance company. I don't like a lot of folks realize that between Harper's Ferry and 224 00:18:54,810 --> 00:19:00,630 Porter Rocks, this is probably the most dangerous part of the Potomac River, and the 225 00:19:00,630 --> 00:19:06,310 Boats Perth Services Fire and Rescue Service Service are on the river just about every 226 00:19:06,310 --> 00:19:11,470 weekend, looking for folks that are overdo or folks that are getting trouble and sometimes 227 00:19:11,470 --> 00:19:13,570 during a week or late late at night. 228 00:19:14,790 --> 00:19:21,950 So that resources are very well-needed, and the source is familiar to everything is quiet 229 00:19:21,950 --> 00:19:22,730 there. 230 00:19:24,910 --> 00:19:31,410 No pun intended, but that's moved along, grass is getting cut and people are happy, so there 231 00:19:31,410 --> 00:19:32,890 we're going to. 232 00:19:32,890 --> 00:19:33,510 Are they happy? 233 00:19:35,550 --> 00:19:38,370 All right, thank you sir, Councilmember St. John. 234 00:19:39,490 --> 00:19:40,910 The museum is at a busy summer. 235 00:19:41,230 --> 00:19:42,410 We have some new volunteers. 236 00:19:42,610 --> 00:19:45,930 We've had a lot of people through the museum and things have been very busy down there. 237 00:19:46,290 --> 00:19:48,790 So we're very pleased with where that's going along. 238 00:19:49,790 --> 00:19:52,970 The green team had a meeting with us pretty this past week. 239 00:19:53,650 --> 00:19:56,550 We've discussed new options and operations. 240 00:19:56,990 --> 00:19:59,970 And we're looking forward to some big things happening from them soon. 241 00:20:01,620 --> 00:20:09,540 The roadary had their meeting earlier this month, and they are mostly looking at planning for the October fast ground at the Frederick Care grounds. 242 00:20:10,420 --> 00:20:15,860 And, of course, looking for volunteers for October fast ground at the Frederick Care ground. And that's all I have for report. 243 00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:28,800 All right. Thank you, sir. That concludes the Council reports. So we'll move along to the consent agenda tonight. We have two items in F526 budget amendment in the DG Street to our line change order. 244 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:32,340 Any questions on the consent agenda or motion? 245 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,420 I make a motion that we approve the consent agenda as it sits. 246 00:20:36,180 --> 00:20:36,520 Motion. 247 00:20:37,220 --> 00:20:37,500 Discussion. 248 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:39,860 Council Member Caves go ahead. 249 00:20:40,120 --> 00:20:40,780 Just one question. 250 00:20:40,980 --> 00:20:48,040 There wouldn't not affect the way that I wrote on it, but with the D-Street, Stureline, I read 251 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:54,860 here that it's Ms. Utility, Phil, to come out there and mark the Utilities and then contact 252 00:20:54,860 --> 00:20:58,900 to sort of found them the hard way that is I understand it. 253 00:20:59,340 --> 00:21:02,600 But why I'm wondering is when nothing was marked 254 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,700 did that not cause the contractor to wonder 255 00:21:04,700 --> 00:21:07,160 what nothing was marked? 256 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,660 Don, come on up. 257 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,320 So everything was marked water, sewer. 258 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,860 There were two power lines running up. 259 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:24,540 So it's not common or uncommon to have two power lines 260 00:21:24,540 --> 00:21:31,320 running up, they seen the one over there marked in everything, when it was at marked, it took 261 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:38,320 four times before they, well, when they found that it was pre-marked three times before that, 262 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:45,180 and it was never identified by them, which none of this would happen if they actually would 263 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:50,400 have done their job because they're surveyor short of the engineers would actually put it in, 264 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,220 said, OK, we're not putting in here. 265 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:54,940 And that would have changed a lot of things. 266 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:56,820 Yeah, so they were marketing. 267 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,160 It's just not all the marketing. 268 00:21:58,240 --> 00:21:58,520 Yes. 269 00:21:59,300 --> 00:21:59,600 Thanks. 270 00:22:00,980 --> 00:22:03,480 So I guess not only question that that is, how did 271 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,460 Mr. Util, they missed the utility part of it. 272 00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:10,000 We know it's supposed to be there. 273 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,640 And why do we get stuck with the... 274 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,000 It happens all the time. 275 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,320 Believe it or not. 276 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:24,040 We've dug and hit the cable power, they, we've called, have it marked in, they didn't 277 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:32,360 market. It all depends on how well the guy wants to get out and do his job. And sometimes 278 00:22:32,360 --> 00:22:37,160 they do a really nice job and other times they choose not to do it so well and they'll 279 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,740 mark some of it and not all of it. And miss utilities has disclaimers that they're not liable. 280 00:22:41,740 --> 00:22:48,940 Yeah. I looked into that trust me. They, they, they got our lines of impulse to, to get 281 00:22:48,940 --> 00:22:54,660 them out of that. Okay. Mr. Utility missed the utility, so that's correct. 282 00:22:55,060 --> 00:23:00,400 Thank you very much. Any other questions or comments? Good questions on that. All in favor? 283 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,520 Aye. Aye. Any opposed? 284 00:23:03,020 --> 00:23:08,020 Key vote is unanimous on consent agenda. Next up on finished business. We have a maintenance 285 00:23:08,020 --> 00:23:10,000 agreement for Yority Springs, Jeremy. 286 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:11,840 I'm a good evening, Mayor and Council. 287 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,580 We'll be here, my most deputy city administrator. 288 00:23:14,180 --> 00:23:20,140 This agreement is the last step in the permitting process to begin instruction of 289 00:23:20,140 --> 00:23:24,420 Yority Springs, water storage, thank you. 290 00:23:24,580 --> 00:23:25,400 I'm in Washington County. 291 00:23:25,860 --> 00:23:33,280 So this agreement basically ensures that the city is going to maintain the storm water facilities 292 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:41,940 at the water storage tank site and it gives a worsening county who is administering the 293 00:23:41,940 --> 00:23:47,280 stormwater oversight permission to come in and inspect the facilities. This agreement 294 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:52,520 also attaches it to the deed so that if the parcel of land would ever change hands, 295 00:23:53,180 --> 00:23:59,800 this agreement goes with it and there's a facility will stay there. So this is the 296 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:03,100 I'm most identical to their agreements that we have at Frederick County. 297 00:24:03,620 --> 00:24:08,080 We have these agreements with every single stormwater facility that is the one city property. 298 00:24:08,120 --> 00:24:10,200 So we have these agreements that be in a park. 299 00:24:10,340 --> 00:24:13,060 We have these agreements that 811. 300 00:24:13,220 --> 00:24:15,200 We have them at the Sports Complex at the Waste Report. 301 00:24:15,700 --> 00:24:20,060 So this is a very typical agreement and it's part of the permitting process. 302 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,320 We have legal review it and it's just the standard document. 303 00:24:24,540 --> 00:24:28,380 They had new concerns and their red flags about it and if that I'd be happy to take any questions. 304 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,680 I'll make a motion that we approve the maintenance agreement. 305 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,060 I'll second it. 306 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:36,920 Motion in second. 307 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:37,900 Discussion. 308 00:24:38,580 --> 00:24:39,520 All in favor. 309 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:40,020 Aye. 310 00:24:40,360 --> 00:24:41,320 Anyone opposed? 311 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,220 Key vote is unanimous. 312 00:24:43,540 --> 00:24:44,640 Next up on new business. 313 00:24:44,780 --> 00:24:47,140 We have a sponsorship request from Jayce Peeple. 314 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:47,500 Kerry. 315 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:49,380 Okay. 316 00:24:49,820 --> 00:24:54,080 So as I promised, I have started putting the amount that is left in the fund. 317 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:59,940 So right now in the general community sponsor. 318 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:08,080 Membership fund, there's 7,750 dollars remaining. So, they are asking for a donation for an upcoming 319 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:14,980 golf tournament. So, when I look at that, it's $125 per golfer, but then they're asking for host 320 00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:19,440 sponsorships. So, staff recommends sponsoring one hole for $150. 321 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,480 I'm making a motion that we approve of. 322 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:24,900 So I'm motion and second. 323 00:25:25,180 --> 00:25:25,520 Discussion. 324 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:26,980 I just have a question. 325 00:25:27,100 --> 00:25:31,660 I know normally like when we have various teams and clubs and so forth. 326 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:37,540 They have ties to Brunswick and I'm just trying to put together in my head how this is tied to Brunswick. 327 00:25:37,820 --> 00:25:41,660 So Jay's people came here before and they did a discussion. 328 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:47,520 They they they fundraise and then they donate money to people in the community and things that need 329 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:55,840 I need from the whole range of issues so they give back to the community so they're kind of the conduit for the fundraisers 330 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,760 Gotcha, no problem. I'm just kind of wondering if that's okay. Yeah, it's a valid question 331 00:26:00,500 --> 00:26:01,760 Any other discussion? 332 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:06,020 Yes, do they have a list of who they donate to is that available? 333 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:11,220 I can check on their side. I have a community but I know I see him on Facebook all the time 334 00:26:11,220 --> 00:26:13,640 I don't think there is because sometimes it's private 335 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:21,240 But they also, I mean, they work, I know they work with legal Reynolds Fund and, you know, you see, I'm doing sponsorships with that and stuff, so yeah. 336 00:26:21,420 --> 00:26:25,680 I understand when it comes to some of the individuals and stuff, those just quit past the night question. 337 00:26:26,980 --> 00:26:29,360 Great, any more? All in favor? 338 00:26:30,120 --> 00:26:30,600 All right. 339 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:31,840 Anyone opposed? 340 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,260 Vote as unanimous. Next up, sponsorship requests for heartbreakers. 341 00:26:36,260 --> 00:26:44,360 So, this one is for a local softball team, which many of the players are involved with the team are on the community. 342 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,380 So, they're asking for 2026-2027 team banners. 343 00:26:50,300 --> 00:26:57,580 So, there will be $7,600 left in the fund after you subtract the J's sponsorship that you just did. 344 00:26:58,980 --> 00:27:02,040 So, that recommends the approval of $150 banner sponsorship. 345 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:06,320 I make a motion that we donate the $150 for the Banner sponsorship. 346 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:08,280 I'll switch. 347 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,060 Motion in second discussion. 348 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,140 All in favor. 349 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,160 Anyone opposed. 350 00:27:14,660 --> 00:27:15,880 K vote is unanimous. 351 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,900 Next up, council member vacancy update. 352 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:19,020 It is the carry show. 353 00:27:19,340 --> 00:27:19,620 All right. 354 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:20,720 Just this last part. 355 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:26,880 So as everyone knows, our election process failed to elect a person. 356 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,560 So we are now moving to the council member vacancy process. 357 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:36,380 This will be similar to what we did when Mr. Bonano, Council Member Bonano, filled that 358 00:27:36,380 --> 00:27:36,880 seat. 359 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:42,720 So, basically, our city charter allows us to do this process now in case of any vacancy 360 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:47,160 on the council for any reason by unanimous vote, the council shall elect a qualified person. 361 00:27:48,140 --> 00:27:49,920 So, unanimous being the key word there. 362 00:27:50,220 --> 00:27:56,160 So, the unanimous decision not be reached, which it was not in the case of our last vacancy 363 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:56,640 process. 364 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:01,480 It did result in a special election held in accordance with our regular typical special 365 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:02,320 election process. 366 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:09,860 So we had a seat open that was vacated by Mr. Yockelson and it runs until August of 2030. 367 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,980 The process and timeline to fill the vacancy will be as follows. 368 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:20,140 Starting next week, I will issue the call for press release via the website, Facebook, 369 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:24,600 Council Member Cays that has also asked me to make sure that I get in touch with the 370 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:31,700 paper, which I can do tomorrow, so they get it in for this month. This will include the 371 00:28:31,700 --> 00:28:37,800 culture to interest, includes all of the typical interest paperwork like a letter, a resume, 372 00:28:37,980 --> 00:28:42,720 ethics, disclosure, and the nomination and petition of signatures just like a regular application 373 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:48,720 process would for the election. This will be open until September 28th. On September 29th, 374 00:28:48,740 --> 00:28:52,920 I am proposing that Council will meet in close session to select the candidates for interviews 375 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:54,540 and agree upon interview questions. 376 00:28:55,720 --> 00:29:00,060 I think probably our interview questions will be updated slightly because I know some of them 377 00:29:00,060 --> 00:29:04,620 were pretty specific to some timely issues that we were having at the time. 378 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:08,020 I would propose if we have only one or two candidates. 379 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:11,760 We may want to just go ahead and I don't know that we need to have that blue session 380 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,160 if the will is just to go ahead and interview all of them. 381 00:29:15,260 --> 00:29:17,920 We will reach that discussion when we get there. 382 00:29:18,900 --> 00:29:24,080 October 6th, we would hold interviews in a public session here in the Council chamber. 383 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:29,060 Immediately following the Council would meet in close session to discuss those candidate 384 00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:35,580 interviews, and then if a unanimous decision was made, that person would be appointed by 385 00:29:35,580 --> 00:29:40,280 the Council and sworn in by the mayor at the following meeting on October 13th. 386 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:46,880 If not following October 6th's close session, we will move immediately into the special election 387 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:47,700 process. 388 00:29:50,350 --> 00:29:51,030 Any questions? 389 00:29:51,930 --> 00:29:52,170 Sure. 390 00:29:54,090 --> 00:29:55,630 I'm not going to be here afterwards. 391 00:29:56,110 --> 00:29:56,970 We'll do that. 392 00:29:57,410 --> 00:29:58,250 We'll notify you. 393 00:29:58,550 --> 00:29:58,910 Okay. 394 00:29:59,390 --> 00:29:59,970 So I'm wondering. 395 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,980 All right, we could do the fifth. I just selected these dates. I've not indicated with them any 396 00:30:04,980 --> 00:30:11,660 what it is. It's not a normal. Yeah. No, it's not. I tried to pick Tuesday nights because I know 397 00:30:11,660 --> 00:30:16,520 people are free on Tuesdays generally, but yeah, if you guys are okay with another date. I'm not 398 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:24,140 generally free on Tuesdays anyway. Okay. All my other committees and commissions meet on the Tuesday 399 00:30:24,140 --> 00:30:25,920 I don't know if it doesn't mean you're so. 400 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:29,160 Well, yes, so you can insert whatever date you'd like in that. 401 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,100 But I would like it tonight if we could, 402 00:30:31,380 --> 00:30:32,740 because I can be that way to the paper. 403 00:30:32,820 --> 00:30:34,040 No, that's fine. 404 00:30:36,170 --> 00:30:39,290 I'm going to go with the fifth, I'm looking at my schedule 405 00:30:39,290 --> 00:30:42,450 and I don't see anything that I would have a conflict for the fifth, 406 00:30:42,610 --> 00:30:44,110 so I'm okay with the fifth. 407 00:30:44,770 --> 00:30:44,930 Okay. 408 00:30:45,190 --> 00:30:45,310 Okay. 409 00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,670 We'll just slide that a day. 410 00:30:46,910 --> 00:30:50,210 All right. Well, I will go ahead and make that amendment then. 411 00:30:52,470 --> 00:30:52,950 All right. 412 00:30:53,430 --> 00:30:54,550 Anybody have questions? 413 00:30:55,270 --> 00:31:02,570 Just one question, last time when we did the closed session and then we came out of the closed session, 414 00:31:02,810 --> 00:31:03,790 we had the public vote. 415 00:31:03,950 --> 00:31:05,050 I'm reading this. 416 00:31:05,150 --> 00:31:07,890 Here's his vote on appointment for that sort of week following. 417 00:31:09,390 --> 00:31:13,650 So just, you know, here I'm open to it, but as the intention here to have that be a change, 418 00:31:14,230 --> 00:31:19,550 figure out if we've got consensus in the closed session and then wait a week before 419 00:31:19,550 --> 00:31:21,970 wrote an open session, or would we want to do it more 420 00:31:21,970 --> 00:31:24,690 along the lines of what we did last time, where we just 421 00:31:24,690 --> 00:31:25,930 come out there and vote? 422 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,260 So I don't take we vote last time or we waited. 423 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,520 So you knew that you didn't have a consensus last time? 424 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:34,900 Yeah. 425 00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:35,740 I'm assuming. 426 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:37,780 So we didn't actually take a vote, though. 427 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:39,360 You took a vote in it. 428 00:31:39,580 --> 00:31:40,220 We took a vote in it. 429 00:31:40,220 --> 00:31:40,560 We took a vote. 430 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,360 I was being very optimistic and assuming 431 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:45,560 that this would go swimmingly, and we would not have 432 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:46,900 to go to special elections. 433 00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:50,860 So I just, yeah, I don't remember the last time. 434 00:31:50,860 --> 00:31:53,920 But the problem is if we have an open session 435 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:57,640 and we move to close, we have to redo, 436 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,140 we basically have to advertise twice, I think. 437 00:32:01,260 --> 00:32:02,820 Which I did last time, you're right. 438 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:03,700 We did do that. 439 00:32:03,940 --> 00:32:04,840 So we can do that. 440 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:05,860 We can do that. 441 00:32:05,900 --> 00:32:06,560 It's cleaner. 442 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,780 I think the way Carrie has listed it here. 443 00:32:10,340 --> 00:32:12,720 But I mean, so I think in my mind, 444 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:14,740 that did get a little convoluted. 445 00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:16,860 It was a little awkward that we had to candidates 446 00:32:16,860 --> 00:32:18,200 just sitting here for an hour. 447 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:19,900 You guys felt a little bit rushed 448 00:32:19,900 --> 00:32:21,400 and your decision making potentially. 449 00:32:21,820 --> 00:32:24,840 So I guess I kind of thought we'd have the interview, dismiss them, 450 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,420 and then start again at the next open session. 451 00:32:28,060 --> 00:32:32,280 So yeah, then we'll just advertise the way it needs to go. 452 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,420 And then, October 13th, you can just remove Council vote on appointment. 453 00:32:35,740 --> 00:32:38,800 And we would just have a swear and should there be a unanimous. 454 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:39,480 Yeah, right. 455 00:32:39,940 --> 00:32:40,480 On the fifth. 456 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:41,100 That's right. 457 00:32:41,580 --> 00:32:43,700 Because I mean, if you think about it like a job interview, 458 00:32:43,860 --> 00:32:46,960 you rarely hear that night whether you're going to get that job or not. 459 00:32:47,180 --> 00:32:48,940 So having people come back a week later, 460 00:32:48,940 --> 00:32:53,840 usually isn't a deterrent. He's saying Councilmember Kate, if there's a unanimous decision, 461 00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:57,820 I can remove that work, but I think we would still need a vote, right? If there's a 462 00:32:57,820 --> 00:33:01,420 union. We could vote that night. Not if we don't come back into the question. 463 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,840 We still need to have a vote and hope and session. We can come back and open sessions. 464 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:10,420 I'm saying we can advertise it as much. Okay. I think it's just if you have multiple candidates. 465 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:18,820 You invite them back to then, one of them this morning. Absolutely. You're one of the 466 00:33:18,820 --> 00:33:23,340 make it work. I mean, it's always been tentative that there'll be a decision that night. 467 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:28,640 It isn't a requirement. Everything can be shifted from the fifth on, meaning if people 468 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,740 aren't comfortable to vote that night, then they can vote it on the 13th and then the person 469 00:33:32,740 --> 00:33:36,480 can be sworn in at the end of October. This is just tentative from the fifth on. 470 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:41,460 Well, I mean, that is true. We can do October 13th the vote and then we can do the swearing 471 00:33:41,460 --> 00:33:46,520 in the 27th. Well, let's plan to do everything the fifth. Okay. 472 00:33:47,460 --> 00:33:49,600 because we don't want to hold it up if we don't have to. 473 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:53,560 The intention is always to fill the seat as soon as possible. 474 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:54,460 I'm sure. 475 00:33:54,580 --> 00:33:58,920 Then if something happens, then we can punt the 13th. 476 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,720 Okay. Got it. 477 00:34:00,820 --> 00:34:01,580 Two of those. 478 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:03,980 So we'll just do the flip-flop open close meeting. 479 00:34:04,260 --> 00:34:05,900 Think again, like we did last year. 480 00:34:07,940 --> 00:34:08,580 All right. 481 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,700 Anybody have any more questions on the vacancy process? 482 00:34:12,700 --> 00:34:17,020 Do we need a motion to approve this timeline or? 483 00:34:17,220 --> 00:34:18,480 I was thinking about that today. 484 00:34:18,820 --> 00:34:19,020 Did we? 485 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:19,600 I did. 486 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:21,340 Because it wasn't. 487 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,860 It's not about the legislative process. 488 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:27,120 You don't, you know what I mean? 489 00:34:27,180 --> 00:34:28,460 The timeline is the timeline. 490 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:29,740 It's not what it goes. 491 00:34:30,260 --> 00:34:30,540 Yeah. 492 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:31,620 I don't think we need to do that. 493 00:34:31,700 --> 00:34:33,980 You're just charter basically says we hold an election, 494 00:34:34,180 --> 00:34:35,500 but it doesn't really say how. 495 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:36,400 Yeah. 496 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:36,660 Yeah. 497 00:34:36,660 --> 00:34:38,120 I'm actually before we. 498 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:45,120 Yeah, I don't remember what we do last time. 499 00:34:46,380 --> 00:34:51,800 I mean, so if we're only big, we're changing as the sticks to the fifth. 500 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:58,720 I just don't remember what this statement language does, so I'm going to make 100% sure. 501 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,720 All right, any more questions or comments on that? 502 00:36:23,240 --> 00:36:25,840 All right, so let's move along to council member comments. 503 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,120 Councilmember St. John. 504 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,620 I have nothing to add beyond my previous reports. 505 00:36:30,980 --> 00:36:32,040 All right, Councilmember Smothers. 506 00:36:32,940 --> 00:36:37,500 I think the only thing that I missed was the high school 507 00:36:37,500 --> 00:36:43,080 design by race that's coming up the week of September to fifth on that Saturday. 508 00:36:44,060 --> 00:36:49,040 So watch out for the runners along coming to drive and that area everybody 509 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:50,480 a lot of kids and stuff else. 510 00:36:50,940 --> 00:36:51,460 I'll let them. 511 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:53,320 We'll be taking care of that. 512 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,260 So, don't you remember Sandowski? 513 00:36:57,500 --> 00:37:00,980 I know because I did not bring this up during that discussion 514 00:37:00,980 --> 00:37:03,700 because I know there's nothing we can do to change it at this point. 515 00:37:04,380 --> 00:37:11,580 But I really think Section 513 that we should revise the language 516 00:37:11,580 --> 00:37:18,380 to rather than be by unanimous vote, to be by a supermajority. 517 00:37:18,380 --> 00:37:27,400 So that would be four out of five, and I think that might resolve some of our issues in terms of saving the city. 518 00:37:28,140 --> 00:37:31,940 Some money with regards to special elections in the future. 519 00:37:33,540 --> 00:37:33,580 Okay. 520 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:35,900 And that's all I'd like to say today. 521 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:36,960 Council Member Caves. 522 00:37:37,220 --> 00:37:41,540 I'll just note that I concur with Council Member Sundaski on that point. 523 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:45,980 And in fact, I think I pitched some language to that earlier. 524 00:37:45,980 --> 00:37:53,320 So things kind of got held up by the election that then didn't happen and so the charter amendments are on 525 00:37:54,420 --> 00:37:56,580 Carries to do list 526 00:37:56,580 --> 00:38:00,340 You have them and it wasn't that you added to tonight the mayor and I talked about however 527 00:38:00,340 --> 00:38:04,840 We didn't think now would it be a period of time to change it given that we have the process going 528 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:09,800 Yeah, I concur yeah, they are totally on and you know the charter amendment process is a lengthy one 529 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:13,560 So we make sure we had all those other deaths and around. But yep, it's there on my list 530 00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:15,920 Great. Thank you any other comments 531 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:20,000 All right, and we'll entertain a motion to adjourn, so moved. 532 00:38:20,300 --> 00:38:21,020 All right, thank you all. 533 00:38:21,020 --> 00:38:21,720 We are adjourned.