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All right, everybody ready?

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» Good evening and welcome to the city

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council meeting of the city of Lenor for

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Tuesday, September the 1st, 2026. We

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welcome you here this evening. Thank you

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for coming out and those that will be

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joining us on our broadcast. Uh today is

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a very special day. September 1st uh

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eight 19 years ago the greatest football

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game in the world was won in Michigan.

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[laughter]

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At least I get to say that on it. But it

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was 19 years ago today and I was there.

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So it was a great time for sure to be

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for that. And also another special day

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on September 1st. this would have been

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my parents 88th wedding anniversary

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today. So, uh I wish they were here to c

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celebrate it, but uh anyway, I know they

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are uh in heaven together. So, that's

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great on that. So, thank you for that.

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As we go to our time of a moment of

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silence and our pledge of allegiance,

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please keep uh please keep our country

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and all the things that we have going

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on. There's all kind of uh deals out

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there right now that we're that we need

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to pray pray for and and uh and let

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people know that we're thinking about uh

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so many things and uh there's just so

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much that out there right now that's

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happening in our world. So please pray

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for uh our community and all the things

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that are happening uh that we that that

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we can uh certainly say good things

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about whenever we can. So please now

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join me for a moment of silence.

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Thank you. Please salute the flag. I

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pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you.

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» Let's get started tonight. We do not

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hearings this evening. So, we'll move on

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to our consent agenda items uh

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consisting of uh six items on here. Item

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A are the minutes of the city council

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meeting of Tuesday, August 18th, 2026.

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Item B are the minutes of the committee

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of the whole meeting of Tuesday, August

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25th, 2026.

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Item C are the minutes of the closed

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session uh meeting of Tuesday, August

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25th as reviewed by the city council,

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our city attorney, and the city manager.

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Item D is the capital project budget

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ordinance for Lenor High School campus

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capital project. This is phase one

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approval of a capital project budget

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ordinance to authorize [clears throat]

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activities for phase one of the

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renovations to the Lenor High School

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campus as we refer to it as the campus.

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The project will be funded by a rural

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transformation grant from North Carolina

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Commerce. two direct appropriations from

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the North Carolina General Assembly,

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community development block grant

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funding, private donations, local

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funding, and funds from the Lenor

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Tourism Development Authority. The

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recommendation to the city council is

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adopt this project budget ordinance for

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Lenor High School campus project phase

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one in the amount of 6,70,8854

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as submitted. Item E is this is an

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ordinance for amendments relating to

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chapter 9. This is the flood damage

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prevention of the Lenor code of

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ordinances. The amendments to the flood

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damage prevention ordinance come came

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before or come before the council for

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consideration following the first

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reading on June 16th, 2026 and the

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public hearing on August the 4th of

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Recommendation is approval of the

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ordinance amendments as submitted. And

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item F is a resolution. This is an

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amendment of the resolution accepting

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newly constructed extension on Prince

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construction and realy has built 116 ft

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of Prince William Drive to the city

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street standard and the recommendation

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is the resolution be accepted as

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submitted. Those are items A through F

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of the consent agenda items and I will

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open it up for uh council for any uh

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anything else you wanted to say to it at

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all? Or if you don't need to, that's

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flood flood damage prevention ordinance.

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plane um flood damage prevention

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ordinance. It is voluntary, but it

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enables cheaper flood insurance for your

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constituents um as well as disaster

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assistance um post events, post flooding

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events. And um our ordinance it must be

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approved by the state um which is why we

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typically adopt the model um which is

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provided by the state um and uh it's

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very similar to many communities around.

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the city. I didn't should have said that

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before, but anyway, thank you. And has

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been working on this part of it for that

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» Okay, I'll go back to council. If you

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have any questions of Hannah, please ask

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now or not, I'll turn it over to you for

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any uh motion considering the consent

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agenda items as presented.

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» Mr. Mayor, I'd like to make a motion

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that we approve the consent agenda items

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A through F as stated.

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agenda items uh A through F as

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presented. No other comments. All in

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favor, please say I.

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missing uh two council members tonight

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that had some things that came up. Thank

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you for that.

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agenda to request and petitions of any

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citizens. If there's anyone here that

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would like to address the council

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concerning uh anything uh that we're

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talking about tonight or anything else

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that you would like to consider, please

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come forward to the podium and give us

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your name and address and we will try to

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talk about it.

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lived here since 88. Um today, uh I just

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know we have a a fair amount of

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concerned uh residents, myself being one

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of them. I did see on the agenda today

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that you were doing an abatement at the

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address uh where the historic theater,

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the center Theater is located, which is

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a nationally registered historic

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building. I was just wondering, you

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know, what is the the the primary goal?

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hopefully or is it just to be demolished

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not have any reports of our boards and

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commissions. So, we'll move on to the

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report and recommendations of our city

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manager, Mr. Hildebrand.

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» Mayor, council cut items for information

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this evening. You've got coming up this

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weekend. You've got the Carolina Tattoo

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and Arts Gathering will be held Friday,

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September 4th through Sunday, September

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6th. That'll be held at the Harper Room

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and that's located at 10:16 Harper

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Avenue Northwest. Uh Monday, of course,

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is the Labor Day holiday. So, city

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office will be closed. Uh the economic

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development advisory committee will be

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meeting on Tuesday, September 8th at

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8:15 a.m. and that's going to be held at

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the J Bore Hill Civic Center. Um then

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you have Lenora Business Advisory Board

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will meet on September 10th. That's

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Thursday at 6 o'clock, third floor city

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hall. Then coming up is the 40th annual

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sculptural celebration which will be

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held on Saturday, September 12th from 9

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to 4 at TH4 Hill Walking Park. Also,

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you've got a city county service

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committee meeting on Monday, September

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14th, and that's going to be held at

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noon at J Horill Civic Center. Uh the

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planning board will meet on Monday,

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September 14th at 5:30 in these

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chambers. And lastly, the ABC board will

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meet on Thursday, September 17th at 2

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o'clock. That's items for information.

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[clears throat] excuse me. Move on to

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» Any questions? Mr. Hildbrand.

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» Okay. Thank you.

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» Your first item tonight for

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consideration is abatement ordinance for

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507 Finley Avenue. Uh city staff

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requests adoption of an ordinance

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directing staff to abate uh the

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nonresidential structure for building

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violations by demolishing the structure.

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the subject structure is unsafe uh for

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any use and attempts to achieve owner

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abatement have been unsuccessful and

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that's before you tonight and plan

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director Williams is here and she can

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comment further. I think in your packet

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you've got photos of of the structure

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and and attempts that been made to go

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back and correct um the problems with

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that building.

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» I'll try to answer questions or Miss

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» All right. You just walls. Yeah,

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» It's mainly just walls left. Yes,

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» There's not much left.

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» It's It's open to the elements. Yes.

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» All right. You heard consideration for

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the abatement ordinance for 507 Finley

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Avenue. Any other discussion

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at all? And I'll entertain a motion

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whenever you're ready.

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» Mr. Mayor, I make a motion we um

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approve the abatement as presented.

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» Okay. Have a motion from council member

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Bill that we approve the abatement

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ordinance for 507 Finley Avenue as

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presented by city staff. No other

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questions or comments. All in favor,

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please say I.

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» I. All opposed.

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» Thank you, Mr. Hillbrand.

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» The next item before you is the

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ordinance to vacate and close uh 1011

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West Avenue Northwest. Uh planning staff

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request council adopt the vacate

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enclosure ordinance directing staff to

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abate the non-residential structure

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violations by vacating and uh securing

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the building located at 1011 West

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Avenue. Um the city over the last

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several months has met with the property

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owners attempted to to go back and get

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the building secured uh because it's

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unsafe and after a period of 90 days and

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with no corrective action uh they're

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requesting this ordinance be adopted

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this evening. I know planet director

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Williams can speak to that because she's

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worked on this for several months. Um

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but the intent is not to go back and and

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um demolish the building. The intent to

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go back and secure the building, make it

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safe, and hopefully in the next year,

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two years, month that work begins to go

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back and renovate and bring that

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building back into productive reuse. But

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I'll let Miss Williams speak to that the

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process so far.

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» Hey there. Um yes uh 1011 West Avenue um

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we are requesting this ordinance to

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vacate and close the building. Vacate

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and close means make sure that nobody is

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in there or staying in there and to

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close it so that no one can access it.

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Um it's also to make sure any immediate

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dangers over um public space, public

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sidewalk, uh anything that could harm

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the public by brushing up against it

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like broken glass. um make sure that all

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of those are secured. There have been

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attempts to close the building. We just

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want to make sure that everything is

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closed about it. And there appears to be

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a gap at the top that we want to make

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sure is secured and make sure that that

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marquee is also secure.

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Um if do you have any questions in

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particular about this property?

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» Questions?

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Obviously, we we want to see this

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usable at some at some point and that's

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always been the goal of that, but it's

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got to be made safe at this point until

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we can get to that level is what

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» Yeah, absolutely. Um I believe everybody

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in Lenor wants to see productive use at

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this property, active use at this

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property. We believe that the building

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is an asset to downtown. Um it was part

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of the reason why the National Register

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Historic District was expanded in 2013.

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Uh this building kind of being an um you

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know pretty iconic to downtown Lenor and

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West Avenue. And um we just want to see

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uh want to make sure that it is safe. Um

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this ordinance does not prevent um

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repairs to the building. It doesn't

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prevent the owners from making repairs

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to the building. Doesn't m prevent

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transfer of the property. Um, so it's

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just step one in the right direction

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» To keep try to keep it safe as we can

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forbody.

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» All right. Any other questions for

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council?

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All right. I will turn it over to

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council for any if you have comments,

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questions, or whenever you're ready to

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for a motion on it.

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» Mr. Mayor, I I [clears throat] think as

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a longtime Lenor resident and having

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seen Star Wars in that theater for the

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first time and whenever it came out, I

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remember that quite vividly. Um, love to

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see this property and all of our

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properties in Uptown Lenor back into to

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service. That's really the goal of all

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of these ordinances is safety, but

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hopefully to get things back into

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service. Um, so this does allow some

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some time for the property owner to to

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find the the right path for the

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building. Um, so I make a motion that we

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approve the ordinance to vacate and

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close the property for safety reasons as

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much as anything else.

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» Okay.

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Thank you. Any other

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comments before we go to the motion?

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All right. We have a motion from council

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member Bill that we approve the

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ordinance to vacate and close for 1011

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West Avenue Northwest.

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As we hope it will continue to move

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forward from this, but uh we want to

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make it safe. So if nothing else, I'll

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call for the vote. All in favor, please

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say I. I.

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» I. All opposed.

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» Thank you. That carries unanimously.

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Thank you very much. Thank you, Hannah,

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for your work on this and your staff and

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for what's going on there.

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All right, we'll move on to uh report

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recommendations of our city attorney,

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Mr. War.

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» Nothing to report, sir.

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» Okay.

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And um I don't have anything from the

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mayor's office at this time to report.

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Like I say, we have a lot of good things

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coming up over the next few weeks and I

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hope it will come out and support them.

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U tattoo gathering. Uh I don't forget

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not what number we're on there that's

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been coming. It's been a quite a few. Uh

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but it's always a fun event in downtown

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Lenor and they enjoy being able to come

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here and be a part of it. So and then uh

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next weekend is the uh u

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council

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» Sculpture.

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» Sculpture fest. Thank you. Sculpture

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fest. So hope everyone can come out to

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that. That's always and that's been

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around for quite quite a number of

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years.

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» Huh?

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» 40

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» 40 That's right. 40 years. One more

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thing, Mayor Joe, is the uh Happy Valley

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the music festival's coming up this

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weekend.

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» Okay, that's right.

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» That's I think always a great event.

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» It is. That's another one that's been

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around for a long time. So, so that so a

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lot of lot of fun things happening in

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September.

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So, anyway, I hope everybody can get out

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and be a be a part of that any way they

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can.

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Any reports from any of our council

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members

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come up?

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Okay, seeing none,

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any of our staff, anything else you want

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to throw out while we're here?

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Thank you. If not, we stand ajourned.