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Will you please stand, please for the
Pledge of Allegiance?

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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Thank you.

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I'm sure the audience knows that we do
record our meetings now, and they will

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be on YouTube. So, I just wanted to let
you know that. Normally, the people in

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the audience will not be heard. Um but,
just in case, try to keep your side

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conversations very low because we'll be
picking you up if you don't. Uh but, if

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you are at the podium, it will pick you
up, also.

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So, let's move on to
the agenda.

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We have the agenda before you.

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We have a motion.

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Motion to approve the agenda as
presented. Support.

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The motion is supported. All those in
favor, say yes. Yes.

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» Yes. Opposed, no.
The motion carries.

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This time, I ask for public comments on
agenda items only. Do we have any public

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comments? Please raise your hand.

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Nope.
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Seeing none, we will move to
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The first item under communication, the
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number one is the charter that we always
get telling us what's changed on the TV

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channels.

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Item number two, the law enforcement
memorial

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service thing that you got is a flyer
that uh

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it's personally inviting
you to the greater thumb area fraternal

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order order of police puts this on.
Um it's going to be on June 6th

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[clears throat] at 6:00 p.m. and the
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information is all on the flyer.
The packets are on our website, also.

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Item number three, planning commission
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minutes.
I want to make a correction for you.

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Okay. Uh
you misspelled is is Porzondek.

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One day, I'll get it right. You are d o
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That's also on the annual report.
Thank you.

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You think being with my last name, I'd
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Next item under communication, the
planning commission 2025 annual report.

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That is also in your packet.

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Did anybody have any questions on that?
Council members?

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Hearing none, we move on to the consent
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» [snorts]
>> The first item under the consent agenda,

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number one, regular council meeting
minutes of April 6th,

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2026.

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Any changes or corrections on those
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Hearing none, under the consent agenda,
item number two, invoices.

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Any questions on the invoices? Please
raise your hand.

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Council Kish. I just have one question,
Mr. I just said

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Um under DTE Energy, have we ever
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energy lights?
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» Well, you know how the sun comes down
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solar panels. Okay, I I I just want to
clarify what you meant.

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Um I don't believe we've ever really
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we could see if it's cost-effective. I
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a time frame that it would take for it
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to see if it would be worth it, but it's
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don't remember having any conversation
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trying to sell me one at a conference.
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with the water solutions unlimited, it
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One moment.

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It's for the 3705.
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That is chlorine for the arsenic plant.
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the other stuff.
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the UV light.
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keep the chlorine until it's
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believe we have to keep some of the
backup, and I think it also may have use

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in other parts of the
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source of it, so.
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I'm not sure when the I'm not sure. I
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We've been running stuff through it. I
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with chlorine. So, if you want to ask
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» Isn't the arsenic separate than waste
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right. It's for the arsenic. I'm sorry.
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» from the waste water. Yeah, that's for
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water supply. So, we will always be
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right. I confused waste water with
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always be purchased. All right, thank
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Any other questions? Yes, Councilman. Um
I should probably know this one, but the

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Great Lakes Bay construction.
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» I think that's the bathroom down at the
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It is. Yeah, it is for the bathroom down
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payment. It's their final payment. Yep.
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I had a couple more here. There was uh
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repairs done on it.

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Nucor Steel
Nucor Steel.

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You say anything? Mhm.
I'm sorry.

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That was to repair repair a water line
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Oh, okay.
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That was a
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That's another name. That is a well one
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We approved that a while ago. Okay.
Okay, did we Yeah, that was still

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generator for well one.
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I think that was all. Thanks.
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Hearing none, we move on to the leader
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the police report, and that is Chief
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Any questions on the police report? I I
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TUSH for? What is the system TUSH? What
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U U S H. Thank you. Sorry. Oh, no
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It is a fun acronym.
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And he is not here, but we can try to
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questions on the fire report?

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Hearing none, let's move on to number C,
the code enforcement report, the final

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report, and John will pray.
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Yeah, I can just add one thing. Yes, go
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his last report. He does come in to do
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our new person as the position is open.
I do have interviews scheduled this

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week. But, I'd also like to offer
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did lose a member of his family this
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for a day to help us, so I'd like to
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uh us to him. Yeah, I believe it was his
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» Mother-in-law. Father-in-law. So. And
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position. So.

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I do have five interviews scheduled,
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someone in place before blight mowing
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I think it's a full-time job, so I can't
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I It's all right. Okay.
I can't I how you missed it.

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» Okay, so let's let's move on. Uh
I need a motion to approve the consent

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agenda that's including the invoices. Do
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Please read your motion.

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Motion to uh
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the invoices.
Support. We have motion and support on

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the floor. Any discussion on the motion?
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yes. Yes. Opposed no. The motion
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» [snorts]
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agenda.
Cultivate creativity uh mural host

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building application is number one and I
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manager. Okay, so um as you can see the
parks and rec committee uh is looking to

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develop a application, excuse me, for
the cultivate creativity mural program

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which you've been seeing around town. Uh
this would put a mural on the

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What do you call that building? The
green building where the drinking

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fountain and the restrooms are or the
splash pad? Do we have a name for that

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building? We just call Rec building.
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it the green building. Um so it would be
on that building. We have two options

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that the committee would like to discuss
exploring which either is a large mural

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or a medium mural. They would involve if
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cost about 10% of the cost not to exceed
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Uh obviously we would work with the
artist to make sure it is something

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obviously appropriate and friendly for
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something which would be
Look at me, I'm not artistic, but

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something that would be appropriate for
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something. So they are requesting
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either a large or medium mural. Option
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or option three is take no action. And
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when this was discussed, so I'm curious
if Mark is here. So I think only believe

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I can answer questions if there are any.
I know I basically know what's in the

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memo and what I've talked to with Gary.
Okay. We need to get a motion first.

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» [clears throat]
>> We have at this time I'd like to ask for

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before discussion any emotion on the
floor.

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Can I ask a question before a motion's
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Uh as to
Um [snorts] does the motion have to be

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size specific?
Oh, they do need to know.

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Um they need to know by this 20th or
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or sorry, the 20th. That is So can I
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accommodate a large mural?
Because that's an option. Yeah, there's

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no dimensions here, so
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» Right, if if the building will
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one I'm going to make the motion for.
But if the building can't support a

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large mural, then I need to make a
motion for a medium mural. Right. Well,

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you could combine that. You could use
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know,
large and if if

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» [snorts]
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to your small and that way you can cover
both. Okay. If you would like to do

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that.
>> So can I make that motion?

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» I need a motion. I will make a motion to
approve the submission of a host

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building application for the 2026
cultivate creativity public art project

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to install
a large mural on the green parks and

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recreation building as long as the
building will support that size. If the

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building will not support a large mural,
then my motion is to do a medium size

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mural.
Support.

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» Um yeah, I did finish the
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May I suggest an amendment to that?
Let's do it.

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Give it to them.
What's your suggestion?

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My suggestion would be to the change the
language to be to install a large mural

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on the green parks and rec building at
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if not enough size.

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That way it's a little bit cleaner than
That's just a suggestion.

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You can put words in my mouth if you
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No, thank you.
Then we have a second on that.

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Seconded. Okay.

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Can you say that again, please?
So option one and then at the end

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{comma} or medium mural if not enough
space if there is not enough space.

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Okay.
I got it.

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Do you want me to read it for you?
You can. Okay. The motion was to motion

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by Jill seconded by John to approve the
submission of a host building

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application for the 2026 cultivate
creativity public art project to install

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a large mural on the green parks and
recreation building at Beets Memorial

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Park or medium size if
there is not enough space.

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We have a motion and support. Now we
will ask for debate. Do we have any

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debate on this?

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I I think John needs to be
not debated but mentioned.

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She made the motion, I seconded it. I
think you need the word amended in there

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to show that it was changed after it was
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That's the only That's all I think is
that somewhere in there it needs to be

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amended.

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This motion amended to say Yeah. Or as
you started out motion made by Jill

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seconded by John as amended and then go
with the flow of your your verbage.

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Otherwise I don't think we're in in sync
with what

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the correct way is.
Mhm.

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But that's not really the correct way,
but we'll go with that one for now.

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Because that would have been the a uh
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so go ahead.

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You want to leave it as is?
Or do you want me to read it as amended?

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Go ahead. Okay. Motion by Jill seconded
by John as amended to approve this

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as amended to approve the submission of
a host building application for the 2026

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cultivate creativity public art project
to install a large mural on the green

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parks and recreation building at Beets
Memorial Park or medium size if

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there is not enough space.
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I had to follow my rules.
Any other questions

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by council?
Hearing none, all those in favor say

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yes. Yes.
Opposed no. The motion carries.

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Next item
purchase request and budget line item

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adjustment elections contracted services
uh that would be the clerk.

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Okay, so you've noticed in my clerk's
report that I keep stating the fact that

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the Mich- Michigan Association of
Municipal Clerks has a grant out there

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for up to $10,000
to help with the ADA compliance of our

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election day activities.
And I have applied for that grant and

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what I'm asking for is the approval of
the expenditure

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of the $8,537
to security lock services

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to complete the project on the back door
at the fire hall. There is going to be a

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push button handicap button. And then
with that there's going to have to be a

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budget adjustment in the amount to
increase the contract services under my

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election department general fund account
um in the amount of $8,537.

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So that would increase that total budget
line item from $3,000 to $11,537.

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[clears throat]

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Um the funds have not been released by
the state yet, but I have been approved

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for the grant.
So it'd be a in and out type

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expenditure.
This is a pay up front, right? Mhm.

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I make a motion to approve the
expenditure of $8,537

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to security lock services and to approve
an increase to a budgeted expense line

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within the elections department general
fund 101-262-801-000

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contracted services in the amount of
$8,537

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increasing the total budget from $3,000
to $11,537

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to be funded from the general fund.
I support.

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Did you get the support? I did. I picked
Heidi on that one.

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So I heard. We have a motion and support
on the floor. Any discussion on that

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motion?

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Once again, the motion that you are
voting on would be motion to approve the

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expenditure of $8,537
to security lock service and to approve

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an increase to a budgeted expense line
within the elections elections

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department general fund 101-262-801-000
contracted services in the amount of

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$8,537
increasing the total budget from 3,000

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to 11,537
to be funded from general fund.

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So, with that said,
we will take a vote.

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All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no?

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Motion carries.
>> [clears throat]

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» Okay, we are going to go down to number
three.

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At this time,
I would like to make the appointment to

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planning commission
uh me and John Riley. He will be taking

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uh Greg Hutchinson's place. So, uh Mr.
[clears throat] Riley Council Member

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Riley will also be the liaison and a
voting member to planning commission.

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So,
do

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do I have a motion of support to make
that appointment?

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And you have to state it, so.
Motion to appoint John Riley to the

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planning commission.
Okay. Support.

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We have a motion support on the floor.
Do we have any discussion on that

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motion?
Probably won't make any sense to debate

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it, would it?
>> [laughter]

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» I mean, you can say no, but
Well, some things are just not

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debatable.
>> [laughter]

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» All those in favor say yes, please. Yes.
Yes. Opposed, no? Motion carries.

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Okay.
The next item is we we need to

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reschedule that committee of the whole
that we had scheduled so that the fire

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chief can be here.
Um we we can do it at the the end of

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next week. We can do it anytime next
week or we can do it in the May. He said

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there's no no uh hurry. He just
appreciates being here.

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So, I'm looking at
um

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the 27th
or the 30th of April or we can go into

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like the 7th of May.
So,

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what are what's the desire of the
council?

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Let's start out with the first one, the
27th of April.

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Raise your hand if you can come.
If you can, now? Yes. And do you have a

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time?
Uh probably

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5:30 or 6:00 6:00 even, probably.
Put your hands up, please.

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One, two, three, four. One, two. No,
three. There's only three of us.

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Okay, let's try the next one.

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The 30th
of May of April.

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Put your hands up, please.

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Okay.
We will be meeting at

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6:00 on Thursday, the 30th of April.

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And we know Randy's in town this week.
>> Yes.

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Like I said he was. He he decided to
take a nice long one.

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Okay.

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The next item

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being number six, Cars and Crafts road
closure request, and I will turn that

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over to the city manager, and that
should also include the sidewalk, which

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he'll explain.
So, uh yes, so Mike the Mike the request

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every year to close the streets. Um
The what number one is East Sherman. I

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know we're supposed to be doing
construction on East Sherman. I'm going

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to work with the contractors best we can
to

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keep that at least portion
cuz it's the first weekend they're

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supposed to start at the end of May, so
Mike has already said we're we're going

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to have to work with them on that, so
we'll do our best with them. I I feel

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even if we said no, you can't use that,
I really wouldn't like the idea of a

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construction being off with that many
people around.

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So, we're going to work with the
contractors best we can on that, but if

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we do need to make an adjustment, we can
make an adjustment. And

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Um so,
they are requesting Sherman Street

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closed from State to Court on Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday. The side streets

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of East and West Lincoln, East and West
Burnside from State Street to the alley

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on Saturday.
And then State Street closed on Saturday

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um from Frank to Grant for the uh car
show. And in the request, they also do

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request use of the sidewalks. I do
believe they still leave the federally

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mandated space open in front of them,
but they do put a lot of the vendors on.

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So, the the request has been that
instead of the motion to approve the

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requested street closures, it would be a
request motion to approve the requested

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street closures and sidewalk use for the
2026 Cars and Crafts event. So, that's

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the
or postpone or take no action.

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I move to approve the requested street
closure and sidewalk use for the 2026

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Cars and Crafts event. Support.
We have a motion support. Now, we have

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questions.
I have a question. Yes. So, if they

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can't if they can't work with the
vendors and stuff on that part of

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Sherman Street, can they do it a
>> [clears throat]

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» street on the other side of Sherman
Street? Again, what they can and can't

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do, that'll have to be a discussion. I
can't say yes or no. We if but if the

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contractor is hell-bent on having that
under construction the first weekend in

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June, then me and the chamber will have
to see about shuffling, and we may have

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to do another side street, but it'll
basically would end up probably being

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like, you know, last minute like we
would if close the a street last minute

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like if we had a water main break, which
we can do things last minute like that,

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but
like I said, I'm Mike expressed a

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concern. I understand it, but my goal is
to try and tell the contractor, "Can you

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wait till Monday to do this part?" Cuz
it's just half of it's a block. And that

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part is part of the
Mike, nod me if I'm wrong. That's the

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resurfacing part, right? Okay. So,
that's the resurfacing, not the

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reconstruction. The reconstruction's
further down. That's where the water

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main work is going to be, and that's
actually the first thing they're going

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to do because we want to try and keep
the lanes open for the bus traffic up

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until the end of May. So, even if they
did start a little earlier than

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anticipated, they would start on the
water, which is on the northern side of

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the road away from the bus lanes.
So, we would try and keep that open

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traffic. So, again, we're going to do
our best. If a last minute decision has

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to be made to try and shuffle things,
we'll have to do our best and work with

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that if council has no objection to us
maybe having to move some things around

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and maybe close a little further back
from an alley if in the last minute we

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need to make that sort of decision.
So. Okay.

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We've always asked the
chamber in the past to please notify the

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businesses downtown that they're going
to be occupying their sidewalks because

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one time it didn't and it was a real
issue, so would you you know, we really

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need to make sure that they understand
that's part of it, too. I'll communicate

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that to the chamber. Thank you.
Okay, we have a motion and second. Do we

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have any more discussion?

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Okay.
Hearing none, all those in favor say

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yes. Yes. Opposed, no?
Motion carries.

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Parking lot maintenance bids, and I will
turn that over to the city manager. Uh

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so, as you know, we budgeted apparently
more than we need thought we needed for

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parking lot repair.
Uh we identified four parking lots for

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the first wave of this maintenance,
which is a little wall crack sealing,

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seal coating, and restriping.
Uh the four identified were the State

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Street City Hall parking lot, the
parking lot on South Elmer between Joy

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and North Adams, on Joy Street uh
between thrift store and the dentist

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office, and North Elmer across from
American Legion. We did price these out

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for bids per policy. We did receive
three bids. Uh the three bids were from

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Aztec Alt Asphalt Incorporated of Brown
City for 14,500,

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Hayho Asphalt of Mason, Michigan for
$14,666,

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and Yeager Asphalt of Carlton, Michigan
for 9450.

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It is our recommendation to award the
contract to Yeager Asphalt for 9450.

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Um we may do another small one for under
5,000 that I can approve, but again, we

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I think we we transcribed a number when
we thought it was going to be like three

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I think that we thought it was going to
be $3 per square foot when it was

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actually like 30 cents per square foot.
So, I think we may have transcribed a

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number in our math when we did that, so
we have a lot of money going back into

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the into that fund that we won't need to
spend, so.

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Um
so, that that is the request a motion

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for Yeager, and if not, you can choose
another one. I believe Yeager has done

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work here before. I believe actually
they were the ones who did the actual

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asphalt work when we repaired the
cul-de-sac off of um

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What's your street, Karen?
All right. Metal Drive.

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So, I believe they did the actual
asphalt work. So, they have worked in

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the city before.
>> [clears throat]

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» Do we have a motion?
Motion to award the parking lot

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maintenance contract to Yeager Asphalt
for the bid price of $9,450

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and authorize the city manager to sign
for all necessary documents.

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Support.
We have a motion support. Now, open to

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discussion.

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Hearing none, the motion is
motion to award the parking lot

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maintenance contract to Yeager Asphalt
for the bid price of $9,450

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and authorize the city manager to sign
all necessary documents.

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Ready for the vote? All those in favor
say yes. Yes. Opposed, no? Motion

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carries.

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Your regular agenda, number eight, the
2026 sidewalk construction engineering

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service. I'm sorry. Skipped.
Oh.

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I did I marked it off
and moved down.

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Okay. Number seven, council action.
Sorry about that. 20, 26, sidewalk

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special assessments postponed from
April 6th of 2026.

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So that would be city manager. Um, we
went over this last time. It's final

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approval of the special assessment as
presented. Um, I do would want to add

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one thing though. Um, the contractor,
because of the delay,

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has started to get in touch antsy cuz
they have their schedule. So if this

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isn't approved tonight, there's a
possibility we would lose the contractor

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and probably lose the job. So I would uh
respectfully request a final decision

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one way or the other tonight on this.
So the motion requested is to approve

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the special assessment as presented.
I move to approve the 2026 sidewalk

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special assessment as presented. Second
by Councilwoman

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We have a motion in support on the
floor. Do we have any questions on that?

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I have a question.
>> and Councilwoman Um, so [clears throat]

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we had some people that addressed
concerns. Um, were those concerns taken

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into consideration?
Um, no changes have been made since the

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last presentation. So as I stated
before, for the three people who had

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reached out to us, um,
one had adjustments made.

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The other two did not. Uh, the one who
was here, we went through the reasons

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why, ADA compliance, the ability the
inability to do that particular piece of

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concrete in the way that for grinding.
So that one does remain as presented

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from last time.
Okay. And what about the um

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the people that have the corner lots?
Your your request from last time, if I

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believe, was to avoid that in the future
so we don't have that situation. And

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when we do sidewalks in the future, that
will that will definitely be a

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consideration
for the next round. But that was, I

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believe, your specific request was in
the future to avoid that. Moving

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forward.
Okay. Thank you. Councilwoman And in

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order for that to be considered, do we
need to revisit

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What
>> we do it for the sidewalks? The the

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corner lots. No, that that would
basically be a decision of when me and

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Mike and Tom get together and say we're
going to do these streets, we don't do a

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street that intersects.
That'll just be something we say, "Okay,

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we're not we're only going to do this
street, not this street." And

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» for future. Yeah, for the future that
means that when Tom and I and Mike get

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together, we just know not to do that.

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I mean, is that
there's no like formal written way of

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doing it.
>> Oh, there's not. Okay. No, we have a

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policy that states the breakdown in cost
if it's done by the city or requested by

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00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,080
the resident.
>> All right. We don't have to go over

431
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:20,280
that.
>> that, you know, that's just basically

432
00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:26,120
that's learned from our experience and
do better next time. Okay.

433
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:31,440
Makes sense. Any other questions?
Hearing none, the motion is to approve

434
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:36,240
motion to approve the 2026 sidewalk
special assessment as presented.

435
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:38,400
Ready for the call?
All those in favor

436
00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:42,320
» Um, we since it's special assessment, do
we need a roll call on this? We are No,

437
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:46,520
I'm saying don't we I think don't we are
we required to for special assessment?

438
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:49,600
» have a resolution. Oh, okay. I don't
know. I thought it was special

439
00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:56,480
assessment required. I I apologize.
All those in favor say yes. Yes.

440
00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:56,480
Opposed, no. The motion carries.

441
00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:03,640
Okay. And now we will go to number
eight.

442
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:09,920
2026 sidewalk construction engineering
services postponed from April 6th, 2026.

443
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:14,120
Return that over to the city manager.
So General has put in their request to

444
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:18,360
be our engineer of this as they've gone
for many, many years. I did correct it,

445
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:22,080
it's 9500 so 99. Make sure you read it
correctly. So thank you, Rita, for, you

446
00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:25,760
know, correcting my typo. Uh, so they
would be the engineer to help assist

447
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:29,120
with the contractor who's just again
final who's going to be working on this.

448
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:32,440
They would just help supervise and make
sure everything's done right. So our

449
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:36,120
request is to name Rowe Professional
Services as the engine for construction

450
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:39,760
engineer for the 2026 sidewalk project
for the quoted price of $9500 and

451
00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:44,679
instruct me to sign all documents to
facilitate the engineering work.

452
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:49,400
I'll make that motion to name Rowe
Professional Services as the

453
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:53,280
construction engineer of the 2026
sidewalk project for the quoted price of

454
00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:57,400
$9500
and instruct the city manager to sign

455
00:33:55,840 --> 00:34:01,440
all documents
to facilitate engineering work. I'll

456
00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:04,400
support.
We have a motion in support on the

457
00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:06,960
floor. Do we have any discussion on the
motion?

458
00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:15,080
The motion is to name Rowe Professional
Services as the construction engineer

459
00:34:12,679 --> 00:34:19,800
for the 2026 sidewalk project for the
quoted price of 9500

460
00:34:17,879 --> 00:34:24,560
and instruct the city manager to sign
all documents to facilitate engineering

461
00:34:22,399 --> 00:34:27,679
work.
Moved.

462
00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:31,720
Ready for the call?
All those in favor say yes. Yes.

463
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:36,960
Opposed, no.
The motion carries.

464
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:43,320
At this time, we are going to
go to number nine, which is is the

465
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:47,800
fiscal year 2026, 2027 budget proposal
in capital improvements programs

466
00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:53,000
and that will be turned over to the city
manager. So in trying to every year do

467
00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:56,440
this a little bit better, a little bit
more clear, and the last year or two

468
00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:59,520
I've done a PowerPoint presentation,
which you've all had to sit through, but

469
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:05,480
I'm trying to make the meeting not as
long. So uh you did all receive the

470
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:08,200
proposed budget uh for the year.
But what I've provided this year instead

471
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:12,200
of me sitting here talking for half an
hour is I have presented to you this is

472
00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:15,920
a budget message from me. I have typed
in basically everything that's a major

473
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:22,359
change or something that's a difference.
It's about 15 pages of me explaining the

474
00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:25,640
budget changes in detail and uh then
there's also at the end some of the

475
00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:29,080
specific requests that were from the
departments

476
00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:33,400
uh with their breakdowns and then some
of the specifics of what they're looking

477
00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:38,359
for. So in general, I will go over an
overview uh just for council's benefit

478
00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:40,760
and then again, there's a few pages of
homework for all y'all to do and when we

479
00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,000
have the budget hearings, you can come
back and hopefully this will take care

480
00:35:42,080 --> 00:35:45,600
of
most of the questions that we usually

481
00:35:44,359 --> 00:35:48,320
get asked. That's what I was trying to
do.

482
00:35:46,280 --> 00:35:52,320
And also this I believe the the clerk
has a copy of this that will go online

483
00:35:50,120 --> 00:35:57,120
so the public can view this as well.
Uh generally uh in the general fund, we

484
00:35:54,840 --> 00:36:01,920
are anticipating revenues of just over
$4.5 million

485
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:08,240
and expenditures of 5.4 million.
Uh the

486
00:36:03,359 --> 00:36:13,480
net of that is 169 uh down 869 down. Uh
that does include uh though uh the if we

487
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:16,960
were to obtain both grants for the two
parks and rec projects, that is about

488
00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:20,480
half of that cost.
And uh there is some uh one-time work

489
00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:24,800
that we're looking to do in the general
fund including replacing the roof at uh

490
00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:27,560
well number one, which in the report
there's some pictures that show the

491
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:31,200
state it's in.
And uh some other projects. I know that

492
00:36:29,560 --> 00:36:34,560
we also have in the police budget the
requirement to have budgeted for the

493
00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,600
radios that we hope we never have to
buy, but the state says we have to

494
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:42,480
budget for it.
And a number of items like that. So this

495
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:46,480
if we this also again, assuming we spend
all expenditures, which we never

496
00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:50,680
actually end up doing, but uh that's
where it would be if that occurred. This

497
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:54,760
also does include eight 1.5 million in
and out for the CDBG grant program.

498
00:36:53,359 --> 00:36:57,280
Again, that includes all of it going
out. There is some administrative cost

499
00:36:56,240 --> 00:37:01,640
that will probably go back to the city.
So again, all 1.85 1.5 million will not

500
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:04,280
go out, but we budgeted for it all of
our budget just in case it does, but it

501
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:09,040
probably won't.
Next up in terms of a general look at

502
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:13,720
the major streets fund, uh that is uh
revenue of 707,000,

503
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:17,440
expenditures of 914.
Uh the bulk of that is the Sherman

504
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:20,520
Street project that we have approved and
uh like I said, the work will be going

505
00:37:18,520 --> 00:37:24,520
forward into the next fiscal year. That
is the major uh use of the major streets

506
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:32,640
fund as along with our regular
maintenance that we do on the roads.

507
00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:35,760
Local street fund, uh 573 in, 612 out
uh for a loss of I'm sorry, it's cutting

508
00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:42,040
it off on my copy. I don't know if it's
38 or 58. I think it's 38. Yeah, 38

509
00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:46,040
based on quick math in my head. Uh that
is majority uh for the Howard Street

510
00:37:43,760 --> 00:37:50,280
project. That is also detailed uh as one
of the two multi-fund projects we have.

511
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:54,760
The one I'm proposing is a multi-fund
project on Howard Street. Uh Howard

512
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:58,720
Street was identified in the water study
as one of the high priority projects for

513
00:37:57,240 --> 00:38:04,359
the next five years, one of our top
eight uh that would require a 2-in main

514
00:38:01,200 --> 00:38:08,080
going to an 8-in main for uh increased
uh water usage and to make sure the

515
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:11,240
system flows properly. It also would
involve a reconstruction of the road and

516
00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:15,560
some sewer line.
So it was a multi-fund project split

517
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:21,440
between local streets, water, and uh a
little bit from sewer.

518
00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:24,640
Municipal streets, 20,000 in, 101 out.
There is no sidewalk project. We are,

519
00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:29,080
you know, looking at doing an every
other year program that is just

520
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:32,880
basically regular maintenance costs uh
in the municipal streets fund. There is

521
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:35,800
5,000 for sidewalks in case we have a
one-off, which we every now and then

522
00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:40,400
have a one-off. So there is a little bit
of money for one-off. Plus there is the

523
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:43,160
$10,000 uh from us to do another round
of parking lot repairs and the DDA is

524
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:46,400
actually matching that with another
$10,000 to do parking lot repairs in

525
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:51,040
downtown.
Uh speaking of the DDA, they look are to

526
00:38:48,359 --> 00:38:54,120
have uh 229 in.
Uh-oh.

527
00:38:52,160 --> 00:39:01,400
I'm losing my screen.
Uh 229 in and 172 out. They'd be adding

528
00:38:58,040 --> 00:39:05,480
56,000 to their fund balance.
Drug forfeiture,

529
00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:09,280
always a $10 in revenue and no expenses.
So we just have 10 bucks sitting there.

530
00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:13,160
The debt service fund is an in and out
for fire truck payments of $101,734.

531
00:39:12,787 --> 00:39:18,720
» [snorts]
>> The bond fund, that is for our two SRF

532
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:22,120
payments for sewer. This is the year we
are anticipating year one of two of

533
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:26,800
double payments
uh which was explained to council when

534
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:30,120
we first started this long fund journey
that we would have two years of paying

535
00:39:28,359 --> 00:39:33,560
two principal payments. This is number
one, next year will be number two.

536
00:39:32,359 --> 00:39:37,040
However, there's a possibility that
could change, which I will discuss when

537
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:40,920
we get to the sewer fund. Uh the water
bond fund has nothing. Payback of the

538
00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:45,760
drinking water state revolving fund from
the 20 years ago has been completed.

539
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:50,080
So, if we ever want to use that fund for
um a general bond for water if we or if

540
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:53,200
we were if we ever get SRF, which right
now isn't foreseeable in the future

541
00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:57,280
because of the point system they have
done, which is heavily based towards uh

542
00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:59,880
abating lead in Michigan, which
obviously we understand why, but we

543
00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:03,360
don't have a lead problem, we have an
arsenic problem. So, unfortunately,

544
00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:09,880
we're not getting points for that.
Uh the fire fund, uh they are seek they

545
00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:14,160
are looking at 526 in revenue, 551 in
expenditures. They would use their fund

546
00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:19,040
balance of 24,000, and they would also
be receiving a influx from the general

547
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:22,840
fund if they do complete all their
expenditures.

548
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:29,400
Now, for the two fund ones, the sewer
fund, right now we are looking at 1.6

549
00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:34,760
million in revenue in, 2.1 of revenue
out for a net loss of 506,000. Again,

550
00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:39,040
when we began, we anticipated having 2
years of losses with double payments.

551
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:44,320
However, as I did uh tell council
previously, due to a delay in

552
00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:48,760
finalization of the project, there is a
distinct probability at this point that

553
00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:51,560
the project will not be closed by the
time we would have to make the first

554
00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:55,040
principal payment in October, which
would push final payback year, but it

555
00:40:53,920 --> 00:41:00,120
would mean we would only have to make
one double payment instead of two, which

556
00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:03,680
again, that would push the final payback
date by a year, but it would put us in a

557
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:06,720
better cash position because then we
would actually have a net positive of

558
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:10,040
around
100 or 200,000 in the sewer fund for

559
00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:14,720
this year if we don't have to do that.
So, and if we do anything SRF comes in

560
00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:17,720
and out, so that would just be
a delay of payment for a year, which

561
00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:21,600
would have some interest implications,
but for our immediate cash flow, it

562
00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:25,520
would actually be slightly beneficial to
us in the short term for that. So, that

563
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:29,880
is something which will be done based on
how the project goes because uh final

564
00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:33,920
completion I mean, substantial
completion is still scheduled for June,

565
00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:39,680
but there is the electrical work that uh
we have to do at the plant, which due to

566
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:43,040
uh the parts coming in later, may not be
done till the fall. So, the project

567
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:47,280
would basically be mostly done in June,
they'd clean up everything, and they

568
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:50,600
would go dormant, come back in October,
September to do that work, and then we

569
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:55,800
would close it.
So, it's not ideal, but it gets us

570
00:41:53,880 --> 00:42:00,800
completely done, and as my memo does
state, as of the estimate I received

571
00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:04,400
from HRC as of last Wednesday when they
finalize all this,

572
00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:08,080
right now, barring no other changes, we
are on pace to finish about $300,000

573
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:11,800
under budget.
We were budgeted for 1.4 with a 6%

574
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:16,880
contingency, which would push it past
12. However, their current estimate is

575
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:21,040
we'll finish at a little bit un at 1 at
11.02

576
00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:25,040
million dollars. So, we'd be about
$300,000 under budget. Unless we find

577
00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:29,240
something else that is broken, but we
hope not at this late stage.

578
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:34,800
Um so, that is what the sewer fund is
looking at. The only expenditure outside

579
00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,800
of normal expenditures like for the

580
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:41,640
sludge removal is the uh money we'll be
using to line the sewer on Howard

581
00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:45,440
Street.
The water fund is the other one. Uh

582
00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:50,560
also, I'm sorry, for for the sewer fund,
we are requesting a 4% uh rate increase

583
00:42:48,720 --> 00:42:55,840
for inflationary purposes and to keep
track with the possible double payments.

584
00:42:53,360 --> 00:43:00,840
Water fund, we are asking for a 3% rate
increase on that one.

585
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:03,520
This one is mostly the water-related uh
parts

586
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:08,480
parts of Sherman Street, which has
already been uh approved, Howard Street,

587
00:43:05,720 --> 00:43:12,000
the proposed project, and well nine and
10. So, as you all will know, we are we

588
00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:14,920
were supposed to start today, but the
well 10 site is still too wet from all

589
00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:17,240
of our recent rains, so we're going to
have to wait till it dries out a bit to

590
00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:20,640
start drilling.
But once the drilling is completed and

591
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:24,680
they have tested and made sure the wells
are actually productive,

592
00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:28,040
we will then have to connect those
new wells to the well houses into the

593
00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:33,760
system.
That is another fairly expensive uh

594
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:37,400
operation. The estimate we had, and
again, all these numbers that I have in

595
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:40,760
the in the in the report does say this,
that these are all based on early

596
00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:44,560
estimations. I don't want to use the
word guess, but you know, informal.

597
00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:47,920
There hasn't been any formal bid process
in any of this.

598
00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:50,520
Is that for well number nine, which was
recently taken out, so it has more

599
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:55,600
equipment there, it would cost
approximately $275,000 to connect. And

600
00:43:53,840 --> 00:43:58,520
well 10, which was formerly well three,
which was taken out of commission much

601
00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:01,760
longer ago and has less equipment, would
be about $325,000

602
00:44:00,359 --> 00:44:05,200
to connect.
So, this is

603
00:44:04,160 --> 00:44:07,720
you know, they always say you have fund
balance for a rainy day. Well, with the

604
00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:11,000
water, unfortunately, we know it's been
raining quite hard, and so this will

605
00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:14,600
take care of
getting those two wells in service and

606
00:44:12,720 --> 00:44:19,200
finishing these two water-related
projects. I will say that we are

607
00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:23,120
still in a healthy position even with
this uh spending, we would still have

608
00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:26,400
well over $2 million in the bank in the
water fund.

609
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:29,800
Um but we are kind of reaching the limit
of what we can do in cash without that

610
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:35,120
significantly changing. So, I think over
the next year, um it would be it would

611
00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:40,359
behoove the council to have a discussion
of since the CRF uh sorry, the SRF and

612
00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:45,359
USDA, who says come to us when you have
$20 million of the work,

613
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:48,560
are kind of not viable options about how
we should look at if we want to look for

614
00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:52,080
financing for some of these bigger
projects elsewhere.

615
00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:55,359
I will, you know, I've pursued
congressional earmarks, but that's a

616
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:59,480
hit-and-miss thing. So, there is, you
know, doing our own bonding program.

617
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:02,760
We've looked at bank loans, but the
interest is horrible. So, it's something

618
00:45:01,720 --> 00:45:06,480
that I think we're going to have to have
a very a very serious discussion about

619
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:09,120
over the next year about how we're going
to do some of these bigger projects

620
00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:12,640
since it doesn't seem these easier
avenues of funding will be coming to our

621
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:18,720
way.
Next up is sanitation. Um

622
00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:23,680
that again, 508 in, 587 out. We will be
using their uh some fund balance.

623
00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:29,160
We are requesting a 4% increase in the
rate for sanitation uh because right

624
00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:33,160
now, the the revenue from the residents
does not cover the contract.

625
00:45:31,240 --> 00:45:37,359
So, right now the contract price is
actually holding steady with the new

626
00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:41,840
terms we negotiated, so we're asking for
this inflationary increase to start to

627
00:45:40,359 --> 00:45:44,840
bring it to where the revenues from the
residents balance with the expenditures

628
00:45:43,720 --> 00:45:48,400
of the contract and some of the
administrative costs.

629
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:53,920
The treasurer and I ran some numbers, we
think that cuz the contract goes up by

630
00:45:50,480 --> 00:45:56,320
3% a year afterwards. If we do 4% for
two or three years, we should be caught

631
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:59,480
up.
Depends on, you know, like if the new

632
00:45:58,240 --> 00:46:03,480
houses get built, they'll bring in more
people, if there are more or less

633
00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:06,520
residents, commercial usage. But that
way, cuz right now, and you'll see it in

634
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:09,520
the you need look through the detail of
it, how much of the beginning revenue

635
00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:12,359
doesn't even cover the contract. So, we
do need to at least start to bend that

636
00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:16,200
curve, and then maybe some of the
administrative costs as well. So, we are

637
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:23,440
asking for a 4% increase in the
sanitation and the garbage rates.

638
00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:27,640
Lastly, the equipment fund, 336 in, 331
out for adding to the fund balance by

639
00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:33,440
just shy of $5,000.
Uh we do have a few requests for

640
00:46:29,359 --> 00:46:37,720
purchases, uh replacement truck for DPW,
uh which is which has pictures detailed

641
00:46:35,359 --> 00:46:43,520
in the in the uh message,
a two new snow pushers, and then a

642
00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:47,480
replacement for the cold patch asphalt
machine, which from the pictures you can

643
00:46:44,720 --> 00:46:51,200
see is kind of in rough shape, and uh
it looks like it's about time to replace

644
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:55,200
that. So, we can do those purchases and
still be um

645
00:46:52,880 --> 00:47:01,200
within the revenues from the year.
All told, the budgets uh is for 11.147

646
00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:06,680
million,
and uh expenses 13.882 million. Oh, one

647
00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:11,080
thing I forgot, because of the carryover
for the SRF in the sewer fund, it does

648
00:47:09,080 --> 00:47:15,240
have money to go in and out for that as
well, but that's

649
00:47:13,359 --> 00:47:17,520
I don't I don't think this
Tammy, correct me if I'm wrong, but I

650
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:20,640
think it was 3 million in 3 million out.
I don't think that it is accounted for

651
00:47:18,840 --> 00:47:23,200
on the on the main list. I think we need
to fix that.

652
00:47:22,040 --> 00:47:28,560
Cuz it says
one it says 1.6 in, 2.129 out. Shouldn't

653
00:47:26,320 --> 00:47:34,240
that be four and five because of the 3
million we added? Because I got

654
00:47:31,359 --> 00:47:37,600
on the recap page.
Cuz I I got that number literally

655
00:47:35,560 --> 00:47:41,800
Wednesday at the 11th hour from HRC, so
that was like the last thing we added

656
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:46,560
was that number. So, I think that the
recap wasn't updated for that. That cuz

657
00:47:43,840 --> 00:47:49,920
I was reading I'm like, man, I have to
So, yeah, that's another in and out. So,

658
00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:56,400
the the sewer fund, I will correct that.
That should say 3,623

659
00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:58,400
in, 5,129 out, but that assumes
right now, they said it's going to be

660
00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:02,400
slightly lower than that, should be
about 2.85, but I did round up just in

661
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:06,400
case, and that is assuming we spend
everything that's left that

662
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:10,400
they have, that's an estimate from HRC,
which again, we're trying to stay under,

663
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:14,120
so but that'll be an in and out, and
whatever we spend will be accounted for

664
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:19,280
from SRF reimbursements. So,
overall, that is the proposed budget for

665
00:48:17,120 --> 00:48:21,120
the 2026-2027
year.

666
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:24,640
Uh
before I close, I'd like to thank the

667
00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:29,200
hard work of all of our department heads
for submitting this, doing the work on

668
00:48:26,280 --> 00:48:31,880
this, but especially Tammy, who
who cuz I did this myself before she got

669
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,520
here that one year, I know she's
probably seeing Excel files in her sleep

670
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:37,560
like I was.
So, I thank her for all of her hard work

671
00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:40,480
in putting the numbers in, doing all the
math for the wages and benefits and

672
00:48:39,080 --> 00:48:44,640
everything else.
So, again, this is a team effort. I know

673
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:48,720
the the charter says the manager shall
present a budget, but this is a team

674
00:48:47,240 --> 00:48:52,320
effort, and quite frankly, she did more
of the hard work than I did. I just

675
00:48:50,920 --> 00:48:54,800
I tried to write it out for you guys so
you guys could have it all so you don't

676
00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:58,600
you don't have to take notes and
remember you have it in writing, so I

677
00:48:56,640 --> 00:49:01,600
encourage you take it home, read it,
highlight it, take notes,

678
00:49:00,983 --> 00:49:03,560
» [snorts]
>> and then when we come back to the budget

679
00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:08,240
hearings, hopefully they'll have
answered a lot of the I I tried to base

680
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:11,800
my what I said on the answers
that you guys the questions you guys

681
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:14,200
have asked over the years. So, hopefully
this will

682
00:49:12,960 --> 00:49:17,880
answer some of those questions before we
even get to the workshops. And if not,

683
00:49:15,480 --> 00:49:21,760
then we stand ready to um answer them
when we get there. But that is

684
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:25,880
And also, the capital improvement plan
is included in this for your review. Uh

685
00:49:24,160 --> 00:49:30,520
that'll again be part of all this, and
we're

686
00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:35,960
So, that is the proposed budget.
Hope everyone uh

687
00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:39,040
enjoys their happy reading, and
Don't every Don't everyone thank me at

688
00:49:37,400 --> 00:49:42,960
once.
Thank you. You can stop. Jamie, when you

689
00:49:40,920 --> 00:49:48,640
need your L20
20 2049? I haven't got it from um Andrew

690
00:49:46,640 --> 00:49:53,200
yet. Okay. We'll have to have it
approved by the first of May for the

691
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:53,200
machine. Okay.

692
00:49:53,320 --> 00:49:58,560
In this office. They hoped for it to be
by the end of May, but

693
00:49:57,880 --> 00:50:03,840
you know, [clears throat] we never
expect things to get there on purpose.

694
00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:03,840
Okay. Thank you.

695
00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:06,840
Hey.

696
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:15,440
We will be At the next meeting, we will
be setting a workshop for the budget for

697
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:19,440
the the council members
and the public.

698
00:50:17,720 --> 00:50:25,360
If not the public hearing, we just meet
the first workshop.

699
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:29,600
Okay. Next item is item postponed, and
we have none.

700
00:50:28,360 --> 00:50:36,600
Then we're going to go to committee
reports. The first one's the EDC, and

701
00:50:33,360 --> 00:50:40,640
that is mine, and we don't meet until
next week.

702
00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:43,640
Um
Chamber of Commerce, that's the city

703
00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:47,400
manager.
Um basically, the biggest thing is we

704
00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:51,040
had the citizen of the year, which is
Jerry Bernhardt. I'm stealing this from

705
00:50:49,200 --> 00:50:56,240
you, I'm sorry. And Luke Jocelyn's our
junior citizen. I believe merit is given

706
00:50:53,960 --> 00:51:00,600
to Bobby from
Carol Rentel.

707
00:50:57,800 --> 00:51:05,920
Business of the year was
Meg Nabbitt.

708
00:51:02,160 --> 00:51:10,120
Was that the the the bed?
That No, wasn't the business the um

709
00:51:09,480 --> 00:51:14,360
Moose?
>> The Moose, that's right. And then the

710
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:16,520
special tribute was the uh the the I
can't remember the name of the group.

711
00:51:15,320 --> 00:51:19,040
» Sleep in Heavenly Sleep in Heavenly. I
can't I do remember which one's

712
00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:24,080
business, which one's special tribute.
So, they won that. Um and also, the

713
00:51:21,840 --> 00:51:26,640
Chamber's new members began their terms.
So, we'll be electing our new officers

714
00:51:25,360 --> 00:51:29,480
at our next meeting. So, I'll report to
you at our next meeting who if we have

715
00:51:27,880 --> 00:51:32,000
any changed officers.
Okay.

716
00:51:30,320 --> 00:51:35,800
And I will work with them on the request
that you made about notifying

717
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:39,480
businesses. Thank you for that.
The next item is the Downtown

718
00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:43,320
Development Authority, and that would be
Councillor Kish.

719
00:51:41,240 --> 00:51:46,440
Our meeting was postponed, and it won't
be until tomorrow.

720
00:51:45,160 --> 00:51:49,480
Thank you.
It wasn't It was Wednesday. Yeah, I

721
00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:53,560
know, right?
>> Next item, Fair Board, and that's

722
00:51:51,720 --> 00:52:00,920
Councillor Olde.
Um they had a meeting on April 6th, and

723
00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:05,960
uh updated on the change in the handicap
ramp accessibility ramp accessibility to

724
00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:11,400
the grandstands opening would be a ramp
and accessible by all. No steps.

725
00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:16,800
Um
they did talk about the change of the

726
00:52:13,960 --> 00:52:22,360
layout on the handicap ramp, and it and
the motion was carried.

727
00:52:18,680 --> 00:52:28,680
Um sewer water line upgrade grant,
they're working on that, and it's due in

728
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:33,040
the middle of June, up to 100,000.
Um

729
00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:37,880
and anything else? The Garden Club is
going to use the community building the

730
00:52:35,280 --> 00:52:43,960
8th, the 11th, and the 12th.
Um and I think that's about all unless

731
00:52:41,000 --> 00:52:50,040
you got something to add, Mr. Riley.
I wasn't there. I was here. Okay.

732
00:52:47,360 --> 00:52:54,280
Thank you. Fence looks great.
It doesn't, though. The fence looks

733
00:52:51,960 --> 00:52:58,440
great.
Next item, Park and Recreation, and

734
00:52:56,440 --> 00:53:03,960
that's Councillor White. Um our
meeting's tomorrow night. The spring

735
00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:08,120
cleanup for last Saturday was I don't
know if it was canceled, postponed, I'm

736
00:53:05,840 --> 00:53:11,920
not sure what the correct term is for
it. It didn't happen.

737
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:15,920
I don't know. We have a meeting tomorrow
night. Like I say, I don't know if we'll

738
00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:21,160
get a a rescheduling of the spring
cleanup. Um

739
00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:25,840
you know, the leaves that are all over
the park will eventually be ground up by

740
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:31,480
the lawnmowers. That's not the big
concern. The big concern is up close to

741
00:53:28,400 --> 00:53:38,640
the buildings and along the fences and
the the areas that I think

742
00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:43,640
the the the cleanup really makes it a
big difference in what the park looks

743
00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:49,440
like. So, hopefully we'll be able to put
something together for another spring

744
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:53,280
cleanup. Um the the planting of the tree
for Arbor Day that should have happened

745
00:53:51,280 --> 00:54:00,640
on Saturday is going to happen on this
Friday, I believe at 11:00 instead of

746
00:53:56,840 --> 00:54:07,240
last Saturday. So, that that's going to
continue because we need to do that as

747
00:54:02,840 --> 00:54:11,160
part of our Tree City USA, but um like I
say, hopefully we can reschedule the

748
00:54:09,120 --> 00:54:14,200
cleanup and
and go from there.

749
00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:16,680
Okay.
Thank you.

750
00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:23,400
Pass over the planning.
It will no longer be vacant. Just go to

751
00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:26,920
County Board of Commissioners.
Do you have any report?

752
00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:30,600
» No, I have no report.
And the Zoning Board of Appeals, there

753
00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:33,400
was no reason to meet, so we'll skip
over that one.

754
00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:47,040
The next item on the agenda is the
mayor's report. I have my report in the

755
00:54:44,760 --> 00:54:50,000
packet, and it will also be seen on the
website.

756
00:54:53,440 --> 00:55:00,280
Manager's report.
It's also a written report, and that

757
00:54:58,280 --> 00:55:03,080
will also be on the website
site. But, I would just ask him if he's

758
00:55:01,720 --> 00:55:05,320
got something to add. Just to add
something that happened on Friday after

759
00:55:04,520 --> 00:55:10,200
I
wrote the report, the digester cover was

760
00:55:07,960 --> 00:55:14,440
lifted and placed in place.
So, the 5-year journey to replace that

761
00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:18,240
thing is complete. It was placed on
Friday. They brought the 500-ton crane

762
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:21,560
and got it done.
I believe someone took drone footage, so

763
00:55:20,120 --> 00:55:24,320
if I ever get a copy of that, I will
show you guys.

764
00:55:22,760 --> 00:55:26,840
Did they Did they decide who's going to
pay for that extra?

765
00:55:25,320 --> 00:55:29,240
» No, they're fighting between them. I've
made it clear that that wasn't a city

766
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:31,680
problem, so they're fighting between
themselves, and quite frankly, I really

767
00:55:30,640 --> 00:55:36,160
don't care cuz it's [laughter] something
they can they need to work out.

768
00:55:34,440 --> 00:55:40,000
So, it's not anything we built dust. At
least, that's the position I've made

769
00:55:37,400 --> 00:55:40,000
very clear.

770
00:55:41,640 --> 00:55:48,160
And the next item is the clerk's report,
and

771
00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:51,640
that is also in the packet and in
writing.

772
00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:53,880
Do you have anything to add? No, I do
not.

773
00:55:58,800 --> 00:56:07,160
And then we have the treasurer's report.
She has provided the

774
00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:13,200
a written report, also, and she's also
provided the uh

775
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:19,560
quarterly report ending March 31st. So,
we still have another full quarter till

776
00:56:16,080 --> 00:56:19,560
expenditures to come.

777
00:56:23,560 --> 00:56:27,760
So, any questions on her report?

778
00:56:28,840 --> 00:56:34,040
Hearing none.
So, that was our second quarter.

779
00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:48,840
For the audience that's present, we will
be going into a closed session, at which

780
00:56:46,080 --> 00:56:52,800
time all the public would have to leave.
Uh

781
00:56:50,359 --> 00:56:58,080
at this time, I would like to change the
additional public comment up at the

782
00:56:56,440 --> 00:57:00,960
right [clears throat] now.
Um

783
00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:06,359
any
objections to that first before I

784
00:57:03,760 --> 00:57:06,359
Yes, sir.

785
00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:15,760
My name is Ken Dutton.
It's D U N T O N, not a double T.

786
00:57:13,760 --> 00:57:20,809
Some of you know me, some don't. Some
probably wish they didn't.

787
00:57:18,789 --> 00:57:20,809
» [clears throat]

788
00:57:22,359 --> 00:57:29,920
» I've done many uh
city council county

789
00:57:27,320 --> 00:57:34,280
road commission board meetings, which
some of you know.

790
00:57:32,280 --> 00:57:37,720
I get asked questions, and I ask
comments. Uh

791
00:57:39,760 --> 00:57:46,640
One of the comments, the city was in
had a contractor working in on

792
00:57:44,800 --> 00:57:49,600
our private road,
Lynch Street, and I

793
00:57:48,200 --> 00:57:53,480
was kind of curious what he did because
I don't remember that going through the

794
00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:57,440
condominium project. I know you have
sewer and water there, but and an

795
00:57:55,600 --> 00:58:02,160
easement, but I thought you still had to
have permission to

796
00:57:59,720 --> 00:58:05,520
use that road. And I know we pay for the
sewer and water, so it's

797
00:58:06,520 --> 00:58:11,320
What
What road is he talking about? I don't

798
00:58:09,640 --> 00:58:14,120
either. I'm not sure what you're talking
about.

799
00:58:12,359 --> 00:58:18,640
What's your address?
I'm on Oak Ridge Drive.

800
00:58:16,400 --> 00:58:21,560
On the Carol Golf Course. On Carol Golf
Course. So, the condominiums before the

801
00:58:20,520 --> 00:58:26,040
golf course back there.
>> I did that project for a client almost

802
00:58:23,680 --> 00:58:29,320
40 years ago.
I don't know what I'm doing.

803
00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:32,440
I don't know what it is. I mean, I know
we do we have a lift station down that

804
00:58:31,160 --> 00:58:35,640
area, and I know we check it, but I
don't know what any specific project.

805
00:58:33,560 --> 00:58:37,520
I'd have to ask sewer or water if they
did a specific project.

806
00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:41,200
» You have sewer and water there, and
there's looks like to me like a lift

807
00:58:39,200 --> 00:58:44,680
station. Mike, do you know what it was?
No. No.

808
00:58:43,120 --> 00:58:48,120
Well, one of your city trucks was there
along with the contractor, but the one I

809
00:58:46,400 --> 00:58:52,200
stopped and talked to
uh was a plumber. He had no clue. SCADA

810
00:58:50,840 --> 00:58:57,000
upgrade.
Hm? SCADA upgrade. Yeah, the SCADA

811
00:58:54,720 --> 00:58:57,000
upgrade.

812
00:58:58,320 --> 00:59:03,800
They were doing that work
Saturday in front of the Walmart. That I

813
00:59:02,359 --> 00:59:08,120
was going to ask what that was.
>> from Walmart. Yeah, this is No, but it's

814
00:59:05,920 --> 00:59:12,320
the same company, yeah.
So, what were they doing? It's It's

815
00:59:09,840 --> 00:59:16,320
called SCADA. That's the the wireless
communications between

816
00:59:14,359 --> 00:59:19,920
the lift stations and
Well, they're in there tearing up quite

817
00:59:17,560 --> 00:59:24,680
a bit for several days, and
nobody's in our condominium association

818
00:59:22,320 --> 00:59:28,640
seemed to know what they were doing.
We own the right-of-way. It's not public

819
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:34,200
right-of-way, so
I guess we were a little curious

820
00:59:30,880 --> 00:59:34,200
where they got their permit.

821
00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:41,360
And nobody there
the company seemed to know either.

822
00:59:39,280 --> 00:59:45,320
I had to complain that it wasn't cleaned
up too well afterwards and the

823
00:59:43,720 --> 00:59:49,200
one gentleman that was there said he
would call the city.

824
00:59:47,120 --> 00:59:54,120
And it's been cleaned up somewhat but
still not very nice rest of the way

825
00:59:52,640 --> 00:59:57,760
rest of the way as
people that keep our properties.

826
00:59:59,040 --> 01:00:04,000
The other thing
Can I

827
01:00:01,960 --> 01:00:08,760
I do have school principal that's two
doors from me and the district judge

828
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:13,076
lives across the street so
don't give us too much trouble I guess.

829
01:00:11,056 --> 01:00:13,076
» [laughter]

830
01:00:14,400 --> 01:00:22,040
» My question when you come up 81 do you
guys handle take care of M81 through

831
01:00:19,120 --> 01:00:25,120
town here or you contract with the state
highway department?

832
01:00:27,120 --> 01:00:34,440
Right.
If you get a chance I will have you give

833
01:00:31,720 --> 01:00:38,280
your phone number to the city manager
and You have to speak up. I broke both

834
01:00:36,720 --> 01:00:42,800
my hearing aids this morning and it's a
little more difficult for me to hear.

835
01:00:40,120 --> 01:00:46,400
Before you leave you can give your name
and phone number to the city manager and

836
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:51,160
I will have him call you back.
>> Okay. It won't be until Monday or

837
01:00:48,320 --> 01:00:53,200
Tuesday they'll make a way okay?
So

838
01:00:52,080 --> 01:00:56,520
thank you.
I work for the highway department so if

839
01:00:54,880 --> 01:01:01,400
it's or the road commission if it's
highway department I can

840
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:01,400
work on that I think.

841
01:01:08,400 --> 01:01:10,600
Okay.

842
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:17,720
So do we have any other comment public
public comments?

843
01:01:20,120 --> 01:01:27,240
Hearing none
I need a motion to go into closed

844
01:01:24,840 --> 01:01:31,720
session.
I make a motion to go into closed

845
01:01:28,840 --> 01:01:36,640
session. Geralyn
To enter

846
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closed session under MCL
15268

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meet consult with the city's attorney
regarding trial or settlement strategies

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in connection with the pending
litigation of the city of Caro and the

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LLC versus city of Caro.
Support. All right.

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Michigan tax Oops I'm sorry. That's I
need to take a breath. That is a long

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breath. Tribunal docket number 24-002195

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and 25-002150

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and the Caro Estates LLC versus city of
Caro MTT dockets numbers 24-002190

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and 25-002149

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for the reason that the open meeting
would have depth detrimental financial

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effect on the litigation or settlement
position of the city.

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01:02:32,000 --> 01:02:39,960
Support. We have a motion to support
everyone understood the motion right?

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Roll call please.
Campbell Yes. Kish Yes. Ody Yes. Parker

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01:02:44,120 --> 01:02:50,200
Yes. Riley Yes.
>> White Yes. Mayor Schneider Yes.

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We will now go into closed session. We
will excuse everyone else.

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01:02:52,680 --> 01:02:55,920
Thank you for coming. You

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» Mhm.

863
01:29:18,480 --> 01:29:20,640
» Mhm.

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» Mhm.

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01:40:16,280 --> 01:40:19,600
» Okay, here I go.
>> Okay.

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01:40:19,680 --> 01:40:25,640
Motion to go to
I move to return to open session. And

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at
8:15. Support.

868
01:40:28,520 --> 01:40:37,120
We have a motion and support to
go back into open session at What time

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did you say? 8:15. 8:15.
Do we have a second?

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01:40:38,720 --> 01:40:45,760
Oh, you had a second.
All those in favor say yes. Yes.

871
01:40:42,960 --> 01:40:49,960
Opposed, no. Motion carries.
Do we have a motion for the closed for

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the minutes?
Motion to approve the minutes as

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presented. In closed session.
>> In closed session. Support.

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01:40:56,880 --> 01:41:03,160
All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no. Motion carries.

875
01:41:03,640 --> 01:41:09,200
Okay.
Do we have

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a motion before us?
Motion to proceed with litigation and

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settlement strategy as recommended by
the legal counsel.

878
01:41:15,960 --> 01:41:22,640
Second.
We have a motion and second on the

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floor. Any discussion on the motion?
Hearing none, let's do a roll call vote,

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01:41:24,040 --> 01:41:26,480
please.

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01:41:30,240 --> 01:41:40,720
Kish. Yes. Odi. Yes. Parker. Yes. Riley.
Yes. White. Yes.

882
01:41:37,720 --> 01:41:44,680
Antvel. Yes. Mayor Schneider. Yes.
Motion carried.

883
01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:51,040
Thank you. Now, we need a motion to
adjourn. Motion to adjourn. Support.

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01:41:48,600 --> 01:41:54,440
All those in favor say yes. Yes.
Opposed, no.

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There's a lot of Coke Coca-Cola's name
passed around after that motion.