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like to call this meeting the Shadron
City Council order. Would you please

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join us in the pledge of allegiance?
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.

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As required by section 84-1412
subsection A of the Nebraska statutes,

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notice is hereby given that a copy of
the opens meeting act is posted for

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examination on the wall inside the door
to the city council chambers.

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I'd like to welcome the guests we have
this evening. Could we have roll call,

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please?
>> George Klein

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» here. Shane Shepard
>> here.

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» Mark Graves
>> here.

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» Kevin Alexi absent. Klay Anderson
>> here.

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» Could we have a motion for approval of
the agenda?

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» I'll make a move.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the

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agenda.
>> I'll second that.

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» Motion by Clay, seconded by Shane to
approve the agenda. We have roll call,

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please.
>> Graves,

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» yes.
>> Anderson,

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» yes.
>> Klene,

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» yes.
>> Shepard,

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» yes.
We have a motion to approve the consent

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agenda.
>> I'll move to approve of the consent

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agenda.
>> I'll second.

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» Motion by Shane, second by Mark to
approve the con approve the consent

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agenda which includes minutes for the
special and regular city council meeting

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held August 3rd. Um a monthly treasures
report

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for July. Um and the water report for
July, fire department membership update.

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Um there's
currently 45 members

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special designation licenses
are numerous.

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Um, one is Bean Broker Coffee House and
Pub and a special designated license for

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Slim Days on September 19th on West 2nd
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Shatter State College football games on
September 3rd, 19th and 26th, October

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17th, and 31st, and November
[clears throat] 14th.

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Nybury Valley Vineyards for the Harvest
Moonfall Festival at the Dallas County

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Fairgrounds on October 3rd.
Wilds Bar and Grill back to school bash

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at the Shadron Arts Center on August
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NCS Nebraska State College System Board
of Trustees reception at the Sandos

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Center Shakcoin Atrium on September 9th.
Slim Days on September 19th on West 2nd

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Street.
Hall of Fame banquet at the CSC Student

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Center on Ballroom on September 25th.
Dr. Copper's inauguration reception

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[cough]
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October 9th.
Shatter State Foundation annual dinner

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at the CSC Student Center Ballroom on
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Banquet at CSC Student Center Ballroom
on October 30th.

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Any questions about any of those things
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are in the consent agenda?
If not, could we have a roll call,

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please?
>> Graves. Yes.

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» Anderson.
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» Klein.
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» Shepard.
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» First thing on the agenda, John Reed,
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Corporation.
Well, hi everybody.

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Good news is we got some rain. The bad
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I'll put you through it. Um we uh
co-hosted on the 4th a an event with Six

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Regions, One Nebraska. That's their
traveling road show. Uh it was a a

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really good meeting. She had two
presenters that didn't show up, but the

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discussion after the presenter that did
show up was really good. We ended up

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getting a good hour and a half out of
that meeting. Uh we had a lot of people

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from outside uh our local region that
showed up. So good uh discussion starts

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uh at the at the end of that meeting and
then on the 11th we hosted our first

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workforce and housing development roundt
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we're doing is six reasons one Nebraska
has an agenda for three major

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municipalities and those municipalities
are then uh hosting their own individual

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events based on uh what we have
identified uh as uh the needs for that

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community. So, uh, for us, we brought in
five rule planning, make my move, uh,

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the state of Nebraska certified
apprentichip program, and we also had a

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presentation from Valerie Beiel, who
just finished a housing project, real

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small housing project in Gordon. So, uh,
we had really good turnout for that. We

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had 25, we had 17 in the room and eight
online. We had 8 to 10, uh, a couple

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people jumped in and out. So, really
good turnout, really good online

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turnout. And I think we're going to be
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before the end of the year. Uh since
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interest from a uh state agency. Uh the
Department of Labor would like to come

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to Shadron and do an event. Uh they're
talking about a half day event for uh

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focused strictly on uh workforce
development. And I got an inquiry uh

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Thursday evening from uh a person
representing a local uh child care uh

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organization that wants to have an event
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So it looks like a lot of the discussion
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is uh resulting in uh action locally
which is really what we want to see. We

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want these discussions to go on and we
really want uh these people to

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understand that we have the facilities
here to bring people in and have these

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kind of events and I think it went
really well. So got that to look forward

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to throughout the rest of the year. Our
social media efforts have been uh have

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seen some very good progress. Our
Facebook page has gone from se 17

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followers when I started in January.
We're up to 331 uh as of right now. I uh

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every time I check our Facebook page or
go to make a post, there's always two or

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three new followers on our page, which
means that our visibility is uh being

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raised considerably. That's a uh the
result of our efforts in conjunction

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with travel and tourism with Gabby at
the chamber. We all work together. Uh

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six regions, one Nebraska helps us as
well. Uh but the bottom line is we're

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really starting to feed off of each
other's post and interactions and that's

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helping us uh dramatically. Anything
that I put up now through our Facebook

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page is going to go directly to our uh
website, NNDC's website to help increase

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traffic there as well. So if I put a
article up like for example if we put up

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a uh when we put up the article for our
um a spotlight on the good life uh for

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the museum that article goes in it's
well presented created by um uh Golden

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Shovel and then the link to read the
article goes to our website so we get

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the traffic coming and going. It's a
it's a really good system that we're

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using. It's and it really helps us with
what's called uh top of response on

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Google. So, if somebody wants to Google
this region and find out what's going on

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here, uh we're always going to
consistently be in the in the top five

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of the of that response. And that's uh
partially due to result of our traffic.

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And um I'm currently in works with them
with Golden Shovel to create an

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upcamement events tab on our Facebook.
Right now, uh for some reason, we don't

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really have a lot of events on our on
our uh website. we can uh partner with

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uh the other people that we work with
for events. They'll help us, like I

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said, and we help them, but we don't
have anything like that on our on our

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website. So, we're going to add that to
our website and uh see if that can uh

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help uh drive a little bit more traffic,
but overall, I think our uh social media

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efforts have gone really well this year.
We're doing uh really good, and GSA is a

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big part of that.
Excuse me. [cough and clears throat]

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So, right now we still have two loan
opportunities that uh are uh still

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circling circling the uh effort. They
haven't uh really committed yet. And we

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had one new one last week that looks
very promising. So, and that's an

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existing customer that wants to buy a
new business. So, uh we uh hope we're

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able to work with him before the end of
the year. Uh we also have begun very

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preliminary high level discussions with
a local LD regarding a possible new

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child care facility here in Chad. Uh
these are very early stages but it looks

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very promising. If we can make this
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with our child care shortage. Housing
efforts are also making progress. Our

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recent sessions with PAD have sparked a
lot of interest and discussion. And I

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get calls uh three or four a week now,
people talking about housing, want to

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know what can be done about housing. Uh
there's a a lot of u a lot of uh

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momentum starting to build around
housing. Uh ultimately, we'll be able to

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present an environment that is
attractive to developers and residents

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in need of affordable housing solutions
uh in the future if we follow through

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with these efforts. housing, child care,
and increased visibility will help

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create an attractive economic
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economic growth in in our region.
This month, I want to raise aware

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awareness around a new grant opportunity
I'm going to be pursuing. The USDA has a

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grant available to help upgrade and
repair wellwater and septic systems that

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looks like a great opportunity for our
rural residents outside of the city and

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water sewer service. So even though uh
there's only a few, my research shows we

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have maybe two or three septic tanks
still within the city limits. Uh but

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this grant opportunity, this is a a
really um uh

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a really strong and wellunded grant that
had to be re-extended because they

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didn't get enough applicants for it last
year. So there's uh about $6 million

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sitting in this fund. Uh my goal is to
get us registered as the administrating

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agency and try to get this money uh into
the into the community as quickly as

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possible. I took a class this morning on
grant writing. It's not going to be the

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quite as simple a process as I thought
it might be, but uh it'll it if we can

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get it through and get it done, it's
going to be uh really good for the

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community. So I'm hoping we get maybe
250 300,000 out of it be be really good

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for us. And I also want to remind
everyone that there's also some very low

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interest disaster relief loans available
through the SB SBA. That's for brick and

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mortar businesses as well as farming and
rural. Um those disaster uh we qualify

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for those because we are adjacent to the
identified uh disaster counties. So if

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uh anybody has any questions about that,
come see me. Happy to explain it and

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happy to help get any applications in
that we can that I think it's a really

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good opportunity. somebody has been
impacted by drought and fire. Um,

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let's see. Regarding general
administration efforts, I have completed

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the review and updates on our employee
handbook and now I'm going

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[clears throat] to start working on our
loan program procedures. Uh, that's

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going to be most of my attention after
we get through the bulk of these summer

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efforts. It's not as complex and it's
not as pressing an issue right now, but

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there are some things about the way
we've been administering our loan

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program that are going to need to be
addressed. uh officially through my uh

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through my board. Uh I've also been
invited to speak at the cost of freedom

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event in Crawford on September 12th. We
helped with this event or in the early

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stages. I did one of their uh
[clears throat] business awareness

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flyers that I that I did for CSC early
on. And um I'm going to go speak at a um

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uh missing man table. Uh that's part of
their s that's that ceremony is going on

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for like 4 days. It's going to be really
big for him, too. So, uh, it's a good

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chance for us to go show some support
for our sister community in Crawford

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and NDC is having a very successful 2026
and I want to thank the council and the

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public for its continued support as we
move forward. We've got a lot going on.

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Any questions?
>> Um, talk a little bit more about that

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water and sewer thing.
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» What you said there was only a couple
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» Yeah. My understanding in the city is uh
most city residents are on city water

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and on city sewer who like
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So
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» That's Yeah, that's great. So the way
this is going to work is if you're on a

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septic system that needs repair or needs
upgrade to modernization, you're going

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to qualify for this program. And um it's
uh it's a first come first serve like

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once they get the funds obligated
they're gone. But like I said I I see it

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as a good opportunity because um nobody
took advantage of it last year. I mean

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they had to reissue the request because
they didn't get enough respondents. So

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and there's a lot of money sitting in
that account. I'd sure love to see us

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get, you know, like I said, a4 million
300,000 and then the way it'll work is

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uh and it has to be run through a uh a
nonprofit. So NDC, I would imagine would

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partner with the city in some way. I
don't know uh how they're going to uh

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disperse the funds, but ultimately we're
going to have not match not um

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lowinterest loans, but actual grant
money to help make these changes. So, if

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we can get it, it uh the window closes
at the end of September. I have a final

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uh consultative call with a lady from um
from the um

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from the USDA
uh on Thursday. It's uh basically a

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question and answer period of about 15
minutes and then I can start the loan or

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the grant application. First grant I've
ever done, but um uh I want to do it. I

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because I've never done it. So, it it's
a good learning opportunity, too.

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» Are any of these funds retroactive?
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because we did we they didn't give any
out, you know, particularly in our

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region. So, uh nothing in the verbiage
that I've read so far says they'd be

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retroactive. No,
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drain field or their uh
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be covered, but it's something going
forward. My position is all they can do

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is say no.
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does, but there's no reason not to
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» You're on subject.
>> Yeah. Placement.

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» And he just did. And he just did his
field last. That's awesome. I just got

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to think on something.
>> Is it for brand new installation?

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» Uh yeah, for repair.
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how it's uh structured now. But um
that's the verb verbiage I read, I

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should say. says, um, uh, upgrade and
repair.

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I don't know why it wouldn't be new
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again, that doesn't hurt to ask. I mean,
it's it's it's federal money

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» in city limits or city the city.
>> No, that's that's the other that's the

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other aspect of it, too. When I first
started looking into this, I didn't

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realize I I assumed we didn't have any
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but we found out we did have a couple
and but the reason I went for it for was

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for uh local residents outside of the
city limits that can and they still

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qualify. That's primarily what it's
geared for is for rural residents that

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aren't currently on um municipal uh
services. So this is an opportunity for

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if we can raise awareness we can get
people outside city limits more rural

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customers uh involved in it as well. I
think it's a good really good

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opportunity for a lot of people and
again I see it as economic development

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in a way because the the the more modern
our services are the better the better

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we more attractive we are as a
community.

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» Way you look at it new construction is
an upgrade.

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» Right.
>> Right. Yeah. I mean

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» my way. Yeah, I'd certainly go after it.
I I have no reason not to certainly go

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after it. Is anybody building
new septic? Really? Wow.

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Wow. Okay. Yeah, that's good to know.
Yeah. Yeah. Let's get it. Let's see if I

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can get it. I don't want to talk too
much because if I don't get it, then

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then [laughter]
I don't get people excited if we don't

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get it. But I'd sure like to get it. I
think we got a good chance, particularly

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if they're having a hard time getting
people to take their money. I'm kind of

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in the same situation. We've got money
to lend. We've got um uh grant money for

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child care and stuff. We can't give it
away. We're just not uh getting the

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applicants applicants that
>> So So in your pre-application work, is

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it did you conclude that it's needbased
or they don't care?

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» You have to be able to demonstrate the
need. Yeah. You're certainly going to

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have to demonstrate that uh you've got
an like like a written estimate. You got

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everything else covered, but you don't
have money for

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a septic system.
>> Exactly. So you So your your septics in

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need repair. You're a rural resident.
You haven't uh for whatever reason your

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income isn't where it needed to be this
year. You don't have the funding to do

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it. Uh this is a grant program to make
sure that it gets done and make sure it

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gets done right. That's that's their
motivation here.

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» I think it's cool. I'll take it if we
can get it.

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So, do people just contact you for this
grant opportunity

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» once if we get it approved? Yeah. Yeah.
As it stands right now, um it's going to

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be it the the way the ver the the um
posting is written, it says it has to be

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administered through a quote non uh a
local nonprofit entity. So, we would

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qualify for that, but I don't but I
would assume that it's going to have to

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be some type of partnership with the
city for to administer the funds. I I I

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don't know. We'll have to once we get
there if if they've got $300,000 to give

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me, we'll figure it out.
>> Yep.

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» Is there administration fees that are
going to be included in that grant?

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» Not that I can see. No, I think it's uh
I think what they're counting

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» for us for doing the additional cost on
those. I mean, there's always a cost

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when you do pass through funds and
everything else, you know, not only are

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our staff and and people that are doing
that kind of stuff, we need to make sure

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that we're asking for those funds to
help cover some of our costs, too. Well,

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keep in mind I don't know that the
city's going to have to be involved yet.

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Okay. I'm I'm thinking based on what
I've seen in other other uh you like the

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way we run the LBA40 program, that kind
of thing. From what I've seen in the

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past, uh it usually has to you have
there has to be some type of partnership

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with the local municipality if we're
working within the city limits.

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There's got to be some kind of
cooperation, coordination. I don't know

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what that looks like yet, though. As I
was saying, this is the first grant I've

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gone after. So, I don't I don't know
what it's going to look like, but to me,

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it seems like um
none of those hurdles would be

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insurmountable if we had money to to
give out to help people. I think we'd be

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able to figure it out. I I just don't
know what it look like.

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» What are you thinking, George?
[laughter]

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» It sound like It sounds like a good
deal, I think.

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» Yeah.
Well, I I'm thinking that it only obtain

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relate to people in regard to the city
if they had a decrepit septic system

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and needed to replace so that the city
involvement in something like that I

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think would just be
>> permitting maybe

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» permitting. Yeah.
>> And [snorts]

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making sure it's done according to
the code.

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» Yeah. I think I think
>> and for those outside the city limits,

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um you'd probably be talking to the
county.

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» Yeah.
>> Um I think my confusion lies in the fact

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that um [snorts] uh
from what I my research shows that NDC,

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as far as I can see, has never
individually and independently

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administered a grant. That's one of the
things that we talk about all the time.

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We have matching funds for loans. We uh
refer people to grant programs. We can

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help you fill out your grants, that kind
of thing. But I don't see that we've

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ever as a as an independent entity
administered a grant. So that's the part

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that I'm still a little gray on.

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Anything else?
>> Thanks. Okay. Thanks, guys.

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» Thank you.

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» Okay. And next on the agenda is
ordinance number 1449,

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second reading. Ordinance number 1449 is
before the council for a second reading.

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Please read ordinance number 1449
by title. An ordinance to adopt the

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2026-2027
budget statement to be termed the annual

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appropriations bill to appropriate sums
for necessary expenses and liabilities

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directing the publication of this
ordinance and prescribing the time when

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this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect.

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» Okay, discussion.

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We got to have some discussion.

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and it is closely tied together with the
the budget. Um,

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and of course the the big question on
the horizon is what's our

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tax rate going to be? Um
we did receive

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the valuation
for the city.

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Um
total taxable value is 372,77,474

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$470 and the prior year was 3 million
$342,890,580.

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Our gross value
was 1,514,920.

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And if I interpret those things
correctly, if I take the t current one,

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subtract the prior year and subtract the
growth,

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our assessed value
increase on the same properties

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went up by 28 million, which is about 8
and a4%

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communitywide.
Um

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I think this year this was this was the
year for residential increases and not

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commercial.
The county assessor tends to

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and there could be some variations to
that. They one year they'll do

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commercial and the next two they do
residential and they do that to bring it

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in compliance with the state law that it
has to be stacked assessed at a certain

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level of what the sales are. So the I
always term that is the valuations chase

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the sales
um to try to get up to that level. So if

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anybody has a different of opinion about
how that works,

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let me know.

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So in in the budget

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» which will be close to what you kind of
estimated too, wasn't it?

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» Yeah, Tom.
>> Yes. As far as what we estimated for

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that, when Michelle and I met this last
week, the numbers that we had estimated

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for that, we felt it was close enough to
that those numbers that we asked for um

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was that we stayed with the same numbers
of the the 1,427,192.

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that'll actually lower the mill levy
based off of that information. Last year

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we had a growth rate of of 3.03.
This year our growth rate's only going

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to be 2.44.
So um we feel that that's is adequate.

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So the mill levy will actually go down
with what we actually have here unless

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the council decides that they would like
to maintain the mill levy and then that

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would add some extra dollars into the
the funds. Yeah.

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The property tax advalorum
that's in the budget is like Tom

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mentioned was 1,427
$192.93

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and last year's was 1,3302

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421,330,242

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which is a 7.29% 29% increase which is
slightly less than 1% of that previous

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figure that I gave you. So, and that's
why Tom mentioned that the mill levy

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will actually decrease ever so slightly,

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but your taxes will go up.
Uh if if you had if you had an increase

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on your property, if they stayed the
same, you'll benefit actually couple

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dollars.

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But the things that received an
increase,

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I looked at that in my home, I'm
probably going to be looking at um

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an extra four or $500.

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» [laughter]

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» $40 a month.

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So, any other questions, comments about
what we looking at?

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» What is the mill levy right now?
39 something something something

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something

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» I think Michelle's got the actual
numbers in front of her on the mill levy

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itself.
I don't have the actual from last year,

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but the
um

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property tax request
for this year for 2627

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ends up being a mill levy rate of
3.86794.

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And so the 20 526 mil levy is
about

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a hundth higher 3 point or 39
76 something like that.

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It's it's pretty close but it did go
down. Um the request uh the actual

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property tax request is 1,441
because they have us add in [laughter]

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the treasurer fee and that's part of our
request. But of that, we would we

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wouldn't
we wouldn't get all of that. So, um

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that's
that's it in a nutshell. However, um

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wanted to point out that
the TA property tax request that that we

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are filing for this year does require us
to go to the P postcard joint meeting.

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So,

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» you said we will have to
>> Yes.

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» I thought you said we didn't have to
earlier.

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» No.
Um, in order to avoid that meeting,

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uh, our levy would have to go down to 1
36 million.

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So,
um, before I fill out the questionnaire

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from the treasurer, I need to

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let you know that the 1.44 44 requires
us to go to the joint meeting. And if

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you don't want to do that, then I'll
have to

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change things around a bit.

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in the conference
uh in June that I went to the the

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finance and clerks conference,
the state auditor um gave an a budget

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update
and he said that this year it's not

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required to go to the pink postcard
meeting, but next year they're going to

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make it required for everybody whether
or not you

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um surpass that limitation or Not. So
that's that's what he said. Whether they

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enforced that or not, I don't know. But
he did say that he was they were going

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to make it required to go to the joint
meeting um in future years.

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Well, if we got to go to the bank
postcard, he's got to go to the bank

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postcards. Good.
>> When's that meeting?

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» They haven't said it yet.
>> Be set by the county.

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» County is still working on budget.
>> Yeah, they haven't said it yet.

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I tried to find it out. I got
transferred to all forms of offices in

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the county today, but um yeah, they
haven't said it yet.

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Okay. Um,

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anyone knows any other comments? This is
our second reading and

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um, so there'll be one more coming, but
um,

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Unless somebody buys the lottery ticket
and wins the lottery that we can and

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donates it all to the city and we can
change this. So, [cough]

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okay.
Ordinance number 1449 has been read by

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title on its second reading. The third
and final reading of ordinance number

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1449
will be on September 8th, 2026,

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which is a really late date for the
first meeting of a month,

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but because Labor Day
is the latest it can ever be.

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Oh, now that we close this um
hearing, I

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Michelle on
page 40 in the aquatic center.

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um
that

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first column
total operating expenses is not totaled

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correctly.
It only picks up the last item.

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And then I I wondered in the budget you
have zero in as far as

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building maintenance expense, special
equipment maintenance expense, and plant

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maintenance expense.
>> Yeah. The um

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the narrative points you to fund 45
44410.

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» Tom, I think you kind of explained that
last time, right?

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» Uh how those were going to be coming out
of that other

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» be coming out of the account 45
for those expenses.

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How would that relate to our
reimbursement with the college if we

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don't
show those operating expenses.

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» When we do our spreadsheet for the
college, we pull everything in because

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there's things that don't show up in in
in the fun 43 anyway, like our water

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usage, we pull that from another line
item anyway.

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And um we have a whole another
spreadsheet that we give Carrie Gazwit.

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So, we'll just pull those back in.
from

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um fund 45.
>> Fund 45 is on page 61.

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And you'll see there three new accounts,
building maintenance, special equipment.

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» We take things out that they won't pay
for anyway. That's why we have a

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separate spreadsheet that we give to the
college when we um when I meet with her

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every June.

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Huh?

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Okay.
Answer is that I forgot the

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I don't know if there's room to make any
notations on that, but you might want to

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00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:32,320
I don't know.
If in those lines that say that the

422
00:40:29,520 --> 00:40:38,560
existing line and over there on the
budget request, if you can notice C

423
00:40:38,079 --> 00:40:42,560
uh
>> C fund 45

424
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:47,920
» C fund 45
and I think if you put that kind of

425
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:50,800
verbiage in there, it won't mess up your
formulas.

426
00:40:49,599 --> 00:40:54,720
» Okay,
>> you can try it and see.

427
00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,720
» I can do it.

428
00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:03,200
But I I should have remembered that. But
I

429
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:06,158
I like to think I remember everything,
but I don't. [laughter]

430
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:22,880
Okay. I guess we already concluded that
um

431
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:27,760
ordinance 1449.
>> Okay, we concluded ordinance number

432
00:41:25,839 --> 00:41:32,960
1449.
Ordinance number 1450

433
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:37,760
is before the council before its second
reading. Please read ordinance number

434
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:42,160
1450 by title.
an ordinance to establish the amount of

435
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:46,800
certain fees and taxes charged by the
city of Shaturn for various services

436
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:52,240
including but not limited to building
and use zoning, library, occupation

437
00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:57,200
licensing and pet licensing, water,
sewer and drainage systems and facility

438
00:41:54,800 --> 00:42:02,240
of the city for residential users and
commercial users including industrial

439
00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:07,040
users of the city of Shatron for the
2026-2027

440
00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:13,079
fiscal year to provide for the repeal of
conflict licting ordinances to provide

441
00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:13,079
for an effective date.

442
00:42:14,319 --> 00:42:21,760
» Okay. Um
I believe we have the same information,

443
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:26,640
but Janet, if you could help us out.
>> Yep. The only change that was made

444
00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:32,720
between the first reading and this
reading is on page eight

445
00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:37,040
and that is and that corresponds to your
next ordinance that we're going to be

446
00:42:34,079 --> 00:42:41,440
talking about with the sewer utility
fees.

447
00:42:39,119 --> 00:42:47,200
Uh the sewer tap fee determined by
ordinance um is we're suggesting that

448
00:42:44,480 --> 00:42:52,880
that be 105 and that will be for
sanitary sewer district number 70 which

449
00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:59,119
is at 6th in Lynden and sanitary sewer
district number 71 which is Cedarbutes

450
00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:04,599
and like I said that will tie into the
next ordinance that we'll be we'll be

451
00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:04,599
talking about.

452
00:43:06,319 --> 00:43:14,960
Um do we do we have uh we also going to
do something out by

453
00:43:14,640 --> 00:43:15,920
um
>> Domino's?

454
00:43:15,599 --> 00:43:18,560
» Yeah,
>> Domino's is sixth in London.

455
00:43:17,760 --> 00:43:23,880
» Oh,
>> that's number that's number 70.

456
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:23,880
» Gotcha.

457
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:33,040
» Okay. for the information of the public.
What is being changed other than the

458
00:43:29,839 --> 00:43:41,079
item that Janet mentioned is a red on
the carousel hanger goes from $150 a

459
00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:41,079
month to $175 a month.

460
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:53,040
Um
Saturday burials

461
00:43:46,560 --> 00:44:00,400
um has changed to same charge all day.
Um, it goes so morning service is the

462
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:05,079
same as the present afternoon service on
Saturday, which is $500.

463
00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:12,160
Um,
>> page six is the next one.

464
00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:18,880
» Then page six, [cough] running for city
council application fee is 1% of the

465
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:24,960
council member's annual salary.
And then the

466
00:44:21,359 --> 00:44:32,160
the ouchie thing is the
um franchise fees

467
00:44:28,319 --> 00:44:39,119
for electricity, water and wastewater.
Electricity being raised from 13.5% to

468
00:44:36,079 --> 00:44:47,359
14% of gross revenues.
And water raised from 12% to 14% of

469
00:44:44,319 --> 00:44:51,240
gross revenues.
and wastewater too.

470
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:58,240
» Yeah. Water and waste water. Yeah.
>> Yep.

471
00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:05,440
» Um [clears throat]
and sewer utility fees.

472
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:10,000
The sewer connection tap fee, not to be
confused with the new district's tap

473
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:14,079
fee.
>> Yes. That

474
00:45:10,800 --> 00:45:17,440
» goes from $450 to $500.
>> Correct.

475
00:45:15,599 --> 00:45:23,920
And
usage charge base unit fee goes from

476
00:45:21,119 --> 00:45:27,920
$34.65
to $36.40

477
00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:35,920
per month.
And multiple units um first unit is the

478
00:45:32,640 --> 00:45:43,760
same as the single family dwelling and
then additional units go from $29.15

479
00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:51,440
to $30.60.
And consumption fee goes from the base

480
00:45:48,240 --> 00:45:57,839
fee of $1.21 21
uh per 100 cubic feet of water used to

481
00:45:55,839 --> 00:46:04,400
127
and that's used in excess

482
00:46:01,359 --> 00:46:11,119
that's based on excess of 800 cubic feet
on a monthly and each year the city runs

483
00:46:08,240 --> 00:46:16,960
a
December February usage when you're not

484
00:46:14,319 --> 00:46:24,560
watering any
watering outside to get a base of what

485
00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:31,520
you use because that be hard to
calculate each month and changing it.

486
00:46:28,160 --> 00:46:38,160
And commercial wastewater hauler minimum
dumping fee goes from $22

487
00:46:34,960 --> 00:46:45,520
to $23. And that covers 0 to 100 gallons
and over 100 gallons.

488
00:46:41,119 --> 00:46:51,319
It goes from $44 to $46.
And all of those charges are an increase

489
00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:51,319
of 5%.

490
00:46:53,920 --> 00:47:03,040
» And that's everything that I see in red.
>> Correct.

491
00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:10,240
» On that sewer tap fee, the $500. Is that
is that going to be enough?

492
00:47:05,920 --> 00:47:15,520
» Um for an just a an regular tap fee on
an older district,

493
00:47:11,599 --> 00:47:22,000
» right? It's It's what we've been kind of
going up $50 every few years.

494
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:28,000
I mean, we could increase that if you
think we should, but

495
00:47:24,400 --> 00:47:32,480
» Well, in other areas I've been in, the
the sewer tap fees and the water tap

496
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:36,640
fees are significantly
>> Well, I can [clears throat] tell you

497
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:43,040
that when we started increasing this um
sewer tap fee, it was $25,

498
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:48,720
which was ridiculous. And so, [laughter]
we have been incrementally increasing

499
00:47:45,680 --> 00:47:52,560
it. So,
is on what page nine is the water tap

500
00:47:51,359 --> 00:47:56,800
fees.
>> Yeah, water tap the water tap fees are

501
00:47:55,280 --> 00:48:03,760
um
we suggested increasing those next year

502
00:48:00,240 --> 00:48:09,119
in 2728's budget.
Well, I I view that maybe keeping it at

503
00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:14,000
that level
kind of a

504
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:22,800
a reason for people to maybe build
something new on an existing vacant lot.

505
00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:28,400
um to kind of instead of having the town
sit here with a lot of vacant lots

506
00:48:25,839 --> 00:48:32,319
around, it's
be nice to get a new home on some of

507
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:35,839
those,
right?

508
00:48:33,839 --> 00:48:38,960
» And that that was a question I kind of
had because the two districts, sewer

509
00:48:37,760 --> 00:48:44,240
districts, you have one that's going to
be business operated, so they have a

510
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:50,319
$10,500 tap fee, but they're going to be
generating revenue. And in the other

511
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:54,720
sewer district, it's homes that do you
think that that tap fee could be a

512
00:48:52,160 --> 00:48:56,720
deterrent for people building in that
area

513
00:48:55,040 --> 00:49:00,000
» in a in the residential district?
>> Yes.

514
00:48:57,599 --> 00:49:05,200
» Um the one person that's already come in
and talked to me about building up

515
00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:09,359
there. Um and I told him that it was
going to be at the time we were talking

516
00:49:07,680 --> 00:49:15,440
10,000 but I said I don't know if it's
going to stay at 10,000. I said it could

517
00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:18,240
go to 12. He did not say anything at all
that that was going to be

518
00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:23,760
» I'm familiar with the Shanees in
construction dealt with that a lot more.

519
00:49:20,240 --> 00:49:26,160
Is that reasonable?
>> Seem to be

520
00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:32,400
» a lot of municipalities when they put
the infrastructure in they try to recoup

521
00:49:29,040 --> 00:49:40,240
a certain percentage of the overall cost
of that infrastructure. Not 100% just a

522
00:49:36,079 --> 00:49:43,359
certain percentage of that. So, I would
say that would be adequate

523
00:49:41,760 --> 00:49:46,720
» and that's what we're doing here.
>> Yes, we're trying to recoup. And I was

524
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:52,160
going to discuss this when we get to the
actual ordinance, but that's okay. We

525
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:58,480
can discuss it now. Um, what we did,
where we got this from, where we got the

526
00:49:54,880 --> 00:50:05,200
105. Um, and Tom and I talked, you know,
at length. Um, we're trying to recoup

527
00:50:02,960 --> 00:50:12,880
just less than 50% of what the district
costs the city. we're recouping almost

528
00:50:07,920 --> 00:50:19,040
48%. If if we go with this 105 um on the
commercial lots, there's only three lots

529
00:50:15,040 --> 00:50:23,200
to um collect this tap fee from. On the
residential lots, there's six. And it

530
00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:30,800
just so happened that they both came out
at 48% at 105. So that's where we got

531
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:39,280
this. Um we could have gone more. I
mean, we I did 50, I did 55, I did 60,

532
00:50:34,319 --> 00:50:45,760
and it was anywhere from 105 to $12,000
roughly. And um Tom felt pretty strongly

533
00:50:43,119 --> 00:50:49,680
that he'd like to keep it under the 50%
showing the community that this city's

534
00:50:47,839 --> 00:50:56,240
got some skin in the game. I mean, we're
trying to add to our tax base, and

535
00:50:53,680 --> 00:51:03,280
that's, you know, what the city's giving
the community as an incentive is over

536
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:05,680
50% of putting in these sanitary sewer
districts.

537
00:51:04,240 --> 00:51:08,480
» No, it makes sense. I think Thank you
for that explanation.

538
00:51:06,720 --> 00:51:13,079
» Yep. Like I said, I was going to do it
when we actually got the ordinance, but

539
00:51:09,839 --> 00:51:13,079
this is okay.

540
00:51:17,119 --> 00:51:22,200
Any other questions or comments?

541
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:30,559
» Ordinance number 1450
>> has been read by title on its second

542
00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:36,559
reading. The third and final reading of
ordinance number 1450 will be on

543
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:42,119
September 8th, 2026.
Okay. Moving on to item E on the agenda.

544
00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:49,599
Someone care to introduce ordinance
number 1451? I can introduce Ordinance

545
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:54,760
1451
to establish water and sanitary tapping

546
00:51:51,760 --> 00:51:54,760
fees.

547
00:51:55,440 --> 00:52:03,760
» Ordinance number 1451 has been
introduced. Please read ordinance number

548
00:52:00,000 --> 00:52:09,040
1451 by title. An ordinance to amend
chapter 3 business regulations article 4

549
00:52:06,960 --> 00:52:14,400
plumbing and draining of the municipal
code of the city of Shaturn Nebraska to

550
00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:19,680
enact section 3-418
water and sanitary sewer tapping fees

551
00:52:17,359 --> 00:52:24,160
establishing water and sanitary sewer
tapping fees providing for the payment

552
00:52:21,760 --> 00:52:29,200
of such fees prior to connection to the
municipal water and/or sanitary sewer

553
00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:33,839
system providing for the administration
of such fees repealing all ordinances

554
00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:39,160
are parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith and providing for an effective

555
00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:39,160
date.

556
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:49,079
» Okay. The next thing do we want to
suspend the rules about three readings?

557
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:57,760
» If you do,
you can

558
00:52:55,680 --> 00:53:03,280
make a motion. I'll I'll move the
motion. Um who the motion the sanitary

559
00:53:02,160 --> 00:53:07,599
rules in regard
>> statutory.

560
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:14,400
» Yeah. Statuto rules in regard to the
passage and adoption of ordinance number

561
00:53:10,559 --> 00:53:21,800
1441 be suspended so that the ordinance
number 1451 might be introduced approved

562
00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:21,800
and passed at the same meeting.

563
00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:28,040
» Can we get a second?
>> I'll second.

564
00:53:28,319 --> 00:53:37,960
Okay,
we had a motion by Shane and a second by

565
00:53:33,119 --> 00:53:37,960
Mark. Is there any discussion?

566
00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:45,040
» I asked my question previously, I guess.
[laughter]

567
00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:50,720
Yeah, I think this is a
>> and the re the reason we want to get it

568
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:54,240
done in one reading is
>> so that when you pass your ordinance on

569
00:53:52,640 --> 00:53:58,800
the fee ordinance, it's all this is
already in place so that we can have it

570
00:53:56,720 --> 00:54:05,040
by resolution
in the fee ordinance or have it already

571
00:54:01,839 --> 00:54:10,800
in the fee ordinance so that everything
follows in the proper order of things.

572
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:18,319
Um, I have to really thank Katie on this
one. she found this um

573
00:54:15,280 --> 00:54:24,319
all of this ordinance language and then
Adam looked at it and we all said, "Hey,

574
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:29,920
this really looks good." So,
but she found this language and it's

575
00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:35,200
exactly what we were hoping to achieve.
I think it

576
00:54:32,319 --> 00:54:38,240
does exactly what
we all talked about.

577
00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:45,200
» Okay. [clears throat]
Okay. So now we will have roll call on

578
00:54:41,280 --> 00:54:46,480
the suspension of the rules.
>> Graves,

579
00:54:45,839 --> 00:54:47,920
» yes.
>> Anderson,

580
00:54:47,359 --> 00:54:48,960
» yes.
>> Klein,

581
00:54:48,480 --> 00:54:51,040
» yes.
>> Shepard,

582
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:55,359
» yes.
>> I declare that the statutory rules in

583
00:54:53,440 --> 00:55:00,079
regard to the passage and adoption of
ordinance number 1451

584
00:54:57,760 --> 00:55:06,359
be suspended so that ordinance number
1451 may be approved and passed at the

585
00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:06,359
same meeting.

586
00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:14,520
Okay, now we're going into final passage
of ordinance number 1451.

587
00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:24,599
I move for the final passage of
ordinance of number 1451.

588
00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:34,160
» I'll second.
>> Motion by Shane, seconded by Mark for

589
00:55:30,960 --> 00:55:39,359
final passage of 14 ordinance number
1451.

590
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:42,480
Is there any discussion?
Maybe I should say additional

591
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:47,839
discussion.
Uh

592
00:55:44,319 --> 00:55:51,599
» so Janet, those on that district 71,
those new residential lots, the city

593
00:55:49,839 --> 00:55:57,599
owns those empty lots. Is that
>> the city owns? Um all of them, but two.

594
00:55:55,119 --> 00:56:01,680
» Okay. Is there any way like we could
create like an incentive

595
00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:09,040
to like I know there's other
municipalities they give those lots away

596
00:56:06,079 --> 00:56:14,079
if as long as homes are built.
>> Well, first the first things the city

597
00:56:11,119 --> 00:56:20,000
has to do is we have to we can't even
offer them for sale yet. We have to have

598
00:56:16,480 --> 00:56:24,880
them appraised and put a to get a price
tag on them. And um there are a couple

599
00:56:23,280 --> 00:56:30,319
of them that don't have street in front
of them. So, we can't even offer them

600
00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:35,119
for sale. So, our first step is, like I
said, is to get the property appraised.

601
00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:40,240
And at that time, once we know what
they're worth in the appraisal prop

602
00:56:38,240 --> 00:56:42,640
process, then that would be the time
that I would think you would want to

603
00:56:41,440 --> 00:56:46,160
have this conversation.
>> Okay?

604
00:56:43,520 --> 00:56:49,839
» So, but that's what we have to start.
That's where we have to start. Like I

605
00:56:47,440 --> 00:56:54,400
said, we can't even offer property or
put property up for sale until after we

606
00:56:52,000 --> 00:57:00,799
go through that pro that process. So, we
have to hire an appraiser to start that.

607
00:56:58,160 --> 00:57:08,799
And um
I don't know um I it's not online yet,

608
00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:15,040
but I don't know how much the lot right
next to Dunar sold for yet cuz it's not

609
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:19,359
online yet. But once it is, then that
appraisal

610
00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:23,359
process can start [laughter] in my
opinion [clears throat]

611
00:57:20,079 --> 00:57:28,160
because our lot is just slightly smaller
than that lot. So, they would have a a

612
00:57:25,599 --> 00:57:32,319
good like comparison to do that
appraisal.

613
00:57:30,079 --> 00:57:38,720
» Just trying to think of other ways we
could help make it easier, especially

614
00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:45,040
with that 10,500 tapping fee. Mhm. But
you you got to realize that whoever is

615
00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:48,880
going to buy that lot is not going to
um put a small house on it. Probably

616
00:57:47,359 --> 00:57:56,000
we're talking somebody that's going to
probably build a 300,000 plus home on

617
00:57:51,920 --> 00:58:00,079
that piece of property. So
Oh, Adam's Adam is mouththing to me

618
00:57:59,040 --> 00:58:04,799
500,000.
>> I was gonna say to [laughter]

619
00:58:01,520 --> 00:58:09,920
» Okay. So and so is Shane. So, so we're
talking, you were talking a pretty, you

620
00:58:07,359 --> 00:58:14,960
know, pretty good size home.
So,

621
00:58:11,440 --> 00:58:19,040
any other questions?
>> Thank you.

622
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:24,319
» Ordinance number 1451 has been read by
title and moved for passage. The

623
00:58:21,359 --> 00:58:29,599
question is, shall ordinance number 1451
of the city of Shatron, Nebraska,

624
00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:31,280
finally pass? Could we have roll call,
please?

625
00:58:30,720 --> 00:58:34,480
» Graves.
>> Yes. Anderson,

626
00:58:33,839 --> 00:58:35,599
» yes.
>> Klene,

627
00:58:35,119 --> 00:58:39,839
» yes.
>> Shepard,

628
00:58:36,240 --> 00:58:46,960
» yes. Ordinance number 1451 is hereby
passed and adopted.

629
00:58:43,119 --> 00:58:51,680
» Like to introduce resolution 2026-70
and move forth approval.

630
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:57,799
» I'll second. Motion by Shane, seconded
by Clay for resolution number 2026-70,

631
00:58:57,839 --> 00:59:07,760
which is to approve the request for a
state aid project application form for

632
00:59:03,599 --> 00:59:11,319
fiscal year 2027 projects for the Shat
Municipal Airport.

633
00:59:12,400 --> 00:59:18,319
Any discussion of
>> I'll I'll talk for a little bit and

634
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:25,119
Janet will make sure that I talk
properly. Uh this is on runway uh 21 on

635
00:59:22,079 --> 00:59:29,680
the hammer uh head at the end of it. Uh
we're needing to put in some new um

636
00:59:27,359 --> 00:59:35,440
lighting just for safety reasons itself,
not only for the planes but for also for

637
00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:40,319
our snow removal equipment as well. Um
what the engineers have come up with the

638
00:59:37,359 --> 00:59:45,920
estimate is $182,000.
Uh we believe that we will be eligible

639
00:59:42,559 --> 00:59:51,040
for $163,800
uh from state funding. The remaining

640
00:59:48,640 --> 00:59:55,040
$18,200
uh is going to be coming out of the

641
00:59:52,480 --> 00:59:58,640
airport's system improvements, which
will allow us to have approximately

642
00:59:56,880 --> 01:00:04,319
$11,800
left to finish off any other um projects

643
01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:10,400
such as some concrete or anything else
that's out there. We budgeted uh for

644
01:00:06,799 --> 01:00:14,799
this year's uh budget unit was $30,000.
So, we're not asking for any additional

645
01:00:12,319 --> 01:00:20,480
funds. Uh this is just an opportunity
where the state is able to to help us

646
01:00:16,880 --> 01:00:26,559
out with this particular funding.
>> And these estimates do include the

647
01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:31,040
engineering and administration is the
way I read the summary.

648
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:33,280
» Yep. Approximately $41,000
for engineering.

649
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:35,760
» Quarter of the
>> Oh yeah. It's just like our S sur

650
01:00:35,200 --> 01:00:39,200
building,
>> right?

651
01:00:37,119 --> 01:00:43,760
But you look at the documents that they
have to produce

652
01:00:41,599 --> 01:00:46,640
uh is pretty extensive when you're
dealing with any kind of state and or

653
01:00:45,920 --> 01:00:48,400
federal
>> government.

654
01:00:47,359 --> 01:00:51,599
» Yes.
>> That by America stuff.

655
01:00:50,319 --> 01:00:54,880
» Yes.
>> And so that's just this little loop in

656
01:00:53,200 --> 01:00:56,160
the picture. It's just this little loop
at the very end.

657
01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:57,119
» Yes.
>> Okay.

658
01:00:56,559 --> 01:01:00,760
» Yep.
>> Turn around.

659
01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:00,760
» Yep.

660
01:01:02,559 --> 01:01:07,520
» Any other questions?
If not, could we have a roll call,

661
01:01:06,799 --> 01:01:08,960
please?
>> Graves,

662
01:01:08,160 --> 01:01:10,319
» yes.
>> Anderson,

663
01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:11,440
» yes.
>> Flying,

664
01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:13,920
» yes.
>> Shepard, [clears throat]

665
01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:19,040
» yes.
To introduce resolution 2026-71

666
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:23,680
and move for its approval.
>> I'll second that. Motion by Shane,

667
01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:30,079
second by Mark
for resolution 2026-71,

668
01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:36,559
which is to approve progress estimate
number one to KO Wooden Company LLC for

669
01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:43,200
the construction of the snow removal
equipment, otherwise referred to as the

670
01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:48,720
S sur building access drive and approach
at the Shatan Municipal Airport.

671
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:54,720
And I'll talk again for that uh if
that's acceptable to you, mayor. Um what

672
01:01:51,760 --> 01:01:59,559
it is basically is Kalewood is just
asking for that first estimate of the

673
01:01:56,559 --> 01:01:59,559
$37,716.72

674
01:02:00,640 --> 01:02:08,559
for the materials that they've already
gotten with uh projects supposed to be

675
01:02:05,920 --> 01:02:11,520
this week is what they're estimating. Is
that correct, Janet?

676
01:02:09,599 --> 01:02:15,680
» Correct. um where they're going to start
moving some dirt and such and start

677
01:02:13,280 --> 01:02:19,680
moving mobilization for this particular
project.

678
01:02:17,040 --> 01:02:22,160
» So is that are those materials out there
at the airport?

679
01:02:20,640 --> 01:02:25,280
» No, that's in their yards.
>> That's in their yards

680
01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:31,200
» alliance and it was
>> in a mischievous sort of way. I was

681
01:02:28,880 --> 01:02:37,920
explaining this to Emily. They said they
could get paid for this, use it on some

682
01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:42,319
other project and then [laughter]
>> they have to produce uh documents to our

683
01:02:41,200 --> 01:02:47,680
engineers,
>> produce invoices and everything like

684
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:52,880
that. Um this is actually for their the
doors and they had to um put down money

685
01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:56,160
to get the doors ordered
>> and um they're pretty big doors so

686
01:02:54,960 --> 01:03:02,640
they're not going to use them just on
anybody else's garage. So

687
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:07,839
But yeah,
but they have to they have to start um

688
01:03:05,119 --> 01:03:11,400
scarifying the site and moving dirt and
everything this week.

689
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:18,000
» Okay. Any other questions?
If not, could we have roll call, please?

690
01:03:17,440 --> 01:03:19,599
» Graves,
>> yes.

691
01:03:18,880 --> 01:03:20,960
» Anderson,
>> yes.

692
01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:22,079
» Klene,
>> yes.

693
01:03:21,440 --> 01:03:27,280
» Shepard,
>> yes.

694
01:03:24,480 --> 01:03:30,319
I'll introduce resolution 2026-72 and
move for its approval.

695
01:03:28,640 --> 01:03:37,839
» I'll second.
>> Motion by Mark, seconded by Clay.

696
01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:42,559
Resolution 2026-72,
which is to approve contractor

697
01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:48,720
application for payment number one to
Infinity Construction, Inc. for the East

698
01:03:45,280 --> 01:03:54,640
6 Street, Cedar Street to Spruce Street
improvement project.

699
01:03:51,039 --> 01:03:57,640
Okay, this is payment number one for
122,82265.

700
01:03:58,079 --> 01:04:08,880
Um, actually this project is now done.
Um, they opened the um street up on last

701
01:04:05,520 --> 01:04:14,079
Tuesday, several days, actually almost a
week ahead of schedule. Um, if you

702
01:04:11,920 --> 01:04:18,720
haven't driven the street yet,
>> you need to.

703
01:04:15,039 --> 01:04:23,520
» It's wonderful. Um the transition off of
Cedar Street is very smooth. You don't

704
01:04:21,119 --> 01:04:28,559
even know that it wasn't constructed at
the same time, which usually there's

705
01:04:27,280 --> 01:04:30,880
some kind of transition,
>> right?

706
01:04:29,200 --> 01:04:36,880
» Um
uh very very well done project. The uh

707
01:04:33,760 --> 01:04:41,839
residents in the area are very pleased.
Um,

708
01:04:39,839 --> 01:04:46,079
I was sitting there waiting for the
construction meeting to begin and I'm in

709
01:04:44,160 --> 01:04:50,319
Dustin's pickup and I said, "I wonder
when they're going to crack seal." And

710
01:04:48,240 --> 01:04:54,640
he said, "It's already done." I said,
"No, it's not." He said, "Yes, it is."

711
01:04:52,960 --> 01:05:00,000
And I says, "Well, there aren't any
slobers anywhere. You know, when the

712
01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:07,760
they dribble the the tar everywhere and
they overfill and they none of that. It

713
01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:12,960
is the cleanest, nicest
crack seal I've ever seen, but it's a

714
01:05:10,400 --> 01:05:19,039
very, very well completed project. I'm
very, very happy with this project. So,

715
01:05:15,920 --> 01:05:23,119
um I'm sure we will have our final pay
payment number two and final at our next

716
01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:28,960
meeting. Very very nice job.
>> Yeah, I I I saw it, too. It's it's a

717
01:05:25,680 --> 01:05:34,640
nice nice job. And
um as far as all the homeowners up there

718
01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:36,160
said they were easy to get along with
and

719
01:05:35,039 --> 01:05:38,880
» Yep. Yep.
>> and being ahead of schedule even.

720
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:42,000
» Yeah.
>> Very nice.

721
01:05:40,400 --> 01:05:45,440
» They said they'd be done before school
started. They were which was very very

722
01:05:44,000 --> 01:05:48,440
nice.
>> So

723
01:05:50,480 --> 01:05:57,039
any other questions or comments?
Could we have roll call, please?

724
01:05:55,839 --> 01:05:58,799
» Graves. Yes.
>> Anderson.

725
01:05:57,920 --> 01:05:59,920
» Yes.
>> Klene.

726
01:05:59,440 --> 01:06:04,319
» Yes.
>> Shepard.

727
01:06:00,640 --> 01:06:07,520
» Yes. We won't disclose when the drag
race takes taking place.

728
01:06:07,380 --> 01:06:09,839
[clears throat]
>> Yeah. Let's not have

729
01:06:08,319 --> 01:06:13,330
» leave rubber marks on it.
>> Let's not have any of that. [laughter]

730
01:06:18,240 --> 01:06:27,200
» I'll introduce resolution 2026-73.
Move for its approval.

731
01:06:24,480 --> 01:06:35,200
» I'll second that. Motion by Shane,
seconded by Mark for resolution 2026-73

732
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:41,200
is to approve contractor's application
for payment number two to KO Wooden

733
01:06:38,240 --> 01:06:47,839
Company for the fourth street water main
replacement project.

734
01:06:44,720 --> 01:06:55,760
uh to zoo utility super dam for a city
um $1590 South Maple. Um yeah, so that

735
01:06:51,680 --> 01:07:01,599
total amount will be 111,000
9 $930.90.

736
01:06:58,799 --> 01:07:06,000
Uh the waterline part of this is all
done.

737
01:07:03,119 --> 01:07:14,200
Um they're just doing touch-up stuff on
the outside and then like on grounds and

738
01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:14,200
then um concrete work now. So,

739
01:07:15,200 --> 01:07:22,319
» has anybody [cough and clears throat] in
past it? I I've looked it a little bit,

740
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:25,200
but I can't look too much when I'm
driving. So,

741
01:07:23,599 --> 01:07:30,240
» yeah, it's kind of a congested street
right there. So, right now, so it's kind

742
01:07:28,480 --> 01:07:35,151
of hard to unless you actually stop and
get out and look. It's kind of tough to

743
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:39,119
look as you're going by. But,
[snorts]

744
01:07:36,799 --> 01:07:40,720
» but the water is thin and flowing,
right?

745
01:07:39,599 --> 01:07:43,720
» Yes.
Yep.

746
01:07:46,720 --> 01:07:51,680
» I only imagine they reported to you
without any problems that they ran into

747
01:07:50,880 --> 01:07:55,599
or
>> Yeah, I was there for most of them that

748
01:07:53,599 --> 01:08:00,880
they had little issues here and there,
but um

749
01:07:58,000 --> 01:08:03,359
yeah, we got those resolved. So,
>> Yep.

750
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:07,920
» And you were there to make sure they
hooked up the lines correctly to the

751
01:08:06,079 --> 01:08:13,960
» Yeah, we were on there. We were there
for the most of the tie-in stuff. So,

752
01:08:10,960 --> 01:08:13,960
yep.

753
01:08:16,799 --> 01:08:22,640
» Okay. Any other questions?
>> If not,

754
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:30,227
» you had that question. So, have we had
that problem in the past?

755
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:30,227
» They they tied it in wrong. [laughter]

756
01:08:32,239 --> 01:08:35,359
» We have a roll call, please.
>> Graves,

757
01:08:34,719 --> 01:08:37,199
» yes.
>> Anderson,

758
01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:38,239
» yes. Klein,
>> yes.

759
01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:41,239
» Shepard,
>> yes.

760
01:08:42,239 --> 01:08:46,839
» I'll introduce resolution 2026-74

761
01:08:47,359 --> 01:08:58,159
and move for its approval. Second that.
>> Motion by Clay, second by Shane for

762
01:08:54,159 --> 01:09:02,480
resolution number 2026-74,
which is to approve contractor's

763
01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:08,640
application for payment number two to
Bitner Construction for the water main

764
01:09:04,719 --> 01:09:13,520
replacement project on an street.
>> Yeah. And so this is just for that 300

765
01:09:11,600 --> 01:09:20,759
block of AM. We still have the 200 block
to do yet. Um, so that total amount

766
01:09:16,159 --> 01:09:20,759
right now is going to beund $100,31459.

767
01:09:21,679 --> 01:09:28,400
Um, that's went really well. Um, there's
been a few issues here and there that

768
01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:32,960
they've come across, but they've gotten
those resolved and some service line

769
01:09:30,799 --> 01:09:37,040
issues. So,
where they had to fix things and go a

770
01:09:35,040 --> 01:09:41,839
little further than what they wanted to,
but it had to be done. So, other than

771
01:09:40,319 --> 01:09:44,839
that, it's been pretty smooth over
there.

772
01:09:49,679 --> 01:09:53,880
Hey, any other questions?

773
01:09:54,320 --> 01:09:58,000
» If not, um, could we have roll call,
please?

774
01:09:57,360 --> 01:09:59,679
» Graves,
>> yes.

775
01:09:58,719 --> 01:10:01,120
» Anderson,
>> yes.

776
01:10:00,320 --> 01:10:02,320
» Flying,
>> yes.

777
01:10:01,679 --> 01:10:05,320
» Shepard,
>> yes.

778
01:10:06,640 --> 01:10:15,679
» Um,
item number K on the agenda.

779
01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:18,800
I'll introduce resolution 2026-75.
Move for its approval.

780
01:10:17,600 --> 01:10:25,360
» Second that
>> motion by Shane, second by Mark for

781
01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:30,239
resolution 2026-75
which is to approve the Shatron State

782
01:10:27,520 --> 01:10:35,440
College and city of Shadron Shatan
Police Department interlocal agreement

783
01:10:32,400 --> 01:10:39,360
for facilities use.
Good evening mayor, city council uh

784
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:42,400
members. the Rick Hickstein representing
the Shatter Police Department located at

785
01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:47,360
125 Main Street here in Shatter,
Nebraska. Um Dr. Wat with the Criminal

786
01:10:45,679 --> 01:10:50,239
Justice Department brought this to me.
They've got a vacant building up there,

787
01:10:48,719 --> 01:10:54,159
I believe, Brooks Hall that's due for
demolition coming up relatively soon,

788
01:10:52,800 --> 01:10:57,840
but in the meantime, while it's still
there, it he offered up using that

789
01:10:56,640 --> 01:11:00,719
building as training for law
enforcement. Sounds like the state

790
01:10:59,280 --> 01:11:04,880
patrol is doing the same thing we are
with um partnering with them to use a

791
01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:09,120
building with actual
we can use we can go in building clear

792
01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:13,920
if you will active shooter type training
domestic violence type calls. So we'd

793
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:16,960
like to have this agreement approved so
that we can work with the college to get

794
01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:23,880
that done. It's a rare opportunity to
actually have a a space to train in.

795
01:11:19,280 --> 01:11:23,880
» So it's a good opportunity for my staff.

796
01:11:24,560 --> 01:11:29,840
» Sounds great. Yeah.
>> Yeah. No, it's it's it's a win for us.

797
01:11:27,600 --> 01:11:34,719
Absolutely.
>> How long do you think how many years

798
01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:38,159
will be? One year or two? Three?
>> I think we'll have it for this year. I I

799
01:11:36,480 --> 01:11:43,040
don't I'm not going to pretend to try to
plan out what the college will do with

800
01:11:39,440 --> 01:11:47,920
that. Okay. When they'll tear it down.
>> I always

801
01:11:45,280 --> 01:11:53,199
as a builder I when a building gets torn
down, it's sad to me to see the history

802
01:11:50,480 --> 01:11:55,280
of that. But I guess college has to do
what they have to do.

803
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:59,120
» They do. I think if you look at it right
now, the bottom windows are already torn

804
01:11:56,800 --> 01:12:03,199
out of it and and boarded up. So,
they're they're starting to prep for it.

805
01:12:00,560 --> 01:12:06,080
So, I'm sure it's about a year and we'll
get use out of it. But, it's a nice

806
01:12:04,480 --> 01:12:10,600
opportunity for the guys and gals of the
department to be able to do something

807
01:12:07,199 --> 01:12:10,600
like that in

808
01:12:13,360 --> 01:12:18,640
any other questions? If not, have roll
call, please.

809
01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:20,000
» Graves,
>> yes.

810
01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:21,280
» Anderson,
>> yes.

811
01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:22,320
» Klene,
>> yes.

812
01:12:21,760 --> 01:12:25,199
» Shepard,
>> yes.

813
01:12:25,679 --> 01:12:39,440
Okay. Um, September is the end of a
fiscal year for the city and we always

814
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:46,960
have year-end bills to take care of. Um,
so the con the city staff is request

815
01:12:44,239 --> 01:12:54,320
recommending a special meeting be held
on September 30th to approve the bills

816
01:12:49,760 --> 01:12:59,280
that they prepare to end the year
and they have suggested on about 4:30 on

817
01:12:57,199 --> 01:13:04,320
that. Um,
don't anticipate a lot of questions

818
01:13:02,480 --> 01:13:09,280
but if we ask questions we'll deal with
it. What was the What date was that?

819
01:13:06,800 --> 01:13:14,040
» September 30th.
>> It's a Wednesday.

820
01:13:11,040 --> 01:13:14,040
» Okay,

821
01:13:16,960 --> 01:13:21,520
that
>> works to me.

822
01:13:20,159 --> 01:13:27,760
» Problems.
>> Okay. I make a motion that we

823
01:13:25,440 --> 01:13:34,000
schedule a special meeting on September
30th to approve year end fiscal year

824
01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:39,120
claims.
I'll second.

825
01:13:35,679 --> 01:13:42,000
» Motion by me, seconded by Clay.
Could we have roll call, please?

826
01:13:41,360 --> 01:13:43,360
» Graves,
>> yes.

827
01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:44,560
» Anderson,
>> yes.

828
01:13:43,920 --> 01:13:45,600
» Klein,
>> yes.

829
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:49,920
» Shepard,
>> yes.

830
01:13:47,679 --> 01:13:56,679
» Make a motion to approve the claims that
are presented in our packet.

831
01:13:53,120 --> 01:13:56,679
» I'll second that.

832
01:13:57,360 --> 01:14:04,360
» Motion by me, second by Shane for the
claims. Um,

833
01:14:04,400 --> 01:14:14,800
we'll make uh a couple comments going
over the bills that Axon

834
01:14:11,120 --> 01:14:22,159
Enterprises it says incar camera system.
It was seven of them. Um, according to

835
01:14:19,040 --> 01:14:29,920
what I read on the invoice.
Um,

836
01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:34,360
and Blue Logic was an annual renewal of
21 times $52.40.

837
01:14:34,560 --> 01:14:41,199
Please report. [laughter]
Mayor, Council, Sir Kickstein, again,

838
01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:45,199
um, Blue Logic is the training platform
that we use at the police department.

839
01:14:43,040 --> 01:14:50,159
It's u it's a software basically and
those are the for $52 a year I can go in

840
01:14:47,840 --> 01:14:53,920
as a supervisor assign scenario-based
training to my staff. It maps it out. So

841
01:14:52,800 --> 01:14:57,120
we talked about school shootings
earlier. So if we want to train an

842
01:14:55,199 --> 01:15:01,360
active shooter training I can set up and
actually it this platform allows us to

843
01:14:59,040 --> 01:15:06,480
use an actual map of Shatron High School
or of the primary school and the the

844
01:15:04,000 --> 01:15:10,960
officers have to go through the scenario
put X's on where they would park where

845
01:15:09,120 --> 01:15:14,560
they would make entry and then it ask
policy questions. So we use this on and

846
01:15:12,960 --> 01:15:18,400
off throughout the year for the the
staff, not only for the officers, but

847
01:15:16,960 --> 01:15:23,920
also for the dispatchers and how they
dispatch things out as well. So fairly

848
01:15:21,199 --> 01:15:28,400
cheap training for the price. Um I mean
52 bucks.

849
01:15:25,920 --> 01:15:32,080
» And the previous one, are we replacing
old incar systems?

850
01:15:30,400 --> 01:15:35,920
» No, that's a contract we have with Axon
for the current cameras that we have in

851
01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:41,280
the cars. It's not a replacement.
>> That's an annual fee.

852
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:44,560
» That is correct. They
maintain them for everything that can go

853
01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:48,320
wrong or
>> correct. Yes. And then we have they have

854
01:15:46,719 --> 01:15:51,679
to get installed when we outfit the car.
They get taken out and then put into the

855
01:15:49,840 --> 01:15:56,480
new car. So like the last the truck that
we got, we took the old camera out and

856
01:15:54,320 --> 01:15:59,840
then had the installers put that one in.
Uh also for our body cameras as well. We

857
01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:05,920
have a contract for that as well.
>> So we never really own those things. No.

858
01:16:03,920 --> 01:16:09,280
» No. Um it's technology. I don't know.
So, how do they determine if it's needs

859
01:16:08,320 --> 01:16:13,840
to be replaced?
>> So, like our body cameras back in May,

860
01:16:11,120 --> 01:16:16,960
we actually within the contract, 2 and
1/2 years into the contract, they

861
01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:21,199
refresh them all. So, they send you
brand new equipment, you send the old

862
01:16:18,320 --> 01:16:25,400
equipment in, and so they they give you
new halfway through.

863
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:25,400
» Mhm.

864
01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:31,360
» Well, I like know stuff. Absolutely.
[laughter]

865
01:16:29,760 --> 01:16:35,920
Um,
>> be curious, not judgmental. George,

866
01:16:33,360 --> 01:16:40,173
» yeah, curious. Don't make a bad joke
about curious George. [laughter]

867
01:16:41,760 --> 01:16:48,880
» Walt Walt Whitman said that
>> um

868
01:16:45,440 --> 01:16:55,199
I just wanted to note under KO Wood that
takes care of that.

869
01:16:52,480 --> 01:17:01,600
The amount is $149,000
some dollars. that takes care of both

870
01:16:57,840 --> 01:17:07,480
the airport deal at 37,000 and then the
the water project for 111 almost

871
01:17:04,480 --> 01:17:07,480
$112,000.

872
01:17:07,920 --> 01:17:15,120
Um,
and then that

873
01:17:12,000 --> 01:17:23,320
deductible and insurance claim related
to a sewer backup,

874
01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:23,320
which the total cost was $9,89.90.

875
01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:29,480
And we had to stand the deductible of
5,000.

876
01:17:30,239 --> 01:17:37,760
And in Sunset Law Enforcement, it says
PD firearm,

877
01:17:35,280 --> 01:17:43,120
but I believe that way I read the
invoice, it's for shells, 240 boxes of

878
01:17:41,360 --> 01:17:47,120
them at $118.
>> That's 12,000 rounds of 9mm handgun

879
01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:50,239
ammunition for training purposes. When
you consider that I've got 12 full-time

880
01:17:48,880 --> 01:17:53,520
law enforcement officers within my
department, you can do the math. It's

881
01:17:51,600 --> 01:17:58,000
not really that many, but it seems like
a lot. Um, we Sunset is a law

882
01:17:56,080 --> 01:18:03,800
enforcement distributor. We order it
from them. They ship it to us for free.

883
01:17:59,679 --> 01:18:03,800
So, it's an all-inclusive press.

884
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:15,320
Okay, that's really the only comment I
had. Um,

885
01:18:15,920 --> 01:18:26,000
I was really wondering about the weed
control chemicals. Is that something

886
01:18:21,360 --> 01:18:31,360
that we will use a lot yet this year or
did we get those some before? Well, it's

887
01:18:29,040 --> 01:18:35,600
weed control, but it's also mosquito
control because he'll buy the larvaide

888
01:18:33,920 --> 01:18:39,600
» tablets now while they're still
available and then come January,

889
01:18:38,080 --> 01:18:43,840
December, he'll start throwing them out
in the areas that we need them.

890
01:18:41,360 --> 01:18:49,520
» So, he gets stocked up for those things.
Uh, but then yes, there is also Roundup

891
01:18:46,400 --> 01:18:54,320
Pro and Confront and I think he's got
some Super Trimax on those invoices if I

892
01:18:52,080 --> 01:18:59,679
remember correctly. All of those items
are being used for the end of the season

893
01:18:57,280 --> 01:19:04,640
type stuff. And if he doesn't get them
used, then obviously he got a warm spot

894
01:19:02,239 --> 01:19:07,840
to keep them so that we can utilize them
for next year.

895
01:19:06,159 --> 01:19:11,280
» And a lot of times if we don't buy them
now, they're not available in the

896
01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:15,520
spring,
>> especially the larvaite, the mosquito

897
01:19:13,199 --> 01:19:18,520
control stuff.
>> So,

898
01:19:20,080 --> 01:19:25,280
okay. Um,
could we have roll call, please?

899
01:19:24,640 --> 01:19:26,719
» Graves,
>> yes.

900
01:19:25,920 --> 01:19:27,840
» Anderson,
>> yes.

901
01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:28,880
» Klene,
>> yes.

902
01:19:28,239 --> 01:19:31,880
» Shepard,
>> yes.

903
01:19:32,560 --> 01:19:38,600
» Like to introduce resolution
number 2026-76

904
01:19:39,440 --> 01:19:50,800
to excuse Kevin Alexi from this council
meeting. He had training to go through

905
01:19:48,159 --> 01:19:55,600
in Wyoming, he stated. So,
>> I'll second that

906
01:19:53,040 --> 01:19:59,520
» motion by me, seconded by Shane to
excuse Kevin.

907
01:19:57,679 --> 01:20:00,640
Could we have roll call, please?
>> Graves,

908
01:20:00,080 --> 01:20:01,840
» yes.
>> Anderson,

909
01:20:01,360 --> 01:20:02,800
» yes.
>> Fine.

910
01:20:02,400 --> 01:20:05,120
» Yes.
>> Shepard,

911
01:20:03,440 --> 01:20:10,080
» yes.
>> Um, public comment. Anyone wishing to

912
01:20:07,840 --> 01:20:15,920
address the council on a matter not on
this agenda may now do so. Individuals

913
01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:18,920
are allowed a total of three minutes to
speak.

914
01:20:21,679 --> 01:20:27,679
Now, I'm Carolyn Brennan, 800 Main
Street.

915
01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:34,320
I'd like to know what our ordinances
are, the rules of the road or whatever

916
01:20:30,960 --> 01:20:40,480
for these electric scooters.
I saw one a week ago yesterday.

917
01:20:37,600 --> 01:20:45,040
I see this kid going up and down Main
Street a lot.

918
01:20:42,560 --> 01:20:47,840
And that particular Sunday afternoon, he
was going on the left side of the street

919
01:20:46,560 --> 01:20:51,280
and then he was on the right side of the
street and then the left side of the

920
01:20:48,960 --> 01:20:55,600
street back and forth. There was a car
in front of me that had his foot on the

921
01:20:53,679 --> 01:21:01,040
brake, not knowing which way he was
going. When he got to Common Sense, he

922
01:20:59,040 --> 01:21:06,320
zipped through Common Sense and got
across the highway and before I could

923
01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:13,360
get around onto the highway, he was way
down in Safeway parking lot on the

924
01:21:09,760 --> 01:21:18,400
sidewalk and he was flying.
I could see him just about over the hill

925
01:21:16,159 --> 01:21:22,719
out by Ace Hardware then and I finally
found he went around the corner behind

926
01:21:20,880 --> 01:21:29,840
Ace Hardware.
I see him a lot this morning.

927
01:21:26,640 --> 01:21:35,440
I didn't. Thank God it didn't happen.
There was a kid coming from on 8th

928
01:21:32,000 --> 01:21:40,000
Street on an electric scooter. He was in
the middle of the intersection.

929
01:21:37,679 --> 01:21:44,480
There was a car coming from the south
that couldn't have been two car lengths

930
01:21:41,760 --> 01:21:47,840
away from him. Another one was coming
from the north. He was making a

931
01:21:46,000 --> 01:21:52,960
right-hand turn. So, I assume the kid
thought, "Okay, I can go." But didn't

932
01:21:49,600 --> 01:21:59,600
see the one in the south coming north.
I've seen a kid on a bicycle hit by a

933
01:21:56,080 --> 01:22:05,520
semi years ago. And I don't want to see
a kid around town here get hit. There's

934
01:22:02,719 --> 01:22:08,560
got to be some kind of control. The one
this morning didn't have a helmet on. I

935
01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:14,320
don't think a helmet would help them
anyway, but I just wanted to know what

936
01:22:11,199 --> 01:22:18,480
the rules of the road are for those. And
not just the scooters.

937
01:22:16,560 --> 01:22:23,520
Bicycles, too. You don't see a lot of
kids riding the bicycles. I saw a lot of

938
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:27,840
them on scooters this summer. And one
girl went by and she looked at me the

939
01:22:25,280 --> 01:22:34,560
whole time she went a half a block. Just
kept looking at me like she could have

940
01:22:30,000 --> 01:22:39,840
hit a hole in the street and gone over.
And I just think we need to watch those.

941
01:22:37,040 --> 01:22:44,320
I've had other three or four people say,
"Oh, that guy I he turned a U-turn right

942
01:22:42,480 --> 01:22:48,639
in front of me. I just about hit him."
Well, that was my granddaughter.

943
01:22:46,960 --> 01:22:55,360
I've had a couple other people that have
said those little suckers pop out of

944
01:22:51,520 --> 01:23:00,080
nowhere and I'd be the I can I can see a
couple of people that might miss them

945
01:22:57,920 --> 01:23:04,560
and then accidentally hit them and that
I hate to see that happen. So I don't

946
01:23:01,760 --> 01:23:09,040
know what the rules are. Yeah. Well,
thank you for your comments and it's

947
01:23:07,040 --> 01:23:14,560
been a
topic of discussion at the agenda

948
01:23:11,280 --> 01:23:20,320
meetings and probably other meetings
uh about it and um

949
01:23:17,679 --> 01:23:24,159
just this evening coming out of my
office instead of being on the street

950
01:23:21,920 --> 01:23:33,040
they were on my sidewalk.
Um the young girl did slow up when she

951
01:23:28,239 --> 01:23:39,360
saw me, but um she was going pretty a
pretty good click down the sidewalk. So,

952
01:23:36,639 --> 01:23:41,840
» but we appreciate why I'm here. We
appreciate your com. We appreciate your

953
01:23:41,120 --> 01:23:44,800
comments.
>> Where we live, they're going to school.

954
01:23:44,000 --> 01:23:47,600
» Yeah. You know,
>> come over by Wilson Park and watch them

955
01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:52,960
over there. Hasn't
>> started yet.

956
01:23:49,840 --> 01:23:55,960
» Yeah. Go-karts, everything. Anyway.
Yeah,

957
01:23:56,239 --> 01:24:05,600
» Nelson Stevens, 402 West 8th Street. I
was at the last meeting and caught the

958
01:24:03,040 --> 01:24:10,080
conversation about the license plate
cameras and I want to be on the other

959
01:24:07,760 --> 01:24:15,600
side. I appreciate those that were
against the system that was after I

960
01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:21,360
researched it. I hadn't really looked
into these and the name of that company

961
01:24:18,239 --> 01:24:28,080
comes up pretty regularly, pro and con,
but I am for the city maintaining some

962
01:24:25,360 --> 01:24:33,679
type of license plate camera system as
is used now because I think that's a

963
01:24:30,639 --> 01:24:38,320
valuable tool to catch people. People
can be so elusive

964
01:24:36,000 --> 01:24:44,239
and I appreciate the job law enforcement
does. A lot of times it's thankless and

965
01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:49,840
I really support them in using these
tools reasonably. If it ever gets out of

966
01:24:47,360 --> 01:24:56,159
hand and comes to mind, then there needs
to be a mechanism in place that might be

967
01:24:52,639 --> 01:25:00,639
a joint law enforcement and committee of
citizens

968
01:24:57,840 --> 01:25:04,239
that oversees this would be a nice
compromise,

969
01:25:02,159 --> 01:25:07,760
but and the company that's been
mentioned most often, I don't know if

970
01:25:06,239 --> 01:25:12,239
they're the only one. I don't believe
they are. So maybe at some point in the

971
01:25:10,320 --> 01:25:17,360
future an alternate company if this one
gets a bad reputation or goes out of

972
01:25:14,400 --> 01:25:22,400
business. But I am for the use of those
readers. I think they're a good

973
01:25:18,960 --> 01:25:26,199
deterrent or can be used as a tool.
>> Thank you for your comments.

974
01:25:28,480 --> 01:25:34,719
That
okay city manager report.

975
01:25:32,480 --> 01:25:38,960
» Thank you mayor. I just wanted to
mention it to the council and then also

976
01:25:36,639 --> 01:25:42,800
to the citizens of Shatron. We're having
a program here on September 2nd and 3rd

977
01:25:41,520 --> 01:25:48,000
since we're not going to have another
meeting before then in which it's called

978
01:25:45,040 --> 01:25:53,040
the community partnership program. It is
a program that we're going to have our

979
01:25:50,400 --> 01:25:57,600
National Guard representatives here into
in in our community. Uh we're going to

980
01:25:55,120 --> 01:26:02,080
be doing a wreath laying. Uh we're going
to have several meetings with different

981
01:26:00,159 --> 01:26:05,360
community members that'll be invited.
Then then we're going to have some

982
01:26:03,280 --> 01:26:09,520
different opportunities for them. Uh
they're going to finish up on Thursday

983
01:26:07,679 --> 01:26:16,800
the September 3rd where they're going to
be down at the uh Legion. Uh we're going

984
01:26:12,800 --> 01:26:21,199
to have Major General Craig Strong. Is
that correct, Kelsey?

985
01:26:17,760 --> 01:26:25,679
» Yes. uh which will be here uh to to
represent and it's a way to have just a

986
01:26:24,080 --> 01:26:31,040
collaboration with what the National
Guard does mean to our community, what

987
01:26:27,840 --> 01:26:35,120
they do for our area, what they do for
the state, and then what they also do

988
01:26:32,560 --> 01:26:39,679
for the nation as well. Um so I'd
encourage anybody uh we are trying to

989
01:26:37,280 --> 01:26:43,760
get the information out to everybody.
It's on the website. Um, it's one of

990
01:26:42,480 --> 01:26:48,159
those things that if you have an
opportunity to come and and just

991
01:26:45,920 --> 01:26:52,560
participate or just see what they're all
about, I' I'd encourage everyone and

992
01:26:50,320 --> 01:26:57,199
anyone to come out to to see what they
have to offer and and just ask a lot of

993
01:26:55,520 --> 01:27:03,280
questions. Um, that's what they're here
for. Um, it's a celebration

994
01:27:00,000 --> 01:27:08,239
slashinformation slash whatever else it
needs to be for that uh those two days.

995
01:27:06,320 --> 01:27:12,480
So, I just encourage everybody to do
that. And then uh just wanted to also

996
01:27:10,400 --> 01:27:17,840
just put one more thing out there for
our citizens. Um you know with the the

997
01:27:15,600 --> 01:27:21,760
use of our community service officer,
he's been going around and doing a lot

998
01:27:19,679 --> 01:27:25,840
of things. Uh trying to just help
everybody to understand what what the

999
01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:31,199
expectations are, what the ordinance
state as far as weed trees, different

1000
01:27:29,280 --> 01:27:35,600
things throughout the whole thing. I
think it's been very very successful.

1001
01:27:33,280 --> 01:27:40,560
Um, want to also just stress to
everybody that it's not a a a ticket

1002
01:27:38,639 --> 01:27:44,960
catching type thing. It's a way of just
informing our public this is what the

1003
01:27:43,199 --> 01:27:49,920
standards are set. And if they see
something that we maybe need to change

1004
01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:54,159
or or switch around, I'd encourage the
public to come in and talk to the

1005
01:27:51,600 --> 01:27:57,600
council, talk to any of the city staff,
let us know what we need to be working

1006
01:27:55,840 --> 01:28:02,239
on, too, because it needs to be both
ways. Uh, the communications needs to be

1007
01:28:00,159 --> 01:28:07,520
just opened up. And I I think for as far
as our staff itself, it's been very very

1008
01:28:05,040 --> 01:28:11,679
good. Um because we are digging into
those things and and we'll be expanding

1009
01:28:09,840 --> 01:28:16,400
more things as Mike gets more
comfortable in his position and what's

1010
01:28:13,520 --> 01:28:21,520
being responsible for. So I just wanted
to thank everybody for cooperating with

1011
01:28:18,800 --> 01:28:27,600
us on all those things. I believe he's
sent out in excess of what 300 now

1012
01:28:25,679 --> 01:28:32,239
letters that he's talked to different
people. Um, and it's just a basic way,

1013
01:28:30,239 --> 01:28:37,199
like I said, it's to let everybody know
what's what the expectations are. That's

1014
01:28:34,480 --> 01:28:40,719
what the ordinance are stating. Um, and
it's just a way for everybody to be on

1015
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:45,520
the same page. And I just wanted to
appreciate everybody that's been very

1016
01:28:42,800 --> 01:28:51,040
receptive to it on on all of the things
that we've talked about. Um, it actually

1017
01:28:48,000 --> 01:28:55,679
has helped us as a city too to uh make
sure that we're following what we are

1018
01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:59,760
asking our public to do. And we are. Uh
it's just sometimes we can't get to

1019
01:28:57,520 --> 01:29:04,719
everything like we see all the all the
time too. I know Mike's pointed out

1020
01:29:02,080 --> 01:29:09,120
several things to the uh parks and
cemetery guys on some of the different

1021
01:29:07,120 --> 01:29:12,639
things and it is just one of those
things that we're trying to let

1022
01:29:10,159 --> 01:29:18,960
everybody know. So I appreciate that and
and that's all I have for tonight.

1023
01:29:16,320 --> 01:29:22,159
Okay,
>> council closing comments. We'll start

1024
01:29:20,960 --> 01:29:27,040
with Mark. I
>> I guess I really don't have too much. I

1025
01:29:23,920 --> 01:29:31,600
I drive by this sign multiple times a
day and I I glance at I never really

1026
01:29:29,040 --> 01:29:35,360
think much about it. Uh but it's in a in
a citizen's yard and and I I got to

1027
01:29:34,000 --> 01:29:41,520
thinking about it. It seems pretty
profound to me today for some reason,

1028
01:29:37,440 --> 01:29:47,360
but it's it says truth builds democracy,
misinformation destroys it. And I got to

1029
01:29:45,280 --> 01:29:53,760
thinking about that as much social media
and other media types that we have. Uh

1030
01:29:51,199 --> 01:29:57,520
and at the bottom of the sign it says uh
research and think. So I think you know

1031
01:29:55,600 --> 01:30:01,600
if we can all be critical thinkers and
think for ourselves and not take

1032
01:29:59,199 --> 01:30:07,120
everything at face value uh I think
that'll make us uh

1033
01:30:04,480 --> 01:30:11,280
stronger better community.
>> That's all I have.

1034
01:30:10,362 --> 01:30:16,159
[clears throat and snorts]
>> I'll just add on to what Mark said just

1035
01:30:14,480 --> 01:30:21,040
a little bit. You know, part of doing
the research is, you know, looking at

1036
01:30:18,800 --> 01:30:27,280
other people's deferring opinions and
perspectives and not just looking for

1037
01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:34,159
confirmation bias as you research any
topic. That's

1038
01:30:30,639 --> 01:30:40,120
be safe as the school year gets started.
And

1039
01:30:36,400 --> 01:30:40,120
that's all I've got.

1040
01:30:40,800 --> 01:30:48,239
Okay.
Well, this Thursday

1041
01:30:44,960 --> 01:30:52,719
is bands on Bordeaux. It's kind of the
welcoming back of the Shadron State

1042
01:30:50,239 --> 01:30:59,679
College students. And I got a little
challenge for the council members.

1043
01:30:56,400 --> 01:31:04,320
I got some name tags for you. I think
it'd be a nice idea if we stood by the

1044
01:31:02,639 --> 01:31:11,360
gate. I'm going to be working one of the
gates at 9:30 or 7:30,

1045
01:31:08,480 --> 01:31:17,360
but we could be behind the people that
attach the wristbands and just welcome

1046
01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:26,159
the pe out of towners to Shadron. I
think it'd be kind of nice. Um I plan to

1047
01:31:20,400 --> 01:31:30,320
do that. Um so it be a challenge to you.
um

1048
01:31:27,679 --> 01:31:37,360
going to mention and
Do County Museum

1049
01:31:33,520 --> 01:31:44,159
has a special program that's right at
this

1050
01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:51,440
um museum right now. It's called Spark
um at Places of Innovation

1051
01:31:47,120 --> 01:31:56,880
and it's here until September 11th. So,
uh you need to take advantage of it and

1052
01:31:53,440 --> 01:32:05,280
go out and see it. um
uh before it departs town. Um and I had

1053
01:32:01,360 --> 01:32:09,760
on my little list the National Guard
um

1054
01:32:06,880 --> 01:32:14,480
partnership thing and and if and I have
to do a little talk a couple times. If

1055
01:32:12,560 --> 01:32:20,880
any National Guard members have
something that some story that they want

1056
01:32:16,639 --> 01:32:25,600
to tell me, good or bad, um let me know.
I'll probably leave out the bad stuff,

1057
01:32:22,560 --> 01:32:30,960
but I appreciate knowing it um that
maybe I could use in my five or six

1058
01:32:28,719 --> 01:32:38,000
minutes. Um
and then Crawford on September 8th, they

1059
01:32:34,800 --> 01:32:43,920
have the escort from Whitney to Crawford
for the traveling wall from Vietnam and

1060
01:32:42,000 --> 01:32:49,280
other activities scheduled from
September 9th through the 13th. So, I

1061
01:32:47,520 --> 01:32:53,760
think most of us should probably get
over there and try to support Crawford

1062
01:32:51,760 --> 01:32:58,800
in this endeavor.
Um,

1063
01:32:55,840 --> 01:33:05,199
and my personal Emily and I's
condolences to Keith Spencer and his

1064
01:33:01,760 --> 01:33:10,960
family um and the death of his wife
Nita. Um, I was thinking when we Emily

1065
01:33:09,280 --> 01:33:15,920
and I
came here and I talked to Keith and then

1066
01:33:14,000 --> 01:33:20,639
he took us out to dinner at the chuck
wagon.

1067
01:33:17,440 --> 01:33:25,600
And so Nita was except for maybe someone
in the motel where we registered to stay

1068
01:33:23,440 --> 01:33:30,480
and I couldn't tell you their names, but
Nita would been the second person I met

1069
01:33:27,760 --> 01:33:38,320
in Shadron. Uh, Keith would have been
the first one. And then

1070
01:33:34,159 --> 01:33:43,920
we had after dinner um took us over to
his house and Bevon Bump and Maxine were

1071
01:33:41,760 --> 01:33:49,520
there. So
that's [snorts]

1072
01:33:45,520 --> 01:33:56,159
back in 1981. And then I wanted to
mention um I've kind of done a little

1073
01:33:53,120 --> 01:34:03,440
more work trying to get people to to do
some weed control. and I had little

1074
01:33:59,600 --> 01:34:10,159
success with the corner of Third and
Lake um both properties

1075
01:34:07,120 --> 01:34:16,800
east and west of the intersection there.
Um so I like to get the weeds out of the

1076
01:34:14,480 --> 01:34:22,000
streets. I I think and maybe it's just
me, but when I drive into town and I see

1077
01:34:19,679 --> 01:34:28,320
those growing there and I think this
town doesn't really care. When we lived

1078
01:34:24,960 --> 01:34:32,239
in liberal Kansas,
we had kind of similar discussions. It

1079
01:34:31,040 --> 01:34:37,760
would have been on the chamber of
commerce

1080
01:34:34,080 --> 01:34:43,760
and without it, everyone when they went
from liberal Kansas to Witchah, you went

1081
01:34:40,639 --> 01:34:50,159
through Pratt, Kansas. They said, "How
does that community get everybody

1082
01:34:47,280 --> 01:34:56,320
that lives on Main Street to make it
look nice?" And I probably should call

1083
01:34:53,600 --> 01:35:00,920
and ask Pratt if they're still
continuing that and how they do that.

1084
01:35:01,199 --> 01:35:11,679
» Well, uh I think I think you guys um
said almost everything I had to say. Um

1085
01:35:09,120 --> 01:35:17,679
challenge accepted. George,
I'll have my name tag on.

1086
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:25,520
» Okay. And uh uh I would also like to
wish Mark a happy birthday tomorrow

1087
01:35:21,920 --> 01:35:28,480
29 and Janet a happy belated birthday
from yesterday. So

1088
01:35:26,880 --> 01:35:31,370
» yes I was 30
>> 30. [laughter]

1089
01:35:32,480 --> 01:35:38,199
So um other than that I didn't have a
whole lot. So

1090
01:35:38,320 --> 01:35:42,880
» 38.
>> Thank you. [laughter]

1091
01:35:40,719 --> 01:35:49,040
» I make a motion we adjourn. I'll second
that. Motion by me, seconded by Shane.

1092
01:35:47,120 --> 01:35:50,159
Could we have a roll call, please?
>> Graves,

1093
01:35:49,679 --> 01:35:51,440
» yes.
>> Anderson, [snorts]

1094
01:35:50,960 --> 01:35:52,480
» yes.
>> Fly,

1095
01:35:52,000 --> 01:35:56,120
» yes.
>> Shephard,

1096
01:35:53,120 --> 01:35:56,120
» yes.