[0:00] I pledge allegiance to the flag
[0:03] of the United
[0:15] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[0:19] republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:25] justice for all.
[0:42] » So moved.
>> Second part.
[0:44] » Motion has been made and seconded to
approve the agenda. All those in favor
[0:46] signify by saying "Aye."
>> Aye.
[0:48] » Opposed?
[0:51] Everybody on the list by name.
>> Yes.
[0:57] » Uh
>> No.
[1:00] » Okay.
>> No.
[1:01] » So moved.
>> If you just hold on there just one
[1:03] moment just a second.
>> We're too smart for you, Kevin.
[1:08] » [snorts]
>> Uh next up is the consent agenda. We'll
[1:10] need a motion to approve.
>> I'll move.
[1:12] » Second.
>> Motion has been made and seconded. All
[1:14] those in favor signify by saying "Aye."
>> Aye.
[1:17] » Opposed?
[1:22] Uh no unfinished business. Moving on to
the new business. Dave Pepper driver
[1:25] Vietnam Memorial wall.
[1:30] » Good afternoon everybody. Whatever it
is.
[1:33] » Oh.
>> Thank you for the time.
[1:35] Excuse me, but
[1:40] » [clears throat]
>> I just wanted to bring you guys a quick
[1:41] update on what's happening.
[1:45] And
what's happening is
[1:48] this week I'll be getting a copy of the
insurance from the helicopter
[1:55] crew and from
the F W. in the town this
[2:10] I don't know if you noticed or not, we
got two big billboards put up.
[2:17] The park place at 57.
And the one at 52 and uh
[2:22] 57 at the gas station.
Beautiful, beautiful billboards.
[2:28] » [cough]
>> I'm excited about that.
[2:31] » Southern flags, too, in town.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And uh
[2:35] Thank God for all you guys because
that's going to help a lot. We're not
[2:39] much help,
but we're old people. That's what I'm
[2:42] trying to say.
The town here has been on the back.
[2:45] I'm looking forward to putting that.
And uh
[2:49] we uh
got a couple of things.
[2:53] Got a call last night uh from
Bluebell Beach, they had the wall put up
[2:57] last week.
But
[3:01] and uh they called me down there and
told me they're all done, but they
[3:04] called us last night
and they're going to give us
[3:07] the foundation that the wall sits on.
It's very expensive. It had a lot of
[3:12] labor.
And so we're
[3:15] going to try and find time this weekend
to go and get it.
[3:19] I'd like to be able to
make that
[3:24] whatever you call it, convenient for you
guys to set up kind of early and get
[3:27] some things done.
And uh
[3:32] the other thing is
that wall
[3:35] is on
uh I forgot. Two by fours holding in the
[3:38] ground.
And then they're laying them to make
[3:41] sure that they're straight.
That's the request I would have for
[3:45] y'all that all that
be able to
[3:47] pull the two by fours in the ground.
Then we're done, pull that off and pull
[3:52] them off the back of the cedar.
Whatever else.
[3:57] Whatever damage
which I hope will be nothing but we
[4:00] do it covertly.
>> [clears throat]
[4:03] » request
to do
[4:05] » Uh you'll probably want to call the
state trust
[4:08] » Yeah, we went the We went one side of
town with that earlier.
[4:14] We figured it was still
It was not in the
[4:18] » in the ball park.
>> in the ball park but I would do it just
[4:22] as a precaution.
>> And that's already in the UK.
[4:25] » Yeah.
>> And uh
[4:28] the other thing is uh
parking.
[4:32] We don't know if we're going to have
10 cars, 100 cars, 1,000 to 10,000. We
[4:37] have no idea.
>> Somewhere between 1 and 10,000.
[4:40] » Yeah.
>> [laughter]
[4:43] » See, I don't know how many you're
talking about.
[4:45] » Yeah.
>> But I would like to be able to possible
[4:49] be able to park as close as we can
because of the
[4:52] age group of the people.
Uh
[4:56] we're going to have
some golf carts to help transport people
[5:01] and we're going to have some handicap
spots right there for
[5:04] that's on the ball night but
we would like to be able to
[5:08] you know, give blessing to the park
as close as you could with that.
[5:12] the age of the people.
>> Yeah, that's all the time and then you
[5:15] just put all the handicaps there.
>> Yeah.
[5:18] And uh
you know, whatever you suggest
[5:22] would be great for us.
Uh
[5:25] and uh
we have uh
[5:29] » [clears throat]
>> I think I told you that our guest
[5:31] speaker
is uh Medal of Honor winner
[5:35] from Kansas City.
Gary Richardson. He's going to be our
[5:38] guest speaker at the
opening ceremonies.
[5:43] » He's the most recent, right? Or When is
recent?
[5:46] » Yes, his was this in March in the middle
of May?
[5:50] So, where do I eat?
Eating.
[5:53] And uh
You all are
[5:57] What's his name if you guys can be
there? Hey, what's his name?
[6:00] » What's his name again?
>> Gary Richardson.
[6:02] » Gary Richardson.
>> Gas station.
[6:04] And uh we want to see that he's over for
the opening ceremony. Let's go there.
[6:10] It's a big deal for us.
>> What's the date and time of the event?
[6:13] » Absolutely.
Uh
[6:15] The date is
the official movie is September 4th
[6:19] at 9:00 a.m.
Yeah,
[6:23] we've got a uh
a group coming out last week for that as
[6:27] an honor guard.
And uh we have
[6:36] Who's the sheriff out here?
Darrel Stanley obeying the center here
[6:40] and we got a couple of the bank lights.
>> Oh, that's lovely.
[6:43] » Yeah. And uh
And right at 9:00, the helicopter is
[6:47] going to fly.
>> Oh, nice.
[6:49] » Yeah.
We're going to say it in the morning.
[6:51] The helicopter people, I don't know who
they are.
[6:55] We [cough] need to make this a good
place to land. They got to fly
[6:58] 10:00 before.
No later No later than that.
[7:02] » Okay.
I'll see if you have a problem with it.
[7:04] » No.
And then at the path that he come over,
[7:07] the chief pilot came over last week
and uh
[7:11] he dragged the pole so I have
They're going to land on there.
[7:15] » He said he did.
>> Okay.
[7:17] » So, that will put it down there.
>> And then do I need that marked or
[7:22] anything? Or is it
Pardon? Are they going to mark it off
[7:25] for
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, they'll make sure that
[7:28] He'll take off from the pad and fly
west.
[7:32] Fly over the west and get into the ice.
We don't have anything to do with the
[7:36] ride. We'll
be over there. That's really up to them.
[7:40] It's exciting just to have them here.
>> Sure.
[7:42] » Got to be a big deal.
Uh
[7:45] » Is it a Vietnam era chapter?
>> It is.
[7:48] » [laughter]
>> It's a new unit, right?
[7:50] » Yeah.
[7:52] » [laughter]
>> But uh
[7:55] Yeah. And they were real good at Cass
City. They were really good.
[7:58] » And they do have a
I think he charged them 100
[8:03] It's 25 an hour at night, but he gives
you a good rate.
[8:06] And then
And um
[8:10] That's the one We're going to have a
couple food trucks
[8:14] uh
up at the pavilion area, which it's got
[8:17] to be away from the wall.
But that give
[8:20] uh the opportunity that food trucks
that will give people that want to eat
[8:25] they can go to check in the pavilion.
The pavilion they can eat.
[8:29] » Yeah.
>> That will be supplied.
[8:32] And uh
we're going to be putting up three
[8:34] tents.
And
[8:39] we're going to be putting wood around
one of the tents.
[8:42] With what? He had it all the way around
the gravel around the dirt.
[8:46] And that is a
Vietnam man uh
[8:50] down by Detroit. He has a tent all
sorts of Vietnam
[8:58] memorabilia.
You know, this you know,
[9:02] it's it's a good thing to see.
We'd like to put him there.
[9:06] And then um
our main tent going in
[9:10] to control the traffic. The ideal
situation is
[9:13] that fence around that ball diamond is a
guy sitting for us because
[9:17] » Yeah.
>> security.
[9:19] » Yeah.
>> And uh
[9:21] the other thing is uh
[9:26] I think we need to hear.
[9:28] That's a ball.
You can You can think of a
[9:32] When the client comes over, we're going
to do an escort to the town.
[9:36] Uh but
uh September
[9:39] 3rd
we have we got a time yet?
[9:42] We're going to do an escort from the
Shields area
[9:46] into Showboat Park.
And then
[9:50] my understanding is that we're going to
have a bunch of motorcycles.
[9:54] We're going to notify
the fire department if they want to be
[9:57] involved, you know.
That's great. We're going to have that.
[10:01] And I'll notify notify Chesaning Area
Schools
[10:05] and
>> [clears throat]
[10:07] » Chesaning Schools
and the Wolverine.
[10:11] Uh,
they want to
[10:13] allow the kids to let the kids come out
and wave as they come through and
[10:17] that's it.
That's the main thing, but
[10:20] both and
I'll do the banner. I got three quarter
[10:24] guns.
Two weather ones in the handicap.
[10:27] And they will be serviced by other
people, not us.
[10:32] And
that's about it.
[10:34] Any questions on
that? I'll answer them.
[10:38] All right, I will
see if they're good in the near future.
[10:42] » Do you Are you still looking for
volunteers?
[10:44] » Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, they're We've got
Now with the program, we've got uh
[10:50] forms out that were We're selling two
shirts and then
[10:54] got the donations and then we have forms
for people wanting to volunteer, but I
[10:57] think
I think we can see them all the festival
[11:01] down there with the volunteers.
>> Okay.
[11:03] » Great.
That notice was
[11:05] bad, but now it's looking a lot better,
so I'm
[11:09] I'm assuming we'll have enough.
>> Is there an age limit on volunteers?
[11:12] » Pardon?
>> Is there an age limit on volunteers?
[11:15] » them all 18.
>> Okay.
[11:16] » Just for
Just for liability.
[11:18] » Sure.
I In Chesaning, our um
[11:22] I mean, our National Honor Society and
the Key Club are both very large groups
[11:26] that like to volunteer.
>> Yeah.
[11:28] » I'm sure some of the kids will be over
18 if you get in a position that you may
[11:32] need some help, um those uh Lindsey
Pierce and uh Crystal Lewandowski, I
[11:38] think would be good people to contact to
see if maybe they had some
[11:42] uh students over 18 that would be
available to volunteer that that we
[11:46] have.
>> We'll call the cadet school and see what
[11:48] they say.
>> Sure.
[11:48] » Things get rolling and they got to do
the same thing. I'll see Charles here in
[11:51] a little bit. But uh
um
[11:54] there we may very well have some some
whatever troll cadets
[11:59] walk them tonight
for walking the grounds and whatnot
[12:04] » Yeah.
>> uh as a project that may or may not
[12:07] happen.
Uh
[12:10] I'm looking for you. I know
>> Yeah. Uh I will be in touch. So, I know
[12:13] where to put all of my containers for
you.
[12:16] » Okay. Okay.
>> Yep. I talked to your wife about it this
[12:18] morning. She had reached out to my
husband and I had already planned when
[12:22] you came the first time I already had
plans to decorate down there.
[12:25] » God bless you. God
>> Yeah. Absolutely.
[12:27] » But uh it's going to be it's going to be
exciting thing. And uh we've got some
[12:31] interviews coming up, I think, with
Channel 5.
[12:36] 12
And I'm trying to grab a hold of Art
[12:39] Lewis.
It's almost impossible to get a hold of
[12:41] him, but I want to get it out of you I
don't want to get it out there. We're
[12:44] getting a lot of publicity from all
over. We've got uh some people coming
[12:49] down to Los Angeles.
>> Oh, no.
[12:51] » So,
it's exciting.
[12:54] And uh
I thank you all.
[12:56] » You're welcome.
>> Peace.
[12:58] See you shortly.
>> [laughter]
[12:59] » Thank you.
>> [clears throat]
[13:02] » All right. Next up, Grand Marshal
Kenneth Walker, president coordinator of
[13:06] M-57 Committee.
[13:10] » Hello, Village Council.
>> Council.
[13:11] » Uh my name is Melissa Roman and I'm
representing the Candlelight Committee
[13:14] right now.
And we are requesting funds on 57 from
[13:19] 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
on Friday, November 27th and Saturday,
[13:25] November 28th for the candle walk.
[13:31] » Right?
[13:34] » Oh, stop.
We're not married yet.
[13:38] » [laughter]
>> You can work.
[13:39] » Yes.
And you think she's going to quit
[13:41] volunteering so we can get married?
I don't think so. We need volunteers.
[13:46] » Well, I had an idea about this. I said
it was going to be a problem.
[13:49] » [laughter]
>> I make a motion to allow the candle walk
[13:54] closure of [clears throat] M-57 November
27th and 28th from 4:30 to 9:00 p.m.
[14:01] » Motion has been made and supported. All
those in favor signal by saying aye.
[14:04] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[14:06] The motion carried.
>> Thank you so much.
[14:10] » Next up, committee reports.
Infrastructure.
[14:13] » We had a meeting this morning and he's
going to explain.
[14:15] » Infrastructure, yes. So, we met this
morning. OHM did a great job giving us
[14:19] some thorough updates. We talked about
the same road to the school program.
[14:23] Uh their work scheduled to start June
27th.
[14:27] Some of the big Big Rock area water work
is going to have to wait until 2028 most
[14:32] likely.
Um
[14:34] OHM went through a few things. The local
roads chip and seal projects are going
[14:38] to start as soon as tomorrow. That's at
Third and Pete, Bentley Street, Pearl
[14:43] Street, Brady Street, Canal Street, East
Liberty Street and Neithling.
[14:48] Um
also spent some time talking about the
[14:51] water master plan which is due to the
state in September. Everything appears
[14:55] to be on time with that.
Um and a rate study analysis was also
[15:00] discussed. So, it was a robust meeting
this morning.
[15:05] » Thank you. Finance and admin.
>> I had a meeting.
[15:08] » I heard.
>> [laughter]
[15:09] » Uh just the others didn't feel like
coming. I'm not going to name names.
[15:13] » I didn't feel like
>> I remember getting a text.
[15:15] » But they are at this meeting.
>> [laughter]
[15:19] » Uh
>> Can you hold? I don't I
[15:21] » One meeting this meeting this morning.
So, I won't name his name.
[15:26] Anyhow, it was a clean meeting.
[15:30] Between me and the other important
person who made the meeting.
[15:34] We foresee a very clean audit.
>> That's great.
[15:38] » So that was the most important thing.
And everything in our books and our
[15:43] numbers look good like they should
because we're being led by the most
[15:48] handsome announcer.
>> [laughter]
[15:53] » Doesn't think it twice.
>> I will say he had no meeting.
[15:59] » What is our next meeting?
>> All right.
[16:01] » Chamber of Commerce is later this month.
>> I probably won't be here till my meeting
[16:07] is done.
>> [cough]
[16:08] » Uh Planning Commission?
>> Uh we did have a meeting. We
[16:14] uh
[16:17] » Approved the parking waiver?
>> We did. I was I was trying to think of
[16:20] the name of it, but do they have a
business name? Okay.
[16:24] We approved the parking waiver for
uh the second hand store that's going to
[16:29] open up in the old Arthur's building.
Um
[16:32] » Are they going to fix the old Arthur's
building?
[16:34] » It's not that part of it.
>> The
[16:36] » The lounge part.
>> The lounge part is where the store is
[16:39] going to be. We have a clearance that
this will not affect the safety of that
[16:44] building. Um there was some discussion
that monetarily this may help them clean
[16:49] up the rest of the building more
swiftly. Um
[16:55] » Are there plans?
>> There are.
[16:57] » There are plans and he's doing he's done
quite a bit of work already. Um but I I
[17:02] I think that it's expensive. So
>> I'm sure it is.
[17:04] » I think that getting some income coming
in there
[17:07] is probably what
>> Is it going to be like a thrift shop or
[17:10] like a pawn shop?
>> Uh a thrift shop yeah. A thrift store
[17:14] from what I heard yeah.
>> Cool.
[17:19] » And I was
>> Did they give you a date for the
[17:21] location?
>> No.
[17:23] I don't know what it is.
>> Airport?
[17:27] » No.
>> Fire board.
[17:29] » 11 run I'd say maybe like 12 run.
Uh we had quite a few this weekend.
[17:35] Uh bringing 121
total.
[17:39] They're starting this week. We're going
to be out there every night this week.
[17:43] Uh the blood drive is uh Thursday and
Friday out out of the fire department.
[17:48] All the trucks are back in service.
>> Okay.
[17:51] » Um training was Sunday and Monday out at
Crooks Farm.
[17:55] » Oh, is that the field that caught on
fire?
[17:57] That's what they told me about.
>> Uh there I know Snider's been burning. I
[18:01] don't know if that was just out there or
not. Crooks Farm out there on Gasper
[18:04] Road.
>> Yeah, I don't know. I know somebody just
[18:06] told me a whole field caught fire and
they're putting it out.
[18:08] » Okay.
>> And they had Snider at all here in Fort
[18:11] Recovery today.
Um
[18:14] » Maybe don't burn when it's super dry and
windy.
[18:16] » I know.
Um
[18:18] the fire board [clears throat] is next
Monday uh next Wednesday at 6:00.
[18:22] » All right, thank you.
>> Gas board?
[18:24] » Gas board had a meeting July 28th. I was
not able to attend. Uh when I see those
[18:28] minutes, I'll report back to this group.
>> All right, thank you.
[18:31] » Trust me?
>> No meeting.
[18:33] » All right.
Any council member have a statement they
[18:36] wish to make?
[18:39] All right.
Next up uh Anna and I are apart.
[18:42] » Uh village audit is being finalized this
week.
[18:45] » He said um it'll probably be presented
at the next meeting which is August
[18:49] 18th.
>> Oh, that's quick.
[18:51] » Uh
predicting a clean audit. So, hopefully
[18:55] uh that prediction comes through. It'd
be kind of surprising if it's not. So,
[18:58] uh
>> I bet you there's some emails I need to
[19:00] respond to.
>> Yes, there probably are. So, check your
[19:03] email.
Uh TIF grant
[19:05] is just [clears throat] about complete.
We're down to one service line uh
[19:09] that we it's still unknown material.
We're hoping to have it identified where
[19:14] it's at, Uh
located and identified this week.
[19:17] And then
uh
[19:19] like Tyler said, chip and seal starts
tomorrow.
[19:22] Parts of Bentley Street, Pearl Street,
Brady Street, Pine Street, South Pine
[19:26] Street, East Liberty Street, and East
Liberty Street will be affected.
[19:31] Uh so just
let them put the stone down and then you
[19:35] can drive
>> Are they going to start on top of it?
[19:37] Are they going to follow
>> starting
[19:40] » We're not going to start South Pine
Street this week, are we?
[19:42] » It'll be tomorrow.
>> Are you kidding me?
[19:45] I just said it's South Pine Street. It's
going to start tomorrow on South Pine
[19:48] Street?
>> Yes.
[19:49] » Do you have any idea what the traffic is
like on South Pine Street this week?
[19:52] » [laughter]
>> I saw them out there this morning and I
[19:55] thought you would think they can't be
serious and they are serious.
[19:58] » Wow.
>> [clears throat]
[20:01] [laughter]
[20:03] » I saw them out there marking this
morning and I was like they cannot
[20:06] possibly do the whole street this week.
>> Damn.
[20:08] » Yeah.
>> It should be done tomorrow. So it'll be
[20:12] done at first school service.
>> Good grief.
[20:15] Man.
>> Any other items?
[20:17] » Nope.
>> Motion to adjourn.
[20:20] » Support.
>> Motion by Mayor Ford to adjourn. All in
[20:22] favor,
>> Aye.
[20:24] » Opposed?
Carried.
[20:29] » [clears throat]