1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:06,319 apologize for a bit of the delay we were 2 00:00:06,319 --> 00:00:09,679 in a special meeting prior to this um 3 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:11,880 and I will also preface by saying as you 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,040 may or may not be able to tell I am not 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,000 in fact mayor Turner uh mayor Turner is 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:20,240 still uh in the hospital uh I had an 7 00:00:20,240 --> 00:00:23,080 opportunity to visit with him uh Friday 8 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:26,039 afternoon he's in good spirits uh he's 9 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:28,279 uh up to dat on what's going on in the 10 00:00:28,279 --> 00:00:31,240 city and he appreciat everyone's uh well 11 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,120 wishes and support and prayers he asks 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,640 that you continue to keep him in his in 13 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,320 your prayers and he's uh improving and 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,800 uh looking to uh get back uh with us as 15 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,879 soon as possible uh so um that's the 16 00:00:46,879 --> 00:00:49,000 latest update on that again you know 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,360 thank you everyone for your thoughts and 18 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,760 prayers uh for our mayor Richard Turner 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,079 uh with that being said I'll turn it 20 00:00:57,079 --> 00:01:00,800 over to uh our sen manager to go AG 21 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,640 thank you mayor for Tim hord and council 22 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,199 members uh on your consent agenda you 23 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:07,520 have 10 items for 24 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:12,280 consideration item number one is um the 25 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,159 meeting minutes from the special meeting 26 00:01:14,159 --> 00:01:18,910 from April the 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,600 29th uh the second item is the approval 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,560 of the Clos session meeting minutes from 29 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,280 April 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:32,870 night and these will be uh passed around 31 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,960 uh item number three is approval of 32 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:39,149 special meeting minutes from May the 33 00:01:39,159 --> 00:01:42,439 6 item number four is approval of 34 00:01:42,439 --> 00:01:46,310 regular meeting minutes from May 35 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:50,159 6 item number five is the uh 36 00:01:50,159 --> 00:01:52,520 Transportation Bond there's two 37 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,399 resolutions uh one that authorizes the 38 00:01:55,399 --> 00:01:57,920 finance officer to apply to the local 39 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,200 government commission and certain 40 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,000 finance and item number two on that is a 41 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,680 resolution dir publication noce intent 42 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:10,599 to apply for the Lo commission so that's 43 00:02:10,599 --> 00:02:13,640 item number five for the upcoming 44 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:16,879 Bond there is one correction um in your 45 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:18,760 packets online is correctly but inside 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,360 the packets there is U on one resolution 47 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,680 the dollar sign was left out of 25 48 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,040 million and so that has been included 49 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,760 now online 50 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,440 or the corrected reservation is here so 51 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,959 when you sign it just make not of that 52 00:02:36,959 --> 00:02:42,159 item number six is um a budget amendment 53 00:02:42,159 --> 00:02:45,120 um for police attorney contract payments 54 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,120 over the past several years um the city 55 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,200 of Belmont contracts with the city of 56 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,560 Gaston for um a police attorney um and 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,080 the existing 58 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,879 contract um or the one contract was from 59 00:02:59,879 --> 00:03:05,319 17 to 2020 those for $10,000 a year um 60 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:07,480 there was no contract between 2020 to 61 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:12,480 present um and that total um 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,120 $70,000 63 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,840 um for this fiscal year uh we did have 64 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,040 $10,000 budgeted so we've asked the 65 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,319 police department to process that 66 00:03:21,319 --> 00:03:24,000 $10,000 payment uh which means that 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,920 we're uh in back pay for $60,000 due to 68 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:31,640 city of Gastonia not invoicing um the 69 00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:34,480 city of Belmont um at this time we are 70 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,560 reviewing a new contract uh that will be 71 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,080 KCK off this coming fiscal year and 72 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,280 we're also uh negotiating the fee so 73 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,200 just know 74 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,159 that item number seven is approval of 75 00:03:49,159 --> 00:03:52,439 amendment um amending ordinance 76 00:03:52,439 --> 00:03:54,000 authorizing to sell possession and 77 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,319 consumption of alcoholic beverages in 78 00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:00,040 Kevin lton park for the cers 79 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,720 River Fest event this initial date was 80 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,000 rained out so the makeup date is July 81 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,360 20th 2024 from 3 82 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:16,000 p.m. item number eight is um requesting 83 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,799 uh approval to close Main Street in 84 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:20,320 conjunction with the city of B lot's 85 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,360 annual Booth Fest for Saturday October 86 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,680 26th item number 87 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,479 nine is an approval of to closing the 88 00:04:30,479 --> 00:04:32,400 Main Street and the S possession and 89 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,479 consumption of alcoholic beverages for 90 00:04:34,479 --> 00:04:39,160 the 2024 Bavarian holiday festival that 91 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,759 the Main Street dpda associations are 92 00:04:41,759 --> 00:04:44,880 working on this coming 93 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:49,759 year and the last item is Surplus in two 94 00:04:49,759 --> 00:04:54,360 um fire department vehicles uh one being 95 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,000 engine 96 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,919 433 and the second one being Surplus 97 00:04:58,919 --> 00:05:02,950 request 98 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,639 439 any questions thank you any 99 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:09,150 questions on the consent 100 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,120 agenda all right uh there being none 101 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,360 then I guess we can go right into the 102 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,400 regular meeting is that 103 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,560 correct y all right well then we will uh 104 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,800 call the regular uh June 2024 meeting in 105 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,600 the Belmont city council to order um and 106 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,840 at this time uh I will call on 107 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:33,000 councilman Jason geld to give the 108 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,390 invitation 109 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,400 pleas heavenly father thank you for 110 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:40,800 bringing us together for this important 111 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,400 meeting to cond conduct business on 112 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,479 behalf of the city and our citizens we 113 00:05:44,479 --> 00:05:46,039 ask for your guidance as we consider the 114 00:05:46,039 --> 00:05:47,600 matters before us tonight and thank you 115 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,240 for the staff and others who spent time 116 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,000 preparing presentations that we will 117 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,840 hear and we certainly want to remember 118 00:05:52,840 --> 00:05:54,400 and ask for your healing power for mayor 119 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,479 Turner and his continued recovery and 120 00:05:56,479 --> 00:05:58,160 pray for his return here with us as soon 121 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,759 as he is able all us in your heavenly 122 00:06:00,759 --> 00:06:02,280 name 123 00:06:02,280 --> 00:06:04,960 amen councilman Alexs will lead us in 124 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,160 the pledge of Alle please join me in the 125 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:11,560 pledge ALG to of the United States of 126 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:17,479 America to the for it stands one na God 127 00:06:17,479 --> 00:06:23,390 indivisible with liy and justice for 128 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,120 all all right uh at this time I'll will 129 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:31,160 entertain a motion to set the agenda mtion by Alex 130 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,360 seconded by Jason all those in 131 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:38,800 favor any opposed the agenda is set um 132 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,039 at this time I'll entertain motion to 133 00:06:41,039 --> 00:06:42,880 approve the consent agenda motion to 134 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,599 approve the consent agenda May by Al 135 00:06:45,599 --> 00:06:48,240 second is by Charlie all those in favor 136 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,280 I oppos all right uh the consent agenda 137 00:06:52,280 --> 00:06:53,120 is 138 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,560 approved uh that leads us to a public 139 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:14,830 comment if we could uh that 140 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:18,240 so uh public comment uh we have one 141 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,759 person uh signed up for general public 142 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:25,029 comment Julie 143 00:07:25,039 --> 00:07:28,879 Seligman um just yes please come up come 144 00:07:28,879 --> 00:07:30,440 up to the mic 145 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,440 and uh just state your name uh and your 146 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,440 address and then you have uh three 147 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,759 minutes uh 148 00:07:37,759 --> 00:07:40,680 to hi my name is jul ligman I live at 149 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:44,479 112 Mark Twain Court we own 611 North 150 00:07:44,479 --> 00:07:48,000 Central Avenue in bont um I am 151 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:52,199 requesting a date of Thanksgiving Day 152 00:07:52,199 --> 00:07:54,199 which will be November the 28 for the 153 00:07:54,199 --> 00:07:55,479 Thanksgiving 154 00:07:55,479 --> 00:07:59,560 5K this will be the 13th year of this 155 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,840 okay we put it on every year it's a 156 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,479 donation run we give the money back into 157 00:08:04,479 --> 00:08:07,120 the community um over the past we've 158 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:08,800 given it to C split the money between 159 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,919 Catherine's house and S this year uh 160 00:08:11,919 --> 00:08:14,080 there will be a change in our donations 161 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,120 because we are in search of one other 162 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:20,440 charity to add oppos to Catherine's 163 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,879 house um because we have given to them 164 00:08:22,879 --> 00:08:25,639 for the past 10 165 00:08:25,639 --> 00:08:29,960 years um so I am requesting their to be 166 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:30,960 an 167 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,560 application um fee to 168 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:37,800 be not have to pay that or a donation 169 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,240 from the city for for Johns up until 170 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,760 last year in 2023 we have always 171 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,440 received donation from the city of 172 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,480 application number to be paid they've 173 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:50,839 also donated the porter Johns to be put 174 00:08:50,839 --> 00:08:53,800 at the Lutheran church on Main 175 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,320 Street usually two porta johns last year 176 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,120 we paid for them that is an additional 177 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,519 EXP that we there again all the money 178 00:09:02,519 --> 00:09:05,240 goes back into the community except for 179 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,800 what it calls for police insurance and 180 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,720 any expenses we have um so we are 181 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,640 requesting that we're requesting the 182 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,240 event approval for the event I have not 183 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:17,279 buildt out the application yet because 184 00:09:17,279 --> 00:09:20,079 we're asking for that fee to be 185 00:09:20,079 --> 00:09:24,519 wiped um which it can happen tomorrow um 186 00:09:24,519 --> 00:09:26,920 does anybody have any questions about 187 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,680 the event it's a longstanding event the 188 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:31,519 city 189 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:33,350 of last 190 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:37,670 [Music] 191 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:40,880 year yeah we we typically don't uh 192 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,680 engage in back and forth but we can uh 193 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:45,560 direct the appropriate staff member to 194 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:48,040 get right I just want if you any 195 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,279 questions yeah okay thank you thank you 196 00:09:52,279 --> 00:09:54,279 I'm assuming appropriate followup will 197 00:09:54,279 --> 00:09:59,839 be yes thank you thank you thank you 198 00:09:59,839 --> 00:10:03,440 um that is all we have for public 199 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:04,720 comment 200 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,600 today uh for that agenda item so with 201 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,160 that being said we turn to uh item 202 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,680 C2 which is uh Lake View Farms public 203 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:17,440 hearing on petition requesting 204 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:18,720 non-contiguous 205 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,000 annexation we are already in public 206 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,839 hearing on this item from last month it 207 00:10:23,839 --> 00:10:26,560 was continued to this month as we are 208 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,200 about to learn there will be a request 209 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,000 to continue it again 210 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,880 uh but at this point uh our planning 211 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:37,399 director Tiffany phoh will speak to 212 00:10:37,399 --> 00:10:39,920 that yes thank you and good evening city 213 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,399 council um we have before you tonight 214 00:10:43,399 --> 00:10:45,320 consideration of the non-contiguous 215 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,639 annexation for the lake be Farms 216 00:10:47,639 --> 00:10:49,320 properties there are four Parcels in 217 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:53,360 total and following um the planning 218 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:55,639 board meeting that was held in may we 219 00:10:55,639 --> 00:10:57,760 did receive a request from the applicant 220 00:10:57,760 --> 00:10:59,560 both for the annexation as well well as 221 00:10:59,560 --> 00:11:02,240 the conditional resoning um requesting a 222 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,800 continuation or deferral of the um 223 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,519 public hearing to a later date I believe 224 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:09,959 that was December and so at this time I 225 00:11:09,959 --> 00:11:13,639 would ask um for your approval to turn 226 00:11:13,639 --> 00:11:17,000 over the floor to the applicant to allow 227 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,000 them to present their request for your 228 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:30,110 consideration that's alline thank you 229 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,160 good evening Council my name is Margaret 230 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,720 Pucket I am the VP of land for TriPoint 231 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,480 homes I've had the opportunity to work 232 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,200 with the city of Belmont in addition to 233 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,160 individual council members over the last 234 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:44,200 four and a half years on our project 235 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,600 Lake View Farms we have worked 236 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,920 tirelessly to come up with site plan um 237 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,760 traffic improvements being our number 238 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,560 one uh Focus over the course of a 239 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:58,480 four-year period to try to come up with 240 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,560 solutions for the city of Elan as we 241 00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:04,079 navigate through adding more homes to an 242 00:12:04,079 --> 00:12:06,920 already I would say crowded area with 243 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,240 lots of congestion and what our team has 244 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:12,279 done has has collaborated with Kim Ley 245 00:12:12,279 --> 00:12:14,920 horn your consultant on the traffic side 246 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,320 in addition to our third party Mike um 247 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,560 holder and ganet Fleming over that 248 00:12:20,560 --> 00:12:22,199 course of time we've come up with 249 00:12:22,199 --> 00:12:24,839 solutions to help not only offset our 250 00:12:24,839 --> 00:12:28,160 traffic with this project but also truly 251 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:29,880 do above and beond 252 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,920 what any other developer has offered to 253 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,920 do in Belmont prior on I believe it was 254 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,880 May 6 city council was presented a 255 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,399 Withers ravanal sewer study which 256 00:12:41,399 --> 00:12:44,920 indicated very very U different results 257 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,360 than what we had understood coming into 258 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,160 our project over four years ago previous 259 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:56,000 city council previous City staff um we were going with assumptions that 260 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,760 sewer capacity was not a problem the the 261 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,720 SE study that came out definitely 262 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,320 indicated that there is a a concern and 263 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,519 a problem with the Morgan brand Pump 264 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:09,000 Station and the sewer line that runs 265 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,560 parallel on South Point Road with that 266 00:13:12,560 --> 00:13:15,600 we went to planning board um 10 days 267 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,360 later with very little information very 268 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,839 little understanding of how we can help 269 00:13:20,839 --> 00:13:22,959 in the future how can we be part of a 270 00:13:22,959 --> 00:13:25,880 solution so I respectfully asked this 271 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,079 evening that Council allows Tri Point 272 00:13:28,079 --> 00:13:31,360 Homes to defer six months to take us to 273 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,800 December so that in the next six months 274 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,320 we can collaborate like we have on our 275 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,920 traffic improvements and the suggestions 276 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:40,680 and the collaboration that we've 277 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:43,199 completed and really we're ready to move 278 00:13:43,199 --> 00:13:46,240 forward on over the next six months so 279 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,560 that we can be part of a solution not 280 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:51,120 only on the traffic side but also on the 281 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,800 sewer capacity and I want to formally 282 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,279 ask that request but also be um open 283 00:13:59,279 --> 00:14:02,440 with providing Solutions we are ready to 284 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:03,839 kind of roll up our sleeves and work 285 00:14:03,839 --> 00:14:06,639 with the city because we understand that 286 00:14:06,639 --> 00:14:08,440 there can be Solutions on the private 287 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,560 side and the public side as we partner 288 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:13,440 together so that is my request would be 289 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,600 to defer this annexation and resoning to 290 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,399 December when more information is 291 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:19,959 available for us to make a better 292 00:14:19,959 --> 00:14:22,480 decision City 293 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,959 about uh are you open for questions I am 294 00:14:25,959 --> 00:14:28,079 open for questions thank you Jim yes any 295 00:14:28,079 --> 00:14:30,360 questions for 296 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:33,040 the 297 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:37,079 um I don't think so we had a lot of on 298 00:14:37,079 --> 00:14:40,550 communication 299 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,079 all 300 00:14:42,079 --> 00:14:44,600 appc prop you guys are making so that's 301 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,079 been very help don't have any 302 00:14:47,079 --> 00:14:50,120 questions just in like to eror and 303 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,480 transparency as well so just so I 304 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:53,880 understand it for the continuations 305 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,399 you're asking for additional six months 306 00:14:55,399 --> 00:14:57,920 we' got the sewer study it's not good 307 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,040 traffic you have already proposed 308 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:01,959 putting 3 to4 million in traffic 309 00:15:01,959 --> 00:15:04,759 improvements down South Point Road with 310 00:15:04,759 --> 00:15:06,519 this extension will this come with any 311 00:15:06,519 --> 00:15:08,959 further additional potential negotiation 312 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:11,199 for additional Monies to the city to 313 00:15:11,199 --> 00:15:14,560 help with our Super Capacity concerns 314 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,040 yes and Alex I don't I don't want to 315 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,920 correct you but we believe that those 316 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,360 traffic improvements were going to be 317 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,360 upwards of 5 to S million of off-site 318 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,160 traffic improvements that were on trip 319 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,040 points dollar that we were willing and 320 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,240 able to do not only from the right way 321 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:31,440 that was needed but the actual work not 322 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:33,759 only that but all of those conditions 323 00:15:33,759 --> 00:15:36,319 were to be completed prior to any 324 00:15:36,319 --> 00:15:39,040 certificant defy that would be released 325 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,519 on our project and yes the goal would be 326 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:43,639 in the next six months to collaborate 327 00:15:43,639 --> 00:15:46,160 with the city understand that sewer 328 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,079 capacity study that was completed by 329 00:15:48,079 --> 00:15:51,600 ryther ravanel not to be um compared our 330 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,040 goal is not to do a peer review or poke 331 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,720 holes in the study it is to really truly 332 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,800 collaborate with the city should you 333 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,199 move forward with a different engineer 334 00:16:02,199 --> 00:16:04,959 different partner our goal would be to 335 00:16:04,959 --> 00:16:07,759 partner with the city with some sort of 336 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:11,759 fee and uh effort to help upgrade those 337 00:16:11,759 --> 00:16:14,240 sewer capacity constraints that exist 338 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,360 today Al I just don't know what that 339 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,240 could be today without understanding 340 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,079 more about the study okay um I'll just 341 00:16:22,079 --> 00:16:25,680 ask a couple of questions um uh you have 342 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,639 the Buy in and approval of the site 343 00:16:27,639 --> 00:16:30,199 owners to to make this Quest we do we 344 00:16:30,199 --> 00:16:33,000 were able to receive that uh unanimous 345 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:38,800 approval from the 34 members of that LLC 346 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,959 okay very good and um I just also you 347 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:44,079 know want to be clear obviously should 348 00:16:44,079 --> 00:16:46,199 we agree to this you know that's no 349 00:16:46,199 --> 00:16:48,240 guarantee of anything you you could end 350 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,040 up I mean I think you know what the 351 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,720 result likely would be today but 352 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:53,839 understand I could be right back up here 353 00:16:53,839 --> 00:16:56,920 in December to be told no so I 354 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,639 understand and you know certainly you 355 00:16:58,639 --> 00:17:01,399 know more to Alex's point you know come 356 00:17:01,399 --> 00:17:04,319 December um we'd be interested to see 357 00:17:04,319 --> 00:17:09,760 what you know you you have uh you know 358 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,600 uh up on offer in terms of collaboration 359 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,679 that you know if if we just come back in 360 00:17:14,679 --> 00:17:16,880 six months exactly where we are now 361 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,919 that's that's not sort of what we're um 362 00:17:19,919 --> 00:17:22,439 you know enthusiastic about our goal 363 00:17:22,439 --> 00:17:24,679 would be to work with Public Works um 364 00:17:24,679 --> 00:17:27,919 City management staff as well as really 365 00:17:27,919 --> 00:17:30,600 anybody who be involved in that sewer 366 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,840 study whether Tran now or the third 367 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:34,480 party that does get selected through the 368 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,960 city's process but it would be our hope 369 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,360 would be open collaboration similar to 370 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:41,120 how we have worked with the traffic 371 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:44,440 study kimley horn and our U third party 372 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,880 engineer that we hired but my our goal 373 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,679 would be truly to to understand how we 374 00:17:49,679 --> 00:17:51,840 can help and what contribution would be 375 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,799 the most significant impact for the city 376 00:17:54,799 --> 00:17:57,320 I know I can't I can't say I'm going to 377 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,159 pay for the whole line I wish I could 378 00:17:59,159 --> 00:18:01,520 but that's not something I can do but I 379 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,480 know that there is probably a solution 380 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,000 that we can be part 381 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,080 of I mean I would say um you know I 382 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,960 think there's benefits to both parties 383 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,600 from from uh this continuance you know 384 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,640 certainly you are looking for more 385 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:19,720 information and ways to collaborate and 386 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,880 I think we have from the city's 387 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,840 perspective more information in December 388 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,679 as well um you know those that that 389 00:18:27,679 --> 00:18:29,520 watch our meetings know that at our last 390 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,120 Workshop we're going to be moving 391 00:18:31,120 --> 00:18:34,120 forward um with a bond referendum so we 392 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:36,400 might have a better idea of what traffic 393 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,360 improvements uh are going to be made in 394 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:40,480 that area by then we might have a better 395 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,080 idea hopefully we will of how much money 396 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,240 we're we're looking at in terms of these 397 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,720 capacity improvements and how much money 398 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,320 we might have from different sources and 399 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:50,919 how much money we might still need by 400 00:18:50,919 --> 00:18:53,200 that point so you know I think both 401 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,120 sides would would come to the table at 402 00:18:55,120 --> 00:18:58,080 that point with a more complete picture 403 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,400 of what's going 404 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,039 yeah and not to get into the weeds but 405 00:19:02,039 --> 00:19:04,080 how I understand it as well there may be 406 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,200 other areas uh improvement from what 407 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,159 kind of like public feedback I think one 408 00:19:09,159 --> 00:19:11,360 was potentially the park being public 409 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:14,159 private discussion still going on there 410 00:19:14,159 --> 00:19:16,400 so um again just want to hear out the 411 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,280 transparency of what conversations have 412 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,960 been had so far and I can I can add to 413 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:23,760 those conversations and provide a little 414 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,919 bit of color as again this project has 415 00:19:25,919 --> 00:19:27,919 been in the works for four and a half 416 00:19:27,919 --> 00:19:30,919 years um um and through the the 4 and a 417 00:19:30,919 --> 00:19:32,400 half year period there's been different 418 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,880 council members there's been different 419 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,880 city staff members and people being 420 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,640 people all have very strong opinions 421 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:39,799 about certain things that they're 422 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:41,679 passionate about and I will say there 423 00:19:41,679 --> 00:19:43,640 were previous council members in 424 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,520 addition to previous staff members that 425 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,840 had certain feedback for us as we 426 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,240 navigated through creating a site plan 427 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,159 one of those items was actually that 428 00:19:52,159 --> 00:19:54,840 public park on the water providing 429 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:56,840 access for Belmont residents who don't 430 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,280 live on the water and at the time our 431 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,400 team was very receptive to that idea 432 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,120 however throughout the process 433 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:05,799 especially sitting down in reflection 434 00:20:05,799 --> 00:20:08,280 points Clubhouse meeting with their HOA 435 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,919 in addition to just hearing the feedback 436 00:20:10,919 --> 00:20:13,080 over the course of time there's there's 437 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,720 a lot of resistance there for that in 438 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,840 our community being a public park on the 439 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,360 water so that is something that as I've 440 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:22,159 heard more and more feedback safety 441 00:20:22,159 --> 00:20:24,880 being a very big concern traffic along 442 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,840 unnecessary traffic along South Point 443 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:28,960 Road has been a feedback item as well 444 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,640 and Trio is willing to work with either 445 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,080 City staff council members to provide 446 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,400 different solutions but also to to help 447 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,880 alleviate some of those concerns that 448 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,280 are coming from the residents that are 449 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,520 down further on this peninsula with that 450 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:44,000 being that public park so Alex that was 451 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,840 one thing that I wanted to bring up and 452 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,720 say that is something we're still very 453 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,200 much open to changing and are willing to 454 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:51,960 do that as we hopefully get the 455 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,640 opportunity to continue this 456 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,679 conversation any further questions for 457 00:20:56,679 --> 00:20:58,880 the 458 00:20:58,880 --> 00:20:59,799 thank 459 00:20:59,799 --> 00:21:05,789 youor I question 460 00:21:05,799 --> 00:21:09,640 ask essentially happen between now and 461 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,159 December so if that were to be the case 462 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:14,400 then this would mix the project Al 463 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,919 together um so that is something to 464 00:21:16,919 --> 00:21:20,480 think about with continuing this to 465 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,840 December would it 466 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,080 be now just so I understand because I 467 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,080 think attorney looking into 468 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,600 but it would be the project could not 469 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,000 proceed until the moratorium is lifted 470 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,799 correct which the moratorium would be 471 00:21:36,799 --> 00:21:39,720 lifted once the sewer line and Sewer 472 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:42,559 capacity is upgraded and completed is 473 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:45,440 that kind of a fair statement there 474 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,260 parks maybe 475 00:21:47,260 --> 00:21:52,590 [Music] 476 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,919 okay which the six months provides us 477 00:21:55,919 --> 00:21:59,000 additional time to get the moror 478 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:03,679 support and once we get the legal on 479 00:22:03,679 --> 00:22:06,760 that the last thing I will say um as I 480 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,440 stand up here tonight and it for Council 481 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,760 and for for every Community member in 482 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,000 the room uh the way I I think the the 483 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,400 best way to look at what trio is willing 484 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,919 to do whether it be traffic whether it 485 00:22:19,919 --> 00:22:22,039 be sewer is we're willing and able 486 00:22:22,039 --> 00:22:24,440 developer with private funding to be 487 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:28,240 able to help offset costs that the city 488 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,880 will have to incur either 489 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,240 through council members can speak to it 490 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,360 but either taxes 491 00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:38,640 bonds the the the reality is we're here 492 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,240 and willing to work with the city to 493 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,080 provide Solutions and we want to be part 494 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,720 of it so our goal is is to do that um in 495 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,720 the best way that we can well we thank 496 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,840 you and I certainly Echo um councilman I 497 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,200 was almost going to promot you to 498 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:58,960 Congressman councilman uh rfel 499 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,159 uh comments but you know no matter which 500 00:23:01,159 --> 00:23:02,760 way this goes we certainly appreciate 501 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,960 your willingness to to work with us and 502 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,240 it is um you know we're dealing with the 503 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:09,520 constraints that we're dealing with and 504 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,000 I think even members of the planning 505 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:14,240 board uh who voted against the 506 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,240 recommendation complimented you on the 507 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:20,400 same uh uh willingness to work uh with 508 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,480 us and and to try and collaborate your 509 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,880 partner it certainly is uh a refreshing 510 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,120 change from uh certain other uh 511 00:23:27,120 --> 00:23:30,200 applicants dealing with in the past year 512 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,720 so um we'll we'll see I would just add 513 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,520 too that I Road improvements and and 514 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:37,760 obviously now the Ser water 515 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,480 infrastructure especially on the look at 516 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,039 the top of most all of our priority 517 00:23:41,039 --> 00:23:43,279 lists right now so I think I'm certainly 518 00:23:43,279 --> 00:23:45,360 not opposed to this um post moment 519 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:47,360 because I always with S A on the side 520 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:49,640 having more options than less so to your 521 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,159 point you know having more information 522 00:23:51,159 --> 00:23:53,720 our fingertips as well as you guys um I 523 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,159 think that's the 524 00:23:55,159 --> 00:23:58,640 sensible pathway here I don't disagree 525 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,400 us to do our due diligence and again 526 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,320 just reiterate this isn't approving the 527 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,600 project nothing moves forward this is 528 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,039 just extending six months thank you and 529 00:24:08,039 --> 00:24:09,559 with that being said I guess the 530 00:24:09,559 --> 00:24:12,520 appropriate uh motion would be to 531 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,960 continue the hearing until the December 532 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,640 2nd 2024 council meeting I'll make a 533 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,880 motion to continue the the uh discussion 534 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,080 vote on the annexation until the 535 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,960 December second ready me is there a 536 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,880 second I'll second seconded by Alex all 537 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,909 those in fav 538 00:24:30,919 --> 00:24:34,279 hosed all right we are the hearing is 539 00:24:34,279 --> 00:24:36,399 continued 540 00:24:36,399 --> 00:24:40,760 for uh that brings us to the uh related 541 00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:43,960 item of uh Za 542 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,399 20241 Lake View Farms a request to 543 00:24:47,399 --> 00:24:49,360 establish a conditional zoning District 544 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:50,720 to allow for 545 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:54,159 385 home sites single family residential 546 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:58,039 and town homes on 223 Acres we have this 547 00:24:58,039 --> 00:25:03,320 is not yet been um uh uh addressed the 548 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,240 first time this is before us so we do 549 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,799 need to go into public hearing and then 550 00:25:07,799 --> 00:25:10,120 continue the public hearing um because 551 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:13,480 this is tied to obviously the annexation 552 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,279 motion to go into public hearing for the 553 00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:18,159 Lake farms request as mentioned by Jim 554 00:25:18,159 --> 00:25:20,440 motion by Alex second seconded by 555 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,559 Charlie all those in 556 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:24,120 favor 557 00:25:24,120 --> 00:25:26,679 opposed unanimous we are now in public 558 00:25:26,679 --> 00:25:29,750 hearing 559 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,919 this just stays open for well we need to 560 00:25:32,919 --> 00:25:36,720 continue i' like to make and remind me 561 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:37,799 that date 562 00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:40,240 again December I'd like to make the 563 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,240 motion to continue this public hearing 564 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:43,520 till December 565 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:46,520 2 motion made by Alex seconded by Jason 566 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,080 all those in 567 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,279 favor oppose all right motion passes 568 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:53,559 both hearings are continued until 569 00:25:53,559 --> 00:25:56,720 December 2nd and we shall see what we 570 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,880 shall see at that time 571 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,200 thank 572 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:05,360 you all right um item number C4 is uh 573 00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:09,880 the fiscal year 2024 2025 budget uh at 574 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:11,520 this time I will turn it over to the 575 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,320 city manager for his budget message and 576 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,840 then at that point uh after he finishes 577 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,880 we'll go into the public hearing uh 578 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,399 which has been noticed for the uh budget 579 00:26:22,399 --> 00:26:30,240 the upcoming so thank you may M Council p you have the B budget message 580 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,799 you have attachment one which is the 581 00:26:31,799 --> 00:26:34,320 budget ordinance you have attachment two 582 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,000 which is the approved Staffing 583 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,640 attachment three which is the budget 584 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,360 line items four which is the CIP general 585 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:43,360 fund and the water sewer fund and 586 00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:46,679 attachment five is the Fe schedule um I 587 00:26:46,679 --> 00:26:48,520 do want to thank you all for your 588 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:50,360 guidance over the past couple months as 589 00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:51,880 we've worked our way through this 590 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,919 process um also want to thank the 591 00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:56,159 department heads who uh of course 592 00:26:56,159 --> 00:26:58,360 prepared their individual budgets and 593 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:00,320 for uh Kevin Krauss assistant city 594 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,840 manager and Jared FES Finance director 595 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,279 for compiling all the data and um you 596 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:09,360 know working for that process with staff 597 00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:12,840 um spent many hours on calculations 598 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:16,760 spreadsheets um discussions internally 599 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,279 um and so this budget does invest in the 600 00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:21,480 staff provides a high level of 601 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,039 operational service and invest in the 602 00:27:24,039 --> 00:27:25,880 city's infrastructure I'm going to go 603 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,880 through a few uh budget highlights just 604 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:28,720 so 605 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,679 um the public can see what is in the 606 00:27:31,679 --> 00:27:36,600 general fund water fund St water fund um 607 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,600 so the total recommended budget is 33 608 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:42,159 m991 609 00:27:42,159 --> 00:27:46,600 183 across uh all three of those funds 610 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,240 the budget recommends maintaining the 611 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:52,320 current property tax rate at 612 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,080 455 for $100 value to support the 613 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:56,039 general 614 00:27:56,039 --> 00:27:59,399 fund and the recommended bu does include 615 00:27:59,399 --> 00:28:03,120 uh water and sewer uh rate 616 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:07,120 increases uh the general fund is 617 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:09,960 22,8 618 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:13,760 32,999 the water sore fund is 619 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:15,679 10,387 620 00:28:15,679 --> 00:28:19,480 1884 the storm water fund is 621 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:21,159 $77,200 622 00:28:21,159 --> 00:28:24,279 and that total is that 33 623 00:28:24,279 --> 00:28:26,000 m991 624 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,120 183 uh for the general fun high 625 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:30,679 highlights um like I mentioned the 626 00:28:30,679 --> 00:28:33,720 budget proposes no property tax increase 627 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:35,919 uh we are recommending uh seven new 628 00:28:35,919 --> 00:28:38,519 positions which are four police officers 629 00:28:38,519 --> 00:28:41,120 two firefighters and one planning 630 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,080 technician there is a uh 2% cost of 631 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:45,480 living 632 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,120 adjustment as well as up to a 3% Merit 633 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:49,600 for 634 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:52,279 staff um funding is included to 635 00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:55,159 implement the recommend recommended uh 636 00:28:55,159 --> 00:28:56,960 salary study that was conducted this 637 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,720 year uh our health insurance is 638 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,120 experiencing a 2% increase this budget 639 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,840 uh accomplish the payment for that uh 640 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:06,480 the property and liability insurance 641 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:09,760 premium uh is increasing approximately 642 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,159 17.5% this budget accomplishes 643 00:29:13,159 --> 00:29:16,640 that um the budget includes $1.6 million 644 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,399 it's dedicated to our Capital 645 00:29:18,399 --> 00:29:21,120 Improvement plan for the general 646 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,360 fund for the water and 647 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,320 sewer um funds uh as you recall the 648 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,039 water and sewer revenues um 649 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:30,840 that were projected were not adequate to 650 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:35,159 fund operating in capital um staff and 651 00:29:35,159 --> 00:29:36,840 our consultant presented a rate and 652 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,760 structure adjustment and the recommended 653 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:43,440 uh fee structure was approximately 99.5% 654 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:48,080 increase we also um are restructuring U 655 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,240 the water fixed charges by meter size 656 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,000 we're increasing the price difference 657 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,880 between volumetric rate tiers and we are 658 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:58,360 eliminating the 2,000g fixed charge us 659 00:29:58,360 --> 00:29:59,880 for nonresidential 660 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,880 customers uh those changes uh increased 661 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,480 our annual revenue by approximately 1 662 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,320 million 663 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,960 $60,000 and for FIS year 2425 the total 664 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,440 recommended budget like I mentioned 665 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,200 before is 666 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,840 10,387 667 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:21,000 1884 the storm water fund um is mainly 668 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,679 uh flat which means uh very similar what 669 00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:26,480 it was last year in the revenues and 670 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:28,880 expenditures we 671 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:30,960 39,2 672 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,799 183,000 funded in uh a few projects one 673 00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:38,320 is to replace the woodro Avenue culbert 674 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,120 and uh West Westwood Drive and lest 675 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,399 Drive Advantage 676 00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:44,559 improvements um for the capital 677 00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:47,600 Improvement uh highlights CIP highlights 678 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,480 um our fiveyear total for the general 679 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,799 fund is 23, 680 00:30:51,799 --> 00:30:56,600 88,500 and we budg $1.6 million in this 681 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,880 fiscal year for the general fund uh the 682 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:03,200 total for the water and sewer fund is 683 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,240 159 684 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,039 m461 685 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:09,039 646000 686 00:31:09,039 --> 00:31:12,720 $646 uh for this fiscal year 10.3 687 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,000 million is budgeted with that $10 688 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,519 million being um funded by the state 689 00:31:18,519 --> 00:31:20,679 Grant this past 690 00:31:20,679 --> 00:31:23,000 year so mayor council I appreciate your 691 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,440 leadership to guidance this process and 692 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,039 mayor Pro I turn about their we can hear 693 00:31:28,039 --> 00:31:31,639 he all right uh thank you miles uh so 694 00:31:31,639 --> 00:31:33,919 yes uh we are of course required to have 695 00:31:33,919 --> 00:31:36,600 a public hearing on the budget before 696 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,679 approval the public hearing has been 697 00:31:38,679 --> 00:31:41,240 properly noticed uh so at this time I'll 698 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:42,840 entertain a motion to go into public 699 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:44,399 hearing motion to go in the public 700 00:31:44,399 --> 00:31:46,799 hearing second motion made by Alex 701 00:31:46,799 --> 00:31:49,440 seconded by Jason all those in 702 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,760 favor any opposed we are now in public 703 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,320 hearing uh no one has signed up for 704 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,760 public comment um um unless there's 705 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,600 anything that anyone feels needs to be 706 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,960 discussed yeah just want to add one 707 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,039 thing can you reiterate the date or the 708 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:10,840 year last time the city of Belmont 709 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,480 increased the water fees because again 710 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,200 that was part of the discussion building 711 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:16,840 the 712 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,240 budget yes after staff did some research 713 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,639 we determined that there was a increase 714 00:32:23,639 --> 00:32:26,039 I believe in 715 00:32:26,039 --> 00:32:29,000 2019 um was the last time the increase 716 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,120 was made for our rate um and over the 717 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:34,760 past six year past six years uh that 718 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,240 rate increase was 719 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,440 15 and then for the property 720 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:44,519 taxes uh the pass two between the past 721 00:32:44,519 --> 00:32:47,039 two budget Cycles I believe it has 722 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:49,799 accumulated to about a six cent decrease 723 00:32:49,799 --> 00:32:51,919 is that correct that's correct yes two 724 00:32:51,919 --> 00:32:53,840 years ago I think it was a 2cent 725 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,679 decrease in the tax rate and then last 726 00:32:55,679 --> 00:32:59,120 fiscal year 4 tax and then this year we 727 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,880 holding it 728 00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:04,760 with again I just wanted to reate those 729 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,639 and I'll just clarify the one thing I 730 00:33:06,639 --> 00:33:10,039 think it was the study a comprehensive 731 00:33:10,039 --> 00:33:11,919 study hadn't been done since 732 00:33:11,919 --> 00:33:14,799 2016 and then it's the but there wor 733 00:33:14,799 --> 00:33:16,840 like you said 15 cents worth of rate 734 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:20,440 increases in like 2018 and 2019 but we 735 00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:23,240 have an increase in 2019 so no increase 736 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:26,000 in 2019 again just to reate since then 737 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,080 we've had hyperinflationary 738 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,240 chemical cost labor cost everything has 739 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,919 G up we treat this and cre our 740 00:33:32,919 --> 00:33:35,840 municipality right over there 741 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,710 so 742 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:42,000 that anything 743 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,240 further all right and with that being 744 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:45,720 said I'd entertain motion to come out of 745 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,240 public hearing motion to come out of 746 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,840 public hearing motion made by Alex 747 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,559 seconded by Catherine all those in favor 748 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:55,799 I opposed all right we out of public 749 00:33:55,799 --> 00:33:59,919 hearing which leads us to than the uh 750 00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:02,120 consider approval of an ordinance 751 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,039 adopting the city of Belmont's fiscal 752 00:34:04,039 --> 00:34:06,679 year 2024 753 00:34:06,679 --> 00:34:09,000 2025 I'll make the motion to consider 754 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,200 the ordinance to adopt the cityel phal 755 00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,679 year 2042 budget as presented uh how 756 00:34:14,679 --> 00:34:16,040 about approving instead of just 757 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:20,000 considering appr okay um all right Alex 758 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:21,240 has made a motion to approve the 759 00:34:21,240 --> 00:34:23,960 ordinance second uh Jason is seconded 760 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:28,359 all those in favor I any opposed 761 00:34:28,359 --> 00:34:30,200 all right we have adopted the budget 762 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,679 ordinance uh congratulations to everyone 763 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:35,960 who spent a lot of effort time these 764 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,470 last few months to to this 765 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,720 appoint all right well now that we've 766 00:34:41,720 --> 00:34:44,560 dealt with development on Peninsula and 767 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,919 the city's uh budget for the upcoming 768 00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:49,119 fiscal year we come to the really 769 00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:53,240 important stuff wayf finding signs um I 770 00:34:53,240 --> 00:34:58,040 have I well I'm sure you do uh wa siging 771 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,680 sign update design presentation and uh 772 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:04,440 our city clerk Jamie Campbell will be 773 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:15,230 handling this 774 00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:18,760 presentation the last couple 775 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:20,880 hours okay 776 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:25,000 so I actually was talking earlier and I 777 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,599 was going to quickly just go through 778 00:35:26,599 --> 00:35:30,640 this I a lot of you were not on Council 779 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,320 or haven't really gotten an update on 780 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,800 our branding um because you weren't on 781 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:36,160 Council during a time when it was 782 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:37,640 updated so I was just going to go over a 783 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,240 quick overview so you kind of understand 784 00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:41,720 the background of this so we went 785 00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:44,800 through a rebranding in 2020 and it was 786 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,280 a year-long process it was we had um a 787 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:50,160 lot of public engagement we had 788 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,599 stakeholder engagement um we had a 789 00:35:52,599 --> 00:35:55,000 consultant that came in and did it um 790 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,440 there were a lot of questions asked 791 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,800 there was a survey that was done with 792 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,160 the public and we have this Brandy guide 793 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:05,079 if anybody wants to see it you give you 794 00:36:05,079 --> 00:36:09,480 a copy of it um but one thing that had 795 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,480 happened prior to The Branding or the 796 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:13,920 rebranding is they had done W finding 797 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,240 signs typically your process is you go 798 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:17,839 through a rebranding before you do 799 00:36:17,839 --> 00:36:19,599 something like that but they they felt 800 00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:22,440 like there was a need back in 2016 to 801 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:23,960 implement these signs and so there were 802 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:28,119 33 of them fabricated around town um um 803 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:31,720 and they were installed it there's it's 804 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:33,440 actually amazing that there are 33 of 805 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,800 them but they're all over um uh all the 806 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:38,640 way down from the river all the way up 807 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:43,000 to north bont um they have over time 808 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,560 they are faded there's a lot of them 809 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,079 that have been hit by cars there are 810 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:50,520 some that are literally peeling off 811 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,640 there are others that um a lot of them 812 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,960 at this point because we've added Civic 813 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,160 buildings like this building City Works 814 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:01,240 City wreck um and made some changes um 815 00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:03,440 Middle School moved so the information 816 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,200 on them is no longer accurate so it was 817 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,200 that 22 out of the 33 had to be replaced 818 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:12,119 now all 33 need to be replaced based on 819 00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:15,680 um just where in tear and information so 820 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,960 we're to the point that we need to redo 821 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,040 all of them and this is a time to kind 822 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,920 of evaluate the look of them a little 823 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:26,920 bit and so and I want to give everybody 824 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:29,359 a um a little bit of background too in 825 00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:32,920 2022 we had a discussion with Council 826 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,920 and we went over there's there seem to 827 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,960 be confusion as far as the old logo 828 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:41,680 which is the school um there was people 829 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:43,680 refer to that as the city seal that is 830 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,880 actually not the city seal the city seal 831 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,480 is a very corporate looking uh stamp 832 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,119 that I put on a lot of documents that is 833 00:37:50,119 --> 00:37:53,240 a historical logo or the the original 834 00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:55,640 logo and then we have the new logo and 835 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,599 in that conversation 836 00:37:57,599 --> 00:37:59,560 had with Council we wanted to make sure 837 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,800 we were on the same page as far as staff 838 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:03,480 is concerned as where that was going to 839 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,240 be used and how we are going to use the 840 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:07,319 new logo versus the old logo the 841 00:38:07,319 --> 00:38:10,000 direction at that time was that we would 842 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:14,160 consider the old school as the historic 843 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,160 Belmont logo that would be used in our 844 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,520 historic district so that would be used 845 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,079 in the downtown areas in the historic 846 00:38:21,079 --> 00:38:23,480 Belmont District so that is how we've 847 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,960 been moving forward um so that's just a 848 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:28,000 little bit of a background there 849 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,680 um and again that conversation happened 850 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:33,680 in August of 2022 so any questions I 851 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,000 just wanted to kind of give you guys a 852 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:39,560 background on that Council well you want 853 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:41,160 to to that because I was a part of that 854 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:42,880 conversation and I was one of the ones 855 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:44,920 that's really kind of wants to hold VI 856 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,839 to that the one in the middle there 857 00:38:46,839 --> 00:38:48,839 which does have the old logo on there 858 00:38:48,839 --> 00:38:50,800 council at the time had Express 859 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:52,319 letterhead stuff like that we want to 860 00:38:52,319 --> 00:38:53,960 make sure that we're continuing to 861 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:55,680 incorporate that because that's what 862 00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:57,760 people recognize that's what people who 863 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,880 are front here kind of they see it and they check that our city signs have 864 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:03,480 that some city streets have that little 865 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:06,079 emblem on it so again that was why that 866 00:39:06,079 --> 00:39:08,640 conversation was happening and why we we 867 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:10,680 kind of made kind of a bigger deal about 868 00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:12,480 that just kind 869 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,119 of yes and so at that time when we were 870 00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:16,640 discussing letterhead and everything 871 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,960 else that's when it was agreed that the 872 00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:20,760 school would be used in our historic 873 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,040 district and yes you do see it on the 874 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:26,680 side of the decorative uh street signs 875 00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:29,990 in the hisor 876 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:31,800 is there a difference between the one on 877 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:33,400 the far left and the one on the right 878 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,960 the background the background so if you 879 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:38,960 look so this one incorporates the one on 880 00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:42,440 the far right incorporates the old logo 881 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:44,560 in the background as a 882 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:47,240 ghosting um and so this is and this is 883 00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:49,520 on the current ones is the ghosting the 884 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:50,800 old 885 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,520 so because it's the historical logo we 886 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:54,800 always want to make sure that we're 887 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,560 representing it especially in something 888 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:59,280 like this um because we do you know one 889 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,119 of the conversations that we had when we 890 00:40:01,119 --> 00:40:03,359 were doing The Branding is we asked 891 00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:05,400 people is it really important what what 892 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:06,960 what's really important to you for you 893 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:09,800 for us to recognize in our logos or 894 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:12,040 represented in our logos we ask people 895 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,960 if the train or threads were in 896 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:16,560 particular the train was not something 897 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:18,319 that they felt like needed to be 898 00:40:18,319 --> 00:40:19,839 continue to be represented but the 899 00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:22,160 threads were and so that's why you see 900 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:24,520 the representation of the different the 901 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:27,680 different threads in the logo so again 902 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,599 we received a lot of feedback from um 903 00:40:30,599 --> 00:40:33,280 our residents and our stakeholders in 904 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,640 the process of redoing the branding so 905 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:37,680 but at the same time it was also 906 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,520 reiterated that we did not want to lose 907 00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:46,829 the importance of what what what has 908 00:40:46,839 --> 00:40:48,880 made so what are we doing we're just 909 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:51,040 deciding which one we like well I think 910 00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,319 we're Jamie is just giving us some 911 00:40:53,319 --> 00:40:55,359 background at the moment I'm assuming 912 00:40:55,359 --> 00:40:58,200 you're leading into the ask so these are 913 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:01,040 the three different designs so in order 914 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:03,000 for us to move forward with replacing 915 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,160 them we've got to decide on which design 916 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:08,920 to move forward with and I will say we 917 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,680 could and it wouldn't be out of the 918 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:13,800 ordinary it' be a little different but 919 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:16,920 we could use the going with what we said 920 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,000 and what council directed us to we could 921 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:23,079 use the middle one with the old logo the 922 00:41:23,079 --> 00:41:24,839 historic logo we could use that in the 923 00:41:24,839 --> 00:41:26,440 historic districts for any of the way 924 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:28,599 finding signs that are in the historic 925 00:41:28,599 --> 00:41:31,720 districts because the bottom actually on 926 00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:34,680 some of those signs right here is 927 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:36,839 slightly different on those and it says 928 00:41:36,839 --> 00:41:39,200 Historic downtown as well so it won't 929 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:41,760 say many threads one community and on 930 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,800 those particular signs it will stay 931 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,280 Historic 932 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:48,240 downtown to keep with what the current 933 00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:50,440 design 934 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:54,359 is I like the middle one just for to 935 00:41:54,359 --> 00:42:05,230 have it all the same really 936 00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:07,359 the bottom just putting 937 00:42:07,359 --> 00:42:11,160 the wait you mean on the sign or just in 938 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,640 general on 939 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:17,640 the so Can I some backgr here too May 940 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:21,040 Jim knows this as well so again council 941 00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:25,400 members I was part of this we tried to 942 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,040 really tried to while we're changing the 943 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:31,720 L to be quite and that was before my 944 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:33,520 time certain council members that were 945 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,760 on council at that time also we're not 946 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:37,240 too sure who would have been a part of 947 00:42:37,240 --> 00:42:40,520 the reamp so for me agree with Captain I 948 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:42,200 think the center one and I agree with 949 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:45,280 Charlie we should stick with one we you 950 00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:47,839 know look right here look over here look 951 00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:50,160 on our pin right we don't need to change 952 00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,319 who we are we don't need in my opinion I 953 00:42:52,319 --> 00:42:55,040 don't need to offend anybody Rebrand 954 00:42:55,040 --> 00:42:58,160 bont is great as it is 955 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,160 so that's why I've been very kind of 956 00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:03,440 hard on trying to keep the historic logo 957 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,319 as opposed to moving forward but that's 958 00:43:05,319 --> 00:43:06,079 my 959 00:43:06,079 --> 00:43:12,589 opinion I I agree I don't understand we 960 00:43:12,599 --> 00:43:15,240 twoos and then in the background in the 961 00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:21,270 background do the new 962 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,680 branding I'm with the middle one 963 00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:28,520 indefinitely like throughout I don't see 964 00:43:28,520 --> 00:43:32,710 you said in the 965 00:43:32,720 --> 00:43:35,800 hist yes so the the text at the bottom 966 00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:39,920 is slightly different so the tagline 967 00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,960 used to be city of Diversified textiles 968 00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,520 is what it was prior to the rebranding 969 00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,559 um the new tagline is the many threads 970 00:43:47,559 --> 00:43:51,640 one Community I would suggest that was 971 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:54,559 probably yeah that was definely and that 972 00:43:54,559 --> 00:43:57,359 was part of the reason that we through 973 00:43:57,359 --> 00:43:59,280 the regranting process and it was voted 974 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:04,580 and approved by Council in 975 00:44:04,590 --> 00:44:09,549 [Music] 976 00:44:09,559 --> 00:44:13,030 2019o that's 977 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:17,760 fine v motion to approve the center 978 00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:21,599 image for all 979 00:44:21,599 --> 00:44:25,480 signs seconded by Jason all those in 980 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:29,390 favor 981 00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:31,359 all right so just to be 982 00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:34,000 clear because wow you're up here but so 983 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:34,850 no one's 984 00:44:34,850 --> 00:44:36,319 [Music] 985 00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:44,960 there uh welcome yes so we approved the middle one featuring the historic uh 986 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:50,079 logo with the the new one sort of in the background in the shadow we want 987 00:44:50,079 --> 00:44:53,079 that on all the signs uh in the historic 988 00:44:53,079 --> 00:44:56,000 district though the bottom component in 989 00:44:56,000 --> 00:44:58,280 blue will say histor down instead 990 00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:04,109 [Music] 991 00:45:04,119 --> 00:45:16,870 of Alex motion 992 00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:20,960 Jason you said that two years ago 993 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:25,400 had uh no two years ago uh we had the 994 00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:28,359 conversation about where where to use 995 00:45:28,359 --> 00:45:31,480 what logo um but they they haven't been 996 00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:34,119 they have they were installed in 2016 997 00:45:34,119 --> 00:45:37,680 2017 and since then they have been hit 998 00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:40,000 by we have one in the in the warehouse 999 00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:41,640 right now that has been hit by a car so 1000 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:44,559 it's got to be refabricated and so it's 1001 00:45:44,559 --> 00:45:45,760 they've got they've gotten a lot of 1002 00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:54,510 damage over the last years 1003 00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:57,920 I the biggest thing is well it all 1004 00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,240 started because the Middle School moved 1005 00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:02,079 and a lot of them direct people to the 1006 00:46:02,079 --> 00:46:05,040 old middle school so that's where the um 1007 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:06,880 initial conversation started and then 1008 00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:08,880 with some budget constraints it just has 1009 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:11,359 been pushed back but there just to be 1010 00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:14,000 clear uh so you know ex I meant to point 1011 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:16,680 this out but this is there is money for 1012 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:18,359 this endeavor in the current Year's 1013 00:46:18,359 --> 00:46:21,520 budget so yes and most of honestly most 1014 00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:27,109 of it's going to go towards materials 1015 00:46:27,119 --> 00:46:31,640 repace the actual there's one um about 1016 00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:35,440 ni that's peeling yes so they have so 1017 00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:37,319 we're going to as much as we possibly 1018 00:46:37,319 --> 00:46:39,079 can we're literally because they have 1019 00:46:39,079 --> 00:46:41,359 stickers or they have a vinyl on them 1020 00:46:41,359 --> 00:46:43,839 it's going to be peeled off and then 1021 00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:46,319 we're going to save the actual like 1022 00:46:46,319 --> 00:46:49,079 metal part of the signs and refurbish 1023 00:46:49,079 --> 00:46:51,160 what we have and then that's just going 1024 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:52,920 to all of that is going to be replaced 1025 00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:54,440 at one point in time we had talked about 1026 00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:56,440 just doing the middle section but the 1027 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:59,240 other parts are so faded at this point 1028 00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:00,839 that if you just replace the middle 1029 00:47:00,839 --> 00:47:02,640 section the black on it is going to look 1030 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,800 a lot darker than the rest of it and 1031 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:06,359 it's they're just not going to look 1032 00:47:06,359 --> 00:47:07,720 right and if we're taking because they 1033 00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:09,359 actually physically have to be taken 1034 00:47:09,359 --> 00:47:11,839 down in order to and they're they're 1035 00:47:11,839 --> 00:47:14,920 taller than I am if you're standing so 1036 00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:16,520 there it's a lot of work to take them 1037 00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:20,880 down and do this work so yeah it's it's 1038 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:24,440 quite a job so did you have any other 1039 00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:26,119 questions no that's I think I was just 1040 00:47:26,119 --> 00:47:29,240 getting that making sure that we're not 1041 00:47:29,240 --> 00:47:31,960 I thought you said we had repl two years 1042 00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:35,079 no just Mak sure we weren spending money 1043 00:47:35,079 --> 00:47:38,200 on this every two years no and so the 1044 00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:39,839 conversation I have had with a sign 1045 00:47:39,839 --> 00:47:41,800 company is making sure that we're using 1046 00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:44,200 materials the most up-to-date materials 1047 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:45,880 that you know if we can prevent fading 1048 00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:49,280 so we don't have to do this as often but 1049 00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:51,160 unfortunately we've had some that 1050 00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,920 literally get hit all the ones on 74 1051 00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:56,640 tend to get hit quite often um and so 1052 00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:58,440 those those ones the one that we 1053 00:47:58,440 --> 00:47:59,599 currently have in the warehouse we're 1054 00:47:59,599 --> 00:48:01,160 really hoping is going to be able to be 1055 00:48:01,160 --> 00:48:03,280 salvaged but that just depends on when 1056 00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:05,720 they get in there and see how it the new 1057 00:48:05,720 --> 00:48:08,160 vinyl looks on it to see whether it will 1058 00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:10,359 be able to be saved I do have a question 1059 00:48:10,359 --> 00:48:13,000 yeah um on some of these are they going 1060 00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:15,200 to be like room like we have a new thing 1061 00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:16,760 that we want to add to it we can just 1062 00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:18,599 add it to the existing or do we need to 1063 00:48:18,599 --> 00:48:20,839 have a whole new one done so they're in 1064 00:48:20,839 --> 00:48:28,670 sections um 1065 00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:30,640 they're in three separate 1066 00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:33,480 sections this is a section this is a 1067 00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:34,880 section and this is a 1068 00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:40,200 section the basically the white is a 1069 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:43,079 reflective material so when a car Shines 1070 00:48:43,079 --> 00:48:44,880 on it at night you see the white more 1071 00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:47,319 than anything else so the words pop out 1072 00:48:47,319 --> 00:48:49,960 and then the black part is a vinyl 1073 00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:54,520 overlay on top of that and so if we have 1074 00:48:54,520 --> 00:48:58,920 changes in places or we wanted they they 1075 00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:02,520 would be able to just peel this part off 1076 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:04,400 yeah peel the black off and replace the 1077 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:07,280 black and the hope is you know one of 1078 00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:08,960 the biggest things that we were are ever 1079 00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:11,359 going to do is the rec center you know 1080 00:49:11,359 --> 00:49:13,319 we don't have a lot of those type of 1081 00:49:13,319 --> 00:49:15,160 projects coming down and the Middle 1082 00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,040 School moving those kind of things so 1083 00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:19,880 we're keeping it very high level as far 1084 00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:22,599 as what we're putting on them and so 1085 00:49:22,599 --> 00:49:24,520 hopefully the goal is that that willon 1086 00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:27,240 have to change 1087 00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:28,839 because it doesn't have developments it 1088 00:49:28,839 --> 00:49:30,440 doesn't you know Daniel stove botanical 1089 00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:32,960 gardens isn't going anywhere you know so 1090 00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:35,480 it's really looking at those key places 1091 00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:37,599 around town that visitors are going to 1092 00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:39,960 be headed to that that's what 1093 00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:42,119 we're is there an option for adding a 1094 00:49:42,119 --> 00:49:43,720 specific find for striking one of our 1095 00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:46,040 way fire signs with your 1096 00:49:46,040 --> 00:49:49,119 car sounds we' had a 1097 00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:51,359 lot yeah I can't tell you how many have 1098 00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:55,079 been had to been replaced or fixed over 1099 00:49:55,079 --> 00:49:58,829 the years but 1100 00:49:58,839 --> 00:50:00,760 if we know that that's the problem is 1101 00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:02,319 that people won't tell us until someone 1102 00:50:02,319 --> 00:50:03,920 drives by and says oh by the way your 1103 00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:06,319 signs on the 1104 00:50:06,319 --> 00:50:09,319 ground 1105 00:50:09,319 --> 00:50:12,760 question go 1106 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:15,240 [Music] 1107 00:50:15,240 --> 00:50:19,000 down all right uh very 1108 00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:22,240 good got that taken care of so that 1109 00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:24,240 leads us to 1110 00:50:24,240 --> 00:50:28,640 C6 smart Grant author ation requests um 1111 00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:31,799 and so uh here we have assistant city 1112 00:50:31,799 --> 00:50:34,359 manager Kevin KRA thank you 1113 00:50:34,359 --> 00:50:39,000 mayor um and Jim and I serve on the uh 1114 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:42,319 trolley board we are non voting members 1115 00:50:42,319 --> 00:50:45,160 I they believe on that I'm here tonight 1116 00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:49,319 to introduce Nancy is it Le one no it's 1117 00:50:49,319 --> 00:50:51,280 good old lit 1118 00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:54,520 L used to be a good old steart I looked 1119 00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:58,079 up I thought sounds like Le sounded 1120 00:50:58,079 --> 00:50:59,119 really 1121 00:50:59,119 --> 00:51:01,680 unfortunate way off at that but I wanted 1122 00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:03,200 to introduce her tonight she's going to 1123 00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:06,160 represent the try board UNCC and talk a 1124 00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:07,640 little bit about this grant that they're 1125 00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:10,119 applying for and it would be of course a 1126 00:51:10,119 --> 00:51:12,040 partnership cooperation with city of 1127 00:51:12,040 --> 00:51:15,280 Belmont and um Rob Presley May is 1128 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:17,040 available here as well to answer any 1129 00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:20,000 questions and I am as well to speak on 1130 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:22,119 behalf of the city if you have any 1131 00:51:22,119 --> 00:51:24,920 questions thank you yes so hi everyone 1132 00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:28,640 I'm good evening doing well um I'm an 1133 00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:31,160 attorney in Charlotte and that's my kind 1134 00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:34,680 of intro joke every time I get in thanks 1135 00:51:34,680 --> 00:51:37,880 J every time don't have these big things 1136 00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:40,760 in court but every time I get in front 1137 00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:43,359 of a a judge because they do about the 1138 00:51:43,359 --> 00:51:46,720 same thing you did Kevin so yeah um I 1139 00:51:46,720 --> 00:51:49,680 live it to a for wood over in Glen old 1140 00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:52,720 heel house paria um one of my neighbors 1141 00:51:52,720 --> 00:51:55,119 but I and my husband are all on the 1142 00:51:55,119 --> 00:51:57,599 trolley board um we have since we moved 1143 00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:00,640 to Belmont in 2020 and this is um a 1144 00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:02,119 little bit different than the trolley 1145 00:52:02,119 --> 00:52:03,520 request that we've brought before the 1146 00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:05,559 council in the past this really I'm 1147 00:52:05,559 --> 00:52:07,400 going to narrow it down big picture it 1148 00:52:07,400 --> 00:52:10,079 for you we are merely asking for 1149 00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:14,559 permission or authority or I guess it's a little convoluted but in 1150 00:52:14,559 --> 00:52:16,799 directing or asking the city to apply 1151 00:52:16,799 --> 00:52:18,799 for a grant and it is called the smart 1152 00:52:18,799 --> 00:52:21,280 Grant um we have told Kevin a little bit 1153 00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:24,359 about it UNCC is our partner with the 1154 00:52:24,359 --> 00:52:26,319 trolley um and this is really coming 1155 00:52:26,319 --> 00:52:28,400 from from their faculty because they are 1156 00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:30,520 handling the engineering and the 1157 00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:33,119 technological side of this trolley 1158 00:52:33,119 --> 00:52:35,640 development um and project so the 1159 00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:39,040 request for today is merely for um 1160 00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:42,720 approval uh for this city to apply for a 1161 00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:45,160 grant which the funds would then come 1162 00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:48,319 back to Belmont trolley and UNCC to put 1163 00:52:48,319 --> 00:52:51,280 into the project so um I kind of have 1164 00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:53,839 done a who what where when why feel free 1165 00:52:53,839 --> 00:52:55,240 to interrupt me if you have questions as 1166 00:52:55,240 --> 00:52:57,400 I go on but the US Department of 1167 00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,079 Transportation is our who that's who 1168 00:52:59,079 --> 00:53:00,920 administers this grant that's who runs 1169 00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:03,559 it and oh let me Circle back to one of 1170 00:53:03,559 --> 00:53:04,680 the more important things which is 1171 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:06,119 there's no funding match or funding 1172 00:53:06,119 --> 00:53:07,960 share required um and I think that is 1173 00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:09,480 really important especially on a budget 1174 00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:12,640 night to discuss so the USC is who 1175 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:14,599 administers this grant political 1176 00:53:14,599 --> 00:53:17,200 subdivisions of a state can apply so in 1177 00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:19,119 terms of the limit on who can apply 1178 00:53:19,119 --> 00:53:20,839 that's why Belmont trolley cannot apply 1179 00:53:20,839 --> 00:53:23,079 for it that's why UNCC cannot apply for 1180 00:53:23,079 --> 00:53:25,799 it it has to be essentially a city or 1181 00:53:25,799 --> 00:53:28,760 other um entity like that so Belmont 1182 00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:30,720 would have to be the applicant um but 1183 00:53:30,720 --> 00:53:33,440 UNCC will handle the application and in 1184 00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:34,799 fact I think that was one of the 1185 00:53:34,799 --> 00:53:37,440 documents that y'all were provided um to 1186 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:39,680 look at tonight you got two documents 1187 00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:42,680 one was a write up that the UNCC faculty 1188 00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:44,559 put together regarding the actual 1189 00:53:44,559 --> 00:53:47,359 technology and the project uh and the 1190 00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:48,839 language that would go into the 1191 00:53:48,839 --> 00:53:51,240 application the other one is the 1192 00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:53,920 application um requests for funds and 1193 00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:57,480 applications itself that's the who the 1194 00:53:57,480 --> 00:54:00,040 what is what what is this smart stands 1195 00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:03,160 for strengthening mobility and 1196 00:54:03,160 --> 00:54:04,680 revolutionizing 1197 00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:07,200 transportation so let me throw a big a 1198 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:10,480 bunch of big words at you um it aims to 1199 00:54:10,480 --> 00:54:14,119 provide funds to conduct demonstration 1200 00:54:14,119 --> 00:54:17,839 projects on Advanced Smart City or 1201 00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:20,480 Community Technologies and systems to 1202 00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:22,960 improve Transportation efficiency and 1203 00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:24,160 safety I took that right from the 1204 00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:26,079 obligation um but essentially what that 1205 00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:27,520 means is it's a demonstration project 1206 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:30,520 it's trying to give money to uh States 1207 00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:32,880 or political subdivisions of states to 1208 00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:34,960 kind of run this new technology in the 1209 00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:37,240 transportation sector so some of its key 1210 00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:39,599 pillars are safety and reliability 1211 00:54:39,599 --> 00:54:41,680 resiliency to climate change effects 1212 00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:44,960 equity and access climate Partnerships 1213 00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:47,400 bringing together infrastructure in the 1214 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:50,760 public um yada y yada and that is more 1215 00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:52,839 or less exactly what the trolley project 1216 00:54:52,839 --> 00:54:54,960 is trying to do when it's going to 1217 00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:56,839 create this trolley facility 1218 00:54:56,839 --> 00:54:59,319 have this new technology come and run 1219 00:54:59,319 --> 00:55:01,920 these battery operated trolley carts 1220 00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:04,240 revitalizing Old Railway through 1221 00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:06,599 actually connections with the ncdot and 1222 00:55:06,599 --> 00:55:10,160 USD where applicable uh and also trying 1223 00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:11,880 to bring together Community right so we 1224 00:55:11,880 --> 00:55:13,680 really think this is one of those grants 1225 00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:15,400 that has fallen into our laps and just 1226 00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:17,960 seems like a you know to use the formal 1227 00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:21,400 word a dumb idea not to pursue um going 1228 00:55:21,400 --> 00:55:22,799 back to a little bit more of the what 1229 00:55:22,799 --> 00:55:26,039 there is $50 million available um and 1230 00:55:26,039 --> 00:55:30,200 the anticip uh uh anticip anticipation 1231 00:55:30,200 --> 00:55:32,720 of the usdot is that they would award 1232 00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:38,680 approximately 30 GRS of up to $2 million 1233 00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:41,839 per uh they expect a 1234 00:55:41,839 --> 00:55:44,400 $250,000 minimum award but at the very 1235 00:55:44,400 --> 00:55:47,039 least whether it's $250,000 all the way 1236 00:55:47,039 --> 00:55:49,960 up to $2 million again that's money that 1237 00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:52,359 can go toward this project there is no 1238 00:55:52,359 --> 00:55:54,400 cost share so again really want to 1239 00:55:54,400 --> 00:55:57,640 reiterate that also uses for the grant 1240 00:55:57,640 --> 00:56:00,160 are extremely Broad and I'm going to 1241 00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:03,520 again just read some of these and and as 1242 00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:05,079 an attorney I know we always joke and I 1243 00:56:05,079 --> 00:56:07,000 was laughing at part's answer of maybe 1244 00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:09,720 earlier but there these are very broad 1245 00:56:09,720 --> 00:56:11,680 terms and I would submit to your Honors 1246 00:56:11,680 --> 00:56:13,480 that we can kind of do what we need to 1247 00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:15,599 do with a lot of these um lot of these 1248 00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:17,680 Grant uses so here are those broad terms 1249 00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:21,039 I just mentioned planning feasibility 1250 00:56:21,039 --> 00:56:23,760 analyses Revenue forecasting 1251 00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:26,680 environmental review permitting 1252 00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:29,240 preliminary engineering and design work 1253 00:56:29,240 --> 00:56:32,280 systems development acquisition and 1254 00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:34,799 Improvement to real property 1255 00:56:34,799 --> 00:56:37,160 construction reconstruction 1256 00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:39,839 Rehabilitation replacement environmental 1257 00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:42,359 mitigation construction contingencies 1258 00:56:42,359 --> 00:56:44,400 and acquisition of equipment so that's 1259 00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,680 what we can do if we were awarded this 1260 00:56:46,680 --> 00:56:48,240 money 1261 00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:51,920 um so that's a great question UNCC and 1262 00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:53,760 Belmont trolley as partners would have 1263 00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:55,440 to come to a more formal agreement in 1264 00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:56,839 terms of how we're going to use those 1265 00:56:56,839 --> 00:57:00,319 funds um because they can either be used 1266 00:57:00,319 --> 00:57:02,760 Charlie for work on the battery carts 1267 00:57:02,760 --> 00:57:04,559 that are going underneath the trolley 1268 00:57:04,559 --> 00:57:07,000 that but I know that we want some of it 1269 00:57:07,000 --> 00:57:10,000 to be used for rehabilitation of the 1270 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:12,200 railway lines we want some of it to be 1271 00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:14,319 used for improvement of the land upon 1272 00:57:14,319 --> 00:57:16,119 which the trolley Barn facility is going 1273 00:57:16,119 --> 00:57:18,920 to sit we want some of it to be used for 1274 00:57:18,920 --> 00:57:20,760 really cleaning up and making where that 1275 00:57:20,760 --> 00:57:22,559 rail trail is going to go right along 1276 00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:24,760 there um accessible too and I think 1277 00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:26,160 because they allow you to do 1278 00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:28,119 improvements to construction or to the 1279 00:57:28,119 --> 00:57:29,880 real property that all of that would 1280 00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:32,799 fall into the permissible uses of the gr 1281 00:57:32,799 --> 00:57:34,920 um I also think some of the other things 1282 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:37,760 we had talked about were systems 1283 00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:39,960 development within the trolley Barn 1284 00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:43,480 itself so working on how the trolley is 1285 00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:45,480 going to be hosted inside the trolley 1286 00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:47,640 Barn how we're going to pull it out um 1287 00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:50,000 preparing The Rail lines modifying them 1288 00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:52,640 acquiring them cleaning them up uh 1289 00:57:52,640 --> 00:57:54,000 acquisition of equipment could be 1290 00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:56,839 Trolley Stop equipment Greenway Railway 1291 00:57:56,839 --> 00:57:58,920 equipment construction of the area and 1292 00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:01,599 land land around it again I put benches 1293 00:58:01,599 --> 00:58:04,039 safety features etc etc so that's the 1294 00:58:04,039 --> 00:58:07,799 type of stuff we want to use it for 1295 00:58:07,799 --> 00:58:10,400 um the win the reason we're here today 1296 00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:12,559 is the application deadline is July 12th 1297 00:58:12,559 --> 00:58:14,559 uh we literally got the call for the 1298 00:58:14,559 --> 00:58:16,039 grant 1299 00:58:16,039 --> 00:58:20,079 about two two weeks ago three weeks ago 1300 00:58:20,079 --> 00:58:21,720 they they just released it and so this 1301 00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:23,200 was the first city council meeting we 1302 00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:25,039 could get on to get here and it's a 1303 00:58:25,039 --> 00:58:28,200 really quick turnaround obviously um of 1304 00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:29,400 course they don't tell you when they'll 1305 00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:31,480 announce who gets the awards I would 1306 00:58:31,480 --> 00:58:33,960 imagine it's the next day just kidding 1307 00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:36,319 um so we'll hopefully get those quickly 1308 00:58:36,319 --> 00:58:38,599 um and then within six months there's 1309 00:58:38,599 --> 00:58:40,599 supposed to be a signed Grant agreement 1310 00:58:40,599 --> 00:58:41,680 between the US Department of 1311 00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:43,640 Transportation and the city if we were 1312 00:58:43,640 --> 00:58:46,039 awarded that and then the period of 1313 00:58:46,039 --> 00:58:48,799 performance of the grant is 18 months 1314 00:58:48,799 --> 00:58:51,319 after that during which the grant funds 1315 00:58:51,319 --> 00:58:53,880 have to be quote fully liquidated so 1316 00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:55,119 that's what we were looking at in terms 1317 00:58:55,119 --> 00:58:57,039 of time 1318 00:58:57,039 --> 00:58:59,319 uh why is the big question why not it's 1319 00:58:59,319 --> 00:59:01,640 free money there's no cost share um you 1320 00:59:01,640 --> 00:59:04,599 know the it's really just one of those 1321 00:59:04,599 --> 00:59:07,319 things where UNCC um after we spoke with 1322 00:59:07,319 --> 00:59:09,400 Kevin Kevin you correct me if I'm wrong 1323 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:12,440 um UNCC would come come in actually do 1324 00:59:12,440 --> 00:59:14,240 the application portion and I can go 1325 00:59:14,240 --> 00:59:15,880 into the details of the application if 1326 00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:19,640 you want do the application portion 1327 00:59:19,640 --> 00:59:22,559 itself Kevin would look over all of it 1328 00:59:22,559 --> 00:59:24,119 and we would have to have the city be 1329 00:59:24,119 --> 00:59:27,920 the one to sign it obviously um and so 1330 00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:29,280 um I'm happy to answer questions about 1331 00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:31,079 that I personally don't see a downside 1332 00:59:31,079 --> 00:59:33,000 it is just it's just an application 1333 00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:34,480 that's all we're here for today is to 1334 00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:36,760 ask for this application it will benefit 1335 00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:38,480 the city in terms of getting some of 1336 00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:39,920 that construction Improvement of the 1337 00:59:39,920 --> 00:59:42,280 real property and the railways and the 1338 00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:44,400 all the area around the trolley Barn 1339 00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:47,000 facility and then the first mile or so 1340 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:50,799 of the stops to get going um to come 1341 00:59:50,799 --> 00:59:52,200 back to the application process it's 1342 00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:53,799 kind of four steps we've got your 1343 00:59:53,799 --> 00:59:56,400 standard Grant forms application federal 1344 00:59:56,400 --> 00:59:58,359 assistance budget information for non- 1345 00:59:58,359 --> 01:00:00,119 construction programs certification 1346 01:00:00,119 --> 01:00:02,480 regarding lobbying then you have your 1347 01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:04,599 what I'm calling the demographic portion 1348 01:00:04,599 --> 01:00:07,119 of the application so lead applicant 1349 01:00:07,119 --> 01:00:09,200 name address County in which the project 1350 01:00:09,200 --> 01:00:12,760 will be located size of the city Etc 1351 01:00:12,760 --> 01:00:14,319 then you've got the project narrative 1352 01:00:14,319 --> 01:00:15,720 which is essentially the document that 1353 01:00:15,720 --> 01:00:20,630 you've been provided outside 1354 01:00:20,640 --> 01:00:23,200 of outside of this this is the big 1355 01:00:23,200 --> 01:00:25,240 document that's the application packet 1356 01:00:25,240 --> 01:00:33,559 but then you've got you've got something that looks like 1357 01:00:33,559 --> 01:00:35,359 this and that would that would be the 1358 01:00:35,359 --> 01:00:37,039 project narrative it would go into the 1359 01:00:37,039 --> 01:00:38,559 application it's really more of what I 1360 01:00:38,559 --> 01:00:41,280 call the subjective portion of the 1361 01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:43,400 application and then the appendix which 1362 01:00:43,400 --> 01:00:45,200 is going to be resume with the key 1363 01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:47,079 individuals who I would imagine would be 1364 01:00:47,079 --> 01:00:48,280 our two 1365 01:00:48,280 --> 01:00:51,000 UNCC uh faculty contacts who have 1366 01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:54,440 created this document as well as either 1367 01:00:54,440 --> 01:00:56,720 Kevin Rob's someone like that from 1368 01:00:56,720 --> 01:00:58,480 either the trolley or city or we could 1369 01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:01,680 do one from each of the three UNCC 1370 01:01:01,680 --> 01:01:04,440 City Belmont trolley um and then a 1371 01:01:04,440 --> 01:01:06,359 summary budget has to go in there too 1372 01:01:06,359 --> 01:01:08,240 and we would create that so I don't I'm 1373 01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:10,720 hoping it won't be too much off Kevin's 1374 01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:13,799 back but um if this is something the 1375 01:01:13,799 --> 01:01:15,119 city would consider we would really 1376 01:01:15,119 --> 01:01:16,520 appreciate it I think it would help us 1377 01:01:16,520 --> 01:01:19,240 get a long way down the line of getting 1378 01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:21,280 or continuing this momentum we've got in 1379 01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:23,359 terms of our funding uh and again it 1380 01:01:23,359 --> 01:01:25,280 just seems too good to pass up so I 1381 01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:28,319 would love to any questions you'll have 1382 01:01:28,319 --> 01:01:32,760 questions for ncy I this sorry I was 1383 01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:33,720 just going to say I think this is 1384 01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:35,920 awesome hopefully you guys will get some 1385 01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:38,160 money but I did just want to make sure 1386 01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:39,760 as far as the application goes I know 1387 01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:42,400 that you said that even cc is going to 1388 01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:44,520 fill this application out on behalf of 1389 01:01:44,520 --> 01:01:46,400 the city and then Kevin is going to go 1390 01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:48,400 is there any liability or any verbage 1391 01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:50,480 that we should have an attorney look at 1392 01:01:50,480 --> 01:01:52,799 as them applying for us as a 1393 01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:54,640 municipality do we need to worry about 1394 01:01:54,640 --> 01:01:57,160 any of that or should we maybe 1395 01:01:57,160 --> 01:01:59,440 I mean they're not applying for us we're 1396 01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:02,520 they're doing the application but we it 1397 01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:05,839 would be the city obviously we want to 1398 01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:08,319 you know review it 1399 01:02:08,319 --> 01:02:11,400 that's I think it's we are the applicant 1400 01:02:11,400 --> 01:02:13,279 and we would be responsible for how the 1401 01:02:13,279 --> 01:02:16,480 money is spent um uh accepting it paying 1402 01:02:16,480 --> 01:02:17,160 the 1403 01:02:17,160 --> 01:02:20,319 vendors uh probably audited so there are 1404 01:02:20,319 --> 01:02:22,319 things that we'll have to do but we're 1405 01:02:22,319 --> 01:02:24,359 willing to take on that work um because 1406 01:02:24,359 --> 01:02:26,599 they're doing the heavy lifting as far 1407 01:02:26,599 --> 01:02:28,359 as applying for the grant and 1408 01:02:28,359 --> 01:02:30,279 administering the grant but we will have 1409 01:02:30,279 --> 01:02:32,520 to have oversight of course and the 1410 01:02:32,520 --> 01:02:34,200 funds would flow through us so we would 1411 01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:36,520 have to make sure that we verify that 1412 01:02:36,520 --> 01:02:38,640 they've done the work before we make 1413 01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:40,799 those payments and I'm sure we would be 1414 01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:42,680 required also to do whatever's appli 1415 01:02:42,680 --> 01:02:44,119 whatever's in the grant that they've 1416 01:02:44,119 --> 01:02:46,039 applied for those are things we would 1417 01:02:46,039 --> 01:02:48,160 have to make sure that they do right and 1418 01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:49,440 we'd be more than willing to come to 1419 01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:51,119 whichever meetings we need to to discuss 1420 01:02:51,119 --> 01:02:52,640 what's been done with those funds what 1421 01:02:52,640 --> 01:02:56,119 we would need and for what purposes Etc 1422 01:02:56,119 --> 01:02:58,400 I don't I don't have any unlik you I 1423 01:02:58,400 --> 01:02:59,880 don't see any reason not to pursue it 1424 01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:01,760 and I think the scope of use for the 1425 01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:03,200 funds is so broad like you said there's 1426 01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:04,400 a number of things that it can be used 1427 01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:06,279 for you you help just now with my other 1428 01:03:06,279 --> 01:03:07,599 question which was what's the flow of 1429 01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:08,799 funds look 1430 01:03:08,799 --> 01:03:11,920 like funds come to the city we're going 1431 01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:13,599 to be paying those vendors directly so 1432 01:03:13,599 --> 01:03:15,119 we're not going to be working through 1433 01:03:15,119 --> 01:03:18,559 trolley or UNCC it's we to I'm not sure 1434 01:03:18,559 --> 01:03:20,720 if it's a reimbursable style or if they 1435 01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:22,200 give us lump sum it's probably 1436 01:03:22,200 --> 01:03:25,920 reimbursable as The Works performed so 1437 01:03:25,920 --> 01:03:27,720 be the case that we would we would pay 1438 01:03:27,720 --> 01:03:29,319 but we can work out in a third party 1439 01:03:29,319 --> 01:03:32,319 agreement for anything that can be paid 1440 01:03:32,319 --> 01:03:36,559 from UNCC so we're not floating the cash 1441 01:03:36,559 --> 01:03:38,359 right and I wonder too um and this is 1442 01:03:38,359 --> 01:03:39,760 the construction side of me coming out 1443 01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:41,079 but if it could it is kind of like an 1444 01:03:41,079 --> 01:03:43,920 owner owner's rip you know GC type 1445 01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:46,279 relationship um but yeah we would have 1446 01:03:46,279 --> 01:03:48,000 to look into that I know you and CC 1447 01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:49,880 Shannon and tfue the professors and 1448 01:03:49,880 --> 01:03:52,480 faculty over there have applied for this 1449 01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:53,839 before they know some people who've done 1450 01:03:53,839 --> 01:03:55,359 it so they unfortunately couldn't be 1451 01:03:55,359 --> 01:03:57,640 here with tonight that they I'm sure 1452 01:03:57,640 --> 01:04:00,279 would have some clarity on that as well 1453 01:04:00,279 --> 01:04:01,839 they have 1454 01:04:01,839 --> 01:04:04,400 sucess Kevin do they have 1455 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:06,960 success I don't either I I actually 1456 01:04:06,960 --> 01:04:10,200 don't either I don't um they you know 1457 01:04:10,200 --> 01:04:11,480 that's a great question I'm sorry I 1458 01:04:11,480 --> 01:04:12,400 don't have the answer to that and 1459 01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:14,480 there's actually this is I think like a 1460 01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:18,359 phase one or I what they call stage one 1461 01:04:18,359 --> 01:04:21,839 and so uh there's more money I think in 1462 01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:25,079 stage two but only people who get stage 1463 01:04:25,079 --> 01:04:26,559 one 1464 01:04:26,559 --> 01:04:29,039 stage right oh there's a little bit less 1465 01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:32,640 in stage two yeah but I mean we're still 1466 01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:34,400 talking multi millions of dollars for 1467 01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:35,880 the people who've already been granted 1468 01:04:35,880 --> 01:04:39,039 and I want to say um I think it was 50 1469 01:04:39,039 --> 01:04:40,279 million for this person I think it's 30 1470 01:04:40,279 --> 01:04:45,829 million for the second go round have 1471 01:04:45,839 --> 01:04:48,640 stage just out of curiosity does UNC 1472 01:04:48,640 --> 01:04:50,119 work with any other municipalities to 1473 01:04:50,119 --> 01:04:52,200 your knowledge on similar projects maybe 1474 01:04:52,200 --> 01:04:54,240 not reactivating all Rail lines but just 1475 01:04:54,240 --> 01:04:56,279 similar collaboration I'm not aware of 1476 01:04:56,279 --> 01:04:59,200 any curious that's a good question 1477 01:04:59,200 --> 01:05:01,480 because sort of you know and I was 1478 01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:03,039 involved in a meeting with Kevin to sort 1479 01:05:03,039 --> 01:05:04,480 of introduce this and a lot of the 1480 01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:07,119 impetus from this is coming from UNCC 1481 01:05:07,119 --> 01:05:08,920 and the professors they're familiar with 1482 01:05:08,920 --> 01:05:12,000 this grant but you know certainly one of 1483 01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:13,520 the things I like about this 1484 01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:15,440 collaboration that I'm putting on my 1485 01:05:15,440 --> 01:05:18,079 councilman hat is to try and get UNCC 1486 01:05:18,079 --> 01:05:21,160 over here um you know maybe even one day 1487 01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:23,760 having some sort of satellite campus or 1488 01:05:23,760 --> 01:05:25,960 something because I think that would um 1489 01:05:25,960 --> 01:05:27,319 I I'd really like to see that I think 1490 01:05:27,319 --> 01:05:30,480 that would be good for um Economic 1491 01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:32,799 Development and this I'm getting away 1492 01:05:32,799 --> 01:05:35,200 from that point which again as a lawyer 1493 01:05:35,200 --> 01:05:38,240 I to hit myself for that but UNCC we did 1494 01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:41,039 just agree on a memor memorandum of 1495 01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:42,720 understanding in M with them um we've 1496 01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:44,079 been talking to their General Council 1497 01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:45,240 over there and we've actually got it in 1498 01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:47,559 final form so one of the them is the 1499 01:05:47,559 --> 01:05:48,839 continued partnership and the 1500 01:05:48,839 --> 01:05:52,640 development of UNCC in Gaston County and 1501 01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:55,119 using this Belmont uh project and the 1502 01:05:55,119 --> 01:05:56,839 rail Trail kind of what we're talking 1503 01:05:56,839 --> 01:06:00,000 about as as a good starting 1504 01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:03,279 point any other questions just just one 1505 01:06:03,279 --> 01:06:05,359 just mil you good with this because 1506 01:06:05,359 --> 01:06:06,880 again we're going to be using staff 1507 01:06:06,880 --> 01:06:09,799 resources to any capability or anything 1508 01:06:09,799 --> 01:06:11,160 like that I just want to make sure 1509 01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:13,799 you're comfortable yes I'm comfortable 1510 01:06:13,799 --> 01:06:15,520 with it but uh you will also have 1511 01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:18,799 another chance to U look at the grant if 1512 01:06:18,799 --> 01:06:21,000 we get awarded the grant Mak our grant 1513 01:06:21,000 --> 01:06:23,240 policy this is the first step in now is 1514 01:06:23,240 --> 01:06:26,279 that we bring it to you all it we can't 1515 01:06:26,279 --> 01:06:28,720 apply for it and then if we get granted 1516 01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:30,760 it bring it back to me before we sign 1517 01:06:30,760 --> 01:06:35,549 that final docum so you'll see it twice 1518 01:06:35,559 --> 01:06:37,760 if yeah this has been awesome I mean 1519 01:06:37,760 --> 01:06:39,119 it's really cool to follow this there's 1520 01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:40,480 been a lot of social media on the 1521 01:06:40,480 --> 01:06:43,880 collaboration particularly try to 1522 01:06:43,880 --> 01:06:46,480 getc I don't know did y see him on on 1523 01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:48,319 the rails 1524 01:06:48,319 --> 01:06:50,440 working it was really cool yeah they 1525 01:06:50,440 --> 01:06:51,640 were out there working on it it's neat 1526 01:06:51,640 --> 01:06:56,750 to see them it's hot 1527 01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:03,710 that was no that 1528 01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:05,760 was that would 1529 01:07:05,760 --> 01:07:08,440 be no right on the railway right behind 1530 01:07:08,440 --> 01:07:10,200 Primal it was cool 1531 01:07:10,200 --> 01:07:12,720 yeah any other 1532 01:07:12,720 --> 01:07:16,039 questions how long has this 1533 01:07:16,039 --> 01:07:18,799 project so I have been involved for two 1534 01:07:18,799 --> 01:07:21,079 years I think um on the board as well as 1535 01:07:21,079 --> 01:07:23,680 my husband um and then I want to say the 1536 01:07:23,680 --> 01:07:25,359 project has been going on for some 10 1537 01:07:25,359 --> 01:07:27,440 years years or so Rob is he nodding 1538 01:07:27,440 --> 01:07:29,359 behind me yes he's here for all the 1539 01:07:29,359 --> 01:07:32,480 history I'm I'm the new person so um I 1540 01:07:32,480 --> 01:07:34,279 do know that it was put aside at one 1541 01:07:34,279 --> 01:07:35,640 point when there were other priorities 1542 01:07:35,640 --> 01:07:37,240 of city council so we gladly stepped 1543 01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:38,920 aside to let those come up and then in 1544 01:07:38,920 --> 01:07:40,319 the past two years we've really hit the 1545 01:07:40,319 --> 01:07:42,400 ground running and some of that you know 1546 01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:44,480 I'm sure you'll heard it but you got got 1547 01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:46,160 a good bit of money from the state you 1548 01:07:46,160 --> 01:07:48,799 know got a good bit of donor money and 1549 01:07:48,799 --> 01:07:51,000 uh we're finalizing our design drawings 1550 01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:53,279 if they're not finalized right now yeah 1551 01:07:53,279 --> 01:07:56,359 they're out for pricing right now 1552 01:07:56,359 --> 01:07:58,119 I will Echo that I know that they did 1553 01:07:58,119 --> 01:08:01,480 sort of stand down for for a while 1554 01:08:01,480 --> 01:08:04,839 because um as I understand that there's 1555 01:08:04,839 --> 01:08:07,279 in connection with the the rail line 1556 01:08:07,279 --> 01:08:09,160 there's going to be a rail trail and 1557 01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:12,440 there was some uh focus on on that and 1558 01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:16,640 remember we have that c CAC CAC cramp 1559 01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:19,000 from that so that was the focus for a 1560 01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:22,279 while so they step back up about the 1561 01:08:22,279 --> 01:08:25,759 time probably 2019 2020 1562 01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:32,630 they start to be more active again they 1563 01:08:32,640 --> 01:08:34,839 really 1564 01:08:34,839 --> 01:08:38,679 makei yeah got good energy right now so 1565 01:08:38,679 --> 01:08:41,640 trying to take advantage of it than 1566 01:08:41,640 --> 01:08:45,239 youel timeline's Gonna Know sure well a 1567 01:08:45,239 --> 01:08:46,799 lot of it'll depend on you guys you know 1568 01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:49,120 once we get into the um design and we're 1569 01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:50,239 going to get out for pricing we'll have 1570 01:08:50,239 --> 01:08:52,279 to get all that finalized and then get 1571 01:08:52,279 --> 01:08:54,359 our contractors in kind donations and 1572 01:08:54,359 --> 01:08:56,319 stuff lined up but I think we're looking 1573 01:08:56,319 --> 01:08:59,400 I mean you know construction projects um 1574 01:08:59,400 --> 01:09:01,199 especially because the trolley Barn is 1575 01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:02,640 probably going to be built with 1576 01:09:02,640 --> 01:09:04,880 beautiful Timber Wood beans that look 1577 01:09:04,880 --> 01:09:06,520 really awesome and so a lot of that is 1578 01:09:06,520 --> 01:09:07,480 just making sure we can get those 1579 01:09:07,480 --> 01:09:10,159 materials and supplies so I would assume 1580 01:09:10,159 --> 01:09:11,120 I mean I think what do you think two 1581 01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:12,920 years Rob once you break ground to get 1582 01:09:12,920 --> 01:09:15,359 it all done if you don't mind I'll give 1583 01:09:15,359 --> 01:09:19,229 you some 1584 01:09:19,239 --> 01:09:21,719 details not quite as involved speaking 1585 01:09:21,719 --> 01:09:24,199 the microphone so everyone in the TV 1586 01:09:24,199 --> 01:09:26,000 Land 1587 01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:30,600 so timeline we uh we we have uh site 1588 01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:33,560 design which is coming to a conclusion 1589 01:09:33,560 --> 01:09:35,400 we're having to use this complicated 1590 01:09:35,400 --> 01:09:39,040 project rail Engineers civil engineers 1591 01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:40,640 and then the Architects are all 1592 01:09:40,640 --> 01:09:43,359 collaborating together the Civil work is 1593 01:09:43,359 --> 01:09:45,120 getting close to being designed the rail 1594 01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:46,920 Engineers have just about completed 1595 01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:49,199 their work civil will take over the 1596 01:09:49,199 --> 01:09:50,839 Architects have already preliminary 1597 01:09:50,839 --> 01:09:53,239 designed the building we have gone two 1598 01:09:53,239 --> 01:09:54,800 different directions we haven't figured 1599 01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:57,320 out which is the right one yet one is 1600 01:09:57,320 --> 01:09:59,440 building the structure out of steel and 1601 01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:01,199 the other one's building it out of wood 1602 01:10:01,199 --> 01:10:03,960 Timber we were Ling wood Timber from an 1603 01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:06,080 Aesthetics and also a cul perspective at 1604 01:10:06,080 --> 01:10:07,600 one point but some preliminary numbers 1605 01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:09,159 came back and it was a lot higher than 1606 01:10:09,159 --> 01:10:11,159 steel so now we're going simultaneous 1607 01:10:11,159 --> 01:10:13,520 both paths to see which one would be 1608 01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:16,960 best um cost of going up everything's 1609 01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:19,960 more expensive and then I mean this this 1610 01:10:19,960 --> 01:10:22,239 is a project I've been developing for 30 1611 01:10:22,239 --> 01:10:24,000 years this is unlike anything I've ever 1612 01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:26,320 done before I mean the amount of detail 1613 01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:29,159 that has to be involved and then NC doot 1614 01:10:29,159 --> 01:10:31,600 is involved the rail line is also a 1615 01:10:31,600 --> 01:10:34,440 historical asset for the state so U 1616 01:10:34,440 --> 01:10:38,960 shipo involved uh I mean it goes on and on then you throw in the fact 1617 01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:41,679 that the city plans to do the same ride 1618 01:10:41,679 --> 01:10:44,719 away a thread Trail that's involved so 1619 01:10:44,719 --> 01:10:47,120 it's it's you get a little bit further 1620 01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:48,280 this way and then all of a sudden hold 1621 01:10:48,280 --> 01:10:49,600 on come back a little bit because we got 1622 01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:52,480 to go this way the ultimate answer to 1623 01:10:52,480 --> 01:10:55,360 your question is is this our hope is 1624 01:10:55,360 --> 01:10:58,520 construction first of the year 1625 01:10:58,520 --> 01:11:02,320 2025 and have uh a structure whatever 1626 01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:04,400 that looks like I'll be calling Tiffany 1627 01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:05,679 soon because we need to come in and sit 1628 01:11:05,679 --> 01:11:08,360 down and talk through the uh structure 1629 01:11:08,360 --> 01:11:11,080 but um the structure there's two two 1630 01:11:11,080 --> 01:11:13,560 forms we could do we could take it uh 1631 01:11:13,560 --> 01:11:15,640 all the way to finished air conditioned 1632 01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:17,239 space inside or we could take it to more 1633 01:11:17,239 --> 01:11:20,239 of a Pavilion in stage one and then come 1634 01:11:20,239 --> 01:11:21,600 back and back fill because it's a 1635 01:11:21,600 --> 01:11:23,239 freestanding structure come back and 1636 01:11:23,239 --> 01:11:26,560 back fill condition later part of it's 1637 01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:28,760 going to depend on budget we feel 1638 01:11:28,760 --> 01:11:30,080 strongly and we've heard y all I know 1639 01:11:30,080 --> 01:11:32,239 yall feel strongly getting these cars 1640 01:11:32,239 --> 01:11:33,800 out of the warehouse and getting them 1641 01:11:33,800 --> 01:11:36,080 out in the public view we think is very 1642 01:11:36,080 --> 01:11:38,719 strong um it's important to us because 1643 01:11:38,719 --> 01:11:40,560 we think the public momentum if you 1644 01:11:40,560 --> 01:11:42,280 don't see it you don't know about it I 1645 01:11:42,280 --> 01:11:43,960 people ask all the time yall still yall 1646 01:11:43,960 --> 01:11:46,360 still doing that project if we get three 1647 01:11:46,360 --> 01:11:48,120 cars out in the public view then all of 1648 01:11:48,120 --> 01:11:50,719 a sudden I think a lot of that go away 1649 01:11:50,719 --> 01:11:52,199 we still have some work that we're going 1650 01:11:52,199 --> 01:11:55,960 through uh with do there still questions 1651 01:11:55,960 --> 01:11:58,960 about how Street Crossings are handled 1652 01:11:58,960 --> 01:12:00,920 and it's it's always interesting to me 1653 01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:03,040 when I sit on a call with 20 Engineers 1654 01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:04,920 half of them with the highway and half 1655 01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:10,639 of them with the rail Division and and nobody seems to be in an agreement 1656 01:12:10,639 --> 01:12:12,080 and then you get the highway guys who 1657 01:12:12,080 --> 01:12:13,480 aren't in agreement and the rail guys 1658 01:12:13,480 --> 01:12:14,880 who aren't in agreement so we're still 1659 01:12:14,880 --> 01:12:16,760 working through that because we're going 1660 01:12:16,760 --> 01:12:18,760 to cross leaving the station we're going 1661 01:12:18,760 --> 01:12:21,239 to cross Kataba Street then we'll go 1662 01:12:21,239 --> 01:12:23,120 down and go parallel in front of uh 1663 01:12:23,120 --> 01:12:25,600 Sisters of Mercy and then ultimately 1664 01:12:25,600 --> 01:12:26,960 we'll cross 1665 01:12:26,960 --> 01:12:29,159 74 then we'll cross 1666 01:12:29,159 --> 01:12:32,600 85 so we' see it as in three phases our 1667 01:12:32,600 --> 01:12:35,920 goal right now is to get us up to 74 if 1668 01:12:35,920 --> 01:12:38,199 we could get to 74 we feel like we've 1669 01:12:38,199 --> 01:12:40,080 gotten a long way so that would be one 1670 01:12:40,080 --> 01:12:42,239 Street crossing to Top Street which is 1671 01:12:42,239 --> 01:12:44,400 an easy one to cross but what we're 1672 01:12:44,400 --> 01:12:46,040 working through right now is when we go 1673 01:12:46,040 --> 01:12:48,840 through these Crossings is it like a 1674 01:12:48,840 --> 01:12:51,320 pedestrian where you poke the button and 1675 01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:56,199 the light turn the light turns red and so part of this depends on the 1676 01:12:56,199 --> 01:12:58,280 city's design of the thread Trail 1677 01:12:58,280 --> 01:12:59,800 because you'll have to have pedestrian 1678 01:12:59,800 --> 01:13:01,480 Crossings at every one of these streets 1679 01:13:01,480 --> 01:13:03,239 as well otherwise people can't cross the 1680 01:13:03,239 --> 01:13:04,800 street so we're still working through 1681 01:13:04,800 --> 01:13:07,840 some nuances for us right now getting 1682 01:13:07,840 --> 01:13:11,199 the structure built getting the cars out 1683 01:13:11,199 --> 01:13:14,199 on the property and getting The Cars 1684 01:13:14,199 --> 01:13:16,320 Moving on the track so we can continue 1685 01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:19,280 the testing of the battery car uh is 1686 01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:21,560 priority I'll say one more thing related 1687 01:13:21,560 --> 01:13:23,790 to 1688 01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:30,639 UNCC this a big deal for them and and Jim mentioned the fact that that 1689 01:13:30,639 --> 01:13:32,480 they have visions the engineering school 1690 01:13:32,480 --> 01:13:34,639 has Visions they've even I've seen I've 1691 01:13:34,639 --> 01:13:37,239 seen a request that's not going to go 1692 01:13:37,239 --> 01:13:39,320 very far for $300 million doll to build 1693 01:13:39,320 --> 01:13:41,520 an Engineering campus in Caston County 1694 01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:43,679 centered around Rail and stem 1695 01:13:43,679 --> 01:13:46,040 education Ain going anywhere anytime 1696 01:13:46,040 --> 01:13:49,000 soon but you have to start somewhere and 1697 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:50,960 that's what's going on and the dean of 1698 01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:53,239 the engineering school and a lot of the 1699 01:13:53,239 --> 01:13:56,880 higher ups at UNCC they this is future 1700 01:13:56,880 --> 01:14:00,080 technology um that's important and and 1701 01:14:00,080 --> 01:14:03,239 if we can get this trolley continue to 1702 01:14:03,239 --> 01:14:05,000 run and them have a lab within our 1703 01:14:05,000 --> 01:14:07,600 trolley building that's one step closer 1704 01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:09,360 to the next step which would be some 1705 01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:12,199 form of an engineering facility that may 1706 01:14:12,199 --> 01:14:13,840 grow into something bigger so you have 1707 01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:15,280 to start somewhere they're just not 1708 01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:16,719 going to come over here and plop down 1709 01:14:16,719 --> 01:14:19,880 some big campus on in Gaston County but 1710 01:14:19,880 --> 01:14:21,560 having a steak in the ground gets us a 1711 01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:24,520 lot closer than we are without it I see 1712 01:14:24,520 --> 01:14:26,440 that you guys recently modified the 1713 01:14:26,440 --> 01:14:29,120 capacity for the trolley Barn as a venue 1714 01:14:29,120 --> 01:14:30,600 space and maybe that kind of goes to 1715 01:14:30,600 --> 01:14:32,400 your point about whether you pursue this 1716 01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:35,000 in phases versus you know with an open 1717 01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:35,880 air 1718 01:14:35,880 --> 01:14:38,760 Pavilion design versus all en closed 1719 01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:41,840 type facility no that we talking now as 1720 01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:43,360 far as capacity as far as a meeting 1721 01:14:43,360 --> 01:14:46,280 venue space there The Architects haven't 1722 01:14:46,280 --> 01:14:47,880 been able to calculate that because we 1723 01:14:47,880 --> 01:14:49,159 don't know what the final design is 1724 01:14:49,159 --> 01:14:52,199 going to be the the the the Pavilion 1725 01:14:52,199 --> 01:14:55,239 versus an enclosed structure is all 1726 01:14:55,239 --> 01:14:58,360 finances sure the the state awarded us a 1727 01:14:58,360 --> 01:15:00,679 million dollars and the state also said 1728 01:15:00,679 --> 01:15:02,280 we want you to have it spent just like 1729 01:15:02,280 --> 01:15:03,880 this grant we want you to have it spent 1730 01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:07,480 by a certain day if and that 1731 01:15:07,480 --> 01:15:14,480 is winter of 25 25 so um and we we can 1732 01:15:14,480 --> 01:15:17,320 burn through a fast I mean I mean we 1733 01:15:17,320 --> 01:15:19,159 could build no building burn through a 1734 01:15:19,159 --> 01:15:21,120 million dollars because of all the rail 1735 01:15:21,120 --> 01:15:23,000 work that has to be done all the site 1736 01:15:23,000 --> 01:15:24,400 work that has to be done potential 1737 01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:26,920 retain that has to be done our thinking 1738 01:15:26,920 --> 01:15:29,239 right now is is that plan a is to build 1739 01:15:29,239 --> 01:15:31,639 a full facility with heated and climate 1740 01:15:31,639 --> 01:15:34,719 controlled space inside of it Plan B is 1741 01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:36,440 to build the Pavilion which is the 1742 01:15:36,440 --> 01:15:38,760 structure that would be exactly what 1743 01:15:38,760 --> 01:15:40,199 we're ultimately going to have and get 1744 01:15:40,199 --> 01:15:42,800 the cars out there and have decorative 1745 01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:44,560 fencing around the Pavilion with the 1746 01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:47,000 cars behind the fencing and then go back 1747 01:15:47,000 --> 01:15:49,159 in round two and start to construct the 1748 01:15:49,159 --> 01:15:51,880 walls the The Columns that that hold up 1749 01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:54,159 the roof line they're the same whether 1750 01:15:54,159 --> 01:15:56,360 we encl it you have to do the Pavilion 1751 01:15:56,360 --> 01:15:58,120 before you can build the enclosed 1752 01:15:58,120 --> 01:16:01,320 portion so if if we got to a point where 1753 01:16:01,320 --> 01:16:03,800 we said uh let's build the Pavilion 1754 01:16:03,800 --> 01:16:05,960 let's get that done as plan a then 1755 01:16:05,960 --> 01:16:07,840 that's what we would do and continue to 1756 01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:09,440 raise the money and go back and be able 1757 01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:11,480 to retrofit and do the enclosed 1758 01:16:11,480 --> 01:16:14,400 structure as far as capacity goes it 1759 01:16:14,400 --> 01:16:16,920 depends because we did redesign the 1760 01:16:16,920 --> 01:16:19,520 building we redesigned the building 1761 01:16:19,520 --> 01:16:21,360 three we've done it three times the 1762 01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:23,080 latest rendering is the one we're 1763 01:16:23,080 --> 01:16:25,600 actually pursuing and that's the end up 1764 01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:27,600 being the final product includes an 1765 01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:31,199 indoor and an outdoor the indoor was the 1766 01:16:31,199 --> 01:16:33,520 original design we added the outdoor 1767 01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:35,520 because if there's an event this 1768 01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:37,560 Saturday night that's a wedding or a 1769 01:16:37,560 --> 01:16:39,639 corporate event we have to pull all 1770 01:16:39,639 --> 01:16:42,040 three cars out to open up space if we 1771 01:16:42,040 --> 01:16:44,360 pull the cars out I'm not driving over 1772 01:16:44,360 --> 01:16:46,360 here at 12:30 1:00 in the morning to 1773 01:16:46,360 --> 01:16:48,120 pull the cars back in so we would pull 1774 01:16:48,120 --> 01:16:51,360 the cars out and leave them out for a 1775 01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:53,560 day or two and then pull them back in or 1776 01:16:53,560 --> 01:16:55,600 there may a series of through a whole 1777 01:16:55,600 --> 01:16:58,000 weekend so we added that space But the 1778 01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:00,480 beauty of it is is it gave us an indoor 1779 01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:03,679 and an outdoor venue so a farmers market 1780 01:17:03,679 --> 01:17:05,239 could occur on Saturday mornings 1781 01:17:05,239 --> 01:17:08,080 outdoors with the cars indoors and a a 1782 01:17:08,080 --> 01:17:10,280 wedding uh event could occur that night 1783 01:17:10,280 --> 01:17:12,480 and have the cars outside and have the 1784 01:17:12,480 --> 01:17:15,120 event inside so it gave us a lot more 1785 01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:17,280 functionality by adding The Pavilion 1786 01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:20,159 space we could have as many as 200 200 1787 01:17:20,159 --> 01:17:22,520 plus people at an event indoor and 1788 01:17:22,520 --> 01:17:25,639 outdoor as far as indoor event know if 1789 01:17:25,639 --> 01:17:27,880 it's a standing room only type event no 1790 01:17:27,880 --> 01:17:30,360 sit down dinner um you're probably 1791 01:17:30,360 --> 01:17:31,400 looking at 1792 01:17:31,400 --> 01:17:35,360 aund 100 or so people 125 people if it's 1793 01:17:35,360 --> 01:17:37,760 a sit down dinner event it may be 75 1794 01:17:37,760 --> 01:17:41,040 sure it depends on the type of event and 1795 01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:44,080 we started working with 1796 01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:47,920 um food and beverage uh vendors we we 1797 01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:50,000 would contract B Proby would contract 1798 01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:52,000 that out and I think I shared with you 1799 01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:55,360 in a lunch meeting the s primary ongoing 1800 01:17:55,360 --> 01:17:57,960 operations revenues for bont trolley 1801 01:17:57,960 --> 01:18:00,880 comes from event uh 1802 01:18:00,880 --> 01:18:03,199 fees or facility fees you're not 1803 01:18:03,199 --> 01:18:09,800 dependent on the Riders right no no no that that's that's yeah that that's 1804 01:18:09,800 --> 01:18:12,400 small change no there's enough projected 1805 01:18:12,400 --> 01:18:14,520 event Revenue coming from the facility 1806 01:18:14,520 --> 01:18:16,400 itself to be able to sustain neutrality 1807 01:18:16,400 --> 01:18:18,159 in any given year and that's before we 1808 01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:22,600 throw in ridership uh special events uh 1809 01:18:22,600 --> 01:18:25,320 fundraising events ongoing 1810 01:18:25,320 --> 01:18:26,880 which will continue to be a source of 1811 01:18:26,880 --> 01:18:29,880 Revenue UNCC because they have all this 1812 01:18:29,880 --> 01:18:32,120 staff and all this resources we would 1813 01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:34,679 not know go to the the United States 1814 01:18:34,679 --> 01:18:36,440 Department of Transportation and ask 1815 01:18:36,440 --> 01:18:40,280 them for a grant UNCC does this UNCC 1816 01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:46,239 thing has become it kind of happen stance but it has become a big 1817 01:18:46,239 --> 01:18:48,639 deal between the stem education and the 1818 01:18:48,639 --> 01:18:50,480 technology that's being employed to 1819 01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:52,520 actually run these cars that's what's 1820 01:18:52,520 --> 01:18:54,880 Peak a lot of the interest of not only 1821 01:18:54,880 --> 01:18:57,920 officials but also Federal officials who 1822 01:18:57,920 --> 01:19:00,920 know what we're up to there are there 1823 01:19:00,920 --> 01:19:02,840 are people flying in from all over the 1824 01:19:02,840 --> 01:19:05,679 world they had a group of about 20 uh 1825 01:19:05,679 --> 01:19:09,159 folks out at UNC from Taiwan to look at 1826 01:19:09,159 --> 01:19:11,040 the technology that's being developed 1827 01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:14,239 for bont trol cars which is kind of 1828 01:19:14,239 --> 01:19:16,000 amazing because what they're doing is 1829 01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:18,560 revolutionary and it and it carries over 1830 01:19:18,560 --> 01:19:24,800 into clean energy for actual trains and the trains that run on our tracks 1831 01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:27,880 want to get away from fossil fuels coals 1832 01:19:27,880 --> 01:19:33,310 and other things to power those 1833 01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:37,560 cars think this ear was speaking but 1834 01:19:37,560 --> 01:19:40,199 would Bebe future workshop with the new 1835 01:19:40,199 --> 01:19:43,000 Council anding board or representatives 1836 01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:45,400 of board if everyone's open to it we do 1837 01:19:45,400 --> 01:19:47,320 have a lot of new faes here that aren't 1838 01:19:47,320 --> 01:19:49,239 familiar with all the previous works and 1839 01:19:49,239 --> 01:19:51,480 discussions that councils have had yeah 1840 01:19:51,480 --> 01:19:55,360 that's fine I know we also I think um 1841 01:19:55,360 --> 01:19:57,320 they they're supposed to come give us an 1842 01:19:57,320 --> 01:20:02,280 update every year um but I 1843 01:20:02,280 --> 01:20:05,800 mean for July I mean but I feel like if 1844 01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:08,280 we're asking July they typically give it 1845 01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:10,199 in July yeah but I don't know if we need 1846 01:20:10,199 --> 01:20:11,880 to do that because we're you know based 1847 01:20:11,880 --> 01:20:14,679 on what we're doing here um like I feel 1848 01:20:14,679 --> 01:20:16,920 like we're getting an update right now I 1849 01:20:16,920 --> 01:20:18,760 would be honest with you come into a 1850 01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:21,600 workshop in a more relaxed environment 1851 01:20:21,600 --> 01:20:23,040 and even something that I don't know if 1852 01:20:23,040 --> 01:20:25,480 you can do an unofficial anybody that 1853 01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:27,560 was interested in your group or staff 1854 01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:29,320 that wanted to come and we kind of sit 1855 01:20:29,320 --> 01:20:31,400 and and have more of a round T 1856 01:20:31,400 --> 01:20:34,320 discussion Jim's privy too he hears all 1857 01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:36,520 this at monthly meetings and Kevin does 1858 01:20:36,520 --> 01:20:40,120 too and um but for you guys there's a 1859 01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:41,679 lot going on and somebody mentioned 1860 01:20:41,679 --> 01:20:44,040 earlier our Bo I'm still looking at rob 1861 01:20:44,040 --> 01:20:46,199 you know I'm at every board meeting our 1862 01:20:46,199 --> 01:20:49,000 board has our board has grown and we 1863 01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:50,600 have new board members that are on the 1864 01:20:50,600 --> 01:20:52,960 board we have one that is an executive 1865 01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:55,400 for the aine and Western uh Carolina 1866 01:20:55,400 --> 01:20:58,520 railroad which is a private short rail 1867 01:20:58,520 --> 01:21:01,360 operator we've got some talented people 1868 01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:03,679 uh on this board it's a robust group of 1869 01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:05,199 people who are highly energetic we've 1870 01:21:05,199 --> 01:21:08,239 got somebody from Duke Energy we've 1871 01:21:08,239 --> 01:21:10,639 got Again full 1872 01:21:10,639 --> 01:21:15,440 representation yeah so we we welcome you 1873 01:21:15,440 --> 01:21:17,400 whatever I think that's something that 1874 01:21:17,400 --> 01:21:19,679 would be appropriate future 1875 01:21:19,679 --> 01:21:22,360 work well oh yeah yeah yeah but I'm just 1876 01:21:22,360 --> 01:21:24,880 saying that that and I and we sort of 1877 01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:28,280 gone a little bit uh a field you know 1878 01:21:28,280 --> 01:21:31,120 but knowing that they typically come in 1879 01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:33,719 July um to give us an update and they're 1880 01:21:33,719 --> 01:21:36,239 here tonight I thought you know if there 1881 01:21:36,239 --> 01:21:39,560 are additional questions you know we can 1882 01:21:39,560 --> 01:21:41,920 just you know hear from them you know 1883 01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:45,120 hear the answers tonight as opposed to 1884 01:21:45,120 --> 01:21:47,040 you know coming back in a month and 1885 01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:48,800 basically having the same conversation 1886 01:21:48,800 --> 01:21:50,679 that's all I would say and and I don't 1887 01:21:50,679 --> 01:21:52,440 want to take up yall time yall have weit 1888 01:21:52,440 --> 01:21:57,229 finding signs to 1889 01:21:57,239 --> 01:21:59,159 but uh and speaking of way finding signs 1890 01:21:59,159 --> 01:22:01,520 we're going to need one for the Charley 1891 01:22:01,520 --> 01:22:05,510 at some point too preference 1892 01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:08,199 design it's really exciting and take the 1893 01:22:08,199 --> 01:22:10,560 politics out of it uh it's really 1894 01:22:10,560 --> 01:22:12,679 exciting and this is this is a big deal 1895 01:22:12,679 --> 01:22:15,239 for Belmont uh and it will be for 1896 01:22:15,239 --> 01:22:17,800 decades and decades to come uh it's an 1897 01:22:17,800 --> 01:22:20,600 educational as well as event venue in 1898 01:22:20,600 --> 01:22:23,880 downtown as well as the novelty of the 1899 01:22:23,880 --> 01:22:26,199 cars and having the cars that we have I 1900 01:22:26,199 --> 01:22:28,000 mean I don't think people realize but 1901 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:31,800 that's $2 million worth of cars 1902 01:22:31,800 --> 01:22:33,320 sitting 1903 01:22:33,320 --> 01:22:36,400 intin well it depends on who you ask um 1904 01:22:36,400 --> 01:22:38,679 when I signed on 10 years ago when this 1905 01:22:38,679 --> 01:22:41,320 was over a beer of good idea over a beer 1906 01:22:41,320 --> 01:22:44,239 that later became a whole full-time job 1907 01:22:44,239 --> 01:22:46,520 uh the goal was to get it to bman I mean 1908 01:22:46,520 --> 01:22:50,239 our original Mission was is I kept 1909 01:22:50,239 --> 01:22:52,239 seeing kids Traverse over the bridge 1910 01:22:52,239 --> 01:22:54,760 trying to get to downtown bont like get 1911 01:22:54,760 --> 01:22:56,719 these kids back and forth and the town 1912 01:22:56,719 --> 01:22:59,199 out to Belmont ABY and so the idea was 1913 01:22:59,199 --> 01:23:00,560 born I was involved with Charlotte 1914 01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:03,600 trolley back in the 90s and U the idea 1915 01:23:03,600 --> 01:23:06,679 was born and doot bought into it and so 1916 01:23:06,679 --> 01:23:09,480 that's kind of how it started um that's 1917 01:23:09,480 --> 01:23:11,840 still for me I mean a big part I just 1918 01:23:11,840 --> 01:23:14,000 turned 57 I mean if this goes on a whole 1919 01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:15,560 lot longer I 1920 01:23:15,560 --> 01:23:19,639 mean I want to get it about my idea um 1921 01:23:19,639 --> 01:23:21,760 now there are a lot of people including 1922 01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:25,120 some County people state do people 1923 01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:26,800 that if you talk to them they want to 1924 01:23:26,800 --> 01:23:29,280 see this go to Gaston they want to see 1925 01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:31,920 it go to Mount Holly they want to see it 1926 01:23:31,920 --> 01:23:34,149 go 1927 01:23:34,159 --> 01:23:37,880 to I mean they really do um and they see 1928 01:23:37,880 --> 01:23:40,360 this and and Gaston has more small towns 1929 01:23:40,360 --> 01:23:42,880 than in the county in North Carolina and 1930 01:23:42,880 --> 01:23:45,440 they're preserved historic downtowns 1931 01:23:45,440 --> 01:23:47,520 which is awesome and so a lot of the 1932 01:23:47,520 --> 01:23:48,960 state people that we've talk to 1933 01:23:48,960 --> 01:23:51,719 including ncb2 board members they're 1934 01:23:51,719 --> 01:23:54,960 seeing this as an alternative to you 1935 01:23:54,960 --> 01:23:57,360 know the cats and the light rails and 1936 01:23:57,360 --> 01:23:59,040 the the diesel trains they're seeing 1937 01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:01,719 this as an alternative and so I 1938 01:24:01,719 --> 01:24:04,080 personally I would love for Mount Holly 1939 01:24:04,080 --> 01:24:05,800 to have a Mount Holly 1940 01:24:05,800 --> 01:24:08,239 trolley and for Gastonia to have a 1941 01:24:08,239 --> 01:24:12,320 Gastonia trolley and so that Belmont and 1942 01:24:12,320 --> 01:24:15,159 Mount Holly or Gastonia there's a place 1943 01:24:15,159 --> 01:24:17,280 somewhere where one stops and the other 1944 01:24:17,280 --> 01:24:21,040 picks up so that onus is not on Belmont 1945 01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:23,159 this is Belmont's trolleys are sitting 1946 01:24:23,159 --> 01:24:25,040 outside this ism 1947 01:24:25,040 --> 01:24:27,159 but let the other municipalities do the 1948 01:24:27,159 --> 01:24:28,920 same and go through everything we've 1949 01:24:28,920 --> 01:24:35,430 gone through with with help and gu yeah 1950 01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:42,189 exactly 1951 01:24:42,199 --> 01:24:45,719 you that parking lot if you go all that 1952 01:24:45,719 --> 01:24:47,520 parking lot stay own it's owned by the 1953 01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:50,400 NCD Rail and least by the city of 1954 01:24:50,400 --> 01:24:52,560 Belmont or parking well the back of the 1955 01:24:52,560 --> 01:24:55,080 parking lot's not part of that the back 1956 01:24:55,080 --> 01:24:57,080 the lot the agreement that we're going 1957 01:24:57,080 --> 01:24:59,040 to end up having is going to be what 1958 01:24:59,040 --> 01:25:00,679 we've envisioned is a tri party 1959 01:25:00,679 --> 01:25:06,360 agreement between the city of Belmont trolley and the state of North 1960 01:25:06,360 --> 01:25:08,360 Carolina and that's generally what we've 1961 01:25:08,360 --> 01:25:11,360 laid out in the past um the reason 1962 01:25:11,360 --> 01:25:13,800 Belmont is included in that is is 1963 01:25:13,800 --> 01:25:15,639 because well it was really two or 1964 01:25:15,639 --> 01:25:18,239 three-fold but the main reason is is 1965 01:25:18,239 --> 01:25:22,119 that our uh plan from the beginning has 1966 01:25:22,119 --> 01:25:24,040 been to raise the money and build this 1967 01:25:24,040 --> 01:25:26,400 fac facility and then donate the 1968 01:25:26,400 --> 01:25:29,199 facility to the city of Belmont and 1969 01:25:29,199 --> 01:25:31,639 Lease back the facility Belmont Proby 1970 01:25:31,639 --> 01:25:33,400 would lease back the facility for a 1971 01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:36,679 dollar a year and operate the majority 1972 01:25:36,679 --> 01:25:38,639 of the facility I say the majority 1973 01:25:38,639 --> 01:25:41,000 because we're including outdoor 1974 01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:43,239 restrooms that could serve people that 1975 01:25:43,239 --> 01:25:48,719 are on The Pedestrian Trail if we're closed and the building's closed 1976 01:25:48,719 --> 01:25:51,480 the doors can be open on the outside so 1977 01:25:51,480 --> 01:25:53,560 if the city decided to utilize those 1978 01:25:53,560 --> 01:25:55,800 restrooms public restrooms another set 1979 01:25:55,800 --> 01:25:58,040 of public restrooms in downtown then 1980 01:25:58,040 --> 01:25:59,719 we'd look for the city to help with some 1981 01:25:59,719 --> 01:26:03,239 security like off hours when we're not 1982 01:26:03,239 --> 01:26:05,960 there but otherwise we're generally 1983 01:26:05,960 --> 01:26:07,880 operating and maintaining the facility 1984 01:26:07,880 --> 01:26:10,040 as part of our budget you can see where 1985 01:26:10,040 --> 01:26:12,000 those lines are if you go right you know 1986 01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:13,280 it's it's right there where the actual 1987 01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:15,440 transition is and so just be cleaning up 1988 01:26:15,440 --> 01:26:17,080 all that too and you know just to bring 1989 01:26:17,080 --> 01:26:18,960 it back even to the Grant I believe the 1990 01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:20,800 language of the grant would allow for us 1991 01:26:20,800 --> 01:26:23,280 to get all that prepped out so and what 1992 01:26:23,280 --> 01:26:24,760 Nancy didn't sh 1993 01:26:24,760 --> 01:26:27,360 if it depends on how much if we if we 1994 01:26:27,360 --> 01:26:29,480 were lucky enough to get rewarded money 1995 01:26:29,480 --> 01:26:32,440 from the feds for this grant how we 1996 01:26:32,440 --> 01:26:34,360 spend the money would really depend on 1997 01:26:34,360 --> 01:26:36,199 how much did we get I mean there's a big 1998 01:26:36,199 --> 01:26:38,679 difference between $250,000 and $2 1999 01:26:38,679 --> 01:26:42,560 million but um in in our initial 2000 01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:45,199 thinking UNCC is going to want some of 2001 01:26:45,199 --> 01:26:47,119 that money to help equip their lab and 2002 01:26:47,119 --> 01:26:49,239 what they're doing to to be able to run 2003 01:26:49,239 --> 01:26:51,679 the trolleys but I'm envisioning that 2004 01:26:51,679 --> 01:26:54,800 money using part of it for the ra work 2005 01:26:54,800 --> 01:26:57,239 itself our efforts to raise the money 2006 01:26:57,239 --> 01:26:58,719 we've been raising has been to build the 2007 01:26:58,719 --> 01:27:00,119 building but there's still going to be a 2008 01:27:00,119 --> 01:27:02,280 cost in improving certain portions of 2009 01:27:02,280 --> 01:27:06,910 the rail infrastructure the 2010 01:27:06,920 --> 01:27:10,719 rail it would go to 2011 01:27:10,719 --> 01:27:13,360 Devol of the battery that goes under the 2012 01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:16,159 trolley so it's still or or to do the 2013 01:27:16,159 --> 01:27:18,199 systems development the systems 2014 01:27:18,199 --> 01:27:20,119 development in the trolley Barn where 2015 01:27:20,119 --> 01:27:22,159 the trolley pull into the barn which is 2016 01:27:22,159 --> 01:27:25,000 over the rail line and able to do what 2017 01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:26,560 they need to do with the rail so it's 2018 01:27:26,560 --> 01:27:28,880 still been it's a we have this 2019 01:27:28,880 --> 01:27:31,440 partnership with UNCC and so benefiting 2020 01:27:31,440 --> 01:27:33,840 UNCC has been well let's go 2021 01:27:33,840 --> 01:27:37,040 back it would go to infrastructure 2022 01:27:37,040 --> 01:27:38,679 within the facility that would 2023 01:27:38,679 --> 01:27:40,880 ultimately benefit because they have to 2024 01:27:40,880 --> 01:27:43,320 have certain lab and Equipment space 2025 01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:45,480 we're building a lab inside of the 2026 01:27:45,480 --> 01:27:48,480 facility to keep these cars running 2027 01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:50,520 requires that we in part keep the 2028 01:27:50,520 --> 01:27:53,000 battery car running and the battery car 2029 01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:56,480 doesn't go under it 2030 01:27:56,480 --> 01:27:58,960 goes 2031 01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:01,360 um at what point in the process since 2032 01:28:01,360 --> 01:28:02,960 we're getting kind of a qual ey update 2033 01:28:02,960 --> 01:28:04,880 tonight um what point in the process do 2034 01:28:04,880 --> 01:28:06,440 you think you'll come to us with that 2035 01:28:06,440 --> 01:28:07,719 lease agreement would that be once 2036 01:28:07,719 --> 01:28:10,280 construction is complete of the barn or 2037 01:28:10,280 --> 01:28:13,119 at some point prior to we're not even 2038 01:28:13,119 --> 01:28:15,040 there would be we would put a tri party 2039 01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:17,679 agreement together 2040 01:28:17,679 --> 01:28:20,280 um U before the first day of 2041 01:28:20,280 --> 01:28:22,600 construction okay uh if you want to know 2042 01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:25,480 my estimated timeline in the next three 2043 01:28:25,480 --> 01:28:28,629 to three four 2044 01:28:28,639 --> 01:28:30,480 months there would need to be an 2045 01:28:30,480 --> 01:28:33,520 agreement regardless because it's C 2046 01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:36,000 City so they have to come not the 2047 01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:37,560 portion of property 2048 01:28:37,560 --> 01:28:41,280 that the back area right there you using 2049 01:28:41,280 --> 01:28:43,360 no the portion we would be using is not 2050 01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:45,080 subject to the lease that the city 2051 01:28:45,080 --> 01:28:52,109 currently has within 2052 01:28:52,119 --> 01:28:56,109 CD not 2053 01:28:56,119 --> 01:28:59,360 no you need access from the city parking 2054 01:28:59,360 --> 01:29:02,920 to get to the property 2055 01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:05,920 right it's it's it's been 2056 01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:08,239 envisioned this can be made easy because 2057 01:29:08,239 --> 01:29:10,719 it's been envisioned that conceivably we 2058 01:29:10,719 --> 01:29:13,960 would uh add that area back there to the 2059 01:29:13,960 --> 01:29:17,440 city's current lease would be one option 2060 01:29:17,440 --> 01:29:18,960 the other would be to have a concurrent 2061 01:29:18,960 --> 01:29:20,560 lease our lease I don't know how long 2062 01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:21,679 I've never seen the lease for the 2063 01:29:21,679 --> 01:29:23,440 parking lot I don't know if the lease 2064 01:29:23,440 --> 01:29:25,560 for the paring for 10 years or 20 years 2065 01:29:25,560 --> 01:29:27,840 or 100 years but our lease for the 2066 01:29:27,840 --> 01:29:29,560 trolley we're going to be pushing for is 2067 01:29:29,560 --> 01:29:34,990 a 99e use 2068 01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:37,719 agreement but it would be a lease 2069 01:29:37,719 --> 01:29:39,920 agreement that would be we would 2070 01:29:39,920 --> 01:29:41,960 ultimately see it as again a trip party 2071 01:29:41,960 --> 01:29:44,960 agreement where potentially balmont is 2072 01:29:44,960 --> 01:29:48,159 the tenant for the land balmont trolley 2073 01:29:48,159 --> 01:29:49,320 builds the 2074 01:29:49,320 --> 01:29:52,040 building donates the building so now the 2075 01:29:52,040 --> 01:29:54,880 city has a least piece of a facility 2076 01:29:54,880 --> 01:29:58,480 that they own that we lease back and we 2077 01:29:58,480 --> 01:30:00,440 did this mostly because bont trolley 2078 01:30:00,440 --> 01:30:03,080 doesn't need to own a building we we 2079 01:30:03,080 --> 01:30:04,880 just need to operate you know what I 2080 01:30:04,880 --> 01:30:08,159 mean that was an idea that was DED up 2081 01:30:08,159 --> 01:30:10,159 now we could also go a whole different 2082 01:30:10,159 --> 01:30:11,360 direction this is where we need to 2083 01:30:11,360 --> 01:30:13,040 publica get some discussion in the next 2084 01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:16,760 60 to 90 days is how does this look and 2085 01:30:16,760 --> 01:30:18,119 we're going to be calling you to sit 2086 01:30:18,119 --> 01:30:19,639 down and have a preliminary meeting to 2087 01:30:19,639 --> 01:30:21,480 begin discussing how do we out Aline 2088 01:30:21,480 --> 01:30:24,400 this and and there's no we don't have 2089 01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:27,920 any rigid set in stone idea we we've got 2090 01:30:27,920 --> 01:30:29,880 ideas is what we've 2091 01:30:29,880 --> 01:30:32,080 got it could take home many different 2092 01:30:32,080 --> 01:30:34,800 forms and y'all may say well because of 2093 01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:36,719 our Charter we can't do this or Parks 2094 01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:38,520 May step in and go no yall aren't doing 2095 01:30:38,520 --> 01:30:41,679 that or we can't do that so we we'll do 2096 01:30:41,679 --> 01:30:43,560 end rounds workarounds or whatever it 2097 01:30:43,560 --> 01:30:46,360 may be this is our gift of the city 2098 01:30:46,360 --> 01:30:50,679 that's all this has ever been there's no gain in this for us other 2099 01:30:50,679 --> 01:30:53,000 than we wanted this to happen and it 2100 01:30:53,000 --> 01:30:55,880 kind of GRE over time I just wanted to 2101 01:30:55,880 --> 01:30:57,080 get the kids 2102 01:30:57,080 --> 01:30:59,480 across 85 to 2103 01:30:59,480 --> 01:31:01,840 downtown it kind of took on safe way to 2104 01:31:01,840 --> 01:31:07,560 get the bars back right or or or 2105 01:31:07,560 --> 01:31:10,280 alternatively or alternatively they have 2106 01:31:10,280 --> 01:31:13,600 a great theater arts program and and for 2107 01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:15,760 Citizens what a great night it would be 2108 01:31:15,760 --> 01:31:17,800 to buy a ticket and includes dinner at a 2109 01:31:17,800 --> 01:31:19,960 restaurant a ride on the trolley and a 2110 01:31:19,960 --> 01:31:22,560 ticket to the show come here eat dinner 2111 01:31:22,560 --> 01:31:24,960 take the trolley out see a play and come 2112 01:31:24,960 --> 01:31:27,280 back I mean that's the kind of thinking 2113 01:31:27,280 --> 01:31:30,199 that you got it works both ways I've 2114 01:31:30,199 --> 01:31:31,400 always said the only thing that 2115 01:31:31,400 --> 01:31:34,560 separates only Belmont and Davidson 2116 01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:37,239 North Carolina to me have almost 2117 01:31:37,239 --> 01:31:39,920 identical similarities Historic downtown 2118 01:31:39,920 --> 01:31:43,400 we on the river lake and uh we have a 2119 01:31:43,400 --> 01:31:45,639 liberal art school the only difference 2120 01:31:45,639 --> 01:31:47,520 is Davidson sits in the middle of town 2121 01:31:47,520 --> 01:31:49,679 our sits on the other side of a highway 2122 01:31:49,679 --> 01:31:52,159 well they had Steph Curry go to their fo 2123 01:31:52,159 --> 01:31:55,350 School 2124 01:31:55,360 --> 01:31:58,360 Jim you looking for a motion uh yeah 2125 01:31:58,360 --> 01:32:00,840 sure um I'll make the motion to 2126 01:32:00,840 --> 01:32:04,400 authorize the application for the stage one 2127 01:32:04,400 --> 01:32:07,520 smart from the US Department transp all 2128 01:32:07,520 --> 01:32:11,880 right captain second all those in favor 2129 01:32:11,880 --> 01:32:15,199 I thank you this was the shortest city 2130 01:32:15,199 --> 01:32:17,520 council meeting I'd ever been to I I 2131 01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:18,800 just 2132 01:32:18,800 --> 01:32:26,199 turned no I I mean the point was that I'm anticipating that you all were 2133 01:32:26,199 --> 01:32:28,280 supposed to come next month as long as 2134 01:32:28,280 --> 01:32:31,360 you're here this month might as well you 2135 01:32:31,360 --> 01:32:34,440 and I and and we will happily sit down 2136 01:32:34,440 --> 01:32:36,280 with I know you can't have more than two 2137 01:32:36,280 --> 01:32:38,560 of you in the same room without a quorum 2138 01:32:38,560 --> 01:32:40,760 so I'm happy to for some of the new 2139 01:32:40,760 --> 01:32:42,719 council members if the two of you for 2140 01:32:42,719 --> 01:32:46,040 example wanted to sit down for an hour and a half and kind of look at 2141 01:32:46,040 --> 01:32:48,000 plans and see all that's going I'm happy 2142 01:32:48,000 --> 01:32:49,679 to do that and for anybody that's been 2143 01:32:49,679 --> 01:32:52,239 here I'm happy to give you a refresher 2144 01:32:52,239 --> 01:32:55,719 and then miles have to call and I'm have 2145 01:32:55,719 --> 01:33:00,560 to sit in his conference please Mo yeah but we are available we're happy to 2146 01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:03,719 chk you thank 2147 01:33:03,719 --> 01:33:08,639 you all righty um so let's see reports 2148 01:33:08,639 --> 01:33:12,320 there are none um that brings us to 2149 01:33:12,320 --> 01:33:15,400 other business let's start with Alex 2150 01:33:15,400 --> 01:33:17,719 awesome thanks Jim first of all thank 2151 01:33:17,719 --> 01:33:19,920 Manel I missed last council meeting of 2152 01:33:19,920 --> 01:33:21,440 course we were on our way to the 2153 01:33:21,440 --> 01:33:23,800 hospital went to hospital that night 2154 01:33:23,800 --> 01:33:27,280 uced bel's one of Belmont's newest 2155 01:33:27,280 --> 01:33:31,760 resents happy there conratulations 2156 01:33:31,760 --> 01:33:34,600 Madan and pH both doing great so I 2157 01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:37,239 appreciate that um just a couple of 2158 01:33:37,239 --> 01:33:39,280 quick ones here I know we all received 2159 01:33:39,280 --> 01:33:41,880 the email um just wanted to bring it out 2160 01:33:41,880 --> 01:33:44,880 to um I think it's worth looking into 2161 01:33:44,880 --> 01:33:46,679 maybe just the safety aspect of course 2162 01:33:46,679 --> 01:33:48,520 is a big one but the quiet Zone in 2163 01:33:48,520 --> 01:33:50,360 regards to the railroad in downtown 2164 01:33:50,360 --> 01:33:52,719 Belmont that brought up by one of our 2165 01:33:52,719 --> 01:33:55,320 residents interested to see if it's not 2166 01:33:55,320 --> 01:33:56,639 safe obviously I don't think it's 2167 01:33:56,639 --> 01:33:58,400 something we should proceed on but I 2168 01:33:58,400 --> 01:34:01,679 think it's an interesting concept 2169 01:34:01,679 --> 01:34:05,320 um not any urgency and and not that you 2170 01:34:05,320 --> 01:34:06,920 know I'm assuming one way or the other 2171 01:34:06,920 --> 01:34:08,239 but there was a conversation a couple 2172 01:34:08,239 --> 01:34:11,159 years ago with the previous Fire Chief 2173 01:34:11,159 --> 01:34:13,280 and and just kind of resurrected with me 2174 01:34:13,280 --> 01:34:15,199 talking to a couple of residents near us 2175 01:34:15,199 --> 01:34:18,360 in mlan I'd be curious if we had recent 2176 01:34:18,360 --> 01:34:20,560 studies of fire hydrant water pressure 2177 01:34:20,560 --> 01:34:23,880 studies out to the mlan area maybe 2178 01:34:23,880 --> 01:34:25,400 Morgan's Branch just while we're doing 2179 01:34:25,400 --> 01:34:28,239 some of the sewer um capacity look up I 2180 01:34:28,239 --> 01:34:29,960 would be curious to see if we're 2181 01:34:29,960 --> 01:34:31,199 adequate out there with the water 2182 01:34:31,199 --> 01:34:33,600 pressure I'm sure we are um because 2183 01:34:33,600 --> 01:34:35,080 that's where it was last time but I 2184 01:34:35,080 --> 01:34:36,719 remember there was some conversation 2185 01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:38,320 that we might kind of be on the edge 2186 01:34:38,320 --> 01:34:40,920 there so I just be curious to look into 2187 01:34:40,920 --> 01:34:42,520 that if the rest of the council's okay 2188 01:34:42,520 --> 01:34:44,840 with that um I did not make the Friday 2189 01:34:44,840 --> 01:34:46,199 Night Live but I heard it was very 2190 01:34:46,199 --> 01:34:48,440 successful um again thank you to all 2191 01:34:48,440 --> 01:34:51,760 staff volunteers uh Public Safety and uh 2192 01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:53,960 public works for for all their hard work 2193 01:34:53,960 --> 01:34:57,040 for that um and 2194 01:34:57,040 --> 01:35:01,320 then outside of that I 2195 01:35:01,320 --> 01:35:03,480 think I think that's 2196 01:35:03,480 --> 01:35:06,920 it all right thank you Char nothing for 2197 01:35:06,920 --> 01:35:10,679 me okay uh we're determined to to get 2198 01:35:10,679 --> 01:35:14,109 back on track for a quick 2199 01:35:14,119 --> 01:35:16,199 meeting I just have a few things and 2200 01:35:16,199 --> 01:35:18,080 it's kind of the same thing you spoke on 2201 01:35:18,080 --> 01:35:19,760 Alex first congratulations to you and 2202 01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:21,360 Maddie on baby Fielding That's so 2203 01:35:21,360 --> 01:35:24,360 exciting um please just to continue to 2204 01:35:24,360 --> 01:35:27,040 pray for Richard um and Marie and their 2205 01:35:27,040 --> 01:35:30,080 family with his healing um thank you Jim 2206 01:35:30,080 --> 01:35:31,800 I wanted to thank you for stepping in 2207 01:35:31,800 --> 01:35:33,480 and doing such a fantastic job you've 2208 01:35:33,480 --> 01:35:35,719 been awesome and I appreciate all you've 2209 01:35:35,719 --> 01:35:37,800 done while Richard's been gone so thank 2210 01:35:37,800 --> 01:35:40,520 you to you and then um always thank you 2211 01:35:40,520 --> 01:35:42,400 to our policemen firemen First 2212 01:35:42,400 --> 01:35:45,159 Responders public works for what you do 2213 01:35:45,159 --> 01:35:48,360 every day and for an awesome Friday 2214 01:35:48,360 --> 01:35:51,520 Night Live um I was not there but I did 2215 01:35:51,520 --> 01:35:53,000 hear it was great and I want to thank 2216 01:35:53,000 --> 01:35:56,560 Phil summer and Cassidy um and I don't 2217 01:35:56,560 --> 01:35:58,560 know if I said public works but we have 2218 01:35:58,560 --> 01:36:03,239 the best Public Works ever I love those 2219 01:36:03,239 --> 01:36:05,159 guys and I appreciate those guys so 2220 01:36:05,159 --> 01:36:07,320 thank you to public works as well um but 2221 01:36:07,320 --> 01:36:09,679 thank you guys for um a successful 2222 01:36:09,679 --> 01:36:13,880 Friday Night Live that's all I got Jason 2223 01:36:13,880 --> 01:36:15,840 um I would open my congratula councilman 2224 01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:18,119 zs on the new arrival glad good that you 2225 01:36:18,119 --> 01:36:22,040 and Maddie and feels are doing great um 2226 01:36:22,040 --> 01:36:24,520 I wanted to also kind of to Planning and 2227 01:36:24,520 --> 01:36:26,400 Zoning for laying out an aggressive 2228 01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:29,400 Communications plan on the new um 2229 01:36:29,400 --> 01:36:32,560 comprehensive plan use uh or L year 2230 01:36:32,560 --> 01:36:35,199 something um for those that want to have 2231 01:36:35,199 --> 01:36:37,119 a voice in this process you should be 2232 01:36:37,119 --> 01:36:39,080 able to do do so through links on your 2233 01:36:39,080 --> 01:36:41,679 water bill social media and at upcoming 2234 01:36:41,679 --> 01:36:44,480 events over the summer uh I also want to 2235 01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:46,840 thank everyone involved in the recent uh 2236 01:36:46,840 --> 01:36:49,800 ker Boulevard dedication ceremony uh 2237 01:36:49,800 --> 01:36:51,360 that was a tremendous success I don't 2238 01:36:51,360 --> 01:36:53,320 know that it could have gone better um 2239 01:36:53,320 --> 01:36:56,679 but want to thank our city manager um 2240 01:36:56,679 --> 01:36:58,199 Phil and Cassidy and the staff from the 2241 01:36:58,199 --> 01:37:00,679 dbda that helped organize a lot of that 2242 01:37:00,679 --> 01:37:02,560 Public Works police fire all that you 2243 01:37:02,560 --> 01:37:04,199 guys did that was a tremendous scene we 2244 01:37:04,199 --> 01:37:05,400 got a lot of compliments from the 2245 01:37:05,400 --> 01:37:07,440 Belmont High School class in 1964 they 2246 01:37:07,440 --> 01:37:08,960 were extremely pleased with it so thank 2247 01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:12,000 you all for that um also want to thank 2248 01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:15,239 fire and police for the um escort that 2249 01:37:15,239 --> 01:37:17,199 you guys gave to the women's soccer team 2250 01:37:17,199 --> 01:37:20,199 to the state championship on Saturday uh 2251 01:37:20,199 --> 01:37:21,880 from South Point that was a that was a 2252 01:37:21,880 --> 01:37:22,920 really big stand I know they all 2253 01:37:22,920 --> 01:37:24,440 appreciate that that was a good good 2254 01:37:24,440 --> 01:37:27,400 thing um wanted to also thank Public 2255 01:37:27,400 --> 01:37:29,480 Works um you guys have done some free 2256 01:37:29,480 --> 01:37:31,199 remov on St part recently we had some 2257 01:37:31,199 --> 01:37:32,920 citizens point out for some dead trees 2258 01:37:32,920 --> 01:37:34,679 there so thank you for that and then 2259 01:37:34,679 --> 01:37:36,480 lastly I know miles and I spoke about 2260 01:37:36,480 --> 01:37:39,159 this recently I guess we have in August 2261 01:37:39,159 --> 01:37:41,280 first week of August the Main Street 2262 01:37:41,280 --> 01:37:44,119 director's conference coming to town um 2263 01:37:44,119 --> 01:37:47,159 about 125 folks so under our staff is 2264 01:37:47,159 --> 01:37:48,760 working in preparation for that to make 2265 01:37:48,760 --> 01:37:53,040 sure we uh present a good U welcome to 2266 01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:54,280 those folks 2267 01:37:54,280 --> 01:37:57,159 so that's all I have thank you um so 2268 01:37:57,159 --> 01:38:00,560 just uh several things on my end I also 2269 01:38:00,560 --> 01:38:04,040 say congratulations to Alex and Maddie 2270 01:38:04,040 --> 01:38:07,119 um we are looking forward to meeting 2271 01:38:07,119 --> 01:38:09,360 Fielding one of our newest Bellmont 2272 01:38:09,360 --> 01:38:12,510 residents 2273 01:38:12,520 --> 01:38:14,679 um 2274 01:38:14,679 --> 01:38:17,960 right and um you know a number of you 2275 01:38:17,960 --> 01:38:20,040 have mentioned different uh things and 2276 01:38:20,040 --> 01:38:22,560 been going on and thanking Phil for his 2277 01:38:22,560 --> 01:38:24,360 uh efforts and in connection with all 2278 01:38:24,360 --> 01:38:26,440 the events going on and of course we 2279 01:38:26,440 --> 01:38:28,800 know that uh our uh community 2280 01:38:28,800 --> 01:38:31,119 development director Phil bin is uh 2281 01:38:31,119 --> 01:38:32,520 going to be leaving us for another 2282 01:38:32,520 --> 01:38:34,520 position and so we just want to thank 2283 01:38:34,520 --> 01:38:37,159 him for everything he's done I mean even 2284 01:38:37,159 --> 01:38:39,520 in the last month of updates we we've 2285 01:38:39,520 --> 01:38:41,679 said his name so many times and you know 2286 01:38:41,679 --> 01:38:43,360 just over so many years all the 2287 01:38:43,360 --> 01:38:45,040 different things that that have been 2288 01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:46,520 done and we're going to you know 2289 01:38:46,520 --> 01:38:48,080 everyone's going to miss you and 2290 01:38:48,080 --> 01:38:50,760 obviously very big shoes to fill so so 2291 01:38:50,760 --> 01:38:54,679 to speak um and uh so we uh thank you 2292 01:38:54,679 --> 01:38:57,239 for for all of your efforts and wish you 2293 01:38:57,239 --> 01:38:59,360 uh best of luck uh going forward in your 2294 01:38:59,360 --> 01:39:05,960 new job um so um let's see uh Jason 2295 01:39:05,960 --> 01:39:08,360 mentioned our uh comprehensive landies 2296 01:39:08,360 --> 01:39:10,719 Plan update we have a kickoff 2297 01:39:10,719 --> 01:39:14,560 presentation at uh 6 o'clock on Thursday 2298 01:39:14,560 --> 01:39:17,080 June 6th right here in the community 2299 01:39:17,080 --> 01:39:19,719 room and then uh there will be open 2300 01:39:19,719 --> 01:39:21,760 houses at various points throughout the 2301 01:39:21,760 --> 01:39:26,360 day on Friday June 7th and even into uh 2302 01:39:26,360 --> 01:39:28,520 Saturday morning June 8th again right 2303 01:39:28,520 --> 01:39:30,520 here in the community room and there's 2304 01:39:30,520 --> 01:39:34,159 even some of these uh cards uh available 2305 01:39:34,159 --> 01:39:36,639 um for your benefit if you'd like to 2306 01:39:36,639 --> 01:39:39,040 check that out and as Jason said that's 2307 01:39:39,040 --> 01:39:40,639 just the beginning there's there's you 2308 01:39:40,639 --> 01:39:42,320 know a number of events throughout the 2309 01:39:42,320 --> 01:39:45,239 summer uh planned in this connection for 2310 01:39:45,239 --> 01:39:49,040 public engagement um I would just like 2311 01:39:49,040 --> 01:39:56,679 to briefly read a letter um you know we you know we've had several uh of uh 2312 01:39:56,679 --> 01:39:58,320 several of us have mentioned Public 2313 01:39:58,320 --> 01:40:01,960 Works and um you know what a good job uh 2314 01:40:01,960 --> 01:40:04,199 our city staff does but we received a 2315 01:40:04,199 --> 01:40:08,280 letter uh in regards to uh the storms 2316 01:40:08,280 --> 01:40:10,400 that we had last month that that I just 2317 01:40:10,400 --> 01:40:12,119 want to bring special attention because 2318 01:40:12,119 --> 01:40:13,639 you know a lot of times it feels like 2319 01:40:13,639 --> 01:40:16,080 the complaint department around here but 2320 01:40:16,080 --> 01:40:19,080 uh when we get uh you know positive uh 2321 01:40:19,080 --> 01:40:21,440 comments and praise we want to be sure 2322 01:40:21,440 --> 01:40:24,800 to highlight that as well so a resident 2323 01:40:24,800 --> 01:40:27,560 uh wrote a letter to us uh that said on 2324 01:40:27,560 --> 01:40:30,239 May 8th a severe storm caused a tree to 2325 01:40:30,239 --> 01:40:32,280 fall across the entrance to the ab Place 2326 01:40:32,280 --> 01:40:34,520 Neighborhood posing a significant safety 2327 01:40:34,520 --> 01:40:37,080 hazard to the residents electrical cable 2328 01:40:37,080 --> 01:40:38,920 and Sport wires were intertwined with a 2329 01:40:38,920 --> 01:40:41,880 debris obviously we were without power 2330 01:40:41,880 --> 01:40:43,480 the only way in and out was a 2331 01:40:43,480 --> 01:40:45,719 six-year-old asphalt semicircular 2332 01:40:45,719 --> 01:40:48,599 driveway of an adjacent home a steady 2333 01:40:48,599 --> 01:40:50,719 stream of vehicles utilize the emergency 2334 01:40:50,719 --> 01:40:54,199 DeTour for the next 48 hours Duke power 2335 01:40:54,199 --> 01:40:56,080 Crews came and left completing their 2336 01:40:56,080 --> 01:40:58,159 jobs to restore power the next day May 2337 01:40:58,159 --> 01:41:00,719 9th leaving the tree and cable it was 2338 01:41:00,719 --> 01:41:02,320 the next morning we were told we needed 2339 01:41:02,320 --> 01:41:05,239 to contact galmont for the road clearing 2340 01:41:05,239 --> 01:41:07,119 I am writing to express my sincere 2341 01:41:07,119 --> 01:41:09,360 appreciation for the exceptional service 2342 01:41:09,360 --> 01:41:12,119 provided by Jacob paor and his crew from 2343 01:41:12,119 --> 01:41:14,440 the city of Belmont once the city was 2344 01:41:14,440 --> 01:41:16,960 made aware of limited access and no fire 2345 01:41:16,960 --> 01:41:19,719 or emergency access his team wasted no 2346 01:41:19,719 --> 01:41:22,320 time springing into action their prompt 2347 01:41:22,320 --> 01:41:24,800 arrival and effective coordination 2348 01:41:24,800 --> 01:41:26,360 ensured that the tree was removed 2349 01:41:26,360 --> 01:41:29,400 quickly and a safe passage rest stored 2350 01:41:29,400 --> 01:41:31,360 their actions reflect positively on the 2351 01:41:31,360 --> 01:41:33,000 city of Belmont I believe it is 2352 01:41:33,000 --> 01:41:34,760 important to acknowledge and commend 2353 01:41:34,760 --> 01:41:37,000 exceptional service when delivered and 2354 01:41:37,000 --> 01:41:39,119 Jacob paor and his crew undoubtedly 2355 01:41:39,119 --> 01:41:40,760 deserve recognition for their 2356 01:41:40,760 --> 01:41:43,119 outstanding efforts their commitment to 2357 01:41:43,119 --> 01:41:44,719 ensuring the safety and well-being of 2358 01:41:44,719 --> 01:41:47,119 our community is commendable and greatly 2359 01:41:47,119 --> 01:41:49,400 appreciated please convey my gratitude 2360 01:41:49,400 --> 01:41:51,199 to Jacob and his team on behalf of the 2361 01:41:51,199 --> 01:41:53,239 residents of Abby place in their 2362 01:41:53,239 --> 01:41:55,199 contributions do not go unnoticed 2363 01:41:55,199 --> 01:41:58,320 sincerely Alan Smith and so you know a 2364 01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:00,480 lot of times when we have our meetings 2365 01:42:00,480 --> 01:42:03,560 and things happen shortly thereafter and 2366 01:42:03,560 --> 01:42:05,520 it's it's a big deal at the time but by 2367 01:42:05,520 --> 01:42:07,239 the time the next meeting rolls around 2368 01:42:07,239 --> 01:42:10,320 it seems like it was a lifetime ago and 2369 01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:11,920 you know there was a lot of damage 2370 01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:13,560 around the city in connection with that 2371 01:42:13,560 --> 01:42:16,719 storm and the uh uh Public Works crew 2372 01:42:16,719 --> 01:42:19,159 and everyone uh on City staff did a 2373 01:42:19,159 --> 01:42:24,520 tremendous job and monitoring the the issues that came out of that storm 2374 01:42:24,520 --> 01:42:26,679 responding to it getting the city 2375 01:42:26,679 --> 01:42:29,320 cleaned up and uh all those issues 2376 01:42:29,320 --> 01:42:32,920 resolved so you that's just one uh 2377 01:42:32,920 --> 01:42:34,679 representative letter but you know I'm 2378 01:42:34,679 --> 01:42:36,119 sure there are a lot of other instances 2379 01:42:36,119 --> 01:42:40,440 of that um in connection with the storm 2380 01:42:40,440 --> 01:42:45,960 um so we talked last time about the and 2381 01:42:45,960 --> 01:42:48,280 we in connection with uh the first 2382 01:42:48,280 --> 01:42:50,080 couple agenda items about the Morgan's 2383 01:42:50,080 --> 01:42:52,440 Branch Pump Station improvements and 2384 01:42:52,440 --> 01:42:54,560 potential more orium and we were going 2385 01:42:54,560 --> 01:42:57,119 to follow up on that when we had the 2386 01:42:57,119 --> 01:42:59,880 capacity study presented last month so I 2387 01:42:59,880 --> 01:43:02,080 was just wanted to quick update on where 2388 01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:04,080 we stood on some of those activities 2389 01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:07,119 right so um the moratorium discussion 2390 01:43:07,119 --> 01:43:09,400 will be held on July 1st that's what 2391 01:43:09,400 --> 01:43:11,560 staff is working towards along with the 2392 01:43:11,560 --> 01:43:13,599 city attorney's office is to have like a 2393 01:43:13,599 --> 01:43:15,920 formal presentation on the first that 2394 01:43:15,920 --> 01:43:17,440 kind of gives you the idea of what the 2395 01:43:17,440 --> 01:43:20,360 moratorium is steps you going to take to 2396 01:43:20,360 --> 01:43:22,080 go into it steps you going to take to go 2397 01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:24,440 out of it and so that's going to be 2398 01:43:24,440 --> 01:43:28,159 prepared for the first um meeting we 2399 01:43:28,159 --> 01:43:32,599 also have um an RFQ out right now by our 2400 01:43:32,599 --> 01:43:36,159 public works department to um retain an 2401 01:43:36,159 --> 01:43:38,920 engineer uh RFQ is a request for 2402 01:43:38,920 --> 01:43:41,679 qualifications um we have on call 2403 01:43:41,679 --> 01:43:44,159 services for three engineers and one of 2404 01:43:44,159 --> 01:43:47,520 them is Withers ravanel the other HDR 2405 01:43:47,520 --> 01:43:50,239 and the others Garber Withers ranel 2406 01:43:50,239 --> 01:43:53,599 actually did the S capacity study uh so 2407 01:43:53,599 --> 01:43:58,080 that we decided to um send an RFQ out 2408 01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:00,960 for uh other on call Engineers to 2409 01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:03,400 provide uh their qualifications to us so 2410 01:44:03,400 --> 01:44:05,360 that we can have a greater selection and 2411 01:44:05,360 --> 01:44:07,719 choose an engineer to move forward the 2412 01:44:07,719 --> 01:44:10,320 process uh so we just got finished 2413 01:44:10,320 --> 01:44:12,119 revising that RFQ I imagine that it's 2414 01:44:12,119 --> 01:44:15,040 out on the street J shaking his head so 2415 01:44:15,040 --> 01:44:16,599 it's out now if probably stay out I 2416 01:44:16,599 --> 01:44:19,560 think for a month and then um for couple 2417 01:44:19,560 --> 01:44:23,440 weeks uh two weeks two weeks uh so it's 2418 01:44:23,440 --> 01:44:24,880 going to be out for two weeks and then 2419 01:44:24,880 --> 01:44:27,199 uh as typical what we do is receive the 2420 01:44:27,199 --> 01:44:29,119 qualification packages and then 2421 01:44:29,119 --> 01:44:31,639 internally we uh usually have like a a 2422 01:44:31,639 --> 01:44:33,239 selection team that kind of goes through 2423 01:44:33,239 --> 01:44:36,880 them and um at that point we'll get to 2424 01:44:36,880 --> 01:44:39,520 uh select an engineer and then that 2425 01:44:39,520 --> 01:44:41,679 engineering firm actually provides the 2426 01:44:41,679 --> 01:44:43,960 proposal and so we'll have the proposal 2427 01:44:43,960 --> 01:44:47,159 for the full design at that time once we 2428 01:44:47,159 --> 01:44:49,360 get that proposal in then that's when we 2429 01:44:49,360 --> 01:44:51,840 will come back to you all to say um 2430 01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:54,440 here's how much engine calls to do uh 2431 01:44:54,440 --> 01:44:56,920 this next phase of the study for the 2432 01:44:56,920 --> 01:44:59,199 design work and that's when we'll 2433 01:44:59,199 --> 01:45:03,239 rearrange our $10 million of our CIP 2434 01:45:03,239 --> 01:45:05,480 projects so that's kind of where we are 2435 01:45:05,480 --> 01:45:07,280 on the engineering side of it and the 2436 01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:09,960 more side um question when you say on 2437 01:45:09,960 --> 01:45:11,679 call Engineers what does that mean 2438 01:45:11,679 --> 01:45:13,880 versus typical engineering firm that we 2439 01:45:13,880 --> 01:45:16,000 do like civil work is that is that just 2440 01:45:16,000 --> 01:45:17,760 they're available for special projects I 2441 01:45:17,760 --> 01:45:19,880 guess that's correct they they typically 2442 01:45:19,880 --> 01:45:21,639 have like a master Services agreement 2443 01:45:21,639 --> 01:45:23,480 instead of like going to 2444 01:45:23,480 --> 01:45:25,840 an engineer going to the RFQ process 2445 01:45:25,840 --> 01:45:27,840 each time we have to hire somebody we've 2446 01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:30,560 already done like uh all the due all the 2447 01:45:30,560 --> 01:45:32,639 due dilig to have these firms that we 2448 01:45:32,639 --> 01:45:35,040 can go directly to and say hey we got 2449 01:45:35,040 --> 01:45:36,639 whatever the repair may be 2450 01:45:36,639 --> 01:45:38,239 infrastructure you've already Ved them 2451 01:45:38,239 --> 01:45:40,040 we've already Ved them so that's it's 2452 01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:41,840 like an on call service which makes a 2453 01:45:41,840 --> 01:45:46,550 whole lot equip for 2454 01:45:46,560 --> 01:45:49,280 staff okay thank you uh and the North 2455 01:45:49,280 --> 01:45:51,599 Belmont booster station where are we 2456 01:45:51,599 --> 01:45:53,679 with that yes the North Belmont booster 2457 01:45:53,679 --> 01:45:56,599 pump um station they've wrapped up 2458 01:45:56,599 --> 01:45:58,800 construction I think they are going to 2459 01:45:58,800 --> 01:46:02,560 be doing some U training startup and 2460 01:46:02,560 --> 01:46:05,159 commissioning on June 11th and 12th so 2461 01:46:05,159 --> 01:46:07,280 that's right around the corner what they 2462 01:46:07,280 --> 01:46:08,840 plan to do is start it up to make sure 2463 01:46:08,840 --> 01:46:10,520 everything works appropriately and then 2464 01:46:10,520 --> 01:46:11,880 going turn it back off for a little 2465 01:46:11,880 --> 01:46:14,320 while we have to have our ska system 2466 01:46:14,320 --> 01:46:18,480 that communicates with it uh needs um to 2467 01:46:18,480 --> 01:46:21,719 be bid out as well um the initial 2468 01:46:21,719 --> 01:46:24,159 proposal that we receiv was over our 2469 01:46:24,159 --> 01:46:26,440 internal threshold for just receiving 2470 01:46:26,440 --> 01:46:29,000 like one bid so we have to consider 2471 01:46:29,000 --> 01:46:32,320 whether we uh look at U some of the 2472 01:46:32,320 --> 01:46:34,840 components of how that 2473 01:46:34,840 --> 01:46:37,360 um how that proposal is prepared so we 2474 01:46:37,360 --> 01:46:40,800 can send it out to get proposals um or 2475 01:46:40,800 --> 01:46:45,000 whether we uh scale it back to um wait 2476 01:46:45,000 --> 01:46:47,239 till we have a full system overhaul our 2477 01:46:47,239 --> 01:46:49,679 skating system so um we're doing a 2478 01:46:49,679 --> 01:46:51,560 little bit more work on the sca side of 2479 01:46:51,560 --> 01:46:53,159 it 2480 01:46:53,159 --> 01:46:56,639 construction of the P station is is in 2481 01:46:56,639 --> 01:46:59,040 place at this time great thank you I 2482 01:46:59,040 --> 01:47:03,350 know it's been a 2483 01:47:03,360 --> 01:47:05,719 long a couple just a couple quick 2484 01:47:05,719 --> 01:47:07,599 housekeeping matters I think we all got 2485 01:47:07,599 --> 01:47:11,560 an email earlier this afternoon about um 2486 01:47:11,560 --> 01:47:15,920 the the draft of the the chronicle mural 2487 01:47:15,920 --> 01:47:20,280 as it's envisioned um and so uh if we 2488 01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:24,400 could uh get any comments might have 2489 01:47:24,400 --> 01:47:25,920 back 2490 01:47:25,920 --> 01:47:28,599 um uh pursuant to that email that would 2491 01:47:28,599 --> 01:47:30,280 be great so I think it came in this 2492 01:47:30,280 --> 01:47:34,199 afternoon my yes um so I know some of us 2493 01:47:34,199 --> 01:47:36,280 wanted to to take a look at that and and 2494 01:47:36,280 --> 01:47:39,840 review so um they have the I don't know 2495 01:47:39,840 --> 01:47:42,639 what you call it the draft or the the 2496 01:47:42,639 --> 01:47:44,639 sketch and so uh there'll be an 2497 01:47:44,639 --> 01:47:46,080 opportunity to provide comments and I 2498 01:47:46,080 --> 01:47:48,560 think Phil also said you get uh comments 2499 01:47:48,560 --> 01:47:51,520 that other folks on the uh Main Street 2500 01:47:51,520 --> 01:47:54,040 various committees have made um in 2501 01:47:54,040 --> 01:47:57,360 relation to what's been presented so um 2502 01:47:57,360 --> 01:48:00,360 also don't forget your blue sheets with 2503 01:48:00,360 --> 01:48:02,040 the Clos session meeting minutes and 2504 01:48:02,040 --> 01:48:04,280 return those to Jamie before you leave 2505 01:48:04,280 --> 01:48:08,199 today and then last but not least um in 2506 01:48:08,199 --> 01:48:12,199 terms of this month's Workshop um I was 2507 01:48:12,199 --> 01:48:14,239 going to see if there were sufficient 2508 01:48:14,239 --> 01:48:16,280 agenda items to justify having one yeah 2509 01:48:16,280 --> 01:48:18,199 I think I misspoke this morning when I 2510 01:48:18,199 --> 01:48:19,920 mentioned that we might could cancel the 2511 01:48:19,920 --> 01:48:21,800 meeting um we're looking at something 2512 01:48:21,800 --> 01:48:24,679 that we might haveing your attention uh 2513 01:48:24,679 --> 01:48:26,679 for the Jun Workshop so I don't want to 2514 01:48:26,679 --> 01:48:28,520 say it's canel quite yet I we do a 2515 01:48:28,520 --> 01:48:34,229 little bit more research on the 2516 01:48:34,239 --> 01:48:36,000 financial 2517 01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:40,199 17 I you know okay to be determined uh 2518 01:48:40,199 --> 01:48:43,080 so that's all I have um if there's 2519 01:48:43,080 --> 01:48:46,050 nothing else motion to motion 2520 01:48:46,050 --> 01:48:47,880 [Music] 2521 01:48:47,880 --> 01:48:52,480 to all those in favor