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apologize for a bit of the delay we were

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in a special meeting prior to this um

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and I will also preface by saying as you

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may or may not be able to tell I am not

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in fact mayor Turner uh mayor Turner is

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still uh in the hospital uh I had an

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opportunity to visit with him uh Friday

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afternoon he's in good spirits uh he's

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uh up to dat on what's going on in the

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city and he appreciat everyone's uh well

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wishes and support and prayers he asks

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that you continue to keep him in his in

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your prayers and he's uh improving and

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uh looking to uh get back uh with us as

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soon as possible uh so um that's the

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latest update on that again you know

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thank you everyone for your thoughts and

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prayers uh for our mayor Richard Turner

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uh with that being said I'll turn it

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over to uh our sen manager to go AG

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thank you mayor for Tim hord and council

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members uh on your consent agenda you

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have 10 items for

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consideration item number one is um the

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meeting minutes from the special meeting

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29th uh the second item is the approval

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of the Clos session meeting minutes from

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night and these will be uh passed around

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uh item number three is approval of

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special meeting minutes from May the

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6 item number four is approval of

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regular meeting minutes from May

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Transportation Bond there's two

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resolutions uh one that authorizes the

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finance officer to apply to the local

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government commission and certain

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finance and item number two on that is a

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resolution dir publication noce intent

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to apply for the Lo commission so that's

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item number five for the upcoming

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Bond there is one correction um in your

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packets online is correctly but inside

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the packets there is U on one resolution

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the dollar sign was left out of 25

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million and so that has been included

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now online

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or the corrected reservation is here so

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when you sign it just make not of that

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item number six is um a budget amendment

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um for police attorney contract payments

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over the past several years um the city

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of Belmont contracts with the city of

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Gaston for um a police attorney um and

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the existing

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contract um or the one contract was from

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17 to 2020 those for $10,000 a year um

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there was no contract between 2020 to

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present um and that total um

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um for this fiscal year uh we did have

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$10,000 budgeted so we've asked the

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police department to process that

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$10,000 payment uh which means that

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we're uh in back pay for $60,000 due to

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city of Gastonia not invoicing um the

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city of Belmont um at this time we are

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reviewing a new contract uh that will be

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KCK off this coming fiscal year and

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we're also uh negotiating the fee so

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that item number seven is approval of

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amendment um amending ordinance

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authorizing to sell possession and

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consumption of alcoholic beverages in

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Kevin lton park for the cers

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River Fest event this initial date was

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rained out so the makeup date is July

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20th 2024 from 3

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p.m. item number eight is um requesting

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uh approval to close Main Street in

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conjunction with the city of B lot's

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annual Booth Fest for Saturday October

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nine is an approval of to closing the

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Main Street and the S possession and

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consumption of alcoholic beverages for

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the 2024 Bavarian holiday festival that

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the Main Street dpda associations are

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working on this coming

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year and the last item is Surplus in two

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439 any questions thank you any

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questions on the consent

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agenda all right uh there being none

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then I guess we can go right into the

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regular meeting is that

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correct y all right well then we will uh

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call the regular uh June 2024 meeting in

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the Belmont city council to order um and

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at this time uh I will call on

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councilman Jason geld to give the

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pleas heavenly father thank you for

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bringing us together for this important

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meeting to cond conduct business on

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behalf of the city and our citizens we

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ask for your guidance as we consider the

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matters before us tonight and thank you

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for the staff and others who spent time

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preparing presentations that we will

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hear and we certainly want to remember

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and ask for your healing power for mayor

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Turner and his continued recovery and

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pray for his return here with us as soon

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as he is able all us in your heavenly

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name

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amen councilman Alexs will lead us in

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the pledge of Alle please join me in the

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pledge ALG to of the United States of

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America to the for it stands one na God

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indivisible with liy and justice for

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all all right uh at this time I'll will

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entertain a motion to set the agenda

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motion to set the agenda mtion by Alex

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seconded by Jason all those in

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favor any opposed the agenda is set um

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at this time I'll entertain motion to

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approve the consent agenda motion to

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second is by Charlie all those in favor

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I oppos all right uh the consent agenda

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approved uh that leads us to a public

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comment if we could uh that

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so uh public comment uh we have one

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person uh signed up for general public

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comment Julie

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Seligman um just yes please come up come

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up to the mic

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and uh just state your name uh and your

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address and then you have uh three

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minutes uh

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to hi my name is jul ligman I live at

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112 Mark Twain Court we own 611 North

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Central Avenue in bont um I am

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requesting a date of Thanksgiving Day

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which will be November the 28 for the

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Thanksgiving

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5K this will be the 13th year of this

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okay we put it on every year it's a

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donation run we give the money back into

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the community um over the past we've

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given it to C split the money between

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Catherine's house and S this year uh

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there will be a change in our donations

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because we are in search of one other

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charity to add oppos to Catherine's

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house um because we have given to them

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years um so I am requesting their to be

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application um fee to

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be not have to pay that or a donation

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from the city for for Johns up until

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last year in 2023 we have always

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received donation from the city of

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application number to be paid they've

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also donated the porter Johns to be put

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at the Lutheran church on Main

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Street usually two porta johns last year

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we paid for them that is an additional

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EXP that we there again all the money

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goes back into the community except for

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what it calls for police insurance and

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any expenses we have um so we are

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requesting that we're requesting the

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event approval for the event I have not

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buildt out the application yet because

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we're asking for that fee to be

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wiped um which it can happen tomorrow um

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does anybody have any questions about

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the event it's a longstanding event the

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year yeah we we typically don't uh

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engage in back and forth but we can uh

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direct the appropriate staff member to

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get right I just want if you any

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questions yeah okay thank you thank you

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I'm assuming appropriate followup will

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be yes thank you thank you thank you

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um that is all we have for public

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comment

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today uh for that agenda item so with

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that being said we turn to uh item

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C2 which is uh Lake View Farms public

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hearing on petition requesting

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non-contiguous

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annexation we are already in public

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hearing on this item from last month it

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was continued to this month as we are

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about to learn there will be a request

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to continue it again

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uh but at this point uh our planning

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director Tiffany phoh will speak to

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that yes thank you and good evening city

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council um we have before you tonight

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consideration of the non-contiguous

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annexation for the lake be Farms

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properties there are four Parcels in

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total and following um the planning

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board meeting that was held in may we

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did receive a request from the applicant

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both for the annexation as well well as

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the conditional resoning um requesting a

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continuation or deferral of the um

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public hearing to a later date I believe

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that was December and so at this time I

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would ask um for your approval to turn

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over the floor to the applicant to allow

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them to present their request for your

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consideration that's alline thank you

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thank you

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good evening Council my name is Margaret

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Pucket I am the VP of land for TriPoint

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homes I've had the opportunity to work

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with the city of Belmont in addition to

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individual council members over the last

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four and a half years on our project

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Lake View Farms we have worked

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tirelessly to come up with site plan um

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traffic improvements being our number

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one uh Focus over the course of a

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four-year period to try to come up with

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solutions for the city of Elan as we

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navigate through adding more homes to an

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already I would say crowded area with

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lots of congestion and what our team has

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done has has collaborated with Kim Ley

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horn your consultant on the traffic side

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in addition to our third party Mike um

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holder and ganet Fleming over that

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course of time we've come up with

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solutions to help not only offset our

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traffic with this project but also truly

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do above and beond

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what any other developer has offered to

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do in Belmont prior on I believe it was

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May 6 city council was presented a

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Withers ravanal sewer study which

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indicated very very U different results

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than what we had understood coming into

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our project over four years ago previous

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city council previous City staff um we

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we were going with assumptions that

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sewer capacity was not a problem the the

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SE study that came out definitely

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indicated that there is a a concern and

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a problem with the Morgan brand Pump

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Station and the sewer line that runs

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parallel on South Point Road with that

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we went to planning board um 10 days

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later with very little information very

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little understanding of how we can help

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in the future how can we be part of a

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solution so I respectfully asked this

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evening that Council allows Tri Point

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Homes to defer six months to take us to

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December so that in the next six months

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we can collaborate like we have on our

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traffic improvements and the suggestions

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and the collaboration that we've

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completed and really we're ready to move

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forward on over the next six months so

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that we can be part of a solution not

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only on the traffic side but also on the

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sewer capacity and I want to formally

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ask that request but also be um open

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with providing Solutions we are ready to

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kind of roll up our sleeves and work

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with the city because we understand that

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there can be Solutions on the private

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side and the public side as we partner

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together so that is my request would be

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to defer this annexation and resoning to

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December when more information is

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available for us to make a better

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decision City

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about uh are you open for questions I am

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open for questions thank you Jim yes any

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questions for

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the

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um I don't think so we had a lot of on

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communication

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all

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appc prop you guys are making so that's

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been very help don't have any

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questions just in like to eror and

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transparency as well so just so I

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understand it for the continuations

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you're asking for additional six months

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we' got the sewer study it's not good

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traffic you have already proposed

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putting 3 to4 million in traffic

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improvements down South Point Road with

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this extension will this come with any

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further additional potential negotiation

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for additional Monies to the city to

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help with our Super Capacity concerns

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yes and Alex I don't I don't want to

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correct you but we believe that those

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traffic improvements were going to be

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upwards of 5 to S million of off-site

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traffic improvements that were on trip

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points dollar that we were willing and

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able to do not only from the right way

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that was needed but the actual work not

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only that but all of those conditions

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were to be completed prior to any

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certificant defy that would be released

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on our project and yes the goal would be

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in the next six months to collaborate

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with the city understand that sewer

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capacity study that was completed by

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ryther ravanel not to be um compared our

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goal is not to do a peer review or poke

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holes in the study it is to really truly

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collaborate with the city should you

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move forward with a different engineer

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different partner our goal would be to

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partner with the city with some sort of

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fee and uh effort to help upgrade those

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sewer capacity constraints that exist

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today Al I just don't know what that

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could be today without understanding

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more about the study okay um I'll just

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ask a couple of questions um uh you have

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the Buy in and approval of the site

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owners to to make this Quest we do we

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were able to receive that uh unanimous

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approval from the 34 members of that LLC

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okay very good and um I just also you

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know want to be clear obviously should

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we agree to this you know that's no

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guarantee of anything you you could end

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up I mean I think you know what the

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result likely would be today but

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understand I could be right back up here

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in December to be told no so I

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understand and you know certainly you

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know more to Alex's point you know come

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December um we'd be interested to see

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what you know you you have uh you know

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uh up on offer in terms of collaboration

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that you know if if we just come back in

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six months exactly where we are now

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that's that's not sort of what we're um

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you know enthusiastic about our goal

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would be to work with Public Works um

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City management staff as well as really

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anybody who be involved in that sewer

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study whether Tran now or the third

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party that does get selected through the

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city's process but it would be our hope

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would be open collaboration similar to

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how we have worked with the traffic

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study kimley horn and our U third party

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engineer that we hired but my our goal

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would be truly to to understand how we

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can help and what contribution would be

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the most significant impact for the city

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I know I can't I can't say I'm going to

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pay for the whole line I wish I could

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but that's not something I can do but I

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know that there is probably a solution

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that we can be part

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of I mean I would say um you know I

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think there's benefits to both parties

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from from uh this continuance you know

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certainly you are looking for more

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information and ways to collaborate and

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I think we have from the city's

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perspective more information in December

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as well um you know those that that

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watch our meetings know that at our last

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Workshop we're going to be moving

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forward um with a bond referendum so we

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might have a better idea of what traffic

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improvements uh are going to be made in

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that area by then we might have a better

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idea hopefully we will of how much money

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we're we're looking at in terms of these

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capacity improvements and how much money

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we might have from different sources and

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how much money we might still need by

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that point so you know I think both

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sides would would come to the table at

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that point with a more complete picture

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of what's going

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yeah and not to get into the weeds but

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how I understand it as well there may be

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other areas uh improvement from what

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kind of like public feedback I think one

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was potentially the park being public

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private discussion still going on there

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so um again just want to hear out the

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transparency of what conversations have

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been had so far and I can I can add to

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those conversations and provide a little

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bit of color as again this project has

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been in the works for four and a half

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years um um and through the the 4 and a

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half year period there's been different

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council members there's been different

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city staff members and people being

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people all have very strong opinions

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about certain things that they're

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passionate about and I will say there

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were previous council members in

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addition to previous staff members that

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had certain feedback for us as we

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navigated through creating a site plan

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one of those items was actually that

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public park on the water providing

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access for Belmont residents who don't

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live on the water and at the time our

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team was very receptive to that idea

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however throughout the process

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especially sitting down in reflection

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points Clubhouse meeting with their HOA

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in addition to just hearing the feedback

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over the course of time there's there's

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a lot of resistance there for that in

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our community being a public park on the

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water so that is something that as I've

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heard more and more feedback safety

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being a very big concern traffic along

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unnecessary traffic along South Point

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Road has been a feedback item as well

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and Trio is willing to work with either

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City staff council members to provide

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different solutions but also to to help

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alleviate some of those concerns that

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are coming from the residents that are

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down further on this peninsula with that

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being that public park so Alex that was

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one thing that I wanted to bring up and

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say that is something we're still very

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much open to changing and are willing to

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do that as we hopefully get the

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opportunity to continue this

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conversation any further questions for

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the

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thank

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youor I question

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ask essentially happen between now and

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December so if that were to be the case

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then this would mix the project Al

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together um so that is something to

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think about with continuing this to

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December would it

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be now just so I understand because I

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think attorney looking into

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but it would be the project could not

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proceed until the moratorium is lifted

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correct which the moratorium would be

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lifted once the sewer line and Sewer

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capacity is upgraded and completed is

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that kind of a fair statement there

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parks maybe

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[Music]

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okay which the six months provides us

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additional time to get the moror

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support and once we get the legal on

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that the last thing I will say um as I

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stand up here tonight and it for Council

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and for for every Community member in

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the room uh the way I I think the the

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best way to look at what trio is willing

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to do whether it be traffic whether it

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be sewer is we're willing and able

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developer with private funding to be

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able to help offset costs that the city

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will have to incur either

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through council members can speak to it

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but either taxes

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bonds the the the reality is we're here

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and willing to work with the city to

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provide Solutions and we want to be part

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of it so our goal is is to do that um in

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the best way that we can well we thank

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you and I certainly Echo um councilman I

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was almost going to promot you to

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Congressman councilman uh rfel

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uh comments but you know no matter which

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way this goes we certainly appreciate

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your willingness to to work with us and

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it is um you know we're dealing with the

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constraints that we're dealing with and

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I think even members of the planning

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board uh who voted against the

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recommendation complimented you on the

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same uh uh willingness to work uh with

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us and and to try and collaborate your

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partner it certainly is uh a refreshing

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change from uh certain other uh

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applicants dealing with in the past year

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so um we'll we'll see I would just add

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too that I Road improvements and and

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obviously now the Ser water

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infrastructure especially on the look at

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the top of most all of our priority

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lists right now so I think I'm certainly

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not opposed to this um post moment

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because I always with S A on the side

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having more options than less so to your

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point you know having more information

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our fingertips as well as you guys um I

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think that's the

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sensible pathway here I don't disagree

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us to do our due diligence and again

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just reiterate this isn't approving the

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project nothing moves forward this is

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just extending six months thank you and

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with that being said I guess the

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appropriate uh motion would be to

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continue the hearing until the December

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2nd 2024 council meeting I'll make a

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motion to continue the the uh discussion

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vote on the annexation until the

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December second ready me is there a

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second I'll second seconded by Alex all

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those in fav

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hosed all right we are the hearing is

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continued

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for uh that brings us to the uh related

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item of uh Za

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20241 Lake View Farms a request to

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establish a conditional zoning District

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to allow for

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385 home sites single family residential

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and town homes on 223 Acres we have this

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is not yet been um uh uh addressed the

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first time this is before us so we do

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need to go into public hearing and then

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continue the public hearing um because

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00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:15,279
this is tied to obviously the annexation

555
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:18,159
motion to go into public hearing for the

556
00:25:15,279 --> 00:25:20,440
Lake farms request as mentioned by Jim

557
00:25:18,159 --> 00:25:22,559
motion by Alex second seconded by

558
00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,120
Charlie all those in

559
00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:26,679
favor

560
00:25:24,120 --> 00:25:29,679
opposed unanimous we are now in public

561
00:25:26,679 --> 00:25:29,679
hearing

562
00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:36,720
this just stays open for well we need to

563
00:25:32,919 --> 00:25:37,799
continue i' like to make and remind me

564
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,240
that date

565
00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:42,240
again December I'd like to make the

566
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:43,520
motion to continue this public hearing

567
00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:46,520
till December

568
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:48,080
2 motion made by Alex seconded by Jason

569
00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:52,279
all those in

570
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:53,559
favor oppose all right motion passes

571
00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:56,720
both hearings are continued until

572
00:25:53,559 --> 00:25:58,880
December 2nd and we shall see what we

573
00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:00,200
shall see at that time

574
00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:05,360
thank

575
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:09,880
you all right um item number C4 is uh

576
00:26:05,360 --> 00:26:11,520
the fiscal year 2024 2025 budget uh at

577
00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:14,320
this time I will turn it over to the

578
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,840
city manager for his budget message and

579
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:19,880
then at that point uh after he finishes

580
00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:22,399
we'll go into the public hearing uh

581
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:27,399
which has been noticed for the uh budget

582
00:26:22,399 --> 00:26:30,240
the upcoming so thank you may M Council

583
00:26:27,399 --> 00:26:31,799
Council p you have the B budget message

584
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,320
you have attachment one which is the

585
00:26:31,799 --> 00:26:36,000
budget ordinance you have attachment two

586
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,640
which is the approved Staffing

587
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:41,360
attachment three which is the budget

588
00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:43,360
line items four which is the CIP general

589
00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:46,679
fund and the water sewer fund and

590
00:26:43,360 --> 00:26:48,520
attachment five is the Fe schedule um I

591
00:26:46,679 --> 00:26:50,360
do want to thank you all for your

592
00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,880
guidance over the past couple months as

593
00:26:50,360 --> 00:26:53,919
we've worked our way through this

594
00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:56,159
process um also want to thank the

595
00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:58,360
department heads who uh of course

596
00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:00,320
prepared their individual budgets and

597
00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:03,840
for uh Kevin Krauss assistant city

598
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:07,279
manager and Jared FES Finance director

599
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:09,360
for compiling all the data and um you

600
00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:12,840
know working for that process with staff

601
00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:16,760
um spent many hours on calculations

602
00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:19,279
spreadsheets um discussions internally

603
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:21,480
um and so this budget does invest in the

604
00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:24,039
staff provides a high level of

605
00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:25,880
operational service and invest in the

606
00:27:24,039 --> 00:27:27,880
city's infrastructure I'm going to go

607
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,720
through a few uh budget highlights just

608
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,679
so

609
00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:36,600
um the public can see what is in the

610
00:27:31,679 --> 00:27:40,600
general fund water fund St water fund um

611
00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:42,159
so the total recommended budget is 33

612
00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:46,600
m991

613
00:27:42,159 --> 00:27:48,240
183 across uh all three of those funds

614
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:52,320
the budget recommends maintaining the

615
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:55,080
current property tax rate at

616
00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:56,039
455 for $100 value to support the

617
00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:59,399
general

618
00:27:56,039 --> 00:28:03,120
fund and the recommended bu does include

619
00:27:59,399 --> 00:28:07,120
uh water and sewer uh rate

620
00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:09,960
increases uh the general fund is

621
00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:13,760
22,8

622
00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:15,679
32,999 the water sore fund is

623
00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:19,480
10,387

624
00:28:15,679 --> 00:28:21,159
1884 the storm water fund is

625
00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:24,279
$77,200

626
00:28:21,159 --> 00:28:26,000
and that total is that 33

627
00:28:24,279 --> 00:28:28,120
m991

628
00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:30,679
183 uh for the general fun high

629
00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:33,720
highlights um like I mentioned the

630
00:28:30,679 --> 00:28:35,919
budget proposes no property tax increase

631
00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:38,519
uh we are recommending uh seven new

632
00:28:35,919 --> 00:28:41,120
positions which are four police officers

633
00:28:38,519 --> 00:28:44,080
two firefighters and one planning

634
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:45,480
technician there is a uh 2% cost of

635
00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,120
living

636
00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:49,600
adjustment as well as up to a 3% Merit

637
00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:52,279
for

638
00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:55,159
staff um funding is included to

639
00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:56,960
implement the recommend recommended uh

640
00:28:55,159 --> 00:28:59,720
salary study that was conducted this

641
00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:02,120
year uh our health insurance is

642
00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:04,840
experiencing a 2% increase this budget

643
00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:06,480
uh accomplish the payment for that uh

644
00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:09,760
the property and liability insurance

645
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:13,159
premium uh is increasing approximately

646
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:16,640
17.5% this budget accomplishes

647
00:29:13,159 --> 00:29:18,399
that um the budget includes $1.6 million

648
00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:21,120
it's dedicated to our Capital

649
00:29:18,399 --> 00:29:23,360
Improvement plan for the general

650
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:26,320
fund for the water and

651
00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:29,039
sewer um funds uh as you recall the

652
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:30,840
water and sewer revenues um

653
00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:35,159
that were projected were not adequate to

654
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:36,840
fund operating in capital um staff and

655
00:29:35,159 --> 00:29:39,760
our consultant presented a rate and

656
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:43,440
structure adjustment and the recommended

657
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:48,080
uh fee structure was approximately 99.5%

658
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:50,240
increase we also um are restructuring U

659
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,000
the water fixed charges by meter size

660
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:54,880
we're increasing the price difference

661
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:58,360
between volumetric rate tiers and we are

662
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:59,880
eliminating the 2,000g fixed charge us

663
00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:02,880
for nonresidential

664
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:05,480
customers uh those changes uh increased

665
00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:07,320
our annual revenue by approximately 1

666
00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:10,960
million

667
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:12,440
$60,000 and for FIS year 2425 the total

668
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:14,200
recommended budget like I mentioned

669
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:16,840
before is

670
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:21,000
10,387

671
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:23,679
1884 the storm water fund um is mainly

672
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:26,480
uh flat which means uh very similar what

673
00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:28,880
it was last year in the revenues and

674
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:30,960
expenditures we

675
00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:34,799
39,2

676
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:38,320
183,000 funded in uh a few projects one

677
00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:41,120
is to replace the woodro Avenue culbert

678
00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,399
and uh West Westwood Drive and lest

679
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,559
Drive Advantage

680
00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:47,600
improvements um for the capital

681
00:30:44,559 --> 00:30:49,480
Improvement uh highlights CIP highlights

682
00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:51,799
um our fiveyear total for the general

683
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:56,600
fund is 23,

684
00:30:51,799 --> 00:30:59,880
88,500 and we budg $1.6 million in this

685
00:30:56,600 --> 00:31:03,200
fiscal year for the general fund uh the

686
00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:05,240
total for the water and sewer fund is

687
00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:07,039
159

688
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:09,039
m461

689
00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:12,720
646000

690
00:31:09,039 --> 00:31:15,000
$646 uh for this fiscal year 10.3

691
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:18,519
million is budgeted with that $10

692
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:20,679
million being um funded by the state

693
00:31:18,519 --> 00:31:23,000
Grant this past

694
00:31:20,679 --> 00:31:25,440
year so mayor council I appreciate your

695
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:28,039
leadership to guidance this process and

696
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:31,639
mayor Pro I turn about their we can hear

697
00:31:28,039 --> 00:31:33,919
he all right uh thank you miles uh so

698
00:31:31,639 --> 00:31:36,600
yes uh we are of course required to have

699
00:31:33,919 --> 00:31:38,679
a public hearing on the budget before

700
00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:41,240
approval the public hearing has been

701
00:31:38,679 --> 00:31:42,840
properly noticed uh so at this time I'll

702
00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:44,399
entertain a motion to go into public

703
00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,799
hearing motion to go in the public

704
00:31:44,399 --> 00:31:49,440
hearing second motion made by Alex

705
00:31:46,799 --> 00:31:53,760
seconded by Jason all those in

706
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:56,320
favor any opposed we are now in public

707
00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:59,760
hearing uh no one has signed up for

708
00:31:56,320 --> 00:32:02,600
public comment um um unless there's

709
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,960
anything that anyone feels needs to be

710
00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:08,039
discussed yeah just want to add one

711
00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:10,840
thing can you reiterate the date or the

712
00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:13,480
year last time the city of Belmont

713
00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:15,200
increased the water fees because again

714
00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,840
that was part of the discussion building

715
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:20,240
the

716
00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:23,639
budget yes after staff did some research

717
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:26,039
we determined that there was a increase

718
00:32:23,639 --> 00:32:29,000
I believe in

719
00:32:26,039 --> 00:32:32,120
2019 um was the last time the increase

720
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:34,760
was made for our rate um and over the

721
00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:37,240
past six year past six years uh that

722
00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:40,440
rate increase was

723
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:44,519
15 and then for the property

724
00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:47,039
taxes uh the pass two between the past

725
00:32:44,519 --> 00:32:49,799
two budget Cycles I believe it has

726
00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:51,919
accumulated to about a six cent decrease

727
00:32:49,799 --> 00:32:53,840
is that correct that's correct yes two

728
00:32:51,919 --> 00:32:55,679
years ago I think it was a 2cent

729
00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:59,120
decrease in the tax rate and then last

730
00:32:55,679 --> 00:33:01,880
fiscal year 4 tax and then this year we

731
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:04,760
holding it

732
00:33:01,880 --> 00:33:06,639
with again I just wanted to reate those

733
00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:10,039
and I'll just clarify the one thing I

734
00:33:06,639 --> 00:33:11,919
think it was the study a comprehensive

735
00:33:10,039 --> 00:33:14,799
study hadn't been done since

736
00:33:11,919 --> 00:33:16,840
2016 and then it's the but there wor

737
00:33:14,799 --> 00:33:20,440
like you said 15 cents worth of rate

738
00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:23,240
increases in like 2018 and 2019 but we

739
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:26,000
have an increase in 2019 so no increase

740
00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:28,080
in 2019 again just to reate since then

741
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:30,240
we've had hyperinflationary

742
00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:32,919
chemical cost labor cost everything has

743
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:35,840
G up we treat this and cre our

744
00:33:32,919 --> 00:33:38,840
municipality right over there

745
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,840
so

746
00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:44,240
that anything

747
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:45,720
further all right and with that being

748
00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:47,240
said I'd entertain motion to come out of

749
00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:49,840
public hearing motion to come out of

750
00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:52,559
public hearing motion made by Alex

751
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:55,799
seconded by Catherine all those in favor

752
00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:59,919
I opposed all right we out of public

753
00:33:55,799 --> 00:34:02,120
hearing which leads us to than the uh

754
00:33:59,919 --> 00:34:04,039
consider approval of an ordinance

755
00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:06,679
adopting the city of Belmont's fiscal

756
00:34:04,039 --> 00:34:09,000
year 2024

757
00:34:06,679 --> 00:34:11,200
2025 I'll make the motion to consider

758
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:14,679
the ordinance to adopt the cityel phal

759
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:16,040
year 2042 budget as presented uh how

760
00:34:14,679 --> 00:34:20,000
about approving instead of just

761
00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:21,240
considering appr okay um all right Alex

762
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,960
has made a motion to approve the

763
00:34:21,240 --> 00:34:28,359
ordinance second uh Jason is seconded

764
00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:30,200
all those in favor I any opposed

765
00:34:28,359 --> 00:34:32,679
all right we have adopted the budget

766
00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:35,960
ordinance uh congratulations to everyone

767
00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:39,399
who spent a lot of effort time these

768
00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,399
last few months to to this

769
00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:44,560
appoint all right well now that we've

770
00:34:41,720 --> 00:34:46,919
dealt with development on Peninsula and

771
00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:49,119
the city's uh budget for the upcoming

772
00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:53,240
fiscal year we come to the really

773
00:34:49,119 --> 00:34:58,040
important stuff wayf finding signs um I

774
00:34:53,240 --> 00:35:01,680
have I well I'm sure you do uh wa siging

775
00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:04,440
sign update design presentation and uh

776
00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:07,200
our city clerk Jamie Campbell will be

777
00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:07,200
handling this

778
00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:20,880
presentation the last couple

779
00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:25,000
hours okay

780
00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:26,599
so I actually was talking earlier and I

781
00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:30,640
was going to quickly just go through

782
00:35:26,599 --> 00:35:32,320
this I a lot of you were not on Council

783
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:34,800
or haven't really gotten an update on

784
00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:36,160
our branding um because you weren't on

785
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,640
Council during a time when it was

786
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:39,240
updated so I was just going to go over a

787
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:41,720
quick overview so you kind of understand

788
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:44,800
the background of this so we went

789
00:35:41,720 --> 00:35:48,280
through a rebranding in 2020 and it was

790
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:50,160
a year-long process it was we had um a

791
00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:52,599
lot of public engagement we had

792
00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:55,000
stakeholder engagement um we had a

793
00:35:52,599 --> 00:35:56,440
consultant that came in and did it um

794
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:59,800
there were a lot of questions asked

795
00:35:56,440 --> 00:36:03,160
there was a survey that was done with

796
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:05,079
the public and we have this Brandy guide

797
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:09,480
if anybody wants to see it you give you

798
00:36:05,079 --> 00:36:11,480
a copy of it um but one thing that had

799
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,920
happened prior to The Branding or the

800
00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:16,240
rebranding is they had done W finding

801
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:17,839
signs typically your process is you go

802
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:19,599
through a rebranding before you do

803
00:36:17,839 --> 00:36:22,440
something like that but they they felt

804
00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:23,960
like there was a need back in 2016 to

805
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:28,119
implement these signs and so there were

806
00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:31,720
33 of them fabricated around town um um

807
00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:33,440
and they were installed it there's it's

808
00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:36,800
actually amazing that there are 33 of

809
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:38,640
them but they're all over um uh all the

810
00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:43,000
way down from the river all the way up

811
00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:45,560
to north bont um they have over time

812
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:48,079
they are faded there's a lot of them

813
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:50,520
that have been hit by cars there are

814
00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:53,640
some that are literally peeling off

815
00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:55,960
there are others that um a lot of them

816
00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:58,160
at this point because we've added Civic

817
00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:01,240
buildings like this building City Works

818
00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:03,440
City wreck um and made some changes um

819
00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:06,200
Middle School moved so the information

820
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:09,200
on them is no longer accurate so it was

821
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:12,119
that 22 out of the 33 had to be replaced

822
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:15,680
now all 33 need to be replaced based on

823
00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:18,960
um just where in tear and information so

824
00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:21,040
we're to the point that we need to redo

825
00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:23,920
all of them and this is a time to kind

826
00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:26,920
of evaluate the look of them a little

827
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:29,359
bit and so and I want to give everybody

828
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:32,920
a um a little bit of background too in

829
00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:34,920
2022 we had a discussion with Council

830
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:37,960
and we went over there's there seem to

831
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:41,680
be confusion as far as the old logo

832
00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:43,680
which is the school um there was people

833
00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:45,880
refer to that as the city seal that is

834
00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:48,480
actually not the city seal the city seal

835
00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:50,119
is a very corporate looking uh stamp

836
00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:53,240
that I put on a lot of documents that is

837
00:37:50,119 --> 00:37:55,640
a historical logo or the the original

838
00:37:53,240 --> 00:37:57,599
logo and then we have the new logo and

839
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,560
in that conversation

840
00:37:57,599 --> 00:38:01,800
had with Council we wanted to make sure

841
00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,480
we were on the same page as far as staff

842
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:05,240
is concerned as where that was going to

843
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:07,319
be used and how we are going to use the

844
00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:10,000
new logo versus the old logo the

845
00:38:07,319 --> 00:38:14,160
direction at that time was that we would

846
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:16,160
consider the old school as the historic

847
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:18,520
Belmont logo that would be used in our

848
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:21,079
historic district so that would be used

849
00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:23,480
in the downtown areas in the historic

850
00:38:21,079 --> 00:38:25,960
Belmont District so that is how we've

851
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:28,000
been moving forward um so that's just a

852
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:30,680
little bit of a background there

853
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:33,680
um and again that conversation happened

854
00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:35,000
in August of 2022 so any questions I

855
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:39,560
just wanted to kind of give you guys a

856
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:41,160
background on that Council well you want

857
00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,880
to to that because I was a part of that

858
00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:44,920
conversation and I was one of the ones

859
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:46,839
that's really kind of wants to hold VI

860
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:48,839
to that the one in the middle there

861
00:38:46,839 --> 00:38:50,800
which does have the old logo on there

862
00:38:48,839 --> 00:38:52,319
council at the time had Express

863
00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,960
letterhead stuff like that we want to

864
00:38:52,319 --> 00:38:55,680
make sure that we're continuing to

865
00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:57,760
incorporate that because that's what

866
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:59,839
people recognize that's what people who

867
00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:01,880
are front here kind of they see it and

868
00:38:59,839 --> 00:39:03,480
and they check that our city signs have

869
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:06,079
that some city streets have that little

870
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:08,640
emblem on it so again that was why that

871
00:39:06,079 --> 00:39:10,680
conversation was happening and why we we

872
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:12,480
kind of made kind of a bigger deal about

873
00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:15,119
that just kind

874
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,640
of yes and so at that time when we were

875
00:39:15,119 --> 00:39:18,960
discussing letterhead and everything

876
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:20,760
else that's when it was agreed that the

877
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:23,040
school would be used in our historic

878
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:26,680
district and yes you do see it on the

879
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:29,359
side of the decorative uh street signs

880
00:39:26,680 --> 00:39:29,359
in the hisor

881
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:33,400
is there a difference between the one on

882
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:35,960
the far left and the one on the right

883
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:38,960
the background the background so if you

884
00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:42,440
look so this one incorporates the one on

885
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:44,560
the far right incorporates the old logo

886
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:47,240
in the background as a

887
00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:49,520
ghosting um and so this is and this is

888
00:39:47,240 --> 00:39:50,800
on the current ones is the ghosting the

889
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:53,520
old

890
00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:54,800
so because it's the historical logo we

891
00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,560
always want to make sure that we're

892
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:59,280
representing it especially in something

893
00:39:56,560 --> 00:40:01,119
like this um because we do you know one

894
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:03,359
of the conversations that we had when we

895
00:40:01,119 --> 00:40:05,400
were doing The Branding is we asked

896
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:06,960
people is it really important what what

897
00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:09,800
what's really important to you for you

898
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:12,040
for us to recognize in our logos or

899
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:14,960
represented in our logos we ask people

900
00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:16,560
if the train or threads were in

901
00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,319
particular the train was not something

902
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,839
that they felt like needed to be

903
00:40:18,319 --> 00:40:22,160
continue to be represented but the

904
00:40:19,839 --> 00:40:24,520
threads were and so that's why you see

905
00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:27,680
the representation of the different the

906
00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:30,599
different threads in the logo so again

907
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:33,280
we received a lot of feedback from um

908
00:40:30,599 --> 00:40:35,640
our residents and our stakeholders in

909
00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:37,680
the process of redoing the branding so

910
00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:40,520
but at the same time it was also

911
00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:45,200
reiterated that we did not want to lose

912
00:40:40,520 --> 00:40:45,200
the importance of what what what has

913
00:40:46,839 --> 00:40:51,040
made so what are we doing we're just

914
00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:53,319
deciding which one we like well I think

915
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:55,359
we're Jamie is just giving us some

916
00:40:53,319 --> 00:40:58,200
background at the moment I'm assuming

917
00:40:55,359 --> 00:41:01,040
you're leading into the ask so these are

918
00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:03,000
the three different designs so in order

919
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:05,160
for us to move forward with replacing

920
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:08,920
them we've got to decide on which design

921
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:11,680
to move forward with and I will say we

922
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:13,800
could and it wouldn't be out of the

923
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:16,920
ordinary it' be a little different but

924
00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:19,000
we could use the going with what we said

925
00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:23,079
and what council directed us to we could

926
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:24,839
use the middle one with the old logo the

927
00:41:23,079 --> 00:41:26,440
historic logo we could use that in the

928
00:41:24,839 --> 00:41:28,599
historic districts for any of the way

929
00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:31,720
finding signs that are in the historic

930
00:41:28,599 --> 00:41:34,680
districts because the bottom actually on

931
00:41:31,720 --> 00:41:36,839
some of those signs right here is

932
00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:39,200
slightly different on those and it says

933
00:41:36,839 --> 00:41:41,760
Historic downtown as well so it won't

934
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:43,800
say many threads one community and on

935
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:45,280
those particular signs it will stay

936
00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:48,240
Historic

937
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:50,440
downtown to keep with what the current

938
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:54,359
design

939
00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:58,359
is I like the middle one just for to

940
00:41:54,359 --> 00:41:58,359
have it all the same really

941
00:42:05,240 --> 00:42:11,160
the bottom just putting

942
00:42:07,359 --> 00:42:13,640
the wait you mean on the sign or just in

943
00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:17,640
general on

944
00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:21,040
the so Can I some backgr here too May

945
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:25,400
Jim knows this as well so again council

946
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:28,040
members I was part of this we tried to

947
00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:31,720
really tried to while we're changing the

948
00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:33,520
L to be quite and that was before my

949
00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:35,760
time certain council members that were

950
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:37,240
on council at that time also we're not

951
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:40,520
too sure who would have been a part of

952
00:42:37,240 --> 00:42:42,200
the reamp so for me agree with Captain I

953
00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:45,280
think the center one and I agree with

954
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:47,839
Charlie we should stick with one we you

955
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:50,160
know look right here look over here look

956
00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:52,319
on our pin right we don't need to change

957
00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:55,040
who we are we don't need in my opinion I

958
00:42:52,319 --> 00:42:58,160
don't need to offend anybody Rebrand

959
00:42:55,040 --> 00:43:00,160
bont is great as it is

960
00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:03,440
so that's why I've been very kind of

961
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:05,319
hard on trying to keep the historic logo

962
00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:06,079
as opposed to moving forward but that's

963
00:43:05,319 --> 00:43:12,000
my

964
00:43:06,079 --> 00:43:12,000
opinion I I agree I don't understand we

965
00:43:12,599 --> 00:43:19,760
twoos and then in the background in the

966
00:43:15,240 --> 00:43:19,760
background do the new

967
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:28,520
branding I'm with the middle one

968
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:31,160
indefinitely like throughout I don't see

969
00:43:28,520 --> 00:43:31,160
you said in the

970
00:43:32,720 --> 00:43:39,920
hist yes so the the text at the bottom

971
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:42,960
is slightly different so the tagline

972
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:45,520
used to be city of Diversified textiles

973
00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:47,559
is what it was prior to the rebranding

974
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:51,640
um the new tagline is the many threads

975
00:43:47,559 --> 00:43:54,559
one Community I would suggest that was

976
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:57,359
probably yeah that was definely and that

977
00:43:54,559 --> 00:43:59,280
was part of the reason that we through

978
00:43:57,359 --> 00:44:02,880
the regranting process and it was voted

979
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:02,880
and approved by Council in

980
00:44:04,590 --> 00:44:07,709
[Music]

981
00:44:09,559 --> 00:44:12,760
2019o that's

982
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:21,599
fine v motion to approve the center

983
00:44:17,760 --> 00:44:25,480
image for all

984
00:44:21,599 --> 00:44:28,480
signs seconded by Jason all those in

985
00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:28,480
favor

986
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:34,000
all right so just to be

987
00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:34,850
clear because wow you're up here but so

988
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:36,319
no one's

989
00:44:34,850 --> 00:44:41,599
[Music]

990
00:44:36,319 --> 00:44:44,960
there uh welcome yes so we approved the

991
00:44:41,599 --> 00:44:48,040
the middle one featuring the historic uh

992
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:50,079
logo with the the new one sort of in the

993
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:53,079
in the background in the shadow we want

994
00:44:50,079 --> 00:44:56,000
that on all the signs uh in the historic

995
00:44:53,079 --> 00:44:58,280
district though the bottom component in

996
00:44:56,000 --> 00:45:01,439
blue will say histor down instead

997
00:44:58,280 --> 00:45:01,439
[Music]

998
00:45:04,119 --> 00:45:08,000
of Alex motion

999
00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:25,400
Jason you said that two years ago

1000
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:28,359
had uh no two years ago uh we had the

1001
00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:31,480
conversation about where where to use

1002
00:45:28,359 --> 00:45:34,119
what logo um but they they haven't been

1003
00:45:31,480 --> 00:45:37,680
they have they were installed in 2016

1004
00:45:34,119 --> 00:45:40,000
2017 and since then they have been hit

1005
00:45:37,680 --> 00:45:41,640
by we have one in the in the warehouse

1006
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:44,559
right now that has been hit by a car so

1007
00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:45,760
it's got to be refabricated and so it's

1008
00:45:44,559 --> 00:45:49,680
they've got they've gotten a lot of

1009
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:49,680
damage over the last years

1010
00:45:54,520 --> 00:46:00,240
I the biggest thing is well it all

1011
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:02,079
started because the Middle School moved

1012
00:46:00,240 --> 00:46:05,040
and a lot of them direct people to the

1013
00:46:02,079 --> 00:46:06,880
old middle school so that's where the um

1014
00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:08,880
initial conversation started and then

1015
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:11,359
with some budget constraints it just has

1016
00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:14,000
been pushed back but there just to be

1017
00:46:11,359 --> 00:46:16,680
clear uh so you know ex I meant to point

1018
00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:18,359
this out but this is there is money for

1019
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:21,520
this endeavor in the current Year's

1020
00:46:18,359 --> 00:46:25,440
budget so yes and most of honestly most

1021
00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:25,440
of it's going to go towards materials

1022
00:46:27,119 --> 00:46:35,440
repace the actual there's one um about

1023
00:46:31,640 --> 00:46:37,319
ni that's peeling yes so they have so

1024
00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:39,079
we're going to as much as we possibly

1025
00:46:37,319 --> 00:46:41,359
can we're literally because they have

1026
00:46:39,079 --> 00:46:43,839
stickers or they have a vinyl on them

1027
00:46:41,359 --> 00:46:46,319
it's going to be peeled off and then

1028
00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:49,079
we're going to save the actual like

1029
00:46:46,319 --> 00:46:51,160
metal part of the signs and refurbish

1030
00:46:49,079 --> 00:46:52,920
what we have and then that's just going

1031
00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,440
to all of that is going to be replaced

1032
00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:56,440
at one point in time we had talked about

1033
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:59,240
just doing the middle section but the

1034
00:46:56,440 --> 00:47:00,839
other parts are so faded at this point

1035
00:46:59,240 --> 00:47:02,640
that if you just replace the middle

1036
00:47:00,839 --> 00:47:04,800
section the black on it is going to look

1037
00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:06,359
a lot darker than the rest of it and

1038
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:07,720
it's they're just not going to look

1039
00:47:06,359 --> 00:47:09,359
right and if we're taking because they

1040
00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:11,839
actually physically have to be taken

1041
00:47:09,359 --> 00:47:14,920
down in order to and they're they're

1042
00:47:11,839 --> 00:47:16,520
taller than I am if you're standing so

1043
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:20,880
there it's a lot of work to take them

1044
00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:24,440
down and do this work so yeah it's it's

1045
00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:26,119
quite a job so did you have any other

1046
00:47:24,440 --> 00:47:29,240
questions no that's I think I was just

1047
00:47:26,119 --> 00:47:31,960
getting that making sure that we're not

1048
00:47:29,240 --> 00:47:35,079
I thought you said we had repl two years

1049
00:47:31,960 --> 00:47:38,200
no just Mak sure we weren spending money

1050
00:47:35,079 --> 00:47:39,839
on this every two years no and so the

1051
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:41,800
conversation I have had with a sign

1052
00:47:39,839 --> 00:47:44,200
company is making sure that we're using

1053
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:45,880
materials the most up-to-date materials

1054
00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:49,280
that you know if we can prevent fading

1055
00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:51,160
so we don't have to do this as often but

1056
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:53,920
unfortunately we've had some that

1057
00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:56,640
literally get hit all the ones on 74

1058
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:58,440
tend to get hit quite often um and so

1059
00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:59,599
those those ones the one that we

1060
00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:01,160
currently have in the warehouse we're

1061
00:47:59,599 --> 00:48:03,280
really hoping is going to be able to be

1062
00:48:01,160 --> 00:48:05,720
salvaged but that just depends on when

1063
00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:08,160
they get in there and see how it the new

1064
00:48:05,720 --> 00:48:10,359
vinyl looks on it to see whether it will

1065
00:48:08,160 --> 00:48:13,000
be able to be saved I do have a question

1066
00:48:10,359 --> 00:48:15,200
yeah um on some of these are they going

1067
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:16,760
to be like room like we have a new thing

1068
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:18,599
that we want to add to it we can just

1069
00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:20,839
add it to the existing or do we need to

1070
00:48:18,599 --> 00:48:24,839
have a whole new one done so they're in

1071
00:48:20,839 --> 00:48:24,839
sections um

1072
00:48:28,680 --> 00:48:33,480
they're in three separate

1073
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:34,880
sections this is a section this is a

1074
00:48:33,480 --> 00:48:40,200
section and this is a

1075
00:48:34,880 --> 00:48:43,079
section the basically the white is a

1076
00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:44,880
reflective material so when a car Shines

1077
00:48:43,079 --> 00:48:47,319
on it at night you see the white more

1078
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:49,960
than anything else so the words pop out

1079
00:48:47,319 --> 00:48:54,520
and then the black part is a vinyl

1080
00:48:49,960 --> 00:48:58,920
overlay on top of that and so if we have

1081
00:48:54,520 --> 00:49:02,520
changes in places or we wanted they they

1082
00:48:58,920 --> 00:49:04,400
would be able to just peel this part off

1083
00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:07,280
yeah peel the black off and replace the

1084
00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:08,960
black and the hope is you know one of

1085
00:49:07,280 --> 00:49:11,359
the biggest things that we were are ever

1086
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:13,319
going to do is the rec center you know

1087
00:49:11,359 --> 00:49:15,160
we don't have a lot of those type of

1088
00:49:13,319 --> 00:49:18,040
projects coming down and the Middle

1089
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:19,880
School moving those kind of things so

1090
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:22,599
we're keeping it very high level as far

1091
00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:24,520
as what we're putting on them and so

1092
00:49:22,599 --> 00:49:27,240
hopefully the goal is that that willon

1093
00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:28,839
have to change

1094
00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:30,440
because it doesn't have developments it

1095
00:49:28,839 --> 00:49:32,960
doesn't you know Daniel stove botanical

1096
00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:35,480
gardens isn't going anywhere you know so

1097
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:37,599
it's really looking at those key places

1098
00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:39,960
around town that visitors are going to

1099
00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:42,119
be headed to that that's what

1100
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:43,720
we're is there an option for adding a

1101
00:49:42,119 --> 00:49:46,040
specific find for striking one of our

1102
00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:49,119
way fire signs with your

1103
00:49:46,040 --> 00:49:51,359
car sounds we' had a

1104
00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:55,079
lot yeah I can't tell you how many have

1105
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:58,640
been had to been replaced or fixed over

1106
00:49:55,079 --> 00:49:58,640
the years but

1107
00:49:58,839 --> 00:50:02,319
if we know that that's the problem is

1108
00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:03,920
that people won't tell us until someone

1109
00:50:02,319 --> 00:50:06,319
drives by and says oh by the way your

1110
00:50:03,920 --> 00:50:09,319
signs on the

1111
00:50:06,319 --> 00:50:12,760
ground

1112
00:50:09,319 --> 00:50:15,240
question go

1113
00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:19,000
[Music]

1114
00:50:15,240 --> 00:50:22,240
down all right uh very

1115
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:24,240
good got that taken care of so that

1116
00:50:22,240 --> 00:50:28,640
leads us to

1117
00:50:24,240 --> 00:50:31,799
C6 smart Grant author ation requests um

1118
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:34,359
and so uh here we have assistant city

1119
00:50:31,799 --> 00:50:39,000
manager Kevin KRA thank you

1120
00:50:34,359 --> 00:50:42,319
mayor um and Jim and I serve on the uh

1121
00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:45,160
trolley board we are non voting members

1122
00:50:42,319 --> 00:50:49,319
I they believe on that I'm here tonight

1123
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:51,280
to introduce Nancy is it Le one no it's

1124
00:50:49,319 --> 00:50:54,520
good old lit

1125
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:58,079
L used to be a good old steart I looked

1126
00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:59,119
up I thought sounds like Le sounded

1127
00:50:58,079 --> 00:51:01,680
really

1128
00:50:59,119 --> 00:51:03,200
unfortunate way off at that but I wanted

1129
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:06,160
to introduce her tonight she's going to

1130
00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:07,640
represent the try board UNCC and talk a

1131
00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:10,119
little bit about this grant that they're

1132
00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:12,040
applying for and it would be of course a

1133
00:51:10,119 --> 00:51:15,280
partnership cooperation with city of

1134
00:51:12,040 --> 00:51:17,040
Belmont and um Rob Presley May is

1135
00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:20,000
available here as well to answer any

1136
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:22,119
questions and I am as well to speak on

1137
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:24,920
behalf of the city if you have any

1138
00:51:22,119 --> 00:51:28,640
questions thank you yes so hi everyone

1139
00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:31,160
I'm good evening doing well um I'm an

1140
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:34,680
attorney in Charlotte and that's my kind

1141
00:51:31,160 --> 00:51:37,880
of intro joke every time I get in thanks

1142
00:51:34,680 --> 00:51:40,760
J every time don't have these big things

1143
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:43,359
in court but every time I get in front

1144
00:51:40,760 --> 00:51:46,720
of a a judge because they do about the

1145
00:51:43,359 --> 00:51:49,680
same thing you did Kevin so yeah um I

1146
00:51:46,720 --> 00:51:52,720
live it to a for wood over in Glen old

1147
00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:55,119
heel house paria um one of my neighbors

1148
00:51:52,720 --> 00:51:57,599
but I and my husband are all on the

1149
00:51:55,119 --> 00:52:00,640
trolley board um we have since we moved

1150
00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:02,119
to Belmont in 2020 and this is um a

1151
00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:03,520
little bit different than the trolley

1152
00:52:02,119 --> 00:52:05,559
request that we've brought before the

1153
00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:07,400
council in the past this really I'm

1154
00:52:05,559 --> 00:52:10,079
going to narrow it down big picture it

1155
00:52:07,400 --> 00:52:13,160
for you we are merely asking for

1156
00:52:10,079 --> 00:52:14,559
permission or authority or I guess it's

1157
00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:16,799
it's a little convoluted but in

1158
00:52:14,559 --> 00:52:18,799
directing or asking the city to apply

1159
00:52:16,799 --> 00:52:21,280
for a grant and it is called the smart

1160
00:52:18,799 --> 00:52:24,359
Grant um we have told Kevin a little bit

1161
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:26,319
about it UNCC is our partner with the

1162
00:52:24,359 --> 00:52:28,400
trolley um and this is really coming

1163
00:52:26,319 --> 00:52:30,520
from from their faculty because they are

1164
00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:33,119
handling the engineering and the

1165
00:52:30,520 --> 00:52:35,640
technological side of this trolley

1166
00:52:33,119 --> 00:52:39,040
development um and project so the

1167
00:52:35,640 --> 00:52:42,720
request for today is merely for um

1168
00:52:39,040 --> 00:52:45,160
approval uh for this city to apply for a

1169
00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:48,319
grant which the funds would then come

1170
00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:51,280
back to Belmont trolley and UNCC to put

1171
00:52:48,319 --> 00:52:53,839
into the project so um I kind of have

1172
00:52:51,280 --> 00:52:55,240
done a who what where when why feel free

1173
00:52:53,839 --> 00:52:57,400
to interrupt me if you have questions as

1174
00:52:55,240 --> 00:52:59,079
I go on but the US Department of

1175
00:52:57,400 --> 00:53:00,920
Transportation is our who that's who

1176
00:52:59,079 --> 00:53:03,559
administers this grant that's who runs

1177
00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:04,680
it and oh let me Circle back to one of

1178
00:53:03,559 --> 00:53:06,119
the more important things which is

1179
00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:07,960
there's no funding match or funding

1180
00:53:06,119 --> 00:53:09,480
share required um and I think that is

1181
00:53:07,960 --> 00:53:12,640
really important especially on a budget

1182
00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:14,599
night to discuss so the USC is who

1183
00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:17,200
administers this grant political

1184
00:53:14,599 --> 00:53:19,119
subdivisions of a state can apply so in

1185
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:20,839
terms of the limit on who can apply

1186
00:53:19,119 --> 00:53:23,079
that's why Belmont trolley cannot apply

1187
00:53:20,839 --> 00:53:25,799
for it that's why UNCC cannot apply for

1188
00:53:23,079 --> 00:53:28,760
it it has to be essentially a city or

1189
00:53:25,799 --> 00:53:30,720
other um entity like that so Belmont

1190
00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:33,440
would have to be the applicant um but

1191
00:53:30,720 --> 00:53:34,799
UNCC will handle the application and in

1192
00:53:33,440 --> 00:53:37,440
fact I think that was one of the

1193
00:53:34,799 --> 00:53:39,680
documents that y'all were provided um to

1194
00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:42,680
look at tonight you got two documents

1195
00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:44,559
one was a write up that the UNCC faculty

1196
00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:47,359
put together regarding the actual

1197
00:53:44,559 --> 00:53:48,839
technology and the project uh and the

1198
00:53:47,359 --> 00:53:51,240
language that would go into the

1199
00:53:48,839 --> 00:53:53,920
application the other one is the

1200
00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:57,480
application um requests for funds and

1201
00:53:53,920 --> 00:54:00,040
applications itself that's the who the

1202
00:53:57,480 --> 00:54:03,160
what is what what is this smart stands

1203
00:54:00,040 --> 00:54:04,680
for strengthening mobility and

1204
00:54:03,160 --> 00:54:07,200
revolutionizing

1205
00:54:04,680 --> 00:54:10,480
transportation so let me throw a big a

1206
00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:14,119
bunch of big words at you um it aims to

1207
00:54:10,480 --> 00:54:17,839
provide funds to conduct demonstration

1208
00:54:14,119 --> 00:54:20,480
projects on Advanced Smart City or

1209
00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:22,960
Community Technologies and systems to

1210
00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:24,160
improve Transportation efficiency and

1211
00:54:22,960 --> 00:54:26,079
safety I took that right from the

1212
00:54:24,160 --> 00:54:27,520
obligation um but essentially what that

1213
00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:30,520
means is it's a demonstration project

1214
00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:32,880
it's trying to give money to uh States

1215
00:54:30,520 --> 00:54:34,960
or political subdivisions of states to

1216
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:37,240
kind of run this new technology in the

1217
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,599
transportation sector so some of its key

1218
00:54:37,240 --> 00:54:41,680
pillars are safety and reliability

1219
00:54:39,599 --> 00:54:44,960
resiliency to climate change effects

1220
00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:47,400
equity and access climate Partnerships

1221
00:54:44,960 --> 00:54:50,760
bringing together infrastructure in the

1222
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:52,839
public um yada y yada and that is more

1223
00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:54,960
or less exactly what the trolley project

1224
00:54:52,839 --> 00:54:56,839
is trying to do when it's going to

1225
00:54:54,960 --> 00:54:59,319
create this trolley facility

1226
00:54:56,839 --> 00:55:01,920
have this new technology come and run

1227
00:54:59,319 --> 00:55:04,240
these battery operated trolley carts

1228
00:55:01,920 --> 00:55:06,599
revitalizing Old Railway through

1229
00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:10,160
actually connections with the ncdot and

1230
00:55:06,599 --> 00:55:11,880
USD where applicable uh and also trying

1231
00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:13,680
to bring together Community right so we

1232
00:55:11,880 --> 00:55:15,400
really think this is one of those grants

1233
00:55:13,680 --> 00:55:17,960
that has fallen into our laps and just

1234
00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:21,400
seems like a you know to use the formal

1235
00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:22,799
word a dumb idea not to pursue um going

1236
00:55:21,400 --> 00:55:26,039
back to a little bit more of the what

1237
00:55:22,799 --> 00:55:30,200
there is $50 million available um and

1238
00:55:26,039 --> 00:55:32,720
the anticip uh uh anticip anticipation

1239
00:55:30,200 --> 00:55:38,680
of the usdot is that they would award

1240
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:41,839
approximately 30 GRS of up to $2 million

1241
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:44,400
per uh they expect a

1242
00:55:41,839 --> 00:55:47,039
$250,000 minimum award but at the very

1243
00:55:44,400 --> 00:55:49,960
least whether it's $250,000 all the way

1244
00:55:47,039 --> 00:55:52,359
up to $2 million again that's money that

1245
00:55:49,960 --> 00:55:54,400
can go toward this project there is no

1246
00:55:52,359 --> 00:55:57,640
cost share so again really want to

1247
00:55:54,400 --> 00:56:00,160
reiterate that also uses for the grant

1248
00:55:57,640 --> 00:56:03,520
are extremely Broad and I'm going to

1249
00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:05,079
again just read some of these and and as

1250
00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:07,000
an attorney I know we always joke and I

1251
00:56:05,079 --> 00:56:09,720
was laughing at part's answer of maybe

1252
00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:11,680
earlier but there these are very broad

1253
00:56:09,720 --> 00:56:13,480
terms and I would submit to your Honors

1254
00:56:11,680 --> 00:56:15,599
that we can kind of do what we need to

1255
00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:17,680
do with a lot of these um lot of these

1256
00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:21,039
Grant uses so here are those broad terms

1257
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:23,760
I just mentioned planning feasibility

1258
00:56:21,039 --> 00:56:26,680
analyses Revenue forecasting

1259
00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:29,240
environmental review permitting

1260
00:56:26,680 --> 00:56:32,280
preliminary engineering and design work

1261
00:56:29,240 --> 00:56:34,799
systems development acquisition and

1262
00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:37,160
Improvement to real property

1263
00:56:34,799 --> 00:56:39,839
construction reconstruction

1264
00:56:37,160 --> 00:56:42,359
Rehabilitation replacement environmental

1265
00:56:39,839 --> 00:56:44,400
mitigation construction contingencies

1266
00:56:42,359 --> 00:56:46,680
and acquisition of equipment so that's

1267
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:48,240
what we can do if we were awarded this

1268
00:56:46,680 --> 00:56:51,920
money

1269
00:56:48,240 --> 00:56:53,760
um so that's a great question UNCC and

1270
00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:55,440
Belmont trolley as partners would have

1271
00:56:53,760 --> 00:56:56,839
to come to a more formal agreement in

1272
00:56:55,440 --> 00:57:00,319
terms of how we're going to use those

1273
00:56:56,839 --> 00:57:02,760
funds um because they can either be used

1274
00:57:00,319 --> 00:57:04,559
Charlie for work on the battery carts

1275
00:57:02,760 --> 00:57:07,000
that are going underneath the trolley

1276
00:57:04,559 --> 00:57:10,000
that but I know that we want some of it

1277
00:57:07,000 --> 00:57:12,200
to be used for rehabilitation of the

1278
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:14,319
railway lines we want some of it to be

1279
00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:16,119
used for improvement of the land upon

1280
00:57:14,319 --> 00:57:18,920
which the trolley Barn facility is going

1281
00:57:16,119 --> 00:57:20,760
to sit we want some of it to be used for

1282
00:57:18,920 --> 00:57:22,559
really cleaning up and making where that

1283
00:57:20,760 --> 00:57:24,760
rail trail is going to go right along

1284
00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:26,160
there um accessible too and I think

1285
00:57:24,760 --> 00:57:28,119
because they allow you to do

1286
00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:29,880
improvements to construction or to the

1287
00:57:28,119 --> 00:57:32,799
real property that all of that would

1288
00:57:29,880 --> 00:57:34,920
fall into the permissible uses of the gr

1289
00:57:32,799 --> 00:57:37,760
um I also think some of the other things

1290
00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:39,960
we had talked about were systems

1291
00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:43,480
development within the trolley Barn

1292
00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:45,480
itself so working on how the trolley is

1293
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:47,640
going to be hosted inside the trolley

1294
00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:50,000
Barn how we're going to pull it out um

1295
00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:52,640
preparing The Rail lines modifying them

1296
00:57:50,000 --> 00:57:54,000
acquiring them cleaning them up uh

1297
00:57:52,640 --> 00:57:56,839
acquisition of equipment could be

1298
00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:58,920
Trolley Stop equipment Greenway Railway

1299
00:57:56,839 --> 00:58:01,599
equipment construction of the area and

1300
00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:04,039
land land around it again I put benches

1301
00:58:01,599 --> 00:58:07,799
safety features etc etc so that's the

1302
00:58:04,039 --> 00:58:10,400
type of stuff we want to use it for

1303
00:58:07,799 --> 00:58:12,559
um the win the reason we're here today

1304
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:14,559
is the application deadline is July 12th

1305
00:58:12,559 --> 00:58:16,039
uh we literally got the call for the

1306
00:58:14,559 --> 00:58:20,079
grant

1307
00:58:16,039 --> 00:58:21,720
about two two weeks ago three weeks ago

1308
00:58:20,079 --> 00:58:23,200
they they just released it and so this

1309
00:58:21,720 --> 00:58:25,039
was the first city council meeting we

1310
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:28,200
could get on to get here and it's a

1311
00:58:25,039 --> 00:58:29,400
really quick turnaround obviously um of

1312
00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:31,480
course they don't tell you when they'll

1313
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:33,960
announce who gets the awards I would

1314
00:58:31,480 --> 00:58:36,319
imagine it's the next day just kidding

1315
00:58:33,960 --> 00:58:38,599
um so we'll hopefully get those quickly

1316
00:58:36,319 --> 00:58:40,599
um and then within six months there's

1317
00:58:38,599 --> 00:58:41,680
supposed to be a signed Grant agreement

1318
00:58:40,599 --> 00:58:43,640
between the US Department of

1319
00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:46,039
Transportation and the city if we were

1320
00:58:43,640 --> 00:58:48,799
awarded that and then the period of

1321
00:58:46,039 --> 00:58:51,319
performance of the grant is 18 months

1322
00:58:48,799 --> 00:58:53,880
after that during which the grant funds

1323
00:58:51,319 --> 00:58:55,119
have to be quote fully liquidated so

1324
00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:57,039
that's what we were looking at in terms

1325
00:58:55,119 --> 00:58:59,319
of time

1326
00:58:57,039 --> 00:59:01,640
uh why is the big question why not it's

1327
00:58:59,319 --> 00:59:04,599
free money there's no cost share um you

1328
00:59:01,640 --> 00:59:07,319
know the it's really just one of those

1329
00:59:04,599 --> 00:59:09,400
things where UNCC um after we spoke with

1330
00:59:07,319 --> 00:59:12,440
Kevin Kevin you correct me if I'm wrong

1331
00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:14,240
um UNCC would come come in actually do

1332
00:59:12,440 --> 00:59:15,880
the application portion and I can go

1333
00:59:14,240 --> 00:59:19,640
into the details of the application if

1334
00:59:15,880 --> 00:59:22,559
you want do the application portion

1335
00:59:19,640 --> 00:59:24,119
itself Kevin would look over all of it

1336
00:59:22,559 --> 00:59:27,920
and we would have to have the city be

1337
00:59:24,119 --> 00:59:29,280
the one to sign it obviously um and so

1338
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:31,079
um I'm happy to answer questions about

1339
00:59:29,280 --> 00:59:33,000
that I personally don't see a downside

1340
00:59:31,079 --> 00:59:34,480
it is just it's just an application

1341
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:36,760
that's all we're here for today is to

1342
00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:38,480
ask for this application it will benefit

1343
00:59:36,760 --> 00:59:39,920
the city in terms of getting some of

1344
00:59:38,480 --> 00:59:42,280
that construction Improvement of the

1345
00:59:39,920 --> 00:59:44,400
real property and the railways and the

1346
00:59:42,280 --> 00:59:47,000
all the area around the trolley Barn

1347
00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:50,799
facility and then the first mile or so

1348
00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:52,200
of the stops to get going um to come

1349
00:59:50,799 --> 00:59:53,799
back to the application process it's

1350
00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:56,400
kind of four steps we've got your

1351
00:59:53,799 --> 00:59:58,359
standard Grant forms application federal

1352
00:59:56,400 --> 01:00:00,119
assistance budget information for non-

1353
00:59:58,359 --> 01:00:02,480
construction programs certification

1354
01:00:00,119 --> 01:00:04,599
regarding lobbying then you have your

1355
01:00:02,480 --> 01:00:07,119
what I'm calling the demographic portion

1356
01:00:04,599 --> 01:00:09,200
of the application so lead applicant

1357
01:00:07,119 --> 01:00:12,760
name address County in which the project

1358
01:00:09,200 --> 01:00:14,319
will be located size of the city Etc

1359
01:00:12,760 --> 01:00:15,720
then you've got the project narrative

1360
01:00:14,319 --> 01:00:19,880
which is essentially the document that

1361
01:00:15,720 --> 01:00:19,880
you've been provided outside

1362
01:00:20,640 --> 01:00:25,240
of outside of this this is the big

1363
01:00:23,200 --> 01:00:27,960
document that's the application packet

1364
01:00:25,240 --> 01:00:27,960
but then you've got

1365
01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:35,359
got you've got something that looks like

1366
01:00:33,559 --> 01:00:37,039
this and that would that would be the

1367
01:00:35,359 --> 01:00:38,559
project narrative it would go into the

1368
01:00:37,039 --> 01:00:41,280
application it's really more of what I

1369
01:00:38,559 --> 01:00:43,400
call the subjective portion of the

1370
01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:45,200
application and then the appendix which

1371
01:00:43,400 --> 01:00:47,079
is going to be resume with the key

1372
01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:48,280
individuals who I would imagine would be

1373
01:00:47,079 --> 01:00:51,000
our two

1374
01:00:48,280 --> 01:00:54,440
UNCC uh faculty contacts who have

1375
01:00:51,000 --> 01:00:56,720
created this document as well as either

1376
01:00:54,440 --> 01:00:58,480
Kevin Rob's someone like that from

1377
01:00:56,720 --> 01:01:01,680
either the trolley or city or we could

1378
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:04,440
do one from each of the three UNCC

1379
01:01:01,680 --> 01:01:06,359
City Belmont trolley um and then a

1380
01:01:04,440 --> 01:01:08,240
summary budget has to go in there too

1381
01:01:06,359 --> 01:01:10,720
and we would create that so I don't I'm

1382
01:01:08,240 --> 01:01:13,799
hoping it won't be too much off Kevin's

1383
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:15,119
back but um if this is something the

1384
01:01:13,799 --> 01:01:16,520
city would consider we would really

1385
01:01:15,119 --> 01:01:19,240
appreciate it I think it would help us

1386
01:01:16,520 --> 01:01:21,280
get a long way down the line of getting

1387
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:23,359
or continuing this momentum we've got in

1388
01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:25,280
terms of our funding uh and again it

1389
01:01:23,359 --> 01:01:28,319
just seems too good to pass up so I

1390
01:01:25,280 --> 01:01:32,760
would love to any questions you'll have

1391
01:01:28,319 --> 01:01:33,720
questions for ncy I this sorry I was

1392
01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:35,920
just going to say I think this is

1393
01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:38,160
awesome hopefully you guys will get some

1394
01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:39,760
money but I did just want to make sure

1395
01:01:38,160 --> 01:01:42,400
as far as the application goes I know

1396
01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:44,520
that you said that even cc is going to

1397
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:46,400
fill this application out on behalf of

1398
01:01:44,520 --> 01:01:48,400
the city and then Kevin is going to go

1399
01:01:46,400 --> 01:01:50,480
is there any liability or any verbage

1400
01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:52,799
that we should have an attorney look at

1401
01:01:50,480 --> 01:01:54,640
as them applying for us as a

1402
01:01:52,799 --> 01:01:57,160
municipality do we need to worry about

1403
01:01:54,640 --> 01:01:59,440
any of that or should we maybe

1404
01:01:57,160 --> 01:02:02,520
I mean they're not applying for us we're

1405
01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:05,839
they're doing the application but we it

1406
01:02:02,520 --> 01:02:08,319
would be the city obviously we want to

1407
01:02:05,839 --> 01:02:11,400
you know review it

1408
01:02:08,319 --> 01:02:13,279
that's I think it's we are the applicant

1409
01:02:11,400 --> 01:02:16,480
and we would be responsible for how the

1410
01:02:13,279 --> 01:02:17,160
money is spent um uh accepting it paying

1411
01:02:16,480 --> 01:02:20,319
the

1412
01:02:17,160 --> 01:02:22,319
vendors uh probably audited so there are

1413
01:02:20,319 --> 01:02:24,359
things that we'll have to do but we're

1414
01:02:22,319 --> 01:02:26,599
willing to take on that work um because

1415
01:02:24,359 --> 01:02:28,359
they're doing the heavy lifting as far

1416
01:02:26,599 --> 01:02:30,279
as applying for the grant and

1417
01:02:28,359 --> 01:02:32,520
administering the grant but we will have

1418
01:02:30,279 --> 01:02:34,200
to have oversight of course and the

1419
01:02:32,520 --> 01:02:36,520
funds would flow through us so we would

1420
01:02:34,200 --> 01:02:38,640
have to make sure that we verify that

1421
01:02:36,520 --> 01:02:40,799
they've done the work before we make

1422
01:02:38,640 --> 01:02:42,680
those payments and I'm sure we would be

1423
01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:44,119
required also to do whatever's appli

1424
01:02:42,680 --> 01:02:46,039
whatever's in the grant that they've

1425
01:02:44,119 --> 01:02:48,160
applied for those are things we would

1426
01:02:46,039 --> 01:02:49,440
have to make sure that they do right and

1427
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:51,119
we'd be more than willing to come to

1428
01:02:49,440 --> 01:02:52,640
whichever meetings we need to to discuss

1429
01:02:51,119 --> 01:02:56,119
what's been done with those funds what

1430
01:02:52,640 --> 01:02:58,400
we would need and for what purposes Etc

1431
01:02:56,119 --> 01:02:59,880
I don't I don't have any unlik you I

1432
01:02:58,400 --> 01:03:01,760
don't see any reason not to pursue it

1433
01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:03,200
and I think the scope of use for the

1434
01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:04,400
funds is so broad like you said there's

1435
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:06,279
a number of things that it can be used

1436
01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:07,599
for you you help just now with my other

1437
01:03:06,279 --> 01:03:08,799
question which was what's the flow of

1438
01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:11,920
funds look

1439
01:03:08,799 --> 01:03:13,599
like funds come to the city we're going

1440
01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:15,119
to be paying those vendors directly so

1441
01:03:13,599 --> 01:03:18,559
we're not going to be working through

1442
01:03:15,119 --> 01:03:20,720
trolley or UNCC it's we to I'm not sure

1443
01:03:18,559 --> 01:03:22,200
if it's a reimbursable style or if they

1444
01:03:20,720 --> 01:03:25,920
give us lump sum it's probably

1445
01:03:22,200 --> 01:03:27,720
reimbursable as The Works performed so

1446
01:03:25,920 --> 01:03:29,319
be the case that we would we would pay

1447
01:03:27,720 --> 01:03:32,319
but we can work out in a third party

1448
01:03:29,319 --> 01:03:36,559
agreement for anything that can be paid

1449
01:03:32,319 --> 01:03:38,359
from UNCC so we're not floating the cash

1450
01:03:36,559 --> 01:03:39,760
right and I wonder too um and this is

1451
01:03:38,359 --> 01:03:41,079
the construction side of me coming out

1452
01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:43,920
but if it could it is kind of like an

1453
01:03:41,079 --> 01:03:46,279
owner owner's rip you know GC type

1454
01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:48,000
relationship um but yeah we would have

1455
01:03:46,279 --> 01:03:49,880
to look into that I know you and CC

1456
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:52,480
Shannon and tfue the professors and

1457
01:03:49,880 --> 01:03:53,839
faculty over there have applied for this

1458
01:03:52,480 --> 01:03:55,359
before they know some people who've done

1459
01:03:53,839 --> 01:03:57,640
it so they unfortunately couldn't be

1460
01:03:55,359 --> 01:04:00,279
here with tonight that they I'm sure

1461
01:03:57,640 --> 01:04:01,839
would have some clarity on that as well

1462
01:04:00,279 --> 01:04:04,400
they have

1463
01:04:01,839 --> 01:04:06,960
sucess Kevin do they have

1464
01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:10,200
success I don't either I I actually

1465
01:04:06,960 --> 01:04:11,480
don't either I don't um they you know

1466
01:04:10,200 --> 01:04:12,400
that's a great question I'm sorry I

1467
01:04:11,480 --> 01:04:14,480
don't have the answer to that and

1468
01:04:12,400 --> 01:04:18,359
there's actually this is I think like a

1469
01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:21,839
phase one or I what they call stage one

1470
01:04:18,359 --> 01:04:25,079
and so uh there's more money I think in

1471
01:04:21,839 --> 01:04:26,559
stage two but only people who get stage

1472
01:04:25,079 --> 01:04:29,039
one

1473
01:04:26,559 --> 01:04:32,640
stage right oh there's a little bit less

1474
01:04:29,039 --> 01:04:34,400
in stage two yeah but I mean we're still

1475
01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:35,880
talking multi millions of dollars for

1476
01:04:34,400 --> 01:04:39,039
the people who've already been granted

1477
01:04:35,880 --> 01:04:40,279
and I want to say um I think it was 50

1478
01:04:39,039 --> 01:04:45,000
million for this person I think it's 30

1479
01:04:40,279 --> 01:04:45,000
million for the second go round have

1480
01:04:45,839 --> 01:04:50,119
stage just out of curiosity does UNC

1481
01:04:48,640 --> 01:04:52,200
work with any other municipalities to

1482
01:04:50,119 --> 01:04:54,240
your knowledge on similar projects maybe

1483
01:04:52,200 --> 01:04:56,279
not reactivating all Rail lines but just

1484
01:04:54,240 --> 01:04:59,200
similar collaboration I'm not aware of

1485
01:04:56,279 --> 01:05:01,480
any curious that's a good question

1486
01:04:59,200 --> 01:05:03,039
because sort of you know and I was

1487
01:05:01,480 --> 01:05:04,480
involved in a meeting with Kevin to sort

1488
01:05:03,039 --> 01:05:07,119
of introduce this and a lot of the

1489
01:05:04,480 --> 01:05:08,920
impetus from this is coming from UNCC

1490
01:05:07,119 --> 01:05:12,000
and the professors they're familiar with

1491
01:05:08,920 --> 01:05:13,520
this grant but you know certainly one of

1492
01:05:12,000 --> 01:05:15,440
the things I like about this

1493
01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:18,079
collaboration that I'm putting on my

1494
01:05:15,440 --> 01:05:21,160
councilman hat is to try and get UNCC

1495
01:05:18,079 --> 01:05:23,760
over here um you know maybe even one day

1496
01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:25,960
having some sort of satellite campus or

1497
01:05:23,760 --> 01:05:27,319
something because I think that would um

1498
01:05:25,960 --> 01:05:30,480
I I'd really like to see that I think

1499
01:05:27,319 --> 01:05:32,799
that would be good for um Economic

1500
01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:35,200
Development and this I'm getting away

1501
01:05:32,799 --> 01:05:38,240
from that point which again as a lawyer

1502
01:05:35,200 --> 01:05:41,039
I to hit myself for that but UNCC we did

1503
01:05:38,240 --> 01:05:42,720
just agree on a memor memorandum of

1504
01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:44,079
understanding in M with them um we've

1505
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:45,240
been talking to their General Council

1506
01:05:44,079 --> 01:05:47,559
over there and we've actually got it in

1507
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:48,839
final form so one of the them is the

1508
01:05:47,559 --> 01:05:52,640
continued partnership and the

1509
01:05:48,839 --> 01:05:55,119
development of UNCC in Gaston County and

1510
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:56,839
using this Belmont uh project and the

1511
01:05:55,119 --> 01:06:00,000
rail Trail kind of what we're talking

1512
01:05:56,839 --> 01:06:03,279
about as as a good starting

1513
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:05,359
point any other questions just just one

1514
01:06:03,279 --> 01:06:06,880
just mil you good with this because

1515
01:06:05,359 --> 01:06:09,799
again we're going to be using staff

1516
01:06:06,880 --> 01:06:11,160
resources to any capability or anything

1517
01:06:09,799 --> 01:06:13,799
like that I just want to make sure

1518
01:06:11,160 --> 01:06:15,520
you're comfortable yes I'm comfortable

1519
01:06:13,799 --> 01:06:18,799
with it but uh you will also have

1520
01:06:15,520 --> 01:06:21,000
another chance to U look at the grant if

1521
01:06:18,799 --> 01:06:23,240
we get awarded the grant Mak our grant

1522
01:06:21,000 --> 01:06:26,279
policy this is the first step in now is

1523
01:06:23,240 --> 01:06:28,720
that we bring it to you all it we can't

1524
01:06:26,279 --> 01:06:30,760
apply for it and then if we get granted

1525
01:06:28,720 --> 01:06:34,920
it bring it back to me before we sign

1526
01:06:30,760 --> 01:06:34,920
that final docum so you'll see it twice

1527
01:06:35,559 --> 01:06:39,119
if yeah this has been awesome I mean

1528
01:06:37,760 --> 01:06:40,480
it's really cool to follow this there's

1529
01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:43,880
been a lot of social media on the

1530
01:06:40,480 --> 01:06:46,480
collaboration particularly try to

1531
01:06:43,880 --> 01:06:48,319
getc I don't know did y see him on on

1532
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:50,440
the rails

1533
01:06:48,319 --> 01:06:51,640
working it was really cool yeah they

1534
01:06:50,440 --> 01:06:55,760
were out there working on it it's neat

1535
01:06:51,640 --> 01:06:55,760
to see them it's hot

1536
01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:00,359
that was no that

1537
01:07:03,720 --> 01:07:08,440
was that would

1538
01:07:05,760 --> 01:07:10,200
be no right on the railway right behind

1539
01:07:08,440 --> 01:07:12,720
Primal it was cool

1540
01:07:10,200 --> 01:07:16,039
yeah any other

1541
01:07:12,720 --> 01:07:18,799
questions how long has this

1542
01:07:16,039 --> 01:07:21,079
project so I have been involved for two

1543
01:07:18,799 --> 01:07:23,680
years I think um on the board as well as

1544
01:07:21,079 --> 01:07:25,359
my husband um and then I want to say the

1545
01:07:23,680 --> 01:07:27,440
project has been going on for some 10

1546
01:07:25,359 --> 01:07:29,359
years years or so Rob is he nodding

1547
01:07:27,440 --> 01:07:32,480
behind me yes he's here for all the

1548
01:07:29,359 --> 01:07:34,279
history I'm I'm the new person so um I

1549
01:07:32,480 --> 01:07:35,640
do know that it was put aside at one

1550
01:07:34,279 --> 01:07:37,240
point when there were other priorities

1551
01:07:35,640 --> 01:07:38,920
of city council so we gladly stepped

1552
01:07:37,240 --> 01:07:40,319
aside to let those come up and then in

1553
01:07:38,920 --> 01:07:42,400
the past two years we've really hit the

1554
01:07:40,319 --> 01:07:44,480
ground running and some of that you know

1555
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:46,160
I'm sure you'll heard it but you got got

1556
01:07:44,480 --> 01:07:48,799
a good bit of money from the state you

1557
01:07:46,160 --> 01:07:51,000
know got a good bit of donor money and

1558
01:07:48,799 --> 01:07:53,279
uh we're finalizing our design drawings

1559
01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:56,359
if they're not finalized right now yeah

1560
01:07:53,279 --> 01:07:58,119
they're out for pricing right now

1561
01:07:56,359 --> 01:08:01,480
I will Echo that I know that they did

1562
01:07:58,119 --> 01:08:04,839
sort of stand down for for a while

1563
01:08:01,480 --> 01:08:07,279
because um as I understand that there's

1564
01:08:04,839 --> 01:08:09,160
in connection with the the rail line

1565
01:08:07,279 --> 01:08:12,440
there's going to be a rail trail and

1566
01:08:09,160 --> 01:08:16,640
there was some uh focus on on that and

1567
01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:19,000
remember we have that c CAC CAC cramp

1568
01:08:16,640 --> 01:08:22,279
from that so that was the focus for a

1569
01:08:19,000 --> 01:08:25,759
while so they step back up about the

1570
01:08:22,279 --> 01:08:31,159
time probably 2019 2020

1571
01:08:25,759 --> 01:08:31,159
they start to be more active again they

1572
01:08:32,640 --> 01:08:38,679
really

1573
01:08:34,839 --> 01:08:41,640
makei yeah got good energy right now so

1574
01:08:38,679 --> 01:08:45,239
trying to take advantage of it than

1575
01:08:41,640 --> 01:08:46,799
youel timeline's Gonna Know sure well a

1576
01:08:45,239 --> 01:08:49,120
lot of it'll depend on you guys you know

1577
01:08:46,799 --> 01:08:50,239
once we get into the um design and we're

1578
01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:52,279
going to get out for pricing we'll have

1579
01:08:50,239 --> 01:08:54,359
to get all that finalized and then get

1580
01:08:52,279 --> 01:08:56,319
our contractors in kind donations and

1581
01:08:54,359 --> 01:08:59,400
stuff lined up but I think we're looking

1582
01:08:56,319 --> 01:09:01,199
I mean you know construction projects um

1583
01:08:59,400 --> 01:09:02,640
especially because the trolley Barn is

1584
01:09:01,199 --> 01:09:04,880
probably going to be built with

1585
01:09:02,640 --> 01:09:06,520
beautiful Timber Wood beans that look

1586
01:09:04,880 --> 01:09:07,480
really awesome and so a lot of that is

1587
01:09:06,520 --> 01:09:10,159
just making sure we can get those

1588
01:09:07,480 --> 01:09:11,120
materials and supplies so I would assume

1589
01:09:10,159 --> 01:09:12,920
I mean I think what do you think two

1590
01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:15,359
years Rob once you break ground to get

1591
01:09:12,920 --> 01:09:17,799
it all done if you don't mind I'll give

1592
01:09:15,359 --> 01:09:17,799
you some

1593
01:09:19,239 --> 01:09:24,199
details not quite as involved speaking

1594
01:09:21,719 --> 01:09:26,000
the microphone so everyone in the TV

1595
01:09:24,199 --> 01:09:30,600
Land

1596
01:09:26,000 --> 01:09:33,560
so timeline we uh we we have uh site

1597
01:09:30,600 --> 01:09:35,400
design which is coming to a conclusion

1598
01:09:33,560 --> 01:09:39,040
we're having to use this complicated

1599
01:09:35,400 --> 01:09:40,640
project rail Engineers civil engineers

1600
01:09:39,040 --> 01:09:43,359
and then the Architects are all

1601
01:09:40,640 --> 01:09:45,120
collaborating together the Civil work is

1602
01:09:43,359 --> 01:09:46,920
getting close to being designed the rail

1603
01:09:45,120 --> 01:09:49,199
Engineers have just about completed

1604
01:09:46,920 --> 01:09:50,839
their work civil will take over the

1605
01:09:49,199 --> 01:09:53,239
Architects have already preliminary

1606
01:09:50,839 --> 01:09:54,800
designed the building we have gone two

1607
01:09:53,239 --> 01:09:57,320
different directions we haven't figured

1608
01:09:54,800 --> 01:09:59,440
out which is the right one yet one is

1609
01:09:57,320 --> 01:10:01,199
building the structure out of steel and

1610
01:09:59,440 --> 01:10:03,960
the other one's building it out of wood

1611
01:10:01,199 --> 01:10:06,080
Timber we were Ling wood Timber from an

1612
01:10:03,960 --> 01:10:07,600
Aesthetics and also a cul perspective at

1613
01:10:06,080 --> 01:10:09,159
one point but some preliminary numbers

1614
01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:11,159
came back and it was a lot higher than

1615
01:10:09,159 --> 01:10:13,520
steel so now we're going simultaneous

1616
01:10:11,159 --> 01:10:16,960
both paths to see which one would be

1617
01:10:13,520 --> 01:10:19,960
best um cost of going up everything's

1618
01:10:16,960 --> 01:10:22,239
more expensive and then I mean this this

1619
01:10:19,960 --> 01:10:24,000
is a project I've been developing for 30

1620
01:10:22,239 --> 01:10:26,320
years this is unlike anything I've ever

1621
01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:29,159
done before I mean the amount of detail

1622
01:10:26,320 --> 01:10:31,600
that has to be involved and then NC doot

1623
01:10:29,159 --> 01:10:34,440
is involved the rail line is also a

1624
01:10:31,600 --> 01:10:37,360
historical asset for the state so U

1625
01:10:34,440 --> 01:10:38,960
shipo involved uh I mean it goes on and

1626
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:41,679
on and on then you throw in the fact

1627
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:44,719
that the city plans to do the same ride

1628
01:10:41,679 --> 01:10:47,120
away a thread Trail that's involved so

1629
01:10:44,719 --> 01:10:48,280
it's it's you get a little bit further

1630
01:10:47,120 --> 01:10:49,600
this way and then all of a sudden hold

1631
01:10:48,280 --> 01:10:52,480
on come back a little bit because we got

1632
01:10:49,600 --> 01:10:55,360
to go this way the ultimate answer to

1633
01:10:52,480 --> 01:10:58,520
your question is is this our hope is

1634
01:10:55,360 --> 01:11:02,320
construction first of the year

1635
01:10:58,520 --> 01:11:04,400
2025 and have uh a structure whatever

1636
01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:05,679
that looks like I'll be calling Tiffany

1637
01:11:04,400 --> 01:11:08,360
soon because we need to come in and sit

1638
01:11:05,679 --> 01:11:11,080
down and talk through the uh structure

1639
01:11:08,360 --> 01:11:13,560
but um the structure there's two two

1640
01:11:11,080 --> 01:11:15,640
forms we could do we could take it uh

1641
01:11:13,560 --> 01:11:17,239
all the way to finished air conditioned

1642
01:11:15,640 --> 01:11:20,239
space inside or we could take it to more

1643
01:11:17,239 --> 01:11:21,600
of a Pavilion in stage one and then come

1644
01:11:20,239 --> 01:11:23,239
back and back fill because it's a

1645
01:11:21,600 --> 01:11:26,560
freestanding structure come back and

1646
01:11:23,239 --> 01:11:28,760
back fill condition later part of it's

1647
01:11:26,560 --> 01:11:30,080
going to depend on budget we feel

1648
01:11:28,760 --> 01:11:32,239
strongly and we've heard y all I know

1649
01:11:30,080 --> 01:11:33,800
yall feel strongly getting these cars

1650
01:11:32,239 --> 01:11:36,080
out of the warehouse and getting them

1651
01:11:33,800 --> 01:11:38,719
out in the public view we think is very

1652
01:11:36,080 --> 01:11:40,560
strong um it's important to us because

1653
01:11:38,719 --> 01:11:42,280
we think the public momentum if you

1654
01:11:40,560 --> 01:11:43,960
don't see it you don't know about it I

1655
01:11:42,280 --> 01:11:46,360
people ask all the time yall still yall

1656
01:11:43,960 --> 01:11:48,120
still doing that project if we get three

1657
01:11:46,360 --> 01:11:50,719
cars out in the public view then all of

1658
01:11:48,120 --> 01:11:52,199
a sudden I think a lot of that go away

1659
01:11:50,719 --> 01:11:55,960
we still have some work that we're going

1660
01:11:52,199 --> 01:11:58,960
through uh with do there still questions

1661
01:11:55,960 --> 01:12:00,920
about how Street Crossings are handled

1662
01:11:58,960 --> 01:12:03,040
and it's it's always interesting to me

1663
01:12:00,920 --> 01:12:04,920
when I sit on a call with 20 Engineers

1664
01:12:03,040 --> 01:12:08,159
half of them with the highway and half

1665
01:12:04,920 --> 01:12:10,639
of them with the rail Division and and

1666
01:12:08,159 --> 01:12:12,080
and nobody seems to be in an agreement

1667
01:12:10,639 --> 01:12:13,480
and then you get the highway guys who

1668
01:12:12,080 --> 01:12:14,880
aren't in agreement and the rail guys

1669
01:12:13,480 --> 01:12:16,760
who aren't in agreement so we're still

1670
01:12:14,880 --> 01:12:18,760
working through that because we're going

1671
01:12:16,760 --> 01:12:21,239
to cross leaving the station we're going

1672
01:12:18,760 --> 01:12:23,120
to cross Kataba Street then we'll go

1673
01:12:21,239 --> 01:12:25,600
down and go parallel in front of uh

1674
01:12:23,120 --> 01:12:26,960
Sisters of Mercy and then ultimately

1675
01:12:25,600 --> 01:12:29,159
we'll cross

1676
01:12:26,960 --> 01:12:32,600
74 then we'll cross

1677
01:12:29,159 --> 01:12:35,920
85 so we' see it as in three phases our

1678
01:12:32,600 --> 01:12:38,199
goal right now is to get us up to 74 if

1679
01:12:35,920 --> 01:12:40,080
we could get to 74 we feel like we've

1680
01:12:38,199 --> 01:12:42,239
gotten a long way so that would be one

1681
01:12:40,080 --> 01:12:44,400
Street crossing to Top Street which is

1682
01:12:42,239 --> 01:12:46,040
an easy one to cross but what we're

1683
01:12:44,400 --> 01:12:48,840
working through right now is when we go

1684
01:12:46,040 --> 01:12:51,320
through these Crossings is it like a

1685
01:12:48,840 --> 01:12:54,400
pedestrian where you poke the button and

1686
01:12:51,320 --> 01:12:56,199
the light turn the light turns red and

1687
01:12:54,400 --> 01:12:58,280
and so part of this depends on the

1688
01:12:56,199 --> 01:12:59,800
city's design of the thread Trail

1689
01:12:58,280 --> 01:13:01,480
because you'll have to have pedestrian

1690
01:12:59,800 --> 01:13:03,239
Crossings at every one of these streets

1691
01:13:01,480 --> 01:13:04,800
as well otherwise people can't cross the

1692
01:13:03,239 --> 01:13:07,840
street so we're still working through

1693
01:13:04,800 --> 01:13:11,199
some nuances for us right now getting

1694
01:13:07,840 --> 01:13:14,199
the structure built getting the cars out

1695
01:13:11,199 --> 01:13:16,320
on the property and getting The Cars

1696
01:13:14,199 --> 01:13:19,280
Moving on the track so we can continue

1697
01:13:16,320 --> 01:13:21,560
the testing of the battery car uh is

1698
01:13:19,280 --> 01:13:23,719
priority I'll say one more thing related

1699
01:13:21,560 --> 01:13:23,719
to

1700
01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:30,639
UNCC this a big deal for them and and

1701
01:13:27,400 --> 01:13:32,480
and and Jim mentioned the fact that that

1702
01:13:30,639 --> 01:13:34,639
they have visions the engineering school

1703
01:13:32,480 --> 01:13:37,239
has Visions they've even I've seen I've

1704
01:13:34,639 --> 01:13:39,320
seen a request that's not going to go

1705
01:13:37,239 --> 01:13:41,520
very far for $300 million doll to build

1706
01:13:39,320 --> 01:13:43,679
an Engineering campus in Caston County

1707
01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:46,040
centered around Rail and stem

1708
01:13:43,679 --> 01:13:49,000
education Ain going anywhere anytime

1709
01:13:46,040 --> 01:13:50,960
soon but you have to start somewhere and

1710
01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:53,239
that's what's going on and the dean of

1711
01:13:50,960 --> 01:13:56,880
the engineering school and a lot of the

1712
01:13:53,239 --> 01:14:00,080
higher ups at UNCC they this is future

1713
01:13:56,880 --> 01:14:03,239
technology um that's important and and

1714
01:14:00,080 --> 01:14:05,000
if we can get this trolley continue to

1715
01:14:03,239 --> 01:14:07,600
run and them have a lab within our

1716
01:14:05,000 --> 01:14:09,360
trolley building that's one step closer

1717
01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:12,199
to the next step which would be some

1718
01:14:09,360 --> 01:14:13,840
form of an engineering facility that may

1719
01:14:12,199 --> 01:14:15,280
grow into something bigger so you have

1720
01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:16,719
to start somewhere they're just not

1721
01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:19,880
going to come over here and plop down

1722
01:14:16,719 --> 01:14:21,560
some big campus on in Gaston County but

1723
01:14:19,880 --> 01:14:24,520
having a steak in the ground gets us a

1724
01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:26,440
lot closer than we are without it I see

1725
01:14:24,520 --> 01:14:29,120
that you guys recently modified the

1726
01:14:26,440 --> 01:14:30,600
capacity for the trolley Barn as a venue

1727
01:14:29,120 --> 01:14:32,400
space and maybe that kind of goes to

1728
01:14:30,600 --> 01:14:35,000
your point about whether you pursue this

1729
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:35,880
in phases versus you know with an open

1730
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:38,760
air

1731
01:14:35,880 --> 01:14:41,840
Pavilion design versus all en closed

1732
01:14:38,760 --> 01:14:43,360
type facility no that we talking now as

1733
01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:46,280
far as capacity as far as a meeting

1734
01:14:43,360 --> 01:14:47,880
venue space there The Architects haven't

1735
01:14:46,280 --> 01:14:49,159
been able to calculate that because we

1736
01:14:47,880 --> 01:14:52,199
don't know what the final design is

1737
01:14:49,159 --> 01:14:55,239
going to be the the the the Pavilion

1738
01:14:52,199 --> 01:14:58,360
versus an enclosed structure is all

1739
01:14:55,239 --> 01:15:00,679
finances sure the the state awarded us a

1740
01:14:58,360 --> 01:15:02,280
million dollars and the state also said

1741
01:15:00,679 --> 01:15:03,880
we want you to have it spent just like

1742
01:15:02,280 --> 01:15:07,480
this grant we want you to have it spent

1743
01:15:03,880 --> 01:15:14,480
by a certain day if and that

1744
01:15:07,480 --> 01:15:17,320
is winter of 25 25 so um and we we can

1745
01:15:14,480 --> 01:15:19,159
burn through a fast I mean I mean we

1746
01:15:17,320 --> 01:15:21,120
could build no building burn through a

1747
01:15:19,159 --> 01:15:23,000
million dollars because of all the rail

1748
01:15:21,120 --> 01:15:24,400
work that has to be done all the site

1749
01:15:23,000 --> 01:15:26,920
work that has to be done potential

1750
01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:29,239
retain that has to be done our thinking

1751
01:15:26,920 --> 01:15:31,639
right now is is that plan a is to build

1752
01:15:29,239 --> 01:15:34,719
a full facility with heated and climate

1753
01:15:31,639 --> 01:15:36,440
controlled space inside of it Plan B is

1754
01:15:34,719 --> 01:15:38,760
to build the Pavilion which is the

1755
01:15:36,440 --> 01:15:40,199
structure that would be exactly what

1756
01:15:38,760 --> 01:15:42,800
we're ultimately going to have and get

1757
01:15:40,199 --> 01:15:44,560
the cars out there and have decorative

1758
01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:47,000
fencing around the Pavilion with the

1759
01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:49,159
cars behind the fencing and then go back

1760
01:15:47,000 --> 01:15:51,880
in round two and start to construct the

1761
01:15:49,159 --> 01:15:54,159
walls the The Columns that that hold up

1762
01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:56,360
the roof line they're the same whether

1763
01:15:54,159 --> 01:15:58,120
we encl it you have to do the Pavilion

1764
01:15:56,360 --> 01:16:01,320
before you can build the enclosed

1765
01:15:58,120 --> 01:16:03,800
portion so if if we got to a point where

1766
01:16:01,320 --> 01:16:05,960
we said uh let's build the Pavilion

1767
01:16:03,800 --> 01:16:07,840
let's get that done as plan a then

1768
01:16:05,960 --> 01:16:09,440
that's what we would do and continue to

1769
01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:11,480
raise the money and go back and be able

1770
01:16:09,440 --> 01:16:14,400
to retrofit and do the enclosed

1771
01:16:11,480 --> 01:16:16,920
structure as far as capacity goes it

1772
01:16:14,400 --> 01:16:19,520
depends because we did redesign the

1773
01:16:16,920 --> 01:16:21,360
building we redesigned the building

1774
01:16:19,520 --> 01:16:23,080
three we've done it three times the

1775
01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:25,600
latest rendering is the one we're

1776
01:16:23,080 --> 01:16:27,600
actually pursuing and that's the end up

1777
01:16:25,600 --> 01:16:31,199
being the final product includes an

1778
01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:33,520
indoor and an outdoor the indoor was the

1779
01:16:31,199 --> 01:16:35,520
original design we added the outdoor

1780
01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:37,560
because if there's an event this

1781
01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:39,639
Saturday night that's a wedding or a

1782
01:16:37,560 --> 01:16:42,040
corporate event we have to pull all

1783
01:16:39,639 --> 01:16:44,360
three cars out to open up space if we

1784
01:16:42,040 --> 01:16:46,360
pull the cars out I'm not driving over

1785
01:16:44,360 --> 01:16:48,120
here at 12:30 1:00 in the morning to

1786
01:16:46,360 --> 01:16:51,360
pull the cars back in so we would pull

1787
01:16:48,120 --> 01:16:53,560
the cars out and leave them out for a

1788
01:16:51,360 --> 01:16:55,600
day or two and then pull them back in or

1789
01:16:53,560 --> 01:16:58,000
there may a series of through a whole

1790
01:16:55,600 --> 01:17:00,480
weekend so we added that space But the

1791
01:16:58,000 --> 01:17:03,679
beauty of it is is it gave us an indoor

1792
01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:05,239
and an outdoor venue so a farmers market

1793
01:17:03,679 --> 01:17:08,080
could occur on Saturday mornings

1794
01:17:05,239 --> 01:17:10,280
outdoors with the cars indoors and a a

1795
01:17:08,080 --> 01:17:12,480
wedding uh event could occur that night

1796
01:17:10,280 --> 01:17:15,120
and have the cars outside and have the

1797
01:17:12,480 --> 01:17:17,280
event inside so it gave us a lot more

1798
01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:20,159
functionality by adding The Pavilion

1799
01:17:17,280 --> 01:17:22,520
space we could have as many as 200 200

1800
01:17:20,159 --> 01:17:25,639
plus people at an event indoor and

1801
01:17:22,520 --> 01:17:27,880
outdoor as far as indoor event know if

1802
01:17:25,639 --> 01:17:30,360
it's a standing room only type event no

1803
01:17:27,880 --> 01:17:31,400
sit down dinner um you're probably

1804
01:17:30,360 --> 01:17:35,360
looking at

1805
01:17:31,400 --> 01:17:37,760
aund 100 or so people 125 people if it's

1806
01:17:35,360 --> 01:17:41,040
a sit down dinner event it may be 75

1807
01:17:37,760 --> 01:17:44,080
sure it depends on the type of event and

1808
01:17:41,040 --> 01:17:47,920
we started working with

1809
01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:50,000
um food and beverage uh vendors we we

1810
01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:52,000
would contract B Proby would contract

1811
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:55,360
that out and I think I shared with you

1812
01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:57,960
in a lunch meeting the s primary ongoing

1813
01:17:55,360 --> 01:18:00,880
operations revenues for bont trolley

1814
01:17:57,960 --> 01:18:03,199
comes from event uh

1815
01:18:00,880 --> 01:18:05,840
fees or facility fees you're not

1816
01:18:03,199 --> 01:18:09,800
dependent on the Riders right no no no

1817
01:18:05,840 --> 01:18:12,400
no that that's that's yeah that that's

1818
01:18:09,800 --> 01:18:14,520
small change no there's enough projected

1819
01:18:12,400 --> 01:18:16,400
event Revenue coming from the facility

1820
01:18:14,520 --> 01:18:18,159
itself to be able to sustain neutrality

1821
01:18:16,400 --> 01:18:22,600
in any given year and that's before we

1822
01:18:18,159 --> 01:18:25,320
throw in ridership uh special events uh

1823
01:18:22,600 --> 01:18:26,880
fundraising events ongoing

1824
01:18:25,320 --> 01:18:29,880
which will continue to be a source of

1825
01:18:26,880 --> 01:18:32,120
Revenue UNCC because they have all this

1826
01:18:29,880 --> 01:18:34,679
staff and all this resources we would

1827
01:18:32,120 --> 01:18:36,440
not know go to the the United States

1828
01:18:34,679 --> 01:18:40,280
Department of Transportation and ask

1829
01:18:36,440 --> 01:18:43,120
them for a grant UNCC does this UNCC

1830
01:18:40,280 --> 01:18:46,239
thing has become it kind of happen

1831
01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:48,639
happen stance but it has become a big

1832
01:18:46,239 --> 01:18:50,480
deal between the stem education and the

1833
01:18:48,639 --> 01:18:52,520
technology that's being employed to

1834
01:18:50,480 --> 01:18:54,880
actually run these cars that's what's

1835
01:18:52,520 --> 01:18:57,920
Peak a lot of the interest of not only

1836
01:18:54,880 --> 01:19:00,920
officials but also Federal officials who

1837
01:18:57,920 --> 01:19:02,840
know what we're up to there are there

1838
01:19:00,920 --> 01:19:05,679
are people flying in from all over the

1839
01:19:02,840 --> 01:19:09,159
world they had a group of about 20 uh

1840
01:19:05,679 --> 01:19:11,040
folks out at UNC from Taiwan to look at

1841
01:19:09,159 --> 01:19:14,239
the technology that's being developed

1842
01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:16,000
for bont trol cars which is kind of

1843
01:19:14,239 --> 01:19:18,560
amazing because what they're doing is

1844
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:22,040
revolutionary and it and it carries over

1845
01:19:18,560 --> 01:19:24,800
into clean energy for actual trains and

1846
01:19:22,040 --> 01:19:27,880
and the trains that run on our tracks

1847
01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:31,360
want to get away from fossil fuels coals

1848
01:19:27,880 --> 01:19:31,360
and other things to power those

1849
01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:40,199
cars think this ear was speaking but

1850
01:19:37,560 --> 01:19:43,000
would Bebe future workshop with the new

1851
01:19:40,199 --> 01:19:45,400
Council anding board or representatives

1852
01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:47,320
of board if everyone's open to it we do

1853
01:19:45,400 --> 01:19:49,239
have a lot of new faes here that aren't

1854
01:19:47,320 --> 01:19:51,480
familiar with all the previous works and

1855
01:19:49,239 --> 01:19:55,360
discussions that councils have had yeah

1856
01:19:51,480 --> 01:19:57,320
that's fine I know we also I think um

1857
01:19:55,360 --> 01:20:02,280
they they're supposed to come give us an

1858
01:19:57,320 --> 01:20:05,800
update every year um but I

1859
01:20:02,280 --> 01:20:08,280
mean for July I mean but I feel like if

1860
01:20:05,800 --> 01:20:10,199
we're asking July they typically give it

1861
01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:11,880
in July yeah but I don't know if we need

1862
01:20:10,199 --> 01:20:14,679
to do that because we're you know based

1863
01:20:11,880 --> 01:20:16,920
on what we're doing here um like I feel

1864
01:20:14,679 --> 01:20:18,760
like we're getting an update right now I

1865
01:20:16,920 --> 01:20:21,600
would be honest with you come into a

1866
01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:23,040
workshop in a more relaxed environment

1867
01:20:21,600 --> 01:20:25,480
and even something that I don't know if

1868
01:20:23,040 --> 01:20:27,560
you can do an unofficial anybody that

1869
01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:29,320
was interested in your group or staff

1870
01:20:27,560 --> 01:20:31,400
that wanted to come and we kind of sit

1871
01:20:29,320 --> 01:20:34,320
and and have more of a round T

1872
01:20:31,400 --> 01:20:36,520
discussion Jim's privy too he hears all

1873
01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:40,120
this at monthly meetings and Kevin does

1874
01:20:36,520 --> 01:20:41,679
too and um but for you guys there's a

1875
01:20:40,120 --> 01:20:44,040
lot going on and somebody mentioned

1876
01:20:41,679 --> 01:20:46,199
earlier our Bo I'm still looking at rob

1877
01:20:44,040 --> 01:20:49,000
you know I'm at every board meeting our

1878
01:20:46,199 --> 01:20:50,600
board has our board has grown and we

1879
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:52,960
have new board members that are on the

1880
01:20:50,600 --> 01:20:55,400
board we have one that is an executive

1881
01:20:52,960 --> 01:20:58,520
for the aine and Western uh Carolina

1882
01:20:55,400 --> 01:21:01,360
railroad which is a private short rail

1883
01:20:58,520 --> 01:21:03,679
operator we've got some talented people

1884
01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:05,199
uh on this board it's a robust group of

1885
01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:08,239
people who are highly energetic we've

1886
01:21:05,199 --> 01:21:10,639
got somebody from Duke Energy we've

1887
01:21:08,239 --> 01:21:15,440
got Again full

1888
01:21:10,639 --> 01:21:17,400
representation yeah so we we welcome you

1889
01:21:15,440 --> 01:21:19,679
whatever I think that's something that

1890
01:21:17,400 --> 01:21:22,360
would be appropriate future

1891
01:21:19,679 --> 01:21:24,880
work well oh yeah yeah yeah but I'm just

1892
01:21:22,360 --> 01:21:28,280
saying that that and I and we sort of

1893
01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:31,120
gone a little bit uh a field you know

1894
01:21:28,280 --> 01:21:33,719
but knowing that they typically come in

1895
01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:36,239
July um to give us an update and they're

1896
01:21:33,719 --> 01:21:39,560
here tonight I thought you know if there

1897
01:21:36,239 --> 01:21:41,920
are additional questions you know we can

1898
01:21:39,560 --> 01:21:45,120
just you know hear from them you know

1899
01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:47,040
hear the answers tonight as opposed to

1900
01:21:45,120 --> 01:21:48,800
you know coming back in a month and

1901
01:21:47,040 --> 01:21:50,679
basically having the same conversation

1902
01:21:48,800 --> 01:21:52,440
that's all I would say and and I don't

1903
01:21:50,679 --> 01:21:56,199
want to take up yall time yall have weit

1904
01:21:52,440 --> 01:21:56,199
finding signs to

1905
01:21:57,239 --> 01:22:01,520
but uh and speaking of way finding signs

1906
01:21:59,159 --> 01:22:05,199
we're going to need one for the Charley

1907
01:22:01,520 --> 01:22:05,199
at some point too preference

1908
01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:10,560
design it's really exciting and take the

1909
01:22:08,199 --> 01:22:12,679
politics out of it uh it's really

1910
01:22:10,560 --> 01:22:15,239
exciting and this is this is a big deal

1911
01:22:12,679 --> 01:22:17,800
for Belmont uh and it will be for

1912
01:22:15,239 --> 01:22:20,600
decades and decades to come uh it's an

1913
01:22:17,800 --> 01:22:23,880
educational as well as event venue in

1914
01:22:20,600 --> 01:22:26,199
downtown as well as the novelty of the

1915
01:22:23,880 --> 01:22:28,000
cars and having the cars that we have I

1916
01:22:26,199 --> 01:22:31,800
mean I don't think people realize but

1917
01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:33,320
that's $2 million worth of cars

1918
01:22:31,800 --> 01:22:36,400
sitting

1919
01:22:33,320 --> 01:22:38,679
intin well it depends on who you ask um

1920
01:22:36,400 --> 01:22:41,320
when I signed on 10 years ago when this

1921
01:22:38,679 --> 01:22:44,239
was over a beer of good idea over a beer

1922
01:22:41,320 --> 01:22:46,520
that later became a whole full-time job

1923
01:22:44,239 --> 01:22:50,239
uh the goal was to get it to bman I mean

1924
01:22:46,520 --> 01:22:52,239
our original Mission was is I kept

1925
01:22:50,239 --> 01:22:54,760
seeing kids Traverse over the bridge

1926
01:22:52,239 --> 01:22:56,719
trying to get to downtown bont like get

1927
01:22:54,760 --> 01:22:59,199
these kids back and forth and the town

1928
01:22:56,719 --> 01:23:00,560
out to Belmont ABY and so the idea was

1929
01:22:59,199 --> 01:23:03,600
born I was involved with Charlotte

1930
01:23:00,560 --> 01:23:06,679
trolley back in the 90s and U the idea

1931
01:23:03,600 --> 01:23:09,480
was born and doot bought into it and so

1932
01:23:06,679 --> 01:23:11,840
that's kind of how it started um that's

1933
01:23:09,480 --> 01:23:14,000
still for me I mean a big part I just

1934
01:23:11,840 --> 01:23:15,560
turned 57 I mean if this goes on a whole

1935
01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:19,639
lot longer I

1936
01:23:15,560 --> 01:23:21,760
mean I want to get it about my idea um

1937
01:23:19,639 --> 01:23:25,120
now there are a lot of people including

1938
01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:26,800
some County people state do people

1939
01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:29,280
that if you talk to them they want to

1940
01:23:26,800 --> 01:23:31,920
see this go to Gaston they want to see

1941
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:34,080
it go to Mount Holly they want to see it

1942
01:23:31,920 --> 01:23:34,080
go

1943
01:23:34,159 --> 01:23:40,360
to I mean they really do um and they see

1944
01:23:37,880 --> 01:23:42,880
this and and Gaston has more small towns

1945
01:23:40,360 --> 01:23:45,440
than in the county in North Carolina and

1946
01:23:42,880 --> 01:23:47,520
they're preserved historic downtowns

1947
01:23:45,440 --> 01:23:48,960
which is awesome and so a lot of the

1948
01:23:47,520 --> 01:23:51,719
state people that we've talk to

1949
01:23:48,960 --> 01:23:54,960
including ncb2 board members they're

1950
01:23:51,719 --> 01:23:57,360
seeing this as an alternative to you

1951
01:23:54,960 --> 01:23:59,040
know the cats and the light rails and

1952
01:23:57,360 --> 01:24:01,719
the the diesel trains they're seeing

1953
01:23:59,040 --> 01:24:04,080
this as an alternative and so I

1954
01:24:01,719 --> 01:24:05,800
personally I would love for Mount Holly

1955
01:24:04,080 --> 01:24:08,239
to have a Mount Holly

1956
01:24:05,800 --> 01:24:12,320
trolley and for Gastonia to have a

1957
01:24:08,239 --> 01:24:15,159
Gastonia trolley and so that Belmont and

1958
01:24:12,320 --> 01:24:17,280
Mount Holly or Gastonia there's a place

1959
01:24:15,159 --> 01:24:21,040
somewhere where one stops and the other

1960
01:24:17,280 --> 01:24:23,159
picks up so that onus is not on Belmont

1961
01:24:21,040 --> 01:24:25,040
this is Belmont's trolleys are sitting

1962
01:24:23,159 --> 01:24:27,159
outside this ism

1963
01:24:25,040 --> 01:24:28,920
but let the other municipalities do the

1964
01:24:27,159 --> 01:24:34,000
same and go through everything we've

1965
01:24:28,920 --> 01:24:34,000
gone through with with help and gu yeah

1966
01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:38,440
exactly

1967
01:24:42,199 --> 01:24:47,520
you that parking lot if you go all that

1968
01:24:45,719 --> 01:24:50,400
parking lot stay own it's owned by the

1969
01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:52,560
NCD Rail and least by the city of

1970
01:24:50,400 --> 01:24:55,080
Belmont or parking well the back of the

1971
01:24:52,560 --> 01:24:57,080
parking lot's not part of that the back

1972
01:24:55,080 --> 01:24:59,040
the lot the agreement that we're going

1973
01:24:57,080 --> 01:25:00,679
to end up having is going to be what

1974
01:24:59,040 --> 01:25:03,600
we've envisioned is a tri party

1975
01:25:00,679 --> 01:25:06,360
agreement between the city of Belmont

1976
01:25:03,600 --> 01:25:08,360
Belmont trolley and the state of North

1977
01:25:06,360 --> 01:25:11,360
Carolina and that's generally what we've

1978
01:25:08,360 --> 01:25:13,800
laid out in the past um the reason

1979
01:25:11,360 --> 01:25:15,639
Belmont is included in that is is

1980
01:25:13,800 --> 01:25:18,239
because well it was really two or

1981
01:25:15,639 --> 01:25:22,119
three-fold but the main reason is is

1982
01:25:18,239 --> 01:25:24,040
that our uh plan from the beginning has

1983
01:25:22,119 --> 01:25:26,400
been to raise the money and build this

1984
01:25:24,040 --> 01:25:29,199
fac facility and then donate the

1985
01:25:26,400 --> 01:25:31,639
facility to the city of Belmont and

1986
01:25:29,199 --> 01:25:33,400
Lease back the facility Belmont Proby

1987
01:25:31,639 --> 01:25:36,679
would lease back the facility for a

1988
01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:38,639
dollar a year and operate the majority

1989
01:25:36,679 --> 01:25:41,000
of the facility I say the majority

1990
01:25:38,639 --> 01:25:43,239
because we're including outdoor

1991
01:25:41,000 --> 01:25:46,280
restrooms that could serve people that

1992
01:25:43,239 --> 01:25:48,719
are on The Pedestrian Trail if we're

1993
01:25:46,280 --> 01:25:51,480
we're closed and the building's closed

1994
01:25:48,719 --> 01:25:53,560
the doors can be open on the outside so

1995
01:25:51,480 --> 01:25:55,800
if the city decided to utilize those

1996
01:25:53,560 --> 01:25:58,040
restrooms public restrooms another set

1997
01:25:55,800 --> 01:25:59,719
of public restrooms in downtown then

1998
01:25:58,040 --> 01:26:03,239
we'd look for the city to help with some

1999
01:25:59,719 --> 01:26:05,960
security like off hours when we're not

2000
01:26:03,239 --> 01:26:07,880
there but otherwise we're generally

2001
01:26:05,960 --> 01:26:10,040
operating and maintaining the facility

2002
01:26:07,880 --> 01:26:12,000
as part of our budget you can see where

2003
01:26:10,040 --> 01:26:13,280
those lines are if you go right you know

2004
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:15,440
it's it's right there where the actual

2005
01:26:13,280 --> 01:26:17,080
transition is and so just be cleaning up

2006
01:26:15,440 --> 01:26:18,960
all that too and you know just to bring

2007
01:26:17,080 --> 01:26:20,800
it back even to the Grant I believe the

2008
01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:23,280
language of the grant would allow for us

2009
01:26:20,800 --> 01:26:24,760
to get all that prepped out so and what

2010
01:26:23,280 --> 01:26:27,360
Nancy didn't sh

2011
01:26:24,760 --> 01:26:29,480
if it depends on how much if we if we

2012
01:26:27,360 --> 01:26:32,440
were lucky enough to get rewarded money

2013
01:26:29,480 --> 01:26:34,360
from the feds for this grant how we

2014
01:26:32,440 --> 01:26:36,199
spend the money would really depend on

2015
01:26:34,360 --> 01:26:38,679
how much did we get I mean there's a big

2016
01:26:36,199 --> 01:26:42,560
difference between $250,000 and $2

2017
01:26:38,679 --> 01:26:45,199
million but um in in our initial

2018
01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:47,119
thinking UNCC is going to want some of

2019
01:26:45,199 --> 01:26:49,239
that money to help equip their lab and

2020
01:26:47,119 --> 01:26:51,679
what they're doing to to be able to run

2021
01:26:49,239 --> 01:26:54,800
the trolleys but I'm envisioning that

2022
01:26:51,679 --> 01:26:57,239
money using part of it for the ra work

2023
01:26:54,800 --> 01:26:58,719
itself our efforts to raise the money

2024
01:26:57,239 --> 01:27:00,119
we've been raising has been to build the

2025
01:26:58,719 --> 01:27:02,280
building but there's still going to be a

2026
01:27:00,119 --> 01:27:06,600
cost in improving certain portions of

2027
01:27:02,280 --> 01:27:06,600
the rail infrastructure the

2028
01:27:06,920 --> 01:27:13,360
rail it would go to

2029
01:27:10,719 --> 01:27:16,159
Devol of the battery that goes under the

2030
01:27:13,360 --> 01:27:18,199
trolley so it's still or or to do the

2031
01:27:16,159 --> 01:27:20,119
systems development the systems

2032
01:27:18,199 --> 01:27:22,159
development in the trolley Barn where

2033
01:27:20,119 --> 01:27:25,000
the trolley pull into the barn which is

2034
01:27:22,159 --> 01:27:26,560
over the rail line and able to do what

2035
01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:28,880
they need to do with the rail so it's

2036
01:27:26,560 --> 01:27:31,440
still been it's a we have this

2037
01:27:28,880 --> 01:27:33,840
partnership with UNCC and so benefiting

2038
01:27:31,440 --> 01:27:37,040
UNCC has been well let's go

2039
01:27:33,840 --> 01:27:38,679
back it would go to infrastructure

2040
01:27:37,040 --> 01:27:40,880
within the facility that would

2041
01:27:38,679 --> 01:27:43,320
ultimately benefit because they have to

2042
01:27:40,880 --> 01:27:45,480
have certain lab and Equipment space

2043
01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:48,480
we're building a lab inside of the

2044
01:27:45,480 --> 01:27:50,520
facility to keep these cars running

2045
01:27:48,480 --> 01:27:53,000
requires that we in part keep the

2046
01:27:50,520 --> 01:27:56,480
battery car running and the battery car

2047
01:27:53,000 --> 01:27:58,960
doesn't go under it

2048
01:27:56,480 --> 01:28:01,360
goes

2049
01:27:58,960 --> 01:28:02,960
um at what point in the process since

2050
01:28:01,360 --> 01:28:04,880
we're getting kind of a qual ey update

2051
01:28:02,960 --> 01:28:06,440
tonight um what point in the process do

2052
01:28:04,880 --> 01:28:07,719
you think you'll come to us with that

2053
01:28:06,440 --> 01:28:10,280
lease agreement would that be once

2054
01:28:07,719 --> 01:28:13,119
construction is complete of the barn or

2055
01:28:10,280 --> 01:28:15,040
at some point prior to we're not even

2056
01:28:13,119 --> 01:28:17,679
there would be we would put a tri party

2057
01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:20,280
agreement together

2058
01:28:17,679 --> 01:28:22,600
um U before the first day of

2059
01:28:20,280 --> 01:28:25,480
construction okay uh if you want to know

2060
01:28:22,600 --> 01:28:28,480
my estimated timeline in the next three

2061
01:28:25,480 --> 01:28:28,480
to three four

2062
01:28:28,639 --> 01:28:33,520
months there would need to be an

2063
01:28:30,480 --> 01:28:36,000
agreement regardless because it's C

2064
01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:37,560
City so they have to come not the

2065
01:28:36,000 --> 01:28:41,280
portion of property

2066
01:28:37,560 --> 01:28:43,360
that the back area right there you using

2067
01:28:41,280 --> 01:28:45,080
no the portion we would be using is not

2068
01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:48,040
subject to the lease that the city

2069
01:28:45,080 --> 01:28:48,040
currently has within

2070
01:28:52,119 --> 01:28:56,040
CD not

2071
01:28:56,119 --> 01:29:02,920
no you need access from the city parking

2072
01:28:59,360 --> 01:29:05,920
to get to the property

2073
01:29:02,920 --> 01:29:08,239
right it's it's it's been

2074
01:29:05,920 --> 01:29:10,719
envisioned this can be made easy because

2075
01:29:08,239 --> 01:29:13,960
it's been envisioned that conceivably we

2076
01:29:10,719 --> 01:29:17,440
would uh add that area back there to the

2077
01:29:13,960 --> 01:29:18,960
city's current lease would be one option

2078
01:29:17,440 --> 01:29:20,560
the other would be to have a concurrent

2079
01:29:18,960 --> 01:29:21,679
lease our lease I don't know how long

2080
01:29:20,560 --> 01:29:23,440
I've never seen the lease for the

2081
01:29:21,679 --> 01:29:25,560
parking lot I don't know if the lease

2082
01:29:23,440 --> 01:29:27,840
for the paring for 10 years or 20 years

2083
01:29:25,560 --> 01:29:29,560
or 100 years but our lease for the

2084
01:29:27,840 --> 01:29:32,920
trolley we're going to be pushing for is

2085
01:29:29,560 --> 01:29:32,920
a 99e use

2086
01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:39,920
agreement but it would be a lease

2087
01:29:37,719 --> 01:29:41,960
agreement that would be we would

2088
01:29:39,920 --> 01:29:44,960
ultimately see it as again a trip party

2089
01:29:41,960 --> 01:29:48,159
agreement where potentially balmont is

2090
01:29:44,960 --> 01:29:49,320
the tenant for the land balmont trolley

2091
01:29:48,159 --> 01:29:52,040
builds the

2092
01:29:49,320 --> 01:29:54,880
building donates the building so now the

2093
01:29:52,040 --> 01:29:58,480
city has a least piece of a facility

2094
01:29:54,880 --> 01:30:00,440
that they own that we lease back and we

2095
01:29:58,480 --> 01:30:03,080
did this mostly because bont trolley

2096
01:30:00,440 --> 01:30:04,880
doesn't need to own a building we we

2097
01:30:03,080 --> 01:30:08,159
just need to operate you know what I

2098
01:30:04,880 --> 01:30:10,159
mean that was an idea that was DED up

2099
01:30:08,159 --> 01:30:11,360
now we could also go a whole different

2100
01:30:10,159 --> 01:30:13,040
direction this is where we need to

2101
01:30:11,360 --> 01:30:16,760
publica get some discussion in the next

2102
01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:18,119
60 to 90 days is how does this look and

2103
01:30:16,760 --> 01:30:19,639
we're going to be calling you to sit

2104
01:30:18,119 --> 01:30:21,480
down and have a preliminary meeting to

2105
01:30:19,639 --> 01:30:24,400
begin discussing how do we out Aline

2106
01:30:21,480 --> 01:30:27,920
this and and there's no we don't have

2107
01:30:24,400 --> 01:30:29,880
any rigid set in stone idea we we've got

2108
01:30:27,920 --> 01:30:32,080
ideas is what we've

2109
01:30:29,880 --> 01:30:34,800
got it could take home many different

2110
01:30:32,080 --> 01:30:36,719
forms and y'all may say well because of

2111
01:30:34,800 --> 01:30:38,520
our Charter we can't do this or Parks

2112
01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:41,679
May step in and go no yall aren't doing

2113
01:30:38,520 --> 01:30:43,560
that or we can't do that so we we'll do

2114
01:30:41,679 --> 01:30:46,360
end rounds workarounds or whatever it

2115
01:30:43,560 --> 01:30:48,600
may be this is our gift of the city

2116
01:30:46,360 --> 01:30:50,679
that's all this has ever been there's no

2117
01:30:48,600 --> 01:30:53,000
there's no gain in this for us other

2118
01:30:50,679 --> 01:30:55,880
than we wanted this to happen and it

2119
01:30:53,000 --> 01:30:57,080
kind of GRE over time I just wanted to

2120
01:30:55,880 --> 01:30:59,480
get the kids

2121
01:30:57,080 --> 01:31:01,840
across 85 to

2122
01:30:59,480 --> 01:31:07,560
downtown it kind of took on safe way to

2123
01:31:01,840 --> 01:31:10,280
get the bars back right or or or

2124
01:31:07,560 --> 01:31:13,600
alternatively or alternatively they have

2125
01:31:10,280 --> 01:31:15,760
a great theater arts program and and for

2126
01:31:13,600 --> 01:31:17,800
Citizens what a great night it would be

2127
01:31:15,760 --> 01:31:19,960
to buy a ticket and includes dinner at a

2128
01:31:17,800 --> 01:31:22,560
restaurant a ride on the trolley and a

2129
01:31:19,960 --> 01:31:24,960
ticket to the show come here eat dinner

2130
01:31:22,560 --> 01:31:27,280
take the trolley out see a play and come

2131
01:31:24,960 --> 01:31:30,199
back I mean that's the kind of thinking

2132
01:31:27,280 --> 01:31:31,400
that you got it works both ways I've

2133
01:31:30,199 --> 01:31:34,560
always said the only thing that

2134
01:31:31,400 --> 01:31:37,239
separates only Belmont and Davidson

2135
01:31:34,560 --> 01:31:39,920
North Carolina to me have almost

2136
01:31:37,239 --> 01:31:43,400
identical similarities Historic downtown

2137
01:31:39,920 --> 01:31:45,639
we on the river lake and uh we have a

2138
01:31:43,400 --> 01:31:47,520
liberal art school the only difference

2139
01:31:45,639 --> 01:31:49,679
is Davidson sits in the middle of town

2140
01:31:47,520 --> 01:31:52,159
our sits on the other side of a highway

2141
01:31:49,679 --> 01:31:55,159
well they had Steph Curry go to their fo

2142
01:31:52,159 --> 01:31:55,159
School

2143
01:31:55,360 --> 01:32:00,840
Jim you looking for a motion uh yeah

2144
01:31:58,360 --> 01:32:03,239
sure um I'll make the motion to

2145
01:32:00,840 --> 01:32:04,400
authorize the application for the stage

2146
01:32:03,239 --> 01:32:07,520
stage one

2147
01:32:04,400 --> 01:32:11,880
smart from the US Department transp all

2148
01:32:07,520 --> 01:32:15,199
right captain second all those in favor

2149
01:32:11,880 --> 01:32:17,520
I thank you this was the shortest city

2150
01:32:15,199 --> 01:32:18,800
council meeting I'd ever been to I I

2151
01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:23,480
just

2152
01:32:18,800 --> 01:32:26,199
turned no I I mean the point was that

2153
01:32:23,480 --> 01:32:28,280
that I'm anticipating that you all were

2154
01:32:26,199 --> 01:32:31,360
supposed to come next month as long as

2155
01:32:28,280 --> 01:32:34,440
you're here this month might as well you

2156
01:32:31,360 --> 01:32:36,280
and I and and we will happily sit down

2157
01:32:34,440 --> 01:32:38,560
with I know you can't have more than two

2158
01:32:36,280 --> 01:32:40,760
of you in the same room without a quorum

2159
01:32:38,560 --> 01:32:42,719
so I'm happy to for some of the new

2160
01:32:40,760 --> 01:32:44,679
council members if the two of you for

2161
01:32:42,719 --> 01:32:46,040
example wanted to sit down for an hour

2162
01:32:44,679 --> 01:32:48,000
hour and a half and kind of look at

2163
01:32:46,040 --> 01:32:49,679
plans and see all that's going I'm happy

2164
01:32:48,000 --> 01:32:52,239
to do that and for anybody that's been

2165
01:32:49,679 --> 01:32:55,719
here I'm happy to give you a refresher

2166
01:32:52,239 --> 01:32:58,679
and then miles have to call and I'm have

2167
01:32:55,719 --> 01:33:00,560
to sit in his conference please Mo yeah

2168
01:32:58,679 --> 01:33:03,719
yeah but we are available we're happy to

2169
01:33:00,560 --> 01:33:08,639
chk you thank

2170
01:33:03,719 --> 01:33:12,320
you all righty um so let's see reports

2171
01:33:08,639 --> 01:33:15,400
there are none um that brings us to

2172
01:33:12,320 --> 01:33:17,719
other business let's start with Alex

2173
01:33:15,400 --> 01:33:19,920
awesome thanks Jim first of all thank

2174
01:33:17,719 --> 01:33:21,440
Manel I missed last council meeting of

2175
01:33:19,920 --> 01:33:23,800
course we were on our way to the

2176
01:33:21,440 --> 01:33:27,280
hospital went to hospital that night

2177
01:33:23,800 --> 01:33:31,760
uced bel's one of Belmont's newest

2178
01:33:27,280 --> 01:33:34,600
resents happy there conratulations

2179
01:33:31,760 --> 01:33:37,239
Madan and pH both doing great so I

2180
01:33:34,600 --> 01:33:39,280
appreciate that um just a couple of

2181
01:33:37,239 --> 01:33:41,880
quick ones here I know we all received

2182
01:33:39,280 --> 01:33:44,880
the email um just wanted to bring it out

2183
01:33:41,880 --> 01:33:46,679
to um I think it's worth looking into

2184
01:33:44,880 --> 01:33:48,520
maybe just the safety aspect of course

2185
01:33:46,679 --> 01:33:50,360
is a big one but the quiet Zone in

2186
01:33:48,520 --> 01:33:52,719
regards to the railroad in downtown

2187
01:33:50,360 --> 01:33:55,320
Belmont that brought up by one of our

2188
01:33:52,719 --> 01:33:56,639
residents interested to see if it's not

2189
01:33:55,320 --> 01:33:58,400
safe obviously I don't think it's

2190
01:33:56,639 --> 01:34:01,679
something we should proceed on but I

2191
01:33:58,400 --> 01:34:05,320
think it's an interesting concept

2192
01:34:01,679 --> 01:34:06,920
um not any urgency and and not that you

2193
01:34:05,320 --> 01:34:08,239
know I'm assuming one way or the other

2194
01:34:06,920 --> 01:34:11,159
but there was a conversation a couple

2195
01:34:08,239 --> 01:34:13,280
years ago with the previous Fire Chief

2196
01:34:11,159 --> 01:34:15,199
and and just kind of resurrected with me

2197
01:34:13,280 --> 01:34:18,360
talking to a couple of residents near us

2198
01:34:15,199 --> 01:34:20,560
in mlan I'd be curious if we had recent

2199
01:34:18,360 --> 01:34:23,880
studies of fire hydrant water pressure

2200
01:34:20,560 --> 01:34:25,400
studies out to the mlan area maybe

2201
01:34:23,880 --> 01:34:28,239
Morgan's Branch just while we're doing

2202
01:34:25,400 --> 01:34:29,960
some of the sewer um capacity look up I

2203
01:34:28,239 --> 01:34:31,199
would be curious to see if we're

2204
01:34:29,960 --> 01:34:33,600
adequate out there with the water

2205
01:34:31,199 --> 01:34:35,080
pressure I'm sure we are um because

2206
01:34:33,600 --> 01:34:36,719
that's where it was last time but I

2207
01:34:35,080 --> 01:34:38,320
remember there was some conversation

2208
01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:40,920
that we might kind of be on the edge

2209
01:34:38,320 --> 01:34:42,520
there so I just be curious to look into

2210
01:34:40,920 --> 01:34:44,840
that if the rest of the council's okay

2211
01:34:42,520 --> 01:34:46,199
with that um I did not make the Friday

2212
01:34:44,840 --> 01:34:48,440
Night Live but I heard it was very

2213
01:34:46,199 --> 01:34:51,760
successful um again thank you to all

2214
01:34:48,440 --> 01:34:53,960
staff volunteers uh Public Safety and uh

2215
01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:57,040
public works for for all their hard work

2216
01:34:53,960 --> 01:35:01,320
for that um and

2217
01:34:57,040 --> 01:35:03,480
then outside of that I

2218
01:35:01,320 --> 01:35:06,920
think I think that's

2219
01:35:03,480 --> 01:35:10,679
it all right thank you Char nothing for

2220
01:35:06,920 --> 01:35:13,719
me okay uh we're determined to to get

2221
01:35:10,679 --> 01:35:13,719
back on track for a quick

2222
01:35:14,119 --> 01:35:18,080
meeting I just have a few things and

2223
01:35:16,199 --> 01:35:19,760
it's kind of the same thing you spoke on

2224
01:35:18,080 --> 01:35:21,360
Alex first congratulations to you and

2225
01:35:19,760 --> 01:35:24,360
Maddie on baby Fielding That's so

2226
01:35:21,360 --> 01:35:27,040
exciting um please just to continue to

2227
01:35:24,360 --> 01:35:30,080
pray for Richard um and Marie and their

2228
01:35:27,040 --> 01:35:31,800
family with his healing um thank you Jim

2229
01:35:30,080 --> 01:35:33,480
I wanted to thank you for stepping in

2230
01:35:31,800 --> 01:35:35,719
and doing such a fantastic job you've

2231
01:35:33,480 --> 01:35:37,800
been awesome and I appreciate all you've

2232
01:35:35,719 --> 01:35:40,520
done while Richard's been gone so thank

2233
01:35:37,800 --> 01:35:42,400
you to you and then um always thank you

2234
01:35:40,520 --> 01:35:45,159
to our policemen firemen First

2235
01:35:42,400 --> 01:35:48,360
Responders public works for what you do

2236
01:35:45,159 --> 01:35:51,520
every day and for an awesome Friday

2237
01:35:48,360 --> 01:35:53,000
Night Live um I was not there but I did

2238
01:35:51,520 --> 01:35:56,560
hear it was great and I want to thank

2239
01:35:53,000 --> 01:35:58,560
Phil summer and Cassidy um and I don't

2240
01:35:56,560 --> 01:36:03,239
know if I said public works but we have

2241
01:35:58,560 --> 01:36:05,159
the best Public Works ever I love those

2242
01:36:03,239 --> 01:36:07,320
guys and I appreciate those guys so

2243
01:36:05,159 --> 01:36:09,679
thank you to public works as well um but

2244
01:36:07,320 --> 01:36:13,880
thank you guys for um a successful

2245
01:36:09,679 --> 01:36:15,840
Friday Night Live that's all I got Jason

2246
01:36:13,880 --> 01:36:18,119
um I would open my congratula councilman

2247
01:36:15,840 --> 01:36:22,040
zs on the new arrival glad good that you

2248
01:36:18,119 --> 01:36:24,520
and Maddie and feels are doing great um

2249
01:36:22,040 --> 01:36:26,400
I wanted to also kind of to Planning and

2250
01:36:24,520 --> 01:36:29,400
Zoning for laying out an aggressive

2251
01:36:26,400 --> 01:36:32,560
Communications plan on the new um

2252
01:36:29,400 --> 01:36:35,199
comprehensive plan use uh or L year

2253
01:36:32,560 --> 01:36:37,119
something um for those that want to have

2254
01:36:35,199 --> 01:36:39,080
a voice in this process you should be

2255
01:36:37,119 --> 01:36:41,679
able to do do so through links on your

2256
01:36:39,080 --> 01:36:44,480
water bill social media and at upcoming

2257
01:36:41,679 --> 01:36:46,840
events over the summer uh I also want to

2258
01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:49,800
thank everyone involved in the recent uh

2259
01:36:46,840 --> 01:36:51,360
ker Boulevard dedication ceremony uh

2260
01:36:49,800 --> 01:36:53,320
that was a tremendous success I don't

2261
01:36:51,360 --> 01:36:56,679
know that it could have gone better um

2262
01:36:53,320 --> 01:36:58,199
but want to thank our city manager um

2263
01:36:56,679 --> 01:37:00,679
Phil and Cassidy and the staff from the

2264
01:36:58,199 --> 01:37:02,560
dbda that helped organize a lot of that

2265
01:37:00,679 --> 01:37:04,199
Public Works police fire all that you

2266
01:37:02,560 --> 01:37:05,400
guys did that was a tremendous scene we

2267
01:37:04,199 --> 01:37:07,440
got a lot of compliments from the

2268
01:37:05,400 --> 01:37:08,960
Belmont High School class in 1964 they

2269
01:37:07,440 --> 01:37:12,000
were extremely pleased with it so thank

2270
01:37:08,960 --> 01:37:15,239
you all for that um also want to thank

2271
01:37:12,000 --> 01:37:17,199
fire and police for the um escort that

2272
01:37:15,239 --> 01:37:20,199
you guys gave to the women's soccer team

2273
01:37:17,199 --> 01:37:21,880
to the state championship on Saturday uh

2274
01:37:20,199 --> 01:37:22,920
from South Point that was a that was a

2275
01:37:21,880 --> 01:37:24,440
really big stand I know they all

2276
01:37:22,920 --> 01:37:27,400
appreciate that that was a good good

2277
01:37:24,440 --> 01:37:29,480
thing um wanted to also thank Public

2278
01:37:27,400 --> 01:37:31,199
Works um you guys have done some free

2279
01:37:29,480 --> 01:37:32,920
remov on St part recently we had some

2280
01:37:31,199 --> 01:37:34,679
citizens point out for some dead trees

2281
01:37:32,920 --> 01:37:36,480
there so thank you for that and then

2282
01:37:34,679 --> 01:37:39,159
lastly I know miles and I spoke about

2283
01:37:36,480 --> 01:37:41,280
this recently I guess we have in August

2284
01:37:39,159 --> 01:37:44,119
first week of August the Main Street

2285
01:37:41,280 --> 01:37:47,159
director's conference coming to town um

2286
01:37:44,119 --> 01:37:48,760
about 125 folks so under our staff is

2287
01:37:47,159 --> 01:37:53,040
working in preparation for that to make

2288
01:37:48,760 --> 01:37:54,280
sure we uh present a good U welcome to

2289
01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:57,159
those folks

2290
01:37:54,280 --> 01:38:00,560
so that's all I have thank you um so

2291
01:37:57,159 --> 01:38:04,040
just uh several things on my end I also

2292
01:38:00,560 --> 01:38:07,119
say congratulations to Alex and Maddie

2293
01:38:04,040 --> 01:38:09,360
um we are looking forward to meeting

2294
01:38:07,119 --> 01:38:12,360
Fielding one of our newest Bellmont

2295
01:38:09,360 --> 01:38:12,360
residents

2296
01:38:12,520 --> 01:38:17,960
um

2297
01:38:14,679 --> 01:38:20,040
right and um you know a number of you

2298
01:38:17,960 --> 01:38:22,560
have mentioned different uh things and

2299
01:38:20,040 --> 01:38:24,360
been going on and thanking Phil for his

2300
01:38:22,560 --> 01:38:26,440
uh efforts and in connection with all

2301
01:38:24,360 --> 01:38:28,800
the events going on and of course we

2302
01:38:26,440 --> 01:38:31,119
know that uh our uh community

2303
01:38:28,800 --> 01:38:32,520
development director Phil bin is uh

2304
01:38:31,119 --> 01:38:34,520
going to be leaving us for another

2305
01:38:32,520 --> 01:38:37,159
position and so we just want to thank

2306
01:38:34,520 --> 01:38:39,520
him for everything he's done I mean even

2307
01:38:37,159 --> 01:38:41,679
in the last month of updates we we've

2308
01:38:39,520 --> 01:38:43,360
said his name so many times and you know

2309
01:38:41,679 --> 01:38:45,040
just over so many years all the

2310
01:38:43,360 --> 01:38:46,520
different things that that have been

2311
01:38:45,040 --> 01:38:48,080
done and we're going to you know

2312
01:38:46,520 --> 01:38:50,760
everyone's going to miss you and

2313
01:38:48,080 --> 01:38:54,679
obviously very big shoes to fill so so

2314
01:38:50,760 --> 01:38:57,239
to speak um and uh so we uh thank you

2315
01:38:54,679 --> 01:38:59,360
for for all of your efforts and wish you

2316
01:38:57,239 --> 01:39:05,960
uh best of luck uh going forward in your

2317
01:38:59,360 --> 01:39:08,360
new job um so um let's see uh Jason

2318
01:39:05,960 --> 01:39:10,719
mentioned our uh comprehensive landies

2319
01:39:08,360 --> 01:39:14,560
Plan update we have a kickoff

2320
01:39:10,719 --> 01:39:17,080
presentation at uh 6 o'clock on Thursday

2321
01:39:14,560 --> 01:39:19,719
June 6th right here in the community

2322
01:39:17,080 --> 01:39:21,760
room and then uh there will be open

2323
01:39:19,719 --> 01:39:26,360
houses at various points throughout the

2324
01:39:21,760 --> 01:39:28,520
day on Friday June 7th and even into uh

2325
01:39:26,360 --> 01:39:30,520
Saturday morning June 8th again right

2326
01:39:28,520 --> 01:39:34,159
here in the community room and there's

2327
01:39:30,520 --> 01:39:36,639
even some of these uh cards uh available

2328
01:39:34,159 --> 01:39:39,040
um for your benefit if you'd like to

2329
01:39:36,639 --> 01:39:40,639
check that out and as Jason said that's

2330
01:39:39,040 --> 01:39:42,320
just the beginning there's there's you

2331
01:39:40,639 --> 01:39:45,239
know a number of events throughout the

2332
01:39:42,320 --> 01:39:49,040
summer uh planned in this connection for

2333
01:39:45,239 --> 01:39:52,840
public engagement um I would just like

2334
01:39:49,040 --> 01:39:56,679
to briefly read a letter um you know we

2335
01:39:52,840 --> 01:39:58,320
we you know we've had several uh of uh

2336
01:39:56,679 --> 01:40:01,960
several of us have mentioned Public

2337
01:39:58,320 --> 01:40:04,199
Works and um you know what a good job uh

2338
01:40:01,960 --> 01:40:08,280
our city staff does but we received a

2339
01:40:04,199 --> 01:40:10,400
letter uh in regards to uh the storms

2340
01:40:08,280 --> 01:40:12,119
that we had last month that that I just

2341
01:40:10,400 --> 01:40:13,639
want to bring special attention because

2342
01:40:12,119 --> 01:40:16,080
you know a lot of times it feels like

2343
01:40:13,639 --> 01:40:19,080
the complaint department around here but

2344
01:40:16,080 --> 01:40:21,440
uh when we get uh you know positive uh

2345
01:40:19,080 --> 01:40:24,800
comments and praise we want to be sure

2346
01:40:21,440 --> 01:40:27,560
to highlight that as well so a resident

2347
01:40:24,800 --> 01:40:30,239
uh wrote a letter to us uh that said on

2348
01:40:27,560 --> 01:40:32,280
May 8th a severe storm caused a tree to

2349
01:40:30,239 --> 01:40:34,520
fall across the entrance to the ab Place

2350
01:40:32,280 --> 01:40:37,080
Neighborhood posing a significant safety

2351
01:40:34,520 --> 01:40:38,920
hazard to the residents electrical cable

2352
01:40:37,080 --> 01:40:41,880
and Sport wires were intertwined with a

2353
01:40:38,920 --> 01:40:43,480
debris obviously we were without power

2354
01:40:41,880 --> 01:40:45,719
the only way in and out was a

2355
01:40:43,480 --> 01:40:48,599
six-year-old asphalt semicircular

2356
01:40:45,719 --> 01:40:50,719
driveway of an adjacent home a steady

2357
01:40:48,599 --> 01:40:54,199
stream of vehicles utilize the emergency

2358
01:40:50,719 --> 01:40:56,080
DeTour for the next 48 hours Duke power

2359
01:40:54,199 --> 01:40:58,159
Crews came and left completing their

2360
01:40:56,080 --> 01:41:00,719
jobs to restore power the next day May

2361
01:40:58,159 --> 01:41:02,320
9th leaving the tree and cable it was

2362
01:41:00,719 --> 01:41:05,239
the next morning we were told we needed

2363
01:41:02,320 --> 01:41:07,119
to contact galmont for the road clearing

2364
01:41:05,239 --> 01:41:09,360
I am writing to express my sincere

2365
01:41:07,119 --> 01:41:12,119
appreciation for the exceptional service

2366
01:41:09,360 --> 01:41:14,440
provided by Jacob paor and his crew from

2367
01:41:12,119 --> 01:41:16,960
the city of Belmont once the city was

2368
01:41:14,440 --> 01:41:19,719
made aware of limited access and no fire

2369
01:41:16,960 --> 01:41:22,320
or emergency access his team wasted no

2370
01:41:19,719 --> 01:41:24,800
time springing into action their prompt

2371
01:41:22,320 --> 01:41:26,360
arrival and effective coordination

2372
01:41:24,800 --> 01:41:29,400
ensured that the tree was removed

2373
01:41:26,360 --> 01:41:31,360
quickly and a safe passage rest stored

2374
01:41:29,400 --> 01:41:33,000
their actions reflect positively on the

2375
01:41:31,360 --> 01:41:34,760
city of Belmont I believe it is

2376
01:41:33,000 --> 01:41:37,000
important to acknowledge and commend

2377
01:41:34,760 --> 01:41:39,119
exceptional service when delivered and

2378
01:41:37,000 --> 01:41:40,760
Jacob paor and his crew undoubtedly

2379
01:41:39,119 --> 01:41:43,119
deserve recognition for their

2380
01:41:40,760 --> 01:41:44,719
outstanding efforts their commitment to

2381
01:41:43,119 --> 01:41:47,119
ensuring the safety and well-being of

2382
01:41:44,719 --> 01:41:49,400
our community is commendable and greatly

2383
01:41:47,119 --> 01:41:51,199
appreciated please convey my gratitude

2384
01:41:49,400 --> 01:41:53,239
to Jacob and his team on behalf of the

2385
01:41:51,199 --> 01:41:55,199
residents of Abby place in their

2386
01:41:53,239 --> 01:41:58,320
contributions do not go unnoticed

2387
01:41:55,199 --> 01:42:00,480
sincerely Alan Smith and so you know a

2388
01:41:58,320 --> 01:42:03,560
lot of times when we have our meetings

2389
01:42:00,480 --> 01:42:05,520
and things happen shortly thereafter and

2390
01:42:03,560 --> 01:42:07,239
it's it's a big deal at the time but by

2391
01:42:05,520 --> 01:42:10,320
the time the next meeting rolls around

2392
01:42:07,239 --> 01:42:11,920
it seems like it was a lifetime ago and

2393
01:42:10,320 --> 01:42:13,560
you know there was a lot of damage

2394
01:42:11,920 --> 01:42:16,719
around the city in connection with that

2395
01:42:13,560 --> 01:42:19,159
storm and the uh uh Public Works crew

2396
01:42:16,719 --> 01:42:22,599
and everyone uh on City staff did a

2397
01:42:19,159 --> 01:42:24,520
tremendous job and monitoring the the

2398
01:42:22,599 --> 01:42:26,679
the issues that came out of that storm

2399
01:42:24,520 --> 01:42:29,320
responding to it getting the city

2400
01:42:26,679 --> 01:42:32,920
cleaned up and uh all those issues

2401
01:42:29,320 --> 01:42:34,679
resolved so you that's just one uh

2402
01:42:32,920 --> 01:42:36,119
representative letter but you know I'm

2403
01:42:34,679 --> 01:42:40,440
sure there are a lot of other instances

2404
01:42:36,119 --> 01:42:45,960
of that um in connection with the storm

2405
01:42:40,440 --> 01:42:48,280
um so we talked last time about the and

2406
01:42:45,960 --> 01:42:50,080
we in connection with uh the first

2407
01:42:48,280 --> 01:42:52,440
couple agenda items about the Morgan's

2408
01:42:50,080 --> 01:42:54,560
Branch Pump Station improvements and

2409
01:42:52,440 --> 01:42:57,119
potential more orium and we were going

2410
01:42:54,560 --> 01:42:59,880
to follow up on that when we had the

2411
01:42:57,119 --> 01:43:02,080
capacity study presented last month so I

2412
01:42:59,880 --> 01:43:04,080
was just wanted to quick update on where

2413
01:43:02,080 --> 01:43:07,119
we stood on some of those activities

2414
01:43:04,080 --> 01:43:09,400
right so um the moratorium discussion

2415
01:43:07,119 --> 01:43:11,560
will be held on July 1st that's what

2416
01:43:09,400 --> 01:43:13,599
staff is working towards along with the

2417
01:43:11,560 --> 01:43:15,920
city attorney's office is to have like a

2418
01:43:13,599 --> 01:43:17,440
formal presentation on the first that

2419
01:43:15,920 --> 01:43:20,360
kind of gives you the idea of what the

2420
01:43:17,440 --> 01:43:22,080
moratorium is steps you going to take to

2421
01:43:20,360 --> 01:43:24,440
go into it steps you going to take to go

2422
01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:28,159
out of it and so that's going to be

2423
01:43:24,440 --> 01:43:32,599
prepared for the first um meeting we

2424
01:43:28,159 --> 01:43:36,159
also have um an RFQ out right now by our

2425
01:43:32,599 --> 01:43:38,920
public works department to um retain an

2426
01:43:36,159 --> 01:43:41,679
engineer uh RFQ is a request for

2427
01:43:38,920 --> 01:43:44,159
qualifications um we have on call

2428
01:43:41,679 --> 01:43:47,520
services for three engineers and one of

2429
01:43:44,159 --> 01:43:50,239
them is Withers ravanel the other HDR

2430
01:43:47,520 --> 01:43:53,599
and the others Garber Withers ranel

2431
01:43:50,239 --> 01:43:58,080
actually did the S capacity study uh so

2432
01:43:53,599 --> 01:44:00,960
that we decided to um send an RFQ out

2433
01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:03,400
for uh other on call Engineers to

2434
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:05,360
provide uh their qualifications to us so

2435
01:44:03,400 --> 01:44:07,719
that we can have a greater selection and

2436
01:44:05,360 --> 01:44:10,320
choose an engineer to move forward the

2437
01:44:07,719 --> 01:44:12,119
process uh so we just got finished

2438
01:44:10,320 --> 01:44:15,040
revising that RFQ I imagine that it's

2439
01:44:12,119 --> 01:44:16,599
out on the street J shaking his head so

2440
01:44:15,040 --> 01:44:19,560
it's out now if probably stay out I

2441
01:44:16,599 --> 01:44:23,440
think for a month and then um for couple

2442
01:44:19,560 --> 01:44:24,880
weeks uh two weeks two weeks uh so it's

2443
01:44:23,440 --> 01:44:27,199
going to be out for two weeks and then

2444
01:44:24,880 --> 01:44:29,119
uh as typical what we do is receive the

2445
01:44:27,199 --> 01:44:31,639
qualification packages and then

2446
01:44:29,119 --> 01:44:33,239
internally we uh usually have like a a

2447
01:44:31,639 --> 01:44:36,880
selection team that kind of goes through

2448
01:44:33,239 --> 01:44:39,520
them and um at that point we'll get to

2449
01:44:36,880 --> 01:44:41,679
uh select an engineer and then that

2450
01:44:39,520 --> 01:44:43,960
engineering firm actually provides the

2451
01:44:41,679 --> 01:44:47,159
proposal and so we'll have the proposal

2452
01:44:43,960 --> 01:44:49,360
for the full design at that time once we

2453
01:44:47,159 --> 01:44:51,840
get that proposal in then that's when we

2454
01:44:49,360 --> 01:44:54,440
will come back to you all to say um

2455
01:44:51,840 --> 01:44:56,920
here's how much engine calls to do uh

2456
01:44:54,440 --> 01:44:59,199
this next phase of the study for the

2457
01:44:56,920 --> 01:45:03,239
design work and that's when we'll

2458
01:44:59,199 --> 01:45:05,480
rearrange our $10 million of our CIP

2459
01:45:03,239 --> 01:45:07,280
projects so that's kind of where we are

2460
01:45:05,480 --> 01:45:09,960
on the engineering side of it and the

2461
01:45:07,280 --> 01:45:11,679
more side um question when you say on

2462
01:45:09,960 --> 01:45:13,880
call Engineers what does that mean

2463
01:45:11,679 --> 01:45:16,000
versus typical engineering firm that we

2464
01:45:13,880 --> 01:45:17,760
do like civil work is that is that just

2465
01:45:16,000 --> 01:45:19,880
they're available for special projects I

2466
01:45:17,760 --> 01:45:21,639
guess that's correct they they typically

2467
01:45:19,880 --> 01:45:23,480
have like a master Services agreement

2468
01:45:21,639 --> 01:45:25,840
instead of like going to

2469
01:45:23,480 --> 01:45:27,840
an engineer going to the RFQ process

2470
01:45:25,840 --> 01:45:30,560
each time we have to hire somebody we've

2471
01:45:27,840 --> 01:45:32,639
already done like uh all the due all the

2472
01:45:30,560 --> 01:45:35,040
due dilig to have these firms that we

2473
01:45:32,639 --> 01:45:36,639
can go directly to and say hey we got

2474
01:45:35,040 --> 01:45:38,239
whatever the repair may be

2475
01:45:36,639 --> 01:45:40,040
infrastructure you've already Ved them

2476
01:45:38,239 --> 01:45:41,840
we've already Ved them so that's it's

2477
01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:44,719
like an on call service which makes a

2478
01:45:41,840 --> 01:45:44,719
whole lot equip for

2479
01:45:46,560 --> 01:45:51,599
staff okay thank you uh and the North

2480
01:45:49,280 --> 01:45:53,679
Belmont booster station where are we

2481
01:45:51,599 --> 01:45:56,599
with that yes the North Belmont booster

2482
01:45:53,679 --> 01:45:58,800
pump um station they've wrapped up

2483
01:45:56,599 --> 01:46:02,560
construction I think they are going to

2484
01:45:58,800 --> 01:46:05,159
be doing some U training startup and

2485
01:46:02,560 --> 01:46:07,280
commissioning on June 11th and 12th so

2486
01:46:05,159 --> 01:46:08,840
that's right around the corner what they

2487
01:46:07,280 --> 01:46:10,520
plan to do is start it up to make sure

2488
01:46:08,840 --> 01:46:11,880
everything works appropriately and then

2489
01:46:10,520 --> 01:46:14,320
going turn it back off for a little

2490
01:46:11,880 --> 01:46:18,480
while we have to have our ska system

2491
01:46:14,320 --> 01:46:21,719
that communicates with it uh needs um to

2492
01:46:18,480 --> 01:46:24,159
be bid out as well um the initial

2493
01:46:21,719 --> 01:46:26,440
proposal that we receiv was over our

2494
01:46:24,159 --> 01:46:29,000
internal threshold for just receiving

2495
01:46:26,440 --> 01:46:32,320
like one bid so we have to consider

2496
01:46:29,000 --> 01:46:34,840
whether we uh look at U some of the

2497
01:46:32,320 --> 01:46:37,360
components of how that

2498
01:46:34,840 --> 01:46:40,800
um how that proposal is prepared so we

2499
01:46:37,360 --> 01:46:45,000
can send it out to get proposals um or

2500
01:46:40,800 --> 01:46:47,239
whether we uh scale it back to um wait

2501
01:46:45,000 --> 01:46:49,679
till we have a full system overhaul our

2502
01:46:47,239 --> 01:46:51,560
skating system so um we're doing a

2503
01:46:49,679 --> 01:46:53,159
little bit more work on the sca side of

2504
01:46:51,560 --> 01:46:56,639
it

2505
01:46:53,159 --> 01:46:59,040
construction of the P station is is in

2506
01:46:56,639 --> 01:47:02,280
place at this time great thank you I

2507
01:46:59,040 --> 01:47:02,280
know it's been a

2508
01:47:03,360 --> 01:47:07,599
long a couple just a couple quick

2509
01:47:05,719 --> 01:47:11,560
housekeeping matters I think we all got

2510
01:47:07,599 --> 01:47:15,920
an email earlier this afternoon about um

2511
01:47:11,560 --> 01:47:20,280
the the draft of the the chronicle mural

2512
01:47:15,920 --> 01:47:24,400
as it's envisioned um and so uh if we

2513
01:47:20,280 --> 01:47:25,920
could uh get any comments might have

2514
01:47:24,400 --> 01:47:28,599
back

2515
01:47:25,920 --> 01:47:30,280
um uh pursuant to that email that would

2516
01:47:28,599 --> 01:47:34,199
be great so I think it came in this

2517
01:47:30,280 --> 01:47:36,280
afternoon my yes um so I know some of us

2518
01:47:34,199 --> 01:47:39,840
wanted to to take a look at that and and

2519
01:47:36,280 --> 01:47:42,639
review so um they have the I don't know

2520
01:47:39,840 --> 01:47:44,639
what you call it the draft or the the

2521
01:47:42,639 --> 01:47:46,080
sketch and so uh there'll be an

2522
01:47:44,639 --> 01:47:48,560
opportunity to provide comments and I

2523
01:47:46,080 --> 01:47:51,520
think Phil also said you get uh comments

2524
01:47:48,560 --> 01:47:54,040
that other folks on the uh Main Street

2525
01:47:51,520 --> 01:47:57,360
various committees have made um in

2526
01:47:54,040 --> 01:48:00,360
relation to what's been presented so um

2527
01:47:57,360 --> 01:48:02,040
also don't forget your blue sheets with

2528
01:48:00,360 --> 01:48:04,280
the Clos session meeting minutes and

2529
01:48:02,040 --> 01:48:08,199
return those to Jamie before you leave

2530
01:48:04,280 --> 01:48:12,199
today and then last but not least um in

2531
01:48:08,199 --> 01:48:14,239
terms of this month's Workshop um I was

2532
01:48:12,199 --> 01:48:16,280
going to see if there were sufficient

2533
01:48:14,239 --> 01:48:18,199
agenda items to justify having one yeah

2534
01:48:16,280 --> 01:48:19,920
I think I misspoke this morning when I

2535
01:48:18,199 --> 01:48:21,800
mentioned that we might could cancel the

2536
01:48:19,920 --> 01:48:24,679
meeting um we're looking at something

2537
01:48:21,800 --> 01:48:26,679
that we might haveing your attention uh

2538
01:48:24,679 --> 01:48:28,520
for the Jun Workshop so I don't want to

2539
01:48:26,679 --> 01:48:32,199
say it's canel quite yet I we do a

2540
01:48:28,520 --> 01:48:32,199
little bit more research on the

2541
01:48:34,239 --> 01:48:40,199
financial

2542
01:48:36,000 --> 01:48:43,080
17 I you know okay to be determined uh

2543
01:48:40,199 --> 01:48:46,050
so that's all I have um if there's

2544
01:48:43,080 --> 01:48:47,880
nothing else motion to motion

2545
01:48:46,050 --> 01:48:52,480
[Music]

2546
01:48:47,880 --> 01:48:52,480
to all those in favor