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The December 11th, 2025 De Mo City

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Council meeting is now called to order.

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Council member Mahoney is now going to

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lead us in the pledge. Please stand if

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you're able.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Yes.

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» Well, welcome tonight on this dark,

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rainy, cold night. I we appreciate you

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all being here so much. Uh, I just want

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to give a special shout out to my family

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back there coming tonight. I appreciate

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them being here. Thanks. Uh, if you're

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attending on channel 21 or watching

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online, please recognize that we can't

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attend to our phones from the dis. So,

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if you have any technical problems while

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you're watching the meeting tonight, you

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can email the city clerk at city clerk

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at de moinewah.gov.

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Please let the record show that all

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council me council members are present

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and that council member Nutting will be

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participating remotely.

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Do [clears throat] we have any

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correspondence not previously received

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by council?

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» No, mayor.

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» All right. Thank you so much. So now

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it's time for comments from the public.

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Tonight we will we will have two public

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hearings uh will where there will be

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separate public comment and that's uh in

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regard to our budget amendments and a

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Wesley master plan. Uh please understand

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that when you do come to give public

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comment, we cannot uh we can't respond

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or interact with you. However, we do

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take note of what you say and we welcome

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your input.

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Uh we ask that if you come forward,

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please keep your comments respectful. Oh

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yes. And then if you have comments with

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regard to the those of two public

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hearing segments, we ask that you hold

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those public comments until that segment

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so that your public comment can be part

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of the record. Thank you so much. So now

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if you do come forward during this

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portion, we ask that you keep your

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comments respectful and you can keep

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your comments to three minutes. Please

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state the your name and the where you

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reside, the city where you reside. So,

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we have several people up tonight. First

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up is Chris Delar Roza. Come on up to

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the podium.

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» Hello, my name is Chris Del Roza, a

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resident of De Moines. I'm following up

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on my public comment for the last

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meeting concerning the 13 flocked

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cameras operating in the city. As

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detailed in my written statement emailed

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to you and the chief of police, the the

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continued use of these cameras pose an

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unacceptable risk to our citizens due to

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security settings that include the use

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of multiffactor authentication, MFA,

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Washington Public Records Act ruling,

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vulnerabilities of human misuse, and

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physical hacking.

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I want to highlight a critical point

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that the chief of police and I discussed

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after the last meeting.

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If the city is using standard MFA where

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an officer just taps uh approve on their

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phone to type in a code uh that is not

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secure for fishing. Only fishing

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restricted MFA which requires a physical

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security token or smart card offers true

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protection against human error and

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hacking. My purposes tonight is to

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request a formal time timeline for

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action. Council, I respectfully ask for

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clarification on the timeline for this

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action. Specifically, when will a

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resolution or motion to decommission and

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remove and permanently disable the 13

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block cameras

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be placed on upcoming council agenda for

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official vote? So, pretty much asking

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when are we going to see this on the

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agenda? We urge you to follow the clear

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president set by your peers in Olympia

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and Redmond to protect the citizens and

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safety of the privacy. They disabled

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their cameras. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Chris. Next up is Dave

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Kaplan.

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» Good evening, council. Uh Dave Kaplan,

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resident and former council member and

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mayor, not wearing my work hat tonight.

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Um, I wanted to say a few words

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regarding public service. First, I

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wanted to thank um all seven council

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members for their service to our

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community. I think people uh don't

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understand the amount of hours, the

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amount of reading, the amount of

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engagement with the public, not only at

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the council meetings, but otherwise. Um,

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and all of that goes into your ability

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to be able to do the job that you chose

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to do. Uh, which is not an easy job.

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there are a lot of decisions that you

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wind up having to make that are the

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benefit of the city as a whole uh that

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might impact the neighborhood. Um but

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because it's to the benefit of the city

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of the whole those are the kinds of

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things that you wind up having to make

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those tough decisions about. There are

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other things where where there are

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tradeoffs where there are no good

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options and yet you've done that. I'd

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like to particularly call out Council

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Member Mahoney and Mayor Buckston and um

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both have served with distinction uh as

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mayor and as council member for the last

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eight years. They you can argue about

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the way the they approach things some a

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little more robustly than others. Um,

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but both of you have exemplified

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leadership in terms of moving the city

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forward on important issues,

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particularly regarding economic

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development and diversifying our

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community, making it a place that people

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will want to come visit as a way to help

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sustain the city's finances going

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forward. And um, you know, there's been

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a lot of back and forth over the decades

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in that regard. and I appreciate the

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fact that you've continued the effort to

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try and make sure that the city is a

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place that people will want to come to

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regardless of what elements are included

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in that. Um, I'm personally very proud

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of the fact that we went forward with

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the steps. Um, for decades I heard about

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the need to connect the downtown and the

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marina. Heard it from the marina owners

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and heard it from boat owners and heard

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it from the people in downtown, the

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businesses in downtown. you're finally

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you that's moving forward. It's

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something that needs to happen. It's

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something that needs to support the city

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as a whole. Things never change unless

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you take the first step forward. So,

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from the bottom of my heart, I want to

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thank you for your service, all seven of

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you, for the service on the council and

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for you two in particular, for the very

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hard work you've done over the last

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eight years to make our city that much

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better. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Dave. So appreciated.

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Next up is Betatina Carrie.

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» Good evening everyone. I'm Betina Kerry

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and a resident of the Marina District

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speaking as myself.

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But um tonight I'd like to uh talk for

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all of us to celebrate someone who has

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led our city with heart, vision, and

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unwavering devotion to community. Mayor

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Tracy Buckton. Tracy has lived in De

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Moines for more than 40 years and she

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has poured her that love into our hearts

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every day of her service. Since joining

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the city council in 2017 and becoming

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mayor in 2024, she has guided us with

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grace, steadiness, and a remarkable gift

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for bringing people together. This past

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year, she was also elected as president

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of the Sound Cities Association. A

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tremendous honor for leaders across 38

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cities who recognize what we've always

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recognized about you, and that is that

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you're compassionate, collaborative, and

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incredibly effective.

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And as you prepare to leave office in

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January, I want to acknowledge you as a

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council member and also to acknowledge

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council member Matt Mahoney for his

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contributions and partnerships alongside

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you and during this chapter. Um I've

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only been here less than three years and

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it's been amazing to watch what's gone

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on in here. And he is also in part

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responsible for helping me see De

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Moines's true potential.

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the reason I proudly call this my

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forever home. Mayor Tracy Buckton,

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you've done an amazing job. Matt

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Mahoney, former mayor, you've done an

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amazing job. We are grateful and we

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celebrate you both tonight. Thank you so

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much for your leadership.

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» Thank you, Betina.

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Next up, Chuck Coleman.

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Good evening, Madame Mayor, city

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council, city manager, and the public.

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Uh, happy holidays and merry Christmas

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to everyone. Uh, Mayor Buckton and

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Council Member Mahoney. Uh, this is a

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letter that was from the Redondo

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Community Association. Uh on behalf of

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them, we want to extend our sincere

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appreciation for your years of service

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to the city of De Moines and to our

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waterfront community. Public leadership

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requires resilience, patience, and no

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small amount of personal sacrifice. We

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are grateful for the time and energy you

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devoted to the city during your tenure

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on the council and as mayor. You're

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consist you consistently showed up to

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meet with our community to listen and to

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engage especially during moments when

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Roondo was seeking direction, clarity,

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or simply a hearing. We noticed and

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appreciated your willingness to be

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present. You played a role in bringing

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strong administrative leadership to the

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city, notably with the hiring of city

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manager Katherine Cathrey, whose impact

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on the city has already been

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significant. Your support of efforts to

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improve safety, including the

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installation of speed cameras and

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recognition on the on the boardwalk as a

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park are deeply appreciated. We are also

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grateful for the support you lent to

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city initiatives that lifted up Red

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Roondo's unique identity, particularly

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recognition of the sixgill shark, the

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partnership with the mass center, and

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the rebuilding of the fishing pier.

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These efforts help shine a light on a

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part of the city that has had great

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potential and they are contributing to a

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growing sense of pride. As you step away

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from elected office, we want want you to

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know that your efforts had an impact.

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The relationship between Roondo

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residents and the city is stronger, more

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engaged, and more forward moving today

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than it ever was. We appreciate your

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role in that progress and wish you the

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very best in whatever comes next. Thank

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you.

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» Thank you, Chuck.

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» Next up, Judy Gran.

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» Hi, my name is Judy Grandandy and I live

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in De Moines. Um, earlier today I sent

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all of the city council members, the

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police chief, the city clerk, and the

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city may manager an email today about

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the flock safety cameras, which use the

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automatic license plate recognition,

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also known as ALPR technology. This

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technology is used for mass

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surveillance, and 13 cameras have been

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installed throughout De Moines at an

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annual cost of $37,500.

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This surveillance system compiles

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mountains of sensitive data about De

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Moines residents locations into an

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easily searchable database. The system

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is an enormous target for abuse both

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internally and externally. The system

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can also be physically and/or

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electronically hacked. Um, a recent

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Scadget County court case proved that

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anyone can request access to APL ALPR

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data through a Washington public records

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request. Residents in Olympia, Redmond,

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and other Washington towns have

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requested to have their flock cameras

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deactivated or suspended because of the

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many opportunities for abuse. I'm

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requesting that the city council call

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for a vote either today or at the first

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city council meeting in January to

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decommission the De Moines flock

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cameras.

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Please respond to my quest to my email

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if you have any questions um and to let

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me know what your response is to my

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request. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Judy.

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Next up, Tina Orwell.

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That's senator in baby talk. [laughter]

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Tina Arwal. I have the honor of

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representing the 33rd legislative

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district in um in Olympia and I live in

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the beautiful city of De Moine. And I'm

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here tonight to thank um you mayor and

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council member Mahoney for your service

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to our community. Um I have been so

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impressed by your presence in De Moines.

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I think of all the activities and events

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um you've been there. You've been there

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for the community. You've also been in

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there for the community in things that

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people maybe don't often see like around

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domestic violence and supporting

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survivors. I also want to thank you for

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your partnership on the airport. Uh, one

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of the things, um, Mayor Buckton is when

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we worked on fixing the failed packages,

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you showed up in Olympia and your

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testimony and support was critical to

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moving that bill. So, I just want to say

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you both have been outstanding leaders

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and you're going to be missed and I know

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you're still living here. We're still

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going to tap you, but again, your your

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service has really made a difference to

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our community. Thank you.

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» Thank you. [clears throat] Very

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meaningful. Thank you, Tina.

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So, uh, is there anyone I normally ask,

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is there anyone who came tonight wishing

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to speak during public comment and

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didn't recognize that you needed to sign

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in? This is an opportunity for you to

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speak if you'd like.

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Okay.

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Next up is our regional committee

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reports. We're not operating uh accord

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on our traditional committee uh modality

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right now. Uh but we do have uh

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committee uh council members who serve

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on committees out in the region. So this

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is a time for them to report out about

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uh subjects at those tables that might

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be of interest to our citizens. Is there

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any council member that would like to

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report out right now? Council member

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Harris.

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» Uh thank you. Um, Wednesday was supposed

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to be the last meeting of the emergency

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management advisory committee. However,

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the meeting was scrubbed, sort of moved

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to something else because the uh

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emergency operations center was

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activated due to the flooding and all of

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this stuff. Um I just wanted to note

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that um especially for incoming council

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members um based on what uh Mayor Kaplan

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said um you can do things um these

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little things in regional committees

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that make a difference. when I got

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involved with the EMAC

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there, frankly, there's been a code

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alert um notification system for phones,

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but it um

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didn't work all the time as well as it

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should have. And um you know, one of the

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little things contributions we've been

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able to make is to get that fixed. And I

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encourage everyone who has not signed

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up, please sign up for code alert. It is

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for more than floods. It is things like

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these storms and it provides resources

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to people um in any kind of emergency

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situation like this past week. So um

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please as you come into the council

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consider that there are other services

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that will benefit beyond um just what

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happens up here every couple of weeks.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you. Council member, anyone else?

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Council member Mahoney,

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» I attended today the last um Puttown

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Regional Council Transportation Policy

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Board and really the big subject was the

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regional transportation plan. That'll be

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released next week to the public and

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everybody will have until the end of

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January to respond. And so it was a

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great honor to be on that and try to

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influence uh as much as I could to

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benefit our city. Hopefully my

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conversations about fairies and so forth

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uh had some hit some hit some land and

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we'll see what happens. Not that that

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that that's like a bad pun or crossover.

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But anyway, [clears throat] it was uh it

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was an honor to finally get on. I tried

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for six years before I got on it and I

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was really glad that I I could I could

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get that influence at that level. Thank

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you.

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» Well, you were a good pick for that. I

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appreciate your expertise that you built

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over the years here. So, thank you for

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serving. Anyone else?

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All right. So, we'll move on to the city

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manager's report. I'll pass the baton to

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city manager Katherine Capri.

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» Uh, mayor and council, we have one item

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on the agenda that is very important

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that we're going to get to in just a

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moment, so do not leave everybody. But

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before that, uh, Victoria Andrews from

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our citizen advisory board. Last night,

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we had our last meeting of the year. And

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so, uh, as a representative from CAB,

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Victoria is going to give a brief kind

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of overview on some of the things CAB

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did this year and then we'll move into

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the highlights of the city manager

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report tonight.

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» Thank you, city manager Cafrey, and good

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evening everyone. Uh, I am proud to

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represent the citizens advisory board,

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the CAB or the CAB for this report to

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the council. Three of you are intimately

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aware of what we have been doing. And I

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want to begin by thanking our board

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liaison, council member Oxiger, outgoing

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mayor Buckston, and especially our

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chair, deputy manager, deputy mayor

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Steinmets. Thanks to to former mayor

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Mahoney for launching us into existence

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in 2023. And I want to express our

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appreciation to our staff liaison, Tara

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Vaughn, and to Alex Reyes and Bonnie

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Wilkins for the administrative support

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they're providing to Tara and our board.

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For those of you here or watching who

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may not be aware of what the CAB is, we

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are two dozen current and retired

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professionals from a variety of public

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and private affiliations. We volunteered

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for this board because we all want to

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provide meaningful emphasize support to

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the city and we've pushed hard for that.

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We recognize and appreciate that the

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city is allocating staff resources to

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this body and we want to prove we are

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worth the investment. I believe that

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after the last six weeks we have

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demonstrated that we are and that we can

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do more. We were challenged to engage

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with citizens around the survey that is

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kicking off the city's strategic plan

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called charting our course. Colleen Gant

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abley chaired our efforts to engage with

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as many citizens as possible. First our

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neighbors, then our networks. Then

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working behind the scenes, Colleen

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enlisted us to distribute surveys at the

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holiday farmers market, the food bank,

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both libraries, four senior living

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communities, daycare centers, and at the

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tree lighting. We helped the city garner

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around a thousand

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» Surveys. and city manager Caffrey said

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that number would not have been possible

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without us. The survey input will help

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the council and staff crystallize what

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our citizens think of De Moines's

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currently and what they hope it will

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look like in 5 to 10 years. A word that

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came up the most often in describing the

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current city was potential.

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Some see that as a negative. The cab

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sees that word as a positive and we say

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yes. How can we help? The CAB

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restructured and expanded this year. In

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addition to representatives from the

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nine neighborhoods, it also has members

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at large. And within the board are three

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subcommittees. Each presented their 2026

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work plans at our meeting last night.

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Briefly, the arts subcommittee chaired

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by Jeff Cromp has done an amazing amount

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of work in a very short time. They have

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six really excellent bands under

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contract for the summer beach park

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concert series and are seeking

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sponsorships to help offset the cost as

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well as planning a poster contest to

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promote the concerts. A sculpture walk

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is planned on April 25th to coincide

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with international sculpture day walk.

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In the works is a jazz blues festival in

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Backstage Alley with the CAB and the De

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Moines Legacy Foundation as co-sponsors.

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They're also working on finding local

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businesses to sponsor new artistic

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utility wraps, summer flower baskets,

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and Christmas decorations. And a digital

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short video contest for high school

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students on why they like living in De

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Moines is another idea the group is

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considering. The human services

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subcommittee is chaired by Karine

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Anderson Ketchmark. Their purpose is to

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recommend grant funds to nonprofits that

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can demonstrate they provide safety net

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services to our neediest citizens, those

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dealing with homelessness, mental health

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issues, domestic violence, sexual

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assault, pregnancy, or food insecurity.

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The city's budget for these grants is

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not large, so it partners with a South

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King County consortium of neighboring

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cities to pull funds for a bigger

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impact. In the past, a full-time staff

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member attended monthly meetings,

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coordinated the grant process, and

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produced financial and service progress

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reports. The subcommittee evaluated and

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prioritized the grants proposals, and

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made a final recommendation to council

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on which would best serve our residents.

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Staff support now has been reduced but

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not eliminated.

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And we are currently in midf funding

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cycle. So each member will likely be

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assigned to review a number of proposals

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after applications go out in March.

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Summer should be busy before the final

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recommendations are made in the fall.

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And finally the senior services

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subcommittee is chaired by Eileen Evans.

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They are planning periodic meetings to

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lay liaison with Wesley Homes, Judson

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Park, Huntington Park, and the Adriana,

549
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sharing information and soliciting ideas

550
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about events they are interested in

551
00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,440
because other CAB members are part of

552
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,760
these communities. There's a lot of

553
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collaboration going on with this sub

554
00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:57,280
subcommittee as well as the arts

555
00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:58,960
subcommittee. For example, finding

556
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volunteers willing to transport

557
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residents who are in catered living so

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they can attend summer concerts. The

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volunteers of the citizens advisory

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00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,840
board have each demonstrated how much

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they care about our city. We ask the

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council and staff to, as I put it, use

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us, and we do feel we have become a

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valuable partner to supplement what the

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staff of a city our size is able to do.

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We're all excited to help with the

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strategic plan process, to solicit

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00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:27,760
community input on how how budget

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dollars should be spent, and to keep

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00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:33,840
pushing to find ways to engage

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00:24:29,679 --> 00:24:35,840
uninvolved citizens. Thank you so much.

572
00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:37,360
Thank you so much, Victoria. Appreciate

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it.

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00:24:37,360 --> 00:24:44,760
» Okay, I am actually going to come down

575
00:24:39,279 --> 00:24:44,760
to the podium for this next.

576
00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:56,640
don't normally come down here so this

577
00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:59,600
feels different but um we are going to

578
00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:02,320
recognize um council member Matt Mahoney

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and then maybe you'll agree to a picture

580
00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:07,760
when you get this lovely um more than a

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00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,159
plaque I don't know what else to call it

582
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:12,080
glass sailboat um and then we can move

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00:25:10,159 --> 00:25:14,080
on to Mayor Buckston and then we'll do a

584
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:16,240
brief recess so family and friends can

585
00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:18,000
take pictures and things like that so uh

586
00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:21,440
I'm Katherine Cafrey I'm the city

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00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:23,360
manager um but on behalf of staff. We'd

588
00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,039
like to recognize council member Matt

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00:25:23,360 --> 00:25:27,279
Mahoney for his service to our

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00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:30,000
community. Matt has been part of the

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00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:32,960
city council since 2018. He served as

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deputy mayor from 2020 to 2021 and then

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mayor from 2022 to 2023.

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00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:40,480
Matt, your impact is visible across our

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00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:43,279
community. You helped lead the

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revitalization of the memorial triangle.

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00:25:43,279 --> 00:25:47,120
You championed the Marina steps. You've

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00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:48,960
strengthened the city's partnership with

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00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:51,440
the Mast Center. and you've supported

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00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,520
the development of a passenger ferry.

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00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:55,279
You took on quality of life issues like

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00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:58,000
championing legislation to ban

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00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:59,679
aftermarket mufflers. You also carried

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00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:01,440
forward important traditions and

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00:25:59,679 --> 00:26:03,120
touchstones in our community. You've

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00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:05,919
continued the recognition of Steven J.

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00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:08,799
Underwood's legacy and you have uh

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00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:11,039
advocated for veterans uh in a multitude

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00:26:08,799 --> 00:26:12,880
of ways and you have been um a

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consistent leader organizing our

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00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,200
Veterans Day event each year. So, these

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00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:19,600
contributions will continue to shape De

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00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:21,679
Moines long after your term. And while

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all these accomplishments matter, when I

615
00:26:21,679 --> 00:26:25,760
reached out to senior staff and asked

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them to share some of their kind of

617
00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:30,320
favorite things about you, um what staff

618
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,559
spoke most about was the kind of leader

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00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:34,720
you were. You were a champion for staff,

620
00:26:32,559 --> 00:26:36,480
not blindly, but with a real respect for

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the work it takes to keep this city

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00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:41,200
running. You recognized effort,

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00:26:39,039 --> 00:26:42,640
encouraged us to think boldly, and

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00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,559
trusted that we could rise to the

625
00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,919
challenge. Your integrity and

626
00:26:44,559 --> 00:26:48,080
willingness to stand for what you

627
00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:50,559
believed in, especially when it meant

628
00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:53,520
choosing the harder path, left a strong

629
00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:55,440
impression. We also saw the very human

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side of your service. Your eagerness to

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help community members whenever you

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00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:02,000
could, even when it sometimes caused you

633
00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:03,760
a little trouble. Your generosity, I

634
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,360
will say this staff person said you were

635
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,960
particularly generous with your scotch

636
00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:10,720
collection. I can't really speak to

637
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:12,799
that, but apparently he is. uh and your

638
00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:16,080
deep unwavering support for everything

639
00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:18,559
wide. So from the mass center and SR3 to

640
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:21,120
coastal cleanup and tenant associations,

641
00:27:18,559 --> 00:27:22,559
our marina team in particular um shared

642
00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:24,480
how much your engagement has meant to

643
00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:26,400
them. So Matt, thank you for your

644
00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:28,080
leadership, your conviction, and your

645
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,799
support for this organization,

646
00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:32,400
especially during my first year here. Um

647
00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:36,120
we are grateful for your service and

648
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,120
wish you the very best.

649
00:27:44,374 --> 00:27:46,394
» [applause]

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00:27:50,799 --> 00:27:54,000
» And and council. I was thinking when we

651
00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:58,679
break for the reception, we could do

652
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:58,679
like full photos with you all, but

653
00:28:07,954 --> 00:28:09,974
» [clears throat]

654
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,320
» Mayor, do you want to say anything about

655
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:19,440
Council Member Mahoney and then we'll

656
00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:23,919
talk about

657
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:26,880
» Oh, heavens. Uh, oh my goodness.

658
00:28:23,919 --> 00:28:30,559
Well, in this in this playing field as

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00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:35,200
far as um people that I met, he was the

660
00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:37,120
first to become my friend. And um I felt

661
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:39,279
like a like a brother kind of. I mean,

662
00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:41,919
we ran at the same time, got elected at

663
00:28:39,279 --> 00:28:44,159
the same time. We've been to every we

664
00:28:41,919 --> 00:28:47,039
were at every single council meeting all

665
00:28:44,159 --> 00:28:49,120
along the time that we ran together and

666
00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:50,799
championed a lot of the same things. I

667
00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:53,279
thought a couple of other things,

668
00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:56,000
Waterland Way, I mean, that was kind of

669
00:28:53,279 --> 00:28:59,919
born out of and a real champion in a

670
00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:02,720
backstage alley. So, I have appreciated

671
00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:04,799
Matt so much, his support. I mean, that

672
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:07,600
guy, I've been jealous at how prepared

673
00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:10,880
he can come to to a meeting and how

674
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:14,240
eloquent he can be in supporting the

675
00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:17,360
things that are important to him. He's

676
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:19,840
above and beyond. Uh, anybody who gets

677
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:23,840
him for the energy of the rest of his

678
00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:25,840
life is blessed. and so I've been really

679
00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:29,080
honored to serve alongside of him. Thank

680
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,080
you, Matt.

681
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:37,840
» Yeah, I I wanted to to share a little

682
00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:40,399
bit about um I met Matt during the 2017

683
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:43,039
campaign when I ran the first time and

684
00:29:40,399 --> 00:29:45,440
somebody else beat me

685
00:29:43,039 --> 00:29:48,320
and she's gone on to great things. Uh

686
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:50,240
but Matt Matt and I during the campaign

687
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,919
kept showing up at all the same events

688
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:54,720
and we started talking. and and we

689
00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:58,480
actually became friends uh during that

690
00:29:54,720 --> 00:30:00,640
process. Um he's really just a great guy

691
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:03,279
who's full of energy and was always

692
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:06,000
concerned about what he thought was best

693
00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:09,520
for De Moines and how to do that and how

694
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:12,000
to get people how to bring them along to

695
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:14,159
his vision. Uh, I think one thing that

696
00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:16,320
hasn't been mentioned here tonight is

697
00:30:14,159 --> 00:30:19,200
that when Matt became mayor, it was

698
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:21,279
during COVID and it was during a period

699
00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:24,720
that was incredibly

700
00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:26,960
uh turbulent. Uh, that was then followed

701
00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:30,480
of course by hyperinflation

702
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:34,320
and budgeting became a nightmare. uh and

703
00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:35,919
yet he managed to sort of keep that

704
00:30:34,320 --> 00:30:39,679
steady

705
00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:43,600
pace uh keep things on a very steady

706
00:30:39,679 --> 00:30:47,840
course uh for the city of De Moines. Um

707
00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:52,000
and I think that you know we forget

708
00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:54,880
sometimes what happened u but boy he did

709
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:57,039
just an incredible job of sort of

710
00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:58,960
keeping a lid on everything. The other

711
00:30:57,039 --> 00:31:02,559
thing, Matt, uh, that really stands out

712
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:04,559
is Matt is the kind of guy to just take

713
00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:08,240
the bull by the horns and deal with a

714
00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:09,919
problem. Um, and he'd certainly done

715
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:12,480
that on a number of occasions. It

716
00:31:09,919 --> 00:31:15,840
stepped on some toes uh, occasionally,

717
00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:18,080
but he is also the one uh, that

718
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:21,600
recognizing that the former city uh,

719
00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:25,120
manager needed to leave uh, and went in

720
00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:27,840
and negotiated that exit. Uh, and you

721
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:30,720
know that just that's a hard thing to

722
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:32,880
do. I don't know if everybody recognizes

723
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:34,399
how difficult that could be. Um,

724
00:31:32,880 --> 00:31:37,760
particularly somebody that had sort of

725
00:31:34,399 --> 00:31:40,880
been an ally. Uh, but it was time and

726
00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:44,480
Matt saw that and he just took the lead

727
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:46,799
uh and managed to do that. He has uh, as

728
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:50,080
I me has been mentioned, he was deputy

729
00:31:46,799 --> 00:31:53,279
mayor and then became uh, mayor. He's

730
00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:54,799
always been focused on economic issues.

731
00:31:53,279 --> 00:31:57,120
Uh

732
00:31:54,799 --> 00:31:59,760
he's a veteran and championed the

733
00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:02,559
Veterans Memorial. Uh he was actually

734
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:05,360
the one that made the motion to take

735
00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:08,240
$100,000 away from the steps and put it

736
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:11,919
towards the Redondo Pier so we could get

737
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:13,679
it done. And that is one of the things

738
00:32:11,919 --> 00:32:16,880
that has really characterized Matt's

739
00:32:13,679 --> 00:32:20,080
time on the council is getting something

740
00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:22,480
done and seeing the path to do that. So,

741
00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,760
I just want to say, Matt, thank you very

742
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:28,440
much for your time. You've been a good

743
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:28,440
friend, and I appreciate it.

744
00:32:38,159 --> 00:32:42,000
» So, we would like to recognize Mayor

745
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,840
Tracy Buckton for her service to our

746
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,159
community. Tracy has been a part of the

747
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:50,240
city council since 2018. She served as

748
00:32:46,159 --> 00:32:52,000
deputy mayor 2022 to 2023 and mayor 2024

749
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:53,600
through 2025.

750
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:55,600
Tracy, your leadership has made a

751
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:57,519
lasting impact on De Moines. You were

752
00:32:55,600 --> 00:33:00,000
fiercely committed to improving our

753
00:32:57,519 --> 00:33:02,000
community engagement and communications.

754
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:04,640
You always make sure residents feel

755
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:07,039
informed and connected. You advanced the

756
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:08,720
public park zone speed safety program.

757
00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:10,480
You've championed the steps. You've

758
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:12,159
supported the passenger ferry. And you

759
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,640
continue to work with regional partners

760
00:33:12,159 --> 00:33:16,320
to really bring services to De Moines.

761
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:18,320
You've also strengthened our regional

762
00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,559
presence. You've helped moved Skip

763
00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:22,399
forward and represented our city as vice

764
00:33:20,559 --> 00:33:24,640
president and now president of the Sound

765
00:33:22,399 --> 00:33:27,039
Cities Association, which is a

766
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:29,200
collection of 38 cities in King County.

767
00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:31,519
And Tracy is the president. Your

768
00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:33,519
advocacy from human services and mental

769
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:35,760
health support to small businesses and

770
00:33:33,519 --> 00:33:38,559
public safety have shaped our city's

771
00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:40,320
direction in meaningful ways. So many of

772
00:33:38,559 --> 00:33:43,519
the comments I heard from staff were

773
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:45,600
about who you were as um a guiding force

774
00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:47,600
for our organization. They consistently

775
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:49,840
shared how seriously you approached the

776
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:51,760
responsibility of being mayor, how

777
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:53,679
intentional you are in your decisions,

778
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,919
and how deeply you care about serving

779
00:33:53,679 --> 00:33:58,159
the community well. They talked about

780
00:33:55,919 --> 00:33:59,840
your sincerity, your authenticity, and

781
00:33:58,159 --> 00:34:01,760
the genuine way you showed up for

782
00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:03,519
people, whether in big moments or small

783
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:05,519
gestures.

784
00:34:03,519 --> 00:34:06,799
Man, I kind of tear. I got to stop

785
00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:09,760
looking at you. Okay, I'm going to look

786
00:34:06,799 --> 00:34:11,760
over here. Uh Tracy's engagement with

787
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:14,399
the community was unmatched. You were

788
00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:17,040
truly everywhere. You were listening,

789
00:34:14,399 --> 00:34:18,879
encouraging, making people feel valued.

790
00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:21,119
Your support for employees has been

791
00:34:18,879 --> 00:34:22,720
evident. Your enthusiasm for our

792
00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:25,040
waterfront has brought energy and

793
00:34:22,720 --> 00:34:27,760
momentum to ideas that will shape our

794
00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:29,760
future. And on a personal note, I was at

795
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:31,520
the Sound Cities Association annual

796
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:34,079
meeting last week where Tracy was

797
00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:36,480
recognized for her service and their

798
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:39,919
executive director began his comments by

799
00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:41,520
saying, "Oh, cry. Working for Tracy

800
00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:43,919
Buckton is one of the best things that

801
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:46,480
happened to me this year." So, let me

802
00:34:43,919 --> 00:34:47,839
now say, "Working for Tracy Buckton is

803
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:50,560
one of the best things that happened to

804
00:34:47,839 --> 00:34:52,560
me this year." So, I am forever grateful

805
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:54,399
for you being you during this past year

806
00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:56,320
of tremendous transition in our

807
00:34:54,399 --> 00:34:58,560
organization and community. We thank you

808
00:34:56,320 --> 00:35:02,040
so much and wish you all the best with

809
00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:02,040
what you do next.

810
00:35:05,849 --> 00:35:07,869
[applause]

811
00:35:14,364 --> 00:35:16,384
» [applause]

812
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:24,520
» Thank you.

813
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:31,240
Photoshop.

814
00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,760
So, I don't know if the council wanted

815
00:35:58,079 --> 00:36:01,680
to say anything. Yeah, go ahead, Deputy

816
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,520
Mayor.

817
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:05,040
Yeah, I just want to echo that working

818
00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:08,880
with Tracy is one of the best things

819
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:10,800
that's ever happened to me. So, she is

820
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,800
um

821
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,400
she has truly taught me the power of

822
00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,480
kindness

823
00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:19,040
both in this job and other things. And

824
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:23,760
it's really um you know, her tenure

825
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:26,720
began in 2018 after what was really just

826
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:30,640
a great campaign between the two of us.

827
00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:34,880
Uh we talked about the city, how we saw

828
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:37,040
it, and the future. Um and that's the

829
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:40,880
way campaign should be. It shouldn't be

830
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:43,440
about criticizing uh other people. So,

831
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:48,000
um Tracy and I don't always agree on

832
00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:50,880
everything. Um but, you know, we are

833
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:53,200
usually able to work it all out. Um and

834
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:56,320
even if we ended up on the other side uh

835
00:36:53,200 --> 00:37:01,040
of of issues, that never carried over.

836
00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:03,440
uh her commitment to,

837
00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:06,240
you know, local improvements,

838
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:09,440
her commitment to municipal facilities,

839
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:11,920
community programs, on top of her

840
00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:16,079
regional leadership that she brought to

841
00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:17,760
this job. I mean, you know, every mayor

842
00:37:16,079 --> 00:37:20,079
everywhere.

843
00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:22,880
It's just absolutely amazing the

844
00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:27,440
connections uh that she's been able to

845
00:37:22,880 --> 00:37:29,359
make. Uh and her style of constantly

846
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:34,240
reaching out, constantly talking to

847
00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:38,480
people um has really, I think, brought

848
00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:41,839
this city back together uh in a way uh

849
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:44,320
that it desperately needed to do. And

850
00:37:41,839 --> 00:37:46,640
so, um, I just want to say that I

851
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:49,040
really, really appreciate everything

852
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:51,440
that Tracy has done. Her focus on

853
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:54,720
economic development, environmental

854
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:57,760
stewardship, public safety, and building

855
00:37:54,720 --> 00:38:00,000
those regional partnerships has made De

856
00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:02,880
Moines a better place and a place that

857
00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:05,520
people want to come to. So, uh, thank

858
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:08,400
you very much for your time.

859
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:11,280
» Appreciate you.

860
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:13,280
» Thank you.

861
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:15,920
I didn't know we were going to make

862
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:16,480
statements, so so I'm not as prepared.

863
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:19,280
Um, you guys

864
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:22,160
» Notice you're going to make statements

865
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:24,560
» In this particular area. Yeah. Um, but

866
00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:26,480
no, uh, this city's fortunate to have

867
00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:29,040
somebody like Tracy that loves this city

868
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:32,400
so much, you can only hope you get

869
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:35,440
somebody like her in the future. Um

870
00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:39,440
she's one of those people that is so

871
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:40,880
kind and um I almost in some ways I

872
00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:43,680
might have been the bad cup when she was

873
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:45,760
the good cop. Um, and [clears throat] so

874
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:47,920
be it. But you need that yin and yang.

875
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:51,440
And we were we were an effective team

876
00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:53,760
together in that regard. And uh, we saw

877
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:56,079
the same visions of the city and we

878
00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:58,320
could see the repeated struggles and the

879
00:38:56,079 --> 00:39:00,960
in cycle of insanity. We continued to

880
00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:04,240
follow and we knew we needed to break

881
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:06,480
that. And uh, I just appreciated that

882
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:10,079
she was steadfast in that vision as much

883
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:12,240
as anybody was. And uh

884
00:39:10,079 --> 00:39:14,000
from the bottom of my heart, we weren't

885
00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:17,359
as close the last couple years. We had

886
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:20,240
our differences, but one thing that I

887
00:39:17,359 --> 00:39:24,079
can say about Tracy that

888
00:39:20,240 --> 00:39:26,720
uh that is genuine is that she never

889
00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:30,240
stopped loving this community and being

890
00:39:26,720 --> 00:39:32,240
everywhere and every in every place and

891
00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:35,119
her enthusiasm

892
00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:38,332
was at an affection level stronger than

893
00:39:35,119 --> 00:39:40,352
any co could ever be. Thank you.

894
00:39:38,332 --> 00:39:40,352
[laughter]

895
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:44,720
» Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

896
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:47,599
» Well, if you want to take a quick break

897
00:39:44,720 --> 00:39:51,720
for some photos. Absolutely. A quick

898
00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:51,720
break about 10 minutes.

899
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:58,760
Do you mind doing the photo real quick?

900
00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:04,520
Oh, yeah. Grab our

901
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:26,680
family members.

902
00:52:01,359 --> 00:52:05,359
The De Moines City Council meeting is

903
00:52:03,040 --> 00:52:07,359
now called back to order. The next item

904
00:52:05,359 --> 00:52:09,440
on our agenda tonight is the consent

905
00:52:07,359 --> 00:52:10,720
calendar. Could the clerk please read

906
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:13,119
the calendar for us?

907
00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:16,000
» Item one, approval of vouchers. Item

908
00:52:13,119 --> 00:52:18,400
two, approval of minutes. Item three,

909
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:22,079
creating public safety sales tax fund.

910
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:26,079
Second reading. Item four, 2026 vehicle

911
00:52:22,079 --> 00:52:28,240
purchase. Item five, 2026 to 2027 on

912
00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:30,640
call on on call consultant agreements

913
00:52:28,240 --> 00:52:32,480
for civil engineering services. Item

914
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:35,359
six, planning commission ordinance,

915
00:52:32,480 --> 00:52:37,440
second reading. Item seven, marina steps

916
00:52:35,359 --> 00:52:40,160
innovative storm water bio retention

917
00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:42,480
testing on call general engineering

918
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:44,720
services task assignment with Somas.

919
00:52:42,480 --> 00:52:47,520
Item eight, animal control contract.

920
00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:49,119
Item nine, 16th Avenue, pipe project

921
00:52:47,520 --> 00:52:51,200
consultant on call agreement task

922
00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:52,559
assignment for engineering services. And

923
00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:53,359
that concludes the consent agenda.

924
00:52:52,559 --> 00:52:55,280
Mayor,

925
00:52:53,359 --> 00:52:56,800
» Thank you so much. Do I have a motion?

926
00:52:55,280 --> 00:52:59,200
Council member Mahoney.

927
00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:00,160
» So moved.

928
00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:00,960
» Do I have a second?

929
00:53:00,160 --> 00:53:03,280
» Second.

930
00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:05,599
» Second for Deputy Mayor Steinmets. Is

931
00:53:03,280 --> 00:53:08,319
there is there an item that any council

932
00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:10,000
member wishes to pull?

933
00:53:08,319 --> 00:53:12,240
All right. All in favor, raise your

934
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,000
right hand.

935
00:53:12,240 --> 00:53:17,200
It looks like it's unanimous. Thank you

936
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:22,079
so much.

937
00:53:17,200 --> 00:53:24,079
» Yeah. Excellent. Okay. Up next is uh

938
00:53:22,079 --> 00:53:26,160
public hearing number one in regard to

939
00:53:24,079 --> 00:53:28,640
our bianial budget. The purpose of this

940
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:32,480
item is for the council to consider

941
00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:35,119
amending the 2025 2026 bianial budget. I

942
00:53:32,480 --> 00:53:36,800
will now open the public hearing.

943
00:53:35,119 --> 00:53:41,040
We'll begin with a staff presentation

944
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:43,280
with finance director Jeff Friend.

945
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:44,960
» Uh good evening, Mayor uh council.

946
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:46,720
members of the public and also I'd like

947
00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:49,280
to add a happy holiday season for

948
00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:52,480
everybody. Uh Jeff Friend, finance

949
00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:54,960
director, uh presenting the 202526

950
00:53:52,480 --> 00:53:56,880
banual budget amendments. Uh this is the

951
00:53:54,960 --> 00:54:00,559
second reading. The first reading was on

952
00:53:56,880 --> 00:54:04,480
November 13th uh last month.

953
00:54:00,559 --> 00:54:06,800
We're going to begin with an overview um

954
00:54:04,480 --> 00:54:09,200
a little refresher with about the budget

955
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:10,559
u bianial budgeting process. Uh then

956
00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:12,000
we're going to talk about the general

957
00:54:10,559 --> 00:54:14,319
fund, spend some time there since the

958
00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:17,200
general fund is our daily uh day-to-day

959
00:54:14,319 --> 00:54:19,680
operations, and then uh finish up with

960
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:22,720
uh some slides on the other funds

961
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:25,040
outside of the general fund. So bianial

962
00:54:22,720 --> 00:54:26,800
budgeting, biianial budgeting, I don't

963
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:29,040
know why I can't say it tonight. Uh what

964
00:54:26,800 --> 00:54:32,559
it is, budgeting two years at a time

965
00:54:29,040 --> 00:54:35,680
instead of one. So u municipalities have

966
00:54:32,559 --> 00:54:38,800
uh a choice the state uh allows. You can

967
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:41,920
budget annually uh for one year at a

968
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:45,760
time or bianually uh budgeting two years

969
00:54:41,920 --> 00:54:47,680
at a time and uh early last year uh the

970
00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:50,720
council approved the change from

971
00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:54,240
budgeting annually uh to bianually. So

972
00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:56,559
this is our first the 202526 budget is

973
00:54:54,240 --> 00:55:00,160
the first uh bianial budget uh the city

974
00:54:56,559 --> 00:55:03,119
has done and how it works is year one uh

975
00:55:00,160 --> 00:55:06,000
which is uh in this case with this

976
00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:07,760
budget was 2024. So that is when the

977
00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:09,920
budget is adopted. So council approves

978
00:55:07,760 --> 00:55:13,920
the budget for both years. Uh so last

979
00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:17,200
year uh about a year ago uh the council

980
00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:20,319
approved uh the budget for 2025 and they

981
00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:23,200
approved the budget uh for 2026. all at

982
00:55:20,319 --> 00:55:26,400
once. Uh year two, which is this year

983
00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:29,440
2025, uh state law requires that a

984
00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:32,160
midbian review is done. So we review the

985
00:55:29,440 --> 00:55:35,599
revenues, expenditures, and priorities

986
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:38,240
uh and make adjustments as needed. So um

987
00:55:35,599 --> 00:55:40,720
if you do budget two years at a time,

988
00:55:38,240 --> 00:55:43,839
you can't adopt a budget for two years

989
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:45,119
and then do nothing for a year. Uh and

990
00:55:43,839 --> 00:55:46,960
the reason you would want to do a mid

991
00:55:45,119 --> 00:55:49,680
bianium review anyway is because you

992
00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:51,520
learn more as time progresses. You know,

993
00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:53,599
different uh transactions occur and

994
00:55:51,520 --> 00:55:55,599
whatnot.

995
00:55:53,599 --> 00:55:57,920
So bianial budgeting the advantages were

996
00:55:55,599 --> 00:56:00,079
it saves time and resources. It improves

997
00:55:57,920 --> 00:56:01,920
long-term planning. Uh it enhances

998
00:56:00,079 --> 00:56:04,400
oversight and it's less there's less

999
00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:05,839
politization uh of the budget process

1000
00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:08,319
because it does not occur during an

1001
00:56:05,839 --> 00:56:10,400
election year. So it saves times and

1002
00:56:08,319 --> 00:56:12,960
resources and enhances oversight.

1003
00:56:10,400 --> 00:56:15,839
They're kind of related because uh

1004
00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:18,240
department heads and uh staff members

1005
00:56:15,839 --> 00:56:21,280
who are managing a budget spend less

1006
00:56:18,240 --> 00:56:23,040
less time doing paperwork uh with this

1007
00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:25,680
process than if they had to build from a

1008
00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:27,440
budget from scratch every year and

1009
00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:30,240
enhances oversight because they're not

1010
00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:32,880
doing all that uh paperwork uh every

1011
00:56:30,240 --> 00:56:34,960
year. That gives them more time to over

1012
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:37,839
um have oversight over the performance

1013
00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:40,880
of their programs. and where we are now.

1014
00:56:37,839 --> 00:56:44,640
Uh we are at the tail end of the midbian

1015
00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:47,119
review. Uh so we reviewed the um 2026

1016
00:56:44,640 --> 00:56:49,839
budget and we have recommended um made

1017
00:56:47,119 --> 00:56:51,680
budget amendment recommendations. Uh I

1018
00:56:49,839 --> 00:56:54,000
want to clarify is not a new budget. So

1019
00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:57,760
we're just making adjustments to the

1020
00:56:54,000 --> 00:57:01,920
budget that was adopted uh for 2026 uh

1021
00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:04,640
last year and also for 2025.

1022
00:57:01,920 --> 00:57:08,640
So this is a schedule that shows the

1023
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:10,880
timeline of the med bianium review and

1024
00:57:08,640 --> 00:57:13,040
you are here December 11th we're at the

1025
00:57:10,880 --> 00:57:15,920
end.

1026
00:57:13,040 --> 00:57:18,160
So um there's a lot of work that went

1027
00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:20,559
that took place before we got to the end

1028
00:57:18,160 --> 00:57:22,720
to the second reading of the amendments.

1029
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:25,359
Um, beginning earlier this year back in

1030
00:57:22,720 --> 00:57:27,760
July, uh, we did a call uh, to out to

1031
00:57:25,359 --> 00:57:30,319
departments uh, for amendments and

1032
00:57:27,760 --> 00:57:33,280
adjustments. And then in late July into

1033
00:57:30,319 --> 00:57:35,440
August, um,

1034
00:57:33,280 --> 00:57:37,599
I believe it was July, oh, August,

1035
00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:39,839
around August, we had budget meetings

1036
00:57:37,599 --> 00:57:41,680
with each department and, uh, went line

1037
00:57:39,839 --> 00:57:44,160
by line through the budgets, uh, looked

1038
00:57:41,680 --> 00:57:46,720
at their projections. Uh, when we got

1039
00:57:44,160 --> 00:57:49,440
into September, we updated the forecast.

1040
00:57:46,720 --> 00:57:51,920
Uh then if you were at earlier meetings

1041
00:57:49,440 --> 00:57:53,599
uh you might have seen uh we had public

1042
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:55,920
hearings in regard to property tax

1043
00:57:53,599 --> 00:57:57,520
levies and also u there was a budget

1044
00:57:55,920 --> 00:57:59,680
presentation to the citizens advisory

1045
00:57:57,520 --> 00:58:02,240
board. So all of those things took place

1046
00:57:59,680 --> 00:58:05,520
earlier this year. uh we got into

1047
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:07,760
November. November we had the first um

1048
00:58:05,520 --> 00:58:11,200
reading of the budget amendments for the

1049
00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:12,880
bianial budget and now a month later due

1050
00:58:11,200 --> 00:58:15,440
to the you know Thanksgiving holiday and

1051
00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:18,400
whatnot uh we are at the second public

1052
00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:21,440
hearing for the amendments.

1053
00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:23,200
So on to the general fund

1054
00:58:21,440 --> 00:58:25,280
um the general fund in the budget

1055
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:27,920
amendments. So we're working on both

1056
00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:29,359
years and amending them both. So, uh,

1057
00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:33,280
adjustment to revenue, we are

1058
00:58:29,359 --> 00:58:36,720
increasing, uh, overall revenue for, uh,

1059
00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:40,000
2025 by about $95,000

1060
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:43,680
and in 2026, we are decreasing our re

1061
00:58:40,000 --> 00:58:45,760
our expectations by about $317,000.

1062
00:58:43,680 --> 00:58:48,000
Um, I want to also comment that the

1063
00:58:45,760 --> 00:58:50,079
details of everything is in the packet

1064
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:52,160
uh, in the agenda item. And so, these

1065
00:58:50,079 --> 00:58:55,760
slides are very much an overview and and

1066
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:57,119
highlights u of those amendments. So it

1067
00:58:55,760 --> 00:58:58,960
doesn't have the slides don't have

1068
00:58:57,119 --> 00:59:00,799
everything but they have the most uh

1069
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:05,119
pertinent items that we felt should be

1070
00:59:00,799 --> 00:59:08,160
on display on the slides. So uh 2025 um

1071
00:59:05,119 --> 00:59:10,400
the reason you might see the schedule on

1072
00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:13,040
the bottom of the slide uh that shows

1073
00:59:10,400 --> 00:59:16,160
the revenue categories of uh sales tax

1074
00:59:13,040 --> 00:59:18,559
and BNO tax there and those reductions.

1075
00:59:16,160 --> 00:59:20,640
Um, so

1076
00:59:18,559 --> 00:59:24,559
you say, well, you're reducing it a lot.

1077
00:59:20,640 --> 00:59:27,119
Um, in that 2025 column on the right,

1078
00:59:24,559 --> 00:59:30,079
yet on the schedule above, it says we're

1079
00:59:27,119 --> 00:59:32,240
increasing it by $95,000. So overall for

1080
00:59:30,079 --> 00:59:35,280
both years, um, we needed to adjust our

1081
00:59:32,240 --> 00:59:37,280
expectations for sales tax and BNO tax.

1082
00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:39,839
And we have different types. We have

1083
00:59:37,280 --> 00:59:42,960
regular sales tax and BNO tax and

1084
00:59:39,839 --> 00:59:45,680
one-time sales tax and BNO tax. And the

1085
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:47,200
difference is is if there's a project uh

1086
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:49,599
construction project happening in the

1087
00:59:47,200 --> 00:59:52,319
city that's permitted at $50 million or

1088
00:59:49,599 --> 00:59:54,079
more, we consider that to be one-time

1089
00:59:52,319 --> 00:59:56,079
funds. So that's not something that's

1090
00:59:54,079 --> 00:59:57,920
going to happen every day. So we we

1091
00:59:56,079 --> 00:59:59,359
classify that one differently. And then

1092
00:59:57,920 --> 01:00:01,599
regular sales taxes that you buy

1093
00:59:59,359 --> 01:00:04,240
something from Amazon, uh the city gets

1094
01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:05,839
sales tax. That's just regular sales

1095
01:00:04,240 --> 01:00:08,240
tax. You know, if you go shopping in the

1096
01:00:05,839 --> 01:00:09,760
city or do online ordering. So that's

1097
01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:11,760
the difference between the two. We break

1098
01:00:09,760 --> 01:00:13,440
them out on the accounting side. And the

1099
01:00:11,760 --> 01:00:15,680
square footage tax we've talked about in

1100
01:00:13,440 --> 01:00:18,160
a few meetings uh this year. That's a

1101
01:00:15,680 --> 01:00:20,559
new tax that was uh adopted at the end

1102
01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:23,520
of last year, implemented for the first

1103
01:00:20,559 --> 01:00:25,440
time this year. So in regards to all

1104
01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:28,319
these taxes, you'll see that the sales

1105
01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:31,119
tax for one-time uh transactions and BNO

1106
01:00:28,319 --> 01:00:33,760
tax also for one-time transactions uh

1107
01:00:31,119 --> 01:00:36,640
are being reduced this year. that they

1108
01:00:33,760 --> 01:00:38,880
were just um BNO regular BNO tax was

1109
01:00:36,640 --> 01:00:41,359
just over budgeted and then the one-time

1110
01:00:38,880 --> 01:00:45,119
sales taxes because we didn't have we

1111
01:00:41,359 --> 01:00:47,280
had projects that were on the horizon

1112
01:00:45,119 --> 01:00:48,640
but we weren't too clear on the the

1113
01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:51,280
timing of when they were going to begin

1114
01:00:48,640 --> 01:00:53,680
back when we were budgeting in 2024. Uh

1115
01:00:51,280 --> 01:00:55,040
so those uh we hadn't seen the revenue

1116
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,520
come in yet. So that's why we have to

1117
01:00:55,040 --> 01:01:00,960
reduce our expectations for that. Um the

1118
01:00:57,520 --> 01:01:03,359
square footage tax again um it was an

1119
01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:05,920
issue of difficulty of ramping up that

1120
01:01:03,359 --> 01:01:08,960
tax this year uh implementing it uh for

1121
01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:11,599
the first time and uh believe in the

1122
01:01:08,960 --> 01:01:14,960
first quarter we had collected $30,000.

1123
01:01:11,599 --> 01:01:18,000
Um and as you can see we budgeted 840 so

1124
01:01:14,960 --> 01:01:20,160
it wasn't a great start. Um by the

1125
01:01:18,000 --> 01:01:22,799
second quarter we had 103,000 but

1126
01:01:20,160 --> 01:01:26,000
through November we had about 300 uh I

1127
01:01:22,799 --> 01:01:28,319
believe 26,000. So, um, through all the

1128
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:31,040
work of of getting businesses to comply

1129
01:01:28,319 --> 01:01:33,760
with the tax and collecting that tax,

1130
01:01:31,040 --> 01:01:35,520
uh, it seemed like reality was saying

1131
01:01:33,760 --> 01:01:38,319
$515,000

1132
01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:41,920
was a more realistic expectation than

1133
01:01:38,319 --> 01:01:45,040
$840 and $865,000.

1134
01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:48,559
Uh and then lastly um yeah then sales

1135
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:51,520
regular sales tax um for 2026 we were

1136
01:01:48,559 --> 01:01:54,400
reducing by $70,000 uh just because of

1137
01:01:51,520 --> 01:01:56,160
economic uncertainty. Uh uncertainty has

1138
01:01:54,400 --> 01:01:58,640
just been a key word in discussing the

1139
01:01:56,160 --> 01:02:01,040
economy this year uh like with our

1140
01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:02,799
broker that we invest with. They said

1141
01:02:01,040 --> 01:02:04,319
they have almost like a swear jar for

1142
01:02:02,799 --> 01:02:06,960
anytime anybody says [laughter]

1143
01:02:04,319 --> 01:02:08,720
uncertainty. Um so we just we did a

1144
01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:11,200
minor reduction. We expect it just to

1145
01:02:08,720 --> 01:02:13,119
kind of stay flat hopefully. Um, but we

1146
01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:15,119
didn't want to overestimate

1147
01:02:13,119 --> 01:02:16,960
um how well the economy would do or

1148
01:02:15,119 --> 01:02:18,720
sales tax growth. If it if it comes in

1149
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:21,200
higher, that's great. Um, but we didn't

1150
01:02:18,720 --> 01:02:24,359
want to rely on revenue that might not

1151
01:02:21,200 --> 01:02:24,359
be there.

1152
01:02:24,799 --> 01:02:29,280
Okay. For expenditures, um, I mentioned

1153
01:02:27,440 --> 01:02:31,040
that we had department uh budget

1154
01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:33,040
meetings

1155
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:35,200
uh where we had line by line review uh

1156
01:02:33,040 --> 01:02:38,160
with all the leadership of each uh

1157
01:02:35,200 --> 01:02:41,200
department. Um, so that was the initial

1158
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:43,040
uh approach. Uh then when all that

1159
01:02:41,200 --> 01:02:44,880
information is collected uh the

1160
01:02:43,040 --> 01:02:47,200
assistant city manager, city manager and

1161
01:02:44,880 --> 01:02:49,040
myself uh three of we look at everything

1162
01:02:47,200 --> 01:02:52,000
and then that's when we that's when

1163
01:02:49,040 --> 01:02:54,480
decisions are made. Um because these are

1164
01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:56,640
really requests by the department. Um

1165
01:02:54,480 --> 01:02:58,799
but we see how everything shakes out

1166
01:02:56,640 --> 01:03:02,000
once we gather everybody's information.

1167
01:02:58,799 --> 01:03:04,079
And then so after that took place um

1168
01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:06,160
following the city manager's direction

1169
01:03:04,079 --> 01:03:08,240
uh departments were asked uh for

1170
01:03:06,160 --> 01:03:10,880
scenarios where they cut just across the

1171
01:03:08,240 --> 01:03:13,839
board 3% of their budget and 5% of their

1172
01:03:10,880 --> 01:03:16,319
budget. So and again not that that we

1173
01:03:13,839 --> 01:03:18,799
didn't incorporate every suggestion but

1174
01:03:16,319 --> 01:03:20,960
again that was just again we pull that

1175
01:03:18,799 --> 01:03:22,559
together see where we're at um and then

1176
01:03:20,960 --> 01:03:24,960
more decisions were made and that those

1177
01:03:22,559 --> 01:03:26,960
are are reflected in these amendments.

1178
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:28,799
But the goal throughout the whole

1179
01:03:26,960 --> 01:03:31,119
process is to minimize the impact of

1180
01:03:28,799 --> 01:03:33,119
city services as much as we can. So we

1181
01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:34,880
look where there can be cuts, you know,

1182
01:03:33,119 --> 01:03:36,880
look at where maybe that somebody's

1183
01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:39,039
projecting less than what was budgeted

1184
01:03:36,880 --> 01:03:41,200
for their expenditures and and go from

1185
01:03:39,039 --> 01:03:44,799
there.

1186
01:03:41,200 --> 01:03:46,559
Um cost drivers. So what's the challenge

1187
01:03:44,799 --> 01:03:48,880
for the city is I believe I heard the

1188
01:03:46,559 --> 01:03:51,520
word nightmare earlier in return uh in

1189
01:03:48,880 --> 01:03:53,920
regards to budgeting uh is inflation.

1190
01:03:51,520 --> 01:03:57,599
So, uh, we've had a lot of inflation,

1191
01:03:53,920 --> 01:03:59,520
uh, this decade and, uh, so it's been,

1192
01:03:57,599 --> 01:04:01,119
it was on the decrease a little bit at

1193
01:03:59,520 --> 01:04:03,119
the end of the last year and creeping

1194
01:04:01,119 --> 01:04:06,240
up, uh, throughout, uh, this year since

1195
01:04:03,119 --> 01:04:09,039
April. Um, not as high as it was a

1196
01:04:06,240 --> 01:04:10,880
couple years ago. Uh, but we still have

1197
01:04:09,039 --> 01:04:12,960
to deal with inflation. Uh, we also have

1198
01:04:10,880 --> 01:04:15,359
bargaining bargaining agreements. So,

1199
01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:17,280
the the city has three bargaining units

1200
01:04:15,359 --> 01:04:19,440
um, to negotiate uh, collective

1201
01:04:17,280 --> 01:04:21,200
bargaining agreements with. Uh, health

1202
01:04:19,440 --> 01:04:24,240
insurance premiums. I'm sure a lot of

1203
01:04:21,200 --> 01:04:27,039
people know those were uh shot dramatic

1204
01:04:24,240 --> 01:04:30,240
increases this year. And also uh Score

1205
01:04:27,039 --> 01:04:32,559
Jail has had some challenges of their

1206
01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:36,319
own and the city is an owner city of

1207
01:04:32,559 --> 01:04:39,760
Score Jail. So um they had a contract

1208
01:04:36,319 --> 01:04:43,599
from the state that the um state

1209
01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:45,119
withdrew. So that got um was about three

1210
01:04:43,599 --> 01:04:46,799
and a half million of revenue that they

1211
01:04:45,119 --> 01:04:49,839
did not receive. And also their

1212
01:04:46,799 --> 01:04:51,599
insurance is going up about 150%. So,

1213
01:04:49,839 --> 01:04:53,680
there's some cost challenges that the

1214
01:04:51,599 --> 01:04:56,240
jail has. Uh, and that filters through

1215
01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:58,160
to the owner cities and the owner cities

1216
01:04:56,240 --> 01:04:59,520
pay based on how much we use the jail.

1217
01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:02,240
And that's where we're thankful for the

1218
01:04:59,520 --> 01:05:05,154
city of Auburn because they use a lot of

1219
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:06,400
that jail. So, [laughter]

1220
01:05:05,154 --> 01:05:09,119
[clears throat] I live in Auburn, so you

1221
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:11,039
know, as a taxpayer, not too thrilled,

1222
01:05:09,119 --> 01:05:13,839
but as a finance director in city of De

1223
01:05:11,039 --> 01:05:16,480
Mo, pretty happy. Um, general

1224
01:05:13,839 --> 01:05:18,319
expenditures. So total adjustments

1225
01:05:16,480 --> 01:05:22,160
overall for both years in the general

1226
01:05:18,319 --> 01:05:26,640
fund would be an increase of $718,000

1227
01:05:22,160 --> 01:05:29,440
in uh 2025 but a decrease of 340,000 um

1228
01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:31,839
next year. So for 2025

1229
01:05:29,440 --> 01:05:33,920
um we have some unbudgeted items. And

1230
01:05:31,839 --> 01:05:36,720
when we do budget amendments, it's

1231
01:05:33,920 --> 01:05:38,960
because things usually it's something

1232
01:05:36,720 --> 01:05:40,799
happens that we didn't anticipate. Um so

1233
01:05:38,960 --> 01:05:44,240
for example, the homeless encampment

1234
01:05:40,799 --> 01:05:46,960
cleanup wasn't on our radar in 2024. um

1235
01:05:44,240 --> 01:05:50,160
but it occurred. Uh so we incurred that

1236
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:53,119
cost. Um the body cam refresh is another

1237
01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:56,160
example. However, that item is also

1238
01:05:53,119 --> 01:05:58,079
being paid for um with grant funds that

1239
01:05:56,160 --> 01:05:59,839
are budget amendment on the revenue

1240
01:05:58,079 --> 01:06:01,839
side. So that's really not costing the

1241
01:05:59,839 --> 01:06:03,599
city anything, but we do need to capture

1242
01:06:01,839 --> 01:06:06,000
it in the budget on the expenditure

1243
01:06:03,599 --> 01:06:07,920
side. Well, on both sides, but um the

1244
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:10,799
police salary, that's again um that's

1245
01:06:07,920 --> 01:06:13,920
kind of a placeholder for the collective

1246
01:06:10,799 --> 01:06:15,920
uh bargaining agreement. that's um

1247
01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:18,799
between the police guild and the city.

1248
01:06:15,920 --> 01:06:20,480
Um so the guild members have been paid

1249
01:06:18,799 --> 01:06:22,640
according to the old contract all year

1250
01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:24,960
and we've got to catch them up once

1251
01:06:22,640 --> 01:06:27,680
everything's in place. Uh so that

1252
01:06:24,960 --> 01:06:30,079
they've been paid throughout 2025 at

1253
01:06:27,680 --> 01:06:32,880
what the contract stipulates. Um staff

1254
01:06:30,079 --> 01:06:34,480
reduction costs were not included. Um we

1255
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:37,680
there was a couple of director positions

1256
01:06:34,480 --> 01:06:40,240
that were um terminated and there's

1257
01:06:37,680 --> 01:06:42,880
employee contracts related to those and

1258
01:06:40,240 --> 01:06:47,039
so those um need to be included in the

1259
01:06:42,880 --> 01:06:50,799
budget as well. Uh for 2026 um

1260
01:06:47,039 --> 01:06:53,119
we have a number of decreased um

1261
01:06:50,799 --> 01:06:56,480
expenditures at least as far as what

1262
01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:58,799
we're planning. Um so there's extra

1263
01:06:56,480 --> 01:07:02,559
higher wages for the 52,000. There is a

1264
01:06:58,799 --> 01:07:05,200
position um that uh is no longer filled

1265
01:07:02,559 --> 01:07:07,119
uh no longer needed. Um we have some

1266
01:07:05,200 --> 01:07:10,559
public defenders expense that we'd like

1267
01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:13,280
to move from the general fund to um a

1268
01:07:10,559 --> 01:07:15,200
new public sa sales tax sa public safety

1269
01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:19,200
sales tax fund which we'll see a few

1270
01:07:15,200 --> 01:07:20,559
slides from now. Um insurance costs

1271
01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:22,000
we think it looks like we're going to

1272
01:07:20,559 --> 01:07:25,599
have a little bit of a decrease next

1273
01:07:22,000 --> 01:07:28,880
year. So it was decreasing about 37,000.

1274
01:07:25,599 --> 01:07:32,240
Um and then uh city currents uh will

1275
01:07:28,880 --> 01:07:35,039
also be um produced in-house instead of

1276
01:07:32,240 --> 01:07:37,839
um outsourced to a printer. Um and then

1277
01:07:35,039 --> 01:07:40,000
some lease I'm sorry police leases also

1278
01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:41,920
we'd see a reduction of 80,000. So so

1279
01:07:40,000 --> 01:07:45,359
those are some of the highlights of the

1280
01:07:41,920 --> 01:07:46,559
um reduction in expenditures and the

1281
01:07:45,359 --> 01:07:48,799
bottom line you see there is a

1282
01:07:46,559 --> 01:07:50,640
contingency and it's not a reduction but

1283
01:07:48,799 --> 01:07:54,559
that's an increase of 50,000 and our

1284
01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:57,520
next slide I believe talks about that.

1285
01:07:54,559 --> 01:08:00,000
Um, so budgeting a contingency.

1286
01:07:57,520 --> 01:08:02,480
So a contingency is defined as a

1287
01:08:00,000 --> 01:08:06,079
potential occurrence of a negative event

1288
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:07,920
in the future. So it's a little bit like

1289
01:08:06,079 --> 01:08:10,240
a rainy day fund, but it's building a

1290
01:08:07,920 --> 01:08:12,240
little bit of a buffer in the budget for

1291
01:08:10,240 --> 01:08:16,239
when something shows up that we're not

1292
01:08:12,240 --> 01:08:18,880
anticipating. Um, we have a pretty tight

1293
01:08:16,239 --> 01:08:20,159
budget. So when something unexpected

1294
01:08:18,880 --> 01:08:22,239
happens that maybe there's a lot of

1295
01:08:20,159 --> 01:08:23,839
dollars attached to it, it really

1296
01:08:22,239 --> 01:08:26,239
affects our city because we're not, you

1297
01:08:23,839 --> 01:08:28,319
know, we're not a large city. So, and we

1298
01:08:26,239 --> 01:08:31,520
have a tight budget right now. So

1299
01:08:28,319 --> 01:08:33,199
unexpected things um

1300
01:08:31,520 --> 01:08:35,920
have an impact. And so one of the ways

1301
01:08:33,199 --> 01:08:37,679
to budget and kind of plan for that is

1302
01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:39,359
to have a contingency built in. So it

1303
01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:41,759
builds flexibility, strengthen

1304
01:08:39,359 --> 01:08:43,920
stability, um and it would we'd like it

1305
01:08:41,759 --> 01:08:45,440
to increase over time. So you saw it was

1306
01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:46,880
$50,000.

1307
01:08:45,440 --> 01:08:48,319
That's not a huge amount of money. we'd

1308
01:08:46,880 --> 01:08:51,679
like to see it grow over time to at

1309
01:08:48,319 --> 01:08:54,080
least, you know, maybe 200,000.

1310
01:08:51,679 --> 01:08:56,319
Um,

1311
01:08:54,080 --> 01:08:58,799
and then one of the things I had read is

1312
01:08:56,319 --> 01:09:00,719
like, well, why would you budget for

1313
01:08:58,799 --> 01:09:02,880
this now when things are tight, why not

1314
01:09:00,719 --> 01:09:05,199
wait for when things, you know, you have

1315
01:09:02,880 --> 01:09:08,239
more resources, things are good. But

1316
01:09:05,199 --> 01:09:10,400
when the comment was, when things are

1317
01:09:08,239 --> 01:09:12,960
good and you're not really worried about

1318
01:09:10,400 --> 01:09:15,120
anything, you tend to not, you know, you

1319
01:09:12,960 --> 01:09:16,960
tend to forget things are nice. And so

1320
01:09:15,120 --> 01:09:18,000
even if you take a little baby step when

1321
01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:20,000
things are tough, at least you're

1322
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:21,359
building in your dis discipline when

1323
01:09:20,000 --> 01:09:23,920
you're thinking about how important it

1324
01:09:21,359 --> 01:09:27,839
is. So that's why we decided at this

1325
01:09:23,920 --> 01:09:29,359
point in time to budget um $50,000 for a

1326
01:09:27,839 --> 01:09:31,679
contingency.

1327
01:09:29,359 --> 01:09:34,159
And also that last line says it requires

1328
01:09:31,679 --> 01:09:36,880
council approval for expenditure. So

1329
01:09:34,159 --> 01:09:38,480
that budget line can't u be there's no

1330
01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:43,040
expenditure is going to be coming from

1331
01:09:38,480 --> 01:09:44,480
there unless it is approved by council.

1332
01:09:43,040 --> 01:09:46,719
As uh previously mentioned, health

1333
01:09:44,480 --> 01:09:49,359
insurance costs have increased. So this

1334
01:09:46,719 --> 01:09:54,239
year uh Kaiser Perente uh we saw an

1335
01:09:49,359 --> 01:09:56,640
11.6% increase in premiums. Uh Regents,

1336
01:09:54,239 --> 01:10:00,239
I should rephrase that for next year. We

1337
01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:03,040
see these uh increases. Uh Regents is

1338
01:10:00,239 --> 01:10:07,920
going to go up 8.7% and the left trust

1339
01:10:03,040 --> 01:10:10,640
is going up 5%. Um so this of course

1340
01:10:07,920 --> 01:10:13,280
puts a burden on the budget. uh because

1341
01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:15,199
in 2024 we weren't really seeing you

1342
01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:17,760
know we wouldn't have known that they

1343
01:10:15,199 --> 01:10:19,360
were going to go up this much. Um one of

1344
01:10:17,760 --> 01:10:21,360
the strategies that we addressed this

1345
01:10:19,360 --> 01:10:24,080
with uh in the budget amendments was

1346
01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:26,480
that non-represented employees

1347
01:10:24,080 --> 01:10:28,719
um actually in practice this is being

1348
01:10:26,480 --> 01:10:30,400
implemented. Uh the non-represented

1349
01:10:28,719 --> 01:10:33,040
employees are going to increase their

1350
01:10:30,400 --> 01:10:35,280
share of that premium uh by 3%. So the

1351
01:10:33,040 --> 01:10:37,120
city pays one piece of the premium the

1352
01:10:35,280 --> 01:10:38,960
employees pay pay another. the employees

1353
01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:41,840
will be paying 3% more than they have in

1354
01:10:38,960 --> 01:10:47,280
the past.

1355
01:10:41,840 --> 01:10:49,920
Um council budget uh this is aside um in

1356
01:10:47,280 --> 01:10:53,360
the first reading there was an initial

1357
01:10:49,920 --> 01:10:55,840
um proposal of $5,000 increase for

1358
01:10:53,360 --> 01:10:59,840
training and professional uh development

1359
01:10:55,840 --> 01:11:01,280
and then uh 30 about $3,700 uh for a

1360
01:10:59,840 --> 01:11:03,679
potential membership dues to the

1361
01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:06,800
National League of Cities. Uh following

1362
01:11:03,679 --> 01:11:09,840
that um proposal, there was council

1363
01:11:06,800 --> 01:11:11,600
discussion. Uh that council discussion

1364
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:13,920
has resulted in an increase in training

1365
01:11:11,600 --> 01:11:16,320
and professional development of $9,000.

1366
01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:20,239
And it is um

1367
01:11:16,320 --> 01:11:22,800
and to not include the U NLC membership

1368
01:11:20,239 --> 01:11:24,560
at this time. So on the schedule above,

1369
01:11:22,800 --> 01:11:27,199
you can see that the new training

1370
01:11:24,560 --> 01:11:31,480
professional development at $9,000 for

1371
01:11:27,199 --> 01:11:31,480
next year is an increase.

1372
01:11:32,159 --> 01:11:37,440
This is the forecast uh based on our

1373
01:11:34,239 --> 01:11:39,679
projections uh with the um revised

1374
01:11:37,440 --> 01:11:42,320
budget. So the first column is the

1375
01:11:39,679 --> 01:11:44,400
amended annual budget for this year. Uh

1376
01:11:42,320 --> 01:11:46,960
the second column is projected actuals

1377
01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:49,120
for this year. Third is the revised

1378
01:11:46,960 --> 01:11:55,189
budget and then the forecast is from

1379
01:11:49,120 --> 01:11:56,560
2027 out. Um what we do in in this the

1380
01:11:55,189 --> 01:11:58,560
[clears throat] forecast that has a

1381
01:11:56,560 --> 01:12:01,760
beginning cash balance and an ending

1382
01:11:58,560 --> 01:12:04,239
cash balance which you see in yellow. um

1383
01:12:01,760 --> 01:12:08,880
at the end of every year and this is per

1384
01:12:04,239 --> 01:12:11,520
the the uh municipal code is um there's

1385
01:12:08,880 --> 01:12:14,239
a requirement that states that the

1386
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:17,600
city's fund balance for the general fund

1387
01:12:14,239 --> 01:12:20,960
or um operating reserves need to be

1388
01:12:17,600 --> 01:12:23,199
16.67. So those are two metrics. Um we

1389
01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:27,440
report on a cash basis and so we try to

1390
01:12:23,199 --> 01:12:30,960
look at the cash uh balances. Um cash

1391
01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:32,800
balance uh percentages as you see along

1392
01:12:30,960 --> 01:12:35,280
the bottom of the schedule tend to be

1393
01:12:32,800 --> 01:12:37,840
lower than they would be for the fund

1394
01:12:35,280 --> 01:12:41,040
balance. And we do calculate both after

1395
01:12:37,840 --> 01:12:43,040
the year is done. Um because the fund

1396
01:12:41,040 --> 01:12:46,080
balance because it involves more items

1397
01:12:43,040 --> 01:12:47,840
from uh the balance sheet. Uh it

1398
01:12:46,080 --> 01:12:50,159
involves more than cash. it tends to be

1399
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:51,920
higher. Um, but we want to focus on cash

1400
01:12:50,159 --> 01:12:53,360
because we want to have a strong cash

1401
01:12:51,920 --> 01:12:56,080
position because we know if that's

1402
01:12:53,360 --> 01:13:00,239
strong, we have enough resources for our

1403
01:12:56,080 --> 01:13:02,719
operations. Um, the 16.67%

1404
01:13:00,239 --> 01:13:06,880
um

1405
01:13:02,719 --> 01:13:08,640
is a um recommended threshold by the U

1406
01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:10,800
government finance offices association.

1407
01:13:08,640 --> 01:13:13,520
It basically means you have enough to

1408
01:13:10,800 --> 01:13:15,520
cover two months of expenses. Uh so

1409
01:13:13,520 --> 01:13:18,960
looking at these columns you see none of

1410
01:13:15,520 --> 01:13:20,960
those numbers are above 16.67%. Uh we

1411
01:13:18,960 --> 01:13:22,400
have a goal of getting our cash above

1412
01:13:20,960 --> 01:13:24,800
that so that we have enough cash to

1413
01:13:22,400 --> 01:13:28,880
cover two months of expenditures. But it

1414
01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:30,320
does grow in the next um couple years

1415
01:13:28,880 --> 01:13:32,080
according to the forecast. If you look

1416
01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:34,480
at the ending cash balance that's shaded

1417
01:13:32,080 --> 01:13:39,679
in yellow uh projected actuals would

1418
01:13:34,480 --> 01:13:42,560
have us at 3.3 million. Um we began at

1419
01:13:39,679 --> 01:13:44,960
two almost 2.9 million so that we would

1420
01:13:42,560 --> 01:13:48,080
have grown about 461,000

1421
01:13:44,960 --> 01:13:50,320
uh in our cash position and then u the

1422
01:13:48,080 --> 01:13:52,159
revised budget if things were going to

1423
01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:54,401
go according to plan as of course they

1424
01:13:52,159 --> 01:13:56,480
always go according to plan

1425
01:13:54,401 --> 01:14:01,280
[clears throat] we'd end 2026 with a

1426
01:13:56,480 --> 01:14:03,760
cash position of 3.6 million. So, um,

1427
01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:05,920
so that goes back to our overall goal of

1428
01:14:03,760 --> 01:14:07,920
stability is really if we build our cash

1429
01:14:05,920 --> 01:14:11,159
balances, we're going to be that much

1430
01:14:07,920 --> 01:14:11,159
more stable.

1431
01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:15,199
So, key highlights for the general fund

1432
01:14:13,520 --> 01:14:17,840
uh is improvement to the city's ending

1433
01:14:15,199 --> 01:14:20,400
fund balance and cash reserves. Uh, we

1434
01:14:17,840 --> 01:14:22,560
want to align uh revenues with more

1435
01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:24,800
conservative expectations.

1436
01:14:22,560 --> 01:14:27,840
Uh we targeted expense reductions with

1437
01:14:24,800 --> 01:14:30,560
minimal service impact and uh we

1438
01:14:27,840 --> 01:14:32,239
introduced uh a contingency.

1439
01:14:30,560 --> 01:14:34,560
So this reflects the administration's

1440
01:14:32,239 --> 01:14:36,560
long-term strategy to stabilize the

1441
01:14:34,560 --> 01:14:38,960
city's financial foundation over the

1442
01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:41,360
next several years.

1443
01:14:38,960 --> 01:14:43,280
So that was the general fund and we'll

1444
01:14:41,360 --> 01:14:44,960
go pretty quickly through the other

1445
01:14:43,280 --> 01:14:47,600
funds.

1446
01:14:44,960 --> 01:14:51,199
Uh public safety sales tax fund. I

1447
01:14:47,600 --> 01:14:54,159
believe that was last week that um this

1448
01:14:51,199 --> 01:14:56,800
fund was created and approved uh after

1449
01:14:54,159 --> 01:14:59,679
two readings by the council. Uh we

1450
01:14:56,800 --> 01:15:03,520
anticipate about $450,000

1451
01:14:59,679 --> 01:15:06,080
of uh annual revenue and the anticipated

1452
01:15:03,520 --> 01:15:09,040
expenditures would be about 240,000 for

1453
01:15:06,080 --> 01:15:12,320
a sworn police officer, 100,000 for

1454
01:15:09,040 --> 01:15:13,840
animal control and about $110,000 for

1455
01:15:12,320 --> 01:15:16,800
public defenders. So, if you remember

1456
01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:19,280
from the general fund slide, um we

1457
01:15:16,800 --> 01:15:21,280
decreased the public defenders uh

1458
01:15:19,280 --> 01:15:23,520
budgeted amount

1459
01:15:21,280 --> 01:15:25,679
in the general fund uh for next year by

1460
01:15:23,520 --> 01:15:28,080
110, but we're adding it into this fund

1461
01:15:25,679 --> 01:15:30,719
for 110. And as far as public defenders

1462
01:15:28,080 --> 01:15:33,040
costs go, um the reason that's important

1463
01:15:30,719 --> 01:15:35,280
is there the state uh mandated a

1464
01:15:33,040 --> 01:15:36,880
decrease in the case load for public

1465
01:15:35,280 --> 01:15:38,719
defenders, which is going to increase

1466
01:15:36,880 --> 01:15:40,960
the number of public defenders, which

1467
01:15:38,719 --> 01:15:43,600
will increase our costs. Um, currently

1468
01:15:40,960 --> 01:15:46,000
there's an RFQ that the city issued uh

1469
01:15:43,600 --> 01:15:47,679
for a contract of the services that are

1470
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:49,440
currently working through. So, we'll

1471
01:15:47,679 --> 01:15:52,400
have more information on what those

1472
01:15:49,440 --> 01:15:55,400
costs actually will be uh early next

1473
01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:55,400
year

1474
01:15:55,600 --> 01:16:01,280
on the marina.

1475
01:15:58,640 --> 01:16:03,600
Uh the real highlight here uh for next

1476
01:16:01,280 --> 01:16:06,960
year is you'll see monthly mortgage rate

1477
01:16:03,600 --> 01:16:10,560
increase resulting in million dollar uh

1478
01:16:06,960 --> 01:16:11,920
increase in revenue. Um, and then you

1479
01:16:10,560 --> 01:16:14,719
can see expenditures, capital

1480
01:16:11,920 --> 01:16:17,440
improvements. Uh, we're increasing the

1481
01:16:14,719 --> 01:16:20,400
budget there, $820,000.

1482
01:16:17,440 --> 01:16:22,080
And the $820,000, I believe, represents

1483
01:16:20,400 --> 01:16:25,080
uh expenditures related to the tenant

1484
01:16:22,080 --> 01:16:25,080
restroom

1485
01:16:25,280 --> 01:16:31,760
service water management uh similar in

1486
01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:35,040
in the sense that we're increasing uh

1487
01:16:31,760 --> 01:16:38,640
the budget in 2025 and 2026 uh related

1488
01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:40,640
to capital improvements. So what we um

1489
01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:44,080
this year the capital improvements plan

1490
01:16:40,640 --> 01:16:45,600
was passed for 2026 to 2031

1491
01:16:44,080 --> 01:16:48,239
uh and money moves around between

1492
01:16:45,600 --> 01:16:50,320
projects um and things change timing of

1493
01:16:48,239 --> 01:16:52,159
projects changes and so what we want to

1494
01:16:50,320 --> 01:16:53,760
do is we want to bring the budget into

1495
01:16:52,159 --> 01:16:56,159
alignment with the capital improvements

1496
01:16:53,760 --> 01:16:58,719
plan. So as a result you'll see changes

1497
01:16:56,159 --> 01:17:00,320
in the budget here uh for both years for

1498
01:16:58,719 --> 01:17:03,199
the capital improvements uh for service

1499
01:17:00,320 --> 01:17:05,120
water management and then next year also

1500
01:17:03,199 --> 01:17:07,840
you'll notice a department of ecology

1501
01:17:05,120 --> 01:17:11,360
grant and local grants um there's

1502
01:17:07,840 --> 01:17:15,199
expected revenue of 120,000 $190,000 so

1503
01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:17,600
we want to increase the budget for that

1504
01:17:15,199 --> 01:17:20,400
on the horizon.

1505
01:17:17,600 --> 01:17:22,320
So uh February

1506
01:17:20,400 --> 01:17:24,159
uh there during the February study

1507
01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:26,239
session there's a planned overview for

1508
01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:29,199
of long range financial forecast and

1509
01:17:26,239 --> 01:17:32,080
revenue enhancement options. Uh so in

1510
01:17:29,199 --> 01:17:34,000
the last uh few months uh staff have

1511
01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:37,600
brought revenue enhancement options to

1512
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:39,040
council uh for uh feedback. uh that

1513
01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:41,760
study session we're going to I believe

1514
01:17:39,040 --> 01:17:45,440
we're going to present them all um with

1515
01:17:41,760 --> 01:17:48,000
a model uh to see their impacts um and

1516
01:17:45,440 --> 01:17:50,000
get more feedback then uh so we'll

1517
01:17:48,000 --> 01:17:52,560
include a high level forecast uh through

1518
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:55,440
2040 for the general fund marina and

1519
01:17:52,560 --> 01:17:57,360
surface water management and again as I

1520
01:17:55,440 --> 01:17:58,880
mentioned uh there will be a model that

1521
01:17:57,360 --> 01:18:02,080
will be very dynamic because my

1522
01:17:58,880 --> 01:18:03,840
department is making it so make it good

1523
01:18:02,080 --> 01:18:06,800
capture everyone's attention but um no

1524
01:18:03,840 --> 01:18:08,960
it'll be uh help see like well if we do

1525
01:18:06,800 --> 01:18:10,719
this revenue option and not that one.

1526
01:18:08,960 --> 01:18:13,679
What's the impact on the numbers and

1527
01:18:10,719 --> 01:18:15,840
then um we can see it in that model and

1528
01:18:13,679 --> 01:18:18,320
we can say welcome to our world in

1529
01:18:15,840 --> 01:18:20,320
finance. So

1530
01:18:18,320 --> 01:18:23,040
um that brings us to the final slide

1531
01:18:20,320 --> 01:18:25,040
that has the motion.

1532
01:18:23,040 --> 01:18:26,719
All right,

1533
01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:28,800
it's now time for the public comment

1534
01:18:26,719 --> 01:18:30,239
portion of this public hearing. Please

1535
01:18:28,800 --> 01:18:31,840
recognize that we'll not be able to

1536
01:18:30,239 --> 01:18:33,520
interact with you or answer any

1537
01:18:31,840 --> 01:18:35,040
questions during the segment, but your

1538
01:18:33,520 --> 01:18:36,480
comments will become part of the public

1539
01:18:35,040 --> 01:18:39,120
record on the subject and we'll

1540
01:18:36,480 --> 01:18:40,880
thoughtfully note your input. Please

1541
01:18:39,120 --> 01:18:42,480
keep your comments respectful. Please

1542
01:18:40,880 --> 01:18:44,560
state your name and city of residence

1543
01:18:42,480 --> 01:18:47,840
and you'll have three minutes to speak.

1544
01:18:44,560 --> 01:18:50,000
Okay. Okay. So, no one signed up to

1545
01:18:47,840 --> 01:18:52,000
speak. Is there anyone who didn't sign

1546
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:54,080
up to speak who wishes to speak on this

1547
01:18:52,000 --> 01:18:55,920
subject?

1548
01:18:54,080 --> 01:18:58,480
Second call is anyone who didn't sign up

1549
01:18:55,920 --> 01:19:00,320
or wishes to speak on this subject.

1550
01:18:58,480 --> 01:19:02,080
Third call. Is there anyone who didn't

1551
01:19:00,320 --> 01:19:03,840
sign up to speak and wishes to speak on

1552
01:19:02,080 --> 01:19:06,480
the subject?

1553
01:19:03,840 --> 01:19:09,199
All right, council. Now it's time for

1554
01:19:06,480 --> 01:19:11,120
questions. Do you have any questions?

1555
01:19:09,199 --> 01:19:14,480
Council member Harris.

1556
01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:18,159
» Um, yeah. Thank you so much. Um, can you

1557
01:19:14,480 --> 01:19:21,199
sort of provide a brief overview of what

1558
01:19:18,159 --> 01:19:22,560
goes into developing the forecast? like

1559
01:19:21,199 --> 01:19:25,199
how do you know what's going to happen

1560
01:19:22,560 --> 01:19:26,480
in four years?

1561
01:19:25,199 --> 01:19:28,719
» That's a good question.

1562
01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:30,880
» Thank you.

1563
01:19:28,719 --> 01:19:33,280
» Well, I'd probably preface it by saying

1564
01:19:30,880 --> 01:19:35,440
you could you you would do when you do a

1565
01:19:33,280 --> 01:19:39,440
forecast, what you're doing is you're

1566
01:19:35,440 --> 01:19:42,719
applying the trends of right now

1567
01:19:39,440 --> 01:19:44,159
uh to the data going forward. So it's

1568
01:19:42,719 --> 01:19:47,120
not that I know what's going to happen

1569
01:19:44,159 --> 01:19:49,360
in four years, but we can see what four

1570
01:19:47,120 --> 01:19:54,480
years from now would look like if the

1571
01:19:49,360 --> 01:19:56,320
trends of today held. Um so

1572
01:19:54,480 --> 01:19:58,880
one of the probably the first step we

1573
01:19:56,320 --> 01:20:02,320
would do is um just look at our do

1574
01:19:58,880 --> 01:20:04,960
historical trend analysis and see um

1575
01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:06,560
like for sales tax for example, how is

1576
01:20:04,960 --> 01:20:08,880
it growing? You know, we can look at

1577
01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:12,560
that from month to month. Um so what are

1578
01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:14,560
those trends? Um, and then there's also,

1579
01:20:12,560 --> 01:20:16,800
uh, King County has an economist that

1580
01:20:14,560 --> 01:20:18,560
issues forecasts. So, there's also like

1581
01:20:16,800 --> 01:20:20,239
the state, so we can look at what

1582
01:20:18,560 --> 01:20:23,360
information they're working off of that

1583
01:20:20,239 --> 01:20:25,600
can inform our forecast. So, um, it's a

1584
01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:27,120
little bit of looking at our own data,

1585
01:20:25,600 --> 01:20:28,480
paying attention to what's happening

1586
01:20:27,120 --> 01:20:30,320
happening outside the city, you know,

1587
01:20:28,480 --> 01:20:32,640
with the county and those things, and

1588
01:20:30,320 --> 01:20:34,320
then we kind of we bring that together.

1589
01:20:32,640 --> 01:20:36,000
Um,

1590
01:20:34,320 --> 01:20:39,600
and then that would form the forecast.

1591
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:41,920
But it's I mean I just would reemphasize

1592
01:20:39,600 --> 01:20:44,480
that we're we're applying the

1593
01:20:41,920 --> 01:20:45,920
information we have today and then

1594
01:20:44,480 --> 01:20:47,600
that's why we do budget amendments

1595
01:20:45,920 --> 01:20:49,760
because 10 months from now that

1596
01:20:47,600 --> 01:20:52,960
information is going to be different. So

1597
01:20:49,760 --> 01:20:55,440
it's always the when you forecast the

1598
01:20:52,960 --> 01:21:00,080
clo the the more years you go out the

1599
01:20:55,440 --> 01:21:01,679
less valuable those years are. So um

1600
01:21:00,080 --> 01:21:04,640
because you don't because you don't know

1601
01:21:01,679 --> 01:21:07,360
the future basically. But when we

1602
01:21:04,640 --> 01:21:11,040
forecast, we'll we'll take what we know

1603
01:21:07,360 --> 01:21:13,199
today, apply those trends to the next

1604
01:21:11,040 --> 01:21:14,640
few years, and then if those are

1605
01:21:13,199 --> 01:21:17,280
alarming, then you know, you can take

1606
01:21:14,640 --> 01:21:19,040
action, and if they're, you know, what's

1607
01:21:17,280 --> 01:21:21,520
really the purpose of the forecast?

1608
01:21:19,040 --> 01:21:24,000
» Yeah. No, I'm not I that was that was

1609
01:21:21,520 --> 01:21:26,159
meant to be a softball then, believe it

1610
01:21:24,000 --> 01:21:28,400
or not. You know, um I mean, is it just

1611
01:21:26,159 --> 01:21:29,520
more of like well, you know, inflation

1612
01:21:28,400 --> 01:21:32,480
is 2.8

1613
01:21:29,520 --> 01:21:36,159
or bond yields are this or whatever, but

1614
01:21:32,480 --> 01:21:38,480
it's not like um I I I'm just always

1615
01:21:36,159 --> 01:21:41,280
wondering if anybody ever goes back and

1616
01:21:38,480 --> 01:21:43,920
says, "Gee, I wonder, you know, how did

1617
01:21:41,280 --> 01:21:46,159
we hit them?" I I'm I've got airport on

1618
01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:51,120
the brain and I'm just always stunned at

1619
01:21:46,159 --> 01:21:53,280
how they can forecast 20 years out

1620
01:21:51,120 --> 01:21:56,639
» Within like a percent, right?

1621
01:21:53,280 --> 01:21:59,600
» And I and but other things is a

1622
01:21:56,639 --> 01:22:02,719
crapshoot. So I just was wondering if

1623
01:21:59,600 --> 01:22:05,600
there was any accepted, you know,

1624
01:22:02,719 --> 01:22:07,679
boundaries for what you guys do and

1625
01:22:05,600 --> 01:22:09,760
that's all trying [clears throat] to be

1626
01:22:07,679 --> 01:22:12,400
» No, I I when I think of forecast, I

1627
01:22:09,760 --> 01:22:14,639
think of of uh finance people doing

1628
01:22:12,400 --> 01:22:16,080
forecasts in 2019,

1629
01:22:14,639 --> 01:22:17,600
you know, so they might have had their

1630
01:22:16,080 --> 01:22:18,880
trends that year, but they didn't

1631
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:20,480
wouldn't know what's coming the next

1632
01:22:18,880 --> 01:22:22,239
year. So

1633
01:22:20,480 --> 01:22:23,679
» Brother, you [clears throat] whistle and

1634
01:22:22,239 --> 01:22:27,120
Dixie. Thank you so much.

1635
01:22:23,679 --> 01:22:29,679
» Right. Thank you. Any other questions?

1636
01:22:27,120 --> 01:22:33,360
uh along those lines. So what one thing

1637
01:22:29,679 --> 01:22:35,199
that you are are you saying that uh you

1638
01:22:33,360 --> 01:22:37,440
can't include let's say our planning

1639
01:22:35,199 --> 01:22:40,000
department has a backlog of pretty

1640
01:22:37,440 --> 01:22:42,000
significant projects coming forward. Uh

1641
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:43,760
you can't really feasibly put that into

1642
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:44,960
your forecast because you don't know. In

1643
01:22:43,760 --> 01:22:47,199
other words, there are things that can

1644
01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:50,639
come forward to interrupt

1645
01:22:47,199 --> 01:22:54,400
uh a challenging forecast, but you're

1646
01:22:50,639 --> 01:22:55,760
not allowed to to take this these other

1647
01:22:54,400 --> 01:22:57,120
projects that are coming forward that

1648
01:22:55,760 --> 01:22:59,440
might make a difference,

1649
01:22:57,120 --> 01:23:01,199
» Right? So, I think

1650
01:22:59,440 --> 01:23:02,560
yeah, when we forecast especially for

1651
01:23:01,199 --> 01:23:04,480
the I mean the general fund's all

1652
01:23:02,560 --> 01:23:08,159
operations

1653
01:23:04,480 --> 01:23:10,880
» Too concerned with projects um pro

1654
01:23:08,159 --> 01:23:13,360
forecasting for like u surface water

1655
01:23:10,880 --> 01:23:15,120
management, we'd probably have to

1656
01:23:13,360 --> 01:23:17,040
you know, leave out the capital piece or

1657
01:23:15,120 --> 01:23:20,000
have an average or something like that

1658
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:21,760
because like you said, timing they can,

1659
01:23:20,000 --> 01:23:23,840
you know, a project can change when it's

1660
01:23:21,760 --> 01:23:25,120
going to start. You know, that it's hard

1661
01:23:23,840 --> 01:23:27,920
to forecast for those.

1662
01:23:25,120 --> 01:23:31,280
» Okay. Thank you. Um, any other

1663
01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:34,159
questions? And looking at Jeremy, excuse

1664
01:23:31,280 --> 01:23:37,357
me, council member nut.

1665
01:23:34,159 --> 01:23:38,480
» Okay, you're good. All right. So, I'll

1666
01:23:37,357 --> 01:23:40,000
[clears throat] now close the public

1667
01:23:38,480 --> 01:23:42,400
hearing.

1668
01:23:40,000 --> 01:23:42,719
Is there a motion? Yeah, I think. Thank

1669
01:23:42,400 --> 01:23:45,440
you.

1670
01:23:42,719 --> 01:23:47,280
» Yeah. I move to enact draft ordinance

1671
01:23:45,440 --> 01:23:48,880
number 25-092

1672
01:23:47,280 --> 01:23:51,920
relating to municipal finance and

1673
01:23:48,880 --> 01:23:55,840
amending the 2025 2026 benial budget

1674
01:23:51,920 --> 01:23:58,000
adopted in ordinance number 1813.

1675
01:23:55,840 --> 01:23:59,920
» Have a second. Deputy mayor Steinments

1676
01:23:58,000 --> 01:24:01,600
for the second. All right. Any

1677
01:23:59,920 --> 01:24:04,239
discussion?

1678
01:24:01,600 --> 01:24:07,120
Uh council member Harris. Uh, I would

1679
01:24:04,239 --> 01:24:09,679
like to make a motion to um require a

1680
01:24:07,120 --> 01:24:13,480
super majority of the council to approve

1681
01:24:09,679 --> 01:24:13,480
use of the contingency.

1682
01:24:14,639 --> 01:24:19,440
» Do I have a second?

1683
01:24:17,199 --> 01:24:22,159
Motion fails for lack of a second. Any

1684
01:24:19,440 --> 01:24:24,400
other discussion?

1685
01:24:22,159 --> 01:24:27,120
» Council member Mahoney.

1686
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:30,320
I just want to commend staff, your

1687
01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:33,520
leadership, city manager Jeff, as we

1688
01:24:30,320 --> 01:24:36,719
were talking earlier about the fact that

1689
01:24:33,520 --> 01:24:38,480
you really address the tough issues and

1690
01:24:36,719 --> 01:24:40,639
it's always a challenge and it doesn't

1691
01:24:38,480 --> 01:24:43,040
make the job easy and I just want to

1692
01:24:40,639 --> 01:24:45,120
thank you for that. Uh, you know, you

1693
01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:46,560
were when we were discussing options and

1694
01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:48,400
we and you brought up the bianual

1695
01:24:46,560 --> 01:24:50,480
budget, I thought it was a great

1696
01:24:48,400 --> 01:24:53,440
suggestion. I'd actually been told

1697
01:24:50,480 --> 01:24:55,040
otherwise before and I I'd never been

1698
01:24:53,440 --> 01:24:57,520
convinced of it. I just thought your

1699
01:24:55,040 --> 01:25:00,239
leadership here in this in a very

1700
01:24:57,520 --> 01:25:02,480
difficult time. I want to re reiterate

1701
01:25:00,239 --> 01:25:05,120
in the last five years if you look it up

1702
01:25:02,480 --> 01:25:08,880
inflation rate is 25%. and our revenue

1703
01:25:05,120 --> 01:25:10,560
maybe went up three. And um and that's

1704
01:25:08,880 --> 01:25:12,719
not counting some of the things we may

1705
01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:15,760
have done otherwise, but it's a tough

1706
01:25:12,719 --> 01:25:17,520
window and it's to come in and walk in

1707
01:25:15,760 --> 01:25:20,480
being the bearer of bad news on a

1708
01:25:17,520 --> 01:25:23,280
regular basis is got to be a damn tough

1709
01:25:20,480 --> 01:25:25,840
thing. And um I just want to commend you

1710
01:25:23,280 --> 01:25:28,159
and your team and the rest of the staff

1711
01:25:25,840 --> 01:25:29,360
um for the great work you did in this.

1712
01:25:28,159 --> 01:25:31,360
Thank you,

1713
01:25:29,360 --> 01:25:33,120
» Council Member Grace Matsui and then

1714
01:25:31,360 --> 01:25:37,199
Deputy Mayor Ste. Thank you for the

1715
01:25:33,120 --> 01:25:39,040
presentation. I I I hope that with um

1716
01:25:37,199 --> 01:25:40,880
this opportunity for us to make

1717
01:25:39,040 --> 01:25:43,679
amendments to look at updated

1718
01:25:40,880 --> 01:25:46,239
information and data that it goes to

1719
01:25:43,679 --> 01:25:48,320
show that you don't set it two years in

1720
01:25:46,239 --> 01:25:51,199
advance and forget about it like a Ron

1721
01:25:48,320 --> 01:25:53,280
Poil commercial. You actually have to

1722
01:25:51,199 --> 01:25:55,280
come back and talk about the budget,

1723
01:25:53,280 --> 01:25:56,960
update it on a regular basis, whether

1724
01:25:55,280 --> 01:25:59,360
it's a two-year budget or a one-year

1725
01:25:56,960 --> 01:26:01,199
budget. And so, thank you so much for

1726
01:25:59,360 --> 01:26:05,120
making sure that it's in the forefront

1727
01:26:01,199 --> 01:26:08,159
and that we um aren't uh neglecting

1728
01:26:05,120 --> 01:26:11,040
something that really needs to be um

1729
01:26:08,159 --> 01:26:12,400
nurtured and a regular basis. I

1730
01:26:11,040 --> 01:26:15,199
appreciate it.

1731
01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:17,280
» Thank you, Deputy Mayor Steinmets.

1732
01:26:15,199 --> 01:26:19,520
Yeah, [clears throat] I think you've

1733
01:26:17,280 --> 01:26:22,480
done a wonderful job of kind of laying

1734
01:26:19,520 --> 01:26:25,120
this out and

1735
01:26:22,480 --> 01:26:28,159
I think it's always been understood

1736
01:26:25,120 --> 01:26:30,080
um that a bianual budgets need still

1737
01:26:28,159 --> 01:26:31,920
needs an update, but it's a lot easier

1738
01:26:30,080 --> 01:26:34,639
to do an update than it is to start from

1739
01:26:31,920 --> 01:26:36,159
scratch and try to do it all over again.

1740
01:26:34,639 --> 01:26:37,920
Um, you know, I worked in the state

1741
01:26:36,159 --> 01:26:41,600
legislature on the staff for the Senate

1742
01:26:37,920 --> 01:26:43,840
Judiciary Committee, and every year

1743
01:26:41,600 --> 01:26:46,239
there are amendments to the budget that

1744
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:48,480
change the various programs. And boy,

1745
01:26:46,239 --> 01:26:51,679
we're going to see some this year uh in

1746
01:26:48,480 --> 01:26:53,520
the state legislature again. Um, because

1747
01:26:51,679 --> 01:26:56,080
some of the assumptions that were made

1748
01:26:53,520 --> 01:26:58,480
just didn't hold true. Uh, but they were

1749
01:26:56,080 --> 01:27:00,080
made in good faith. Uh, and I think

1750
01:26:58,480 --> 01:27:03,199
that, you know, you're doing the best

1751
01:27:00,080 --> 01:27:04,719
that you can under the circumstances. uh

1752
01:27:03,199 --> 01:27:06,880
keep giving us the news that we need to

1753
01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:08,800
hear and you're doing a great job of

1754
01:27:06,880 --> 01:27:11,600
that and I appreciate it. I think this

1755
01:27:08,800 --> 01:27:13,440
is a good solid um set of amendments to

1756
01:27:11,600 --> 01:27:16,000
the budget and I appreciate everything

1757
01:27:13,440 --> 01:27:17,840
you've done. Thank you.

1758
01:27:16,000 --> 01:27:19,760
» Uh before I call in you, Council Member

1759
01:27:17,840 --> 01:27:21,520
Harris, uh checking with the other two

1760
01:27:19,760 --> 01:27:23,199
council members. Council member Nutting,

1761
01:27:21,520 --> 01:27:26,239
do you have a question or discussion?

1762
01:27:23,199 --> 01:27:28,000
No. Council member Oxiger. Okay. Council

1763
01:27:26,239 --> 01:27:30,800
member Harris,

1764
01:27:28,000 --> 01:27:33,199
» Thank you. Um, I want to highlight

1765
01:27:30,800 --> 01:27:35,360
something that uh, director friends said

1766
01:27:33,199 --> 01:27:38,000
about politicization.

1767
01:27:35,360 --> 01:27:41,440
I was struck by that. I wish we had

1768
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:47,120
enough money to uh, be politicized. Um,

1769
01:27:41,440 --> 01:27:51,199
but the thing the the the thing that

1770
01:27:47,120 --> 01:27:54,000
the politics are that we focus on now.

1771
01:27:51,199 --> 01:27:57,360
Um, I my mentor really stressed

1772
01:27:54,000 --> 01:28:00,320
behavioral economics. Um, people are

1773
01:27:57,360 --> 01:28:02,400
dressed up. It's festive. Um, nobody

1774
01:28:00,320 --> 01:28:06,239
there's never a good time to be the

1775
01:28:02,400 --> 01:28:11,679
Grinch. Um, and well, some of us are

1776
01:28:06,239 --> 01:28:15,679
dressed up. Uh, but the thing is, um, I

1777
01:28:11,679 --> 01:28:17,840
have seen this movie for 30 years.

1778
01:28:15,679 --> 01:28:21,679
What the politicization

1779
01:28:17,840 --> 01:28:25,040
I said that right? um is that everybody

1780
01:28:21,679 --> 01:28:28,960
when you're in local government, your

1781
01:28:25,040 --> 01:28:31,760
entire bias, you're like is to promote a

1782
01:28:28,960 --> 01:28:35,360
positive image in a way that if you're

1783
01:28:31,760 --> 01:28:37,360
in a state legislature or uh you can you

1784
01:28:35,360 --> 01:28:40,800
can have debates and you're not worried

1785
01:28:37,360 --> 01:28:44,400
about image. Um but there's just this

1786
01:28:40,800 --> 01:28:47,760
constant thing of trying to put the best

1787
01:28:44,400 --> 01:28:51,199
face forward of the city and that is

1788
01:28:47,760 --> 01:28:55,440
what makes it happen every five years.

1789
01:28:51,199 --> 01:28:58,159
You just you can't manifest

1790
01:28:55,440 --> 01:29:02,000
a sustainable budget through positive

1791
01:28:58,159 --> 01:29:05,679
mental attitude. Um but the focus on

1792
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:08,880
like this time will be different. you

1793
01:29:05,679 --> 01:29:12,000
know, thank goodness we hired a new city

1794
01:29:08,880 --> 01:29:15,679
manager or it's a new year or whatever.

1795
01:29:12,000 --> 01:29:18,000
Um, that contributes to it happening

1796
01:29:15,679 --> 01:29:19,840
over and over again because people

1797
01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:22,480
always

1798
01:29:19,840 --> 01:29:24,480
will be that that's just how what humans

1799
01:29:22,480 --> 01:29:28,159
do. They always think that this time

1800
01:29:24,480 --> 01:29:32,719
will be different. I'm special. Now is a

1801
01:29:28,159 --> 01:29:36,480
new year. And it's just it's human

1802
01:29:32,719 --> 01:29:40,480
nature. Um I think it's the we are doing

1803
01:29:36,480 --> 01:29:43,520
so many great first steps this year.

1804
01:29:40,480 --> 01:29:46,800
We do a great first step like every five

1805
01:29:43,520 --> 01:29:50,159
years. Okay. And we never get to step

1806
01:29:46,800 --> 01:29:54,480
two. And we should have the humility to

1807
01:29:50,159 --> 01:29:58,320
recognize that and just it it you know

1808
01:29:54,480 --> 01:30:00,080
this is fine but um

1809
01:29:58,320 --> 01:30:04,400
it

1810
01:30:00,080 --> 01:30:08,000
it's a pattern and um and we should have

1811
01:30:04,400 --> 01:30:09,920
that humility to be able to say okay um

1812
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:13,280
let's just

1813
01:30:09,920 --> 01:30:16,960
relax a little bit and um but just

1814
01:30:13,280 --> 01:30:19,840
speaking you know just in closing I uh

1815
01:30:16,960 --> 01:30:21,920
this entire process. We're going to be

1816
01:30:19,840 --> 01:30:23,840
talking about the economic development

1817
01:30:21,920 --> 01:30:25,920
grant.

1818
01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:30,320
It's backwards.

1819
01:30:25,920 --> 01:30:34,159
It is it it echoes

1820
01:30:30,320 --> 01:30:37,440
like three economic development

1821
01:30:34,159 --> 01:30:39,679
interventions since I've lived here. And

1822
01:30:37,440 --> 01:30:42,080
I wish people could understand that this

1823
01:30:39,679 --> 01:30:44,560
is kind of a groundhog day and have a

1824
01:30:42,080 --> 01:30:46,880
little empathy for me

1825
01:30:44,560 --> 01:30:50,800
having watched the same movie over and

1826
01:30:46,880 --> 01:30:52,480
over again. Um I want to be positive but

1827
01:30:50,800 --> 01:30:54,800
um

1828
01:30:52,480 --> 01:30:59,040
there is something about this that is

1829
01:30:54,800 --> 01:31:00,080
just so it's such a recursive deal. Um

1830
01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:01,920
and anyway,

1831
01:31:00,080 --> 01:31:05,280
» All right. Thank you. Thank you, council

1832
01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:07,280
member. So, I'll say I I'll be a

1833
01:31:05,280 --> 01:31:11,440
representative of someone who uh

1834
01:31:07,280 --> 01:31:13,120
disagrees on that a little bit and uh I

1835
01:31:11,440 --> 01:31:14,880
feel like we're headed in a different

1836
01:31:13,120 --> 01:31:17,679
direction. It's a different season. It's

1837
01:31:14,880 --> 01:31:20,239
postcoid. We've got different challenges

1838
01:31:17,679 --> 01:31:22,320
and uh in the same way we do have to eat

1839
01:31:20,239 --> 01:31:26,080
food every morning. There are repetitive

1840
01:31:22,320 --> 01:31:28,080
exercises to solving problems. And so,

1841
01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:29,679
we've got to make good decisions to be

1842
01:31:28,080 --> 01:31:33,040
healthy moving forward. And we're making

1843
01:31:29,679 --> 01:31:36,560
some good decisions. So I I am the

1844
01:31:33,040 --> 01:31:39,040
eternal optimist but we're existing here

1845
01:31:36,560 --> 01:31:42,639
and we've got good leadership, strong

1846
01:31:39,040 --> 01:31:44,080
leadership, good transition going and I

1847
01:31:42,639 --> 01:31:45,760
believe in these people to solve these

1848
01:31:44,080 --> 01:31:47,040
problems. I believe in the staff and I

1849
01:31:45,760 --> 01:31:49,360
believe in this leadership and I believe

1850
01:31:47,040 --> 01:31:51,280
in the people at this dis and I believe

1851
01:31:49,360 --> 01:31:55,120
in those that are going to be here in

1852
01:31:51,280 --> 01:31:57,840
just a few more weeks. So I feel uh

1853
01:31:55,120 --> 01:32:01,040
these people are undaunted and will

1854
01:31:57,840 --> 01:32:04,880
forge forward and do well for this city

1855
01:32:01,040 --> 01:32:08,239
and I am unconcerned about naysaying and

1856
01:32:04,880 --> 01:32:10,639
doomsaying. So this is good progress and

1857
01:32:08,239 --> 01:32:13,360
I appreciate the ca the candid approach

1858
01:32:10,639 --> 01:32:16,400
here tonight and I appreciate it being

1859
01:32:13,360 --> 01:32:18,560
uh showed the truth and it gives us

1860
01:32:16,400 --> 01:32:20,400
something to work on and look forward

1861
01:32:18,560 --> 01:32:23,199
to. We've got lots of strategic and

1862
01:32:20,400 --> 01:32:25,760
innovative people up here. Uh up here,

1863
01:32:23,199 --> 01:32:29,760
down there. So, and thank you all for

1864
01:32:25,760 --> 01:32:31,840
being that way. Uh all right. So, we

1865
01:32:29,760 --> 01:32:34,320
have a motion and a second and

1866
01:32:31,840 --> 01:32:35,840
discussion. It looks like we I'm going

1867
01:32:34,320 --> 01:32:37,360
to wrap up discussion here and take it

1868
01:32:35,840 --> 01:32:39,520
to a vote. All in favor, raise your

1869
01:32:37,360 --> 01:32:41,280
right hand.

1870
01:32:39,520 --> 01:32:43,120
Council member Nutting, Council Member

1871
01:32:41,280 --> 01:32:46,080
Oxiger, Council Member Harris. Oh, it's

1872
01:32:43,120 --> 01:32:47,600
unanimous. Okay. Thank you. Motion

1873
01:32:46,080 --> 01:32:50,159
passes.

1874
01:32:47,600 --> 01:32:50,159
All right.

1875
01:32:50,880 --> 01:32:56,480
Okay. On to public hearing number two.

1876
01:32:54,320 --> 01:32:58,239
This is in regard to our west the Wesley

1877
01:32:56,480 --> 01:33:00,800
master plan. The purpose of this item is

1878
01:32:58,239 --> 01:33:02,880
for council to consider the approval of

1879
01:33:00,800 --> 01:33:06,239
the master plan amendment application

1880
01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:08,400
titled Wesley Homes phase 5. Please note

1881
01:33:06,239 --> 01:33:10,719
that this is a quasi judicial public

1882
01:33:08,400 --> 01:33:12,800
hearing. As such, the council has added

1883
01:33:10,719 --> 01:33:14,719
responsibilities and there will be some

1884
01:33:12,800 --> 01:33:18,320
notable formalities.

1885
01:33:14,719 --> 01:33:20,400
I will now up open the public hearing.

1886
01:33:18,320 --> 01:33:25,920
We will begin with a staff presentation.

1887
01:33:20,400 --> 01:33:29,199
Senior planner Jason Wy. Thanks, Jason.

1888
01:33:25,920 --> 01:33:32,159
» Thank you. Good evening, Mayor, City

1889
01:33:29,199 --> 01:33:35,520
Council, everyone. My name is Jason Wy

1890
01:33:32,159 --> 01:33:37,840
as mentioned, a senior planner, and our

1891
01:33:35,520 --> 01:33:40,880
applicants, uh, HBL will be following me

1892
01:33:37,840 --> 01:33:45,719
with a presentation as well tonight.

1893
01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:45,719
So, let's see. Where's the clicker?

1894
01:33:47,280 --> 01:33:52,880
What is a master plan? What is the

1895
01:33:49,520 --> 01:33:55,120
purpose pursu pursuant to the the city's

1896
01:33:52,880 --> 01:33:57,040
municipal code? The purpose of a master

1897
01:33:55,120 --> 01:33:59,360
plan is to define the development of

1898
01:33:57,040 --> 01:34:01,040
property, promote compatibility with

1899
01:33:59,360 --> 01:34:02,719
neighboring areas, and benefit the

1900
01:34:01,040 --> 01:34:05,719
community with flexibility and

1901
01:34:02,719 --> 01:34:05,719
innovation.

1902
01:34:06,480 --> 01:34:12,159
Here's a nice illustration created by ah

1903
01:34:09,360 --> 01:34:14,800
Bill that gives you an overview of the

1904
01:34:12,159 --> 01:34:18,000
entire Wesley campus.

1905
01:34:14,800 --> 01:34:21,040
Um in the forefront here you can see

1906
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:23,679
what has recently been completed of

1907
01:34:21,040 --> 01:34:26,159
Wesley. Uh you've got the gardens

1908
01:34:23,679 --> 01:34:29,920
building, the garden cottages,

1909
01:34:26,159 --> 01:34:33,199
brownstone building north of 216th

1910
01:34:29,920 --> 01:34:35,360
across going across on the skyway you

1911
01:34:33,199 --> 01:34:39,679
have the existing terrace building and

1912
01:34:35,360 --> 01:34:44,560
terrace cottages. Um, back in 2015,

1913
01:34:39,679 --> 01:34:47,040
a master plan was passed by council that

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01:34:44,560 --> 01:34:49,920
um allowed the first three phases of

1915
01:34:47,040 --> 01:34:51,679
construction, which is um the area in

1916
01:34:49,920 --> 01:34:55,840
the forefront that has been completed.

1917
01:34:51,679 --> 01:34:58,719
There is a current phase going on uh

1918
01:34:55,840 --> 01:35:01,679
improving the interior of the terrace

1919
01:34:58,719 --> 01:35:05,760
building. And now we're on to

1920
01:35:01,679 --> 01:35:08,320
what is the um subject of tonight is the

1921
01:35:05,760 --> 01:35:11,760
fifth phase. And that if you look on the

1922
01:35:08,320 --> 01:35:14,560
upper right hand corner, the creek side

1923
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:18,080
building is the main main centerpiece

1924
01:35:14,560 --> 01:35:19,840
there. Um there's also a smaller um

1925
01:35:18,080 --> 01:35:24,840
maintenance building, some recreational

1926
01:35:19,840 --> 01:35:24,840
improvements, landscaping, etc.

1927
01:35:25,840 --> 01:35:32,639
Now, this is looking at the northern

1928
01:35:28,239 --> 01:35:34,800
area north of 216th.

1929
01:35:32,639 --> 01:35:38,560
You've got the terrace building on the

1930
01:35:34,800 --> 01:35:40,400
left, terrace cottages. You've got on

1931
01:35:38,560 --> 01:35:43,760
the right hand side in white, you've got

1932
01:35:40,400 --> 01:35:46,000
the um layout of the new creek side

1933
01:35:43,760 --> 01:35:49,760
proposed creekide building and the

1934
01:35:46,000 --> 01:35:54,320
maintenance building. North of that

1935
01:35:49,760 --> 01:35:57,360
there are some um carports in Brown

1936
01:35:54,320 --> 01:36:00,320
north of the terrace building

1937
01:35:57,360 --> 01:36:04,400
that's going on existing uh parking

1938
01:36:00,320 --> 01:36:07,199
area. You have recreational areas that

1939
01:36:04,400 --> 01:36:09,600
they're adding uh exceeding the amount

1940
01:36:07,199 --> 01:36:11,280
that's required by the city. There's a

1941
01:36:09,600 --> 01:36:13,840
little blue area there in the middle

1942
01:36:11,280 --> 01:36:17,120
that is a new pickle ball court. You've

1943
01:36:13,840 --> 01:36:20,000
got uh I think to the left botchi ball

1944
01:36:17,120 --> 01:36:22,880
court and then north the barbecue area.

1945
01:36:20,000 --> 01:36:25,679
North of the Creekide building you have

1946
01:36:22,880 --> 01:36:28,320
a dog run and you also have walking

1947
01:36:25,679 --> 01:36:30,880
paths through through an abundant amount

1948
01:36:28,320 --> 01:36:33,280
of landscaping

1949
01:36:30,880 --> 01:36:36,960
more than what's required by the uh by

1950
01:36:33,280 --> 01:36:39,760
the city. Um so

1951
01:36:36,960 --> 01:36:43,040
a little bit more about the landscaping.

1952
01:36:39,760 --> 01:36:44,880
Um so yes there's more than than what's

1953
01:36:43,040 --> 01:36:49,679
required by the city. What's required by

1954
01:36:44,880 --> 01:36:52,719
the city are the per is the perimeter uh

1955
01:36:49,679 --> 01:36:56,320
buffer uh landscape strips 10- foot wide

1956
01:36:52,719 --> 01:36:59,600
landscape strips. Um that's for

1957
01:36:56,320 --> 01:37:03,760
screening uh the rightway as well as to

1958
01:36:59,600 --> 01:37:08,239
the east we have some multifamily and uh

1959
01:37:03,760 --> 01:37:10,159
so th that landscaping must comply with

1960
01:37:08,239 --> 01:37:13,520
uh the municipal code and there are

1961
01:37:10,159 --> 01:37:16,719
strict standards um that it must comply

1962
01:37:13,520 --> 01:37:21,920
with and staff has reviewed I've

1963
01:37:16,719 --> 01:37:24,639
reviewed and uh feel like it is um

1964
01:37:21,920 --> 01:37:27,199
uh good it is sufficient for master plan

1965
01:37:24,639 --> 01:37:29,360
approval at this time. It'll continue to

1966
01:37:27,199 --> 01:37:32,239
be reviewed with civil plans during the

1967
01:37:29,360 --> 01:37:34,239
uh building permit phase as well.

1968
01:37:32,239 --> 01:37:38,159
And there's additional planting as I

1969
01:37:34,239 --> 01:37:40,800
mentioned um that some of it voluntary

1970
01:37:38,159 --> 01:37:44,600
uh and AH bill will speak on that a

1971
01:37:40,800 --> 01:37:44,600
little bit more as well.

1972
01:37:46,400 --> 01:37:52,800
This is looking north from the parking

1973
01:37:49,920 --> 01:37:57,600
lot adjacent to 216th at uh the new

1974
01:37:52,800 --> 01:38:01,760
Creekide building. It is a new 106 unit

1975
01:37:57,600 --> 01:38:03,920
independent living housing building. Um

1976
01:38:01,760 --> 01:38:07,520
it will be

1977
01:38:03,920 --> 01:38:09,600
close to 65 ft in height. The lower

1978
01:38:07,520 --> 01:38:13,280
level level will be a parking garage

1979
01:38:09,600 --> 01:38:14,880
with 106 uh parking spaces. The new

1980
01:38:13,280 --> 01:38:17,679
there's a new maintenance building I

1981
01:38:14,880 --> 01:38:20,560
mentioned before in carports.

1982
01:38:17,679 --> 01:38:22,159
Uh all bu all new buildings will have a

1983
01:38:20,560 --> 01:38:24,880
combined footprint of approximately

1984
01:38:22,159 --> 01:38:27,920
55,000 square feet.

1985
01:38:24,880 --> 01:38:30,080
I mentioned the recreation areas

1986
01:38:27,920 --> 01:38:32,800
uh more than what's required by the city

1987
01:38:30,080 --> 01:38:35,760
and landscaping again uh more than

1988
01:38:32,800 --> 01:38:39,960
that's required by the city. uh and it

1989
01:38:35,760 --> 01:38:39,960
includes over a 100 trees.

1990
01:38:45,760 --> 01:38:52,639
Now, this is the total count for the

1991
01:38:47,920 --> 01:38:56,719
entire Wesley U campus. The Creek Side

1992
01:38:52,639 --> 01:39:00,239
there is circled in red. That is the new

1993
01:38:56,719 --> 01:39:04,560
um project that's that tonight we're

1994
01:39:00,239 --> 01:39:07,920
concerned most with. So in total there

1995
01:39:04,560 --> 01:39:11,360
will be 497

1996
01:39:07,920 --> 01:39:16,800
independent living units, uh 50 assisted

1997
01:39:11,360 --> 01:39:19,840
living units, 26 memory care units, and

1998
01:39:16,800 --> 01:39:22,000
uh 72 skilled nursing fac uh facility

1999
01:39:19,840 --> 01:39:24,560
units. And those are actual units,

2000
01:39:22,000 --> 01:39:29,400
walled units. There was a question about

2001
01:39:24,560 --> 01:39:29,400
that last last week.

2002
01:39:30,560 --> 01:39:36,080
So

2003
01:39:32,800 --> 01:39:38,800
the decision criteria for approval,

2004
01:39:36,080 --> 01:39:41,360
number one, the master plan development

2005
01:39:38,800 --> 01:39:44,639
plan includes a general phasing timeline

2006
01:39:41,360 --> 01:39:46,880
and a bill will speak to that in their

2007
01:39:44,639 --> 01:39:48,400
presentation. Two, the plan meets or

2008
01:39:46,880 --> 01:39:51,360
exceeds the current regulations for

2009
01:39:48,400 --> 01:39:54,239
critical areas. Um, it was reviewed by

2010
01:39:51,360 --> 01:39:55,920
staff and it does comply.

2011
01:39:54,239 --> 01:39:58,080
There is sufficient capacity in

2012
01:39:55,920 --> 01:39:59,679
infrastructure in the transportation

2013
01:39:58,080 --> 01:40:02,480
system

2014
01:39:59,679 --> 01:40:04,880
and that was reviewed by staff and uh it

2015
01:40:02,480 --> 01:40:06,560
does comply. It is sufficient. There is

2016
01:40:04,880 --> 01:40:08,400
sufficient capacity within public

2017
01:40:06,560 --> 01:40:11,520
services such as water, sewer and storm

2018
01:40:08,400 --> 01:40:14,639
water. That again was um reviewed by

2019
01:40:11,520 --> 01:40:16,719
staff and it is sufficient. The plan

2020
01:40:14,639 --> 01:40:20,000
contains architectural design and site

2021
01:40:16,719 --> 01:40:23,199
design standards, landscaping provisions

2022
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:26,080
for open space um etc. Uh and that has

2023
01:40:23,199 --> 01:40:28,239
all been reviewed by staff. Um it will

2024
01:40:26,080 --> 01:40:30,239
will continue to be reviewed during the

2025
01:40:28,239 --> 01:40:32,560
building permit phase as well as design

2026
01:40:30,239 --> 01:40:35,360
review phase. That's a separate

2027
01:40:32,560 --> 01:40:38,080
application.

2028
01:40:35,360 --> 01:40:40,159
The plan incorporate incorporates crime

2029
01:40:38,080 --> 01:40:42,159
prevention through environmental design

2030
01:40:40,159 --> 01:40:47,600
and that was reviewed by our police

2031
01:40:42,159 --> 01:40:49,679
department and um it was approved.

2032
01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:53,280
So, and then number seven, it actually

2033
01:40:49,679 --> 01:40:57,239
does not apply to this use. Um, there

2034
01:40:53,280 --> 01:40:57,239
are no laboratory uses.

2035
01:40:58,639 --> 01:41:04,320
This will be the motion um after

2036
01:41:03,040 --> 01:41:08,440
we get through everything.

2037
01:41:04,320 --> 01:41:08,440
» All right. Thank you.

2038
01:41:17,040 --> 01:41:21,920
Great. Um, thank you. Uh, thanks for the

2039
01:41:19,600 --> 01:41:25,159
record. My name is Wayne Carlson. I'm uh

2040
01:41:21,920 --> 01:41:25,159
with AHBL

2041
01:41:25,280 --> 01:41:31,440
and uh I am a uh a planner and uh we are

2042
01:41:28,880 --> 01:41:34,159
providing uh civil structural planning

2043
01:41:31,440 --> 01:41:37,440
and landscape architectural services on

2044
01:41:34,159 --> 01:41:39,199
this project. Um, also here uh with us

2045
01:41:37,440 --> 01:41:41,199
uh this evening for any questions you

2046
01:41:39,199 --> 01:41:43,199
might have would be uh Steve Nornis who

2047
01:41:41,199 --> 01:41:46,639
will also be uh sharing in this

2048
01:41:43,199 --> 01:41:49,040
presentation uh with me um Heather Dart

2049
01:41:46,639 --> 01:41:50,800
uh executive director of of the campus

2050
01:41:49,040 --> 01:41:53,280
uh with with Wesley. She's here in the

2051
01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:55,760
audience as well as uh Chris Christine

2052
01:41:53,280 --> 01:41:59,679
Tmaine uh who is the vice president of

2053
01:41:55,760 --> 01:42:02,080
marketing and development with Wesley.

2054
01:41:59,679 --> 01:42:03,600
So, uh, my my presentation, uh, you

2055
01:42:02,080 --> 01:42:06,080
know, in terms of being respectful of

2056
01:42:03,600 --> 01:42:08,320
your time, I watched, uh, the the study

2057
01:42:06,080 --> 01:42:10,560
session that you had last week. And so,

2058
01:42:08,320 --> 01:42:13,119
we, uh, Steve and I have, uh, really,

2059
01:42:10,560 --> 01:42:14,639
uh, uh, fashioned our presentation

2060
01:42:13,119 --> 01:42:17,119
really to address the questions that

2061
01:42:14,639 --> 01:42:19,840
that the council had without, uh, trying

2062
01:42:17,119 --> 01:42:23,280
to duplicate, um, just the summary of

2063
01:42:19,840 --> 01:42:26,320
the project that that Jason uh, and and

2064
01:42:23,280 --> 01:42:28,560
city staff has already done. So, uh this

2065
01:42:26,320 --> 01:42:31,119
uh this slide is is a quick summary

2066
01:42:28,560 --> 01:42:33,920
showing us uh showing our consistency

2067
01:42:31,119 --> 01:42:37,199
with um the the development standards

2068
01:42:33,920 --> 01:42:41,440
and those uh those citations. And so, uh

2069
01:42:37,199 --> 01:42:43,360
again, we're proposing uh to to to be uh

2070
01:42:41,440 --> 01:42:46,239
be meeting uh the the height actually

2071
01:42:43,360 --> 01:42:48,159
being below the the the adopted standard

2072
01:42:46,239 --> 01:42:51,119
um meeting setbacks. You'll see

2073
01:42:48,159 --> 01:42:55,199
impervious surfaces. Uh we're about 20%

2074
01:42:51,119 --> 01:42:57,520
less uh than uh what what we would uh be

2075
01:42:55,199 --> 01:42:59,920
in terms of what we're replacing. Uh

2076
01:42:57,520 --> 01:43:03,760
parking meeting the parking standards.

2077
01:42:59,920 --> 01:43:05,520
Uh recreation space. We are proposing uh

2078
01:43:03,760 --> 01:43:08,960
essentially about double the common

2079
01:43:05,520 --> 01:43:12,000
recreation space. Um private recreation

2080
01:43:08,960 --> 01:43:14,000
area and then uh perimeter buffers. And

2081
01:43:12,000 --> 01:43:18,480
I'll I'll address uh perimeter buffers a

2082
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:20,159
little bit more um on on the next slide.

2083
01:43:18,480 --> 01:43:22,639
Uh, Council Member uh, Harris had some

2084
01:43:20,159 --> 01:43:24,159
some questions regarding uh, landscape

2085
01:43:22,639 --> 01:43:26,719
uh, that I that I also wanted to

2086
01:43:24,159 --> 01:43:29,600
address. And and this uh, slide

2087
01:43:26,719 --> 01:43:31,920
advancers got a kind of handy uh, a

2088
01:43:29,600 --> 01:43:33,760
little uh, uh, red light here. So

2089
01:43:31,920 --> 01:43:37,320
hopefully people can kind of see this,

2090
01:43:33,760 --> 01:43:37,320
but uh,

2091
01:43:38,400 --> 01:43:40,560
maybe maybe not.

2092
01:43:39,280 --> 01:43:42,719
» There it is.

2093
01:43:40,560 --> 01:43:45,760
» There. There you go. Yeah, took a second

2094
01:43:42,719 --> 01:43:49,520
to to warm up, but uh one of one of the

2095
01:43:45,760 --> 01:43:51,920
questions uh was re re uh related to uh

2096
01:43:49,520 --> 01:43:54,400
to to tree replacement and uh you know

2097
01:43:51,920 --> 01:43:57,840
how many of these trees are being uh

2098
01:43:54,400 --> 01:44:01,199
placed on the the being furnished uh as

2099
01:43:57,840 --> 01:44:03,760
as part of this design. So a total of 99

2100
01:44:01,199 --> 01:44:05,920
uh additional trees are provided uh

2101
01:44:03,760 --> 01:44:09,360
going to be provided on the site. Now

2102
01:44:05,920 --> 01:44:12,480
the there will be 22 trees removed and

2103
01:44:09,360 --> 01:44:16,400
the city's uh standard is a 3:1

2104
01:44:12,480 --> 01:44:19,199
replacement. So of those 90 of those 99

2105
01:44:16,400 --> 01:44:22,560
trees uh 66

2106
01:44:19,199 --> 01:44:27,119
would have been required um anyway. So

2107
01:44:22,560 --> 01:44:30,639
um and then 81 trees uh essentially are

2108
01:44:27,119 --> 01:44:34,400
being uh proposed exclusively exclusive

2109
01:44:30,639 --> 01:44:37,600
of required rightway buffer and uh and

2110
01:44:34,400 --> 01:44:41,119
and parking lot uh internal landscaping.

2111
01:44:37,600 --> 01:44:44,239
So uh 18 additional trees beyond what

2112
01:44:41,119 --> 01:44:46,719
would uh otherwise uh be required are uh

2113
01:44:44,239 --> 01:44:49,679
included within the landscape plans that

2114
01:44:46,719 --> 01:44:52,480
our our landscape architect uh designed.

2115
01:44:49,679 --> 01:44:56,159
Uh in addition, there's probably there's

2116
01:44:52,480 --> 01:44:59,520
more than uh 2100 uh shrubs and ground

2117
01:44:56,159 --> 01:45:01,040
cover uh uh you know, plugs and and and

2118
01:44:59,520 --> 01:45:04,719
plants that are going to be part of that

2119
01:45:01,040 --> 01:45:06,239
that landscape design.

2120
01:45:04,719 --> 01:45:08,400
So, with this, I want to turn it over to

2121
01:45:06,239 --> 01:45:10,239
Steve just to to kind of talk about uh

2122
01:45:08,400 --> 01:45:13,600
some of the other elements uh that were

2123
01:45:10,239 --> 01:45:17,159
addressed in last week's uh presentation

2124
01:45:13,600 --> 01:45:17,159
uh for you.

2125
01:45:17,440 --> 01:45:21,040
» Good evening. Um, my name is Steve

2126
01:45:19,280 --> 01:45:22,800
Nornes. I work with Senior Housing

2127
01:45:21,040 --> 01:45:24,960
Partners. I've been the developer on the

2128
01:45:22,800 --> 01:45:27,920
Wesley campus. I started with this in

2129
01:45:24,960 --> 01:45:30,000
2017, similar to your time and working

2130
01:45:27,920 --> 01:45:32,719
with every phase and really glad to be

2131
01:45:30,000 --> 01:45:36,159
here tonight. Uh, just real briefly,

2132
01:45:32,719 --> 01:45:38,000
Wesley started 1944 and it was a place

2133
01:45:36,159 --> 01:45:40,560
that we wanted established where for

2134
01:45:38,000 --> 01:45:43,280
retirement, where seniors could live and

2135
01:45:40,560 --> 01:45:44,800
of all faiths will be uh recognized.

2136
01:45:43,280 --> 01:45:47,520
Kevin Anderson would like to be here

2137
01:45:44,800 --> 01:45:50,080
tonight, but he's on vacation. And but

2138
01:45:47,520 --> 01:45:51,199
Kevin has taken the torch and as we've

2139
01:45:50,080 --> 01:45:52,880
gone through, we said, "We're going to

2140
01:45:51,199 --> 01:45:56,080
need to remodel the campus. We can make

2141
01:45:52,880 --> 01:45:57,920
it more um uh modern and make it more

2142
01:45:56,080 --> 01:45:59,440
have available for seniors." And so

2143
01:45:57,920 --> 01:46:02,480
that's what we've done and made made the

2144
01:45:59,440 --> 01:46:04,480
changes. And so um and there are

2145
01:46:02,480 --> 01:46:06,719
pictures just about lifestyle. And as we

2146
01:46:04,480 --> 01:46:09,040
are developing uh it's just now bricks

2147
01:46:06,719 --> 01:46:11,040
and mortars but again it's developing a

2148
01:46:09,040 --> 01:46:12,800
place to live and a place where people

2149
01:46:11,040 --> 01:46:15,840
can enjoy life with community and

2150
01:46:12,800 --> 01:46:19,840
choice. So this is a picture that goes

2151
01:46:15,840 --> 01:46:21,440
back to 2017 before just for those who

2152
01:46:19,840 --> 01:46:24,239
this is what the gardens was in the

2153
01:46:21,440 --> 01:46:25,760
middle cottages surrounded the rest. The

2154
01:46:24,239 --> 01:46:28,480
terrace is to the right and the green

2155
01:46:25,760 --> 01:46:30,239
building is the care center which we're

2156
01:46:28,480 --> 01:46:32,480
going to demolish and build to do

2157
01:46:30,239 --> 01:46:34,400
independent living. And then you saw it

2158
01:46:32,480 --> 01:46:36,239
earlier, but here's another look of the

2159
01:46:34,400 --> 01:46:38,560
site. We really tried to set the campus

2160
01:46:36,239 --> 01:46:40,880
up to look at the Puget Sound, and this

2161
01:46:38,560 --> 01:46:42,719
is all remodeled with skilled nursing. A

2162
01:46:40,880 --> 01:46:45,760
question came up from last meeting. Are

2163
01:46:42,719 --> 01:46:47,679
the skilled rooms uh private? Uh all we

2164
01:46:45,760 --> 01:46:50,960
have 72 skilled beds, and they're all

2165
01:46:47,679 --> 01:46:52,560
private rooms. Um in the care center, uh

2166
01:46:50,960 --> 01:46:54,719
and this new building here has assisted

2167
01:46:52,560 --> 01:46:56,880
living, memory care, independent living,

2168
01:46:54,719 --> 01:46:58,560
and we have town homes in Brownstones.

2169
01:46:56,880 --> 01:47:01,119
We also put in the bridge which connects

2170
01:46:58,560 --> 01:47:02,480
the campus. And you've seen this slide

2171
01:47:01,119 --> 01:47:04,880
before. We're talking about the upper

2172
01:47:02,480 --> 01:47:07,600
part, the creek side. So,

2173
01:47:04,880 --> 01:47:09,119
architecturally, this campus, this p

2174
01:47:07,600 --> 01:47:10,639
this new design is going to match the

2175
01:47:09,119 --> 01:47:13,199
rest of the campus, the exterior

2176
01:47:10,639 --> 01:47:15,199
facades. And this is an evening picture.

2177
01:47:13,199 --> 01:47:17,280
Uh, every apartment's going to have bel

2178
01:47:15,199 --> 01:47:18,880
uh porches and balconies. Uh upper

2179
01:47:17,280 --> 01:47:20,560
leftand corner, you can see there's an

2180
01:47:18,880 --> 01:47:22,560
that's going to be an area where

2181
01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:24,639
activities can be. It's a lounge and so

2182
01:47:22,560 --> 01:47:27,600
people can be up there entertaining and

2183
01:47:24,639 --> 01:47:29,920
meeting with friends. I think the um the

2184
01:47:27,600 --> 01:47:32,159
reason why why are we doing it uh

2185
01:47:29,920 --> 01:47:34,960
there's a wait list currently there are

2186
01:47:32,159 --> 01:47:36,480
390 people are on a wait list today the

2187
01:47:34,960 --> 01:47:38,880
market studies have said if we go out

2188
01:47:36,480 --> 01:47:41,199
and do this this see what's available

2189
01:47:38,880 --> 01:47:44,239
there's a need for additional 360

2190
01:47:41,199 --> 01:47:45,920
apartments uh to fill and it really fits

2191
01:47:44,239 --> 01:47:49,119
with our mission statement to continue

2192
01:47:45,920 --> 01:47:51,280
providing choice in the area the project

2193
01:47:49,119 --> 01:47:54,320
timing is we like to start in the first

2194
01:47:51,280 --> 01:47:56,960
quarter uh second quarter April of 26

2195
01:47:54,320 --> 01:47:59,679
it's a 19month construction. The overall

2196
01:47:56,960 --> 01:48:01,600
project cost is $93 million and the

2197
01:47:59,679 --> 01:48:04,239
construction portion of it is just under

2198
01:48:01,600 --> 01:48:05,679
$60 million.

2199
01:48:04,239 --> 01:48:08,480
And then the real benefit to the

2200
01:48:05,679 --> 01:48:10,719
community, uh it's it at peak time,

2201
01:48:08,480 --> 01:48:14,000
Walsh construction, as it said be at

2202
01:48:10,719 --> 01:48:17,199
least 60 full-time employees. Uh the

2203
01:48:14,000 --> 01:48:18,800
housing, uh typically in our model, 70%

2204
01:48:17,199 --> 01:48:20,880
of the people who move in come from 10

2205
01:48:18,800 --> 01:48:23,840
to 15 mile radius. So that means 70

2206
01:48:20,880 --> 01:48:27,360
people or 70 homes will be moving over

2207
01:48:23,840 --> 01:48:30,159
that will be resold. Um we're going to

2208
01:48:27,360 --> 01:48:32,719
complete the master plan. Uh we continue

2209
01:48:30,159 --> 01:48:34,719
to be good neighbors uh for serving

2210
01:48:32,719 --> 01:48:36,800
residents and number employees. So

2211
01:48:34,719 --> 01:48:38,719
really this is about community. It's

2212
01:48:36,800 --> 01:48:40,560
about housing. It's jobs. It's about

2213
01:48:38,719 --> 01:48:42,880
completing the campus and it's really

2214
01:48:40,560 --> 01:48:46,080
about continuing the legacy of uh

2215
01:48:42,880 --> 01:48:48,080
Reverend Lauren Stanley. So just uh glad

2216
01:48:46,080 --> 01:48:51,639
to be here tonight and and thank you for

2217
01:48:48,080 --> 01:48:51,639
having us present.

2218
01:48:53,520 --> 01:48:58,960
» Thank you. Do you have another component

2219
01:48:55,440 --> 01:49:04,000
of the presentation right now?

2220
01:48:58,960 --> 01:49:08,159
» That's all done. Okay. So what the next

2221
01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:10,320
up is uh council consideration. So I'm

2222
01:49:08,159 --> 01:49:13,119
going to read following are the rules of

2223
01:49:10,320 --> 01:49:15,920
order um in conducting tonight's public

2224
01:49:13,119 --> 01:49:17,600
hearing which is quasi judicial. All

2225
01:49:15,920 --> 01:49:19,760
council members should now give

2226
01:49:17,600 --> 01:49:22,880
consideration as to whether they have

2227
01:49:19,760 --> 01:49:26,000
one a demonstrated bias or prejudice for

2228
01:49:22,880 --> 01:49:29,360
or against any party to the proceedings.

2229
01:49:26,000 --> 01:49:30,719
Two, a direct or indirect monetary

2230
01:49:29,360 --> 01:49:34,480
interest in the outcome of the

2231
01:49:30,719 --> 01:49:36,400
proceedings. Three, a prejudgment of the

2232
01:49:34,480 --> 01:49:39,840
issue prior to the prior to hearing the

2233
01:49:36,400 --> 01:49:42,080
facts on the record or four, exparte

2234
01:49:39,840 --> 01:49:44,480
contact with any individual excluding

2235
01:49:42,080 --> 01:49:46,719
administrative staff with regard to an

2236
01:49:44,480 --> 01:49:48,320
issue prior to the hearing. If any

2237
01:49:46,719 --> 01:49:50,480
council member should answer in the

2238
01:49:48,320 --> 01:49:52,080
affirmative, then the council member

2239
01:49:50,480 --> 01:49:54,080
should state the reason for their answer

2240
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:56,000
at this time so that the mayor may

2241
01:49:54,080 --> 01:49:57,840
inquire of the administration as to

2242
01:49:56,000 --> 01:50:01,119
whether a violation of the appearance of

2243
01:49:57,840 --> 01:50:04,000
fairness doctrine exists.

2244
01:50:01,119 --> 01:50:06,719
So, have any of you had any discussion

2245
01:50:04,000 --> 01:50:09,520
on this topic or do you feel you have an

2246
01:50:06,719 --> 01:50:11,840
actual or the appearance the appearance

2247
01:50:09,520 --> 01:50:14,159
of a conflict of interest? So, I'm going

2248
01:50:11,840 --> 01:50:17,199
to call on each of you individually.

2249
01:50:14,159 --> 01:50:19,040
Deputy Mayor Steinmet,

2250
01:50:17,199 --> 01:50:20,719
» I don't believe it's a conflict, but I

2251
01:50:19,040 --> 01:50:23,119
would at least let people know that my

2252
01:50:20,719 --> 01:50:26,000
mother is on the waiting list for at

2253
01:50:23,119 --> 01:50:28,239
Wesley, one of those 38.

2254
01:50:26,000 --> 01:50:31,760
Um, that's fine. Thanks for disclosing

2255
01:50:28,239 --> 01:50:32,719
that, but that's fine. You can Council

2256
01:50:31,760 --> 01:50:34,000
member Mahoney,

2257
01:50:32,719 --> 01:50:35,440
» I do not.

2258
01:50:34,000 --> 01:50:36,639
» Council member Grace Matsui,

2259
01:50:35,440 --> 01:50:39,679
» I do not.

2260
01:50:36,639 --> 01:50:41,119
» Council member Nutting,

2261
01:50:39,679 --> 01:50:42,480
» I do not.

2262
01:50:41,119 --> 01:50:43,440
» Council member Harris,

2263
01:50:42,480 --> 01:50:44,719
» Nope.

2264
01:50:43,440 --> 01:50:46,080
» Council member Oxiger,

2265
01:50:44,719 --> 01:50:49,040
» I do not.

2266
01:50:46,080 --> 01:50:51,360
» Thank you. So, now it is time for public

2267
01:50:49,040 --> 01:50:52,880
comment portion of this public hearing.

2268
01:50:51,360 --> 01:50:54,560
Please recognize that we'll not be able

2269
01:50:52,880 --> 01:50:56,560
to interact with you or answer any

2270
01:50:54,560 --> 01:50:58,080
questions during this segment, but your

2271
01:50:56,560 --> 01:51:00,080
comments will become part of the public

2272
01:50:58,080 --> 01:51:02,800
record on the subject and we will

2273
01:51:00,080 --> 01:51:06,239
thoughtfully note your input.

2274
01:51:02,800 --> 01:51:08,960
All comments by proponents, opponents or

2275
01:51:06,239 --> 01:51:11,119
the public shall be made from the podium

2276
01:51:08,960 --> 01:51:13,520
and any individual making comments shall

2277
01:51:11,119 --> 01:51:15,840
first give their name and the city in

2278
01:51:13,520 --> 01:51:18,239
which they reside. Individuals will have

2279
01:51:15,840 --> 01:51:21,119
three minutes to speak. No comments

2280
01:51:18,239 --> 01:51:23,440
shall be made from any other location

2281
01:51:21,119 --> 01:51:25,440
and anyone making out of order comments

2282
01:51:23,440 --> 01:51:27,840
shall be subject to the rem subject to

2283
01:51:25,440 --> 01:51:30,080
removal from the meeting. There will be

2284
01:51:27,840 --> 01:51:32,639
no demonstrations during or at the

2285
01:51:30,080 --> 01:51:34,800
conclusion of anyone's presentation. It

2286
01:51:32,639 --> 01:51:36,960
is not necessary to be a proponent or

2287
01:51:34,800 --> 01:51:39,199
opponent in order to speak. If you

2288
01:51:36,960 --> 01:51:41,199
consider yourself neither a proponent or

2289
01:51:39,199 --> 01:51:44,000
opponent, please speak during the

2290
01:51:41,199 --> 01:51:49,239
proponent portion and identify yourself

2291
01:51:44,000 --> 01:51:49,239
as neither a proponent nor an opponent.

2292
01:51:49,840 --> 01:51:56,719
» Okay. So, since we did not have anyone

2293
01:51:53,599 --> 01:51:58,560
sign up to speak,

2294
01:51:56,719 --> 01:52:01,280
uh,

2295
01:51:58,560 --> 01:52:03,040
I'm going to ask, is there anyone who

2296
01:52:01,280 --> 01:52:05,360
did not

2297
01:52:03,040 --> 01:52:06,800
who would like to speak on the subject

2298
01:52:05,360 --> 01:52:10,159
but did not realize they needed to sign

2299
01:52:06,800 --> 01:52:12,560
up in order to speak?

2300
01:52:10,159 --> 01:52:15,360
Second call. I think I have actually

2301
01:52:12,560 --> 01:52:17,760
four calls on this, right? Just three.

2302
01:52:15,360 --> 01:52:21,199
Okay. Is there anyone who wishes to

2303
01:52:17,760 --> 01:52:23,040
speak who did not sign up to speak?

2304
01:52:21,199 --> 01:52:26,080
Third call. Is there anyone who wishes

2305
01:52:23,040 --> 01:52:29,080
to speak who did not sign up to speak?

2306
01:52:26,080 --> 01:52:29,080
Okay.

2307
01:52:30,080 --> 01:52:34,159
Now I will inquire of the administration

2308
01:52:32,719 --> 01:52:36,159
as to whether there have been any

2309
01:52:34,159 --> 01:52:38,080
misstatements of fact or whether the

2310
01:52:36,159 --> 01:52:40,639
administration wishes to introduce any

2311
01:52:38,080 --> 01:52:43,679
material as to the subjects raised by

2312
01:52:40,639 --> 01:52:46,639
opponents or proponents or opponents or

2313
01:52:43,679 --> 01:52:50,800
during the presentation or alter in any

2314
01:52:46,639 --> 01:52:53,360
regard initial recommendations.

2315
01:52:50,800 --> 01:52:56,000
No. Thank you.

2316
01:52:53,360 --> 01:52:58,159
Council, do you have any questions?

2317
01:52:56,000 --> 01:52:59,920
Please, questions only at this time.

2318
01:52:58,159 --> 01:53:01,599
Council member Mahoney and then council

2319
01:52:59,920 --> 01:53:03,599
member Harris.

2320
01:53:01,599 --> 01:53:05,040
» So, I was reading the letters that you

2321
01:53:03,599 --> 01:53:07,520
sent out recently. I think it was

2322
01:53:05,040 --> 01:53:09,199
yesterday. And the only question I have

2323
01:53:07,520 --> 01:53:11,599
is particularly from the tribe, one of

2324
01:53:09,199 --> 01:53:13,440
the tribes. This is a previously

2325
01:53:11,599 --> 01:53:14,960
previously developed site we're talking

2326
01:53:13,440 --> 01:53:18,000
about. Correct.

2327
01:53:14,960 --> 01:53:21,280
» Correct. And was this type of

2328
01:53:18,000 --> 01:53:24,000
exploration for indigenous archae

2329
01:53:21,280 --> 01:53:26,159
archaeological

2330
01:53:24,000 --> 01:53:28,000
evidence done before or was that

2331
01:53:26,159 --> 01:53:30,320
something that wasn't done in the past

2332
01:53:28,000 --> 01:53:31,679
when this maybe have been built?

2333
01:53:30,320 --> 01:53:34,320
» That's a good question. I don't know if

2334
01:53:31,679 --> 01:53:36,719
it was done in the past. Um, this is a

2335
01:53:34,320 --> 01:53:39,679
somewhat standard comment that goes out

2336
01:53:36,719 --> 01:53:41,599
to a lot of for a lot of our projects.

2337
01:53:39,679 --> 01:53:44,239
Um

2338
01:53:41,599 --> 01:53:46,159
there's a another project that we're

2339
01:53:44,239 --> 01:53:50,880
working on that um we had to address

2340
01:53:46,159 --> 01:53:53,679
that as well as a condition um that

2341
01:53:50,880 --> 01:53:56,000
condition for the Madera um for another

2342
01:53:53,679 --> 01:54:00,080
project. We conditioned it um for them

2343
01:53:56,000 --> 01:54:04,800
to the de developer to get an

2344
01:54:00,080 --> 01:54:06,880
archaeological survey. Sorry. So I

2345
01:54:04,800 --> 01:54:08,000
believe that was a request by

2346
01:54:06,880 --> 01:54:09,920
Snowqualami tribe was it?

2347
01:54:08,000 --> 01:54:11,520
» Yes. So that's my question. I assume

2348
01:54:09,920 --> 01:54:15,040
that that's good request is going to be

2349
01:54:11,520 --> 01:54:19,760
honored. Um obviously what would be the

2350
01:54:15,040 --> 01:54:23,199
process should they discover something

2351
01:54:19,760 --> 01:54:27,040
» Typically they would stop work and and

2352
01:54:23,199 --> 01:54:29,840
then follow the protocol which you know

2353
01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:32,000
I'm not totally familiar with but they

2354
01:54:29,840 --> 01:54:32,639
would have to stop and

2355
01:54:32,000 --> 01:54:34,480
um

2356
01:54:32,639 --> 01:54:35,760
» Similar to what we have

2357
01:54:34,480 --> 01:54:37,040
» A survey even if they don't find

2358
01:54:35,760 --> 01:54:39,440
anything they're still required to do an

2359
01:54:37,040 --> 01:54:41,760
inadvertent discovery plan so a plan is

2360
01:54:39,440 --> 01:54:43,520
put together um on what what will be

2361
01:54:41,760 --> 01:54:45,199
done if something is found. So that's

2362
01:54:43,520 --> 01:54:47,920
part of a standard requirement.

2363
01:54:45,199 --> 01:54:50,880
» All right. Thank you.

2364
01:54:47,920 --> 01:54:54,239
» All right. Council member Harris.

2365
01:54:50,880 --> 01:54:59,280
» Thank you. Um just along and this may

2366
01:54:54,239 --> 01:55:02,000
just be me nerding out. Um is there

2367
01:54:59,280 --> 01:55:06,719
anything um just looking at the property

2368
01:55:02,000 --> 01:55:08,960
that um are all are all the surveys are

2369
01:55:06,719 --> 01:55:10,560
they similar? You know, in other words,

2370
01:55:08,960 --> 01:55:13,679
is there something unique about the

2371
01:55:10,560 --> 01:55:16,800
property that might

2372
01:55:13,679 --> 01:55:19,440
cause delay to the project just in doing

2373
01:55:16,800 --> 01:55:20,960
the evaluation or is it just

2374
01:55:19,440 --> 01:55:23,520
» So, we wouldn't know until an evaluation

2375
01:55:20,960 --> 01:55:25,119
is done. If an if an evaluation is done

2376
01:55:23,520 --> 01:55:27,360
um because this is a heavily already

2377
01:55:25,119 --> 01:55:30,719
developed site, we as staff I wouldn't

2378
01:55:27,360 --> 01:55:32,400
expect to see an issue at this site. Um

2379
01:55:30,719 --> 01:55:34,320
but like like was mentioned, Snowqual

2380
01:55:32,400 --> 01:55:36,000
Colony Tribe puts that request or

2381
01:55:34,320 --> 01:55:38,400
recommendation on every project that

2382
01:55:36,000 --> 01:55:40,560
they get noticed on. Okay. And the other

2383
01:55:38,400 --> 01:55:43,440
thing is does the uh comment from

2384
01:55:40,560 --> 01:55:46,000
ecology regarding arsenic does that pose

2385
01:55:43,440 --> 01:55:48,560
any potential challenge? It came in kind

2386
01:55:46,000 --> 01:55:51,360
of recently. That's another common

2387
01:55:48,560 --> 01:55:53,920
common uh comment that we get for a lot

2388
01:55:51,360 --> 01:55:56,159
of projects and it's not a big issue.

2389
01:55:53,920 --> 01:55:59,040
They will have to do go through the

2390
01:55:56,159 --> 01:56:01,280
process of um cleanup.

2391
01:55:59,040 --> 01:56:02,239
» Okay. But it's just a known process.

2392
01:56:01,280 --> 01:56:04,480
» It is.

2393
01:56:02,239 --> 01:56:05,920
» That's it. Thank you.

2394
01:56:04,480 --> 01:56:09,239
» Thank you. I'm checking with council

2395
01:56:05,920 --> 01:56:09,239
member Nutting.

2396
01:56:11,840 --> 01:56:17,119
No, you're good. Okay. Uh, any other

2397
01:56:14,880 --> 01:56:18,800
questions?

2398
01:56:17,119 --> 01:56:21,920
All right.

2399
01:56:18,800 --> 01:56:24,400
I will now close the public hearing.

2400
01:56:21,920 --> 01:56:27,119
Is there a motion? Council member

2401
01:56:24,400 --> 01:56:29,599
Mahoney. I move to approve draft

2402
01:56:27,119 --> 01:56:31,360
resolution 25-120

2403
01:56:29,599 --> 01:56:34,639
approving the master plan amendment for

2404
01:56:31,360 --> 01:56:37,360
the proposed Wesley Homes project LUA

2405
01:56:34,639 --> 01:56:39,920
2025-000026

2406
01:56:37,360 --> 01:56:41,040
subject to conditions set forth in the

2407
01:56:39,920 --> 01:56:42,639
resolution.

2408
01:56:41,040 --> 01:56:44,239
» I have a second. Looks like I have a

2409
01:56:42,639 --> 01:56:46,960
second from Council Member Nutting.

2410
01:56:44,239 --> 01:56:51,199
Thank you very much. Discussion.

2411
01:56:46,960 --> 01:56:53,920
» Council member Harris. Um, aside from my

2412
01:56:51,199 --> 01:56:57,760
uh, you know, just concerns because the

2413
01:56:53,920 --> 01:57:00,800
creek side is touchy for me. Um, if it

2414
01:56:57,760 --> 01:57:03,199
turns out, you know, analogous to the

2415
01:57:00,800 --> 01:57:06,639
terrace project, it will be spectacular.

2416
01:57:03,199 --> 01:57:09,679
Um, it's been a I I can't say enough

2417
01:57:06,639 --> 01:57:12,960
good things about it. Took a long time,

2418
01:57:09,679 --> 01:57:15,840
co and so forth, but um, the inside is a

2419
01:57:12,960 --> 01:57:17,599
place that you'd want to live and um, it

2420
01:57:15,840 --> 01:57:20,880
just

2421
01:57:17,599 --> 01:57:22,480
it's just a wonderful uh thing. So,

2422
01:57:20,880 --> 01:57:24,560
thank you.

2423
01:57:22,480 --> 01:57:26,239
» Thank you. Any other comments? Council

2424
01:57:24,560 --> 01:57:28,159
member Mahoney and then Deputy Mayor

2425
01:57:26,239 --> 01:57:29,679
Steinmets.

2426
01:57:28,159 --> 01:57:32,719
» Wesley's a great neighbor in our

2427
01:57:29,679 --> 01:57:34,880
community. Um throughout this process,

2428
01:57:32,719 --> 01:57:38,719
every development's been a upgrade in

2429
01:57:34,880 --> 01:57:41,040
this community. um uh particularly this

2430
01:57:38,719 --> 01:57:44,320
being on the other side with the terrace

2431
01:57:41,040 --> 01:57:46,400
and the fact that uh we all lobbyed to

2432
01:57:44,320 --> 01:57:48,000
get this uh the skybridge which ensured

2433
01:57:46,400 --> 01:57:51,520
their safety is going to be a great

2434
01:57:48,000 --> 01:57:54,320
connection. So I'm thrilled um for

2435
01:57:51,520 --> 01:57:55,599
Wesley itself and its residents and the

2436
01:57:54,320 --> 01:57:58,080
additional people that they're going to

2437
01:57:55,599 --> 01:57:59,679
be adding to their community. Um I

2438
01:57:58,080 --> 01:58:03,320
welcome in advance because I won't be

2439
01:57:59,679 --> 01:58:03,320
here to do it later.

2440
01:58:04,159 --> 01:58:07,679
Deputy Mayor Stemet.

2441
01:58:06,159 --> 01:58:10,239
» Um, I want to echo a lot of those

2442
01:58:07,679 --> 01:58:12,719
sentiments. Um, everything that Wesley

2443
01:58:10,239 --> 01:58:16,159
has built has been really, really well

2444
01:58:12,719 --> 01:58:18,320
done, well executed. The building of

2445
01:58:16,159 --> 01:58:21,040
that sky bridge was amazing to watch

2446
01:58:18,320 --> 01:58:25,119
those beams go up. I remember being

2447
01:58:21,040 --> 01:58:26,639
there uh and you know it really even

2448
01:58:25,119 --> 01:58:30,239
though you were building across a busy

2449
01:58:26,639 --> 01:58:32,480
street, it was of a minimal disruption

2450
01:58:30,239 --> 01:58:35,760
uh when you did it. So I think the

2451
01:58:32,480 --> 01:58:38,239
process by which Wesley has taken on

2452
01:58:35,760 --> 01:58:41,440
these projects and executed them uh

2453
01:58:38,239 --> 01:58:44,159
really is to be commended. Uh it's it's

2454
01:58:41,440 --> 01:58:47,119
good and uh 160 more units of

2455
01:58:44,159 --> 01:58:50,639
independent living is just great. So I'm

2456
01:58:47,119 --> 01:58:54,800
sure the u the wait list will be very

2457
01:58:50,639 --> 01:58:59,040
glad. Thank you.

2458
01:58:54,800 --> 01:59:02,800
Uh any other comments or discussion

2459
01:58:59,040 --> 01:59:06,000
down the line? Uh all right. Well, mine

2460
01:59:02,800 --> 01:59:08,480
uh I am amazed at the hurdles that uh a

2461
01:59:06,000 --> 01:59:10,560
developer needs to overcome that we

2462
01:59:08,480 --> 01:59:12,639
commonly don't even see come through our

2463
01:59:10,560 --> 01:59:15,520
emails which we did this week in regard

2464
01:59:12,639 --> 01:59:17,920
to this. And it gives me and especially

2465
01:59:15,520 --> 01:59:21,040
your answers tonight. Uh this is common.

2466
01:59:17,920 --> 01:59:24,239
This we get this all the time. Uh it it

2467
01:59:21,040 --> 01:59:26,320
breeds a new appreciation for cultural

2468
01:59:24,239 --> 01:59:28,560
environmental protection, the processes

2469
01:59:26,320 --> 01:59:30,800
that we've got going on all the time

2470
01:59:28,560 --> 01:59:33,280
that when something goes in and

2471
01:59:30,800 --> 01:59:36,400
something happens, all this stuff h all

2472
01:59:33,280 --> 01:59:40,239
these hurdles have have been overcome.

2473
01:59:36,400 --> 01:59:42,800
Uh I I appreciate the work on behalf of

2474
01:59:40,239 --> 01:59:44,239
developers. It's so daunting to to get a

2475
01:59:42,800 --> 01:59:46,480
project done with that in front of you,

2476
01:59:44,239 --> 01:59:48,480
but it's just a reminder to the

2477
01:59:46,480 --> 01:59:50,480
community all of the boxes that are

2478
01:59:48,480 --> 01:59:52,400
being checked when something does happen

2479
01:59:50,480 --> 01:59:55,040
and something comes into the community

2480
01:59:52,400 --> 01:59:57,920
and the environment is disrupted. Uh

2481
01:59:55,040 --> 01:59:59,760
Wesley's a fantastic partner and the

2482
01:59:57,920 --> 02:00:02,880
residents there make great neighbors.

2483
01:59:59,760 --> 02:00:05,280
Very excited. Okay, all in favor raise

2484
02:00:02,880 --> 02:00:07,599
your right hand.

2485
02:00:05,280 --> 02:00:09,599
Uh looks like it is unanimous. Motion

2486
02:00:07,599 --> 02:00:12,840
passes. Congratulations. Thank you for

2487
02:00:09,599 --> 02:00:12,840
your time.

2488
02:00:16,239 --> 02:00:22,800
All right. Uh, next up is new business

2489
02:00:20,159 --> 02:00:24,639
and the first item is a grant acceptance

2490
02:00:22,800 --> 02:00:26,960
and economic development grant from the

2491
02:00:24,639 --> 02:00:29,040
port. The purpose of this item is to

2492
02:00:26,960 --> 02:00:31,840
seek council acceptance of Port of

2493
02:00:29,040 --> 02:00:33,119
Seattle phase three grant funding. And

2494
02:00:31,840 --> 02:00:34,960
we're going to begin with a res

2495
02:00:33,119 --> 02:00:36,800
presentation with city manager Katherryn

2496
02:00:34,960 --> 02:00:39,119
Caffrey and economic development

2497
02:00:36,800 --> 02:00:40,480
consultant Dan Ernesy.

2498
02:00:39,119 --> 02:00:42,719
And I'm not sure, mayor, if you want to

2499
02:00:40,480 --> 02:00:44,080
call up both items since they're sort of

2500
02:00:42,719 --> 02:00:45,920
related or

2501
02:00:44,080 --> 02:00:48,239
» Well, I was going to open with this

2502
02:00:45,920 --> 02:00:50,080
presentation, have the discussion and

2503
02:00:48,239 --> 02:00:52,239
vote, and then skip the presentation

2504
02:00:50,080 --> 02:00:54,560
part on the next item. We'll just go

2505
02:00:52,239 --> 02:00:56,719
straight to a motion and discussion.

2506
02:00:54,560 --> 02:00:57,040
» Oh, okay. We'll do the two presentations

2507
02:00:56,719 --> 02:00:58,960
back.

2508
02:00:57,040 --> 02:01:00,320
» Yeah, you'll do the whole presentation

2509
02:00:58,960 --> 02:01:02,480
in as a group right now.

2510
02:01:00,320 --> 02:01:04,400
» Sounds great. So, I'll start this. So,

2511
02:01:02,480 --> 02:01:07,040
this is really two items. The first one

2512
02:01:04,400 --> 02:01:08,719
is accepting a grant and then the next

2513
02:01:07,040 --> 02:01:10,800
item is what we're going to do with that

2514
02:01:08,719 --> 02:01:13,520
money if the council chooses to accept

2515
02:01:10,800 --> 02:01:15,199
it. So, um you all are probably familiar

2516
02:01:13,520 --> 02:01:17,760
with this because for several years the

2517
02:01:15,199 --> 02:01:20,400
city has received these funds. The Port

2518
02:01:17,760 --> 02:01:22,639
of Seattle does a two-year economic

2519
02:01:20,400 --> 02:01:24,800
development grant program. You can see

2520
02:01:22,639 --> 02:01:27,280
what the goals are there. Uh it is

2521
02:01:24,800 --> 02:01:30,800
available to the 38 cities in King

2522
02:01:27,280 --> 02:01:32,880
County that are not um uh Seattle. It is

2523
02:01:30,800 --> 02:01:34,639
not competitive in the sense that how

2524
02:01:32,880 --> 02:01:37,520
much money you're allocated is a

2525
02:01:34,639 --> 02:01:39,360
formula. Although it is not competitive,

2526
02:01:37,520 --> 02:01:42,639
there are requirements as to what you

2527
02:01:39,360 --> 02:01:45,440
can and can't use it for. Uh in previous

2528
02:01:42,639 --> 02:01:47,679
years, the city has used it for studies.

2529
02:01:45,440 --> 02:01:50,080
This is not a study. This is actual

2530
02:01:47,679 --> 02:01:52,560
implementation. So this is hiring

2531
02:01:50,080 --> 02:01:55,360
someone to do the work. So you'll see

2532
02:01:52,560 --> 02:01:57,280
here, this is the grant formula. Uh what

2533
02:01:55,360 --> 02:01:59,679
the city would receive from the port is

2534
02:01:57,280 --> 02:02:02,560
$68,800.

2535
02:01:59,679 --> 02:02:04,639
uh it requires a 25% match from the city

2536
02:02:02,560 --> 02:02:06,480
that those funds were included in the

2537
02:02:04,639 --> 02:02:09,280
proposed budget out of professional

2538
02:02:06,480 --> 02:02:11,119
services and then another 17,000 that

2539
02:02:09,280 --> 02:02:14,480
can be an inind match. So the total

2540
02:02:11,119 --> 02:02:18,560
value is about $103,000 and the total

2541
02:02:14,480 --> 02:02:20,639
kind of cash value is around 86.

2542
02:02:18,560 --> 02:02:22,560
So, because this year we were not

2543
02:02:20,639 --> 02:02:24,000
eligible to use these funds for a study,

2544
02:02:22,560 --> 02:02:27,360
and I think there's definitely some

2545
02:02:24,000 --> 02:02:30,159
study fatigue, we're actually looking at

2546
02:02:27,360 --> 02:02:32,800
hiring someone to really go through some

2547
02:02:30,159 --> 02:02:34,800
focused downtown work. As you all may

2548
02:02:32,800 --> 02:02:37,119
recall, the city does not have dedicated

2549
02:02:34,800 --> 02:02:40,080
staff for economic development. So, this

2550
02:02:37,119 --> 02:02:43,520
is actually a really positive way for us

2551
02:02:40,080 --> 02:02:46,320
to get the benefit of having someone um

2552
02:02:43,520 --> 02:02:48,560
in our organization doing this work

2553
02:02:46,320 --> 02:02:50,239
without having to hire the full-time

2554
02:02:48,560 --> 02:02:52,639
employee, which at this time the city

2555
02:02:50,239 --> 02:02:54,080
does not have the funds for. I also want

2556
02:02:52,639 --> 02:02:57,520
to talk a little bit about where this

2557
02:02:54,080 --> 02:02:59,199
focus area came from. So, we frequently,

2558
02:02:57,520 --> 02:03:01,760
and we heard it Tuesday night, hear

2559
02:02:59,199 --> 02:03:04,639
about vacant lots downtown and we hear a

2560
02:03:01,760 --> 02:03:06,800
lot about revitalizing the Marine View

2561
02:03:04,639 --> 02:03:10,080
corridor. And so what this is really

2562
02:03:06,800 --> 02:03:12,000
doing is getting updated information on

2563
02:03:10,080 --> 02:03:13,920
who owns property there because some of

2564
02:03:12,000 --> 02:03:15,520
that has changed hands over several

2565
02:03:13,920 --> 02:03:17,599
years and we don't have good records on

2566
02:03:15,520 --> 02:03:19,760
that. Really getting into contact with

2567
02:03:17,599 --> 02:03:22,400
business owners as well as prospective

2568
02:03:19,760 --> 02:03:24,560
real estate developers. Um and the hope

2569
02:03:22,400 --> 02:03:26,960
is to really get insight from what their

2570
02:03:24,560 --> 02:03:29,199
needs are to incentivize development

2571
02:03:26,960 --> 02:03:31,440
there to inform council policy

2572
02:03:29,199 --> 02:03:33,520
decisions. So occasionally I'll hear

2573
02:03:31,440 --> 02:03:35,679
comments of, you know, looking at zoning

2574
02:03:33,520 --> 02:03:37,440
downtown and things like that. It's

2575
02:03:35,679 --> 02:03:39,360
important that we know if the council is

2576
02:03:37,440 --> 02:03:41,199
going to embark on that, somebody's

2577
02:03:39,360 --> 02:03:42,719
going to be there at the other end to to

2578
02:03:41,199 --> 02:03:45,360
take advantage of that. So this is

2579
02:03:42,719 --> 02:03:47,840
really working on that. Uh so it's a lot

2580
02:03:45,360 --> 02:03:49,840
of real outreach candidly, a lot of

2581
02:03:47,840 --> 02:03:51,440
conversations, a lot of talking to

2582
02:03:49,840 --> 02:03:53,280
people, a lot of sitting with them to

2583
02:03:51,440 --> 02:03:55,360
understand why are they not developing,

2584
02:03:53,280 --> 02:03:58,719
what has stopped them in the past. So

2585
02:03:55,360 --> 02:04:00,880
it's pretty time inensive work.

2586
02:03:58,719 --> 02:04:02,639
Uh the timeline is that uh if the

2587
02:04:00,880 --> 02:04:04,800
council accepted the funds, we would

2588
02:04:02,639 --> 02:04:07,040
really start in January and expend them

2589
02:04:04,800 --> 02:04:10,639
over the year. The deliverables are

2590
02:04:07,040 --> 02:04:12,719
again really really valuable information

2591
02:04:10,639 --> 02:04:15,040
that could then like I said inform what

2592
02:04:12,719 --> 02:04:16,639
the council chooses to do especially in

2593
02:04:15,040 --> 02:04:18,400
light of the strategic plan where I

2594
02:04:16,639 --> 02:04:21,119
think it won't be a surprise to anybody

2595
02:04:18,400 --> 02:04:23,760
that economic development downtown

2596
02:04:21,119 --> 02:04:25,280
vacant lots I fully anticipate is going

2597
02:04:23,760 --> 02:04:28,159
to show up there in some way. So this is

2598
02:04:25,280 --> 02:04:31,119
sort of giving us an edge on that.

2599
02:04:28,159 --> 02:04:34,560
So, I'm gonna transition over to Dan and

2600
02:04:31,119 --> 02:04:36,800
let me kind of in um Can you give him

2601
02:04:34,560 --> 02:04:40,560
talk about what his role is? So, Dan

2602
02:04:36,800 --> 02:04:42,080
Ernesy uh has a consulting firm where he

2603
02:04:40,560 --> 02:04:43,440
has, you know, he'll talk about his

2604
02:04:42,080 --> 02:04:44,800
background, but really over about 20

2605
02:04:43,440 --> 02:04:46,320
years of experience in economic

2606
02:04:44,800 --> 02:04:48,480
development in this region, which I

2607
02:04:46,320 --> 02:04:50,639
think you all are familiar with. And so

2608
02:04:48,480 --> 02:04:53,280
Dan and I began meeting probably about a

2609
02:04:50,639 --> 02:04:54,880
year ago talking about how De Moines

2610
02:04:53,280 --> 02:04:57,280
could really start tackling this when we

2611
02:04:54,880 --> 02:05:00,719
did not have the funding for a director

2612
02:04:57,280 --> 02:05:02,960
level position. And so this is a

2613
02:05:00,719 --> 02:05:05,119
arrangement where Dan would really kind

2614
02:05:02,960 --> 02:05:08,080
of function as a fractional employee for

2615
02:05:05,119 --> 02:05:11,520
us at that really high level. So he

2616
02:05:08,080 --> 02:05:13,679
would be executing upon both this grant

2617
02:05:11,520 --> 02:05:15,520
as well as there are some additional

2618
02:05:13,679 --> 02:05:18,560
services in here to look at like pack

2619
02:05:15,520 --> 02:05:20,719
highway and some other areas that are

2620
02:05:18,560 --> 02:05:23,280
separate from the grant but are funds

2621
02:05:20,719 --> 02:05:25,760
that we would you know do in his total

2622
02:05:23,280 --> 02:05:28,159
contract. So the contract by and large

2623
02:05:25,760 --> 02:05:29,760
includes the port grant project but then

2624
02:05:28,159 --> 02:05:31,920
there's some other items we added on

2625
02:05:29,760 --> 02:05:33,520
there as well. So I'll let him talk a

2626
02:05:31,920 --> 02:05:35,040
little bit about his agreement and then

2627
02:05:33,520 --> 02:05:38,159
we can answer questions about both of

2628
02:05:35,040 --> 02:05:41,199
them. Dan

2629
02:05:38,159 --> 02:05:44,239
Thank you very much. As Katherine said,

2630
02:05:41,199 --> 02:05:45,520
Dan Ernesy, I'm

2631
02:05:44,239 --> 02:05:49,280
familiar [clears throat] with De Moines

2632
02:05:45,520 --> 02:05:51,040
from from birth and I'm very happy to be

2633
02:05:49,280 --> 02:05:53,760
here. So, thank you, mayor, deputy

2634
02:05:51,040 --> 02:05:56,239
mayor, council members, staff, and

2635
02:05:53,760 --> 02:05:57,840
public who have stuck around. Um I

2636
02:05:56,239 --> 02:06:00,096
thought when I came in there were a lot

2637
02:05:57,840 --> 02:06:00,960
of people for my presentation but

2638
02:06:00,096 --> 02:06:04,159
[laughter]

2639
02:06:00,960 --> 02:06:06,719
the so the proposed contract as was said

2640
02:06:04,159 --> 02:06:08,719
is a flexible leadership partnership

2641
02:06:06,719 --> 02:06:10,560
delivering tailored director level

2642
02:06:08,719 --> 02:06:12,080
strategic economic development guidance

2643
02:06:10,560 --> 02:06:16,560
without the overhead of full-time

2644
02:06:12,080 --> 02:06:18,880
position. cities around Washington

2645
02:06:16,560 --> 02:06:21,679
uh are having the same struggles that

2646
02:06:18,880 --> 02:06:26,639
you are having with finances because of

2647
02:06:21,679 --> 02:06:29,440
the 1% cap largely and I

2648
02:06:26,639 --> 02:06:32,239
I have been serving cities for 15 years

2649
02:06:29,440 --> 02:06:35,119
and I see a real need especially for

2650
02:06:32,239 --> 02:06:38,159
small cities to have

2651
02:06:35,119 --> 02:06:40,400
um just professional economic

2652
02:06:38,159 --> 02:06:43,760
development support

2653
02:06:40,400 --> 02:06:46,000
but they can't afford it and So if I can

2654
02:06:43,760 --> 02:06:47,760
be of service in that way in this stage

2655
02:06:46,000 --> 02:06:49,599
of my career, I think it's just a great

2656
02:06:47,760 --> 02:06:52,000
opportunity for me and a and a great way

2657
02:06:49,599 --> 02:06:54,079
to serve these cities. So the contract

2658
02:06:52,000 --> 02:06:58,800
details are basically runs through the

2659
02:06:54,079 --> 02:07:02,320
end of 2026, not to exceed 96,000, which

2660
02:06:58,800 --> 02:07:05,119
kind of in my head is roughly about

2661
02:07:02,320 --> 02:07:07,599
right for a city. It's about three bucks

2662
02:07:05,119 --> 02:07:09,199
per person who live in the city. you

2663
02:07:07,599 --> 02:07:12,159
know, it's just that's that's an

2664
02:07:09,199 --> 02:07:15,119
investment that is

2665
02:07:12,159 --> 02:07:18,320
kind of a logical investment of a

2666
02:07:15,119 --> 02:07:21,760
baseline. Um, the positive with this

2667
02:07:18,320 --> 02:07:23,840
particular contract is almost entirely

2668
02:07:21,760 --> 02:07:26,719
funded through this grant with the Port

2669
02:07:23,840 --> 02:07:31,199
of Seattle.

2670
02:07:26,719 --> 02:07:34,719
This is me. Uh, my experience

2671
02:07:31,199 --> 02:07:37,599
successful is one of those words that

2672
02:07:34,719 --> 02:07:41,119
every project we did made money. I was

2673
02:07:37,599 --> 02:07:44,239
an employee um and that's thus I'm still

2674
02:07:41,119 --> 02:07:46,800
working um 15 years of economic

2675
02:07:44,239 --> 02:07:49,360
development leadership in for cities

2676
02:07:46,800 --> 02:07:52,079
after that. So about a decade in real

2677
02:07:49,360 --> 02:07:54,880
estate development and 15 years specific

2678
02:07:52,079 --> 02:07:57,280
expertise especially in transit oriented

2679
02:07:54,880 --> 02:07:58,800
development and highway corridor

2680
02:07:57,280 --> 02:08:01,520
redevelopment

2681
02:07:58,800 --> 02:08:04,800
um and have done a lot of work with

2682
02:08:01,520 --> 02:08:06,800
groups like Urban Land Institute uh and

2683
02:08:04,800 --> 02:08:10,960
was on a national

2684
02:08:06,800 --> 02:08:13,679
um panel that examined how to do healthy

2685
02:08:10,960 --> 02:08:15,679
highway corridors.

2686
02:08:13,679 --> 02:08:19,119
Interesting facts. Grad of De Moines

2687
02:08:15,679 --> 02:08:21,599
Elementary, Pacific, I would say junior

2688
02:08:19,119 --> 02:08:23,679
high, Mount Reneer High School, and

2689
02:08:21,599 --> 02:08:27,679
University of Washington. I believe in

2690
02:08:23,679 --> 02:08:30,239
one-page strategic plans and uh spend a

2691
02:08:27,679 --> 02:08:32,079
lot of time trying to boil down uh

2692
02:08:30,239 --> 02:08:34,800
thoughts and do a really concise

2693
02:08:32,079 --> 02:08:36,719
statements. And I love metaphors and I

2694
02:08:34,800 --> 02:08:40,639
love van diagrams. I'm going to share a

2695
02:08:36,719 --> 02:08:45,920
van diagram in a moment but the metaphor

2696
02:08:40,639 --> 02:08:50,639
is uh that of economic development being

2697
02:08:45,920 --> 02:08:53,599
uh a lot like a surfer in that one can't

2698
02:08:50,639 --> 02:08:56,159
control all the macro events that are

2699
02:08:53,599 --> 02:08:58,880
happening in an economy.

2700
02:08:56,159 --> 02:09:02,320
But a good surfer like when they feel

2701
02:08:58,880 --> 02:09:04,960
the wave starting to surge, they try to

2702
02:09:02,320 --> 02:09:08,239
just get their surfboard up and going.

2703
02:09:04,960 --> 02:09:11,280
So then that can

2704
02:09:08,239 --> 02:09:13,360
capture the energy that is in that

2705
02:09:11,280 --> 02:09:14,880
system. And some of those waves are

2706
02:09:13,360 --> 02:09:16,480
positive, some are negative. You know,

2707
02:09:14,880 --> 02:09:18,320
sometimes it it can be something like

2708
02:09:16,480 --> 02:09:20,239
the pandemic. Sometimes it can be

2709
02:09:18,320 --> 02:09:24,000
something like interest rate changes and

2710
02:09:20,239 --> 02:09:26,800
and inflation. Sometimes it can be uh a

2711
02:09:24,000 --> 02:09:28,880
big macro effect effect like uh online

2712
02:09:26,800 --> 02:09:32,719
shopping and how that is affecting our

2713
02:09:28,880 --> 02:09:34,960
retail corridors and and downtowns. So,

2714
02:09:32,719 --> 02:09:37,119
uh, the ven diagram is one that I've

2715
02:09:34,960 --> 02:09:41,440
developed over time to just talk about

2716
02:09:37,119 --> 02:09:44,079
what how I, uh, how I think economic

2717
02:09:41,440 --> 02:09:46,639
development works. And I call it

2718
02:09:44,079 --> 02:09:48,480
disciplines of an economic catalyst. I

2719
02:09:46,639 --> 02:09:51,360
like the word catalyst more than a

2720
02:09:48,480 --> 02:09:53,520
developer because, as we just witnessed

2721
02:09:51,360 --> 02:09:56,000
with the Wesley group, they're the ones

2722
02:09:53,520 --> 02:10:00,400
really doing the development and doing

2723
02:09:56,000 --> 02:10:03,119
the investment. My job really is the guy

2724
02:10:00,400 --> 02:10:05,119
um up on top of the

2725
02:10:03,119 --> 02:10:07,280
kind of the cliff with the big boulder

2726
02:10:05,119 --> 02:10:10,639
and just giving it enough of a nudge

2727
02:10:07,280 --> 02:10:12,960
that that the private sector and the and

2728
02:10:10,639 --> 02:10:15,280
the market economy can really take over

2729
02:10:12,960 --> 02:10:18,639
and and the gravity can move things

2730
02:10:15,280 --> 02:10:22,480
forward. So what are those real key

2731
02:10:18,639 --> 02:10:26,800
projects that a city can do for example

2732
02:10:22,480 --> 02:10:29,119
that will then like the first domino

2733
02:10:26,800 --> 02:10:31,040
falling can knock over a lot of things

2734
02:10:29,119 --> 02:10:33,760
and and attract a lot of investment to

2735
02:10:31,040 --> 02:10:36,239
the city. So, three things I see. One,

2736
02:10:33,760 --> 02:10:38,159
uh, infrastructure. You got to put the

2737
02:10:36,239 --> 02:10:41,040
tomato cage on the tomato when it's

2738
02:10:38,159 --> 02:10:43,679
small. And it's same thing with

2739
02:10:41,040 --> 02:10:47,199
infrastructure. I

2740
02:10:43,679 --> 02:10:49,520
I I mean, the one we have so uh

2741
02:10:47,199 --> 02:10:52,000
prevalent in our in our world right now

2742
02:10:49,520 --> 02:10:54,960
is light rail. And congratulations on

2743
02:10:52,000 --> 02:10:58,639
the opening of the new station and what

2744
02:10:54,960 --> 02:11:01,760
I would call Midway Drive-In. And uh um

2745
02:10:58,639 --> 02:11:06,400
it's awesome. And uh but that's you know

2746
02:11:01,760 --> 02:11:09,280
obviously overkill for the size of of

2747
02:11:06,400 --> 02:11:11,679
the population around around you know

2748
02:11:09,280 --> 02:11:17,520
Highline community Highline College uh

2749
02:11:11,679 --> 02:11:20,079
sorry um right now but it is anticipated

2750
02:11:17,520 --> 02:11:22,239
that that will be serving a much larger

2751
02:11:20,079 --> 02:11:24,480
population as the Pugesound region

2752
02:11:22,239 --> 02:11:26,239
grows. So that's something that is a

2753
02:11:24,480 --> 02:11:29,040
system that has been built to support

2754
02:11:26,239 --> 02:11:31,920
healthy growth. placemaking, the one on

2755
02:11:29,040 --> 02:11:34,400
the bottom, things that really create

2756
02:11:31,920 --> 02:11:36,800
tangible growth and and and tangible

2757
02:11:34,400 --> 02:11:39,119
value. And the example I always give is

2758
02:11:36,800 --> 02:11:40,960
a farmers market.

2759
02:11:39,119 --> 02:11:42,960
We moved a farmers market into a

2760
02:11:40,960 --> 02:11:45,280
downtown. I can tell you that

2761
02:11:42,960 --> 02:11:47,360
immediately the apartments around

2762
02:11:45,280 --> 02:11:49,280
started to advertise that they were

2763
02:11:47,360 --> 02:11:53,599
walking distance from the Sunday farmers

2764
02:11:49,280 --> 02:11:57,119
market because they understood that that

2765
02:11:53,599 --> 02:11:59,440
amenity added value for their residents

2766
02:11:57,119 --> 02:12:01,599
and it allowed them to I you know I

2767
02:11:59,440 --> 02:12:04,239
don't know if they upped the rent but it

2768
02:12:01,599 --> 02:12:07,440
allowed them to keep tenants longer and

2769
02:12:04,239 --> 02:12:09,599
keep happier tenants and they probably

2770
02:12:07,440 --> 02:12:11,679
you know overall

2771
02:12:09,599 --> 02:12:14,800
those that are closer to amenity ities

2772
02:12:11,679 --> 02:12:17,040
do charge more rent and so those kind of

2773
02:12:14,800 --> 02:12:19,119
things that you know I'm I'm pretty

2774
02:12:17,040 --> 02:12:21,679
fussy about placemaking it has to really

2775
02:12:19,119 --> 02:12:24,320
be tangible has to create tangible

2776
02:12:21,679 --> 02:12:28,960
things supportive businesses

2777
02:12:24,320 --> 02:12:30,960
um it's a lot of businesses you can't do

2778
02:12:28,960 --> 02:12:33,760
you can't provide like handholding for

2779
02:12:30,960 --> 02:12:36,400
every business in the city so you really

2780
02:12:33,760 --> 02:12:39,119
have to be concentrated on those that

2781
02:12:36,400 --> 02:12:43,280
broaden economic opportunity create more

2782
02:12:39,119 --> 02:12:45,440
jobs create better jobs create um and

2783
02:12:43,280 --> 02:12:47,440
those that you know oftentimes fit in

2784
02:12:45,440 --> 02:12:49,119
those other categories that the

2785
02:12:47,440 --> 02:12:52,239
placemaking business you know the

2786
02:12:49,119 --> 02:12:54,079
quarter deck isn't maybe the biggest

2787
02:12:52,239 --> 02:12:57,360
business isn't employing a lot of people

2788
02:12:54,079 --> 02:12:59,840
but it has a little something that

2789
02:12:57,360 --> 02:13:04,159
really helps the city of De Moine right

2790
02:12:59,840 --> 02:13:06,320
so those are the kinds of uh specific um

2791
02:13:04,159 --> 02:13:09,040
targeted businesses that I think you

2792
02:13:06,320 --> 02:13:11,199
want to support now the overarching

2793
02:13:09,040 --> 02:13:14,480
thing that you do along top of that is

2794
02:13:11,199 --> 02:13:16,960
tell stories and the the result of those

2795
02:13:14,480 --> 02:13:19,920
stories should be to attract investment

2796
02:13:16,960 --> 02:13:21,920
and so you know just the examples I I

2797
02:13:19,920 --> 02:13:23,360
put up there but building systems you

2798
02:13:21,920 --> 02:13:24,719
might be telling the story hey did you

2799
02:13:23,360 --> 02:13:27,599
hear about the light rail station that

2800
02:13:24,719 --> 02:13:30,480
just opened in de mo is now allowing us

2801
02:13:27,599 --> 02:13:33,280
to get to downtown and getting to sea

2802
02:13:30,480 --> 02:13:35,599
jobs and so forth very predictably in

2803
02:13:33,280 --> 02:13:38,239
you know x number of minutes and it's

2804
02:13:35,599 --> 02:13:40,320
further helping people who don't want to

2805
02:13:38,239 --> 02:13:43,440
have a car or can't afford to have a car

2806
02:13:40,320 --> 02:13:47,599
to really easily um have transportation

2807
02:13:43,440 --> 02:13:50,159
at a a reasonable price. Um tangible

2808
02:13:47,599 --> 02:13:53,199
value placemaking. Hey, did you hear

2809
02:13:50,159 --> 02:13:54,560
about our our new uh stairs that are

2810
02:13:53,199 --> 02:13:56,320
going to be able to walk right down to

2811
02:13:54,560 --> 02:13:58,159
the marina and you're going to have a

2812
02:13:56,320 --> 02:13:59,760
little slide or whatever. I'm I'm not

2813
02:13:58,159 --> 02:14:01,360
sure what exactly you're having. You're

2814
02:13:59,760 --> 02:14:03,520
obviously having some storm water

2815
02:14:01,360 --> 02:14:06,560
management. Um but I probably wouldn't

2816
02:14:03,520 --> 02:14:08,719
talk about that. Um the storytelling for

2817
02:14:06,560 --> 02:14:12,719
the supporting business. Well, you know,

2818
02:14:08,719 --> 02:14:15,119
we've got these Wesley has been just an

2819
02:14:12,719 --> 02:14:17,760
investor in our community for decades

2820
02:14:15,119 --> 02:14:21,679
and they're continuing to invest. They

2821
02:14:17,760 --> 02:14:24,639
found that their investment in the past

2822
02:14:21,679 --> 02:14:27,040
has paid off. We've supported them in

2823
02:14:24,639 --> 02:14:29,920
that. They're investing another close to

2824
02:14:27,040 --> 02:14:32,159
hund00 million. That property once built

2825
02:14:29,920 --> 02:14:34,560
will probably be worth more like $140

2826
02:14:32,159 --> 02:14:37,599
million. That goes right on the tax

2827
02:14:34,560 --> 02:14:39,760
rolls and we're so proud of that. So, so

2828
02:14:37,599 --> 02:14:41,679
it's not like you're making up stories

2829
02:14:39,760 --> 02:14:44,239
about this. You're telling stories about

2830
02:14:41,679 --> 02:14:46,239
the very economic development work that

2831
02:14:44,239 --> 02:14:49,280
you're already doing. So, that's that's

2832
02:14:46,239 --> 02:14:52,880
what I do and that's what I see and what

2833
02:14:49,280 --> 02:14:55,360
I look forward to doing here uh both by

2834
02:14:52,880 --> 02:14:57,858
providing support

2835
02:14:55,360 --> 02:14:58,400
uh generally.

2836
02:14:57,858 --> 02:15:00,079
[clears throat]

2837
02:14:58,400 --> 02:15:03,280
You're in the middle of a strategic

2838
02:15:00,079 --> 02:15:05,280
planning process which is fantastic. And

2839
02:15:03,280 --> 02:15:06,560
I think over the next year, my hope is

2840
02:15:05,280 --> 02:15:08,079
that there would be an economic

2841
02:15:06,560 --> 02:15:10,560
development strategy that would really

2842
02:15:08,079 --> 02:15:12,239
complement that um and really take

2843
02:15:10,560 --> 02:15:16,480
advantage of some of the assets that are

2844
02:15:12,239 --> 02:15:19,520
in the city. Um evaluate uh marketing,

2845
02:15:16,480 --> 02:15:21,119
recruiting leads for cities. A lot of,

2846
02:15:19,520 --> 02:15:24,880
you know, you talk in economic

2847
02:15:21,119 --> 02:15:26,800
development, most of your work is in um

2848
02:15:24,880 --> 02:15:28,560
existing business, you know, helping

2849
02:15:26,800 --> 02:15:31,599
them expand, helping them invest,

2850
02:15:28,560 --> 02:15:34,719
helping them survive sometimes. Um but

2851
02:15:31,599 --> 02:15:37,920
there's also that kind of fun job of the

2852
02:15:34,719 --> 02:15:43,040
recruiting and so as there are I I will

2853
02:15:37,920 --> 02:15:45,280
be um able to to provide that service um

2854
02:15:43,040 --> 02:15:47,679
as appropriate and collaborate with

2855
02:15:45,280 --> 02:15:50,560
economic regional partners, everybody

2856
02:15:47,679 --> 02:15:53,360
from the big big people like uh greater

2857
02:15:50,560 --> 02:15:57,280
Seattle partners to the to the uh

2858
02:15:53,360 --> 02:15:59,520
chamber and so forth um locally and then

2859
02:15:57,280 --> 02:16:04,400
perform other duties as as signed in

2860
02:15:59,520 --> 02:16:06,320
writing. And then as as uh city manager

2861
02:16:04,400 --> 02:16:09,119
uh Katherine has already said the poor

2862
02:16:06,320 --> 02:16:12,560
Seattle grant will be really the bulk of

2863
02:16:09,119 --> 02:16:14,960
of the work. Um this is the proposed

2864
02:16:12,560 --> 02:16:19,119
motion that they had me put in here and

2865
02:16:14,960 --> 02:16:21,119
uh any discussion I'm think I'm I along

2866
02:16:19,119 --> 02:16:25,599
with city manager are happy to answer

2867
02:16:21,119 --> 02:16:28,800
for both both um both motions.

2868
02:16:25,599 --> 02:16:30,480
So uh as you so there are two motions

2869
02:16:28,800 --> 02:16:33,359
one presentation we're going to take

2870
02:16:30,480 --> 02:16:36,559
them one at a time. Uh so this first

2871
02:16:33,359 --> 02:16:38,559
motion is about accepting the grant. So

2872
02:16:36,559 --> 02:16:42,240
we'll open for questions to either one

2873
02:16:38,559 --> 02:16:46,479
of them uh with regard to the acceptance

2874
02:16:42,240 --> 02:16:50,160
of that grant. Any questions?

2875
02:16:46,479 --> 02:16:53,679
Okay. Uh deputy mayor Simments.

2876
02:16:50,160 --> 02:16:56,080
Um, is the port putting any restrictions

2877
02:16:53,679 --> 02:16:59,200
on the money in the way that we use it?

2878
02:16:56,080 --> 02:17:01,599
Is there anything that um,

2879
02:16:59,200 --> 02:17:03,280
» You know, is sort of somewhere in the

2880
02:17:01,599 --> 02:17:05,679
background and have we looked closely at

2881
02:17:03,280 --> 02:17:07,679
it to make sure that, you know, the port

2882
02:17:05,679 --> 02:17:09,439
is not always our friend?

2883
02:17:07,679 --> 02:17:11,439
» Well, we've actually received this, they

2884
02:17:09,439 --> 02:17:13,439
agree, but we've actually received this

2885
02:17:11,439 --> 02:17:15,519
grant from them multiple times in the

2886
02:17:13,439 --> 02:17:17,599
past. It's it's pretty flexible, but

2887
02:17:15,519 --> 02:17:19,760
when I on this um presentation went

2888
02:17:17,599 --> 02:17:21,599
through sort of the encompassing what

2889
02:17:19,760 --> 02:17:24,479
the work would be, that was our

2890
02:17:21,599 --> 02:17:26,160
application. So, um as long as we

2891
02:17:24,479 --> 02:17:29,679
produce that work and deliver it to

2892
02:17:26,160 --> 02:17:32,559
them, it's it qualifies. Um also, we

2893
02:17:29,679 --> 02:17:34,719
cannot do a study. So, uh they do have a

2894
02:17:32,559 --> 02:17:36,880
rule that you can only do studies I

2895
02:17:34,719 --> 02:17:39,200
think like once every several times you

2896
02:17:36,880 --> 02:17:41,200
get the grant. So, the last effort that

2897
02:17:39,200 --> 02:17:43,920
was done prior to my arrival was a

2898
02:17:41,200 --> 02:17:45,120
study. So this is really actually I

2899
02:17:43,920 --> 02:17:46,160
think more appealing and that we're

2900
02:17:45,120 --> 02:17:48,160
actually going to get somebody like

2901
02:17:46,160 --> 02:17:50,080
executing.

2902
02:17:48,160 --> 02:17:51,040
» What was that study and what happened to

2903
02:17:50,080 --> 02:17:53,439
that data?

2904
02:17:51,040 --> 02:17:57,040
» Well, I'd be happy to share. So that

2905
02:17:53,439 --> 02:18:00,319
study was done uh it's about sort of

2906
02:17:57,040 --> 02:18:03,439
general downtown development. It was

2907
02:18:00,319 --> 02:18:08,319
done candidly during the transition

2908
02:18:03,439 --> 02:18:11,920
period and I think the the the work

2909
02:18:08,319 --> 02:18:13,439
product quality was not um I think as

2910
02:18:11,920 --> 02:18:16,319
helpful as it could have been and it

2911
02:18:13,439 --> 02:18:18,639
absolutely did not reflect the entire

2912
02:18:16,319 --> 02:18:19,920
council's views. I would be happy to

2913
02:18:18,639 --> 02:18:21,040
share it with you all and I think you

2914
02:18:19,920 --> 02:18:22,800
will get a sense of what I'm talking

2915
02:18:21,040 --> 02:18:25,519
about.

2916
02:18:22,800 --> 02:18:30,280
» Thank you.

2917
02:18:25,519 --> 02:18:30,280
» Any other uh any other questions?

2918
02:18:30,639 --> 02:18:37,760
Okay, thank you. Do I have a motion?

2919
02:18:35,439 --> 02:18:40,479
Uh, Deputy Mayor Stein, let's go ahead.

2920
02:18:37,760 --> 02:18:42,399
I move to accept the grant funding uh

2921
02:18:40,479 --> 02:18:44,240
from the Port of Seattle in the amount

2922
02:18:42,399 --> 02:18:46,479
of $68,800

2923
02:18:44,240 --> 02:18:48,319
and authorize the city manager to sign

2924
02:18:46,479 --> 02:18:53,800
the economic development partnership

2925
02:18:48,319 --> 02:18:53,800
agreement um parenthesis P-0000322557

2926
02:18:54,960 --> 02:18:59,439
close parenthesis uh substantially in

2927
02:18:58,000 --> 02:19:00,960
the form as attached.

2928
02:18:59,439 --> 02:19:02,960
» I have a second.

2929
02:19:00,960 --> 02:19:05,960
» Second, Council Member Mahoney. Any

2930
02:19:02,960 --> 02:19:05,960
discussion?

2931
02:19:06,319 --> 02:19:14,240
Uh, okay. Council members.

2932
02:19:09,760 --> 02:19:16,000
» All right. Uh, well, my comment is this

2933
02:19:14,240 --> 02:19:17,679
is exactly the type of thing that ports

2934
02:19:16,000 --> 02:19:20,000
are supposed to do according to the

2935
02:19:17,679 --> 02:19:21,519
RCWs. Fostering economic growth,

2936
02:19:20,000 --> 02:19:23,040
stimulating businesses, promoting

2937
02:19:21,519 --> 02:19:26,080
tourism, and using its powers to

2938
02:19:23,040 --> 02:19:28,080
encourage development. So, I appreciate

2939
02:19:26,080 --> 02:19:30,719
that's exactly what we're using this

2940
02:19:28,080 --> 02:19:32,240
for. So, uh, with no further discussion,

2941
02:19:30,719 --> 02:19:35,280
take it to a vote. All in favor, raise

2942
02:19:32,240 --> 02:19:37,439
your right hand.

2943
02:19:35,280 --> 02:19:38,880
Uh, okay. Council member Nutting,

2944
02:19:37,439 --> 02:19:40,479
Council Member Oxford, Council Member

2945
02:19:38,880 --> 02:19:42,160
Grace Matsui, Council Member Mahoney,

2946
02:19:40,479 --> 02:19:44,960
Deputy Mayor Ste, and myself. All

2947
02:19:42,160 --> 02:19:48,479
opposed. Council member Harris. Motion

2948
02:19:44,960 --> 02:19:51,040
passes. We move to the second subject.

2949
02:19:48,479 --> 02:19:52,479
We've had the presentation. This is in

2950
02:19:51,040 --> 02:19:54,560
regard to the economic development

2951
02:19:52,479 --> 02:19:58,640
support services contract with Dan

2952
02:19:54,560 --> 02:20:00,640
Ernesy. Uh, do you have any questions,

2953
02:19:58,640 --> 02:20:03,439
Council Member Harris?

2954
02:20:00,640 --> 02:20:05,439
» Uh, good to see you again, sir. Um, are

2955
02:20:03,439 --> 02:20:06,080
you currently employed with the city of

2956
02:20:05,439 --> 02:20:06,880
Everett?

2957
02:20:06,080 --> 02:20:09,840
» I am.

2958
02:20:06,880 --> 02:20:11,840
» Okay. Will you continue in that? Is it I

2959
02:20:09,840 --> 02:20:14,720
I don't know how this works. So, is it

2960
02:20:11,840 --> 02:20:18,399
that kind of normal for your world?

2961
02:20:14,720 --> 02:20:22,000
» Well, it's not normal. It's it's a it's

2962
02:20:18,399 --> 02:20:24,479
a situation where the um

2963
02:20:22,000 --> 02:20:28,160
because of financial

2964
02:20:24,479 --> 02:20:31,680
constraints at the city of Everett, they

2965
02:20:28,160 --> 02:20:35,520
suggested that I could go to a

2966
02:20:31,680 --> 02:20:38,240
lower pay. I'm at a part-time pay rate

2967
02:20:35,520 --> 02:20:40,160
there so I could grow my consulting

2968
02:20:38,240 --> 02:20:44,080
business simultaneously.

2969
02:20:40,160 --> 02:20:46,960
So it's with what full disclosure that

2970
02:20:44,080 --> 02:20:50,960
I'm going forward, but it is unusual.

2971
02:20:46,960 --> 02:20:53,920
» Um, uh, have you had discussions about

2972
02:20:50,960 --> 02:20:56,000
this being a or do you think of this as

2973
02:20:53,920 --> 02:20:58,640
a one-time kind of a deal or is an

2974
02:20:56,000 --> 02:21:00,160
ongoing renewable

2975
02:20:58,640 --> 02:21:01,520
thing or have

2976
02:21:00,160 --> 02:21:04,080
» I'll answer that one. So the contract

2977
02:21:01,520 --> 02:21:06,399
before you is a one-time um, and I think

2978
02:21:04,080 --> 02:21:08,640
what we want to see is how this goes and

2979
02:21:06,399 --> 02:21:10,000
see what kind of direction and plan

2980
02:21:08,640 --> 02:21:11,520
comes out of it. and then the council

2981
02:21:10,000 --> 02:21:13,200
can give us instruction on how to move

2982
02:21:11,520 --> 02:21:15,920
forward.

2983
02:21:13,200 --> 02:21:20,240
» Um, and one last thing you mentioned,

2984
02:21:15,920 --> 02:21:22,319
um, transit oriented development. Um,

2985
02:21:20,240 --> 02:21:24,560
how do you feel about a shuttle in the

2986
02:21:22,319 --> 02:21:26,560
south end of town

2987
02:21:24,560 --> 02:21:28,640
to supplement the light rail? You

2988
02:21:26,560 --> 02:21:30,800
mentioned it as being the light, you

2989
02:21:28,640 --> 02:21:33,680
used the word, I believe, overkill of

2990
02:21:30,800 --> 02:21:34,960
that light rail station relative. I I

2991
02:21:33,680 --> 02:21:37,200
assume you meant to

2992
02:21:34,960 --> 02:21:39,920
» Uh council member Harris

2993
02:21:37,200 --> 02:21:41,600
» I would I would uh relegate that to a

2994
02:21:39,920 --> 02:21:44,800
different discussion right now. We're

2995
02:21:41,600 --> 02:21:47,200
just trying to decide if we're unless

2996
02:21:44,800 --> 02:21:49,439
you substantially feel like this is

2997
02:21:47,200 --> 02:21:50,880
going to affect your opinion on whether

2998
02:21:49,439 --> 02:21:52,479
you want to vote in favor of this or

2999
02:21:50,880 --> 02:21:54,160
not. It's a different discussion.

3000
02:21:52,479 --> 02:21:57,040
» It's a weird thing because it's sort of

3001
02:21:54,160 --> 02:21:58,960
a job interview. I mean it's unusual for

3002
02:21:57,040 --> 02:22:01,680
us to have a presenter who is not

3003
02:21:58,960 --> 02:22:06,840
actually within the employee of the city

3004
02:22:01,680 --> 02:22:06,840
of De Mo. So, um, I withdraw. Thank you.

3005
02:22:07,040 --> 02:22:10,160
» You know, we actually do have

3006
02:22:08,319 --> 02:22:12,080
consultants that work for us for a whole

3007
02:22:10,160 --> 02:22:13,840
variety of areas. We have a consultant

3008
02:22:12,080 --> 02:22:15,600
that works for us for some strategic

3009
02:22:13,840 --> 02:22:17,040
communications. We have them in other

3010
02:22:15,600 --> 02:22:19,280
areas. So, this is actually not an

3011
02:22:17,040 --> 02:22:20,479
unusual arrangement because there's so

3012
02:22:19,280 --> 02:22:21,920
much discussion about economic

3013
02:22:20,479 --> 02:22:23,520
development. I thought it would be great

3014
02:22:21,920 --> 02:22:27,319
for you to hear from the actual person

3015
02:22:23,520 --> 02:22:27,319
that would be doing the work.

3016
02:22:29,200 --> 02:22:33,920
Okay. I'm going to move to the next uh

3017
02:22:31,280 --> 02:22:36,560
next comment. Uh we are still right now

3018
02:22:33,920 --> 02:22:37,600
on questions. So a qu uh deputy mayor

3019
02:22:36,560 --> 02:22:41,840
Stemet

3020
02:22:37,600 --> 02:22:43,359
» Mr. NY does your um consulting firm have

3021
02:22:41,840 --> 02:22:45,120
staff other than you

3022
02:22:43,359 --> 02:22:49,120
» That'll be working on this? Not at this

3023
02:22:45,120 --> 02:22:51,439
time not, but I I anticipate

3024
02:22:49,120 --> 02:22:53,600
uh recommending to the city that if

3025
02:22:51,439 --> 02:22:57,840
there are other

3026
02:22:53,600 --> 02:22:59,600
u either people or companies that could

3027
02:22:57,840 --> 02:23:03,439
be sub

3028
02:22:59,600 --> 02:23:05,680
could fulfill the the overall scope

3029
02:23:03,439 --> 02:23:08,319
better than I could that the city would

3030
02:23:05,680 --> 02:23:10,960
contract with them directly um rather

3031
02:23:08,319 --> 02:23:13,520
than than through my company so they

3032
02:23:10,960 --> 02:23:17,120
could get, you know, direct service and

3033
02:23:13,520 --> 02:23:20,880
and carry over. I especially with the uh

3034
02:23:17,120 --> 02:23:23,680
couple of the uh the port grant

3035
02:23:20,880 --> 02:23:25,040
deliverables. I think that you know you

3036
02:23:23,680 --> 02:23:28,479
don't necessarily want to pay your

3037
02:23:25,040 --> 02:23:31,680
director to do all the work. And so

3038
02:23:28,479 --> 02:23:33,840
anywhere there can be efficiencies or

3039
02:23:31,680 --> 02:23:35,520
cost savings for the city that's

3040
02:23:33,840 --> 02:23:39,840
strategic, I will definitely recommend

3041
02:23:35,520 --> 02:23:42,160
that. Um but not uh right now I don't

3042
02:23:39,840 --> 02:23:43,040
have any staff.

3043
02:23:42,160 --> 02:23:44,640
» Okay. Thank you.

3044
02:23:43,040 --> 02:23:46,880
» Yeah, you bet.

3045
02:23:44,640 --> 02:23:49,920
» Any other questions?

3046
02:23:46,880 --> 02:23:52,720
Looking up to council. Okay.

3047
02:23:49,920 --> 02:23:54,560
All right. Uh, we'll move forward to the

3048
02:23:52,720 --> 02:23:55,840
motion. Do I have a motion? Council

3049
02:23:54,560 --> 02:23:57,280
member Mahoney.

3050
02:23:55,840 --> 02:23:59,680
» I move to approve the professional

3051
02:23:57,280 --> 02:24:01,920
services consultant agreement with

3052
02:23:59,680 --> 02:24:03,760
Ernest Cy Consulting for the economic

3053
02:24:01,920 --> 02:24:06,240
development services in the amount not

3054
02:24:03,760 --> 02:24:08,960
to exceed 96,000 and further authorize

3055
02:24:06,240 --> 02:24:11,120
the city manager to sign said contract

3056
02:24:08,960 --> 02:24:13,040
substantially in the form as submitted.

3057
02:24:11,120 --> 02:24:17,359
Do I have a second? Looks like a Deputy

3058
02:24:13,040 --> 02:24:20,080
Mayor Simons for the second discussion.

3059
02:24:17,359 --> 02:24:22,720
Uh, Deputy Mayor Simments.

3060
02:24:20,080 --> 02:24:27,680
» Yeah, I'm I'm really excited uh about

3061
02:24:22,720 --> 02:24:30,880
this. I think this is a um

3062
02:24:27,680 --> 02:24:33,280
a subject matter that the city needed to

3063
02:24:30,880 --> 02:24:34,960
address at a professional level and has

3064
02:24:33,280 --> 02:24:38,640
needed to address that at a professional

3065
02:24:34,960 --> 02:24:40,240
level for a very long time. Um, as

3066
02:24:38,640 --> 02:24:43,200
indicated,

3067
02:24:40,240 --> 02:24:47,280
all small cities are going through very

3068
02:24:43,200 --> 02:24:49,520
similar issues and um, trying to pay

3069
02:24:47,280 --> 02:24:51,439
another director level salary to bring

3070
02:24:49,520 --> 02:24:53,520
in somebody on the staff is just really

3071
02:24:51,439 --> 02:24:55,359
difficult. Uh, and we can't find the

3072
02:24:53,520 --> 02:24:57,840
funding for it and I think this is a

3073
02:24:55,359 --> 02:25:00,960
wonderful solution. I am very pleased by

3074
02:24:57,840 --> 02:25:03,740
your connection to De Moines. Um, I

3075
02:25:00,960 --> 02:25:05,840
remember the uh interviews from

3076
02:25:03,740 --> 02:25:07,920
[clears throat] earlier uh and and I

3077
02:25:05,840 --> 02:25:09,840
have no doubt uh that you really love

3078
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:12,399
this city and you will do the best you

3079
02:25:09,840 --> 02:25:14,560
absolutely can for it. Thank you. I

3080
02:25:12,399 --> 02:25:16,479
intend to vote for the contract.

3081
02:25:14,560 --> 02:25:19,120
» Thank you. Any other comments or

3082
02:25:16,479 --> 02:25:21,680
discussion? Council member Harris and

3083
02:25:19,120 --> 02:25:26,000
then uh Council Member Mahoney.

3084
02:25:21,680 --> 02:25:29,840
» Um I want Mr. Ernesy to know how much I

3085
02:25:26,000 --> 02:25:32,880
appreciate him. Uh and um I will be

3086
02:25:29,840 --> 02:25:34,960
voting no because for the same reason

3087
02:25:32,880 --> 02:25:37,359
comments I made during the budget. This

3088
02:25:34,960 --> 02:25:40,319
is entirely

3089
02:25:37,359 --> 02:25:44,160
backwards. It is a groundhog movie that

3090
02:25:40,319 --> 02:25:47,359
I've seen over and over again. Um I will

3091
02:25:44,160 --> 02:25:51,359
note that our last city manager had

3092
02:25:47,359 --> 02:25:54,479
three degrees from Cambridge and we've

3093
02:25:51,359 --> 02:25:58,960
gone through all kinds of stuff and uh I

3094
02:25:54,479 --> 02:26:02,640
believe you know it's an unusual thing

3095
02:25:58,960 --> 02:26:07,760
for us to have any kind of input into

3096
02:26:02,640 --> 02:26:12,080
hiring of staff but um I really

3097
02:26:07,760 --> 02:26:14,960
I think the public needs to be sold on

3098
02:26:12,080 --> 02:26:18,000
what we plan to do supposedly the

3099
02:26:14,960 --> 02:26:20,880
strategic plan but over the course of

3100
02:26:18,000 --> 02:26:24,000
the year we've done everything and then

3101
02:26:20,880 --> 02:26:28,240
put that at the very end of the pipe and

3102
02:26:24,000 --> 02:26:33,200
so to my mind it makes it

3103
02:26:28,240 --> 02:26:36,080
basically cosmetic and um I don't feel

3104
02:26:33,200 --> 02:26:38,960
great about it the the things that need

3105
02:26:36,080 --> 02:26:42,479
to be done in the study which the public

3106
02:26:38,960 --> 02:26:46,640
um those are really useful things to do.

3107
02:26:42,479 --> 02:26:49,439
Um there is valuable data gathering that

3108
02:26:46,640 --> 02:26:53,840
should be done, but this is far too

3109
02:26:49,439 --> 02:26:56,800
expansive and um it it's the kind of

3110
02:26:53,840 --> 02:27:00,479
thing I am having these echoes of the

3111
02:26:56,800 --> 02:27:04,319
Holmes group and um Peter and this

3112
02:27:00,479 --> 02:27:04,880
turning into the never ending story and

3113
02:27:04,319 --> 02:27:06,000
just

3114
02:27:04,880 --> 02:27:09,120
» Okay, there. Thank you.

3115
02:27:06,000 --> 02:27:10,960
» Thank you. Uh Council Member Mahoney,

3116
02:27:09,120 --> 02:27:13,760
» I have to be honest. I have one concern.

3117
02:27:10,960 --> 02:27:16,960
It's the choice of college you went to.

3118
02:27:13,760 --> 02:27:19,600
Um, [laughter] you could have gone east

3119
02:27:16,960 --> 02:27:21,520
and had a much finer education, but you

3120
02:27:19,600 --> 02:27:25,280
know, [laughter] there are those that,

3121
02:27:21,520 --> 02:27:29,040
you know, we tolerate. Um, I'm just

3122
02:27:25,280 --> 02:27:32,240
kidding. Uh, no, I uh and and our mayor

3123
02:27:29,040 --> 02:27:34,560
knows this particularly

3124
02:27:32,240 --> 02:27:36,560
uh as I as coming through the leadership

3125
02:27:34,560 --> 02:27:38,720
in the council,

3126
02:27:36,560 --> 02:27:40,640
I think we were that voice a lot of

3127
02:27:38,720 --> 02:27:42,800
times trying to sell this city. I was

3128
02:27:40,640 --> 02:27:44,560
always try I was meeting different

3129
02:27:42,800 --> 02:27:46,960
developers and people that might be

3130
02:27:44,560 --> 02:27:49,040
interested in investing in the community

3131
02:27:46,960 --> 02:27:51,600
facilitating meetings with them kind of

3132
02:27:49,040 --> 02:27:54,240
selling selling the city to have

3133
02:27:51,600 --> 02:27:57,200
something more templated is going to be

3134
02:27:54,240 --> 02:27:59,040
a great benefit. Uh we were kind of

3135
02:27:57,200 --> 02:28:00,880
inventing it along the way and we did do

3136
02:27:59,040 --> 02:28:02,880
bad and we had a couple good chances at

3137
02:28:00,880 --> 02:28:06,240
some of the development. Of course, CO

3138
02:28:02,880 --> 02:28:07,840
was kind of a stick in that, but but to

3139
02:28:06,240 --> 02:28:09,920
be able to have something a little bit

3140
02:28:07,840 --> 02:28:12,000
more concrete to sell the city because

3141
02:28:09,920 --> 02:28:13,359
we do have a lot to sell and I think

3142
02:28:12,000 --> 02:28:16,160
where we're headed is in the right

3143
02:28:13,359 --> 02:28:18,560
direction. Um, you you know, I was

3144
02:28:16,160 --> 02:28:20,800
impressed with your services or what you

3145
02:28:18,560 --> 02:28:23,600
offered us when you applied for another

3146
02:28:20,800 --> 02:28:25,280
position and saw the experience and the

3147
02:28:23,600 --> 02:28:26,960
value get that and I know the city

3148
02:28:25,280 --> 02:28:28,479
manager and I had a couple conversations

3149
02:28:26,960 --> 02:28:30,720
about you and what you could provide to

3150
02:28:28,479 --> 02:28:32,479
the city and I agreed with it. I think

3151
02:28:30,720 --> 02:28:36,080
you can bring a great asset to our

3152
02:28:32,479 --> 02:28:38,560
community. Uh the the bonus is you grew

3153
02:28:36,080 --> 02:28:42,240
up here, you know it, you do want to see

3154
02:28:38,560 --> 02:28:44,000
the city succeed more than more than

3155
02:28:42,240 --> 02:28:46,240
just what I say the average consultant

3156
02:28:44,000 --> 02:28:47,760
we might hire. And I think that's a good

3157
02:28:46,240 --> 02:28:50,319
thing.

3158
02:28:47,760 --> 02:28:53,280
Repeat or no repeat, you offer something

3159
02:28:50,319 --> 02:28:55,439
in a changing time and a skill set that

3160
02:28:53,280 --> 02:28:57,280
this city needs. And you come at the

3161
02:28:55,439 --> 02:28:58,560
right place at the right time and and

3162
02:28:57,280 --> 02:29:01,600
I'm looking forward to it. So I'm going

3163
02:28:58,560 --> 02:29:01,600
to support it. Thank you.

3164
02:29:02,640 --> 02:29:07,920
Right.

3165
02:29:05,439 --> 02:29:10,319
Okay. My comments uh after reading the

3166
02:29:07,920 --> 02:29:13,200
scope of work which were was uh the

3167
02:29:10,319 --> 02:29:15,359
scope was up on this uh slide there of

3168
02:29:13,200 --> 02:29:18,640
the bullet points of the things that

3169
02:29:15,359 --> 02:29:21,920
this contract's going to provide. So I

3170
02:29:18,640 --> 02:29:24,479
am so excited to have this support. Uh

3171
02:29:21,920 --> 02:29:27,680
I appreciate the character and the

3172
02:29:24,479 --> 02:29:29,280
candid uh information about I mean just

3173
02:29:27,680 --> 02:29:32,160
standing there offering. I'm not going

3174
02:29:29,280 --> 02:29:35,120
to take a cut of any kind of revenue

3175
02:29:32,160 --> 02:29:37,600
here that I don't need to. Uh that that

3176
02:29:35,120 --> 02:29:39,200
says a lot about the kind of service

3177
02:29:37,600 --> 02:29:41,040
that we're going to get here. And

3178
02:29:39,200 --> 02:29:42,960
honestly, I think that this his work is

3179
02:29:41,040 --> 02:29:45,439
going to inform our strategic plan. I

3180
02:29:42,960 --> 02:29:50,000
don't think it's an inappropriate uh

3181
02:29:45,439 --> 02:29:52,399
inappropriate order. And uh

3182
02:29:50,000 --> 02:29:53,760
I'm very I'm I'm thankful that we're at

3183
02:29:52,399 --> 02:29:56,720
this juncture and we can make this

3184
02:29:53,760 --> 02:29:59,040
decision tonight. So

3185
02:29:56,720 --> 02:30:01,760
without further ado, all in favor raise

3186
02:29:59,040 --> 02:30:02,424
your right hand.

3187
02:30:01,760 --> 02:30:03,760
Council member Nutunning,

3188
02:30:02,424 --> 02:30:05,280
[clears throat] Council Member Oxer,

3189
02:30:03,760 --> 02:30:06,960
Council Member Grace Matsui, Council

3190
02:30:05,280 --> 02:30:09,120
Member Mahoney, Deputy Mayor Steyets,

3191
02:30:06,960 --> 02:30:11,840
and myself. All opposed, Council Member

3192
02:30:09,120 --> 02:30:14,160
Harris. Motion passes. Thank you so

3193
02:30:11,840 --> 02:30:16,160
much, Dan. We're excited to have you

3194
02:30:14,160 --> 02:30:18,479
aboard.

3195
02:30:16,160 --> 02:30:20,960
Appreciate it.

3196
02:30:18,479 --> 02:30:23,359
All right. Next up is uh new agenda

3197
02:30:20,960 --> 02:30:25,680
items for consideration. Uh, I think

3198
02:30:23,359 --> 02:30:27,200
you've heard me talk about this several

3199
02:30:25,680 --> 02:30:28,560
times. This is an opportunity for

3200
02:30:27,200 --> 02:30:31,359
council members to present something

3201
02:30:28,560 --> 02:30:33,600
they'd like to have appear on a future

3202
02:30:31,359 --> 02:30:35,280
agenda. Any council members have

3203
02:30:33,600 --> 02:30:38,000
something they like they would like to

3204
02:30:35,280 --> 02:30:40,960
propose?

3205
02:30:38,000 --> 02:30:42,800
All right, moving on. Next up is an

3206
02:30:40,960 --> 02:30:44,240
opportunity for council member to give

3207
02:30:42,800 --> 02:30:45,520
us their reports. And tonight we're

3208
02:30:44,240 --> 02:30:48,520
going to start with council member Grace

3209
02:30:45,520 --> 02:30:48,520
Matsui.

3210
02:30:51,280 --> 02:30:55,000
» Thank you. Um,

3211
02:30:56,560 --> 02:31:03,760
I had the opportunity to uh uh go out

3212
02:31:00,960 --> 02:31:05,920
and see some folks at some events this

3213
02:31:03,760 --> 02:31:08,160
week. It's been a reactivation, I guess,

3214
02:31:05,920 --> 02:31:09,840
of a lot of our social calendars. I know

3215
02:31:08,160 --> 02:31:11,920
there's plenty of community events that

3216
02:31:09,840 --> 02:31:14,080
are coming up as well. I want to say a

3217
02:31:11,920 --> 02:31:16,560
special thanks to all the staff who

3218
02:31:14,080 --> 02:31:18,560
helped out at our town hall and talking

3219
02:31:16,560 --> 02:31:20,319
about the strategic plan. The kids

3220
02:31:18,560 --> 02:31:23,120
corner looked like it was a hit. Uh

3221
02:31:20,319 --> 02:31:25,680
there were lots of engaged folks putting

3222
02:31:23,120 --> 02:31:28,319
um their vote up and talking to folks. I

3223
02:31:25,680 --> 02:31:30,000
I believe you probably had a a lot of

3224
02:31:28,319 --> 02:31:32,399
cookies go out the door and water handed

3225
02:31:30,000 --> 02:31:35,280
out as well. I was very encouraged by

3226
02:31:32,399 --> 02:31:37,359
the participation uh by the willingness

3227
02:31:35,280 --> 02:31:39,760
of folks to come out on a Tuesday uh

3228
02:31:37,359 --> 02:31:41,120
evening and and talk about how they see

3229
02:31:39,760 --> 02:31:43,760
De Moines now and what they would like

3230
02:31:41,120 --> 02:31:46,160
to see in the future. And uh I hope

3231
02:31:43,760 --> 02:31:49,040
folks saw the all the council members

3232
02:31:46,160 --> 02:31:51,600
who were there and uh how much we are

3233
02:31:49,040 --> 02:31:54,640
listening and really wanting to uh stay

3234
02:31:51,600 --> 02:31:56,960
in tuned uh with what our community's

3235
02:31:54,640 --> 02:31:59,120
visions are and what some of those

3236
02:31:56,960 --> 02:32:01,120
challenges are. I will say that some of

3237
02:31:59,120 --> 02:32:04,960
those forced question activities were

3238
02:32:01,120 --> 02:32:07,520
very difficult. Um and uh I'm hoping

3239
02:32:04,960 --> 02:32:09,680
that we can find ways to accommodate

3240
02:32:07,520 --> 02:32:11,200
both. And many of you who are here in

3241
02:32:09,680 --> 02:32:14,080
the room were there to see some of those

3242
02:32:11,200 --> 02:32:16,960
things where you have to wrestle with uh

3243
02:32:14,080 --> 02:32:19,200
preserving open spaces or development

3244
02:32:16,960 --> 02:32:21,520
and how do you have those things at the

3245
02:32:19,200 --> 02:32:24,240
same time and we were forced into a

3246
02:32:21,520 --> 02:32:26,160
choice and it was very difficult. But I

3247
02:32:24,240 --> 02:32:29,439
guarantee that those are questions that

3248
02:32:26,160 --> 02:32:30,960
will wrestle for years to come. So I

3249
02:32:29,439 --> 02:32:33,920
appreciate that. I hope that you all

3250
02:32:30,960 --> 02:32:35,760
have um lots of great uh family time in

3251
02:32:33,920 --> 02:32:37,680
the next month and uh that is the

3252
02:32:35,760 --> 02:32:42,359
conclusion of my report.

3253
02:32:37,680 --> 02:32:42,359
» Thank you, Council Member Nutting.

3254
02:32:42,479 --> 02:32:46,640
» Nothing this week, Mayor. Thank you.

3255
02:32:44,640 --> 02:32:49,359
» Thank you, Council Member. Council

3256
02:32:46,640 --> 02:32:52,880
member Harris,

3257
02:32:49,359 --> 02:32:56,000
» Thank you. Um I uh watched the uh well

3258
02:32:52,880 --> 02:32:59,680
first of all um forget that I I watched

3259
02:32:56,000 --> 02:33:02,240
the uh the citizens advisory board um

3260
02:32:59,680 --> 02:33:04,479
meeting today and I want to just note

3261
02:33:02,240 --> 02:33:07,840
how thoughtful so many of the uh

3262
02:33:04,479 --> 02:33:11,600
comments were. Um

3263
02:33:07,840 --> 02:33:16,319
uh one person made a really good remark

3264
02:33:11,600 --> 02:33:19,600
about the uh survey that did get a lot

3265
02:33:16,319 --> 02:33:21,840
of uh feedback and she she said why

3266
02:33:19,600 --> 02:33:26,240
wasn't the airport

3267
02:33:21,840 --> 02:33:29,840
mentioned and I I I love that because

3268
02:33:26,240 --> 02:33:32,960
it's um it's the thing that somebody if

3269
02:33:29,840 --> 02:33:36,160
you're an outsider you just within five

3270
02:33:32,960 --> 02:33:40,319
minutes it's like that's it.

3271
02:33:36,160 --> 02:33:42,399
But we're so inured to it. I think it's

3272
02:33:40,319 --> 02:33:45,680
not that people don't care about it.

3273
02:33:42,399 --> 02:33:48,960
It's that I'm pretty sure whoever came

3274
02:33:45,680 --> 02:33:51,040
up with a survey just they're inured to

3275
02:33:48,960 --> 02:33:53,120
it or they think there's nothing that

3276
02:33:51,040 --> 02:33:55,680
can be done about it. Uh [clears throat]

3277
02:33:53,120 --> 02:33:59,920
the same thing with so many things

3278
02:33:55,680 --> 02:34:02,880
around here. I heard a discussion of um

3279
02:33:59,920 --> 02:34:05,520
of potential and the city manager, you

3280
02:34:02,880 --> 02:34:07,439
know, interpreted that as

3281
02:34:05,520 --> 02:34:10,319
disappointment and other people said,

3282
02:34:07,439 --> 02:34:14,560
you know, no, it's more positive. But um

3283
02:34:10,319 --> 02:34:16,880
it's not disappointment so much as just

3284
02:34:14,560 --> 02:34:19,840
being inured

3285
02:34:16,880 --> 02:34:22,399
to [laughter] just it's this chronic

3286
02:34:19,840 --> 02:34:24,640
thing. It's like having if you're lucky

3287
02:34:22,399 --> 02:34:26,560
enough to have children, they reach a

3288
02:34:24,640 --> 02:34:28,240
certain age where you go, "Come on, man.

3289
02:34:26,560 --> 02:34:31,920
Are you ever going to get a job?" You

3290
02:34:28,240 --> 02:34:33,680
know, and um that's the thing. There's

3291
02:34:31,920 --> 02:34:37,680
just this

3292
02:34:33,680 --> 02:34:40,640
people just get inured to stuff. Um a

3293
02:34:37,680 --> 02:34:43,280
couple of members mentioned better

3294
02:34:40,640 --> 02:34:47,280
outreach and I really appreciated that.

3295
02:34:43,280 --> 02:34:51,200
Um we have this

3296
02:34:47,280 --> 02:34:53,840
we're in this bubble frankly and um when

3297
02:34:51,200 --> 02:34:57,600
I started going to St. Filamina so many

3298
02:34:53,840 --> 02:35:00,399
years ago it was like 90% people who

3299
02:34:57,600 --> 02:35:04,160
look like me English speakers 10%

3300
02:35:00,399 --> 02:35:06,000
Hispanic uh Spanish speakers and now

3301
02:35:04,160 --> 02:35:09,439
it's flipped

3302
02:35:06,000 --> 02:35:11,840
it by rights it should be a uh it should

3303
02:35:09,439 --> 02:35:15,840
be the whole thing should be a Spanish

3304
02:35:11,840 --> 02:35:22,319
language um thing um

3305
02:35:15,840 --> 02:35:25,520
but and and that is a hub for a a large

3306
02:35:22,319 --> 02:35:28,800
population that will basically you will

3307
02:35:25,520 --> 02:35:31,120
never see on Marine View Drive or um I

3308
02:35:28,800 --> 02:35:34,560
mean you may be at the beach park on a

3309
02:35:31,120 --> 02:35:37,600
Sunday and there are a dozen um

3310
02:35:34,560 --> 02:35:40,000
communities that I have you know had the

3311
02:35:37,600 --> 02:35:43,680
um privilege to get to know over the

3312
02:35:40,000 --> 02:35:45,520
years um that are not represented

3313
02:35:43,680 --> 02:35:50,640
and that they're not going to be part of

3314
02:35:45,520 --> 02:35:53,280
a survey. It's not that it it it's just

3315
02:35:50,640 --> 02:35:56,560
there has to you have to decide do you

3316
02:35:53,280 --> 02:36:00,800
want to actually capture the entirety of

3317
02:35:56,560 --> 02:36:04,000
the city or do you want to make it more

3318
02:36:00,800 --> 02:36:07,040
of what you already like about it but

3319
02:36:04,000 --> 02:36:08,960
it's self- selecting

3320
02:36:07,040 --> 02:36:11,439
the I spoke with a couple of county

3321
02:36:08,960 --> 02:36:15,777
council members this week and you know

3322
02:36:11,439 --> 02:36:18,319
everybody talks about how we

3323
02:36:15,777 --> 02:36:20,720
[snorts] South King County has grant

3324
02:36:18,319 --> 02:36:22,560
money available. People just don't apply

3325
02:36:20,720 --> 02:36:25,439
for it.

3326
02:36:22,560 --> 02:36:30,720
And we should take note of that and

3327
02:36:25,439 --> 02:36:33,520
somehow um reform how we

3328
02:36:30,720 --> 02:36:36,880
part of deciding what we want to be is

3329
02:36:33,520 --> 02:36:39,920
going to be deciding do we want to

3330
02:36:36,880 --> 02:36:41,439
actually represent the people who are

3331
02:36:39,920 --> 02:36:44,479
here

3332
02:36:41,439 --> 02:36:48,319
and do we actually want to attract a

3333
02:36:44,479 --> 02:36:50,240
wider cohort of people to the town

3334
02:36:48,319 --> 02:36:53,120
because that's really what's going to

3335
02:36:50,240 --> 02:36:55,600
you know determine how much economic

3336
02:36:53,120 --> 02:36:58,880
development you can do. Do you really

3337
02:36:55,600 --> 02:37:02,399
want more people to come here? It's it's

3338
02:36:58,880 --> 02:37:06,240
a real question and I don't think we've

3339
02:37:02,399 --> 02:37:08,560
addressed it at this point and

3340
02:37:06,240 --> 02:37:09,680
I sure hope we uh start taking that

3341
02:37:08,560 --> 02:37:11,120
seriously. One

3342
02:37:09,680 --> 02:37:14,240
» Thank you, council member. You need to

3343
02:37:11,120 --> 02:37:18,080
wrap up one last sentence, please.

3344
02:37:14,240 --> 02:37:20,319
» I wish our budget included the marina.

3345
02:37:18,080 --> 02:37:21,680
It goes out went out to 20. We need to

3346
02:37:20,319 --> 02:37:24,880
close in one sentence

3347
02:37:21,680 --> 02:37:25,520
» And it should have gone to 2032.

3348
02:37:24,880 --> 02:37:28,960
» Thank you.

3349
02:37:25,520 --> 02:37:31,359
» Thank you. All right, Council Member

3350
02:37:28,960 --> 02:37:34,399
Oxiger.

3351
02:37:31,359 --> 02:37:37,040
» Thank you, Mayor. Um [clears throat]

3352
02:37:34,399 --> 02:37:43,120
we had a lot going on our plates this uh

3353
02:37:37,040 --> 02:37:47,840
last uh week and uh last weekend the

3354
02:37:43,120 --> 02:37:51,040
inauguration of the light rail uh

3355
02:37:47,840 --> 02:37:55,359
$2.5 billion

3356
02:37:51,040 --> 02:37:58,800
asset that's now at our eastern door and

3357
02:37:55,359 --> 02:38:02,000
uh I was quite encouraged that I took

3358
02:37:58,800 --> 02:38:04,640
the inaugural train from

3359
02:38:02,000 --> 02:38:07,600
uh federal way back to the college

3360
02:38:04,640 --> 02:38:09,200
station here. And it was interesting as

3361
02:38:07,600 --> 02:38:11,359
we were getting off, now this is the

3362
02:38:09,200 --> 02:38:13,920
inaugural train, right? As we were

3363
02:38:11,359 --> 02:38:15,760
getting off, there were people

3364
02:38:13,920 --> 02:38:17,840
waiting to get on with their luggage.

3365
02:38:15,760 --> 02:38:18,319
They were going to the airport.

3366
02:38:17,840 --> 02:38:20,960
» Wow.

3367
02:38:18,319 --> 02:38:22,960
» I mean, it's like they must have they

3368
02:38:20,960 --> 02:38:25,920
must have, you know, been online saying,

3369
02:38:22,960 --> 02:38:28,160
"Can I take this train?" You know, I

3370
02:38:25,920 --> 02:38:30,960
think it's going to have a huge impact.

3371
02:38:28,160 --> 02:38:34,000
Um, hence, you know, I've made the

3372
02:38:30,960 --> 02:38:37,200
request in the past that we really

3373
02:38:34,000 --> 02:38:40,240
accelerate the our last mile uh

3374
02:38:37,200 --> 02:38:43,600
considerations and also thank you for

3375
02:38:40,240 --> 02:38:45,359
the the references to, you know, our uh

3376
02:38:43,600 --> 02:38:48,000
economic development of the area up

3377
02:38:45,359 --> 02:38:49,120
there. The transportation or oriented

3378
02:38:48,000 --> 02:38:53,359
development is going to be very

3379
02:38:49,120 --> 02:38:55,439
important. Uh anyway, it was it was a

3380
02:38:53,359 --> 02:38:56,800
great event. started out at like seven

3381
02:38:55,439 --> 02:38:58,319
o'clock in the morning because I had

3382
02:38:56,800 --> 02:39:00,960
some

3383
02:38:58,319 --> 02:39:04,080
other uh duties I was having to do with

3384
02:39:00,960 --> 02:39:06,720
regard to it. But and then we

3385
02:39:04,080 --> 02:39:08,479
got home, no longer got no sooner got

3386
02:39:06,720 --> 02:39:10,479
home and then had to turn around around

3387
02:39:08,479 --> 02:39:12,880
and come right back for the tree

3388
02:39:10,479 --> 02:39:15,120
lighting down at the or the Yeah, the

3389
02:39:12,880 --> 02:39:18,640
holiday tree lighting at the marina

3390
02:39:15,120 --> 02:39:22,720
which uh was excited to see the number

3391
02:39:18,640 --> 02:39:24,720
of people that that came out and uh it

3392
02:39:22,720 --> 02:39:26,399
looks like it, you know, is has the

3393
02:39:24,720 --> 02:39:28,640
potential of being, you know, an even

3394
02:39:26,399 --> 02:39:32,160
bigger and better celebration than we've

3395
02:39:28,640 --> 02:39:36,080
had at Big Catch Plaza. So, I was glad

3396
02:39:32,160 --> 02:39:40,399
to see that. I will add that coming up

3397
02:39:36,080 --> 02:39:42,399
Saturday night 5:00 pm down in Roondo,

3398
02:39:40,399 --> 02:39:44,880
uh they are reviving their tradition.

3399
02:39:42,399 --> 02:39:46,399
We'll say reigniting their tradition,

3400
02:39:44,880 --> 02:39:50,720
» Reignite

3401
02:39:46,399 --> 02:39:55,120
» Of uh an annual bonfire. Uh

3402
02:39:50,720 --> 02:39:58,160
it actually coincided with the uh Argusy

3403
02:39:55,120 --> 02:40:00,240
Christmas ship which because of COVID

3404
02:39:58,160 --> 02:40:04,000
has for the last few years not been

3405
02:40:00,240 --> 02:40:05,600
coming uh coming out onto Puget Sound

3406
02:40:04,000 --> 02:40:08,560
although this year they are doing

3407
02:40:05,600 --> 02:40:10,240
something in Tacoma. So hopefully we can

3408
02:40:08,560 --> 02:40:13,040
get that back. But it's again it's a

3409
02:40:10,240 --> 02:40:16,080
celebration of the Redondo community and

3410
02:40:13,040 --> 02:40:18,000
the the uh whole south end. So that's at

3411
02:40:16,080 --> 02:40:20,319
five o'clock

3412
02:40:18,000 --> 02:40:21,680
on Saturday and I know that several

3413
02:40:20,319 --> 02:40:24,960
council members have indicated they

3414
02:40:21,680 --> 02:40:29,399
would be there and

3415
02:40:24,960 --> 02:40:29,399
other than that uh

3416
02:40:29,439 --> 02:40:36,240
happy holidays and also to the mayor and

3417
02:40:33,040 --> 02:40:39,280
to former mayor uh

3418
02:40:36,240 --> 02:40:42,160
Mahoney uh thank you for your service

3419
02:40:39,280 --> 02:40:44,160
and

3420
02:40:42,160 --> 02:40:45,840
on we go.

3421
02:40:44,160 --> 02:40:48,080
» Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very

3422
02:40:45,840 --> 02:40:51,359
much. Moving on to Deputy Mayor

3423
02:40:48,080 --> 02:40:54,640
Steinmets next.

3424
02:40:51,359 --> 02:40:57,040
» Okay. Boy, it's gonna sound very very

3425
02:40:54,640 --> 02:40:59,359
familiar because there are a lot of

3426
02:40:57,040 --> 02:41:01,439
events going on. I I also was at the

3427
02:40:59,359 --> 02:41:03,680
light rail uh celebration starting in

3428
02:41:01,439 --> 02:41:08,080
Federal Way. Took the train up here uh

3429
02:41:03,680 --> 02:41:09,680
to the Kent De Mo station and um did and

3430
02:41:08,080 --> 02:41:14,000
was part of the celebration up there. It

3431
02:41:09,680 --> 02:41:16,000
was wonderful. Uh nice to see everybody

3432
02:41:14,000 --> 02:41:17,840
is involved in that. From there, I went

3433
02:41:16,000 --> 02:41:20,319
to the De Moines Historical Society,

3434
02:41:17,840 --> 02:41:23,280
which is having an open house uh on

3435
02:41:20,319 --> 02:41:24,880
Saturday afternoon. Um it's a great

3436
02:41:23,280 --> 02:41:27,359
little place. If you've ever seen it, I

3437
02:41:24,880 --> 02:41:30,640
would encourage people to do it uh and

3438
02:41:27,359 --> 02:41:32,960
just go take in a lot of the things that

3439
02:41:30,640 --> 02:41:35,200
they have, but it's really nice. Uh the

3440
02:41:32,960 --> 02:41:38,880
tree lighting again was Saturday night.

3441
02:41:35,200 --> 02:41:42,479
That was a wonderful thing uh to do and

3442
02:41:38,880 --> 02:41:44,640
it was a big success. U more people than

3443
02:41:42,479 --> 02:41:48,240
I think we've ever had a big big big

3444
02:41:44,640 --> 02:41:50,160
tree big catch plaza and you know nobody

3445
02:41:48,240 --> 02:41:52,479
was uh stepping off the curb into

3446
02:41:50,160 --> 02:41:53,840
traffic either which is which is a

3447
02:41:52,479 --> 02:42:00,479
really good thing. So I think that has

3448
02:41:53,840 --> 02:42:03,040
great potential uh at this point. Um and

3449
02:42:00,479 --> 02:42:05,120
you know I was at the cab meeting uh the

3450
02:42:03,040 --> 02:42:07,600
town hall meeting of course I'm here

3451
02:42:05,120 --> 02:42:09,280
tonight. Don't get a night off. I think

3452
02:42:07,600 --> 02:42:11,520
I thought things might slow down after

3453
02:42:09,280 --> 02:42:14,720
the election.

3454
02:42:11,520 --> 02:42:17,359
I still go go but it's fine. Uh the

3455
02:42:14,720 --> 02:42:21,040
Roondo bonfire I got an invitation to as

3456
02:42:17,359 --> 02:42:22,560
well and uh you know if the weather gods

3457
02:42:21,040 --> 02:42:25,920
cooperate

3458
02:42:22,560 --> 02:42:28,479
uh we'll see you there and um you know

3459
02:42:25,920 --> 02:42:31,680
previously I was at the Sound Cities

3460
02:42:28,479 --> 02:42:33,600
Association that honored Mayor Buckton

3461
02:42:31,680 --> 02:42:35,760
uh as the outgoing president of Sound

3462
02:42:33,600 --> 02:42:39,359
Cities Association and I just want to

3463
02:42:35,760 --> 02:42:42,319
say to both you and uh Matt Mahoney that

3464
02:42:39,359 --> 02:42:44,240
I'm really going to miss both you really

3465
02:42:42,319 --> 02:42:47,040
appreciate getting to know you I know

3466
02:42:44,240 --> 02:42:49,200
they continue to be friends, but

3467
02:42:47,040 --> 02:42:50,800
you've been a huge asset here. I

3468
02:42:49,200 --> 02:42:52,319
appreciate

3469
02:42:50,800 --> 02:42:57,600
» Thank you.

3470
02:42:52,319 --> 02:42:59,359
» Thank you. Thank you. Well,

3471
02:42:57,600 --> 02:43:02,240
Matt, I'm going to turn it to you and

3472
02:42:59,359 --> 02:43:02,880
call you Matt because you've been my

3473
02:43:02,240 --> 02:43:06,960
friend.

3474
02:43:02,880 --> 02:43:09,359
» That's fine. Thank you, Mayor Tracy.

3475
02:43:06,960 --> 02:43:12,240
» Um, I'm gonna exercise a little bit of

3476
02:43:09,359 --> 02:43:14,479
privilege here as I exit um eight years.

3477
02:43:12,240 --> 02:43:17,200
I'm gonna a little bit longer than the

3478
02:43:14,479 --> 02:43:18,240
four minutes. I hope that's okay. And

3479
02:43:17,200 --> 02:43:19,200
» Yes,

3480
02:43:18,240 --> 02:43:20,880
» It is.

3481
02:43:19,200 --> 02:43:22,319
» Uh this was an eight-year journey,

3482
02:43:20,880 --> 02:43:24,000
actually a nine when you count the

3483
02:43:22,319 --> 02:43:25,600
campaign and then of course being

3484
02:43:24,000 --> 02:43:28,080
involved in the community several years

3485
02:43:25,600 --> 02:43:30,399
before that. I want you to know it's

3486
02:43:28,080 --> 02:43:33,200
been a very tough and tall order to move

3487
02:43:30,399 --> 02:43:34,880
this city forward. During my time on

3488
02:43:33,200 --> 02:43:37,600
council, we went through some of the ve

3489
02:43:34,880 --> 02:43:41,200
a very tough times. We endured co

3490
02:43:37,600 --> 02:43:43,920
leadership changes trying to pass a bond

3491
02:43:41,200 --> 02:43:47,760
that I think is going to change the city

3492
02:43:43,920 --> 02:43:49,359
um in great ways severe inflation and

3493
02:43:47,760 --> 02:43:51,200
unfortunately difficulty with some

3494
02:43:49,359 --> 02:43:54,160
council members pertaining to domestic

3495
02:43:51,200 --> 02:43:56,560
abuse, verbal abuse of staff, violations

3496
02:43:54,160 --> 02:43:59,279
concerning conflict of interest, and

3497
02:43:56,560 --> 02:44:03,200
while we continually battled media

3498
02:43:59,279 --> 02:44:04,960
channels that misinformed our residents.

3499
02:44:03,200 --> 02:44:07,680
I've been pondering the words to say for

3500
02:44:04,960 --> 02:44:10,960
some time. So when I attended the town

3501
02:44:07,680 --> 02:44:13,040
hall a couple nights ago and like many

3502
02:44:10,960 --> 02:44:15,359
of the events I attended over the past

3503
02:44:13,040 --> 02:44:17,920
12 years of various forums and

3504
02:44:15,359 --> 02:44:20,160
neighborhood meetings, the same three

3505
02:44:17,920 --> 02:44:22,399
things are always the priorities. Public

3506
02:44:20,160 --> 02:44:26,640
safety, development of the downtown and

3507
02:44:22,399 --> 02:44:28,640
the wateride and fiscal sustainability.

3508
02:44:26,640 --> 02:44:30,960
I keep hearing it time and time again

3509
02:44:28,640 --> 02:44:34,000
that we should listen to the residents.

3510
02:44:30,960 --> 02:44:35,279
And the funny thing is that's exactly

3511
02:44:34,000 --> 02:44:37,840
what the majority of the council has

3512
02:44:35,279 --> 02:44:40,000
been doing for many years.

3513
02:44:37,840 --> 02:44:43,279
Every action we have taken has been

3514
02:44:40,000 --> 02:44:46,240
predicated on these very ass for

3515
02:44:43,279 --> 02:44:49,359
decades. The city has studied

3516
02:44:46,240 --> 02:44:51,439
studied the marina and various aspects

3517
02:44:49,359 --> 02:44:53,439
of future planning for the city and the

3518
02:44:51,439 --> 02:44:55,920
results continue to be quite frankly the

3519
02:44:53,439 --> 02:44:57,600
same. New studies are consistently

3520
02:44:55,920 --> 02:45:00,800
requested and I'm not saying they're not

3521
02:44:57,600 --> 02:45:02,880
valid to do and the reports are and will

3522
02:45:00,800 --> 02:45:05,760
be pretty much the same as what we

3523
02:45:02,880 --> 02:45:09,200
continue. What's missing and our has

3524
02:45:05,760 --> 02:45:11,439
been missing is taking action.

3525
02:45:09,200 --> 02:45:14,000
How long do we all really want to just

3526
02:45:11,439 --> 02:45:16,479
talk about it? So in the past 8 to 10

3527
02:45:14,000 --> 02:45:20,080
years, I'm proud of what we've pushed in

3528
02:45:16,479 --> 02:45:21,920
action because for decades, we've made a

3529
02:45:20,080 --> 02:45:24,000
tremendous amount of progress over the

3530
02:45:21,920 --> 02:45:26,960
last decade that we've been involved and

3531
02:45:24,000 --> 02:45:30,319
I'm very I think we've succeeded in what

3532
02:45:26,960 --> 02:45:33,920
we can do. Much may be said of my time

3533
02:45:30,319 --> 02:45:36,800
on council and so be it. I have never

3534
02:45:33,920 --> 02:45:39,680
cared about getting credit and I've

3535
02:45:36,800 --> 02:45:41,359
always been welcome to take the blame. I

3536
02:45:39,680 --> 02:45:45,120
only cared about breaking the decades

3537
02:45:41,359 --> 02:45:47,680
old cycle of doing the same thing and

3538
02:45:45,120 --> 02:45:50,399
getting nowhere. From my heart, I can

3539
02:45:47,680 --> 02:45:52,560
tell you this. I've never shir from my

3540
02:45:50,399 --> 02:45:55,200
responsibilities to do what needed to be

3541
02:45:52,560 --> 02:45:57,200
done to move this city forward.

3542
02:45:55,200 --> 02:45:59,040
Getting the bond passed will finally

3543
02:45:57,200 --> 02:46:01,439
break the city free and away from the

3544
02:45:59,040 --> 02:46:03,840
paralysis by announce that has plagued

3545
02:46:01,439 --> 02:46:05,920
our community.

3546
02:46:03,840 --> 02:46:08,560
The support we provided for our business

3547
02:46:05,920 --> 02:46:10,319
in times of emergency COVID and other

3548
02:46:08,560 --> 02:46:15,160
situations

3549
02:46:10,319 --> 02:46:15,160
I believe saved many of them.

3550
02:46:17,040 --> 02:46:20,880
Changing leadership at the city manager

3551
02:46:19,120 --> 02:46:24,800
level was one of the toughest things I

3552
02:46:20,880 --> 02:46:27,520
have ever done. In truth, I'm incredibly

3553
02:46:24,800 --> 02:46:28,960
happy with the current leadership, but I

3554
02:46:27,520 --> 02:46:30,479
also want to acknowledge the hard work

3555
02:46:28,960 --> 02:46:32,479
of the past under difficult

3556
02:46:30,479 --> 02:46:34,479
circumstances.

3557
02:46:32,479 --> 02:46:37,359
Personally, leading this change came at

3558
02:46:34,479 --> 02:46:40,880
a at a cost greater to me personally

3559
02:46:37,359 --> 02:46:44,479
than anyone but myself will ever know.

3560
02:46:40,880 --> 02:46:46,080
I am okay with that. I really am. The

3561
02:46:44,479 --> 02:46:48,319
challenge of COVID and the severe

3562
02:46:46,080 --> 02:46:50,640
inflation are real despite the fact that

3563
02:46:48,319 --> 02:46:52,800
so many deny them. The fact that our

3564
02:46:50,640 --> 02:46:56,000
costs have gone up 25% and our revenue

3565
02:46:52,800 --> 02:46:58,080
may be three to four uh in the past five

3566
02:46:56,000 --> 02:47:01,040
years alone minus any efforts we've made

3567
02:46:58,080 --> 02:47:04,000
to close the gap is staggering for the

3568
02:47:01,040 --> 02:47:06,640
city's better It's a staggering impact

3569
02:47:04,000 --> 02:47:10,399
to try to better better the community.

3570
02:47:06,640 --> 02:47:12,399
The sad thing is even on this day is

3571
02:47:10,399 --> 02:47:14,960
some have never acknowledged the fact

3572
02:47:12,399 --> 02:47:17,200
and that should be concerning. Yet

3573
02:47:14,960 --> 02:47:19,040
through all this it was an honor to

3574
02:47:17,200 --> 02:47:21,840
serve De Moines because I believe in our

3575
02:47:19,040 --> 02:47:23,439
future. I want to thank what I c I'll

3576
02:47:21,840 --> 02:47:25,680
call the most excellent staff a city

3577
02:47:23,439 --> 02:47:27,600
could ever have. As red is as we are

3578
02:47:25,680 --> 02:47:30,319
fortunate to have them. They are highly

3579
02:47:27,600 --> 02:47:32,319
experienced, qualified and ex an

3580
02:47:30,319 --> 02:47:34,720
effective group and worth every penny we

3581
02:47:32,319 --> 02:47:37,200
pay them. I am thrilled about our city

3582
02:47:34,720 --> 02:47:39,439
manager and her team and and her team

3583
02:47:37,200 --> 02:47:41,760
and what they can accomplish if they get

3584
02:47:39,439 --> 02:47:44,640
the support they need to move this city

3585
02:47:41,760 --> 02:47:46,160
forward. Thanks to Katherine. I guess

3586
02:47:44,640 --> 02:47:49,520
we're all going by first names right

3587
02:47:46,160 --> 02:47:51,120
now. I am so glad you are at the helm.

3588
02:47:49,520 --> 02:47:54,720
I've hired some great people in my

3589
02:47:51,120 --> 02:47:57,840
career, but you are one of the best.

3590
02:47:54,720 --> 02:47:59,520
Thanks to Tim, George, and your team as

3591
02:47:57,840 --> 02:48:01,760
well. I don't want to forget the team.

3592
02:47:59,520 --> 02:48:04,000
And so I'm if I'm missing names here, I

3593
02:48:01,760 --> 02:48:06,319
I when I to choose a leader, I also mean

3594
02:48:04,000 --> 02:48:08,800
their team. You brought us through some

3595
02:48:06,319 --> 02:48:11,040
really challenging times and were always

3596
02:48:08,800 --> 02:48:13,680
sound with your advice.

3597
02:48:11,040 --> 02:48:15,439
Um, you know, we had those meetings and

3598
02:48:13,680 --> 02:48:17,279
trying to deal with difficult situations

3599
02:48:15,439 --> 02:48:19,200
and I want you to know that I appreciate

3600
02:48:17,279 --> 02:48:20,640
you more than I think you will ever

3601
02:48:19,200 --> 02:48:22,560
know.

3602
02:48:20,640 --> 02:48:25,520
I also want to say that same thanks to

3603
02:48:22,560 --> 02:48:27,439
AJ and her team.

3604
02:48:25,520 --> 02:48:29,439
Your knowledge and thoughtful demeanor

3605
02:48:27,439 --> 02:48:32,479
resonate excellence, especially as we

3606
02:48:29,439 --> 02:48:34,720
negotiated some pretty heavy actions

3607
02:48:32,479 --> 02:48:36,800
and I just appreciate that. And I want

3608
02:48:34,720 --> 02:48:38,640
to thank Jeff and his team. Your passion

3609
02:48:36,800 --> 02:48:40,880
for finance, which some people might

3610
02:48:38,640 --> 02:48:43,279
think is wrong.

3611
02:48:40,880 --> 02:48:44,960
I don't. I'm just going to say that is

3612
02:48:43,279 --> 02:48:46,800
unsurpassed. and your willingness to go

3613
02:48:44,960 --> 02:48:49,040
ahead with the tough fiscal environment

3614
02:48:46,800 --> 02:48:51,439
and decisions we currently live in is

3615
02:48:49,040 --> 02:48:54,000
deeply appreciated. I want to thank

3616
02:48:51,439 --> 02:48:57,120
Chief Bo and for that matter former

3617
02:48:54,000 --> 02:48:59,439
Chief Thomas and our police department.

3618
02:48:57,120 --> 02:49:01,520
Thank you for keeping our city safe and

3619
02:48:59,439 --> 02:49:03,439
I am deeply sorry I could not do more to

3620
02:49:01,520 --> 02:49:04,960
ensure that our officers are adequately

3621
02:49:03,439 --> 02:49:07,279
supported.

3622
02:49:04,960 --> 02:49:10,479
I fear for our officer safety because of

3623
02:49:07,279 --> 02:49:12,399
the levy failing. I'll be candid.

3624
02:49:10,479 --> 02:49:14,880
I want to thank Mike Sleven and his

3625
02:49:12,399 --> 02:49:16,880
team. Is he still here?

3626
02:49:14,880 --> 02:49:18,800
» Oh gosh. Okay. Well, he better listen to

3627
02:49:16,880 --> 02:49:21,600
this later. I really appreciate your

3628
02:49:18,800 --> 02:49:23,680
expertise in the field of public works.

3629
02:49:21,600 --> 02:49:26,000
Project initiation and transportation.

3630
02:49:23,680 --> 02:49:28,080
Without your help, I fear the city would

3631
02:49:26,000 --> 02:49:30,479
have spent the next dec decade swirling

3632
02:49:28,080 --> 02:49:32,479
in the same conversation we just

3633
02:49:30,479 --> 02:49:34,720
finished battling through. Your

3634
02:49:32,479 --> 02:49:36,399
oversight of the marina, Roondo, and the

3635
02:49:34,720 --> 02:49:38,319
Veterans Memorial on the north end of

3636
02:49:36,399 --> 02:49:41,680
town will change the city's course

3637
02:49:38,319 --> 02:49:44,712
forever. You know it and I know it. And

3638
02:49:41,680 --> 02:49:45,680
by the way, he can never retire.

3639
02:49:44,712 --> 02:49:48,319
[laughter]

3640
02:49:45,680 --> 02:49:50,240
I'm sure that other staff leadership

3641
02:49:48,319 --> 02:49:53,040
would concur. And I want to thank

3642
02:49:50,240 --> 02:49:56,399
Rebecca. Um, you might not know this,

3643
02:49:53,040 --> 02:49:58,160
but the reason I went on went and ran

3644
02:49:56,399 --> 02:50:00,479
for city council was because I I

3645
02:49:58,160 --> 02:50:02,000
improved the home and I went through an

3646
02:50:00,479 --> 02:50:05,840
horrible experience with the permit

3647
02:50:02,000 --> 02:50:07,200
center and I electricians and stuff. I'd

3648
02:50:05,840 --> 02:50:08,479
call them up and once they found out it

3649
02:50:07,200 --> 02:50:11,439
was De Moines, they didn't want to work

3650
02:50:08,479 --> 02:50:13,439
here. I think that you're going to

3651
02:50:11,439 --> 02:50:15,920
change that dynamic and I'm going to see

3652
02:50:13,439 --> 02:50:18,240
our ne not only our city improve but our

3653
02:50:15,920 --> 02:50:21,040
neighborhoods as well and it gives me

3654
02:50:18,240 --> 02:50:23,200
peace knowing that you're you're there.

3655
02:50:21,040 --> 02:50:26,000
I've seen the level of expertise and

3656
02:50:23,200 --> 02:50:28,240
experience you possess and the level of

3657
02:50:26,000 --> 02:50:30,800
how you consider customer service to be

3658
02:50:28,240 --> 02:50:32,560
and I want to just say thank you. Um

3659
02:50:30,800 --> 02:50:34,800
she's not here. Judge Leone and her

3660
02:50:32,560 --> 02:50:38,160
staff, you have a they had a difficult

3661
02:50:34,800 --> 02:50:40,080
job to do as well. And her creative ways

3662
02:50:38,160 --> 02:50:43,840
to adjudicate

3663
02:50:40,080 --> 02:50:48,000
um the community in a fair and equitable

3664
02:50:43,840 --> 02:50:50,800
ways is just been um amazing.

3665
02:50:48,000 --> 02:50:53,760
And I want to thank Tara and the city

3666
02:50:50,800 --> 02:50:56,399
clerk group, Sarah, and every and and

3667
02:50:53,760 --> 02:51:00,240
everybody there. Uh, and I got to add it

3668
02:50:56,399 --> 02:51:01,680
to that because I've seen running

3669
02:51:00,240 --> 02:51:02,960
meetings and so forth. You guys were

3670
02:51:01,680 --> 02:51:04,560
always there. You always gave me the

3671
02:51:02,960 --> 02:51:07,120
support I needed and I really appreciate

3672
02:51:04,560 --> 02:51:10,240
it. A lot of times you don't get that

3673
02:51:07,120 --> 02:51:13,120
thanks and I'm thanking you today.

3674
02:51:10,240 --> 02:51:15,600
And then lastly on those, I want to

3675
02:51:13,120 --> 02:51:17,359
thank Bonnie and Scott.

3676
02:51:15,600 --> 02:51:19,120
There are simply not enough words that I

3677
02:51:17,359 --> 02:51:21,760
can say that show my appreciation for

3678
02:51:19,120 --> 02:51:24,000
all you do for this city.

3679
02:51:21,760 --> 02:51:26,720
You You truly love the city, both of

3680
02:51:24,000 --> 02:51:28,800
you. And I think he's listening tonight.

3681
02:51:26,720 --> 02:51:30,399
So, hi Scott.

3682
02:51:28,800 --> 02:51:32,880
» Yeah,

3683
02:51:30,399 --> 02:51:36,080
knee surgery today is your excuse. We're

3684
02:51:32,880 --> 02:51:38,240
going to buy it, right? Um, but if we

3685
02:51:36,080 --> 02:51:41,279
ever get a statue in town, the two of

3686
02:51:38,240 --> 02:51:44,080
you should be the statue. [laughter]

3687
02:51:41,279 --> 02:51:46,880
Yes. I'm sorry. I just believe that. And

3688
02:51:44,080 --> 02:51:48,640
I want to thank um thank all my former

3689
02:51:46,880 --> 02:51:51,680
council members. Uh, I learned so much

3690
02:51:48,640 --> 02:51:55,359
from them. um and as well as the current

3691
02:51:51,680 --> 02:51:58,160
council um and I've watched all of them

3692
02:51:55,359 --> 02:52:00,960
both current and past work so hard for

3693
02:51:58,160 --> 02:52:03,760
the city. For my new members, I got a

3694
02:52:00,960 --> 02:52:05,840
few pieces of advice and you don't have

3695
02:52:03,760 --> 02:52:08,560
to take it, but I sure the hell would if

3696
02:52:05,840 --> 02:52:11,680
I were you. [laughter] I want you to

3697
02:52:08,560 --> 02:52:12,960
know voting no is easy. All right, I

3698
02:52:11,680 --> 02:52:15,760
mean that. I'm going to repeat that.

3699
02:52:12,960 --> 02:52:17,520
Voting no is easy because you can always

3700
02:52:15,760 --> 02:52:19,600
critique those that made the tough

3701
02:52:17,520 --> 02:52:21,600
decisions to move the city forward. But

3702
02:52:19,600 --> 02:52:24,880
I'll tell you what's worse. Taking

3703
02:52:21,600 --> 02:52:27,840
credit later if you voted no. There will

3704
02:52:24,880 --> 02:52:29,600
be times that will scare you, keep you

3705
02:52:27,840 --> 02:52:33,279
up at night, and I'm going to tell you

3706
02:52:29,600 --> 02:52:38,680
that's good because it shows you care.

3707
02:52:33,279 --> 02:52:38,680
Choose your leaders on council wisely.

3708
02:52:39,200 --> 02:52:44,160
Do not come into the office thinking you

3709
02:52:41,120 --> 02:52:46,640
know everything. Be willing to learn.

3710
02:52:44,160 --> 02:52:49,120
The ones that do not do this turn out to

3711
02:52:46,640 --> 02:52:51,439
be the worst to hold these positions.

3712
02:52:49,120 --> 02:52:55,120
When you meet with the city manager, ask

3713
02:52:51,439 --> 02:52:58,160
only one question. How can I help you

3714
02:52:55,120 --> 02:53:01,920
help the city succeed? Your agendas and

3715
02:52:58,160 --> 02:53:04,080
desires can come later.

3716
02:53:01,920 --> 02:53:05,920
Spend the first six months learning from

3717
02:53:04,080 --> 02:53:08,080
staff. It will pay off throughout your

3718
02:53:05,920 --> 02:53:11,680
term. You're going to find out how much

3719
02:53:08,080 --> 02:53:13,680
you really do not know. And I mean it. I

3720
02:53:11,680 --> 02:53:16,479
was It was a humbling experience on my

3721
02:53:13,680 --> 02:53:19,600
own. Accept this fact. Be open to to

3722
02:53:16,479 --> 02:53:21,520
listen and learn. Be prepared that the

3723
02:53:19,600 --> 02:53:24,560
speed of government is never fast

3724
02:53:21,520 --> 02:53:27,359
enough. As an impatient, business-minded

3725
02:53:24,560 --> 02:53:30,399
pe person, and I know both of you are,

3726
02:53:27,359 --> 02:53:33,120
you'll find that to be true. Be wary of

3727
02:53:30,399 --> 02:53:35,920
social media, blogs, and what I call the

3728
02:53:33,120 --> 02:53:38,479
vocal minority. Often they exclude key

3729
02:53:35,920 --> 02:53:41,359
facts, perpetuate ignorance, and mislead

3730
02:53:38,479 --> 02:53:43,840
our residents.

3731
02:53:41,359 --> 02:53:45,439
Remember, when ignorance leads an agenda

3732
02:53:43,840 --> 02:53:47,120
and that the message gets communicated

3733
02:53:45,439 --> 02:53:49,120
to the public, the result is nothing

3734
02:53:47,120 --> 02:53:52,080
more than calculated stupidity within

3735
02:53:49,120 --> 02:53:54,319
our st our township.

3736
02:53:52,080 --> 02:53:57,120
Facebook pages and blogs are full of

3737
02:53:54,319 --> 02:54:00,080
this. Unfortunately,

3738
02:53:57,120 --> 02:54:02,080
come prepared for your meetings.

3739
02:54:00,080 --> 02:54:04,240
Set a regimen to review the packet at a

3740
02:54:02,080 --> 02:54:05,760
high level on Friday. Study the packet

3741
02:54:04,240 --> 02:54:07,680
when you can on the weekend. Ask

3742
02:54:05,760 --> 02:54:10,000
questions as needed and study the

3743
02:54:07,680 --> 02:54:11,520
sections again with the highest priority

3744
02:54:10,000 --> 02:54:13,520
through the week as you prepare for

3745
02:54:11,520 --> 02:54:16,000
Thursday's meeting. If you wait till

3746
02:54:13,520 --> 02:54:18,080
Wednesday night and are not prepared, it

3747
02:54:16,000 --> 02:54:20,880
will show.

3748
02:54:18,080 --> 02:54:24,479
Counter nonsense in a public forum. You

3749
02:54:20,880 --> 02:54:26,880
will hear hear it. Counter it with fact.

3750
02:54:24,479 --> 02:54:29,120
Don't let what I call waxing idiotic

3751
02:54:26,880 --> 02:54:31,040
profail prevail.

3752
02:54:29,120 --> 02:54:34,240
There will be three or four challenging

3753
02:54:31,040 --> 02:54:36,960
decisions in your term of four to eight

3754
02:54:34,240 --> 02:54:38,640
years. There's other decisions, but

3755
02:54:36,960 --> 02:54:40,800
there's really going to be three or four

3756
02:54:38,640 --> 02:54:43,600
pivotable moments that in that time you

3757
02:54:40,800 --> 02:54:45,200
will deal with, right? You will know

3758
02:54:43,600 --> 02:54:47,760
what those are because you will feel the

3759
02:54:45,200 --> 02:54:50,479
pressure unlike any other times. Be

3760
02:54:47,760 --> 02:54:52,960
strong. Listen to all voices. Vote for

3761
02:54:50,479 --> 02:54:54,960
what is best. Stand your ground and live

3762
02:54:52,960 --> 02:54:57,760
with it.

3763
02:54:54,960 --> 02:55:00,479
Never vote to keep your job

3764
02:54:57,760 --> 02:55:03,200
or reelection. Avoid pressure. Avoid

3765
02:55:00,479 --> 02:55:05,359
conflict. Vote for what is right. And if

3766
02:55:03,200 --> 02:55:08,319
you don't do that, if you don't want to

3767
02:55:05,359 --> 02:55:11,359
do those things, resign.

3768
02:55:08,319 --> 02:55:13,439
Always, and I mean always, use this last

3769
02:55:11,359 --> 02:55:15,279
filter in any decision you make with

3770
02:55:13,439 --> 02:55:17,520
this question.

3771
02:55:15,279 --> 02:55:19,200
Is it the best thing for De Moines

3772
02:55:17,520 --> 02:55:22,200
regardless of the opposition and

3773
02:55:19,200 --> 02:55:22,200
adversity?

3774
02:55:22,720 --> 02:55:27,439
Now, [clears throat] this is what I read

3775
02:55:25,439 --> 02:55:30,000
the first night of the of the day from

3776
02:55:27,439 --> 02:55:32,880
the deis. And I'm going to close with

3777
02:55:30,000 --> 02:55:35,760
this. It was from the comprehensive plan

3778
02:55:32,880 --> 02:55:38,160
in 1962.

3779
02:55:35,760 --> 02:55:40,479
Like all other cities, De Moines has its

3780
02:55:38,160 --> 02:55:43,040
own assortment of land problems, some of

3781
02:55:40,479 --> 02:55:44,880
them beyond its control. One mile north

3782
02:55:43,040 --> 02:55:47,359
of De Moines is a large international

3783
02:55:44,880 --> 02:55:49,200
airport. Steadily increasing air traffic

3784
02:55:47,359 --> 02:55:51,680
flying at low altitudes creates a

3785
02:55:49,200 --> 02:55:53,520
nuisance and a hazard to property in and

3786
02:55:51,680 --> 02:55:56,240
near the approach zones of this large

3787
02:55:53,520 --> 02:55:58,880
majority. Plans to install a second

3788
02:55:56,240 --> 02:56:00,560
major runway paralleling the existing

3789
02:55:58,880 --> 02:56:04,080
runway will further increase its

3790
02:56:00,560 --> 02:56:06,240
nuisance and hazard hazard effects. The

3791
02:56:04,080 --> 02:56:07,760
city is bordered and traversed by state

3792
02:56:06,240 --> 02:56:10,000
highways.

3793
02:56:07,760 --> 02:56:12,240
Traffic counts on these highways and on

3794
02:56:10,000 --> 02:56:14,080
its arterial streets indicate that daily

3795
02:56:12,240 --> 02:56:16,319
volumes of traffic is steadily

3796
02:56:14,080 --> 02:56:18,560
increasing and will will and will

3797
02:56:16,319 --> 02:56:20,240
continue to increase. The downtown

3798
02:56:18,560 --> 02:56:23,439
district of De Moines is strung out

3799
02:56:20,240 --> 02:56:25,840
along an arterious arterial street. It

3800
02:56:23,439 --> 02:56:28,240
lacks unity and it lacks off- streetet

3801
02:56:25,840 --> 02:56:30,560
parking. A recent survey made by the

3802
02:56:28,240 --> 02:56:32,960
JC's reveals the fact that many of the

3803
02:56:30,560 --> 02:56:34,720
commercial structures can be classified

3804
02:56:32,960 --> 02:56:38,080
as old and needing repair or

3805
02:56:34,720 --> 02:56:41,680
replacement. A survey made February of

3806
02:56:38,080 --> 02:56:43,840
1962 analyzing assess value of the land

3807
02:56:41,680 --> 02:56:46,000
and buildings in the downtown area

3808
02:56:43,840 --> 02:56:49,120
indicate on the several parcels of land

3809
02:56:46,000 --> 02:56:50,479
and the land itself it the land itself

3810
02:56:49,120 --> 02:56:52,640
is worth more than the commercial

3811
02:56:50,479 --> 02:56:55,640
structures on it and the city needs

3812
02:56:52,640 --> 02:56:55,640
sidewalks.

3813
02:56:56,240 --> 02:57:00,479
So for decades,

3814
02:56:58,720 --> 02:57:03,200
right,

3815
02:57:00,479 --> 02:57:05,920
we've been swirling and when I came on

3816
02:57:03,200 --> 02:57:08,399
it's like let's change that. Damn it.

3817
02:57:05,920 --> 02:57:09,600
And I think we have to some degree,

3818
02:57:08,399 --> 02:57:12,319
right? It's one of the biggest

3819
02:57:09,600 --> 02:57:14,160
accomplishments.

3820
02:57:12,319 --> 02:57:16,399
So, I got to ask the residents, do you

3821
02:57:14,160 --> 02:57:18,240
really want the change you call for? Are

3822
02:57:16,399 --> 02:57:20,960
you ready for the change that comes with

3823
02:57:18,240 --> 02:57:23,760
it? Are you willing to stand the heat of

3824
02:57:20,960 --> 02:57:25,680
change? I close with this thought. At

3825
02:57:23,760 --> 02:57:28,399
the town hall on Tuesday, there was an

3826
02:57:25,680 --> 02:57:31,200
exercise using Wordscape. We used a QR

3827
02:57:28,399 --> 02:57:34,319
code and texted one-word entries on what

3828
02:57:31,200 --> 02:57:36,160
each of us viewed of the city currently.

3829
02:57:34,319 --> 02:57:38,640
The words danced around the screen and

3830
02:57:36,160 --> 02:57:40,479
the and and the most common words

3831
02:57:38,640 --> 02:57:42,160
growing in size. At the end, the word

3832
02:57:40,479 --> 02:57:44,720
with the most entries and the largest

3833
02:57:42,160 --> 02:57:46,880
was potential.

3834
02:57:44,720 --> 02:57:48,640
Both former mayor Pina and I have always

3835
02:57:46,880 --> 02:57:50,479
been frustrated by this word because for

3836
02:57:48,640 --> 02:57:53,439
decades that perception has been the

3837
02:57:50,479 --> 02:57:56,479
same. My frustration

3838
02:57:53,439 --> 02:57:58,640
to explain this is simple. It's because

3839
02:57:56,479 --> 02:58:01,200
people have experienced success are not

3840
02:57:58,640 --> 02:58:04,240
satisfied with the word potential.

3841
02:58:01,200 --> 02:58:06,720
Instead, what they do is realize it.

3842
02:58:04,240 --> 02:58:08,479
I believe in my time here I have done my

3843
02:58:06,720 --> 02:58:11,200
best to move the city forward and

3844
02:58:08,479 --> 02:58:13,200
realize some of that change and now I

3845
02:58:11,200 --> 02:58:15,840
leave the charge to you on the deis and

3846
02:58:13,200 --> 02:58:17,840
you the residents to leave potential

3847
02:58:15,840 --> 02:58:21,359
island

3848
02:58:17,840 --> 02:58:23,680
where we've been maroon for so long and

3849
02:58:21,359 --> 02:58:26,399
shed the nimiism and support needed

3850
02:58:23,680 --> 02:58:29,760
change and realize that we can be a

3851
02:58:26,399 --> 02:58:29,760
better de moines thank

3852
02:58:31,993 --> 02:58:34,013
» [applause]

3853
02:58:37,279 --> 02:58:39,908
» Well said. [applause]

3854
02:58:43,439 --> 02:58:47,120
Well said.

3855
02:58:45,359 --> 02:58:49,040
This is the kind of thing that always

3856
02:58:47,120 --> 02:58:54,720
has made me feel a little bit jealous.

3857
02:58:49,040 --> 02:58:57,600
He's so able to come forward with clear

3858
02:58:54,720 --> 02:58:59,200
thoughts, clearly articulated,

3859
02:58:57,600 --> 02:59:02,800
convincing,

3860
02:58:59,200 --> 02:59:05,920
passionate, moving. I feel moved by

3861
02:59:02,800 --> 02:59:09,279
that. And Matt's always had a gift and

3862
02:59:05,920 --> 02:59:11,279
been able to do that. Uh, I'm not going

3863
02:59:09,279 --> 02:59:15,680
to be as eloquent.

3864
02:59:11,279 --> 02:59:17,680
I'll say this. Uh, in closing, how do I

3865
02:59:15,680 --> 02:59:20,000
even sum up my thoughts about this

3866
02:59:17,680 --> 02:59:23,359
experience besides my faith and my

3867
02:59:20,000 --> 02:59:25,520
family? Serving as mayor of this city

3868
02:59:23,359 --> 02:59:27,760
has been the greatest pleasure of my

3869
02:59:25,520 --> 02:59:29,279
life.

3870
02:59:27,760 --> 02:59:32,560
I've met and worked with the most

3871
02:59:29,279 --> 02:59:35,439
magnificent people. This community has

3872
02:59:32,560 --> 02:59:37,279
been sacrificial and passionate. And

3873
02:59:35,439 --> 02:59:41,200
some of you have come I have come to

3874
02:59:37,279 --> 02:59:44,080
love personally and deeply.

3875
02:59:41,200 --> 02:59:46,080
His staff has been innovative,

3876
02:59:44,080 --> 02:59:49,640
hardworking.

3877
02:59:46,080 --> 02:59:49,640
I can't see.

3878
02:59:49,760 --> 02:59:56,160
Innovative, hardworking, and responsive.

3879
02:59:53,200 --> 02:59:59,680
And some of you, I have come to learn

3880
02:59:56,160 --> 03:00:02,319
love personally and deeply.

3881
02:59:59,680 --> 03:00:04,880
I appreciate this council.

3882
03:00:02,319 --> 03:00:07,359
This is a hard job and pays little. And

3883
03:00:04,880 --> 03:00:09,680
everyone up here, everyone has

3884
03:00:07,359 --> 03:00:12,080
sacrificed more than anyone can truly

3885
03:00:09,680 --> 03:00:13,840
know in order to be here to serve.

3886
03:00:12,080 --> 03:00:16,160
Everyone.

3887
03:00:13,840 --> 03:00:20,000
And some of you I've come to love

3888
03:00:16,160 --> 03:00:23,359
personally and very deeply.

3889
03:00:20,000 --> 03:00:25,840
I love De Moine and I plan on staying

3890
03:00:23,359 --> 03:00:28,720
involved and serving this community for

3891
03:00:25,840 --> 03:00:32,160
a long time, but I will miss this and

3892
03:00:28,720 --> 03:00:37,240
I'll miss working with you in this way.

3893
03:00:32,160 --> 03:00:37,240
I would like to close with a prayer.

3894
03:00:37,279 --> 03:00:41,359
Lord, bless this community with

3895
03:00:39,680 --> 03:00:44,800
thankfulness.

3896
03:00:41,359 --> 03:00:47,760
Bless this staff and departments with

3897
03:00:44,800 --> 03:00:51,040
energy and hope. And bless this

3898
03:00:47,760 --> 03:00:54,560
leadership with wisdom and then the

3899
03:00:51,040 --> 03:01:00,520
courage to carry it out. Dang it.

3900
03:00:54,560 --> 03:01:00,520
Lord, you know in Jesus name. Amen.

3901
03:01:03,300 --> 03:01:05,319
» [applause]

3902
03:01:07,040 --> 03:01:12,680
» Oh my gosh. [applause]

3903
03:01:09,520 --> 03:01:12,680
Thank you.

3904
03:01:14,160 --> 03:01:20,640
Well, this concludes our meeting. The

3905
03:01:17,680 --> 03:01:22,319
next meeting will be January 8th, 2026,

3906
03:01:20,640 --> 03:01:24,880
a city council business meeting. And

3907
03:01:22,319 --> 03:01:26,880
please remember to pick up all your

3908
03:01:24,880 --> 03:01:29,680
cookies on [laughter]

3909
03:01:26,880 --> 03:01:31,040
on the way out. Council member Mahoney,

3910
03:01:29,680 --> 03:01:32,880
do we have a motion?

3911
03:01:31,040 --> 03:01:34,080
» Move to get the hell out of here one

3912
03:01:32,880 --> 03:01:35,279
last time.

3913
03:01:34,080 --> 03:01:36,000
» Do I have a second?

3914
03:01:35,279 --> 03:01:38,800
» Second.

3915
03:01:36,000 --> 03:01:40,880
» Second with Deputy Mayor Stements. Well,

3916
03:01:38,800 --> 03:01:43,910
that is a wrap.

3917
03:01:40,880 --> 03:01:45,359
» With this meeting, I adjourn.

3918
03:01:43,910 --> 03:01:49,319
[applause]

3919
03:01:45,359 --> 03:01:49,319
Thank you to all of you.

3920
03:01:50,319 --> 03:01:53,319
» Okay.