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This may the old clerk, city council, come to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance.

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City clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilmember Anderson.

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Here.

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Druister.

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Moga.

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Prison.

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Otto.

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Reid.

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Sean.

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Sorona.

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Worthen in here.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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Welcome everyone to the Tuesday, June 24th.

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You know, the O'Claire City Council first up tonight is our consent agenda, and if you

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are here for the consent agenda, just so you know that we vote on this with one vote.

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So if you're waiting for your item and it passes, you're good to go, and you don't have

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to stay for the whole meeting unless you really want to.

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With that, do council members have any questions regarding the consent agenda or wish to remove

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any items for separate consideration?

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Okay.

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I'm not seeing any, so then I'm motion by council member Otto, say goodbye council member Toronto consent agenda is moved any discussion.

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Seeing none, so you clerk, please call the roll.

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Toronto.

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Worthment.

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Thank you and that passes unanimously.

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Next we have two, we have one proclamation and one in recognition and we'll start with the proclamation for parks and rec month.

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So a staff want to join me at the podium

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yeah read it out loud. I'll hand it over to you

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Where as parks and recreation is an integral integral part of communities throughout this country including here in Eau Claire

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And where as parks and recreation promote health and wellness and encourage spending time and nature

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improving the physical and mental health of those who visit parks and participate in recreation activities

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and where as parks and recreation encourages physical activities by providing space for

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popular hikes, hiking trails, swimming pools, and many other activities designed to promote

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active lifestyles, and where as park and recreation education activities such as out-of-school

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time programming, youth sports, and environmental education are critical to childhood development,

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and whereas the National Recreation and Park Association theme for 2025 is built together,

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clay together, and as a chance to celebrate the contributions of more than 26 full-time

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park and recreation professionals over 200 part-time and seasonal workers and more than

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2,000 volunteers who maintain our city's parks and trails.

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Now, therefore, I, Emily Bergey, President of the O'Claire City Council, on behalf of the

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entire City Council, do proclaim the month of July as Parks and Recreation Month and encourage

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everyone to recognize that Parks and Recreation Services are essential to a quality of life

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not only in July but throughout the year.

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There you go.

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Thanks, Patrick.

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Well, thank you, Council President Bergey and Council members for this proclamation.

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each year we recognize the month of July as Parks and Recreation month and in doing so we

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acknowledge the importance of Parks and Recreation in the community and also the many staff and

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volunteers behind the scenes that make it all happen. This year is the 40th anniversary of July as

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Parks and Recreation month and the theme as decided by the National Recreation and Park Association is

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build together, play together. So this theme reminds us that together we are building and maintaining

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sustainable parks and green spaces for current and future generations. Together, we are

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building thriving communities focused on health and well-being. Together, we are building

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high-quality programs and spaces available and inclusive for all. And lastly, this year's

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and show cases.

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How everyone involved in parks and recreation works together to help people play and connect through the many different activities, events, and green spaces that we provide for the community. All of this building cannot be accomplished without the help of many staff and volunteers, as I said. Within Oakler Parks Recreation and Forestry, we have over 26 full-time employees. We have 20 seasonal staff working with our activities and events and in our parks, in our cemeteries and in our urban forest. And additionally, we have many, many

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part-time recreation staff working as lifeguards activities and excuse me activity leaders and in other similar positions.

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All of these talented people work together throughout the year to contribute to the theme of building together and

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playing together here in Eau Claire. We also rely on the dedication of many more volunteers as well.

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Our dedicated volunteers support us through many different avenues including by serving on the Waterways and Parks Commission,

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the Community Parks Association and also the Sustainability Advisory Commission.

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We are blessed in Eau Claire to have a very active group of neighborhood associations who

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all contribute their time and input into shaping parks and recreation in Eau Claire as well.

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Lastly, each year we have over 350 adopted park volunteers, roughly 1,250 annual amazing

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Eau Claire cleanup volunteers, and another 450 plus activity and event volunteers who all contribute

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to the wonderful parks and recreation experience that we have here in Eau Claire.

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None of what we do for the community would be possible without everyone working together

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and we cannot thank our staff and volunteers enough for their ongoing efforts and dedication

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toward that building and playing together here in Eau Claire.

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To get a glimpse of that togetherness, we would like to invite you to take some time in July

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to see a view of a few of the ways that our community enjoys our services.

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The flyer in front of you is an invitation to a variety of events and activities going on

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in the busy month of July.

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There's a little bit of everything

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for everyone on that list,

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and we hope to see you out there.

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We greatly appreciate your continued support,

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and we look forward to continuing

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to provide exceptional park, recreation,

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and forestry services to our citizens and visitors.

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So now I would like to turn it over to some of our staff,

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and they'll introduce themselves

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and tell you a little bit about what they do.

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Thank you.

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I'll go first, I guess.

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Christine Moore Facility and Program Supervisor,

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Fairfax Pools, my facility,

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and then I run Aquatics, Lake Football League, outdoor ranks, and much more little programs.

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So, that's me.

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I'm Hayley Harder.

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I'm an Administrative Associate for the Recreation Division.

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I lead a team of admins who do all of the administrative work to run our programs, and I also create

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our Biannual Activity Guide, manage our registration software, and do all of the marketing for our

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programs.

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am Lindsay Jerry. I am the only administrative associate for the parks, forestry, cemeteries

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and buildings and grounds and parks and rec. I pay all of the bills for most of the bills

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for those four divisions and let's the answer thousands of constituent questions about

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our parks and trees and cemeteries and I map out all of the planting and tree stump grinding

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for the city.

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Good afternoon, I'm Jeremy Hardy.

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I am one of this seasonal program supervisors.

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I oversee a lot of the instructional programs.

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New this year we have archery and bouldering

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in partnership at the university.

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We also have our outdoor adventures programs

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so things like camping skills and fishing.

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and a multitude of other things

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that we can teach the young youth coming up.

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At Stauden, Meyer, you guys know me

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as the city forester but I'm also a junior assistant helper to the park supervisors so a lot

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of times I will help them with whatever they may need to so I'm kind of a junior assistant

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park's person. Now

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we're going to do a record recognition for Catherine Schauch.

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Thanks for being

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here. Thank you for the invitation. Yeah so I'll read out loud and I'll give it to you to say a few

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words. Thank you. So, yeah. So, whereas Catherine Trelth has served as

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O'Claire County Administrator with Dedication

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Professionalism and a strong commitment to public service. And whereas, she made history in 2015 as the first woman to hold the role of County Administrator for OSAW County, and as we're closely with the City of Acclair and regional partners to support the County's growth and well-being. And whereas, during her tenure, she helped launch the Chippewa Valley Future Regions Project, supporting the Creative Economy and Regional Collaboration among a wide variety of stakeholders.

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members, and whereas under her leadership access to high speed internet was expanded

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across most of the county, peer mental health support was strengthened, and outdoor

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recreation opportunities were improved for residents and visitors alike, and whereas

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she worked to serve the most vulnerable among us and support efforts to spearhead coordination

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around housing and homelessness, coordinated county programs like Meals on Wheels was delivered

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over 100,000 meals in 2023 and expanded aging and disability resource center services.

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And whereas Catherine was steady during a period of change in challenges, including COVID-19,

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increasing political division and fiscal constraints from municipal government,

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and whereas her leadership has strengthened the foundation of county government and powered public servants

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and helped guide O'Claire County through times of opportunity and challenge.

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Now therefore, with gratitude and my admiration, we present the Certificate of Recognition to

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O'Claire County Administrator, Katherine Schauf, to thank her for her years of leadership and service

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and recognize the lasting impact of her work on O'Claire County and the people who call it home.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for this. It is very much appreciated. And thank you for the opportunity

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to even say a few words. I really love it that you have your mission right behind you on

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the wall, where everyone can see it. And I think that that mission and the values that are

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part of that mission are what make Eau Claire the special place that it is, and what make

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the work that the county does and our other communities so valuable because the city

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really does work for the common good. It's finding those places of common purpose and

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then aligning them and working together and it's demonstrated in the areas of public health,

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the 9-1-1 services and I think there are even more to come as we continue to look into the

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future as a community.

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And so thank you for your work and for your willingness to serve in this capacity.

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It is not easy work, but it is good work.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I just wanted to echo the appreciation for one thing about the County

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Ministry was as soon as I was hired, she called me and sat down with me and offered to help

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in any way possible and was a real study source of guidance over the time that I've been here

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and it was really just delightful to work with her,

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and she, Catherine, is just very resilient, very honest,

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and principled, and very steady,

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and an extremely difficult job,

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and it's been awesome having you here as a partner.

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Just a few blocks away across the river, so we, yeah.

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Thank you, Ed.

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Administrator Shoffe is my former co-worker.

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Being on the county board, I've got to say,

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it was a pleasure working with you.

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You were particularly patient,

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and you have an excellent communication style

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that we appreciate it, so thank you very much and it's great having you are working with you.

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On to our business agenda.

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So first up is item 18, this is CDBG and Home Investment Partnership Program.

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This is a resolution approving the city of Eau Claire's 5 Year Consolidated Plan, 25-29

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for the Community Development Black Grant and Home Investment Partnerships Program.

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We have Director Olson Buu here.

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It's hard to follow that.

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Thanks for having me.

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Good afternoon.

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Okay, so what you have before you is a resolution approving the five-year consolidated plan

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for 2025 to 2029, which is a requirement in order to re-

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We received CDBG and home funding, so as part of the process, we did hire a consultant who helped with community engagement. We conducted that in a variety of ways. We had a community-wide survey, individual stakeholder engagement meetings, as well as the stakeholder two stakeholder workshops. We also had a 30-day public comment period. The plan has been on our website during that time. And we held two public hearings.

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hearings on May 12th and May 28th.

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We did have attendance at the May 28th meeting and just a few comments.

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One person was wondering where the information from individual stakeholders was included

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in the plan and we were able to locate it and let her know.

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Also, someone noted they were pleased to see intentional outreach to diverse groups within

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the city, finding that that builds trust within our community.

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And one other comment was just some disappointment that some of the data used in the development

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of the plan is from 2020, however HUD does require that we use the 2020 census data.

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And so you'll notice in each of the five year plans it is a bit of lagging data.

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So those were, that's a summary of the comments received and then what you have before you

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There's a resolution to approve the plan,

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and then it can be submitted to HUD

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ahead of the July 12 deadline.

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Great, thank you.

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Any questions?

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I'm not seeing any, so.

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Thank you.

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Thanks for all your work to put that together.

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Okay, then an motion made by Charlie's not here.

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A council member Brewster.

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I think my council member Amboga,

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this item is moved, any discussion?

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Senen, city clerk, please call the roll.

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Councilmember Bruce.

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Aye.

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Inboga.

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Miller.

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Otto.

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Reed.

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Shown.

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Sorano.

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Worthment.

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And that passes unanimously.

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Next we have appointments of board's commissions and committees.

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As the resolution approving appointments and reappointments of various board's commissions

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I will take this one as chair of the committee to find the people who we appointed.

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That's helpful.

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Thank you.

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All right, so we met a couple weeks ago, and before I go into the appointments, I do have

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an update.

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We were talking about it, and Council Member Bruster could maybe help me remember to what

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we talked about.

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What we're looking at some changes for just some various things.

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and we're wondering if council was interested in having a work session, is that what,

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like a, like a, before in the past we've, you know, last year it was council member Josh,

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our council member Miller and Vice President Worthman, we would work on things in our

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appointments committee and then we bring it to the full council and then was voted down.

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So we're wondering if like council wants like a work session instead rather than the

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appointments, committee doing the work, then bringing it forth, to make some changes.

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And then, yeah, and then getting boy-down.

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So, well, yeah, so we're wondering if the people will be interested in a work session, and

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we can maybe, you can get back to me later too on that, or the city manager, if you're

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interested in kind of talking more about things, vice-president Worthman?

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Could I ask what kinds of things would we potentially focus on at a work session?

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I also want to booster do you have you have a lot of the ideas so sure I guess one of

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the things that we're looking at doing is standardizing some processes across all

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boards and commissions like this is how if you're on a board committee or

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commission this is how you get something on the agenda this is how we prioritize

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agenda items this is how maybe you get something added to a work plan and if

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And it would just be the same across everything, as well as potentially city

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manager

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hers.

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If you have any recollections on what the final thing is that we were looking at.

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So similar to what council member Miller and the advisory committee of appointments talked

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about in the last round of thinking about revisions is trying to make sure that they're a significant

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investment of staff time and then volunteer time and council time and we're trying to figure

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How do we make sure that the investment really pays off in terms of

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Council or city policies and procedures? And do we want to, like, basically, how can we make sure that this is a really great engagement tool?

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Does that's when we're showing you comments? I do. I don't know. I just want to ask procedurally also, like, can I respond to your question? Or do we need to, we need to move to discussion? We can probably move it. Well, because I know what's noticed also is

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the appointments actually, which we haven't talked about.

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I have feedback, but I don't know if I can win the most appropriate time, would be for me to share that with you.

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Maybe just, if anyone has feedback can send an email to City Manager Hershey and I, okay, thanks.

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Just get a more of an update, so.

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All right, so moving on to the appointments.

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So for the housing authority, we have one new appointment to Angela Stokes,

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and then the North Barstow Business Improvement District.

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We have one new appointments to Nick Meyer, so we need to move it, I guess, so motion made by, I'll put, I guess my name's on there's, well, local by me.

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Motion made by Vice President Worthman, second by Council Member Miller, this item is moved, any discussion?

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Seeing none, so you could please call the roll.

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Council member in the vote.

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Aye.

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Miller.

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Aye.

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Otto.

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Aye.

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Reed.

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Aye.

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Shone.

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Aye.

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Sorano.

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Aye.

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Worthment.

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Aye.

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Bergen.

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Aye.

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Bruce Bergen.

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Aye.

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And those appointments passed unanimously.

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Okay.

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Next up we have our capital improvement plan.

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So, 2026.

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Thanks.

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2030.

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Resolution approving the 26-30 capital improvement plan

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for the City of Eau Claire and we have Director Winters here.

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Good evening, President Verdi-Council.

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I have one new item just to speak of this evening that would be a change in the amendments

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from last night to the this afternoon.

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I don't know if we want to use the projector to show the public the amendments if that would

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be something you want to do.

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Yeah,

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it's even working. I promised usage before I knew it would work. So we

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have four amendments this evening that have been typed out.

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The first one is again the ban shell being moved up at Owen Park, treated into 2025 funding.

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funding and the playground being pushed into 26 and 27, so we'd be amending just the 26 and 27 here, and so we're just changing language in Owen Park.

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The second amendment that we spoke of last night was RDA affordable housing projects.

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So we did change a description of that from just land acquisition onto affordable housing to encompass both.

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So, that is a $1 million item in the CIP that would differ from what's published.

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The third and fourth amendment we spoke of was the end-of-thall treatment.

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We'd be entirely removing the end-of-thall treatment with still a $25,000 investment in the

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Bio-Diversity Program.

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Oh, I'm sorry.

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So we'll be fully removing the $100,000 from Underthal with an investment of $25,000 into

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Bio-Diversity Program and then $75,000 would go into the operating budget.

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That Underthal Program was funded for four years, 26 through 29 so there's only four years

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of funding for that $75,000 to go into the operating budget. There's a lot of discussions

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today between Council and a few Council members and then the staff and Director Berg to kind

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of talk about the priorities and what the goals were of the program. So we think we've

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came to the best outcome with having staff in best time, that staff person.

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Motion would be responsible for cutting the curly leaf pond weed and also an investment in planting more trees. And then the last amendment. This is the new one for the public. So the last one I was just speaking of changed. The newest one is just an increase into the boulevard tree program. So that was published at 75,000. That would be an increase up to 100.

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$100,000 and that's funded by the storm water operating program within the boulevard.

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So those are the amendments that are in front of you this evening that were taped up.

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So there's a couple changes, but with that, I'm available for any questions and any of those

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and the directors are here as well.

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Great, thank you.

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Any questions for director councilmember booster?

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Thank you, Director Winchers. I was just wondering more specifically for the folks at home that maybe confused about the movement of money with the whole and park ban shell. I know we've gotten a lot of concern about that.

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I was wondering if you could just spell out where that money is moving around but we're not we're not canceling.

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Sure.

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You know updates to the ban shell or anything like that.

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And if you could just talk about why that's not something that people can see in there.

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Yeah, it's actually between two books that were published.

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So in 2025 right now, that is not in the book that we're talking about this evening or

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approving.

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But we already have money set aside for the playground.

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We're going to amend that budget and start immediate use on the ban shell and

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I'm working with those stakeholders, but the book that's published from 26 to 2030 has funding in it for the ban shells, so we're going to switch that to the playground.

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So there's no a de-investment in either program, just the ban shell will be happening in 25.

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It's not in the printed book we're approving this weekend, or excuse me, tonight.

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tonight will be approving the, if moved, approving the amendment to fund the playground.

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Thank you so much.

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Okay.

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Councillor Osir, I know I had a question, I'll come to you.

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So thank you, Council President Bergey and thank you, Director Winters.

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My question is on the final amendment, this boulevard tree program, this is different from

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from what we looked at last night, correct?

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And I'm wanting to understand that transfer of 25,000

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from the storm water operating budget.

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And what happened there, that budget could be reduced by $25,000.

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That the bottom might be a little bit confusing.

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We're actually increasing the tree budget,

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and we charge the Boulevard tree program

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to the storm water operating budget, so that ends up getting funded by the storm water rate payers.

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So this one's kind of one of those enterprise funds that the rate payers pay for it.

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So water, sewer, storm, so we just increased this budget.

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Historically, I want to say before 2022, it was at a $200,000 threshold.

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We did reduce it down because it was being funded by the general fund.

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We did follow some other municipalities and some other good fiscal ideas were able

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to attribute trees as a asset or mechanism in assisting with storm water.

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So there's been a way that we can charge planting of trees to the storm water uses or users.

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Excuse me.

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So we're doing that slowly.

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We haven't put that back up to 200,000, because our forestry department's been working on removal of the ash trees,

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so we haven't been able to get back to the level of planting that they were at before.

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That makes sense.

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One quick follow up, so I'm wanting to understand different from kind of what we originally saw.

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Was there a change?

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I mean, from what we saw yesterday to now adding this $25,000 from that.

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This is an addition, so the $100,000 took $25,000 to biodiversity, $75,000 to the operating budget.

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And then this is completely new, just happens to be the same number.

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Okay.

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So this is completely new from anything you saw last night.

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But we feel like we have enough now in that storm water.

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utility to be able to fund this now is that is that the idea yeah that is it's

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funded by the reap here's what I'm conscious about is what rate we're

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charging out and at what we don't want to just increase that tree program

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I'm a substand.

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And then have our rates go up that there's so far out of touch. So I've been staging that adjustment. So it's just 25,000 for next year. Yes, and then we'll look at it. Yes, yes, because it's tied directly into operations. And then also we need to look at staffing. We need to look at what other charges are going in there as well. Thank you.

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So for the switching the current 2025 for the part two, the ban shell, played into the

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ban shell, will that come around later in a budget adjustment or is that just administratively?

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No, that will take two steps.

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So tonight the action item will be to amend the CIP and then your second quarter adjustments will be coming to you in July, I believe so that

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That will require an amendment of the 2025

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Okay, so that will create a budget. Yes. Okay. Yep. So by approving that amendment tonight to the CIP

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We definitely should take a look at approving that that second one for 2025 to

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We'll have a lot of money for one item and not both

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Thank you.

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You're good?

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Did you have a question?

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Does my room go up?

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Yeah, thank you.

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I would like to ask you about the handy talk, because we talk about this one yesterday.

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Yes.

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I'm three strong.

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I'm not that much student.

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My mom is not my name.

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My name.

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So, I think the length is a length.

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Mr. Lane?

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Yeah, he did say about the $50,000.

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dollars.

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Yeah, so I'm starting to connect to that. Up to now, my mind is not connecting.

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Sure. So, and another thing is, the four years, we're going to use the money. What would

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happen after four years? Great question. Are we going to complete this program?

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Sure. So, President Berge, members of the council, I'll take this one since I made the $50,000

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So what was that was in reference to is, you know, we're basically short staffed in parks right now.

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So in order to do more labor, you know, such as harvesting weeds as proposing that we would do the work on overtime as opposed to doing it on straight time, just so we could keep our high level of service up, you know, to all the other facilities and whatnot without affecting it.

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That's where the $50,000 number came from. That was approximately what it would cost us to do the work on overtime.

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So that's where it came from.

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We do have some new solutions that are looking much more favorable here.

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So I think we can kind of forget about that number for now and pretend I never said it.

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I know what you're talking about, yeah.

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As far as funding that in the future, this is one time funding.

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So we'll have to take a look.

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I think we'll put in a service modification for the operating budget to increase one FTE.

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You see, you'll probably see that we're going to look for funding solutions on the back end.

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It just kind of depends on a lot of different items need to fall into place so we can definitely expand permanently.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I'll see.

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It's also over with me.

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Thank you.

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Our Vice President with me.

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Thank you.

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Council President.

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I wanted to ask about finance director of the stormwater fund.

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And you and I had discussed that it's primarily to go to Boulevard tree planting program.

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Is that a state statute limit or how are we thinking about why trees can't be doing all

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of the stormwater mitigation in other parts of the community outside of the Boulevard?

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Sure.

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It's something Director Bergen, I can talk a little bit.

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We did some investigation and modeled some other communities.

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So I think that's been our focus now is just paying on the paying for the boulevard trees, so it's not it wouldn't be a state

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Statute so we'll we'll take a look into that

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We just had to have a lot of research to support charging charging storm. So I

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Assume some of that because they're directly over hard scape

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Both sidewalk and streets so you probably get more out of the tree than if it's say in a park or something

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but maybe that's part of the consideration.

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I think that's how we started there.

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There was a lot of the discussions.

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Thanks.

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Great.

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Councilor Miller, do you have another question?

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Yeah.

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Actually on what you got up here.

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So last, yesterday when you talked about the end of all all being

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transitioned to the biodiversity and the using the mechanical system

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for removing the weeds, but there's three other items here.

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I don't recall them being discussed yesterday

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or if they were, I didn't quite catch them.

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So, the main story of play.

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The public address system and the third I am there. I don't recall that you discussed last night. Can you just go through those particular items there and discuss those a little bit? Sure, with the proposal, I'm sorry to interrupt. When the original amendment came in, this originally had a payment source to end a fall of community enhancement dollars. So I just shift the community enhancement dollars around to a couple different items within the CIP.

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So it was kind of, it was noted, it's more background information really because I can

464
00:35:34,580 --> 00:35:39,380
apply community enhancement to all sorts of different tourism related draws.

465
00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:46,800
So I shifted them away from Carson Park and put them on to the Fairfax pool area again.

466
00:35:47,540 --> 00:35:53,020
And then I applied general fund monies to the new programs that were coming out.

467
00:35:53,660 --> 00:35:56,220
So it kind of just made things work out easier for me.

468
00:35:56,220 --> 00:36:02,440
Community enhancement funds would be applicable to both, so I don't know if that kind of answers

469
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:06,800
the question, but I sometimes move money for amendments if that may.

470
00:36:07,740 --> 00:36:11,140
Okay, so if I'm understanding these would be funded by these sources from community

471
00:36:11,140 --> 00:36:13,540
enhancement from here to community.

472
00:36:14,020 --> 00:36:20,020
I took community enhancement funds away from treating end-of-all and then put them towards

473
00:36:20,020 --> 00:36:24,660
the Fairfax pool and the staining projects in relation to parks.

474
00:36:30,650 --> 00:36:35,370
I have a question about a parking ramp, and I think maybe Director Ness.

475
00:36:36,210 --> 00:36:41,350
So, we heard from Julia Johnson last night, I received a call right before the meeting

476
00:36:41,350 --> 00:36:48,450
tonight too, just the worry about, because they have that lift, do their work on their hotel,

477
00:36:49,610 --> 00:36:57,570
and they're worried about the prolonged timeline of the Gibson ramp, Gibson, right, yeah.

478
00:36:57,570 --> 00:37:11,210
So if you could just, I would think that staff is willing to work with, and that's what I've been hearing, but if you want to reiterate that, that staff's willing to work with the Lizmore Management as we go forward and solving all the parking problems.

479
00:37:11,210 --> 00:37:11,590
Yes.

480
00:37:13,830 --> 00:37:22,170
We started meeting with them. Well, Ms. Johnson has been part of the downtown parking

481
00:37:22,170 --> 00:37:26,890
committee for years, so we've been meeting I'm parking for many years, but did meet

482
00:37:26,890 --> 00:37:34,330
with her and her team at the hotel and visit Eau Claire in May of this year to discuss the

483
00:37:34,330 --> 00:37:39,390
different project timelines related to dewey street bridge, firewall street construction,

484
00:37:40,590 --> 00:37:47,930
the demolition of the Gibson ramp and how that all impacts the users of the hotel and

485
00:37:47,930 --> 00:37:55,290
the businesses in the downtown and related timelines and my understanding is the project

486
00:37:55,290 --> 00:38:02,510
for their remodeled to maintain their branding is really kind of a six to nine month process

487
00:38:02,510 --> 00:38:08,770
where we're anticipating the demolition at this time could be about a year-long project.

488
00:38:09,270 --> 00:38:16,470
So, I'll continue to work with the hotel on their timelines related to their projects.

489
00:38:16,910 --> 00:38:23,110
We'll look at different alternatives with our consultant that is doing the demo design

490
00:38:23,110 --> 00:38:31,290
to see if there's ways that we can start earlier, are there faster ways of completing this process?

491
00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:39,210
looking at different alternatives, moving forward to try to align our projects to work better together

492
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:50,350
and looking not just to us but to them as well to for timelines related to their projects. We had

493
00:38:50,350 --> 00:38:58,450
discussed their holiday party season and does it make sense to start construction after that? They wrap

494
00:38:58,450 --> 00:39:01,350
up of the holiday parties in January and February

495
00:39:01,350 --> 00:39:03,710
and then maybe start demo and march.

496
00:39:04,210 --> 00:39:06,810
Does that work with the design process

497
00:39:06,810 --> 00:39:08,550
and things along those lines?

498
00:39:08,830 --> 00:39:10,550
So a lot of discussion moving forward

499
00:39:10,550 --> 00:39:13,870
but I think we started with a good basis in me.

500
00:39:14,690 --> 00:39:15,110
Okay, great.

501
00:39:15,510 --> 00:39:17,190
That's like Vice President Northman has a question.

502
00:39:17,490 --> 00:39:18,510
Thank you, Council President.

503
00:39:18,710 --> 00:39:20,350
That's my question is along the same lines

504
00:39:20,350 --> 00:39:27,470
which is the design costs can those be maybe it doesn't,

505
00:39:27,470 --> 00:39:31,150
I just wonder why the design costs come after the demolition.

506
00:39:31,310 --> 00:39:33,570
Could that not be done sooner?

507
00:39:35,570 --> 00:39:39,950
So the demo design is actually scheduled for 2026,

508
00:39:39,950 --> 00:39:43,390
and then the demolition is scheduled for 2027.

509
00:39:44,230 --> 00:39:48,970
So the cost related to the demo design is in 2026.

510
00:39:49,330 --> 00:39:52,350
So what about the design of the replacement ramp?

511
00:39:53,410 --> 00:39:55,610
Or maybe it doesn't matter when that happens, I suppose,

512
00:39:55,610 --> 00:39:58,750
but that has to come after the demolition has occurred.

513
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:29,840
No, we can we can move that up, but I think we want to correspond that with discussions related to the parking study and potential public private partnerships moving forward and usage of existing parking surface lots that are in the downtown area, relocation of parking stalls and really having a good plan on that to determine what we want to reconstruct there, if anything in the future.

514
00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:31,300
That makes sense.

515
00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:32,020
Thanks.

516
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:34,920
Just a clarification.

517
00:40:35,260 --> 00:40:42,800
So, my question is that they want to start maybe in 26 what they need to do to keep up with their hotel

518
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:44,360
requirements with the brand.

519
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:50,500
And then we can be, if we have to, how it is set up now allows us to be flexible and nimble

520
00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:56,500
because if they're, let's see if you will allow us to meet their needs if needed, if we need to move something up.

521
00:40:56,500 --> 00:41:01,720
or are we, so everything, how it is now allow us to, or we can come back before Council

522
00:41:01,720 --> 00:41:02,960
I guess to make changes.

523
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:10,380
I think, at this time, I think we have funding that we could work with to start a demo

524
00:41:10,380 --> 00:41:21,280
design just in general for the parking downtown structures related for the parking study kind

525
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:27,440
of items and that could assist us. So really just looking at their timelines and required

526
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:36,240
timelines and what we can bid out and have a consultant do with the given timelines.

527
00:41:36,500 --> 00:41:38,680
You have to realistically. Okay. Thank you, Director Ness.

528
00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:46,180
Appreciate that. Any other questions from Council on the CIP amendments or the whole thing?

529
00:41:46,180 --> 00:41:52,800
Seeing none, so by a motion made by Council Member Shone, seconded by Council Member Reed.

530
00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,460
The CIP is moved.

531
00:41:55,940 --> 00:41:56,900
Any discussion?

532
00:41:57,820 --> 00:41:58,440
Council Member Shone.

533
00:41:59,000 --> 00:41:59,300
Thank you.

534
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:00,480
Council President Bergey.

535
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:05,640
I just wanted to take a moment to speak to the amendment that Council based President

536
00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:10,240
Bergey and I brought forth in some of the changes that have been, which we talked about

537
00:42:10,240 --> 00:42:17,260
already, but just briefly based on discussion that's been ongoing between Council

538
00:42:17,260 --> 00:42:21,160
members and staff and then also some of the information we heard last night just wanted

539
00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:28,480
to explain kind of the most major change that happened and so I still feel very strongly

540
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:32,700
and it's reflected in the amendment that endothal is not the most cost effective or physically

541
00:42:32,700 --> 00:42:39,240
responsible method for managing curly leaf fondweed on half moon lake but through conversation

542
00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:49,740
With staff, we understood that the need, we wanted to work on compromising to address the need for staff time.

543
00:42:50,380 --> 00:42:59,620
And so what this new revised amendment reflects is rather than allocating $75,000 towards creating a new forestry program.

544
00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:06,680
It allocates that $75,000 or to furs it to the operating budget to fund a position to work on that.

545
00:43:06,680 --> 00:43:16,500
and also work on, or sounds like some of the dollars might go towards overtime for other staff members to actually do the mechanical harvesting of the curlyly pondweed.

546
00:43:17,740 --> 00:43:24,320
And so I just wanted to take a moment to express that, and then also, as you saw in the new amendment that was introduced as well,

547
00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:36,120
there was a recognition that there's still capital need as my understanding for purchasing trees and soil and other supplies

548
00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:40,480
to actually do those forestry projects across the city

549
00:43:40,480 --> 00:43:41,600
in these low canopy areas.

550
00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:45,800
And so, just wanted to give a little bit of background

551
00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:47,380
about why I feel really good about this.

552
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:49,700
This reflects a lot of collaboration between council

553
00:43:49,700 --> 00:43:52,440
and staff and it is responsive to some of what we heard

554
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:55,420
from staff last night and I'm really excited for it

555
00:43:55,420 --> 00:43:59,620
and also wanted to note, like I still am very interested

556
00:43:59,620 --> 00:44:01,840
in maybe like at some point in the future in a future,

557
00:44:02,220 --> 00:44:04,360
CIP budget, looking at upgrading

558
00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:06,880
and improving the mechanical harvester that we have.

559
00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:10,520
So I'll be working with staff and intend to correspond with them

560
00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:12,200
about finding out how much that might cost

561
00:44:12,200 --> 00:44:15,080
and also looking into grant funding solutions for that.

562
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:18,300
So I'm really excited to support this particular amendment

563
00:44:18,300 --> 00:44:22,600
or set of amendments and I hope you all support it as well.

564
00:44:22,980 --> 00:44:23,220
Thank you.

565
00:44:24,020 --> 00:44:24,320
Thank you.

566
00:44:25,420 --> 00:44:26,300
You like to, yes.

567
00:44:26,500 --> 00:44:28,060
So Vice President Worthman will speak to them amendment

568
00:44:28,060 --> 00:44:29,520
and then it comes from Rado.

569
00:44:30,060 --> 00:44:31,240
Thank you, Council President.

570
00:44:31,240 --> 00:44:40,340
And I just want to add a little bit of additional context, which is that when we were considering

571
00:44:40,340 --> 00:44:45,640
the referendum a number of years ago, I think it was three years ago, you know, forestry

572
00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:51,700
had a request, was one of the requests for a position and our city forestry, a mastodomyre

573
00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:57,900
had kind of shared this number, but that is community our size, which generally have close

574
00:44:57,900 --> 00:44:59,900
to a dozen forestry staff.

575
00:45:00,370 --> 00:45:30,350
I would like to support that effort, which is, as I understand, roughly four or five staff members currently working on forestry. So this is a huge need we've had for a long time. And in communication, you know, when I asked earlier today, I said, what would get us the most mileage toward planting more trees in our low canopy tree can areas. His response was really that the staffing piece is super important.

576
00:45:30,350 --> 00:45:39,990
because all the work that they do, highest priority is still around ash trees, removal of ash trees, and replanting those gaps where ash trees come down.

577
00:45:40,530 --> 00:45:44,270
So in order to make a more of a priority, staffing is necessary.

578
00:45:44,990 --> 00:45:50,050
And on top of it is this tie-in with the physical cutting of the curly leaf pondweed.

579
00:45:50,190 --> 00:45:55,210
So the fact that we can share a position there, or some arrangement, made a lot of sense.

580
00:45:55,210 --> 00:46:01,770
In terms of the planting of trees, it does take a budget and 75,000 is currently not filling

581
00:46:01,770 --> 00:46:03,590
the entire need that we currently have.

582
00:46:04,370 --> 00:46:12,050
And so this additional 25,000 on our storm water fund doesn't still get us all the way

583
00:46:12,050 --> 00:46:12,910
to where we want to be.

584
00:46:13,790 --> 00:46:19,650
And so in my thinking, well, first and foremost, I think we could even potentially look at grants

585
00:46:19,650 --> 00:46:24,610
and other community partners that would love to support a tree program potentially and help

586
00:46:24,610 --> 00:46:31,010
upon that, but I think beyond that is thinking about our capital budget as we come out of removal

587
00:46:31,010 --> 00:46:38,990
of ash trees and head into the new phase of planting trees, maybe we need to take a look at that

588
00:46:38,990 --> 00:46:45,050
in 2027 as an increased budget item when we can figure out how to get there. So, this feels like

589
00:46:45,050 --> 00:46:51,550
a compromise as Councilmember Schoen said. I want to thank my council colleague, Councilmember Schoen,

590
00:46:51,550 --> 00:46:56,230
as well as the city staff, or being on the phone up until the last 15 minutes of the,

591
00:46:56,490 --> 00:47:01,330
before our meeting, and thinking about ways where we can kind of help do the things that

592
00:47:01,330 --> 00:47:06,550
we all want to do, but do it in a way that, you know, is maybe a little bit of a compromise

593
00:47:06,550 --> 00:47:09,010
across the entire thing, so that's the context.

594
00:47:09,710 --> 00:47:10,310
Thank you.

595
00:47:11,330 --> 00:47:14,210
Vice President, or I'm sorry, Councilmember Otto.

596
00:47:14,990 --> 00:47:16,110
Thank you, President Bernie.

597
00:47:17,230 --> 00:47:20,230
Is this an appropriate time to talk about any of the amendments, or are we going to-

598
00:47:20,230 --> 00:47:21,730
Yes, I was just thinking about that.

599
00:47:21,810 --> 00:47:23,090
Would you like to move your amendment?

600
00:47:28,020 --> 00:47:30,320
Okay, so motion made by Council Member Schoen,

601
00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:31,980
second by Vice President Worthman.

602
00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:36,860
This is an amendment to amend the 26th, 2030 capital

603
00:47:36,860 --> 00:47:40,040
improvement plan for fund for 50 parks and recreation

604
00:47:40,040 --> 00:47:44,680
by adding 25,000 annually for 2026, 2029

605
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,000
for a biodiversity projects fund.

606
00:47:47,300 --> 00:47:51,040
This will be accomplished by a reduction of a 25,000 annually,

607
00:47:51,040 --> 00:48:01,120
including years 2026 through 2029 in Project 450-001, Parks and Rec, the half-moon lake and the

608
00:48:01,120 --> 00:48:08,120
doll treatment and the doll. Additionally, this amendment directs an increase to the operating

609
00:48:08,120 --> 00:48:14,820
budget in the remaining amount of 75,000 for staff time related tree plantings and boulevards

610
00:48:14,820 --> 00:48:20,460
and harvesting of weeds in half-moon lake. So emotional second for that. You guys talked

611
00:48:20,460 --> 00:48:27,960
on it so you're good there okay okay and then so now it's moved so yeah you can

612
00:48:28,700 --> 00:48:33,240
have a discussion councilmember Ado oh no thanks I was going to talk about one

613
00:48:33,240 --> 00:48:39,780
park oh yeah okay we'll get there yeah councilmember Brewster in addition to

614
00:48:39,780 --> 00:48:45,480
all like the primary aspects that this this achieves a reduction in chemical

615
00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:51,960
use and you know increase in capacity for tree planting and all that stuff. One

616
00:48:51,960 --> 00:48:56,880
thing that I like it when we can do is from like an economic standpoint is take

617
00:48:56,880 --> 00:49:01,860
money that would be going someplace else and keep it here you know paying a

618
00:49:01,860 --> 00:49:07,960
staff person to do things in a Claire and so that's just just another positive

619
00:49:07,960 --> 00:49:11,620
that I see in this and I thank you both and as well as the staff for working on

620
00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:17,540
All right. Thanks. Any other discussion on this amendment?

621
00:49:19,180 --> 00:49:22,700
No, as we will vote. Okay, so do you click? Please call the roll.

622
00:49:26,580 --> 00:49:26,680
Hi.

623
00:49:27,220 --> 00:49:27,780
Auto.

624
00:49:28,140 --> 00:49:28,300
Aye.

625
00:49:29,060 --> 00:49:29,240
Read.

626
00:49:29,620 --> 00:49:29,740
Aye.

627
00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:30,720
Show.

628
00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:31,260
Aye.

629
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:32,360
Toronto.

630
00:49:32,720 --> 00:49:32,940
Aye.

631
00:49:33,700 --> 00:49:34,080
Worthment.

632
00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:34,560
Aye.

633
00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:35,700
Fergie.

634
00:49:35,940 --> 00:49:36,140
Aye.

635
00:49:36,880 --> 00:49:37,220
Rooster.

636
00:49:37,460 --> 00:49:37,620
Aye.

637
00:49:42,390 --> 00:49:43,350
Met passes ten.

638
00:49:43,970 --> 00:49:44,290
Zero.

639
00:49:44,290 --> 00:49:54,360
unanimously all right so that amendment passes so now you can put your light

640
00:49:54,360 --> 00:49:59,120
on councilmember Otto and I'll okay unless we're doing these in a ticket

641
00:49:59,120 --> 00:49:59,980
You can know if you...

642
00:50:01,080 --> 00:50:28,000
So on part, I just want to reiterate that the intent all along was to put the ban shell at a higher priority. And I see where the public was unclear. And it's a reminder for us, for myself, to be more direct in our communication with the public. But I do think this is going to be a really necessary amendment. I have walked by the ban shell just today. And especially looking at the back of it, it's clearly needed.

643
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:34,920
It is something that we can do, and I encourage people to support this.

644
00:50:36,360 --> 00:50:39,940
Also, I appreciate the public for being so vigilant about this.

645
00:50:40,100 --> 00:50:41,700
I mean, it's encouraging that people care.

646
00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:44,280
And I'm glad that we got a lot of messages.

647
00:50:44,420 --> 00:50:45,400
It shows that people care.

648
00:50:48,540 --> 00:50:50,700
So you're making, do you want to make a motion?

649
00:50:51,180 --> 00:50:54,080
I motion to move this amendment.

650
00:50:54,520 --> 00:50:54,760
Okay.

651
00:50:54,760 --> 00:51:02,580
Okay, so motion a second and I was read out loud for everyone know what we're doing so I to move to amend the

652
00:51:03,070 --> 00:51:07,740
2026 the 2030 capital improvement plan for fun for 50 parks and a recreation

653
00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:15,560
By adding 50,000 for 2026 and 250,000 for 2027 for O1 Park playground equipment

654
00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:24,580
This will be accomplished by a reduction of 50,000 in 2026 and a reduction of 250,000 in 2027 from the O1 Park ban

655
00:51:24,580 --> 00:51:29,600
Michelle project. This amendment has a neutral impact on the overall capital budget.

656
00:51:30,660 --> 00:51:34,180
We'll just reiterate that we are just we're still doing the ban shell project.

657
00:51:34,680 --> 00:51:40,020
So, okay, so you spoke on it. So, Council Member Bruce, would you like to speak on it a seconder?

658
00:51:40,300 --> 00:51:41,180
I don't have much to add.

659
00:51:41,400 --> 00:51:43,300
Okay. Council Member Serrano?

660
00:51:43,740 --> 00:51:48,060
Yes, thank you, Council President, and you said it doesn't mean we're not doing the ban shell project,

661
00:51:48,180 --> 00:51:51,620
but I just really want to make sure everybody's clear that we're going to do the ban shell project first.

662
00:51:52,340 --> 00:52:07,140
So the ban shall will happen potentially even start in 2025, so just want to make sure that everybody understands it's not even though it looks like we're removing funds from the ban shall is because those funds are coming sooner.

663
00:52:07,820 --> 00:52:10,660
So we're actually going to take care of the ban shall first.

664
00:52:11,540 --> 00:52:12,780
Thanks for clarification.

665
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:22,100
Any other comments on Owen Park?

666
00:52:23,860 --> 00:52:26,120
Seeing none, so you click please call the roll.

667
00:52:27,460 --> 00:52:28,380
Councilmember Otto.

668
00:52:28,820 --> 00:52:29,000
Aye.

669
00:52:29,700 --> 00:52:29,820
Three.

670
00:52:30,280 --> 00:52:30,460
Aye.

671
00:52:31,260 --> 00:52:31,740
Show them.

672
00:52:31,940 --> 00:52:32,140
Aye.

673
00:52:32,940 --> 00:52:33,240
Toronto.

674
00:52:33,620 --> 00:52:33,860
Aye.

675
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:35,040
Worth a minute.

676
00:52:35,400 --> 00:52:35,540
Aye.

677
00:52:36,420 --> 00:52:36,800
Berge.

678
00:52:37,080 --> 00:52:37,400
Aye.

679
00:52:38,040 --> 00:52:38,400
Rooster.

680
00:52:38,740 --> 00:52:38,880
Aye.

681
00:52:39,540 --> 00:52:39,880
Johnson.

682
00:52:40,220 --> 00:52:40,380
Aye.

683
00:52:44,570 --> 00:52:47,070
I'm going to pass this unanimously at a moment.

684
00:52:48,130 --> 00:52:48,770
Okay.

685
00:52:49,770 --> 00:52:52,850
Anyone else want to take something up?

686
00:52:54,030 --> 00:52:54,750
Councilor Arbouster?

687
00:52:56,210 --> 00:52:56,850
Yeah.

688
00:52:57,250 --> 00:53:00,810
Should we do the RDA affordable housing one now?

689
00:53:00,830 --> 00:53:00,990
Sure.

690
00:53:01,130 --> 00:53:01,550
Let's do it.

691
00:53:01,810 --> 00:53:02,050
All right.

692
00:53:03,330 --> 00:53:05,450
So we did hear about this.

693
00:53:06,450 --> 00:53:11,170
I thought very well described by Director White.

694
00:53:11,170 --> 00:53:22,830
last night. There's a strong appetite in our community for focusing on housing

695
00:53:22,830 --> 00:53:29,350
and I think this does that while leaving a substantial degree of flexibility for

696
00:53:29,350 --> 00:53:40,870
the RDA for acquisition as well. And so it's budget neutral. We work with staff

697
00:53:40,870 --> 00:53:43,850
on that, and here it is in front of us.

698
00:53:44,090 --> 00:53:44,810
Great, thank you.

699
00:53:46,030 --> 00:53:47,590
It was your seconder or who?

700
00:53:48,170 --> 00:53:50,590
Okay, Vice President Worthman, would you like to speak on it?

701
00:53:50,870 --> 00:53:52,050
Okay, so we'll move that.

702
00:53:52,190 --> 00:53:54,090
So motion made by councilmember Brewster

703
00:53:54,090 --> 00:53:55,930
and seconded by Vice President Worthman.

704
00:53:56,210 --> 00:53:59,230
This is an amendment to RDA forable housing project.

705
00:53:59,570 --> 00:54:03,370
So to move to amend the 2026 2030 capital improvement plan

706
00:54:03,370 --> 00:54:09,030
for fund 495 RDA by adding $1 million for 2026

707
00:54:09,030 --> 00:54:11,390
Thanks for RDA affordable housing project.

708
00:54:11,810 --> 00:54:17,650
This will be accomplished by a reduction of 1 million in 2026 from the RDA land acquisition project.

709
00:54:18,050 --> 00:54:21,630
This amendment has a neutral impact on the overall capital budget.

710
00:54:22,910 --> 00:54:26,130
Okay, so it's moved, so any discussion?

711
00:54:26,790 --> 00:54:27,470
Council Member Shone.

712
00:54:27,690 --> 00:54:28,750
Thank you, Council President Fergie.

713
00:54:28,930 --> 00:54:31,390
So I wanted to just comment briefly.

714
00:54:31,790 --> 00:54:37,170
I followed up after the public hearing yesterday to ask staff some clarifying questions.

715
00:54:39,030 --> 00:54:40,030
I'll be supporting the amendment,

716
00:54:40,550 --> 00:54:43,930
but I was a little concerned just based on the language.

717
00:54:44,010 --> 00:54:47,270
It was not very clear to me in the title of the resolution

718
00:54:47,270 --> 00:54:52,110
and the change from RDA land acquisition projects

719
00:54:52,110 --> 00:54:54,430
to RDA affordable housing projects.

720
00:54:54,750 --> 00:54:57,130
But I was able, I just want to clarify out loud

721
00:54:57,130 --> 00:54:59,450
in case there's any RDA members that might be listening.

722
00:55:00,080 --> 00:55:29,260
This afternoon, but RDA has had ongoing discussions recently about creating, as Director White described, a larger district in geography and has been working in that direction, which would lend itself towards doing more affordable housing type projects, which is a departure from some of the more traditional RDA projects that are smaller in geography and really transformative in a specific area in the community.

723
00:55:29,980 --> 00:55:36,520
So, I just was confused initially about whether this was a departure from or the same as

724
00:55:36,520 --> 00:55:41,360
what RDA's direction had been and I was able to confirm and have comforts and confidence

725
00:55:41,360 --> 00:55:45,640
now that this just reflects the same direction the RDA is moving in and so I'll be supporting

726
00:55:45,640 --> 00:55:46,020
the amendment.

727
00:55:46,780 --> 00:55:46,980
Great.

728
00:55:47,280 --> 00:55:47,540
Thank you.

729
00:55:48,380 --> 00:55:49,420
Comfort and confidence.

730
00:55:49,700 --> 00:55:50,180
That's good.

731
00:55:50,940 --> 00:55:51,120
Yeah.

732
00:55:51,580 --> 00:55:52,460
Vice President Worthman?

733
00:55:52,740 --> 00:55:53,420
Thank you, Council President.

734
00:55:53,420 --> 00:56:02,700
And I just want to say one of the things that excites me about this amendment is the fact that I think it opens up.

735
00:56:02,900 --> 00:56:08,160
It's different from, as council member Sean mentioned, different from what the focus of already has been.

736
00:56:08,240 --> 00:56:19,240
But I think what excites me is that it kind of looks at different opportunities that I would say pair with the strengths of what our community is interested in doing.

737
00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:25,480
and so you can imagine a lot of different partners and manufacturer home, folks, etc.

738
00:56:26,060 --> 00:56:32,560
I'm being a part of this affordable housing project that we're all a part of and so to

739
00:56:32,560 --> 00:56:38,900
me that kind of expands what's possible and I'm curious as this moves forward that our

740
00:56:38,900 --> 00:56:45,300
council is going to be a part of also hearing these ideas come forward and RDA is going

741
00:56:45,300 --> 00:56:50,060
to be the ones sort of initiating here's how we think this could go, but you know this

742
00:56:50,060 --> 00:56:53,640
is the beginning of the conversation not the end and so I'm excited to see where that

743
00:56:53,640 --> 00:56:53,780
goes.

744
00:56:53,940 --> 00:56:59,900
I also want to give a shout out to community members who have voice strong support for

745
00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:07,460
taking a more of our capital budget and focusing on affordable housing and this fits that request

746
00:57:07,460 --> 00:57:10,940
from our community that we continue that strong effort.

747
00:57:10,940 --> 00:57:16,780
So this is exciting to me and I hope my colleagues will support it.

748
00:57:16,780 --> 00:57:17,200
All right.

749
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:18,080
Thank you.

750
00:57:18,120 --> 00:57:19,060
Any comments?

751
00:57:20,660 --> 00:57:22,060
So you clerk, please call the roll.

752
00:57:26,160 --> 00:57:26,320
Aye.

753
00:57:27,260 --> 00:57:27,380
Show.

754
00:57:27,700 --> 00:57:27,880
Aye.

755
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:28,960
Toronto.

756
00:57:29,300 --> 00:57:29,520
Aye.

757
00:57:30,060 --> 00:57:30,460
Fourth minute.

758
00:57:30,680 --> 00:57:30,800
Aye.

759
00:57:31,700 --> 00:57:31,980
Bergen.

760
00:57:32,200 --> 00:57:32,420
Aye.

761
00:57:33,100 --> 00:57:33,440
Rooster.

762
00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:34,000
Aye.

763
00:57:35,000 --> 00:57:35,260
Johnson.

764
00:57:35,660 --> 00:57:35,840
Aye.

765
00:57:36,320 --> 00:57:36,640
Angoga.

766
00:57:37,500 --> 00:57:37,700
Aye.

767
00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:38,640
Miller.

768
00:57:39,020 --> 00:57:39,140
Aye.

769
00:57:39,780 --> 00:57:39,960
Otto.

770
00:57:40,260 --> 00:57:40,420
Aye.

771
00:57:42,960 --> 00:57:48,140
Okay, one more amendment that we have in front of us, right?

772
00:57:50,870 --> 00:57:51,630
I'd like to motion.

773
00:57:51,630 --> 00:57:52,450
Vice President Wearthman.

774
00:57:52,590 --> 00:57:53,410
Thank you, Council President.

775
00:57:53,730 --> 00:58:03,710
It's a motion for the last amendment here, which is regarding that fun 4-1-1 transportation

776
00:58:04,710 --> 00:58:10,490
by adding 25,000 to a tree planting boulevard program specifically from the stormwater operating

777
00:58:10,490 --> 00:58:11,350
fund.

778
00:58:11,350 --> 00:58:12,310
Okay,

779
00:58:16,140 --> 00:58:20,200
so I have a motion by Vice President Worthman in a second by Council Member Shown.

780
00:58:20,560 --> 00:58:22,500
Vice President Worthman, would you like to speak on this?

781
00:58:23,220 --> 00:58:23,460
Okay.

782
00:58:24,520 --> 00:58:25,080
Declined.

783
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:25,940
You yield your time.

784
00:58:26,300 --> 00:58:27,000
Is that how you say it?

785
00:58:27,480 --> 00:58:29,960
Vice President or Council Member Shown, do you have anything to say?

786
00:58:30,880 --> 00:58:37,880
Sure, just briefly, as mentioned before, this really pairs, compliments the other amendment

787
00:58:37,880 --> 00:58:44,460
that Council Member Council Vice President Worthman and I brought forth related to Urban Forest

788
00:58:44,460 --> 00:58:46,380
District Underfall and Water Quality Initiatives.

789
00:58:47,020 --> 00:58:50,940
So I really appreciate the initiative and innovation

790
00:58:50,940 --> 00:58:55,400
that staff had in helping draft this amendment.

791
00:58:57,700 --> 00:58:58,340
Great, thanks.

792
00:58:59,300 --> 00:59:01,260
I'll read out loud just so we all know.

793
00:59:01,960 --> 00:59:05,240
So we're moving to amend the 2026 2030 Kaplan

794
00:59:05,240 --> 00:59:07,980
Improvement Plan for Fund 441 Transportation

795
00:59:08,700 --> 00:59:14,020
by adding 25,000 for 2026 for program 441-011.

796
00:59:14,020 --> 00:59:22,260
There are 1-1 transportation bill of our tree replacement program by increasing the transfer from the 2026 storm water operating.

797
00:59:23,040 --> 00:59:27,320
This amendment will increase the capital budget and operating budget for 2026.

798
00:59:28,340 --> 00:59:31,040
Is there any comments on this amendment discussion?

799
00:59:34,050 --> 00:59:36,170
Okay, so you quick, please call the roll.

800
00:59:36,170 --> 00:59:37,090
Councilmember

801
00:59:39,330 --> 00:59:40,030
Schoenel.

802
00:59:40,090 --> 00:59:40,250
Aye.

803
00:59:40,630 --> 00:59:41,290
Toronto.

804
00:59:41,750 --> 00:59:42,010
Aye.

805
00:59:42,490 --> 00:59:43,050
Workman.

806
00:59:43,450 --> 00:59:43,670
Aye.

807
00:59:44,490 --> 00:59:44,730
Berge.

808
00:59:45,010 --> 00:59:45,190
Aye.

809
00:59:45,930 --> 00:59:46,290
Rooster.

810
00:59:46,550 --> 00:59:46,730
Aye.

811
00:59:47,590 --> 00:59:47,930
Johnson.

812
00:59:48,170 --> 00:59:48,310
Aye.

813
00:59:48,970 --> 00:59:49,350
Emboga.

814
00:59:49,730 --> 00:59:49,890
Aye.

815
00:59:50,430 --> 00:59:50,730
Miller.

816
00:59:50,930 --> 00:59:51,190
Aye.

817
00:59:51,850 --> 00:59:52,110
Otto.

818
00:59:52,410 --> 00:59:52,590
Aye.

819
00:59:53,210 --> 00:59:53,430
Reed.

820
00:59:53,850 --> 00:59:53,990
Aye.

821
00:59:55,150 --> 00:59:57,050
In that amendment passes unanimously.

822
00:59:58,190 --> 00:59:58,910
Okay.

823
00:59:59,290 --> 00:59:59,870
Any.

824
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:03,060
Any more discussion on the capital improvement plan?

825
01:00:08,320 --> 01:00:32,080
I just want to quickly say, I really appreciate staff. I know I said that just moments ago, but through the CIP budget process, one of the asks I had made was helping us understand what line items in the CIP. I mean, it's a massive document. We're managing millions of dollars. It's incredibly important. And being able to understand what line items come from statutory requirements.

826
01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:37,720
the state mandates that we have police and fire and provide different

827
01:00:37,720 --> 01:00:42,560
public services, maintain clean water and sewage and maintain our

828
01:00:42,560 --> 01:00:48,160
stormwater system and one of the things that was just like incredibly

829
01:00:48,160 --> 01:00:53,340
offstriking to me this year with staff's help in doing that was that I believe if

830
01:00:53,340 --> 01:00:58,860
I'm not mistaken it was something like 82 or 83% of the budget is just state

831
01:00:58,860 --> 01:01:06,540
mandated projects and things we have to invest in per state law and then beyond that there

832
01:01:06,540 --> 01:01:11,500
was sort of this middle category of projects that we don't have to invest in but there's

833
01:01:11,500 --> 01:01:17,380
definitely a fiscal or other large consequence associated with not funding them and I think

834
01:01:17,380 --> 01:01:23,300
that category constitute an additional like 12 to 15% and basically the entire budget has

835
01:01:23,300 --> 01:01:26,540
up and just those types of line items.

836
01:01:26,880 --> 01:01:29,800
And so I just always try to take every opportunity I can

837
01:01:29,800 --> 01:01:33,300
to advocate for our community and the importance

838
01:01:33,300 --> 01:01:38,280
of advocacy around different, finding different revenue

839
01:01:38,280 --> 01:01:41,780
streams moving forward, which the state also greatly limits

840
01:01:41,780 --> 01:01:43,180
what municipalities can do.

841
01:01:43,900 --> 01:01:45,820
And so I just really appreciate staff

842
01:01:45,820 --> 01:01:47,900
and going through that exercise helped me a lot.

843
01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:50,220
It helped inform, I think, hope a lot of the amendments

844
01:01:50,220 --> 01:01:52,160
that came forward and making sure we weren't

845
01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:58,280
pulling funds from items that we should not be touching and I just really greatly appreciate

846
01:01:58,280 --> 01:02:01,780
the staff's work on this. I know it's a lot of work and you put a lot of hours into it

847
01:02:02,400 --> 01:02:10,020
and just it speaks to also the larger need for municipal budget reform in our state. So thank you.

848
01:02:10,240 --> 01:02:18,100
Yes. Thank you. Any other discussion on the whole CIP because no booster?

849
01:02:18,100 --> 01:02:20,560
Thank you, Mr. President.

850
01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:21,380
I don't know.

851
01:02:21,660 --> 01:02:27,420
I've always just been a little bit, I don't know,

852
01:02:27,460 --> 01:02:27,840
ilitees.

853
01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:30,160
It feels like, you know, for something

854
01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:32,640
this big and this important, we should talk more about it.

855
01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:35,960
It's like we should have at least an hour discussing

856
01:02:35,960 --> 01:02:38,080
about $48 million, right?

857
01:02:38,300 --> 01:02:43,520
But I guess, you know, whenever T is crossed and I die,

858
01:02:43,700 --> 01:02:46,280
there's not really much to say, especially when

859
01:02:46,280 --> 01:02:53,320
And there's so little, as councilmember Shown pointed out, so little that we actually have the capacity to modify.

860
01:02:53,780 --> 01:02:57,380
So we did have a few work sessions.

861
01:02:58,080 --> 01:02:58,840
That's true.

862
01:02:59,180 --> 01:03:00,900
We'll come both, councilmember Serrano.

863
01:03:01,220 --> 01:03:02,080
Thank you, council president.

864
01:03:02,660 --> 01:03:16,260
I want to just echo what my colleague councilmember Shown said about all the work that went into this and the amount of time and effort that goes into educating councilman.

865
01:03:16,260 --> 01:03:31,000
And also the public about, it's a very complex system that we have for funding and for how we can allocate funds and how we spend funds and looking to the future.

866
01:03:32,240 --> 01:03:39,420
So I also just want to acknowledge the public because increasingly I see more public engagement.

867
01:03:39,420 --> 01:03:46,640
And we got a lot of feedback and a lot of emails of people who really reading the details in the budget.

868
01:03:46,920 --> 01:03:52,440
And I find that very heartening, I really just want to encourage other members of the public.

869
01:03:52,900 --> 01:03:55,280
Please get involved, please inform yourself.

870
01:03:55,340 --> 01:04:02,100
It's helpful to us and really important for our community to really understand all the dynamics and

871
01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:05,380
all the constraints really that we have as a city.

872
01:04:05,380 --> 01:04:10,260
you know, how that happens, you know, how the things that the county funds, the things

873
01:04:10,260 --> 01:04:14,760
that the city funds, the things that the school districts can fund, you know, really understanding

874
01:04:14,760 --> 01:04:19,320
how all of these things affect our community is very, very valuable.

875
01:04:19,620 --> 01:04:22,620
So don't be afraid of this and please continue to get involved.

876
01:04:22,840 --> 01:04:27,340
We have the operating budget next and I just welcome everybody's feedback.

877
01:04:28,560 --> 01:04:29,140
Thank you.

878
01:04:29,780 --> 01:04:30,580
Councillor Romboca.

879
01:04:30,980 --> 01:04:31,860
Thank you, Councillor Preston.

880
01:04:32,900 --> 01:04:38,060
I want to thank every reporter, especially all the collectors who have given the police

881
01:04:38,060 --> 01:04:46,480
chief, but I want to give a special time to the finance departments, especially the

882
01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:46,720
directors.

883
01:04:47,400 --> 01:04:51,720
Thank you for your leadership, thank you for your service, and I hope you take a day

884
01:04:51,720 --> 01:04:53,440
of two days of relax a little bit.

885
01:04:53,780 --> 01:04:54,120
That's it.

886
01:04:54,260 --> 01:04:54,960
Thank you.

887
01:05:10,120 --> 01:05:10,600
So

888
01:05:14,510 --> 01:05:23,230
we shouldn't postpone this. That's what you're saying. Yeah, just kidding. All right, no more comments. So you click please call the roll.

889
01:05:26,630 --> 01:05:27,230
Toronto.

890
01:05:27,950 --> 01:05:28,450
Aye.

891
01:05:29,190 --> 01:05:29,590
Worth minutes.

892
01:05:29,790 --> 01:05:29,850
Aye.

893
01:05:30,990 --> 01:05:31,130
Berge.

894
01:05:31,370 --> 01:05:31,570
Aye.

895
01:05:32,310 --> 01:05:32,710
Brewster.

896
01:05:33,010 --> 01:05:33,130
Aye.

897
01:05:33,810 --> 01:05:34,170
Johnson.

898
01:05:34,430 --> 01:05:34,570
Aye.

899
01:05:34,990 --> 01:05:35,590
Involga.

900
01:05:35,830 --> 01:05:36,050
Aye.

901
01:05:36,510 --> 01:05:36,730
Miller.

902
01:05:37,070 --> 01:05:37,250
Aye.

903
01:05:37,750 --> 01:05:38,010
Auto.

904
01:05:38,290 --> 01:05:38,470
Aye.

905
01:05:39,030 --> 01:05:39,270
Three.

906
01:05:39,550 --> 01:05:39,870
Aye.

907
01:05:40,390 --> 01:05:40,810
Show them.

908
01:05:41,010 --> 01:05:41,210
Aye.

909
01:05:42,010 --> 01:05:43,870
And they see IP pass unanimously.

910
01:05:44,710 --> 01:05:45,490
So thanks everyone.

911
01:05:48,730 --> 01:05:50,010
Moving on to artwork.

912
01:05:50,410 --> 01:05:51,430
This is artwork donation.

913
01:05:51,810 --> 01:05:53,610
A resolution accepting an artwork donation

914
01:05:53,610 --> 01:05:56,870
Question from Ms. Chiff from the Sculptured Tour O'Clayer.

915
01:05:57,310 --> 01:06:01,070
Mr. Lee, our Dr. Berg, I want to do it again.

916
01:06:02,610 --> 01:06:03,390
Mr. Lane.

917
01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:06,960
Good afternoon again.

918
01:06:07,660 --> 01:06:10,760
The item before you is to accept in our work donation.

919
01:06:11,380 --> 01:06:21,360
We are notified by a visit O'Clayer and the O'Clayer Sculptured Tour that they would like to permanently donate the 2024 People's Choice Award Sculptured to us, which is awesome.

920
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:27,820
The sculpture is titled mischief, and it currently resides at 202 South Barstow.

921
01:06:28,260 --> 01:06:33,900
It's right between the Lismore and Wintership tattoo, and I did have some slides of it.

922
01:06:33,980 --> 01:06:37,340
It does not look like it's working, but if you could not, there we go, there are the slides.

923
01:06:37,980 --> 01:06:45,280
So it's really a cute sculpture, very whimsical in nature, a couple dogs out having a little joy rod on a tricycle.

924
01:06:45,500 --> 01:06:50,160
So I kind of let your mind wander with that, but the sculpture is valued at $15,000.

925
01:06:50,160 --> 01:07:10,380
was created by Scotch Legg, and as I understand it, the downtown bids sponsor the People's Choice Awards, so they would like it to remain in the downtown area, which we have no problem with, so it may reside at this location permanently, or it could migrate somewhere, but it will remain in the downtown area.

926
01:07:10,380 --> 01:07:12,740
Yeah, we are eternally grateful for this donation.

927
01:07:13,580 --> 01:07:20,400
You know, the sculpture tour is something, it's one of those items, and there's a long list of them, but it's one of those items that makes Oh Claire really cool.

928
01:07:21,040 --> 01:07:31,920
And it brings people in, and if you just take the walk and visit the sculptures, the creativity is amazing, and it just adds a flare to our city that make it just that extra bit special.

929
01:07:32,200 --> 01:07:36,380
So we're very grateful for this, and if you have any questions, I'd certainly answer them.

930
01:07:37,040 --> 01:07:42,740
Great. Any questions? I don't see any. So, oh, Council Member Priester has a question.

931
01:07:43,380 --> 01:07:52,080
So I know we've, before my time, taken several of these. I was just wondering if you know

932
01:07:52,080 --> 01:07:55,140
how many statute donations we've had over the years.

933
01:07:55,580 --> 01:08:01,080
I was really worried you're going to ask me that. I thought of it too late as us sitting in

934
01:08:01,080 --> 01:08:05,180
back, but I can't find that out for you. But I think it's an annual tradition. I remember

935
01:08:05,180 --> 01:08:09,440
I did remember this last year from our agenda that we had received the People's Choice Awards.

936
01:08:09,660 --> 01:08:11,960
I think it's an annual thing, but I can verify that for you.

937
01:08:12,200 --> 01:08:17,680
I believe it started, the tour started in 2011, I believe, so I think it is an annual thing.

938
01:08:17,880 --> 01:08:21,520
But it's awesome, and we love having these adore in our city forever.

939
01:08:23,100 --> 01:08:24,700
Thank you, I would number one.

940
01:08:27,060 --> 01:08:30,340
Okay, so let's see, I'll move this.

941
01:08:31,700 --> 01:08:36,960
I motion made by Councilmember Otto, seconded by Councilmember Serrano, this item is moved

942
01:08:36,960 --> 01:08:37,800
any discussion.

943
01:08:39,960 --> 01:08:40,680
Seeing none.

944
01:08:40,900 --> 01:08:41,780
So you click please call the roll.

945
01:08:42,860 --> 01:08:44,260
Councilmember Ruth Mendelssohn.

946
01:08:45,540 --> 01:08:45,780
Aye.

947
01:08:46,560 --> 01:08:46,680
Bruce.

948
01:08:46,940 --> 01:08:47,300
Aye.

949
01:08:47,840 --> 01:08:48,100
Johnson.

950
01:08:48,520 --> 01:08:48,680
Aye.

951
01:08:49,060 --> 01:08:49,480
Involga.

952
01:08:49,920 --> 01:08:50,120
Aye.

953
01:08:50,580 --> 01:08:50,820
Miller.

954
01:08:51,280 --> 01:08:51,460
Aye.

955
01:08:51,980 --> 01:08:52,240
Otto.

956
01:08:52,560 --> 01:08:52,760
Aye.

957
01:08:53,200 --> 01:08:53,400
Reed.

958
01:08:53,820 --> 01:08:54,000
Aye.

959
01:08:54,540 --> 01:08:54,740
Shoe.

960
01:08:54,960 --> 01:08:55,220
Aye.

961
01:08:55,220 --> 01:08:55,280
Okay.

962
01:08:55,780 --> 01:08:56,220
That's right.

963
01:08:56,560 --> 01:08:56,840
Aye.

964
01:08:58,000 --> 01:08:59,740
And that passes unanimously.

965
01:09:00,500 --> 01:09:02,720
Next we have an intergovernmental transfer agreement.

966
01:09:03,140 --> 01:09:07,720
It's a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into an intergovernmental transfer

967
01:09:07,720 --> 01:09:12,540
agreement between the city of Eau Claire and the Eau Claire County to transfer a utility

968
01:09:12,540 --> 01:09:14,460
easement, director Ness.

969
01:09:14,880 --> 01:09:15,900
Good afternoon again.

970
01:09:16,680 --> 01:09:24,500
This is related to a permanent utility easement for the extension of utilities to the southern

971
01:09:24,500 --> 01:09:32,840
portion of the city of Eau Claire. The utility easement would be through Lowes Creek Park.

972
01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:39,660
We partnered with the county and met with their parks and forest committee and went through

973
01:09:39,660 --> 01:09:47,140
their county board for approval of an easement through the park. Originally with this utility

974
01:09:47,140 --> 01:09:52,220
extension project we had thought we would go further to the west from

975
01:09:52,220 --> 01:09:59,080
Lurch Avenue and come down Lowes Creek Park or South Lowes Creek Road.

976
01:10:00,590 --> 01:10:30,230
But in working with our lift station consultant and our utility designer, they both questioned can we go through the park and working with them and with the county with the easement here. We are able to bore utilities through the park. So there will not be a lot of surface impacts within the parks to the trail.

977
01:10:30,230 --> 01:10:39,970
everything will be board underground will have approximately a 40 by 60 pad at the

978
01:10:39,970 --> 01:10:45,090
very southern portion of the right-of-way utility easement that the

979
01:10:45,090 --> 01:10:51,490
boring machine will sit and there will be some spot checks throughout the

980
01:10:51,490 --> 01:10:59,510
bore path but otherwise very minimal impact to the park will work through the

981
01:10:59,510 --> 01:11:04,870
the DNR process and other permitting processes that we have to do for the utility extension,

982
01:11:05,130 --> 01:11:13,650
but are very grateful that the county found the benefit of this and to them and the city

983
01:11:13,650 --> 01:11:21,150
residents moving forward and passed the approval for this transfer agreement.

984
01:11:21,590 --> 01:11:28,210
So related to that, we will have potentially a couple more coming forward to you today, but

985
01:11:28,210 --> 01:11:33,690
but this is one of three for this project to move forward.

986
01:11:34,730 --> 01:11:34,850
Great.

987
01:11:36,130 --> 01:11:36,790
Thank you.

988
01:11:36,930 --> 01:11:38,570
Any questions for Dr. Ness on this?

989
01:11:39,590 --> 01:11:40,430
Vice President Worthman?

990
01:11:41,210 --> 01:11:42,990
So thank you, Director Ness.

991
01:11:43,350 --> 01:11:45,750
I know you put a lot of work into this,

992
01:11:46,290 --> 01:11:49,730
attending all the different intergovernmental meetings and things,

993
01:11:50,730 --> 01:11:54,010
and I just want to share my appreciation for that.

994
01:11:54,010 --> 01:12:00,470
that. So I'm seeing that this is an incredible project that saved residents and taxpayers

995
01:12:02,170 --> 01:12:10,470
842,000 going this route versus the other potential route. So, how does that mean for,

996
01:12:11,590 --> 01:12:17,270
I assume, how does that work in the budget in terms of, I assume we were, we were budgeted

997
01:12:17,270 --> 01:12:23,350
to spend that, or how should we think about, what does that mean for our future budget potential?

998
01:12:23,350 --> 01:12:32,790
Well, we do have utility funds that we allocate for utility extensions every 3 years.

999
01:12:33,370 --> 01:12:43,110
And that coupled with existing utilities and roadway infrastructure.

1000
01:12:43,110 --> 01:12:46,330
So it's not all coming out of our utility fund.

1001
01:12:46,330 --> 01:12:52,690
And there was road reconstruction costs that now we, since we are not going the longer

1002
01:12:52,690 --> 01:12:57,410
route along Lowes Creek Road, we will not have to reconstruct as much of the roadway

1003
01:12:57,410 --> 01:12:57,910
through there.

1004
01:12:58,170 --> 01:13:06,550
So we are eliminating the use of the future funds for a couple several different areas.

1005
01:13:07,270 --> 01:13:15,810
I think it builds partnerships moving forward to look at how can we continue this type of

1006
01:13:15,810 --> 01:13:23,350
coordination moving forward with different jurisdictions to be smart about our projects

1007
01:13:23,350 --> 01:13:27,750
moving forward and use our budget as wisely as we can.

1008
01:13:29,830 --> 01:13:30,210
Thank you.

1009
01:13:31,510 --> 01:13:32,090
Okay.

1010
01:13:32,310 --> 01:13:32,790
No more comments?

1011
01:13:33,350 --> 01:13:33,970
Our question?

1012
01:13:34,210 --> 01:13:34,670
So we'll move it.

1013
01:13:34,750 --> 01:13:35,510
Thank you, Dr. Ness.

1014
01:13:37,130 --> 01:13:42,930
So by motion made by Councilmember Johnson, say goodbye, Councilmember Brewster, the

1015
01:13:42,930 --> 01:13:43,690
Item is moved.

1016
01:13:44,190 --> 01:13:45,030
Any discussion?

1017
01:13:46,950 --> 01:13:48,490
Cena, see you quick, please call the roll.

1018
01:13:51,790 --> 01:13:51,930
Aye.

1019
01:13:52,630 --> 01:13:53,550
Rooster, aye.

1020
01:13:54,230 --> 01:13:55,250
Johnson, aye.

1021
01:13:55,890 --> 01:13:56,830
Involga, aye.

1022
01:13:57,330 --> 01:13:58,050
Miller, aye.

1023
01:13:58,550 --> 01:13:59,330
Otto, aye.

1024
01:13:59,890 --> 01:14:00,730
Reed, aye.

1025
01:14:01,370 --> 01:14:01,750
Show them.

1026
01:14:01,870 --> 01:14:02,090
Aye.

1027
01:14:02,730 --> 01:14:03,650
Zorano, aye.

1028
01:14:04,070 --> 01:14:04,830
Worthment, aye.

1029
01:14:06,090 --> 01:14:09,290
Could I just, yes, let me just say it passes unanimously.

1030
01:14:09,950 --> 01:14:10,610
So you manage your hersh.

1031
01:14:10,730 --> 01:14:13,570
I just wanted to piggyback on council member

1032
01:14:13,570 --> 01:14:17,710
worth of an statement, just appreciation for engineering department and director.

1033
01:14:18,250 --> 01:14:27,350
This is such a busy time for them, and you see how they are trying to complete so many scheduled work projects during this summer season.

1034
01:14:27,590 --> 01:14:32,830
And then there's emergent issues like our two bridge problems, and this kind of intergovernmental agreement.

1035
01:14:33,110 --> 01:14:35,750
And then it's also summer time when you might want to be with your family.

1036
01:14:35,910 --> 01:14:39,070
So I just really appreciate that whole crew for this incredible work they do.

1037
01:14:39,070 --> 01:14:40,610
Thank you.

1038
01:14:42,660 --> 01:14:43,220
Okay.

1039
01:14:43,460 --> 01:14:49,140
I'm number 23, update and sustainability and advisory committee's work plan.

1040
01:14:49,520 --> 01:14:53,740
So, there's a resolution improvement update to sustainability advisory committee yearly

1041
01:14:53,740 --> 01:14:59,860
work plan to review herbicide, pesticide and fertiliser use on city owned public

1042
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,900
LegislativeCalence faithful lands. Including parks and that councilmember, Vicears

1043
01:15:03,900 --> 01:15:08,140
President WorthMed and council members Toronto is bringing this forward so Vice

1044
01:15:08,140 --> 01:15:10,300
P ta President, worth may Halo excuse me, vegan this.

1045
01:15:10,300 --> 01:15:40,280
Sure. Thank you. Thank you so much, Council President. This item came about through the conversations around the transition of pollinator toward pollinator habitat in our parks, and I think created more awareness around the sometimes needed use of chemicals, but also raised questions about where are their opportunities for their reduction in the use of

1046
01:15:40,280 --> 01:15:47,100
chemicals in our parks. Interestingly, we just did an item earlier on a capital budget

1047
01:15:47,100 --> 01:15:54,500
that probably falls within this same category. And it spurred the sustainability commission

1048
01:15:54,500 --> 01:16:01,480
to request, advisory commission to request that their work plan be updated to actually tackle

1049
01:16:01,960 --> 01:16:09,260
this idea and to try to solicit public comment and to provide feedback to the council about

1050
01:16:09,940 --> 01:16:17,220
where we want to go when it comes to the use of herbicides and fertilizers, potentially

1051
01:16:18,200 --> 01:16:20,340
fertilizers as well in our parks.

1052
01:16:21,200 --> 01:16:24,700
And so that's what this amendment does.

1053
01:16:25,060 --> 01:16:30,340
I think the only thing I'd like to draw attention to regarding their work plan, they have

1054
01:16:30,870 --> 01:16:36,080
been working through a lot of the, the work plan that you see in your packet here is just

1055
01:16:36,080 --> 01:16:41,760
just one page of three, but most of the items that the big ticket items for sustainability

1056
01:16:42,180 --> 01:16:47,320
have already been worked through the process, including things like the zoning code which

1057
01:16:47,320 --> 01:16:52,580
is kind of coming to a close. So it frees up some space in their second half of the year

1058
01:16:52,580 --> 01:16:59,600
to work on this. And I also want to draw your attention to the fact that the Waterways and

1059
01:16:59,600 --> 01:17:05,680
Parks Commission has an interest in this as well. And so I requested in this amendment that

1060
01:17:05,680 --> 01:17:12,600
that there would be a conscious effort to work together with that committee to bring forward

1061
01:17:12,600 --> 01:17:14,240
policy to this body.

1062
01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:23,320
So I appreciate my council colleagues, Councilmember Serrano, for seconding this, and we'll

1063
01:17:23,320 --> 01:17:27,180
let you speak to it in that I'm open for any questions if you want to discuss this item.

1064
01:17:28,240 --> 01:17:28,860
Thank you.

1065
01:17:29,080 --> 01:17:29,220
Great.

1066
01:17:29,360 --> 01:17:30,000
Councilmember Serrano?

1067
01:17:30,380 --> 01:17:30,500
Yes.

1068
01:17:30,660 --> 01:17:31,460
Thank you, Council President.

1069
01:17:31,460 --> 01:17:39,520
And I'm particularly enthusiastic about this thinking of it earlier when we were doing

1070
01:17:39,520 --> 01:17:48,360
our proclamation on Parks and Rec that we'd every year and even New Kirk's remarks about

1071
01:17:48,360 --> 01:17:55,100
how we have such an engaged community and we have a lot of expertise in our community.

1072
01:17:55,100 --> 01:18:01,980
community wants to be involved and our commissions and I also appreciate the fact that we're

1073
01:18:01,980 --> 01:18:08,480
going to be looking, you know, taking a maybe a little bit of a deeper look at how commissions

1074
01:18:08,480 --> 01:18:15,680
work best with council in terms of advising. But in the meantime, I think it's really valuable

1075
01:18:15,680 --> 01:18:22,680
to take advantage of our sustainability advisory committee and our waterways and parks commission

1076
01:18:22,680 --> 01:18:32,020
to advise and this doesn't hold us to anything but we have volunteers and experts in our community

1077
01:18:32,020 --> 01:18:38,120
that want to take a look at this and I think the more buy-in we get generally with the way

1078
01:18:38,120 --> 01:18:44,120
we certainly the way we maintain our green spaces et cetera it just gives us a shared

1079
01:18:44,120 --> 01:18:48,500
ownership of our city and I think that's that's helpful all the way around.

1080
01:18:49,200 --> 01:18:51,160
Thank you, Councilmember Serrano.

1081
01:18:54,160 --> 01:18:57,420
Okay, so motion made by Vice President Ortherman,

1082
01:18:57,600 --> 01:18:59,140
seconded by Councilmember Serrano.

1083
01:18:59,140 --> 01:19:02,780
This item is moved, any discussion?

1084
01:19:03,140 --> 01:19:03,660
Councilmember Schoen?

1085
01:19:03,960 --> 01:19:05,300
Thank you, Councilmember.

1086
01:19:05,600 --> 01:19:07,400
I don't know if this is a question for the movers

1087
01:19:07,400 --> 01:19:12,820
or someone in the city's staff, but in a promise is related.

1088
01:19:13,300 --> 01:19:17,920
But what staff member oversees the city's MS4 permit?

1089
01:19:17,920 --> 01:19:26,920
the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Director-Ness I have a question then if the

1090
01:19:26,920 --> 01:19:33,840
movers would be open to a friendly amendment or do I need to wait until I think you

1091
01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:40,400
can motion to make an amendment if you want to make state what it is and so the

1092
01:19:40,400 --> 01:19:46,480
MS4 permit is one that our engineering department overseas it's a DNR

1093
01:19:46,480 --> 01:19:52,820
state required permit for communities of certain sizes, like O'Clair. Part of that permit

1094
01:19:52,820 --> 01:19:59,540
includes public and outreach and education on nutrient use and different components.

1095
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:29,460
Discharges, thing related closely to use the fertilizers, I actually believe a component of that permit also requires municipalities to have a nutrient management plan if they're applying nutrients to parkland in access of five acres. I don't know what's the top of my head if we would have anything in that category. But I just wanted to make a motion to include so in the column that's titled leader in the table. So I think it's the

1096
01:20:31,620 --> 01:20:37,000
I don't know if I'm raising that correctly, but it lists only community services as the

1097
01:20:37,000 --> 01:20:37,700
leader in this.

1098
01:20:37,940 --> 01:20:43,520
And I would like to see our engineering staff included just because it's so closely related

1099
01:20:43,520 --> 01:20:44,620
to the MS4 permit.

1100
01:20:47,010 --> 01:20:58,330
So your motion to amend is to add in the work plan to put engineering as a leader, in addition

1101
01:20:58,330 --> 01:20:59,390
to community services.

1102
01:20:59,710 --> 01:20:59,930
Okay.

1103
01:20:59,930 --> 01:21:02,770
Okay, so in addition, is there a second to that?

1104
01:21:05,820 --> 01:21:07,480
Okay, all right, accepted.

1105
01:21:08,180 --> 01:21:08,920
Okay, thank you.

1106
01:21:10,760 --> 01:21:11,780
Let's see, yeah.

1107
01:21:13,360 --> 01:21:16,240
Council member Miller, do you have a question or a comment?

1108
01:21:17,040 --> 01:21:18,400
Okay, sure, yeah, comment.

1109
01:21:18,400 --> 01:21:18,860
Thank you, Council President.

1110
01:21:21,260 --> 01:21:24,880
I commend the ingenuity to update the sustainability

1111
01:21:24,880 --> 01:21:26,320
of our committee work plan here at Council,

1112
01:21:26,440 --> 01:21:29,000
because I know the commission's a committee's,

1113
01:21:29,020 --> 01:21:30,120
you know, make their own work plans,

1114
01:21:30,120 --> 01:21:36,980
but there are tools of the council as a whole, and thank you for directing them directly

1115
01:21:36,980 --> 01:21:41,140
to take on somebody that the council, the council would like to see done.

1116
01:21:41,580 --> 01:21:45,860
I don't think I've seen this done in four years I've been a council, so good job taking

1117
01:21:45,860 --> 01:21:46,120
it.

1118
01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:50,080
I think if you want to see done, and giving it to the hands of people who are donating their

1119
01:21:50,080 --> 01:21:54,940
time and efforts and expertise to these plans, so it takes more from the council and give

1120
01:21:54,940 --> 01:21:59,120
the people who are eager to take it on, so I can come in that effort.

1121
01:22:01,860 --> 01:22:03,400
I have a discussion in your comments.

1122
01:22:04,540 --> 01:22:05,520
Is that the mobile vote?

1123
01:22:06,720 --> 01:22:06,900
Okay.

1124
01:22:07,540 --> 01:22:08,620
As you click, please call the roll.

1125
01:22:12,970 --> 01:22:13,130
Aye.

1126
01:22:13,990 --> 01:22:14,470
Johnson.

1127
01:22:14,930 --> 01:22:15,050
Aye.

1128
01:22:15,750 --> 01:22:16,110
Involga.

1129
01:22:16,590 --> 01:22:16,790
Aye.

1130
01:22:17,290 --> 01:22:17,530
Miller.

1131
01:22:18,390 --> 01:22:18,770
Aye.

1132
01:22:19,530 --> 01:22:19,750
Otto.

1133
01:22:20,090 --> 01:22:20,290
Aye.

1134
01:22:22,530 --> 01:22:22,710
Aye.

1135
01:22:23,270 --> 01:22:23,590
So.

1136
01:22:23,830 --> 01:22:24,130
Aye.

1137
01:22:24,790 --> 01:22:25,250
Sorano.

1138
01:22:25,510 --> 01:22:25,730
Aye.

1139
01:22:25,730 --> 01:22:25,790
Hi.

1140
01:22:26,050 --> 01:22:26,570
Hi.

1141
01:22:27,630 --> 01:22:27,950
Hi.

1142
01:22:28,250 --> 01:22:28,510
Hi.

1143
01:22:29,250 --> 01:22:30,390
And that passes unanimously.

1144
01:22:31,710 --> 01:22:31,990
Okay.

1145
01:22:32,110 --> 01:22:34,490
We have one item left in our business agenda.

1146
01:22:34,770 --> 01:22:37,770
This is a report from ad hoc committee on fiscal stability.

1147
01:22:38,630 --> 01:22:44,190
This is a report from our chair of our ad hoc committee on fiscal stability from June 9, 2025

1148
01:22:44,590 --> 01:22:45,390
committee meeting.

1149
01:22:45,750 --> 01:22:49,110
And councilmember Miller, we'll be reporting out.

1150
01:22:49,610 --> 01:22:49,770
Yes.

1151
01:22:49,870 --> 01:22:50,530
Thank you, council president.

1152
01:22:51,430 --> 01:22:58,890
So, as a reminder, at the February 25th Council meeting, we created an ad hoc committee on

1153
01:22:58,890 --> 01:23:03,230
fiscal stability, and then we waited until our organization meeting in April 2 point

1154
01:23:03,230 --> 01:23:08,810
members, and appointed were members, Councilor Serrano shown Johnson, Brewster, and myself.

1155
01:23:09,710 --> 01:23:16,690
And our first meeting took place on June 9th, that's stated here, with the City Manager

1156
01:23:16,690 --> 01:23:21,050
to finance director and the deputy manager in attendance. I was selected chair, so I'll

1157
01:23:21,050 --> 01:23:25,190
begin a report of the meeting. The entire minutes are in the packet here, so you can

1158
01:23:25,190 --> 01:23:31,030
read those through four more details. First part of the meeting was public comments.

1159
01:23:31,290 --> 01:23:36,230
So to anybody in public listening, these meetings on fiscal stability for the City of Eau Claire

1160
01:23:36,230 --> 01:23:41,950
are open to public comments, so comments can be made directly during these meetings. And

1161
01:23:41,950 --> 01:23:43,950
And then I'll try to keep this brief.

1162
01:23:44,650 --> 01:23:46,930
First step was kind of a high level summary of the city.

1163
01:23:47,890 --> 01:23:52,010
Things that were said there are things that are often said doing our budgeting processes.

1164
01:23:53,710 --> 01:23:57,030
Constraints in the levy limits, we can't keep up with coal and CPI increases.

1165
01:23:57,370 --> 01:24:02,810
So we have structural deficits, hence the reason for this fiscal stability commission to be created.

1166
01:24:04,090 --> 01:24:10,510
There are other, and then questions from council after the high level summary were about enterprises.

1167
01:24:10,510 --> 01:24:24,190
And you'll have pay parking if we do that one, the desire for that to help parking be self-sufficient and then also we have uncertainty with having to buy a new insurance provider and that's going to be a big question market if we move forward into the operational budget.

1168
01:24:24,970 --> 01:24:28,170
And then we kind of discussed the purpose of the fiscal stability commission.

1169
01:24:28,650 --> 01:24:34,570
This was Council Director Arprefying to be used for a study from ALERS to model long-term

1170
01:24:34,570 --> 01:24:42,130
revenue and expenditures and how we can close this gap going forward as you know we've

1171
01:24:42,130 --> 01:24:45,070
already seen a graph where you know we have a funding and they're expensive than the

1172
01:24:45,600 --> 01:24:47,250
wedge you can bigger and bigger over the years.

1173
01:24:48,090 --> 01:24:51,810
The community members expressed desire to include community stakeholders and state legislators

1174
01:24:51,810 --> 01:24:56,210
even in some of these discussions perhaps with more informal work sessions and then open

1175
01:24:56,210 --> 01:24:59,310
up to community participation as we get closer to the fall.

1176
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:29,060
And then two areas of focus for increasing revenue were lobbying for municipal sales tax and searching for waste to increase revenue directly through things like economic development, grants, tourism, et cetera. And then the last part of the meeting was touching on one particular thing that's come forward. This one was budgeting with paratransit. There's a gap in that. Between what the county has normally given, it's normally been a set on the county can longer do the 70% so there's going to be a gap there. And mobile offices were discussed.

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01:25:29,060 --> 01:25:57,520
And then the part of the commission is that we recommend things to the same manager and the finance director as they work is scheduled to meet every two weeks for most of the year and then taking problems and challenges that come with the budgeting and thank you and giving feedback to the manager and the finance director to find ways to try to minimize the structural deficits that occur every year.

1178
01:25:57,520 --> 01:26:07,020
So that was a quick summary, like I said, the entire minutes are here and then as we go forward

1179
01:26:07,020 --> 01:26:15,480
into the year, it is expected that the commission will give a report to the City Council

1180
01:26:15,480 --> 01:26:21,520
kind of like a final report on all the discussion that occurred over the past six months as we

1181
01:26:21,520 --> 01:26:23,960
head into the operating budget cycle.

1182
01:26:23,960 --> 01:26:28,770
And everyone, any questions, I'll take them, but like I said, you probably find mostly

1183
01:26:28,770 --> 01:26:31,150
inches here because the entire minutes are in our packet.

1184
01:26:31,610 --> 01:26:31,910
Great.

1185
01:26:32,110 --> 01:26:32,370
Thank you.

1186
01:26:32,670 --> 01:26:34,850
Any questions for the chair of the council?

1187
01:26:38,580 --> 01:26:42,300
Do we have to move to accept the

1188
01:26:46,810 --> 01:26:52,470
motion made by councilmember Emboca, seconded by Vice

1189
01:26:52,470 --> 01:26:55,290
President Orthman, this item has moved any discussion.

1190
01:26:57,070 --> 01:27:02,670
Council President, I would just say for feedback for the city to particular the last section

1191
01:27:02,670 --> 01:27:07,570
in which relates to the paratransit revenue split.

1192
01:27:07,830 --> 01:27:09,850
So if you do, if anybody who wasn't there

1193
01:27:09,850 --> 01:27:11,030
does want to take a look at that

1194
01:27:11,030 --> 01:27:12,890
and talk more about it or provide feedback,

1195
01:27:13,070 --> 01:27:13,510
that's helpful.

1196
01:27:16,390 --> 01:27:17,590
Councilmember Miller?

1197
01:27:17,890 --> 01:27:17,990
There.

1198
01:27:18,050 --> 01:27:18,410
Thank you.

1199
01:27:20,560 --> 01:27:20,720
Great.

1200
01:27:23,050 --> 01:27:24,130
Any other discussion?

1201
01:27:25,250 --> 01:27:25,410
All right.

1202
01:27:25,670 --> 01:27:26,270
Seeing none.

1203
01:27:26,590 --> 01:27:27,610
As you click, please call the roll.

1204
01:27:28,890 --> 01:27:29,690
Councilmember Johnson.

1205
01:27:30,370 --> 01:27:30,890
Hi.

1206
01:27:31,450 --> 01:27:32,130
You both go.

1207
01:27:32,490 --> 01:27:32,630
Hi.

1208
01:27:33,290 --> 01:27:33,570
Miller.

1209
01:27:34,070 --> 01:27:34,590
Hi.

1210
01:27:35,230 --> 01:27:35,470
Reed.

1211
01:27:35,890 --> 01:27:35,990
Hi.

1212
01:27:36,690 --> 01:27:36,810
Show.

1213
01:27:37,110 --> 01:27:37,410
Hi.

1214
01:27:37,410 --> 01:27:37,650
Hi.

1215
01:27:37,690 --> 01:27:38,290
Toronto.

1216
01:27:38,690 --> 01:27:38,910
Hi.

1217
01:27:39,370 --> 01:27:39,810
Hi.

1218
01:27:40,130 --> 01:27:40,310
Hi.

1219
01:27:41,150 --> 01:27:41,750
Hi.

1220
01:27:43,740 --> 01:27:44,880
Passes unanimously.

1221
01:27:45,920 --> 01:27:46,520
Okay.

1222
01:27:46,760 --> 01:27:48,200
I'm to announcements and updates.

1223
01:27:48,800 --> 01:27:49,600
Say you miss.

1224
01:27:50,300 --> 01:27:50,780
Thank you.

1225
01:27:51,180 --> 01:27:51,860
I have a few.

1226
01:27:52,240 --> 01:27:53,560
None of them are events.

1227
01:27:54,360 --> 01:27:59,820
So first I wanted to thank councilmember Brewster for organizing a resident budget forum and also

1228
01:27:59,820 --> 01:28:02,840
councilmember Serrano and read attended and I thought it was great.

1229
01:28:03,200 --> 01:28:06,020
It was about 20-25 people real fun, lively discussion.

1230
01:28:06,760 --> 01:28:11,780
Also, thank you to Councilmember Serrano, who went on a long tour with the fire department,

1231
01:28:12,000 --> 01:28:13,240
so that was great.

1232
01:28:14,040 --> 01:28:19,520
The third point is I have been thinking about how to get the word out about illegal fireworks.

1233
01:28:20,120 --> 01:28:25,840
So if you remember, there are some kind of differences of opinion about the public display of fireworks.

1234
01:28:26,480 --> 01:28:31,440
But one thing that there is consensus on was that people with their own social media channels

1235
01:28:31,440 --> 01:28:37,080
or others if you can think of how to communicate that to, and I will be as well.

1236
01:28:38,540 --> 01:28:42,700
Next thing is that tomorrow kicks off this working better together program,

1237
01:28:42,840 --> 01:28:43,660
which is grant funded.

1238
01:28:43,780 --> 01:28:47,960
There's 40 people, including council member Reed, who are part of it.

1239
01:28:48,160 --> 01:28:51,960
And they're from all different groups in the city and as well as city employees.

1240
01:28:52,660 --> 01:28:53,860
So that's going to be really great.

1241
01:28:54,980 --> 01:28:59,720
And the last, this is the best, most fun part, is that we have new artwork in the chambers.

1242
01:28:59,720 --> 01:29:03,080
and Mr. Lane is available.

1243
01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:05,960
So first, thank you to Monica Frederick,

1244
01:29:06,120 --> 01:29:07,400
the executive director at Pablo,

1245
01:29:07,600 --> 01:29:10,200
and also Erica Crowdy or Crowdy,

1246
01:29:10,740 --> 01:29:12,940
who is the Pablo gallery manager.

1247
01:29:13,080 --> 01:29:15,120
She created this selection for us,

1248
01:29:15,260 --> 01:29:16,560
but they're just swapped in this week.

1249
01:29:18,440 --> 01:29:20,020
So Mr. Berg, wait.

1250
01:29:21,220 --> 01:29:23,640
Director Berg, what does that say over there next to that one?

1251
01:29:34,370 --> 01:29:34,790
Oh, nice.

1252
01:29:35,510 --> 01:29:36,770
No curly leaf though, huh?

1253
01:29:39,170 --> 01:29:42,990
by their floating goats? What's over by you, Pat?

1254
01:30:13,150 --> 01:30:15,110
What you got there?

1255
01:30:22,650 --> 01:30:25,750
Is it really? Is that awesome?

1256
01:30:25,750 --> 01:30:25,830
Yeah.

1257
01:30:26,190 --> 01:30:26,630
Yeah.

1258
01:30:27,410 --> 01:30:31,250
That's a little bit of a little bit of an old, yeah.

1259
01:30:31,870 --> 01:30:32,450
That's fine.

1260
01:30:32,510 --> 01:30:33,690
That's a little bit of an interpretation of this one.

1261
01:30:34,550 --> 01:30:34,770
Yeah.

1262
01:30:34,950 --> 01:30:35,470
Okay, Pat.

1263
01:30:36,070 --> 01:30:36,650
All right.

1264
01:30:36,910 --> 01:30:41,510
So this one is a long title that's a kind of watercolor on paper, and a shaper.

1265
01:30:42,250 --> 01:30:45,430
And it looks like kind of a, I don't know how to do that.

1266
01:30:50,840 --> 01:30:52,320
I like the descriptions, you see.

1267
01:30:52,320 --> 01:30:53,060
Yeah, I don't know.

1268
01:30:53,180 --> 01:30:54,580
We have our own curators.

1269
01:30:54,860 --> 01:30:55,420
I like it.

1270
01:30:55,700 --> 01:30:56,180
Okay, Lane.

1271
01:31:06,680 --> 01:31:07,080
Okay.

1272
01:31:08,820 --> 01:31:09,220
Okay.

1273
01:31:09,360 --> 01:31:10,060
Pat last night.

1274
01:31:10,140 --> 01:31:10,360
All right.

1275
01:31:10,540 --> 01:31:11,540
So this is the me.

1276
01:31:25,270 --> 01:31:25,610
Nice.

1277
01:31:26,430 --> 01:31:28,370
These are all roar short tests.

1278
01:31:28,470 --> 01:31:28,930
By the way.

1279
01:31:29,170 --> 01:31:29,250
Yeah.

1280
01:31:29,650 --> 01:31:30,630
Everybody got a chance.

1281
01:31:30,730 --> 01:31:32,830
I think you all on the staff got a chance to vote on their

1282
01:31:32,830 --> 01:31:33,150
favorites.

1283
01:31:33,150 --> 01:31:36,730
But how cool is it that we have our local artists, including

1284
01:31:36,730 --> 01:31:40,490
a relative of somebody here to just that to make our chamber

1285
01:31:40,490 --> 01:31:47,790
more lively and also just to know Councilmember Inboga would really like to see plaques of the prior council members

1286
01:31:48,470 --> 01:31:49,430
So that's on

1287
01:31:53,250 --> 01:31:59,090
Yes, that might those might be big plaques, but anyway, that's something on our to do or think about list

1288
01:31:59,090 --> 01:32:03,560
Thank you, and then come vice president worth men has

1289
01:32:03,560 --> 01:32:10,260
Thank you so much council president, and I want to draw all of your attention to the fact that this past Friday

1290
01:32:10,260 --> 01:32:15,780
June 20th was marked as American Eagle Day, in Wisconsin, a day that was proclaimed

1291
01:32:15,780 --> 01:32:18,860
by Governor Evers to celebrate all these eagles.

1292
01:32:19,760 --> 01:32:26,100
And this has been a designation in National Emblem since 1782 and is an enduring symbolism

1293
01:32:26,100 --> 01:32:28,580
of freedom, courage, and the American spirit.

1294
01:32:29,340 --> 01:32:38,660
And to particularly thank Mark Knox, who is a dedicated resident of our district, for bringing

1295
01:32:38,660 --> 01:32:40,180
this to my attention that there,

1296
01:32:42,220 --> 01:32:44,800
you know, is, you know, clear a history of probably the

1297
01:32:44,800 --> 01:32:50,180
most famous bald eagle in Old Abe. And so I want to share with you just a little bit

1298
01:32:50,180 --> 01:33:00,360
about Old Abe and what that story is. In 1861, an Ojibwe chief sky captured the eagle

1299
01:33:00,360 --> 01:33:04,480
it near the Flambeau River in northern Wisconsin, and the eagle it sold for a bushel of corn

1300
01:33:04,480 --> 01:33:11,840
to a farmer named Daniel McCann, which would soon become the mascot of the eighth Wisconsin

1301
01:33:11,840 --> 01:33:17,080
voluntary infantry regiment, which was company C, known as the Eagle Company.

1302
01:33:17,740 --> 01:33:24,720
Its name for President Lincoln, old age was the eagle was perched on top of a shield

1303
01:33:25,180 --> 01:33:28,040
and sword over battles from Corinth to Vicksburg.

1304
01:33:28,980 --> 01:33:33,480
Confederates called him the Yankee buzzard and tried desperately to capture or kill this

1305
01:33:33,480 --> 01:33:39,460
eagle, but old Abe survived 36 battles and his screams stirred Union troops to victory.

1306
01:33:40,140 --> 01:33:44,980
General Sherman himself praised the 8th of Wisconsin's valor writing, the eagle of the

1307
01:33:44,980 --> 01:33:49,800
8th of Wisconsin has ever done its whole duties of our conquest.

1308
01:33:51,360 --> 01:33:57,100
After the war, old Abe returned home to Wisconsin as a hero, crowds cheered in Madison

1309
01:33:57,100 --> 01:34:02,000
Susan and in Eau Claire were veterans paraded him on the street and lined with flags and cannon salutes.

1310
01:34:02,420 --> 01:34:08,900
He lived out his days in the even alerting staff to a fire that occurred in 1881 in the Wisconsin Capitol.

1311
01:34:09,360 --> 01:34:15,900
A final act of service before passing, unfortunately, Eagle breathed smoke in that tragedy indoors.

1312
01:34:16,440 --> 01:34:21,140
And his likeness watches over our state assembly chamber and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

1313
01:34:21,140 --> 01:34:27,640
He is also the mascot here of our Memorial High School, which bears his name and our community

1314
01:34:27,640 --> 01:34:30,080
remembers company C's courage to this day.

1315
01:34:30,660 --> 01:34:36,840
I want to close this by saying that this American Eagle Day led us on our old Abe not just

1316
01:34:36,840 --> 01:34:41,860
as a relic of history but as a reminder for the value vision, courage and adversity, and

1317
01:34:41,860 --> 01:34:43,640
service to something that is greater than ourselves.

1318
01:34:43,640 --> 01:34:45,580
I encourage all residents to

1319
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:06,000
To visit there's a plaque that is down on the Chippewa River, just three blocks from here,

1320
01:35:06,260 --> 01:35:11,640
and there's an old Abe Memorial Park, up in Park Falls, Wisconsin, if you want to learn

1321
01:35:11,640 --> 01:35:16,420
more at their museum. Together, we keep this legacy alive for future generations. Thank

1322
01:35:16,420 --> 01:35:21,200
you. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry, formative. Any other announcements?

1323
01:35:24,520 --> 01:35:34,020
I just want to comment as all of the people say, it's a good day, it's a good day at

1324
01:35:34,020 --> 01:35:36,280
this, but it's excellent.

1325
01:35:36,840 --> 01:35:38,200
Okay, we're number one in the state.

1326
01:35:39,680 --> 01:35:40,200
Great.

1327
01:35:42,180 --> 01:35:42,380
Okay.

1328
01:35:43,760 --> 01:35:44,820
Any other announcements?

1329
01:35:46,260 --> 01:35:46,360
Okay.

1330
01:35:46,760 --> 01:35:50,800
See, now we do have a close session, so read that and we'll vote.

1331
01:35:50,800 --> 01:35:54,680
I'm going into that. We can take a five-minute break. Yes.

1332
01:35:56,730 --> 01:36:01,550
Upon a motion duly made and carried the City Council may go into closed session to conduct

1333
01:36:01,550 --> 01:36:07,010
the three-month performance objections, check in with the City Manager and employ whom

1334
01:36:07,010 --> 01:36:12,510
the City Council exercises responsibility, which is permitted to in closed session pursuant

1335
01:36:12,510 --> 01:36:21,070
to 19.851C of the Wisconsin Statutes. So, motion made by Council Member Otto, second by Council

1336
01:36:21,070 --> 01:36:23,970
Councilmember Serrano, this item is moved. Any discussion?

1337
01:36:25,370 --> 01:36:27,630
Seeing none, see a quick call or roll.

1338
01:36:29,520 --> 01:36:30,600
Councilmember Bogell.

1339
01:36:31,240 --> 01:36:32,240
Aye. Miller.

1340
01:36:32,660 --> 01:36:32,800
Aye.

1341
01:36:33,320 --> 01:36:33,540
Auto.

1342
01:36:33,760 --> 01:36:33,940
Aye.

1343
01:36:34,480 --> 01:36:34,620
Read.

1344
01:36:34,880 --> 01:36:35,200
Aye.

1345
01:36:35,800 --> 01:36:36,200
Serrano.

1346
01:36:36,420 --> 01:36:36,640
Aye.

1347
01:36:37,300 --> 01:36:37,700
Worth a minute.

1348
01:36:37,900 --> 01:36:38,060
Aye.

1349
01:36:39,480 --> 01:36:40,020
Bruce.

1350
01:36:40,340 --> 01:36:40,680
Aye.

1351
01:36:41,200 --> 01:36:41,500
Johnson.

1352
01:36:41,740 --> 01:36:41,940
Aye.

1353
01:36:42,880 --> 01:36:43,200
All right.

1354
01:36:43,980 --> 01:36:47,540
And that passes unanimously, so we'll be going into close session in five minutes.