[0:00] Please,
[0:02] God, would you please lead us
[0:06] to the flag of the United States of
[0:08] America and to the republic for which
[0:11] stands one nation under God,
[0:13] indivisible, with liberty and justice
[0:16] for all.
[0:19] » Hutcherson, good to see you this
[0:20] evening.
[0:23] >> Good to see you this evening.
[0:27] >> All right. Um, are there, Mr. Forester,
[0:30] are there any additions to the agenda?
[0:33] >> Yes, mayor. We do have one tonight. Uh,
[0:35] we have a discussion on the Spurs
[0:38] display location and we're going to put
[0:40] that on 3B under council business.
[0:44] >> Thank you.
[0:46] All right. The cons the consent agenda,
[0:49] regular meeting brief from August 11th
[0:52] and the annual liquor license renewals
[0:54] has been circulated. Are there any
[0:57] questions or concerns about the consent
[0:59] agenda?
[1:02] » Hearing none. Is there a motion to
[1:04] approve the consent agenda?
[1:05] >> I'll make a motion to approve the
[1:07] consent agenda as circulated.
[1:10] >> Thank you. Second.
[1:11] >> It's been moved and seconded. Again, any
[1:14] questions or
[1:16] hearing? None. All in favor say I. I.
[1:19] >> I. Opposed. Motion carried unanimously.
[1:22] Thank you. At this time, this is the
[1:25] opportunity for visitors, appearances,
[1:27] and requests. Anyone that would like to
[1:30] speak to the council, please come to the
[1:32] podium and identif state your name and
[1:35] address and
[1:37] tell us your wishes.
[1:42] Is there anyone online?
[1:45] Okay, thank you.
[1:48] Well, we will then
[1:51] move on to u there are no council
[1:54] presentations.
[1:55] Under council business, we have purchase
[1:59] parkco utility tamper.
[2:02] >> Good evening.
[2:04] >> Matt Weedle, city of Primeville Railway.
[2:08] So, this is very exciting for us because
[2:10] this kind of officially kicks off our
[2:12] project that we've been working on for
[2:14] two and a half years now. So, um, so
[2:17] tonight the request is to approve the
[2:20] purchase of a Harco utility tamper. So,
[2:22] this is a machine that goes out there
[2:24] for us. Um, we'll pick up the rail,
[2:26] level the rail, um, makes a good solid
[2:29] base for us. Um, one thing to point out
[2:32] on this particular one, it's been
[2:33] upfitted, so we can also straighten the
[2:35] rail. So, it kind of does a little bit
[2:36] of everything for us. Um, there's only
[2:39] one company that makes these, which is
[2:41] Harco, so not surprising. We only had
[2:44] one bed. Um, however, we decided to put
[2:46] that out there in case maybe we'd get a
[2:48] year or two old, maybe lease return or
[2:51] something like that, just kind of
[2:52] testing the waters. And of course, we
[2:54] didn't. Tonight, you'll be approving the
[2:57] purchase through a company called
[2:59] Precision. So, Harso Rail um builds
[3:02] them, builds the parts, but they have
[3:05] Precision
[3:07] um
[3:09] basically put them together or build the
[3:11] smaller ones for them. So, it's a
[3:13] subsidiary of horses. So, we're actually
[3:15] purchasing it from from Precision. Um, a
[3:18] couple things to point out aside from
[3:19] the lining is it does come with two
[3:21] weeks of operator training um and how to
[3:24] maintain it. So, this is a very high
[3:26] maintenance machine. So, we're very
[3:27] excited that they're going to fly
[3:28] someone in from Kansas to um train our
[3:31] crew and train us how to maintain this.
[3:34] Um, and it also comes with a one-year
[3:37] package for all the maintenance wear
[3:39] pieces and things of that nature. Again,
[3:40] these are very high maintenance. Um,
[3:43] this represents a pretty significant
[3:46] chunk of our grant budget of 1.3 million
[3:49] for equipment. So, we did that for on
[3:52] purpose because again, these are a lot
[3:54] of maintenance, a lot of wear and tear.
[3:56] So, we wanted to spend as much money on
[3:58] this piece of equipment as needed so we
[4:00] had something, you know, well into the
[4:03] future. So, um, with that, so we'll ask if there's any questions.
[4:10] Yes.
[4:12] >> So unique that you only get one bidder
[4:15] and there's not very many other people
[4:17] out there that do the same thing or um
[4:20] Yeah.
[4:21] >> Yeah. There's only one company that bids
[4:22] them or builds them
[4:25] right now in the United States. There's
[4:26] only two machines on the lot and we have
[4:28] our name on one of them. Um there's and
[4:31] then this there's a third one in
[4:33] production right now. The third one will
[4:35] be 10% more when it comes out here in a
[4:38] couple months. And in 2007 27 um they'll
[4:42] be 15% more than this particular. So I
[4:46] feel pretty lucky that we actually have
[4:48] our name tentatively on one. Um he
[4:52] informed me yesterday that the UP came
[4:53] in and took the other two that are in
[4:55] one on the lot and in production. So
[4:57] yeah. So the ts are they're very
[4:59] specialized. Again build America. We got
[5:02] to build America by America and there's
[5:04] only one one company that builds them.
[5:07] So,
[5:08] >> good thing you were successful or
[5:10] potentially successful.
[5:12] >> A week later, we would have had to wait
[5:13] a while and we would have been paying
[5:15] more money.
[5:16] >> But as you say, this has been a long
[5:18] time coming because this is something we
[5:20] have wanted to have for years.
[5:22] >> Yeah. I mean, um, typically in a
[5:25] railroad our size, you know, you want to
[5:27] tamp, you know, every 3 years, four
[5:29] years. Um, and then like as a
[5:31] maintenance, you'll hit your like your
[5:33] joints and your curves 18 months or so.
[5:36] um two years and the last time we did it
[5:39] was in 2009. HNS did the our line for
[5:43] us. Um current rate to have it done is
[5:45] about $7,800 a mile. So, you know, 18
[5:48] miles. So, over time it will pay for
[5:51] itself given that we're a 20% match. I
[5:54] mean, it's it's going to look pretty
[5:56] good. So,
[5:59] >> thank you. Are there any other
[6:01] questions?
[6:02] >> No.
[6:03] questions. Maintenance is key and
[6:05] this is a vital part of of that of the
[6:08] infrastructure of the railroad. So I
[6:10] think great great work.
[6:14] >> So is there a motion?
[6:18] I move that the city council approve the
[6:20] purchase of the Harsko utility tamper
[6:22] from Precision Railway Equipment for
[6:25] $694,800
[6:27] delivered utilizing Chrissy grant
[6:30] funding and authorize the general
[6:31] manager to execute the necessary
[6:34] purchase documents and agreements.
[6:37] >> Been moved and seconded. Again, any
[6:40] questions
[6:41] hearing? None. All in favor say I. I
[6:44] >> I post motion carried unanimously. Thank
[6:47] you.
[6:47] >> Thank you.
[6:49] >> Next on our agenda,
[6:51] this is the add-on. Um has to do with
[6:55] the relocation of the Spurs and Bill
[6:58] Burgess who was instrumental in getting
[7:01] all of the renovation done and
[7:02] relocating etc would like to speak to us
[7:05] because they the committee has a
[7:07] recommendation to the council.
[7:16] Welcome. I mean, thank you for for
[7:18] welcoming us.
[7:21] >> Uh, got a little hard copy I'd like to
[7:23] leave everybody that kind of
[7:27] capsulizes the project.
[7:30] Just a couple slides.
[7:34] This has only been going on for 14
[7:36] months.
[7:41] But as you will see there are
[7:45] >> Sure. Thank you.
[7:50] » Thank you sir. Thank you.
[7:58] » So
[8:01] this is where we are as of April. And
[8:04] this slide is really a a comment on how
[8:08] much Rich Evans helped in this whole
[8:10] process. We uh we were uh kind of
[8:14] debating, you know, how heavy Spurs was
[8:16] and he went out and looked at it and I
[8:17] got a call the next day that it's been
[8:19] moved and indeed it was out at Ranchers
[8:22] Memorial and um we thank the Bowman
[8:27] Museum for letting us store it there.
[8:29] Told it' be a couple of months and it's
[8:31] only been four. Um, we did get some
[8:35] folks out to look at it. Rick uh Visera
[8:38] from Ricky Bees and then finally Monty
[8:39] Curts from Marcus Asylum uh came out and
[8:43] um and a plan was developed. So on
[8:46] August 11th, a couple weeks ago, we
[8:48] moved the sculpture to Palute for
[8:51] restoration at his shop Arc Asylum. Uh
[8:54] Kuanas has donated the money for the
[8:56] steel and Monty is a board member with
[8:59] Kowanas and at the board meeting in July
[9:01] when the request for funds was granted
[9:04] he asked to look at the sculpture to
[9:06] assess damages himself and he
[9:09] immediately said he'd like to donate the
[9:11] labor for the restoration. So uh at that
[9:15] point things were really beginning to
[9:16] come together. And so on August 11th
[9:19] there it is. Spurs is heading out to Pal
[9:21] but um one of those beautiful days uh
[9:24] that we've had recently.
[9:27] Uh it arrived at Arc Asylum and Ark
[9:31] Asylum and uh uh was
[9:35] with with Monty ready to go to work. So
[9:38] once uh once he got it in a shop uh we
[9:40] discovered it was a there was a little
[9:42] more work than expected. Uh fair amount
[9:46] of rust. Um, weepholes have been
[9:49] installed at at every low point in the
[9:52] sculpture and uh, all of the delaminated
[9:56] steel is being repaired and I'll show
[9:58] you what I mean. So, uh, Spurs got
[10:01] beheaded and that's the base that uh,
[10:05] that is uh, delaminated and uh,
[10:09] structurally unsound. So that will be
[10:12] completely replaced and um and things
[10:16] will return to normal. Uh but remember
[10:18] we had a plan so she'll be as good a new
[10:21] as good as new in no time. And the next
[10:23] step is our recommendation on on the
[10:26] location the final well actually I'm
[10:29] going to you use the word temporary
[10:30] location. Um the um the the spot is big
[10:36] enough and I think uh I think it'll be
[10:38] great there.
[10:42] Uh little history fellow on the right um
[10:45] has been involved in this. I mean
[10:47] recently he's been in we've been in
[10:49] communication with him Tom Morandi. He's
[10:52] the original sculptor that helped design
[10:53] Spurs in 1982. And then you probably
[10:57] recognize Greg Conven. He got very
[10:59] interested in this and wanted to be kept
[11:02] informed uh just because of his uh his
[11:04] involvement with War Paint and Maverick.
[11:08] And then going back to 1982, I found
[11:10] this in the Spurs yearbook. Uh that was
[11:13] the model that was that was made that
[11:16] the students uh uh used to actually
[11:20] create themselves the final version.
[11:25] And I don't know if you can read this,
[11:27] we won't go through it, but this is the
[11:28] original com uh bronze commemorative
[11:32] plaque. The 12 students are on top and
[11:35] those three columns talks about the
[11:37] chamber and Crook County High Schools,
[11:40] the primary sponsors. And uh it was just a list of of names and companies
[11:47] that many of you recognize either as
[11:50] existing folks and companies or or those
[11:53] from the past. Uh, currently the class
[11:56] of 26 uh is making a uh they've already
[12:00] made a a beautiful frame and a and a
[12:02] pedestal that'll be mounted right next
[12:05] to Spurs uh at its new location. And so
[12:07] we we give thanks to Dan McNary and and
[12:10] his students. That's the end of my
[12:13] presentation. You now know where we're
[12:16] asking for you to recom or to approve
[12:18] that we put it.
[12:21] >> Thank you. Now there is as you are aware
[12:24] there is an issue because that will be
[12:26] technically is on the county side of the
[12:29] lot of the block and they will
[12:32] ultimately be required to give their
[12:36] blessing on the sighting as well.
[12:38] >> Good. But I think that it's up to who we
[12:42] discuss and and if if there are any is
[12:45] there's any opposition or
[12:47] recommendations alternative to the one
[12:49] brought to us by the committee.
[12:52] Well, I think it's a really good
[12:53] location because some of the others had
[12:56] been that have been discussed one of
[12:58] would have required doing some
[13:00] landscaping and some change of plumbing
[13:02] irrigation.
[13:05] Of course, the roundabout on the hill
[13:07] was
[13:08] But uh that
[13:11] wasn't the choice of the committee and
[13:14] uh we did talk to Ellen Water and she
[13:19] wanted downtown by her choice not
[13:22] knowing I mean she didn't realize that
[13:24] she was really going to make a
[13:26] difference so much other than just give
[13:27] her opinion but she wanted it somewhere
[13:30] where people would see it pass by it
[13:32] enjoy it and in asking her what the
[13:36] purpose was originally for the the
[13:39] sculpture was to have something to
[13:41] welcome people
[13:44] and so she thought that this would make
[13:47] a good secondary location.
[13:52] » Other comments
[13:53] >> and yeah and I I agree with Marv. I
[13:55] didn't like the the location up here in
[13:57] the roundabout. I just didn't think that
[13:59] was the right place for it and I didn't
[14:00] think enough people were going to get to
[14:02] see it. So, I think it definitely will
[14:04] get more exposure here probably than it
[14:06] would any place else in town.
[14:08] >> I didn't appreciate the plaque with the
[14:12] names of all of the participants that put the project together, supported
[14:16] the project, etc. And the fact that we
[14:19] can put it out here in front from city
[14:21] hall and present that to the community
[14:25] and those passers by I think is is a
[14:27] great idea and I appreciate the
[14:29] committee's recommending that to the to
[14:31] the council to move that forward.
[14:35] >> I will finally say that uh it it is a
[14:38] unanimous decision by the committee. Um
[14:42] this was as of about four or five days
[14:44] ago. So, I anticipate the county will uh
[14:47] will will approve. But um and I I think
[14:50] I I I was debating whether to talk about
[14:54] this, but I think I will and then I'll
[14:56] get off the stage here. But one of the
[14:57] ideas is that it we we consider this as
[15:00] a temporary location. And in talking to
[15:03] Steve Forester, temporary as in maybe 5
[15:06] to 10 years.
[15:08] and that when and if the new
[15:09] intersection, the new configuration gets
[15:12] developed down at the Y, um that some
[15:16] thought go into a permanent and very
[15:19] visible spot for Spurs and that it be
[15:22] returned there uh like it was originally
[15:24] installed in in ' 82. So that seemed to
[15:27] be I don't know that sort of seemed like
[15:30] a good idea that that a lot of us had.
[15:32] So that'll be up to you you folks. We'll
[15:35] see five or 10 years from now. Anyway,
[15:37] thank you for your time.
[15:38] >> We may find that this is a better
[15:39] location.
[15:40] >> Exactly.
[15:41] >> Yep.
[15:42] >> That's going to be up for discussion
[15:44] down the road, but if there if there is
[15:47] a recommendation from the council, I
[15:49] don't know if we need to take a vote on
[15:50] that.
[15:51] >> I I think so.
[15:53] >> Well, I mean, it is somewhat of a
[15:55] decision, but I mean, the city's
[15:56] required to give mutual consent of any
[15:58] improvement within the plaza. So, the
[16:00] plaza is owned jointly by the city and
[16:03] count county. And so pursuant to 200
[16:06] actually it's 2003 IGA but it was 2012
[16:09] amendment it talks about any
[16:11] construction within the plaza shall be
[16:12] undertaken by mutual consent city and
[16:14] county and so you would have to approve
[16:17] and then also it shall be administered
[16:18] in accordance with designs approved by
[16:20] both so we have I mean we have a general
[16:24] location I guess I just saw a picture
[16:29] >> what was where is the general location
[16:31] >> is it is it the actual location or
[16:33] >> that is the actual location that was
[16:36] that picture. Yeah. See if I can get
[16:39] back to
[16:39] >> standing in front of or by the by war
[16:43] paint. There are two lamp posts and it
[16:46] appears to be in front of the flag
[16:50] >> county building would be on the right on
[16:52] this picture.
[16:53] >> Right. And uh
[16:54] >> so yeah, I think council tonight would
[16:56] approve the um
[16:59] approve the the structure of the spurs
[17:02] being placed within the plaza. Uh
[17:05] subject to county consent and then
[17:08] basically if the county also approves
[17:12] then we would work out that the staffs I
[17:14] think would just work out the details in
[17:15] regards to actually executing and
[17:18] putting it within place. But if the
[17:20] count if the city council tonight
[17:22] approved the structure being placed
[17:24] within the plaza as recommended, then he
[17:26] could go to the county.
[17:28] >> And is that something I would do to go
[17:30] to the county or is that what you're
[17:32] talking about?
[17:32] >> Yeah, you would need to go to the
[17:33] county.
[17:35] >> So at at some point if you approve, I
[17:37] will go to the county and say this is
[17:38] the decision of the city of Primeville.
[17:41] We
[17:42] >> I think they're going to make a vote
[17:43] tonight.
[17:45] >> The county I'm talking about.
[17:46] >> I know. to the city. If the city votes
[17:48] tonight, in order for those spurs to go
[17:50] there, you're going to need to get the
[17:51] consent of the county,
[17:56] which we don't have any control over.
[17:58] >> So, I will be approaching the county for
[18:00] consent.
[18:01] >> Correct.
[18:01] >> Gotcha. That's what I my question was.
[18:05] >> I have to admit I got question. I
[18:08] thought the spurs were intended to be a
[18:10] little bit further over so they'd be
[18:12] almost centered between where war paint
[18:15] is and the building here. So it wouldn't
[18:18] be right there. It'd be spaced a little
[18:21] bit. So it' be almost like equal when
[18:22] you look at them in the street.
[18:26] >> That's a function of my photoshopping.
[18:29] >> So there isn't there isn't a lot of you
[18:33] know it could be moved one foot one way
[18:35] or the other, but yeah, that's
[18:38] So that that was not intentional. That
[18:40] was worn out.
[18:43] >> Yeah, that fair enough. I was a little
[18:45] worried about that cuz I I thought it
[18:47] needed a little bit more coordination
[18:48] and actual
[18:50] >> um imagery to fully have a particular
[18:54] spot. But I mean, in essence, you're
[18:56] still going to have a general
[18:58] recommendation that will go into the
[18:59] plaza. He'll go to the county. If the
[19:01] county is in agreement, the actual
[19:03] specific location will be worked out
[19:05] between city staff and county staff to
[19:07] actually locate it and install it.
[19:10] X marks the spot.
[19:14] >> Something like that.
[19:17] >> So, is there a motion to
[19:20] place the have the spurs placed on the
[19:23] plaza?
[19:25] I'll make a motion to
[19:28] approve the placement
[19:30] of the spurs in the city county.
[19:35] >> Second. Been moved and seconded. And
[19:38] we've discussed the details. Are there
[19:39] any questions yet?
[19:42] >> All in favor say I.
[19:43] >> I.
[19:44] >> Opposed.
[19:46] >> Carries unanimously.
[19:47] >> Great. Thank you.
[19:48] >> Thank you. And I will be glad to go with
[19:50] you to presentation.
[19:51] >> I'll be in touch.
[19:54] Thank you.
[19:57] All right. So,
[20:04] next on the agenda under staff reports
[20:06] and requests, we have a quarterly
[20:09] financial report by Lori Hooper Antrum.
[20:18] » Good evening, Mayor Council.
[20:21] Lori Hooper Antrum, finance director for
[20:23] the record. I'm here to present the
[20:25] fourth quarter financial report for
[20:27] fiscal year ending June 30th of 2026.
[20:31] These figures are preliminary and
[20:33] unawudited.
[20:35] The final results may change slightly as
[20:37] we complete our annual audit with the
[20:39] independent audit work field work coming
[20:41] in the beginning of October.
[20:48] This slide provides a city-wide snapshot
[20:50] of all funds. As of June 30th, total
[20:54] resources were approximately $51 million
[20:57] and expenditures totaled $48.1 million.
[21:00] Overall fund balances increased by
[21:02] approximately $2.9 million and that
[21:05] ended the year at over $31.9 million.
[21:11] This growth was driven prim primarily by
[21:13] strong franchise fees revenues, property
[21:16] tax collection, investment earnings, and
[21:18] prudent expenditure management.
[21:21] Funds with notable increases included
[21:23] the general fund by approximately $3.4
[21:26] million. The transportation also
[21:29] increased by approximately 571,000.
[21:33] The railroad by approximately 6 462,000.
[21:36] Metal lakes by approximately 218. The
[21:40] administrative and financial service
[21:41] increased by $474,000
[21:44] and the buildings facility fund
[21:46] increased by approximately $533,000.
[21:51] Planned decreases occurred in the PERS
[21:53] POB fund, the water SDC, water and
[21:56] wastewater operations, and public works
[21:58] due to debt service payments, capital
[22:00] projects, infrastructure investment, and
[22:03] equipment replacements.
[22:05] Overall, the city's financial position
[22:07] remains strong with healthy reserves
[22:08] entering into FY27.
[22:11] Are there any questions before I move on
[22:13] to the general fund?
[22:17] Okay.
[22:20] General fund revenues reached
[22:22] approximately $16.9 million or 121% of
[22:26] the budget. Franchise fees came in at
[22:29] 125% of budget. Property taxes are at
[22:32] 108%. The ever intergovernmental
[22:35] revenues are at 103% and that's largely
[22:37] due to increased school resource officer
[22:39] funding for their extra um SRO.
[22:44] Expenditures were 58% of the budget,
[22:46] resulting in a fund balance increase of
[22:48] approximately $3.4 million or 32%.
[22:54] This graph illustrates the growth of the
[22:57] general fund reserves with the fund
[22:59] balance starting the new fiscal year at
[23:01] roughly $14 million.
[23:04] These reserves provide stability against
[23:06] economic uncertainty and allow the city
[23:08] to address future infrastructure and
[23:10] strategic priorities.
[23:15] This slide provides an update estimate
[23:17] of the general fund's strategic reserve
[23:20] allocations.
[23:22] These resources provide flexibility to
[23:24] address future council priorities,
[23:26] including infrastructure, community
[23:28] enhancement, and city economic vitality
[23:30] initiatives.
[23:32] Based on year-end performance, we're
[23:34] estimating approximately $3.3 million in
[23:37] additional allocations following the
[23:39] completion of the audit.
[23:41] This slide also summarizes the current
[23:43] bucket balances for FY26 strategic uses
[23:47] which included Chrissy Grant match of
[23:49] 400,000, vacuum truck of 600,000 and the
[23:52] purchase of the Seahell property tax collection totaled
[24:01] approximately $3.2 million, exceeding
[24:04] budget expectations.
[24:06] Delinquent tax collections also remained
[24:08] stable through the down, but though
[24:10] they're down from the prior year.
[24:15] Franchise fee revenues remain one of the
[24:17] city's most significant resource
[24:18] sources.
[24:21] Electrical franchise fees are roughly
[24:23] $10.2 million, up in comparison to the
[24:26] prior year.
[24:28] Natural gas came in at roughly $147,000,
[24:31] which is a decrease of approximately
[24:33] 23,000. Cable TV is down 15,000 and
[24:37] waste disposal is down slightly coming
[24:39] in at $87,000.
[24:43] The overall strength in electrical
[24:45] franchise fees was one of the primary
[24:47] contributors to the increase in the
[24:48] general funds reserve this year.
[24:54] Transit lodging tax came in at roughly
[24:57] $477,000.
[25:00] While slightly below budget, collections
[25:02] remained consistent with recent years
[25:04] and reflect continued visitor activity
[25:06] and launching demand. Are there
[25:08] questions about the general fund?
[25:15] Transportation fund revenues are at 106%
[25:18] of the annual budget or $2.5 million.
[25:22] Intergovernmental revenue is at
[25:24] approximately 1.2 million with annual
[25:26] gas tax collection being up over the
[25:28] prior year.
[25:30] Total expenditures are at roughly 1.9
[25:32] million or 64% of the annual budget and
[25:35] capital improvement projects associated
[25:37] with paving and striping started at the
[25:39] tail end of the fiscal year and into the
[25:41] beginning of FY27.
[25:44] The transportation fund finished the
[25:45] year in a stronger than budgeted
[25:47] position, primarily due to the timing of
[25:49] these planned capital projects not being
[25:51] completed within the fiscal year, which
[25:53] resulted in a positive increase in fund
[25:55] balance of approximately $571,000.
[26:02] As mentioned earlier, state gas tax is
[26:04] up slightly through the fourth quarter
[26:06] with revenues totaling $968,000
[26:09] compared to the prior year at $919,000.
[26:16] This slide shows the transportation fund
[26:18] balance trends over the last 10 years.
[26:20] An audited beginning fund balance for
[26:22] FY27 is $1.3 million.
[26:26] Are there questions about the
[26:28] transportation fund?
[26:33] Okay,
[26:35] moving on to the railroad.
[26:38] fund finished FY26 with an
[26:41] increase in fund balance of
[26:42] approximately $462,000.
[26:45] Operating revenues exceeded budget in
[26:47] several areas, including rail services,
[26:50] freight depot operations, and leases.
[26:53] Total revenue was approximately $1.8
[26:55] million. Budget to actual comparisons
[26:58] are impacted by the timing of Chrissy
[27:00] grant reimbursements, which are expected
[27:01] in FY27.
[27:04] Expenditures totaled approximately 1.3
[27:07] million with several capital projects
[27:08] and equipment purchases purchases
[27:10] deferred into the next fiscal year. One
[27:12] which is was approved tonight.
[27:16] Materials and services expenditures
[27:18] continue to be closely monitored and may
[27:20] require a future budget adjustment to
[27:22] address costs associated with the
[27:24] derailment and fire incident that
[27:25] occurred earlier in fiscal 26.
[27:31] This graph shows the continued growth of
[27:33] the railroad fund reserves. Maintaining
[27:35] adequate reserves supports future
[27:37] capital improvements, deferred
[27:39] maintenance, and revenue fluctuation.
[27:44] Freight volumes increased by 54 cars
[27:47] compared to the prior year driven
[27:49] primarily by introduction of the new
[27:51] barley commodity. This commodity
[27:53] accounted for approximately 32% of total
[27:56] railroad hage through year end.
[27:59] The increased activity also positively
[28:02] affected freight depot revenues for the
[28:04] year.
[28:07] Looking specifically at fourth quarter
[28:09] operations, monthly performance
[28:10] fluctuated, which is typical for
[28:12] railroad operations.
[28:14] The quarter ended with a net loss of
[28:16] approximately $40,000. However, year-to-
[28:18] date operations produced an net
[28:20] operating gain of approximately
[28:22] $117,000.
[28:24] Are there questions about the railroad?
[28:32] The golf course fund had another strong
[28:34] year. Total revenues reached
[28:37] approximately $2.5 million, exceeding
[28:39] budget by more than $384,000.
[28:44] Golf activity continued to outperform
[28:46] expectations, generating approximately
[28:48] $1.9 million in revenue.
[28:52] Expenditures were controlled at
[28:53] approximately 2.1 million, allowing the
[28:55] fund to generate an operating increase
[28:57] of approximately $218,000.
[29:05] This graph highlights significant
[29:06] improvement in fund balance over the
[29:08] recent years.
[29:11] The fund ended the fiscal year with a
[29:13] balance of approximately $1.3 million,
[29:15] its strongest position in many years and
[29:18] maybe ever.
[29:21] This spike in FY21 was the injection of
[29:24] debt dollars that was spent on golf
[29:26] course golf carts in the beginning of
[29:28] FY22. And this blue line here shows
[29:31] where the fund balance would have been
[29:33] without those extra dollars.
[29:38] This slide shows activity across key
[29:40] categories for charges for services,
[29:42] including daily play, cart rentals, pro
[29:45] shop sales, and patron cart activity.
[29:49] All categories have shown favorable
[29:51] growth over the last several years,
[29:53] further reinforcing the golf fund's
[29:55] strong financial performance.
[30:00] Profit and loss statement of operation
[30:02] shows a profit in all three months of
[30:03] the quarter with total fourth quarter
[30:05] profits being $296,000.
[30:08] Are there any questions about the golf
[30:10] course fund?
[30:14] Okay,
[30:16] that was your quarterly report. Are
[30:17] there any questions?
[30:21] Yes.
[30:21] >> Okay.
[30:24] >> Part of
[30:26] your responsibility as I perceive it is
[30:28] to make sure that we are on track with
[30:32] what our goals etc are and and from what
[30:36] I'm hearing from you, yes we are. We're
[30:38] following that quite closely.
[30:41] Is there anything that we ought to do
[30:43] that would be better than what we're
[30:46] currently doing? It's a very loaded
[30:48] question.
[30:52] The only thing that I would say is that
[30:55] I I really think it's important that
[30:57] we're always keeping our critical
[31:00] infrastructure needs in mind and that
[31:03] we're always prioritizing those. That's
[31:07] I don't think that you don't do that. I
[31:09] just want that to always be on the
[31:11] forefront that we're making sure that
[31:13] we're providing the critical services
[31:16] that are required of a city and that
[31:18] we're maintaining our critical
[31:19] infrastructure.
[31:22] >> Thank you.
[31:23] >> Absolutely.
[31:24] Any other questions?
[31:28] » Thank you.
[31:34] » All right. Next is uh city manager
[31:37] report. Mr.
[31:39] Thank you, mayor. On the public safety
[31:41] side, U. Katie Kemper, our 911 director,
[31:44] reported they held call taker interviews
[31:47] and out of that have selected one
[31:49] candidate to move forward in the
[31:51] process. So, that's good news. On the
[31:53] public works side, um, before I go to
[31:56] public works, um, I'd like to
[31:58] congratulate Chief Shane. He actually
[32:00] took a few days off here last week, so
[32:02] we appreciate him getting out of the
[32:04] office and enjoying life a little bit.
[32:06] So, thank you, Shane. And thank you,
[32:08] Tom, for uh standing in for him. Did a
[32:11] great job. Uh moving on to public works.
[32:14] Uh if you've been down North Main, you
[32:16] can see absolutely fantastic uh paving
[32:19] job. Casey and his team and our
[32:21] contracted folks uh at Tri County, I
[32:25] believe, uh did a fabulous job. We're
[32:27] striping right now as uh last couple
[32:29] days getting that all cleaned up. Great
[32:31] job there. Uh seal coating as well.
[32:33] Those projects are wrapping up and the
[32:36] ASR2
[32:38] warehouse is almost completed
[32:41] and we still expect to be operational
[32:43] October.
[32:45] On the railroad side, Matt and Caroline
[32:47] met with the FRA, Federal Railroad
[32:49] Administration. Um the meeting with the
[32:52] FRA representative went very well and
[32:55] we're putting putting a good word for
[32:57] our railroad in the next round of
[32:58] Christy grants. the one some of the
[33:01] funding from the previous one we talked
[33:04] about earlier today uh at this meeting
[33:06] on the purchase that Matt was talking
[33:09] about. So, we're going for another round
[33:10] of that stuff to continue to invest in
[33:13] our railroad um uh as we go forward in
[33:16] time. So, more to come on on this
[33:18] effort, but it looks very positive at
[33:20] this point. Metal Lakes, as Lori
[33:22] reported, um is having a great year and a little bit of concern uh that was
[33:28] shared by Zach with the uh smoke uh
[33:32] issue. Uh slowed play down a little bit,
[33:34] but as soon as that relieved, uh play
[33:37] has bounced back and we're busy as ever.
[33:39] And clubhouse paint also that project
[33:41] went really well and looks great. If you
[33:43] haven't been out there, take a look.
[33:44] Moving on, the airport, Kelly came in
[33:46] and talked to us last week. Uh he's
[33:48] pretty busy up there obviously with the
[33:50] single engine air tankers, the seats as
[33:52] they say and the helicopters that have
[33:54] been assisting in the fighting the
[33:55] wildfires. In planning, Josh reports
[33:58] activity remains steady with residential
[34:00] applications. Moving on to HR. Carrie
[34:03] has rolled out an employee AI policy for
[34:05] its first review. So, we're working on
[34:07] how we're going to manage uh the AI
[34:10] systems that are available to us uh as
[34:12] we move forward in time um and how they
[34:14] will be integrated into our daily work.
[34:17] Um we'll move forward with the meetings
[34:19] to fine-tune the policy in the upcoming
[34:22] months. On the IT side of things, uh
[34:25] they were assisting a lot of uh
[34:28] communication efforts on the fire side
[34:31] as we were in the heat of the battle.
[34:33] Um, so a lot of our IT guys have been uh
[34:36] working that side of the street, so to
[34:38] speak. Uh, and as those fire activities
[34:41] are slowing down, they're going to get
[34:42] back uh focused on some of the regular
[34:44] routine work they need to be doing
[34:46] around the city. But again, I think
[34:48] kudos to our IT staff for keeping the
[34:51] communication systems up and going and
[34:53] being flexible as some of those systems
[34:55] were compromised as as the fires
[34:58] progressed. So that was great that they
[35:00] were able to keep everything up and
[35:02] going. On the finance uh side, uh
[35:05] obviously Lori presented our our
[35:07] quarterly report for the fourth quarter
[35:08] and closing that out um and preparing
[35:10] for the year- end audits as she
[35:12] mentioned in her report. Um and then
[35:15] also uh we have a application
[35:18] uh out for a finance assistant one
[35:20] position and we received 26 strong
[35:24] applicants um interested in that job.
[35:27] So, we'll be going through that process.
[35:30] And then on the PR side, Sean Ray
[35:33] reports that all is good in social
[35:35] media. She'll be working together
[35:38] putting content for our September uh
[35:40] efforts and uh public relations. Um
[35:43] mayor and council, reminder, uh that
[35:46] next council meeting we'll be working on
[35:48] the council vacancy candidates, so be
[35:51] ready for that. And I'm sure Lisa will
[35:53] have some information out in between now
[35:54] and then. Uh moving on to other uh uh
[35:59] Russ uh has been uh graciously
[36:01] participating in our weekly staff
[36:04] reports. We really appreciate Russ from
[36:05] the fire department, I should say. Um
[36:07] and so what he's reporting is that the
[36:09] wildfires are winding down. Um we did
[36:12] have a little blit of a blowup uh last
[36:14] Tuesday that was blamed on Jerry
[36:16] Brummer. Um but uh it sounds as though
[36:19] he was there when it blew up as the only
[36:20] thing. U about 200 acres were
[36:22] compromised. uh crews jumped in and got
[36:25] it uh very aggressively and got that
[36:27] handled in short order. But the the main
[36:29] big news is is you know area fire camps
[36:32] are are demobilizing. Uh you'll see a
[36:34] lot of traffic in town as that continues
[36:36] the next couple weeks and hopefully we
[36:38] won't have any new fires crop up that'll
[36:41] uh cause problems. So hopefully we're at the tail end of a fire season
[36:44] with any luck. So that concludes my
[36:47] report. Other questions?
[36:50] Just to add to that a little bit, I was
[36:52] up there when that fire took off.
[36:53] >> Yeah.
[36:54] >> And we drove up there and it was
[36:56] probably five acres.
[36:57] >> Yeah.
[36:58] >> And they were working on it and just
[36:59] thought it was inside the the black
[37:01] area. We went on up to the to the
[37:04] campground up there and turned around
[37:06] and come back and it was about 50 acres
[37:08] in a half an hour.
[37:09] >> Wow.
[37:10] >> And the humidity was 1%. It was 97
[37:13] degrees outside. And when that takes
[37:16] off, they had five helicopters on it and
[37:18] they had two planes on it dumping
[37:20] retardant and
[37:21] >> and it it still it was 200 acres,
[37:23] >> right? Just unreal how fast that could
[37:27] take off.
[37:29] >> Well, we're glad you're there to
[37:30] supervise.
[37:32] >> I was there a big picture.
[37:34] >> Yeah.
[37:37] >> Thank you, council.
[37:38] >> Thank you.
[37:40] All right.
[37:42] Are there any council reports?
[37:48] All right, we'll move on to ordinances.
[37:52] Jared Reed.
[37:55] Thank you, Mayor Jared Reed, city
[37:57] attorney for the record. Um, Daryl is
[38:00] going to help me out here. Uh, so what
[38:02] you have in front of you is ordinance
[38:04] 1310.
[38:05] This is an ordinance that's amending
[38:07] chapter 92 uh to the primal card uh code
[38:10] regarding nuisance and in particular
[38:12] odor nuisances. And so what you see up
[38:16] there is 93.25 and what is in blue is
[38:20] our current odor nuisance um definition.
[38:23] So
[38:25] odor premises which are in such a
[38:27] condition as to cause an offensive odor
[38:29] which are in an unsanitary condition. So
[38:32] very vague definition in regards to what
[38:34] an odor nuisance is. um in particular uh
[38:38] from my opinion in in its review an
[38:41] uninforcable vague um code. And so this
[38:46] came up in about obviously due to during
[38:50] this year there was some complaints
[38:51] regarding odor within the city and some
[38:54] conditions of those properties not
[38:57] causing nuisances and what that what
[38:59] that would be what would it what would
[39:01] define a nuisance. And so it was
[39:03] suggested that our code was uh needing
[39:06] to be amended and I agreed with that
[39:08] suggestion. Uh in particular
[39:13] um
[39:17] uh what was particularly needed was a um
[39:22] no I don't I I have it. Thank you. is to
[39:26] um
[39:28] is to is to update the particular um
[39:32] ordinance to make it more consistent
[39:34] with Oregon case law. So Oregon case law
[39:37] came out in about the mid210s
[39:40] and talked about what it meant for an
[39:42] odor to be offensive. And in essence for
[39:45] an odor to be offensive they looked
[39:46] towards uh um actual factors or
[39:50] objective factors. And within your
[39:52] ordinance, you'll see that we created a
[39:54] table that was based upon
[39:57] uh DEEQ uh regulations and DEEQ
[40:01] regulations. This was based in report
[40:03] done by the Department of Environmental
[40:05] Control um in response to this
[40:08] particular case which was actually out
[40:10] of all things a criminal case about what
[40:12] was an offensive odor because it
[40:14] involved a disorderly conduct.
[40:16] Regardless, uh they this the court of
[40:18] appeals made this analysis and then that
[40:21] was used uh to to make this particular
[40:24] table which was offensive. And this
[40:26] looks at certain things like frequency,
[40:28] duration, intensity and offensiveness.
[40:31] Those are sort of the four things that
[40:34] the court of appeals said that you
[40:36] should look at. So for instance, odor
[40:38] can be very uh intense but it might not
[40:41] be offensive, right? So like you could
[40:43] have a really intense good smell.
[40:47] And so that's kind of what the court of
[40:48] appeals talked about. And so that's what
[40:51] we did. We tried to mirror that with the
[40:53] department of environmental control to
[40:54] create this table in which if you
[40:57] received if the city received 10
[40:59] completed uh odor intake forms, which
[41:02] would be created after the ordinance was
[41:05] put into place from at least 10
[41:07] different individuals with separate
[41:08] addresses over a 60-day period. And sort
[41:11] of if you did this matrix and it
[41:13] averaged out to a value of 14 or
[41:15] greater, then it could be considered a
[41:17] nuisance. We would still have to do a
[41:19] complaint and go to court and actually
[41:22] prove that particular case. So anybody
[41:24] that's accused of a nuisance does have
[41:26] due process rights. They have the
[41:28] ability to make their case in front of
[41:29] an impartial judge and then we have to
[41:32] prove the case by a prepoundonderance of
[41:34] the evidence. So we developed this
[41:36] ordinance ordinance or ordinance. So in
[41:38] essence 92 uh.25 25 93.25 up there is
[41:42] just going to be replaced with that on
[41:44] the first page with a new paragraph that
[41:46] makes it much more consistent with
[41:48] Oregon law. Then we're going to add 9330
[41:52] which isn't in the code at all now to
[41:55] make this odor ordinance in place. Uh so
[41:59] we have a bunch of definitions that were
[42:01] also borrowed from DEEQ um regulations
[42:06] and um and then created that that table
[42:10] the penalty is the current penalty uh
[42:12] already in place. Uh however it would u
[42:16] it's per occurrence. So it it's up to
[42:19] 500 bucks but it it could last you know
[42:22] for a number of days or weeks. Um so if
[42:25] this the first presentation tonight if
[42:27] it is passed tonight you would have to
[42:29] have a second presentation done on
[42:32] September 8th and if passed then uh it
[42:35] would go into effect 30 days thereafter
[42:38] and I'm open to any questions
[42:41] >> from my perspective. Thank you for the
[42:43] quantification and qualification so that
[42:46] we can actually
[42:48] put uh brackets around and identify
[42:53] specifically what it is and it couldn't
[42:55] can be info.
[42:57] >> Yeah. Having a matrix to go by I think
[43:00] that that really puts some teeth in it
[43:02] where there weren't any teeth in it
[43:03] before.
[43:05] Well, not only Kitty, it definitely has
[43:07] helped define for the city as well as
[43:09] the community, you know, what it what
[43:11] would be considered a nuisance. I mean,
[43:13] as you look at our current one, um, you
[43:16] know, anyone could make
[43:19] >> quite a bit of arguments in regards to
[43:20] that.
[43:21] >> Yeah. And I'll I'll make that argument
[43:23] right now. Isn't this pretty objective?
[43:26] >> The offensiveness
[43:29] >> you know what if people some people
[43:31] don't consider it offensive,
[43:33] >> right? So, I mean, how
[43:36] if you're only getting, you know, the certain, you know, written logged
[43:41] complaints, you know, what about the,
[43:43] you know, the people in close proximity
[43:46] or whatever that, you know, their their
[43:49] voice isn't heard that like they they don't have a a leg to say, well,
[43:54] it's not offensive to me.
[43:57] So, I don't know. I just I feel like
[43:59] this is very objective and it's
[44:07] very regulatory and I get it. I mean,
[44:09] there are complaints. I understand it.
[44:14] I've smelled the odor myself. I'm not
[44:17] offended by it. there's a business
[44:19] trying to operate up there and I want
[44:22] them to have success,
[44:24] but I also don't want people nearby
[44:26] feeling like, you know,
[44:29] they're offended. But what if the the
[44:32] larger majority
[44:36] objectively is less offended?
[44:40] >> I can only go after the definition with
[44:41] the court of appeals has determined what
[44:43] is an offensive smell, right? because
[44:45] this was a problem in and this is why it
[44:48] goes to the why it went to the court of
[44:49] appeals to be determined because prior
[44:51] to that it had never been determined
[44:53] right and so a lot of the the defendants
[44:56] and appellets made that argument or made
[44:58] arguments during that case say hey what
[45:00] is offensive uh in that particular case
[45:03] they actually overturned a warrant
[45:05] because they felt that the client did
[45:09] not actually lay out approp the
[45:11] appropriate uh definition of what was
[45:14] offensive
[45:15] Because in essence, some neighbors were
[45:16] complaining about marijuana smoke and
[45:19] they were they were offended by it.
[45:21] However, the client, which was the
[45:23] police officer, was unable to articulate
[45:26] while why a reasonable person wouldn't
[45:29] be offended by it.
[45:30] >> And the court of appeals said that
[45:32] whether a reasonable person would find a
[45:34] particular odor offensive depends on
[45:36] several factors including the nature of
[45:38] the odor, its intensity, duration, and
[45:40] frequency, and whether it continues uh
[45:43] or intermittent. and the circum what
[45:46] whether it is continuous or intermittent
[45:48] and the circumstance in which it is
[45:49] spelled
[45:50] >> that's how they defined what how you
[45:52] determined or reason what would be an
[45:54] offensive spell
[45:56] >> so that's and then and then DEQ DEQ
[45:59] created this scoring system sort of
[46:02] based on that definition
[46:06] » yeah I I mean I understand that and you
[46:08] know I'll use an example that's a poor
[46:10] example because we don't have any feed
[46:12] lots within the city limits Primeville,
[46:15] but a lot of people would consider that
[46:17] to be an offensive odor.
[46:20] >> Some even an unsanitary condition.
[46:22] >> Exactly.
[46:24] >> You know, so I I I fear that there's
[46:27] there could be farther outreaching
[46:29] implications of of something like this.
[46:32] And I don't I don't know the answer. I
[46:35] don't know the regulatory answer to it.
[46:39] I I'm just I'm I'm afraid that it could
[46:43] branch out, you know, farther than where
[46:46] we're intending right now.
[46:50] » Yeah. With any with any ordinance
[46:52] passed, any law passed, sometimes there
[46:54] are unrecognized consequences thereof.
[46:57] >> Yeah, that's that's what
[46:58] >> and we we try with all of our nuisances
[47:01] uh to, you know, we me and the
[47:04] Primeville Police Department work pretty
[47:05] close. they have a conser community
[47:07] resource officer. A lot of the nuisances
[47:10] are animal related to be frank. Uh but
[47:13] we try to do our best to prosecute those
[47:16] cases on the most objective possible
[47:19] process. Uh our particular community
[47:22] resource officers really work like with
[47:24] nuisances. It's a lot about mitigating
[47:27] them, right?
[47:28] >> And so
[47:30] that's what our police department really
[47:32] works on trying to do is mitigate. But
[47:34] at a certain point it becomes
[47:36] impossible to do it. In this particular
[47:39] case now we actually have real or this
[47:43] what this ordinance does is it actually
[47:45] creates a scoring system in regards to
[47:47] being able to test so that the actual u
[47:51] the person that owns the property would
[47:53] be able to understand how to avoid a
[47:54] nuisance.
[48:00] Shane, I understand and appreciate your
[48:02] concerns. This is something that I think
[48:05] is going to be very r very very very
[48:07] rarely used. It does give us the ability
[48:11] to quantify and qualify and measure
[48:15] some with some objective
[48:19] >> yeah and issue.
[48:20] >> But I could already see where the path
[48:22] this is leading to. There are a certain
[48:25] there's going to be a certain group of
[48:27] people in a certain area that are going
[48:30] to be made well aware of this.
[48:34] I would expect and anticipate it to be
[48:36] used.
[48:39] That could be.
[48:41] So that's that's where I'm getting at.
[48:44] >> But we have to respect the concerns of
[48:46] the community as well as businesses.
[48:51] >> So it's it's a balance. How do you how
[48:53] do you reach that? And this gives us a
[48:56] measuring tool of sorts to move forward.
[49:01] May not be perfect, but it looks
[49:04] >> measured to
[49:06] >> questions.
[49:10] So this is for the first presentation.
[49:13] >> This is for the first presentation. It
[49:14] can be voted on tonight. The council can
[49:16] also recommend if if it it wants further
[49:20] workshops in regards to developing the
[49:22] table, it can do that, you can have
[49:24] public hearings to try to develop the
[49:25] table if you feel that this doesn't
[49:27] appropriately represent what a
[49:29] reasonable person would find offensive.
[49:32] Um, again, I I didn't make these up. I
[49:34] took them off the DEQ report that they
[49:37] issued in 2014. So, that's where those
[49:40] numbers come from. And I think you did
[49:43] just what we asked you to do here a
[49:45] while back. I think having that matrix
[49:47] and stuff that that was our concern and
[49:49] I think it does give us a tool. U if
[49:52] there's no more discussion, I would make
[49:54] a motion to approve ordinance uh 1310,
[49:57] an ordinance amending chapter 93 to the
[49:59] Primeville City Code regarding nuisances
[50:03] >> for its first presentation.
[50:05] >> Pardon me.
[50:06] >> For its first presentation.
[50:07] >> First first reading. Yes.
[50:09] >> I'll second.
[50:10] >> Been moved and seconded again. Any
[50:12] questions or concerns?
[50:14] >> We don't want to consider a public
[50:16] hearing on this at all or
[50:18] it'll be my question to the council.
[50:23] >> No, it will come back to the council a
[50:26] second time,
[50:26] >> right?
[50:27] >> The community will, you know, has the
[50:29] opportunity to hear about it and if they
[50:32] want to show up and by all means we will
[50:36] hear comments at the next meeting.
[50:43] So
[50:45] motion to approve ordinance
[50:48] number 1310 for its first reading. Uh
[50:53] has been moved and seconded. All in
[50:55] favor say I.
[50:57] >> I.
[50:58] >> Opposed.
[50:58] >> Nay.
[51:00] >> Thank you. Motion passes and it will
[51:03] come back on September 8th.
[51:05] >> Come back on September 8th for a second
[51:07] presentation.
[51:12] Right. Thank you.
[51:16] Moving on to resolutions. Resolution
[51:20] number 1647 approving intergovernmental
[51:23] agreement IGA with the Department of
[51:25] Land Conservation and Development
[51:28] Housing Assistance. Josh Smith.
[51:31] >> Evening council for the director Joshua
[51:33] Smith, planning director. This IGA is a
[51:36] little bit of an oversight. It's kind of
[51:38] coming back. Um, if you remember last
[51:41] year, the council supported the
[51:44] application of a grant to do the housing
[51:46] capacity analysis.
[51:48] That grant we received from DLCD.
[51:51] We have DLCD run those grants. They've
[51:54] contacted 3J Consulting. This process is
[51:56] underway. We've already started. Um, I
[51:59] think it was an oversight that they
[52:01] didn't come back and have us do the IG
[52:03] for the grant. That is what this is.
[52:06] basically saying that we're going to
[52:07] follow through with adopting our housing
[52:09] capacity analysis when 3J finishes it
[52:12] and it meets all the state guidelines
[52:13] and such. So that's essentially what
[52:16] this is. The the process is underway.
[52:18] It's it's just closing that loop. Any
[52:21] questions on what you read or or if what
[52:25] you thought it's it's the same basically
[52:27] the same thing we did eight years ago.
[52:29] We do these now eight years every eight
[52:31] years instead of every 20 years. So it's
[52:34] just going to come up more and more.
[52:35] It's essentially like the EOA but for
[52:38] housing.
[52:40] >> Yeah.
[52:41] The nice scope of work.
[52:45] >> The classic IGA from the state of
[52:46] Oregon. We'll give you money. You follow
[52:48] our rules.
[52:49] >> Yep.
[52:53] » It's a better way to put it. There we
[52:55] go.
[52:59] » Are there any questions on the
[53:00] resolution?
[53:09] Very good. Is there a motion to approve
[53:11] resolution number 1647?
[53:15] >> I'll move to approve resolution 1647
[53:18] approving an intergovernment agreement
[53:20] with the Department of Land Conservation
[53:23] and Development for Housing Assistance.
[53:27] >> Been moved and seconded.
[53:29] Any questions or concerns? Hearing
[53:33] none. All in favor say I. I.
[53:36] >> I. Opposed. Motion carried unanimously.
[53:39] Thank you, John.
[53:40] >> Thank you, council.
[53:42] >> All right.
[53:44] Much 1647. Resolution number 1648
[53:49] approving federal subreient grant
[53:52] agreement for rail for the rail crossing
[53:55] safety
[53:57] program. Mr. Weederhold.
[53:59] >> It's a long one. Thank you. Uh for the
[54:01] record, Matt Weerhold City of Primeville
[54:02] Railway. So the request tonight is to uh
[54:06] approve resolution number 1648 to
[54:09] authorize staff to go into an agreement
[54:11] um for this crossing safety program
[54:14] through the Oregon Department of
[54:15] Transportation. Um it actually this came
[54:19] up pretty fast. Uh within about a they gave us one month to put in the
[54:23] application, one month later they
[54:25] approved our application. So and we have
[54:27] one year to expend the money. So, what
[54:29] we're getting for this is um all of our
[54:32] old signals. So, everything inside the
[54:34] case will be five of them um replaced in
[54:37] the 1978, three of them from the early
[54:40] 80s and one from 87. So, we'll go from
[54:43] all the old technology to
[54:45] microprocessors
[54:46] and uh 78 batteries, which is a big deal
[54:50] because they're about $800 a piece. So
[54:53] in total, uh the project's going to be
[54:55] about $281,000
[54:57] of which the state will pay $252,300
[55:01] and some change for that. So pretty good
[55:04] deal for us to get that upgraded. It
[55:05] it's been on our capital plan, but we
[55:08] just it's one of those things where we
[55:10] just been kind of pushing it out, So this is a good
[55:12] opportunity to get that caught up. So
[55:15] tonight we're requesting that you
[55:16] approve uh resolution number 1648 so we
[55:20] can go into agreement.
[55:23] >> Thank you. Are there any questions?
[55:28] None.
[55:30] Hearing no questions or concerns. Is
[55:32] there a motion to approve resolution
[55:34] number 1648?
[55:37] I'll move to approve resolution number
[55:41] 1648 approving federal sub recipient
[55:44] grant agreement for rail crossing safety
[55:47] program.
[55:48] >> Second been moved and seconded. Again
[55:50] questions or concerns
[55:53] hearing none. All in favor say I.
[55:55] >> I opposed.
[55:58] >> Motion carried.
[55:59] >> All right. We appreciate it. Thank you.
[56:03] >> See nothing else on the agenda.
[56:06] So, it is the opportunity for visitors,
[56:08] appearances, and requests. Anyone that
[56:10] would like to speak to the council,
[56:13] please come to the podium and share your
[56:16] concerns.
[56:19] Is there anyone online that would like
[56:21] to speak?
[56:24] I guess we have reached the end. Is
[56:27] there a motion to adjurnn?
[56:29] >> So moved.
[56:30] >> Second.
[56:30] >> All in favor say I.
[56:32] >> I opposed. Motion carried. We are
[56:35] ajourned.
[56:37] >> Thank you.