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You are welcome to the city council. I
will lead the prayer of the pledge and

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then we'll go into our ceremony. For
those who'd like to participate, please

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do so. Most gracious heavenly father, we
come to you today asking you to

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strengthen our city. strengthen the
leaders, strengthen [snorts] the

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workers, and strengthen the residents.
Father, we ask that you give us clarity

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and understanding tonight in this
meeting so that we walk away not

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confused, but understanding what our
task is at hand. Father, we know that

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you're able. We say these in the mighty
name of Jesus. And they all say, "Amen."

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» Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Roll call, madam clerk.
>> Council member Young

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» here. Council member Seals,
>> present.

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» Council member Balls,
>> present.

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» Mayor Prom Garcia,
>> yes.

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» Council member Oach,
>> present.

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» Council member Bradock,
>> present.

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» Council member Wigan,
>> present.

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» Council member Hammond,
>> present.

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» And Mayor Moore,
>> present.

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» You have all members present.
>> Thank you. I'd like to welcome everyone

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to our nice city council meeting. It is
being it will be shown on our web page

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as well as on
what is it?

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Now it'll be on it'll be on the TV as
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» on social media. I ask that everyone
especially my colleagues put your phones

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your phones on silent as well as your
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Audience if I can ask you to do the same
thing. It is so disruptful when the

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phone rings. I know I've been guilty so
you don't have to remind me.

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This is a public meeting. We ask that
you don't boo clap any obnoxious

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behavior. This is a meeting that is
being recorded. So, please govern

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yourself accordingly. Madam clerk, do we
have any announcements?

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» Yes. Mayor, we have one. This is the
last week for yard waste collection. If

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you have any left, please place them in
a paper yard waste bag or a marked bin

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and place at the curb for collection. We
have a proclamation on the agenda

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tonight. It's recognizing December 1st,
2025 as World AIDS Day. Do we have a

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representative?
Do we have a representative? Please come

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to the podium
while they read

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while they read the proclamation to you,
sir. Amen.

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» Okay. Good evening. City of Sagen
proclamation whereas world aid day takes

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place on the 1st of December each year.
It's opportunity for people worldwide to

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unite in the fight against HIV, to show
support for people living with and

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affected by HIV, and to remember those
who lost their lives to AIDS. And

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whereas this year's World's AIDS Day
theme, overcoming disruption,

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transforming the AIDS response,
highlights the challenges such as

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funding cuts while celebrating the
resilience of communities working to

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eradicate HIV AIDS by 2030. It also
marks the 37th anniversary of this

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observance. And whereas over the past 37
years, there has been significant

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progress progress in in addressing HIV
AIDS thanks to advancements in medical

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research, increased access to treatment
and prevention and a broader

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understanding of the virus. And whereas
we have seen countless examples how

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community activism and solidarity have
once again been paramount in providing

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people affected by HIV with information,
services, social protection, and hope.

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On World's AIDS Day, we remind that no
challenge can defeat the underlying

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American spirit. Together, we will
continue to make progress in our efforts

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to fight a cure for HIV AIDS and to
ensure that all Americans live healthier

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and happier lives. And whereas we are
grateful for organizations like Great

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Lakes Bay Health Centers that offer
prevention, treatment, and counseling

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for HIV. This includes medical care and
on-site laboratory, medication,

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insurance, testing, transportation
assistance, and other supportive

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services. We thank them for all their
commitment to support those living with

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and affected by HIV and AIDS. Now,
therefore, be it resolved, I, Brenda F.

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Moore, mayor of the city of Sagena, do
hereby proclaim December 1st, 2025 as

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World AIDS Day in the city of Sagena and
urge all residents of our community to

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join me in appropriate activities to
remember those who have lost their lives

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to AIDS and to provide support and
compassion for those living with HIV. In

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witness whereof, I have here unonto set
my hand and cause the seal of the city

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of Sagena to be affixed this day of
December. This first day of December in

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the year of our Lord 2025.
Signed by Brenda F. Moore, Mayor of

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Sagena, Council Members Priscilla
Garcia, Mayor Prom, Councilman Michael

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D. Balls, Councilman Eric D. Bradock,
Senior, Councilwoman Carly Rose,

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Hammond, Councilman Bill Ostach,
Councilwoman Ceenta Seals, Councilwoman

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Heidi G. Wiggins, and Councilman Tobias
Young, and also by our city manager, Tim

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Morales.
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» Sh.

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» Thank you.

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My hands are
>> Thank you, Precious.

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» Please have words.
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» I'm Angela Williams. I'm senior vice
president at Great Lakes. And as you

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were reading the proclamation, what came
to my mind is I was responsible for

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starting this program in 2006 where
stigma and sagena was

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not embracing. And bringing a program
such as what we have here to this

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community has made a significant impact
on people living with HIV and AIDS who

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before Great Lakes started this program
would have had to travel to Detroit for

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services. And what is remarkable
throughout these years is the number of

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our patients who are still living as of
first patients in our clinic in 2006. So

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thank you to the city council, the
county commissioners who have always

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supported our program and you support
the efforts of Great Lakes Bay Health

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Center. So thank you.
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» You want to talk?
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Madam clerk,
>> it takes us to public input.

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» The clerk will call you to the podium.
Please speak loudly and clear enough so

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that we can understand no booing,
obnoxious behavior, please.

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Madame clerk,
>> our first speaker is Stephanie Curtis.

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» Good evening, council members. Thank you
for letting me come.

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» Louder than that.
>> You talk louder than that.

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» I can talk louder than that.
>> I know when you're with your kids.

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» Um I am the current director of
operations with the Boys and Girls Club

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of the Great Lakes Bay region. Um I just
wanted to thank you for the opportunity

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and provide uh the city council and the
city with an update on what we've been

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up to um as far as the Boys and Girls
Club. Each of you did get a packet

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tonight with the location of our clubs
in our current school year and an

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Isabella Bank current um competition
that we are in. But I wanted to

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highlight a few of our key initiatives
currently. Um we are currently serving

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across all of our clubs in the region
400 youth daily and during the summer

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500 with about 200 being here in the
city of Sagena. Um we're excited about

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the opportunity before you this evening
regarding the adopt a park application

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for Crayola Park. Our members and staff
and volunteers are super excited um

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about taking an active role in
maintaining the park and supporting the

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beautifification efforts and ensuring it
remains a safe and welcoming um space

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for youth and families in our community.
Second, um we want to uh continue to

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deepen our presence in engaging with
community uh events across Sagena.

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Whether it's neighborhood gatherings or
school partnerships uh and city

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sponsored celebrations, our goal is to
show up consistently and strengthen our

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relationships and ensure families uh
know that the Boys and Girls Club is

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here for a resource and to be a partner.
Third, we recently met with Cassie uh

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and Jamie uh regarding a little library
that's located near the splash pad. Um

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our team is ready already making plans
to keep it stocked with their donated

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books and have it maintained for our
club members and city uh members as

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well. So we are excited about the
encouragement uh for literacy sharing

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the neighborhood connection and
appreciate that opportunity within the

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community. And fourth, our biggest
project, uh, one we're super and

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incredibly proud of, uh, is the
development of our teen center here in

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Sagena. We are advancing our current
capital campaign to couple with the ARPA

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funding award. Uh, and that momentum is
super strong right now. So, the center

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will provide teens with a safe place uh,
featuring leadership development,

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academic support, uh, career
exploration, workforce readiness, and

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mental uh, wellness programming. So, it
represents a major investment for the

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city of Sagena and the future of our
children. And finally, um I want to

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extend a personal invitation to anyone
um at the meeting. If you would like to

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tour our current club, um please feel
free to reach out. Um we have a newly

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renovated STEM room on our Forney Street
uh club and it offers a lot of hands-on

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robotics, coding, and some really a
300-galon fish tank. Uh so it's very

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amazing. Um but thank you for your
continued partnership and commitment to

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the young people in Sageno.
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» Our next speaker is Miguel Torres.

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How you doing? My name is Miguel Torres
and uh I have a nonprofit organization

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called Fiesta Kona and uh we do annual
events in the in the community. Um we do

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two big events. One for Hispanic
Heritage Month, which is the third week

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in September. It's a three-day event.
Then also we just started another one uh

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four years ago at the SVRC for Cinco de
Mayo on May 5th of every year. And uh

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the purpose of our organization is to
promote music, culture, and arts and the

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and promote upandcoming artists in the
Latino community and pe anybody that

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wants to get their name out there in
music. And so we provide the platform at

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these two events every year. And uh
we're looking for, you know, and also I

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do a publication called Kaya, which I
left some copies uh with the city clerk.

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So, um, that comes out every month in
the community and, uh, it's a free

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publication that promotes the community,
businesses, and also events and other

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things going on in the community. So,
uh, you can look for that every month.

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But basically the reason why I'm coming
here is because we do these two events

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in the city and uh we're looking to
partner with the city council or anybody

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any businesses that you know want to
participate in these two events that we

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do for Hispanic Heritage Month and Cinco
de Mayo. So um if there's any funding

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out there uh we're always you know if
you could let us know and we you know

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like to know how we can apply for that
for funding for because these events are

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free for the community. So, I mean, we
just want to make sure we just want to

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keep these events in the city and keep
our community with some, you know, keep

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positive things in our community. We
want to keep it here in the city. So,

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um, so that's pretty much it right there
for me. Anybody?

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» Thank you, sir.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you.

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» I'm sorry. We don't answer back. We just
listen. Our next speaker is Melanie

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Velasco.

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» Hi, my name is Melanie Velasco. Um, Miss
Moy said that these pictures might be

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incriminating to say it all. I'm so
sorry, [laughter]

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but uh I took many pictures of some
crazy things. I've seen cars and

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vehicles parked on grass where it's just
a pick and choose who gets a ticket. On

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the one of the meetings I came on the
way here, um, one of those lovely road

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construction bull crap was right there
on the bridge, right on the ground,

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right in the road. So, you got like 13
of that lovely. They was able when the

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wind is blowing and there's an accident.
All that stuff needs to get cleaned up.

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There's a pictures of here of a good
place where you could uh get the

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homeless from freezing to death out
there and the crackheads and the meth

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addicts from wandering around. Here's a
sidewalk all binded all up. Dripping

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swall possibly. Okay. You got And then
if people are going to cut their grass,

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can they put their rubbish uh like in
bags so that it don't clog the drain and

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flood the waters? Here's those AT&T things. I Oh, excuse me. Plug

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in. Well, anyway, you got 13 copies of
this silly nonsense stuff that, you

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know, I've lived in Montrose and I've
lived in St. Charles and they live in

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chain. Senine
I came back family's here.

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They're dying. Not because of Sageno's
corrupt. But who do I give this to? I'm

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going to probably leave as soon as I get
all the education I can leave. I'm going

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to leave Sageno because if I can't make
it better and these pictures and and

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Sageno don't start looking good, people
are coming here now and they want they

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want to see it cleaned up and it's
looking like who do I give these to?

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» CLA.
>> Who?

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» Right here.
>> Oh, okay. Hold on. Thank you. All right.

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So, if you don't get cleaned up, I'm not
here and y'all might miss you might. I

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don't know if you will. But anyway, um
yeah, that's what I feel. Yeah. I But I

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love y'all.
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» She's the most gorgeous. She should be a
lawyer. All the rest of you guys, you

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could be her backup helpers. [laughter]
Have a good night.

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» Thank you.
>> Thank you. [applause]

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» Our next speaker is Mike Thompson.

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» Hello all. I'm Mike Thompson and my
family lives

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on North Fat Street and my topic tonight
is citizen involvement with a proposal

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that hopefully might improve how you
communicate with the public. So, I'm not

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giving my opinion on the tax caps or
anything else ARPA or anything else.

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Just from my experience, I think it
would help if you did this.

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The proposal is on a trial basis
that you start at five o'clock and you

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have a committee of the whole until 6
and then take a break and then have your

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business meeting at 6:30.
The committee of the whole of course

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would be an hour-long discussion on a
specific topic where you don't take any

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action at the committee of the whole and
you do not have to have a quorum. It's

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your chance to plan and dialogue and I'm
seeing an absence of that happening

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which is why I'm suggesting that you try
this. Um, for example,

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one committee the whole might be the
property tax caps. Of course, one week

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you might have the county land bank. You
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bank from what I've been hearing. And
another one would be the consortium of

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emergency assistance providers
or your own DDA or your own scenic.

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Give each group some time,
not just five minute presentation, and

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then have a good discussion.
You might say that's what you do at your

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annual January planning sessions, which
this year will be January 23rd, I

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believe, but it's different if you do it
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it instead of just doing it once a year.
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Um it would not just be for idle talk.
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of a committee of the whole in 1984 that
I observed was about how to bring bridge

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the east west gap. You know 1984 that
was kind of bigger and from that

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committee the whole you ended up
converting this old

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locker room into the Anderson Center.
You wouldn't be here right now if you

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didn't have that kind of discussion
going on. So that is why I am

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encouraging you maybe start on December
15th with the property tax caps instead

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of waiting until your planning session
late in January. Maybe come in two weeks

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and have a committee the whole on that
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ends. [clears throat] It's just a
proposal for how to do business. Again,

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I'm not giving my opinion except I think
you should put both the property tax

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gifts and the income tax on the ballot
next spring because I'd like to see what

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you would do with a general fund that's
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» Thank you for listening.
>> Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Our next speaker is Serenity Seac.

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Hello. Hello, Councilman. I am here to
um announce to you that I am running for

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Senate District 35. There are six of us,
so um I might not have been the first

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one here, but I'm hope I'm the most
memorable and for all the right reasons.

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Um so, I'm running on making life more
affordable for working families. Um, we

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need to lower health care costs. We need
to support our working parents. Um, we

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need to push forward legislation that
gets us closer to a singlepayer health

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care system. We need to expand our
existing child care programs with the

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goal of universal child care. And we
need to protect the principles of

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democracy, dignity, and
self-determination. If you'd like to

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have um a word with me, if you have a
question, I will be here till um the end

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of uh the meeting and also for a few
minutes after. Um I have uh some

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literature for the council members.
Thank you.

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» Thank you.
>> Our final speaker is Jeff Plus.

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» Thank you.

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» Good evening, council. Good evening. Uh,
I really agree with this this one lady

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here that was speaking previously
because I'm having the same problem. Uh,

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this morning
uh, snow plows came down my street.

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Instead of plowing snow, they were
plowing leaves. I ended up with a whole

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bunch of pile of leaves in front of my
house. Over the weekend, I picked up

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every leaf from my yard. I picked up I
went out to the street and picked leaves

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up by by hand in the street, cleaning
the street up. And now I got all these

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leaves piled up in front of my house.
And I took pictures if you guys would

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like to see how bad this looks. And I'm
really upset. I c I contacted uh a lot

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of the city departments this morning
about cleaning the mess up and uh the

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only response I could get was to come
here and talk to you people about it

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getting cleaned up. I went out there to
do it myself and uh I'm 75 years old or

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76 years old. I'm losing track. 76 and I
I thought I was having a heart attack

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and I couldn't continue with it much
longer so I had to quit. But it's a real

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it's a real mess. And uh almost the
entire one driving lane in front of my

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house is just covered with leaves and
branches. Little branches though, but

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most of the cars have to drive around
it. They can't they don't even have a

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way to get through really unless they
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So, and I don't I don't know if you guys
can discuss anything that can be done

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about it. I'd like to know. That's what
I'm here for. I'd like to find out

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whether something can be done if one of
you people could tell me. Could could

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possibly the city come and clean up the
mess and then send that my neighbor the

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bill for the leaves that he didn't want
to rake up. Is that possible? Can I get

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an answer? No,
>> we really don't answer. But I heard you

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say that earlier. But we actually had a
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» who was probably going to tap you on the
shoulder as soon as you sit down to talk

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to you.
>> Okay. Cuz I talked to environment

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environmental.
>> Okay.

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» And uh they did not they said you're
just stuck with the mess. That's what

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she said.
So now I do everything to keep my yard

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looking nice. And it's I can't believe
the mess that it made. And it's all all

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the leaves are in my a lot. I shoved a
lot of out of my easement, but there's

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still a lot in the street. And it
doesn't look very Christmy

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if I can say that. It looks pretty bad.
>> We will make sure you get a response,

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sir.
>> Uh, somebody will talk to me. I'm sure

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you're in here.
>> I'm sure.

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» Okay. Thanks.
>> I'm sure.

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» Thank you.

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» That takes us to remarks of councel.

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first today.
>> Thank you so much. Council person, you

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now have three minutes as well.
>> Three minutes. Get everything you want

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to say in your three minutes. And
tonight we will begin

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with
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» Thanks, Mayor. Um Mr. Plus, I feel your
frustration. I've had the same thing

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happen to me before and then
[clears throat] it froze and I couldn't

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take care of it. So, our city staff will
will talk to you and he probably tagged

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you on the show. So,
>> um stuff does happen and that's why

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we're glad that you come and bring it to
our attention. Anything like that in the

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future, contact streets.
>> I did contact them.

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» Okay. Then they had me talk to
environmental and then

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» Okay.
>> And they're the ones that city council

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meeting.
>> All right. Okay. They'll they'll they'll

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contact you.
>> Okay. Thanks.

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» Yep. Um,
we did have a proclamation tonight and I

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want to talk about that a little bit
more. Um, I want to thank Great Lakes

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Bay Health Centers and everything that
you do do in the community. Um, they are

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just down the street from me on Ho
Avenue. Uh, that's where a lot of these

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services are provided at the hearth home
which is now Great Lakes Bay Health. Um,

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[clears throat]
HIV prevention. I'd like to talk about

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that a little bit tonight. It is called
PREP or preexposure prophylaxis. I'm not

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a doctor, but if they can help you with
this as well. And also if if this pill

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is taken or there's actually a shot now,
if it's taken, it's 99.7%

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effective against HIV if taken daily. So
that that is very important. Um

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also too, they can also help you with
some other things. It's called doxy

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prep. And these are things that we
probably don't talk about a lot in the

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community, but these are things that are
available. What is doxy prep? Doxy prep

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is something that you if you think that
you've been exposed to an STI or an STD,

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this is an antibiotic that can be taken
the next day to prevent that. So those

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uh those diseases are also things that
they can help you deal with, give you

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information on. So I suggest you give
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if you're interested.

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Um let me see here. Just a few other
things that went on over the last couple

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weeks. I had the opportunity with our
mayor and mayor prom. Uh we went to the

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east side soup kitchen for their
Thanksgiving Day meal. Uh it was a

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wonderful event. Uh there's a lot of
donations that you can take there too.

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So they're always looking for clothing
or toiletries or undergarments. Um but I

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want to thank Diane Keenan and the
entire staff at the East Side Soup

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Kitchen for everything that you do every
day for the community, not just on the

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holidays. Also, we did have some fun. So
we had the Christmas parade. Uh it was a

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nice day. the sun was shining so it
wasn't too cold. Uh but uh thanks to

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city staff like Rachel Hazesca who sets
that up for us. And also a special

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thanks to Bill Georgees, the owner of
Mike's Record for always providing the

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flatbed and this year again had it
wonderfully decorated uh with Christmas

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trees and such like that. Uh anybody
who's interested, there's something else

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that's coming up. The county parks is
going to be having a Santa's holiday

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hike. That'll be Friday, this coming
Friday on the 5th from 5 to 6:30. Looks

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like here Santa's going to be there
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cocoa. And I am done. Thanks.
>> Thank you. Next, we have Councilman

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Bredo.
>> Uh, thank you, Madame Mayor.

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[clears throat] Um, just real quick, I
don't have much to say. I'll just say

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far as the Hispanic um, Mr. Torres, as
far as Hispanic heritage, [snorts]

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you know, I live downtown, so I really
enjoyed those the Hispanic heritage u

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festivals that they have there. I'll be
looking forward to the food trucks. I

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think I hit all of them so far. So, you
know, I'll be looking forward to it. And

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the music be I mean, they be all the way
to about like 9:30, 10:00 they be out

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there jamming. So, um I really would
like to see that stay in our city as

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well. But, um far as that though, I just
like to, you know, say that, you know, I

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appreciate all the people that's putting
in the good work in our city and let's

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continue to highlight and and and get
behind those people. Other than that,

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that's all I have.
>> Thank you. [clears throat] Thank you.

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Next we have Councilwoman Wiggins.
>> Thank you, Mayor Moore. Uh thank you to

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all the public speakers today.
Appreciate your input. Um we love

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hearing from our community and thank you
for giving back to the community,

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letting us know what you need cuz that's
why we're here. Um

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just a couple of announcements. There is
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uh citywide collective uh food
distribution that's going to happen on

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the 6th. No, um the 4th. Yes. Thursday,
Thursday the 4th at Mount Olive, which

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is located on um 6th Avenue, North 6th
Avenue in Sagena, and that's going to be

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from 11 to 1:00 p.m. If you know anybody
that has uh food insecurity, lives in

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the city of Sagena, um they can go come
there. It's going to be like a

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drive-through setup. And I'm sure like
our last one we had, there were also

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walkups cuz not everyone has a vehicle.
So, um that's from 11 to 1:00 and that's

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uh on the 4th. uh the NAB um a place
that's that's does a lot for the

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community on Russell Street here in
Sagena. They're going to have pancakes

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and story time with Santa and the elves
and that's going to be on uh Saturday uh

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126 from 11 to 1:00 p.m. I was able to
go last year and it was a good time. It

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was just a fun time with the community.
Got to see a bunch of cute kids and have

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pancakes and it was really jazzy Santa.
He was a really cool dude. So, it was uh

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really nice to to do that. Um they also
have a a pantry pickup. I believe it's

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the third Thursday of this month.
[clears throat] So, again, if you have

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food insecurity, um that's going to be
on the third Thursday of this month. And

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you can get information uh by contacting
the NAB. Um in general, like I I did get

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to volunteer at the soup kitchen. It was
uh a couple a week or so before

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Thanksgiving. It was a group of uh a lot
of good businesses. Uh volunteers were

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there. Got to take my daughter and um I
appreciate everyone that volunteers

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there on a daily basis. Um I do
encourage like there are a lot of

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volunteers around the holidays. If you
can contact and if you're interested in

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volunteering, ask them what their light
volunteer days are. Um because there's

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always a need. So um there's millions of
ways to get involved. a lot of people

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doing great things in this community.
Just reach out, try to find something to

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give back. So, thank you for the
everyone that does. That's all I have.

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» Thank you. Next, we have Councilwoman
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» Thank you. Um to Mr. Plus, um I
apologize you. So, if if you want to

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reach out in the future um to council
and you have pictures or something to to

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send, um the best way to do that is we
have a form on the website. You can't

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attach a picture, but when you fill out
the form, send it to all council

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members. we can respond and you get our
individual emails. The one thing I will

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say is that our spam filter autoblocks
like large files. So if you try to send

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too many it won't work. So um in the
future we you know we'll [snorts] have a

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back and forth if if that's something
that you need to transfer a digital

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file. Um so uh the other thing I wanted
to mention uh is to um Mr. Thompson on

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the citizen engagement proposal. I think
that's a fantastic idea. Um, I also

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agree that we don't get enough
opportunity to kind of go topic by topic

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and engage our community stakeholders in
an open environment where people can

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come and speak, where we can inform each
other as council members and kind of

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take that time to delve into the issues
most at hand. Um, kind of like single

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subject meetings, but committee the
whole meeting. So, I'll I'll I'll follow

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up with my fellow council members
because I I think maybe not that part

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particular format at that particular
time or that partic that often, but I

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agree that there needs to be some other
opportunity for for for essentially deep

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diving and open discussion on topics um
rather than, you know, needing a motion

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and maybe it's brought up under
miscellaneous business and then it's

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rushed because it's at the end of the
meeting. I I agree. I think there should

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be more opportunity for engagement. Um,
the last thing I wanted to mention is,

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um, for those in the community who have
been following the federal budget fight,

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um, obviously a lot of that affects
nonprofits, organizations, our own

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community here in Sagena, and it's far
from over. Um, there are large

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programmatic changes particularly to
HUD, uh, the Department of Housing and

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Urban Development that I've been
following that are very, very scary.

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They have a lot of implications for
housing and lack of housing um

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potentially uh aggravating our issue of
homelessness here in the city. So stay

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alert, pay attention, uh contact your
representatives if you feel so inclined.

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00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:54,320
Um because there are potentially major
changes that could impact our community.

408
00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:58,559
Um, and
some change is that with those programs

409
00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:04,240
and with that funding, if if you cut a
program by 60 or 70%, you have to cut

410
00:32:01,519 --> 00:32:08,960
staff, you don't get that back. That's
toothpaste you can't really put back in

411
00:32:05,919 --> 00:32:12,640
the tube. Um, so I'd urge people to, you
know, inform yourself on those programs,

412
00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:16,080
on those topics, and where in your
community those uh organizations are

413
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:20,880
having these conversations and where
we're going to need folks to come

414
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:24,240
together in the future. Thank you.
Thank you. Next we have Councilman

415
00:32:22,799 --> 00:32:30,240
Young.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'd like to first

416
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:36,480
start with uh last week I did a ride
along with the police department and

417
00:32:32,799 --> 00:32:42,240
that was uh very informative to see how
their technical systems tie in with the

418
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:46,960
laptops, the radios, the camera systems,
then also to hear a call come in to see

419
00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:52,799
how it's dispatched out, how they
respond, and how they uh report it. So

420
00:32:49,679 --> 00:32:58,159
that was uh very informative. Um I'd
also like to mention that not this

421
00:32:55,440 --> 00:33:05,120
Saturday but next Saturday there will be
a local developers meeting at uh 2040

422
00:33:01,519 --> 00:33:08,960
James and uh this is where the the uh
neighborhood in neighborhood services

423
00:33:07,039 --> 00:33:13,360
and inspection department. So that's the
zoning, the inspections, everyone will

424
00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:18,640
be there. And um calling out to a lot of
the landlords, local developers, and

425
00:33:16,559 --> 00:33:23,360
anybody who's in the interested in
acquiring properties. You know, uh

426
00:33:21,039 --> 00:33:28,159
sometime it could be intimidating to get
a vacant property or a vacant piece of

427
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:32,960
land. There's a lot of people in the
community who want to do that, but it's

428
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:36,720
a intimidating process. So to make it
less intimidating, you know, this has

429
00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:42,240
been an initiative of mine that I'd like
to thank the staff for uh getting

430
00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:48,559
behind. And this also ties into a lot of
the ordinance changes to make it more

431
00:33:44,799 --> 00:33:53,679
development friendly for the uh local uh
developers to just acquire properties

432
00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:59,440
and develop them and not be so
intimidating. So, if you have any

433
00:33:56,080 --> 00:34:05,039
questions or um they'll also pull out
information for existing landlords who

434
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:11,040
maybe want to upgrade their housing cuz
there are state and federal funds to

435
00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:15,040
upgrade the HVAC units, uh the roofs,
windows, things like that. So, you'll

436
00:34:13,119 --> 00:34:20,879
have all this information in one place.
So, if you're interested in getting

437
00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:26,159
properties and develop them, a lot of um
businesses come from housing, you know,

438
00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:30,240
dayc carees, AFC homes, and they have
different uh requirements and

439
00:34:28,079 --> 00:34:35,520
inspections that the city may require.
So, you have your opportunity to get all

440
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:40,079
that information in in one place. And um
my hope is that it will like uh spur

441
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:44,399
some local development, you know, so
that residents will start grabbing these

442
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:48,960
empty lots and getting the vacant
properties and and it's a partnership

443
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:53,359
with the city. They're here to help you
get your businesses open. So that's my

444
00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:59,280
hopes of that. So that'll be uh next
Saturday uh December 13th from 11:00

445
00:34:56,639 --> 00:35:03,920
a.m. to 12:30 and that'll be at 2040
James. So, I'll be putting that

446
00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:07,680
information out again, but it'll happen
before we have another council meeting.

447
00:35:05,599 --> 00:35:10,800
So, I feel like it was important to put
that out right now. So, that's all I

448
00:35:09,839 --> 00:35:14,160
have.
>> Thank you. Next, we have councilwoman

449
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:17,760
Seal.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um,

450
00:35:16,984 --> 00:35:24,880
[clears throat]
I attended an event with the mayor. Um,

451
00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:30,880
it was a couple of weeks ago. We were
here at the Anderson Center.

452
00:35:27,839 --> 00:35:37,599
Uh it was with the gingerbread houses
and um it was a great event

453
00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:41,280
and it was a [sighs]
lot of kids and a lot of families. Uh

454
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:46,400
it's the weekend uh right before
Thanksgiving

455
00:35:43,119 --> 00:35:50,480
and um I don't know who the winner was
that actually won the actual event that

456
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:54,160
had the best gingerbread houses, but I
know a lot of parents had to pop a lot

457
00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:58,560
of kids hands because the kids wanted to
eat all the candy. The ginger bear

458
00:35:56,400 --> 00:36:02,880
houses were beautiful. Um it was so many
people out that weekend uh before

459
00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:08,560
Thanksgiving. Just to see the city of
Sagenar residents out and about um here

460
00:36:06,079 --> 00:36:14,560
at the Anderson um over in Oldtown
Sagenol. Uh Sagenol was bustling. It was

461
00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:19,040
a beautiful night. It wasn't It was
pretty chilly, but just to see people

462
00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:23,119
out and about in Sagenol was a beautiful
thing. Um I don't know if we had any

463
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:26,560
incidents but I didn't hear about
anything and I live over here in the

464
00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:30,640
neighborhood and it was a beautiful
evening just to see Sagena for two

465
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:38,079
nights. Uh have a great time for this
just in the spirit of the holidays.

466
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:43,440
Um I enjoyed myself and um and it was
just a we had a great time. Um we gave

467
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:46,065
out a lot of it wasn't really candy. I
think we just gave out swag.

468
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:50,240
» Yeah. Okay. She called it swag
[clears throat] but it was

469
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:55,200
» swag sag. Yeah, it was sagenov swag. So,
uh people were excited to get it, but I

470
00:36:52,400 --> 00:37:00,079
think they were more interested in the
in the gingerbread houses, but uh it was

471
00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:06,800
a great thing to see. Um [clears throat]
the uh also the um

472
00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:12,960
the parade was pretty cool to be a part
of that with the council members um

473
00:37:09,280 --> 00:37:19,119
Mayor Pro Tim and Bill and Heidi. Um, we
also had a great time on and during that

474
00:37:15,839 --> 00:37:24,400
parade and we gave out a lot of candy.
It was a lot of people out there um at

475
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:28,480
the parade. I think um from last year
that was my first parade. So, this is my

476
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:31,839
second parade this year and I think that
the parade this year was much bigger

477
00:37:30,079 --> 00:37:36,079
than the one last year. So, we had a lot
of people out this year. So, it was

478
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:39,760
great to see uh people coming out to the
parade. So, I think this year it was

479
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:44,640
just more people coming out and sagen
all just participating in the events.

480
00:37:42,079 --> 00:37:50,960
So, I was happy to see Sagena coming out
to participate, seeing the kids out. Um,

481
00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:55,440
I think we're we're on the up and up,
guys. We're on the up and up and seeing

482
00:37:53,119 --> 00:38:00,880
Sagena out and about and it wasn't
anything negative. It was all positivity

483
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:06,079
and in the spirit of the holidays. So,
that made me happy. Um, I want to

484
00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:10,240
encourage people, too. A lot of people
still saying there's nothing to do, but

485
00:38:07,839 --> 00:38:15,200
people were out and doing things. There
are a lot of um this is an artifact

486
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:20,400
right here and I'm not for sure where
exactly we would get these or are we

487
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:25,040
getting these from the city
>> these are at city hall.

488
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:29,440
» So they picked these up from the
Anderson. So pick these up. These have a

489
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:35,480
lot of information in them. So make sure
you get this and you can find out where

490
00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:35,480
we're having all the events in Sagenov.

491
00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:42,320
» Next we have Councilman Balls.
>> Thank you madame mayor.

492
00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:47,440
I don't have a lot to say today, but I
would like to uh thank the lady from the

493
00:38:44,720 --> 00:38:55,440
Boys and Girls Club for coming speaking.
U you know, Frigid Douglas once said,

494
00:38:51,200 --> 00:39:01,040
"There's easier to build strong children
than repair broken men."

495
00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:06,320
» And our community centers here in the
city of Sagenov is uh charged with

496
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:10,960
trying to help build strong children.
Um, we had the opportunity to uh put

497
00:39:09,359 --> 00:39:15,200
some of the ARPA money into the
community centers. Uh, all the community

498
00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:20,000
centers actually closed when the ARPA
money got here. Uh, it was my buck and

499
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:25,280
me and some other council people and we
chose to put money in the community

500
00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:30,320
centers because we know it's easier to
build stronger children it is to repair

501
00:39:27,200 --> 00:39:33,520
those broken men. Um,
and that's my passion too by being in

502
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:38,000
the Big Brothers and Sisters program.
You know, I see a lot of kids don't have

503
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:43,280
any parents at fathers at home and you
can see what way they're going to end up

504
00:39:41,119 --> 00:39:47,440
if somebody don't mentor these kids. So,
I want to commend the Boys and Girls

505
00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:51,440
Club Big Brothers and Sisters program
for doing what you do. Thank you so

506
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:56,640
much. You know, it would be nice to have
a statistics of uh all the kids that

507
00:39:54,560 --> 00:40:01,839
come to the community centers to find
out where they at 10, 15, 20 years

508
00:39:59,359 --> 00:40:04,880
later. you know, we don't sometime
people think they pour in the kids and

509
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:10,640
it don't work or something like that.
This way we can know the what happened.

510
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:14,160
Um, I guess I'm one of the first world
community kids so y'all can see what

511
00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:18,240
happened to me. But you but you don't
know what happened in between that time.

512
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:22,240
But [laughter] uh eventually uh I got to
the point where I I started caring about

513
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:25,839
my community the same way those people
cared about me when I was at the First

514
00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:31,920
World Community Center and Civotan as a
kid. Um

515
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:36,880
uh I had a guy uh
um

516
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:41,359
uh I was in a car accident as a kid,
nine years old. Um four people in the

517
00:40:39,839 --> 00:40:44,880
car, my grandfather and two of his
friends. I'm only survivor of that

518
00:40:43,359 --> 00:40:48,480
accident.
Um

519
00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:53,040
the guy that stayed around the corner,
Arthur Redeemer, had the opportunity. He

520
00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:56,720
wanted to tell me he was he been trying
want to tell me this for years but he

521
00:40:54,960 --> 00:41:02,000
finally had opportunity to tell me that
he pulled me out of that car and uh you

522
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:05,520
can imagine the emot emotions that I
felt when he told me that you know asked

523
00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:08,480
him you know did you see the the other
people in the car he said man they was

524
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:13,119
gone you know I said that's my
grandfather and uh you know I'm really

525
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:16,319
uh it really tore me up a little bit
knowing that this guy wanted a child

526
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:19,760
used to be his brother and I went to
school together I never knew this and

527
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:23,040
he's like four years older than me so he
told me that and it brought about all

528
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:25,839
kind emotions and it made me think about
uh some of the things that I do in the

529
00:41:24,319 --> 00:41:29,040
community by working with kids and and
maybe that's one of the reasons why

530
00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:33,040
somebody pulled me out. So, I'm trying
to pull some other kids out too. So, I

531
00:41:31,599 --> 00:41:36,720
thank God for the opportunity that I
have, you know, to to do that today and

532
00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:40,160
to serve on this city council and to be
able to put money in uh community

533
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:43,520
centers so we can help build a better
city for this.

534
00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:48,319
Thank you.
>> Thank you. Next, we have Mayor

535
00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:51,760
Proam Garcia.
>> Good evening, concerned citizens of the

536
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:56,480
community. Thank you for coming this
cold evening. Um the 1st of December

537
00:41:54,079 --> 00:41:59,760
already, end of the year. Um thanks to
the Boys and Girls Club for updating us.

538
00:41:58,319 --> 00:42:04,800
It's always good to hear how the ARPA
dollars turned out. Um we've had some of

539
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:08,000
our other past recipients come to and so
it just helped us know that we're doing

540
00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:12,319
good and we did great things with that
money. Like it was a blessing and a

541
00:42:09,599 --> 00:42:16,079
curse um to it. And I came in at one of
the hardest times, but I'm glad I did

542
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:21,200
because I've learned a lot um with these
past three years. Um sidewalks,

543
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:25,359
pictures. Thanks Melanie for keeping um
updates for us because sometimes we

544
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:29,599
don't know. Sometimes um citizens call
us and you know make us aware we can't

545
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:33,520
be everywhere at all times. So it does
help when we have our citizens contact

546
00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:38,560
us. Um I know you guys know the
beautiful Sagenov sign out there, but it

547
00:42:35,359 --> 00:42:41,680
does have a purpose on our um community
website. So if you ever want to go on

548
00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:45,359
there, it doesn't just look cool out
there. It actually has a purpose. and um

549
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:50,240
you can pay your bill, you can look up
property, you can report a us concern on

550
00:42:48,079 --> 00:42:54,319
there, um the road closure. So, there's
a lot of great things on there. Also,

551
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:58,400
there's some surveys on there you could
do um that we appreciate the feedback

552
00:42:56,720 --> 00:43:03,040
and they take about 5 minutes. There's a
couple of them that I see on there that

553
00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:06,960
we need um for our streets and um there
was another one on there. So, if you

554
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:10,480
want to go on there and help us with
that because that reports any concerns

555
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:14,400
or things so that way when we get the
funding and stuff that we can make, you

556
00:43:12,640 --> 00:43:18,160
know, those decisions with Higher Up and
let them know that this is what's going

557
00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:22,480
on in our city. Um, and it really does
help for the feedback. I always do all

558
00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:26,880
my um extra coupon ones when I do my
stuff cuz it does help and people don't

559
00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:31,119
realize it. Um, also it was a busy
holiday. Um, some of um the council

560
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:34,319
members, we were giving out turkeys on
North Michigan at McDonald's. It was

561
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:37,839
cold, but we were out there giving back
to our community. We did the East Side

562
00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:42,000
Soup Kitchen and then the braid, the
parade, of course. It wasn't as cold as

563
00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:46,319
the past years, but um it was really
nice. It turned out really great. And um

564
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:49,520
I'm happy to see all the people that
came out and supported us. And Friday

565
00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:53,440
night was really busy. I didn't watch
the fireworks cuz I was already too

566
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:57,599
cold, but I mean it was amazing to see
both sides of the city down here really

567
00:43:55,440 --> 00:44:01,200
booming people in line. I rode one of
the little buses cuz I got made it one

568
00:43:59,359 --> 00:44:06,160
way and I'm like, "Forget it. I'm taking
the bus, but it was really warm. It was

569
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:11,040
a great time. I'm glad I went. And um
really quick, uh Santa's elves second

570
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:15,839
annual Christmas giveaway, 701 Hes
Avenue, Saga, Michigan, this Saturday

571
00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:19,119
from 11 to 2. Um it's really nice at the
church. They give each child a toy

572
00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:23,520
according to their age, they get to
select one. So if you know anybody still

573
00:44:21,359 --> 00:44:29,280
that's in need um this Saturday to make
sure you go out. And then Friday also um

574
00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:34,079
Heart of the City um is Saturday as
well, I'm sorry. um from noon to 2.

575
00:44:31,359 --> 00:44:37,920
That's 7:30 South 14th Street. Uh
newborn to 16 years old. You get a box

576
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:42,400
of groceries to each family. They're
going to have hot dogs and chips. And

577
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:46,880
they're having uh raffles, too. Uh gift
giveaways such as TVs, gift cards, food,

578
00:44:44,480 --> 00:44:51,520
and meat boxes. At 12:20, the raffle
stops. So, if you know anybody, send

579
00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:58,560
them that way. Thank you.
>> Okay. So, by the time it gets to me,

580
00:44:54,079 --> 00:45:04,079
everybody's been uh my public speakers,
you know, it it it it's always good to

581
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:10,640
hear and I do believe people think that
we everywhere. I wish I could be. As for

582
00:45:08,720 --> 00:45:18,160
the gentleman,
Mr. Jeff, I sympathize

583
00:45:13,359 --> 00:45:23,440
cuz when I shove up my snow, it never
fails. However,

584
00:45:21,680 --> 00:45:28,319
I've learned how to adjust, but I'm not
telling you to adjust. You know, I

585
00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:33,839
learned how to adjust. Um, it has been a
busy last two weeks. Um, a multitude of

586
00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:41,760
things have happened, but the one good
thing happened is that on two on two

587
00:45:38,240 --> 00:45:45,520
Fridays ago, it had two Fridays ago,
this city was lit up like a Christmas

588
00:45:43,920 --> 00:45:49,200
tree.
This city,

589
00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:53,680
» if nothing else,
>> we represented

590
00:45:50,800 --> 00:45:59,440
» the city of Sagenaron.
>> Me and Councilwoman Seals, we had the

591
00:45:56,720 --> 00:46:05,520
opportunity to sit in the lobby, which
wasn't in the cold, but we sat in the

592
00:46:01,200 --> 00:46:12,560
lobby uh and we gave our swag. I believe
in showing people that we love our own

593
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:16,960
city. So in order to show somebody we
got to talk better about our city

594
00:46:15,119 --> 00:46:20,560
» and talking better about our city,
everybody that came through that door

595
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:27,280
that came to our table got us got a
little bitty mini candy cane which meant

596
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:33,599
a lot to them that said welcome seasons
greeting from the city of Sageno.

597
00:46:30,560 --> 00:46:38,160
» They were they were totally amazed.
Some people think we don't have class

598
00:46:35,280 --> 00:46:44,319
but we got a lot of class in Sag. Okay.
We got a lot of class. Mr. Thompson,

599
00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:48,400
you're you're on the same page that
we're on. The committee that's working

600
00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:54,720
on the stuff that you were talking about
does plan to do those types of things

601
00:46:50,160 --> 00:47:01,200
real soon. Okay? So, I want everybody to
understand we hear you. We do hear you.

602
00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:07,280
But sometimes we can't move as fast as
you want us to. And if you just give us

603
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:12,800
a little bit of time,
it's going to get better. The one thing

604
00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:18,319
I've learned is is that the mouth will
say anything, but behavior don't lie.

605
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:24,400
And for anybody that knows me, if I say
it, I'm going to do it. If I can't do

606
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:30,000
it, I'll let you know I can't do it. The
one the the thing for me, Sagnar, is my

607
00:47:27,520 --> 00:47:35,599
home. It is where I work, live, and
play. And in order to make it better,

608
00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:41,440
I'm going to continue to do the things
that I do to help make it better. This

609
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:45,200
is not a threat to anybody, but anybody
who don't want to see us move forward,

610
00:47:43,359 --> 00:47:50,240
you're crazy.
Sagnar's on the upswing.

611
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:52,800
Thank you so much, Madame Clerk.
>> That takes us to reports from the

612
00:47:51,599 --> 00:47:55,520
manager.
>> Mr. Manager, you now have the floor.

613
00:47:55,483 --> 00:48:00,240
[clears throat]
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. So, we do have

614
00:47:57,839 --> 00:48:06,000
our citywide meeting coming up. Our next
city of Sagena citywide meeting will be

615
00:48:02,640 --> 00:48:12,160
held on Wednesday, December 10th at 5:30
at the Sagena water treatment facility,

616
00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:15,359
522 Ezra Rust Drive, right next door.
Please join [clears throat] us to hear

617
00:48:13,119 --> 00:48:19,440
an update on the water tower project and
to learn about the past, present, and

618
00:48:17,040 --> 00:48:23,440
future of the water treatment plant. The
meeting will conclude with a brief tour

619
00:48:21,040 --> 00:48:28,319
of the facility's filter g filter
gallery. We'll also share additional

620
00:48:26,160 --> 00:48:32,000
updates on upcoming community programs
and events. The main discussion topic

621
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:35,680
for the evening will be the water
treatment facility and the major

622
00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:40,240
projects currently underway including
the water tower project. And attendees

623
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:44,800
will have that opportunity to tour the
filter gallery firsthand. The Sagena

624
00:48:43,040 --> 00:48:48,400
water treatment division provides
highquality drinking water to thousands

625
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:52,079
of city residents as well as 20
surrounding communities throughout

626
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:56,000
Sagena County and portions of Bay and
Tuscola counties as well. We want our

627
00:48:54,559 --> 00:48:59,599
residents to stay informed about our
current initiatives and to learn more

628
00:48:57,440 --> 00:49:05,040
about the history and operations of the
important facility. So hopefully

629
00:49:01,839 --> 00:49:09,760
everybody can get a chance to attend.
City council voted to forward to move

630
00:49:08,079 --> 00:49:14,400
forward in cooperation with the city
county school liaison committee to

631
00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:19,280
develop a city of Sagena youth council
on October at our October 20th meeting.

632
00:49:17,440 --> 00:49:23,760
The schools have selected and appointed
student representatives and held an

633
00:49:21,119 --> 00:49:29,280
organizing meeting. The kickoff meeting
will be on December 15th and will

634
00:49:26,960 --> 00:49:34,480
include introductions,
meet your mentor, mentee. If you recall,

635
00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:39,119
uh the goal is to have each student
assigned to a council member. So, you

636
00:49:37,599 --> 00:49:43,200
will be have an opportunity to meet that
if you're able to attend meet that

637
00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:49,200
individual and also a discussion of
session topics and expectations.

638
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:53,040
The plan speakers for the first meeting
are Karen Lawrence Webster from the

639
00:49:50,880 --> 00:49:59,760
Sagena County League of Women Voters and
City Councilwoman Heidi Wiggins. So, um,

640
00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:05,760
and you can see, uh, Councilwoman
Wiggins or any member of the school,

641
00:50:02,880 --> 00:50:09,440
City County Schools on Committee, uh, to
learn more about the organization.

642
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:15,520
Premeating work for the students will
include, do you know your city? a form

643
00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:21,119
prepared by the League of Women Voters
and they'll have that ready at the first

644
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:25,839
meeting. Um they have their schedule so
you should have an opportunity to get

645
00:50:22,559 --> 00:50:29,760
that. We have um committed to have our
department heads available for specific

646
00:50:28,240 --> 00:50:34,400
meetings. So I think they have that
schedule all worked out. We've got that

647
00:50:31,839 --> 00:50:38,480
to our department heads. So, um, looks
like a great opportunity and it sounds

648
00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:45,040
like they've got some good, uh,
students, uh, appointed. And finally, we

649
00:50:41,839 --> 00:50:50,880
do have a guest, uh, this evening.
The region 7 area aging area agency and

650
00:50:48,400 --> 00:50:55,280
aging provides various services to the
community, including programs to help

651
00:50:52,800 --> 00:50:59,760
older adults remain independent, care
management, Medicare planning, and

652
00:50:57,040 --> 00:51:07,119
various other services. Mayor Moore sits
on the board and we have Dina Alum who

653
00:51:04,160 --> 00:51:12,760
is our chief executive director here
today to speak with council so that you

654
00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:12,760
can learn more about the organization.

655
00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:27,119
» Good evening, council members. Thank you
for having me. Uh you all received a

656
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:32,240
blue packet. I'll go quickly through
that at the end. Um because there is an

657
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:36,480
ask. Uh before that though, I I did want
to come and introduce myself. You might

658
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:42,559
wonder why do we specifically need to
know the CEO of region 7 area agency on

659
00:51:39,599 --> 00:51:46,800
aging. We do some wonderful work
together with your county which of

660
00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:51,440
course affects your beautiful city. And
so making sure that uh we build

661
00:51:49,040 --> 00:52:00,000
relationships and that all of [snorts]
you are aware of the um the breadth of

662
00:51:56,400 --> 00:52:05,040
services that we offer at region 7 uh is
very important because they are

663
00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:12,319
available to your uh city residents. And
so let me start with this. Partnerships

664
00:52:08,400 --> 00:52:17,280
like ours bridge the gap many gaps
anyway um that are created by the social

665
00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:22,160
determinants of health which we are all
very aware of how they affect our our uh

666
00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:27,280
residents the clients we're taking care
of the people we know who need services

667
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:32,880
etc.
Region 7 uh helps fund the following

668
00:52:30,000 --> 00:52:39,440
services for the city of Sagena and
Sagena County. uh congregate nutrition,

669
00:52:36,880 --> 00:52:45,520
home delivered meals,
case coordination and support,

670
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:49,760
caregiver case management,
senior center operations and senior

671
00:52:47,760 --> 00:52:57,200
center staffing,
adult daycare and caregiver training.

672
00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:01,599
There are also several more services,
more than I could name in the time here

673
00:52:59,920 --> 00:53:05,680
today,
that are available to older adults and

674
00:53:03,839 --> 00:53:11,280
persons with disabilities who live in
your city and are in need. And so I want

675
00:53:08,640 --> 00:53:15,720
to make sure that you know it's as
simple as dialing [snorts]

676
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:15,720
1 8008581637

677
00:53:16,480 --> 00:53:24,480
and ask the question, whatever that
question is, what help you need, what

678
00:53:21,680 --> 00:53:28,400
help they need. if you just have them
call. So, what happens often is someone

679
00:53:26,720 --> 00:53:33,680
will look at the brochure, they'll look
at the website like my my need doesn't

680
00:53:31,119 --> 00:53:38,800
fit what they do.
I encourage you to have them call

681
00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:43,520
because it is very likely that we have
things that can, you know, we have

682
00:53:41,440 --> 00:53:47,440
resources that can help them. Uh, for
instance, it's not listed everywhere in

683
00:53:45,440 --> 00:53:53,359
our brochure, but we have a loan closet
where we can loan uh durable medical

684
00:53:50,559 --> 00:53:57,119
equipment. And if we don't have what
someone needs in there, we're going to

685
00:53:55,200 --> 00:54:04,559
work very hard to try to find that for
them at no cost to them. And there's so

686
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:07,680
much more. So again, if there is a need,
you have an older adult, a person with

687
00:54:06,319 --> 00:54:11,520
disabilities, an adult with
disabilities, uh, who has needs that

688
00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:16,640
you're, you know, they're struggling to
get met, please have them call us.

689
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:23,280
Another important part of our
partnership is advocacy. Uh, Mayor Moore

690
00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:28,000
of course brings the city's needs to our
attention at our board meetings and and

691
00:54:26,079 --> 00:54:33,200
keeps us a breast of those needs, how we
can help your older adults and persons

692
00:54:29,680 --> 00:54:38,000
with disabilities. Um, we then take that
and the information that comes from our

693
00:54:35,599 --> 00:54:44,319
other board members from our other nine
counties that we serve um, in addition

694
00:54:41,839 --> 00:54:48,559
to Sagena County. And we advocate we
advocate to keep the funding coming for

695
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:51,760
those programs that I listed off. And
there are some others that are

696
00:54:49,680 --> 00:54:56,400
available, you know, on different years
depending on what grants are available

697
00:54:53,599 --> 00:55:00,640
that we can offer as well. We also have
some emergency funding that we can

698
00:54:58,559 --> 00:55:06,880
offer.
So, some of the places that we advocate

699
00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:11,040
for services for older adults include,
but are surely not limited to, uh, the

700
00:55:09,359 --> 00:55:14,240
Michigan Commission on Services to the
Aging,

701
00:55:12,559 --> 00:55:18,880
Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services,

702
00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:25,200
the ACLS, their uh, Michigan Bureau of
Aging, Community Living and Supports.

703
00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:31,200
Um, we also belong to a couple of very
important uh statewide organizations

704
00:55:28,079 --> 00:55:36,880
that help advocate and that is the PACE
association of Michigan and the Area

705
00:55:34,720 --> 00:55:41,280
Agency on Agings Association of
Michigan, also known as the 4 a.m.

706
00:55:39,680 --> 00:55:45,760
You'll see some advertising coming out
soon for the 4 a.m. The purpose of that

707
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:50,720
is basically what I'm doing here but on
a broader scale to make sure people know

708
00:55:48,000 --> 00:55:55,440
because the greatest the worst thing
that I could hear as a leader is that my

709
00:55:53,599 --> 00:56:03,119
services are the greatest of the best
kept secret right and we get that a lot

710
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:09,040
that is I am very hopeful to change that
it should not be a secret we don't want

711
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:15,040
it to be um and there are more advocacy
that we we do as well contingency plan.

712
00:56:13,119 --> 00:56:20,240
We uh through the recent government
shutdown, there was a lot of fear. There

713
00:56:17,680 --> 00:56:25,760
still is uh to some degree for certain
programs, for certain uh funding sources

714
00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:31,520
and and there's a lot of unknowns. I
want you to know that the services that

715
00:56:27,440 --> 00:56:35,440
we fund through region 7, which is which
helps what you fund with your

716
00:56:33,280 --> 00:56:40,640
millillage, right? The services that we
fund went without interruption because

717
00:56:38,079 --> 00:56:44,319
our contingency plan is solid and we
were able to keep those funds flowing.

718
00:56:42,240 --> 00:56:47,200
Even though they were not flowing to us
from all of uh from the federal

719
00:56:45,839 --> 00:56:53,319
government, we were able to keep them
flowing and keep services going without

720
00:56:50,319 --> 00:56:53,319
interruption.

721
00:56:53,839 --> 00:57:01,040
» With that,
I thank you for your partnership with

722
00:56:58,319 --> 00:57:05,200
our agency.
Our ongoing collaboration ensures that

723
00:57:03,760 --> 00:57:09,839
older adults and persons with
disabilities in your city and in your

724
00:57:07,599 --> 00:57:15,200
county will continue to have access to
muchneeded services. I look forward to

725
00:57:12,079 --> 00:57:20,160
working with all of you.
As I end, I'd like to say that in the

726
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:24,640
packet you have, I have an ask and I
hope this is appropriate because the

727
00:57:22,160 --> 00:57:30,799
purpose is simply to help people in
need. There are five cards. They look

728
00:57:27,359 --> 00:57:36,319
like this. They just say make a call.
Just call us. Ask us for what you need.

729
00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:40,480
Let us tell them how we can help them.
If you could hand that out to five

730
00:57:37,760 --> 00:57:43,839
people,
I would be grateful. And I I know that

731
00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:50,240
the person that's going to get the help
will be as well.

732
00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:54,880
There's one of these.
It's a flyer, but it has little tear

733
00:57:52,480 --> 00:58:00,079
offs. If you could post this in one
place that you go that has a billboard,

734
00:57:57,280 --> 00:58:04,240
you know, a bulletin board that you can
stick it up on. We have people who do

735
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:09,680
this, but the influence and the reach
that we all have, adding that to our

736
00:58:07,760 --> 00:58:15,559
outreach specialist and others who do
that can only amplify what we're doing.

737
00:58:15,760 --> 00:58:23,760
And with that, if you have any
questions, my card is in your folder as

738
00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:28,799
well. And I I greatly look forward to
working with each one of you and

739
00:58:25,839 --> 00:58:34,160
learning more how I and region 7 can
serve the residents of your city.

740
00:58:32,640 --> 00:58:38,880
» Thank you.
>> Good.

741
00:58:35,760 --> 00:58:43,359
» Do do anyone have any question cuz I
want Dana get away thinking she got away

742
00:58:41,440 --> 00:58:47,119
easy.
>> Does anybody have any questions?

743
00:58:44,880 --> 00:58:49,920
» I just have a comment. Um I work at
region 7 for three years. because I was

744
00:58:48,559 --> 00:58:54,319
an information and assistance
specialist. And I actually just

745
00:58:51,839 --> 00:58:58,880
collaborated with um
>> Jessica, our director here at the

746
00:58:56,400 --> 00:59:02,559
Commission on Aging and I had a client
um because I still do home visits as a

747
00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:06,160
social worker for Medicare and she
needed a shower bench and um you guys

748
00:59:04,960 --> 00:59:10,640
were able to get it from the loan
closet, get it to Jessica and Jessica

749
00:59:07,920 --> 00:59:14,400
bought it back to Sagenol for my client.
So you guys are doing great work and I

750
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:18,799
always recommend you guys. So, if you
had any more of these, if I can get some

751
00:59:16,240 --> 00:59:23,119
to carry with me. Um, absolutely.
>> Because I service a lot of areas in

752
00:59:20,799 --> 00:59:26,400
Sagenol, Midland, and Bay City, too. So,
I'm always passing the information cuz

753
00:59:24,880 --> 00:59:30,160
like I said, I worked there firsthand
for three years and you guys do great

754
00:59:28,160 --> 00:59:33,200
work. And so, nice to see a new
director.

755
00:59:31,440 --> 00:59:35,680
» Thank you. And thank you very much for
sharing that.

756
00:59:34,480 --> 00:59:40,240
» Yes, Councilman.
>> Only question I have um what what is

757
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:44,240
what age is considered elderly for
requirements for services? That's a

758
00:59:42,160 --> 00:59:45,599
great question and I wish I had one
answer.

759
00:59:45,200 --> 00:59:50,160
» Okay, [snorts and laughter]
>> the it depends on the program. So, what

760
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:54,640
I'll say
>> it does depend on the program. Some of

761
00:59:52,319 --> 01:00:02,480
them start at 55, which I'm dangerously
close to. So, you know, but 55 and some

762
00:59:59,599 --> 01:00:07,280
60 and some 65. So, it just depends on
what service that they're looking for.

763
01:00:04,720 --> 01:00:12,240
But again, I say if they're 55 or older
and not disabled, have them call us. If

764
01:00:09,920 --> 01:00:14,480
they're any age 18 and older and
disabled and need help, have them call

765
01:00:14,079 --> 01:00:15,920
us.
>> Okay. All right.

766
01:00:15,200 --> 01:00:19,119
» Thank you.
>> Absolutely. Any other question?

767
01:00:17,760 --> 01:00:22,960
» Any other questions?
>> He answered my question. Thank you.

768
01:00:21,536 --> 01:00:28,741
[laughter]
>> Why y'all shaking y'all heads? Y'all 18?

769
01:00:25,280 --> 01:00:32,960
» No, I'm afraid I qualify.
[laughter]

770
01:00:29,760 --> 01:00:39,520
» I thought you knew.
>> I thought you knew that card

771
01:00:37,839 --> 01:00:43,359
coming. [laughter]
Thank you so much.

772
01:00:40,799 --> 01:00:46,799
» Thank you. Thank you,
>> Swift.

773
01:00:44,079 --> 01:00:48,960
» Thank you for that report. And um Madame
Mayor, that concludes the management

774
01:00:48,079 --> 01:00:52,000
update.
>> Do we have any questions for our city

775
01:00:50,880 --> 01:00:55,280
manager?
>> Yes, council woman.

776
01:00:53,280 --> 01:01:01,359
» Mr. Manager, whatever happened to the
Ojiway Island Committee that was tasked

777
01:00:57,280 --> 01:01:07,520
with the reopening of Ojiway Island?
We are actually getting the we have a

778
01:01:04,319 --> 01:01:13,359
list of potential projects uh that staff
has and we're probably finalizing those

779
01:01:10,799 --> 01:01:16,960
estimates right now once we wanted to
wait until most of the fall work was

780
01:01:15,520 --> 01:01:21,520
done or summer work was done for
engineering. So, we're getting that

781
01:01:18,799 --> 01:01:25,200
right now. Some of the projects we
already added anyway, but um we'll be

782
01:01:23,599 --> 01:01:31,119
able to get that back to the group so
they can make uh you know talk about it

783
01:01:27,760 --> 01:01:35,520
at the rest of council.
uh to continue with that question. So

784
01:01:32,799 --> 01:01:40,400
the next step is to take a list of
projects towards aimed at at opening

785
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:43,680
Ojiway and that will come before council
as a list of

786
01:01:41,920 --> 01:01:48,559
» possibilities. Yeah. Yep. It'll be a
list of possibilities. I don't think

787
01:01:45,599 --> 01:01:53,920
there's a chance to necessarily fund all
of these projects because it's a pretty

788
01:01:50,240 --> 01:01:58,640
extensive list and some of the work um
probably would uh take several years to

789
01:01:56,880 --> 01:02:04,400
complete, but we can bring that list
back to council and whatever um it's

790
01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:07,920
chosen to fund. We do have some funds
left that were allocated previously

791
01:02:06,160 --> 01:02:12,799
because some of the bids came back less
than anticipated. So, um there's some

792
01:02:10,480 --> 01:02:17,520
funds available still from that previous
shore stabilization project. that could

793
01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:20,799
be allocated. Um, but I think with the
amount of projects that we talked about,

794
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:26,240
we won't be able to fund everything. So,
it'll have to be a point where um,

795
01:02:23,760 --> 01:02:31,119
council makes a decision on which ones
to fund. And then I think as staff, as

796
01:02:29,280 --> 01:02:37,079
part of that, part of those projects
from staff, we have some suggestions

797
01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:37,079
about ways to reopen.

798
01:02:38,079 --> 01:02:45,680
» Yeah.
One more. Anybody else got any questions

799
01:02:42,559 --> 01:02:45,680
on this end?

800
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:51,520
Okay.
>> I guess I I guess I'm out of the loop

801
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:58,160
when you say
uh project suggestions. Um so I I mean

802
01:02:55,520 --> 01:03:01,359
there was a a committee that was formed
to

803
01:02:59,760 --> 01:03:05,680
address the motion that was passed I
think in March of this year about

804
01:03:03,359 --> 01:03:10,880
reopening and revitalizing Ojiway. So,
are they all projects gearing towards

805
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:17,200
those outlined goals? And when can we
expect uh communication on that?

806
01:03:14,480 --> 01:03:22,079
» Uh yeah, they they would go towards that
goal. A lot of it's access improvement,

807
01:03:19,680 --> 01:03:28,240
pavement improvements, additional
parking, things like that. And um I know

808
01:03:25,839 --> 01:03:33,039
we uh got with engineering. I would
expect it within the next few meetings.

809
01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:36,559
Phil's nodding. So,
>> okay.

810
01:03:34,079 --> 01:03:41,680
» Thank you. Councilman Ash.
>> Thanks, Mayor. Um, I do have a question

811
01:03:39,680 --> 01:03:46,640
for the manager, but I do want to tag on
to what we're what the ask of OJ Island

812
01:03:44,799 --> 01:03:50,400
because Councilman Bradock and myself
are a part of that committee. And one of

813
01:03:48,559 --> 01:03:55,280
the things you did miss too is that we
are trying to safely reopen the island.

814
01:03:52,960 --> 01:03:58,960
Um, so it's safe for everybody. And so
that was kind of the list and some of

815
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:04,799
the things that we had and was actually
a focus and also what I hear from the

816
01:04:01,760 --> 01:04:09,280
public. So it's open safely. And I know
we don't have it now, but you did

817
01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:12,880
provide 911 call logs once before, but I
know they're kind of hard to generate.

818
01:04:10,400 --> 01:04:15,839
I've asked for them, but uh that if
anybody wants to talk to me about that,

819
01:04:13,920 --> 01:04:21,440
we can talk about it after. But I do
want to ask um a comment and a question

820
01:04:19,039 --> 01:04:25,119
for the manager. The comment is city
hall and the water treatment plant

821
01:04:22,799 --> 01:04:29,520
looked fantastic. Mayor talked about the
lighting ceremony. What I noticed is the

822
01:04:28,079 --> 01:04:33,520
trees and stuff that were taken out of
front and we just cleaned it up. you

823
01:04:30,880 --> 01:04:37,599
could actually it it created depth and
everybody was talking about that too. So

824
01:04:35,359 --> 01:04:42,960
so thank you to all that were involved
to make all of this happen. Um in the

825
01:04:40,640 --> 01:04:49,200
question the question I have is is a
couple council meetings ago we created a

826
01:04:46,000 --> 01:04:56,400
program to wave fees for water um and
penalties while [clears throat] SNAP was

827
01:04:52,960 --> 01:05:01,440
not active and so SNAP is now active
again. So did we keep any numbers on

828
01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:05,359
that? How successful was our program?
>> It's still ongoing. So, it'll be

829
01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:08,319
» through December. That's right. It's got
to go through another cycle. Okay. Thank

830
01:05:06,799 --> 01:05:12,400
you. Thank you. So, I'm a little
premature on the ask. Thanks.

831
01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:16,400
» That's it.
>> Any other questions?

832
01:05:13,359 --> 01:05:21,599
» No, I just wanted to uh let counsel know
that I'm on that committee too and

833
01:05:18,319 --> 01:05:23,839
anticipating member of that. [laughter]
>> But Michael, don't get

834
01:05:22,799 --> 01:05:28,640
» forgot you last.
>> Don't get rained on. I'm on the

835
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:32,160
committee. I
>> so all four of us are on the committee.

836
01:05:30,720 --> 01:05:36,559
» Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Participating members.

837
01:05:34,319 --> 01:05:39,280
» I want to be on this.
>> Wow.

838
01:05:37,920 --> 01:05:45,760
» Well, let let me say this to
Councilwoman Hammond. We are actually

839
01:05:43,039 --> 01:05:49,680
last year. There's a lot of work being
done. So, that's one reason why it

840
01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:56,480
didn't really open up. And we've talked
about it. Councilman Bradock, we've

841
01:05:53,520 --> 01:06:01,280
suggested days that we would bring back
that we could open it up. We just got to

842
01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:06,640
get the manpower to help. And we've got
citizens who stepped up who said that

843
01:06:04,079 --> 01:06:11,599
they'll come out and they'll help so
that we can we don't we don't want a

844
01:06:08,960 --> 01:06:15,280
lot. We don't want any danger and so we
want to make it safe so when families go

845
01:06:13,440 --> 01:06:18,079
out on Sunday and that was something
that

846
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:23,810
» Councilman Boss cuz that's how he met
his wife and

847
01:06:20,400 --> 01:06:23,810
» back up. about me. [laughter]

848
01:06:24,799 --> 01:06:31,615
» That's how he met his wife. And so, and
same thing with Ky Brown. He said he

849
01:06:30,559 --> 01:06:35,039
love going out there with
[clears throat] with his grandchildren

850
01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:40,240
playing. And so, we really were trying
to get it open. But because of all of

851
01:06:37,119 --> 01:06:44,079
the work that was being done, uh he can
attest that we're not sitting on it.

852
01:06:42,640 --> 01:06:48,880
We're just waiting
>> to see to see what stuff is going to get

853
01:06:46,640 --> 01:06:55,920
done. We know that a lot of stuff got
done cuz we we're in a we to me we were

854
01:06:53,119 --> 01:06:59,119
rushed but it still look good when we
open up for the 4th of July but we

855
01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:05,039
wanted to make sure it was open for
that. So

856
01:07:01,119 --> 01:07:09,119
I mean we are moving maybe not as fast
as everybody would like us to but we are

857
01:07:07,359 --> 01:07:11,440
trying to do something to get it open
back up. Am I right or wrong team

858
01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:14,599
members?
>> You're right.

859
01:07:16,160 --> 01:07:21,480
» Mr. manager. Any other questions for Mr.
Manager?

860
01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:29,760
» On to the consent agenda.
>> The consent agenda has been available on

861
01:07:26,720 --> 01:07:35,520
the city web page and our
city web page. I need a motion to

862
01:07:32,799 --> 01:07:38,079
approve the consent agenda, leaving room
for exceptions.

863
01:07:36,640 --> 01:07:42,920
» Moved.
>> It's been moved and supported. Do we

864
01:07:39,599 --> 01:07:42,920
have any exceptions?

865
01:07:44,160 --> 01:07:47,599
Okay. All those in favor signify by
saying I.

866
01:07:47,119 --> 01:07:51,839
» I.
>> All those opposed? Nay. Madame clerk.

867
01:07:50,160 --> 01:07:54,880
» On to board commission and committee
reports.

868
01:07:52,640 --> 01:08:00,920
» Do we have any reports from anyone who
attend any meeting that concern the city

869
01:07:57,599 --> 01:08:00,920
and the community?

870
01:08:01,839 --> 01:08:06,640
» Madam clerk,
>> how about appointment of board

871
01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:11,280
commission and committee members?
>> I need a motion to approve one and four

872
01:08:09,119 --> 01:08:16,560
leaving room for exceptions.
>> I have it in session.

873
01:08:13,839 --> 01:08:20,839
number one.
>> Okay. Any other exceptions?

874
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:26,960
» You don't have a motion yet. Mayor,
>> huh?

875
01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:29,679
» You don't have a motion and a second to
approve the other three.

876
01:08:28,799 --> 01:08:31,359
» Oh, that's right.
>> So move.

877
01:08:30,640 --> 01:08:34,480
» Second.
>> It has been moved in support. Now, do we

878
01:08:33,199 --> 01:08:39,480
have any exceptions?
>> One.

879
01:08:35,920 --> 01:08:39,480
» Any other exceptions?

880
01:08:39,920 --> 01:08:47,279
» All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I. All those opposed? Nay. Madame clerk.

881
01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:50,640
Number one.
>> Number one is the city manager

882
01:08:48,960 --> 01:08:54,960
reappointment of John Mil to the
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority with

883
01:08:52,480 --> 01:09:00,080
a term to expire December 31st, [snorts]
2028. That was council member Balls.

884
01:08:57,359 --> 01:09:04,560
» Yes. You know, I uh this particular
person came to the city council meeting

885
01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:12,960
uh after we was having some issues with
the skate park and the comments he made

886
01:09:10,159 --> 01:09:17,359
was not appropriate for a member to be
on any type of committee. I think

887
01:09:15,040 --> 01:09:21,920
representing this city for him to come
here and and to speak to where he spoke

888
01:09:19,520 --> 01:09:27,759
to those people who had permission from
the city

889
01:09:24,239 --> 01:09:32,159
had money to uh paint their skate park
and for the skate park to be uh taped

890
01:09:30,560 --> 01:09:36,719
off where no one so they can do their
work and somebody one of those persons

891
01:09:34,560 --> 01:09:40,319
hit a elderly person in the head with a
skateboard and for him to come here and

892
01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:45,520
make those statements that he's made
like they was doing something wrong is

893
01:09:42,880 --> 01:09:49,199
really appalling to to me and I just
don't think that anybody that acts that

894
01:09:47,359 --> 01:09:52,799
way towards this city and the members
that's doing good work should be

895
01:09:50,960 --> 01:09:57,760
appointed to another committee. That's
just how I feel because that could have

896
01:09:54,960 --> 01:10:03,679
turned into a really volatile situation
uh with the people that was out there uh

897
01:10:00,480 --> 01:10:08,560
because it got to be a little racist and
I don't want stuff like that happen in

898
01:10:05,360 --> 01:10:13,199
in in our city and I don't want anybody
that's want to uh put fuel to the fire

899
01:10:11,520 --> 01:10:16,560
by the comments that he made when he
came here and said that because it could

900
01:10:14,719 --> 01:10:22,320
turn into something that I think that
would have been right for our community.

901
01:10:18,480 --> 01:10:28,520
So, I'm I um going to make a motion to
uh not appoint Mr. John Mims to this

902
01:10:24,880 --> 01:10:28,520
brownfield authority.

903
01:10:28,960 --> 01:10:32,880
» Mr. Motion on the floor. Do I have a
second?

904
01:10:30,800 --> 01:10:36,800
» Mayor, the motion would be to approve.
You always word a motion in the positive

905
01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:39,440
and then if you want to decline the
reappoint, you vote it down.

906
01:10:38,239 --> 01:10:43,120
» Okay.
>> Okay.

907
01:10:41,120 --> 01:10:46,320
» So, my motion would be to decline.
>> Your motion would be to approve. There

908
01:10:44,640 --> 01:10:50,800
needs to be a second before anybody else
can discuss. But then if you want to

909
01:10:48,080 --> 01:10:54,320
decline the reappoint, you do it via the
vote. So not via the motion. You would

910
01:10:52,880 --> 01:10:59,520
vote nay on the motion then.
>> Okay. All right.

911
01:10:57,679 --> 01:11:03,760
» So is there a motion to approve that?
You can continue your discussion.

912
01:11:00,800 --> 01:11:06,400
» So we have a motion to approve.
>> Right.

913
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:08,960
» We have a motion to approve what we got
on the table.

914
01:11:07,199 --> 01:11:12,719
» Is there a motion to approve? You have
>> a motion to approve.

915
01:11:11,280 --> 01:11:15,440
» So are you saying we need to take these
one at a time then?

916
01:11:14,080 --> 01:11:19,120
» You approved the other three already.
So, it's just this one right now.

917
01:11:17,280 --> 01:11:22,880
» Okay. I'd like to make a motion that we
approve the first three. I mean the

918
01:11:21,120 --> 01:11:25,600
second three, two, three, and four.
>> You already did that. We're only dealing

919
01:11:24,880 --> 01:11:30,719
with number one.
>> All right. Thank you.

920
01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:33,360
» So, is there a motion? So, you can
continue discussion on the approval of

921
01:11:32,719 --> 01:11:37,120
number one.
>> Do we have a motion to to

922
01:11:35,199 --> 01:11:42,880
» I can make a motion to approve. No, I
don't want to discuss more cuz you

923
01:11:41,440 --> 01:11:48,640
» can discuss it.
>> We got all of that discussing.

924
01:11:45,440 --> 01:11:52,159
» We did all of that.
>> Correct us if we're wrong.

925
01:11:50,560 --> 01:11:55,920
» So, you approved two through three
already. We took a vote on that. Number

926
01:11:54,400 --> 01:11:59,679
one was the exception
>> and so that's the one we're voting on.

927
01:11:57,840 --> 01:12:02,400
» Correct. Well, you need a motion before
you can do anything.

928
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:08,640
» Motion to approve. Thank you. Second.
>> It's been moved and second discussion.

929
01:12:06,640 --> 01:12:10,000
I said all everything I wanted to
discuss.

930
01:12:09,120 --> 01:12:14,640
» Yes, councilman.
>> Yeah. I um I also I think that was one

931
01:12:12,159 --> 01:12:22,000
of the first things um when I became a
council uh member I spoke about because

932
01:12:18,719 --> 01:12:28,080
um that particular individual has said
that if that organization had went

933
01:12:25,199 --> 01:12:31,600
through an existing organization that
probably wouldn't happen. And that

934
01:12:29,679 --> 01:12:37,360
bothered me because it's like almost
like a gatekeeper. You know, you're not

935
01:12:33,679 --> 01:12:41,520
free to express how you feel
artistically in the community unless you

936
01:12:39,440 --> 01:12:43,679
go through another organization. And I
didn't I didn't appreciate

937
01:12:42,350 --> 01:12:48,199
[clears throat] that comment that was
made by that individual as well.

938
01:12:49,555 --> 01:12:55,960
[cough and clears throat]
>> Hold on one minute. Any other any other

939
01:12:52,159 --> 01:12:55,960
comments on this side?

940
01:12:57,120 --> 01:13:05,040
» Okay. Thank you. I'm sorry, my
interpretation was slightly different

941
01:13:02,239 --> 01:13:10,880
and I I hear what they're saying and I
do appreciate their uh insight. I guess

942
01:13:08,400 --> 01:13:19,360
I heard it a little differently. I I
guess my interpretation was him saying

943
01:13:13,199 --> 01:13:26,320
that uh that normally cities uh use a uh
a different type of entity.

944
01:13:22,719 --> 01:13:32,880
Um they use a entity that uh more
formalized

945
01:13:28,480 --> 01:13:38,640
uh not a a freelancing type entity like
uh I guess we use more of a freelancing

946
01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:44,159
type entity or organization
and um we should have used a more

947
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:49,920
formalized entity. I guess that's my
interpretation of what he was saying.

948
01:13:46,480 --> 01:13:54,320
And so um I didn't take it as anything
really negative. But I I guess I didn't

949
01:13:51,840 --> 01:13:59,360
see it as anything negative that he's
saying. And I'm trying to go back to

950
01:13:56,560 --> 01:14:03,960
process now. What exactly did he say?
And I I didn't I didn't hear

951
01:14:05,280 --> 01:14:11,920
I'm not for sure if I heard anything
negative from what he said. I I don't

952
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:17,199
I'm sorry. I didn't I didn't I didn't
hear I didn't take that as a negative

953
01:14:14,480 --> 01:14:21,120
thing.
Sorry.

954
01:14:18,960 --> 01:14:25,280
» Anyone else? Hold on.
>> Yes.

955
01:14:22,800 --> 01:14:30,320
» Um, just
I guess I do remember the the the the

956
01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:36,480
comments that were made and I actually
did make a comment about his comments.

957
01:14:32,800 --> 01:14:40,400
Um, and it did seem a little one-sided,
like

958
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:45,199
the the permits were were were given,
the permissions were given, the okay was

959
01:14:42,800 --> 01:14:50,880
given, and then it was still stated,
well, if they just gone through this

960
01:14:47,760 --> 01:14:55,679
this this organization, it would have
been better. But we have people in this

961
01:14:52,640 --> 01:14:59,600
community want to do great things, and
it's not just one alley, and that's the

962
01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:02,640
beauty of this community. We have a lot
of branches and a lot of ways to do

963
01:15:01,440 --> 01:15:06,640
great things.
Um, so I think the limited thought

964
01:15:05,120 --> 01:15:13,400
process
uh behind some of those comments, it

965
01:15:08,320 --> 01:15:13,400
gives me pause to appoint him.

966
01:15:14,719 --> 01:15:18,159
» Anyone else?
>> Yes,

967
01:15:15,920 --> 01:15:22,159
» I just want to uh Well, thank you for
adding that extra information because

968
01:15:20,159 --> 01:15:26,640
they are not freelance. So, I just want
to address that statement to be attached

969
01:15:24,400 --> 01:15:30,640
to artists that are accredited and were
sanctioned by the city. That's not

970
01:15:28,080 --> 01:15:33,360
freelance. So, I just want to correct
that.

971
01:15:34,640 --> 01:15:38,280
Any other discussion?

972
01:15:40,640 --> 01:15:47,679
» Call for the vote. All those in favor
signify by saying I.

973
01:15:47,199 --> 01:15:50,960
» I.
>> I.

974
01:15:48,480 --> 01:15:53,199
» All those opposed.
>> Roll call vote.

975
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:55,760
» Council member Young.
>> Nay.

976
01:15:54,320 --> 01:15:58,080
» Council member Seals.
>> I.

977
01:15:56,880 --> 01:16:01,840
» Council member Balls.
>> Nay.

978
01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:04,480
» Mayor Prom Garcia. I
>> council member Ostach.

979
01:16:03,199 --> 01:16:06,960
» Hi.
>> Council member Bradock.

980
01:16:05,760 --> 01:16:09,199
» Nay.
>> Council member Wigan.

981
01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:11,120
» Nay.
>> Council member Hammond.

982
01:16:10,400 --> 01:16:13,280
» Nay.
>> And Mayor Moore.

983
01:16:12,400 --> 01:16:16,080
» I.
>> I'm sorry. I

984
01:16:15,120 --> 01:16:21,679
» Yes.
>> You have four yes and five no. That

985
01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:25,120
motion is denied.
>> Madam clerk.

986
01:16:22,480 --> 01:16:29,440
» On to resolutions. Our first on the
agenda is the appointment of Travis

987
01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:34,800
Harris trustee and Ronald Wrangle as
alternate trustee to the Sagena Area

988
01:16:31,840 --> 01:16:38,000
Storm Water Authority Board of Trustees.
>> I need a motion to adopt.

989
01:16:36,320 --> 01:16:42,400
» So move second.
>> Any discussion? All those in favor

990
01:16:40,560 --> 01:16:46,640
signify by saying I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.

991
01:16:44,640 --> 01:16:51,440
» Madam clerk. Our second resolution is
approving the city of Sagena's annual

992
01:16:48,560 --> 01:16:56,239
aortionment of $8,981
for the Sagena area storm water

993
01:16:53,199 --> 01:17:00,080
authority budget for fiscal year 2026.
>> I need a motion to adopt.

994
01:16:57,600 --> 01:17:03,043
» So moved.
>> It's been moved and support. Any

995
01:17:01,520 --> 01:17:06,000
discussion?
[clears throat]

996
01:17:03,440 --> 01:17:08,400
» All those in favor signify by saying I.
I.

997
01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:11,120
» All those opposed, nay. [clears throat]
Madam clerk,

998
01:17:09,199 --> 01:17:16,480
» takes you to miscellaneous business.
>> Do we have any miscellaneous business

999
01:17:12,880 --> 01:17:23,520
that we need to handle tonight? Hearing
none, I need a motion to adjurnn.

1000
01:17:20,640 --> 01:17:27,000
All those in favor by [music] saying.
All those opposed.

1001
01:17:27,933 --> 01:17:29,953
» [music]