[0:03] [music]
[0:11] You are welcome to the city council. I
will lead the prayer of the pledge and
[0:16] then we'll go into our ceremony. For
those who'd like to participate, please
[0:20] do so. Most gracious heavenly father, we
come to you today asking you to
[0:24] strengthen our city. strengthen the
leaders, strengthen [snorts] the
[0:27] workers, and strengthen the residents.
Father, we ask that you give us clarity
[0:32] and understanding tonight in this
meeting so that we walk away not
[0:36] confused, but understanding what our
task is at hand. Father, we know that
[0:41] you're able. We say these in the mighty
name of Jesus. And they all say, "Amen."
[0:45] » Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America and to the
[0:52] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:58] justice for all.
[1:10] » Roll call, madam clerk.
>> Council member Young
[1:13] » here. Council member Seals,
>> present.
[1:16] » Council member Balls,
>> present.
[1:17] » Mayor Prom Garcia,
>> yes.
[1:20] » Council member Oach,
>> present.
[1:22] » Council member Bradock,
>> present.
[1:24] » Council member Wigan,
>> present.
[1:26] » Council member Hammond,
>> present.
[1:27] » And Mayor Moore,
>> present.
[1:29] » You have all members present.
>> Thank you. I'd like to welcome everyone
[1:33] to our nice city council meeting. It is
being it will be shown on our web page
[1:37] as well as on
what is it?
[1:42] Now it'll be on it'll be on the TV as
well as on our page
[1:47] » on social media. I ask that everyone
especially my colleagues put your phones
[1:53] your phones on silent as well as your
iPad.
[1:58] Audience if I can ask you to do the same
thing. It is so disruptful when the
[2:02] phone rings. I know I've been guilty so
you don't have to remind me.
[2:09] This is a public meeting. We ask that
you don't boo clap any obnoxious
[2:13] behavior. This is a meeting that is
being recorded. So, please govern
[2:18] yourself accordingly. Madam clerk, do we
have any announcements?
[2:22] » Yes. Mayor, we have one. This is the
last week for yard waste collection. If
[2:25] you have any left, please place them in
a paper yard waste bag or a marked bin
[2:29] and place at the curb for collection. We
have a proclamation on the agenda
[2:34] tonight. It's recognizing December 1st,
2025 as World AIDS Day. Do we have a
[2:40] representative?
Do we have a representative? Please come
[2:44] to the podium
while they read
[2:48] while they read the proclamation to you,
sir. Amen.
[2:54] » Okay. Good evening. City of Sagen
proclamation whereas world aid day takes
[2:59] place on the 1st of December each year.
It's opportunity for people worldwide to
[3:03] unite in the fight against HIV, to show
support for people living with and
[3:08] affected by HIV, and to remember those
who lost their lives to AIDS. And
[3:13] whereas this year's World's AIDS Day
theme, overcoming disruption,
[3:17] transforming the AIDS response,
highlights the challenges such as
[3:21] funding cuts while celebrating the
resilience of communities working to
[3:25] eradicate HIV AIDS by 2030. It also
marks the 37th anniversary of this
[3:32] observance. And whereas over the past 37
years, there has been significant
[3:38] progress progress in in addressing HIV
AIDS thanks to advancements in medical
[3:42] research, increased access to treatment
and prevention and a broader
[3:47] understanding of the virus. And whereas
we have seen countless examples how
[3:52] community activism and solidarity have
once again been paramount in providing
[3:57] people affected by HIV with information,
services, social protection, and hope.
[4:03] On World's AIDS Day, we remind that no
challenge can defeat the underlying
[4:07] American spirit. Together, we will
continue to make progress in our efforts
[4:12] to fight a cure for HIV AIDS and to
ensure that all Americans live healthier
[4:16] and happier lives. And whereas we are
grateful for organizations like Great
[4:22] Lakes Bay Health Centers that offer
prevention, treatment, and counseling
[4:26] for HIV. This includes medical care and
on-site laboratory, medication,
[4:32] insurance, testing, transportation
assistance, and other supportive
[4:36] services. We thank them for all their
commitment to support those living with
[4:40] and affected by HIV and AIDS. Now,
therefore, be it resolved, I, Brenda F.
[4:45] Moore, mayor of the city of Sagena, do
hereby proclaim December 1st, 2025 as
[4:51] World AIDS Day in the city of Sagena and
urge all residents of our community to
[4:57] join me in appropriate activities to
remember those who have lost their lives
[5:01] to AIDS and to provide support and
compassion for those living with HIV. In
[5:06] witness whereof, I have here unonto set
my hand and cause the seal of the city
[5:12] of Sagena to be affixed this day of
December. This first day of December in
[5:16] the year of our Lord 2025.
Signed by Brenda F. Moore, Mayor of
[5:21] Sagena, Council Members Priscilla
Garcia, Mayor Prom, Councilman Michael
[5:26] D. Balls, Councilman Eric D. Bradock,
Senior, Councilwoman Carly Rose,
[5:30] Hammond, Councilman Bill Ostach,
Councilwoman Ceenta Seals, Councilwoman
[5:35] Heidi G. Wiggins, and Councilman Tobias
Young, and also by our city manager, Tim
[5:41] Morales.
[applause]
[5:52] » Sh.
[5:55] » Thank you.
[5:59] My hands are
>> Thank you, Precious.
[6:10] » Please have words.
[laughter]
[6:19] » I'm Angela Williams. I'm senior vice
president at Great Lakes. And as you
[6:23] were reading the proclamation, what came
to my mind is I was responsible for
[6:28] starting this program in 2006 where
stigma and sagena was
[6:33] not embracing. And bringing a program
such as what we have here to this
[6:39] community has made a significant impact
on people living with HIV and AIDS who
[6:45] before Great Lakes started this program
would have had to travel to Detroit for
[6:49] services. And what is remarkable
throughout these years is the number of
[6:54] our patients who are still living as of
first patients in our clinic in 2006. So
[7:01] thank you to the city council, the
county commissioners who have always
[7:06] supported our program and you support
the efforts of Great Lakes Bay Health
[7:09] Center. So thank you.
>> Thank you.
[7:13] » You want to talk?
[applause]
[7:21] Madam clerk,
>> it takes us to public input.
[7:25] » The clerk will call you to the podium.
Please speak loudly and clear enough so
[7:29] that we can understand no booing,
obnoxious behavior, please.
[7:35] Madame clerk,
>> our first speaker is Stephanie Curtis.
[7:44] » Good evening, council members. Thank you
for letting me come.
[7:47] » Louder than that.
>> You talk louder than that.
[7:50] » I can talk louder than that.
>> I know when you're with your kids.
[7:54] » Um I am the current director of
operations with the Boys and Girls Club
[7:58] of the Great Lakes Bay region. Um I just
wanted to thank you for the opportunity
[8:02] and provide uh the city council and the
city with an update on what we've been
[8:06] up to um as far as the Boys and Girls
Club. Each of you did get a packet
[8:11] tonight with the location of our clubs
in our current school year and an
[8:15] Isabella Bank current um competition
that we are in. But I wanted to
[8:20] highlight a few of our key initiatives
currently. Um we are currently serving
[8:25] across all of our clubs in the region
400 youth daily and during the summer
[8:30] 500 with about 200 being here in the
city of Sagena. Um we're excited about
[8:35] the opportunity before you this evening
regarding the adopt a park application
[8:39] for Crayola Park. Our members and staff
and volunteers are super excited um
[8:44] about taking an active role in
maintaining the park and supporting the
[8:48] beautifification efforts and ensuring it
remains a safe and welcoming um space
[8:52] for youth and families in our community.
Second, um we want to uh continue to
[8:58] deepen our presence in engaging with
community uh events across Sagena.
[9:02] Whether it's neighborhood gatherings or
school partnerships uh and city
[9:06] sponsored celebrations, our goal is to
show up consistently and strengthen our
[9:10] relationships and ensure families uh
know that the Boys and Girls Club is
[9:14] here for a resource and to be a partner.
Third, we recently met with Cassie uh
[9:20] and Jamie uh regarding a little library
that's located near the splash pad. Um
[9:24] our team is ready already making plans
to keep it stocked with their donated
[9:28] books and have it maintained for our
club members and city uh members as
[9:32] well. So we are excited about the
encouragement uh for literacy sharing
[9:38] the neighborhood connection and
appreciate that opportunity within the
[9:42] community. And fourth, our biggest
project, uh, one we're super and
[9:47] incredibly proud of, uh, is the
development of our teen center here in
[9:50] Sagena. We are advancing our current
capital campaign to couple with the ARPA
[9:55] funding award. Uh, and that momentum is
super strong right now. So, the center
[10:00] will provide teens with a safe place uh,
featuring leadership development,
[10:04] academic support, uh, career
exploration, workforce readiness, and
[10:08] mental uh, wellness programming. So, it
represents a major investment for the
[10:13] city of Sagena and the future of our
children. And finally, um I want to
[10:17] extend a personal invitation to anyone
um at the meeting. If you would like to
[10:22] tour our current club, um please feel
free to reach out. Um we have a newly
[10:29] renovated STEM room on our Forney Street
uh club and it offers a lot of hands-on
[10:35] robotics, coding, and some really a
300-galon fish tank. Uh so it's very
[10:40] amazing. Um but thank you for your
continued partnership and commitment to
[10:46] the young people in Sageno.
>> Thank you.
[10:49] » Our next speaker is Miguel Torres.
[11:03] How you doing? My name is Miguel Torres
and uh I have a nonprofit organization
[11:08] called Fiesta Kona and uh we do annual
events in the in the community. Um we do
[11:14] two big events. One for Hispanic
Heritage Month, which is the third week
[11:19] in September. It's a three-day event.
Then also we just started another one uh
[11:23] four years ago at the SVRC for Cinco de
Mayo on May 5th of every year. And uh
[11:30] the purpose of our organization is to
promote music, culture, and arts and the
[11:35] and promote upandcoming artists in the
Latino community and pe anybody that
[11:39] wants to get their name out there in
music. And so we provide the platform at
[11:43] these two events every year. And uh
we're looking for, you know, and also I
[11:48] do a publication called Kaya, which I
left some copies uh with the city clerk.
[11:54] So, um, that comes out every month in
the community and, uh, it's a free
[11:58] publication that promotes the community,
businesses, and also events and other
[12:04] things going on in the community. So,
uh, you can look for that every month.
[12:08] But basically the reason why I'm coming
here is because we do these two events
[12:12] in the city and uh we're looking to
partner with the city council or anybody
[12:17] any businesses that you know want to
participate in these two events that we
[12:21] do for Hispanic Heritage Month and Cinco
de Mayo. So um if there's any funding
[12:26] out there uh we're always you know if
you could let us know and we you know
[12:32] like to know how we can apply for that
for funding for because these events are
[12:36] free for the community. So, I mean, we
just want to make sure we just want to
[12:40] keep these events in the city and keep
our community with some, you know, keep
[12:45] positive things in our community. We
want to keep it here in the city. So,
[12:50] um, so that's pretty much it right there
for me. Anybody?
[12:56] » Thank you, sir.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you.
[13:00] » I'm sorry. We don't answer back. We just
listen. Our next speaker is Melanie
[13:06] Velasco.
[13:09] » Hi, my name is Melanie Velasco. Um, Miss
Moy said that these pictures might be
[13:15] incriminating to say it all. I'm so
sorry, [laughter]
[13:18] but uh I took many pictures of some
crazy things. I've seen cars and
[13:24] vehicles parked on grass where it's just
a pick and choose who gets a ticket. On
[13:29] the one of the meetings I came on the
way here, um, one of those lovely road
[13:35] construction bull crap was right there
on the bridge, right on the ground,
[13:39] right in the road. So, you got like 13
of that lovely. They was able when the
[13:44] wind is blowing and there's an accident.
All that stuff needs to get cleaned up.
[13:47] There's a pictures of here of a good
place where you could uh get the
[13:52] homeless from freezing to death out
there and the crackheads and the meth
[13:55] addicts from wandering around. Here's a
sidewalk all binded all up. Dripping
[13:59] swall possibly. Okay. You got And then
if people are going to cut their grass,
[14:04] can they put their rubbish uh like in
bags so that it don't clog the drain and
[14:10] flood the waters? Here's those AT&T things. I Oh, excuse me. Plug
[14:15] in. Well, anyway, you got 13 copies of
this silly nonsense stuff that, you
[14:20] know, I've lived in Montrose and I've
lived in St. Charles and they live in
[14:25] chain. Senine
I came back family's here.
[14:31] They're dying. Not because of Sageno's
corrupt. But who do I give this to? I'm
[14:37] going to probably leave as soon as I get
all the education I can leave. I'm going
[14:41] to leave Sageno because if I can't make
it better and these pictures and and
[14:46] Sageno don't start looking good, people
are coming here now and they want they
[14:50] want to see it cleaned up and it's
looking like who do I give these to?
[14:55] » CLA.
>> Who?
[14:57] » Right here.
>> Oh, okay. Hold on. Thank you. All right.
[15:00] So, if you don't get cleaned up, I'm not
here and y'all might miss you might. I
[15:05] don't know if you will. But anyway, um
yeah, that's what I feel. Yeah. I But I
[15:11] love y'all.
>> Thank you.
[15:14] » She's the most gorgeous. She should be a
lawyer. All the rest of you guys, you
[15:18] could be her backup helpers. [laughter]
Have a good night.
[15:22] » Thank you.
>> Thank you. [applause]
[15:24] » Our next speaker is Mike Thompson.
[15:31] » Hello all. I'm Mike Thompson and my
family lives
[15:37] on North Fat Street and my topic tonight
is citizen involvement with a proposal
[15:44] that hopefully might improve how you
communicate with the public. So, I'm not
[15:50] giving my opinion on the tax caps or
anything else ARPA or anything else.
[15:55] Just from my experience, I think it
would help if you did this.
[16:00] The proposal is on a trial basis
that you start at five o'clock and you
[16:07] have a committee of the whole until 6
and then take a break and then have your
[16:11] business meeting at 6:30.
The committee of the whole of course
[16:15] would be an hour-long discussion on a
specific topic where you don't take any
[16:21] action at the committee of the whole and
you do not have to have a quorum. It's
[16:26] your chance to plan and dialogue and I'm
seeing an absence of that happening
[16:31] which is why I'm suggesting that you try
this. Um, for example,
[16:38] one committee the whole might be the
property tax caps. Of course, one week
[16:42] you might have the county land bank. You
might really need to talk to the land
[16:47] bank from what I've been hearing. And
another one would be the consortium of
[16:53] emergency assistance providers
or your own DDA or your own scenic.
[17:00] Give each group some time,
not just five minute presentation, and
[17:06] then have a good discussion.
You might say that's what you do at your
[17:10] annual January planning sessions, which
this year will be January 23rd, I
[17:15] believe, but it's different if you do it
every two weeks. and be consistent with
[17:20] it instead of just doing it once a year.
Then you have ongoing planning.
[17:26] Um it would not just be for idle talk.
An example
[17:31] of a committee of the whole in 1984 that
I observed was about how to bring bridge
[17:37] the east west gap. You know 1984 that
was kind of bigger and from that
[17:44] committee the whole you ended up
converting this old
[17:49] locker room into the Anderson Center.
You wouldn't be here right now if you
[17:54] didn't have that kind of discussion
going on. So that is why I am
[18:00] encouraging you maybe start on December
15th with the property tax caps instead
[18:04] of waiting until your planning session
late in January. Maybe come in two weeks
[18:08] and have a committee the whole on that
and get started before the new year
[18:12] ends. [clears throat] It's just a
proposal for how to do business. Again,
[18:16] I'm not giving my opinion except I think
you should put both the property tax
[18:21] gifts and the income tax on the ballot
next spring because I'd like to see what
[18:24] you would do with a general fund that's
about 10% higher than you have now.
[18:30] » Thank you for listening.
>> Thank you.
[18:32] » Thank you.
[18:35] » Our next speaker is Serenity Seac.
[18:48] Hello. Hello, Councilman. I am here to
um announce to you that I am running for
[18:54] Senate District 35. There are six of us,
so um I might not have been the first
[18:59] one here, but I'm hope I'm the most
memorable and for all the right reasons.
[19:03] Um so, I'm running on making life more
affordable for working families. Um, we
[19:10] need to lower health care costs. We need
to support our working parents. Um, we
[19:17] need to push forward legislation that
gets us closer to a singlepayer health
[19:22] care system. We need to expand our
existing child care programs with the
[19:27] goal of universal child care. And we
need to protect the principles of
[19:32] democracy, dignity, and
self-determination. If you'd like to
[19:36] have um a word with me, if you have a
question, I will be here till um the end
[19:40] of uh the meeting and also for a few
minutes after. Um I have uh some
[19:45] literature for the council members.
Thank you.
[19:48] » Thank you.
>> Our final speaker is Jeff Plus.
[19:53] » Thank you.
[20:01] » Good evening, council. Good evening. Uh,
I really agree with this this one lady
[20:06] here that was speaking previously
because I'm having the same problem. Uh,
[20:10] this morning
uh, snow plows came down my street.
[20:15] Instead of plowing snow, they were
plowing leaves. I ended up with a whole
[20:19] bunch of pile of leaves in front of my
house. Over the weekend, I picked up
[20:23] every leaf from my yard. I picked up I
went out to the street and picked leaves
[20:27] up by by hand in the street, cleaning
the street up. And now I got all these
[20:31] leaves piled up in front of my house.
And I took pictures if you guys would
[20:35] like to see how bad this looks. And I'm
really upset. I c I contacted uh a lot
[20:42] of the city departments this morning
about cleaning the mess up and uh the
[20:46] only response I could get was to come
here and talk to you people about it
[20:49] getting cleaned up. I went out there to
do it myself and uh I'm 75 years old or
[20:56] 76 years old. I'm losing track. 76 and I
I thought I was having a heart attack
[21:00] and I couldn't continue with it much
longer so I had to quit. But it's a real
[21:05] it's a real mess. And uh almost the
entire one driving lane in front of my
[21:09] house is just covered with leaves and
branches. Little branches though, but
[21:14] most of the cars have to drive around
it. They can't they don't even have a
[21:18] way to get through really unless they
drive through those leaves.
[21:22] So, and I don't I don't know if you guys
can discuss anything that can be done
[21:28] about it. I'd like to know. That's what
I'm here for. I'd like to find out
[21:31] whether something can be done if one of
you people could tell me. Could could
[21:35] possibly the city come and clean up the
mess and then send that my neighbor the
[21:40] bill for the leaves that he didn't want
to rake up. Is that possible? Can I get
[21:46] an answer? No,
>> we really don't answer. But I heard you
[21:50] say that earlier. But we actually had a
department head here
[21:54] » who was probably going to tap you on the
shoulder as soon as you sit down to talk
[21:57] to you.
>> Okay. Cuz I talked to environment
[22:00] environmental.
>> Okay.
[22:01] » And uh they did not they said you're
just stuck with the mess. That's what
[22:05] she said.
So now I do everything to keep my yard
[22:10] looking nice. And it's I can't believe
the mess that it made. And it's all all
[22:15] the leaves are in my a lot. I shoved a
lot of out of my easement, but there's
[22:20] still a lot in the street. And it
doesn't look very Christmy
[22:25] if I can say that. It looks pretty bad.
>> We will make sure you get a response,
[22:30] sir.
>> Uh, somebody will talk to me. I'm sure
[22:33] you're in here.
>> I'm sure.
[22:34] » Okay. Thanks.
>> I'm sure.
[22:36] » Thank you.
[22:40] » That takes us to remarks of councel.
[22:47] first today.
>> Thank you so much. Council person, you
[22:52] now have three minutes as well.
>> Three minutes. Get everything you want
[22:56] to say in your three minutes. And
tonight we will begin
[23:00] with
Councilman Ostach.
[23:04] » Thanks, Mayor. Um Mr. Plus, I feel your
frustration. I've had the same thing
[23:09] happen to me before and then
[clears throat] it froze and I couldn't
[23:12] take care of it. So, our city staff will
will talk to you and he probably tagged
[23:17] you on the show. So,
>> um stuff does happen and that's why
[23:21] we're glad that you come and bring it to
our attention. Anything like that in the
[23:24] future, contact streets.
>> I did contact them.
[23:27] » Okay. Then they had me talk to
environmental and then
[23:30] » Okay.
>> And they're the ones that city council
[23:33] meeting.
>> All right. Okay. They'll they'll they'll
[23:35] contact you.
>> Okay. Thanks.
[23:37] » Yep. Um,
we did have a proclamation tonight and I
[23:41] want to talk about that a little bit
more. Um, I want to thank Great Lakes
[23:44] Bay Health Centers and everything that
you do do in the community. Um, they are
[23:48] just down the street from me on Ho
Avenue. Uh, that's where a lot of these
[23:51] services are provided at the hearth home
which is now Great Lakes Bay Health. Um,
[23:56] [clears throat]
HIV prevention. I'd like to talk about
[23:59] that a little bit tonight. It is called
PREP or preexposure prophylaxis. I'm not
[24:05] a doctor, but if they can help you with
this as well. And also if if this pill
[24:10] is taken or there's actually a shot now,
if it's taken, it's 99.7%
[24:15] effective against HIV if taken daily. So
that that is very important. Um
[24:21] also too, they can also help you with
some other things. It's called doxy
[24:25] prep. And these are things that we
probably don't talk about a lot in the
[24:28] community, but these are things that are
available. What is doxy prep? Doxy prep
[24:32] is something that you if you think that
you've been exposed to an STI or an STD,
[24:37] this is an antibiotic that can be taken
the next day to prevent that. So those
[24:41] uh those diseases are also things that
they can help you deal with, give you
[24:45] information on. So I suggest you give
them a call at 989-753911
[24:51] if you're interested.
[24:54] Um let me see here. Just a few other
things that went on over the last couple
[25:00] weeks. I had the opportunity with our
mayor and mayor prom. Uh we went to the
[25:05] east side soup kitchen for their
Thanksgiving Day meal. Uh it was a
[25:09] wonderful event. Uh there's a lot of
donations that you can take there too.
[25:12] So they're always looking for clothing
or toiletries or undergarments. Um but I
[25:16] want to thank Diane Keenan and the
entire staff at the East Side Soup
[25:20] Kitchen for everything that you do every
day for the community, not just on the
[25:23] holidays. Also, we did have some fun. So
we had the Christmas parade. Uh it was a
[25:29] nice day. the sun was shining so it
wasn't too cold. Uh but uh thanks to
[25:34] city staff like Rachel Hazesca who sets
that up for us. And also a special
[25:38] thanks to Bill Georgees, the owner of
Mike's Record for always providing the
[25:42] flatbed and this year again had it
wonderfully decorated uh with Christmas
[25:46] trees and such like that. Uh anybody
who's interested, there's something else
[25:50] that's coming up. The county parks is
going to be having a Santa's holiday
[25:54] hike. That'll be Friday, this coming
Friday on the 5th from 5 to 6:30. Looks
[26:00] like here Santa's going to be there
along with lots of food, snacks, and hot
[26:04] cocoa. And I am done. Thanks.
>> Thank you. Next, we have Councilman
[26:10] Bredo.
>> Uh, thank you, Madame Mayor.
[26:12] [clears throat] Um, just real quick, I
don't have much to say. I'll just say
[26:15] far as the Hispanic um, Mr. Torres, as
far as Hispanic heritage, [snorts]
[26:18] you know, I live downtown, so I really
enjoyed those the Hispanic heritage u
[26:22] festivals that they have there. I'll be
looking forward to the food trucks. I
[26:26] think I hit all of them so far. So, you
know, I'll be looking forward to it. And
[26:30] the music be I mean, they be all the way
to about like 9:30, 10:00 they be out
[26:34] there jamming. So, um I really would
like to see that stay in our city as
[26:38] well. But, um far as that though, I just
like to, you know, say that, you know, I
[26:43] appreciate all the people that's putting
in the good work in our city and let's
[26:46] continue to highlight and and and get
behind those people. Other than that,
[26:50] that's all I have.
>> Thank you. [clears throat] Thank you.
[26:53] Next we have Councilwoman Wiggins.
>> Thank you, Mayor Moore. Uh thank you to
[26:57] all the public speakers today.
Appreciate your input. Um we love
[27:01] hearing from our community and thank you
for giving back to the community,
[27:04] letting us know what you need cuz that's
why we're here. Um
[27:09] just a couple of announcements. There is
another
[27:13] uh citywide collective uh food
distribution that's going to happen on
[27:18] the 6th. No, um the 4th. Yes. Thursday,
Thursday the 4th at Mount Olive, which
[27:24] is located on um 6th Avenue, North 6th
Avenue in Sagena, and that's going to be
[27:29] from 11 to 1:00 p.m. If you know anybody
that has uh food insecurity, lives in
[27:34] the city of Sagena, um they can go come
there. It's going to be like a
[27:38] drive-through setup. And I'm sure like
our last one we had, there were also
[27:42] walkups cuz not everyone has a vehicle.
So, um that's from 11 to 1:00 and that's
[27:48] uh on the 4th. uh the NAB um a place
that's that's does a lot for the
[27:54] community on Russell Street here in
Sagena. They're going to have pancakes
[27:58] and story time with Santa and the elves
and that's going to be on uh Saturday uh
[28:04] 126 from 11 to 1:00 p.m. I was able to
go last year and it was a good time. It
[28:09] was just a fun time with the community.
Got to see a bunch of cute kids and have
[28:13] pancakes and it was really jazzy Santa.
He was a really cool dude. So, it was uh
[28:18] really nice to to do that. Um they also
have a a pantry pickup. I believe it's
[28:24] the third Thursday of this month.
[clears throat] So, again, if you have
[28:29] food insecurity, um that's going to be
on the third Thursday of this month. And
[28:33] you can get information uh by contacting
the NAB. Um in general, like I I did get
[28:40] to volunteer at the soup kitchen. It was
uh a couple a week or so before
[28:46] Thanksgiving. It was a group of uh a lot
of good businesses. Uh volunteers were
[28:51] there. Got to take my daughter and um I
appreciate everyone that volunteers
[28:56] there on a daily basis. Um I do
encourage like there are a lot of
[29:01] volunteers around the holidays. If you
can contact and if you're interested in
[29:05] volunteering, ask them what their light
volunteer days are. Um because there's
[29:09] always a need. So um there's millions of
ways to get involved. a lot of people
[29:14] doing great things in this community.
Just reach out, try to find something to
[29:18] give back. So, thank you for the
everyone that does. That's all I have.
[29:22] » Thank you. Next, we have Councilwoman
Henry.
[29:25] » Thank you. Um to Mr. Plus, um I
apologize you. So, if if you want to
[29:30] reach out in the future um to council
and you have pictures or something to to
[29:35] send, um the best way to do that is we
have a form on the website. You can't
[29:39] attach a picture, but when you fill out
the form, send it to all council
[29:43] members. we can respond and you get our
individual emails. The one thing I will
[29:47] say is that our spam filter autoblocks
like large files. So if you try to send
[29:53] too many it won't work. So um in the
future we you know we'll [snorts] have a
[29:58] back and forth if if that's something
that you need to transfer a digital
[30:02] file. Um so uh the other thing I wanted
to mention uh is to um Mr. Thompson on
[30:10] the citizen engagement proposal. I think
that's a fantastic idea. Um, I also
[30:15] agree that we don't get enough
opportunity to kind of go topic by topic
[30:19] and engage our community stakeholders in
an open environment where people can
[30:22] come and speak, where we can inform each
other as council members and kind of
[30:26] take that time to delve into the issues
most at hand. Um, kind of like single
[30:33] subject meetings, but committee the
whole meeting. So, I'll I'll I'll follow
[30:37] up with my fellow council members
because I I think maybe not that part
[30:41] particular format at that particular
time or that partic that often, but I
[30:47] agree that there needs to be some other
opportunity for for for essentially deep
[30:51] diving and open discussion on topics um
rather than, you know, needing a motion
[30:56] and maybe it's brought up under
miscellaneous business and then it's
[30:58] rushed because it's at the end of the
meeting. I I agree. I think there should
[31:01] be more opportunity for engagement. Um,
the last thing I wanted to mention is,
[31:05] um, for those in the community who have
been following the federal budget fight,
[31:11] um, obviously a lot of that affects
nonprofits, organizations, our own
[31:16] community here in Sagena, and it's far
from over. Um, there are large
[31:22] programmatic changes particularly to
HUD, uh, the Department of Housing and
[31:26] Urban Development that I've been
following that are very, very scary.
[31:29] They have a lot of implications for
housing and lack of housing um
[31:34] potentially uh aggravating our issue of
homelessness here in the city. So stay
[31:41] alert, pay attention, uh contact your
representatives if you feel so inclined.
[31:46] Um because there are potentially major
changes that could impact our community.
[31:51] Um, and
some change is that with those programs
[31:56] and with that funding, if if you cut a
program by 60 or 70%, you have to cut
[32:01] staff, you don't get that back. That's
toothpaste you can't really put back in
[32:05] the tube. Um, so I'd urge people to, you
know, inform yourself on those programs,
[32:10] on those topics, and where in your
community those uh organizations are
[32:14] having these conversations and where
we're going to need folks to come
[32:17] together in the future. Thank you.
Thank you. Next we have Councilman
[32:22] Young.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'd like to first
[32:27] start with uh last week I did a ride
along with the police department and
[32:32] that was uh very informative to see how
their technical systems tie in with the
[32:39] laptops, the radios, the camera systems,
then also to hear a call come in to see
[32:44] how it's dispatched out, how they
respond, and how they uh report it. So
[32:49] that was uh very informative. Um I'd
also like to mention that not this
[32:55] Saturday but next Saturday there will be
a local developers meeting at uh 2040
[33:01] James and uh this is where the the uh
neighborhood in neighborhood services
[33:07] and inspection department. So that's the
zoning, the inspections, everyone will
[33:10] be there. And um calling out to a lot of
the landlords, local developers, and
[33:16] anybody who's in the interested in
acquiring properties. You know, uh
[33:21] sometime it could be intimidating to get
a vacant property or a vacant piece of
[33:26] land. There's a lot of people in the
community who want to do that, but it's
[33:30] a intimidating process. So to make it
less intimidating, you know, this has
[33:34] been an initiative of mine that I'd like
to thank the staff for uh getting
[33:39] behind. And this also ties into a lot of
the ordinance changes to make it more
[33:44] development friendly for the uh local uh
developers to just acquire properties
[33:51] and develop them and not be so
intimidating. So, if you have any
[33:56] questions or um they'll also pull out
information for existing landlords who
[34:02] maybe want to upgrade their housing cuz
there are state and federal funds to
[34:07] upgrade the HVAC units, uh the roofs,
windows, things like that. So, you'll
[34:13] have all this information in one place.
So, if you're interested in getting
[34:17] properties and develop them, a lot of um
businesses come from housing, you know,
[34:23] dayc carees, AFC homes, and they have
different uh requirements and
[34:28] inspections that the city may require.
So, you have your opportunity to get all
[34:32] that information in in one place. And um
my hope is that it will like uh spur
[34:37] some local development, you know, so
that residents will start grabbing these
[34:42] empty lots and getting the vacant
properties and and it's a partnership
[34:46] with the city. They're here to help you
get your businesses open. So that's my
[34:51] hopes of that. So that'll be uh next
Saturday uh December 13th from 11:00
[34:56] a.m. to 12:30 and that'll be at 2040
James. So, I'll be putting that
[35:01] information out again, but it'll happen
before we have another council meeting.
[35:05] So, I feel like it was important to put
that out right now. So, that's all I
[35:09] have.
>> Thank you. Next, we have councilwoman
[35:13] Seal.
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. Um,
[35:16] [clears throat]
I attended an event with the mayor. Um,
[35:23] it was a couple of weeks ago. We were
here at the Anderson Center.
[35:27] Uh it was with the gingerbread houses
and um it was a great event
[35:35] and it was a [sighs]
lot of kids and a lot of families. Uh
[35:39] it's the weekend uh right before
Thanksgiving
[35:43] and um I don't know who the winner was
that actually won the actual event that
[35:48] had the best gingerbread houses, but I
know a lot of parents had to pop a lot
[35:52] of kids hands because the kids wanted to
eat all the candy. The ginger bear
[35:56] houses were beautiful. Um it was so many
people out that weekend uh before
[36:01] Thanksgiving. Just to see the city of
Sagenar residents out and about um here
[36:06] at the Anderson um over in Oldtown
Sagenol. Uh Sagenol was bustling. It was
[36:12] a beautiful night. It wasn't It was
pretty chilly, but just to see people
[36:16] out and about in Sagenol was a beautiful
thing. Um I don't know if we had any
[36:21] incidents but I didn't hear about
anything and I live over here in the
[36:24] neighborhood and it was a beautiful
evening just to see Sagena for two
[36:28] nights. Uh have a great time for this
just in the spirit of the holidays.
[36:33] Um I enjoyed myself and um and it was
just a we had a great time. Um we gave
[36:40] out a lot of it wasn't really candy. I
think we just gave out swag.
[36:44] » Yeah. Okay. She called it swag
[clears throat] but it was
[36:46] » swag sag. Yeah, it was sagenov swag. So,
uh people were excited to get it, but I
[36:52] think they were more interested in the
in the gingerbread houses, but uh it was
[36:57] a great thing to see. Um [clears throat]
the uh also the um
[37:04] the parade was pretty cool to be a part
of that with the council members um
[37:09] Mayor Pro Tim and Bill and Heidi. Um, we
also had a great time on and during that
[37:15] parade and we gave out a lot of candy.
It was a lot of people out there um at
[37:22] the parade. I think um from last year
that was my first parade. So, this is my
[37:26] second parade this year and I think that
the parade this year was much bigger
[37:30] than the one last year. So, we had a lot
of people out this year. So, it was
[37:34] great to see uh people coming out to the
parade. So, I think this year it was
[37:38] just more people coming out and sagen
all just participating in the events.
[37:42] So, I was happy to see Sagena coming out
to participate, seeing the kids out. Um,
[37:48] I think we're we're on the up and up,
guys. We're on the up and up and seeing
[37:53] Sagena out and about and it wasn't
anything negative. It was all positivity
[37:58] and in the spirit of the holidays. So,
that made me happy. Um, I want to
[38:03] encourage people, too. A lot of people
still saying there's nothing to do, but
[38:07] people were out and doing things. There
are a lot of um this is an artifact
[38:12] right here and I'm not for sure where
exactly we would get these or are we
[38:17] getting these from the city
>> these are at city hall.
[38:24] » So they picked these up from the
Anderson. So pick these up. These have a
[38:27] lot of information in them. So make sure
you get this and you can find out where
[38:31] we're having all the events in Sagenov.
[38:35] » Next we have Councilman Balls.
>> Thank you madame mayor.
[38:40] I don't have a lot to say today, but I
would like to uh thank the lady from the
[38:44] Boys and Girls Club for coming speaking.
U you know, Frigid Douglas once said,
[38:51] "There's easier to build strong children
than repair broken men."
[38:58] » And our community centers here in the
city of Sagenov is uh charged with
[39:03] trying to help build strong children.
Um, we had the opportunity to uh put
[39:09] some of the ARPA money into the
community centers. Uh, all the community
[39:13] centers actually closed when the ARPA
money got here. Uh, it was my buck and
[39:17] me and some other council people and we
chose to put money in the community
[39:21] centers because we know it's easier to
build stronger children it is to repair
[39:27] those broken men. Um,
and that's my passion too by being in
[39:32] the Big Brothers and Sisters program.
You know, I see a lot of kids don't have
[39:35] any parents at fathers at home and you
can see what way they're going to end up
[39:41] if somebody don't mentor these kids. So,
I want to commend the Boys and Girls
[39:45] Club Big Brothers and Sisters program
for doing what you do. Thank you so
[39:49] much. You know, it would be nice to have
a statistics of uh all the kids that
[39:54] come to the community centers to find
out where they at 10, 15, 20 years
[39:59] later. you know, we don't sometime
people think they pour in the kids and
[40:03] it don't work or something like that.
This way we can know the what happened.
[40:07] Um, I guess I'm one of the first world
community kids so y'all can see what
[40:12] happened to me. But you but you don't
know what happened in between that time.
[40:16] But [laughter] uh eventually uh I got to
the point where I I started caring about
[40:20] my community the same way those people
cared about me when I was at the First
[40:23] World Community Center and Civotan as a
kid. Um
[40:28] uh I had a guy uh
um
[40:34] uh I was in a car accident as a kid,
nine years old. Um four people in the
[40:39] car, my grandfather and two of his
friends. I'm only survivor of that
[40:43] accident.
Um
[40:46] the guy that stayed around the corner,
Arthur Redeemer, had the opportunity. He
[40:51] wanted to tell me he was he been trying
want to tell me this for years but he
[40:54] finally had opportunity to tell me that
he pulled me out of that car and uh you
[40:59] can imagine the emot emotions that I
felt when he told me that you know asked
[41:03] him you know did you see the the other
people in the car he said man they was
[41:06] gone you know I said that's my
grandfather and uh you know I'm really
[41:10] uh it really tore me up a little bit
knowing that this guy wanted a child
[41:14] used to be his brother and I went to
school together I never knew this and
[41:18] he's like four years older than me so he
told me that and it brought about all
[41:20] kind emotions and it made me think about
uh some of the things that I do in the
[41:24] community by working with kids and and
maybe that's one of the reasons why
[41:27] somebody pulled me out. So, I'm trying
to pull some other kids out too. So, I
[41:31] thank God for the opportunity that I
have, you know, to to do that today and
[41:35] to serve on this city council and to be
able to put money in uh community
[41:38] centers so we can help build a better
city for this.
[41:42] Thank you.
>> Thank you. Next, we have Mayor
[41:46] Proam Garcia.
>> Good evening, concerned citizens of the
[41:50] community. Thank you for coming this
cold evening. Um the 1st of December
[41:54] already, end of the year. Um thanks to
the Boys and Girls Club for updating us.
[41:58] It's always good to hear how the ARPA
dollars turned out. Um we've had some of
[42:02] our other past recipients come to and so
it just helped us know that we're doing
[42:06] good and we did great things with that
money. Like it was a blessing and a
[42:09] curse um to it. And I came in at one of
the hardest times, but I'm glad I did
[42:13] because I've learned a lot um with these
past three years. Um sidewalks,
[42:18] pictures. Thanks Melanie for keeping um
updates for us because sometimes we
[42:23] don't know. Sometimes um citizens call
us and you know make us aware we can't
[42:27] be everywhere at all times. So it does
help when we have our citizens contact
[42:31] us. Um I know you guys know the
beautiful Sagenov sign out there, but it
[42:35] does have a purpose on our um community
website. So if you ever want to go on
[42:40] there, it doesn't just look cool out
there. It actually has a purpose. and um
[42:44] you can pay your bill, you can look up
property, you can report a us concern on
[42:48] there, um the road closure. So, there's
a lot of great things on there. Also,
[42:52] there's some surveys on there you could
do um that we appreciate the feedback
[42:56] and they take about 5 minutes. There's a
couple of them that I see on there that
[43:00] we need um for our streets and um there
was another one on there. So, if you
[43:05] want to go on there and help us with
that because that reports any concerns
[43:08] or things so that way when we get the
funding and stuff that we can make, you
[43:12] know, those decisions with Higher Up and
let them know that this is what's going
[43:16] on in our city. Um, and it really does
help for the feedback. I always do all
[43:20] my um extra coupon ones when I do my
stuff cuz it does help and people don't
[43:24] realize it. Um, also it was a busy
holiday. Um, some of um the council
[43:29] members, we were giving out turkeys on
North Michigan at McDonald's. It was
[43:32] cold, but we were out there giving back
to our community. We did the East Side
[43:36] Soup Kitchen and then the braid, the
parade, of course. It wasn't as cold as
[43:39] the past years, but um it was really
nice. It turned out really great. And um
[43:44] I'm happy to see all the people that
came out and supported us. And Friday
[43:48] night was really busy. I didn't watch
the fireworks cuz I was already too
[43:51] cold, but I mean it was amazing to see
both sides of the city down here really
[43:55] booming people in line. I rode one of
the little buses cuz I got made it one
[43:59] way and I'm like, "Forget it. I'm taking
the bus, but it was really warm. It was
[44:03] a great time. I'm glad I went. And um
really quick, uh Santa's elves second
[44:08] annual Christmas giveaway, 701 Hes
Avenue, Saga, Michigan, this Saturday
[44:13] from 11 to 2. Um it's really nice at the
church. They give each child a toy
[44:17] according to their age, they get to
select one. So if you know anybody still
[44:21] that's in need um this Saturday to make
sure you go out. And then Friday also um
[44:26] Heart of the City um is Saturday as
well, I'm sorry. um from noon to 2.
[44:31] That's 7:30 South 14th Street. Uh
newborn to 16 years old. You get a box
[44:36] of groceries to each family. They're
going to have hot dogs and chips. And
[44:39] they're having uh raffles, too. Uh gift
giveaways such as TVs, gift cards, food,
[44:44] and meat boxes. At 12:20, the raffle
stops. So, if you know anybody, send
[44:48] them that way. Thank you.
>> Okay. So, by the time it gets to me,
[44:54] everybody's been uh my public speakers,
you know, it it it it's always good to
[45:01] hear and I do believe people think that
we everywhere. I wish I could be. As for
[45:08] the gentleman,
Mr. Jeff, I sympathize
[45:13] cuz when I shove up my snow, it never
fails. However,
[45:21] I've learned how to adjust, but I'm not
telling you to adjust. You know, I
[45:25] learned how to adjust. Um, it has been a
busy last two weeks. Um, a multitude of
[45:32] things have happened, but the one good
thing happened is that on two on two
[45:38] Fridays ago, it had two Fridays ago,
this city was lit up like a Christmas
[45:43] tree.
This city,
[45:47] » if nothing else,
>> we represented
[45:50] » the city of Sagenaron.
>> Me and Councilwoman Seals, we had the
[45:56] opportunity to sit in the lobby, which
wasn't in the cold, but we sat in the
[46:01] lobby uh and we gave our swag. I believe
in showing people that we love our own
[46:08] city. So in order to show somebody we
got to talk better about our city
[46:15] » and talking better about our city,
everybody that came through that door
[46:18] that came to our table got us got a
little bitty mini candy cane which meant
[46:24] a lot to them that said welcome seasons
greeting from the city of Sageno.
[46:30] » They were they were totally amazed.
Some people think we don't have class
[46:35] but we got a lot of class in Sag. Okay.
We got a lot of class. Mr. Thompson,
[46:42] you're you're on the same page that
we're on. The committee that's working
[46:46] on the stuff that you were talking about
does plan to do those types of things
[46:50] real soon. Okay? So, I want everybody to
understand we hear you. We do hear you.
[46:58] But sometimes we can't move as fast as
you want us to. And if you just give us
[47:04] a little bit of time,
it's going to get better. The one thing
[47:09] I've learned is is that the mouth will
say anything, but behavior don't lie.
[47:15] And for anybody that knows me, if I say
it, I'm going to do it. If I can't do
[47:21] it, I'll let you know I can't do it. The
one the the thing for me, Sagnar, is my
[47:27] home. It is where I work, live, and
play. And in order to make it better,
[47:34] I'm going to continue to do the things
that I do to help make it better. This
[47:38] is not a threat to anybody, but anybody
who don't want to see us move forward,
[47:43] you're crazy.
Sagnar's on the upswing.
[47:47] Thank you so much, Madame Clerk.
>> That takes us to reports from the
[47:51] manager.
>> Mr. Manager, you now have the floor.
[47:55] [clears throat]
>> Thank you, Madame Mayor. So, we do have
[47:57] our citywide meeting coming up. Our next
city of Sagena citywide meeting will be
[48:02] held on Wednesday, December 10th at 5:30
at the Sagena water treatment facility,
[48:08] 522 Ezra Rust Drive, right next door.
Please join [clears throat] us to hear
[48:13] an update on the water tower project and
to learn about the past, present, and
[48:17] future of the water treatment plant. The
meeting will conclude with a brief tour
[48:21] of the facility's filter g filter
gallery. We'll also share additional
[48:26] updates on upcoming community programs
and events. The main discussion topic
[48:30] for the evening will be the water
treatment facility and the major
[48:33] projects currently underway including
the water tower project. And attendees
[48:38] will have that opportunity to tour the
filter gallery firsthand. The Sagena
[48:43] water treatment division provides
highquality drinking water to thousands
[48:46] of city residents as well as 20
surrounding communities throughout
[48:49] Sagena County and portions of Bay and
Tuscola counties as well. We want our
[48:54] residents to stay informed about our
current initiatives and to learn more
[48:57] about the history and operations of the
important facility. So hopefully
[49:01] everybody can get a chance to attend.
City council voted to forward to move
[49:08] forward in cooperation with the city
county school liaison committee to
[49:11] develop a city of Sagena youth council
on October at our October 20th meeting.
[49:17] The schools have selected and appointed
student representatives and held an
[49:21] organizing meeting. The kickoff meeting
will be on December 15th and will
[49:26] include introductions,
meet your mentor, mentee. If you recall,
[49:32] uh the goal is to have each student
assigned to a council member. So, you
[49:37] will be have an opportunity to meet that
if you're able to attend meet that
[49:41] individual and also a discussion of
session topics and expectations.
[49:46] The plan speakers for the first meeting
are Karen Lawrence Webster from the
[49:50] Sagena County League of Women Voters and
City Councilwoman Heidi Wiggins. So, um,
[49:57] and you can see, uh, Councilwoman
Wiggins or any member of the school,
[50:02] City County Schools on Committee, uh, to
learn more about the organization.
[50:07] Premeating work for the students will
include, do you know your city? a form
[50:11] prepared by the League of Women Voters
and they'll have that ready at the first
[50:17] meeting. Um they have their schedule so
you should have an opportunity to get
[50:22] that. We have um committed to have our
department heads available for specific
[50:28] meetings. So I think they have that
schedule all worked out. We've got that
[50:31] to our department heads. So, um, looks
like a great opportunity and it sounds
[50:35] like they've got some good, uh,
students, uh, appointed. And finally, we
[50:41] do have a guest, uh, this evening.
The region 7 area aging area agency and
[50:48] aging provides various services to the
community, including programs to help
[50:52] older adults remain independent, care
management, Medicare planning, and
[50:57] various other services. Mayor Moore sits
on the board and we have Dina Alum who
[51:04] is our chief executive director here
today to speak with council so that you
[51:08] can learn more about the organization.
[51:18] » Good evening, council members. Thank you
for having me. Uh you all received a
[51:24] blue packet. I'll go quickly through
that at the end. Um because there is an
[51:28] ask. Uh before that though, I I did want
to come and introduce myself. You might
[51:33] wonder why do we specifically need to
know the CEO of region 7 area agency on
[51:39] aging. We do some wonderful work
together with your county which of
[51:44] course affects your beautiful city. And
so making sure that uh we build
[51:49] relationships and that all of [snorts]
you are aware of the um the breadth of
[51:56] services that we offer at region 7 uh is
very important because they are
[52:01] available to your uh city residents. And
so let me start with this. Partnerships
[52:08] like ours bridge the gap many gaps
anyway um that are created by the social
[52:14] determinants of health which we are all
very aware of how they affect our our uh
[52:20] residents the clients we're taking care
of the people we know who need services
[52:25] etc.
Region 7 uh helps fund the following
[52:30] services for the city of Sagena and
Sagena County. uh congregate nutrition,
[52:36] home delivered meals,
case coordination and support,
[52:42] caregiver case management,
senior center operations and senior
[52:47] center staffing,
adult daycare and caregiver training.
[52:54] There are also several more services,
more than I could name in the time here
[52:59] today,
that are available to older adults and
[53:03] persons with disabilities who live in
your city and are in need. And so I want
[53:08] to make sure that you know it's as
simple as dialing [snorts]
[53:12] 1 8008581637
[53:16] and ask the question, whatever that
question is, what help you need, what
[53:21] help they need. if you just have them
call. So, what happens often is someone
[53:26] will look at the brochure, they'll look
at the website like my my need doesn't
[53:31] fit what they do.
I encourage you to have them call
[53:35] because it is very likely that we have
things that can, you know, we have
[53:41] resources that can help them. Uh, for
instance, it's not listed everywhere in
[53:45] our brochure, but we have a loan closet
where we can loan uh durable medical
[53:50] equipment. And if we don't have what
someone needs in there, we're going to
[53:55] work very hard to try to find that for
them at no cost to them. And there's so
[54:00] much more. So again, if there is a need,
you have an older adult, a person with
[54:06] disabilities, an adult with
disabilities, uh, who has needs that
[54:10] you're, you know, they're struggling to
get met, please have them call us.
[54:15] Another important part of our
partnership is advocacy. Uh, Mayor Moore
[54:19] of course brings the city's needs to our
attention at our board meetings and and
[54:26] keeps us a breast of those needs, how we
can help your older adults and persons
[54:29] with disabilities. Um, we then take that
and the information that comes from our
[54:35] other board members from our other nine
counties that we serve um, in addition
[54:41] to Sagena County. And we advocate we
advocate to keep the funding coming for
[54:46] those programs that I listed off. And
there are some others that are
[54:49] available, you know, on different years
depending on what grants are available
[54:53] that we can offer as well. We also have
some emergency funding that we can
[54:58] offer.
So, some of the places that we advocate
[55:03] for services for older adults include,
but are surely not limited to, uh, the
[55:09] Michigan Commission on Services to the
Aging,
[55:12] Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services,
[55:16] the ACLS, their uh, Michigan Bureau of
Aging, Community Living and Supports.
[55:22] Um, we also belong to a couple of very
important uh statewide organizations
[55:28] that help advocate and that is the PACE
association of Michigan and the Area
[55:34] Agency on Agings Association of
Michigan, also known as the 4 a.m.
[55:39] You'll see some advertising coming out
soon for the 4 a.m. The purpose of that
[55:43] is basically what I'm doing here but on
a broader scale to make sure people know
[55:48] because the greatest the worst thing
that I could hear as a leader is that my
[55:53] services are the greatest of the best
kept secret right and we get that a lot
[55:58] that is I am very hopeful to change that
it should not be a secret we don't want
[56:05] it to be um and there are more advocacy
that we we do as well contingency plan.
[56:13] We uh through the recent government
shutdown, there was a lot of fear. There
[56:17] still is uh to some degree for certain
programs, for certain uh funding sources
[56:23] and and there's a lot of unknowns. I
want you to know that the services that
[56:27] we fund through region 7, which is which
helps what you fund with your
[56:33] millillage, right? The services that we
fund went without interruption because
[56:38] our contingency plan is solid and we
were able to keep those funds flowing.
[56:42] Even though they were not flowing to us
from all of uh from the federal
[56:45] government, we were able to keep them
flowing and keep services going without
[56:50] interruption.
[56:53] » With that,
I thank you for your partnership with
[56:58] our agency.
Our ongoing collaboration ensures that
[57:03] older adults and persons with
disabilities in your city and in your
[57:07] county will continue to have access to
muchneeded services. I look forward to
[57:12] working with all of you.
As I end, I'd like to say that in the
[57:17] packet you have, I have an ask and I
hope this is appropriate because the
[57:22] purpose is simply to help people in
need. There are five cards. They look
[57:27] like this. They just say make a call.
Just call us. Ask us for what you need.
[57:32] Let us tell them how we can help them.
If you could hand that out to five
[57:37] people,
I would be grateful. And I I know that
[57:42] the person that's going to get the help
will be as well.
[57:46] There's one of these.
It's a flyer, but it has little tear
[57:52] offs. If you could post this in one
place that you go that has a billboard,
[57:57] you know, a bulletin board that you can
stick it up on. We have people who do
[58:01] this, but the influence and the reach
that we all have, adding that to our
[58:07] outreach specialist and others who do
that can only amplify what we're doing.
[58:15] And with that, if you have any
questions, my card is in your folder as
[58:20] well. And I I greatly look forward to
working with each one of you and
[58:25] learning more how I and region 7 can
serve the residents of your city.
[58:32] » Thank you.
>> Good.
[58:35] » Do do anyone have any question cuz I
want Dana get away thinking she got away
[58:41] easy.
>> Does anybody have any questions?
[58:44] » I just have a comment. Um I work at
region 7 for three years. because I was
[58:48] an information and assistance
specialist. And I actually just
[58:51] collaborated with um
>> Jessica, our director here at the
[58:56] Commission on Aging and I had a client
um because I still do home visits as a
[59:00] social worker for Medicare and she
needed a shower bench and um you guys
[59:04] were able to get it from the loan
closet, get it to Jessica and Jessica
[59:07] bought it back to Sagenol for my client.
So you guys are doing great work and I
[59:12] always recommend you guys. So, if you
had any more of these, if I can get some
[59:16] to carry with me. Um, absolutely.
>> Because I service a lot of areas in
[59:20] Sagenol, Midland, and Bay City, too. So,
I'm always passing the information cuz
[59:24] like I said, I worked there firsthand
for three years and you guys do great
[59:28] work. And so, nice to see a new
director.
[59:31] » Thank you. And thank you very much for
sharing that.
[59:34] » Yes, Councilman.
>> Only question I have um what what is
[59:38] what age is considered elderly for
requirements for services? That's a
[59:42] great question and I wish I had one
answer.
[59:45] » Okay, [snorts and laughter]
>> the it depends on the program. So, what
[59:47] I'll say
>> it does depend on the program. Some of
[59:52] them start at 55, which I'm dangerously
close to. So, you know, but 55 and some
[59:59] 60 and some 65. So, it just depends on
what service that they're looking for.
[1:00:04] But again, I say if they're 55 or older
and not disabled, have them call us. If
[1:00:09] they're any age 18 and older and
disabled and need help, have them call
[1:00:14] us.
>> Okay. All right.
[1:00:15] » Thank you.
>> Absolutely. Any other question?
[1:00:17] » Any other questions?
>> He answered my question. Thank you.
[1:00:21] [laughter]
>> Why y'all shaking y'all heads? Y'all 18?
[1:00:25] » No, I'm afraid I qualify.
[laughter]
[1:00:29] » I thought you knew.
>> I thought you knew that card
[1:00:37] coming. [laughter]
Thank you so much.
[1:00:40] » Thank you. Thank you,
>> Swift.
[1:00:44] » Thank you for that report. And um Madame
Mayor, that concludes the management
[1:00:48] update.
>> Do we have any questions for our city
[1:00:50] manager?
>> Yes, council woman.
[1:00:53] » Mr. Manager, whatever happened to the
Ojiway Island Committee that was tasked
[1:00:57] with the reopening of Ojiway Island?
We are actually getting the we have a
[1:01:04] list of potential projects uh that staff
has and we're probably finalizing those
[1:01:10] estimates right now once we wanted to
wait until most of the fall work was
[1:01:15] done or summer work was done for
engineering. So, we're getting that
[1:01:18] right now. Some of the projects we
already added anyway, but um we'll be
[1:01:23] able to get that back to the group so
they can make uh you know talk about it
[1:01:27] at the rest of council.
uh to continue with that question. So
[1:01:32] the next step is to take a list of
projects towards aimed at at opening
[1:01:38] Ojiway and that will come before council
as a list of
[1:01:41] » possibilities. Yeah. Yep. It'll be a
list of possibilities. I don't think
[1:01:45] there's a chance to necessarily fund all
of these projects because it's a pretty
[1:01:50] extensive list and some of the work um
probably would uh take several years to
[1:01:56] complete, but we can bring that list
back to council and whatever um it's
[1:02:02] chosen to fund. We do have some funds
left that were allocated previously
[1:02:06] because some of the bids came back less
than anticipated. So, um there's some
[1:02:10] funds available still from that previous
shore stabilization project. that could
[1:02:15] be allocated. Um, but I think with the
amount of projects that we talked about,
[1:02:19] we won't be able to fund everything. So,
it'll have to be a point where um,
[1:02:23] council makes a decision on which ones
to fund. And then I think as staff, as
[1:02:29] part of that, part of those projects
from staff, we have some suggestions
[1:02:32] about ways to reopen.
[1:02:38] » Yeah.
One more. Anybody else got any questions
[1:02:42] on this end?
[1:02:46] Okay.
>> I guess I I guess I'm out of the loop
[1:02:49] when you say
uh project suggestions. Um so I I mean
[1:02:55] there was a a committee that was formed
to
[1:02:59] address the motion that was passed I
think in March of this year about
[1:03:03] reopening and revitalizing Ojiway. So,
are they all projects gearing towards
[1:03:07] those outlined goals? And when can we
expect uh communication on that?
[1:03:14] » Uh yeah, they they would go towards that
goal. A lot of it's access improvement,
[1:03:19] pavement improvements, additional
parking, things like that. And um I know
[1:03:25] we uh got with engineering. I would
expect it within the next few meetings.
[1:03:31] Phil's nodding. So,
>> okay.
[1:03:34] » Thank you. Councilman Ash.
>> Thanks, Mayor. Um, I do have a question
[1:03:39] for the manager, but I do want to tag on
to what we're what the ask of OJ Island
[1:03:44] because Councilman Bradock and myself
are a part of that committee. And one of
[1:03:48] the things you did miss too is that we
are trying to safely reopen the island.
[1:03:52] Um, so it's safe for everybody. And so
that was kind of the list and some of
[1:03:56] the things that we had and was actually
a focus and also what I hear from the
[1:04:01] public. So it's open safely. And I know
we don't have it now, but you did
[1:04:06] provide 911 call logs once before, but I
know they're kind of hard to generate.
[1:04:10] I've asked for them, but uh that if
anybody wants to talk to me about that,
[1:04:13] we can talk about it after. But I do
want to ask um a comment and a question
[1:04:19] for the manager. The comment is city
hall and the water treatment plant
[1:04:22] looked fantastic. Mayor talked about the
lighting ceremony. What I noticed is the
[1:04:28] trees and stuff that were taken out of
front and we just cleaned it up. you
[1:04:30] could actually it it created depth and
everybody was talking about that too. So
[1:04:35] so thank you to all that were involved
to make all of this happen. Um in the
[1:04:40] question the question I have is is a
couple council meetings ago we created a
[1:04:46] program to wave fees for water um and
penalties while [clears throat] SNAP was
[1:04:52] not active and so SNAP is now active
again. So did we keep any numbers on
[1:04:58] that? How successful was our program?
>> It's still ongoing. So, it'll be
[1:05:03] » through December. That's right. It's got
to go through another cycle. Okay. Thank
[1:05:06] you. Thank you. So, I'm a little
premature on the ask. Thanks.
[1:05:11] » That's it.
>> Any other questions?
[1:05:13] » No, I just wanted to uh let counsel know
that I'm on that committee too and
[1:05:18] anticipating member of that. [laughter]
>> But Michael, don't get
[1:05:22] » forgot you last.
>> Don't get rained on. I'm on the
[1:05:25] committee. I
>> so all four of us are on the committee.
[1:05:30] » Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Participating members.
[1:05:34] » I want to be on this.
>> Wow.
[1:05:37] » Well, let let me say this to
Councilwoman Hammond. We are actually
[1:05:43] last year. There's a lot of work being
done. So, that's one reason why it
[1:05:47] didn't really open up. And we've talked
about it. Councilman Bradock, we've
[1:05:53] suggested days that we would bring back
that we could open it up. We just got to
[1:05:58] get the manpower to help. And we've got
citizens who stepped up who said that
[1:06:04] they'll come out and they'll help so
that we can we don't we don't want a
[1:06:08] lot. We don't want any danger and so we
want to make it safe so when families go
[1:06:13] out on Sunday and that was something
that
[1:06:16] » Councilman Boss cuz that's how he met
his wife and
[1:06:20] » back up. about me. [laughter]
[1:06:24] » That's how he met his wife. And so, and
same thing with Ky Brown. He said he
[1:06:30] love going out there with
[clears throat] with his grandchildren
[1:06:32] playing. And so, we really were trying
to get it open. But because of all of
[1:06:37] the work that was being done, uh he can
attest that we're not sitting on it.
[1:06:42] We're just waiting
>> to see to see what stuff is going to get
[1:06:46] done. We know that a lot of stuff got
done cuz we we're in a we to me we were
[1:06:53] rushed but it still look good when we
open up for the 4th of July but we
[1:06:57] wanted to make sure it was open for
that. So
[1:07:01] I mean we are moving maybe not as fast
as everybody would like us to but we are
[1:07:07] trying to do something to get it open
back up. Am I right or wrong team
[1:07:10] members?
>> You're right.
[1:07:16] » Mr. manager. Any other questions for Mr.
Manager?
[1:07:21] » On to the consent agenda.
>> The consent agenda has been available on
[1:07:26] the city web page and our
city web page. I need a motion to
[1:07:32] approve the consent agenda, leaving room
for exceptions.
[1:07:36] » Moved.
>> It's been moved and supported. Do we
[1:07:39] have any exceptions?
[1:07:44] Okay. All those in favor signify by
saying I.
[1:07:47] » I.
>> All those opposed? Nay. Madame clerk.
[1:07:50] » On to board commission and committee
reports.
[1:07:52] » Do we have any reports from anyone who
attend any meeting that concern the city
[1:07:57] and the community?
[1:08:01] » Madam clerk,
>> how about appointment of board
[1:08:04] commission and committee members?
>> I need a motion to approve one and four
[1:08:09] leaving room for exceptions.
>> I have it in session.
[1:08:13] number one.
>> Okay. Any other exceptions?
[1:08:22] » You don't have a motion yet. Mayor,
>> huh?
[1:08:25] » You don't have a motion and a second to
approve the other three.
[1:08:28] » Oh, that's right.
>> So move.
[1:08:30] » Second.
>> It has been moved in support. Now, do we
[1:08:33] have any exceptions?
>> One.
[1:08:35] » Any other exceptions?
[1:08:39] » All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I. All those opposed? Nay. Madame clerk.
[1:08:45] Number one.
>> Number one is the city manager
[1:08:48] reappointment of John Mil to the
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority with
[1:08:52] a term to expire December 31st, [snorts]
2028. That was council member Balls.
[1:08:57] » Yes. You know, I uh this particular
person came to the city council meeting
[1:09:02] uh after we was having some issues with
the skate park and the comments he made
[1:09:10] was not appropriate for a member to be
on any type of committee. I think
[1:09:15] representing this city for him to come
here and and to speak to where he spoke
[1:09:19] to those people who had permission from
the city
[1:09:24] had money to uh paint their skate park
and for the skate park to be uh taped
[1:09:30] off where no one so they can do their
work and somebody one of those persons
[1:09:34] hit a elderly person in the head with a
skateboard and for him to come here and
[1:09:38] make those statements that he's made
like they was doing something wrong is
[1:09:42] really appalling to to me and I just
don't think that anybody that acts that
[1:09:47] way towards this city and the members
that's doing good work should be
[1:09:50] appointed to another committee. That's
just how I feel because that could have
[1:09:54] turned into a really volatile situation
uh with the people that was out there uh
[1:10:00] because it got to be a little racist and
I don't want stuff like that happen in
[1:10:05] in in our city and I don't want anybody
that's want to uh put fuel to the fire
[1:10:11] by the comments that he made when he
came here and said that because it could
[1:10:14] turn into something that I think that
would have been right for our community.
[1:10:18] So, I'm I um going to make a motion to
uh not appoint Mr. John Mims to this
[1:10:24] brownfield authority.
[1:10:28] » Mr. Motion on the floor. Do I have a
second?
[1:10:30] » Mayor, the motion would be to approve.
You always word a motion in the positive
[1:10:34] and then if you want to decline the
reappoint, you vote it down.
[1:10:38] » Okay.
>> Okay.
[1:10:41] » So, my motion would be to decline.
>> Your motion would be to approve. There
[1:10:44] needs to be a second before anybody else
can discuss. But then if you want to
[1:10:48] decline the reappoint, you do it via the
vote. So not via the motion. You would
[1:10:52] vote nay on the motion then.
>> Okay. All right.
[1:10:57] » So is there a motion to approve that?
You can continue your discussion.
[1:11:00] » So we have a motion to approve.
>> Right.
[1:11:04] » We have a motion to approve what we got
on the table.
[1:11:07] » Is there a motion to approve? You have
>> a motion to approve.
[1:11:11] » So are you saying we need to take these
one at a time then?
[1:11:14] » You approved the other three already.
So, it's just this one right now.
[1:11:17] » Okay. I'd like to make a motion that we
approve the first three. I mean the
[1:11:21] second three, two, three, and four.
>> You already did that. We're only dealing
[1:11:24] with number one.
>> All right. Thank you.
[1:11:28] » So, is there a motion? So, you can
continue discussion on the approval of
[1:11:32] number one.
>> Do we have a motion to to
[1:11:35] » I can make a motion to approve. No, I
don't want to discuss more cuz you
[1:11:41] » can discuss it.
>> We got all of that discussing.
[1:11:45] » We did all of that.
>> Correct us if we're wrong.
[1:11:50] » So, you approved two through three
already. We took a vote on that. Number
[1:11:54] one was the exception
>> and so that's the one we're voting on.
[1:11:57] » Correct. Well, you need a motion before
you can do anything.
[1:12:00] » Motion to approve. Thank you. Second.
>> It's been moved and second discussion.
[1:12:06] I said all everything I wanted to
discuss.
[1:12:09] » Yes, councilman.
>> Yeah. I um I also I think that was one
[1:12:12] of the first things um when I became a
council uh member I spoke about because
[1:12:18] um that particular individual has said
that if that organization had went
[1:12:25] through an existing organization that
probably wouldn't happen. And that
[1:12:29] bothered me because it's like almost
like a gatekeeper. You know, you're not
[1:12:33] free to express how you feel
artistically in the community unless you
[1:12:39] go through another organization. And I
didn't I didn't appreciate
[1:12:42] [clears throat] that comment that was
made by that individual as well.
[1:12:49] [cough and clears throat]
>> Hold on one minute. Any other any other
[1:12:52] comments on this side?
[1:12:57] » Okay. Thank you. I'm sorry, my
interpretation was slightly different
[1:13:02] and I I hear what they're saying and I
do appreciate their uh insight. I guess
[1:13:08] I heard it a little differently. I I
guess my interpretation was him saying
[1:13:13] that uh that normally cities uh use a uh
a different type of entity.
[1:13:22] Um they use a entity that uh more
formalized
[1:13:28] uh not a a freelancing type entity like
uh I guess we use more of a freelancing
[1:13:35] type entity or organization
and um we should have used a more
[1:13:41] formalized entity. I guess that's my
interpretation of what he was saying.
[1:13:46] And so um I didn't take it as anything
really negative. But I I guess I didn't
[1:13:51] see it as anything negative that he's
saying. And I'm trying to go back to
[1:13:56] process now. What exactly did he say?
And I I didn't I didn't hear
[1:14:05] I'm not for sure if I heard anything
negative from what he said. I I don't
[1:14:10] I'm sorry. I didn't I didn't I didn't
hear I didn't take that as a negative
[1:14:14] thing.
Sorry.
[1:14:18] » Anyone else? Hold on.
>> Yes.
[1:14:22] » Um, just
I guess I do remember the the the the
[1:14:28] comments that were made and I actually
did make a comment about his comments.
[1:14:32] Um, and it did seem a little one-sided,
like
[1:14:38] the the permits were were were given,
the permissions were given, the okay was
[1:14:42] given, and then it was still stated,
well, if they just gone through this
[1:14:47] this this organization, it would have
been better. But we have people in this
[1:14:52] community want to do great things, and
it's not just one alley, and that's the
[1:14:57] beauty of this community. We have a lot
of branches and a lot of ways to do
[1:15:01] great things.
Um, so I think the limited thought
[1:15:05] process
uh behind some of those comments, it
[1:15:08] gives me pause to appoint him.
[1:15:14] » Anyone else?
>> Yes,
[1:15:15] » I just want to uh Well, thank you for
adding that extra information because
[1:15:20] they are not freelance. So, I just want
to address that statement to be attached
[1:15:24] to artists that are accredited and were
sanctioned by the city. That's not
[1:15:28] freelance. So, I just want to correct
that.
[1:15:34] Any other discussion?
[1:15:40] » Call for the vote. All those in favor
signify by saying I.
[1:15:47] » I.
>> I.
[1:15:48] » All those opposed.
>> Roll call vote.
[1:15:52] » Council member Young.
>> Nay.
[1:15:54] » Council member Seals.
>> I.
[1:15:56] » Council member Balls.
>> Nay.
[1:15:58] » Mayor Prom Garcia. I
>> council member Ostach.
[1:16:03] » Hi.
>> Council member Bradock.
[1:16:05] » Nay.
>> Council member Wigan.
[1:16:08] » Nay.
>> Council member Hammond.
[1:16:10] » Nay.
>> And Mayor Moore.
[1:16:12] » I.
>> I'm sorry. I
[1:16:15] » Yes.
>> You have four yes and five no. That
[1:16:18] motion is denied.
>> Madam clerk.
[1:16:22] » On to resolutions. Our first on the
agenda is the appointment of Travis
[1:16:26] Harris trustee and Ronald Wrangle as
alternate trustee to the Sagena Area
[1:16:31] Storm Water Authority Board of Trustees.
>> I need a motion to adopt.
[1:16:36] » So move second.
>> Any discussion? All those in favor
[1:16:40] signify by saying I.
>> All those opposed? Nay.
[1:16:44] » Madam clerk. Our second resolution is
approving the city of Sagena's annual
[1:16:48] aortionment of $8,981
for the Sagena area storm water
[1:16:53] authority budget for fiscal year 2026.
>> I need a motion to adopt.
[1:16:57] » So moved.
>> It's been moved and support. Any
[1:17:01] discussion?
[clears throat]
[1:17:03] » All those in favor signify by saying I.
I.
[1:17:06] » All those opposed, nay. [clears throat]
Madam clerk,
[1:17:09] » takes you to miscellaneous business.
>> Do we have any miscellaneous business
[1:17:12] that we need to handle tonight? Hearing
none, I need a motion to adjurnn.
[1:17:20] All those in favor by [music] saying.
All those opposed.
[1:17:27] » [music]