[0:06] All right, we're going [clears throat]
to go ahead and call the meeting to
[0:07] order at 5:31.
Uh roll call. At large Cummins.
[0:12] » Here.
>> At large Potion.
[0:13] » Here.
>> Ward one Coob.
[0:14] » Here.
>> Um Ward two Holmes absent. Ward three
[0:17] Johnson.
>> Here.
[0:18] » Okay. Pledge of Allegiance.
[0:23] I pledge allegiance
>> to the flag
[0:25] of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
[0:30] one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
[0:34] for all.
[0:47] » Okay, next item is approval of the
agenda.
[0:50] Are there any items that need to be
>> I'd like a motion.
[0:54] » Second.
>> Okay, motion by Cummins, seconded by
[0:56] Johnson.
Uh Potion.
[0:58] » Yes.
>> Cummins.
[0:59] » Yes.
>> Coob.
[1:00] » Yes.
>> Johnson.
[1:01] » Yes.
>> All right, moving on to the
[1:04] communications portion. If there's
anyone present who would like to address
[1:06] the council, now would be the time to do
so.
[1:11] No? All right, move on to consent
agenda. These are routine items that
[1:14] will be enacted by one motion without
separate discussion unless a council
[1:17] member requests separate consideration.
Approval of the council meeting minutes,
[1:21] August 3rd, 2026. Approval of the liquor
license for
[1:25] Pacheco's Steakhouse.
Approval of the liquor license for the
[1:28] Red Pin. Approval of the liquor license
for renewal for Meeteetse. Approval of
[1:33] the garbage exemption for 410 West 6th
Street.
[1:36] Approval of the Tipton Revitalization
Incentive Program reimbursement request
[1:39] for Fry Fry Funeral Home at 220 East 6th
Street for $2,752.03.
[1:46] Approval of pay application number one,
change order number one, and pay
[1:49] application number two for the city
administration building remodel with
[1:52] Adams Adam Builders.
Approval of the fire sprinkler backflow
[1:56] prevention device, approval of the stair
lift for new city hall,
[2:01] approval of the utility sync file
software related to the AMI project,
[2:05] approval for Orion contract for the new
city hall building, approval of the
[2:10] amended airport farm lease, and approval
of the appointment of Max Cappes and
[2:13] Mike Moos to the airport committee.
Uh and lastly, approval of the claims
[2:17] register, which includes claims paid
under the current purchase policy.
[2:21] Any of those items need to be pulled out
for additional discussion?
[2:27] » Make a motion.
>> Second.
[2:31] Um motion by Johnston, seconded by Koob.
>> Question.
[2:36] » Yes.
>> Cummings.
[2:37] Uh [clears throat] yes, but the
abstaining with number five.
[2:42] Uh Koob.
>> Yes.
[2:44] » Johnston.
>> Yes.
[2:49] » Okay. Um there are no items under city
business, so we will move on to reports.
[2:54] Um department heads.
Brian, do you have
[2:57] » Yep.
[3:02] The AMI project is moving along. It got
on the AMI
[3:06] uh portal, which all of it before I come
over and uh
[3:11] out of 4,439
jobs total to do, apparently at 2,229.
[3:17] That's right at 50%.
Now, [snorts]
[3:21] I don't know if that's true or not, but
it goes with the idea that they knocked
[3:24] out all the low-hanging fruit first, the
easy stuff. And now we're into the
[3:28] harder stuff.
We're having challenges.
[3:32] Nobody knows it more than city office.
They all are [clears throat] having uh
[3:36] a half of the time, [snorts] and it's
getting
[3:40] the readings to match with the billing
software.
[3:44] And we're just not getting the kind of
support that we feel like we probably
[3:48] should be getting.
Um
[3:51] Melissa's
on [clears throat] that and
[3:56] making the right connections. That was
part of what you approved tonight, too.
[3:59] So, I think we'll get there.
I'm not sure why it's
[4:04] you know, so difficult for us, but uh
>> So, by support, you mean from the
[4:10] company
that's Yes.
[4:12] » Yes. So, PMI is installing. PMI has done
a great job.
[4:17] The portal they they have a portal that
we all have access to to see the
[4:21] progress.
But, where the challenge is is
[4:26] readings are starting to come in through
Sensus Analytics,
[4:30] but it's not matching to Incode
to form a bill.
[4:35] So, we don't have that figured out yet.
It's [clears throat] a little
[4:40] frustrating when you haven't got the
answer, right?
[4:42] » We have the answer. It's just taking
time to get it. That's a Core and Main
[4:46] aspect that's not PMI, so they're two
separate really. So, they're working on
[4:50] it. It They said when we worked on this,
this takes a couple weeks. So, in the
[4:55] meantime, it's just a manual process.
It's fine. We can get the data. It's
[4:59] just taking the time and effort we're
doing is taking the time to get the read
[5:02] to import it correctly, and that's where
it is. So, it's just more time on the
[5:07] city
hall staff side, but it's They
[5:11] » [laughter]
>> found a solution. They're doing a
[5:13] fantastic job. Yep.
[5:17] Just in the interim. So, she'll will be
working
[5:21] » They're getting through.
Um
[5:24] So, hopefully we can get that soon.
Yeah, I don't mean to
[5:28] uh
give the impression it's a PMI thing.
[5:32] It's a
It's a Core [clears throat] and Main and
[5:35] Sensus.
I think some of our challenge comes in
[5:38] here.
2 years ago, we were dealing with a
[5:41] battery and Sensus problems.
>> [snorts]
[5:44] » You guys remember?
And Sensus supply
[5:48] going to be our supplier. We had a
quote.
[5:51] Their contract went away.
Core and Main got it.
[5:55] Now we have
new folks in training
[6:00] learning the system.
Trying to get it to us all at the same
[6:04] time. It's just
they're both new at it, I think.
[6:08] Actually reached out to a branch manager
today.
[6:12] Uh
at Core and Main and she said that they
[6:15] all have business cards tomorrow.
And see if we can get some more support.
[6:21] Also, [clears throat] I want to bring up
if any of you have looked up the water
[6:25] tower lately and noticed it's pretty
awful looking with the mildew and that.
[6:29] That's just a reality with water towers
and
[6:33] hot, humid summer, it sweats so bad and
it's the perfect environment for mildew.
[6:38] We've been preparing. The council
uh gave indication several years ago
[6:43] that they were interested in getting a
path started putting money away. So,
[6:47] that's what we've been doing. We always
put money away for the CIP for washing
[6:51] and cleaning and maintenance. This
actually due for a recoat.
[6:55] Okay.
It's on its second coat now.
[6:59] Perhaps mid-2004 construction.
2004 would have been new paint.
[7:04] It was recoated somewhere midpoint
between now and then.
[7:08] Uh
[7:11] We reached out to the Eastern Kim
to set a spec
[7:16] a paint spec.
Uh
[7:20] Initial inspection to come out and give
us a proposal. We have that proposal
[7:23] back.
Um
[7:27] Eastern Kim reached out to a company
called US G Water. US G Water provided a
[7:31] quote.
That quote surprised me.
[7:35] Okay.
My [snorts] goal was 175,000
[7:39] for the CIP.
We're currently at about 120.
[7:43] If I'm saying that right, boss.
I'm currently at about 120.
[7:48] » Okay.
>> So, USG
[7:53] painted a couple of towers in the area.
That's the other thing is I want a good
[7:56] reference point, right?
Ryan North West Branch, South Side.
[8:01] They did that.
Uh
[8:04] Burr Oak Tower near Culver's.
Those are a couple that caught my eye.
[8:07] They look good.
USG did.
[8:11] I don't have any other quotes right now.
I'm just sitting on one. USG, right?
[8:17] I'm getting uh
uh
[8:21] Tennessee here to want to jump in a
little bit. I think maybe uh one story
[8:25] shorter might be able to do that tower
this fall. Wash it and paint it.
[8:29] And my quote I'm sitting on right now is
119,000.
[8:33] And it includes an interior cleaning and
patch work on the inside. With the
[8:39] following inspection report of the
interior. So, all I'm saying is uh put
[8:44] this on your radar. We might have a
uh proposal for you soon to clean
[8:49] » [laughter]
>> and paint that tower. USG says they
[8:53] could do this one.
[8:56] Got it.
[8:59] Vision looks good.
>> [laughter]
[9:02] » I was off last week.
>> Yep.
[9:04] » [clears throat]
>> Thank you.
[9:06] » Thanks. Thanks, Brian.
[9:09] If not
>> Done.
[9:13] » I wanted to reset up here.
Just a couple of things to report. So,
[9:18] um on August 29th, that's going to be
when the Tour of Possibilities is, and
[9:22] we're working on the um
the brochures right now.
[9:26] It's going to be from 11:00 to 1:00 with
different businesses that their building
[9:30] is either for sale, for rent, or lease.
This is the third time that I've done
[9:35] this. So, um and last time we did sell
some buildings. So, I'm hoping this time
[9:39] we will too.
And then to report Connie and I are
[9:43] still working on that new website. It's
scheduled to be launched on the 31st of
[9:48] this month.
And
[9:51] there's some little kinks, so
everybody's just going to have to be
[9:54] patient with this for a little bit.
Right now I'm working on some data entry
[9:59] with all of our businesses cuz I have to
attach the websites or their Facebook
[10:03] pages to the to the businesses. But
our training basically has been by
[10:09] video, but if we have questions, then
that's when we call the company.
[10:13] We will [snorts] be sending those
training
[10:16] videos to different staff members.
However, what I'm hoping is
[10:21] when we get to that point by the 31st,
Connie and I actually will be able to
[10:25] talk everybody through it.
So,
[10:29] we've been working on it since March
because we had to migrate [snorts]
[10:32] everything. And so it's finally getting
a little bit closer. We are not experts
[10:40] by any means, but we're starting to
learn the program a little bit better.
[10:43] So, that's all I have.
[10:51] » Um just quickly
we concluded the first draft of our
[10:55] sidewalk program. And so Terry and I and
Danny and also been working on that
[11:00] this next month. So, come to you late
late fall. So, we can roll it out
[11:04] spring.
Um recodification is finally here.
[11:09] We got the first draft back to us. So,
it's been sent to
[11:12] um all the appropriate department heads.
Um
[11:16] couple of other
Also during recodification we'll do some
[11:19] new ordinances and I'm thinking about
some of the things that are hot topics
[11:22] around the community. So, you got the
data centers, you have
[11:25] e-bikes and scooters or something like
that that we're going to take a look at
[11:28] also.
And then finally City Hall day um going
[11:33] okay. Um Um
>> [snorts]
[11:35] » Not
as fast as I would like them to be.
[11:38] » There was nobody there today at all.
>> So, we're waiting on the waiting for an
[11:40] electrician right now, I believe. So,
otherwise
[11:43] if you haven't been in there
it's coming. It's just a little slower
[11:46] than that. So.
So.
[11:50] » Okay.
What's up? Do you have anything? Council
[11:52] members?
>> Uh
[11:55] » [clears throat]
>> obviously, everybody knows that it's my
[11:56] last meeting.
Uh this has definitely been rewarding,
[12:00] stressful, fun
all in one. I don't think I've
[12:05] would have this much gray hair if I
hadn't been here for the last 6 and 1/2
[12:08] years.
>> All right here.
[12:11] » Hell, there's hardly any. I don't know.
[laughter] It starts to show in the
[12:13] beard.
>> I wasn't going to say it.
[12:17] » But no, I've uh
I've enjoyed every minute of it, and I
[12:20] appreciate the community letting me do
this.
[12:23] I look forward to see what you guys
accomplish in the next [snorts]
[12:27] coming terms.
I think we're in a good spot.
[12:31] Got the right people where they need to
be.
[12:33] » Mhm.
I think I can speak for the council. I
[12:37] appreciate your
service to the council and
[12:41] um you know
[12:44] For those of you that don't know, Jason
approaches conversations in two ways.
[12:47] » [laughter]
>> At least when he calls me.
[12:49] » Yeah, it's either very hot or
>> Yeah, it's like, "What are you What are
[12:53] you doing? How's it going? Hey, what do
you know about this? Blah blah blah blah
[12:56] blah." End of conversation. Or it's "Are
you busy?
[13:01] What are you doing? Are you Are you
working? You got a minute?
[13:04] I hope this conversation's not going to
piss you off."
[13:07] » [laughter]
>> Those are his two approaches to like the
[13:10] last 3 and 1/2 years of conversations
with me. [laughter]
[13:14] Actually, maybe even before that.
>> to dance around it a little bit.
[13:17] » [laughter]
>> It's like, "What's up, Jason?" Oh, but
[13:20] no, I think
I think I can speak for all of us
[13:22] tonight. I probably shouldn't speak for
all of us, but but you
[13:26] Appreciate your support to the council
and and your, you know, [snorts] input
[13:30] and your, you know, you have done a
really good job of of playing devil's
[13:33] advocate for the community members and,
you know, the businesses,
[13:37] um contractors and particularly
>> [laughter]
[13:40] » when need be. Um I think that's a good
good asset to have on the council. So,
[13:45] um
[13:48] Good luck in the country.
>> [laughter]
[13:50] » It's 2 mi outside of town.
>> Yeah. And on the gravel, right? That's
[13:53] even better. That's even
>> So,
[13:56] yeah, thank you.
Sounds good.
[14:00] » All right. Does anybody have anything
else?
[14:01] » Yeah, this uh this Saturday
uh down at City Park is the uh back to
[14:06] school
bash get-together. Um obviously good
[14:09] thing for community. It's also a chance
to uh come down and uh
[14:14] learn more about the uh the bond vote
November, which I encourage anybody who
[14:19] has questions to go do that and to
spread to people you know uh
[14:24] a good vote is an informed vote, right?
So, however you do it, just know what
[14:28] kind of what you're looking at there.
Important.
[14:32] » Mhm.
Do you remember the time on that, Luke?
[14:37] Is it like 3:00 or 4:00?
>> Yeah, it's like 3:00 or 4:00 and then
[14:40] again at like
>> 7:00?
[14:42] » 5:00 [snorts] or 6:00. I don't know.
It's like
[14:43] » Okay. [laughter]
>> There's there's a beautiful park today.
[14:45] It's not all It's not quite lined up but
>> really seen anything from the school.
[14:49] » Yeah, so there's like so
during the the community club is putting
[14:53] on a huge kind of thing, right? For for
families, for students, kind of free
[14:58] for lack of better term, carnival
>> Yeah.
[15:01] » like thing. Um but then the uh the
school then I think there was like an
[15:05] hour break in between, but the school is
doing their uh
[15:08] Let's see. Alyssa might know, but their
5K.
[15:12] What time does that start, you know?
>> Like 5:00.
[15:15] » So, that
>> Okay. That's kind of the
[15:17] » 3:30 maybe.
>> Yeah, I kind of the start of like the
[15:19] school then doing some some celebration
of fall activities kind of started with
[15:23] the 5K and
So there was a lot going on, but uh my
[15:27] understanding, you know, at least the
bonds, I think they'll be set up all
[15:29] day. Some people down there from the uh
the bond committee and
[15:33] check it out.
Get a free hot dog.
[15:36] » [laughter]
>> Not related, just happen to happen at
[15:39] the same time.
[15:44] » All right.
Well, there isn't anything else. You
[15:49] want to motion to adjourn the meeting?
>> Motion.
[15:52] » [clears throat]
>> Second.
[15:53] » Okay. Motion by Paster, seconded by
Cummins.
[15:55] » Paster?
>> Yes.
[15:56] » Who?
>> Yes.
[15:57] » Johnson?
>> Yes.
[15:58] » Cummins?
>> Yes.
[16:01] » All right. Thank you. Meeting adjourned.