[0:51] Okay, we're going to start the meeting.

[0:54] Good evening everyone. We're going to go

[0:55] ahead and start our meeting. If you

[0:56] please rise for the pledge of

[0:57] allegiance.

[0:58] Mr. T.J. Williams is going to lead us.

[1:04] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

[1:06] United States of America and to the

[1:08] republic for which it stands, one nation

[1:11] under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[1:14] justice for all.

[1:16] >> Thank you.

[1:17] » Thank you.

[1:17] And uh

[1:18] invocation be by Deacon Nathaniel Foley

[1:22] from

[1:24] Set Free Church in Yucca Valley.

[1:27] >> Good evening.

[1:29] » Good evening.

[1:29] Mayor, city council members, fellow

[1:31] community members, I want to thank you

[1:33] for welcoming here to do this

[1:34] invocation.

[1:35] Let us pray. Father in heaven, Lord of

[1:37] hosts, we stand before you today men and

[1:39] women created in your image. You created

[1:41] us with purpose, a desire to seek, to

[1:43] build, to grow, to love. You created us

[1:46] with a thirst that only you can quench,

[1:48] a hunger that only you can fill, and a

[1:50] vision only you can accomplish. We ask

[1:52] for the power of your spirit to go

[1:53] before us, each one of us, in the

[1:55] decision we make.

[1:57] We pray for an anointing on Twentynine

[1:58] Palms in the surrounding regions. We

[2:00] pray that we will not just be known for

[2:02] the military base or the national park

[2:05] or a back way to Vegas, but for a

[2:07] community that is filled with grace,

[2:08] mercy, and compassion.

[2:12] Loving each other as we do ourselves,

[2:14] protecting the least of these, restoring

[2:16] family, encouraging the individual, and

[2:18] furthering the growth of our city. We

[2:20] want to thank you, Lord Jesus, for what

[2:22] you have done so far, and we know you

[2:24] can do abundantly more than we ask,

[2:25] think, or imagine.

[2:27] Help us to think what you would do when

[2:29] making decisions that affect people.

[2:31] Help us to stand in faith, loving what

[2:33] is good, hating what is evil. We pray

[2:35] for the faith that has died or been

[2:37] misled or snatched away to be restored.

[2:40] That we would be a people group that

[2:41] stand on your principles. We thank you

[2:43] for the men and women who serve in this

[2:45] community

[2:46] in a position of authority. We thank you

[2:48] for being viewed on demand at the city

[2:49] of Twentynine Palms website at

[2:50] www.twentyninepalms.org.

[2:53] >> You may livestream this meeting by going

[2:55] » You may livestream this meeting by going

[2:55] to the website, clicking uh meeting

[2:57] agenda link. Awards, presentations,

[3:00] appointments, and proclamations. Trash

[3:02] for Cash presentation.

[3:03] Tim, if you could go meet them at the

[3:05] podium and bring up the Twentynine Palms

[3:07] High School Impact Host Club. Is anybody

[3:10] here from

[3:12] the high school Impact Host Club?

[3:16] No? Okay.

[3:18] Anybody here from the Explorer Scouts

[3:19] Post 509?

[3:23] I believe there is.

[3:38] » On behalf of the city of Twentynine

[3:39] Palms and Burrtec, we would like to

[3:41] extend our gratification to you guys for

[3:43] helping to clean up our community and

[3:45] serving our community.

[3:47] If you'd like, I'd like to if you got

[3:49] the phone to let us know where you all

[3:50] up at.

[3:52] >> We clean up on the corners of

[3:54] » We clean up on the corners of

[3:54] the end of

[3:55] what's called Lucky Park. We clean up

[3:57] the entire maybe a mile of the trash

[4:00] where we

[4:02] I'm sorry, we

[4:04] can't remember the street off the top of

[4:05] our head, but we clean up the desert and

[4:06] make it look more presentable for our

[4:07] community and for the desert wildlife.

[4:10] >> Outstanding. Thank you so much for your

[4:11] » Outstanding. Thank you so much for your

[4:12] community service. Let's give them a

[4:13] round of applause.

[4:18] And so on on the behalf of the city of

[4:20] Twentynine Palms and Burrtec, we have

[4:22] two checks for you guys for your

[4:23] dedication.

[4:46] » [applause]

[5:09] » Okay, we have a couple of proclamations

[5:11] to to read.

[5:18] Right over here, yeah.

[5:20] Good.

[5:22] Okay.

[5:23] This is a city of Twentynine Palms

[5:24] proclamation, Juneteenth Independence

[5:26] Day 2026. Whereas Juneteenth is known as

[5:29] Juneteenth Independence Day

[5:31] Mac Mac

[5:33] Mac Emancipation Day. Sorry,

[5:35] Emancipation celebration and Freedom Day

[5:37] is the oldest known celebration

[5:39] commemorating the ending of the slavery

[5:40] in the United States and has been

[5:42] celebrated by the black community for

[5:43] over 150 years. And whereas

[5:46] in for reflection and rejoicing, a time

[5:48] of assessment, self-improvement, and for

[5:50] planning the future. And whereas

[5:52] residents are encouraged to join

[5:53] together in celebration of freedom

[5:55] of freedom, family, and community by

[5:57] embodying a spirit of peace, respect,

[5:59] brotherly love to honor and salute our

[6:01] city, our rich cultural legacy, and

[6:03] diversity.

[6:04] Now, therefore, be it resolved that the

[6:06] City Council of the City of Sunny Isles

[6:08] does hereby proclaim June 19, 2026 as

[6:11] Juneteenth Independence Day. We call

[6:12] upon residents to take this opportunity

[6:15] to learn more about the past, better

[6:17] understand the experiences that have

[6:18] shaped the United States, and recognize

[6:20] observance of the end of the slavery as

[6:22] part of the history and heritage of the

[6:23] United States. Dated this 19th day of

[6:26] June, 2026.

[6:30] » And this is for you.

[6:35] » Thank you.

[6:39] » [applause]

[6:40] >> Thank you.

[6:42] I just wanted to say thank you for this

[6:44] presentation.

[6:45] >> You know, on behalf of the women of

[6:46] » You know, on behalf of the women of

[6:46] Color Global, we thank you.

[6:49] >> Till next year.

[6:49] » Till next year.

[6:49] >> Till next year.

[6:54] Okay, Mr. Williams, did you come on?

[6:58] Okay, uh City of Sunny Isles

[6:59] proclamation, LGBTQ+

[7:02] Pride Month 2026. Whereas the City of

[7:05] Sunny Isles is welcome community and an

[7:07] exceptional place to live, work, and

[7:09] visit. And whereas the nation is founded

[7:11] on principle and every individual has

[7:14] infinite dignity and worth. The City of

[7:16] Sunny Isles Council The Sunny Isles City

[7:18] Council calls upon the people of this

[7:20] municipality to embrace the principle

[7:22] and work to to eliminate prejudice where

[7:24] wherever it exists. And whereas while

[7:26] society is largely and critically

[7:27] support LGBTQ+

[7:30] equality, it is essential to acknowledge

[7:33] that the need for education and

[7:35] awareness remains vital to end

[7:37] discrimination and prejudice. And

[7:38] whereas the City of Sunny Isles

[7:40] commends the the bravery and courage of

[7:42] those in the community the LGBTQ plus

[7:45] community who face adversity and various

[7:47] forms of violence, continued opposition

[7:49] and opposition towards LGBTQ plus

[7:52] peoples make it important for neighbors

[7:54] to stand up and show solidarity and

[7:56] support to our LGBTQ plus residents and

[8:00] the community at large. Now, therefore

[8:01] be resolved that the city council of the

[8:03] city of Twentynine Palms is hereby

[8:05] proclamation June 20, 2026 be the LGBTQ

[8:08] Pride Month in support of the LGBTQ and

[8:11] community. We call upon the residents of

[8:14] Twentynine Palms to recognize the

[8:16] achievements of the LGBTQ plus community

[8:19] and celebrate the great diversity of our

[8:20] community. Dated this 23rd day of June,

[8:23] 2026.

[8:37] » I would just like to say on behalf of

[8:40] the LGBTQ plus community, uh thank you

[8:43] to the city

[8:45] uh for recognizing Pride Month and also

[8:48] um for recognizing our contributions to

[8:50] make society a better place for all.

[8:54] >> Thank you.

[8:58] Okay. Um let's see.

[9:02] Moving on. Uh update of Groundwork Arts

[9:05] on the city of the mural project of

[9:06] Freedom Plaza.

[9:08] Is Sierra here? She's here.

[9:16] » Good evening, city council members, uh

[9:19] city staff, and community.

[9:23] I wanted to give you a brief update on

[9:25] the

[9:27] uh

[9:28] Twentynine Palms tile mural project.

[9:31] Thank you. Thank you. For Freedom Plaza.

[9:34] Um

[9:36] As a reminder, the tile mural project uh

[9:39] is a permanent ceramic mural at the

[9:41] civic heart of the city at Freedom

[9:44] Plaza. It is driven by students and the

[9:47] community, and it is not made by one

[9:49] artist, but hundreds of artists, and it

[9:51] is very much a collaborative um project.

[9:54] Staff, we don't need to

[9:56] worry about lead staff, but I did want

[9:58] to let the council members and the city

[10:00] um and community know that we have added

[10:02] additional advisors on

[10:04] who have been there, done that. So,

[10:06] Crooked Tree Ceramics in Tucson,

[10:08] Arizona, um the first slide that we

[10:11] showed here, they're in Tucson. As you

[10:13] can see, it's not your traditional tile

[10:15] murals, square mural square square

[10:17] tiles. Um they're individually created

[10:19] and pieced together. Um also, Julie

[10:22] Bender from San Pedro did a uh entire

[10:25] block-long tile mural on a retaining

[10:28] wall. Uh we sought the advice of both of

[10:31] these artists. There was some concern

[10:33] about the durability, longevity of the

[10:35] tile mural, um and that was incredibly

[10:37] important. So, we have confirmation from

[10:39] them that we are moving in the right

[10:40] direction in terms of materials and

[10:42] installation.

[10:44] Timeline has been adjusted slightly. Um

[10:47] we are on track with our youth and

[10:49] community workshops. Um we've decided

[10:53] not to rush things too much. We have a

[10:55] responsibility to commit complete

[10:58] community workshops by September 30th.

[11:01] We applied for two grants from the

[11:02] California Arts Council. Those must be

[11:05] completed by September 30th. Uh we did

[11:07] start um our first community workshops

[11:11] with students this past Monday.

[11:14] After we've completed the workshops that

[11:16] are required by the California Arts

[11:18] Council, we will again take our time

[11:20] with the mural assembly and also with

[11:22] the installation, working very closely

[11:24] with the city.

[11:27] Uh this is probably my favorite part.

[11:29] And I'm going to try to speak quickly.

[11:31] One of the things that was incredibly

[11:33] important to us is that the community

[11:34] really truly did participate in

[11:36] providing information. We did a

[11:38] community survey. We received 1,563

[11:42] results.

[11:44] Uh TK through 12th grade and the

[11:45] community. Um and these were the themes

[11:48] that came up, some of which you will be

[11:50] familiar with. Nature and desert

[11:51] landscape. Creativity and imagination

[11:54] was at the top of the list. One of the

[11:56] things I thought was most important was

[11:57] this idea of community and belonging. Uh

[12:00] history and heritage, which a lot of our

[12:03] oasis of our murals in the city of 29

[12:05] Palms speak to, but also the growth in

[12:08] future generations. I think the part

[12:10] that I was most inspired by, we asked

[12:13] the question, what do you want people to

[12:15] feel when you look at this mural? And

[12:18] the top three resounding responses were

[12:21] they want people to feel welcome,

[12:22] inspired, and connected. And that may

[12:25] seem simple, but right now in this day

[12:27] and age, I think that that's incredibly

[12:29] important.

[12:30] Um the other parts, uh symbols and

[12:32] imagery, desert animals, desert plants

[12:34] will incorporate. But one of the things

[12:36] that came up from the students is

[12:37] incorporating words, uh words that

[12:39] reflect 29, words of affirmation, words

[12:42] that are positive. You may recall from

[12:45] uh previous presentation, the Hidden

[12:47] Garden Steps in San Francisco

[12:49] incorporated stamped words in the tiles.

[12:52] Um instead of names, we're going to be

[12:54] using phrases. Um

[12:57] This is what

[12:59] got me and I feel super excited about.

[13:01] The overall idea is this idea, we are

[13:05] 29.

[13:07] And some of the phrases that came up

[13:08] were, we are stronger together.

[13:11] We are grounded.

[13:13] We are the future. We are limitless. We

[13:16] are dreamers.

[13:18] We are innovators. We are resilient.

[13:21] We are resourceful. We are definitely

[13:24] resourceful.

[13:25] Uh Uh, we are persistent. We are

[13:27] tradition and tomorrow. We are future

[13:30] leaders. We are full of possibility. Um,

[13:33] this was for me personally very

[13:34] inspiring. So, in addition to the

[13:36] imagery,

[13:37] um, we will also be incorporating some

[13:39] of the language from the students in the

[13:40] community in, um, in the tile mural. Uh,

[13:44] we I did have show and tell. I don't

[13:45] know if it's appropriate or not. I have

[13:47] some sample tiles.

[13:50] No. Yes.

[13:52] >> You want to see Sure.

[13:53] » You want to see Sure.

[13:53] >> Can I show you sample tiles?

[13:59] Um,

[14:00] one of the most important things is that

[14:03] these tiles are durable.

[14:06] Just share them. So, we have,

[14:09] Want to see them?

[14:11] Color.

[14:14] Uh, some of the color palette, the clay

[14:16] body, the glaze.

[14:26] Okay. Yeah, you want to try and break

[14:27] it? Go ahead and try to break it.

[14:30] » Scissors?

[14:32] Break it, Mr. Mayor.

[14:33] >> He told She told me to.

[14:36] » He told She told me to.

[14:36] Wait, can I use this on it?

[14:38] Just kidding.

[14:48] It's one of your pears.

[14:50] One of my Oh, my prickly pears?

[14:52] >> [laughter]

[14:52] » [laughter]

[14:52] >> Oh, yeah. All the pieces of prickly pear

[14:54] » Oh, yeah. All the pieces of prickly pear

[14:54] will go together. Um, there's some more

[14:56] sculptural pieces.

[14:58] I wanted to share that with you because

[15:00] there was some concern that we were

[15:02] going to do, um, square tiles that kids

[15:05] just went crazy marking on and they

[15:07] wouldn't look so great. Um, but we also

[15:10] wanted the kids to have their own, um,

[15:14] creativity involved. So, um, this is

[15:16] These are examples of some of those

[15:18] pieces.

[15:20] And we started again we started the clay

[15:22] tile workshops last Monday in Rowland

[15:25] Unified School District. Um Talulah was

[15:27] there today at Oasis working with TK

[15:30] through sixth graders. Uh TK need

[15:33] Talulah, do you have that the

[15:36] Yeah, that.

[15:37] So, um what we've learned is that TK

[15:40] have a little bit of trouble cutting

[15:42] tiles out. So, we had one of our high

[15:43] school students do some 3D printed

[15:47] um

[15:48] basically cookie cutters so they can

[15:50] have a general shape and then they can

[15:53] create their own off of that.

[15:56] We will be doing the future rock

[15:57] workshops at all elementary schools,

[15:59] high schools, home groups, patriotic

[16:01] hall, etc. So, I wanted to share this

[16:04] with you

[16:05] um in response to the not square tile

[16:08] scribbled on. All of these kids are

[16:10] making their own individual tiles. Um

[16:13] some are varying in quality. Um this is

[16:16] an example of a famous painting by

[16:19] Vermeer, but if you can see carefully,

[16:21] it's done with buttons and um bubbles

[16:25] and keychains and detritus. Um but what

[16:28] makes it amazing is that the color

[16:30] unifies the overall design. So, that

[16:33] will essentially be what happens with

[16:34] the kids' tiles. Like, there might not

[16:36] be brown bunnies, there might be blue

[16:38] bunnies and purple bunnies, and they

[16:39] might be in the sky or the sunset, but

[16:41] they'll all come together in a unified

[16:43] image.

[16:44] Um we will work with um our professional

[16:46] artists to organize the tiles into

[16:48] sections. Um we'll mount backer board

[16:51] and work very carefully with a licensed

[16:53] contractor. Um we were able to meet with

[16:55] our city manager Kevin Cole, and we'll

[16:57] work with him to identify a contractor

[17:00] to appropriately install um the

[17:02] installation. Sorry, the tile. Um one of

[17:05] the

[17:06] uh big questions was where is it going

[17:08] to go? The city voted, the community

[17:11] voted, um and the number one choice was

[17:15] the National Park Center North Wall. So,

[17:17] that is to the left of the Visitor

[17:19] Center door.

[17:21] The second, very close second, was front

[17:23] of the stage low wall.

[17:25] Um

[17:26] I personally like that cuz it's front

[17:27] and center, but if any of you have been

[17:29] at Freedom Plaza, you know that the

[17:31] skateboarders skate on the edge. And

[17:33] maybe at some point in the future, once

[17:35] we get this one um under our belts, we

[17:38] can consider doing something with that

[17:39] front wall.

[17:41] Uh this is again the Visitor Center

[17:43] wall. It's quite large. It won't be

[17:46] square. So, it will be in that space in

[17:48] the center, but it will have an organic

[17:50] shape so that we can counterbalance the

[17:53] harshness No.

[17:55] No uh disrespect, but the harshness of

[17:59] Freedom Plaza, it's a little bit square,

[18:01] a little bit cold. Um so, we'll have the

[18:03] organic um

[18:05] mural in that space there.

[18:07] Um I just wanted to say this. This comes

[18:09] from our community. This comes from our

[18:12] students. We are 29. We are rooted in

[18:14] community. We grow through creativity

[18:17] and connection. We look toward the

[18:19] future with hope. Um

[18:21] Thank you very much.

[18:22] >> Thank you.

[18:24] » Thank you.

[18:24] I am encouraged that I when I first

[18:26] heard about this, I thought it was just

[18:27] going to be square tiles with kids

[18:29] painting on them. Uh the other thing is

[18:31] I think this is good way a lot of uh

[18:33] interest because if they can put a bunch

[18:35] of rocks up on Interstate 15 and make a

[18:37] road to go over there so people can

[18:38] watch look at a bunch of rocks, painted

[18:39] rocks that are stacked up, this is going

[18:41] to be way better. So, just I mean, that

[18:43] thing's cool, too, I guess, but anyway,

[18:45] I think this I think this is going to be

[18:46] a good good project. Okay. Uh Council

[18:49] comments, reports, and meetings

[18:50] attended. Councilmember Bellaran.

[18:53] >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[18:55] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[18:55] This past weekend, I was

[18:58] See if I can order.

[19:00] I attended the flag-raising ceremony for

[19:01] Juneteenth at City Hall.

[19:03] And then participated well, participated

[19:05] and uh audience member for the

[19:06] Juneteenth celebration by Women of

[19:08] Global Color

[19:09] at Not Sky Park. And what else? Also

[19:12] attended three All-Star games, returned

[19:14] nine All-Star teams in banning.

[19:16] Two out of three of our teams are three

[19:18] of our four of our teams are making

[19:20] their way to championship game this

[19:21] week. So, we'll see if they take some

[19:22] banners home.

[19:23] And that's all I got, Mr. Mayor.

[19:25] >> Thank you. Councilwoman Meraz.

[19:28] » Thank you. Councilwoman Meraz.

[19:28] >> I attended the CMC Foundation dinner. I

[19:31] » I attended the CMC Foundation dinner. I

[19:31] also attended the Juneteenth flag

[19:33] raising ceremony. I met with um

[19:36] Actually met with them various

[19:38] times, but also met with multiple

[19:40] transitional and temporary housing

[19:41] organizations in the San Bernardino

[19:44] Office of Homeless Services leadership

[19:46] team.

[19:47] Um

[19:48] Basically to discuss what are the next

[19:49] steps within our

[19:52] community, but also keeping in mind the

[19:55] direction that the state is pushing us

[19:57] with um Prop 36 and also

[20:01] being mindful of the new funding sources

[20:04] that are going to come out uh through

[20:05] the Encampment Resolution Fund, which

[20:07] will also cover rapid rehousing and wrap

[20:10] around services for homelessness um in

[20:13] our community.

[20:14] I

[20:17] am hosting a town hall with SoCal Edison

[20:20] tomorrow 6:00 p.m. It was supposed to be

[20:22] here, but we um are having to do the

[20:25] upgrades for SB 707.

[20:29] Yes, okay. For SB 707, which is um state

[20:32] mandated. So, the town hall will be

[20:34] hosted at 74325

[20:37] Joe Davis here in California. We'll be

[20:39] talking about um grid reliability,

[20:42] sustainability, what's in the future um

[20:45] PSPs, and then a whole bunch of new

[20:46] programs that they're rolling out that

[20:48] could really benefit our community

[20:50] um including being able to swap out uh

[20:54] some appliances, you know, fridge,

[20:56] stove, and uh

[20:58] air conditioners for energy-efficient

[21:00] ones. And I do have an update um on the

[21:04] vocal funding. Some people have been

[21:05] following my efforts. I got into this

[21:08] because Partners Against Violence, um,

[21:12] which is a victim advocate organization

[21:13] that we have here, uh, let me know that

[21:15] they were

[21:17] slated our region was slated to receive

[21:20] a 43% budget cut from the state funding.

[21:24] Um, so basically the Victims of Crime

[21:26] Act offers victim advocacy services to

[21:30] victims of crime such as, uh, sexual

[21:33] assault, domestic violence, or any other

[21:35] violent crimes. And, um,

[21:38] I'm very proud to report that after

[21:40] significant advocacy from victim service

[21:42] providers, community leaders, and

[21:44] legislators, the California State Senate

[21:46] did approve a one-time $25 million

[21:50] increase for VOCA funding instead of the

[21:53] proposed cuts.

[21:54] Um, I would also like to give a thank

[21:57] you to Senator Hurtado, Senator Ochoa

[22:00] Bow, and, um,

[22:03] all those who help helped champion this

[22:05] effort and fight for crime victims

[22:07] across California.

[22:09] The next part of this is even though

[22:11] it's been approved, we're not done yet.

[22:13] Um, this now goes to the governor's

[22:15] office. So, the governor has to approve

[22:17] this. Um, there's been some press

[22:19] conferences that have that have been

[22:20] held that

[22:21] say he's still going to cut it

[22:23] regardless of what the Senate has

[22:25] proposed and what all of the advocacy

[22:26] groups are proposing. So,

[22:28] um, I strongly urge you to reach out, do

[22:31] your research, and if you can write a

[22:33] letter to support our

[22:35] um, Victims of Crime Act funding for

[22:37] this region. Thank you.

[22:39] >> Thank you.

[22:41] Councilmember Wright.

[22:43] >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so, first I

[22:45] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, so, first I

[22:45] apologize to everyone that I didn't get

[22:48] to be at the, um,

[22:50] Juneteenth flag raising all the event. I

[22:52] had to go to Oklahoma City and

[22:55] check on the parents and pick my son up

[22:57] and bring him back, um,

[23:00] cuz we got to get ready for Walhonding

[23:01] football, so

[23:03] had to do all that good stuff, but um

[23:05] >> do with football, Steve?

[23:07] » do with football, Steve?

[23:07] >> [laughter]

[23:08] » [laughter]

[23:08] >> Yes. And

[23:10] » Yes. And

[23:10] um

[23:11] I just want to take this time. Our high

[23:14] school sweetheart's birthday is

[23:16] tomorrow, so happy birthday, Ms. Alfreda

[23:19] Wright.

[23:20] Happy birthday to you.

[23:22] >> Okay. Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

[23:24] » Okay. Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

[23:24] >> Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. I

[23:26] » Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor. I

[23:26] attended a meeting um

[23:28] with you, of course, um with the company

[23:31] called Bronco,

[23:33] um who is wanting to build um

[23:36] tiny homes in our community. I thought

[23:38] it was a very fruitful discussion. I

[23:40] attended the Juneteenth flag raising

[23:42] ceremony here at City Hall and

[23:44] participated in the Juneteenth

[23:45] celebration

[23:46] um

[23:47] that was hosted by Women of Color at Dot

[23:48] Sky Park.

[23:50] And I also attended the Marine Officer

[23:53] um Comm Course graduation.

[23:56] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

[23:57] >> Thank you.

[23:58] » Thank you.

[23:58] All right. [sighs]

[24:01] So, I started out with uh went to the

[24:02] Victorville for the Mountain Desert uh

[24:04] Measure I meeting. Our city engineer, he

[24:07] uh hit them up to uh come up with

[24:09] another $180,000 from Measure I money

[24:12] for the bridge that's going across uh

[24:13] Split Rock, so that was a good thing

[24:15] because it cuz the development of needed

[24:17] more. Um went to the Kiwanis 43rd annual

[24:22] pancake breakfast.

[24:23] And also was at the meeting uh Mayor Pro

[24:26] Tem and city manager and the community

[24:27] development director for the tiny homes.

[24:29] It was very educational with that.

[24:31] Interesting. Also attended the

[24:33] Juneteenth uh flag raising in front and

[24:35] also at Dot Sky Park for the uh Women of

[24:38] Global of Global Color.

[24:40] Um yesterday was the uh Mojave Desert

[24:43] Air Quality um

[24:44] Air District um pretty exciting news for

[24:47] the city of Barstow. They're getting a

[24:49] $4 billion rail transfer station that's

[24:52] going to be built It's going to get

[24:54] ready to get started. Took them 6 years

[24:55] to get this pushed through.

[24:57] Um the air quality board there was uh

[25:00] very instrumental in helping them

[25:01] getting through the all the sequa and um

[25:04] environmental stuff through the state.

[25:06] And they also were the only ones that

[25:07] have been able to get to the um

[25:09] governor's pass on the um um 149. So,

[25:13] it's a it's going to be a really big

[25:15] project for um for this uh rail. They're

[25:17] going to have partial diesel, but it's

[25:20] also going to have some electric. They

[25:21] don't have the technology yet to do a

[25:22] totally electric train yet. But it is I

[25:25] guess they're working on that. It's

[25:27] They're estimated that they're going to

[25:28] get 15,000 jobs out of that. Pars Both

[25:31] part-time and full-time. And these are

[25:33] not These are union jobs. These aren't

[25:35] going to These aren't um jobs that just

[25:37] people They can make a living off doing

[25:39] this.

[25:40] And uh the city's going to make a pretty

[25:42] big windfall. But I did We got a little

[25:43] bit of education. I'll I'll be brief.

[25:45] But the stuff used to go off the boat at

[25:48] in Long Beach, get shipped to the Inland

[25:50] Empire, get split up at warehouses. What

[25:52] needed to go back to the coast would get

[25:54] shipped back on rail to or by the truck

[25:57] back to LA, get on a train in LA, and

[26:00] then go back to Barstow, and then out of

[26:02] the state. Now it's going to go directly

[26:04] The whole thing will go from rail rail

[26:06] railroad from Long Beach to Barstow, get

[26:10] split up, and then go in the directions

[26:12] it needs to go. It's going to cut

[26:14] 800,000

[26:15] truck routes out. So, it's going to be

[26:19] very significant with air quality.

[26:21] That's why the um

[26:22] um Mojave Desert Air Quality was so

[26:24] involved in it because obviously the

[26:26] more cars you take off the road, the

[26:27] more pollution there isn't. So, anyway,

[26:29] that was pretty exciting news for

[26:30] Barstow. And uh the air quality board

[26:32] that I'm on was um helped them a lot

[26:34] over the last 6 years. So, anyway.

[26:39] Okay, let's move on to consent calendar.

[26:42] All men

[26:47] See, I got to I got to highlight it just

[26:48] like I did this. Now I'll I'll that. I'm

[26:50] sorry. I apologize, Mr. City Manager.

[26:52] >> No problem at all.

[26:53] » No problem at all.

[26:53] >> the second time we did this, so.

[26:55] » the second time we did this, so.

[26:55] >> Uh

[26:56] » Uh

[26:56] so, I I have a couple updates.

[26:59] One I wanted to mention uh

[27:01] as as Councilmember Ramirez said, we'll

[27:04] be doing renovations here in the Council

[27:06] Chambers starting tomorrow and hopefully

[27:09] have them completed or at least

[27:10] functionally complete by our July 14th

[27:12] meeting.

[27:13] Um what that means is in this coming

[27:16] month our Planning Commission meetings

[27:18] are probably going to be canceled and

[27:20] maybe a few other meetings. I'm not sure

[27:22] about

[27:23] Tbid and

[27:25] the

[27:26] public

[27:27] arts advisory

[27:28] um council. So, um but

[27:31] we'll be making those announcements as

[27:33] as they come up.

[27:35] Uh

[27:36] secondly, I wanted to remind everybody

[27:39] or let everybody know that

[27:42] here in Twentynine Palms our cooling

[27:43] center is the senior center.

[27:46] It's at 6539 Adobe Road.

[27:49] Um we

[27:51] don't always open it, but when the heat

[27:54] index gets up to 110° we'll be opening

[27:57] the cooling center. Now, that doesn't

[27:59] mean it has to be 110° outside. What it

[28:02] means is it could be

[28:03] you know, 98, but with the humidity

[28:06] could take it up to 110 index.

[28:09] Um that is lower than what we've done in

[28:11] the past. In the In the past we've had

[28:13] 115°

[28:14] heat index where we open that, but we'll

[28:17] open it and it'll stay open until it

[28:19] gets cooler.

[28:20] Um and we'll use, just for everybody's

[28:23] information, we'll use the weather

[28:24] information from the National Weather

[28:26] Service to to make those determinations.

[28:28] So,

[28:30] your phone may say say something

[28:31] different, but we're using the National

[28:33] Weather Service, so.

[28:35] Um

[28:36] Thirdly, I'd like to inform everybody

[28:40] that um

[28:41] on Thursday, June 25th, the San

[28:43] Bernardino County Sheriff's Department

[28:44] is is a blood drive and that's at the

[28:47] sheriff the sheriff's

[28:49] um

[28:50] station out in Joshua Tree.

[28:52] Uh 63665

[28:54] Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree.

[28:56] So, um

[28:58] come on out and donate blood. It's

[29:00] always needed.

[29:02] Uh at great 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

[29:05] Thank you.

[29:09] Uh

[29:11] fourthly, I will make the announcement

[29:12] that the nomination period for anyone

[29:15] wanting to run for City Council begins

[29:17] on July 13th and ends on August 6th.

[29:21] If you're interested, please call uh the

[29:23] City Hall and make an appointment with

[29:25] our City Clerk Cindy Viascas

[29:27] and she'll get you set up with the

[29:28] procedure and all the nomination

[29:30] requirements and campaign rules and

[29:33] fundraising rules. And she'll uh set you

[29:36] up with with all that. So, but you need

[29:38] to call make an appointment with her.

[29:41] It ends on August 6th, which is uh it's

[29:44] actually a Thursday, uh but the uh

[29:47] uh

[29:48] we'll be submitting everything to the

[29:50] registrar of voters after that.

[29:54] Um fifth,

[29:56] I I would like to uh announce that the

[29:58] Great Race is coming to Twentynine

[30:00] Palms.

[30:01] And uh what that is,

[30:04] um it's called the Hemmings Great Race

[30:06] presented by Coker Tires. It's a 9-day

[30:08] classic car rally that spends uh spans

[30:11] more than 2,300 mi and features 120 of

[30:14] the world's finest antique automobiles.

[30:17] It's hosted um the event is uses a new

[30:20] route each year and features 17 hosted

[30:23] city stops along the way, including a

[30:25] hosted stop in Twentynine Palms.

[30:28] Is this Saturday, June 27th,

[30:30] um from 11:00 to 3:00 uh 11:30 to 3:00,

[30:34] I think. Um

[30:36] uh for 2026, the Great Race is

[30:38] celebrating the 100th anniversary of the

[30:40] Mother Road with a Route 66 themed event

[30:43] that starts in Springfield, Illinois on

[30:46] Saturday, June 20th and ends in Pasadena

[30:49] on Sunday, June 28th with many historic

[30:51] towns and attractions along the way.

[30:53] So, that's down in Luckie Park from

[30:55] 11:30 to 3:00. And they have food

[30:58] vendors and family-friendly activities

[31:00] going on. And you get you can get up and

[31:03] see the cars

[31:05] up close as they come in. So, it's a be

[31:07] a great family event. Um if you they're

[31:11] they're currently seeking volunteers. If

[31:12] you want to get involved in something,

[31:14] you can call the

[31:15] Park and Recreation Department at

[31:17] 760-367-7562

[31:20] extension 1025.

[31:23] And they'll

[31:24] they'll set you up on if you want to

[31:26] volunteer for that.

[31:29] And uh

[31:30] right on the heels of that, we have the

[31:32] 4th of July. The city of Twentynine

[31:34] Palms Park and Recreation Department

[31:36] invites residents and visitors to ring

[31:38] in Independence Day at a free 4th of

[31:40] July celebration on Saturday, July 4th,

[31:43] 2026 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Knott

[31:46] Sky Park.

[31:47] Uh in honor of the 250th anniversary of

[31:50] the United States of America, the

[31:51] Kiwanis Club of Twentynine Palms will

[31:53] share a special reading of the

[31:55] Declaration of Independence, which will

[31:57] be pretty cool.

[31:58] Um the evening offers family

[32:01] family-friendly fun

[32:03] capped off by a fireworks show.

[32:05] Fireworks viewing party is the show

[32:07] lights up the sky over nearby Tortoise

[32:09] Rock Casino.

[32:11] Um there'll be some water slides and a

[32:13] photo booth and some other food vendors

[32:14] and stuff out there. Be a fun time. So,

[32:16] everybody should come out to Knott Sky

[32:18] Park for the 4th of July.

[32:21] Um and finally, one more thing I wanted

[32:23] to give a shout-out to our code

[32:25] enforcement team.

[32:27] They completed a cleanup of a

[32:30] a house in the

[32:31] Sherman Hoyt property. And they removed

[32:34] over 1,000 tires out of that property

[32:37] and um and several tons of trash. So, um

[32:41] I mean, it's something they've been

[32:42] working on for a while. These things

[32:44] take a while, but I just want to give

[32:45] shout out to them cuz it was a great

[32:47] cleanup.

[32:48] That's all I have.

[32:50] >> Thank you. Any questions for the city

[32:51] » Thank you. Any questions for the city

[32:51] manager?

[32:52] >> Okay, I see none.

[32:53] » Okay, I see none.

[32:53] >> Ma'am, did you have a uh comment

[32:55] » Ma'am, did you have a uh comment

[32:55] request? Bring it up Cindy real

[32:57] No worries.

[32:58] >> Okay.

[32:59] » Okay.

[32:59] Consent calendar, all matters listed in

[33:01] the consent calendar to be considered

[33:02] routine by the city council and will be

[33:04] enacted by one motion from the form

[33:05] listed. Any form may be removed from the

[33:07] consent calendar and considered

[33:08] separately by the city council.

[33:10] The public will be given an opportunity

[33:11] to comment on consent calendar items

[33:14] prior to the city council action. Does

[33:15] anybody want any items pulled from the

[33:20] consent calendar? It looks like we got

[33:21] one.

[33:24] Okay. See I don't Okay. All right, so

[33:26] I'm going to open this to the public. I

[33:27] have one slip for item number seven.

[33:30] Uh Carlos?

[33:32] Landon?

[33:37] » Hi, Carlos Landon.

[33:38] Um

[33:40] I I approve the Hatch Road and Sullivan

[33:42] Road bike path project for contracting

[33:44] section. Over the past months, I joined

[33:45] a rapidly growing bicycle community

[33:47] called the Basin Bike Path. This local

[33:49] organization is run by Eric Liner. Great

[33:51] guy. Uh and I also had the opportunity

[33:53] to meet an emerging uh high desert

[33:54] bicycle shop called the Gypsy Cycle. Uh

[33:57] this this indicates a significant demand

[33:59] for cycling in the high desert area.

[34:01] However, we are concerned about the

[34:02] unsafe roads and sandy river paths that

[34:04] hinder a healthy and safe in cycling

[34:05] experience.

[34:07] Therefore, securing funding and approval

[34:08] for a more cycling infrastructure will

[34:10] greatly benefit the city of Twentynine

[34:11] Palms. Thank you.

[34:12] >> Thank you.

[34:13] » Thank you.

[34:13] Okay. I have no [clears throat] other

[34:14] slips. Bring it back to council.

[34:17] Looking for a motion.

[34:20] » I move to consent calendar.

[34:22] >> Second.

[34:23] » Second.

[34:23] >> I have a motion and a second. Any

[34:24] » I have a motion and a second. Any

[34:25] further discussion? Seeing none. Roll

[34:27] call vote, please.

[34:29] >> Councilwoman Ramirez?

[34:30] » Councilwoman Ramirez?

[34:30] >> Aye.

[34:30] » Aye.

[34:30] >> Councilmember Wright?

[34:31] » Councilmember Wright?

[34:31] >> Aye.

[34:32] » Aye.

[34:32] >> Councilmember Buildering?

[34:33] » Councilmember Buildering?

[34:33] >> Aye.

[34:33] » Aye.

[34:34] >> Mayor pro tem Scott

[34:35] » Mayor pro tem Scott

[34:35] Mayor Mints.

[34:38] >> Okay, no items were removed. So we got

[34:40] » Okay, no items were removed. So we got

[34:40] public hearing number 14 proposed budget

[34:42] revisions for the special revenue funds

[34:44] of capital project funds and successor

[34:46] agency fund for the fiscal year 2026-27

[34:50] and this does not include project

[34:52] Phoenix funds.

[34:56] I'll be good.

[34:57] >> Thank you. Good evening Mr. Mayor

[34:59] » Thank you. Good evening Mr. Mayor

[34:59] council members members of this

[35:00] community.

[35:06] Let me test it first.

[35:08] Okay, perfect.

[35:09] Okay, so tonight I'll be presenting the

[35:11] budget revisions to the special revenue

[35:14] funds capital project funds and

[35:16] successor agency fund for fiscal year

[35:18] 26-27.

[35:19] And to give you a little bit of a

[35:21] context I would like to start by

[35:23] providing

[35:24] an overview of the city's fund

[35:26] structure.

[35:27] And

[35:29] in government accounting a fund is

[35:31] defined as a fiscal and accounting

[35:34] entity with a self-balancing set of

[35:36] accounts

[35:37] segregated for the purpose of carrying

[35:39] on a specific activities or complying

[35:41] with special regulations, restrictions

[35:43] or limitations. The city has a total of

[35:46] 18 funds which fall under one of

[35:50] the categories listed on this table.

[35:53] The city has one general fund which is

[35:54] the city's chief operating fund and the

[35:57] budget revisions to that but to that

[35:59] fund were approved on May 26th of this

[36:02] year.

[36:04] In terms of special revenue funds this

[36:06] funds are established by city council or

[36:08] other agencies to collect money that

[36:10] must be used for specific project or

[36:13] purposes.

[36:14] This funds provide an extra level of

[36:16] accountability and transparency to

[36:18] taxpayers and or ratepayers that their

[36:20] tax dollars will go towards an intended

[36:22] purpose.

[36:24] In terms of capital project funds this

[36:26] funds account for financial uh,

[36:28] resources used to um, used for the

[36:30] acquisition of major um,

[36:34] capital facilities and other capital

[36:35] related projects other than those

[36:38] financed in the proprietary fund types.

[36:41] Uh, proprietary funds are used by

[36:42] government entities to account for

[36:44] activities that are similar to business

[36:46] type uh, type activities. These funds

[36:49] are used when government provides

[36:50] services to public or other government

[36:53] agencies on a cost reimbursement basis.

[36:55] Proprietary funds are categorized into

[36:57] two main types, enterprise funds or

[36:59] internal service funds.

[37:01] And uh, fiduciary fiduciary funds

[37:04] account for resources that are held in a

[37:06] trustee or agency capacity for others

[37:09] and cannot be used to support the city's

[37:11] own programs.

[37:13] Fiduciary funds account for are are

[37:15] categorized into four types, pension and

[37:18] other post-employment benefit trust

[37:21] funds, investment trust funds, private

[37:23] purpose trust funds, and custodial

[37:24] funds.

[37:25] Um, this chart shows all of the funds

[37:28] that uh, the city has. As I mentioned,

[37:30] we have one general fund. Uh, we do have

[37:33] um, 10 special revenue funds which

[37:35] include the CDBG fund, uh, the newly um,

[37:38] added Elm Avenue project fund, um, gas

[37:41] tax fund, um, measure I fund, um, and

[37:45] other funds as listed on that table. We

[37:47] also have uh, five capital project

[37:49] funds, one enterprise fund, and one

[37:51] private purpose trust fund.

[37:55] Um,

[37:56] for

[37:58] um,

[37:58] today's presentation will be focusing on

[38:01] the special revenue funds and capital

[38:03] project funds with exclusion of project

[38:05] fund

[38:06] Project Phoenix funds and the sewer

[38:08] fund.

[38:09] Um,

[38:11] let's see.

[38:13] The number of city funds that um,

[38:15] the city manages on a given year

[38:18] varies depending on funding availability

[38:21] or um,

[38:22] changes in regulations as was the case

[38:25] with Article 8 funding

[38:27] which was terminated back in fiscal year

[38:29] 21-22 when the state redirected those

[38:32] funds to transit agencies instead of

[38:35] municipalities.

[38:39] A total 14.2 million dollars in

[38:41] expenditures and transfers out has been

[38:43] budgeted for fiscal year 26-27

[38:47] of which 11.4 million dollars will be

[38:49] funded with revenues and transfers in

[38:51] received through the special revenue

[38:53] funds and capital project funds.

[38:55] There are no budget revisions to the

[38:57] successor agency fund.

[39:02] So for the revenues and transfers in

[39:05] sources received through this funds that

[39:07] I just mentioned we have tax revenue

[39:10] grants fees and other revenue like

[39:14] like

[39:16] interest revenue and also transfers in

[39:18] from the general fund.

[39:22] Some of the tax revenue sources that we

[39:24] get are from the road maintenance and

[39:27] rehabilitation account program

[39:30] the gas tax and measure I funding as I

[39:33] mentioned we'll receive a total of

[39:35] 2.2 million dollars in fiscal year 26-27

[39:39] and the funding for those um

[39:42] and the sources for those funds are very

[39:44] restrictive. We cannot use them for

[39:48] other projects that have not been

[39:51] previously approved by either SBCTA or

[39:54] the funding agency.

[39:56] And this is just the history for the gas

[40:00] tax and the RMRA funding over a period

[40:03] of nine years

[40:05] for fiscal year 26-27 RMRA funding is

[40:08] projected to increase by 6% and gas tax

[40:11] is projected to increase by only 2%. So

[40:14] not not a lot not a big increase there.

[40:20] Um for RMRA funds, we

[40:24] submitted

[40:25] the request for funding for fiscal year

[40:27] 2026-2027.

[40:29] Uh and we our project and the list um of

[40:33] streets provided here was approved. And

[40:37] so this is the list of projects that

[40:40] list of roads that we have to overlay in

[40:42] the upcoming fiscal year.

[40:46] Uh for major capital project funds, we

[40:49] have a total about $13.3 million

[40:53] and that includes street projects,

[40:55] parks, safety,

[40:57] uh and other projects.

[41:01] A total of about $1.2 million will be

[41:04] used to overlay streets within the city.

[41:07] $854,000

[41:09] for street repairs and maintenance

[41:10] projects. Uh $501,000 for the SR62

[41:15] street improvement phase 2B project.

[41:17] $150,000

[41:19] for street improvements throughout the

[41:21] city and $90,000 for curb, gutter, and

[41:24] sidewalk projects.

[41:26] In terms of

[41:28] parks projects, we have two main ones,

[41:30] which is the CDY Channel Trail and

[41:32] that's $477,000

[41:34] and that's just for the design. We

[41:36] haven't received the approval of funding

[41:39] for the construction phase. Um and

[41:42] $341,000

[41:43] for like park improvements through the

[41:46] CDBG program.

[41:49] And in terms of safety projects, we have

[41:51] two main ones, the Split Rock Bridge,

[41:54] which will be funded with grants from

[41:57] SBCTA and Caltrans.

[41:59] And that's projected at $4.2 million.

[42:01] That's just the construction phase and

[42:04] project management cost. Uh and then the

[42:07] Hatch Sullivan bike path, which is

[42:09] estimated at $3.7 million.

[42:13] For other projects, we have the uh

[42:15] design for the new animal shelter uh for

[42:17] $589,000

[42:19] and also $178,000

[42:22] and for the animal control building

[42:24] upgrades.

[42:25] Um those fundings have been approved in

[42:28] prior years, but we haven't utilized all

[42:30] the funding, so we continue to carry

[42:32] over those funds until the project gets

[42:35] completed. Um we are projecting or

[42:37] proposing uh $226,000

[42:40] for re-roof um of city owned buildings

[42:43] and $196,000 for improvements at the

[42:47] senior center.

[42:49] So, the recommendation for tonight, we

[42:51] have three. Uh

[42:53] Uh and the recommendation is for city

[42:54] council to approve the resolution

[42:56] adopting the budget revisions for the

[42:58] special revenue funds, capital project

[43:00] funds, and the successor agency fund

[43:02] for fiscal year '26-'27 and approve the

[43:05] interfund transfers for that same year.

[43:07] Um $10,000 from the gas tax fund to the

[43:10] general fund,

[43:11] $28,000 from the Measure I fund to the

[43:14] general fund, and $27,040

[43:17] from the successor agency fund to the

[43:19] general fund. And those are just to

[43:20] cover administrative costs associated

[43:22] with managing that those funds. Um the

[43:25] other change um is in terms of the

[43:28] '25-'26 budget, there were a couple of

[43:31] adjustments that needed to be made for

[43:32] that budget um that were not known at

[43:36] the time I brought the mid-year budget

[43:38] adjustment back in February of this

[43:40] year. So, we have uh few adjustments to

[43:43] the general capital projects fund, and

[43:45] um we are also establishing uh the Elm

[43:48] Avenue project fund in fiscal year

[43:50] '25-'26 and its corresponding budget.

[43:54] And I'm open for any questions.

[43:57] >> Okay. Anybody have any questions?

[43:59] » Okay. Anybody have any questions?

[43:59] I do have one question about the Elm

[44:01] project. Um I The other ones we Do you

[44:03] have an administrative fee? So, after

[44:05] you establish that is in the budget,

[44:07] you'll do an administrative fee for

[44:08] that?

[44:09] >> Um I'm I'm allocating

[44:11] » Um I'm I'm allocating

[44:11] uh 10% of uh staff time um to that fund

[44:15] because we are going to spend time, you

[44:17] know, collecting

[44:18] >> I Yeah, I didn't see the line item.

[44:19] » I Yeah, I didn't see the line item.

[44:19] >> I'm not doing it as a transfer, but more

[44:21] » I'm not doing it as a transfer, but more

[44:21] like a direct allocation of city staff

[44:23] time.

[44:24] >> And that'll be in the own budget. Okay.

[44:26] » And that'll be in the own budget. Okay.

[44:26] >> Great.

[44:28] » Great.

[44:28] Okay.

[44:29] Please wait.

[44:30] Okay. So, any other questions for staff?

[44:33] >> Um yes, Mr. Mayor. Um I noticed that

[44:35] » Um yes, Mr. Mayor. Um I noticed that

[44:36] there was a and there um the capital

[44:37] projects fund, there was $45,000

[44:40] allocated for city hall structure.

[44:43] Um

[44:44] at one point, I believe we had a

[44:44] discussion that maybe is are we talking

[44:46] about the front of city hall?

[44:48] >> Yeah, we haven't really received

[44:51] » Yeah, we haven't really received

[44:51] direction as to what we want to do with

[44:53] those funds. I mean, I'm I'm putting it

[44:55] there because the

[44:57] project hasn't been completed and we

[44:58] still have the funds. So, if you decide

[45:01] to in the future reallocate those funds,

[45:04] you can

[45:05] uh and we'll just change the description

[45:07] or reallocate those funds to a different

[45:10] account, but it's definitely there. Um

[45:13] but if the city hall structure is not

[45:16] something that city council wants to do,

[45:17] we can definitely have that discussion

[45:19] and make

[45:20] >> change the what we're going to do with

[45:21] » change the what we're going to do with

[45:21] the money.

[45:22] >> But we do we we don't want to do it,

[45:23] » But we do we we don't want to do it,

[45:23] right?

[45:24] >> We have we haven't decided that. We

[45:25] » We have we haven't decided that. We

[45:25] That's the whole It's been in limbo.

[45:27] >> All right.

[45:28] » All right.

[45:28] >> We we stopped it from going any further

[45:30] » We we stopped it from going any further

[45:30] like a year ago, maybe 2 years ago, and

[45:33] we just haven't dis- hasn't been brought

[45:34] up since.

[45:36] >> Thank you very much, Abigail.

[45:37] » Thank you very much, Abigail.

[45:37] >> No problem.

[45:37] » No problem.

[45:37] >> Thank you.

[45:38] » Thank you.

[45:38] Okay, now I'm going to open the public

[45:40] hearing,

[45:41] and do I have any slips for the public

[45:43] hearing for this item on the agenda?

[45:46] Okay. You Ma'am, you had a question, but

[45:49] you didn't put a slip in. Do you have a

[45:50] question?

[45:51] >> I had a slip, but I just I didn't know

[45:54] » I had a slip, but I just I didn't know

[45:54] who this person is, and I was just

[45:56] curious, but they told me you're the

[45:58] city treasurer.

[45:59] >> Yes.

[46:00] » Yes.

[46:00] Finance director, yes, ma'am. Okay. I

[46:02] didn't mean to cut you off, but I have

[46:03] to do it in order. Okay. Thank you.

[46:07] Okay. So, we got um no slips and nobody

[46:10] coming up, so we're going to close the

[46:11] public hearing and come back to this

[46:13] council discussion.

[46:16] >> When do we get to

[46:17] » When do we get to

[46:17] Sorry, interrupting again.

[46:20] When do So, I put in one of those green

[46:22] slips, when do I get to ask questions?

[46:24] >> When the item comes up.

[46:25] » When the item comes up.

[46:25] >> Yeah, what is the item?

[46:27] » Yeah, what is the item?

[46:27] >> Number 16.

[46:28] » Number 16.

[46:28] >> When item 16 comes up.

[46:29] » When item 16 comes up.

[46:29] >> Okay.

[46:30] » Okay.

[46:30] >> We'll call you then.

[46:31] » We'll call you then.

[46:31] >> All right.

[46:32] » All right.

[46:32] >> Okay.

[46:33] » Okay.

[46:33] Do we have questions for Abigail?

[46:35] >> I have a

[46:36] » I have a

[46:36] a couple and then I'll

[46:40] Ms. Abigail,

[46:41] when I'm looking at your presentation,

[46:43] which was a great presentation, by the

[46:45] way. Um

[46:46] I notice a lot of our projects are being

[46:49] funded through Measure I funding.

[46:52] >> Um

[46:53] » Um

[46:53] not the project, the actual construction

[46:56] phase, but the project management. So,

[46:59] things that um like for example, we hire

[47:01] a consultant and currently we have

[47:03] Charles Abbott and Associates doing a

[47:05] lot of the project management. So, like

[47:07] Richard Patterson, right? So, he's

[47:09] spending time on these projects like

[47:11] Split Rock Bridge.

[47:13] But, for grants, um you only get a

[47:16] certain percentage for project

[47:19] management costs. So,

[47:21] we have to um find other sources to be

[47:24] able to fund to be able to fund that the

[47:27] cost, because otherwise it will come out

[47:29] of um the general fund money.

[47:32] >> So, is it safe to say that Measure I

[47:34] » So, is it safe to say that Measure I

[47:34] funding is not a long-term

[47:36] sustainability, financially sustainable

[47:38] solution for all the projects that we

[47:40] want?

[47:42] >> Well, Measure I funding is very

[47:44] » Well, Measure I funding is very

[47:44] restrictive. Um so, if the funding is

[47:49] not available, then we have to find

[47:50] other sources. I I do have to say that

[47:53] recently um

[47:54] the city manager brought, I don't know

[47:56] if it was presented as a consent item,

[47:58] but

[47:59] measure a representative from SBCTA

[48:02] requested a letter of support for

[48:05] measure I funding to be extended because

[48:08] um

[48:09] the current

[48:10] funding is available through um 2040.

[48:14] And the city council approved um a

[48:17] letter of uh support to increase the

[48:22] uh funding availability. I can't

[48:24] remember for how many more years. So

[48:26] >> no, they want to make it a sunset. The

[48:28] » no, they want to make it a sunset. The

[48:28] SBCTA wants to make it a sunset measure.

[48:30] It's to be on the November ballot. Make

[48:33] it sunset. And the if it's they if the

[48:34] voters vote that in, then it'll just be

[48:37] unless somebody puts it back on the

[48:38] ballot to to end it. So in other words,

[48:41] right now what the way the funding

[48:42] works, we uh SBCTA has they'll do major

[48:46] big projects like hundreds of million

[48:47] dollar projects and they'll get bonds

[48:49] for those and so they have to plan for

[48:52] them like years ahead. So when if the

[48:53] funding ends in 2040, they have to stop

[48:55] planning for this stuff and then so

[48:57] that's why they want to make it a sunset

[48:59] because every time they put this on the

[49:00] ballot, it it passes by 80%. Because the

[49:03] money it stays in San Bernardino County

[49:05] and it is it is get gets spent um very

[49:08] well. I mean, they there's

[49:10] it's um it's it's a well well well-run

[49:13] organization.

[49:14] >> So I would

[49:15] » So I would

[49:15] >> I have I have faith in them. I guess

[49:16] » I have I have faith in them. I guess

[49:16] what what I'm saying is measure I is not

[49:19] a secure funding that we can count on

[49:21] forever and ever and it will not

[49:23] >> None of the fundings from the special

[49:25] » None of the fundings from the special

[49:25] revenue funds are secure.

[49:27] >> Are secure funding?

[49:28] » Are secure funding?

[49:29] >> No, none of them are. A clear example

[49:31] » No, none of them are. A clear example

[49:31] that I mentioned was the Article 8

[49:32] funding. So Article 8 funding used to

[49:35] fund about 50% of public works salaries

[49:38] and benefits. When that funding went

[49:41] away was um fiscal year 21-22.

[49:44] Um the state reallocated the Article 8

[49:47] funding um to transit agencies. So what

[49:50] the city had to do is absorb the funding

[49:54] of the salaries and benefits, you know,

[49:56] that 50% essentially. So,

[49:58] none of the special revenue funds or the

[50:00] capital project funds

[50:02] funds are secure. Like, there's no

[50:06] you know, in perpetuity funding, if you

[50:08] will.

[50:09] >> Got you. Okay. I'm going to hold off on

[50:11] » Got you. Okay. I'm going to hold off on

[50:11] my other one. Go ahead, Matt.

[50:15] Then I have one more question. I was

[50:16] trying to figure out how to word this.

[50:18] Um

[50:19] around slide three or four, you said a

[50:21] very specific

[50:23] statement, which was completion of these

[50:26] projects depends on funding

[50:28] availability.

[50:30] We've seen

[50:32] I've seen that through the state,

[50:33] sometimes projects that we think should

[50:36] be done like that, um take 12 to 15

[50:38] years to be done.

[50:40] And if this was, you know, if let's just

[50:42] say for example, using Measure I, let's

[50:43] say the voters don't vote for it this

[50:45] time, and it does close in 2040.

[50:48] And our project isn't going to be

[50:50] complete. That's 15 years. Let's say we

[50:52] need more time, or something goes wrong,

[50:53] or the state pushes in new mandates,

[50:55] right?

[50:59] Where does that money come from?

[51:01] To complete the projects if we don't

[51:03] have it.

[51:04] >> Well, it depends, you know, we have

[51:06] » Well, it depends, you know, we have

[51:06] other funding sources. It's There's a

[51:09] lot of what ifs in that in that

[51:10] question, but

[51:12] I mean, worst case scenario, it'll come

[51:14] out of the general fund, or the city

[51:17] council can decide to abandon that

[51:19] project. I mean, it's happened in the

[51:21] past, where for example, the the city's

[51:24] waste water project, it was

[51:26] believe the funding original funding

[51:28] sources that was promised to the city

[51:30] was over 159

[51:32] million dollars, then when the state you

[51:35] know, when it was all said and done, the

[51:37] funding was like cut down to 50 million

[51:39] dollars. So, city council recognized

[51:41] that there was no way

[51:43] that the city could continue to fund

[51:45] that project. So, yes, the up to the

[51:48] design phase, the costs were funded by

[51:51] the grants.

[51:52] Then we just decided to abandon the

[51:54] project and there's nothing wrong with

[51:56] with that. I mean, it's just, you know,

[51:58] we move on until we get more funding um

[52:01] available. But, that doesn't mean that

[52:03] when you start project you have to

[52:05] finish it if you don't have funding.

[52:06] It's just not fiscally responsible to do

[52:08] so.

[52:09] >> Correct.

[52:09] » Correct.

[52:09] >> It I would add to that that it doesn't

[52:12] » It I would add to that that it doesn't

[52:12] even have to be something catastrophic

[52:14] that that stops the funding, but simply

[52:16] the rising cost of these projects um

[52:19] affects how much project we can get. So,

[52:22] you know, for we're talking about some

[52:24] road projects and that kind of stuff

[52:25] here.

[52:26] Price of oil goes up, which we're all

[52:28] seeing right now.

[52:29] $6 a gallon for gasoline, well, that

[52:31] affects the price of asphalt. And so, um

[52:34] as these prices go up, these funding

[52:36] mechanisms generally don't.

[52:40] » So, in in your professional opinion,

[52:43] what do you think needs to happen

[52:45] in order to make sure that we don't have

[52:47] to abandon projects? Cuz I'm not going

[52:48] to start something and not finish it.

[52:51] Um what would you say financially is the

[52:53] most

[52:55] sustainable option long-term?

[52:57] >> Well, it just depends. It's It's You

[53:00] » Well, it just depends. It's It's You

[53:00] really have to treat each project on a

[53:02] case-by-case basis. I can't answer

[53:05] something like that.

[53:07] It has to be very project-specific, but

[53:10] again, abandoning the project is one

[53:12] option, and then the other is um looking

[53:15] for additional funding sources, grants,

[53:18] you know.

[53:20] Those are mainly the the two options.

[53:23] >> Potentially the

[53:24] » Potentially the

[53:25] the tax measure that we're going to talk

[53:26] about, item 16.

[53:29] >> Thank you, sir.

[53:32] » Okay, nobody else? I'll look for motion.

[53:34] >> What number?

[53:38] Okay, I'll make a motion that we approve

[53:41] resolution number 2620 adopting the

[53:43] budget revision for special revenue

[53:45] funds

[53:47] um excluding Project Phoenix funds,

[53:50] capital project funds, and successor

[53:52] agency fund for fiscal year 2627.

[53:56] Also interfund transfer for fiscal year

[53:59] 2627

[54:01] for 10,000

[54:03] from the gas tax fund to the general

[54:05] fund for admin fees, 20,000 from the

[54:08] measure I fund to the general fund for

[54:11] admin fees, 27,040

[54:13] dollars for

[54:15] from the successor agency fund to the

[54:18] general fund for admin fees,

[54:21] and changes to the fiscal year 2526

[54:25] budget for the following funds

[54:27] amendments

[54:28] to the general capital fund project fund

[54:31] and establishment and adoption of the

[54:33] new Elm Avenue project fund and related

[54:36] budget.

[54:37] >> Second.

[54:38] » Second.

[54:38] >> Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any

[54:39] » Okay, I have a motion and a second. Any

[54:39] further discussion?

[54:41] >> Can I ask I read all that?

[54:44] » Can I ask I read all that?

[54:44] >> Roll call vote, please.

[54:46] » Roll call vote, please.

[54:46] >> Councilmember Wright?

[54:47] » Councilmember Wright?

[54:47] >> I.

[54:48] » I.

[54:48] >> Councilmember Beltran?

[54:49] » Councilmember Beltran?

[54:49] >> I.

[54:49] » I.

[54:49] >> Councilwoman Ramirez?

[54:50] » Councilwoman Ramirez?

[54:51] >> I.

[54:51] » I.

[54:51] >> Mayor pro tem Scott?

[54:52] » Mayor pro tem Scott?

[54:52] >> I.

[54:52] » I.

[54:52] >> Mayor Mints?

[54:53] » Mayor Mints?

[54:53] >> I.

[54:53] » I.

[54:53] >> Approved 5-0.

[54:54] » Approved 5-0.

[54:54] >> Thank you.

[54:56] » Thank you.

[54:56] Uh item number 15 is Pearl budget for

[54:57] revised Project Phoenix funds and

[54:59] enterprise fund for the fiscal year

[55:01] 2026-27 and I'll be abstaining from this

[55:04] and I'll be leaving the room.

[55:06] Mayor pro tem Scott?

[55:24] » Ready? Okay.

[55:26] Well, hello again. Um so moving on to

[55:30] the Project Phoenix funds and the

[55:32] enterprise fund, um this presentation is

[55:35] not too long. Um there's not much

[55:37] activity going on in this funds, but um

[55:40] just to provide an overview, the Project

[55:43] Phoenix funds account for the activities

[55:45] associated with the city's downtown

[55:48] revitalization project. And the sewer

[55:51] fund

[55:52] was created to account to account for

[55:54] the cost of providing sewer services to

[55:56] a limited number of businesses within

[55:57] the Freedom Plaza, as well as activities

[56:00] associated with the Project Phoenix

[56:02] package treatment plant.

[56:04] Um in terms of the Project Phoenix

[56:07] funds, as of today we have $204,000

[56:10] left from the $2.3 million previously

[56:12] committed for this project. And then

[56:15] there's also $1.1

[56:17] million from the housing bond proceeds,

[56:20] which uh this funds can only be be spent

[56:23] for affordable housing activities.

[56:25] And some of the projects that remain

[56:27] open for Project Phoenix, we have the

[56:30] business loan program for the storefront

[56:33] improvement

[56:35] um program, public art, street

[56:37] furniture, site improvements, and

[56:40] facility fixtures. And if you recall at

[56:44] the beginning of this year, City Council

[56:45] approved the reallocation of the $15,000

[56:48] um funds for the public art. There's the

[56:52] tile mural that was just presented

[56:54] today. And $18,000

[56:58] of that project will be funded by a

[57:02] grant from the City Council um

[57:05] from California Arts Council.

[57:08] In terms of the sewer fund, we have a

[57:10] couple of big projects that we're

[57:12] working on right now. We have the USGS

[57:14] study, and then we also have the package

[57:16] treatment plant. Um for the USGS study,

[57:20] it's going to be a 5-year study, and we

[57:23] currently have $1.9 million

[57:26] uh stack stack one and stack two, and

[57:29] also $200,000 contribution from um the

[57:33] 29 Palms uh Water District. We do have

[57:36] an um

[57:37] uh this project is underfunded by almost

[57:40] $99,000, but the city will be working

[57:43] closely with the 29 Palms uh Water

[57:45] District and also USGS to find uh or to

[57:49] implement cost-cutting measures to make

[57:51] sure that um we either eliminate or

[57:54] reduce this uh shortfall.

[57:58] And like I said, this is not a big

[58:00] presentation, but I am um requesting um

[58:04] the approval of the resolution to adopt

[58:07] the budget revisions for the Project

[58:09] Phoenix Funds and Enterprise Fund for

[58:11] fiscal year '26-'27 as well as the inner

[58:13] fund transfers for the general fund and

[58:16] the sewer fund for fiscal year '26-'27

[58:19] uh which includes $70,000 to subsidize

[58:21] the um sewer fund and $25,000 for a

[58:25] sewer fee study.

[58:27] >> Okay, let's open up public hearing.

[58:32] Any discussion?

[58:35] Any green slips?

[58:37] Okay, bring it back up here.

[58:40] Close public hearing.

[58:45] Okay, roll um roll call. I mean a

[58:48] motion. Looking for a motion.

[58:50] >> I make a motion.

[58:52] » I make a motion.

[58:52] I make a motion that we approve

[58:54] resolution number 26-21.

[58:56] >> All right, got it right. Approving the

[58:58] » All right, got it right. Approving the

[58:58] budget revision for Project Phoenix

[59:00] Funds and Enterprise Fund for fiscal

[59:02] year '26-'27

[59:04] and inner fund transfer from the general

[59:06] fund to the sewer fund for fiscal year

[59:09] '26-'27

[59:11] for 70,000 to subsidize the operating

[59:14] costs of this fund and 25,000 for a

[59:17] sewer rate study.

[59:18] >> Second.

[59:20] » Second.

[59:20] >> Okay, roll call.

[59:24] » Councilwoman Ramirez.

[59:25] >> I.

[59:26] » I.

[59:26] >> Council member Wright.

[59:27] » Council member Wright.

[59:27] >> I.

[59:27] » I.

[59:27] >> Councilman Billing.

[59:28] » Councilman Billing.

[59:29] >> I.

[59:29] » I.

[59:29] >> Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

[59:30] » Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

[59:30] >> I.

[59:31] » I.

[59:31] >> Mayor Mintz abstains.

[59:35] » Well, Mayor Mintz is coming back up. I

[59:37] just want to make a quick comment that

[59:40] USGS study is proceeding. I had a

[59:43] meeting with the USGS as well as our

[59:47] local water district and they're making

[59:48] progress on it. And that study hopefully

[59:51] for the public is going to help inform

[59:53] us as to when if ever we are going to

[59:57] need a a sewer system. And I think that

[1:00:00] that's

[1:00:01] going to be money well spent for this

[1:00:02] community.

[1:00:05] » Thank you.

[1:00:06] Okay, discussion potential action items.

[1:00:09] Number 16, update to the local sales tax

[1:00:11] ballot measure for November 3rd, 2026

[1:00:14] general election.

[1:00:16] Mr. City Manager.

[1:00:19] » Yeah, we want to bring this item forward

[1:00:21] again. We had had discussion at the last

[1:00:23] city council meeting and

[1:00:25] I I want to give the public every

[1:00:28] opportunity to participate in this in

[1:00:30] this conversation.

[1:00:33] There seemed to be maybe some confusion

[1:00:37] surrounding this and and I just want the

[1:00:39] public to understand that this is the

[1:00:42] council is putting this on the ballot

[1:00:44] for the voter to decide whether this is

[1:00:46] something that is good for Twentynine

[1:00:48] Palms. And I think it's important to

[1:00:51] note that that the council isn't

[1:00:52] imposing this

[1:00:54] this potential tax. The the citizens

[1:00:57] will vote on that.

[1:01:00] You know, we had earlier discussions

[1:01:01] about

[1:01:02] potential project shortfalls. Certainly

[1:01:05] our general service levels that we

[1:01:07] provide of roads,

[1:01:10] parks, animal [snorts] control, public

[1:01:12] safety are all concerns where the

[1:01:15] where where costs are going up and our

[1:01:18] revenues are staying flat. And try as we

[1:01:21] might, we're we're trying to increase

[1:01:23] our revenues at at every opportunity.

[1:01:26] But that's that's challenging also. And

[1:01:30] so

[1:01:31] we're we're trying to be as frugal as we

[1:01:34] can in providing city services, but this

[1:01:38] sales tax measure

[1:01:40] will will go a long way towards helping

[1:01:42] us provide the services that the quality

[1:01:45] of life services that people expect of a

[1:01:48] city.

[1:01:49] There was polling that was done that

[1:01:51] that

[1:01:52] suggested that some of the main areas

[1:01:56] that um

[1:01:58] are important to people are public

[1:02:00] safety, of course, sheriff's contract.

[1:02:03] Um

[1:02:05] our animal control. We currently have an

[1:02:09] an aging building that is

[1:02:10] >> [snorts]

[1:02:12] » [snorts]

[1:02:12] >> dare I say uh

[1:02:14] » dare I say uh

[1:02:14] falling down around their ears and we're

[1:02:16] going to have to do something about it.

[1:02:18] Um

[1:02:19] up to and including if possible, you

[1:02:21] know, building a new one. Um and then

[1:02:25] we we always are in

[1:02:27] in the hunt to be able to maintain roads

[1:02:30] in the community and we just talked

[1:02:32] about some of those special funds that

[1:02:33] help fund roads. Um those those numbers

[1:02:37] are not going up, but our streets

[1:02:39] continue to take a beating here and both

[1:02:42] with our um flooding issues and just the

[1:02:46] nature of

[1:02:48] roads in this um extreme climates.

[1:02:51] One of the things that

[1:02:53] I point out when we talk about roads, we

[1:02:55] also are talking about flood control and

[1:02:58] that in our community, a lot of our um

[1:03:02] flood control channels end up being the

[1:03:03] roads. We try to direct the water onto

[1:03:06] the road to get it to the flood control

[1:03:09] the ultimate flood control channel. So

[1:03:11] um you know, when we when we talked

[1:03:13] about roads, we're also So, talking

[1:03:15] about our

[1:03:16] flood control and drainage here.

[1:03:18] Um

[1:03:20] and um

[1:03:22] and then of course

[1:03:24] we had a gentleman talk about our

[1:03:25] you know

[1:03:26] another area of quality of life and

[1:03:28] that's our parks and the implementation

[1:03:31] of biking trails and hiking trails here

[1:03:34] and it's certainly something that we we

[1:03:35] would like to provide the citizens

[1:03:38] citizenry

[1:03:39] with quality facilities in those areas

[1:03:42] too. So, these are these are the areas

[1:03:45] where

[1:03:46] um that that pulled high but I believe

[1:03:50] and I'll let you

[1:03:52] talk about this but I believe that

[1:03:53] they're also areas that the council

[1:03:55] consider very important

[1:03:57] and they're those are the places where

[1:04:00] this money would be spent.

[1:04:04] » Well, yes well speaking of grants and

[1:04:06] bike paths and walking paths the one we

[1:04:08] have along the drainage ditch right down

[1:04:11] from city hall here. You know, we were

[1:04:13] when you get asked for those grants they

[1:04:15] the the people with the grant money they

[1:04:17] expect you to put some some money into

[1:04:19] the to the race also and we have to put

[1:04:21] money up. I I don't I don't recall now

[1:04:24] it was I think it was at least $100,000

[1:04:26] but they put up another 100,000 or 200

[1:04:29] some thousand dollars but we have to put

[1:04:31] up some money to get these grants

[1:04:32] sometimes. So, it's just not free money

[1:04:34] all the time. Sometimes it's most of it

[1:04:36] is but 90% of the time we have to put in

[1:04:39] a percentage of the of the project. Like

[1:04:41] that bridge project we had to put in

[1:04:42] money for that

[1:04:44] but obviously the federal government

[1:04:45] paid for most of it.

[1:04:46] But it's

[1:04:48] but those are the kind of things if we

[1:04:49] don't put money into ourselves as a

[1:04:50] community then people are like well, you

[1:04:52] know, maybe they don't want it so bad.

[1:04:53] So,

[1:04:54] >> Additionally, additionally when it comes

[1:04:57] » Additionally, additionally when it comes

[1:04:57] to grants

[1:04:58] we as a staff have to manage those

[1:05:01] grants. So, there's always a cost to

[1:05:03] getting that money. Um and and lots of

[1:05:06] it's good money for specific uses but it

[1:05:09] does it does cost

[1:05:12] in in the way of staff time, sometimes

[1:05:14] property, those kinds of things. So, um

[1:05:17] there's always some kind of cost.

[1:05:18] >> We voted on, you know, using

[1:05:20] » We voted on, you know, using

[1:05:20] administrator money just in our budget

[1:05:22] just on tonight, so.

[1:05:24] Anybody got more comments for the city

[1:05:25] staff before we go to the public?

[1:05:27] >> Yeah, yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. Um

[1:05:30] » Yeah, yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. Um

[1:05:30] Um thank you, Mr. City Manager. I

[1:05:31] appreciate uh

[1:05:33] you know, that um

[1:05:35] you know, explaining how the tax system

[1:05:36] is going to work and that it goes on the

[1:05:38] ballot. Um I just want to add to um

[1:05:41] we have a lot of visitors that come to

[1:05:42] our city and, you know, a lot of my

[1:05:44] constituents, they do have I don't want

[1:05:46] to say a lot, but I've I've I've talked

[1:05:48] to, you know, many constituents who you

[1:05:51] know, they they're concerned about a 1%

[1:05:52] tax and

[1:05:54] um we understand that um

[1:05:56] there's a lot of I mean, there's a lot

[1:05:58] of services that we need in the city and

[1:05:59] a lot of infrastructure um that that

[1:06:01] needs to be maintained um and repaired.

[1:06:03] Um but a lot of the visitors that come

[1:06:05] to this city um they're also going to be

[1:06:07] paying into that tax. Um they're driving

[1:06:09] on our roads, um they stop at the gas

[1:06:12] station, they grab some food, they get

[1:06:14] some gas. Um and I think that's

[1:06:16] important, especially

[1:06:17] um in the in the economy that we live in

[1:06:19] right now where we have a lot of people

[1:06:21] who are online shopping. Um and

[1:06:24] unfortunately, um smaller cities like

[1:06:26] Twentynine Palms, we don't really get

[1:06:28] that revenue from online shopping. So,

[1:06:30] this is one opportunity for us to

[1:06:32] increase those revenues. And so, um

[1:06:35] again, it's not the city council or the

[1:06:36] city that's imposing that tax. Um this

[1:06:39] is for the voters to decide. And um I

[1:06:41] trust the voters.

[1:06:44] >> Okay. Anybody else before we go to

[1:06:46] » Okay. Anybody else before we go to

[1:06:46] public comment?

[1:06:47] >> Hey, one more thing I'd say uh Mr.

[1:06:49] » Hey, one more thing I'd say uh Mr.

[1:06:49] Mayor, if I can. Um the city has a a

[1:06:53] long history of um

[1:06:55] >> [snorts]

[1:06:56] » [snorts]

[1:06:56] >> doing a lot with what we are able to

[1:06:58] » doing a lot with what we are able to

[1:06:58] what we are able to collect. I we've

[1:07:00] always been financially uh responsible

[1:07:03] when it comes to managing um our

[1:07:05] funding. Um

[1:07:07] year after year we get awards for our um

[1:07:10] financial record keeping and and those

[1:07:13] kinds of things, but we've always been

[1:07:15] prudent um when it comes to using the

[1:07:17] funds that we that we are able to

[1:07:18] secure. So,

[1:07:20] um I I wouldn't expect that that would

[1:07:23] change with this um and I want to assure

[1:07:25] the public that it won't change um if if

[1:07:28] this uh additional money comes to the

[1:07:30] city, we will continue to be prudent

[1:07:32] with it and do the things that we need

[1:07:34] to do um for these quality of life uh

[1:07:37] issues.

[1:07:38] >> Thank you.

[1:07:39] » Thank you.

[1:07:39] Okay, we're going to open this to get

[1:07:42] public comment.

[1:07:43] Okay.

[1:07:44] Um Mary Alice,

[1:07:45] do you have a slip?

[1:07:52] » I'm not exactly sure how this all works,

[1:07:54] so I apologize for if you think I've

[1:07:57] been um

[1:07:59] interrupting cuz I didn't know.

[1:08:01] >> It's fine. You're fine.

[1:08:03] » It's fine. You're fine.

[1:08:03] >> So, like everybody else I got one of

[1:08:04] » So, like everybody else I got one of

[1:08:04] these. Oh, greetings to all you

[1:08:07] officials

[1:08:09] and

[1:08:10] fellow citizens.

[1:08:12] I got one of these.

[1:08:14] And I read it and I'm okay with a 1% tax

[1:08:18] increase cuz we really need the help

[1:08:21] here. However,

[1:08:23] in reading this possible ballot

[1:08:25] question,

[1:08:26] it's very vague

[1:08:28] and you have services such as. So, does

[1:08:32] that mean in 5 years I can say, "We need

[1:08:36] to add a service a spa service." And

[1:08:39] it's so it's to me, it is I'm

[1:08:42] questioning that it is not

[1:08:45] how it is written and I know I'm sure

[1:08:48] the city has some high-priced lawyers

[1:08:51] that can write this that are not so

[1:08:53] vague. So, you have such as maintaining

[1:08:57] these things, which I'm all for

[1:08:58] maintaining.

[1:08:59] And providing approximately,

[1:09:02] that is not a definite number. Again,

[1:09:05] somewhere somebody smart in the future

[1:09:07] is going to start taking more money from

[1:09:10] the citizens

[1:09:12] that is supposed to be ended by voters.

[1:09:16] But that again, are they going to keep

[1:09:18] running it on? Who's going to make those

[1:09:21] elections? And then in rereading it and

[1:09:23] listening to everybody speaking, um

[1:09:26] so it says basic necessities like

[1:09:29] groceries and prescription medications

[1:09:32] are not going to be taxed. So what is

[1:09:34] going to be taxed?

[1:09:38] » Whoever can answer that.

[1:09:39] >> I'm I'm happy to answer those questions.

[1:09:40] » I'm I'm happy to answer those questions.

[1:09:40] I I don't know if we want to do that,

[1:09:42] but uh so one of the things that won't

[1:09:45] change is the the percentage. And one of

[1:09:47] the reasons that it says approximately

[1:09:49] is because that is based on how much is

[1:09:53] spent here in Twentynine Palms. Sir um

[1:09:56] goods like um hard goods like which you

[1:10:00] get uh hammers and and and nails at the

[1:10:02] hardware store, those kinds of things.

[1:10:05] The um

[1:10:07] pretty much everything including um

[1:10:08] gasoline.

[1:10:10] Uh everything that isn't groceries and

[1:10:14] and medicine generally has it it will

[1:10:17] will this will apply to.

[1:10:18] >> And will it also be added to property

[1:10:20] » And will it also be added to property

[1:10:20] taxes?

[1:10:21] >> No, property taxes is separate uh is a

[1:10:24] » No, property taxes is separate uh is a

[1:10:24] separate uh

[1:10:25] a type of tax.

[1:10:26] >> All right, thank you.

[1:10:27] » All right, thank you.

[1:10:27] >> Um and and you your other question was

[1:10:32] » Um and and you your other question was

[1:10:32] um

[1:10:33] >> Oh, um

[1:10:34] » Oh, um

[1:10:34] the who's got what's going to be taxed?

[1:10:37] And that the the question, the way it's

[1:10:39] written, is very vague. And I was

[1:10:42] wondering if the whoever writes it and

[1:10:44] puts it on the ballot, if they could be

[1:10:45] more specific so it's not such as

[1:10:49] maintaining 911 response, but it would

[1:10:51] say in Okay, um

[1:10:54] except for for grammar, including these

[1:10:57] items. Thank you.

[1:10:58] >> No, thank you for the questions and and

[1:11:00] » No, thank you for the questions and and

[1:11:00] those are great questions.

[1:11:03] Right now,

[1:11:05] there are two different types of tax

[1:11:06] that we can't that we have the option of

[1:11:09] of passing. Some that are specific. This

[1:11:12] tax that is generated, if it's a a

[1:11:15] specific tax, you know, has to be used

[1:11:18] for that specific thing.

[1:11:19] What we're proposing here is a

[1:11:22] a general levy tax that could be used

[1:11:27] across the board for city services.

[1:11:30] It says such as in that in that flyer

[1:11:32] because these are the things that the

[1:11:34] public identified as high priorities for

[1:11:36] the public. So, these are the things

[1:11:38] that we that we can

[1:11:40] we need to continue to maintain. We need

[1:11:42] to continue to maintain a high level of

[1:11:45] public safety. We need to continue a

[1:11:47] high level of road service. And and so,

[1:11:50] those are the things such as. Now,

[1:11:52] um when

[1:11:54] on July 14th is when we're going to be

[1:11:57] voting on the resolution um to put this

[1:12:00] on the ballot.

[1:12:01] And um

[1:12:03] we'll have a specific resolution that

[1:12:05] kind of spells out um in in more

[1:12:07] specific language than what you have in

[1:12:09] that brochure. So, I I encourage you to

[1:12:10] come

[1:12:12] um and and and see that resolution and

[1:12:15] um it it may

[1:12:17] you know, speak to what your what your

[1:12:19] concern is.

[1:12:24] » Well, after they're done.

[1:12:25] Oh, yes. Go ahead. I'll I'll write it on

[1:12:27] your slip.

[1:12:33] » I was more focused ready on the other

[1:12:34] subjects than in this one. Um yeah, I

[1:12:36] support the 1% tax cuz as we mentioned,

[1:12:39] our proud people at code enforcement

[1:12:42] Code enforcement is economic development

[1:12:44] and they take they need money and

[1:12:45] support from the city and city council

[1:12:47] because it takes money to go after these

[1:12:49] blighted properties. It's just not you

[1:12:50] can go up to them and give them a little

[1:12:51] slide and then it gets resolved. You

[1:12:53] have to fight them sometimes in court

[1:12:55] because some of these landlords are very

[1:12:57] very they uh not responsible to their

[1:12:59] solidarities of the common good. Thank

[1:13:01] you.

[1:13:02] >> Thank you. Okay, anybody else?

[1:13:04] » Thank you. Okay, anybody else?

[1:13:04] Okay, I'm going to bring it back to the

[1:13:06] council.

[1:13:07] >> Yes.

[1:13:09] » Yes.

[1:13:09] >> Pardon?

[1:13:10] » Pardon?

[1:13:10] Well,

[1:13:11] she wants

[1:13:11] >> You're welcome to have more

[1:13:13] » You're welcome to have more

[1:13:13] >> Council discussion.

[1:13:18] » This comment is um

[1:13:20] for just a little bit more clarification

[1:13:22] to Miss Miss Alice.

[1:13:24] I had a hard time with the word

[1:13:25] approximately, too. And in one of my

[1:13:28] discussions with the previous city

[1:13:30] manager, he explained to me that one of

[1:13:33] the reasons that we have to use the word

[1:13:35] approximately is because our economy has

[1:13:38] um

[1:13:39] such a

[1:13:41] a big

[1:13:44] Um not big. Such a large amount of

[1:13:47] visitors annually, and that number is

[1:13:49] expected to fluctuate. So, that's why um

[1:13:52] that's one of the other reasons that he

[1:13:53] explained to me that we had to use the

[1:13:54] word approximately because

[1:13:57] it's also going to depend um

[1:14:00] very It's going to depend and vary based

[1:14:03] off of um our tourism numbers, as well.

[1:14:08] » And the only comment I'm going to make

[1:14:09] about uh

[1:14:10] if if you look at the track record of

[1:14:12] the the city council all the way back

[1:14:14] from 1987, the

[1:14:16] ballots budgets have been balanced even

[1:14:19] in hard times 2008 was tough times. Um

[1:14:22] there's always been reserves. The

[1:14:23] reserves is at you know, I've always

[1:14:25] there's always been a a priority to make

[1:14:27] sure there was a percentage of the

[1:14:29] revenue that's comes into the city is

[1:14:30] put in reserves. So, if you just if

[1:14:33] everyone just goes back and you can go

[1:14:34] back to the entire and you'll see how

[1:14:36] fiscally sound this city has been. So,

[1:14:38] if you're kind of worried about that,

[1:14:39] then you know, hopefully that helps um

[1:14:42] with with some of your comments as far

[1:14:44] as or some of your thoughts as how we're

[1:14:46] going to spend this money cuz again,

[1:14:49] it's it's a small when it comes to city

[1:14:50] government to me

[1:14:52] with we throw the number $2 million out

[1:14:54] there, but it as you can see in some of

[1:14:56] our our items that the $2 million is is

[1:14:59] going to just be you know, help us. It's

[1:15:01] not going to be something we can just

[1:15:03] start throwing

[1:15:04] wild parties. I don't know how to

[1:15:06] explain it. And besides with Abigail

[1:15:08] around, we don't do that kind of stuff.

[1:15:09] So

[1:15:10] anyway, anybody else? This is a receive

[1:15:12] and file. So

[1:15:13] Okay.

[1:15:14] >> I I I would say one more thing that uh

[1:15:17] » I I I would say one more thing that uh

[1:15:17] um

[1:15:18] not only have we always you know had a

[1:15:21] balanced budget, but um

[1:15:23] certainly um

[1:15:24] every year we have public hearings when

[1:15:27] it comes to discussing our budget and we

[1:15:29] always encourage the public to come and

[1:15:31] talk to us about priorities that they uh

[1:15:34] either see that we are meeting or not

[1:15:36] meeting. Um so we always encourage the

[1:15:38] public and want the public to come and

[1:15:40] speak. So

[1:15:41] um in terms of how we spend this money,

[1:15:44] the public is always involved in those

[1:15:46] discussions and and I'm sure if there's

[1:15:48] specific projects that come along, we'll

[1:15:50] have public hearings to be able to um

[1:15:52] hear the specific concerns on those

[1:15:55] items um specifically, but uh certainly

[1:15:57] when it comes to our budget, we always

[1:15:59] encourage the public to come and and

[1:16:01] participate in those discussions. Um

[1:16:03] you know, as as a as a means to for the

[1:16:05] council to hear hey, these are these are

[1:16:07] our priorities and this is where we'd

[1:16:09] like to see us spend the money. So

[1:16:12] >> Okay. All right, we'll just receive and

[1:16:13] » Okay. All right, we'll just receive and

[1:16:13] file.

[1:16:14] Okay, future uh council initiated items.

[1:16:17] Anything anybody need to add anything?

[1:16:19] Anybody want to take anything off?

[1:16:23] Okay.

[1:16:23] >> I I would

[1:16:24] » I I would

[1:16:24] >> I

[1:16:24] » I

[1:16:25] >> I'm sorry.

[1:16:25] » I'm sorry.

[1:16:25] >> That's all right.

[1:16:26] » That's all right.

[1:16:26] >> But uh there's a couple things I'd like

[1:16:28] » But uh there's a couple things I'd like

[1:16:28] to give you some updates on on these

[1:16:30] particular things um because I know

[1:16:32] they've been on here for a little while

[1:16:33] and um I you're some of you are probably

[1:16:35] wondering where we are on on some of it.

[1:16:38] Um

[1:16:39] in my time here I've been able to um do

[1:16:41] a little research on on some of these

[1:16:43] things. Others others uh not as much,

[1:16:45] but I kind of just want to go down the

[1:16:47] list.

[1:16:48] We're currently working on the shade

[1:16:50] structures to see what will fit and what

[1:16:52] we potentially might have funding for.

[1:16:55] We're looking for grant funding for such

[1:16:57] things because as we just talked about

[1:17:00] we don't have a lot of general fund

[1:17:02] money to put towards this, but we're

[1:17:04] looking for some grant funding to be

[1:17:06] able to come up with some shade

[1:17:07] structures.

[1:17:08] In the desert shade is is a valuable

[1:17:11] resource.

[1:17:13] Um

[1:17:14] discussion of policy regulating the city

[1:17:16] attorney's resources. This is

[1:17:19] an administrative policy that I'm that

[1:17:21] I'm going to institute across across the

[1:17:23] board. If there's

[1:17:25] employees and and particularly counsel

[1:17:28] that feels like we need some um

[1:17:30] uh

[1:17:31] city attorney resource um you know, I

[1:17:35] want you to come to me first. Certainly

[1:17:38] city staff has been instructed to do so.

[1:17:41] Right now we have city attorney working

[1:17:44] in many areas um

[1:17:46] that it's it's a pretty heavy lift

[1:17:51] when you talk about

[1:17:52] um

[1:17:54] projects that we need to have the city

[1:17:56] attorney weigh in on policy

[1:17:59] like the 707 that we

[1:18:02] policy that was brought forward. Um

[1:18:04] certainly code enforcement often times

[1:18:07] we need

[1:18:08] legal advice on. So there's across the

[1:18:11] city we're trying to be again as as

[1:18:13] prudent as possible with the

[1:18:15] resources that we have. But this is an

[1:18:18] administrative policy that I'll I'll be

[1:18:20] watching.

[1:18:21] Um

[1:18:23] discussion of creating a recognized

[1:18:24] neighborhood program.

[1:18:26] I've had numerous conversations both

[1:18:28] with planning code enforcement

[1:18:32] and and other areas of the city.

[1:18:34] I'd like to bring something um, back to

[1:18:37] the to the council um, in in late

[1:18:40] August, early September regarding this

[1:18:42] particular item.

[1:18:44] Um, perhaps with a uh, to have a

[1:18:46] discussion, have some ideas about what

[1:18:48] we can do there.

[1:18:50] Um, the next uh, couple items uh, four,

[1:18:52] five, and six are all kind of tied in

[1:18:54] together. They have um,

[1:18:56] it it has to do with um,

[1:18:59] uh, homeless and housing um, and again

[1:19:02] um,

[1:19:03] uh, proposition 36 ties into that um,

[1:19:06] because we have

[1:19:08] um, many

[1:19:09] uh,

[1:19:10] folks that are deemed homeless um,

[1:19:13] but that um,

[1:19:15] that don't want housing. And so um,

[1:19:18] and and we'll have continue to have

[1:19:20] further discussions on on these items.

[1:19:23] Um,

[1:19:25] discussion about annexing parcels um,

[1:19:28] uh, these parcels on here also known as

[1:19:30] the Set Free Ranch. Um, we we have had

[1:19:33] some discussion with legal about what

[1:19:35] we're what we are and aren't able to do

[1:19:37] with that. Um, again um,

[1:19:40] this there's agencies that weigh in on

[1:19:43] this in including our local agency

[1:19:46] formation

[1:19:47] um, group which is uh, deemed LAFCO.

[1:19:49] They uh, tell us um, and so um, we're

[1:19:53] we're trying to explore what options we

[1:19:55] have with this um, but because these two

[1:19:58] particular parcels um, are not

[1:20:00] contiguous with the with the city

[1:20:01] boundaries, it's difficult to

[1:20:05] really impossible according to LAFCO to

[1:20:07] annex what what they would call an

[1:20:09] island. So that means we have to go to

[1:20:11] other property um,

[1:20:13] that is contiguous with the with the

[1:20:15] city boundary.

[1:20:16] And so we're we're we're we're seeing

[1:20:18] what our options are there.

[1:20:20] Um,

[1:20:23] the discussion of po- possible safe

[1:20:24] passage with Caltrans around Donnell

[1:20:26] Hill. We'll tell you that Caltrans did

[1:20:29] some work on the south side of that hill

[1:20:31] to clear a path um to to be able to walk

[1:20:34] across.

[1:20:36] There is also a um a dirt path on the

[1:20:39] north side

[1:20:40] um that is um is is graded and um people

[1:20:44] are able to walk there.

[1:20:46] Having said all that, I would still

[1:20:48] encourage the public not to be on that

[1:20:50] road at night.

[1:20:51] Um it it is a it's a it's a dangerous

[1:20:54] situation and um

[1:20:56] if you are, please use the path uh to

[1:20:59] the north side of the road cuz you're

[1:21:00] off the actual road.

[1:21:03] Um

[1:21:10] I I

[1:21:11] disperse some information to the council

[1:21:13] regarding um the flock cameras. Um I'd

[1:21:16] like y'all to take a look at that. We

[1:21:18] will be bringing this forward at a at a

[1:21:19] future time.

[1:21:21] I know uh

[1:21:22] Councilmember Scott or

[1:21:24] um Mayor Pro Tem Scott is uh having a a

[1:21:28] uh

[1:21:29] a town hall um meeting on this uh topic,

[1:21:32] but uh we'll all we'll bring this back

[1:21:35] onto the council.

[1:21:37] Um

[1:21:39] And then we're looking into um with that

[1:21:42] last item, looking into make sure our

[1:21:44] municipal code is in line with the

[1:21:46] state.

[1:21:47] Um and so I'll bring you back an update

[1:21:49] on that. So that

[1:21:51] kind of gives you a little bit update on

[1:21:52] all these things. Um some of them, if

[1:21:54] it's all right with you, I'll uh I'll

[1:21:56] I'll take off this list, but the ones we

[1:21:58] are going to bring back, I'll leave on

[1:21:59] that.

[1:22:02] » Okay.

[1:22:02] >> Okay.

[1:22:03] » Okay.

[1:22:03] >> All right. Public comment.

[1:22:07] This is the time for the public to

[1:22:08] address the city council on issues

[1:22:09] within the jurisdiction of the city

[1:22:11] council that are not on this agenda. All

[1:22:13] comments directed to the city council

[1:22:14] shall not consist of any personal

[1:22:16] attacks. Members of the public are

[1:22:17] expected to maintain a professional

[1:22:18] courteous decorum during their comments.

[1:22:20] This is a time limitation of 3 minutes

[1:22:22] per person. If you have not already done

[1:22:24] so, please fill out the name address

[1:22:25] slips and give them to the city clerk.

[1:22:26] The

[1:22:27] Council is prohibited by state law from

[1:22:29] taking action on discussion items not

[1:22:31] included on the print agenda. Public

[1:22:32] comments on agenda items will will be

[1:22:35] deferred until consideration of the item

[1:22:37] on the agenda. And I have one slip here

[1:22:40] from Carlos.

[1:22:48] » [clears throat]

[1:22:49] >> Hi, Carlos Blind.

[1:22:50] » Hi, Carlos Blind.

[1:22:50] Something I learned from reading the

[1:22:51] Pope Leo's Magnificat Humanitatis

[1:22:53] encyclical of his pontiff. In the past,

[1:22:56] it was largely up to the state to guide

[1:22:57] and direct innovation. Today, however,

[1:22:58] the main

[1:22:59] drivers of development development are

[1:23:01] private, often transnational parties

[1:23:03] that are endowed with resources and

[1:23:04] capacity to intervene that surpasses

[1:23:06] those of many governments.

[1:23:08] Most people are watching and waiting

[1:23:09] observing from afar and merely hoping

[1:23:11] for the best. For this reason, the

[1:23:12] crucial question confronts our

[1:23:13] conscience and can no longer can no

[1:23:15] longer can no longer be avoided. Where

[1:23:17] are we going to where go towards what

[1:23:19] goal do we wish to orient ourselves?

[1:23:21] What direction should we choose as

[1:23:23] people and as a human community? The

[1:23:25] narrative of the book of Nehemiah

[1:23:28] shows the city of shows how the city is

[1:23:29] reborn not through the initiative of one

[1:23:31] man, but through the shared

[1:23:32] responsibility of all. Men, women,

[1:23:34] priests, artisans, head of households,

[1:23:36] and young people all play a part. It is

[1:23:38] often where

[1:23:40] It is off often It is found where

[1:23:42] freedom and responsibility are

[1:23:44] intertwined with mutual care and true

[1:23:46] solidarity, and where progress is

[1:23:48] measured by the dignity of each person

[1:23:49] and the good of all peoples. Building a

[1:23:51] world in which everyone can flourish

[1:23:52] requires shared responsibility and

[1:23:54] courage. No one can singly and only bear

[1:23:56] the weight of the challenge of the world

[1:23:57] is facing. Just no one is Just as no one

[1:23:59] is weak as they cannot play their part.

[1:24:01] For individuals and nations alike,

[1:24:03] development is both a Development is

[1:24:05] both a duty and a right. Minimum

[1:24:06] conditions are required for enabling

[1:24:07] every person and people to flourish in

[1:24:10] in accord with their dignity without

[1:24:11] keeping kept in a state of dependence or

[1:24:13] excluded from access to necessary goods.

[1:24:16] With that said, we have many private

[1:24:18] entities in this town who are squatting

[1:24:19] on prime real estate. I'm just not

[1:24:21] talking about the slumlords owners and

[1:24:22] those long-term rentals. I'm also

[1:24:23] talking about those so-called business

[1:24:24] folks in this town who love the

[1:24:25] spotlight but don't enjoy the work.

[1:24:27] Every For example, they enjoy squatting

[1:24:29] on prime real estate to either hinder

[1:24:30] competition or to set up

[1:24:32] false fake shell LLCs where they report

[1:24:35] their supposed losses. This includes SB

[1:24:37] 29 with their new admin HR suite. The

[1:24:40] shame on High Desert Retail for being

[1:24:41] part of their scheme. I guess they're

[1:24:43] lucky that their salon owner owns those

[1:24:44] three units. These units are never open

[1:24:46] to serve the community. For example, how

[1:24:48] are we going to shop local and bring

[1:24:49] revenue to our city? Um For example,

[1:24:52] reset hotel reset hotel reset hotel loan

[1:24:54] is still using residential lands as

[1:24:55] service commercial. But you won't

[1:24:57] enforce the same policies as same

[1:24:58] policies as you hinder many other

[1:25:00] developers on rezoning. I keep hearing

[1:25:02] about the need for housing but you let

[1:25:03] them do anything on that land except

[1:25:05] build homes. Back to private. Where

[1:25:07] Where is the solidarity for the common

[1:25:09] good? Where is the magnifica

[1:25:10] humanitatis?

[1:25:12] We need code code enforcement's teeth

[1:25:14] and council support. If not, this town

[1:25:15] is doomed and will always be a

[1:25:17] cul-de-sac for the slum for the High

[1:25:18] Desert because the city has a taken over

[1:25:19] mentality rather than leaving things

[1:25:21] better than you found them. This

[1:25:23] includes doing things that don't have

[1:25:24] ROI or return on investment as some

[1:25:26] businesses say. Or the story of

[1:25:28] Nehemiah, let's build this wall

[1:25:30] together.

[1:25:32] >> Okay, thank you

[1:25:33] » Okay, thank you

[1:25:33] Tanja Maddox.

[1:25:36] Oh, I think she left. I think that that

[1:25:37] was the captain said she left. So, I

[1:25:39] don't think she's here. Miss Maddox,

[1:25:40] you're not here, right? Okay.

[1:25:42] Okay, I have no other slips.

[1:25:44] Um so, that's it for the public comment.

[1:25:52] Okay, so yes, now we are having a

[1:25:54] meeting. We announced that we weren't

[1:25:55] having a meeting on July 14th but now we

[1:25:58] are going to have a meeting at July 14th

[1:26:00] because we have to talk about the um

[1:26:02] uh tax measure. Um I did I meant to ask

[1:26:05] you what during future general items are

[1:26:07] we supposed to put this policy 22 on

[1:26:08] there? Is that for this the new 707?

[1:26:12] Is that just something

[1:26:13] >> No, no, no. We we took you adopted it in

[1:26:16] » No, no, no. We we took you adopted it in

[1:26:16] the uh consent.

[1:26:17] >> Oh, in their consent. Okay. Okay. I just

[1:26:20] » Oh, in their consent. Okay. Okay. I just

[1:26:20] wanted to to know if we hopefully the

[1:26:21] public reads. Please read this. There

[1:26:23] are some restrictions on when you can uh

[1:26:26] submit your uh forms.

[1:26:29] So. There is There is copies in the

[1:26:31] back. So, please pick those up

[1:26:32] especially the folks that um use it a

[1:26:33] lot.

[1:26:34] >> Once we have the technology installed,

[1:26:36] » Once we have the technology installed,

[1:26:36] we'll certainly um

[1:26:38] let the public know again, "Hey, this is

[1:26:40] how you go about um

[1:26:42] logging in, you know, and and that kind

[1:26:44] of stuff." Once we have it installed,

[1:26:46] make sure it works the way that we hope

[1:26:48] that it will.

[1:26:48] >> Okay. Okay. Great. All right. We are in

[1:26:51] » Okay. Okay. Great. All right. We are in

[1:26:52] adjournment then.

[1:27:02] All right.

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