1 00:00:02,700 --> 00:00:10,740 Iran and Chris Banks yeah 2 00:00:08,099 --> 00:00:16,560 Ron I'd like to say something um thank you for for all the time that 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:21,300 you've contributed with city um the county to the students in this 4 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:25,500 area I appreciate that my son played for you both 5 00:00:22,699 --> 00:00:30,199 mine's Place yeah so he's coached a lot yeah 6 00:00:26,580 --> 00:00:30,199 thank you for your time limitations 7 00:00:34,340 --> 00:00:42,120 this certificate is presented to Coach Ron Gilmore and Coach Chris Vance in 8 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:46,680 honor and recognition of your exceptional coaching skills and 9 00:00:44,460 --> 00:00:51,899 dedication to the youth that earned the Liberty High School volleyball team as 10 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:54,920 first state to win the championship as well as setting the record for most wins 11 00:00:53,820 --> 00:01:00,000 in a season congratulations to both of you and then 12 00:00:57,899 --> 00:01:05,590 we'll we'll name all the kids I love slowly pass these out I'll call their 13 00:01:02,940 --> 00:01:11,040 names and Ron come up here [Music] 14 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,040 Chris 15 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:15,560 come on thank you 16 00:01:14,460 --> 00:01:20,460 thank you congratulations if you guys want to say 17 00:01:18,180 --> 00:01:27,439 before we call your team up if you want to say a few words uh well if I look to 18 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:27,439 head coach your talk she's a good talker 19 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:37,439 uh I want to let go of what you said earlier very thankful for Coach Gilmore 20 00:01:33,119 --> 00:01:44,040 a huge influence for his team and for me um can't say enough good things about 21 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:48,900 him his leadership his mentorship and uh just very grateful for him really proud 22 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:54,180 of each and every one of the Liberty High School of volleyball team these 23 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:58,259 young ladies were bar they had a goal in mind they came together in unity and 24 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,860 they worked hard to achieve that goal and that means something that's 25 00:01:59,700 --> 00:02:05,820 something very special not only for Liberty High School but for the 26 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:09,140 community in Clarksburg very proud of each and every one of these young 27 00:02:09,899 --> 00:02:15,560 okay thank you we would like to start with Gabby Floyd 28 00:02:16,020 --> 00:02:19,020 yes 29 00:02:30,239 --> 00:02:33,560 Savannah Patterson 30 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:41,360 congratulations Haley Haynes 31 00:02:42,060 --> 00:02:45,080 oh yeah 32 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:52,400 grenade talk 33 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:01,099 Aspen Hixon ball 34 00:03:01,980 --> 00:03:07,879 congratulations Jasmine Hudson 35 00:03:11,220 --> 00:03:18,780 Maddie McGill come on here 36 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:23,599 well adults are against volleyball practice today 37 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,599 Savannah 38 00:03:26,690 --> 00:03:29,789 [Music] 39 00:03:33,319 --> 00:03:41,599 be playing at the Salem College and softball next year all right 40 00:03:38,700 --> 00:03:41,599 Abby Davis 41 00:03:44,940 --> 00:03:48,260 Gracie Jenkins 42 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,319 Kylie Swagger 43 00:03:57,319 --> 00:04:00,739 Reagan Snyder 44 00:04:03,780 --> 00:04:07,580 Addison napkin 45 00:04:08,940 --> 00:04:11,840 Haley White 46 00:04:14,340 --> 00:04:18,440 Olivia Lima foreign 47 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,220 [Music] 48 00:04:27,990 --> 00:04:32,820 [Applause] 49 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,120 is 50 00:04:54,720 --> 00:05:01,069 let's get some remember [Music] 51 00:05:28,139 --> 00:05:31,699 thank you guys congratulations 52 00:05:33,870 --> 00:05:37,029 [Applause] 53 00:05:43,170 --> 00:05:46,290 [Music] 54 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,389 [Music] 55 00:06:04,740 --> 00:06:07,740 tonight 56 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:45,180 to me now 57 00:06:49,819 --> 00:06:53,900 how are you good 58 00:07:10,699 --> 00:07:15,780 thank you Nation 59 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,540 [Music] 60 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:36,180 yes sir I can't talk about the kids 61 00:07:31,340 --> 00:07:36,180 she's like forget me yeah 62 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:51,960 yeah okay uh this is a proclamation 63 00:07:48,139 --> 00:07:56,819 whereas 211 is a great accomplishment confidential service that helps people 64 00:07:54,419 --> 00:08:03,840 across North America to find local resources when they are in crisis and 65 00:07:59,940 --> 00:08:08,819 whereas West Virginia 211 is managed by the United Way of providing for 66 00:08:06,660 --> 00:08:14,780 assistance through West Virginia and whereas the United Way of Harrison and 67 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:19,979 Dodgers counties maintain the wb211 line which the next residence of 68 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:25,220 Harrison the Dodgers downies to the vital non-emergency Health and Human 69 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:31,560 and whereas wb211 Specialists are trying to identify 70 00:08:28,740 --> 00:08:36,539 and address the root cause of clients problems and connect them with a wide 71 00:08:33,839 --> 00:08:41,580 range of available resources that meet the underlying needs ensuring people in 72 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:47,779 need are connected to vacancies that can help them whereas wd211 73 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:53,760 is making the social services ecosystem more efficient in Harrison and 74 00:08:50,700 --> 00:08:58,860 Dodgers County and whereas in the city of Clarksburg supports the efforts of 75 00:08:56,519 --> 00:09:04,980 the United Way of Harrison's Rogers County the wb211 network to provide 76 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:10,019 assistance for all those that we serve and whereas the Harrison the city of 77 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:15,000 Clarksburg appreciates the services provided by United Way in Harrison and 78 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:22,040 Dodgers County and further recognizes the positive impact their students are 79 00:09:18,140 --> 00:09:22,040 Interstate our communities 80 00:09:27,340 --> 00:09:39,060 [Music] in the city of Lawrenceburg and 81 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:43,980 encourages all citizens to join and support you this vital community service 82 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:49,620 and Witnesses whereas I have an inherented myself to my hand and have 83 00:09:47,399 --> 00:09:54,320 caused the official seal of the city of Clarksburg to the effects here to this 84 00:09:52,260 --> 00:09:59,100 second day of February 2023 James Marina City Clarksburg West 85 00:09:57,959 --> 00:10:02,100 Virginia congratulations 86 00:10:03,750 --> 00:10:06,860 [Applause] 87 00:10:08,220 --> 00:10:15,720 it's about our community I want to thank Jacqueline Brown she is our community 88 00:10:13,740 --> 00:10:19,680 resource specialist she answers the phone calls the calls that we get from 89 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:26,220 so many of our residents who need help and need connected to resources in their 90 00:10:22,140 --> 00:10:30,060 Community but to succeed and I'm I can't tell you you know because they're 91 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:34,560 totally confidential calls but they're tough conversations to have and just to 92 00:10:32,220 --> 00:10:39,779 know that our residents have a live person to call like Jacqueline and talk 93 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:42,360 to her and and probably about some of the most difficult things that they're 94 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:46,079 going through in their life that's a that's an invaluable resource for this 95 00:10:44,220 --> 00:10:49,980 community and that could be the first step in the process of healing their 96 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,920 Brokenness so I want to thank our community I want to thank Jeff and I 97 00:10:51,420 --> 00:10:57,720 want to thank Amy want to thank everybody at 201 or 201 staff staff 98 00:10:55,380 --> 00:11:01,920 across West Virginia this is a Statewide resource right and I want to thank our 99 00:11:00,420 --> 00:11:05,339 community for their support So Jacqueline do you have anything you 100 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:08,399 would like to add um I just want to let everyone know that 101 00:11:07,860 --> 00:11:12,440 um let people know job 211 if they need any 102 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:17,180 Social Services thank you all very much thank you 103 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,300 good morning 104 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,360 foreign 105 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:12,920 communication and public hearings Chris Lane of 317 Buckhannon Avenue wishes to 106 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,920 address Council 107 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:22,100 how's everybody this evening great looks like we got a lot of good 108 00:12:18,899 --> 00:12:22,100 things going on in our little Community 109 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:30,560 um one touch base um since uh since we had spoken last uh 110 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:34,560 here at the at the last meeting Steve appreciate the caller uh make sure 111 00:12:33,060 --> 00:12:39,360 I call earlier today that looks like I have a meeting here and a few short 112 00:12:36,660 --> 00:12:44,160 weeks so appreciate everyone's time to make that happen 113 00:12:41,180 --> 00:12:49,680 but also since uh since I was here in Spoke Class A few other members of our 114 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:52,680 neighborhoods actually reached out to me and shared some of their stories and 115 00:12:51,660 --> 00:12:57,079 some of the issues that they've been having since the the storm drain system 116 00:12:55,139 --> 00:13:01,680 was was put in place there's some other residents that's also 117 00:12:59,399 --> 00:13:07,019 been experiencing flooding one of which has been experiencing flooding within 118 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:09,480 their basement uh as a result from it um 119 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:13,920 so I've been I've met with a few of them look some of the sides 120 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:18,240 reviewed to my wedding I'm gonna try and put together as much information I can 121 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:24,120 to be able to bring to the meeting to share and review that with everybody 122 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:29,459 um that being said uh notice something in the newspaper there earlier this week 123 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:32,399 it's probably a larger issue than the uh than the issue we're having over at 124 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:36,240 Spring and it's um well actually it's also an 125 00:13:34,740 --> 00:13:40,860 issue we're having in Spring is some of the lead water lines and the city's uh 126 00:13:38,820 --> 00:13:45,779 and the water boards plan to replace lead water lines in our community 127 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:51,380 it's my understanding that this evening there's there's a resolution to amend 128 00:13:47,940 --> 00:13:58,200 sections 5 25 and 38 of the city Charter uh on the on the agenda this evening to 129 00:13:56,399 --> 00:14:02,220 address issues that could potentially prevent that Water Project from from 130 00:14:00,540 --> 00:14:06,240 executing um I haven't did a whole lot of research 131 00:14:03,959 --> 00:14:13,740 on it I just just seen this a couple days ago so I've put together a little 132 00:14:09,779 --> 00:14:18,660 bit since then but you know some of my concerns being a resident over there you 133 00:14:15,899 --> 00:14:23,180 know having small children lead lines is not desirable to have have my water 134 00:14:21,779 --> 00:14:27,320 source come from would like to see see the project come 135 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:31,920 to fruition understands a large project I think 80 136 00:14:29,700 --> 00:14:35,880 some plus million dollars is being spent on it and I believe there is you know 137 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:40,920 rate adjustments that was already approved and passed where you know we 138 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:46,199 are or will be paying higher water rates to help support the project and I'm fine 139 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:51,720 with doing that to be able to have safer water lines 140 00:14:48,180 --> 00:14:57,360 my understanding the the issue right there goes circles around to the Charter 141 00:14:54,180 --> 00:14:59,899 change that was voted on in 21. um and I vaguely recall the charter 142 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:05,120 change whenever it was put up the boat just to 143 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:09,540 make things more convenient for voters to be able to come out and vote on City 144 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:14,279 elections along with County elections so I think it's a really good idea 145 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:18,720 to streamline things make it happen quicker more efficient and more 146 00:15:16,620 --> 00:15:23,699 Consolidated places um 147 00:15:19,860 --> 00:15:28,440 my concern is that uh oh after reviewing it and reviewing what information I 148 00:15:25,860 --> 00:15:33,660 could find on it you know it it appears that the the term length for Council 149 00:15:30,959 --> 00:15:36,540 Members elected in 2019 was extended for a year 150 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:41,820 and on in the newspaper article that I read earlier this week you know it it 151 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:45,660 quoted uh quote the mayor saying that people voted for the charter change in 152 00:15:43,620 --> 00:15:51,420 2021 and that was so uh right down here 153 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:54,959 two that was intended to get more people 154 00:15:53,100 --> 00:15:59,339 involved with the election I agree with that Fair statement I 155 00:15:58,199 --> 00:16:04,320 have to see elections with the county elections would get a lot more people 156 00:16:01,199 --> 00:16:07,399 involved more voters involved and would help the overall process 157 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:23,820 you know the one concern I had with the quote 158 00:16:21,139 --> 00:16:27,600 quote mentioned the right here it's quoted says the 159 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:31,380 context of it is so you cannot extend your term to office once you're in 160 00:16:29,399 --> 00:16:36,000 office but in order to realign the terms to get them to even years the people are 161 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:39,120 elected in 2019 were given an additional year 162 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:41,899 that's the only way we knew how to align it with the county 163 00:16:42,420 --> 00:16:48,839 so my understanding that the only way to align it with an even year would be to 164 00:16:45,959 --> 00:16:52,079 extend it for a year um at least that's the way I'm reading 165 00:16:50,519 --> 00:16:56,519 the quote and I'm not 166 00:16:53,519 --> 00:17:01,500 expert in elections not like expert in government but Common Sense tells me 167 00:16:58,740 --> 00:17:06,600 another way to align it with even years would be to shorten it a year as opposed 168 00:17:04,199 --> 00:17:11,699 to extending it so I think that might have been a potential potential solution 169 00:17:09,299 --> 00:17:16,620 available at the time that wasn't executed 170 00:17:13,339 --> 00:17:21,540 the larger concern that I have with the extension of the terms 171 00:17:19,260 --> 00:17:29,360 is that uh you know West Virginia Constitution 172 00:17:24,540 --> 00:17:33,780 I believe it's uh article 6 section 37 provides that no law shall be passed 173 00:17:31,860 --> 00:17:39,679 after the election of any public office but shall operate to extend the term of 174 00:17:37,260 --> 00:17:39,679 this office 175 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:47,220 so I think that's that particular section right there is probably 176 00:17:44,460 --> 00:17:52,140 my opinion my knowledge of bonds and the the issuing of bonds and the 177 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:57,780 security and the validity of bonds is if there's an issue raised about the 178 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:02,160 constitutional right of the amendment to begin with whether it was literature 179 00:18:00,059 --> 00:18:05,820 meant to be passed or legitimate to be put before the voters 180 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:10,919 you know that would make it challenging for any bond Council or anybody looking 181 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:14,880 to assist with issue of the bond help that Bond go through 182 00:18:12,780 --> 00:18:19,020 it's my understanding that if the Bond's not received then the lead line project 183 00:18:17,340 --> 00:18:24,900 might not happen which would be very detrimental I 184 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:29,940 believe me my family and the overall Community 185 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:33,419 um so I would would encourage and would hope 186 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:36,840 that the resolutions put before Council this evening looking to address and 187 00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:41,460 correct the the amendment that was put in place 188 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:46,380 um would be passed and that would correct 189 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:51,840 all the issues to hopefully allow Ford for the bond to be issued and Ford 190 00:18:49,620 --> 00:18:56,460 that project to move forward I think our projects a big assets for the city 191 00:18:54,179 --> 00:19:00,720 it's a big asset to the residents I think it'll it'll be very helpful 192 00:19:00,059 --> 00:19:04,620 um in the event though that it's it's not 193 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:09,360 um not passed 194 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:14,100 um I would be curious to learn more about the original Amendment 195 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:17,700 um like I said I haven't had much time to research it nor have I had much 196 00:19:15,539 --> 00:19:23,940 material to research on so with that in mind would like if I can 197 00:19:20,780 --> 00:19:26,000 miss that here um 198 00:19:30,020 --> 00:19:35,600 concerns around the bonds that may have been already discussed 199 00:19:35,660 --> 00:19:43,620 thank you Tim stranco our water wishes to address 200 00:19:41,940 --> 00:19:47,580 cancer concerning the bond issue and wonderful project good evening Mr Mayor 201 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:51,120 counselors my name is Tim stranco I'm a member of the West Virginia bar and 202 00:19:49,559 --> 00:19:54,660 happy and proud to serve as general counsel for the water board Clarksburg 203 00:19:52,919 --> 00:19:58,440 water board our general managers here tonight Jason Myers and also a bond 204 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:03,660 counselor from Steptoe and Johnson Tom Heyman is is here tonight as well 205 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:07,380 I won't elaborate much on the prior speaker and we've already talked about 206 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:12,000 this in work session but this is a 90 million dollar project that will re 207 00:20:10,380 --> 00:20:17,880 reinvigorate of our infrastructure here in Clarksburg 208 00:20:14,940 --> 00:20:23,220 and and bring that money into in economic activity into town so it is a 209 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:27,360 remarkable project I served as a public member of the infrastructure Council for 210 00:20:25,140 --> 00:20:30,900 a number of years so I've seen projects from all over the state this is a this 211 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:34,020 is a landmark in the history of West Virginia 212 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:38,039 infrastructure funding and my compliments to Jason for putting 213 00:20:35,700 --> 00:20:43,380 together a funding package that really is a remarkable in its generosity and 214 00:20:40,679 --> 00:20:48,780 low interest rates and grants that will help us 215 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:52,260 remake our water infrastructure and to do that we need your help with the the 216 00:20:50,460 --> 00:20:56,280 charter amendments I'm happy to report we discussed after your work session we 217 00:20:54,840 --> 00:21:00,480 discussed with Bond Council the Amendments that Council are worth uh 218 00:20:58,559 --> 00:21:04,260 mentioned and bond Council finds those to be appropriate 219 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:08,400 um so we have the water board has no objections not the bond counts also 220 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:12,419 endorses those and there's also a a typo I know your City attorney is aware of as 221 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:17,700 well and I would I would like to say in conclusion that Thank The City attorney 222 00:21:13,919 --> 00:21:21,120 for his hard work on this as a team the water board in the city are going to go 223 00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:24,840 forward and and rebuild our water infrastructure and we're very excited 224 00:21:22,679 --> 00:21:29,460 about that so I thank you for your time Mr Mayor subject any questions 225 00:21:27,179 --> 00:21:33,140 thank you city managers report an update 226 00:21:36,659 --> 00:21:43,380 city managers report February 2nd 2023. from the manager's office I would like 227 00:21:42,059 --> 00:21:47,880 to thank all department heads for their hard work and dedication submitting a 228 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:52,740 conservative budget proposals Economic Development completed its first Ura 229 00:21:49,919 --> 00:21:56,400 Workshop meeting January 31st Economic Development would also like to 230 00:21:54,720 --> 00:22:00,059 announce the city of Clark river Clarksburg has been awarded a U.S 231 00:21:58,620 --> 00:22:04,140 Department of Transportation Safe Streets and grants for all roads for all 232 00:22:02,940 --> 00:22:08,760 grants in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars this grant has a twenty 233 00:22:06,780 --> 00:22:13,200 percent or fifty thousand dollar match and we'll address a two-way traffic 234 00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:17,760 study and bicycle pedestrian infrastructure planning job well done to 235 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:21,960 Brittany and her co-workers from the police department four new 236 00:22:19,860 --> 00:22:26,760 officers started the West Virginia State Police Academy on January 30th with a 237 00:22:24,179 --> 00:22:31,620 tentative graduation date of May the police department responded to 1 596 238 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:35,640 calls for service in the month of January 239 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:39,840 officers Jason Bartlett and Brett Levine were promoted to the rank of Sergeant 240 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:45,539 and Sergeant Chad Travis was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on February 1st 241 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:49,020 from the city parks the National Park Service still has our grand application 242 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:54,059 for the pickleball courts and will continue to process it we hope to have a 243 00:22:51,780 --> 00:22:59,280 decision within the next few weeks the AMP step lights have been delivered 244 00:22:56,640 --> 00:23:03,900 and will be installed as weather permits and the city parks assisted the town 245 00:23:01,799 --> 00:23:08,580 remember for with a repair of a catch Basin at the Clarksburg City Park 246 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:12,539 North Water Treatment Plant the discharge monitor report was submitted 247 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:15,960 for the month of January 2023 with no violations to report the process treated 248 00:23:14,700 --> 00:23:21,000 approximately 350 million gallons of Wastewater 249 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:25,440 main raw pump number one was shipped out Wednesday February 1st for repairs 250 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:30,120 planning for phase five of long-term control plan is still ongoing and then 251 00:23:27,659 --> 00:23:35,340 you'll bring recently took his class one Wastewater exam and has successfully 252 00:23:32,039 --> 00:23:39,539 passed his test congratulations Daniel from the fire department the fire 253 00:23:37,140 --> 00:23:43,200 department responded to 249 calls for service for the month of January 254 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:46,799 they also assisted the West Virginia quick response team with a Narcan 255 00:23:44,940 --> 00:23:49,740 distribution location site at Central fire station 256 00:23:48,120 --> 00:23:54,600 congratulations to the lieutenant Jeffrey Rogers on his retirement on 257 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:58,080 January 15th Lieutenant Rogers committed 25 years of service to the city of 258 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:02,100 Clarksburg from the Robertson Grant Performing Arts 259 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:07,500 the Robinson Grant will have five public events for the month of February on 260 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:13,679 February 3rd Anthony and lindsayati concert on February 12th the Black 261 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:20,220 Panther movie February 16th across the river musical February 18th Michael 262 00:24:17,419 --> 00:24:25,320 palisak stand up and on February 25th 263 00:24:22,980 --> 00:24:29,520 forever Tina concert several private events are scheduled and 264 00:24:27,179 --> 00:24:34,380 we will be hosting a fundraising event a school thespian Festival a family party 265 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:38,820 and a musical performance for school students we are currently working on 266 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:43,679 reducing our phone and Internet fees more information to follow 267 00:24:41,700 --> 00:24:49,280 from code enforcement Code Enforcement issue 29 building permits for a total 268 00:24:46,260 --> 00:24:55,740 job cost of 339 503.40 or 269 00:24:51,600 --> 00:25:01,260 40 novs one citation one three condemnation orders 18 inspections and 270 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:04,140 32 Animal Control complaints 11 properties were checked to clear 271 00:25:03,059 --> 00:25:09,480 vagrance Patrol area checks resulted in 11 entry 272 00:25:06,539 --> 00:25:13,740 letters six Vehicles tagged and six yellow tags on Doors 273 00:25:11,340 --> 00:25:18,200 from the finance department the finance department reports the following 274 00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:18,200 demolition payments 275 00:25:18,620 --> 00:25:31,679 3531.89 payment agreements of 605 dollars grass and weeds 276 00:25:26,179 --> 00:25:35,460 837.80 board UPS 417.50 vacant property registrations of one 277 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:41,820 thousand three hundred forty two dollars and eighty cents fire service fees of 278 00:25:37,980 --> 00:25:41,820 391 831.87 279 00:25:42,120 --> 00:25:48,659 be no tax of one million two hundred sixty eight thousand ninety one dollars 280 00:25:46,260 --> 00:25:53,520 and forty eight cents 13 new business license and four 281 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:58,080 business license renewals from Public Works Crews were passing 282 00:25:55,980 --> 00:26:02,820 streets in the neighborhoods let her pick up along Baltimore Avenue 12th 283 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:07,380 Street Milford Street tuna Street and Ohio Avenue they responded with four 284 00:26:05,340 --> 00:26:11,460 notices of violation secured three vacant structures 285 00:26:08,820 --> 00:26:15,000 responded to seven see it click it fix it complaints 286 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:19,500 and installed Courthouse only parking signs handicapped and yellow paint on 287 00:26:17,460 --> 00:26:24,900 3rd Street near the new courthouse annex that concludes my report 288 00:26:22,020 --> 00:26:27,840 City corpse information a zoning form in connection with the notice of 289 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:32,960 application to operate a private plus Private Ryan restaurant and Tavern a 290 00:26:30,179 --> 00:26:38,900 stop by world global logistic LLC of 1111 North 15th Street parksburg in 291 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:43,799 terms of the outcome on January 26 2026. no unfinished business new 292 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:49,980 business public hearing regarding the 2022 comprehensive plan chairman 293 00:26:48,179 --> 00:26:55,200 foreign I will open up the public hearing for 294 00:26:53,340 --> 00:27:01,039 the comprehensive plan uh we'll let Carolyn speak on this 295 00:27:21,900 --> 00:27:24,200 foreign 296 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,400 foreign 297 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:18,900 thank you very much for the time this evening as part of the public hearing I 298 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:23,100 just wanted to introduce us a few things about this project the first being my 299 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:27,240 name is Carolyn yagel I'm with environmental planning and design and 300 00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:31,799 over the course of the last year been working with 301 00:28:28,740 --> 00:28:36,659 John and all of the stakeholders throughout this process that have 302 00:28:33,779 --> 00:28:42,840 participated and we have had quite an opportunity to hear from hundreds of 303 00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:48,360 residents and business owners and as part of the public hearing record 304 00:28:45,419 --> 00:28:53,279 would like to identify there have been quite a number of points of Outreach and 305 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:58,260 drafts that have been developed as part of this work there have been a series of 306 00:28:56,279 --> 00:29:04,260 neighborhood workshops this was sort of the core element from the public 307 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:11,580 Outreach and one of the ones that sort of kicked this off was actually back in 308 00:29:07,140 --> 00:29:16,320 December of 2021 where we started to distribute all the information and the 309 00:29:13,860 --> 00:29:21,659 way in which people could participate we were part of the Winter Fest activities 310 00:29:18,779 --> 00:29:29,880 and then geared up so that we could start this series in May of 2022. we 311 00:29:25,860 --> 00:29:34,140 also then met with folks in July as part of the second series of neighborhood 312 00:29:31,500 --> 00:29:39,899 workshops and is from taking the information that we had in May started 313 00:29:36,419 --> 00:29:44,700 to conceptualize really what the areas of focus of the plan 314 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:48,179 would possibly be and where the areas of interest from the residents and the 315 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:52,620 business owners were and we'll get to those very soon 316 00:29:49,860 --> 00:29:58,919 the last round of Outreach was in September and we were part of things 317 00:29:55,860 --> 00:30:04,260 happening right here right nearby and again being able to reach out to people 318 00:30:02,220 --> 00:30:08,340 so of all of the things that were discussed if they could pick one and 319 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:14,399 identify that there was a particular Focus area or project within that Focus 320 00:30:11,399 --> 00:30:18,539 area what would it be so as we pulled all of those ideas together uh there 321 00:30:16,799 --> 00:30:23,039 have been a series of four drafts that have been available to the public as 322 00:30:20,399 --> 00:30:29,760 part of this fall late summer and fall and the approach was to do four things 323 00:30:26,159 --> 00:30:34,980 one build on the character and the assets that you have secondly we're 324 00:30:32,399 --> 00:30:39,539 trying to consider really what are the top priorities of the many things that 325 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:43,559 people have an idea about doing and how can they collectively come together I 326 00:30:41,580 --> 00:30:48,360 think a few of the things earlier on the agenda this evening are even 327 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:52,919 highlighting how there is the focus to come into think about different areas of 328 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:59,159 connectivity Mobility infrastructure and all those kinds of things the plan 329 00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:05,460 looks at certain items of those and even more so the third component of that is 330 00:31:02,820 --> 00:31:10,260 what is realistic in terms of the set of four goals that ultimately have come out 331 00:31:07,260 --> 00:31:16,500 of the plan and then how through the next 10 years as this plan will be 332 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:22,260 moving forward that actionable step set of steps 333 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:26,880 so from those four areas of focus there are I would say 334 00:31:23,940 --> 00:31:32,760 four simple verbs but these verbs mean quite a bit the first one is to reclaim 335 00:31:30,539 --> 00:31:37,919 Vitality reclaim the second one is to embrace in the 336 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:43,260 terms of the resources that are here within Clarksburg 337 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:46,799 the third is looking at nurturing again 338 00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:50,659 bringing together people the neighborhoods all of the physical 339 00:31:48,419 --> 00:31:56,100 improvements that you all have a component of caring for and being part 340 00:31:53,820 --> 00:32:02,520 of those decisions day after day and year after year and then fourthly 341 00:31:58,740 --> 00:32:06,659 thinking about how to strengthen the abilities of all the elements of 342 00:32:04,980 --> 00:32:11,039 communication and those lines of communication so that as you move 343 00:32:08,940 --> 00:32:15,960 forward with your actions you're able to get the kind of feedback that you desire 344 00:32:13,380 --> 00:32:19,100 and people are able to participate in that process as well 345 00:32:19,140 --> 00:32:27,779 so each of these four goals then identifies within the plan a series of 346 00:32:25,620 --> 00:32:32,520 broad actions and then those actions are further identified some of the ones that 347 00:32:30,299 --> 00:32:38,520 moved up to the top based upon all of the feedback that we received did focus 348 00:32:35,159 --> 00:32:43,500 on looking at again that Vitality piece both from a physical planning 349 00:32:40,740 --> 00:32:48,480 perspective and probably more along that element of a Baseline and to support the 350 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:55,140 physical aspect is looking at what the policies are so actually considering 351 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:59,399 some of a rehaul of the ordinances that guide the scale and the character of 352 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:02,399 development so that you can Embrace again 353 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:08,220 all of the assets and highlight the things that you like to highlight 354 00:33:05,340 --> 00:33:13,740 looking into also the second action there were things uh here that consider 355 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:18,179 again what are your existing resources and the ways in which those resources 356 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:24,360 actually are a component of Economic Development 357 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:28,679 so well beyond just downtown you have lots of things happening from whether 358 00:33:26,820 --> 00:33:34,440 it's a Parks and Recreation or an open space perspective how does that network 359 00:33:30,899 --> 00:33:40,080 of natural resource serve as a large asset to the people here and visiting 360 00:33:37,980 --> 00:33:45,200 and what does that mean in terms of actually furthering your Economic 361 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,200 Development opportunities 362 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:54,960 thirdly in terms of considering elements of Maintenance or mitigations and then 363 00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:57,980 also the complement to that the code enforcement piece 364 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:07,200 and lastly again thinking about all of this coming together and again the words 365 00:34:04,919 --> 00:34:11,159 that is getting out and the work the feedback that is coming in so that is 366 00:34:09,300 --> 00:34:19,440 something that moves everyone together in a positive and forward moving step 367 00:34:15,780 --> 00:34:23,879 so with that there is one Element within the comprehensive plan that sort of 368 00:34:21,419 --> 00:34:28,619 takes these ideas and starts to highlight the possibilities of how and 369 00:34:26,220 --> 00:34:33,480 to what extent these actions can come into play some of them are city-wide 370 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:37,379 some of them have a particular Focus there are certain areas or certain 371 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:42,780 neighborhoods and when we were considering each of these areas of the 372 00:34:40,139 --> 00:34:47,159 neighborhoods coming together there are certain ones that different areas 373 00:34:45,060 --> 00:34:52,260 different neighborhoods have an interest in highlighting 374 00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:58,140 different points of the plan so while there is one plan for the city-wide 375 00:34:54,679 --> 00:35:01,680 there are almost subsets to this so as you all have the opportunity to be in 376 00:35:00,420 --> 00:35:05,460 parts of the neighborhoods or those neighborhoods coming together the kinds 377 00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:09,599 of funding that you would ultimately be pursuing or considering in the ways in 378 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:15,000 which they could affect different neighborhoods and even 379 00:35:11,940 --> 00:35:21,060 you're adjoining I think areas right Beyond you know the city boundaries 380 00:35:18,420 --> 00:35:25,079 so quite a number of Partners some of those Partners even the United Way right 381 00:35:22,980 --> 00:35:30,480 was here this evening doing different things sort of on that daily level and 382 00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:34,560 the ways in which a number of people can come together the component of this 383 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:40,020 comprehensive plan in terms of its actions and the potential Partners is 384 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:43,980 definitely a blend of both public and private Partnerships and being able 385 00:35:41,940 --> 00:35:48,359 again to strengthen those kinds of relationships and those kinds of actions 386 00:35:46,140 --> 00:35:53,640 so that you can again move forward through the coming decade so this is a 387 00:35:51,540 --> 00:35:58,079 quick overview for the matter of the public Hearing in terms of the things 388 00:35:56,280 --> 00:36:02,460 explored within the comprehensive plan and I do want to ensure that there is 389 00:36:00,660 --> 00:36:08,940 other time for others to ask questions or participate as part of this so you 390 00:36:06,540 --> 00:36:13,500 want me to I can put the mic back and offer anyone else out an opportunity to 391 00:36:11,700 --> 00:36:18,740 speak on it or if you have other questions I can get to that after 392 00:36:15,079 --> 00:36:18,740 Heathers have had a chance 393 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:26,400 is there anyone in the public that would like to speak on this uh comprehensive 394 00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:34,740 plan with not a council of open it up 395 00:36:30,900 --> 00:36:41,520 anybody on Council have any questions I think we we decided that we would have 396 00:36:37,619 --> 00:36:46,260 a work session for the council at a later point where you if you could come 397 00:36:43,380 --> 00:36:51,960 back and we could go and and real depth with this uh to update Council it's kind 398 00:36:49,500 --> 00:36:56,579 of you know we we haven't seen anything up until this point I think we'd like to 399 00:36:54,240 --> 00:37:01,520 have a more in-depth look at it if that's possible thank you very much 400 00:36:58,980 --> 00:37:01,520 yeah 401 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:07,560 I do want to say I mean I was I've been to several meetings and I want to thank 402 00:37:05,820 --> 00:37:11,339 you for you know putting all your time in this and I think it's going to be 403 00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:14,700 good to give us a roadmap for our city um I think a lot of things that we are 404 00:37:12,780 --> 00:37:19,500 already kind of doing but now I think it it will show get more evidence for the 405 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:23,460 community to support some third certain things that we already have and uh 406 00:37:21,359 --> 00:37:28,200 so I mean I look forward to trying to fulfill this and and following it and uh 407 00:37:25,859 --> 00:37:32,579 I expect good things to come out of it so thank you for all your time thank you 408 00:37:30,240 --> 00:37:36,000 and I do know from the participation that just need to be on your account so 409 00:37:34,859 --> 00:37:40,440 you're going to be working with many people many important portions of the 410 00:37:38,220 --> 00:37:44,940 city the offices and the other committees in order to be able to get 411 00:37:43,380 --> 00:37:47,420 any leg thank you 412 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,140 thank you thank you 413 00:37:56,700 --> 00:38:01,040 we'll close the public hearing at this time 414 00:38:02,300 --> 00:38:09,240 consideration a first reading of an ordinance of the city of Clarksburg 415 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:12,960 amending sections 5 25 and 38 of the city Charter 416 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:16,680 to that one the query I guess more for the City attorney Mr Marshall I'm 417 00:38:15,240 --> 00:38:20,160 guessing any type of amendment we do put forward here 418 00:38:17,940 --> 00:38:24,000 for discussion with Item B or is it going to be for 419 00:38:21,290 --> 00:38:29,300 [Music] on the first one okay I appreciate it 420 00:38:25,859 --> 00:38:35,940 thank you I I didn't see indeed would be unchanged 421 00:38:31,859 --> 00:38:41,339 I appreciate it thank you so moved so that's a discussion 422 00:38:38,540 --> 00:38:46,320 yeah we want to skip the discussion will absolutely it's been moved in second uh 423 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:51,480 we'll have discussion and I'll start down on this end James 424 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:57,119 will uh you know this has been ongoing for several weeks 425 00:38:53,460 --> 00:39:02,099 months uh and uh you know sitting up here sometimes uh mistakes are made 426 00:39:00,420 --> 00:39:05,160 mistakes have been made in the past they'll be I'm sure they'll be made in 427 00:39:03,540 --> 00:39:10,140 the future and sometimes the people up here have to accept that and and fix 428 00:39:07,740 --> 00:39:14,640 them and that's what we're here to do uh I don't I don't particularly like it 429 00:39:12,420 --> 00:39:17,760 but uh you know there was obviously some glaring omissions from the original 430 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:22,560 charter limit failed to include the water board and uh here we are here's 431 00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:26,280 here's what we need to fix it so uh I'll let other people discuss what they want 432 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:30,720 to discuss but I'm offering I'm going to offer an amendment at least to uh fix 433 00:39:28,619 --> 00:39:34,859 the one type so okay Jared 434 00:39:33,420 --> 00:39:38,099 uh yeah I don't have much to say either but I 435 00:39:36,180 --> 00:39:41,579 um appreciate everybody's time and putting this together our City attorney 436 00:39:39,540 --> 00:39:45,660 uh water board City attorney um Mr Raymond and Secretary of State 437 00:39:43,980 --> 00:39:48,300 given their opinion I respect all their opinions I don't follow their lead and 438 00:39:47,460 --> 00:39:53,040 um that's all I have 439 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:58,619 Wayne just on a procedural move I'm going to make a motion that we amend um 440 00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:05,160 section 5A to where reads uh four members or the four members elected in 441 00:40:01,260 --> 00:40:10,560 the 20 or June 2021 election will serve a term of four years the city Shield 442 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:15,900 hold an election in June of 2025 for those four membership positions those 443 00:40:13,260 --> 00:40:20,940 four membership positions shall be on the ballot at such election pursuit to 444 00:40:18,540 --> 00:40:27,660 the procedures set forth in this Charter such members elected in June of 2025 445 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:33,060 will serve for a one-year term at that time the four membership 446 00:40:29,700 --> 00:40:39,240 positions will be reduced to three and only three members will be elected in 447 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:46,619 the May 2026 in subsequent elections such a members elected in May 2026 or 448 00:40:43,859 --> 00:40:52,020 subsequent elections will serve a term of four years 449 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:55,859 and that's that's a motion further discussion on we need a second 450 00:40:54,720 --> 00:41:00,240 if there's going to be further discussion 451 00:40:57,119 --> 00:41:02,940 okay discussion on the amendment um I'd like to add uh if that's the 452 00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:07,200 route uh we want to take I'd just like to 453 00:41:04,980 --> 00:41:12,119 remind this body that and the people who are here that uh that'll Force us to 454 00:41:09,780 --> 00:41:16,619 have four elections in a row two will be head bought held by the city and two 455 00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:23,160 will be held by the county uh you know I personally feel that that's a little 456 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:26,579 much uh I feel that the the original uh ordinance proposed 457 00:41:25,140 --> 00:41:31,740 meets the requirements of the bond Council and again 458 00:41:30,119 --> 00:41:35,700 you're going to have four elections in a row two immigrants are one-year terms 459 00:41:33,540 --> 00:41:39,060 that'll be held by the city and two of them will be held by the county and you 460 00:41:37,859 --> 00:41:42,780 know I'm looking at that you know from what Annette tells me the cost of the 461 00:41:41,099 --> 00:41:47,760 municipal election here is twenty thousand dollars a piece so here we're 462 00:41:45,420 --> 00:41:51,900 going to add forty thousand dollars uh to the elections we you know don't 463 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:55,020 really need to have uh personally I feel that the ordinance meets the 464 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:59,520 requirements from the bond Council and you know I again I know we've discussed 465 00:41:57,420 --> 00:42:05,280 it Ad nauseam at this point but you know 466 00:42:02,099 --> 00:42:08,220 we need to do what's right and uh and we're here to fix it and I believe that 467 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:11,940 since it meets the requirements the black Council we need to move on and if 468 00:42:10,260 --> 00:42:15,359 if the Secretary of State or the Attorney General says no the 2021 469 00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:19,079 candidates can't do it either I'm willing to sit down and rehash it again 470 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:22,380 and then that and that way we could have a three-year term like Mr Lane has 471 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:25,859 mentioned and what the water board will be doing 472 00:42:23,339 --> 00:42:29,460 uh you know in their election to have a three-year term to meet it up with the 473 00:42:27,180 --> 00:42:34,260 even years I think there's better ways to go about it than to you know shovel 474 00:42:31,619 --> 00:42:37,619 money into a furnace uh for having these one-year terms you know I don't like the 475 00:42:36,000 --> 00:42:39,839 one-year terms I don't but if that's what we need to do to meet the 476 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:43,920 requirements of long Council I'm okay with it they've put forward an idea that 477 00:42:42,119 --> 00:42:47,280 we'll have one year term this you know as bad as it sounds to have a one-year 478 00:42:45,240 --> 00:42:50,820 term this time around and then and you know and the 2021 members will get that 479 00:42:49,560 --> 00:42:54,180 five-year term which I'm not going to sit here and argue about but you know 480 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:57,359 going this route is going to be confusion it's going to be costly and I 481 00:42:56,579 --> 00:43:02,160 just don't think it's the right direction for the city thanks thank you 482 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:04,800 um yeah I had a discussion um 483 00:43:03,060 --> 00:43:11,160 the reason for this amendment is because the you know the original language 484 00:43:07,740 --> 00:43:16,020 in this uh in this measure is for the the four members in the June elected 485 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:18,900 June of 2021 to serve a term of five years 486 00:43:17,819 --> 00:43:24,060 um I just feel and you know based upon 487 00:43:21,180 --> 00:43:28,680 discussions that you know we had even in the um in the work session prior to 488 00:43:27,720 --> 00:43:34,560 um this amendment right here will not only 489 00:43:31,380 --> 00:43:41,160 satisfies the bond Council but also will satisfy you know um the Secretary of 490 00:43:37,980 --> 00:43:45,180 States you know would also be proper you know for the secretary of state 491 00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:50,040 Secretary of State's office my thing is I rather just you know um 492 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:54,720 satisfy the bond Council so we could move on with this water project and 493 00:43:52,260 --> 00:43:59,339 satisfy you know what is proper within the Secretary of State now we could 494 00:43:56,700 --> 00:44:04,140 either do this tonight you know or we could do this later on 495 00:44:00,780 --> 00:44:09,060 you know but I've you know I've you know I um I feel like we should we should do 496 00:44:06,540 --> 00:44:16,260 this tonight just you know clean all this up and and and move on so 497 00:44:12,720 --> 00:44:21,839 thank you thank you uh Gary I mean I don't really have much uh 498 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:26,819 I was pretty strongly against this I'd actually hired an attorney and was ready 499 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:29,700 to stop this if we did it I don't think I still don't really think we're doing 500 00:44:28,140 --> 00:44:33,300 it the right way um I think what we're creating is a 501 00:44:31,319 --> 00:44:35,600 special election um I don't think it would have had 502 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:41,040 two-thirds vote [Music] 503 00:44:37,619 --> 00:44:44,339 but uh we get into this thing with the water board and I hate that the water 504 00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:49,140 board got involved like this and I think this bond is just too big for us to have 505 00:44:46,859 --> 00:44:53,280 a petty argument over I mean uh Richard wrote These amendments and I 506 00:44:51,060 --> 00:44:57,660 trust Richard and I think what we did was correct and 507 00:44:55,500 --> 00:45:03,420 I feel kind of bad that we're about to go against what the voters voted for 508 00:45:00,380 --> 00:45:07,980 but looking at it trying to go up and look at it from 32 509 00:45:05,579 --> 00:45:11,400 000 feet here and look at 96 million dollars 510 00:45:09,300 --> 00:45:15,180 it's just not worth the fight I don't think so I will support this and I I do 511 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:19,440 agree with Wayne if we're going to fix it we just need to go ahead and fix it 512 00:45:16,980 --> 00:45:23,160 all because you know maybe that this pleases the bond Council right now but 513 00:45:21,300 --> 00:45:27,240 we've had other discussions about other bodies not being pleased with this 514 00:45:24,599 --> 00:45:31,859 possibly or laws not being able to pass or people being able to sue us over 515 00:45:29,460 --> 00:45:36,119 things we change I mean it's just it's it's not worth the hassle uh I think 516 00:45:34,319 --> 00:45:39,060 what we came in and changed these Charter amendments we had very good 517 00:45:37,500 --> 00:45:41,640 intentions um 518 00:45:40,020 --> 00:45:46,500 and we're still going to achieve those things it's just maybe we uh approached 519 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:51,000 it a little too Brazen not thinking about the Water 520 00:45:48,300 --> 00:45:54,900 Board election was not very smart I'm not sure how we missed that uh but 521 00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:59,339 anyway that's really all I have to say thank you 522 00:45:57,420 --> 00:46:03,300 vice mayor well I think it's kind of ironic that we 523 00:46:01,380 --> 00:46:08,940 say that we trust our city attorney's judgment on this 524 00:46:06,240 --> 00:46:14,220 and he's the one that wrote the charter change 525 00:46:11,339 --> 00:46:18,200 correct you're the one that drafted the change correct in association with the 526 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:26,300 so we were advised by our legal counsel 527 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:34,079 correct just like the waterford's being advised by their legal council this 528 00:46:31,380 --> 00:46:38,339 Council was advised by you 529 00:46:35,700 --> 00:46:44,760 on that change Richards also said that that was not that was not my decision 530 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:49,140 that was not my decision that was not my um proposal I did not write that Charter 531 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:52,500 change you also said you would defend that correct 532 00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:56,880 that it was something that you feel is in good standing and that you would 533 00:46:54,180 --> 00:47:00,599 defend it now here's the thing I don't have a problem correcting it 534 00:46:58,680 --> 00:47:05,160 that's fine not a problem we can do that 535 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:10,079 do what we need to I mean I'll vote against it but we we can do that because 536 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:15,180 I went off of what you advised me as advising counselor 537 00:47:12,420 --> 00:47:21,900 not my own decision and then 70 percent of the voters said 538 00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:25,440 what's going on here needs change the stuff that's occurring with the 539 00:47:24,300 --> 00:47:29,460 election is hogwash 540 00:47:27,180 --> 00:47:35,940 and it needs changed they they disagreed with I mean we had 541 00:47:33,240 --> 00:47:41,700 total chaos with our elections people want on drawing footballs 542 00:47:39,079 --> 00:47:44,940 that's a problem and the people in our city had an issue 543 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:50,040 with that so they went out and voted 544 00:47:47,700 --> 00:47:55,740 for the charter change because they believed in it 545 00:47:51,359 --> 00:48:02,339 70 percent voted for that and if I wanted to benefit myself 546 00:47:59,640 --> 00:48:09,900 I wouldn't have referendum recall where we can 547 00:48:07,079 --> 00:48:12,839 if we do something egregious on this Council like 548 00:48:11,339 --> 00:48:17,819 you know appoint people to jobs they don't earn 549 00:48:15,660 --> 00:48:23,660 or they're not qualified for you know make rooms in the back 550 00:48:20,940 --> 00:48:23,660 for 551 00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:32,220 a specially created position like Deputy OEM 552 00:48:30,300 --> 00:48:37,500 at the county then the people within our city can say 553 00:48:34,980 --> 00:48:40,380 what you're doing isn't correct and I will 554 00:48:39,180 --> 00:48:44,700 with 10 percent 555 00:48:42,240 --> 00:48:50,640 signature of the voters the registered voters in this city 556 00:48:47,160 --> 00:48:55,260 I will come in and do something about it because the people that have sat in 557 00:48:52,740 --> 00:49:01,140 these seats have done some really dirty things and nobody's patrolling it 558 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:05,720 and that was why I was for the charter change 559 00:49:02,280 --> 00:49:05,720 and also I 560 00:49:06,900 --> 00:49:13,220 my time that I that I've sat and he sees for 20 some 561 00:49:10,980 --> 00:49:13,220 years 562 00:49:14,339 --> 00:49:20,819 so that was why I was for the charter change not for my own personal 563 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:28,140 gain so just so we're clear on that and that 564 00:49:23,940 --> 00:49:31,859 you advised me as counsel and I took that as word because that's what we're 565 00:49:30,599 --> 00:49:37,339 doing tonight we're taking council's word that this is 566 00:49:34,560 --> 00:49:37,339 what we should be doing 567 00:49:38,520 --> 00:49:45,540 I mean we have to make it right even though you know 568 00:49:43,619 --> 00:49:49,380 we split hairs on what's right and wrong up here 569 00:49:47,579 --> 00:49:54,000 we split hairs on that but hopefully the people in this city 570 00:49:51,240 --> 00:49:57,020 will stay woke they'll stay awoke 571 00:49:57,180 --> 00:50:01,520 to what some of the council members here want to do 572 00:50:01,819 --> 00:50:09,599 that's all I have to say well I usually don't have much to say 573 00:50:07,740 --> 00:50:13,319 but I have I have a lot to say about this issue 574 00:50:11,940 --> 00:50:18,780 um first of all why this came about wasn't to extend 575 00:50:16,380 --> 00:50:26,339 council's terms because getting in another year is not my plan not my goal 576 00:50:22,980 --> 00:50:31,020 that's the way it came up with our City attorney drafted it up that's how it 577 00:50:28,980 --> 00:50:34,980 came out it just you had to do something and 578 00:50:32,220 --> 00:50:38,940 uh Chris said maybe we should have taken one year less that might even been a 579 00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:44,040 better one I I don't know we're going on the advice of this journey so he he 580 00:50:41,220 --> 00:50:50,099 drafted it up and and that's that's what we went with 581 00:50:45,359 --> 00:50:55,140 and the reason why is that when I ran in 2019 582 00:50:52,680 --> 00:51:02,760 you talk about a debacle of election there was a 38 vote uh vote difference 583 00:50:59,579 --> 00:51:06,359 between the number three guy and the number six or seven guy was 38 votes 584 00:51:05,339 --> 00:51:12,119 down I asked the uh the clerk at that time uh 585 00:51:09,119 --> 00:51:20,099 can he make up a 38 but I I don't think so so we went to the uh canvassing in 586 00:51:16,619 --> 00:51:24,420 the canvassing they found 30 votes 30 votes 587 00:51:21,720 --> 00:51:30,300 so this puts this guy that was six that puts him into uh fourth place so we have 588 00:51:27,599 --> 00:51:36,720 a recount again I went to the clerk eight votes only 1700 people voted out 589 00:51:34,020 --> 00:51:42,839 of ten thousand we only had a 17 percent turnout not many you shouldn't have that 590 00:51:40,140 --> 00:51:49,859 kind of mistakes but you know what it ended up you had to pick a football out 591 00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:55,319 of a uh basket to to win thinking the voters came to me and said 592 00:51:52,380 --> 00:52:01,800 what in the world is going on out there not to mention that we got paper ballots 593 00:51:58,559 --> 00:52:06,720 that are animated back in the 50s we still do the paper ballots people you 594 00:52:04,380 --> 00:52:12,359 vote for three they vote for four or five they Mark out and I we have to have 595 00:52:09,660 --> 00:52:18,300 an old person like me determine who did they really want to vote for 596 00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:21,839 ridiculous you get electronic ballot and you can only vote for three I'm not 597 00:52:20,160 --> 00:52:26,359 saying that thing's perfect I'm sure there's mistakes there but it's not a 598 00:52:24,359 --> 00:52:32,040 debacle like we're doing at City Hall and the people said we don't want that 599 00:52:29,700 --> 00:52:38,520 as Lily said 70 percent of people came out and said we don't want that in City 600 00:52:35,160 --> 00:52:43,740 Hall anymore but yet the charter the charter is our Constitution of the 601 00:52:41,339 --> 00:52:46,980 United States the city Charter is our constitution 602 00:52:45,119 --> 00:52:55,319 we are going to let four people on this Council change what 603 00:52:51,619 --> 00:53:00,720 the voters the 1700 or how many came the last time we're going to change by these 604 00:52:58,500 --> 00:53:05,700 four votes on this Council and I I want the people to to watch as closely we're 605 00:53:03,420 --> 00:53:09,960 going to change what the voters in Clarksburg I don't care about the bond 606 00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:15,540 count the secretaries this all started with a letter from the Secretary of 607 00:53:11,760 --> 00:53:21,059 State it was an opinion an opinion not fact if it's wrong change it take us to 608 00:53:19,319 --> 00:53:27,079 court and change it tell us what we need to do not let us decide we can do X Y 609 00:53:24,059 --> 00:53:32,460 and Z some people yeah the 201 should have their five years with no 610 00:53:30,059 --> 00:53:36,660 maybe they shouldn't we're picking and choosing what we want now if you want to 611 00:53:34,980 --> 00:53:41,520 pick what the secretary of state says they said do one and one but no that 612 00:53:39,900 --> 00:53:47,160 would put me to have to run another year so I don't want to do that but it's okay 613 00:53:43,740 --> 00:53:52,559 for the the 2019 people to do it but I'm not going to do it it's just it's kind 614 00:53:50,160 --> 00:53:58,380 of we're starting we're going to change the charter by vote up here 615 00:53:55,260 --> 00:54:04,440 what's next the charts put in in the 50s it's our law I don't it's what we go by 616 00:54:01,859 --> 00:54:08,760 it's it's what we have to go by that's what the people said back in the 50s 617 00:54:06,420 --> 00:54:13,140 when they drafted this Charter we've tried to update it make changes but when 618 00:54:10,800 --> 00:54:17,880 we try to update it we did it the right way we put it out to the people to vote 619 00:54:15,660 --> 00:54:22,200 on not this group I don't want this group to sign what the charter is going 620 00:54:19,740 --> 00:54:25,800 to say but apparently you guys want to decide what the what the people wanted 621 00:54:23,819 --> 00:54:29,160 to vote for I'm not going to decide what they want they spoke loud and clear on 622 00:54:27,720 --> 00:54:35,700 what they wanted but I guess if if that's what uh 623 00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:41,040 you guys want to do I want the people to see that we're they you're here 624 00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:44,339 representing the 10 000 people even if they didn't vote you're here 625 00:54:42,000 --> 00:54:47,880 representing the 10 000 people but it don't seem like you want to hear what 626 00:54:45,660 --> 00:54:52,500 they had to say because they voted on it if it's wrong waterboard says it's wrong 627 00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:56,220 draft a suit make us do the right thing I'm I'm in 628 00:54:55,079 --> 00:55:00,960 favor of that our attorney says he did the right thing 629 00:54:58,680 --> 00:55:04,920 we did the right thing we drafted I want to listen to my attorneys if I wouldn't 630 00:55:03,420 --> 00:55:08,880 want to listen to the water board's attorney I'll run for the water board 631 00:55:06,839 --> 00:55:12,780 the next time I ran for this city council that's who I want to listen to 632 00:55:10,559 --> 00:55:18,300 every attorney they got their own opinion you know what they're like never 633 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:23,400 mind but anyway uh you know the voters spoke the city hall I don't want to run 634 00:55:20,819 --> 00:55:27,720 this next time and I'm not believe me I'll run I'll I'll get my votes I'll go 635 00:55:26,400 --> 00:55:31,140 out there and work like I did the last time I'm not scared to do that but 636 00:55:29,700 --> 00:55:36,420 should I have to I'll do it I'll sign up for it give me 637 00:55:34,440 --> 00:55:40,079 the sign if she but should I have to the voter said they don't want these 638 00:55:38,099 --> 00:55:45,960 elections held in City Hall and I don't want them held in City Hall it's it's 639 00:55:42,540 --> 00:55:51,540 proven that it's not it's not run right it's not accurate and it's it's a fact 640 00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:56,700 all you had to do is come and watch the recount that Gary was involved in 641 00:55:53,780 --> 00:56:01,619 totaled the bottle total the bottle if we had electronic ballots we wouldn't 642 00:55:58,859 --> 00:56:06,540 have been here for hours and days doing this stuff the ballot boxes are in the 643 00:56:04,440 --> 00:56:10,500 back they say how did how did that change like that how did how did they 644 00:56:08,339 --> 00:56:14,280 get all those different balances we're in Canada 645 00:56:11,760 --> 00:56:19,140 your big guest is good as mine I don't have confidence in it I know I don't and 646 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:23,220 they didn't have and I'm I'm listening to the voters I'm not listening to 647 00:56:21,059 --> 00:56:27,780 myself I'm listening to what the voter said I got a base out there I'll get my 648 00:56:25,680 --> 00:56:32,819 votes I'm not concerned about running when it's right when it's done not an 649 00:56:30,300 --> 00:56:38,579 opinion letter not not the water board saying they want it I want the voters to 650 00:56:35,700 --> 00:56:42,839 tell me not you guys but that's what you want to do and that's that's what we'll 651 00:56:40,079 --> 00:56:48,359 do I I still think this is a special election it takes two-third votes but 652 00:56:46,260 --> 00:56:54,839 they know that might that won't get it so it's going to be uh it's got to be 653 00:56:51,180 --> 00:56:59,400 four to three and and they they can get it at that so we'll have them we'll have 654 00:56:57,000 --> 00:57:03,000 a special election I I still want that looked into we weren't scheduled for 655 00:57:01,559 --> 00:57:06,780 election what do you call election that's not scheduled is that not a 656 00:57:05,640 --> 00:57:10,800 special election but I'll let the attorney that again 657 00:57:09,180 --> 00:57:15,960 that's what we're paying him to determine not me 658 00:57:13,020 --> 00:57:21,780 but this is totally I want the citizens to be aware of what's going on here it's 659 00:57:18,900 --> 00:57:26,280 they kind of want at least two of us maybe three of us off here uh but that's 660 00:57:24,660 --> 00:57:31,319 not gonna work that'll only make that only makes my resolving even more like I 661 00:57:28,559 --> 00:57:35,940 ran the first time I'll run this time and I'll get on this discount so they're 662 00:57:33,599 --> 00:57:40,559 not going to get me off by saying you know well you got to run again I'm good 663 00:57:38,520 --> 00:57:46,140 with it I got a lot I got those people out there that I listen to apparently 664 00:57:43,500 --> 00:57:50,880 this Council doesn't listen or all of us don't listen to it but I listen to what 665 00:57:47,940 --> 00:57:57,420 those voters want that's where I'm at but again we'll go on Wayne made that I 666 00:57:54,900 --> 00:58:01,260 got one point to make uh foreign 667 00:57:59,099 --> 00:58:03,780 ERS will still get what they want if you pushed down the road but I know one 668 00:58:02,880 --> 00:58:07,920 thing for sure the voters will definitely want will not will not want 669 00:58:05,220 --> 00:58:12,000 lead water pipes so we will listen to the voters and we will help them out by 670 00:58:09,359 --> 00:58:16,800 making sure we do not get in that way so we're gonna the voters would be I'm 671 00:58:13,980 --> 00:58:20,520 guarantee if they voted again they would be uh worrying about water and leading 672 00:58:19,260 --> 00:58:24,180 their water pipes maybe you know maybe you don't think so 673 00:58:22,079 --> 00:58:28,559 I think that's a simple but they also will get what they want because I agree 674 00:58:26,339 --> 00:58:31,980 that vicarbutter turnout is good for our city they will they will get that 675 00:58:30,300 --> 00:58:35,400 whereas cleaning up getting it right and we're not getting the way of these huge 676 00:58:33,540 --> 00:58:38,700 infrastructure project maybe the biggest in the state's history 677 00:58:37,079 --> 00:58:45,359 we're not getting away with that because of our egos I'm not and that's why I'm 678 00:58:41,780 --> 00:58:49,440 well it's a simple thing Jerry if it's very simple the bond count I want to 679 00:58:48,119 --> 00:58:54,180 listen to the voters I don't want to listen to what people are saying an 680 00:58:51,900 --> 00:58:58,619 opinion letter and so forth it's a simple thing they go across the street 681 00:58:55,799 --> 00:59:04,859 they file they file said if I'm told to do it the voters I'll I'll explain that 682 00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:09,780 to the voters I can't explain us making that determination based on an opinion 683 00:59:07,020 --> 00:59:13,680 letter I can't do that there's a there's a process it's called a legal process 684 00:59:11,460 --> 00:59:18,119 and it could be done immediately I'm sure they got the letter drafted up uh 685 00:59:16,079 --> 00:59:22,680 ready to go across the street they've talked about this they know possibility 686 00:59:20,280 --> 00:59:26,280 that's not going to pass they got a letter drafted to go across the street 687 00:59:24,059 --> 00:59:30,299 tomorrow we could uh address it with the courts and I don't have any problem with 688 00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:34,980 I'm going by what our attorney says he said I drafted a good plan for us I 689 00:59:32,940 --> 00:59:39,180 drafted good Charter amendments and I'm gonna go against why are we paying him 690 00:59:36,839 --> 00:59:43,260 why is he giving us opinions why why are we doing that that's all I want to know 691 00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:47,940 I want the people to know we're paying for these opinions and you're going to 692 00:59:45,420 --> 00:59:51,180 go against his opinion he said I I'm comfortable with what we do man we could 693 00:59:49,859 --> 00:59:53,880 absolutely fight it and I believe we could win but we're talking about 96 694 00:59:52,619 --> 00:59:59,520 million dollars they well again you have another source 695 00:59:57,359 --> 01:00:03,480 of that money if we screw this up I don't think we're going to if if we're 696 01:00:01,680 --> 01:00:06,599 wrong they're going to go through a street and beat us they're going to go 697 01:00:04,980 --> 01:00:11,339 and let's do it but I'm going to end this conversation let's let's move on 698 01:00:08,460 --> 01:00:15,540 you we had an amendment by Miss America like to call the question on the 699 01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:21,000 amendment and SEC of section 5A that I made 700 01:00:16,740 --> 01:00:27,319 okay we got an amendment we did we got uh I think we had a motion in the second 701 01:00:22,859 --> 01:00:27,319 vote vote in a second okay all in favor 702 01:00:28,280 --> 01:00:36,260 oh no I'm sorry no I'm gonna change that you guys got me all flustered up here 703 01:00:38,460 --> 01:00:41,299 what is it 704 01:00:42,140 --> 01:00:50,520 emotion okay a motion to mend Amendment what uh Wayne had proposed right section 705 01:00:47,700 --> 01:00:57,540 25 you need subsection a change June of 20046 to May 706 01:00:54,839 --> 01:01:01,559 of 2000. that was I was going off for that Amendment Wayne offered an 707 01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:05,400 amendment to Section Five Section Five that would include one-year terms for 708 01:01:03,000 --> 01:01:10,619 2019 and 2021 members right but I think if you're voting on Wayne's Amendment at 709 01:01:08,220 --> 01:01:15,079 this time I guess you would be in the U.S that give me the second round that's 710 01:01:12,180 --> 01:01:15,079 how I couldn't do it 711 01:01:16,380 --> 01:01:19,400 so where we at 712 01:01:28,400 --> 01:01:40,500 vote for that no it's been moved in second yeah 713 01:01:34,339 --> 01:01:40,500 no okay no go ahead everybody yeah 714 01:01:43,619 --> 01:01:52,200 Jerry Keith yes Jim Alpha Joe nope Jerry riffle yes 715 01:01:50,220 --> 01:01:59,280 Wayne work yes vice mayor Jenkins no mayor no 716 01:01:56,520 --> 01:02:04,099 what is it four to three four knows three guesses 717 01:02:01,200 --> 01:02:09,540 okay so it fails uh the amendment fails Amendment fails I'd like to offer 718 01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:13,740 another a motion that uh we move to amend 719 01:02:10,440 --> 01:02:18,180 oh give me a second here I'm sorry section 25 letter A where it says such 720 01:02:16,559 --> 01:02:22,799 membership position shall be on ballot for election June 2026 721 01:02:20,339 --> 01:02:26,880 such member elect in June of 2026 or subsequent elections will be returned to 722 01:02:24,660 --> 01:02:32,520 four years uh strike June and hit sir may for June 723 01:02:30,420 --> 01:02:35,280 make the election fall on May the May primary as was intended in the charter 724 01:02:34,079 --> 01:02:39,480 amendments that's the only type of that I saw with the 725 01:02:37,799 --> 01:02:42,000 uh the the aspect of the mayor aspect that I 726 01:02:40,920 --> 01:02:48,000 believe that I believe that was squash conference so my amendment is to insert 727 01:02:45,299 --> 01:02:52,619 May over top of June in letter A in section 25. 728 01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:58,380 so it will still be just uh you'll have a five year for the 2020 ones yes 729 01:02:55,980 --> 01:03:00,780 okay that's what you just voted for that's what I'm saying I think we have 730 01:02:59,460 --> 01:03:03,559 confusion there I almost feel like we need to redo that vote that's not oh 731 01:03:02,520 --> 01:03:10,460 yeah motion was to have one of your terms for 732 01:03:05,640 --> 01:03:10,460 20 20 21. I believe 733 01:03:13,460 --> 01:03:24,000 original motion but Mr Heitman uh made a made a motion to amend section 25A to 734 01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:29,040 clean up the language from May 26 May 2026 and June 735 01:03:26,040 --> 01:03:34,280 or I'm sorry June 20 26 to May 25th I'm not for the 736 01:03:30,780 --> 01:03:34,280 five years five-year term so 737 01:03:34,319 --> 01:03:36,799 okay 738 01:03:38,240 --> 01:03:42,319 voted for the amendment we did not vote for 739 01:03:48,799 --> 01:03:57,599 and added an extra election yes right and that's 740 01:03:54,839 --> 01:04:04,099 what and I voted against that yeah to know the fact oh my gosh go back to the 741 01:04:00,180 --> 01:04:04,099 original and Mr Hyman yeah 742 01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:12,660 let's keep going the the motion that I've made is to strike tune and insert 743 01:04:10,020 --> 01:04:16,020 May on the type of on the typo that's what I have motion and I seconded that 744 01:04:14,160 --> 01:04:23,599 there we go yeah this is just for the typo 745 01:04:18,619 --> 01:04:28,920 section 25A up for it yes all in favor all right all right those opposed the 746 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:33,119 eyes have that come on now let's go let's go back to 747 01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:37,980 the original motion on the floor I'm not the chairman yeah I've had the 748 01:04:35,640 --> 01:04:42,119 original motion from uh will I'm gonna it's been moving second it's 749 01:04:39,960 --> 01:04:45,200 about for a boat then moved inside 750 01:04:45,599 --> 01:04:53,480 all right all in favor all right those opposed no 751 01:04:54,500 --> 01:05:03,900 somebody say no yeah Gary Keith 752 01:04:59,960 --> 01:05:07,819 hi Jerry riffle aye Wayne worth aye vice mayor Jenkins no no 753 01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:20,400 consideration of first three in an ordinance regarding Charter amendments 754 01:05:18,180 --> 01:05:26,760 and elections so moved second moved in second uh 755 01:05:23,880 --> 01:05:32,960 discussion we've had enough discussion I guess but discussion 756 01:05:29,880 --> 01:05:41,359 they're being uh we had a motion in a second all in favor 757 01:05:35,760 --> 01:05:41,359 all right those posts no no well 758 01:05:45,359 --> 01:05:48,140 can work yes 759 01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:56,339 consideration of a resolution authorizing the city clerk of the city 760 01:05:54,359 --> 01:06:00,359 of Clarksburg to undertake all necessary to appropriate actions in preparation 761 01:05:58,140 --> 01:06:04,920 for a city election to be held on June 6 2023 with respect to the proposed 762 01:06:03,180 --> 01:06:08,339 amendments to the Charter of the city of Clarksburg the election of three seats 763 01:06:06,960 --> 01:06:11,880 on City Council of the city of Clarksburg for terms of one year the 764 01:06:10,319 --> 01:06:15,780 election of one seat on the Clarksburg water board for a term of three years 765 01:06:13,500 --> 01:06:19,319 and this Diary of terms of office of the members of the Clarksburg water board as 766 01:06:17,460 --> 01:06:23,220 may be appropriate in order to align such terms to a coincide with the same 767 01:06:21,720 --> 01:06:27,539 date as the regularly scheduled Statewide primary election and other 768 01:06:25,260 --> 01:06:33,119 matters related there too so moved second been moved in second discussion 769 01:06:30,420 --> 01:06:37,380 again I want to stress that I I don't want that election held in City Hall if 770 01:06:35,339 --> 01:06:43,859 there's any way that it could be moved to the county uh with having electronic 771 01:06:41,640 --> 01:06:50,579 ballots instead of these paper ballots uh I I definitely want that looked into 772 01:06:47,099 --> 01:06:53,460 by our City attorney if that's at all possible 773 01:06:51,900 --> 01:06:58,140 okay it's been moved in second on favorite some discussion just real quick 774 01:06:55,559 --> 01:07:00,900 just reiterate what I said earlier what we're doing here is going to keep 775 01:06:59,400 --> 01:07:04,079 everything on schedule we're going to insert a one-year term for the next 776 01:07:02,220 --> 01:07:08,400 election which you know I don't really I don't like I don't like it I I really 777 01:07:06,119 --> 01:07:11,339 don't but to satisfy the bond Council and I believe it satisfies the 778 01:07:10,020 --> 01:07:17,339 requirements of Secretary of State we have to move on I'm sorry but uh does 779 01:07:13,980 --> 01:07:24,960 that satisfy the citizens who voters it ends to the the same uh resolution that 780 01:07:21,359 --> 01:07:28,740 the citizens voted on yes okay okay uh the moves any more discussion back one 781 01:07:27,180 --> 01:07:34,880 year okay all in favor all right all right 782 01:07:31,859 --> 01:07:34,880 those opposed 783 01:07:37,859 --> 01:07:45,380 no no well Hyman all right Gary Keith 784 01:07:45,420 --> 01:07:53,880 aye Jerry riffle aye Wayne aye vice mayor Johnson no mayor no 785 01:07:52,140 --> 01:07:59,400 question consideration of a resolution to adopt 786 01:07:56,160 --> 01:08:03,420 the 2022 comprehensive plan Mr Mayor I move we tabled this 787 01:08:01,440 --> 01:08:06,599 and uh Revisited an org schedule and move it maybe hopefully to the next 788 01:08:04,859 --> 01:08:11,579 agenda or maybe into uh March 2nd been moved in second all in 789 01:08:10,380 --> 01:08:14,900 favor aye 790 01:08:13,440 --> 01:08:18,080 awesome consideration of the payment of the sum 791 01:08:16,920 --> 01:08:23,219 of 20 362 dollars to Gene papa for the 792 01:08:21,179 --> 01:08:27,660 sidewalk replacement on 6th Street so moved second then moved in second on 793 01:08:25,980 --> 01:08:34,380 discussion uh you know I mentioned back in the back 794 01:08:29,759 --> 01:08:38,520 but uh I propose uh and Mr crop is here so I guess I'll address you our proposal 795 01:08:36,179 --> 01:08:43,440 Council that we sit back down and draft a document that all parties would agree 796 01:08:40,859 --> 01:08:48,120 on and I know obviously you've agreed on it already uh our former city manager is 797 01:08:46,859 --> 01:08:52,560 no longer here uh so you know I was hoping maybe we 798 01:08:50,279 --> 01:08:56,219 could sit down again draft a document so you know we're going to pay for the 799 01:08:54,120 --> 01:09:00,480 sidewalk and you would agree to it and we would agree to it and we can make 800 01:08:58,440 --> 01:09:06,000 this happen uh that did that didn't happen though unfortunately and uh I 801 01:09:03,420 --> 01:09:09,299 just I can't I can't vote for it sorry um is there some way we could make a 802 01:09:07,319 --> 01:09:11,940 table it revisit it with a document I know that wasn't really discussing 803 01:09:10,560 --> 01:09:17,100 either but uh until then I can't support it I'm sorry 804 01:09:14,339 --> 01:09:22,500 any more discussion um I I see I understand your point well I see this as 805 01:09:19,500 --> 01:09:27,480 an agreement by putting it on here and we're this is our agreement 806 01:09:25,500 --> 01:09:30,900 it's public and this is our this is the way we agreed to it uh it's just the 807 01:09:29,339 --> 01:09:34,679 same I think the same end do what you're saying but I think it's just getting it 808 01:09:33,480 --> 01:09:38,339 done now and I don't know this is how I see it well 809 01:09:36,359 --> 01:09:43,319 when we look back in the records whether it's 5 10 50 a 100 years 810 01:09:40,620 --> 01:09:48,420 if we make it that long uh there's there's going to be this Astrid 811 01:09:46,739 --> 01:09:53,940 in our documents for a sidewalk replacement on 6th Street 812 01:09:50,580 --> 01:09:57,900 for Mr Papa that has real no verbiage or resolution wise or anything that you 813 01:09:55,980 --> 01:10:01,500 know says basically we cut a check to Mr Coffee you know again I believe what 814 01:09:59,940 --> 01:10:05,760 he's doing over there is great you know I don't have a problem with that I just 815 01:10:03,719 --> 01:10:09,840 would rather have it for posterity sake a document that says all parties agreed 816 01:10:07,980 --> 01:10:13,620 on not a handshake in a back room with the former city manager sorry yeah no I 817 01:10:11,820 --> 01:10:18,480 definitely disagree how it came to a bead but after it was disgusting we got 818 01:10:16,560 --> 01:10:22,020 paperwork and we got numbers and you know once once we were finally notified 819 01:10:20,340 --> 01:10:24,420 counseled um 820 01:10:22,739 --> 01:10:26,340 then it came to an agreement at that point and I think it's where we're at 821 01:10:25,620 --> 01:10:30,960 now why not just dropped up a document 822 01:10:29,219 --> 01:10:35,100 and have it signed so it's a matter of record 823 01:10:32,940 --> 01:10:40,560 so that's what I proposed but uh it's okay that's okay I had a question it's 824 01:10:38,100 --> 01:10:45,840 just you know for legal counsel on this measure um 825 01:10:42,540 --> 01:10:51,080 is is a consideration of payment it is that is that proper or does that have to 826 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:51,080 be done through a resolution 827 01:10:56,960 --> 01:11:05,280 Mr Brown's okay I mean I I do agree with with 828 01:11:02,940 --> 01:11:09,480 councilman that you probably want the resolution or you want something to 829 01:11:07,500 --> 01:11:15,840 immortalize that um in that situation I think you can do 830 01:11:12,120 --> 01:11:20,340 it by resolution upwards okay you can do a resolution to approve 831 01:11:18,600 --> 01:11:22,699 to see manager and everything agreement type of thing 832 01:11:24,260 --> 01:11:30,900 would that would that be what would satisfy I mean I think it was twice as 833 01:11:29,340 --> 01:11:34,199 long as Mr Papa would agree to sit down and sign it I mean that's I mean I think 834 01:11:32,699 --> 01:11:38,360 that's that's what I'm looking for I'm sorry you know trying to not White 835 01:11:35,699 --> 01:11:42,600 Knight it here and everything but yeah yes Mr Papa 836 01:11:40,920 --> 01:11:48,239 yeah and I think the mistakes were made on REM not his we just need I certainly 837 01:11:45,060 --> 01:11:53,640 agree there I don't I don't disagree um I certainly don't have a problem in 838 01:11:51,300 --> 01:11:57,360 waiting and signing an agreement um I certainly know what happened in the 839 01:11:55,440 --> 01:12:00,780 room uh you know we have other people that was in the room so as long as 840 01:11:58,679 --> 01:12:04,800 they're just in line with with what was said and what was promised by I think I 841 01:12:03,239 --> 01:12:08,880 think we can make that work city manager I have no problem waiting and signing 842 01:12:06,540 --> 01:12:15,060 off on a document would that be appropriate if if everybody on here 843 01:12:11,460 --> 01:12:19,800 agrees we do a resolution that goes on to our next agenda and that and have 844 01:12:18,060 --> 01:12:24,960 that taken care of but then I motion to table this until we 845 01:12:22,199 --> 01:12:30,540 can there's one mess on the table our second to motion the table just to 846 01:12:27,480 --> 01:12:36,120 get the resolution I mean Mr Papa to be reimbursed yeah I just want to do it 847 01:12:32,520 --> 01:12:40,199 right the right way if if that's no I mean I've always always wanted to make 848 01:12:38,460 --> 01:12:45,060 sure it's all yeah I'm in the right way I mean again a large project I've done 849 01:12:43,380 --> 01:12:49,560 in the city of Clarksburg I certainly don't want to 850 01:12:46,260 --> 01:12:53,280 you know have uh any animosity heart feelings on either side I've never 851 01:12:51,600 --> 01:12:55,980 happening so if that's what you guys feel that we need to do is have the 852 01:12:54,840 --> 01:12:59,699 document and have it signed up absolutely I can I can certainly wait 853 01:12:57,659 --> 01:13:04,860 for that well that sounds good motion is second all in favor 854 01:13:01,520 --> 01:13:08,520 those opposed thank you 855 01:13:06,480 --> 01:13:12,719 consideration of two appointments to the Clarksburg visitors bureau uh Mr Mayor I 856 01:13:10,800 --> 01:13:17,360 move that we point to two members of the park visitors bureau one Miss Kim 857 01:13:14,699 --> 01:13:17,360 Drummond and one miss 858 01:13:17,640 --> 01:13:24,719 one Mr second moved in second all in favor 859 01:13:21,900 --> 01:13:28,880 aye those opposed I said 860 01:13:26,219 --> 01:13:36,300 Council Commons uh start down there with councilman oh 861 01:13:32,940 --> 01:13:41,159 thanks man you're first this time um see something say something folks 862 01:13:38,159 --> 01:13:44,159 pick up the phone dial 9-1-1 uh please check on your elderly neighbors 863 01:13:42,659 --> 01:13:47,940 especially after tomorrow evening because it's getting down to nine 864 01:13:45,540 --> 01:13:53,340 degrees and you know open your kitchen cabinets and let your sink get air 865 01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:57,719 and everybody have a nice weekend thanks for coming great 866 01:13:55,260 --> 01:14:01,980 councilman riffle I just remind everybody tomorrow we have First Fridays 867 01:13:59,699 --> 01:14:05,340 uh the theme this month is loving chocolate 868 01:14:03,179 --> 01:14:08,280 a lot of great things um and it's gonna be cold out there 869 01:14:06,659 --> 01:14:11,520 we're gonna have the Senior Citizen Center is going to actually provide a 870 01:14:10,320 --> 01:14:16,260 bus it's going to go around the city dropping people off different locations 871 01:14:13,860 --> 01:14:20,219 we've got the gore building we have uh Harris County Senior Citizen Center 872 01:14:17,880 --> 01:14:24,960 there's a sweet tart Dance for kids 12 and under it's actually the kid's a DJ 873 01:14:22,340 --> 01:14:28,980 djp Hoss he's gonna be like 11 he's 11 years old he's gonna be DJing so we're 874 01:14:27,420 --> 01:14:32,520 continuing to be unique and change things up and just um continue to bring 875 01:14:31,560 --> 01:14:36,120 entertainment and spread it through downtown I want to thank everybody on 876 01:14:34,140 --> 01:14:40,500 the committee First Fridays to continuing this I think Public Works and 877 01:14:38,460 --> 01:14:44,340 all the city that helped make this happen I'm looking forward to it and 878 01:14:42,420 --> 01:14:48,659 tomorrow night we have um you know at the Robinson Grand Anthony nunziato uh 879 01:14:47,460 --> 01:14:52,620 is going to I think I might have said his name wrong but 880 01:14:50,040 --> 01:14:56,340 he's a great talent but really the thing is that we're gonna have some local 881 01:14:53,640 --> 01:14:59,400 talents Benjamin DeFazio and Marissa Bailey are going to be there opening up 882 01:14:57,659 --> 01:15:05,699 for them so it's always great for our local talent to be on that stage that 883 01:15:02,340 --> 01:15:10,560 building was is for our community I mean it's great it's great to give our people 884 01:15:08,100 --> 01:15:16,080 an opportunity to get up there and and show their talents and those two are 885 01:15:13,320 --> 01:15:20,040 amazing and not to forget Amici which is everybody's local favorite band um so 886 01:15:18,480 --> 01:15:23,520 anytime you get them a state you get the people in the park where you decide if 887 01:15:21,420 --> 01:15:28,320 you get them all out there and and uh our community comes together 888 01:15:26,159 --> 01:15:31,739 so that's and you know that's a segue until I'm glad that we're getting these 889 01:15:30,239 --> 01:15:35,400 things done um and uh I'm glad we work work with the 890 01:15:34,199 --> 01:15:38,880 water board and get this project happening and uh 891 01:15:37,320 --> 01:15:41,219 you know just just want to come together everybody 892 01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:44,520 that's how we're going to move forward everybody's got to come together and do 893 01:15:42,780 --> 01:15:49,560 this and I think that's what we're doing and um excited to get back to work on 894 01:15:47,100 --> 01:15:52,920 real things the city needs rather than just you know cleaning up things and 895 01:15:51,420 --> 01:15:57,000 just you know I really want to get back to work uh 896 01:15:54,300 --> 01:16:01,199 men as chief police has noticed I've been in his office about five times this 897 01:15:58,800 --> 01:16:04,500 week about other things and just uh you know I'll slow down a little bit but you 898 01:16:03,060 --> 01:16:08,699 know ready to get back to work and I hope the rest of the council is too 899 01:16:06,420 --> 01:16:12,420 we gotta give up get a lot of things done and um as soon as they're counting 900 01:16:10,679 --> 01:16:14,880 on us to do that so that's that's all I got have a good 901 01:16:13,860 --> 01:16:18,960 weekend councilman work 902 01:16:16,500 --> 01:16:25,800 yeah I just wanna I appreciate everyone coming out and um we definitely had a um 903 01:16:23,400 --> 01:16:30,420 very full agenda and you know very spirited debate 904 01:16:27,300 --> 01:16:33,900 and um and I guess that's you know that's that's part of the process part 905 01:16:32,400 --> 01:16:37,080 of the government process um 906 01:16:34,500 --> 01:16:42,659 and you know when it comes to relations to you know the the charter amendments 907 01:16:40,440 --> 01:16:46,260 and you know especially section five which seems to be the you know the big 908 01:16:45,000 --> 01:16:52,020 thing uh you know I you know I posed an amendment 909 01:16:48,840 --> 01:16:55,800 because you know I've felt that you know constitutionally you know 910 01:16:54,300 --> 01:17:02,580 through the Secretary of State it was just proper to uh you know to not extend 911 01:16:59,580 --> 01:17:08,060 my term you know another year um now that failed and that's okay 912 01:17:05,219 --> 01:17:15,179 that's that's part of the process and um in down the road we may have to clean 913 01:17:10,679 --> 01:17:20,699 that up but um but I you know I um you know I do like the fact that we're 914 01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:26,159 taking the right steps you know to the first step to start cleaning some of 915 01:17:22,679 --> 01:17:28,980 that up and um and I do like the fact that you know we're taking the right 916 01:17:27,540 --> 01:17:32,580 steps now to make sure this water project you know 917 01:17:31,080 --> 01:17:36,659 um you know happens because that's really amazing 918 01:17:35,159 --> 01:17:42,000 you know that's that's really important you know 98 million dollars 919 01:17:39,659 --> 01:17:48,960 um you know to fix our lead water lines is extremely important and um we just 920 01:17:45,719 --> 01:17:53,280 want to make sure that you know um that what we do you know um you know in our 921 01:17:51,960 --> 01:17:58,080 terms up here you know when it comes to elections um 922 01:17:55,500 --> 01:18:00,480 are legitimate so these projects can happen 923 01:17:58,860 --> 01:18:04,260 and um and that's you know that's just that 924 01:18:03,300 --> 01:18:10,260 um have a happy first Friday and um 925 01:18:06,840 --> 01:18:12,980 we'll see you see the next going around Council okay 926 01:18:13,800 --> 01:18:20,640 I don't think there's anything else to be said by me for the election thing 927 01:18:18,480 --> 01:18:23,460 but I'm pretty angry right this second I was planning on coming here and being 928 01:18:21,840 --> 01:18:27,840 professional and not saying too much we have a lot of stuff going on behind the 929 01:18:25,080 --> 01:18:32,940 scenes here uh a lot of things I'm angry about advice mayor kind of already took 930 01:18:29,580 --> 01:18:35,400 a pot shot at me for no reason so it's kind of on 931 01:18:34,440 --> 01:18:39,480 um you know I did something I feel like was 932 01:18:37,080 --> 01:18:43,440 very above the board in my personal life nothing to do with the city a while back 933 01:18:41,760 --> 01:18:47,580 and now that they're mad at me they try to 934 01:18:45,600 --> 01:18:50,880 turn that around and retell the story not how it happened now if anybody's 935 01:18:49,560 --> 01:18:54,540 interested in hearing that story I'd be glad to tell it to you I already put it 936 01:18:52,920 --> 01:18:59,880 in writing put it out on the internet and send it to the ethics board but you 937 01:18:58,080 --> 01:19:04,080 know it still likes to try to be turned around uh and unfortunately with the 938 01:19:02,400 --> 01:19:09,659 order of council comments here I don't get to uh speak last so instead I'm just 939 01:19:07,380 --> 01:19:12,780 going to say that and now I'm going to get up and walk out of here and I'm not 940 01:19:10,980 --> 01:19:17,040 going to pay these fools the respect of sitting there listening to them and next 941 01:19:14,460 --> 01:19:21,620 week I'm going to introduce a resolution to remove the mayor because I along with 942 01:19:19,860 --> 01:19:25,260 the rest of these guys I'm pretty sure are pretty much tired of the way we're 943 01:19:23,880 --> 01:19:29,900 being treated here yeah that's it a resolution thank you 944 01:19:28,980 --> 01:19:36,540 very much thank you for your comments good luck 945 01:19:32,340 --> 01:19:41,340 with that uh who's next down here well I already spoke you spoke councilman Hyman 946 01:19:39,179 --> 01:19:45,120 uh I'd like to uh first congratulate John and Brittany for uh their hard work 947 01:19:43,440 --> 01:19:47,940 securing those grants uh for the safe streets and Roads 948 01:19:46,739 --> 01:19:52,320 looking forward to seeing that at the job uh 949 01:19:50,100 --> 01:19:56,880 got to attend the uh swearing-in ceremonies of our newest firefighter and 950 01:19:54,120 --> 01:20:01,140 the promotions of our police officers uh to Lieutenant then we have to do two 951 01:19:59,100 --> 01:20:04,020 sergeants that was great you know it was it was really packed in here as most 952 01:20:02,640 --> 01:20:08,159 people I've never seen in here it was it was a great playoff maybe maybe not 953 01:20:05,760 --> 01:20:12,179 tonight but uh yeah it was uh it was a great experience great to see these guys 954 01:20:09,540 --> 01:20:15,420 uh get promoted and and keep Clarksburg safe 955 01:20:13,380 --> 01:20:18,540 uh I don't remember hearing about uh Lieutenant Jeff Rogers retirement so 956 01:20:17,100 --> 01:20:21,060 congratulations 25 years of service with the fire 957 01:20:20,159 --> 01:20:24,060 department uh that's that's great news 958 01:20:22,440 --> 01:20:27,659 congratulations to him uh looking forward to first Friday and 959 01:20:25,860 --> 01:20:32,640 the dance at the senior center I know that sounds kind of hooky but I'll be 960 01:20:29,219 --> 01:20:37,320 there with the kid uh dancing the night away uh you know going back to what I 961 01:20:35,940 --> 01:20:42,120 said earlier about the charter amendments and and the uh 962 01:20:43,800 --> 01:20:50,640 again I'm going to be the first to say it or second to six I already did say 963 01:20:47,520 --> 01:20:56,219 you know we sometimes mistakes are made and uh regardless of who sits up here we 964 01:20:53,100 --> 01:21:01,679 have to fix them and it made maybe uh quick and painless or maybe 965 01:20:59,699 --> 01:21:06,420 ugly and you know and uh painful but uh you know I think 966 01:21:04,920 --> 01:21:10,080 we did the right thing uh 967 01:21:07,699 --> 01:21:14,280 if the company becomes an issue regarding Mr Ward's comments if it 968 01:21:12,300 --> 01:21:17,340 becomes an issue I'm happy to revisit it and move with three-year terms like the 969 01:21:16,020 --> 01:21:21,300 water board did I don't see why that's uh and Mr Lane suggested I don't see why 970 01:21:20,520 --> 01:21:25,500 that's uh can't work for us if it comes down to 971 01:21:24,239 --> 01:21:30,179 it but uh you know again I think it's you 972 01:21:28,080 --> 01:21:33,120 know so learning Learning lesson that we you know we just had to experience the 973 01:21:31,739 --> 01:21:38,400 hard way but uh I'm glad we I'm glad we can move 974 01:21:35,580 --> 01:21:42,900 on hopefully move on uh that being said have a great weekend 975 01:21:40,380 --> 01:21:47,239 stay warm we'll see you next next week I guess 976 01:21:44,760 --> 01:21:54,260 budget talks yeah we got budget talks councilman uh vice mayor oh there are a 977 01:21:50,699 --> 01:21:54,260 lot of things going on behind the scenes 978 01:21:55,380 --> 01:22:00,659 um you know it's funny it's kind of ironic 979 01:21:58,620 --> 01:22:05,460 that um we get real mad but we get called out on 980 01:22:03,120 --> 01:22:10,320 things we do we shouldn't do and um 981 01:22:07,860 --> 01:22:17,880 I I'm here for the people of Clarksburg that's why I'm here I'm not here for me 982 01:22:12,900 --> 01:22:24,060 my own personal gain and you know when things occurred that are corrupt 983 01:22:22,500 --> 01:22:27,960 I mean I don't know what else you call it 984 01:22:26,159 --> 01:22:34,440 you know when you're making deals with Patsy tree 985 01:22:30,420 --> 01:22:39,659 cost about a job he's creating for you and I mean you're you're even going as 986 01:22:37,199 --> 01:22:44,159 far as to say that um I had a long-standing request to Patsy 987 01:22:42,300 --> 01:22:48,480 that he helped me find another position in the county if something became 988 01:22:46,380 --> 01:22:52,520 available that I was qualified for because 989 01:22:50,040 --> 01:22:58,920 I was burned out with working at 9-1-1 we agreed that this job would be perfect 990 01:22:55,980 --> 01:23:01,860 for me we even discussed that he would try to make the pay scale for the 991 01:23:00,780 --> 01:23:07,020 position at or near what I make currently to 992 01:23:04,920 --> 01:23:10,860 deter some of the people above me from applying 993 01:23:08,219 --> 01:23:15,840 for it because they would have to take a pay cut so this would make it a little 994 01:23:13,080 --> 01:23:21,060 easier for me to get the promotion with less competition 995 01:23:17,520 --> 01:23:24,239 those are his words not mine he put them out on everywhere Facebook 996 01:23:22,920 --> 01:23:26,960 everywhere corrupt 997 01:23:27,000 --> 01:23:33,840 three just like wanting to 998 01:23:30,659 --> 01:23:36,900 give your friend a job that they're not qualified for 999 01:23:35,280 --> 01:23:41,940 that they don't even meet the minimum requirements for that's dirty 1000 01:23:39,600 --> 01:23:46,260 and I'm against that kind of stuff it's wrong 1001 01:23:43,500 --> 01:23:50,460 and if this Council was for it then do it 1002 01:23:47,360 --> 01:23:54,780 for dirty things if they're for that then do it 1003 01:23:53,219 --> 01:23:59,820 and do that but I will call you out every time 1004 01:23:58,320 --> 01:24:06,179 I'm not afraid Not Afraid no my time is enough 1005 01:24:02,719 --> 01:24:10,620 sadly mistaken you can keep trying it's not up I'll sit here all day and talk if 1006 01:24:08,940 --> 01:24:14,760 I want to um 1007 01:24:12,480 --> 01:24:22,080 the things like that that have occurred in this city have killed this city 1008 01:24:18,300 --> 01:24:28,100 for years it's occurred in this city these kinds of things you give me a job 1009 01:24:25,080 --> 01:24:28,100 I'll give you one 1010 01:24:29,580 --> 01:24:37,020 you scratch my back I'll scratch yours well I'm not okay with it 1011 01:24:34,920 --> 01:24:40,980 I'm not okay with it it's not all right it's corrupt 1012 01:24:38,820 --> 01:24:46,020 I'm not splitting hairs with whether it's corrupt or not corrupt it is and 1013 01:24:43,860 --> 01:24:49,860 the people of this city know it that's why they voted for us 1014 01:24:48,060 --> 01:24:53,040 because they wanted the people that were doing those disgustingly corrupt things 1015 01:24:51,719 --> 01:24:56,640 out they wanted them out 1016 01:24:54,600 --> 01:25:00,360 and and I knew this would be a hard fight 1017 01:24:57,900 --> 01:25:04,500 and that people would ride on coattails to come in and act like that they agreed 1018 01:25:03,060 --> 01:25:07,080 with your way of thinking until they got here 1019 01:25:05,400 --> 01:25:09,719 and then they would continue the corruption 1020 01:25:08,340 --> 01:25:14,940 well I'm not gonna sit back and let you get 1021 01:25:12,179 --> 01:25:19,679 away with it without people knowing so that's all I have to say 1022 01:25:17,460 --> 01:25:25,679 well this has been a highly debated meeting uh I've said enough I think 1023 01:25:23,460 --> 01:25:30,239 people out there hopefully this hopefully this sounds good and the 1024 01:25:27,960 --> 01:25:36,659 people watch us and I want to share it with a lot of people because it you know 1025 01:25:32,699 --> 01:25:42,179 it's it is what it is I just want to do right and do the right thing and it's 1026 01:25:40,140 --> 01:25:47,640 it's hard as Lily said you know when we came into this in 2019 nobody said it 1027 01:25:45,540 --> 01:25:51,120 would be easy and and it certainly wasn't 1028 01:25:48,600 --> 01:25:55,500 I I would think we we're trying to change a culture that had been around 1029 01:25:53,460 --> 01:26:00,000 for a long time and when you try and change a culture you're you're stepping 1030 01:25:57,360 --> 01:26:06,900 on people's toes no question about it and and we have done that but really 1031 01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:11,460 to be an elected if you you just try to do the right thing when you do that you 1032 01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:16,440 go out with your head up high all I know is when we came in here three and a half 1033 01:26:13,380 --> 01:26:22,260 years ago this city was a mess the police department The Code Department 1034 01:26:18,860 --> 01:26:26,820 from the top down we promised change and we did that and we did that and and 1035 01:26:24,719 --> 01:26:30,360 that's that's all I could say if I left today I'm happy with what we've 1036 01:26:29,280 --> 01:26:34,440 accomplished uh with that being said I'm going to 1037 01:26:32,699 --> 01:26:38,520 keep going on and on we're doing what we're trying to do and do the right 1038 01:26:36,120 --> 01:26:43,199 thing I thank everybody for coming out tonight and uh this is what government 1039 01:26:41,400 --> 01:26:47,880 does we have agreements and disagreements and at the end of the day 1040 01:26:45,360 --> 01:26:53,400 you know four votes win and that's that's fine that's how it is I I walk 1041 01:26:51,060 --> 01:26:58,320 out with my head high even though I'm on the losing side that's that's fine I'm 1042 01:26:55,860 --> 01:27:01,860 for the people people say so that's the main thing but thanks everybody for 1043 01:27:00,360 --> 01:27:05,340 coming out and I got to take an entertaining motion oh no let's just 1044 01:27:03,840 --> 01:27:09,139 stay another way let's just stay a little harder to have somebody ordered 1045 01:27:06,900 --> 01:27:09,139 dinner