1 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:08,639 called order the city of columbana city council meeting on this September 1st 2 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:14,799 2026. Uh we will have invocation by Deianne 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:19,840 and then we'll all rise for the pledge of allegiance to the flag. 4 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:24,320 » Lord bless those officers and government of our city that they may do their work 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:27,760 in a spirit of wisdom, kindness, and justice and help them to use their 6 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:33,320 authority to serve our citizens faithfully. In your name we pray. Amen. 7 00:00:33,405 --> 00:00:35,425 [clears throat] 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:45,120 » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:52,360 republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and 10 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,360 justice for all. 11 00:00:57,039 --> 00:01:04,799 Yeah. Call the role. [clears throat] here. 12 00:01:02,239 --> 00:01:07,119 here. >> Here. [laughter] 13 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:10,119 » Listen >> here. 14 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,600 » Here. >> Noel 15 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,840 » here. >> Willer 16 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:21,560 » here. >> Hudson 17 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,560 » here. 18 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:32,560 » You've all received copies of the minutes of our meeting on August 18th, 19 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:37,759 2026. Are there any questions, comments regarding those minutes? 20 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:42,320 Hearing none, they'll be accepted as submitted. 21 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:46,640 We have no communications to read and there are no reports of commissions and 22 00:01:44,320 --> 00:01:51,920 boards. [snorts] So, we'll move the agenda to the recognition of persons 23 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:55,600 desiring to appear. And we have representatives from the Historical 24 00:01:53,759 --> 00:02:01,640 Society of Paliana and Fairfield Township to present a gift to the city. 25 00:02:04,451 --> 00:02:06,471 [clears throat] 26 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:14,560 » As you know, you have Harvey, you have the memorial 27 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:19,440 zoning district, and all these beautiful pictures, but you don't have a picture 28 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:25,200 of your new chap. And this was done by local watercolist Sherry Fry. It's a 29 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:32,879 reprint. The originals are historical, but we wanted it to make sure you had a 30 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:37,599 picture for the sacred walls. [laughter] >> And and the big reason is I'm afraid 31 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:41,120 Jay's really going to run over so I didn't want to present it. Sad. 32 00:02:39,821 --> 00:02:45,760 [laughter] >> Well, thank you very much. Thank you. We 33 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:51,440 want to invite all of you to come if you can on September the 5th, Saturday at 11 34 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:56,319 o'clock for the dedication. And uh we're so proud of the project being at this 35 00:02:53,760 --> 00:03:02,000 stage and done and cement went in and concrete's going to be dry and we can go 36 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:05,519 in do some ribbon cutting together. So >> 11:00 Saturday 37 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:10,480 » and also do not forget everyone's welcome that we are [clears throat] part 38 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:14,800 of the Ohio History Connections open doors. 39 00:03:12,572 --> 00:03:21,200 [clears throat] America 250 events in the state of Ohio where the week of um 40 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:27,760 that we were [clears throat] September 20th set the Sunday September 20th from 41 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:32,319 2 to 4 there are 259 events going on throughout the 88 42 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:37,280 counties and only three of them in Columbia County us two in East 43 00:03:34,879 --> 00:03:42,319 Liverpool. will come. We're bringing in displays. I'm really hoping General 44 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,722 Hallway is making an appearance. I haven't [laughter] 45 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:55,147 » 2 to 4 p.m. And um [clears throat] it was open free to the public and there'll 46 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:56,799 be a few other things. [laughter] 47 00:03:55,802 --> 00:03:59,439 [clears throat] >> So, thank you. 48 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:02,319 » Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. 49 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:08,302 » Thank you very much. I'm giving it to him and I can put that. Do you mind if 50 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,302 we [cough and clears throat] 51 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,360 » It's Christmas in September. Of course. [laughter] 52 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:18,072 » How do you want to do this? >> How do you want to do this? 53 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:21,680 » You don't want me behind there. [laughter] 54 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:25,160 » That's very true. Do you want me to stand here? Very 55 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,400 good. >> Thank you very much. 56 00:04:37,919 --> 00:04:42,639 » Thank you. >> You're welcome. and prints are for sale, 57 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:48,360 but $25 goes towards the city fund for 58 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:56,479 » and to resurrect this building that was built in 1890. 59 00:04:53,440 --> 00:05:02,080 It's very very impressive and the work that you folks have done is tremendous 60 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:06,400 and we really appreciate it and it's um adds to the beauty of the cemetery that 61 00:05:04,580 --> 00:05:10,080 [clears throat] we have. Thank you very much. 62 00:05:08,479 --> 00:05:15,120 » One quick comment if you don't mind me adding from the chair here. It's it 63 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:18,988 really got started with a response from Lance when I texted him. He said, "Sure, 64 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:24,960 I'll meet you and talk about it." [laughter] So, so that started out the 65 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:26,960 park building and it went from there, didn't it, Lance? 66 00:05:25,759 --> 00:05:29,360 » Yeah, absolutely. >> Very good. 67 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:32,479 » So, thanks a lot. >> Thank you all. 68 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:37,680 » Without you folks, these things don't get done. [snorts] They just don't. they 69 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:43,280 don't get done. So, we really appreciate >> y very 70 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:47,808 throw Mrs. Tingle into that. Very generous. 71 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:53,600 » Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you. [snorts] We appreciate it. 72 00:05:50,400 --> 00:06:02,479 Okay. Um, next on the agenda, we have Crystal Sid Bogs to discuss was the 73 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:05,520 night before 5K updated race route. >> All right. So, um, 74 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,560 » [snorts] >> Do you guys have the map in front of 75 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:13,600 you? Did it get to you? Okay. So, traditionally speaking, we always have 76 00:06:10,479 --> 00:06:17,600 come outside of um Herbster and made that right onto Park View and then go 77 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:22,160 down and do that Terra Verde loop. But when we come back onto the Park View, it 78 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:26,880 is very tight. Um then we get all this congestion. Um last year as the lead 79 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:30,319 vehicle, I got stuck behind the ambulance. Couldn't take the lead 80 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:34,960 runners out because I was behind the slowest runners. Then we made our way 81 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:39,520 through all the congestion and then I come back into the park and then I come 82 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:43,680 back into all the last of the runners that are still making their way out of 83 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:51,840 the park for the very first time. So to relieve that congestion, uh we want to 84 00:06:47,199 --> 00:06:56,000 extend the course up into um North Elm Street just a little tiny bit. And that 85 00:06:54,319 --> 00:07:01,039 will take care of the whole problem because our fastest runners should be 86 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:05,840 able to, you know, when you look at the timeline, our fastest runners will not 87 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:12,000 be hitting the slowest runners in theory. So, [clears throat] I mean, if 88 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:16,240 somebody decides to run a 15minute 5K or world record paces, that changes 89 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:20,240 everything, but we're not looking for that at our Christmas race. So, um, 90 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,759 everybody else is on board. I've presented it to, uh, park board. I 91 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:30,400 talked to the police department beforehand and, um, Joy of Christmas is 92 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:33,759 aware. I think that this change is necessary for the safety of all the 93 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:38,800 runners and even just people that are trying to get to their homes that night. 94 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:42,960 So, >> questions anyone has for Crystal? She's 95 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:44,560 right here now. >> Okay. 96 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:48,080 » So, if you [laughter] want to ask her a question, this is your chance. 97 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:51,520 » Do you have a date for this? >> Do you have a date for this? 98 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,520 » It's the date of the snowstorm. >> Okay. 99 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,000 » It's the date of our first snowstorm. Yes. 100 00:07:54,160 --> 00:08:00,720 » Yeah. So, I mean, we've already had the race approved and stuff. This is just an 101 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:05,520 update to the course, but it's December 2nd, if I remember correctly. 102 00:08:03,919 --> 00:08:09,520 I would just ask if Chief has any concerns with traffic. 103 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:13,520 » No. >> So it's is it starting off at A and then 104 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,520 going just the one loop outside the park. 105 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:20,479 » Is that what I'm seeing? >> So you're going to see it goes down a it 106 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:24,960 goes through the park, exits out of the park, goes down to the through Terra 107 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:28,560 Verde, comes back in, then they when they come in, they go through the park 108 00:08:26,479 --> 00:08:29,520 the whole way again and end at B. >> Okay. 109 00:08:29,199 --> 00:08:37,320 » Yeah. >> Okay, that makes sense. 110 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:37,320 So, do we need to approve the change? 111 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:44,000 » I'm going to move to approve the changes submitted. 112 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:51,440 » Second. >> Okay, we have a motion. Second. 113 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:56,720 Any further questions on the motion? Do you have me call the roll? 114 00:08:54,399 --> 00:09:00,720 » Yes. >> Yes. 115 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:04,360 » Yes. >> Listen. Yes, 116 00:09:06,931 --> 00:09:09,920 [clears throat] >> thank you guys. 117 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:16,080 » Okay, thank you very much, Crystal. Appreciate it. 118 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:22,040 » Uh, next we're moving to the manager's report. Lance, thank you. 119 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:39,399 So, uh, [snorts] 120 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,399 » oh, okay. 121 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:52,959 » So, the last couple weeks we um 122 00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:59,120 we were hacked uh with a fishing email. So, if you received a email from um Rick 123 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:04,080 Whitfield or Tom Farley, don't open it. So, we spent a lot of our last week uh 124 00:10:01,279 --> 00:10:11,920 working through that. Um our IT people worked on it and uh we're now I think 125 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:18,880 we've got it all buttoned up, but um our team is uh going to report as needed 126 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:28,000 and notify people as necessary. And um Mark and I have been um working on on 127 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:31,519 that. So, uh that was that was fun. Um, make sure you change your passwords 128 00:10:29,680 --> 00:10:37,760 often. That's that's what I recommend doing. Um, 129 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:42,079 it was um, you know, it was it was a learning 130 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:45,519 process. I mean, I sat in a meeting for an hour and a half and didn't understand 131 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:51,440 a word they were saying and, you know, like, oh, just tell me what I need to 132 00:10:47,279 --> 00:10:55,360 do. So, but, um, I think I think everything's good. you 133 00:10:53,440 --> 00:11:00,000 may you may end up getting a follow-up email if you did receive that. Uh we're 134 00:10:57,680 --> 00:11:04,320 going to be sending that out to uh let people know that you know what had 135 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:08,399 happened. So uh looking at the projects, uh North 136 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:13,200 Drive project will start on September 8th. 137 00:11:10,399 --> 00:11:17,839 Uh project meeting uh is being scheduled on the uh State Route 14 road widening 138 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:23,680 project. The Culvert project is being held up a 139 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:29,279 few weeks. We've got um an AT&T line that uh needs uh moved and we're working 140 00:11:27,519 --> 00:11:34,800 through that. Uh we did extend or I did extend the 141 00:11:32,079 --> 00:11:43,440 court herbster uh project to September 30th. I know that we had um said it was 142 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:50,000 going to be done uh August 22nd. Um I know Ted reached out to me. I I've since 143 00:11:46,079 --> 00:11:55,200 uh talked to our engineer and just to give you a little bit more explanation 144 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:59,839 of why we extended it. Um, after we awarded the project, we've made 145 00:11:57,680 --> 00:12:09,240 several several changes and one of them was the reroute of a a storm water line 146 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:09,240 and we also added some um, 147 00:12:09,839 --> 00:12:19,200 let's see, it would be curbon gutters. And we also had to since 148 00:12:16,959 --> 00:12:24,800 we went up Court Street and we weren't planning on doing that, we had to make 149 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:31,040 some changes to the sewer line. And we also had to add six um replacement of, 150 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:36,399 you know, we've been doing those lead line replacements. Uh looking looking at 151 00:12:33,839 --> 00:12:44,959 those, we found six of them and we did do that. So, um I did make that um I 152 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:51,040 took that request and extended that to September 30th and they should be doing 153 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:58,000 the paving September 14th. They will be back um to do that paving. I think it's 154 00:12:54,880 --> 00:13:03,040 uh Shelly and Shel's doing the um the paving. I think everything else is 155 00:13:00,079 --> 00:13:07,040 pretty much uh wrapped up until then. got a couple um sidewalk things that 156 00:13:05,279 --> 00:13:14,240 we've got to address and maybe some approaches, but most of that job is 157 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:19,040 done. Uh Beverly Ray project um you know, it's moving along. I appreciate 158 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:24,639 everybody's patience out there. It's uh these projects are um 159 00:13:21,839 --> 00:13:32,240 you know, they definitely test everybody and um we appreciate um everybody's 160 00:13:28,079 --> 00:13:36,000 patient patience. Um, we can see, you know, some of them if if they come 161 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:41,839 through your neighborhood, you know, you still might have water pulling up and 162 00:13:38,079 --> 00:13:46,480 and such, but we're we're hoping that once it's, you know, all put in. It'll 163 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:50,880 all all kind of, you know, flow together and and work. It's not going to work 164 00:13:48,959 --> 00:13:57,600 until we're completely done with it, especially curbon gutter areas. So, um, 165 00:13:54,000 --> 00:14:03,680 we're going to, again, this is a huge, huge year for projects. I mean, we are 166 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:08,800 we are deep into it and we're starting a couple more in a couple weeks. So, 167 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:13,680 that'll be fun. Um, with all those ongoing projects, we 168 00:14:11,839 --> 00:14:20,320 are doing our best to provide the updates. And go to columbianoh.gov. We 169 00:14:16,079 --> 00:14:26,320 have a new new um area for you to look at the updates on the projects. 170 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:31,600 We've been talking about Omni Fiber coming in for a long time. They are 171 00:14:28,079 --> 00:14:37,920 here. They they started the project. Um also we have a a small spectrum project. 172 00:14:34,959 --> 00:14:43,839 They're hagging fiber um for questions and concerns. You can 173 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:50,880 go to columbianoh.gov and read about those um those two projects too, even 174 00:14:47,199 --> 00:14:55,279 though that they're not city projects. Uh Bryce met with representatives of 175 00:14:52,800 --> 00:15:00,560 Columbia Youth Baseball uh regarding the 2027 baseball season. 176 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:06,800 Uh Mayor and Bryce attended the Ohio Heart of Opportunity Tour in Youngstown. 177 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:11,199 And Ohio was named the number one state for business and the governor DeWine and 178 00:15:08,959 --> 00:15:17,920 Lieutenant Governor Trestle were in town to talk about how's recent successes. 179 00:15:14,399 --> 00:15:23,519 That was a nice uh project or um event. Uh Skip, Lance, and Bryce. We 180 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:29,279 went to Millersburg, Holmes County. That's a long drive. [clears throat] Uh 181 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:34,240 hour and 45 minutes, but um we met with Omega, and that was a it was a nice 182 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:40,079 meeting. Bryce and Attorney Hudson met with 183 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:43,519 Elevate and Stro architects to discuss uh this Colombiana schools athletic 184 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:48,600 complex, and we're still working through that, I 185 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,600 believe. 186 00:15:49,279 --> 00:15:55,680 Bryce Skip and I uh attended the Youngsttown Warren Regional Chambers 187 00:15:52,880 --> 00:16:00,000 Lattes with legislators. Speaker Huffman was there. Representative 188 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:05,360 um John was there. Representative Sanuchi and Stewart. 189 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:10,000 Efficiency Smart is offering an appliance recycling promotion through 190 00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:15,199 September 30th. pay $75 for refrigerators, freezers, window AC 191 00:16:12,959 --> 00:16:19,920 units, and dehumidifiers that are working condition but are old. Uh the 192 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:26,720 promotion is limited to four working appliances per household, and they will 193 00:16:23,199 --> 00:16:30,720 come out and pick it up for you at your house. [clears throat] Uh the city 194 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:35,839 overhaul committee uh received our current floor plans. Our next step is to 195 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:40,800 work on the demolition package and we're working through that right now uh to get 196 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:45,920 through that. Um the economic development dealer uh of of 197 00:16:43,759 --> 00:16:50,880 the property that we purchased down there uh that committee uh is going to 198 00:16:48,639 --> 00:16:56,000 meet again in October and they'll be engaging uh with the affected property 199 00:16:52,959 --> 00:17:00,399 owners uh and such um over the next couple months. 200 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:06,880 We're hosting an official community ribbon cutting for the Garden of Eden on 201 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:13,439 September 11th at uh 5:00 pm. And I believe the uh the school's going 202 00:17:09,439 --> 00:17:19,120 to be there, so that'll be nice. um for this year's uh street fair parade 203 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:27,520 due to um ongoing construction in the Firestone Park. Uh and surrounding road 204 00:17:23,039 --> 00:17:32,640 projects. Uh we've um are going to say that no semi-truckss or 205 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:35,840 trailers and trailers of equal length will be allowed if you drive through 206 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:40,559 there. If you drive through the park today, you know why we're doing that. 207 00:17:37,919 --> 00:17:44,400 It's it's pretty tight in there. So, uh, we're trying to cut that down, try to 208 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:51,200 get the word out there, uh, both through the, um, through Jake and, uh, through 209 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:56,160 the park. Reminder, Colombiana was asked to be a 210 00:17:53,679 --> 00:17:59,840 part of a business view magazine, and that article hasn't been released yet, 211 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:02,782 but should, and we'll send that out when it does. [clears throat] 212 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:10,559 the mayor, Skip, uh, Chief Edwards, uh, Chief Farley, uh, Bryce and I attended 213 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:16,880 the Columbiana Ministerial Association lunchon. Appreciate all the churches, 214 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:21,919 uh, and what they do for our community and their continued prayers uh, for the 215 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:26,000 city and staff. Kind of cool thing happened last week. 216 00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:31,600 Village of Barnesville came up. They brought five people, wanted to talk to 217 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:35,840 us about our uh, progress committee. Omega that I just mentioned had uh 218 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:40,400 introduced us and they wanted to come up and see what we're doing up here on on 219 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:46,000 Main Street and uh what we're doing with our progress committee and and they're 220 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:52,080 thinking of uh doing that and also maybe implementing the idea of the hub which 221 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:59,520 is the monthly meeting with um with tourism um the chamber in the city 222 00:18:56,720 --> 00:19:03,039 um town center and uh Garwood Arena. 223 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:09,360 So, they're talking about their events, you know, they were talking about our 224 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:16,559 events in our downtown and they have one. It's a pumpkin fest. They get 225 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:20,080 150,000 people in 3 days. I mean, like, can you imagine us telling 226 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:25,440 Chief Edwards that we're going to get 50,000 people on the first day of the 227 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:29,480 It's like he's he'll announce his retirement shortly thereafter. 228 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,880 So, we looked it up. I mean, it's that's >> fair. 229 00:19:33,120 --> 00:19:38,240 » That's the Canfield Fair. >> Fair on Friday. 230 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:47,120 » Yep. Yeah. Because if you take Canfield Fair has 200,000 give or take, but it's 231 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:52,880 over several days. And so, um, they're asking about our events and I'm 232 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:58,480 like, if we get 150,000 uh at our next uh event, it is going to be locked down. 233 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:02,720 So, Uh, Columbia County Port Authority is 234 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:11,039 offering downtown business renovation and sign grants and uh, 235 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:16,480 Council President Lon went to all the storefront owners and passed out flyers 236 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:21,840 for that. So, we appreciate that. they uh hopefully will get a few few new 237 00:20:18,559 --> 00:20:30,480 signs out of that and the grants up to $50,000 for vacant vacant or underused 238 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:36,640 uh structures. Um I believe I'm not sure if that one's up or not, but um anyways, 239 00:20:33,679 --> 00:20:42,720 we got we we tried to get all the information out to um everybody in the 240 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:47,039 downtown, including landlords. them. We've been contacted by several local 241 00:20:44,559 --> 00:20:52,000 business owners about expanding the DORA to suit their business needs. Uh we'll 242 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:56,799 be making a proposal to expand that. Uh we've talked about a few of them. One of 243 00:20:53,679 --> 00:21:04,240 them was the tap the tap room. Uh Bryce talked to them and I think they're 244 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:08,159 uh they're shooting for spring um of 27. So that it's it's nice to hear that 245 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:12,400 they're still moving along with that project. 246 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:20,159 electric department. Uh they completed uh three hookups um on Jenny Lane 247 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:25,760 and uh completed three hookups at Arrowhead Park, prepared for street fair 248 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:32,720 by changing out lids on Main Street, and I believe um I believe Ted helped out on 249 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:36,480 that design if if I'm not mistaken. >> Yeah, kind of cool. 250 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:40,400 uh park and cemetery making final preparations for the stick stick chapel 251 00:21:38,799 --> 00:21:46,720 dedication uh and uh just watching after the 252 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:51,280 drainage and sidewalk project and um and it is making some progress. water 253 00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:56,240 department. Uh they did a couple exploratory digs on Orchard Court and 254 00:21:53,600 --> 00:22:02,640 Wind Jammer. Uh installed a couple ballards on Union and Cross uh to 255 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:09,240 protect fire hydrants. Street department picked up brush from 256 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:09,240 recent storm and patch potholes. 257 00:22:10,159 --> 00:22:17,120 Uh wastewater ordered and installed new grip motor. This motor had been in there 258 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:20,799 since 1994. that this new one will probably last 259 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:28,159 like two years. That's my guess. You know, it's just how it works, you know. 260 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:34,320 Uh EMS, they transferred um medic Medicare to the new billing company 261 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:38,960 um and sent out renew application for continued ads. Uh police department uh 262 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:44,880 the officers completed 263 00:22:42,799 --> 00:22:49,039 CQC training, which I didn't know what that is. So, I hope it means close 264 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:54,320 quarters combat. I had to look it up. There's always homework to do. And force 265 00:22:51,520 --> 00:23:00,320 on force training at the firearms range. So, um we appreciate you going after 266 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:06,159 that training and providing that for our our people. Continued prep uh for uh 267 00:23:03,679 --> 00:23:13,520 street fair. All of our safety forces are involved in that. 268 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:17,760 And then just mention EMS. Um, you know, we've been talking about 269 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:24,559 evaluation of our EMS and fire for the last few years. 270 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:29,760 Council created a a a um a committee uh to look at the department operations. As 271 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:35,760 you recall, we uh hired a consultant to evaluate the uh EMS and fire 272 00:23:33,360 --> 00:23:41,600 departments. And we've done this in other departments. Uh we did it at the 273 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:47,760 park. We've done it at the um wastewater water and the electric. 274 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:54,159 And this one um just got the report on Friday, I think. Um 275 00:23:51,280 --> 00:24:01,520 it's recommending that we are going to consolidate our EMS and fire departments 276 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:08,240 into one unified department. Um so we've met with uh some of our staff 277 00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:12,960 um from both the fire and the EMS. Uh the meetings went uh pretty well. Uh 278 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:17,679 process is going to take time. We don't have all the answers. That is for sure. 279 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:23,200 Um but we're looking forward to working with our current EMS and fire department 280 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:27,919 teams to implement these recommendations uh for the good of Columbia. That's 281 00:24:24,799 --> 00:24:31,520 that's what we're trying to do. Um we're looking at it said it with all the other 282 00:24:29,919 --> 00:24:38,000 departments. We look at it like a prescriptive method. We just start at 283 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:43,279 the top and you know go down. Um it kind of provides you a road map of what to 284 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:47,520 do. Um and as this pro process progresses, we'll certainly continue to 285 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:52,080 update everyone. We're going to have an official uh press release probably in 286 00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:57,679 the next couple days. We'll release that and then we'll be on on the news for the 287 00:24:54,799 --> 00:25:04,799 next several days probably. But anyways, um uh we just appreciate uh all the 288 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:11,919 you know all the workers. They have so much passion and care for our uh 289 00:25:07,919 --> 00:25:18,559 residents and for their for their departments. And you know, we're I I 290 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:22,000 guess the main thing is is you know, they're not losing their jobs. They're 291 00:25:20,159 --> 00:25:28,240 going to continue to be working with us and we're going to cross train. Um so 292 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:35,520 they they seem to be uh on board and we're moving through that process. So 293 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:40,159 that's it there. Thanks, Lance. Any questions for Lance? 294 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:46,000 Comments? Very good. Thank you very much. Um, 295 00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:52,000 you all received a copy of the bill list of September 1st, 2026. There any 296 00:25:48,559 --> 00:25:56,159 questions on the bill list? If there isn't, I'm going to say 297 00:25:53,360 --> 00:26:03,200 something that I never said before. We have no old business or new business to 298 00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:05,600 uh act on tonight. So, I'm giving you all a break up here. And 299 00:26:05,467 --> 00:26:10,799 » [clears throat] >> uh so we do not have any items on our 300 00:26:07,919 --> 00:26:16,559 agenda. I guess it's has to do with summer a little bit maybe, but um that's 301 00:26:13,360 --> 00:26:22,960 our situation. Um as uh as we normally do when we have an 302 00:26:20,159 --> 00:26:28,559 executive session that does not require any vote taken after the executive 303 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:33,760 session, we usually adjust our agenda and that's what I'm going to do tonight. 304 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:38,960 So, we are going to move at this point. Uh, I'm going to ask if there are any, 305 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:45,440 uh, public comments that anyone would like to make. And I know, uh, Pat Tangle 306 00:26:43,039 --> 00:26:52,600 want. That's okay. Well, [snorts] you guys go first. Pat, 307 00:26:47,919 --> 00:26:52,600 skip, you guys want to talk? Well, 308 00:26:52,628 --> 00:26:56,960 [clears throat] [snorts] 309 00:26:55,760 --> 00:27:00,400 » she doesn't stand very well. >> We We could probably bring the mic to 310 00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:02,559 her. [clears throat] Oh, okay. 311 00:27:01,279 --> 00:27:04,480 » Yeah, why don't you just take it over there? 312 00:27:03,120 --> 00:27:08,000 » Um, thank you. >> Didn't realize it was that poor. 313 00:27:06,383 --> 00:27:12,880 [laughter] >> Thank you. I wish 314 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:17,600 » I wish the park board would use these because I can never hear a park board 315 00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:21,679 and they won't use the microphones. So, thank you for the microphone. Uh, first 316 00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:27,840 of all, I want to announce a positive thing. We have completed the senior 317 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:32,960 courts. Okay? And it's been a two-year project. took longer than we thought. It 318 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:39,520 was more complicated than we thought. But we now have three act uh activities. 319 00:27:36,559 --> 00:27:44,080 The shuffle board, Abachi Court, and cornhole 320 00:27:41,039 --> 00:27:46,320 courts all set up. And we have a small uh 321 00:27:45,279 --> 00:27:50,640 » sitting pavilion >> pavilion there for people to sit and we 322 00:27:48,559 --> 00:27:55,200 have benches and so forth. So, we're going to have a dedication on the 19th 323 00:27:52,960 --> 00:28:01,039 of September. uh a short ceremony and we have 324 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:06,080 dedicated our project to the two longest serving members 325 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:12,159 as superintendents of the park to Terry Schaefer and Perry Kaiser. Perry Kaiser 326 00:28:09,279 --> 00:28:19,440 being long gone, but much to my amazement, Terry Schaefer had 41 years 327 00:28:17,360 --> 00:28:26,399 as the park superintendent. Well, somebody needs to say yay to that, you 328 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:30,960 know. So, so we've as we've asked him to give a little speech, which he's 329 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:35,360 hesitant to do, but uh when we started doing the park restoration, which was 330 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:40,080 more than 10 years ago, we had a meeting at the high school. 331 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:46,240 And there weren't very many people there. But you know who came? The old 332 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:50,399 people. The older people. The older people that had been around for a long 333 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:55,760 time. And that what they wanted to say to us was be sure and put some stuff in 334 00:28:52,640 --> 00:29:01,200 there for us. Okay. And when I was a child and in Firestone Park, I 335 00:28:58,399 --> 00:29:05,679 remembered shuffle board. I remembered horseshoes. I don't remember cornhole 336 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:10,720 cuz I don't think we had that back in those years. [clears throat] But one day 337 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:16,480 I was over at uh Mirror Lake Pavilion and I noticed the shuffleboard court is 338 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:20,480 in the porch and I hadn't realized it was there. Maybe it was someplace else, 339 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:24,960 but I do remember a number of family reunions with where those activities 340 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:30,960 were very important and I have a good memory of them. So, so anyhow, uh we we 341 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:37,679 are going to as I said dedicate them on the 19th of September. Okay. Just a 342 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:42,799 short ceremony and uh but we want to acknowledge the seniors have a role to 343 00:29:40,159 --> 00:29:48,720 play in the park and they asked a long time ago for recognition. and it's taken 344 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:54,640 me 10 years. Okay. The second thing I came about tonight was um 345 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:59,440 I'm concerned we have let make first of all give a 346 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:04,320 brief explanation. We do five concerts a year at IDPAL's gathering place. We've 347 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:09,120 done them for this is the fourth year. Okay. Uh they're basically music 348 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:13,919 programs. We've had some pretty auspicious ones. We had the Texas Teners 349 00:30:12,159 --> 00:30:18,480 and so forth. And we have some good ones this year, too. But we've had and we 350 00:30:16,799 --> 00:30:21,520 also did an art show >> last year and this year. 351 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:28,080 » Last year and this year. That's right. So, a problem we have is with the 352 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:33,039 police. Okay. Um and I want to be fair about this and say that I spoke to Skip 353 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:38,880 Listen to about this on the phone and I spoke to Terry um 354 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:46,000 or Tim Ree the park manager about it. So, this is for emphasis. Okay. 355 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:51,200 Um, we have been kind of accosted by them and said we can't drive up to 356 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:55,520 Idabbels and park our cars up there. Well, there is no official parking up 357 00:30:53,279 --> 00:31:00,720 there. Okay. There are two or three parking places right on East Park 358 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:05,520 Avenue, but that's not nearly adequate for the for the number of presenters we 359 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:09,919 have that come. So there has been a pattern over the last four year three or 360 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:15,520 four years of people driving their car up on the grass behind the pavilion and 361 00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:20,080 unloading their equipment. Uh we had the yard show and they had to do that and so 362 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:24,480 forth. And so we have had a policeman come twice and tell us that we have to 363 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:30,880 get off the grass. Okay, we understand we're not supposed to be It is not a 364 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:35,200 parking lot, but it's once a year and a lot of the presenters are older people 365 00:31:32,799 --> 00:31:40,000 who have a hard time carrying their stuff up and setting up. So, we would 366 00:31:37,919 --> 00:31:44,640 like to make sure that the police department and as I said, I spoke to 367 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:50,240 Skip about this. I spoke to Tim Roo about it. give us a little leeway there 368 00:31:47,279 --> 00:31:55,600 so that we can get things up and set up without uh and I did talk to the 369 00:31:52,559 --> 00:32:02,159 policeman that came the last time. Um I'm not sure he he totally got my 370 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:07,360 message. I think he did. I hope so. But it it has been a problem for us and it's 371 00:32:04,399 --> 00:32:12,320 a long running activity and we hope to continue it. So I did want to mention 372 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:20,640 that and that was why I'm here. One good thing and one complaint. Okay. you. 373 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:24,240 » When we had the art show, like Pat said, there were a number of older folks 374 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:28,960 bringing their paintings, their tables, and their 375 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:33,232 display materials up there. When that site was designed, I don't 376 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:36,799 think there was any anticipation about [clears throat] 377 00:32:33,919 --> 00:32:42,720 a necessity for any parking up there. And actually, it would very much 378 00:32:40,799 --> 00:32:46,960 not be a good idea to have a parking space up there. it would detract from 379 00:32:44,559 --> 00:32:50,960 the beauty of what has been termed the Taj Mahal Columbia. 380 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:56,240 That building and its [clears throat] surroundings need to remain in the 381 00:32:53,200 --> 00:33:01,039 pristine state they are at this time. But when you have events that include 382 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:06,000 sound equipment, catering, 383 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:12,159 uh, and other paraphernalia, uh, Mark Frost was up there. He had to unload his 384 00:33:09,039 --> 00:33:18,720 great big base and all the equipment that he has for his group. And we have 385 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:22,960 two in uh two more activities coming up. Actually, three three or four more 386 00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:28,080 coming up. We have a 16piece orchestra coming up there that's gone to unload 387 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:32,880 their equipment. They're their uh music stands, their musical instruments, uh 388 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,960 keyboard, uh electronic keyboard, and all those kinds of things. 389 00:33:34,148 --> 00:33:38,480 [clears throat] and to try to do it from these park 390 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:42,720 those two little parking spots. That's a hell of a long hike all the way down the 391 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:49,399 lilac stroll to that building to try to move stuff. Um I found this cop to be 392 00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:49,399 arrogant. 393 00:33:49,519 --> 00:33:56,799 He was [clears throat] not nice >> and I told him so. 394 00:33:54,320 --> 00:34:01,200 And Mark Frost, [clears throat] even before the cops showed up, I 395 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:07,120 mentioned that we had had a problem with him at the art show. He said, "Skip, 396 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:12,359 Colombian police are getting an unsavory reputation." 397 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,359 Thank you. 398 00:34:13,599 --> 00:34:22,960 » I would I would add to that that he did talk to me. I did ask him to come and 399 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:28,159 talk to me about it and uh he was rather dismissive. Okay. So, it's just a 400 00:34:25,679 --> 00:34:32,320 problem that needs negotiated a little bit. I don't think it's major, but we've 401 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:38,079 been there for four or five years now. We need to continue and we need the 402 00:34:35,119 --> 00:34:41,359 cooperation of the police department. >> And remember, she paid a million dollars 403 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:43,633 for that building. >> Oh, [clears throat] 404 00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:50,079 okay. Um, >> okay. That's what we came for. 405 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:54,159 » Okay. Well, thank you both for speaking. Um, 406 00:34:51,359 --> 00:35:01,839 » any comments? >> Anybody have any comments, questions? 407 00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:06,400 I think you've um let us know your feelings and we 408 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:10,079 appreciate that. Thank you very much. >> Okay. 409 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:15,359 » Thank you. >> Okay. Um are there any other public 410 00:35:13,599 --> 00:35:20,800 comments? Anybody else want to come forward? Yes. 411 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:26,800 So, please state your name and your address, of course. Thank you. 412 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:35,160 » Yes. Mike Mutz, 690 Fairfield Avenue. >> Thank you. We have a serious problem 413 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:35,160 with a dog issue at 7:32. 414 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:43,599 20ome dogs. This is ridiculous. And they're barking constantly. I was down 415 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:48,240 there twice. Next time I'm not going to be nice about it. I am not going to be 416 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:52,640 nice. We need to put a cap on how many dogs the residents are allowed to have. 417 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:56,880 This is totally out of line. You know, the neighbor come home from the hospital 418 00:35:54,079 --> 00:36:00,079 and you can hear these dogs barking. We have it on on our phone that they 419 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:04,800 were barking more than 15 minutes and the police department did do their job. 420 00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:08,079 Came down and went over there and everybody's doing their part. But we we 421 00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:13,359 got to have some sort of cap on this mess. You know, where I came from in 422 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:20,480 Beaver County, two animal limit, either a cat, a dog, 423 00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:27,760 or two dogs or two cats. That is it. Not 20ome dogs. This is a burden on all the 424 00:36:23,839 --> 00:36:30,880 neighbors. And you can ask him, too. And the neighbor down the street just bought 425 00:36:29,599 --> 00:36:35,119 the house. They said, "This is ridiculous. They didn't want to come 426 00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:38,640 tonight. We'll handle it ourselves. If if the problem ain't resolved, then our 427 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:44,560 we're going to handle it ourselves." And the media has been notified about the 428 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:50,720 situation, too. So, I we need to bring up take a vote some some sometime in the 429 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:55,599 future here on how many animals we're allowed to have, not 20. It is totally 430 00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:59,200 ridiculous and they can't take care of him either. 431 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:02,640 » You know, I I I would appreciate, you know, you know. 432 00:37:01,599 --> 00:37:05,760 » Sure. >> Well, thank you for coming. 433 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:10,599 » Hey, thank you very much. I appreciate it. 434 00:37:07,599 --> 00:37:10,599 » Mike, 435 00:37:10,720 --> 00:37:19,119 I forgot [clears throat] one thing. >> No, wait. Let's finish. 436 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:20,400 » Let me make sure that Did you want to say something? 437 00:37:19,839 --> 00:37:26,160 » Yeah. Um, >> I think he wants to respond to 438 00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:32,240 » Mike, your request, your complaint is Julie noted and yes, we will look at it, 439 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:34,880 » but I would say please don't take care of it yourself. That's not going to end 440 00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:37,920 up good. >> I I was I went over the other day and I 441 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:42,000 asked >> and that's nice and that that's great. 442 00:37:39,920 --> 00:37:45,760 That's what you should do. >> Or get rid of 443 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:50,320 » No, that's what you should do. >> Yeah. But uh yeah, it's Julie noted and 444 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:52,960 we we'll we'll take care of it. >> Thank you. 445 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:57,800 » Thank you. Thank you. Thank you both for coming. 446 00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:05,839 » Oh well, okay. Well, I got hope. Did you want to make one more comment? 447 00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:12,480 » One more comment. Um been working in the park three days a week since early 448 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:15,440 April, especially during the summer. I mentioned to you once before about the 449 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:19,200 ebikes. It's still a problem. Now, it's a lesson 450 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:24,320 now that the kids are back in school. But on Sunday, we had two of them, young 451 00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:28,560 fellas whizzing around Idabbells with older people coming up trying to go to 452 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:34,320 the concert. You need an ordinance restricting ebikes on the sidewalks in 453 00:38:31,040 --> 00:38:38,726 the park and a speed limit because they go they can go as fast as 454 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:42,800 some cars. [clears throat] 455 00:38:39,839 --> 00:38:46,880 » Okay. Oh. Um, Chief, I know we have the police department put out a flyer about 456 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:52,800 that earlier this year. I think [snorts] maybe republish that and get it on the 457 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:57,599 website. I I know ebikes are definitely an ongoing concern everywhere. So, maybe 458 00:38:55,599 --> 00:39:04,560 there's some stuff we would need we need to look at at some point. Um, 459 00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:09,920 but yeah, for sure. uh you know, let's at least get the information back out, 460 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:16,960 kind of remind people that, you know, these things are not, you know, they're 461 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:21,839 not toys for sure. So, >> well, thank you for relaying that, Skip. 462 00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:27,252 And now I'm keeping track of everybody here. Uh, it's my job. 463 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,252 » You can come. [laughter] 464 00:39:28,507 --> 00:39:32,480 [snorts] [clears throat] 465 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:35,920 » My name is David Clarkson. I live at 722 Fairfoot Avenue. Great. 466 00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:38,480 » Did you get that? >> David Carson 467 00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:43,280 » Clarkson RS. 468 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:48,400 » Okay. And and I live at 722 Fairfoot Avenue right next to 732. I can 469 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:54,000 personally attest to the dogs barking all times of the hour. Um I recently 470 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:58,240 reached out to Bryce about um cockroaches that are making their way 471 00:39:55,839 --> 00:40:03,200 from their house to my garage and I find them in my house. Bryce suggested that I 472 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:07,520 contact a extermination company and I'm like it's was why why do I need to 473 00:40:05,839 --> 00:40:13,119 particularly worry about it because it's not originating from my house. Um Bryce 474 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:16,320 also [clears throat] said just as everybody else would here on the council 475 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:19,119 that they cannot speculate whether or not somebody does or does not have 476 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:23,359 power, but I live next to them and they have not had power in the house since 477 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:26,560 June. Um simply because I can see flashlights going through the windows as 478 00:40:25,119 --> 00:40:30,640 they're moving around through the house. Dogs are constantly barking. I 479 00:40:28,240 --> 00:40:35,520 personally have made a request to the Humane Society that I never heard back 480 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:39,359 about when it was really, really, really extremely hot outside. These dogs are in 481 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:43,440 the house barking their heads off. There is dogs that are outside. Um, I do 482 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:47,520 believe to the best of my knowledge that there is people that are living in an 483 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:51,200 actual garage because I do sit out back at my house and of course, you know, 484 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:56,319 listening to these dogs is just getting annoying. And I understand Mike is three 485 00:40:53,920 --> 00:41:02,880 houses down, but when it starts coming to the factor of cockroaches, 486 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:08,400 no. No. Like I'm I'm asking the city to do something. I've already contacted the 487 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:12,400 county. They have sent me the nuisance form because not only about the 488 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:16,319 cockroaches being on the outside, but the god-awful smell that I can smell 489 00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:20,560 outside my house. It smells like something died. My neighbors across the 490 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:25,920 street can smell it. When the city came in and cleaned up their backyard with 491 00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:28,319 the dump truck and the backhoe, my neighbor was sitting out across the 492 00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:33,680 street and he said he could smell all that, too. So, I'm asking the city 493 00:41:31,119 --> 00:41:38,960 council to please do something because it's not fair to me that these people 494 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:43,760 are living a trash life that should be done outside of the city. 495 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:48,640 I've lived in this house for 14 years and never had an issue. 496 00:41:46,720 --> 00:41:52,400 the one gentleman that lives in the yellow house adjacent. 497 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:55,920 Don't know the exact house address of that, but they're combined on that same 498 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:58,880 property. The other day I went outside because they like riding their 499 00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:02,800 four-wheelers and sideby sides, whatever. I'd never seen him out there 500 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:06,160 before. I kindly asked him. I said, "Would you please stop riding in my 501 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:08,880 yard?" He goes, "Well, they told me that, you know, that I could ride 502 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:12,960 between here." I said, "That's fine. You can stay close enough to that house, 503 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:16,079 that garage, but please stay off my property." I said, "I already have 504 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:19,680 enough problems with these people here." I said, "I'm tired of the cockroaches." 505 00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:22,480 He goes, "Oh, I have cockroaches, too." And I'm like thinking to myself, "And 506 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:24,960 you're staying there? You're living there. You're not even family. You're 507 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:29,440 not nothing, and you're still staying there." 508 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:34,240 » So, I know it's a matter of time until the new people that moved in um next 509 00:42:32,319 --> 00:42:39,920 door to the yellow house that they're probably going to get him as well. So, 510 00:42:37,119 --> 00:42:47,040 just please look into it. Do something. Dogs, stench, whatever. Bryce had said 511 00:42:43,839 --> 00:42:50,160 that he had to talk to the uh city uh city attorney. I don't know if he ever 512 00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:54,240 got a chance to talk to Mr. Hudson or not um about that matter. I mean, I 513 00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:57,920 never heard anything back from Bryce. That was probably like two and a half 514 00:42:55,839 --> 00:43:02,800 weeks ago because I know it was in between council meetings and things like 515 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:03,440 that. So, thank you guys for listening. Oh, 516 00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:09,520 » thank you. >> Thank you for your uh respectful 517 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:13,920 communication of your concerns. I appreciate that. Thank you very much. 518 00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:19,119 » Yep. Any other comments? >> Um, just that I know we can't comment on 519 00:43:16,240 --> 00:43:25,359 any kind of ongoing enforcement issues. I do know that I saw Lance and Bryce 520 00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:30,319 furiously taking notes. So, um, and I I've heard these complaints too on 521 00:43:27,920 --> 00:43:34,135 that house. So, I I know I think I've talked to Bryce and there there has been 522 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:38,000 stuff done. Obviously, we you [clears throat] know, they did the 523 00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:42,079 cleanup in the yard and and that, but sounds like there might be more to do. 524 00:43:39,280 --> 00:43:46,880 And I mean technically as I know too like the gentleman that lives there uh 525 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:49,760 Mr. McFarland he is currently incarcerated for 90 days. So he's not 526 00:43:48,720 --> 00:43:55,520 even there to take care of these animals. And I have yet to really see uh 527 00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:58,960 Susan um Sell the actual property owner there very much often either. Just 528 00:43:57,680 --> 00:44:03,520 people that are staying in the yellow house. So like I haven't seen her in 529 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,200 particular and he's in county jail for 90 days. 530 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:10,640 » Yeah. So, >> so Bryce is going to have to do his job, 531 00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:14,720 which unfortunately takes time, but um we'll it's it's not something that we're 532 00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:16,800 going to forget about. >> So, 533 00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:18,800 » okay. Thank you guys. >> Thank you. 534 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:21,800 » Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. 535 00:44:24,720 --> 00:44:35,599 » Thank you. Uh okay. Any other public comments anyone would like to make? 536 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:38,640 Okay. Uh hearing none, I would ask if there are any council comments at this 537 00:44:38,319 --> 00:44:42,640 time. >> I do [snorts] 538 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:48,640 uh I put out uh for everybody uh another 539 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:54,720 list of articles on uh data centers. 540 00:44:52,735 --> 00:45:01,839 [snorts] Uh we're not I don't think we're threatened 541 00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:09,280 by any big ones, but they do have uh micro and mini data centers. And I don't 542 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:12,960 have a crystal ball, but I think we need to start having some discussions on this 543 00:45:11,599 --> 00:45:16,319 because I think it's going to come that we're going to be talking about it. 544 00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:22,960 Whether it be any action or not, I don't know. But uh please read these articles. 545 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:28,240 uh see what you think. You're hearing a lot of negative articles on data centers 546 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:33,680 from, you know, every time you look at the news or anything else. Um [snorts] 547 00:45:31,760 --> 00:45:37,680 but you're going to have to kind of weed through these things and figure out 548 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:44,000 what's right and what's wrong. Uh it's become a political football now and 549 00:45:41,760 --> 00:45:49,359 what politicians are doing. pull their constituents, find out what 550 00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:53,119 uh what they're thinking about, and then they take that stand because they want 551 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:56,960 votes. So, right, wrong, or indifferent, we 552 00:45:55,599 --> 00:46:00,720 need to try to figure it out for ourselves. 553 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:03,520 And if the subject does come up, we need to make the right decisions. 554 00:46:02,821 --> 00:46:06,560 [snorts] >> Okay. Thank you. [clears throat] Thank 555 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:11,280 you, Skip. Any other? >> Yeah, I have a comment. I have a comment 556 00:46:08,720 --> 00:46:16,880 on the Court Street project. uh as you know the neighbors approached 557 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:22,079 me that I said well the drop dead dates August 23rd it's got to be done well 558 00:46:20,319 --> 00:46:26,240 obviously didn't happen but the contractor left for 559 00:46:24,720 --> 00:46:30,720 they bailed out and went and did a project in Salem I believe if they just 560 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:34,400 stuck their nose [clears throat] to the grindstoneone they'd have been a lot 561 00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:38,847 further along and a lot closer to being done [snorts] and I won't look so bad to 562 00:46:37,359 --> 00:46:40,867 my neighbors >> [clears throat] 563 00:46:40,880 --> 00:46:51,040 » It's about it. Thank you. >> Thank you. 564 00:46:47,599 --> 00:46:57,040 » Any other comments? >> Um I'm just going to I you know the data 565 00:46:54,240 --> 00:47:02,400 center thing is definitely an ongoing concern. I know from an infrastructure 566 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:07,520 standpoint, I think I've talked to Bry or Lance about this a few times and you 567 00:47:05,680 --> 00:47:13,040 know what our infrastructure could even support would be questionable. But I do 568 00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:17,200 think that we need to probably do a little bit deeper dive and understand if 569 00:47:14,880 --> 00:47:20,880 we need zoning just to kind of prevent it from being, you know, somebody shows 570 00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:27,280 up at Planning Commission and they want to build a data center in town. Um that 571 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:31,760 we're having to react instead of be proactive. 572 00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:35,520 Um you know, mini and micro, we're going to get those micro for sure at some 573 00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:41,119 point. Somebody's going to need to put a a small data center in somewhere. But we 574 00:47:39,200 --> 00:47:43,839 definitely don't I don't think we could support the big warehouses that we all 575 00:47:43,119 --> 00:47:48,319 hear about. >> Yeah. 576 00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:51,520 » Um but we should be probably should be a little bit proactive on it and start 577 00:47:49,680 --> 00:47:54,800 looking at what do we need to do? What do we want 578 00:47:53,119 --> 00:47:59,680 to allow? What what kind of risk do we want to 579 00:47:56,720 --> 00:48:04,640 take? That sort of thing. because uh we know infrastructure in in town is an 580 00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:08,240 ongoing concern or not an ongoing concern but definitely something we're 581 00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:13,878 always looking at to make sure that we're not overt taxing or not preparing 582 00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:13,878 for the future. [clears throat] 583 00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:23,703 » Good comment. >> Very good. I guess we made up for no new 584 00:48:20,960 --> 00:48:23,703 and old business. [laughter] 585 00:48:24,079 --> 00:48:32,160 All worked out. So it's so that's good. Any other no more 586 00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:35,920 council comments? >> No one. Okay, 587 00:48:34,079 --> 00:48:37,760 » real quick. I really appreciate everyone coming and talking to us. 588 00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:42,960 » Yeah, >> that is uh it's not something we get a 589 00:48:40,640 --> 00:48:47,839 lot of. So, I I appreciate, you know, coming and talk to us. That helps us to 590 00:48:45,040 --> 00:48:52,960 understand what what your concerns are. >> I I totally agree. We have always 591 00:48:49,839 --> 00:48:57,680 believed in having public comment here and [snorts] uh always try to afford 592 00:48:54,720 --> 00:49:02,720 people the opportunity to speak. So, um, I think that was demonstrated tonight in 593 00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:06,559 many different ways. So, thank you very much. 594 00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:11,839 Okay. Hearing no other council comments, I would entertain a motion to go into 595 00:49:08,400 --> 00:49:17,119 executive session for the discussion of personnel section 121.22 596 00:49:15,599 --> 00:49:21,359 G1 to consider the employment and 597 00:49:18,960 --> 00:49:25,359 compensation of certain public employees. 598 00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:29,839 Second motion second. 599 00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:35,760 » Nobody will take that away from me. You have me call the role. 600 00:49:33,359 --> 00:49:38,160 » Yes. >> Yes. 601 00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:40,240 » Listen. [clears throat] >> Yes. 602 00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:44,319 » Graham. >> Yes. 603 00:49:42,319 --> 00:49:50,520 » Yes. >> Yes. 604 00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:50,520 Okay. Thank you. 605 00:49:54,559 --> 00:50:02,559 Uh, I would entertain a motion to come out of the executive session for the 606 00:50:00,559 --> 00:50:07,680 purpose of discussion of personnel section 121.22 607 00:50:05,280 --> 00:50:12,319 G1 to consider the employment and compensation of certain employees. 608 00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:19,079 » Second. >> Motion a second. 609 00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:19,079 Jamie, call the roll. 610 00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:27,760 » Yes. >> Yes. 611 00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:32,240 » Yes. >> Yes. 612 00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:36,720 » Yes. >> Yes. 613 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:40,720 » I'm going to entertain a motion to adjurnn. So move it.