1 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:11,759 Alrighty. I'd like to bring to order 2 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:13,519 this regular meeting of the city council 3 00:00:13,519 --> 00:00:15,920 of the city of Crescent City. Please 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,039 call the role. 5 00:00:17,039 --> 00:00:18,400 >> Council member Altman 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:18,800 >> here. 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,920 >> Council member Go 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:20,400 >> here. 9 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,960 >> Mayor Prom Tinkler here. And Mayor 10 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:23,600 Wright 11 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,279 >> here. And let's do the pledge of 12 00:00:25,279 --> 00:00:28,310 allegiance. 13 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:48,069 Ready? Begin. 14 00:00:48,079 --> 00:00:50,079 All righty. We're going to move into the 15 00:00:50,079 --> 00:00:51,440 consent calendar. We actually only have 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,360 one item on that consent calendar and 17 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,160 it's um the a planning commission 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:01,270 appointment. 19 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,039 Motion to approve consent calendar. 20 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:05,199 >> Do we have any public comment on our 21 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:09,590 single item on the consent calendar? 22 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,280 » Right. Seeing none, do I have a second? 23 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:12,080 >> Second. 24 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:13,600 >> All right. Please pull the vote. 25 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:14,960 >> Council member Alman, 26 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:15,360 >> yes. 27 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,560 >> Council member Go, 28 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:16,960 >> yes. 29 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:18,560 >> Mayor Prom Tinkler, 30 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:19,119 >> yes. 31 00:01:19,119 --> 00:01:20,240 >> And Mayor Wright, 32 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,600 >> yes. 33 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,600 And um 34 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,560 our applicant uh did Deborah, how'd you 35 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,720 say your last name? How'd you say your 36 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,960 last name? Deborah Puri. Our our um 37 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:34,799 appointment didn't she didn't have 38 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:39,200 anything she wanted to add, but um this is Deborah Purious. 39 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,000 >> Welcome aboard. 40 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,759 >> New planning commission member. 41 00:01:41,759 --> 00:01:43,520 >> Thank you so much. 42 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,119 >> All righty, that's easy enough. Now 43 00:01:45,119 --> 00:01:47,040 we'll move on to item number two and new 44 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,240 business which is the 2026 city council 45 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:56,149 regular meeting calendar. 46 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:57,520 » Yes. Thank you mayor, members of the 47 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,680 council. This is also a standard item 48 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,040 for us that we take at the end of the 49 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,200 year where we look towards the uh 50 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,600 upcoming calendar year and then set our 51 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,800 regular meeting schedule. And so uh this 52 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,479 is uh there are certain things that have 53 00:02:10,479 --> 00:02:13,280 to be adopted only at a regular 54 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,200 regularly scheduled council meeting. So 55 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,440 this will be our calendar for uh for 56 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,560 that. And then if we choose to cancel 57 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:21,920 one of these regular scheduled meeting 58 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:22,959 then we would also post the 59 00:02:22,959 --> 00:02:24,480 cancellation. It's pretty 60 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:25,840 straightforward this year. There's just 61 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,920 our standard holidays that fall on the 62 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:30,080 third Mondays of January and February 63 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,080 which would be Martin Luther King Jr. 64 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,640 Day and President's Day. And then the uh 65 00:02:34,640 --> 00:02:37,280 other one I believe is Labor Day uh the 66 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,120 first Monday in September. We're 67 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,040 suggesting to to shift those meetings to 68 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:45,910 the Tuesday. 69 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:47,840 All righty. 70 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,440 Do we have any public comment on our um 71 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,390 regular meeting calendar for 2026? 72 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,000 » All right. Seeing none, I'll bring it 73 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,270 back to the council. 74 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:04,800 And a motion to approve and adopt 75 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,599 resolution number 2025-56 76 00:03:07,599 --> 00:03:09,680 rel resolution of the city council of 77 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,000 the city of Crescent City adopting the 78 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,720 2026 city council regular meeting 79 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:15,440 calendar. 80 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:16,720 >> I'll second that. 81 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,400 >> I have a motion and a second. Please 82 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,440 pull the vote. 83 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:20,560 >> Council member Alman, 84 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:20,959 >> yes. 85 00:03:20,959 --> 00:03:22,080 >> Council member Go, 86 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:22,480 >> yes. 87 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:23,840 >> Mayor Prom Tinkler, 88 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:24,319 >> yes. 89 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:25,680 >> And Mayor Wright, 90 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,040 >> yes. All righty. Item number three, city 91 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,680 council vacancy interview 92 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:37,350 slashappointment. 93 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,720 All right. Thank you, Mayor Wright, 94 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,280 members of the council. So, yes, this 95 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:44,879 item is before you as our uh as the 96 00:03:44,879 --> 00:03:47,040 elected council member Darren Douly uh 97 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,959 resigned from the council back on 98 00:03:48,959 --> 00:03:51,920 October 21st. So, at that time, the 99 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,560 council directed uh city staff to go 100 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,040 ahead and open the application window uh 101 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,120 to make an appointment uh to fill that 102 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,000 position for the remainder of 103 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,519 well, not the remainder of his term, but 104 00:04:03,519 --> 00:04:05,120 for the remainder of his term up until 105 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,200 the next regular scheduled election, 106 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,159 which is November of 2026. So, that is 107 00:04:10,159 --> 00:04:12,480 really what's before you tonight. We had 108 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,319 uh three applications going into 109 00:04:14,319 --> 00:04:17,120 tonight. However, Shauna Hayyatt has 110 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,440 withdrawn her application and so 111 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,519 there'll only be uh two uh two 112 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:23,520 applicants to interview. We have Noya 113 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,960 Reno and Steve Shamblin. Uh as far as 114 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,840 the process goes, uh typically unless 115 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:31,759 the council directs differently, the uh 116 00:04:31,759 --> 00:04:34,800 the city clerk would draw the names for 117 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,360 who actually gets interviewed first. And 118 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,840 so it's done randomly, then the council 119 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:42,400 or the applicant that's not chosen would 120 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,880 leave the room. uh the council has a set 121 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,639 of questions. Each question will be 122 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:48,880 asked to both applicants and then once 123 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,120 the first uh applicant is done with 124 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,960 their interview then we would go and get 125 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,680 the second uh applicant to come in. At 126 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,600 that point in time then there would be 127 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,720 uh there could be public comment uh from 128 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,120 the general the general public that is 129 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,040 here council discussion and then the 130 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,280 council would make an appointment by our 131 00:05:07,280 --> 00:05:10,479 standard motion second type of uh type 132 00:05:10,479 --> 00:05:15,510 of uh deliberation. 133 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,680 questions. 134 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,639 Any questions? 135 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:21,120 None. 136 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:21,919 >> Okay, 137 00:05:21,919 --> 00:05:23,840 >> I hear we have a high-tech way of 138 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:29,350 picking who's going first. 139 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,189 » Very high-tech 140 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:36,400 and musical apparently. 141 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:40,000 Okay, our first interviewee 142 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,800 will be Miss Noa Reno. So, if I could 143 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,800 have Mr. Shamblin join me and I'll take 144 00:05:44,800 --> 00:06:01,350 you back to the close session. 145 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,000 All righty. Uh, Miss Reena, you want to 146 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,639 come on up to the 147 00:06:06,639 --> 00:06:11,909 podium? 148 00:06:11,919 --> 00:06:13,520 All righty. Um, I'm just going to read 149 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,440 through these questions. 150 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:19,110 There you go. 151 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,120 All good. Um, please tell us about 152 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:22,560 yourself, your qualifications, and why 153 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:25,680 you desire to serve on the council. 154 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,600 >> Well, I have lived in our community for 155 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,520 a long period of time. When I was 156 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,520 younger, I chose to move here with my 157 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,840 mom. She told me I could move anywhere I 158 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:35,120 wanted, and I chose here because I 159 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:36,400 thought it was a beautiful, unique 160 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,919 place. 161 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:40,560 So, I have raised my kids here. I have 162 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,880 married my husband here. We have served 163 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:46,240 on the fire department for many years 164 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:47,919 together. 165 00:06:47,919 --> 00:06:49,919 And I just love our community. And I 166 00:06:49,919 --> 00:06:53,680 want to be able to do more to move it 167 00:06:53,680 --> 00:07:01,510 forward. 168 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:03,440 » All right. If appointed, uh, what would 169 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,280 you like to accomplish between now and 170 00:07:05,280 --> 00:07:08,319 November 2026? 171 00:07:08,319 --> 00:07:10,560 the continued movement of the third 172 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,000 street project. I see great movement 173 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:18,000 with that and to continue that and to 174 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,240 continue like supporting the housing, 175 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,919 try to come up with some more long-term 176 00:07:25,919 --> 00:07:28,800 solutions for our homeless situation in 177 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,639 our community and maybe some more 178 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:33,599 programs for the overdoses that we have 179 00:07:33,599 --> 00:07:42,469 locally. 180 00:07:42,479 --> 00:07:44,319 and council, by all means, uh, if you 181 00:07:44,319 --> 00:07:46,400 have any follow-up questions, Dr. One, 182 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,599 hop right in. Okay. Um, all righty. Um, 183 00:07:49,599 --> 00:07:51,520 number three, uh, how do you describe 184 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,160 your leadership and communication style, 185 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,720 and how will it benefit the council in 186 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:01,360 resolving any contentious issues? 187 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,479 I'm a pretty straightforward 188 00:08:04,479 --> 00:08:07,520 person. I have a very mellow 189 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,639 personality. So, and being a first 190 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:12,639 responder and in the emergency services 191 00:08:12,639 --> 00:08:14,879 and I also work in the medical field, 192 00:08:14,879 --> 00:08:19,350 I'm able to deal with 193 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:25,360 situations in a pretty easygoing, 194 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,560 able to get things accomplished without 195 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,160 causing 196 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:34,000 to increase elevated moods and try to 197 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,080 decrease the situation if it becomes 198 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:43,990 hot-tempered. 199 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,560 » Uh what do you believe is to be the 200 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:48,880 greatest strength of our city and what 201 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,519 are the most pressing concerns? 202 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:53,920 >> The greatest strength of our city is our 203 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,959 community. It is a great community and 204 00:08:56,959 --> 00:08:58,880 if somebody needs help, our community is 205 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,880 willing to help any way that they're 206 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:04,640 able to. I've seen it firsthand, be it 207 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,720 from a child to an adult, that their 208 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,160 house just had an incident that they all 209 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,360 come together to help. And the greatest 210 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,080 weakness in our community is the 211 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,120 homeless situation and the drug problems 212 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,279 that we do have locally. that those need 213 00:09:21,279 --> 00:09:26,949 to be addressed a little more. 214 00:09:26,959 --> 00:09:28,480 » One of the most important items the 215 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,240 council is tasked with is the approval 216 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,760 of the city's annual budget. This needs 217 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,480 uh the the needs of our community often 218 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,399 outweigh the city's revenue. How would 219 00:09:38,399 --> 00:09:40,959 you go about prioritizing city's 220 00:09:40,959 --> 00:09:44,080 multiple competing needs? 221 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,399 to do research on what is going to 222 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:49,440 benefit the citizens the most in our 223 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,959 community. 224 00:09:50,959 --> 00:09:58,870 It has has to be a balance. 225 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,279 In 2020, the citizens of Crescent City 226 00:10:01,279 --> 00:10:03,680 passed measure S, a 1 cent sales tax to 227 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:05,760 support essential city services. 228 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,240 Additionally, in 2022, city voters 229 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:11,200 overwhelm overwhelmingly voted down an 230 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,279 initiative to repeal measure S. If you 231 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:15,120 were appointed to the city council, how 232 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,399 would you ensure these funds were 233 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:19,200 allocate allocated to best support the 234 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,360 needs of the community? 235 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,440 >> I would um review the budget that's 236 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,279 submitted before us between each of the 237 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:29,839 departments that qualify under Measure S 238 00:10:29,839 --> 00:10:32,880 and I would um review the Measure S 239 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,839 committee and their recommendations 240 00:10:35,839 --> 00:10:38,160 to see what is going to benefit the 241 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:44,870 community as a whole. 242 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,880 All righty. What is your vision for 243 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,720 economic development in the city and 244 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,040 what do you see as the major economic 245 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:52,959 challenges facing the residents and 246 00:10:52,959 --> 00:10:55,440 businesses? 247 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,839 Well, I believe the first all the new 248 00:10:57,839 --> 00:10:59,839 projects going on on Third Street, I 249 00:10:59,839 --> 00:11:01,920 believe those are wonderful and I think 250 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:03,680 those will help our community a lot to 251 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:06,399 for our growth. And the more the housing 252 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,240 that we are currently getting, that's 253 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,360 going to continue to have people stay in 254 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,120 our community, live in our community, 255 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:19,910 and spend money in our community. 256 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:21,519 What do you envision Crescent City to 257 00:11:21,519 --> 00:11:26,069 look like 20 years from now? 258 00:11:26,079 --> 00:11:29,680 I envision the downtown area to be up 259 00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:31,920 and thriving like Jacksonville and 260 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:36,480 Ashland and to have events and to have 261 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,040 want to raise your kids here and a nice 262 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,360 retirement community and it just to go 263 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,279 in this direction that it's currently 264 00:11:43,279 --> 00:11:45,760 going. I feel that we're going in the 265 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:51,670 right direction. 266 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,240 » All right. You now have two minutes to 267 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,480 give us any final thoughts or statement 268 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,560 as to why you should be appointed to the 269 00:11:58,560 --> 00:11:59,200 council. 270 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,760 >> Mayor, before we do that, I have 271 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,360 >> I have one question and it it concerns 272 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:10,560 um social media. I I did a real quick 273 00:12:10,560 --> 00:12:12,639 sweep of everybody's social media that 274 00:12:12,639 --> 00:12:15,120 applied. And on your social media, if 275 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,200 you the first thing you you that comes 276 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,760 up is that um your name and then where 277 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,000 you live. It says you live in Medford, 278 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,600 Oregon. And if you could just address 279 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,720 that for us and put our fears aside with 280 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,200 that. We've had unfortunately uh people 281 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,240 on this council who have tried to be on 282 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:33,600 the council who didn't actually live 283 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:33,839 here. 284 00:12:33,839 --> 00:12:35,600 >> I live in Crescent City. I literally 285 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,839 live three blocks away from here. And 286 00:12:37,839 --> 00:12:39,360 the reason I have Medford is because I 287 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,800 had a stalker at one point and I didn't 288 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,240 want them to know where I lived. 289 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,160 >> Okay, fair enough. I apologize for 290 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:46,880 bringing it up, but 291 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:48,959 >> Nope, you're good. It is a valid 292 00:12:48,959 --> 00:12:52,800 question. Thank you. 293 00:12:52,800 --> 00:13:02,389 >> Pretty much everybody just so 294 00:13:02,399 --> 00:13:03,760 the last ones you got some more. Go 295 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,000 ahead. 296 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:07,680 All right. So, two minutes to give us 297 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:09,920 your final thoughts uh or statement on 298 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:11,920 why you should be appointed. I just love 299 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,000 our community and I want it to continue 300 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,560 to go in a forward motion to make it a 301 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:20,000 good place for my grandkids to ra be 302 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,639 raised and to live. 303 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:27,269 And for future generations, 304 00:13:27,279 --> 00:13:28,079 » thank you very much. 305 00:13:28,079 --> 00:13:56,310 >> Thank you. 306 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,839 Good evening, council members. 307 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,440 Righty, I got nine questions I'm going 308 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,240 to ask you and your best answer them. 309 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:05,600 >> All right, go. 310 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:08,160 >> We'll try. 311 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:09,279 >> All right. Please tell us about 312 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:11,199 yourself, your qualifications, and why 313 00:14:11,199 --> 00:14:14,320 you desire to serve on the council. 314 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:18,399 >> Okay. All in one. I have them separated. 315 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,480 Uh well first I just want to say that 316 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,720 you know for our democracy to function 317 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,480 everybody needs to participate. I've 318 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,560 always been one of those who likes to 319 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,910 participate 320 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,160 and we all have different abilities and 321 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,880 for me like serving on these commissions 322 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,440 and committees is what I like to do you 323 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,199 know on the planning and other 324 00:14:39,199 --> 00:14:43,519 commissions. Uh as far as my experience, 325 00:14:43,519 --> 00:14:45,839 I first spent about 25 years in the 326 00:14:45,839 --> 00:14:49,040 aerospace industry and building spy 327 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,079 planes and things like that. So 328 00:14:52,079 --> 00:14:54,880 uh doing budgets, finance, contracts, 329 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,880 audits, just a little bit of everything, 330 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,040 proposals, 331 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,079 uh overseeing government contracts, 332 00:15:02,079 --> 00:15:03,920 federal funding. 333 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:08,000 Um, as far as my public service type of 334 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,920 thing, I served seven years on a library 335 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,560 board in Palmdale, California. 336 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,800 Uh, that was it was a city library. We 337 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,040 had about 150,000 people there and we 338 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,000 had a budget of about $2 million. 339 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,760 And our major accomplishment was there 340 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,920 is we got a new library built for the 341 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,279 public, which uh which was hard to do. I 342 00:15:27,279 --> 00:15:29,040 had to convince the city manager to do 343 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,600 it and the council, but it we got it 344 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,959 done. Uh I was the public health manager 345 00:15:34,959 --> 00:15:38,480 here in Dillard County. Uh I oversaw 29 346 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,639 programs. I had to make sure that all 29 347 00:15:40,639 --> 00:15:43,600 programs were successfully implemented 348 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,600 and for the public um and so I had a 349 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,079 budget I had to control over the public 350 00:15:50,079 --> 00:15:52,800 health and I did some grant writing and 351 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,959 managed some contracts there for the 352 00:15:54,959 --> 00:15:56,880 county. 353 00:15:56,880 --> 00:15:58,639 And currently I'm the chairman of the 354 00:15:58,639 --> 00:16:00,800 Crescent City Planning Commission and 355 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,399 chairman of the measure S budget 356 00:16:02,399 --> 00:16:05,440 oversight committee and I'm also a 357 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,600 member of the Delawork county planning 358 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,639 commission. So just recently I did that 359 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:14,720 about three months ago. So 360 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,639 uh so anything else? What was the 361 00:16:16,639 --> 00:16:18,320 question? 362 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:19,680 >> I think that covered it all. 363 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,279 >> Okay, great. 364 00:16:21,279 --> 00:16:22,720 >> All right, item number two. If 365 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:24,480 appointed, what would you like to 366 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,160 accomplish between now and November 367 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,720 2026? 368 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:30,480 >> Uh, I just want to make sure that we 369 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:34,240 carry on with um 370 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,399 getting uh working on this downtown 371 00:16:36,399 --> 00:16:39,360 revitalization that's going on and 372 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:41,360 approving or doing anything as far as 373 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:44,079 infrastructure improvements go and what 374 00:16:44,079 --> 00:16:46,079 we can do to bring more affordable 375 00:16:46,079 --> 00:16:48,800 housing and attracting new businesses, 376 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:56,230 especially to the downtown area. 377 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,160 How would you describe your leadership 378 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,560 slashcommunication style and how will it 379 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,480 benefit the council in resolving a 380 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,799 contentious issue? 381 00:17:04,799 --> 00:17:06,880 >> Um, 382 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,799 I work well with others and I understand 383 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:12,640 you got to compromise. Uh, 384 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,079 I like to uh make sure we get all points 385 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:18,160 of view out in the open before we make a 386 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,240 decision. 387 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,280 Um, I've never had any problems or 388 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,120 conflicts during meetings with that. So 389 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:33,190 that's it in a nutshell. 390 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:34,880 » Uh, what do you believe to be the 391 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,440 greatest strengths of our city and what 392 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:45,990 are the most? 393 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,640 The biggest strength in our city is of 394 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:53,510 course our location 395 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,280 and it's also the fact that we're right 396 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,000 on the 101 corridor and that we have 397 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,840 luckily we have a very proactive city 398 00:17:59,840 --> 00:18:01,360 government trying to improve things 399 00:18:01,360 --> 00:18:04,640 here. That's to me the three greatest 400 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,160 strengths that we have 401 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,310 >> and our most pressing concern. 402 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:18,400 Gee, there's that's it's hard to kneel down just one. Um, besides 403 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,360 the down to me, the downtown is a sore 404 00:18:21,360 --> 00:18:23,919 point. I like to see that improve a lot. 405 00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:26,160 But also affordable housing is the other 406 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,240 one. We need more affordable. We've got 407 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,720 a lot of low-income housing. We need 408 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:34,799 some more of the moderate range housing. 409 00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:37,120 I'd like to see a townhouse complex go 410 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:44,230 in the downtown area. 411 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,559 One of the most uh important items the 412 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:48,160 council is tasked with is the approval 413 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,960 of the city's annual budget. Needs of 414 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,720 our community often outweigh the 415 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,720 revenues. How would you go about 416 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,400 prioritizing the city's multiple 417 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:00,710 competing needs? 418 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,600 » That's a tough one. 419 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:05,600 >> Uh that's one of those I don't know. I'd 420 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,720 have to review the budget and uh 421 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:10,320 it's kind of you have to make do with 422 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,240 what you got and 423 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,840 that's where you start have to listing 424 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,160 your priorities. What what has to be 425 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:31,029 done first and what can be put off. 426 00:19:31,039 --> 00:19:32,799 All right. In 2020, the citizens of 427 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:35,120 Crescent City passed passed Measure S, a 428 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:36,799 once in sales tax to support essential 429 00:19:36,799 --> 00:19:39,120 city services. Additionally, in 2022, 430 00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:42,160 city voters overwhelming overwhelmingly 431 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:43,919 voted down an initiative to repeal 432 00:19:43,919 --> 00:19:45,919 Measure S. If you were appointed to the 433 00:19:45,919 --> 00:19:48,320 city council, how would you ensure these 434 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,640 funds were allocated to best support the 435 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,520 needs of the community? 436 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,440 >> Well, as the chairman of the measure S 437 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,360 committee, that's what I've been doing. 438 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,600 So 439 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,320 I reviewing all the expenditures that 440 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:04,559 they've put forth and 441 00:20:04,559 --> 00:20:07,120 making sure that they all basically make 442 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:15,430 sense. 443 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,039 What is your vision for economic 444 00:20:17,039 --> 00:20:18,960 development in the city and what do you 445 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,280 see as the major economic challenges 446 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,919 facing the residents and businesses? 447 00:20:23,919 --> 00:20:25,520 Well, the biggest economic challenges 448 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,360 are kind of what I had said. It's the 449 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:30,000 downtown revitalization, infrastructure 450 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,159 improvement, uh attracting new 451 00:20:32,159 --> 00:20:36,000 businesses, and affordable housing. 452 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:39,280 And I guess working with anybody that we 453 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,919 can, public or private, to get these 454 00:20:41,919 --> 00:20:44,080 things accomplished is what we need to 455 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:48,310 do. 456 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,840 » What do you envision Cresant City to 457 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,640 look like in 20 years? 458 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:54,400 I'm hoping we have a nice downtown 459 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,640 that's uh walkable, has a lot of 460 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,600 businesses that it becomes a destination 461 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,640 spot. People drive right past Eureka and 462 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,400 other places to come here. Uh we've we 463 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,720 got a nice developed downtown that the 464 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:11,200 citizens and tourists would like to come 465 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,080 walk around the downtown and 466 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,840 uh you know um shop and go to 467 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,960 restaurants and enjoy. and like like as 468 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,200 we're what's going on with the building 469 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,240 enough housing downtown to I'm a big fan 470 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,240 of the mixeduse 471 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:37,110 uh development. 472 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:38,480 » Council, any questions before I ask the 473 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:40,000 last one? 474 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,039 >> Just wanted to confirm uh Mr. Shamblin, 475 00:21:43,039 --> 00:21:44,720 you live in Crescent City. Is that 476 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:45,280 correct? 477 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,679 >> I live about four houses down from you. 478 00:21:47,679 --> 00:21:49,440 >> All right. 479 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,120 I think that was more for the record. 480 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:53,440 >> Just for the record because uh I had 481 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:55,120 asked the uh 482 00:21:55,120 --> 00:21:58,080 >> I'm the blue house for you. 483 00:21:58,080 --> 00:21:59,679 >> All right. Just wanted to for 484 00:21:59,679 --> 00:22:01,520 consistency sake make sure that I asked 485 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,200 that. 486 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,280 >> All right. Uh anybody else council? 487 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:08,559 >> All right. You now have two minutes to 488 00:22:08,559 --> 00:22:10,559 give us any final thoughts or a 489 00:22:10,559 --> 00:22:13,280 statement as to why you be appointed to 490 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:17,110 council. 491 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:18,720 Well, 492 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,919 I think I've pretty much said it all. I 493 00:22:21,919 --> 00:22:25,120 just need to say here. Um, it seem I 494 00:22:25,120 --> 00:22:27,039 thought I did have one more thing I 495 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:30,159 wanted to mention here. 496 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:32,240 Um, also besides all my other things, I 497 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,280 als I am I am good at handling large 498 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,520 chunks of data and kind of boiling it 499 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,000 down to a yes or no question. And we 500 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,600 have to do that a lot on the planning 501 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,679 commission as you know to deal with a 502 00:22:45,679 --> 00:22:49,039 lot of uh facts and get it down to the 503 00:22:49,039 --> 00:22:53,360 right answer here. Um 504 00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:55,760 I I just say if I have any weakness, 505 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,760 it's probably public speaking and I'm 506 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:02,149 working on improving that. 507 00:23:02,159 --> 00:23:04,240 Uh but I think I can uh do a good job 508 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,559 for you guys and I think we can all uh 509 00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:11,360 help move the city forward. Righty. 510 00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:12,640 Okay. Thank you, sir. 511 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:17,590 >> Thank you. 512 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:23,919 » Not that it matters. I'm curious if if um he sits on the county board. Uh 513 00:23:23,919 --> 00:23:27,830 that would be uh 514 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,240 Yeah, I guess not that it matters 515 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:38,789 really. I'm just just curious. Well, he 516 00:23:38,799 --> 00:23:43,120 They came. Yeah. Here. 517 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:51,350 Um, council. 518 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:54,960 Well, who wants the first whack at this? 519 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:56,960 All right. Do we want to do public 520 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:57,679 comment first? 521 00:23:57,679 --> 00:23:58,880 >> Yeah, why don't we do public comment? 522 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,549 That sounds good, actually. 523 00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:10,950 Excuse 524 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,919 me. My name is Kevin Hendrickk. 525 00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:16,960 I'm not a city resident, but I do 526 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:18,799 recognize that when the city does well, 527 00:24:18,799 --> 00:24:21,520 the county does well, and the city is 528 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,320 doing very well these days. I'm 529 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,000 impressed with the progress that's been 530 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,440 made lately on housing and 531 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,760 redevelopment, and I hope you'll keep up 532 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,750 the good work. Thank you. 533 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,320 Time flies when you're having fun. Seems 534 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:38,159 like yesterday I was standing before the 535 00:24:38,159 --> 00:24:40,480 city council advocating that Ray Olman 536 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,840 be appointed to fill a vacancy. I made 537 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,159 the logical point that he had already 538 00:24:46,159 --> 00:24:48,320 demonstrated a commitment to the job 539 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,159 because he ran for city council in the 540 00:24:50,159 --> 00:24:52,000 prior election. 541 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,720 City council made a good choice then and 542 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,360 Rey has been a good addition. 543 00:24:57,360 --> 00:24:59,279 I always appreciate it when Rey reminds 544 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:00,799 us all that city council is a 545 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:04,240 nonpartisan office. It is best for the 546 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,559 city council to avoid external politics 547 00:25:06,559 --> 00:25:08,960 and focus on the nuts and bolts of 548 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,039 running the city. 549 00:25:11,039 --> 00:25:12,880 You have a very important decision to 550 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,760 make today. I encourage you to forget 551 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:18,000 political considerations and consider 552 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,240 the experience and qualifications of the 553 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,880 applicants. With all due respect to the 554 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,600 two people who volunteered for this job, 555 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,080 Steve Shamblan is objectively the best 556 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,760 choice. 557 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,919 City council previously appointed Steve 558 00:25:31,919 --> 00:25:33,200 to the planning commission and the 559 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,240 measure s committee 560 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,760 where he has demonstrated his 561 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,440 commitment. 562 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,360 Steve has planning experience and a 563 00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:43,760 detailed awareness of city projects. 564 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,559 This is good preparation to serve on the 565 00:25:46,559 --> 00:25:48,240 city council. 566 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,120 Steve does his homework and shows up at 567 00:25:51,120 --> 00:25:52,960 meetings prepared to make informed 568 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,679 decisions. 569 00:25:55,679 --> 00:25:57,679 As a city moves ahead with a major 570 00:25:57,679 --> 00:25:59,919 redevelopment plan, it would be useful 571 00:25:59,919 --> 00:26:02,240 to have a knowledgeable and experienced 572 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:07,350 planner at the table. 573 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:10,240 I have two minutes left. 574 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,480 Awkward pause. 575 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:15,039 So, um, I don't have anything more to 576 00:26:15,039 --> 00:26:17,120 say other than I urge you to, uh, 577 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,840 appoint Steve Shamblin, uh, to fill this 578 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,520 city council seat, and I thank you for 579 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:27,990 your attention. Good luck. 580 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:34,630 Any other public comment? 581 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,000 Right. And I will bring it back to 582 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:48,070 council. 583 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:49,600 There's no further discussion amongst 584 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,669 the Oh, go ahead. 585 00:26:53,679 --> 00:26:57,110 » Um, 586 00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:00,640 it's a very hard decision because if I 587 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,200 actually would like both, can we have 588 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,470 two 589 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,440 uh 590 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:13,760 very impressed that uh both applicants 591 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,559 immediately focused on moving the city 592 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:19,360 forward and keeping that momentum going. 593 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:23,520 That's very important. Um so I was very 594 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,480 happy to hear in both cases that that 595 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:33,760 was also their motivation for being on this. Um, 596 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:37,200 having said that, I I do feel I did read 597 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,640 uh Mr. Shamblin's resume. 598 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:44,880 Um, and I have worked with him um in 599 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,640 previous committees. So, um I do agree 600 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,679 that he really does his homework. 601 00:27:51,679 --> 00:27:54,159 He also has uh he didn't mention this 602 00:27:54,159 --> 00:27:57,200 but I know from his resume um that he 603 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,960 also has um education in urban planning 604 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,320 I think is very useful. 605 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,600 I just kind of feel like even even 606 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,000 though boy hard decision I think he 607 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,279 perhaps has the or definitely has the 608 00:28:13,279 --> 00:28:14,960 greater experience than this in this 609 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:22,230 case. 610 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,039 Well, um I guess it's my my turn at this 611 00:28:25,039 --> 00:28:29,200 point. Um thank you both for being 612 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,760 willing to apply for this position and 613 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:34,960 to come before the council and uh go 614 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,039 through this process. I know that it's 615 00:28:37,039 --> 00:28:40,559 nerve-wracking and it's it's not fun. Uh 616 00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:43,760 it's a it stretches you and grows you. 617 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,000 Um, 618 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,600 you both have a lot of life experience. 619 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:55,350 You both have experience in government. 620 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,950 Um, 621 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:04,310 but one thing that really um 622 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:10,799 really came out with Noya was that her desire to help build the community 623 00:29:10,799 --> 00:29:12,880 that we have here. something that that 624 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,000 we we really do have here is a rich 625 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,360 community spirit here in Crescent City. 626 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,799 And I I appreciated that. Another thing, 627 00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:25,279 she's uh volunteered with the fire 628 00:29:25,279 --> 00:29:28,240 department and been on the association 629 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,039 and been a fire captain and ran calls 630 00:29:31,039 --> 00:29:33,760 and and gotten out there and and helped 631 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:35,440 save lives in our community that I 632 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,919 really appreciated uh from her 633 00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:41,600 application. Um, 634 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:47,600 and with our fire chief stepping on to 635 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:51,039 new pastures, I I think that we also 636 00:29:51,039 --> 00:29:53,120 need to be thinking about somebody being 637 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:54,960 on this council that has some experience 638 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,000 in fire that could help us help kind of 639 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,200 draw us towards the right candidate 640 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:06,000 for our new fire chief. Um, 641 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,760 Steve, you've got a lot of experience. 642 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,240 I'm not going to deny that. Um, thank 643 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,720 you for all of your work so far with the 644 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,430 city. Um, 645 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,880 but I I feel that the NOA may be the 646 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,960 better choice in my opinion because of 647 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:30,870 those things that I just brought up. Um, 648 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:38,549 that would be my opinion. 649 00:30:38,559 --> 00:30:43,029 There's no further council discussion. 650 00:30:43,039 --> 00:30:46,640 Um for me it's the measure S's planning 651 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:51,279 commission um experience does me um 652 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:54,640 that's a step towards towards here. I 653 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,240 mean we do a lot of the same things. The 654 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,799 meetings have this basic same format. 655 00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:03,520 It's it's it's experience um that I 656 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,799 would value in a council. 657 00:31:06,799 --> 00:31:10,000 Um that being said, um we have anybody 658 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:17,830 willing to put the first uh 659 00:31:17,840 --> 00:31:18,480 » nomination. 660 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,480 Thank you. It's been a long 661 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:21,039 day. I apologize. 662 00:31:21,039 --> 00:31:23,760 >> It's okay. I would 663 00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:25,679 >> I would 664 00:31:25,679 --> 00:31:29,039 move that we appoint Steve Shamlin to 665 00:31:29,039 --> 00:31:31,520 fill the vacant city council seat 666 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:34,000 effective upon their signing the oath of 667 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:38,000 office through the November 2026 general 668 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,640 elections certification. 669 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,549 Second, 670 00:31:44,559 --> 00:31:47,039 any other 671 00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:50,799 motion from the floor 672 00:31:50,799 --> 00:31:52,799 >> being that 673 00:31:52,799 --> 00:31:56,870 you've uh 674 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,159 » Yeah. Same thing as as our other things, 675 00:32:00,159 --> 00:32:02,320 right? So, we have to we check make sure 676 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:08,950 there's not a second motion that that is 677 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,679 » well I I guess I will move that Noya be 678 00:32:11,679 --> 00:32:14,320 our nomination or candidate for city 679 00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,799 council 680 00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:18,320 and I know that I'm not going to get a 681 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,120 second on that. That's okay. 682 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:24,480 >> All righty. Um please hold the vote for 683 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:29,029 the first nomination. 684 00:32:29,039 --> 00:32:30,799 Uh, Council Member Alman, 685 00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:31,200 >> yes. 686 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,320 >> Council member Go. 687 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:35,760 >> Uh, no. 688 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:37,519 >> Mayor Prom Tinkler, 689 00:32:37,519 --> 00:32:38,159 >> yes. 690 00:32:38,159 --> 00:32:39,519 >> And Mayor Wright, 691 00:32:39,519 --> 00:32:42,000 >> yes. 692 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,640 >> All righty. And, uh, that is actually 693 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,120 the end of our 694 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,799 agenda here. And it looks like I am 695 00:32:50,799 --> 00:32:52,880 going to be adjourning us until the next 696 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,120 meeting which is scheduled for January 697 00:32:55,120 --> 00:32:58,640 5th, 2026. 698 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,720 That was our original plan when this 699 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,200 agenda was posted, but now we will have 700 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,120 some items that we need to take for the 701 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,840 council. So most likely we will have our 702 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:09,279 December. 703 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:09,919 >> Okay. 704 00:33:09,919 --> 00:33:10,960 >> As scheduled. 705 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,200 Okay. So take that back 706 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:17,350 then. But you had something to add. 707 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,279 All right. So then I will adjourn us 708 00:33:19,279 --> 00:33:21,840 till our December 15th meeting right 709 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,559 here at the Flynn Center 6 p.m. Thank 710 00:33:24,559 --> 00:33:27,559 you.