1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:27,020 Good afternoon. We have quite a number of things on the agenda today. So jump right into it. First things first, let's go ahead and hit just the public business meeting for the day and go through what's wanted in case you guys have any questions for concerns. A lot of these are going to be a little bit of repeats from our last meeting because we're either having a second hearing, a second reading of some of these topics. So I can close through some of them pretty quickly. 2 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:34,460 You'll see, first of all, listed their item and county utility brief presentation, as 3 00:00:34,460 --> 00:00:38,800 you guys know, Brennan Adam did that during her last meeting gave you kind of an in-depth 4 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:44,300 discussion about what's going to be included in our rates, really today's more of just another 5 00:00:44,300 --> 00:00:48,760 kind of hearing for you guys in case you have any other questions or concerns about anything 6 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:49,520 that's in there. 7 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:55,700 And, I wish we had a question, as we put that together, about what could we do for the 8 00:00:55,700 --> 00:01:03,220 bell air. Yes. Oh, he's not. I have an update. Yeah, there we go, everything. 9 00:01:06,230 --> 00:01:11,690 My friend's a current rate. Oh, yeah, yes, ma'am. Yeah. 10 00:01:16,290 --> 00:01:20,910 She's got. You know, you're back 11 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:25,710 to sleep. Yeah, he did, didn't he? So we looked at what we're currently charging 12 00:01:25,710 --> 00:01:31,070 Maryland water service and then what we would charge them if we were to follow the agreement 13 00:01:31,070 --> 00:01:38,570 that we have with them and we're comfortable with holding the FY26 rate of let's see for 14 00:01:38,570 --> 00:01:50,590 them it'll be $10.58 for them so we can offer that to them and it's a little bit but it don't 15 00:01:51,270 --> 00:01:54,450 lower them, but they don't raise it anymore, yeah. 16 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:02,560 And along with that, I had just a very informal conversation with the City of Carmel 17 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:07,300 and to see if they'd be having any willingness to help there, it was totally informal, but 18 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:12,280 they kind of indicated that would be a very tough thing for them to do, and that's understandable 19 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,360 from that side of things, just in how they market everything, they felt that would be very 20 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:17,680 difficult. 21 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,120 It was no more than an informal conversation, I just thought we'd try to have this. 22 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,640 and the same conversation with the mayor. 23 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,300 Yeah, yeah. 24 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:30,300 So, but this will help at least. 25 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:35,940 Well, yeah, at least it's no big repentant stock animal. 26 00:02:36,380 --> 00:02:36,500 Yeah. 27 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:37,360 Yeah. 28 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:38,900 Thank you, guys. 29 00:02:38,980 --> 00:02:39,480 Yeah, yeah. 30 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:43,300 I'll just remember, too, that when it seems like for us to, 31 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:45,940 I mean, bring us back and she has all this information 32 00:02:45,940 --> 00:02:48,340 written from her, and she can take a look at it and say, 33 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,360 very quickly, yeah, we can offer this. 34 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:58,940 we can extend this offer to them. This is all well and good, but when we, when we end up building these rates, we like having certain 35 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:06,200 historical thresholds in there that are count for water loss. Okay. We end up with a big water break. 36 00:03:09,340 --> 00:03:14,940 So we end up losing a lot, but this one here is something we can make work. 37 00:03:29,060 --> 00:03:32,960 I know that's a bunch to look at. 38 00:03:36,910 --> 00:03:40,640 Moving to the next topic, the CIP, Dean Whitton's here. 39 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:46,000 he obviously presented that at length or a lot of evening, so Dan's here and 40 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,040 fish best, having questions on that. But same thing for him tonight, it's 41 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,620 simply going to be a questions concerns, additions, deletions, anything like that, 42 00:03:55,100 --> 00:04:00,240 ward off the CIP with utility rates and everything else in the budget next week 43 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,780 during our journey. So it's simply questions. So you got to have any concerns? 44 00:04:04,780 --> 00:04:05,880 Thank you. 45 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:08,260 You did. 46 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:08,700 Good, Dan. 47 00:04:09,020 --> 00:04:10,020 Yeah, Dan always did. 48 00:04:10,020 --> 00:04:11,780 I just did one little quick thing to add. 49 00:04:12,620 --> 00:04:12,900 Sure. 50 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:19,340 Since the last time we met, at least the McKenney reached out asking for letters of local share 51 00:04:19,340 --> 00:04:23,600 funding commitment for three projects, they're looking for smaller projects, Prosper Library 52 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,880 Group, Georgia's Creek Library, Roof and Washington Street Library, HFAC. 53 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:33,360 They were in our CIP already, asking for funding for physical 27-week as the committee had recommended 54 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:40,740 deferring that out. The grant money she's applying for is for fiscal 28. Anyway, so there's nothing 55 00:04:40,740 --> 00:04:45,400 that's going to be asked for on those three projects for fiscal 27 at this point. The only difference 56 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:50,020 from what I presented the last time is that when I first presented it was just a recommendation 57 00:04:50,020 --> 00:04:54,460 that we would defer it but based on what she had contacted me since then they won't be needing the 58 00:04:54,460 --> 00:04:59,300 money from us anyway until fiscal 28. So between those three projects they're only looking for a total 59 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:06,060 county share of $60,000 and it's 90-10 funding so it's going to leverage a lot more. Obviously 60 00:05:06,060 --> 00:05:10,540 we can't guarantee funding for fiscal 28 but the letters that we write which is based on 61 00:05:10,540 --> 00:05:16,080 past practice it's just we intend to be able to support that it's going to depend on final budgeting 62 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:21,060 but yeah that's that's our understanding of the system so we're working with them in the meantime 63 00:05:21,060 --> 00:05:24,820 to make sure if there's any immediate needs we can try to help them out for the best we can but other 64 00:05:24,820 --> 00:05:29,520 and that's if he's saying have no changes since the last mouthful I did it two weeks 65 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,200 three weeks ago. 66 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:31,020 Perfect. 67 00:05:31,340 --> 00:05:31,660 Thank you. 68 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:32,680 Thank you. 69 00:05:35,220 --> 00:05:41,860 Next, when we haven't really spoken on this topic yet, Intercounis here, program at Space 70 00:05:41,860 --> 00:05:44,620 Recommendations for tonight, we've had some information about this. 71 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:49,160 Do you guys have any questions for Andrew about when he's going to present to you? 72 00:05:49,540 --> 00:05:50,020 No. 73 00:05:50,420 --> 00:05:51,180 Yeah, I think we're good. 74 00:05:52,380 --> 00:05:52,720 Sure. 75 00:05:57,380 --> 00:06:01,620 I hope Andrew they do what they did a couple of years ago natural we adopt everything 76 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:08,690 call and say hey we've got more money coming your way find more projects yeah I don't 77 00:06:08,690 --> 00:06:13,730 think that they and for them you're going to present tonight we have to take action on this 78 00:06:13,730 --> 00:06:15,510 by the end of June, is that correct? 79 00:06:16,030 --> 00:06:17,570 We'll come back in two weeks and that's for you. 80 00:06:19,050 --> 00:06:20,570 Do you guys know how to present it? 81 00:06:20,690 --> 00:06:22,570 And then we'll put it on our website in a couple of minutes. 82 00:06:26,670 --> 00:06:27,090 Thank you. 83 00:06:27,370 --> 00:06:27,950 Good afternoon, Chandler. 84 00:06:29,650 --> 00:06:31,330 Next one, public hearing. 85 00:06:31,450 --> 00:06:33,430 You guys heard it in great lengths for me 86 00:06:33,430 --> 00:06:35,230 to a couple of weeks ago. 87 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:39,330 Tonight is simply our second preliminary budget hearing. 88 00:06:39,470 --> 00:06:40,350 We'll be in a real presentation 89 00:06:40,350 --> 00:06:42,090 since we want you guys to have questions. 90 00:06:42,210 --> 00:06:43,930 It's a really a chance for the public to comment 91 00:06:44,450 --> 00:06:45,170 if they have any. 92 00:06:45,390 --> 00:06:48,310 So do you guys have any concerns? 93 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:51,750 terms, questions, anything from last time anyone brought to you or anything else? 94 00:06:52,050 --> 00:06:53,910 No. It's a balance. It's good. It's good. 95 00:06:53,910 --> 00:06:57,310 The balance, there's no tax rate increases as we've talked about, so it's putting money 96 00:06:57,310 --> 00:07:00,370 back in fund balance. That's budget we've had in years. 97 00:07:00,590 --> 00:07:01,050 Thanks, Pam. 98 00:07:02,790 --> 00:07:04,110 Job well done. Yeah. 99 00:07:04,430 --> 00:07:05,270 She needs a new pencil. 100 00:07:07,170 --> 00:07:08,210 I knew a racer. 101 00:07:11,970 --> 00:07:17,390 Item B, you also heard about last time, that for Verbs, sanitary serif A7 or bond bill, 102 00:07:17,390 --> 00:07:21,990 So we put in last, last meeting was the introduction of that to make it be hearing and the potential 103 00:07:21,990 --> 00:07:22,490 action. 104 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:27,120 And 105 00:07:32,660 --> 00:07:34,620 May, we've talked about it in length as well. 106 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:40,020 We've brought this legislation across the town fire too as tonight would be your chance 107 00:07:40,020 --> 00:07:41,420 to take action on that as well. 108 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:43,360 Any questions, concerns there? 109 00:07:43,740 --> 00:07:43,880 No. 110 00:07:44,300 --> 00:07:45,180 It's pretty low. 111 00:07:45,260 --> 00:07:46,100 Lower their tax? 112 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:46,740 Yeah. 113 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:47,900 Yeah. 114 00:07:49,020 --> 00:07:54,260 Item B would be for amendment to the ground links we already have with so-and-ease acetate 115 00:07:54,260 --> 00:07:58,960 the board of county commissioners this will extend the lease as we currently 116 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:03,580 have it all the way through 2031 out of this area we'd like to add to that. 117 00:08:03,940 --> 00:08:04,380 There's 118 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:11,760 any questions? It's a win for us. There's a piece of ground but behind our 119 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,740 wastewater treatment plant that had a tank on it, a storage tank. Yeah. In five 120 00:08:15,740 --> 00:08:19,880 years ago we went into a ground lease to be able to have access to that tank. 121 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,920 We used that tank as part of our treatment process that the plant it's 122 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,120 It's not a portable water, so we don't have to use 123 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,580 a portable water in the drinking process. 124 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:30,480 It's a wind for us. 125 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,000 So someone used the ones, that time? 126 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,260 Turn the ground and tank, yeah. 127 00:08:35,900 --> 00:08:35,920 OK. 128 00:08:39,660 --> 00:08:43,520 Item C is something kind of similar to an extension 129 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,420 of an agreement we already have with the way 130 00:08:45,420 --> 00:08:47,240 all the flooding association brought out of the field. 131 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:49,700 They reached out to us and wanted to extend their current 132 00:08:49,700 --> 00:08:51,360 agreement, which was expiring. 133 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,920 So this is a three-year, so all the terms 134 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,380 are the same if that's good with you. 135 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,380 Item D will be an approved 136 00:09:00,380 --> 00:09:03,060 to care for stop loss renewal of fiscal 27. 137 00:09:03,140 --> 00:09:05,520 As you guys remember, we kind of talked to you guys 138 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,320 about this is a big piece of our insurance increase. 139 00:09:08,500 --> 00:09:10,340 We had a pretty high claim history 140 00:09:10,340 --> 00:09:11,760 over the last couple of years. 141 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:14,160 What that does is stop loss kicks in. 142 00:09:14,660 --> 00:09:16,340 Once we meet a certain threshold, 143 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:19,420 we've met that for many individuals. 144 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:21,300 So this is true insurance for us. 145 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,680 That did came back pretty high as we expected. 146 00:09:24,620 --> 00:09:30,500 and Christie's here in case you guys have questions on that. You can see the cost is going to go to about $300,000 for us. 147 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:36,600 Which was unfortunate but expected. So any questions for Christie? 148 00:09:40,090 --> 00:09:40,270 No. 149 00:09:40,810 --> 00:09:42,170 A lot of what we can do with it. 150 00:09:42,910 --> 00:09:44,270 We've got to have control on it. 151 00:09:44,650 --> 00:09:49,290 And C-Bez is part of their workforce to sort of put this on their market for us 152 00:09:49,290 --> 00:09:50,470 and get first came back. 153 00:09:50,470 --> 00:09:57,310 This is the best alternative, so they market this and broker it for us, so this just locks it in. 154 00:09:59,710 --> 00:10:03,310 Item E, Resolution 26-9, Mending Rules and Rags. 155 00:10:04,450 --> 00:10:06,870 Really two things here, Chris, did you want to talk about these? 156 00:10:07,050 --> 00:10:08,590 I think it's worth a discussion. 157 00:10:11,070 --> 00:10:13,110 There's two, I guess, clarification. 158 00:10:13,810 --> 00:10:20,510 The first one is to our promotions policy, 159 00:10:20,510 --> 00:10:24,710 This policy just to clarify some verbiage when someone's 160 00:10:24,710 --> 00:10:27,370 voted from one position to another, if it's a higher grade, 161 00:10:28,230 --> 00:10:34,070 they can currently receive up to 5% per grade increase. 162 00:10:35,230 --> 00:10:37,930 But that doesn't make sense in every situation, 163 00:10:38,210 --> 00:10:41,070 depending on where the person's currently at or salary, 164 00:10:41,470 --> 00:10:42,370 how long they've been with the county. 165 00:10:42,870 --> 00:10:48,190 So we'd like to just add in up to 5% per grade. 166 00:10:48,950 --> 00:10:55,510 And then the second one is regarding our healthcare reimbursement for folks who are on a 167 00:10:55,510 --> 00:11:00,430 spouses policy or parents policy and we talked about this a few weeks ago, we would like 168 00:11:00,430 --> 00:11:05,090 to increase that reimbursement from $50 a month to $150 a month. 169 00:11:07,740 --> 00:11:15,000 And the reason there is self-serving obviously, you know, we pay 20, we have some more family 170 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:21,360 playing here will well in excess of 20 grand for that plan for those folks that we they're willing to kind of jump off 171 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:26,320 That's a potential exceeding sort of carrying so it's worth the little bit of money 172 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,120 It's not meant to push someone off 173 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,980 But it's an incentive. They have an option somewhere 174 00:11:32,550 --> 00:11:36,350 Makes sense. So if we get even one or two people to fight on this 175 00:11:36,350 --> 00:11:38,050 It pays for itself 176 00:11:38,050 --> 00:11:40,270 Good. Yeah, very good 177 00:11:42,890 --> 00:11:50,230 No, thank you. It's not the park today. It's because the staff has done a wonderful job on this 178 00:11:52,010 --> 00:11:58,170 The next one may require a little over time, and this is the resolution we've all been 179 00:11:58,170 --> 00:12:00,870 working towards for a long time, and we especially have been working towards. 180 00:12:02,350 --> 00:12:08,050 And before I'll turn it over to Lee here in a second, just as a slight addition, you guys 181 00:12:08,050 --> 00:12:09,030 have a copy of it. 182 00:12:09,410 --> 00:12:16,190 Last night, April and Quayne Delaney's office sent us a letter signed by Eric, the entirety 183 00:12:16,190 --> 00:12:20,250 of our congressional delegation, especially in the support for us doing this. 184 00:12:20,670 --> 00:12:29,070 They can't necessarily help with this process, but they stand ready to help if we are successful here. 185 00:12:29,510 --> 00:12:31,330 They stand ready to help us with the system. 186 00:12:32,070 --> 00:12:35,610 So what we're going to do is we'll go ahead and include this in the record. 187 00:12:35,750 --> 00:12:40,010 And in fact, I think King and Sam have already put this in the agenda packet. 188 00:12:40,010 --> 00:12:43,150 I think they will get there. 189 00:12:45,110 --> 00:12:54,230 In the minutes and all I can read it unless you guys want to get into the record to that item. Yes. Yes. Yeah. So after that, we 190 00:12:56,790 --> 00:12:59,370 Sorry the voices on the way out 191 00:13:02,250 --> 00:13:03,210 Item math 192 00:13:08,110 --> 00:13:08,590 Resolution 193 00:13:10,010 --> 00:13:10,490 2610 194 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:16,330 This is our condemnation action for Valar water, essentially what we put forward. 195 00:13:16,550 --> 00:13:25,170 But together here is the first step in the process, tonight you all have resolution 2610 in front of you to consider. 196 00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:38,590 And the large point of this resolution, the necessary step here is that you all are declaring that there's a public necessity for 197 00:13:38,590 --> 00:13:42,470 or the government to take these private utilities, 198 00:13:42,790 --> 00:13:47,010 the two water systems, the Pinto water and sewer system, 199 00:13:47,330 --> 00:13:49,630 and the Highlander State's water system. 200 00:13:49,970 --> 00:13:52,710 Please just to clarify, isn't that item 25, 10? 201 00:13:53,410 --> 00:13:56,750 No, 26, that type of there is 26, 10. 202 00:13:57,030 --> 00:13:57,750 Resolution 26. 203 00:13:57,890 --> 00:13:58,870 Okay, I've been told that. 204 00:13:59,590 --> 00:14:01,430 Yeah, bring it up, just ask. 205 00:14:01,910 --> 00:14:03,750 No, I had the same question. 206 00:14:04,230 --> 00:14:06,970 Your resolution 26, I got it, thank you. 207 00:14:06,970 --> 00:14:07,550 Yeah, 208 00:14:11,020 --> 00:14:17,460 like the large gist of the item here is you all are declaring a public necessity 209 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:26,720 to take the system and that will be the first step in that eminent domain process once 210 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:32,460 you take action to declare a public necessity to take it from that point. 211 00:14:32,460 --> 00:14:40,000 We will endeavor to negotiate purchase price with Maryland Water Service. 212 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:48,840 And if we can't get that resolved file suit in the Circuit Court for Alignity County to commence the eminent domain proceedings. 213 00:14:49,620 --> 00:14:54,180 But this is your declaration that there's a public necessity to take the systems. 214 00:14:56,650 --> 00:14:57,190 Fantastic. 215 00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:06,560 Hopefully we can resolve it before it gets to end of the main. Is that? Can draw it out for a long time. 216 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:09,480 Yeah, I don't have any incidents. 217 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:20,420 Next one on the agenda is resolution 2611, a resolution 218 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:30,240 to ratify certain sales and leases of county owned property. This was the correction that my 219 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:38,760 Getty and I have been looking towards with regard to the past sales and leases of county 220 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:46,040 and property. We put all this together, sent it over to the Times News, and they screwed 221 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:54,480 up our advertising on the first time through. By the time we found out about it, when we 222 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:02,780 contacted them. They were unable to get this ad ran again in the same week. So we did not 223 00:16:02,780 --> 00:16:10,600 meet the threshold to have the public notice ran for three successive weeks prior to today's 224 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:21,660 meeting. By the time we received notice from them and they were able to do what corrective action 225 00:16:21,660 --> 00:16:28,580 they could. We also missed the ability to do this on the June 4th. So the next meeting 226 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:35,080 that we would have available to do this is June 25th. So we will be re-avertizing the 227 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:42,200 public notices and having this resolution presented on the June 25th, 26th, agenda. 228 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:54,360 I'll just add, it's a very cumbersome process with the Cumberland Times News to get it 229 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:55,720 and published by them. 230 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,680 It takes multiple days, four to five days, 231 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:01,620 lead time to get something to them. 232 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,280 And in this case, they took what we sent them 233 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:08,080 and I guess not copy the paste, but re-typed them 234 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:09,960 and as they did it, there were multiple errors 235 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,200 within the first attempt. 236 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,040 So, you know, it's not like you can just then say, 237 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:15,900 well, we'll run it tomorrow. 238 00:17:17,140 --> 00:17:19,940 The best you can do is run it four to five days later. 239 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,800 And that's just the nature of the beast right now 240 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:27,640 that's where their newspaper operation is always right now that's the kind of 241 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:33,460 being kind of any things not really being here so correct we sent to them in a 242 00:17:33,460 --> 00:17:41,260 PDF format the universal universally accepted format and they apparently 243 00:17:41,260 --> 00:17:46,300 couldn't open it but didn't bother to contact us to say hey we can't open it 244 00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:51,920 so they just tried their best to retie print type and this is what we got some 245 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:56,060 So, um, no, the last step is where we are. 246 00:17:56,580 --> 00:17:56,700 Okay. 247 00:17:57,900 --> 00:18:01,000 Any question there on the action agenda? 248 00:18:01,500 --> 00:18:03,660 So, um, consent's pretty, pretty simple. 249 00:18:04,380 --> 00:18:09,800 Uh, first one, right, a May is for rock the mountains for a community events promotion for $1,500. 250 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:13,060 As you guys know, they're now at the fairgrounds, like, they're last year. 251 00:18:13,780 --> 00:18:14,700 And this is another group. 252 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:16,120 We're only a music festival. 253 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:16,560 Yeah. 254 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:17,000 We have here. 255 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,080 So, it's a good thing. 256 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,300 And I think you'll see these dollars. 257 00:18:19,300 --> 00:18:20,760 Ultimately, come back to you there. 258 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,880 Item B would be another community event promotion for us 259 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,680 for the Palis Theater, 2026 classic film series, 260 00:18:28,780 --> 00:18:29,840 and the amount of thousands hours. 261 00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:32,740 So this will help them get that event up and running. 262 00:18:34,260 --> 00:18:36,140 Finally, or not finally, it's going to be more. 263 00:18:36,660 --> 00:18:39,460 Item C, reappointment of Renée nicely 264 00:18:39,460 --> 00:18:42,260 to the Allegheny County Library System Board of Trustees. 265 00:18:42,620 --> 00:18:45,340 As you guys know, she has been one there 266 00:18:45,340 --> 00:18:47,380 and was currently the president of that group. 267 00:18:47,380 --> 00:18:54,780 this would just be a new term for them. 2026 through 2031. And then DENF, I won't go into 268 00:18:54,780 --> 00:19:01,220 great detail. We've seen these multiple times. More non-on-one board funding that Roger and 269 00:19:01,220 --> 00:19:05,420 his team have been able to go acquire. They have kind of a series of monthly meetings with 270 00:19:05,420 --> 00:19:09,780 the Maryland non-on-one board and they have worked projects to reach in those meetings. So here's 271 00:19:09,780 --> 00:19:13,000 is the three latest awards award for you. 272 00:19:13,460 --> 00:19:13,900 So. 273 00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:15,500 About $18,000? 274 00:19:15,860 --> 00:19:16,000 Yeah. 275 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,140 They treat us very well. 276 00:19:18,300 --> 00:19:19,460 We've got lots and lots of money 277 00:19:19,460 --> 00:19:20,160 out of them. 278 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:21,420 Yeah. 279 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:22,560 You can punch them out. 280 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,660 That's it as far as the agenda goes. 281 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,940 You have a couple items listed 282 00:19:30,940 --> 00:19:33,280 to talk about today. 283 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,340 I guess first one would be fiscal year 26 budget amendment. 284 00:19:40,860 --> 00:19:44,800 So we've been talking about fiscal year 27 budget lately. Now we're going to switch gears 285 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,960 back to 26. You're current budget. 286 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,160 So every time I go to rate a check, I have no idea 287 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:56,180 what year it is because I'm working on 27 budget. We're in 26. I was working on 25 288 00:19:57,540 --> 00:19:59,300 financials. It's always a jungle. Yes. 289 00:20:07,790 --> 00:20:11,430 Okay, so as you well know, we adopt the original 290 00:20:11,430 --> 00:20:17,190 budget month or two before the fiscal year starts and that's just with all the data and information 291 00:20:17,190 --> 00:20:22,510 we have at that time. So of course during the fiscal year things come up that weren't budgeted for 292 00:20:22,510 --> 00:20:29,190 and we talk about them and we go ahead and take action on them. So all of these that I'm going to talk 293 00:20:29,190 --> 00:20:34,430 about you have already taken action on this is just basically officially emending the budget for our 294 00:20:34,430 --> 00:20:40,650 financial records. The first one is and we'll say to a lot of time with the grants when we do the budget 295 00:20:40,650 --> 00:20:44,590 We don't have the information yet, maybe from the state or other agencies. 296 00:20:45,350 --> 00:20:50,550 So this first one is just a health department grant and we're just recording the review and the expenditure. 297 00:20:50,850 --> 00:20:53,350 So it's a wash, it doesn't affect on the balance at all. 298 00:20:54,570 --> 00:21:02,990 The second one is so back in October of 2023, we were free to purchase a big, bad vehicle for the Sheriff's Office. 299 00:21:03,650 --> 00:21:07,530 So that's approved but it takes some two to three years to build it. 300 00:21:07,530 --> 00:21:11,650 So they just have it completed and finished and have it delivered. 301 00:21:12,050 --> 00:21:16,510 So this is just basically showing the purchase of that vehicle that you already approved. 302 00:21:17,550 --> 00:21:20,690 And then the big one is the budget amendment for the flood recovery. 303 00:21:21,210 --> 00:21:24,830 We wanted to wait until we made sure that all the emphasis were in for the fiscal year for 304 00:21:24,830 --> 00:21:25,850 all the flood recovery. 305 00:21:26,470 --> 00:21:31,230 If you remember, fiscal year 25, we allocated 3 million of the lottery proceeds. 306 00:21:31,230 --> 00:21:37,670 And then at fiscal year 26, we spent another almost 5.6 million on the flood recovery. 307 00:21:38,050 --> 00:21:41,830 And that's all through those emergency procurements that Dan and Adam did. 308 00:21:41,970 --> 00:21:48,830 I think it was 18 of them, so they've already taken action on all of these. 309 00:21:50,050 --> 00:21:57,090 And then the breakdown with the 5.6 million is lottery proceeds, is 2.7 million fund balance. 310 00:21:57,090 --> 00:22:03,450 and then the rest, the 2.8, is a regular unbalanced, which we're hoping to, in 27, 311 00:22:04,450 --> 00:22:10,590 recoup that money back from the budget. So this is just all proposed for your 312 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:14,590 information. Are we going to put it on the action agenda next week? Do you have any 313 00:22:14,590 --> 00:22:20,310 questions now or now until then? That's good because it's all baked into the 314 00:22:20,310 --> 00:22:25,290 budget to present and so we know change of nothing. This is just the details. 315 00:22:25,690 --> 00:22:31,050 Yeah, these are things you guys kind of already knew were bad when she said and so now it's just a matter of that 316 00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:36,610 You have to take an extra action to go ahead and amend the budget to show the changes and now it's the time of year 317 00:22:36,610 --> 00:22:39,170 We always do that. So yeah, it's that time. 318 00:22:41,210 --> 00:22:44,890 That's good. Thanks for the work on that. Thanks, Pam. Thank you 319 00:22:44,890 --> 00:22:49,850 The next couple leds led and copper testing and won't cite discussion 320 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:52,530 I don't matter who you want to bring with you 321 00:22:56,790 --> 00:22:59,910 This is a huge lift for the Public Works Department. 322 00:23:00,850 --> 00:23:05,270 Brandon and I have been trying to have been brainstorming on this for well over a year. 323 00:23:06,410 --> 00:23:10,290 This is a requirement through the EPA and down to this to MDE. 324 00:23:11,450 --> 00:23:18,330 It's mainly a big public outreach effort where we're trying to capture what the service line 325 00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:21,770 material is for all our county water customers. 326 00:23:22,670 --> 00:23:27,550 And with Katie's help, and also Chance Downstairs, we're going to be putting this information 327 00:23:27,550 --> 00:23:32,630 out on our website, social media, and then there's going to be information put on the 328 00:23:32,630 --> 00:23:34,790 bill that goes to our customers. 329 00:23:35,610 --> 00:23:41,710 And then Dan has been working with Chance to be able to not only, I mean, it's great to get the information 330 00:23:41,710 --> 00:23:43,790 out, then we got to manage all this data. 331 00:23:43,790 --> 00:23:47,970 So I put it to hand in charge and make sure that this is done in the backslides. 332 00:23:49,730 --> 00:23:52,170 What are you doing? 333 00:23:53,430 --> 00:23:54,250 No pressure game. 334 00:23:55,370 --> 00:23:57,910 Just touch briefly on what Adam said. 335 00:23:58,730 --> 00:24:02,150 This rule, we've probably seen it from some of the other municipalities that have gone out. 336 00:24:02,590 --> 00:24:11,530 We're trying to avoid a situation where we send confusing letters to over 5,000 customers and make things more confusing than they already are. 337 00:24:11,530 --> 00:24:19,150 the long and short of it, any county water customer we need to have information about the material of their water service line and 338 00:24:19,970 --> 00:24:20,970 most of our as bill 339 00:24:21,510 --> 00:24:27,950 drawings and records don't show that material is because in many cases we were connecting to existing water service 340 00:24:27,950 --> 00:24:32,910 laterals so we can make some assumptions based on what we know based on time period and things like that 341 00:24:33,450 --> 00:24:34,610 ultimately though to have 342 00:24:35,270 --> 00:24:38,630 validation and confirmation of what it is we need to get information from 343 00:24:38,630 --> 00:24:40,930 the person who's actually there. 344 00:24:42,090 --> 00:24:44,110 So to avoid a situation, again, 345 00:24:44,190 --> 00:24:46,710 where we're sending out just very long letters 346 00:24:46,710 --> 00:24:49,570 to thousands of people and causing lots 347 00:24:49,570 --> 00:24:51,150 and lots and hundreds of phone calls, 348 00:24:52,110 --> 00:24:54,810 we've looked at ways some different areas have done this 349 00:24:54,810 --> 00:24:57,450 and trying to take advantage of some of the technology 350 00:24:57,450 --> 00:24:58,470 that we have in place. 351 00:24:59,230 --> 00:25:01,410 On our end, prior to this outreach effort, 352 00:25:01,570 --> 00:25:02,710 it's gonna be beginning here. 353 00:25:03,010 --> 00:25:05,810 We've looked at all of our previous water contracts 354 00:25:05,810 --> 00:25:12,650 going back 50 plus years to try to identify more or less what we did, what type of materials were used, 355 00:25:12,710 --> 00:25:16,850 where it was done, what it replaced, and things like that. They would help us try to kind of get 356 00:25:16,850 --> 00:25:22,370 generalizations that we can use to try to identify what areas might be problematic and that we might 357 00:25:22,370 --> 00:25:28,090 have to really zero in on. Terry Lybarger in our Department of Public Works has examined every building 358 00:25:28,090 --> 00:25:32,930 permit going back to the beginning of our records to identify where it was put in and when, 359 00:25:33,470 --> 00:25:38,210 which will also try to help us identify areas that might be of special concern. 360 00:25:38,930 --> 00:25:44,430 The big idea of those, we need to identify homes that have either lead, water lines, 361 00:25:44,630 --> 00:25:49,750 copper, water lines, galvanized water lines, or ones that we don't know. 362 00:25:50,010 --> 00:25:56,990 So our plan is to, in the next, probably 15 to 30 days year, roll out a survey to members of 363 00:25:56,990 --> 00:26:02,010 public county water customers asking them to provide us with information predominantly about where 364 00:26:02,010 --> 00:26:06,250 they live and what their count number is we can tie their response to existing records 365 00:26:06,250 --> 00:26:11,710 that we have and then give them an option, either one that I have no idea about my waterline, 366 00:26:11,810 --> 00:26:16,310 which is probably going to cover some folks. I don't know where it is, I don't know what it's made of 367 00:26:16,310 --> 00:26:23,130 and then that will allow not going to ask them to call in and burden our phone system with hundreds 368 00:26:23,130 --> 00:26:28,750 of calls but rather just say I need assistance and then our staff will reach out to them to take 369 00:26:28,750 --> 00:26:32,850 advantage of the folks that we have on staff and set up an 370 00:26:32,850 --> 00:26:35,550 appointment with them at their and our convenience to get 371 00:26:35,550 --> 00:26:38,530 that information based on the information that we need to 372 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:42,730 grab as far as what that material is actually made of. 373 00:26:42,910 --> 00:26:45,730 The option would be if somebody does know information they can 374 00:26:45,730 --> 00:26:48,810 then enter here's what I think it is. Here's some photographs 375 00:26:48,810 --> 00:26:51,570 of it and there's some links and some information will provide 376 00:26:51,570 --> 00:26:55,770 as far as if they can see it using magnets or scratching it 377 00:26:55,770 --> 00:26:57,790 with a penny or something to try to just identify what 378 00:26:57,790 --> 00:27:02,330 And these are all things that we've been able to pull from either APA's website or other 379 00:27:02,330 --> 00:27:05,350 localities that just try to mimic what they're doing. 380 00:27:05,810 --> 00:27:10,650 As that information comes in, as Adam mentioned, we'll track the responses and then based 381 00:27:10,650 --> 00:27:14,890 on what we're seeing, areas that we think are either unknown or might be kind of a hotspot 382 00:27:14,890 --> 00:27:19,390 in terms of needing to know more than we'll zero in on those and then maybe do more of a targeted 383 00:27:19,830 --> 00:27:23,490 outreach through letters to folks just so that everybody's aware of it because we know 384 00:27:23,490 --> 00:27:27,350 So if not, I just see everybody's going to be able to look at a online survey and complete 385 00:27:27,350 --> 00:27:31,190 it, but we want to just try to make sure that we're directing our efforts into the areas 386 00:27:31,190 --> 00:27:32,910 of most concern. 387 00:27:33,270 --> 00:27:39,190 So we're working through this, as I would say, it's a big effort, 5,000 customers, no matter 388 00:27:39,190 --> 00:27:42,650 what, trying to tie things, especially if the owner of the property is not the resident 389 00:27:42,650 --> 00:27:47,110 of the property, trying to tie it to our meter IDs, working with the records they have in 390 00:27:47,110 --> 00:27:51,890 the tax utility office, which are very helpful, and we're getting a lot of good assistance 391 00:27:53,050 --> 00:27:59,290 just to try to take advantage of our technology and not have to do everything just one by one 392 00:27:59,290 --> 00:28:03,750 by one. So we'll have more for you here in the coming weeks as this effort gets underway. 393 00:28:03,970 --> 00:28:09,190 We just wanted to bring this to your attention that we're making our best effort to be in compliance with these rules. 394 00:28:09,550 --> 00:28:13,470 And it will be a long process, but we're doing our best to get underway. 395 00:28:13,750 --> 00:28:17,010 And if there's any questions now in the meantime, be happy to answer them. 396 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:20,010 But we'll update you again here shortly once we have some more data in hand. 397 00:28:20,010 --> 00:28:21,690 and then we'll make plans from there. 398 00:28:24,530 --> 00:28:24,910 Well, hey, good. 399 00:28:25,050 --> 00:28:26,990 I know it's a lot of work because I've been through this. 400 00:28:29,570 --> 00:28:30,430 I have to do our best. 401 00:28:30,610 --> 00:28:32,790 It's fair to call this another unfunded mandate, right? 402 00:28:34,070 --> 00:28:35,670 It's, I mean, it's necessary to make sure 403 00:28:35,670 --> 00:28:37,890 folks aren't dealing with materials that they shouldn't be, 404 00:28:38,010 --> 00:28:41,010 but at the same point, it's asking for a lot of information 405 00:28:41,010 --> 00:28:43,850 that we just don't have, and it would be, 406 00:28:44,370 --> 00:28:46,610 even the guidance from MBE on this. 407 00:28:47,350 --> 00:28:50,110 One of the viable options was to use AI in order 408 00:28:50,110 --> 00:28:52,350 to come up with some extrapolations 409 00:28:52,350 --> 00:28:56,970 is to what would make sense, and we definitely didn't get into that, but it's something that 410 00:28:56,970 --> 00:29:00,990 I think even they're acknowledging that it's a bear to try to put a lot together. So, 411 00:29:01,690 --> 00:29:07,050 we'll do the best we can, and then we'll come back and just keep going through it. 412 00:29:07,390 --> 00:29:13,890 I hear 413 00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:23,620 the phone ringing often to Laura, or even to Laura, 414 00:29:23,620 --> 00:29:27,600 than transferring phone calls to Andrew, like why isn't them all psyched? 415 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:29,840 When's them all psyched and to be open? 416 00:29:30,260 --> 00:29:37,480 So as you know, cost, it being overrun, last year we made a decision to just make it open 417 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:38,080 on the weekends. 418 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:43,900 There was a lot of commercial contractor trying to take advantage of it, it was all intended 419 00:29:43,900 --> 00:29:45,880 to be for residential use. 420 00:29:46,620 --> 00:29:50,060 That's the way it was set up, even before I arrived. 421 00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:59,980 So after hearing enough phone calls I ask Andrew what about the opportunity right now what could we do to really keep it safe card it so it's not over run? 422 00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:30,260 And then an offer something through the week. So Andrews come up with a pretty good plan here. And there's like you guys to here and see if you're okay with it. So perhaps we can offer this. We have enough people around that area for most part of the day. So we were thinking maybe open it from Tuesday Wednesday from 12 o'clock in the end until 8 p.m. Brother Bennett 30 offered to help close it up during that time. And what that allows us to do is Monday. We can clean up. 423 00:30:30,260 --> 00:30:36,140 up there in the weekend rush and then Thursday and Friday we get to clean back up again before the weekend rush again 424 00:30:36,140 --> 00:30:40,980 So with that that offers that on to the residents that can't take advantage of her user during the weekend 425 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:44,580 So we would open it noon on Tuesday 426 00:30:44,580 --> 00:30:47,180 We would close it up at 8 p.m. On Tuesday 427 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:52,040 We'd reopen it on Wednesday at noon and we close it up again at 8 p.m. 428 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,820 Now on Wednesday evening so then it's just not left 429 00:30:56,420 --> 00:30:59,700 Dr. Dork out of sight and people were numping off together. 430 00:31:00,380 --> 00:31:05,340 What if we're on C Roger and see if we can get some cameras and get some signage up 431 00:31:05,340 --> 00:31:09,640 there about the warnings of that because you know when I don't remember we used to keep 432 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:15,320 two people from the county roads here all the time and it just the expense of it was just 433 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:16,380 got phenomenal. 434 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:23,100 And there is no excuse for commercial people to be using that site. 435 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:27,320 there's other places around the county to dispel us aside and we direct them 436 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:31,240 there. We do have a camera. Oh do you? There is okay information out there 437 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,940 on how it's to be used so well if you guys are good with this let us attempt this 438 00:31:35,940 --> 00:31:40,060 and see if it's not overrun and contaminated we'll get the information out 439 00:31:40,060 --> 00:31:44,960 of Katie's health and give it a try. I hope so because there is a lot of people who 440 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:51,960 use it and I've been feeling calls also on that. Okay. Very good. Again try and see 441 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:56,220 I hope you get out of control and you know we'll have to 442 00:31:56,220 --> 00:31:58,300 be ready for a month or so. 443 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:00,000 At least with the breaking closing, if it does, 444 00:32:00,180 --> 00:32:00,560 you don't have control. 445 00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:01,340 We still have the option. 446 00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:04,260 I'm not going to let you keep building yourself. 447 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,460 So just to remind you also why it is a big cost for us 448 00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:12,080 is the space gets overrun. 449 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,300 We have to then grind it. 450 00:32:15,140 --> 00:32:16,240 We can't do that. 451 00:32:16,500 --> 00:32:17,060 We have to have it. 452 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,640 So we can then do it. 453 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:20,340 And then we have to have it hold out. 454 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,080 Okay, and it has to go somewhere up. 455 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:27,020 So a couple years ago, we had an access of $50,000 456 00:32:27,020 --> 00:32:29,440 and we just don't really plan that. 457 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:30,380 Right, okay. 458 00:32:31,220 --> 00:32:31,380 Yeah. 459 00:32:32,420 --> 00:32:33,840 We got a little bit lucky in this case, 460 00:32:34,020 --> 00:32:35,240 the public safety is at close, 461 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,840 so they kind of worked out their case down there. 462 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:39,760 They can have someone kind of check on themselves. 463 00:32:40,300 --> 00:32:41,400 And we had two maintenance guys 464 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:42,720 that worked with FEMA every day, 465 00:32:42,820 --> 00:32:43,900 and it's part of that contract. 466 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,500 So they can click and open it up as much time. 467 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:47,400 Great. 468 00:32:47,740 --> 00:32:48,140 Very good. 469 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:49,860 Thank you. 470 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:50,400 Wait a minute. 471 00:32:50,540 --> 00:32:50,940 Wait a minute. 472 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:51,900 I'm going to take a problem through, sir. 473 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:53,440 I'm going to take a problem through. 474 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:53,840 Yes. 475 00:32:55,420 --> 00:32:58,900 So if your interest was the only other things we really had, and you just any department updates 476 00:32:58,900 --> 00:33:03,100 that anyone might have, I'm just going to kind of go ahead and sit here if you have one 477 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:03,340 of one. 478 00:33:03,340 --> 00:33:04,040 Sit back down. 479 00:33:04,660 --> 00:33:06,800 You're not out of the hot seat yet. 480 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:07,480 I got a bunch. 481 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:09,080 Okay. 482 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:17,360 Everybody's extremely busy to the point I'm going to take next week off. 483 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:28,420 We are Andrew is working on our processing center for our recycling is a contract that we 484 00:33:28,420 --> 00:33:32,840 go into and so he has publicly advertised that asking for letters of interest. 485 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:37,560 We've received two letters of interest now we're going to put it back into these people's 486 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:41,720 courts to give us a bid to be the processing center for our recycling. 487 00:33:42,580 --> 00:33:44,800 As you're aware, you're going to hear the first 488 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:48,320 Abbott program open space tonight at 4 o'clock. 489 00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:51,540 Dan has been working with their county roads on our annual 490 00:33:51,540 --> 00:33:53,780 fuels and stone bids that we do. 491 00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:57,820 We purchased fuel and bulk and a lot of the department's 492 00:33:57,820 --> 00:33:58,140 use it. 493 00:33:58,300 --> 00:34:00,060 Stone is used for our resurfacing. 494 00:34:00,380 --> 00:34:02,340 So that's currently advertised right now. 495 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:07,680 And I'm also about to ask for all for our ship surface 496 00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:09,020 resurfacing. 497 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:15,400 In the final stages of two water projects, then I'm getting ready to advertise one is 498 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:16,280 Depot Water. 499 00:34:16,900 --> 00:34:21,160 That's being funded by MDE through the traditional water funding process. 500 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:26,520 It's like 95% plans waiting for them to bless them so I can advertise them. 501 00:34:27,020 --> 00:34:32,200 I'm also working with the Band of Mindland's Division on trying to get water to have a green 502 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:33,080 heritage center. 503 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:38,620 So I'm hopeful by the end of June that that will be publicly advertised for BIDs. 504 00:34:38,740 --> 00:34:46,980 For Inn has been working, we sent out a letter of interest for electrical contractors 505 00:34:46,980 --> 00:34:53,480 to submit their qualification package on being able to assist us on the electric side 506 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:54,940 with their Ustility division. 507 00:34:55,540 --> 00:35:04,560 We've been unsuccessful in hiring a replacement engineer since Dan Ernest retired. 508 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,560 We had one gentleman who was a fantastic fit. 509 00:35:07,720 --> 00:35:12,940 He was with us for about nine months and then moved on to another opportunity and then 510 00:35:12,940 --> 00:35:15,960 recently we tried to fill it again and it just didn't work out. 511 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,820 So now we're looking to outside source this a little bit. 512 00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:22,400 Never done this before but we're just exploring those waters. 513 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:32,880 Just today, I was contacted by Department of Housing and Community Development. 514 00:35:33,340 --> 00:35:39,840 Sounds like they are going to be the agency that's going to hold the flood money for the state that we're supposed to get. 515 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:43,380 So I had about a 15-minute conversation with him. 516 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,280 He says he's having a meeting. 517 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:50,460 He doesn't know the particulars about it, but there's more information to come. 518 00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:55,400 And this lines up, you know, the governor was in town last week and we had a chance to 519 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,920 talk to his staff a little bit about this and they promised us that they'd be following 520 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:03,600 up on this, that they were working through the details of how this money was going to 521 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,880 flow and what to do and it seems like that started to come together pretty quick. 522 00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:13,120 So yeah, more to come on this, hopefully pretty soon we'll just keep getting more weight 523 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:21,680 Thank goodness we did last summer because you actually put it to the test and we got another 524 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:27,880 half inch, three quarters of inch rain. It jumped to banks again. Adam thank you very much and 525 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:39,060 your guys because they was in action yesterday again and they was life safe. We had a team meeting 526 00:36:39,060 --> 00:36:44,040 here yesterday morning in preparation for, it may come yesterday that thankfully didn't 527 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:49,880 last day and so did I, I stalked early in the morning there at Braticron on my way in 528 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:54,540 and the water was super high in Braticron and I didn't think we were going to make it. 529 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,320 Yeah, a little bit of breaking between. 530 00:36:56,720 --> 00:37:02,220 Yeah, Dan collected a lot of pictures yesterday on some of the areas that we made improvements 531 00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:07,280 in last year after the floods and everything looked really good. 532 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,000 It's a good thing you got that piece right above the trussle of water in the western 533 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:11,060 floor because it was. 534 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:11,480 Yeah. 535 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,780 Do you want to add that picture to this morning too? 536 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:14,360 Yes. 537 00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:14,840 G.S. 538 00:37:14,980 --> 00:37:16,700 Was it hanging out on the bridge area yesterday? 539 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:17,660 Mm-hmm. 540 00:37:18,140 --> 00:37:20,940 And thank you guys for being willing to spend all the money. 541 00:37:22,380 --> 00:37:23,000 Thank you. 542 00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:23,420 Sorry. 543 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:24,020 No. 544 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:25,720 It was needed to do it. 545 00:37:26,260 --> 00:37:32,040 I assume then we'll put together a list of projects once we get the criteria for the state 546 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:36,080 money of what priorities and what needs done first. 547 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:42,820 I think we'll we have already a list that we've been working on that's a carryover that we'll have before he has 548 00:37:43,780 --> 00:37:46,380 Information that we'll learn more after this 549 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,960 Tomorrow, and then we'll be back 550 00:37:51,780 --> 00:37:59,720 Use some of it this summer. Sure could some of these areas are referring to need additional improvement or potentially 551 00:38:00,420 --> 00:38:01,720 other target areas 552 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,340 there's areas 553 00:38:03,340 --> 00:38:07,140 is a table that we didn't completely finish. 554 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:09,980 There's an area in Beechwood 555 00:38:09,980 --> 00:38:13,660 that I had a larger scale plan. 556 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,000 And we were just ran out of season. 557 00:38:16,540 --> 00:38:18,900 And we were in the process. 558 00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:21,060 There's a couple tax sale properties 559 00:38:21,060 --> 00:38:23,220 that are part of this plan that I'm trying 560 00:38:23,220 --> 00:38:24,800 to maybe relocate the road 561 00:38:25,240 --> 00:38:28,240 and just hydraulically improve the conditions 562 00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:30,020 for everybody down through Beechwood. 563 00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:36,340 But we also, I mean, it's one of those little narrow roads that goes up to the top of town and there's five bridges on it. 564 00:38:36,340 --> 00:38:40,720 And so, one of those is on the schedule for this summer that Dan's working with our county roads on. 565 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,360 So, there's plenty to have in the shore, right? 566 00:38:43,780 --> 00:38:43,860 Yeah. 567 00:38:45,340 --> 00:38:45,960 Thank you. 568 00:38:46,140 --> 00:38:46,440 Thank you. 569 00:38:46,620 --> 00:38:47,160 Thank you very much. 570 00:38:47,860 --> 00:38:49,740 We've got some money for some things. 571 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:50,900 It's on the way. 572 00:38:51,080 --> 00:38:51,480 Yeah. 573 00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:52,280 It's on the way. 574 00:38:53,340 --> 00:38:56,360 I'm just going to kind of go around to see if anybody has anything to do with the game, then. 575 00:39:06,450 --> 00:39:16,360 I'll keep it short, though of tailing into what Adams says with DHCD because Mr. Ned 576 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:21,840 that in our office has a good relationship with them and he's he had couldn't call with 577 00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:30,140 them as well with the money so he'll be in action if he comes to fruition yeah so that's 578 00:39:30,140 --> 00:39:37,260 Good news. The other thing I wanted to just give an update about. Our office did a resolution 579 00:39:37,260 --> 00:39:44,140 last fall. I believe it was early November and this is in reference to the loop mill site. 580 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:55,440 We were contacted by a group about doing a BDO study or analysis which is stands for bio-economy 581 00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:02,360 development opportunity, and it basically is biomass, which has to do with wood waste. 582 00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:10,880 This would be likely exclusively wood type thing, but there's a consultant that's called 583 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:18,000 EcoStrat, that's a Canadian company that kind of coined this process for BDO evaluation. 584 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:26,280 What we're doing now and what was already authorized in the resolution, and Commissioner 585 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:30,140 or Caperelli signed for me, our federal forms. 586 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:33,160 We're going to go after some federal grant through USDA, 587 00:40:33,980 --> 00:40:38,340 the RBDG program to pay for this analysis, 588 00:40:38,580 --> 00:40:42,340 but what we'll end up with, as we've worked through this, 589 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:43,660 is a score. 590 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:45,080 There will be a good score. 591 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,000 And I'm anticipating, you know, in the consultant's head, 592 00:40:49,140 --> 00:40:53,040 this should be a really good site to do something like this. 593 00:40:53,040 --> 00:41:01,160 And what that does for us is helps us market the site for, you know, this type of product. 594 00:41:01,780 --> 00:41:01,900 Yeah. 595 00:41:02,820 --> 00:41:05,140 So, I think this is a good thing. 596 00:41:06,980 --> 00:41:12,160 And puts in with all the other industries we brought in here as far as the upcycling. 597 00:41:13,140 --> 00:41:14,440 Yeah, it's our circular economy. 598 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:15,220 It's our circular economy. 599 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:17,780 Yeah. 600 00:41:17,780 --> 00:41:21,660 and biochar and could be a good thing. 601 00:41:24,630 --> 00:41:26,010 I thought looked at stuff like this. 602 00:41:28,030 --> 00:41:30,630 Yeah, so, again, this is just the point of, right. 603 00:41:30,790 --> 00:41:34,010 We did the resolution, the window finally opened. 604 00:41:34,270 --> 00:41:36,210 Like, the window wasn't open last fall 605 00:41:36,210 --> 00:41:39,190 to get this grant funding, but now it's open, 606 00:41:39,270 --> 00:41:41,690 so we're going to, with a consultant's help, 607 00:41:41,770 --> 00:41:42,890 we're going to apply for the help. 608 00:41:42,890 --> 00:41:47,070 It's not going to exceed probably $100,000 to do it. 609 00:41:47,130 --> 00:41:50,210 And then we'll send Ego Strat off to do this 610 00:41:50,210 --> 00:41:51,610 and they'll come back with a school. 611 00:41:52,370 --> 00:41:55,330 And then we'll have that to the market at all. 612 00:41:55,490 --> 00:41:55,610 Yep. 613 00:41:58,420 --> 00:41:58,820 Very good. 614 00:41:59,260 --> 00:42:01,660 We'll just keep you in the loop on it as we proceed. 615 00:42:02,700 --> 00:42:03,300 Very good. 616 00:42:03,980 --> 00:42:04,480 That's all, guys. 617 00:42:04,740 --> 00:42:05,040 Thanks, Jeff. 618 00:42:05,220 --> 00:42:05,520 Thanks, Jeff. 619 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:06,760 Chrissy? 620 00:42:08,140 --> 00:42:09,320 Everyone, quick comment. 621 00:42:09,780 --> 00:42:11,140 Going back to open enrollment. 622 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,500 We're in the final week. 623 00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:15,960 We have one day left of our open enrollment for this year. 624 00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:19,980 And I wanted to thank you all for approving the changes 625 00:42:19,980 --> 00:42:27,220 with the new MetLife voluntary products and dental insurance as well as the enrollment 626 00:42:27,220 --> 00:42:31,060 sessions through CVS and jet benefits because employees are taking this very positive 627 00:42:31,620 --> 00:42:36,320 positively and most are all have voluntary products and they're actually saving money 628 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:42,240 with that and the MetLife and we're saving money into dental as well so it's really going 629 00:42:42,240 --> 00:42:45,140 over really well this year so I just wanted to thank you. 630 00:42:45,140 --> 00:42:49,300 No, thank you for putting us first to effort into looking at different options 631 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:54,360 It's been a heavy lift. Yeah, big things. Well, Jennifer. I mean she's been working 632 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:56,560 Daylight 633 00:42:58,380 --> 00:43:02,780 Getting everyone in road and and taking care of things. So 634 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,460 But it's all gonna be 635 00:43:05,460 --> 00:43:10,460 Working because I haven't gotten a call about it 636 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:18,360 I'm hearing it in text, but if you're getting conscious 637 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:19,120 through the day, laugh. 638 00:43:19,240 --> 00:43:19,520 Never. 639 00:43:19,980 --> 00:43:20,160 Never. 640 00:43:22,260 --> 00:43:23,680 We're not too much of that. 641 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:25,160 Absolutely. 642 00:43:25,620 --> 00:43:25,820 Thank you. 643 00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:26,440 Thank you. 644 00:43:27,500 --> 00:43:29,320 I just have one other quick one. 645 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:30,720 It's just a hit up for you guys. 646 00:43:30,920 --> 00:43:31,260 It's a good thing. 647 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:36,260 Just so you guys know, earlier today, myself, 648 00:43:37,860 --> 00:43:40,080 Jeff, Adam Patterson, and Brenne, 649 00:43:40,180 --> 00:43:43,360 we met with Deputy Secretary Adam Ortiz from NDE. 650 00:43:43,360 --> 00:43:46,280 He's just traveling through the area and has to stop by. 651 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,360 More of just a general catch up. 652 00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:51,580 So I just want to kind of thank him and their staff. 653 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:53,640 It's kind of a long one to have everything 654 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:55,000 the governor and his team have done. 655 00:43:55,160 --> 00:43:56,320 They're really accessible to us. 656 00:43:56,780 --> 00:43:58,380 And this is just another case of it 657 00:43:58,380 --> 00:44:00,120 where they're giving us some FaceTime, 658 00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:01,900 which historically we haven't always got. 659 00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:05,160 So nothing, no great news from that. 660 00:44:05,300 --> 00:44:07,720 It's just a general update, but just wanted to let you know. 661 00:44:08,060 --> 00:44:08,840 He was in the air. 662 00:44:08,940 --> 00:44:09,260 He was in the air. 663 00:44:09,860 --> 00:44:09,980 Yes. 664 00:44:10,860 --> 00:44:11,580 Very good. 665 00:44:11,900 --> 00:44:12,000 Good. 666 00:44:12,740 --> 00:44:14,680 That was it for me reading anything else. 667 00:44:15,700 --> 00:44:20,840 I really think I have this, this is just a reminder after our meeting today at 6 o'clock 668 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:26,840 in with the Lovale Library, PSC hearing for the so-and-so-and-the-home-steadercurve, 669 00:44:26,980 --> 00:44:28,020 I'll be heading out first, 670 00:44:30,190 --> 00:44:35,570 so we have you as well to testify on that project, so just 671 00:44:35,570 --> 00:44:36,270 a reminder on that. 672 00:44:37,610 --> 00:44:43,390 And that's why we're here early now, so it's very important for us to be there for you. 673 00:44:43,390 --> 00:44:46,810 to testify against that project. 674 00:44:48,090 --> 00:44:49,630 I've got just some quick good news. 675 00:44:51,170 --> 00:44:55,710 After 15 years, we're just about a week or two away from getting started on the 676 00:44:55,710 --> 00:44:56,750 Bailier pedestrian bridge. 677 00:44:57,110 --> 00:44:58,810 Oh, wow. That is good. 678 00:44:59,230 --> 00:44:59,970 So you may have to... 679 00:45:02,240 --> 00:45:29,980 We have a used railroad tanker that we purchased from our repurposed, somewhere in St. Louis that will meet our needs of nine foot five. I think I'm a 45-foot pipe. We got for a very, very good price to arrive within days. It's sitting out at the school currently. I got my approved waterway permit, so that will all be taken care of officially and legally and correctly. And our guys, the stream, is open for construction starting June 15th. 680 00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:31,420 which ties them nicely with the end of school. 681 00:45:31,900 --> 00:45:35,060 And the local share money that the board 682 00:45:35,060 --> 00:45:37,880 that had programmed a year ago to tie with state funding, 683 00:45:38,340 --> 00:45:40,860 which was $80,000, that local share 684 00:45:40,860 --> 00:45:43,240 will be more than enough to cover any expense we have 685 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:44,480 for the whole project. 686 00:45:44,980 --> 00:45:48,100 And we've been talking with Jay Marley in order 687 00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:49,240 to make sure he's good with everything. 688 00:45:49,300 --> 00:45:50,440 So we'll begin to start with that. 689 00:45:50,580 --> 00:45:53,920 Just in the school wraps up, hopefully get it done this summer. 690 00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:56,040 So we've put in one large nine foot pipe, 691 00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:57,960 two smaller three foot goes on the side, 692 00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:03,980 and then backfilling, tying it into both the school and the field on one side and the neighborhood on the other side. 693 00:46:04,280 --> 00:46:06,440 So, you make it sound easy. 694 00:46:06,980 --> 00:46:08,460 Yeah, I took 15 years. 695 00:46:09,400 --> 00:46:16,500 At one time the school board actually wanted to, when we thought we was there a few years ago with this, 696 00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:24,140 right after Bob Ferrell died, I actually wanted to, because that was one of Bob's big pushers that he wanted to get done. 697 00:46:31,180 --> 00:46:36,440 I don't have any issue with that, and I think that as we get going, that should be their 698 00:46:36,440 --> 00:46:36,780 decision. 699 00:46:37,140 --> 00:46:38,060 Something to talk about for that. 700 00:46:38,540 --> 00:46:39,540 Yeah, of course. 701 00:46:40,220 --> 00:46:40,620 Absolutely. 702 00:46:41,040 --> 00:46:43,880 This should be a good community. 703 00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:48,020 It will have a nice, I mean, should be able to be done easily available. 704 00:46:48,140 --> 00:46:52,380 Film material, the types there, and it should be a good win-win for everybody. 705 00:46:52,920 --> 00:46:53,320 Yeah. 706 00:46:53,600 --> 00:46:54,120 I do agree with that. 707 00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:56,080 You can make sure you name that after ball. 708 00:46:56,700 --> 00:46:59,320 Bob really fought hard with it, and then it's a shame 709 00:46:59,320 --> 00:47:00,800 he's not here to see it. 710 00:47:01,180 --> 00:47:03,380 Yeah, I can always remember him with the, for sure. 711 00:47:03,480 --> 00:47:04,020 Naming of it. 712 00:47:04,480 --> 00:47:04,700 For sure. 713 00:47:04,880 --> 00:47:06,060 Yeah, just wanted to share that with you. 714 00:47:06,180 --> 00:47:07,460 That'll be going on behind the scenes. 715 00:47:07,620 --> 00:47:07,700 Good. 716 00:47:08,640 --> 00:47:08,760 No. 717 00:47:09,060 --> 00:47:09,680 Appreciate it. 718 00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:11,880 That was where it gets done in a little more means, please. 719 00:47:12,940 --> 00:47:13,340 Yeah. 720 00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:14,060 Right in the right direction. 721 00:47:14,420 --> 00:47:14,700 Yeah. 722 00:47:15,980 --> 00:47:16,540 Very good. 723 00:47:16,680 --> 00:47:17,600 You see everybody? 724 00:47:18,120 --> 00:47:18,580 4 o'clock. 725 00:47:19,020 --> 00:47:19,500 Thank you. 726 00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:20,100 Thank you. 727 00:47:21,340 --> 00:47:21,800 I'm 728 00:47:28,330 --> 00:47:29,490 sorry for your panic. 729 00:47:30,270 --> 00:47:30,590 I'm sorry. 730 00:47:30,830 --> 00:47:30,970 Yeah. 731 00:47:31,410 --> 00:47:31,870 I'm sorry. 732 00:47:32,170 --> 00:47:33,250 Tell us take the pads. 733 00:47:33,590 --> 00:47:33,910 Take the pads. 734 00:47:34,050 --> 00:47:34,230 I'm sorry. 735 00:47:34,370 --> 00:47:35,550 I'm sorry. 736 00:47:36,930 --> 00:47:37,650 Thank you. 737 00:47:37,770 --> 00:47:38,330 Thank you.