[0:00] Welcome to the Tuesday, September 1st, regular city council meeting. Calling

[0:06] this meeting to order. Would you please join me for pledge of allegiance?

[0:14] » I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[0:19] republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[0:26] justice for all.

[0:33] Roll call, please. Misty >> Clemens

[0:35] » here. >> Morris

[0:36] » here. >> O'Brien

[0:37] » here. >> Weird

[0:38] » here. >> Here.

[0:41] » Okay. Item four is approval of the September 1st, 2026 agenda. Take a

[0:46] motion to approve, please. >> So move.

[0:49] » Second. >> All in favor?

[0:51] » I >> opposed.

[0:54] Next item is public comment. Anyone from the public

[1:00] in our chambers tonight that'd like to come and speak to the council myself?

[1:04] Come up to the podium.

[1:09] » And there is a threeminute limit on that.

[1:14] » Hi, my name is Nick Horseman. I own uh 3759

[1:18] uh Lafayette Road, the storage facility down there. Um, [clears throat] I

[1:22] understand that uh at one point it was a C2 zoning. It got reszoned to a C3. Um,

[1:30] I'm not asking for um self storage to be allowed to be built in this area. I know

[1:38] that that's probably not anything anybody wants. But what I am kind of

[1:44] [clears throat] asking for is if we could consider um a narrow

[1:50] um let me see how I had it worded here. Um a narrow amendment to C3 concerning

[1:58] existing legal businesses that have been become uh non-conforming because of a

[2:03] change in zoning. Um, right now I have some vacant land on

[2:10] that property. Um, and it's kind of given like a

[2:15] junkyard look, which none of us want because it's like outdoor parking. Um,

[2:21] and I'm trying to bring climate controlled storage to Evansdale. I have

[2:25] a lot of people and businesses that are asking for that so they can like store

[2:30] their inventory and record retention stuff like that. So that's what I was

[2:35] gonna ask for.

[2:41] » Is this the right venue? [clears throat]

[2:44] » Um we had been talking to Mr. Horseman um regarding it actually went to

[2:49] planning and zoning um the end of March. Um if they would if that was the first

[2:56] step and then it did actually come to council as well.

[2:58] » [snorts] >> um if they'd be willing to allow for

[3:02] additional build. And this wasn't for you.

[3:05] » This was for someone else looking at the property.

[3:07] » Wasn't that for the semi-trailers that they wanted to put in there or

[3:10] something? >> It wasn't semi-trailers. No, they just

[3:13] No, they just wanted to know if they could there's, you know, a piece of land

[3:18] to the side and back of that property. and um planning and zoning uh recommend

[3:26] to council that we didn't allow additional storage facilities and then

[3:32] council um actually approved the same

[3:36] » that we weren't going to allow additional storage facilities in C3.

[3:43] » I know my three minutes is almost up. Can I just say that in the notes it said

[3:47] that uh they didn't have a whole bunch of information on that and their

[3:50] concerns were that it was going to be an eyesore to the community and it would uh

[3:56] bring a lot of traffic to the area. With my gate controller, I have um

[4:01] [clears throat] access to see who's going in and out. It's about five and a

[4:04] half cars a day and where I would be building is not visible at any part of

[4:10] the street. So, for what it's worth, I just thought I'd add that, too. So,

[4:14] I'm just asking basically to consider whether we could make an amendment so

[4:19] that people who have it can you know make improvements or expansions on their

[4:25] land. Thank you. >> Thank you.

[4:27] » Thanks. >> Thank you Mr. Horseman.

[4:40] » Hello. Good evening, council. Keith Kaspari, district representative for the

[4:43] office of uh Waterlue, office of Congresswoman Ashley Henson and uh uh

[4:51] back after two weeks and uh you know, from what I see here in the maps and and

[4:57] the development going on, you've got a very fine city here and to compliment

[5:03] you all on that. And I will share with you all the one common denominator that

[5:08] I hear for the cities I visit and the nine counties of our larger 22count

[5:13] district that I visit is they're all saying that there's a

[5:20] significant shortage of affordable housing. So, if you have any affordable

[5:25] or I'll say housing developments in your community, keep it rolling because the

[5:31] people would probably nothing more than to like coming to Evansdale to live in

[5:36] this community and others um to find that affordable house that they can't

[5:42] find elsewhere. So, well done on what you're doing and I'd say just keep it

[5:46] going. So, have a good evening. >> Thank you, Keith.

[5:52] Anyone

[6:00] else would like to address the council and myself?

[6:07] Okay, we'll be moving on to item six, approval of the consent agenda. Take a

[6:12] motion to approve, please. >> Motion to approve.

[6:15] » Second. [snorts] >> All in favor?

[6:18] » I >> opposed.

[6:21] Uh number seven, approval of the resolution calendar, please.

[6:26] » Motion to approve. Second. >> There'll be a roll call. Miss Dean

[6:31] » Clemens, >> yes.

[6:33] » Morris, >> yes.

[6:34] » O'Brien, >> yes.

[6:35] » We smoke, >> yes.

[6:39] » Okay. All resolutions are approved. Number eight, public hearing, budget

[6:44] amendment. Um I do want to just reiterate

[6:49] um the items that were on our um expense and revenue sheet and what it could be

[6:57] confusing because like what part of that the budget amendment is very simple and

[7:03] it just goes it glumps it into one general you know category. So, um,

[7:11] 85,000 was our tiff economic development, our low to moderate income

[7:16] program. Um, we didn't have everything ready to go and and weren't sure that it

[7:23] was even going to move forward. Um, but then it did. Um, and that is under

[7:29] 85,000 or community economic development on the expense side. 75,000 is for

[7:36] engineering for the HVAC system CRC. Um that went under general government. Um

[7:43] we have found out since then it is going to be less. It can be less. You don't

[7:48] have to use these funds. Um this is just a projection just like a budget is. Uh

[7:54] 2329 other capital outlay for the wheel loader under general government. 102,000

[8:02] other capital outlay um under the skids for the skid stair under general

[8:07] government. Um 230 was under sewer capital outlay. There's something we're

[8:13] considering. Again, we haven't made any decisions on that. Um but we'd have to

[8:18] budget for it if we were. Um that's business type enterprise uh funds. 8,500

[8:26] for a bike sign that was under general government. Um, that is something that's

[8:31] been in consideration. Again, we don't have to spend the funds. It is a budget.

[8:37] 300,000 for the Angel's Park project. Um, and that's offset by the grant you

[8:42] can see below in the revenue of 150,000. Um, that was culture and wreck expense.

[8:48] Um, it was in last year's budget and it the project didn't start until late

[8:53] June, early July. So, we're transferred into this year. Uh there's transferred

[8:59] out street for $66,60. Um that's under transfer out under

[9:05] expense. Um our resolution read the first payment from uh street against the

[9:11] equipment was going to be $66,60.

[9:16] Um and that we had to account for that before we can spend it. Uh capital

[9:21] projects Lafayette Lafayette road retainage. Um and that's under capital

[9:25] projects 35,000 10,000 um what we have left in

[9:31] engineering and then on the revenue side transfer in

[9:36] uh would be the streets department for the equipment and that was under

[9:42] transfer in under the revenue side and then the 85,350

[9:48] is going to be um DOT what they need to reimburse us yet um the DOT Um it is

[9:54] still in closing believe it or not we're getting closer um for Lafayette Road

[10:00] reconstruction project and that was under intergovernmental

[10:05] under revenue. So it is 610 opening the public hearing

[10:14] » and may just for the record publication is on file and no comments have been

[10:18] received. >> Thank you.

[10:22] » Go ahead. Thanks for let me find out a few things.

[10:27] Um, >> yep.

[10:28] » Is the 230,000 on line 25? Is that for the televising trailer?

[10:34] » Um, it is. >> Okay.

[10:36] » That is correct. >> All right. So, you're just putting that

[10:38] in the budget just in case. >> That is correct.

[10:41] » And then what happens to that money if you don't wind up using it?

[10:44] » It stays there >> for what?

[10:47] » Just in reserves. >> Okay. Don't we have enough reserves

[10:50] already? Are we making high on that. >> If you don't spend it, it just doesn't

[10:56] count as as expense. It's not going to make our reserves go up. You know that,

[11:00] right? >> I do, but what are the other reserves?

[11:03] Why would you budget for something just to have it in reserves? So, I'm a little

[11:06] opposed to that obviously, but >> it's not budgeted to be in reserves

[11:10] anyway. Carry on. >> Well, the other amendments seem

[11:12] justified. However, I did see some discrepancies that seemed like they

[11:16] jumped out to me when I was looking through the budgets. So, I was trying to

[11:19] get a handle on different details about the budget.

[11:22] So, I pulled up the budget from April on resolution 7046 and I thought maybe I

[11:28] could find some answers there and I thought I'd go to the Department of

[11:32] Management website and pull up the budget there hoping to find some more

[11:35] details. Well, I noticed the bottom line didn't match by $600,000.

[11:43] » The $600,000 would be um for capital outlay. It really wasn't.

[11:50] It was used from the capital projects fund. Um we had made an agreement with

[11:55] Evansdale Waterworks for for some repairs they had to make.

[11:59] » Okay. But what they adopted was a different bottom line. So if you look up

[12:04] resolution 7046, we adopted an ending fund balance of 6,41600.

[12:11] But if you go to what was submitted on June 10th, that ending balance is

[12:15] 5,8191. So, I'm not sure why the

[12:19] » Oh, June 10th would have been a item. Not sure about June 10th.

[12:24] » Well, that's the date on the DOM website that shows it was last updated. The

[12:27] budget was last updated June 10th. Okay. >> But all of a sudden, there's $600,000 on

[12:32] line 25, which is TIFF Capital Projects. >> Okay.

[12:36] » So, I'm sure it may be something to do with your waterworks loan, but

[12:40] » I don't know how did that get slid in after it was adopted. you know, how did

[12:45] that line 25 magically get $600,000 in it? So, I guess that's my concern is

[12:50] that's already built into this amended budget that you're reviewing. So,

[12:54] tonight I feel like you're not only reviewing the amendments, but you have

[12:57] this false budget that is different in two different systems. So, I guess I'm

[13:01] not sure what you're really voting on. >> I'll have to have some time to look that

[13:05] up. I can definitely give you a call. >> Don't know if anybody looked into that

[13:08] or not, but yeah, there's a difference of 600,000. So,

[13:13] » okay. It wasn't in it wasn't what was voted on in the resolution.

[13:17] » So, I don't know how was there a public hearing to change it

[13:21] or something. I could not find anything to the sort, but that was just my

[13:25] concern was you're kind of voting on a false number.

[13:29] » Well, thank you.

[13:40] » Anyone else? Council,

[13:50] any questions >> other than I did with you too? Just this

[13:55] second or third set of eyes on it, find it

[13:57] » because I I know the 600,000 you're talking about. Yeah, we had to go

[14:00] through it because I questioned it when we went what we were doing for the

[14:03] waterworks. But >> Yep.

[14:04] » But yeah, it's worth in just to make sure we're transparent. We know where it

[14:07] went, what it was. >> Absolutely. So, does that mean we have

[14:09] to wait to approve the budget or

[14:12] » I mean that's not included in the in this budget amendment.

[14:17] » So, to answer your question, Jeff, it's up

[14:22] to us. If we pass it, we pass it. If we don't, we don't.

[14:31] Imagine

[14:39] if there can

[14:45] » but what she was saying it wasn't it it's not with this it's not in here in

[14:50] this budget amendment >> between what we voted on and what was

[14:53] filed >> it's not in this budget amendment

[14:55] » that's what you're saying >> it's not in the amendment line but it's

[14:58] in the original your original budget was off by $600

[15:01] Okay. >> Compared to what you have in the

[15:05] resolution. >> Okay.

[15:10] » What we sign is what goes actually to the state. So

[15:17] » come

[15:23] » there's discrepancies like that

[15:30] » and that's where I I think we're more than happy to look into it. It ain't 20

[15:34] bucks for sure. But um what I can say is any of the ones

[15:39] that have gone through the budget, the state has to obviously accept it as

[15:43] well. So there is a little bit there and then the city while not required still

[15:47] does annual audits. So it is double checked every single year by third party

[15:52] » and we are required. >> It is required.

[15:54] » Absolutely. >> Okay. I know we hadn't and then it was

[15:56] we were doing the full thing regardless. >> Yeah. No, if if you're over 250 in

[16:00] population, you have to have a >> good but either way I'd still vote for

[16:03] it. So >> you're adopting this budget if you're

[16:06] adopting those errors also. >> This is just a budget amendment. The

[16:10] other budget has already been adopted. >> This would just be to the dollar items

[16:14] spoken. >> Yep.

[16:17] » This is something that I catch up. >> A good catch.

[16:22] » Yeah.

[16:36] Motion to approve resolution 70. >> We're not there yet. [laughter] We're

[16:40] still in the public hearing anyone else for during the public hearing.

[16:46] Um closing the public hearing at 6:16. Next item. Daddy.

[16:52] » Uh resolution 7088 approving budget amendment. Motion to approve resolution

[16:57] 7088 approving budget amendment.

[17:02] » I'll second it. >> And there'll be a roll call. Misty

[17:06] » Clemens. >> Yes. Morris,

[17:08] » yes. >> O'Brien,

[17:09] » yes. >> Weer,

[17:10] » yes. SMA, >> yes.

[17:13] » Excellent. So approved. Number 10. Request from public works director to

[17:18] replace engine for Hustler Hustler zeroturn without door and more in the

[17:23] amount of 345193. Chris is here if you have any questions

[17:29] for him. >> What happened to the motor?

[17:33] Just >> how many hours were on it?

[17:37] [clears throat] >> It's 2009.

[17:39] » Oh, okay. >> And this is this was last year, right?

[17:43] » Two years ago. >> Two years ago. We just

[17:46] didn't do anything with it. But

[17:53] » yeah, >> he just wants to have a backup mower. So

[17:57] he he retained the the zero turn so he could have a backup mower in the future.

[18:07] » And that's all it needs is a motor to get going. [clears throat]

[18:11] » That's all it needs is a motor. >> Absolutely.

[18:22] I move the approval of the request in the amount of 3,45193.

[18:27] » I'll second. >> All in favor?

[18:30] » I >> opposed.

[18:33] So moved. Number 11, request to display Evansdale day sponsor on digital sign

[18:39] two weeks prior to event. Um, and just in case anybody has been following um,

[18:46] our Evansdale Community Days page, it's been there for several years. I would

[18:51] say probably 10. Um, it recently got closed down, shut down by AI.

[18:59] Um, for um, honoring our sponsors.

[19:05] So, um, we are on a new page just called Evansdale.

[19:10] Um, and we still will put the sponsors on there. We just don't know if our

[19:15] sponsors are going to get the real estate that they were anticipating, you

[19:20] know, as far as acknowledging what they've done um for our community,

[19:25] allowing us to have this event.

[19:32] » I move approval of the request to display the Evansdale day sponsors on

[19:36] our digital sign. >> Second.

[19:40] And all in favor >> I

[19:42] » opposed. Number 12 is request to sell Dur patch

[19:47] machine. And this is a conversation. Um if you'd like Chris to talk about just

[19:54] some of the things that um we didn't know about the machine when we

[20:00] purchased it. Um, he's available due to salt.

[20:05] » I guess the question I has is I went back to the meeting where you requested

[20:11] the machine and laid it out and then we haven't used it.

[20:16] » Yeah. >> Just kind of curious why we haven't even

[20:19] used it. >> If anybody is familiar with the chip

[20:23] ceiling that we did in the Heights, that was an absolute nightmare.

[20:28] » And that was a fiveyear you know, repair without doing a a mill

[20:36] and overlay to try to save us money. We did a a chip

[20:41] seal up there. And if you'd have been the three girls that were in the office,

[20:46] it was an absolute nightmare. Probably 50 calls a day on the complaints of the

[20:51] chip rock. Okay. So yeah, I did support this, but after I got down and looked

[20:59] into the nuts and bolts of it, we are like a fraction of Cedar Falls and for

[21:04] the amount of money that it's going to cost us and for us to go up there and

[21:09] get uh a thousand gallons of of this slurry, we have to use it all in that

[21:16] one day. So potential overtime. You say, I gota go to Toledo and get it.

[21:20] » Yeah. And then uh there's three guys right there. Plus uh after 24 hours I

[21:26] got to go sweep it up. There's there's two guys right there. So basically in

[21:31] that 10% we got to do our entire town. So I got to have a place to go with all

[21:35] of that. >> But this couldn't have been a surprise.

[21:38] » That was a surprise to me. >> So you didn't res before we bought it.

[21:43] » Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars I've saved this city.

[21:46] » Yep. I made a mistake. But I mean, >> did I call Toledo and ask them if Yeah.

[21:52] if I need to use this 100,000 gallons in this day? No, I didn't do that.

[21:57] » Well, when they asked about cleaning it, they told you that at the end of the

[22:01] season, you bring it up there and they run the cleaner and all that through it,

[22:06] » right? >> So, I mean, I would assume that you

[22:07] talked to them and >> No, that's

[22:11] Cedar Falls told me I had to winterize it at the end of the season.

[22:15] » Yeah. And a lot of the information we were given by the Cedar Falls, we

[22:19] actually went to the city of Cedar Falls and discussed it with them and you know

[22:26] went through different things with it. This was just something that we learned

[22:29] afterwards because that guy said it. >> So then why

[22:34] » the owner [snorts] of where the >> So why are we sitting on it for this

[22:38] long before we decide to sell it? I mean >> now you're I had to fit my truck. Okay,

[22:45] that took some time. Yeah, I didn't have my my truck fit before we bought it

[22:49] because why would I do that obviously? >> So, once we fit it,

[22:52] » well, then uh the tailgate got wrecked. So, then I had to have that fixed. So,

[22:57] then once we were set up to do it, uh I got a ton of backlash that we're not

[23:02] going to do it. >> Well, like up in the Heights, they never

[23:05] came and cleaned up. They put the chip seal down and then they never came and

[23:10] swept it up after it sat for so long and then the rain and then it just poured

[23:13] into people's yards and it was on their end that

[23:19] the reason it went so bad, >> right?

[23:21] » And I mean it's nothing to do with you guys.

[23:23] » But who's calling them? Nobody was calling them. Who was who's calling the

[23:26] city? >> You always call the person that's

[23:29] » city. Yeah, >> it rolls downhill. And I hate to say it,

[23:33] but you guys are at the bottom for right >> for everything. But it's just like this

[23:37] machine, you know, we sat on it this long. How much is it worth now versus

[23:42] because there was, in your words, there was two other cities fighting for this

[23:47] machine and we had to act fast. >> And you know, we got it and we made the

[23:52] plate, fixed the tailgate, all that stuff. And have we even used it?

[23:56] » No, we haven't. >> And what are we spending on cold patch?

[23:59] Because it's I mean, they're they're doing a good job

[24:04] cold patching. It's just >> this is supposed to last two years

[24:07] versus, >> you know, the cold patches sometimes

[24:11] don't even last a couple weeks, >> but I have to use a thousand gallons.

[24:15] So, I have to have this whole town be in shemls.

[24:19] » But they can't break it into totes. >> No, it's thousand gallons. That's what

[24:24] they fill me up with. And I have to I have to utilize all of that in one day.

[24:31] So Waterloo and Cedar Falls use a thousand gallons of it a day when they

[24:34] use their machines. >> Absolutely.

[24:38] » We're we're a fraction of what they are. >> Oh yeah.

[24:41] » A lot more room. >> But wouldn't Cedar Falls have told us

[24:44] prior? >> They didn't tell us

[24:47] » that it wasn't brought up. >> No. [snorts]

[24:50] » Well, I mean, you would think that would be something that would be, well, if

[24:53] you're not going to use it for X amount, then it's a waste.

[24:56] » Is Is there still a market for the machine? Yeah.

[24:59] » Can we get out of it what we got in it? >> I don't know that.

[25:03] » Okay. >> We're going to advertise it on a Well,

[25:05] if you guys agree to it, we're going to advertise it on a few sites and see what

[25:10] we can get. >> I mean, there's no point in keeping it

[25:12] if we're not going to use it. >> I mean, that's just collecting dust. And

[25:18] the longer you sit, and I don't know what the resale value of equipment like

[25:23] that is, but I'm assuming it depreciates as it goes.

[25:29] But I was just curious why we haven't used it since we got it because I went

[25:32] through and like I said, I watched the presentation on YouTube

[25:36] of you explaining why we needed it and how much it was going to save the city,

[25:42] » right? >> And then we don't use it,

[25:44] » right?

[25:48] » I think I mean I step in here too, Jeff. I mean I'll take it. I I was on council.

[25:53] I listened to it. I voted for it. So I'll I'll take my licks on this as well.

[25:57] Um, I think overall in in talking with the mayor recently after it had been

[26:00] brought up again after the camera trailer kind of came up and the similar

[26:04] things of what is urgent and what is not. Um, just to be completely honest in

[26:10] what it was, it was something that we thought I thought was a good deal. It

[26:16] was something that we could utilize. I know myself I had no anticipation for

[26:20] the mess it was up on Sixth Street. And I 100% I'm like,

[26:24] » "What is that? And why is it there?" and don't do that again. So, I'm glad,

[26:28] » you know, but we didn't go after the company that

[26:31] » did the job, which >> we should have because they were

[26:33] supposed to come back out after because I even brought it up to you that the

[26:37] [clears throat] people were calling me saying, you know, it's going in our

[26:40] grass and our yards and all this. Well, they're supposed to go up there and re

[26:44] sweep after 3 days after it gets >> I know, but they know.

[26:49] » Yep. >> You know, and like I said, I I

[26:52] understand. I just I heard the spiel to buy it.

[26:55] » Mhm. >> And that's why I don't understand why we

[26:58] need the best of the best if we're not going to utilize it.

[27:02] » I mean, you had to know this before two years.

[27:07] » I mean, it's not like yesterday you walked out there and said, "Oh, let's

[27:10] use a Dura Patch." I mean, after we got it, shortly thereafter, after you got

[27:14] everything set up, we have to know that it was going to be beyond what we

[27:19] need. They told me that I had to use that that thousand gallons in one day.

[27:24] » Yeah, but I mean when I called them >> You didn't just find that out, did you?

[27:27] » I just found that out when I called them up to go get

[27:30] » that was this year. Last year they were busy with different projects throughout

[27:33] the city. They didn't have the capability to do it last year because,

[27:37] you know, they have to pull off staff for that amount of time to do it.

[27:42] » Well, yeah. That's so >> I mean that not taking nothing against

[27:46] the street department, but I mean that's their their job. No, it is their job.

[27:50] But they had a lot going on last night. >> I mean, you schedule your week, day,

[27:54] month. I'm sure, >> you know, I know like right now I I know

[27:59] kind of who does what so far, but I'm not saying maybe we're underst staffed.

[28:06] I mean, because cold patching's good. It does the job, but the first time they

[28:10] run the plows through there, the cold patches are gone and the potholes are

[28:13] back. This was supposed to be more of an epoxy type setup that it could last up

[28:20] to two years. I mean, plowing's hard on the roads as it is.

[28:25] » Yeah. >> And it's hard on them guys sitting in

[28:27] the trucks. I mean, anytime a road lifts, I mean, they're hitting that

[28:31] stuff. I mean, this it sounded like it was a far better machine. Do they make a

[28:36] smaller version or something that's more capable of what our guys can do?

[28:42] that I don't know. >> I mean, because I know Waterloo, I see

[28:45] him out there with just the two guys. One guy in the truck, one guy on the

[28:48] Dura Patch. I mean, >> that's what we would do. Then we'd have

[28:52] two guys to clean it and or sweep it and then one in the dump truck.

[28:57] » Yeah. I mean, like I said, I I would think you put the cart before

[29:02] the horses by buying the equipment by not getting all the details. I mean,

[29:10] and like I said, maybe I'm just rambling, but you would think you would

[29:13] know what you're jumping into before you >> I didn't

[29:16] » buy the equipment. >> If I remember correctly, um, Cedar Falls

[29:21] approached us about that. >> They were getting a new piece of

[29:25] equipment. They were going to sell. In fact, one of the homeowners in in my

[29:29] board mentioned it to me at the time even.

[29:32] » So, it was it's not like we went out looking for this. No, no.

[29:37] City is jumping at it. So, we had to act quick.

[29:41] » Nice bright shiny object and it seems like a good idea.

[29:45] We got buyer remorse and we may be able to collect our money back.

[29:50] » And I think that's what's fair, Jeff, is is exactly it is

[29:53] » why you know we had it. We used it the once

[29:56] » we never used it. >> So, no, the one up on was that not our

[29:59] machine on six? >> No, it was chip sealed.

[30:02] » Just theirs. Okay. >> Got it. Okay. Just the same

[30:05] » the point he was making, you know, >> it would do the same.

[30:07] » It caused a lot of upheaval. >> Yeah. Anytime you see it out on the

[30:11] highways, you see, you know, motorcyclists and everybody cussing on

[30:15] Facebook and >> Oh, yeah.

[30:16] » It's It's >> But it's a longer lasting fix than

[30:20] trying to fix the actual road. >> I mean I mean I'm all for selling it. If

[30:26] we're not going to use it, there's no sense in it taking up shop space.

[30:30] » And I think that's what it came back to, Jeff, was just I don't think the

[30:33] interest was there to use it. I don't think it was necessarily the piece of

[30:37] equipment that we had. And then yeah, I I to be 100% fair, it was something that

[30:43] we moved quick on. We thought it was something that we could use and

[30:49] » Well, and this instance, we were wrong. >> And no offense, the council don't know.

[30:53] » I mean, >> but it's on us, too. Yeah. I'm going to

[30:56] take my my >> But I mean,

[30:59] » maybe we research stuff before we jump in and buy stuff.

[31:02] » Yep. because it isn't our money, it's >> everyone's money.

[31:07] » And just to prove to that point a little bit, not to get too far off topic, I

[31:11] think that's exactly what happened what we did two weeks ago with that camera

[31:15] trailer sitting out there. >> Hey, this is great. This is that. Wait,

[31:17] it's $250,000. Hang on, time out. >> And it's still good to look at, but I

[31:22] think we slowed the process down. >> And this one just it was

[31:27] » hot sale. You know, everything must go. It ends by the end of the day. we need

[31:31] an answer now. And I think we all kind of, at least I did, played into and we

[31:35] thought it was something and this time it burned us. Just I mean to be 100%

[31:40] honest. It was just something we thought we could use and it didn't. And and

[31:43] that's I don't want Chris I don't want to put anybody I had my share in it as

[31:48] well. And same questions, you know, talking with the mayor and Chris over

[31:52] it. I I was one up on Sixth Street when I came through. My my folks live up that

[31:58] direction and it was terrible. I'm like, "This sucks. Whatever this stuff is,

[32:02] don't." >> And I think we need to go after vendors,

[32:05] not >> But you know how the phone calls work.

[32:08] You never get a phone call because people are happy. Your phone only rings

[32:12] because they're not happy about something.

[32:14] » That's correct. >> Now, on the vendors, I will say I have

[32:18] tried everything I can even with legal. It obviously doesn't happen in this

[32:21] premise, but I will say I have absolutely had those calls to do

[32:25] whatever we could as far as we I'm with you on that. So,

[32:29] » I I I have tried. We have tried. >> But no, I move forward to request and

[32:35] say we sell it. >> I'll second.

[32:39] » All in favor? >> I opposed.

[32:45] » Thanks, Chris. >> Thanks, Chris.

[32:49] » 13. Uh, mayor council reports. Um, just to reiterate, uh, Evansdale days is

[32:54] coming up. It'll be here before you know it. Um, September 19th. doing a lot of

[32:59] things for the kids. Um we're having a marketplace this year. We're gonna have

[33:03] over 40 vendors there. Um that's going to be set on set up on West Gilbert. Um

[33:08] that should be a great turnout. Really excited about that. A lot of things for

[33:13] the children, a lot of things for the adults. Um neighbors rocking the block

[33:18] and we're going to have a great band called Stack House. They're coming out

[33:22] to uh visit us. They were um actually inducted.

[33:27] I think that's the word. >> Inducted.

[33:29] » Inducted >> into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So

[33:33] really, really looking forward to that council.

[33:41] » Okay. Take a motion for adjournment. >> Motion to adjurnn.

[33:44] » Second. >> All in favor?

[33:46] » I opposed. >> Second. Third.

[33:48] » Got four. >> Missed it by three minutes.

[33:52] » Missed what? >> 6:30.

[33:54] » Oh, >> I had it down. Wife always asked, "How

[33:55] long you think they're going to be?" like catch.

September 1, 2026 Evansdale City Council Meeting

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