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All would rise, call the meeting to
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Everybody will pledge allegiance.
Pledge allegiance.

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» to the flag
of the United States of America and to

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the republic
for which it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.

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Let's go and take the roll.

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» Layman
>> Yes.

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» Odek
>> Yes.

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» Cassidy
>> Yes.

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» Baker
>> Yes.

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» Prime
>> Yes.

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» Mendoza
>> Here.

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» Guerinzi
>> Yes.

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» [clears throat]

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» Minutes of the previous meeting.

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» I'll move to approve the previous
meeting minutes.

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» Second.

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» Motion by Mendoza
seconded by Baker.

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» Layman
>> Yes.

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» Odek
>> Yes.

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» Cassidy
>> Yes.

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» Baker
>> Yes.

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» Prime
>> Yes.

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» Mendoza
>> Yes.

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» Guerinzi
>> Yes.

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» [clears throat]

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» Passed.
Communication

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» I have none.

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» Report on committees. Finance Committee
>> [snorts]

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» The Finance Committee met this evening
at 5:30 p.m.

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We reviewed the July financial reports
and all funds at the end of the month

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reflect a 24.3 million dollar balance of
which 5.6 million is encumbered leaving

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an uncommitted balance of 18.7 million.
We were notified that the financial

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audit for 2025 has been completed
in draft form. There are no findings or

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adjustments.
The finance director let us know that he

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has just completed a copier and printer
needs review and a new lease agreement

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will follow.
He's anticipating savings through that

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process.
>> [clears throat and cough]

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» The committee requested an update of
capital projects

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that have been completed
and those which are in process and will

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need to move into the new budget year.
The mayor announced that they were

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looking at subrogation related to
related to the street sweeper loss.

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And
the next finance committee meeting will

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be held on Tuesday, September 15th at
5:30 p.m. in council chambers.

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» Thank you.
Public Affairs Committee.

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» Latino Fest will take place this
Saturday, August 22nd from 2:00 to 11:00

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p.m. downtown Fostoria
featuring food, music, entertainment,

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and family-friendly activities
celebrating Fostoria's Latino heritage

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and culture.
Thank you. That is all.

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» Thank you.
Law and Ordinance Committee.

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» The committee met this evening. It was
reported that the committee's previous

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recommendation
to distinguish extended duration events

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for the online permit application has
been implemented.

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We reviewed Fostoria's ward boundaries
to determine whether redistricting is

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warranted.
The assessment used official 2020 US

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Census block level
population data generated through Dave's

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redistricting app with the methodology
and applicable legal requirements

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confirmed by the legal the League of
Women Voters of Ohio.

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Fostoria's current ward boundaries were
established following the 2000 federal

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census
and adopted by ordinance 2002-50.

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The 2020 census shows a 19.16%

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total population deviation significantly
exceeding the generally recognized 10%

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benchmark.
The committee finds reapportionment

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legally appropriate to better equalize
representation.

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The committee recommends that council
adopt a revised ward by ordinance before

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the next municipal ward election cycle
and will proceed with the necessary next

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steps to develop and bring forward a
proposed revised map ward map for

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council consideration.
The committee will meet again on

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Tuesday, September
>> 15th.

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» 15th at 5:15 p.m. Thank you. That is
all.

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» Thank you.
Report of officers, Mr. Mayor.

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» I have nothing to report. Thank you.

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» Safety Service Director.
>> Um nothing too crazy to report. I just

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wanted to touch base and let everybody
know our website has been up live for

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about two months now and um seems a lot
more user-friendly than the old one.

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We've been able to push out mass
notifications that are implemented along

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with the website um so people don't have
to scroll through Facebook or social

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media to see what's going on in the city
um and we also have a newsflash section

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which we've been working with community
members and organizations to keep

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everybody updated on events going on in
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Um and [snorts] then one other thing I
wanted to touch base on was the American

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Forestry grant. Um I know we have a
couple of ordinance coming up um for

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review for that tonight. Uh we were
under a benchmark review uh started on

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May 5th and we did just pass that. Um
when the federal government was kind of

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on a pause there for a little bit, we
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So, I've been having to have monthly
progress meetings with the uh grantee

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and um
the grant tour administrator and we have

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passed all five benchmarks and just a
put into kind of space about how we've

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how much we've been doing. We have spent
about $375,000

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on hazard tree removals just since May
5th of this year. Um so, that's trees

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that were dead, needed to be removed,
and posed a very high risk for falling,

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landing on houses, cars, people,
anything like that. So, um that's all

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going very well and we will keep working
through that grant till the end of next

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year.
That is all. Thank you.

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» Thank you.
Director of Law.

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» Thank you. I have no report tonight, but
we probably could do a motion to excuse

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President Shaver perhaps during
miscellaneous if you guys are so

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inclined.
Thank you.

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» Did I hear a second a motion?
>> Pardon me?

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» We should probably do that during
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We should probably do that during
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» Okay.

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Director of Finance.
>> Thank you. Uh just have the two pieces

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of legislation
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for this evening. Both are to do with
the urban community forest grant fund.

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Uh the first one is
uh just really to correct the line item

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description for appropriations that have
already been made. We're not asking for

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for additional appropriations there.
Uh I would ask that we waive three

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readings on that. And then the second
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for that urban forestry grant fund to
continue the tree removal service and

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maintenance that we have been doing.
Um and again, we these expenses will be

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reimbursable through the American
forest grant. Well, we just need to

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spend the money up front, so we're just
asking for those appropriations to be

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able to do that. And also asking that we
waive the three readings for that.

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That's all I had. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

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You're on the list, Ms. Tyson.
>> Yes, Deb Tyson.

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Um
I just want to say that a lot of people

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do not know that it is easy to contact
any one of you.

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Um some people don't like the phone,
okay? But there's email, and as Maddie

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had said, there's the website. Uh you
can all be found there. Um the other

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thing is, I know we have a console
convos coming up in September. I do not

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know when,
but I do know that that can be a helpful

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place for people to start learning.
And I I'm just one about positivity.

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If you have questions, even if you don't
want to agree, we can all agree to

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disagree.
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we get along better if we
take it one at a time or in a smaller

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group, and not just put it all out
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And that's all I have.
>> Very much.

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» Good evening, everyone.
Thank you for allowing me this platform.

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Um
>> Did you sign your name?

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» I did.
>> Provide your address. Great.

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» Okay.
>> I did.

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Um my name is David Ziegler.
I'm a lifelong resident of Seneca

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County.
Uh and I'm running as an independent uh

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for county commissioner this year.
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I live in Eden Township with my wife,
Judy, where I've been a a township

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trustee uh
going on my ninth year right now.

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And uh
I guess basically I wanted to come out

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today to uh
one of two things. I'm running as an

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independent. People ask me this all the
time. Dave, why are you running as an

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independent? Why not a Republican? Why
not a Democrat? The answer is real

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simple. I am an independent. Um
I have always supported the best person

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for the position, no matter what party
they were affiliated with. Uh the second

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uh
part to that being an independent is I

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do not believe that uh
or I I I believe that party partisan

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politics does not belong at our local
government level. We need to get things

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done, and the infighting that that it
creates and the divisiveness, it's not

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good.
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Also, I I wanted to also uh

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let everybody know
that I'm here tonight obviously to

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introduce myself to the to people of
Fostoria. I have I don't have a lot of

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contacts over here. I appreciate the
opportunity

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to talk to the voters of Fostoria, and I
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so that when I am elected,
voters of Fostoria will have someone

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that they they can count on to be there
for them, to help them to become a more

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productive community both socially and
financially. Um, I appreciate your time.

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Thank you very much.
>> Thank you, Mr. Ziegler.

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What do you else wants to take the
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» Ready for old business?
>> Yep.

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Please.
>> An ordinance enacting new section 145.10

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of chapter 145 of the codified
ordinances of the city of Foster, Ohio

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entitled regulation of special events
within city limits and declaring

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emergency to exist.
>> That will be the second reading of that

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ordinance.

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New business.

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» An ordinance adopting and amending
ordinance number 2025-83

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permanent 2026 appropriations by
transferring appropriations in the urban

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community forest grant fund and
declaring emergency to exist.

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» Move to suspend the three reading rule
on three separate occasions.

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» Second.

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» Layman.
>> Yes.

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» Podek.
>> Yes.

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» Cassidy.
>> Yes.

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» Baker.
>> Yes.

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» Kind.
>> Yes.

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» Mendoza.
>> Kearnsy.

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» Yes.
>> [snorts]

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» If I might ask, who seconded?
>> Ryan.

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» Ryan.
>> Okay.

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» To adopt.
>> Second.

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» Lemon? Yes. Podolak?
>> Yes.

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» Cassidy?
>> Yes.

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» Baker?
>> Yes.

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» Grime?
>> Yes.

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» Mendoza?
>> Yes.

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» Guernsey?
>> Yes.

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» [snorts]
>> Motion carried.

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That will become
ordinance number 2026

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-59.
2026

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-59.

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» [snorts]
>> An ordinance adopting and amending

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ordinance number 2025-83
permanent 2026 appropriations by

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appropriating from unappropriated funds
in the urban community forest grant fund

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and declaring emergency to exist.
>> Move to suspend the three reading rule

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on three separate occasions.
>> Second.

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» Okay, motion by Lemon, second by Grime.

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Clerk, if you'll take the roll.
>> Lemon?

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» Yes.
>> Podolak?

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» Yes.
>> Cassidy?

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» Yes.
>> Baker?

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» Yes.
>> Grime?

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» Yes.
>> Mendoza?

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» Yes.
>> Guernsey?

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» Yes.
>> [snorts]

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» Move to adopt.
>> Second.

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» Got a motion to adopt by
>> Grime.

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» Grime.
>> Grime.

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» Second by Baker.
>> Second by Baker.

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Clerk, if you'll take the roll call.
>> Lemon?

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» Yes.
>> Podolak?

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» Yes.
>> Cassidy?

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» Yes.
>> Baker?

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» Yes.
>> Grime?

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» Yes.
>> Mendoza?

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» Yes.
>> Guernsey?

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» Yes.
>> [snorts]

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» Motion carried and that will become
ordinance number 2026-60.

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2026-60.

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And that concludes

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our new business as well.
Is there any need for executive session?

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Going to miscellaneous.
>> I'd like to move to excuse Council

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President Shaver.
>> Second.

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» Uh

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Moved by Mendoza, second by
Grimes.

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Clerk, will take the roll.
>> Lemon?

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» Yes.
>> [ __ ]

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» Yes.
>> Cassidy?

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» Yes.
>> Baker?

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» Yes.
>> Grimes?

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» Yes.
>> Mendoza?

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» Yes.
>> Kearnsy?

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» Yes.
>> Motion carried.

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Any other miscellaneous?

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» Move to adjourn.
>> Second.

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» We've got motion to adjourn by Grimes
>> [ __ ]

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» or [ __ ] I'm sorry.
>> [ __ ] and [ __ ] and Baker.

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» Seconded by Baker.
>> Mhm.

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» Clerk, will take the roll call.
>> Lemon?

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» Yes.
>> [ __ ]

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» Yes.
>> Cassidy?

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» Yes.
>> Baker?

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» Yes.
>> Grimes?

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» Yes.
>> Mendoza?

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» Yes.
>> Kearnsy?

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» Yes.

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» Okay, motion carried.
Meeting is adjourned at

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