1 00:00:06,399 --> 00:00:11,559 good evening uh Justin could you please give the invocation this 2 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:21,880 evening well good evening Madame mayor councel Ecclesiastes 3:1 and14 says that 3 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:27,439 for everything there is a season and a time for every matter under 4 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:32,520 Heaven I perceived that whatever God does endures forever nothing can be 5 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:38,000 added to it or anything taken from it and God has done it so that people fear 6 00:00:35,079 --> 00:00:42,120 before him so these words encourage us to embrace true wisdom humbly seeking 7 00:00:40,239 --> 00:00:47,039 our creator so would you please pray with 8 00:00:43,559 --> 00:00:53,160 me Lord you are the source of all wisdom indeed you are the only wise God you are 9 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:58,600 above time and exercise your control over all things in fact it is by your 10 00:00:56,320 --> 00:01:03,519 government that times and seasons are stable so that that we may depend upon 11 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:07,960 them pray that you would lead us toward your wisdom free us from the foolishness 12 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:12,240 that our hearts are naturally bent toward as we turn away from you Lord we 13 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:17,240 need wise leaders it is the glory of these men and 14 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:22,680 women here tonight these leaders to seek your wisdom indeed they have no wisdom 15 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:28,119 except from your hand so Lord we ask that you'd please grant them true 16 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:34,840 knowledge and insight and discretion by your mercy May the desires and plans for 17 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:40,479 this city be good and just plans not plans that bring harm or waste please 18 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:46,280 give them persistence and joy in their work help them to desire integrity and 19 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:51,719 help them to walk in it and may we seek all these things from you you who freely 20 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:57,399 give to all those who sincerely ask and so we ask all of this in the Name of 21 00:01:53,799 --> 00:02:02,360 Christ your son your very greatest gift amen amen amen thank you so now we'll 22 00:02:01,119 --> 00:02:06,880 officially call this meeting to order Madam clerk could you please take the 23 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:15,959 role Mayor Miller here Elder persons CLM here Monroe here Simmons here Parker is 24 00:02:11,039 --> 00:02:19,720 absent Stacy here Shadel here Sanders here and sellers here and if you could 25 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,800 please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance led by Alderman 26 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:38,200 Clen to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one nation God 27 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,200 indivisible withy andice for 28 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:45,599 all item number one is approval of the agenda however we will be taking off 29 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:49,319 item number 20 for a later time frame is there a motion to approve so 30 00:02:51,920 --> 00:03:00,280 moved motion made by Alderman Monroe seconded 31 00:02:55,760 --> 00:03:05,560 by Alman Shadel yeah oh okay Alman Shad all those in favor signify by saying I I 32 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:09,080 opposed that motion passes item number two is approval of the minutes from the 33 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:16,120 regular meeting on February 5th and the special meeting on February 5th 2024 is 34 00:03:12,239 --> 00:03:21,200 there a motion to approve so moved Sor motion made by Alderman Monroe 35 00:03:18,799 --> 00:03:27,080 seconded by Alderman Clem all those in favor signify by saying I I opposed 36 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:33,920 motion passes item number three is public comment we do have two that are 37 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,920 signed in uh Ashley 38 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:46,959 Hilman Ashley H um I'm just here to reiterate again as neie did um when the 39 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:51,080 ordinance was read for the first time 20249 that there are two protected 40 00:03:49,159 --> 00:03:54,879 classes that are not mentioned in there source of income and immigration status 41 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:58,840 this is again a reminder that you're putting an ordinance through that 42 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:02,239 potentially does not have two protected classes so you're putting an ordinance 43 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:06,640 that would potentially be completely out of date already with those two classes 44 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:11,040 not included thank you thank you and Linda 45 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:19,000 Johnson City Council leaders and Mayor Miller I'm here tonight to speak 46 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:25,280 regarding agenda number nine to raise the which is to raise the 47 00:04:21,799 --> 00:04:30,080 number of festivals from 12 to 18 many in this city are working to decrease 48 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:34,240 violence gun violence in our city statistics from John Hopkins Bloomberg 49 00:04:32,280 --> 00:04:40,320 School of Public Health Center for gun violence Solutions in 2023 states that 50 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:47,840 alcohol use and gun violence are leading causes of preventable injury and death 51 00:04:43,479 --> 00:04:53,080 in the US alcohol kills 140,000 annually guns kill more than 48,000 both are 52 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:58,360 Public Health crisis these issues are most deadly when they intersect with one 53 00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:06,479 another heavy drinking was involved in in nearly one one third of all gun 54 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:10,240 homicides and 1/4 of of all gun suicides alcohol impaired driving is one of the 55 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:15,479 most common and deadliest crimes committed in America one person is 56 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:20,880 killed every 39 minutes in drunk driving incidents we as a city are trying to 57 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:25,199 reduce violence gun violence why would we promote more drinking in our streets 58 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:30,319 since increased drinking leads to more violence I do not know how much revenue 59 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:34,960 is generated for City purposes by increasing the events where alcohol can 60 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:40,240 be consumed on the streets but is the money worth more than the lives of those 61 00:05:37,639 --> 00:05:44,759 who have suffered violence or death due to 62 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:50,919 alcohol consumption or is it worth more than families who have suffered abuse 63 00:05:48,039 --> 00:05:55,960 due to alcohol is issues in the home and what kind of example are we giving to 64 00:05:52,960 --> 00:06:00,400 our youth it is very sad that alcohol has to be used to draw people to our 65 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:03,479 city I would urge you you to vote now on this ordinance thank 66 00:06:07,759 --> 00:06:14,360 you okay that concludes our public comments next is item number four which 67 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:17,039 is the consent agenda the consent agenda is considered to be routine and nature 68 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:22,360 and acted as one motion unless the council has something to remove Alderman 69 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:25,000 uh Stacy I just have a few things I would like to 70 00:06:26,599 --> 00:06:31,400 question yes um 71 00:06:32,199 --> 00:06:41,840 they're all under 4-b um page 17 72 00:06:38,039 --> 00:06:50,080 or 1 through n it had two different page numbers item number two one two 73 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:52,919 one55 can you say that last part again item number 74 00:06:55,360 --> 00:07:02,720 12155 you want them all or are we going to do one just to is 75 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:13,919 this yes for okay so so then um the consent agenda will be uh a the approval 76 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:17,960 to receive and place on file the board and commission minutes from the foreign 77 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:24,199 fire insurance board from December 14th 2023 The Liquor Commission from January 78 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:28,879 18th 20 and the 25th 2024 the fire department report January 2024 and 79 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:32,680 payroll for pay period ending February 10th 2024 in a total of 80 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:51,199 $579,500 by Alderman sers Madam clerk could you please take the role CLM I 81 00:07:49,240 --> 00:08:00,319 Monroe I Simmons I Stacy I Shadel I Sanders I and 82 00:07:56,479 --> 00:08:06,599 sers I uh the motion passes is 7 to Zer sorry thank you uh so the second portion 83 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:11,879 of uh the approval is the finance bills payable in the total of 84 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:18,280 $1,448 19028 uh and discussion with Alderman 85 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:23,840 Stacy concerning those two items 86 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,840 okay 87 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:31,320 um number 12155 88 00:08:30,199 --> 00:08:34,320 for 21793 89 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:50,399 34 it says Hancock what does that mean Madam may can we get a page number 90 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:50,399 please it's either one through n or page 91 00:08:54,920 --> 00:09:01,200 17 the item says one- nine on the page 92 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,959 however it says page 93 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,480 17 and what was the total 94 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,839 again yes 16 of 95 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:31,120 25 director RoR do you know what she's questioning I'm trying to figure it out 96 00:09:33,959 --> 00:09:42,079 can you repeat the total that you're questioning 21,000 97 00:09:37,839 --> 00:09:44,959 2,793 34 it's on the first page of the itemized 98 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:55,519 list under 4B you have a vendor it's a fair it's fair gram and 99 00:09:52,399 --> 00:10:00,839 Associates um it's for Shaun E Street and Hancock for 100 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:06,320 engineering that one yes I don't I didn't see sha on it but 101 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:22,839 yeah Darren do you know that answer yeah certainly it's design 102 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:29,680 engineering for the Shaunie Hancock uh Vio that we're under contract to perform 103 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:35,120 and we have HDR as our subcontractor as uh the rail expert um I don't remember 104 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:40,200 the total of the contract off the top of my head but uh we're we'll we're well 105 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:45,000 within our contract amount for that project okay so the 21,000 was for what 106 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:53,880 design engineering we've been working on it for 107 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:53,880 uh probably four months maybe 108 00:10:54,040 --> 00:11:02,839 five okay 121 066 109 00:10:59,959 --> 00:11:08,920 preliminary 29,000 110 00:11:04,639 --> 00:11:12,440 852 and what page is that on that's page 16 it's four items 111 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:25,839 below you have that too so that's a phram as 112 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:32,360 well I'm sorry I'm just not able to find what are preliminaries what is that 113 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:39,240 uh that's our design engineering for the 24 Street program that we're working on 114 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:39,240 now so we can bid the projects uh before 115 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:46,279 summer that was budgeted in the 2024 116 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:57,959 budget okay um number 121 070 Hancock Bridge 117 00:11:55,639 --> 00:12:03,360 rehab 3,750 118 00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:08,120 that's our fairr contract for the Hancock Bridge replacement uh and 119 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:11,079 Rehabilitation that was approved to council that's another contract we're 120 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:16,399 under for to design the bridge replacement so it was 121 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:24,320 $30,000 just to design it uh I think it was it's uh if I recall right it's a 122 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:30,839 $250,000 contract it's a2.2 million project okay but just the designing was 123 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:34,639 30,000 that was our that's our monthly invoice for work that we performed for 124 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:37,959 the city for that project we're under contract to design 125 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:54,079 itations okay um number 18699 126 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:54,079 HVAC contracted building contracted 127 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:05,800 building 5 ,550 what is 128 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:10,560 HVAC heating ventilation and air conditioning okay so what contracted 129 00:13:08,399 --> 00:13:16,079 building are we speaking of there's one at the police station I know that's okay 130 00:13:13,399 --> 00:13:19,680 but I I I don't know so I'm just saying it's Heating and Cooling 131 00:13:20,839 --> 00:13:28,800 basically that's geostar that's um geostar that's 132 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:31,279 probably just bu maintenance contract maintenance 133 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:43,519 Contracting okay um there was two I don't have the 134 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:49,279 number if I had to find it I could pelen benefits 135 00:13:46,279 --> 00:13:49,279 contributions 136 00:13:49,720 --> 00:14:01,360 um um pep is that what you're looking at p e l l i o n pelen p benefits contrib 137 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:05,040 part of our employee benefit plan that's so for payroll we run that every 138 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:19,480 payroll um there was a 12,900 and it said airport 139 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:24,480 management that's uh probably CMT Crawford Murphy Tilly there are 140 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:29,480 Engineers that work um on our state on the airport and they also help us with 141 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:35,880 the state grants out at the airport so how often do we pay that 142 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:41,399 12,900 it varies um what kind of work that they do that month um I'll have to 143 00:14:39,399 --> 00:14:46,440 look this one up to see if it was a a state um Grant I'll have to find out 144 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,399 which one this is if you want to give me a minute 145 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,680 okay 146 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:16,199 is that the Feb 2024 one uh Alderman Daisy 147 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:22,000 um for the amount of 12,900 so that's that was actually paid 148 00:15:18,519 --> 00:15:22,000 the second gen Aviation 149 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:31,000 LLC um SEC if if that's are you talk that's second gen so that's the monthly 150 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:38,160 management fees for the airport manager they're paid monthly that exact 151 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:45,240 amount that's page four of nine I'm sorry I'm jumping around so 152 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:51,720 every month we pay yes we have a contract with the management of the 153 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:56,600 airport okay um number 1721 154 00:15:54,220 --> 00:16:03,839 [Music] 905 it was some type of 155 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:03,839 ebsco membership industry 156 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,880 membership 157 00:16:12,959 --> 00:16:21,279 ABCO is that the vendor or the um description that you're that's probably 158 00:16:18,959 --> 00:16:21,279 the 159 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:31,480 vendor 1721 905 160 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,480 it's 161 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:41,319 on page five of nine is that a library 162 00:16:38,519 --> 00:16:48,600 thing I think so it's one of our databases that we pay for it's a library 163 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,600 database set a 213 count 164 00:16:53,199 --> 00:17:02,360 code it said it's periodicals that's our magazines that people 165 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:08,280 check out every day it says membership titles in the uh description yeah yeah 166 00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:11,919 I'm looking at it right now and I'm looking at the account code that it came 167 00:17:09,959 --> 00:17:18,480 out of too so that's our magazine and I said it set membership but I mean how do 168 00:17:15,199 --> 00:17:25,000 I know that it's a magazine membership well I can see and since like 169 00:17:22,679 --> 00:17:29,960 I I know all the library stuff so I just know that that's our magazines 170 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:34,480 periodicals is magazines okay [Music] 171 00:17:31,919 --> 00:17:41,280 um 7344 Hancock 172 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:41,280 other Technical 173 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,320 Services 174 00:17:44,919 --> 00:17:53,520 4754 yes I got that one that was a situation where we had a homeowner who 175 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:57,840 uh agreed to sell us their property and then we had aist work done on the 176 00:17:55,559 --> 00:18:01,320 property and then that's not that one sure I'm sure 177 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:13,799 okay what page oh maybe you're right we have already talked about that I'm okay 178 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:16,520 with that um Adam Street Improvement number 179 00:18:16,799 --> 00:18:26,760 121057 13,440 what improvements have we done on 180 00:18:22,039 --> 00:18:31,000 Adam Street that's to engineering from fairr that's the it's our construction 181 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:35,880 engineering contract that was approved by 182 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:39,799 Council okay so it's nothing else that's been add it no these are these are 183 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:44,880 contracts that have already been approved by Council and these are our 184 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:52,400 our reoccurring bills to pay those contracts as Works performed by the city 185 00:18:47,039 --> 00:19:00,799 for the city excuse me okay okay so um underneath that one there was a phase 186 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:05,280 one um for 93475 that's the wastewater treatment 187 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:11,400 plant project that's under contract and it's saying phase one how many phases 188 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:16,400 are there to this project uh the phase that we're currently under for the 57 189 00:19:13,679 --> 00:19:20,640 million is phase one uh there is a planned four phases over the course of 190 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:25,360 many years um potentially there could be a 191 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:30,240 fifth if there's other grant money but right now we're planning on 192 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,240 for 193 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:41,760 um okay um I only have one more number 12159 194 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:45,120 wwtp study what is that excuse 195 00:19:48,799 --> 00:19:54,200 me what I'm what's the amount of that one there's a couple 196 00:19:54,320 --> 00:20:02,640 12,500 facility is facility that's the facility plan for the funding from EPA 197 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:07,960 for phase two that's required to be done in advance of the design and planning 198 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:13,799 for phase two of Hancock of the wastewater treatment 199 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:20,400 PL right those plans take you know five plus years to develop and so that is 200 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:24,960 also a contract that is or a project that's under contract with the 201 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:30,159 city okay that's how you get the funding for phase 202 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:30,159 two 203 00:20:34,120 --> 00:20:41,960 okay if there's nothing further um before you council is to proove of the 204 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:47,840 finance bills payable in the total of 1,448 19028 is there a motion to approve 205 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:51,520 so moved second the motion made by Alderman Monroe seconded by Alderman 206 00:20:49,799 --> 00:21:03,760 Clem Madam clerk would you please take the role CLM hi Monroe hi Simmons hi 207 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:09,039 Stacy hi Shadel I Sanders hi and sers I uh the motion passes 7 to zero thank you 208 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:11,440 item number five is award presentations manager 209 00:21:22,559 --> 00:21:32,640 Boer good evening everyone um we'd like to present the City employee of the year 210 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:37,240 uh this year it goes to officer Brandy Hilby she has been awarded the 2023 211 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:42,919 employee of the year award for her unparalleled dedication to the Freeport 212 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:48,159 Police Department including covering an except exceptional amount of overtime 213 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:51,960 participating in Step Grant shifts and demonstrating remarkable productivity 214 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:56,760 her commitment is evident in her professional handling of calls 215 00:21:53,799 --> 00:22:00,840 willingness to work under any condition and significant contribution to the 216 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:05,440 community Through engagement and safety initiatives officer hilby's positive 217 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:09,520 impact on both the department and the community along with her activity 218 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:14,360 involvement in the community events underscores her deserving recognition as 219 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:26,960 City employee of the year thank you Brandy we appreciate 220 00:22:16,990 --> 00:22:29,960 [Applause] you 221 00:22:33,559 --> 00:22:37,880 okay well we thank you all 222 00:22:38,650 --> 00:22:48,130 [Applause] 223 00:22:52,840 --> 00:23:01,200 right so tonight uh it's my privilege to be able to present patrolman Conor green 224 00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:04,880 with our life-saving award um I'd like to say the life saving award it's not 225 00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:11,279 something that we take lightly we don't hand these out to often there's a strict 226 00:23:07,799 --> 00:23:15,840 criteria that uh the incident has to um adhere to and I was able to review um 227 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:21,919 what was submitted to me and I and I agree uh with uh sergeant schnor and 228 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:28,720 Lieutenant wiel that what patrolman green did is worthy of the life-saving 229 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:32,919 award so um I Chief Shen was advised by Sergeant Kurt schnor and Lieutenant Tim 230 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:38,200 weel that patrolman Connor Green responded to an accident he witnessed on 231 00:23:34,919 --> 00:23:43,039 February 2nd 2024 at 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of West Avenue and 232 00:23:40,039 --> 00:23:47,520 Fairgrounds Road patrolman green quick actions when he arrived on scene saved 233 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:51,679 the life of another person upon review of the incident I learned the following 234 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:56,159 on the aforementioned date and time patrolman green while on duty witnessed 235 00:23:53,640 --> 00:24:01,480 an accident involving two vehicles at West Avenue and Fairgrounds Road as 236 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:05,360 patrolman green exited his vehicle one of the vehicles involved in the accident 237 00:24:03,559 --> 00:24:09,520 had a visible Fire Starting under the hood and there was an occupant seated in 238 00:24:07,679 --> 00:24:14,600 the driver's seat of this vehicle the fire then began to spread rapidly and 239 00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:18,400 grow in grow in intensity as uh patrolman green approached the vehicle 240 00:24:16,559 --> 00:24:22,760 patrolman green calmly instructed the occupant to exit the vehicle because the 241 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:26,880 vehicle was on fire the occupant obviously days from the Collision was 242 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:30,480 reluctant to exit the vehicle until she found her phone 243 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:35,039 patrolman green quickly assisted the occupant out and helped her exit the 244 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:38,279 vehicle as a fire then took over the female was escorted to safety and 245 00:24:36,799 --> 00:24:42,240 patrolman Green's quick actions prevented the occupant from sustaining 246 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:45,919 severe injuries or possibly even the loss of her life so after reviewing the 247 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:50,039 facts of this incident I feel patrolman Green's actions deem him worthy of the 248 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:53,960 receiving the life-saving award as he was exposed to immediate danger for the 249 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:59,760 purpose of moving the occupant of a burning vehicle from immediate 250 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,760 Danger 251 00:24:59,830 --> 00:25:11,399 [Applause] congratulations very 252 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:29,679 nice thank [Applause] 253 00:25:26,679 --> 00:25:29,679 you 254 00:25:42,919 --> 00:25:48,480 hey item number six is the second reading of ordinance 20 2408 mam clerk 255 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:52,679 could you please read this ordinance approving the city to enter into lease 256 00:25:50,679 --> 00:25:58,840 agreements with Freeport solar North and Freeport solar South regarding solar 257 00:25:55,600 --> 00:26:03,120 facilities at landfills 2 and 3 thank you manager warer uh thank you 258 00:26:00,679 --> 00:26:06,919 your honor uh just uh following up from the last council meeting in 2017 the 259 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:11,760 City of Freeport initiated a lease option for the installation of a solar 260 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:16,080 array on landfills number two and three in 2023 amesco express interest in 261 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:20,640 formalizing the lease agreement for both sites amesco has presented lease 262 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:24,720 agreements for two and three these agreements have undergone extensive 263 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:29,279 review by the city manager City attorney and landfill engineer uring alignment 264 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:34,320 with the initial 2017 lease option Arrangement uh the city is set to 265 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:39,760 receive an annual lease payment totaling $16,500 with 266 00:26:36,159 --> 00:26:44,159 9,750 for the uh South landfill and 6,750 for the north landfill staff 267 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:51,520 recommends that city council approve the amesco lease agreement for City Landfill 268 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:51,520 number two and three thank you 269 00:26:52,039 --> 00:27:01,760 questions seeing none Madam clerk please take the 270 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:08,320 rooll CLM hi Monroe hi Simmons hi 271 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:08,320 Parker oh I'm sorry he's absent 272 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:20,240 Stacy I Shadel hi Sanders I and sellers I the ordinance is 273 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:24,159 passed 7 to zero thank you item number seven is the second reading of ordinance 274 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:28,520 20 2409 could you please read this ordinance amending the codified 275 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:32,600 ordinances toab EST lishing a standing human relations commission and fair 276 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:37,399 housing regulations and amending chapter 270 fair housing human relations 277 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:42,039 commissions thank you director tuckman thank you Madame mayor so uh nothing has 278 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:47,519 changed since the first reading of this ordinance essentially what happened just 279 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:51,200 to recap we uh we were working on a on a grant from the US Department of 280 00:27:48,919 --> 00:27:56,600 Agriculture for housing preservation which would allow us to have access up 281 00:27:53,559 --> 00:28:01,440 to $140,000 in funding for rehabilitation of homes for property 282 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:05,039 owners in need and in reviewing our Grant application it was brought to our 283 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:11,440 attention that we were lacking a fair housing ordinance our staff worked with 284 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:16,880 the USDA to talk about what they kind of wanted to see from our organization to 285 00:28:13,519 --> 00:28:21,240 meet these requirements and essentially what uh we're reading today is that we 286 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:25,000 were we're looking to establish a Human Services Commission which is going to 287 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:29,679 consist of nine members of the community appointed by the mayor and uh would be 288 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:35,279 subject to approval by the council but essentially what their job would be to 289 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:41,480 do is to look at uh complaints alleged against uh property owners in that in in 290 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:46,120 discriminatory actions so essentially they would come to Community Development 291 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:50,360 Department file a complaint uh we would review it and it would eventually be 292 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:55,440 heard in front of this uh commission and then the commission would look for 293 00:28:53,080 --> 00:29:00,080 Action to remediate this issue and then present it to council um one thing to 294 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:05,200 mention is that this commission would not be reviewing anything in this 295 00:29:02,679 --> 00:29:09,080 criminal matter and it would just be something that wouldn't fit that type of 296 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:14,720 requirement so um in reviewing this staff is recommending approval of this 297 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:20,679 ordinance director Duckman you said that this is what the USDA is asking of us um 298 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:27,080 so is it or is it not outdated well our current ordinance is 299 00:29:22,919 --> 00:29:30,720 outdated yes so how do we no I mean public public 300 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:33,399 comment the public comment piece of saying that there were already a couple 301 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:38,720 pieces that were outdated can you address that I think 302 00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:44,240 that they're looking to be more specific on uh protected classes of people and I 303 00:29:42,039 --> 00:29:47,279 think that uh on the floor here I know attorney zto was probably listening 304 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:51,200 maybe documented and we could certainly add that to the ordinance on the floor I 305 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:55,360 I mean we could mend that so what you've got is more of just a general blanket 306 00:29:53,240 --> 00:30:00,039 covering I want to say off the top of my head there's probably seven s to nine 307 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:05,799 specific protected classes and we probably and what um the 308 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:10,760 Realtors association has said is we want you to add two more protected classes of 309 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:15,399 people and does it ises that in line with the USDA I yes I would say it is 310 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:21,000 you know we can certainly I I would agree that it is 311 00:30:18,279 --> 00:30:24,840 yes so C certainly if the council wanted to do they could make a motion right now 312 00:30:22,559 --> 00:30:28,440 to amend the ordinance to add those two additional I believe it was two 313 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:32,480 additional prot ected classes to the list of protected classes that are 314 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,240 already