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okay my watch says four o'clock i see we

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have a quorum i will call a meeting

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of the city council city of hillsboro to

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first item on our agenda is approval of

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minutes from our 9 21

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2021 meeting did everyone receive a copy

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of the minutes

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were there any questions or corrections

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to the minutes

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we actually did have a correction we

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spelled blake bay's name incorrectly we

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forgot any yes so

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we will

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make that change in a minute i apologize

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get that thing turned off i'm sorry

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okay so we have a correction to uh to

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blake blake

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no blake base yeah like bay bay bay

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sorry i always want to say it wrong

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because we forgot the es at the end so

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with that uh with that correction would

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somebody care to make a motion to

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approve the minutes

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well

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councilman mccarty moves is there a

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second second

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councilman drake her uh

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not triggers councilman lowell in

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seconds

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any further discussion

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hearing none all those in favor say aye

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those opposed motion is carried four

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next item is approval of vouchers

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totaling four hundred and forty thousand

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seven hundred seventy five dollars

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did everyone receive copies of the

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vouchers

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were there any questions regarding the

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vouchers

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hearing none i'd accept a motion to

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approve the vouchers for payment

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councilman triggers moves is there a

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councilman low in seconds

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any further discussion

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bearing none all those in favor say aye opposed

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motion carries

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we now have a service recognition mr

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yes so we had service recognition a

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couple weeks couple meetings ago three

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or four meetings ago and jen couldn't

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attend but we definitely want to make

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sure we recognize jan for all of her

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service

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um and so we've got a certificate

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appreciation which comes from the league

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of municipalities and it happens at the

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40-year mark and unfortunately we're a

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little behind

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so sorry about that it was actually 42

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years when you're retired from here so

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we're playing catch up a little bit

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there sir

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but we're happy to have jan here today

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to receive her

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uh recognition and

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that is what jan is here for today

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that's great yep jan retirement looks

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good i think you're getting younger you

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shucking all that responsibility off and

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then just enjoying life

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well come on over here and let's

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get you awarded here young

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lady give you that first and then shake

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i got the camera

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thank you jan thank you

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some minutes for yourself

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she found me

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okay it looks like we have uh someone

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from the public in attendance

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so this is the time of our meeting where

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we allow for public comments so mr

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styles i will give you the floor and let

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emcee that part of this this meeting

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okay so we've got uh one uh mr myers

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wants to make a comment he's on the zoom

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meeting but i think we'll probably go

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with mr olmsted's first since you're in

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i don't know what normal policy is on

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speaking to you so

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but thanks for let me come

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i want to speak as with regards to uh

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an action you took at your month ago

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meeting

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so i will speak to that

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when i received my city bill last week

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included with it in it was a letter from

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hillsborough

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specifically written i guess by our

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administrator

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explaining that the city wants to

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abandon the

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it's called the renewable energy net

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metering parallel generation rate rider

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which was presented to me when

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a year ago i was

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construct a solar array

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part of the basis on which i invested uh

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thirty thousand dollars in building a

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solar array

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went into production

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months ago nine months ago something

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on the name of this

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rate writer

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you use the term net metering

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as part of the name

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would be told that the

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net metering was not the intent

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of the city

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especially when

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it was in the name and

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three-fourths of

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the document was explaining how net

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metering worked

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i can buy electricity when the sun does

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not shine

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and then when the sun does shine i can

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use my solar array to repay the city for the electricity that i purchase when

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the sun does not shine

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along with that i pay

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the same amount everybody else does for

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the right to hook up on hook on to the

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city

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the city's power grid

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do not produce enough electricity to

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offset

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what i use

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then i pay the same rate as everybody

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else does for that electricity and but

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if i produce extra

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those months that i do that

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i actually get paid a significantly

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lower amount so that's that's a lot

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shorter

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version of what net metering is than the

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four page document that we signed

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anyway the rate rider that was presented

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has suggested to me that the city wished

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to encourage maybe the reduction in

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production of greenhouse gases

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that is not the case

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and uh to put it in a not very

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good way i suppose i would say that

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it is a political decision to to

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recognize that in kansas

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recognizing

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uh climate change for global warming is

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kind of political suicide i realize that

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but legally i guess it's your choice to

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change your rate writer

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even though

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the document i was given sure looked

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like a contract that we saw

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it seems unethical to me

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to have the decision to back out of that

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agreement

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less than a year after it was agreed to

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and in fact it was an agreement that

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i counted on when i invested

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in the solar array

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maybe some adjustment was made would be

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the rate

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writer as it was written recognized that

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if a lot of people did this

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it would affect how the city's

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electricity program would be run and it

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was written into that agreement that

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you had the right to restrict it to less

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than five percent of the electricity

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that the city sells

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with this that are

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producing electricity

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parallel to the city

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and that's nowhere near the five percent

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so it makes me think

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oh as i said that there are other

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reasons for the decisions

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that's my request is that that's some

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adjustment

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if you want to change the policy for new

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people that want to build solar arrays

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can we who have done it and invested a

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significant amount in that

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program

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could you give us

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a number of years

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to at least recoup some of that

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investment

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five six ten i don't know it's be my

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is it unfair to the rest of the city

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that if if you're trying to recoup your

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investment

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in in your grid

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not by sign up costs but rather by

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i use the words overpricing your

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electricity to cover those things

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maybe that's the part that's unfair

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rather than me being able to offset my

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electric bill by producing

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electricity during daylight hours i in

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fact

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have purchased a car to be charged

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by electricity

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and uh

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i will change it if if i have to but

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programmed it after i figured out how to

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do it

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to only recharge the car between 11 at

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night and six in the morning when

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hopefully it's your lower lower use

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but if i if i can't get i benefit from

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that or from

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producing electricity i i

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have to change it to recharge hopefully

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during the daytime

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when your higher use is

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and not being able to produce

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electricity to offset some of that so that's my request

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have you run numbers

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i mean do you have numbers that would

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show the difference

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if i can reimburse the city with

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electricity rather than just with

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how much would you pay me

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for electricity

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i don't think that that's not i was

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driving as much as

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this policy how much did it affect the

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actual dollars that you were having to

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i have not tried to figure that out

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specifically except that

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since we've gotten the car

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once we do use some of some

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air conditioning

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i'm just about to balance out my

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electric use

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with what i produce

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and the city has

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installed a meter

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that measures

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everything coming in in a separate

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greeting for everything that i produce

305
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and goes out back into the city

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so those those numbers are pretty close

307
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right now

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that doesn't answer your question

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probably well i'm just i've always

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struggled understanding exactly what the

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differences would do

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in the way though

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well you know what you charge me

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probably about 13 cents

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a kilowatt hour

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and if you would pay me

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only 4 cents per kilowatt hour

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that would be

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a two-thirds difference

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now i can adjust that by

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only using

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most of my electricity during when the

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sun shines

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so it would be less of that and i do

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have some adjustment in that

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but the way i'm doing it now

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especially by charging the car at night

328
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i think is a benefit for the city

329
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but i guess my my major argument is that

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i was presented

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one

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policy

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and less than a year later we're

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changing that which would be

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significant

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to my bottom line

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daryl when you say that i mean i if i

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understood what you were trying to get

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at is can you help us understand

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when you say it's significant to your

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bottom line i think we're just trying to

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get our hands around you made a

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significant investment thirty thousand

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dollars is a pretty significant

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investment i thought well it is in my

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opinion

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um so you know help

348
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i guess it might help us to understand

349
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you know what the change in policy

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did did to your investment financially

351
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do you have any kind of a

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an order of magnitude of what we might

353
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have done you know with that action in

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terms of the negative impact to you

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[Music]

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from a dollar's sense standpoint

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like hey you did this and now it's cost

358
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me x whatever that

359
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number is it hasn't gone into effect i

360
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guess

361
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or just has by one bill right uh not yet

362
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half of it yeah

363
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well even maybe anticipated i mean

364
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do you have factor that

365
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um so the retail price of uh energy is eleven and a half cents

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a kilowatt hour

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and then uh what we do when we

368
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you know it's a one-to-one on a net

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metering situation it's a one-to-one

370
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offset so

371
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eleven eleven and a half cents per

372
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kilowatt hour

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uh in the

374
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and then anything that he goes above

375
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what he's consuming would be um at 150

376
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of the cost of energy

377
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uh which is

378
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four it depends on the month four and a

379
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half five six cents just kind of depends

380
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so i mean the difference there is the 11

381
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and a half on the direct payback versus the six and

382
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a half which is what's in the parallel

383
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generation so

384
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you know when you talk about how much

385
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you consume i don't know how much you

386
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can

387
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i don't know barrel but it's i guess i

388
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mean we could yeah it's gonna that's

389
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gonna depend too but i mean it is a

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significant darryl's got a he's got a

391
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legitimate point um

392
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you know it was what what was signed is

393
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uh interconnection standards it's an

394
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agreement we signed

395
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for everybody who has a solar thing and

396
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it really is about

397
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it's not so much about the rate it is

398
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about how it's set up and how things get

399
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eaten and things like that so i guess

400
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where i'm confused still is like say

401
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july where you have fairly high electric

402
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but you also have fairly high sun

403
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if he is

404
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using the same amount he's generating in

405
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that

406
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joy the way he described that would it

407
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be

408
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washing out pretty much watching well

409
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actually

410
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with daryl's system he's got a pretty

411
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big one um and so we've we've paid him

412
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for some of that energy

413
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he's done because it's been bright so

414
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that's what that lesson is quite a

415
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that's where you see it yeah that's

416
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where you would see it you'd wash out

417
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these zero essentially on your bill but

418
00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:16,079
you would get less

419
00:16:16,079 --> 00:16:20,240
money returning back yeah that's kind of how

420
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the change ends up being but um

421
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yeah i mean that that's in essence correct um

422
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so yeah i mean

423
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daryl's got a perfectly legitimate point

424
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you know we did change it on them so

425
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and i don't think you know just from an

426
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intense standpoint that the intent was

427
00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,040
to bait and switch anyone daryl i mean

428
00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:44,880
you know it's sometimes you know you

429
00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,560
make decisions and things

430
00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,800
happen that are unintended you know as

431
00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,079
well so uh there's that but there's also

432
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some

433
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with some direction relative to state

434
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law and where the state was going with

435
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this

436
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you know so

437
00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,959
if we were to take some action you know

438
00:17:02,959 --> 00:17:05,520
that that would satisfy

439
00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,000
uh daryl and the other two people that

440
00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,039
have you know by going back to the

441
00:17:11,039 --> 00:17:12,880
original agreement for some period of

442
00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,839
time are we going to put them or the

443
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city in in conflict with state law

444
00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,679
to anybody's knowledge no i you know the

445
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state laws is less generous than the

446
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policy that you would be referring to

447
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and so you'd be grandfathering them in

448
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for five whatever many years you wanted

449
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to choose um from our perspective it's

450
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just you know we have to configure the same

451
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but we have to figure the solar pills by

452
00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,679
hand anyway every year and so i don't

453
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think you'd be in any

454
00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,320
legal issue now

455
00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,960
so i think legally the state

456
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requires you to do a certain amount

457
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and

458
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if you want but net metering is also

459
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used by other places and that is

460
00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,280
the state does not require that

461
00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,760
but it does require to you to

462
00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,160
reimburse me a certain amount for 100

463
00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:09,760
right and i think that's

464
00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,600
yeah there's a baseline we're going back

465
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yeah

466
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that's

467
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yeah got it

468
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,120
okay

469
00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:19,200
you know if if the council wanted to do

470
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some kind of grandfathering thing i

471
00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,799
think you'd be you'd be well within your

472
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ability to do that it would just be a

473
00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,080
matter of

474
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how long and how what you want us to do

475
00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:29,760
with it so i don't think i'd be

476
00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:31,760
comfortable doing anything today i think

477
00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,919
i guess i'd ask would you look into that

478
00:18:33,919 --> 00:18:36,480
yeah you know yeah yeah i mean i i was

479
00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,640
going to ask of what what would the

480
00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,760
nature of the action look like i mean is

481
00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:47,280
it is it a uh is it an ordinance is it be an ordinance

482
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for these three customers specifically

483
00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,280
is that correct

484
00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,120
kimberlyn's nodding her head

485
00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:55,679
okay yeah yeah

486
00:18:55,679 --> 00:18:57,440
well i think

487
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if i could ask the council i think it's

488
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is the council uh comfortable giving

489
00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:04,480
that direction to our city administrator

490
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to come up

491
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with a proposal to address

492
00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,840
mr olmsted's issues and and come back to

493
00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,080
the council with a with some type of

494
00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,080
recommended ordinance to it

495
00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,080
to address that

496
00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,240
well i don't have a problem with it he

497
00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,559
put in quite a big solar panel system

498
00:19:22,559 --> 00:19:23,760
every

499
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and then

500
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i saw that he

501
00:19:26,559 --> 00:19:28,799
brought that car i saw his cory box so

502
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he intended to

503
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do the right thing so i think we should

504
00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:37,120
do the right thing too yeah

505
00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:39,120
he came he he did this under an

506
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understanding that would be

507
00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,320
a certain way and it didn't turn out

508
00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,760
that way and i think some kind of grandfather in

509
00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,679
clause would be very

510
00:19:47,679 --> 00:19:50,240
appropriate here yeah

511
00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,120
i would say also the policy i was

512
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:56,640
originally given said that a residential

513
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array could not be more than 25

514
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kw

515
00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,200
and and my

516
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array is 10.

517
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,039
the label says 12 but it's it's

518
00:20:09,039 --> 00:20:11,520
toned down to 10 maximum

519
00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,520
so i'm only at 40

520
00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,120
even though it seems like a big system

521
00:20:15,120 --> 00:20:17,600
that's 40 of what your original policy

522
00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,480
sure would have allowed so

523
00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,080
i have another question i mean we've

524
00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:23,520
bantered about

525
00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,120
several uh

526
00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:29,679
years of term and i guess i'd like to hear

527
00:20:29,679 --> 00:20:31,600
from you daryl i mean three three

528
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different possible

529
00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,600
scenarios were were thrown out there in

530
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terms of how long this grandfathering

531
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should be

532
00:20:38,799 --> 00:20:40,799
so i guess if we're going to look at it

533
00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:42,880
i want to hear from you what would you

534
00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,120
if you're asking what are you asking for

535
00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:46,960
i guess i'm asking for 10 which is

536
00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,840
theoretically with just about pay for my

537
00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,270
system but

538
00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,360
i can somewhat understand if you want to

539
00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:58,080
go somewhat less than that but i can

540
00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,120
just complain if you don't

541
00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:05,190
i probably will yeah well

542
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,320
let me ask you this if if we if we if it

543
00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,520
was 10

544
00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,280
would you feel like you were hurt and

545
00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,039
you were in the in your issue was

546
00:21:13,039 --> 00:21:14,159
addressed

547
00:21:14,159 --> 00:21:15,520
uh

548
00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,440
that compared to the the way the letter

549
00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,840
implied that it was happening right now

550
00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:22,640
uh

551
00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,520
i feel i was greatly heard yes okay

552
00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:26,880
all right thanks

553
00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:28,240
i appreciate you bringing it to our

554
00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:30,159
intention because thank you i guarantee

555
00:21:30,159 --> 00:21:32,240
you it wasn't the intent of anybody

556
00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,559
sitting around this table to

557
00:21:34,559 --> 00:21:36,480
stick it to anybody that that you know

558
00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,320
went out and made that kind of an

559
00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,240
investment so yeah i think i think my

560
00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,320
assumption was largely that most people

561
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,480
would be zeroing not

562
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:46,320
seeing the net

563
00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:52,320
pay anyway right at this point with like a tens like a 10 system like you're

564
00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,950
talking about

565
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,640
so i may be still a misconception of

566
00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,480
that but

567
00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,159
we could please invade it

568
00:22:00,159 --> 00:22:01,919
right yeah if it even

569
00:22:01,919 --> 00:22:03,039
i mean

570
00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:04,720
even though there's three there might

571
00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,159
only be he might be the only one that

572
00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:07,360
matters

573
00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:08,159
well

574
00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:09,520
daryl's is certainly the most

575
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,520
significant right and if it's not as

576
00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,039
significant it wouldn't seem like it

577
00:22:13,039 --> 00:22:13,919
would

578
00:22:13,919 --> 00:22:16,400
matter i mean like if you don't get

579
00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,640
above that zero it doesn't it doesn't

580
00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,039
kick in right right

581
00:22:21,039 --> 00:22:24,400
well no it kicks in right away

582
00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,960
anytime the meter says

583
00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,799
that i purchased

584
00:22:28,799 --> 00:22:32,240
electricity from from the city

585
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:33,360
if i

586
00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:35,280
even those if they can't balance a

587
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,080
certain amount of that off

588
00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,000
with electricity they produced they

589
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,750
would be paying

590
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,919
more for each of those than if

591
00:22:45,919 --> 00:22:48,480
and if they could balance them off

592
00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,039
i'm not making any sense

593
00:22:51,039 --> 00:22:52,720
well i think again my understanding

594
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,400
would be that if you

595
00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:55,760
were balanced

596
00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,000
every month it would be zero

597
00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,760
well yeah you still have to pay the base

598
00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,919
charge the base charge but the charge

599
00:23:01,919 --> 00:23:02,880
election

600
00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,159
will be zero

601
00:23:04,159 --> 00:23:06,240
but it's the consumption part i just

602
00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,679
looked on my bills

603
00:23:07,679 --> 00:23:09,280
and like i said i can adjust that

604
00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:10,720
somewhat depending on how i use

605
00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:12,159
electricity

606
00:23:12,159 --> 00:23:14,000
but i've been

607
00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,080
basically buying a thousand kilowatt

608
00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,440
hours a month

609
00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,600
and producing or selling that i produce

610
00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:21,039
more than that because part of what i

611
00:23:21,039 --> 00:23:25,510
produced during the day i'm using

612
00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:29,039
somebody with a smaller system if they

613
00:23:29,039 --> 00:23:31,600
purchase a thousand from the city and

614
00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,480
only produce 200

615
00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,400
that would

616
00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:37,200
the

617
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,120
current policy or the previous policy

618
00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:42,480
would allow them to subtract 200 off

619
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,440
of that a thousand that they purchased

620
00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:46,720
from the city

621
00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,039
but if we change it to the new policy

622
00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:50,720
they would only get

623
00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,720
they get credited back because it's not

624
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,520
a subtraction they like a third

625
00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,240
yeah 150

626
00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:01,190
[Music]

627
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:02,480
anyway they

628
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,559
those were investments also even though

629
00:24:04,559 --> 00:24:06,720
they were absolutely fine well i really

630
00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,799
prefer not to have you do anything that

631
00:24:08,799 --> 00:24:10,960
uh that goes against what you'd already

632
00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,720
planned which is to use

633
00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:14,960
to produce and use power in a smart way

634
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:15,679
and

635
00:24:15,679 --> 00:24:18,320
i just assume not uh not have to have

636
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,360
you go another way you know and then i'd

637
00:24:21,360 --> 00:24:24,159
rather address the issue and i just want

638
00:24:24,159 --> 00:24:26,000
to make sure that when we take it up

639
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,279
that

640
00:24:27,279 --> 00:24:28,720
to me it doesn't do a lot of good to

641
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,520
come back to you and try to see how low

642
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:42,149
we can go

643
00:24:42,159 --> 00:24:43,600
together let's just put it together

644
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,200
right the first time

645
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,400
i appreciate that so

646
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,159
again i appreciate you coming in here

647
00:24:50,159 --> 00:24:54,159
and explaining it to us and again i'm sorry that you know that wasn't the

648
00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:56,000
intent i don't want you to feel like it

649
00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,760
was and uh

650
00:24:57,760 --> 00:24:59,440
and appreciate your making that

651
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:00,960
investment because it's not only an

652
00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,640
investment for you but ultimately it's

653
00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,799
an investment in the community so we

654
00:25:04,799 --> 00:25:05,840
appreciate it

655
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:06,710
yeah

656
00:25:06,710 --> 00:25:08,559
[Music]

657
00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:10,880
any other comments or questions on this

658
00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:11,919
topic

659
00:25:11,919 --> 00:25:14,710
i'm glad it came in yeah me too

660
00:25:14,710 --> 00:25:19,909
[Music]

661
00:25:19,919 --> 00:25:20,840
thank you daryl

662
00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:21,919
[Music]

663
00:25:21,919 --> 00:25:24,240
no i love to stay now you can stay as

664
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,559
long as you want

665
00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:28,480
and you can come back any time you want

666
00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,720
you don't have to have an issue either

667
00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:36,149
you're welcome to join us

668
00:25:36,159 --> 00:25:39,520
okay mr styles you have another yeah mr

669
00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,919
meyer wants to make a comment so i ask

670
00:25:41,919 --> 00:25:43,279
you to

671
00:25:43,279 --> 00:25:45,360
unmute

672
00:25:45,360 --> 00:25:47,600
yeah i i feel like i'm back in my

673
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,360
teaching days from last year because

674
00:25:49,360 --> 00:25:50,720
this is this is where i taught my

675
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,120
classes this this computer and this

676
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:55,760
headset uh first of all i'm sorry that

677
00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,760
jan i think left looking at that because

678
00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,840
we worked with her for many many years

679
00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,600
and wanted to congratulate her on that

680
00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,520
as well and i want to start off just by

681
00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,919
apologizing that i really wish i would

682
00:26:05,919 --> 00:26:07,440
have been there a couple of weeks ago to

683
00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,679
talk about this at the time

684
00:26:09,679 --> 00:26:11,039
so that we could

685
00:26:11,039 --> 00:26:12,400
so that i wouldn't have to come to you

686
00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,039
today with and request that you rescind

687
00:26:15,039 --> 00:26:17,279
something you've already passed

688
00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:19,039
but i'm talking about charter ordinance

689
00:26:19,039 --> 00:26:21,120
22 and i appreciate those who've taken

690
00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:23,520
the time to read my very long note about

691
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:25,840
it but just to hit a few highlights i

692
00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,600
think any problems that were mentioned

693
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,000
last week we can we can address we can

694
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,919
deal with things we're still putting out

695
00:26:31,919 --> 00:26:34,320
the paper right now and and we can

696
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,320
accommodate truly urgent things that the

697
00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:39,200
council might pass on even on a

698
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,760
even a later tuesday night meeting we've

699
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,840
done it we we can figure out how to do

700
00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,000
that we talked a little bit about rates

701
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,919
and how the in traits aren't there but

702
00:26:47,919 --> 00:26:50,480
the real concern that i have is

703
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,640
there's a purpose for publishing notices

704
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,520
and it's not just to you know

705
00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:56,559
uh

706
00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:58,799
tend to some legal mumbo jumbo of

707
00:26:58,799 --> 00:27:01,440
dotting eyes and crossing t's it's to

708
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,000
inform people and the first primary

709
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,159
thing is although there are people out

710
00:27:06,159 --> 00:27:08,640
there like my 96 year old mother who

711
00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,480
sits on the internet all the time and

712
00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,799
uses their computer the census bureau

713
00:27:12,799 --> 00:27:14,480
tells us that between one-third and

714
00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,080
three-eighths of the people in marion

715
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:18,320
county don't have access to the internet

716
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,240
by choice it's not that they don't have

717
00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,240
broadband or something else this didn't

718
00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,600
want to have a computer they don't they

719
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,039
don't see that it's important so we're

720
00:27:25,039 --> 00:27:26,559
right there

721
00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:29,120
disconnecting anybody by going to a to

722
00:27:29,120 --> 00:27:32,159
an online publishing format we also

723
00:27:32,159 --> 00:27:33,679
disconnect one of the really most

724
00:27:33,679 --> 00:27:35,440
important things which is people

725
00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,840
discovering things you know yes it's

726
00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,399
there if you know to go look for it on a

727
00:27:40,399 --> 00:27:43,600
website and can find it on the website

728
00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,640
but the idea of publications by putting

729
00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,240
them in newspapers particularly

730
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,159
subscription-based newspapers which is

731
00:27:50,159 --> 00:27:51,679
what the state law

732
00:27:51,679 --> 00:27:54,880
specifies uh is that people will stumble

733
00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,159
across them while they're doing other

734
00:27:56,159 --> 00:27:57,520
things if you buy a paper you're

735
00:27:57,520 --> 00:27:59,120
probably going to read it otherwise you

736
00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:00,640
wouldn't buy it

737
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,080
and if you read it you're going to run

738
00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,840
across these different notices that

739
00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,320
we've had those are i think the main

740
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,320
points around this the others kind of

741
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,720
get into legalities yes it's been done

742
00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,799
other places has it ever been challenged

743
00:28:12,799 --> 00:28:14,480
in court no

744
00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,679
will it be if this continues yes uh and

745
00:28:17,679 --> 00:28:19,360
i don't say that as a threat it's just

746
00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:21,440
that this is an important issue

747
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,159
that we feel strongly about it's not a

748
00:28:24,159 --> 00:28:27,520
huge dollar amount uh it's much less

749
00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,600
than than the previous speaker has

750
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,080
invested in his electrical system about

751
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:40,480
a sixth what he is for for an annual fee it's also more secure we it's allowing something to be published

752
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,720
in a in a separate venue by a separate

753
00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:44,720
place i can go back

754
00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,279
you know 105 years ago this was

755
00:28:47,279 --> 00:28:49,200
published here it is this is exactly the

756
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:51,279
way the council gave it to to the

757
00:28:51,279 --> 00:28:53,279
newspaper to be published nobody's been

758
00:28:53,279 --> 00:28:57,029
able to change it during that time

759
00:28:57,039 --> 00:28:59,360
a good friend of mine at the university

760
00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:00,559
of illinois

761
00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:02,640
uh who is uh

762
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,880
i'm getting an internet is unstable

763
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:06,720
message which means i might have freaked

764
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,279
out a little bit on you um

765
00:29:09,279 --> 00:29:10,559
sorry about that but a good friend of

766
00:29:10,559 --> 00:29:12,559
mine is a medieval historian

767
00:29:12,559 --> 00:29:14,640
and she points out that the best records

768
00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,399
that we have for medieval times are all

769
00:29:16,399 --> 00:29:18,240
the printed documents and she doesn't

770
00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,399
like the internet she doesn't like the

771
00:29:20,399 --> 00:29:22,320
other things going on because as she

772
00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:24,559
points out you know okay go read your

773
00:29:24,559 --> 00:29:26,880
floppy disk that you'd saved every all

774
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,600
your pictures on or how about your zip

775
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,360
drive or

776
00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,120
some other things of that nature there's

777
00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:34,720
also vulnerability there's

778
00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,120
accountability there's a range of issues

779
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,240
that i think

780
00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,720
rise up to the point in addition to the

781
00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,200
fact that there's a lot of legality

782
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,919
about areas of state law that mention

783
00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:48,080
newspapers that clearly distinguish

784
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,880
between newspapers and websites that the

785
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,720
technique of just trying to override

786
00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:54,559
that by saying that a website is a

787
00:29:54,559 --> 00:29:56,159
newspaper

788
00:29:56,159 --> 00:29:59,919
is challengeable the home rule aspect of

789
00:29:59,919 --> 00:30:01,840
it is challengeable there's just a

790
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,600
variety of things out there i don't want

791
00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:09,039
to get this into a big long fight over trifling amounts of money that that

792
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:10,960
we'd end up all spending more money

793
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,880
challenging than than we'd ever make

794
00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:13,760
back

795
00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:17,120
uh and i certainly don't want to go to

796
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:18,720
produce an election which also would

797
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,200
cost more money to do it i'm here just

798
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,760
to urge you to consider rescinding

799
00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,760
charter ordinance 22 and to answer any

800
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,279
questions that you might have about it

801
00:30:27,279 --> 00:30:28,960
and to thank you for

802
00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,880
reading my very very long

803
00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,720
thing and realize that that's what you

804
00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,480
get when you have a retired college

805
00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,080
professor writing for you he likes to

806
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,000
write long so

807
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,919
any questions anyone might have i'd be

808
00:30:39,919 --> 00:30:44,149
happy to answer them

809
00:30:44,159 --> 00:30:52,230
any questions for mr meyer

810
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,320
i guess we don't have any questions eric

811
00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:57,039
and we appreciate you uh coming in and

812
00:30:57,039 --> 00:31:00,480
sharing with us and uh

813
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,600
we'll uh we'll take it under advisement

814
00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,919
well i my the only thing i would add is

815
00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:08,000
that just because something hasn't been

816
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,399
challenged legally doesn't make it legal

817
00:31:10,399 --> 00:31:12,960
i i drove over to

818
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:14,960
pueblo viejo the other night and picked

819
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,279
up some food and and noticed as i was

820
00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:19,600
passing grace church that i hadn't put

821
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,519
my seatbelt on that doesn't mean it's

822
00:31:21,519 --> 00:31:23,200
legal to not wear seat belts it just

823
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:24,880
means i hadn't done it and i hadn't

824
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,559
gotten caught

825
00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:28,240
john hubert i think was on duty that

826
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:29,840
time hadn't pulled me over if he had i

827
00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:31,919
would have been guilty of it i got away

828
00:31:31,919 --> 00:31:33,440
with it some people are getting away

829
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:38,480
with some things right now uh and it's aggressive it's an aggressive way

830
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:42,480
to save a little bit of money and

831
00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:44,840
in the process hurt a local business

832
00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:46,480
uh and

833
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:48,320
i don't know that that's something that

834
00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:51,039
i would encourage you to do so i would

835
00:31:51,039 --> 00:31:53,120
encourage everyone to think about this

836
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,159
and ponder whether whether you want to

837
00:31:56,159 --> 00:31:58,159
re reconsider the

838
00:31:58,159 --> 00:32:02,080
charter ordinance 22 uh or we will you

839
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,919
know let the chips fall where they may

840
00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:06,159
and we will end up being there it would

841
00:32:06,159 --> 00:32:07,760
i will just point out

842
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,919
the earliest you could save anything on

843
00:32:09,919 --> 00:32:12,480
would be july 1st of this coming summer

844
00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,399
because

845
00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:16,000
official newspapers are required to

846
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,559
register on july 1st and you didn't

847
00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,120
register your website so

848
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:22,960
it would be a long time coming even

849
00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,679
before this would happen so appreciate

850
00:32:25,679 --> 00:32:27,440
your time and if anyone has any

851
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:29,919
questions uh or other things please let

852
00:32:29,919 --> 00:32:32,480
me know we stand ready to to serve at

853
00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:33,840
any time we can

854
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:36,399
okay thank you very much

855
00:32:36,399 --> 00:32:37,279
uh

856
00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:40,080
now moving on in the agenda we have uh

857
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,279
fire department annual report mr chief

858
00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:45,840
stephanie

859
00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,320
yeah here council members there's

860
00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,159
not a whole lot to report not nearly as

861
00:32:50,159 --> 00:32:51,679
exciting as last year when we got all

862
00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:53,039
those grants

863
00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:55,200
with the exception of our membership our

864
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,679
membership is up we've got uh one new

865
00:32:57,679 --> 00:33:00,720
member uh nathan shaffer he's uh

866
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,760
official he's meeting me here tonight to

867
00:33:03,760 --> 00:33:06,559
get his gear and his radio and he'll be

868
00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:09,120
answering calls after tonight

869
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:12,640
um mitch d fiesta and rusty walter also

870
00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:14,559
as soon as they get their paperwork

871
00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:17,120
turned into danielle they as well will

872
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,200
be members um

873
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,480
rusty is going to not be so much an

874
00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,039
active firefighter as he is going to be

875
00:33:25,039 --> 00:33:27,360
an assistant to me to help me with

876
00:33:27,360 --> 00:33:28,720
report writing

877
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:29,519
um

878
00:33:29,519 --> 00:33:30,960
organizational things that i'm not

879
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,880
particularly good at he's going to help

880
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,840
me out with some of those things so um

881
00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:38,399
i'm very fortunate to have him uh come

882
00:33:38,399 --> 00:33:40,640
aboard

883
00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,200
we have two more prospects

884
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,039
which are prospective firefighters that

885
00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:47,120
are coming to meetings and training with

886
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,440
us um jesse dirks who is an employee of

887
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,720
the city and blake boddington and he was

888
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,799
a member of the valley center uh

889
00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:57,360
volunteer fire department um so a very

890
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:00,240
good couple of uh prospects there we did

891
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,000
lose one member jesse campbell we

892
00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,399
unfortunately lost into suicide

893
00:34:04,399 --> 00:34:05,679
last year

894
00:34:05,679 --> 00:34:08,560
um as for apparatus update um you all

895
00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:10,720
were good enough to

896
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,639
grant us the purchase of the heavy brush

897
00:34:12,639 --> 00:34:14,879
truck and it has been ordered but the

898
00:34:14,879 --> 00:34:17,359
delivery date is uncertain

899
00:34:17,359 --> 00:34:19,119
um new equipment

900
00:34:19,119 --> 00:34:22,480
new radios uh i ordered there's three uh

901
00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,240
for the for the three prospective

902
00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:27,280
firefighters um one i have ready to give

903
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,839
nathan tonight and two are on the way um

904
00:34:29,839 --> 00:34:31,440
they've been ordered

905
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:32,320
you know

906
00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:33,200
again

907
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:35,280
who knows um i've been told that the

908
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:37,359
that the

909
00:34:37,359 --> 00:34:39,679
timeline has been moved up so hopefully

910
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:41,760
we'll get those pretty soon

911
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,000
in the area of training uh the

912
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:46,480
scafa school which is an annual school

913
00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:48,720
in topeka that we go to

914
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:50,240
um was

915
00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:53,359
postponed in 2020 but they so they kind

916
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:56,480
of forced it in uh 2021

917
00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,119
in august it's usually in march so

918
00:34:59,119 --> 00:35:02,800
myself um ignacio acevedo dave lockwood

919
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,640
and weston geesbrick attended that

920
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:05,520
school

921
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,520
um and it was

922
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,839
for the most part pretty good but there

923
00:35:09,839 --> 00:35:16,400
was some unorganized um

924
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,560
things going on one class i went to the

925
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:20,640
instructor never showed up

926
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:21,440
you know

927
00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:23,119
so but then there was a couple of things

928
00:35:23,119 --> 00:35:25,920
like that but anyway um it was still uh

929
00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,760
the class i really did enjoy was the

930
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,240
wildland firefighting class a lot of

931
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:32,960
wildland firefighting classes refer to

932
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,160
forestry

933
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,400
and you get to get your red card which

934
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:37,920
you're you're an official wildland

935
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,640
firefighter and you can go to these

936
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:42,880
federal wildland fires

937
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,000
they that training um is mostly forest

938
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,640
firefighting and so you learn techniques

939
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,400
for that type of firefighting but we

940
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,280
fight fire wildland fire here in kansas

941
00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,520
much differently and so i really

942
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,599
appreciated a class that the kansas

943
00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:00,240
forestry service put on for fighting

944
00:36:00,240 --> 00:36:02,960
wildland fires here in kansas a wealth

945
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,599
of information it was a great class

946
00:36:05,599 --> 00:36:07,119
um as for

947
00:36:07,119 --> 00:36:10,320
um runs and other training i'll have a

948
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,400
full report at the close of the year

949
00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,880
um but as you may know last week tuesday

950
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:16,560
night and into wednesday morning we

951
00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:18,800
fought two back-to-back

952
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:21,440
house fires both of them were involved

953
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,000
fully involved when we got there and uh

954
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,160
they're still standing you know but the

955
00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,800
damage was heavy on both of them

956
00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,760
one was uh on washington street

957
00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:33,760
and assisting us on that one were durham

958
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,920
fire and marion fire departments

959
00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:37,680
and the other one was on schmidt lane in

960
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,520
lehi and assisting us there were lehigh

961
00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:41,599
fire department durham fire department

962
00:36:41,599 --> 00:36:43,760
and gossip fire departments

963
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,560
so that was uh that was a long night

964
00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,560
so um that's about all i have for a

965
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,560
report any questions anything you guys

966
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:51,760
would like to know about the fire

967
00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,160
department the uh you mentioned the uh

968
00:36:54,160 --> 00:36:56,720
the grants and some of the the the

969
00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:59,119
equipment that you received last year i

970
00:36:59,119 --> 00:37:00,720
know that you've had opportunities to

971
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:03,119
put some of that to use already yeah in

972
00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:05,280
the past year yeah almost all of it i

973
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:07,440
wore my new bunker gear on these flyers

974
00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,200
you know we did we had to wait a while

975
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,839
for because when we got our new coats

976
00:37:11,839 --> 00:37:13,920
the sleeves i'm not kidding you my

977
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,880
sleeves were that much too long

978
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,280
so we had to send them back and you know

979
00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:21,680
get them re-you know refit and that

980
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:23,680
there was quite a delay but we do we

981
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,000
have them now and they're in service

982
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,760
i'm thinking too about your boats the

983
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:29,920
boats we've used the boats yep

984
00:37:29,920 --> 00:37:32,320
also we helped with the water rescue and

985
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,480
peabody we helped with some water we

986
00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:36,960
didn't do a rescue there peabody uh

987
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:38,880
affected the rescue before we got there

988
00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,000
using their

989
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,560
heavy brush truck right and um

990
00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:44,800
which was effective uh so we helped with

991
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,800
some reconnaissance and you know making

992
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:48,079
sure that there because there were some

993
00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:51,040
people that were staying in their homes

994
00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:53,680
and we're encouraging them to come out

995
00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:56,480
and they elected not to but we had that

996
00:37:56,480 --> 00:38:00,630
means to get them out here right

997
00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:04,720
it's good stuff yeah we're really blessed here yeah we

998
00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:07,680
really are you know we've got a great

999
00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:12,230
membership it's it's really working well

1000
00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:15,119
okay any any challenges uh coming up

1001
00:38:15,119 --> 00:38:16,320
that uh

1002
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:25,109
we need

1003
00:38:25,119 --> 00:38:27,599
i know that that's on the forefront of

1004
00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:29,440
this uh council and so

1005
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,480
we applaud that um and we are we are

1006
00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,720
ready and we stand ready you know to do

1007
00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:36,240
whatever you know you never know what

1008
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:38,320
the call is right you never know what

1009
00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,680
that call is going to be

1010
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,560
last night at 11 45 it was

1011
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,160
tapered town houses

1012
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:47,119
and i and firefighters still show up in

1013
00:38:47,119 --> 00:38:49,440
their bunker gear wearing a pack in the

1014
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,680
fire truck i mean ready to fight fire

1015
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:53,280
even though

1016
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,240
we probably know that someone burns

1017
00:38:56,240 --> 00:39:01,680
something on the stove you know but but they still respond the way they're

1018
00:39:01,680 --> 00:39:03,440
supposed to got to call the airport

1019
00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,720
that's unusual for you that wasn't

1020
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:09,200
it's happened before though

1021
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:10,640
same kind of airplane too as a matter of

1022
00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,480
fact

1023
00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,440
yeah bonanza yeah yeah the v-wing the

1024
00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:16,720
v-tail

1025
00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:18,079
yeah

1026
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:19,680
so um

1027
00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:21,359
it will

1028
00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,440
what it what are your plans to do with

1029
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:25,440
that with that bay that the when the

1030
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,599
ambulance moves up

1031
00:39:27,599 --> 00:39:29,280
have you got plans for what you're going

1032
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,200
to put in that bay we'll probably put

1033
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,720
the boats there

1034
00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:34,320
you know that way we can because right

1035
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:37,040
now we have to go there to get them and

1036
00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:38,960
that takes quite a bit of time and when

1037
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,640
there's a water rescue you know

1038
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,119
emergency charms of the yes right so

1039
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:44,320
we'll back the boats in there because

1040
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,560
the rescue truck is what typically hauls

1041
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,560
them my truck can haul them too

1042
00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:50,240
and that way just move move over a

1043
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:52,240
couple of bays hook them up and go got

1044
00:39:52,240 --> 00:39:53,680
it so that's more likely what will

1045
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:55,119
happen

1046
00:39:55,119 --> 00:39:56,800
and they'll fit nicely in that space

1047
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,320
super

1048
00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,720
any other comments or questions for

1049
00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:03,349
chief

1050
00:40:03,359 --> 00:40:05,119
thank you very much you're welcome glad

1051
00:40:05,119 --> 00:40:06,960
to bring on this new firefighter will

1052
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:11,220
you oh yeah

1053
00:40:11,230 --> 00:40:17,030
[Music]

1054
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:19,200
it takes a good leader and and you've

1055
00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:23,200
provided excellent leadership for our department and we appreciate it

1056
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:24,720
very much i think what i've done the

1057
00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:26,640
best is just not messed it up there you

1058
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,200
go sometimes sometimes that's the best

1059
00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:30,480
yeah

1060
00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:31,700
thanks again all right thank y'all

1061
00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:34,640
[Music]

1062
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,119
okay we're now into believe it or not

1063
00:40:37,119 --> 00:40:38,480
our business section

1064
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:39,599
and uh

1065
00:40:39,599 --> 00:40:44,640
first item up is ordinance 1336-2021

1066
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:48,079
series a refunding bonds

1067
00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:51,119
mr styles yes uh so we've got greg

1068
00:40:51,119 --> 00:40:54,000
varnberg here from uh raymond james and

1069
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,680
to talk a little bit about kind of how

1070
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,599
the bond sale went the ordinance and the

1071
00:40:57,599 --> 00:40:59,599
resolution are related to the final sale

1072
00:40:59,599 --> 00:41:01,920
and um the rate are

1073
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:04,400
basically the final sale uh so i will

1074
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,720
actually let greg

1075
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:08,240
talk about

1076
00:41:08,240 --> 00:41:12,230
how things went

1077
00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:18,150
i think you're on mute greg

1078
00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:20,560
i can't hear you

1079
00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:22,319
let me see if i got something going on

1080
00:41:22,319 --> 00:41:24,560
he's off now should be

1081
00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:30,710
oh

1082
00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:32,480
still can't hear you i'm sorry greg we

1083
00:41:32,480 --> 00:41:34,800
can't hear you we're not getting

1084
00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:39,109
audio

1085
00:41:39,119 --> 00:41:41,760
well this mute did go away though

1086
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,079
yeah

1087
00:41:44,079 --> 00:41:50,230
technical difficulties

1088
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:52,240
he's gonna come back yeah come back in

1089
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:54,800
and yeah i believe so so

1090
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,000
uh what we have

1091
00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,920
what was included in the pack it was of

1092
00:41:59,920 --> 00:42:01,440
course the ordinance for you to take a

1093
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:03,040
look at and

1094
00:42:03,040 --> 00:42:04,880
what that does is just give you the the

1095
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:06,800
final amounts on all that

1096
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,960
uh what ended up happening and kind of

1097
00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:11,680
how those things are going to be done

1098
00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,319
with the refunding portion of the bonds

1099
00:42:14,319 --> 00:42:16,480
and then also the resolution there is

1100
00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:18,720
for the sale final authorization and

1101
00:42:18,720 --> 00:42:21,359
sale of those bonds

1102
00:42:21,359 --> 00:42:23,040
uh and then

1103
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:26,400
greg also put in a refinancing analysis

1104
00:42:26,400 --> 00:42:28,960
right here so hopefully

1105
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:32,069
we can hear him this time

1106
00:42:32,079 --> 00:42:33,760
i want to steal any of his thunder on

1107
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:49,510
this

1108
00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:54,950
we can see you greg

1109
00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,800
we can't hear you greg

1110
00:42:56,800 --> 00:43:02,630
i'm not getting anything

1111
00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:04,000
okay

1112
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:05,440
well we'll uh

1113
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:06,960
can we call in

1114
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:08,640
yeah actually we couldn't you call in

1115
00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:12,079
greg if you wanted to do that

1116
00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:14,319
let me get i will send you a number for

1117
00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:16,880
that and um

1118
00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:19,680
you can we can maybe come back to it

1119
00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:39,349
here a sec if that's something

1120
00:43:39,359 --> 00:43:40,880
sent you an email greg it'll have that

1121
00:43:40,880 --> 00:43:43,200
call-in number you can get us into that

1122
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,040
so

1123
00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:49,349
um let's see here

1124
00:43:49,359 --> 00:43:51,359
so the actual actions here today the

1125
00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:58,790
authorization

1126
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:02,420
all right greg

1127
00:44:02,430 --> 00:45:07,589
[Music]

1128
00:45:07,599 --> 00:45:09,839
sorry greg hold on a second

1129
00:45:09,839 --> 00:45:11,839
okay

1130
00:45:11,839 --> 00:45:13,359
they're not able to hear you on the

1131
00:45:13,359 --> 00:45:23,349
recording

1132
00:45:23,359 --> 00:47:07,109
i can hear you okay okay

1133
00:47:07,119 --> 00:50:55,920
thank you have it in the agenda let's

1134
00:50:55,920 --> 00:50:57,680
so let's recap a little bit what greg

1135
00:50:57,680 --> 00:50:59,520
was saying sorry about the feed on that

1136
00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:02,000
so no none of the audio greg was getting

1137
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:03,440
was coming out so we got a lot of

1138
00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:05,520
feedback but what greg was saying was we

1139
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:08,640
had uh enterprise bank was the local

1140
00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:11,760
bank to bid on the uh bid on the bonds

1141
00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:13,280
and they came back with a rate of one

1142
00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:15,119
and a half percent which was a little

1143
00:51:15,119 --> 00:51:16,559
bit higher than what we initially

1144
00:51:16,559 --> 00:51:18,559
thought but we were able to adjust their

1145
00:51:18,559 --> 00:51:19,599
uh

1146
00:51:19,599 --> 00:51:21,280
their rate in order to bring back a

1147
00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:22,880
savings of thirty three thousand and

1148
00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:24,640
sixty three dollars

1149
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:28,400
so that's that is the content of what greg was

1150
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:30,720
saying as far as what happened there so

1151
00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:34,960
apologies for the issue with the sound i don't know

1152
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:36,640
greg's microphone wasn't working or

1153
00:51:36,640 --> 00:51:38,000
something there but

1154
00:51:38,000 --> 00:51:39,440
um

1155
00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:41,599
unfortunately i don't think uh our folks

1156
00:51:41,599 --> 00:51:43,520
on the zoom got to hear what was going

1157
00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:44,960
on with that but

1158
00:51:44,960 --> 00:51:47,680
um so you're correct what what also greg

1159
00:51:47,680 --> 00:51:49,520
was saying was that the bond is share

1160
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:51,599
the bond ordinance and bond resolution

1161
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:53,280
will lock in those rates and allow us to

1162
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:56,800
move forward with those purchases so

1163
00:51:56,800 --> 00:51:58,880
that's kind of the just sorry about the

1164
00:51:58,880 --> 00:52:01,680
issues with that

1165
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:02,559
okay

1166
00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:07,510
are there any questions for mr styles

1167
00:52:07,520 --> 00:52:09,520
hearing none the first order of business

1168
00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:13,829
is to address ordinance 1336-2021

1169
00:52:13,839 --> 00:52:16,559
series a refunding bonds

1170
00:52:16,559 --> 00:52:19,280
and accept a motion to

1171
00:52:19,280 --> 00:52:20,720
adopt

1172
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:22,119
ordinance

1173
00:52:22,119 --> 00:52:25,200
1336-2021 series a refunding bonds and

1174
00:52:25,200 --> 00:52:27,760
allow the mayor to sign

1175
00:52:27,760 --> 00:52:29,040
so moved

1176
00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:32,319
councilman triggers moves

1177
00:52:32,319 --> 00:52:34,720
councilman lowen seconds any further

1178
00:52:34,720 --> 00:52:37,349
discussion

1179
00:52:37,359 --> 00:52:39,680
hearing none we'll pull the council

1180
00:52:39,680 --> 00:52:41,839
councilman gearing

1181
00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:43,760
councilman mccarty yes

1182
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:46,319
councilman lowen yes councilman driggers

1183
00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:47,680
yes

1184
00:52:47,680 --> 00:52:48,480
the

1185
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:49,960
ordinance

1186
00:52:49,960 --> 00:52:53,040
1336-2021 series a refunding bonds

1187
00:52:53,040 --> 00:52:55,680
is adopted and approved

1188
00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:57,760
and the mayor will sign thank you very

1189
00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:00,480
much

1190
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:04,559
now we have resolution 2021-08

1191
00:53:04,559 --> 00:53:07,280
final sale documents any comments mr

1192
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:10,400
styles now this this um is passed once

1193
00:53:10,400 --> 00:53:12,400
you've authorized the bond

1194
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:14,480
excuse me the ordinance and so this is

1195
00:53:14,480 --> 00:53:16,960
for the final actual sale of those stock

1196
00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:18,640
for the actual sale and transfer those

1197
00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:19,599
payments

1198
00:53:19,599 --> 00:53:20,559
okay

1199
00:53:20,559 --> 00:53:22,640
would somebody care to make a motion to

1200
00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:27,270
approve resolution 2021-08

1201
00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:30,400
councilman mccarty moves okay second

1202
00:53:30,400 --> 00:53:33,760
councilman lowens seconds

1203
00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:35,680
any further discussion

1204
00:53:35,680 --> 00:53:37,440
hearing none will pull the council

1205
00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,079
councilman driggers yes councilman lowen

1206
00:53:40,079 --> 00:53:42,480
yes councilman mccarty councilman

1207
00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:44,480
gearing yes

1208
00:53:44,480 --> 00:53:46,040
okay resolution

1209
00:53:46,040 --> 00:53:51,990
2021-08 final sale documents are adopted

1210
00:53:52,000 --> 00:53:53,520
okay

1211
00:53:53,520 --> 00:53:56,319
moving on to back to our strategic plan

1212
00:53:56,319 --> 00:53:57,680
mr styles

1213
00:53:57,680 --> 00:53:59,599
sir so uh

1214
00:53:59,599 --> 00:54:00,880
the strategic plan that we've been

1215
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:02,720
reviewing i think we're ready for final

1216
00:54:02,720 --> 00:54:05,200
approval um i put it in the dropbox

1217
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:07,760
because this is a huge file so hopefully

1218
00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:10,480
we're all able to navigate to that we

1219
00:54:10,480 --> 00:54:12,720
did make a small

1220
00:54:12,720 --> 00:54:14,800
couple small changes to it i did add tim

1221
00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:16,160
blodgett's contributions in the

1222
00:54:16,160 --> 00:54:18,640
procedure section uh and we removed the

1223
00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:19,760
special acknowledgements because you

1224
00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:21,599
didn't really have anything under that

1225
00:54:21,599 --> 00:54:24,079
special acknowledgement section but um

1226
00:54:24,079 --> 00:54:26,240
we did do a few tweaks on some of the

1227
00:54:26,240 --> 00:54:28,559
layout stuff but by and large everything

1228
00:54:28,559 --> 00:54:30,079
in there is exactly the same as what you

1229
00:54:30,079 --> 00:54:31,920
saw before except for that note on tim

1230
00:54:31,920 --> 00:54:34,400
blodget's contribution so

1231
00:54:34,400 --> 00:54:36,240
unless there's something you guys would

1232
00:54:36,240 --> 00:54:38,079
like to make an adjustment on i think

1233
00:54:38,079 --> 00:54:39,599
we're ready to

1234
00:54:39,599 --> 00:54:43,680
uh do a final approval and then get down the road putting it on the website

1235
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:47,440
and making paper copies for folks and

1236
00:54:47,440 --> 00:54:50,880
getting going on doing the work

1237
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:52,480
hey

1238
00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:53,920
any

1239
00:54:53,920 --> 00:54:56,470
questions

1240
00:54:56,480 --> 00:54:59,119
hearing none i'd accept a motion to

1241
00:54:59,119 --> 00:55:01,760
approve the strategic plan

1242
00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:04,720
for the city of hillsboro

1243
00:55:04,720 --> 00:55:06,480
i'd like to make that motion

1244
00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:11,760
councilman lowen moves is there a second

1245
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:14,240
councilman gearing seconds

1246
00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:16,799
any further discussion

1247
00:55:16,799 --> 00:55:20,079
hearing none all those in favor say i

1248
00:55:20,079 --> 00:55:22,559
opposed motion carries

1249
00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:25,680
we now move on to adam's brown

1250
00:55:25,680 --> 00:55:28,559
engagement letter mr styles thank you

1251
00:55:28,559 --> 00:55:30,799
sir so adam's brown's been our auditing

1252
00:55:30,799 --> 00:55:32,720
service now for several of the last

1253
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:34,559
fiscal years and we've actually had

1254
00:55:34,559 --> 00:55:36,319
finished our we normally do a three-year

1255
00:55:36,319 --> 00:55:37,760
engagement with them

1256
00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:39,520
um and so

1257
00:55:39,520 --> 00:55:41,760
2020 marked the end of that and so they

1258
00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:44,720
proposed another three-year

1259
00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:46,960
engagement letter for that

1260
00:55:46,960 --> 00:55:48,720
auditing services for the three years

1261
00:55:48,720 --> 00:55:55,359
are uh 17 750 18 275 and 18 830 which is

1262
00:55:55,359 --> 00:55:57,359
uh three percent per year increase

1263
00:55:57,359 --> 00:55:58,480
essentially

1264
00:55:58,480 --> 00:56:00,559
um and that totals out to fifty four

1265
00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:03,760
thousand eight hundred and fifty five

1266
00:56:03,760 --> 00:56:05,520
thousand dollars there

1267
00:56:05,520 --> 00:56:08,559
for the total package on that uh it's

1268
00:56:08,559 --> 00:56:10,240
actually a slight reduction in fee from

1269
00:56:10,240 --> 00:56:13,119
what we paid this year because as

1270
00:56:13,119 --> 00:56:15,200
danielle hollings was talking about when

1271
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:16,240
she presented the audit they're

1272
00:56:16,240 --> 00:56:18,400
adjusting how they look at the cvb in

1273
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:21,359
the library uh and then a couple of the

1274
00:56:21,359 --> 00:56:23,040
rec commission

1275
00:56:23,040 --> 00:56:26,640
they're moving them to what they call uh

1276
00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:28,559
they're just a governmental unit versus

1277
00:56:28,559 --> 00:56:30,640
going through a full audit

1278
00:56:30,640 --> 00:56:32,319
they're we don't they're not required to

1279
00:56:32,319 --> 00:56:33,680
have a full audit and so they've made

1280
00:56:33,680 --> 00:56:35,280
that suggestion and that that will save

1281
00:56:35,280 --> 00:56:37,520
us a little bit of money 150 not a ton

1282
00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:39,680
but uh it's it's always nice when the

1283
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:41,599
fee stays that stays the same or goes

1284
00:56:41,599 --> 00:56:42,960
down a little bit

1285
00:56:42,960 --> 00:56:45,200
um we could always have an option if we

1286
00:56:45,200 --> 00:56:46,720
wanted to go out for auditing services

1287
00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:49,040
you could you could put that out for bid

1288
00:56:49,040 --> 00:56:51,040
um we've been satisfied with the way

1289
00:56:51,040 --> 00:56:52,960
they've done it i can tell you having

1290
00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:55,119
switched auditors before it can be can

1291
00:56:55,119 --> 00:56:57,440
be a little bit of a headache as far as

1292
00:56:57,440 --> 00:56:58,640
you kind of get used to somebody's

1293
00:56:58,640 --> 00:57:00,559
process and kind of how you submit

1294
00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:02,319
documentation to them

1295
00:57:02,319 --> 00:57:04,160
so getting a new person can be a little

1296
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:05,839
bit tricky

1297
00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:08,400
we did i did talk to

1298
00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:10,799
similar size cities and then the fee

1299
00:57:10,799 --> 00:57:12,400
that we've been seeing or we got back

1300
00:57:12,400 --> 00:57:14,160
was around somewhere between 16 and 20

1301
00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:16,480
000 a year so they're not

1302
00:57:16,480 --> 00:57:18,720
completely out of whack

1303
00:57:18,720 --> 00:57:21,680
so it seems like it's something that

1304
00:57:21,680 --> 00:57:24,000
we we don't have any as staff don't have

1305
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,240
any issue with moving forward with

1306
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:27,839
another three year engagement patterns

1307
00:57:27,839 --> 00:57:29,680
around

1308
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:31,599
the reason we're doing it you know

1309
00:57:31,599 --> 00:57:33,920
reason we do the uh audit every year is

1310
00:57:33,920 --> 00:57:35,359
we're prior to because of our bond

1311
00:57:35,359 --> 00:57:37,119
covenants is but it's also

1312
00:57:37,119 --> 00:57:39,920
about being able to provide adequate and

1313
00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:41,359
clear financial information to the

1314
00:57:41,359 --> 00:57:42,559
public to let them know that we're

1315
00:57:42,559 --> 00:57:46,309
spending their money appropriately so

1316
00:57:46,319 --> 00:57:47,760
that is kind of how we do it and the

1317
00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:49,520
cost of that is always divided up we

1318
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:51,839
divide it between the general fund

1319
00:57:51,839 --> 00:57:53,920
and our utility funds so utility funds

1320
00:57:53,920 --> 00:57:55,280
pay a little bit the general fund pays

1321
00:57:55,280 --> 00:57:57,119
for it too so that's kind of how it gets

1322
00:57:57,119 --> 00:58:00,870
paid

1323
00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:03,760
okay any questions

1324
00:58:03,760 --> 00:58:07,109
comments

1325
00:58:07,119 --> 00:58:09,520
hearing none i'd accept a motion to

1326
00:58:09,520 --> 00:58:12,640
approve uh the engagement letter for

1327
00:58:12,640 --> 00:58:15,040
adam's brown

1328
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:16,400
uh as our

1329
00:58:16,400 --> 00:58:18,400
city auditing firm

1330
00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:20,000
and

1331
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:21,760
is that something i'm to sign you're

1332
00:58:21,760 --> 00:58:23,440
going to sign yeah you can sign that one

1333
00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:26,160
okay and authorize the mayor to sign

1334
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:27,520
a move

1335
00:58:27,520 --> 00:58:28,720
okay

1336
00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:30,720
so

1337
00:58:30,720 --> 00:58:33,040
what's that

1338
00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:35,680
councilman mccarty moves second second

1339
00:58:35,680 --> 00:58:37,760
by councilman triggers

1340
00:58:37,760 --> 00:58:40,319
any further discussion

1341
00:58:40,319 --> 00:58:43,760
hearing none all those in favor say aye

1342
00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:46,079
okay all those opposed

1343
00:58:46,079 --> 00:58:47,920
motion carries

1344
00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:50,559
we are now to agenda item five in the

1345
00:58:50,559 --> 00:58:53,040
business section kpp voting member

1346
00:58:53,040 --> 00:58:56,720
selection mr styles okay so the kpp

1347
00:58:56,720 --> 00:58:58,640
annual meeting is coming up in december

1348
00:58:58,640 --> 00:59:01,040
on seven tenths of wichita and so we as

1349
00:59:01,040 --> 00:59:03,839
a city get one vote as as but in order

1350
00:59:03,839 --> 00:59:05,200
to do that we have to officially

1351
00:59:05,200 --> 00:59:06,640
designate the representative for the

1352
00:59:06,640 --> 00:59:07,520
city

1353
00:59:07,520 --> 00:59:09,760
uh and then we can name alternates if we

1354
00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:11,280
need more than one

1355
00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:13,440
but one is recommended at least you can

1356
00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:14,799
have more than one

1357
00:59:14,799 --> 00:59:16,559
um i'm planning on attending but you

1358
00:59:16,559 --> 00:59:17,760
know mayor thurston is actually on the

1359
00:59:17,760 --> 00:59:19,839
board for kpp so it makes sense to make

1360
00:59:19,839 --> 00:59:22,000
him the authorized voter for the city of

1361
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:24,960
hillsborough and i'll be happy to be the

1362
00:59:24,960 --> 00:59:25,839
um

1363
00:59:25,839 --> 00:59:28,079
you know alternative if that's what what

1364
00:59:28,079 --> 00:59:29,520
you want to do so

1365
00:59:29,520 --> 00:59:31,200
uh we're

1366
00:59:31,200 --> 00:59:32,799
know

1367
00:59:32,799 --> 00:59:35,599
recommending approving uh designated

1368
00:59:35,599 --> 00:59:37,680
mayor lutheran as the kpb voting

1369
00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:41,990
delegate and myself as the alternate

1370
00:59:42,000 --> 00:59:45,670
questions

1371
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:47,599
the only thing i would say is i don't

1372
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:48,559
know that

1373
00:59:48,559 --> 00:59:50,480
being on the board means that i have to

1374
00:59:50,480 --> 00:59:52,960
be the voting member

1375
00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:55,200
no i don't think so and i know that uh

1376
00:59:55,200 --> 00:59:57,599
councilman lowen in the past has shown

1377
00:59:57,599 --> 00:59:59,520
interest in kpp and

1378
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:01,920
been our voting member before

1379
01:00:01,920 --> 01:00:04,160
and so i guess i want to put it out

1380
01:00:04,160 --> 01:00:06,000
there david if that's something you

1381
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:07,520
would like to continue

1382
01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:09,680
doing you know i

1383
01:00:09,680 --> 01:00:12,000
i'm fine not doing it this time around

1384
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:13,520
okay

1385
01:00:13,520 --> 01:00:15,040
well that's fine i think i can attend

1386
01:00:15,040 --> 01:00:17,910
the meeting anyway

1387
01:00:17,920 --> 01:00:19,440
that's fine i just didn't want you to

1388
01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:21,520
feel like we were

1389
01:00:21,520 --> 01:00:23,599
pushing you pushing you aside that

1390
01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:26,000
wasn't that wasn't the case

1391
01:00:26,000 --> 01:00:27,359
i'll let you know when i feel pushed

1392
01:00:27,359 --> 01:00:28,960
here okay thank you

1393
01:00:28,960 --> 01:00:30,160
yeah

1394
01:00:30,160 --> 01:00:32,079
very good

1395
01:00:32,079 --> 01:00:35,359
okay any other questions or comments

1396
01:00:35,359 --> 01:00:38,079
hearing none i'll accept a motion to

1397
01:00:38,079 --> 01:00:40,640
approve mayor lou thurston this kpp

1398
01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:42,880
voting delegate and matt styles as

1399
01:00:42,880 --> 01:00:44,799
voting alternate

1400
01:00:44,799 --> 01:00:46,720
councilman gearing moves is there a

1401
01:00:46,720 --> 01:00:48,640
second

1402
01:00:48,640 --> 01:00:50,960
councilman triggers seconds any further

1403
01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:52,640
discussion

1404
01:00:52,640 --> 01:00:56,160
hearing none all those in favor say i

1405
01:00:56,160 --> 01:00:57,440
opposed

1406
01:00:57,440 --> 01:00:59,520
motion carries

1407
01:00:59,520 --> 01:01:01,040
agenda item

1408
01:01:01,040 --> 01:01:03,920
g6 amendment to personnel policy

1409
01:01:03,920 --> 01:01:06,000
employee appeals process

1410
01:01:06,000 --> 01:01:08,720
mr stiles thank you sir uh so our

1411
01:01:08,720 --> 01:01:10,720
current employee handbook doesn't have

1412
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:12,319
an appeals process regarding

1413
01:01:12,319 --> 01:01:14,160
disciplinary action so if

1414
01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:15,760
uh an employee has any kind of

1415
01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:17,440
disciplinary action up to and including

1416
01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:19,839
termination there's no actual formal way

1417
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:21,440
for them to appeal that

1418
01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:23,440
um that kansas is an at will employment

1419
01:01:23,440 --> 01:01:26,000
state and you can be let go for any

1420
01:01:26,000 --> 01:01:28,480
reason at any time but uh public specter

1421
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:31,200
employees do have a right or have an

1422
01:01:31,200 --> 01:01:32,559
opportunity have to have an opportunity

1423
01:01:32,559 --> 01:01:35,680
for public for due process and so

1424
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:38,319
um attaching you know putting in a

1425
01:01:38,319 --> 01:01:39,920
disciplinary

1426
01:01:39,920 --> 01:01:42,400
appeals process which serves to fill

1427
01:01:42,400 --> 01:01:43,760
that

1428
01:01:43,760 --> 01:01:45,680
fulfill that obligation to public

1429
01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:47,119
employees and it's the right thing to do

1430
01:01:47,119 --> 01:01:48,880
honestly i was a little surprised to

1431
01:01:48,880 --> 01:01:50,880
find we didn't have one but

1432
01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:53,599
we were able to to draft one and

1433
01:01:53,599 --> 01:01:55,599
kimberlyn helped put that draft together

1434
01:01:55,599 --> 01:01:57,599
we modeled it off another uh another

1435
01:01:57,599 --> 01:01:59,440
community's policy but

1436
01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:02,240
um so what would happen in this proposed

1437
01:02:02,240 --> 01:02:05,039
situation is if somebody

1438
01:02:05,039 --> 01:02:07,359
has a departure has a disciplinary

1439
01:02:07,359 --> 01:02:08,640
action

1440
01:02:08,640 --> 01:02:10,319
the process would go that the city clerk

1441
01:02:10,319 --> 01:02:12,319
would collect all the information

1442
01:02:12,319 --> 01:02:14,720
regarding that and then set up a hearing

1443
01:02:14,720 --> 01:02:16,960
i would be with the city administrator

1444
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:18,799
unless it was a complaint against

1445
01:02:18,799 --> 01:02:20,559
something that i have done and then it

1446
01:02:20,559 --> 01:02:23,520
would go to the mayor or his destiny

1447
01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:25,200
they would have the ability to present

1448
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:26,799
that there wouldn't be any attorneys

1449
01:02:26,799 --> 01:02:29,119
present for the city or for the person

1450
01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:30,799
issuing the discipline or for the person

1451
01:02:30,799 --> 01:02:32,319
who's appealing

1452
01:02:32,319 --> 01:02:33,520
and then you know they would have an

1453
01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:36,079
opportunity to be heard and then the

1454
01:02:36,079 --> 01:02:38,079
person would have to issue an opinion on

1455
01:02:38,079 --> 01:02:40,079
what what the disciplinary action was to

1456
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:42,960
be upheld or changed modified or uh to

1457
01:02:42,960 --> 01:02:45,200
be dismissed so

1458
01:02:45,200 --> 01:02:49,839
that's kind of the process that we're suggesting are we're

1459
01:02:49,839 --> 01:02:51,920
moving forward for approval recommending

1460
01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:53,520
for approval i don't know if you have

1461
01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:57,039
anything to add to that camera at all

1462
01:02:57,039 --> 01:02:58,240
okay

1463
01:02:58,240 --> 01:03:00,000
so what would happen if you guys did

1464
01:03:00,000 --> 01:03:02,000
choose to add this to personal policies

1465
01:03:02,000 --> 01:03:04,400
everybody would be given a copy of it

1466
01:03:04,400 --> 01:03:05,760
and anytime we make a change to the

1467
01:03:05,760 --> 01:03:07,520
personal policy require that all

1468
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:09,680
employees have signed an acknowledgement

1469
01:03:09,680 --> 01:03:10,880
sheet saying that they got it and that

1470
01:03:10,880 --> 01:03:12,799
they've read it so

1471
01:03:12,799 --> 01:03:14,160
that's what would happen with this

1472
01:03:14,160 --> 01:03:17,750
particular case

1473
01:03:17,760 --> 01:03:22,870
any questions

1474
01:03:22,880 --> 01:03:24,000
hearing none

1475
01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:26,160
i'd accept a motion to approve the

1476
01:03:26,160 --> 01:03:29,359
proposed appeals process and add it to

1477
01:03:29,359 --> 01:03:32,160
the personnel policy

1478
01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:33,119
so

1479
01:03:33,119 --> 01:03:35,520
councilman driger's moves

1480
01:03:35,520 --> 01:03:37,680
is there a second

1481
01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:39,920
councilman mccarty seconds

1482
01:03:39,920 --> 01:03:43,109
any further discussion

1483
01:03:43,119 --> 01:03:46,319
hearing none all those in favor say aye

1484
01:03:46,319 --> 01:03:47,599
opposed

1485
01:03:47,599 --> 01:03:50,000
motion carries

1486
01:03:50,000 --> 01:03:52,799
we are now on to item seven november

1487
01:03:52,799 --> 01:03:55,119
through january meeting schedule mr

1488
01:03:55,119 --> 01:03:57,680
styles thank you sir so uh at the last

1489
01:03:57,680 --> 01:03:59,200
meeting councilman

1490
01:03:59,200 --> 01:04:02,000
uh lowen requested that we look at uh

1491
01:04:02,000 --> 01:04:03,680
moving middle school basketball because

1492
01:04:03,680 --> 01:04:04,799
the middle school basketball practice

1493
01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:06,400
movement are sliding our meeting time a

1494
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:08,880
little later into the evening uh

1495
01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:10,559
dave and i had gotten together and

1496
01:04:10,559 --> 01:04:12,640
talked about that we looked at

1497
01:04:12,640 --> 01:04:13,440
just

1498
01:04:13,440 --> 01:04:14,880
there's some specific dates in there

1499
01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:16,319
that maybe didn't need to be changed but

1500
01:04:16,319 --> 01:04:17,920
just for simplicity's sake we're saying

1501
01:04:17,920 --> 01:04:20,000
november to january so that would be

1502
01:04:20,000 --> 01:04:23,280
november 2 and 16 december 7 and 21 and

1503
01:04:23,280 --> 01:04:25,520
january 4 and 18.

1504
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:27,920
moving the start time to 6 30 unless you

1505
01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:29,520
wanted to say something else on that one

1506
01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:31,760
day we talk 6 30 but

1507
01:04:31,760 --> 01:04:34,319
if it works better for someone later

1508
01:04:34,319 --> 01:04:36,000
that's fine too i don't

1509
01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:38,880
i'm not upset on that but 6 30 is fine

1510
01:04:38,880 --> 01:04:41,440
with me

1511
01:04:41,440 --> 01:04:44,079
well that should give you time to get

1512
01:04:44,079 --> 01:04:45,920
wrapped up i know

1513
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:48,079
in the past had we done six and that was

1514
01:04:48,079 --> 01:04:50,240
maybe a bit of a challenge so

1515
01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:53,599
yeah 6 30 sounds better

1516
01:04:53,599 --> 01:04:55,280
any other

1517
01:04:55,280 --> 01:04:56,960
questions or comments

1518
01:04:56,960 --> 01:04:58,319
so to do this you have to make an

1519
01:04:58,319 --> 01:05:00,000
official action because you are moving

1520
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:05,190
your meeting time so

1521
01:05:05,200 --> 01:05:06,319
okay

1522
01:05:06,319 --> 01:05:07,200
um

1523
01:05:07,200 --> 01:05:09,039
i'd accept a motion to approve moving

1524
01:05:09,039 --> 01:05:10,880
the regular city council meeting start

1525
01:05:10,880 --> 01:05:13,760
time for the months of november

1526
01:05:13,760 --> 01:05:17,680
december 2021 and january 2022

1527
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:20,160
to 6 30 p.m

1528
01:05:20,160 --> 01:05:25,270
somebody care to make that motion

1529
01:05:25,280 --> 01:05:27,200
councilman gearing moves is there a

1530
01:05:27,200 --> 01:05:30,400
second

1531
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:32,720
councilman drinkers this is a second any

1532
01:05:32,720 --> 01:05:35,280
further discussion

1533
01:05:35,280 --> 01:05:38,480
hearing none all those in favor say aye

1534
01:05:38,480 --> 01:05:40,319
opposed

1535
01:05:40,319 --> 01:05:41,839
motion carries

1536
01:05:41,839 --> 01:05:44,960
uh we now are agenda item eight

1537
01:05:44,960 --> 01:05:46,400
which is

1538
01:05:46,400 --> 01:05:51,190
job description for its chief of police

1539
01:05:51,200 --> 01:05:53,920
mr styles thank you sir

1540
01:05:53,920 --> 01:05:55,280
just looking through the packet and i

1541
01:05:55,280 --> 01:05:56,960
didn't see the actual description in

1542
01:05:56,960 --> 01:05:57,920
there

1543
01:05:57,920 --> 01:05:59,119
um

1544
01:05:59,119 --> 01:06:01,039
so what what you've got

1545
01:06:01,039 --> 01:06:02,720
on the screen here and i can it's

1546
01:06:02,720 --> 01:06:06,710
actually

1547
01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:09,280
okay got put in there in the wrong spot

1548
01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:10,640
my mistake

1549
01:06:10,640 --> 01:06:14,240
um so with chief dan's uh chief kenny's

1550
01:06:14,240 --> 01:06:16,160
retirement

1551
01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:18,960
that's kind of distracting um

1552
01:06:18,960 --> 01:06:20,160
i'd like to take an opportunity to

1553
01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:21,680
review and revise any job descriptions

1554
01:06:21,680 --> 01:06:23,119
that we have when somebody retires

1555
01:06:23,119 --> 01:06:25,520
especially dan who's been with us for 26

1556
01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:26,880
years um

1557
01:06:26,880 --> 01:06:28,240
there's a few things in there we needed

1558
01:06:28,240 --> 01:06:30,000
to kind of tweak a little bit

1559
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:33,039
so what we did was we provided you with

1560
01:06:33,039 --> 01:06:34,799
the job descript with the job

1561
01:06:34,799 --> 01:06:36,960
description as it currently is written

1562
01:06:36,960 --> 01:06:40,319
and then also kind of look at

1563
01:06:40,319 --> 01:06:41,920
what i did on there any changes that we

1564
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:43,599
made we highlighted

1565
01:06:43,599 --> 01:06:45,599
um we honestly didn't make a whole lot

1566
01:06:45,599 --> 01:06:48,319
of changes there we did add performs and

1567
01:06:48,319 --> 01:06:50,319
manages code enforcement tasks at the

1568
01:06:50,319 --> 01:06:52,640
direction of the city administrator

1569
01:06:52,640 --> 01:06:55,119
they do do some code enforcement for us

1570
01:06:55,119 --> 01:06:56,079
and i felt like it was probably

1571
01:06:56,079 --> 01:06:57,440
important that we put it in there for

1572
01:06:57,440 --> 01:06:58,880
them to note that

1573
01:06:58,880 --> 01:07:01,039
um and then we added other duties as

1574
01:07:01,039 --> 01:07:02,960
deemed necessary or assigned which ends

1575
01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:07,119
up in all of the other marginal function uh job

1576
01:07:07,119 --> 01:07:08,559
descriptions

1577
01:07:08,559 --> 01:07:11,119
we also changed the

1578
01:07:11,119 --> 01:07:13,119
education requirement to a bachelor's

1579
01:07:13,119 --> 01:07:14,720
degree or higher in a related field

1580
01:07:14,720 --> 01:07:17,039
preferred it didn't have any kind of

1581
01:07:17,039 --> 01:07:18,960
requirement on education other than to

1582
01:07:18,960 --> 01:07:20,880
have a

1583
01:07:20,880 --> 01:07:22,799
high school diploma so

1584
01:07:22,799 --> 01:07:25,440
we put that in there and

1585
01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:26,720
i think that's that's probably an

1586
01:07:26,720 --> 01:07:28,240
appropriate thing to have in the police

1587
01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:30,079
chief position considering

1588
01:07:30,079 --> 01:07:31,359
the level of

1589
01:07:31,359 --> 01:07:33,119
knowledge that one needs to do that the

1590
01:07:33,119 --> 01:07:35,200
ability to kind of process information

1591
01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:36,319
so

1592
01:07:36,319 --> 01:07:37,520
those are the main things that we

1593
01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:39,520
changed uh i would note that this

1594
01:07:39,520 --> 01:07:42,400
position is an exempt position um

1595
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:46,880
dan when he started as police chief had worked out to deal with the councils

1596
01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:49,119
where it would be an hourly position for

1597
01:07:49,119 --> 01:07:49,920
him

1598
01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:50,960
um

1599
01:07:50,960 --> 01:07:53,039
my intention would be go back to an

1600
01:07:53,039 --> 01:07:54,319
exempt position because that's what it

1601
01:07:54,319 --> 01:07:56,880
states here

1602
01:07:56,880 --> 01:07:58,160
i don't know

1603
01:07:58,160 --> 01:08:00,240
you know it fall definitely falls under

1604
01:08:00,240 --> 01:08:01,280
the

1605
01:08:01,280 --> 01:08:02,640
flsa

1606
01:08:02,640 --> 01:08:04,799
category for an exempt position

1607
01:08:04,799 --> 01:08:06,319
for whatever reason

1608
01:08:06,319 --> 01:08:08,400
hasn't been done that way in the past

1609
01:08:08,400 --> 01:08:09,599
but

1610
01:08:09,599 --> 01:08:10,880
i think that that's probably an

1611
01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:13,359
appropriate choice for the police chief

1612
01:08:13,359 --> 01:08:14,799
position

1613
01:08:14,799 --> 01:08:17,199
they are managing people they are indeed

1614
01:08:17,199 --> 01:08:18,480
yes says

1615
01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:23,510
so a good chunk of the job

1616
01:08:23,520 --> 01:08:26,390
okay

1617
01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:37,669
any questions

1618
01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:40,319
the police as amended

1619
01:08:40,319 --> 01:08:43,359
okay councilman mccarty moves

1620
01:08:43,359 --> 01:08:47,920
is there a second announcement low in seconds any

1621
01:08:47,920 --> 01:08:50,560
further discussion

1622
01:08:50,560 --> 01:08:53,679
hearing none all those in favor say aye

1623
01:08:53,679 --> 01:08:54,880
opposed

1624
01:08:54,880 --> 01:08:56,799
motion carries

1625
01:08:56,799 --> 01:08:59,199
and uh believe we have an executive

1626
01:08:59,199 --> 01:09:00,480
session

1627
01:09:00,480 --> 01:09:03,279
on the agenda mr stiles yeah i would ask

1628
01:09:03,279 --> 01:09:04,400
for

1629
01:09:04,400 --> 01:09:06,719
uh for 20 minutes i think we can get it

1630
01:09:06,719 --> 01:09:08,799
done in 20 minutes and i'm going to ask

1631
01:09:08,799 --> 01:09:11,199
to invite kimberlyn gilchriston to also

1632
01:09:11,199 --> 01:09:14,149
discuss

1633
01:09:14,159 --> 01:09:15,040
okay

1634
01:09:15,040 --> 01:09:15,920
does

1635
01:09:15,920 --> 01:09:19,600
someone have the motion in front of them

1636
01:09:19,600 --> 01:09:22,560
and would they care to read it please

1637
01:09:22,560 --> 01:09:26,630
i moved at the city council recess

1638
01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:29,120
session for the purpose of discussing

1639
01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:30,880
personnel matters of non-elected

1640
01:09:30,880 --> 01:09:36,239
personnel pursuant of ksa 75-4319

1641
01:09:36,239 --> 01:09:39,120
b-1 for a period of 20 minutes the

1642
01:09:39,120 --> 01:09:40,719
meeting will include the city

1643
01:09:40,719 --> 01:09:42,960
administrator and city attorney

1644
01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:46,560
the open meeting will resume at 6 30 6

1645
01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:51,669
30 or 5 30.

1646
01:09:51,679 --> 01:09:54,159
i had 6 30 on the brain from your from

1647
01:09:54,159 --> 01:09:57,590
our previous action sorry

1648
01:09:57,600 --> 01:10:02,000
hey we have a motion is there a second okay we have a second by

1649
01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:03,840
counseling triggers

1650
01:10:03,840 --> 01:10:06,560
any further discussion

1651
01:10:06,560 --> 01:10:10,159
hearing down all those in favor say aye

1652
01:10:10,159 --> 01:10:29,350
motion carries we are now an executive

1653
01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:31,600
back live on the video okay well we are

1654
01:10:31,600 --> 01:10:34,560
back in in open session and i'd like the

1655
01:10:34,560 --> 01:10:36,560
record to state that no action was taken

1656
01:10:36,560 --> 01:10:38,800
during executive session

1657
01:10:38,800 --> 01:10:40,480
uh

1658
01:10:40,480 --> 01:10:44,880
we do have a need to uh to go back in

1659
01:10:44,880 --> 01:10:46,719
and finish up

1660
01:10:46,719 --> 01:10:51,280
the conversations so uh

1661
01:10:51,280 --> 01:10:54,239
would somebody care to make a motion

1662
01:10:54,239 --> 01:10:56,400
yeah i moved at the city council recess

1663
01:10:56,400 --> 01:10:58,080
into executive session for the purpose

1664
01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:00,239
of discussing personnel matters

1665
01:11:00,239 --> 01:11:03,360
of non-select non-elected personnel

1666
01:11:03,360 --> 01:11:09,110
pursuant of to case sa75-4319

1667
01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:10,480
be one

1668
01:11:10,480 --> 01:11:13,679
for a period of 15 minutes

1669
01:11:13,679 --> 01:11:15,040
the meeting will include the city

1670
01:11:15,040 --> 01:11:17,360
administrator and city attorney

1671
01:11:17,360 --> 01:11:23,360
the open meeting will resume at 5 45 45.

1672
01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:25,120
okay would somebody uh care to second

1673
01:11:25,120 --> 01:11:26,880
that motion exactly

1674
01:11:26,880 --> 01:11:29,280
councilman mccarty seconds any further

1675
01:11:29,280 --> 01:11:30,640
discussion

1676
01:11:30,640 --> 01:11:32,880
hearing none all those in favor say aye

1677
01:11:32,880 --> 01:11:34,080
all right

1678
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:36,560
motion carries we're back in executive

1679
01:11:36,560 --> 01:11:44,790
set

1680
01:11:44,800 --> 01:11:46,640
okay

1681
01:11:46,640 --> 01:11:49,840
we're now back in open session and again

1682
01:11:49,840 --> 01:11:51,600
would like the record to reflect that no

1683
01:11:51,600 --> 01:11:54,000
action was taken during executive

1684
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:56,159
session

1685
01:11:56,159 --> 01:11:58,400
at this time

1686
01:11:58,400 --> 01:12:00,400
on our agenda

1687
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:01,520
um

1688
01:12:01,520 --> 01:12:05,440
we would like to go back to

1689
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:08,400
talking about the

1690
01:12:08,400 --> 01:12:10,880
replacing our chief of police with chief

1691
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:12,640
kenning's retirement

1692
01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:14,320
and

1693
01:12:14,320 --> 01:12:16,480
we have uh

1694
01:12:16,480 --> 01:12:19,120
we have asked that

1695
01:12:19,120 --> 01:12:21,360
board members

1696
01:12:21,360 --> 01:12:24,000
city council members assist mr stiles in

1697
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:26,800
the interview process of candidates for

1698
01:12:26,800 --> 01:12:29,280
the position of chief of police

1699
01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:30,719
and

1700
01:12:30,719 --> 01:12:33,040
those two uh council members will be

1701
01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:36,400
councilman mccarty and councilman lowen

1702
01:12:36,400 --> 01:12:39,199
will assist city administrator styles

1703
01:12:39,199 --> 01:12:41,280
in the interview process for candidates

1704
01:12:41,280 --> 01:12:47,910
for chief of police city of hillsborough

1705
01:12:47,920 --> 01:12:49,040
okay

1706
01:12:49,040 --> 01:12:51,440
now we're on to uh item h board

1707
01:12:51,440 --> 01:12:52,719
appointments

1708
01:12:52,719 --> 01:12:55,679
there are no board appointments today

1709
01:12:55,679 --> 01:12:57,679
and so we are on to sydney

1710
01:12:57,679 --> 01:13:00,400
administrator's report mr stiles

1711
01:13:00,400 --> 01:13:03,120
okay uh so a couple things kind of

1712
01:13:03,120 --> 01:13:05,280
interesting things to talk about uh arpa

1713
01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:07,199
money uh we talked about that we're

1714
01:13:07,199 --> 01:13:08,800
receiving four hundred and twenty seven

1715
01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:11,760
thousand two hundred and five eighty uh

1716
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:13,280
split over two payments so we've got in

1717
01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:15,600
the first half of that uh the clearest

1718
01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:17,440
use of those funds and you know probably

1719
01:13:17,440 --> 01:13:20,400
the most direct uses for water and sewer

1720
01:13:20,400 --> 01:13:22,159
but another category is revenue

1721
01:13:22,159 --> 01:13:23,360
replacement

1722
01:13:23,360 --> 01:13:25,840
and the league of municipalities and gfo

1723
01:13:25,840 --> 01:13:27,679
a which is government finance officers

1724
01:13:27,679 --> 01:13:29,760
association released some worksheets to

1725
01:13:29,760 --> 01:13:31,760
help determine what else revenues may be

1726
01:13:31,760 --> 01:13:34,400
eligible i haven't done the gfoa one yet

1727
01:13:34,400 --> 01:13:37,360
but i have done the lkm1

1728
01:13:37,360 --> 01:13:39,360
and they're showing a revenue loss we

1729
01:13:39,360 --> 01:13:42,360
could claim a revenue loss of up to 143

1730
01:13:42,360 --> 01:13:46,000
645 dollars

1731
01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:49,920
get that gfoa one to finish as well so

1732
01:13:49,920 --> 01:13:51,840
what that means is you know we talked i

1733
01:13:51,840 --> 01:13:53,120
talked a little bit with kimberlyn about

1734
01:13:53,120 --> 01:13:55,280
this and um it would be appropriate to

1735
01:13:55,280 --> 01:13:57,120
use this football obviously the most

1736
01:13:57,120 --> 01:13:58,960
direct is still today for water and

1737
01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:00,719
sewer projects but

1738
01:14:00,719 --> 01:14:02,640
if you wanted to look at using that as

1739
01:14:02,640 --> 01:14:04,480
revenue replacement those those funds

1740
01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:06,320
could be taken and used

1741
01:14:06,320 --> 01:14:07,920
as revenue replacement so they could go

1742
01:14:07,920 --> 01:14:09,280
into the general fund and do other

1743
01:14:09,280 --> 01:14:10,800
things

1744
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:12,560
like taking down our building that we're

1745
01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:14,719
talking about purchasing or

1746
01:14:14,719 --> 01:14:16,640
the spray park or you know whatever

1747
01:14:16,640 --> 01:14:18,640
other projects you find worthy

1748
01:14:18,640 --> 01:14:20,960
for that revenue replacement so no need

1749
01:14:20,960 --> 01:14:22,159
to make a decision at this point we

1750
01:14:22,159 --> 01:14:24,400
still have a bit of time

1751
01:14:24,400 --> 01:14:26,480
several years before we actually have to

1752
01:14:26,480 --> 01:14:28,320
finish it but just wanted to let

1753
01:14:28,320 --> 01:14:29,840
everyone know that that is an option

1754
01:14:29,840 --> 01:14:31,679
based on what we've seen and the

1755
01:14:31,679 --> 01:14:32,719
guidance that we've got out of the

1756
01:14:32,719 --> 01:14:34,400
treasury so

1757
01:14:34,400 --> 01:14:35,440
uh

1758
01:14:35,440 --> 01:14:37,679
that is that is an option

1759
01:14:37,679 --> 01:14:39,199
for the money

1760
01:14:39,199 --> 01:14:41,280
you said received in two payments

1761
01:14:41,280 --> 01:14:43,760
there's nothing with having to have

1762
01:14:43,760 --> 01:14:46,000
spent some of this before you receive

1763
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:48,159
the second payment now you have to have

1764
01:14:48,159 --> 01:14:51,199
it uh spent for uh two years after you

1765
01:14:51,199 --> 01:14:53,199
receive the last payment so

1766
01:14:53,199 --> 01:14:54,800
there are reporting requirements and

1767
01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:56,400
those actually just got deferred for

1768
01:14:56,400 --> 01:14:58,960
non-government non-entitlement entities

1769
01:14:58,960 --> 01:15:02,320
um to the end of this year so

1770
01:15:02,320 --> 01:15:04,800
or into next year excuse me so you know

1771
01:15:04,800 --> 01:15:08,480
there's no requirement to having spent

1772
01:15:08,480 --> 01:15:13,990
it by the time you get the second half

1773
01:15:14,000 --> 01:15:17,520
uh 128 south main uh ongoing bankruptcy

1774
01:15:17,520 --> 01:15:19,840
case on that building and so it's being

1775
01:15:19,840 --> 01:15:21,360
reviewed

1776
01:15:21,360 --> 01:15:23,120
kimberly's been monitoring that and it

1777
01:15:23,120 --> 01:15:24,800
sounds like it's gone to another

1778
01:15:24,800 --> 01:15:27,360
bankruptcy person kimberlyn actually

1779
01:15:27,360 --> 01:15:29,040
left me a message today so i don't know

1780
01:15:29,040 --> 01:15:31,120
all the details having a chance to put

1781
01:15:31,120 --> 01:15:32,159
up people

1782
01:15:32,159 --> 01:15:34,000
yeah please too

1783
01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:34,880
so

1784
01:15:34,880 --> 01:15:36,640
the there's a new bankruptcy proceeding

1785
01:15:36,640 --> 01:15:38,640
went from my chapter 7 to chapter 13

1786
01:15:38,640 --> 01:15:40,080
which means we have a new trustee that

1787
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:42,000
we're working with um i spoke with the

1788
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:44,960
trustee today and he is going to look

1789
01:15:44,960 --> 01:15:47,360
over all the documents that

1790
01:15:47,360 --> 01:15:49,760
the enforcement officer provided

1791
01:15:49,760 --> 01:15:53,440
regarding 128 south main and

1792
01:15:53,440 --> 01:15:54,400
also

1793
01:15:54,400 --> 01:15:55,440
the

1794
01:15:55,440 --> 01:15:57,280
just just the transaction as a whole and

1795
01:15:57,280 --> 01:15:59,280
see if the bankruptcy court will allow

1796
01:15:59,280 --> 01:16:01,520
the city to purchase the property

1797
01:16:01,520 --> 01:16:03,360
on what they will allow um so we're

1798
01:16:03,360 --> 01:16:05,920
hopeful i'm hopeful to hear back in the

1799
01:16:05,920 --> 01:16:08,480
next week

1800
01:16:08,480 --> 01:16:10,159
okay

1801
01:16:10,159 --> 01:16:11,600
excellent

1802
01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:13,360
uh another code enforcement issue we've

1803
01:16:13,360 --> 01:16:15,199
got is one on one south mains the radio

1804
01:16:15,199 --> 01:16:17,280
shack quickbooks building uh there's an

1805
01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:19,040
open case on that it was supposed to be

1806
01:16:19,040 --> 01:16:21,199
heard uh we actually had to postpone

1807
01:16:21,199 --> 01:16:24,400
municipal court because uh uh kova

1808
01:16:24,400 --> 01:16:26,239
there's a code issue

1809
01:16:26,239 --> 01:16:28,000
with some of the folks involved and so

1810
01:16:28,000 --> 01:16:29,840
we had to postpone court so it'll be

1811
01:16:29,840 --> 01:16:32,080
picked back up in november again on that

1812
01:16:32,080 --> 01:16:33,120
so

1813
01:16:33,120 --> 01:16:35,679
the judge municipal judge asked us the

1814
01:16:35,679 --> 01:16:37,520
city to solicit bids to correct all the

1815
01:16:37,520 --> 01:16:38,719
code issues that were noted on the

1816
01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:40,000
commission are important so we're in the

1817
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:42,159
process of doing that

1818
01:16:42,159 --> 01:16:44,239
housing resource commission

1819
01:16:44,239 --> 01:16:45,520
we had a grant application we were

1820
01:16:45,520 --> 01:16:47,120
putting together for that and that

1821
01:16:47,120 --> 01:16:48,719
determined when we were doing that that

1822
01:16:48,719 --> 01:16:50,880
we're really not a strong candidate for

1823
01:16:50,880 --> 01:16:52,880
this year's round

1824
01:16:52,880 --> 01:16:54,560
they're really focusing on rural housing

1825
01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:56,960
incentive districts this round and then

1826
01:16:56,960 --> 01:16:59,360
partnerships which we don't we have we

1827
01:16:59,360 --> 01:17:00,880
have kind of a loose partnership with a

1828
01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:02,480
potential developer but we don't have it

1829
01:17:02,480 --> 01:17:04,080
nailed down to the fact

1830
01:17:04,080 --> 01:17:05,679
to the point where i felt like we had a

1831
01:17:05,679 --> 01:17:08,560
really strong application

1832
01:17:08,560 --> 01:17:10,480
and sometimes it matters if you're a

1833
01:17:10,480 --> 01:17:13,120
first time applicant or not

1834
01:17:13,120 --> 01:17:15,360
and so made to make the decision not to

1835
01:17:15,360 --> 01:17:17,360
submit that as it was written because it

1836
01:17:17,360 --> 01:17:19,760
just didn't feel like we'd be super

1837
01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:22,000
competitive on this round but we will

1838
01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:24,159
retool that and develop it a little bit

1839
01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:26,400
more and then go to another grant round

1840
01:17:26,400 --> 01:17:27,840
and there's another grant coming up in

1841
01:17:27,840 --> 01:17:29,199
the next few months that we can actually

1842
01:17:29,199 --> 01:17:31,199
participate in too so

1843
01:17:31,199 --> 01:17:33,280
hopefully we'll get some of that moving

1844
01:17:33,280 --> 01:17:34,719
forward

1845
01:17:34,719 --> 01:17:36,480
uh sales tax receipts you got the sales

1846
01:17:36,480 --> 01:17:38,080
tax receipts there for you to take a

1847
01:17:38,080 --> 01:17:40,870
look at

1848
01:17:40,880 --> 01:17:43,440
august sales we're back up to seven

1849
01:17:43,440 --> 01:17:44,800
thousand nine hundred seventy six

1850
01:17:44,800 --> 01:17:47,760
dollars and sixty two uh sixty two cents

1851
01:17:47,760 --> 01:17:49,920
it's the highest year so far um total

1852
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:51,920
for the year is over six hundred and

1853
01:17:51,920 --> 01:17:54,480
twenty four thousand uh which is higher

1854
01:17:54,480 --> 01:17:56,159
twenty one percent higher than it was

1855
01:17:56,159 --> 01:18:00,400
last year and then when you look at the five year average before that it's

1856
01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:02,400
30 higher so it continues to stay in

1857
01:18:02,400 --> 01:18:04,239
pretty healthy range which is always a

1858
01:18:04,239 --> 01:18:07,040
good thing um

1859
01:18:07,040 --> 01:18:08,800
so we're going to continue to monitor

1860
01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:11,280
that continuing report back out on it so

1861
01:18:11,280 --> 01:18:14,239
um also wanted to report on the dates

1862
01:18:14,239 --> 01:18:17,440
for uh retirement parties for

1863
01:18:17,440 --> 01:18:19,520
uh both chief ken chief kenning and ed

1864
01:18:19,520 --> 01:18:23,280
rickert another street department um

1865
01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:25,840
chief kenning is gonna be on the 15th

1866
01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:27,600
and that usually those usually happen

1867
01:18:27,600 --> 01:18:30,560
from 4 to 6 p.m um we'll have a formal

1868
01:18:30,560 --> 01:18:32,400
announcement that goes out on that one

1869
01:18:32,400 --> 01:18:34,080
and then ed was we're looking at the

1870
01:18:34,080 --> 01:18:35,199
22nd

1871
01:18:35,199 --> 01:18:36,640
same kind of situation we'll let you all

1872
01:18:36,640 --> 01:18:39,280
know when when those happen so

1873
01:18:39,280 --> 01:18:40,800
always good to celebrate those and of

1874
01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:42,960
course gary gary andrews will be coming

1875
01:18:42,960 --> 01:18:44,880
up here too um and then we may have

1876
01:18:44,880 --> 01:18:46,560
another one actually on the horizon as

1877
01:18:46,560 --> 01:18:47,840
well but

1878
01:18:47,840 --> 01:18:49,199
uh

1879
01:18:49,199 --> 01:18:50,880
just part of the turnover here in the

1880
01:18:50,880 --> 01:18:52,480
city everybody's getting to that point

1881
01:18:52,480 --> 01:18:54,560
where they can retire so never fault

1882
01:18:54,560 --> 01:18:58,790
them when they can do it baby boomers

1883
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:01,679
like the front office

1884
01:19:01,679 --> 01:19:03,280
we are making our way through that one

1885
01:19:03,280 --> 01:19:04,960
barney

1886
01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:08,640
i heard uh it uh had a kpp function uh i

1887
01:19:08,640 --> 01:19:11,120
heard what we've experienced referred to

1888
01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:15,199
as the silver tsunami

1889
01:19:15,199 --> 01:19:16,000
yeah

1890
01:19:16,000 --> 01:19:18,719
that might be right all right yeah

1891
01:19:18,719 --> 01:19:19,679
okay

1892
01:19:19,679 --> 01:19:23,040
any questions for mr styles

1893
01:19:23,040 --> 01:19:24,239
okay

1894
01:19:24,239 --> 01:19:27,600
council comments councilman gearing

1895
01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:29,679
i'm just happy to see that um

1896
01:19:29,679 --> 01:19:31,440
constituents are spending their tax

1897
01:19:31,440 --> 01:19:33,920
dollars in hillsboro

1898
01:19:33,920 --> 01:19:34,840
it's a good

1899
01:19:34,840 --> 01:19:36,080
thing yeah

1900
01:19:36,080 --> 01:19:37,280
true

1901
01:19:37,280 --> 01:19:39,199
councilman mccarty uh

1902
01:19:39,199 --> 01:19:40,800
i uh

1903
01:19:40,800 --> 01:19:43,840
listened to mr meyer's comments and

1904
01:19:43,840 --> 01:19:46,320
i'm gonna do some research i wrote his

1905
01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:48,719
editorial to marion paper and he said

1906
01:19:48,719 --> 01:19:50,000
some things in there i never really

1907
01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:51,760
thought about the time so

1908
01:19:51,760 --> 01:19:53,360
i'm going to do a little research and i

1909
01:19:53,360 --> 01:19:55,280
would like to readdress that sometime

1910
01:19:55,280 --> 01:20:00,870
what we did if that's okay okay

1911
01:20:00,880 --> 01:20:03,040
councilman

1912
01:20:03,040 --> 01:20:05,760
just no comment at this point

1913
01:20:05,760 --> 01:20:06,560
okay

1914
01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:09,199
nothing today for me okay

1915
01:20:09,199 --> 01:20:10,800
all right is there any other business

1916
01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:15,189
that needs to come before the council

1917
01:20:15,199 --> 01:20:16,639
hearing none

1918
01:20:16,639 --> 01:20:23,750
meeting is adjourned

1919
01:20:23,760 --> 01:20:25,040
thank you everybody for your

1920
01:20:25,040 --> 01:20:28,040
participation