1 00:00:13,100 --> 00:00:16,220 Any further than your patient. My pleasure, 2 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:31,880 Larry. 3 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,820 Let us pray. Lord, I just pray blessing over 4 00:00:43,820 --> 00:00:48,780 this gathering here tonight and I especially want to lift up the members of law enforcement, 5 00:00:48,940 --> 00:00:54,040 the men and women who serve this community fearlessly. God, I pray that you guard their 6 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:59,320 hearts and minds, from all the things they see on a daily basis and they fearlessly run in 7 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,960 the harms way to protect this community. God, I pray blessing and protection upon every 8 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:11,140 member of the city council or city leadership and that they would make decisions thoughtfully 9 00:01:11,140 --> 00:01:16,380 and wisely to bless our community, Lord God. We just ask these things in the mighty name of 10 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:26,980 I pledge allegiance to the United States of America and to the Republic of America which stands 11 00:01:26,980 --> 00:01:32,740 in the United States of America and to the Republic of America and to the United States of America. 12 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:33,360 Can 13 00:01:37,620 --> 00:01:38,880 you please take the role? 14 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:40,900 Council Member Harvey. 15 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:41,500 Here. 16 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:42,940 Council Member Wood. 17 00:01:43,700 --> 00:01:43,860 Here. 18 00:01:44,140 --> 00:01:45,140 Council Member Hill. 19 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:45,700 Here. 20 00:01:46,260 --> 00:01:47,520 Council Member Cardinowski. 21 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:48,040 Here. 22 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:49,660 Council Member Alexander. 23 00:01:49,660 --> 00:01:53,620 Chair, Council Member Collins, Mayor Anderson. 24 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:54,220 Here. 25 00:01:56,940 --> 00:02:00,220 Do I have a motion to approve or amend to my agenda? 26 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:04,200 Discussion? 27 00:02:05,180 --> 00:02:06,140 All those in favor? 28 00:02:07,020 --> 00:02:08,800 The post motion carries. 29 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,400 Do I have a motion to approve or amend the draft minutes 30 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,920 of the July 21st, 2026 regular council meeting? 31 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:27,880 Discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. We have a proclamation tonight. 32 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,820 Chief Flussard, do you have something to say before I read the proclamation? 33 00:02:32,420 --> 00:02:34,920 If you don't mind reading a person, I'll make a comment. 34 00:02:34,940 --> 00:02:40,900 Okay. Proclamation, City of Kielso, National Night Out, August 4th, 2026. 35 00:02:40,900 --> 00:03:09,960 For us, the National Association of Townwatch, N-A-T-W, is sponsoring a unique nationwide crime, drug, and violence prevention program in August 4, 2026, entitled National Light Out, and whereas National Light Out provides a unique opportunity for the City of Kelsa to join thousands of other communities across the country in promoting cooperative, police, and community crime prevention efforts and relationships. 36 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:15,700 And whereas it's important that all citizens of Kelsal be aware of the importance of prime 37 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:21,320 prevention programs and the positive impact that their participation can have on reducing 38 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,080 crime and drugs in our neighborhoods. 39 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:29,340 And whereas neighborhood spirit and cooperation is a theme of national night out and plays 40 00:03:29,340 --> 00:03:34,580 an important role in helping the Kelsal police to fight the war on crime and drugs in our 41 00:03:34,580 --> 00:03:35,080 community. 42 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:40,580 And, whereas, this initiative is much more than a single night, as it symbolizes the 43 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:45,220 strong partnership between communities and law enforcement, united in a common cause 44 00:03:45,220 --> 00:03:48,820 of public safety, intolerant of crime, and all its form. 45 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:54,500 Therefore, be it resolved that I, Drill Anderson, mayor of the City of Kessel, formerly declared 46 00:03:54,500 --> 00:04:01,380 August 4, 2026, as National Light Out, and encourage all citizens of the City of Kessel to shine 47 00:04:01,380 --> 00:04:05,600 their lives and add their voices to the outcry against criminal acts that 48 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:10,160 compromise the quality of life in our city. In witness wear up I am here to set 49 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,600 my hand and cause the seal as the City of Felsow to be a fix this first day of 50 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,160 August 2026. 51 00:04:29,530 --> 00:04:33,390 Chief Fletcher. So thank you Madam Mayor of the Black Nation. As you 52 00:04:33,390 --> 00:04:36,810 all aware National Light Outers and Event Board of the community and city 53 00:04:36,810 --> 00:04:42,470 leadership assembles to demonstrate and express their intolerance but 54 00:04:42,470 --> 00:04:46,650 crime and this event would not be possible with all city leadership in 55 00:04:46,650 --> 00:04:51,070 print tonight and I want to thank Mr. Macon and his public work staff for helping 56 00:04:51,070 --> 00:04:54,590 set up the event tonight and I'm hoping he'll be here after work to help 57 00:04:54,590 --> 00:04:59,690 clean it up as well but thank you very much for your involvement and I also want 58 00:04:59,690 --> 00:05:04,150 to recognize Kelsa Police Officer David Sitzman. He is our organizer of this event 59 00:05:04,150 --> 00:05:09,550 he begins organizing this event early in the year and coordinates all of the 60 00:05:09,550 --> 00:05:18,570 vendors, food, the family, events, and work for Ross or Sitsma, we would have a success 61 00:05:18,570 --> 00:05:22,070 that we have every year. So I'm going to invite you to give us a few words to share with you. 62 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:33,480 Hello, Officer Sitsma, here's what this is for me. Thank you everyone for coming. 63 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:37,440 City Council, everyone in the community that's come today to join us 64 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:38,060 We're going to be stressful right now. 65 00:05:38,180 --> 00:05:40,720 We're going to be possible without our vendors that have donated. 66 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,540 Everything that is here today. 67 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:43,980 First to enjoy. 68 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:46,480 I'm going to put in the food and the vendors that are here to share 69 00:05:47,060 --> 00:05:48,340 what they do in the community. 70 00:05:48,900 --> 00:05:51,120 Our community members just see us in a different light 71 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:51,960 rather than in the street. 72 00:05:52,140 --> 00:05:54,660 They're full of our patrol cars and uniforms here. 73 00:05:54,940 --> 00:05:56,440 We're sure to see how they're wanted. 74 00:05:56,940 --> 00:05:57,440 Enjoy the event. 75 00:06:00,410 --> 00:06:02,810 Thank you for all the hard work and putting this together. 76 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:07,710 Now we come to the citizens' business portion of our agenda. 77 00:06:07,710 --> 00:06:13,850 This is a portion of our business meeting and council sets aside for citizens to express 78 00:06:13,850 --> 00:06:19,390 opinion for something that is not already on the agenda. Public comment portion of our 79 00:06:19,390 --> 00:06:24,550 meeting is limited to 30 minutes with comments limited to three minutes per person or as 80 00:06:24,550 --> 00:06:29,950 a group. It is not intended to be a time when we are able to engage in discussion or debate 81 00:06:29,950 --> 00:06:35,550 with council or staff. All remarks should be directed to the mayor. Public comments must 82 00:06:35,550 --> 00:06:41,250 be courteous and respect proper decorum. Please refrain from derogatory remarks, personal 83 00:06:41,250 --> 00:06:46,210 attacks, campaign speeches, and applaud. Do we have anyone who wants to speak before 84 00:06:46,210 --> 00:06:50,150 the council tonight? If so, please come to the microphone next to the flight. 85 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:53,240 No one 86 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,020 here that wants to speak to the council tonight? 87 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,000 And guess not. Okay, we will move on to action 88 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,200 on item number 6.1, Chief Pleasier. 89 00:07:08,700 --> 00:07:12,640 On the agenda tonight is the ordinance 90 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,560 regarding the House bill of 2014 Public Safety Sales Tax. 91 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,060 This is the second reading and I have no further information to provide 92 00:07:20,060 --> 00:07:21,660 other than what I provided at the last meeting. 93 00:07:22,380 --> 00:07:25,360 And I'm just requesting that the Council approve this on the second reading. 94 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:27,000 Mr. Wood. 95 00:07:27,540 --> 00:07:31,980 Madam Mayor, I need that we postpone this action to our next regular lease. 96 00:07:33,260 --> 00:07:42,620 This meeting, a national night out, provides an excellent form of which the police officers and our public safety officers can showcase the good work they do for our community. 97 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:52,720 However, it does not provide a good form at which our citizens can provide climate on a matter as substantial as a tax increase. 98 00:07:53,260 --> 00:07:59,100 I think we owe it to our citizens instead of a full sum in complete discussion about tax increase and not Russia. 99 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,980 Therefore, I move that we postpone to our next regularity schedule meeting. 100 00:08:04,060 --> 00:08:05,560 Is there a second to that motion? 101 00:08:09,380 --> 00:08:12,980 No, second. Madam, third, can you read the ordinance by title only? 102 00:08:15,890 --> 00:08:22,570 In order to set the city of Kelsal Washington and acting in additional sales and use tax of one tenth of one percent 103 00:08:22,570 --> 00:08:25,930 And as authorized by 201, Chapter 315, 104 00:08:26,950 --> 00:08:30,550 Laws of Washington, 2025, for criminal justice purposes, 105 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:33,730 adding a chapter of 3.11 sales and use tax 106 00:08:33,730 --> 00:08:38,090 for criminal justice to this also useful code 107 00:08:38,090 --> 00:08:40,590 and providing for severability and establishing 108 00:08:40,590 --> 00:08:41,410 a effective fit. 109 00:08:42,910 --> 00:08:44,350 We don't have a second to the motions. 110 00:08:44,670 --> 00:08:47,210 We have a motion to approve the ordinance on second reading. 111 00:08:51,930 --> 00:08:53,270 discussion, all those in favor? 112 00:08:53,430 --> 00:08:55,850 I do have a quick, sorry, discussion, yes, can I? 113 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:59,110 So, first of all, I want to apologize for not attending our last meeting. 114 00:09:00,270 --> 00:09:06,370 How I've been here, I want to share these stuff that, having this agenda by the way, last 115 00:09:06,370 --> 00:09:11,890 meeting was part of the reason why I came to second Council Member Wood's motion to table 116 00:09:23,250 --> 00:09:35,670 I'm going to be a no-go on this, not because I don't agree with these end-result, or the mission on what this is going to be fun, but I would like to see this bill to vote for the people. 117 00:09:35,670 --> 00:09:41,810 as I mentioned quite a while ago it originally came from us also I would like 118 00:09:41,810 --> 00:09:48,130 to see a sunset bug on a task like this I would like to see a sunset clause on 119 00:09:48,130 --> 00:09:54,050 a task like this that way it would expire when that sunset clause comes out 120 00:09:54,050 --> 00:09:59,030 instead of relying on the proactive work of a future council to prove this 121 00:09:59,910 --> 00:10:02,810 So for those reasons, I'm going to be no vote on this. 122 00:10:04,270 --> 00:10:06,090 Is there any more discussion? 123 00:10:07,150 --> 00:10:08,790 Okay, we have a motion and a second. 124 00:10:08,990 --> 00:10:09,770 All those in favor. 125 00:10:11,970 --> 00:10:12,450 Opposed? 126 00:10:13,930 --> 00:10:14,530 Motion carries. 127 00:10:16,430 --> 00:10:17,590 City manager reports. 128 00:10:17,810 --> 00:10:18,310 Mr. Hamilton. 129 00:10:25,790 --> 00:10:30,210 Good evening, Mayor and Council. Just a couple of things. I'd like to thank our 130 00:10:30,210 --> 00:10:35,570 National Right Out Coordinator David Sissman for work on this event. Also our 131 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:40,530 public works who have the parks looking very good. I also want to thank our 132 00:10:40,530 --> 00:10:52,670 partners here in Tano, Kelso Bay Roof, Kelso Youth Baseball, Girl's Softball, KSD, LCC, and Kelso Boxing Club, along with Kelso 133 00:10:52,670 --> 00:11:03,710 Red Council, and others who help our partners. It feels great. What a great run for the Kelso 13-year-olds, getting to go to the Pacific North 134 00:11:03,710 --> 00:11:12,810 rest regionals, and then the 16 U team, they were the all-stars at the Washington, came 135 00:11:12,810 --> 00:11:18,570 out number one at the Washington State, Bate Ruth earlier in July, winning 12 to 2 in 136 00:11:18,570 --> 00:11:24,130 their final game, and they're currently in Branson in the World Series, the tournament 137 00:11:24,130 --> 00:11:31,050 which runs tomorrow to the 16th. I also wanted to remind everybody of the Kelso Highlander 138 00:11:31,050 --> 00:11:37,470 event coming up here at TAMO, the 12th and 13th. That'd be the end of my report, thank you. 139 00:11:38,870 --> 00:11:43,550 First and foremost, Mr. Mammazam, staff reports, Mr. Butterfield. 140 00:11:44,670 --> 00:11:47,430 I have no report, but I'd be happy to answer any questions. 141 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,380 Mr. Mammazam? 142 00:11:53,490 --> 00:11:55,850 I do have no report, but I'd have to answer any questions. 143 00:11:58,070 --> 00:11:58,750 Mr. Curtis, 144 00:12:06,210 --> 00:12:07,270 two flusher? 145 00:12:08,470 --> 00:12:11,430 I'm not necessarily in report, but I just want to thank you all for attending the night. 146 00:12:11,430 --> 00:12:17,050 hopefully you stick around for the next two hours and enjoy the event, I hope everyone has a good time today. 147 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:19,710 Any other staff present? I don't believe so. 148 00:12:19,850 --> 00:12:20,550 Do you have any? 149 00:12:21,710 --> 00:12:22,930 Okay, Council Report. 150 00:12:24,070 --> 00:12:24,950 Mr. Harvey. 151 00:12:26,690 --> 00:12:28,130 Thanks, Madam Mayor. I'll be brief. 152 00:12:29,630 --> 00:12:37,790 Mayor Anderson and I got the opportunity of giving a quick presentation to the students with our sister cities program. 153 00:12:38,370 --> 00:12:45,670 That was really fun to see the two students from the town and give them a tour on the city of Kosovo. 154 00:12:46,050 --> 00:12:46,510 Let's see in America. 155 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:51,670 Super. 156 00:12:53,130 --> 00:12:54,810 Very poor. Thank you for asking. 157 00:12:55,830 --> 00:12:56,430 Mr. Hino. 158 00:12:58,050 --> 00:13:05,850 Couple of quick names. First of all, the 16 new kids can see it. 159 00:13:05,850 --> 00:13:11,470 We watched their games actually on television just Google, 160 00:13:12,390 --> 00:13:15,730 tell us all 16 news and a couple of sites that come up 161 00:13:15,730 --> 00:13:18,470 and you can watch those kids play back there. 162 00:13:18,770 --> 00:13:20,010 And that's a remarkable thing. 163 00:13:20,250 --> 00:13:22,350 And let me tell you the reason they're back there, 164 00:13:22,510 --> 00:13:26,250 folks, is because volunteers of our community made it happen. 165 00:13:26,910 --> 00:13:29,090 And that's a remarkable thing, by far. 166 00:13:31,530 --> 00:13:33,770 Second, we're making real progress 167 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:51,190 with an organization, acronym is LAP stands for Longview Plops and Media Project in the working on the Arts District designation for County. 168 00:13:51,750 --> 00:14:01,470 It's a county-wide effort listing, basically all the state pollers and various downtown organizations and interested parties. 169 00:14:01,470 --> 00:14:17,570 So we are making progress, we have become a 5-0-1-C, we are going to be looking at our City Council and Council, not the Council itself, but the membership to help us put this program into place. 170 00:14:18,350 --> 00:14:22,810 It's going to be a real economic driver for our community and our small businesses. 171 00:14:22,810 --> 00:14:29,650 And then, you're going to be hearing a lot about next Tuesday night, August 11th. 172 00:14:29,650 --> 00:14:34,430 We're holding a Council Hall Community Discussion on Fireworks. 173 00:14:35,210 --> 00:14:37,870 The State Fireworks will be here. 174 00:14:38,710 --> 00:14:47,430 We're going to have the state lobbyist, who represents the Fireworks Industry and Olympia. 175 00:14:47,950 --> 00:14:51,890 Here, we're going to have a couple of the important discriminators. 176 00:14:51,890 --> 00:14:57,350 and as well, this is going to be a community discussion. 177 00:14:58,250 --> 00:14:59,690 Folks, and we... 178 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:29,540 I want to invite everyone to come in, participate, listen to what the experts say. It's going to be some technical information about certain devices. It's going to be statistics, but it's going to be an educational, informational meeting. And I want to, again, invite anybody and everybody interested to attend this. It's at Catlin Community Center, one on six in Northwest. 179 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:46,000 Next to this very part and folks it's time to have a quiet discussion about our works and issues around the bill for communities in our neighborhood. 180 00:15:46,420 --> 00:15:50,400 So please attend if you can. That's me and my report. 181 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:52,820 Mr. Kenoski? 182 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:54,620 Thank you, Mayor. 183 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:59,500 The APCA had a successful kids marches on Friday, 184 00:16:00,340 --> 00:16:04,100 on 20 February over 30 kids selling their items 185 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:06,180 and their temperament at Tuesdays, 186 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,880 due to marshmallow launchers and ovens, 187 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:12,760 so good opportunity for their kids 188 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,800 and the kids that sell their little beds 189 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,300 and the kids sold their own. 190 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,400 So, is it in here? 191 00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,400 Right here in the Capitol. 192 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:31,120 They're now talking locally in September 193 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,140 and groundbreaking in the Capitol in May 194 00:16:33,140 --> 00:16:37,340 about the need to place three of your instruments 195 00:16:37,340 --> 00:16:40,520 in the Capitol in the Capitol. 196 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:42,960 Is Collins? 197 00:16:59,180 --> 00:17:05,340 So I did, as Kenan said, met with the Japanese delegation and they were very happy to be in Kelso. It was a good time. 198 00:17:05,940 --> 00:17:11,520 And the kids market was really a lot of fun. The kids were the ones that turned into business plants, 199 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:17,560 and then five of them got prizes for their best business plan and they were really excited about it. 200 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,060 Is there any other business for the council? 201 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,560 If not, it is $6.17 and I'll turn the meeting fee.