[0:00] And then we make sure
I appreciate it.
[0:06] And when how you know what Scotty told
me is that that's it it'll have a green
[0:11] that shows that our link is going and
everything is going
[0:15] and then as soon as as soon as 7:00 hits
hopefully before she hits her gavel
[0:20] you're hitting this.
>> Okay.
[0:22] » And then you make sure that it starts to
run.
[0:26] And then you can put it back in here.
>> Okay.
[0:29] » And then you know
and he's getting it as well.
[0:47] » I'm starting.
Scotty, all good?
[0:52] Good evening citizens and staff. I'm I'm
Mayor Carol Westfall here by call to
[0:56] order this council meeting Tuesday
September 8th 2026 the time is 7:00 p.m.
[1:02] Roll call, please.
>> Council Stinberg?
[1:04] » Here.
>> Council Angeline?
[1:06] » Here.
>> Council Russo?
[1:07] » Here.
>> Council McConnell?
[1:08] » Here.
>> Please stand and join me in the pledge
[1:10] of allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:15] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:21] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[1:29] » We would like city managers to do an
introduction, please.
[1:43] » Council, I wanted to introduce you to
Peter Use. He's our new development
[1:47] services director that we just hired and
he's been on the job for about 10 days 2
[1:52] weeks now. He and his he and his wife
Rebecca
[1:56] I
>> just moved here from uh
[1:59] East Riverside, uh a suburb of Chicago.
Is that right? East Riverside?
[2:02] » Riverside.
>> Close Riverside.
[2:05] » Has experience
>> of those directions.
[2:06] » Yeah, 10 years of experience in uh
community development services, and
[2:10] we're excited to have him. He's
Previously to that, uh Spring Hill,
[2:14] Tennessee.
>> Yep.
[2:15] » A suburb of I guess
>> Nashville area.
[2:18] » Wow.
>> So, he brings a lot of experience. We're
[2:19] just thrilled to have him here, and I
wanted to introduce.
[2:22] » Super.
>> It's nice to meet you all. Uh hopefully,
[2:25] we get to, you know, engage a little bit
one-on-one. Uh happy to be here. My wife
[2:29] and I are really excited about the
community. We've enjoyed our time so
[2:32] far, and we hope to make it our
long-term home. So, thank you so much.
[2:35] » Welcome.
>> Well, welcome to the team. Thank you.
[2:38] » Thank you for choosing Klamath Falls.
Yes.
[2:41] It's very much like Chicago.
[2:47] » Only better pizza and hot dogs.
[2:52] » I have a proclamation to read, and could
I have Ron Johnson up from the VFW?
[2:59] Thank you for coming, and thank you for
doing this. City of Klamath Falls,
[3:04] Oregon, has a proclamation in the matter
of commemorating the 25th anniversary
[3:09] 25th anniversary of the September 11th,
2021,
[3:14] and proclamation September 11th, 2026,
as a Patriot Day and as a National Day
[3:20] of Remembrance.
Whereas, it has been 25 years since
[3:25] September 11th, 2021, when across the
country daily life was put on hold.
[3:30] Millions of Americans were horrified as
we witnessed an unimaginable act of
[3:35] ruthless and evil unfold. Horrific
scenes and personal accounts were
[3:40] broadcast on television of the high of
the four hijacked aircraft. The media
[3:46] coverage was huge. Graphic photos and
scenes indelibly were etched into the
[3:52] American psyche of the Twin Towers, the
Pentagon, and the plane that crashed in
[3:57] Pennsylvania.
Whereas solemnly and ceremoniously we
[4:01] gather to remember and honor the
thousands of innocent victims murdered
[4:04] by terrorists on September 11th, 2021 or
2001.
[4:10] We are here to never forget 9/11, the
day that galvanized and effectively
[4:14] changed our country forever. We vowed to
never let it happen again.
[4:19] Whereas today we gather to remember the
lives lost, of the courage shown, and of
[4:24] the
common unity forged in this tragedy. On
[4:28] this solemn day, we honor the lives that
perished, the innocent, the first
[4:32] responders, and those who stood in
harm's way to protect others. Whereas we
[4:37] lift up the families that still suffer
and process the heavy weight and extreme
[4:42] loss of precious life.
To put around them a hedge of comfort
[4:46] and peace, we commemorate this day with
their for the loved ones to remember and
[4:52] never forget this memorial.
Whereas the destruction and carnage were
[4:57] unconscionable, but the acts of heroism
proved unprecedented to the
[5:01] firefighters, police officers, medical
technicians, military personnel, and
[5:07] ordinary citizens as their actions truly
were extraordinary.
[5:12] Whereas this is a tribute to our
community's responders, men and women of
[5:16] the armed force,
law enforcement, firefighters, and first
[5:19] responders past and present for their
continued vigilance and valor in
[5:24] serving, protecting the Klamath Basin.
We thank you for your service,
[5:28] dedication, and commitment to others.
Whereas this day is a day of reflection
[5:34] on the aftermath of 9/11. You answered
the call then and still answer the call
[5:39] brilliantly today.
Whereas as a community we vow to never
[5:43] forget these events and throughout the
country this day is designated Patriot
[5:48] Day and National Day of Service and
Remembrance. So, let us hold a moment of
[5:52] silence to reflect in our of our past
experience.
[6:02] And now, therefore, it be it proclaimed
by the mayor and city council, as a
[6:06] community, we vow to never forget and
that September 11th, 2026 is Patriots
[6:12] Day, a national day of remembrance. And
thank you for all you do.
[6:17] Thank you. And you can
[6:25] » Uh I'm Ron Johnson and I'm the
I'm the commander of the Veterans of
[6:28] Foreign Wars here in the local um
basin here.
[6:33] Thank you. Thank you for the tribute and
the proclamation this day of reflection
[6:37] and remembrance.
On the 25th anniversary of September
[6:41] 11th, 2001, we honor the lives that
perished, the innocent, the first
[6:47] responders, and those who stood in
harm's way to protect others.
[6:52] We give thanks to the men and women of
the armed forces,
[6:55] law enforcement,
firefighters, and the first responders,
[6:59] past and present, in answering
answering the call of 9/11
[7:03] and the continued aftermath.
Over 3,000 innocent lives were
[7:09] Over 3,000 innocent innocent lives were
lost and families destroyed
[7:13] by the carnage
and the destruction.
[7:17] This day is a reminder
of not only the loss of life, but the
[7:21] families still suffering, prospering,
processing,
[7:25] and the memory.
This Friday, September 11th, we give a
[7:30] tribute and a thank you for the heroism
as America reeled from this change
[7:36] forever. A change forever.
[7:40] Today
is a day of reflection, prayer, and a
[7:43] vow to never forget these events.
Throughout this country, this day,
[7:49] September 11th, 9/11, is designated
Patriot Day.
[7:53] And a national day,
national day of service and remembrance.
[8:00] As a member of the Veterans Advisory
Council, I'm inviting the
[8:05] council, and also the community,
to the Patriot Day 9 9/11 ceremony at
[8:10] the Veterans Park at 10:00 Friday, 11
September, to commemorate the 25th
[8:17] anniversary of September 11th.
Please join me then.
[8:21] God bless.
Thank you for the proclamation.
[8:25] » Thank you. Thank you.
[8:28] » Okay, at this point, we will now do the
um public comment.
[8:33] And we have one form, Bob Kinsey.
Two.
[8:41] Okay. And we are splitting this two
3-minutes. Um one is for Fran as as
[8:45] well.
>> Yes, we all remember what we were doing
[8:47] on 9/11. I was running a golf tournament
at the Running Y. I mean,
[8:51] it sounds silly to say that was such a
somber event for the country, but
[8:55] they had no idea how to handle that.
There were no regs for terrorism.
[9:00] We played on all day. It was most uns-
unsurreal day of my life.
[9:05] Running a golf tournament on 9/11.
Well, thanks for the chance to talk. Um
[9:11] and uh
Councilman Angeli is going to be one of
[9:15] the leading speakers, the leading
speaker for that event, and so I think
[9:18] we should all go. That's going to be
terrific. Thank you for doing that and
[9:21] working on all that.
Okay, so
[9:24] I'm not known much for gargantuan
exaltations or hyperbolics, but
[9:30] I am pretty fired up about this package.
We're asking you to join the partnership
[9:33] with us.
So,
[9:36] we want you to help take a leading role
with
[9:38] uh RR T, the Ross Ragland, Kingsley,
and a number of terrific sponsors.
[9:44] And this is as strong a project as I've
been involved with locally.
[9:48] Um I was proud to bring the presence on
Marine band from the White House twice.
[9:52] That was pretty cool, too. A little bit
different, but this one's pretty neat.
[9:56] So, that we have kind of a trifecta of
benefits. First, the Ragland's bringing
[9:59] top quality
country artist, Coffey Anderson. He's by
[10:03] far the most patriotic country star in
the country.
[10:06] Again, go see red, white, and blue on
your phone, or you can't say hero
[10:10] without her, which is honoring the women
who are under
[10:13] represented and being honored. And I So,
I think that is very cool.
[10:17] And so,
second partnership part is that Coffey's
[10:22] going to Kingsley on Thursday.
And so, that's a big piece because we're
[10:26] honoring the entire base, and we would
like you to go and be there. So, talk
[10:29] about that just a little bit more in a
minute, but
[10:32] he's going to be out in the biggest
hangar of the entire base. Population
[10:35] will be there, and I think the city
should be well represented that way. So,
[10:39] we would like all of you to go and be a
part of that.
[10:43] And then third, the partnership is going
to
[10:46] have the Ragland regain its role as the
finest performing arts center in
[10:51] Oregon's small towns. There's nothing
like what we have. We don't think of
[10:53] ourselves that way, but that is what we
are.
[10:56] So, what I'm going to focus on in this
session is asking you to join the
[11:00] partnership of a number of generous
sponsors, including Klamath County.
[11:05] Um
They gave 10,000. We're asking you to
[11:09] match that. And we have a number of
other sponsors that are bigger or
[11:12] similar size to that. So, just really
quickly,
[11:15] if you can make it, go to the regular
airport, not the base, and there will be
[11:21] a military transport that will pick you
up so you don't have to fight getting
[11:24] through the gate and finding the big
hangar, cuz they will drive you right to
[11:27] the event. You need to be there at 4:30
for the 5:00 event.
[11:32] So, that's key. So, be there at that
time.
[11:35] And then, it'll last about an hour and
15 minutes. Coffey will talk. He's
[11:40] incredibly supportive of the military,
as you will see from his songs. And uh
[11:45] he is terrific. And then, after it's
over, there'll be transportation back to
[11:49] the hangar. So, all you have to do is
get our airport parking lot,
[11:52] unfortunately, is very empty. So, you
won't have a problem parking there.
[11:55] So, I'm going to pass it on to Fran now
and then go watch my granddaughter play
[12:00] soccer. She is the goalie for Hindley.
>> Ah, well, good luck to her. That's
[12:05] awesome.
[12:14] » Hello, everybody. It's good to see you
all again. Uh Fran Marcel, executive
[12:19] director of of the new Rag- the new Ross
Ragland. It is the new Ross Ragland. And
[12:24] I'm really excited to be opening the
season with Coffey.
[12:29] I'm here more than ever to just say, "I
want to be long-time partners with you
[12:35] all." I want you to come I want you to
come and welcome Coffey to our beautiful
[12:41] little town. Um let him know he's done a
lot of media so far, but let him know
[12:46] that you welcome him. And I am really
proud of the fact that we've partnered
[12:52] up with uh Kingsley and we're doing
things with the military where Coffey
[12:56] can talk to the families. And then, he
can sing he's going to do a couple songs
[13:01] for them. But, at the Ragland, we're
going to honor our military. Uh Dana
[13:06] Worth is going to be opening. And she'll
sing the national anthem as well for us.
[13:12] Um Coffey will do a really sweet little
concert. We have a meet and greet. Um or
[13:19] as I call it, eat and greet. We'll we'll
have some little munchies for you.
[13:23] Earlier, a red carpet experience. I
hope, if anything, you will be able to
[13:29] just join us at the
meet and greet,
[13:34] and hopefully stay for the concert.
Um it would be very meaningful one to
[13:39] coffee to me, very much so. I would
really enjoy your presence and to
[13:46] welcome you there. Um
I'm not asking for anything but us to
[13:53] build a long-term relationship.
And that's what I would like to see
[13:57] because you went to the 85th.
Um we're making a difference. If anyone
[14:02] else got to join the 85th, the little
Broadway and fun. Uh but it it is
[14:07] something very special and it's a
special place and we're ready for you
[14:12] and we hope you're ready for us. Thank
you.
[14:15] » Super. What time is that? What time is
the meet and greet?
[14:18] » The meet and greet is at 5:30 and it
will be in the cultural center.
[14:22] » Okay.
>> And then we move over to the Ross
[14:25] Ragland for or the theater part for the
concert. And the concert's expected at
[14:31] 7:00 p.m. And there will be some special
uh military on stage and some special um
[14:38] honors to some of our military families.
Um it's going to be a really
[14:44] Speaking of 9/11, I remember where I was
and I was taking my daughter to school
[14:51] and we didn't know whether to let her
stay or take her home and we let them
[14:56] stay. We felt it was better for them to
be together.
[14:59] And this is what hopefully we can do, be
together as a community, as a family, uh
[15:07] with our kids, moms, dads, and I'm out.
So, thank you.
[15:11] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[15:13] » Thank you.
[15:15] » Okay, Teddy Williams.
[15:27] » Hello. Uh good evening. So, um last
council meeting I voiced some concerns I
[15:31] had about different things in our
community. Um
[15:35] here again to say hey, we don't want the
Flock cameras, we don't want a lot of
[15:38] this technology that's being pushed upon
us.
[15:41] And I feel like you guys aren't
listening. Um the city hasn't even had a
[15:46] public comment about it where the
community is addressed. So, that's kind
[15:49] of disheartening. Um and just the
community engagement from the city
[15:53] standpoint seems to again, that seems to
be something that there's a trend of
[15:57] less of it. Third Thursday, the city
wasn't really present. You know, I went
[16:01] to the planning commission open house
and
[16:04] there was a lot of really great
information there that the community
[16:07] could have had access to if you guys
were at Third Thursday. Right? So, stuff
[16:11] like that.
And it's hard when I hear that the city
[16:14] doesn't have any money, but then we're
developing another park, we're doing
[16:17] beautification projects. Great. I love
it. I love that we have a beautiful
[16:20] city.
But one hand, we don't have the money,
[16:24] and then the other hand, we're spending
money. I understand there's a lot of
[16:26] grant money that funds a lot of these
projects, and that's that's fine, but
[16:30] I feel like there's other things that
need to be addressed to build a stronger
[16:33] community
such as the engagement. Um
[16:37] and you know, last last time I came, you
know, uh sitting there for 20 minutes
[16:42] while the uh young lady from K-Tech was
grilled by our city attorney here, that
[16:48] was very disheartening. And I sat there
in the audience and I said, "What are
[16:51] they hiding?"
Because that's how it was presented to
[16:54] me is you guys were very
serious about trying to keep her out of
[16:58] a meeting for 20 minutes. And then to
watch a YouTube video and his
[17:02] microphone's off.
[17:04] How is that transparent?
You know, you
[17:08] the city council and the city need to be
they need to be one, right?
[17:14] I feel like a A of people don't even
realize there's a city council meeting
[17:17] going on. They don't even understand
what it takes to talk to you guys.
[17:21] Is there any other way I can communicate
with all of you? Probably. Is this the
[17:25] way that I prefer to communicate? Yes,
it is. And that's why I choose it. Um
[17:29] you know, and it's like last time I
mentioned the sign boards, the the
[17:32] electronic sign boards, because when I
did the barricades, I was told we have
[17:36] to go pick those up every time because
they're 20 to $30,000. In the San
[17:41] Francisco Bay Area and other places in
the country, they pull the tires off of
[17:44] them because they have jacks on all four
corners. They actually pull the axle out
[17:48] of them.
So, when we have city employees where
[17:52] there's a minimum call out of 2 hours
for two people to go pick these things
[17:56] up, they can wait till the next day. It
doesn't We don't need to be using
[17:59] overtime for that. You know, and I I
really would like to see the city
[18:04] do the street barricades again and
support all of these different
[18:09] all of these different um events that we
have annually. You know, it that people
[18:16] Every time I do it, people ask me, "How
did you get this contract?" "What do you
[18:19] mean? I'm volunteering." They're blown
away. "The city doesn't do this
[18:22] anymore?" Nope.
Oh, wow. And
[18:25] so there's just a lot of stuff like
that. Um
[18:29] yeah. Anyways, I think that's all I have
to say tonight, so that's all. Thank
[18:33] you.
>> Thank you.
[18:36] And um we don't have any more forms, so
we will close public comment.
[18:43] Consent agenda. The approval of the
meeting agenda and meeting minutes from
[18:47] August 17th, 2026 provided under
separate cover.
[18:52] » Move to approve the consent agenda.
>> Second.
[18:55] » All in favor, say I. I. Any opposed?
Land use public hearing quasi-judicial,
[19:01] none. Number seven, land use public
hearing legislative, none. Number eight,
[19:06] general public hearing, none. Number
nine, legislative actions, 9.1. The
[19:11] authorization of a contract amendment
number three with RH2 Engineering Inc.
[19:17] in the not to exceed amount of 42,824
for the South 6th Street Booster Pump
[19:24] Station. Water Manager Robbie West
reporting.
[19:27] » Uh thank you, Mayor and Council. Uh
yeah, I'm here tonight for
[19:31] the contract amendment three with RH2.
Uh this is for our booster station
[19:34] project. We've talked to you guys about
this quite a few times.
[19:37] Uh this is the booster station and
waterline together.
[19:40] Um just looking for a contract amendment
for RH2 for a few more things that have
[19:44] come up. Uh a lot of times with these
contracts,
[19:47] um things are based on time and
materials and on a project of this
[19:49] magnitude, some things ultimately
usually come up that we're not aware of
[19:53] and RH2 has stepped up and helped us
with those things. So, we're just
[19:56] looking to get that contract extended.
And I'd be more than happy to answer any
[20:00] questions you guys have.
>> Questions, comments?
[20:08] No?
I'll entertain a motion.
[20:11] » It moved to authorize the city manager
to execute contract amendment number
[20:14] three with RH2 in the not to exceed
amount of 42,824
[20:20] for the South 6th Street Booster Pump
Station project.
[20:24] » Second.
>> All in favor, say aye.
[20:27] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[20:29] Thank you.
[20:33] 9.2. The authorization of a contract
amendment number three with RH2
[20:37] Engineering Inc. for the not to exceed
amount of 20,653
[20:43] for the bulk water fill station project.
Water Manager Robbie West.
[20:47] » Uh thank you again.
Um same thing. Uh another contract
[20:50] amendment with RH2. This one for that
fill station.
[20:53] Um
a little bit different on this one
[20:55] because of the nature of this project
and as you guys know, this is being
[21:00] um
reimbursed through the county, which is
[21:02] through grant funding. Uh and so, we're
We're to have the contractor or excuse
[21:06] me, the consultant do a lot of the
in-house stuff that we would typically
[21:08] do. So, couple things have come up um on
this project and again that time and
[21:13] materials thing. So, I'd be more than
happy to answer any questions, but just
[21:16] looking for another contract amendment
with these guys for this one.
[21:20] » Questions? Comments?
If not, I'll entertain a motion.
[21:25] » I'll move to authorize the city manager
to execute contract amendment number
[21:29] three with RH2 Engineering Incorporated
in the not to exceed amount of $20,653
[21:36] for the bulk water fill station project.
>> Second. All in favor, say aye.
[21:42] » Aye.
>> Any opposed?
[21:44] Thank you.
>> 9.3, the authorization of a contract
[21:48] amendment number two with RH2
Engineering Inc. in the not to exceed
[21:52] amount of $14,874
for the California lift station
[21:57] improvements. City Engineer Engineer
Andrew Lakey.
[22:02] » Good evening, Mayor and Council. As
Robbie had mentioned, these are some
[22:05] cleanup items on some contracts with RH2
Engineering. This is for the California
[22:09] wastewater lift station.
Uh we had some additional time on the
[22:12] contract uh getting as-built documents
as well as the operations manual and
[22:18] some other items from contractor and the
providers and implementers.
[22:23] So,
the costs are warranted and they are
[22:26] within the wastewater collection capital
outlay budget. So, maybe questions?
[22:32] » Questions? Comments?
Go ahead, Counselor McCung.
[22:36] » Question, um you said capital budget, is
this different than what Robbie just
[22:39] presented that's county fund county
reimbursed and grant funded?
[22:43] » No, this comes directly out of the
wastewater collections capital
[22:46] » Okay.
>> outlay budget.
[22:47] » Okay.
Thank you for clarifying that. They were
[22:49] back-to-back, so and about water.
[22:54] » Um I'll move to authorize the city
manager to execute contract amendment
[22:57] number two with RH2 Engineering Inc. in
the not to exceed amount of $14,874
[23:03] for the California lift station
improvements project.
[23:06] » Second.
>> All in favor say I.
[23:08] » I.
>> I.
[23:09] » Any opposed?
>> No.
[23:10] » Thank you.
9.4.
[23:13] Determined um
2027-2028
[23:17] legislative priorities for submittal to
the League of Oregon Cities and the city
[23:21] delegate to vote on behalf of the city
and city manager Jonathan Tyco Tyco
[23:27] reporting.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh good evening,
[23:29] Council. So,
the League of Oregon Cities has opened
[23:32] up the ballot for uh selecting
priorities for this upcoming 2027-
[23:37] 28 legislative sessions.
And uh each city is asked to submit one
[23:43] uh
ranked list of their five priorities
[23:46] uh that were chosen from options that
were developed by the uh League of
[23:50] Oregon Cities policy committees.
Uh these rankings help shape the League
[23:55] of Oregon Cities their uh statewide
efforts in their legit uh legislative
[23:59] agenda for the year.
Uh staff, we we've reviewed some of
[24:02] these uh priorities, um evaluated those
based on what our council priorities are
[24:08] for the year,
and have come up with five that I've
[24:11] I've shared with those with you. Uh
those being
[24:14] um water reuse,
and that was specifically uh
[24:18] in mind of our wastewater treatment
plants, which we're going through our
[24:21] permitting process with DEQ now.
Uh the 27 uh transportation package
[24:28] uh to support a you know, a
comprehensive statewide
[24:32] uh package that helps ensure adequate
funding for cities.
[24:36] Uh full funding and streamlining for the
housing production.
[24:39] Um the other two that we had was
strengthening economic and workforce
[24:44] development
and infrastructure funding.
[24:49] So, uh following Council's discussion,
uh confirmation of any cities
[24:54] of the city's top five selections, then
I'll submit those to the
[24:58] uh
to the voting portal ahead of the
[25:01] September 25th deadline.
[25:05] » Yeah.
>> Questions, comments?
[25:08] » Yeah, comment.
>> Go ahead, Counselor McClung.
[25:11] » Same one that you and I discussed. So,
these five, just because our city votes
[25:16] this way, it's no guarantee that it just
goes into the ballot essentially for
[25:21] League of Oregon Cities. Um I'm in
agreement with this with just the one
[25:25] caveat being that I was really tied to
the priority around some sort of a low
[25:30] barrier or centralized homeless shelter.
And so, I would just be on the record of
[25:35] saying I would have probably
put that one up there over the housing
[25:39] production, but understand that there
are competing priorities and we need
[25:42] both.
>> Yeah.
[25:44] » I join in that sentiment.
[25:49] » Council, they they did have under
housing land use
[25:53] funding and coordination for shelter and
homeless response.
[25:57] Without getting into the all the details
of what that is, which I'd have to go
[26:00] back and read. It's been a couple weeks
since I've looked at this, but that is
[26:04] one of the priorities. If you would like
to change that one for one of the other
[26:09] five that I've recommended, I
[26:13] would be up to you.
>> How do you feel about that? Would you
[26:16] like to change that or do you want to
And if so, which one do we change? Which
[26:21] Go ahead, Counselor Stenberg.
>> I think that the housing statement here
[26:24] is is broad enough to cover her concerns
that that I share
[26:29] Counselor McClung's
emphasis on
[26:32] homeless.
But I I don't want to really change the
[26:36] the five there.
>> Counselor Angeli.
[26:40] » Yes, I
I feel fully confident with the the
[26:45] pallet that's set out there. The
transporta- or excuse me, the housing
[26:49] production and that
um for what I understand of it does have
[26:53] a broad spectrum coverage, so I think it
would be more than adequate for that.
[26:58] » Okay.
Councilor
[27:01] » Same.
>> Same? Okay.
[27:03] So, you have a consensus?
>> I I just need to They can make the
[27:07] motion.
>> Yeah.
[27:08] » You would like to take the motion as
presented?
[27:10] » Who does the voting? Do you do the
voting?
[27:13] » I I would submit those. Yeah. But um but
we would also need uh along with that a
[27:18] voting delegate.
Um at the upcoming League of Oregon
[27:22] Cities
meeting.
[27:24] » And then
>> So, maybe two separate motions is
[27:26] probably what we're looking at.
>> Or or you can do them as one as long as
[27:30] we as long as you to be the city
delegate at the LOC conference. I should
[27:33] have added that language, but I know
that Mike's attending virtually and and
[27:37] no one else had approached me about
attending it, so that's
[27:40] it's a lot of times it's best to have it
the person that's attending, so I just
[27:44] wanted to throw that out there. I'm not
telling anyone how to vote.
[27:46] » That'd be good.
>> And and to I I'm planning I haven't
[27:49] registered yet. I am planning to attend.
So, I could be or Mike I think virtually
[27:56] could
>> Are you attending in person?
[27:58] » Yes, that was my my intent. Yes.
>> Councilor and
[28:01] » So, on that I I'd prefer that either
Jonathan or somebody else in person
[28:05] because I will be out of country, so
that that'll be difficult for me and
[28:09] it'd be better to have somebody
physically there.
[28:11] » I agree.
>> Yes.
[28:12] » Okay, so make sure that we note Jonathan
to be the city delegate.
[28:15] » Yes.
>> So, the motion should include that.
[28:20] Okay. Um
Let's see. Move to approve the 2027-28
[28:26] priorities as presented um and for
Jonathan Tiger to be the city delegate.
[28:32] » Second.
>> All in favor, say I.
[28:35] » I.
>> I.
[28:36] » Any opposed?
Very good.
[28:39] Thank you.
Uh 9.5, a resolution supporting Klamath
[28:43] Community College Child Care Learning
Center project and authorizing city
[28:47] staff to submit a business Oregon
regional infrastructure grant on behalf
[28:52] of the Klamath Community College. And
city manager Jonathan Taylor.
[28:57] » Yes, so Council seeking support. A
letter of
[29:02] resolution in support of ACC's
application. This is to Business Oregon.
[29:08] Infrastructure.
Funding project towards our child care
[29:12] center.
I believe the deadline to supply to
[29:16] submit is the the 15th and so it's kind
of a last minute thing we're just in a
[29:22] in a crunch trying to get our
application in.
[29:24] And so we would be applying on behalf of
Klamath Community College for these
[29:28] funds.
>> And then would we just service the
[29:30] financial pass through for that?
>> Yep.
[29:34] » I'm for it.
>> Me too.
[29:36] » I.
>> Okay.
[29:38] Um.
>> I'd move to introduce the resolution and
[29:41] read by title.
>> Second. All those in favor say I. Any
[29:47] opposed? I see the manager please read
the resolution by title.
[29:50] » A resolution supporting Klamath
Community College's child care learning
[29:54] center project and authorizing city
staff to submit a business Oregon
[29:58] regional infrastructure grant on behalf
of Klamath Community College.
[30:02] » I'd move to approve the resolution.
>> Second.
[30:05] » Roll call please.
>> Councilor Stromberg?
[30:08] » Yes.
>> Councilor Angeli?
[30:10] » I.
>> Councilor Luzzo?
[30:11] » Yes.
>> Councilor LaCombe?
[30:12] » Yes.
>> Other matters. Anybody for other
[30:15] matters?
[30:18] Go ahead Councilor Angeli.
[30:21] » After hearing a lot of discussion.
Across the board regarding.
[30:28] The flock cameras both locally.
Statewide and nationally.
[30:35] Um I have some concern and I would like
to see if we at any possible chance
[30:41] would have the ability to have a work
session to
[30:45] delve deeply in discussion because it
seems to be a changing
[30:50] um
situation every day across the US both
[30:55] for and against and a lot of
constituents in my ward have brought it
[30:59] up.
um
[31:02] about things that are going on with that
and given the status that we've had the
[31:06] cameras in place for a period of time my
I think it would be prudent if we looked
[31:11] at um
maybe reviewing
[31:14] what the benefits and the the pros and
cons of this are. So, I would
[31:19] I would request that we potentially have
a work session to discuss that.
[31:24] I think it's important.
>> Okay.
[31:27] » I agree.
>> Okay.
[31:29] Counselor um Russo.
>> Yeah, I think so. I've had some
[31:33] inquiries about it for quite a while. I
know we spoke about it um at a meeting
[31:37] not long ago. We had the chief come and
address the topic. Um we put a lot of
[31:41] attention on to it at that time, but
things have changed. Um I'd be curious
[31:45] at looking at how much each camera
costs, you know, how do we know when
[31:49] those cameras are being put up, where
they're being put up, um you know, sort
[31:53] of seeing, you know, what options we
have financially as well. Like is it
[31:57] worth putting that money into it or
could we put that into a be you know,
[32:00] have somebody hit the streets and and
put more into our our community um
[32:06] versus it going to a a major company. I
just think it's worthy of a conversation
[32:10] to kind of look at those things.
[32:14] » Counselor McLain?
>> Yeah, I agree. I'd like to have a work
[32:16] session about it. I think it's it's a
huge conversation local, state,
[32:20] nationally. Um we're hearing a lot from
constituents in public comment and then
[32:26] I'm daily having conversations about
flat cameras. I appreciated the data and
[32:31] the presentation that the chief and some
of the staff did, but I I like other
[32:35] counselors have said, it's it's a hot
topic and it's ongoing. Um so I'd be in
[32:41] support of that.
>> Okay.
[32:43] Um Counselor Sudberg?
>> I agree.
[32:47] » Okay.
Sounds good.
[32:49] Um anything else under other matters?
Okay, we will adjourn
[32:55] » No, no. He had something.
>> You want to talk about
[32:57] » Go ahead.
>> I was just going to say just um simply
[33:01] Friday is September 11th again. And just
uh
[33:05] to reiterate that it would be really
great as our community to come together
[33:10] on that day if we could actually see
great participation especially down at
[33:15] Veterans Park. It's not going to be at
where the normal memorial is, the World
[33:18] War II memorial. So Veterans Park if we
could fill that up and show support
[33:23] community-wide, I think that'd be really
important. And Captain Ron there had
[33:27] done a fine job of present presenting
that and he's put a lot of effort into
[33:31] that and I think it'd be great to
support that.
[33:34] » Yeah.
>> Very good.
[33:36] Um anything else?
Okay, we will adjourn under executive
[33:42] session
[33:46] Are we having the executive session? Are
we having executive session?
[33:49] Should
[33:54] Oh, okay. I hadn't heard.
Okay.
[34:00] Okay.
[34:04] Okay.
[34:07] Okay. So City Council will um adjourn in
executive session under ORS 192.660
[34:18] Excuse me?
It's uh
[34:22] Okay, ORS 192.660.2
[34:28] H, consultation with legal counsel.
I will need a motion and
[34:35] » Motion to adjourn into executive
session.
[34:37] » Second.
>> All in favor say I.
[34:39] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[34:41] Meeting