[0:00] Here

[0:02] you go.

[0:03] >> This conference will now be recorded.

[0:06] >> You better get over here.

[0:11] » You're going to get a spank.

[0:15] » You stay in your yard.

[0:27] Clerk, please start the recording.

[0:30] Welcome. Today is Wednesday, August 26,

[0:33] 2026, and I would like to call today's

[0:35] city council meeting to order. If we

[0:37] could please stand for the pledge of

[0:38] >> allegiance.

[0:45] United States of America to the republic

[0:48] for it stands one nation under God

[0:52] indivisibley

[0:54] and justice for all.

[1:00] » All right, clerk. May I have a roll

[1:02] call?

[1:03] Council member Ravara,

[1:05] >> present.

[1:06] >> Council member Casper,

[1:09] >> absent, excused.

[1:10] >> Council member Bole,

[1:12] >> present.

[1:13] >> Council member France,

[1:14] >> present.

[1:15] >> Council member Cerviny,

[1:16] >> present.

[1:17] >> Mayor Strobin,

[1:18] >> absent, excused.

[1:23] » Um, yeah, kind of forgot people are

[1:26] going to be waiting on me to talk

[1:27] tonight. So, um, clerk, uh, please call

[1:30] it p public comment.

[1:32] from the audience. Any

[1:34] public comments from those calling in?

[1:36] Please press star six.

[1:37] >> Al fella.

[1:38] >> Okay.

[1:49] » Al Phillip 36016 Northwest Jenny Road.

[1:54] Well,

[1:55] Mayor Boil,

[1:57] boy, doesn't that sound good. your proud

[2:00] kids are here, you know, and so Al's up

[2:03] here gonna try and embarrass you. No, no. It's been nice having you on the council for what, three, four years,

[2:12] whatever it's been, you know, and

[2:15] not that I've always Well, not that I've

[2:18] always agreed with what you the way

[2:20] you've gone, but we did agree a couple

[2:22] times.

[2:22] >> We did,

[2:23] >> you know, so you you you did okay, which

[2:26] is which is quite quite something. Oh, I

[2:29] do want to give a shout out to the

[2:31] police department. You know, I made a

[2:32] comment about not getting any law

[2:34] enforcement on the west side. Well, the

[2:36] last two weeks they showed up and

[2:39] they've been there and, you know, in

[2:41] front of Satie and Jos's over by Wall

[2:44] Eisers. I mean, it's it's just down here

[2:46] across the bridge. I mean, uh, it just

[2:50] does my heart good and I smile and wave

[2:52] and honk my horn. So, at a boy. Okay.

[2:56] Well, that's it. Thank you. God bless

[2:57] America.

[2:59] >> Thanks Al.

[3:03] » Any other uh public comment from the

[3:05] audience?

[3:05] >> Paul Wimhunick.

[3:16] » Paul, please state your name and address

[3:18] for the record.

[3:22] My name is Paul Wemhaner and I reside at

[3:24] 204 East Minhan Court in Center

[3:27] Washington.

[3:31] » Well, I was going to say Mr. Mayor, City

[3:33] Council, and staff, but Mr. Mayor is not

[3:35] here tonight. Um,

[3:38] >> Mayor Prom,

[3:39] >> there you go.

[3:41] On July 8th, 2026, I delivered a letter

[3:44] to the city of Cent's office building.

[3:47] staff received it and indicated it would

[3:50] enter into the log but advised that I

[3:53] should not expect a response for at

[3:55] least three months as there were more

[3:58] than 40 requests ahead of me. My letter

[4:01] was addressed to Miss Tracy Coleman and

[4:05] director of public works

[4:07] and Mr. Tony Cooper, city engineer

[4:11] regarding ste street signing and safety

[4:14] concerns. In it, I requested the city

[4:17] install a sign at the corner of Minihon

[4:20] Court and East Second Way to alert

[4:22] drivers of to the children and

[4:25] pedestrian entrances into Holly Park.

[4:29] This entrance is prudently unmarked and

[4:32] heavily used. It is especially

[4:34] concerning given the volume of

[4:36] construction equipment now passing the

[4:38] entrance due to the new development

[4:40] occurring at the end of East Second Way.

[4:44] Understanding the city could not respond

[4:46] to my request promptly and recognizing

[4:49] the risk to residents, I installed a

[4:52] cons a caution sign warning drivers to

[4:56] watch for pedestrians and psych

[4:58] cyclists. The sign was purchased from a

[5:00] standard roadway sign

[5:04] manufacturer,

[5:05] smart signs, and attached to an existing

[5:09] signpost at the corner of East Second

[5:11] Way and Minhan Court.

[5:14] On August 13th, 2026, I discovered the

[5:18] sign had been removed. After contacting

[5:21] public works maintenance staff, I was

[5:23] allowed to retrieve the sign on August

[5:26] 24th. By phone message, I was told that

[5:30] public work requires UTCD approved

[5:34] signs. Apparently, the sign that I'm

[5:36] holding up

[5:42] does not meet that standard.

[5:46] I respectfully request the city

[5:49] immediately issue a temporary

[5:51] installation permit for the removed

[5:54] sign. This permit should remain in place

[5:57] until city staff can provide proper

[6:00] approved signage for the entrance to

[6:02] Holly Park on Minhan Court.

[6:05] Respectfully, Paul,

[6:08] any questions?

[6:10] >> No, but I'm sure city staff will get

[6:12] with you to uh you know, further address

[6:14] your requests and

[6:15] >> Well, so far they haven't since it's

[6:18] been a month and a half.

[6:19] >> All right. Well, they will get to you as

[6:23] they go down the list.

[6:28] Pete, maybe if you have time after the

[6:30] meeting, you guys can chat quick.

[6:34] >> Hudson Bole,

[6:38] » please state your name and address for

[6:41] the record.

[6:43] >> What?

[6:45] >> Hudson.

[6:47] Oh man,

[6:49] center.

[6:50] >> There you go.

[6:51] >> Okay. Um, I think that we should add a I

[6:58] don't know if you guys know, but like a

[7:01] bowl to to a skate park because me and

[7:04] my buddies really like Battleground

[7:06] skatepark and Battleground skatepark has

[7:08] a bowl.

[7:10] So, I think that'd be a good ad to skate

[7:14] park.

[7:19] I don't know.

[7:22] Do you have any plans for funding for

[7:24] this?

[7:26] >> I don't know.

[7:28] >> Okay.

[7:29] Is that it?

[7:30] >> Yeah, I think so.

[7:31] >> Okay. Thank you.

[7:38] Um, any more public comment from the

[7:41] audience?

[7:42] >> No more public comment from the audience

[7:43] to be read.

[7:45] >> Um, are there any public comments to be

[7:47] read?

[7:49] No public comments to be read, but we do

[7:51] have some phone.

[7:52] >> We got a Skip's coming up here. We'll

[7:55] get to the callers next. I

[7:57] >> apologize. My name is Skip Carlson. My

[7:59] mailing address is 35915 Northwest,

[8:03] Jenny Creek Road. I signed the thing

[8:05] back there. I thought that got me right

[8:07] in. I apologize. Um what I want to do is

[8:14] uh

[8:16] address

[8:18] and it's

[8:20] I'm reacting I suppose to the

[8:25] public media brewhaha

[8:29] around

[8:32] the traffic control on this extremely

[8:36] difficult project out here and for

[8:41] moving traffic.

[8:43] And I think I've been through it a

[8:45] couple of times, more than once, more

[8:47] than twice. I think it is a it's on par

[8:52] with a wonderfully choreographed

[8:57] ballet. I think the

[9:00] what is being done out there everything

[9:04] considered couldn't be

[9:08] I don't I don't believe it could be done

[9:09] any better uh with the flaggers and

[9:13] considering how tight it is.

[9:16] I get so frustrated when I look at all

[9:20] the negative

[9:22] comments.

[9:27] I almost react. I just say cheers

[9:32] to those that are in charge of moving

[9:36] traffic through that extremely tight,

[9:38] extremely

[9:40] challenging

[9:42] project to be done. That's it. That's what I want to do is recognize I

[9:47] think it's really being done

[9:48] wonderfully.

[9:52] » Thanks, Skip. Any more comments from the

[9:54] audience?

[9:57] >> No more comments from the audience.

[9:59] >> Uh any any people calling in?

[10:07] » Those calling, please press star six to

[10:09] unmute yourself.

[10:16] No public comments via phone. Kimberly

[10:19] go. Uh any public comment to be read?

[10:22] >> No more public comments to be read.

[10:25] >> Okay. Thank you everybody. Uh with that

[10:28] we'll move on to the consent agenda. If

[10:31] there are no requests for any items to

[10:33] be removed, may I have a motion to

[10:34] approve the consent agenda?

[10:36] >> So moved.

[10:38] >> Second. It's been moved and seconded.

[10:42] All those in favor say I.

[10:44] >> I.

[10:44] Opposed.

[10:47] Abstained.

[10:48] >> Hello. Can anybody hear me? I'm on the

[10:50] phone.

[10:53] >> All right. Um, moving on to

[10:55] presentations and proclamations.

[10:58] >> Um, I know this was a little bit last

[11:00] minute, but this is, uh, the Clark

[11:02] County Commission has a, um,

[11:04] presentation for us on

[11:05] >> Hello.

[11:06] >> the a Let's see. The Clark County

[11:08] Commission on Aging will present their

[11:10] annual report.

[11:25] » Hi, my name is Mike Anderson. I'm the uh

[11:28] chair of the Clark County. The

[11:30] >> mic up to your mouth.

[11:31] >> Oh, sorry.

[11:31] >> There you go. Thank you.

[11:32] >> Hi, my name is Mike. Can you hear me

[11:34] now?

[11:34] >> Yep.

[11:34] >> My name is Mike Anderson. I'm the chair

[11:36] of the Clark County Commission on Aging

[11:38] and this is Ellen Rogers. She's our

[11:40] immediate past chair, so she trained me

[11:42] to to do this over the past year. We're

[11:44] so happy to be here and to be able to

[11:46] give this presentation today. The

[11:48] Commission on Aging is into its second

[11:51] decade of providing leadership,

[11:53] developing community awareness, and

[11:55] guiding positive change toward an all

[11:57] age friendly and livable community. We

[11:59] are so pleased to be able to share a

[12:01] brief annual report with you. Next

[12:03] slide, please. Okay, you're going to

[12:04] have to pull the mic in a little bit

[12:05] closer. You pretty much got to eat it to

[12:07] make it

[12:07] >> Oh, okay.

[12:08] >> There you go.

[12:11] It's kind

[12:11] >> I'm going to try not to eat it. Okay,

[12:14] >> next slide, please.

[12:19] » The purpose of this work of this

[12:21] presentation tonight is to update the

[12:23] city council on the commission on

[12:24] aging's work in 2025. Today we'll be

[12:27] sharing some background information

[12:29] about the commission on aging, giving

[12:31] you a highlevel overview of the aging

[12:33] readiness plan, providing an outline of

[12:36] the communities the commission's 2025

[12:39] focus on healthy communities and civic

[12:41] involvement, acquaint you with the 2025

[12:44] Silver Citizen Award winner, and share a

[12:46] summary of a few additional commission

[12:48] achievements in 2025. Next slide,

[12:50] please.

[12:53] To start off, we will give you some

[12:55] background on the commission and review

[12:57] the work completed by the commission in

[12:59] 2025. Next slide, please.

[13:02] Clark County, as everywhere in the

[13:04] country, is anticipating a surge in the

[13:06] number of residents 60 or better. By

[13:09] 2035, one in four Clark County residents

[13:11] will be 60 or older. With the knowledge

[13:14] of this coming change, the county

[13:15] council approved the original aging

[13:17] readiness plan in 2012 and formed the

[13:20] nine member volunteer commission on

[13:21] aging. The commission's charge is to

[13:24] provide leadership in addressing the

[13:25] special needs of the aging population

[13:28] and to manage assist with the

[13:30] implementation of the county's aging

[13:32] readiness plan and to update the plan as

[13:34] needs change. Next slide, please.

[13:40] The aging readiness plan is a long range

[13:42] planning document that assesses the

[13:44] county's readiness to serve as a home

[13:45] for a growing number of older residents.

[13:48] The recommendations in our aging

[13:50] readiness plan focus on topics such as

[13:52] missing or lacking public

[13:54] infrastructure,

[13:56] support for social services, and zoning

[13:58] and planning standards that encourage an

[14:00] age friendly community that older adults

[14:02] can thrive in. The 10-year update of the

[14:04] ARP was adopted by the county council in

[14:07] September of 2023 to ensure that the

[14:10] plan reflected the community's needs,

[14:12] public engagement, and was a focus of

[14:14] the update of the ARP. It centered on

[14:16] what makes Clark County an age friendly

[14:18] place, and what opportunities and

[14:20] hurdles there are for making

[14:22] improvements. Engagement activities

[14:24] included a survey of older adults,

[14:27] focused group meetings with service

[14:29] providers and agencies, online input

[14:32] opportunities, and three public

[14:33] workshops to evaluate existing

[14:35] strategies, brainstorm ideas for new

[14:38] strategies, and prioritize the

[14:39] strategies for improvements in the

[14:41] community. Next slide, please.

[14:45] The commission was honored to learn that

[14:47] the updated plan was awarded a 2024

[14:50] Governor's Smart Communities Award from

[14:52] the Washington State Department of

[14:54] Commerce. The Governor's Smart

[14:56] Communities Award highlight effective

[14:58] implementation of the state's growth

[15:00] management act and other local or

[15:02] regional planning procedures. The plan

[15:04] received judge merit award which

[15:06] recognizes success in more than one

[15:07] judge category. Next slide, please.

[15:14] Now I have to figure out how to eat

[15:15] this. Hi, I'm Ellen Rogers. I'm the past

[15:18] chair of the Clark County Commission on

[15:21] Aging. So, I'm going to go through a few

[15:26] things about the aging readiness plan.

[15:28] includes 18

[15:31] goals that are implemented through 67

[15:33] strategies. These strategies are

[15:35] intended to improve the community's

[15:37] capacity to support its growing older

[15:40] population and ultimately benefit all

[15:42] ages. The housing chapter provides

[15:45] strategies to address the various

[15:47] housing needs of the aging community

[15:49] such as multi-generational

[15:51] living options and affordable units. It

[15:54] also supports construction that enables

[15:56] people to age in place which generally

[15:58] means staying in their own home or

[16:00] community if their abilities change. The

[16:03] mobility chapter includes strategies

[16:05] based on the transportation and mobility

[16:08] needs of older adults. It outlines ways

[16:10] that older adults tend to travel and

[16:13] other areas that could use improvements

[16:15] such as public transit, ADA

[16:18] accessibility, and others. The final

[16:20] chapter is on emergency preparedness,

[16:22] which was added to the ARP during the

[16:25] update process in 2023.

[16:27] This chapter provides strategies that

[16:30] outline how older adults might be

[16:32] affected by natural and human cause

[16:35] hazards and outlines ways that the

[16:37] county can improve the health and safety

[16:39] of older adults and methods to prepare

[16:41] them for these hazards. Next slide,

[16:44] please.

[16:47] The aging readiness plan implementation

[16:49] efforts in 2025 focused on healthy

[16:52] communities and civic involvement. The

[16:54] Healthy Communities Chapter provides

[16:56] strategies that encourage opportunities

[16:58] in Clark County related to access to

[17:00] healthy foods, parks, and recreation,

[17:03] and goods and services related to

[17:05] healthy living. It includes strategies

[17:09] to improve and expand access to

[17:11] resources by creating a welcomecoming

[17:14] and age friendly built environment that

[17:17] serves all ages and abilities. The civic

[17:20] involvement chapter establishes

[17:22] strategies based on increasing older

[17:24] adults civic involvement within the

[17:26] community or within the county. It

[17:28] reviews ways that older adults can

[17:30] engage with their communities like

[17:32] working, volunteering, attending

[17:34] community events, participating in local

[17:37] government or advocacy work. Next slide,

[17:40] please.

[17:42] The commission began their forum series,

[17:45] which the Commission on Aging calls

[17:47] fireside chats, to guests um and experts

[17:52] focused on providing access to healthy

[17:54] food resources, which included

[17:56] information related to food and other

[17:58] resources offered by our local food

[18:00] banks and community gardens. Next slide,

[18:03] please.

[18:07] They continued by hosting a meeting with

[18:09] experts from Clark County or Clark

[18:11] Kowlet's Fire and Rescue, the National

[18:13] Alliance on Mental Illness and Hope

[18:15] Dementia to find better ways to raise

[18:18] awareness of available services and

[18:20] support for those experiencing mental

[18:23] illness and those

[18:25] in a caring role. The partnership

[18:30] with hope flourished in 2025 and the co

[18:33] COA is looking forward to fostering this

[18:35] connection in the future. Next slide,

[18:38] please.

[18:39] The COA invited staff from the city of

[18:42] Vancouver to discuss opportunities for

[18:44] social connection and fitness. They

[18:46] shared resources and information about

[18:50] opportunities for older adults at the

[18:52] Marshall and Lupi and Fenberg community

[18:54] centers.

[18:56] Next slide, please.

[18:59] The commission partnered with the staff

[19:02] from the area aging I can never say this in

[19:07] the meetings either the area agency on

[19:10] aging and disabilities of southwest

[19:12] Washington or at a discussion about

[19:15] wraparound care options for older adults

[19:17] who wish to maintain independence and

[19:20] age in place. This discussion included

[19:22] input from Design Doctors. That's a

[19:25] local company that included information

[19:28] on how older adults can continue to live

[19:30] in their homes comfortably and safely.

[19:33] Next slide, please.

[19:36] The commission also explored social

[19:38] connection through a special joint

[19:40] meeting with the Clark County Youth

[19:42] Commission. The two commissions

[19:44] discussed cross-g generational

[19:46] challenges around mental health and

[19:48] formed a relationship that carried

[19:49] through the school year and continued

[19:51] with the commission youth commission's

[19:53] art show. Next slide, please.

[19:59] In partnership with ADSA, the

[20:01] neighborhood associations, and other

[20:03] partner agencies

[20:05] shared and distributed, we shared and

[20:07] distributed best practices for reaching

[20:09] older adults. The COA also hosted a

[20:12] fireside chat with members from the

[20:14] Humane Society of Southwest Washington

[20:16] and explored the value of social

[20:18] connection between people and animals.

[20:21] Commission members also learn teamed

[20:23] with hope dementia and participated in

[20:25] the standown event in October. These

[20:28] events occur locally all around the US

[20:31] and are meant to connect homeless and at

[20:33] risk veterans with comprehensive support

[20:36] services in one location. The local

[20:39] event is organized by the Clark County

[20:41] Veterans Assistance Center and is open

[20:43] to all veterans and their families.

[20:45] Commission members connected with

[20:47] visitors, providing a listening ear and

[20:49] gathering feedback about the challenges

[20:51] facing veterans today. Next slide,

[20:54] please.

[20:57] Earlier in the year, the COA welcomed

[20:59] area experts from both the private and

[21:01] public sectors to discuss housing

[21:03] options for low-income individuals. And

[21:05] in the fall, commission members

[21:07] benefited from a presentation provided

[21:09] by the Clark County Assessor's Office

[21:12] regarding a special tax exemption option

[21:14] for seniors.

[21:18] Next slide, please.

[21:21] In addition to the focus on healthy

[21:23] communities and civic involvement, the

[21:25] Commission on Aging presented its annual

[21:27] silver citizen award to which the

[21:30] nominations are still open if you look

[21:33] on our website. Um to encourage and

[21:36] support older adults for their

[21:38] contributions, the Clark County

[21:39] Commission on Aging established the

[21:41] Silver Citizen Program to recognize

[21:43] older adults who go above and beyond in

[21:46] service. The award recognizes the

[21:48] valuable contributions older adults make

[21:51] to the vitality of the community and is

[21:54] open to any county resident 60 years or

[21:57] better who has enhanced the community

[21:59] through their life's work, engagement of

[22:02] others, volunteerism, or other impactful

[22:05] acts of service to the community for any

[22:08] age group. Recognition for 2025 was

[22:11] awarded to Sharon Woodkey, the president

[22:14] of the board of directors for the

[22:16] Battleground Senior Citizens, Inc. She

[22:19] has actively served this group since

[22:21] 2018, and under her leadership, the

[22:23] group has expanded their roster from 90

[22:28] to over, I think, 900 participants at

[22:31] this rate, and they serve up to 200

[22:34] lunches to area seniors each month.

[22:39] Mike,

[22:41] >> next next slide, please.

[22:45] >> And finally, other commission work

[22:47] included members and staff giving

[22:49] presentations at several local community

[22:51] meetings in 2025. This included city and

[22:54] town council meetings, neighborhood

[22:56] groups, and advisory bodies. Commission

[22:59] members also provided a presence at

[23:01] meetings for the Washington State

[23:02] Council on Aging,

[23:04] Community Health Access Resource Team,

[23:07] and the Area Aging on Aging and

[23:09] Disabilities of Southwest Washington

[23:12] Advisory Council. They also co-sponsored

[23:15] a county council proclamation for older

[23:17] Americans month. Next slide, please.

[23:23] That's the end of our formal

[23:24] presentation. We'd now like to open up

[23:26] for discussion, answer any questions you

[23:28] may have for us to discuss topics of

[23:30] interest to you.

[23:33] >> Uh, thank you guys for your

[23:35] presentation, council and comments.

[23:38] >> Yeah, I have I have a few comments. Um,

[23:45] both of our mo both of our mothers, my

[23:47] wife's son and mine died in our home.

[23:48] mine at 98 years of age and my wife's

[23:51] mother, I don't know what her age was,

[23:53] but both lived with us simultaneously

[23:55] for 12 years. And my mother lived with

[23:58] us for 17.

[24:00] And I realized looking back that at

[24:03] least in my family, that was something

[24:06] that had happened in more than one

[24:09] generation to a degree. Uh my mother

[24:12] took her father in after her husband had

[24:16] died and when he was alone and his wife

[24:18] had died. Prior to that when I was

[24:21] growing up my father's mother lived with

[24:24] us until I went off to school. And uh so

[24:28] often what I've seen is that many

[24:33] children who have been properly raised

[24:36] by their parents, not abused and not

[24:40] given clear

[24:42] distinctive reasons to push them away,

[24:46] feel that their job ends when they find

[24:48] a proper care facility for their parent.

[24:50] I agree that if a person can stay in the

[24:53] home or stay in the home they're

[24:55] familiar with as long as possible, their

[24:58] quality of life generally is better. So,

[25:01] I wanted to make that comment. Secondly,

[25:04] I'm curious uh regarding the commission.

[25:07] How many are on the commission?

[25:09] >> We have nine members.

[25:10] >> And is it fully staffed now or do you

[25:12] have openings?

[25:13] >> Yes, we just filled our last two

[25:15] openings. So, we are now fully staffed.

[25:18] And what is the age range of the people

[25:20] that are on the commission? Your best

[25:22] guess from youngest to oldest?

[25:25] >> I would say from

[25:28] early 40s up till 80. I would think that

[25:33] out of the nine members of the

[25:35] commission, I believe four may be

[25:38] retired.

[25:39] Four out of the nine are retired. The

[25:42] other five are still working that

[25:44] haven't reached retirement age.

[25:47] Uh, I'm glad to hear the range is that

[25:49] broad. I didn't see it in the photos

[25:51] that were on the screen. Uh, and I think

[25:55] that when I look at a community and I

[25:58] look at the activities and the events

[25:59] that a community is creating, I like to

[26:03] see things going on in a community

[26:06] that draw a broad range of ages. So, if

[26:09] there's an event where 10 year olds are

[26:12] performing and the grandparents show up

[26:15] to see their grandchildren and then

[26:17] there's a band off to the side and

[26:20] there's chalk art, there's a blend of

[26:22] something that draws a broad range of

[26:25] ages. I think that's important because I

[26:28] think one of the things that ensures a

[26:32] higher quality of life is when we see

[26:34] people enjoying themselves of all ages.

[26:37] When we experience different points of

[26:39] view and when we have the opportunity to

[26:43] mingle with people that we don't

[26:46] normally hang out with, we tend to hang

[26:48] out in my age group with older people

[26:52] because I fit the mix right now. Uh

[26:56] unfortunately

[26:58] uh you know I I know that my

[27:00] grandchildren who are 50 years younger

[27:03] than me at least

[27:05] uh don't look forward for every

[27:08] opportunity they have to spend time with

[27:10] me because they have other things they'd

[27:12] want to do too but anything that can

[27:14] bring the age groups together I think is

[27:16] important. Appreciate you being here.

[27:18] Thank you for putting up with my

[27:20] comments.

[27:21] >> Oh no problem. Part of what our aging

[27:23] readiness plan is to cover various areas

[27:25] such as healthy communities, civic

[27:28] involvement, emergency preparedness,

[27:31] housing, transportation. This past year,

[27:34] uh uh we focused on housing and

[27:36] transportation. Next month in September,

[27:38] we have a uh 3 to four hour planning

[27:41] meeting to plan for the next year. And

[27:43] we're already looking at healthy

[27:45] communities. And I do believe

[27:47] interaction between different age groups

[27:50] as well as just getting people out of

[27:52] the house and involved. Uh I mentioned

[27:54] when I was interviewing for the

[27:56] commission a couple of years ago that

[27:59] we're always uh advised about retirement

[28:01] plans and uh uh for our health and

[28:05] finances, but nobody tells you what to

[28:07] do with that other 40 hours a week that

[28:09] you're leaving behind. And so social

[28:11] isolation becomes a big issue. And so

[28:14] part of our aging readiness plan is to

[28:16] bring forth those uh opportunities for

[28:19] seniors to uh to socialize and to have a

[28:23] life outside of their home. So uh uh if

[28:26] you get the opportunity, I' I' I'd like

[28:28] you to have the opportunity to check out

[28:30] our aging readiness plan and to see the

[28:33] broad base that we have. We also have

[28:35] meetings on the third Monday of every

[28:38] month. uh uh we have a work session uh

[28:41] from 3:15 to 4:15, but at 4:30 we begin

[28:45] our fireside chats where we bring these

[28:47] experts and people from de different

[28:50] groups in to present to us and there's a

[28:53] lot of great information. And I wasn't

[28:54] aware until I joined the commission of

[28:56] how widespread of a support organization

[29:00] that of support organizations that Clark

[29:02] County has. And a lot of questions that

[29:05] people come up with, you see on Facebook

[29:06] or Next Door, whatever. There's a lot of

[29:09] information. We try to to bring that

[29:11] information out to to people uh as much

[29:14] as possible. So,

[29:17] >> thank you.

[29:18] >> Any other questions?

[29:19] >> I was just going to add um all those

[29:21] meetings are also on CBT. Yes. So you

[29:23] can actually look up our agendas if

[29:25] there was a topic. So like this year we

[29:28] focused on like Mike said healthy

[29:30] community sorry housing and um

[29:33] transportation. So we kind of flip-flop

[29:35] back and forth each month but there's

[29:38] some really great information on both

[29:41] how we are dealing with um issues in

[29:45] housing and different innovations that

[29:47] have been seen across the state in

[29:50] housing. And also we talked a lot about

[29:52] the transportation planning process and

[29:54] the challenges with that. So it was a

[29:56] really interesting year

[29:59] if you want to go back and look at any

[30:01] of our meetings.

[30:02] >> Yeah, our meetings are recorded by CCTV

[30:05] and I think there's at least five years.

[30:08] >> Yeah. five years or more on file so that

[30:10] you if you don't can't be available on a

[30:13] Monday at 4:30 you can always look back

[30:16] and see the uh presentations that have

[30:18] been done and uh and honestly they are

[30:21] some of the best presentations I've

[30:23] experienced and I was a not very naive

[30:27] I'm 70 years old and I did not know all

[30:29] the uh opportunities for services there

[30:31] were in the county until I joined the

[30:33] commission and we've done a I think an

[30:35] excellent job of presenting information

[30:38] from from local nonprofits and

[30:40] governmental agencies and that

[30:45] » very good. Anything else?

[30:47] >> Yeah.

[30:48] >> Thank you. That was very

[30:49] >> All right. Thank you guys very much.

[30:51] >> Thank you.

[30:51] >> We appreciate you

[30:56] » Mr. Mayor Pro Tim. Uh we had an issue

[30:59] during uh public comment

[31:01] >> and one of the folks online was not able

[31:04] to get through and have her

[31:07] >> three minutes. Uh she's here in the

[31:09] audience now and I was wondering if

[31:11] >> with your permission if we could allow

[31:13] her the three minutes to provide public

[31:15] comment.

[31:17] >> Yeah, absolutely.

[31:18] >> Thank you.

[31:24] Is this considered

[31:26] >> Is this a special treatment

[31:27] >> today?

[31:27] >> Is this special treatment?

[31:30] >> It's difficult for me to get out of the

[31:31] house. I already spoke twice today at

[31:33] our Clark County Council meeting and the

[31:34] uh Clark County Board of Health.

[31:36] >> My name is Kimberly Gohane Elban. Um my

[31:39] mother was born here in Le Center when

[31:41] it was a little town. Um so yes, Skip,

[31:46] the uh people that are doing the work

[31:47] out there, they do a great job.

[31:49] Everybody does a great job, but I'm

[31:51] totally against uh any growth. Um right

[31:54] now, our resources here in Clark County

[31:57] are depleting. People just don't know

[31:59] it. People don't even know to come here

[32:01] and uh run their government. Uh they

[32:04] think the government's supposed to run

[32:05] us. It's the other way around. We run

[32:08] the government. I'd like to commend this

[32:10] young man for bringing up the fact that

[32:12] they want a a skate bowl. I think that

[32:15] the public should get their way. He's

[32:18] part of the public and uh I think it's a

[32:20] great idea. If you guys want more

[32:22] families to move in here, let's satisfy

[32:24] the kids for God's sake. Okay, so let's

[32:26] get that skate bowl.

[32:29] Um I do want to talk about a little bit.

[32:32] I wish there were more people here about

[32:34] the uh roundabout that's going to go in

[32:36] on Timmans Landing and Lenter Road. If

[32:39] you think we got problems now, wait

[32:41] until that uh roundabout goes in. I know

[32:44] some people want it. They think it's

[32:46] going to slow traffic down. Well, it

[32:47] probably will, except I think there's

[32:49] going to be a lot of accidents. I cannot

[32:51] imagine coming down that hill. I've

[32:53] practiced it many times. For one thing,

[32:55] I'm going to ruin my brakes and uh slow

[32:58] down to 20 to 15 miles an hour around a

[33:01] downhill. We're just asking for a a

[33:04] problem there. But then again, I didn't

[33:05] want them to take Landing, a historical

[33:08] site that should be on the historical

[33:11] registry in Clark County, and they're

[33:13] going to put buildings there and

[33:15] everything else because of growth. I'm

[33:17] totally against that. I've asked Clark

[33:19] County for a couple years now to put a

[33:21] five-year no growth overlay over Clark

[33:24] County because of our resources and

[33:27] population pollution.

[33:29] Uh, also I'd like to mention that um I

[33:33] do have a court date. Uh, a code

[33:36] enforcement came to my house here a few

[33:37] months ago. Um, I totally resent it. Um,

[33:41] I don't like the government telling me

[33:43] what to do, especially when I do not

[33:44] commit a crime.

[33:46] So I am going to court uh court for it.

[33:49] Um this man came up with no credentials,

[33:53] no uh uniform, no nothing. And anyway,

[33:57] I'll talk more about that. I've been uh

[33:59] mentioning it u the last few meetings.

[34:02] Um you know, I want to mention

[34:06] also if you listen to Clark County

[34:08] Council, they are looking for two areas

[34:10] for a garbage transfer station. The uh

[34:14] three transfer stations here in Clark

[34:16] County are getting old. I don't know how

[34:18] that works, but they get old. I guess uh

[34:20] pollution probably down into the

[34:22] groundwater would be one reason why, but

[34:25] they want to put it they were going to

[34:26] try to put it unless uh in Ridgefield.

[34:28] So, just be the for the lookout that

[34:30] there's going to be transfer centers

[34:31] somewhere around here. We got to figure

[34:33] out where to put our garbage. I guess

[34:35] that's going to be where. But if you

[34:37] look it up, it also causes a lot of

[34:39] pollution uh not only in our wellwater,

[34:42] but um we're in big trouble, folks.

[34:44] Let's take care of our town the way it

[34:47] is. Thank you. God bless us.

[34:49] >> Thank you.

[34:52] >> Okay.

[34:57] » All right. Uh moving on, we're going to

[34:58] have the mayor's report. Um, the Lent

[35:01] Farmers Market will be at Legacy Park

[35:04] every Sunday from 1 to 5:00 p.m. August

[35:08] 16th through October 25th. So, that's

[35:10] kind of exciting. Up here at the new

[35:12] park right behind the fire station

[35:13] there. Um, city hall will be closed u to

[35:16] observe the Labor Day holiday on um

[35:20] September 7th. Um, from there, we're

[35:23] going to go to the attorney's report.

[35:24] Beth, are you with us?

[35:27] >> I'm with you. Hello, everyone. I don't

[35:30] have a ton to say today. I hope

[35:31] everybody's having a nice end of their

[35:33] summer. Um, and always if you feel if

[35:36] you have anything you need help with,

[35:38] always please feel free to contact me.

[35:40] And that's it. I'll end it early.

[35:42] >> All right. Any questions for the

[35:43] attorney?

[35:46] » All right. Uh, next up is council

[35:49] comments. Uh, council member Rabara.

[35:52] I wanted to comment on Legacy Park and

[35:55] the farmers market and the food trucks

[35:58] and what's going on there. Uh,

[36:00] personally, I'm very impressed with it.

[36:02] The last two weekends I've been to the

[36:04] farmers market along with my wife,

[36:06] talked with all the vendors. They seem

[36:09] to be excited. Uh, we need more people

[36:12] going. So, I'd encourage you if you

[36:15] believe in it, if you think it's an

[36:16] asset for the community that you mention

[36:19] it to friends, you mention it to people.

[36:21] suggest they try it out. Try out one of

[36:23] the food trucks and just go see what's

[36:25] there during the week and on Sunday

[36:28] afternoon when farmers markets there.

[36:30] That's all I have for tonight

[36:33] >> at the at the moment.

[36:35] >> Thank you very much. Um I'm going to

[36:37] skip myself and move me to the last

[36:39] position and I'll move on to Council

[36:41] Member France.

[36:43] >> Good evening. Thank you for everyone

[36:44] coming this evening. And I do want to

[36:47] kind of piggyback on to what um Council

[36:49] Member Ravar said because I went both uh

[36:53] Sundays, the last two Sundays since it

[36:55] opened to the farmers market and it's a

[36:58] great little market. There were several

[37:00] vendors there. I thought they seemed

[37:02] excited to be there. I bought a lot of

[37:04] stuff.

[37:06] There was one lady that had was making

[37:07] birdhouses and had windchimes

[37:10] and um lots of uh produce and

[37:15] um spices. One part uh place was selling

[37:18] spices. So I thought I was impressed

[37:21] with it especially it's just starting

[37:24] and so I would encourage people to

[37:26] attend that too. And I did try out the

[37:30] um Thai food truck and I'm going to try

[37:33] all of them out, but I did try out the

[37:35] Thai food truck. My husband was with me,

[37:37] too. And uh it was very, very good Thai

[37:41] food. And uh the other thing I'll

[37:44] mention I probably everybody heard that

[37:46] Dolly Parton died today and uh you know

[37:50] just her whole personality her music her

[37:53] songwriting but that's I think one of

[37:56] the biggest things that she wants to be

[37:57] remembered for is that she started the

[38:00] Imagination Library in 1995

[38:03] and I know that council member Ravara

[38:05] has mentioned that before because Dolly

[38:08] has been responsible I believe for it's

[38:11] several millions ions of kids getting

[38:13] books and that was her dad never learned

[38:16] to read and so this was something really

[38:18] important to her that people especially

[38:21] that didn't have money that could get

[38:23] these free books for their kids from

[38:24] birth until I think kindergarten or

[38:27] something they could get these free

[38:28] books sent to them so it's a great

[38:30] organization you can Google it uh

[38:33] Imagination Library and something that

[38:37] uh from all the reports that I'm reading

[38:39] that Dolly something she really wanted

[38:41] to be remembered remembered for. So, I

[38:42] think it's something important. So,

[38:45] that's all I got for tonight.

[38:47] >> Thank you, uh, Council Member Cerviny.

[38:52] >> Thank you. Um, and thank you everyone

[38:55] for coming this evening and your

[38:57] comments. Um, hopefully we can address

[39:00] that need.

[39:03] I would like to just bring up school is

[39:05] about to start so please slow down and

[39:08] especially with the construction and

[39:10] everything going on. It it gets a little

[39:13] difficult to keep your eyes on um kids

[39:17] and what they're up to and keep let's

[39:20] just keep them safe. Thank you.

[39:24] >> All right. Thank you uh Council Member

[39:26] Cery. Um, so myself, um, yeah, I just

[39:32] want to say thank you to everybody for,

[39:34] um, everything, uh, the staff, the

[39:37] mayor, the council, the community,

[39:40] everybody that's up here, you know, that

[39:41] shows up week after week. It's been so

[39:44] great getting to know you guys and, you

[39:45] know, pour into not I mean, you guys

[39:47] pour into the community, but into us as

[39:49] well. and we appreciate that so much.

[39:51] Getting to know you guys and, you know,

[39:53] hear your voices and what's important to

[39:56] you and be able to be here to represent

[39:58] you. It's been a huge deal for me. Um,

[40:01] gosh, I'm worse for this. But, uh,

[40:05] I guess, uh, moving forward, you know,

[40:07] it's been about five years and three

[40:09] months since I first had the little pea

[40:12] brain thought to run for city council

[40:14] after just moving to the center. And,

[40:16] you know, I thought I just was kind of

[40:18] doing it for fun at the time. And then

[40:19] when I uh made the primary by four

[40:21] votes, I was like, "Wow, maybe I can do

[40:24] this." There was a guy um that was

[40:26] sitting council member who had been on

[40:28] for 12 years, and I didn't really think

[40:30] I had a chance, but I gave it my all.

[40:32] Sure enough, made my way up here. So,

[40:34] it's been a lot of fun. I think we've

[40:36] accomplished a ton in my, you know,

[40:39] five, well, in my fifth year of council.

[40:42] Um yeah, it's been great. It's been a

[40:44] pleasure to serve and honor and uh can't

[40:47] say I'm really going anywhere. Just

[40:49] gonna focus more on these two right here

[40:51] and few little work adventures and stuff

[40:54] like that. But um and I also may be

[40:58] back. I don't know. So, it's been a

[41:00] pleasure and thank you guys very much.

[41:09] All right. Um, now we got the Clark

[41:13] County Sheriff's Sheriff's Office staff

[41:15] report and that will be presented by

[41:17] Chief Barnes.

[41:20] >> Oh, one second. Finley, you can go on

[41:21] your iPad now

[41:27] or pay attention because it's really

[41:29] exciting stuff here. So,

[41:34] uh, good evening, uh, Mayor Prom,

[41:36] council members, and thanks to those in

[41:37] attendance both in person and online.

[41:40] Uh

[41:42] copies of the July 2026 uh report have

[41:45] been submitted and I'm going to review

[41:46] some of the highlights here. Starting

[41:48] with the summary um events reported or

[41:51] initiated by deputies assigned to the

[41:53] center precinct totaled uh 281 for the

[41:56] month of July. So you can see that

[41:58] breakdown there included uh 71 traffic

[42:02] stops uh resulting in 15 citations uh

[42:05] moving citations. Uh that doesn't

[42:07] account for another half dozen criminal

[42:10] citations that generated from those 71

[42:12] traffic stops. Uh the next page shows

[42:15] the contact breakdowns. Um sorry there you go.

[42:21] Uh shows the contact breakdowns for the

[42:23] last two months. Uh the first chart as

[42:26] well as the results. So on the left

[42:27] there it shows the type of contact that

[42:29] was had uh for both June and July. And

[42:32] then the right chart shows the result

[42:34] meaning how it was cleared whether it

[42:36] was a arrest citation um a referral

[42:39] report.

[42:41] Uh

[42:43] if we go to the next slide calls for

[42:44] service uh in July compared to June

[42:49] um stayed fairly consistent. Uh the

[42:52] increase that is shown there is in the

[42:54] green band which is the self-initiated

[42:55] which means the deputies are out there

[42:57] proactively working uh contacting the

[42:59] public and uh generating reports or

[43:02] contact reports.

[43:05] Uh we had several notable calls in the

[43:09] month of July. Um I'll cover just a

[43:12] couple of them real quick. Uh first I'll

[43:16] talk about is a DUI collision. This

[43:17] happened up at uh Timman Road and

[43:19] Spencer Road. Um when deputy arrived,

[43:23] the owner of the motorcycle was pushing

[43:25] the motorcycle back onto the street with

[43:27] the help of three firefighters. Uh when

[43:30] he was contacted by the deputy, he said

[43:32] that uh he hadn't pushed hadn't crashed

[43:35] the bike. He hadn't been riding the

[43:36] bike. He told the deputy that the bike

[43:39] had been stolen uh and he had just found

[43:41] it because he was out on a walk. Uh he

[43:45] told the deputy that he hadn't pushed it

[43:47] out of the bushes and that he didn't

[43:49] know anything about the firefighters

[43:50] helping him. Uh he had a quite a few

[43:54] stories. He actually told them that he

[43:55] had stopped to check his UPS and then

[43:58] corrected it to GPS because he thought

[43:59] he was lost. Uh needless to say, that

[44:02] individual was processed and arrested

[44:04] and booked into the Clark County Jail

[44:06] for DUI.

[44:08] Uh on July 24th, Deputy Nick Price

[44:11] contacted two sus uh suspicious males

[44:14] outside of a Ford Ranger up at Riverside

[44:16] Park on the north end of town.

[44:19] Uh one of the males had multiple

[44:21] warrants and was arrested. Uh in the

[44:23] process of making the arrest, uh Deputy

[44:25] Price noticed a large amount of drug

[44:27] paraphernalia inside the pickup. So he

[44:30] uh he impounded the pickup. He obtained

[44:33] a search warrant. He served the search

[44:35] warrant. Uh several drug smoking pipes,

[44:38] supplies associated with drug

[44:39] distribution, including scales, baggies,

[44:41] and a log book were located. Uh

[44:43] additional charges were added to the

[44:45] male who was still in custody for the

[44:46] original warrant. So, uh we are uh very

[44:50] proud of the fact that we can take a

[44:52] basic contact like that and turn it into

[44:54] serious felony arrest. So um

[44:58] one thing of note that's not on that uh

[45:01] sheet up there is our participation in

[45:04] our days end of July. I think that was

[45:06] very very successful. We have we had our

[45:08] open house on Friday night. It was very

[45:10] well attended. Had uh I think we had

[45:12] over 120 families members including kids

[45:15] come through the precinct. So that was

[45:17] fun. We had a uh a booth there in the in

[45:20] the park and had a chance to talk uh

[45:22] with the public, answer a lot of

[45:23] questions. Uh so I think that was was very successful.

[45:28] Um going down to the last page there, as we've mentioned uh in prior

[45:34] presentations, each month the deputies

[45:36] and the staff assigned to the uh the

[45:38] center precinct work together to focus

[45:39] on an outreach project or a theme. Uh

[45:42] these projects can be law enforcement

[45:44] issues, community safety concerns, or

[45:46] education, information sharing. In July,

[45:50] the deputies made a focused outreach

[45:52] effort to educate and enfor statutes

[45:54] regarding electric bikes and

[45:55] motorcycles. The community concern

[45:58] regarding these types of electronically

[46:00] powered or assisted bikes and scooters

[46:01] has been steadily increasing for some

[46:03] time. As part of our focused effort,

[46:05] deputies were out contacting and

[46:07] educating operators as well as their

[46:09] parents uh regarding the regulations

[46:11] associated with the ebikes. The vast

[46:13] majority of these contacts were very

[46:15] productive and received well.

[46:18] some not so well, but that's okay. Um,

[46:21] in addition to the contacts around town,

[46:23] I participated in the new ordinance

[46:25] drafting process and was very pleased to

[46:27] have the opportunity to contribute to

[46:29] this uh from a law enforcement

[46:30] perspective. So, thank you uh to the

[46:32] council for allowing me to to

[46:34] participate in that. The team team also

[46:37] obtained handouts that were printed and

[46:39] made available public. These handouts

[46:41] were given to the public during contacts

[46:43] that the deputies made as well as having

[46:45] them available at multiple locations

[46:46] including here at city hall at our

[46:48] precinct at the library. Uh we are also

[46:51] working um very closely with the school

[46:54] district. Uh we are eagerly awaiting uh

[46:57] the city's uh final ordinance and we've

[47:00] already uh made at least a tentative

[47:01] plan to work with the school district

[47:03] using their uh email distribution list

[47:05] to try and reach out to parents in the

[47:07] district and educate them on the new

[47:10] ordinance once it's in place. So we're

[47:11] really really optimistic between the

[47:13] deputies enforcement efforts and the

[47:15] public outreach partnership with the

[47:16] school that we're going to be really

[47:18] successful.

[47:20] Uh this concludes my report. Any

[47:22] questions?

[47:25] Council, any comments, questions?

[47:27] >> I have just one. I was wondering what

[47:29] the red color coding means when it's

[47:31] darker versus lighter

[47:34] >> on page one or two of your report on the

[47:37] left side up up more there.

[47:42] >> Oh, those those are just that in order

[47:44] of uh uh the the numbers. So, it's just

[47:48] the uh the highest scoring in those

[47:51] categories.

[47:51] >> They get redder as they go up. Yeah.

[47:53] Okay.

[47:57] >> Um, just a comment on the ebikes. It

[47:59] seems like since we started talking

[48:01] about this that now I'm just seeing them

[48:04] everywhere. And after going to that

[48:06] block party I was invited to where 42

[48:08] people complained about the ebikes uh

[48:11] being on the sidewalks and young kids uh

[48:15] driving them without helmets on and um

[48:18] sometimes dashing out into the street

[48:20] with them. And and then of course in

[48:22] Battleground last week uh there was a a

[48:25] car crash versus a a bike and um so I

[48:30] think it's really something we are going

[48:32] to have to obviously we're going to have

[48:33] to make some ordinances to help in this

[48:36] situation. We don't want somebody to get

[48:38] accidentally killed or hurt seriously.

[48:41] So thank you Todd.

[48:44] I think uh with the ebikes, our uh

[48:46] biggest concern is safety.

[48:49] >> I know somebody in the audience that has

[48:51] lots to say about it, but we can talk

[48:54] about it after.

[48:57] All right. Uh thank you, Chief. Um next

[49:00] we have another uh uh staff report and

[49:03] that's going to be read by Peter Boyce.

[49:07] >> Thank you, Sant Prom Council. Uh, one

[49:12] announcement I don't have on my sheet,

[49:14] uh, with the wonderful farmers market

[49:17] that's happening over at, uh, Legacy

[49:19] Park, also on Saturdays at 11:30,

[49:22] there's a yoga class. Uh, so, you know,

[49:26] give it a try. It's over at the Make My

[49:28] Milk Building and, uh, should be fun.

[49:31] >> Very cool.

[49:33] >> All right. Um, back to the staff report.

[49:36] Um,

[49:37] >> the sales tax dispersement uh for the

[49:41] month of July came in at $73,657.

[49:46] Uh, so we're right on line with uh where

[49:50] we budgeted

[49:51] uh for the year year to date uh through

[49:55] July we're at $460,96.

[50:00] Uh wanted to mention the budget

[50:02] committee. Uh we rescheduled their

[50:05] meeting uh which was supposed to happen

[50:07] today. Uh I haven't sent out the

[50:10] invitation yet to uh members, but it

[50:12] looks like September 2nd uh Wednesday

[50:15] will be the day. Uh so that will be

[50:18] coming out early tomorrow morning. Uh

[50:21] the committee is going to review 2027

[50:23] expenditures u and revenues. Uh the

[50:27] final budget committee meeting will take

[50:29] place September 30th.

[50:32] Uh city council's expected to receive or

[50:35] required to receive a copy uh of the

[50:38] 2027 proposed budget uh on the first

[50:41] Monday in October and then council will

[50:43] start its work.

[50:46] Um just to mention again the salary

[50:48] commission is going to be activated and

[50:51] uh what the salary commission does is uh

[50:54] review elected officials uh stipens and

[50:58] uh uh compensation. Uh so the salary

[51:02] commission has the power to uh provide

[51:05] increases, leave it the same or even a

[51:07] decrease. Um uh so they'll be looking at

[51:11] information uh uh regarding what other

[51:16] cities are doing uh reviewing uh the

[51:19] city of L center and uh making a a

[51:23] determination. So that will be coming.

[51:28] Also wanted to mention that uh in my

[51:32] department, the administrative services,

[51:34] Hannah Shields, our outreach

[51:35] coordinator, is leaving us. Uh Friday is

[51:38] her last day. Uh as most folks know,

[51:41] she's taking the opportunity to go to

[51:43] Scotland to graduate school. So, we wish

[51:46] her the best of luck. It's going to be a

[51:48] great uh life-changing event for her.

[51:51] So, we're excited. It's a little

[51:53] bittersweet. We hate to see her go, but

[51:55] it's a great opportunity. she shouldn't

[51:58] miss out on. Uh we have hired Maggie

[52:03] uh Mey Redden uh as the outreach

[52:05] coordinator. She started last Friday and

[52:08] has been crossraining with uh Hannah. Uh

[52:11] so you will uh uh start to see Maggie

[52:15] taking over those duties and she'll be

[52:18] um assuming all the duties Hannah uh has

[52:21] up to this point. So, we're excited to

[52:23] have her on.

[52:25] Uh, gambling tax revenue. Uh, so for the

[52:30] month of July, it came in at $142,729.

[52:36] Um, again, we're right where we thought

[52:39] we would be revenue-wise. Uh, for the

[52:42] year, we're at uh year to date, we're at

[52:45] $99,421.

[52:49] And that is my report this evening.

[52:54] » All right. Any questions?

[52:59] Okay. Uh moving on. Uh under ordinances,

[53:03] re resolutions, and public hearings. Um

[53:05] we have public hearing ordinance

[53:07] 2026-13,

[53:10] Carlson DA extension. Brian Cass will

[53:13] present the public hearing ordinance

[53:14] 2026-13

[53:16] Carlson DA Extension.

[53:19] Thank you, Mr. Mayor Prochem. Can you

[53:21] hear me? All right.

[53:22] >> Yep. You sound great.

[53:24] >> All right. Well, good evening, uh,

[53:26] council and citizens. Uh, tonight for

[53:29] public hearing, we have, uh, the

[53:31] extension of the, uh,

[53:33] development/panexation

[53:35] agreement with for the Carlson

[53:36] properties. Uh this agreement was

[53:38] originally um put together back in

[53:41] August of 2011

[53:44] um when the pre-annexation agreement um

[53:47] was put in place and that agreement uh

[53:49] established zoning and development

[53:51] standards for 14 different parcels um

[53:54] that were planned to come into the city.

[53:57] Um these properties make up most of the

[54:01] Lenner Junction area. um and the

[54:04] development agreement vested them to the

[54:06] city's then current uh target industrial

[54:08] and commercial zones. Uh a few years

[54:11] later in 2017, the city uh eliminated

[54:14] those codes and adopted the junction

[54:16] plan. Um however, with this development

[54:19] agreement, the Carlson properties

[54:20] remained under those old codes. And as

[54:23] council is and uh citizens are now

[54:25] aware, we're in the process of revising

[54:27] our code um to look at bringing back

[54:30] maybe an industrial and commercial code

[54:32] and replace the the junction code. And

[54:36] um so as we continue this process, the

[54:39] Carlson's have asked us to continue or

[54:41] extend this agreement. Um so before

[54:45] council for consideration and and public

[54:47] hearing tonight is an two-year extension

[54:49] to that agreement. Um, this will give us

[54:52] time to wrap up that new zoning code and

[54:56] um, get that in place. And while we're

[54:59] working in coordination with Carlson's

[55:00] and other property owners, um, you know,

[55:02] we hope that this new code will be

[55:03] something that is uh, workable and and

[55:06] that everyone, you know, wants to fall

[55:07] under and built into this extension is

[55:10] the ability to uh, terminate this

[55:12] extension uh, at any time during that

[55:14] two years once that new code's in place.

[55:17] um if the Carlson's and their um you

[55:19] know property owners um that they own

[55:22] some of these properties with agree and

[55:23] that they want that new code to apply.

[55:26] Uh so with that I'm happy to answer any

[55:28] questions before uh council holds a

[55:30] public hearing on this matter.

[55:34] » Discussion. I just had one question. Is

[55:38] there anything we're voting on tonight

[55:39] other than perhaps

[55:43] uh opening public? It looked like in

[55:45] reading this that we were just voting to

[55:48] open public discussion.

[55:50] >> Um

[55:51] >> that was correct. So that would just be

[55:53] a public hearing tonight and then this

[55:54] will return at the next council meeting

[55:56] for um consideration.

[55:58] >> That makes sense. Thank you.

[56:02] » Okay.

[56:05] » All right. At this time, I would like to

[56:08] open the public hearing at 7:26 p.m.

[56:12] Comment should be limited to the

[56:13] ordinance 2026-04.

[56:16] Are there any public hearing comments

[56:17] from the audience?

[56:29] » Curtis Raymond Carlson, 35915 Northwest

[56:33] Jenny Creek Road.

[56:35] uh and uh

[56:40] first of all via Mr. Cass's uh verbal

[56:44] dialogue kind of cleared up one thing in

[56:46] the copy of the document I got from uh

[56:51] clerk today

[56:54] in section six the Brit makes reference

[56:57] to a one-year term but Mr. Cass made

[57:01] reference to a two-year term on the

[57:04] extension, which that's one of the

[57:06] things I was going to ask about. Uh

[57:15] because I think two years is in all

[57:17] reality is not unreasonable.

[57:20] My when I talked with my sister about

[57:23] this, we thought about requesting a

[57:25] five-year term and not in reflection of

[57:29] the city of Lenter just in in in

[57:33] reflection of how how slow things work.

[57:38] And the reality is a five-year term

[57:40] wouldn't be unreasonable to request, but

[57:43] we're just happy that this is being

[57:46] acknowledged as as something that uh

[57:51] is important to have happen. Uh was

[57:55] important to the Carlson's. And when I

[57:57] say the Carlson's, I mean the Carlson's

[57:59] at all because there are other property

[58:01] owners. And that's a reference that is

[58:03] made in this document is other property

[58:06] other other individuals that are

[58:08] involved in this. Um

[58:12] and perhaps Mr. Cass can help me out.

[58:16] This in the event that there were a sale

[58:20] this would run and I don't see where

[58:22] it's carried in the in the sections in

[58:25] here. This would run with the

[58:28] properties. Is that correct, Mr. Cass?

[58:31] Yes, that is correct. The the parcel

[58:34] numbers um for all those 14 parcels are

[58:36] referenced by this document. So, it

[58:38] would run with the parcel.

[58:40] >> Okay. And that's that's all the just

[58:46] excuse me

[58:51] might consider a longer term might not.

[58:53] That's a council decision on this

[58:57] in view of the fact that that this is an

[59:01] opinion now I'm opining the challenge

[59:04] that

[59:09] and what appears to be I won't say that

[59:12] this is a fact what appears to be a

[59:15] hangup with getting the county of Clark

[59:18] to get their comp plan updates put to

[59:21] bed and how it the trickle down effect

[59:26] on everybody else. It it that's the only

[59:32] reason I would advocate perhaps even a

[59:35] glancing at a longer term than a

[59:38] two-year term on this uh the extension

[59:42] of this development agreement. Thank you

[59:44] very much.

[59:48] » Thanks, Skip. Uh any other comments from

[59:51] the audience?

[59:54] Please state your name for the record.

[59:56] >> Nancy 126 was 16th. Um, the planning

[1:00:00] commission's in the process of

[1:00:03] >> Hello, there we The planning commission

[1:00:05] is in the process of reviewing the

[1:00:07] junction code and replacing it with a

[1:00:08] new revised. Um I don't know if it will

[1:00:11] take two years or not, but the screen

[1:00:14] showed that upon execution of the new

[1:00:17] agreement that that that two-year will

[1:00:20] be eliminated and agreed by both

[1:00:22] parties. So if it does take a little

[1:00:25] longer, will the two extension like for

[1:00:28] five years for him? Can it be might it be three years or three and a

[1:00:32] half? Will it be looked at again once

[1:00:34] that expires?

[1:00:36] >> Brian, you still with us?

[1:00:43] >> Yep. Sorry, it took me a second to get

[1:00:45] off my mute button there. Um, so this

[1:00:47] term would extend um till August of

[1:00:52] 2028.

[1:00:54] So no, it would not uh be two years

[1:00:58] after the junction code is the new code

[1:01:00] is adopted. Uh there is a a clause in

[1:01:03] this agreement that upon mutual

[1:01:05] agreement of all of the parties that um

[1:01:08] the development agreement extension can stop early um before that two years.

[1:01:13] So you know we anticipate you know early

[1:01:15] next year having the new code in place.

[1:01:18] Um, again, we're working with the

[1:01:20] Carlson's and other property owners in

[1:01:21] the area on that code and, uh, assuming

[1:01:24] that it's something that, uh, you know,

[1:01:25] works for them and that they want to

[1:01:27] apply to their properties, um, then we

[1:01:30] can terminate this extension. Uh, but in

[1:01:33] no case would it run longer than uh,

[1:01:36] August of 2028, unless um, there was

[1:01:39] some other further extension at that,

[1:01:41] you know, at that time.

[1:01:43] >> Okay. because I I couldn't see it

[1:01:44] extending further if we're working on it

[1:01:47] now to with a growth plan that would

[1:01:49] just kick it down the road. That's not

[1:01:51] going to be possible. So, um it appears

[1:01:54] that it'll probably will within the two

[1:01:57] years um be agreed upon and the two-year

[1:02:01] agreement will go away.

[1:02:02] >> Okay. All right. Thanks.

[1:02:09] » Uh any other comments from the audience?

[1:02:16] Anybody calling in? Press star six to

[1:02:19] unmute yourself.

[1:02:23] » Kimberly Gohan and Elen, do you hear me

[1:02:25] now?

[1:02:26] >> We hear you.

[1:02:28] >> Okay, good. Well, it got fixed real

[1:02:30] soon, didn't it? So, I'm going to have

[1:02:33] to be okay with growth up there at I5.

[1:02:35] I've always said I'll trade uh the new

[1:02:38] downtown development and Timmans Landing

[1:02:40] development for building over there at

[1:02:42] the I5 junction. So, I think that's

[1:02:44] wonderful. Um hope that you uh respect

[1:02:48] uh Skip Carlson's uh wishes and

[1:02:52] you know I wish I wish the best, but um

[1:02:56] I I am a concerned about the cars, the

[1:02:59] pollution, the water, our ground. Uh, if

[1:03:03] anybody would notice on their

[1:03:04] windshields, they don't have bug

[1:03:05] splatter anymore. It's because of the

[1:03:08] chemtrails that are above us. They're

[1:03:10] spraying chemicals that hurt our lungs

[1:03:12] and hurt the insects and the birds and

[1:03:13] the bees. So, we're in big trouble. Like

[1:03:16] I said, don't panic, but do something

[1:03:18] about it. Get active in your council

[1:03:20] meetings, especially in Clark County.

[1:03:23] Thank you, and God bless you all.

[1:03:28] » All right. Uh, any otherbody

[1:03:32] on the phone, please press star six to

[1:03:34] unmute yourself.

[1:03:39] » Clerk, are there any comments to be

[1:03:41] read?

[1:03:41] >> No more public comments from the phone.

[1:03:46] >> You said no more public comment to be

[1:03:47] read.

[1:03:48] >> From the phone? Yeah, looks like it. No

[1:03:50] more

[1:03:53] » there's no none to be read.

[1:03:55] >> Okay. Thank you. Um, I would like to now

[1:03:58] close the public hearing at 7:33 p.m.

[1:04:02] Uh, council,

[1:04:04] do we have any comments?

[1:04:08] Questions for Brian?

[1:04:11] >> No.

[1:04:12] >> All right.

[1:04:14] So, with that, um, can we get the

[1:04:19] ordinance pulled back up? I think we

[1:04:21] have a motion for this.

[1:04:25] » Uh, Mr.

[1:04:27] This this will return back um at the

[1:04:29] next meeting for consideration I think

[1:04:31] for council adoption is the plan.

[1:04:35] >> Okay. So no motion just recommendation

[1:04:38] that we hold a public hearing on the

[1:04:42] ordinance.

[1:04:45] Okay.

[1:04:47] Uh no items to be removed. No unfinished

[1:04:49] business. Uh our guest council is there

[1:04:52] any unfinished business?

[1:04:56] Since I've had something to say from

[1:04:57] time to time tonight, I just wanted to

[1:04:59] say I'm going to miss you on this panel

[1:05:02] and I think you did a great job tonight.

[1:05:04] That should be indicative that there's a

[1:05:06] real reason you should stay on.

[1:05:10] >> Well, thank you. I I appreciate that

[1:05:12] very much. And you know, like I said

[1:05:13] before, it's been really a pleasure and

[1:05:15] an honor. And I uh not going too far.

[1:05:18] So, uh, you know, maybe one of these

[1:05:21] days down the road, I'll be back here

[1:05:23] to, uh, you know, help the community and

[1:05:26] support you guys and just do what we do

[1:05:28] up here. So, thank you again to

[1:05:30] everybody. Um, new business.

[1:05:34] All right. Can I get a motion to close

[1:05:35] the meeting?

[1:05:37] >> So, move

[1:05:38] >> and second.

[1:05:40] >> Second.

[1:05:41] >> All right. Meeting is closed.

[1:05:47] Just thank you. I

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