[0:00] No point in the dancing program to be involved. I would like to.

[0:11] We're going to sit reading all this right now. Hope you guys are ready.

[0:31] We are going to call this meeting to order 75% of me for every answer.

[0:40] but some

[0:48] people might have a little thought.

[0:49] It's like in the Lord for your mercy and your grace,

[0:51] we thank the Lord for each of these

[0:52] of the able to attend this meeting tonight.

[0:54] We ask you to touch and meet the need in each heart.

[0:57] So now you give our counsel strength, Lord, the wisdom

[0:59] as they endeavor to make the decisions

[1:00] effective in the city.

[1:02] We ask you to define this together

[1:03] in your perfect spirit and in your perfect will.

[1:06] In Jesus' name, they may have been in heaven.

[1:09] And if you'll face the flag?

[1:12] I flag like the name of heaven, you'll see the flag.

[1:14] I just think it's up in America and it's too good to be bothered for a rich and

[1:19] balanced obligation under God and individual as well, the Planner of the United

[1:24] Justice for all.

[1:27] Okay.

[1:29] We're going to vote for all of you guys.

[1:32] Ask these people.

[1:34] Here.

[1:34] I want to check.

[1:35] I want to check.

[1:36] Here.

[1:38] Here.

[1:43] Okay.

[1:44] Before we go on, do we have anything that needs to be amended on the agenda before we

[1:49] prove it?

[1:51] Okay.

[1:52] So, do we have a motion to approve the agenda?

[1:54] Oh.

[1:56] Okay.

[1:57] All those in data standards?

[1:59] I.

[1:59] All those opposed?

[2:00] Say nay?

[2:01] No.

[2:02] Okay.

[2:07] Okay.

[2:08] So, we do have a second thing that we do want to just cover before we do a few other things.

[2:14] It didn't have informational items, a lot of people know, there was no discussion tonight.

[2:21] The dots in the hoist, for current case and purposes, there will be no charges for dots

[2:25] and hoists at note market in 2026 season.

[2:29] It's the council acknowledges the need to conduct further research and evaluation

[2:33] regarding the feasibility of preliminary user fees for dots and hoists at note market.

[2:39] This exploration will consider potential benefits,

[2:42] sometimes 40 by 20 maintenance, repairs, and future upgrades,

[2:46] while also assessing impacts on accessibility

[2:49] and handling the use.

[2:52] Side of information, time table will be coming tomorrow,

[2:55] and I think Robert will be making those phone calls

[2:58] as much as she said.

[2:59] So, if anybody is interested in God's place,

[3:03] you should know as many people.

[3:06] And so, we need a few of those, we're going to miss our

[3:11] political fuel at least so we can save you.

[3:13] Oh.

[3:15] You got to feel it.

[3:17] Second.

[3:18] Okay.

[3:18] I think we made the motion to prove those.

[3:20] Yeah.

[3:22] Thank you.

[3:23] I have a quick question.

[3:25] Thank you.

[3:26] Thank you.

[3:27] Thank you.

[3:28] Thank you.

[3:29] Thank you.

[3:31] They had to use the water till the end to maintain its temperature,

[3:34] but they didn't save the ability to do all too tight for your temperature.

[3:39] But it's any annual temperature.

[3:41] OK, so I'm going to add that up to 20,000 Celsius, so I'm going to add this up to 20,000 Celsius.

[3:46] Which one did you ask about the U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S.

[3:48] About that, so I'm going to add this up to 20,000 Celsius.

[3:52] Any other discussion?

[3:55] Can I set a row bar?

[3:57] Yes, OK, it is.

[3:59] Act.

[4:00] Yes.

[4:00] Are we?

[4:01] Yes, yes, yes. Yes, yes.

[4:08] That's Pat. We want to build some minutes. We have a special counsel

[4:16] minutes from January 26, I guess. You know the end of it. Okay. Did you guys get a chance to look at it?

[4:26] Okay, so to be able to

[4:29] question. Did you find it? Hold on. It's a black point. What's the black point? I was

[4:36] seconded.

[4:39] All those in favor say aye. Oh, thanks. All those opposed say aye. Okay. No, he

[4:46] would say aye. Let's do it. So we just show hands. Yeah. All those in favor raise your hand.

[4:52] No. All those in favor. You're a favor. Raise your hand. No, we don't want to start

[4:56] What if it comes to the school in the minutes?

[4:59] So I hope you can look it out right now and see if you can find the last one.

[5:04] The last one.

[5:06] I ended up this that one.

[5:08] See, we still don't have one.

[5:12] Yeah, there's still a few things that says 2016, so...

[5:17] Oh, in 2026, so that's a kind of need to go back to the drawing for a minute.

[5:22] Yeah, I think the first time I went, sorry, I already know we have...

[5:24] Okay. So just a couple of things that you changed on the act.

[5:29] So I think it's all, you know, all those are favorites. I always opposed to me.

[5:36] There you go. Yeah, that's these are for it on it.

[5:38] You need to do the guys. Sorry.

[5:40] And so on to the city council minute meeting.

[5:45] We minutes March 9th, 2026, an emotion.

[5:50] A different option. So I think

[5:53] I need a discussion about these minutes.

[5:58] Okay, all those in favor say aye.

[6:00] Aye.

[6:01] Aye.

[6:02] Aye.

[6:03] Aye.

[6:04] Aye.

[6:05] Aye.

[6:06] Aye.

[6:08] Aye.

[6:09] Aye.

[6:11] Aye.

[6:13] Aye.

[6:14] All right, I know there were in our usual order.

[6:21] No, we can see there's a lot of stuff guys, so I just got out of order.

[6:25] And so the city council workshop, and it's April 4th, 2026.

[6:32] We have an option.

[6:35] I'm okay.

[6:39] All those are greater said eyes.

[6:41] Hello, say no.

[6:49] And if we did not have to guess,

[6:52] see her this evening.

[6:54] And so on public comment.

[6:57] Still not the light.

[7:00] Yeah, all reason for the ground.

[7:03] This town is a tourist town, I don't know why it is, you can't go to town and stay

[7:07] like my friends.

[7:08] And you can either stop it, you can give it to me so everybody can figure it out.

[7:11] Just so we can hear you and maybe tell us your name.

[7:14] My name is Gilbert Brown.

[7:15] I've lived here since the 19th century.

[7:18] This town is a tourist that relies on people coming from the town and staying for wherever

[7:24] just funding money in this town.

[7:27] And by raising the fields like last year, you lost a lot of business.

[7:33] Now you want to raise it again and then go on next year with the electric.

[7:37] People is not going to pay no $2700 and then a little seasonal based subplates on the average

[7:43] of seven, $1800 or $1300, you're going to lose people not going to come to say, I mean, it's

[7:53] be a place for family, those are the children's, grandkids, men's joys. I just don't feel

[8:00] mistaken.

[8:02] You know, if you don't arrange your breaks in the morning. Thank you. Are you

[8:08] done? Okay, you sound like you're done, but I'm just going to be sure. Okay. You know,

[8:16] because since half-thairs, we don't get breaks. And then you can go to the common parts,

[8:22] you're still taking full tries going to the camp site which that's fine it helps

[8:27] he and me you know those things for fire works or what that I just think it's a

[8:38] big mistake and there's a lot of people which I wish are here that camp of

[8:43] but I think it will grow, but I think be here on Skidchuk.

[8:48] Thank you.

[8:49] Thank you.

[8:50] Thank you, Gilbert.

[8:51] Anybody else?

[8:52] I see a hand up over here.

[8:55] This is in the back.

[8:56] Thank you.

[8:57] Thank you.

[8:59] I just wanted to invite you to the Board of Commissioners meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock at the ANX.

[9:07] We do have the military renewal for the Commission on Aging on our agenda.

[9:12] and it is a renewal and I'm sure Heather will be talking to lots of folks in the

[9:16] coming before that election comes forward. We have some second quarter budget amendments

[9:21] that sort of thing. I'm sure you're all aware there was a lot of pre-damage at the campground

[9:27] here in town and I'm going to do some of this going to be taking care of that. Some of the white

[9:33] vinyl fence in this damage that has to be replaced and then all of the chain link fence along

[9:38] on Marion and James is pretty, pretty big time damage, so that's what I have to be taken care of

[9:44] as well. I'm excited to tell you that we're going to be doing some partnering with the Musaki

[9:50] County Conservation District this summer, and they're going to be doing some programming in the

[9:55] part this summer. Their first Wednesday will be July 9th, and they're going to talk about fossils

[10:00] and journaling and stuff like that, and then on Article 6, they're going to be doing some invasive species

[10:07] these things, some work with water.

[10:10] And those other events are open to everyone.

[10:13] In a second, we need charged.

[10:14] They're going to have lots of giveaways for kids.

[10:16] And so whether you're a camper or not,

[10:18] you just want to come on down and look at the campground

[10:21] a little bit more.

[10:21] We appreciate that.

[10:23] And then probably the last thing I would like to share

[10:25] with you, and this is my area agency on aging hats.

[10:30] On Wednesday, this Wednesday, the 15th at 10am,

[10:34] at the Musaki Conference of Lake City Senior Center.

[10:38] The Area Agency on Aging will be presenting their multi-year plan through state mandate.

[10:46] Every three years, the planning and service agencies for senior services have to present

[10:52] their three-year plan and it talks about how federal and state and local dollars are going

[10:57] to be used for senior services.

[10:59] There's a template that's provided by the state of Michigan.

[11:02] However, just hearing, this public hearing, is an opportunity for all of you to come again

[11:09] and have me to talk with all of you.

[11:12] We think some of the slip between the cracks are for seniors in the county or even in the state of Michigan.

[11:19] So we would invite you to come.

[11:20] It's at 10 o'clock in the morning.

[11:22] This one's there at the senior center.

[11:23] What this one's saying?

[11:25] Okay.

[11:25] And I mean, I just have a question.

[11:27] with the conservation use. Where is that house? It's going to be a campground. Oh wait,

[11:32] at the county park. That's telling you that. I wasn't sure. So we've been talking about the Maple

[11:36] Girl. That's why I had Maple Girl. I had, and I'm thinking, I know you're Kelly, so I didn't know.

[11:40] Okay, Kelly. And then just a little bit of information. So everybody is serving on the same

[11:45] tape with the parts. The Nusaki campground down at the lake is an enterprise fund.

[11:52] New rich money does not touch that. That is an enterprise, so that's a business. So whatever we make, it's what runs the heart.

[12:02] Okay. Just so everybody understands don't have raise.

[12:06] Thank you. You're welcome. Okay. That is another hand.

[12:10] I've got it. Okay. Sorry.

[12:11] My name is Jim Wittering. I live in Lake City. I just wanted to make a quick comment about the grant that the city recently received to do that.

[12:19] bomb out work on Main Street, just as a way of background information. My wife and I walk

[12:25] three to five miles probably every day and cross the Main Street a lot of times during that walk.

[12:32] We also a member of Kathy Ostrander's group that does the watering on Main Street. There's a lot of

[12:36] other people in here that do that as well and where we have to pull that that part across the street

[12:41] and anybody who's done that knows that even the locals don't often stop for you when they

[12:45] across the street and certainly that the people that are just passing through that's a bit of an issue so I think this is a good project.

[12:53] I think it's needed. I think it'll make City a safer place. I clawed the folks who worked when I'm getting that grant and passed in advance of what the folks that are going to implement.

[13:03] So I think plus they're basically next to me.

[13:05] Thank you, Claire.

[13:13] I want to know if there's anything being done about, we're only down 66, the road, I mean

[13:22] our health shakes terribly, a lot of trucks will buy, I don't think there was some meetings

[13:29] is healthy with the MDOT. I want to know if you're pursuing anything or you just let the slide.

[13:36] We're not like I said it just terrible. Yeah as far as I know there's still something going on

[13:41] with the on 66 roll. I think the bump off. Well the bump balls are hoping are going to slow it down.

[13:47] Have you pursued anything? Have you had any contact or any contact? No, I am not in any contact.

[13:52] Okay. I mean we don't have. I am limited on what I can do. We don't have any law enforcement

[13:58] or any patrol there. I mean, the speed is, the speed is probably the worst thing.

[14:02] Yeah, so we have, we have discussed a lot of that just the other day was shared

[14:06] with cancer. And I think that's happening to probably address that.

[14:09] So hopefully my health shakes too. Sometimes I'm like, well, I know that isn't it.

[14:14] No, no, no, I'm just saying that I don't talk about it.

[14:17] Okay. Okay, back there is other than that.

[14:20] My name is Chris Williams. Oh, that's me town. Since he mentioned something about the roads,

[14:24] You can walk around town, I'm just about in the block, and find a sinkhole, leaping up to go in and did quite possibly disappear.

[14:35] A small child could.

[14:37] I wouldn't mess around and try to find out where it goes, honestly.

[14:41] The granules are terrible.

[14:43] We have some.

[14:44] of specifics.

[14:45] It would have any specific way in chance, but pro anything, a lot of for that or in the

[14:50] future for that instead of these things of finding the parts in and all the things.

[14:56] My understanding in Syria is always trying to fix the road.

[15:02] Is it possible that you can give me a list of intersex, actually, it's I could go around with the point out, everyone. I will, I will swear on my life, say afternoon, so I have to deal with this for you. Sir, if that will help me a lot. Yeah, I do that. Time you want, right. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, we all know that I've reported one to him today.

[15:24] Another hand. Can you.

[15:26] I didn't even think about the city driver of the plow truck who saw it was appropriate to

[15:33] go past my house to the north and then turn around in the Catholic church parking lot

[15:38] and come flying back by my house and pelp me with snow and ice chowls during the biggest

[15:43] snowstorm we've had in years as I was out shoveling.

[15:46] But you recall we had a huge ice storm before the snow storm.

[15:49] There were large ice chowls at the end of everybody's driveway down my street.

[15:52] My friend and I were out there since 30 in the morning,

[15:55] shoveling to get a car out because we couldn't get any of our plow people to come out and plow that early.

[16:01] We had the lights of the car on, my porch light was on, I have a street light right there on my driveway,

[16:08] and there's no way that they couldn't see me out there shoveling because I had shoveled almost to the end of my driver was all clear.

[16:16] I had to turn my back, my friend thankfully was on the other side of the car and did not get tilted like I did,

[16:22] but I took snow, ice chunks, I had to turn my back. I was covered. Everything we had

[16:28] shoveled was covered in. It was all back in the driveway and the whole area that we had dug out

[16:35] was full of snow again. There's no reason why that plant could not have been lifted at my driveway.

[16:40] It was already cleared. And if that's how a driver of our city turned out to be a 64-year-old woman

[16:48] in this city. There's something wrong there and you should be ashamed of this

[16:52] self. First 20 is 16, 13 to 14, specifically speaks to men about acting with

[16:57] strength and love. Ephesians 5, 25 calls for men to provide, protect, and meet with

[17:03] humility. Additionally, Micah 6, 8 says men are to cultivate

[17:07] gentle characters. I know who it was, but I'm not going to call his name up publicly

[17:12] this time. He knows who he is and would be held accountable to God Almighty for

[17:16] exemptions. Anyone who works for the city should do better. I appreciate what all workers

[17:21] did to get the streets cleaned up during the snowstorm and the ice storm, so there was

[17:25] a lot, and especially recently. It's hard for me not to think this was personal. I pray

[17:30] it was not, however, I've heard what has been said about me by some city workers. They

[17:35] won't say it to my face, but it always gets back to me. It's pretty sad if the indictiveness

[17:40] is being used because citizens are the greedy and grievances against their government. That

[17:45] That is what the first amendment of the pastitution was written for, and I hope the city

[17:49] worked as really think about what they're doing because if it hadn't been me, it'd

[17:52] have been my little granddaughter out there, she could have been gravely hurt.

[17:56] And I could have been gravely hurt had I not churned because it was big chancel lights.

[18:01] So, that's all I have now.

[18:03] Thanks, Sam.

[18:03] Sorry about that.

[18:05] We'll work better.

[18:07] Anybody else?

[18:09] Diane?

[18:10] I have a question on the brush pickup.

[18:14] It's the third week of the month, Craig.

[18:17] Unless there's a storm then we pick up every day until it's been done.

[18:21] But in here it says, you're not allowed to have it out only that week is that day?

[18:28] Are you good at finding that?

[18:29] Later on in the summer, yes.

[18:31] If there's a storm, we've been chipping brush every day since we got the chipper rented a week ago.

[18:36] And we're going to be continuing for another week.

[18:38] Yeah, but now let's say we're all cleaned up and I have some brush and I put it out

[18:43] But it's not the third week. Is that what you're saying? The symptoms of traffic hazard. Yes

[18:49] Let's us off the road. So it's not a traffic hazard. It's in my yard, but it's all gonna be the road

[18:53] I don't know if somebody runs up rolls red if it get runs over it somebody gets hurt that's partially your response

[18:59] It's going to be a partially ours because it's a serious way and if they're not

[19:04] Perfectly done so the button is out. They're gonna leave it

[19:09] We untangle a lot of stuff.

[19:11] I don't understand it.

[19:15] At the end of it, it says,

[19:17] for leaf township and leaf city residents only,

[19:21] he prepared to show ID.

[19:22] What's that for?

[19:23] That's for the compost site.

[19:25] I'll just say it's compost is up here and then you do the thing.

[19:29] The article is primarily about the compost site.

[19:33] I was getting about 20 calls a week asking when the compost site was going to open.

[19:38] and we've got that out to let people know the capital say we're going to put them.

[19:41] That was what that would be on with kind of the way.

[19:43] Now the leak bags, if you have that stuff.

[19:46] But that'll be picked up anytime they go by.

[19:49] Is that it?

[19:50] Sometimes we.

[19:51] Okay.

[19:52] Yeah.

[19:53] All right.

[19:53] Nothing has changed.

[19:54] It's the same as it has been.

[19:55] But I just didn't understand about getting a fine.

[20:00] If you put your stuff out when it's not that time.

[20:02] We have people that will put it out.

[20:05] The first of the month and it'll send their all month and then they call and complain because the grass is dying underneath of them.

[20:12] So I'm getting everybody on the same page.

[20:15] We have picked years ago that third Monday and they put it out and then we start shipping on the third Monday.

[20:22] And then we usually do it about three times during that week so that it's not out on the street edge for the whole summer.

[20:28] Just one more thing. I love pumps and stuff. Are they going to do some more on Union Street

[20:34] where you cut that where you had to fix that?

[20:38] As soon as the bit plants open up, we're going to be ash lullaby.

[20:41] Right now we can't get ash lullaby. I just thought maybe you want to say it in your song.

[20:46] Now with Lorraine, you put the dirt in and the car splashes back out.

[20:49] It's just throwing sand away, basically.

[20:52] with. Thank you. Thank you. You're not the first person I have a question about that.

[20:58] We've been trying to, but he said it's the same one. So maybe we could look at it.

[21:02] It seems like you, but they did, but they have put some stuff in it.

[21:05] No, I'm just saying, yeah, we've got a couple of hands.

[21:08] Hey, that's about it. I am. So, but he said the same one.

[21:11] We went bought on a dump truck load of crushed concrete,

[21:15] and we've been supplementing it about every three days.

[21:18] All right, I think that's a lot of talent for anybody else, so we're here for what

[21:23] you hear from the people.

[21:26] Thank you.

[21:29] That's very it.

[21:31] We do not know, but staff reports may or I don't have a lot, I have the things I could say

[21:37] that I know this video is going to be going live, so I just basically want to thank a couple

[21:41] of people.

[21:41] I'd like to thank Kathy Ostrander for inviting me to her safety meeting the other day, which

[21:45] share of answers. She said she meets with them once a year. That was very informative and I sure

[21:50] shall have a report about that. And it was just interesting to hear all the things that they're

[21:55] doing to keep our citizens safe. Thank you bars I didn't even have. I'd also like to thank

[22:00] Ray and his crew for the wonderful cleanup job they've been doing in the city. I will say that

[22:06] I did watch across the street and the people across the street the way there was was they couldn't

[22:11] like this way and it was like then they did pick it up so just in answer to that

[22:16] because of where they're they're grudging everything as there's no way they

[22:19] could delete it the other way but they were picking it up and but they just

[22:22] did it and I think pretty timely manner you got that done you know so when you see

[22:28] just so you know he explained to me that like when you see that

[22:31] advertise that we're saying the third week that's our normal but if there's a storm

[22:35] like we just had they're gonna try and get out of this quickly and it's

[22:40] especially as possible, and I think they did a fantastic job, even with some of the

[22:46] broken equipment. We had to get around that. And then last at that least, I'd like to

[22:52] thank Maria, because I don't know if some of you know she's been working really

[22:56] diligently, very hard at getting certified. So she can run our elections here, and she

[23:03] managed to accomplish that earlier than she needed to. So she's been working on her.

[23:07] Thank you for that. She's certified to run our work. She's here in our gowns. Our city clerk did get that though, and I know for a fact that she's been

[23:14] talking to other people to learn other parts of her city clerk job outside of the city.

[23:19] I know she's talked about the county clerks and

[23:22] I know she has a mentor and I know she's talked to others so always trying to learn and always trying to make sure that what she does

[23:28] Is for the betterment of the citizens and following the charter and what she doesn't understand she tries to ask and I just want to make sure

[23:34] Everybody knows she's certified.

[23:36] Right, and that's been a couple of very good jobs.

[23:41] So that's it for me.

[23:42] Right now, we have rights.

[23:47] A couple of comments here,

[23:49] I'm all about equipment that wasn't doing what was supposed

[23:51] to inspire with that.

[23:53] Our cloud truck that we've been using

[23:55] is Audi and our mechanics.

[23:57] We need to have some new head and suit.

[23:59] There's several things going on with it.

[24:01] We're just trying to get it back up.

[24:02] We can use it for creating some of our travels.

[24:05] The loader is up in Williamsburg getting some hose and cylinder worked on it, it will not

[24:09] be back for at least another two weeks.

[24:12] So we had to, when we started chipping, we usually used the loader and just, we had to

[24:18] play them on the loader and pick everything up the loads of the truck.

[24:21] So we're doing it now the hard way.

[24:22] We did have to rent a chipper from the Trevor City, and we are using that for another week

[24:28] by a thousand dollars a week.

[24:30] The back truck is repaired. It went down near Ionia back in the fall. It is going to be picked up tomorrow.

[24:38] That's one of the trucks that we use for some of our sewer work and through our wider repair pump.

[24:44] We're experiencing some significant electric relations out of the sewer plant.

[24:47] He's all stemmed from a couple of lightning storms that we've had in the area.

[24:53] We'll have more of an update on that once there's an idea what that can cost.

[24:57] We are ramping up to start the lead replacement program.

[25:00] We've been in contact with the contractor.

[25:03] We're already getting the equipment on the ground.

[25:06] As I said, our 50 year old chipper has died there.

[25:09] I know under parts available.

[25:10] So for the new one, we're going to just rent chippers as need allows.

[25:16] And then look into the replacement of that and maybe.

[25:22] We have five paid new connections for water and snore services.

[25:26] one that's completed, the other four will be done as soon as being ahead of the spring cleanup.

[25:32] So we are putting a little bit of an addition into our systems.

[25:36] Now, the zoning administrator side, we have signed a change of use permit for a slide

[25:40] and our letters and we're working on four more permits to enrich a going to meet

[25:44] variants of now-update the planning combination of the yours and your fruit.

[25:55] I just want to thank all of the city workers for all the work that you've done, all the

[26:01] countless hours they put in 12-hour shifts on and on and on.

[26:06] Nobody seems to be able to see that.

[26:08] They just don't see it and they don't say thank you or not, but I haven't seen it.

[26:12] I see.

[26:16] I'm

[26:19] hoping you won't have another story like that for a few years.

[26:22] Oh my gosh, this is a 30 year song.

[26:24] Yeah, yeah.

[26:25] I just want to say, Brian, I kind of lost power in four years.

[26:29] But we did notice because of the symptom of this one.

[26:32] And we did talk to him in the workshop, I think it was,

[26:35] about working with maybe the school and the chamber.

[26:38] And he remembered that some of the ladies knew he was going up

[26:41] to try and implement a better program so that if this does happen again,

[26:45] that we have more access to the school because what they're lacking is

[26:48] volunteers so they can't you know we're supposed to have it open for the

[26:52] public and they can only keep it open for sure hours because we don't have the

[26:55] volunteer so hopefully we'll be able to get that and we'll let it be before

[26:59] next year right on that the state of Michigan and the engineering firm on

[27:04] Green Rapids is putting together a panel of communities representing

[27:09] everything from proper city science down to like city science would be meeting

[27:12] tomorrow, and talk to you specifically about emergency preparedness and how to run utilities

[27:18] and take care of these things in late of the last couple of storms we've had since June.

[27:24] So we are working toward that end. Yeah. And that may be one of the things discussed.

[27:29] That's what we can do. I just wanted to mention your workers, like Jennifer said they did work so hard

[27:36] and I, my front window, I watched them drive back and forth all day long working on those pumps.

[27:45] Now, I mean, they were, I mean, during the night they were out there and that was amazing and

[27:53] I know they had to go to all the pumps all time, 24 hours while they weren't working.

[27:59] Otherwise, our stewards would have backed up and would have been terrible.

[28:02] Oh. I don't have a sauce on it.

[28:05] I don't know.

[28:06] That's all that stuff.

[28:09] That's all.

[28:09] I'll do the power.

[28:11] I'll do the power.

[28:12] I'll do that.

[28:12] We need to pump everything by hand, so we didn't have any electricity in our pump stations.

[28:19] So we had to be able to move all by hand at all the time.

[28:22] I appreciate it.

[28:23] I'm pretty sure everybody else that Tom does, but they didn't know that.

[28:26] Thank you for sharing that.

[28:28] That's the thing that I guess we do need to well.

[28:30] Yeah, um, because we don't see that.

[28:33] That's the stuff.

[28:33] They're the unseen people, I think.

[28:35] Um, so I know I know I don't see the electricity coming into my house, but I know it's coming in.

[28:45] Um, okay.

[28:46] Pat said, you know, I'm sorry, I don't have a glass on Prague.

[28:52] I'm so sorry, Craig.

[28:55] More.

[28:56] I do.

[28:57] Madam chair, council members.

[29:01] I'm here tonight to have a little celebration about what Jim Weeterine spoke about the $1.9

[29:10] million grant that we received.

[29:13] It's taking a lot of people in many people in this room and you'll understand who they are when we go through this.

[29:20] I'm going to give you a little story to get us this money.

[29:25] And it goes back to happy 10 years ago with Lou Beaver and Kathy and had MDOT here to look

[29:34] at what we could do with the safety on our street and that's when we started putting

[29:38] in those pedestrian crosswalks that we put them out every year.

[29:43] That was about 10 years ago.

[29:45] Fast forward a little bit. We've had a Visiting 66 program that was done through Networks Northwest.

[29:55] Out of that Visiting 66 we had a lot of people who are all in this room.

[30:00] Point them all out that we're there meeting, discussing, and the biggest thing that came out of that meeting was the safety and the speed on that road, pedestrian. We had, you know, that there are four members from him, that and all those meetings. And they came up to us and said, we think we can, we can help you with that. We think you would, could qualify for a category. A category is a,

[30:29] transportation alternative program. And this is where the money came from. And we

[30:35] worked hard on it for four years. And just about everybody in this room came to

[30:41] those meetings, spoke on those meetings and identified what this city needs.

[30:47] But he for us, MDOT, that we, we will work with you and we think we can make this

[30:55] have. Gathering Zubek from Traverse City. They engaged their engineering firm. They engaged,

[31:04] and came up with the program. You'll see the sign over here in the park that identifies

[31:09] some of the things that's going to be in that program. It happens in 27.

[31:17] And I want to highlight and

[31:20] recognize the people who all stepped up, participated in that in those meetings and came up with

[31:28] the need for us to have this. I want to speak to a couple of people that really have a heart

[31:36] in this. One of them is Galaising. Galaising, if the council remembers a couple of years back,

[31:43] He came to us with a diagram with a proposal on speed in this traffic on this street.

[31:52] What can we do about it? He did his own little survey on this and it was pretty detailed.

[31:59] We took notice of that. We used that and some of our discussion was in that.

[32:04] But more importantly, they all had a personal interest.

[32:10] Some of you might know or remember his grandfather John Brewer, John Brewer was hit by a car right up here by the tasty tree and was killed.

[32:24] And that's Dale's grandfather. And Dale remembers his granddad said the traffic on the street has to slow down.

[32:34] unfortunately it took him. And Dale's lived with that all his life. And Dale, what year was it? Can you remind us?

[32:43] Going on the summer 8th, 1980s, same day John Moved of those four years, six years ago.

[32:52] So in memory of John Grover, which I think a number of us knew who John was, he lived right next to the

[32:59] the day's decree. We knew it was Dale's grandpa. We knew he was Dale's mother's father.

[33:08] And I think he sat in some of these consoles and stuff in through the years. And everybody

[33:13] knew John. And I just thought it was such a moving thing that Dale came to us with his

[33:21] proposal. He didn't come to us and say, hey, my granddad's passed away to get my card. He

[33:26] He came to us and said, I want to protect the rest of the citizens moving forward.

[33:31] So that was a big deal.

[33:32] I don't think you're for it.

[33:35] I want to Mel Zimmer.

[33:39] Zimmerman, he's on the planning commission and he's worked with us on some of this and

[33:45] I can answer some of the question that you asked tonight about the road.

[33:49] We are going to have a million dollar in addition to the 1.9 million millen fill on this

[33:56] road in 27. That is from MIMDA. That's above and beyond 1.9 million. We have been and continued

[34:07] to communicate with some of our state representatives to the legislative budgeting process to get

[34:15] just road completely fixed. That's a 10.2 million dollar project. Will we get that? We're not sure,

[34:23] But we keep knocking on the door and say this road needs to be fixed. And why is it getting noticed because of the dual trunk line M 55

[34:30] 50 still 66. I do a trunk line and the numbers I'm going to share with you are numbers. These are from him that there's about

[34:38] 10,000 vehicles up and down this road every day. Those are in that.

[34:44] I'm saying, even that too much.

[34:47] So we're hoping and we keep knocking on the door because this world's not going to get any

[34:52] bet.

[34:53] It's just going to get worse.

[34:55] Like Chris says, it's just going to get worse and worse and worse.

[34:58] We're going to lose a little trace.

[35:00] You know, Dale's grandfather blessed his heart.

[35:03] Wasn't the only one that we lost.

[35:05] I don't know any others, but we've had other people hit by the heart on this road.

[35:09] So that's what we're trying to do with this project.

[35:14] So I want to thank the council, because they supported us moving forward with this.

[35:20] I want to thank Ray and Pat for all the village and meetings we had with MDOT and Gosling

[35:29] Zubat and Pat Numerous meetings on design, understanding what needs to be done with this project.

[35:37] And then, I speak to most of the people in this room that were at that meeting, okay?

[35:44] It's powerful to have our systems at these meetings highlighting the things that we want,

[35:51] we need, especially when it comes down to safety.

[35:54] And that's what this whole project is, just expand on a little bit.

[36:01] By the end of 27, when this project is done, we're going to have

[36:05] a major street renovation with safety features, with mid-black crossings, with islands on both the

[36:13] north and south end. Some of the design is on the poster in the park. Once we finish designing all

[36:22] this, we will have that here so people can come in and look at it. We're going to have that done,

[36:28] we're going to have the park done, there's a couple other projects that's coming down the road,

[36:34] and if you look at the numbers that we put in here, it's close to by the time 27 is done,

[36:40] $5 million that we've invested in our community. That is money, not just invested, but it's money

[36:48] because we're having a lot of local suppliers doing the work, and that's the economic boost to our

[36:56] community. And most of these organizations, state organizations like

[37:02] Mishda and Amy and Gimme, you see in those, they talk to you about the value of

[37:06] these projects, the value of what it does to your community and the investment

[37:11] that goes in for years to come. So I just want to say thank you. I could name

[37:17] everybody, but it would take all night, but just know that we appreciate your

[37:22] efforts, your inputs, and awareness to participate, the Council supporting this whole initiative.

[37:29] It's a big deal. That's a lot of work. It's been going on for four years. That one probably.

[37:35] The part, it's been going on for at least four or five years. We got a couple more projects that

[37:40] we're applying to bring forward. Yes, it takes money. Where do we get the money? That's what we got to

[37:46] figure. And that's what we're figuring out. Okay? So thank you everyone. If anybody has any

[37:53] questions, feel free to come up and ask and I wish I wish I could finish with my conversation

[37:59] when I have this look. Thank you for it. Thank you. So with that said, I want to thank everyone.

[38:06] I want to appreciate what you've done and keep coming out and keep sharing with these events that we

[38:12] ask for public input. Thank you. Thank you, Scott. Thanks, Greg, for all your work. You know,

[38:19] put multiple hours into this city, and we appreciate that. I was always smiling. We just said,

[38:27] we're going to figure out we're coming up the money. And I thought about we touched on this money.

[38:32] Just one last thing. My two favorite friends, Matt and Brad,

[38:40] you appointed them to be a cold, cold,

[38:43] very fun.

[38:46] They're going to do the laundry.

[38:47] They're going to do the laundry.

[38:47] But they've got any money.

[38:49] They're going to start learning apps,

[38:51] put your money in that app.

[38:52] Yeah, I'll walk out.

[38:53] I'll put the door over here with them.

[38:54] Thank you.

[38:56] Thank you.

[38:57] Thank you.

[38:57] Oh, thank you.

[38:58] Thanks, and I'll bring that up because our daughter

[39:01] works now and stayed out on some foundations and stuff.

[39:04] So, I'm just going to put together some foundations

[39:06] and start learning that in that way.

[39:07] And I'm like,

[39:11] So we're just kind of having a standing joke on that.

[39:15] Thanks.

[39:15] All right.

[39:16] Now Pat.

[39:17] Okay.

[39:17] There we go.

[39:18] I also want to thank Craig.

[39:20] That is appropriate.

[39:21] Thank you for your leadership.

[39:23] Missing comes to you as a beginning of these programs.

[39:25] And, you know, we've been blessed that they will be forward to

[39:29] prepare to see a positive all culture of the city.

[39:32] So I'm going to be great.

[39:35] Also.

[39:37] Cheryl.

[39:37] and Brad will be at the door.

[39:40] I've been even changing my work today.

[39:44] I've been paying for the service.

[39:46] Yes, that's about it.

[39:47] That's about it.

[39:48] The only thing I have to report is,

[39:50] as the mayor stated earlier on,

[39:54] we will be on top of

[39:57] the doc situation tomorrow.

[39:59] We'll be contacting past users tomorrow

[40:01] and then they say,

[40:03] and I'll be getting articles for a card on the put in the paper so that everybody understands

[40:09] by the weekend exactly the timetable that we're, without getting into it, we've twisted

[40:14] a little bit of the process to register, which is, I think, easier for people, but that's

[40:19] going forward, so you'll see some signs in the paper this week, so that's really all I

[40:25] have.

[40:26] It doesn't cover anything else even in the work this week.

[40:27] Okay.

[40:28] Thank you.

[40:29] It's a good sweet.

[40:34] Yeah, we just hired, well, we're going to hire, well, let me back up.

[40:40] We have a candidate that was interviewed by the Schisnell committee and the interview

[40:46] was very nice.

[40:48] It went well and we were very happy with his responses and so that is going to be put

[40:55] up for the consumable today.

[40:57] And the prior sex that did resign had gone to another place for work, and so it left us without

[41:08] silent for the cemetery again, so we're very pleased to be able to replace that person.

[41:15] That's it.

[41:16] Okay, one thing here is that a lot of postage, you know, all the way up to check right now, sorry, this is just outside.

[41:26] Okay, so nice to us, our little Ardolonyl.

[41:31] Parks, this is your busy library, right?

[41:34] The laundry room, that's one of the things.

[41:36] And I'll make that.

[41:37] So, well, reservations opened up on the first and pretty well filled for the July, so we had, like, a playtime at the beginning of our reservations.

[41:51] So, and we do have some discussion. We'll have later on. We do have May 14. We do have the confirmation of the first great classes.

[42:07] from Lake Sydney and McBain are doing a

[42:12] spring playing event. We have this golf

[42:15] club for us. So I'm just I know we talked

[42:20] about doing a community clean up when we

[42:23] get some of the sticks and things out

[42:26] of there so the kids don't get hurt but so

[42:28] I don't know if we'd like to do that

[42:30] enough but and they're also looking for

[42:34] reported body to get that right.

[42:37] It's first I've heard about where we used to put my deck.

[42:40] Yeah, I think I'm back there for that one.

[42:41] They have it, but it's a 14th from seven to three.

[42:45] And it's, and it's my pain and like city elementary schools.

[42:49] And it's first grade.

[42:51] Is that make a group?

[42:53] It looks good.

[42:53] They don't know me.

[42:55] May 14.

[43:03] Okay.

[43:03] That's it.

[43:04] And then the fire department, you know, the meetings tomorrow light.

[43:08] So it's always a month late, so they only had, there's just a few runs last month, but I know

[43:18] sorry, they had two really two big fires, one, both ends of the county, one in Selma,

[43:27] and they were all there, and then there was house beyond on folks, it was a, you know,

[43:33] methods, treatments, dead birds.

[43:36] Over there, those are both pretty big fires,

[43:39] so that was what it meant for us.

[43:41] So it was pretty tough, because you were in both ends of,

[43:46] you know, just I read those.

[43:48] People from Pasadena.

[43:50] They held Pasadena.

[43:53] Pasadena, Cadillac, Ossetia, Priya.

[43:55] And where else?

[43:56] Seated approved.

[43:57] Oh, I always say.

[43:57] The other one was like Komatsuk facility in Falmouth.

[44:03] Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's like a barn, really. Yeah. A lot of them. So, there's a lot of usually, and what happens with the usually, the call comes in, the fire, the, the, the, the, and then they all, you know, all of them that are close. You'll go from fire, go to the fire.

[44:21] So I remember writing no cash to show you, there was no cash, you said everybody got out the lost and everybody got out.

[44:32] Yeah.

[44:34] That's it.

[44:35] That's it.

[44:35] I'm going to save your arm off of this.

[44:37] Branch, do you have anything on your street?

[44:39] That's not yet.

[44:39] I don't know.

[44:40] I don't know.

[44:42] I don't know.

[44:43] I don't know.

[44:45] And like Cheryl said, our safety committee met.

[44:50] The committee is Brad Neymarvel and Shokane.

[44:54] I'm sure a fan sir came because I did us with an offense count report related.

[45:00] Thank you for the year, along with traffic surveillance. We talked about, we visited the summer

[45:06] deputy and the enforcement officers in the past, we did not have a summer deputy since 2020.

[45:15] And at that time, that cost us $18,000, it was the summer that didn't happen with nobody

[45:22] year and we're all knocked off and I don't know what is this. So we have not had so much

[45:27] as summer deputies that's them. He assured us if we decided to we would find someone for us.

[45:34] I think in the past we found that it really wasn't serving what we needed so but it is something

[45:41] that can be brought up. He's got two new deputies that are close to joining the department

[45:48] But you do tell us presently, and probably for a long time, he only has two deputies out

[45:55] on the road at any given time through the entire county.

[45:59] He does encourage this deputy to spend some time, be more visible around the area.

[46:05] He also promised to talk to the loadmaster, and that's the state policeman that is assigned

[46:11] to the truck, going over the trucks.

[46:15] He knows him.

[46:16] it's a different one. He said that he would mention to him. Please be more visible here, but he also

[46:23] has a huge area that he has to cover. So he didn't say no, but the load ran so this one's really tough.

[46:31] Yeah, you don't have to take this time. Yes, it's a trucker's watch out.

[46:35] I can't remember. I don't know. I don't think it was an enormous amount of tickets that he gave away in

[46:40] matter of 30 days. Yeah, so let's hope that and we can you know revisit that again if we don't

[46:47] see them around here as much as we'd like. What else? We talked about the pedestrian crosswalks,

[46:54] they'll be going out in the next few weeks and the speed bumps. The other issues that are still

[47:03] we're working on is updating the cameras. We still would like to see radar speed signs

[47:10] and railings for the parking lot at Mount Merck Park. So those are the things we talked about.

[47:17] The Lake Masaki Improvement Board is meeting the end of this month to get ready for our August

[47:26] meeting, which is the third Saturday of August. And now we'll bring you those dates when we get closer

[47:32] to it. I did talk with Linda Haasher in safe shaker. She is the emergency management

[47:41] person for the county, the lack of shelter. And she, just like Sheryl said, it was a lack

[47:49] of volunteers. She's Linda Haasher in the shaker.

[47:57] She, again, said that she's in contact with

[48:02] and they're going to be working with DHS and that's probably the meeting you were talking about to address that because we seem to be having more ice terms around here.

[48:13] There's another issue here, so it probably will have to make sense.

[48:17] So, any questions?

[48:19] I hope not this year.

[48:21] I just, basically, I'll talk about it.

[48:24] Make sure I'm right.

[48:25] Okay.

[48:25] Sheriff wants to mention something for some reason.

[48:28] Oh, yes.

[48:29] There are full-time marine deputy that does the lake and the snobules and the two tracks.

[48:41] He has retired.

[48:42] So you're going to be looking for someone to replace them.

[48:49] They are trained in the conservation department, they train them all so, and he said, they're

[48:59] not just saying you guys know, he mentions, but it's so much, they're not out there trying

[49:04] to write tickets for it, but they're really trying to make it safe.

[49:07] Like somebody pulls you over, he's just trying to make sure, hey, he's got to make a moment

[49:10] like Jackets and something like that, and I just guess, I can't imagine not, especially

[49:14] just to give kids out of it, but hey, everybody's different.

[49:18] Right.

[49:19] That's it.

[49:19] It's 90% PR.

[49:21] Yeah.

[49:22] Just so you guys know, so.

[49:23] But if you know of anybody, it's just a big ticket.

[49:28] Roost told me he's never written a ticket.

[49:30] Anybody got it?

[49:31] He's got a little bit.

[49:34] It's over 90% of his PR, just trying to make sure that he's the insides, but I don't

[49:39] Okay, I'm going to come back to it.

[49:42] So that was the safety.

[49:45] It's easy.

[49:46] Okay.

[49:47] And Bob Hittberg's not here.

[49:49] Anybody else on that committee?

[49:50] Is there anything to report or not?

[49:52] I don't know.

[49:53] I don't know if he left with anybody, I think.

[49:55] No.

[49:56] So they both.

[49:56] I don't report.

[49:57] Okay.

[49:58] Well, you're nice.

[49:59] Pat Riley.

[50:00] Personnel and finance.

[50:01] Yep.

[50:01] So, uh, Barb Elliott and Bob Hittberg are on the committee with me.

[50:06] The finance committee.

[50:07] and we've done some pretty thorough analysis.

[50:11] Different apartments, waters who are,

[50:13] obviously, maple's a little good for us, Mr. Grounds,

[50:18] concerned that we're in great shape

[50:21] and our secret apartment and really good shape

[50:24] on the water department.

[50:27] Maple Grove, I wish I could say we make a lot of money there.

[50:33] I'll be honest with, I'll be honest with you.

[50:35] But if the 8.1% we're looking at, we will feel about that there, that's a bad location.

[50:42] 8.1% will cover about $2,500 of our total utility expense.

[50:50] And our total utility expense is about 94% of our total revenue there.

[50:58] So it's tough.

[50:59] we offer four different services at each study. We've got water, sewer, electric, and we have

[51:07] free internet at the location too. So it's really good service, and what I'm hoping to do in this

[51:15] tonight is to basically sustain it. We have to make some money to reinvest in the park.

[51:22] You also talked about the meters. Just because we put meters in, Mr. Brown doesn't

[51:29] I mean, we're going to charge them 100% of them a year.

[51:32] All it's going to do is track the kilowatt cost.

[51:36] And we may decide only to charge 15 or 20%

[51:40] of our costs to recover because some of our electrical costs

[51:45] are in our monthly and weekly and seasonal and daily rate.

[51:49] But we've had 15.4% increases from consumers

[51:54] in the last five years, our sewer and water department

[51:59] has had an increase in slight increases every year,

[52:02] cost of living type increases.

[52:04] The internet spectrum just raised our rates there,

[52:06] so we're just trying to do the right thing,

[52:09] that's all we're trying to, you know,

[52:10] announce that it's home.

[52:11] So, no, sorry, yes, if you recognize me,

[52:14] part of this is we're getting off of living,

[52:16] this is supposed to be talking amongst us,

[52:19] and they're supposed to be observers.

[52:20] So we're supposed to be facing each other,

[52:23] It's also supposed to be directed towards us.

[52:26] That's what the conversation goes on.

[52:27] I know sometimes we are lagged,

[52:28] because we are small town and we do like, we do not know you.

[52:31] But we do want to stick with protocol with us.

[52:34] So we're working closely, the refinance,

[52:37] maybe working closely with Tasha to track our expenses

[52:41] on the grants that we're getting.

[52:44] When we hit certain levels,

[52:45] we can request a bunch from the state

[52:47] to get draws down, draw down.

[52:49] So we're working on that.

[52:52] We're reviewing options to fund our future grants that are going to hit next year in

[52:56] 2022.

[52:58] And all this is going to occur without any increases to taxes.

[53:02] So that's a good news.

[53:03] That's good news.

[53:05] I'm working with H&S Accounting on next year's budget, and I hope to modify the reporting

[53:12] format a little bit, exactly what we're doing now, but maybe modify it a little bit so

[53:17] so we can get some better news of our overall numbers.

[53:24] I'm the personnel committee,

[53:26] which I'm a part of as well.

[53:28] We interviewed a new cemetery sextant HD Ryan

[53:33] and we'll be addressing that later on this evening.

[53:37] And that's all I have.

[53:40] Thank you.

[53:41] Thank you.

[53:41] I covered a lot.

[53:44] Very, so clear on for our action against this.

[53:48] This is very likely on the Soviets they can put against it.

[53:50] That's okay.

[53:51] We're getting a lot to report, and they're, I think that's not a lot in there.

[53:57] The first motion was to approve a continued contract with R.K. Custom Service for $170,

[54:03] $3, it says slash trim.

[54:05] Who true?

[54:07] The motion?

[54:07] Who?

[54:08] The motion.

[54:11] Wait a second.

[54:12] I'm sorry.

[54:13] Okay.

[54:14] Any discussion?

[54:16] You, the motion first, do you have anything to say?

[54:20] Okay.

[54:20] Pat, you, I will.

[54:21] And that's per trim.

[54:23] Correct.

[54:23] That's what we've done in the past.

[54:25] Per trim.

[54:26] Oh, that's right.

[54:26] It wasn't sure.

[54:27] I'm like slash trim.

[54:28] I'm like, I'm not sure what that was.

[54:31] Does that what's going to be my discussion?

[54:32] What is that for?

[54:34] That's for the, uh,

[54:36] the, uh,

[54:39] boy,

[54:39] printing down at the, uh,

[54:42] group.

[54:43] The ballpark.

[54:45] Okay.

[54:46] Okay.

[54:47] That makes sense.

[54:48] Alright.

[54:48] So we have a mode for any other distortion here.

[54:51] That's what it's been.

[54:53] That's what it's been.

[54:54] Okay.

[54:55] Go ahead.

[54:56] Candy.

[54:57] Oh, you're done.

[54:58] Sorry.

[54:59] Um, just the little history back to why we're doing this.

[55:03] that is we did a little trading of bartering. Did we not write back in about three, four years ago

[55:10] and so it ended up working out quite well for us to have. You can contract it out services maybe.

[55:20] He gives us a better price because he contracts with a county library and because the two are in

[55:25] proximity it just works better and they can do it all by the time. Okay, so that's nice.

[55:30] All days I have that, okay, so any other discussions?

[55:37] Okay, all those who are used to have to do that.

[55:41] Oh, all those in favor, Sam?

[55:44] A roll call, there we go.

[55:46] All right.

[55:47] Yes.

[55:49] Yes.

[55:51] Yes.

[55:52] Yes.

[55:53] Yes.

[55:56] Yes.

[55:57] Yes.

[55:58] number two, a motion to approve the municipal insurance for $58,000 to $600,000 on the

[56:05] commission.

[56:09] Any discussions?

[56:14] Just so that I know that way, this covers a whole lot of stuff, every time I know.

[56:20] Yeah, if you were at the workshop, then you would have heard that this covers our whole city,

[56:24] including the mountains, it's hard to get anybody to ensure a mountain in our centers.

[56:29] And the campgrounds, just everything that we own, all the equipment, the buildings, everything, but so this is a

[56:38] It's so it was

[56:39] Discussed necessarily, you know, and it's necessary. Everybody knows you have insurance

[56:44] Taxes and insurance, that's what we're getting. So do we have, I don't know, we're almost, we have an abortion. We are

[56:50] Sorry, it's okay. We're doing discussion already. Any more discussion?

[56:56] Oh, it was a favor, so we got to throw it all.

[56:59] I knew we got to start it, I mean, I'm so excited, I like this.

[57:04] Yes.

[57:04] So now you like the A.

[57:06] Yes.

[57:07] Ram.

[57:08] Yes.

[57:09] Yes.

[57:11] I think I should just do all of them real calm and I'll never.

[57:14] No, yeah.

[57:15] I'm going to have to go.

[57:16] I know.

[57:17] I know.

[57:18] To that past.

[57:20] That's what we shouldn't do.

[57:22] Number three.

[57:23] Motion to approve D.P.W. seasonal workers beginning April 13th through Christmas,

[57:27] decorating season.

[57:29] Motion.

[57:30] Second.

[57:32] Any discussion on that?

[57:34] People.

[57:35] How many people?

[57:38] I don't need to.

[57:39] It's two.

[57:39] Yeah.

[57:41] And should this be a role process where I'm going to sound like, yeah, that's what I thought

[57:44] too.

[57:45] Um, but we don't have the two people, yeah.

[57:47] Right?

[57:47] No.

[57:48] Okay.

[57:49] Any discussion?

[57:50] They said no.

[57:52] All right.

[57:52] A roll call.

[57:54] Yes.

[57:55] A roll.

[57:56] Yes.

[57:57] Brand.

[57:57] Yes.

[57:58] Yes.

[57:59] Yes.

[58:02] Motion has.

[58:05] Number four.

[58:06] Motion to approve a residential cross-section contract in the hydrochloric for five years at a total

[58:12] cost of $467.70 per month for the first year with, let's say, a cola and a raisins.

[58:30] We've been doing our commercial cross-connections for about 15 years, okay, so let's say the state is mandating now that we do it in every residence, okay, so that's just the extension.

[58:42] Any

[58:45] other discussion on this?

[58:48] Okay, really that's a real call.

[58:50] Brian?

[58:51] Yes.

[58:52] Are we allowed?

[58:52] Yes.

[58:53] Camping?

[58:53] Yes.

[58:54] Yes.

[58:58] Very good.

[58:59] Next one.

[59:00] Motion to approve a hiring of HD Ryan as a sanitary section.

[59:06] Make a motion.

[59:08] I'm second.

[59:09] Camping?

[59:09] Yes, camping.

[59:11] I'm second.

[59:12] Any discussion on this?

[59:15] Is he here?

[59:15] Yes, I do you met him? No, you want to stay off of this?

[59:23] And then we've discovered that it's just named HD.

[59:33] It is.

[59:36] H is his first name. He is his middle name.

[59:40] I told him he's only the second person I've ever seen.

[59:42] like I had a cousin named D.L. Who names her kitten? I don't know, my age. Oh, so I love that.

[59:49] So any discussion with her to the meeting there?

[59:54] I see you. And I believe this might be a roll call.

[1:00:00] 계절. Yes. Yes. Yes, yes, typically. Yes, the rest of our office. Yes.

[1:00:06] Get jeder to replace somebody. Right, yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

[1:00:18] But it does be, yes. No. yes.

[1:00:20] in the term only assert tomorrow the day of the day. Yes.

[1:00:26] Okay, so I'm sorry.

[1:00:28] You just longed out.

[1:00:30] I know.

[1:00:32] You got to be around.

[1:00:34] It was great.

[1:00:36] It was great.

[1:00:37] Thank you.

[1:00:38] We have a back to say.

[1:00:40] Thank you.

[1:00:40] And I appreciate it.

[1:00:42] Thank you.

[1:00:45] It was great.

[1:00:46] I want to say what I think.

[1:00:47] That's on another side.

[1:00:48] So in motion too for the civil's continue support of a late city swim program, including

[1:00:52] the city's provision and payment of liability insurance coverage for the program and I'll

[1:00:57] make the motion.

[1:00:59] I'll second it.

[1:01:01] Any discussion?

[1:01:03] So, this is covered under that in chance that we just approved, yes, that's something.

[1:01:09] Would you vote for the roll call?

[1:01:12] Might as well do a roll call.

[1:01:13] We're dedicating funds to more than so, yes, yes, yes, no, another roll call.

[1:01:18] Any more discussion?

[1:01:20] Okay.

[1:01:21] So we'll call it a little.

[1:01:23] Yes.

[1:01:24] Yes.

[1:01:25] Yes, and I hate that task.

[1:01:31] That's good.

[1:01:34] Number seven.

[1:01:35] Motion to apply an 8.1 percent utility charge to all medieval growth campground

[1:01:41] campsites.

[1:01:41] And the further adjusts fees as necessary in the future.

[1:01:46] I don't make any changes.

[1:01:49] Brand made motion.

[1:01:50] Second.

[1:01:51] Second there.

[1:01:52] I think.

[1:01:53] Any discussion on this?

[1:01:55] Yeah, I have some.

[1:01:56] Mr. Brown.

[1:01:57] I don't know.

[1:01:58] You know, don't address.

[1:01:59] I'm sorry.

[1:02:01] I'm sorry.

[1:02:02] I feel that, you know, this council doesn't really like raising, you know, grades.

[1:02:08] But again, they did a pretty big study.

[1:02:11] One of the problems was that what happened with the county.

[1:02:13] So people come up with their win-of-bagos, they head back down to the girls' blind or where

[1:02:17] are they, that's the other Michigan, and they leave the air conditioning all week with

[1:02:20] nobody there.

[1:02:22] It's, I'm sad to say that, and it's not everybody, it's just a couple bad apples, but, you know,

[1:02:29] Mr. Riley and them are looking into how we can better fit.

[1:02:38] Any ideas?

[1:02:39] Thanks.

[1:02:40] Did you have anything you wanted to add to that?

[1:02:42] that we had this morning, you were telling us, why 8.1?

[1:02:45] I'd try to be viewed at just the second bill, so we're not doing it.

[1:02:52] If we actually charged what the county was charging,

[1:02:57] we would have to close the park because our rates would be so high, no one would

[1:03:00] go there.

[1:03:01] We're just trying to have two.

[1:03:03] And it's mostly because our rates are going up in May.

[1:03:05] Did you say, Jim?

[1:03:06] May of this next month.

[1:03:09] So that's maybe why they're trying to pay about $2,000.

[1:03:11] So our rates are going out.

[1:03:13] Everybody's rates in this room.

[1:03:14] And right now, we're basically breaking scene

[1:03:17] and on the campground, right?

[1:03:18] Just feeling a little bit like that.

[1:03:20] Oh, OK.

[1:03:22] My question, I do have a question, I think we talked about this

[1:03:26] already, but I don't know what we came down to.

[1:03:27] We're doing a search, I'll never go on campsites.

[1:03:30] I think I talked about it too.

[1:03:33] Is that starting right now?

[1:03:35] Will that affect the people that have already

[1:03:37] signed that or get their sample letter would go out?

[1:03:40] Each of them explaining the situation, but what it will do is add two dollars and eighty four cents to the daily rate

[1:03:49] $21 to the weekly rate, $40 for the monthly rate and about

[1:03:55] $190 for the full season rate. So we're not talking about a ton of them. But when you said the two dollars and that's not even for the town once, right?

[1:04:04] $1.84 per on a daily rate, our daily rate is 35, so we go to roughly 37.84.

[1:04:12] Okay, so that a whole lot of money, hopefully, but we do have to pay the electric.

[1:04:19] We will need to visit it, you know, for it makes sure that is what happened this year.

[1:04:25] But you know, part of it is, I think if people were charged something for their electric,

[1:04:31] when they go down the solid, they may turn it down or put it on a remote, you know dial it in

[1:04:40] on the way up and drink their air up and there's something that should be addressed.

[1:04:45] Yeah, and then that's been talked about and looked at and they've been talking about

[1:04:50] what the cost of the meter is and trying to justify that cost. I think you'd write it up a couple

[1:04:56] times. The other thing that is a concern of ours is the fact that we have a lot of reservations

[1:05:03] and then to have to send out to the folks to just let them know that there's a surge charge.

[1:05:10] We don't want to do that. It's not like we're dying to do that. It's just we've got to start somewhere.

[1:05:18] And so it was suggested that we bring it up to the council and we can make a decision based

[1:05:26] on whether we want to do it this year or whether we know for a fact that we're going

[1:05:31] to have to do it next year.

[1:05:32] So the amount that we're raising, this is not going to offset what we paid.

[1:05:39] It's just a little, it's to help you.

[1:05:41] You know, we're in the same boat as the county.

[1:05:43] The only fees we give, we don't get tax credit or money or anything.

[1:05:49] It's purely whatever we charge and letting the stocky mountain, whatever we charge, that's

[1:05:54] or revenue and then our operating costs come out of that.

[1:05:57] So you guys can get your cat out again to the mid-term.

[1:06:02] So I would really like to see us maybe do

[1:06:07] a little bit of education to the people

[1:06:09] that are using the campground this year

[1:06:11] and see if that would make a difference

[1:06:13] and not let them know that next year, we would want to do this.

[1:06:18] But make them aware, don't believe in your air conditioners

[1:06:21] on. And the song costs money. And maybe it's the letter explaining, you know, what's

[1:06:27] entered and then it's not sure. Well, but we want to apply this right now. I can suggest

[1:06:36] this year, but it's going to be up to the council to do so. Well, that's fine. So that's

[1:06:40] what the discussion is right now. But what I'm saying, the way the motion's written, yeah,

[1:06:44] are we looking into it or are we actually doing it? So what this motion is? The motion

[1:07:03] I just wanted to make sure we clarified when we explained that when we voted.

[1:07:08] Okay.

[1:07:08] So, now this is talking about bringing in, do we still need a roll call?

[1:07:13] There we go.

[1:07:14] Thank you.

[1:07:14] and with a carb? No.

[1:07:19] Yeah, no.

[1:07:23] No.

[1:07:24] No.

[1:07:28] Yeah.

[1:07:32] What does it mean? Yes.

[1:07:37] I'll make sure I get to love it.

[1:07:40] Maybe I can revisit this to do it some other way.

[1:07:45] Next year, if we can't do it.

[1:07:49] Yeah.

[1:07:50] I read.

[1:07:51] No, I read.

[1:07:51] Well, I read.

[1:07:53] On a number eight, motion to adopt an

[1:07:55] Asology of Centriary and Municipal

[1:07:57] Recorder for National Alliance

[1:07:58] with ministerial duties related to

[1:08:00] correct and councilman, meeting

[1:08:01] and the certification of a recently

[1:08:04] adaptive ordinance.

[1:08:06] Do I have a motion?

[1:08:08] On the call.

[1:08:09] On the call.

[1:08:10] On the call.

[1:08:12] On the call.

[1:08:13] On the call.

[1:08:14] On the call.

[1:08:16] On the call.

[1:08:18] On the call.

[1:08:20] read the coordinates for the rest of the country.

[1:08:23] All right, essentially.

[1:08:24] Well, wait a minute, I'll get to that.

[1:08:25] Just skip, skip, skip.

[1:08:27] I'm not just here, you do.

[1:08:29] Well, no.

[1:08:30] Mayor, would you like to read the coordinates?

[1:08:33] Center.

[1:08:34] Well, does that look like the one that we have?

[1:08:36] But, OK, it's a center.

[1:08:39] Oh, the center, outside.

[1:08:41] Yeah, I didn't see that.

[1:08:42] So, well, I think this is the ordinance number.

[1:08:44] or 2026-3, city of Lake City of Sakiq.

[1:08:50] Whereas the city clerk is an elected appointing official,

[1:08:53] responsible for maintaining accurate records

[1:08:56] of city council proceedings,

[1:08:59] including the preparation of meeting minutes

[1:09:01] and certification of ordinance and resolutions.

[1:09:05] And whereas the city charter provides

[1:09:07] that the clerk shall certify all ordinances

[1:09:10] and resolutions enacted by the City Council.

[1:09:14] And such certification shall serve as pre-Mafasha

[1:09:18] evidence of the due improper action of the Council.

[1:09:22] And whereas the City Council approved the minutes

[1:09:25] of January 26, 2026 meeting with specific corrections,

[1:09:31] identified during the approval process,

[1:09:33] including corrections submitted by Council Member Pat Riley.

[1:09:38] And whereas on February 25th, 2026, the city administrative provided the clerk with the required corrections to ensure the met's accurately reflective council action.

[1:09:52] And whereas subsequent versions of the minutes submitted by the clerk contained additional discrepancies can fail to fully incorporate the corrections as directed.

[1:10:04] Yes, whereas on March 9, 2026, the City Council formally amended the minutes and directed

[1:10:14] that the required corrections be completed and whereas on March 19, 2026, the clerk submitted

[1:10:22] another version of the minutes that still did not include the corrections as directed and

[1:10:28] place falls unforested minutes and strike through draft versions into the official record book,

[1:10:35] contrary to the administrative direction that draft and marked versions be returned separately

[1:10:41] to avoid confusion regarding the official monthly. And whereas on March 23, 2026, the clerk submitted

[1:10:51] an additional version of the minutes that continued to lack the corrections required by the city council.

[1:10:58] And whereas the clerk has also failed to sign and certified ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 9th, 2026,

[1:11:07] relating to completion of a required ministerial duty.

[1:11:12] And whereas the clerk indicated as desire to consult with legal counsel prior to signing the ordinance despite certification being a ministerial obligation following council adoption.

[1:11:26] In such delay, it has interfered with timely publication and ratification processes.

[1:11:33] And whereas due to this delay, city administration took steps to ensure legal compliance by submitting

[1:11:42] the notice of adoption for publication to protect the city's interest.

[1:11:47] And whereas the clerk has stated reliance on outside guidance rather than following direction

[1:11:54] provided by city administration, charter, and consular action. And is not

[1:11:59] provided requested information necessary to verify such guides. And whereas on

[1:12:06] Monday, April 6, 2026, the clerk verbally refused to sign the ordinance when

[1:12:13] we're posted by the city's superintendent. Whereas the repeated failure to

[1:12:18] to accurately prepare minutes and documentation

[1:12:21] as directed by the city council

[1:12:24] or to timely perform such required duties

[1:12:28] undermines the integrity of the official public record,

[1:12:33] creates confusion regarding official council actions,

[1:12:37] disrupts the orderly administration of city business,

[1:12:42] exposes the city to potential legal and procedural rules.

[1:12:45] Now, therefore, it be resolved that the City Council hereby formally censures the City Clerk

[1:12:52] for failure to carry out the duties of the office in accordance with the City Charter

[1:12:57] and directives of the City Council.

[1:13:00] The City Council affirms that meeting minutes must accurately reflect council actions and be

[1:13:07] corrected as directed by the majority of all of this.

[1:13:09] So draft, March, or strike through versions of minutes shall not be included in any official

[1:13:16] record book, but will be starting a notebook and a city office.

[1:13:22] Certification of ordinance is a ministerial duty that must be completed promptly following

[1:13:28] adoption.

[1:13:29] The city clerk is hereby directed to submit a fully corrected and accurate version of

[1:13:36] of the January 26, 26 meeting minutes consistent

[1:13:42] with council approved amendments within 14 days.

[1:13:46] Maintain a clear distinction between draft documents

[1:13:49] and official records, immediately complete certification

[1:13:53] of all duly-adaptive ordinance and resolutions.

[1:13:57] And adhere to council direction

[1:13:59] and establish administrative procedures.

[1:14:02] very to comply with these directors may result in further action by the City Council as permitted

[1:14:10] by law, including additional disciplinary measures for legal review. This resolution shall

[1:14:17] be entered into additional minutes of the City Council as a matter of public recovery.

[1:14:30] Yes, I'm not sure how, I'm not saying this is a long way to go, but of course I know

[1:14:39] you're elected mayor of the censored on the first meeting, which I'm not sure if you're

[1:14:42] speaking in any way though, but I have, I mean, everybody sitting around the stable, I believe

[1:14:49] should be censored, except Mr. Riley, because he just got out of here, but I mean there

[1:14:55] has done some serious info.

[1:15:00] Actions that have gone on, I mean, I have one right here, any resident of the city, runs for office, gets their 15 signatures, has to have their, their, their signatures in the campaign by July 18, whatever the date is. And then two months later, it's expected to get 13,000, five is elected. Two months later,

[1:15:24] They have a vote in lower the pace of the percent from 35 to 4,000.

[1:15:29] I know this is an infraction.

[1:15:31] I've read the laws.

[1:15:33] I've read the open meeting ads from workshops.

[1:15:39] There was but no public speaking until just recently after a new elected mayor.

[1:15:44] I've done to workshops.

[1:15:46] I was not allowed to speak.

[1:15:47] And yet they are, my point is, I do not like seeing Maria get censured.

[1:15:53] I don't know another way right now, but my point is, we all need censured, and that's

[1:16:02] all I've said.

[1:16:05] I don't think anybody enjoys knowing, you know, seeing, you sure do not know, we don't

[1:16:10] want to do it, but you know, she also has some duties that she has to do in a timely

[1:16:16] manners.

[1:16:16] and it's it's destructive. Well then is everybody that needs to be censored here

[1:16:21] opposed to being censored? If I deserve it, you just got on here. I would think that if any of us did anything

[1:16:29] any issues. Absolutely.

[1:16:36] I agree with that. It's none of us are had in the office. We also have to

[1:16:40] move forward when we need to find a way that we can do that. And I agree too. It's been so stressful

[1:16:48] And I just think we've got to be a team of working together and be in compliance with what the ordinances have to say.

[1:16:56] And I guess, you know, I could address what Brad just said based on the fact that I was here for that.

[1:17:05] And Danny's input when she sat right here when we asked her about that.

[1:17:11] But I'm not going to. I can do that.

[1:17:13] It's a brand and another time.

[1:17:16] And you don't all call for that?

[1:17:18] Yeah, that's what you do.

[1:17:20] Madam Mayor.

[1:17:21] Yes, I just said that.

[1:17:23] No, I asked her.

[1:17:24] Oh, I'm sorry.

[1:17:25] I'm sorry.

[1:17:26] I didn't know you wanted to speak.

[1:17:27] I'm sorry.

[1:17:28] Yes, please.

[1:17:28] Would you be kind enough maybe to strike through

[1:17:32] and since we had a conversation earlier,

[1:17:35] that should be resolution to cop, not in organs.

[1:17:38] And which one?

[1:17:39] That's right.

[1:17:45] I was wondering when she said ordinance, I go, this doesn't sound like an ordinance.

[1:17:49] You just strike that through and put a resolution.

[1:17:52] It's very difficult sometimes to tell it's a resolution that an ordinance.

[1:17:56] But they are not interchangeable.

[1:17:58] We know this.

[1:18:02] So, do we need to amend this?

[1:18:04] What does the saying here?

[1:18:05] I think it used to be.

[1:18:06] Oh, okay, because they're adopted ordinance, we want to know.

[1:18:10] If you just talk about the top, very opinion, the first page.

[1:18:17] So, I have the official letter, there's any official letter,

[1:18:23] just, just, mostly, just, I get a lot of it.

[1:18:28] If you guys, you could talk, and if I just can't hear you guys.

[1:18:31] from age control, put him there as an amenable, unordinates,

[1:18:35] the resurrection, and then that just goes into it.

[1:18:38] So put it where?

[1:18:40] I thought you would put it with this motion, with you.

[1:18:43] Right.

[1:18:43] You said that.

[1:18:44] The page of it.

[1:18:45] Oh, on the page.

[1:18:46] I just have to have that.

[1:18:47] I get this ordinance.

[1:18:49] Okay.

[1:18:49] I was going to say, I just have to say resolution.

[1:18:51] Okay, but I'm just saying when we cast the motion,

[1:18:53] do we need to, on the motion, we need to make a motion

[1:18:55] to know where the motion.

[1:18:59] because the motion says to adopt a resolution, oh it does, it does, it does, okay, but on

[1:19:06] the top of this, so it just changed that, okay, so we're going to do all the discussions

[1:19:14] done.

[1:19:14] Is that what you're saying?

[1:19:15] Okay, roll call, roll, please.

[1:19:18] Yes.

[1:19:22] Yes.

[1:19:24] Happy?

[1:19:25] Yes.

[1:19:27] Oh, yes.

[1:19:29] Ran?

[1:19:29] No.

[1:19:35] Yes.

[1:19:36] The next item on the agenda is a motion to approve bulletin number two and bulletin number

[1:19:41] three related to the park private business.

[1:19:45] Let's see a chat.

[1:19:46] Yeah.

[1:19:47] I wonder if the chat room still was in an explanation.

[1:19:50] But anyways, may I have a hold on to it?

[1:19:54] No.

[1:19:54] Second.

[1:20:01] Okay.

[1:20:02] Any discussion, please?

[1:20:04] In the next one.

[1:20:05] Yeah.

[1:20:06] Oh, it's the second one.

[1:20:08] Yeah.

[1:20:09] Oh, it's the second one.

[1:20:11] Okay.

[1:20:11] Thank you.

[1:20:12] I know.

[1:20:13] Was that?

[1:20:16] No.

[1:20:16] It's just the ring.

[1:20:17] Most of the bulletin represent the revised bulletin.

[1:20:21] The revised number.

[1:20:22] That's what it is.

[1:20:24] Okay.

[1:20:24] She changes the direction on two parts of the project.

[1:20:28] Two portions of the project can just get different directions.

[1:20:32] Okay, same amount of money though that we've already agreed to spend.

[1:20:35] That's what you're saying, or?

[1:20:38] The total, with these bulletins, is what the total is on the back page of that?

[1:20:44] Yes.

[1:20:45] Okay. Any more discussion?

[1:20:49] You're not approving a paid draw tonight.

[1:20:51] No, but we're proving that pay increase already is correct.

[1:20:55] So it should be a roll call.

[1:20:57] Boy, we did all of them, I don't know how to name them.

[1:20:59] But any more discussion?

[1:21:00] We're contesting three.

[1:21:02] You guys, yeah, this.

[1:21:04] I do.

[1:21:05] I have to wait for the next piece of it.

[1:21:09] Are you ready for roll call?

[1:21:10] Well, it looks like there's a round of discussion.

[1:21:12] I think they may.

[1:21:13] Are we going to?

[1:21:14] Yes.

[1:21:14] We're going to.

[1:21:15] Yes.

[1:21:16] Happy?

[1:21:16] Yes.

[1:21:17] Yeah.

[1:21:17] Yes.

[1:21:18] Are.

[1:21:18] Yes.

[1:21:21] That was like this.

[1:21:22] Yes.

[1:21:22] That was me.

[1:21:23] What did you say?

[1:21:25] I'm OK.

[1:21:26] And before we start, I'd like to mention the upcoming meetings.

[1:21:30] We have a very finishing meeting Monday April 27th.

[1:21:35] I said 60 out.

[1:21:38] We have a city council workshop.

[1:21:40] Monday May 4th, 2026.

[1:21:42] It's 6pm.

[1:21:43] And then we have a regular city council meeting.

[1:21:45] Monday May 11th, 2020.

[1:21:47] Since it's 7pm.

[1:21:48] and we welcome the public to please show me this.

[1:21:52] I appreciate everybody who came tonight.

[1:21:55] Thank you so much.

[1:21:56] It's a nice challenge.

[1:21:57] And now I have a motion to adjourn.

[1:22:01] I'll make the motion.

[1:22:02] I'll start in it.

[1:22:03] Oh, all those are favorite.

[1:22:05] Oh, anyway, aye.

[1:22:06] All those today?

[1:22:07] Yeah.

[1:22:08] That's right.

[1:22:09] All right.

[1:22:10] All right.

[1:22:11] Thank you.

[1:22:12] Wow.

[1:22:12] Yeah.

[1:22:13] I was never in my job.

[1:22:16] Thank you.

[1:22:16] All right.

[1:22:17] That's right.

[1:22:18] That's why I'm doing all that.

[1:22:19] I'm just going to have to clean it up.

[1:22:21] I'm not going to have to ignore it from my mouth.

[1:22:23] I don't think so.

[1:22:23] I want to be here.

[1:22:24] I want to be here.

[1:22:24] I want to know if there's absolutely no answers.

[1:22:26] That's what I'm going to be.

[1:22:27] But I want to know if there's absolutely no answers.

[1:22:28] I want to know if there's absolutely no answers.

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