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LaPorte County Board of Commissioners meeting on October 7th. You

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Good morning.

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Welcome to the

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Commissioners' meeting on

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October 7th. Please

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stand, please,

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for the Pledge of

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Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the

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flag of the

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United States of

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America. To

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the Republic I

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represent, one

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nation under God,

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indivisible, with

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liberty and

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justice for

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all.

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Roll call, Mr.

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Auditor.

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Connie Gramarossa.

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Present.

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Joe Haney.

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Present.

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Steve Hollowfield.

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Present.

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You have a

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quorum. We will accept

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the motion to

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consider the

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agenda, please.

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Um, a proposal to add

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, uh, one item to

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Section 10A. Old

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business, open

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bidding for, uh,

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communications

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devices JSC, uh,

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director Andrew Davis. Do

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you have a second?

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Everyone who is "in favor", say

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"yes".

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Yes.

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Uh, next, consideration,

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approval of the

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minutes of our

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meeting of

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September 16, 2026,

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please.

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Proposal to

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approve

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the minutes of

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September 16, 2026 as

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presented

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Second.

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All in favor, say

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yes.

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We also have a review of the

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minutes of the joint

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seminar from 08/24/2026.

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Proposal to

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approve

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the minutes of the seminar

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dated 08/24/2026.

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Second.

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All in favor, say

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yes. Yes. Yes.

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Okay, let's move on to the

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claims,

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please.

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We have a

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payroll for the

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period from 918 to 2026, $

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1,547,455.85. We have a

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payroll for the

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period from 10:22, uh, 10,

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sorry, from 10:20, uh, 26:00,

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$1,510,771.61. This

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totals $3,058,227.46.

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operating expenses. Oh

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, let's stop there.

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Proposal to

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approve, uh,

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both

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payrolls as

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presented

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Second.

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All in favor, say

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yes.

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Now let's move on to

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operating expenses, $

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2,737,715.62. And again

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, uh, that included

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some insurance, uh,

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payments, and also, uh,

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some other work

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done on the road.

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So, this is the time of year

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when expenses

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skyrocket because of this.

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I propose

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to approve the

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expense claims as

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presented.

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Second.

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Everyone who is "in favor" says

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I am. Y. Okay,

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public

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discussion. The

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public

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discussion is now

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open. Again

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, 3 minutes.

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No disparaging

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comments about

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anyone in office, out of

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office, or anyone

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else. Does anyone want a

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public

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discussion?

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Nicholas Morelli,

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Laporte County. I would like to

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know how the three

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ordinances recently

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posted on the

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LaPorte County government website do not

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violate

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LaPorte's rights.

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Please speak into the microphone for the

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record.

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I would like to know how the

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bylaw

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affects

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citizens' rights to

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public hearings.

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Simply. Regarding the three

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resolutions, the

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reconstruction commission...

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This... This is in the resolution.

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You refuse...

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No, this... this is a public

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discussion. I'm not

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going to answer

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so.

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Mr. Morelli, it is

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my understanding that

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you have

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communicated with

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District Attorney

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Guy DiMartino on multiple occasions via

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email and have

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been advised that

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your restitution is

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being processed through the

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courts. Do you understand this?

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No, I don't understand.

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Okay, then you

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need to continue

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communicating with Guy

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DiMartino, as

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he has informed me

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that there is communication going on between the two of you

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regarding what

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your

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proper

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compensation is. And your

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compensation, sir.

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I am

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asking for clarification regarding the

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law. Could

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you please cite the

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law that says I

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cannot...

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This information has already

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been provided to you, sir.

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I don't understand the

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information. I ask

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you to explain it.

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And this information has been

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explained to you, and your

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due

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compensation, sir.

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I ask you

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to refer to the law

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according to which I

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cannot speak.

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There is no indication that

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you cannot

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speak, sir.

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The evidence is that

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you have previously

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approached this

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board and its attorney and were

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provided with the

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requested

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information. Is this

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correct?

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I can't confirm

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or deny this at

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this time.

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Good.

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So, I am asking for

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clarification according to the

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law. My

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specific public

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comment, and I

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hope this is not

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part of my time,

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because we're

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trying to get

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clarification here and

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explain what my

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public comment is. I

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would say that

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public comment

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is not a question-and-

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answer. This is your

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public comment.

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That's good. I would like to

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make a comment, and I

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will ask a question, and

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whether you want to

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answer or not, it is

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all up to you.

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So, with respect to

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the imposition of

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TIFs in Fort County, does

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the wording

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in the ordinances violate the rights of

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Fort County citizens

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to a public hearing?

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That's what

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the planner, Mitch

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Bishop, told me. I have a record

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where he says all

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TIF districts in

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Port County are located in

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this state. I

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believe this is a

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violation of the

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open door law. People were

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not informed. If

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you look at

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yesterday's LaPorte

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County City Council meeting

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, you'll see

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that it was a real

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failure, and people were not

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informed

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of these ordinances in a timely manner.

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And, Mr. Morelli, you

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were previously advised

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that your question,

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which you are asking

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during a public

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discussion, which is not a

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question-and-

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answer session, is

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properly addressed to the

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appropriate forum,

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which is the court. Do you

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understand?

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Clarification,

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please.

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Well, this is the clarification,

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as I understand it,

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that was given to you by

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District Attorney

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Guido Martino.

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I am asking about my

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right to speak

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publicly on this

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issue.

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You have spoken. Now

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, if you would like to

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make any additional

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comments, please feel free to do so

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. Did

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I use it?

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You used almost

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3 minutes.

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I asked for

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clarification. This is not a

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public discussion

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Sir, your time is up.

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Please sit down.

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If I ask,

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sir, your time is up. It was

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me,

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sir, and

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our lawyer answered your questions.

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He told you to go and

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speak in court. That's

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all, sir. Please sit down

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.

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This is illegal.

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No, that's not true.

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Yes, it is illegal.

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And then go see a

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lawyer.

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Clarification is not a

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public

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discussion.

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Mr. Rymer,

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could you help

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him find a place,

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please? Mr.

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Hollifield,

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please

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refer to the law.

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The issue was

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considered. The person

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expressed his right

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to public

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discussion. This is not a

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question and

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answer session. So,

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his public

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comment has been

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made, and no

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further action

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needs to be taken.

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Then he needs to

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stop talking.

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The law should be

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reviewed. Do

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you have any other

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comments?

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Yes.

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What is your comment?

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I will not comment

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further until

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clarification is provided.

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Come on, just

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sit down. Just

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sit down. We all

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have to

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abide by the terms of

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detention, my friend.

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Sir, you have been provided with

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sufficient information

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and clarification.

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I was given full

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time to comment.

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I asked for

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clarification. This is not a

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public

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discussion.

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I have a legal right

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to an explanation,

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and your legal right

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to an explanation has been properly

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addressed in the

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appropriate forum to which

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you were referred by the

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District Attorney. You

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admit that, don't you

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?

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No.

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Okay, there's

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nothing more we can

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do for you.

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And I...Sir, I ask for

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clarification.

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Please allow me

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.

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No, I won't let them

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tell me how to

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take a break. Sir,

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your time is up.

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for clarification on

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which I cannot

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continue my

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public comment.

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Your time is up. You

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have 3 minutes.

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Tell me the law that

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...

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What is your name, sir?

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Yes, you are fired.

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Please, sir.

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you

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are disrupting our

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meeting now.

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I'm not trying. Yes,

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you are fired. You

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were told how to

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do it.

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I don't understand.

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You were told how to

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do it. Then I

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suggest you

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go back to school.

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Learn how

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the government works.

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Please feel

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free to

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continue emailing

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Mr. Holyfield,

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sorry, we are

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going to disagree on

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this

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.

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Why can't I

418
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continue my

419
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public hearing?

420
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How much time did I

421
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spend? What law am

422
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I breaking, sir?

423
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Well, it's been almost 10 minutes

424
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.

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Please sit down.

426
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Name the law that prevents me from

427
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speaking in public,

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sir.

429
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Mr. Morelli, you were

430
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previously provided this

431
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information by the

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district attorney. Sir, I am speaking.

433
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You previously...It was previously

434
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pointed out to you by the

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district attorney, sir. No.

436
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Then your due

437
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compensation is in court.

438
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This is not for this forum.

439
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and clarification before the

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public

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comment period begins.

442
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Please don't touch

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me.

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Oh, God.

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Sir, please

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tell me

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which law I am

448
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violating. Please

449
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name the law

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I am violating, or

451
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I will file a lawsuit and be

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sued. Good.

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The lawyer explained this.

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public discussion

455
00:10:01,413 --> 00:10:02,395
. I need

456
00:10:02,395 --> 00:10:04,070
clarification. I'm asking...

457
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This is not for

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public discussion

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00:10:05,918 --> 00:10:06,243
.

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Holyfield, how

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long...

462
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You've taken over 3

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minutes.

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It was a click...We're

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talking about

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clarification...

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We're done. We are

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moving on. Are

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we talking about

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any other

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public discussions

472
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? Anyone else for

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00:10:16,936 --> 00:10:17,338
public

474
00:10:17,338 --> 00:10:17,878
discussion?

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This is illegal.

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So, then

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arrest us,

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please. Does anyone else want a

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public

480
00:10:21,430 --> 00:10:22,032
discussion?

481
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Speak up. The

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public discussion is

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now closed.

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Let's move on.

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Comments from the head of the

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department. Do we have any

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comments from the

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department head? Please

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come to

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the microphone and

491
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speak. Mr.

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Savage, do you have anything?

493
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I'm not doing anything.

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Mr. Hollifield, we

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continue the meeting.

496
00:10:34,933 --> 00:10:36,073
There's another person who

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expressed their...

498
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Is there...Okay, I did

499
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n't see that.

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00:10:38,704 --> 00:10:39,509
request for public

501
00:10:39,509 --> 00:10:40,171
discussion.

502
00:10:40,171 --> 00:10:41,108
Okay, I didn't see

503
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anyone raise their hand.

504
00:10:42,001 --> 00:10:42,869
Mr. Callis,

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00:10:42,869 --> 00:10:43,810
please speak.

506
00:10:43,810 --> 00:10:44,842
Sorry about that.

507
00:10:44,842 --> 00:10:47,012
George.

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This time, no

509
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problem. Just a

510
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quick comment.

511
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Of course.

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I know that you have referred

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the issue of unification to the

514
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council for consideration so that

515
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it can decide something. I

516
00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,105
just want to draw

517
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attention to one thing. If I

518
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work for someone and

519
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they send

520
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me to

521
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Indianapolis and

522
00:10:59,652 --> 00:11:00,069
I don't have a

523
00:11:00,069 --> 00:11:00,652
car to

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00:11:00,652 --> 00:11:01,402
team up with and I have to

525
00:11:01,402 --> 00:11:02,194
use my

526
00:11:02,194 --> 00:11:02,590
personal

527
00:11:02,590 --> 00:11:03,194
car, that's

528
00:11:03,194 --> 00:11:04,065
right, right?

529
00:11:04,065 --> 00:11:04,984
You are declaring the

530
00:11:04,984 --> 00:11:05,470
mileage.

531
00:11:05,470 --> 00:11:06,178
Okay, but what

532
00:11:06,178 --> 00:11:07,122
happens if I

533
00:11:07,122 --> 00:11:08,126
get into an accident,

534
00:11:08,126 --> 00:11:08,981
my car is

535
00:11:08,981 --> 00:11:10,162
completely wrecked, my

536
00:11:10,162 --> 00:11:11,165
insurance company

537
00:11:11,165 --> 00:11:12,316
gives me $5,000

538
00:11:12,316 --> 00:11:13,349
, and I have to

539
00:11:13,349 --> 00:11:14,264
spend another

540
00:11:14,264 --> 00:11:15,486
$25,000 to replace it?

541
00:11:15,486 --> 00:11:16,635
It's just complicated, will

542
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the county give me

543
00:11:17,549 --> 00:11:18,580
the difference in the amount it

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00:11:18,580 --> 00:11:19,347
will

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00:11:19,347 --> 00:11:20,201
cost to

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00:11:20,201 --> 00:11:21,430
replace it? It's just something to

547
00:11:21,430 --> 00:11:22,670
think about. I don't...no

548
00:11:22,670 --> 00:11:23,289
...I'm never

549
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going to

550
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use my

551
00:11:24,708 --> 00:11:25,560
car because it's

552
00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:26,463
happened to me

553
00:11:26,463 --> 00:11:26,979
before and I

554
00:11:26,979 --> 00:11:27,572
refuse

555
00:11:27,572 --> 00:11:28,679
to do that job.

556
00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:29,394
Okay, I'm just

557
00:11:29,394 --> 00:11:30,211
saying this, and I'm

558
00:11:30,211 --> 00:11:31,156
sure you've

559
00:11:31,156 --> 00:11:32,100
thought about it, but my

560
00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:32,713
comments don't

561
00:11:32,713 --> 00:11:33,350
change.

562
00:11:33,350 --> 00:11:34,983
Okay, thank you, George.

563
00:11:34,983 --> 00:11:38,017
Thank you, sir.

564
00:11:38,017 --> 00:11:38,855
Any other

565
00:11:38,855 --> 00:11:41,325
public comments?

566
00:11:41,325 --> 00:11:42,929
But that's all. The

567
00:11:42,929 --> 00:11:44,241
public discussion is

568
00:11:44,241 --> 00:11:45,338
now closed. We

569
00:11:45,338 --> 00:11:46,083
move on to

570
00:11:46,083 --> 00:11:47,230
the comments of the

571
00:11:47,230 --> 00:11:53,867
department head.

572
00:11:53,867 --> 00:11:55,726
Rob Saby of the

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00:11:56,586 --> 00:11:57,757
LaPorte County Emergency Management Agency. Uh, I just

574
00:11:57,757 --> 00:11:58,963
want to give an update

575
00:11:58,963 --> 00:12:00,076
on, uh,

576
00:12:00,076 --> 00:12:01,065
a few things that are

577
00:12:01,065 --> 00:12:02,286
going on. Uh, first of all

578
00:12:02,286 --> 00:12:02,924
, uh, I

579
00:12:02,924 --> 00:12:03,678
spoke to the SDR

580
00:12:03,678 --> 00:12:04,781
this morning to

581
00:12:04,781 --> 00:12:05,767
get an update

582
00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:06,898
on

583
00:12:06,898 --> 00:12:07,798
where they

584
00:12:07,798 --> 00:12:08,552
are with the

585
00:12:08,552 --> 00:12:11,173
debris removal.

586
00:12:11,173 --> 00:12:12,405
Um, they said they

587
00:12:12,405 --> 00:12:13,637
probably, um, plan to be

588
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fully completed

589
00:12:14,836 --> 00:12:15,868
sometime around the

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first week of

591
00:12:16,801 --> 00:12:17,866
November, somewhere around

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00:12:17,866 --> 00:12:21,732
that area. Um, they

593
00:12:21,732 --> 00:12:22,801
seem to be

594
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about 90%

595
00:12:23,870 --> 00:12:25,256
done with the

596
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trees with

597
00:12:26,444 --> 00:12:27,750
branches hanging down and

598
00:12:27,750 --> 00:12:29,699
broken things. They

599
00:12:29,699 --> 00:12:31,156
cut off the bad things

600
00:12:31,156 --> 00:12:32,711
that are still standing. Um, once

601
00:12:32,711 --> 00:12:34,099
I finish that,

602
00:12:34,099 --> 00:12:35,525
then they'll finish,

603
00:12:35,525 --> 00:12:37,025
and then, um, he said

604
00:12:37,025 --> 00:12:38,451
they were about

605
00:12:38,451 --> 00:12:39,501
40-50% done with the

606
00:12:39,501 --> 00:12:40,877
trash removal.

607
00:12:40,877 --> 00:12:41,858
So, it involves,

608
00:12:41,858 --> 00:12:43,111
you know, shredding

609
00:12:43,111 --> 00:12:44,465
what we had and

610
00:12:44,465 --> 00:12:45,803
taking it out. So that's what

611
00:12:45,803 --> 00:12:46,756
they're on

612
00:12:46,756 --> 00:12:48,179
now. Um, I know there have been

613
00:12:48,179 --> 00:12:49,618
some complaints.

614
00:12:49,618 --> 00:12:51,654
People, um, I know there was

615
00:12:51,687 --> 00:12:52,788
a

616
00:12:52,788 --> 00:12:54,090
case going around recently, you know, they were

617
00:12:54,090 --> 00:12:55,225
just cutting down

618
00:12:55,225 --> 00:12:56,493
trees to make

619
00:12:56,493 --> 00:12:58,906
money. Um, and that's not true.

620
00:12:58,906 --> 00:13:01,441
Haha. Um, so there's, um, a

621
00:13:01,441 --> 00:13:02,790
group that actually

622
00:13:02,790 --> 00:13:04,027
monitors what

623
00:13:04,027 --> 00:13:05,932
they can cut down.

624
00:13:05,932 --> 00:13:07,257
If it doesn't meet

625
00:13:07,257 --> 00:13:08,450
the requirements, they don't

626
00:13:08,450 --> 00:13:10,264
get paid for it. So, you know, there

627
00:13:10,264 --> 00:13:11,293
must be some kind of

628
00:13:11,293 --> 00:13:12,957
damage. I

629
00:13:12,957 --> 00:13:14,314
went out and looked at

630
00:13:14,314 --> 00:13:15,900
one. There was a complaint about the

631
00:13:15,900 --> 00:13:17,320
tree, they say, someone

632
00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:18,632
called and said

633
00:13:18,632 --> 00:13:19,688
that, um, everything was fine with it

634
00:13:19,688 --> 00:13:21,302
. They just

635
00:13:21,302 --> 00:13:22,781
cut him down. Hmm, they

636
00:13:22,781 --> 00:13:24,247
take pictures of everything. So

637
00:13:24,247 --> 00:13:25,018
he showed me

638
00:13:25,018 --> 00:13:25,862
the pictures and it

639
00:13:25,862 --> 00:13:26,558
was actually

640
00:13:26,558 --> 00:13:27,606
split. So you

641
00:13:27,606 --> 00:13:28,533
couldn't...so the tree

642
00:13:28,533 --> 00:13:29,511
looked whole, but

643
00:13:29,511 --> 00:13:30,413
there was probably a gap

644
00:13:30,413 --> 00:13:31,391
about an inch that

645
00:13:31,391 --> 00:13:32,393
went down about

646
00:13:32,393 --> 00:13:33,258
6-8 feet. So,

647
00:13:33,258 --> 00:13:34,343
you know, the next

648
00:13:34,343 --> 00:13:35,626
good wind would probably

649
00:13:35,626 --> 00:13:37,172
cut it down. So,

650
00:13:37,172 --> 00:13:38,414
um, just wanted

651
00:13:38,414 --> 00:13:40,217
to clarify. So, you know,

652
00:13:40,217 --> 00:13:41,550
people...they just don't

653
00:13:41,550 --> 00:13:42,919
go out, um, cut down

654
00:13:42,919 --> 00:13:44,217
trees just because

655
00:13:44,217 --> 00:13:45,621
they're going to get paid to do it, because

656
00:13:45,621 --> 00:13:47,790
that's not how it works.

657
00:13:47,790 --> 00:13:48,867
Anyway, the

658
00:13:48,867 --> 00:13:50,194
second thing I have is

659
00:13:50,194 --> 00:13:51,342
...this Saturday or

660
00:13:51,342 --> 00:13:52,670
Friday and Saturday

661
00:13:52,670 --> 00:13:53,997
we have a general

662
00:13:53,997 --> 00:13:55,917
store. Hmm, he'll be

663
00:13:55,917 --> 00:13:56,913
at the fairgrounds

664
00:13:56,913 --> 00:13:58,234
. So,

665
00:13:58,234 --> 00:13:59,655
we have, um, a bunch of different

666
00:13:59,655 --> 00:14:01,040
agencies that will be

667
00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,279
there to help

668
00:14:02,279 --> 00:14:03,338
people. Um, they

669
00:14:03,338 --> 00:14:04,469
can answer

670
00:14:04,469 --> 00:14:05,348
questions and

671
00:14:05,348 --> 00:14:06,604
maybe help them

672
00:14:06,604 --> 00:14:07,929
fill out forms and such.

673
00:14:07,929 --> 00:14:09,129
Um, I'll just quickly

674
00:14:09,129 --> 00:14:10,542
go through the list. Um

675
00:14:10,542 --> 00:14:12,375
, so on Friday they

676
00:14:12,375 --> 00:14:14,163
will be there from 9:00 to 18:00

677
00:14:14,163 --> 00:14:16,006
and on Saturday from 9:00 to 16:00.

678
00:14:16,006 --> 00:14:16,855
And they will be in the

679
00:14:16,855 --> 00:14:19,644
community building. Um,

680
00:14:19,644 --> 00:14:20,627
so if you have

681
00:14:20,627 --> 00:14:21,707
any questions about

682
00:14:21,707 --> 00:14:22,984
this, I highly

683
00:14:22,984 --> 00:14:24,260
recommend you go out

684
00:14:24,260 --> 00:14:25,275
there and get

685
00:14:25,275 --> 00:14:26,355
your

686
00:14:26,355 --> 00:14:28,771
questions answered. Um, I know

687
00:14:28,771 --> 00:14:29,469
we're still

688
00:14:29,469 --> 00:14:30,399
getting a lot of

689
00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:31,213
calls, people,

690
00:14:31,213 --> 00:14:31,998
you know, wanting to

691
00:14:31,998 --> 00:14:32,754
know about

692
00:14:32,754 --> 00:14:33,713
garbage collection,

693
00:14:33,713 --> 00:14:34,970
insurance, etc. So

694
00:14:34,970 --> 00:14:36,102
I'll just go through the

695
00:14:36,102 --> 00:14:37,372
list here. Um, I

696
00:14:37,372 --> 00:14:38,566
know there are people in the county

697
00:14:38,566 --> 00:14:39,865
who are, um,

698
00:14:39,865 --> 00:14:40,778
being helped with

699
00:14:40,778 --> 00:14:42,113
temporary housing right now and

700
00:14:42,113 --> 00:14:42,956
they are looking for

701
00:14:42,956 --> 00:14:44,391
long-term housing.

702
00:14:44,391 --> 00:14:45,385
So, they put

703
00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:46,354
them in hotels and

704
00:14:46,354 --> 00:14:47,074
things like that,

705
00:14:47,074 --> 00:14:47,770
you know, because they've

706
00:14:47,770 --> 00:14:49,584
suffered damage that they

707
00:14:49,609 --> 00:14:50,578
can't really stay

708
00:14:50,578 --> 00:14:51,722
at home. Um, there will be

709
00:14:51,722 --> 00:14:53,293
housing support.

710
00:14:53,293 --> 00:14:54,357
Um,

711
00:14:54,357 --> 00:14:55,393
insurance information, meaning

712
00:14:55,393 --> 00:14:56,369
people from the insurance

713
00:14:56,369 --> 00:14:57,375
industry will be there,

714
00:14:57,375 --> 00:14:58,351
they'll help with

715
00:14:58,351 --> 00:14:59,357
interpreting your

716
00:14:59,357 --> 00:15:00,244
policies or, uh,

717
00:15:00,244 --> 00:15:01,369
maybe help

718
00:15:01,369 --> 00:15:02,522
if you lost or,

719
00:15:02,522 --> 00:15:03,617
you know, maybe your

720
00:15:03,617 --> 00:15:04,268
house was

721
00:15:04,268 --> 00:15:05,155
damaged or

722
00:15:05,155 --> 00:15:06,190
flooded or

723
00:15:06,190 --> 00:15:07,226
something and you lost

724
00:15:07,226 --> 00:15:08,320
your policies, you know,

725
00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:09,415
they got wet, and they

726
00:15:09,415 --> 00:15:10,569
can help you

727
00:15:10,569 --> 00:15:12,878
with that. Um, maybe

728
00:15:12,878 --> 00:15:14,222
get copies of your

729
00:15:14,222 --> 00:15:15,428
insurance policies,

730
00:15:15,428 --> 00:15:16,394
um, and maybe

731
00:15:16,394 --> 00:15:17,428
just general

732
00:15:17,428 --> 00:15:18,772
information on how to

733
00:15:18,772 --> 00:15:21,502
go through this process.

734
00:15:21,502 --> 00:15:22,507
Um, public

735
00:15:22,507 --> 00:15:24,603
health will be there. Um

736
00:15:24,603 --> 00:15:25,973
, um, I mean, through the

737
00:15:25,973 --> 00:15:27,426
state, and I think the

738
00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:30,287
county will be there too.

739
00:15:30,287 --> 00:15:31,205
I don't have

740
00:15:31,205 --> 00:15:32,485
confirmation of this yet,

741
00:15:32,485 --> 00:15:33,569
but as far as

742
00:15:33,569 --> 00:15:35,505
getting your, uh,

743
00:15:35,538 --> 00:15:36,752
vaccination records,

744
00:15:36,752 --> 00:15:37,934
tetanus shots,

745
00:15:37,934 --> 00:15:39,115
civil life records,

746
00:15:39,115 --> 00:15:40,362
you know,

747
00:15:40,362 --> 00:15:41,743
birth and death certificates.

748
00:15:41,743 --> 00:15:42,770
Um, and they'll have

749
00:15:42,770 --> 00:15:44,023
some, you know,

750
00:15:44,023 --> 00:15:45,018
cleaning tips,

751
00:15:45,018 --> 00:15:46,303
you know, like how to,

752
00:15:46,303 --> 00:15:47,523
you know, clean up

753
00:15:47,523 --> 00:15:50,871
mold and stuff. Um,

754
00:15:50,905 --> 00:15:52,073
disaster unemployment, is there

755
00:15:52,073 --> 00:15:53,068
any assistance,

756
00:15:53,068 --> 00:15:53,927
maybe for

757
00:15:53,927 --> 00:15:55,300
lost

758
00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:56,875
wages due to the storm.

759
00:15:56,875 --> 00:15:57,796
You know, if your

760
00:15:57,796 --> 00:15:58,963
business was closed

761
00:15:58,963 --> 00:16:00,160
and you couldn't, you know,

762
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,266
get

763
00:16:01,266 --> 00:16:02,756
paid. Um, the

764
00:16:02,756 --> 00:16:04,184
BMV transportation department

765
00:16:04,184 --> 00:16:05,042
will be there to

766
00:16:05,042 --> 00:16:06,256
help, you know,

767
00:16:06,256 --> 00:16:07,435
maybe replace

768
00:16:07,435 --> 00:16:08,821
lost documents.

769
00:16:08,821 --> 00:16:09,871
Maybe you lost

770
00:16:09,871 --> 00:16:10,867
your, uh, driver's

771
00:16:10,867 --> 00:16:11,365
license or

772
00:16:11,365 --> 00:16:12,332
ID card,

773
00:16:12,332 --> 00:16:12,996
or maybe

774
00:16:12,996 --> 00:16:14,849
your vehicle registration

775
00:16:14,876 --> 00:16:15,668
or something.

776
00:16:15,668 --> 00:16:16,756
Social services,

777
00:16:16,756 --> 00:16:17,448
you know, for

778
00:16:17,448 --> 00:16:18,371
referrals to

779
00:16:18,371 --> 00:16:19,690
crisis psychiatric

780
00:16:19,690 --> 00:16:21,726
care. Um, SDRF, the

781
00:16:21,726 --> 00:16:23,764
State

782
00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,110
Disaster Relief Fund, they

783
00:16:25,110 --> 00:16:26,129
will be there to

784
00:16:26,129 --> 00:16:27,475
help with the

785
00:16:27,475 --> 00:16:29,998
applications. General

786
00:16:29,998 --> 00:16:31,133
questions, advice for

787
00:16:31,133 --> 00:16:32,300
small businesses regarding

788
00:16:32,300 --> 00:16:33,056
resources to

789
00:16:33,056 --> 00:16:33,781
replenish

790
00:16:33,781 --> 00:16:35,042
unmet needs

791
00:16:35,042 --> 00:16:36,303
for clothing, food, and

792
00:16:36,303 --> 00:16:37,470
cleaning assistance through

793
00:16:37,470 --> 00:16:38,730
local volunteer

794
00:16:38,730 --> 00:16:40,167
organizations.

795
00:16:40,167 --> 00:16:41,051
Guides on

796
00:16:41,051 --> 00:16:41,778
potential

797
00:16:41,778 --> 00:16:42,505
fraudulent

798
00:16:42,505 --> 00:16:43,876
contractors. Um,

799
00:16:43,876 --> 00:16:44,507
tips for

800
00:16:44,507 --> 00:16:45,196
contacting the

801
00:16:45,196 --> 00:16:46,488
USDA

802
00:16:47,436 --> 00:16:47,694
regarding

803
00:16:47,694 --> 00:16:48,929
agricultural

804
00:16:48,929 --> 00:16:50,132
losses. Um, FEMA

805
00:16:50,132 --> 00:16:50,955
will also be there for

806
00:16:50,955 --> 00:16:51,993
individual

807
00:16:51,993 --> 00:16:52,780
assistance and

808
00:16:52,780 --> 00:16:54,125
support. I know

809
00:16:54,125 --> 00:16:55,378
some people have already

810
00:16:55,378 --> 00:16:56,570
applied but maybe

811
00:16:56,570 --> 00:16:57,761
didn't get as many

812
00:16:57,761 --> 00:16:58,858
as they expected

813
00:16:58,858 --> 00:17:00,017
or got rejected or

814
00:17:00,017 --> 00:17:00,956
something. They'll be

815
00:17:00,956 --> 00:17:01,809
there to

816
00:17:01,809 --> 00:17:02,755
answer those

817
00:17:02,755 --> 00:17:03,547
questions or

818
00:17:03,547 --> 00:17:04,645
help maybe,

819
00:17:04,645 --> 00:17:05,254
well, you know, find

820
00:17:05,254 --> 00:17:06,392
your way around. The

821
00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:07,545
Small

822
00:17:07,545 --> 00:17:09,534
Business Administration will provide you with

823
00:17:09,563 --> 00:17:10,625
disaster loans.

824
00:17:10,625 --> 00:17:11,467
They have

825
00:17:11,467 --> 00:17:12,698
low interest loans and

826
00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:13,609
so on. So they

827
00:17:13,609 --> 00:17:14,776
will help businesses

828
00:17:14,776 --> 00:17:15,977
and individuals

829
00:17:15,977 --> 00:17:17,145
apply if

830
00:17:17,145 --> 00:17:19,591
they need to. The

831
00:17:19,591 --> 00:17:21,023
La Porte County Assessor's Office will

832
00:17:21,023 --> 00:17:22,493
help you file the

833
00:17:22,493 --> 00:17:24,951
form. This is Form 137 for

834
00:17:24,951 --> 00:17:26,547
revaluation. So if

835
00:17:26,547 --> 00:17:27,550
your property has been

836
00:17:27,550 --> 00:17:28,498
damaged or

837
00:17:28,498 --> 00:17:29,256
something, you can

838
00:17:29,256 --> 00:17:30,096
apply for a

839
00:17:30,096 --> 00:17:30,882
reassessment to

840
00:17:30,882 --> 00:17:31,803
help, you know,

841
00:17:31,803 --> 00:17:32,751
lower the cost of

842
00:17:32,751 --> 00:17:33,950
your taxes. These are just

843
00:17:33,950 --> 00:17:35,070
some of the services that

844
00:17:35,070 --> 00:17:36,320
will be provided. So,

845
00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:37,334
as I said, it will be

846
00:17:37,334 --> 00:17:38,380
on Friday and

847
00:17:38,380 --> 00:17:39,999
Saturday. So, Friday

848
00:17:39,999 --> 00:17:41,532
is open from 9:00 to 18:00, and

849
00:17:41,532 --> 00:17:43,080
Saturday is from 9:00 to 16:00.

850
00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,107
So are there any more

851
00:17:44,107 --> 00:17:44,838
questions?

852
00:17:44,838 --> 00:17:45,957
While you're here, I have

853
00:17:45,957 --> 00:17:46,986
two things I

854
00:17:46,986 --> 00:17:48,206
just want to say.

855
00:17:48,206 --> 00:17:49,215
I was recently in a

856
00:17:49,215 --> 00:17:50,046
Zoom meeting with the

857
00:17:50,046 --> 00:17:50,848
Department of

858
00:17:50,848 --> 00:17:53,178
Homeland Security.

859
00:17:53,178 --> 00:17:55,036
If you live in a

860
00:17:55,036 --> 00:17:57,359
floodplain, it is Category

861
00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:58,985
I. There is an 800 number or

862
00:17:58,985 --> 00:18:01,134
833-495-9888 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

863
00:18:01,134 --> 00:18:03,341
Eastern Standard

864
00:18:03,341 --> 00:18:05,429
Time. Or you can

865
00:18:05,429 --> 00:18:06,580
reach out to

866
00:18:06,609 --> 00:18:07,732
insdprogram@tetratech.com and they

867
00:18:07,732 --> 00:18:08,883
can help you

868
00:18:08,883 --> 00:18:09,516
if you have

869
00:18:09,516 --> 00:18:10,610
property damage and

870
00:18:10,610 --> 00:18:11,733
they can tell

871
00:18:11,733 --> 00:18:12,769
you if

872
00:18:12,769 --> 00:18:13,589
you are in a floodplain.

873
00:18:13,589 --> 00:18:14,414
Yes, I just

874
00:18:14,414 --> 00:18:15,411
talked...I didn't

875
00:18:15,411 --> 00:18:16,791
talk to her. We

876
00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:17,506
played a little bit of

877
00:18:17,506 --> 00:18:18,591
phone catch-up

878
00:18:18,591 --> 00:18:19,705
this morning, but,

879
00:18:19,705 --> 00:18:20,562
uh, the girl in

880
00:18:20,562 --> 00:18:21,476
charge of it

881
00:18:21,476 --> 00:18:22,562
called me

882
00:18:22,562 --> 00:18:23,619
this morning, and I

883
00:18:23,619 --> 00:18:24,162
tried to

884
00:18:24,162 --> 00:18:25,019
call her back

885
00:18:25,019 --> 00:18:26,133
before the meeting, but,

886
00:18:26,133 --> 00:18:26,990
uh, I know we're

887
00:18:26,990 --> 00:18:27,876
working on it

888
00:18:27,876 --> 00:18:28,910
because of the flood. So

889
00:18:28,910 --> 00:18:29,728
she said she would

890
00:18:29,728 --> 00:18:30,192
leave a

891
00:18:30,192 --> 00:18:30,957
message and

892
00:18:30,957 --> 00:18:31,721
said we would

893
00:18:31,721 --> 00:18:32,785
need to file

894
00:18:32,785 --> 00:18:33,741
some paperwork throughout the

895
00:18:33,741 --> 00:18:35,303
county. So,

896
00:18:35,303 --> 00:18:36,216
she hasn't

897
00:18:36,216 --> 00:18:37,323
called me back yet, but

898
00:18:37,323 --> 00:18:38,561
I guess we'll get to that today

899
00:18:38,561 --> 00:18:43,030
. So, we

900
00:18:43,030 --> 00:18:44,353
are also working on

901
00:18:44,353 --> 00:18:45,563
collaborating with VOAD from

902
00:18:45,563 --> 00:18:47,075
another state and United Way

903
00:18:47,075 --> 00:18:48,587
on long-term

904
00:18:48,587 --> 00:18:50,944
recovery. So

905
00:18:50,944 --> 00:18:52,092
next week we're going to have a

906
00:18:52,092 --> 00:18:53,207
meeting with

907
00:18:53,207 --> 00:18:54,486
a lot of different, um,

908
00:18:54,486 --> 00:18:58,423
agencies from around the county. An

909
00:18:59,076 --> 00:19:00,382
email will be sent out today to

910
00:19:00,382 --> 00:19:01,493
develop a plan to

911
00:19:01,493 --> 00:19:04,528
help people. There are

912
00:19:04,528 --> 00:19:05,863
a lot of gaps that

913
00:19:05,863 --> 00:19:06,847
we are trying

914
00:19:06,847 --> 00:19:08,007
to fill, ahem, for

915
00:19:08,007 --> 00:19:11,732
recovery. I know

916
00:19:11,732 --> 00:19:12,741
that the United Way has some

917
00:19:12,741 --> 00:19:13,928
grants from the state, and where

918
00:19:13,928 --> 00:19:15,025
they can, there's some

919
00:19:15,025 --> 00:19:16,064
money, maybe to

920
00:19:16,064 --> 00:19:17,161
help with rent

921
00:19:17,161 --> 00:19:18,140
or, you know,

922
00:19:18,140 --> 00:19:19,268
things like that, or maybe

923
00:19:19,268 --> 00:19:20,365
I'm looking at...I know there

924
00:19:20,365 --> 00:19:21,344
are still people

925
00:19:21,344 --> 00:19:22,501
who have trees and

926
00:19:22,501 --> 00:19:23,688
things in their yards that

927
00:19:23,688 --> 00:19:24,875
are trying to get

928
00:19:24,875 --> 00:19:25,776
help with that.

929
00:19:25,776 --> 00:19:27,007
You know, insurance doesn't

930
00:19:27,007 --> 00:19:28,045
pay, you know,

931
00:19:28,045 --> 00:19:29,309
maybe $500, and

932
00:19:29,309 --> 00:19:30,347
removing one

933
00:19:30,347 --> 00:19:31,254
tree, you know,

934
00:19:31,254 --> 00:19:32,486
costs about five or

935
00:19:32,486 --> 00:19:33,821
six thousand. So it's not a

936
00:19:33,821 --> 00:19:34,865
lot of money,

937
00:19:34,865 --> 00:19:35,878
you know, if you have

938
00:19:35,878 --> 00:19:37,014
five or six trees

939
00:19:37,014 --> 00:19:38,242
in your yard, it's a lot of

940
00:19:38,242 --> 00:19:39,378
money, you know, so

941
00:19:39,378 --> 00:19:40,514
we're working to

942
00:19:40,514 --> 00:19:41,750
take care of that as well.

943
00:19:41,750 --> 00:19:43,464
That is, we were lucky.

944
00:19:43,464 --> 00:19:44,723
We didn't have flooding,

945
00:19:44,723 --> 00:19:45,750
I mean, we had

946
00:19:45,750 --> 00:19:47,076
basements that flooded

947
00:19:47,076 --> 00:19:47,937
because of, you know,

948
00:19:47,937 --> 00:19:49,097
septic tanks because there was no

949
00:19:49,097 --> 00:19:49,760
electricity,

950
00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:51,086
sump pumps

951
00:19:51,086 --> 00:19:52,378
and stuff weren't working,

952
00:19:52,378 --> 00:19:54,367
but we do have some

953
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,560
mold damage and other things,

954
00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:56,896
but not too much. We were

955
00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,371
lucky. In our

956
00:19:58,371 --> 00:19:59,766
district, I've said this

957
00:19:59,766 --> 00:20:01,161
before, we still

958
00:20:01,161 --> 00:20:01,928
had a lot of

959
00:20:01,928 --> 00:20:02,974
damage, but,

960
00:20:02,974 --> 00:20:04,335
you know, we were lucky

961
00:20:04,335 --> 00:20:05,640
. We didn't have a lot of

962
00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:06,368
structural

963
00:20:06,368 --> 00:20:07,705
damage. You know,

964
00:20:07,705 --> 00:20:08,994
right now, as far as we

965
00:20:08,994 --> 00:20:10,114
know, only

966
00:20:10,114 --> 00:20:11,335
five of our houses have been

967
00:20:11,335 --> 00:20:13,050
destroyed. We

968
00:20:13,050 --> 00:20:14,019
had about 60

969
00:20:14,019 --> 00:20:15,454
serious cases, and

970
00:20:15,454 --> 00:20:16,566
then, you know, it

971
00:20:16,566 --> 00:20:17,965
just keeps going

972
00:20:17,965 --> 00:20:19,141
. So, you know, we had

973
00:20:19,141 --> 00:20:20,441
some, you know, not

974
00:20:20,441 --> 00:20:21,611
gutters off houses and stuff

975
00:20:21,611 --> 00:20:22,749
, maybe some

976
00:20:22,749 --> 00:20:23,984
damage to roofs,

977
00:20:23,984 --> 00:20:25,252
but I mean there's a lot more

978
00:20:25,252 --> 00:20:26,422
, but it's not as

979
00:20:26,422 --> 00:20:27,624
bad as,

980
00:20:27,624 --> 00:20:28,600
you know, what

981
00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:29,835
happened in the other two

982
00:20:29,835 --> 00:20:31,070
counties to the west of

983
00:20:31,070 --> 00:20:31,907
us. So we

984
00:20:31,907 --> 00:20:33,144
got lucky there, but

985
00:20:33,144 --> 00:20:34,709
okay. So are there any more

986
00:20:34,709 --> 00:20:35,623
questions?

987
00:20:35,623 --> 00:20:37,295
Yes, we have one more.

988
00:20:37,295 --> 00:20:38,360
Mr. Ferraro,

989
00:20:38,360 --> 00:20:39,486
could you come over and

990
00:20:39,486 --> 00:20:40,613
join Mr.

991
00:20:40,613 --> 00:20:43,401
Sibi? I'm sorry, I almost

992
00:20:43,401 --> 00:20:44,277
lured you here this

993
00:20:44,277 --> 00:20:45,323
morning under

994
00:20:45,323 --> 00:20:46,441
false pretenses.

995
00:20:46,441 --> 00:20:47,001
Nice to

996
00:20:47,001 --> 00:20:47,973
see you.

997
00:20:47,973 --> 00:20:49,019
Ministers, good

998
00:20:49,019 --> 00:20:50,119
morning. My name is

999
00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:51,225
Anthony Ferraro. I am a

1000
00:20:51,225 --> 00:20:52,361
senior policy

1001
00:20:52,361 --> 00:20:53,497
advisor to Governor

1002
00:20:53,497 --> 00:20:55,224
Brown. I had the honor of

1003
00:20:55,224 --> 00:20:56,739
being the co-

1004
00:20:56,776 --> 00:20:57,994
incident commander during the

1005
00:20:57,994 --> 00:20:59,361
storms in District 1. I

1006
00:20:59,361 --> 00:21:00,765
know I spoke to, I

1007
00:21:00,765 --> 00:21:02,131
think, almost all of

1008
00:21:02,131 --> 00:21:03,350
you, if not here and

1009
00:21:03,350 --> 00:21:04,200
there, and I had the

1010
00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:05,677
opportunity to work

1011
00:21:05,677 --> 00:21:06,786
directly with

1012
00:21:06,786 --> 00:21:08,189
Rob and other EMAs throughout the

1013
00:21:08,189 --> 00:21:10,267
district. Um, I

1014
00:21:10,267 --> 00:21:11,946
can tell you, know,

1015
00:21:11,946 --> 00:21:13,369
confirming all this

1016
00:21:13,369 --> 00:21:14,792
information and participating

1017
00:21:14,792 --> 00:21:16,143
in the recovery phase, that

1018
00:21:16,143 --> 00:21:16,617
the level of

1019
00:21:16,617 --> 00:21:17,785
professionalism

1020
00:21:17,785 --> 00:21:19,172
that you have here and

1021
00:21:19,172 --> 00:21:20,522
your EMA director is

1022
00:21:20,522 --> 00:21:22,399
still outstanding. So I'm

1023
00:21:22,399 --> 00:21:23,357
grateful to Commissioner

1024
00:21:23,357 --> 00:21:24,555
Haney, who reached out

1025
00:21:24,555 --> 00:21:25,753
to me and asked if

1026
00:21:25,753 --> 00:21:26,742
we could recognize

1027
00:21:26,742 --> 00:21:27,610
his efforts and the

1028
00:21:27,610 --> 00:21:29,019
efforts of his team.

1029
00:21:29,019 --> 00:21:29,890
And the governor

1030
00:21:29,890 --> 00:21:31,917
agreed. So

1031
00:21:31,917 --> 00:21:33,095
today, to everyone who

1032
00:21:33,095 --> 00:21:34,011
enjoys these

1033
00:21:34,011 --> 00:21:35,059
gifts, congratulations:

1034
00:21:35,059 --> 00:21:36,269
as some people

1035
00:21:36,269 --> 00:21:37,153
are recognized for their

1036
00:21:37,153 --> 00:21:38,233
significant contributions to

1037
00:21:38,233 --> 00:21:39,051
their communities;

1038
00:21:39,051 --> 00:21:40,197
because the qualities and

1039
00:21:40,197 --> 00:21:41,506
characteristics of such

1040
00:21:41,506 --> 00:21:42,684
people reflect the

1041
00:21:42,684 --> 00:21:43,895
best in the great

1042
00:21:43,895 --> 00:21:44,779
state of Indiana;

1043
00:21:44,779 --> 00:21:46,088
whereas these actions of the people

1044
00:21:46,088 --> 00:21:47,299
inspire confidence in the

1045
00:21:47,299 --> 00:21:48,608
hearts and minds of all

1046
00:21:48,608 --> 00:21:49,721
the people of Indiana; and

1047
00:21:49,721 --> 00:21:50,277
whereas

1048
00:21:50,277 --> 00:21:51,554
the undermentioned person is

1049
00:21:51,554 --> 00:21:52,666
such a man as

1050
00:21:52,666 --> 00:21:53,877
has earned the respect and

1051
00:21:53,877 --> 00:21:55,055
admiration of the people of

1052
00:21:55,055 --> 00:21:56,135
Indiana throughout the

1053
00:21:56,135 --> 00:21:57,019
state and is worthy

1054
00:21:57,019 --> 00:21:58,165
to join the ranks of

1055
00:21:58,165 --> 00:21:58,950
those who have been so

1056
00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:01,382
honored. Now, I,

1057
00:22:01,382 --> 00:22:02,140
Mike Brown,

1058
00:22:02,140 --> 00:22:03,294
Governor of the State of

1059
00:22:03,294 --> 00:22:04,737
Indiana, do hereby proclaim the

1060
00:22:04,737 --> 00:22:06,035
Honorable Robert

1061
00:22:06,035 --> 00:22:07,117
Savi an Honorable

1062
00:22:07,117 --> 00:22:08,801
Resident of Indiana.

1063
00:22:08,801 --> 00:22:09,520
Congratulations

1064
00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:17,493
. Thank you. I just

1065
00:22:17,493 --> 00:22:18,663
want to add that this is a

1066
00:22:18,663 --> 00:22:19,976
team effort. I

1067
00:22:19,976 --> 00:22:21,170
mean

1068
00:22:21,170 --> 00:22:21,705
Cody?

1069
00:22:21,705 --> 00:22:23,239
Yes, Cody too. I

1070
00:22:23,239 --> 00:22:24,027
mean our

1071
00:22:24,027 --> 00:22:25,106
employees, but

1072
00:22:25,106 --> 00:22:26,244
as for the entire district,

1073
00:22:26,244 --> 00:22:27,323
I mean we're

1074
00:22:27,323 --> 00:22:28,697
all united. Um,

1075
00:22:28,697 --> 00:22:30,931
you know, there's a

1076
00:22:30,967 --> 00:22:32,336
whole bunch of people sitting in the back row who,

1077
00:22:32,336 --> 00:22:33,381
you know, all of them, all of the

1078
00:22:33,381 --> 00:22:34,751
agencies in the county, we've

1079
00:22:34,751 --> 00:22:36,083
all come together. We

1080
00:22:36,083 --> 00:22:37,352
all worked. We are

1081
00:22:37,352 --> 00:22:38,743
still working. Um,

1082
00:22:38,743 --> 00:22:40,198
I appreciate that and thank you.

1083
00:22:40,198 --> 00:22:40,698
Um,

1084
00:22:40,698 --> 00:22:41,708
I anticipated these

1085
00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:43,066
comments, so we

1086
00:22:43,066 --> 00:22:44,772
have an additional letter

1087
00:22:44,772 --> 00:22:45,875
for the team, because we

1088
00:22:45,875 --> 00:22:47,212
understand that, you know,

1089
00:22:47,212 --> 00:22:48,482
we are one people, but it's

1090
00:22:48,482 --> 00:22:49,719
always, you know, the people

1091
00:22:49,719 --> 00:22:51,023
below us who do

1092
00:22:51,023 --> 00:22:51,986
this every day. So, there is an

1093
00:22:51,986 --> 00:22:52,820
additional letter of

1094
00:22:52,820 --> 00:22:53,577
congratulations and

1095
00:22:53,577 --> 00:22:54,285
endorsement for the

1096
00:22:54,285 --> 00:22:55,043
governor for the

1097
00:22:55,043 --> 00:22:55,522
team. Well

1098
00:22:55,522 --> 00:22:56,694
, thank you.

1099
00:22:56,694 --> 00:22:57,434
Of course.

1100
00:22:57,434 --> 00:22:59,121
Thanks, Rob. I accept

1101
00:22:59,121 --> 00:23:00,309
this on behalf of the entire

1102
00:23:00,309 --> 00:23:00,839
district.

1103
00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:02,495
Good. Thanks, Rob.

1104
00:23:02,495 --> 00:23:03,195
Thank you. Are

1105
00:23:03,195 --> 00:23:04,309
there any other

1106
00:23:04,309 --> 00:23:05,454
department heads,

1107
00:23:05,454 --> 00:23:12,170
please?

1108
00:23:12,170 --> 00:23:13,434
I want to give way to

1109
00:23:13,434 --> 00:23:14,501
others, I think I'm

1110
00:23:14,501 --> 00:23:15,705
next. Mike

1111
00:23:15,705 --> 00:23:17,178
Rosenbaum, auditor.

1112
00:23:17,178 --> 00:23:17,841
Um, there are a few

1113
00:23:17,841 --> 00:23:18,928
announcements, I just

1114
00:23:18,928 --> 00:23:20,135
want to make sure it's

1115
00:23:20,135 --> 00:23:20,768
all

1116
00:23:20,768 --> 00:23:21,709
posted. The county is holding a tax sale for over 300 properties on

1117
00:23:21,709 --> 00:23:22,804
Tuesday, October 13th at

1118
00:23:22,804 --> 00:23:23,438
10:00 a.m. at the

1119
00:23:23,438 --> 00:23:24,994
fairgrounds.

1120
00:23:28,581 --> 00:23:29,651
Detailed information

1121
00:23:29,651 --> 00:23:30,468
can be found on the

1122
00:23:30,468 --> 00:23:31,664
district's website. It

1123
00:23:31,664 --> 00:23:32,222
has also been

1124
00:23:32,222 --> 00:23:33,311
published

1125
00:23:33,311 --> 00:23:34,334
elsewhere. On Wednesday,

1126
00:23:34,334 --> 00:23:35,258
October 14th, at 5:30 PM, the

1127
00:23:35,258 --> 00:23:36,349
County Council

1128
00:23:36,349 --> 00:23:37,357
will hold a special

1129
00:23:37,357 --> 00:23:38,392
meeting, public

1130
00:23:38,392 --> 00:23:39,484
hearing, in this room on the following

1131
00:23:39,484 --> 00:23:40,519
issues:

1132
00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:41,611
Local

1133
00:23:41,611 --> 00:23:45,160
Income Tax Modification for EMS.

1134
00:23:45,205 --> 00:23:47,820
La Porte County Government Budget for 2027. And the

1135
00:23:48,956 --> 00:23:50,034
La Porte County Solid Waste Management Budget

1136
00:23:50,034 --> 00:23:50,892
for 2027. A

1137
00:23:50,892 --> 00:23:51,974
proper notice

1138
00:23:51,974 --> 00:23:53,057
was placed in both

1139
00:23:53,057 --> 00:23:54,114
newspapers. For

1140
00:23:54,114 --> 00:23:55,062
state purposes, Form Three,

1141
00:23:55,062 --> 00:23:56,040
a Notice to

1142
00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,171
Taxpayers,

1143
00:23:57,171 --> 00:23:58,211
on the state's website,

1144
00:23:58,211 --> 00:23:59,251
known as Gateway, is a

1145
00:23:59,251 --> 00:24:00,290
summary of the

1146
00:24:00,290 --> 00:24:01,369
2027 budget.

1147
00:24:01,369 --> 00:24:02,216
It was also

1148
00:24:02,216 --> 00:24:02,917
posted on the

1149
00:24:02,917 --> 00:24:04,002
district's website. I

1150
00:24:04,002 --> 00:24:05,345
believe this is the first time we are doing this

1151
00:24:05,345 --> 00:24:06,249
.

1152
00:24:06,249 --> 00:24:06,800
Public

1153
00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,786
announcements also

1154
00:24:07,786 --> 00:24:08,511
inform

1155
00:24:08,511 --> 00:24:09,671
the public

1156
00:24:09,671 --> 00:24:10,309
that budget

1157
00:24:10,309 --> 00:24:10,947
information,

1158
00:24:10,947 --> 00:24:11,991
additional budget

1159
00:24:11,991 --> 00:24:13,093
information is available

1160
00:24:13,093 --> 00:24:14,108
on the Solid Waste website for

1161
00:24:14,108 --> 00:24:15,210
their budget and at the

1162
00:24:15,210 --> 00:24:16,225
Auditor's Office for the

1163
00:24:16,225 --> 00:24:18,831
County Government budget.

1164
00:24:18,831 --> 00:24:19,695
I have a few

1165
00:24:19,695 --> 00:24:20,900
brief comments

1166
00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:22,382
regarding the

1167
00:24:22,413 --> 00:24:23,618
local

1168
00:24:23,618 --> 00:24:24,822
income tax modification outlined

1169
00:24:24,822 --> 00:24:25,727
in white.

1170
00:24:25,727 --> 00:24:26,481
The implementation,

1171
00:24:26,481 --> 00:24:27,264
the introduction of a

1172
00:24:27,264 --> 00:24:27,931
supplemental

1173
00:24:27,931 --> 00:24:29,062
local

1174
00:24:29,062 --> 00:24:29,990
income tax for EMS, is

1175
00:24:29,990 --> 00:24:31,324
one of the

1176
00:24:31,353 --> 00:24:32,194
remaining tools to

1177
00:24:32,194 --> 00:24:33,296
make up for lost

1178
00:24:33,296 --> 00:24:34,659
revenue from

1179
00:24:34,688 --> 00:24:35,500
real estate and

1180
00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:37,087
personal property taxes.

1181
00:24:37,087 --> 00:24:37,795
Implementation

1182
00:24:37,795 --> 00:24:38,731
will free up funds in the

1183
00:24:38,731 --> 00:24:39,837
general fund to

1184
00:24:39,837 --> 00:24:40,858
pay for future

1185
00:24:40,858 --> 00:24:41,992
major renovations to

1186
00:24:41,992 --> 00:24:43,126
several structures, such

1187
00:24:43,126 --> 00:24:43,948
as the

1188
00:24:43,948 --> 00:24:44,770
LaPorte Courthouse and

1189
00:24:44,770 --> 00:24:45,876
Michigan City City Hall,

1190
00:24:45,876 --> 00:24:46,755
to name two of the

1191
00:24:46,755 --> 00:24:48,026
largest.

1192
00:24:48,026 --> 00:24:49,065
The county is currently unable to come out

1193
00:24:49,065 --> 00:24:50,219
and provide guarantees for

1194
00:24:50,219 --> 00:24:51,315
these projects because

1195
00:24:51,315 --> 00:24:52,268
the county has not restored

1196
00:24:52,268 --> 00:24:53,076
its credit

1197
00:24:53,076 --> 00:24:54,501
rating. The State

1198
00:24:54,501 --> 00:24:55,256
Board of Accounts

1199
00:24:55,256 --> 00:24:56,012
is in the

1200
00:24:56,012 --> 00:24:57,058
process of completing its

1201
00:24:57,058 --> 00:24:57,930
2025 audit

1202
00:24:57,930 --> 00:24:58,686
under

1203
00:24:58,686 --> 00:25:00,226
generally accepted

1204
00:25:01,157 --> 00:25:02,087
accounting principles, also

1205
00:25:02,087 --> 00:25:03,304
known as GAAP. After

1206
00:25:03,304 --> 00:25:05,099
the report is published, it

1207
00:25:05,126 --> 00:25:06,010
may take

1208
00:25:06,010 --> 00:25:06,976
several months for the credit agencies to

1209
00:25:06,976 --> 00:25:07,970
review before

1210
00:25:07,970 --> 00:25:08,687
our credit

1211
00:25:08,687 --> 00:25:09,350
rating is

1212
00:25:09,350 --> 00:25:10,969
restored. On

1213
00:25:10,969 --> 00:25:14,891
another issue, I

1214
00:25:14,891 --> 00:25:15,802
would like to make

1215
00:25:15,802 --> 00:25:16,803
a few comments

1216
00:25:16,803 --> 00:25:17,685
regarding my office,

1217
00:25:17,685 --> 00:25:18,774
as there were some

1218
00:25:18,774 --> 00:25:19,597
inaccuracies and I

1219
00:25:19,597 --> 00:25:20,245
just want to

1220
00:25:20,245 --> 00:25:21,304
make sure we have

1221
00:25:21,304 --> 00:25:23,194
corrected everything. Our

1222
00:25:23,194 --> 00:25:24,612
real estate office, or

1223
00:25:24,612 --> 00:25:25,604
now Beacon, the

1224
00:25:25,604 --> 00:25:26,951
auditor's office, has direct

1225
00:25:26,951 --> 00:25:28,207
access to Beacon. So,

1226
00:25:28,207 --> 00:25:29,097
we can

1227
00:25:29,097 --> 00:25:30,095
only enter information about

1228
00:25:30,095 --> 00:25:30,931
address changes or

1229
00:25:30,931 --> 00:25:32,010
changes in information that

1230
00:25:32,010 --> 00:25:33,116
we enter into the

1231
00:25:33,143 --> 00:25:34,214
Laos software.

1232
00:25:34,214 --> 00:25:35,378
Telling someone that

1233
00:25:35,378 --> 00:25:36,478
we have access to

1234
00:25:36,478 --> 00:25:37,948
Beacon is not true.

1235
00:25:37,948 --> 00:25:39,177
I'm sorry if this

1236
00:25:39,177 --> 00:25:40,442
spread and anyone

1237
00:25:40,442 --> 00:25:40,969
got

1238
00:25:40,969 --> 00:25:42,374
misinformed, but it's

1239
00:25:42,374 --> 00:25:43,921
not true. The only people

1240
00:25:43,921 --> 00:25:45,195
who have access to

1241
00:25:45,195 --> 00:25:46,079
Beacon are the

1242
00:25:46,079 --> 00:25:47,105
assessor's office, which

1243
00:25:47,105 --> 00:25:47,848
uploads

1244
00:25:47,848 --> 00:25:49,263
the information at least

1245
00:25:49,263 --> 00:25:50,430
annually, unless there are

1246
00:25:50,430 --> 00:25:51,739
other things that

1247
00:25:51,739 --> 00:25:53,436
need to happen. Hmm, there

1248
00:25:53,436 --> 00:25:54,275
is a

1249
00:25:54,275 --> 00:25:55,770
possibility in this. We

1250
00:25:55,770 --> 00:25:57,056
also have a

1251
00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:58,242
GIS employee and he also has

1252
00:25:58,242 --> 00:25:59,330
access, but not my

1253
00:25:59,330 --> 00:26:02,117
department. Another thing

1254
00:26:02,117 --> 00:26:03,428
I want to let

1255
00:26:03,428 --> 00:26:05,623
people know is that when the

1256
00:26:05,656 --> 00:26:07,491
property tax number, when the property numbers

1257
00:26:07,523 --> 00:26:08,572
are taxed,

1258
00:26:08,572 --> 00:26:10,243
sometimes it's there for the

1259
00:26:10,275 --> 00:26:11,520
property tax and sometimes it's there

1260
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:12,405
for the

1261
00:26:12,405 --> 00:26:15,184
personal property tax. Therefore, it is

1262
00:26:15,184 --> 00:26:16,634
not easy to determine what it is

1263
00:26:16,634 --> 00:26:18,545
. So when

1264
00:26:18,545 --> 00:26:19,550
someone comes up and

1265
00:26:19,550 --> 00:26:20,738
asks a question to

1266
00:26:20,738 --> 00:26:21,774
another department, we

1267
00:26:21,774 --> 00:26:22,627
have asked, and I'm

1268
00:26:22,627 --> 00:26:23,723
going to repeat

1269
00:26:23,723 --> 00:26:24,789
this publicly, if

1270
00:26:24,789 --> 00:26:26,007
you have anything that you

1271
00:26:26,007 --> 00:26:27,226
think should be sent

1272
00:26:27,226 --> 00:26:28,413
to our office,

1273
00:26:28,413 --> 00:26:29,510
please send it to

1274
00:26:29,510 --> 00:26:30,503
me and Joey. Um,

1275
00:26:30,503 --> 00:26:31,595
sometimes you don't even

1276
00:26:31,595 --> 00:26:32,852
realize it.

1277
00:26:32,852 --> 00:26:33,907
Joey will do a quick

1278
00:26:33,907 --> 00:26:34,934
research faster

1279
00:26:34,934 --> 00:26:36,075
than anyone else, and

1280
00:26:36,075 --> 00:26:36,845
that way we

1281
00:26:36,845 --> 00:26:37,730
will get

1282
00:26:37,730 --> 00:26:38,839
an answer to them faster. And

1283
00:26:38,839 --> 00:26:40,003
so far today it is

1284
00:26:40,003 --> 00:26:41,102
starting to work just like that

1285
00:26:41,102 --> 00:26:42,128
. So, with that in

1286
00:26:42,128 --> 00:26:43,578
mind, it's good

1287
00:26:43,578 --> 00:26:44,738
. Um, and I also

1288
00:26:44,738 --> 00:26:45,887
suggest that when you

1289
00:26:45,887 --> 00:26:46,973
get a request for

1290
00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:48,184
information that's not your

1291
00:26:48,184 --> 00:26:49,022
department, just

1292
00:26:49,022 --> 00:26:50,016
forward it to

1293
00:26:50,016 --> 00:26:50,947
the head of that

1294
00:26:50,947 --> 00:26:52,269
department. We would be

1295
00:26:52,269 --> 00:26:53,457
very grateful for such a

1296
00:26:53,457 --> 00:26:54,707
professional approach, and

1297
00:26:54,707 --> 00:26:55,614
then we will be able to

1298
00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:56,551
help our

1299
00:26:56,551 --> 00:26:57,677
constituents in the best

1300
00:26:57,677 --> 00:26:59,141
way possible. Uh, and then the

1301
00:26:59,141 --> 00:27:00,172
last comment

1302
00:27:00,172 --> 00:27:01,293
here earlier this

1303
00:27:01,293 --> 00:27:02,293
morning, I didn't

1304
00:27:02,293 --> 00:27:03,549
expect that. I heard from the

1305
00:27:03,549 --> 00:27:04,769
person who

1306
00:27:04,769 --> 00:27:05,806
audited

1307
00:27:05,806 --> 00:27:07,059
our workers' compensation. Uh

1308
00:27:07,059 --> 00:27:07,829
, this is

1309
00:27:07,829 --> 00:27:09,516
being finalized now.

1310
00:27:09,516 --> 00:27:10,575
It is being forwarded to

1311
00:27:10,575 --> 00:27:12,925
management, and so

1312
00:27:12,958 --> 00:27:14,183
we will probably

1313
00:27:14,183 --> 00:27:15,602
receive an assessment within the next week. Uh, it

1314
00:27:15,602 --> 00:27:16,677
definitely will be, it will be an

1315
00:27:16,677 --> 00:27:17,843
additional amount,

1316
00:27:17,843 --> 00:27:18,764
because looking at

1317
00:27:18,764 --> 00:27:19,777
the estimate, there was a

1318
00:27:19,777 --> 00:27:20,943
general increase in the

1319
00:27:20,943 --> 00:27:22,017
payroll

1320
00:27:22,017 --> 00:27:23,092
compared to what

1321
00:27:23,092 --> 00:27:24,289
was forecasted,

1322
00:27:24,289 --> 00:27:24,903
because when it was

1323
00:27:24,903 --> 00:27:25,977
forecasted, it

1324
00:27:25,977 --> 00:27:27,213
was without a raise.

1325
00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:28,631
And last year there was a

1326
00:27:28,631 --> 00:27:30,049
3% increase, and that's

1327
00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:31,468
about an additional

1328
00:27:31,468 --> 00:27:33,010
amount. The good news

1329
00:27:33,010 --> 00:27:34,079
is that

1330
00:27:34,079 --> 00:27:35,214
this time there are

1331
00:27:35,214 --> 00:27:36,381
different classifications of

1332
00:27:36,381 --> 00:27:38,105
workers. So, there is a

1333
00:27:38,105 --> 00:27:39,313
difference between a

1334
00:27:39,313 --> 00:27:40,590
truck driver, an office

1335
00:27:40,590 --> 00:27:41,488
worker, and

1336
00:27:41,488 --> 00:27:42,764
a mechanic. And we're

1337
00:27:42,764 --> 00:27:43,851
working very hard

1338
00:27:43,851 --> 00:27:44,938
to get that data

1339
00:27:44,938 --> 00:27:45,830
...we've provided this

1340
00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:46,833
auditor with a tremendous

1341
00:27:46,833 --> 00:27:47,920
amount of information

1342
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:48,840
, and we believe we've

1343
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:49,620
now got

1344
00:27:49,620 --> 00:27:50,679
the classifications so that we

1345
00:27:50,679 --> 00:27:51,766
can get a better

1346
00:27:51,766 --> 00:27:52,867
assessment. So sometimes

1347
00:27:52,867 --> 00:27:53,966
the numbers are lower,

1348
00:27:53,966 --> 00:27:54,852
some are higher, and

1349
00:27:54,852 --> 00:27:56,270
obviously the more precise

1350
00:27:56,270 --> 00:27:57,369
we do it, the

1351
00:27:57,369 --> 00:27:58,397
better estimate we

1352
00:27:58,397 --> 00:27:59,761
get. And so, it

1353
00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:00,744
was just a few

1354
00:28:00,744 --> 00:28:01,727
hours ago before the

1355
00:28:01,727 --> 00:28:02,709
meeting. So

1356
00:28:02,709 --> 00:28:04,104
moving on, thank

1357
00:28:04,104 --> 00:28:05,440
you for your time. Just

1358
00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:06,100
wanted to give

1359
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:06,988
you a quick update on

1360
00:28:06,988 --> 00:28:07,799
a lot of things that are

1361
00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:08,534
happening.

1362
00:28:08,534 --> 00:28:09,715
Okay, thank you. Are

1363
00:28:09,715 --> 00:28:10,789
there any more

1364
00:28:10,789 --> 00:28:18,911
department heads?

1365
00:28:18,911 --> 00:28:20,182
Good morning, Maureen

1366
00:28:20,182 --> 00:28:21,253
Thomas, Director of Human

1367
00:28:21,253 --> 00:28:23,060
Resources. I just

1368
00:28:23,060 --> 00:28:24,635
want to let everyone know

1369
00:28:24,635 --> 00:28:26,012
that open enrollment

1370
00:28:26,012 --> 00:28:27,154
starts from

1371
00:28:27,154 --> 00:28:29,835
October 26th to November 6th.

1372
00:28:29,835 --> 00:28:31,120
This will be a personal

1373
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:32,172
set with our

1374
00:28:32,172 --> 00:28:33,653
American

1375
00:28:33,653 --> 00:28:35,758
Fidelity representatives. They will be

1376
00:28:35,758 --> 00:28:36,682
present here, in

1377
00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:37,672
the district, in different

1378
00:28:37,672 --> 00:28:38,704
areas. So,

1379
00:28:38,704 --> 00:28:39,675
keep an eye on this

1380
00:28:39,675 --> 00:28:41,022
email. And

1381
00:28:41,022 --> 00:28:42,292
also, uh, from November 9th to 13th,

1382
00:28:42,292 --> 00:28:43,402
they

1383
00:28:43,402 --> 00:28:44,473
will be conducting

1384
00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:45,227
telephone

1385
00:28:45,227 --> 00:28:46,967
consultations. So those

1386
00:28:46,967 --> 00:28:48,930
employees who cannot

1387
00:28:48,962 --> 00:28:50,217
attend in person

1388
00:28:50,217 --> 00:28:50,700
will be able to

1389
00:28:50,700 --> 00:28:51,794
call and

1390
00:28:51,794 --> 00:28:54,162
register there.

1391
00:28:54,162 --> 00:28:54,917
So those who are on

1392
00:28:54,917 --> 00:28:56,166
vacation outside the

1393
00:28:56,166 --> 00:28:57,185
country will have

1394
00:28:57,185 --> 00:28:57,875
the opportunity

1395
00:28:57,875 --> 00:28:58,894
to register

1396
00:28:58,894 --> 00:29:01,324
openly by phone.

1397
00:29:01,324 --> 00:29:02,231
So I just want

1398
00:29:02,231 --> 00:29:03,358
to let everyone know that

1399
00:29:03,358 --> 00:29:04,109
this will happen

1400
00:29:04,109 --> 00:29:05,235
within the next

1401
00:29:05,235 --> 00:29:06,553
few weeks. I also

1402
00:29:06,553 --> 00:29:07,795
want to thank everyone

1403
00:29:07,795 --> 00:29:09,844
who attended our

1404
00:29:09,875 --> 00:29:10,948
food truck event. Thank you,

1405
00:29:10,948 --> 00:29:12,093
commissioners, for

1406
00:29:12,093 --> 00:29:13,179
allowing us to

1407
00:29:13,179 --> 00:29:14,053
do this and giving

1408
00:29:14,053 --> 00:29:16,284
the staff something to look forward to

1409
00:29:16,314 --> 00:29:17,489
every year, and

1410
00:29:17,489 --> 00:29:18,635
maybe we can

1411
00:29:18,635 --> 00:29:19,750
do it annually, and maybe

1412
00:29:19,750 --> 00:29:20,896
we can do it

1413
00:29:20,896 --> 00:29:23,322
just once a year. Uh,

1414
00:29:23,322 --> 00:29:24,663
maybe we can talk

1415
00:29:24,663 --> 00:29:26,342
about that sometime. So I

1416
00:29:26,342 --> 00:29:27,122
just want to

1417
00:29:27,122 --> 00:29:28,506
let you know what we

1418
00:29:28,506 --> 00:29:29,747
do in HR, and if

1419
00:29:29,747 --> 00:29:31,131
you have any questions

1420
00:29:31,131 --> 00:29:32,579
, you know where I am.

1421
00:29:32,579 --> 00:29:33,113
So,

1422
00:29:33,113 --> 00:29:34,330
Ms. Thompson, I want to

1423
00:29:34,330 --> 00:29:35,186
ask you

1424
00:29:35,186 --> 00:29:36,305
a question because

1425
00:29:36,305 --> 00:29:37,588
we face this every year

1426
00:29:37,588 --> 00:29:39,073
. There are always one

1427
00:29:39,073 --> 00:29:40,378
or two employees

1428
00:29:40,378 --> 00:29:41,585
who don't use

1429
00:29:41,585 --> 00:29:42,400
it, and they don't

1430
00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,574
do open

1431
00:29:43,574 --> 00:29:47,055
enrollment. And I want

1432
00:29:47,055 --> 00:29:48,099
you to be specific about

1433
00:29:48,099 --> 00:29:49,041
what other

1434
00:29:49,041 --> 00:29:49,715
ways you're

1435
00:29:49,715 --> 00:29:50,724
using,

1436
00:29:50,724 --> 00:29:51,936
other than going to the

1437
00:29:51,936 --> 00:29:53,249
commissioner's meeting and making

1438
00:29:53,249 --> 00:29:54,529
a statement about it, so that everyone

1439
00:29:54,529 --> 00:29:55,707
understands that there are other

1440
00:29:55,707 --> 00:29:56,649
ways that you're

1441
00:29:56,649 --> 00:29:57,356
calling for

1442
00:29:57,356 --> 00:29:58,635
to ensure that all

1443
00:29:58,635 --> 00:29:59,713
employees

1444
00:29:59,713 --> 00:30:00,756
do this so that we don't

1445
00:30:00,756 --> 00:30:02,069
continue to have this

1446
00:30:02,069 --> 00:30:04,392
problem.

1447
00:30:04,392 --> 00:30:06,678
Yes, of course. Every year,

1448
00:30:06,678 --> 00:30:07,948
American Fidelity sends

1449
00:30:07,948 --> 00:30:08,564
text

1450
00:30:08,564 --> 00:30:09,507
messages,

1451
00:30:09,507 --> 00:30:10,813
emails, and

1452
00:30:10,813 --> 00:30:12,010
postcards to the

1453
00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:13,388
addresses on file for

1454
00:30:13,388 --> 00:30:13,932
each

1455
00:30:13,932 --> 00:30:17,731
employee. And for

1456
00:30:17,731 --> 00:30:19,116
those who say they

1457
00:30:19,116 --> 00:30:20,537
don't get them, we

1458
00:30:20,537 --> 00:30:21,603
have records that, uh,

1459
00:30:21,603 --> 00:30:22,420
communications are

1460
00:30:22,420 --> 00:30:23,522
coming to these

1461
00:30:23,522 --> 00:30:24,907
people; and also, uh, you'll

1462
00:30:24,907 --> 00:30:25,582
get a

1463
00:30:25,582 --> 00:30:26,932
notification and they

1464
00:30:26,932 --> 00:30:28,318
do it the day before

1465
00:30:28,318 --> 00:30:31,021
their meetings. You

1466
00:30:31,021 --> 00:30:32,183
can schedule

1467
00:30:32,183 --> 00:30:33,442
your own meetings

1468
00:30:33,442 --> 00:30:34,508
in these

1469
00:30:34,508 --> 00:30:35,573
emails, and as I

1470
00:30:35,573 --> 00:30:36,735
said, with the leaflets

1471
00:30:36,735 --> 00:30:37,704
and flyers that are

1472
00:30:37,704 --> 00:30:38,543
sent out,

1473
00:30:38,543 --> 00:30:40,158
employees can also

1474
00:30:40,190 --> 00:30:41,288
call the

1475
00:30:41,288 --> 00:30:42,534
1-800 number. So, there are

1476
00:30:42,534 --> 00:30:43,725
various ways for

1477
00:30:43,725 --> 00:30:44,771
employees

1478
00:30:44,771 --> 00:30:45,926
to contact American

1479
00:30:45,926 --> 00:30:47,369
Fidelity to schedule

1480
00:30:47,369 --> 00:30:48,690
their appointments.

1481
00:30:48,690 --> 00:30:49,596
Thank you.

1482
00:30:49,596 --> 00:30:50,175
Hmm.

1483
00:30:50,175 --> 00:30:50,908
Thank you.

1484
00:30:50,908 --> 00:30:53,494
Are there any more questions?

1485
00:30:53,494 --> 00:30:55,305
Thank you. Are

1486
00:30:55,305 --> 00:30:56,510
there other

1487
00:30:56,510 --> 00:30:58,232
department heads?

1488
00:30:58,232 --> 00:30:59,728
Uh, briefly, uh, Mr.

1489
00:30:59,728 --> 00:31:00,917
President, if

1490
00:31:00,917 --> 00:31:02,470
you allow me. Uh, I just

1491
00:31:02,470 --> 00:31:03,693
want to make sure that

1492
00:31:03,693 --> 00:31:04,823
, uh, the public

1493
00:31:04,823 --> 00:31:05,983
knows that, uh, you know,

1494
00:31:05,983 --> 00:31:07,018
if they have any

1495
00:31:07,018 --> 00:31:08,211
questions, they can

1496
00:31:08,211 --> 00:31:09,465
, of course, reach out

1497
00:31:09,465 --> 00:31:10,745
to any of us. Uh

1498
00:31:10,745 --> 00:31:11,553
, go to

1499
00:31:11,553 --> 00:31:12,477
our district

1500
00:31:12,477 --> 00:31:13,574
attorney, anyone

1501
00:31:13,574 --> 00:31:14,440
else, but when

1502
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:15,566
it comes to, uh

1503
00:31:15,566 --> 00:31:16,288
, imposing a

1504
00:31:16,288 --> 00:31:17,414
technology park

1505
00:31:17,414 --> 00:31:18,337
, a TIF district, those are two

1506
00:31:18,337 --> 00:31:19,497
very different things. Uh,

1507
00:31:19,497 --> 00:31:20,769
when it comes to,

1508
00:31:20,769 --> 00:31:22,008
uh, you know, for example

1509
00:31:22,008 --> 00:31:23,216
, a BZA hearing, if

1510
00:31:23,216 --> 00:31:24,456
there's a deviation, everything has to

1511
00:31:24,456 --> 00:31:25,569
be considered before the

1512
00:31:25,569 --> 00:31:26,840
BZA hearing regardless

1513
00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:27,910
. When

1514
00:31:27,910 --> 00:31:29,069
it comes to the fact

1515
00:31:29,069 --> 00:31:29,929
that there is no

1516
00:31:29,929 --> 00:31:31,254
need for a waiver,

1517
00:31:31,254 --> 00:31:32,545
then, obviously, there is no

1518
00:31:32,545 --> 00:31:33,737
need to contact the

1519
00:31:33,737 --> 00:31:35,039
BZA. As far as

1520
00:31:35,039 --> 00:31:36,087
publicity, you know,

1521
00:31:36,087 --> 00:31:37,163
public hearings,

1522
00:31:37,163 --> 00:31:38,238
public meetings, uh

1523
00:31:38,238 --> 00:31:39,175
, anything that's

1524
00:31:39,175 --> 00:31:39,947
voted on and

1525
00:31:39,947 --> 00:31:41,023
decided,

1526
00:31:41,023 --> 00:31:42,649
whether it's through the RDC or the

1527
00:31:42,677 --> 00:31:43,725
planning commission or the

1528
00:31:43,725 --> 00:31:44,552
county council or

1529
00:31:44,552 --> 00:31:45,572
our board here, the

1530
00:31:45,572 --> 00:31:46,592
board of commissioners,

1531
00:31:46,592 --> 00:31:48,302
anytime there's

1532
00:31:48,302 --> 00:31:48,964
any public

1533
00:31:48,964 --> 00:31:49,818
vote, for

1534
00:31:49,818 --> 00:31:50,866
those things there's a period

1535
00:31:50,866 --> 00:31:51,969
for my protest or

1536
00:31:51,969 --> 00:31:52,548
public

1537
00:31:52,548 --> 00:31:53,486
discussion or

1538
00:31:53,486 --> 00:31:54,666
both. Uh,

1539
00:31:54,666 --> 00:31:55,599
none of this

1540
00:31:55,599 --> 00:31:56,705
changes, none of

1541
00:31:56,705 --> 00:31:57,842
this has changed, and

1542
00:31:57,842 --> 00:31:58,803
I would encourage anyone

1543
00:31:58,803 --> 00:31:59,939
who is interested, all of our

1544
00:31:59,939 --> 00:32:01,658
joint zoning ordinances

1545
00:32:01,687 --> 00:32:02,765
are online on the

1546
00:32:02,765 --> 00:32:03,813
county website, you

1547
00:32:03,813 --> 00:32:04,862
can look at

1548
00:32:04,862 --> 00:32:05,863
them. The

1549
00:32:05,863 --> 00:32:06,966
data center ordinance

1550
00:32:06,966 --> 00:32:08,128
that we passed, uh, is

1551
00:32:08,128 --> 00:32:09,174
on the county website,

1552
00:32:09,174 --> 00:32:09,696
you can

1553
00:32:09,696 --> 00:32:12,247
look at it. The map of the

1554
00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:13,393
KIP Technology Park is also

1555
00:32:13,393 --> 00:32:14,441
online, you can

1556
00:32:14,441 --> 00:32:15,652
look at it

1557
00:32:15,652 --> 00:32:16,504
anytime, anyone

1558
00:32:16,504 --> 00:32:17,781
wants to, look at

1559
00:32:17,781 --> 00:32:18,894
it and see all the

1560
00:32:18,894 --> 00:32:20,171
different things outlined

1561
00:32:20,171 --> 00:32:21,350
, and, you know, they all

1562
00:32:21,350 --> 00:32:22,562
stack up on top of each

1563
00:32:22,562 --> 00:32:24,053
other. When it comes

1564
00:32:24,053 --> 00:32:25,286
to a TIF district, a

1565
00:32:25,286 --> 00:32:26,373
TIF district map is significantly

1566
00:32:26,373 --> 00:32:27,606
different from a

1567
00:32:27,606 --> 00:32:29,056
technology

1568
00:32:29,056 --> 00:32:31,296
park map. For example, in KIP,

1569
00:32:31,296 --> 00:32:32,626
this technology

1570
00:32:32,626 --> 00:32:35,415
park only covers

1571
00:32:35,415 --> 00:32:36,807
part of the industrial

1572
00:32:36,807 --> 00:32:37,991
park and only heavy

1573
00:32:37,991 --> 00:32:39,245
industry M2,

1574
00:32:39,245 --> 00:32:40,649
right? The TIF map itself

1575
00:32:40,649 --> 00:32:42,073
for the TIF district around

1576
00:32:42,073 --> 00:32:43,425
this area is larger

1577
00:32:43,425 --> 00:32:44,703
than that, and they are two very

1578
00:32:44,703 --> 00:32:46,974
different things. TIF is a

1579
00:32:47,006 --> 00:32:48,227
tax increment financing district

1580
00:32:48,227 --> 00:32:49,315
. In any case, that's

1581
00:32:49,315 --> 00:32:50,020
a lot of topics to

1582
00:32:50,020 --> 00:32:51,001
discuss here at the

1583
00:32:51,001 --> 00:32:51,630
meeting, for the sake of

1584
00:32:51,630 --> 00:32:52,450
brevity. I...I...I'm

1585
00:32:52,450 --> 00:32:53,118
going to end

1586
00:32:53,118 --> 00:32:53,823
it there, but if

1587
00:32:53,823 --> 00:32:54,269
you have any

1588
00:32:54,269 --> 00:32:54,974
questions, you can

1589
00:32:54,974 --> 00:32:55,624
reach out to

1590
00:32:55,624 --> 00:32:55,995
any of us,

1591
00:32:55,995 --> 00:32:56,719
reach out to our

1592
00:32:56,719 --> 00:32:57,443
district attorney,

1593
00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:58,129
reach out to our

1594
00:32:58,129 --> 00:32:58,872
planning commission,

1595
00:32:58,872 --> 00:32:59,614
planning department, and

1596
00:32:59,614 --> 00:33:00,115
we'd be happy

1597
00:33:00,115 --> 00:33:00,765
to answer any

1598
00:33:00,765 --> 00:33:01,515
questions you have.

1599
00:33:01,515 --> 00:33:02,358
Again, all of these

1600
00:33:02,358 --> 00:33:03,271
documents are online, and

1601
00:33:03,271 --> 00:33:03,997
they have been

1602
00:33:03,997 --> 00:33:04,911
online for quite some

1603
00:33:04,911 --> 00:33:05,601
time. So feel

1604
00:33:05,601 --> 00:33:06,127
free to

1605
00:33:06,127 --> 00:33:07,207
browse them at

1606
00:33:07,207 --> 00:33:08,943
any time. Thank you.

1607
00:33:08,943 --> 00:33:09,827
Let's move on to

1608
00:33:09,827 --> 00:33:11,182
the queries. Consider

1609
00:33:11,182 --> 00:33:12,250
permission to apply to the

1610
00:33:12,250 --> 00:33:13,208
council for

1611
00:33:13,208 --> 00:33:14,468
additional

1612
00:33:14,496 --> 00:33:15,307
spending appropriations. Eric

1613
00:33:15,307 --> 00:33:16,477
Finstromaker from EMS,

1614
00:33:16,477 --> 00:33:17,681
please come

1615
00:33:17,681 --> 00:33:20,417
forward.

1616
00:33:20,417 --> 00:33:21,426
Good morning,

1617
00:33:21,426 --> 00:33:22,639
commissioners. I request

1618
00:33:22,639 --> 00:33:24,090
permission to address the

1619
00:33:24,090 --> 00:33:25,299
council regarding the 75,000

1620
00:33:25,299 --> 00:33:26,870
budget deficit

1621
00:33:26,870 --> 00:33:28,442
related to fuel

1622
00:33:28,442 --> 00:33:29,331
.

1623
00:33:29,331 --> 00:33:30,047
Entrance.

1624
00:33:30,047 --> 00:33:31,212
Yes. With the increase in

1625
00:33:31,212 --> 00:33:33,104
gasoline prices, our

1626
00:33:33,134 --> 00:33:34,316
call load has also increased,

1627
00:33:34,316 --> 00:33:35,499
so we are obviously

1628
00:33:35,499 --> 00:33:36,593
running out of gasoline and

1629
00:33:36,593 --> 00:33:37,450
oil for our

1630
00:33:37,450 --> 00:33:38,218
own

1631
00:33:38,218 --> 00:33:39,477
ambulances. The

1632
00:33:39,477 --> 00:33:40,680
other two operations are other

1633
00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,064
operations that are mainly

1634
00:33:42,094 --> 00:33:43,298
used to

1635
00:33:43,298 --> 00:33:44,361
supply oxygen. The

1636
00:33:44,361 --> 00:33:45,553
delivery surcharge has

1637
00:33:45,553 --> 00:33:46,229
increased to

1638
00:33:46,229 --> 00:33:47,325
offset their

1639
00:33:47,325 --> 00:33:48,753
fuel costs. And

1640
00:33:48,753 --> 00:33:49,805
then, corporate

1641
00:33:49,805 --> 00:33:50,800
compliance, which is for

1642
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:51,652
all of

1643
00:33:51,652 --> 00:33:52,278
our other

1644
00:33:52,278 --> 00:33:53,386
consumables

1645
00:33:53,386 --> 00:33:53,784
that we

1646
00:33:53,784 --> 00:33:55,518
use in the

1647
00:33:55,547 --> 00:33:56,599
ambulances, and that fee has

1648
00:33:56,599 --> 00:33:57,366
gone up along with the

1649
00:33:57,366 --> 00:33:58,048
cost of those

1650
00:33:58,048 --> 00:33:59,805
items. So that's

1651
00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:01,728
25,000 for each of them, a

1652
00:34:01,728 --> 00:34:03,729
total of 75,000. Is the

1653
00:34:03,729 --> 00:34:05,158
board satisfied?

1654
00:34:05,158 --> 00:34:05,747
Motion

1655
00:34:05,747 --> 00:34:06,729
to apply to council

1656
00:34:06,729 --> 00:34:07,403
for permission

1657
00:34:07,403 --> 00:34:08,385
to apply to council

1658
00:34:08,385 --> 00:34:09,423
for these additional

1659
00:34:09,423 --> 00:34:10,113
appropriations.

1660
00:34:10,113 --> 00:34:10,842
Second.

1661
00:34:10,842 --> 00:34:12,136
All those in favor, say

1662
00:34:12,136 --> 00:34:13,655
yes. Yes. Good luck.

1663
00:34:13,655 --> 00:34:17,424
Thank you.

1664
00:34:17,424 --> 00:34:18,628
Consider temporarily

1665
00:34:18,628 --> 00:34:19,681
closing roads for

1666
00:34:19,681 --> 00:34:31,681
film production.

1667
00:34:31,681 --> 00:34:33,120
Good morning, Mr.

1668
00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:34,479
President, and, um,

1669
00:34:34,479 --> 00:34:35,838
the nurses of the

1670
00:34:35,838 --> 00:34:40,103
LaPorte County Commission. My

1671
00:34:40,103 --> 00:34:41,248
name is Michelangelo

1672
00:34:41,248 --> 00:34:42,520
Bernacchi, I am a resident of

1673
00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:43,570
Laporte, and I am also the

1674
00:34:43,570 --> 00:34:44,810
screenwriter and producer of a

1675
00:34:44,810 --> 00:34:45,892
feature film

1676
00:34:45,892 --> 00:34:51,825
called "Belle." We

1677
00:34:51,825 --> 00:34:53,121
film exclusively in

1678
00:34:53,121 --> 00:34:54,171
LaPorte County and

1679
00:34:54,171 --> 00:34:55,362
also, um,

1680
00:34:55,362 --> 00:34:57,349
downtown. We

1681
00:34:57,349 --> 00:34:58,669
will film a small

1682
00:34:58,669 --> 00:35:03,096
area there. We are requesting a

1683
00:35:03,096 --> 00:35:04,223
temporary closure

1684
00:35:04,223 --> 00:35:05,444
solely for the safety of

1685
00:35:05,444 --> 00:35:06,540
filming some scenes of

1686
00:35:06,540 --> 00:35:11,364
the film. They are

1687
00:35:11,364 --> 00:35:12,225
located in

1688
00:35:12,225 --> 00:35:13,482
several areas, which

1689
00:35:13,482 --> 00:35:16,085
we will explain in detail.

1690
00:35:16,085 --> 00:35:17,488
But I'll backtrack a bit

1691
00:35:17,488 --> 00:35:20,019
. I'll tell you

1692
00:35:20,019 --> 00:35:21,174
if you're

1693
00:35:21,174 --> 00:35:22,330
curious about the

1694
00:35:22,330 --> 00:35:25,665
movie. "Belle" is...

1695
00:35:25,665 --> 00:35:27,031
Well, let's start from the

1696
00:35:27,031 --> 00:35:28,632
beginning. When I was a

1697
00:35:28,632 --> 00:35:29,928
little boy,

1698
00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:30,925
I would sit and listen to

1699
00:35:30,925 --> 00:35:32,255
my grandfather, Angelo

1700
00:35:32,255 --> 00:35:33,451
Bernacchi, talk about how

1701
00:35:33,451 --> 00:35:34,216
he rode his

1702
00:35:34,216 --> 00:35:35,146
bicycles to

1703
00:35:35,146 --> 00:35:37,061
sell groceries. And

1704
00:35:37,061 --> 00:35:38,021
when did he ride his

1705
00:35:38,021 --> 00:35:38,861
bikes for

1706
00:35:38,861 --> 00:35:41,098
groceries? It was

1707
00:35:41,098 --> 00:35:42,652
1908. And he rode his

1708
00:35:42,652 --> 00:35:43,865
bikes to the

1709
00:35:43,865 --> 00:35:45,855
Gunness farm. Yes, Belle

1710
00:35:45,855 --> 00:35:46,984
Gunness was his

1711
00:35:46,984 --> 00:35:49,335
client. And he was the

1712
00:35:49,335 --> 00:35:50,670
inspiration I

1713
00:35:50,670 --> 00:35:53,306
wrote the script about. But

1714
00:35:53,306 --> 00:35:54,587
I also took

1715
00:35:54,587 --> 00:35:55,356
some creative

1716
00:35:55,356 --> 00:35:56,606
liberties by creating a

1717
00:35:56,606 --> 00:35:57,824
romantic relationship

1718
00:35:57,824 --> 00:35:58,977
between my grandfather and his

1719
00:35:58,977 --> 00:36:00,002
adopted daughter

1720
00:36:00,002 --> 00:36:03,564
Belle Gunness. So

1721
00:36:03,564 --> 00:36:04,353
not only do we have a

1722
00:36:04,353 --> 00:36:05,504
historical story

1723
00:36:05,504 --> 00:36:07,082
based on

1724
00:36:08,101 --> 00:36:08,956
America's most prolific serial killer, but we also have a

1725
00:36:08,956 --> 00:36:10,238
romantic subplot

1726
00:36:10,238 --> 00:36:11,027
that really

1727
00:36:11,027 --> 00:36:13,871
sets this film apart.

1728
00:36:13,871 --> 00:36:15,155
We have an extraordinary

1729
00:36:15,155 --> 00:36:16,135
interest in this

1730
00:36:16,135 --> 00:36:17,454
industry across the country

1731
00:36:17,454 --> 00:36:18,832
. People know we're

1732
00:36:18,832 --> 00:36:19,815
doing it, and the shots

1733
00:36:19,815 --> 00:36:21,060
will take place here in

1734
00:36:21,060 --> 00:36:22,239
LaPorte, right here in

1735
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,297
LaPorte. Our first

1736
00:36:24,297 --> 00:36:25,654
day of principal photography

1737
00:36:25,654 --> 00:36:26,725
is around the 27th of

1738
00:36:26,725 --> 00:36:29,463
this month. And

1739
00:36:29,463 --> 00:36:30,555
we're talking about

1740
00:36:30,555 --> 00:36:32,060
completion around

1741
00:36:32,060 --> 00:36:34,557
November 20th. But regarding

1742
00:36:34,557 --> 00:36:35,261
the details of these

1743
00:36:35,261 --> 00:36:36,510
road closures and

1744
00:36:36,510 --> 00:36:37,279
detours, we

1745
00:36:37,279 --> 00:36:38,464
need to make it

1746
00:36:38,464 --> 00:36:39,360
safe, and we

1747
00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:40,321
understand that this is

1748
00:36:40,321 --> 00:36:42,619
extremely important. I

1749
00:36:42,619 --> 00:36:43,797
mean,

1750
00:36:43,797 --> 00:36:44,975
the commission's goal is the safety of

1751
00:36:44,975 --> 00:36:45,903
the residents of these

1752
00:36:45,903 --> 00:36:46,938
areas, and we

1753
00:36:46,938 --> 00:36:49,460
understand that. That's one of the

1754
00:36:49,460 --> 00:36:50,392
reasons why we

1755
00:36:50,392 --> 00:36:51,556
think that if we

1756
00:36:51,556 --> 00:36:52,754
close these roads,

1757
00:36:52,754 --> 00:36:53,785
filming will be

1758
00:36:53,785 --> 00:36:54,351
much

1759
00:36:54,351 --> 00:36:57,202
safer. So,

1760
00:36:57,202 --> 00:36:58,131
in terms of details, I

1761
00:36:58,131 --> 00:36:59,924
brought our

1762
00:36:59,957 --> 00:37:01,285
production assistant here, her name is

1763
00:37:01,285 --> 00:37:02,514
Mickey Taylor, and she

1764
00:37:02,514 --> 00:37:03,443
would like to talk to you

1765
00:37:03,443 --> 00:37:04,738
about some

1766
00:37:04,738 --> 00:37:06,983
details. I think I'll

1767
00:37:06,983 --> 00:37:08,256
keep a few of

1768
00:37:08,256 --> 00:37:09,219
these signs here to

1769
00:37:09,219 --> 00:37:10,313
help you. I

1770
00:37:10,313 --> 00:37:11,479
understand that each of

1771
00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:12,312
you has some

1772
00:37:12,312 --> 00:37:13,511
information, but here's

1773
00:37:13,511 --> 00:37:15,888
Mickey...

1774
00:37:15,888 --> 00:37:16,884
Yes, I'm too

1775
00:37:16,884 --> 00:37:21,062
brief. That's it. As

1776
00:37:21,062 --> 00:37:22,285
I spoke to Diane

1777
00:37:22,285 --> 00:37:23,443
and Steve earlier, there are

1778
00:37:23,443 --> 00:37:24,600
specific areas

1779
00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:25,625
that we need to

1780
00:37:25,625 --> 00:37:29,562
close for filming.

1781
00:37:29,562 --> 00:37:30,822
First...Okay, this is the

1782
00:37:30,822 --> 00:37:32,820
Orlake Mansion. We

1783
00:37:32,820 --> 00:37:34,164
will be filming in the

1784
00:37:34,164 --> 00:37:36,366
mansion itself. So we will

1785
00:37:36,366 --> 00:37:37,192
need to

1786
00:37:37,192 --> 00:37:38,303
close this section of the

1787
00:37:38,303 --> 00:37:42,749
road. It will be, um,

1788
00:37:42,749 --> 00:37:44,071
the details are: West

1789
00:37:44,071 --> 00:37:45,393
Small Road, just

1790
00:37:45,393 --> 00:37:46,756
west of, um,

1791
00:37:46,756 --> 00:37:48,078
Timber Ridge, North

1792
00:37:48,078 --> 00:37:49,482
Timber Ridge Road and

1793
00:37:49,482 --> 00:37:52,684
just above 400th. That

1794
00:37:52,684 --> 00:37:54,089
little area over there.

1795
00:37:54,089 --> 00:37:55,055
shouldn't be

1796
00:37:55,055 --> 00:37:55,994
any houses or

1797
00:37:55,994 --> 00:37:56,907
anything that would cause

1798
00:37:56,907 --> 00:37:57,688
problems.

1799
00:37:57,688 --> 00:37:58,648
Traffic can

1800
00:37:58,648 --> 00:37:59,864
bypass Timber Ridge

1801
00:37:59,864 --> 00:38:00,984
and get to the other

1802
00:38:00,984 --> 00:38:02,040
side of Small Road, as well as

1803
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:03,160
this section

1804
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:03,709
right here.

1805
00:38:03,709 --> 00:38:04,949
And will they still be able to

1806
00:38:04,949 --> 00:38:06,062
use 400

1807
00:38:06,062 --> 00:38:06,353
North?

1808
00:38:06,353 --> 00:38:07,326
Excuse me, what?

1809
00:38:07,326 --> 00:38:08,293
They will still be able to

1810
00:38:08,293 --> 00:38:09,233
use 400

1811
00:38:09,233 --> 00:38:10,045
North. Good.

1812
00:38:10,045 --> 00:38:11,271
To be earlier, it would be

1813
00:38:11,271 --> 00:38:12,638
east of 400 North

1814
00:38:12,638 --> 00:38:16,027
, west of Timber Ridge.

1815
00:38:16,027 --> 00:38:17,950
Um, the dates for this, um, the

1816
00:38:17,950 --> 00:38:19,874
requested dates are November 2nd to

1817
00:38:19,874 --> 00:38:22,509
November 11th. This is our

1818
00:38:22,509 --> 00:38:23,601
most filming in the

1819
00:38:23,601 --> 00:38:26,572
county. Um, we're well

1820
00:38:26,572 --> 00:38:27,867
aware that we'll

1821
00:38:27,867 --> 00:38:29,198
remove the locks

1822
00:38:29,198 --> 00:38:30,458
when we're not shooting and

1823
00:38:30,458 --> 00:38:31,897
put them

1824
00:38:31,897 --> 00:38:33,048
back, um, every time we

1825
00:38:33,048 --> 00:38:34,575
shoot. We don't

1826
00:38:34,575 --> 00:38:36,146
want to close down

1827
00:38:36,146 --> 00:38:37,805
filming 24/7. Um, however,

1828
00:38:37,805 --> 00:38:39,092
it will be at different times of

1829
00:38:39,092 --> 00:38:40,309
the day because some of

1830
00:38:40,309 --> 00:38:41,214
the shoots will be

1831
00:38:41,214 --> 00:38:42,258
at night and some will be

1832
00:38:42,258 --> 00:38:43,935
during the day. Um, so

1833
00:38:43,935 --> 00:38:45,335
every day I don't know exactly

1834
00:38:45,335 --> 00:38:46,665
what the time frame is for

1835
00:38:46,665 --> 00:38:47,976
each day. Um, so

1836
00:38:47,976 --> 00:38:49,023
if you want me to

1837
00:38:49,023 --> 00:38:50,042
update that as we

1838
00:38:50,042 --> 00:38:51,116
get closer to that

1839
00:38:51,116 --> 00:38:51,887
schedule, I can

1840
00:38:51,887 --> 00:38:52,878
let you know so

1841
00:38:52,878 --> 00:38:53,622
you can also let the

1842
00:38:53,622 --> 00:38:54,393
, um,

1843
00:38:54,393 --> 00:38:55,017
agencies know.

1844
00:38:55,017 --> 00:38:56,386
Yes, please. Yes,

1845
00:38:56,386 --> 00:38:57,452
because I have 911 and the

1846
00:38:57,452 --> 00:38:58,519
Sheriff and we would like to

1847
00:38:58,519 --> 00:38:59,704
know that and also regarding

1848
00:38:59,704 --> 00:39:00,533
the residents and you

1849
00:39:00,533 --> 00:39:01,659
say you are doing

1850
00:39:01,659 --> 00:39:02,861
night shootings and so on.

1851
00:39:02,861 --> 00:39:03,311
Will you

1852
00:39:03,311 --> 00:39:04,086
use

1853
00:39:04,086 --> 00:39:05,061
a lot of light that will keep

1854
00:39:05,061 --> 00:39:05,886
people awake

1855
00:39:05,886 --> 00:39:06,261
at night?

1856
00:39:06,261 --> 00:39:06,956
shoots

1857
00:39:06,956 --> 00:39:07,780
will

1858
00:39:07,780 --> 00:39:08,808
mostly be with our

1859
00:39:08,808 --> 00:39:09,857
microphone,

1860
00:39:09,857 --> 00:39:11,255
please sir. Please

1861
00:39:11,255 --> 00:39:12,116
. Microphone.

1862
00:39:12,116 --> 00:39:13,203
Yes, most will be

1863
00:39:13,203 --> 00:39:15,501
inside the house, There are a

1864
00:39:15,501 --> 00:39:16,528
few, probably a

1865
00:39:16,528 --> 00:39:18,002
few hours. We

1866
00:39:18,002 --> 00:39:19,478
only talk about

1867
00:39:19,478 --> 00:39:20,652
when we're shooting

1868
00:39:20,652 --> 00:39:21,939
in the evening, probably

1869
00:39:21,939 --> 00:39:23,635
3-4 hours max. And,

1870
00:39:23,635 --> 00:39:24,711
um, it would be, um,

1871
00:39:24,711 --> 00:39:25,935
quite far from

1872
00:39:25,935 --> 00:39:27,345
any residents,

1873
00:39:27,345 --> 00:39:28,840
actually. We'll be

1874
00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,372
at, um, the Orr mansion,

1875
00:39:30,372 --> 00:39:31,700
actually. So he's

1876
00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:33,237
actually in the woods. So it's

1877
00:39:33,237 --> 00:39:34,691
pretty safe there.

1878
00:39:34,691 --> 00:39:36,876
Good.

1879
00:39:36,876 --> 00:39:38,244
Okay, this is an inquiry about

1880
00:39:38,244 --> 00:39:39,686
the mansion on Lake Orr

1881
00:39:39,686 --> 00:39:42,828
. Um, on Orr Lake Road

1882
00:39:42,828 --> 00:39:43,946
, we'll just have a

1883
00:39:43,946 --> 00:39:44,637
car, uh, an

1884
00:39:44,637 --> 00:39:45,920
antique car on a

1885
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:46,776
trailer, and we

1886
00:39:46,776 --> 00:39:48,059
need to film them

1887
00:39:48,059 --> 00:39:49,374
just

1888
00:39:49,374 --> 00:39:50,690
driving down the county road,

1889
00:39:50,690 --> 00:39:51,875
and we'll just drive

1890
00:39:51,875 --> 00:39:52,697
north of the

1891
00:39:52,697 --> 00:39:53,882
last house

1892
00:39:53,882 --> 00:39:57,679
on Orr Lake Road. Uh,

1893
00:39:57,679 --> 00:39:59,018
we'll block it there,

1894
00:39:59,018 --> 00:39:59,705
towards

1895
00:39:59,705 --> 00:40:01,044
the intersection with Orr Lake

1896
00:40:01,044 --> 00:40:01,902
Drive, but we won't

1897
00:40:01,902 --> 00:40:04,512
close it.

1898
00:40:04,512 --> 00:40:06,060
Just like that. And there are

1899
00:40:06,060 --> 00:40:06,863
no

1900
00:40:06,863 --> 00:40:09,152
residential buildings in that area. And

1901
00:40:09,152 --> 00:40:10,016
it will only be for

1902
00:40:10,016 --> 00:40:11,480
about 30 minutes

1903
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:12,866
. So just

1904
00:40:12,866 --> 00:40:13,959
going through it is

1905
00:40:13,959 --> 00:40:14,943
probably an hour and

1906
00:40:14,943 --> 00:40:15,878
a half.

1907
00:40:15,878 --> 00:40:16,523
Good.

1908
00:40:16,523 --> 00:40:21,837
Probably so.

1909
00:40:21,837 --> 00:40:22,930
This area used to

1910
00:40:22,930 --> 00:40:23,892
be called, uh,

1911
00:40:23,892 --> 00:40:26,014
Hookman Street,

1912
00:40:26,014 --> 00:40:27,093
They filmed a horror movie there

1913
00:40:27,093 --> 00:40:27,815
, yes. A

1914
00:40:27,815 --> 00:40:28,517
scene of a large

1915
00:40:28,517 --> 00:40:29,490
number of school

1916
00:40:29,490 --> 00:40:30,564
parking spaces.

1917
00:40:30,564 --> 00:40:31,824
Yes, of course. I

1918
00:40:31,824 --> 00:40:32,923
told the director that

1919
00:40:32,923 --> 00:40:34,113
I was having nightmares

1920
00:40:34,113 --> 00:40:35,182
about horror movies and

1921
00:40:35,182 --> 00:40:36,220
he would cure me of it

1922
00:40:36,220 --> 00:40:36,778
.

1923
00:40:36,778 --> 00:40:37,602
And this is during

1924
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:38,414
Halloween.

1925
00:40:38,414 --> 00:40:40,899
Oh, even better, yes.

1926
00:40:40,899 --> 00:40:42,241
Okay, last

1927
00:40:42,241 --> 00:40:43,907
section: we're shooting

1928
00:40:43,907 --> 00:40:45,574
on 18th Street, in front of a

1929
00:40:45,574 --> 00:40:47,426
house, well, in the area of

1930
00:40:47,426 --> 00:40:49,231
2532 West 18th, which is a really

1931
00:40:49,231 --> 00:40:50,157
nice, um,

1932
00:40:50,157 --> 00:40:52,009
old house

1933
00:40:52,009 --> 00:40:54,154
in the area. Hmm,

1934
00:40:54,154 --> 00:40:56,255
just for 1 day.

1935
00:40:56,255 --> 00:40:57,748
November 12th is the preferred

1936
00:40:57,748 --> 00:40:59,088
date, but if the

1937
00:40:59,088 --> 00:41:00,314
weather is bad, we

1938
00:41:00,314 --> 00:41:01,807
would like to use

1939
00:41:01,807 --> 00:41:03,338
November 11th as well for

1940
00:41:03,338 --> 00:41:04,870
this date or instead

1941
00:41:04,870 --> 00:41:07,630
. Hmm, we would close

1942
00:41:07,630 --> 00:41:09,213
it on 18th west of

1943
00:41:09,213 --> 00:41:12,952
Westwood Drive. And

1944
00:41:12,952 --> 00:41:14,222
then, um, heading

1945
00:41:14,222 --> 00:41:15,388
east towards

1946
00:41:15,388 --> 00:41:16,727
Redbud Drive, but between

1947
00:41:16,727 --> 00:41:17,413
these two

1948
00:41:17,413 --> 00:41:20,451
intersections. Hmm, and

1949
00:41:20,451 --> 00:41:21,085
then we'll

1950
00:41:21,085 --> 00:41:22,459
need a block,

1951
00:41:22,459 --> 00:41:23,728
um, on Nursery Road,

1952
00:41:23,728 --> 00:41:24,996
but they also have

1953
00:41:24,996 --> 00:41:26,370
another exit area

1954
00:41:26,370 --> 00:41:29,667
if they need it.

1955
00:41:29,667 --> 00:41:30,826
So, this is the last

1956
00:41:30,826 --> 00:41:31,736
place. The

1957
00:41:31,736 --> 00:41:33,159
central building is where

1958
00:41:33,159 --> 00:41:34,546
Nursery Road

1959
00:41:34,546 --> 00:41:35,894
ends at 18th

1960
00:41:35,894 --> 00:41:36,744
Street. That

1961
00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:38,080
central building,

1962
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:39,245
they have no other

1963
00:41:39,245 --> 00:41:40,476
access except the 18th.

1964
00:41:40,476 --> 00:41:41,571
This is the house where you

1965
00:41:41,571 --> 00:41:42,392
are filming, right? Is

1966
00:41:42,392 --> 00:41:43,417
this the house where you

1967
00:41:43,417 --> 00:41:43,976
are filming?

1968
00:41:43,976 --> 00:41:44,817
The one who is dead where

1969
00:41:44,817 --> 00:41:45,658
Redbud is dead in

1970
00:41:45,658 --> 00:41:46,452
or kindergarten,

1971
00:41:46,452 --> 00:41:47,347
sorry, dead in.

1972
00:41:47,347 --> 00:41:48,210
That's right.

1973
00:41:48,210 --> 00:41:49,648
Okay, okay, so is the

1974
00:41:49,748 --> 00:41:50,900
location.

1975
00:41:50,900 --> 00:41:51,877
Okay, so this

1976
00:41:51,877 --> 00:41:53,099
won't affect anyone, okay.

1977
00:41:53,099 --> 00:41:54,950
No. Absolutely not. So, that's

1978
00:41:54,950 --> 00:41:56,093
all for

1979
00:41:56,093 --> 00:41:57,135
our closing request

1980
00:41:57,135 --> 00:41:58,354
. And as I

1981
00:41:58,354 --> 00:41:59,219
said, if you

1982
00:41:59,219 --> 00:42:00,171
need any

1983
00:42:00,171 --> 00:42:01,238
other information from

1984
00:42:01,238 --> 00:42:02,363
me as the

1985
00:42:02,363 --> 00:42:03,401
dates approach, I'd be happy to

1986
00:42:03,401 --> 00:42:04,297
provide it. Yes,

1987
00:42:04,297 --> 00:42:05,551
please do

1988
00:42:05,551 --> 00:42:06,853
it. So what does the council

1989
00:42:06,853 --> 00:42:07,707
want?

1990
00:42:07,707 --> 00:42:09,310
Proposal to approve.

1991
00:42:09,310 --> 00:42:09,929
Second.

1992
00:42:09,929 --> 00:42:11,520
All "yes", say "I do".

1993
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:11,996
I.

1994
00:42:11,996 --> 00:42:13,098
Thank you very much.

1995
00:42:13,098 --> 00:42:13,894
When you need to

1996
00:42:13,894 --> 00:42:14,788
get closer to

1997
00:42:14,788 --> 00:42:15,706
this and you get the

1998
00:42:15,706 --> 00:42:16,671
exact time, let

1999
00:42:16,671 --> 00:42:17,546
us know. And then, when you

2000
00:42:17,546 --> 00:42:18,269
need signs,

2001
00:42:18,269 --> 00:42:19,031
barricades, whatever

2002
00:42:19,031 --> 00:42:19,793
, talk to Charity

2003
00:42:19,793 --> 00:42:20,554
Glaser from the highway

2004
00:42:20,554 --> 00:42:20,948
department.

2005
00:42:20,948 --> 00:42:22,211
Okay, sounds good.

2006
00:42:22,211 --> 00:42:25,593
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

2007
00:42:25,593 --> 00:42:26,613
Can I

2008
00:42:26,613 --> 00:42:27,302
say something else?

2009
00:42:27,302 --> 00:42:28,066
Of course.

2010
00:42:28,066 --> 00:42:29,372
Uh, we just got approved by

2011
00:42:29,372 --> 00:42:31,496
the state of Indiana for the

2012
00:42:31,529 --> 00:42:32,850
Indiana film tax credit. We are the

2013
00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:33,238
first

2014
00:42:33,238 --> 00:42:34,402
feature film

2015
00:42:34,402 --> 00:42:35,237
, if we are one of the

2016
00:42:35,237 --> 00:42:36,431
first, if not the first, to be

2017
00:42:36,431 --> 00:42:37,326
eligible for

2018
00:42:37,326 --> 00:42:38,102
these

2019
00:42:38,102 --> 00:42:39,217
specific funds.

2020
00:42:39,217 --> 00:42:40,130
So we are very

2021
00:42:40,130 --> 00:42:41,250
proud of that. We just

2022
00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:42,225
received information,

2023
00:42:42,225 --> 00:42:42,825
I thought we would

2024
00:42:42,825 --> 00:42:43,800
share it with you

2025
00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:43,926
.

2026
00:42:43,926 --> 00:42:44,562
Bill Gunther was

2027
00:42:44,562 --> 00:42:45,177
interesting when I

2028
00:42:45,177 --> 00:42:45,880
was in school,

2029
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:46,759
just to see what it was like

2030
00:42:46,759 --> 00:42:47,549
, but she

2031
00:42:47,549 --> 00:42:48,406
lured a bunch of

2032
00:42:48,406 --> 00:42:48,977
men there under

2033
00:42:48,977 --> 00:42:49,833
false pretenses

2034
00:42:49,833 --> 00:42:50,668
, and then they just

2035
00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:51,054
disappeared.

2036
00:42:51,054 --> 00:42:51,932
This will be quite

2037
00:42:51,932 --> 00:42:52,754
special. We're

2038
00:42:52,754 --> 00:42:54,069
attracting a lot of, um,

2039
00:42:54,069 --> 00:42:54,675
this will have an

2040
00:42:54,675 --> 00:42:56,082
economic impact. We're

2041
00:42:56,082 --> 00:42:57,144
bringing in a lot,

2042
00:42:57,144 --> 00:42:58,270
about 75 different

2043
00:42:58,270 --> 00:42:59,524
people from all over the country,

2044
00:42:59,524 --> 00:43:00,232
from the East

2045
00:43:00,232 --> 00:43:01,487
Coast, the West

2046
00:43:01,487 --> 00:43:02,355
Coast, uh,

2047
00:43:02,355 --> 00:43:03,642
Florida, and, um, it's going to be a

2048
00:43:03,642 --> 00:43:04,929
fun production, and

2049
00:43:04,929 --> 00:43:06,216
it's going to be right here in

2050
00:43:06,216 --> 00:43:06,670
town.

2051
00:43:06,670 --> 00:43:08,350
Okay, thank you, sir.

2052
00:43:08,350 --> 00:43:11,143
Thank you.

2053
00:43:11,143 --> 00:43:12,085
10A

2054
00:43:12,085 --> 00:43:14,466
10, old business, 10A.

2055
00:43:14,466 --> 00:43:21,581
Mrs. Davis.

2056
00:43:21,581 --> 00:43:22,660
Good morning.

2057
00:43:22,660 --> 00:43:23,885
A.m.

2058
00:43:23,885 --> 00:43:25,730
Angela Davis,

2059
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,666
County Facilities Director Support.

2060
00:43:27,666 --> 00:43:28,617
In front of me...

2061
00:43:28,617 --> 00:43:29,934
Okay, my first one. I have

2062
00:43:29,934 --> 00:43:30,995
one application in front of me

2063
00:43:30,995 --> 00:43:32,329
. This

2064
00:43:32,329 --> 00:43:33,409
was officially

2065
00:43:33,409 --> 00:43:34,988
received on September 16th at

2066
00:43:34,988 --> 00:43:36,281
8:45 am. Mr. Foltz,

2067
00:43:36,281 --> 00:43:37,137
could you

2068
00:43:37,137 --> 00:43:37,591
open this,

2069
00:43:37,591 --> 00:43:38,497
make sure it's

2070
00:43:38,497 --> 00:43:39,076
correct?

2071
00:43:39,076 --> 00:43:39,962
We would like to

2072
00:43:39,962 --> 00:43:40,574
do this.

2073
00:43:40,574 --> 00:44:07,459
I would be happy to.

2074
00:44:07,459 --> 00:44:08,302
Mr. President,

2075
00:44:08,302 --> 00:44:09,337
the proposal is

2076
00:44:09,337 --> 00:44:10,344
duly sealed and

2077
00:44:10,344 --> 00:44:11,107
duly

2078
00:44:11,107 --> 00:44:11,561
submitted.

2079
00:44:11,561 --> 00:44:13,163
Thank you. A request

2080
00:44:13,163 --> 00:44:13,925
confirming

2081
00:44:13,925 --> 00:44:15,182
timely receipt of

2082
00:44:15,182 --> 00:44:16,563
the offer.

2083
00:44:16,563 --> 00:44:17,147
Second.

2084
00:44:17,147 --> 00:44:18,549
Everyone who is "in favor", say

2085
00:44:18,549 --> 00:44:22,542
"I do." I. I.

2086
00:44:22,542 --> 00:44:23,418
And since we

2087
00:44:23,418 --> 00:44:24,786
only got one, and

2088
00:44:24,786 --> 00:44:26,118
this needs to be done,

2089
00:44:26,118 --> 00:44:27,521
I think we'll accept

2090
00:44:27,521 --> 00:44:34,762
this one.

2091
00:44:34,762 --> 00:44:35,647
The name was "

2092
00:44:35,647 --> 00:44:38,218
DA got LLC" doing

2093
00:44:38,218 --> 00:44:40,411
business as OJS Building Services

2094
00:44:40,411 --> 00:44:42,617
Reliable Control (in parentheses).

2095
00:44:42,617 --> 00:44:43,559
Okay, would

2096
00:44:43,559 --> 00:44:44,501
you like to take a look at this and

2097
00:44:44,501 --> 00:44:45,419
then come back at

2098
00:44:45,419 --> 00:44:46,386
the end of the meeting after

2099
00:44:46,386 --> 00:44:46,883
you've

2100
00:44:46,883 --> 00:44:47,701
looked at it and

2101
00:44:47,701 --> 00:44:48,693
made sure everything is

2102
00:44:48,693 --> 00:44:49,586
okay with yours and

2103
00:44:49,586 --> 00:44:50,504
then after

2104
00:44:50,504 --> 00:44:51,372
our attorney has had a

2105
00:44:51,372 --> 00:44:51,893
chance

2106
00:44:51,893 --> 00:44:54,996
to look at it.

2107
00:44:54,996 --> 00:44:56,020
Because this should have been

2108
00:44:56,020 --> 00:44:56,902
done a long time ago

2109
00:44:56,902 --> 00:44:57,686
.

2110
00:44:57,686 --> 00:44:58,408
Yes.

2111
00:44:58,408 --> 00:44:59,032
And just for the

2112
00:44:59,032 --> 00:44:59,925
public record, these are the

2113
00:44:59,925 --> 00:45:00,751
controls

2114
00:45:00,751 --> 00:45:01,488
that open and

2115
00:45:01,488 --> 00:45:02,291
close the

2116
00:45:02,291 --> 00:45:03,452
heating and

2117
00:45:03,474 --> 00:45:04,356
air conditioning valves, correct?

2118
00:45:04,356 --> 00:45:05,013
Right.

2119
00:45:05,013 --> 00:45:05,391
Yes.

2120
00:45:05,391 --> 00:45:06,138
And last winter we

2121
00:45:06,138 --> 00:45:06,791
froze two

2122
00:45:06,791 --> 00:45:07,492
coils because they were

2123
00:45:07,492 --> 00:45:08,036
working.

2124
00:45:08,036 --> 00:45:09,042
Mr. President,

2125
00:45:09,042 --> 00:45:10,149
can I also add?

2126
00:45:10,149 --> 00:45:10,537
Yes.

2127
00:45:10,537 --> 00:45:11,293
Um, we also

2128
00:45:11,293 --> 00:45:12,521
found out earlier

2129
00:45:12,521 --> 00:45:14,097
this week that the

2130
00:45:14,128 --> 00:45:14,979
Juvenile Center

2131
00:45:14,979 --> 00:45:16,081
received a grant from

2132
00:45:16,081 --> 00:45:17,153
Lilly, which I don't

2133
00:45:17,153 --> 00:45:18,381
have a copy of the grant yet, but

2134
00:45:18,381 --> 00:45:19,390
we'll see if we

2135
00:45:19,390 --> 00:45:20,461
can use

2136
00:45:20,461 --> 00:45:21,595
some of the funds for

2137
00:45:21,595 --> 00:45:21,979
things like that.

2138
00:45:21,979 --> 00:45:22,885
Good.

2139
00:45:22,885 --> 00:45:24,113
So, it was a million

2140
00:45:24,113 --> 00:45:24,777
dollars for the

2141
00:45:24,777 --> 00:45:26,953
premises.

2142
00:45:26,953 --> 00:45:27,560
Um, if it's

2143
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:28,500
acceptable, can

2144
00:45:28,500 --> 00:45:29,467
she come back at

2145
00:45:29,467 --> 00:45:29,927
the end...

2146
00:45:29,927 --> 00:45:31,191
Yeah, come on, yeah.

2147
00:45:31,191 --> 00:45:32,300
Mr. President.

2148
00:45:32,300 --> 00:45:33,313
Yes, sir.

2149
00:45:33,313 --> 00:45:34,223
I apologize that

2150
00:45:34,223 --> 00:45:35,377
this item was not

2151
00:45:35,377 --> 00:45:36,531
on the agenda

2152
00:45:36,531 --> 00:45:37,350
before I

2153
00:45:37,350 --> 00:45:38,236
read it. I wasn't

2154
00:45:38,236 --> 00:45:40,654
prepared for this.

2155
00:45:40,654 --> 00:45:41,795
However, as I

2156
00:45:41,795 --> 00:45:42,970
understand it, the previous

2157
00:45:42,970 --> 00:45:43,978
applications that were

2158
00:45:43,978 --> 00:45:45,086
filed, at least the

2159
00:45:45,086 --> 00:45:46,093
summary of

2160
00:45:46,093 --> 00:45:47,335
the application regarding the basic

2161
00:45:47,335 --> 00:45:48,242
application and the amount of the

2162
00:45:48,242 --> 00:45:49,215
basic application,

2163
00:45:49,215 --> 00:45:50,021
should be

2164
00:45:50,021 --> 00:45:53,100
read into the record.

2165
00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:54,063
Is this accurate, or does it

2166
00:45:54,063 --> 00:45:55,347
happen after the

2167
00:45:55,347 --> 00:45:56,084
fact?

2168
00:45:56,084 --> 00:45:57,010
Um, it's my fault that this

2169
00:45:57,010 --> 00:45:57,936
item wasn't on the

2170
00:45:57,936 --> 00:45:59,140
agenda

2171
00:45:59,140 --> 00:45:59,987
. Ms. Davis

2172
00:45:59,987 --> 00:46:00,879
called me

2173
00:46:00,879 --> 00:46:01,489
after the

2174
00:46:01,489 --> 00:46:02,311
agenda was

2175
00:46:02,311 --> 00:46:03,156
posted and we

2176
00:46:03,156 --> 00:46:04,172
decided to add it.

2177
00:46:04,172 --> 00:46:04,966
So what do you

2178
00:46:04,966 --> 00:46:05,974
need from us then

2179
00:46:05,974 --> 00:46:06,350
?

2180
00:46:06,350 --> 00:46:07,340
Well, as far as I

2181
00:46:07,340 --> 00:46:08,542
remember, and again

2182
00:46:08,542 --> 00:46:09,320
, I could be

2183
00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:10,735
wrong, but

2184
00:46:10,735 --> 00:46:11,442
again, for the sake of

2185
00:46:11,442 --> 00:46:12,285
transparency,

2186
00:46:12,285 --> 00:46:13,247
let's just

2187
00:46:13,247 --> 00:46:14,900
read this. The

2188
00:46:14,900 --> 00:46:16,611
basic proposal received

2189
00:46:16,646 --> 00:46:17,673
concerns all

2190
00:46:17,673 --> 00:46:19,042
work required for the

2191
00:46:19,042 --> 00:46:20,343
complete modernization of the

2192
00:46:20,343 --> 00:46:21,713
BAS, with the exception of separately

2193
00:46:21,713 --> 00:46:22,432
identified

2194
00:46:22,432 --> 00:46:25,108
alternatives. The

2195
00:46:25,108 --> 00:46:26,539
base bid amount

2196
00:46:26,539 --> 00:46:27,613
was

2197
00:46:27,613 --> 00:46:30,124
$106,000. Sorry,

2198
00:46:30,124 --> 00:46:33,890
$106,625. This is the

2199
00:46:33,890 --> 00:46:35,610
only

2200
00:46:35,610 --> 00:46:37,145
offer received, and

2201
00:46:37,145 --> 00:46:39,355
the response from the

2202
00:46:39,355 --> 00:46:41,074
bidder-D.A. Dodd OJS,

2203
00:46:41,074 --> 00:46:43,407
address: 2516 North Home Street,

2204
00:46:43,407 --> 00:46:45,004
Mishawaka, Indiana 46545. The

2205
00:46:45,004 --> 00:46:46,539
authorized

2206
00:46:46,539 --> 00:46:48,381
contact person is

2207
00:46:48,381 --> 00:46:50,100
Andrew Miller, and the

2208
00:46:50,100 --> 00:46:52,433
primary

2209
00:46:52,433 --> 00:46:54,582
BAS manufacturer platform is Reliable

2210
00:46:54,582 --> 00:46:57,182
Controls.

2211
00:46:57,182 --> 00:47:03,076
Thank you.

2212
00:47:03,076 --> 00:47:04,417
So,

2213
00:47:04,417 --> 00:47:05,299
as an attorney, could you

2214
00:47:05,299 --> 00:47:06,523
approve this? Do you

2215
00:47:06,523 --> 00:47:07,879
think you

2216
00:47:07,879 --> 00:47:08,679
or we have the

2217
00:47:08,679 --> 00:47:10,035
approval of an attorney

2218
00:47:10,035 --> 00:47:13,979
? Well,

2219
00:47:13,979 --> 00:47:15,136
since this is the only

2220
00:47:15,136 --> 00:47:16,469
proposal submitted, I

2221
00:47:16,469 --> 00:47:17,557
would say it is

2222
00:47:17,557 --> 00:47:18,715
submitted in proper

2223
00:47:18,715 --> 00:47:24,331
form. If the department head

2224
00:47:24,367 --> 00:47:25,745
has correctly determined that, um, this

2225
00:47:25,745 --> 00:47:27,018
application is eligible, that

2226
00:47:27,018 --> 00:47:28,179
it is in the

2227
00:47:28,179 --> 00:47:29,114
proper form, then it will

2228
00:47:29,114 --> 00:47:29,926
certainly be

2229
00:47:29,926 --> 00:47:30,419
able to be

2230
00:47:30,419 --> 00:47:31,379
voted on at this

2231
00:47:31,379 --> 00:47:33,293
meeting. Good.

2232
00:47:33,293 --> 00:47:34,093
Come back and

2233
00:47:34,093 --> 00:47:35,094
let us know what you

2234
00:47:35,094 --> 00:47:38,255
think. Thank you. New

2235
00:47:38,255 --> 00:47:40,294
orders. 11A,

2236
00:47:40,294 --> 00:47:40,758
consider

2237
00:47:40,758 --> 00:47:41,420
the proposal for

2238
00:47:41,420 --> 00:47:42,304
renewing

2239
00:47:42,304 --> 00:47:43,187
vision and dental insurance,

2240
00:47:43,187 --> 00:47:44,004
Eric Gibson of High Street

2241
00:47:44,004 --> 00:47:46,761
Insurance. Good morning.

2242
00:47:46,761 --> 00:47:48,108
Eric Gibson of High Street

2243
00:47:48,108 --> 00:47:48,975
Insurance. Uh, I'm looking for

2244
00:47:48,975 --> 00:47:49,590
approval for

2245
00:47:49,590 --> 00:47:50,321
dental and

2246
00:47:50,321 --> 00:47:50,993
vision

2247
00:47:50,993 --> 00:47:51,801
insurance plans. So, we

2248
00:47:51,801 --> 00:47:52,155
set out to

2249
00:47:52,155 --> 00:47:52,614
promote both

2250
00:47:52,614 --> 00:47:53,375
dental and

2251
00:47:53,393 --> 00:47:54,012
vision

2252
00:47:54,012 --> 00:47:54,675
insurance. We

2253
00:47:54,675 --> 00:47:55,580
contacted 14

2254
00:47:55,580 --> 00:47:56,579
different insurance

2255
00:47:56,579 --> 00:47:57,858
companies. Sorry. The

2256
00:47:57,858 --> 00:47:58,416
fair

2257
00:47:58,416 --> 00:47:58,926
renewal of

2258
00:47:58,926 --> 00:47:59,727
dental

2259
00:47:59,727 --> 00:48:00,650
insurance came

2260
00:48:00,650 --> 00:48:02,293
with a 30% increase.

2261
00:48:02,293 --> 00:48:03,365
Uh, it was related

2262
00:48:03,365 --> 00:48:04,246
to claims,

2263
00:48:04,246 --> 00:48:05,159
unfortunately. Uh, the rate for

2264
00:48:05,159 --> 00:48:05,860
ophthalmology

2265
00:48:05,860 --> 00:48:06,583
insurance was

2266
00:48:06,583 --> 00:48:07,359
fixed. Uh, the

2267
00:48:07,359 --> 00:48:08,225
good news is

2268
00:48:08,225 --> 00:48:09,513
that Pacific Life

2269
00:48:09,536 --> 00:48:10,402
has been very aggressive on this

2270
00:48:10,402 --> 00:48:11,024
issue, and they

2271
00:48:11,024 --> 00:48:11,690
actually have a little

2272
00:48:11,690 --> 00:48:12,445
lower rate on

2273
00:48:12,445 --> 00:48:13,089
dental

2274
00:48:13,089 --> 00:48:13,778
insurance, but the

2275
00:48:13,778 --> 00:48:14,488
annual savings

2276
00:48:14,488 --> 00:48:15,455
is $1,500.

2277
00:48:15,455 --> 00:48:16,211
Uh, and the rate for

2278
00:48:16,211 --> 00:48:17,048
ophthalmology

2279
00:48:17,048 --> 00:48:17,967
insurance is also

2280
00:48:17,967 --> 00:48:18,696
slightly lower than the

2281
00:48:18,696 --> 00:48:19,653
current rate. Uh, that's

2282
00:48:19,653 --> 00:48:20,971
about $4,000 in

2283
00:48:20,971 --> 00:48:22,351
annual savings.

2284
00:48:22,351 --> 00:48:23,289
The only changes to the plan

2285
00:48:23,289 --> 00:48:24,097
will apply to

2286
00:48:24,097 --> 00:48:24,905
dental

2287
00:48:24,905 --> 00:48:26,312
services; teeth whitening

2288
00:48:26,338 --> 00:48:27,324
will not be covered. And

2289
00:48:27,324 --> 00:48:28,103
panoramic

2290
00:48:28,103 --> 00:48:29,141
X-rays

2291
00:48:29,141 --> 00:48:30,245
will also become basic. So

2292
00:48:30,245 --> 00:48:30,766
they are still

2293
00:48:30,766 --> 00:48:31,386
covered by

2294
00:48:31,386 --> 00:48:32,379
insurance, they just won't

2295
00:48:32,379 --> 00:48:33,048
be considered

2296
00:48:33,048 --> 00:48:33,918
preventive.

2297
00:48:33,918 --> 00:48:34,977
Regarding vision, the only

2298
00:48:34,977 --> 00:48:36,106
change in the plan is a

2299
00:48:36,106 --> 00:48:37,483
slightly lower premium

2300
00:48:37,483 --> 00:48:38,436
for the frame, or,

2301
00:48:38,436 --> 00:48:39,743
sorry, for the lenses and

2302
00:48:39,743 --> 00:48:41,711
frames. We conducted an

2303
00:48:41,711 --> 00:48:42,958
in-depth study of

2304
00:48:42,958 --> 00:48:44,629
the network. So we took the

2305
00:48:44,629 --> 00:48:45,651
district's statements and

2306
00:48:45,651 --> 00:48:47,025
combined them with the network

2307
00:48:47,025 --> 00:48:49,500
. There is one service provider in the entire county that is

2308
00:48:50,686 --> 00:48:52,756
affected, and that is this one.

2309
00:48:52,756 --> 00:48:54,290
So we recommend

2310
00:48:54,290 --> 00:48:55,746
taking, uh, almost

2311
00:48:55,746 --> 00:48:56,926
$60,000 instead of

2312
00:48:56,926 --> 00:48:57,949
renewing and

2313
00:48:57,949 --> 00:49:00,679
going to Pacific Life.

2314
00:49:00,679 --> 00:49:01,988
I will make a petition regarding

2315
00:49:01,988 --> 00:49:03,484
this. And

2316
00:49:03,484 --> 00:49:04,472
thank you for your

2317
00:49:04,472 --> 00:49:05,337
diligence and

2318
00:49:05,337 --> 00:49:07,375
in-depth research into

2319
00:49:07,406 --> 00:49:09,009
service providers. I think, uh,

2320
00:49:09,009 --> 00:49:10,090
you know, the transition

2321
00:49:10,090 --> 00:49:11,495
will definitely save

2322
00:49:11,495 --> 00:49:12,827
us a lot of money, as well

2323
00:49:12,827 --> 00:49:13,620
as

2324
00:49:13,620 --> 00:49:14,657
employee costs. And,

2325
00:49:14,657 --> 00:49:15,717
of course, you know, changing

2326
00:49:15,717 --> 00:49:16,804
one

2327
00:49:16,804 --> 00:49:17,863
provider is a bummer

2328
00:49:17,863 --> 00:49:18,515
for the person who

2329
00:49:18,515 --> 00:49:19,385
uses that

2330
00:49:19,385 --> 00:49:20,445
one provider

2331
00:49:20,445 --> 00:49:21,477
, but, uh, for the other 50

2332
00:49:21,477 --> 00:49:22,265
providers

2333
00:49:22,265 --> 00:49:23,596
that

2334
00:49:24,710 --> 00:49:25,525
Port County employees use, we'll be able to

2335
00:49:25,525 --> 00:49:26,205
continue

2336
00:49:26,205 --> 00:49:26,938
using the

2337
00:49:26,938 --> 00:49:27,781
same

2338
00:49:27,781 --> 00:49:28,958
dentist. So that

2339
00:49:28,958 --> 00:49:30,412
will be good.

2340
00:49:30,412 --> 00:49:31,513
What will the actual

2341
00:49:31,513 --> 00:49:32,395
increase be for

2342
00:49:32,395 --> 00:49:33,802
employees?

2343
00:49:33,802 --> 00:49:34,832
In fact, it will be a

2344
00:49:34,832 --> 00:49:36,056
small decrease.

2345
00:49:36,056 --> 00:49:37,326
For employees?

2346
00:49:37,326 --> 00:49:37,722
Yes. Do

2347
00:49:37,722 --> 00:49:38,911
you know what

2348
00:49:38,911 --> 00:49:40,163
percentage that is?

2349
00:49:40,163 --> 00:49:42,192
Er, that means

2350
00:49:42,231 --> 00:49:43,418
it will be a

2351
00:49:43,418 --> 00:49:45,973
savings of 17 cents on dental care.

2352
00:49:45,973 --> 00:49:47,558
So it's not very big. Eh

2353
00:49:47,558 --> 00:49:48,945
, on family–this is a

2354
00:49:48,945 --> 00:49:50,687
saving of 60 cents. And

2355
00:49:50,687 --> 00:49:52,280
on vision aid,

2356
00:49:52,280 --> 00:49:53,615
this will be a savings of

2357
00:49:53,615 --> 00:49:54,821
approximately 50-56

2358
00:49:54,821 --> 00:49:55,639
cents, on

2359
00:49:55,639 --> 00:49:57,275
individual, and

2360
00:49:57,275 --> 00:49:59,206
$1.66 on family.

2361
00:49:59,206 --> 00:50:00,194
So, of course, if

2362
00:50:00,194 --> 00:50:01,343
you spend that on the entire

2363
00:50:01,343 --> 00:50:02,618
population, the number becomes

2364
00:50:02,618 --> 00:50:04,459
quite large.

2365
00:50:04,459 --> 00:50:05,674
Hmm. Well, any

2366
00:50:05,674 --> 00:50:06,375
savings on

2367
00:50:06,375 --> 00:50:07,522
insurance now

2368
00:50:07,522 --> 00:50:08,068
is a plus.

2369
00:50:08,068 --> 00:50:09,877
Of course. Do

2370
00:50:09,877 --> 00:50:11,042
we have a second?

2371
00:50:11,042 --> 00:50:12,104
I will support.

2372
00:50:12,104 --> 00:50:13,446
Everyone who is "in favor", say

2373
00:50:13,446 --> 00:50:14,688
"yes". Yes.

2374
00:50:14,688 --> 00:50:15,414
Thank you.

2375
00:50:15,414 --> 00:50:19,217
Mr. Gibson. Well

2376
00:50:19,217 --> 00:50:20,324
, it's nice to see

2377
00:50:20,324 --> 00:50:22,014
something with insurance.

2378
00:50:22,014 --> 00:50:23,205
Hmm, consider

2379
00:50:23,205 --> 00:50:24,837
the ordinance to change the

2380
00:50:24,837 --> 00:50:26,513
speed limit

2381
00:50:26,513 --> 00:50:28,013
on West 400 North in

2382
00:50:28,013 --> 00:50:29,645
Cool Spring Township

2383
00:50:29,645 --> 00:50:31,278
between North 900 West and North 875

2384
00:50:31,278 --> 00:50:32,762
West, Mr. Coolaw.

2385
00:50:32,762 --> 00:50:34,272
Uh, yes, I believe that,

2386
00:50:34,272 --> 00:50:35,544
um, Commissioner Haney

2387
00:50:35,544 --> 00:50:36,617
has filed a request to

2388
00:50:36,617 --> 00:50:37,571
review, um, the

2389
00:50:37,571 --> 00:50:38,922
current

2390
00:50:38,922 --> 00:50:40,472
speed limits on 400 North, um

2391
00:50:40,472 --> 00:50:41,664
, in this area,

2392
00:50:41,664 --> 00:50:42,618
actually between

2393
00:50:42,618 --> 00:50:44,089
Cleveland and, um, 875

2394
00:50:44,089 --> 00:50:45,878
West. So, this will extend

2395
00:50:45,878 --> 00:50:47,500
it, um, a little bit further

2396
00:50:47,500 --> 00:50:48,990
west, um, from 900 to

2397
00:50:48,990 --> 00:50:50,712
Cleveland, which is 950 West.

2398
00:50:50,712 --> 00:50:52,562
And, uh, we did a

2399
00:50:52,596 --> 00:50:53,609
speed study there with the

2400
00:50:53,609 --> 00:50:55,005
highway department

2401
00:50:55,005 --> 00:50:56,366
and looked at, uh, uh

2402
00:50:56,366 --> 00:50:57,693
, the geometry of the road, and

2403
00:50:57,693 --> 00:50:59,089
then in both cases it

2404
00:50:59,089 --> 00:51:00,241
turned out that, uh, it was

2405
00:51:00,241 --> 00:51:01,219
appropriate to slightly

2406
00:51:01,219 --> 00:51:02,545
increase the

2407
00:51:02,545 --> 00:51:03,732
speed limit from 35 to 40

2408
00:51:03,732 --> 00:51:05,093
to match the

2409
00:51:05,093 --> 00:51:06,420
speed limit

2410
00:51:06,420 --> 00:51:07,838
further east on the 400th. Uh

2411
00:51:07,838 --> 00:51:09,131
, of course, once

2412
00:51:09,131 --> 00:51:10,294
you get west

2413
00:51:10,294 --> 00:51:11,587
of Cleveland with all

2414
00:51:11,587 --> 00:51:12,815
the traffic there with all the

2415
00:51:12,815 --> 00:51:14,010
businesses, uh, it

2416
00:51:14,010 --> 00:51:15,238
makes sense to leave it

2417
00:51:15,238 --> 00:51:16,207
at 35. So

2418
00:51:16,207 --> 00:51:17,015
the recommendation

2419
00:51:17,015 --> 00:51:18,211
was to

2420
00:51:18,211 --> 00:51:19,471
increase it from 35 to

2421
00:51:19,471 --> 00:51:20,699
40 mph, uh, from, uh

2422
00:51:20,699 --> 00:51:21,991
, Cleveland Avenue, uh,

2423
00:51:21,991 --> 00:51:24,021
to 875th West.

2424
00:51:24,021 --> 00:51:25,349
Good. So, we

2425
00:51:25,349 --> 00:51:26,049
start with

2426
00:51:26,049 --> 00:51:27,003
the suggestion of

2427
00:51:27,003 --> 00:51:28,021
reading just

2428
00:51:28,021 --> 00:51:29,368
the title, right?

2429
00:51:29,368 --> 00:51:30,362
That's right.

2430
00:51:30,362 --> 00:51:31,263
Good. I will accept

2431
00:51:31,263 --> 00:51:31,919
a proposal on

2432
00:51:31,919 --> 00:51:32,794
this if we have one

2433
00:51:32,794 --> 00:51:33,645
. Suggestion to

2434
00:51:33,645 --> 00:51:34,376
read only

2435
00:51:34,376 --> 00:51:34,728
the title.

2436
00:51:34,728 --> 00:51:35,688
Second reading.

2437
00:51:35,688 --> 00:51:36,759
All in favor, say

2438
00:51:36,759 --> 00:51:40,442
yes. Yes.

2439
00:51:40,442 --> 00:51:42,812
The title of this ordinance is an ordinance

2440
00:51:42,848 --> 00:51:43,942
establishing a new

2441
00:51:43,942 --> 00:51:45,328
speed limit

2442
00:51:45,328 --> 00:51:46,750
on County Road 400

2443
00:51:46,750 --> 00:51:48,099
North between Cleveland

2444
00:51:48,099 --> 00:51:49,303
Avenue and County

2445
00:51:49,303 --> 00:51:52,526
Road 875 West.

2446
00:51:52,526 --> 00:51:53,760
Introduce the motion

2447
00:51:53,760 --> 00:51:55,063
for approval as, uh

2448
00:51:55,063 --> 00:51:55,369
,

2449
00:51:55,369 --> 00:51:56,420
second reading.

2450
00:51:56,420 --> 00:51:57,545
Approve in first

2451
00:51:57,545 --> 00:51:58,079
reading.

2452
00:51:58,079 --> 00:51:59,467
Everyone who is "in favor" says

2453
00:51:59,467 --> 00:52:02,820
Ya. Ya.

2454
00:52:02,820 --> 00:52:04,524
Very, um. Should we

2455
00:52:04,524 --> 00:52:05,423
postpone this until

2456
00:52:05,423 --> 00:52:06,597
second reading? Do

2457
00:52:06,597 --> 00:52:07,287
we need to

2458
00:52:07,287 --> 00:52:08,121
postpone this until

2459
00:52:08,121 --> 00:52:09,084
second reading?

2460
00:52:09,084 --> 00:52:09,909
I don't think you

2461
00:52:09,909 --> 00:52:10,832
need to postpone

2462
00:52:10,832 --> 00:52:11,779
this until second reading

2463
00:52:11,779 --> 00:52:12,605
, given that it

2464
00:52:12,605 --> 00:52:13,382
was a unanimous

2465
00:52:13,382 --> 00:52:14,281
vote for its

2466
00:52:14,281 --> 00:52:14,864
adoption and

2467
00:52:14,864 --> 00:52:15,762
approval on first

2468
00:52:15,762 --> 00:52:16,227
reading.

2469
00:52:16,227 --> 00:52:16,996
Good.

2470
00:52:16,996 --> 00:52:18,063
So, did you get

2471
00:52:18,063 --> 00:52:19,064
your new role?

2472
00:52:19,064 --> 00:52:19,791
Thank you.

2473
00:52:19,791 --> 00:52:21,475
Do

2474
00:52:21,475 --> 00:52:22,627
we need this second serving

2475
00:52:22,627 --> 00:52:23,612
or not?

2476
00:52:23,612 --> 00:52:26,214
Sorry. Then the

2477
00:52:26,214 --> 00:52:30,901
resolution number will be 2026-8.

2478
00:52:30,901 --> 00:52:34,050
Thank you.

2479
00:52:34,050 --> 00:52:36,581
Good. Do we have a

2480
00:52:36,614 --> 00:52:39,226
transfer proposal?

2481
00:52:39,226 --> 00:52:39,963
Second.

2482
00:52:39,963 --> 00:52:41,478
Everyone who is "in favor" says

2483
00:52:41,478 --> 00:52:42,758
Ya. Ya.