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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America,

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and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.

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» Mr. Paul,
are you up?

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I want a second.

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It's
a meeting.

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Remove.
Oh, you haven't got the remote though.

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» I
>> It's all new to me, sir.

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» Can we start over?
>> Mhm.

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One second, I'll take a look.

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Okay.
Okay.

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Commissioner Gigli?
>> Here.

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» Commissioner Clark?
>> Here.

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» Commissioner Askew?
>> Present.

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» Commissioner Solomon?
>> Here.

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» You said that Commissioner Porter is
absent. He called in, you know, he was

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going to be absent.

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» Any other update on zoning activity?
>> Well, one update is uh that we the the

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Board of Supervisors met about uh
remote access to the meetings. And as

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you can see on the agenda, we included
language for remote access. And there's

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a link up in the agenda on our website,
so people can click on it and go to the

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remote access.
There's also language that if

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uh you want to submit comments, it has
to be in person or written comments in

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advance of the meeting. There's no
mechanism for the public to be able to

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talk through the remote access. And
there's a disclaimer that if broadcast

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is interrupted for any reason, the
meeting will proceed in person.

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If there are any new
items on the agenda, I also want to let

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you know that we
went to on Skyline Road to the Board of

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Supervisors last week,
and the board approved it unanimously.

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So, it's approved with conditions.

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I think that's all the update.

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Are there any other issues raised by
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» Yes, it's a matter of our June meeting
when the recycling

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the new recycling center was
created. So, then I did not vote for it

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anyway.
My husband and I were driving down

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Johnstonville Road,
and I noticed that the recycling center

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on Johnstonville Road
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And I said to him, "Well, wouldn't that
wouldn't that have been a way that they

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bought right there? That would have been
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The neighbors would have all been upset.
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And um
then a couple weeks later somebody

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approached me and said
the Ingram's

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grant
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was written for the Johnstonville Road
property. In fact, they had it in

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escrow.
And then at some point changed gears and

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moved out to the property
beyond the CHP. Anyway,

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I think that's information we could have
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I know that your interest was to table
it

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and to
learn a bit more. And I don't

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we can only make decisions on the
information that we get. And I certainly

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didn't know that, and I asked one of the
supervisors, they didn't know anything

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about it.
We've got a group of poor people who are

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on their bikes and walk out to that
recycling center, and I don't think

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they're going to make it out to the
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by the CHP.
I think that's sad.

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And um

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it's sad.
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Anyway,
just wanted y'all to know that. Could

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have gone a different route, but Oh,
that's what I wanted to say is that when

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the new one opens,
when the new one opens, is that one

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going to survive? I would
I would recommend it doesn't.

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» I think they will be owned by the same
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there too.

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It was Johnson Road.
Johnson Road is what it

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» It was Johnson Road.
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that
right there.

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Yeah, yeah. Yeah, my arrogance is where
where Stein is. Stein is It's Stein is

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there.
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» I mean, we could have had a nice
improvement update on something that

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would not upset anybody.
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department to explore things like that.
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» Well, we didn't have any information on
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get is the one we have to process. So,
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to the to the planning commission.
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I don't know if that would have made a
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application
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what was submitted was brought to
But uh I did not know any have any

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information on the recycling center
Johnson Road or whatever that

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Oh, that's terrible.
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would have just been so much better for
everybody.

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Anyway, just wanted to put that out
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» Um
I have an item

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as far as
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email from Dana Hawkins at the time part
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California
associate.

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After Joe Clark that's coming up on
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23rd, 24th.

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Is there any provisions for any of us to
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enough budget for one representative to
go. I would propose the chair as the

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chair.
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to be able to do that. And
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with the CEO
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sufficient funds where we could do the
travel authorization

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if you wanted to attend.
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to attend?
Council Foster.

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» I'm still looking at my calendar.

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» Hopefully put these during the holidays.
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» I probably would.
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» If you do want to let me know and we can
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Things we need to put in the budget.
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» Good point.

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» Okay, correspondence.
Which one is

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I think
Presentation by staff. Any other

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presentations?

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The minutes that were provided with the
October 4th August minutes.

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» August 4th.
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It says August 4th.
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» I think we can approve the August 4th
minutes. Do we have a second?

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Second.
Mr. Beatty

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Looking good.

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discussion
All those in favor say aye.

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opposed
Motion carried.

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This time we will open up to our meeting
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items of pertaining to discussion
from anyone in our audience. Uh from

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here on we will
continue with our meeting.

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Seeing none.
Our next resolution in line for adoption

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is 19
21 26.

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For our first item
public hearing use permit uh 226-004

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Albrad.

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» Good morning, Mr. Chairman and
Commissioners. My name is Matt Goetz,

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and I'm the senior planner with the
Planning Department.

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Today I'll be presenting on lease
termination number 2026-004.

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The property being Green Valley
Enterprises at all, and it being

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Caltrans.

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Proposal for a non-public utility line
for transmission of electricity and one

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legal parcel parcel multiple APNs
necessitating right of way acquisition.

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Project site is zoned UCAP, upland
conservation and agricultural preserve

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combining district, and is designated
extensive agricultural in the Lassen

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County General Plan.
Is there

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Project
site is along Highway 395.

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It's approximately 4 miles north of the
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This is a minute site
by the county and that's adjacent to the

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subject parcel.

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August 16th.

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Then we have a vicinity map of the area
showing the project site and listing the

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hands
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those transmission lines in red.

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You see where it's at in relation to the
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The ordinance for application Lassen
County Code Chapter 18.102 use permits,

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which states in part under section
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that the Planning Commission shall have
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deny the use permit
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Lassen County Code Section 18.102.020
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allows [clears throat] for public
utility lines for transmission or

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distribution of electricity in all
districts within the approved district.

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Project is exempt from CEQA under
section 15061 B3 of the CEQA guidelines.

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We have a list of some of the conditions
of approval which will also

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If anyone has a question regarding the
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» So, I I wanted to just point out the
section that Matt cited. Caltrans is not

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a public utility, so we have a section
in our zoning code which Matt just cited

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that says that non-public utilities when
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the transmission lines, that it requires
a use permit. So, since they're not a

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public utility, often that section is
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indicate such in their packet as in
their letter as well. But, that's why

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I'm reviewing it as for that line for
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So, that's typically why it's there.

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» Another question, um
why are they putting this new electric

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uh electric line?
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lighting.
Yeah, for the stations.

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» So, that part of it on the what they're
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that's within their jurisdiction. And
within their jurisdiction, it's the

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right-of-way acquisition.

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» Uh I didn't pick that up in

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But, Caltrans is not
Was it which is not so

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Uh probably not.
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The owner had to sign up on the
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Uh but, uh they'll have to have an
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execute. But, uh
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They just need to speak.

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» This time we will open up the public
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If anyone in favor of this document,
please come up to the left turn.

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Being no one here, open up the doors of
all.

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Close the door.

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Please step up to the left turn.
Thank you, Gary.

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Being no one coming forward, we will
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on this item.
Back to the board for further

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discussion.

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No further discussion, we'll entertain a
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I make a motion to uh

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» Uh disapprove this preliminary
application 2026.

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» Okay, we have a motion to disapprove
the proposal

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before us.
Do we have a second?

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Second. The motion will

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It's not on the meeting. Okay.
Motion to approve or not.

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Proposal.

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» Motion to approve it. Do you have the
the number here? Which is what? 2026

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108.
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It's uh the resolution number 9 201
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We have a motion to approve the
proposal. We have a second?

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» I got
I got to go to the

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the minutes

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The issue was given since the district
the district

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They actually think that I was in the
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So you can divide the money
You know like that.

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First of all, I didn't even do the land
acquisition

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and there was any issue in the way.
That was one

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thing that was clear so

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If and granted it was a high
priority job

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I'm very familiar with this location.
I'm driven

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every time

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It can be a you know a little hostile it
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But
it's good.

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My biggest thing is
you know it's over here.

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Um
potential for

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causing a fire there.

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Look up side right here.
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I'm going to get some down through the
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I would put it in

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I would appreciate it.
This is the risk I

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it's on.
It's worth it.

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It's laid out.
You know if it was something where it

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was underground mines and

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it would be a place to store but it's
just the way it looks to me right now.

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» So you're responding to a motion that's
on the floor.

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Sit there for a second.
You have a motion on the floor from the

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commissioner of finance.
Proposals.

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Second again.

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Thank you, Mayor O'Brien.

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You have a motion and a second.
Proposals.

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Proposals in favor.

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Opposed.

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Mr. Terry, Terry.

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Three to one.
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that's the only item on the agenda.

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You have a motion on the floor. I would
like to make a comment.

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We've been sitting on this board for
over 15 years. Occasionally we will

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disagree.

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You know, Gerald and I disagree on items
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disagree
We can agree to disagree, so to speak,

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but
I'm glad we brought out those

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disagreements
of the board.

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Hopefully that uh
I don't know if it's going to take or

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whatever. Talk to the public.

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Something that uh
appreciated by the public. I appreciate

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the from the public.

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But, uh with that, uh
it's

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a day and we'll entertain a motion to
adjourn.

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» To clarify, you don't have to.
>> Okay, we don't have to have an emotion.