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three that are listed there. Okay. So,
those are three projects that um are

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already in some form or another in the
works. Okay. and money is being expended

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on them. Um so by adding those projects
and um and making them part of the plan

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um and expanding
what is in the red is what is going to

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get included in this process.
uh will pick up those three projects

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plus uh pick up some potential future
projects. Um

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uh I can name a few of them. If you'll
notice, it picks up um

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the rest of what will be the
uh reconstruction of 75. It also will

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pick up uh way to the east, which is the
acres that we purchased of farm ground

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from Lundy Ford and those preliminary
design and layouts are going on right

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now. Uh so that will pull this ground in
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uh which will make it uh
uh allow us to be reimbursed TIF money

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for those costs. It also picks up what
we have annexed on the south end uh for

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the um old Collins ground which is an
industrial

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area. You guys just looked at Lamar's
fifth today. Uh but it it pulls in what

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is currently annexed.
Um everything is that is here is within

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city limits. Um up towards the top of
the page, there has been discussion um

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regarding Franklin and Clark uh two
school properties at the moment, but it

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pulls in those entire blocks and the
streets around them

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um for us to potentially do some work
there in the future. Okay,

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so that's the reasoning for the
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and just I mean overall it allows us to
in the future utilize TIF dollars to

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be reimbured for city's expenses.

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» Does this help
take care of issues that could arise

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from the recent uh legislature
on tip districts?

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» Uh yeah. So, this
you might want to help me mark or Joe if

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I don't remember this correctly, but the
goal here is to get this properties

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captured in our urban renewal
uh before the end of the year.

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Um so, so that we are we can still
capture the schools portion

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of tip.
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I don't know if that was specifically
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laws and stuff and we're putting caps on
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that all takes effect next year.
>> Yeah. The good thing about our corridor

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one if you remember council when
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in it.
So that essentially doesn't I don't

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believe have a sunset on it.
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» Yeah, there's some additional rules with
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» I think they took that out and put a
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» But I'm assuming if you guys read it,
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just like just like our bypass urban
renewal that's expiring.

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I'm assuming we could go through the
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renew it and start over.
I'm assuming they didn't change that

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aspect of it.
>> I don't know all that used to above my

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head.
>> Me too.

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» Those words make my head hurt.

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I'll make the motion to adopt resolution
2639 establishing October 6, 2026 at

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12:00 p.m. for a public hearing on the
Mars Business Corridor urban renewal

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area expansion and urban renewal plan.
Second.

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» I have a motion and a second. Any
further discussion? Can I get one more

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comment in there? Um
Mark brought up a a situation this

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morning that um
we're going to continue through this

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process, but it was noted that there is
a potential other future project that

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currently isn't captured by what's being
expanded here. So, uh this is already

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going to be in the works and the
documents are prepared. So I think we

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continue with this but um maybe not next
meeting but the meeting after that there

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may be uh very similar documents to
capture some additional ground that we

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would have to go through the same
process but I didn't want to I didn't

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want to put a halt to this
we'll just we'll just have a separate

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issue with that. So,
>> all right. Any other discussion?

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[clears throat] A roll call, please.
>> Conurs,

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» yes.
>> Bruns,

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» yes.
>> Sturgeon,

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» yes.
>> Pick,

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» yes.
>> Wick,

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» yes.
>> Motion carries.

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» Action item D8.
Second verse. Same as the first. Uh,

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urban roof plan amendments are needed
when new projects are added. City staff

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has been working with Dorsy Whitney to
prepare and required documents to add

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projects.
Crossroad Commons, Business Highway 75

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South Patching Project, business 75
reconstruction project, gas main

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extension to wastewater treatment
facility. Administration recommends the

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council set the date for a public
hearing. A consultation meeting with

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other taxing entities is required.
Okay, that meeting will be on the same

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day, September 18th. But this one's a
little bit different. This isn't adding

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um this isn't adding ground. It's just
adding projects. So, we need to get this

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because we're already expending we'll
have expense expend expenditures on

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these projects
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that we're undertaking right now. Um, so
we need to get these projects approved

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and in the plan before the December 1st
um deadline for Joe submitt to

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recoup those funds. Uh the only project
that's different in here than the

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previous uh item is the uh gas made by
Mid American that is required or needed

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for uh current expansion and future
expansion that we're doing wastewater,

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they need to run a larger line out
there. So, some of that some of that

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route falls within the current bypass.
Um, so we'll capture as much of that

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money as we can through the through this
for that. So, this is just adding

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projects

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Motion to adopt resolution 2640
establishing October 626 at 12:00 p.m.

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for a public hearing on an urban renewal
plan amendment for the Lamar Highway 75

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bypass urban rem.

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We have a motion and a second. Any
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Roll call, please. Kick,
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» Sturgeon,
>> yes.

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» Wick,
>> yes.

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» Conurs,
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» Runs,
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» Motion carried. Thanks for saving me,
Mr. Conurs. Uh, discussion items, Jason.

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» Okay, so Crossroad Commons, uh, paving
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grading,
uh, is going to start very soon. Uh,

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shouldn't take too long. and then uh
seating

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the majority was already seated but um
where we need to regrade which is in the

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right way for the most part I think
already that'll get seated this fall

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uh and hopefully everything should be
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um
downtown project um

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if everybody's aware what's going on
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specialized concrete is up on the First
Street intersection. Um making some

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corrections to some of that storm sewer
up there. Uh once they are complete,

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well, let me jump because Nestrom's here
also yesterday and today uh putting up

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poles.
So you'll notice that First Avenue has

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all its poles up. Um they were
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this morning. Um once those are done and
specialized is done with the underground

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stuff which should be shortly they will
start putting all the sidewalk back in.

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Um and then from there it's a matter of
putting mast arms and

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doing all the wiring. So,
uh, I don't believe any deadline has

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changed, but I know it's inconvenient
for people, um, especially pedestrians

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cuz the intersections are tore up, but
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been finding, is that extra coming out
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» Uh, it will need to. Yeah, I mean, we're
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road use on this one.
sales tax. That's

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the order.
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but we don't have an abundant amount of
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um the reverse osmosis.
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but that's danger to the end. They're
looking at a midepptember startup on

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that. I don't think it'll be full board
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make sure it's running properly before
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really takes over the city.
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on that RO plan, I assume there'll be
some communication out to our citizens

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to adjust their
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» People do what they need to do in their
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okay. Um, OUL
that work continues mainly on the

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uh building itself.
There is additional concrete that's

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going to get poured. Then the playground
all within probably a two two week

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period here. the playground equipment
will start to go up and then that um the

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playground areas will get poured.
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on what you see up there, but they're
going to put those up just for a short

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time to make sure they fit for one.
Plus, it'll be a learning opportunity

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for our crews to know how they go up and
how they come down because responsible

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for that every year. So,
um they're still looking at they should

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be done sometime in October,
but like I said earlier,

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um that may not include
all of the plantings. So, there still

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may be
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probably be a startup of the splash pad
to make sure that it all functions

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correctly, but uh not open to the public
and then it'll be shut down and drained

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for the winter.
So there'll be some sort of ribbon

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cutting or grand opening. I'm assuming
early summer next year when it's ready

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to be used. [clears throat]
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going in there. They have majority if
not all of the concrete

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that is designated on the west side for
parking in the driveways, but most of

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not all of that is done. Uh within a
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uh the crew should be back in to put the
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the tennis courts.
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then once that's done, that crew will
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is to get
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guess I'll find out the
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itself expansion,
but I know they want to get the footings

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in as soon as possible for that.
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think we've ever brought it up here, but
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the city parking lots downtown
um and the occasional issue that keeps

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being brought up about there's no
parking downtown, but then we can go to

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our city parking lots and see that
they're empty. So, people aren't

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utilizing them appropriately.
They all have signage now stating that

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they are public parking. So hopefully
that helps

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in in that discussion. Is there a is
there something we need to do to notify

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Google Maps or Apple Maps that these
parking exist that these city parking

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lots exist?
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Yeah, I know Google Maps anybody can go
and suggest edit or add a business or

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anything.
>> Yeah, I've done it for a business where

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you and they actually have to mail you a
postcard and and you have to receive it

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within so many days and that kind of
stuff. But I didn't know about parking

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lots, you know, just so that if
somebody's visiting town and they and

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they they're looking for parking um if
it's labeled on a map or whatever. I

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don't know how that works. So
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spot?
So, I have a profile with the chamber

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with Google maps and what they're asking
are for specific details from the city

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and with all the projects going on right
now

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being delayed, but I do have contact
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it just be worthwhile to make sure that
all those those public parking spots are

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labeled somewhere because I know people
rely pretty heavily on those things. So,

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um, yeah, let's call it Lamar's parking
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» Yeah. Yeah.
>> Is [laughter] bus parking annotated on

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there as well? Like, we do have specific
bus parking downtown.

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» I think that's pretty unique for us.
>> Thank you.

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» Another comment on that is people think
just because they have to walk a block,

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there's no parking, but you're walking a
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» if you go to any mall, you're not going
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» One question I had uh made me think of
the the four state street project with

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the railroad
>> and I'm sure it would be grossly

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expensive and please don't anybody think
that we're doing this. I'm just

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wondering is anybody more
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» I thought of that when I came to town.
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» no.
>> Not that I know of.

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» Not that you know. Yeah. I'm sure it
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traffic
>> and probably just raise the rail.

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» Yeah. Right.
>> T's easy to do.

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» Yeah.
>> So,

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» anyhow, I'm sure the railroad would be
happy to do that for us.

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» Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> It's a joke.

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» Now, we're going to need to do it.
Sorry.

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» No,
I'm assuming Rob that that would I mean

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it would probably eliminate a lot of
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» Yeah, that's that's my concern.
>> Long air in order to do it.

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» I think it's fine. We just need to get
it fixed.

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» Yeah.
>> Some of hazard ramps in

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a little red. just go pour some asphalt
over top of the tracks and let the train

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make it. [laughter]
>> All right. Sorry I brought that up.

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» Does anybody else have anything for
Jason?

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» I had I don't know if it's for Jason,
but about the Crossroads Commons. Um, do

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we have anybody
kind of close serious as far as the

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hotel, the gas station, the restaurant?
>> Nothing to report.

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» Okay.
Interest interest. I think it's fair.

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» Might want to know that's all.
>> Yeah.

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» Is that fair to say, Mark? Interest.
There's interest.

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» All right, Joe.
>> I think we covered it all

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» there.
The uh just want to earlier we uh

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uh closed a street for the touch a truck
uh event on the 26th of September. I

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think it's a great event. I think it's a
and we always get a great turnout for

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it, but it's also the last farmers
market for the year as well. And I think

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the farmers market has grown wonderfully
just this year with the number of

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vendors and everything. I think it would
be a great event just to plug make sure

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» a touch of truck prohibits the farmers
market from being there.

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» No, not all the streets.
>> All good.

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Now people are complaining about not
being

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[laughter]
>> I don't have any more. I'm not going to

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cause any more trouble.
>> I'm good.

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» No. Mostly
>> second.

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» All those in favor?
>> I