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Call this meeting to order city council

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Tuesday September 8th 2026.

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May I have a roll call, please?

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» Councelor King

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» Here.

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» Councelor Piper

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» Here.

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» Councelor Price

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» Here.

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Councelor SC here. Councelor Bloomberg

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» Here. Mayor Barnhard

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» Here.

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Nebraska

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and to the republic for it stands one

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nation under God indivisible with

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liberty and justice for all.

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» Thank you.

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» All right. Uh, next item of business is

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approval of the agendas and I go to the

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manager first. We have a couple of later

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additions to the agenda.

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Madison.

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» Yes, mayor and council. We added two

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items today on

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to the consent agenda. One is for an

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engineering contract for the sidewalks.

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This is kind of one of the last

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sidewalks I think will be replaced in

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the downtown sidewalk uh program. And

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that's uh on six uh six street west in

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front of city hall on both sides of the

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road and then uh um wrapping around city

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hall and going towards the parking lot

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and then um on sixth street west on the

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north end going up first avenue west for

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one block. Um we have some sidewalks

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that are in poor condition. the ones

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that's front of city hall specifically

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are not ADA accessible and have some

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significant trip hazards and other so um

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we're looking for an engineering

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contract to so that's in the consent

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agenda and the other is a u we were able

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to find a pool liner

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uh contractor to install this fall and

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so they will be starting installation

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uh if approved uh

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the week of the next council meeting.

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So, we won't have time to sign the

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contract. So, we put that in the consent

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agenda. We don't have the form for

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formal contract yet, but uh it's in uh

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sum of

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$25,000

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combined with the $130,000

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pool liner would put us at $235,000

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or I'm sorry, $335,000

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uh for the whole pool liner installment.

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that I'll get done uh next two to three

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weeks.

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» Was that uh included in our budget that

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less in the budget amount?

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» Right. That was part of the capital

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improvement plan that you had approved

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previously. We had asked for permission

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to move forward that line item uh

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earlier in the budget cycle. It was

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originally budgeted for five. So this is

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quite a bit less than what we had

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budgeted for.

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» Anybody have any specific questions that

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we didn't have an opportunity?

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Okay. Um, what I would say before we

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move forward with consu moving the

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consent agenda, I wondered if we might

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pull out number five and just get a

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short uh discussion about that. Uh, let

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people know what what we're doing with

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that. I think it's important for public

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safety and the public to know what we

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are doing with the generators.

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» Absolutely. So, I'd like to pull that

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out because we could put that

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under

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Mayor I was going to talk about it in

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the budget

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that's an in addition to the capital

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improvement plan.

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» Then we then I I'll strike that we just

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asked to approve the uh consent agenda

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and as presented. Um

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» I make a motion to approve the consent

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agenda with the explanation um from the

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city manager of number five.

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» I'll second

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and second to approve the consent agenda

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as modified and explained by men. Um, at

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this time I'd kind of like a roll call,

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please.

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» Councelor Kat.

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» Hi,

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» Councelor Piper.

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» Hi,

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» Councelor Trace.

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» Hi,

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Councelor St. I. Councelor Bloomberg,

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» I mayor Barber,

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» I consent agenda is approved. Uh, next

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is visitors public comments. For any

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items that are not on the evenings

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agenda, please come forward and uh and

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make case or visit with the council a

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little bit.

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Um, my name's Mike Burr. I'm at 560

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Pallet Road. Um,

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anyways, I hope every one of you have

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had a chance to enjoy this wonderful

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summer we've had. Hasn't it been

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special? I mean, it's really been a a

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great summer. Lots of uh good weather.

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Um, you know, we're so fortunate that we

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have the Flathead River running right

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through our town. And uh the number of

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people recreating on it every day is

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just amazing. and I'd look down by the

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river and I'd see so many people going

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by having a good time enjoying the

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river. Um there's public access to it.

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Um Montana's um uh constitution has

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protections in it so people can can pull

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over on the river and enjoy it. So we've

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really got an asset there and it's just

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amazing. Um, in addition, you know, a

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lot of people that are going through our

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town to uh go up river and recreate

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there, they stop here. They spend some

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money.

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So, it's really helping our local

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businesses and and uh our our local

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residents, they get off work and they

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can go float and they can float on

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weekends. So, it's really something. Um,

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I just hope the city budget uh can

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dedicate some dollars to maintenance and

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improvements of our of our river access.

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There's signs, there's places in in the

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community to access it. And I think it's

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a shame if we don't way sign it, if we

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don't somehow um get the word out

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because uh a lot of people even live

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here don't know that we've got nice

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public access um at various places um

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along the river. Um so I hope that

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somewhere in the park and rags budget or

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something there's there's some some

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dollars that can that can uh uh denote

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that. Um, any community would love to

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have what we have right at our doorstep.

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So, I just hope we can remember to

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appreciate it and use it and protect it

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as well. Um, the river corridor is also

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important to wildlife that use it year

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round for water, food, and protection.

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Um, when our new land use plan was

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adopted a while back, um, it was agreed

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that more planning was needed to to be

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devoted to protecting that river

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corridor. So, I hope the council won't

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lose sight of that as uh over the next

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few months the planning board is going

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to meet, talk about some stuff, some

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changes to the plan. And I hope you'll

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uh you'll keep in mind expanding river

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corridor protections so that the asset

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that we have stays um as good as it is.

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Um, another thing, I'll try and make

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this fast. the the T kettle height

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subdivision was approved back in May and

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uh to develop 435 housing units of three

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phases and our city committed some

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significant capacity sewer capacity to

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that project. Um the developer is I went

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to most of these hearings was anxious to

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get going. So we got to get this thing

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approved so we can get working uh on the

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dirt utilities this year. Well, I've

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been up there. there's not a bit of work

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done. So, um anyhow, I'm sure you guys

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know that you probably driven up there.

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Um it's midepptember.

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There was also in April some rental

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units across from the green box site

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approved. Uh going to help out the

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housing market, the rental market.

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Nothing's been done there. The water's

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made it up to where that project is

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because the other development has and

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that's what they were waiting on. So, I

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know you guys don't control the

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developers. I know that. But just keep

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in mind when these developers come and

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tell us how excited they are and they

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want our approvals, um hopefully they'll

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be as dedicated to getting some of this

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stuff done because the housing study you

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guys commissioned said we don't have

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enough housing and we're not going to

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get it if we don't have something in the

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in the M. And uh um the Habitat for the

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Humanity homes are moving along which is

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great. And I see the little project

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behind the credit union is got some

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footings put in. So again I think

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developers always eagle eager to get the

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approval then they've got a little more

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of an asset that they can either hold on

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to or sell but it doesn't necessarily

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tick them off to get going. So, um, I'm

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just throwing that out to you and again,

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hope you had a wonderful summer as we

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all did here. Thanks. Thank you.

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» Anyone further to address the concept?

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» Well, first, it's not raining. That's

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the one good news story.

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I want to address the council and just

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uh make a few brief comments. Uh, we

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lost kind of a legend in my eyes, Steve

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Marusson, who's owned the NL for 47

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years. I think it's the longest business

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owner in Columbia Ball's history that

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I'm aware of. And I just like to bring

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it to the council's uh attention to see

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if any thought about doing something for

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him because of what he did for the

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community. So, the Don Anderson Memorial

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Fire Station is was my uncle. So, um, I

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just encourage the council to think

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about doing something for Steve

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generationally. He's done a lot for this

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community. I think he sat on the rural

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fire department for

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Mary, you're going to have to tell me,

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but I think it's been a long time. I

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think how many

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» I believe it's 20 years.

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» Yeah, at least 20 years. So, and you

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know, his celebration of life is the

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14th. Uh, I do know they're shutting out

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the NL and the back room to celebrate

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him and I expect that to be well

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attended. But I would just encourage the

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council and the mayor, don't miss this

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opportunity. Uh, there's not many people

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that I know of and I was born and raised

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here that has a business for 47 years.

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So, thank you and let's hope the rain

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doesn't go back.

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Anyone further?

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See? None. Thank you. We move on.

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Next is uh our public public hearing or

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final adoption of the budget. So we will

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uh we have been continuing this since

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July as it was developed and presented.

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So at this time we'll go to the manager

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and we'll get a look at our final budget

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presented and uh we're going to office.

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Yeah, mayor council. Uh no no

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significant changes uh in the budget

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from what's been presented over the last

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several months. Um we'll highlight a few

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additions and changes from what we

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previously briefed to you and we had to

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adjust. Um but do want to highlight a

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couple items. the fiscal year 27 budget

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um totals 27 26,442,653.

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Were you going to present that?

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» Um I I don't I can

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the budget message. I didn't have a lot

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to present. Um but

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ancient

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sense.

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So the adopted budget is 26,442,653.

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It's about a 12.5% increase from the

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fiscal year 26 adopted budget. Um some

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of the changes for federal grants and

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money going to the raise project as well

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as projected uh grants from um the uh

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community project funding uh through the

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US Congress that we're still on tap for

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right now waiting Senate approval that

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$2.35 million. So some of that growth

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was through grant funding. Um, but we're

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also seeing, as I briefed the last

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council meeting, a significant growth in

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our market value and marginal growth in

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our tax revenue

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growth with that.

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Um, to be clear, you know, Flathead

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Valley has grown very quickly uh over

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the last decade. Uh, Plumbing Falls

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hasn't realized that growth uh up until

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now, but over the next two to five

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years, there will be significant

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development. Uh we're seeing some of

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that happening on Meadow Lake. Uh the

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developers that have applied for uh you

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know preliminary plat

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are very active in getting those moving

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um and uh or in good communication with

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the city uh throughout as they work

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through those engineering plans. We're

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seeing growth not only in housing but

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also manufacturing facility um and then

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quite a bit commercially specifically

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met in Baltimore area.

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Um there continues to be strong

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developer interests um that um looking

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for opportunities uh and where uh

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economic growth uh job growth increasing

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housing inventory and improving public

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amenities um city has is in a good

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position. um as a finalist for a LITC

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housing grant um for 55 and elder

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development of 29 units. The mayor and I

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will sit on the Montana housing board

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discussion and present

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our position in October. Hopefully we

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good news uh following that immediately.

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Uh at the same time, the growth places

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greater demands on our public safety,

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our transportation systems, utilities,

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parks, uh municipal services. Uh we're

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seeing significant improvement over the

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last year with our sidewalks uh in the

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downtown phases, finishing that project

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or nearly finishing that project. And

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then uh significant development along

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the 4th Avenue and 7th Street improving

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our water rains our water uh storm water

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drainage as well as our road and

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sidewalk infrastructure that I'll

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highlight later in today's uh

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discussion.

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I will I will note that the the city

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staff is uh very keen on the council's

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priorities of u

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you know focusing the city but also

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making sure that we maintain

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conservative uh financial practices,

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healthy reserves and sustainable

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long-term budgeting. Uh this year we

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proposed a

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significant amount of projects over the

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next three to five years. Um, and some

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of that's aligned with the urban renewal

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district tax increment financing

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district. Um, which we're looking at 10

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to 11 million dollars of projects over

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the next five years. Um and so uh there

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needs to be a focused effort to execute

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those projects um every single year uh

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addressing those um and then we'll see

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significant improvements u in those

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project areas to also attract more

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business but also better amenities for

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our citizens in the in the city

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and visitors alike.

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uh the resort tax and u continues to

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provide significant property tax relief.

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Uh this year's first time we caught up

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to where city's property tax collections

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were in fiscal year 21. Um so the last

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five years uh the city was collecting

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less taxes each year because of the

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reporting tax. And so we finally caught

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up to fiscal year 21 data collection

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numbers um for a total savings of $2.2

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$2 million over the last five years in

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property tax relief for our citizens.

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But we also now have we fund four police

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officers, two and a half firefighters, a

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police vehicle, a debt payment on our

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fire engine, as well as some other park

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and other infrastructure money. Um, and

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then this year we reserved over $400,000

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into the resort tax uh uh savings or the

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reserve funds for future investment uh

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be it in public safety or in other

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infrastructure.

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Um with that uh there are several

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was intending to go through each of the

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uh the charts directly but um I'm sorry

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I didn't realize I didn't show those

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screen

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um

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in in the budget brief there's several

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charts that explain uh how those uh

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how those revenues and expenditures are

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proportioned across different

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departments or different funds or

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functions. Uh they're pretty

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self-explanatory.

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U but there I would note there's no

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significant change over the last several

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years of how that money is being

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allocated. U you know other than we're

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seeing some uh significant

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intergovernmental grant increase but

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everything else is about the same

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for revenue and uh and expenditures.

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Personnel services, for example,

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routinely stays around the 20 to 25%

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um of our total appropriations as an

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example.

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and then law enforcement and fire uh

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or

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again appropriated over half of our

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general fund is from those two public

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safety functions which is so consistent

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with other cities and municipalities.

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It's a good it's a good position to be

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in

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the the changes to the budget. Um there

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are no major changes in the uh in the

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primary funds. The only uh significant

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changes we're in the capital improvement

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uh plan. Um

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as we discussed earlier, city recently

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received approval from a fiscal year 25

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application to get funding for two

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generators, one for city hall and one

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for the fire uh fire department. Uh we

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just received notification of that

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award. We've added that into our capital

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improvement plan uh which includes the

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expenditure as well as the revenue

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generated of $108,000.

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Any money um any costs beyond $108,000

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because of um inflation or other um

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you know growth in charges or something

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like that. We would have to cover that

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difference. We'll come back to the

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council for that. Uh right now we're

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trying to execute those two generators

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within the $18,000 grant budget. Um

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those generators will support emergency

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operations uh during power outages in

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the fire hall as well as city hall. And

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then um it aligns well with another

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grant that we're applying for at Plan

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Electric for emergency communications uh

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suite uh that we could uh deploy pretty

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quickly like the Starlink terminal as

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well as moving batteries. Uh not only

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support city staff support to the

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community but um also uh creating a

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community uh information center where

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people can come connect to Wi-Fi and

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notify family or loved ones. one of the

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best practices that you know we've seen

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in other

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natural disaster North Carolina and some

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of the hurricane or flood areas that had

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significant impact a lack of

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communications for the community. Um so

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those things align well. So we added

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those two generators uh for that

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project. The other project that we moved

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from fiscal year 28 uh recommended move

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moving the park pavilion at Pinewood

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Park. Uh we're currently working with

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engineers to scope that project and uh

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we felt it was uh be beneficial to have

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that pavilion installed this year

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instead of um next year. We're going to

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delay that in the bathroom to a future

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year, but uh due to engineering

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considerations and some possible

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opportunities for additional funding uh

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from partner organizations, uh we

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decided to move it this year and see if

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we can get it installed this fiscal

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year.

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Other than that, there were no major um

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changes in the previous plans that were

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presented. Um, I will highlight a

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significant amount of work done by the

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finance director

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and support for the staff. If I can find

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it

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page,

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get to it.

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you'll see uh project pages for every

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single capital improvement plan uh

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project. Um this packet of capital

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improvement projects uh sheets will be

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on the website under our construction

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projects and then we'll update the

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description as we get more information.

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Um this will be the new standard as we

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move forward as we talk about what each

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of these projects includes and where the

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funding's coming for for each one of

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these projects.

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So, uh that'll be on the website under

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the construction projects as well as uh

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under the finance department page. So,

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that's another change that you you

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haven't been you haven't been presented

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yet.

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With that, I'll uh turn over to the

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finance director for anything else to

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add.

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So um with that we the city staff

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request

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approval of the uh area 27 budget.

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Do you have any question from group

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finance?

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» I have a question.

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Um on the uh property taxes, um will the

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city residents see the refund amount

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from the resort tax on their actual

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property tax that comes out from the

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county?

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» They will see a negative number in their

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um resort tax

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» And it'll say the resort tax on

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» I think that's the language. I'm trying

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to recall.

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» Okay.

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But there's a negative number that says

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resort tax relief. There's hard time

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adjustment or something like that.

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» Okay, great. That's my question.

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» Uh any further questions?

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» Seeing none, at this time then we will

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open up our our public hearing for the

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last time concerning adoption of the

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2627

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budget. Public hearing is now open.

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See none7

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budget.

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Um so moving on

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uh we need the next item is adoption the

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uh fiscal year 27 final budget. So I'll

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ask for a a motion to adopt the budget.

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I'll

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adopt

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the fiscal year 27 final budget.

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» I'll second that motion. Motion has been

552
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:11,480
made and seconded to adopt this 27.

553
00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,440
» Councelor St.

554
00:26:15,919 --> 00:26:18,720
» Hi,

555
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,320
» Councelor Bloomberg.

556
00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,760
» I

557
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,360
councelor King

558
00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,480
» I.

559
00:26:23,360 --> 00:26:25,760
» Councelor Piper.

560
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,799
» Hi.

561
00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:28,080
» Councelor Price.

562
00:26:26,799 --> 00:26:32,520
» Hi,

563
00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:32,520
» Mayor Bartlett. I

564
00:26:33,039 --> 00:26:38,240
the motion is approved to adopt the

565
00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:39,760
fiscal final budget. Uh next we move on

566
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:42,000
to ordinance and resolutions. This is

567
00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:45,919
caring for what we just voted on. It be

568
00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:49,840
a resolution number 1976

569
00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:54,080
of the city bud for fiscal year 27. Uh

570
00:26:49,840 --> 00:26:56,720
if anybody is everybody

571
00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:59,760
to do this

572
00:26:56,720 --> 00:27:02,240
» I don't think so. Um,

573
00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:06,760
you adopted

574
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,760
already adopted it.

575
00:27:07,120 --> 00:27:10,360
» I don't

576
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,320
» That's

577
00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,520
why

578
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:19,440
» Yeah. Okay.

579
00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:22,559
» Okay. Now, where was I? Resolution 1976.

580
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:25,279
The resolution to adopt this budget. I

581
00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:26,960
have a motion.

582
00:27:25,279 --> 00:27:29,440
Make a motion that we approve resolution

583
00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:32,400
number 1976 adopting city budget for

584
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:32,640
fiscal year 2027.

585
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,360
I'll

586
00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:35,200
» Second.

587
00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:38,000
» Motion's been made and seconded.

588
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:40,240
Resolution number 1976 adoption of the

589
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,000
city budget for fiscal year 27. May I

590
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:46,720
have a roll call, please?

591
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:47,919
» Councelor Price I. Councelor St. I.

592
00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,679
Councelor Bloomberg.

593
00:27:47,919 --> 00:27:53,520
» I.

594
00:27:49,679 --> 00:27:55,520
Councelor King. I councelor

595
00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:59,600
» Hi. Mayor Barard.

596
00:27:55,520 --> 00:28:02,720
» I resolution number 1976 is adopted.

597
00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:06,399
City budget 27 and I would make that

598
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:09,120
thank for all their hard work and uh

599
00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:10,399
it's been a transitional year and I

600
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:12,559
think you've done a fabulous job

601
00:28:10,399 --> 00:28:14,720
bringing that forward. So thank you Eric

602
00:28:12,559 --> 00:28:18,799
and and and thank everyone else

603
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:21,840
especially our finance director Amy and

604
00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:25,360
all. So thank you again. We've got a

605
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:28,559
good budget. Good solid budget. Um, all

606
00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:31,200
right. Moving on. Reports business for

607
00:28:28,559 --> 00:28:32,480
mayor and council. I'll stay down here

608
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:35,480
right there.

609
00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,480
» Man,

610
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:40,240
okay.

611
00:28:37,919 --> 00:28:42,240
Um, so I was biking the other day and

612
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:45,520
since I can't go down 4th Avenue, I went

613
00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:48,960
down 6th Avenue and I live on this the

614
00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:52,399
north side of Highway 2 and on the south

615
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:54,240
side there's the two-way bike lane. On

616
00:28:52,399 --> 00:28:56,320
the

617
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:59,279
right hand side of the road and then it

618
00:28:56,320 --> 00:29:04,399
just stops on Highway 2 and doesn't keep

619
00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:07,600
going. And it feels really weird

620
00:29:04,399 --> 00:29:12,480
to be going northbound and then going

621
00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:16,320
into traffic and not I don't know. Um

622
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:18,799
is there a reason why it's like that?

623
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:22,559
» I think it's odd as well.

624
00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:25,200
» The painting of that bike.

625
00:29:22,559 --> 00:29:28,720
» Yeah.

626
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:31,279
it just it could continue

627
00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:33,520
and then it wouldn't feel weird or there

628
00:29:31,279 --> 00:29:36,240
was one on each side but we don't have

629
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:41,679
to worry about it now just maybe for the

630
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:44,960
future. Um then let's see um is there a

631
00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:49,760
timeline to developers applications for

632
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:52,159
them to like get the ball rolling or

633
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:56,640
» I mean their primary pl's you know good

634
00:29:52,159 --> 00:29:58,640
for two years and um but I mean there's

635
00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:00,880
a once the preliminary plaque gets

636
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:03,840
designed or approved

637
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:06,080
» Then they start all the engineering and

638
00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,919
everything else. I there's a significant

639
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,960
amount of cool

640
00:30:07,919 --> 00:30:11,279
» And there will be people in the

641
00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:13,440
community that will comply either way.

642
00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:15,120
You know, there are people that are that

643
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:18,640
developer specifically did all the work

644
00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:21,120
prior to plat

645
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:22,320
clearing and everything else. So, it

646
00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:26,399
people are going to complain no matter

647
00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:27,679
what. Um but the developers um we have

648
00:30:26,399 --> 00:30:30,080
been actively talking with their

649
00:30:27,679 --> 00:30:32,640
engineering to figure out the the sewer

650
00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:34,399
infrastructure and all the connections.

651
00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,919
And so that's been a very active

652
00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:39,600
process.

653
00:30:35,919 --> 00:30:42,399
» Great. Um,

654
00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:44,480
what was my next one?

655
00:30:42,399 --> 00:30:46,000
Oh my goodness.

656
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:47,679
I don't know if you guys noticed, but

657
00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:50,159
there's new businesses on the north end

658
00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:51,520
of Nucleus. So, it's gotten a lot busier

659
00:30:50,159 --> 00:30:53,679
over there, which is really, really

660
00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:56,480
awesome that we're extending um

661
00:30:53,679 --> 00:30:58,799
commercial opportunities down there. Um,

662
00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:02,320
and then I also noticed that there's no

663
00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:05,760
like miles per hour signal

664
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:08,559
on nucleus down there. And so I cross

665
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:10,559
nucleus a lot because I walk my dog over

666
00:31:08,559 --> 00:31:12,159
there and it's getting harder and harder

667
00:31:10,559 --> 00:31:15,600
to cross the street because I don't know

668
00:31:12,159 --> 00:31:18,000
how fast people are going. Um, some

669
00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:21,279
people go like 40 it feels like and some

670
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:23,200
people go 15. That's kind of how I drive

671
00:31:21,279 --> 00:31:26,399
just because there's so many things

672
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:31,440
going on. But that's just me. Um and

673
00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:33,840
then um on September 21st, so before the

674
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:36,399
next city council meeting, I am going to

675
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:39,279
host a community walk in partnership

676
00:31:36,399 --> 00:31:42,799
with Forward Montana, which is like a a

677
00:31:39,279 --> 00:31:45,760
youthled civic organization

678
00:31:42,799 --> 00:31:47,440
um just to walk down Nucleus. We're

679
00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:53,360
going to start on the north end and walk

680
00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:54,799
south to talk about um mobility and um

681
00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:57,120
throughout the Flathead County and

682
00:31:54,799 --> 00:31:59,760
throughout our town. So, please join me

683
00:31:57,120 --> 00:32:02,159
because it's not just for young people.

684
00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:05,120
Um and we can talk about what making

685
00:32:02,159 --> 00:32:08,320
what would um improve bike ability,

686
00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:11,360
walkability, services for people who

687
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:13,120
can't drive and stuff like that. So,

688
00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:16,960
that'll be pretty cool. It's going to

689
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:18,799
start at 6. Um, and hopefully I'll see

690
00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:21,519
you there. And you can check my

691
00:32:18,799 --> 00:32:24,880
Instagram because I might update it if

692
00:32:21,519 --> 00:32:26,799
you guys are on that. Um,

693
00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,640
and then I thought I had another

694
00:32:26,799 --> 00:32:31,640
question,

695
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,640
but

696
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:38,640
I didn't write it down. So, I'll ask you

697
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:40,559
when I remember. My brain's going. Thank

698
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,120
you,

699
00:32:40,559 --> 00:32:46,559
» Debbie.

700
00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:48,240
Um, I uh definitely just want to start

701
00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:50,240
off thanking you all for the hard work

702
00:32:48,240 --> 00:32:53,039
on the budget. I know that took a lot of

703
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:55,279
time and detail oriented, so really

704
00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:59,120
appreciate that. So, thank you Amy and

705
00:32:55,279 --> 00:33:02,559
Eric. Um, how did your meeting go with

706
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:08,440
Burlington Nord?

707
00:33:02,559 --> 00:33:08,440
» Um, specifically on that 12th. Um,

708
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:13,200
» So yeah, they they're they have added

709
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:15,120
some infrastructure into there and then

710
00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:17,120
we're going to be working with them, you

711
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:21,760
know, to finish the concrete panels and

712
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:24,159
the and then now that they're um

713
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:26,640
their station has been moved that allows

714
00:33:24,159 --> 00:33:28,159
room for the sidewalk to continue and so

715
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,760
we'll contract that out. I would expect

716
00:33:28,159 --> 00:33:31,120
that to be done in the spring time

717
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:33,519
frame. Um,

718
00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:36,399
» Okay. I did see some equipment there

719
00:33:33,519 --> 00:33:40,320
digging and moving on their arms their

720
00:33:36,399 --> 00:33:42,240
um safety. Um so I was hoping that that

721
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:46,240
was moving that project forward. So

722
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:49,440
that's great. Um the fire hydrant on

723
00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:52,480
12th on the north side of US2, what's

724
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:54,880
that all about? It's about 3 feet off

725
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:57,600
the ground or 2 feet off the ground. I

726
00:33:54,880 --> 00:34:00,080
mean I guess how high am I?

727
00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:03,760
the documentation of the depth of the

728
00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:06,559
water man was off. And so when they they

729
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:09,200
had the fire man or the fire hydrant,

730
00:34:06,559 --> 00:34:10,560
there's a uh there's an extension that

731
00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,839
goes underneath the fire hydrant that

732
00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:14,480
you don't see. That's part of the fire

733
00:34:11,839 --> 00:34:17,760
hydrant. And so the one we had was too

734
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:19,679
big. So they they're redoing it tomorrow

735
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,760
and putting a right size fire hydrant.

736
00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:23,040
» Okay. So it'll be down uh

737
00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,200
» It'll be normal.

738
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:27,760
» Okay. Well, because the the road does

739
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:30,960
slope there and so I thought, is that

740
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:31,919
where the normal road is supposed to be

741
00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:34,399
or

742
00:34:31,919 --> 00:34:36,159
» No, it was a there's a fire hydrant that

743
00:34:34,399 --> 00:34:37,839
we had that was too high somewhere else

744
00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:39,359
and we removed it from there, put the

745
00:34:37,839 --> 00:34:41,760
right size fire hydrant. We thought this

746
00:34:39,359 --> 00:34:43,200
was the fire hydrant to fit the depth of

747
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:45,919
the water man. So once they opened it

748
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:47,200
up, closed it and dug in, they realized

749
00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:49,280
it. But at that point, they don't have

750
00:34:47,200 --> 00:34:52,960
an extra fire hydrant sitting there with

751
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:53,760
a shorter. So, we will be closing 12

752
00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,399
again.

753
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,639
» Okay.

754
00:34:54,399 --> 00:34:57,280
» To replace it once again.

755
00:34:56,639 --> 00:34:59,040
» Okay.

756
00:34:57,280 --> 00:35:01,119
» But thank you.

757
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:03,599
» Thank you for pointing that out.

758
00:35:01,119 --> 00:35:06,560
» Well, I drive by it a lot.

759
00:35:03,599 --> 00:35:08,640
» Oh, yeah. Okay. Um, and I know in

760
00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:10,800
previous uh in the spring we talked

761
00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:12,720
about when we were working on Malupa, we

762
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:14,960
had a lot of things to put on the

763
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:17,599
checklist for fall.

764
00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:19,760
And one of those um and thanks for

765
00:35:17,599 --> 00:35:22,560
bringing that up uh Mr.

766
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:26,160
uh was the setbacks that we were going

767
00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:29,520
to set for the river. Um I want to make

768
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:33,040
sure that doesn't get um forgotten that

769
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:34,960
you know uh I believe Eric Mi he said

770
00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,480
that you know in the fall we could

771
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:41,359
address what we wanted for those

772
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:43,839
setbacks and um work on that. So,

773
00:35:41,359 --> 00:35:47,839
I'd like to see that

774
00:35:43,839 --> 00:35:49,359
um at some point in the fall

775
00:35:47,839 --> 00:35:51,920
» That we can address that.

776
00:35:49,359 --> 00:35:53,760
» So, Thursday, a couple two tonights the

777
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:55,839
planning commission meets and this is to

778
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:58,000
start that discussion. So, it's on the

779
00:35:55,839 --> 00:36:00,320
agenda to talk about repairing setbacks

780
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,480
and the river setbacks.

781
00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:05,839
um you other zoning and subdivision

782
00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:07,599
issues, uh affordable housing type

783
00:36:05,839 --> 00:36:10,480
programs,

784
00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:11,280
things like that that we paused. So,

785
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,200
we're going to ask the planning

786
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:14,720
commission on Thursday to kind of have

787
00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:17,280
an initial conversation. They'll come

788
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:19,119
back in October and uh provide

789
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:21,359
recommendations to the council and then

790
00:36:19,119 --> 00:36:23,440
the council will review it in late

791
00:36:21,359 --> 00:36:26,079
October, November time frame for any

792
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:27,040
zoning for subdivision or city code

793
00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:28,480
changes.

794
00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:30,240
» Okay, great.

795
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:32,000
That's scheduled to start tomorrow or

796
00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:34,800
Thursday.

797
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:37,040
» Okay. And the affordable housing you had

798
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:38,880
mentioned. So is that something they'll

799
00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:42,760
be working with the White Fish Housing

800
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:42,760
Authority on or

801
00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:45,839
uh the planning commission will not be

802
00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:49,359
working with Whitefish Housing

803
00:36:45,839 --> 00:36:52,400
Authority. Um, you know, we'll um we

804
00:36:49,359 --> 00:36:54,640
will explore

805
00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:56,960
some of the best practices of how cities

806
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:59,440
have worked with affordable housing

807
00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:02,079
opportunities and then figure out the

808
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:05,200
best, you know, ways to maybe

809
00:37:02,079 --> 00:37:09,520
incentivize developers to be of using

810
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:11,520
affordable housing to get concessions or

811
00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:12,800
variances or something like that. We'll

812
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:14,960
talk through some of that but not the

813
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:16,480
formal program of you know is it the

814
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,720
Whitefish Housing Authority which is a

815
00:37:16,480 --> 00:37:22,640
governmental organization we or

816
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:24,320
bureaucracy or is it you know work with

817
00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:27,119
the nonprofits or the other housing

818
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:29,359
foundations like habitat it probably a

819
00:37:27,119 --> 00:37:32,640
bit less of that discussion but more of

820
00:37:29,359 --> 00:37:34,720
how we incentivize developers and from a

821
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:36,960
planning or require developers to have

822
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:40,480
» So us to kind of do that same type of

823
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:42,960
thing ourselves within our own planning

824
00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,960
without involving another agency.

825
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:49,040
» I mean other agencies were being support

826
00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:51,520
counselor u um and then I think we need

827
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:53,920
as uh the whiteish whitefish housing

828
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:55,920
authority had request they come talk to

829
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:59,200
council. I think we can schedule that

830
00:37:55,920 --> 00:38:00,720
see what they propose. U but for the

831
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:04,320
council to understand the white fish

832
00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:07,359
housing authority is um appointed by the

833
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:08,800
whitefish mayor. Um, and so, you know,

834
00:38:07,359 --> 00:38:10,640
do you want another governmental

835
00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:12,160
organization appointed by some other

836
00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:15,440
government

837
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:17,440
managing affordable housing?

838
00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:19,119
And then those housing authorities are

839
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:21,280
normally

840
00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:24,240
more aligned with federal programs like

841
00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:27,280
section 8 housing or HUD type other

842
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:29,599
other HUD programs.

843
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:32,720
And over the last decade, as we've

844
00:38:29,599 --> 00:38:34,480
studied this a little bit, um those

845
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:37,119
federal programs have become more and

846
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:39,200
more accessible to municipalities as

847
00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:41,440
well as nonprofits. So, you don't

848
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:44,640
necessarily need a governmental

849
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:45,440
organization like a housing authority to

850
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,440
do that.

851
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,720
» Okay? doesn't mean they they wouldn't be

852
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,720
helpful,

853
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:52,400
» But how that gets aligned with the city,

854
00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:54,880
I think we all need to be a little bit

855
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:57,119
more educated on and see what um the

856
00:38:54,880 --> 00:39:00,079
White Fish housing authorities

857
00:38:57,119 --> 00:39:02,400
recommending to come into the city of

858
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:04,320
Columbia Falls, but it is a governmental

859
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:05,280
organization appointed by the mayor of

860
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:08,560
White Fish.

861
00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:10,880
» Yeah. And I definitely don't want that.

862
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:12,560
But I think if if we have somebody

863
00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,640
internally that can be applying for

864
00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,720
those same federal grants, that's good

865
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:19,040
to know, too, that you know, we've got

866
00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:21,440
somebody that's actively looking for

867
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:25,280
that for our uh citizens within the

868
00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:29,200
community. So, um Okay. And then I just

869
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:32,000
had another a question for the chief.

870
00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:34,720
Um, did you did we come up with an idea

871
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:36,720
or a plan for the skate park or are we

872
00:39:34,720 --> 00:39:38,880
still working on that now that we've got

873
00:39:36,720 --> 00:39:45,280
council on board or

874
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:48,960
» Yeah, we've got a uh proposed or a uh

875
00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:52,880
ordinance that we're going to propose to

876
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:56,320
the council. I'm not sure when uh city

877
00:39:52,880 --> 00:40:00,560
managers city and I work through that,

878
00:39:56,320 --> 00:40:02,160
but we do have sorry we do have a plan

879
00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:04,000
for that.

880
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:06,560
» Okay. All right. I'm glad that we're

881
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:10,520
moving forward with it. So, okay. Thank

882
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:10,520
you. That's all I got there.

883
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:15,040
» Do we want to discuss something to do

884
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:16,160
for Mr. Marcus? Is that something we

885
00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:17,839
would do now?

886
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,440
» Um you know, I was going to bring it up.

887
00:40:17,839 --> 00:40:21,200
So certainly yeah we can have a

888
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:23,200
discussion. So go ahead.

889
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,359
» I'm just curious what sort of ideas we

890
00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:29,599
can come up with. I mean yeah 47 years

891
00:40:25,359 --> 00:40:31,839
that's most of our lives in this town.

892
00:40:29,599 --> 00:40:33,680
Most of us have

893
00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:35,760
five or six family members that worked

894
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:37,760
for him

895
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:39,280
on the other day. I remember when

896
00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,640
Margaret Brandish married him, we all

897
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:42,480
thought her name being Margaret Marcus

898
00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:45,520
and it was so cool cuz we were in the

899
00:40:42,480 --> 00:40:47,839
eighth grade, but just something um it's

900
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:50,720
up for ideas that somehow memorialized

901
00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:54,160
and you know longest business owners

902
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:57,119
that just could think of them is not

903
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:58,480
around anymore.

904
00:40:57,119 --> 00:41:00,720
» But thoughts, ideas,

905
00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:01,440
» My personal thought is is is give us

906
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,480
some time.

907
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:05,200
» Yeah,

908
00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:06,880
» A project may come up. I don't know what

909
00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:09,599
it would be, but I think I think you're

910
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:11,680
right. I think he deserves recognition.

911
00:41:09,599 --> 00:41:14,319
» I just don't know what the appropriate

912
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:16,000
recognition would be.

913
00:41:14,319 --> 00:41:17,680
» Just kind of sit back and take a look at

914
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,480
what projects come up and what we might

915
00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,800
see.

916
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:23,119
» But I agree.

917
00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,920
» Um the only thing I would add to that is

918
00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:26,160
uh

919
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:29,920
» You know he was on the the real fire

920
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:32,400
board for 20 years and he contributed a

921
00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:34,000
lot to that. It was a real steaging

922
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,240
force through all that. and look what

923
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:37,520
what our rural fire district has turned

924
00:41:36,240 --> 00:41:39,599
into.

925
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:42,079
» It's an amazing amazing thing and he was

926
00:41:39,599 --> 00:41:43,359
part of that and he was always a smiling

927
00:41:42,079 --> 00:41:47,200
man and was always and they weren't

928
00:41:43,359 --> 00:41:49,280
happy to to help you. I I I can he

929
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:50,800
wasn't really a close friend but we were

930
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,680
certainly acquaintances and he was

931
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:57,200
always had a smile and a he was picking

932
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:59,520
dishes and cleaning plate us. So he is

933
00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:03,119
definitely going to be missed and uh

934
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:06,720
we're best for uh for Jay and wife and

935
00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:09,760
Jana to keep that thing going here. That

936
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:12,720
is huge for our

937
00:42:09,760 --> 00:42:16,160
I mean where else do so many people go

938
00:42:12,720 --> 00:42:20,240
there is just incredible.

939
00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:22,800
So I think I think just recognizing his

940
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:26,160
passing and his accomplishments in this

941
00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:28,400
time would certainly be adequate. I I

942
00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:30,079
would definitely decision.

943
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,200
» Anybody else have anything they like to

944
00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:32,560
contribute to that part of the

945
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:36,880
discussion?

946
00:42:32,560 --> 00:42:39,920
» Um I he funded so many youth sports,

947
00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:43,040
contributed baseball, softball, um

948
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:45,280
soccer. He was always a yes. And so

949
00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:47,839
there's not just kids in this community

950
00:42:45,280 --> 00:42:50,480
that actually grew up like some of us

951
00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:52,480
who did have him supporting those

952
00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:55,760
organizations and those organizations

953
00:42:52,480 --> 00:42:59,040
wouldn't be what they are without him.

954
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:01,839
So you know something maybe even along

955
00:42:59,040 --> 00:43:05,119
those lines. I believe he was a lion you

956
00:43:01,839 --> 00:43:09,040
know member of the coin lion. So there's

957
00:43:05,119 --> 00:43:12,160
so many angles to him that how do we

958
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:14,319
actually encompass that to honor him in

959
00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:16,880
a way and I think speaking with his wife

960
00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:18,720
and his son would be a good place to

961
00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:22,400
start because

962
00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:25,280
» They might be able to direct that um

963
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:28,319
with something. Um but that's just my

964
00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:31,040
thought uh agree with everyone.

965
00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:32,720
» Any further comments concerning fasting

966
00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,319
speed?

967
00:43:32,720 --> 00:43:35,200
Okay, Kelly. Yeah. What else?

968
00:43:34,319 --> 00:43:36,319
» That was what I had.

969
00:43:35,200 --> 00:43:37,440
» That was it.

970
00:43:36,319 --> 00:43:40,160
» Nothing to make.

971
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:43,040
» Come on.

972
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:45,200
» If you'd like me to add, I will. So,

973
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:48,000
» We don't ask for the cemetery.

974
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:50,560
» No, exactly. So, I will make a comment

975
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:53,440
similar um to previous comments about

976
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:56,160
things that we see around town. I have

977
00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:59,200
noticed and just for awareness um out on

978
00:43:56,160 --> 00:44:04,079
my bike running and otherwise um a

979
00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:05,920
number of fire hydrants that are blocked

980
00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:07,760
and blocked in a number of different

981
00:44:05,920 --> 00:44:10,240
ways and I don't want to call out

982
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:11,680
anything specific but just for awareness

983
00:44:10,240 --> 00:44:13,440
I want to say that out loud. I think

984
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:15,599
that for our safety and our community

985
00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:20,000
knowing that that's such a factor to

986
00:44:15,599 --> 00:44:21,839
mention that um is important.

987
00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:23,440
» Imagine that coming from you. Imagine

988
00:44:21,839 --> 00:44:24,560
that's coming from me.

989
00:44:23,440 --> 00:44:25,040
» You know somebody in the fire

990
00:44:24,560 --> 00:44:27,359
department?

991
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:29,920
» I might too.

992
00:44:27,359 --> 00:44:34,440
» That used to that used to be my right

993
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:34,440
about all time. I like him for fire.

994
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:36,560
» So, thank you for that statement.

995
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:40,640
» You're welcome.

996
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:42,640
» And again, welcome. Done. Um I had the

997
00:44:40,640 --> 00:44:45,119
opportunity to pick up my two grandson

998
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:47,200
from Glacier Gateway today and I was

999
00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:49,680
just curious how they felt about losing

1000
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:51,920
some parking out front and they told me

1001
00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:53,920
it's not an issue. I was surprised,

1002
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,200
which I I thought great because they've

1003
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:57,280
got lots of parking in the back. They

1004
00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:59,200
said that they could open stuff up if

1005
00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:01,280
they needed to and because I thought

1006
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:05,839
parking was a little limited there. But

1007
00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:08,880
um I I'm always happy to see gravel

1008
00:45:05,839 --> 00:45:10,560
versus grass just so anytime I see a

1009
00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:15,040
rock, I'm happy.

1010
00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:17,359
» Uh because it's less maintenance. Um I

1011
00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:19,839
think it looks fine. Uh yeah, we got to

1012
00:45:17,359 --> 00:45:23,599
probably keep weeds down in it, but uh

1013
00:45:19,839 --> 00:45:26,640
anytime we get away from uh meridians

1014
00:45:23,599 --> 00:45:28,400
and whatever you want to call and and

1015
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:31,280
grass, I think we're doing the right

1016
00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:34,640
thing. Um,

1017
00:45:31,280 --> 00:45:38,240
I have

1018
00:45:34,640 --> 00:45:42,079
uh I agree with Mike on the the the tea

1019
00:45:38,240 --> 00:45:43,760
kettle subs and and and the quantite.

1020
00:45:42,079 --> 00:45:46,640
It's it is disappointing not to see it

1021
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:48,000
moving, but I understand, you know, I'm

1022
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:51,920
not a contractor, but I understand

1023
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:53,760
there's a lot of things going on. Um,

1024
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:57,200
on another

1025
00:45:53,760 --> 00:46:02,000
on on the on the budget, great work. I I

1026
00:45:57,200 --> 00:46:03,760
was very impressed. 26 minutes. I never

1027
00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:06,880
» Yeah.

1028
00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:11,240
» But but I understand and it's uh great

1029
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:11,240
work. I

1030
00:46:11,839 --> 00:46:16,560
Yeah. Um the other thing Steve Marks uh

1031
00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:18,319
I can't say enough about him. We've

1032
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:22,480
already talked about it. I agree

1033
00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:25,760
something needs to be done. Um

1034
00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:28,480
I I I think take a wait and see attitude

1035
00:46:25,760 --> 00:46:33,200
what what comes up uh on the real board.

1036
00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:36,400
He was unparalleled in in my opinion. Um

1037
00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:38,000
and I think not not that we we need to

1038
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:39,599
mention a lot of folks passing because

1039
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:41,280
we're going to miss somebody. But I want

1040
00:46:39,599 --> 00:46:41,920
to mention Clarence Taber.

1041
00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:45,520
» Yes.

1042
00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:47,359
» Uh Clarence passed away too and and he's

1043
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:49,119
had some businesses and stuff. You know,

1044
00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:53,599
I probably disagreed with Clarence more

1045
00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:56,240
than ever agreed, but but uh he was he

1046
00:46:53,599 --> 00:46:57,599
was a force in this town and and he'll

1047
00:46:56,240 --> 00:46:59,440
be missed. So, I think we ought to

1048
00:46:57,599 --> 00:47:01,280
remember Clarence today, too. Thanks.

1049
00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:04,800
It's all

1050
00:47:01,280 --> 00:47:06,560
» Right. That was the first thing.

1051
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:09,359
Clarence was Clarence. You know,

1052
00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:12,960
Clarence came to a lot of all they had

1053
00:47:09,359 --> 00:47:16,079
the shoe shop on on Main Street. uh he

1054
00:47:12,960 --> 00:47:19,119
and his wife and uh he he always had an

1055
00:47:16,079 --> 00:47:21,280
opinion and uh he wasn't afraid to come

1056
00:47:19,119 --> 00:47:24,720
before this council and express him or

1057
00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:27,359
catch me somewhere else and Denmire a

1058
00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:31,280
little bit he had a really long career

1059
00:47:27,359 --> 00:47:33,040
in divorce for himself he had a good

1060
00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:33,839
although he was what quite the collector

1061
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:35,520
of junk

1062
00:47:33,839 --> 00:47:39,040
» Yes he was yes he was

1063
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:42,079
» And when he moved from from coming off a

1064
00:47:39,040 --> 00:47:45,119
pound and he got up to or out the

1065
00:47:42,079 --> 00:47:47,280
Columbia Heights and he could spread out

1066
00:47:45,119 --> 00:47:48,960
seemed to grow.

1067
00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:52,160
I didn't know he had so much stuff but

1068
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:55,359
he had quite a collection over on the

1069
00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:58,800
front of so uh Clarence will be missed

1070
00:47:55,359 --> 00:48:02,319
and obviously Steve will be miss um

1071
00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:05,599
great great people. Um the other thing

1072
00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:08,319
all the were out on uh Meadow Lake in

1073
00:48:05,599 --> 00:48:11,680
the uh area where they're doing the

1074
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:13,839
motel and the liquor store

1075
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:16,839
manufacturing. Is that in the tiff

1076
00:48:13,839 --> 00:48:16,839
district?

1077
00:48:17,760 --> 00:48:25,680
» It is not in the tip district. is short

1078
00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:28,480
of um I think the senior resident home

1079
00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:33,079
is in the tiff district but it stops

1080
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:33,079
there and doesn't cross over metal.

1081
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:39,760
» Is there can once a district is created

1082
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:41,440
it can't be expanded?

1083
00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:44,240
» No, it can definitely be expanded. The

1084
00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:46,079
council did expand this urban renewal

1085
00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:50,640
district to include the Cedar Palace

1086
00:48:46,079 --> 00:48:52,079
Medical Center area back in 2019.

1087
00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:54,800
» Could we look at that?

1088
00:48:52,079 --> 00:48:57,359
» Is there something specific like utility

1089
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:59,119
infrastructure or others? Well, or

1090
00:48:57,359 --> 00:49:01,040
» It's just that when I looked at what we

1091
00:48:59,119 --> 00:49:03,680
have done with our gift district as it's

1092
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:06,559
as you know Susan when Susan said that

1093
00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:09,119
I'll do that was her baby essentially.

1094
00:49:06,559 --> 00:49:10,800
you get a lot can get done and uh now

1095
00:49:09,119 --> 00:49:13,280
you look at what it's done for our

1096
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:15,599
ability to budget things for the city

1097
00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:17,760
and to upgrade sidewalks and everything

1098
00:49:15,599 --> 00:49:19,599
else have the ability to do that stuff

1099
00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:21,920
which there were years when we didn't

1100
00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:23,440
have any money I got to tell you not to

1101
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:25,680
be able to see this stuff come to

1102
00:49:23,440 --> 00:49:28,880
fruition I just wonder when we have an

1103
00:49:25,680 --> 00:49:31,920
opportunity to expand that district and

1104
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:34,319
and get some more uh out and we are

1105
00:49:31,920 --> 00:49:37,040
going to do probably upgrades as as pass

1106
00:49:34,319 --> 00:49:40,000
there out along on a highway. I think

1107
00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:41,839
that we're going to go uh probably all

1108
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:44,160
the way out the hilltop. I'm not sure of

1109
00:49:41,839 --> 00:49:45,920
our utility system. Yeah. I'm just

1110
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:48,480
curious if it would make sense if we got

1111
00:49:45,920 --> 00:49:51,520
those folks involved in a district. The

1112
00:49:48,480 --> 00:49:55,440
the challenge would be urban district

1113
00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:57,280
expires 202 December 15, 2029. And so

1114
00:49:55,440 --> 00:50:00,400
that district expires and it' be

1115
00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:01,119
unlikely for it to get it um extended

1116
00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:01,839
beyond that.

1117
00:50:01,119 --> 00:50:04,240
» Yeah. Sure.

1118
00:50:01,839 --> 00:50:08,800
» So that that district expires just in a

1119
00:50:04,240 --> 00:50:11,920
couple years. So it wouldn't um you know

1120
00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:14,319
to do a project with the current funds

1121
00:50:11,920 --> 00:50:17,359
along Medal Boulevard

1122
00:50:14,319 --> 00:50:21,599
uh if it's a viable

1123
00:50:17,359 --> 00:50:23,839
reason to for the district then you can

1124
00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:25,599
do that. So, for example, we had a lift

1125
00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:29,599
station that's outside of the district

1126
00:50:25,599 --> 00:50:31,839
but serves that district and we could

1127
00:50:29,599 --> 00:50:35,040
upgrade that lift station because it

1128
00:50:31,839 --> 00:50:36,240
directly serves the properties within

1129
00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:38,000
that district,

1130
00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:41,359
» You know, or if we want to create a road

1131
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:45,359
or water or sewer infrastructure. Now,

1132
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:47,280
one of the things we're looking at is um

1133
00:50:45,359 --> 00:50:50,400
there's only one water man that comes

1134
00:50:47,280 --> 00:50:51,920
across Highway 2 to Ace Hardware and it

1135
00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:54,559
stops there and doesn't come across

1136
00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:56,559
Hansen's and the pawn shop to the truck

1137
00:50:54,559 --> 00:50:59,680
route. So, there's no water along that

1138
00:50:56,559 --> 00:51:02,800
area. Um we we've explored, you know,

1139
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:06,240
moving water to that side with the bill

1140
00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:08,559
district money. Um, but it's for

1141
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:10,319
expanded footprint. We're probably the

1142
00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:13,200
last couple years of the district, it

1143
00:51:10,319 --> 00:51:16,559
may not make sense to do that. Are we

1144
00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:19,839
going to have an opportunity to uh uh

1145
00:51:16,559 --> 00:51:21,760
make that district continue

1146
00:51:19,839 --> 00:51:23,599
after its expiration? I know you have to

1147
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:27,520
let it expire. They're they're set on

1148
00:51:23,599 --> 00:51:31,440
timelines. Um, so do we have an

1149
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:34,400
opportunity to uh to continue with K

1150
00:51:31,440 --> 00:51:38,640
district that you're aware? I would have

1151
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:41,520
to do some more research uh on that to

1152
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:44,319
see this

1153
00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:46,960
specifics. There are ways to extend to

1154
00:51:44,319 --> 00:51:49,760
districts uh the timeline and get an

1155
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:51,520
extension of that because I mean a lot

1156
00:51:49,760 --> 00:51:54,960
of our a lot of great things we're doing

1157
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:56,319
in this budget come with tiffs. I mean,

1158
00:51:54,960 --> 00:51:58,000
when I first looked at what we were

1159
00:51:56,319 --> 00:51:59,920
doing in our budget on one home that we

1160
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:01,520
couldn't afford that you really can't I

1161
00:51:59,920 --> 00:52:03,760
mean there there's so many things in

1162
00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:07,200
there that all the years I've been in

1163
00:52:03,760 --> 00:52:09,440
neighbor take care and do so many things

1164
00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:12,960
and and that allows us between that and

1165
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:14,319
our resil tax allows us to do that. So I

1166
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:16,240
just I just don't want to stick with

1167
00:52:14,319 --> 00:52:18,240
» You there's just a lot of sensitivities

1168
00:52:16,240 --> 00:52:21,200
you know with the tiff district they're

1169
00:52:18,240 --> 00:52:23,040
normally 15 years and I would say this

1170
00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:25,599
one looking back at the history has been

1171
00:52:23,040 --> 00:52:28,400
highly successful and it got to its goal

1172
00:52:25,599 --> 00:52:31,760
of rebuilding the downtown

1173
00:52:28,400 --> 00:52:35,119
infrastructure and uh the highway too

1174
00:52:31,760 --> 00:52:37,440
but this tip district is quite large

1175
00:52:35,119 --> 00:52:40,480
percentage wise of the rest of our city

1176
00:52:37,440 --> 00:52:42,160
and so remember the incremental value so

1177
00:52:40,480 --> 00:52:44,880
our incremental value at our brief

1178
00:52:42,160 --> 00:52:49,440
previously in 2019 was only about

1179
00:52:44,880 --> 00:52:51,599
$600,000 in growth from 2014 time frame

1180
00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:54,880
and it's been another $3 million over

1181
00:52:51,599 --> 00:52:58,640
the last you know five or six years.

1182
00:52:54,880 --> 00:53:01,200
That $3 million though comes from

1183
00:52:58,640 --> 00:53:04,319
um

1184
00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:07,599
36 $3.6 million of incremental growth

1185
00:53:04,319 --> 00:53:10,000
from the 2014 base value comes from the

1186
00:53:07,599 --> 00:53:13,119
school district uh growth. It comes from

1187
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:14,960
the city's primary property tax growth.

1188
00:53:13,119 --> 00:53:18,640
So when the tip district expires, you'll

1189
00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:20,480
see our property tax revenue increase

1190
00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:22,480
because of all that incremental growth

1191
00:53:20,480 --> 00:53:24,240
within that district. Then gets

1192
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:26,079
realigned back to the taxing

1193
00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:29,359
authorities,

1194
00:53:26,079 --> 00:53:31,599
you know. So, um, you know, and so there

1195
00:53:29,359 --> 00:53:34,079
there's a lot of challenges among

1196
00:53:31,599 --> 00:53:36,000
counties and school districts across

1197
00:53:34,079 --> 00:53:39,359
Montana, across the nation to be quite

1198
00:53:36,000 --> 00:53:41,839
frank, uh, of how t districts are used

1199
00:53:39,359 --> 00:53:43,520
and, uh, the impacts it has on say

1200
00:53:41,839 --> 00:53:45,200
school district. So, school district,

1201
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:48,240
you know, we could do the math, but you

1202
00:53:45,200 --> 00:53:51,359
know, I'll throw out it's about a

1203
00:53:48,240 --> 00:53:54,240
million dollars of revenue that would

1204
00:53:51,359 --> 00:53:57,359
normally go to school district that's in

1205
00:53:54,240 --> 00:53:59,280
this T district. So, but what happens is

1206
00:53:57,359 --> 00:54:01,359
we reinvest in this urban renewal

1207
00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:04,240
district or this tent district. We make

1208
00:54:01,359 --> 00:54:05,680
it better and then everybody wins on the

1209
00:54:04,240 --> 00:54:08,800
back end of it because there's more

1210
00:54:05,680 --> 00:54:11,200
growth and more economic viability for

1211
00:54:08,800 --> 00:54:13,839
the community. And so this tsue did

1212
00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:17,280
exactly what it was supposed to do

1213
00:54:13,839 --> 00:54:19,040
and uh and I think it's probably a good

1214
00:54:17,280 --> 00:54:21,680
closing to it. I would say the

1215
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:23,520
industrial port north of the railroad

1216
00:54:21,680 --> 00:54:25,680
that targeted economic development

1217
00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:28,640
district which is also a tiff district

1218
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:31,520
hasn't seen any growth or development to

1219
00:54:28,640 --> 00:54:33,920
reinvest in that. So that's would be a

1220
00:54:31,520 --> 00:54:36,480
reason to maybe extend that one as we

1221
00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:40,559
look at future opportunities to to

1222
00:54:36,480 --> 00:54:42,800
reinvest within that one district. But

1223
00:54:40,559 --> 00:54:45,359
um

1224
00:54:42,800 --> 00:54:47,040
so I would probably not recommend us

1225
00:54:45,359 --> 00:54:48,160
exploring

1226
00:54:47,040 --> 00:54:50,240
expansion

1227
00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:52,319
» But it will impact us.

1228
00:54:50,240 --> 00:54:55,440
» Thank you for the explanation

1229
00:54:52,319 --> 00:54:58,319
of things and I mean once that expires

1230
00:54:55,440 --> 00:55:00,319
we're going to see more tax coming in

1231
00:54:58,319 --> 00:55:03,599
» In our general fund and then we can

1232
00:55:00,319 --> 00:55:07,440
allocate. So, you know, you know, so

1233
00:55:03,599 --> 00:55:11,760
with a normal tax bill, what I briefed

1234
00:55:07,440 --> 00:55:16,160
previously was like 60% uh this is

1235
00:55:11,760 --> 00:55:18,960
school district or something and uh

1236
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:20,559
I'll pull that up real quick. Just go on

1237
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:22,000
your stuff. I'll bring it up when I come

1238
00:55:20,559 --> 00:55:23,920
to city manager comments and I'll show

1239
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:25,920
you on the screen and then we can kind

1240
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:28,640
of talk through that about how much more

1241
00:55:25,920 --> 00:55:31,760
the county, the cemetery district, the

1242
00:55:28,640 --> 00:55:33,280
you know the the schools would possibly

1243
00:55:31,760 --> 00:55:37,040
see.

1244
00:55:33,280 --> 00:55:39,599
Uh let's see very um

1245
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:43,200
River's Edge is seeing a whole lot of

1246
00:55:39,599 --> 00:55:44,720
use. Um I'm down there a lot and uh the

1247
00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:47,040
kids just love the fact that they can

1248
00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:49,440
get down there next to the river. Now we

1249
00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:51,440
have nice access for them, but obviously

1250
00:55:49,440 --> 00:55:53,760
with the river it's level it is now with

1251
00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:55,599
white the kids and I a lot of older

1252
00:55:53,760 --> 00:55:57,359
folks are are going down there too and

1253
00:55:55,599 --> 00:56:01,920
enjoying that they can get down to the

1254
00:55:57,359 --> 00:56:04,400
river. U Mike said the access uh to to

1255
00:56:01,920 --> 00:56:06,720
the river makes this very special place

1256
00:56:04,400 --> 00:56:11,839
and we can we can offer that to people.

1257
00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:16,160
So um I think that's Oh, have we had any

1258
00:56:11,839 --> 00:56:17,839
more bear activity on we do a report? I

1259
00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:22,559
I'll bring it up. Okay. Then that then

1260
00:56:17,839 --> 00:56:25,440
I'm done. Thank you. Anything for

1261
00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:27,520
» Um I went down to River's Edge and my

1262
00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:30,480
husband plays Frisbee golf and he the

1263
00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:33,440
all the grass got cut down I think per

1264
00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:36,000
the recommendation from FWP at River's

1265
00:56:33,440 --> 00:56:38,160
Edge. He just said it made the Frisbee

1266
00:56:36,000 --> 00:56:39,680
golf course so much better. So

1267
00:56:38,160 --> 00:56:41,680
» Yeah.

1268
00:56:39,680 --> 00:56:43,760
» So I'll I'll talk about that as well.

1269
00:56:41,680 --> 00:56:46,319
Thank you for acknowledging.

1270
00:56:43,760 --> 00:56:47,839
» Okay. So we'll be gone. We'll have uh

1271
00:56:46,319 --> 00:56:50,240
city man to report please.

1272
00:56:47,839 --> 00:56:53,680
» So mayor council this is the uh chart I

1273
00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:56,319
was talking about um that is 40% school

1274
00:56:53,680 --> 00:57:03,839
district. Yeah apologies.

1275
00:56:56,319 --> 00:57:07,119
» Um and so for a sample $600,000 home um

1276
00:57:03,839 --> 00:57:09,280
you know school district gets about 40%

1277
00:57:07,119 --> 00:57:13,359
city gets about 25% the county and the

1278
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:15,599
state about 15 to 16% each. So our tiff

1279
00:57:13,359 --> 00:57:17,440
revenue

1280
00:57:15,599 --> 00:57:22,319
for all our tiff district all three of

1281
00:57:17,440 --> 00:57:25,920
them uh is about 1.8 million. So if you

1282
00:57:22,319 --> 00:57:29,200
took 40% of $1.8 million that would be

1283
00:57:25,920 --> 00:57:32,319
you know what the school will see in

1284
00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:35,839
future revenue. You take 25% of $1.8

1285
00:57:32,319 --> 00:57:38,559
million. We'll see that on top of our u

1286
00:57:35,839 --> 00:57:40,720
property tax revenue generated. And you

1287
00:57:38,559 --> 00:57:42,880
know, reminder to everybody, the urban

1288
00:57:40,720 --> 00:57:44,400
renewal district tiff is not a new tax.

1289
00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:46,319
This the residents and everybody in

1290
00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:48,960
businesses all pay the exact same tax.

1291
00:57:46,319 --> 00:57:51,040
It just gets allocated differently. And

1292
00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:54,079
because our urban renewal district is so

1293
00:57:51,040 --> 00:57:55,920
large and it encompasses so much of our

1294
00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:58,000
commercial sector that end up paying a

1295
00:57:55,920 --> 00:58:00,640
little bit more taxes. That's why we're

1296
00:57:58,000 --> 00:58:04,559
seeing so much growth

1297
00:58:00,640 --> 00:58:07,040
as the state has moved all the taxes and

1298
00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:08,480
and allocation.

1299
00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:11,359
The majority of people are seeing

1300
00:58:08,480 --> 00:58:14,000
massive reit, you know, or reduction in

1301
00:58:11,359 --> 00:58:16,960
property taxes, but somebody's paying

1302
00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:18,799
more and it's generally the people that

1303
00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:20,799
are aligned to under the commercial

1304
00:58:18,799 --> 00:58:22,640
sectors that are seeing assessed values

1305
00:58:20,799 --> 00:58:24,720
higher,

1306
00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:26,160
you know, in their property and then

1307
00:58:24,720 --> 00:58:29,440
they're paying a higher percentage based

1308
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:31,680
on the new tax code from the state. And

1309
00:58:29,440 --> 00:58:33,359
it just so happens that light urban mill

1310
00:58:31,680 --> 00:58:37,119
district. So, we're seeing more of the

1311
00:58:33,359 --> 00:58:38,720
tax revenue generated within the urban.

1312
00:58:37,119 --> 00:58:41,280
So, we need to make sure we're good

1313
00:58:38,720 --> 00:58:43,280
stewards of that money

1314
00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:45,200
uh investing in pure infrastructure

1315
00:58:43,280 --> 00:58:47,920
because this is a onetime chance for us.

1316
00:58:45,200 --> 00:58:49,839
The way I look at it to improve our

1317
00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:51,599
water and sewer infrastructure, you

1318
00:58:49,839 --> 00:58:55,839
know, but maybe we improving the lift

1319
00:58:51,599 --> 00:58:58,319
station and make an economic opportunity

1320
00:58:55,839 --> 00:59:00,400
for like the Cedar Palace Medical Center

1321
00:58:58,319 --> 00:59:03,440
that big area and that's one of the

1322
00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:06,480
largest undeveloped

1323
00:59:03,440 --> 00:59:09,200
opportunity areas uh in in for infill

1324
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:11,040
development. And if we can use that

1325
00:59:09,200 --> 00:59:14,960
money for an affordable housing or some

1326
00:59:11,040 --> 00:59:16,480
other solution that can bring more

1327
00:59:14,960 --> 00:59:18,559
benefit to the community, that would be

1328
00:59:16,480 --> 00:59:20,559
a great place to invest some of that

1329
00:59:18,559 --> 00:59:22,880
money to lower the developers cost which

1330
00:59:20,559 --> 00:59:24,319
would then lower the housing costs, you

1331
00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:25,839
know, for whatever housing unit or

1332
00:59:24,319 --> 00:59:27,920
something like that. So that's that's

1333
00:59:25,839 --> 00:59:29,839
how the tiff would be used and same

1334
00:59:27,920 --> 00:59:32,640
thing as we build new water

1335
00:59:29,839 --> 00:59:36,720
infrastructure or sewer infrastructure

1336
00:59:32,640 --> 00:59:38,559
uh you know um that will make things

1337
00:59:36,720 --> 00:59:41,599
more viable for the future. So that's

1338
00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:45,400
kind of the tip explanation if there's

1339
00:59:41,599 --> 00:59:45,400
any questions on that.

1340
00:59:46,240 --> 00:59:52,400
Okay. Um

1341
00:59:48,400 --> 00:59:54,319
going to city manager report. Um,

1342
00:59:52,400 --> 00:59:55,680
schedule-wise, Thursday is the planning

1343
00:59:54,319 --> 00:59:59,200
commission. We haven't met in several

1344
00:59:55,680 --> 01:00:02,319
months. Um, I will also note that the

1345
00:59:59,200 --> 01:00:04,319
planning commission, um,

1346
01:00:02,319 --> 01:00:06,880
the council needs to reappoint the

1347
01:00:04,319 --> 01:00:09,280
planning commission members. Um, the way

1348
01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:11,119
that Malupa worked, we extended all the

1349
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:13,280
planning commission members to the end

1350
01:00:11,119 --> 01:00:18,160
of Malupa and then we're going to

1351
01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:19,599
reappoint going forward. to um the staff

1352
01:00:18,160 --> 01:00:21,760
and the planning commission will come

1353
01:00:19,599 --> 01:00:25,440
with recommendations and nominations.

1354
01:00:21,760 --> 01:00:26,799
We've only had one candidate um

1355
01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:28,799
submitted for the plan commission

1356
01:00:26,799 --> 01:00:30,319
vacancy.

1357
01:00:28,799 --> 01:00:34,400
uh the staff will present that to the

1358
01:00:30,319 --> 01:00:36,960
council probably in October uh for that

1359
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:38,559
and see and then we'll reconfirm the

1360
01:00:36,960 --> 01:00:40,400
other four members that have decided to

1361
01:00:38,559 --> 01:00:43,520
stay on if you want them to stay on or

1362
01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:46,160
if you'd like to reopen applications to

1363
01:00:43,520 --> 01:00:48,160
the private board position.

1364
01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:50,880
Um but the plan the current planning

1365
01:00:48,160 --> 01:00:53,680
commission um will be talking about

1366
01:00:50,880 --> 01:00:55,119
zoning subdivision uh regulations

1367
01:00:53,680 --> 01:00:57,520
including those things that we kind of

1368
01:00:55,119 --> 01:00:59,920
tabled including road repair and

1369
01:00:57,520 --> 01:01:02,640
setbacks uh bearer zones. So we're going

1370
01:00:59,920 --> 01:01:05,839
to talk quite a bit about bear zones and

1371
01:01:02,640 --> 01:01:10,480
uh some ideas that working with FWP and

1372
01:01:05,839 --> 01:01:13,280
city staff um of how we can maybe start

1373
01:01:10,480 --> 01:01:15,440
tackling that a little bit

1374
01:01:13,280 --> 01:01:17,119
more. the past we were limited on what

1375
01:01:15,440 --> 01:01:19,200
we can kind of do because it was very

1376
01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:21,920
hard to do enforcement but the police

1377
01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:24,400
department and then with the new code

1378
01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:27,839
compliance coordinator position legal

1379
01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:29,760
assistant uh and

1380
01:01:27,839 --> 01:01:31,440
and more engagement we may be able to

1381
01:01:29,760 --> 01:01:33,680
maybe have more enforcement in certain

1382
01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:35,680
portions of the city that have higher

1383
01:01:33,680 --> 01:01:39,040
chances for ver activity. So basically

1384
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:42,799
think first avenue west through Nuclas

1385
01:01:39,040 --> 01:01:45,440
to the river um north of Highway 2 would

1386
01:01:42,799 --> 01:01:46,640
be like a zone one more restrictive type

1387
01:01:45,440 --> 01:01:49,520
that's where we're seeing all the bear

1388
01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:52,079
activity and then zone two would be

1389
01:01:49,520 --> 01:01:55,520
south of highway 2th

1390
01:01:52,079 --> 01:01:58,880
Avenue west going east and then down the

1391
01:01:55,520 --> 01:02:00,960
top of Talib that area longer river zone

1392
01:01:58,880 --> 01:02:02,880
two would have less restrictions and

1393
01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:06,559
then zone three would be everything else

1394
01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:08,319
in the city. Um

1395
01:02:06,559 --> 01:02:12,839
but the bear activity that the mayor

1396
01:02:08,319 --> 01:02:12,839
brought up um you know

1397
01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:18,559
at the Cedar Black Trail system

1398
01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:21,839
obviously that was a significant attack

1399
01:02:18,559 --> 01:02:23,680
for our community. Um we've had a very

1400
01:02:21,839 --> 01:02:26,000
large grizzly come through rivers edge

1401
01:02:23,680 --> 01:02:28,720
park and knock down those trash cans

1402
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:31,920
that WP is pretty confident on the bear

1403
01:02:28,720 --> 01:02:34,319
that did that. Um there have been

1404
01:02:31,920 --> 01:02:37,680
definitely black bears through city over

1405
01:02:34,319 --> 01:02:39,760
the last couple weeks. Um and then uh

1406
01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:43,839
and specifically over rivers ed quite a

1407
01:02:39,760 --> 01:02:46,400
bit of scat and berries and other u

1408
01:02:43,839 --> 01:02:49,119
so the the black bears that are in

1409
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:52,559
river's edge frequently haven't been a

1410
01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:54,319
problem. Um and they're doing bar normal

1411
01:02:52,559 --> 01:02:56,319
bear things and not attacking garbage

1412
01:02:54,319 --> 01:03:01,280
cans and things like that.

1413
01:02:56,319 --> 01:03:04,319
Um the city will be putting out uh 10 or

1414
01:03:01,280 --> 01:03:07,599
11 bare proof trash cans this week or

1415
01:03:04,319 --> 01:03:09,839
next week. Um most I think a six long

1416
01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:12,079
nucleus and replacing all our normally

1417
01:03:09,839 --> 01:03:14,720
trash cans and then we'll come to the

1418
01:03:12,079 --> 01:03:18,480
council in the near future with a

1419
01:03:14,720 --> 01:03:20,640
proposal of maybe have a dedicated plan

1420
01:03:18,480 --> 01:03:22,960
to pursue a very smart community

1421
01:03:20,640 --> 01:03:27,960
designation. Um there's some things that

1422
01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:27,960
have to happen but working with

1423
01:03:28,559 --> 01:03:32,319
the inter agency grizzly bear committee

1424
01:03:30,799 --> 01:03:34,960
kind of have some standards set for be

1425
01:03:32,319 --> 01:03:36,559
very smart communities and you know

1426
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:39,200
maybe it's some good goals for us to

1427
01:03:36,559 --> 01:03:41,599
shoot for it because of the bear

1428
01:03:39,200 --> 01:03:43,680
activity um that we have in plumbing

1429
01:03:41,599 --> 01:03:46,799
falls and especially this year it'll be

1430
01:03:43,680 --> 01:03:49,599
the um we will also

1431
01:03:46,799 --> 01:03:53,359
at the next council meeting u we would

1432
01:03:49,599 --> 01:03:55,839
like to propose a um a bear ordinance

1433
01:03:53,359 --> 01:03:58,079
for this year be an emergency ordinance.

1434
01:03:55,839 --> 01:04:00,319
Um if we continue to see the bear

1435
01:03:58,079 --> 01:04:02,960
activity in the city that we're seeing

1436
01:04:00,319 --> 01:04:05,680
um but we expect late September and

1437
01:04:02,960 --> 01:04:07,920
October, early November to be a lot more

1438
01:04:05,680 --> 01:04:11,119
significant this year than it has been

1439
01:04:07,920 --> 01:04:14,559
in recent recent years due to the amount

1440
01:04:11,119 --> 01:04:17,039
of the lack of public areas and just the

1441
01:04:14,559 --> 01:04:18,559
bare activity that we're seeing in the

1442
01:04:17,039 --> 01:04:20,559
vicinity.

1443
01:04:18,559 --> 01:04:25,200
Um, we do have good relationships with

1444
01:04:20,559 --> 01:04:26,960
FWP. Um, the chief and I are were

1445
01:04:25,200 --> 01:04:30,000
available and routine and coordinated

1446
01:04:26,960 --> 01:04:33,119
with FWP spare specialists um for

1447
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:35,760
activity in the area.

1448
01:04:33,119 --> 01:04:39,039
Um,

1449
01:04:35,760 --> 01:04:43,280
vandalism continues in our hearts. Um,

1450
01:04:39,039 --> 01:04:47,760
Bar Park a couple weeks ago um had a

1451
01:04:43,280 --> 01:04:50,480
pint of motor oil poured poured down the

1452
01:04:47,760 --> 01:04:52,880
slide. Uh, and and then it got into the

1453
01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:56,480
grass and to the ground. Um, and then

1454
01:04:52,880 --> 01:04:58,240
they also broke there's some large red

1455
01:04:56,480 --> 01:05:00,640
like leaf looking structures at the top

1456
01:04:58,240 --> 01:05:05,760
of the playground. They broke that and

1457
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:08,960
then pour motor oil in that. Um,

1458
01:05:05,760 --> 01:05:11,680
and then the same day or the day after,

1459
01:05:08,960 --> 01:05:13,520
we had just repainted all the dugouts at

1460
01:05:11,680 --> 01:05:15,039
Finhole. Um, because there was some

1461
01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:17,200
graffiti in there in the past and we

1462
01:05:15,039 --> 01:05:18,720
ended up just patching it where graffiti

1463
01:05:17,200 --> 01:05:20,880
was. So, we ended up repainting the

1464
01:05:18,720 --> 01:05:24,160
whole thing and then uh there was about

1465
01:05:20,880 --> 01:05:27,760
six things of graffiti um that were

1466
01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:31,280
added just days later. Um, and then they

1467
01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:34,000
continue to um

1468
01:05:31,280 --> 01:05:36,400
put toilet paper and paper towels stuff

1469
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:38,000
into the toilet uh to the point where

1470
01:05:36,400 --> 01:05:41,359
the paper towels were overflowing the

1471
01:05:38,000 --> 01:05:43,760
toilet. Uh, so we're considering closing

1472
01:05:41,359 --> 01:05:47,440
the ventil restroom due to some of the

1473
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:50,160
problems we're having. Um, that it's

1474
01:05:47,440 --> 01:05:53,440
probably an order of 8 to 10 times at

1475
01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:55,920
least. Uh, the parks crew right there is

1476
01:05:53,440 --> 01:05:57,520
more than that. um with that we've had

1477
01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:59,280
vandalism in that bathroom.

1478
01:05:57,520 --> 01:06:01,680
» Do we have we had those similar problems

1479
01:05:59,280 --> 01:06:02,240
there Columbus

1480
01:06:01,680 --> 01:06:04,880
in that?

1481
01:06:02,240 --> 01:06:06,640
» Not that I'm familiar with

1482
01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:09,200
different neighborhood.

1483
01:06:06,640 --> 01:06:12,160
» If if we do close those restrooms, will

1484
01:06:09,200 --> 01:06:13,680
we just put up a sign due to vandalism?

1485
01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:15,920
Restrooms are closed so the city

1486
01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:16,559
residents understand why the bathroom is

1487
01:06:15,920 --> 01:06:18,480
not open.

1488
01:06:16,559 --> 01:06:20,559
» The latest sign we had, we had one made

1489
01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:22,160
that said closed due to vandalism. So we

1490
01:06:20,559 --> 01:06:25,039
would continue to use that one.

1491
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:27,280
» Okay. Thank you.

1492
01:06:25,039 --> 01:06:29,760
Um, so we continue to work through that.

1493
01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:32,799
Um, and then as the chief had talked

1494
01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:34,400
about, we're working on on an artist to

1495
01:06:32,799 --> 01:06:36,559
give us a little bit more power when we

1496
01:06:34,400 --> 01:06:39,119
do catch these

1497
01:06:36,559 --> 01:06:41,200
very small group of people. We think we

1498
01:06:39,119 --> 01:06:44,640
don't think it's a large group. It's the

1499
01:06:41,200 --> 01:06:47,760
same saying likely.

1500
01:06:44,640 --> 01:06:50,000
Um, on the HR front, we'll be doing

1501
01:06:47,760 --> 01:06:53,520
interviews this week for the legal

1502
01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:56,000
assistant and code coordinator. We had

1503
01:06:53,520 --> 01:06:58,480
uh seven or eight applications when I

1504
01:06:56,000 --> 01:07:00,880
interviewed four people and very pleased

1505
01:06:58,480 --> 01:07:04,880
with the talent that was interested in

1506
01:07:00,880 --> 01:07:07,520
working. So very optimistic about that.

1507
01:07:04,880 --> 01:07:10,160
Uh construction projects uh for the RA

1508
01:07:07,520 --> 01:07:14,720
race project I think safety mobility

1509
01:07:10,160 --> 01:07:19,760
project um fourth fourth street near me

1510
01:07:14,720 --> 01:07:22,400
lake ele or the glacier elementary um

1511
01:07:19,760 --> 01:07:25,760
is open. I think it's working well. the

1512
01:07:22,400 --> 01:07:28,319
large gravel area eventually will be

1513
01:07:25,760 --> 01:07:30,319
four trees added to that area as well

1514
01:07:28,319 --> 01:07:33,760
and then we'll do some minor movement of

1515
01:07:30,319 --> 01:07:37,039
some of the rocks to make it look that

1516
01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:39,680
um you know but I we agree with you on

1517
01:07:37,039 --> 01:07:42,480
the rocks council Biper and uh have done

1518
01:07:39,680 --> 01:07:43,920
that on the south portion as well uh and

1519
01:07:42,480 --> 01:07:48,000
the boulevards and we're just looking at

1520
01:07:43,920 --> 01:07:50,319
a couple options um

1521
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:52,799
to kind of maybe break up the rocks with

1522
01:07:50,319 --> 01:07:55,599
being ground cover type stuff, low

1523
01:07:52,799 --> 01:07:57,359
maintenance ground cover or trees uh to

1524
01:07:55,599 --> 01:08:00,319
kind of just break it up just a little

1525
01:07:57,359 --> 01:08:02,480
bit. But it

1526
01:08:00,319 --> 01:08:04,799
and then the fourth south the paving's

1527
01:08:02,480 --> 01:08:09,039
done and most concrete works done. There

1528
01:08:04,799 --> 01:08:11,440
are some um driveway tieins on the south

1529
01:08:09,039 --> 01:08:15,440
portion of that that need to be complete

1530
01:08:11,440 --> 01:08:18,640
and then uh once fourth street um

1531
01:08:15,440 --> 01:08:20,239
between 9inth and fifth gets paved. That

1532
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:22,719
painting was supposed to be done today,

1533
01:08:20,239 --> 01:08:24,799
but with the rain and everything, uh

1534
01:08:22,719 --> 01:08:26,400
hopefully later this week they can get

1535
01:08:24,799 --> 01:08:29,759
the final braiding back to where they

1536
01:08:26,400 --> 01:08:32,319
need it. And then uh the final paving on

1537
01:08:29,759 --> 01:08:34,880
fourth will be complete and then they'll

1538
01:08:32,319 --> 01:08:37,759
go striking immediately after that once

1539
01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:39,759
they get all the um and then forth that

1540
01:08:37,759 --> 01:08:42,480
will be done hopefully middle of next

1541
01:08:39,759 --> 01:08:46,239
week to the end of next week. And then

1542
01:08:42,480 --> 01:08:48,799
uh they today they finished the final

1543
01:08:46,239 --> 01:08:50,719
structures on seventh street. Uh so

1544
01:08:48,799 --> 01:08:52,960
everything else is above ground now and

1545
01:08:50,719 --> 01:08:56,640
final grading uh to get to seventh

1546
01:08:52,960 --> 01:08:58,719
street. I ask the council's patience and

1547
01:08:56,640 --> 01:09:01,679
uh and thank you for that as well as the

1548
01:08:58,719 --> 01:09:03,920
communities. Um they're about a month

1549
01:09:01,679 --> 01:09:06,880
ahead of schedule right now uh for what

1550
01:09:03,920 --> 01:09:09,440
this is. But you know, part of what

1551
01:09:06,880 --> 01:09:11,600
appears to be delays is it's a group of

1552
01:09:09,440 --> 01:09:13,199
20 people for that know construction

1553
01:09:11,600 --> 01:09:14,799
that are working this. It's the same

1554
01:09:13,199 --> 01:09:18,080
guys doing the dirt work, doing the

1555
01:09:14,799 --> 01:09:19,920
water work, doing the asphalt. And so as

1556
01:09:18,080 --> 01:09:21,759
they have certain fact, you know,

1557
01:09:19,920 --> 01:09:24,319
portion of the project, they stop one

1558
01:09:21,759 --> 01:09:26,960
portion to get everybody doing asphalt.

1559
01:09:24,319 --> 01:09:28,960
You know, we would hire a bigger company

1560
01:09:26,960 --> 01:09:31,040
um to do this. It may have been all done

1561
01:09:28,960 --> 01:09:32,799
this year and it may have been faster,

1562
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:35,520
but it all spend two to three billion

1563
01:09:32,799 --> 01:09:37,600
dollars more. Uh, so some of the bids we

1564
01:09:35,520 --> 01:09:40,000
had from other companies quite a bit

1565
01:09:37,600 --> 01:09:41,679
more. The Neil, our construction team

1566
01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:44,239
and the engineering companies that

1567
01:09:41,679 --> 01:09:46,560
working with uh have had a good plan and

1568
01:09:44,239 --> 01:09:48,480
they're working ahead of schedule. Uh,

1569
01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:51,040
but it's a small group of 20 people and

1570
01:09:48,480 --> 01:09:54,719
they're local that have done a fantastic

1571
01:09:51,040 --> 01:09:56,719
job on this project. So, I appreciate

1572
01:09:54,719 --> 01:09:59,120
everybody's patience and we're almost

1573
01:09:56,719 --> 01:10:01,120
done for this year.

1574
01:09:59,120 --> 01:10:03,840
Um,

1575
01:10:01,120 --> 01:10:06,800
the pond and river's edge, you have to

1576
01:10:03,840 --> 01:10:09,120
uh the pond. Um, there's some new steps

1577
01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:11,120
that actually came out really good. Um,

1578
01:10:09,120 --> 01:10:13,600
and then we finally got the pylons in

1579
01:10:11,120 --> 01:10:16,000
and the pier. So, hopefully that gets

1580
01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:18,000
finished here shortly. Uh, but once

1581
01:10:16,000 --> 01:10:20,320
again, another small local contractor

1582
01:10:18,000 --> 01:10:21,920
doing the best work they can to get it

1583
01:10:20,320 --> 01:10:23,760
working and it's going to be a good

1584
01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:25,520
amenity. As the mayor and I talked, we

1585
01:10:23,760 --> 01:10:27,840
see quite a few people fishing in the p

1586
01:10:25,520 --> 01:10:29,440
the pond and they're using the new

1587
01:10:27,840 --> 01:10:31,040
steps, those rocks at the bottom of the

1588
01:10:29,440 --> 01:10:33,840
pond that people can stand on that have

1589
01:10:31,040 --> 01:10:36,480
a nice level footing and um it's working

1590
01:10:33,840 --> 01:10:39,120
on pretty and then our two or three

1591
01:10:36,480 --> 01:10:42,080
parks employees have done significant

1592
01:10:39,120 --> 01:10:44,719
work around the disc golf area there.

1593
01:10:42,080 --> 01:10:46,080
That's for various reasons. Uh, one,

1594
01:10:44,719 --> 01:10:48,480
we're trying to get some of the invasive

1595
01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:50,960
vines off the trees to help save some of

1596
01:10:48,480 --> 01:10:54,000
those trees as well as open up the disc

1597
01:10:50,960 --> 01:10:58,320
golf, make it more penguin friendly. Um,

1598
01:10:54,000 --> 01:11:02,320
and then as Mariah, CO mentioned, we did

1599
01:10:58,320 --> 01:11:04,800
talk with FWP the waist high grass

1600
01:11:02,320 --> 01:11:07,600
was a danger in this kind of bear season

1601
01:11:04,800 --> 01:11:09,440
where a kid throws a Frisbee into the

1602
01:11:07,600 --> 01:11:12,159
higher grass. It could be a lay down

1603
01:11:09,440 --> 01:11:13,760
area for a bear or something like that.

1604
01:11:12,159 --> 01:11:15,120
you just don't have good visibility of

1605
01:11:13,760 --> 01:11:16,800
that. The bear doesn't have the

1606
01:11:15,120 --> 01:11:18,800
visibility of the people or the people

1607
01:11:16,800 --> 01:11:21,280
have good visibility.

1608
01:11:18,800 --> 01:11:23,760
And so, but we cleared quite a bit of

1609
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:25,600
that out and then we're bringing in some

1610
01:11:23,760 --> 01:11:28,640
construction equipment to level that

1611
01:11:25,600 --> 01:11:32,159
ground so we can maintain it better next

1612
01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:35,600
year and then also give a lot more sight

1613
01:11:32,159 --> 01:11:38,239
lines and places to recreate near the

1614
01:11:35,600 --> 01:11:39,760
river that you have better views that.

1615
01:11:38,239 --> 01:11:42,480
So,

1616
01:11:39,760 --> 01:11:44,719
but we're very cautious

1617
01:11:42,480 --> 01:11:47,840
and taking in account that try to keep

1618
01:11:44,719 --> 01:11:48,960
as much natural as we can, but also

1619
01:11:47,840 --> 01:11:51,360
trying to get some of the invasive

1620
01:11:48,960 --> 01:11:53,360
blinds and dead trees out of there. And

1621
01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:57,040
so, the the three parks employees have

1622
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:58,480
done a lot of work with that. And then

1623
01:11:57,040 --> 01:12:00,000
next council meeting, I'll talk more

1624
01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:01,920
about the Pinewood Park. I've mentioned

1625
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:04,480
that a few times. Uh we'll have a

1626
01:12:01,920 --> 01:12:08,640
contract with the engineer uh for you to

1627
01:12:04,480 --> 01:12:11,600
approve. Um this u this is something

1628
01:12:08,640 --> 01:12:13,679
that's kind of expanded a little bit. Um

1629
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:15,440
and I think it the initial plans are

1630
01:12:13,679 --> 01:12:19,199
looking pretty good. So it's additional

1631
01:12:15,440 --> 01:12:20,960
40 plus spots at Pinewood Park. Um it's

1632
01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:24,000
going to be the new sidewalks, new

1633
01:12:20,960 --> 01:12:27,440
parking lot, better drainage. Um and

1634
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:29,199
then it also um will lead into like that

1635
01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:31,360
fitness court. By the way, the sport

1636
01:12:29,199 --> 01:12:33,040
stuff that's all right that'll be

1637
01:12:31,360 --> 01:12:35,360
installed in spring though because of

1638
01:12:33,040 --> 01:12:38,159
the weather. Um they have a special

1639
01:12:35,360 --> 01:12:41,760
adhesive that won't they rather wait

1640
01:12:38,159 --> 01:12:44,880
till springtime and then u the new

1641
01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:47,040
basketball court uh over there. So a lot

1642
01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:49,360
of really good stuff at Pinewood Park uh

1643
01:12:47,040 --> 01:12:51,280
from a back plan perspective and I think

1644
01:12:49,360 --> 01:12:56,840
it'll be a good tie in to the current

1645
01:12:51,280 --> 01:12:56,840
project on T 4th Avenue. Um,

1646
01:12:58,560 --> 01:13:05,960
» And I think that's it. Sorry, I was

1647
01:12:59,920 --> 01:13:05,960
waiting too long, but uh, any questions?

1648
01:13:07,520 --> 01:13:11,760
» Yeah, I have a question. Um, so when

1649
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:16,000
there is a bear sighting and someone

1650
01:13:11,760 --> 01:13:19,120
from the community calls in, are are we

1651
01:13:16,000 --> 01:13:21,600
leaving that up to the Forest Service or

1652
01:13:19,120 --> 01:13:24,000
we just a watch and see? because we're

1653
01:13:21,600 --> 01:13:26,080
allowing the bears to have their natural

1654
01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:27,440
but not pose a risk to the community

1655
01:13:26,080 --> 01:13:29,440
members. Is that

1656
01:13:27,440 --> 01:13:30,880
» No, that's that's completely accurate.

1657
01:13:29,440 --> 01:13:32,400
Right. So, if there's a public safety

1658
01:13:30,880 --> 01:13:34,880
risk, our police officers are trained

1659
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:36,960
and there's protocols with us and

1660
01:13:34,880 --> 01:13:39,520
Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks of

1661
01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:41,280
what we need to do to either harass the

1662
01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:43,520
bear to a point where it's not a public

1663
01:13:41,280 --> 01:13:45,040
safety risk. But if it's doing natural

1664
01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:46,800
bear activity, we're not going to go

1665
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:48,560
around shooting bears

1666
01:13:46,800 --> 01:13:51,120
» To harass them.

1667
01:13:48,560 --> 01:13:53,840
» That's great. But the neighbors are

1668
01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:56,400
being notified that there's bear up here

1669
01:13:53,840 --> 01:13:58,960
or only if it moves in into a direction

1670
01:13:56,400 --> 01:14:00,880
or housing.

1671
01:13:58,960 --> 01:14:02,960
» Um I mean I don't think there's

1672
01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:04,480
necessarily notification. I just think

1673
01:14:02,960 --> 01:14:06,080
you know people that live here to know

1674
01:14:04,480 --> 01:14:08,159
they live in bear country

1675
01:14:06,080 --> 01:14:11,120
» And if the bears are doing natural stuff

1676
01:14:08,159 --> 01:14:12,560
of moving around at night but you know a

1677
01:14:11,120 --> 01:14:14,880
bear coming to your front porch

1678
01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:17,120
hopefully those people are calling FWP

1679
01:14:14,880 --> 01:14:19,199
notifying and if they're breaking into

1680
01:14:17,120 --> 01:14:21,360
anything that's an absolute notification

1681
01:14:19,199 --> 01:14:25,520
to FW

1682
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:27,920
relocated back further in the wilderness

1683
01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:28,640
» Um because that's an unnatural bear

1684
01:14:27,920 --> 01:14:32,400
activity.

1685
01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:35,679
» Okay. But um but police conformant and

1686
01:14:32,400 --> 01:14:37,920
FWP and Gamewords we've all chatted and

1687
01:14:35,679 --> 01:14:39,440
you know

1688
01:14:37,920 --> 01:14:42,960
» Okay. Thank you.

1689
01:14:39,440 --> 01:14:45,280
» If I could just I find it ironic that

1690
01:14:42,960 --> 01:14:46,400
when there's a bear in the area, we all

1691
01:14:45,280 --> 01:14:48,320
know

1692
01:14:46,400 --> 01:14:50,320
» Social media

1693
01:14:48,320 --> 01:14:53,120
down at Fendable all this is happening

1694
01:14:50,320 --> 01:14:54,960
and there's houses that just stared at

1695
01:14:53,120 --> 01:14:56,560
and it just surprises me they don't have

1696
01:14:54,960 --> 01:14:59,280
a camera. I'm sure Chief, you probably

1697
01:14:56,560 --> 01:15:00,880
have some answers to that, but but no

1698
01:14:59,280 --> 01:15:02,880
neighborhood watch, nobody looking

1699
01:15:00,880 --> 01:15:04,640
across. If if that was happening in my

1700
01:15:02,880 --> 01:15:07,440
city and I lived across from that, you

1701
01:15:04,640 --> 01:15:10,480
wouldn't see me sleeping. And I really

1702
01:15:07,440 --> 01:15:13,040
implore the people that live there.

1703
01:15:10,480 --> 01:15:15,840
Look, it's your neighborhood. You know,

1704
01:15:13,040 --> 01:15:17,360
pretty soon it's going to be your house.

1705
01:15:15,840 --> 01:15:20,800
» That's I just I just find it

1706
01:15:17,360 --> 01:15:24,320
unfathomable. It just nobody sees

1707
01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:26,239
anything or has pictures of it. And I do

1708
01:15:24,320 --> 01:15:29,280
want to note that a couple of businesses

1709
01:15:26,239 --> 01:15:31,040
up town that have overflow of garbage, I

1710
01:15:29,280 --> 01:15:34,000
see they've stepped up their schedules

1711
01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:36,000
to to to pick up, which I encourage

1712
01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:39,040
other businesses that that have the same

1713
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:41,280
issue to do the same.

1714
01:15:39,040 --> 01:15:44,560
» I had I had something as far as with the

1715
01:15:41,280 --> 01:15:47,840
our design of Pineman Park. I kind of

1716
01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:50,960
had a forward peak going and uh one

1717
01:15:47,840 --> 01:15:53,520
thing I would say we we're burning is uh

1718
01:15:50,960 --> 01:15:55,600
sleeping in restaurants and we're not

1719
01:15:53,520 --> 01:15:58,000
going to have that problem. I don't know

1720
01:15:55,600 --> 01:16:00,719
how we're going to fix it,

1721
01:15:58,000 --> 01:16:02,480
but not going to have that problem down

1722
01:16:00,719 --> 01:16:04,800
there. I mean, there has to be a point

1723
01:16:02,480 --> 01:16:07,199
we have to figure out either you just

1724
01:16:04,800 --> 01:16:10,080
put in horrible toilets because we can't

1725
01:16:07,199 --> 01:16:12,960
do it or you provide something nice for

1726
01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:14,560
the public. So, I'm sure as we design

1727
01:16:12,960 --> 01:16:17,840
this, we look at this, we're going to

1728
01:16:14,560 --> 01:16:20,840
come up with a with a good answer to the

1729
01:16:17,840 --> 01:16:20,840
dealer.

1730
01:16:23,440 --> 01:16:28,960
We can put a bear

1731
01:16:26,400 --> 01:16:30,960
if everybody sells a bear.

1732
01:16:28,960 --> 01:16:33,520
» Well, there is a business right across

1733
01:16:30,960 --> 01:16:37,440
from Highwood Park that possibly has

1734
01:16:33,520 --> 01:16:39,760
cameras too that um might make it

1735
01:16:37,440 --> 01:16:41,840
accessible to the city or the police in

1736
01:16:39,760 --> 01:16:43,840
the event of something across from

1737
01:16:41,840 --> 01:16:46,719
Pinewood. It'd be nice to know if there

1738
01:16:43,840 --> 01:16:49,040
was neighbors at across from Fenhold

1739
01:16:46,719 --> 01:16:50,719
that had cameras that were willing to

1740
01:16:49,040 --> 01:16:53,040
share with law enforcement. That

1741
01:16:50,719 --> 01:16:53,360
» I'm sure the chief has probably explored

1742
01:16:53,040 --> 01:16:54,960
that.

1743
01:16:53,360 --> 01:16:56,560
» Yes.

1744
01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:59,040
» You know, I I have to say something

1745
01:16:56,560 --> 01:17:00,560
about that. I had a a couple young

1746
01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:04,000
gentlemen coming up and knocked my door

1747
01:17:00,560 --> 01:17:06,320
last week and uh they were selling a

1748
01:17:04,000 --> 01:17:08,640
security systems over there

1749
01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:09,679
» On that side of town. And one of the

1750
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:12,159
things that they have, you know,

1751
01:17:09,679 --> 01:17:14,159
doorbell cameras and exterior cameras

1752
01:17:12,159 --> 01:17:17,040
and stuff. And I'm going whenever you

1753
01:17:14,159 --> 01:17:19,520
look at or read about

1754
01:17:17,040 --> 01:17:22,000
law breakers or whatever, that the

1755
01:17:19,520 --> 01:17:24,159
police are all you can go around looking

1756
01:17:22,000 --> 01:17:27,040
and finding things on doorbell cameras

1757
01:17:24,159 --> 01:17:28,960
and such. not particular for their piece

1758
01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:31,199
of neighborhood or their piece probably

1759
01:17:28,960 --> 01:17:33,600
but it is showing you know something

1760
01:17:31,199 --> 01:17:36,320
happen across the street with their

1761
01:17:33,600 --> 01:17:38,480
maybe those folks investment when

1762
01:17:36,320 --> 01:17:41,199
they're on that that company is maybe

1763
01:17:38,480 --> 01:17:42,960
they'll go down there they get they hit

1764
01:17:41,199 --> 01:17:44,719
our east side neighborhood

1765
01:17:42,960 --> 01:17:46,080
» This this is one of those dilemmas that

1766
01:17:44,719 --> 01:17:47,679
a lot of communities across the country

1767
01:17:46,080 --> 01:17:49,920
are going through is just the level of

1768
01:17:47,679 --> 01:17:51,760
surveillance right so do you really

1769
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:55,040
expect your residents to provide

1770
01:17:51,760 --> 01:17:57,120
surveillance to the city public space or

1771
01:17:55,040 --> 01:17:59,360
are you willing to have surveillance in

1772
01:17:57,120 --> 01:18:00,880
your public places

1773
01:17:59,360 --> 01:18:03,679
and what level of surveillance are you

1774
01:18:00,880 --> 01:18:05,280
willing to have but to expect the

1775
01:18:03,679 --> 01:18:08,880
residents to provide surveillance of

1776
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:10,880
public places is probably you know if

1777
01:18:08,880 --> 01:18:14,320
it's incidental then I think it makes

1778
01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:16,560
sense but if we vote surveillance we

1779
01:18:14,320 --> 01:18:20,560
need to have that conversation and the

1780
01:18:16,560 --> 01:18:23,280
problem is most security systems now um

1781
01:18:20,560 --> 01:18:25,920
have some kind of AI level whatever

1782
01:18:23,280 --> 01:18:29,199
there's a Montana a code that prevents

1783
01:18:25,920 --> 01:18:31,440
us from using AI surveillance systems to

1784
01:18:29,199 --> 01:18:33,280
a certain degree. So, it's a very

1785
01:18:31,440 --> 01:18:35,840
difficult situation that every community

1786
01:18:33,280 --> 01:18:37,840
is having. It seems easy. Chief and I

1787
01:18:35,840 --> 01:18:40,080
have looked at a lot of stuff and it's

1788
01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:41,360
like what's the right balance of this?

1789
01:18:40,080 --> 01:18:42,800
I'm not sure.

1790
01:18:41,360 --> 01:18:44,640
» You know, is the surveillance right on

1791
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:46,480
the restroom, but how many people want

1792
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:49,920
surveillance on a restroom?

1793
01:18:46,480 --> 01:18:52,640
» You know, it's it's tough. Well, like

1794
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:55,040
counselor Piper said, it's just starting

1795
01:18:52,640 --> 01:18:57,600
at the park, but what's to stop them to

1796
01:18:55,040 --> 01:19:00,239
going across the street and and hitting

1797
01:18:57,600 --> 01:19:02,719
those neighbors in those neighborhoods,

1798
01:19:00,239 --> 01:19:05,760
» You know? But you're right. I don't I

1799
01:19:02,719 --> 01:19:08,320
don't think uh public surveillance is

1800
01:19:05,760 --> 01:19:10,480
the answer for, you know, the citizens

1801
01:19:08,320 --> 01:19:12,239
of this community. I don't think they

1802
01:19:10,480 --> 01:19:12,719
would appreciate that.

1803
01:19:12,239 --> 01:19:14,800
» Right.

1804
01:19:12,719 --> 01:19:16,480
» So,

1805
01:19:14,800 --> 01:19:18,000
» Any further comments?

1806
01:19:16,480 --> 01:19:19,760
» No.

1807
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:22,719
February.

1808
01:19:19,760 --> 01:19:26,400
» Um, hello Ronda City attorney report.

1809
01:19:22,719 --> 01:19:30,400
Again, I'd like to welcome our our first

1810
01:19:26,400 --> 01:19:32,080
full-time city attorney. And uh, Dean,

1811
01:19:30,400 --> 01:19:32,880
do you have anything for us this

1812
01:19:32,080 --> 01:19:34,320
evening?

1813
01:19:32,880 --> 01:19:37,679
» Thank you so much. I do want to thank

1814
01:19:34,320 --> 01:19:40,560
everybody for being so welcoming and so

1815
01:19:37,679 --> 01:19:43,280
friendly and uh, reading us with open

1816
01:19:40,560 --> 01:19:44,719
arms. We really do appreciate it. Um, I

1817
01:19:43,280 --> 01:19:47,120
am the one person that you'd want to

1818
01:19:44,719 --> 01:19:48,960
hear has no report

1819
01:19:47,120 --> 01:19:52,199
» And so I'm happy to report that I have

1820
01:19:48,960 --> 01:19:52,199
no report.

1821
01:19:53,040 --> 01:19:57,600
» Thank you. Um, Keith, did you have

1822
01:19:55,440 --> 01:20:00,960
anything for us on the end?

1823
01:19:57,600 --> 01:20:02,960
» Um, not a lot to add. I think the city

1824
01:20:00,960 --> 01:20:07,520
manager we have looked at some options

1825
01:20:02,960 --> 01:20:10,960
for trying to detect who is uh

1826
01:20:07,520 --> 01:20:12,880
perpetrating the vandalism that we have

1827
01:20:10,960 --> 01:20:15,199
seen a lot of there in the park

1828
01:20:12,880 --> 01:20:17,520
recently. And again, we're trying to

1829
01:20:15,199 --> 01:20:20,000
strike that balance between, you know,

1830
01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:24,400
what do we want to do to detect it and

1831
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:26,960
be reported versus, you know, the right

1832
01:20:24,400 --> 01:20:29,600
people to not be surveiled in both

1833
01:20:26,960 --> 01:20:32,640
spaces. So, uh we're looking some

1834
01:20:29,600 --> 01:20:35,120
options. Um maybe something that we can

1835
01:20:32,640 --> 01:20:37,679
put up for a short period of time and

1836
01:20:35,120 --> 01:20:40,640
then remove it later. Uh so it isn't

1837
01:20:37,679 --> 01:20:44,239
constantly there uh once we maybe uh

1838
01:20:40,640 --> 01:20:47,199
curtail the problem. So but we are we

1839
01:20:44,239 --> 01:20:49,920
are aware it well aware of it and it it

1840
01:20:47,199 --> 01:20:52,640
is frustrating.

1841
01:20:49,920 --> 01:20:54,400
» Concerning police activities I I'm

1842
01:20:52,640 --> 01:20:57,360
really happy with what you guys have

1843
01:20:54,400 --> 01:21:00,159
going on. I I see you're assisting

1844
01:20:57,360 --> 01:21:02,080
multiple uh agencies a lot now that we

1845
01:21:00,159 --> 01:21:03,360
have uh folks available. I'm also very

1846
01:21:02,080 --> 01:21:05,360
impressed with the amount of training

1847
01:21:03,360 --> 01:21:07,199
that we're we're getting our our

1848
01:21:05,360 --> 01:21:09,600
officers and I I looked at our claims

1849
01:21:07,199 --> 01:21:11,840
and I see where the these folks uh our

1850
01:21:09,600 --> 01:21:13,760
new officers and our seasoned officers

1851
01:21:11,840 --> 01:21:15,760
are constantly getting trained. I really

1852
01:21:13,760 --> 01:21:18,159
appreciate that. I think I think your

1853
01:21:15,760 --> 01:21:20,560
department needs some kudos for what

1854
01:21:18,159 --> 01:21:22,000
you've been up to and you you thank you

1855
01:21:20,560 --> 01:21:25,280
chief.

1856
01:21:22,000 --> 01:21:26,960
» The officers are doing a great job.

1857
01:21:25,280 --> 01:21:28,960
Okay.

1858
01:21:26,960 --> 01:21:31,199
Oh, next

1859
01:21:28,960 --> 01:21:32,880
said miscellaneous fire department.

1860
01:21:31,199 --> 01:21:36,400
Remember to make sure that all your fire

1861
01:21:32,880 --> 01:21:37,920
hydrants are not covered up.

1862
01:21:36,400 --> 01:21:40,560
» Thank you. Of course.

1863
01:21:37,920 --> 01:21:43,920
» Yeah. If there's no further business be

1864
01:21:40,560 --> 01:21:45,679
brought before the the council and uh no

1865
01:21:43,920 --> 01:21:48,159
further remarks from council member. I

1866
01:21:45,679 --> 01:21:50,880
would entertain a motion.

1867
01:21:48,159 --> 01:21:52,639
» I make a motion we adjourn. Second

1868
01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:55,120
» Motion to make second to the journ. All

1869
01:21:52,639 --> 01:21:55,120
in favor?