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LaPorte County Channel 97. Next up is the

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Michigan City Board of Trustees meeting on October 8th. You

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information about this

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meeting at

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www.accesslaportecounty.org.

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Elsa?

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Yes.

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So, let's begin.

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Announcement of the order of business for the meeting of the

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Cemetery Board of Trustees on

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Thursday, October 8,

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2026, here at

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Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. We

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are holding a call to

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order, and that's what it is

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. We are going to

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hold a roll call

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vote. Vera

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Gaston.

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Present.

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Bernadette Dump Demkey.

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Present.

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Uh, Kat, and I do this all

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the time. Suggestions?

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Here's Kat. Right now.

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Kat Hodgins

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was also present. We have a

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quorum. We have three

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vacant positions.

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Please submit your applications

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. We have the next

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item on the

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agenda - the election of the vice

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president. We

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need this. Any

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candidates?

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I

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nominate Vera

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Gaston.

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And I nominate you,

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Kat Hodgins.

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Well, uh, we can

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vote. Uh,

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everyone for Vera. One. Are

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you voting too?

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Uh, I'm out of the

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voting pool, as you can see.

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And you?

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Yes.

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I thought you were supposed to

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vote.

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As president, you

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cannot show any

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personal allegiance to any party when

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voting.

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What?

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But we can get away with, uh

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, yeah, sorry. We

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make options "for

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cats", "for cats".

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I vote for cats

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.

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You have two "for cats". Is everyone in

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favor of Kotov becoming the

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new vice

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president?

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I am

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me.

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Perfectly. You are in favor.

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Hooray.

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Good.

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No. No, no, no. I already...

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she was...

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Yes, yes. I agree. I

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completely agree.

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Approval

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of the protocol. Everyone

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should have a copy of this

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in front of them.

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I vote that

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we adopt the minutes of

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our last

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meeting. This will be

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September 10, 2026.

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I will support it, but I was

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n't here. Is this

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legal? I

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mean, I read them. Did

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you have a copy in front of

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you?

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Yes, I read them too.

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Good. So,

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I support that it is

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legal.

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Good. This is one. All in favor of

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adopting the minutes

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as presented

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I.

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Any objections?

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This is accepted. I'm

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going to go

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straight to the council report.

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Good. I think everything is

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fine. Do you have an

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agenda?

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You can start.

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I have a protocol.

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Good. Good. The

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copies I gave

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you before we

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started. And starting

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from the first page. This is a

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summary

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of the quarterly

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dividend information that

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was added. The account

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decreased by 2.05% per

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month and by 1.39% since

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the beginning of the year.

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Let's move on to the

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permanent maintenance fund account

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. This account

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has decreased by 1.39% per

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month and by 0.26% since

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the beginning of the year.

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Let's move on to the second

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page. Saving the

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expansion fund.

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The yield decreased

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by 1.67% per month and by

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0.86% since the beginning of the year. And

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finally, as

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for the

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diversified

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commission fund,

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alternative

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investments fell

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by 0.42% for the month.

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Moon, sorry. Since

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the beginning of the year, it has grown

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by 1.22%. Moving on to the

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third page, we

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will provide more

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detail in some of the

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information provided. The

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money market

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is at 3.46%, up

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from

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last

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month's return of 3.56%. The overall

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total return of

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mutual funds

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is 3.68%, which is

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higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.42%. And the

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total return on

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the account is 3.67%

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, which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.46%.

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Moving on to

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page four, we'll

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look at the details

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regarding the overall

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bill for

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Small Lake maintenance

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. The total return of

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these funds is

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3.52%, which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.30%. And the

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total return on

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the account is 3.58%

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, which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.43%.

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page, let's look at the

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expansion fund account, the total

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return on mutual

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funds is 3.57%,

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which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.34%. And the

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total return

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on the account is

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3.60%, which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 4.32%. And again

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, the balance of these

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commercial funds,

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mutual funds, and

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all of you is 3.63

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%, which is higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.37%. And the

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total return

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is 3.64%, which is

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higher than

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last

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month's return of 3.51%. And now with

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some of the highest

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yields around

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3%. Large markets, uh,

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national and

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ultra-municipal

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bonds. Good.

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mentioned in the

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financial reports, the

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market value

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is generally

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this big or

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small decline

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this year. Uh, it

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depends a lot on the

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interest rate environment.

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So, we have, uh, the Fed

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recently raised

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its

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Fed Funds Rate by 1/4%. Uh,

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inflation is not

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coming down to the level

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they are

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targeting. That's

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why they raised the

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Fed's interest rate,

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and it

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could potentially go up again by the

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end of the year. One of the

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main

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instruments

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influencing the market

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value of some of

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these funds

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held in the

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account is the 10-year

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Treasury

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bond. A few

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months ago, 10-year

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Treasury

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bonds were in the

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4.4-and-a-

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half range.

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They recently reached a

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decade-high of around

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5.3. So this

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increase in the 10-year

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Treasury

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note that you

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saw is a significant

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increase this

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year. In essence, this

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negatively affects the

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market value of

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existing bonds.

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Therefore, there is an inverse

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relationship between

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interest rates

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and

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bond prices. However,

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the income from the funds is still

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very good.

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You know, many of these

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funds pay

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returns in the mid-

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3% range. I think there is

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one that

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pays about a 4%

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yield. So, you

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get a good

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return from these funds,

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but the market value of the

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investment has

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declined a bit this year,

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and that goes for the

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entire

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bond market. Um, you know,

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Matt Barry mentioned

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a few accounts

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where bonds were

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down

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about 1% year-to-date, then down

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1.6%, then in that

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range. Um, the

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overall market, the

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aggregate bond index is

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down about

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2.8% year to date. So, um, you know,

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the accounts that you

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have investments in are

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weathering the storm

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a little better than the

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general

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bond index. So that's

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good. Um, plus, as I

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mentioned, you know, the

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income you

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get from these

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investments is still

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very healthy. Um, as far as the

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overall

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economy is concerned, it's

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still very healthy by most measures.

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Um, corporate

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profits are at

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record levels right now.

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They are in the

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30% range by

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2026, which is very good

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for the US stock market

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. Um, the

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unemployment rate is

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about 4.2. It grew a little

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last month.

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Um, there's a slight dip,

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but the weekly

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jobless claims, um, have

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n't accelerated in any way

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. It's

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been around

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200,000 for a few months now, and that's very

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timely, um, data

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that we're looking at in the

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files. This is a good

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sign. Um, credit

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spreads, um, in terms of

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the state of corporations that

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can borrow

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money, are still very

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limited, um, which is

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good. Um, it's been like that

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all year,

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basically. So we don't

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see any panic

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about

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investors, you know, not

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wanting to lend

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money to corporations.

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Um, and you know, as we

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mentioned,

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corporate profits

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and the labor market are also

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pretty healthy. So,

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um, we're now

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a little

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over 1%, I

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think, from the highs of the

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S&P 500, so the stock

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market has really been

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resilient during the

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ongoing conflict

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in Iran. As you know,

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oil prices here

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exceed

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$70 per barrel.

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Um, as you mentioned,

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accelerating

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interest rates.

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But, even with all of this in mind

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, the

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stock market

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has indeed continued to

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struggle, driven by

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corporate

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profits. And

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the growth of

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corporate

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profits. So, um, we

374
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definitely don't expect it to

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last on these

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bubbles. Hmm, we

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expect a

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slowdown in

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2027, hmm, but we

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don't expect any

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recession at all. Hmm, and we've

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talked about this

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before, you know, when

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corporate

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earnings growth is positive,

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we haven't seen a recession

387
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in this country. Hmm, so,

388
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um, that's a good sign

389
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that, you know, we

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can weather the storm

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if there's

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some kind of

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mid-cycle slowdown, as they

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call it, in

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2027. Good. So yeah, that's pretty much where

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we

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are.

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Look at

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any comments.

400
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Any questions or

401
00:10:45,114 --> 00:10:47,613
comments?

402
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Thank you. I propose

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to adopt the financial

404
00:10:54,139 --> 00:10:55,100
report.

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I support.

406
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Perfectly. We can

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vote to

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accept the

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financial report

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on behalf of all our

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00:11:00,768 --> 00:11:02,161
friends at Horizon. All "for

412
00:11:02,161 --> 00:11:02,405
"?

413
00:11:02,405 --> 00:11:02,796
Yes.

414
00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:03,732
No objections,

415
00:11:03,732 --> 00:11:05,486
accepted. Thank you very much.

416
00:11:05,486 --> 00:11:06,216
Thank you for

417
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voting "yes". Happy

418
00:11:09,489 --> 00:11:15,562
New Year. We have a

419
00:11:15,562 --> 00:11:16,625
guest today.

420
00:11:16,625 --> 00:11:17,886
You know, the

421
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registration office. You have a word

422
00:11:19,484 --> 00:11:20,683
. How can we

423
00:11:20,683 --> 00:11:21,410
help you?

424
00:11:21,410 --> 00:11:22,889
Thank you. Well, I have

425
00:11:22,889 --> 00:11:23,732
something to

426
00:11:23,732 --> 00:11:24,445
show and

427
00:11:24,445 --> 00:11:26,161
tell. Um, and when

428
00:11:26,161 --> 00:11:27,425
I come in and notice

429
00:11:27,425 --> 00:11:28,584
these big fences

430
00:11:28,584 --> 00:11:29,111
around

431
00:11:29,111 --> 00:11:30,269
the lawnmower, is that

432
00:11:30,269 --> 00:11:31,112
temporary or

433
00:11:31,112 --> 00:11:33,752
permanent?

434
00:11:33,752 --> 00:11:35,063
This is temporary.

435
00:11:35,063 --> 00:11:38,120
Good. Are the swans here?

436
00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:39,560
Yes, yes, they are

437
00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:40,961
there now.

438
00:11:40,961 --> 00:11:42,642
Okay, and I had to lift the

439
00:11:42,642 --> 00:11:45,309
, uh, bench in front.

440
00:11:45,309 --> 00:11:48,131
Yes, thank you. Em. Do you

441
00:11:48,131 --> 00:11:49,405
mind if I

442
00:11:49,405 --> 00:11:49,965
stand up?

443
00:11:49,965 --> 00:11:50,796
Of course.

444
00:11:50,796 --> 00:11:51,736
So, my mother

445
00:11:51,736 --> 00:11:53,231
is buried right there.

446
00:11:53,231 --> 00:11:55,338
Em. We buried her in

447
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1972. I was 19

448
00:11:57,197 --> 00:11:58,683
years old. I just

449
00:11:58,683 --> 00:12:00,203
turned 74. Um.

450
00:12:00,203 --> 00:12:00,896
Women are not allowed

451
00:12:00,896 --> 00:12:01,708
to tell their age,

452
00:12:01,708 --> 00:12:02,617
but I refused to do

453
00:12:02,617 --> 00:12:03,914
that. Yes, I still do it

454
00:12:03,914 --> 00:12:05,095
. I'm just

455
00:12:05,095 --> 00:12:06,151
glad to be alive,

456
00:12:06,151 --> 00:12:08,566
okay? So, uh, this is a

457
00:12:08,566 --> 00:12:09,803
photo of my

458
00:12:09,803 --> 00:12:11,898
mother. She died

459
00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:14,639
at the age of 51. Thank you very much. Uh

460
00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:16,635
, she, uh. You know,

461
00:12:16,635 --> 00:12:19,023
everyone smoked back then. And at the

462
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old

463
00:12:19,967 --> 00:12:20,978
St. Anthony's Hospital,

464
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nuns would bring in

465
00:12:22,125 --> 00:12:23,136
boxes of cigarettes

466
00:12:23,136 --> 00:12:24,485
after breast cancer surgery

467
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. I

468
00:12:25,658 --> 00:12:26,567
remember

469
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thinking as a child,

470
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"Get out of here!"

471
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But that's what made her perfect.

472
00:12:32,624 --> 00:12:34,043
The doctor gave her 2 weeks to

473
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live, and she walked for 10

474
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years. I just want to

475
00:12:38,358 --> 00:12:39,348
show you her

476
00:12:39,348 --> 00:12:40,748
picture. She was

477
00:12:40,748 --> 00:12:41,819
very helpful to

478
00:12:41,819 --> 00:12:43,389
our community. She,

479
00:12:43,389 --> 00:12:44,388
along with four

480
00:12:44,388 --> 00:12:45,352
other women,

481
00:12:45,352 --> 00:12:46,385
founded what

482
00:12:46,385 --> 00:12:47,624
is now the Westmont Art Center

483
00:12:47,624 --> 00:12:50,099
. There were

484
00:12:50,099 --> 00:12:50,874
all women

485
00:12:50,874 --> 00:12:51,829
doing summer

486
00:12:51,829 --> 00:12:52,993
theater, and then they

487
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moved it to another

488
00:12:54,186 --> 00:12:55,260
location on A Street, and

489
00:12:55,260 --> 00:12:56,423
then Westmont

490
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bought it again and started it

491
00:12:57,587 --> 00:12:59,188
. So I'm very proud of

492
00:12:59,188 --> 00:13:00,377
her help to this

493
00:13:00,377 --> 00:13:02,646
community. If you don't

494
00:13:02,646 --> 00:13:03,424
mind, I can

495
00:13:03,424 --> 00:13:04,429
show you this

496
00:13:04,429 --> 00:13:05,211
photo.

497
00:13:05,211 --> 00:13:06,425
Donald, could you

498
00:13:06,425 --> 00:13:07,518
take this, if you don't

499
00:13:07,518 --> 00:13:08,499
mind, little one?

500
00:13:08,499 --> 00:13:09,351
We can.

501
00:13:09,351 --> 00:13:10,789
Okay, thank you.

502
00:13:10,789 --> 00:13:11,892
Yes, and when...When

503
00:13:11,892 --> 00:13:12,818
they held her

504
00:13:12,818 --> 00:13:14,171
funeral, people loved

505
00:13:14,171 --> 00:13:15,507
my mother. I

506
00:13:15,507 --> 00:13:16,587
could never understand her as a

507
00:13:16,587 --> 00:13:17,543
child. They

508
00:13:17,543 --> 00:13:18,523
just came and

509
00:13:18,523 --> 00:13:19,587
talked

510
00:13:19,587 --> 00:13:20,399
to her all the time, asking her for

511
00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:21,459
advice. She was

512
00:13:21,459 --> 00:13:22,683
classically beautiful.

513
00:13:22,683 --> 00:13:23,381
My brother, who is

514
00:13:23,381 --> 00:13:24,240
older than me and is

515
00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:24,965
now also in

516
00:13:24,965 --> 00:13:25,770
heaven, he looked like

517
00:13:25,770 --> 00:13:26,807
her. I was

518
00:13:26,807 --> 00:13:27,632
more like

519
00:13:27,632 --> 00:13:28,669
my dad, who

520
00:13:28,669 --> 00:13:29,706
I'll talk about in a minute

521
00:13:29,706 --> 00:13:30,606
. So, um...

522
00:13:30,606 --> 00:13:31,246
Anyway, I

523
00:13:31,246 --> 00:13:32,126
made a living doing

524
00:13:32,126 --> 00:13:33,193
radio and

525
00:13:33,193 --> 00:13:34,099
television, so

526
00:13:34,099 --> 00:13:34,819
if you can

527
00:13:34,819 --> 00:13:35,459
tell me to

528
00:13:35,459 --> 00:13:36,366
shut up, if I'm

529
00:13:36,366 --> 00:13:37,433
late, I'll try to

530
00:13:37,433 --> 00:13:38,785
say it quickly. So

531
00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:40,077
my mother, um, she

532
00:13:40,077 --> 00:13:41,610
lived here for, um, 10 years,

533
00:13:41,610 --> 00:13:43,144
and we came here, I

534
00:13:43,144 --> 00:13:44,517
think they just

535
00:13:44,517 --> 00:13:45,768
made it your

536
00:13:45,768 --> 00:13:47,385
Michigan City. It

537
00:13:47,385 --> 00:13:48,278
was privately

538
00:13:48,278 --> 00:13:49,361
owned and then

539
00:13:49,361 --> 00:13:50,254
became part of

540
00:13:50,254 --> 00:13:51,712
Michigan City. Um, so for

541
00:13:51,712 --> 00:13:53,055
years I talked to

542
00:13:53,055 --> 00:13:54,327
my mom like this, and I went back and forth

543
00:13:54,327 --> 00:13:55,387
to New

544
00:13:55,387 --> 00:13:56,765
York when I was born

545
00:13:56,765 --> 00:13:58,073
, um, to go to

546
00:13:58,073 --> 00:13:59,027
graduate school, and the

547
00:13:59,027 --> 00:14:00,334
previous husband

548
00:14:00,334 --> 00:14:01,642
who was here for years,

549
00:14:01,642 --> 00:14:02,843
who was your, um,

550
00:14:02,843 --> 00:14:04,009
he was a

551
00:14:04,009 --> 00:14:05,281
Vietnam veteran,

552
00:14:05,281 --> 00:14:06,624
you know who I'm

553
00:14:06,624 --> 00:14:07,507
talking about, your

554
00:14:07,507 --> 00:14:08,737
principal. One day

555
00:14:08,737 --> 00:14:09,749
he came out with

556
00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:10,880
me and said, “Don,

557
00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:11,744
you’re talking to

558
00:14:11,744 --> 00:14:12,946
your mother’s feet.

559
00:14:12,946 --> 00:14:16,166
Her head is over there." So

560
00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:17,548
I had to

561
00:14:17,548 --> 00:14:18,929
learn a lot, but, uh

562
00:14:18,929 --> 00:14:20,310
, when she died,

563
00:14:20,310 --> 00:14:21,301
uh, she was at

564
00:14:21,301 --> 00:14:22,435
Our Tavern, and

565
00:14:22,435 --> 00:14:23,709
then we went down

566
00:14:23,709 --> 00:14:25,126
Franklin Street and all the way

567
00:14:25,126 --> 00:14:26,507
here to Notre

568
00:14:26,507 --> 00:14:27,888
Dame Parish, and people thought

569
00:14:27,888 --> 00:14:29,163
she was some kind of saint or

570
00:14:29,163 --> 00:14:32,260
something. There were 2,000

571
00:14:32,260 --> 00:14:35,367
cars there. Well, I

572
00:14:35,367 --> 00:14:36,733
mean, following

573
00:14:36,733 --> 00:14:38,213
my mother and me

574
00:14:38,213 --> 00:14:39,578
, uh, that always

575
00:14:39,578 --> 00:14:42,040
amazed me. She was

576
00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,405
very modest, you know

577
00:14:43,405 --> 00:14:44,733
. I don't know, there's

578
00:14:44,733 --> 00:14:46,155
something about it. I called

579
00:14:46,155 --> 00:14:47,344
her the local guru in

580
00:14:47,344 --> 00:14:50,016
our community. Uh, I'm

581
00:14:50,016 --> 00:14:51,576
trying to

582
00:14:51,576 --> 00:14:52,832
show you these

583
00:14:52,832 --> 00:14:54,478
photos first, and, uh, this

584
00:14:54,478 --> 00:14:56,168
was when she was, uh,

585
00:14:56,168 --> 00:14:57,858
21 years old, living in New

586
00:14:57,858 --> 00:14:59,979
York. My father was

587
00:14:59,979 --> 00:15:00,955
her first, uh,

588
00:15:00,955 --> 00:15:02,420
sales manager

589
00:15:02,420 --> 00:15:03,779
at Barnes & Noble. Mr. Barnes and

590
00:15:03,779 --> 00:15:04,999
Mr. Noble were in my

591
00:15:04,999 --> 00:15:06,251
house in Long Beach, where

592
00:15:06,251 --> 00:15:06,971
I live among

593
00:15:06,971 --> 00:15:08,160
millionaires that

594
00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,192
I'm not one of, and, uh,

595
00:15:09,192 --> 00:15:10,100
they bought this

596
00:15:10,100 --> 00:15:11,133
house in 1961

597
00:15:11,133 --> 00:15:12,322
when, uh, Mr. Barnes and

598
00:15:12,322 --> 00:15:13,417
Mr. Noble asked

599
00:15:13,417 --> 00:15:14,105
my father

600
00:15:14,105 --> 00:15:14,856
to move to the

601
00:15:14,856 --> 00:15:16,046
midwest

602
00:15:16,046 --> 00:15:17,141
so he could

603
00:15:17,141 --> 00:15:17,892
hire all the

604
00:15:17,892 --> 00:15:20,209
salespeople.

605
00:15:20,209 --> 00:15:21,824
$13,000 and 66 cents,

606
00:15:21,824 --> 00:15:23,624
a handshake, a piece of

607
00:15:23,624 --> 00:15:25,239
paper, and I asked

608
00:15:25,239 --> 00:15:26,623
him if he was, uh, the

609
00:15:26,623 --> 00:15:28,810
local treasurer. What

610
00:15:28,810 --> 00:15:30,828
was that 66 cents?

611
00:15:30,828 --> 00:15:32,120
They said, "A nice

612
00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:33,206
tropical family."

613
00:15:33,206 --> 00:15:35,460
Donna, how much property tax do you pay here

614
00:15:35,491 --> 00:15:36,049
?

615
00:15:36,049 --> 00:15:37,379
I can, if I can

616
00:15:37,379 --> 00:15:38,831
think of one, almost

617
00:15:38,831 --> 00:15:39,536
$5,000.

618
00:15:39,536 --> 00:15:40,845
Well, 66 cents was the

619
00:15:40,845 --> 00:15:42,606
property tax in 1961

620
00:15:42,606 --> 00:15:43,870
when your

621
00:15:43,870 --> 00:15:45,044
parents bought

622
00:15:45,044 --> 00:15:46,347
the house. So, that's

623
00:15:46,347 --> 00:15:47,306
how much it all

624
00:15:47,306 --> 00:15:48,174
changed. And I

625
00:15:48,174 --> 00:15:49,254
watched what

626
00:15:49,254 --> 00:15:50,357
you did here. I

627
00:15:50,357 --> 00:15:51,350
mean, it's

628
00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:52,716
amazing. And I give

629
00:15:52,716 --> 00:15:53,838
you all the credit. I

630
00:15:53,838 --> 00:15:54,837
try to watch

631
00:15:54,837 --> 00:15:55,920
your board of

632
00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:56,919
directors meetings whenever

633
00:15:56,919 --> 00:15:58,093
possible. But right now I'm

634
00:15:58,093 --> 00:15:59,032
just humbly

635
00:15:59,032 --> 00:15:59,939
asking you about the

636
00:15:59,939 --> 00:16:00,972
swans I've

637
00:16:00,972 --> 00:16:02,074
talked to for years.

638
00:16:02,074 --> 00:16:02,942
At least once a

639
00:16:02,942 --> 00:16:03,923
week I would walk

640
00:16:03,923 --> 00:16:04,960
by, wave to them

641
00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:05,997
and talk, and they would

642
00:16:05,997 --> 00:16:07,090
swim up and call out to

643
00:16:07,090 --> 00:16:08,209
me, "Hey, hey, hey." So

644
00:16:08,209 --> 00:16:09,361
I was very sad

645
00:16:09,361 --> 00:16:10,495
when they died.

646
00:16:10,495 --> 00:16:11,418
So thank you for

647
00:16:11,418 --> 00:16:13,857
sharing this. Um...

648
00:16:13,857 --> 00:16:14,742
This is my father, a

649
00:16:14,742 --> 00:16:15,695
veteran of

650
00:16:15,695 --> 00:16:18,988
World War II. He

651
00:16:18,988 --> 00:16:19,566
equipped

652
00:16:19,566 --> 00:16:21,331
the bombers.

653
00:16:21,331 --> 00:16:24,164
He swam across the ocean.

654
00:16:24,164 --> 00:16:25,503
He was an officer with 2,000

655
00:16:25,503 --> 00:16:26,465
men under a

656
00:16:26,465 --> 00:16:27,633
ship in waves

657
00:16:27,633 --> 00:16:28,767
that were like this and

658
00:16:28,767 --> 00:16:29,969
almost capsized the

659
00:16:29,969 --> 00:16:31,602
ship. They

660
00:16:31,602 --> 00:16:32,793
landed at the Cape of

661
00:16:32,793 --> 00:16:34,014
Good Hope in Africa

662
00:16:34,014 --> 00:16:34,808
and were almost

663
00:16:34,808 --> 00:16:36,213
shot down. They

664
00:16:36,213 --> 00:16:37,039
got on a train and

665
00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:38,150
went to India, and

666
00:16:38,150 --> 00:16:39,261
then climbed to the

667
00:16:39,261 --> 00:16:40,467
top of the Himalayas, where

668
00:16:40,467 --> 00:16:41,325
his whole group

669
00:16:41,325 --> 00:16:41,928
equipped the

670
00:16:41,928 --> 00:16:43,007
bombers

671
00:16:43,007 --> 00:16:44,150
that were to arrive,

672
00:16:44,150 --> 00:16:45,230
our American

673
00:16:45,230 --> 00:16:46,436
bombers and

674
00:16:46,436 --> 00:16:47,103
English

675
00:16:47,103 --> 00:16:48,650
bombers.

676
00:16:48,650 --> 00:16:49,795
He equipped them, and

677
00:16:49,795 --> 00:16:51,079
they flew to bomb the

678
00:16:51,079 --> 00:16:52,901
Nazis. And I'm

679
00:16:52,901 --> 00:16:54,269
part German, so

680
00:16:54,269 --> 00:16:55,637
you know...But that's what

681
00:16:55,637 --> 00:16:57,110
he did. And

682
00:16:57,110 --> 00:16:58,586
then he worked at

683
00:16:58,586 --> 00:17:00,007
Barnes&Noble all these years.

684
00:17:00,007 --> 00:17:01,009
He was in

685
00:17:01,009 --> 00:17:02,039
Los Angeles for a while, then he

686
00:17:02,039 --> 00:17:02,907
passed out, and I

687
00:17:02,907 --> 00:17:03,956
brought him back here.

688
00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:06,096
He died in 2012.

689
00:17:06,096 --> 00:17:06,686
He was my

690
00:17:06,686 --> 00:17:07,661
best friend because he

691
00:17:07,661 --> 00:17:08,508
took

692
00:17:08,508 --> 00:17:09,355
my mother's place after she died

693
00:17:09,355 --> 00:17:10,616
. This is a photo of him and me

694
00:17:10,616 --> 00:17:11,538
. I

695
00:17:11,538 --> 00:17:12,518
put it on

696
00:17:12,518 --> 00:17:13,434
my radio and

697
00:17:13,434 --> 00:17:14,667
TV show, which was broadcast in

698
00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:17,361
Chicago. This is my father.

699
00:17:17,361 --> 00:17:18,730
And this is an article they

700
00:17:18,730 --> 00:17:20,064
wrote in the Chicago Tribune

701
00:17:20,064 --> 00:17:21,397
when I had a

702
00:17:21,397 --> 00:17:22,695
talk show here called

703
00:17:22,695 --> 00:17:23,812
Talk of the Town in

704
00:17:23,812 --> 00:17:25,650
Michigan City. You

705
00:17:25,650 --> 00:17:27,373
may remember him

706
00:17:27,373 --> 00:17:28,924
on WBBM, and that's my dad,

707
00:17:28,924 --> 00:17:31,008
okay? So, the

708
00:17:31,008 --> 00:17:32,351
poor guy we

709
00:17:32,351 --> 00:17:33,962
filmed. It was a great

710
00:17:33,962 --> 00:17:35,316
steakhouse in Chicago, and

711
00:17:35,316 --> 00:17:36,637
he couldn't eat it

712
00:17:36,637 --> 00:17:38,123
. He had to get

713
00:17:38,123 --> 00:17:40,140
on a plane after filming.

714
00:17:40,140 --> 00:17:41,024
But you would

715
00:17:41,024 --> 00:17:42,629
like him. He loved

716
00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,144
Michigan City, and, uh, I'd

717
00:17:44,144 --> 00:17:45,427
like to bury

718
00:17:45,427 --> 00:17:46,856
him here. I cremated

719
00:17:46,856 --> 00:17:48,234
him according to his wishes

720
00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:49,974
. Uh, he's a veteran,

721
00:17:49,974 --> 00:17:50,865
so the veterans

722
00:17:50,865 --> 00:17:52,236
will pay for the

723
00:17:52,236 --> 00:17:54,078
plaque. But I was

724
00:17:54,078 --> 00:17:55,432
told it costs

725
00:17:55,432 --> 00:17:56,716
about $5,000 to

726
00:17:56,716 --> 00:17:58,036
dig up the place and

727
00:17:58,036 --> 00:17:59,251
put up a plaque, dusting it

728
00:17:59,251 --> 00:18:00,396
,

729
00:18:00,396 --> 00:18:01,646
so that's one of the things

730
00:18:01,646 --> 00:18:02,965
I'd like to

731
00:18:02,965 --> 00:18:04,216
ask you about. You don't

732
00:18:04,216 --> 00:18:05,471
have to answer

733
00:18:05,471 --> 00:18:06,412
this right now, but

734
00:18:06,412 --> 00:18:07,635
maybe someone could

735
00:18:07,635 --> 00:18:08,890
contact me, because

736
00:18:08,890 --> 00:18:09,987
this is one of the things I

737
00:18:09,987 --> 00:18:12,693
need to do. Um, and he,

738
00:18:12,693 --> 00:18:13,865
uh, also received

739
00:18:13,865 --> 00:18:14,965
awards for his

740
00:18:14,965 --> 00:18:15,995
service in

741
00:18:15,995 --> 00:18:17,308
World War II, as did

742
00:18:17,308 --> 00:18:18,657
many of our people in

743
00:18:18,657 --> 00:18:21,939
Michigan City. Um, and

744
00:18:21,939 --> 00:18:23,459
finally, uh, I have

745
00:18:23,459 --> 00:18:26,173
pets. I

746
00:18:26,173 --> 00:18:27,260
tried to get married three times

747
00:18:27,260 --> 00:18:28,501
. The first

748
00:18:28,501 --> 00:18:29,659
person cheated on me

749
00:18:29,659 --> 00:18:31,329
before our wedding.

750
00:18:31,329 --> 00:18:31,965
The second was

751
00:18:31,965 --> 00:18:32,698
manic-

752
00:18:32,698 --> 00:18:33,939
depressive and attacked

753
00:18:33,939 --> 00:18:34,735
me before

754
00:18:34,735 --> 00:18:35,754
the wedding, and the third

755
00:18:35,754 --> 00:18:36,805
was an alcoholic,

756
00:18:36,805 --> 00:18:37,760
so I didn't get

757
00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,028
married. If you've

758
00:18:39,028 --> 00:18:40,136
ever seen the movie "

759
00:18:40,136 --> 00:18:41,186
Runaway Bride,"

760
00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:42,061
it's about me, because I

761
00:18:42,061 --> 00:18:42,964
went from here to

762
00:18:42,964 --> 00:18:44,169
Hollywood. I acted for

763
00:18:44,169 --> 00:18:44,940
years, and then I

764
00:18:44,940 --> 00:18:45,849
went back to New

765
00:18:45,849 --> 00:18:46,428
York

766
00:18:46,428 --> 00:18:47,254
University and

767
00:18:47,254 --> 00:18:48,180
did a movie.

768
00:18:48,180 --> 00:18:49,129
Sister Eileen was

769
00:18:49,129 --> 00:18:50,078
voted one of the

770
00:18:50,078 --> 00:18:51,027
top 10 films of

771
00:18:51,027 --> 00:18:52,060
the year, and then when I

772
00:18:52,060 --> 00:18:53,037
retired, I

773
00:18:53,037 --> 00:18:54,070
moved back to my

774
00:18:54,070 --> 00:18:55,074
beloved Michigan

775
00:18:55,074 --> 00:18:56,386
City. Okay, I love

776
00:18:56,386 --> 00:18:57,965
this city. So, I'm still

777
00:18:57,965 --> 00:18:59,876
working. I just got

778
00:18:59,876 --> 00:19:01,650
hired as an

779
00:19:01,650 --> 00:19:02,946
investigative reporter at the Hoosier

780
00:19:02,946 --> 00:19:04,282
Enquirer. You can call

781
00:19:04,282 --> 00:19:05,528
me Madam President.

782
00:19:05,528 --> 00:19:06,273
I'm the president of

783
00:19:06,273 --> 00:19:07,625
the board, okay? And I

784
00:19:07,625 --> 00:19:08,906
try to keep a

785
00:19:08,906 --> 00:19:10,221
sense of humor, but

786
00:19:10,221 --> 00:19:12,920
I have cats. And many

787
00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,303
of us, members of my

788
00:19:14,303 --> 00:19:15,616
tribe, feed cats

789
00:19:15,616 --> 00:19:18,214
throughout the forest. We

790
00:19:18,214 --> 00:19:19,544
castrate them in Freeze and are

791
00:19:19,544 --> 00:19:20,944
told to catch and

792
00:19:20,944 --> 00:19:23,017
release. So,

793
00:19:23,017 --> 00:19:24,390
we have a tribe that

794
00:19:24,390 --> 00:19:26,175
goes outside 365

795
00:19:26,175 --> 00:19:27,766
days a year. If it's

796
00:19:27,766 --> 00:19:29,268
a blizzard, we feed the

797
00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:30,105
cats. But you

798
00:19:30,105 --> 00:19:31,131
were going, I know, at the

799
00:19:31,131 --> 00:19:32,211
last meeting

800
00:19:32,211 --> 00:19:33,264
I was at, and I'm always

801
00:19:33,264 --> 00:19:34,317
wrong, so

802
00:19:34,317 --> 00:19:35,289
please tell me to

803
00:19:35,289 --> 00:19:36,242
shut up. I won't be

804
00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:37,562
offended. But you

805
00:19:37,562 --> 00:19:39,410
were going to set up a

806
00:19:39,437 --> 00:19:40,527
pet cemetery here. You

807
00:19:40,527 --> 00:19:41,846
thought about it. I didn't

808
00:19:41,846 --> 00:19:45,386
see it there. So,

809
00:19:45,386 --> 00:19:46,260
I'm asking someone to

810
00:19:46,260 --> 00:19:47,459
contact me about

811
00:19:47,459 --> 00:19:48,592
this, because I

812
00:19:48,592 --> 00:19:49,726
buried all of my

813
00:19:49,726 --> 00:19:51,021
animals, cats and dogs,

814
00:19:51,021 --> 00:19:52,220
in little

815
00:19:52,220 --> 00:19:53,515
doggy bags in the

816
00:19:53,515 --> 00:19:57,685
backyard. And all my friends

817
00:19:57,685 --> 00:19:58,885
asked me about

818
00:19:58,885 --> 00:20:01,548
this reasoning of yours. And

819
00:20:01,548 --> 00:20:02,872
I know there are

820
00:20:02,872 --> 00:20:03,898
pet cemeteries, I

821
00:20:03,898 --> 00:20:05,222
think, in Maryville

822
00:20:05,222 --> 00:20:06,547
and other places, but there are

823
00:20:06,547 --> 00:20:07,838
so many people who would

824
00:20:07,838 --> 00:20:09,162
contribute

825
00:20:09,162 --> 00:20:09,956
to Swan Creek and

826
00:20:09,956 --> 00:20:11,082
help you

827
00:20:11,082 --> 00:20:12,543
organize it. Because

828
00:20:12,543 --> 00:20:13,747
, you know, we love

829
00:20:13,747 --> 00:20:15,359
our animals. And what do you

830
00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,440
do with them? You know, it's

831
00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:18,339
so hard to

832
00:20:18,339 --> 00:20:19,729
let them go. They are

833
00:20:19,729 --> 00:20:21,122
your children. And in my

834
00:20:21,122 --> 00:20:22,505
case, that was definitely the

835
00:20:22,505 --> 00:20:23,906
case. I have three

836
00:20:23,906 --> 00:20:24,931
, uh, rescued

837
00:20:24,931 --> 00:20:25,989
cats right now, and they're all

838
00:20:25,989 --> 00:20:27,150
male, and

839
00:20:27,150 --> 00:20:28,482
they all sit together

840
00:20:28,482 --> 00:20:29,746
. They're like best

841
00:20:29,746 --> 00:20:32,541
friends, okay? You know,

842
00:20:32,541 --> 00:20:34,140
I just...And I feed them

843
00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:35,124
...Please

844
00:20:35,124 --> 00:20:37,122
block this. You're

845
00:20:37,122 --> 00:20:38,518
really good at this

846
00:20:38,518 --> 00:20:39,879
, but, uh

847
00:20:39,879 --> 00:20:41,205
, there's a whole tribe of cats that

848
00:20:41,205 --> 00:20:42,567
we've been neutered, and

849
00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:43,753
Freeze helped us with

850
00:20:43,753 --> 00:20:44,584
that. Local

851
00:20:44,584 --> 00:20:45,882
veterinarians helped

852
00:20:45,882 --> 00:20:46,977
us. And then they

853
00:20:46,977 --> 00:20:48,246
said "catch and

854
00:20:48,246 --> 00:20:53,293
release" at one

855
00:20:53,293 --> 00:20:54,689
of the big, uh, places

856
00:20:54,689 --> 00:20:58,089
next to Wendy's in the woods.

857
00:20:58,089 --> 00:20:59,604
So we feed them.

858
00:20:59,604 --> 00:21:01,004
We have a group of people who

859
00:21:01,004 --> 00:21:01,704
feed them

860
00:21:01,704 --> 00:21:02,720
24/7, er,

861
00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,120
at least once a day

862
00:21:04,120 --> 00:21:05,864
in all weathers.

863
00:21:05,864 --> 00:21:07,832
They are happy. They were

864
00:21:07,832 --> 00:21:08,676
neutered and

865
00:21:08,676 --> 00:21:09,584
released, but,

866
00:21:09,584 --> 00:21:10,785
you know,

867
00:21:10,785 --> 00:21:11,856
someone threw a beer

868
00:21:11,856 --> 00:21:12,992
can at one of them on the playground

869
00:21:12,992 --> 00:21:14,160
behind these, and one of

870
00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:15,393
them went to mess with the

871
00:21:15,393 --> 00:21:16,692
beer and cut off his

872
00:21:16,692 --> 00:21:18,343
tongue. And it actually

873
00:21:18,343 --> 00:21:19,439
killed the cat, and

874
00:21:19,439 --> 00:21:20,416
we had to put him to

875
00:21:20,416 --> 00:21:21,787
sleep. So we are very

876
00:21:21,787 --> 00:21:23,284
careful. But, you know,

877
00:21:23,284 --> 00:21:24,790
where do we hide the cat? What are

878
00:21:24,790 --> 00:21:26,181
we doing? Some people

879
00:21:26,181 --> 00:21:27,283
just throw them in the

880
00:21:27,283 --> 00:21:28,330
trash. This is

881
00:21:28,330 --> 00:21:29,843
terrible. So,

882
00:21:29,843 --> 00:21:31,289
anyway, thank you for

883
00:21:31,289 --> 00:21:33,321
listening to me. I

884
00:21:33,321 --> 00:21:34,646
would like to help

885
00:21:34,646 --> 00:21:36,161
you, by the way, in any way I can,

886
00:21:36,161 --> 00:21:37,637
because I have a good job right now

887
00:21:37,637 --> 00:21:38,887
, uh, I'm

888
00:21:38,887 --> 00:21:40,426
broadcasting from Fuji and Kwai.

889
00:21:40,426 --> 00:21:41,372
Write it down and

890
00:21:41,372 --> 00:21:42,717
check it. Uh, we're going to

891
00:21:42,717 --> 00:21:43,896
go all over the

892
00:21:43,896 --> 00:21:45,009
country under

893
00:21:45,009 --> 00:21:46,400
my leadership. Uh

894
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,590
, I worked at WNIT for 13

895
00:21:48,590 --> 00:21:49,810
years. I have a

896
00:21:49,810 --> 00:21:51,060
radio show about Michigan

897
00:21:51,060 --> 00:21:51,936
that goes

898
00:21:51,936 --> 00:21:52,754
nationwide. I can

899
00:21:52,754 --> 00:21:53,662
help you in

900
00:21:53,662 --> 00:21:54,544
any way, uh,

901
00:21:54,544 --> 00:21:55,530
spread the word

902
00:21:55,530 --> 00:21:56,387
or help you

903
00:21:56,387 --> 00:21:57,373
find things, whatever you

904
00:21:57,373 --> 00:21:58,177
need to

905
00:21:58,177 --> 00:21:59,225
do. And, uh, I

906
00:21:59,225 --> 00:22:00,927
was listening to what you said

907
00:22:00,927 --> 00:22:06,551
about the green, uh,

908
00:22:06,551 --> 00:22:07,339
Islamic

909
00:22:07,339 --> 00:22:09,050
funeral garden.

910
00:22:09,050 --> 00:22:10,345
You know, this is a really

911
00:22:10,345 --> 00:22:12,174
great thing. Because

912
00:22:12,174 --> 00:22:13,576
true Islamists

913
00:22:13,576 --> 00:22:14,756
are Sharia, wonderful

914
00:22:14,756 --> 00:22:16,037
people. And, um, being a

915
00:22:16,037 --> 00:22:17,232
Catholic his whole

916
00:22:17,232 --> 00:22:18,358
life, Father Joel,

917
00:22:18,358 --> 00:22:19,689
if anyone knew him,

918
00:22:19,689 --> 00:22:20,849
he was a wonderful

919
00:22:20,849 --> 00:22:22,111
priest at

920
00:22:22,111 --> 00:22:23,033
St. Anne's Church and a

921
00:22:23,033 --> 00:22:24,119
lawyer. And it

922
00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:25,453
has united us all from

923
00:22:25,453 --> 00:22:26,753
all religions at different

924
00:22:26,753 --> 00:22:28,451
times. And I was in their

925
00:22:28,451 --> 00:22:29,872
mosque. They are just

926
00:22:29,872 --> 00:22:30,915
wonderful people. They

927
00:22:30,915 --> 00:22:32,128
get a short

928
00:22:32,128 --> 00:22:33,135
fate. So I'm

929
00:22:33,135 --> 00:22:34,291
done. I'll leave

930
00:22:34,291 --> 00:22:35,198
you alone, but

931
00:22:35,198 --> 00:22:36,275
please take care

932
00:22:36,275 --> 00:22:37,302
of these swans. I'll

933
00:22:37,302 --> 00:22:38,530
pass by and

934
00:22:38,530 --> 00:22:39,969
honk at them. They were

935
00:22:39,969 --> 00:22:41,269
yelling at me when

936
00:22:41,269 --> 00:22:42,469
I came here, and I

937
00:22:42,469 --> 00:22:43,468
just parked my

938
00:22:43,468 --> 00:22:44,368
car nearby and

939
00:22:44,368 --> 00:22:45,568
talked to them from

940
00:22:45,568 --> 00:22:47,485
my car. So

941
00:22:47,485 --> 00:22:48,992
I'm just, um, really

942
00:22:48,992 --> 00:22:50,420
sad that they're cats,

943
00:22:50,420 --> 00:22:51,134
but things

944
00:22:51,134 --> 00:22:52,483
happen, and, um,

945
00:22:52,483 --> 00:22:54,409
thanks for listening.

946
00:22:54,409 --> 00:22:55,890
You are very kind. I love the

947
00:22:55,890 --> 00:22:57,000
work you do

948
00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,138
for all the people who don't

949
00:22:58,138 --> 00:22:59,020
realize what it

950
00:22:59,020 --> 00:22:59,873
takes to

951
00:22:59,873 --> 00:23:00,979
keep this going. And I

952
00:23:00,979 --> 00:23:02,123
brought sandwiches

953
00:23:02,123 --> 00:23:03,146
and other things to your

954
00:23:03,146 --> 00:23:04,390
team at various times.

955
00:23:04,390 --> 00:23:05,335
Me, I tried

956
00:23:05,335 --> 00:23:07,797
to help when I could. I

957
00:23:07,797 --> 00:23:09,898
packed up my stuff in the yard and,

958
00:23:09,898 --> 00:23:11,840
you know, I...I've actually

959
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,626
been coming here since

960
00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:15,818
1972. So, uh, I'll

961
00:23:15,818 --> 00:23:16,951
come, you know, help in any

962
00:23:16,951 --> 00:23:17,900
way I can

963
00:23:17,900 --> 00:23:19,093
, and if you

964
00:23:19,093 --> 00:23:20,011
need my

965
00:23:20,011 --> 00:23:20,562
help,

966
00:23:20,562 --> 00:23:21,835
call me. You are

967
00:23:21,835 --> 00:23:23,131
all wonderful.

968
00:23:23,131 --> 00:23:24,598
Thank you very much. Thank you. You are

969
00:23:24,598 --> 00:23:25,896
wonderful. Thank you for

970
00:23:25,896 --> 00:23:26,637
filming this.

971
00:23:26,637 --> 00:23:28,002
Please. Donna, we're

972
00:23:28,002 --> 00:23:28,682
going to

973
00:23:28,682 --> 00:23:29,523
address the

974
00:23:29,523 --> 00:23:30,687
scattered area

975
00:23:30,687 --> 00:23:31,564
in the cemetery.

976
00:23:31,564 --> 00:23:32,729
Yes, yes, yes.

977
00:23:32,729 --> 00:23:33,574
We are going to

978
00:23:33,574 --> 00:23:34,549
move forward

979
00:23:34,549 --> 00:23:35,719
as quickly as possible, but

980
00:23:35,719 --> 00:23:36,859
it won't be fast.

981
00:23:36,859 --> 00:23:38,127
Well, I understand, and I'll tell

982
00:23:38,127 --> 00:23:39,005
you, there

983
00:23:39,005 --> 00:23:40,176
are a whole bunch of

984
00:23:40,176 --> 00:23:41,477
people in my tribe who will help

985
00:23:41,477 --> 00:23:42,702
you with that. If you

986
00:23:42,702 --> 00:23:43,750
need money for this

987
00:23:43,750 --> 00:23:44,854
or if you need

988
00:23:44,854 --> 00:23:45,792
any help,

989
00:23:45,792 --> 00:23:47,724
you know, I know you've got

990
00:23:47,751 --> 00:23:48,819
volunteers out here, right? It's

991
00:23:48,819 --> 00:23:50,058
like something happened to one of us

992
00:23:50,058 --> 00:23:51,164
or

993
00:23:51,164 --> 00:23:53,693
something. Is that right

994
00:23:53,693 --> 00:23:53,837
?

995
00:23:53,837 --> 00:23:54,945
Hmm.

996
00:23:54,945 --> 00:23:55,909
Otherwise, I could

997
00:23:55,909 --> 00:23:57,217
find a lot of people to

998
00:23:57,217 --> 00:23:58,491
help you,

999
00:23:58,491 --> 00:23:59,765
but, um, there are definitely a bunch of

1000
00:23:59,765 --> 00:24:01,143
animal lovers who

1001
00:24:01,143 --> 00:24:02,486
can help you with this,

1002
00:24:02,486 --> 00:24:03,871
okay? So,

1003
00:24:03,871 --> 00:24:05,269
anyway, thank you for

1004
00:24:05,269 --> 00:24:06,694
listening. Who will tell

1005
00:24:06,694 --> 00:24:07,836
me to shut up?

1006
00:24:07,836 --> 00:24:10,765
No one.

1007
00:24:10,765 --> 00:24:12,156
Well, thank you and Andy,

1008
00:24:12,156 --> 00:24:13,661
thank you for filming, and

1009
00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:15,229
God bless you.

1010
00:24:15,229 --> 00:24:16,924
Thank you. See you later.

1011
00:24:16,924 --> 00:24:21,894
Thank you. And the bills

1012
00:24:21,894 --> 00:24:23,192
presented for payment

1013
00:24:23,192 --> 00:24:53,650
are the next item. Are there

1014
00:24:53,650 --> 00:24:54,580
any

1015
00:24:54,580 --> 00:25:00,832
problems here? No. Good.

1016
00:25:00,832 --> 00:25:02,071
Maybe it's just how things

1017
00:25:02,071 --> 00:25:03,207
turned out, to be

1018
00:25:03,207 --> 00:25:04,202
honest...how things

1019
00:25:04,202 --> 00:25:04,814
turned out.

1020
00:25:04,814 --> 00:25:06,152
Yes, maybe that's how it

1021
00:25:06,152 --> 00:25:06,688
turned out.

1022
00:25:06,688 --> 00:25:07,377
Thank you.

1023
00:25:07,377 --> 00:25:08,574
We received it the day we

1024
00:25:08,574 --> 00:25:09,783
received it yesterday.

1025
00:25:09,783 --> 00:25:10,944
Good.

1026
00:25:10,944 --> 00:25:12,267
Oh, that was yesterday.

1027
00:25:12,267 --> 00:25:13,350
Yes, of course.

1028
00:25:13,350 --> 00:25:14,418
I was just

1029
00:25:14,418 --> 00:25:16,437
curious. Thank you. First thing

1030
00:25:16,437 --> 00:25:18,011
about Cintas?

1031
00:25:18,011 --> 00:25:20,127
Uh, this is our

1032
00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,000
uniform manufacturing company that

1033
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:22,176
supplies uniforms,

1034
00:25:22,176 --> 00:25:23,693
carpets.

1035
00:25:23,693 --> 00:25:24,657
So they wore the

1036
00:25:24,657 --> 00:25:25,588
state uniform

1037
00:25:25,588 --> 00:25:27,223
last month.

1038
00:25:27,223 --> 00:25:27,887
We are going to

1039
00:25:27,887 --> 00:25:28,577
leave them until

1040
00:25:28,577 --> 00:25:29,522
mid-November,

1041
00:25:29,522 --> 00:25:30,468
until

1042
00:25:30,468 --> 00:25:31,311
our

1043
00:25:31,311 --> 00:25:32,180
contract expires, and then

1044
00:25:32,180 --> 00:25:32,717
it is

1045
00:25:32,717 --> 00:25:33,534
renewed, because we

1046
00:25:33,534 --> 00:25:34,403
are using that

1047
00:25:34,403 --> 00:25:35,374
money to pay

1048
00:25:35,374 --> 00:25:37,086
the exterminator for

1049
00:25:37,112 --> 00:25:38,239
next year's pest control. And I

1050
00:25:38,239 --> 00:25:39,564
will announce things.

1051
00:25:39,564 --> 00:25:42,006
Good. Thank you. And Ricks

1052
00:25:42,006 --> 00:25:43,603
Outdoor Power, which was...

1053
00:25:43,603 --> 00:25:44,705
It's mostly our

1054
00:25:44,705 --> 00:25:45,598
... It was a bad

1055
00:25:45,598 --> 00:25:46,790
month, a bad few

1056
00:25:46,790 --> 00:25:47,833
months for our

1057
00:25:47,833 --> 00:25:48,965
equipment, and a lot of

1058
00:25:48,965 --> 00:25:50,097
our lawn mowers

1059
00:25:50,097 --> 00:25:51,050
broke down, and at

1060
00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:52,123
one point three of

1061
00:25:52,123 --> 00:25:53,195
our four, uh,

1062
00:25:53,195 --> 00:25:54,089
lawn mowers in

1063
00:25:54,089 --> 00:25:55,072
Greenwood broke down

1064
00:25:55,072 --> 00:25:55,787
, so we

1065
00:25:55,787 --> 00:25:56,740
spent a lot of

1066
00:25:56,740 --> 00:25:57,872
money fixing those

1067
00:25:57,872 --> 00:25:58,777
lawn mowers.

1068
00:25:58,777 --> 00:26:00,285
Repair of lawn mowers

1069
00:26:00,285 --> 00:26:00,424
.

1070
00:26:00,424 --> 00:26:00,970
Yes.

1071
00:26:00,970 --> 00:26:11,331
Thank you. I propose to

1072
00:26:11,331 --> 00:26:12,362
adopt the

1073
00:26:12,362 --> 00:26:14,979
cemetery payment register.

1074
00:26:14,979 --> 00:26:17,056
Is there a second offer?

1075
00:26:17,056 --> 00:26:18,313
I support.

1076
00:26:18,313 --> 00:26:19,583
Perfectly. We both

1077
00:26:19,583 --> 00:26:20,694
accepted bills

1078
00:26:20,694 --> 00:26:22,007
presented for payment

1079
00:26:22,007 --> 00:26:22,992
. Everyone "in favor"?

1080
00:26:22,992 --> 00:26:23,392
Yes.

1081
00:26:23,392 --> 00:26:24,327
Without objection,

1082
00:26:24,327 --> 00:26:25,653
the proposal was accepted.

1083
00:26:25,653 --> 00:26:26,861
We also move on

1084
00:26:26,861 --> 00:26:28,843
to the chief's report.

1085
00:26:28,843 --> 00:26:29,900
Okay, let's start with

1086
00:26:29,900 --> 00:26:30,759
the statistics for the

1087
00:26:30,759 --> 00:26:31,784
past month.

1088
00:26:31,784 --> 00:26:32,819
Last month was

1089
00:26:32,819 --> 00:26:33,943
very slow, although it didn't

1090
00:26:33,943 --> 00:26:35,037
seem like it

1091
00:26:35,037 --> 00:26:36,161
was, considering all the

1092
00:26:36,161 --> 00:26:37,344
renovations and

1093
00:26:37,344 --> 00:26:40,544
staffing issues. We

1094
00:26:40,576 --> 00:26:41,796
had three

1095
00:26:41,796 --> 00:26:43,249
swan burials in Greenwood last month. Uh

1096
00:26:43,249 --> 00:26:44,463
, not a single full one,

1097
00:26:44,463 --> 00:26:45,711
not a single two-minute one,

1098
00:26:45,711 --> 00:26:46,474
a total of three

1099
00:26:46,474 --> 00:26:48,090
swan burials. In

1100
00:26:48,090 --> 00:26:49,512
Swan Lake,

1101
00:26:49,512 --> 00:26:51,097
we had seven burials

1102
00:26:51,097 --> 00:26:52,722
, three complete burials,

1103
00:26:52,722 --> 00:26:54,266
10 in total, 13 in total.

1104
00:26:54,266 --> 00:26:55,810
That's how we compare

1105
00:26:55,810 --> 00:26:58,917
burial methods. Uh-huh.

1106
00:26:58,917 --> 00:27:00,008
And then, here's how we

1107
00:27:00,008 --> 00:27:01,134
compare year-over-

1108
00:27:01,134 --> 00:27:03,446
year. One of the

1109
00:27:03,446 --> 00:27:04,382
slowest

1110
00:27:04,382 --> 00:27:05,576
months in a

1111
00:27:05,576 --> 00:27:06,225
while, so...

1112
00:27:06,225 --> 00:27:08,470
Okay.

1113
00:27:08,470 --> 00:27:09,443
Uh, next, off the top of my

1114
00:27:09,443 --> 00:27:10,752
head, obviously, uh,

1115
00:27:10,752 --> 00:27:11,927
we discussed this

1116
00:27:11,927 --> 00:27:13,270
before, the

1117
00:27:13,304 --> 00:27:14,577
swan donation. Uh, we

1118
00:27:14,577 --> 00:27:15,832
got our pair of

1119
00:27:15,832 --> 00:27:17,016
new swans, and I'd

1120
00:27:17,016 --> 00:27:18,379
like to thank,

1121
00:27:18,379 --> 00:27:19,526
uh, Chris from

1122
00:27:19,526 --> 00:27:22,074
Grant's Swan Farm. Uh, once again

1123
00:27:22,074 --> 00:27:22,886
,

1124
00:27:22,886 --> 00:27:23,568
oh.

1125
00:27:23,568 --> 00:27:24,996
He donated them, uh

1126
00:27:24,996 --> 00:27:26,242
, for free to

1127
00:27:26,242 --> 00:27:27,120
us. Originally, he was

1128
00:27:27,120 --> 00:27:28,254
planning, uh, that he

1129
00:27:28,254 --> 00:27:29,420
was going to give

1130
00:27:29,420 --> 00:27:30,401
us a pair of swans, a

1131
00:27:30,401 --> 00:27:31,474
male and a female, but

1132
00:27:31,474 --> 00:27:32,609
his breeding didn't

1133
00:27:32,609 --> 00:27:33,713
work out that way. So

1134
00:27:33,713 --> 00:27:34,524
he ended up with, uh,

1135
00:27:34,524 --> 00:27:35,462
extra males, so he

1136
00:27:35,462 --> 00:27:36,400
assured me that they were brother swans

1137
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:37,262
, so

1138
00:27:37,262 --> 00:27:38,225
he should say

1139
00:27:38,225 --> 00:27:39,112
that we shouldn't

1140
00:27:39,112 --> 00:27:39,670
have any

1141
00:27:39,670 --> 00:27:41,064
territorial

1142
00:27:41,090 --> 00:27:42,027
problems if one of

1143
00:27:42,027 --> 00:27:42,940
them tries to

1144
00:27:42,940 --> 00:27:43,853
chase the other away, like you would

1145
00:27:43,853 --> 00:27:44,664
if you

1146
00:27:44,664 --> 00:27:45,627
put two,

1147
00:27:45,627 --> 00:27:46,886
uh, strangers together. So right

1148
00:27:46,886 --> 00:27:48,263
now they're still, uh,

1149
00:27:48,263 --> 00:27:50,156
young. That's why they have

1150
00:27:50,156 --> 00:27:51,002
gray feathers, but

1151
00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:52,225
eventually they will shed their

1152
00:27:52,225 --> 00:27:53,416
gray feathers and become

1153
00:27:53,416 --> 00:27:54,745
white swans. They

1154
00:27:54,745 --> 00:27:55,705
seem quite

1155
00:27:55,705 --> 00:27:56,901
happy.

1156
00:27:56,901 --> 00:27:57,675
They were very

1157
00:27:57,675 --> 00:27:58,794
timid at first, but, uh,

1158
00:27:58,794 --> 00:27:59,912
they're getting back to

1159
00:27:59,912 --> 00:28:01,060
normal. They are not so

1160
00:28:01,060 --> 00:28:02,302
scared and we can

1161
00:28:02,302 --> 00:28:03,389
feed them and so on. The

1162
00:28:03,389 --> 00:28:04,149
reason we

1163
00:28:04,149 --> 00:28:05,012
have the fence there is

1164
00:28:05,012 --> 00:28:05,950
just so

1165
00:28:05,950 --> 00:28:06,940
it lasts

1166
00:28:06,940 --> 00:28:07,726
until they get

1167
00:28:07,726 --> 00:28:08,639
acclimated to the

1168
00:28:08,639 --> 00:28:09,606
environment here. It's

1169
00:28:09,606 --> 00:28:10,824
pretty noisy on the highway, which

1170
00:28:10,824 --> 00:28:11,949
might scare them

1171
00:28:11,949 --> 00:28:12,948
at first, so we

1172
00:28:12,948 --> 00:28:13,917
just didn't want to

1173
00:28:13,917 --> 00:28:15,041
wander down the highway or

1174
00:28:15,041 --> 00:28:16,291
wander into the woods with them

1175
00:28:16,291 --> 00:28:17,478
where they'd get eaten by a coyote or

1176
00:28:17,478 --> 00:28:18,593
something. It was

1177
00:28:18,593 --> 00:28:19,774
nice to have the fence

1178
00:28:19,774 --> 00:28:20,778
because we didn't have to

1179
00:28:20,778 --> 00:28:21,959
worry about them on the

1180
00:28:21,959 --> 00:28:22,879
weekends. Uh, I

1181
00:28:22,879 --> 00:28:23,935
come every

1182
00:28:23,935 --> 00:28:25,927
weekend and feed them. Uh

1183
00:28:25,927 --> 00:28:27,142
, it's nice, no...

1184
00:28:27,142 --> 00:28:28,320
nice to know that

1185
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:29,756
if I'm not here

1186
00:28:29,756 --> 00:28:30,824
this weekend, they won't

1187
00:28:30,824 --> 00:28:36,753
be killed by coyotes. Uh,

1188
00:28:36,753 --> 00:28:37,843
then I thought of a

1189
00:28:37,843 --> 00:28:39,349
green

1190
00:28:39,381 --> 00:28:40,806
funeral card. Uh, Larry

1191
00:28:40,806 --> 00:28:42,127
and Ted, who were behind the

1192
00:28:42,127 --> 00:28:43,136
green

1193
00:28:43,136 --> 00:28:44,387
burial movement, uh, they

1194
00:28:44,387 --> 00:28:45,604
brought it up a few

1195
00:28:45,604 --> 00:28:46,682
days ago, and they

1196
00:28:46,682 --> 00:28:47,864
suggested, and I

1197
00:28:47,864 --> 00:28:49,011
think it's a good

1198
00:28:49,011 --> 00:28:51,271
idea that we have

1199
00:28:51,306 --> 00:28:52,523
materials at the front desk for

1200
00:28:52,523 --> 00:28:53,496
them to just

1201
00:28:53,496 --> 00:28:54,296
inform

1202
00:28:54,296 --> 00:28:55,617
the public that it's an

1203
00:28:55,617 --> 00:28:57,749
option. This winter, we'll

1204
00:28:57,749 --> 00:28:58,983
be working

1205
00:28:58,983 --> 00:29:00,217
on our website again,

1206
00:29:00,217 --> 00:29:01,257
which is linked to the

1207
00:29:01,257 --> 00:29:02,523
city's website, and we'll

1208
00:29:02,523 --> 00:29:03,822
try to put

1209
00:29:03,822 --> 00:29:04,991
this information there

1210
00:29:04,991 --> 00:29:05,998
so that more people

1211
00:29:05,998 --> 00:29:06,972
know that green

1212
00:29:06,972 --> 00:29:08,044
burial is now an

1213
00:29:08,044 --> 00:29:09,865
option. Uh, so I

1214
00:29:09,865 --> 00:29:11,298
appreciate their efforts, and

1215
00:29:11,298 --> 00:29:12,694
I gave a copy of this to

1216
00:29:12,694 --> 00:29:13,747
everyone. If you have

1217
00:29:13,747 --> 00:29:14,822
any suggestions, you

1218
00:29:14,822 --> 00:29:15,840
can add them to the

1219
00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:16,252
plan.

1220
00:29:16,252 --> 00:29:17,135
Very good.

1221
00:29:17,135 --> 00:29:20,548
I have a question. Yes. At

1222
00:29:20,548 --> 00:29:21,287
the bottom of the first

1223
00:29:21,287 --> 00:29:22,488
page, it talks about

1224
00:29:22,488 --> 00:29:23,258
using a

1225
00:29:23,258 --> 00:29:24,090
perforated

1226
00:29:24,090 --> 00:29:24,891
pentagonal

1227
00:29:24,891 --> 00:29:25,784
vaulted

1228
00:29:25,784 --> 00:29:26,924
dome, and I didn't think

1229
00:29:26,924 --> 00:29:27,817
we would be able to

1230
00:29:27,817 --> 00:29:28,556
get this

1231
00:29:28,556 --> 00:29:29,511
concrete dome in a

1232
00:29:29,511 --> 00:29:34,195
perforated

1233
00:29:34,195 --> 00:29:36,865
design. You know,

1234
00:29:36,865 --> 00:29:38,184
we remember

1235
00:29:38,184 --> 00:29:40,247
talking about this.

1236
00:29:40,247 --> 00:29:42,184
Yes.

1237
00:29:42,184 --> 00:29:42,830
And that would be

1238
00:29:42,830 --> 00:29:44,125
wrong.

1239
00:29:44,125 --> 00:29:45,491
Right. We could

1240
00:29:45,491 --> 00:29:46,278
change that.

1241
00:29:46,278 --> 00:29:47,136
You know, when I was

1242
00:29:47,136 --> 00:29:48,258
talking, I wrote

1243
00:29:48,258 --> 00:29:49,380
Ted an

1244
00:29:49,380 --> 00:29:50,763
email about it. I said I didn't

1245
00:29:50,763 --> 00:29:51,916
understand because

1246
00:29:51,916 --> 00:29:53,313
I thought we couldn't do

1247
00:29:53,313 --> 00:29:55,290
it. So I would like to

1248
00:29:55,290 --> 00:29:56,666
ask you

1249
00:29:56,666 --> 00:29:57,724
.

1250
00:29:57,724 --> 00:29:58,863
Uh, I'll have to

1251
00:29:58,863 --> 00:29:59,663
talk to

1252
00:29:59,663 --> 00:30:00,433
Scott, who

1253
00:30:00,433 --> 00:30:01,603
oversees most of the

1254
00:30:01,603 --> 00:30:02,772
storage here. I

1255
00:30:02,772 --> 00:30:03,648
mean, we've

1256
00:30:03,648 --> 00:30:04,525
talked about this

1257
00:30:04,525 --> 00:30:05,099
before, not

1258
00:30:05,099 --> 00:30:06,308
necessarily

1259
00:30:06,308 --> 00:30:07,215
something pre-

1260
00:30:07,215 --> 00:30:08,182
built like this

1261
00:30:08,182 --> 00:30:09,301
, but something

1262
00:30:09,301 --> 00:30:09,875
we could

1263
00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:11,024
drill holes into

1264
00:30:11,024 --> 00:30:12,203
later in a regular

1265
00:30:12,203 --> 00:30:13,381
vault to see

1266
00:30:13,381 --> 00:30:14,298
if it would work.

1267
00:30:14,298 --> 00:30:15,422
You know, I wouldn't want

1268
00:30:15,422 --> 00:30:16,060
it to be

1269
00:30:16,060 --> 00:30:17,215
made public and then

1270
00:30:17,215 --> 00:30:17,823
become

1271
00:30:17,823 --> 00:30:19,168
unavailable. So you're

1272
00:30:19,168 --> 00:30:19,898
going to

1273
00:30:19,898 --> 00:30:20,902
talk to

1274
00:30:20,902 --> 00:30:21,764
Scott to

1275
00:30:21,764 --> 00:30:23,002
see if this is

1276
00:30:23,002 --> 00:30:24,428
something, if it's available, if

1277
00:30:24,428 --> 00:30:25,887
it's an option. If not,

1278
00:30:25,887 --> 00:30:27,031
we will remove it from the

1279
00:30:27,031 --> 00:30:27,551
plan.

1280
00:30:27,551 --> 00:30:29,687
Thank you.

1281
00:30:29,687 --> 00:30:30,978
And then, actually, Lauren

1282
00:30:30,978 --> 00:30:32,237
and Chad were here a few

1283
00:30:32,237 --> 00:30:32,980
weeks ago,

1284
00:30:32,980 --> 00:30:34,013
looking at some of the

1285
00:30:34,013 --> 00:30:35,014
areas in the

1286
00:30:35,014 --> 00:30:36,176
green burial section, and

1287
00:30:36,176 --> 00:30:37,371
they suggested

1288
00:30:37,371 --> 00:30:38,566
maybe putting up a

1289
00:30:38,566 --> 00:30:39,566
sign there that would

1290
00:30:39,566 --> 00:30:40,664
just inform

1291
00:30:40,664 --> 00:30:41,891
the public that this

1292
00:30:41,891 --> 00:30:43,053
area is reserved

1293
00:30:43,053 --> 00:30:44,345
for green burials,

1294
00:30:44,345 --> 00:30:45,507
and just explain

1295
00:30:45,507 --> 00:30:46,379
what green

1296
00:30:46,379 --> 00:30:47,858
burials are. So, again

1297
00:30:47,858 --> 00:30:49,146
, that's something we'll

1298
00:30:49,146 --> 00:30:50,066
probably

1299
00:30:50,066 --> 00:30:52,820
look into as well. Hmm, we'll

1300
00:30:52,820 --> 00:30:53,871
probably coordinate

1301
00:30:53,871 --> 00:30:54,853
the design with the new

1302
00:30:54,853 --> 00:30:56,039
signs we've already

1303
00:30:56,039 --> 00:30:57,361
installed here this

1304
00:30:57,361 --> 00:30:59,204
year. So

1305
00:30:59,204 --> 00:31:00,881
good. Thank you.

1306
00:31:00,881 --> 00:31:01,940
Uh, the next item

1307
00:31:01,940 --> 00:31:02,999
is the master plan

1308
00:31:02,999 --> 00:31:03,686
or, excuse me,

1309
00:31:03,686 --> 00:31:04,488
the memorandum of

1310
00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:05,634
understanding for the

1311
00:31:05,634 --> 00:31:06,550
Islamic

1312
00:31:06,550 --> 00:31:07,948
burial garden. Uh, after the

1313
00:31:07,948 --> 00:31:09,315
last meeting, I

1314
00:31:09,315 --> 00:31:12,276
handed the document over to

1315
00:31:12,276 --> 00:31:13,097
Amvrel Page, the

1316
00:31:13,097 --> 00:31:14,380
city attorney.

1317
00:31:14,380 --> 00:31:15,494
She proposed

1318
00:31:15,494 --> 00:31:16,361
some minor

1319
00:31:16,361 --> 00:31:17,383
legal changes to

1320
00:31:17,383 --> 00:31:18,766
it. So, these changes

1321
00:31:18,766 --> 00:31:20,199
were made. I

1322
00:31:20,199 --> 00:31:21,624
gave the revised

1323
00:31:21,624 --> 00:31:22,674
copy to, uh, Mr.

1324
00:31:22,674 --> 00:31:24,367
Melland. Uh, he's

1325
00:31:24,367 --> 00:31:25,532
submitted it to his board

1326
00:31:25,532 --> 00:31:26,667
, and we're just waiting

1327
00:31:26,667 --> 00:31:27,563
for the signatures, and

1328
00:31:27,563 --> 00:31:28,728
then once it's

1329
00:31:28,728 --> 00:31:29,415
signed, I'll

1330
00:31:29,415 --> 00:31:30,192
present it to the

1331
00:31:30,192 --> 00:31:31,327
board president so

1332
00:31:31,327 --> 00:31:32,462
he can sign it

1333
00:31:32,462 --> 00:31:34,347
and do it. Again

1334
00:31:34,347 --> 00:31:38,052
, we plan to

1335
00:31:38,052 --> 00:31:39,190
do this as

1336
00:31:39,190 --> 00:31:39,906
soon as possible, and that

1337
00:31:39,906 --> 00:31:40,914
brings us to the

1338
00:31:40,914 --> 00:31:42,761
next point. Um

1339
00:31:42,761 --> 00:31:43,549
, master

1340
00:31:43,549 --> 00:31:44,679
planning, and, uh, I

1341
00:31:44,679 --> 00:31:45,946
know at the last

1342
00:31:45,946 --> 00:31:47,282
meeting I said I

1343
00:31:47,282 --> 00:31:48,446
found two firms

1344
00:31:48,446 --> 00:31:49,748
that specialize

1345
00:31:49,748 --> 00:31:50,809
in cemetery planning and

1346
00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:53,703
development. Um

1347
00:31:53,703 --> 00:31:55,041
, I'm still coordinating

1348
00:31:55,041 --> 00:31:56,230
the logistics of their

1349
00:31:56,230 --> 00:31:58,573
presence here on Zoom.

1350
00:31:58,573 --> 00:31:59,714
So, hopefully,

1351
00:31:59,714 --> 00:32:00,496
at least by the

1352
00:32:00,496 --> 00:32:01,702
next meeting,

1353
00:32:01,702 --> 00:32:02,713
if not sooner, I

1354
00:32:02,713 --> 00:32:03,528
would like to have something

1355
00:32:03,528 --> 00:32:04,837
planned. If we

1356
00:32:04,837 --> 00:32:06,083
can't do it

1357
00:32:06,083 --> 00:32:06,838
in a meeting,

1358
00:32:06,838 --> 00:32:07,822
schedule something in

1359
00:32:07,822 --> 00:32:08,905
advance so that at least

1360
00:32:08,905 --> 00:32:10,217
both of these firms can

1361
00:32:10,217 --> 00:32:11,431
show up via Zoom and

1362
00:32:11,431 --> 00:32:12,677
just explain what

1363
00:32:12,677 --> 00:32:13,957
their services are, what they

1364
00:32:13,957 --> 00:32:15,039
offer, and what

1365
00:32:15,039 --> 00:32:16,253
price range we're

1366
00:32:16,253 --> 00:32:20,018
looking at. Because, as a

1367
00:32:20,018 --> 00:32:21,268
previous guest pointed out

1368
00:32:21,268 --> 00:32:22,223
, there are not only

1369
00:32:22,223 --> 00:32:23,440
Islamic or green

1370
00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,448
burial grounds, there are also

1371
00:32:25,481 --> 00:32:26,501
pet cemeteries,

1372
00:32:26,501 --> 00:32:29,961
scattered gardens. It will be

1373
00:32:29,961 --> 00:32:30,838
much easier

1374
00:32:30,838 --> 00:32:31,714
to decide where we

1375
00:32:31,714 --> 00:32:32,966
can place them,

1376
00:32:32,966 --> 00:32:33,999
what our

1377
00:32:33,999 --> 00:32:34,938
costs will be, if we

1378
00:32:34,938 --> 00:32:36,065
know exactly where

1379
00:32:36,065 --> 00:32:37,223
they can be placed

1380
00:32:37,223 --> 00:32:38,631
on our property.

1381
00:32:38,631 --> 00:32:39,822
We just don't want to

1382
00:32:39,822 --> 00:32:40,882
throw away something that

1383
00:32:40,882 --> 00:32:41,842
will ruin any

1384
00:32:41,842 --> 00:32:43,858
future plans. Uh,

1385
00:32:43,858 --> 00:32:45,067
because, as most of

1386
00:32:45,067 --> 00:32:45,792
you have seen,

1387
00:32:45,792 --> 00:32:46,793
the aerial photos of

1388
00:32:46,793 --> 00:32:48,037
Swan

1389
00:32:48,037 --> 00:32:50,918
Lake Cemetery are a really

1390
00:32:50,918 --> 00:32:52,200
thoughtful design with

1391
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:54,395
circular gardens. And

1392
00:32:54,395 --> 00:32:55,523
anything we add to that

1393
00:32:55,523 --> 00:32:56,684
, we would like to

1394
00:32:56,684 --> 00:32:57,978
keep it

1395
00:32:57,978 --> 00:32:59,549
consistent.

1396
00:32:59,549 --> 00:33:00,460
And I believe that

1397
00:33:00,460 --> 00:33:01,844
Islamic burials

1398
00:33:01,844 --> 00:33:03,555
should be a certain

1399
00:33:03,555 --> 00:33:04,920
way. And that's why

1400
00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:06,040
we can't

1401
00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:06,578
just

1402
00:33:06,578 --> 00:33:06,957
not

1403
00:33:06,957 --> 00:33:07,850
place them at the

1404
00:33:07,850 --> 00:33:08,946
center of what we

1405
00:33:08,946 --> 00:33:10,144
already have, unfortunately. So, like

1406
00:33:10,144 --> 00:33:10,869
we did with

1407
00:33:10,869 --> 00:33:12,000
green burials

1408
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:12,129
, a

1409
00:33:12,129 --> 00:33:13,209
little bit of special

1410
00:33:13,209 --> 00:33:14,356
planning. Will

1411
00:33:14,356 --> 00:33:15,563
this plan include

1412
00:33:15,563 --> 00:33:16,574
any

1413
00:33:16,574 --> 00:33:17,621
drainage issues that you

1414
00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:18,698
should...Yes, it

1415
00:33:18,698 --> 00:33:19,775
should include

1416
00:33:19,775 --> 00:33:20,793
drainage. And then,

1417
00:33:20,793 --> 00:33:21,817
depending on

1418
00:33:21,817 --> 00:33:22,906
how big the

1419
00:33:22,906 --> 00:33:24,058
garden is, we'll have to

1420
00:33:24,058 --> 00:33:24,858
consider whether

1421
00:33:24,858 --> 00:33:26,043
we need more

1422
00:33:26,043 --> 00:33:27,067
roads, like

1423
00:33:27,067 --> 00:33:28,316
asphalt paving,

1424
00:33:28,316 --> 00:33:29,532
um, things like that–all of that is

1425
00:33:29,532 --> 00:33:31,466
taken into account.

1426
00:33:31,466 --> 00:33:32,623
Obviously, we want to

1427
00:33:32,623 --> 00:33:33,877
start this as soon as possible

1428
00:33:33,877 --> 00:33:34,777
because it will

1429
00:33:34,777 --> 00:33:36,063
take

1430
00:33:36,063 --> 00:33:36,963
some time to first

1431
00:33:36,963 --> 00:33:38,217
find financing

1432
00:33:38,217 --> 00:33:39,150
and then do the

1433
00:33:39,150 --> 00:33:40,114
design and

1434
00:33:40,114 --> 00:33:41,981
construction. This is a

1435
00:33:41,981 --> 00:33:43,377
long process, so

1436
00:33:43,377 --> 00:33:44,772
...But, obviously, we have

1437
00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:46,641
great aspirations.

1438
00:33:46,641 --> 00:33:47,719
We have a lot of land here

1439
00:33:47,719 --> 00:33:48,543
for development and

1440
00:33:48,543 --> 00:33:49,650
a lot of new

1441
00:33:49,650 --> 00:33:51,240
burial methods that could be

1442
00:33:51,268 --> 00:33:52,177
used here,

1443
00:33:52,177 --> 00:33:52,943
so we want to get

1444
00:33:52,943 --> 00:33:53,862
started.

1445
00:33:53,862 --> 00:33:55,642
Good. Uh

1446
00:33:55,642 --> 00:33:56,501
, yes.

1447
00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:57,821
I'll make a mark.

1448
00:33:57,821 --> 00:33:58,673
A note that, uh,

1449
00:33:58,673 --> 00:33:59,470
a lot of people don't

1450
00:33:59,470 --> 00:34:00,240
know what a

1451
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,010
memorandum of

1452
00:34:01,010 --> 00:34:02,073
understanding is. Er

1453
00:34:02,073 --> 00:34:03,073
, a memorandum of

1454
00:34:03,073 --> 00:34:05,712
understanding. Yes. Uh

1455
00:34:05,712 --> 00:34:06,516
,

1456
00:34:06,516 --> 00:34:08,568
great. Uh, the

1457
00:34:08,568 --> 00:34:09,662
next point

1458
00:34:09,662 --> 00:34:10,882
I had was,

1459
00:34:10,882 --> 00:34:11,945
uh, I said we

1460
00:34:11,945 --> 00:34:12,758
purchased a new

1461
00:34:12,758 --> 00:34:13,790
truck here

1462
00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:15,010
earlier this year and

1463
00:34:15,010 --> 00:34:16,167
the plan was to

1464
00:34:16,167 --> 00:34:17,137
equip it with a

1465
00:34:17,137 --> 00:34:18,427
snow blower. That's

1466
00:34:18,427 --> 00:34:19,558
why we bought such a

1467
00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:21,397
bigger truck. Uh

1468
00:34:21,397 --> 00:34:22,587
, I waited until the end of the

1469
00:34:22,587 --> 00:34:23,182
year to

1470
00:34:23,182 --> 00:34:24,372
make sure

1471
00:34:24,372 --> 00:34:25,106
we didn't have any

1472
00:34:25,106 --> 00:34:26,261
unexpected, uh,

1473
00:34:26,261 --> 00:34:27,311
expenses like the

1474
00:34:27,311 --> 00:34:28,677
cost of the furnace. So

1475
00:34:28,677 --> 00:34:29,524
hopefully we can get

1476
00:34:29,524 --> 00:34:30,497
this done

1477
00:34:30,497 --> 00:34:31,720
within the year so we

1478
00:34:31,720 --> 00:34:32,819
can spend that

1479
00:34:32,819 --> 00:34:33,948
money on what was

1480
00:34:33,948 --> 00:34:34,921
planned, uh,

1481
00:34:34,921 --> 00:34:36,204
snowplow. So,

1482
00:34:36,204 --> 00:34:37,481
I received two price

1483
00:34:37,481 --> 00:34:38,691
quotes, as

1484
00:34:38,691 --> 00:34:39,631
required by city

1485
00:34:39,631 --> 00:34:44,309
ordinance. The first one

1486
00:34:44,309 --> 00:34:45,858
came from Rigg's Outdoor

1487
00:34:45,858 --> 00:34:47,010
Power Equipment, and it's

1488
00:34:47,010 --> 00:34:48,440
for a complete

1489
00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:49,751
installation of, uh, the

1490
00:34:49,751 --> 00:34:51,220
side of the truck, the

1491
00:34:51,220 --> 00:34:52,730
dump, and that's going to be

1492
00:34:52,730 --> 00:34:54,102
$8,730. And the second

1493
00:34:54,102 --> 00:34:55,659
price quote

1494
00:34:55,659 --> 00:34:57,399
was received from W.A.

1495
00:34:57,399 --> 00:34:58,727
Jones Equipment, and it

1496
00:34:58,727 --> 00:35:00,010
will cost

1497
00:35:00,010 --> 00:35:04,975
$8,870. Uh, we

1498
00:35:05,016 --> 00:35:06,440
have

1499
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:07,905
about $8,900 in the expansion fund right now in this article,

1500
00:35:07,905 --> 00:35:09,370
so it's barely there,

1501
00:35:09,370 --> 00:35:12,356
but, uh. So, I'm asking

1502
00:35:12,356 --> 00:35:13,218
that we select

1503
00:35:13,218 --> 00:35:14,115
the lowest and

1504
00:35:14,115 --> 00:35:15,528
most responsible

1505
00:35:15,528 --> 00:35:16,805
bidder or a

1506
00:35:16,805 --> 00:35:18,012
price quote,

1507
00:35:18,012 --> 00:35:19,253
let's say a price

1508
00:35:19,253 --> 00:35:20,426
quote, or

1509
00:35:20,426 --> 00:35:21,633
$8,730 for Rigg's Outdoor

1510
00:35:21,633 --> 00:35:24,329
Power Equipment.

1511
00:35:24,329 --> 00:35:26,096
Second. Ya.

1512
00:35:26,096 --> 00:35:29,911
Oh, come on. I suggest

1513
00:35:29,911 --> 00:35:30,660
accepting.

1514
00:35:30,660 --> 00:35:32,171
I was going to ask this,

1515
00:35:32,171 --> 00:35:32,498
but is

1516
00:35:32,498 --> 00:35:33,844
the warranty the same for

1517
00:35:33,844 --> 00:35:34,583
both?

1518
00:35:34,583 --> 00:35:35,754
Uh, yes, these are different

1519
00:35:35,754 --> 00:35:37,388
manufacturers. Rigg's will be the

1520
00:35:37,388 --> 00:35:39,224
Western plow, and W.A. Jones-

1521
00:35:39,224 --> 00:35:40,996
plow Boss. But, almost

1522
00:35:40,996 --> 00:35:41,222
... Are

1523
00:35:41,222 --> 00:35:42,337
you dealing with

1524
00:35:42,337 --> 00:35:42,661
Rigg's?

1525
00:35:42,661 --> 00:35:44,012
Yes, quite a lot.

1526
00:35:44,012 --> 00:35:46,089
Yes. Good.

1527
00:35:46,089 --> 00:35:47,511
You have a good relationship.

1528
00:35:47,511 --> 00:35:49,776
Yes.

1529
00:35:49,776 --> 00:35:51,178
I propose to accept,

1530
00:35:51,178 --> 00:35:52,618
uh, on the recommendation

1531
00:35:52,618 --> 00:35:53,614
of the boss, we

1532
00:35:53,614 --> 00:35:54,721
will accept a price

1533
00:35:54,721 --> 00:35:56,013
quote from Rigg's

1534
00:35:56,013 --> 00:35:57,084
Outdoor Power Equipment for a

1535
00:35:57,084 --> 00:35:58,302
snow blower

1536
00:35:58,302 --> 00:36:00,314
.

1537
00:36:00,314 --> 00:36:01,857
I will support.

1538
00:36:01,857 --> 00:36:03,066
Perfectly. We can

1539
00:36:03,066 --> 00:36:04,002
vote.

1540
00:36:04,002 --> 00:36:04,899
to

1541
00:36:04,899 --> 00:36:05,916
approve the

1542
00:36:05,916 --> 00:36:07,772
purchase of

1543
00:36:07,802 --> 00:36:08,879
Rigg's Outdoor

1544
00:36:08,879 --> 00:36:09,657
Power Equipment snow removal equipment for

1545
00:36:09,657 --> 00:36:11,056
$8,730. Everyone "in favor"?

1546
00:36:11,056 --> 00:36:11,571
1.

1547
00:36:11,571 --> 00:36:13,850
Are there any objections?

1548
00:36:13,850 --> 00:36:15,071
Good. We can

1549
00:36:15,071 --> 00:36:15,898
continue.

1550
00:36:15,898 --> 00:36:17,060
And finally, obviously,

1551
00:36:17,060 --> 00:36:18,223
we're putting up all the

1552
00:36:18,223 --> 00:36:20,454
new signage, and the plan was to

1553
00:36:20,485 --> 00:36:21,585
paint those, um,

1554
00:36:21,585 --> 00:36:22,779
sign posts, so

1555
00:36:22,779 --> 00:36:24,011
we started doing that.

1556
00:36:24,011 --> 00:36:25,056
We've almost completed

1557
00:36:25,056 --> 00:36:25,982
Greenwood, and then once

1558
00:36:25,982 --> 00:36:26,789
that's

1559
00:36:26,789 --> 00:36:27,835
installed, um, we'll

1560
00:36:27,835 --> 00:36:29,000
start here on Swan Lake

1561
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,135
and hopefully

1562
00:36:30,135 --> 00:36:31,400
paint it all. I think

1563
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:32,692
it looks 100%

1564
00:36:32,692 --> 00:36:33,373
better than

1565
00:36:33,373 --> 00:36:34,808
raw wood

1566
00:36:34,808 --> 00:36:37,707
with paint. Therefore. Uh, and

1567
00:36:37,707 --> 00:36:39,046
one more thing I did

1568
00:36:39,046 --> 00:36:40,331
n't include here. I

1569
00:36:40,331 --> 00:36:41,591
just mentioned the

1570
00:36:41,591 --> 00:36:43,218
fall cleanup that

1571
00:36:43,218 --> 00:36:44,438
both cemeteries

1572
00:36:44,438 --> 00:36:45,577
will start on

1573
00:36:45,577 --> 00:36:47,041
August 15th and, sorry,

1574
00:36:47,041 --> 00:36:47,936
October 15th, and it

1575
00:36:47,936 --> 00:36:49,074
will last for one

1576
00:36:49,074 --> 00:36:50,590
week. So we're

1577
00:36:50,590 --> 00:36:51,842
just asking everyone

1578
00:36:51,842 --> 00:36:53,195
to remove everything they have

1579
00:36:53,195 --> 00:36:55,743
there. After the 15th, if

1580
00:36:55,743 --> 00:36:56,921
it's approved,

1581
00:36:56,921 --> 00:36:58,319
sorry, after the week of

1582
00:36:58,319 --> 00:36:59,607
the 15th, after

1583
00:36:59,607 --> 00:37:00,931
everything is cleaned up and

1584
00:37:00,931 --> 00:37:02,182
everything is tidied up, they

1585
00:37:02,182 --> 00:37:03,359
can have

1586
00:37:03,359 --> 00:37:07,622
their decorations back.

1587
00:37:07,622 --> 00:37:08,466
But we are simply

1588
00:37:08,466 --> 00:37:09,108
reminding

1589
00:37:09,108 --> 00:37:09,952
visitors to

1590
00:37:09,952 --> 00:37:11,168
Swan

1591
00:37:11,168 --> 00:37:12,485
Lake Cemetery that on November 15th,

1592
00:37:12,485 --> 00:37:13,161
you should

1593
00:37:13,161 --> 00:37:14,411
turn the vases over and

1594
00:37:14,411 --> 00:37:15,762
put them back on their

1595
00:37:15,762 --> 00:37:17,079
marks so they don't get

1596
00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:18,362
waterlogged and

1597
00:37:18,362 --> 00:37:25,309
crack. And then,

1598
00:37:25,309 --> 00:37:26,640
around October 15th,

1599
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:27,897
we'll turn off the water in

1600
00:37:27,897 --> 00:37:29,265
Greenwood for a year to keep the

1601
00:37:29,265 --> 00:37:31,634
pipes from freezing.

1602
00:37:31,634 --> 00:37:33,096
So, I think that's

1603
00:37:33,096 --> 00:37:34,725
all I can say

1604
00:37:34,725 --> 00:37:41,299
.

1605
00:37:41,299 --> 00:37:42,601
I propose to accept the

1606
00:37:42,601 --> 00:37:45,320
chief's report.

1607
00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:46,716
I support this.

1608
00:37:46,716 --> 00:37:48,380
Perfectly. Um, we're

1609
00:37:48,380 --> 00:37:49,219
going to

1610
00:37:49,219 --> 00:37:50,918
vote. All are in favor of

1611
00:37:50,918 --> 00:37:51,908
accepting the

1612
00:37:51,908 --> 00:37:53,645
chief's report without changes.

1613
00:37:53,645 --> 00:37:54,531
All in favor?

1614
00:37:54,531 --> 00:37:55,520
Yes. Are there

1615
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:56,911
any objections?

1616
00:37:56,911 --> 00:37:58,589
Also accepted. We

1617
00:37:58,589 --> 00:37:59,412
are moving to an

1618
00:37:59,412 --> 00:38:03,111
open forum.

1619
00:38:03,111 --> 00:38:03,926
What happened to the

1620
00:38:03,926 --> 00:38:05,203
water situation in

1621
00:38:05,203 --> 00:38:08,085
Greenwood? And with

1622
00:38:08,085 --> 00:38:09,480
which one?

1623
00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:10,561
You know we

1624
00:38:10,561 --> 00:38:13,156
shared water with the

1625
00:38:13,156 --> 00:38:15,194
"Oh, yeah" section.

1626
00:38:15,194 --> 00:38:16,470
We still share

1627
00:38:16,470 --> 00:38:17,735
water. It seems like

1628
00:38:17,735 --> 00:38:18,715
not

1629
00:38:18,715 --> 00:38:19,500
many people

1630
00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:20,709
are using water there right now,

1631
00:38:20,709 --> 00:38:21,918
but this is what happened: we

1632
00:38:21,918 --> 00:38:22,572
begged them

1633
00:38:22,572 --> 00:38:23,813
to fix the lines because

1634
00:38:23,813 --> 00:38:24,924
they were on their

1635
00:38:24,924 --> 00:38:25,970
property and they

1636
00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:27,245
hit them, but

1637
00:38:27,245 --> 00:38:28,421
we couldn't

1638
00:38:28,421 --> 00:38:30,024
solve anything. So

1639
00:38:30,024 --> 00:38:31,288
Dave, the foreman from

1640
00:38:31,288 --> 00:38:32,385
Greenwood, and I went

1641
00:38:32,385 --> 00:38:33,582
there and ended up

1642
00:38:33,582 --> 00:38:35,198
fixing it ourselves. So

1643
00:38:35,198 --> 00:38:36,270
we managed to

1644
00:38:36,270 --> 00:38:37,276
get the water back on in

1645
00:38:37,276 --> 00:38:40,927
Greenwood. But again

1646
00:38:40,927 --> 00:38:42,116
, without any...We

1647
00:38:42,116 --> 00:38:43,080
looked at all the

1648
00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:44,141
Greenwood maps or

1649
00:38:44,141 --> 00:38:46,372
resource maps here.

1650
00:38:46,372 --> 00:38:47,289
We can't find

1651
00:38:47,289 --> 00:38:48,181
any maps that

1652
00:38:48,181 --> 00:38:48,869
show where

1653
00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:49,582
these

1654
00:38:49,582 --> 00:38:50,602
water lines are, and

1655
00:38:50,602 --> 00:38:51,366
there are kilometers,

1656
00:38:51,366 --> 00:38:52,207
probably kilometers, of

1657
00:38:52,207 --> 00:38:53,276
water lines.

1658
00:38:53,276 --> 00:38:54,146
There are so many

1659
00:38:54,146 --> 00:38:55,113
poles, probably

1660
00:38:55,113 --> 00:38:56,306
hundreds of poles there in

1661
00:38:56,306 --> 00:38:57,224
Greenwood.

1662
00:38:57,224 --> 00:38:59,585
Ahem.

1663
00:38:59,585 --> 00:39:01,049
So, not knowing exactly

1664
00:39:01,049 --> 00:39:02,513
where they enter the, uh,

1665
00:39:02,513 --> 00:39:03,758
Jewish part

1666
00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:05,900
there.

1667
00:39:05,900 --> 00:39:06,383
Ahem.

1668
00:39:06,383 --> 00:39:07,477
Without knowing where they

1669
00:39:07,477 --> 00:39:08,672
enter and exit,

1670
00:39:08,672 --> 00:39:09,833
um, we would have to

1671
00:39:09,833 --> 00:39:11,127
dig all this up to

1672
00:39:11,127 --> 00:39:11,989
shut down this

1673
00:39:11,989 --> 00:39:14,441
service. So,

1674
00:39:14,441 --> 00:39:15,413
at this point, it's

1675
00:39:15,413 --> 00:39:16,351
simply cheaper

1676
00:39:16,351 --> 00:39:17,490
to provide them with services

1677
00:39:17,490 --> 00:39:18,108
than to

1678
00:39:18,108 --> 00:39:19,101
spend money

1679
00:39:19,101 --> 00:39:20,179
digging all

1680
00:39:20,179 --> 00:39:21,201
this up to shut

1681
00:39:21,201 --> 00:39:22,090
it down. Therefore.

1682
00:39:22,090 --> 00:39:23,551
Thanks for fixing

1683
00:39:23,551 --> 00:39:30,213
that.

1684
00:39:30,213 --> 00:39:31,969
Good. Um, I don't know

1685
00:39:31,969 --> 00:39:32,797
if we've had any

1686
00:39:32,797 --> 00:39:34,039
updates on the, uh,

1687
00:39:34,039 --> 00:39:35,143
ordinance that we're

1688
00:39:35,143 --> 00:39:36,489
trying to pass

1689
00:39:36,489 --> 00:39:37,351
, or the changes to the

1690
00:39:37,351 --> 00:39:38,949
ordinance regarding...

1691
00:39:38,949 --> 00:39:40,294
I stopped

1692
00:39:40,294 --> 00:39:41,674
by the mayor's office today, and the young

1693
00:39:41,674 --> 00:39:42,951
woman at the, uh, front desk

1694
00:39:42,951 --> 00:39:44,228
said

1695
00:39:44,228 --> 00:39:45,539
that they're working on

1696
00:39:45,539 --> 00:39:46,850
a few people to

1697
00:39:46,850 --> 00:39:49,839
get them involved. Therefore.

1698
00:39:49,839 --> 00:39:51,838
And what? So is it correct

1699
00:39:51,838 --> 00:39:52,983
that they can be

1700
00:39:52,983 --> 00:39:54,520
outside? You see,

1701
00:39:54,520 --> 00:39:55,781
we haven't adopted this

1702
00:39:55,781 --> 00:39:57,862
resolution yet. It has to

1703
00:39:57,862 --> 00:39:59,174
go through approval from, uh

1704
00:39:59,174 --> 00:40:00,486
, the city attorney

1705
00:40:00,486 --> 00:40:01,663
, and then it has to be

1706
00:40:01,663 --> 00:40:04,283
voted on by the council.

1707
00:40:04,283 --> 00:40:05,393
Okay, so we're still a

1708
00:40:05,393 --> 00:40:07,468
long way from...

1709
00:40:07,468 --> 00:40:08,314
Well, they're

1710
00:40:08,314 --> 00:40:09,096
working on the

1711
00:40:09,096 --> 00:40:10,139
budget right now, so that's

1712
00:40:10,139 --> 00:40:11,442
kind of pushed it to the

1713
00:40:11,442 --> 00:40:12,745
back burner, but I have

1714
00:40:12,745 --> 00:40:14,048
Council Member Randy Adney

1715
00:40:14,048 --> 00:40:15,286
and Council Member Nancy

1716
00:40:15,286 --> 00:40:16,100
Boldenour

1717
00:40:16,100 --> 00:40:18,585
sponsoring it. So,

1718
00:40:18,585 --> 00:40:19,668
when they go through the

1719
00:40:19,668 --> 00:40:20,688
budget process,

1720
00:40:20,688 --> 00:40:21,709
then we

1721
00:40:21,709 --> 00:40:22,885
can probably come back

1722
00:40:22,885 --> 00:40:26,970
to this issue.

1723
00:40:26,970 --> 00:40:28,062
And I will remember this tonight

1724
00:40:28,062 --> 00:40:29,564
. Well,

1725
00:40:29,564 --> 00:40:32,692
I meant...

1726
00:40:32,692 --> 00:40:37,181
Well, it should be soon.

1727
00:40:37,181 --> 00:40:38,571
Any other calls

1728
00:40:38,571 --> 00:40:40,900
, old business?

1729
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:42,187
I don't know if this is old

1730
00:40:42,187 --> 00:40:43,276
business, but I had a

1731
00:40:43,276 --> 00:40:44,597
question when

1732
00:40:44,597 --> 00:40:45,884
I was talking to Don and

1733
00:40:45,884 --> 00:40:49,476
Kevin. Do we

1734
00:40:49,476 --> 00:40:50,694
as an organization have the right

1735
00:40:50,694 --> 00:40:51,756
to accept donations

1736
00:40:51,756 --> 00:40:53,648
from the public?

1737
00:40:53,648 --> 00:40:54,437
I would have to

1738
00:40:54,437 --> 00:40:55,499
talk to the city

1739
00:40:55,499 --> 00:40:56,597
attorney. I think there

1740
00:40:56,597 --> 00:40:58,560
should be some kind of

1741
00:40:58,589 --> 00:40:59,727
donation account where this

1742
00:40:59,727 --> 00:41:00,943
money would go.

1743
00:41:00,943 --> 00:41:02,021
Or at least some

1744
00:41:02,021 --> 00:41:02,866
line item in our

1745
00:41:02,866 --> 00:41:03,828
budget so we

1746
00:41:03,828 --> 00:41:04,848
have a place where we

1747
00:41:04,848 --> 00:41:05,723
can put this money

1748
00:41:05,723 --> 00:41:07,582
. So I would have to

1749
00:41:07,613 --> 00:41:09,678
check that out.

1750
00:41:09,678 --> 00:41:10,411
Regarding

1751
00:41:10,411 --> 00:41:11,172
volunteers, have

1752
00:41:11,172 --> 00:41:12,103
we ever encountered any

1753
00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:13,231
problems with

1754
00:41:13,231 --> 00:41:13,529
this?

1755
00:41:13,529 --> 00:41:14,673
Yes, no, for

1756
00:41:14,673 --> 00:41:15,979
insurance reasons?

1757
00:41:15,979 --> 00:41:16,913
Right. No, I

1758
00:41:16,913 --> 00:41:18,845
understand that, but I wonder

1759
00:41:18,875 --> 00:41:20,153
about the real money.

1760
00:41:20,153 --> 00:41:21,391
If someone is so

1761
00:41:21,391 --> 00:41:23,701
concerned about

1762
00:41:23,701 --> 00:41:24,652
having a

1763
00:41:24,652 --> 00:41:25,890
pet cemetery

1764
00:41:25,890 --> 00:41:27,127
, I mean

1765
00:41:27,127 --> 00:41:29,413
, who knows. Someone could

1766
00:41:29,413 --> 00:41:30,371
make a huge

1767
00:41:30,371 --> 00:41:31,076
donation that

1768
00:41:31,076 --> 00:41:32,203
would allow this to happen,

1769
00:41:32,203 --> 00:41:33,105
but there's no point in it

1770
00:41:33,105 --> 00:41:33,515
.

1771
00:41:33,515 --> 00:41:34,394
Of course, if someone

1772
00:41:34,394 --> 00:41:34,997
wanted to make a

1773
00:41:34,997 --> 00:41:35,436
huge

1774
00:41:35,436 --> 00:41:36,270
donation, we would

1775
00:41:36,270 --> 00:41:37,019
find a way. a

1776
00:41:37,019 --> 00:41:38,506
way to accept it.

1777
00:41:38,506 --> 00:41:40,017
I think this is funny,

1778
00:41:40,017 --> 00:41:42,517
everyone. You hear about this

1779
00:41:42,517 --> 00:41:43,297
. You know, people

1780
00:41:43,297 --> 00:41:44,391
take care of their

1781
00:41:44,391 --> 00:41:45,557
pets, that...

1782
00:41:45,557 --> 00:41:46,647
What?

1783
00:41:46,647 --> 00:41:47,570
Pet owners

1784
00:41:47,570 --> 00:41:48,575
are

1785
00:41:48,575 --> 00:41:49,759
pet owners. They

1786
00:41:49,759 --> 00:41:50,904
consider them children.

1787
00:41:50,904 --> 00:41:52,649
Of course. Oh, of course. I have it

1788
00:41:52,749 --> 00:41:53,729
.

1789
00:41:53,729 --> 00:41:54,451
I have

1790
00:41:54,451 --> 00:41:56,038
pets. Me too.

1791
00:41:56,038 --> 00:41:56,316
Me

1792
00:41:56,316 --> 00:41:57,902
too. I take care of

1793
00:41:57,902 --> 00:41:59,158
my feet, I take

1794
00:41:59,158 --> 00:42:00,169
them to the doctor like a

1795
00:42:00,169 --> 00:42:00,723
child.

1796
00:42:00,723 --> 00:42:01,968
Yes.

1797
00:42:01,968 --> 00:42:03,231
So I just can't

1798
00:42:03,231 --> 00:42:04,203
claim it on

1799
00:42:04,203 --> 00:42:06,368
my taxes. Yes,

1800
00:42:06,368 --> 00:42:07,373
don't mess with

1801
00:42:07,373 --> 00:42:09,875
my animals. Katie

1802
00:42:09,875 --> 00:42:14,446
will be behind you. Emm. Are there

1803
00:42:14,446 --> 00:42:15,708
other old cases we don't know about

1804
00:42:15,708 --> 00:42:17,663
?

1805
00:42:17,663 --> 00:42:18,991
In the finance section...

1806
00:42:18,991 --> 00:42:20,054
Our regulations

1807
00:42:20,054 --> 00:42:20,784
talk about

1808
00:42:20,784 --> 00:42:24,004
gifts. See?

1809
00:42:24,004 --> 00:42:26,148
Gifts, donations.

1810
00:42:26,148 --> 00:42:27,463
So this is listed in

1811
00:42:27,463 --> 00:42:29,505
our resolution.

1812
00:42:29,505 --> 00:42:32,227
Acceptance...Yes.

1813
00:42:32,227 --> 00:42:33,045
So you can

1814
00:42:33,045 --> 00:42:33,768
accept...

1815
00:42:33,768 --> 00:42:37,056
We can. We can

1816
00:42:37,056 --> 00:42:38,325
accept...accept

1817
00:42:38,325 --> 00:42:39,011
if someone is

1818
00:42:39,011 --> 00:42:41,860
watching. Yes.

1819
00:42:41,860 --> 00:42:42,999
If we ever

1820
00:42:42,999 --> 00:42:44,106
define the area we have

1821
00:42:44,106 --> 00:42:45,246
at the

1822
00:42:45,246 --> 00:42:46,088
moment...

1823
00:42:46,088 --> 00:42:46,780
Yes.

1824
00:42:46,780 --> 00:42:47,846
Okay then.

1825
00:42:47,846 --> 00:42:49,029
Move on with

1826
00:42:49,029 --> 00:42:49,788
any new

1827
00:42:49,788 --> 00:42:56,091
things.

1828
00:42:56,091 --> 00:42:59,063
Swans. They are here. When did

1829
00:42:59,063 --> 00:43:01,806
they appear?

1830
00:43:01,806 --> 00:43:03,559
Tomorrow, the 17th of last

1831
00:43:03,559 --> 00:43:07,872
month, it seems.

1832
00:43:07,872 --> 00:43:09,135
And when, when the fence is removed

1833
00:43:09,135 --> 00:43:10,502
, do they usually

1834
00:43:10,502 --> 00:43:14,227
stay? Apparently that's the

1835
00:43:14,227 --> 00:43:15,483
plan, because we

1836
00:43:15,483 --> 00:43:16,211
still plan to

1837
00:43:16,211 --> 00:43:17,434
put the swans in

1838
00:43:17,434 --> 00:43:19,692
our shelter for the winter.

1839
00:43:19,692 --> 00:43:20,592
So the plan is,

1840
00:43:20,592 --> 00:43:21,492
probably a couple of

1841
00:43:21,492 --> 00:43:22,777
weeks before we

1842
00:43:22,777 --> 00:43:23,613
have to

1843
00:43:23,613 --> 00:43:24,835
take them in, we'll take down the

1844
00:43:24,835 --> 00:43:25,928
fence, just to

1845
00:43:25,928 --> 00:43:26,796
see if

1846
00:43:26,796 --> 00:43:27,696
they try to

1847
00:43:27,696 --> 00:43:29,263
get lost. Because if

1848
00:43:29,263 --> 00:43:30,357
they try,

1849
00:43:30,357 --> 00:43:31,263
maybe we'll just

1850
00:43:31,263 --> 00:43:32,200
install it

1851
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,169
again in the spring for

1852
00:43:33,169 --> 00:43:34,387
a while until they get

1853
00:43:34,387 --> 00:43:36,607
used to it.

1854
00:43:36,607 --> 00:43:37,693
It's clear that we didn't

1855
00:43:37,693 --> 00:43:38,904
put up a fence

1856
00:43:38,904 --> 00:43:39,835
to prohibit

1857
00:43:39,835 --> 00:43:41,077
public access

1858
00:43:41,077 --> 00:43:42,540
or anything like that.

1859
00:43:42,540 --> 00:43:43,691
Obviously we don't

1860
00:43:43,691 --> 00:43:44,745
encourage people to

1861
00:43:44,745 --> 00:43:46,061
feed them, but that's not the

1862
00:43:46,061 --> 00:43:47,114
purpose of the fence, but it's been

1863
00:43:47,114 --> 00:43:48,200
really nice the

1864
00:43:48,200 --> 00:43:49,352
last month or

1865
00:43:49,352 --> 00:43:50,570
couple of weeks that they've

1866
00:43:50,570 --> 00:43:51,821
been with us, having that

1867
00:43:51,821 --> 00:43:53,104
fence just gave

1868
00:43:53,104 --> 00:43:54,026
me peace of mind not having to

1869
00:43:54,026 --> 00:43:55,177
worry about them

1870
00:43:55,177 --> 00:43:57,064
at night.

1871
00:43:57,064 --> 00:43:58,290
They are new to the

1872
00:43:58,290 --> 00:43:59,449
area. They need to

1873
00:43:59,449 --> 00:44:00,494
acclimatize to

1874
00:44:00,494 --> 00:44:01,424
the area so they

1875
00:44:01,424 --> 00:44:02,005
know their

1876
00:44:02,005 --> 00:44:02,847
terrain and don't

1877
00:44:02,847 --> 00:44:06,049
fight each other.

1878
00:44:06,049 --> 00:44:07,234
Maybe, besides that,

1879
00:44:07,234 --> 00:44:08,355
we can remove the

1880
00:44:08,355 --> 00:44:09,508
fence when we're

1881
00:44:09,508 --> 00:44:10,693
sure they're not

1882
00:44:10,693 --> 00:44:12,382
just going for a walk.

1883
00:44:12,382 --> 00:44:13,894
Yes. I mean, is it

1884
00:44:13,894 --> 00:44:15,117
in their nature,

1885
00:44:15,117 --> 00:44:16,026
their animal

1886
00:44:16,026 --> 00:44:17,749
nature, to stay? I

1887
00:44:17,749 --> 00:44:18,357
... It

1888
00:44:18,357 --> 00:44:19,564
's hard to say.

1889
00:44:19,564 --> 00:44:20,832
The last group

1890
00:44:20,832 --> 00:44:22,136
we had, um, I think

1891
00:44:22,136 --> 00:44:23,233
the first year I was

1892
00:44:23,233 --> 00:44:24,605
here, they

1893
00:44:24,605 --> 00:44:25,700
got lost on the highway.

1894
00:44:25,700 --> 00:44:26,734
Roxanne had to

1895
00:44:26,734 --> 00:44:27,542
go out there and

1896
00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:28,981
chase them away. But,

1897
00:44:28,981 --> 00:44:30,150
well, that was the

1898
00:44:30,150 --> 00:44:31,487
fence line. I walked

1899
00:44:31,487 --> 00:44:32,573
them all the way to

1900
00:44:32,573 --> 00:44:33,627
the end, and I just…

1901
00:44:33,627 --> 00:44:34,840
of course, I didn't hit

1902
00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:36,086
them, but, I mean

1903
00:44:36,086 --> 00:44:37,203
, I walked them, and

1904
00:44:37,203 --> 00:44:38,257
then I actually

1905
00:44:38,257 --> 00:44:39,151
turned around and

1906
00:44:39,151 --> 00:44:40,397
led them back with the broom

1907
00:44:40,397 --> 00:44:41,451
, hoping

1908
00:44:41,451 --> 00:44:42,637
they would turn around.

1909
00:44:42,637 --> 00:44:44,040
Wow. But I think

1910
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:45,287
a lot of it had to do

1911
00:44:45,287 --> 00:44:46,406
with the fact that,

1912
00:44:46,406 --> 00:44:47,588
according to the

1913
00:44:47,588 --> 00:44:48,866
autopsy, they

1914
00:44:48,866 --> 00:44:49,945
were both females. But

1915
00:44:49,945 --> 00:44:50,579
they were still

1916
00:44:50,579 --> 00:44:52,118
trying to find a

1917
00:44:52,148 --> 00:44:53,264
nesting site during

1918
00:44:53,264 --> 00:44:54,446
nesting season. So

1919
00:44:54,446 --> 00:44:55,679
hopefully

1920
00:44:55,679 --> 00:44:56,912
we won't

1921
00:44:56,912 --> 00:45:01,147
do that with two males.

1922
00:45:01,147 --> 00:45:02,393
Unless they go

1923
00:45:02,393 --> 00:45:03,255
looking for a mate.

1924
00:45:03,255 --> 00:45:04,112
Right.

1925
00:45:04,112 --> 00:45:06,044
Yes. Is there, I

1926
00:45:06,044 --> 00:45:06,727
mean, is there a

1927
00:45:06,727 --> 00:45:07,989
possibility that we

1928
00:45:07,989 --> 00:45:09,251
could have a permanent

1929
00:45:09,251 --> 00:45:10,343
fence that would be

1930
00:45:10,343 --> 00:45:12,198
something attractive?

1931
00:45:12,198 --> 00:45:13,260
Well, again, I would

1932
00:45:13,260 --> 00:45:14,442
consider

1933
00:45:14,442 --> 00:45:15,564
getting a quote

1934
00:45:15,564 --> 00:45:16,390
this year to

1935
00:45:16,390 --> 00:45:17,483
see what

1936
00:45:17,483 --> 00:45:17,908
comes of it.

1937
00:45:17,908 --> 00:45:18,971
Especially if it

1938
00:45:18,971 --> 00:45:20,268
will save you worries

1939
00:45:20,268 --> 00:45:25,376
on the weekend.

1940
00:45:25,376 --> 00:45:30,272
Perfectly. Something else?

1941
00:45:30,272 --> 00:45:31,543
Comment from Mr.

1942
00:45:31,543 --> 00:45:32,113
Mellon.

1943
00:45:32,113 --> 00:45:33,590
Yes, there are actually a bunch of

1944
00:45:33,590 --> 00:45:35,963
things. Hmm, Ms. Kavna is

1945
00:45:35,963 --> 00:45:37,400
certainly an interesting and

1946
00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:38,711
experienced woman.

1947
00:45:38,711 --> 00:45:39,963
Hmm.

1948
00:45:39,963 --> 00:45:41,288
But we all love

1949
00:45:41,288 --> 00:45:42,447
our

1950
00:45:42,447 --> 00:45:43,938
pets, but domestic

1951
00:45:43,938 --> 00:45:45,346
cats, uh, kill

1952
00:45:45,346 --> 00:45:46,340
an estimated 2.24

1953
00:45:46,340 --> 00:45:47,789
billion birds a

1954
00:45:47,789 --> 00:45:49,305
year in America. They are

1955
00:45:49,305 --> 00:45:49,812
one of the

1956
00:45:49,812 --> 00:45:50,859
most dangerous

1957
00:45:50,859 --> 00:45:52,001
creatures affecting

1958
00:45:52,001 --> 00:45:53,047
our

1959
00:45:53,047 --> 00:45:54,223
bird population. So, even

1960
00:45:54,223 --> 00:45:55,455
if you love cats,

1961
00:45:55,455 --> 00:45:56,656
they shouldn't be

1962
00:45:56,656 --> 00:45:58,551
outside. Nevertheless

1963
00:45:58,551 --> 00:46:02,933
, thanks to Jeff and the

1964
00:46:02,933 --> 00:46:03,919
team for

1965
00:46:03,919 --> 00:46:04,682
fixing this

1966
00:46:04,682 --> 00:46:06,171
water issue. This is a

1967
00:46:06,171 --> 00:46:09,347
really good thing. It's

1968
00:46:09,347 --> 00:46:10,660
disappointing to hear that another

1969
00:46:10,660 --> 00:46:11,831
group has not fulfilled

1970
00:46:11,831 --> 00:46:15,807
its responsibilities. Um,

1971
00:46:15,807 --> 00:46:17,025
regarding this, uh, those of

1972
00:46:17,025 --> 00:46:18,210
you who don't understand

1973
00:46:18,210 --> 00:46:19,293
memorandums of

1974
00:46:19,293 --> 00:46:20,376
understanding, the

1975
00:46:20,376 --> 00:46:21,391
memorandum of

1976
00:46:21,391 --> 00:46:22,644
understanding, it's

1977
00:46:22,644 --> 00:46:23,794
technically a legally

1978
00:46:23,794 --> 00:46:24,607
binding

1979
00:46:24,607 --> 00:46:25,622
document, but it's

1980
00:46:25,622 --> 00:46:26,705
just us, this one

1981
00:46:26,705 --> 00:46:27,822
essentially says that the

1982
00:46:27,822 --> 00:46:29,176
council and the mosque will

1983
00:46:29,176 --> 00:46:30,327
collaborate on the

1984
00:46:30,327 --> 00:46:33,066
skull. They have no

1985
00:46:33,066 --> 00:46:34,302
obligations to

1986
00:46:34,302 --> 00:46:35,440
anyone other than to

1987
00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:36,708
work together and

1988
00:46:36,708 --> 00:46:39,471
effectively. So, I

1989
00:46:39,471 --> 00:46:41,143
know that, and I thank you. I

1990
00:46:41,143 --> 00:46:41,893
...I...I've

1991
00:46:41,893 --> 00:46:43,154
talked to Jeff twice

1992
00:46:43,154 --> 00:46:44,347
about this. I am very grateful to the council

1993
00:46:44,347 --> 00:46:45,358
for being

1994
00:46:45,358 --> 00:46:46,219
so open to the

1995
00:46:46,219 --> 00:46:47,271
Islamic garden. It

1996
00:46:47,271 --> 00:46:47,746
was very

1997
00:46:47,746 --> 00:46:48,644
encouraging for

1998
00:46:48,644 --> 00:46:49,225
this member of

1999
00:46:49,225 --> 00:46:50,255
the public to hear

2000
00:46:50,255 --> 00:46:50,967
another member of

2001
00:46:50,967 --> 00:46:51,760
the public

2002
00:46:51,760 --> 00:46:52,763
speak with understanding

2003
00:46:52,763 --> 00:46:57,202
about Islam. Um, boy,

2004
00:46:57,202 --> 00:46:58,136
I should have taken

2005
00:46:58,136 --> 00:46:59,370
notes because there was a

2006
00:46:59,370 --> 00:47:00,577
ton of stuff in there. Oh yeah, I

2007
00:47:00,577 --> 00:47:01,614
was going to start from the

2008
00:47:01,614 --> 00:47:02,731
beginning. I

2009
00:47:02,731 --> 00:47:04,565
was born on a hot

2010
00:47:04,565 --> 00:47:06,216
summer day, July

2011
00:47:06,216 --> 00:47:08,616
1965, in Chicago. My

2012
00:47:08,616 --> 00:47:12,766
grandfather...sorry, I'm

2013
00:47:12,766 --> 00:47:13,980
trying to think of

2014
00:47:13,980 --> 00:47:14,976
what I...There were a lot of

2015
00:47:14,976 --> 00:47:16,159
things I wanted to bring up

2016
00:47:16,159 --> 00:47:16,939
. Oh,

2017
00:47:16,939 --> 00:47:18,215
the most important thing is that

2018
00:47:18,215 --> 00:47:19,749
you have a resolution. I didn't

2019
00:47:19,749 --> 00:47:20,603
notice that you

2020
00:47:20,603 --> 00:47:21,425
discussed

2021
00:47:21,425 --> 00:47:22,543
an ordinance or that

2022
00:47:22,543 --> 00:47:23,530
you have an ordinance

2023
00:47:23,530 --> 00:47:24,648
proposed to

2024
00:47:24,648 --> 00:47:26,489
expand

2025
00:47:26,522 --> 00:47:27,640
your potential council members beyond the

2026
00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:29,085
city limits of Mission City. I am

2027
00:47:29,085 --> 00:47:30,202
ready to serve in

2028
00:47:30,202 --> 00:47:31,115
this district.

2029
00:47:31,115 --> 00:47:33,202
School district. I

2030
00:47:33,202 --> 00:47:34,525
have some interest in

2031
00:47:34,525 --> 00:47:35,881
...I think I have things

2032
00:47:35,881 --> 00:47:36,627
I could

2033
00:47:36,627 --> 00:47:37,780
offer this

2034
00:47:37,780 --> 00:47:39,069
council, but given

2035
00:47:39,069 --> 00:47:40,154
my religion, our

2036
00:47:40,154 --> 00:47:41,442
religion, you

2037
00:47:41,442 --> 00:47:42,799
don't usually buy your seat

2038
00:47:42,799 --> 00:47:44,279
in advance. When your

2039
00:47:44,279 --> 00:47:45,654
time runs out, you are

2040
00:47:45,654 --> 00:47:47,634
buried. So, we do

2041
00:47:47,634 --> 00:47:48,575
n't actually have

2042
00:47:48,575 --> 00:47:49,829
pre-purchased

2043
00:47:49,829 --> 00:47:50,927
places in Islamic

2044
00:47:50,927 --> 00:47:54,302
gardens. Um, I'm working,

2045
00:47:54,302 --> 00:47:55,433
so they don't...they

2046
00:47:55,433 --> 00:47:56,098
don't generally

2047
00:47:56,098 --> 00:47:57,295
assign seats

2048
00:47:57,295 --> 00:48:01,396
in advance. There are

2049
00:48:01,424 --> 00:48:02,571
some internal things going on there now,

2050
00:48:02,571 --> 00:48:03,488
but according to Islam, it

2051
00:48:03,488 --> 00:48:04,348
works best

2052
00:48:04,348 --> 00:48:08,303
overall. So I would like

2053
00:48:08,303 --> 00:48:09,117
you to either

2054
00:48:09,117 --> 00:48:09,801
consider

2055
00:48:09,801 --> 00:48:10,973
wording that would

2056
00:48:10,973 --> 00:48:11,917
extend this to

2057
00:48:11,917 --> 00:48:13,219
men, that

2058
00:48:13,219 --> 00:48:14,457
somehow someone has to be

2059
00:48:14,457 --> 00:48:15,564
buried here, but

2060
00:48:15,564 --> 00:48:16,475
because it's like it's

2061
00:48:16,475 --> 00:48:17,712
forbidden to buy a

2062
00:48:17,712 --> 00:48:20,564
place. If there was

2063
00:48:20,564 --> 00:48:21,801
some other way

2064
00:48:21,801 --> 00:48:22,804
to meet these

2065
00:48:22,804 --> 00:48:24,108
criteria, or if there was a

2066
00:48:24,108 --> 00:48:25,446
valid exception to

2067
00:48:25,446 --> 00:48:26,616
this condition, because

2068
00:48:26,616 --> 00:48:27,552
simply religion

2069
00:48:27,552 --> 00:48:28,488
excludes what is

2070
00:48:28,488 --> 00:48:29,324
required to

2071
00:48:29,324 --> 00:48:30,629
join your

2072
00:48:30,629 --> 00:48:32,523
council. And I think

2073
00:48:32,523 --> 00:48:33,733
considering a few

2074
00:48:33,733 --> 00:48:36,571
things here, helping

2075
00:48:36,571 --> 00:48:37,896
someone...I think I would be

2076
00:48:37,896 --> 00:48:39,257
very helpful in

2077
00:48:39,257 --> 00:48:40,477
helping in two

2078
00:48:40,477 --> 00:48:41,171
ways.

2079
00:48:41,171 --> 00:48:41,907
Helping

2080
00:48:41,907 --> 00:48:42,676
to advance this

2081
00:48:42,676 --> 00:48:43,348
master

2082
00:48:43,348 --> 00:48:44,515
planning. I am very

2083
00:48:44,515 --> 00:48:45,240
inclined towards

2084
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:46,227
construction or

2085
00:48:46,227 --> 00:48:47,770
real estate. I

2086
00:48:47,770 --> 00:48:48,773
also have, to be honest

2087
00:48:48,773 --> 00:48:50,010
, extremely

2088
00:48:50,010 --> 00:48:51,080
high financial

2089
00:48:51,080 --> 00:48:52,149
acumen.

2090
00:48:52,149 --> 00:48:54,259
Hmm.

2091
00:48:54,259 --> 00:48:55,327
I just...And it

2092
00:48:55,327 --> 00:48:56,431
hurts me to hear your

2093
00:48:56,431 --> 00:48:59,341
financial statements.

2094
00:48:59,341 --> 00:49:02,141
It hurts. I understand that

2095
00:49:02,141 --> 00:49:03,369
the cemetery has different

2096
00:49:03,369 --> 00:49:04,632
needs than the general

2097
00:49:04,632 --> 00:49:10,940
public. Um, in

2098
00:49:10,940 --> 00:49:11,402
our

2099
00:49:11,402 --> 00:49:12,506
conservative

2100
00:49:12,506 --> 00:49:13,824
retirement account that

2101
00:49:13,824 --> 00:49:14,750
I've been managing since the

2102
00:49:14,750 --> 00:49:15,818
beginning of the year, we've

2103
00:49:15,818 --> 00:49:17,064
grown a little less

2104
00:49:17,064 --> 00:49:18,239
than 13% year-to-date

2105
00:49:18,239 --> 00:49:18,738
in a

2106
00:49:18,738 --> 00:49:19,841
conservative

2107
00:49:19,841 --> 00:49:20,945
long-term

2108
00:49:20,945 --> 00:49:22,263
retirement account,

2109
00:49:22,263 --> 00:49:23,687
which, by the way, throws out

2110
00:49:23,687 --> 00:49:24,969
over 5% dividend

2111
00:49:24,969 --> 00:49:26,666
yield. So, it

2112
00:49:26,666 --> 00:49:27,645
throws away a lot of

2113
00:49:27,645 --> 00:49:28,553
money, and it

2114
00:49:28,553 --> 00:49:30,901
grows. So I

2115
00:49:30,901 --> 00:49:32,139
think given

2116
00:49:32,139 --> 00:49:33,342
the terms that

2117
00:49:33,342 --> 00:49:34,226
cemeteries have, which

2118
00:49:34,226 --> 00:49:35,500
are effectively perpetual,

2119
00:49:35,500 --> 00:49:36,809
if your law, if

2120
00:49:36,809 --> 00:49:38,224
the law requires you to

2121
00:49:38,224 --> 00:49:39,497
have very

2122
00:49:39,497 --> 00:49:40,452
conservative

2123
00:49:40,452 --> 00:49:41,797
investments, of course, but if

2124
00:49:41,797 --> 00:49:42,822
you're forced to be

2125
00:49:42,822 --> 00:49:43,530
completely in

2126
00:49:43,530 --> 00:49:44,874
bonds, you're almost

2127
00:49:44,874 --> 00:49:46,006
forced to lose

2128
00:49:46,006 --> 00:49:48,736
money over time. If you

2129
00:49:48,736 --> 00:49:49,975
don't get a lot of

2130
00:49:49,975 --> 00:49:51,047
winnings... Whereas

2131
00:49:51,047 --> 00:49:51,985
if you had the

2132
00:49:51,985 --> 00:49:52,923
right portion of

2133
00:49:52,923 --> 00:49:54,163
the right things, you would

2134
00:49:54,163 --> 00:49:55,302
get a much

2135
00:49:55,302 --> 00:49:57,167
better return. One

2136
00:49:57,167 --> 00:49:58,286
idea I have is to

2137
00:49:58,286 --> 00:50:00,181
buy a

2138
00:50:00,212 --> 00:50:01,393
dividend-paying growth stock fund

2139
00:50:01,393 --> 00:50:02,574
for this purpose in our

2140
00:50:02,574 --> 00:50:03,645
lives. Well, over time,

2141
00:50:03,645 --> 00:50:04,496
interest, your

2142
00:50:04,496 --> 00:50:05,661
dividends not only

2143
00:50:05,661 --> 00:50:06,921
buy more shares,

2144
00:50:06,921 --> 00:50:07,961
so you get

2145
00:50:07,961 --> 00:50:09,063
more dividends, you

2146
00:50:09,063 --> 00:50:10,323
know, you're probably all

2147
00:50:10,323 --> 00:50:11,809
familiar with this. But with

2148
00:50:11,809 --> 00:50:12,444
rising

2149
00:50:12,444 --> 00:50:13,080
dividends, the

2150
00:50:13,080 --> 00:50:14,260
yield increases over

2151
00:50:14,260 --> 00:50:15,258
time depending on

2152
00:50:15,258 --> 00:50:16,227
your initial

2153
00:50:16,227 --> 00:50:17,549
purchase. The idea is

2154
00:50:17,549 --> 00:50:18,574
that if you had

2155
00:50:18,574 --> 00:50:19,726
bought this position 20

2156
00:50:19,726 --> 00:50:20,591
years ago, you would

2157
00:50:20,591 --> 00:50:21,807
probably be losing

2158
00:50:21,807 --> 00:50:22,864
over $10,000 in

2159
00:50:22,864 --> 00:50:24,113
cash per month and

2160
00:50:24,113 --> 00:50:25,137
you have the initial

2161
00:50:25,137 --> 00:50:25,938
investment

2162
00:50:25,938 --> 00:50:27,520
multipliers. So

2163
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:28,624
I don't know how

2164
00:50:28,624 --> 00:50:29,489
flexible your

2165
00:50:29,489 --> 00:50:30,533
financial rules are,

2166
00:50:30,533 --> 00:50:31,427
but I think with the

2167
00:50:31,427 --> 00:50:32,501
right help

2168
00:50:32,501 --> 00:50:33,515
you could achieve

2169
00:50:33,515 --> 00:50:34,410
much better

2170
00:50:34,410 --> 00:50:35,543
results, because

2171
00:50:35,543 --> 00:50:36,348
money is always an

2172
00:50:36,348 --> 00:50:37,273
issue in all

2173
00:50:37,273 --> 00:50:38,078
municipal

2174
00:50:38,078 --> 00:50:41,819
affairs. Um, I was

2175
00:50:41,819 --> 00:50:43,006
disappointed with that.

2176
00:50:43,006 --> 00:50:44,584
It was painful to hear his

2177
00:50:44,584 --> 00:50:45,926
reports that you had

2178
00:50:45,926 --> 00:50:47,465
grown by 2/10 percent

2179
00:50:47,465 --> 00:50:48,768
, you know, by 0.02, 2/100

2180
00:50:48,768 --> 00:50:50,106
percent. And to hear that

2181
00:50:50,106 --> 00:50:50,957
you've declined since

2182
00:50:50,957 --> 00:50:52,187
the beginning of the year, while

2183
00:50:52,187 --> 00:50:53,164
the market has grown significantly over the past

2184
00:50:53,164 --> 00:50:54,331
few years

2185
00:50:54,331 --> 00:50:55,315
. So, we

2186
00:50:55,315 --> 00:50:56,451
need growth

2187
00:50:56,451 --> 00:50:57,649
to finance our

2188
00:50:57,649 --> 00:50:58,539
activities, to

2189
00:50:58,539 --> 00:50:59,492
invest capital,

2190
00:50:59,492 --> 00:51:00,597
to build new gardens,

2191
00:51:00,597 --> 00:51:01,549
to build roads,

2192
00:51:01,549 --> 00:51:02,694
to lay drainage. It would be

2193
00:51:02,694 --> 00:51:03,537
very helpful

2194
00:51:03,537 --> 00:51:04,311
if we could be

2195
00:51:04,311 --> 00:51:04,813
a little more

2196
00:51:04,813 --> 00:51:05,656
aggressive on this

2197
00:51:05,656 --> 00:51:06,766
issue. It takes time for

2198
00:51:06,766 --> 00:51:07,898
it to matter

2199
00:51:07,898 --> 00:51:08,669
. But I think in

2200
00:51:08,669 --> 00:51:09,418
that regard, if I

2201
00:51:09,418 --> 00:51:10,167
could join

2202
00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:10,895
this board, I could

2203
00:51:10,895 --> 00:51:11,729
help Marshall with the

2204
00:51:11,729 --> 00:51:12,221
master

2205
00:51:12,221 --> 00:51:13,253
planning. I think I

2206
00:51:13,253 --> 00:51:14,367
have a good voice

2207
00:51:14,367 --> 00:51:15,481
there, and I think I could

2208
00:51:15,481 --> 00:51:16,419
offer

2209
00:51:16,419 --> 00:51:17,562
some help in making sure

2210
00:51:17,562 --> 00:51:18,617
we invest a little better

2211
00:51:18,617 --> 00:51:19,525
to

2212
00:51:19,525 --> 00:51:20,346
increase the

2213
00:51:20,346 --> 00:51:22,635
money pile for the cemetery.

2214
00:51:22,635 --> 00:51:23,558
Um, but if you

2215
00:51:23,558 --> 00:51:24,577
can think of a

2216
00:51:24,577 --> 00:51:25,755
way that a member of the

2217
00:51:25,755 --> 00:51:26,901
Islamic Center

2218
00:51:26,901 --> 00:51:28,016
could join the

2219
00:51:28,016 --> 00:51:29,130
board, that would open up

2220
00:51:29,130 --> 00:51:30,671
that opportunity for me. And

2221
00:51:30,671 --> 00:51:31,541
since you have a

2222
00:51:31,541 --> 00:51:32,584
resolution that

2223
00:51:32,584 --> 00:51:33,714
you're working on, maybe

2224
00:51:33,714 --> 00:51:34,757
some wording

2225
00:51:34,757 --> 00:51:35,366
there could

2226
00:51:35,366 --> 00:51:36,503
work.

2227
00:51:36,503 --> 00:51:37,624
Um, can I

2228
00:51:37,624 --> 00:51:38,461
answer you?

2229
00:51:38,461 --> 00:51:39,240
Of course.

2230
00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:40,527
Um, we are governed by

2231
00:51:40,527 --> 00:51:41,922
state law

2232
00:51:41,922 --> 00:51:42,061
.

2233
00:51:42,061 --> 00:51:45,666
Of course.

2234
00:51:45,666 --> 00:51:46,828
Indiana law

2235
00:51:46,828 --> 00:51:47,707
states that you

2236
00:51:47,707 --> 00:51:50,032
must own the

2237
00:51:50,063 --> 00:51:51,068
cemetery plot and also

2238
00:51:51,068 --> 00:51:52,199
reside in the county

2239
00:51:52,199 --> 00:51:53,141
where the cemetery is located

2240
00:51:53,141 --> 00:51:57,707
. So, we are

2241
00:51:57,707 --> 00:51:59,804
obligated to do this. So,

2242
00:51:59,804 --> 00:52:00,899
if you don't have a

2243
00:52:00,899 --> 00:52:02,103
document in your

2244
00:52:02,103 --> 00:52:04,192
name, this won't work.

2245
00:52:04,192 --> 00:52:05,031
So sad.

2246
00:52:05,031 --> 00:52:06,065
Enjoy

2247
00:52:06,065 --> 00:52:07,521
your 100% profits.

2248
00:52:07,521 --> 00:52:09,068
Yes. I know, but

2249
00:52:09,068 --> 00:52:10,343
thank you, Caroline.

2250
00:52:10,343 --> 00:52:11,386
Yes, sorry.

2251
00:52:11,386 --> 00:52:12,716
Well, I mean,

2252
00:52:12,716 --> 00:52:13,139
if

2253
00:52:13,139 --> 00:52:14,524
I could change it.

2254
00:52:14,524 --> 00:52:15,838
I could maybe

2255
00:52:15,838 --> 00:52:16,897
discuss this with the

2256
00:52:16,897 --> 00:52:18,175
city attorney

2257
00:52:18,175 --> 00:52:19,599
to find out...I know

2258
00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:20,695
what the

2259
00:52:20,695 --> 00:52:21,754
residency requirements are that are

2260
00:52:21,754 --> 00:52:22,594
set by

2261
00:52:22,594 --> 00:52:24,018
state law

2262
00:52:24,018 --> 00:52:25,369
, but, uh, I don't think it's a

2263
00:52:25,369 --> 00:52:26,574
state law

2264
00:52:26,574 --> 00:52:28,035
that, uh, requires that a

2265
00:52:28,035 --> 00:52:29,459
member be appointed by

2266
00:52:29,459 --> 00:52:30,910
the mayor. Uh, I don't think it

2267
00:52:30,910 --> 00:52:32,352
says that. It's

2268
00:52:32,352 --> 00:52:32,998
our city

2269
00:52:32,998 --> 00:52:33,791
ordinance that

2270
00:52:33,791 --> 00:52:34,672
says the mayor

2271
00:52:34,672 --> 00:52:35,494
appoints all

2272
00:52:35,494 --> 00:52:36,810
members. So maybe

2273
00:52:36,810 --> 00:52:38,201
there's some way we

2274
00:52:38,201 --> 00:52:39,418
could appoint

2275
00:52:39,418 --> 00:52:40,635
one position on the board

2276
00:52:40,635 --> 00:52:41,887
that would perhaps be

2277
00:52:41,887 --> 00:52:42,791
appointed on the

2278
00:52:42,791 --> 00:52:43,765
recommendation of,

2279
00:52:43,765 --> 00:52:44,460
for example, the

2280
00:52:44,460 --> 00:52:45,747
Islamic Center,

2281
00:52:45,747 --> 00:52:46,995
because I think the

2282
00:52:46,995 --> 00:52:48,156
Islamic section is

2283
00:52:48,156 --> 00:52:49,380
really the only section

2284
00:52:49,380 --> 00:52:50,353
here that is their own

2285
00:52:50,353 --> 00:52:51,483
true

2286
00:52:51,483 --> 00:52:52,812
section. Yes, we have a

2287
00:52:52,812 --> 00:52:54,069
Jewish section.

2288
00:52:54,069 --> 00:52:55,351
They own their

2289
00:52:55,351 --> 00:52:56,567
property, but we do

2290
00:52:56,567 --> 00:52:57,553
n't really have any

2291
00:52:57,553 --> 00:52:58,605
other sections that

2292
00:52:58,605 --> 00:52:59,394
really have

2293
00:52:59,394 --> 00:53:00,676
religious restrictions,

2294
00:53:00,676 --> 00:53:01,761
because that's the only

2295
00:53:01,761 --> 00:53:02,682
place you can

2296
00:53:02,682 --> 00:53:03,964
bury in that section

2297
00:53:03,964 --> 00:53:05,371
. So that's exactly what I

2298
00:53:05,371 --> 00:53:06,094
can discuss with you

2299
00:53:06,094 --> 00:53:07,527
. Yeah, I

2300
00:53:07,527 --> 00:53:08,814
mean, this is something

2301
00:53:08,814 --> 00:53:10,034
we've never

2302
00:53:10,034 --> 00:53:12,082
encountered before.

2303
00:53:12,082 --> 00:53:13,400
And the thing is, it's a

2304
00:53:13,400 --> 00:53:14,719
religious barrier

2305
00:53:14,719 --> 00:53:16,037
that adds to the real

2306
00:53:16,037 --> 00:53:18,051
danger...

2307
00:53:18,051 --> 00:53:19,412
Mmm...

2308
00:53:19,412 --> 00:53:20,487
But you know, I

2309
00:53:20,487 --> 00:53:21,884
understand the laws, but I

2310
00:53:21,884 --> 00:53:23,282
didn't know if you were governed

2311
00:53:23,282 --> 00:53:24,680
by local, you know,

2312
00:53:24,680 --> 00:53:26,772
your rules.

2313
00:53:26,772 --> 00:53:28,102
We...Yes, or our decree

2314
00:53:28,102 --> 00:53:29,432
says that you should be

2315
00:53:29,432 --> 00:53:30,587
allocated a place in the

2316
00:53:30,587 --> 00:53:31,283
cemetery.

2317
00:53:31,283 --> 00:53:32,209
And that's what I

2318
00:53:32,209 --> 00:53:32,917
mean, if you're

2319
00:53:32,917 --> 00:53:33,871
working on a new

2320
00:53:33,871 --> 00:53:34,906
expansion, who's

2321
00:53:34,906 --> 00:53:35,914
eligible, maybe something

2322
00:53:35,914 --> 00:53:36,804
will be done. I

2323
00:53:36,804 --> 00:53:37,810
think Jeff said that's a

2324
00:53:37,810 --> 00:53:38,788
really good thing, because

2325
00:53:38,788 --> 00:53:39,631
let's... I appreciate

2326
00:53:39,631 --> 00:53:40,691
everyone's openness,

2327
00:53:40,691 --> 00:53:41,561
you know, Islam is

2328
00:53:41,561 --> 00:53:43,028
one of the three major

2329
00:53:43,056 --> 00:53:43,844
monotheistic

2330
00:53:43,844 --> 00:53:44,746
religions of the world. Islam,

2331
00:53:44,746 --> 00:53:46,027
Judaism, and Catholicism

2332
00:53:46,027 --> 00:53:47,013
are what I wanted to

2333
00:53:47,013 --> 00:53:48,263
add there earlier.

2334
00:53:48,263 --> 00:53:49,380
Christianity, you

2335
00:53:49,380 --> 00:53:50,453
mean?

2336
00:53:50,453 --> 00:53:51,541
What did I say?

2337
00:53:51,541 --> 00:53:52,520
Catholicism.

2338
00:53:52,520 --> 00:53:55,054
Sorry. My mistake.

2339
00:53:55,054 --> 00:53:56,069
I don't really like

2340
00:53:56,069 --> 00:53:58,125
religion. But I'm saying it's the

2341
00:53:58,125 --> 00:53:59,479
same set of

2342
00:53:59,479 --> 00:54:01,322
characters. Islam and

2343
00:54:01,322 --> 00:54:04,739
Christianity. My

2344
00:54:04,739 --> 00:54:07,359
brother-in-law's name is Abraham.

2345
00:54:07,359 --> 00:54:08,351
Mhm.

2346
00:54:08,351 --> 00:54:10,654
Uh, Yahya—this is uh, John.

2347
00:54:10,654 --> 00:54:11,262
OK. in

2348
00:54:11,262 --> 00:54:12,571
Arabic. Um, it's the

2349
00:54:12,571 --> 00:54:13,247
same set of

2350
00:54:13,247 --> 00:54:14,268
characters. They

2351
00:54:14,268 --> 00:54:15,186
believe that Islam

2352
00:54:15,186 --> 00:54:16,165
believes in Jesus as a

2353
00:54:16,165 --> 00:54:17,388
prophet. Their religion

2354
00:54:17,388 --> 00:54:18,412
says that

2355
00:54:18,412 --> 00:54:19,381
another came after him, and that

2356
00:54:19,381 --> 00:54:20,487
was Muhammad. Um, but

2357
00:54:20,487 --> 00:54:21,406
they don't rule out what

2358
00:54:21,406 --> 00:54:22,430
came before it

2359
00:54:22,430 --> 00:54:23,696
. Believe me. If that's

2360
00:54:23,696 --> 00:54:24,762
worth anything. So it's

2361
00:54:24,762 --> 00:54:25,548
one of those, it's

2362
00:54:25,548 --> 00:54:26,379
one of the three great

2363
00:54:26,379 --> 00:54:27,013
monotheistic

2364
00:54:27,013 --> 00:54:28,360
religions. God is God. The

2365
00:54:28,360 --> 00:54:29,396
Arabic word for

2366
00:54:29,396 --> 00:54:30,552
God is, er,

2367
00:54:30,552 --> 00:54:31,988
Allah. The same God.

2368
00:54:31,988 --> 00:54:33,673
is God. So it's not

2369
00:54:33,673 --> 00:54:35,294
different. This is not another

2370
00:54:35,294 --> 00:54:37,020
deity. These are

2371
00:54:37,020 --> 00:54:38,113
not even different prophets.

2372
00:54:38,113 --> 00:54:38,858
My wife's last name is

2373
00:54:38,858 --> 00:54:39,834
Mussa, which

2374
00:54:39,834 --> 00:54:40,752
means Moses, and

2375
00:54:40,752 --> 00:54:41,784
they are from Nazareth, which

2376
00:54:41,784 --> 00:54:42,731
I thought was

2377
00:54:42,731 --> 00:54:43,793
really biblical in

2378
00:54:43,793 --> 00:54:45,023
that regard. So

2379
00:54:45,023 --> 00:54:45,902
I thought that was

2380
00:54:45,902 --> 00:54:47,078
pretty interesting. But this is

2381
00:54:47,078 --> 00:54:48,014
not some fringe

2382
00:54:48,014 --> 00:54:48,950
religion or something that

2383
00:54:48,950 --> 00:54:49,814
we should

2384
00:54:49,814 --> 00:54:50,714
make exceptions for. It is

2385
00:54:50,714 --> 00:54:51,307
one of the three

2386
00:54:51,307 --> 00:54:52,287
largest world

2387
00:54:52,287 --> 00:54:53,318
religions, and by some

2388
00:54:53,318 --> 00:54:54,246
arguments, it is the

2389
00:54:54,246 --> 00:54:55,560
number one most

2390
00:54:55,586 --> 00:54:56,734
populous religion in the world. It's

2391
00:54:56,734 --> 00:54:58,123
one or two. Hmm, so it's

2392
00:54:58,123 --> 00:54:58,963
one of the

2393
00:54:58,963 --> 00:54:59,802
world's largest religions,

2394
00:54:59,802 --> 00:55:00,744
perhaps despite

2395
00:55:00,744 --> 00:55:01,609
current claims in the

2396
00:55:01,609 --> 00:55:05,245
press. Hmm, but

2397
00:55:05,245 --> 00:55:06,107
certainly in this

2398
00:55:06,107 --> 00:55:06,843
region it is very

2399
00:55:06,843 --> 00:55:07,858
moderate, and nothing

2400
00:55:07,858 --> 00:55:11,653
worldly. So I'm

2401
00:55:11,653 --> 00:55:12,893
thinking about being a

2402
00:55:12,893 --> 00:55:13,978
liaison...

2403
00:55:13,978 --> 00:55:15,168
Yeah. or council.

2404
00:55:15,168 --> 00:55:16,366
If possible, the mayor

2405
00:55:16,366 --> 00:55:17,711
can appoint you

2406
00:55:17,711 --> 00:55:21,052
there. Do you understand? Because that

2407
00:55:21,052 --> 00:55:21,492
would...

2408
00:55:21,492 --> 00:55:22,723
As I said, I have a

2409
00:55:22,723 --> 00:55:23,961
lot of opportunities.

2410
00:55:23,961 --> 00:55:25,348
Some of you know...

2411
00:55:25,348 --> 00:55:25,781
Yes,

2412
00:55:25,781 --> 00:55:26,756
you know me.

2413
00:55:26,756 --> 00:55:27,740
Yes.

2414
00:55:27,740 --> 00:55:28,750
I have a decent

2415
00:55:28,750 --> 00:55:29,852
level of trust as a

2416
00:55:29,852 --> 00:55:30,984
fairly serious and

2417
00:55:30,984 --> 00:55:32,003
solid person.

2418
00:55:32,003 --> 00:55:32,712
Right.

2419
00:55:32,712 --> 00:55:33,768
Hmm, and I think

2420
00:55:33,768 --> 00:55:35,023
you guys aren't that much of a

2421
00:55:35,023 --> 00:55:35,487
people person...

2422
00:55:35,487 --> 00:55:37,224
Hmm...you mean?

2423
00:55:37,224 --> 00:55:38,228
Yes.

2424
00:55:38,228 --> 00:55:39,296
You could do

2425
00:55:39,296 --> 00:55:40,945
a lot worse than I did.

2426
00:55:40,945 --> 00:55:41,917
Well, it's not that

2427
00:55:41,917 --> 00:55:42,863
we don't want you,

2428
00:55:42,863 --> 00:55:43,809
it's that we

2429
00:55:43,809 --> 00:55:44,728
have to make it

2430
00:55:44,728 --> 00:55:45,328
work.

2431
00:55:45,328 --> 00:55:46,294
I understand.

2432
00:55:46,294 --> 00:55:46,675
Yes.

2433
00:55:46,675 --> 00:55:47,695
But this is what I...So

2434
00:55:47,695 --> 00:55:48,716
if there's a way I'd

2435
00:55:48,716 --> 00:55:49,334
like to

2436
00:55:49,334 --> 00:55:50,408
help you, I think it would be

2437
00:55:50,408 --> 00:55:51,556
mutually beneficial.

2438
00:55:51,556 --> 00:55:52,181
You know,

2439
00:55:52,181 --> 00:55:52,832
and I just want to

2440
00:55:52,832 --> 00:55:53,506
add, this is not a

2441
00:55:53,506 --> 00:55:54,413
marginal religion,

2442
00:55:54,413 --> 00:55:55,343
so are we going to have to

2443
00:55:55,343 --> 00:55:56,157
make exceptions for

2444
00:55:56,157 --> 00:55:56,854
this group, that

2445
00:55:56,854 --> 00:55:57,792
group, and this group?

2446
00:55:57,792 --> 00:55:59,076
That won't happen, I don't

2447
00:55:59,076 --> 00:56:00,838
think. By the way, if I

2448
00:56:00,838 --> 00:56:01,620
didn't know,

2449
00:56:01,620 --> 00:56:02,764
cremation is forbidden by

2450
00:56:02,764 --> 00:56:03,817
Islam, so we

2451
00:56:03,817 --> 00:56:04,690
can't have

2452
00:56:04,690 --> 00:56:05,934
small spaces here.

2453
00:56:05,934 --> 00:56:06,689
These should be

2454
00:56:06,689 --> 00:56:07,506
full-size

2455
00:56:07,506 --> 00:56:08,634
human burials.

2456
00:56:08,634 --> 00:56:09,991
Yes. This is Islam.

2457
00:56:09,991 --> 00:56:10,586
Good.

2458
00:56:10,586 --> 00:56:11,308
Thank you.

2459
00:56:11,308 --> 00:56:17,074
for sharing.

2460
00:56:17,074 --> 00:56:18,227
Okay, is there any

2461
00:56:18,227 --> 00:56:24,234
unfinished business?

2462
00:56:24,234 --> 00:56:25,337
Last point.

2463
00:56:25,337 --> 00:56:26,394
I propose to close the

2464
00:56:26,394 --> 00:56:27,602
meeting. I propose to

2465
00:56:27,602 --> 00:56:30,297
close the meeting. I

2466
00:56:30,297 --> 00:56:31,251
support

2467
00:56:31,251 --> 00:56:31,801
this.

2468
00:56:31,801 --> 00:56:33,138
All in favor?

2469
00:56:33,138 --> 00:56:34,263
Yes.

2470
00:56:34,263 --> 00:56:35,820
Perfectly. Of course, but

2471
00:56:35,820 --> 00:56:36,539
we don't even

2472
00:56:36,539 --> 00:56:37,660
need to vote

2473
00:56:37,660 --> 00:56:38,638
because you all said "

2474
00:56:38,638 --> 00:56:40,470
yes."