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Okay, the date is October 5,

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2026. The time is 7:15.

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I am now announcing a

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public hearing

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on Ordinance 2026-24

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to transfer the

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real property, or

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Stroh property, to the

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beginning. Is there

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anyone in the audience who would

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like to speak?

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Since there is

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no one present, we are closing the

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public hearing

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on Ordinance 2026-24 and

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we will see everyone in

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about 15

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minutes at

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our council meeting. Thank you. On the 5th,

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I am calling the

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October 2026 City Council meeting

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to order.

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Please stand and

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take the Pledge of

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Allegiance.

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Pledge allegiance to the

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flag of the United

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States of America and to

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the republic it

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represents, one

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nation under God,

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indivisible, with

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liberty and

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justice for

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all.

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Okay, first of all, we,

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uh, didn't have any

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presentations on the

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agenda, but

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we do have one

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presentation, uh,

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tonight,

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so I'm going to go to the

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podium. Okay, sir, would

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you like to

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come over?

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How are you doing?

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Nice

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to meet you. Okay,

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so we have a

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proclamation for Carroll

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Community Media, uh, Carroll County

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Community Media Center, who

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do a lot of

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good work, uh, not

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just for our

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municipality, but

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for every

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municipality in the

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county. Uh, we just

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wanted to thank them with

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this proclamation.

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Because the Carroll County Community Media Center

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provides

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community members,

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nonprofits, schools,

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and government

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agencies with resources

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to create and

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distribute

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digital

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media content

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important to their

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local communities. And

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because the Community Media Center

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plays a

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vital role in

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citizen participation,

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providing

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coverage of

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municipal meetings

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, local elections, and

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community events.

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And because the Community Media

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Center celebrates our

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student-

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athletes

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with CM CMS Sports Net

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and live streaming of

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every game from every

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Carroll County Public High School stadium and gym. And

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because the Community Media Center

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works to

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preserve our

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local history,

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honor our

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local veterans,

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provide

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diverse

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communities with the means to

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tell their

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stories, and empower

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people

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to create content

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to inform,

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connect, and improve

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the quality of life in our

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region. Now, therefore, it

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is hereby decreed that

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October 20, 2026, be

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proclaimed

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Community Media Day in the

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City of Mount Airy. And

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all residents are

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encouraged

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to promote

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the importance of

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community media,

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services and training

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available at the

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Carroll County Community Media Center. As

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well as programs

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available on

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cable channels 18,

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19, 23 and HD 1072, as well as

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online at carolmediacenter.org.

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Thank you very much.

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Well, it's definitely an honor for me to be

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here tonight.

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I want to thank

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the leadership here at

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Mount Airy. Mount

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Airy, as you've heard

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from me before, has

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really been at the

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forefront of

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implementing

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innovative

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ways to

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use

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technology and

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ensuring that

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community residents

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have the opportunity

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to see

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your government in action. We

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use this as the

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model we

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used. That's what

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allowed us to

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do the kind of

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coverage we

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do in sports, where we

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're in every gym

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and on every field. These are

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cameras that can be

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controlled remotely

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. We have

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great teams at the facility. You

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don't see them. As

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a result, you

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only see camera movement. But it

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really matters in

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terms of our

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ability to increase

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the amount of coverage

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our residents can get.

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residents

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to read our

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election guide.

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We provide a great

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opportunity for

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candidates

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running for

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elected office

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to come, or we go

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to them in the case of

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election forums,

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where we have the

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opportunity

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to share what

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our candidates

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running for

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elected office

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want to say to our

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residents. So this is a

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great opportunity

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for them

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to learn about it as well. So

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we appreciate that.

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Thank you very much.

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Yes, thank you very much.

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Of course. Oh,

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go on. Perfectly.

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Okay, thank you very much.

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Okay, but now

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let's move on to the part of

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our

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agenda dedicated to

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public

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discussion. Does anyone

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from the audience wish

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to speak? Yes, ma'am.

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Please come over

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. Of course. Please

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just provide your

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name and address for the

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record.

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Of course. My name is

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Jen McCoy. I live at

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605 South Main Street. Way up the

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hill, of course.

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Good evening,

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council members and

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acting mayor.

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Thank you for

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the opportunity to speak

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to you this

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evening. My name is

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Jen McCoy. I've

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told you about it before, and I

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live on South Main

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Street, about

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halfway up the hill.

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My family moved into

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this house in April,

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but it's also

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my childhood home. I'm not

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used to using the

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loudspeaker. Hmm, which

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was also my

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childhood home.

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Hmm, I've lived in

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or

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around Mount Airy my whole

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life. So I guess I'm a

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real

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Mount Airy fan. I'm here

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because my neighbors and I

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witness

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constant

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speeding and

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aggressive driving on

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South Main Street every day. Hmm,

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every day, and we

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need your

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help. When I

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returned to this

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house, I was

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shocked by how

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fast the vehicles were moving

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in front of my house.

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I also began to

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notice the

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speed limit sign

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on Calvary, which

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showed

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cars regularly

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traveling

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between 40 and 55

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miles per hour. And you'll

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realize it's

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right before the

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crosswalk

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, right before you

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exit into our

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historic,

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beautiful

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downtown Mount Airy. Um,

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20th Street was

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Route 27. Um, our

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town has probably fallen

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victim to Waze and

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Google Maps. In early

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May, I contacted the

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Mount Airy Police Department.

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the road was dangerous,

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with no shoulders,

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limited visibility, and

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heavy traffic of both pedestrians and cars. These

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conditions make it

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dangerous for drivers to stop

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drivers. So they

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usually go further

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north and south,

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which I completely understand

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. I can barely cross

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the road to get

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the mail. In fact,

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most of my

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neighbors have

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mailboxes

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because they can't

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safely cross

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Main Street. In

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early May, um,

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when I asked

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a police officer what

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speed reduction measures

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the city was considering, I was told that since

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it was a state highway

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,

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speed reduction measures

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would require

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state approval and

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willingness to implement them,

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depending on the budget.

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The city does not control

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public roads and does not

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have the authority

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to make any

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changes. I was advised

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to contact the

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Mount

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Airy Department of Transportation for

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more

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information. So I

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thought I would reach out

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to the mayor to

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see if

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perhaps the city already has

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some

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speed reduction measures in place

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that are requested by

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the state. He

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treated me with

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compassion. He

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said he would get back

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to me after talking

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to the boss because

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they do have some

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speed reduction measures they are

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trying to

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implement. But I was

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assured that in the meantime

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we had to

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do something. I was

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full of hope. A

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few weeks later I

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found out that he

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had resigned.

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So I decided

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to contact the

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state directly, as

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the police advised. I contacted

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MDOT. After several

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weeks of no response,

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I decided to reach out

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to the office of Justin

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Redding, the

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state senator, and also the

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governor's office. I

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shared what my

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neighbors and I had seen,

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and I also provided

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photos

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showing the hill on Main

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Street

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descending straight into the

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historic

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downtown area, and I provided them with

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several photos of

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cars traveling at least 45 mph as they

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passed the

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sign entering the

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city. Both offices

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were extremely

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helpful. And

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Senator Redding's office

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put me in touch with

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state officials

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who were eager to help.

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MDOT also informed

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me that rectangular

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speed flashing

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lights have already been

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approved at two

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locations, at the

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train station

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and on Hood Street

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, and are currently being

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developed. Although

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given the high

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speed of

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traffic, many

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drivers also

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use

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cell

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phones, I wasn't

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sure. I responded

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and said I wasn't

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sure if this would

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really solve our

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problem. They also

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stated that the existing

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beacon sign on Park

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Avenue would remain.

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Although I'm following this

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issue as it

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appears that this sign has been

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removed. This is important

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because a recent

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speeding study I

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read on Park

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Avenue showed that

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in just 2 weeks, 2,420

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vehicles

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were

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speeding. 340 of them

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exceeded 10 miles

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per hour. Eight

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drivers

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whose speed was considered

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aggressive or

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reckless were considered

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speeding.

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State Highway Department officials

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told me

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they are evaluating

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additional improvements

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to

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crosswalks and that speed cameras

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near the school would be

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approved if

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the city

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requests them. The state also

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agreed to conduct a 48-

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hour

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speed study on blind

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hills to better

434
00:10:06,974 --> 00:10:08,044
understand

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traffic volumes and speeds. From

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my conversation,

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it's clear that the state is

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ready to help.

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But many events

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require an official

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00:10:17,555 --> 00:10:18,774
request from the city.

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I

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looked at the

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Mount Airy Police Department's

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traffic data last night.

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The number of

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speeding stops on North

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Main Street

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has already surpassed

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last year's

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tally, with a total of

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78 in 2026,

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compared to 70 for all of

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2025. The report

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notes that

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speeding is most

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prevalent on North Main

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Street, where the

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schools are located. Which is

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actually a bit

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alarming if

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you've been sitting outside

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my house on the porch for an hour

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. I appreciate your

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increased presence

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over the past few

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weeks. Really. But

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control alone

469
00:10:52,907 --> 00:10:53,855
cannot solve this

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problem. Just

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yesterday, around

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noon, I was coming down the

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hill. I

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stopped on the hill.

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I turned on the

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turn signal so my

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daughter could pull out of the

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driveway and I

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00:11:04,073 --> 00:11:05,822
could pull in. The driver

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00:11:05,822 --> 00:11:07,001
aggressively overtook

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00:11:07,001 --> 00:11:08,284
me, almost hitting

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00:11:08,284 --> 00:11:10,390
us both. Then he followed

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00:11:10,390 --> 00:11:11,770
my daughter

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all over town. This is not an

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isolated incident.

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Delivery drivers

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tell me

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stories like this all the time,

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and I see it with my own

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00:11:22,430 --> 00:11:28,037
eyes. We need

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speed reduction measures. And the state

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seems ready to

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support the city.

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As Route 27 becomes

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busier,

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00:11:36,402 --> 00:11:37,502
this problem

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will only increase. I believe the

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city can take a

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few steps.

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Strategically

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00:11:43,665 --> 00:11:44,855
place

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crosswalks with

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stop signs, similar to the one

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on Park Avenue and

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Marydale, on these

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00:11:50,060 --> 00:11:51,131
known problem

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streets. The same

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design should be

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considered at Main

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Street and Flower Avenue

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, where a recent accident

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forced police

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to close the road. On

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Main Street and Sunset,

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where there

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are

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frequent accidents every day on the left turn because

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someone stops and

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00:12:07,549 --> 00:12:08,722
someone goes down the

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hill at high

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speed. So,

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00:12:12,453 --> 00:12:13,863
residents, um, this will also

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00:12:13,863 --> 00:12:14,920
slow down

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traffic into the city.

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At Prospect Avenue and

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Hill Street, residents

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will be able to safely

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cross the road

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to reach the

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new Rails and Trails track

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from downtown. I don't

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know if anyone has ever

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done this. If you were walking

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on Prospect Avenue,

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you need to walk on the

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right side of

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the road, you will come to a

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point where you

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00:12:32,543 --> 00:12:33,475
need to cross

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the road to get

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to the railroad tracks. Good

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00:12:36,473 --> 00:12:38,714
luck. There's no way you

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00:12:38,714 --> 00:12:39,625
can

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do this if you don't

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know how to run, because

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it's unsettling. Park

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Avenue and Wildwood

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Park, where a recent

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speed study shows

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high

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00:12:48,124 --> 00:12:49,480
traffic volume and

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00:12:49,509 --> 00:12:52,490
speeding. Speed ​​camera

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00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:53,544
in front of an elementary

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school. The state has already

555
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said it will approve

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00:12:56,503 --> 00:12:58,125
it. Reducing the

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00:12:58,125 --> 00:12:59,509
speed limit

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00:12:59,509 --> 00:13:00,710
on Main Street to 25

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00:13:00,710 --> 00:13:03,586
miles per hour. We

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are at a

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00:13:04,551 --> 00:13:05,722
turning point in the

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00:13:05,722 --> 00:13:07,516
history of our city.

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00:13:07,516 --> 00:13:08,833
Either Main Street becomes a

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00:13:08,833 --> 00:13:10,151
bypass for

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00:13:10,151 --> 00:13:11,539
Route 27, or we can

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00:13:11,539 --> 00:13:12,718
take steps to

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00:13:12,718 --> 00:13:13,932
make Mount Airy a pedestrian-

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00:13:13,932 --> 00:13:14,834
safe

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00:13:14,834 --> 00:13:16,117
community

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00:13:16,117 --> 00:13:17,331
where

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00:13:17,331 --> 00:13:19,783
small businesses can thrive. I am asking

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00:13:19,783 --> 00:13:20,473
the city council to

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00:13:20,473 --> 00:13:21,601
help solve

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00:13:21,601 --> 00:13:22,823
this ongoing

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00:13:22,823 --> 00:13:24,499
safety problem. Support the

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city's cooperation with

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00:13:25,532 --> 00:13:26,189
government

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00:13:26,189 --> 00:13:27,097
agencies that are

579
00:13:27,097 --> 00:13:28,743
ready to help. And to

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00:13:28,743 --> 00:13:30,057
the residents who

581
00:13:30,057 --> 00:13:31,206
live there, I respectfully

582
00:13:31,206 --> 00:13:32,421
ask you to outline

583
00:13:32,421 --> 00:13:33,636
your plan for solving

584
00:13:33,636 --> 00:13:34,555
this serious

585
00:13:34,555 --> 00:13:36,257
problem. Because it's

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00:13:36,257 --> 00:13:37,479
not me. It's not just the

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00:13:37,479 --> 00:13:38,676
people who live on

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00:13:38,676 --> 00:13:39,922
this street. This is, if

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00:13:39,922 --> 00:13:41,121
you read social

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00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:41,982
media, if you

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00:13:41,982 --> 00:13:42,781
talk to

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00:13:42,781 --> 00:13:43,888
residents, if you

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00:13:43,888 --> 00:13:44,749
talk to

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00:13:44,749 --> 00:13:45,918
your neighbors, everyone is

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00:13:45,918 --> 00:13:46,969
concerned. I can

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00:13:46,969 --> 00:13:48,090
assure you that,

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00:13:48,090 --> 00:13:48,974
speaking with

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00:13:48,974 --> 00:13:50,163
neighbors, this is one of the

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00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:51,522
main issues that

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00:13:51,522 --> 00:13:52,779
concern residents

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00:13:52,779 --> 00:13:53,866
living within the

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00:13:53,866 --> 00:13:56,302
city limits. Thank you for your

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00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:57,751
time tonight.

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00:13:57,751 --> 00:14:04,021
Thank you. Does anyone else in

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00:14:04,021 --> 00:14:04,894
the audience wish to

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00:14:04,894 --> 00:14:05,650
speak for

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00:14:05,650 --> 00:14:06,261
public

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00:14:06,261 --> 00:14:10,522
discussion? Okay,

609
00:14:10,522 --> 00:14:11,995
thank you. We are moving

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00:14:11,995 --> 00:14:13,259
on. We have

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00:14:13,259 --> 00:14:14,474
no speakers today.

612
00:14:14,474 --> 00:14:15,120
Next, we will have

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00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:15,698
approval

614
00:14:15,698 --> 00:14:16,575
of the minutes of the

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00:14:16,575 --> 00:14:17,291
council meetings and closed

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00:14:17,291 --> 00:14:18,049
minutes. Uh,

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00:14:18,049 --> 00:14:18,786
first we have the

618
00:14:18,786 --> 00:14:19,670
minutes of the

619
00:14:19,670 --> 00:14:20,383
city council meeting for

620
00:14:20,383 --> 00:14:21,485
September 2026. Uh, do

621
00:14:21,485 --> 00:14:22,755
we have a suggestion?

622
00:14:22,755 --> 00:14:23,728
I will make a motion

623
00:14:23,728 --> 00:14:24,719
for approval. Do

624
00:14:24,719 --> 00:14:25,786
we have a friend?

625
00:14:25,786 --> 00:14:26,876
I will support.

626
00:14:26,876 --> 00:14:28,352
Good. Uh, is there any

627
00:14:28,352 --> 00:14:29,579
discussion?

628
00:14:29,579 --> 00:14:30,997
Yes, I would like to, uh,

629
00:14:30,997 --> 00:14:32,497
ask, I would like to

630
00:14:32,497 --> 00:14:33,916
make a suggestion

631
00:14:33,916 --> 00:14:35,051
to add, uh, a

632
00:14:35,051 --> 00:14:38,562
note. Uh, item 10,

633
00:14:38,562 --> 00:14:43,902
resolutions and decisions,

634
00:14:43,902 --> 00:14:45,069
be specific

635
00:14:45,069 --> 00:14:47,525
here. Uh, I would say that

636
00:14:47,525 --> 00:14:48,562
according to city

637
00:14:48,562 --> 00:14:49,899
code, the council president

638
00:14:49,899 --> 00:14:50,701
and

639
00:14:50,701 --> 00:14:51,671
acting mayor

640
00:14:51,671 --> 00:14:52,974
Washiba did not vote

641
00:14:52,974 --> 00:15:02,530
for any ordinance.

642
00:15:02,530 --> 00:15:08,533
Got it, Holly?

643
00:15:08,533 --> 00:15:09,640
We mention this at

644
00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:10,830
number four. Did you

645
00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:12,212
also mean

646
00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:13,566
number 10?

647
00:15:13,566 --> 00:15:14,358
This was my

648
00:15:14,358 --> 00:15:15,564
preference, just "

649
00:15:15,564 --> 00:15:16,516
completely in favor".

650
00:15:16,516 --> 00:15:17,088
Good.

651
00:15:17,088 --> 00:15:18,129
Just to be

652
00:15:18,129 --> 00:15:21,989
extremely precise.

653
00:15:21,989 --> 00:15:24,925
I agree with that, Ed. With

654
00:15:24,925 --> 00:15:25,942
this With this, Mr.

655
00:15:25,942 --> 00:15:32,906
Councilor. So, I think

656
00:15:32,906 --> 00:15:34,269
I'll amend the

657
00:15:34,269 --> 00:15:35,309
motion to

658
00:15:35,309 --> 00:15:37,450
accept, Tom.

659
00:15:37,450 --> 00:15:38,782
Amend the

660
00:15:38,782 --> 00:15:39,886
motion to

661
00:15:39,886 --> 00:15:40,838
accept, uh,

662
00:15:40,838 --> 00:15:42,247
clarification from, uh,

663
00:15:42,247 --> 00:15:49,752
Councilmember Kelly.

664
00:15:49,752 --> 00:15:51,235
Can I support you? I

665
00:15:51,235 --> 00:15:52,170
will support.

666
00:15:52,170 --> 00:15:59,673
Oh, yes. Yes.

667
00:15:59,673 --> 00:16:01,098
Okay, everything's fine.

668
00:16:01,098 --> 00:16:01,997
Yes.

669
00:16:01,997 --> 00:16:02,857
Okay, so everyone who

670
00:16:02,857 --> 00:16:03,338
supports

671
00:16:03,338 --> 00:16:04,907
approving the

672
00:16:04,932 --> 00:16:05,717
Council meeting minutes as

673
00:16:05,717 --> 00:16:06,653
amended, please

674
00:16:06,653 --> 00:16:07,261
confirm by

675
00:16:07,261 --> 00:16:08,070
saying "yes."

676
00:16:08,070 --> 00:16:08,463
Yes.

677
00:16:08,463 --> 00:16:12,033
Closed. Okay, thank you.

678
00:16:12,033 --> 00:16:13,516
Next, we have the minutes of the

679
00:16:13,516 --> 00:16:14,961
closed meeting

680
00:16:14,961 --> 00:16:16,330
for September 2026

681
00:16:16,330 --> 00:16:17,661
regarding, uh, the loan and the

682
00:16:17,661 --> 00:16:18,774
lawsuit. Do we have

683
00:16:18,774 --> 00:16:20,789
an offer?

684
00:16:20,789 --> 00:16:21,984
Submit a proposal

685
00:16:21,984 --> 00:16:23,697
for approval. Do

686
00:16:23,697 --> 00:16:25,197
you have a suggestion?

687
00:16:25,197 --> 00:16:26,263
I will support.

688
00:16:26,263 --> 00:16:27,033
Okay, is there any

689
00:16:27,033 --> 00:16:28,129
discussion on this

690
00:16:28,129 --> 00:16:28,982
? I don't hear

691
00:16:28,982 --> 00:16:29,728
any, everyone who

692
00:16:29,728 --> 00:16:30,217
supports

693
00:16:30,217 --> 00:16:31,812
approving the

694
00:16:32,455 --> 00:16:33,459
September 2026 closed meeting minutes regarding the

695
00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:34,462
, uh, loan and lawsuit

696
00:16:34,462 --> 00:16:35,054
, please

697
00:16:35,054 --> 00:16:35,671
affirm by

698
00:16:35,671 --> 00:16:36,492
saying "yes."

699
00:16:36,492 --> 00:16:36,878
Yes.

700
00:16:36,878 --> 00:16:39,022
Closed. Okay, thank you.

701
00:16:39,022 --> 00:16:40,089
Okay, now we have a

702
00:16:40,089 --> 00:16:41,394
report from our

703
00:16:42,432 --> 00:16:43,682
Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company. I see

704
00:16:43,682 --> 00:16:45,128
Hall of

705
00:16:45,128 --> 00:16:46,452
Famer Matt Gerd in the audience.

706
00:16:46,452 --> 00:16:47,610
Welcome

707
00:16:47,610 --> 00:16:48,445
back, sir.

708
00:16:48,445 --> 00:16:50,870
Thank you. Thank you. Good

709
00:16:50,870 --> 00:16:53,583
evening everyone. Uh,

710
00:16:53,583 --> 00:16:55,677
234 calls for

711
00:16:55,677 --> 00:16:57,506
help in September. 189 in

712
00:16:57,506 --> 00:16:58,561
Carroll, 33 in

713
00:16:58,561 --> 00:17:00,055
Frederick, eight in

714
00:17:00,055 --> 00:17:01,637
Howard and four in

715
00:17:01,637 --> 00:17:03,202
Montgomery. We

716
00:17:03,202 --> 00:17:04,246
had 182

717
00:17:04,246 --> 00:17:05,477
ambulance calls,

718
00:17:05,477 --> 00:17:06,783
six

719
00:17:06,783 --> 00:17:08,163
fire calls, and then another 46.

720
00:17:08,163 --> 00:17:09,469
So that's, um, a lot of

721
00:17:09,469 --> 00:17:10,924
non-medical calls,

722
00:17:10,924 --> 00:17:12,379
canceled responses

723
00:17:12,379 --> 00:17:13,834
, citizen assistance

724
00:17:13,834 --> 00:17:14,916
, false alarms,

725
00:17:14,916 --> 00:17:16,257
good intentions. So

726
00:17:16,257 --> 00:17:17,242
we've

727
00:17:17,242 --> 00:17:18,255
been a little busy this past month,

728
00:17:18,255 --> 00:17:19,295
but, um,

729
00:17:19,295 --> 00:17:20,252
anyway,

730
00:17:20,252 --> 00:17:21,630
we're having

731
00:17:21,658 --> 00:17:22,502
our 100th

732
00:17:22,502 --> 00:17:23,374
anniversary gathering at the carnival grounds on November 7th

733
00:17:23,374 --> 00:17:24,262
.

734
00:17:24,262 --> 00:17:25,755
It will start at 10:00 and

735
00:17:25,755 --> 00:17:27,397
end at 14:00.

736
00:17:27,397 --> 00:17:28,052
Come over and

737
00:17:28,052 --> 00:17:28,953
see if

738
00:17:28,953 --> 00:17:29,499
I have any different

739
00:17:29,499 --> 00:17:30,610
equipment. All of our

740
00:17:30,610 --> 00:17:31,649
equipment will be there,

741
00:17:31,649 --> 00:17:32,415
as will our first piece of

742
00:17:32,415 --> 00:17:33,372
equipment, engine

743
00:17:33,372 --> 00:17:34,437
number one. And then

744
00:17:34,437 --> 00:17:35,151
other neighboring

745
00:17:35,151 --> 00:17:36,343
companies and other people

746
00:17:36,343 --> 00:17:37,475
will bring their,

747
00:17:37,475 --> 00:17:38,428
ahem, old fire

748
00:17:38,428 --> 00:17:39,054
engines there to

749
00:17:39,054 --> 00:17:40,090
show off. So

750
00:17:40,090 --> 00:17:40,749
come and

751
00:17:40,749 --> 00:17:41,945
look at us. This is

752
00:17:41,945 --> 00:17:43,477
open to the public.

753
00:17:43,477 --> 00:17:43,654
Are there

754
00:17:43,654 --> 00:17:44,702
any questions?

755
00:17:44,702 --> 00:17:45,729
Um, just a quick

756
00:17:45,729 --> 00:17:46,859
question. It sounds like you

757
00:17:46,859 --> 00:17:47,722
were able to handle the

758
00:17:47,722 --> 00:17:48,437
challenges with the

759
00:17:48,437 --> 00:17:49,276
staff

760
00:17:49,276 --> 00:17:50,041
you have, or you were just

761
00:17:50,041 --> 00:17:50,511
able to...

762
00:17:50,511 --> 00:17:51,712
Absolutely. Yeah, I

763
00:17:51,712 --> 00:17:52,653
mean, it's nice that

764
00:17:52,653 --> 00:17:53,263
we have

765
00:17:53,263 --> 00:17:54,255
mutual aid if

766
00:17:54,255 --> 00:17:54,865
we need

767
00:17:54,865 --> 00:17:55,754
help, you know. It

768
00:17:55,754 --> 00:17:56,891
always seems like

769
00:17:56,891 --> 00:17:59,040
sometimes when we have

770
00:17:59,072 --> 00:17:59,957
four medical

771
00:17:59,957 --> 00:18:01,031
calls coming in at the same time, it's always like

772
00:18:01,031 --> 00:18:02,286
that. Uh, sometimes, but

773
00:18:02,286 --> 00:18:03,381
we have, you know, other

774
00:18:03,381 --> 00:18:04,540
neighboring counties that

775
00:18:04,540 --> 00:18:05,248
come and

776
00:18:05,248 --> 00:18:06,599
help us. So that's

777
00:18:06,599 --> 00:18:07,353
good.

778
00:18:07,353 --> 00:18:08,679
Steeply. Thank you.

779
00:18:08,679 --> 00:18:09,789
Yes, indeed.

780
00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:11,344
Okay, thank you.

781
00:18:11,344 --> 00:18:13,168
Next we will have a report from the

782
00:18:13,197 --> 00:18:14,355
Mount Airy Police Department with

783
00:18:14,355 --> 00:18:17,692
Chief Geneva.

784
00:18:17,692 --> 00:18:19,120
Good evening, Mayor, er

785
00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:20,365
, interim mayor,

786
00:18:20,365 --> 00:18:21,683
Mr. Washburn, members of the

787
00:18:21,683 --> 00:18:22,745
city council, and the

788
00:18:22,745 --> 00:18:26,536
community of Mount Airy.

789
00:18:26,578 --> 00:18:28,821
Service calls, 772

790
00:18:28,863 --> 00:18:30,302
service calls for

791
00:18:30,302 --> 00:18:31,715
September 2026.

792
00:18:31,715 --> 00:18:33,150
An increase of 40.36

793
00:18:33,150 --> 00:18:34,899
compared to September

794
00:18:34,899 --> 00:18:36,604
2025 when it was 550.

795
00:18:36,604 --> 00:18:37,770
Again, just

796
00:18:37,770 --> 00:18:39,340
a reminder that those

797
00:18:39,340 --> 00:18:41,090
who participated were

798
00:18:41,090 --> 00:18:42,211
self-

799
00:18:42,211 --> 00:18:44,315
challenged, uh. As for

800
00:18:44,315 --> 00:18:45,566
the officers, uh, who

801
00:18:45,566 --> 00:18:46,845
were in sight. Regarding

802
00:18:46,845 --> 00:18:47,500
fines – 56.

803
00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:48,436
Warnings–189.

804
00:18:48,436 --> 00:18:49,590
Repair orders –

805
00:18:49,590 --> 00:18:50,900
18. Arrests for

806
00:18:52,179 --> 00:18:53,395
drunk driving –

807
00:18:53,395 --> 00:18:54,997
two. Five arrests for

808
00:18:55,022 --> 00:18:55,828
traffic violations

809
00:18:55,828 --> 00:18:57,076
. The total

810
00:18:57,076 --> 00:18:58,868
number of

811
00:18:58,868 --> 00:19:00,871
transport stops is 129. Of these

812
00:19:00,871 --> 00:19:02,926
129 traffic stops

813
00:19:02,926 --> 00:19:04,718
, I know I said

814
00:19:04,718 --> 00:19:06,616
56 fines, that's

815
00:19:06,616 --> 00:19:08,197
43.4 more than 129

816
00:19:08,197 --> 00:19:10,308
traffic stops.

817
00:19:10,308 --> 00:19:11,843
Regarding criminal arrests

818
00:19:11,873 --> 00:19:13,077
, we

819
00:19:13,077 --> 00:19:14,130
had 10. Regarding

820
00:19:14,130 --> 00:19:15,124
recruitment, we have

821
00:19:15,124 --> 00:19:16,207
one candidate

822
00:19:16,207 --> 00:19:17,381
awaiting recertification

823
00:19:17,381 --> 00:19:18,462
. One candidate

824
00:19:18,462 --> 00:19:19,696
is being interviewed

825
00:19:19,696 --> 00:19:20,714
for the position of

826
00:19:20,714 --> 00:19:22,026
academy officer, this is ongoing. And

827
00:19:22,026 --> 00:19:23,341
two candidates

828
00:19:23,341 --> 00:19:24,589
applied for the academy's initial

829
00:19:24,589 --> 00:19:25,534
officer position

830
00:19:25,534 --> 00:19:28,089
. Regarding Ms.

831
00:19:28,089 --> 00:19:29,505
McCoy, Ms. McCoy, I

832
00:19:29,505 --> 00:19:30,567
know I received

833
00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:31,169
follow-up

834
00:19:31,169 --> 00:19:32,267
communications

835
00:19:32,267 --> 00:19:33,683
dating back to August

836
00:19:33,683 --> 00:19:34,391
regarding your

837
00:19:34,391 --> 00:19:35,524
concerns about

838
00:19:35,524 --> 00:19:38,175
Main Street. At

839
00:19:38,175 --> 00:19:38,937
last year's

840
00:19:38,937 --> 00:19:40,095
September

841
00:19:40,095 --> 00:19:41,071
City Council meeting, I

842
00:19:41,071 --> 00:19:42,259
addressed

843
00:19:42,259 --> 00:19:43,387
a memorandum to the City Council

844
00:19:43,387 --> 00:19:43,997
regarding your

845
00:19:43,997 --> 00:19:45,125
concerns along with

846
00:19:45,125 --> 00:19:45,978
other

847
00:19:45,978 --> 00:19:46,862
City Council members on

848
00:19:46,862 --> 00:19:48,838
Main Street. The

849
00:19:48,869 --> 00:19:49,853
Mount

850
00:19:49,853 --> 00:19:50,776
Airy Police Department recommends

851
00:19:50,776 --> 00:19:51,515
the following to

852
00:19:51,515 --> 00:19:52,684
coordinate

853
00:19:52,684 --> 00:19:54,652
your

854
00:19:54,683 --> 00:19:55,606
Main Street problem

855
00:19:55,606 --> 00:19:58,437
with others. This

856
00:19:58,437 --> 00:19:59,740
will be targeted

857
00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:00,326
enforcement,

858
00:20:00,326 --> 00:20:01,629
periodic enforcement

859
00:20:01,629 --> 00:20:02,475
of increased

860
00:20:02,475 --> 00:20:03,648
visibility, uh, will

861
00:20:03,648 --> 00:20:05,341
focus on

862
00:20:05,374 --> 00:20:06,025
speeding,

863
00:20:06,025 --> 00:20:07,002
aggressive or

864
00:20:07,002 --> 00:20:08,272
reckless driving

865
00:20:08,272 --> 00:20:09,575
, failure to follow

866
00:20:09,575 --> 00:20:10,584
traffic rules,

867
00:20:10,584 --> 00:20:11,789
inattentive driving,

868
00:20:11,789 --> 00:20:12,962
failure to yield to

869
00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:14,101
pedestrians, and other

870
00:20:14,101 --> 00:20:14,981
violations that

871
00:20:14,981 --> 00:20:16,186
contribute to safety on

872
00:20:16,186 --> 00:20:18,896
Main Street.

873
00:20:18,896 --> 00:20:19,959
Also, regarding the collection of

874
00:20:19,959 --> 00:20:21,221
speed data,

875
00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:22,384
I also contacted the

876
00:20:22,384 --> 00:20:23,646
State Road

877
00:20:23,646 --> 00:20:24,750
Service. I'm still

878
00:20:24,750 --> 00:20:25,929
waiting for

879
00:20:25,929 --> 00:20:27,242
some of this data to be verified.

880
00:20:27,242 --> 00:20:28,746
Again, you are

881
00:20:28,746 --> 00:20:29,874
correct, they should have

882
00:20:29,874 --> 00:20:31,303
done a 24-48 hour

883
00:20:31,303 --> 00:20:32,281
study in the

884
00:20:32,281 --> 00:20:33,560
Main

885
00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:35,361
Street corridor. Radar

886
00:20:35,361 --> 00:20:36,149
display of

887
00:20:36,149 --> 00:20:37,316
speeds, which ones

888
00:20:37,316 --> 00:20:38,578
are permanently

889
00:20:38,578 --> 00:20:39,493
there and which ones can be

890
00:20:39,493 --> 00:20:40,660
moved,

891
00:20:40,660 --> 00:20:41,449
directional

892
00:20:41,449 --> 00:20:42,553
control details and high

893
00:20:42,553 --> 00:20:43,152
visibility of

894
00:20:43,152 --> 00:20:45,896
police presence.

895
00:20:45,896 --> 00:20:46,771
In our report,

896
00:20:46,771 --> 00:20:47,970
Sergeant Brooks provided

897
00:20:47,970 --> 00:20:49,266
some data on accidents

898
00:20:49,266 --> 00:20:50,206
on North and

899
00:20:50,206 --> 00:20:51,373
South Main

900
00:20:51,373 --> 00:20:52,573
Streets and

901
00:20:52,573 --> 00:20:53,739
traffic, which I know

902
00:20:53,739 --> 00:20:54,744
Councilman DeMott

903
00:20:54,744 --> 00:20:55,652
requested some

904
00:20:55,652 --> 00:20:56,851
information on. Again

905
00:20:56,851 --> 00:20:57,958
, this is on the

906
00:20:57,958 --> 00:20:59,693
agenda for

907
00:20:59,723 --> 00:21:00,590
tonight for my

908
00:21:00,590 --> 00:21:01,439
reading. And that

909
00:21:01,439 --> 00:21:02,831
includes crashes from

910
00:21:02,831 --> 00:21:03,959
2025 to 2026 that

911
00:21:03,959 --> 00:21:05,426
involved North and

912
00:21:05,426 --> 00:21:06,855
South Main Street,

913
00:21:06,855 --> 00:21:07,833
non-

914
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:09,337
reportable,

915
00:21:09,337 --> 00:21:10,691
code 89 crashes, and

916
00:21:10,691 --> 00:21:12,797
information sharing, traffic stop data

917
00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,241
including tickets,

918
00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:16,558
warnings and CRVs,

919
00:21:16,558 --> 00:21:18,814
which are

920
00:21:18,852 --> 00:21:20,619
safety repair orders, as well as

921
00:21:21,522 --> 00:21:22,910
speeding misdemeanors. And again

922
00:21:22,910 --> 00:21:24,096
, I'm waiting for the data

923
00:21:24,096 --> 00:21:25,315
collection from the State

924
00:21:25,315 --> 00:21:26,357
Highway Patrol.

925
00:21:26,357 --> 00:21:27,598
As of today, I have

926
00:21:27,598 --> 00:21:28,774
not received any of

927
00:21:28,774 --> 00:21:30,110
this data. I

928
00:21:30,110 --> 00:21:31,047
will continue to

929
00:21:31,047 --> 00:21:32,211
gather information

930
00:21:32,211 --> 00:21:33,343
with Sergeant

931
00:21:33,343 --> 00:21:33,990
Brooks and the

932
00:21:33,990 --> 00:21:34,733
Deputy

933
00:21:34,733 --> 00:21:35,671
Chief to

934
00:21:35,671 --> 00:21:36,447
address all

935
00:21:36,447 --> 00:21:37,482
issues, not just the

936
00:21:37,482 --> 00:21:38,613
Main

937
00:21:38,613 --> 00:21:39,810
Street corridor, which is always a

938
00:21:39,810 --> 00:21:41,071
top priority

939
00:21:41,071 --> 00:21:42,202
when we conduct

940
00:21:42,202 --> 00:21:43,108
our monthly

941
00:21:43,108 --> 00:21:44,771
initiatives. This also

942
00:21:44,771 --> 00:21:46,011
includes

943
00:21:46,011 --> 00:21:47,317
any other complaints

944
00:21:47,317 --> 00:21:48,355
we receive for the

945
00:21:48,355 --> 00:21:49,889
city. So I

946
00:21:49,889 --> 00:21:50,880
will continue to

947
00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:51,768
receive this

948
00:21:51,768 --> 00:21:53,446
updated information as well.

949
00:21:53,446 --> 00:21:54,813
I have nothing more

950
00:21:54,813 --> 00:21:55,852
to add, sir.

951
00:21:55,852 --> 00:21:57,333
Good. Um, how

952
00:21:57,333 --> 00:21:58,474
can we coordinate

953
00:21:58,474 --> 00:21:59,315
with the streets,

954
00:21:59,315 --> 00:22:00,877
roads, and

955
00:22:00,907 --> 00:22:02,559
city staff, as well as the Department of

956
00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:04,811
Defense Police Department, and let's

957
00:22:04,811 --> 00:22:06,053
get in touch with the state.

958
00:22:06,053 --> 00:22:07,058
If they are willing

959
00:22:07,058 --> 00:22:08,226
to help and there is something

960
00:22:08,226 --> 00:22:09,691
we can do.

961
00:22:09,691 --> 00:22:10,936
Chairman of the Council,

962
00:22:10,936 --> 00:22:12,066
one minute.

963
00:22:12,066 --> 00:22:12,463
Yes.

964
00:22:12,463 --> 00:22:13,670
Come on, Jared, what do

965
00:22:13,670 --> 00:22:14,715
you think about this

966
00:22:14,715 --> 00:22:16,160
?

967
00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:17,742
Yes. Can I steal this

968
00:22:17,742 --> 00:22:19,037
? Uh, yeah, I definitely

969
00:22:19,037 --> 00:22:20,218
think we can

970
00:22:20,218 --> 00:22:21,163
do some

971
00:22:21,163 --> 00:22:22,758
coordination. I know,

972
00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,373
um, some council members have

973
00:22:24,373 --> 00:22:26,075
already reached out to MDOT,

974
00:22:26,075 --> 00:22:27,340
um, and SHA on this

975
00:22:27,340 --> 00:22:29,042
issue, and I think there's a

976
00:22:29,042 --> 00:22:30,614
potential plan,

977
00:22:30,614 --> 00:22:32,623
um, from them. But I

978
00:22:32,623 --> 00:22:33,719
think we

979
00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:34,905
should also get more,

980
00:22:34,905 --> 00:22:35,764
ahem, internal

981
00:22:35,764 --> 00:22:36,801
coordination from

982
00:22:36,801 --> 00:22:37,957
our streets and roads,

983
00:22:37,957 --> 00:22:38,668
staff, and

984
00:22:38,668 --> 00:22:39,924
meetings with the police.

985
00:22:39,924 --> 00:22:40,511
So I can

986
00:22:40,511 --> 00:22:41,593
coordinate this at

987
00:22:41,593 --> 00:22:42,435
our level.

988
00:22:42,435 --> 00:22:43,020
Good.

989
00:22:43,020 --> 00:22:43,407
Yes.

990
00:22:43,407 --> 00:22:44,538
Good, because I know Karl

991
00:22:44,538 --> 00:22:45,698
, of course, with the streets

992
00:22:45,698 --> 00:22:46,864
and roads. I know

993
00:22:46,864 --> 00:22:48,179
that Councilman Demott was

994
00:22:48,179 --> 00:22:49,165
also invited

995
00:22:49,165 --> 00:22:50,553
through Mdot. Uh, those are two

996
00:22:50,553 --> 00:22:51,927
separate things. I

997
00:22:51,927 --> 00:22:52,708
mean, the

998
00:22:52,708 --> 00:22:53,411
Streets and Roads Department

999
00:22:53,411 --> 00:22:54,426
will be dealing with the city

1000
00:22:54,426 --> 00:22:55,311
, while Councilman

1001
00:22:55,311 --> 00:22:57,185
Demott will be dealing more with

1002
00:22:57,211 --> 00:22:58,301
state matters. But if we

1003
00:22:58,301 --> 00:22:59,542
can go through the

1004
00:22:59,542 --> 00:23:00,849
Department of Streets and Highways

1005
00:23:00,849 --> 00:23:01,754
, which is usually the

1006
00:23:01,754 --> 00:23:02,827
quickest way, I

1007
00:23:02,827 --> 00:23:04,101
think, to get

1008
00:23:04,101 --> 00:23:05,308
things done, as far as that's

1009
00:23:05,308 --> 00:23:08,112
concerned. And then

1010
00:23:08,112 --> 00:23:09,067
coordinate with the

1011
00:23:09,067 --> 00:23:09,748
state.

1012
00:23:09,748 --> 00:23:10,371
Yes.

1013
00:23:10,371 --> 00:23:11,579
Whatever they can, whatever

1014
00:23:11,579 --> 00:23:12,819
they think is

1015
00:23:12,819 --> 00:23:14,683
right. Maybe

1016
00:23:14,683 --> 00:23:15,975
we can do it

1017
00:23:15,975 --> 00:23:17,238
sooner rather than later.

1018
00:23:17,238 --> 00:23:20,108
Yes, Rado. Yes, I

1019
00:23:20,108 --> 00:23:20,681
sent an

1020
00:23:20,681 --> 00:23:21,996
email and

1021
00:23:21,996 --> 00:23:23,310
that I was going to bring to

1022
00:23:23,310 --> 00:23:24,321
the attention of the lady and her

1023
00:23:24,321 --> 00:23:25,535
family during my

1024
00:23:25,535 --> 00:23:26,411
report that they are

1025
00:23:26,411 --> 00:23:27,557
looking into some

1026
00:23:27,557 --> 00:23:29,938
things. I

1027
00:23:29,938 --> 00:23:31,160
requested a few

1028
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:32,483
things that you did.

1029
00:23:32,483 --> 00:23:33,564
It just, you know,

1030
00:23:33,564 --> 00:23:34,678
takes a little bit of time,

1031
00:23:34,678 --> 00:23:35,890
but I can...I'll say it

1032
00:23:35,890 --> 00:23:37,200
during my report, what

1033
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,445
they're willing to do,

1034
00:23:38,445 --> 00:23:39,592
proposals and other

1035
00:23:39,592 --> 00:23:40,313
things of that

1036
00:23:40,313 --> 00:23:41,855
nature. So, it's

1037
00:23:41,855 --> 00:23:43,168
like they agreed to

1038
00:23:43,168 --> 00:23:43,908
do something or

1039
00:23:43,908 --> 00:23:47,203
consider it. And

1040
00:23:47,203 --> 00:23:48,107
just if you

1041
00:23:48,107 --> 00:23:49,978
could leave

1042
00:23:51,075 --> 00:23:52,043
your listed

1043
00:23:52,043 --> 00:23:54,284
suggestions and such in my mailbox for the Council. I

1044
00:23:54,284 --> 00:23:55,634
tried to write

1045
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:58,016
them down while you were talking

1046
00:23:58,016 --> 00:23:59,187
about it, but you went

1047
00:23:59,187 --> 00:24:00,541
too fast. So

1048
00:24:00,541 --> 00:24:01,180
thank you.

1049
00:24:01,180 --> 00:24:02,136
No problem.

1050
00:24:02,136 --> 00:24:02,955
Yes. Yes, we

1051
00:24:02,955 --> 00:24:03,888
will look into it and

1052
00:24:03,888 --> 00:24:04,981
try to do

1053
00:24:04,981 --> 00:24:05,913
as much as

1054
00:24:05,913 --> 00:24:07,267
possible.

1055
00:24:07,267 --> 00:24:08,728
Okay, thank you. No, it

1056
00:24:08,728 --> 00:24:09,748
looks like you've already

1057
00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:10,733
done that, but we'd be

1058
00:24:10,733 --> 00:24:11,507
happy

1059
00:24:11,507 --> 00:24:13,339
to help. Thank you.

1060
00:24:13,339 --> 00:24:13,950
Mr.

1061
00:24:13,950 --> 00:24:15,513
Councilor.

1062
00:24:15,513 --> 00:24:16,451
Yes, I'm going to

1063
00:24:16,451 --> 00:24:17,658
talk about this

1064
00:24:17,658 --> 00:24:18,898
during my report, but

1065
00:24:18,898 --> 00:24:19,803
again, there's a

1066
00:24:19,803 --> 00:24:21,077
high-

1067
00:24:21,077 --> 00:24:22,184
level initiative called the

1068
00:24:22,184 --> 00:24:22,921
Coalition for a

1069
00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:24,228
Safer Maryland

1070
00:24:24,228 --> 00:24:25,402
, and I was invited to

1071
00:24:25,402 --> 00:24:26,542
participate in that

1072
00:24:26,542 --> 00:24:28,414
initiative. This is a

1073
00:24:28,414 --> 00:24:29,417
very

1074
00:24:29,417 --> 00:24:30,721
high-level initiative with the vice

1075
00:24:30,721 --> 00:24:34,434
governor. So I'm

1076
00:24:34,434 --> 00:24:35,580
going to talk

1077
00:24:35,580 --> 00:24:36,929
more about that, and also

1078
00:24:36,929 --> 00:24:37,974
about the importance and

1079
00:24:37,974 --> 00:24:38,817
necessity of

1080
00:24:38,817 --> 00:24:40,064
coordination within the

1081
00:24:40,064 --> 00:24:40,907
city; and then,

1082
00:24:40,907 --> 00:24:42,222
hopefully, as

1083
00:24:42,222 --> 00:24:43,098
part of this

1084
00:24:43,098 --> 00:24:44,380
high-

1085
00:24:44,380 --> 00:24:45,661
level initiative, I can bring a

1086
00:24:45,661 --> 00:24:47,009
prioritized list of

1087
00:24:47,009 --> 00:24:48,156
issues and needs to

1088
00:24:48,156 --> 00:24:49,471
the office of the governor and the

1089
00:24:49,471 --> 00:24:50,920
secretary of the

1090
00:24:50,954 --> 00:24:52,269
Maryland Department of Transportation

1091
00:24:52,269 --> 00:24:53,516
, with whom I work on

1092
00:24:53,516 --> 00:24:56,735
this coalition. I'll

1093
00:24:56,735 --> 00:24:57,770
talk more about that

1094
00:24:57,770 --> 00:24:59,221
later.

1095
00:24:59,221 --> 00:25:01,074
Okay, thank you. And then,

1096
00:25:01,074 --> 00:25:02,382
if possible, just

1097
00:25:02,382 --> 00:25:03,760
send me a copy,

1098
00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:04,551
you know, of

1099
00:25:04,551 --> 00:25:05,894
the information that

1100
00:25:05,894 --> 00:25:06,580
comes with it.

1101
00:25:06,580 --> 00:25:06,973
Yes.

1102
00:25:06,973 --> 00:25:07,988
So if we can

1103
00:25:07,988 --> 00:25:09,119
speed it up, we will

1104
00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:10,000
. And if

1105
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:10,921
possible, any

1106
00:25:10,921 --> 00:25:11,987
information about

1107
00:25:11,987 --> 00:25:13,110
any communication with MDOT

1108
00:25:13,110 --> 00:25:14,060
where they expressed

1109
00:25:14,060 --> 00:25:14,923
their willingness

1110
00:25:14,923 --> 00:25:16,046
to help, please

1111
00:25:16,046 --> 00:25:17,097
forward it to us.

1112
00:25:17,097 --> 00:25:17,475
Yes.

1113
00:25:17,475 --> 00:25:18,411
Hmm, make sure

1114
00:25:18,411 --> 00:25:19,348
Jerry can get

1115
00:25:19,348 --> 00:25:20,069
your

1116
00:25:20,069 --> 00:25:21,774
email, as well as mine and the

1117
00:25:21,798 --> 00:25:22,759
board's email, and that way we

1118
00:25:22,759 --> 00:25:23,383
can just

1119
00:25:23,383 --> 00:25:24,080
reconcile all this

1120
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,108
information. So if

1121
00:25:25,108 --> 00:25:25,931
they tell us

1122
00:25:25,931 --> 00:25:26,580
something different than what they

1123
00:25:26,580 --> 00:25:27,502
told her, I just

1124
00:25:27,502 --> 00:25:28,500
want to make sure

1125
00:25:28,500 --> 00:25:29,073
we have everything

1126
00:25:29,073 --> 00:25:30,021
on record and then

1127
00:25:30,021 --> 00:25:30,993
we can reach out

1128
00:25:30,993 --> 00:25:32,483
to them. Uh, thank you.

1129
00:25:32,483 --> 00:25:33,550
Okay, thank you very much,

1130
00:25:33,550 --> 00:25:34,329
boss.

1131
00:25:34,329 --> 00:25:35,143
Chairman, do you have

1132
00:25:35,143 --> 00:25:36,025
a few questions about the

1133
00:25:36,025 --> 00:25:36,613
data he

1134
00:25:36,613 --> 00:25:37,188
presented?

1135
00:25:37,188 --> 00:25:38,273
Can we ask

1136
00:25:38,273 --> 00:25:39,663
? Yes, yes, of course.

1137
00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:40,569
Good. So,

1138
00:25:40,569 --> 00:25:41,881
boss, thank you.

1139
00:25:41,881 --> 00:25:44,587
In particular, regarding

1140
00:25:44,587 --> 00:25:46,654
accident data and

1141
00:25:47,405 --> 00:25:48,887
speeding stop data, it's great.

1142
00:25:48,887 --> 00:25:50,534
Hmm, I've been looking for this kind of data

1143
00:25:50,534 --> 00:25:51,661
since 2021, and you've

1144
00:25:51,661 --> 00:25:53,309
provided some of it

1145
00:25:53,309 --> 00:25:54,696
sporadically, but I'm

1146
00:25:54,696 --> 00:25:56,668
glad to see it. I

1147
00:25:56,668 --> 00:25:57,873
want to encourage you to

1148
00:25:57,873 --> 00:25:58,906
continue

1149
00:25:58,906 --> 00:26:00,265
doing this. I have a

1150
00:26:00,265 --> 00:26:01,227
few quick

1151
00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:04,659
questions. So, um, on the

1152
00:26:04,659 --> 00:26:05,750
second page

1153
00:26:05,750 --> 00:26:06,659
of your data, there's a

1154
00:26:06,659 --> 00:26:08,113
distribution of

1155
00:26:08,113 --> 00:26:09,386
speeding along 25th and 26th

1156
00:26:09,386 --> 00:26:10,767
Streets on North Main

1157
00:26:10,767 --> 00:26:11,640
compared to

1158
00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,176
South Main. Do

1159
00:26:15,176 --> 00:26:16,008
you have data

1160
00:26:16,008 --> 00:26:17,326
showing the

1161
00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:18,574
speed limit at which

1162
00:26:18,574 --> 00:26:19,475
these vehicles were stopped

1163
00:26:19,475 --> 00:26:22,512
? In

1164
00:26:22,512 --> 00:26:23,889
other words,

1165
00:26:23,889 --> 00:26:25,503
for example, 2025 North

1166
00:26:25,503 --> 00:26:27,456
Main Street, 70 stops.

1167
00:26:27,456 --> 00:26:28,640
Were they stopped in

1168
00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:30,023
zones with a

1169
00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:31,524
25 mph

1170
00:26:31,524 --> 00:26:32,585
or 30 mph speed limit?

1171
00:26:32,585 --> 00:26:33,620
That, sir, I

1172
00:26:33,620 --> 00:26:34,818
don't have before my eyes, and

1173
00:26:34,818 --> 00:26:35,789
again, I would

1174
00:26:35,789 --> 00:26:36,533
coordinate it with

1175
00:26:36,533 --> 00:26:37,666
Sergeant Brooks

1176
00:26:37,666 --> 00:26:38,605
to get that

1177
00:26:38,605 --> 00:26:39,385
information. It will take

1178
00:26:39,385 --> 00:26:40,399
a little

1179
00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:41,562
more digging into the

1180
00:26:41,562 --> 00:26:42,188
details to

1181
00:26:42,188 --> 00:26:42,964
try to

1182
00:26:42,964 --> 00:26:44,163
pull this out. Hmm, when you

1183
00:26:44,163 --> 00:26:45,466
look for the distribution, there are

1184
00:26:45,466 --> 00:26:46,248
no exact

1185
00:26:46,248 --> 00:26:47,238
velocities. You will

1186
00:26:47,238 --> 00:26:48,240
have to search for

1187
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,125
each officer

1188
00:26:49,125 --> 00:26:50,128
individually, each day

1189
00:26:50,128 --> 00:26:51,378
separately for a year.

1190
00:26:51,378 --> 00:26:52,967
Good. Would you be, uh

1191
00:26:52,967 --> 00:26:54,090
, willing to at least,

1192
00:26:54,090 --> 00:26:54,839
since you're

1193
00:26:54,839 --> 00:26:55,553
going to

1194
00:26:55,553 --> 00:26:56,574
continue to

1195
00:26:56,574 --> 00:26:57,867
do this, if I have

1196
00:26:57,867 --> 00:26:58,888
any specific

1197
00:26:58,888 --> 00:27:00,215
requests for data, can

1198
00:27:00,215 --> 00:27:01,032
I at least

1199
00:27:01,032 --> 00:27:02,257
ask you about it, and

1200
00:27:02,257 --> 00:27:03,311
then you can

1201
00:27:03,311 --> 00:27:04,264
decide whether it's

1202
00:27:04,264 --> 00:27:05,557
too time-consuming

1203
00:27:05,557 --> 00:27:06,850
or not, or maybe it's

1204
00:27:06,850 --> 00:27:08,211
not valuable, but I

1205
00:27:08,211 --> 00:27:09,538
want to at least ask,

1206
00:27:09,538 --> 00:27:11,615
okay? Secondly, I

1207
00:27:11,615 --> 00:27:12,711
would like to get

1208
00:27:12,711 --> 00:27:13,874
feedback on your

1209
00:27:13,874 --> 00:27:15,170
comment regarding

1210
00:27:15,170 --> 00:27:18,902
accident data. Uh,

1211
00:27:18,902 --> 00:27:20,230
about 2 years ago I

1212
00:27:20,230 --> 00:27:21,226
requested a

1213
00:27:21,226 --> 00:27:22,421
study of crashes

1214
00:27:22,421 --> 00:27:23,749
just in the city center and

1215
00:27:23,749 --> 00:27:24,844
you, Sergeant Brooks, did a

1216
00:27:24,844 --> 00:27:25,508
really good

1217
00:27:25,508 --> 00:27:26,305
job of

1218
00:27:26,305 --> 00:27:27,467
pulling out all the

1219
00:27:27,467 --> 00:27:28,263
crash data and

1220
00:27:28,263 --> 00:27:29,293
most of it

1221
00:27:29,293 --> 00:27:30,089
boils down to

1222
00:27:30,089 --> 00:27:31,351
mirror slaps and

1223
00:27:31,351 --> 00:27:36,151
such. But the conclusion in the

1224
00:27:36,151 --> 00:27:37,427
report you provided

1225
00:27:37,427 --> 00:27:38,566
says, and I quote, that

1226
00:27:38,566 --> 00:27:39,394
there is a significant

1227
00:27:39,394 --> 00:27:40,498
safety problem

1228
00:27:40,498 --> 00:27:44,125
due to the narrowness of

1229
00:27:44,125 --> 00:27:45,373
the road and the

1230
00:27:45,373 --> 00:27:46,654
parking situation in the

1231
00:27:46,654 --> 00:27:48,030
city center. And that's something

1232
00:27:48,030 --> 00:27:49,387
I think we'll have to

1233
00:27:49,418 --> 00:27:50,590
continue to think about

1234
00:27:50,590 --> 00:27:51,843
in the future. So

1235
00:27:51,843 --> 00:27:52,493
thank you.

1236
00:27:52,493 --> 00:27:54,239
Yes, sir.

1237
00:27:54,239 --> 00:27:57,372
Something else? Okay, without

1238
00:27:57,372 --> 00:27:58,342
hearing anything, we'll

1239
00:27:58,342 --> 00:27:59,538
move on to the reports from the

1240
00:27:59,538 --> 00:28:00,281
mayor's council and

1241
00:28:00,281 --> 00:28:01,760
staff. A brief

1242
00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,998
report from the mayor. The participant in the

1243
00:28:05,034 --> 00:28:06,323
department heads meeting on the 17th

1244
00:28:06,323 --> 00:28:06,895
was very

1245
00:28:06,895 --> 00:28:08,212
informative. I was

1246
00:28:08,212 --> 00:28:09,257
here for a few hours,

1247
00:28:09,257 --> 00:28:10,630
learned a lot.

1248
00:28:10,630 --> 00:28:11,632
Just trying to get

1249
00:28:11,632 --> 00:28:12,791
my bearings to

1250
00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:13,981
make sure everything

1251
00:28:13,981 --> 00:28:15,171
stays afloat

1252
00:28:15,171 --> 00:28:16,016
until the

1253
00:28:16,016 --> 00:28:17,081
next elected

1254
00:28:17,081 --> 00:28:18,115
mayor comes along and, thankfully,

1255
00:28:18,115 --> 00:28:20,320
takes it from me. So,

1256
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:21,463
you know, I'm just

1257
00:28:21,463 --> 00:28:22,986
hanging in here as best I can

1258
00:28:22,986 --> 00:28:24,363
until then.

1259
00:28:24,363 --> 00:28:25,511
We have had

1260
00:28:25,511 --> 00:28:26,573
some great

1261
00:28:26,573 --> 00:28:28,296
events over the past month, including the

1262
00:28:28,325 --> 00:28:29,485
Rotary Club Duck Race. I know

1263
00:28:29,485 --> 00:28:30,513
they went through it without a hitch

1264
00:28:30,513 --> 00:28:31,441
.

1265
00:28:31,441 --> 00:28:32,309
I hope they

1266
00:28:32,309 --> 00:28:33,093
raised a lot of

1267
00:28:33,093 --> 00:28:34,156
money. And this is a wonderful

1268
00:28:34,156 --> 00:28:35,069
event that, in my

1269
00:28:35,069 --> 00:28:35,867
opinion, brings

1270
00:28:35,867 --> 00:28:36,961
a lot of people together.

1271
00:28:36,961 --> 00:28:38,060
Councilman Evans, I know

1272
00:28:38,060 --> 00:28:38,961
you were present, I

1273
00:28:38,961 --> 00:28:40,080
think. I

1274
00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:41,824
was actually unwell after

1275
00:28:41,848 --> 00:28:42,610
spending the whole day in the rain the day

1276
00:28:42,610 --> 00:28:43,175
before

1277
00:28:43,175 --> 00:28:44,059
training, so I

1278
00:28:44,059 --> 00:28:45,068
couldn't get there.

1279
00:28:45,068 --> 00:28:46,556
But, um, and then, Mamso

1280
00:28:46,556 --> 00:28:47,888
, it's Oktoberfest. I

1281
00:28:47,888 --> 00:28:49,054
want to thank everyone

1282
00:28:49,054 --> 00:28:49,987
who had any

1283
00:28:49,987 --> 00:28:51,008
connection to this

1284
00:28:51,008 --> 00:28:52,299
event. Uh, boss, to

1285
00:28:52,299 --> 00:28:53,403
your entire team, um,

1286
00:28:53,403 --> 00:28:54,507
Mamso volunteers,

1287
00:28:54,507 --> 00:28:55,043
Jared,

1288
00:28:55,043 --> 00:28:56,348
city staff

1289
00:28:56,348 --> 00:28:57,422
. Uh, talked to

1290
00:28:57,422 --> 00:28:58,466
a lot of people. I

1291
00:28:58,466 --> 00:28:59,575
think everyone had a great

1292
00:28:59,575 --> 00:29:00,521
time. Everything

1293
00:29:00,521 --> 00:29:01,480
went smoothly

1294
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:02,465
, and, uh, you know,

1295
00:29:02,465 --> 00:29:03,424
it's one of the best

1296
00:29:03,424 --> 00:29:04,490
events, in my opinion,

1297
00:29:04,490 --> 00:29:05,496
in the city of Mount Airy.

1298
00:29:05,496 --> 00:29:06,316
So I want to

1299
00:29:06,316 --> 00:29:07,390
thank everyone for that. And

1300
00:29:07,390 --> 00:29:08,178
then, uh, that's

1301
00:29:08,178 --> 00:29:08,944
pretty much the end of my

1302
00:29:08,944 --> 00:29:09,819
report, if you don't have

1303
00:29:09,819 --> 00:29:10,730
anything special. I

1304
00:29:10,730 --> 00:29:11,594
feel like you're

1305
00:29:11,594 --> 00:29:12,348
more of an acting

1306
00:29:12,348 --> 00:29:13,290
mayor than I am right now.

1307
00:29:13,290 --> 00:29:13,697
So,

1308
00:29:13,697 --> 00:29:14,751
uh, we appreciate you

1309
00:29:14,751 --> 00:29:15,862
coming to the, uh

1310
00:29:15,862 --> 00:29:17,074
, staff meeting.

1311
00:29:17,074 --> 00:29:18,174
You see, you know, it's...it's

1312
00:29:18,174 --> 00:29:19,219
in ten minutes,

1313
00:29:19,219 --> 00:29:20,292
you know, we're there for a

1314
00:29:20,292 --> 00:29:21,337
while discussing everything

1315
00:29:21,337 --> 00:29:22,520
that's going on. So

1316
00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:23,892
we are grateful to you. Uh, I'd

1317
00:29:23,892 --> 00:29:25,129
like to

1318
00:29:25,129 --> 00:29:26,260
thank Grace, who

1319
00:29:26,260 --> 00:29:27,391
was a big, uh,

1320
00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:28,663
part of the city, uh,

1321
00:29:28,663 --> 00:29:30,077
kind of liaison

1322
00:29:30,077 --> 00:29:31,455
for the Mamsas event

1323
00:29:31,455 --> 00:29:32,703
. So, uh, a big

1324
00:29:32,703 --> 00:29:34,210
thank you to her for that. She did a

1325
00:29:34,210 --> 00:29:35,490
great job.

1326
00:29:35,490 --> 00:29:37,018
Yes, and still recovering, I

1327
00:29:37,018 --> 00:29:38,098
know. So it was a

1328
00:29:38,098 --> 00:29:39,314
long day and a great

1329
00:29:39,314 --> 00:29:39,766
event.

1330
00:29:39,766 --> 00:29:40,628
You recover until

1331
00:29:40,628 --> 00:29:41,686
next year.

1332
00:29:41,686 --> 00:29:43,023
Yes. We will start

1333
00:29:43,023 --> 00:29:43,791
planning this

1334
00:29:43,791 --> 00:29:46,242
next week. Uh,

1335
00:29:46,242 --> 00:29:48,153
we'll move on to, uh, the

1336
00:29:48,189 --> 00:29:49,392
Water and

1337
00:29:49,392 --> 00:29:50,772
Sewer Commission, the

1338
00:29:50,772 --> 00:29:52,718
Improvement Commission, the

1339
00:29:52,754 --> 00:29:54,169
Severe

1340
00:29:54,169 --> 00:29:55,514
Weather Task Force, the 250th

1341
00:29:55,514 --> 00:29:56,894
Fifty Committee, and the Coalition

1342
00:29:56,894 --> 00:29:57,885
for a Safer

1343
00:29:57,885 --> 00:29:59,053
Maryland with Councilman

1344
00:29:59,053 --> 00:30:00,144
Demmitt.

1345
00:30:00,144 --> 00:30:01,850
Okay, thank you. Uh,

1346
00:30:01,850 --> 00:30:03,234
first the

1347
00:30:03,234 --> 00:30:04,815
Improvement Commission. Uh,

1348
00:30:04,815 --> 00:30:06,448
the commission didn't meet

1349
00:30:06,448 --> 00:30:08,082
in September, and the next

1350
00:30:08,082 --> 00:30:09,506
commission meeting

1351
00:30:09,506 --> 00:30:11,140
will be on October 20th

1352
00:30:11,140 --> 00:30:11,991
at 7:00 p.m. I want to

1353
00:30:11,991 --> 00:30:13,099
emphasize, both I and I

1354
00:30:13,099 --> 00:30:13,667
asked the

1355
00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:14,356
acting

1356
00:30:14,356 --> 00:30:15,314
mayor and the

1357
00:30:15,314 --> 00:30:16,512
council president to put this

1358
00:30:16,512 --> 00:30:17,559
issue on the

1359
00:30:17,559 --> 00:30:18,727
agenda, and I'm glad

1360
00:30:18,727 --> 00:30:19,957
we did. I want to

1361
00:30:19,957 --> 00:30:20,784
reach out to

1362
00:30:20,784 --> 00:30:21,483
the Coalition for a

1363
00:30:21,483 --> 00:30:22,723
Safer Maryland

1364
00:30:22,723 --> 00:30:24,185
. So, the Coalition for a

1365
00:30:24,185 --> 00:30:25,474
Safer Maryland

1366
00:30:25,474 --> 00:30:26,731
is a very

1367
00:30:26,731 --> 00:30:27,921
high-level initiative

1368
00:30:27,921 --> 00:30:28,781
led by the Lieutenant

1369
00:30:28,781 --> 00:30:29,641
Governor and the

1370
00:30:29,641 --> 00:30:30,997
Secretary of the

1371
00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:32,319
Maryland Department of Transportation

1372
00:30:32,319 --> 00:30:34,159
. The goal is to

1373
00:30:34,159 --> 00:30:35,980
reduce

1374
00:30:36,010 --> 00:30:36,597
traffic fatalities and

1375
00:30:36,597 --> 00:30:37,713
move Maryland

1376
00:30:37,713 --> 00:30:38,859
toward zero

1377
00:30:38,859 --> 00:30:40,484
traffic fatalities.

1378
00:30:40,484 --> 00:30:41,726
So the focus is on

1379
00:30:41,726 --> 00:30:43,106
what

1380
00:30:43,106 --> 00:30:44,417
else we can do

1381
00:30:44,417 --> 00:30:45,694
across the state to

1382
00:30:45,694 --> 00:30:47,005
reduce

1383
00:30:47,005 --> 00:30:48,109
traffic fatalities,

1384
00:30:48,109 --> 00:30:51,124
pedestrian fatalities, and so on. Hmm, I'm

1385
00:30:51,124 --> 00:30:53,514
very grateful. I am very

1386
00:30:53,514 --> 00:30:54,527
grateful to have been

1387
00:30:54,527 --> 00:30:55,539
invited to

1388
00:30:55,539 --> 00:30:56,315
participate in this

1389
00:30:56,315 --> 00:30:57,597
high-

1390
00:30:57,597 --> 00:30:59,528
level initiative. It was by

1391
00:30:59,528 --> 00:31:00,561
invitation only, and not

1392
00:31:00,561 --> 00:31:01,561
every city was

1393
00:31:01,561 --> 00:31:03,480
invited. Only

1394
00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:04,104
about 12

1395
00:31:04,104 --> 00:31:05,179
municipalities

1396
00:31:05,179 --> 00:31:06,253
participate by

1397
00:31:06,253 --> 00:31:07,501
invitation, and I was

1398
00:31:07,501 --> 00:31:08,541
invited to

1399
00:31:08,541 --> 00:31:11,120
participate. So it's a

1400
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:12,319
great honor for me to be in the

1401
00:31:12,319 --> 00:31:15,736
coalition. Hmm, we

1402
00:31:15,736 --> 00:31:16,829
had a kick-off

1403
00:31:16,829 --> 00:31:19,551
meeting on September 1st. Hmm,

1404
00:31:19,551 --> 00:31:21,060
as soon as I was invited,

1405
00:31:21,060 --> 00:31:22,418
I coordinated with the

1406
00:31:22,418 --> 00:31:23,882
mayor. Hmm, and I

1407
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,278
coordinated every

1408
00:31:25,278 --> 00:31:27,860
step. I reached out to the

1409
00:31:27,892 --> 00:31:28,948
Minneapolis Police Department to

1410
00:31:28,948 --> 00:31:29,940
get information from them

1411
00:31:29,940 --> 00:31:33,572
. Hmm, I

1412
00:31:33,572 --> 00:31:35,769
talked about this at the

1413
00:31:35,801 --> 00:31:36,803
Streets and

1414
00:31:36,803 --> 00:31:38,095
Highways Commission meeting last week,

1415
00:31:38,095 --> 00:31:39,290
and part of what I asked was to

1416
00:31:39,290 --> 00:31:41,131
ask the

1417
00:31:41,164 --> 00:31:42,456
Streets and Highways Commission for their

1418
00:31:42,456 --> 00:31:43,425
list of ongoing

1419
00:31:43,425 --> 00:31:44,491
issues and points of

1420
00:31:44,491 --> 00:31:45,395
coordination with the

1421
00:31:45,395 --> 00:31:46,429
state and others,

1422
00:31:46,429 --> 00:31:47,527
because I think

1423
00:31:47,527 --> 00:31:48,238
part of it is

1424
00:31:48,238 --> 00:31:49,401
because there are a

1425
00:31:49,401 --> 00:31:50,531
lot of people

1426
00:31:50,531 --> 00:31:51,371
talking to

1427
00:31:51,371 --> 00:31:52,340
a lot of

1428
00:31:52,340 --> 00:31:53,536
different people, and it's

1429
00:31:53,536 --> 00:31:57,681
not all coordinated.

1430
00:31:57,681 --> 00:31:58,870
So, within the framework of this

1431
00:31:58,870 --> 00:31:59,652
coalition

1432
00:31:59,652 --> 00:32:00,365
activity,

1433
00:32:00,365 --> 00:32:01,453
two

1434
00:32:01,453 --> 00:32:03,543
things are happening. This is an opportunity

1435
00:32:03,543 --> 00:32:04,064
for me to

1436
00:32:04,064 --> 00:32:05,042
collaborate with the

1437
00:32:05,042 --> 00:32:05,563
other 12

1438
00:32:05,563 --> 00:32:06,671
municipalities to

1439
00:32:06,671 --> 00:32:07,519
develop

1440
00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:08,594
statewide

1441
00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:09,865
solutions for Vision

1442
00:32:09,865 --> 00:32:13,745
Zero. It is also an

1443
00:32:13,745 --> 00:32:14,972
opportunity to obtain

1444
00:32:14,972 --> 00:32:15,811
and implement

1445
00:32:15,811 --> 00:32:17,006
solutions adapted

1446
00:32:17,006 --> 00:32:18,006
to the needs of each

1447
00:32:18,006 --> 00:32:22,103
community. So this is a

1448
00:32:22,103 --> 00:32:23,263
great opportunity

1449
00:32:23,263 --> 00:32:29,422
for us

1450
00:32:29,454 --> 00:32:30,436
to discuss our

1451
00:32:30,436 --> 00:32:31,712
problems at a very high level and solve

1452
00:32:31,712 --> 00:32:33,389
some of them.

1453
00:32:33,389 --> 00:32:34,621
For example, after the

1454
00:32:34,621 --> 00:32:36,132
kick-off meeting on

1455
00:32:36,132 --> 00:32:38,613
September 1, I was very

1456
00:32:38,613 --> 00:32:39,744
straightforward. I

1457
00:32:39,744 --> 00:32:40,646
said, “I’m happy

1458
00:32:40,646 --> 00:32:41,518
to help with this

1459
00:32:41,518 --> 00:32:42,571
statewide

1460
00:32:42,571 --> 00:32:43,714
initiative, but I

1461
00:32:43,714 --> 00:32:44,737
need help

1462
00:32:44,737 --> 00:32:46,793
from the state. "That's what I

1463
00:32:46,793 --> 00:32:49,818
need." And 3

1464
00:32:49,818 --> 00:32:50,392
days later I

1465
00:32:50,392 --> 00:32:51,829
got a call from Mdot in

1466
00:32:51,829 --> 00:32:53,265
Frederick's 7th District

1467
00:32:53,265 --> 00:32:54,701
and we discussed some

1468
00:32:54,701 --> 00:33:00,168
of the issues. Two things

1469
00:33:00,168 --> 00:33:00,976
I informed them about

1470
00:33:00,976 --> 00:33:02,262
from scratch, I

1471
00:33:02,262 --> 00:33:03,548
first agreed with

1472
00:33:03,548 --> 00:33:05,017
the police, first, is

1473
00:33:05,017 --> 00:33:06,303
our long-standing desire

1474
00:33:06,303 --> 00:33:07,625
to reduce the

1475
00:33:07,625 --> 00:33:08,801
speed limit to 25 on

1476
00:33:08,801 --> 00:33:13,031
Main Street. And my

1477
00:33:13,031 --> 00:33:14,314
comment to them was: "

1478
00:33:14,314 --> 00:33:15,598
If not now, then when

1479
00:33:15,598 --> 00:33:18,391
?" So I got a

1480
00:33:18,391 --> 00:33:19,567
commitment from them.

1481
00:33:19,567 --> 00:33:20,468
They are going to

1482
00:33:20,468 --> 00:33:21,670
conduct a

1483
00:33:21,670 --> 00:33:22,932
speed study. They

1484
00:33:22,932 --> 00:33:23,870
look at these

1485
00:33:23,870 --> 00:33:25,165
issues a little differently

1486
00:33:25,165 --> 00:33:28,607
than in the past. It's not

1487
00:33:28,607 --> 00:33:29,551
just a matter of

1488
00:33:29,551 --> 00:33:30,696
quantifying

1489
00:33:30,696 --> 00:33:31,943
speed, but also other

1490
00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:33,088
factors such as

1491
00:33:33,088 --> 00:33:36,875
changes in the community, etc.

1492
00:33:36,875 --> 00:33:38,087
Another issue was the

1493
00:33:38,087 --> 00:33:39,266
rapid flashing

1494
00:33:39,266 --> 00:33:40,118
beacons, which we had

1495
00:33:40,118 --> 00:33:41,298
been requesting for

1496
00:33:41,298 --> 00:33:42,314
about 2 years to be installed in

1497
00:33:42,314 --> 00:33:43,428
our downtown

1498
00:33:43,428 --> 00:33:44,998
area. So this is just the

1499
00:33:44,998 --> 00:33:50,196
beginning. But my goal

1500
00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:51,256
in this is to be

1501
00:33:51,256 --> 00:33:52,482
able to

1502
00:33:52,482 --> 00:33:53,642
reach out to this

1503
00:33:53,642 --> 00:33:54,868
coalition and convey

1504
00:33:54,868 --> 00:33:56,128
the needs and issues

1505
00:33:56,128 --> 00:33:57,287
that I see in our

1506
00:33:57,287 --> 00:33:58,315
city as an elected

1507
00:33:58,315 --> 00:33:59,640
official and do

1508
00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:00,800
everything I can to

1509
00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,345
address them. So I think this is a

1510
00:34:04,345 --> 00:34:05,169
great

1511
00:34:05,169 --> 00:34:08,281
opportunity. I want to

1512
00:34:08,281 --> 00:34:09,448
coordinate with the

1513
00:34:09,448 --> 00:34:09,948
city

1514
00:34:09,948 --> 00:34:10,948
administration,

1515
00:34:10,948 --> 00:34:11,781
continue to

1516
00:34:11,781 --> 00:34:12,948
coordinate with the

1517
00:34:12,948 --> 00:34:14,249
police chief,

1518
00:34:14,249 --> 00:34:15,416
coordinate with the

1519
00:34:15,416 --> 00:34:16,716
mayor, because I think

1520
00:34:16,716 --> 00:34:17,750
we need a

1521
00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:18,550
single center of

1522
00:34:18,550 --> 00:34:19,650
coordination that

1523
00:34:19,650 --> 00:34:20,917
I can then bring

1524
00:34:20,917 --> 00:34:22,184
to us this

1525
00:34:22,184 --> 00:34:26,265
high-level opportunity. So,

1526
00:34:26,265 --> 00:34:26,998
this is updated

1527
00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:28,165
information on this

1528
00:34:28,165 --> 00:34:30,306
matter. I would like to

1529
00:34:30,306 --> 00:34:33,133
take the time to do this.

1530
00:34:33,133 --> 00:34:34,127
Okay,

1531
00:34:34,127 --> 00:34:35,254
water and

1532
00:34:35,254 --> 00:34:36,448
sewer commission, I'll be

1533
00:34:36,448 --> 00:34:37,708
brief

1534
00:34:37,708 --> 00:34:39,304
on this. We last

1535
00:34:39,304 --> 00:34:40,368
met on

1536
00:34:40,368 --> 00:34:41,700
September 2nd. We

1537
00:34:41,700 --> 00:34:43,260
will meet again on October 7th

1538
00:34:43,260 --> 00:34:46,310
. We continue to, um,

1539
00:34:46,310 --> 00:34:48,330
look at the issue of

1540
00:34:48,364 --> 00:34:53,036
water distribution and use.

1541
00:34:53,036 --> 00:34:54,345
For example, to what extent

1542
00:34:54,345 --> 00:34:55,393
should

1543
00:34:55,393 --> 00:34:56,572
previously approved

1544
00:34:56,572 --> 00:34:57,882
equivalent housing

1545
00:34:57,882 --> 00:34:58,832
units be taken into account when

1546
00:34:58,832 --> 00:34:59,880
considering a

1547
00:34:59,880 --> 00:35:00,666
development or

1548
00:35:00,666 --> 00:35:01,877
renovation project that

1549
00:35:01,877 --> 00:35:02,958
constitutes a change in the

1550
00:35:02,958 --> 00:35:07,493
character of the property.

1551
00:35:07,493 --> 00:35:08,710
We also consider

1552
00:35:08,710 --> 00:35:09,709
lessons learned as

1553
00:35:09,709 --> 00:35:11,989
a result of the

1554
00:35:12,020 --> 00:35:12,738
city's actual water consumption

1555
00:35:12,738 --> 00:35:13,394
exceeding

1556
00:35:13,394 --> 00:35:14,331
the estimated and

1557
00:35:14,331 --> 00:35:15,049
approved

1558
00:35:15,049 --> 00:35:17,896
water consumption. And we are

1559
00:35:17,896 --> 00:35:19,064
looking at lessons

1560
00:35:19,064 --> 00:35:20,166
learned in another

1561
00:35:20,166 --> 00:35:21,467
municipality that is

1562
00:35:21,467 --> 00:35:22,702
adopting an ordinance on

1563
00:35:22,702 --> 00:35:25,647
this issue. Severe Weather Working

1564
00:35:25,647 --> 00:35:27,778
Group

1565
00:35:27,778 --> 00:35:29,211
. Uh, we last

1566
00:35:29,211 --> 00:35:30,882
met on August 27th to

1567
00:35:30,917 --> 00:35:32,205
discuss and come to a

1568
00:35:32,205 --> 00:35:32,867
formal

1569
00:35:32,867 --> 00:35:34,051
recommendation on the

1570
00:35:34,051 --> 00:35:35,095
desired weather

1571
00:35:35,095 --> 00:35:37,219
alert siren system to

1572
00:35:37,254 --> 00:35:39,361
purchase. Uh

1573
00:35:39,361 --> 00:35:40,325
, sure, at the

1574
00:35:40,325 --> 00:35:41,146
September

1575
00:35:41,146 --> 00:35:42,146
meeting, the council

1576
00:35:42,146 --> 00:35:44,395
approved the purchase of an

1577
00:35:45,431 --> 00:35:47,624
American Signal weather alert siren system. I

1578
00:35:47,624 --> 00:35:48,826
want to inform you that

1579
00:35:48,826 --> 00:35:50,461
the city has issued a

1580
00:35:50,495 --> 00:35:51,718
purchase order.

1581
00:35:51,718 --> 00:35:53,037
The supplier mentioned

1582
00:35:53,037 --> 00:35:54,967
that the lead time for

1583
00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,354
equipment delivery is

1584
00:35:56,354 --> 00:35:57,504
12 to 16 weeks.

1585
00:35:57,504 --> 00:35:58,877
Therefore, installation

1586
00:35:58,877 --> 00:36:00,372
may only take place

1587
00:36:00,372 --> 00:36:01,664
in early, um, 2027

1588
00:36:01,664 --> 00:36:03,199
,

1589
00:36:03,199 --> 00:36:04,466
weather permitting. So this is a little

1590
00:36:04,466 --> 00:36:05,413
different than what

1591
00:36:05,413 --> 00:36:06,417
you heard from the

1592
00:36:06,417 --> 00:36:07,576
city engineer. I

1593
00:36:07,576 --> 00:36:09,031
think the estimate was

1594
00:36:09,031 --> 00:36:10,449
the end of December. This

1595
00:36:10,449 --> 00:36:11,714
won't happen until the end of

1596
00:36:11,714 --> 00:36:14,008
December. I also want to

1597
00:36:14,008 --> 00:36:15,131
thank

1598
00:36:15,131 --> 00:36:16,423
Mr. Josh Marks again for his

1599
00:36:16,423 --> 00:36:19,113
efforts. Josh raised,

1600
00:36:19,113 --> 00:36:20,507
um, a lot of money, um,

1601
00:36:20,507 --> 00:36:21,508
from private

1602
00:36:21,508 --> 00:36:23,724
businesses to go towards a

1603
00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,397
weather warning siren system. I also want

1604
00:36:28,397 --> 00:36:29,644
to let you know that

1605
00:36:29,644 --> 00:36:30,992
he has raised another

1606
00:36:30,992 --> 00:36:34,760
thousand dollars since September. This

1607
00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:36,268
brings the total

1608
00:36:36,268 --> 00:36:37,865
contributions to

1609
00:36:37,865 --> 00:36:39,461
$21,500, which will

1610
00:36:39,461 --> 00:36:43,932
come from

1611
00:36:43,932 --> 00:36:45,232
any funding

1612
00:36:45,232 --> 00:36:47,336
the city has to provide.

1613
00:36:47,336 --> 00:36:49,338
We will meet again on

1614
00:36:49,371 --> 00:36:50,060
October 8th to

1615
00:36:50,060 --> 00:36:51,307
discuss next

1616
00:36:51,307 --> 00:36:52,587
steps in

1617
00:36:52,587 --> 00:36:53,703
system implementation, education, and

1618
00:36:53,703 --> 00:36:55,443
outreach

1619
00:36:55,476 --> 00:36:58,716
. Uh,

1620
00:36:58,716 --> 00:37:02,065
America 250 Task Force, the

1621
00:37:02,065 --> 00:37:03,451
America

1622
00:37:03,451 --> 00:37:04,594
250 celebration is coming to an end

1623
00:37:04,594 --> 00:37:05,357
as we

1624
00:37:05,357 --> 00:37:06,570
move into

1625
00:37:06,570 --> 00:37:07,644
late fall and the

1626
00:37:07,644 --> 00:37:08,923
holiday season here.

1627
00:37:08,923 --> 00:37:10,219
I remind you that you need to

1628
00:37:10,219 --> 00:37:11,549
click on the

1629
00:37:11,549 --> 00:37:12,504
"America 250" logo on the

1630
00:37:12,504 --> 00:37:13,732
city's website to

1631
00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:14,891
see upcoming

1632
00:37:14,891 --> 00:37:17,806
events. Uh, I'm also

1633
00:37:17,806 --> 00:37:19,411
working with Ashley Collier

1634
00:37:19,411 --> 00:37:21,017
from the city staff,

1635
00:37:21,017 --> 00:37:21,981
um, on the whole

1636
00:37:21,981 --> 00:37:23,546
America 250 program

1637
00:37:23,546 --> 00:37:25,955
, and specifically the

1638
00:37:25,995 --> 00:37:28,741
Time Capsule event. I think it

1639
00:37:28,741 --> 00:37:29,601
was very well

1640
00:37:29,601 --> 00:37:30,667
done, and I think

1641
00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:31,734
Ashley played a

1642
00:37:31,734 --> 00:37:32,830
leading role in it,

1643
00:37:32,830 --> 00:37:33,748
along with many

1644
00:37:33,748 --> 00:37:35,022
other

1645
00:37:35,052 --> 00:37:36,341
city staff. So, again

1646
00:37:36,341 --> 00:37:37,463
, coordinating

1647
00:37:37,463 --> 00:37:38,653
through the mayor, I wanted to

1648
00:37:38,653 --> 00:37:39,367
recognize the

1649
00:37:39,367 --> 00:37:40,693
city's employees

1650
00:37:40,693 --> 00:37:44,691
. And so I'm working with

1651
00:37:44,691 --> 00:37:45,679
them to put together an

1652
00:37:45,679 --> 00:37:47,223
application for the

1653
00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:54,315
Maryland Municipal League's Municipal Achievement Awards program. So, this is a

1654
00:37:54,315 --> 00:37:55,651
program that you

1655
00:37:55,651 --> 00:37:57,178
can apply for to have

1656
00:37:57,178 --> 00:37:58,628
your, um, efforts

1657
00:37:58,628 --> 00:38:01,434
recognized by MML. And we're

1658
00:38:01,434 --> 00:38:02,735
going to file this

1659
00:38:02,735 --> 00:38:03,537
under the

1660
00:38:03,537 --> 00:38:05,354
community engagement category. I

1661
00:38:05,354 --> 00:38:06,247
think it's good

1662
00:38:06,247 --> 00:38:07,268
to recognize our

1663
00:38:07,268 --> 00:38:08,511
city employees

1664
00:38:08,511 --> 00:38:09,755
when they do a

1665
00:38:09,755 --> 00:38:10,808
good job, and it's

1666
00:38:10,808 --> 00:38:11,988
good visibility for the

1667
00:38:11,988 --> 00:38:15,393
city. And I think those are

1668
00:38:15,393 --> 00:38:16,648
all my areas, and I

1669
00:38:16,648 --> 00:38:19,631
thank you for your time.

1670
00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:20,743
Okay, next we have

1671
00:38:20,743 --> 00:38:21,987
our planning commission report

1672
00:38:21,987 --> 00:38:22,772
with

1673
00:38:22,772 --> 00:38:24,468
Councilor Kelly.

1674
00:38:24,468 --> 00:38:25,954
Thank you, council chairman and

1675
00:38:25,954 --> 00:38:27,030
mayor. Uh, let's

1676
00:38:27,030 --> 00:38:28,321
see, the

1677
00:38:28,321 --> 00:38:29,612
Planning Commission met on

1678
00:38:29,612 --> 00:38:31,002
September 29th. Uh, a few

1679
00:38:31,002 --> 00:38:32,141
points. Uh, during the

1680
00:38:32,141 --> 00:38:33,542
public discussion portion of

1681
00:38:33,567 --> 00:38:34,340
the meeting, Chairman

1682
00:38:34,340 --> 00:38:34,968
Gant echoed

1683
00:38:34,968 --> 00:38:35,789
Councilor

1684
00:38:35,789 --> 00:38:36,635
DeMotor's comments that

1685
00:38:36,635 --> 00:38:37,529
we should collectively

1686
00:38:37,529 --> 00:38:38,520
review the

1687
00:38:38,544 --> 00:38:39,172
implementation strategies

1688
00:38:39,172 --> 00:38:40,864
detailed in the

1689
00:38:40,888 --> 00:38:42,091
2023 Master Plan. Noting

1690
00:38:42,091 --> 00:38:43,161
that we will owe the

1691
00:38:43,161 --> 00:38:44,200
state updated

1692
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:45,427
information in 2028,

1693
00:38:45,427 --> 00:38:45,994
which is

1694
00:38:45,994 --> 00:38:47,602
coming soon. The commission

1695
00:38:47,602 --> 00:38:48,371
requests that the council

1696
00:38:48,371 --> 00:38:49,333
set a date for a

1697
00:38:49,333 --> 00:38:50,262
workshop and/or

1698
00:38:50,262 --> 00:38:51,288
convene a meeting of

1699
00:38:51,288 --> 00:38:52,473
members of all commissions

1700
00:38:52,473 --> 00:38:53,883
to update the

1701
00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:56,558
implementation strategy. I'll

1702
00:38:56,558 --> 00:38:57,883
come back to that in a

1703
00:38:57,883 --> 00:38:59,040
minute.

1704
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:00,051
The commission also expressed

1705
00:39:00,051 --> 00:39:01,004
our desire that

1706
00:39:01,004 --> 00:39:02,194
the police station

1707
00:39:02,194 --> 00:39:04,187
go through the normal

1708
00:39:04,217 --> 00:39:05,407
site planning process when the

1709
00:39:05,407 --> 00:39:06,615
time comes. I told them that I would

1710
00:39:06,615 --> 00:39:07,847
forward this request

1711
00:39:07,847 --> 00:39:08,747
with my full

1712
00:39:08,747 --> 00:39:10,736
support and agreement.

1713
00:39:10,736 --> 00:39:11,946
After further

1714
00:39:11,946 --> 00:39:12,816
discussion, the

1715
00:39:12,816 --> 00:39:13,951
final

1716
00:39:13,951 --> 00:39:15,199
site plan was re

1717
00:39:15,199 --> 00:39:16,675
-approved for the

1718
00:39:16,675 --> 00:39:18,037
Twin Arts Business Park Lot 15C for

1719
00:39:18,037 --> 00:39:21,618
King Sports Construction.

1720
00:39:21,662 --> 00:39:23,389
Resolution

1721
00:39:23,389 --> 00:39:25,029
2026-25 regarding accessory

1722
00:39:25,029 --> 00:39:27,271
living spaces was also introduced and discussed. And

1723
00:39:27,271 --> 00:39:28,315
there were further

1724
00:39:28,315 --> 00:39:29,244
discussions regarding

1725
00:39:29,244 --> 00:39:30,230
recommendations for

1726
00:39:30,230 --> 00:39:31,130
amendments to the

1727
00:39:31,130 --> 00:39:32,058
city's

1728
00:39:32,058 --> 00:39:34,926
signage code. The next

1729
00:39:34,970 --> 00:39:35,893
Planning Commission meeting will

1730
00:39:35,893 --> 00:39:37,607
be held on October 26th

1731
00:39:37,607 --> 00:39:39,038
at 7:00 p.m. Uh,

1732
00:39:39,038 --> 00:39:40,602
going back to my

1733
00:39:40,602 --> 00:39:42,165
first point, so I'm

1734
00:39:42,165 --> 00:39:43,569
like, um, and this is in

1735
00:39:43,569 --> 00:39:44,932
my notes, uh,

1736
00:39:44,932 --> 00:39:46,455
a few months ago,

1737
00:39:46,455 --> 00:39:48,019
uh, regarding the desire, uh,

1738
00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:49,382
and obviously this has

1739
00:39:49,382 --> 00:39:50,344
happened in

1740
00:39:50,344 --> 00:39:51,948
the past, uh, for, uh,

1741
00:39:51,948 --> 00:39:53,472
members of all the commissions,

1742
00:39:53,472 --> 00:39:54,634
uh, to get together with the

1743
00:39:54,634 --> 00:39:58,238
city, staff. Uh, really,

1744
00:39:58,238 --> 00:39:59,372
to discuss uh

1745
00:39:59,372 --> 00:40:00,172
initiatives in the

1746
00:40:00,172 --> 00:40:01,473
master plan, uh

1747
00:40:01,473 --> 00:40:02,807
, gather updates,

1748
00:40:02,807 --> 00:40:04,235
agree on strategies. Uh

1749
00:40:04,235 --> 00:40:07,721
, something like that. So, I

1750
00:40:07,721 --> 00:40:08,642
think my

1751
00:40:08,642 --> 00:40:10,138
request here is, uh, from the

1752
00:40:10,138 --> 00:40:11,367
mayor, uh, city

1753
00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:12,825
administration, uh, and

1754
00:40:12,825 --> 00:40:13,708
I would imagine that the

1755
00:40:13,708 --> 00:40:15,013
next mayor, uh,

1756
00:40:15,013 --> 00:40:16,394
would start planning uh

1757
00:40:16,394 --> 00:40:17,737
this joint meeting/

1758
00:40:17,737 --> 00:40:19,004
workshop for the first

1759
00:40:19,004 --> 00:40:20,385
quarter, early

1760
00:40:20,385 --> 00:40:21,844
second quarter, no

1761
00:40:21,844 --> 00:40:26,646
later. I think the

1762
00:40:26,646 --> 00:40:27,990
planning commission, in

1763
00:40:27,990 --> 00:40:29,333
particular,

1764
00:40:29,333 --> 00:40:30,374
has expressed several times that it's

1765
00:40:30,374 --> 00:40:31,684
time to do this

1766
00:40:31,684 --> 00:40:32,994
, and it's been a long time

1767
00:40:32,994 --> 00:40:34,002
, probably someone in

1768
00:40:34,002 --> 00:40:35,312
the room might have known that,

1769
00:40:35,312 --> 00:40:36,420
but it's been a long

1770
00:40:36,420 --> 00:40:37,663
time since it

1771
00:40:37,663 --> 00:40:41,237
actually happened.

1772
00:40:41,237 --> 00:40:42,703
So, I'm asking for this

1773
00:40:42,703 --> 00:40:46,728
now, and I'm also

1774
00:40:46,728 --> 00:40:47,490
volunteering

1775
00:40:47,490 --> 00:40:48,484
to be a

1776
00:40:48,484 --> 00:40:49,511
quasi-liaison

1777
00:40:49,511 --> 00:40:50,439
person if you

1778
00:40:50,439 --> 00:40:51,499
propose this

1779
00:40:51,499 --> 00:40:52,593
event, if there's anything I can

1780
00:40:52,593 --> 00:40:53,786
help with, I'll

1781
00:40:53,786 --> 00:40:55,078
definitely do it

1782
00:40:55,078 --> 00:40:56,985
.

1783
00:40:56,985 --> 00:40:57,690
Why don't we

1784
00:40:57,690 --> 00:40:58,514
work with the

1785
00:40:58,514 --> 00:40:59,602
liaisons

1786
00:40:59,602 --> 00:41:00,749
internally, and as we

1787
00:41:00,749 --> 00:41:01,807
get closer to

1788
00:41:01,807 --> 00:41:02,689
our next

1789
00:41:02,689 --> 00:41:03,719
meetings with our

1790
00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:04,395
specific

1791
00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:05,424
committees, let's

1792
00:41:05,424 --> 00:41:06,248
find out about

1793
00:41:06,248 --> 00:41:07,540
available dates. And then

1794
00:41:07,540 --> 00:41:08,546
let's report

1795
00:41:08,546 --> 00:41:09,580
them to Sean; let's see

1796
00:41:09,580 --> 00:41:10,614
if any

1797
00:41:10,614 --> 00:41:11,229
of these dates coincide with the

1798
00:41:11,229 --> 00:41:12,347
Conservative Council

1799
00:41:12,347 --> 00:41:12,990
and with the city

1800
00:41:12,990 --> 00:41:14,080
staff, and then we

1801
00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:15,337
can choose one.

1802
00:41:15,337 --> 00:41:16,412
But let's just

1803
00:41:16,412 --> 00:41:17,580
put it on ourselves

1804
00:41:17,580 --> 00:46:58,198
as liaisons.

1805
00:46:58,198 --> 00:46:59,491
I'm glad we came out on the

1806
00:46:59,491 --> 00:47:01,895
right side.

1807
00:47:01,895 --> 00:47:03,127
So I want to congratulate

1808
00:47:03,127 --> 00:47:04,101
everyone for

1809
00:47:04,101 --> 00:47:04,944
doing something that does

1810
00:47:04,944 --> 00:47:06,144
n't happen very

1811
00:47:06,144 --> 00:47:07,410
often, which is making a

1812
00:47:07,410 --> 00:47:08,642
decision for or against

1813
00:47:08,642 --> 00:47:09,875
development, especially in the

1814
00:47:09,875 --> 00:47:12,133
state of Maryland. So I'm

1815
00:47:12,133 --> 00:47:13,065
happy for our

1816
00:47:13,065 --> 00:47:15,624
citizens. I'm happy for

1817
00:47:15,624 --> 00:47:16,712
everyone who didn't want to

1818
00:47:16,712 --> 00:47:17,700
see rapid

1819
00:47:17,700 --> 00:47:18,787
growth within the

1820
00:47:18,787 --> 00:47:19,841
city limits, because that

1821
00:47:19,841 --> 00:47:21,159
was probably the main

1822
00:47:21,159 --> 00:47:22,444
reason I

1823
00:47:22,444 --> 00:47:23,531
ran for

1824
00:47:23,531 --> 00:47:25,956
office back then. So thank you,

1825
00:47:25,956 --> 00:47:27,050
Tom, and everyone who

1826
00:47:27,050 --> 00:47:28,509
played a role in this

1827
00:47:28,509 --> 00:47:29,819
process. Uh,

1828
00:47:29,819 --> 00:47:30,686
we all have copies of the

1829
00:47:30,686 --> 00:47:31,743
city administrator's report

1830
00:47:31,743 --> 00:47:32,284
, the

1831
00:47:32,284 --> 00:47:33,314
code compliance report,

1832
00:47:33,314 --> 00:47:34,506
and the

1833
00:47:34,533 --> 00:47:35,438
zoning administrator's report. Anything

1834
00:47:35,438 --> 00:47:36,631
to add, guys, before

1835
00:47:36,631 --> 00:47:38,500
we continue?

1836
00:47:38,500 --> 00:47:39,893
Good. Regarding the new

1837
00:47:39,893 --> 00:47:40,744
case, first

1838
00:47:40,744 --> 00:47:41,519
we have a

1839
00:47:41,519 --> 00:47:42,020
road closure to

1840
00:47:42,020 --> 00:47:42,846
approve to

1841
00:47:42,846 --> 00:47:43,797
ensure safety

1842
00:47:43,797 --> 00:47:44,823
in the Nottingham fields.

1843
00:47:44,823 --> 00:47:46,507
This is for Halloween. Um,

1844
00:47:46,507 --> 00:47:49,024
from 601 Longbow Road

1845
00:47:49,024 --> 00:47:51,611
to 811 Longbow Road on

1846
00:47:51,611 --> 00:47:54,407
Saturday, October 31st, from 5:45 p.m.

1847
00:47:54,407 --> 00:47:55,807
to 8:30 p.m. Do we have

1848
00:47:55,807 --> 00:47:56,765
an offer?

1849
00:47:56,765 --> 00:47:57,977
I will make a motion

1850
00:47:57,977 --> 00:47:59,190
to approve the "

1851
00:47:59,190 --> 00:48:00,438
Keep Safe"

1852
00:48:00,438 --> 00:48:01,650
as described by the

1853
00:48:01,650 --> 00:48:02,586
council chairman, the closure of

1854
00:48:02,586 --> 00:48:03,518
Longbow Road.

1855
00:48:03,518 --> 00:48:05,118
Okay, do we have a second

1856
00:48:05,118 --> 00:48:05,260
?

1857
00:48:05,260 --> 00:48:06,328
I will support.

1858
00:48:06,328 --> 00:48:07,355
Okay, is there any

1859
00:48:07,355 --> 00:48:09,612
discussion? I guess the

1860
00:48:09,612 --> 00:48:10,612
only question

1861
00:48:10,612 --> 00:48:11,531
I have is, Chief, did

1862
00:48:11,531 --> 00:48:12,585
they coordinate

1863
00:48:12,585 --> 00:48:13,287
with you on this

1864
00:48:13,287 --> 00:48:14,693
and do what

1865
00:48:14,793 --> 00:48:16,357
they're doing? It

1866
00:48:16,357 --> 00:48:17,390
seems like

1867
00:48:17,390 --> 00:48:18,238
every year they

1868
00:48:18,238 --> 00:48:20,158
come to us. I

1869
00:48:20,158 --> 00:48:21,222
sent an

1870
00:48:21,222 --> 00:48:22,517
officer there. They do a great job

1871
00:48:22,517 --> 00:48:23,313
of

1872
00:48:23,313 --> 00:48:24,337
covering the

1873
00:48:24,337 --> 00:48:25,361
Nottingham area, so we have

1874
00:48:25,361 --> 00:48:26,470
never had

1875
00:48:26,470 --> 00:48:27,238
any complaints since

1876
00:48:27,238 --> 00:48:27,806
they have been

1877
00:48:27,806 --> 00:48:28,504
running.

1878
00:48:28,504 --> 00:48:29,078
Good.

1879
00:48:29,078 --> 00:48:30,121
So, I have no problem

1880
00:48:30,121 --> 00:48:31,139
allowing

1881
00:48:31,139 --> 00:48:32,104
this as a long period,

1882
00:48:32,104 --> 00:48:32,887
following your

1883
00:48:32,887 --> 00:48:33,649
example. And we'll

1884
00:48:33,649 --> 00:48:34,551
make sure the

1885
00:48:34,551 --> 00:48:35,643
officer is there

1886
00:48:35,643 --> 00:48:36,345
that evening too.

1887
00:48:36,345 --> 00:48:37,457
Okay, thank you.

1888
00:48:37,457 --> 00:48:38,421
Yes, sir.

1889
00:48:38,421 --> 00:48:39,108
Okay, we have

1890
00:48:39,108 --> 00:48:39,823
a proposal and a

1891
00:48:39,823 --> 00:48:40,996
second for approval.

1892
00:48:40,996 --> 00:48:42,178
Anyone who supports

1893
00:48:42,178 --> 00:48:43,568
approving the

1894
00:48:43,568 --> 00:48:44,785
road closure from

1895
00:48:44,785 --> 00:48:45,967
601 Longbow Road to

1896
00:48:45,967 --> 00:48:47,149
811 Longbow Road on Saturday,

1897
00:48:47,149 --> 00:48:48,432
October 31, from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m.

1898
00:48:48,432 --> 00:48:48,999
Please

1899
00:48:48,999 --> 00:48:49,648
confirm by

1900
00:48:49,648 --> 00:48:50,506
saying "yes".

1901
00:48:50,506 --> 00:48:50,900
Yes.

1902
00:48:50,900 --> 00:48:53,126
Against? Good. Next up,

1903
00:48:53,126 --> 00:48:54,375
we have a

1904
00:48:54,375 --> 00:48:55,846
road closure on Wednesday,

1905
00:48:55,846 --> 00:48:57,629
November 11th from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

1906
00:48:57,629 --> 00:49:00,571
at VFW Post 10076. This is a

1907
00:49:00,615 --> 00:49:01,997
Veterans Day ceremony on the

1908
00:49:01,997 --> 00:49:03,201
plaza next to

1909
00:49:03,201 --> 00:49:04,248
City Hall. It

1910
00:49:04,248 --> 00:49:05,455
will run from Main

1911
00:49:05,455 --> 00:49:06,693
Street between Center Street

1912
00:49:06,693 --> 00:49:08,074
and Hood Street. Do we have

1913
00:49:08,074 --> 00:49:09,013
an offer?

1914
00:49:09,013 --> 00:49:10,217
I will be submitting a proposal

1915
00:49:10,217 --> 00:49:11,250
for a

1916
00:49:11,250 --> 00:49:13,762
road closure related to the

1917
00:49:13,796 --> 00:49:14,863
Veterans Day ceremony at

1918
00:49:14,863 --> 00:49:15,793
VFW Post 10076 as

1919
00:49:15,793 --> 00:49:16,960
described in the application.

1920
00:49:16,960 --> 00:49:18,165
Okay, do we have a second

1921
00:49:18,165 --> 00:49:18,988
to approve?

1922
00:49:18,988 --> 00:49:19,728
Second.

1923
00:49:19,728 --> 00:49:22,282
Are there any discussions?

1924
00:49:22,282 --> 00:49:23,345
Okay, all in favor of a

1925
00:49:23,345 --> 00:49:24,751
road closure on

1926
00:49:24,751 --> 00:49:26,270
Wednesday, November 11th from

1927
00:49:26,270 --> 00:49:27,676
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at VFW Post

1928
00:49:27,676 --> 00:49:28,132
10076. This

1929
00:49:28,132 --> 00:49:29,310
will cover

1930
00:49:29,310 --> 00:49:30,715
Main Street between

1931
00:49:30,715 --> 00:49:32,159
Center Street

1932
00:49:32,159 --> 00:49:33,377
and Hood Street.

1933
00:49:33,377 --> 00:49:34,435
Please confirm this by

1934
00:49:34,435 --> 00:49:35,349
saying "yes".

1935
00:49:35,349 --> 00:49:35,742
Yes.

1936
00:49:35,742 --> 00:49:39,142
Against? Good. And

1937
00:49:39,178 --> 00:49:40,608
we have another road closure on Saturday,

1938
00:49:40,608 --> 00:49:41,895
December 5, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM -

1939
00:49:41,895 --> 00:49:42,754
Christmas and

1940
00:49:42,754 --> 00:49:44,005
holiday parade on

1941
00:49:44,005 --> 00:49:50,811
Main Street. This is

1942
00:49:50,811 --> 00:49:51,707
Main Street from

1943
00:49:51,707 --> 00:49:52,732
West Water Street Road

1944
00:49:52,732 --> 00:49:53,757
to Cottonwood Avenue and

1945
00:49:53,757 --> 00:50:01,758
Paradise Avenue. Are we?

1946
00:50:01,758 --> 00:50:02,863
Will you...Will I make a

1947
00:50:02,863 --> 00:50:03,927
motion to

1948
00:50:03,927 --> 00:50:09,747
close

1949
00:50:09,747 --> 00:50:10,695
Main Street for the

1950
00:50:10,695 --> 00:50:11,671
Christmas celebration

1951
00:50:11,671 --> 00:50:12,620
and...It will be on Main

1952
00:50:12,620 --> 00:50:13,351
Street from West

1953
00:50:13,351 --> 00:50:14,246
Waterville Road to

1954
00:50:14,246 --> 00:50:15,195
Cottonwood Avenue and

1955
00:50:15,195 --> 00:50:16,318
Paradise Avenue.

1956
00:50:16,318 --> 00:50:17,378
Please confirm by

1957
00:50:17,378 --> 00:50:18,243
saying "yes".

1958
00:50:18,243 --> 00:50:20,266
Yes.

1959
00:50:20,266 --> 00:50:21,546
Good. Next, we have

1960
00:50:21,546 --> 00:50:23,337
approval for the purchase of a

1961
00:50:24,216 --> 00:50:25,001
budgeted dump truck for the

1962
00:50:25,001 --> 00:50:26,195
Streets

1963
00:50:26,195 --> 00:50:27,379
and Roads Department. Do we have

1964
00:50:27,379 --> 00:50:28,307
an offer?

1965
00:50:28,307 --> 00:50:29,224
I will make a motion

1966
00:50:29,224 --> 00:50:29,869
to approve

1967
00:50:29,869 --> 00:50:31,480
the purchase of a budgeted dump truck

1968
00:50:31,505 --> 00:50:32,125
for

1969
00:50:32,125 --> 00:50:33,067
the Streets

1970
00:50:33,067 --> 00:50:33,984
and Highways Department, just to

1971
00:50:33,984 --> 00:50:34,852
start the conversation

1972
00:50:34,852 --> 00:50:36,100
if there is any movement. Do

1973
00:50:36,100 --> 00:50:37,223
you have a second?

1974
00:50:37,223 --> 00:50:38,240
I will support.

1975
00:50:38,240 --> 00:50:39,309
Good. We're, uh,

1976
00:50:39,309 --> 00:50:40,720
discussing. Do we have

1977
00:50:40,720 --> 00:50:41,882
any discussions?

1978
00:50:41,882 --> 00:50:43,163
Yes, I have one or

1979
00:50:43,163 --> 00:50:45,684
two questions. Um...

1980
00:50:45,684 --> 00:50:46,819
So, I'm looking at the

1981
00:50:46,819 --> 00:50:47,713
bottom of the

1982
00:50:47,713 --> 00:50:48,780
recommendation

1983
00:50:48,780 --> 00:50:49,983
note under the net

1984
00:50:49,983 --> 00:50:51,015
purchase price, and

1985
00:50:51,015 --> 00:50:58,256
then there's a question: "

1986
00:50:58,256 --> 00:50:59,406
So, the budget was

1987
00:50:59,406 --> 00:51:01,009
passed in May.

1988
00:51:01,009 --> 00:51:03,468
It went into effect in

1989
00:51:03,468 --> 00:51:06,158
July." When did the staff

1990
00:51:06,158 --> 00:51:07,322
begin to investigate

1991
00:51:07,322 --> 00:51:08,130
the need to

1992
00:51:08,130 --> 00:51:12,560
purchase a dump truck?

1993
00:51:12,560 --> 00:51:13,845
I mean, uh, I

1994
00:51:13,845 --> 00:51:15,130
know Brian has

1995
00:51:15,130 --> 00:51:16,415
needed it for quite some

1996
00:51:16,415 --> 00:51:18,230
time. The dump truck

1997
00:51:18,230 --> 00:51:19,679
he has now is

1998
00:51:19,679 --> 00:51:20,584
not in good

1999
00:51:20,584 --> 00:51:21,997
working order right now, uh, uh

2000
00:51:21,997 --> 00:51:23,470
. I don't know how many

2001
00:51:23,470 --> 00:51:24,493
years it's been since

2002
00:51:24,493 --> 00:51:25,439
he started looking,

2003
00:51:25,439 --> 00:51:26,411
but I know it's been a

2004
00:51:26,411 --> 00:51:27,281
long time since

2005
00:51:27,281 --> 00:51:28,252
I've been here because

2006
00:51:28,252 --> 00:51:29,173
he mentioned it to me

2007
00:51:29,173 --> 00:51:30,196
pretty early on when I was

2008
00:51:30,196 --> 00:51:30,680
starting.

2009
00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:32,896
Good. My question is

2010
00:51:32,896 --> 00:51:34,033
basic, because the text

2011
00:51:34,033 --> 00:51:34,845
says: "We

2012
00:51:34,845 --> 00:51:35,527
considered an

2013
00:51:35,527 --> 00:51:36,696
additional

2014
00:51:36,696 --> 00:51:41,162
dump truck option before

2015
00:51:41,162 --> 00:51:43,623
recommending the RAM 5500."

2016
00:51:43,623 --> 00:51:44,947
Public Works recommends RAM

2017
00:51:44,947 --> 00:51:46,201
primarily because of

2018
00:51:46,201 --> 00:51:47,038
its immediate

2019
00:51:47,038 --> 00:51:48,049
availability, which

2020
00:51:48,049 --> 00:51:49,408
will allow the truck to be delivered,

2021
00:51:49,408 --> 00:51:50,802
equipped and put into

2022
00:51:50,802 --> 00:51:51,673
service

2023
00:51:51,673 --> 00:51:52,962
by the end of

2024
00:51:52,962 --> 00:51:55,860
December. So I guess

2025
00:51:55,860 --> 00:51:57,484
my question is

2026
00:51:57,484 --> 00:51:58,905
, did you

2027
00:51:58,905 --> 00:52:00,123
prefer another

2028
00:52:00,123 --> 00:52:01,584
dump truck option

2029
00:52:01,584 --> 00:52:02,905
over the RAM 5500?

2030
00:52:02,905 --> 00:52:03,927
No, he didn't

2031
00:52:03,927 --> 00:52:05,114
prefer one

2032
00:52:05,114 --> 00:52:06,268
or the other, but he

2033
00:52:06,268 --> 00:52:07,655
liked two things.

2034
00:52:07,655 --> 00:52:08,491
First, he

2035
00:52:08,491 --> 00:52:09,777
liked the diesel

2036
00:52:09,777 --> 00:52:10,806
version, which was

2037
00:52:10,806 --> 00:52:11,964
diesel, and the other one was

2038
00:52:11,964 --> 00:52:14,065
not. And the main goal is

2039
00:52:14,065 --> 00:52:15,663
its accessibility. We

2040
00:52:15,663 --> 00:52:16,988
want him to be able to

2041
00:52:17,017 --> 00:52:18,195
use it

2042
00:52:18,195 --> 00:52:19,356
this winter for snow.

2043
00:52:19,356 --> 00:52:22,125
Good. I

2044
00:52:34,044 --> 00:52:35,345
We

2045
00:52:35,345 --> 00:52:36,681
will start researching

2046
00:52:36,681 --> 00:52:37,850
and making a purchase

2047
00:52:37,850 --> 00:52:39,034
as soon as possible.

2048
00:52:39,034 --> 00:52:39,811
We will not wait until the

2049
00:52:39,811 --> 00:52:40,927
last minute.

2050
00:52:40,927 --> 00:52:41,933
So I'm not saying you

2051
00:52:41,933 --> 00:52:42,571
need to

2052
00:52:42,571 --> 00:52:43,015
find these

2053
00:52:43,015 --> 00:52:43,905
vehicles any

2054
00:52:43,905 --> 00:52:44,868
more than you might

2055
00:52:44,868 --> 00:52:45,389
think.

2056
00:52:45,389 --> 00:52:45,936
Good.

2057
00:52:45,936 --> 00:52:46,797
Um, most of them,

2058
00:52:46,797 --> 00:52:47,703
one of the reasons we have

2059
00:52:47,703 --> 00:52:48,609
n't been able to find one

2060
00:52:48,609 --> 00:52:49,470
for this winter is

2061
00:52:49,470 --> 00:52:50,354
because most of

2062
00:52:50,354 --> 00:52:50,988
them have to be

2063
00:52:50,988 --> 00:52:52,057
built from scratch. We didn't

2064
00:52:52,057 --> 00:52:52,866
want that

2065
00:52:52,866 --> 00:52:54,024
option. Therefore, it is very

2066
00:52:54,024 --> 00:52:54,937
difficult to find already

2067
00:52:54,937 --> 00:52:56,673
assembled options of the

2068
00:52:56,703 --> 00:52:57,615
size we need in our

2069
00:52:57,615 --> 00:52:58,775
price range.

2070
00:52:58,775 --> 00:52:59,976
So, those are the two best

2071
00:52:59,976 --> 00:53:00,900
options we

2072
00:53:00,900 --> 00:53:02,040
could find, and he

2073
00:53:02,040 --> 00:53:03,180
preferred RAM for

2074
00:53:03,180 --> 00:53:04,174
those two reasons.

2075
00:53:04,174 --> 00:53:09,741
Very good. Thank you.

2076
00:53:09,741 --> 00:53:11,050
Sir, yes, and I don't believe

2077
00:53:11,050 --> 00:53:12,326
the city has ever

2078
00:53:12,326 --> 00:53:13,501
waited for a routine

2079
00:53:13,501 --> 00:53:14,575
purchase that was

2080
00:53:14,575 --> 00:53:15,918
budgeted

2081
00:53:15,918 --> 00:53:17,093
at the beginning of the year to do a

2082
00:53:17,093 --> 00:53:22,119
month-long

2083
00:53:22,119 --> 00:53:23,216
study of

2084
00:53:23,216 --> 00:53:24,451
anything we buy,

2085
00:53:24,451 --> 00:53:25,685
unless it's an emergency

2086
00:53:25,685 --> 00:53:27,441
purchase. So I'm a little

2087
00:53:27,441 --> 00:53:28,317
offended by that

2088
00:53:28,317 --> 00:53:29,362
comment,

2089
00:53:29,362 --> 00:53:31,426
Councilwoman Demers.

2090
00:53:31,426 --> 00:53:33,006
Secondly, I believe it is

2091
00:53:33,006 --> 00:53:36,328
necessary. I know there are

2092
00:53:36,328 --> 00:53:37,710
some questions about

2093
00:53:37,710 --> 00:53:38,837
some of the costs and

2094
00:53:38,837 --> 00:53:40,110
things related to

2095
00:53:40,110 --> 00:53:41,920
that. And since I

2096
00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:43,342
ended up there, I think I

2097
00:53:43,342 --> 00:53:44,444
visited them

2098
00:53:44,444 --> 00:53:45,403
one week on the

2099
00:53:45,403 --> 00:53:49,397
weekend, they had

2100
00:53:49,397 --> 00:53:50,461
been working on it for a long time

2101
00:53:50,461 --> 00:53:51,686
because of the body rust and

2102
00:53:51,686 --> 00:53:52,459
everything else to

2103
00:53:52,459 --> 00:53:53,652
keep it in

2104
00:53:53,652 --> 00:53:56,454
working order. And

2105
00:53:56,454 --> 00:54:00,874
while further

2106
00:54:00,874 --> 00:54:02,227
research has shown

2107
00:54:02,227 --> 00:54:03,268
that the

2108
00:54:03,268 --> 00:54:04,482
vehicles may have

2109
00:54:04,482 --> 00:54:05,626
low mileage,

2110
00:54:05,626 --> 00:54:06,910
around 15-16 years, they are

2111
00:54:06,910 --> 00:54:08,297
probably mainly

2112
00:54:08,297 --> 00:54:09,685
used for

2113
00:54:09,685 --> 00:54:11,003
snow removal, which

2114
00:54:11,003 --> 00:54:12,286
results in

2115
00:54:12,286 --> 00:54:13,639
salt and everything else

2116
00:54:13,639 --> 00:54:17,583
. So the frames are probably pretty much

2117
00:54:17,583 --> 00:54:19,814
worn out now.

2118
00:54:19,814 --> 00:54:20,838
So this puts

2119
00:54:20,838 --> 00:54:21,799
our

2120
00:54:21,799 --> 00:54:22,888
employees and the

2121
00:54:22,888 --> 00:54:23,913
residents of our

2122
00:54:23,913 --> 00:54:29,528
city at risk. So while there may

2123
00:54:29,528 --> 00:54:30,803
be some flexibility

2124
00:54:30,803 --> 00:54:32,044
in exchange rates and

2125
00:54:32,044 --> 00:54:32,992
things like that

2126
00:54:32,992 --> 00:54:34,234
related to certain

2127
00:54:34,234 --> 00:54:35,149
things, I'm pretty

2128
00:54:35,149 --> 00:54:36,259
sure they've been

2129
00:54:36,259 --> 00:54:37,534
looking into this for a while

2130
00:54:37,534 --> 00:54:43,097
. Public Works is

2131
00:54:43,097 --> 00:54:47,666
convincing, I

2132
00:54:47,666 --> 00:54:48,877
mean, in the quality and

2133
00:54:48,877 --> 00:54:49,662
condition of our

2134
00:54:49,662 --> 00:54:50,643
equipment, and all over the

2135
00:54:50,643 --> 00:54:51,723
city they've

2136
00:54:51,723 --> 00:54:52,933
kept it in

2137
00:54:52,933 --> 00:54:53,849
working order for

2138
00:54:53,849 --> 00:54:55,027
much longer than is

2139
00:54:55,027 --> 00:54:58,793
reasonable, and everything else.

2140
00:54:58,793 --> 00:54:59,910
So I think that's

2141
00:54:59,910 --> 00:55:01,168
my

2142
00:55:01,168 --> 00:55:02,531
comment for now, Chairman

2143
00:55:02,531 --> 00:55:03,868
.

2144
00:55:03,868 --> 00:55:08,128
Something else?

2145
00:55:08,128 --> 00:55:09,362
I think my only

2146
00:55:09,362 --> 00:55:10,708
question is about the

2147
00:55:10,708 --> 00:55:12,788
cost of the exchange. Um,

2148
00:55:12,788 --> 00:55:14,616
3500-4500, I mean, are

2149
00:55:14,616 --> 00:55:16,106
these trucks

2150
00:55:16,106 --> 00:55:17,357
even

2151
00:55:17,357 --> 00:55:18,948
usable?

2152
00:55:18,948 --> 00:55:20,021
I'm just wondering

2153
00:55:20,021 --> 00:55:21,095
if even if they're

2154
00:55:21,095 --> 00:55:22,169
just backups, are

2155
00:55:22,169 --> 00:55:23,363
they worth more,

2156
00:55:23,363 --> 00:55:24,138
staying in the

2157
00:55:24,138 --> 00:55:24,854
fleet as a

2158
00:55:24,854 --> 00:55:25,988
potential

2159
00:55:25,988 --> 00:55:27,122
backup, as a potential

2160
00:55:27,122 --> 00:55:28,315
use, you know,

2161
00:55:28,315 --> 00:55:29,521
for whatever. I

2162
00:55:29,521 --> 00:55:31,101
mean, 3500-4500

2163
00:55:31,101 --> 00:55:32,276
is not that much

2164
00:55:32,276 --> 00:55:33,794
money.

2165
00:55:33,794 --> 00:55:34,910
Um, if

2166
00:55:34,910 --> 00:55:35,967
vehicles can still

2167
00:55:35,967 --> 00:55:37,083
be used for

2168
00:55:37,083 --> 00:55:38,035
any purpose.

2169
00:55:38,035 --> 00:55:38,845
I mean, I

2170
00:55:38,845 --> 00:55:39,871
think they're still

2171
00:55:39,871 --> 00:55:40,951
going, if that's the case, I

2172
00:55:40,951 --> 00:55:41,977
think they're still

2173
00:55:41,977 --> 00:55:42,571
going, but

2174
00:55:42,571 --> 00:55:43,327
how

2175
00:55:43,327 --> 00:55:44,245
useful are they really

2176
00:55:44,245 --> 00:55:45,136
for what

2177
00:55:45,136 --> 00:55:46,216
public

2178
00:55:46,216 --> 00:55:47,323
works needs them for. I don't think

2179
00:55:47,323 --> 00:55:48,244
they have

2180
00:55:48,244 --> 00:55:48,936
much

2181
00:55:48,936 --> 00:55:49,877
relevance to this. I

2182
00:55:49,877 --> 00:55:50,698
mean, if they

2183
00:55:50,698 --> 00:55:51,542
work, you can

2184
00:55:51,542 --> 00:55:52,410
use them

2185
00:55:52,410 --> 00:55:53,284
if you need to.

2186
00:55:53,284 --> 00:55:54,344
Again, yes, it's not that

2187
00:55:54,344 --> 00:55:55,376
my mileage isn't

2188
00:55:55,376 --> 00:55:56,494
very high, but the age

2189
00:55:56,494 --> 00:55:57,382
and wear and tear of these

2190
00:55:57,382 --> 00:55:58,500
vehicles

2191
00:55:58,500 --> 00:55:59,618
...you can't

2192
00:55:59,618 --> 00:56:00,478
deviate much from the

2193
00:56:00,478 --> 00:56:03,206
mileage. And we

2194
00:56:03,206 --> 00:56:04,238
told Councilmember

2195
00:56:04,238 --> 00:56:04,926
Kelly that we have

2196
00:56:04,926 --> 00:56:06,053
tried to sell

2197
00:56:06,053 --> 00:56:07,054
such

2198
00:56:07,054 --> 00:56:08,086
vehicles privately in the

2199
00:56:08,086 --> 00:56:11,513
past. It just

2200
00:56:11,513 --> 00:56:12,948
doesn't work very well.

2201
00:56:12,948 --> 00:56:13,818
So, you know, it

2202
00:56:13,818 --> 00:56:14,850
seems like a low

2203
00:56:14,850 --> 00:56:16,139
price, but we thought

2204
00:56:16,139 --> 00:56:16,752
it was

2205
00:56:16,752 --> 00:56:18,186
fair. Good.

2206
00:56:18,186 --> 00:56:19,822
For what we give.

2207
00:56:19,822 --> 00:56:21,666
Good. Okay, I appreciate

2208
00:56:21,666 --> 00:56:24,919
that. Okay, so, um,

2209
00:56:24,919 --> 00:56:26,385
we have a motion and a

2210
00:56:26,385 --> 00:56:27,936
second one. This is approval

2211
00:56:27,936 --> 00:56:28,681
for the purchase of a

2212
00:56:28,681 --> 00:56:29,893
dump truck for streets

2213
00:56:29,893 --> 00:56:32,416
and roads. Uh, the total

2214
00:56:32,416 --> 00:56:34,286
cost or net

2215
00:56:34,286 --> 00:56:35,568
purchase price

2216
00:56:35,568 --> 00:56:37,223
would be

2217
00:56:37,223 --> 00:56:40,255
$124,758. So, everyone

2218
00:56:40,255 --> 00:56:41,200
who supports the

2219
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:42,582
purchase approval, uh

2220
00:56:42,582 --> 00:56:46,598
, what's this? 2026 Ram 5500

2221
00:56:46,648 --> 00:56:48,375
regular cab,

2222
00:56:48,375 --> 00:56:50,299
please mark as

2223
00:56:50,299 --> 00:56:52,027
"Me". "I". "

2224
00:56:52,027 --> 00:56:52,966
Closed".

2225
00:56:52,966 --> 00:56:56,593
Okay, thank you. Okay,

2226
00:56:56,593 --> 00:56:57,718
now we move on to the

2227
00:56:57,718 --> 00:56:58,370
ordinances and

2228
00:56:58,370 --> 00:57:00,148
resolutions. First,

2229
00:57:00,148 --> 00:57:02,311
we have Resolution 2026-22.

2230
00:57:02,311 --> 00:57:03,358
Mobile food

2231
00:57:03,358 --> 00:57:04,328
stations, food

2232
00:57:04,328 --> 00:57:05,224
vans. This is for

2233
00:57:05,224 --> 00:57:06,422
acceptance. Do we have

2234
00:57:06,422 --> 00:57:07,262
an offer?

2235
00:57:07,262 --> 00:57:08,236
I would like to make a

2236
00:57:08,236 --> 00:57:08,976
suggestion.

2237
00:57:08,976 --> 00:57:10,601
Good.

2238
00:57:10,601 --> 00:57:11,949
I would like to make a

2239
00:57:11,949 --> 00:57:13,128
motion to

2240
00:57:13,128 --> 00:57:14,814
reject Ordinance

2241
00:57:14,814 --> 00:57:15,993
2026-22, mobile

2242
00:57:15,993 --> 00:57:17,636
food stands

2243
00:57:17,636 --> 00:57:19,102
,

2244
00:57:19,102 --> 00:57:19,903
food

2245
00:57:19,903 --> 00:57:21,383
trucks. Okay, do we

2246
00:57:21,383 --> 00:57:22,433
have a second opinion?

2247
00:57:22,433 --> 00:57:23,509
I will support.

2248
00:57:23,509 --> 00:57:24,990
Okay, we're discussing

2249
00:57:24,990 --> 00:57:25,819
. Are there any

2250
00:57:25,819 --> 00:57:28,748
discussions?

2251
00:57:28,748 --> 00:57:30,002
Uh, yeah, I'd

2252
00:57:30,002 --> 00:57:31,382
just like to understand

2253
00:57:31,382 --> 00:57:32,720
why you...what's your

2254
00:57:32,720 --> 00:57:34,351
logic and reasoning

2255
00:57:34,351 --> 00:57:35,605
for rejecting

2256
00:57:35,605 --> 00:57:37,069
Resolution 2026-22 in its

2257
00:57:37,069 --> 00:57:43,152
current form?

2258
00:57:43,152 --> 00:57:43,898
I have a few

2259
00:57:43,898 --> 00:57:44,853
comments I

2260
00:57:44,853 --> 00:57:46,017
can make if it's

2261
00:57:46,017 --> 00:57:46,972
appropriate, or if

2262
00:57:46,972 --> 00:57:48,058
anyone else wants to...

2263
00:57:48,058 --> 00:57:49,496
No. I'll hear

2264
00:57:49,496 --> 00:57:50,993
you out first. Sorry. Okay,

2265
00:57:50,993 --> 00:57:52,700
sorry, sir. Sorry.

2266
00:57:52,700 --> 00:57:53,907
Excuse me, sir.

2267
00:57:53,907 --> 00:57:55,201
Yes, you...I will answer the

2268
00:57:55,201 --> 00:57:56,172
question through the

2269
00:57:56,172 --> 00:57:56,985
council chairman.

2270
00:57:56,985 --> 00:57:58,074
Yes, it's fine

2271
00:57:58,074 --> 00:57:59,064
if you...if you

2272
00:57:59,064 --> 00:58:00,999
think...

2273
00:58:00,999 --> 00:58:08,430
So, uh...I think

2274
00:58:08,430 --> 00:58:09,380
this regulation is

2275
00:58:09,380 --> 00:58:09,978
overly

2276
00:58:09,978 --> 00:58:11,104
restrictive and

2277
00:58:11,104 --> 00:58:11,843
economically

2278
00:58:11,843 --> 00:58:15,042
stifling. I think

2279
00:58:15,042 --> 00:58:16,717
she's confused.

2280
00:58:16,717 --> 00:58:19,779
It duplicates in places.

2281
00:58:19,779 --> 00:58:20,499
She provides

2282
00:58:20,499 --> 00:58:21,903
recommendations in places

2283
00:58:21,903 --> 00:58:26,293
. This imposes

2284
00:58:26,293 --> 00:58:27,261
unreasonable

2285
00:58:27,261 --> 00:58:28,397
requirements that I

2286
00:58:28,397 --> 00:58:29,599
think our current

2287
00:58:29,599 --> 00:58:30,902
traditional restaurants

2288
00:58:30,902 --> 00:58:32,204
, ahem, may not even be able

2289
00:58:32,204 --> 00:58:33,473
to meet, and from

2290
00:58:33,473 --> 00:58:34,275
my initial

2291
00:58:34,275 --> 00:58:35,611
reading, some of

2292
00:58:35,611 --> 00:58:36,546
our existing

2293
00:58:36,546 --> 00:58:37,848
restaurants don't even

2294
00:58:37,848 --> 00:58:39,117
meet some

2295
00:58:39,117 --> 00:58:45,499
of these requirements. Hmm, if

2296
00:58:45,499 --> 00:58:46,661
we're going to move

2297
00:58:46,661 --> 00:58:48,686
forward with any

2298
00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:50,047
food truck ordinance, I think we

2299
00:58:50,047 --> 00:58:51,375
need to take a

2300
00:58:51,375 --> 00:58:53,303
phased approach. We

2301
00:58:53,303 --> 00:58:54,082
cannot have

2302
00:58:54,082 --> 00:58:55,150
protectionist

2303
00:58:55,150 --> 00:58:56,311
provisions. We must

2304
00:58:56,311 --> 00:58:57,338
keep the market

2305
00:58:57,338 --> 00:58:57,965
open and

2306
00:58:57,965 --> 00:58:58,995
fair. We

2307
00:58:58,995 --> 00:58:59,982
need to eliminate

2308
00:58:59,982 --> 00:59:00,630
duplication of

2309
00:59:00,630 --> 00:59:02,988
regulations.

2310
00:59:02,988 --> 00:59:04,161
We need clear and

2311
00:59:04,161 --> 00:59:05,012
simple requirements with

2312
00:59:05,012 --> 00:59:05,686
minimal

2313
00:59:05,686 --> 00:59:06,361
interpretation by

2314
00:59:06,361 --> 00:59:07,124
staff and

2315
00:59:07,124 --> 00:59:07,623
low

2316
00:59:07,623 --> 00:59:08,650
administrative

2317
00:59:08,650 --> 00:59:09,412
costs without the

2318
00:59:09,412 --> 00:59:09,940
need for

2319
00:59:09,940 --> 00:59:10,615
additional

2320
00:59:10,615 --> 00:59:12,670
staff. If we

2321
00:59:12,670 --> 00:59:13,829
are going to move

2322
00:59:13,829 --> 00:59:14,987
forward, we need

2323
00:59:14,987 --> 00:59:16,115
something much more

2324
00:59:16,115 --> 00:59:17,503
simplistic. And then we

2325
00:59:17,503 --> 00:59:18,657
can learn from the

2326
00:59:18,657 --> 00:59:19,686
first two years of

2327
00:59:19,686 --> 00:59:21,461
implementation. And if

2328
00:59:21,461 --> 00:59:22,599
we think we

2329
00:59:22,599 --> 00:59:23,801
need something more

2330
00:59:23,801 --> 00:59:24,775
reliable, then we

2331
00:59:24,775 --> 00:59:26,691
can do that. And

2332
00:59:26,691 --> 00:59:27,405
I have one

2333
00:59:27,405 --> 00:59:31,640
specific example.

2334
00:59:31,640 --> 00:59:33,114
Hmm, that's just a small

2335
00:59:33,114 --> 00:59:36,677
example. So, the

2336
00:59:36,677 --> 00:59:39,940
seating ordinance

2337
00:59:39,940 --> 00:59:43,702
states

2338
00:59:43,702 --> 00:59:44,950
that a mobile

2339
00:59:44,950 --> 00:59:46,305
food service establishment that

2340
00:59:46,305 --> 00:59:46,697
intends to

2341
00:59:46,697 --> 00:59:47,803
use

2342
00:59:47,803 --> 00:59:49,158
public sidewalks

2343
00:59:49,158 --> 00:59:50,477
and seating areas

2344
00:59:50,477 --> 00:59:53,152
must comply with the

2345
00:59:53,187 --> 00:59:54,614
sidewalk seating requirements

2346
00:59:54,614 --> 00:59:55,469
set forth in

2347
00:59:55,469 --> 00:59:56,753
City Code 112

2348
00:59:56,753 --> 00:59:57,823
37.1 B 1 D and must

2349
00:59:57,823 --> 00:59:58,893
comply with those

2350
00:59:58,893 --> 01:00:02,313
requirements. If

2351
01:00:02,313 --> 01:00:03,509
you look at the current

2352
01:00:03,509 --> 01:00:04,521
code, this

2353
01:00:04,521 --> 01:00:05,625
section states that

2354
01:00:05,625 --> 01:00:06,851
dining at

2355
01:00:06,851 --> 01:00:07,833
sidewalk tables must be

2356
01:00:07,833 --> 01:00:08,752
carried out in

2357
01:00:08,752 --> 01:00:09,458
compliance with the

2358
01:00:09,458 --> 01:00:12,875
following provisions.

2359
01:00:12,875 --> 01:00:14,082
Dining tables must

2360
01:00:14,082 --> 01:00:15,196
be located on

2361
01:00:15,196 --> 01:00:16,403
private property

2362
01:00:16,403 --> 01:00:17,239
adjacent to

2363
01:00:17,239 --> 01:00:17,796
the sidewalk, the

2364
01:00:17,796 --> 01:00:18,849
public right-of-way

2365
01:00:18,849 --> 01:00:19,839
in front of

2366
01:00:19,839 --> 01:00:21,046
the building, and facing the

2367
01:00:21,046 --> 01:00:23,261
road. It further

2368
01:00:23,261 --> 01:00:24,184
states that the

2369
01:00:24,184 --> 01:00:25,322
dining area at tables

2370
01:00:25,322 --> 01:00:26,060
must be

2371
01:00:26,060 --> 01:00:27,044
separated from the

2372
01:00:27,044 --> 01:00:28,704
public right-of-way by an

2373
01:00:28,735 --> 01:00:31,423
appropriate barrier.

2374
01:00:31,423 --> 01:00:33,261
Then it says that

2375
01:00:33,303 --> 01:00:34,974
service hours should

2376
01:00:34,974 --> 01:00:36,646
be limited to 10:00 a.m. to

2377
01:00:36,646 --> 01:00:38,595
9:00 p.m. Here are some

2378
01:00:38,595 --> 01:00:40,353
examples. So

2379
01:00:40,353 --> 01:00:41,531
now we have this

2380
01:00:41,531 --> 01:00:42,812
other restriction on

2381
01:00:42,812 --> 01:00:43,782
hours that's kind of

2382
01:00:43,782 --> 01:00:45,098
hidden in the code that

2383
01:00:45,098 --> 01:00:46,449
you wouldn't know about

2384
01:00:46,449 --> 01:00:47,800
if you just read

2385
01:00:47,800 --> 01:00:48,666
the ordinance, because

2386
01:00:48,666 --> 01:00:50,017
the ordinance gives a broader

2387
01:00:50,017 --> 01:00:51,091
set of requirements on

2388
01:00:51,091 --> 01:00:52,303
hours of operation, and it

2389
01:00:52,303 --> 01:00:53,516
says here that if you

2390
01:00:53,516 --> 01:00:54,797
want to sit in, you can't

2391
01:00:54,797 --> 01:00:56,113
open

2392
01:00:56,113 --> 01:00:58,824
until 10:00. And then, I

2393
01:00:58,824 --> 01:00:59,887
always think it's

2394
01:00:59,887 --> 01:01:00,879
important to just

2395
01:01:00,879 --> 01:01:02,939
walk down the street. You

2396
01:01:02,939 --> 01:01:04,197
write a resolution, you

2397
01:01:04,197 --> 01:01:05,425
need to walk around

2398
01:01:05,425 --> 01:01:05,991
the district and

2399
01:01:05,991 --> 01:01:06,778
justify

2400
01:01:06,778 --> 01:01:11,943
the resolution. And again

2401
01:01:11,943 --> 01:01:13,052
, I'm going to

2402
01:01:13,052 --> 01:01:14,531
make a caveat

2403
01:01:14,531 --> 01:01:15,567
to this, but

2404
01:01:15,567 --> 01:01:16,972
from what I've

2405
01:01:16,972 --> 01:01:18,266
seen, we have, I

2406
01:01:18,266 --> 01:01:19,080
think, two

2407
01:01:19,080 --> 01:01:20,300
restaurants, one, I

2408
01:01:20,300 --> 01:01:21,631
believe, has

2409
01:01:21,631 --> 01:01:26,293
sidewalk tables. They are not

2410
01:01:26,293 --> 01:01:28,528
separated by a barrier.

2411
01:01:28,528 --> 01:01:29,611
Hmm, it's a public

2412
01:01:29,611 --> 01:01:30,280
facility, it's

2413
01:01:30,280 --> 01:01:31,172
on a

2414
01:01:31,172 --> 01:01:31,969
public

2415
01:01:31,969 --> 01:01:34,928
sidewalk. You can

2416
01:01:34,959 --> 01:01:35,974
only walk around it for about a

2417
01:01:35,974 --> 01:01:38,365
few feet. And

2418
01:01:38,365 --> 01:01:39,493
the hours listed say

2419
01:01:39,493 --> 01:01:40,620
they

2420
01:01:40,620 --> 01:01:42,030
open at 9:00

2421
01:01:42,030 --> 01:01:43,418
AM. The code here

2422
01:01:43,418 --> 01:01:44,616
says you

2423
01:01:44,616 --> 01:01:46,068
shouldn't open

2424
01:01:46,068 --> 01:01:47,631
before 10:00 AM. Plus you

2425
01:01:47,631 --> 01:01:48,814
must have the right of

2426
01:01:48,814 --> 01:01:50,138
way. You should

2427
01:01:50,138 --> 01:01:51,229
have a barrier

2428
01:01:51,229 --> 01:01:52,144
separating your

2429
01:01:52,144 --> 01:01:53,407
tables. I just

2430
01:01:53,407 --> 01:01:56,430
want to say. This

2431
01:01:56,430 --> 01:01:57,754
resolution contains requirements

2432
01:01:57,754 --> 01:01:59,043
that, in my opinion, are

2433
01:01:59,043 --> 01:02:01,923
excessive. And some of

2434
01:02:01,923 --> 01:02:03,035
our traditional

2435
01:02:03,035 --> 01:02:04,246
restaurants, I think,

2436
01:02:04,246 --> 01:02:04,834
don't even

2437
01:02:04,834 --> 01:02:06,077
follow some

2438
01:02:06,077 --> 01:02:09,101
of them. So, if you have

2439
01:02:09,101 --> 01:02:10,078
requirements in

2440
01:02:10,078 --> 01:02:11,292
the code, you must

2441
01:02:11,292 --> 01:02:12,652
comply with them. If

2442
01:02:12,652 --> 01:02:13,944
you don't like what's

2443
01:02:13,944 --> 01:02:15,102
in the code, then

2444
01:02:15,102 --> 01:02:17,815
change it. But,

2445
01:02:17,815 --> 01:02:19,179
going back to the circle,

2446
01:02:19,179 --> 01:02:20,167
it's just too

2447
01:02:20,167 --> 01:02:22,730
burdensome. And I think

2448
01:02:22,730 --> 01:02:23,743
we need to

2449
01:02:23,743 --> 01:02:24,942
start from scratch. I

2450
01:02:24,942 --> 01:02:26,192
suggest maybe

2451
01:02:26,192 --> 01:02:27,405
holding a seminar,

2452
01:02:27,405 --> 01:02:29,479
something like that. Hmm, these are

2453
01:02:29,479 --> 01:02:32,313
my thoughts. Thank you.

2454
01:02:32,313 --> 01:02:34,015
Good. Gus, I can

2455
01:02:34,015 --> 01:02:35,440
speak.

2456
01:02:35,440 --> 01:02:37,574
What about you?

2457
01:02:37,574 --> 01:02:38,878
So, um, my main

2458
01:02:38,878 --> 01:02:40,080
problem with this

2459
01:02:40,080 --> 01:02:41,419
version is that

2460
01:02:41,419 --> 01:02:42,586
I agree with

2461
01:02:42,586 --> 01:02:43,341
Councilman

2462
01:02:43,341 --> 01:02:44,303
DeMotor on

2463
01:02:44,303 --> 01:02:45,230
a few of these

2464
01:02:45,230 --> 01:02:47,642
points. Some of them

2465
01:02:47,642 --> 01:02:49,761
have been changed. Which

2466
01:02:49,761 --> 01:02:50,823
brings me to

2467
01:02:50,823 --> 01:02:52,046
my main point: the

2468
01:02:52,046 --> 01:02:53,204
original version

2469
01:02:53,204 --> 01:02:54,266
was changed,

2470
01:02:54,266 --> 01:02:55,102
corrected, and

2471
01:02:55,102 --> 01:02:56,325
revised so many

2472
01:02:56,325 --> 01:02:58,823
times. Hmm, we don't

2473
01:02:58,823 --> 01:03:00,503
know what's what. It

2474
01:03:00,503 --> 01:03:04,806
got confusing. Hmm,

2475
01:03:04,806 --> 01:03:05,993
so I think we

2476
01:03:05,993 --> 01:03:07,245
need to look at

2477
01:03:07,245 --> 01:03:08,399
this together as a council and

2478
01:03:08,399 --> 01:03:09,553
write down what we

2479
01:03:09,553 --> 01:03:10,739
really need and

2480
01:03:10,739 --> 01:03:12,058
put it into the system, and

2481
01:03:12,058 --> 01:03:13,376
stop putting

2482
01:03:13,376 --> 01:03:14,695
it off and making so many

2483
01:03:14,695 --> 01:03:19,308
changes. Let's

2484
01:03:19,308 --> 01:03:20,652
implement something that

2485
01:03:20,652 --> 01:03:21,819
works for us, that

2486
01:03:21,819 --> 01:03:23,128
protects us, and then

2487
01:03:23,128 --> 01:03:24,507
we can change it

2488
01:03:24,507 --> 01:03:25,512
. Regarding Mr.

2489
01:03:25,512 --> 01:03:26,472
Demuro's point, you know, we

2490
01:03:26,472 --> 01:03:27,637
can implement it,

2491
01:03:27,637 --> 01:03:28,539
and then if we

2492
01:03:28,539 --> 01:03:29,470
need to change

2493
01:03:29,470 --> 01:03:30,286
something that's not working

2494
01:03:30,286 --> 01:03:31,450
properly, we

2495
01:03:31,450 --> 01:03:32,602
can do that too.

2496
01:03:32,602 --> 01:03:33,711
So, my main

2497
01:03:33,711 --> 01:03:35,063
point is that there are

2498
01:03:35,063 --> 01:03:36,590
too many versions.

2499
01:03:36,590 --> 01:03:37,765
We got confused in many of them

2500
01:03:37,765 --> 01:03:39,190
. There are a lot of

2501
01:03:39,190 --> 01:03:40,331
different additions,

2502
01:03:40,331 --> 01:03:41,333
red lines,

2503
01:03:41,333 --> 01:03:42,646
amendments, conclusions,

2504
01:03:42,646 --> 01:03:43,786
everything else, and I

2505
01:03:43,786 --> 01:03:44,546
think it's

2506
01:03:44,546 --> 01:03:45,925
lost in my head.

2507
01:03:45,925 --> 01:03:46,828
So, I

2508
01:03:46,828 --> 01:03:47,624
feel like we

2509
01:03:47,624 --> 01:03:48,500
need to start from

2510
01:03:48,500 --> 01:03:49,562
scratch and get what

2511
01:03:49,562 --> 01:03:50,305
we need in

2512
01:03:50,305 --> 01:03:56,576
books. I'm fine. Are you

2513
01:03:56,576 --> 01:04:09,373
okay? Of course. Hmm,

2514
01:04:09,373 --> 01:04:10,362
just a quick one, I

2515
01:04:10,362 --> 01:04:11,383
generally agree with

2516
01:04:11,383 --> 01:04:12,669
all the comments so

2517
01:04:12,669 --> 01:04:21,638
far. Hmm, I would

2518
01:04:21,638 --> 01:04:22,805
add the word "er,

2519
01:04:22,805 --> 01:04:26,260
targeted." I felt like

2520
01:04:26,260 --> 01:04:27,391
there was some

2521
01:04:27,391 --> 01:04:39,271
targeted...

2522
01:04:39,271 --> 01:04:40,553
Because more than I

2523
01:04:40,553 --> 01:04:41,566
understand the basic

2524
01:04:41,566 --> 01:04:43,253
concepts, some

2525
01:04:43,287 --> 01:04:44,603
implementation issues still

2526
01:04:44,603 --> 01:04:45,616
exist, which may

2527
01:04:45,616 --> 01:04:46,730
cause heartburn for

2528
01:04:46,730 --> 01:04:48,080
residents more than

2529
01:04:48,080 --> 01:04:50,151
businesses. We

2530
01:04:50,151 --> 01:04:51,164
need to find a

2531
01:04:51,164 --> 01:04:54,784
balance. Additionally,

2532
01:04:54,784 --> 01:04:55,659
some of the

2533
01:04:55,659 --> 01:04:56,814
implementation shortcomings on the part of

2534
01:04:56,814 --> 01:04:57,814
staff will be

2535
01:04:57,814 --> 01:04:58,751
compounded by

2536
01:04:58,751 --> 01:04:59,688
some of the requirements that

2537
01:04:59,688 --> 01:05:00,625
even minor

2538
01:05:00,625 --> 01:05:01,687
wording changes

2539
01:05:01,687 --> 01:05:02,812
will be better than

2540
01:05:02,812 --> 01:05:04,936
saying any

2541
01:05:05,873 --> 01:05:06,841
Maryland County Health Department for one

2542
01:05:06,841 --> 01:05:09,986
permit. This

2543
01:05:09,986 --> 01:05:11,117
opens it up to

2544
01:05:11,117 --> 01:05:12,147
everyone, not just

2545
01:05:12,147 --> 01:05:13,079
keeps

2546
01:05:13,079 --> 01:05:16,971
Carroll County. We need to

2547
01:05:16,971 --> 01:05:17,969
use

2548
01:05:17,969 --> 01:05:18,999
existing government

2549
01:05:18,999 --> 01:05:19,772
resources rather than

2550
01:05:19,772 --> 01:05:20,737
create new

2551
01:05:20,737 --> 01:05:21,542
responsibilities for

2552
01:05:21,542 --> 01:05:22,637
staff because

2553
01:05:22,637 --> 01:05:23,087
some of the

2554
01:05:23,087 --> 01:05:24,021
proposed

2555
01:05:24,021 --> 01:05:24,858
timelines were

2556
01:05:24,858 --> 01:05:25,984
terribly short

2557
01:05:25,984 --> 01:05:26,854
to be able to

2558
01:05:26,854 --> 01:05:28,109
obtain the information

2559
01:05:28,109 --> 01:05:29,397
needed for an application,

2560
01:05:29,397 --> 01:05:30,234
especially when it

2561
01:05:30,234 --> 01:05:31,425
was proposed: if

2562
01:05:31,425 --> 01:05:32,583
it is not done

2563
01:05:32,583 --> 01:05:33,420
within a very

2564
01:05:33,420 --> 01:05:34,515
short period of

2565
01:05:34,515 --> 01:05:35,738
time, it is automatically

2566
01:05:35,738 --> 01:05:40,177
approved.

2567
01:05:40,177 --> 01:05:41,339
Thus, in my opinion,

2568
01:05:41,339 --> 01:05:42,468
we are creating certain

2569
01:05:42,468 --> 01:05:43,114
problems in the

2570
01:05:43,114 --> 01:05:44,843
future. I can't

2571
01:05:44,843 --> 01:05:45,979
disagree that

2572
01:05:45,979 --> 01:05:46,736
we need to

2573
01:05:46,736 --> 01:05:47,556
look at this

2574
01:05:47,556 --> 01:05:48,724
issue, and we can

2575
01:05:48,724 --> 01:05:49,734
change it, but

2576
01:05:49,734 --> 01:05:50,806
let's try to

2577
01:05:50,806 --> 01:05:51,942
minimize changes

2578
01:05:51,942 --> 01:05:53,110
later by allowing

2579
01:05:53,110 --> 01:05:54,119
some potential

2580
01:05:54,119 --> 01:05:55,287
flexibility with city

2581
01:05:55,287 --> 01:05:56,517
staff and other

2582
01:05:56,517 --> 01:05:58,169
things. And there were some

2583
01:05:58,169 --> 01:05:59,273
concerns that

2584
01:05:59,273 --> 01:06:00,442
the application was

2585
01:06:00,442 --> 01:06:01,677
too rigid, which

2586
01:06:01,677 --> 01:06:02,846
included that if

2587
01:06:02,846 --> 01:06:04,016
we needed to

2588
01:06:04,016 --> 01:06:06,030
change it, we would have to

2589
01:06:06,062 --> 01:06:07,232
reopen the ordinance

2590
01:06:07,232 --> 01:06:08,239
just to simply

2591
01:06:08,239 --> 01:06:09,867
change one word.

2592
01:06:09,867 --> 01:06:10,899
Good things of this

2593
01:06:10,899 --> 01:06:11,932
nature, just

2594
01:06:11,932 --> 01:06:12,683
little things to

2595
01:06:12,683 --> 01:06:13,685
implement for

2596
01:06:13,685 --> 01:06:15,604
greater implementation.

2597
01:06:15,604 --> 01:06:16,789
Um, but I can agree with many of the most

2598
01:06:16,789 --> 01:06:17,974
basic

2599
01:06:17,974 --> 01:06:19,160
concepts that were

2600
01:06:19,160 --> 01:06:20,247
added to it

2601
01:06:20,247 --> 01:06:21,980
.

2602
01:06:21,980 --> 01:06:23,345
Maybe just sit down

2603
01:06:23,345 --> 01:06:24,541
together and work out

2604
01:06:24,541 --> 01:06:25,497
some minor

2605
01:06:25,497 --> 01:06:27,022
flexibilities. I

2606
01:06:27,022 --> 01:06:29,090
mean, I, I, I'm flexible.

2607
01:06:29,090 --> 01:06:29,945
I agree with

2608
01:06:29,945 --> 01:06:30,958
nonpartisanship in

2609
01:06:30,958 --> 01:06:32,130
economics and things of

2610
01:06:32,130 --> 01:06:33,397
that nature, but

2611
01:06:33,397 --> 01:06:34,126
we can't lose

2612
01:06:34,126 --> 01:06:35,393
sight of the

2613
01:06:35,393 --> 01:06:36,533
potential

2614
01:06:36,533 --> 01:06:39,484
problems or

2615
01:06:39,484 --> 01:06:40,911
regulations that

2616
01:06:40,911 --> 01:06:42,414
people can drive through,

2617
01:06:42,414 --> 01:06:43,879
excuse me, in a

2618
01:06:43,879 --> 01:06:45,306
food truck to, uh,

2619
01:06:45,306 --> 01:06:46,696
get ahead quickly or

2620
01:06:46,696 --> 01:06:48,560
something. There is a good remedy

2621
01:06:48,560 --> 01:06:51,242
for this. I think

2622
01:06:51,242 --> 01:06:55,016
we're 90-90% on it. And

2623
01:06:55,016 --> 01:06:56,447
thank you to Councilor Evans,

2624
01:06:56,447 --> 01:06:57,878
Kelly, and Demuda for

2625
01:06:57,878 --> 01:06:58,845
adding their

2626
01:06:58,845 --> 01:07:01,144
suggestions to this.

2627
01:07:01,144 --> 01:07:02,608
It brought us closer. And

2628
01:07:02,608 --> 01:07:03,898
thank you, Tom, for

2629
01:07:03,898 --> 01:07:04,951
handling all the

2630
01:07:04,951 --> 01:07:06,977
spelling changes.

2631
01:07:06,977 --> 01:07:07,858
You know, Tom, I

2632
01:07:07,858 --> 01:07:09,199
actually think that's how it's going to go

2633
01:07:09,199 --> 01:07:10,293
,

2634
01:07:10,293 --> 01:07:11,492
judging from what I

2635
01:07:11,492 --> 01:07:12,863
see. Um, for me, this

2636
01:07:12,863 --> 01:07:13,947
process was just

2637
01:07:13,947 --> 01:07:15,135
messy. Hmm, that's

2638
01:07:15,135 --> 01:07:16,584
too messy. This is

2639
01:07:16,584 --> 01:07:17,790
unclean, and this is not the

2640
01:07:17,790 --> 01:07:18,997
way I

2641
01:07:18,997 --> 01:07:19,868
think this council

2642
01:07:19,868 --> 01:07:21,208
has been operating. At least

2643
01:07:21,208 --> 01:07:22,234
for the past

2644
01:07:22,234 --> 01:07:23,511
few years. Um,

2645
01:07:23,511 --> 01:07:24,583
unfortunately, I'm going to

2646
01:07:24,583 --> 01:07:25,976
do this, uh, because of the

2647
01:07:25,976 --> 01:07:27,404
actual, uh, creation of

2648
01:07:27,404 --> 01:07:28,690
legislation, I don't

2649
01:07:28,690 --> 01:07:29,904
have a say in the

2650
01:07:29,904 --> 01:07:31,500
process. But, uh

2651
01:07:31,500 --> 01:07:32,837
, I'll give you some advice,

2652
01:07:32,837 --> 01:07:33,968
mostly because as the

2653
01:07:33,968 --> 01:07:35,236
chairman of the council, right now I

2654
01:07:35,236 --> 01:07:36,265
feel like there are

2655
01:07:36,265 --> 01:07:37,396
too many chiefs and

2656
01:07:37,396 --> 01:07:38,184
not enough

2657
01:07:38,184 --> 01:07:39,601
Indians. Each of

2658
01:07:39,601 --> 01:07:40,412
you worked

2659
01:07:40,412 --> 01:07:41,662
in isolation, coming up with

2660
01:07:41,662 --> 01:07:42,912
ideas, and then just

2661
01:07:42,912 --> 01:07:44,229
crossing something out and

2662
01:07:44,229 --> 01:07:48,868
adding, and this, and that. And

2663
01:07:48,868 --> 01:07:50,076
whoever manages it

2664
01:07:50,076 --> 01:07:51,390
gets feedback from the

2665
01:07:51,390 --> 01:07:52,561
board, puts it into a

2666
01:07:52,561 --> 01:07:55,204
form, and then submits it.

2667
01:07:55,204 --> 01:07:56,464
But now it looks like

2668
01:07:56,464 --> 01:07:57,873
you, it looks like you, and I

2669
01:07:57,873 --> 01:08:00,699
thought it was you.

2670
01:08:00,699 --> 01:08:03,074
Work together.

2671
01:08:03,074 --> 01:08:03,637
Because it was the

2672
01:08:03,637 --> 01:08:04,962
longest process

2673
01:08:04,962 --> 01:08:06,089
for what was supposed to

2674
01:08:06,089 --> 01:08:06,884
be a simple

2675
01:08:06,884 --> 01:08:08,010
resolution that I have ever

2676
01:08:08,010 --> 01:08:10,464
seen.

2677
01:08:10,464 --> 01:08:11,389
So stop

2678
01:08:11,389 --> 01:08:12,592
working on your own

2679
01:08:12,592 --> 01:08:13,416
. Stop

2680
01:08:13,416 --> 01:08:14,563
trying to manage

2681
01:08:14,563 --> 01:08:16,443
everything yourself.

2682
01:08:16,443 --> 01:08:17,580
Work together without a

2683
01:08:17,580 --> 01:08:18,587
quorum in the back

2684
01:08:18,587 --> 01:08:21,247
. You know, and

2685
01:08:21,247 --> 01:08:22,250
then bring

2686
01:08:22,250 --> 01:08:22,980
something

2687
01:08:22,980 --> 01:08:23,893
suitable to the meeting that we

2688
01:08:23,893 --> 01:08:25,018
can send to the

2689
01:08:25,018 --> 01:08:26,235
planning commission,

2690
01:08:26,235 --> 01:08:27,330
get feedback, and

2691
01:08:27,330 --> 01:08:28,486
then vote on

2692
01:08:28,486 --> 01:08:29,856
and move on. It

2693
01:08:29,856 --> 01:08:31,054
's been almost a year, and

2694
01:08:31,054 --> 01:08:32,041
honestly, I'm

2695
01:08:32,041 --> 01:08:33,063
tired of talking about it

2696
01:08:33,063 --> 01:08:34,977
. So I don't

2697
01:08:34,977 --> 01:08:36,325
know if it's you, or

2698
01:08:36,325 --> 01:08:37,599
all of you, deal with

2699
01:08:37,599 --> 01:08:40,483
it. But it's too much,

2700
01:08:40,483 --> 01:08:41,816
and it's messy, so I'm

2701
01:08:41,816 --> 01:08:42,938
glad that, you know,

2702
01:08:42,938 --> 01:08:44,060
Councilor DeMotor, I'm

2703
01:08:44,060 --> 01:08:44,831
glad that you

2704
01:08:44,831 --> 01:08:46,198
came forward with this,

2705
01:08:46,198 --> 01:08:47,495
because, I'll be honest with

2706
01:08:47,495 --> 01:08:48,793
you, if it had gone

2707
01:08:48,793 --> 01:08:50,055
any other way, I would

2708
01:08:50,055 --> 01:08:51,441
n't have signed it.

2709
01:08:51,441 --> 01:08:52,730
Because it's a mess.

2710
01:08:52,730 --> 01:08:54,077
I'll put it there. I

2711
01:08:54,077 --> 01:08:54,884
can lead

2712
01:08:54,884 --> 01:08:55,992
the rewrite, and

2713
01:08:55,992 --> 01:08:56,864
I'm going to put

2714
01:08:56,864 --> 01:08:57,525
it out there for you

2715
01:08:57,525 --> 01:08:58,468
guys to figure out on your

2716
01:08:58,468 --> 01:08:59,229
own.

2717
01:08:59,229 --> 01:08:59,984
Of course.

2718
01:08:59,984 --> 01:09:01,304
And then, and then we will

2719
01:09:01,304 --> 01:09:02,721
understand, sir.

2720
01:09:02,721 --> 01:09:04,006
So

2721
01:09:04,006 --> 01:09:05,406
there is no further discussion now.

2722
01:09:05,406 --> 01:09:06,916
We have a motion

2723
01:09:06,916 --> 01:09:08,426
to reject or not

2724
01:09:08,426 --> 01:09:10,179
adopt Ordinance

2725
01:09:10,179 --> 01:09:11,446
2026-22 regarding MFUs and

2726
01:09:11,446 --> 01:09:13,697
food trucks. Hmm,

2727
01:09:13,697 --> 01:09:15,239
everyone who supports

2728
01:09:15,239 --> 01:09:16,281
the rejection of

2729
01:09:16,281 --> 01:09:17,959
Resolution 2026-22,

2730
01:09:17,959 --> 01:09:19,319
please mark it with

2731
01:09:19,319 --> 01:09:21,026
"I do." "I". "

2732
01:09:21,026 --> 01:09:22,566
Against"? Okay, thanks,

2733
01:09:22,566 --> 01:09:23,968
guys. I think this is the

2734
01:09:23,968 --> 01:09:25,087
right decision.

2735
01:09:25,087 --> 01:09:27,479
Next, we have Resolution

2736
01:09:27,479 --> 01:09:28,669
2026-24. This is a transfer of

2737
01:09:28,669 --> 01:09:29,548
real estate,

2738
01:09:29,548 --> 01:09:30,347
i.e.,

2739
01:09:30,347 --> 01:09:31,559
Straw's property. She is up for

2740
01:09:31,559 --> 01:09:32,531
adoption. Do you

2741
01:09:32,531 --> 01:09:33,304
want to make

2742
01:09:33,304 --> 01:09:34,029
a suggestion?

2743
01:09:34,029 --> 01:09:35,195
I will make a motion

2744
01:09:35,195 --> 01:09:36,429
to approve the

2745
01:09:36,429 --> 01:09:37,562
transfer of

2746
01:09:37,562 --> 01:09:38,663
real estate,

2747
01:09:38,663 --> 01:09:39,663
i.e. the

2748
01:09:39,663 --> 01:09:40,130
Straw property, for the years 2026-24.

2749
01:09:40,130 --> 01:09:41,795
Okay, we have a second

2750
01:09:41,795 --> 01:09:41,877
.

2751
01:09:41,877 --> 01:09:42,882
I will support.

2752
01:09:42,882 --> 01:09:43,880
Okay, is there any

2753
01:09:43,880 --> 01:09:45,654
discussion?

2754
01:09:45,654 --> 01:09:47,018
Uh, I could say

2755
01:09:47,018 --> 01:09:47,905
it's related to the

2756
01:09:47,905 --> 01:09:49,100
ring road,

2757
01:09:49,100 --> 01:09:49,850
but it's more of a

2758
01:09:49,850 --> 01:09:50,703
clarification

2759
01:09:50,703 --> 01:09:51,829
ordinance issued to

2760
01:09:51,829 --> 01:09:52,921
Straw by the owners of the

2761
01:09:52,921 --> 01:09:56,065
Straw property.

2762
01:09:56,065 --> 01:09:57,329
Maybe Barney can,

2763
01:09:57,329 --> 01:09:58,696
in order not to pressure you,

2764
01:09:58,696 --> 01:09:59,824
explain it a little

2765
01:09:59,824 --> 01:10:01,191
better, because I know it has

2766
01:10:01,191 --> 01:10:02,353
more to do with

2767
01:10:02,353 --> 01:10:03,720
mutual setbacks

2768
01:10:03,720 --> 01:10:05,052
and aligning

2769
01:10:05,052 --> 01:10:06,146
their property boundaries

2770
01:10:06,146 --> 01:10:07,572
and so on. I think you

2771
01:10:07,572 --> 01:10:08,633
could probably

2772
01:10:08,633 --> 01:10:09,922
explain it better

2773
01:10:09,922 --> 01:10:11,005
than I could.

2774
01:10:11,005 --> 01:10:13,746
Of course. So, it's an

2775
01:10:13,746 --> 01:10:17,181
exchange. When you

2776
01:10:17,181 --> 01:10:18,104
look at the

2777
01:10:18,104 --> 01:10:19,133
real estate, you'll

2778
01:10:19,133 --> 01:10:20,411
see that, um, the way

2779
01:10:20,411 --> 01:10:21,583
Rising

2780
01:10:21,583 --> 01:10:23,003
Ridge Road was relocated,

2781
01:10:23,003 --> 01:10:24,423
um, for the loop, created a

2782
01:10:24,423 --> 01:10:25,701
narrow strip that

2783
01:10:25,701 --> 01:10:26,517
the city would have to

2784
01:10:26,517 --> 01:10:30,476
service.

2785
01:10:30,476 --> 01:10:31,630
At the same time, Straw

2786
01:10:31,630 --> 01:10:32,893
also has a very long,

2787
01:10:32,893 --> 01:10:34,192
narrow section that is

2788
01:10:34,192 --> 01:10:35,635
now behind a,

2789
01:10:35,635 --> 01:10:37,872
um, depression that would be harder for them

2790
01:10:37,908 --> 01:10:40,322
to maintain. So it makes

2791
01:10:40,322 --> 01:10:41,375
sense

2792
01:10:41,375 --> 01:10:44,413
to reconcile things somehow. The exchange,

2793
01:10:44,413 --> 01:10:45,498
ahem, is not an equal

2794
01:10:45,498 --> 01:10:46,623
distribution of, ahem,

2795
01:10:46,623 --> 01:10:50,049
square feet.

2796
01:10:50,049 --> 01:10:51,468
So, I think that's the

2797
01:10:51,468 --> 01:10:52,970
main reason for the, um,

2798
01:10:52,970 --> 01:10:54,629
difference in cost.

2799
01:10:54,629 --> 01:10:55,336
Good.

2800
01:10:55,336 --> 01:10:59,266
And thank you, Barney.

2801
01:10:59,266 --> 01:11:00,142
And just to

2802
01:11:00,142 --> 01:11:01,285
clarify, there's, um, a

2803
01:11:01,285 --> 01:11:02,694
cash exchange for

2804
01:11:02,694 --> 01:11:03,990
this of about or

2805
01:11:03,990 --> 01:11:05,018
within six thousand

2806
01:11:05,018 --> 01:11:06,390
dollars, correct,

2807
01:11:06,390 --> 01:11:09,785
Tom?

2808
01:11:09,785 --> 01:11:11,135
For the purchase of part of the

2809
01:11:11,135 --> 01:11:13,334
Straw property.

2810
01:11:13,334 --> 01:11:14,384
The reason you

2811
01:11:14,384 --> 01:11:15,107
need this

2812
01:11:15,107 --> 01:11:16,355
ordinance is

2813
01:11:16,355 --> 01:11:17,570
because the city is also

2814
01:11:17,570 --> 01:11:19,024
transferring property. It's

2815
01:11:19,024 --> 01:11:20,951
an exchange, if you will. Both the

2816
01:11:20,951 --> 01:11:22,142
state code and

2817
01:11:22,142 --> 01:11:23,233
therefore our statute

2818
01:11:23,233 --> 01:11:24,457
require that this be

2819
01:11:24,457 --> 01:11:25,715
done by ordinance

2820
01:11:25,715 --> 01:11:26,509
with public

2821
01:11:26,509 --> 01:11:27,501
hearings, which

2822
01:11:27,501 --> 01:11:28,725
apparently took place

2823
01:11:28,725 --> 01:11:29,388
today.

2824
01:11:29,388 --> 01:11:31,142
Yes. Good. Perfectly.

2825
01:11:31,142 --> 01:11:32,877
Thank you. That's all for now.

2826
01:11:32,877 --> 01:11:34,497
Chairman, thank you. Is there

2827
01:11:34,497 --> 01:11:35,564
anyone else?

2828
01:11:35,564 --> 01:11:36,595
I have a question.

2829
01:11:36,595 --> 01:11:37,293
Of course.

2830
01:11:37,293 --> 01:11:38,724
So, there are two questions.

2831
01:11:38,724 --> 01:11:43,142
First, is this on

2832
01:11:43,142 --> 01:11:44,474
equal terms, caring

2833
01:11:44,474 --> 01:11:45,737
for our citizens,

2834
01:11:45,737 --> 01:11:47,070
or is this what the

2835
01:11:47,070 --> 01:11:49,601
Straws want? This is what

2836
01:11:49,601 --> 01:11:50,687
they asked for.

2837
01:11:50,687 --> 01:11:52,134
Yes. Yes, yes. They are

2838
01:11:52,134 --> 01:11:53,155
very interested in

2839
01:11:53,155 --> 01:11:53,965
this. Yes.

2840
01:11:53,965 --> 01:11:55,219
Good. And then, and I'm

2841
01:11:55,219 --> 01:11:56,056
just asking

2842
01:11:56,056 --> 01:11:57,119
questions because I'm a

2843
01:11:57,119 --> 01:11:58,407
council member and I'm here to

2844
01:11:58,407 --> 01:11:59,566
represent my

2845
01:11:59,566 --> 01:12:00,757
constituents, so I have the

2846
01:12:00,757 --> 01:12:01,594
right to ask

2847
01:12:01,594 --> 01:12:04,483
questions. Um, was this

2848
01:12:04,483 --> 01:12:05,673
something that could have been

2849
01:12:05,673 --> 01:12:06,966
foreseen before

2850
01:12:06,966 --> 01:12:08,020
we built the

2851
01:12:08,020 --> 01:12:09,245
roundabout,

2852
01:12:09,245 --> 01:12:10,605
or did it only become apparent

2853
01:12:10,605 --> 01:12:13,736
after the fact?

2854
01:12:13,736 --> 01:12:14,973
Like, is this something

2855
01:12:14,973 --> 01:12:16,142
we should have

2856
01:12:16,142 --> 01:12:17,208
known before

2857
01:12:17,208 --> 01:12:18,481
construction started in

2858
01:12:18,481 --> 01:12:19,375
terms of what

2859
01:12:19,375 --> 01:12:20,509
parts of the pie and

2860
01:12:20,509 --> 01:12:21,610
property would be

2861
01:12:21,610 --> 01:12:22,779
cut and what parts wouldn't,

2862
01:12:22,779 --> 01:12:23,948
or, you know, that's my

2863
01:12:23,948 --> 01:12:26,235
question.

2864
01:12:26,235 --> 01:12:27,185
Should it have been

2865
01:12:27,185 --> 01:12:29,259
done in advance?

2866
01:12:29,259 --> 01:12:30,326
This is what the Straws

2867
01:12:30,326 --> 01:12:31,591
expressed, uh, as

2868
01:12:31,591 --> 01:12:33,698
their preference. Hmm,

2869
01:12:33,698 --> 01:12:35,185
should this have been done

2870
01:12:35,185 --> 01:12:36,815
? Not necessarily, uh,

2871
01:12:36,815 --> 01:12:38,710
but it makes sense. So

2872
01:12:38,710 --> 01:12:39,980
they brought it to

2873
01:12:39,980 --> 01:12:41,004
our attention and we

2874
01:12:41,004 --> 01:12:42,380
agreed that it made

2875
01:12:42,380 --> 01:12:44,800
sense. So, this is the path

2876
01:12:44,800 --> 01:12:46,827
we took.

2877
01:12:46,827 --> 01:12:49,679
Good. And a little

2878
01:12:49,679 --> 01:12:50,864
remark, uh,

2879
01:12:50,864 --> 01:12:52,335
you know, well, I'll make a

2880
01:12:52,335 --> 01:12:53,929
remark because I

2881
01:12:53,929 --> 01:12:54,751
see it. The third

2882
01:12:54,751 --> 01:12:55,459
statement "

2883
01:12:55,459 --> 01:12:56,360
given that", where it

2884
01:12:56,360 --> 01:12:57,487
says: "Given the

2885
01:12:57,487 --> 01:12:58,420
proposed

2886
01:12:58,420 --> 01:12:59,676
roundabout",

2887
01:12:59,676 --> 01:13:00,834
in my opinion, should have been

2888
01:13:00,834 --> 01:13:01,703
written "

2889
01:13:01,703 --> 01:13:02,798
built roundabout",

2890
01:13:02,798 --> 01:13:03,764
because it has already

2891
01:13:03,764 --> 01:13:06,178
been built. But this

2892
01:13:06,178 --> 01:13:06,954
statement is "

2893
01:13:06,954 --> 01:13:11,113
given", therefore.

2894
01:13:11,113 --> 01:13:12,275
Everywhere you say "

2895
01:13:12,275 --> 01:13:17,161
built". Good.

2896
01:13:17,161 --> 01:13:18,243
Any further

2897
01:13:18,243 --> 01:13:21,104
discussions? We have a

2898
01:13:21,104 --> 01:13:22,421
second proposal, uh

2899
01:13:22,421 --> 01:13:23,502
, regarding the acceptance of

2900
01:13:23,502 --> 01:13:24,785
the transfer of real

2901
01:13:24,785 --> 01:13:26,069
estate, uh, the

2902
01:13:26,069 --> 01:13:27,704
Straw property. Uh, everyone who is "in favor

2903
01:13:27,704 --> 01:13:28,738
", please

2904
01:13:28,738 --> 01:13:30,419
mark yourself by saying

2905
01:13:30,419 --> 01:13:30,821
"I do." "

2906
01:13:30,821 --> 01:13:31,255
I". "

2907
01:13:31,255 --> 01:13:32,704
Against"? Okay, and the

2908
01:13:32,704 --> 01:13:34,670
last resolution, uh

2909
01:13:34,670 --> 01:13:36,375
, resolution 2026-27.

2910
01:13:36,375 --> 01:13:37,284
It aims to

2911
01:13:37,284 --> 01:13:37,934
clarify that

2912
01:13:37,934 --> 01:13:38,973
private parks in the

2913
01:13:38,973 --> 01:13:39,675
R1 zone should be a

2914
01:13:39,675 --> 01:13:40,688
special exception

2915
01:13:40,688 --> 01:13:41,650
, not an exercise of

2916
01:13:41,650 --> 01:13:42,357
right. This is for

2917
01:13:42,357 --> 01:13:43,213
presentation and

2918
01:13:43,213 --> 01:13:43,962
referral to the

2919
01:13:43,962 --> 01:13:45,106
planning commission. Do

2920
01:13:45,106 --> 01:13:46,179
we have a proposal

2921
01:13:46,179 --> 01:13:47,954
to present?

2922
01:13:47,954 --> 01:13:49,363
I would like to propose

2923
01:13:49,363 --> 01:13:50,596
that

2924
01:13:50,596 --> 01:13:52,182
Ordinance

2925
01:13:52,182 --> 01:13:53,592
2026-27 be enacted to

2926
01:13:53,592 --> 01:13:55,001
amend the articles and

2927
01:13:55,001 --> 01:13:56,719
sections of Chapter 112 entitled

2928
01:13:56,719 --> 01:13:58,349
"Zoning",

2929
01:13:58,349 --> 01:13:59,979
Article 4 entitled "

2930
01:13:59,979 --> 01:14:01,080
Regulations

2931
01:14:01,080 --> 01:14:02,578
Governing Residential

2932
01:14:02,578 --> 01:14:04,252
Districts", and Section 112-23

2933
01:14:04,252 --> 01:14:07,528
entitled "R1 District".

2934
01:14:07,528 --> 01:14:09,157
Okay, do we have a second

2935
01:14:09,157 --> 01:14:09,299
?

2936
01:14:09,299 --> 01:14:10,381
I will support.

2937
01:14:10,381 --> 01:14:11,195
Okay, this will be

2938
01:14:11,195 --> 01:14:12,447
forwarded to the

2939
01:14:12,447 --> 01:14:13,758
planning commission. Uh, we have

2940
01:14:13,758 --> 01:14:14,930
no unfinished

2941
01:14:14,930 --> 01:14:16,102
business, and we don't have a

2942
01:14:16,102 --> 01:14:17,440
closed session.

2943
01:14:17,440 --> 01:14:18,973
So, for now, uh, I'll

2944
01:14:18,973 --> 01:14:20,430
consider the motion

2945
01:14:20,430 --> 01:14:21,681
to postpone.

2946
01:14:21,681 --> 01:14:22,758
I will make a motion

2947
01:14:22,758 --> 01:14:23,682
to postpone

2948
01:14:23,682 --> 01:14:24,728
earlier than usual

2949
01:14:24,728 --> 01:14:25,871
. Thank you, Mr.

2950
01:14:25,871 --> 01:14:27,130
Chairman. Do

2951
01:14:27,130 --> 01:14:28,196
we have a second?

2952
01:14:28,196 --> 01:14:29,169
I will support.

2953
01:14:29,169 --> 01:14:29,879
Okay, everyone who

2954
01:14:29,879 --> 01:14:30,379
supports

2955
01:14:30,379 --> 01:14:31,248
the transfer,

2956
01:14:31,248 --> 01:14:32,037
please mark it by

2957
01:14:32,037 --> 01:14:32,717
saying "Me,

2958
01:14:32,717 --> 01:14:33,630
Me."

2959
01:14:33,630 --> 01:14:35,495
Nobody is in favor.