1 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,873 Let's call the order the uh 2 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:00,213 Phillsburg City Council meeting 3 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,423 for September 8th. 4 00:01:01,490 --> 00:01:03,623 Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. 5 00:01:03,690 --> 00:01:05,140 [crowd] 6 00:01:05,340 --> 00:01:08,923 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States 7 00:01:08,990 --> 00:01:12,323 of America and to the Republic for which it stands, 8 00:01:12,390 --> 00:01:16,273 one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty 9 00:01:16,340 --> 00:01:18,053 and justice for all. 10 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:23,800 [crowd] 11 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:27,833 All right, before we get started, I'm going to introduce 12 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:33,333 Ordinance 1465 and your pack and I I wrote a letter to it. 13 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,433 All you guys members, 14 00:01:35,500 --> 00:01:39,700 [paper rustling] 15 00:01:39,900 --> 00:01:43,000 I'm going to read it. Um 16 00:01:43,900 --> 00:01:47,433 I placed it on the agenda for consideration and adoption. 17 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:50,133 The purpose of this proposal is not to restrict disagreement, 18 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:53,433 debate, criticism or any council member's right to express 19 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:55,100 his or her opinion. 20 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,433 Rather, it's intended to establish clear and consistent 21 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:01,433 standards for how all members of the governing body conduct 22 00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:04,200 themselves while city council meetings are being conducted. 23 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,433 We have an obligation to the to to conduct the public's 24 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:12,400 business in an orderly, respectful and effective manner. 25 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:15,933 Council members should be able to present different 26 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,100 opinions and vigorously debate important issues 27 00:02:19,700 --> 00:02:23,033 without personal confrontations, disruptive behavior, 28 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:27,200 or conduct that prevents other members from participating. 29 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,033 We already have a code of ethics applicable to all elected 30 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:34,200 and appointed city officials and employees. 31 00:02:34,900 --> 00:02:38,333 That code recognizes that public officials hold office 32 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,333 for the benefit of the public, 33 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,400 require that we observe high standards of conduct, 34 00:02:43,700 --> 00:02:47,100 provide that our conduct should be above reproach 35 00:02:47,300 --> 00:02:50,933 and states that we should work together in full cooperation 36 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,000 with other public officials and employees. 37 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:58,833 This proposed rules provides specific standards for applying 38 00:02:58,900 --> 00:03:00,300 those principles. 39 00:05:00,672 --> 00:05:02,042 during City Council meetings. 40 00:05:03,772 --> 00:05:06,502 They're intended equally to every council member including me 41 00:05:06,569 --> 00:05:09,422 when presiding over a meeting. 42 00:05:10,602 --> 00:05:14,882 The rules are not intended to favor the majority, protect the member 43 00:05:15,372 --> 00:05:17,592 or restrict a minority viewpoint. 44 00:05:18,202 --> 00:05:22,135 A council member will continue have the right to disagree with the mayor 45 00:05:22,202 --> 00:05:26,335 or any other council member, criticize city policies or proposals, 46 00:05:26,402 --> 00:05:30,452 ask difficult questions and vote against any matter before the council. 47 00:05:31,372 --> 00:05:35,272 The rules address conduct rather than the viewpoint. 48 00:05:37,112 --> 00:05:39,692 The proposal provides the presiding offers with reasonable procedural 49 00:05:39,759 --> 00:05:42,185 tools to maintain order, 50 00:05:42,252 --> 00:05:44,802 including the ability to warn a member, rule a member out of order, 51 00:05:44,869 --> 00:05:47,542 require the member to yield the floor, 52 00:05:47,782 --> 00:05:50,502 take response and take other reasonable procedural measures necessary 53 00:05:50,569 --> 00:05:53,402 to allow the meeting to proceed. 54 00:05:54,212 --> 00:05:58,425 The proposal also establishes a graduated approach to violations. 55 00:05:58,492 --> 00:06:01,152 You'll see that if you read the rules. 56 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:05,402 Beginning with the warning, escalating only when an inappropriate or 57 00:06:05,469 --> 00:06:08,642 disruptive conduct continues. 58 00:06:09,472 --> 00:06:12,440 I recommend the council adopt the proposed City Council meeting 59 00:06:12,507 --> 00:06:14,950 decorum and conduct rules so that all 60 00:06:15,017 --> 00:06:18,352 council members have a clear understanding of standards 61 00:06:18,722 --> 00:06:21,300 expected during council meetings and so that those standards can be applied 62 00:06:21,367 --> 00:06:24,212 consistently and fairly. 63 00:06:24,642 --> 00:06:27,600 This is an opportunity for the entire council to reaffirm the 64 00:06:27,667 --> 00:06:31,425 vigorous disagreement and public debate are appropriate. 65 00:06:31,492 --> 00:06:34,600 But personal attacks, intimidation, disruptive conduct and behavior 66 00:06:34,667 --> 00:06:36,030 that interferes with the council's ability 67 00:06:36,097 --> 00:06:41,372 to conduct the business, public's business are not. 68 00:06:42,852 --> 00:06:44,712 Respectfully submitted. 69 00:06:45,722 --> 00:06:48,322 And in your packet, you've got it. 70 00:06:49,522 --> 00:06:52,482 It would be ordinance 1465. 71 00:06:52,842 --> 00:06:55,122 If you have any questions on it, I 72 00:06:55,402 --> 00:06:57,410 I had it originally as a resolution, 73 00:06:57,477 --> 00:07:02,655 and I sent it over to Dakota. Dakota said making an ordinance. 74 00:07:02,722 --> 00:07:05,700 and he used Molvane and Junction cities as examples to kind of 75 00:07:05,767 --> 00:07:08,502 match it into this. 76 00:07:08,702 --> 00:07:11,872 since they had meeting conduct rules. 77 00:07:12,122 --> 00:07:14,800 We really don't have any. We've just basically have the code of ethics, 78 00:07:14,867 --> 00:07:17,292 which are very difficult to 79 00:07:18,782 --> 00:07:21,942 administer. 80 00:07:26,407 --> 00:07:30,167 I'll make a motion to adopt ordinance 1465. 81 00:07:30,547 --> 00:07:31,880 Second. 82 00:07:32,897 --> 00:07:35,227 Second. Any further discussion? 83 00:07:37,377 --> 00:07:39,967 All in favor? I. Opposed? 84 00:07:40,747 --> 00:07:42,197 Motion passes. 85 00:07:45,217 --> 00:07:49,750 Let me know what's 6:15 so we can go to the budget hearing. 86 00:07:49,817 --> 00:07:52,937 for right now, Chris Delzer, you're up for public comment. 87 00:07:54,347 --> 00:07:56,630 Do you want me to stand? Do you want me on the podium? 88 00:07:56,697 --> 00:07:58,030 Yeah. Perfect. 89 00:07:59,457 --> 00:08:01,037 Just don't start soon. 90 00:08:01,217 --> 00:08:02,687 Very good, Mr. Sell. 91 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:07,010 Um, you want my name, title, whatever you want to call it? 92 00:08:07,077 --> 00:08:07,910 Oh, I 93 00:08:07,977 --> 00:08:09,080 How official are we going? 94 00:08:09,147 --> 00:08:11,070 We're just going your name name and address. 95 00:08:11,137 --> 00:08:12,470 How's that? 96 00:08:12,547 --> 00:08:15,947 Well, I'm Chris Delzer, of course, I'm from the community here. 97 00:08:16,657 --> 00:08:19,770 Um, I'm just representing from Sawyer's Ace Hardware right now, 98 00:08:19,837 --> 00:08:22,817 and manager, owner, whatever you want to call it. 99 00:08:23,967 --> 00:08:28,297 Um, as I'm sure several may be aware, 100 00:08:28,517 --> 00:08:30,657 Um, we had had an incident 101 00:08:32,077 --> 00:08:35,217 on August 19th, approximately 12:30. 102 00:08:35,577 --> 00:08:37,317 Um, around lunchtime. 103 00:08:37,997 --> 00:08:40,597 Um, we had had a City Council member 104 00:08:41,817 --> 00:08:44,870 and approach into our store and approach another citizen to 105 00:08:44,937 --> 00:08:47,687 which there had been 106 00:08:48,447 --> 00:08:52,737 prior disagreements, I guess would be the nicest that I could call it, 107 00:08:53,147 --> 00:08:58,017 um, regarding some Facebook posts from everything that I had taken it as. 108 00:08:59,227 --> 00:09:02,657 Again, at that point in time, I feel as if it was a 109 00:09:04,957 --> 00:09:07,970 I guess the best way I can put it, it was a professional problem 110 00:09:08,037 --> 00:09:11,015 being conducted 111 00:09:11,082 --> 00:09:14,880 as their professional viewpoint 112 00:09:14,947 --> 00:09:21,060 onto whereas they were having issues with stuff sided being from the council. 113 00:09:21,127 --> 00:09:24,857 Again, not necessarily during this time during the meeting. 114 00:09:24,947 --> 00:09:29,147 Um, but on Facebook afterwards or however. 115 00:09:30,857 --> 00:09:36,607 It didn't escalate to anything more than a lot of yelling, some swearing. 116 00:09:37,047 --> 00:09:41,127 Um, again, it had finally made it to where it could go outside. 117 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:44,870 and, you know, everything was everything was fine, kind of 118 00:09:44,937 --> 00:09:48,217 calmed down from there. Everyone went their separate ways on it. 119 00:09:48,937 --> 00:09:51,767 Um, where I have an issue with it at, 120 00:09:51,847 --> 00:09:55,170 um, you know, that's not that is not under my opinion what we elect 121 00:09:55,237 --> 00:09:58,967 the officials for. 122 00:09:59,047 --> 00:10:00,049 That's 123 00:10:00,116 --> 00:10:03,049 beyond where their conduct needs to be at. 124 00:10:03,116 --> 00:10:05,616 I feel like anyhow, again, 125 00:10:05,816 --> 00:10:09,586 coming from professionally, it's nothing, nothing personal on my end. 126 00:10:11,826 --> 00:10:14,906 Again, it's it's just a step too far. 127 00:10:15,006 --> 00:10:17,636 A step too far. And 128 00:10:17,726 --> 00:10:22,636 again, I just I I'm disappointed that I had to be here talking about it. 129 00:10:22,826 --> 00:10:28,989 Um, you know, I know that none of you want to be represented in that light. 130 00:10:29,056 --> 00:10:33,056 And it's just it's it's bad, especially in a business. 131 00:10:33,796 --> 00:10:38,009 And when especially there are customers, more people around, 132 00:10:38,076 --> 00:10:40,636 not just a customer too, there were six, eight in there at the time. 133 00:10:41,296 --> 00:10:43,106 And 134 00:10:43,806 --> 00:10:47,339 You know, when I've got people that are upset and afraid, 135 00:10:47,406 --> 00:10:49,819 little ladies that are upset and afraid to leave the store 136 00:10:49,886 --> 00:10:52,266 while all this commotion is going on. 137 00:10:52,356 --> 00:10:53,799 That's that's too far. 138 00:10:53,866 --> 00:10:55,199 That's too far. 139 00:10:55,586 --> 00:10:58,219 Um, again, where it all pertain to, you know, stuff 140 00:10:58,286 --> 00:11:00,176 here and there on Facebook. 141 00:11:00,746 --> 00:11:03,749 I I don't know. I guess I could have put this on Facebook 142 00:11:03,816 --> 00:11:06,569 put a rant on Facebook about it, but I don't use it. 143 00:11:06,636 --> 00:11:08,779 I don't use it, haven't used it in years. 144 00:11:08,846 --> 00:11:13,599 I figured this is probably a more professional setting in which to do this. So, 145 00:11:13,666 --> 00:11:16,606 Again, nothing personal here there on it. 146 00:11:16,716 --> 00:11:21,626 It's, you know, act better, let it roll off your back. 147 00:11:22,136 --> 00:11:25,509 And I and and and Chris, I apologize for it, for for doing that. 148 00:11:25,576 --> 00:11:30,406 And that's exactly why I asked him to go outside. 149 00:11:30,636 --> 00:11:33,316 You know, he has the floor right now. 150 00:11:34,286 --> 00:11:35,916 No, yeah, I'm sorry. 151 00:11:36,796 --> 00:11:40,409 I can and addressing that, thank you. I appreciate that. 152 00:11:40,476 --> 00:11:42,176 Yes, truly appreciate it. 153 00:11:42,576 --> 00:11:46,049 Um, it could have, it could have gone a different way. 154 00:11:46,116 --> 00:11:47,956 It could have gone a different way. 155 00:11:49,276 --> 00:11:50,939 You knew he was in there, you saw him in there. 156 00:11:51,006 --> 00:11:54,046 You could have waited for him to walk outside and finish his business up. 157 00:11:54,196 --> 00:11:57,659 Not come in right there and beyond him. 158 00:11:57,726 --> 00:12:01,389 I I didn't say anything disrespectful or anything in there. 159 00:12:01,456 --> 00:12:05,346 I just said, hey, we we need to go outside and talk, my my exact words. 160 00:12:06,086 --> 00:12:08,296 It could have been handled differently, I feel like. 161 00:12:08,866 --> 00:12:12,536 But I did, I didn't scream or holler in there, I didn't do anything in there. 162 00:12:12,796 --> 00:12:15,066 It escalated quickly. 163 00:12:15,216 --> 00:12:16,606 It escalated quickly. 164 00:12:18,566 --> 00:12:20,246 Definitely outside. 165 00:12:22,726 --> 00:12:24,479 That's that's where I'm coming from. 166 00:12:24,546 --> 00:12:25,689 So I don't have 167 00:12:25,756 --> 00:12:28,029 again, I don't have anything personal against anyone on it. 168 00:12:28,096 --> 00:12:33,809 I said this is me as a business owner saying this is again, conduct 169 00:12:33,876 --> 00:12:35,639 unbecoming. 170 00:12:35,706 --> 00:12:38,576 It's just it's again, just a step too far. 171 00:12:38,726 --> 00:12:40,619 So, again, 172 00:12:40,686 --> 00:12:43,076 we have, um, 173 00:12:43,156 --> 00:12:46,976 you know, the citizens we put our trust in, in all the council members. 174 00:12:47,086 --> 00:12:50,089 We do. We believe that you're here for the betterment of 175 00:12:50,156 --> 00:12:53,539 our lives here in the community 176 00:12:53,606 --> 00:12:57,069 and the community itself. So, again, 177 00:12:57,136 --> 00:13:01,646 I I understand things get misconstrued, especially online. 178 00:13:02,736 --> 00:13:04,356 Just let it roll off your back. 179 00:13:05,366 --> 00:13:07,199 It's politics. Everyone's gonna say something. 180 00:13:07,266 --> 00:13:09,146 No one does everything right. 181 00:13:10,096 --> 00:13:11,656 I don't know, that's all I've got. 182 00:13:12,236 --> 00:13:13,569 I appreciate it. 183 00:13:16,706 --> 00:13:19,239 I do have something to say just because, I mean, 184 00:13:19,306 --> 00:13:21,909 it's it's out there and I'm not gonna hide anything 185 00:13:21,976 --> 00:13:24,419 and I'm not going to stop being me, 186 00:13:24,486 --> 00:13:28,169 But when you are setting there downing, uh, 187 00:13:28,236 --> 00:13:31,299 and don't know what you're talking about, there again, 188 00:13:31,366 --> 00:13:35,709 going back to the true ignorance of society today, 189 00:13:35,776 --> 00:13:40,409 know what you're talking about 100% of facts. 190 00:13:40,476 --> 00:13:44,209 before you just start slandering and throwing stuff out there. 191 00:13:44,276 --> 00:13:47,389 Because that's what it is. Plain and simple. 192 00:13:47,456 --> 00:13:49,569 And I am not going to stand by. 193 00:13:49,636 --> 00:13:53,366 I don't care if I'm on the council or what I am. 194 00:13:53,716 --> 00:13:58,339 I am going to tell you that it is dead wrong. Plain and simple. 195 00:13:58,406 --> 00:14:02,049 And again, I apologize to Chris and Ace Hardware, 196 00:14:02,116 --> 00:14:05,916 that's why I took it outside. Plain and simple. 197 00:14:08,956 --> 00:14:10,059 What time we got? 198 00:14:10,126 --> 00:14:11,759 We got four minutes, Jack. 199 00:14:11,826 --> 00:14:13,326 Yeah, 6:11. 200 00:14:13,506 --> 00:14:14,356 Thanks, Chris. 201 00:14:14,423 --> 00:14:17,636 We we got a chance to do the, uh, minutes. 202 00:14:20,516 --> 00:14:21,936 We still got four minutes. 203 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:57,149 [paper shuffling] 204 00:14:57,216 --> 00:15:00,266 I make a motion to approve August 17th, 2026. 205 00:15:01,370 --> 00:15:02,770 second. All second, sir. 206 00:15:02,913 --> 00:15:04,156 All in favor. 207 00:15:04,223 --> 00:15:05,836 All right. Pose. 208 00:15:05,903 --> 00:15:07,303 Motion passes. 209 00:15:08,313 --> 00:15:13,043 Corporation ordinance 1055-08-26B. 210 00:15:22,447 --> 00:15:26,917 that roof masters that 11,000 was at the community building. 211 00:15:27,397 --> 00:15:29,680 That's the firehouse. Firehouse. 212 00:15:29,747 --> 00:15:31,860 It was like the last 10%. 213 00:15:31,927 --> 00:15:33,270 Okay. 214 00:15:42,923 --> 00:15:47,613 Is the pump working that was is it working now? 215 00:15:48,393 --> 00:15:52,133 The pump repair out the airport, I guess. 216 00:15:54,423 --> 00:15:55,256 Sure. 217 00:15:55,323 --> 00:15:57,453 We're just now getting build on it. 218 00:15:58,463 --> 00:16:03,803 There was a problem with the email that they had to send the invoices to, 219 00:16:03,870 --> 00:16:07,316 so these are actually from January of last March. 220 00:16:07,383 --> 00:16:08,349 Oh, they're old. 221 00:16:08,416 --> 00:16:09,749 Okay. 222 00:16:11,543 --> 00:16:13,923 No wonder you look so surprised. 223 00:16:17,763 --> 00:16:19,723 I'll make a motion to approve. 224 00:16:20,873 --> 00:16:24,436 105508-26B. 225 00:16:24,503 --> 00:16:25,466 Do I have a second? 226 00:16:25,533 --> 00:16:26,366 Oh second. 227 00:16:26,433 --> 00:16:27,266 On favor. 228 00:16:27,333 --> 00:16:28,166 All right. 229 00:16:28,233 --> 00:16:29,933 Pose, motion passes. 230 00:16:31,613 --> 00:16:33,893 We are two minutes away from the budget. 231 00:16:35,283 --> 00:16:37,606 You got something the last two minutes? 232 00:16:37,673 --> 00:16:38,506 I. 233 00:16:38,573 --> 00:16:40,833 Myself? No, no, I don't have nothing. Thank you. 234 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:41,733 You don't have anything? 235 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:42,633 No, sir. 236 00:16:42,700 --> 00:16:44,070 Can, do you have any? 237 00:16:44,410 --> 00:16:47,250 Actually, I apologize. Yes, I do. 238 00:16:47,330 --> 00:16:52,010 Um, I had um, a lady and myself. 239 00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:55,010 um, wanted to thank the entire staff 240 00:16:55,077 --> 00:16:58,120 for uh, repairs in the alley. 241 00:16:58,820 --> 00:17:05,210 in between Nebraska and well, not Nebraska, it'd be ninth and eighth. 242 00:17:05,277 --> 00:17:06,610 Ninth and eighth. 243 00:17:07,140 --> 00:17:08,496 They was horrible. Thank you very much. 244 00:17:08,563 --> 00:17:09,910 Appreciate it. 245 00:17:10,050 --> 00:17:11,843 Sory deserves it. 246 00:17:11,910 --> 00:17:13,243 All right. 247 00:17:13,830 --> 00:17:16,450 We are it's close enough. 248 00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:20,510 We'll officially start the budget hearing. 249 00:17:23,650 --> 00:17:25,883 I'm Sarah Korman with Mason Miller. 250 00:17:25,950 --> 00:17:30,510 I had the opportunity, excuse me, to work with the finance committee 251 00:17:30,577 --> 00:17:35,720 to due the city of Hellsberg's 2027 budget. 252 00:17:35,940 --> 00:17:38,743 So, we'll kind of go through that. 253 00:17:38,810 --> 00:17:40,210 Um, in your packets, I believe, 254 00:17:40,277 --> 00:17:42,910 the most important page that we need to look at is, 255 00:17:42,977 --> 00:17:46,077 I think it's page 44 in your packet. 256 00:17:47,077 --> 00:17:52,013 Um, it's page 19 of the budget, but I think it's 44 in your 257 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:53,413 Is that correct? 258 00:17:55,380 --> 00:18:00,310 So, after discussion with uh, the team, I guess, it was decided 259 00:18:00,377 --> 00:18:06,086 that the city did not want to exceed revenue neutral. 260 00:18:06,153 --> 00:18:09,810 So, that's how we prepared the budget so that it keeps it um, 261 00:18:09,877 --> 00:18:14,710 revenue neutral, meaning the city plans to levy taxes at the exact 262 00:18:14,777 --> 00:18:19,123 same dollar amount that it did for 2026. 263 00:18:19,190 --> 00:18:21,710 So, the mill levy rates change based 264 00:18:21,777 --> 00:18:26,083 on the valuations that came in from the county. 265 00:18:26,150 --> 00:18:27,910 But we use those valuations 266 00:18:27,977 --> 00:18:31,676 and you have to configure the budget to make it work. 267 00:18:31,743 --> 00:18:35,510 But if you'll look on that page um, that I mentioned, 268 00:18:35,577 --> 00:18:39,510 the second to the right column, the 269 00:18:39,577 --> 00:18:43,210 1 million 54217, 270 00:18:43,277 --> 00:18:47,520 that's the proposed amount of taxes that we're going to levy. 271 00:18:47,780 --> 00:18:52,396 That corresponds with the 26 column for total taxes levied. 272 00:18:52,463 --> 00:18:55,710 So, that's why we're saying we're revenue neutral, 273 00:18:55,777 --> 00:18:59,230 we're um, not going to exceed. 274 00:18:59,297 --> 00:19:00,810 So, based on the team, 275 00:19:00,877 --> 00:19:04,910 they felt like they could fit the parameters of the budget within that, 276 00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:06,843 so we made it work. 277 00:19:06,910 --> 00:19:10,510 Um, if you look up at the top, the bond and interest, 278 00:19:10,577 --> 00:19:13,230 um, we are not leving any funds for that anymore. 279 00:19:13,450 --> 00:19:18,910 Uh, in 2024, that um, debt was relieved, and so 280 00:19:18,977 --> 00:19:22,746 we didn't have or in 2024, what 24, it was relieved. 281 00:19:22,813 --> 00:19:29,110 So, um, the debt that is remaining is not to be used for 282 00:19:29,177 --> 00:19:30,766 um, levied funds. 283 00:19:30,833 --> 00:19:34,110 So, that will be transferred in from the water department to 284 00:19:34,177 --> 00:19:35,323 uh, pay that debt. 285 00:19:35,390 --> 00:19:37,913 So, no levy on the bond and interest fund. 286 00:19:37,980 --> 00:19:41,610 The library, employee benefit fire, 287 00:19:41,677 --> 00:19:44,910 equipment capital outlay and industrial development, 288 00:19:44,977 --> 00:19:47,650 you can see we're we're doing flat rates there. 289 00:19:48,070 --> 00:19:50,630 Um, the library fund, we always do five mills. 290 00:19:50,820 --> 00:19:54,010 Industrial development and fire equipment capital outlay, 291 00:19:54,077 --> 00:19:56,480 we do one and two for those respectively. 292 00:19:57,070 --> 00:20:00,790 Um, we did decrease the employee benefit mill. 293 00:20:01,124 --> 00:20:03,054 low rate by quite a bit. 294 00:20:03,384 --> 00:20:05,737 Um, just because what we've been doing in the past, 295 00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:08,657 there's been kind of a shift in 296 00:20:08,724 --> 00:20:11,167 how the accounting has been done, 297 00:20:11,234 --> 00:20:14,017 and so we were leving funds there that weren't quite getting 298 00:20:14,084 --> 00:20:16,457 funnel to where they needed to be. 299 00:20:16,524 --> 00:20:21,107 So we we changed that up and we lowered that employee benefit. 300 00:20:21,174 --> 00:20:24,177 if you can see the year before for 26, 301 00:20:24,244 --> 00:20:27,467 we level levied 12.67 mils. 302 00:20:27,534 --> 00:20:29,984 This year we dropped that to seven. 303 00:20:30,304 --> 00:20:32,527 Um, so that that's quite a bit of difference in that 304 00:20:32,594 --> 00:20:33,747 employee benefit fund. 305 00:20:33,814 --> 00:20:37,567 Not that employee benefits are going down necessarily. 306 00:20:37,634 --> 00:20:41,387 It's just how and where they are being paid from. 307 00:20:41,454 --> 00:20:45,617 So instead of funding that fund, 308 00:20:45,684 --> 00:20:47,557 uh, we shifted things around so that we could 309 00:20:47,624 --> 00:20:49,897 pay those employee benefits easier 310 00:20:49,964 --> 00:20:52,274 from where they're being drawn from. 311 00:20:53,014 --> 00:20:56,704 Um, so in doing that, we were able to move some of that mill 312 00:20:57,464 --> 00:21:00,264 rate, I guess, up to the general fund and create some more space 313 00:21:00,614 --> 00:21:03,107 in the general fund, which was a big reason why we could do 314 00:21:03,174 --> 00:21:06,327 the revenue neutral on that side. 315 00:21:06,394 --> 00:21:10,337 So, um, overall we're setting at 6. 316 00:21:10,404 --> 00:21:14,364 excuse me, 62.495 mils, which again gets us 317 00:21:15,224 --> 00:21:19,754 revenue neutral with what the county um proposed to us for the 318 00:21:20,224 --> 00:21:24,524 uh tax dollars coming in on those levied funds. 319 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:27,814 Um, we can go through the other funds if we need to. 320 00:21:28,144 --> 00:21:31,147 I don't know if you guys have questions on that. 321 00:21:31,214 --> 00:21:34,427 But after going through the transfers and everything with the 322 00:21:34,494 --> 00:21:36,207 Finance Committee. 323 00:21:36,274 --> 00:21:39,397 Um, that like I said, this last page is the most important 324 00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:41,794 because it shows um, the levied funds. 325 00:21:42,224 --> 00:21:45,777 The non-levied funds, um, we leave ourselves plenty of room 326 00:21:45,844 --> 00:21:46,847 in case there's emergencies 327 00:21:46,914 --> 00:21:49,847 or anything big projects come in, we have plenty of budget 328 00:21:49,914 --> 00:21:53,747 authority uh, to do projects on that. 329 00:21:53,814 --> 00:21:57,024 And working with the team, I think we're, I think we're good on that. 330 00:21:57,144 --> 00:21:59,167 or feel like we are at this point. 331 00:21:59,234 --> 00:22:03,207 So if there's any other questions, I'd be happy to answer those, 332 00:22:03,274 --> 00:22:05,987 but not long. 333 00:22:06,054 --> 00:22:09,024 [rustling paper] 334 00:22:09,104 --> 00:22:12,597 Again, because we're not exceeding or doing the revenue neutral 335 00:22:12,664 --> 00:22:15,227 exceeding, it's just a unanimous. 336 00:22:15,294 --> 00:22:19,477 Um, if you adopt it, you don't have to do the roll call this year. 337 00:22:19,544 --> 00:22:21,757 That's only if you do the exceeding the revenue neutral. 338 00:22:21,824 --> 00:22:23,497 Right. We need a motion to approve. 339 00:22:23,564 --> 00:22:24,397 Yeah. 340 00:22:24,464 --> 00:22:26,320 You would need a if you want to approve it tonight. 341 00:22:26,387 --> 00:22:28,430 You don't have to approve it tonight, but um, 342 00:22:28,497 --> 00:22:30,100 if you're going to, I guess, that's 343 00:22:30,167 --> 00:22:31,587 you don't have to do the roll call. 344 00:22:31,654 --> 00:22:32,487 Okay. 345 00:22:32,554 --> 00:22:33,387 [rustling paper] 346 00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:37,247 to open it to the public for comments. 347 00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:38,500 We need to open it to the public. 348 00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:40,120 Oh, comments from the public. 349 00:22:40,187 --> 00:22:41,207 [chair creaks] 350 00:22:41,287 --> 00:22:45,080 Any questions? questions? 351 00:22:45,147 --> 00:22:46,147 [applause] 352 00:22:46,627 --> 00:22:47,460 [laughter] 353 00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:49,817 You like flat? 354 00:22:50,097 --> 00:22:50,930 [rustling paper] 355 00:22:51,527 --> 00:22:54,840 Um, I will mention, I guess, um, this is the second year 356 00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:59,817 in a row that the city has chosen not to exceed revenue neutral. 357 00:22:59,897 --> 00:23:03,690 Um, which means essentially, city is planning on same 358 00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:08,167 dollars coming in from 359 00:23:08,447 --> 00:23:13,007 2006, but also same from 2025. 360 00:23:13,237 --> 00:23:14,290 So, 361 00:23:14,357 --> 00:23:16,630 that that takes a lot of planning 362 00:23:16,697 --> 00:23:19,910 for these guys to be able to make the budget fit within those 363 00:23:19,977 --> 00:23:24,120 constraints because they're not increasing with inflation 364 00:23:24,187 --> 00:23:25,300 on what they're doing there. 365 00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:26,700 So, 366 00:23:26,817 --> 00:23:30,310 Um, probably, um, from my standpoint, 367 00:23:30,377 --> 00:23:33,870 two, three years of not exceeding revenue neutral is going to be 368 00:23:33,937 --> 00:23:37,157 going to be tough, um, on that side of it. 369 00:23:37,317 --> 00:23:39,910 Um, you know, we got to keep keep up with inflation and 370 00:23:39,977 --> 00:23:43,257 unfortunately, it's not really going down. 371 00:23:43,627 --> 00:23:46,890 Um, but this year we were able to make that work as far as the 372 00:23:46,957 --> 00:23:48,940 27 budget and the plan to go there. 373 00:23:49,007 --> 00:23:52,487 So just something to keep in mind for next year. 374 00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:56,040 three years at the same dollar rate probably isn't much of a 375 00:23:56,107 --> 00:23:59,567 reality. Um, unfortunately. 376 00:23:59,647 --> 00:24:01,517 Thank you for setting the state. 377 00:24:02,327 --> 00:24:06,450 Well, if there was a catastrophic problem that happened, 378 00:24:06,517 --> 00:24:08,947 they can pull from the CD, right? 379 00:24:09,557 --> 00:24:12,110 Absolutely. The CDs are part of their cash balance. 380 00:24:12,177 --> 00:24:13,910 Yes. 381 00:24:13,977 --> 00:24:16,290 [rustling paper] 382 00:24:16,660 --> 00:24:17,523 Any other comments? 383 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:22,473 [rustling paper] 384 00:24:22,540 --> 00:24:23,733 With no further comment. 385 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:29,010 make a motion to adopt the 2027 budget. 386 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,463 I make a motion to adopt. 387 00:24:31,530 --> 00:24:33,173 2027 budget. 388 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,700 Second. I got a second. 389 00:24:35,190 --> 00:24:36,740 All in favor? Aye. 390 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,073 Opposed? 391 00:24:38,140 --> 00:24:39,300 [rustling paper] 392 00:24:39,850 --> 00:24:40,753 Budget pass. 393 00:24:40,820 --> 00:24:41,973 [rustling paper] 394 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:49,040 All right. 395 00:25:01,553 --> 00:25:03,086 attention and everything 396 00:25:03,153 --> 00:25:06,953 and I thank Brian for his I think heartfelt apology. 397 00:25:07,353 --> 00:25:12,286 Uh, but I have had citizens that say this has to stop. 398 00:25:12,353 --> 00:25:16,953 And hopefully this ordinance that we did will take us forward. 399 00:25:18,353 --> 00:25:22,086 Um, a lot of the people were saying, you know, okay, what goes on here 400 00:25:22,153 --> 00:25:24,053 doesn't need to be out there too. 401 00:25:24,453 --> 00:25:28,453 So hopefully this ordinance will. 402 00:25:28,553 --> 00:25:31,886 Uh, this and I'm not trying to interrupt, I apologize. 403 00:25:31,953 --> 00:25:36,753 But this this ordinance does nothing to do with me personally out there. 404 00:25:37,353 --> 00:25:39,753 And I will continue to confront people. 405 00:25:41,553 --> 00:25:43,786 But do you think the people want to really see that 406 00:25:43,853 --> 00:25:46,753 where you're a representative of the city? 407 00:25:46,853 --> 00:25:47,886 I will hold my tongue. 408 00:25:47,953 --> 00:25:51,186 I will, I will be more respectful. 409 00:25:51,253 --> 00:25:53,253 I will. Yeah, I will. 410 00:25:53,353 --> 00:25:56,053 But I am not going to be a pushover. 411 00:25:56,153 --> 00:25:57,486 I won't do it. 412 00:25:57,553 --> 00:25:59,586 No, nobody saying you have to, it's just being respectful 413 00:25:59,653 --> 00:26:01,486 for everything you do, yeah. 414 00:26:01,553 --> 00:26:06,186 And and and there again, I did, I I I took him outside 415 00:26:06,253 --> 00:26:08,686 and uh uh took him to the 416 00:26:08,753 --> 00:26:11,286 I tried taking him over in front of the Lunder Mountain and having 417 00:26:11,353 --> 00:26:13,953 a discussion, he just wouldn't do it. 418 00:26:14,253 --> 00:26:16,853 Okay. But regardless, yes. 419 00:26:17,053 --> 00:26:18,186 Anything else? 420 00:26:18,253 --> 00:26:21,586 Uh, yeah, I, in a way, I think there also needs to be uh 421 00:26:21,653 --> 00:26:23,486 an apology given to 422 00:26:23,553 --> 00:26:28,486 the other members of the council and the people who were here last month. 423 00:26:28,553 --> 00:26:30,886 I understand you you have the right to say what you want 424 00:26:30,953 --> 00:26:32,753 and give your opinion. 425 00:26:33,053 --> 00:26:37,853 But there was some condescending and finger pointing and stuff last meeting. 426 00:26:38,353 --> 00:26:40,686 And I would appreciate it if that happened, 427 00:26:40,753 --> 00:26:43,953 and I think people would look at it better if that happened too. 428 00:26:44,053 --> 00:26:45,953 Apology for what? 429 00:26:46,453 --> 00:26:48,686 Well, for the the the way you conducted yourself 430 00:26:48,753 --> 00:26:51,053 during the meeting. 431 00:26:51,153 --> 00:26:56,586 I didn't conduct myself any any which way at all in here. 432 00:26:56,653 --> 00:26:58,786 Well, that's that's your opinion, I have mine. 433 00:26:58,853 --> 00:27:02,953 Okay, I got my opinion, I will not apologize because nobody did not do it. 434 00:27:03,653 --> 00:27:06,753 No one's forcing anybody to do anything, so. 435 00:27:08,153 --> 00:27:09,286 Nobody's forcing. 436 00:27:09,353 --> 00:27:12,086 Huh? Nobody can force anybody to do anything. 437 00:27:12,153 --> 00:27:16,053 I'm. You just asked, you asked nicely. Do you have anything else? 438 00:27:16,453 --> 00:27:17,686 Nope. Okay. 439 00:27:17,753 --> 00:27:19,486 Don. No, I have nothing. 440 00:27:19,553 --> 00:27:21,486 Terry. Yes, I've got a couple of things. 441 00:27:21,553 --> 00:27:23,686 Awesome. On the back to school. 442 00:27:23,753 --> 00:27:28,186 I uh didn't realize there was other businesses that contributed 443 00:27:28,253 --> 00:27:30,786 to the uh support of this uh 444 00:27:30,853 --> 00:27:35,986 I had mentioned Amber Salon and her team. 445 00:27:36,053 --> 00:27:38,386 Uh it's been brought to my attention that there's some other 446 00:27:38,453 --> 00:27:40,853 businesses that contributed. 447 00:27:40,953 --> 00:27:43,086 And at this time I'd like to recognize them. 448 00:27:43,153 --> 00:27:43,986 All right. 449 00:27:44,053 --> 00:27:45,486 Uh Amber Wave is one of them. 450 00:27:45,553 --> 00:27:47,186 Blossoms and Butterflies. 451 00:27:47,253 --> 00:27:49,486 First National Bank and Trust. 452 00:27:49,553 --> 00:27:50,886 Gilded Grace. 453 00:27:51,353 --> 00:27:52,686 Doctor Juneman. 454 00:27:52,853 --> 00:27:54,486 Luxury Cuts and Colors. 455 00:27:54,553 --> 00:27:57,986 Midwest Family Health and Phillips County Health Systems. 456 00:27:58,053 --> 00:27:59,453 I apologize. 457 00:27:59,553 --> 00:28:01,986 For not mentioning him but I didn't know at the time what they had 458 00:28:02,053 --> 00:28:03,653 contributed. 459 00:28:03,753 --> 00:28:06,553 So I'd like to mention those businesses. 460 00:28:06,953 --> 00:28:10,186 And thank them for their support, the community and the kids. 461 00:28:10,253 --> 00:28:11,886 All right. Thank you. 462 00:28:11,953 --> 00:28:14,186 One other thing on street signs. 463 00:28:14,253 --> 00:28:19,586 Uh Trent, down on Park Street and 183, right by the cemetery. 464 00:28:19,653 --> 00:28:22,986 That sign is all faded and it's white you cannot read it at all. 465 00:28:23,053 --> 00:28:23,886 Okay. 466 00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,786 I know always changed out some of them signs on in the last year or 467 00:28:26,853 --> 00:28:28,586 two, but that one. 468 00:28:28,653 --> 00:28:31,086 It comes right off the highway and down Park Street, you know, 469 00:28:31,153 --> 00:28:33,386 they're going to hook avoid somebody out town that don't know. 470 00:28:33,453 --> 00:28:34,986 Uh that we just need to change that one out. 471 00:28:35,053 --> 00:28:36,186 Okay. 472 00:28:36,253 --> 00:28:37,753 While we're on signs. 473 00:28:39,553 --> 00:28:42,186 Somebody looks like hit the one in front of the post office, 474 00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:43,753 twisted it. 475 00:28:44,053 --> 00:28:45,086 Just take a look at it. 476 00:28:45,153 --> 00:28:46,486 Okay. 477 00:28:47,253 --> 00:28:48,753 Oh, there's I had one. 478 00:28:49,253 --> 00:28:53,886 Corner of uh 6th Street and B, right there at the railroad tracks, 479 00:28:53,953 --> 00:28:57,886 somebody wiped that street street sign out. 480 00:28:57,953 --> 00:28:59,553 6th Street and B. 481 00:28:59,653 --> 00:29:00,986 Trent. 482 00:29:02,853 --> 00:29:04,186 Okay. 483 00:29:05,653 --> 00:29:06,686 Char. 484 00:29:06,753 --> 00:29:07,886 Uh, couple things. 485 00:29:07,953 --> 00:29:11,886 Um, I had a question about the potholes out at the water plant, 486 00:29:11,953 --> 00:29:14,453 talked to Kent, those have been filled. 487 00:29:14,553 --> 00:29:18,386 Also, uh, a couple of people contacted me about raising the 488 00:29:18,453 --> 00:29:21,453 rate from a quarter to a dollar. 489 00:29:22,953 --> 00:29:25,286 Um, and said, you know, the hose was leaking and that was one of 490 00:29:25,353 --> 00:29:26,786 the things I talked to Kent 491 00:29:26,853 --> 00:29:30,253 and that's been new hose has been put on, so. 492 00:29:30,853 --> 00:29:33,653 That was done today actually, I think. 493 00:29:34,153 --> 00:29:39,453 Uh, we got there's a hump, I guess, on Nebraska and second. 494 00:29:39,653 --> 00:29:42,386 It's on the it's beyond Nebraska 495 00:29:42,453 --> 00:29:46,086 and I've had a couple ladies that walk early in the morning 496 00:29:46,153 --> 00:29:49,286 or late at night have tripped and fell on that thing. 497 00:29:49,353 --> 00:29:50,286 I did drive by. 498 00:29:50,353 --> 00:29:51,186 On the street or. 499 00:29:51,253 --> 00:29:53,986 It's on the street near the sidewalk. 500 00:29:54,053 --> 00:29:57,186 It's where it's where the street goes from brick to asphalt. 501 00:29:57,253 --> 00:29:58,086 Okay. 502 00:29:58,153 --> 00:30:01,086 It's been there for only 30 years. 503 00:30:01,153 --> 00:30:01,986 Whatever. 504 00:30:02,053 --> 00:30:02,886 Okay, I got to. 505 00:30:02,953 --> 00:30:05,196 we can do. That's why they make sidewalks. 506 00:30:05,263 --> 00:30:07,086 I'm not going to make any promises on that 507 00:30:07,153 --> 00:30:09,126 because we'd have to probably mill it down. 508 00:30:09,193 --> 00:30:11,356 No. I don't know. I'll look into it. 509 00:30:11,423 --> 00:30:13,393 Okay. See what the guys say. 510 00:30:13,843 --> 00:30:16,686 That was the uh what I had. 511 00:30:16,753 --> 00:30:19,286 Back to, you know, Brian and I, you and me and you were, 512 00:30:19,353 --> 00:30:21,023 we were friends. 513 00:30:21,933 --> 00:30:23,706 You know, uh, but you know, 514 00:30:23,773 --> 00:30:25,406 I know last time we were in this meeting 515 00:30:25,473 --> 00:30:26,806 and you talked about a Facebook post, 516 00:30:26,873 --> 00:30:29,163 and you were upset about a Facebook post. 517 00:30:31,853 --> 00:30:33,806 And 10 minutes after I got home 518 00:30:33,873 --> 00:30:35,406 from the meeting, 519 00:30:35,473 --> 00:30:37,306 I got a picture of Councilman Roberts 520 00:30:37,373 --> 00:30:38,506 on my phone 521 00:30:38,573 --> 00:30:40,606 that you or your wife had put out on 522 00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:43,323 Facebook. 523 00:30:44,213 --> 00:30:45,906 You know, so, I mean, I don't know 524 00:30:45,973 --> 00:30:47,706 if you're complaining about Facebook posts, 525 00:30:47,773 --> 00:30:49,206 but yet you turn right around and put 526 00:30:49,273 --> 00:30:50,496 one out there. 527 00:30:50,563 --> 00:30:53,116 Not me. Not you? Not me. 528 00:30:53,183 --> 00:30:54,816 Is that your wife? I don't have Facebook. 529 00:30:54,883 --> 00:30:56,746 Your wife put it out there? I don't know. 530 00:30:56,813 --> 00:30:58,136 You don't know? Don't have a clue. 531 00:30:58,203 --> 00:31:00,406 But do you want to know the reason why that 532 00:31:00,473 --> 00:31:02,146 was put out there? 533 00:31:02,213 --> 00:31:03,266 Why is that? 534 00:31:03,333 --> 00:31:05,106 Because when this man right here said 535 00:31:05,173 --> 00:31:07,006 thank you to my wife's salon, 536 00:31:07,073 --> 00:31:09,306 this man right here rolled his eyes, 537 00:31:09,373 --> 00:31:11,576 not once but twice. 538 00:31:11,643 --> 00:31:12,606 I'm not. 539 00:31:12,673 --> 00:31:14,506 In the middle of a meeting. 540 00:31:14,573 --> 00:31:16,036 Attacking members. 541 00:31:16,103 --> 00:31:17,916 I'm not I'm not attacking members. 542 00:31:17,983 --> 00:31:19,096 When you go to fingerpoint, 543 00:31:19,163 --> 00:31:21,193 I'm not attacking. I'm trying to talk here. 544 00:31:22,103 --> 00:31:23,298 When I'm when you're attacking Don 545 00:31:23,365 --> 00:31:25,756 or whoever in a meeting. 546 00:31:25,823 --> 00:31:27,506 It's not last week wasn't the first, 547 00:31:27,573 --> 00:31:29,913 last meeting wasn't the first time. 548 00:31:30,143 --> 00:31:31,606 I'm just saying, that that needs to be handled 549 00:31:31,673 --> 00:31:33,436 better. 550 00:31:33,503 --> 00:31:34,376 I agree with him. 551 00:31:34,443 --> 00:31:36,076 It does have to be handled better. 552 00:31:36,143 --> 00:31:36,976 Yeah. 553 00:31:37,043 --> 00:31:38,646 You've cussed in meetings before. 554 00:31:38,713 --> 00:31:40,186 I don't think you should do that. 555 00:31:40,253 --> 00:31:41,843 I've had people bring that up. 556 00:31:43,103 --> 00:31:44,408 Okay? But if you're going to complain about 557 00:31:44,475 --> 00:31:45,608 Facebook posts, 558 00:31:45,675 --> 00:31:47,308 I'd recommend not not posting Facebook 559 00:31:47,375 --> 00:31:49,373 posts. 560 00:31:49,603 --> 00:31:50,936 I didn't do it. 561 00:31:51,043 --> 00:31:53,453 Well, okay. 562 00:31:54,893 --> 00:31:56,226 Anything else? 563 00:32:00,014 --> 00:32:00,847 Anything else? 564 00:32:00,914 --> 00:32:02,433 I don't have anything else. 565 00:32:03,873 --> 00:32:05,206 Okay, Lauren. 566 00:32:05,623 --> 00:32:07,108 I have I've been helping the county 567 00:32:07,175 --> 00:32:08,608 on their trash trucks because they're 568 00:32:08,675 --> 00:32:09,808 having some problems there 569 00:32:09,875 --> 00:32:13,263 and that's not none of our problems. 570 00:32:13,483 --> 00:32:15,208 But I wondered if I watched some people, 571 00:32:15,275 --> 00:32:16,208 new people in town, 572 00:32:16,275 --> 00:32:18,486 buy houses and things. 573 00:32:18,553 --> 00:32:20,408 If if there a paper, it kind of explains the 574 00:32:20,475 --> 00:32:22,508 rules of like, you know, 575 00:32:22,575 --> 00:32:24,208 you're supposed to have everything in your 576 00:32:24,275 --> 00:32:25,108 poly cart and all that 577 00:32:25,175 --> 00:32:28,106 for people moving to town. 578 00:32:28,173 --> 00:32:29,608 Because if anybody in this county would 579 00:32:29,675 --> 00:32:32,208 happen to move to Phillipsburg, 580 00:32:32,275 --> 00:32:34,108 the laws are completely, the rules are 581 00:32:34,175 --> 00:32:36,008 completely different about 582 00:32:36,075 --> 00:32:37,108 trash pick up because they can put 583 00:32:37,175 --> 00:32:39,533 anything out they want. 584 00:32:39,903 --> 00:32:41,308 And I wondered if there was some kind of 585 00:32:41,375 --> 00:32:42,508 a deal that explains what you 586 00:32:42,575 --> 00:32:44,308 what you what the trash truck will 587 00:32:44,375 --> 00:32:46,475 pick up and what it won't pick up. 588 00:32:48,013 --> 00:32:49,408 And if if we have that, maybe make sure 589 00:32:49,475 --> 00:32:50,408 all the realtors 590 00:32:50,475 --> 00:32:52,508 have a copy, so if they sell a house to 591 00:32:52,575 --> 00:32:54,508 sombody from out of town, 592 00:32:54,575 --> 00:32:57,323 they can give them a copy. 593 00:32:57,483 --> 00:32:58,708 Or maybe landlords, some landlords 594 00:32:58,775 --> 00:32:59,996 might want one. 595 00:33:00,063 --> 00:33:01,017 Is it on our website? 596 00:33:01,084 --> 00:33:01,917 It is. 597 00:33:01,984 --> 00:33:03,708 We also do give out copies of it when they 598 00:33:03,775 --> 00:33:05,208 if they come into the office 599 00:33:05,275 --> 00:33:06,508 to set up service and they're new, 600 00:33:06,575 --> 00:33:08,556 we will give them a copy. 601 00:33:08,623 --> 00:33:09,516 Okay, I I 602 00:33:09,583 --> 00:33:10,806 If they just call us, we don't off. 603 00:33:10,873 --> 00:33:12,608 I I didn't know if there I didn't know if there 604 00:33:12,675 --> 00:33:14,586 was such a list or anything cuz 605 00:33:14,653 --> 00:33:16,108 when you're out there in these other towns 606 00:33:16,175 --> 00:33:17,108 and see what people put out and 607 00:33:17,175 --> 00:33:18,608 they will pick up, 608 00:33:18,675 --> 00:33:19,908 it's vastly different 609 00:33:19,975 --> 00:33:22,008 than what gets what they will what they will 610 00:33:22,075 --> 00:33:23,508 pick up in Phillipsburg, 611 00:33:23,575 --> 00:33:26,243 and I just thought it might help. 612 00:33:27,613 --> 00:33:28,808 you know, people just don't know, 613 00:33:28,875 --> 00:33:29,708 you don't know 614 00:33:29,775 --> 00:33:30,999 where they came from or what the rules were. 615 00:33:31,066 --> 00:33:33,386 So I I didn't know that because 616 00:33:34,056 --> 00:33:35,541 It's been quite a few years since I've 617 00:33:35,608 --> 00:33:36,541 done that. 618 00:33:36,608 --> 00:33:37,641 I think the rules changed because 619 00:33:37,708 --> 00:33:38,941 when I bought my house, 620 00:33:39,008 --> 00:33:39,941 we piled it all on the curb and 621 00:33:40,008 --> 00:33:41,341 little bags. 622 00:33:42,026 --> 00:33:43,029 So, okay. 623 00:33:43,096 --> 00:33:45,096 That was mainly website. 624 00:33:45,417 --> 00:33:46,250 Okay. 625 00:33:46,317 --> 00:33:47,441 I I just didn't know if such a thing 626 00:33:47,508 --> 00:33:48,956 was available. 627 00:33:49,713 --> 00:33:50,546 Anything else? 628 00:33:50,613 --> 00:33:51,446 That's it. 629 00:33:51,513 --> 00:33:52,846 All right. 630 00:33:54,792 --> 00:33:56,125 Kent. 631 00:33:56,622 --> 00:33:58,717 Yeah, a few things, um, the 104 generator 632 00:33:58,784 --> 00:34:02,465 startup is scheduled for Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. 633 00:34:02,532 --> 00:34:06,065 Uh, South Central Electric will be there to finish a little bit of wiring. 634 00:34:06,132 --> 00:34:08,517 Uh, Nebraska Generator Service will be there to do 635 00:34:08,584 --> 00:34:12,345 the actual startup and training for for me and some of my staff. 636 00:34:12,412 --> 00:34:16,335 Uh HOA will be there to tie in some alarms to our Scada system. 637 00:34:16,402 --> 00:34:20,335 And Prairie Land will be there to disconnect the power so that they can do their wiring. 638 00:34:20,402 --> 00:34:23,717 And then also they'll do a test with the generator running to make sure that 639 00:34:23,784 --> 00:34:27,745 they're not backfeeding any power to utility. 640 00:34:27,812 --> 00:34:29,795 Power, so Prairie Land will be there for to witness that. 641 00:34:29,862 --> 00:34:31,417 And then that'll be up and running and 642 00:34:31,484 --> 00:34:34,895 will be good there. 643 00:34:34,962 --> 00:34:37,732 Uh, the stickers have been put on the water maintenance vehicle. 644 00:34:39,032 --> 00:34:41,772 And 645 00:34:41,922 --> 00:34:44,617 We had an issue yesterday with our slurry pump on our lime slaker. 646 00:34:44,684 --> 00:34:47,752 Uh, the guys got it repaired this morning and back in service. 647 00:34:48,792 --> 00:34:51,217 Uh, and I'm looking at maybe utilizing local business to take 648 00:34:51,284 --> 00:34:54,805 our samples down to Hayes. 649 00:34:54,872 --> 00:34:56,417 Uh for pickup. 650 00:34:56,484 --> 00:34:59,917 Uh, KDH has a pickup site down at the Ellis County Health Department 651 00:34:59,984 --> 00:35:03,587 that they don't we don't get charged if we take. 652 00:35:03,654 --> 00:35:05,177 our samples down there. 653 00:35:05,244 --> 00:35:09,454 Um, currently we're paying for a courier service and we've had 654 00:35:09,614 --> 00:35:14,484 not picking up samples, getting them there late, so they 655 00:35:14,674 --> 00:35:16,774 Uh, so I'm looking at a different option. 656 00:35:17,154 --> 00:35:19,707 Um, it would just be too expensive 657 00:35:19,774 --> 00:35:21,477 and we'd be down an employee if we 658 00:35:21,544 --> 00:35:24,077 sent somebody to Hayes to drop them off. 659 00:35:24,144 --> 00:35:27,884 So I think we're going to try to utilize some local business 660 00:35:28,584 --> 00:35:30,774 see if we can make that happen. So. 661 00:35:31,944 --> 00:35:35,554 Um, other than that, that's about it. You guys have any questions for me? 662 00:35:38,574 --> 00:35:39,407 [paper rustles] 663 00:35:39,674 --> 00:35:41,774 Trent. Okay. Um, 664 00:35:42,624 --> 00:35:47,064 Bear, you had asked me about the painting in the school zone, the curbing. 665 00:35:47,364 --> 00:35:50,384 Um, I wasn't quite sure. 666 00:35:50,934 --> 00:35:55,427 I asked the guys out at the shop who usually did the painting. They said 667 00:35:55,494 --> 00:36:00,387 the school took it over. And I called the school and they said 668 00:36:00,454 --> 00:36:02,451 So we don't, we don't paint those. The school does. 669 00:36:02,518 --> 00:36:03,474 [paper rustles] 670 00:36:04,204 --> 00:36:05,874 Um, properties 671 00:36:06,314 --> 00:36:11,014 I was directed to get an updated photo of dangerous structures 672 00:36:11,204 --> 00:36:14,034 I got those photos, handed them out to you guys. 673 00:36:15,234 --> 00:36:18,957 Um, to me they show improvements have been made, and the openings 674 00:36:19,024 --> 00:36:24,807 and the properties are no longer exposed to weather, animals or 675 00:36:24,874 --> 00:36:28,774 So I guess I'm just going to ask how else you want me to proceed with it. 676 00:36:29,634 --> 00:36:31,734 [paper rustles] 677 00:36:32,464 --> 00:36:34,384 Are no longer dangerous, Craig? 678 00:36:34,734 --> 00:36:37,484 [paper rustles] 679 00:36:39,184 --> 00:36:40,977 Are they no longer a dangerous structure? 680 00:36:41,044 --> 00:36:45,777 I mean there's basically, I feel like what I was directed to was, you know, 681 00:36:45,844 --> 00:36:49,107 making sure that the outside elements didn't get in there, that 682 00:36:49,174 --> 00:36:52,617 nobody could get inside of them that wasn't permitted access to them. 683 00:36:52,684 --> 00:36:55,254 And to me that's what the photos show. 684 00:36:55,854 --> 00:37:01,067 As far as dangerous structures, I mean, I can eyeball it and look and see, 685 00:37:01,134 --> 00:37:04,447 you know, this ain't quite right or this quite quite quite right, 686 00:37:04,514 --> 00:37:08,684 but as far as the credentials to back that up, I don't currently have those. 687 00:37:08,784 --> 00:37:12,554 I guess from a standpoint of dangerous structure, what's our definition? 688 00:37:13,604 --> 00:37:14,947 Now you put me on the spot. 689 00:37:15,014 --> 00:37:17,907 Uh, I think it's have an openings. Yeah. 690 00:37:17,974 --> 00:37:20,797 Have a porch that's about ready to fall down on somebody. 691 00:37:20,864 --> 00:37:22,207 Yeah. Those type of things. 692 00:37:22,274 --> 00:37:26,777 Which I have had conversations with people about those, and they are taking 693 00:37:26,844 --> 00:37:31,034 Maybe it's not quite as fast as people want, but they are making progress. 694 00:37:31,394 --> 00:37:36,697 Yeah. So, I mean, I just, I guess I'm asking the council how they want me to 695 00:37:36,764 --> 00:37:40,684 continue. You want me to bring them in for another hearing? How do you want to 696 00:37:41,224 --> 00:37:46,877 I think, uh, basically just keep in close communication with the people 697 00:37:46,944 --> 00:37:48,747 Which they're all talking with me. 698 00:37:48,814 --> 00:37:52,197 Right. And so I haven't had anybody 699 00:37:52,264 --> 00:37:53,984 duck and dodge out of the way. So 700 00:37:54,414 --> 00:37:59,684 Well, as long as they're making progress on, 701 00:38:00,034 --> 00:38:02,984 um, taking care of the situations. 702 00:38:03,684 --> 00:38:08,684 I, I don't see hammerin' 'em is going to take and and do any good. 703 00:38:08,884 --> 00:38:12,177 Granted, some of these old structures aren't great. 704 00:38:12,244 --> 00:38:16,327 And maybe some of them need to be tore down, but as long as they're 705 00:38:16,394 --> 00:38:19,884 not dangerous and fallen down or animal ridden or whatever. 706 00:38:20,074 --> 00:38:27,074 As long as they're showing continual, uh, correcting the situations, 707 00:38:27,564 --> 00:38:30,687 which I've been driving around seeing some of them and stuff. So 708 00:38:30,754 --> 00:38:35,684 I have seen that there have been good progress on several of them. 709 00:38:35,884 --> 00:38:37,384 Yep. So, 710 00:38:37,684 --> 00:38:42,797 but like these four here, I'm still on the deal where if we're 711 00:38:42,864 --> 00:38:45,574 going to pick on four, we need to take care of all the others too. So 712 00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:48,984 they need to be brought before us to, 713 00:38:49,844 --> 00:38:53,484 you know, if there's other people that need to be addressed. 714 00:38:54,124 --> 00:38:58,654 Yeah, there's some other other locations that need to be addressed. 715 00:39:00,074 --> 00:39:02,054 I agree with Kenny. 716 00:39:02,184 --> 00:39:05,484 [paper rustles] 717 00:39:05,964 --> 00:39:10,924 If you get a list of others, then we'll go take a look at them. 718 00:39:11,234 --> 00:39:13,884 If you want to have a hearing, then we have to 719 00:39:16,084 --> 00:39:21,044 Well talking talking to the other cities and stuff like that on some 720 00:39:21,164 --> 00:39:27,214 granted we can visually do stuff, but we don't have a structural 721 00:39:27,864 --> 00:39:29,887 engineer to actually grade the deterioration. 722 00:39:29,954 --> 00:39:33,984 Granted, we can say, okay, it's got open windows, it's got 723 00:39:34,184 --> 00:39:38,164 Get them covered, but as far as the structures themselves and their 724 00:39:38,804 --> 00:39:43,384 you might need a structural engineer to do the inspection for something 725 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:47,484 Well, I can tell there's 726 00:39:48,824 --> 00:39:53,314 Just from viewing one on 3rd Street that that 727 00:39:53,384 --> 00:39:57,717 porch is going to fall, it just slowly too. That porch is going to go. 728 00:39:57,784 --> 00:40:00,224 Which I actually talked to the guy who's buying it. 729 00:40:01,694 --> 00:40:03,584 We, we put forth some stipulations. 730 00:40:03,661 --> 00:40:08,024 stions to making that uh less hazardous and he's going to work on that. 731 00:40:08,091 --> 00:40:09,324 Yeah. So, 732 00:40:09,391 --> 00:40:10,907 he he was well aware of that. 733 00:40:10,974 --> 00:40:12,027 That's funny, you knew what I was talking about. 734 00:40:12,094 --> 00:40:14,047 He was well aware of the situation when he purchased it. 735 00:40:14,114 --> 00:40:14,947 We'll put it that way. 736 00:40:15,014 --> 00:40:15,847 Okay. 737 00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:18,380 And he's going to work directly with me to make sure it's 738 00:40:18,447 --> 00:40:22,767 corrected at least to where it's not a hazard to people walking by. 739 00:40:22,834 --> 00:40:24,560 At first, and then he's going to move to tear it down, 740 00:40:24,627 --> 00:40:26,867 but it's going to be a step process. 741 00:40:26,934 --> 00:40:31,130 So you were working with 4C on Gary Litro's place. 742 00:40:31,197 --> 00:40:34,187 They had they had called me up there to chat about it. 743 00:40:34,254 --> 00:40:35,187 I don't know. 744 00:40:35,254 --> 00:40:37,857 It's sold there it said it's sign out front today. 745 00:40:37,924 --> 00:40:39,657 Sold. 746 00:40:39,724 --> 00:40:40,557 Okay. 747 00:40:40,624 --> 00:40:45,613 So, I got a call from them to come up and consult about what 748 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:48,860 this was going to need done in order to 749 00:40:48,927 --> 00:40:52,733 get it to where financially they can slowly dismantle it 750 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,357 and take it down. 751 00:40:55,807 --> 00:40:59,130 It's not going to be like an instant No. 752 00:40:59,197 --> 00:41:00,030 bring a dozer in. 753 00:41:00,097 --> 00:41:03,869 But the front porch, covering the holes, making sure entry, 754 00:41:03,936 --> 00:41:06,893 front door, all of that, uh, 755 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:10,286 were stipulations that were brought forth. He asked how the council 756 00:41:10,353 --> 00:41:12,820 was going to 757 00:41:13,620 --> 00:41:15,796 be about it, and I said, as long as you get that front door first 758 00:41:15,863 --> 00:41:19,276 and you get these holes and windows boarded up 759 00:41:19,343 --> 00:41:21,639 and you take that porch down, I think they'll be 760 00:41:21,706 --> 00:41:24,256 more than willing to work with you. 761 00:41:24,323 --> 00:41:26,489 So, I didn't mean to speak for everybody, but that's how 762 00:41:26,556 --> 00:41:28,393 I felt in that situation. 763 00:41:28,460 --> 00:41:30,623 Something on that front door besides pallets. 764 00:41:30,690 --> 00:41:32,296 And that's that's number one. 765 00:41:32,363 --> 00:41:33,673 So, it's been brought up. 766 00:41:33,740 --> 00:41:34,743 Good. 767 00:41:34,810 --> 00:41:36,463 I just know he'd worked with him. 768 00:41:36,530 --> 00:41:38,196 Yeah. And told the young kid who bought it what 769 00:41:38,263 --> 00:41:40,353 needed to be done, so. 770 00:41:40,420 --> 00:41:42,496 Yeah, the house actually sold before they even got a sign up, 771 00:41:42,563 --> 00:41:44,260 so. 772 00:41:44,810 --> 00:41:46,180 Oh, good. 773 00:41:46,390 --> 00:41:47,683 Okay. So, 774 00:41:47,750 --> 00:41:49,796 sidewalk project, I told you guys I'd make what all 775 00:41:49,863 --> 00:41:52,576 announcements here and there as that goes. 776 00:41:52,643 --> 00:41:55,383 It's scheduled for next summer, but still. 777 00:41:55,450 --> 00:41:58,946 Um, permanent public use easements and two temporary easements were 778 00:41:59,013 --> 00:42:02,209 filed the register deeds office and water meters that were 779 00:42:02,276 --> 00:42:04,676 agreed upon prior, 780 00:42:04,743 --> 00:42:06,320 were moved out of the way. 781 00:42:06,460 --> 00:42:08,946 So, basically a necessary step for Beninsh to move to the 782 00:42:09,013 --> 00:42:10,980 next step. 783 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:14,386 It was requested of me to do that. It was done ahead of time, 784 00:42:14,453 --> 00:42:16,546 which the guys deserve credit for that. 785 00:42:16,613 --> 00:42:20,860 They did a great job moving all that with short notice. 786 00:42:21,650 --> 00:42:24,823 Um, trees, Brian, you brought up last meeting about the trees. 787 00:42:24,890 --> 00:42:27,746 I've seen that. It looks 110% better. 788 00:42:27,813 --> 00:42:30,079 And you had called me and asked about why we'd done what 789 00:42:30,146 --> 00:42:31,336 we'd done. 790 00:42:31,403 --> 00:42:32,750 Um, 791 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,856 they were removed due to safety concern at Golden Plains 792 00:42:35,923 --> 00:42:37,756 as far as going out. 793 00:42:37,823 --> 00:42:40,089 Um, I was I discussed it with professionals on what the 794 00:42:40,156 --> 00:42:42,789 best options were, whether transplanting or just 795 00:42:42,856 --> 00:42:44,716 cutting them down. 796 00:42:44,783 --> 00:42:45,866 Which we don't want to do. 797 00:42:45,933 --> 00:42:47,390 But, 798 00:42:47,790 --> 00:42:49,789 um, it was recommended to me to remove them and not 799 00:42:49,856 --> 00:42:52,189 transplant them because they probably they had a 50/50 800 00:42:52,256 --> 00:42:54,223 shot of surviving anyways. 801 00:42:54,290 --> 00:42:56,689 You spend extra money and they also had some ant 802 00:42:56,756 --> 00:42:58,793 infestation in them too. 803 00:42:58,860 --> 00:43:00,193 So, 804 00:43:00,260 --> 00:43:03,589 really, yeah, we didn't want to spend a whole bunch more money 805 00:43:03,656 --> 00:43:07,523 than we had to just for them to die anyways. 806 00:43:07,590 --> 00:43:09,896 Um, trees discussed out at the cemetery and the one on 807 00:43:09,963 --> 00:43:14,200 Armory Lane are scheduled to be removed being dead and dangerous. 808 00:43:14,510 --> 00:43:15,843 Um, 809 00:43:15,910 --> 00:43:16,943 Let's see. 810 00:43:17,010 --> 00:43:19,700 Which leads me to my final point. 811 00:43:20,380 --> 00:43:21,503 Um, 812 00:43:21,570 --> 00:43:24,096 So, since overgrown yards have become an issue, I've been 813 00:43:24,163 --> 00:43:28,320 focusing on finding a long-term fix and long-term problem. 814 00:43:28,460 --> 00:43:31,296 Right now Philipsburg essentially has one enforcement tool, and 815 00:43:31,363 --> 00:43:35,786 the hammer it's basically a hammer of full state abatement 816 00:43:35,853 --> 00:43:38,189 with certified mail and long delays, and that's our protocol. 817 00:43:38,256 --> 00:43:40,660 That's what we are supposed to do. 818 00:43:41,580 --> 00:43:44,690 Um, and I'm required to use it even on simple cases. 819 00:43:44,940 --> 00:43:46,143 So, 820 00:43:46,210 --> 00:43:49,789 what I'm working on finally gives us a toolbox of fast practical, 821 00:43:49,856 --> 00:43:53,676 a fast, practical, local abatement for routine violations 822 00:43:53,743 --> 00:43:56,779 and state abatement reserve for habitual and serious offenders 823 00:43:56,846 --> 00:43:59,450 who truly need that level of action. 824 00:44:00,030 --> 00:44:02,396 This kind of work isn't quick, it takes research, legal 825 00:44:02,463 --> 00:44:04,989 review and coordination to make sure it's done correctly and 826 00:44:05,056 --> 00:44:06,920 sustainable. 827 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:10,096 The community is frustrated with how some areas look and I 828 00:44:10,163 --> 00:44:11,393 understand that. 829 00:44:11,460 --> 00:44:13,889 But the easy option would be to keep using the old process, 830 00:44:13,956 --> 00:44:16,589 waiting all those days, being restrained while the weeds 831 00:44:16,656 --> 00:44:18,356 get taller, 832 00:44:18,423 --> 00:44:20,989 just to send the abatement's taxes and hope it gets paid, 833 00:44:21,056 --> 00:44:23,750 which most don't. 834 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:25,413 So, 835 00:44:25,480 --> 00:44:26,813 an example. 836 00:44:27,780 --> 00:44:31,290 Um, I was asked about 195 Fifth Street. 837 00:44:31,370 --> 00:44:32,216 192. 838 00:44:32,283 --> 00:44:33,116 Or 192. 839 00:44:33,183 --> 00:44:34,016 Sorry. 840 00:44:34,083 --> 00:44:35,983 Sorry 195. 841 00:44:36,933 --> 00:44:40,059 Um, and it's a perfect example of what you deal with sometimes 842 00:44:40,126 --> 00:44:44,849 and the public needs to kind of understand that this is a process. 843 00:44:44,916 --> 00:44:48,923 It's not just I can go mow whatever I want, whenever I want. 844 00:44:49,593 --> 00:44:52,259 So the the council directed to take care of the problem and 845 00:44:52,326 --> 00:44:54,189 it's clear the property is a real issue. 846 00:44:54,256 --> 00:44:58,023 But the posted phone number on the door sends you to a company. 847 00:44:58,263 --> 00:45:00,243 Which sends you to another company. 848 00:45:00,473 --> 00:45:02,093 And then the first company again. 849 00:45:02,453 --> 00:45:05,523 And then you learn it was sold to this company, which 850 00:45:05,768 --> 00:45:08,851 was bought by the last company 851 00:45:08,918 --> 00:45:10,491 and they responded to my email 852 00:45:10,558 --> 00:45:12,378 by saying they will inform the lender. 853 00:45:13,388 --> 00:45:15,241 So basically you get the big run around. 854 00:45:15,308 --> 00:45:17,018 Over and over and over. 855 00:45:17,368 --> 00:45:19,361 So that channel alone explains why certain 856 00:45:19,428 --> 00:45:21,318 properties cannot be resolved quickly. 857 00:45:22,488 --> 00:45:24,821 Um, when ownership is buried under multiple transfers, 858 00:45:24,888 --> 00:45:27,451 third-party services and national lenders, the city 859 00:45:27,518 --> 00:45:30,458 is stuck waiting while the weeds keep growing. 860 00:45:30,868 --> 00:45:33,541 All of this is happening while I'm also trying to rewrite how 861 00:45:33,608 --> 00:45:36,291 we handle these situations legally, responsibly 862 00:45:36,358 --> 00:45:37,781 and with common sense approach that can speed up 863 00:45:37,848 --> 00:45:39,731 this process. 864 00:45:39,798 --> 00:45:42,891 So I'm asking for the community and the council to hang with me. 865 00:45:42,958 --> 00:45:45,761 I'm building a system that fixes the underlying issues 866 00:45:45,828 --> 00:45:48,768 instead of repeating the same stalled processes year after year. 867 00:45:49,388 --> 00:45:52,741 And I will go more into that as I talk with Dakota more 868 00:45:52,808 --> 00:45:55,151 about, I just, I just want to make sure it's right 869 00:45:55,218 --> 00:45:57,058 before I present it. 870 00:45:57,518 --> 00:46:00,561 that it's legal, that it's sound, that it doesn't change 871 00:46:00,628 --> 00:46:03,731 our other, the way we handle other things like their bills 872 00:46:03,798 --> 00:46:05,201 through certified mail. 873 00:46:05,268 --> 00:46:07,728 I want to make sure there's no unintended consequences there. 874 00:46:08,708 --> 00:46:12,771 a civil abatement opens up things to where we can civilly 875 00:46:12,838 --> 00:46:15,871 take care of these actions instead of go to the state 876 00:46:15,938 --> 00:46:19,118 every single time, which has to be done by certified mail. 877 00:46:20,088 --> 00:46:24,178 So, you presented the problem. I'm hoping I come up with a solution. 878 00:46:25,328 --> 00:46:27,938 And that's unless you got something else for me. 879 00:46:28,418 --> 00:46:30,418 As I ask you at one time, 880 00:46:30,978 --> 00:46:34,431 Does that what you're talking about there cover the people 881 00:46:34,498 --> 00:46:37,841 that have say about the neighbor's backyards or is 882 00:46:37,908 --> 00:46:39,901 that mainly going to be just front yards? 883 00:46:39,968 --> 00:46:41,568 Backyards are tricky. 884 00:46:41,818 --> 00:46:43,678 Well, I know, so. 885 00:46:44,818 --> 00:46:47,861 There's so many rules when it comes to this kind of stuff. 886 00:46:47,928 --> 00:46:51,378 It's a learning process each and every one of them. 887 00:46:51,648 --> 00:46:55,401 Um, I'm loading the metaphorical toolbox every time 888 00:46:55,468 --> 00:46:59,761 I have to deal with one, but there are rules that I have to 889 00:46:59,828 --> 00:47:04,728 follow to the T. Otherwise, it's trespassing or worse. So, 890 00:47:05,188 --> 00:47:07,448 I'm trying to be very careful with this. 891 00:47:07,778 --> 00:47:11,991 I know we did take care of one's backyard once because 892 00:47:12,058 --> 00:47:13,291 Yeah, I know it's been done in the past. 893 00:47:13,358 --> 00:47:14,798 because there were rats in it. 894 00:47:14,998 --> 00:47:16,871 Yeah, and I know it's been done in the past. 895 00:47:16,938 --> 00:47:22,168 Um, I I said, I've got about 12 irons in the fire. 896 00:47:22,558 --> 00:47:25,801 and we're we're getting through all of these all at once, which 897 00:47:25,868 --> 00:47:27,681 slows the process down a little more. 898 00:47:27,748 --> 00:47:31,548 It's not an excuse, but we're getting there. 899 00:47:34,258 --> 00:47:37,301 And if you want it to be, you have a say. 900 00:47:37,368 --> 00:47:39,888 If you want backyards, put backyards. 901 00:47:40,398 --> 00:47:42,258 And let's have a debate about it. 902 00:47:43,438 --> 00:47:44,641 Okay? What? 903 00:47:44,708 --> 00:47:47,231 If you want backyards to be included, Lord, 904 00:47:47,298 --> 00:47:49,391 then we put it on there. 905 00:47:49,458 --> 00:47:53,068 I I think I think it's hard to include a backyard 906 00:47:53,248 --> 00:47:56,401 because if it's somebody else unless you have some very strict 907 00:47:56,468 --> 00:48:00,031 standards because if it's like right now, I think some of it's 908 00:48:00,098 --> 00:48:01,911 because the neighbors call up 909 00:48:01,978 --> 00:48:03,311 and say the front yard's not getting mowed. 910 00:48:03,508 --> 00:48:06,031 Well, but if you do that with a backyard, 911 00:48:06,098 --> 00:48:09,311 somebody in my opinion has some stuff stored in the backyard 912 00:48:09,378 --> 00:48:11,951 but it's nicely arranged, 913 00:48:12,018 --> 00:48:14,211 but the neighbor says, well, I don't think that's right. 914 00:48:14,278 --> 00:48:15,951 If you're going to have something in the backyard, 915 00:48:16,018 --> 00:48:17,071 it needs to be in a building. 916 00:48:17,138 --> 00:48:21,021 So, I mean, there's a point where we're not an HOA. 917 00:48:21,088 --> 00:48:23,158 Now you're seeing the problem with code enforcement. 918 00:48:23,338 --> 00:48:24,821 Yeah. Yeah, I mean that that's what a lot of people 919 00:48:24,888 --> 00:48:26,171 don't understand. 920 00:48:26,238 --> 00:48:27,211 rules for all. 921 00:48:27,278 --> 00:48:29,458 I was speaking mainly weeds, but 922 00:48:29,648 --> 00:48:33,121 Yeah. Well, but you, you know, you're getting into a situation, 923 00:48:33,188 --> 00:48:37,341 you know, if you're going to you could just barely easily covered 924 00:48:37,408 --> 00:48:39,408 by the entire, say, the entire lawn. 925 00:48:40,488 --> 00:48:43,631 I mean, granted, we can't go in the backyard, but if a neighbor's 926 00:48:43,698 --> 00:48:45,521 right there and he's got weeds blowing over in his yard. 927 00:48:45,588 --> 00:48:47,941 Right, right. If it if if if we're just talking weed. 928 00:48:48,008 --> 00:48:51,078 If we just say total yard, that's, you know, 929 00:48:51,518 --> 00:48:53,071 That's been brought That's been brought up too. 930 00:48:53,138 --> 00:48:56,401 But there again, you're getting into the property across the 931 00:48:56,468 --> 00:48:59,688 street from me was bought from somebody in Colorado. 932 00:49:00,618 --> 00:49:04,911 Okay, do they know our rules? Is that yard going to get mowed? 933 00:49:04,978 --> 00:49:06,311 They will. 934 00:49:06,558 --> 00:49:07,891 Well, yeah. 935 00:49:08,208 --> 00:49:11,871 But, I mean, something that we might want to put out to the 936 00:49:11,938 --> 00:49:14,998 realtors when they sell to out of town. 937 00:49:15,348 --> 00:49:19,111 is give them some kind of notice that they need to make arrangements 938 00:49:19,178 --> 00:49:23,118 to care for these properties since they're living out of state. 939 00:49:24,098 --> 00:49:25,431 that, you know. 940 00:49:25,858 --> 00:49:26,941 Some kind of notice that. 941 00:49:27,008 --> 00:49:29,821 That should be a responsibility on the buyer 942 00:49:29,888 --> 00:49:32,388 to immediately find that out. 943 00:49:32,748 --> 00:49:35,761 I would say a lot of the research that I've been doing, especially 944 00:49:35,828 --> 00:49:38,811 when it comes to civil versus state abatement and the options 945 00:49:38,878 --> 00:49:43,171 with it, is it's pretty uniform no matter what state, city, 946 00:49:43,238 --> 00:49:44,741 whatever you're in. Just take care of your yard 947 00:49:44,808 --> 00:49:46,141 and don't let it get past your knees. 948 00:49:49,388 --> 00:49:52,348 and but here we are, you know. 949 00:49:53,518 --> 00:49:56,291 It's it'll be ready. 950 00:49:56,358 --> 00:49:58,981 You started the clock on the 192 fifth though. 951 00:49:59,048 --> 00:50:02,531 I have the I have the emails and I have them time stamped 952 00:50:02,598 --> 00:50:05,119 when they were sent and received and 953 00:50:05,186 --> 00:50:06,809 Yeah, I believe so. 954 00:50:06,876 --> 00:50:08,209 Okay. 955 00:50:09,466 --> 00:50:10,799 Anything else? 956 00:50:11,196 --> 00:50:12,839 for Trent? Any 957 00:50:12,906 --> 00:50:15,819 Uh, I did forget one thing. I had somebody bring up uh some pot holes 958 00:50:15,886 --> 00:50:21,049 on 7th and state on the seventh side, seven, seven street side. 959 00:50:21,116 --> 00:50:22,769 Okay. Or on the south side. 960 00:50:22,836 --> 00:50:25,419 So over by the elementary school or over by by between Loves and 961 00:50:25,486 --> 00:50:27,509 the elementary. Okay. 962 00:50:27,576 --> 00:50:29,199 All right, that's all. That was all. 963 00:50:29,266 --> 00:50:31,239 You mean Loves and the junior 964 00:50:31,306 --> 00:50:32,139 Yeah. 965 00:50:32,206 --> 00:50:33,549 He knows what I'm talking about. 966 00:50:33,616 --> 00:50:34,679 [laughter] Middle school. 967 00:50:34,746 --> 00:50:36,506 It is middle school. 968 00:50:36,696 --> 00:50:37,529 Sure I 969 00:50:37,596 --> 00:50:39,086 Randy. 970 00:50:39,726 --> 00:50:41,516 Um, I do not have anything. 971 00:50:43,476 --> 00:50:44,579 You got your reports in there. 972 00:50:44,646 --> 00:50:46,819 Okay, I have and I only give this to the council and the people 973 00:50:46,886 --> 00:50:49,139 on there. 974 00:50:49,206 --> 00:50:52,846 We're going to I'm going to change the agenda format 975 00:50:53,673 --> 00:50:55,456 for how we run meetings. 976 00:50:55,746 --> 00:50:59,319 So what I've got on the bottom there, I gave you a copy of a format that 977 00:50:59,386 --> 00:51:02,319 we're going to go with as well as what goes kind of in the description 978 00:51:02,386 --> 00:51:06,286 of what goes in each to hopefully speed some of this up 979 00:51:09,476 --> 00:51:12,819 and pinpoint our discussions to things that really need council's 980 00:51:12,886 --> 00:51:18,939 attention and voting. 981 00:51:19,006 --> 00:51:22,686 [paper rustling] 982 00:51:24,676 --> 00:51:28,479 And it's pretty self-explanatory, it's it's standard. 983 00:51:28,546 --> 00:51:31,819 We're going to go call to order, pledge of allegiance, 984 00:51:31,886 --> 00:51:34,666 approval of the agenda. 985 00:51:34,746 --> 00:51:37,719 And then consent agenda, which is your preparation ordinance, 986 00:51:37,786 --> 00:51:40,486 as well as your minutes. 987 00:51:40,666 --> 00:51:44,746 So it's going to force you guys to actually read those before you come in. 988 00:51:45,276 --> 00:51:47,746 Because we're going to approve the consent agenda. 989 00:51:49,776 --> 00:51:52,819 And then uh if there's any routine reports in there, 990 00:51:52,886 --> 00:51:56,819 uh other routine non-controversial matters or any council member may 991 00:51:56,886 --> 00:52:00,686 request that any item be removed if they want to discuss it. 992 00:52:03,646 --> 00:52:07,056 Public hearings if we have any, like we did tonight. 993 00:52:07,136 --> 00:52:11,996 Then we're going to do old business, new business that needs council action. 994 00:52:12,596 --> 00:52:16,219 And then council discussion, which will have things that need to have 995 00:52:16,286 --> 00:52:21,226 input, not necessarily something we're going to to vote on. 996 00:52:21,456 --> 00:52:28,456 Like we just did with your um ordinance on keeping yards up. 997 00:52:29,566 --> 00:52:32,226 Get the have a discussion on. 998 00:52:32,856 --> 00:52:36,246 You can feed that into your uh draft. 999 00:52:37,666 --> 00:52:42,246 And then uh there's a typo there that we don't have a city administrator. 1000 00:52:42,786 --> 00:52:44,726 But with department reports. 1001 00:52:47,486 --> 00:52:49,869 which is what we just did with you guys. 1002 00:52:49,936 --> 00:52:52,819 And then we're going to have a mayor's report and then the council members 1003 00:52:52,886 --> 00:52:55,406 reports and what what should be in there. 1004 00:52:55,496 --> 00:52:59,789 Then public comments at the end and executive session if necessary. 1005 00:52:59,856 --> 00:53:04,199 and then action following executive session and then adjournment. 1006 00:53:04,266 --> 00:53:05,766 Which 1007 00:53:05,856 --> 00:53:07,676 If there's no further discussion. 1008 00:53:08,386 --> 00:53:10,106 Is there any further discussion? 1009 00:53:11,366 --> 00:53:14,516 Then I would welcome a motion to adjourn. 1010 00:53:15,416 --> 00:53:16,669 I make a motion to adjourn. 1011 00:53:16,736 --> 00:53:17,749 I would second. 1012 00:53:17,816 --> 00:53:18,649 All in favor? 1013 00:53:18,716 --> 00:53:19,589 Aye, aye. 1014 00:53:19,656 --> 00:53:20,649 Opposed? 1015 00:53:20,716 --> 00:53:21,949 Motion passes. 1016 00:53:22,016 --> 00:53:22,849 Very good.