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going to come in. I don't think
>> Yeah. Oh, you know what?

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» Okay, let's get started. Calling order
the Phoenix City Council meeting of

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September 8th, 2026. Roll call, please.
>> Hello everyone. Um, Mayor Mielhuffer,

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» I'm here.
>> Councelor Cambaros is absent. Councelor

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Rmillian
>> here.

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» Councelor Sutos
>> here.

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» Councelor Chester
>> here.

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» Councelor Shunk.
>> And counselor Dixon

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» here.
>> We have quorum. Okay, let's rise for

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pledge of allegiance, please.
>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.

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» Thank you very much.

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and public comments. I don't see anybody
in the room that would be making a

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public comment. Do we have anybody um
on Zoom? I can't see anyone, but

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» Okay, very good. Okay, presentations. We
don't have any tonight. We're down then

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to consent agenda. We have uh items A,
B, C, D, and E on there.

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And counselors, do you want to pull any
of those items for uh discussion?

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» Um I'm not sure if this is this where
>> Yes, that's where you would do it. Yes.

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» Okay. Um so for the notes from last
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» the comments that I made at the end I
just wanted to explain that it said I

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spoke about summit brewing and community
concerns with the noise and landscaping

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that was due to pack wall the
landscaping and

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» okay which minutes were those we were um
>> August 13

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» yeah 10 mayor and council comment
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so I was I spoke about the construction
construction at Summit Brewing and then

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community concerns of the noise and
landscaping at pack wall

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which has now been resolved. They
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» Yeah, I just was like since Angie uh
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we should be
>> Well, we can we can improve it with the

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corrections. You want to read the
correction, Joe? And then we can improve

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it. Thanks.

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So you said it was the noise at Pack
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» The noise and landscaping
>> at Pack Wall

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» at Pack Wall. And it was the
construction at Summit Brewing.

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» Perfect.
>> Okay, you have it.

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» Yes. So changing it to the construction
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landscaping at Pacwall.
>> Correct.

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» Okay.
>> Thank you.

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» I move to approve the consent agenda
with the changes.

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» With the changes. Thank I have a second
roll.

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» Councelor Vermillion.
>> Yes.

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» Councelor Shunk.
>> No.

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» Councelor Sutos. Councelor Chester.
>> Yes.

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» Councelor Dixon.
>> Yes.

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» Motion passes.
>> Okay. Very good. Thank you very much.

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We'll go on to item 7A, public art
application. Mr. Moody.

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» Thank you, mayor and councel. Uh what
you have before you is uh an application

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for public art that has been installed
at the Phoenix Elementary School. Um so

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this uh the council had previously
approved um kind of just by consensus

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this uh opportunity for the uh Phoenix I
think it's Phoenix Arts Council to uh

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print a mural on the Phoenix Elementary
or paint excuse me paint a mural on a

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Phoenix elementary school. That was a
few months back. Um, we notified Levana

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uh Krueger from the arts commission that
that there was a requirement for a land

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use uh portion of this and it was well
underway um at that time. So this is the

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formal application to accept what was
presented before. So there's not really

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much to discuss. This is what you've
already approved in land use format.

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» Okay.
>> Yeah. The only comment of council that

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I've heard from the um Phoenix uh Art
Commission is that in the future they

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would like to review and approve any art
proposals that are coming in uh prior to

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the council getting them and they are
the our official, if you will, art group

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under the chamber of commerce. And so
that was their request. I think that

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makes sense. And then the rest of this,
as Zach said, um, yeah, I think it's

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self-explanatory.
And unless someone has an objection from

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what was presented last time by Leavonia
Krueger, I don't think we need a motion

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here at all.
>> Uh, there Yeah, you want a motion?

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» Yeah, they do need a motion, but this is
a point of clarification for the arts

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council. So, the the zoning code
>> already prescribes the the Phoenix Arts

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Council as the decision-making body here
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order for us to use the the chamber um
public arts council through the chamber,

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we'll we will write a intergovernmental
agreement or some sort of agreement with

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them to have them do that work for us
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city committee until we make that
agreement with them. They wouldn't be

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acting on behalf of the city until that
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» and that agreement would cover all
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» right? So, right, because they shouldn't
be the only reason they've been coming

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to the council is because we didn't have
an arts council to review them in the

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past.
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council and say this is what the Phoenix
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» Um, but the decision will not be your
decision at that point. You you will

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give that uh function to that arts
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» And maybe I need to save this one for
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arts grants that we're going to do. is
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arts commission as well.
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through the uh Phoenix Chamber.
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» Uh and F uh excuse me, through uh
through FURA, actually. Yeah. So, we set

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up an email address. So, Will will be
watching um as the chair, he'll be

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watching these applications come in.
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arts.
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some back and forth between the arts
council to make sure that there's some

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input from them before the before would
appear uh approve a

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» a grant, but we're just starting that
process. So, we'll see how it goes.

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» All right.
>> Okay. All right. So, we do need a motion

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to approve the mural, the Phoenix
Elementary School.

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» Yeah, there should be one on the
>> Is there is there one written in here?

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» No, kind of. They can be together.
>> Oh, go ahead.

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» To make a motion to approve the mural at
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» That'll work.
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» Okay. Go ahead.
>> Who seconded that? I'm so sorry.

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» Okay.
Roll call. Um, councelor Shunk.

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» Yes.
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» yes.
>> Councelor Sutos,

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» yes.
>> Councelor Vermillion,

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» yes.
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» yes.
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» Okay, very good. Let's go on to 7B.
Capital improvement update with uh Alana

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Valencia and Mr. Moody. Welcome.

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» I know we always tech issues.
Um under the agenda uh for today.

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Yeah, it's thinking.
>> Is that a public computer or something?

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» Well, we can just kind of start to um so
we wanted to give an update on the

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capital projects that we completed in
2526 and how much of that was grant

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funded versus our own funding which
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u for the most part. And so I put
together a list which is in your packet

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of the projects that we completed.
There's quite a bit. We separated them

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by water projects, um, street projects,
park projects, and then other

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miscellaneous projects. Um, but what you
will see is overall um, in 2526, we were

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either awarded prior or in that year um,
a total of $16 million in grants towards

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these projects. Um the majority of the
projects were at least 50% to 80%

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covered. Um some of them are 100%
covered. And so we wanted to just um go

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over those projects that were completed
as well as projects that we are working

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on to give the council an update on
where we are with some of those projects

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that we've began in 2526 and they're
still ongoing as well as some new

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projects. So um we'll start with just
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Um so for water infrastructure uh
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reservoir project, our PH10 improvements
and our AMI um metering project. Um and

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we'll go through each of them in detail.
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improvements. Um some of these are
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um highway 99, downtown parking, our PH5
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um first street overlay, and Pine Street
overlay is new. Um so we were just

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awarded a grant for that project, which
is pretty awesome for parks. Um

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» we have a few park projects, which we
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Um, we did receive a grant for our civic
center natural area. Um, local wetland

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inventory or delineation project as it's
named in the budget. Um, micro park and

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auto caster bathrooms. And then the
other is our solar project um, which has

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been pretty visible and you guys can see
our solar panels um, that have been put

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in already. Um, and then we have a few
plans that we're working on. um our

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transportation system plan, water master
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so go to the next slide.
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Phoenix reservoir project all in all um
will be a little bit over $7 million. Um

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it has been completed um for the most
part. We went through some tests um and

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we have passed our tests now. um and
have been able to fill up the water

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reservoir. Um we did receive an ARPA
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Um so that covered the majority of the
project. The rest of the funding came

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from our um reserves for the most part
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transfer for that. We have our PH10
improvements. I'll let you speak a

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little bit about that one because I'm
not so familiar with that.

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» Yes. So, PH10 improvements are over by
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Road and North Phoenix Road. So, that's
the new uh small street that goes east

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west um on the would be the north side
of the development. Um that's Pear

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Orchard Road as the planning commission
named it. Um and so, uh we call that the

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PH10 project really because it does
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through PH10 which is an urban area that
hasn't been brought into the urban

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growth boundary. Um and then up into
PH5. Um so that was completed and that

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was actually under budget. Um we were
about $300,000 under budget. We tried to

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spend as much as that as the grant would
allow us to. Um even it's going as far

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as putting sidewalk uh curbon gutter or
curbon gutter on on Fern Valley Road. Um

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you know, but at the cost of like
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so lesson learned. We we be more vague
in our grant asks next time and then we

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can do more with the extra money. But
um, that one did come in on the budget

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» Um, I think we had a few more water. Um,
we also have our AMI project that we're

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working on. This is the smart meters.
Um, as some of you have noticed, I've

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noticed on my own block, um, we just put
in some of the smart meters. So, um,

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public works is working on replacing
those. I think we're at 50%. And, um,

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we, as far as the actual AMI project,
those that have smart meters, um, should

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be, uh, fairly soon within at least this
next um, winter, I would say, be able to

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see all of their smart meter
information. So, your utility billing

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account will have more information.
you'll be able to get notifications on

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leaks or activity or high consumption.
Um, so right now we're at 50%. So it

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will take um probably about the next um
this fiscal year coming up and the next

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fiscal year to get everybody on the
smart meters. Um so once you are on then

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our system is set up. Um, we've updated
our billing and our utility billing and

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just have been working with Tyler and
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um, our vendors to make sure that
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access all of that information. I just I
just mentioned one of the other things

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that we'll save in with the automatic
metering system is the uh current

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practice is guys are walking around and
trying to read meters in different

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places and so this will eliminate that h
having to occur and have should have

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some savings long term when it comes to
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so being able to to eliminate that need
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» water loss will be easier to track.
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» And water damage if there is to
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» And so that is estimated to be
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» all of the meters updated by June 30th,
2028. our water improvements. Um these

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water improvements that are mentioned
overall funded 73% by grants. Um so

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quite a bit there.
And then if we could go to the next.

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So street improvements. Um we're doing a
lot with Highway 99. So I'll let Zach

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talk about that.
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sidewalks were put in not too long ago.
um we finally finally were able to um

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get the bid out and get the contractor
on the lane reconfiguration. So um

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you'll see on the city's website there's
a notification of road work coming up in

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September um probably midepptember
through the beginning of October. I

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think we put it out to maybe midocctober
just in case there were weather weather

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related issues. But um the picture below
is is really is kind of the image of

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what Highway 99 will look like through
that corridor which um we anticipate

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will hopefully reduce a lot of traffic
crashes there from people stopping in

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the lane of travel to turn left in
either direction. Um especially as you

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get further south, there's been a lot of
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Um so um hopefully this will extend down
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about the transition area. Um, but the
rest of Highway 99 from that point to

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Oak Street would be uh that threelane
crosssection that you see there. Um, and

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there'll be a few there'll be a few
changes to the Oak Street going

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southbound. Um, like the second lane
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where to go and aren't confused. Okay.
>> Um I know Paul K had a a list of um

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items that he was concerned about this
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» yeah, I mean all the sidewalk issues
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the project. Um the the lane
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they're going to restripe. Um, and then
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those folks that are doing the striping
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striping on Rose Street that we talked
about. There's been a few questions

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about when that's going to happen and um
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that at the same time.

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street overlay. Um, we know that was
completed. Um, and so that was completed

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in 2526. Um, I'm particularly happy
about it because I exit out onto First

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Street every day. So, um, I know when it
was happening, um, I was not so

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thrilled, but [laughter]
now that it's completed, it looks great.

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» Yes.
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» Uh, Pine Street overlay. Uh, we did
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$250,000
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in this fiscal year is what the project
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with you if that's
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um to tomorrow. Um and then we'll open
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24th of the month and then we can um
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on board and hopefully get it done
before it really starts raining. That

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those road that road's really bad and so
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there that we're hoping to avoid. Um and
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be um looking to potentially replace the
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seem to be not in compliance with ADA
rules. So, um, so if we find that they

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are out of compliance, those will be
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part, um, with this one, probably about
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that small city aotment grant and then
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is good because then we're able to move
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» Yeah. But I just mentioned we anticipate
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to this and so we've sent out some
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we'll be hopefully, you know, relatively
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to be met with some uh questions, which
is good. We we can respond to that. But

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I think at the end of the day when you
look at the condition of that of of that

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street and understand that when we got
notification that we received $250,000

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and it notified all these other
jurisdictions, that's the picture they

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chose to uh to basically
pro provide the notice. So it made it

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made the state ODOT um
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» the poster child of what you get there
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» poster child for like this is what this
is about. Yeah.

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» So are you going out to each uh
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» I think that's we Yeah. We'll send out a
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more about dates um because there are
people that park um alongside the road

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that won't be able to park there for a
little bit of time. This isn't going to

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be a very long extended project because
it's really just a grinding in the bad

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spots and overlaying. It's not a fullon
take out the street and uh put a new

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street and curb gutters in there. And
that'll be important to let people know

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too is is that we um we're not putting
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we're not taking away any existing.
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» Um we we are in some spots making it a
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where it's only 18 feet wide um and
we're trying to get to 20. So, um, so

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that there's two 10 foot travel lanes,
but that won't have much of an impact.

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um, those cars will have to move, but
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and make sure that they're
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Facebook, too.
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funded by Oregon Lottery Funds, $4.5
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project can be done for that amount. Um,
we were a little stalled. Um, we were

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hoping to have the project further
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was in the ground, but um we've been
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there that we have to resolve before we
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go. Wetlands kind of run right through
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go. So um we're in the process of
figuring out where the water's coming

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from, if they're true wetlands, and what
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in downtown parking lot, we've made
gosh, finally feels like we've made some

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headway. Um we've got all of our
environmental reviews are almost um done

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being reviewed. We have we've we've
submitted one that they like finally and

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we're going to submit the other three
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to review. Um then there's a statutory
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out for a couple of weeks and then
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or two maybe we can get notice to
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done. Um so it's it's almost bid ready.
We just have to make sure that there are

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no changes that need to be made. Um, and
if we can get that out soon and the

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weather cooperates, which may be a
struggle this winter depending on how

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much rain we get, um, we hope that that
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be done by June 30th of 2028. We have
about a year buffer. Um, it doesn't have

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to be finalized and closed out until
June of 2029, but we're really trying to

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stick to that. Um, for obvious reasons,
we want the parking lots there. Um, and

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some of us just want to be done with the
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» That has gone on forever. I look at 20
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» and you know you we've talked about it.
I'm shaking my head. This is really

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ridiculous. We need the parking
>> badly and this thing just goes on

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forever. And I know it's out of your
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progress, but I've been very
disappointed. I know the it's quote free

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money, but at what cost? Yeah, it's
>> huge cost.

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it's not part of this, but it might be
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is that we we were asked to submit new
grant applications for additional pure

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money that's available. And so we're
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project by um adding more parking spaces
at Blue Heron Park and re uh master

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planning that parking area down there.
So we've asked for $1.8 million um of

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the additional $5.5 million that's left
um to fund that project. And I feel like

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it's tie into the pure project um and
and some trail systems that we're

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proposing as part of that um additional
funds will probably we'll probably be

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able to leverage at least some of the
money um and and maybe get some benefit

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out of um that extra as well.
>> Where is that parking going to be? Where

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is it all the the parking project?
What what all places is this going to

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be? Uh so the for the pier parking lots
um one over here by the medical office

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center. Okay.
>> One between the commercial building uh

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the commercial buildings right over here
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» cross
>> uh Moxy Brew. So right there behind

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Brew.
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of extends back a little bit. And then
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that's where the micro park comes in
which we'll talk about in a second.

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you want? My
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natural area. Um we've got a little
slowdown on this one only because we bid

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the project out or we we got quotes for
the project and it exceeded what we

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could actually award per our procurement
program. So after going back and forth

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and getting bids, we realized that we
actually have to go out and get an

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official bid. So, it's the bids been
written um and ready to be released so

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that we can get official bids through
the right procurement process because it

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was over $250,000 of work. Um the the
pulling of the non-native vegetation and

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planting the native vegetation was over
our aotment that we could um just direct

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award. So, um so that slowed us down a
little bit, but we have plenty of time

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on that one. Um
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area. Citizens are asking me when are
they going to see some progress or

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something visually? Can you give me a
time frame when something's going to

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happen? They can
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have been this fall. Um because that's
when you can do all the removal of

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blackberries and and do what you need to
do to remove them.

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» I don't know that we're going to make
that. Um they might be able to do work

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into November. So, um but again, it
depends on the weather. So, they could

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see some removal maybe this winter. Um
we just we we start running into uh bird

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habitat issues um starting in March. So
then we can't do anything until August.

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» Um and so um yeah, it's it could be a
few months. Uh the local wetlands

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inventory um it's really a Yeah,
>> sorry. I have a question about the civic

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center still. Um the amount of 846,500
um what is that including? Certainly

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that shelter doesn't cost that much
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» No. So, um, so it it's going to be
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the planting of the the removal of the
vegetation and planting of new

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vegetation. A bulk of the costs come
from the pedestrian trails because some

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of them are going to be elevated um and
have to be geotechnically engineered in

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order to be um where we want them to be.
>> Um, and then there's the shelters,

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there's the education areas, there's all
the landscaping that goes around the uh

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the trails. Um,
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It's probably going to be over $840,000.
We're probably going to have to try to

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find some park sec funds to to
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» Okay. Thank you.
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requirement. We expanded our UGB. Um we
need to um have a good inventory of what

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our wetlands look like. Um this is not a
delineation. This is actually just where

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are the wetlands at and identifying them
on the map. We are working with the

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property owner to to do a delineation on
they're going to do it on their own. um

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dying I guess. Um but we're trying to
you know coordinate that work with the

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person who's doing the wetland study now
so that they some cost benefits for them

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but they need to know where those
wetlands are at so that they can um move

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things around as they need to do with
their master planning.

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» Uh which wetlands are we talking about?
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» um all of Phoenix?
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» Yeah.
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» Yeah. So most of the wetlands are
already identified but we're really

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focusing on PH5 some in PH3 along the
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but most of the other wetlands have been
already identified, so they'll just be

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confirmed.
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» but those were identified previously.
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the greenway that are already in the
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» The micro park, um, this $185,000
structure is part of the pure project.

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Um, so it's it's really just kind of
reassigning where the money is coming

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from, but um, it is it is part of the $4
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that we have for the peer money and it's
really taking the parking lot that's

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over by city hall and at the entrance of
the parking lot, there'll be a concrete

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area there with a nice shelter that
matches city hall uh, with some picnic

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tables. Remember how many tables? like
five,

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» four or five picnic tables, a shelter, a
trash can, just an area for people to

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sit in city hall folks want to go over
and sit there or if people it it really

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is a good example of what we could maybe
try to do in these pocket parks um

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around the around the city. Um but as
you can see, they're not inexpensive

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either.
>> Yes. Yeah.

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» So, um Autocaster bathroom um we hope
that we can get that one done. It's in

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the budget this year. Um, and it's a
pretty inexpensive project, but a lot of

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people have been asking for a bathroom
over there so that they don't have to

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use the library. Um, and the library is
not always open. So,

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» that park is busier and busier. Every
time I go by, there's there's people

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always there, too.
>> It'll be a good amenity for it.

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» And as Alana has here, about half of
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» Okay.
>> Uh, what's the next slide?

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» Um, I'll talk I guess you can talk about
the financial parts of it. We get there.

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Um so for the solar project um
originally we had budgeted $400,000. It

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came in under budget. Um we do know the
total cost is that 386 324

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um which will be funded by Business
Oregon OBDD. Um and then we also

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received um a $10,000 incentive from the
Energy Trust of Oregon and it's pretty

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much complete. Um
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credit, a tax credit which will be taken
by um True South Solar. Um and so that

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takes the project really it takes it
from 386 down to more like $260,000.

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So we came in well under budget and we
were able to get 99% coverage. So we

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assume that we could plank in 99% of our
energy uses with the solar.

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» Wow. I think we're just waiting for we
needed a cable. [laughter]

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» So, yeah, we're almost there.
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» but we're getting there.
>> Wow.

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» And then we have a few plans. Um the
transportation system plan or TSP plan

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that we started last year is continuing
this year. Um I'm not sure where

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» uh it will go to the planning commission
again for public hearing for continued

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public hearing on Monday. Um and then we
hope to um we hope to get it right to

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the council right after that. And so
that's an interim update that again

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00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:11,919
something that we have to do in order
when we expand our UGD we have to take

407
00:31:10,559 --> 00:31:17,120
into consideration our our
transportation system. Um, and it also

408
00:31:14,559 --> 00:31:20,240
unlocks the door for those that have
property out there to change from the

409
00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:25,279
holding zone to the industrial zone that
we buy out there. Um, we nobody could do

410
00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:31,000
a zone change out there until our
transportation system plan was in line

411
00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:31,000
with the state planning rules.

412
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:39,600
» Um, and then for this year, we also have
our water master plan budgeted um, as

413
00:31:37,039 --> 00:31:43,760
well as the blue heron park master plan.
I don't know that we've started that

414
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:47,600
work yet. Um, but those are budgeted
projects. So, um,

415
00:31:45,519 --> 00:31:52,640
» I think the the we've mentioned it
before if we get it's contingent upon

416
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:56,240
the uh the money that we would get from
Pier to accomplish that. So, we'll we'll

417
00:31:55,600 --> 00:32:00,159
see.
>> Yeah,

418
00:31:56,640 --> 00:32:02,159
» we should find out relatively soon. Um,
so

419
00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:05,760
» yeah, if we get the money, if we do
because we asked for a second aotment of

420
00:32:03,679 --> 00:32:10,640
money, we asked for $200,000 for a study
to do Blue Her and Park. Um, really for

421
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:14,960
emergency preparedness, um, operations,
buildings, things of that nature. Um,

422
00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:18,240
but you need to master plan your park so
you know where to put those. So, we're

423
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:22,559
trying to we're trying to get two things
out of a lot of money. Um, I I would

424
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:26,799
imagine if we don't get the money, um,
then we will take that money from parks,

425
00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:30,159
SDC's, and and do the master planning if
we need to. it just might not be on as

426
00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:35,360
big of scale.
>> So, this master plan, the 37,000, what

427
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:41,279
is it specifically for? And then,
>> well, this 37,000 was budgeted before or

428
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:45,679
planned for before we knew we were going
to apply for the 200,000 before we knew

429
00:32:43,519 --> 00:32:49,120
we wanted to go for more grant money. Um
so if we don't get the pure money for

430
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:53,760
some reason it's going to be super
competitive then we think that we can

431
00:32:51,360 --> 00:33:00,320
probably do a basic master plan of the
park its needs like u

432
00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:04,000
» playground equipment water water stuff
you know those types of things.

433
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:08,159
» Um if we were to get the grant funds
from pier we'd be looking at what types

434
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:13,720
of buildings we can build over there for
um community use or the words of

435
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:13,720
preparness or readiness.

436
00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:20,480
Okay.
>> I think mayor, you had a question

437
00:33:17,919 --> 00:33:24,960
earlier today when we spoke about the
amount of parking that's going to take

438
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:29,200
up the the property there. And I I think
you came up with a pretty good number.

439
00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:32,399
It's not going to be obviously we can't
it's not going to be all parking. It's

440
00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:39,600
there's going to be a percentage of
that. I you wanted to share that. Uh we

441
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:45,440
anticipate we'll be using about 60 60ish
feet of the existing parcel that we just

442
00:33:42,799 --> 00:33:49,440
bought for parking and the rest of it
will be part of the master planning. So

443
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:53,679
um you know depending on the final
design of the parking lot and storm

444
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:57,200
water stuff um that may change a little
bit but we're not consuming an enormous

445
00:33:55,919 --> 00:34:02,320
amount of that property.
>> We're going to have how many is it? Uh

446
00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:07,120
we'll go from 43 parking stalls to well
like 36 usable parking stalls to roughly

447
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:09,919
140 45.
>> Good.

448
00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:16,159
» Yeah. And a lot of trees down there.
>> Okay.

449
00:34:12,240 --> 00:34:21,839
» Yeah. One comment. I I talked to um uh
the city manager and and Zach about it

450
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:26,480
earlier that when [clears throat] we get
into the planning of the expanded Blue

451
00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:31,440
Heron Park, I've got a list of all the
people that are interested in me on the

452
00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:36,320
around the table and I just want to
mention that right now.

453
00:34:34,079 --> 00:34:40,720
Obviously, the entire city staff is
concerned about it. Pollinator Project

454
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:45,200
of the Rogue Valley enriched
communities. Mr. Joe Slaughter, Parks

455
00:34:43,359 --> 00:34:51,200
and Rex Committee, Save the Phoenix
Wetlands Committee, uh the council, the

456
00:34:48,159 --> 00:34:54,720
mayor. There's also a skate park group
now that I'm aware of, and the Rotary

457
00:34:53,404 --> 00:35:00,880
[clears throat]
has brought up a squash park. So, those

458
00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:06,880
are all the players that want to come to
the table at some point. Just making you

459
00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:11,280
aware of it. Okay,
>> there you go. All right, I've got to add

460
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:16,640
them. All right, that's another group.
So anyway, let's continue. But yeah,

461
00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:21,680
that's all coming in the future.
>> Um, so city council was provided a

462
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:27,200
report of the finances and the grants
that we've received um during our

463
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:33,839
quarterly financial report. Um, you did
see that we did spend $6.6 million in

464
00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:38,480
2526 towards capital projects. And I've
just detailed that out for you so you

465
00:35:35,599 --> 00:35:43,680
can see exactly what we spent um our
money on and then how much of that was

466
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:50,320
grant funded. Um overall for these
projects in 2526 it's about 80% funding

467
00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:56,720
from grants. Um when we look at the
overall picture just for 2526 which is

468
00:35:53,599 --> 00:36:02,320
pretty amazing um to have that much in
grant funding for our little city and to

469
00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:08,160
do the projects that we were able to to
do and complete. Um major project is the

470
00:36:05,839 --> 00:36:13,760
reservoir project um and that is
complete. Um, in addition to that, uh,

471
00:36:11,839 --> 00:36:19,040
the downtown parking lots, that's going
to be also a very visible project, as

472
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:22,960
well as the solar project, which is not
on here. Um, because technically it's

473
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:27,040
2627.
Um, but just to give you kind of a

474
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:32,400
snapshot of the year and the projects
that were completed um, and how much of

475
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:37,760
that was funded by the city. And so if
if it's not grant funded, it is coming

476
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:42,640
from if it's parks. Um usually it's if
it's eligible, it's the SDC's or

477
00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:48,640
possibly park maintenance fees that
we've just um increased recently. Um so

478
00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:53,560
that will contribute as well towards
these projects that are unfunded

479
00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,560
currently.

480
00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:58,640
» It's a lot of grant money.
>> Yeah.

481
00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:03,760
» Prior years. That's a lot of grant. you
know, good good healthy organizations

482
00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:09,680
celebrate things. And I I go back to the
plan to do a ribbon cutting for the the

483
00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:14,079
the the tank, you know, 2 million
gallons that was added to our system.

484
00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:19,839
» But there's also some of the equipment
that's been recently purchased. It's

485
00:37:16,079 --> 00:37:25,599
making us a lot more efficient. Um it
was I don't know if it was mentioned but

486
00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:29,599
the mower and uh I know we also uh
replaced the back truck which makes us a

487
00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:34,000
lot more efficient in that way. So
anyway the plan is that we'll have a

488
00:37:32,079 --> 00:37:37,520
ribbon cutting not at the site of the
tank but maybe out of the public works

489
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:42,400
yard if you haven't been out there be a
good chance to check it out and see the

490
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:46,240
equipment and just celebrate the
celebrate the uh

491
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:52,240
» the reservoir. Joe's working on it for
me and uh we should have some

492
00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:56,480
information out here relatively soon um
for the that event.

493
00:37:55,200 --> 00:38:00,240
And I think one of the other ones that
we didn't mention was the field

494
00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:05,119
collection system and um community
development worked with Chris and and

495
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:11,760
his crew. Um and we were able to secure
a really super awesome intern that came

496
00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:16,480
and and did about 80 hours of work for
us, may maybe a little less than that,

497
00:38:13,839 --> 00:38:20,400
and was able to GPS our entire our
entire life. Right.

498
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:25,280
» Yeah. And started on some of our
signage. Um, we may bring him back if

499
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:29,440
he's interested because he was super
efficient with this equipment, but it

500
00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:33,680
only because the field equipment that we
purchased, it's it's pretty expensive,

501
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:39,119
but um it's really a point andoot GPS
unit um where it's um sub centimeter

502
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:43,200
accuracy, so we know exactly where our
water meters are at. we're able to take

503
00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:47,040
that those GPS points once the AMI
system is fully updated and integrate

504
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:50,079
that with the the data so that when we
go click on those points, we'll get all

505
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:54,480
of the information about the water
meters and their age, um if they've had

506
00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:59,599
leaks, you know, those types of things.
So, it really is um when you look at the

507
00:38:57,599 --> 00:39:03,200
cost of some of those things, the RC
mower, like Eric said, is another one

508
00:39:01,119 --> 00:39:09,280
that, you know, not only is a safe, you
know, helps us be more safe um but is

509
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:13,520
also really efficient. So, um, just food
for thought when we come and ask for,

510
00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:16,640
you know, purchasing of equipment, the
these types of things really benefit.

511
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:20,800
And then if you can find the people to
actually do the work efficiently, it

512
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:25,599
makes it even better. I think we only
ended up we only ended up putting out

513
00:39:22,640 --> 00:39:28,160
maybe maybe roughly $2,000 for that
intern to do all of that work.

514
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:33,680
» Wow.
>> Which is is time that we don't have to

515
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:36,720
go out and collect or public works. So,
um, kudos on on him for doing that good

516
00:39:36,079 --> 00:39:42,000
work.
>> Yeah.

517
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:46,400
» Any questions?
>> Watch that mower going down the road. It

518
00:39:44,079 --> 00:39:51,359
was pretty cool. Yeah, I'm sure it saves
a lot on on risk and um salar on

519
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:54,079
employee time.
>> It's fun to drive.

520
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:56,240
» Yeah, it was
>> not in the rain. That's when I seen it

521
00:39:55,599 --> 00:39:58,560
was in the rain.
>> Joystick still.

522
00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:02,280
» Yes.
>> Which place work?

523
00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:08,560
Okay. Any other questions, comments? Is
that it? Okay. Very good. Thank you very

524
00:40:08,079 --> 00:40:13,760
much.
>> Thank you.

525
00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:22,400
» All right. We are
moving on to old business.

526
00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:31,800
We had quite a bit that we started. So
8A is ordinance 1055 pavement moratorum

527
00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:31,800
amendment. This is the second reading.

528
00:40:31,839 --> 00:40:44,160
And unless someone has any comments on
it, u it's on page 75 is the motion. Did

529
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:49,040
anyone have any comments on it?
>> No. Okay. I move to adopt by second

530
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:54,720
reading ordinance 1055
and ordinance repeating repealing

531
00:40:51,200 --> 00:41:00,160
ordinance 356 and applicable street
excavation provisions of ordinance 920

532
00:40:57,680 --> 00:41:04,880
and adopting Phoenix Municipal Code
Chapter 12.12

533
00:41:02,319 --> 00:41:06,400
street cut moratorum.
Do

534
00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:10,079
» I have a second?
>> Second.

535
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:11,599
» Roll call.
>> Councelor Chester.

536
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:13,119
» Yes.
>> Councelor Vermillion.

537
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:16,400
» Yes.
>> Councelor Suesto. Yes.

538
00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:17,680
» Councelor Dixon.
>> Yes.

539
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:19,119
» Councelor Shunk.
>> Yes.

540
00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:23,440
» Motion passes.
>> Very good. Let's go down to 8B.

541
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:29,040
Ordinance 1056. An ordinance repealing
ordinance 806 adopting a new chapter

542
00:41:26,079 --> 00:41:33,280
15.16 regulating cross street banners
and banners on street light poles and

543
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:36,960
declaring an effective date.
>> Mayor, if you don't mind, we we would

544
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:41,440
like to see about bringing this one back
to um the next council meeting. Um there

545
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:46,480
are a couple of things that we want to
go back and relook at just to make sure.

546
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:50,400
» Okay. um that we've hit the mark on what
it was we were intending to do and we

547
00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:54,800
didn't have a whole lot of time to make
that change um right before the meeting.

548
00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:58,079
So um I don't have any recommendations
now, but I would like to be able to

549
00:41:56,160 --> 00:42:00,960
bring it back. It'll probably come back
as first reading because we probably

550
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:03,839
will have some changes that will require
that.

551
00:42:01,599 --> 00:42:09,119
» Okay, very good. We can certainly do
that. All right, let's move on to 8C

552
00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:17,440
ordinance 1057. An ordinance repealing
ordinances 286, 619, 814, 816, 880,

553
00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:22,480
6920, and 961, and adopting revised
regulations for public parks and

554
00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:27,040
offenses against public peace, including
alcohol, beverages, commercial activity,

555
00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:32,160
and commercial use permits in city parks
and outdoor facilities.

556
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:40,359
Any comments on that at all? Any
comments from uh council? If not, we do

557
00:42:36,319 --> 00:42:40,359
have that on page 86.

558
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:46,960
» My phone on my phone is a little
>> Okay, I got it.

559
00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:52,640
» You got it. Go forward. Um, I move to
adopt by second reading ordinance 1057

560
00:42:50,000 --> 00:43:01,440
and ordinance repealing ordinances 286,
619, 814, 816, 886, 920, and 961, and

561
00:42:59,359 --> 00:43:06,000
adopting revised regulations for public
parks and offenses against public peace,

562
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:10,079
including alcoholic beverages,
commercial activity, and commercial use

563
00:43:08,319 --> 00:43:11,920
permits in city parks and outdoor
facilities.

564
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:17,520
Do
>> I have a second?

565
00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:18,880
Roll call.
>> Councelor Chester,

566
00:43:18,480 --> 00:43:20,480
» yes.
>> Councelor Dixon,

567
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:22,079
» yes.
>> Councelor Vermillion,

568
00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:23,599
» yes.
>> Councelor Sutos,

569
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:28,800
» yes.
>> Councelor Shunk, motion passes.

570
00:43:25,839 --> 00:43:34,720
» Very good. And on to 8D ordinance uh
1058 restricting the attraction and

571
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:36,800
feeding of wild animals.
>> I wanted to make a comment.

572
00:43:36,079 --> 00:43:38,960
» Yes.
>> Is it the one about the feeding of the

573
00:43:38,160 --> 00:43:43,760
wild animals?
>> Yes, it is. Go ahead. Um, I think all of

574
00:43:41,520 --> 00:43:48,079
us received this email from somebody
speaking about the wild cats, the

575
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:51,680
strike, the stray cats, and do we want
to somehow incorporate that into this or

576
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:55,280
not?
>> Okay.

577
00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:59,440
Do you want to talk about it?
>> Does anybody have opinions?

578
00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:05,119
Do we consider
>> I know that that that was in her letter.

579
00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:10,319
It was that they capture them so they
can spay and neuter them. That kind of

580
00:44:07,599 --> 00:44:14,640
thing. And so it that might be I don't
know if we make an acceptance for that.

581
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:19,079
» How does the city does the city consider
barrel cats wild animals?

582
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:26,640
» I don't think that was in the original
we listed some examples but I think

583
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:28,480
there's enough the language is broad
enough to where we'd

584
00:44:27,920 --> 00:44:33,040
» be okay.
>> Right. Right. Yeah.

585
00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:38,960
» I mean the idea was raccoon, skunks and
turkeys obviously. Uh

586
00:44:35,599 --> 00:44:41,680
» so yeah it's as the city manager said
it's broad enough to

587
00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:45,040
» protect the cabinet.
>> I just want to make sure that this

588
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:49,440
thought is included in
>> we'll make sure that make sure that gets

589
00:44:46,480 --> 00:44:52,240
in the record so that if there's any
>> question about that

590
00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:57,240
» definitely
>> okay

591
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:57,240
we're good with it

592
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:04,480
» allowing it with regulations like at
certain times with meeting times and

593
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:08,160
stuff like that. Yeah, I I wasn't clear
on it all. So that's why I thought I'd

594
00:45:06,400 --> 00:45:10,240
ask for everybody's opinion before we
move.

595
00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:12,880
» Yeah, it's hard to feed the cats and not
feed the raccoons at the same time.

596
00:45:12,240 --> 00:45:17,200
» Well, that was
>> Yeah. Yeah.

597
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:22,880
» So man, but you are so feeding tax
removal of trying to figure it out,

598
00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:26,240
which would be I think really
>> complicated, right? Yeah, that's what

599
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:29,200
I'm thinking. So, as long as we have
control over feral cats when we need

600
00:45:28,240 --> 00:45:33,760
them.
>> Okay. I just feel we appreciate the

601
00:45:33,119 --> 00:45:38,960
need.
>> Yeah, Joe wrote this. Um, so on here,

602
00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:42,640
wild animal means the for the purpose of
this chapter, any non-domemesticated

603
00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:47,520
mammal or bird commonly found in the
state of Oregon, including but not

604
00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:50,480
limited to a list of animals. So,
non-domemesticated, I guess, would be

605
00:45:49,839 --> 00:45:53,839
» right
>> where you're landing.

606
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:58,560
» So,
>> yeah. Yeah, exactly.

607
00:45:56,160 --> 00:46:03,200
» So, keeping it general in that sense.
>> All right. If that's settled, then I'll

608
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:06,480
take a motion on this.
>> I have it on my phone.

609
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:11,599
» Get to page 80. Is that
>> I move to approve ordinance number 1058

610
00:46:09,760 --> 00:46:14,880
restricting the intentional attraction
and feeding of wild animals.

611
00:46:13,599 --> 00:46:17,599
» Have a second.
>> Second.

612
00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:19,119
» Call.
>> Councelor Chester.

613
00:46:18,720 --> 00:46:20,480
» Yes.
>> Councelor Vermillion.

614
00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:21,760
» Yes.
>> Councelor STOs.

615
00:46:21,440 --> 00:46:24,240
» Yes.
>> Councelor Dixon.

616
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,520
» Yes. Councelor Shunk.
>> Yes.

617
00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:30,000
» Motion passes.
>> Okay. Very good. Thank you very much. Um

618
00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:33,280
we're going to go on to staff reports
now.

619
00:46:31,760 --> 00:46:36,079
City attorney at this time. Do you have
anything?

620
00:46:34,319 --> 00:46:39,599
» All right. Thank you, city manager.
>> I just Well, I was just going to comment

621
00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:44,880
on the ceremony we had this this
morning. Was really well done. And you

622
00:46:42,079 --> 00:46:49,200
know, Carolina, you know, Marshall is
her biggest she can get a lot of people

623
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:56,560
together. And uh I really appreciate the
fact that she was able to to organize

624
00:46:52,880 --> 00:47:01,200
that. We had we rang the bell and and uh
mayor had a great made some great points

625
00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:05,119
about all of the volunteers that we have
now that are helping with the rebuild.

626
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:10,240
And it was just I think it was just a
good chance to to be out there and look

627
00:47:08,000 --> 00:47:14,079
back but also look forward, you know,
and look forward to things that we're

628
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:19,839
we're doing now with some of the
prevention issues. So it was really well

629
00:47:17,040 --> 00:47:23,280
well done. So I don't other than that
that's all I have. Thank you.

630
00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:25,200
» Okay. Community development director.
Nothing tonight. All right. We'll go

631
00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:28,400
around.
>> I do have something really quick.

632
00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:31,440
» Go ahead. You can start on this end and
float.

633
00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:34,880
» Um so I just wanted to let the council
know that Jessica Marsh on parks and

634
00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:40,160
wreck stepped down. She took a
leadership position with the union

635
00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:44,480
representing um I believe educators in
in some sense. So she has stepped down.

636
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:48,000
Um, and I just wanted to let you know I
have posted on our website and our

637
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:51,839
Facebook about the three available
positions that we have open on parks and

638
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:55,839
wreck. We had one on budget as well as
one on planning. So, um, people are

639
00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:59,839
asking how they can get involved into
the community. Those are three really

640
00:47:57,760 --> 00:48:03,119
great opportunities to get involved with
the city. Um, but just wanted to let you

641
00:48:01,839 --> 00:48:07,280
know about Jessica. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Joe.

642
00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:11,119
» Okay, Mr. Shan.
>> Oh, let's see. We got um art walk coming

643
00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:13,920
up this Friday.
>> Mhm.

644
00:48:11,599 --> 00:48:16,160
» Next Wednesday we have town hall and I
believe you're doing a separate town

645
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:20,480
hall for the
>> I'll talk about it here in a second.

646
00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:25,040
» Okay. You'll talk about that. Um I met
the new parks employee Derek at the dog

647
00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:30,559
park. He seemed like a good strong
worker, nice person. And then Hunter has

648
00:48:28,480 --> 00:48:34,079
connected their
thing to my house. I don't have it in my

649
00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:38,720
house yet, but I got the wire from the
street to my house. So, it's progress

650
00:48:36,319 --> 00:48:41,839
and they were very helpful and kind and
considerate

651
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:45,359
» this time around. So, like um they were
neat and tidy with my garden and can't

652
00:48:43,839 --> 00:48:48,079
even tell where they put it. So,
>> good.

653
00:48:45,760 --> 00:48:53,040
» Y
>> um I I wanted to say first that Larry

654
00:48:51,359 --> 00:48:56,240
needs to be looked at because he's been
feeding the wild animals with his

655
00:48:54,400 --> 00:48:58,640
garden, he said. So, I think he might be
in trouble. [laughter]

656
00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:02,640
A
>> lot of people are going to be in

657
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:07,520
trouble. I know I have a neighbor, too,
that

658
00:49:03,119 --> 00:49:14,160
» Oh, yeah. unwillingly feeding. Yeah. Um
>> today is the day of as as Eric said of

659
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:17,040
the six years since the fires and um
Carolina showed up at my salon and

660
00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:21,760
brought me a bouquet of sunflowers as
well. And I I remember after that when

661
00:49:19,280 --> 00:49:25,760
everything when when the air was still
filled with smoke to drive down um when

662
00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:29,280
we got [clears throat] to drive down
South Pacific Highway and the back roads

663
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:33,920
that that someone had taken the time to
put sunflowers all along the way. a

664
00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:37,760
little spot of bright and my house was
taken in that fire. Actually, it was

665
00:49:35,680 --> 00:49:41,599
taken on the 9th. It my house didn't
burn until 1:00 in the morning, but

666
00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:44,800
someone also came by my house and put a
sunflower in my door. I don't I don't

667
00:49:43,280 --> 00:49:47,599
know if that was Carolina or if they did
it all through the neighborhood cuz 24

668
00:49:46,400 --> 00:49:53,839
homes in our neighborhood were taken
that night. So, anyway, very nice. We're

669
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:57,119
so blessed to have come so far. I heard
um I was at Lucy's the other day and I

670
00:49:55,920 --> 00:50:00,559
heard there's a group of three people
talking like Phoenix has everything.

671
00:49:59,119 --> 00:50:02,559
Yes, Phoenix has everything. Well, not a
raise, but they have everything. And I'm

672
00:50:02,079 --> 00:50:04,079
like,
>> I agree.

673
00:50:03,040 --> 00:50:08,880
» Good to ease.
>> Yeah, good to ease drop on.

674
00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:12,319
» Um, I don't have anything.
>> I don't.

675
00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:18,319
» Okay. I always have a few things. So,
anyway, I'll start in my list here. Uh,

676
00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:23,119
today uh starts the time when campaign
yard signs can go up. And since we don't

677
00:50:21,119 --> 00:50:27,680
have any contested elections, I'm not
sure we're going to see any from uh

678
00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:33,520
people here in uh that are going to be
on council or myself, but we may see

679
00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:40,480
political yard signs for other people.
So, just be aware that the the yard sign

680
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:46,720
has arrived. Uh and in fact, yes,
tomorrow night I'm hosting um a town

681
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:52,559
hall meeting at Creekide Estates and
it's the first time that uh the three

682
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:59,359
manufactured parks are having a combined
town hall. So the people from uh Rogue

683
00:50:56,240 --> 00:51:04,160
Valley South and also Greenway Village
have been invited in at uh Creekide

684
00:51:02,240 --> 00:51:09,119
Estates because they have the largest
community room. So that'll be tomorrow

685
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:14,559
night at uh at six o'clock and I look
forward to talking to them and um they

686
00:51:12,319 --> 00:51:19,599
bond the three parks bonded together
initially because of the firewise

687
00:51:16,640 --> 00:51:24,800
program and Bob McKeen who spoke tonight
at 6:00 was the uh the initial person

688
00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:30,559
that started that and now they're
expanding it to talk about other issues

689
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:36,240
such as Highway 99 bus stops and so
forth which I'll be talking to him about

690
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:40,800
tomorrow night. So again, um, we're
building community in Phoenix

691
00:51:38,079 --> 00:51:45,680
historically where we've never had it
before. So I really think this is very,

692
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:51,040
very exciting and I'm looking forward to
visiting with those people. Okay,

693
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:57,200
Thursday, uh, community dinner from 5 to
7, the Ark Walk, as was mentioned, uh,

694
00:51:54,720 --> 00:52:03,680
September 14th, the final concert, the
Phoenix Vibe concert at Blue Heron Park.

695
00:52:00,079 --> 00:52:08,559
will be a a DJ, I understand, this time.
And yeah, I have a town hall meeting on

696
00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:12,960
the 16th at the Phoenix Library. Uh,
Saturday, September 19th, Bear Creek

697
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:17,920
Stewardship Day at Blue Heron Park for
anybody that wants to come out. I'm sure

698
00:52:14,960 --> 00:52:23,280
my wife will be out there from 9 to noon
working on whatever they do out there.

699
00:52:20,640 --> 00:52:30,480
And then in addition to that, something
that we do uh every uh candidate season

700
00:52:27,040 --> 00:52:35,839
and uh I've requested that Will Vert and
the chamber host again a candidate forum

701
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:41,520
which will be on Tuesday, October 6th
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Civic

702
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:46,720
Center. It'll also be on Facebook Live.
And uh the big idea is for people to

703
00:52:43,920 --> 00:52:52,400
meet the two new city council
candidates, uh Tim Larie, who's right in

704
00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:57,119
the audience here, and Kim Hosford. And
of course, Mr. Shunk will show up. Uh

705
00:52:54,559 --> 00:53:03,280
he's sort of known and he'll be more
wildly known after that time.

706
00:53:00,559 --> 00:53:09,359
I want to announce our city recorder,
Joe, for receiving a master's degree in

707
00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:14,880
public administration.
So, uh, thank you and and I really

708
00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:19,440
appreciate the fact that he's bilingual
and he's doing a great job. I thank you

709
00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:24,880
for all the work. One of the things he's
doing that I I know has sat around for

710
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:30,160
years, there were all these paper files,
right? And who the heck wants to

711
00:53:26,559 --> 00:53:32,960
digitize paper files? He's doing he's
doing it.

712
00:53:31,040 --> 00:53:37,839
» He's doing it. And, you know, that's
that's something that most people just,

713
00:53:35,359 --> 00:53:44,160
you know, put it away. But thank you Joe
for everything you're doing. I really

714
00:53:39,440 --> 00:53:49,920
appreciate it. Um here's an idea that u
not my idea but I want to pass it on. So

715
00:53:47,119 --> 00:53:56,640
at the medical building they have a a
sign up there but how about we putting

716
00:53:54,160 --> 00:54:01,839
something up to show this is a public
private partnership. So, city manager,

717
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:07,839
think about putting up something right
next to the sign there on Fourth Street

718
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:12,400
for the medical building that uh
announces and and you know says what

719
00:54:10,400 --> 00:54:15,200
we're doing because it is a a
partnership with them. So,

720
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:16,800
» no, I think that's a great idea. In
fact,

721
00:54:15,520 --> 00:54:20,480
» I think that would be great.
>> The problem that property sat there for

722
00:54:18,480 --> 00:54:24,880
so long and to be able to get what we
got there now is is nothing short.

723
00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:28,079
» I think we need to take credit for that
great project.

724
00:54:26,559 --> 00:54:31,200
» It looks good. as you come into town. It
gives a little more

725
00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:35,200
like it looks good.
>> Architecture is really cool. That's

726
00:54:33,760 --> 00:54:37,839
done. It's going to be amazing.
>> Yeah.

727
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:43,760
» Um I want to thank Chris and the gang
for Culver Park paving. I was out there

728
00:54:41,040 --> 00:54:48,240
walking around. I know you know she's
like Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But

729
00:54:46,827 --> 00:54:52,960
[laughter]
but yeah, I'm sure. But thank you very

730
00:54:50,319 --> 00:54:57,599
much because that that path is used so
much and it's it's critical. So, I

731
00:54:55,520 --> 00:55:04,720
really really appreciate that. So,
here's an interesting um update that I

732
00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:11,839
have for you on Rays. Not good. So, I
finally found out that the lease that

733
00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:19,760
Ray has on that space, are you ready?
Expires in August of 2028.

734
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:25,680
So, the people that own that property
are being paid until August of 2028.

735
00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:29,240
» They're in no hurry. And that is really
sad to hear.

736
00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:34,559
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

737
00:55:33,119 --> 00:55:38,800
» Well, maybe something will happen.
>> Well, I'm hoping. Yeah. There are some

738
00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:43,079
things working behind the scenes, but
you know, that's that's not good.

739
00:55:44,559 --> 00:55:51,040
» Next two years.
>> They've been looking at it and haven't

740
00:55:47,520 --> 00:55:55,440
come up with anything. Yeah.
>> Anyway, there there's some people

741
00:55:52,880 --> 00:55:58,559
looking. And I still got some optimism.
We'll see what happens. But

742
00:55:57,119 --> 00:56:01,520
» seems like they could incentivize
someone to come in by by that lease

743
00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:05,040
being paid.
>> I know. Yeah. No, they're out. Raise is

744
00:56:03,839 --> 00:56:09,839
looking for it. They want to get out of
their lease, but it's been really

745
00:56:06,480 --> 00:56:17,680
difficult. And then another thing, um I
know you mentioned it. You have some new

746
00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:21,760
drone controlled contra. Is that it?
I heard, you know, I was over at the hot

747
00:56:19,520 --> 00:56:26,000
dog stand and I see, you know,
everything is cleaned up on that urban

748
00:56:23,599 --> 00:56:30,400
renewal property and this woman says
some kind of a guy with a drone up. Is

749
00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:33,359
that you?
>> It's

750
00:56:32,079 --> 00:56:36,799
got like a joystick going.
>> It's got a joy up. Yeah. She's

751
00:56:35,040 --> 00:56:38,240
describing. I'm going, "What the heck is
that?"

752
00:56:37,760 --> 00:56:42,319
» No, it's
>> It did a great job.

753
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:45,599
» I mean, that thing is like, you know,
almost like grass. I mean, it's like

754
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:49,599
perfect. So,
>> can you imagine that versus the the weed

755
00:56:48,319 --> 00:56:54,480
eater going, you know?
>> Yeah. No. Yeah. Yeah. Forget it. Yeah.

756
00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:58,799
And I really want to thank you, Chris,
and and your group for, you know, we

757
00:56:56,640 --> 00:57:05,359
talk about weed abatement and we reduced
it from 12 in to 6 in. But, uh, just

758
00:57:02,720 --> 00:57:10,000
keeping up with the weeds every year is
really a challenge. And I mean, that's

759
00:57:07,839 --> 00:57:14,640
one incentive to get all these places,
you know, planted and the Blue Heron

760
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:20,480
Park all done and get other properties.
soul so we don't have to trim weeds

761
00:57:17,760 --> 00:57:28,000
every year. So I'm optimistic about
that. Um, one interesting thing that um,

762
00:57:24,480 --> 00:57:35,200
I noticed is going on that on First
Street we have that Amer gas facility

763
00:57:31,119 --> 00:57:39,119
next to the railroad. And um, I wrote a
letter to the company in Pennsylvania

764
00:57:37,200 --> 00:57:45,040
and I said, "What's going on?" You know,
and maybe it could be used for other

765
00:57:42,079 --> 00:57:50,000
purposes like a pocket park. I just sort
of hinted at things. never got a

766
00:57:47,200 --> 00:57:54,480
response, but all of a sudden somebody's
out there doing all the weed eating and

767
00:57:52,799 --> 00:57:57,760
then there was a truck there and I
talked to the guy and I said, "What are

768
00:57:55,839 --> 00:58:03,200
you doing?" He said, "I'm taking all the
propane. You maybe you know what's going

769
00:58:00,319 --> 00:58:09,839
on." All the propane out of those tanks.
So, can I assume that all those tanks

770
00:58:06,480 --> 00:58:13,119
are going to be gone?
>> Wow.

771
00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:15,839
» Yeah. Yeah. They're all going to be
gone.

772
00:58:13,839 --> 00:58:20,480
» Pretty sitting there though. those
times.

773
00:58:18,799 --> 00:58:24,720
» I think they're all going to be gone.
>> That's her name. That's uh

774
00:58:22,319 --> 00:58:29,520
» Yeah, that's
I'm just throwing out I know we need

775
00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:36,240
another uh pocket park, Zach, but I'm
just throwing out the idea that we can

776
00:58:32,880 --> 00:58:40,640
use that property for something, but I
assume Americas eventually will come in

777
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:45,839
and say, "Hey,
>> yeah, we don't want it." So anyway, I'm

778
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:49,599
optimistic because uh
>> you know that I know that Maragas has

779
00:58:47,920 --> 00:58:54,799
been there I think from World War II
practically and we you I'm sure as a

780
00:58:52,559 --> 00:59:00,319
neighbor would like to see it gone. And
so that I'm optimistic about that. And

781
00:58:57,520 --> 00:59:05,359
then well what one other dream I have
you know this is what I want you like

782
00:59:02,240 --> 00:59:12,480
this Alana. How would you like to have
an old railroad dining car on the siding

783
00:59:10,160 --> 00:59:18,559
where Americas and then that all be
parking lot and it would be a restaurant

784
00:59:15,359 --> 00:59:23,119
in an old rail car? That's my dream.
Never happened. [laughter]

785
00:59:20,960 --> 00:59:28,799
Yes, Jake, come on up.
>> October 14th, 5:15 homecoming parade. If

786
00:59:27,040 --> 00:59:32,640
you're not in the parade and you want to
volunteer to help us with traffic

787
00:59:30,720 --> 00:59:35,359
control,
>> I'll be I'll be in the parade.

788
00:59:34,319 --> 00:59:39,119
» Sergeant,
>> thank you. I'll be in the parade.

789
00:59:38,799 --> 00:59:42,559
» Yeah,
>> that's only Anybody wants to be in the

790
00:59:41,040 --> 00:59:45,680
parade, come on in.
>> Yes, of course. 100%.

791
00:59:44,480 --> 00:59:48,960
» Chief's last parade.
>> Did you put in an application?

792
00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:52,799
» No, they haven't sent them out yet.
>> Yeah, but yeah, anybody who wants to be

793
00:59:50,640 --> 00:59:56,720
in, let's do it.
>> October 14th at 5:15.

794
00:59:55,760 --> 01:00:00,960
Yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah. You ran it last.

795
00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:08,000
» Okay. Hey, that's enough. Anything else?
No, we're ajourned. Okay. Let's take 5

796
01:00:03,200 --> 01:00:08,000
minutes then get started with executive