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We'll come to order. The city council and staff want our business meetings to be a safe place for all to attend and share their opinions. A place of common courtesy and civility. We request all people in attendance respect those attending and the opinions of those with whom you may disagree. This will enable our community to establish an environment where in all issues and opinions may be fairly considered and decisions, though sometimes difficult will be made in a spirit of mutual respect for all community members no matter what our differences.

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Please remember that regular city council meetings are not town hall meetings.

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There are specific purposes for the city council to conduct city business so that everyone can hear.

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Please refrain from talking to those around you while the meeting is in progress.

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Please place your cell phones and do not disturb or silent mode and let us stand and recite the pledge of allegiance.

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

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ancient and undergyntra of India is evolved with liberty and justice.

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Let us record who is in attendance, Councillor President Cheek.

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Yes.

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Councillor Conner.

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Yes.

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Councillor Martijn.

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Yes.

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Councillor McGinnis.

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Yes.

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Councillor Ryan.

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Present.

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And Mayor McNeely is present.

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The consent agenda is a tool used to streamline meeting procedures by collecting routine non-controversial items into a group whereby all are passed with a simple motion and vote.

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You have before you the consent agenda on the approval of regular meeting minutes, August 12th, 2026.

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We will workshop minutes, August 12th, 2026, and a review of financial reports, the minutes of the previous meetings and financial reports were distributed beforehand.

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Does the council wish to remove any of these items from the consent agenda to be discussed individually during agenda item 11 items removed from consent agenda?

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Since we have no items to be removed, may I have a motion to approve? Oh, I'm sorry, before we do that, are there any clarifying questions?

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Council,

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no clarifying questions, no document removal. May I have a motion to approve the consent agenda?

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move to approve the consent agenda. Second. Second. Second. The motion.

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It is moved and seconded to approve the consent agenda. Let us vote.

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Council President Chi. Yes. Councillor Conor. Yes.

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Councillor Martini. Yes. Councillor McGinnis. Yes. Councillor Ryan. Yes.

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The motion castles unanimously. We have no presentations, guests, or announcements,

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so we will move on to staff reports. The Chair recognizes Fire Chief Godhead's

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Nancy, to report where the fire department.

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City Council, City Manager, Rockway Beach.

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Yeah, before you, the Fire Department Council report

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for August.

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Wow, some of the bout pumps.

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August of 2026.

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Start with the run reports,

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like we usually do here.

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August did not disappoint on runs.

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We had 72 911 calls last month,

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which tied the all time record

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that which was August the 0.5 at 72, 901 calls.

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Heavy on the medical, 49, two fire alarms,

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one structure fire response, three water rescues,

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a couple more vehicle crashes.

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So we kept the statistics, at least we got something

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in all the demographics.

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Trains were busy last month.

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We continued to train the third tonight.

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We've been also training a lot on the Wednesday day times through the day times with some volunteers, so we've been a lot of extra training samples we had 10 last month.

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I think most notable, the most interesting one.

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We did go down the Garibaldi and learned how that supply water on their docks and the little bit of how to suppress a boat fire, which was something a little new and we can put into the our pocket of things and skills we have.

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non-emergent, kept busy, we're on the beach a lot,

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earned complaints, obsessed, got to get busy.

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I think the notable call, so far this month,

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we did a lot of rescue over the weekend.

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That was successful, which is good to see

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with the amount of people in the water.

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We'll talk about our crew here in a minute,

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but been getting on that beach a lot,

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trying to keep people safe.

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And it's really been effective,

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but at least some of these holidays,

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we get to have so many people on the beach,

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you just get to be there to everybody all the time.

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So Emily did his job again, which is what we're out here.

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Year-to-day, it knows the calls are definitely surging forward as expected.

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I think so far this month we've already had something today.

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So September, after a pretty strong start too.

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but anyway, 378 911 calls so far this year, so we're busy.

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I'm still training hard, looking at fire attack.

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We've been trying to take advantage of that.

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plan the liquids and gas training with Garibaldi in the month

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and continue on the ladder and GMS stuff.

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Okay. Page two, like I said, the beach has been busy. Fires have extinguished 28 different

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fires and extinguished on the beach in August. That's 113 to day. 31 tanks of water. The dog

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biscuit number, sorry, it's only 23. It's like a double lap this month, but we were so busy

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they did what they could. The 23 is like, it's still a pretty fair effort. Anyway, they've

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been given lots information. Emergency management, the new radios are in. I'll start with that. I don't

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remember I put that in the board, but the new radios are in. They had a class last month. I got a few

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folks trained. They did their first call in last Thursday. It was noted that there was a lot of new

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voices on the radio, which is good to hear. That's what I heard people talking about commenting. So

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So if anybody is still interested in joining that radio group, they would see myself for

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Captain Grace, and when we get all this started, we'll get enough people we can have another

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class, or find another class in the county to get up to speed on.

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I think it's a great program, and we'd like to get more and more people signed up, and

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I have heard that the new radios are a definite improvement on what we had before.

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There'll be a CPR class coming up. I have a fire here with me, but it's on the 26th at

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9 o'clock at the station. You get our website and we did update the contact information

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for counting grace on there. So his phone number and email is on there, which he's excited

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about. The people can call him and send me, but he's looking for all those who want to get

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signed up and get into that class. We're probably not going to hold a lot more classes. So,

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we've been getting a lot of signups. If I'm being honest, a lot of people sign up and then

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do not show it up that they didn't last. So, we're trying to figure out how to put some accountability

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in there, but we definitely want to teach. So, if you're interested, please sign up and show up and

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cap will put you on a great class on. See, the great shakeout set your calendars for October 15th and

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1015. Next month I'll give you a lot more details and our next month's monthly management meeting.

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Preparedness meeting will be going over some of those details of what we're going to do for the

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shakeout. So the 15th October at 1015 and I will keep you posted. The SWAT analysis

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I will tell you this, give you a little tease, which we have the draft form looks really

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Send it to the same manager you got today, yesterday, sometime this week, we're kind of reviewing

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it and making sure it's ready for a distribution that I'll get a copy to the council, so thank

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you.

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The consultants did a good job, I think, of capturing the fire department where we're out,

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where a future probably needs to go direction wise.

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But it would give a lot of stuff that will go into the city's plan. I was happy with how it would integrate in.

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The burn ban is still in effect. Having had a question through and I've been getting a lot of questions to consistent with the recent rains and cooler weather.

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Other than today's 70 something that the cooler rainier weather has definitely.

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people are stacking up on to breathe. It's still not quite safe to burn yet. Bring it up to the

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fire and clinical board next week at our meeting. We'll discuss it and kind of give you a date.

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As soon as I know a date, I'll get it out to everybody.

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September 11th, Friday. We need to get a couple

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things on our website. I apologize for that not happening yet, but September 11th at nine o'clock,

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Friday at 9 o'clock. We're going to be doing a remembrance for the point at the anniversary of 9-11.

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There'd be a short ceremony, but we've asked that as many people can attend, we'd appreciate it.

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9 o'clock, we wasn't in some of our publications, so 9 o'clock at the wayside.

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And see, a couple of other things. I had to see far much will stop by today. Well,

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So actually it's the county community wildfire protection plan coordinators showed up today. We've actually signed that plan today.

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On the F signed it fire defense board signed it today is going to go in from the commission. It's hopefully next week.

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And it'll be an official and a living document, which is a big step for grants and some of our mitigation efforts and education efforts will be making going forward here.

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on that note, State Fire Marshall didn't stop by about an hour later today.

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They had a request from one of our citizens in town to do a home assessment,

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which the State Fire Marshall's office is currently doing them.

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We're going to have three of us going to get trained to do the same thing.

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So you have a resident in town and would like somebody to come by and look at your house

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and see what your wildfire risk is.

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We will do a free, it's a free home assessment and give you the tips you might need to trim the grass away, move the wood pile, you know, open gas cans, you might want to move into the shed, that kind of helpful hints for you.

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So you can go to the Oregon State Fire Martial website if you're interested.

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It's osfm.com or if you type in Oregon State Fire Martial, and then click on wildfire.

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The tabs cross top are pretty easy.

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Click on wildfire and then it opens up a drop down menu that says defensible space and

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it'll give you a link to fill out a request.

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it takes up to two or three weeks.

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This person today happened to not be home,

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but requested this morning,

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and they were already in town happy driving through,

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so they stopped to do it.

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But it's a pretty cool program.

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And I'd say three of us are going to get trained

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in October, up in the Hang-On.

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a couple of other things we've got going on.

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Football standbys, we're going to start this week,

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our first home game,

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plan shared and Saturday or Friday night at seven.

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So if you're not doing anything,

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come support the Nick County Pirates,

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but we'll be there taking care of,

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make sure they're healthy,

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and if they make it for everyone, take care of them.

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There's four home games this year.

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We opened it up to the other departments in the county.

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So I sent out an email in the Hayland,

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in Garibald and Bay City that they want to send folks to support since it's all in all our districts.

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Let me get more people more support. Let's see. I think the last thing I have is just set your

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calendar to head. I've got a look at the calendar today. The trunk of tree is 53 days away, but Santa

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plus is already not just 95 days away. And I believe the way the year is going.

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Anyway, Santa will be at the station in 95 days and Trump will treat you 53 days. So

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you can set your counter to that. Talk of eggs.

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You know, we couldn't bring that up. I'm okay with, you know, if you go to dollar general,

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the Christmas stuff's already up. So, you know, I'm fine holding up on the eggs for another

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at least in a couple of weeks and then I've got a short little presentation for you

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wanted to show you. We're going to start off with some of our highlights, one of our highlights

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the year and that's our staff. I can't keep talking about how busy we are, how many calls we've ever,

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what we do and in the back of the room today I've got Ryan which most you recognize and Anthony and

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and Dylan are two seasonals and are paid firefighter.

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Cap can beat her tonight yet another obligation.

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But these guys are what really drive this department

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and make sure that we caught two in the morning,

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somebody's there.

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So I got a huge shout out to him

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that we had drilled the other night with Garibaldi

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and I captured this picture

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and I thought it really showed a lot of things,

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pictures worth a thousand words.

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And this picture showed me the teamwork,

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the camaraderie and just everything you can capture. I mean they're happy, they're working hard,

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and these guys are what what matters. So I think so. So with that, oh yeah. Yeah, I did.

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And you know, I call Ryan out too. I did last month with his participation in the wildfire response,

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But, you know, it was, it's really, really proud of where they're developing, what they're doing, and, uh, and, uh, thank you all.

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So, was that though?

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So, my name is

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I slide, see if it's up or down, I can't remember, down. It's a little hard to see, but this is a slide taken Sunday morning about six, 30 in the morning with our drone. It's about 400 foot above the ocean there, looking back from the wayside or about north, third to the north and about south, sixth to the south. And they captured a picture. And it might not look much to you, but each of those

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those red little cross dots are marked

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of a heat signature from the night before.

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That's how sensitive our drone was.

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And he marked them so you can see them better,

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but there's actually little, it's the infrared

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for where the campfire is for the night before.

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So when that's how sensitive the camera is,

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you know, whether it's healthy in the night before

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is captured is 38 different heat signatures

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in that little stretch.

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When I went there, yeah, Sunday night, yeah, this is Monday morning.

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Yeah, Monday morning.

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So, when I went Sunday night, I looked down the beach and I don't know if I'd ever seen more campfires going on the hard beach.

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And then you can see most of them are in a safe area.

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A few that might be a little close, but most people did this in a safe area in a safe distance.

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But it shows you, I think we were.

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There's a lot of people in that beach.

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And, anyway, I just thought that was an interesting chapter.

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Now, I have four different slides here that I'm going to show you.

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And these are kind of, sometimes it's hard to put numbers into words, especially.

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You know, as you talk about percentages or how many of this or how many of that,

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I've always found that pictures are a lot more important or easier to show what you're actually thinking.

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So if I were to ask you a question, I said, how many times do you think that we would respond to a call that has a visitor versus how many times do you think we have a resident call?

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And I captured data all year. I've been capturing lots of data. I love data, love number.

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and I took three or four different highlights here in OC.

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But the first one I did is this is going to illustrate

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how many calls we had from January 1st to May 31st,

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which I'll call one of the shoulder seasons,

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our first shoulder season.

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This is a capture over a five-month period.

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We responded to 179 calls.

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And in your heads, put 1% you think might be visitors

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versus residents. And I made sure to have an amount. And this is what the data

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showed. So from January 1st to May 31st, we had 179 calls, 101 or about 50,

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I see, I wrote the number down, so it messes up and yes, what I can't find right now.

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I think it's about 56 or 7 percent, 57 percent. So it's 57 percent or residents.

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heavy on the resident calls, we still obviously have a lot of visitor impact, but the summer season

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I captured next. And that is from June 1st, August 31st. I try to go from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

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So I kind of thought, well, I think we'll have more visitor calls, but I kind of thought it would be

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pretty close. This slide tells me it was totally different. And Councilor McGinnis, I see from your

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reaction you think that just like I did I kind of surprised me how much contrast there was so in

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the summer months almost 57% of our calls are this or and only 40% of our action residents it's

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a very I thought a very interesting concept how much impact they have now that's why I have it's

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going to show you our call volume.

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And it's going to contrast the last five years.

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It's going to contrast from 2022 to 2026.

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And the calls that we received from July 1, August 31,

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just the summer season.

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Because you hear from me the same thing every month, busy, busy.

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I think I could write a broken record.

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But this will show you how busy we've been over the last five

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years and how much the calls have been increased. So we went from 109 calls in 2022 to 199 calls this year.

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And the things I find interesting are is 2022 was the year we hired Brian.

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2023 was your captain grace and the first two seasons came on. But to see the increase from 2023

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three to this year. And this is our

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emergent calls. These are the 911 calls

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to service. It's up about, that's a

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I'll see. I have it down here. It's

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up significantly. 78% I think it is.

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I wrote it down. 70% yeah, about 70%.

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It's so it's noted. So we, when we

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tell you we're busy, this kind of

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illustrates that. I thought that was

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a good point. But this next one is what really got me. And the next one is not just the calls

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but everything we do. And this is, you know, our non-emergent calls, our burn complaints,

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or the trainings, everything we respond to in total. And I found this very interesting.

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So we ran this year's 420 calls, same staffing we did in 23. And definitely so when I tell you

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I can see it on the straight face now when we play stats.

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I found it interesting.

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We appreciate what we do.

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We know we're all working on the same thing, but I thought data shows an interesting stuff.

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So with that, I can answer any questions that council might have.

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So they had to see with Emily, and I was a fire command on the first call we had with

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Emily.

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And we got a family of four.

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They got pulled out two different repairs and got them all back on the sand in five minutes.

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It's a pretty amazing tool.

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We made national news.

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I heard that one.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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We still have a good contact with the Emily company.

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Yes.

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They still call us for testimonials and information for somebody that might want to purchase

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one.

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And we tell them the same thing.

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Yeah.

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I showed up the other day.

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It was five in the water.

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And to decide, try to get control of that scene, decide how we're going to get to what

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we're going to do to get to them is very challenging.

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But we did it.

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It was mean.

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Yes.

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It's a great machine.

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I was just going to ask for anybody listening here that doesn't understand what it is.

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Can you give us just a brief explanation on what Emily is?

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Oh, sure.

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If you haven't seen Emily yet, come on by.

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Emily is our, and I'll put your name out.

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It's our vote.

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It's a jet vote tied to a rope that we can take out.

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the ocean. It's a small remote control boat and I don't know how we should keep the talisman,

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how many people, it's full now, but it's quite a few. It saved a lot of lives for sure.

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We drive it out, turn it off and you get to the people, they hang on, then everybody pulls

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the other road. It's tied to a road, you pull back in. If you haven't seen it, stop by the station.

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We love giving tours, don't we? Yeah, in unison. That's what I like. Good job.

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Yeah, yeah, we do miss would it be a program and we could you could introduce all of the firefighters who are here? Sure.

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Do a little time.

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These are seasonal prime moves are both coming and Anthony Allen are other seasonal.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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I think we've got them all hooked to one of the firefighters in the future.

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That's a good thing.

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Thank you.

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Anything else?

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All right.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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All right.

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The chair recognizes Deputy Sean Alders to report for the Film Accounting Sheriff's Office.

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Come on down.

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Do you think?

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Just like the part of our grant, August is a super busy month for the Rockway Beach Patrol.

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So lots of visitors in town and a steady stream of criminal cases kept us hopping.

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A note, schools back in session, in its second week, and so the stock or the point of

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on our lights are active multiple times throughout the day, they have a change to the traffic

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patterns, school grounds, if nobody's driven through there on a weekend yet.

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Once you get past the gymnasium, there's only one way to come off a campus, and that's

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on Lake Boloar. And that is right next to one of the 20 mile an hour signs. So controlling

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your speed as you approach the school when the school zone is active is going to be extremely

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important to allow buses for young drivers and our parents coming out of there to remain safe.

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So known what calls for service this month include a report of a theft of a cell phone off

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a South Beacon Street. I love involved the juvenile. So that case has been forged at the juvenile

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department. A report of illicit drugs came in from a local business. They were picked out

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but seized and destroyed by our office.

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Our standing order violation was reported on our military.

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That was investigated.

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The suspect had been arrested

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on a similar type of charge among them,

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but count in sorry cases.

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It's going to be handled by his office

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and conjunction with them.

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A possible hit and run was called in

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over by the Republican Brewery.

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It was, I happen to be here at the sub station

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within two minutes.

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I found the suspect and he was extremely intoxicated.

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I don't believe the hit and run never happened,

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but the report of what somebody thought

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they saw it led me to him, um, midday, mid afternoon, just should not have been driving.

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I'm so good, solid arrest in that case is in the district of Terry's hands.

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A missing person was called in on South Miller Street about five o'clock in the morning, a couple

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weeks ago, um, with the part department's help, till McCowney's search and rescue,

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and the Rockway patrol were able to locate him as soon as they break. This generally, but happened

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a lot of time, but it was an adult with some disabilities, and as soon as they happened, he started

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to walk around and use these little things at that point.

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The report was stocking, was taking on South Beacon Street.

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This particular case covers multiple jurisdictions

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throughout Oregon.

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So we've taken our report and this forward

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onto the district attorney's office as well.

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Our annual search and rescue fundraiser banquet

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for the sheriff's office is the Saturday the programs.

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Door's open at 4.30.

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There's one of the biggest ways we raise funds

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for the search and rescue effort for the county.

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So we hope we'd see as many people there as possible.

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It's good food, there's games, options, lots of good stuff.

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Excited to talk about just real briefly, we're going to be having a Reserve Deputy Academy

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start next year, so we're currently in a process of accepting applications for anybody

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that would like to see kind of what please work as like if you don't want to make your full

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time job.

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You can come and be a Reserve Deputy with us, you go through the application, the background

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process, medical exam, psychological exam. A few months of training initially in the academy,

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some more training with deputies, and you'll spend some time working out there on the road

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or in corrections on a volunteer basis so you get to have all the fun but none of the pay.

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And even opportunity if you'd ever thought about what's it like to actually see things from the

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other side of the curtain because a lot of people see what happens on the front end but the back end

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And it's really, really, it's deep as far as the amount of things that are happening

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that you don't see from the front and it's a good way to get in.

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It's going to be a big ask on the front end with the Academy and all the training and

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after that, it's going to be requested, heavily requested, 20 hours a month, 10 hours in

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the jail, 10 hours on patrol.

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If you stick with it long enough, maybe you make it a career or the potential to become

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a solo reserve deputy for the right people.

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That's what I have.

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Any questions?

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That's much.

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I have a couple.

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One, do you.

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There's a sheriff's office department.

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Make this same pitch about a reserve deputy to the community college.

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They may be the criminal justice courses area.

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Yeah, okay.

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It's been over a Facebook and.

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I'm hoping to get.

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that at least 10 or more applicants,

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we don't have an exact closing date for that yet,

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but it's soon because the sooner we can get them,

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we want to be able to start the academy

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at the beginning of next calendar year.

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So we want at least 10 because that is inevitably

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going to whittle down to maybe three to four people

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that want to stick with it.

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And the other thing is we never got a report

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on the number of citations for illegal fireworks.

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Is that something that the department tracks or is?

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It could be found it's not something that we track actively now, because it's a big contingent in the community as you know.

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Yeah, I didn't write any, but I only worked till certain time on the board.

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Thank you.

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Any other questions?

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Thank you.

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The chair recognizes Public Works Director Mary Merch to report on public works.

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So, September, month of run, as always, Madonna is nearly wrapped up, super excited with

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that.

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We're currently doing site connect and our final walkthroughs this week, hoping to have

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that project all that enough on site by the end of the week might go into the next week

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if a little bit of extra site connect needs to happen, but everyone's connected to new

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lines. It's been a pretty successful project. We added in quite a lot of additional work,

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Geneva, Riley, Western. So expanded the scope of the project and we're still coming in

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well under budget. A huge success. This project, again, was funded through the

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Savedric and Water Revolving Loan Fund, which is a 50% forgivable loan. So it's a huge win

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University to get this project done so timely and we can't wait to see you.

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We'll do some comparisons now that we're connected to the new lines and see how much water savings we have by getting this project done. We'll be digging into that data for the next year to see what those savings are for the cities.

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And we're taking off a new water project. This will be starting next week mentioned this one before, but we have a water line projects. Just a little one that our staff is going to be doing. This is a project on easy street between Washington and the wetland preserve.

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We're scheduled to begin that next Wednesday.

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We're letting the folks in the area know

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they can't expect some scheduled water service

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tips for options.

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This is a steel line that's gonna be upgraded to PVC,

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but it is kind of a few leaks here and there on that line.

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So again, hoping to see some water reduction,

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water loss reduction in that area once we get this project

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completed, but doing this in-house,

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we're gonna be saving a considerable amount

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money been having to cost it out. And our guys don't get to do a lot of these bigger for us

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waterline projects. So we're excited to get this underway. I should have an update for the

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public just to let everyone know what's going on. Everyone up to date within the next week on our

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website.

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And then so you may have remember earlier this year you guys invested in our sort of

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department allowing us to purchase a sewer camera truck. And our guys have been trained. We've

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done a little bit of repair work to the truck. And we finally got it into action this last month.

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The staff was so excited to be able to get this out on the road and we're really impressive

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what it could do. We're going to be doing a peaking project next spring in the Pacific

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duest state's neighborhood. So to prepare for that, the guys went and looked at all the sewer lines

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up there to make sure we don't have sewer lines that are going to need to be repaired right after

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we paid those roads. So we found two offsets and we'll be scheduling to make repairs to those

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over this winter before that paving takes place. I think it's a huge asset for our department

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and being able to do this early identification of problems that we had in the road before we do

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other projects to the road themselves is a great way for us to make the taxpayer solvers go further

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and invest in the infrastructure that we're building,

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creating a better quality project overall.

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So thanks again for that.

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It's been a lot of fun to use that.

448
00:32:38,880 --> 00:32:40,420
And then Lake Blightle,

449
00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:42,640
if you guys have been out there this last week,

450
00:32:42,780 --> 00:32:45,180
you'll see that the vault toilets are no more.

451
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,140
We temporarily have some fortified use out there

452
00:32:48,140 --> 00:32:50,720
for the public to use if you're out at the lake,

453
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,960
but really excited to finally be having this move forward.

454
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,540
I feel like I have been talking

455
00:32:56,540 --> 00:33:02,360
about restaurants at Lake Lettle for ever. So having them underway is really exciting.

456
00:33:03,340 --> 00:33:08,780
We're going to be having some heating that'll be happening in the next month, some site preparation.

457
00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:15,380
There's a manufacturing delay with the restroom building themselves. So those should be out

458
00:33:15,380 --> 00:33:19,740
at the beginning of November to start actually constructing the physical restroom, but we'll be

459
00:33:19,740 --> 00:33:25,740
getting everything else done in preparation while they get those out. And we've got a lot to do

460
00:33:26,580 --> 00:33:31,900
kind of amazing. You think just put some new restrooms in but getting all the utilities

461
00:33:31,900 --> 00:33:38,160
all the site prep, it's a lot more than what you think. And speaking of Lake Lightle,

462
00:33:38,860 --> 00:33:44,160
while phase one is happening, we're also working on phase two and what we're going to call

463
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:50,500
phase three. So phase two as we're working on a partnership with some of estuaries partners

464
00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:55,380
to do some community engagement regarding the invasive species management.

465
00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:59,140
That needs to take place out there, plainly the Eurasian Milk Oil.

466
00:34:00,180 --> 00:34:02,800
I know you have all heard a lot about that from the public.

467
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:07,240
We have as well, but we're looking to partner with them to do some community engagement,

468
00:34:07,540 --> 00:34:14,740
some technical analysis, and have them help us develop some recommendations for treatment of that invasive species.

469
00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:17,300
So you'll be hearing a lot more about that.

470
00:34:17,300 --> 00:34:23,340
we're hoping to have them come to a community engagement event and share wearwear patterns and

471
00:34:23,340 --> 00:34:30,400
get some feedback. We're also just got back in touch with the Oregon State Marine Board who are

472
00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:37,640
helping us do the design work of some in-water work. So you'll see there we've actually got their

473
00:34:38,340 --> 00:34:44,060
preliminary design. This is a concept design that we're going to be circulating around the public

474
00:34:44,060 --> 00:34:50,740
to get some feedback on. It'll be replacing the existing concrete boat ramp with a new boat

475
00:34:50,740 --> 00:34:57,300
launch and a dock to be able to actually get on your boat. There's a gangway and 88 kayak

476
00:34:57,300 --> 00:35:03,240
launch and a fishing dock is what they proposed. So we'll get some feedback from the community whether

477
00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:08,380
or not this design works. If there's fish in the area where they put the fishing dock, if not,

478
00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:13,980
where would a better place be? So we'll be getting that up on our website. I hope within the

479
00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:20,540
next week, and get some feedback. We'll have a site, excuse me, a sign out at the site as well,

480
00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:25,700
so people who are at the lake know that we're gathering feedback and ask them to participate in

481
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:29,620
what this is all. And once we get that feedback, we'll bring it back to the Marine Board,

482
00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:34,420
they'll work with their engineers to update the design, and we'll keep this project moving forward.

483
00:35:36,860 --> 00:35:42,040
And then I think Luke probably has some more about this in his presentation, but it is water

484
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,780
professionals appreciation week this month and you have a resolution

485
00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:51,720
confirmation in your packet resolution to support our wonderful

486
00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:56,640
employees who provide clean drink water to our community.

487
00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:03,680
We've got a great crew that worked 24-7, making sure that everybody here has

488
00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:07,660
clean, reliable drinking water of the highest quality.

489
00:36:07,660 --> 00:36:10,700
And most of their work happens behind the scenes.

490
00:36:11,020 --> 00:36:11,940
You don't really know it.

491
00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,660
And that is the best way public works can operate

492
00:36:14,660 --> 00:36:18,300
and providing a great service without anybody

493
00:36:18,300 --> 00:36:20,240
thinking about transferring their fax on.

494
00:36:21,580 --> 00:36:22,520
And that's the half.

495
00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:28,520
Questions for Dr. Merchus, Mr. McGuinness.

496
00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:30,800
Thank you so much for the Lake Lidle update.

497
00:36:32,640 --> 00:36:34,780
I don't know how many years ago it was now,

498
00:36:34,780 --> 00:36:38,020
but Councillor Cheek and I started working

499
00:36:38,020 --> 00:36:44,580
with the city manager on what we thought was just going to be an ADA kayak launch and boat

500
00:36:44,580 --> 00:36:52,900
wrap and it has morphed into so much more and I'm so excited for the value this lake brings

501
00:36:52,900 --> 00:36:57,260
to our community and thank you for all the work you're doing on it. Pleasure.

502
00:37:01,750 --> 00:37:02,530
It will be really

503
00:37:02,530 --> 00:37:09,030
exciting. I don't think I've ever been more excited for restaurants that I am. Thank you.

504
00:37:32,820 --> 00:37:47,720
I'm going to go ahead and jump right into the agenda review for tonight's meeting, and a couple of things to share with you, but I'll try to keep it brief. I know we've got a public hearing right after this.

505
00:37:47,720 --> 00:38:08,880
Yeah, so first off on the agenda, we'll have a public hearing on ordinance 2026-05 and ordinance amending city of Rockway region zoning ordinance 143 related to the flood hazard overlays on this is very similar to what I was working its way through the process about a year ago, except one of the big differences.

506
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:14,580
This is excluding all of the FEMA buy-up, all of the pick-up requirements that will

507
00:38:14,580 --> 00:38:15,220
baked in.

508
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:21,360
And as you'll remember, in November, last year, you asked the planning group to bring

509
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:28,040
it back with all of those items removed, and that's largely what you'll see tonight.

510
00:38:28,700 --> 00:38:32,280
City planner actually planner is a great staff report that you'll see that I'll go through

511
00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:33,760
all of this in a lot of detail.

512
00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:38,480
Now, what's nice is completed in the zoning code update

513
00:38:38,480 --> 00:38:39,760
for the flood hazard overlay zone.

514
00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:43,000
It is a strategic planning initiative item 3.9.

515
00:38:43,700 --> 00:38:47,060
So it's nice to have that in queue for you all

516
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:51,040
and we are set up to get all the way through adoption.

517
00:38:51,660 --> 00:38:53,580
Should it happen that way tonight?

518
00:38:55,540 --> 00:38:58,000
As former Merck mentioned,

519
00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:00,820
we also have a proclamation on the agenda,

520
00:39:00,820 --> 00:39:05,800
which declares water professionals week,

521
00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:07,960
per October 3, 2026.

522
00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:11,440
This is something that the legislature established

523
00:39:12,820 --> 00:39:16,440
and to recognize those dedicated professionals

524
00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,780
who work in the water and wastewater industry here in Oregon.

525
00:39:20,420 --> 00:39:23,780
And I always like to take any opportunity I can to highlight

526
00:39:23,780 --> 00:39:26,280
our staff, our wonderful public works department,

527
00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:30,060
who perform those functions first here in Rockway Beach.

528
00:39:30,060 --> 00:39:35,080
We have a lot of great departments here and our public works department is definitely

529
00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:35,660
one of them.

530
00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:43,120
And we'll finish up the agenda tonight with resolution 34 for the year, which approves

531
00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:48,840
an IGA, which is the city of Rockway Beach and the Twin Rocks water district for fire protection

532
00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:49,480
services.

533
00:39:49,620 --> 00:39:54,600
We've been providing fire protection service them for a long time, but this is a nice new

534
00:39:54,600 --> 00:40:00,180
modern agreement, it's a long-term IGA, and to make sure that the pricing is

535
00:40:00,180 --> 00:40:04,360
fair for everybody involved, those paying for the service and those

536
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:05,280
providing the service.

537
00:40:08,700 --> 00:40:13,120
And we have an open house coming up next month, October

538
00:40:13,720 --> 00:40:18,680
28th, all to do with our strategic plan update. We're two years into our five

539
00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:24,560
year strategic plan, and so it's time to check back it into community. We want to

540
00:40:24,560 --> 00:40:31,720
make sure all of the priorities you said two years ago are still still true but also we want

541
00:40:31,720 --> 00:40:34,740
to share with you what would be accomplished and want to see if there's anything we need to change

542
00:40:34,740 --> 00:40:40,580
and anything we need to modify for the final three years of our strategic plan. So there's open

543
00:40:40,580 --> 00:40:47,120
house from five to seven. I hope everybody attends and there's even some information on our website

544
00:40:49,790 --> 00:40:54,490
about this. So then here's our public meetings for the next this month and next month.

545
00:40:55,430 --> 00:41:01,170
Again, we've got our open house on the 28th, and I do want to point out the planning

546
00:41:01,170 --> 00:41:03,810
commission for September has been canceled,

547
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:10,220
and with that, I could conclude my report

548
00:41:10,220 --> 00:41:11,420
for this evening.

549
00:41:12,060 --> 00:41:13,520
Thank you, City Manager, Shepherd.

550
00:41:14,140 --> 00:41:14,280
All right.

551
00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:17,080
There is a report from the planning department in the meeting package.

552
00:41:17,260 --> 00:41:18,120
Thank you, Planet Happy.

553
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:22,280
If you're preparing board, I do appreciate that you do that every month for us.

554
00:41:23,020 --> 00:41:23,180
All right.

555
00:41:23,260 --> 00:41:24,780
We're going to move on to our public hearing.

556
00:41:24,780 --> 00:41:30,900
it's a public hearing on ordinance number 2026-05 in ordinance amending city of Rockwood Beach

557
00:41:30,900 --> 00:41:36,480
zoning ordinance 143. Code chapter 155 related to the flood hazard overlay zone.

558
00:41:36,840 --> 00:41:42,780
I open the public hearing at this time. Purpose of this public hearing is to receive public input

559
00:41:42,780 --> 00:41:46,140
regarding the proposed amendments to the Rockwood Beach zoning ordinance,

560
00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:51,340
who allow for continued community participation in the national flood insurance program,

561
00:41:51,340 --> 00:41:57,880
also known as NFIP and adopt higher standards that address the unique flood risk in Rockway Beach.

562
00:41:58,300 --> 00:42:02,160
All documents have been available for inspection as required by state statute.

563
00:42:02,940 --> 00:42:08,000
We're going to move on now to testifying instructions. I have the sign-up sheet for those who

564
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:12,860
have requested to speak. As indicated on the sign-up sheet, if you wish to be notified of an appeal

565
00:42:12,860 --> 00:42:18,680
or other action on these proposed amendments, please provide your name and complete mailing address

566
00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:23,020
on the sign-up form or provided to the City Recorder immediately following the meeting.

567
00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:27,320
If you do not provide your address, we may be unable to provide you with a copy of the final

568
00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:27,720
decision.

569
00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:33,200
Please make sure your testimony is related to applicable criteria or other criteria that

570
00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:34,760
you believe apply to these amendments.

571
00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:38,500
Planning staff will identify those criteria at the beginning of the hearing.

572
00:42:39,020 --> 00:42:41,540
Testimony also should not be repetitious.

573
00:42:41,980 --> 00:42:45,440
Please do not repeat testimony offered by yourself or earlier witnesses.

574
00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:51,680
If we think your testimony is irrelevant or repetitious, I may interrupt and ask you to continue with another subject.

575
00:42:52,100 --> 00:42:56,900
Person speaking, she'll address the comments to the council as a whole and keep their comments to four minutes.

576
00:42:57,140 --> 00:43:02,900
The electronic egg next to our city manager will count down, giving speakers a one-minute warning by turning yellow.

577
00:43:03,500 --> 00:43:07,520
Demonstrations from the audience are prohibited. Please refrain from them.

578
00:43:08,060 --> 00:43:10,480
Comments from the audience will not be part of the record.

579
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,440
Moving on to conflicts of interest, bias and ex-partei contacts.

580
00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:21,860
The mayor and council are required to disclose any conflicts of interest, bias, or ex-partei

581
00:43:21,860 --> 00:43:24,320
contacts that we have with the application.

582
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:29,720
Specifically, a conflict of interest exists of a counselor where we see financial benefit

583
00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:34,740
or detriment from a decision, such as a specific vote on this matter.

584
00:43:35,220 --> 00:43:39,880
Ex-partei contacts include any communication, verbal, visual, written or otherwise with any

585
00:43:39,880 --> 00:43:45,300
party about the underlying application outside of this present hearing, and city councilors

586
00:43:45,300 --> 00:43:50,980
may only participate if they can do so without undue bias for or against the application

587
00:43:50,980 --> 00:43:51,840
before them.

588
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:54,640
Do any councilors wish to make disclosures?

589
00:43:58,170 --> 00:44:03,030
Are there any challenges from the audience as to conflicts of interest, exparte context,

590
00:44:03,410 --> 00:44:06,350
or bias related to any member of the city council?

591
00:44:09,220 --> 00:44:14,340
When I move on to required statements, state law requires me to tell you about several things

592
00:44:14,340 --> 00:44:15,860
at the beginning of this hearing.

593
00:44:16,500 --> 00:44:18,720
First, the applicable substantive criteria

594
00:44:18,720 --> 00:44:21,160
that apply to this application are contained

595
00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:23,880
in the written staff report, and will be identified

596
00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:25,980
and discussed in the oral staff report.

597
00:44:26,660 --> 00:44:30,280
Second, your testimony, arguments and evidence must be directed

598
00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:34,480
toward these criteria or other criteria in the comprehensive plan

599
00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:37,960
or development code that you do apply to this application,

600
00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:46,000
ORS197.795-5B. Third, failure to raise an issue accompanied by statements or evidence

601
00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:51,420
sufficient to afford the decision maker or other people in an opportunity to respond

602
00:44:51,420 --> 00:44:57,120
may preclude future appeal of a decision on this application based on that issue.

603
00:44:57,120 --> 00:44:59,780
or S197.797 fights.

604
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,980
See, we'll now move on to the staff report. If that I will now ask City Plan of Tapio to present the staff report. Thank you. Welcome. I have prepared a presentation today. And for there's a couple familiar faces from our planning commission meetings. So I do apologize that I am going to be repetitious. I want to be sure everyone's on the same page and has the same information. And it is quite a lengthy presentation. So I want to really focus on what

605
00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:31,820
what you're going to be adopting today.

606
00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:33,580
So you have, again, all the information

607
00:45:34,140 --> 00:45:35,280
pertinent to that decision.

608
00:45:41,120 --> 00:45:44,280
So starting off, this presentation is going to include

609
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:46,480
a brief description of the flood plain

610
00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:47,760
and why it's regulated.

611
00:45:48,660 --> 00:45:51,400
I'm going to include details on the proposed changes.

612
00:45:52,460 --> 00:45:55,700
My details are detailed, but they're not comprehensive

613
00:45:55,700 --> 00:46:01,360
for a complete list of all the changes in the ordinance.

614
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:03,800
And so again, I'd recommend reviewing the staff report.

615
00:46:05,980 --> 00:46:08,820
Next, I will present the staff findings and include,

616
00:46:09,020 --> 00:46:12,160
include in the meeting items and now also include

617
00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:14,860
the applicable criteria as mentioned.

618
00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:19,580
And then finally, I'm going to spend more time discussing the proposed

619
00:46:19,580 --> 00:46:21,980
higher standards and staff recommendation.

620
00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:28,220
Since those are the ones that the council has the mostly way in addressing

621
00:46:28,220 --> 00:46:33,080
testing, amending without impacting our cities standing within the NFIP program.

622
00:46:34,420 --> 00:46:37,880
So are there any questions on the agenda before I jump in?

623
00:46:41,180 --> 00:46:41,660
I'll jump in.

624
00:46:43,040 --> 00:46:45,560
So flood planes, what is a flood plane?

625
00:46:47,260 --> 00:46:50,040
Floods occurred naturally and can happen almost anywhere.

626
00:46:50,740 --> 00:46:58,180
They may not even be near a body of water, as is with a lot of Arizona and New Mexico where

627
00:46:58,180 --> 00:47:03,180
they have a lot of flooding as well. Although river and coastal flooding are two of the most

628
00:47:03,180 --> 00:47:09,240
common types and the ones that we have here in Rockway Beach. But in the definition of a flood,

629
00:47:09,560 --> 00:47:14,340
basically any time it rains and there is surface water moving, that is considered a flood.

630
00:47:15,040 --> 00:47:20,900
When is that flood a risk to the community? That is the question and why we have flood plain

631
00:47:20,900 --> 00:47:27,980
management. So flood maps are one tool that communities use to know which areas are the highest risk

632
00:47:27,980 --> 00:47:32,660
of flooding and a type of flooding that could be detrimental to the community.

633
00:47:33,480 --> 00:47:39,160
A FEMA floodplain is a geographic area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

634
00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:45,420
or FEMA that is at high risk of flooding, specifically these are areas known as special

635
00:47:45,420 --> 00:47:51,260
flood hazard areas and have a 1% chance or higher of flooding in any given year.

636
00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:57,880
These are also called the 100 flood year floodplain.

637
00:47:58,300 --> 00:48:00,740
However, that's a bit of a misleading name.

638
00:48:01,040 --> 00:48:04,360
It doesn't mean that the flood will happen once every 100 years.

639
00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:08,680
It just means that every year there's a 1% chance of that type of flood occurring.

640
00:48:10,040 --> 00:48:13,780
There's also a higher type of flood that FEMA maps,

641
00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:16,880
which is the area in orange in this map,

642
00:48:17,100 --> 00:48:19,640
which is the 0.2% chance of flooding.

643
00:48:19,640 --> 00:48:26,680
It's a higher, a more impactful type of flood, but it is not regulated as it assesses

644
00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:28,980
its likelihood of happening is diminished.

645
00:48:30,180 --> 00:48:36,980
So I am being very reducing the complexity of this matter, but I do want to note that today

646
00:48:36,980 --> 00:48:40,440
we're not discussing any amendments to the maps themselves.

647
00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:48,680
These maps were adopted in 2018 and were based on extensive technical information.

648
00:48:48,680 --> 00:48:52,060
and that is not something that will be a kind of words

649
00:48:52,060 --> 00:48:53,340
that will not be opening tonight.

650
00:48:55,620 --> 00:48:58,060
I do want to add one context,

651
00:48:58,460 --> 00:48:59,660
a planning commissioner, Maxfield,

652
00:48:59,740 --> 00:49:02,160
pose an interesting question that I didn't have an answer to,

653
00:49:02,620 --> 00:49:05,060
but I do want to bring that answer today

654
00:49:05,060 --> 00:49:07,940
and his question was, how many structures are

655
00:49:07,940 --> 00:49:09,560
in the special clut hazard area?

656
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:12,960
So I looked at our aerial maps, I just founding.

657
00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:18,340
And we have 85 structures and it's an estimation again

658
00:49:18,340 --> 00:49:24,240
is based on aerial photography, but 85 structures in the coastal, a high hazard flood zone,

659
00:49:24,700 --> 00:49:32,060
and they're all within city limits. And then we have estimated 375 structures in the revering

660
00:49:32,060 --> 00:49:41,380
flood zone, 35 in the urban growth boundary, and over 300 in within city limits.

661
00:49:42,860 --> 00:49:52,960
So there is uncertainty when looking at aerial photography for determining structures, but it's an impactful decisions that we're making tonight.

662
00:49:53,340 --> 00:50:02,500
It does impact several structures and lots. Rockway Beach has a very high percentage of its total land mass within a special flood hazard area.

663
00:50:02,500 --> 00:50:11,120
Yeah. Assuming that there are 2,500 structures in Rockway Beach, we would have 50% of structures

664
00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:15,760
within the special fleet as a barrier. It's a very rough estimation of how many structures

665
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:24,720
we have. Again, structures are counting garages, sheds, dwelling units, commercial units. It's

666
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:30,240
likely under estimation of how many structures we have in Rockway Beach. All right.

667
00:50:30,240 --> 00:50:41,940
Right. Moving on, why does the city regulate floodplain development? So, you know, why is it not FEMA who is regulating development or why isn't it the state the one that regulates?

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And there's basically three reasons for this. The first reason being that as a city and a legislative body, we have an interest in promoting public health safety in general welfare. So we have a stake in regulating floodplain development.

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It is a goal within our comprehensive plan and we are as a city invested in minimizing

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public and private losses due to flooding.

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Another reason why the city regulates floodplain development is that it's a responsibility

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that the state has assigned to local jurisdiction.

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So the state of Oregon has delegated the responsibility to local governments to regulate floodplains.

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And lastly, regulating the flood plain as a mirror noted allows us to participate in the national flood insurance program, NFIP, which offers more affordable flood insurance for participating communities.

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Additionally, in the event of a flood, the city would be eligible for disaster relief as a participating community.

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And as the city we currently participate in the NFIP and the proposed amendments ensure our continued participation.

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All right, City Manager Shepherd already mentioned the history of this amendment, and I wanted to highlight a couple additional components in that as well.

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I could have picked a date going further back than December 2023, but that seemed like a reasonable starting point.

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But DLCD did a visit of our jurisdiction and provider recommendations for how we could improve or improve our local floodplain management program.

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They provided a letter with a list of recommendations, so we took that to heart and they became an item within our five year strategic plan.

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You know, why didn't we do these things sooner in 2023? What we had pick them and the trying to decide what direction we wanted to go there.

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So the planning commission reviewed a version of the amendments before that included the pick-up items.

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In November 2025, City Council deferred adoption of pick-up requirements and directed staff to further amend the ordinance.

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And in this year, August, 2026, the planning commission reviewed that was that new code language.

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So, before I jump into a description, a detailed description of what is being amended, there's a couple, a key language that I want to bring to the top, which is the F-H-O, which stands for flood hazard overlay zone, which is the zone that regulates the special flood hazard area.

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So we have the overlay zone within our zoning ordinance that basically applies those regulations to areas designated as special flood hazard area.

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So in the mapping, those two are synonymous.

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The flood hazard overlay zone and special flood hazard areas.

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Another term I want to bring up is BFE, which is the base flood elevation, which is measured measured from the sea level.

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So, this map, it might be a little bit too small to see, but these lines know different

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based on elevations.

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So, for example, one of those numbers is 19.6.

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It doesn't mean that the structure would need to be elevated 19.6 feet from the grade.

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It just means that at its point of elevation, it would need to be 19.6.

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It actually would need to be one foot above that, so it would be 20.6 feet.

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So once that elevation is measured from sea level,

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that's the elevation it would need to be to be reasonably safe from flood waters.

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And the last term that I want to bring to the surface is development as for the flood hazard or flood plain development is broader than it is for the rest of the code for the purposes of managing the flood plain.

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that means any man may change to improve or unimproved real property,

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including but not limited to buildings or other structures,

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mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations,

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or storage of equipment or materials.

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So it's a much broader definition than it would live otherwise.

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We usually look at structures specifically just as structures,

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But for the clean purposes, we take a much broader view.

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For the fun part, I'm going to start diving into those changes.

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So I do have several slides that I want to get through tonight.

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And I'm going to try to keep these as brief and I'll keep us moving.

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So if I am moving a little too quickly, please let me know and I can slow down.

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And if you have any questions, please write them down.

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and we'll have time at the end of the presentation to address any specific questions.

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So I'm going to basically go section by section within our amendments and bring out what is going to change.

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So our first amendment is adding the statutory authorization for local administration of floodplains, have it explicitly within our code.

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We'll also include a clarified purpose for why we regulate development in the floodplain.

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So we're adding the purpose of the amendments to protect human life and health, minimizing

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expenditure of public money, minimizing for rescue and relief efforts, help maintain a

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stable tax base, participate in and maintain eligibility for flood insurance and disaster

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relief.

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So it's just again clarifying and having and writing what the purpose is our flood hazard

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overlay zone.

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We're also going to include clarification on the methods for accomplishing the purposes

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of regulating flood losses, so we're adding, and this is more of like a, what kind of changes

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or what kind of amendments are beneficial to achieving those goals.

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So we're adding, restricting or prohibiting development that it's dangerous to the health

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safety and property due to flood hazards requiring that development vulnerable to floods be protected

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against flood damage at the time of initial construction, controlling the alteration natural flood

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planes, stream channels, and natural protective barriers, controlling filling, grading,

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dredging, and other development, which may increase flood damage. Again, this is calling out the types

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the methods that we are going to be using or can use in the future to regulate the flood plane.

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We're adding a bunch of new definitions that weren't there before. Some important

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including appeal and variance and violation and just overall adding clarifying language. So what

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do we mean by historic structure or hydraulically equivalent elevation and whatnot? I'm not going

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list all of these but these are the ones that are being added.

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I'll also going to add a clarifying

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language between a flood hazard overlay and the Oregon specialty codes since those are two

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of different regulatory aspects that are often in conversation. So we have our building codes and

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then we also have our zoning codes. So it's clarifying what that relationship is.

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We're going to also clarify the applicability of the flood hazard overlay zone and penalties for

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compliance and adding some very basic administrative components as well, which is the aggregation

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and severability statements, interpretation guides, and warnings, and disclaimers about

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what has it over at least so.

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We're also clarifying the designation of a floodplain administrator

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to administer, implement, and enforce floodplain regulations,

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or denying development permits that designation of floodplain administrator is on our city manager or who the city manager delegates that responsibility to.

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We're also clarifying the duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator, including floodplain determinations, correct application of base flood elevations and substantial improvement determinations.

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00:59:35,780 --> 00:59:49,160
again, we're adding just clarifying language. So a lot of this is processes that we've already been doing. It's just putting in writing exactly what the duties are of someone who is administering the flood hazard overlay zone.

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We're going to clarify and expand the information required to be attained and maintained by the city.

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So it's clear to all parties and these are most.

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Firstly, requirements that apply to us as a public and employees, more than it does to an applicant or a developer.

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We're also clarifying and expanding the requirements to notify the state and federal departments of local changes that impact for administration. An example of that would be any map changes if we do any annexations or urban growth boundary adjustments. Those were all changes that we would need to notify the state and the federal government as well.

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And then also adding a substantial improvement, a substantial damage assessment in terms of determinations fully determining when an improvement or repair equals or exceeds 50% of a structure's market value.

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Additionally, we're also clarifying what the floodplain development permit requirements are.

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So, in, for example, applicants must include the ribberine flood zone, the proposed elevation

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of the lowest floor, and I'll support of utilities in coastal zones.

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We don't look at the lowest floor, but we look at the lowest structural member.

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So those structures need to be elevated higher in the coastal zone than the ribberine zone.

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Based flood elevation data for subdivisions, proposals, this one doesn't come into play as

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much for us since we do have base blood elevation data for all our special blood hazard areas.

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Part of the information applicants must include essential improvement calculations for any

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improvement addition, reconstruction, renovation, or rehabilitation of existing structures.

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Again, this is a requirement that already exists now.

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we're just adding additional clarifying language

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and reorganizing where it lives in our code.

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And the last development or permit requirement

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that we'll ask is for the applicant

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to explicitly have the amount and location

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of any fill or excavation activities

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that are being proposed.

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I'll take a quick rest here.

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All right, so moving us along,

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we're also adding procedures and conditions

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for granting a variance. A variance of a flood standard is different than, for example, a setback

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standard. There are different criteria that need to be met. And this changes would be adding

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additional clarification of what needs to be added, as well as the city needs to provide a statement

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that when a variance is granted, flood insurance premium rates would be impacted against, again,

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And flood insurance premium rates are determined on how the structure is built to resist flood

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damage.

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So granting a variance may increase the building's risk.

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And that's where that impact may come from.

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Variances may be issued for lots that are of one half acres or less.

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So again, these are not, variances would not be eligible for larger projects.

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Various may be issued for development that cannot perform its for purposes unless it sits

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01:03:31,620 --> 01:03:32,640
near water.

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If that development is protected from flood damage and does not create an additional threat

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to the public, you can kind of think like docks and water dependent uses.

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All right, so I'm going to spend more time going in more detail already, and I'm sorry,

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Yeah, into are the standards for development that are being added.

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There's basically three categories of standards.

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One that I'm going to start with, which applies to all of all our flood hazard areas.

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Then there are standard specific to a riverine of flood areas and then standard specific to our coastal flood areas.

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Most of these I would the feedback that I've heard is positive.

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We're adding a lot more flexibility in a lot of areas and I'll be sure to call those out.

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So the first standard that is applicable to all flood zones is a requirement that if

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there's an alteration of water course that flood carrying capacity be maintained and require

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01:04:40,110 --> 01:04:44,210
maintenance of portions of the water course that are altered.

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And I'm thinking more public works when I think of this standard as they may have more

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of inches in water courses, but also thinking about large projects as subdivisions.

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We're also adding clarification or clarifying standards for anchoring. So clarifying that the

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anchoring must prevent forces that lead to flood damage, buoyancy forces. As additional,

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currently we do have that anchoring standard, but we're adding, you know, why that standard is

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01:05:16,250 --> 01:05:24,050
important into the code. Electrical mechanical plumbing and other equipment, the requirement is

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that equipment and services be elevated at least one foot above the base flood elevation and

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designed to prevent water from damaging components.

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So another standard that would apply for all zones

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as tanks. These are usually tanks that store hazardous materials, but allow underground tanks

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of anchored, clarifying on the standard for above ground tanks and tanks in the coastal zone.

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Here, I added an example of an elevated tank. It's a propane tank in that case,

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but oftentimes the elevation is basically as long as it's anchored and is not in danger.

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floating away. We would be adding the allowance of, again, underground tanks that is currently not

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allowed within our code. For subdivision proposals and in larger projects, those projects must provide

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BFE data if it's not existing, if the project has 50 lots or is over five acres.

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So we're also adding provisions for a case baseline elevation data is not available again for all our flood zones. We do have that data available.

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For we're adding parity that for structures that are within multiple zones or are partially within a zone that that more restrictive requirements apply.

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We do have several lots that are both within the coastal flood hazard and also the riverine.

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So in that case, the coastal flood hazard would apply.

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Another standard that we're adding, and this one is a higher standard.

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So we'll talk more about it.

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But prohibiting fill prohibiting use of fill for landscaping or aesthetic purposes increases elevation by two feet.

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So we're adding that standard F. Well, again, we'll talk more about it, but this standard does not impact fill use for structural purposes or access to a lot.

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We're also adding a more clarity when it comes to flood events and flood events apply for all new and sorry, a bit of brought to your attention, but we're moving into the riverine flood zones and standards that apply to the riverine flood zone, which is flood openings.

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So all new construction and detention improvements with fully enclosed areas below the lowest floor,

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excluding basements but including crawl spaces must have flood vents. So basically if the structure

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sits on fill, then that structure is not required to have those flood vents, but if there is an enclosed

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space below the structure, then those flood vents are required.

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Flood vents equalize the pressure of water on the wall.

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Events basically, foundation damage.

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So the bench must be designed to automatically equalize hydrostatic flood forces, again,

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to have both the pressure on both sides of the wall be equal.

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The spaces that are enclosed be used solely for parking, storage, or building access, be certified by a registered professional engineer or architect to meet or exceed specific criteria and that criteria is listed.

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Also in the rib ring zone, adding additional clarity for attached garages that are below the BFE.

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So adding a specific requirements for garages, currently we treat garages as non-residential structures.

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This just adds a specific criteria for garages.

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So floodway standards supply will talk a little bit more of what a floodway is.

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Floors at or above grade are no less than one on one side.

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So the basically can't be a basement type garage.

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The garage is used solely for parking, building access or storage.

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The garage is constructed with flood openings.

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The portions of the garage constructed below the BFE are constructed with materials resistant to flood damage.

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And electrical and other service facilities are designed to prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components.

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All right, let's talk about floodways.

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So that we have a floodplain and we have a floodway, there are two different things.

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The floodway exists within the floodplain, but a regulatory floodway was basically when

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they prepared the maps, they found where if their development occurred within an area,

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it would negatively impact all other development within the floodplain.

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So they basically pushed the floodplain inwards until that floodplain was increased by

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one foot. And that's where they drew the line for where that regulatory floodway would be.

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In Rockway Beach, we don't have a regulatory floodway for our riverine flood zones.

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So this standard would apply. But in areas where regulatory floodway has not been designated,

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which is our riverine flood zones here in Rockway Beach, no new constructions, substantial

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01:10:57,700 --> 01:11:04,060
improvement, other development, including fill, shall be permitted unless it is demonstrated that

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the cumulative effect of the proposed development would combine with all other existing and anticipate

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01:11:10,360 --> 01:11:16,680
development will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one foot at any

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point within the community and will not result in the net loss of flood storage volume. So this is a very

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fancy way of saying that when a development comes in or there's a substantial improvement

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01:11:28,580 --> 01:11:37,460
to demonstrate that development would not increase the flood water. So it basically requires

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01:11:37,460 --> 01:11:44,280
a study prepared by an engineer, specializing in hydrology to demonstrate that that building

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is not going to be detrimental to other buildings within the flood plain.

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So oftentimes when someone asks me what is, you know, probably going to be the most impactful aspect of these adopted codes is this component.

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Again, this is something that we are required to adopt of two being compliance with the NFIP. This is not a higher standard.

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This is a baseline standard.

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So, additional specific standards for the

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01:12:17,330 --> 01:12:19,730
rubberine zone for residential construction,

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conversions to and substantial improvements of any residential

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01:12:23,490 --> 01:12:25,670
structure shall have the lowest floor,

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including the basin elevated one foot or more above the base elevation.

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This is the current standard,

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what is being added is that conversion component.

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So, someone is looking to convert a garage, for example,

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into a living space.

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that conversion will need to meet the standards for residential construction.

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New construction, conversion to residential improvements of any structure

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01:12:50,890 --> 01:12:55,070
with multiple primary uses shall conform to the standards of the residential construction

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01:12:55,070 --> 01:13:01,570
when one of those, when one of those uses includes a primary residential use,

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this is a higher standard that we're adding, but it basically says that for mix use buildings,

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01:13:06,870 --> 01:13:11,290
the entire structure will be considered as a residential.

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01:13:11,850 --> 01:13:15,190
So if they have, for example, any enclosed face

877
01:13:17,330 --> 01:13:21,430
under the base flood elevation, then they will have to have flood fence.

878
01:13:23,750 --> 01:13:28,250
After spending a lot of time within our codes, this standard can already exist,

879
01:13:28,650 --> 01:13:30,970
but this is adding that additional clarity

880
01:13:30,970 --> 01:13:40,070
for really calling out that as a standard that makes you structures where they have commercial

881
01:13:40,070 --> 01:13:46,930
and residential that have to meet the residential requirements. The commercial component

882
01:13:46,930 --> 01:13:50,570
won't be the one that collapses, it's going to be the whole thing. So that's the reason for

883
01:13:50,570 --> 01:13:57,990
that. All right. For non-residential construction, again, also adding the conversion component,

884
01:13:57,990 --> 01:14:11,030
but new construction conversion to or substantial improvements of any commercial industrial other non-residential structures will meet the outlined standards for non-residential structures and those that are not set to change.

885
01:14:12,830 --> 01:14:26,890
Adding standards for manufactured wellings and also recreational vehicles, so manufactured wellings to be placed newer replacements or substantial improvements shall be anchored to prevent flotation and for recreational vehicles.

886
01:14:28,430 --> 01:14:31,990
be on a site fewer than 180 consecutive days.

887
01:14:32,570 --> 01:14:33,870
Be ready for highway use.

888
01:14:34,990 --> 01:14:39,090
And adding that definition of what a highway ready means.

889
01:14:39,510 --> 01:14:42,950
And all manufactured dwelling centers also apply to

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01:14:43,970 --> 01:14:45,190
recreational vehicles.

891
01:14:48,260 --> 01:14:48,660
All right.

892
01:14:48,820 --> 01:14:51,420
We also adding clear standards for S3 uses.

893
01:14:51,740 --> 01:14:53,760
So these are sheds among other items.

894
01:14:53,920 --> 01:14:57,580
And all my pictures are going to include examples of accessory structures.

895
01:14:57,580 --> 01:14:59,740
But accessories.

896
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:28,620
Actors are able to be granted relief from meeting elevation or flood-proofing requirements, if certain criteria are met. Again, complying with flood-way requirements, only being used for parking, access or storage, and not procurement habitation. Constructive with electrical mechanical, other services located and insults prevent water from entering and accumulating with the components. That's a phrase that's becoming standard.

897
01:15:28,620 --> 01:15:32,180
and compliance with state Oregon specialty codes.

898
01:15:32,780 --> 01:15:36,440
That's a fancy way of saying that they can be granted relief

899
01:15:36,440 --> 01:15:38,460
from elevating or foot-proofing

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01:15:38,460 --> 01:15:43,040
if they obtain a building permit from Tillema County.

901
01:15:47,500 --> 01:15:51,000
Additionally, relief can be granted in residential zones.

902
01:15:51,320 --> 01:15:55,520
If the structure, the accessory structure, is less than 200 square feet

903
01:15:55,520 --> 01:15:59,500
for the commercial zone, if it's less than 400 square feet

904
01:15:59,500 --> 01:16:03,540
and has a setback of 20 feet or greater from the property line.

905
01:16:04,800 --> 01:16:10,300
And in the commercial zone, so sorry, I read that wrong,

906
01:16:10,440 --> 01:16:14,540
but in the residential zone for structures less than 200 square feet

907
01:16:14,540 --> 01:16:19,280
and then for structures that are over that or 400 square feet,

908
01:16:19,560 --> 01:16:21,160
that setback would apply.

909
01:16:21,560 --> 01:16:25,260
For the commercial zone, it's limited to 120 square feet

910
01:16:25,260 --> 01:16:30,380
for those accessory structures and include another accessory structure, which is a garage,

911
01:16:31,580 --> 01:16:41,180
or a shop. So, the last component for accessory structures is also that the portions of the structure

912
01:16:41,180 --> 01:16:46,180
below the baseline elevation are built using flood resistant materials. The structure is adequately

913
01:16:46,180 --> 01:16:52,760
anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement, locating constructed to have low damage

914
01:16:52,760 --> 01:16:59,840
potential and not used to store toxic materials or gasoline for those that tank standards would apply.

915
01:17:00,160 --> 01:17:05,040
And here's another example of the accessory structure to be an awning or a gazebo.

916
01:17:06,800 --> 01:17:11,940
Then there's a couple other standards for adopting that are not applicable to Ruckway Beach.

917
01:17:12,420 --> 01:17:20,180
DLCDE suggests that we adopt them anyway in case that in the future they are applicable,

918
01:17:20,180 --> 01:17:26,820
but basically for adding standards for areas that have an adopted regulatory floodway.

919
01:17:27,420 --> 01:17:32,420
And then also standards for shallow flooding types, which is the A-H or A-O zone.

920
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:36,260
Again, we don't have either of those within Rockway Beach.

921
01:17:37,640 --> 01:17:44,640
All right. I promise the coastal high hazard flood zone is a lot safer than the riverine.

922
01:17:44,640 --> 01:17:53,460
In the coastal high hazard flood zone, which is the VE zone, basically all we don't have

923
01:17:53,460 --> 01:18:02,920
that differentiation between garages, accessory uses, non-residential or non-residential, basically

924
01:18:02,920 --> 01:18:07,020
any structure within the coastal high hazard flood zone is treated the same.

925
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:11,000
So all new construction and substantial improvements.

926
01:18:12,420 --> 01:18:22,240
One of the higher standards that we're proposing is that the proposed the bottom of the lowest horizontal structural member of the lowest floor, excluding pilings and columns is elevated.

927
01:18:22,680 --> 01:18:31,400
A minimum of one foot and six inches above the base foot currently is one foot, so we would be asking for it to be six inches higher than that.

928
01:18:31,400 --> 01:18:37,420
That we're adding standards clarifying that the wind load values used for anchoring calculation.

929
01:18:37,940 --> 01:18:43,940
That's going to mostly apply to Tillema County at the building permit stage, but adding

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01:18:43,940 --> 01:18:46,980
that wind load value as a standard.

931
01:18:48,740 --> 01:18:54,700
As well, we're also adding the standards that the, sorry, I already mentioned that, a flood

932
01:18:54,700 --> 01:19:03,260
grouping of non-resensual structure is prohibited. Basically, any input space below the required elevation

933
01:19:03,840 --> 01:19:12,960
will have to either allow floodwaters to pass or be built with a breakaway walls. Again,

934
01:19:13,140 --> 01:19:18,440
for the coastal high hazard zone, the mentality is it's better to allow nature to do a thing than

935
01:19:18,440 --> 01:19:23,360
try to fight back. So when you try to fight back, that's when the structures are at a high potential

936
01:19:23,360 --> 01:19:30,220
damage. So we're adding a lot of additional or clarity and standards when it comes to

937
01:19:30,220 --> 01:19:35,540
breakaway walls. So currently our code doesn't have those standards for breakaway walls but we're

938
01:19:35,540 --> 01:19:41,960
saying if that space is going to be enclosed that these walls will have to be able to to recede

939
01:19:41,960 --> 01:19:47,880
if there's a water pressure and when that those walls recede for the structure not to be damaged.

940
01:19:49,480 --> 01:19:58,820
So adding specific load requirements for those walls and again that they can collapse under

941
01:19:58,820 --> 01:20:05,840
wind or water pressure. All right, so moving to the fun part, we're going to talk about my staff

942
01:20:05,840 --> 01:20:11,240
findings. I'm going to talk about the entirety before we go into the higher standards. Again,

943
01:20:11,240 --> 01:20:25,100
So I want to be able to go into veto on the higher standards more as we follow. But again, this is these amendments are our city council driven.

944
01:20:26,040 --> 01:20:39,710
But the criteria that we're looking at from our zoning ordinance, basically, we have, we have zoning ordinance criteria.

945
01:20:39,710 --> 01:20:53,190
And then we also have a comprehensive client criteria, but our zoning ordinance, the applicable criteria is Article 9 for amendments at section 9.010 offer authorization to initiate an amendment.

946
01:20:53,870 --> 01:21:06,530
But an amendment to the text of the ordinance or to a zoning map may be initiated by city council planning commission, or by application of the property owners contract purchases, purchase or purchases.

947
01:21:06,530 --> 01:21:09,950
or his or their authorized agent.

948
01:21:11,150 --> 01:21:16,650
So our staff findings is that the overall push is a City Council directed amendment.

949
01:21:17,530 --> 01:21:23,790
The Planning Commission did provide guidance and direction with those higher standards.

950
01:21:23,990 --> 01:21:26,130
And again, we'll talk more about those here in a bit.

951
01:21:27,050 --> 01:21:31,210
Additionally, another standard applicable to these amendments is the burden of proof,

952
01:21:32,390 --> 01:21:35,070
which is section 9.015.

953
01:21:35,070 --> 01:21:50,730
The burden of proof is placed upon the initiator of the amendment, and the burden shall be to prove that the proposed amendment fully accords with the applicable comprehensive plan goals and policies, and the proposed amendment is required to meet a land use need.

954
01:21:51,330 --> 01:22:00,130
So in the separate report report, you'll see that there are findings for each of these criteria specifically laying out based on that criteria.

955
01:22:00,130 --> 01:22:07,290
But to summarize, the comprehensive plan land use element policy to protect life property

956
01:22:07,290 --> 01:22:08,970
from natural disasters and hazards.

957
01:22:09,650 --> 01:22:11,730
This amendment falls right within that role.

958
01:22:12,390 --> 01:22:16,790
The proposed amendments seek to further the school by setting clearance, the septic regulations

959
01:22:17,390 --> 01:22:22,750
where possible for structures built in areas with 1% annual chance of flood hazard.

960
01:22:25,030 --> 01:22:31,490
Additionally, comprehensive plan coastal shorelands policy 7, the city will rely on the

961
01:22:31,490 --> 01:22:35,510
requirements of this flood hazard overlay zone to regulate development and flood hazard

962
01:22:35,510 --> 01:22:39,690
areas to ensure that the provisions of the national flood insurance program are met.

963
01:22:40,230 --> 01:22:45,590
Again, we're not going beyond the scope of existing maps, so we find that this requirement

964
01:22:45,590 --> 01:22:46,070
is met.

965
01:22:46,070 --> 01:22:57,310
That the comprehensive plan hazards policy three, the city will rely on requirements of the flood hazard overlay zone to regulate development and flood hazard areas.

966
01:22:57,950 --> 01:23:03,630
Again, we're using the tools given to us by the comprehensive plan and not going beyond those tools.

967
01:23:04,110 --> 01:23:08,270
So we find that this also this comprehensive plan a goal was met.

968
01:23:08,270 --> 01:23:22,710
And then the proposed zoning ordinance to floodplain management regulations are designed to promote the public health safety in general, well for of its citizenry, which is an ongoing land use concern and need.

969
01:23:23,250 --> 01:23:25,430
So we find a requirement to be met as well.

970
01:23:26,050 --> 01:23:28,950
By way, I'm saying staff, I want to clarify.

971
01:23:29,990 --> 01:23:32,470
The council can have its own findings as well.

972
01:23:33,630 --> 01:23:40,370
So, another component that we looked at as well is the statewide planning goals.

973
01:23:41,850 --> 01:23:47,730
So, reviewing all planning goals found that four planning goals are applicable or could

974
01:23:47,730 --> 01:23:50,750
be perceived as applicable to these requirements.

975
01:23:51,070 --> 01:23:58,350
So, we staffing through the findings to these, the goal one, which is citizen involvement, in

976
01:23:58,350 --> 01:24:03,570
In addition to all the noticing and hearings that we've had, the Planning Commission also

977
01:24:03,570 --> 01:24:10,490
held a discussion on the proposed amendments during the June 18th, 2026 meeting.

978
01:24:10,990 --> 01:24:16,370
This meeting really focused on those higher standards and the Planning Commission provide

979
01:24:16,370 --> 01:24:20,670
guidance and help staff formulate what those higher standards would be.

980
01:24:21,730 --> 01:24:26,150
The Planning Department also meant and corresponded with members of the public and provided technical

981
01:24:26,150 --> 01:24:32,150
assistance when requested. I received a lot of several calls and walk-ins and emails

982
01:24:32,150 --> 01:24:37,930
regarding these changes. A lot of technical questions, so I sat down with everyone who

983
01:24:38,750 --> 01:24:43,830
requested to meet and provided answers to their questions.

984
01:24:45,150 --> 01:24:50,490
Goal 2, Landy's planning. The proposed amendments are implementation measures,

985
01:24:50,490 --> 01:24:54,890
consistent with adopted plans related to state laws and administrative rules.

986
01:24:56,210 --> 01:25:02,650
This goal is also reiterated in findings to the burden of proof.

987
01:25:03,310 --> 01:25:09,350
Again, these implementation measures being consistent with our comprehensive plan

988
01:25:10,430 --> 01:25:12,790
helps us find that goal two has been met.

989
01:25:14,070 --> 01:25:18,250
Goal seven, which is area subject to national hazards. The proposed amendments

990
01:25:18,250 --> 01:25:23,550
The amendments reduce the risks to people and property from flood related natural hazards.

991
01:25:24,110 --> 01:25:39,310
The proposed amendments are consistent with available inventory information provided by the flood insurance rate map firm, which is the and the flood insurance study, the fist, which is the big reasoning to why the map is the way it is.

992
01:25:39,850 --> 01:25:43,750
Both of these were, again, effective September 28th of 2018.

993
01:25:43,750 --> 01:25:50,190
Our amendments are not changing these either the flood insurance rate map or the additional

994
01:25:50,190 --> 01:25:51,750
findings to the flood insurance study.

995
01:25:53,350 --> 01:25:58,870
And the last goal that the staff found to be relevant is a goal 10 housing.

996
01:25:59,330 --> 01:26:05,010
The proposed amendments include significant improvements to the predictability and development

997
01:26:05,010 --> 01:26:09,950
process housing by clarifying floodplain development permit review requirements.

998
01:26:09,950 --> 01:26:16,310
The standards for open needs, for example, and application of residential standards to mix

999
01:26:16,310 --> 01:26:16,970
used development.

1000
01:26:17,590 --> 01:26:25,250
These are amendments that are facilitating the predictability of going through application

1001
01:26:25,250 --> 01:26:25,930
process.

1002
01:26:27,340 --> 01:26:31,730
The proposed amendments aim to promote safe housing options for all residents as found

1003
01:26:31,730 --> 01:26:37,750
in goal seven, and additionally continue community participation in the National Plansurance

1004
01:26:37,750 --> 01:26:38,250
Program.

1005
01:26:38,250 --> 01:26:43,350
It ensures that property owners, renters, and businesses continue to be eligible for NFIP

1006
01:26:43,350 --> 01:26:48,470
provided flood insurance, which helps the community recover faster when flood waters

1007
01:26:48,470 --> 01:26:49,070
recede.

1008
01:26:49,910 --> 01:26:55,550
Additionally, I didn't include this as a goal, but it was definitely in the back of our minds

1009
01:26:55,550 --> 01:26:57,390
as we went through this process.

1010
01:26:57,930 --> 01:27:05,690
With doing these amendments, it may also increase the rating of our community within the NFIP

1011
01:27:05,690 --> 01:27:12,910
IP community rating system, higher rate of communities receive or are eligible to receive

1012
01:27:13,870 --> 01:27:19,310
discounts from flood insurance community-wide, not just for houses within the flood plain,

1013
01:27:19,410 --> 01:27:24,830
but again, community-wide flood insurance discount. So some of these higher standards are

1014
01:27:25,410 --> 01:27:32,870
specific to increasing that standing. We're, again, level 10, which is the lowest community

1015
01:27:32,870 --> 01:27:41,150
the community level, but once these amendments are adopted, I'll start pushing more and

1016
01:27:41,870 --> 01:27:47,450
notifying FEMA that we're interested in being evaluated for that again,

1017
01:27:48,450 --> 01:27:52,510
noticing the hard work that we've done, both from a regulatory perspective,

1018
01:27:52,690 --> 01:27:59,190
but also infrastructure perspective to be eligible for discounts in flood insurance rate.

1019
01:27:59,190 --> 01:28:08,440
All right. Last thing, I promise. We're going to go through our proposed higher standards.

1020
01:28:08,640 --> 01:28:13,800
I want to just spend more time on these because these, again, these are the ones that Council

1021
01:28:13,800 --> 01:28:20,880
has a more mostly way in amending or changing or outright saying no, we don't want this

1022
01:28:21,900 --> 01:28:30,120
without impacting our NFIP standing. So there are four higher standards that were included

1023
01:28:30,120 --> 01:28:32,200
within the standards that I presented.

1024
01:28:32,920 --> 01:28:39,600
FEMA and DLCD encouraged local governments who adopt higher standards that make sense for each community and they're unique flood risk.

1025
01:28:40,220 --> 01:28:47,120
Adopting higher standards, again, can improve city standing, the community rating system, which can lower insurance premiums community wide.

1026
01:28:48,060 --> 01:28:54,920
Additionally, the planning commission, oh, that ignore that, that was a change from my planning commission presentation.

1027
01:28:54,920 --> 01:29:00,220
But the four standards that we have are substantial improvement.

1028
01:29:00,800 --> 01:29:03,860
We're adding a five year cumulative substantial improvement calculation,

1029
01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:09,980
prohibiting fill used for certain landscaping or aesthetic alterations,

1030
01:29:10,620 --> 01:29:15,220
adding that standards for residential structures to apply to multi-use structures

1031
01:29:15,220 --> 01:29:19,660
or mix-use structures, and then increasing the BZone pre-board,

1032
01:29:19,660 --> 01:29:26,140
basically the elevation above the BFE for structures within the VE zone.

1033
01:29:26,780 --> 01:29:30,720
So those are the four higher standards and now I'm going to again go one by one

1034
01:29:30,720 --> 01:29:32,780
and spend more time on these.

1035
01:29:34,900 --> 01:29:38,440
So for substantial improvement, a substantial improvement is to find

1036
01:29:38,440 --> 01:29:43,920
as any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvements of a structure

1037
01:29:43,920 --> 01:29:50,140
or the cost of that improvement exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before

1038
01:29:50,140 --> 01:29:52,780
the start of construction of that improvement.

1039
01:29:53,740 --> 01:29:58,180
Again, this is the standard that this 50% standard already exists within our code.

1040
01:29:58,180 --> 01:29:58,740
Thank you very much.

1041
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,900
Fair standard that we'd be looking at is adding a substantial improvement calculation window for basically any improvement within a five-year window of that first improvement would be added to that cost would be added to determine whether or not the cost would be over 50% of the market value of the structure. The language within that higher standard is language recommended by FEMA for this higher standard. This is a

1042
01:30:29,900 --> 01:30:36,120
of a higher standard that FEMA has quite a bit of information on regarding adopting.

1043
01:30:37,320 --> 01:30:42,360
But basically, the city would keep track of improvements to a structure, and when any

1044
01:30:42,360 --> 01:30:47,660
combination of those improvements within the five year period exceeds 50% of the structure

1045
01:30:47,660 --> 01:30:53,900
market value at the time of that subsequent improvement, the structure would be considered

1046
01:30:53,900 --> 01:30:59,580
successfully improved. If a structure is substantially improved, then it wouldn't need to meet

1047
01:30:59,580 --> 01:31:07,380
the flooding requirements of our flood hazard overlay zone. So, for example, let's say a

1048
01:31:07,380 --> 01:31:14,160
structure currently has an enclosed space below the BFE that they're using for storage, for example,

1049
01:31:14,620 --> 01:31:21,260
if it is, if they do meet that 50% threshold, then they would be required to put flood vents.

1050
01:31:21,260 --> 01:31:28,900
and that would be one example of what changed that would be impacted by meeting that 50% of threshold.

1051
01:31:31,230 --> 01:31:37,430
I'm going to go through all the four of these and then we'll pass it back to the mayor to help us with questions.

1052
01:31:38,890 --> 01:31:47,490
So the next higher standard is prohibiting certain type of fill within the flood hazard overlay zones.

1053
01:31:47,490 --> 01:31:54,730
So fill is defined as placement of any materials such as soil, gravel, crushed stone or other

1054
01:31:54,730 --> 01:31:57,050
materials that change the elevation of the flood plain.

1055
01:31:58,010 --> 01:32:01,250
And the special flood hazard areas, the placement of fill is considered development.

1056
01:32:02,510 --> 01:32:07,110
This amendment would prohibit the use of fill for landscaping or aesthetic purposes and increase

1057
01:32:07,110 --> 01:32:12,810
the natural elevation of the ground surface prior to the placement of fill by two feet.

1058
01:32:13,950 --> 01:32:24,670
use of in this special flood hazard area diminishes natural flood plain water storage capacity and has a potential increasing flood heights and velocities of displaced water.

1059
01:32:25,170 --> 01:32:36,050
This is one of the reasons why in a non designated floodway projects are required to demonstrate that they're not increasing of the chance of flooding by one foot.

1060
01:32:36,050 --> 01:32:41,870
So what this amendment says is that we're going to prioritize structures such as residential

1061
01:32:41,870 --> 01:32:49,230
or non-residential structures over types of development like a fill for gardening or

1062
01:32:50,470 --> 01:32:59,570
aesthetic alterations to the landscape. That two feet, why two feet of a placement of fill

1063
01:32:59,570 --> 01:33:06,790
for the surface is to allow for planter boxes for more accessible planter boxes.

1064
01:33:07,030 --> 01:33:11,370
So there are still some leeway where we're really targeting with this is the larger retaining

1065
01:33:11,370 --> 01:33:15,630
wall type projects that can just place quite a bit of flood waters.

1066
01:33:19,880 --> 01:33:25,860
We already talked a bit about the multi-use structures, but again adding clarity that for structure

1067
01:33:25,860 --> 01:33:32,320
that have multiple primary uses that we will be applying those residential standards.

1068
01:33:32,860 --> 01:33:38,440
This is a standard that would only apply for the riverine flood zone again because in

1069
01:33:38,440 --> 01:33:44,260
the coastal flood zone all structures are required to meet the same standards.

1070
01:33:45,760 --> 01:33:52,420
And then the last one is the elevating the free board which is that space between the BFE,

1071
01:33:52,420 --> 01:33:57,020
the base flood elevation and where the jurisdiction requires structures to be elevated.

1072
01:33:58,040 --> 01:34:03,360
So currently, that free board is one foot. This higher standard would be to increase it to one

1073
01:34:03,360 --> 01:34:13,300
foot and six inches. And this is to address projected 28 levels sea level rise and also coastal

1074
01:34:13,300 --> 01:34:19,740
elevation rounding. When they determined what the BFE would be for coastal zones, they did round to

1075
01:34:19,740 --> 01:34:29,040
the nearest half-foot. So a slight increase may be more impactful than it would seem on the surface,

1076
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:35,180
and that's just because of the rounding of that mapping method. Again, free board is just adding

1077
01:34:35,180 --> 01:34:47,220
that extra layer of protection for extra-level protection for changes within a flood zone.

1078
01:34:47,220 --> 01:34:54,440
And with that, my staff recommendation, the planning staff finds that the proposed ordinance

1079
01:34:54,440 --> 01:34:58,380
amending the city of Rockwood Beach zoning ordinance related to flood hazard overlay

1080
01:34:58,380 --> 01:35:01,560
zone is consistent with a Rockwood Beach comprehensive plan.

1081
01:35:01,940 --> 01:35:07,040
Zoning ordinance and statewide planning goals and staff recommends the approval of the amendments

1082
01:35:07,040 --> 01:35:10,800
to the city of Rockwood Beach. Zoning ordinance as recommended by the planning commission.

1083
01:35:11,380 --> 01:35:15,200
I do want to do a shout out to the planning commission. They did a lot of excellent work with refining

1084
01:35:15,200 --> 01:35:24,080
the language, capturing or noting grammar mistakes either on my part or that had been already

1085
01:35:24,080 --> 01:35:29,460
existing within our flood hazard or the lay zone. And with that, I'll leave the suggested motion

1086
01:35:29,460 --> 01:35:35,240
on the screen, but I'll pass it back to the mayor to help us with the rest of the hearing.

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01:35:36,620 --> 01:35:43,860
So unless I have any disagreement, I propose that we take a five minute break this point for anybody

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01:35:43,860 --> 01:35:49,320
needs to use the restroom. So we're reconvened at 741.

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01:41:22,210 --> 01:41:23,290
It's basically beat that.

1090
01:41:28,610 --> 01:41:30,090
741 will resume in the meeting.

1091
01:41:31,010 --> 01:41:34,070
All right, we're moving on to council questions for staff.

1092
01:41:34,630 --> 01:41:41,230
Thank you, Planner Tapia. That was detailed and perfect for the purpose of tonight's meeting.

1093
01:41:41,490 --> 01:41:43,970
So really appreciate all the hard work you put into it.

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01:41:44,750 --> 01:41:49,270
Does the council have any clarifying questions for staff regarding the proposed and

1095
01:41:49,270 --> 01:41:57,610
I just want to echo what you said. I want to thank the Planning Commission and the City

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01:41:57,610 --> 01:42:04,510
Planner for all this work. It is, it involves state agencies and federal agencies and it's

1097
01:42:04,510 --> 01:42:11,430
so important that we understand and know what the amendments, proposed amendments are. So

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01:42:11,430 --> 01:42:14,610
thank you for making sure that we had the information that we need.

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01:42:16,340 --> 01:42:17,880
I know

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01:42:20,020 --> 01:42:24,360
it was lengthy and I know it's very technical so it can be hard to follow, so I appreciate it.

1101
01:42:27,420 --> 01:42:29,360
The five years standard.

1102
01:42:29,980 --> 01:42:31,040
Yeah, let's talk about that.

1103
01:42:31,120 --> 01:42:37,720
Can you talk a little bit about why five years versus zero or ten or somewhere in between?

1104
01:42:37,900 --> 01:42:41,600
How did the staff and the commission come to five years?

1105
01:42:42,040 --> 01:42:48,460
Yeah, so definitely determining that day or that time period is a balancing act

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01:42:48,460 --> 01:42:54,260
between, you know, having a longer period, some jurisdictions, for example, have a lifetime

1107
01:42:54,260 --> 01:43:00,240
of a structure for making that determination. It's a balancing aspect between the city's ability

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01:43:00,240 --> 01:43:11,780
to keep records, detailed and accurate records, with finding that incentivizing or encouraging,

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01:43:11,780 --> 01:43:20,300
or finding that structures that are prone to flood damage to be a hard end for flood risks.

1110
01:43:21,500 --> 01:43:27,180
So initially, when we were workshopping it with a planning commission, we were thinking

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01:43:27,180 --> 01:43:35,900
about a 10-year window, the community credit system or community rating system has a different

1112
01:43:35,900 --> 01:43:43,060
credit rankings for a 10-year window or five. For a 10, it's a total of 40 points for five,

1113
01:43:43,180 --> 01:43:49,800
it's at 20 points. Again, this would increase the ranking of the community. And so that's where the

1114
01:43:49,800 --> 01:43:56,680
five year, why the five years, as opposed to three years, comes in. But the goal is to, again,

1115
01:43:56,960 --> 01:44:04,980
balance ultimately, it's a legislative policy decision. Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions?

1116
01:44:05,900 --> 01:44:08,280
I have a sort of a place location question.

1117
01:44:08,940 --> 01:44:10,800
Can you give us specific examples?

1118
01:44:10,980 --> 01:44:12,620
I'm still trying to sort in my mind

1119
01:44:12,620 --> 01:44:14,940
the difference between a floodplain and a floodway.

1120
01:44:15,460 --> 01:44:18,280
Can you give us a specific example

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01:44:18,280 --> 01:44:21,200
of each of those located in Rockaway?

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01:44:21,860 --> 01:44:22,760
Where it would be?

1123
01:44:23,140 --> 01:44:24,520
So for Rockaway Beach,

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01:44:25,140 --> 01:44:28,040
our floodplain would be the areas in blue

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01:44:28,040 --> 01:44:29,840
within the FEMA map.

1126
01:44:31,520 --> 01:44:35,120
We don't have a floodway in Rockaway Beach.

1127
01:44:35,120 --> 01:44:35,220
Okay.

1128
01:44:35,340 --> 01:44:40,720
You don't have a regulatory floodway in, and is it possible to bring up the presentation?

1129
01:44:43,040 --> 01:44:52,960
I could, a photo, I should have drawn attention to it, but it was from the Nahalem River that

1130
01:44:52,960 --> 01:44:53,780
It has a,

1131
01:44:56,580 --> 01:44:59,900
but basically the flood wave.

1132
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:27,480
In a map, we'll have a red dash, and there are additional standards that would apply to development within a floodway. Usually it's really restrictive, almost to the point of no development is allowed in the floodway. We are adapting adopting standards for a floodway, but in Rockway Beach, we don't have that designated floodway. So here in this map, for example, following the river, the areas that are dashed in red or pink.

1133
01:45:27,480 --> 01:45:34,100
of those areas within the regulatory floodway and those areas in blue are the floodplain.

1134
01:45:34,960 --> 01:45:40,020
So again, all of this would flood within a one percent of flood chance or is expected

1135
01:45:40,020 --> 01:45:40,600
to flood.

1136
01:45:41,020 --> 01:45:47,220
But the regulatory floodway is to again prevent development from increasing flood waters

1137
01:45:47,220 --> 01:45:48,200
by one foot.

1138
01:45:48,620 --> 01:45:52,700
Well, that's helpful, especially when you, for me, especially when you said we don't have

1139
01:45:52,700 --> 01:45:53,960
any floodways in Rothbard.

1140
01:45:53,960 --> 01:46:01,100
Yeah, yeah, again, it said it's a specific like regulatory designation and at the point

1141
01:46:01,100 --> 01:46:05,780
of adopting that map, we didn't have a regulatory designation.

1142
01:46:06,060 --> 01:46:12,680
There's not so much of a physical characteristic of a footplain, but oftentimes, footwaters

1143
01:46:12,680 --> 01:46:15,300
are more intense and footwear.

1144
01:46:15,920 --> 01:46:17,780
All right,

1145
01:46:19,920 --> 01:46:24,780
move on to correspond and say we received any additional correspondence regarding

1146
01:46:24,780 --> 01:46:27,860
to propose amendments beside what was included in the staff report.

1147
01:46:28,440 --> 01:46:35,720
Yes, the council received a written testimony from Edward Brennan, advocating that the council

1148
01:46:35,720 --> 01:46:40,320
eliminated five year human and attractive requirement for substantial improvements.

1149
01:46:41,060 --> 01:46:45,460
The council has a copy of that testimony before you, and it's been posted online with the

1150
01:46:45,460 --> 01:46:46,260
policy of this meeting.

1151
01:46:46,900 --> 01:46:47,420
Thank you.

1152
01:46:47,860 --> 01:46:48,100
Thank you.

1153
01:46:48,600 --> 01:46:49,080
All right.

1154
01:46:49,080 --> 01:46:54,860
We are now going to move on to public testimony, and I'll begin with the required statements.

1155
01:46:55,640 --> 01:47:00,620
We will receive public testimony in any person with an interest in the proposed amendments

1156
01:47:00,620 --> 01:47:05,420
may offer relevant oral or written testimony, or both, but please only speak when I identify

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01:47:05,420 --> 01:47:06,220
you for that purpose.

1158
01:47:06,700 --> 01:47:10,460
Please remember the testimony must be directed towards the applicable standards and criteria

1159
01:47:10,960 --> 01:47:14,840
for which application was filed and is outlined in the staff report.

1160
01:47:15,480 --> 01:47:20,260
We'll now begin public testimony with those wishing to speak in favor of the amendments.

1161
01:47:20,680 --> 01:47:23,520
I have the sign-up sheet for those who have requested to speak.

1162
01:47:23,800 --> 01:47:31,740
Anyone joining us remotely who wishes to provide comments and support of the amendments can notify the city recorder now by clicking the raise hand icon.

1163
01:47:32,380 --> 01:47:34,400
And we will add you to the sign-up sheet.

1164
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:38,520
Do we have folks watching remotely for public comment and support of the amendment?

1165
01:47:39,600 --> 01:47:43,280
We have nobody signed up here at the meeting and nobody online.

1166
01:47:43,720 --> 01:47:50,900
So we will now receive public testimony from those wishing to speak in opposition to these amendments.

1167
01:47:51,720 --> 01:48:02,660
If you have a sign-up sheet, anyone joining us remotely who wishes to provide comments and opposition to the proposed amendments, can notify the City Recorded by clicking in the raise hand icon now and we will add you to the sign-up sheet.

1168
01:48:03,140 --> 01:48:06,080
Do we have remote guests who wish to comment in opposition?

1169
01:48:06,840 --> 01:48:13,680
Okay, nobody wishes to comments in opposition so we will move on to public testimony that

1170
01:48:13,680 --> 01:48:16,220
is neutral or has questions about proposed amendments.

1171
01:48:17,640 --> 01:48:23,400
And I do again have the sign of sheet anyone joining us remotely who wishes to provide comments

1172
01:48:23,400 --> 01:48:27,820
that are neutral or have questions about this proposal can notify the city recorder but

1173
01:48:27,820 --> 01:48:30,820
clicking the raise hand icon now and we will add you to the sign of sheet.

1174
01:48:31,140 --> 01:48:32,880
Do we have remote guests who wish to?

1175
01:48:36,190 --> 01:48:39,670
With that, the Council will have nobody for comment.

1176
01:48:40,050 --> 01:48:41,670
We'll move on to Council questions.

1177
01:48:41,670 --> 01:48:43,510
The Council may now ask any further,

1178
01:48:43,950 --> 01:48:46,330
clarifying questions of the staff as a reminder.

1179
01:48:46,970 --> 01:48:50,870
This is not the stage at which City Council will debate the merits of the application,

1180
01:48:51,390 --> 01:48:57,650
but an opportunity to City Council members to obtain clarity on statements and arguments made during the presentation.

1181
01:48:59,510 --> 01:49:01,870
Councilors, any additional questions?

1182
01:49:01,870 --> 01:49:12,050
Not I. That's a minute. Okay. All right. Does the staff have any final comments?

1183
01:49:13,810 --> 01:49:21,870
I do not. Not this time. Thank you. Since there are no comments, I will close the public hearing at this time.

1184
01:49:26,340 --> 01:49:33,440
We will move on to public comment on non-agenda items. The public comment period is an essential part of local government meetings.

1185
01:49:33,440 --> 01:49:38,060
Each person has four minutes to speak. Our governing body takes a good into consideration.

1186
01:49:38,560 --> 01:49:42,360
However, an observance of Oregon over meeting laws, this is not the time for dialogue,

1187
01:49:42,640 --> 01:49:47,700
but rather a time for us to listen to you. Our city manager is taking notes of action as needed.

1188
01:49:47,880 --> 01:49:50,480
The electronic aid next to our city manager will count down.

1189
01:49:50,980 --> 01:49:55,720
Giving speakers a one-minute warning by turning yellow. After four minutes, the time will turn red.

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01:49:55,900 --> 01:49:59,520
Please conclude your comments at that time. When the chair recognizes you to speak,

1191
01:49:59,520 --> 01:50:03,500
please approach the podium. State your full name and indicate the city of your principal residents.

1192
01:50:03,920 --> 01:50:08,160
You may indicate if you own property or business within the city of Rockaway Beach.

1193
01:50:08,480 --> 01:50:12,640
I have the sign-up sheet. Anyone joining us remotely wishes to provide comment can notify

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01:50:12,640 --> 01:50:17,440
the meeting monitor now about clicking the raise hand icon. And we will add you to the sign-up sheet.

1195
01:50:17,700 --> 01:50:25,240
Do we have remote guests who wish to comment? We have no one wishing to comment. So we'll now move on

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01:50:25,240 --> 01:50:29,480
to Old Business, and we have no Old Businesses evening, so we will move on to new business.

1197
01:50:31,020 --> 01:50:37,480
And we'll begin with the first and second reading of ordinance number 2026-05 and ordinance

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01:50:37,480 --> 01:50:43,260
amending city of Rockway Beach, zoning ordinance 143, code chapter 155, related to the flood

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01:50:43,260 --> 01:50:44,640
hazard overlay zone.

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01:50:45,100 --> 01:50:47,700
We conducted the public hearing on this item this evening.

1201
01:50:48,000 --> 01:50:52,440
It is now time for consideration to perform the first and second reading of ordinance number

1202
01:50:52,440 --> 01:51:00,660
the 2026-05 according to the City Charter, the Council may adopt an ordinance at a single

1203
01:51:00,660 --> 01:51:03,520
meeting with the approval of at least three voting counselors.

1204
01:51:04,020 --> 01:51:08,500
Provided the proposed ordinances is available in writing to the public at least one week

1205
01:51:08,500 --> 01:51:09,120
before the meeting.

1206
01:51:09,780 --> 01:51:14,500
Any substantive amendment to a proposed ordinance must be read aloud or made available in writing

1207
01:51:14,500 --> 01:51:17,480
to the public before the Council adopts the ordinance at that meeting.

1208
01:51:18,140 --> 01:51:21,800
All documents have been available for inspection as required by the City Charter.

1209
01:51:22,880 --> 01:51:31,780
The chair will now entertain a motion to perform the first and second reading by title only of ordinance 2026-5.

1210
01:51:32,440 --> 01:51:38,740
I move to perform the first second reading by title only of ordinance number 2026-05.

1211
01:51:39,340 --> 01:51:39,580
Second.

1212
01:51:40,500 --> 01:51:40,820
Second.

1213
01:51:41,460 --> 01:51:47,100
It's moved and seconded to perform the first and second reading by title only of ordinance 2026-05.

1214
01:51:47,900 --> 01:51:50,460
Is there any discussion from council?

1215
01:51:50,460 --> 01:51:50,560
So,

1216
01:51:52,910 --> 01:51:55,790
since there's no discussion, let's vote.

1217
01:51:56,170 --> 01:51:56,990
Council President Chi.

1218
01:51:57,150 --> 01:51:57,330
Yes.

1219
01:51:57,830 --> 01:51:58,450
Council Conrad.

1220
01:51:58,650 --> 01:51:58,850
Yes.

1221
01:51:59,190 --> 01:51:59,870
Council Martijn.

1222
01:52:00,150 --> 01:52:00,310
Yes.

1223
01:52:00,590 --> 01:52:01,150
Council Meetings.

1224
01:52:01,510 --> 01:52:01,670
Yes.

1225
01:52:01,950 --> 01:52:02,490
Council Ryan.

1226
01:52:02,750 --> 01:52:02,910
Yes.

1227
01:52:03,190 --> 01:52:04,910
Motion passes unanimously.

1228
01:52:06,310 --> 01:52:10,690
I will now read, I do the first reading of the ordinance.

1229
01:52:11,190 --> 01:52:16,130
Ordinance number 2026-05, an ordinance amending city of Rockway Beach Soning, Ordinance

1230
01:52:16,130 --> 01:52:16,870
1-4-3.

1231
01:52:17,270 --> 01:52:21,110
Code chapter 1-5-5, related to the flood hazard overlay zone.

1232
01:52:21,110 --> 01:52:27,530
I will now perform the second reading by Title Only ordinance number 2026-05 and ordinance

1233
01:52:27,530 --> 01:52:32,870
amending City of Rockway Beach zoning ordinance 143 Code chapter 155 relates to the flood

1234
01:52:32,870 --> 01:52:38,490
hazard overlay zone. The chair will now entertain a motion to approve the first and second

1235
01:52:38,490 --> 01:52:42,330
readings by Title Only of ordinance 2026-05.

1236
01:52:43,770 --> 01:52:48,230
I would move to approve the first and second readings by Title Only of ordinance number

1237
01:52:48,230 --> 01:52:49,930
or 2026-5.

1238
01:52:50,470 --> 01:52:51,030
Seconded.

1239
01:52:51,550 --> 01:52:53,330
It's moved and seconded to approve

1240
01:52:53,330 --> 01:52:54,370
the first and second readings

1241
01:52:54,370 --> 01:52:56,850
by title only of ordinance 2026-05.

1242
01:52:57,610 --> 01:52:59,150
Is there any discussion from council?

1243
01:53:00,850 --> 01:53:03,190
Since there's no discussion, let us vote.

1244
01:53:03,670 --> 01:53:04,710
Council President Cheek.

1245
01:53:04,890 --> 01:53:05,070
Yes.

1246
01:53:05,590 --> 01:53:06,190
Council Conor.

1247
01:53:06,410 --> 01:53:06,550
Yes.

1248
01:53:06,950 --> 01:53:07,490
Council Maritime.

1249
01:53:07,930 --> 01:53:08,050
Yes.

1250
01:53:08,510 --> 01:53:09,110
Council McGinnis.

1251
01:53:09,310 --> 01:53:09,430
Yes.

1252
01:53:09,750 --> 01:53:10,270
Council Orion.

1253
01:53:10,450 --> 01:53:10,610
Yes.

1254
01:53:11,030 --> 01:53:12,730
Emotion passes unanimously.

1255
01:53:14,270 --> 01:53:17,870
Consideration to adopt ordinance number 2026-05

1256
01:53:17,870 --> 01:53:21,150
and ordinance amending City of Rockway Beach zoning ordinance 143,

1257
01:53:21,590 --> 01:53:27,050
Code Chapter 155 related to the flood hazard overlay zone with the first and second reading

1258
01:53:27,050 --> 01:53:32,430
now complete ordinance 2026-06 is ready for adoption. The chair will entertain a motion

1259
01:53:32,430 --> 01:53:39,050
that Rockway Beach City Council adopt ordinance number 2026-05 and ordinance amending City of Rockway

1260
01:53:39,050 --> 01:53:44,650
Beach zoning ordinance 143, Code Chapter 155 related to the flood hazard overlay zone.

1261
01:53:49,030 --> 01:53:50,930
you're asking for it.

1262
01:53:51,110 --> 01:53:52,410
Okay, you just looked at it.

1263
01:53:52,650 --> 01:53:54,610
Oh no, I was looking this way,

1264
01:53:54,710 --> 01:53:56,250
and then you looked at me and got my day.

1265
01:53:57,310 --> 01:53:58,730
I moved based on the facts

1266
01:53:58,730 --> 01:54:00,150
and evaluations presented

1267
01:54:00,150 --> 01:54:01,350
in the staff report,

1268
01:54:02,070 --> 01:54:04,690
and evidence presented to adopt ordinance

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01:54:04,690 --> 01:54:06,830
number 2026-05,

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01:54:07,550 --> 01:54:09,310
amending the city of Rockaway Beach,

1271
01:54:09,370 --> 01:54:10,310
zoning ordinance,

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01:54:11,190 --> 01:54:12,730
provisions related to the flood

1273
01:54:12,730 --> 01:54:13,990
hazard overlay zone.

1274
01:54:14,670 --> 01:54:17,050
Second. Second. Second.

1275
01:54:17,050 --> 01:54:22,690
second that Rockway Beach City Council adopted ordinance number 226-05 and ordinance amendments to

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01:54:22,690 --> 01:54:27,530
the Rockway Beach zoning ordinance code chapter 155 related to the flood hazard over the zone.

1277
01:54:27,890 --> 01:54:28,950
Is there any discussion?

1278
01:54:30,310 --> 01:54:35,430
No, you can just thank the city or the planning commission and the city planner for the tremendous

1279
01:54:35,430 --> 01:54:42,930
work done on this. It was a lot. You're here. I agree and I appreciate the proactive approach

1280
01:54:42,930 --> 01:54:48,590
on these higher standards. It's just getting in front of things that are eventually going to be

1281
01:54:48,590 --> 01:54:55,290
coming down the line. And so, to take this approach to mitigate these before they start to happen,

1282
01:54:55,590 --> 01:54:59,950
it's just good business as far as I'm concerned. So thank you for all the work on that.

1283
01:55:02,150 --> 01:55:04,510
Since there's no further discussion, let us vote.

1284
01:55:04,830 --> 01:55:07,750
Council President Cheek. Yes. Council Conor. Yes.

1285
01:55:07,750 --> 01:55:07,850
Yes.

1286
01:55:08,130 --> 01:55:08,810
It's our time.

1287
01:55:09,190 --> 01:55:09,390
Yes.

1288
01:55:09,710 --> 01:55:10,450
Councilor McGinnis.

1289
01:55:10,530 --> 01:55:10,650
Yes.

1290
01:55:11,050 --> 01:55:11,190
Yes.

1291
01:55:11,190 --> 01:55:11,610
Councilor Ryan.

1292
01:55:11,730 --> 01:55:11,910
Yes.

1293
01:55:12,990 --> 01:55:14,930
The motion passes unanimously.

1294
01:55:16,510 --> 01:55:18,930
Consideration of proclamation of a proclamation.

1295
01:55:19,190 --> 01:55:21,090
Water professionals appreciation week.

1296
01:55:21,570 --> 01:55:23,090
I will not read the proclamation.

1297
01:55:23,750 --> 01:55:25,470
Water professionals appreciation week.

1298
01:55:25,990 --> 01:55:29,090
Safe and reliable drinking water is fundamental to public health.

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01:55:29,490 --> 01:55:32,630
Environmental stewardship, economic vitality, fire protection.

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01:55:33,330 --> 01:55:36,750
And the quality of life enjoyed by residents and visitors of Rockley Beach.

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01:55:37,790 --> 01:55:43,410
In 2026, the Oregon legislature established Water Professionals, Appreciation Week to recognize

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01:55:43,410 --> 01:55:48,090
the dedicated professionals who provide drinking water and wastewater services throughout

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01:55:48,090 --> 01:55:48,950
the state of Oregon.

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01:55:50,010 --> 01:55:55,110
The City of Rock who meets is fortunate to be served by an exceptional public works team

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01:55:55,110 --> 01:55:58,850
whose members bring decades of combined experience, extensive training, professional

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01:55:58,850 --> 01:56:03,170
certifications, technical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to public service.

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01:56:03,170 --> 01:56:14,990
Every day these professionals operate and maintain critical infrastructure, monitor water quality, protect drinking water sources, respond to emergencies, and ensure compliance with rigorous state and federal standards.

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01:56:15,450 --> 01:56:26,410
Their efforts help guarantee that our community has access to safe, clean, and reliable drinking water while also protecting public health, preserving our environment, and supporting the long-term resilience of our community.

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01:56:26,410 --> 01:56:31,370
The professionalism and dedication of Rockwood Beach's public work staff has contributed to

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statewide recognition including the Oregon Health Authority outstanding performer designation

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01:56:35,830 --> 01:56:40,990
in the 2026 Drinking Water Source Protection Award honors award to only a small percentage

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01:56:40,990 --> 01:56:42,670
of public water systems in Oregon.

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Now therefore I challenge million mayor of the city of Rockwood Beach on behalf of the Rockwood

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01:56:47,190 --> 01:56:52,210
Beach City Council do your right proclaim October 3rd through October 11th, 2026 as water

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01:56:52,210 --> 01:56:56,930
professional appreciation week. I encourage all residents to recognize and thank the dedicated

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01:56:56,930 --> 01:57:02,250
water and wastewater professionals whose experience, training, certifications and daily commitment

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01:57:02,250 --> 01:57:07,530
ensure that our community continues to enjoy safe drinking water, reliable public services

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01:57:07,530 --> 01:57:15,950
and a high quality life. The public comment period is an essential part of local government meetings,

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01:57:16,230 --> 01:57:19,970
guests speaking, shall address their comments to the council as a whole. Keep their comments

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the four minutes. The electronic egg next to our city manager will count down.

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Giving speakers a one minute warning by turning yellow. After four minutes, the time will turn red.

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01:57:28,590 --> 01:57:32,370
Please conclude your comments at that time. When you're recognized to speak, please

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01:57:32,370 --> 01:57:36,890
approach the podium. Stay in the name and indicate the city of your principal residence.

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01:57:37,230 --> 01:57:40,930
You may indicate if you own property or a business within the city of Rockwell Beach.

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01:57:41,610 --> 01:57:44,870
I have the sign of sheet anyone joining us remotely who wishes to provide comment.

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Can notify the meeting monitor now by clicking the raise hand icon.

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and we will add you to the sign-up sheet.

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01:57:51,330 --> 01:57:53,830
Do we have remote guests for public comments

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01:57:53,830 --> 01:57:54,950
on the proclamation?

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01:57:55,930 --> 01:57:59,170
We have nobody for comment, and so with that,

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01:57:59,350 --> 01:58:00,890
the Chair will entertain a motion

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01:58:00,890 --> 01:58:03,610
that Rockway Beach City Council approved the proclamation.

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Water professional's appreciation week.

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01:58:06,570 --> 01:58:09,810
Moved to proclaim October 3rd through October 11th,

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2026 is water professional's appreciation week.

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01:58:13,570 --> 01:58:13,970
Second.

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Second.

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It is moved and seconded that Rockwood Beach City Council approve the Proclamation and Water

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Professions Appreciation Week. Is there any discussion from Council?

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01:58:27,350 --> 01:58:34,310
Just a comment. I mean, this is still appropriate. And I think of when Councillor McGinnis and

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01:58:34,310 --> 01:58:42,470
Councillor Cormick and I toured with Dan had the water filtration plan and the pride and

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01:58:42,470 --> 01:58:49,850
And an excitement he had in just explaining process to us, there is no question, the level

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01:58:49,850 --> 01:58:53,050
of dedication that he and the rest of the staff have.

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01:58:53,550 --> 01:58:58,450
And that staff across the board for the city have, have, have, have, or, acknowledging

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01:58:58,450 --> 01:59:03,010
his particular proof, but that is across the board for everyone here.

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01:59:03,150 --> 01:59:09,330
And it just, it's a good feeling to know that there's that kind of pride and appreciation

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01:59:09,330 --> 01:59:12,410
for one another in the work that they do for this city.

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01:59:12,930 --> 01:59:14,470
So thank you, on and off for that.

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01:59:14,750 --> 01:59:15,250
You're here.

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01:59:17,790 --> 01:59:20,290
All right, since there is no further discussion,

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01:59:20,550 --> 01:59:21,770
let's vote, Council President Chi.

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01:59:22,150 --> 01:59:22,410
Yes.

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01:59:24,130 --> 01:59:25,170
Councilor Conner.

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01:59:25,450 --> 01:59:25,690
Yes.

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01:59:26,090 --> 01:59:26,650
On time, our time.

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01:59:27,030 --> 01:59:27,190
Yes.

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01:59:27,610 --> 01:59:28,190
Councilor McGinnis.

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01:59:28,410 --> 01:59:28,550
Yes.

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01:59:28,890 --> 01:59:29,390
Councilor Ryan.

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01:59:29,650 --> 01:59:29,790
Yes.

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The motion passes unanimously.

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Consideration of Resolution number 2026,

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scratch 34, Rubin Twin Rocks,

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Rural Fire District Intergovernmental Agreement.

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So a roll chain approves an inter-governmental agreement between the city and to interrupt

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water district for the city to provide fire protection.

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The public comment period is in the central part of local government meetings, guest speaking

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shall address the comments to the council as a whole and keep their comments to four minutes.

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The electronic egg next to our city manager will count down, giving speakers a one minute

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Good morning, my turn on yellow. After four minutes, the time will turn right. Please complete your comments at that time when the chair recognized you to speak. Please approach the podium state will name and indicate city of your principal resident. We may indicate if you own property or business within the city of Rockaway. By the sign-up sheet and when joining us remotely wishes to cry comment, in note of the meeting monitor now by clicking the raise hand icon and it will add you to the sign-up sheet. Do we have remote guests for public comment?

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That given that we have no one for public comment, the chair will entertain a motion that

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Rockley Beach City Council approve resolution number 2026-34, approving to enrol for

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the Royal Fire District Intergovernmental Agreement.

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I move to approve resolution number 2026-34.

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I'll second it.

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I move to second it, that Rockley Beach City Council approves resolution number 2026-34,

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We're looking to in what's real fire district intergovernmental agreement. Is there any discussion also?

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02:01:02,460 --> 02:01:08,740
No, it's just appropriate that we provide the fire protection emergency management because

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You literally like live on one side of the street and you're in twin rocks and you live in the other side of the street and you're in

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Rockaway, so it's it all flows together.

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I think the other key key thing to know about about this resolution is it's a step

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forward in making sure that it's a fair and equitable relationship from a financial standpoint

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that it costs far more money to deliver the service than we have previously been paid by

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the district and they were more than willing to step up. They're very happy with the service,

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they appreciate the service, they don't want to go anywhere else and have not surprised me to

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agree to the fact that they have been getting a great deal.

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And we'll continue to get a great deal going forward.

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Go ahead.

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I'm done.

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I was going to say it's just one more of many examples of the great partner.

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Yeah.

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The city.

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Right.

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Since there's no further discussion.

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Let's vote.

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Council President Cheek.

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Yes.

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Council Conor.

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Yes.

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That's my time.

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Yes.

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Councilor again. Yes. Councilor Ryan. Yes. Notion passes union in three. We're going to move on to council comments. Now Councilor Conor of has an announcement to make this evening. So I'm going to have her speak after the other councillors.

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So but we will still begin with council president chief. Oh really? Well, I don't really have much to say.

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So I'm just going to pass it on.

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02:02:47,340 --> 02:02:48,700
I said, my time.

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02:02:49,100 --> 02:02:54,160
OK, about a week and a half ago, I got a conversation with the person that's orchestrating the boat races.

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02:02:54,360 --> 02:02:56,020
We've had to play glider for many years.

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02:02:56,980 --> 02:03:02,920
And told me that if they stopped after a while when we had that new fishing dock put out there

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and extended a little too far out into the lake.

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But he said that if we can get our lake cleaned up with the mill poil.

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and so we'd be willing to come out and try to come up

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with a way to do the vote ratios here again.

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I don't know.

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Councilor McGinnis.

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02:03:24,620 --> 02:03:28,180
I want to first of all recognize that we just had

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Labor Day last weekend and I want to thank our city employees

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and the fire department volunteers and the sheriff's deputies

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02:03:36,740 --> 02:03:39,480
that we contract with for the work they do for the city.

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The City Council, I always say this, the City Council makes the policies, but we don't

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02:03:45,220 --> 02:03:48,980
actually do any work as far as overseeing them.

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02:03:49,680 --> 02:03:53,740
It is the City employees who actually do all the work for the City to make it run so

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02:03:53,740 --> 02:03:54,220
smoothly.

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Day after day, they save lives, clean restrooms, pay bills, and well, just anything you can

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think of.

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02:04:01,340 --> 02:04:09,200
And so I just want to recognize them on a belated Labor Day, thank you.

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And also we have an election next month.

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There are only two Rockaway Beach positions up for election this year, and that's Councillor

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02:04:17,300 --> 02:04:20,080
Pat Ryan and Mayor Charles McNeely.

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02:04:20,700 --> 02:04:24,640
And neither have an opponent, but there is a city charter update on the ballot.

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It's important to vote.

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02:04:26,020 --> 02:04:30,560
There's also state representative and state senator and other things on it.

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02:04:31,660 --> 02:04:35,860
I attended one of the county clerk's election meetings a couple of weeks ago.

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And both the county clerk and the Oregon Secretary of State advised that to be sure your ballot gets counted.

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Voters should use the ballot boxes rather than mail in.

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02:04:47,120 --> 02:04:51,700
Rockaway Beach Beach's ballot box is located in front of City Hall here.

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02:04:52,420 --> 02:04:58,360
and you can also take it your ballot directly to the county clerk's office and tell them up and turn it in.

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Mailing your ballot is still an option. It's just not one that the county clerk and the secretary's state advised.

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And the reason for that is they said statewide in the May election, 13% of, to me a high number, 13% of the voters ballots didn't get counted

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02:05:20,520 --> 02:05:26,700
because they were postmarked too late. So in order to avoid that, they said it's best to drop it

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02:05:26,700 --> 02:05:36,680
in ballot box. And that's their advice, not mine. Also, I want to mention that our City Council

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02:05:36,680 --> 02:05:44,500
worked up today. So we had a spare to discussion about nonprofits. And I thought afterwards, I thought

1442
02:05:44,500 --> 02:05:52,760
But this is interesting, we have this report on the floodplain and we have contract negotiations

1443
02:05:52,760 --> 02:05:56,040
and the most spirited conversation was around nonprofits.

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02:05:57,080 --> 02:06:02,020
And I think what that speaks to is the importance of nonprofits to our community.

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The welfare and vitality that they provide to the community is immeasurable and for the

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02:06:10,100 --> 02:06:11,400
future growth of the city.

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02:06:11,400 --> 02:06:17,560
and they do it with very few resources. A couple of weeks ago I went I went

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02:06:17,560 --> 02:06:24,160
through all like the top 10 nonprofits that are tourist-facing kind of and I

1449
02:06:24,160 --> 02:06:28,500
made bullet points of all the activities that they do and it came to like a

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02:06:28,500 --> 02:06:35,520
page and a half and like I said they do it with very few resources. This is going

1451
02:06:35,520 --> 02:06:41,160
to continue to grow and some of the nonprofits do in like the Friends of the

1452
02:06:41,160 --> 02:06:46,120
library. They provide the building and the furnishings for the library. Without them, we simply

1453
02:06:46,120 --> 02:06:48,140
would not have a library in Rockaway.

1454
02:06:50,580 --> 02:06:56,200
The in-cam music festival, senior meals, I think I read in

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02:06:56,200 --> 02:07:04,420
their website and I know Councillor Cheek and Ryan or Pat Ryan are involved with that, but I think

1456
02:07:04,420 --> 02:07:11,340
read that they furnished 60,000 meals last year and that includes also to their new children

1457
02:07:11,340 --> 02:07:16,780
and families program as well as senior meals. So you start looking at them, all the things,

1458
02:07:17,220 --> 02:07:23,200
the fun activities, but all the really fun things, I mean important things that our nonprofits do

1459
02:07:24,000 --> 02:07:32,020
and so I just I think it speaks like I said to the importance they have in the community

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02:07:34,880 --> 02:07:47,160
that we had. So I have a solution. It's not going to help this year. But that's for the budget committee just to fund more money for the grass. And then there's a bigger slice of the pie for everyone.

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02:07:48,240 --> 02:07:48,880
That's it.

1462
02:07:48,880 --> 02:07:50,520
All right, thank you.

1463
02:07:51,900 --> 02:07:52,860
I'm surprised.

1464
02:07:54,380 --> 02:07:55,420
Hi, Peco.

1465
02:07:55,740 --> 02:07:57,080
Most everything that.

1466
02:07:58,100 --> 02:07:59,160
For me, again, a set.

1467
02:07:59,260 --> 02:08:02,060
I don't disagree with any of it, but some of them I'm going to say myself.

1468
02:08:02,440 --> 02:08:07,500
You know, as the sun sets on our summer season here, and it's been a great season.

1469
02:08:08,060 --> 02:08:12,020
And in and amidst all of the fun that went on, we had things like.

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02:08:12,600 --> 02:08:15,960
Working out a deal to get fiber optic into town.

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02:08:15,960 --> 02:08:23,420
working to purchase property up on 3rd street for the resiliency hub and the storage units

1472
02:08:23,420 --> 02:08:26,160
for equipment that's going to be coming in.

1473
02:08:27,190 --> 02:08:32,980
By early morning walks, new planter boxes around town and everything being maintained,

1474
02:08:33,420 --> 02:08:39,520
the cleanliness of the city, the start of the work on Lake Lightle Project, wrapping up

1475
02:08:39,520 --> 02:08:47,420
of the Nanada Beach project. There is just so many things that go hand in glove with the

1476
02:08:47,420 --> 02:08:54,040
tourist community that makes this function so well. And so once again, thank you to everyone

1477
02:08:54,040 --> 02:08:58,840
that makes all of that happen. And thank you for allowing me to be a part of it.

1478
02:09:03,760 --> 02:09:05,440
Councillor Conner. Okay.

1479
02:09:05,440 --> 02:09:11,500
Okay, dear Mayor, members of the City Council and community.

1480
02:09:13,470 --> 02:09:22,010
After a great deal of thought and consideration, I have made the difficult decision to step down from my position on the Rockway Beach City Council.

1481
02:09:27,520 --> 02:09:30,180
This is not a decision that has come easily.

1482
02:09:31,640 --> 02:09:34,420
Serving on the City Council has been an incredible honor.

1483
02:09:35,520 --> 02:09:38,080
And I'm sincerely grateful to

1484
02:09:41,050 --> 02:09:44,690
the residents Rockway Beach for electing me and placing their trust in me.

1485
02:09:44,690 --> 02:09:46,070
to represent them.

1486
02:09:50,220 --> 02:09:52,840
That trust is not something that I've ever taken lightly.

1487
02:09:54,120 --> 02:09:59,300
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time serving this community. I am proud of the

1488
02:09:59,300 --> 02:10:03,540
opportunity I've had to listen to residents participate in important

1489
02:10:03,540 --> 02:10:08,280
conversations, help make decisions that affect our community and be a small part

1490
02:10:08,280 --> 02:10:11,240
of shaping the future of a place I care so deeply about.

1491
02:10:13,620 --> 02:10:14,940
My decision to step down

1492
02:10:14,940 --> 02:10:20,460
is directly connected to a significant career opportunity and a career path that I have

1493
02:10:20,460 --> 02:10:25,780
been passionate about pursuing for many years. While I am excited about what this next

1494
02:10:25,780 --> 02:10:32,380
chapter holds, that excitement does not make leaving this position any easier. There

1495
02:10:32,380 --> 02:10:38,240
is a great deal of pride, connection, and responsibility that comes with serving our community and I

1496
02:10:38,240 --> 02:10:40,080
will genuinely miss the table.

1497
02:10:42,280 --> 02:10:45,900
Although I am stepping down from my position, I am certainly

1498
02:10:45,900 --> 02:10:50,860
not stepping away from my community. I will always be a listening ear from my neighbors

1499
02:10:50,860 --> 02:10:56,340
and community members, and I will continue to be an advocate for the people and the community

1500
02:10:56,340 --> 02:11:02,080
I care so much about. I hope that this is not a goodbye to the public service, but simply

1501
02:11:02,080 --> 02:11:07,820
I see you later. I would be honored to have the opportunity to serve again in the future.

1502
02:11:09,360 --> 02:11:14,880
Thank you to my fellow councilor members, city staff, and most importantly the residents who gave

1503
02:11:14,880 --> 02:11:21,580
the opportunity to serve. I am grateful for the experience, the conversations, the challenges,

1504
02:11:21,960 --> 02:11:26,440
and the relationships that have come from this experience. It is in a true privilege.

1505
02:11:27,800 --> 02:11:32,500
Although I am stepping away from the role as counsel, I have a feeling you haven't heard

1506
02:11:32,500 --> 02:11:38,480
the last of me just yet. I fully intend to remain involved, keep listening, and probably offer an

1507
02:11:38,480 --> 02:11:43,660
opinion or two when nobody asked for one. After all, some habits are hard to break.

1508
02:11:44,880 --> 02:11:48,680
Thank you again for allowing me the privilege of serving our community.

1509
02:11:49,140 --> 02:11:51,240
I leave this position with tremendous gratitude.

1510
02:11:51,820 --> 02:11:59,300
Great respect for work ahead and I hope that I will have the opportunity to serve again someday with some due gratitude.

1511
02:11:59,460 --> 02:12:01,620
Kylie, thank you.

1512
02:12:03,820 --> 02:12:04,380
The

1513
02:12:08,060 --> 02:12:15,680
chair will now entertain a motion that you will have an opportunity to listen to and I've been waiting for this.

1514
02:12:15,680 --> 02:12:21,480
I understand. The Chair will now entertain a motion that Rockwebeach City Council declare

1515
02:12:21,480 --> 02:12:30,500
Council position three vacant. I make a motion that we declare the Rockwey City Council position

1516
02:12:30,500 --> 02:12:37,280
number three vacant. Second, I'll second it. It is moved and seconded that the Rockwebeach

1517
02:12:37,280 --> 02:12:43,420
City Council declare Council position three vacant. So let me begin the discussion by saying

1518
02:12:43,420 --> 02:12:51,100
that it has been a distinct pleasure and privilege to serve on City Council with Councillor Conriff.

1519
02:12:52,060 --> 02:12:57,600
Councillor Conriff brought a refreshing perspective, a bias for listening, and a love of

1520
02:12:57,600 --> 02:13:03,860
broccoli beach to our deliberations and discussions. I salute her for pursuing her passion for

1521
02:13:03,860 --> 02:13:07,720
law enforcement and know that she will be a credit to the Sheriff's Office.

1522
02:13:07,720 --> 02:13:15,440
best wishes, Councilor Conner, discussion from councillors.

1523
02:13:16,120 --> 02:13:18,280
Sorry, that you're going to be living.

1524
02:13:19,240 --> 02:13:21,520
You've got a future that's going to be fantastic.

1525
02:13:21,900 --> 02:13:22,480
Not going far.

1526
02:13:25,740 --> 02:13:27,540
I'll still see you around the corner.

1527
02:13:32,840 --> 02:13:33,880
That's a nice thing.

1528
02:13:34,000 --> 02:13:36,100
You're still going to be a resident of our community.

1529
02:13:36,100 --> 02:13:55,140
But I sincerely appreciate the integrity and that you brought to this position and I don't want to cry. So you set the bar high for the person who's going to replace you.

1530
02:13:55,300 --> 02:13:56,340
I'll just say that.

1531
02:13:57,860 --> 02:14:03,140
Yeah, it's been a delight. It's only been a little over a year for you and me, but you

1532
02:14:03,140 --> 02:14:10,600
know, like mentioned, the tour, we did the tour. You have that perspective, the energy,

1533
02:14:10,800 --> 02:14:19,700
the enthusiasm. I would get Raider's Cranchist watching you write during meetings. You're so

1534
02:14:19,700 --> 02:14:27,780
diligent in to be able to follow up on things and I wish you nothing but the greatest success

1535
02:14:27,780 --> 02:14:37,260
in your new adventures and endeavors but we say we know where you live and then you will be

1536
02:14:37,260 --> 02:14:40,520
around town. I definitely look forward to that. Thank you.

1537
02:14:42,900 --> 02:14:44,780
All right so there's no further discussion

1538
02:14:44,780 --> 02:14:46,220
Let us vote, Councillor Preston.

1539
02:14:46,660 --> 02:14:46,760
Yes.

1540
02:14:47,220 --> 02:14:48,020
Councillor Mortign.

1541
02:14:48,360 --> 02:14:48,520
Yes.

1542
02:14:48,840 --> 02:14:49,560
Councillor McGinnis.

1543
02:14:49,760 --> 02:14:49,940
Yes.

1544
02:14:50,240 --> 02:14:50,780
Councillor Ryan.

1545
02:14:51,220 --> 02:14:51,400
Yes.

1546
02:14:51,720 --> 02:14:53,460
Motion passes unanimously.

1547
02:14:54,120 --> 02:14:54,440
May

1548
02:14:57,510 --> 02:14:57,830
I report?

1549
02:14:58,390 --> 02:14:58,570
Please.

1550
02:15:08,600 --> 02:15:09,160
All

1551
02:15:11,370 --> 02:15:16,970
right, we held our monthly coffee with the mayor and city manager on Thursday, August 27th,

1552
02:15:16,970 --> 02:15:24,590
and we included a summary of the conversations in the meeting packet. This is my inviting you to join us.

1553
02:15:25,070 --> 02:15:30,230
Thursday, September 24th at 9 a.m., in the second floor, conference room, it's a great opportunity to

1554
02:15:30,230 --> 02:15:32,050
to meet your neighbors, share your thoughts,

1555
02:15:32,250 --> 02:15:33,370
get your questions answered,

1556
02:15:34,350 --> 02:15:36,690
see the measure chef and I look forward

1557
02:15:36,690 --> 02:15:39,970
to these meetings and look forward to you attending.

1558
02:15:42,160 --> 02:15:43,800
And then if you have ideas to share,

1559
02:15:43,980 --> 02:15:45,700
questions or concerns about what's going on

1560
02:15:45,700 --> 02:15:48,140
in the city of Rock or Beach, please email me.

1561
02:15:48,380 --> 02:15:50,060
I wanna hear from you and would welcome

1562
02:15:50,700 --> 02:15:52,440
the opportunity to meet.

1563
02:15:53,700 --> 02:15:56,220
And as always, thanks for your time and attention

1564
02:15:56,220 --> 02:15:56,760
to the meeting.

1565
02:15:57,300 --> 02:15:59,420
May I have a motion to adjourn or a meeting?

1566
02:16:00,660 --> 02:16:14,840
second. Second. Second. Second. desencoooooved and seconded. Council President

1567
02:16:14,840 --> 02:16:15,820
29th, 2026.