[0:05] You hear me?

[0:16] Before

[0:28] we officially open up this um meeting, I'd like to ask um Reverend and Dr.

[0:35] Patrick Wilson to open us up in prayer. >> I invite you to pray with me, please.

[0:40] Creator and lover of all people, we come together today from our little corner of

[0:44] the world, aware that there are great needs both here and all around the

[0:49] globe. We confess that we at times are people who give false witness to your

[0:54] love and grace by neglecting others around us. Today we come repentant of

[0:59] the times that we create a den of robbers where we are advantaged at the

[1:03] expense of others around us. and we ask that you would help us to see more

[1:07] clearly how we can love and care for our neighbors in the most fruitful way. We

[1:12] also recognize that our struggles here in our country are in some ways minor

[1:16] compared to what is happening elsewhere. Forgive us of our tunnel vision. While

[1:21] we are limited in what we can do, we pray in solidarity for those who are

[1:25] trying to survive in places that have been devastated by severe storms, are in

[1:30] hostile military conquest, and facing extreme poverty.

[1:35] God, we seek a world that is built upon peace, hope, and love. We commit to

[1:40] collaborate with you and standing up, speaking out, and risking much in order

[1:44] to be in the places of injustice, and to call for a new kind of world. We dream

[1:49] of a world where all people are accepted regardless of the color of their skin,

[1:53] their sexuality, their age, their ability, their views, or their religion.

[1:58] We long for a time when walls come down and hands reach out. We ache for a world

[2:02] where our lives are enhanced by difference and inclusion rather than

[2:06] threatened by them. Until that day comes and your kingdom reigns on earth, we

[2:11] will keep praying and we will keep working. We give our lives to you and to

[2:16] our neighbors in the extension of loving embrace. Amen.

[2:21] » Amen. I like I like I'd like to officially open the Raleigh City Council

[2:25] meeting for Tuesday, September the 8th, 2026. City Council [clears throat]

[2:28] representative Mr. David Shelby will lead us in the pledge of

[2:31] » allegiance.

[2:37] I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic

[2:43] for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[2:50] justice for all.

[2:56] » Alrighty. Welcome. Welcome out. The first item and first thing we have on

[3:01] our agenda tonight is consent agenda. We will do this um putting both of the

[3:05] items that are on the consent agendum together on the floor for one motion. Is

[3:09] there a motion to accept the consent agenda?

[3:12] » Shelby will make that motion. >> Second.

[3:17] » It's been moved and properly second. The floor is open for discussion.

[3:22] Hear no further discussion. We'll move on to a voice vote. All in favor say I.

[3:26] I. I. All >> oppose say nay.

[3:29] The motion passes unanimously, ladies and gentlemen. Next thing we have is our

[3:33] monthly reports and our boards and committee minutes. Is there any

[3:38] corrections or comments from anyone on the on the city council?

[3:44] Floor is open for a motion to approve the committee minutes.

[3:48] » Mark will approve or motion. >> A second move and probably second floor

[3:53] is open for discussion.

[3:57] Hear no discussion. We'll move on to a voice vote. All in favor say I. I.

[4:02] » All oppose say nay. That pass unan. Ladies and gentlemen. Whoa. We're moving

[4:06] pretty good tonight. Excellent. All right. The next thing we have is

[4:09] acknowledgement and special presentation.

[4:13] And the first one we have is a proclamation for the walk to end

[4:17] Alzheimer's disease. And we'll be the present. Before we have the

[4:21] presentation, we're going to have a little information um and we're going to

[4:24] have a little reading from council representative um ward 6. And so, ma'am,

[4:29] will you please go to the podium and then we will do the actual proclamation

[4:34] afterward. Ma'am? >> All right.

[4:37] Do you need me my name and address? [laughter]

[4:43] » Good evening everybody. My name is Amelia Markle. I represent W 6. And

[4:47] outside of my role here on the Raleigh City Council, I also have the privilege

[4:50] of serving on the Phelps County Walk to End Alzheimer's Committee. Our committee

[4:54] is made up of an amazing group of Phelps County residents who have spent the past

[4:57] year planning and preparing for the annual Phelps County Walk to End

[5:00] Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is a horrible disease and it is one that I hold very

[5:04] near and dear to my heart. And I'm sure many people in this room have either

[5:07] been personally affected by Alzheimer's or at least know somebody who has. That

[5:11] is why events like the Walk to End Alzheimer's are so important. They give

[5:14] our they give our community a opportunity to come together, show

[5:17] support for those affected by Alzheimer's, honor those that we have

[5:20] lost, and raise awareness about a disease that impacts so many families.

[5:24] I'm excited to announce that this year's Phelps County Wat Alzheimer's will take

[5:28] place on Saturday, October 3rd at the Lions Club Park right here in Raleigh.

[5:32] Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. and then the walk will officially start at

[5:36] 9:30 a.m. We would love to see our community come out and join us. There

[5:39] will be booths set up by local Raleigh businesses and we also encourage

[5:42] everyone to wear their purple to show their support. Um whether you have been

[5:48] personally affected by Alzheimer's, know someone who has or simply just want to

[5:51] come out and support an important cause, we invite you to join us. Feel free to

[5:54] bring your friends, family members, co-workers, neighbors, the more people

[5:57] we have walking together, the stronger message of support we can send to those

[6:00] affected by this disease. If you would like to register or learn more about the

[6:04] walk, there are handouts available in the lobby table uh as you leave city

[6:08] hall today. Those handouts include instructions on how to register. And of

[6:11] course, you're more than welcome to email or contact me via the city's

[6:14] website. I hope you will consider joining us for the October 3rd walk as

[6:18] the Raleigh community comes together to continue the fight for a world without

[6:22] Alzheimer's. Thank you. >> Thank you. I'll read segments of the

[6:26] proclamation. We'll take a picture together if that's okay with you. All

[6:29] right. >> Is there anybody in the crowd tonight

[6:31] from the committee just out of curiosity? Just wanted to make sure I

[6:34] didn't exclude anybody. Okay, we're good.

[6:36] » Outstanding. Thank you. proclamation walk to end Alzheimer's day. Whereas

[6:41] Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and devastating condition that affects more

[6:45] than six million Americans and their family, robbing individuals of their

[6:49] memory, independence, and dignity. Whereas the walk of to end Alzheimer's

[6:54] is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funding for Alzheimer's

[6:58] care, support, and research, bringing together people of all ages and

[7:03] background who are committed to end this disease. And whereas the 2026 walk to

[7:08] end Alzheimer's in Phelps County will take place on Saturday, October the 3,

[7:14] Lions Club Park in Rale, Missouri, utilizing the community, uniting the

[7:19] community in a powerful display of solidarity, remembrance, and hope. And

[7:24] there now, therefore, I, Lester B. Florence Jr., the mayor of Raleigh,

[7:28] Missouri, do hereby proclaim May the 3rd, 2026,

[7:32] walk to end Alzheimer's Day. I encourage all citizens to participate in this

[7:38] meaningful event to honor those we have lost, support those currently living

[7:42] with the disease, and help bring us closer to a world without Alzheimer's.

[7:53] And we will take

[7:56] » and thank you for all what you do for this.

[8:14] Give her a round of applause. [applause]

[8:35] Next item, we have our agenda as the recognition and we'll be hearing from

[8:39] Police Chief Will Aldridge. You have the floor, sir.

[8:49] » Good evening. >> Good evening.

[8:50] » Good evening. >> Here with Cody Jones. Like to present a

[8:53] citizen commendation. I'll read the citation and then make the uh

[8:57] presentation. So to Cody Jones for demonstrating exceptional honesty,

[9:02] integrity, and character through selfless actions that exemplify the

[9:05] highest ideals of citizenship. On July 19, 2026, while working at Freddy's

[9:11] Custard in Raleigh, Missouri, Miss Jones discovered $12,000 in cash that had been

[9:16] inadvertently left behind by a customer after they had legally withdrawn the

[9:20] funds from a bank. Miss Jones immediately turned the money over to her

[9:24] manager who contacted the Raleigh Police Department. Through her honesty and

[9:29] cooperation, officers were able to identify the rightful owner and return

[9:33] the entire sum. Miss Jones actions serves as an outstanding example of

[9:38] honesty, integrity, and personal responsibility. Her commitment to doing

[9:42] the right thing reflects the values that strengthen our community and inspire

[9:47] confidence in one another. In recognition of her exceptional character

[9:51] and for exemplifying the highest standards of integrity, the Raleigh

[9:54] Police Department proudly presents Cody Jones with the citizen commendation.

[9:59] » Wow. [applause]

[10:04] [applause]

[10:09] [applause]

[10:19] That's awesome. That's beautiful.

[10:37] » Next, we have an agenda um recognition of Kindra and we'll be hearing from Fire

[10:43] Chief Mr. Brennham. You have the floor, sir.

[10:57] » Wow. All these all these amazing amazing uh people. This really showcases how

[11:02] great our community is. I was motion to get closer to the

[11:07] microphone. [laughter] All right.

[11:10] » Yes, sir. So, uh, 911 Communications also has something for Miss Kendra. This

[11:15] is Miss Kendra. Um, the presenter, uh, is ill tonight and won't be here, so

[11:20] we'll get that to you at a a later date. On the morning of August 7th, the city

[11:24] of Raleigh Fire and Rescue responded to a reported structure fire and apartment

[11:27] complex. While in route, units were advised that the back bedroom was on

[11:33] fire. Once on scene, the fire was quickly extinguished by responding fire

[11:38] crews. The fire investigation concluded that a batterypowered hoverboard had

[11:42] experienced thermal runaway while being charged and caught fire. Our friend

[11:47] Kendra, say hi. [laughter]

[11:51] She's really shy. Our friend Kendra was at home with her younger siblings who

[11:55] were resting in the same bedroom as the hoverboard. Kinder entered the room and

[12:00] first noticed black smoke and then fire. Kindra grabbed her siblings, removed

[12:03] them from the room, and remembered to close the door behind her to prevent the

[12:07] fire from spreading. Kendra got everyone out of the apartment, called 911. Kendra

[12:12] also attempted notify others in the apartment complex uh of the fire so they

[12:17] could get out safely. So, the fire department has an award for

[12:23] Miss Kendra, and it's the Valor and Exemplary Service Award presented to

[12:29] Kendra Pearson for providing life-saving actions during a structure fire that

[12:34] protected the lives and property of a multif family apartment complex on

[12:38] August 7th, 2026. So, let's you guys can give that to her.

[12:45] And I think the the mayor would like to uh talk to you as well.

[12:49] » Yes. Um the city of Rala also has a proclamation of heroism

[12:54] uh to you. Whereas on August the 7th, 2020 2026, 12-year-old Kendra

[13:00] demonstrated extraordinary courage, presence of mind when the hoverboard

[13:04] experienced a thermal runaway while charging, causing a fire in her family's

[13:09] apartment. And whereas Kendra immediately rescued her younger

[13:12] siblings, closed the bedroom door to help contain the fire, evacuated

[13:17] everyone from the apartment, and warned neighbor residents actions that

[13:21] prevented actions that help prevent and protect lives and limit the spread of

[13:25] the fire. Now where is it be proclaimed that the city of Rala and the city and

[13:30] city council as follows says that the mayor and the city council of Rala here

[13:35] I proclaim and proudly recognize Kendra for her exceptional bravery, selfishness

[13:41] and quick thinking and the city of Raleigh extends a sincere gratitude for

[13:44] heroism actions and commends her for setting example of courage, leadership

[13:50] and compassion for the entire community. Her calm response in the face of danger

[13:56] reflects the very best of citizens in Rala and serves as an inspiration to us

[14:01] all. We'd like to present you with this proclamation of heronism and say

[14:05] congratulations and we're proud of you. [applause]

[14:18] [applause]

[14:22] She's [snorts] kind of acting shy, but you should have heard her give the uh

[14:25] interview to the television crew. She's really good.

[14:34] [laughter]

[14:40] » Too many awards. I don't know. >> Yes.

[14:57] have all your photos. >> We're so proud of you. [applause]

[15:05] [applause]

[15:19] Next item we have on our agenda is um presentation from Miss Courtney Jones

[15:25] from the Celebration Nation. >> Is Courtney here?

[15:31] » Oh, hi. >> Yes.

[15:34] » Oops. >> Thanks. I'm Courtney Jones and I'm here

[15:38] to represent the uh Missouri S&T uh engagement and outreach and celebration

[15:43] of nations. I just wanted to invite everyone out. I have a few a couple of

[15:47] slides to show with you. I thought would share this year's commercial. Um we're

[15:52] super excited. We're just about two and a half weeks out from this. It's a huge

[15:56] event that we do and it takes a lot of people, committees, the city, the

[16:01] county, um and all of our students that come out as well.

[16:12] Join us Saturday, September 26 for the 17th annual Celebration of Nations in

[16:16] downtown Raleigh. >> Kicks on Route 66. The day begins at 11

[16:21] a.m. with a vibrant multicultural parade followed by international food, live

[16:25] entertainment, and familyfriendly activities until 3 p.m. Enjoy global

[16:28] cuisine, performances, vendors, and free activities for all ages. Celebration of

[16:33] Nations is presented by Missouri S&T, the city of Rawla, and the Rawla Area

[16:36] Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. Learn more at nations.mst.edu.

[16:43] » Um, you can also go to the nations.mst.edu

[16:47] to look at the schedule. There's a major schedule of events. It's being updated

[16:51] every I feel like every minute at this point as more students are back in town

[16:56] and they're like, "Oh gosh, Celebration Nations." Um we will have our annual

[17:01] STEM around the globe in the kids area and we have about 300 prizes to give

[17:05] away to our students this year when they complete um the passport. Uh lots of

[17:10] cultural food and great family fun. A great time to connect as well. Um and

[17:15] then just the parade information. Um I just wanted to bring up that the lineup

[17:20] will actually happen um along Main Street and then it won't start until 6th

[17:26] then Maine. uh lineup will begin at 9:30 in the morning and the students uh the

[17:32] walkers will walk all the way through and straight to the stage where the MC

[17:36] will be there waiting for them. So that should be a much smoother transition,

[17:40] but we're really excited about the event this year and it's just right around the

[17:43] corner. I wanted to invite everyone to come out and support Celebration of

[17:47] Nations. >> Any questions?

[17:51] » Could you repeat those dates? The date, please.

[17:53] » Yeah, September 26th. >> Okay. Thank you. Yeah, of course.

[17:57] » Courtney, do you mind sharing the presentation and video that you had with

[18:01] us so we can provide it to council as it didn't show on our monitors? I sure

[18:06] will. And we can also hopefully share that also on social media.

[18:09] » Okay, that'd be great. Um, who do I send it to?

[18:12] » If you want to send that to Lori. >> Okay, I'll take care of it. Thank you so

[18:15] much and thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[18:22] » It is the moment. All

[18:34] right. Next item we have on the agenda is a public hearing in the first reading

[18:39] for regarding the fiscal year 2027 budget 2027 sewer fees. We'll be hearing

[18:46] from city administrator Mr. Keith Riceberg. You have the floor, sir.

[18:49] » Thank you, mayor. Um, I first want to acknowledge it's always a great, you

[18:52] know, way of starting the budget public hearing to have items that precede it

[18:57] where you're having the whole room, you know, recognizing young adults and

[19:01] having standing ovations. So, I'm certain everyone will give the budget

[19:05] message also a standing ovation when we're done.

[19:09] So tonight's um public hearing is for the presentation of the fiscal 20 year 7

[19:14] budget as well as the increase in uh rates associated with the adoption of

[19:20] the budget. The budget as it has been presented to the city council across all

[19:25] funds anticipates revenues in excess of $48 million and on the expenditure side

[19:32] has over $51 million of proposed expenses. The expenditures do exceed the

[19:39] revenues as the city is continuing a planned spendown of our fund balance

[19:44] that is associated with capital improvement projects. The budget as it

[19:48] is being brought forward is in compliance with legal requirements and

[19:52] consistent with the past approaches for the city's budget.

[19:57] The listing of the city's nine funds is shown in the budget message along with a

[20:01] detailed explanation of the key actions that will be achieved with this year's

[20:06] budget as part of the overall budget plan.

[20:11] The budget as it is presented does address several of city council's

[20:14] priorities as reflected through resolution 2093.

[20:19] Specifically, the budget includes a 5% increase for our employees starting in

[20:24] October. The intent with this wage adjustment being to make the city more

[20:29] competitive in our efforts in hiring key positions. One of the challenges the

[20:34] city has had over the past years is finding employees and filling positions.

[20:38] So, we're hoping that this adjustment starts to address that. Recognizing that

[20:43] our employees are responsible for the delivery of services to our citizen, the

[20:49] budget does include funding to develop a compensation plan that will allow the

[20:53] city over time to improve the compensation and benefits for our

[20:57] employees. Again, our goal is to be competitive so that we can fill and

[21:01] retain our quality employees. The budget does undertake a number of

[21:06] capital improvements and one-time projects. These improvements range from

[21:10] needed improvements here at city hall to uh the rehab of the runway and taxiway

[21:17] at the airport to various street improvement projects. One of the largest

[21:22] of those projects being the RA storm sewer reconstruction.

[21:28] The budget as presented does reflect the anticipated revenue to be res to be

[21:33] received from the approval of Proposition S. This reverses a trend of

[21:39] the center pulling funds from the general fund and actually starts to uh

[21:44] contribute funds back to the general fund. The budget does include funding

[21:49] for the planning efforts to reimagine the natiatorum moving forward in the

[21:53] coming year. However, what is not reflected in the budget is the

[21:58] anticipated interfund loan for the near-term capital improvements that we

[22:02] expect to be made at the center. The budget also does not reflect the

[22:06] financing that is expected to fund the natiatorum improvements as those

[22:11] projects would be incorporated in the budget through a future budget

[22:15] amendment. The budget was reviewed and discussed

[22:19] with the finance and audit committee on August 18th and with the full council at

[22:24] a public meeting on August 24th. Tonight's public hearing is again to

[22:29] also receive comments on the anticipated rate increases associated with the

[22:33] budget, specifically the budget anticipated to rate adjustments. The

[22:38] sewer fund anticipates a rate increase effective January 1st, 2027.

[22:44] The ordinance to implement the sewer rate increase is on the agenda for

[22:47] action later this evening. the user rate increases 10 cents per thousand gallons

[22:52] and the service availability fee increase um adjustment between the two

[22:57] of those will increase the average household sewer bill by $140 per month.

[23:04] Also, with the budget, we're anticipating environmental services rate

[23:07] increases being effective January 1st, 2027. The ordinance that uh will

[23:14] implement those rates will be brought forward after the adoption of the

[23:17] budget. Again, the average increase to our residential household for the

[23:22] environmental service adjustments will be approximately $2 per month.

[23:28] These rate increases are small increases with the intent to be make to make

[23:33] smaller regular rate adjustments as opposed to larger periodic increases.

[23:39] the adoption of the ordinance appropriating um this the approving the

[23:43] budget does appropriate the funds as outlined in the budget and in accordance

[23:49] with the city's purchasing and procurement guidelines. The council will

[23:53] still be required to approve contracts and other projects throughout the course

[23:57] of the year. I do want to recognize and thank the department directors as well

[24:02] as our finance staff for the work to present this budget, you know, for the

[24:07] council's consideration. We'll be glad to answer any questions council may have

[24:11] regarding the budget as well as any questions that are raised by the public.

[24:16] Final reminder is tonight is the first reading of the ordinance to adopt the

[24:21] budget. The final reading and adoption is set to occur on September 21st. So

[24:26] there are time know there is time if council has questions that you want to

[24:31] ask following tonight's meeting please bring those questions to us with that

[24:36] mayor we'll be glad to hear any concerns or comments from the public.

[24:41] » I was pretty sure that I did open the public hearing but I always like to

[24:44] check and double check and say we will now open the public hearing in case I

[24:48] didn't do it the first time. The public hearing is now open. Um, is there anyone

[24:52] in the audience who would like to give testimony or support in opposition or

[24:57] for

[25:01] anyone would like to speak? You have three minutes to speak.

[25:06] Making sure that I'm given the opportunity for someone to come up come

[25:09] forward. Okay. Hearing the seeing that there's no

[25:14] one coming forward, we'll move on. Is there any other questions or comments

[25:18] from council? Yes, sir.

[25:22] » Keith, I just wanted to ask you this. I So, you mentioned Prop S. When does the

[25:27] city start receiving those funds? >> So, the city has given notice to the

[25:32] state um of the passage of that ballot initiative. We are and expecting that

[25:38] the collection of that tax revenue will start January 1st in terms of collection

[25:45] by the um vendors in the community and the city will not actually receive any

[25:51] funds until March of 2027 >> and that's reflected in this budget.

[25:57] » That is correct. >> Thank you.

[26:03] » Yes, sir. >> Um Keith had a question. This may be

[26:06] more appropriate to bring up at the sewer um uh fee increase, but on page 68

[26:13] on the budget, it deals with the sewer fund and it shows that the revenue is

[26:18] about 7 million and the expenditure is 6.5 million. Um first of all, I'm

[26:23] assuming that assumes the um increase in fees. I believe you already confirmed

[26:28] that. With that being said, in the sewer uh on page 139, this is where I'm not

[26:33] sure I can talk about this later if you prefer. It it mentions that that still

[26:37] considers deficit spending in that packet. And I was I wasn't sure

[26:42] how that comment on page 139 reflects, unless I misunderstand the numbers. Um,

[26:48] so on page 139 it says this increase still requires deficit spending in the

[26:53] sewer fund by about $100,000,

[26:57] but then in the budget itself it looks like we're about $500,000

[27:02] over in revenue. Am I misunderstanding something there?

[27:09] I'm gonna let Darren speak to his cover memo, but I'm gonna

[27:16] go to

[27:21] again the sewer fund.

[27:26] I believe

[27:30] I'm gonna look to Stephanie if she has the page handy.

[27:36] All right. funds. I don't have the page number on the

[27:41] sewer fund right now. >> Oh, sorry.

[27:43] » Bear with me.

[27:50] » Stephanie, do you have the cover sheet for the sewer fun?

[27:54] » So, right there. >> Yeah.

[27:55] » This is misprint on page 68.

[28:01] » We got two different numbers for revenue.

[28:04] » Okay. Look at page 65, Nathan. Page on the

[28:11] budget, I guess, in the packet. >> So, yeah, page

[28:16] » So, page 65 has the listing of the sewer.

[28:20] » That's 5.3 million.

[28:24] » It looks like 68 is the the state. >> Yeah. Where we didn't get the number

[28:28] corrected in my budget message. So, the table has the actual numbers. So

[28:34] the the correct amount >> is 5.3 of revenue.

[28:39] » Correct. And the expense is the 6.497.

[28:44] » You were referencing I thought back on the ordinance.

[28:49] » Um it's like three pages further. Page 68.

[28:55] » All right. >> It gives a breakdown of sewer fund.

[28:58] » Yeah. All right. So the table has the correct numbers.

[29:04] » Okay. >> So the the misper is on page 68.

[29:07] » I think he's referring to page 95 >> that represents

[29:11] » on 68 it says >> but the 100,000 deficit is also on page

[29:14] 95. >> Okay.

[29:18] » I mean without checking numbers my guess is the the numbers in the in the memo

[29:23] » is probably before the fund transfers >> the second the expenditure. I mean if if

[29:28] you look at page 95 >> excess revenues over expenditures is

[29:32] 520,000 >> but that's before the fund transfers to

[29:36] you know to to the several funds so that's why it's showing a a deficit of

[29:41] 109,000 >> okay thank you

[29:44] » y >> on page 65 there's two revenue line

[29:49] items that one of those >> oh for the environmental services fun

[29:57] And that same number is repeated on 68. So maybe it is accurate for

[30:00] environmental services but not for sewer.

[30:03] » That's correct. >> Can you say one more time which one's

[30:07] correct? >> The environmental services one.

[30:11] » So if you compare it to page 95, the total revenue on page 95 is the

[30:18] sewer revenue.

[30:21] » The top section under revenue

[30:30] All right. So the 7 million is

[30:38] » so the revenue is 7 million >> but then there's funds transfers. Okay.

[30:42] » But then the fund Okay. That's what Darren was saying of the

[30:48] » and then on page 98 is the environmental services which matches the table like

[30:52] she's indicated. So what is the revenue for the

[30:57] environmental services as reflected on the cover sheet?

[31:01] » Uh 7,18,182.

[31:05] » So in the >> That's for sewer.

[31:06] » That's for sewer. >> All right. And what is it for the

[31:09] environmental services? >> 5,356,500.

[31:13] All right. So, in the table at the front of the

[31:18] budget message, we reflected the sewer number or the environmental services

[31:23] number in this >> sewer revenues.

[31:26] » So, the sewer fund was the incorrect one on that on the cover page.

[31:34] » Yes. >> So, with that being said, then the sewer

[31:37] fund is not a deficit. Well, if you look at page 95, okay,

[31:42] » the fund itself is not a deficit. >> Okay.

[31:45] » The revenue before expenditures has a revenue increase of 520,000.

[31:51] » Gotcha. >> By the time that the transfers are made

[31:53] to the the funds that the sewer department helps fund, engineering,

[31:58] general fund contribution, and things like that, that is where the $109,000

[32:02] deficit takes place. That brings the fund balance down 109,000. Okay? So, the

[32:07] cash balance will be down 109,000. And Darren said all that. My brain was just

[32:10] taking a long time to catch up. I'm I'm sorry. I appreciate connecting all those

[32:14] numbers. >> He prepped me. He prepped me. Fine.

[32:16] » Okay. Thank you.

[32:20] Was a good catch.

[32:24] » Excellent question. Still open for you council to any other questions or

[32:29] comments?

[32:32] » I I did have one more mayor. >> Absolutely sir.

[32:35] » Um so on page 69 uh this is more of a general question. And so there's a

[32:39] cemetery trust fund and it says the revenues that come in is 40,000. Our

[32:45] expenditures is $5,000, but we have almost $500,000 in [snorts] um the

[32:51] ending fund balance there. And I wasn't sure like for how much we're spending on

[32:55] an annual basis. I wasn't sure why we kept so much in there if if that's just

[33:00] how that fund works. But I mean it's enough for like a hundred years at

[33:04] $5,000 a year that we have to save in that fund. So, I wasn't sure what that

[33:07] generally is used for or if this was a oddly low year of expenditures.

[33:11] » It varies between the 5,000 or 50,000 depends on the project or the need in

[33:16] the cemetery. Okay. >> So, the cemetery expenses are do not

[33:19] include any labor for the cost or the operation of the cemetery. That is all

[33:23] funded through the parks division. >> Okay.

[33:25] » This is a fund that has to have a twothirds majority vote for council

[33:29] because it is basically a trust fund. So, we had did not start putting money

[33:33] back into that trust fund for probably the first five to 10 years that I've

[33:37] been here. Okay. And so, we are then trying to rebuild that so that there's

[33:40] any major improvements. This has to sustain its own operations or a new wing

[33:46] or different things like that that would take place.

[33:48] » So, we So, you feel that that amount reflects an appropriate amount to be in

[33:51] there for a larger project that may be needed down the down the line? Yes.

[33:55] » Okay. Thank you.

[34:02] Yes, sir. You got the floor. >> Yeah, thank you. Um, page 88 under

[34:06] animal control expenditures under capital expenditures, there's a

[34:13] line called uh grant expenses. What What is a grant

[34:18] expense?

[34:23] So that is the grant and donations account because they typically do not

[34:26] receive federal or state grants. We instead of adding another line for audit

[34:30] compliance, we included that. So if people have donations or if they're

[34:34] going to some people will donate money for food like dog food, animal food,

[34:38] that's where that account is for. That's why it's so small because of the coming

[34:43] year it's $2,000. >> Okay. Thank you.

[34:48] Any

[34:54] further questions from council? Any further questions from councel?

[35:01] Hear. No further further questions, comments. We'll now close the public

[35:04] hearing. Um, can I have a further reading from our attorney?

[35:09] Bill number 202621, an ordinance adopting an annual budget

[35:14] for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2026 and appropriating funds pursuant

[35:19] there too. All right. Next on the agenda, we have old business and we have

[35:23] one bill for final reading and we will hear from community developer director,

[35:28] Mrs. Don Bell.

[35:45] Okay. So, this is for the voluntary rental inspection program uh that we

[35:49] already talked about the last city council meeting. So, I'll try to go

[35:51] pretty quick. Um the comprehensive plan um under goal

[35:56] to highquality housing and neighborhoods um called out doing a rental inspection

[36:01] program to promote safe rental housing inventory. Um, in addition to that,

[36:07] we've had many inquiries from prospective tenants and families,

[36:10] especially at the beginning of semesters. Uh, parents and students call

[36:14] to find out if there's a list of um, rental units that are certified.

[36:20] Also, Missouri S&T called um the fraternity sorority houses um, are not

[36:27] regulated by S&T, so they asked if we had a rental inspection program and

[36:30] asked if we could help them out with that. [clears throat]

[36:35] Who can participate? Owners, property man managers of single family, town

[36:40] homes, apartments, group residences, the fraternity and sority houses that I

[36:44] talked about, rooming, boarding houses, and um other similar residences like uh

[36:50] religious homes and that sort of thing. Um again, the participation is

[36:54] voluntary. It's not required. Uh there's no penalty for not participating, but it

[37:00] will be incentivized. Um the participation will be incentivized by

[37:04] including it on on a list on our website of uh certified properties.

[37:10] Uh so the property owner or manager will apply. They'll pay the fee. Um we'll

[37:15] provide an inspection. We'll provide either provide them a list of

[37:18] deficiencies to fix or a certificate of inspection and that certificate will be

[37:22] good for two years. And on the checklist there's basic

[37:28] health and safety issues. I won't read through all those. We talked about those

[37:31] last time, but um just basic safety uh things that you would look for, you

[37:36] know, as a parent of a student coming in or as a as a new tenant um to make you

[37:42] feel comfortable to live in that space. And just here are some of the pictures

[37:46] that that I showed last time. And does anybody have any questions?

[37:53] » Yes, sir. >> Hi, Don. Thank you. I received three

[37:56] questions from a constituent, so I'd like to read them in order if I can.

[37:59] » Sure. Um the first one was will the same fee apply for renewals as for second

[38:05] attempt um reinspections? In other words, when it when the property is up

[38:11] after its two years have expired, um will there'll be the same fee schedule

[38:16] applying to as as would apply for those that failed the first inspection?

[38:21] » Well, so the two years um would be for ones that didn't fail. So, um, so yeah,

[38:28] so the same fee would apply as if it were a new application because in in

[38:33] theory in two years, you know, smoke detectors could be pulled down by

[38:36] students or, you know, a lot of different things could happen.

[38:40] » Okay, thank you. Um, the second one, uh, in section 20-58A,

[38:47] um, it mentions that there could be revocation for cause, right? You've got

[38:50] 24 months where you have the certificate, but it could be pulled, um,

[38:54] if there was a reason to do so. Um, and this constituent wanted to know what

[38:58] would that process look like maybe as far as ascertaining cause um, and what

[39:05] kind of communications might follow from [snorts] that that decision.

[39:09] » Sure. Uh, the way that I see that would be a tenant might call and say, you

[39:13] know, the the landlord came in and did some repairs and, you know, painted my

[39:17] window shut. Uh, that sort of thing. Um and so then we would reach out to that

[39:22] property owner and give them a chance to correct this to correct the situation.

[39:26] » Okay. Thank you. Um finally, uh what happens what what do you anticipate

[39:32] happening to certify properties if you were to change the checklist while they

[39:36] were still in their window of certification? Would they be

[39:39] grandfathered in? Would there be an automatic reinspection? What do you

[39:42] think? >> Uh they would be grandfathered in. I

[39:44] don't anticipate changing that checklist often, if at all. Um, but and I wouldn't

[39:50] say within, you know, a certain window, we probably wouldn't do that at all, but

[39:54] but yeah, they would be grandfathered. We wouldn't require them to let us come

[39:58] back in to to check. >> Okay. All right. That's all I have.

[40:01] Thank you. >> Thank you.

[40:04] » Your first question there, because in the exhibit B fee, it says initial

[40:09] inspection fee $40 flat, reinspection fee 25. So after the two years, is it

[40:16] back to the 40 year 40? >> Correct. the 25

[40:18] » the 25's 25 is if there is a deficiency and we have to go back out in that same

[40:23] time period. >> I see what you're asking there, Andrew.

[40:25] The So, >> yes.

[40:26] » Okay. Thank you for the clarification. >> Yes, ma'am.

[40:32] » Um I just want to make sure will we be getting the presentation that Don

[40:35] presented to. I just wanted to make sure that there was nothing on the

[40:37] presentation that we didn't see that was already in our packet just because we

[40:41] couldn't see the presentation to follow along with what you were saying.

[40:44] » Oh, I'm sorry. >> No, you're [laughter] introducing it to

[40:46] all of us afterwards. That would be great. I just want to

[40:48] » Yeah, sure. I can send out. Yeah, I can send it out.

[40:50] » Um, and then my second question was in terms of sanitation on exhibit A, um,

[40:55] where where would black mold fall under because I see that there's like, you

[40:59] know, appears free of rodent inspection and then no litter, garbage, or waste,

[41:02] but I'm not seeing one that's that's like for

[41:05] » for that specifically. Um, >> so that's not something that we are

[41:10] certified to actually inspect for. Um, I would anticipate that if we saw an issue

[41:14] that was um, really egregious that we would ask that landlord to get an

[41:20] inspection done. Um, but it would fall under that sanitation.

[41:24] » Gotcha. Um, and then my last question is because this is the first year that that

[41:28] we're doing this, will it be you that's reaching out to like the IFC or the uh,

[41:33] president of each fraternity or will you be like working with S&T and they'll be

[41:37] the ones that are introducing that to? >> Yeah. So, I will um I've got some

[41:40] contacts with S&T, the the housing department, and they and they will reach

[41:44] out to the different folks. >> Cool. Thanks, Tom.

[41:51] » I got asked a question and I forgot to submit it to you, but it's pretty

[41:54] straightforward and simple that um I was contacted by um

[42:00] renters and they wanted to know if they have property outside the city limits

[42:05] and they wanted to be included in this. there's no provision for them to because

[42:09] they were trying to figure a way that they can tell,

[42:13] you know, parents and tell students that, you know, that we we have this

[42:17] apartment, we have this and we're close to the vicinity, but there's nothing in

[42:20] our provision right now that allows them to be able to to take advantage of this.

[42:24] Correct. >> Correct.

[42:24] » Yes, ma'am.

[42:30] » Yes, sir. And this is a voluntary program. So if it was to become

[42:35] mandatory, it would have to come back to council.

[42:37] » It would. Yes. And and I would foresee that we would do, you know, a committee

[42:43] um made up of some landlords in the area and probably S&T, some different folks

[42:48] um to make sure that, you know, we're following what everybody everybody's

[42:53] needs.

[42:57] Further questions, comments. Further questions, comments.

[43:03] Thank you very much. Can we have the first reading from our city attorney?

[43:06] » Second reading. Final >> final reading. Final reading.

[43:09] » Yeah. >> Bill number 2026-17.

[43:13] An ordinance of the city of Raleigh, Missouri, adding a new article to

[43:16] chapter 20, housing of the code of the city of Raleigh, Missouri, establishing

[43:20] a voluntary rental dwelling inspection program for single family, town home,

[43:25] apartment, and group residence rental dwellings.

[43:28] » Floor is open for a motion. >> Our motion, we'll second.

[43:34] » Move probably second. Floor is open for discussion.

[43:40] Hear no further discussion. We'll have a roll call vote.

[43:43] » Dickens, >> yes.

[43:45] » Shelby, >> yes.

[43:47] » Sperry, >> yes.

[43:48] » McNeel, >> yes.

[43:50] » Barren, >> yes.

[43:51] » Gans, >> yes.

[43:53] » Markwell, >> yes.

[43:54] » Brown, >> yes.

[43:56] » Jackson, >> yes.

[43:57] » Churban, >> yes.

[43:59] » Pace, >> no.

[44:03] » 10. >> Motion passes. Ladies and gentlemen, the

[44:06] next item we have is on the new business and we will hear from city

[44:11] administrator, Mr. Keith Rainsburg is going to be appointment for employee

[44:15] represented to Larger's annual meetings. Sir, you have the floor.

[44:17] » Thank you, mayor. Uh, the city of Raleigh has participated in the Logger's

[44:21] retirement system for some time and has historically sent both a employer as

[44:28] well as employee representatives to participate in the annual meeting. This

[44:32] year's annual meeting is scheduled for October 29th and 30th in Springfield.

[44:37] The employees will be electing their delegate to attend this meeting and we

[44:42] are asking the council to either designate a council member to attend on

[44:48] behalf of the city or if no council members wish to attend, authorize the

[44:52] city administrator to designate someone to attend the loggger's annual meeting

[44:57] as the employer representative.

[45:04] floor is open for discussions, comments.

[45:11] » Yes, sir. You have the floor. >> If I just addressing my fellow council

[45:15] members, unless any of you feel like you really want to talk about pension plans,

[45:20] I think this is something that the uh administration deals with all of the

[45:23] time and knows uh very well. So my my suggestion would be to allow the

[45:30] administrator to make that appointment. >> Sounds like you want to do a motion.

[45:34] » Well, I want to [laughter] discussing this idea of my colleagues.

[45:41] » Yes, absolutely.

[45:46] I hear no discussion about what you propose. So

[45:49] » therefore, I I would uh wish to make a motion to authorize the city

[45:53] administrator to make that designation. Jackson second.

[45:59] » Moved and probably second. Floor is open for discussion.

[46:02] [clears throat]

[46:05] » Hear no discussion. We'll move on to a voice vote. All in favor say I.

[46:09] » I. >> All oppose say nay.

[46:11] » The eyes have it. Ladies and gentlemen, pass your answers. Yes, sir.

[46:14] » We'll make the designation so the city has an employer representative at the

[46:18] conference center. >> I'll stand.

[46:19] » Thank you. Next item we have up on um on our agenda

[46:24] is we'll be hearing from public works director Mr. Darren Prior and he be will

[46:29] be talking to us about whether we're going to approve an NRA field for Greek

[46:34] games and for September 2026 with beer sales. You have the floor sir.

[46:39] » So staff received a request from the Missouri S&T IFC to use the Rand

[46:44] National um airport extravaganza appealed uh for the Greek week games.

[46:49] Um, this event is taking place at that location for at least 20 years. Uh,

[46:53] we've had good cooperation from the students on this event. Um, this request

[46:57] does include beer sales. Um, which requires a state license, insurance, um,

[47:02] security and bus transportation for all participants. Um, organizers will be

[47:08] hiring two u members of Phelps County Sheriff's Department to check IDs. Um,

[47:12] staff has received all the necessary documentation. Um, so tonight we'll be

[47:17] asking for a motion to approve the use of the RA National Airport Fields for

[47:21] the Greek Week Games on September 26 with beer sales. Is there any questions?

[47:30] » Yes, sir. >> Uh, Darren, you said that this has gone

[47:33] on for 20 years with no issues. Um, does that also include the aspects of like

[47:39] the beer sales? >> I can only speak for the last 11 when

[47:42] I've been here, but but yes. >> Okay. Thank you. [snorts]

[47:47] » Did you have one? Yes. Yes, sir. You have floor.

[47:50] » Uh, so Darren, what kind of liability does the city have if some student

[47:56] decides to drive up there and get toilet hug and drunk and then drive back to

[48:01] Raleigh and gets in an accident? >> Well, the first thing is they're not

[48:04] allowed to drive there. >> Okay.

[48:06] » Um, they will be bust. That's a requirement. Um, so I've got a

[48:10] representative of IFC here. Maybe he can speak a little more to that.

[48:17] Uh hello, my name is Houston Bragg. I'm the chairman of the IFC.

[48:21] » Yes. >> Uh if you would mind repeating your

[48:23] question. >> So uh my question uh was what kind of

[48:29] liability does the city have if a student uh decides to drive to the

[48:35] event, gets drunk, and then decides to, you know, when they're ready to go, they

[48:39] drive back to LA and then get in an accident.

[48:42] » Yeah. So, um we have uh a busing company um that everybody signs a waiver for

[48:48] that'll be transporting students to and from. So, um the only people that'll be

[48:53] transporting uh um themselves in their own vehicles is to set up and break down

[48:58] and um at that point we have uh sober monitors and uh cops there to check and

[49:04] make sure. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you.

[49:06] » Yeah. And I will mention they do provide an insurance certificate naming the city

[49:11] is additional insured uh for using city property.

[49:15] » Thank you for here and then I'll come back to you

[49:19] now. >> My question was already answered. Thank

[49:21] you. >> Excellent. Yes, ma'am.

[49:23] » M how many students attend this? Uh we're expecting around 150

[49:28] » and every day or >> No, it'll be um the opening games will

[49:33] be um the 12th and then it'll be happening again the 19th. Same busing

[49:38] services, same >> through the 19th. [clears throat] It's

[49:40] 12th and 19th. >> 12th and 19th. Yes.

[49:46] » Do they attend classes then that week? >> I mean,

[49:50] » yes, they will be attending classes. We we will have um activities through the

[49:56] school during the week, but that'll be after classes.

[50:05] » For the questions from council

[50:10] for the questions for council. >> You still your last name?

[50:14] » B R A U.

[50:20] » All right. There are no further questions. Um,

[50:24] floor is now open for a motion to approve.

[50:28] » Terminal motion to approve. [cough] >> Moved in probably a second. Floor is

[50:33] open for discussion.

[50:37] Hearing no further discussion, we'll do a voice vote. All in favor say I.

[50:42] » Can I call something? I'm sorry. >> Oh, you discussion. We can go back. Yes.

[50:46] » I I I apologize. No, >> it it just doesn't specify unless I'm

[50:50] Does it say it's a resolution? >> It's a motion. Motion.

[50:53] » Just a motion. >> Mhm.

[50:55] » Okay. I apologize. >> No problem. Great question.

[51:00] » So, we'll go back to the um voice vote. All in favor say I.

[51:04] » I. >> All oppose say nay.

[51:06] » Pass your navs, ladies and gentlemen. >> Prayer that everybody's safe.

[51:11] » All right. Next item we have on our agenda tonight is uh we'll be hearing

[51:15] from again public works director Mr. Darren Brier. He'll be speak

[51:20] » I'm gonna be up here a while. >> Yeah, you'll be up here for [laughter]

[51:23] my friend. He'll be speaking to approve the adjustment of sewer rates for 2026

[51:27] 2027 budget years. >> So included in the uh budget was a sewer

[51:31] increase. Um the proposed increase um would be a dollar increase on the

[51:36] service availability fee from 14 to $15 a month and uh the rate for the per

[51:42] thousand would go from 675 to 685. So that's a 10-cent increase. Um and then

[51:48] the other rate classes on the uh service availability fee would go up

[51:51] accordingly. Again um this increase for the average

[51:56] user would go from $41 a month to 4240. So, a $140 increase. Uh, so in your

[52:02] packet is a redline version of the ordinance that's being proposed. Uh, and

[52:08] also included in your packet was a a rate study of some peers and some uh

[52:13] neighboring communities. Uh, again, R was pretty middle of the road on our

[52:17] sewer rates even after our increases. So, staff is requesting the first

[52:22] reading of the ordinance to adjust the sewer rates for the 2627 budget year.

[52:26] And I will mention this uh the intent is for this ordinance to go into effect uh

[52:30] the first billing after October one. So it would show up when uh residents

[52:35] receive their bills in November.

[52:39] » So is open for questions, comments from Mr. Prior.

[52:47] » Yes sir. >> Be an example of a nonmetered

[52:51] customer like what's and why I guess in those cases. So, we have a handful of uh

[52:58] residents that aren't on city water that they still get city sewer service. So,

[53:02] we have no way of metering, you know, how much water they're using.

[53:06] » Thank you. >> I'm I'm one of those examples because I

[53:09] get my water from public water supply district number two,

[53:14] but I get sewer service from the city.

[53:20] » Thank you. [snorts]

[53:23] » Yes, ma'am. How when was the last time this was raised?

[53:27] » Last year. >> So, is it like a gradual increase?

[53:30] » That's the plan. Yes. >> You want to speak, sir?

[53:35] » Yeah. Darren, can I just confirm? You indicated the service availability fee

[53:39] goes from $14 to 15. >> Correct.

[53:43] » Okay. The ordinance that's in the packet does not reflect that.

[53:47] » We'll make sure and get that fixed. >> Yeah, that's why I wanted to raise that.

[53:50] So where it shows the service availability fee the per month as 14

[53:57] that should be 150.

[54:09] » Oh yes we will get that corrected. The rest of them got updated but yeah. Okay.

[54:17] Any

[54:22] other questions or comments from council?

[54:26] » Any other questions or comments for council?

[54:31] » Thank you very much. Can we have a press reading from our city lawyer? Bill

[54:35] number 2026-18, an ordinance amending certain sections

[54:39] of chapter 35 of the general ordinances of the city of Raleigh, Missouri, known

[54:43] as the code of the city of Raleigh, Missouri, relating to sewers and water.

[54:47] » Thank you very much, sir. Next, we have a resol resolution to authorize the

[54:52] execution of task order number three. Again, we'll be hearing from

[54:58] public work director, Mr. Durham Prior. Sir,

[55:00] » so staff is proposing the approval of task order number three with HDR

[55:04] Engineering to provide professional services for preliminary design um and

[55:08] other services for the move transportation development district. Um

[55:11] that task order is included in your pass in your packet. Um this task order will

[55:16] involve three conceptual design alternatives and preliminary design u

[55:21] for up to uh two TDD priority projects. Uh the cost of this task order is

[55:26] $685,331.50. 50 cents. Um again, the TD board has

[55:31] agreed to um to fund this project. Um and the reason council has to take

[55:36] action is um we are contracted by the TDD board to serve as a fiscal agent. So

[55:42] um you know this board um approves all contracts and makes payments to

[55:46] contractors and consultants and then is reimbursed by the TDD. So staff is

[55:52] requesting approval of a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute task

[55:56] order number three with HDR engineering

[56:02] is open for questions, comments from council.

[56:07] » Darren, would you be willing to give kind of an idea of what what exactly the

[56:10] TDD is and >> kind of how that works in relation to

[56:15] us? So we're the funding agent, but >> so so the transportation development

[56:19] district is a quasi governmental board um that is made up of so the the mayor

[56:25] [snorts] is the chairman of that board. They had their annual meeting tonight.

[56:29] Mayor was like the chairman. Um Keith is the executive director. Uh Jason

[56:34] Shinnfield is on the board and I forget is he secretary I think. Um Fred Stone

[56:41] from Missouri S&T is on the board and is treasurer I believe. Um and then Joey

[56:47] Oxshire, the presiding commissioner of Phelps County

[56:51] vice president, right? I think I got those right. Um so uh they're

[56:57] essentially a funding mechanism. So the the TDD is an overlay uh sales tax on

[57:04] most of the commercial property in Raleigh, not all. um that was formed

[57:08] back in 2015 I believe was was the year uh so that's what paid for uh you know

[57:14] the highway 72 extension for example you know some of those major capital

[57:18] projects so uh they issued bonds and then uh collect sales tax to pay those

[57:23] bonds off >> is that

[57:26] » I think so >> okay any other questions if I left

[57:29] something out just let me know >> and I guess of this because this is a a

[57:33] large amount so I I I I read through it But generally what what are we expecting

[57:38] to get from this this plan? Like what what are they hoping to accomplish with

[57:42] this? >> So again, it'd be three, you know, three

[57:45] alternatives for for two projects. So you know, they'll come up, you know, you

[57:49] know, the plan is be able to at the end of this to have some public meetings

[57:53] for, you know, the public to weigh in on which of the three alternatives for

[57:57] projects they prefer. [snorts] >> I think you want to speak, Keith.

[58:00] » Oh, sorry. So again, the move TDD is advancing some

[58:08] regional infrastructure projects. To Darren's point, right now, again, we've

[58:13] moved forward with the feasibility study, looking at the larger regional

[58:17] improvements, specifically anticipating um focusing on the 10th Street overpass

[58:24] and Westside outer road projects as ones that will likely move forward. To

[58:29] Darren's point, the goal is to advance concepts that will allow us to start

[58:33] public engagement about how to move those projects forward. Um, again, the

[58:39] investment in infrastructure that we're trying to achieve through the move TDD

[58:44] is intended to leverage and facilitate private development, private investment

[58:49] as well. >> Thank you for the specifics. That kind

[58:52] of helps with that. I appreciate it. Any

[58:58] further questions, council? Any further questions, council?

[59:06] » All right. Well, thank you very much, sir. Um, the floor is now open for a

[59:10] motion. >> I always miss that one. It's okay. Yeah,

[59:14] we're good. resolution. >> Um, we'll have the city attorney to to

[59:22] do a a reading. >> A resolution authorizing the mayor to

[59:27] execute a certain agreement between the city of Raleigh, Missouri and HDR

[59:30] Engineering, Inc. [snorts] >> All right. Now, the floor is open for a

[59:34] motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve.

[59:37] » Second move and proper second floor is open for discussion.

[59:43] Hearing no further discussion, we'll move on to a voice vote.

[59:49] All in favor say I. >> I.

[59:51] » All oppose say nay. The eyes have it. Pass uns ladies and

[59:56] gentlemen. Next item again, we're hearing from

[59:59] director Mr. Darren Brier. And he'll be talking about bill number 2026-9. You

[1:00:05] have the floor, sir. >> So staff is approing an approval and

[1:00:08] agreement with Johnson Controls uh for repairs of the center. Included in this

[1:00:12] proposal, repairs the roof, HVAC systems, building envelope, uh, window

[1:00:17] film, uh, structural, uh, controls and utility metering. Uh, not included in

[1:00:22] this proposal were upgrades to the interior exterior lighting. So, the city

[1:00:27] did work with a a different um contractor consultant in the beginning

[1:00:34] to develop a you know, a preliminary scope for this project. Um, we are a

[1:00:40] little over the original budget we had planned. Um, and so I'll talk to that a

[1:00:44] little bit here. Of course, you can you guys see the presentation?

[1:00:47] » All right. >> Half of us can half can.

[1:00:50] » Okay. All right. >> There's monitors.

[1:00:54] » Thank you. So, so again this will be a

[1:00:57] comprehensive upgrade of you know replacement of HBA systems you know

[1:01:01] building automation um roofing structural um you know Johnson

[1:01:07] Controls intent is to hire locally whenever possible um that you know makes

[1:01:11] a positive impact on the community and they'll be able to deliver the

[1:01:15] improvements in a timely manner. So you know one of the focus areas is the

[1:01:21] HBAC system. Um, one of the reasons why this scope, you know, cost grew was the

[1:01:27] HVA system was in worse shape than we anticipated. So, as you can see the

[1:01:30] pictures, these units are are definitely aging and our end of life.

[1:01:36] You know, again, we've got roof leaks that have, you know, we've got to fix

[1:01:40] the the roof and repair it. Um, we've got leaks over top the pool area even.

[1:01:47] Uh, and then, you know, we do have some structural issues. We've got some

[1:01:51] settlement and some cracks as you can see in the pictures. You know, we've got

[1:01:54] some some walls shifting and some repair work to do there.

[1:01:59] » So, you know, we're anticipating 12 months of work from when we started, you

[1:02:02] know, original design on this. Uh so, we're showing, you know, if everything

[1:02:07] goes good that this project will be completed, you know, the end of June

[1:02:10] next year.

[1:02:14] And so, uh, the biggest differences between the original scope estimate and

[1:02:19] where we ended up was, you know, the HVAC system, um, you know, in the

[1:02:24] ceiling, we've got, um, six variable error terminal boxes and 23 fan terminal

[1:02:29] units, um, that are integral to the HVAC system. Um, you know, we anticipated a

[1:02:34] few of them would probably need some repairs. Uh, when we started testing

[1:02:38] them, only four of the 29 units were even functioning. Uh so you know when

[1:02:43] you know we get complaints that there's cold areas and hot areas in the building

[1:02:46] that's a good reason why um you know we could replace all the rooftop units and

[1:02:51] replace all of that and still not going to function properly without replacing

[1:02:55] the these other units. Um and then you know original estimates did not

[1:03:00] anticipate you know the extent of the structural repairs that need to be made.

[1:03:04] Um the thought was most of them you know the stuff we were seeing was cosmetic

[1:03:07] and when we dug deeper into that that that's not true. We've got some

[1:03:11] settlement issues going. So with that, staff is requesting uh the

[1:03:16] first ring of ordinance authorizing the mayor into agreement with Johnson

[1:03:19] Controls for 2,338,131.

[1:03:24] Council have any questions?

[1:03:28] » Yes, sir. >> And the structural, you know,

[1:03:31] structural, my hackles go up on that. The [snorts] the bid would include the

[1:03:35] actual repair of that or just identifying what that issue is? No, it's

[1:03:39] » actual repair of the structural issue. Okay, thank you.

[1:03:41] » Yep. >> Is this the work we were contractually

[1:03:44] obligated with health to do or is it that a little more?

[1:03:48] » So, so it's the work we were contracted. Yes, we have to do it. Just the price

[1:03:52] tags coming in a little higher than we anticipated.

[1:03:55] As a matter of fact, the originally we had some some lighting upgrades in there

[1:03:59] that we are not going to do as part of this project. [snorts]

[1:04:04] Darren, would you go back to your schedule,

[1:04:07] » please? [snorts]

[1:04:12] » So, I'm just trying to that [snorts] audit and design on there.

[1:04:17] Is that already that's what we're looking at right now?

[1:04:19] » Yep. >> So, that's where we're at. Okay.

[1:04:22] » Thank you, >> Council Andrew. I was getting to you,

[1:04:25] but yes, you had a floor, sir. Sorry. >> No, no, no. That's it's relevant. I My

[1:04:29] question is connected with this. I mean, I think it depends obviously what

[1:04:32] happens with the natiatorum redesign, but um what kind of thought has been

[1:04:37] given to coordinating that that work with this work? Um would this need to be

[1:04:43] completed before we could do the other work or do we just have to wait and see

[1:04:46] until that contract is figured out? >> There's this work will be completed

[1:04:52] before we start any of the work on the niatorum. We won't be far enough along

[1:04:56] on that project to to be started when this one completes. Okay,

[1:05:02] » Darren, is it fair to say again this work is critical for the operation of

[1:05:07] the building as it currently is configured,

[1:05:09] » right? And I will say this does not address any of the, you know, pool pack

[1:05:13] issues, you know, on the natitorium side, you know, this is, you know,

[1:05:17] outside of some roof repairs, this is 100%, you know, dry side.

[1:05:22] » Just a follow-up question. So, with um what seems to be basically a complete

[1:05:27] replacement of the HVAC system, would do you anticipate that because we're

[1:05:31] upgrading this 25 years later that we'd also see some efficiency gains and cost

[1:05:36] savings as a result of modern more modern equipment?

[1:05:39] » Nope. >> I'm going to phone a friend.

[1:05:42] » Oh, okay. [laughter] >> So, so we do have representative from

[1:05:48] Johnson Controls here tonight. He can answer that question better than me.

[1:05:52] Good evening, Jason Myers with Johnson Controls. Um, thanks for your time. We

[1:05:55] do anticipate some efficiency gains, not

[1:06:01] a substantial amount with some of the mechanical systems. Um, generally in

[1:06:05] something like this, the lighting would probably leave put it have a heavier

[1:06:08] kind of ROI as far as efficiencies. Um, but certainly there will be some nominal

[1:06:14] pickup with with the new units. um better control, ability to manage um

[1:06:20] scheduling and things like that. So there there will be some efficiency

[1:06:23] pickups. >> Is that just because this is such a

[1:06:25] challenging structure to regulate?

[1:06:30] » I I mean I'm just curious because I mean I'm not this isn't a a questioning. I'm

[1:06:34] just I I don't know how these things work and I would think that after all

[1:06:37] these years that things would get easier, but is it just because the

[1:06:40] nature of the building is what it is that it's hard to realize those

[1:06:43] efficiencies? No, it's there is certainly going to be, but

[1:06:49] equipment like an air handler, a boiler, and things like that, like a payback on

[1:06:54] a boiler is generally 40 plus years um you know, or somewhere in that range,

[1:06:58] right? It's a pretty long payback um just because of the the use versus the

[1:07:02] the efficiency gains. Air handlers are a longer payback as well versus a LED

[1:07:07] light bulb is, you know, >> 10 years or less generally for something

[1:07:11] like that. So just because they're large high energy using systems um there will

[1:07:16] be there will be pickup that you'll you'll realize on the utility side um

[1:07:21] nothing substantial worth like monitoring measuring

[1:07:24] » um anything like that. >> Okay. So

[1:07:26] » just thought I'd >> Yeah. Yeah. No good questions.

[1:07:28] » Yep.

[1:07:33] » Yes ma'am. >> Hate to ask this again but Darren, do

[1:07:36] you mind sending us your presentation after tonight's meeting so we can see

[1:07:39] what you put up there? >> No problem. Thank you.

[1:07:43] » Yes, sir. >> So, to kind of Andrew's point, he kind

[1:07:47] of mentioned the Prop S side. What is the repayment source plan for this loan

[1:07:52] that we assume to have? I know Prop S is coming in. I know that this is has

[1:07:57] triggered or was going to trigger Phelps Health uh paying essentially lease

[1:08:02] payment. I I I don't know if we had a chance to follow up on whether that has

[1:08:06] already been triggered or not. Um, but basically how will we plan to repay

[1:08:10] this? Is that the prop S that's going to be paying this loan back or how's that

[1:08:14] going to be done? >> I'll let Keith take that one.

[1:08:17] » So the capital improvements again. So if council approves the $2.3 million

[1:08:22] contract, what we are anticipating doing is covering that expense as an interfund

[1:08:28] loan between city funds. The intent being that then being repaid through um

[1:08:35] again with the reimagining of the Nadiatorum space, we're anticipating

[1:08:40] doing a certificate of participation or some type of financing for those

[1:08:44] improvements. At that time, this expense would be rolled into that. the inter

[1:08:49] fund loan would be paid off and it would be rolled into the larger financing that

[1:08:54] we're anticipating occurring um after as we've finalized the planning for the

[1:09:00] natorium the

[1:09:04] uh lease agreement with Phelps Health again we're verifying the language but

[1:09:09] my recollection was that the um trigger date for the repayment was not tied to

[1:09:15] the actual timing of improvements but it was delayed by 6 months

[1:09:19] from the lease. So, those payments, the rent payments should have started. We're

[1:09:24] confirming that um that those have started.

[1:09:27] » Okay.

[1:09:31] » Does that answer your question? >> I think so. Um the the the the interfund

[1:09:35] loan thing I I always need to make sure I get my mind wrapped around that

[1:09:38] correctly. So, this loan, will this be an inter fund

[1:09:44] loan or we going to be outsourcing this loan?

[1:09:47] » All right. And staff's recommendation is to handle this as an interfund loan. We

[1:09:51] do have a fund that has the ability to do so. And again, we'd rather

[1:09:58] pay interest internally versus paying it externally.

[1:10:04] » Okay. And then when the then when the natorium occurs, you're saying you're

[1:10:07] planning on rolling those together and continuing paying those off. Correct.

[1:10:10] one larger >> we would issue one larger financing for

[1:10:14] these improvements as well as the natiatorum that pays off the inter fund

[1:10:18] loan making that fund whole and then the rent payment from Phelps Health combined

[1:10:24] with revenue to be received through Proposition S is what will serve as the

[1:10:28] debt service payment moving forward. >> So ultimate Prop S is probably the

[1:10:32] largest funding source to repay this and any future nitorium work being done.

[1:10:38] » Correct. Okay, thank you.

[1:10:44] » All of the presentations are showing up online. They're just not showing up in

[1:10:48] the horsesher so everything they can watch everything that was done and all

[1:10:52] the presentations are present on the YouTube channel.

[1:10:55] » Okay, thank you council. >> We still need to get them to the council

[1:10:58] though. >> Thank you for that information. Yes.

[1:11:01] Yes. All right. Questions, comments, council.

[1:11:07] Questions, comment, councel. Can we have a first reading from my city

[1:11:11] attorney? Bill number 2026-9, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

[1:11:16] execute a certain agreement between the city of Raleigh, Missouri, and Johnson

[1:11:20] Controls, Inc. >> Next, we'll be hearing from public work

[1:11:24] director, Mr. Darren Prior, and first reading for bill number 202620.

[1:11:29] So staffer is proposing approval and agreement with up city uh for deployment

[1:11:33] of smart parking sensors and wayfinding app for the downtown area. Uh council

[1:11:38] received a presentation from up city a while back about this project. Uh so

[1:11:43] we've been working with up city on a pilot project for over a year now. Um

[1:11:48] that project seems is going very well. Um so again this this project if you

[1:11:52] know do full implementation um would cover Pine Street from 6 to 12

[1:11:58] all the on street parking and the seven parking lots in the downtown area the

[1:12:01] city manages. U so staff is proposing to do a three-year agreement with Dub City

[1:12:06] because that gives us pretty good discount on the per year cost. Um it

[1:12:10] would be $66,88 per year.

[1:12:15] So staff is [clears throat] recommending the first reading of ordinance to

[1:12:18] authorize the mayor agreement with up city for the three years for $200,424.

[1:12:24] Is there any questions? >> Oh,

[1:12:28] » let's start over here. Yes, ma'am. >> Mr. Mayor, do you mind if I I have a few

[1:12:32] backto-back questions. Is that okay? >> What's that again?

[1:12:34] » I I have a few backtoback questions. Is that okay?

[1:12:37] » That'll be fine. >> Okay.

[1:12:38] » Darren, my first Oh, I guess I should ask, is there an upity representative

[1:12:41] here tonight? >> There is not.

[1:12:43] » Okay. Uh so my first question is UpCity repeatedly says that their sensors

[1:12:48] simply do not collect personal data. Um but in 2026 Dublin, Ohio des or sorry

[1:12:54] Dublin, Ohio described its Up City installation as quote using camera and

[1:12:58] microphone sensors that count vehicles by type and direction for parking. End

[1:13:03] quote. You're proposing 70 Up units and those UpCity units you're proposing um

[1:13:09] I'm questioning are they camerabased sensors? Do they contain microphones?

[1:13:13] » They do. And so I think if you remember from the presentation, you know, they're

[1:13:18] cameras, but the they are very very low resolution cameras. So you you know the

[1:13:23] resolution is not good enough to read license plates or I mean I mean it

[1:13:27] doesn't even know the color of the car. It just knows there's a car in a space

[1:13:31] or not. >> Sure. Are those raw images or audio

[1:13:33] recordings ever stored even temporarily? >> Temporarily on device.

[1:13:37] » On the device. Okay. So, I guess a follow-up question to that I have is the

[1:13:41] UpCity claim that they protect privacy relies on our trust rather than I guess

[1:13:46] open verification. I feel like a third party code audit might be beneficial.

[1:13:51] Basically, the vendor would submit their firmware to an independent cyber

[1:13:56] security and privacy auditor just to make sure that the raw images are

[1:13:59] instantly destroyed. Is this something that you've considered?

[1:14:02] » I have not. I wouldn't. Who would you have a suggestion who we would work with

[1:14:06] on that? >> I don't. I was curious if you had looked

[1:14:08] into it. >> No, I have not.

[1:14:10] » Okay. Um, my next question, uh, a little bit of background. So, Michelle Lim, who

[1:14:16] is an UpCity representative, has already stated on their website that quote, "Upy

[1:14:21] isn't a dashboard. It optimizes truth or sorry, it optimizes traffic flow and

[1:14:26] parking usage. This isn't a promise for the future. It's happening right now.

[1:14:30] The city of Raleigh, Missouri, is currently using Upsity to optimize their

[1:14:34] parking operations and drive their 20-year downtown revitalization

[1:14:38] uh plan. Uh, additionally, Carlos Jiren Up, another Upy employee, uh, posted to

[1:14:44] his social media that Rale, Missouri runs on Up and the city has chosen our

[1:14:48] solution. That was posted months ago before uh the Up City presentation was

[1:14:53] given to us. I guess that was what, July of earlier this year. Um the post

[1:14:58] basically says that the sensors are already tracking uh full lots and by and

[1:15:04] violations using its space usage. So I'm not accusing anyone of anything but up

[1:15:10] city has publicly represented that the city has already been using the system

[1:15:13] and you had mentioned the uh that we've been working with the iOS for over a

[1:15:18] year. The staff report says that we've been working with UpCity I guess for you

[1:15:21] know on that pilot for over a year but what exactly was authorized during that

[1:15:26] pilot and when was it authorized? >> I roughly a year ago I don't recall the

[1:15:31] the exact date but uh so we they are monitoring two blocks of pine so uh 6 to

[1:15:37] 8 and one parking lot the lot across from uh we call the RMU lot straight

[1:15:43] across from RMU. >> Okay. Um, how much has the city paid up

[1:15:49] city to date and from what account? >> I would have to bring that back at the

[1:15:54] next I don't remember the numbers off the top of my head.

[1:15:56] » You don't know how much it cost for the pilot?

[1:15:58] » I don't recall. I don't I'd hate to say a number and be wrong.

[1:16:00] » Okay. Okay. Um, >> so I mean since I mean under $10,000.

[1:16:08] » Okay. >> And I think Darren that would have come

[1:16:10] out of street fund. >> It would have been

[1:16:12] » street fund budget. Okay. Um yes I mean 70 sensors times it was 993 if my math

[1:16:19] is correct that's 69 510 plus the way finding software that was mentioned uh

[1:16:24] which was 14. Uh so now we're looking at 83510 a year over the course of three

[1:16:29] years and that's including the discount we're looking at around 66 808 a year.

[1:16:34] That's almost $1,000 a year per sensor. I guess my question is what what is our

[1:16:40] measurable like return on investment? You know, I think we had mentioned like

[1:16:44] the parking spaces last time that the up city representative was here. How are

[1:16:47] you going to measure that? >> So, I would measure it by utilization

[1:16:52] and then also just, you know, you know, hearing from business owners. I mean,

[1:16:56] that's what I hear from business owners all the time is there's nowhere to park

[1:16:59] on Pine Street. >> So, utilization of the spots would be

[1:17:02] okay. Was that 83510 independently established as the market price or was

[1:17:07] that simply Up's list price? >> That was up's price.

[1:17:11] » Okay. Um, let's see here.

[1:17:16] I I just want to know that the pilot actually delivered, you know, enough

[1:17:20] value to justify that $200,000 commitment. Um, so, you know, you said

[1:17:26] you didn't you weren't sure about the cost of the pilot. Can you answer was it

[1:17:30] a purchase? Was it a professional services agreement or something else?

[1:17:33] » It was done via purchase order. >> Where can I find that agreement in the

[1:17:37] public record? >> We can get it to you.

[1:17:40] » Yeah. So Darren, correct me if I'm again. So this is approximately a year

[1:17:44] ago. We entered into the project. It would have been done as a professional

[1:17:48] services agreement. >> You referenced under $10,000, which

[1:17:53] basically is where would have received administrative approval. It wouldn't

[1:17:57] have had to go to governing body. So under purchasing guidelines, again,

[1:18:02] council would have appropriated the funds for the pilot project and then

[1:18:06] staff would have administrated it, moved it forward.

[1:18:09] » Okay. This was probably like the last council.

[1:18:11] » This Yeah, it would have been Yes. previously.

[1:18:14] » Okay. Um, do you know the five and 10 year complete cost?

[1:18:20] » I do not. >> Okay.

[1:18:23] » I know what the three-year cost is. >> The three-year cost because that was the

[1:18:26] one that we had the discount on. Correct. Correct.

[1:18:30] » Um, but we're still looking at over $200,000. $250,000, I'm sorry.

[1:18:35] » No, $200,424 years.

[1:18:40] Okay. >> What alternatives did staff formally, I

[1:18:43] guess, evaluate before recommending this investment? Was there any like other

[1:18:47] ones other than Up City you were looking at?

[1:18:49] » I looked at Park Mobile. I There was a couple other ones I looked at. So So all

[1:18:54] of them I looked at, none of them had the wayfinding app that would tell you

[1:18:58] is that spot actually available. >> Sure. Um, I guess going off of that, so

[1:19:03] the last time that we talked about that parking situation and like the available

[1:19:07] spots and whatnot, concerns were expressed over the usability and the

[1:19:11] configuration of the spaces. I think somebody had mentioned, you know, maybe

[1:19:14] we do the diagonal spaces instead of the parallel parking, etc. So, I guess my

[1:19:18] question comes, you know, in terms of priority, is there a reason why we're

[1:19:22] making a technology investment before trying out the physical ones that we

[1:19:25] could do for a lot cheaper? >> Uh, the physical ones would not be a lot

[1:19:28] cheaper. So, our cheapest option is the $200,000 investment for the cameras.

[1:19:34] » Yes. I mean, any of the physical options you just mentioned are million plus. I

[1:19:39] mean, they're not cheap. >> Okay. I'm going to let my other council

[1:19:44] members have asking questions. >> I'd like to make a recommendation too

[1:19:46] for council. If you want to know specific numbers of something, maybe

[1:19:50] about a year ago for for them when they're getting up and speaking, if you

[1:19:54] submit that to them ahead of time, they can answer those questions and be able

[1:19:58] to come here and answer it specifically. But if you ask them that on the spot,

[1:20:02] they're probably I [clears throat] wouldn't remember exactly that number

[1:20:05] for a year ago. So, >> and I would encourage our staff again,

[1:20:09] you know, while we always can. Yeah, I believe it was this amount. We'd rather

[1:20:13] be accurate. So, I'm going to encourage again. Let's not speculate. I think it's

[1:20:17] this amount. If you get us the questions ahead of time, we can definitely get the

[1:20:21] information. >> And even if you come up with the

[1:20:23] question on the fly, just allow them, you know,

[1:20:26] » this is the first reading, so allow them the second reading to come back and get

[1:20:30] back those answers to you. So it can be specific exactly what you're asking.

[1:20:34] » Sure. Yeah. No, and I apologize. I didn't get that. But the only the only

[1:20:38] number that I asked about more than a year ago was what we paid for the pilot.

[1:20:41] in terms of what we're paying for the future. I feel like that should be

[1:20:45] » available >> absolutely

[1:20:47] » today. Okay, >> perfect.

[1:20:50] » Are there Yes, you have a floor. >> I uh I had some comments from

[1:20:54] constituents here that I'd like to share.

[1:20:57] » Okay. >> Um one was a concern about the

[1:21:01] possibility that we would be encouraging distracted driving through the use of

[1:21:04] the wayfinding app. Um and you know essentially the I think the idea would

[1:21:09] be that in in using this to find parking that we would be

[1:21:14] I mean yes encouraging drivers to be looking at the potentially looking at

[1:21:18] their phone rather than looking at the road. So that was one concern. Um the

[1:21:24] second was kind of a question and and I think you partly addressed this or did

[1:21:28] you would would you like to respond? >> I didn't know you.

[1:21:31] » Okay. Sorry. Um the other was uh kind of addressed in the at the tail end of that

[1:21:35] previous discussion about cheaper options or what might be perceived as

[1:21:38] cheaper options. And this particular question was well why not try signage

[1:21:42] first um instead of moving moving to this and and maybe maybe you've already

[1:21:48] done those calculations and and have some sense of whether signage

[1:21:53] would be cheaper or why not go with signage first and go with the app first.

[1:21:58] Um, and then finally, and I think that this is something that speaks to the

[1:22:01] moment that we're in now. Um, but there this this uh correspondent put it um

[1:22:07] that this is not a great time for quote putting up cameras on black poles. Um,

[1:22:13] and I know that we had the Up City presentation back in July, and I do

[1:22:18] remember I I've got extensive notes here about, you know, that the that they were

[1:22:21] very um insistent that basically you couldn't do with Up say

[1:22:28] like a flock system, right? They could not be used. There was no personal

[1:22:32] identifying information. And it was designed to basically be a kind of

[1:22:35] advanced sensor to see what kind of vehicle was in a spot rather than which

[1:22:40] specific vehicle, let alone who could drive it. But it does occur to me that

[1:22:45] the atmosphere is a little bit more charged than it was maybe even back in

[1:22:49] July when it comes to something like this. And I do wonder

[1:22:52] I don't know I do wonder how how people feel about this um given the overall

[1:22:58] climate around cameras on black poles. So that last one was on observation and

[1:23:04] sharing a concern. But I think maybe the there's a specific question in here that

[1:23:09] you might be able to answer or not on the signage question and whether or not

[1:23:13] that's a you know should we do that first or why not do that first?

[1:23:17] » I mean we're planning on doing that in conjunction. We do think we better need

[1:23:21] better signage. you know, you know, again, you know,

[1:23:25] that was one of the things that brought up in the, you know, comprehensive plan

[1:23:28] was, you know, parking utilization was low. Um, my, you know, I think signage

[1:23:35] is not going to help Pine Street. I mean, if just be honest with you, uh, it

[1:23:39] might help with some of the off- streetet parking in the parking lots.

[1:23:42] Um, but I go back to this is the only solution I've found where you can take

[1:23:47] your app, pull it up and say, I need a parking space and it will verify yes,

[1:23:51] there is a space available. Not we think there's a space available or, you know,

[1:23:56] most of them are using a, you know, maybe a counting system, okay, where

[1:24:00] there's 100 spots in this lot and we know there's 100 cars went in and and

[1:24:03] paid. Well, you know, if there's a car goes in and doesn't pay and takes up a

[1:24:08] spot, it doesn't know that. So, like I said, that it was a very unique solution

[1:24:12] that that I've not found another one in the marketplace.

[1:24:15] » Okay. I just as a followup, I'm just curious um why uh you think in your

[1:24:21] experience because I know that you you've studied this

[1:24:24] » uh and I appreciate the the initiative that that your department had in in

[1:24:27] making that study. U but why why do you think that Pine Street is resistant to

[1:24:32] being helped by signs? Is it just because there's parking or there isn't?

[1:24:36] And you know, people know where Pine Street is, so they don't need to be told

[1:24:38] where Pine Street is and it's just a question of whether there are spots open

[1:24:42] or what is it? >> So, I think we got a couple things on

[1:24:46] Pine Street. Like I said, I mean, if you're going to a business on Pine

[1:24:49] Street, you're looking for a parking spot on Pine Street. I think the issue

[1:24:53] you run into sometimes is, you know, you'll want to go to a a business in the

[1:24:57] Ninth Street block and you won't look for parking until you get to the Ninth

[1:25:01] Street block and it's full. So, I think that's where, you know, the app would

[1:25:04] definitely help there because, you know, before you if you tell it you want to go

[1:25:08] to Red Door Gifts, it's going to find you the closest spot it can to Red Door

[1:25:11] Gifts and and route you turn by turn to that spot. And in the meantime, if

[1:25:16] someone takes that spot, it will route you to the next closest spot.

[1:25:20] » Excellent. Yes, Keith. >> So, Darren, if I could maybe ask you to

[1:25:25] step back and kind of frame what initiated our efforts with focusing on

[1:25:30] this. It's my understanding and part of you know one of the things we hear

[1:25:35] consistently from the businesses in the downtown is the the parking challenge

[1:25:41] which staff has done their own you know analysis and you know what we find is

[1:25:47] there is adequate parking in the downtown. It's a perceptional issue and

[1:25:52] that's ultimately what initiated us to start the p the pilot program efforts of

[1:25:59] how do we route people to where the parking is available. Is that a fair

[1:26:04] view of it? >> And I would say this also is going to

[1:26:06] give real time you know information. So you know when you know a business owner

[1:26:11] says there's you know there's no parking on Pine Street. I mean it's real time.

[1:26:14] we can immediately pull up the dashboard and look and go, "No, there's, you know,

[1:26:18] 15 spots available on Pine Street. There's eight spots available in this

[1:26:21] parking lot." I mean, you know, so we'll have, you know, real data that, you

[1:26:25] know, we can share with with our constituents. Also

[1:26:29] » in terms of the navigating, you know, the app for navigating um people to the

[1:26:35] parking space is that I guess my recollection was the the app basically

[1:26:41] functions very similar to any map app that most people use to

[1:26:48] » Google Maps or Apple Maps. I mean, if you've got, you know, the ability for

[1:26:52] that, you know, to sync with your your car, you know, it's going to talk to the

[1:26:56] speakers and give you turn byturn directions like any other, um, you know,

[1:27:00] directional app would.

[1:27:06] » Yes, sir. >> Um, as [snorts] far as that the 66,000,

[1:27:12] » does that include the upkeep? all to say on everything, hardware, software, if

[1:27:17] something like does it belong to us? If something breaks, we have to pay to have

[1:27:20] a new camera put in or does that include everything if anything goes wrong?

[1:27:24] » Yeah, that includes anything if anything goes wrong. So, you know, in the end,

[1:27:28] we're essentially leasing this equipment. They still own it.

[1:27:30] » So, um yeah, if it breaks, you know, that's them, you know, providing parts

[1:27:35] to fix it or, you know, typically it's I mean, we had one that quit working, they

[1:27:39] send us a new unit, and we shipped one back. And were we pleased with the

[1:27:43] timeline of repair of them coming to to change that out?

[1:27:46] » Yeah. I mean, they overnighted it. It was here the next day.

[1:27:49] » Okay. Um my other question, if you don't mind, um so it's a three-year agreement.

[1:27:54] So all three years is about the $200,000 >> if we choose [snorts] to cancel at that

[1:27:59] point. So even if we view this as kind of an extension of the trial period, you

[1:28:03] know, do we find less complaints of people like this is actually real world

[1:28:06] helping the parking perception downtown if we cancel out after that three-year

[1:28:10] mark? >> Is it are we free and clear?

[1:28:13] » We are free and clear after three years. >> There's no getting out of the contract

[1:28:17] sort of thing after the three years. >> No, we are sign, you know, the proposal

[1:28:20] is a three-year contract that locks locks our price in but does not commit

[1:28:24] us for anything past the three years. So if we have a terrible experience or

[1:28:27] there's lots of issues, we that that's what our commitment is.

[1:28:30] » Yes. >> Thank you.

[1:28:33] » Y >> um you were saying perceptual.

[1:28:38] » I drive Pine Street quite a bit. U [snorts] it's not as perceptual as you

[1:28:43] think. The businesses are hard to get to.

[1:28:49] Uh you'll get uh you've got uh like Saltwater and the ice cream shop right

[1:28:53] next to each other. I believe that's the name of the place. Um, and you now have

[1:28:58] a two and a half, three block strip that is locked down by those two businesses.

[1:29:04] So, anything you want to go to in that thing is you got to go,

[1:29:10] you know, all the way down to the opposite end of the block on either

[1:29:13] direction. I don't see that as perceptual.

[1:29:18] That is who wants to get out in 100 degree heat and walk two blocks to a

[1:29:23] restaurant. >> I I think that's that that's for all

[1:29:27] downtowns though, right? >> Like every downtown you go to, you're

[1:29:31] going to have to walk somewhere. >> No,

[1:29:33] » if the expectation is you're going to walk less than a block to every business

[1:29:37] on Pine Street, we we will not meet that expectation.

[1:29:41] Uh, and as I've been down there, I've actually went to go to, like I said, you

[1:29:46] know, to these businesses, and with my uh, health the way it is, I can't walk

[1:29:52] that far. And I'll end up going out of town rather than go to the local

[1:29:57] businesses because there is no fe, you know, we're talking two, three

[1:30:02] blocks walk to where I wanted to go for a twominute, you know, run in for what I

[1:30:09] needed. Uh so I don't see you know that as

[1:30:14] perceptual that is a reality of parking on Pine Street.

[1:30:18] » I would agree with that reality 100%. Uh the point I was trying to make is you

[1:30:23] know within three blocks of each business there will be there's always

[1:30:27] going to be adequate parking. >> Okay. Excellent. Yeah. Now I'll come

[1:30:30] back over here. Yes ma'am. >> I want to go back to Up City for a

[1:30:33] second. So my question kind of goes off of uh Councilwoman Turbins. we terminate

[1:30:38] the contract after x amount of years. Do we return all historical data or like

[1:30:44] can we take it to like another vendor or how does that work?

[1:30:49] » So I guess I need a little help with the

[1:30:52] question. So you know when we terminate after 3 years you know all the hardware

[1:30:56] that's theirs would be you know sent back to them

[1:30:59] » and you know any data that we have collected is ours at that point. So um

[1:31:06] the historical data yes so you know like right now I can go in the dashboard and

[1:31:10] download all the historical data for you know occupancy for for the blocks we've

[1:31:15] been monitoring if that's what you're asking.

[1:31:17] » So it would be possible to get that to like another one should we not choose to

[1:31:21] go with upstate. Okay. And then my second question is have you been in

[1:31:23] touch I guess with other cities or I guess other city officials from other

[1:31:27] cities who have already utilized up city >> the Dublin

[1:31:33] » Ohio or I don't there's like five or six more you know on the website that are

[1:31:36] near us but I just was curious if you've talked to them and how their experience

[1:31:39] was. >> Their experience has been good when I

[1:31:42] talked to them. So I would say Dublin's about the only one that's had it for a

[1:31:48] while. I'd say the other ones that you're looking at are very similar to

[1:31:51] RA, either pilot or just starting. >> Okay.

[1:31:57] » Okay. >> Yes, ma'am.

[1:31:59] » Real quick, um, so what's the plan to try to get users to try to get people to

[1:32:05] use the app um should we decide to go with it? Um, is there like a little bit

[1:32:10] of marketing that's going to happen or anything that's included in that?

[1:32:14] » So, that would be, you know, coordination with us and up is that. So,

[1:32:17] Up City will help us with that where they can. I mean, then it's of course

[1:32:21] city website, you know, you know, try to get the newspaper to do an article on

[1:32:25] it, you know, um go to all the downtown businesses and, you know, hang some

[1:32:29] flyers up. I mean, anything we can do to get the word out.

[1:32:31] » I would expect RDBA, again, the intent would be to promote it as widely as we

[1:32:36] could. >> Yeah, because with an investment like

[1:32:38] that, we definitely want to get as many users as possible so we can get

[1:32:42] » Agreed. >> Some good data.

[1:32:44] » You can download the app right now and play around with it.

[1:32:48] All right. So, yeah. Um, >> I have one more question.

[1:32:50] » Yes, sir. I'll come back to you, sir. >> I missed you.

[1:32:53] » That's okay. >> I apologize.

[1:32:54] » It's fine. >> Oh, it's my turn. Okay. Um, since this

[1:32:58] has been an ongoing pilot, do you is there some kind of report or something

[1:33:03] that you'd be able to share with the council before the second reading that

[1:33:06] we would be able to see how that pilot has been going so that we understand

[1:33:10] better. >> This isn't just a thought experiment. I

[1:33:13] mean, there's actual, you know, results. So, what would you like that report to

[1:33:17] to show? >> I didn't know if they had given you one.

[1:33:21] » I mean, so the dashboard, I mean, it's I can create custom reports for for

[1:33:26] anything that you'd want. I just need to know what you want in that report.

[1:33:30] » I wouldn't No, I haven't seen the dashboard.

[1:33:33] » Could you generate a report showing utilization of the parking in the pilot

[1:33:38] areas over the last 30 days? >> Sure. would have broken by day, by time

[1:33:44] of day, all all the Well, I I'll supply something.

[1:33:47] » I I'd be grateful. Thank you. >> Thank you. And I I Yes, you have.

[1:33:51] » Yes. Yes, sir. >> Um, is the contract for low resolution

[1:33:55] cameras? >> Yes.

[1:33:56] » So, if at any time they decide to upgrade to like facial recognition or

[1:34:02] high resolution cameras, do they have to bring that back to us before they

[1:34:07] install those cameras? >> Yes. I mean, we Hey,

[1:34:12] » so real quick. So, so the city does the install.

[1:34:15] » So, they provide the hardware, we do the install. So, yeah, they were changing

[1:34:19] their technology. We would know before we put it up.

[1:34:22] » And they would they contractually they have to tell us that they are now

[1:34:25] installing high resolution. >> Yes.

[1:34:28] » And it would void the contract if that's what they went with.

[1:34:30] » We just wouldn't put them up. Yes. >> Okay.

[1:34:34] » Whatever you did, >> good job. We all have

[1:34:38] » I don't know what magic you >> the computer went to sleep and I woke it

[1:34:42] back up. So, >> all right. Yes, ma'am.

[1:34:45] » I think the up city guy maybe touched on this. Is it currently in use or planned

[1:34:49] to be used quite a bit from the city side to like deploy

[1:34:56] an officer to ticket people past their point of stay. So again, this would this

[1:35:04] technology would not be capable of writing a ticket because it's not

[1:35:08] reading license plates. It's not getting a description of a car. You know, it

[1:35:12] doesn't know that it's a green, you know, car or anything. So, all it's

[1:35:16] going to do is um I can run reports called overstays that will show the

[1:35:21] areas that in times that, you know, that that we're seeing a lot of people

[1:35:26] overstaying, you know, the parking. So, it would be allow them for them to

[1:35:30] target enforcement. It still be the, you know, traditional, you know, mark the

[1:35:33] tire and then make a circle and come back. Uh, you know, it's not going to

[1:35:36] replace that. It's just going to help them target the areas to enforce.

[1:35:39] » Is it already being used that way a little bit on those couple blocks of

[1:35:43] pine? >> It is not. I've not shared the data with

[1:35:45] with police. >> Well, and part of it reason is those two

[1:35:49] blocks of pine aren't the utilization is pretty low. So, it wouldn't be like

[1:35:55] someone is monitoring the data in real time and sending out an officer because

[1:36:01] there's three in this lot that are passed. It would be trending lots that

[1:36:05] tend to see a lot of overstays and maybe monitor those a little more frequently.

[1:36:10] I mean, is that the intent? >> That's the intent. That's how we'd use

[1:36:13] that data. Yes. >> Okay.

[1:36:15] » Excellent question. Any other questions? >> Ameilia.

[1:36:19] » Okay. >> Yeah. My mine kind of goes I guess a

[1:36:23] little bit off of that. So I guess I don't know. It seems kind of

[1:36:27] like I I feel like a few citizens would have to assume that it's almost kind of

[1:36:30] like a little bit of a money grab because let's just say you know you park

[1:36:33] you use the app, you park there for 15 minutes. God forbid you're there for 16.

[1:36:37] Now we've already sent a message to RPO to send somebody out.

[1:36:42] » It won't work like that. No. >> How how would it work?

[1:36:45] » So I mean it like I said it's it's it's staff running report. So, it's not like

[1:36:49] a an alert when someone has been there a minute over. It's just us running

[1:36:53] reports saying there's overstays typically happen in this lot in these

[1:36:58] five or six spots during these hours of the day so that you know um police staff

[1:37:04] would know, hey, I need to kind of monitor this lot a little closer during

[1:37:07] those hours of day. It is still marking tires and coming back in the, you know,

[1:37:12] 15 minutes or hour depending on what the time is. and that police officer

[1:37:16] witnessing that car being there for that amount of time.

[1:37:19] » Well, like you said, as of right now, it's not even looking at that on Pine

[1:37:22] Street with this pilot. Correct. >> No, like I said, I I can I run a report

[1:37:26] that shows we're overstays happen? Yes. But I I mean, I ran one six months ago

[1:37:31] just to see if I could do it, but no, we're not running those reports every

[1:37:34] day. >> Yeah. I mean, my concern is not really

[1:37:36] on on on the report. It's more that Up City has already made the claim that

[1:37:40] we've chosen them to to do this. And so I'm hearing two different things in

[1:37:45] terms of whether or not we've already agreed to use Up City or I mean does

[1:37:49] that I I guess maybe that may be a question for Keith more like is that

[1:37:53] that's a little bit concerning know that Up City has already said we've chosen to

[1:37:58] go with them and that we are actively using them for parking but then Darren's

[1:38:02] telling us that no we haven't been you know ticking based off of Upy. We

[1:38:06] haven't been you know collecting that data. I don't I don't know what to what

[1:38:10] to believe. I mean, we will not be using up city to write tickets, okay,

[1:38:14] » ever. That's not the intent with this project. Now, is that a selling point to

[1:38:20] some other cities? Maybe, but but not to all. No, that is not our intent.

[1:38:26] » And that's where I'm not familiar with what Up City has expressed again in

[1:38:30] terms of our selecting them. Yeah, we've selected them for a pilot.

[1:38:35] » Beyond that, that's it. But to Darren's point, we're not using them, nor is the

[1:38:40] intent to use it for parking enforcement. Parking enforcement through

[1:38:44] the police, no, would still be done through the police department. It's a

[1:38:47] totally separate function than what we would be looking for this app, the

[1:38:54] system to address. >> Does that answer your question?

[1:38:57] » It does. So then can is it possible that council can get I guess not just a

[1:39:01] report from the last 30 days but whenever the pilot first began in terms

[1:39:05] of not only what the pilot found but how much we've paid up city so far in terms

[1:39:10] of money >> we can yeah we'll have that

[1:39:13] » report Stephanie's been sending me numbers I was going to share them with

[1:39:16] council later >> okay thank you the

[1:39:23] » other questions

[1:39:27] questions >> [snorts]

[1:39:30] » All right. Well, thank you. Can we have the first reading from my seat attorney?

[1:39:34] » Bill number 2026-20, an ordinance authorizing the mayor to

[1:39:38] execute a certain agreement between the city of Raleigh, Missouri and Up City.

[1:39:44] » Can I ask one question, Mayor? >> Yes, sir.

[1:39:46] » So, for the next meeting, I'm making sure I'm giving council what what

[1:39:49] they're wanting. You we talked about a 30-day report. But we also mentioned a

[1:39:54] since the beginning of the pilot report um I can provide that it's going to be

[1:39:59] we're going to kill a lot of trees. >> Can it be?

[1:40:04] » Yeah. Can we do a digital report there? >> All right. Some gigabytes.

[1:40:08] » It's going to be a lot of pages. >> Okay. No problem.

[1:40:13] » The need for data set. >> Any other comments? Any other comments

[1:40:16] or points of clarity for Mr. Prior? >> I guess could we get that before the

[1:40:20] vote on probably get to tomorrow.

[1:40:23] » Our goal would be to have the information from tonight's meeting that

[1:40:27] we could send out to council on Friday.

[1:40:33] » One one other thought, but would there be a way for us in that report to also

[1:40:38] get uh a a an example of how how the image looks that the camera gets.

[1:40:49] » So, I would have to get that from Updia. I don't have access to to get images at

[1:40:54] all. >> Okay.

[1:40:55] » I think you can see that too if you go back to the

[1:40:57] » their presentation had a >> Okay.

[1:41:00] » an example of of an image.

[1:41:05] » You going to say something else or you're not?

[1:41:06] » I was going to So Darren, do you have the ability you don't have the ability

[1:41:10] to pull images off of the camera system? >> I do not.

[1:41:17] » Thank you. >> Thank you very much, sir.

[1:41:20] All right. Next item we have up on agenda is claims and fiscal transactions

[1:41:25] and we'll be hearing from public I mean parks director Mr. Floyd Jennigan

[1:41:30] Jernigan. I don't know why Mr. Good. Thank you.

[1:41:36] So our closed flume slide at Splat Zone has been slowly deteriorating over the

[1:41:42] past year resulting in flaking chips and some leaky seams. So staff did some work

[1:41:47] at the end of last season and again beginning of this season uh to do some

[1:41:52] sealing but it's just to the point where we need to do a complete resurface.

[1:41:57] Typically they recommend you do those every 3 to 10 years. So we're right in

[1:42:01] that time frame as the last resurfacing occurred in 2021.

[1:42:06] So our good news is out of our two slides only one of them needs that work.

[1:42:11] So, we are recommending the low bid from ARC of $13,980

[1:42:16] to do the work for the closed slide. Questions

[1:42:21] » at that price, is that them coming down here and doing it or we're just getting

[1:42:24] the material supply? >> No, they're going to come down and do

[1:42:26] it. >> Does it being that much lower scare you?

[1:42:30] » I'm sorry. What >> does does their number being that much

[1:42:33] lower scare you as >> No, because they worked on they were the

[1:42:36] ones that worked on this in 2021. So I think one of the reasons why they're

[1:42:39] cheaper is they're very familiar with our slides.

[1:42:42] » Gotcha. >> So

[1:42:44] » good point. >> Yes, smell.

[1:42:47] » Not particular to the slide issue, but just these fiscal considerations. I just

[1:42:51] maybe I don't know how to interpret these numbers, but they appropriated

[1:42:55] 591,000. Is this the fiscal year ending? Yes.

[1:42:58] This fall. Um and the 143 is what's been spent. So way under.

[1:43:04] » Yeah. So what the difference in that is you have to keep in mind we did not do

[1:43:08] the turf field this year. So that was budgeted. So the difference there is the

[1:43:12] reimburseable portion that we would get versus the total expense. So this is an

[1:43:18] actually the difference between the two. That's why that's that unspent portion.

[1:43:30] » Questions from council comments? Questions from council comments.

[1:43:38] All right. Um, you don't need to read this. Floor is open to a motion to award

[1:43:44] the bid. >> I'll make that motion.

[1:43:46] » Bar will second. >> Move the property second. Floor is open

[1:43:49] for discussion. Hear no further discussion. We'll have a

[1:43:54] voice vote. All in favor say I. >> I.

[1:43:57] » All oppose say nay. Pass unanimously. So you still have the floor for a motion

[1:44:02] toward a bid to wade equipment for a diesel mower.

[1:44:06] » Yeah, thank you for that. >> So we utilize diesel mowers to do our

[1:44:12] work in the parks due to their longevity and ability to withstand high usage

[1:44:16] during the season. So during the course of that we typically try to u re re uh

[1:44:23] purchase a new mower at least one to two per season about every seven years. Most

[1:44:28] of the time we get a lot longer than that. This particular mower has quite a

[1:44:32] bit over the hours and uh so we blew a motor. We weren't initially planning on

[1:44:38] spending that this year because we were tight with the uh other expenses

[1:44:43] particularly relating to the turf field, but we're kind of in that spot.

[1:44:47] Anticipating we might have to do that. We haven't spent any money. So the

[1:44:51] difference will be made up um elsewhere within those uh those park improvements.

[1:44:58] So, we are recommending yes to go with a low bid from WDES equipment. Questions?

[1:45:03] » That's local WEDs equipment. >> I'm sorry, what?

[1:45:05] » That's the WEDs equipment from this area.

[1:45:07] » Yes, it is. Okay. >> Says Burn.

[1:45:09] » Yeah, it says Burn Texas. >> Oh,

[1:45:11] » that's just a carryover from the Ark. Sorry.

[1:45:13] » Yeah, I thought you guys were like Yeah, >> making a deal there.

[1:45:16] » Yeah, I did the two back to back. That's >> good catch.

[1:45:21] » Delivery with the slide. >> Great question. Thank you.

[1:45:24] » Yeah, we're getting a slide slide. >> Further question from council down here.

[1:45:29] Further question from council over here. >> All right, floors are open for a motion

[1:45:34] toward the bid. >> Motion pass second.

[1:45:39] » Moved and properly second. Floor is open for discussion.

[1:45:43] Hear no further discussion. We'll go to a voice vote. All in favor say I.

[1:45:47] » All oppose say nay. Navy ladies and gentlemen.

[1:45:52] » Thank you, sir.

[1:45:55] All right. Floor is now open for citizens communications. Any citizen has

[1:46:00] three minutes to speak on anything that that comes to that you would like to

[1:46:05] talk about. We ask you to provide your name and um your address

[1:46:11] to Miss Lori when you come up and speak. Hello.

[1:46:14] » Hi. I'm Debbie Castle. Uh 16800 State Rudo. I'm outside of town. I was gone

[1:46:21] this summer. And I got wonderful text messages that Prop S had passed and I

[1:46:26] want to thank you guys because I feel like the city c every a lot of people

[1:46:30] worked to get this passed but the city council was instrumental in it and I

[1:46:36] really really appreciate it. I've been home for about a week and a half and I

[1:46:39] want you to know that it's not statistically accurate, but I'm seeing

[1:46:44] more people in the pool now and I think it's they have more confidence that it's

[1:46:50] going to stay and maybe the advertising about how great it was, they decided,

[1:46:54] me, I'd like to try that out. But there was a, you know, 21

[1:46:59] women exercising, bunch of them in the shallow end. It was tight. [laughter]

[1:47:06] Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you very much.

[1:47:08] » Thanks, Daddy.

[1:47:14] » Yes, sir. >> Hi, my name is uh Morgan Bearden and I

[1:47:20] live uh in the county uh on Timberline Drive.

[1:47:27] Like the speaker previously, I've spent a good bit of the summer out of town. I

[1:47:32] was gone for six or seven weeks. And so this is the first I've heard about uh

[1:47:37] the uh parking software or or whatever we call it.

[1:47:44] And I I'm just cur I' I've heard of that stuff before. My wife is from Chicago

[1:47:48] and occasionally when we go downtown Chicago, I think someone in the car was

[1:47:52] using that sort of thing to find a place to park, but it wasn't very satisfactory

[1:47:56] because there's no place to park down there. Um, [laughter]

[1:48:00] I was just wondering how many other cities the size of Rala are are using

[1:48:05] these things. I mean, it's it's it almost seems like a joke that a town

[1:48:13] the size of Rala is, you know, spending money to help find people a place to

[1:48:19] park. So, uh, and and this perception of there not being any

[1:48:26] parking downtown. I go downtown a lot. I go to the restaurants. I all the

[1:48:31] restaurants downtown I've patronized. I go to the coffee shop, the fishing

[1:48:36] store, uh the the library, the banks, and uh I

[1:48:43] never have a problem finding a reason place to park. And I I I I believe you

[1:48:51] said that that there's this perception that there's difficulty parking, but I

[1:48:58] got the impression that there's been studies that say it's not true. Is I

[1:49:04] mean, is that what you were getting at a little while ago?

[1:49:08] » For this part of it, they will not answer. This is your time to speak, but

[1:49:11] they probably will address it and they may have opportunity to address after,

[1:49:13] but they won't go back and forth for the conversation with you.

[1:49:16] » Oh, okay. Well, then then then take my question as a statement.

[1:49:21] » I thought I heard someone up here say that the business owners complain

[1:49:28] there's no place to park. That's their perception.

[1:49:32] But in fact, that is not reality. If that statement is true, why in the world

[1:49:38] would we need the software? And I'll leave you with one thing. Uh uh this

[1:49:43] reminds me. I had an urban uh geography professor who said one of the big

[1:49:49] problems with Americans in the urban area is they spent too much time

[1:49:54] watching cowboy movies. They think they should just be able to ride right up

[1:50:00] directly in front of the swinging doors of the saloon, hitch it up and walk in.

[1:50:05] [snorts] And downtown Rawler is not so big that

[1:50:12] [laughter] if you have tr mobility trouble, they're

[1:50:16] handicap spots. That's it's [laughter]

[1:50:21] I get you up on out of here.

[1:50:28] [laughter]

[1:50:33] » We still have um and Citizen comments, please feel free to step up and you have

[1:50:39] three minutes and we'll start the timer after you say

[1:50:44] your name and your address. Going once, going twice.

[1:50:52] All right, the next item we have on our agenda is mayor, city council comments.

[1:50:56] Um, we have four motions to either reappoint or to appoint. I want to bring

[1:51:01] it to the council's um understanding that I decided to um the for the motion

[1:51:07] to appoint C and D. We're going to move those to the next city council meeting

[1:51:12] so we can get more documentation pertaining to that. And so today we're

[1:51:16] only going to have um A and B. And so the first one, the floor is open for a

[1:51:20] motion to reappoint Mr. Dell Martin to the Industrial Development Authority

[1:51:25] Board for a six-year term. >> Jackson will make a motion.

[1:51:29] » Second.

[1:51:33] Did you get here? The second was

[1:51:38] » move the prop second. The floor is open for discussion.

[1:51:44] » Hearing no further discussion, we'll move on to a voice vote. All in favor

[1:51:48] say I. >> I.

[1:51:49] » All oppose say nay. >> That is unanimous. Ladies and gentlemen,

[1:51:54] next we have a motion to reappoint Mr. Um Steve Balls to the Industrial

[1:51:58] Development Authority Board for a six-year term. Floor is open for a

[1:52:02] motion. >> Very motions.

[1:52:07] » Pel second. >> Move the proper second. Floor is open

[1:52:09] for discussion.

[1:52:13] Hear no further discussion. We'll move on to a voice vote. All in favor say I.

[1:52:17] » I. >> All oppose say nay.

[1:52:20] » Pass unanimously. Ladies and gentlemen, next we have comments for the good

[1:52:25] order. good of the order. Comments for the good of the order. She thank you.

[1:52:31] Um, we see that this next city council meeting will be Monday, September the

[1:52:35] 21st, 2026. We also see that there's going to be a

[1:52:39] K9 plunge. Is there anyone here wants to talk on that? Um, from the Oh, yes.

[1:52:51] » Mr. Floyd, you're back again. >> I am. So, I'd encourage everyone with a

[1:52:56] with a friendly dog to uh come to the K9 Plunge. It's it's a great event. It's

[1:53:01] grown every year. Last year was the biggest we've had. We had over 65 dogs

[1:53:05] and their attendant owners. So, it was a it was a lot of fun. If you've never

[1:53:08] been, I encourage you to go even if you don't have a dog. It's uh this Saturday

[1:53:12] from 12:00 to 2. It's our official last event to close the uh pool season out.

[1:53:17] We had uh we had really good attendance on Saturday and Sunday with over 180 and

[1:53:22] on Saturday and over 230 on Sunday. So, this is kind of the season finale. So,

[1:53:28] we look forward to this every year. So, uh if you know somebody or just want to

[1:53:33] come and have a good time, you know, pass the word along.

[1:53:37] » Thank you. >> Hey, Floyd. Yeah.

[1:53:38] » Is uh pre-registration required? >> No.

[1:53:41] » They can just pay when they get there. >> That's right.

[1:53:43] » Thank you. >> Yeah.

[1:53:45] » Excellent. Okay. All right. Is there anyone here who here to speak on behalf

[1:53:50] of of the rainy run? All right. We can all just announce that

[1:53:56] the rainy run is September the 19th at the Veterans Memorial Park. Floor is

[1:54:00] still open for council. Is there any comment for the good of the order from

[1:54:02] the council?

[1:54:09] Hear no other comments. For the good of the order um from council, we do not

[1:54:13] have any closed session for the meeting tonight. We've adjourned everything that

[1:54:17] needs to be done and business need to be taken for on agenda.

Rolla City Council Meeting - September 8th, 2026

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