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>> Okay. We would like to welcome everyone

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to our Spanish Forks City Council

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meeting tonight. It's good to see so

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many people here. We have a small agenda

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but a mighty agenda. So, we want to

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start out

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by um having our past chair, Mario

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Benson. He's going to come up and offer

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a prayer and then Councilman Marshall

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will lead us in the pledge of

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allegiance.

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heavenly father, we'd like to bow our

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heads and offer gracious thanks for the

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opportunity to celebrate the 250th

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anniversary of this great and wonderful

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nation and give thanks for the blessings

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and freedoms that we enjoy. We're

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especially grateful to gather here

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together as a community, as friends and

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family to better uh ourselves and better

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such a wonderful place that we have to

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live in. And we are especially grateful

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for that opportunity to bring the

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community together in these festivities

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uh this year. Heavenly Father, we'd ask

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a special blessing upon the state of

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Utah for uh the firefighting efforts and

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we ask for moisture and rain. We ask for

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uh these things humbly and we say these

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things in the name of Jesus Christ.

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>> Amen.

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>> Thank you.

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>> You all please rise and join me in the

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pledge.

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>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for it stands one nation

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indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all.

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» Thank you. We would like to excuse Mayor

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Mendenhal and Councilman Took. They are

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both on family vacations this week and

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some fun recognitions on our agenda

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tonight. So, moving forward, I would

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Lindsay and Gary coffee. Is Gary here?

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>> Lindsay. She's gonna fly solo until she

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invites all of her friends up. or you

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can invite everyone up right now.

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Lindsay and Gary Coffee are our 2026

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Fiesta Days chairs. And I'm going to let

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Lindsay take over and Emily, our our

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events coordinator.

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>> Emily, you're going to take it up from

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>> And give us all things Fiesta Days.

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>> Uh we appreciate the time that you're

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giving us today to talk about Fiesta

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Days. We are so excited about Fiesta

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Days. I just want you guys to know as

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soon as Fiesta Days is over, we are

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already starting to plan the next Fiesta

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Days. This committee does not rest at

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all. You will see us text messaging each

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other in the middle of the night and on

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weekends and holidays with all these

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great ideas we're always having. Um, I

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would like to introduce our committee.

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Uh after I introduce them, each one of

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them would like to take a minute to tell

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you about some of their fiesta today's

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events and then we'll turn the time back

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over to Lindsay who will introduce our

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grand marshalss. Uh so first this is

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Lindsay Coffee, her husband Gary's not

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here today, but we adore him. Um next,

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if you guys want to come up here, uh we

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have uh Dave and Shanny Call. They are

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our incoming chairs. So they will be

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over Fiesta Days next year. And then we

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Valerie Benson. And then um the rest of

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the Fiesta Day staff as far as parks and

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rec staff, we have Tracy Wy who is our

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assistant director. Sorry, I thought

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forgot the title for just a moment. And

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then we have Bronco Hunter who is the

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new parks and recreation director

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because Dell is leaving us as he is

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going to retire which we're very jealous

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and we're going to miss him. So I will

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Lindsay to start off talking about

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yesterday's events.

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» Thank you. Uh I just I want to express

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my gratitude for all of you and for the

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support that you give us on this

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committee and for the opportunity that

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we have to even serve. Um this is so

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much fun. Um and I just wanted to take a

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quick second and talk about well I'm

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going to do two because my husband's not

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here. So I'm going to represent both of

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us. Um he is in Alabama right now. So

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anyway, my my absolute favorite event of

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Fiesta Days is the flag retirement

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ceremony. There is nothing that is more

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patriotic than sitting in a crowd and or

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being able to even hand those flags over

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to uh our military and have them retire

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those flags. And it's it's it's so

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humbling and the pride that is there

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with and reverence is all those things

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exist in that same space and it is just

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absolutely beautiful. And this year we

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are especially excited because we have

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Jenny Taylor who's going to be um our

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speaker there and um her husband he well

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was killed in service and so now she um

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makes these rounds and she's also part

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of the America 250 um events and so we

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are so so grateful to have her come and speak to us. So, um I am just, you

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know, pitching that. Please come because

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if you haven't been to it, you are

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missing out. And the other thing I just

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love to uh shout out is the quilt show.

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with their fabric. They're amazing. So,

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you know, if you missed that, shame on

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you. [laughter] So, you need to come out

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and join the quilt show. So, those are a couple things that I just

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wanted to to shout out. So, all right,

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disc golf uh tournament. It's July 10th

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and 11th, and I would like to offer a

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special thanks to the city for all the

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work and improvement that has gone into

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the urban forest disc golf course here

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in Spanish Fork, which is where it will

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be held at. Um being in the uh disc golf

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community and having participated uh in

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many disc golf events uh I'm I'm very

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proud to say that our own disc golf

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course here in Spanish Fork Urban Forest

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is a destination location and each time

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to our city to play in that disc golf

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course. The improvements are fantastic

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and wonderful and it is a pleasure to be

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part of um the city that has presented

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such a nice uh opportunity and area for

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uh those that play disc golf to

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participate and play disc golf. So that

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event is July 10th and 11th. It is the

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second year. This is the second year

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that it is part of Fiesta Days. Uh based

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off of the success that we had last

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year. Um anyway, great event. So one of

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disc golf course, you need to go check

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it out. What they did with I I assume

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it's the final hole is elevated up on

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this hill. I mean, it's pretty cool.

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uh my event that I just go back to every

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year just because um my family I was

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born and raised here in Spanish Fork and

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uh the parade is just such a a mustgo

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event for our family. We spent years and

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years sitting in front of my grandma's

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store. Um, and our family still sits

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there every year. And so the parade is

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just something that I would recommend

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everybody go to and get involved in and

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all the activities that happen

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afterwards. It was also a lot of fun.

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activities. So, kids day, this is one of

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my favorite events because um what I

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love about fiesta days is there's

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something for everyone and even the kids

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get a day where they get to go and play

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and um the the committee that have

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planned this have put so much work into

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it. They plan for about 1,00 to,500 kids

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to um provide activities for them from

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9:30 to 12 in the morning. There's um

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lots of local businesses that have

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getting their faces painted. They're

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activities. They get prizes and it's

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just a really fun day. And what I love

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children with adaptive needs um are able

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to participate and I think that's really

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important because it's something for

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everyone. So that's the event that I

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they're really be they they kind of uh

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come around the city. Um, much like our

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theme this year and the heart of it all,

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they're at the city park. Uh, two things

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laugh because I think it's good for the

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soul. Um, and again, we're having a

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comedy box on the 23rd in the in the

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park in the evening. So, I love it

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because you get some good laughs.

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other one is on Sunday nights. Uh,

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Sunday in the Sunday in the park. Can't

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remember. Um, all the hats are making me

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real nervous for some [laughter] reason.

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talent. But I just enjoy kind of hanging

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out, enjoying family and and chilling

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out. And again, it's just in the heart

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of the city which is fantastic. So,

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welcome to have to stand this whole

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time, but um so I just I'm going to take

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just a quick second um before we

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introduce our grand marshalss and I want

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to talk about our theme this year. Um so

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last year at the flag retirement

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ceremony uh as incoming is the incoming

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uh chairs I knew we were going to be

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responsible for the theme and um former

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mayor Leon was speaking and uh he

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I can't even remember exactly how he led

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into it but I I heard him say well if he

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know, inspiration or what? I don't know.

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all," and it was like lightning. It

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struck me and I thought, "Oh my

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goodness, yes, that's it. That's what we

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need to talk about. This that needs to

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be our theme for 2026 because

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Spanish Fork is a gathering place. We

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are the heart of it all. We have it.

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were kind of an amazing melting pot for

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so many different things. And and I

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moment. And I had this a little uh piece

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of paper and I wrote down at the heart

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of it all. And then I started drawing

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this logo and um I just wanted to if if

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you haven't seen it, which all of you

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have it on on you, which is so cool, but

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um I kind of [clears throat] just want

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to touch on a few things. Um, the first

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thing that came to my mind was a

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celebration of Escalante and Dominguez

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coming through here. And I remember even

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as a little girl how awesome I thought

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that was. And the I imaged the statue

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right here. And so I hurried and drew

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the statue down. Well, a very poor

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representation of the statue. [laughter]

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If you guys saw my thing, you would

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totally understand.

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But and then I thought, oh well then we

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have the Icelanders because we have that

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really cool monument. So, I hurried and

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doodled that. Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

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for putting it up there. Um,

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and then I thought of the Thurber school

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because I love the bell, right? And then

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I'm like, but we have rodeo and we are

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built on, you know, amazing farmers that

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came and settled this area. So, all of

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them were represented here. And um I I I

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do have to hand it to the artist who

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actually created this because my bucking

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bowl looked more like a bucking buffalo.

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It was

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>> It was good, Lindsay. [laughter]

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>> So I am a little disappointed the

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buffalo is not represented. But other

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than that, no, this is fantastic. And

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then being America 250, the flag had to

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be there. So that is how it all came

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together in just kind of one of those

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little moments because of something

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somebody said. And so when we got

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together as a committee um we were

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trying to figure out hey who would best

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you know represent that um as our grand

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marshalss and it was a unanimous

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decision that we had the Liyards um u

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Brenda and Dwight Littyard because they

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have been exemplar

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um citizens in our community and um so

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I'm going to just tell you just a short

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little teen teeny tiny bit about them

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and there's an amazing write up about

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them in the magazine. But these two kids

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are born and raised. They have been here

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for their families have been here for

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generations. So if you think of like

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Spanish Forkstock, they most literally

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are. And they have served in our

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communities um as in in in education.

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Dwight was a principal. They have taken

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um charge and have done so much with the

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livestock show. Um, Brenda has been uh

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she served for 30 years in the Chamber

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of Commerce. And if there's anybody that

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[snorts] exemplifies service, it is

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indeed the Lydiards. And so with that, I

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would like to introduce you to them if

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you don't already know them. Oh, come

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on.

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[clears throat]

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I should.

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>> And I want to tell you just one fun

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little fact that I didn't know until I

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read this article, but it totally made

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me chuckle, but they met while dragging

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Maine. And I know all of you are old

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enough to remember what that is. And if

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you say you're not, you're lying. Okay,

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but that's how these two kids met. And I

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just think that's so fun. So, we're

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going to turn a little bit of time over

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to them. And uh yeah, you prepare for

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that. [laughter]

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And I'm just going to let let them kind

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of introduce introduce themselves and

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just so we can all get to know them a

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little better. So,

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oh, I'm just so surprised at this honor.

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Um, I so appreciate it. So, I wanted to

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thank everyone. Um,

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I don't know. My whole family, my live

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on in my great-grandfather's home, been

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here my whole life. Like they said, I

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served in the chamber. I work at our

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family business. Just love Spanish Fork

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with all my heart. It's just great to be

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a part of.

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» I would echo that too. Uh

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lifelong [clears throat] resident of

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Spanish Fork. I had the opportunity to

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work in Spanish Fork schools. Even

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though I worked for Nebo School

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District, my entire career except one

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year was uh was in Spanish Fork at uh

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Larson and East Meadows and Spanish Fork

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Junior High. uh Brock Bank, so in the

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district office. So it it it is but like

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Bren said, I love Spanish Fort. It's a

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huge part of who I am.

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We love the stock show and we're

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[clears throat] very involved there. I'm about on my seventh year as

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president of the stock show and [snorts]

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we also help with county fair stock show

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and that's a big part of of what we do

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but um we anyway we've lived here all of our lives and just Spanish for

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pretty dear so thanks it's a tremendous

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honor

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for just a

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» [clears throat]

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» I should let you choose. [laughter]

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>> So, uh, we just wanted to give them a

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little gift. Um, some camp chairs from

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us to say thank you for everything

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they've done and we forgive you for the

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one year of not

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teaching in in Spanish Fork. Um, just

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one last thing I wanted to say is when

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we went to meet with the Liyards, um, we

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knew that we had picked the right couple

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because they were so humble and

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overwhelmed. And it was emotional for

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all of us because you can see how

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grateful they are. And so, I just want

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to express our thanks to both of you for

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all you've done for the community and

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all you continue to do. We we truly are

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blessed and fortunate to have you as

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citizens here. So, thank you guys so

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much.

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>> Can I share a quick story about Dwight

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Littyard?

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[clears throat]

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>> I don't know.

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>> So, Dwight was my fourth grade teacher.

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So, he's Mr. Lydiard to me. He doesn't

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remember this, but I remember this.

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There was one day during class that he

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called me back to his desk. I remember

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this clear as day. I don't remember a

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lot about fourth grade, but I remember

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this. I was scared. He called me back to

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his desk and [clears throat] he said,

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"Kevin,

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you're getting a C right now and I

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expect more from you." That was all he said. And that has stuck

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with me ever since. And so as a grown

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[clears throat] adult looking back and

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appreciating that now to have a teacher

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who expects something from you and

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expects more that you're capable of more

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that that has influenced my life in ways

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that you may never know. But thank you.

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>> Very cool.

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>> Thank you, Kevin. When I joined the

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Chamber of Commerce, I want to say it

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was like in 2010 or 2011, Brenda was

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serving on the board. And straight away,

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I think I went to one ribbon cutting and

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they're suddenly saying, "Do you want to

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be on the board?" And I said, "What does

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that entail?"

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>> And and I think that's why I'm here

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today, just because following in

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people's footsteps like Brenda that

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continually served through the decades,

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not just for a couple years and step

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back and live her life, but continually

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served. And I think if this is what

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dragging Maine produces in our community

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that I'd like to make a motion to bring

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back dragging Maine [laughter] in

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Spanish for Chief, are you for that?

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» Mayor Huff would be rolling in her

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grave. She would not like that.

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[laughter]

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>> We love the Liards and thank you for

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being our grand marshalss for 2026. And

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Lindsay, you and Gary have just been

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such the perfect chairs this year to to

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be planning

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last year for what your role would be

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this year to coming up with the theme

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and and that meeting where we all

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chuckled that someone was writing a

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buffalo, but we we caught her vision and

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she's so passionate just as you can tell

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listening to it. You've just been

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perfect for for leading out this year.

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So, thank you. And um I do I want to

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mention your magazines should be in your

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mailboxes. If they are not or if you

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want extra copies for family and

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friends, you can go to the parks and

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recck department and pick up extras. So

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I think that's all. Thank you to the

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committee for being here and sharing all

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of that. All the calendar is here as

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well as online. Also, our social media

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feed this month will be full of daily

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tidbits of where you should be going and things you can be doing with your

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family. So, next up is our rodeo

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committee. Nick, is that you? You and

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your crowd.

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>> Stacy,

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Kevin, I think if someone would have

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said to me, you're getting to see, I'd

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have been like, give me five. Let's go.

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[laughter]

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>> Yesterday's committee, don't leave until

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after the rodeo committee because I

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forgot to give you something.

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Thank you.

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>> Well, we're excited to be here. Um the

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rodeo's coming fast. I can't believe

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we're what are we less than two weeks

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away. Um it's going to be a fun rodeo

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this year. We We have kind of backed by

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popular demand our motorcycles.

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Um super high energy, something for all

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the non-rode fans. I I don't think

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there's anybody that can't appreciate a

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guy on a motorcycle doing a backflip.

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So, that'll be fun. Um

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gosh, we have a lot of the same. We're

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going to be Monday through Friday this

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year. We'll start on the 20th and and

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conclude on the 24th.

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Um we do have Slack every day at 9:00

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am. For those of you that like the timed

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events, you can come down. It's free to

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watch. Um,

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I enjoy that. I think that's one of the

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funnest parts of it. So, I'll let these

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other guys interject what they have as

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well.

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» Okay, [laughter]

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let me Lindsay. Um, I learned about 10.

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Where did Lindsay go?

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>> Behind you.

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>> Back. I learned uh as I began

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interviewing employees that work for

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Spanish Fork City 10 years ago, I

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learned that

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in a certain generation from Mayor Mayor

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Huff back about 40% of those that were

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married met on Main Street. It is

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actually an unbelievable amount of

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people that have met. And and I don't

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say that to say it's not unique. I say

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that like it was a special happening

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place. I can't imagine what Spanish Fork

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Main Street was like on a Friday night

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when this town was what we the size that

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we were in the 80s and 90s. So, I

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totally support Matt's concern about

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what you know what would return, but uh

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it is really bright. I mean, Main Street

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is brighter today than it was back then.

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00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,559
So, I mean, it's probably okay. Uh but

533
00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:57,440
it might help the birth rate challenges

534
00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:59,280
that the state is, you know, the

535
00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,720
marriage rates and things like that.

536
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:02,640
But, uh it's that's an awesome story.

537
00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,440
It's fun to know and and of course the

538
00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:06,880
lanyards are a great part of the

539
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,400
community. So we're excited to we get to

540
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,600
recognize them I think every night of

541
00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,320
the rodeo as well and that's fun. Uh

542
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,520
something that we're doing this year is

543
00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:14,960
kind of small and and Nick's a little

544
00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,039
nervous about me highlighting it. Am I

545
00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:18,080
taking it? Is that what you're going to

546
00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:18,480
say?

547
00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:19,600
>> No, we just wondered when you're going

548
00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,400
to talk about the rodeo.

549
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,251
>> The rodeo's in a couple of weeks.

550
00:24:25,251 --> 00:24:28,870
[laughter]

551
00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,640
» Not too late. It's not too late. So,

552
00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,880
>> we'll have you'll have time.

553
00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,559
>> You can you can still come back up if

554
00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:38,320
you have something else to say.

555
00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,080
>> It'll be all right.

556
00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,919
>> I just wanted to say uh you guys know

557
00:24:41,919 --> 00:24:44,480
this is the toughest ticket in town.

558
00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:47,440
>> Um the rodeo started with the Diamond

559
00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,142
Fork Riding Club in 1972.

560
00:24:50,142 --> 00:24:52,240
[clears throat] So, this is our 84th

561
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:53,120
year.

562
00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:56,000
>> 42. 42. Thank you. My math's not very

563
00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,159
good. I grew up in Spanish fort2

564
00:25:00,159 --> 00:25:04,960
>> 1942. Uh so this is our 84th year and uh

565
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:06,960
I have lost track. I used to count the

566
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,640
number of sellouts that we had and I've

567
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:09,679
totally lost track.

568
00:25:09,679 --> 00:25:11,600
>> Started in 07. So we're 19.

569
00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:15,039
>> All right. So 19 years worth of

570
00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:17,919
performances this rodeo has sold out and

571
00:25:17,919 --> 00:25:19,440
it just keeps getting better and better.

572
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,039
The thing we really love about this

573
00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:23,760
rodeo is the culture that we've created

574
00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,520
over that time. This is a family

575
00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,080
atmosphere which is unique. You won't

576
00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:30,880
find that anywhere else you go uh

577
00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,880
because we don't sell alcohol. We make

578
00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,039
it a family event and it's become

579
00:25:35,039 --> 00:25:37,440
tradition for families to come here for

580
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,480
the 24th of July for reunions and one of

581
00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,000
the things they do together is go to the

582
00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,320
rodeo. So, we love the culture that's

583
00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,200
been created uh with this committee and

584
00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:48,640
these guys that work really hard to

585
00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,799
maintain that. Uh when you get as

586
00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:52,480
popular as our rodeo, it's not always

587
00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,240
that easy to maintain that. You got a

588
00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:56,159
lot of people that are anxious to get in

589
00:25:56,159 --> 00:25:58,799
and be a part of it. So, uh, anyway,

590
00:25:58,799 --> 00:26:00,640
come and enjoy the rodeo. If you don't

591
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:05,190
have a ticket, I'm sorry.

592
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:09,990
» Get on earlier next year.

593
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,880
» Just waiting for you to steal Seth's

594
00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,520
thunder. So, what he was alluding to

595
00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,679
that he's excited about and maybe me not

596
00:26:17,679 --> 00:26:20,320
so much. Um, and it's probably worth

597
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,640
telling you a little bit of a story. So

598
00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,799
me and and one of my employees there, we

599
00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:27,840
went to a rodeo in Texas to a conference

600
00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,559
and in talking networking with some of

601
00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:32,480
those other guys, they told us one of

602
00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,480
the biggest they they had done a study

603
00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,799
on crowd engagement and their number one

604
00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:39,039
crowd engagement was when the sheep dog

605
00:26:39,039 --> 00:26:41,440
herds the sheep out of the arena. Number

606
00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:43,039
two was mutton busting and number three

607
00:26:43,039 --> 00:26:45,919
was barrel racing. So, we're gonna we

608
00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:47,679
have a sheep dog that we're going to try

609
00:26:47,679 --> 00:26:50,559
using it both pre-show and during the

610
00:26:50,559 --> 00:26:52,960
rodeo to herd herd the sheep out of the

611
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,679
arena, which will be amazing if it can

612
00:26:55,679 --> 00:26:58,880
hear its handler and

613
00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,760
works well. So, yeah, I I I think it's

614
00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,799
has the potential to be really

615
00:27:04,799 --> 00:27:06,559
um so that'll be a fun

616
00:27:06,559 --> 00:27:07,760
>> if you're Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,

617
00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,279
Friday and you don't see the dog.

618
00:27:09,279 --> 00:27:13,350
>> It didn't go well on Monday. [laughter]

619
00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:16,080
Um, the only other thing I have is thank

620
00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:21,200
you. The the rodeo has grown um got more

621
00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,200
popular and that's in large part because

622
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,799
of you guys and the support that you

623
00:27:24,799 --> 00:27:26,720
give us. Both the rodeo and the

624
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:30,159
fairgrounds. We we

625
00:27:30,159 --> 00:27:32,320
I think it's so awesome where the

626
00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,720
fairgrounds is headed, the the

627
00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,159
investment that we're putting in there

628
00:27:36,159 --> 00:27:38,559
for the long-term success of it. So,

629
00:27:38,559 --> 00:27:41,760
thank you so much. Um, any of you guys

630
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,720
have anything else?

631
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,279
>> I did I It's not as cool as the cowboy

632
00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:48,640
hat you have. I love them. But I did

633
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,000
bring each of you a rodeo ball.

634
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,919
>> Wait, that's not as cool as these.

635
00:27:53,919 --> 00:27:54,960
>> Not near as cool.

636
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,919
>> Should we put that around all the time

637
00:27:57,919 --> 00:28:00,320
just driving around Main Street?

638
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,360
>> Think back and forth with the hat on.

639
00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:06,399
>> Okay, my fiesta days committee, come on

640
00:28:06,399 --> 00:28:14,710
back up. I have a gift for each of you.

641
00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:16,559
Just take one and then you can shuffle

642
00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:26,789
them around out there. Is that okay?

643
00:28:26,799 --> 00:28:28,000
» What are we going to do if you ever

644
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,360
decide not to run?

645
00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:31,679
>> Well, one more year and then nobody will

646
00:28:31,679 --> 00:28:35,430
ever get a gift again. [laughter]

647
00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:36,880
» Trueer statement. It's never been said.

648
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,640
>> That is true. [laughter]

649
00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:39,200
Thank you.

650
00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,720
>> Thank you. I just want you all to know

651
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:43,760
how much I appreciate your time and

652
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,159
energy and talents and I I love working

653
00:28:46,159 --> 00:28:48,159
with you all. So, thank you.

654
00:28:48,159 --> 00:28:49,039
>> Yep.

655
00:28:49,039 --> 00:28:49,679
>> Good night.

656
00:28:49,679 --> 00:28:51,840
>> Before she leaves, can we appoint Stacy

657
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,520
as the

658
00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,440
>> chairperson? Moving on.

659
00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,039
>> So, we are now going to go to public

660
00:28:59,039 --> 00:29:01,360
comments. Is there anyone here that

661
00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:04,080
would like to approach the council

662
00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:07,110
tonight?

663
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,480
Okay, seeing none,

664
00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,080
>> should we also say that there's an

665
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,640
agenda item later, way way later that

666
00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,399
we're going to talk a little bit about

667
00:29:14,399 --> 00:29:17,120
the idea of a data center and we're

668
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,720
going to table that, right?

669
00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:19,120
>> Yes.

670
00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,880
>> So, if anyone wants to stick around to

671
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,159
listen to that conversation, it's not

672
00:29:22,159 --> 00:29:24,000
going to happen. It'll be in a future.

673
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,039
Yeah, it'll be a future.

674
00:29:25,039 --> 00:29:26,720
>> It's good to bring that up now.

675
00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,640
>> Just if somebody was here for that.

676
00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:33,039
>> So, again, the um agenda item is that

677
00:29:33,039 --> 00:29:35,919
number 38 will be tabled. the discussion

678
00:29:35,919 --> 00:29:36,399
>> 18.

679
00:29:36,399 --> 00:29:37,120
>> 38.

680
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,200
>> Oh my gosh. I now put my readers on and

681
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:40,000
it's 18.

682
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,600
>> Oh, [clears throat]

683
00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:41,919
>> okay.

684
00:29:41,919 --> 00:29:45,039
>> There better not be 38 on there.

685
00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:47,840
>> All right. Next up is council comments.

686
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,000
And since Councilman Tuk's not here, why

687
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,840
don't we just let Kathleen from the

688
00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,600
Chamber of Commerce kick us off and then

689
00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,350
Councilman Carden.

690
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:02,399
» Thank you so much everybody. Everyone's

691
00:30:02,399 --> 00:30:03,919
getting their trips in while they can.

692
00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:05,440
Yeah. [laughter]

693
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:07,600
Um, just a few upcoming events from the

694
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,960
Chamber of Commerce. We've got business

695
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,440
after hours this month. It's actually

696
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,480
coming up on Thursday, July 9th from

697
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:19,760
5:30 to 700 p.m. You guys are all

698
00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,039
invited to come and network. Uh, we saw

699
00:30:23,039 --> 00:30:24,640
a lot of feedback from our businesses

700
00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,720
that struggle to get out during the

701
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,480
middle of the day at the lunchtime. So

702
00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,640
this is part of an effort to be able to

703
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,480
allow networking opportunities in a

704
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,679
range of uh time periods. So that'll be

705
00:30:35,679 --> 00:30:39,360
Thursday, July 9th from 5:30 to 7. Then

706
00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,559
business uh new networking lunchon will

707
00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:46,960
be July 16th at the Hampton Inn at noon.

708
00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,840
We'll be hearing from Prime Restorers.

709
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,559
Mark Harris will be presenting for us um

710
00:30:52,559 --> 00:30:55,520
and teaching us a little bit about how

711
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,000
um how to keep our homes safe during

712
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,320
this this time period. Um then we have a

713
00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,960
fun week of Fiesta Days. Shortly

714
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,559
thereafter on the 29th we will be

715
00:31:08,559 --> 00:31:11,279
opening the Bank of Utah will have their

716
00:31:11,279 --> 00:31:15,360
grand opening on the 29th of July at

717
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:18,640
11:30 in the morning. And then our

718
00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,399
business of the month for this month is

719
00:31:20,399 --> 00:31:22,640
Swad Cabin. They're an Indian food

720
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,279
restaurant down by the mini Walmart. Um

721
00:31:25,279 --> 00:31:27,120
she has been so supportive of this

722
00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,799
community and I'm very excited to

723
00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:30,960
recognize her. So we'll be celebrating

724
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,480
Swad Cabin on July 31st at noon and

725
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,960
that's our month.

726
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:38,480
>> Thank you.

727
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,120
>> All right. Thanks Mayor Prom. Um I don't

728
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,840
have any to report. I just wanted to say

729
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,480
thank you to in a little bit preemptive

730
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,360
and also for what's been happening with

731
00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:50,880
our specifically our police and our

732
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,440
fire. Um I know that the 4th of July is

733
00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,360
always a busy time. Um and I know we're

734
00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:56,080
going to talk about it a little bit

735
00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,679
more, but thank you for all the effort

736
00:31:57,679 --> 00:31:59,360
that goes in there, but also to all of

737
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:01,360
our city staff as we head into Fiesta

738
00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,640
Days. um all the countless hours that

739
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,200
will go in from everyone from parks and

740
00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,159
recreck, public works, police, admin,

741
00:32:10,159 --> 00:32:12,080
everybody will be putting in lots of

742
00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,320
extra hours. So, thank you. And um to

743
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,480
the public, if you see our our city

744
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:18,080
workers out there, please thank them.

745
00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:22,480
They oftent times are working very very

746
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,039
long hours during that time. Um I've

747
00:32:25,039 --> 00:32:27,679
often seen our police officers go from

748
00:32:27,679 --> 00:32:30,720
um not having a tan at all to very very

749
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,840
um dark or red whichever color they go

750
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:35,360
um during that time. So thank you for

751
00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:37,679
what you will do and that's all I got.

752
00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:39,519
>> Okay. Thanks.

753
00:32:39,519 --> 00:32:42,480
>> Thank you Mayor Protown. Uh yeah to echo

754
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,640
what just what Councilman Carden said,

755
00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:47,360
grateful to all of our employees uh our

756
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,440
first responders. Grateful to Chief

757
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,840
Hails. has been great to keep us in the

758
00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:55,279
loop and give us daily updates on the

759
00:32:55,279 --> 00:32:56,720
fireworks and things that have happened

760
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,120
in our community. We've got great crews

761
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,120
that are out taking care and keeping us

762
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:03,679
all safe. So, thank you. I've got two

763
00:33:03,679 --> 00:33:05,600
additional items that I wanted to speak

764
00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,279
on tonight, Jack, whichever one you

765
00:33:07,279 --> 00:33:10,399
bring up first. We had a group of

766
00:33:10,399 --> 00:33:14,320
volunteers that helped out in a park or

767
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,720
in a wooded area down by the sports park

768
00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,960
along the river trail. These are members

769
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,320
of the Nebo Goats mountain biking team

770
00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:25,360
and they were recently awarded a wrap

771
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:28,880
grant from the city that will be used to

772
00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,919
put in a mountain biking pump track

773
00:33:31,919 --> 00:33:35,600
mostly for beginner beginner level maybe

774
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:37,600
intermediate level mostly for young

775
00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,960
youth youth and kids. So they went down

776
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,679
this to this area where the track is

777
00:33:43,679 --> 00:33:45,840
going to go in and they spent I think

778
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:48,159
they said

779
00:33:48,159 --> 00:33:52,159
132 combined hours over two days helping

780
00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:53,919
clean up the area and make it ready to

781
00:33:53,919 --> 00:33:55,519
put this pump track in.

782
00:33:55,519 --> 00:33:57,360
>> So just wanted to share that and let

783
00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,039
them know how much we appreciate the

784
00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:02,320
work that they did. Also parks and wreck

785
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,720
once they had these piles all put

786
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,399
together parks and recck came in and

787
00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:07,919
cleaned it all out. So, we're grateful

788
00:34:07,919 --> 00:34:11,359
for for their efforts as well. The other

789
00:34:11,359 --> 00:34:14,320
item, we [clears throat] have

790
00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,879
a new business in town, which I had the

791
00:34:16,879 --> 00:34:18,639
opportunity to participate in their

792
00:34:18,639 --> 00:34:20,399
ribbon cutting and ground opening.

793
00:34:20,399 --> 00:34:23,760
Wheeler Machinery Company had had an

794
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,240
awesome event on June 26th where they

795
00:34:26,240 --> 00:34:29,440
invited some of us to come out and and

796
00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:32,079
see their grand opening. What a great

797
00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:33,919
asset to our community. What a great

798
00:34:33,919 --> 00:34:36,639
asset to Spanish Fork to have them here.

799
00:34:36,639 --> 00:34:39,919
Uh, it was great to be able to see some

800
00:34:39,919 --> 00:34:41,359
of the things that they do. They gave

801
00:34:41,359 --> 00:34:44,800
everybody a hat. I made sure to grab

802
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:46,960
one of Well, this hat was given to me by

803
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,639
one of their employees and I made sure

804
00:34:48,639 --> 00:34:51,599
to give it to Councilman Argyle. So,

805
00:34:51,599 --> 00:34:53,359
something special about this hat that

806
00:34:53,359 --> 00:34:55,599
he's got was the guy that gave it to me

807
00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:58,000
said, "This is a unique hat. You

808
00:34:58,000 --> 00:34:59,280
shouldn't have this because these are

809
00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:01,920
the employeeonly hats. Only the

810
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:03,440
employees get these." But he gave it to

811
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,000
me and I gave it to Councilman Argyle.

812
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:06,960
You outed him.

813
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:07,440
>> What's that?

814
00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:08,960
>> You outed that guy in public.

815
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,640
>> I did. I didn't say his name. Didn't say

816
00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:14,800
his name. Nobody knows who it was. But yeah, super grateful to have them in

817
00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,480
our in our city. I think they'll be a

818
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,520
great asset to Spanish Fork. And that's all I've got. Mayor,

819
00:35:19,520 --> 00:35:21,119
>> thank you.

820
00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:22,400
Mayor Prom.

821
00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:24,480
>> So formal tonight. Councilman this and

822
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,440
mayor prom that. Um

823
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:29,200
I had the opportunity to sit with the

824
00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,480
veterans council on Wednesday last week.

825
00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,560
Um, and that group was getting smaller

826
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:36,079
and smaller all the time.

827
00:35:36,079 --> 00:35:38,800
>> They elected a new um, president, which

828
00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:41,599
was whoever sat in that seat when they

829
00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:43,200
walked in. You are now the president.

830
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:43,520
Oh, wow.

831
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,200
>> And you're the vice president. And they

832
00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:47,760
just shuffled a little bit. Um, but the

833
00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:49,599
dedication that those folks have is is

834
00:35:49,599 --> 00:35:50,960
pretty amazing. And they have they have

835
00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:52,400
some needs and Seth and I talked a

836
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:54,320
little bit about it. Um, they need a

837
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,000
place to store the crosses that they put

838
00:35:56,000 --> 00:36:00,160
up um on Memorial Day. um they are

839
00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:02,720
stored in their their houses and the

840
00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:05,440
sideyards. Um so if anyone out there has

841
00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,520
a place that they could offer up some

842
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,240
storage, city can find some or if a

843
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:12,560
resident has an opportunity to a place

844
00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,000
that they could store them, we'd really

845
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,920
appreciate it. They they've invested

846
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,640
quite a bit of time and effort in in

847
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:20,800
building those and a place to store them

848
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:21,359
because it's a

849
00:36:21,359 --> 00:36:24,480
>> there's like 2,000 now. Yeah, they they

850
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,520
ordered a bunch this year and um a local

851
00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:29,040
welder welded them all together for us

852
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:29,440
and so

853
00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:30,240
>> Mountain High School.

854
00:36:30,240 --> 00:36:32,240
>> Yeah, it's a it's it's cool. They they

855
00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:34,320
put a lot of work into that and um

856
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,680
they're they uh they take pride in it.

857
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,599
So, if someone has an a place to store

858
00:36:39,599 --> 00:36:41,680
them, we'd love to reach out. And

859
00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:44,000
>> are they in are they in a trailer that

860
00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,520
can be outside or does it need to be in

861
00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:46,800
a shed garage type place?

862
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,240
>> It probably needs to be covered.

863
00:36:48,240 --> 00:36:49,599
>> Yeah, that is a challenge. It needs to

864
00:36:49,599 --> 00:36:52,720
be covered. Um they have quite a few

865
00:36:52,720 --> 00:36:55,280
questions about what what the plan is

866
00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,240
for their building. Um they have a lease

867
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:00,720
that they're concerned about that goes

868
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:02,960
for 99 years.

869
00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,760
So we're they're trying to find it. Um I

870
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,760
assured them that we recognize they have

871
00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:09,200
a they have a need down there and we

872
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,119
want to replicate it somewhere. But as

873
00:37:11,119 --> 00:37:12,800
we talk about what to do with that

874
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:16,000
corner, we really need to figure out how

875
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,079
far we want to go with them. And the

876
00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:20,079
Utah Daughters the Pioneers is also

877
00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:21,680
something we need to figure out.

878
00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:23,359
and we're getting close, right, that we

879
00:37:23,359 --> 00:37:24,960
we've broken ground with the new new

880
00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,280
firing station will be a time when we're

881
00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:28,480
going to talk about what to do with that

882
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,160
corner and we need to consider both of

883
00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:31,680
those organizations.

884
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,359
>> I will say just to add to that, Shane

885
00:37:33,359 --> 00:37:34,800
real quick, I've had discussions with

886
00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:36,960
RIA. I know Seth, you've talked with

887
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,079
ReLA. She is putting in efforts to reach

888
00:37:40,079 --> 00:37:43,119
out to other individuals within Spanish

889
00:37:43,119 --> 00:37:45,040
Fork that own property and buildings

890
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,760
outside of Spanish Fork City to see if

891
00:37:47,760 --> 00:37:49,520
there are any possibilities for them to

892
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,520
move into some of those buildings. So,

893
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:54,320
she is putting in some efforts.

894
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,720
>> She's an incredible lady. Enjoyed

895
00:37:56,720 --> 00:37:59,040
getting to know her.

896
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,040
Um, anyone who wants to join the

897
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,880
council, show up on every other

898
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,400
Wednesday, every the first Wednesday of

899
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,400
every other month, please do. They need

900
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,839
some help. Um, they need some some a

901
00:38:11,839 --> 00:38:13,200
little bit of youth in [clears throat]

902
00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,760
in that little group. Um, they are doing

903
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:18,000
great work and they support just about

904
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,680
everything you can think of across the

905
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:23,440
community. Um, and they they are truly

906
00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:24,720
dedicated to this city and to the

907
00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:26,240
veterans. And so, it's it's it's a

908
00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:27,680
pleasure. It's an honor to be

909
00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,920
representing them here tonight. So, um,

910
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,280
that's it for me.

911
00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:34,000
>> Thank you. Okay. Last week, I was able

912
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:37,280
to attend a week-long convention with

913
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,880
the public power and Jake Tyer in our

914
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,920
power department was there with us and

915
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:47,440
we share our power

916
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,440
right here in Spanish for that's that is

917
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,680
an acronym for Utah Municipal Power

918
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,400
Agency. the the cities that belong to

919
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:57,040
that is Provo, Spanish Fork, Salem,

920
00:38:57,040 --> 00:39:00,079
Levan, Nephi, and Manti. And while we

921
00:39:00,079 --> 00:39:02,320
were at this convention, we spent most

922
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,760
of a full day on Friday at the Boston

923
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:09,040
Boys and Girls Club. And we were met

924
00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:11,920
with about I think it was 150 other

925
00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:14,480
individuals from across the country

926
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,560
serving. We were doing landscaping,

927
00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:19,760
weeding, painting, deep cleaning. There

928
00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:21,839
was a lot going on and it was just the

929
00:39:21,839 --> 00:39:25,680
power of everyone coming together and the director there at the Boys and

930
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,119
Girls Club just said it's just so

931
00:39:27,119 --> 00:39:29,359
amazing to see people from across the

932
00:39:29,359 --> 00:39:31,440
country come together and work so hard

933
00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:34,079
to make something so valuable even

934
00:39:34,079 --> 00:39:35,520
better that the kids can come this

935
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:38,000
summer and take pride in. So um we

936
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,480
talked a lot about

937
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,839
um nuclear power data centers and it

938
00:39:43,839 --> 00:39:45,920
also just reminded me how lucky we are

939
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:48,160
as a city to belong to a public power

940
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,079
agency where we get dividends every year

941
00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:52,720
in our general fund to help fund Spanish

942
00:39:52,720 --> 00:39:56,160
fork city. Um I think Spanish Fork we we

943
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,839
have a healthy budget but talking to

944
00:39:57,839 --> 00:40:00,960
someone like Manti that's a big chunk of

945
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,119
their budget. They're so grateful and

946
00:40:03,119 --> 00:40:05,040
that doesn't happen anymore. So, it was

947
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,920
a really great group to be part of. So,

948
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:10,320
I think that's everything. Anything else

949
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:13,359
for you guys? Okay, we will move on to

950
00:40:13,359 --> 00:40:15,839
staff reports.

951
00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:17,680
>> Thank you.

952
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:19,520
Uh

953
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:21,040
Tyler would, if he were here, would

954
00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:23,599
report that Tyler's coaching. He's

955
00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:25,440
coaching in the state tournament

956
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,160
>> and hopefully winning uh his daughter

957
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:29,599
Everly. He's the coach's daughter

958
00:40:29,599 --> 00:40:31,680
Everly's team. So, hopefully he'll have

959
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:34,000
a good good news tomorrow.

960
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:36,240
uh he would report he's on the board for

961
00:40:36,240 --> 00:40:38,960
Central Utah 911 and this last board

962
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:43,680
meeting they voted to uh to I'm going to

963
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,280
say annex. It's probably not the right

964
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,839
word, but I like it. Uh to annex in the

965
00:40:47,839 --> 00:40:50,320
city of Oram and uh cities of Orum and

966
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:54,400
Lynen and Vineyard uh fire into the

967
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:58,160
central Utah 911 dispatch group. Um that

968
00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,319
agency exists to provide dispatch

969
00:41:00,319 --> 00:41:03,359
services. uh historically and originally

970
00:41:03,359 --> 00:41:06,800
to anybody but ORM, Lynden, Provo,

971
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,480
Springville, and uh Pleasant Grove. And

972
00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:11,760
it's it's morphed a little bit through

973
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:14,079
the years and and at this time it was

974
00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:16,560
advantageous for Orm and Lindon Lynden

975
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,079
to consider joining and uh they've made

976
00:41:20,079 --> 00:41:22,079
application, gone through a study

977
00:41:22,079 --> 00:41:25,359
process and and uh were accepted. So, I

978
00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:26,480
think they have a year before they'll

979
00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,400
join, but that that should enhance the

980
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,880
services in the county and and uh if

981
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,800
it's if all goes according to plan, it

982
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,280
should be no net increase in cost to the

983
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,200
district and perhaps decrease costs

984
00:41:37,200 --> 00:41:40,400
through some shared services. So, that's

985
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,960
that we're hopeful for that. I want to

986
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:44,560
spend a moment, I've got Chief Hails

987
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:45,760
here. I want to spend a moment talking

988
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:50,079
about fireworks. Um and and uh so maybe

989
00:41:50,079 --> 00:41:51,520
Ed, if you wouldn't mind coming up to

990
00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:54,240
the mic. um give us maybe a brief report

991
00:41:54,240 --> 00:41:56,319
on on your department's experience with

992
00:41:56,319 --> 00:41:57,920
fireworks. And Matt, you've got a mic

993
00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,760
right there, too. So, if you have any

994
00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:01,440
thoughts of your department's experience

995
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:02,720
with fireworks, I think that'd be

996
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,880
helpful for the council has some ideas.

997
00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:06,800
you you guys have given us some some

998
00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:09,280
brief briefings each [snorts] day, but

999
00:42:09,280 --> 00:42:11,680
uh maybe give us a quick insight into

1000
00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:15,760
what led up to uh this Fourth of July

1001
00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:18,800
because there was a lot of a lot of uh

1002
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:20,400
things kind of in the behind the scenes

1003
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:23,119
work with the governor uh the week of

1004
00:42:23,119 --> 00:42:25,760
the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and then of course

1005
00:42:25,760 --> 00:42:27,280
the 4th of July. So, give us a little

1006
00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:28,640
bit of that. And then council while he's

1007
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,400
talking I I think it'd be really helpful

1008
00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,280
for chief uh the two chiefs and for me

1009
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,280
in some of the things that we will

1010
00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:38,400
probably be asked in this space of time

1011
00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:41,040
between now and the 24th of July. I

1012
00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,280
think we can expect some similar

1013
00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,359
potentially some similar restrictions or

1014
00:42:45,359 --> 00:42:46,720
opportunities for restrictions

1015
00:42:46,720 --> 00:42:49,440
statewide. Um and I think they'll take

1016
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,040
they'll want some feedback on what was

1017
00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,280
the experience. And so if you have any

1018
00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:54,640
additional thoughts or feedback, maybe

1019
00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:56,160
some of your experiences, good or bad,

1020
00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:58,079
as they might have been, I think we'd

1021
00:42:58,079 --> 00:43:00,079
love to hear some of uh the feedback

1022
00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:02,000
that you may have as well.

1023
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:03,920
>> So, first of all, I just want to tell

1024
00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:06,960
the citizens of Spanish Fork, thank you.

1025
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:09,040
They did an amazing job at adhering to

1026
00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,680
the safety measures that we asked them

1027
00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,560
to adhere to in shooting fireworks off

1028
00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:18,960
in designated areas and doing so without

1029
00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:22,079
much chaos being caused within the

1030
00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:25,280
community. Uh we did uh this all started

1031
00:43:25,280 --> 00:43:28,480
out as Governor Cox came out with an

1032
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:32,240
executive order to ban fireworks or

1033
00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:36,000
request a ban of fireworks on state and

1034
00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:40,000
uh county lands, I believe is what the terminology was. I might have got

1035
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,000
that wrong, but he asked for a ban of

1036
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,400
fireworks in specific areas within the

1037
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,280
state. And then he asked for fireworks

1038
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:49,440
to be banned in areas where wildland

1039
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,599
urban interfaces could potentially be

1040
00:43:51,599 --> 00:43:54,640
harmed and cause issues with those. In

1041
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:57,440
that same conversation, he asked cities

1042
00:43:57,440 --> 00:44:00,880
to provide safe areas or areas that are

1043
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,720
designated within their communities for

1044
00:44:02,720 --> 00:44:05,440
fireworks to still be discharged.

1045
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,480
And many conversations were had across

1046
00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,359
many municipalities on what are we going

1047
00:44:11,359 --> 00:44:14,319
to do? We have the authority now to ban

1048
00:44:14,319 --> 00:44:18,720
fireworks altogether or we can allow our

1049
00:44:18,720 --> 00:44:22,480
communities to have areas of safety or

1050
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:25,920
areas to shoot those off in that won't

1051
00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:29,280
cause harm or potential harm to large

1052
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:32,400
areas of wildland urban interface. And

1053
00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:36,480
as we talked as administrative staff and

1054
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:39,520
with others, we felt that we had a very

1055
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:42,079
good plan in place already that already

1056
00:44:42,079 --> 00:44:45,680
met the law that the legislature had

1057
00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,640
laid out for us on putting forth a map

1058
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:51,440
that designated high hazard areas where

1059
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:54,240
fireworks could be would not be allowed

1060
00:44:54,240 --> 00:44:56,640
to be discharged and then areas that we

1061
00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,079
had within the community that they

1062
00:44:58,079 --> 00:45:02,720
could. And we felt like that was the

1063
00:45:02,720 --> 00:45:04,720
safe thing to do and to allow discharge

1064
00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:06,319
of fireworks in our community throughout

1065
00:45:06,319 --> 00:45:09,280
the Fourth of July holiday. And as we

1066
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:11,520
put that map out, we got a lot of

1067
00:45:11,520 --> 00:45:13,839
feedback from those in the community

1068
00:45:13,839 --> 00:45:16,720
that uh well, this field is dry and I

1069
00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:18,319
don't want fireworks at this field and

1070
00:45:18,319 --> 00:45:22,000
this area needs to uh be put in a red

1071
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:25,280
zone. and we went back to our city

1072
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:27,520
ordinance and the city ordinance already

1073
00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:30,400
outlined the areas that we couldn't

1074
00:45:30,400 --> 00:45:32,079
discharge in regardless if they were on

1075
00:45:32,079 --> 00:45:35,040
a map or not and that was within 200

1076
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:39,200
feet of opened fields vacant lots that

1077
00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:41,440
uh they wouldn't be allowed to be

1078
00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:44,640
discharged. And not only did the

1079
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:46,560
feedback come back in that they wanted

1080
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,200
that specific ordinance outlined in red

1081
00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:51,839
on a map as well. So we we took that

1082
00:45:51,839 --> 00:45:54,640
under consideration. We went back to our

1083
00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:57,680
map and worked with GIS to determine

1084
00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:00,640
those areas that would meet the

1085
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:02,880
ordinance as well and outline them out

1086
00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:06,319
on our map. And so that gave a visual as

1087
00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:08,000
well as a written explanation of where

1088
00:46:08,000 --> 00:46:09,371
fireworks could be discharged.

1089
00:46:09,371 --> 00:46:10,160
[laughter]

1090
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:16,560
Throughout that week, uh we had very few incidents. Uh, in fact, I

1091
00:46:16,560 --> 00:46:20,400
counted uh up as we went through our

1092
00:46:20,400 --> 00:46:22,880
overall stats, and there was seven

1093
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:26,720
reported fires from the 2nd through the

1094
00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:29,760
5th of July. Of those seven fires, all

1095
00:46:29,760 --> 00:46:32,240
of those fires were extinguished by

1096
00:46:32,240 --> 00:46:33,760
property owners prior to the fire

1097
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:35,680
department's arrival. Meaning that they

1098
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:37,680
had their buckets of water, they had

1099
00:46:37,680 --> 00:46:39,520
hoses, they had fire extinguishers

1100
00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:42,800
prepared, and those fires all were in

1101
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,800
areas where discharge was permitted. And

1102
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,960
uh each one of those fires that we did

1103
00:46:48,960 --> 00:46:51,119
have were less than 5 foot x 5 foot

1104
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:54,240
areas. Small small small areas that uh

1105
00:46:54,240 --> 00:46:56,640
started whether it was a bush or some

1106
00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:58,480
dry grass that was next to their

1107
00:46:58,480 --> 00:47:01,359
property that hadn't been taken care of.

1108
00:47:01,359 --> 00:47:03,599
Very very minimal uh nothing that would

1109
00:47:03,599 --> 00:47:06,480
have caused a conflaggeration event or

1110
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,359
harm the wild and urban interface or for

1111
00:47:09,359 --> 00:47:12,560
that matter our community. And so we

1112
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:15,280
responded to those effectively and took

1113
00:47:15,280 --> 00:47:17,359
care of those investigations, made sure

1114
00:47:17,359 --> 00:47:20,000
those fires were completely out. But for

1115
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:22,400
that many days to have only seven

1116
00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:26,160
incidents, uh kudos to everyone uh in

1117
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:29,599
their in their part for being safe uh in

1118
00:47:29,599 --> 00:47:32,640
our community. That just shows that we

1119
00:47:32,640 --> 00:47:34,960
can do fireworks safely in this

1120
00:47:34,960 --> 00:47:38,960
community. Uh, and that what we did was

1121
00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:42,079
within the law and we took the

1122
00:47:42,079 --> 00:47:45,280
governor's order under uh, consideration

1123
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:48,560
and made it work within our community.

1124
00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:51,920
Uh, outside of that, we had several uh,

1125
00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:54,400
interactions with our community members

1126
00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:56,400
as we drove through. We were patrolling.

1127
00:47:56,400 --> 00:47:58,480
We had each year, regardless if it's a

1128
00:47:58,480 --> 00:48:00,800
dry year or not, we patrol for fireworks

1129
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:02,720
and to just make sure we have trucks out

1130
00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:04,880
and about so that we can quickly access

1131
00:48:04,880 --> 00:48:07,359
any fires that occur. And as we're

1132
00:48:07,359 --> 00:48:09,520
driving through the neighborhoods, uh so

1133
00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:12,160
many positive interactions as we would

1134
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:14,480
drive by people, thank you so much for

1135
00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:16,640
letting us celebrate. Thank you guys.

1136
00:48:16,640 --> 00:48:19,359
Fire department, you're awesome. And uh

1137
00:48:19,359 --> 00:48:22,720
just such great positive responses from

1138
00:48:22,720 --> 00:48:24,880
those that were celebrating in a safe

1139
00:48:24,880 --> 00:48:27,760
manner. We did across those uh in our

1140
00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:30,559
community that uh may have brought in

1141
00:48:30,559 --> 00:48:32,559
fireworks from outside of the state of

1142
00:48:32,559 --> 00:48:35,839
Utah and we had uh very good

1143
00:48:35,839 --> 00:48:38,720
conversations with those folks and uh

1144
00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:42,000
only one citation was issued uh this

1145
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:48,000
holiday. And so everyone responded very well to the education that we gave

1146
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:51,520
them and we asked that as we move into

1147
00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:55,760
the 24th, if you have fireworks, please

1148
00:48:55,760 --> 00:48:57,520
do not discharge them. If you bought

1149
00:48:57,520 --> 00:48:59,760
them in Wyoming, if you bought them in

1150
00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:02,079
Nevada, those are illegal fireworks in

1151
00:49:02,079 --> 00:49:05,200
the state of Utah and you will be cited

1152
00:49:05,200 --> 00:49:08,160
for those. And so, please know the law

1153
00:49:08,160 --> 00:49:12,160
as you go into the pioneer holiday and

1154
00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:15,280
uh shoot legal fireworks that you buy in

1155
00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:21,359
Utah locally at our tents or outside of our city at tents that are here in

1156
00:49:21,359 --> 00:49:23,760
Utah. Those are legal fireworks. So, we

1157
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:26,319
really encourage that and continue to do

1158
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:29,200
so safely, having the buckets of water,

1159
00:49:29,200 --> 00:49:31,599
adhering to the ordinances, adhering to

1160
00:49:31,599 --> 00:49:34,480
the maps that are setting forth for us

1161
00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:36,559
to make sure that our community stays

1162
00:49:36,559 --> 00:49:37,359
safe.

1163
00:49:37,359 --> 00:49:40,400
>> Chief, what's a a an an illegal

1164
00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:41,920
firework? How do you define that?

1165
00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:44,960
>> Yeah. So, an illegal firework in in

1166
00:49:44,960 --> 00:49:48,079
basic terms is a firecracker

1167
00:49:48,079 --> 00:49:51,119
uh a tube that is a sing that shoots a

1168
00:49:51,119 --> 00:49:53,200
mortar out of it. So a singular like you

1169
00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:55,520
have to drop a mortar into the shell to

1170
00:49:55,520 --> 00:49:56,960
shoot it out. Something you would see at

1171
00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:00,319
a professional show. Uh any of the

1172
00:50:00,319 --> 00:50:02,240
things that will bottle rockets are

1173
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:06,000
illegal. Roman candles are illegal. And

1174
00:50:06,000 --> 00:50:07,599
so those are several

1175
00:50:07,599 --> 00:50:09,119
>> Aerial fireworks are not illegal.

1176
00:50:09,119 --> 00:50:11,839
They

1177
00:50:11,839 --> 00:50:14,400
have to be within a cake. We call them

1178
00:50:14,400 --> 00:50:17,280
cake fireworks. They're the square boxes

1179
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:20,160
that can be shot out. Uh, and they go

1180
00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:23,440
anywhere from 80 to 100 feet in the air,

1181
00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:26,400
but anything over 150 feet in the air is

1182
00:50:26,400 --> 00:50:28,960
an illegal firework if discharged.

1183
00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:31,359
>> Yeah, I appreciate that. The

1184
00:50:31,359 --> 00:50:34,640
part of the reason why we can get I'll

1185
00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:38,559
say get away with allowing fireworks is

1186
00:50:38,559 --> 00:50:41,680
because the areas are based on legal

1187
00:50:41,680 --> 00:50:44,880
fireworks. And

1188
00:50:44,880 --> 00:50:48,000
if we get other uses out there, we are

1189
00:50:48,000 --> 00:50:50,400
going to have a problem because our our

1190
00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:52,400
plan does not accommodate illegal

1191
00:50:52,400 --> 00:50:55,200
firework usage. So if you're shooting

1192
00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:59,440
them off and expect a ticket, expect a

1193
00:50:59,440 --> 00:51:02,880
citation, plain and simple. Um I'm not a

1194
00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:05,920
fan that we didn't ban citywide. I think

1195
00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:07,920
we should have. I think there's some I

1196
00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:09,599
think cooler heads prevailed and we made

1197
00:51:09,599 --> 00:51:11,200
a better decision. But at the time I'm

1198
00:51:11,200 --> 00:51:13,920
like I don't think I support it. But

1199
00:51:13,920 --> 00:51:16,960
it's proven that if we do it right and

1200
00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:18,559
our citizens are proven that they can do

1201
00:51:18,559 --> 00:51:22,960
it right, we should be okay because the regulations are in place. But the

1202
00:51:22,960 --> 00:51:25,359
moment we go outside of those, expect a

1203
00:51:25,359 --> 00:51:27,760
ticket. And I expect our folks are

1204
00:51:27,760 --> 00:51:31,680
enforcing that heavily because we can't

1205
00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:33,760
accommodate that kind of use in our

1206
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:36,240
city. It just doesn't work. will start a

1207
00:51:36,240 --> 00:51:38,640
star a fire will be started if we start

1208
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:40,000
using those type of things.

1209
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:42,559
>> Absolutely. And I believe what you saw

1210
00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:44,880
in an in and across the state where

1211
00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:47,040
areas that had banned fireworks, the

1212
00:51:47,040 --> 00:51:49,920
fires that did occur were because of

1213
00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:52,800
misuse of properly

1214
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:55,920
>> uh safe protocols as well as illegal

1215
00:51:55,920 --> 00:51:59,190
fireworks.

1216
00:51:59,200 --> 00:52:01,920
There is nothing more disappointing than

1217
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:04,400
say I think Provo banned the whole city,

1218
00:52:04,400 --> 00:52:05,119
right?

1219
00:52:05,119 --> 00:52:05,599
>> Yeah.

1220
00:52:05,599 --> 00:52:08,960
>> And and yet I'm going to say some idiot

1221
00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:11,280
>> because our fire marshal gave us the

1222
00:52:11,280 --> 00:52:12,960
term don't be an idiot,

1223
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:14,640
>> right? Some idiot

1224
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:17,359
>> didn't follow the guidance, didn't

1225
00:52:17,359 --> 00:52:19,680
follow the law, and started the hillside

1226
00:52:19,680 --> 00:52:21,440
on fire. And gratefully there were some

1227
00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:23,599
fire breaks in place and things went

1228
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:26,480
right after they went wrong. But I mean

1229
00:52:26,480 --> 00:52:28,880
to your point, it's not something that

1230
00:52:28,880 --> 00:52:30,640
you want to play around with. So do it

1231
00:52:30,640 --> 00:52:33,200
smart. And what what's the tagline now?

1232
00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:34,079
Don't be an idiot.

1233
00:52:34,079 --> 00:52:34,800
>> Don't burn.

1234
00:52:34,800 --> 00:52:37,280
your house down. And and

1235
00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:38,480
>> don't burn my house down.

1236
00:52:38,480 --> 00:52:40,720
>> Yeah. So one one of the things before I

1237
00:52:40,720 --> 00:52:42,400
say that, Matt, anything you guys

1238
00:52:42,400 --> 00:52:44,000
experienced that you want to talk about?

1239
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,520
>> No, I just want to echo the same thing

1240
00:52:45,520 --> 00:52:48,000
that Chief Hell stated. Thanks to the

1241
00:52:48,000 --> 00:52:49,440
citizens for abiding by the

1242
00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:51,920
restrictions, using common sense, have

1243
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,079
those precautionary measures in place.

1244
00:52:54,079 --> 00:52:55,920
And I was just going to highlight that

1245
00:52:55,920 --> 00:52:58,240
there was only one citation issued. So

1246
00:52:58,240 --> 00:52:59,760
>> I think there was also alcohol involved

1247
00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:01,680
in that too, right?

1248
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:02,400
>> Probably.

1249
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:03,440
>> Yeah.

1250
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:05,119
>> Before Seth, before you move on.

1251
00:53:05,119 --> 00:53:05,760
>> Yeah. I'm not

1252
00:53:05,760 --> 00:53:08,240
>> going along with the um fire marshall

1253
00:53:08,240 --> 00:53:09,839
Turner's comments.

1254
00:53:09,839 --> 00:53:12,160
>> I think that our communications team did

1255
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:14,319
an awesome job of using we had a lot of

1256
00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:16,160
people coming to our website to find out

1257
00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:18,240
whether or not we were having fireworks.

1258
00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:20,400
And so then they saw the public

1259
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:22,559
information that was available that

1260
00:53:22,559 --> 00:53:24,720
helped them to stay safe. And I think

1261
00:53:24,720 --> 00:53:26,079
that we did a good job of making sure

1262
00:53:26,079 --> 00:53:28,240
that the education piece was along with

1263
00:53:28,240 --> 00:53:29,839
not just like, hey, we're we're doing

1264
00:53:29,839 --> 00:53:31,680
fireworks as normal, but it was like,

1265
00:53:31,680 --> 00:53:33,359
hey, here are some things you can do.

1266
00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:34,960
Here are some here are some buckets.

1267
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:36,240
Here are some different places that you

1268
00:53:36,240 --> 00:53:37,920
can make sure that you're staying safe.

1269
00:53:37,920 --> 00:53:39,920
So I think that went handinand glove

1270
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:41,280
with that opportunity.

1271
00:53:41,280 --> 00:53:42,640
>> Yeah. to your point, what I wanted to

1272
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:47,280
say is this the the spotlight that

1273
00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:50,640
the governor's actions turned on that

1274
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:53,040
allowed for education.

1275
00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:55,200
I I don't think in any other year had we

1276
00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:56,960
done some of the things that we did that

1277
00:53:56,960 --> 00:53:58,800
we'd get the traction that we got. You

1278
00:53:58,800 --> 00:54:01,040
people wouldn't be looking for it like

1279
00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:03,280
they were this year. So, I loved that

1280
00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:05,359
there was a a spotlight turned on by the

1281
00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:08,160
governor to be more safe. And then as

1282
00:54:08,160 --> 00:54:11,760
you said, Councilman Carden, our team,

1283
00:54:11,760 --> 00:54:14,319
you know, all they did is light off

1284
00:54:14,319 --> 00:54:15,839
incredible fireworks with the work that

1285
00:54:15,839 --> 00:54:17,200
they did, right? There's just some fun

1286
00:54:17,200 --> 00:54:19,680
stuff, educational stuff, informational

1287
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:21,920
stuff, and and I think anytime you can

1288
00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:23,839
do that in a way that, you know, is

1289
00:54:23,839 --> 00:54:25,839
enjoyable, it's even better. So, I don't

1290
00:54:25,839 --> 00:54:26,960
know. In the end, I'm sure the numbers

1291
00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:30,319
are different uh from a week or so ago,

1292
00:54:30,319 --> 00:54:31,680
you know, but I think at some point we

1293
00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:35,200
calculated 275, 350. So, and it's gone

1294
00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:38,800
up 75,000 from when I we last mentioned

1295
00:54:38,800 --> 00:54:41,200
it. So, yeah, 350,000 total exposures to

1296
00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:42,640
the different education pieces that we

1297
00:54:42,640 --> 00:54:43,839
put out.

1298
00:54:43,839 --> 00:54:45,359
>> That's great.

1299
00:54:45,359 --> 00:54:46,000
>> So,

1300
00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,319
>> yeah, I it's it's it's funny to drive

1301
00:54:48,319 --> 00:54:50,800
around and

1302
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:52,720
there are folks dead center in the

1303
00:54:52,720 --> 00:54:54,640
middle of the road lighting off these

1304
00:54:54,640 --> 00:54:58,160
things and some of the uh what's the

1305
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,640
right word? Um to believe that they now

1306
00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:01,760
own the center of the road to light

1307
00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:04,240
after fireworks is just amazing to me.

1308
00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:05,200
They're like, "What are you doing

1309
00:55:05,200 --> 00:55:08,800
driving your car here? It's it's public

1310
00:55:08,800 --> 00:55:09,520
property." So,

1311
00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:10,720
>> it's the 4th of July.

1312
00:55:10,720 --> 00:55:11,440
>> I know.

1313
00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:12,000
>> Freedom.

1314
00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:14,338
>> I know. I get all of that stuff,

1315
00:55:14,338 --> 00:55:15,359
[laughter]

1316
00:55:15,359 --> 00:55:17,920
>> but don't tell me I can't drive on the

1317
00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:19,440
road. That

1318
00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:20,000
>> Yeah.

1319
00:55:20,000 --> 00:55:22,559
>> So, any feedback? any like I said I

1320
00:55:22,559 --> 00:55:24,240
don't know what the next week or two

1321
00:55:24,240 --> 00:55:26,800
will hold but I can imagine that you

1322
00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:29,200
know the conversations that we had the

1323
00:55:29,200 --> 00:55:32,240
week of the 23rd 24th 25th of July that

1324
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:34,400
we'll probably start having them in the

1325
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:37,760
next few days probably next week if not

1326
00:55:37,760 --> 00:55:39,280
so any additional feedback that you

1327
00:55:39,280 --> 00:55:40,720
would have us pass on to some of our

1328
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:42,400
counterparts perhaps at the state level

1329
00:55:42,400 --> 00:55:45,599
or the governor's office cities

1330
00:55:45,599 --> 00:55:47,280
>> I just want to add this isn't feedback

1331
00:55:47,280 --> 00:55:49,680
to pass on but

1332
00:55:49,680 --> 00:55:52,400
I live close to Riverview Elementary and

1333
00:55:52,400 --> 00:55:54,319
there was a huge huge show that took

1334
00:55:54,319 --> 00:55:56,319
place at Riverview which happens every

1335
00:55:56,319 --> 00:55:58,880
year. Big crowds that come out to watch

1336
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:02,160
and not only that show but just

1337
00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:03,680
throughout the neighborhoods, lots and

1338
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:06,160
lots of fireworks were being lit off.

1339
00:56:06,160 --> 00:56:09,040
And I that next morning, Sunday morning,

1340
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:15,920
early before 7 o'clock, I was driving to a church building and

1341
00:56:15,920 --> 00:56:18,319
noticed, you know, where this fireworks

1342
00:56:18,319 --> 00:56:21,119
show had been. And there was no sign at

1343
00:56:21,119 --> 00:56:21,920
all. That's cool.

1344
00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:23,680
>> That a fireworks show had even taken

1345
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:24,559
place. Yeah.

1346
00:56:24,559 --> 00:56:26,480
>> And any of the streets that I drove on,

1347
00:56:26,480 --> 00:56:29,760
it was it was cleaned up. So kudos to

1348
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:32,000
the residents who participated in that

1349
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,920
and cleaned up after themselves. I spoke

1350
00:56:33,920 --> 00:56:37,200
to my son last night who's in Tacoma,

1351
00:56:37,200 --> 00:56:39,760
Washington, and asked him how his Fourth

1352
00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:41,520
of July was, and he said, "Dad, it was

1353
00:56:41,520 --> 00:56:43,440
World War II. There were fireworks

1354
00:56:43,440 --> 00:56:44,799
everywhere." But he's like, "What

1355
00:56:44,799 --> 00:56:47,119
surprised me was the next morning there

1356
00:56:47,119 --> 00:56:50,079
was garbage everywhere. The fireworks

1357
00:56:50,079 --> 00:56:52,079
were just left in the streets, middle of

1358
00:56:52,079 --> 00:56:55,119
the streets, no cleanup at all." And so

1359
00:56:55,119 --> 00:56:57,520
to the residents of Spanish Fork who lit

1360
00:56:57,520 --> 00:56:59,200
off fireworks and cleaned up after

1361
00:56:59,200 --> 00:57:01,200
yourselves, thank you.

1362
00:57:01,200 --> 00:57:03,119
>> I would echo that all of that sentence.

1363
00:57:03,119 --> 00:57:05,599
For those that let them off responsibly

1364
00:57:05,599 --> 00:57:07,359
and cleaned up, thank you very much.

1365
00:57:07,359 --> 00:57:09,599
Great job. Those of you who didn't do

1366
00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:11,839
one of those two, do better next time.

1367
00:57:11,839 --> 00:57:14,000
>> Yeah. the the litter afterwards. It's

1368
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:15,440
just so frustrating. [clears throat]

1369
00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:16,400
Just

1370
00:57:16,400 --> 00:57:18,799
>> my yard has

1371
00:57:18,799 --> 00:57:21,359
several pieces of litter on it. I'm

1372
00:57:21,359 --> 00:57:24,559
like, you burn my fake grass, buddy.

1373
00:57:24,559 --> 00:57:25,119
We're [laughter] going to have a

1374
00:57:25,119 --> 00:57:27,680
problem. But Seth, to come back to your

1375
00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:29,440
maybe directly to your question, I think

1376
00:57:29,440 --> 00:57:31,119
that if there was comments that I think

1377
00:57:31,119 --> 00:57:33,119
that we could give to counterparts is

1378
00:57:33,119 --> 00:57:35,280
>> I think it we've proven that it can be

1379
00:57:35,280 --> 00:57:37,520
done sensibly with the right education

1380
00:57:37,520 --> 00:57:39,599
with the right restrictions in place and

1381
00:57:39,599 --> 00:57:41,520
with what Councilman Marshall said,

1382
00:57:41,520 --> 00:57:43,599
right? The PE citizens taking those

1383
00:57:43,599 --> 00:57:45,280
precautions seriously and trying their

1384
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,760
best to to do those as well. I think

1385
00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:49,760
there's a way to do it in in a way that

1386
00:57:49,760 --> 00:57:52,640
makes sense, right? And Spanish Fork

1387
00:57:52,640 --> 00:57:54,720
City showed it. And the other part is is

1388
00:57:54,720 --> 00:57:56,400
it'd be nice if other cities would do

1389
00:57:56,400 --> 00:57:58,319
that so that not everybody in the county

1390
00:57:58,319 --> 00:58:00,160
and state is coming to Spanish to light

1391
00:58:00,160 --> 00:58:01,760
fireworks, right? Because that does put

1392
00:58:01,760 --> 00:58:04,559
undue stress on our staff.

1393
00:58:04,559 --> 00:58:06,400
>> Yeah. Oh, please.

1394
00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:07,599
>> Okay. I was going to say with that being

1395
00:58:07,599 --> 00:58:10,000
said, while I was at this public power

1396
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:12,319
conference, I was with Mayor Simons from

1397
00:58:12,319 --> 00:58:14,480
Salem when all of these decisions were

1398
00:58:14,480 --> 00:58:16,240
being made. And it was interesting

1399
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:18,880
listening to another city. She says

1400
00:58:18,880 --> 00:58:21,200
Salem is much different. There's still

1401
00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:23,839
so many fields over here. and it's so

1402
00:58:23,839 --> 00:58:26,799
dry. And so for that community, I think

1403
00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:28,319
they made the right decision

1404
00:58:28,319 --> 00:58:29,760
>> and a volunteer fire.

1405
00:58:29,760 --> 00:58:30,160
>> Yeah.

1406
00:58:30,160 --> 00:58:32,240
>> Fire, right? It makes sense.

1407
00:58:32,240 --> 00:58:33,520
>> I just thought, you know, I'm glad that

1408
00:58:33,520 --> 00:58:35,920
the governor really let every city

1409
00:58:35,920 --> 00:58:37,839
decide because I think Spanish Fork is

1410
00:58:37,839 --> 00:58:39,680
in a place where it worked out that we

1411
00:58:39,680 --> 00:58:40,640
could do it.

1412
00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:41,280
>> I agree.

1413
00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:43,839
>> Yeah. We hear we say often one-size

1414
00:58:43,839 --> 00:58:48,319
misfits all and and I think to say to

1415
00:58:48,319 --> 00:58:52,160
any all, you know, any city, why did you shouldn't have, you know, I think

1416
00:58:52,160 --> 00:58:55,839
that's premature, but I I did talk to

1417
00:58:55,839 --> 00:58:57,119
some some of my city manager

1418
00:58:57,119 --> 00:58:58,880
counterparts and and one said, "Well,

1419
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:00,079
we're going to cancel because everybody

1420
00:59:00,079 --> 00:59:02,160
else around us did and we don't want

1421
00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:03,760
everybody to come to our town, so we'll

1422
00:59:03,760 --> 00:59:05,520
send them to your town." He was joking,

1423
00:59:05,520 --> 00:59:07,680
but I don't think he was totally joking,

1424
00:59:07,680 --> 00:59:10,079
right? And that's lame, right? You're

1425
00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:11,359
just pushing the easy button at that

1426
00:59:11,359 --> 00:59:13,440
point. Come on, be be thoughtful. Be

1427
00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:18,559
methodical. Um, I think that uh

1428
00:59:18,559 --> 00:59:22,240
that we went through a a wonderfully

1429
00:59:22,240 --> 00:59:23,760
deliberate,

1430
00:59:23,760 --> 00:59:25,440
thoughtful process and I'm really proud

1431
00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:28,480
of all of you and and the staff that as

1432
00:59:28,480 --> 00:59:30,640
you went through that. Um, that's great

1433
00:59:30,640 --> 00:59:34,240
feedback. Um on a similar vein, a co

1434
00:59:34,240 --> 00:59:36,799
maybe a couple of weeks ago, a couple of

1435
00:59:36,799 --> 00:59:38,720
weeks before the fourth, u there was an

1436
00:59:38,720 --> 00:59:42,960
incident on uh the a hillside on the

1437
00:59:42,960 --> 00:59:45,119
river bottoms where one of our crews was

1438
00:59:45,119 --> 00:59:49,520
actually mowing some lawns and um they

1439
00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:51,760
encountered a circumstance. I got a a

1440
00:59:51,760 --> 00:59:54,720
more stuck and tried to get it out and

1441
00:59:54,720 --> 01:00:01,119
we're doing things uh good things but uh in the end started some dry weeds

1442
01:00:01,119 --> 01:00:04,640
on fire. That hillside took off fast. Um

1443
01:00:04,640 --> 01:00:05,920
great response by the neighbors,

1444
01:00:05,920 --> 01:00:07,760
excellent response by the fire

1445
01:00:07,760 --> 01:00:10,240
department and and in the end good news,

1446
01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:12,720
good stories. We did receive an email

1447
01:00:12,720 --> 01:00:16,960
from a resident. Um so I I don't know

1448
01:00:16,960 --> 01:00:18,720
what your thoughts are on that. So, I'm

1449
01:00:18,720 --> 01:00:20,319
probably looking to you to give me some

1450
01:00:20,319 --> 01:00:22,079
feedback or some direction. We don't

1451
01:00:22,079 --> 01:00:23,839
need to do that here right now, but I

1452
01:00:23,839 --> 01:00:25,200
would welcome some feedback. I know I

1453
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:27,760
you sent an email, uh, Councilwoman

1454
01:00:27,760 --> 01:00:29,040
back, but if there's some additional

1455
01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:30,400
feedback and direction that you have for

1456
01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:32,319
us, and I think we'd love that, and we

1457
01:00:32,319 --> 01:00:34,319
can we can work on that. Right now, I

1458
01:00:34,319 --> 01:00:36,880
don't really know what the what that

1459
01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:38,240
direction would be. So, if you have any

1460
01:00:38,240 --> 01:00:41,040
feedback, please send that so we can we

1461
01:00:41,040 --> 01:00:43,760
can do do some things there or nothing,

1462
01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:45,200
right? Depending whatever your feedback

1463
01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:48,720
is. I think that's it for now. Thank you. [clears throat]

1464
01:00:48,720 --> 01:00:50,079
>> All things fire.

1465
01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:52,720
Your favorite topic.

1466
01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:55,760
One of them. You have many. Budget

1467
01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:56,799
>> sewer treatment plant.

1468
01:00:56,799 --> 01:00:58,400
>> Yeah. If anybody is interested in seeing

1469
01:00:58,400 --> 01:01:00,240
what World War II in Spanish Fork looks

1470
01:01:00,240 --> 01:01:02,079
like, then I've got some fantastic

1471
01:01:02,079 --> 01:01:05,920
videos and sound of of what Spanish Fork

1472
01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:07,920
sounded like on the 4th

1473
01:01:07,920 --> 01:01:09,520
>> at 10 o'clock.

1474
01:01:09,520 --> 01:01:10,319
>> So, that's great.

1475
01:01:10,319 --> 01:01:12,559
>> Okay. Well, thank you for that report.

1476
01:01:12,559 --> 01:01:22,630
Um, next is Spanish Fork 101.

1477
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:25,119
So, as you're aware, uh, twice a year we

1478
01:01:25,119 --> 01:01:27,520
have to report on our VOA grant. But

1479
01:01:27,520 --> 01:01:29,119
before we do that this evening, I just

1480
01:01:29,119 --> 01:01:31,440
want to take a moment and introduce our

1481
01:01:31,440 --> 01:01:34,559
new victim advocate, Amora Floyd. She

1482
01:01:34,559 --> 01:01:37,440
joined our department about two months

1483
01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:39,359
ago, has been a wonderful addition to

1484
01:01:39,359 --> 01:01:41,680
the office. Uh she's implemented some

1485
01:01:41,680 --> 01:01:45,280
great new ideas, has great enthusiasm

1486
01:01:45,280 --> 01:01:47,599
for the job. Uh great working

1487
01:01:47,599 --> 01:01:50,160
relationship with our officers, our city

1488
01:01:50,160 --> 01:01:52,240
attorney's office and our citizens as

1489
01:01:52,240 --> 01:01:55,200
well. So uh when she interacts with our

1490
01:01:55,200 --> 01:01:57,920
citizens, some of those people have just

1491
01:01:57,920 --> 01:02:00,079
experienced something traumatic in their

1492
01:02:00,079 --> 01:02:02,559
life and she has a calming effect with

1493
01:02:02,559 --> 01:02:04,880
those that she interacts with and we're

1494
01:02:04,880 --> 01:02:07,839
very fortunate to have her a part of our

1495
01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:09,920
team during the interview process. It

1496
01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:12,319
was a very easy decision to make to

1497
01:02:12,319 --> 01:02:15,839
bring her aboard and uh just she's a

1498
01:02:15,839 --> 01:02:17,760
great addition to our office. Uh prior

1499
01:02:17,760 --> 01:02:19,599
to working with our office, she worked

1500
01:02:19,599 --> 01:02:22,319
at the Department of Workforce Services

1501
01:02:22,319 --> 01:02:25,599
since 2023. Is that correct?

1502
01:02:25,599 --> 01:02:28,240
>> Okay. But I'll turn the time over to

1503
01:02:28,240 --> 01:02:34,400
Amora where she'll present some of the uh facts from our VOCA grant and

1504
01:02:34,400 --> 01:02:37,760
some of the numbers. Thank you.

1505
01:02:37,760 --> 01:02:39,760
>> Thanks, Chief. Um, I was going to say,

1506
01:02:39,760 --> 01:02:40,799
Jack, you got to make it a little

1507
01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:43,040
bigger. I'm blind. I'll try to see it

1508
01:02:43,040 --> 01:02:44,960
from here. Um, I appreciate the

1509
01:02:44,960 --> 01:02:47,119
opportunity uh to present to you guys

1510
01:02:47,119 --> 01:02:49,280
today and kind of bring you up to speed

1511
01:02:49,280 --> 01:02:51,599
on how the VOCA grant is being

1512
01:02:51,599 --> 01:02:53,920
administered in our community and then

1513
01:02:53,920 --> 01:02:55,520
just a couple of things that we're doing

1514
01:02:55,520 --> 01:02:58,000
to modernize our outreach with victims

1515
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:01,119
and um to collaborate with some

1516
01:03:01,119 --> 01:03:03,920
strategic partnerships.

1517
01:03:03,920 --> 01:03:09,430
I guess this is me

1518
01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:12,000
So, the Spanish Fork Police Department,

1519
01:03:12,000 --> 01:03:13,920
our our mission, we try to align the

1520
01:03:13,920 --> 01:03:17,280
advocacy mission um to coincide with the

1521
01:03:17,280 --> 01:03:19,599
Spanish Fork City mission where we want

1522
01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:21,119
to make sure that we are building a

1523
01:03:21,119 --> 01:03:22,960
vibrant community and we are supporting

1524
01:03:22,960 --> 01:03:25,200
those that live here um and treating

1525
01:03:25,200 --> 01:03:27,839
them with dignity and respect during

1526
01:03:27,839 --> 01:03:30,240
their periods of high stress and extreme

1527
01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:33,200
crisis. So, part of the way we're going

1528
01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:34,960
to do that is just to ensure that every

1529
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:37,599
victim is safe and that they have an

1530
01:03:37,599 --> 01:03:40,720
empowered pathway to justice and um to

1531
01:03:40,720 --> 01:03:44,150
healing.

1532
01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:46,079
In reviewing the VOCA grant for this

1533
01:03:46,079 --> 01:03:47,680
year, I'm kind of right in the process

1534
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:51,599
of all the reports. We've seen a 13.2%

1535
01:03:51,599 --> 01:03:56,400
surge since July 1st of 2024. So over a

1536
01:03:56,400 --> 01:03:59,119
two-year period, we've seen an increase

1537
01:03:59,119 --> 01:04:02,799
in our community's domestic violence,

1538
01:04:02,799 --> 01:04:04,880
stalking, and harassment, and then late

1539
01:04:04,880 --> 01:04:08,640
reporting of sexual assault cases. So,

1540
01:04:08,640 --> 01:04:11,920
um, in seeing this, uh, we can kind of

1541
01:04:11,920 --> 01:04:14,480
look at and determine that we need to

1542
01:04:14,480 --> 01:04:19,200
make, um, maybe some padded resources,

1543
01:04:19,200 --> 01:04:20,960
um, for those in our community that are

1544
01:04:20,960 --> 01:04:23,760
experiencing these things. Um it also

1545
01:04:23,760 --> 01:04:26,079
shows that uh the effectiveness of the

1546
01:04:26,079 --> 01:04:32,319
VOCA grant. So 13.2% is uh quite low in

1547
01:04:32,319 --> 01:04:34,240
comparison to some other communities

1548
01:04:34,240 --> 01:04:37,200
around us. So the victim advocacy

1549
01:04:37,200 --> 01:04:40,400
program has been working well to get to

1550
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:42,720
victims um quickly and to help them

1551
01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:45,440
through that process. Um where we could

1552
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:47,359
bolster that is maybe with a little more

1553
01:04:47,359 --> 01:04:52,230
community education in the future.

1554
01:04:52,240 --> 01:04:54,400
In looking at this slide, this is the

1555
01:04:54,400 --> 01:04:56,559
total number of victims that we served

1556
01:04:56,559 --> 01:04:59,119
in uh the VOCA grant period from July

1557
01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:04,079
1st of 25 through June 30th of 26.

1558
01:05:04,079 --> 01:05:07,280
We served about 203 individuals. These

1559
01:05:07,280 --> 01:05:10,720
are individuals that charges were filed

1560
01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:12,559
or reports were filed by the police

1561
01:05:12,559 --> 01:05:15,280
department and then um the city

1562
01:05:15,280 --> 01:05:19,520
attorney's office um press charges. So

1563
01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:22,640
we can say that among those that uh we

1564
01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:26,640
served, their needs ranged from um

1565
01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:28,720
information and referrals to outside

1566
01:05:28,720 --> 01:05:31,440
sources, uh criminal justice assistance

1567
01:05:31,440 --> 01:05:33,520
with getting protective orders, stalking

1568
01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:36,160
injunctions, and then emotional support

1569
01:05:36,160 --> 01:05:39,359
and safety. Um the personal advocacy and

1570
01:05:39,359 --> 01:05:41,280
accompaniment, that number is a little

1571
01:05:41,280 --> 01:05:44,400
low only because court is in Spanish

1572
01:05:44,400 --> 01:05:46,880
Fork. I'm in the police department. Um

1573
01:05:46,880 --> 01:05:48,960
and the previous victim advocate and I

1574
01:05:48,960 --> 01:05:51,599
we we were in court Monday and Thursday.

1575
01:05:51,599 --> 01:05:54,240
So victims don't really need to ask for

1576
01:05:54,240 --> 01:05:55,920
accompanyment. We're we're always

1577
01:05:55,920 --> 01:05:58,480
usually there.

1578
01:05:58,480 --> 01:06:01,039
This slide shows the total number of

1579
01:06:01,039 --> 01:06:04,000
services provided. So outside of those

1580
01:06:04,000 --> 01:06:06,559
200 unique individuals, you can see that

1581
01:06:06,559 --> 01:06:09,440
we provided almost 900 additional

1582
01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:12,240
support services to the community. And

1583
01:06:12,240 --> 01:06:15,119
what this tells us is that

1584
01:06:15,119 --> 01:06:16,960
when a victim goes through a crisis,

1585
01:06:16,960 --> 01:06:19,599
it's not a oneanddone phone call and

1586
01:06:19,599 --> 01:06:21,680
then pass them along to someone else.

1587
01:06:21,680 --> 01:06:24,559
It's a multi-layered uh layered approach

1588
01:06:24,559 --> 01:06:28,960
to providing services over the life um

1589
01:06:28,960 --> 01:06:31,599
of that judicial process. And sometimes

1590
01:06:31,599 --> 01:06:34,720
maybe that's three months. Um, I'm on

1591
01:06:34,720 --> 01:06:36,480
some cases now that we're we're going

1592
01:06:36,480 --> 01:06:38,720
into the second year of dealing with

1593
01:06:38,720 --> 01:06:40,400
those individuals and helping them

1594
01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:42,400
through that process.

1595
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:44,079
One of the things that we do see a lot

1596
01:06:44,079 --> 01:06:46,720
of are a lot of people in our community

1597
01:06:46,720 --> 01:06:49,440
who don't call the police to file

1598
01:06:49,440 --> 01:06:52,319
charges, but they do want services. they

1599
01:06:52,319 --> 01:06:55,440
do want assistance and other referrals

1600
01:06:55,440 --> 01:06:57,440
um for the situations that they're in

1601
01:06:57,440 --> 01:07:00,880
for stalking, intimate partner violence,

1602
01:07:00,880 --> 01:07:04,640
um domestic violence, um assaults, and

1603
01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:08,319
so those those have also been provided

1604
01:07:08,319 --> 01:07:10,640
um through our advocacy program at the

1605
01:07:10,640 --> 01:07:12,799
police department.

1606
01:07:12,799 --> 01:07:15,440
So, one of the ways we we're going to

1607
01:07:15,440 --> 01:07:19,039
tackle that 13.2% is scene to service

1608
01:07:19,039 --> 01:07:22,240
automation. So, um, I did a survey with

1609
01:07:22,240 --> 01:07:24,720
the police officers and previous

1610
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:27,200
victims. And one of the things that was

1611
01:07:27,200 --> 01:07:29,839
mentioned is they would like less paper.

1612
01:07:29,839 --> 01:07:31,920
Officers would like less paper to to

1613
01:07:31,920 --> 01:07:33,359
keep in the vehicles and have to pass

1614
01:07:33,359 --> 01:07:35,599
out. And victims would like less of a

1615
01:07:35,599 --> 01:07:38,160
paper trail for partners and family

1616
01:07:38,160 --> 01:07:41,440
members to find. So, what we've done is

1617
01:07:41,440 --> 01:07:44,079
we've created the new victim service

1618
01:07:44,079 --> 01:07:46,319
pamphlets in front of you, both in

1619
01:07:46,319 --> 01:07:49,039
English and in Spanish. Those pamphlets

1620
01:07:49,039 --> 01:07:52,160
have all of the mandated

1621
01:07:52,160 --> 01:07:54,799
um legal rights that I have to inform

1622
01:07:54,799 --> 01:07:57,359
the victim of. So there's the victim

1623
01:07:57,359 --> 01:07:59,599
rights, there's the court process in

1624
01:07:59,599 --> 01:08:02,079
there, there's the confidentiality

1625
01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:03,760
because that is limited with the police

1626
01:08:03,760 --> 01:08:06,559
department. Um victims do not have 100%

1627
01:08:06,559 --> 01:08:09,920
confidentiality with me. That's limited.

1628
01:08:09,920 --> 01:08:11,359
Um and they need to be aware of that

1629
01:08:11,359 --> 01:08:12,960
upfront.

1630
01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:17,759
So we um kind of created this. So the

1631
01:08:17,759 --> 01:08:22,799
officers on scene can have that victim

1632
01:08:22,799 --> 01:08:25,440
register for services in less than a

1633
01:08:25,440 --> 01:08:29,040
minute. So they can scan that QR code.

1634
01:08:29,040 --> 01:08:31,359
That uh registration is in English and

1635
01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:34,319
in Spanish and I get an automated

1636
01:08:34,319 --> 01:08:36,799
notification immediately. So as soon as

1637
01:08:36,799 --> 01:08:40,640
they hit send, I get a notification.

1638
01:08:40,640 --> 01:08:43,120
Once that notification is received, a

1639
01:08:43,120 --> 01:08:46,560
countdown timer starts for me. know I

1640
01:08:46,560 --> 01:08:49,279
have 72 hours to make sure that I have

1641
01:08:49,279 --> 01:08:51,440
met with that victim, provided services

1642
01:08:51,440 --> 01:08:54,159
or safety planning and then move them to

1643
01:08:54,159 --> 01:08:57,759
the VOCA grant tracking system. And the

1644
01:08:57,759 --> 01:09:00,560
way that looks for me is when they come

1645
01:09:00,560 --> 01:09:04,799
across it's green in 48 hours it turns

1646
01:09:04,799 --> 01:09:07,120
yellow and I get a second notification.

1647
01:09:07,120 --> 01:09:10,159
In 72 hours it turns red and I get two

1648
01:09:10,159 --> 01:09:12,799
notifications a day until I can meet

1649
01:09:12,799 --> 01:09:15,279
with them and move them off. So, our

1650
01:09:15,279 --> 01:09:18,480
goal with that is just to make sure that

1651
01:09:18,480 --> 01:09:20,880
we are not missing any victims. They're

1652
01:09:20,880 --> 01:09:23,600
not falling through the cracks. Um, and

1653
01:09:23,600 --> 01:09:26,239
we're making it easier for the officers

1654
01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:30,640
on scene. Um, it's very stressful um

1655
01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:32,960
time to be dealing with a victim doing

1656
01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:36,000
reporting. Victims are very stressed.

1657
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:38,960
Um, so this automated system will make

1658
01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:42,000
it easy for the officers to help the

1659
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:44,239
victim register and then they don't need

1660
01:09:44,239 --> 01:09:46,719
to remember to make a referral to me

1661
01:09:46,719 --> 01:09:48,640
later and that's how the old process

1662
01:09:48,640 --> 01:09:52,719
worked. Um, so part of the resources are

1663
01:09:52,719 --> 01:09:55,120
the bilingual trifold that you have

1664
01:09:55,120 --> 01:09:58,080
there and then with the QR code there's

1665
01:09:58,080 --> 01:10:02,159
just no barrier uh to that and it's 100%

1666
01:10:02,159 --> 01:10:05,679
confidential. So when it's um uploaded

1667
01:10:05,679 --> 01:10:07,679
to their phone and they fill it out,

1668
01:10:07,679 --> 01:10:09,920
it's incognito mode. So should they need

1669
01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:13,280
to pause at any moment, nobody can see

1670
01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:15,920
that it's on their phone. Um and then

1671
01:10:15,920 --> 01:10:20,320
once they click register, it's gone. So

1672
01:10:20,320 --> 01:10:23,120
there's nothing lingering for them. Um

1673
01:10:23,120 --> 01:10:25,360
and then the case load tracker starts

1674
01:10:25,360 --> 01:10:28,400
for me and we make contact and move

1675
01:10:28,400 --> 01:10:30,080
through those protocols that are

1676
01:10:30,080 --> 01:10:33,920
necessary um to follow up.

1677
01:10:33,920 --> 01:10:36,080
The other thing that we're going to do u

1678
01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:39,120
moving forward is we're going to kind of

1679
01:10:39,120 --> 01:10:43,120
uh try to um meet the gap in legal

1680
01:10:43,120 --> 01:10:46,159
services. So, as an advocate for the

1681
01:10:46,159 --> 01:10:48,880
police department, um I am not legally

1682
01:10:48,880 --> 01:10:52,480
allowed to help um a victim apply for a

1683
01:10:52,480 --> 01:10:55,679
civil stalking injunction or a civil

1684
01:10:55,679 --> 01:11:00,159
protective order. Um I can give them

1685
01:11:00,159 --> 01:11:02,560
directions. I can refer them to Utah

1686
01:11:02,560 --> 01:11:05,600
legal aid. I can temp legal services,

1687
01:11:05,600 --> 01:11:07,360
but I cannot sit with them in that

1688
01:11:07,360 --> 01:11:09,920
moment of crisis and help them complete

1689
01:11:09,920 --> 01:11:12,080
those documents

1690
01:11:12,080 --> 01:11:15,600
with um And I also can't um attend their

1691
01:11:15,600 --> 01:11:18,239
court hearings and sit with them in that

1692
01:11:18,239 --> 01:11:21,760
hearing where they have to face their um

1693
01:11:21,760 --> 01:11:24,000
alleged abuser.

1694
01:11:24,000 --> 01:11:26,960
So what the this new program through the

1695
01:11:26,960 --> 01:11:30,640
community um justice advocate program,

1696
01:11:30,640 --> 01:11:32,640
it's called the CAP program, and that's

1697
01:11:32,640 --> 01:11:35,199
just um the community advocate partners

1698
01:11:35,199 --> 01:11:37,760
program. And that's a course, a 12-week

1699
01:11:37,760 --> 01:11:41,199
long course uh that I will take um and

1700
01:11:41,199 --> 01:11:43,280
then I have to take a licensing and

1701
01:11:43,280 --> 01:11:45,920
certification for that. And what that

1702
01:11:45,920 --> 01:11:48,560
will do is allow me to help those

1703
01:11:48,560 --> 01:11:50,880
victims, sit with them and help them

1704
01:11:50,880 --> 01:11:53,360
fill out those civil stocking

1705
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:55,440
injunctions and those civil protective

1706
01:11:55,440 --> 01:11:58,719
orders. And it will allow me to be in

1707
01:11:58,719 --> 01:12:01,199
court with them and sit with them at the

1708
01:12:01,199 --> 01:12:05,280
council table for support. Um and in our

1709
01:12:05,280 --> 01:12:07,679
community. We're not really termed a

1710
01:12:07,679 --> 01:12:09,920
rural community, but we still have very

1711
01:12:09,920 --> 01:12:14,719
much a rural field. And um services that

1712
01:12:14,719 --> 01:12:17,040
I need to refer victims to, they have to

1713
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:21,120
go to Provo and Orum because those those

1714
01:12:21,120 --> 01:12:23,520
free legal services are not here in

1715
01:12:23,520 --> 01:12:25,520
Spanish Fork. And so we're going to

1716
01:12:25,520 --> 01:12:28,159
bridge that gap by offering this service

1717
01:12:28,159 --> 01:12:30,400
so that victims aren't frustrated.

1718
01:12:30,400 --> 01:12:31,280
They're not having to [clears throat]

1719
01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:33,280
wait. they're not waiting to find

1720
01:12:33,280 --> 01:12:34,880
transportation

1721
01:12:34,880 --> 01:12:38,000
or a family member who can go with them.

1722
01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:41,760
Um, and that I think will help um help

1723
01:12:41,760 --> 01:12:43,920
us be able to increase and elevate our

1724
01:12:43,920 --> 01:12:46,719
victim services here in Spanish Fort and

1725
01:12:46,719 --> 01:12:50,000
kind of um modernize it and bring it up

1726
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:51,760
to speed.

1727
01:12:51,760 --> 01:12:55,280
And then just as a summary, we're just

1728
01:12:55,280 --> 01:12:58,719
addressing that 13% rise in local victim

1729
01:12:58,719 --> 01:13:02,000
services um by using those VOCA grant

1730
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:05,280
resources and modernizing the access to

1731
01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:08,800
those services for our diverse community

1732
01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:12,560
and then uh partnering safely with um

1733
01:13:12,560 --> 01:13:15,040
other legal services to make sure that

1734
01:13:15,040 --> 01:13:19,360
we are providing a um whole service to

1735
01:13:19,360 --> 01:13:21,840
victims in Spanish Fork.

1736
01:13:21,840 --> 01:13:23,920
So

1737
01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:26,400
I appreciate the opportunity.

1738
01:13:26,400 --> 01:13:27,600
>> Are there any questions?

1739
01:13:27,600 --> 01:13:29,440
>> Go ahead. What happens if the victim

1740
01:13:29,440 --> 01:13:31,360
doesn't have a phone and can't use the

1741
01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:34,159
QR code? So, if they don't have the

1742
01:13:34,159 --> 01:13:36,080
phone, then they would there would still

1743
01:13:36,080 --> 01:13:39,600
need to be the traditional uh way that

1744
01:13:39,600 --> 01:13:41,520
we've always done referrals, which means

1745
01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:43,199
that the officer when they get ready to

1746
01:13:43,199 --> 01:13:46,960
file their report would email me or come

1747
01:13:46,960 --> 01:13:49,280
to my office and say, "We have an

1748
01:13:49,280 --> 01:13:51,199
individual who would like services."

1749
01:13:51,199 --> 01:13:52,320
>> Okay.

1750
01:13:52,320 --> 01:13:55,520
Um the other thing that they uh can do

1751
01:13:55,520 --> 01:13:57,280
frequently we have people that just walk

1752
01:13:57,280 --> 01:14:00,239
in walk in the front because they'll go

1753
01:14:00,239 --> 01:14:02,560
to get groceries and then you know come

1754
01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:04,719
to the police department and so we do

1755
01:14:04,719 --> 01:14:07,199
still a lot of face toface

1756
01:14:07,199 --> 01:14:10,480
um walk-ins in Spanish Fork. Okay.

1757
01:14:10,480 --> 01:14:11,679
>> Thank you.

1758
01:14:11,679 --> 01:14:12,960
>> I was just going to say thank you for

1759
01:14:12,960 --> 01:14:15,280
what you do. I know that your job is not

1760
01:14:15,280 --> 01:14:17,520
easy at all. So, thank you for being

1761
01:14:17,520 --> 01:14:20,000
that advocate for those who are in some

1762
01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:22,000
of the toughest times of their life.

1763
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:24,080
>> I really enjoy it. I've I've really

1764
01:14:24,080 --> 01:14:26,239
honestly enjoyed

1765
01:14:26,239 --> 01:14:27,840
uh being at the Spanish Fort Police

1766
01:14:27,840 --> 01:14:30,239
Department. I I had a it was very hard

1767
01:14:30,239 --> 01:14:32,880
for me to leave workforce services that

1768
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:34,800
office. We had a lot of cohesion and a

1769
01:14:34,800 --> 01:14:37,600
lot of good uh support for my

1770
01:14:37,600 --> 01:14:39,199
co-workers. And so, I was a little

1771
01:14:39,199 --> 01:14:40,800
nervous to make a jump to a new

1772
01:14:40,800 --> 01:14:43,840
organization. And that jump has been

1773
01:14:43,840 --> 01:14:46,960
seamless. I have had nothing but support

1774
01:14:46,960 --> 01:14:48,880
all the way around. The officers have

1775
01:14:48,880 --> 01:14:51,840
been fantastic. Um we have a lot of

1776
01:14:51,840 --> 01:14:55,280
really dedicated um officers that value

1777
01:14:55,280 --> 01:14:58,480
the safety of our community and um have

1778
01:14:58,480 --> 01:15:00,719
just been right on board assisting me.

1779
01:15:00,719 --> 01:15:03,280
And then the staff has just been really

1780
01:15:03,280 --> 01:15:06,640
great and supportive. So I I appreciate

1781
01:15:06,640 --> 01:15:08,719
the opportunity and I really hope I can

1782
01:15:08,719 --> 01:15:10,800
make a good impact here.

1783
01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:13,280
>> It's good to put a a face to the name. A

1784
01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:14,560
couple weeks ago, I was talking to a

1785
01:15:14,560 --> 01:15:18,320
resident and her older teenage daughter

1786
01:15:18,320 --> 01:15:20,400
walked in after parking in the parking

1787
01:15:20,400 --> 01:15:22,560
lot for a little while and got brave

1788
01:15:22,560 --> 01:15:26,560
enough to go in and and talk to you and this person was ranting and raving

1789
01:15:26,560 --> 01:15:28,800
about you and and we've had amazing

1790
01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:32,800
victim advocates and and it is you're there for some really integral

1791
01:15:32,800 --> 01:15:35,760
parts in one person's life, but then

1792
01:15:35,760 --> 01:15:38,480
that also affects the entire family. So,

1793
01:15:38,480 --> 01:15:38,960
thank you.

1794
01:15:38,960 --> 01:15:42,000
>> It does. Yeah. And we have a really

1795
01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:43,920
being housed at the police department's

1796
01:15:43,920 --> 01:15:45,520
also been wonderful because we have a

1797
01:15:45,520 --> 01:15:47,840
really great legal team there. And I

1798
01:15:47,840 --> 01:15:50,239
can't say enough about Tanner and and

1799
01:15:50,239 --> 01:15:52,800
Josh and their team. They they've held

1800
01:15:52,800 --> 01:15:55,920
my hand and helped me learn how to

1801
01:15:55,920 --> 01:16:00,400
access all the programs. So, it's really

1802
01:16:00,400 --> 01:16:02,640
been wonderful. But thank you so much.

1803
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:04,239
>> I would say thank you, too. I think you

1804
01:16:04,239 --> 01:16:06,000
missed one more slide and that's the

1805
01:16:06,000 --> 01:16:06,880
ask.

1806
01:16:06,880 --> 01:16:08,719
>> Oh, yeah. Did you want to ask me a

1807
01:16:08,719 --> 01:16:10,480
question? No, you should have been asked

1808
01:16:10,480 --> 01:16:13,440
us [laughter] for something. I mean, do

1809
01:16:13,440 --> 01:16:15,120
you need something from us? Can we help

1810
01:16:15,120 --> 01:16:17,280
you in your role? Because Jesse's right.

1811
01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:18,080
This is a tough job.

1812
01:16:18,080 --> 01:16:19,760
>> Definitely going to be asked in the

1813
01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:21,840
future, but like Chief said, I've just

1814
01:16:21,840 --> 01:16:23,520
been here eight weeks and so I haven't

1815
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:24,080
done a

1816
01:16:24,080 --> 01:16:24,960
>> doesn't stop Chief.

1817
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:27,360
>> I I haven't done a

1818
01:16:27,360 --> 01:16:30,239
>> a full audit of the program yet to see

1819
01:16:30,239 --> 01:16:32,080
where I think I might need some

1820
01:16:32,080 --> 01:16:33,760
additional resources, but when I get

1821
01:16:33,760 --> 01:16:35,920
there, um, for sure. Uh,

1822
01:16:35,920 --> 01:16:37,520
>> do you want dragging Maine? Do you want

1823
01:16:37,520 --> 01:16:38,960
cruising back on Main Street? I mean,

1824
01:16:38,960 --> 01:16:39,360
it's

1825
01:16:39,360 --> 01:16:41,427
>> I grew up doing that. So, not here.

1826
01:16:41,427 --> 01:16:42,800
[laughter] But

1827
01:16:42,800 --> 01:16:45,280
>> no, I would I would very much not like

1828
01:16:45,280 --> 01:16:47,040
that back. But

1829
01:16:47,040 --> 01:16:49,199
>> when my teenager is an adult and off on

1830
01:16:49,199 --> 01:16:50,598
his own, we can talk about it, but

1831
01:16:50,598 --> 01:16:52,480
[laughter] right now, no.

1832
01:16:52,480 --> 01:16:54,560
>> I don't know. Back to that. We have a

1833
01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:55,920
choice. They can be on a screen or

1834
01:16:55,920 --> 01:16:57,840
Maine. Where do we want them?

1835
01:16:57,840 --> 01:16:58,159
>> Main.

1836
01:16:58,159 --> 01:17:00,480
>> I don't mind the main street rotting.

1837
01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:02,560
It's the parking lot loitering that

1838
01:17:02,560 --> 01:17:03,840
really

1839
01:17:03,840 --> 01:17:04,719
>> 100%.

1840
01:17:04,719 --> 01:17:06,080
>> Yep.

1841
01:17:06,080 --> 01:17:07,520
We digress.

1842
01:17:07,520 --> 01:17:08,239
>> Yes.

1843
01:17:08,239 --> 01:17:08,640
>> Thank you.

1844
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:10,159
a ton.

1845
01:17:10,159 --> 01:17:11,840
>> Great job.

1846
01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:13,600
>> Okay.

1847
01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:14,880
>> It's great to have the victim's

1848
01:17:14,880 --> 01:17:16,400
advocate. I think, you know, we we've

1849
01:17:16,400 --> 01:17:18,640
had the book a grant, but we haven't had

1850
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,920
these kinds of reports, I think, in the,

1851
01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,239
you know, longer term history of of the

1852
01:17:24,239 --> 01:17:28,400
program. So, I love it. I think it's a great thing to keep the the

1853
01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:30,239
victim's advocate services that we

1854
01:17:30,239 --> 01:17:32,080
provide front and center. So, thank you,

1855
01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:34,320
Mora.

1856
01:17:34,320 --> 01:17:36,800
>> Okay. Okay, next we have consent items.

1857
01:17:36,800 --> 01:17:38,000
Can I get a motion?

1858
01:17:38,000 --> 01:17:40,640
>> I move to approve the consent items.

1859
01:17:40,640 --> 01:17:43,040
>> Motion made by Councilman Carden.

1860
01:17:43,040 --> 01:17:43,840
>> Second.

1861
01:17:43,840 --> 01:17:46,080
by Councilman Marshall. All in

1862
01:17:46,080 --> 01:17:47,199
favor say yes.

1863
01:17:47,199 --> 01:17:48,400
>> Yes.

1864
01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:51,520
>> Oops. It's a roll call. Right, Tara?

1865
01:17:51,520 --> 01:17:53,920
>> Okay. Councilman Marshall?

1866
01:17:53,920 --> 01:17:54,320
>> Yes.

1867
01:17:54,320 --> 01:17:55,360
>> Councilman Oiler?

1868
01:17:55,360 --> 01:17:55,840
>> Yes.

1869
01:17:55,840 --> 01:17:57,520
>> Councilman Carden?

1870
01:17:57,520 --> 01:17:58,080
>> Yes.

1871
01:17:58,080 --> 01:18:00,239
>> Councilwoman Beck? Yes.

1872
01:18:00,239 --> 01:18:01,440
>> I'm kind of thrown off with you not

1873
01:18:01,440 --> 01:18:02,560
yelling at us our last names.

1874
01:18:02,560 --> 01:18:05,520
>> Oh, could you please start that?

1875
01:18:05,520 --> 01:18:07,120
You just want last names.

1876
01:18:07,120 --> 01:18:08,239
>> It does make it easier. It

1877
01:18:08,239 --> 01:18:09,679
>> does. Especially when we move into this

1878
01:18:09,679 --> 01:18:10,480
next part.

1879
01:18:10,480 --> 01:18:12,800
>> Yes. Okay. Let's move on and adjourn

1880
01:18:12,800 --> 01:18:16,080
into the local building authority.

1881
01:18:16,080 --> 01:18:17,199
>> Move to go into the local building

1882
01:18:17,199 --> 01:18:18,080
authority.

1883
01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:18,880
>> Second.

1884
01:18:18,880 --> 01:18:20,880
>> Okay. I have a motion by Councilman

1885
01:18:20,880 --> 01:18:22,640
Marshall, a second by Councilman Oiler.

1886
01:18:22,640 --> 01:18:24,880
All in favor? Oh, roll call vote.

1887
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:25,760
Councilman Oiler.

1888
01:18:25,760 --> 01:18:26,159
>> Yes.

1889
01:18:26,159 --> 01:18:27,040
>> Councilman Carden,

1890
01:18:27,040 --> 01:18:27,440
>> yes.

1891
01:18:27,440 --> 01:18:28,719
>> Councilman Marshall,

1892
01:18:28,719 --> 01:18:29,120
>> yes.

1893
01:18:29,120 --> 01:18:31,679
>> Councilwoman Beck, yes. So, now we're

1894
01:18:31,679 --> 01:18:35,920
moving to chairs and vice chair.

1895
01:18:35,920 --> 01:18:37,840
>> Trustees.

1896
01:18:37,840 --> 01:18:39,760
>> You're the vice. You're the vice chair,

1897
01:18:39,760 --> 01:18:40,320
though.

1898
01:18:40,320 --> 01:18:43,280
>> Okay. Yep.

1899
01:18:43,280 --> 01:18:45,360
>> Jordan, come on up. Save me.

1900
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:47,280
>> All right. We're going to be talking

1901
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:50,239
about uh bond issuance public hearing.

1902
01:18:50,239 --> 01:18:51,360
>> I think we have to do some minutes

1903
01:18:51,360 --> 01:18:52,320
first. Jordan,

1904
01:18:52,320 --> 01:18:53,600
>> do we need to do the consent?

1905
01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:53,920
>> Yeah.

1906
01:18:53,920 --> 01:18:54,640
>> Yep.

1907
01:18:54,640 --> 01:18:58,480
>> Okay. Can I get a motion for the consent

1908
01:18:58,480 --> 01:19:01,440
items for the LBA?

1909
01:19:01,440 --> 01:19:03,360
So moved.

1910
01:19:03,360 --> 01:19:05,199
Second.

1911
01:19:05,199 --> 01:19:07,920
>> Trustee Cardins made the motion and

1912
01:19:07,920 --> 01:19:10,640
Trustee Marshall seconded that. All in

1913
01:19:10,640 --> 01:19:11,520
favor say yes.

1914
01:19:11,520 --> 01:19:12,800
>> Yes.

1915
01:19:12,800 --> 01:19:14,560
>> Okay. Jordan, the LBA minutes.

1916
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:16,400
>> Now it's his turn. I think it's a roll

1917
01:19:16,400 --> 01:19:16,640
call.

1918
01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:18,000
>> I think we all said yes at different

1919
01:19:18,000 --> 01:19:20,480
times, so I think we might be all right.

1920
01:19:20,480 --> 01:19:22,159
>> It doesn't say roll call, though.

1921
01:19:22,159 --> 01:19:23,520
>> Okay.

1922
01:19:23,520 --> 01:19:24,800
>> On the minutes it does.

1923
01:19:24,800 --> 01:19:26,480
>> Minutes does. That's the only thing in

1924
01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:28,560
the consent are the minutes.

1925
01:19:28,560 --> 01:19:29,760
>> All right.

1926
01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:33,280
Um the LBA bond issuance public hearing.

1927
01:19:33,280 --> 01:19:35,280
We discussed this last council meeting.

1928
01:19:35,280 --> 01:19:39,920
Um I think ad nauseium. Um but the bond

1929
01:19:39,920 --> 01:19:41,920
issuance is for two different buildings.

1930
01:19:41,920 --> 01:19:44,480
The fire station next door that's being

1931
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:46,560
built and a possible public works

1932
01:19:46,560 --> 01:19:50,239
building as well. Um the amount is set

1933
01:19:50,239 --> 01:19:53,679
quite high. um that's a parameter not to

1934
01:19:53,679 --> 01:19:58,000
exceed and there's a uh

1935
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:01,440
that's set in a way that allows us to uh

1936
01:20:01,440 --> 01:20:04,080
issue once we determine what the amount

1937
01:20:04,080 --> 01:20:07,520
will be um the public works building. We

1938
01:20:07,520 --> 01:20:08,880
don't know exactly what that amount is

1939
01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:12,640
going to be right now. Um this bond is

1940
01:20:12,640 --> 01:20:14,239
an LBA bond which means that the

1941
01:20:14,239 --> 01:20:17,440
collateral is the buildings themselves

1942
01:20:17,440 --> 01:20:25,360
as well. Um, but any questions on this?

1943
01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:25,760
>> No.

1944
01:20:25,760 --> 01:20:27,040
>> Okay.

1945
01:20:27,040 --> 01:20:28,800
>> So, we Jonathan, do you want to give us

1946
01:20:28,800 --> 01:20:30,080
any direction? I don't think we've ever

1947
01:20:30,080 --> 01:20:32,960
done two public hearings on the exact

1948
01:20:32,960 --> 01:20:35,360
same thing. And then you're going to

1949
01:20:35,360 --> 01:20:36,719
say, well, they're not the exact same

1950
01:20:36,719 --> 01:20:38,480
thing. One's on this and one's on that.

1951
01:20:38,480 --> 01:20:40,239
So, maybe give us some clarification as

1952
01:20:40,239 --> 01:20:43,040
to why why two. And and then we can

1953
01:20:43,040 --> 01:20:44,960
corral the 70 people that want to speak

1954
01:20:44,960 --> 01:20:47,280
about it into the right lane.

1955
01:20:47,280 --> 01:20:49,679
Yeah, there's actually they are for the

1956
01:20:49,679 --> 01:20:51,600
same reason. It's for the public to be

1957
01:20:51,600 --> 01:20:55,520
heard, but they're two separate u

1958
01:20:55,520 --> 01:20:57,360
two separate parts or sections of the

1959
01:20:57,360 --> 01:21:01,440
code that requires two distinct public

1960
01:21:01,440 --> 01:21:04,239
hearings. So, you open up one, hear the

1961
01:21:04,239 --> 01:21:06,239
public's comments, you close, you open

1962
01:21:06,239 --> 01:21:08,080
up another one, hear the public's

1963
01:21:08,080 --> 01:21:10,400
comments, close, but they're really for

1964
01:21:10,400 --> 01:21:12,960
the the exact same purpose, for the

1965
01:21:12,960 --> 01:21:15,199
public to be heard. Specifically, one

1966
01:21:15,199 --> 01:21:18,800
says in the code uh the public's comment

1967
01:21:18,800 --> 01:21:21,040
should be addressed about how this uh

1968
01:21:21,040 --> 01:21:23,120
particular project competes with the

1969
01:21:23,120 --> 01:21:26,480
private sector. That was one uh one

1970
01:21:26,480 --> 01:21:28,000
section of the code. I don't know that

1971
01:21:28,000 --> 01:21:29,600
the fire station or public works

1972
01:21:29,600 --> 01:21:31,120
building does compete with the private

1973
01:21:31,120 --> 01:21:34,159
sector. But if there's public comment to

1974
01:21:34,159 --> 01:21:35,760
the contrary, that's why you have the

1975
01:21:35,760 --> 01:21:39,120
hearing. Then the other comment or the

1976
01:21:39,120 --> 01:21:40,480
other comment period or public hearing

1977
01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:43,679
is for the for the public to voice their

1978
01:21:43,679 --> 01:21:46,880
comments about the project or

1979
01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:48,719
specifically the financing tool the

1980
01:21:48,719 --> 01:21:53,040
lease revenue bonds through the local.

1981
01:21:53,040 --> 01:21:55,199
>> Thanks Jonathan.

1982
01:21:55,199 --> 01:21:56,960
>> Hey can I get a motion to go into a

1983
01:21:56,960 --> 01:21:59,040
public hearing?

1984
01:21:59,040 --> 01:22:00,639
>> So moved.

1985
01:22:00,639 --> 01:22:04,960
>> We have to specify which one it's for.

1986
01:22:04,960 --> 01:22:06,880
>> Yeah. Yeah. The first one I think we've

1987
01:22:06,880 --> 01:22:08,800
noticed is the economic impact of the

1988
01:22:08,800 --> 01:22:10,960
issuance of the lease revenue bonds and

1989
01:22:10,960 --> 01:22:12,239
then the second one would be

1990
01:22:12,239 --> 01:22:13,199
>> issuance of it.

1991
01:22:13,199 --> 01:22:14,960
>> The general issuance of it. Yeah.

1992
01:22:14,960 --> 01:22:17,600
>> Okay. I move that we move into LBA

1993
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:19,600
public hearing for the economic impact

1994
01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:21,920
of the issuance of the lease revenue and

1995
01:22:21,920 --> 01:22:24,560
refund refunding bonds.

1996
01:22:24,560 --> 01:22:26,480
>> Okay. I have a motion by trustee

1997
01:22:26,480 --> 01:22:27,120
Marshall.

1998
01:22:27,120 --> 01:22:27,840
>> Second.

1999
01:22:27,840 --> 01:22:29,920
>> A second by trustee Carden. All in favor

2000
01:22:29,920 --> 01:22:30,960
say yes.

2001
01:22:30,960 --> 01:22:32,000
>> Yes.

2002
01:22:32,000 --> 01:22:33,280
>> Okay. Is there anyone out there that

2003
01:22:33,280 --> 01:22:35,760
would like to address us?

2004
01:22:35,760 --> 01:22:37,760
Okay, seeing none, can I get a motion to

2005
01:22:37,760 --> 01:22:39,440
go out of public hearing?

2006
01:22:39,440 --> 01:22:40,719
>> So moved.

2007
01:22:40,719 --> 01:22:42,320
>> Motion made by Trusty Marshall.

2008
01:22:42,320 --> 01:22:42,880
>> Second.

2009
01:22:42,880 --> 01:22:45,120
by Trustee Oiler. All in favor

2010
01:22:45,120 --> 01:22:45,840
say yes.

2011
01:22:45,840 --> 01:22:47,679
>> Yes.

2012
01:22:47,679 --> 01:22:51,280
>> Any comments up here?

2013
01:22:51,280 --> 01:22:53,360
>> Okay. Now we go into a second public

2014
01:22:53,360 --> 01:22:54,320
hearing, right?

2015
01:22:54,320 --> 01:22:55,280
>> Yep.

2016
01:22:55,280 --> 01:22:56,719
>> Move that we go into public hearing for

2017
01:22:56,719 --> 01:22:58,800
the LBA public input of the issuance of

2018
01:22:58,800 --> 01:23:01,199
lease revenue and refunding bonds.

2019
01:23:01,199 --> 01:23:05,280
>> A motion by trustee Oiler. Second.

2020
01:23:05,280 --> 01:23:07,679
>> Second by Trustee Marshall. All in favor

2021
01:23:07,679 --> 01:23:08,480
say yes.

2022
01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:10,000
>> Yes.

2023
01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:11,840
>> Okay. Are there any public comments for

2024
01:23:11,840 --> 01:23:14,239
this one?

2025
01:23:14,239 --> 01:23:15,840
>> Seeing none, can I get a motion to go

2026
01:23:15,840 --> 01:23:17,520
out of the public hearing?

2027
01:23:17,520 --> 01:23:18,560
>> So moved.

2028
01:23:18,560 --> 01:23:18,960
>> Second.

2029
01:23:18,960 --> 01:23:21,199
>> Okay. Motion by Trustee Cardon, second

2030
01:23:21,199 --> 01:23:23,199
by Trustee Marshall. All in favor say

2031
01:23:23,199 --> 01:23:23,520
yes.

2032
01:23:23,520 --> 01:23:24,639
>> Yes.

2033
01:23:24,639 --> 01:23:25,840
>> Thank you.

2034
01:23:25,840 --> 01:23:30,080
>> I move to reconvene to city council.

2035
01:23:30,080 --> 01:23:32,080
Hey,

2036
01:23:32,080 --> 01:23:34,719
>> have to adjurnn and reconvene.

2037
01:23:34,719 --> 01:23:35,280
>> Okay.

2038
01:23:35,280 --> 01:23:37,600
>> Yeah, you can do it all at once.

2039
01:23:37,600 --> 01:23:38,960
>> Move to adjourn

2040
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:41,120
>> or reconvene to city council. We already

2041
01:23:41,120 --> 01:23:42,159
did. We already adjourned.

2042
01:23:42,159 --> 01:23:43,199
>> We already adjourned, right?

2043
01:23:43,199 --> 01:23:44,080
>> No. Not from LB.

2044
01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:45,360
>> I move to adjourn from local building

2045
01:23:45,360 --> 01:23:47,120
and reconvene to back to city council.

2046
01:23:47,120 --> 01:23:47,679
>> Second.

2047
01:23:47,679 --> 01:23:49,679
>> Okay. Motion made by Trustee Cardan,

2048
01:23:49,679 --> 01:23:51,840
second by Councilman Marshall. All in

2049
01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:53,040
favor say yes.

2050
01:23:53,040 --> 01:23:53,920
>> Yes. Yes.

2051
01:23:53,920 --> 01:23:56,080
>> Yes. And now we're now we reconvene back

2052
01:23:56,080 --> 01:23:58,719
into council. Yep. Yep.

2053
01:23:58,719 --> 01:24:01,270
>> Okay.

2054
01:24:01,280 --> 01:24:07,590
All right, new business. Dave Anderson.

2055
01:24:07,600 --> 01:24:10,880
» Madam Chair, thank you. We uh

2056
01:24:10,880 --> 01:24:13,760
are proposing tonight that the city

2057
01:24:13,760 --> 01:24:15,920
council accept

2058
01:24:15,920 --> 01:24:19,600
once again the South Valley Village

2059
01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:22,560
annexation for further study. This first

2060
01:24:22,560 --> 01:24:24,880
happened three years ago,

2061
01:24:24,880 --> 01:24:27,600
and given the timing of that original

2062
01:24:27,600 --> 01:24:29,520
acceptance of this

2063
01:24:29,520 --> 01:24:34,719
annexation for further consideration or further

2064
01:24:34,719 --> 01:24:38,960
study. Um the three-year

2065
01:24:38,960 --> 01:24:40,960
application period will come to a close

2066
01:24:40,960 --> 01:24:43,440
in the middle of next month. The

2067
01:24:43,440 --> 01:24:46,320
applicants are are continuing to pursue

2068
01:24:46,320 --> 01:24:48,719
both the annexation and a proposed

2069
01:24:48,719 --> 01:24:51,520
development associated with both the

2070
01:24:51,520 --> 01:24:53,920
area that's included in the annexation

2071
01:24:53,920 --> 01:24:55,600
and properties that they control to the

2072
01:24:55,600 --> 01:24:58,960
east of the annexation area.

2073
01:24:58,960 --> 01:25:00,960
As you can see on this map, the area

2074
01:25:00,960 --> 01:25:04,159
that we're talking about is souththeast

2075
01:25:04,159 --> 01:25:06,560
of the Dry Creek interchange that will

2076
01:25:06,560 --> 01:25:10,080
open here very soon. Um there it's

2077
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:12,400
outlined there in the yellow. That's

2078
01:25:12,400 --> 01:25:15,280
about 18 acres. I believe the area that

2079
01:25:15,280 --> 01:25:18,320
the applicants, like I said, control and

2080
01:25:18,320 --> 01:25:19,840
have included in a proposed development

2081
01:25:19,840 --> 01:25:22,960
is about four times that size.

2082
01:25:22,960 --> 01:25:25,199
um to just mention really quickly a

2083
01:25:25,199 --> 01:25:26,400
little bit more about the process and

2084
01:25:26,400 --> 01:25:28,560
where this would be. Um in essence, this

2085
01:25:28,560 --> 01:25:32,159
would be a continuation of what has been

2086
01:25:32,159 --> 01:25:34,000
again as I said earlier in process for

2087
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:36,560
about three years. Um if you accept

2088
01:25:36,560 --> 01:25:39,199
this, we will recommence the process of

2089
01:25:39,199 --> 01:25:40,639
providing public notice to different

2090
01:25:40,639 --> 01:25:43,679
entities and just going through um a

2091
01:25:43,679 --> 01:25:44,639
number of different steps that are

2092
01:25:44,639 --> 01:25:47,280
outlined in Utah code.

2093
01:25:47,280 --> 01:25:50,320
But uh should the council accept this

2094
01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:52,239
annexation for further consideration

2095
01:25:52,239 --> 01:25:55,360
again tonight, that would allow us to

2096
01:25:55,360 --> 01:25:57,679
work with the applicants to see them

2097
01:25:57,679 --> 01:25:59,520
through a continuation of the process

2098
01:25:59,520 --> 01:26:02,159
that once again they've been working on

2099
01:26:02,159 --> 01:26:04,960
for some time. So I feel like I'm being

2100
01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:07,280
really redundant in describing things

2101
01:26:07,280 --> 01:26:08,719
and it kind of is. You've been through

2102
01:26:08,719 --> 01:26:12,560
this before. Um but um as has been the

2103
01:26:12,560 --> 01:26:13,920
case with some other annexations that

2104
01:26:13,920 --> 01:26:16,159
have taken quite some time to go through

2105
01:26:16,159 --> 01:26:19,600
the process, we're back here um for that

2106
01:26:19,600 --> 01:26:24,560
reason. Um the um very foreseeable

2107
01:26:24,560 --> 01:26:26,239
expiration of the existing application

2108
01:26:26,239 --> 01:26:28,719
that we have and I also feel like I

2109
01:26:28,719 --> 01:26:31,120
should mention that we think it's

2110
01:26:31,120 --> 01:26:33,760
important to

2111
01:26:33,760 --> 01:26:36,320
recommence this annexation process

2112
01:26:36,320 --> 01:26:40,320
because the proposed annex the proposed

2113
01:26:40,320 --> 01:26:44,800
annexation boundary has slightly changed

2114
01:26:44,800 --> 01:26:47,120
and it is a it's a fairly minor change.

2115
01:26:47,120 --> 01:26:49,679
It's the result of the Utah Department

2116
01:26:49,679 --> 01:26:51,679
of Transportation having purchased some

2117
01:26:51,679 --> 01:26:53,679
property that's adjacent to the

2118
01:26:53,679 --> 01:26:57,840
annexation area to the west. Um, so for

2119
01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:01,600
those two reasons, the boundary change

2120
01:27:01,600 --> 01:27:04,239
and the timing of the annexation,

2121
01:27:04,239 --> 01:27:06,400
uh, we're here tonight to ask the city

2122
01:27:06,400 --> 01:27:08,800
council to accept this annexation once

2123
01:27:08,800 --> 01:27:12,200
again for further study.

2124
01:27:12,200 --> 01:27:16,709
[snorts]

2125
01:27:16,719 --> 01:27:18,239
» Okay, any questions?

2126
01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:20,480
>> I one

2127
01:27:20,480 --> 01:27:22,480
that could lead to 12. No, I'm just

2128
01:27:22,480 --> 01:27:24,719
kidding. Um,

2129
01:27:24,719 --> 01:27:26,480
I think One of the last times we had a

2130
01:27:26,480 --> 01:27:28,719
conversation about annexation for

2131
01:27:28,719 --> 01:27:30,239
further study, it came back from the

2132
01:27:30,239 --> 01:27:35,840
study and we debated the um

2133
01:27:35,840 --> 01:27:37,600
the recommended zone that would come

2134
01:27:37,600 --> 01:27:39,760
into the city, right? We debated on

2135
01:27:39,760 --> 01:27:42,639
whether or not we'd ever done one as

2136
01:27:42,639 --> 01:27:43,920
what was it? A

2137
01:27:43,920 --> 01:27:44,239
>> yeah,

2138
01:27:44,239 --> 01:27:45,760
>> it was coming in a we knew was going to

2139
01:27:45,760 --> 01:27:46,719
be developed

2140
01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:47,440
>> industrial.

2141
01:27:47,440 --> 01:27:50,000
I'm not suggesting you put a

2142
01:27:50,000 --> 01:27:53,280
zone on this, but I'm I want to see this

2143
01:27:53,280 --> 01:27:56,960
evaluated as consistent with the general

2144
01:27:56,960 --> 01:27:59,760
plan, which is not agg there. So, don't

2145
01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:01,520
come back to us and say, "Here's what

2146
01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:03,679
would happen if this was a here's the

2147
01:28:03,679 --> 01:28:05,120
effects of it." It needs to come back

2148
01:28:05,120 --> 01:28:07,360
with here's what would happen, here are

2149
01:28:07,360 --> 01:28:09,600
the effects if it was developed like the

2150
01:28:09,600 --> 01:28:11,600
general plan.

2151
01:28:11,600 --> 01:28:14,480
That's my my only feedback.

2152
01:28:14,480 --> 01:28:16,320
And I think that was like going into

2153
01:28:16,320 --> 01:28:18,960
this it's like why hasn't it been done?

2154
01:28:18,960 --> 01:28:20,400
It's been three years, right? Like you

2155
01:28:20,400 --> 01:28:22,480
don't have to do zoning per se. But I

2156
01:28:22,480 --> 01:28:23,840
think that's probably the reason why is

2157
01:28:23,840 --> 01:28:25,840
because as we've heard this applicant

2158
01:28:25,840 --> 01:28:27,199
has kind of went back and forth on what

2159
01:28:27,199 --> 01:28:28,239
exactly they're going to do in this

2160
01:28:28,239 --> 01:28:30,080
area. So but it's probably been hard for

2161
01:28:30,080 --> 01:28:31,520
city staff. I'd assume maybe I'm giving

2162
01:28:31,520 --> 01:28:33,520
you a scapegoat, but the

2163
01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:35,440
>> No, I'm not I'm not I'm not at all

2164
01:28:35,440 --> 01:28:37,199
putting the blame on city staff. I think

2165
01:28:37,199 --> 01:28:39,679
the applicant has gone through Well, we

2166
01:28:39,679 --> 01:28:41,760
went through a general plan update. They

2167
01:28:41,760 --> 01:28:43,360
went through some challenges with the

2168
01:28:43,360 --> 01:28:45,280
property. UD bought a piece from them. I

2169
01:28:45,280 --> 01:28:46,800
think it's legit to continue this for

2170
01:28:46,800 --> 01:28:51,199
sure. Um but it it's not reasonable to

2171
01:28:51,199 --> 01:28:53,199
tell the public that we've studied this

2172
01:28:53,199 --> 01:28:55,360
coming in the city as something that it

2173
01:28:55,360 --> 01:28:57,679
will not be and that is agriculture.

2174
01:28:57,679 --> 01:28:59,199
That we know it's going to be planned

2175
01:28:59,199 --> 01:29:01,040
for some sort of development and I think

2176
01:29:01,040 --> 01:29:02,159
we need to understand what the

2177
01:29:02,159 --> 01:29:05,280
ramifications of that is so that we can

2178
01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:06,719
make an informed decision on whether we

2179
01:29:06,719 --> 01:29:08,960
should annex or not.

2180
01:29:08,960 --> 01:29:10,800
So

2181
01:29:10,800 --> 01:29:12,639
>> Kevin, you look like you don't agree

2182
01:29:12,639 --> 01:29:13,199
with me.

2183
01:29:13,199 --> 01:29:17,520
>> No, I do in a way

2184
01:29:17,520 --> 01:29:21,199
not completely just a way sometimes this

2185
01:29:21,199 --> 01:29:24,719
area for you know how do I say this?

2186
01:29:24,719 --> 01:29:26,960
>> I don't know that they can say or even

2187
01:29:26,960 --> 01:29:28,400
the city can say what this is going to

2188
01:29:28,400 --> 01:29:30,719
be because of the even the general plan.

2189
01:29:30,719 --> 01:29:33,679
It's I think mixed use

2190
01:29:33,679 --> 01:29:35,440
if I remember right which means it could

2191
01:29:35,440 --> 01:29:37,280
be residential. It could be it could be

2192
01:29:37,280 --> 01:29:39,360
commercial. It could be any of those

2193
01:29:39,360 --> 01:29:41,760
things. Probably won't be agg to your

2194
01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:46,239
point, but to give it a a designation.

2195
01:29:46,239 --> 01:29:48,159
>> So, I'm I'm not suggesting they give us

2196
01:29:48,159 --> 01:29:49,920
a designation. That's not it. Okay.

2197
01:29:49,920 --> 01:29:52,480
>> It should be evaluated consistent with

2198
01:29:52,480 --> 01:29:53,840
the general plan. Well, if it's

2199
01:29:53,840 --> 01:29:57,199
mixeduse, then apply mixeduse criteria

2200
01:29:57,199 --> 01:29:57,760
to

2201
01:29:57,760 --> 01:29:59,760
>> any of these things is what it could be.

2202
01:29:59,760 --> 01:30:02,239
that has a different

2203
01:30:02,239 --> 01:30:05,520
impact to the rest of the city than

2204
01:30:05,520 --> 01:30:07,280
Awood or

2205
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:08,719
>> you know R14

2206
01:30:08,719 --> 01:30:11,040
>> or R. Yes.

2207
01:30:11,040 --> 01:30:13,679
>> Thank you. That's all I'm saying is be

2208
01:30:13,679 --> 01:30:14,719
consistent with the general plan. We

2209
01:30:14,719 --> 01:30:16,400
know what the general plan says. So we

2210
01:30:16,400 --> 01:30:19,040
evaluate it consistent with that.

2211
01:30:19,040 --> 01:30:21,520
>> I think that's fair enough. Any thoughts

2212
01:30:21,520 --> 01:30:22,880
on that, Dave? Any concerns?

2213
01:30:22,880 --> 01:30:26,960
>> Uh helpful direction. I appreciate it.

2214
01:30:26,960 --> 01:30:28,639
>> Thank you. Do you want that in the Are

2215
01:30:28,639 --> 01:30:29,760
we making a motion?

2216
01:30:29,760 --> 01:30:31,040
>> Yeah, there's a motion there.

2217
01:30:31,040 --> 01:30:32,480
>> Do you want that in a motion or are you

2218
01:30:32,480 --> 01:30:35,120
good with the direction?

2219
01:30:35,120 --> 01:30:36,719
>> I think that's very clear and frankly I

2220
01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:38,639
think that aligns with my

2221
01:30:38,639 --> 01:30:39,760
>> You're going to do it anyway. Yeah,

2222
01:30:39,760 --> 01:30:40,719
pretty well. So,

2223
01:30:40,719 --> 01:30:42,400
>> perfect. [clears throat]

2224
01:30:42,400 --> 01:30:45,280
>> Okay. Can I get a motion?

2225
01:30:45,280 --> 01:30:47,280
>> I move to accept the South Valley

2226
01:30:47,280 --> 01:30:50,239
annexation for further study.

2227
01:30:50,239 --> 01:30:52,960
>> Motion made by Councilman Marshall.

2228
01:30:52,960 --> 01:30:53,600
>> Second.

2229
01:30:53,600 --> 01:30:55,520
by Councilman Carden. Roll call

2230
01:30:55,520 --> 01:30:57,120
vote. Councilman Carden. Yes.

2231
01:30:57,120 --> 01:30:58,080
>> Councilman Oiler.

2232
01:30:58,080 --> 01:30:58,400
>> Yes.

2233
01:30:58,400 --> 01:30:59,440
>> Councilman Marshall.

2234
01:30:59,440 --> 01:30:59,840
>> Yes.

2235
01:30:59,840 --> 01:31:01,920
>> Councilwoman Beck. Yes.

2236
01:31:01,920 --> 01:31:03,520
>> You always get to go last.

2237
01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:05,920
>> I don't know. That's how mayor. Yeah.

2238
01:31:05,920 --> 01:31:06,560
>> He doesn't vote.

2239
01:31:06,560 --> 01:31:07,760
>> Mayor doesn't.

2240
01:31:07,760 --> 01:31:08,239
>> I'm just

2241
01:31:08,239 --> 01:31:10,960
>> You're You're in a tricky tricky spot

2242
01:31:10,960 --> 01:31:11,760
for sure.

2243
01:31:11,760 --> 01:31:13,679
>> Okay. Tara, were we really clear at the

2244
01:31:13,679 --> 01:31:15,199
beginning of the meeting that this item

2245
01:31:15,199 --> 01:31:17,600
18 is tabled or do we need to do?

2246
01:31:17,600 --> 01:31:18,560
>> Still need a motion.

2247
01:31:18,560 --> 01:31:20,320
>> We need a motion to do that.

2248
01:31:20,320 --> 01:31:22,719
>> I move that we table item 18, the

2249
01:31:22,719 --> 01:31:26,880
discussion items listed for

2250
01:31:26,880 --> 01:31:28,719
I don't know if it says on there.

2251
01:31:28,719 --> 01:31:30,639
Islanded Power and Data Centers.

2252
01:31:30,639 --> 01:31:32,639
>> Okay. Motion by Councilman Oiler.

2253
01:31:32,639 --> 01:31:33,120
>> Second.

2254
01:31:33,120 --> 01:31:35,440
by Councilman Marshall. All in

2255
01:31:35,440 --> 01:31:36,639
favor say yes.

2256
01:31:36,639 --> 01:31:40,639
>> Yes.

2257
01:31:40,639 --> 01:31:45,280
>> Now, City Manager Seth Perne has

2258
01:31:45,280 --> 01:31:46,239
>> modium.

2259
01:31:46,239 --> 01:31:48,159
>> The mic.

2260
01:31:48,159 --> 01:31:50,080
You told us 10 minutes. If you can start

2261
01:31:50,080 --> 01:31:52,639
the timer. This is not an agenda agenda

2262
01:31:52,639 --> 01:31:56,480
item, but uh today is uh the last city

2263
01:31:56,480 --> 01:31:58,480
council meeting that we will have uh

2264
01:31:58,480 --> 01:32:00,400
Dale Robinson as our parks and

2265
01:32:00,400 --> 01:32:03,360
recreation director for the public that

2266
01:32:03,360 --> 01:32:04,880
will be watching this or is watching

2267
01:32:04,880 --> 01:32:07,600
this today. Dale has announced his

2268
01:32:07,600 --> 01:32:09,040
retirement and he'll retire at the end

2269
01:32:09,040 --> 01:32:11,840
of July and we won't have a council

2270
01:32:11,840 --> 01:32:14,320
meeting in the middle of July because of

2271
01:32:14,320 --> 01:32:16,880
yesterday. So, this is his last city

2272
01:32:16,880 --> 01:32:18,880
council meeting and and Dale has been

2273
01:32:18,880 --> 01:32:20,960
attending city council meetings for the

2274
01:32:20,960 --> 01:32:25,199
better well the entire century actually.

2275
01:32:25,199 --> 01:32:29,440
Uh, and it's this is kind of a big deal.

2276
01:32:29,440 --> 01:32:31,679
U, it's a big part of of who we are. If

2277
01:32:31,679 --> 01:32:33,040
you'll go ahead and put those pictures

2278
01:32:33,040 --> 01:32:36,159
up for a moment. Um, these are not all

2279
01:32:36,159 --> 01:32:37,440
of the pictures that we have of Dale,

2280
01:32:37,440 --> 01:32:40,880
but these are some pictures um of Dale.

2281
01:32:40,880 --> 01:32:44,080
And I'd like to tell

2282
01:32:44,080 --> 01:32:44,719
>> started.

2283
01:32:44,719 --> 01:32:45,199
>> Pardon?

2284
01:32:45,199 --> 01:32:46,880
>> This is his first day.

2285
01:32:46,880 --> 01:32:48,480
>> Oh, there he is.

2286
01:32:48,480 --> 01:32:50,239
>> I love Will you pause it just for a

2287
01:32:50,239 --> 01:32:52,560
second? Will you Dale has been

2288
01:32:52,560 --> 01:32:53,280
>> Seth is there?

2289
01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:55,040
>> Yeah. Just the second picture. Dale has

2290
01:32:55,040 --> 01:32:58,000
been I need I need to back up before I

2291
01:32:58,000 --> 01:32:59,520
>> I'm not gonna be able to like stop.

2292
01:32:59,520 --> 01:33:01,199
>> I won't talk about every one of them,

2293
01:33:01,199 --> 01:33:02,560
but I just there's something in this

2294
01:33:02,560 --> 01:33:04,719
picture that I think is hilarious. Dale

2295
01:33:04,719 --> 01:33:06,159
has been boring people in council

2296
01:33:06,159 --> 01:33:07,760
meetings

2297
01:33:07,760 --> 01:33:10,159
forever. I mean, look at Steve Le in

2298
01:33:10,159 --> 01:33:11,360
this. He's sound asleep.

2299
01:33:11,360 --> 01:33:11,920
>> He's gone.

2300
01:33:11,920 --> 01:33:12,880
>> He is [laughter]

2301
01:33:12,880 --> 01:33:13,840
>> I mean, look at me. I am

2302
01:33:13,840 --> 01:33:14,719
>> He was young then.

2303
01:33:14,719 --> 01:33:16,880
>> I know. And I'm mad. I'm like, what are

2304
01:33:16,880 --> 01:33:19,280
you doing? I was mad at him then like I

2305
01:33:19,280 --> 01:33:20,320
am tonight.

2306
01:33:20,320 --> 01:33:21,520
>> Were you the city manager in this?

2307
01:33:21,520 --> 01:33:22,880
>> You I was not.

2308
01:33:22,880 --> 01:33:24,639
>> No. So he didn't really care.

2309
01:33:24,639 --> 01:33:26,000
>> And he still does it.

2310
01:33:26,000 --> 01:33:28,960
>> Yeah. U Dale's been the parks and rec uh

2311
01:33:28,960 --> 01:33:31,440
he's been with us in some capacities

2312
01:33:31,440 --> 01:33:33,280
since the mid 90s. He started here

2313
01:33:33,280 --> 01:33:35,600
actually not as a city employee but kind

2314
01:33:35,600 --> 01:33:37,920
of uh he was a quasi employee working

2315
01:33:37,920 --> 01:33:40,400
for the Nebo school district and uh he

2316
01:33:40,400 --> 01:33:41,600
was in what's called the community

2317
01:33:41,600 --> 01:33:43,600
schools program. This no longer a part

2318
01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:46,960
of what we do. Um but he was then after

2319
01:33:46,960 --> 01:33:48,960
Jack Swinson retired became our p our

2320
01:33:48,960 --> 01:33:50,880
parks and recreation director. He is our

2321
01:33:50,880 --> 01:33:53,679
second parks and recreation director uh

2322
01:33:53,679 --> 01:33:56,159
in the city's history. So really a big

2323
01:33:56,159 --> 01:33:58,560
deal. And I don't actually know how long

2324
01:33:58,560 --> 01:34:00,080
Jack was the parks and rec director, but

2325
01:34:00,080 --> 01:34:03,520
I'm assuming probably not as long as you

2326
01:34:03,520 --> 01:34:08,470
officially.

2327
01:34:08,480 --> 01:34:12,000
» Yeah. Yeah. Uh but Dale has seen a lot

2328
01:34:12,000 --> 01:34:14,159
of incredible growth and change about

2329
01:34:14,159 --> 01:34:16,159
the city and and he's going to talk

2330
01:34:16,159 --> 01:34:18,320
about he we'll give him a moment here to

2331
01:34:18,320 --> 01:34:20,320
talk about it. But I think it's worth

2332
01:34:20,320 --> 01:34:23,360
highlighting u some of what I think are

2333
01:34:23,360 --> 01:34:25,760
some of his greatest uh accomplishments

2334
01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:26,880
or things that he's been able to

2335
01:34:26,880 --> 01:34:29,280
participate in. Um and a lot of them are

2336
01:34:29,280 --> 01:34:30,639
highlighted in these pictures as they

2337
01:34:30,639 --> 01:34:33,760
rotate around. They're not rotating.

2338
01:34:33,760 --> 01:34:34,880
>> I would love for them to rotate. Yeah.

2339
01:34:34,880 --> 01:34:38,260
To get me off of there. Um

2340
01:34:38,260 --> 01:34:39,520
[clears throat] starting of course with

2341
01:34:39,520 --> 01:34:41,120
perhaps the most recent the Fit City

2342
01:34:41,120 --> 01:34:44,239
Center. I think um if we didn't if if

2343
01:34:44,239 --> 01:34:45,840
the fit city center project hadn't

2344
01:34:45,840 --> 01:34:48,080
started uh Dell probably could have

2345
01:34:48,080 --> 01:34:53,760
retired earlier. Um but he wanted to be

2346
01:34:53,760 --> 01:34:58,239
a part of that and it was something that as you as a council decided that

2347
01:34:58,239 --> 01:35:00,719
was uh something you wanted to do. he

2348
01:35:00,719 --> 01:35:02,320
wanted to have uh the ability to

2349
01:35:02,320 --> 01:35:05,040
participate and I with that I want to

2350
01:35:05,040 --> 01:35:07,760
highlight in the all abilities park in

2351
01:35:07,760 --> 01:35:11,280
the north park uh the sports park uh of

2352
01:35:11,280 --> 01:35:12,960
course the fit city center the

2353
01:35:12,960 --> 01:35:14,560
fairgrounds

2354
01:35:14,560 --> 01:35:15,600
if you think about some of the

2355
01:35:15,600 --> 01:35:18,639
facilities that we have um they're

2356
01:35:18,639 --> 01:35:20,960
amazing and some of our parks are really

2357
01:35:20,960 --> 01:35:22,639
just grass and a backs stop right you've

2358
01:35:22,639 --> 01:35:24,880
got some parks that are pretty simple uh

2359
01:35:24,880 --> 01:35:28,480
but some of our parks are true

2360
01:35:28,480 --> 01:35:30,239
gems and perhaps some of the greatest

2361
01:35:30,239 --> 01:35:33,520
amenities um you know in in this county

2362
01:35:33,520 --> 01:35:38,400
perhaps the state as they're amazing and honestly one of the reasons not the

2363
01:35:38,400 --> 01:35:40,080
only reason but one of the reasons they

2364
01:35:40,080 --> 01:35:42,800
are as great as they are is because Dale

2365
01:35:42,800 --> 01:35:46,800
has an eye for great detail and he has a

2366
01:35:46,800 --> 01:35:50,239
vision of of how things could be and how

2367
01:35:50,239 --> 01:35:53,760
things perhaps ought to be. Sometimes uh

2368
01:35:53,760 --> 01:35:55,679
he and the city manager whether that's

2369
01:35:55,679 --> 01:35:58,000
Dave Oiler or me sometimes we get at

2370
01:35:58,000 --> 01:35:59,600
kind of loggerheads over well we don't

2371
01:35:59,600 --> 01:36:01,040
have the money for this we need to focus

2372
01:36:01,040 --> 01:36:03,840
on this or that and Dale really will

2373
01:36:03,840 --> 01:36:06,159
focus on let's do it right let's figure

2374
01:36:06,159 --> 01:36:08,159
it out there are some fun stories we

2375
01:36:08,159 --> 01:36:09,600
don't need to share them all here but

2376
01:36:09,600 --> 01:36:11,679
there are fun stories where Dale I

2377
01:36:11,679 --> 01:36:13,360
believe this is important and we need to

2378
01:36:13,360 --> 01:36:15,360
do it this way and and eventually

2379
01:36:15,360 --> 01:36:16,800
working through those challenges to get

2380
01:36:16,800 --> 01:36:19,520
it that way we don't often focus on for

2381
01:36:19,520 --> 01:36:22,480
example the fairgrounds uh the look of

2382
01:36:22,480 --> 01:36:24,000
the fairgrounds and and I think it's

2383
01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:27,199
worth saying uh and repeating um as you

2384
01:36:27,199 --> 01:36:29,440
drive along Main Street, the fairgrounds

2385
01:36:29,440 --> 01:36:32,800
has a very prominent view and uh if you

2386
01:36:32,800 --> 01:36:34,159
remember what the fairgrounds used to

2387
01:36:34,159 --> 01:36:37,440
look like in 2010 uh and the view from

2388
01:36:37,440 --> 01:36:40,080
Main Street, it wasn't as beautiful as

2389
01:36:40,080 --> 01:36:43,040
it is today. And perhaps perhaps age had

2390
01:36:43,040 --> 01:36:44,560
something to do with that, right? But

2391
01:36:44,560 --> 01:36:46,960
when we rebuilt the fairgrounds uh

2392
01:36:46,960 --> 01:36:50,719
outdoor arena, Dale had a vision of we

2393
01:36:50,719 --> 01:36:53,520
are a baseball town. Can we make the

2394
01:36:53,520 --> 01:36:55,600
fairgrounds arena look like a baseball

2395
01:36:55,600 --> 01:36:59,040
arena too? Not just a not just the

2396
01:36:59,040 --> 01:37:03,040
underside of grandstands, right? That

2397
01:37:03,040 --> 01:37:04,719
book was written by an author named

2398
01:37:04,719 --> 01:37:08,239
Seymour Butts, but to make it look like

2399
01:37:08,239 --> 01:37:11,840
a beautiful structure. And so Shane, as

2400
01:37:11,840 --> 01:37:13,600
you drive down Main Street and you see

2401
01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:15,440
the fairgrounds, you might think, man,

2402
01:37:15,440 --> 01:37:17,520
that kind of looks like Yankee Stadium

2403
01:37:17,520 --> 01:37:19,119
or, you know, some kind of a look. And

2404
01:37:19,119 --> 01:37:21,520
that is intentional because in the

2405
01:37:21,520 --> 01:37:23,199
process of doing that, Dale said, we're

2406
01:37:23,199 --> 01:37:25,600
going to need some of these under

2407
01:37:25,600 --> 01:37:28,239
buildings. Can we do them in a way that

2408
01:37:28,239 --> 01:37:30,960
makes Main Street beautiful? Because our

2409
01:37:30,960 --> 01:37:35,440
fairgrounds is not out in the city's,

2410
01:37:35,440 --> 01:37:38,400
you know, north 40. Its address, I

2411
01:37:38,400 --> 01:37:42,480
think, is 475 South Main Street. It's on

2412
01:37:42,480 --> 01:37:44,320
Main Street, right? And so, that's one

2413
01:37:44,320 --> 01:37:46,320
simple example of Dale having a vision

2414
01:37:46,320 --> 01:37:49,280
of how something could be and how it

2415
01:37:49,280 --> 01:37:51,679
should be and then making it happen. I

2416
01:37:51,679 --> 01:37:53,040
can share lots of stories about that,

2417
01:37:53,040 --> 01:37:55,440
but Dale's been great. I want to give

2418
01:37:55,440 --> 01:37:58,000
you an opportunity. He's not dead. He's

2419
01:37:58,000 --> 01:38:00,320
over the cemetery. He's not going there,

2420
01:38:00,320 --> 01:38:02,960
but I think you may not get a chance to

2421
01:38:02,960 --> 01:38:05,760
roast him. So, if you have any stories

2422
01:38:05,760 --> 01:38:07,040
or any thoughts, anything you want to

2423
01:38:07,040 --> 01:38:08,880
say about Dale, I think now would be a

2424
01:38:08,880 --> 01:38:10,080
great time. And then we'll let Dale come

2425
01:38:10,080 --> 01:38:11,360
up and we'll invite Sharon. I don't

2426
01:38:11,360 --> 01:38:12,800
think she probably wants to come up. I

2427
01:38:12,800 --> 01:38:14,719
did not tell her. I invited her so that

2428
01:38:14,719 --> 01:38:16,080
she could come up. But Sharon, you

2429
01:38:16,080 --> 01:38:17,199
probably have to get up here and say

2430
01:38:17,199 --> 01:38:18,320
something.

2431
01:38:18,320 --> 01:38:19,920
>> Um, so yeah, if you guys want to say

2432
01:38:19,920 --> 01:38:20,560
anything about

2433
01:38:20,560 --> 01:38:22,000
>> So, he gets the last word if

2434
01:38:22,000 --> 01:38:23,920
>> he does not get the last word because

2435
01:38:23,920 --> 01:38:25,119
you guys adjourn the meeting.

2436
01:38:25,119 --> 01:38:25,920
>> That's true.

2437
01:38:25,920 --> 01:38:27,600
>> Good point. Good point.

2438
01:38:27,600 --> 01:38:28,960
>> So, with that, I'm just going to sit

2439
01:38:28,960 --> 01:38:30,480
down and you guys can

2440
01:38:30,480 --> 01:38:33,280
>> I will take a stab. Um,

2441
01:38:33,280 --> 01:38:35,280
couple things as you were talking about

2442
01:38:35,280 --> 01:38:38,080
Dell's vision, you mentioned the things

2443
01:38:38,080 --> 01:38:40,080
that are built

2444
01:38:40,080 --> 01:38:41,679
and I think those are really, really

2445
01:38:41,679 --> 01:38:44,560
important.

2446
01:38:44,560 --> 01:38:46,159
Why is it every time we talk about parks

2447
01:38:46,159 --> 01:38:48,000
and wreck, I do this every single time,

2448
01:38:48,000 --> 01:38:52,639
Dell? Every time. Um,

2449
01:38:52,639 --> 01:38:55,830
the

2450
01:38:55,840 --> 01:38:58,000
those things are great, but they are

2451
01:38:58,000 --> 01:38:59,760
only for hosting the things that make

2452
01:38:59,760 --> 01:39:01,280
you great.

2453
01:39:01,280 --> 01:39:04,400
the people, the the sporting events, the

2454
01:39:04,400 --> 01:39:06,000
programming, the things that make a

2455
01:39:06,000 --> 01:39:08,719
community a community. That's where Dell

2456
01:39:08,719 --> 01:39:11,119
shines, right? That's where his

2457
01:39:11,119 --> 01:39:14,000
division, his department has really

2458
01:39:14,000 --> 01:39:15,760
shined. He's brought the community

2459
01:39:15,760 --> 01:39:16,880
together. They bring the community

2460
01:39:16,880 --> 01:39:20,558
together

2461
01:39:20,568 --> 01:39:21,520
[sighs]

2462
01:39:21,520 --> 01:39:24,480
all the time.

2463
01:39:24,480 --> 01:39:27,679
We're better because of Dell and his

2464
01:39:27,679 --> 01:39:29,520
impact.

2465
01:39:29,520 --> 01:39:33,360
except for that picture. Um, [laughter]

2466
01:39:33,360 --> 01:39:34,639
thank you for throwing something in

2467
01:39:34,639 --> 01:39:38,400
there that I could distract myself. Um,

2468
01:39:38,400 --> 01:39:39,760
I've told the story a hundred times

2469
01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:41,440
about the impact that parks and wrecks

2470
01:39:41,440 --> 01:39:44,719
made on my life. And I know for sure I'm

2471
01:39:44,719 --> 01:39:47,280
not alone.

2472
01:39:47,280 --> 01:39:49,280
Whether that's playing baseball or

2473
01:39:49,280 --> 01:39:51,920
riding a bowl or roping a calf or is

2474
01:39:51,920 --> 01:39:54,000
that things you do at rodeos? I got two

2475
01:39:54,000 --> 01:39:56,239
of them, right?

2476
01:39:56,239 --> 01:39:58,880
um or Fit City, whatever it is, the rec

2477
01:39:58,880 --> 01:40:00,880
center itself, bringing the community

2478
01:40:00,880 --> 01:40:03,679
together is what Dell is known for and

2479
01:40:03,679 --> 01:40:05,679
that's his legacy.

2480
01:40:05,679 --> 01:40:08,000
Um you mentioned that he stuck around to

2481
01:40:08,000 --> 01:40:09,360
be part of the rec center and I think

2482
01:40:09,360 --> 01:40:10,320
there were a lot of folks in our

2483
01:40:10,320 --> 01:40:12,159
community said Dell wants to make this

2484
01:40:12,159 --> 01:40:15,360
his thing. No, he wants to create

2485
01:40:15,360 --> 01:40:18,560
something [snorts] that lasts for those

2486
01:40:18,560 --> 01:40:22,639
that need to be there. So, thank you

2487
01:40:22,639 --> 01:40:26,159
Dale. Um,

2488
01:40:26,159 --> 01:40:28,639
I had to sit through my last commission

2489
01:40:28,639 --> 01:40:32,080
meeting [snorts] as a someone leaving um

2490
01:40:32,080 --> 01:40:33,520
when I left the department when I

2491
01:40:33,520 --> 01:40:36,480
retired and it is the most surreal

2492
01:40:36,480 --> 01:40:38,880
moment of my entire life. Just sitting

2493
01:40:38,880 --> 01:40:40,639
there like this is it. You look at the

2494
01:40:40,639 --> 01:40:42,239
clock and you're like five more minutes,

2495
01:40:42,239 --> 01:40:43,920
10 more minutes, whatever it might be.

2496
01:40:43,920 --> 01:40:47,199
It is a surreal moment. Um, cherish the

2497
01:40:47,199 --> 01:40:48,880
heck out of it because [snorts]

2498
01:40:48,880 --> 01:40:53,360
you only get one of them. Um, and

2499
01:40:53,360 --> 01:40:56,719
the to you're going to hear this the

2500
01:40:56,719 --> 01:40:58,639
rest of us too that the impact you've

2501
01:40:58,639 --> 01:41:01,360
made on the community on our lives is so

2502
01:41:01,360 --> 01:41:05,679
significant and I appreciate it and it sounds so trivial that parks and

2503
01:41:05,679 --> 01:41:07,760
wreck like I'm having an emotional

2504
01:41:07,760 --> 01:41:09,840
breakdown because of parks and wreck.

2505
01:41:09,840 --> 01:41:13,230
Seriously. But that's how much it means.

2506
01:41:13,230 --> 01:41:13,760
[snorts]

2507
01:41:13,760 --> 01:41:17,040
Um, and that's how much it means from

2508
01:41:17,040 --> 01:41:20,239
the 45,000 people that are in this green

2509
01:41:20,239 --> 01:41:21,600
today. And when you started it was

2510
01:41:21,600 --> 01:41:24,400
probably 8 10,000 people. You made a

2511
01:41:24,400 --> 01:41:27,679
difference. I appreciate it. Um my

2512
01:41:27,679 --> 01:41:33,590
family appreciates it. So thank you, D.

2513
01:41:33,600 --> 01:41:36,560
» I'll go next. That's okay. I bet your

2514
01:41:36,560 --> 01:41:38,800
family's so excited that when you travel

2515
01:41:38,800 --> 01:41:40,639
now, you don't have to go to the park.

2516
01:41:40,639 --> 01:41:41,280
He's too old

2517
01:41:41,280 --> 01:41:45,199
>> in that city. I hope Sharon can just go

2518
01:41:45,199 --> 01:41:47,760
shop more and eat at good restaurants

2519
01:41:47,760 --> 01:41:50,639
and not even have to stop by a park. I

2520
01:41:50,639 --> 01:41:52,880
remember you guys saying everywhere we

2521
01:41:52,880 --> 01:41:55,760
go, we had to drag the whole family to

2522
01:41:55,760 --> 01:41:58,159
every park and I'm like, "Oh my gosh,

2523
01:41:58,159 --> 01:42:01,840
that is leadership." And I think your

2524
01:42:01,840 --> 01:42:04,880
leadership has been with love. You you

2525
01:42:04,880 --> 01:42:07,920
love big and everyone feels it. I know I

2526
01:42:07,920 --> 01:42:10,239
have serving with you the last 11 years.

2527
01:42:10,239 --> 01:42:13,360
It's been so much fun and you're leaving

2528
01:42:13,360 --> 01:42:16,080
your fingerprints on so many things from

2529
01:42:16,080 --> 01:42:18,960
the arena to the all abilities park.

2530
01:42:18,960 --> 01:42:21,280
That was a big lift. That was a fast

2531
01:42:21,280 --> 01:42:25,199
lift and and you nailed it and and I'm

2532
01:42:25,199 --> 01:42:27,119
so glad you were willing to stick around

2533
01:42:27,119 --> 01:42:31,280
and wrap up Fit City because it's going

2534
01:42:31,280 --> 01:42:33,920
to have a lasting impact on our

2535
01:42:33,920 --> 01:42:35,520
community.

2536
01:42:35,520 --> 01:42:37,920
So, I think that's Oh, I want to say

2537
01:42:37,920 --> 01:42:39,679
with Fit City, I still remember the day

2538
01:42:39,679 --> 01:42:42,239
you and Bronco pulled me aside at the

2539
01:42:42,239 --> 01:42:46,159
Pyro musical and you said, "Just imagine

2540
01:42:46,159 --> 01:42:48,080
a big rec center right there." And I

2541
01:42:48,080 --> 01:42:50,800
said, "I hate that idea. That's dumb."

2542
01:42:50,800 --> 01:42:52,960
And you guys were like, "No, envision

2543
01:42:52,960 --> 01:42:55,199
it." And I'm like, "No, what about here?

2544
01:42:55,199 --> 01:42:57,119
And I had all these other ideas.

2545
01:42:57,119 --> 01:42:58,400
And then one of you called and said,

2546
01:42:58,400 --> 01:43:01,280
"Let's go on a ride along." And I and I

2547
01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:02,719
didn't look at that as like you were

2548
01:43:02,719 --> 01:43:05,760
trying to change my mind. Maybe you

2549
01:43:05,760 --> 01:43:08,560
were, but you also were educating me on

2550
01:43:08,560 --> 01:43:11,040
like this piece of land they're not

2551
01:43:11,040 --> 01:43:13,360
willing to sell. Okay. This piece of

2552
01:43:13,360 --> 01:43:16,480
land isn't big enough. Okay. So, it it

2553
01:43:16,480 --> 01:43:19,199
just led like all roads led back to

2554
01:43:19,199 --> 01:43:23,119
that. So, you listened and that's a a

2555
01:43:23,119 --> 01:43:25,679
sign of a great leader and you and

2556
01:43:25,679 --> 01:43:28,080
Sharon will both be missed. So, thanks

2557
01:43:28,080 --> 01:43:30,960
D. I love you.

2558
01:43:30,960 --> 01:43:33,520
My turn.

2559
01:43:33,520 --> 01:43:38,400
Wow. Somebody check on them.

2560
01:43:38,400 --> 01:43:42,960
Dale is the opposite of Ron Swanson. If

2561
01:43:42,960 --> 01:43:45,920
you know Ron Swanson, he is a park he is

2562
01:43:45,920 --> 01:43:48,400
a park and rec director that does not

2563
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:52,320
want to build a park. Dell Robinson has

2564
01:43:52,320 --> 01:43:54,000
never seen a piece of ground that he

2565
01:43:54,000 --> 01:43:55,672
hasn't wanted to put a park on.

2566
01:43:55,672 --> 01:44:00,159
[laughter] Um Dell Dell leaves behind a

2567
01:44:00,159 --> 01:44:03,679
lot for us to be grateful for. He has

2568
01:44:03,679 --> 01:44:08,116
served Spanish Fork very very well and

2569
01:44:08,116 --> 01:44:08,880
[clears throat]

2570
01:44:08,880 --> 01:44:10,560
for years and years to come we'll be

2571
01:44:10,560 --> 01:44:13,280
able to look at something and say that's

2572
01:44:13,280 --> 01:44:16,239
Dale Robinson. Um Dale had a huge part

2573
01:44:16,239 --> 01:44:18,320
in that. So many so many things you

2574
01:44:18,320 --> 01:44:20,400
can't even start can't start to list

2575
01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:23,440
them all. But Dell sincerely thank you.

2576
01:44:23,440 --> 01:44:24,719
for the work that you've put

2577
01:44:24,719 --> 01:44:27,119
in to building a community that we can

2578
01:44:27,119 --> 01:44:29,360
all be very proud of. It's beautiful.

2579
01:44:29,360 --> 01:44:31,840
Spanish Fork, we hear this everywhere we

2580
01:44:31,840 --> 01:44:34,560
go. All of the other conferences that we

2581
01:44:34,560 --> 01:44:37,679
attend, other cities are envious of the

2582
01:44:37,679 --> 01:44:40,320
beauty of Spanish Fork, the things that

2583
01:44:40,320 --> 01:44:42,480
we have here. And a lot of that is is

2584
01:44:42,480 --> 01:44:46,080
due to fantastic leadership in our parks

2585
01:44:46,080 --> 01:44:47,520
and recck department. So, thank you,

2586
01:44:47,520 --> 01:44:49,840
Dell. Uh we will miss you. I know you're

2587
01:44:49,840 --> 01:44:51,280
not going anywhere. We'll still see you

2588
01:44:51,280 --> 01:44:53,199
and Sharon around.

2589
01:44:53,199 --> 01:44:55,920
glad that you made it to your retirement

2590
01:44:55,920 --> 01:44:59,040
and that uh things weren't worse than

2591
01:44:59,040 --> 01:45:04,320
they were up the canyon. So glad that you're here tonight. Um

2592
01:45:04,320 --> 01:45:06,800
sincerely thank you. Appreciate all that

2593
01:45:06,800 --> 01:45:08,719
you've done, especially your friendship.

2594
01:45:08,719 --> 01:45:12,400
You're you're a great person.

2595
01:45:12,400 --> 01:45:13,840
Thank you. I had a lot of nice things to

2596
01:45:13,840 --> 01:45:15,119
say and then I saw that Denver Bronco

2597
01:45:15,119 --> 01:45:16,892
shirt.

2598
01:45:16,892 --> 01:45:17,600
>> [laughter]

2599
01:45:17,600 --> 01:45:19,040
>> No, there's two things that I I've

2600
01:45:19,040 --> 01:45:21,760
learned in my time knowing Dell is one

2601
01:45:21,760 --> 01:45:23,520
is that when something in the city

2602
01:45:23,520 --> 01:45:25,040
nobody knows where to put it, it goes to

2603
01:45:25,040 --> 01:45:28,080
parks and wreck. But then Dell is able

2604
01:45:28,080 --> 01:45:29,840
to take that with his team and he says

2605
01:45:29,840 --> 01:45:30,960
if we're going to take it, we're going

2606
01:45:30,960 --> 01:45:33,119
to do it right. And I think that that

2607
01:45:33,119 --> 01:45:35,760
goes a long way to from everything that

2608
01:45:35,760 --> 01:45:37,679
happens in that department from you and

2609
01:45:37,679 --> 01:45:40,400
your life that if we're going to do

2610
01:45:40,400 --> 01:45:41,600
something, let's do it right and make

2611
01:45:41,600 --> 01:45:42,719
sure that it's something that we can put

2612
01:45:42,719 --> 01:45:45,520
our name on. And that I think your

2613
01:45:45,520 --> 01:45:47,360
family respects that. They they see that

2614
01:45:47,360 --> 01:45:49,440
in you. And obviously it's been a hard

2615
01:45:49,440 --> 01:45:53,920
decision to retire um and to to say it's

2616
01:45:53,920 --> 01:45:56,560
time to to take on that next step. But

2617
01:45:56,560 --> 01:45:58,639
your legacy will go on both in the

2618
01:45:58,639 --> 01:46:00,480
department, in your family, and in just

2619
01:46:00,480 --> 01:46:02,639
in the city of Spanish Fork forever

2620
01:46:02,639 --> 01:46:04,239
because of your willingness to say,

2621
01:46:04,239 --> 01:46:05,520
"We're going to do things the right

2622
01:46:05,520 --> 01:46:08,880
way." And that includes training your

2623
01:46:08,880 --> 01:46:11,840
those who are taking places after you.

2624
01:46:11,840 --> 01:46:13,520
Um it'll continue forward. Thank you,

2625
01:46:13,520 --> 01:46:15,040
Dell, for your friendship. Thank you for

2626
01:46:15,040 --> 01:46:17,440
who you are. And thank you for um always

2627
01:46:17,440 --> 01:46:21,920
being willing to take the the calls that at random times about random

2628
01:46:21,920 --> 01:46:23,520
things. Thank you, Dell, and good luck

2629
01:46:23,520 --> 01:46:26,790
in retirement.

2630
01:46:26,800 --> 01:46:28,960
Well, thank you. U [clears throat] Dale,

2631
01:46:28,960 --> 01:46:30,960
you ready?

2632
01:46:30,960 --> 01:46:33,199
Um, while Dale's coming up, one thing

2633
01:46:33,199 --> 01:46:35,840
I'll add, you know, in addition to the

2634
01:46:35,840 --> 01:46:37,600
things, as as Councilman Marshall put

2635
01:46:37,600 --> 01:46:40,480
it, which is very, very appropriate. I

2636
01:46:40,480 --> 01:46:43,440
think Jack Swinson created helped create

2637
01:46:43,440 --> 01:46:46,480
a foundation of what I might say is a

2638
01:46:46,480 --> 01:46:48,560
Spanish Fork way, a Spanish Fork

2639
01:46:48,560 --> 01:46:51,440
standard that this is how we do our

2640
01:46:51,440 --> 01:46:53,520
parks. This is how we do our programs.

2641
01:46:53,520 --> 01:46:58,000
and and Dale uh has further refined and

2642
01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:07,040
defined what that is and um I think that spreads into every aspect of parks

2643
01:47:07,040 --> 01:47:09,199
and recreation, right? It's ex, as you

2644
01:47:09,199 --> 01:47:11,119
said, it's an extremely expansive

2645
01:47:11,119 --> 01:47:14,639
department. Um and you know, the way

2646
01:47:14,639 --> 01:47:16,320
that we care for our parks, the way that

2647
01:47:16,320 --> 01:47:17,840
we run our golf course, the way that we

2648
01:47:17,840 --> 01:47:20,400
do our gun club, who has a gun club?

2649
01:47:20,400 --> 01:47:22,239
Well, we do, right? the way that we do

2650
01:47:22,239 --> 01:47:25,199
our rec center, all of the elements of

2651
01:47:25,199 --> 01:47:28,320
parks and recreation rise to what you

2652
01:47:28,320 --> 01:47:30,960
might call the Spanish Fork standard.

2653
01:47:30,960 --> 01:47:34,480
And uh Dale has further refined that.

2654
01:47:34,480 --> 01:47:36,639
Before I let Dale speak, there is a

2655
01:47:36,639 --> 01:47:38,400
picture that shows up on this carousel

2656
01:47:38,400 --> 01:47:40,080
of pictures where Dale's at his house

2657
01:47:40,080 --> 01:47:42,560
and there are cookies.

2658
01:47:42,560 --> 01:47:45,280
Do you still, Sharon, make cookies every

2659
01:47:45,280 --> 01:47:48,880
day? It's not every day, okay, but once

2660
01:47:48,880 --> 01:47:53,679
a week. So Dale has in his freezer,

2661
01:47:53,679 --> 01:47:55,760
seriously,

2662
01:47:55,760 --> 01:47:59,040
glass mugs that are in his freezer, not

2663
01:47:59,040 --> 01:48:01,760
full of anything. They're just cold and

2664
01:48:01,760 --> 01:48:04,320
they're waiting. And at night when Dale

2665
01:48:04,320 --> 01:48:06,800
goes home, he might pull out one of

2666
01:48:06,800 --> 01:48:09,440
those mugs and pour milk in it. Right,

2667
01:48:09,440 --> 01:48:12,239
Zach? Just pours milk into it. And

2668
01:48:12,239 --> 01:48:14,159
there's a chocolate chip cookie. I can't

2669
01:48:14,159 --> 01:48:15,920
remember what you were recovering from.

2670
01:48:15,920 --> 01:48:17,440
Was this the avalanche? I mean, the

2671
01:48:17,440 --> 01:48:19,199
avalanche. Yeah,

2672
01:48:19,199 --> 01:48:21,280
>> I think you were I think so. You know,

2673
01:48:21,280 --> 01:48:23,119
chocolate chip cookies, but if you ever

2674
01:48:23,119 --> 01:48:24,320
want to spend time with Dale talking

2675
01:48:24,320 --> 01:48:25,520
about something, go to his house at

2676
01:48:25,520 --> 01:48:28,080
night. He'll pull out a frozen glass

2677
01:48:28,080 --> 01:48:30,320
mug, pour you a glass of milk, and there

2678
01:48:30,320 --> 01:48:30,960
will probably

2679
01:48:30,960 --> 01:48:32,239
>> milk

2680
01:48:32,239 --> 01:48:34,800
>> um

2681
01:48:34,800 --> 01:48:36,480
well, for this room. Yes. Okay.

2682
01:48:36,480 --> 01:48:38,159
>> For this setting. Yeah.

2683
01:48:38,159 --> 01:48:39,920
>> You've had you've had frozen mug root

2684
01:48:39,920 --> 01:48:40,400
beer, right?

2685
01:48:40,400 --> 01:48:41,760
>> Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I

2686
01:48:41,760 --> 01:48:42,880
don't know what he was thinking.

2687
01:48:42,880 --> 01:48:43,520
>> It could be.

2688
01:48:43,520 --> 01:48:47,760
>> It could it could be. Sharon.

2689
01:48:47,760 --> 01:48:49,280
>> Yeah. Just get up here, too. He's gonna

2690
01:48:49,280 --> 01:48:51,679
need He's gonna need your arm.

2691
01:48:51,679 --> 01:48:53,600
>> He's gonna need He's Get some tissues

2692
01:48:53,600 --> 01:48:54,159
for him.

2693
01:48:54,159 --> 01:48:55,119
>> I've got some.

2694
01:48:55,119 --> 01:48:55,600
>> Okay.

2695
01:48:55,600 --> 01:48:58,400
>> I don't know if it's enough, but I have

2696
01:48:58,400 --> 01:48:59,440
>> tissues.

2697
01:48:59,440 --> 01:49:01,679
>> So, Dale's got till the end of the month

2698
01:49:01,679 --> 01:49:03,040
and we'll have a party. We'll have a

2699
01:49:03,040 --> 01:49:05,119
retirement thing for him and that'll be

2700
01:49:05,119 --> 01:49:06,639
near the end of the month after after

2701
01:49:06,639 --> 01:49:08,400
the rodeo. So, this is not it. We don't

2702
01:49:08,400 --> 01:49:10,159
need to, you know, give him presents.

2703
01:49:10,159 --> 01:49:12,080
He's like, "Can you give me like a can

2704
01:49:12,080 --> 01:49:14,639
you give me my name tag?" No, that that

2705
01:49:14,639 --> 01:49:16,960
would like cheapen it. But uh we'll have

2706
01:49:16,960 --> 01:49:18,880
a we'll have a party for him and a

2707
01:49:18,880 --> 01:49:20,560
celebration of of him later in the

2708
01:49:20,560 --> 01:49:22,000
month. But again, this is just council

2709
01:49:22,000 --> 01:49:25,910
meeting. But Dale Sharon,

2710
01:49:25,920 --> 01:49:29,600
» well, thank you for your kind words. Um

2711
01:49:29,600 --> 01:49:33,119
this is a this is a hard thing.

2712
01:49:33,119 --> 01:49:35,119
Seth told me and I left all this cowboy

2713
01:49:35,119 --> 01:49:38,159
garb on and glasses to try to belt

2714
01:49:38,159 --> 01:49:40,400
buckles and boots to try to toughen up a

2715
01:49:40,400 --> 01:49:43,119
little bit, but it's it doesn't doesn't

2716
01:49:43,119 --> 01:49:45,280
seem to have any power over your heart

2717
01:49:45,280 --> 01:49:48,066
>> way up.

2718
01:49:48,066 --> 01:49:48,639
[clears throat]

2719
01:49:48,639 --> 01:49:50,719
So, I wrote down a couple of things. I'm

2720
01:49:50,719 --> 01:49:52,080
not going to sit here and read to you

2721
01:49:52,080 --> 01:49:53,679
all night, but I there's a couple of

2722
01:49:53,679 --> 01:49:56,000
things that I if I don't read it, I'm

2723
01:49:56,000 --> 01:49:58,560
not going to be able to get it out. Um,

2724
01:49:58,560 --> 01:50:00,239
but it is it's hard to believe. I mean,

2725
01:50:00,239 --> 01:50:01,760
it's like Shane said, this is very

2726
01:50:01,760 --> 01:50:03,119
surreal.

2727
01:50:03,119 --> 01:50:05,920
when you've spent uh 38 years in this

2728
01:50:05,920 --> 01:50:08,960
business uh and 30 years here in Spanish

2729
01:50:08,960 --> 01:50:12,560
Fork, it's it's very surreal. Um but

2730
01:50:12,560 --> 01:50:14,560
it's overwhelming to look back and think

2731
01:50:14,560 --> 01:50:16,000
about some of the things that we've been

2732
01:50:16,000 --> 01:50:18,480
able to do and and and my heart's

2733
01:50:18,480 --> 01:50:20,239
obviously full of gratitude that we've

2734
01:50:20,239 --> 01:50:23,760
been able to we've been able to do some fun things in our community

2735
01:50:23,760 --> 01:50:26,560
together. And this isn't about Dale. I

2736
01:50:26,560 --> 01:50:28,239
can't do this by myself. I've got to

2737
01:50:28,239 --> 01:50:29,440
have a mayor and a council and

2738
01:50:29,440 --> 01:50:31,840
administration that's supportive. And

2739
01:50:31,840 --> 01:50:34,080
we've had that in Spanish Fork, which is

2740
01:50:34,080 --> 01:50:36,800
so unique even in the state of Utah.

2741
01:50:36,800 --> 01:50:38,560
It's very unique to have the support

2742
01:50:38,560 --> 01:50:41,600
that we have uh for parks and wreck. I

2743
01:50:41,600 --> 01:50:44,000
have most of those uh are eating

2744
01:50:44,000 --> 01:50:47,199
breadcrumbs off the floor and I've never

2745
01:50:47,199 --> 01:50:49,119
felt that way here. We've always been at

2746
01:50:49,119 --> 01:50:51,199
the table with every other division,

2747
01:50:51,199 --> 01:50:53,040
every other department, like let's do

2748
01:50:53,040 --> 01:50:55,600
what's best for Spanish Fork and I've

2749
01:50:55,600 --> 01:50:57,520
appreciated that. And I love the fact

2750
01:50:57,520 --> 01:51:00,719
that when we get when we get officials

2751
01:51:00,719 --> 01:51:03,119
who are elected, who have lived here and

2752
01:51:03,119 --> 01:51:04,639
grew up here and know what Spanish

2753
01:51:04,639 --> 01:51:06,159
Fork's all about, you have a comfort

2754
01:51:06,159 --> 01:51:07,520
level that they're going to take care of

2755
01:51:07,520 --> 01:51:09,760
our city. And I've appreciated that

2756
01:51:09,760 --> 01:51:12,159
about the council.

2757
01:51:12,159 --> 01:51:14,239
Um,

2758
01:51:14,239 --> 01:51:16,320
but from the early days of planning to

2759
01:51:16,320 --> 01:51:18,400
seeing families actively enjoying the

2760
01:51:18,400 --> 01:51:20,239
spaces, that's that's what this is

2761
01:51:20,239 --> 01:51:23,600
about. This is all about that. Uh it's

2762
01:51:23,600 --> 01:51:25,679
not about me building shrines to myself

2763
01:51:25,679 --> 01:51:28,239
or my department. It's all about what we

2764
01:51:28,239 --> 01:51:30,560
can provide. And I've said this since

2765
01:51:30,560 --> 01:51:33,360
the beginning of my career. Uh you know,

2766
01:51:33,360 --> 01:51:34,639
whatever money you're going to take from

2767
01:51:34,639 --> 01:51:36,239
parks and wreck, give it to the police

2768
01:51:36,239 --> 01:51:38,239
department, you know, because because

2769
01:51:38,239 --> 01:51:41,440
they're going to need it. Um and what I

2770
01:51:41,440 --> 01:51:43,199
mean by that is we need to have things

2771
01:51:43,199 --> 01:51:46,080
for our kids to actively participate in.

2772
01:51:46,080 --> 01:51:47,599
And now it's to get them out from in

2773
01:51:47,599 --> 01:51:49,040
front of the screen, right? give them

2774
01:51:49,040 --> 01:51:50,719
some productive things that they can do

2775
01:51:50,719 --> 01:51:52,239
to help with their physical and their

2776
01:51:52,239 --> 01:51:55,599
mental health. Um, so that really is

2777
01:51:55,599 --> 01:51:58,480
what this is all about. Um, I need to

2778
01:51:58,480 --> 01:52:01,440
tell you though, it's extremely rare

2779
01:52:01,440 --> 01:52:03,199
uh to have the opportunity to work in

2780
01:52:03,199 --> 01:52:06,239
this profession in your own hometown.

2781
01:52:06,239 --> 01:52:07,840
You think about it, there's one parks

2782
01:52:07,840 --> 01:52:15,030
and recck director in a city and and uh

2783
01:52:15,040 --> 01:52:20,390
and I I feel very blessed

2784
01:52:20,400 --> 01:52:22,320
to be able to spend so many years in a

2785
01:52:22,320 --> 01:52:24,800
city that I truly love

2786
01:52:24,800 --> 01:52:30,149
and care about.

2787
01:52:30,159 --> 01:52:32,400
It's unheard of to have the chance to

2788
01:52:32,400 --> 01:52:34,800
give and serve a city that gave so much

2789
01:52:34,800 --> 01:52:37,920
to me and has had a tremendous impact on

2790
01:52:37,920 --> 01:52:40,960
my life and the life of my family.

2791
01:52:40,960 --> 01:52:43,440
When we start when I started in 1996, we

2792
01:52:43,440 --> 01:52:46,560
had 85 parks 85 acres of parks in the

2793
01:52:46,560 --> 01:52:50,813
city and today we have 271.

2794
01:52:50,813 --> 01:52:51,840
[snorts]

2795
01:52:51,840 --> 01:52:53,440
So, we've accomplished a lot of things

2796
01:52:53,440 --> 01:52:55,398
and I always say we I tell

2797
01:52:55,398 --> 01:52:59,840
[clears throat] my staff constantly that you can do your job without me, but

2798
01:52:59,840 --> 01:53:02,239
I can't do my job without you. And this

2799
01:53:02,239 --> 01:53:05,599
is all about them. Um, and and I

2800
01:53:05,599 --> 01:53:07,119
appreciate they're the ones that deserve

2801
01:53:07,119 --> 01:53:09,760
the credit uh for a lot of the great

2802
01:53:09,760 --> 01:53:12,400
things that have happened here.

2803
01:53:12,400 --> 01:53:13,920
But it's interesting because even after

2804
01:53:13,920 --> 01:53:16,560
the bond in 1997 failed for the sports

2805
01:53:16,560 --> 01:53:18,400
park, [snorts]

2806
01:53:18,400 --> 01:53:20,960
uh, our administration and our council

2807
01:53:20,960 --> 01:53:23,520
didn't give up on that dream. Now, it

2808
01:53:23,520 --> 01:53:26,320
took us 20 years to build the park, but

2809
01:53:26,320 --> 01:53:28,400
look what we have today. We just built

2810
01:53:28,400 --> 01:53:30,480
it phase by phase as we could afford it,

2811
01:53:30,480 --> 01:53:33,119
as we ended up having money to be able

2812
01:53:33,119 --> 01:53:36,320
to do that. Uh

2813
01:53:36,320 --> 01:53:37,840
that's that's dedication and

2814
01:53:37,840 --> 01:53:39,360
perseverance

2815
01:53:39,360 --> 01:53:41,360
uh from from an administration and a

2816
01:53:41,360 --> 01:53:47,520
staff that had a had a vision of what Spanish Fork needed and what we uh

2817
01:53:47,520 --> 01:53:50,239
what we should put there. uh projects

2818
01:53:50,239 --> 01:53:52,560
like the uh Adventure Heights All

2819
01:53:52,560 --> 01:53:53,920
Abilities Park. And I'm not going to

2820
01:53:53,920 --> 01:53:55,440
touch on all of these because there's so

2821
01:53:55,440 --> 01:53:57,360
many and you guys have touched on some.

2822
01:53:57,360 --> 01:53:59,840
So, thank you. But that thing's etched

2823
01:53:59,840 --> 01:54:02,159
in my soul.

2824
01:54:02,159 --> 01:54:05,189
Um

2825
01:54:05,199 --> 01:54:07,119
being able to work with so many citizens

2826
01:54:07,119 --> 01:54:11,040
that have challenges in their homes

2827
01:54:11,040 --> 01:54:13,360
and challenging needs in their families

2828
01:54:13,360 --> 01:54:15,199
was very special to me and it changed my

2829
01:54:15,199 --> 01:54:16,719
life.

2830
01:54:16,719 --> 01:54:21,203
They're the ones that have that deserve

2831
01:54:21,203 --> 01:54:22,560
[snorts] the credit for that special

2832
01:54:22,560 --> 01:54:25,040
place.

2833
01:54:25,040 --> 01:54:26,719
But it moved me to be able to realize

2834
01:54:26,719 --> 01:54:29,360
the struggles that they were having and

2835
01:54:29,360 --> 01:54:31,679
the impact that this place could have on

2836
01:54:31,679 --> 01:54:33,679
their families.

2837
01:54:33,679 --> 01:54:37,199
So that was very special to me.

2838
01:54:37,199 --> 01:54:39,760
Um obviously the Fit City Center has

2839
01:54:39,760 --> 01:54:43,679
been on my bucket list for for 20 years.

2840
01:54:43,679 --> 01:54:45,199
Um, and I think the thing that makes

2841
01:54:45,199 --> 01:54:48,059
some of these things special,

2842
01:54:48,059 --> 01:54:49,360
[snorts and clears throat]

2843
01:54:49,360 --> 01:54:53,440
um, is they didn't come easy. I mean,

2844
01:54:53,440 --> 01:54:55,040
you cherish the things most that you

2845
01:54:55,040 --> 01:54:58,400
have to work hard for. And, and I think

2846
01:54:58,400 --> 01:55:00,320
that's that's why this became so

2847
01:55:00,320 --> 01:55:04,080
special. Um, that's why the rodeo arena

2848
01:55:04,080 --> 01:55:07,040
became so special is I sat in a room

2849
01:55:07,040 --> 01:55:09,679
full of administrators, my boss and

2850
01:55:09,679 --> 01:55:12,639
council members and contractors and they

2851
01:55:12,639 --> 01:55:14,320
said, "No, we're not going to do that."

2852
01:55:14,320 --> 01:55:16,159
I was the only one that voted for doing

2853
01:55:16,159 --> 01:55:18,239
it this way.

2854
01:55:18,239 --> 01:55:20,639
And so, uh, I couldn't sleep that night

2855
01:55:20,639 --> 01:55:22,960
and so I had to I had to do like any

2856
01:55:22,960 --> 01:55:26,000
good, you know, coyote would do when

2857
01:55:26,000 --> 01:55:27,440
he's rounding up the sheep. you'd take

2858
01:55:27,440 --> 01:55:30,709
them off one at a time [laughter]

2859
01:55:30,719 --> 01:55:32,480
and go visit with them and share my

2860
01:55:32,480 --> 01:55:35,760
vision with them. Uh so I think some of

2861
01:55:35,760 --> 01:55:37,199
these facilities are a little more

2862
01:55:37,199 --> 01:55:38,719
special just because we had to work

2863
01:55:38,719 --> 01:55:42,000
extra hard to get them and uh but none

2864
01:55:42,000 --> 01:55:45,199
of that happens without uh without the

2865
01:55:45,199 --> 01:55:47,280
support of of administration and the

2866
01:55:47,280 --> 01:55:48,800
council.

2867
01:55:48,800 --> 01:55:51,594
um the golf course improvements,

2868
01:55:51,594 --> 01:55:52,560
[snorts] the reservoir and the

2869
01:55:52,560 --> 01:55:54,800
campground. That reservoir like any any

2870
01:55:54,800 --> 01:55:57,280
other facility in the state was a

2871
01:55:57,280 --> 01:55:59,920
pressurized irrigation reservoir

2872
01:55:59,920 --> 01:56:02,880
would have just been fenced off and we

2873
01:56:02,880 --> 01:56:04,480
decided we wanted to use it for

2874
01:56:04,480 --> 01:56:06,800
recreation facility.

2875
01:56:06,800 --> 01:56:08,480
Nobody had done that to that point. So,

2876
01:56:08,480 --> 01:56:10,960
we created a beach right here in Spanish

2877
01:56:10,960 --> 01:56:12,480
Fork and turned it into an outdoor

2878
01:56:12,480 --> 01:56:15,520
recreation facility. uh along with the

2879
01:56:15,520 --> 01:56:18,560
campground uh the river trail system. We

2880
01:56:18,560 --> 01:56:21,360
can go on and on about this. Uh I am I'm

2881
01:56:21,360 --> 01:56:24,159
just full of gratitude uh for the

2882
01:56:24,159 --> 01:56:26,719
opportunity that I've had uh to be able

2883
01:56:26,719 --> 01:56:28,560
to be here and to work with such

2884
01:56:28,560 --> 01:56:32,205
outstanding individuals.

2885
01:56:32,205 --> 01:56:33,760
[snorts] Together we've quite literally

2886
01:56:33,760 --> 01:56:36,639
shaped the landscape of this city.

2887
01:56:36,639 --> 01:56:39,119
Um, but none of these milestones would

2888
01:56:39,119 --> 01:56:40,320
have been possible without the

2889
01:56:40,320 --> 01:56:43,920
dedication of my incredible team, my

2890
01:56:43,920 --> 01:56:45,920
colleagues, and [snorts] community

2891
01:56:45,920 --> 01:56:48,000
partners and residents who supported

2892
01:56:48,000 --> 01:56:51,040
these visions.

2893
01:56:51,040 --> 01:56:53,679
Um, grateful to all of my administrators

2894
01:56:53,679 --> 01:56:56,320
uh who who Jack Swinson and Karen

2895
01:56:56,320 --> 01:56:58,400
Bradford who decided to give me a chance

2896
01:56:58,400 --> 01:57:00,639
30 years ago [snorts] to take a chance

2897
01:57:00,639 --> 01:57:02,400
on me.

2898
01:57:02,400 --> 01:57:04,480
Uh, most importantly is this little girl

2899
01:57:04,480 --> 01:57:14,870
right here.

2900
01:57:14,880 --> 01:57:17,520
This is not an easy profession [snorts]

2901
01:57:17,520 --> 01:57:19,840
for and I know you guys all have some

2902
01:57:19,840 --> 01:57:22,880
too, but this profession is tough for

2903
01:57:22,880 --> 01:57:25,360
wives and families

2904
01:57:25,360 --> 01:57:27,040
particularly in the early years. and she

2905
01:57:27,040 --> 01:57:31,040
supported me for 38 years

2906
01:57:31,040 --> 01:57:33,119
and she's been she's been my rock and

2907
01:57:33,119 --> 01:57:35,920
constant support. [snorts] Long days,

2908
01:57:35,920 --> 01:57:38,639
stressful project phases,

2909
01:57:38,639 --> 01:57:41,360
she's been there for every triumph

2910
01:57:41,360 --> 01:57:43,040
and I couldn't have had this rewarding

2911
01:57:43,040 --> 01:57:44,880
career

2912
01:57:44,880 --> 01:57:46,800
for help to be able to have an influence

2913
01:57:46,800 --> 01:57:49,360
in this community without her by my

2914
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:51,360
side.

2915
01:57:51,360 --> 01:57:53,520
Thank you.

2916
01:57:53,520 --> 01:57:59,750
>> You got any more Kleenexes? [laughter]

2917
01:57:59,760 --> 01:58:01,599
Um, one other thing I want to say and

2918
01:58:01,599 --> 01:58:04,400
then I'll be done. I want this council

2919
01:58:04,400 --> 01:58:06,719
and administration to rest assured that

2920
01:58:06,719 --> 01:58:08,480
our succession plan has been put into

2921
01:58:08,480 --> 01:58:11,360
place. Oh, thank you. I [snorts] wore

2922
01:58:11,360 --> 01:58:14,870
these out.

2923
01:58:14,880 --> 01:58:16,639
Our succession plan has been put into

2924
01:58:16,639 --> 01:58:17,920
place and the parks and recreation

2925
01:58:17,920 --> 01:58:21,119
department is in good hands.

2926
01:58:21,119 --> 01:58:24,560
the uh the culture that we've created

2927
01:58:24,560 --> 01:58:27,119
will continue and you will not notice a

2928
01:58:27,119 --> 01:58:28,960
lapse in any service provided in our

2929
01:58:28,960 --> 01:58:30,639
department. We've [snorts] been working

2930
01:58:30,639 --> 01:58:33,360
on that the last month and we have we

2931
01:58:33,360 --> 01:58:36,719
have outstanding individuals in place

2932
01:58:36,719 --> 01:58:39,119
that I have full confidence in. Fact,

2933
01:58:39,119 --> 01:58:40,480
you guys are wondering who the heck I

2934
01:58:40,480 --> 01:58:42,960
was a month ago, [laughter]

2935
01:58:42,960 --> 01:58:45,440
which which is how it should be. If I've

2936
01:58:45,440 --> 01:58:47,599
done my job right, this department won't

2937
01:58:47,599 --> 01:58:50,960
miss a beat and and you guys won't fill

2938
01:58:50,960 --> 01:58:53,199
any void in the service that they're

2939
01:58:53,199 --> 01:58:56,080
providing. And I have full confidence in

2940
01:58:56,080 --> 01:58:58,960
this in this team that we've assembled.

2941
01:58:58,960 --> 01:59:00,880
I'm grateful for them and again grateful

2942
01:59:00,880 --> 01:59:03,280
for all of the the staff and for my

2943
01:59:03,280 --> 01:59:04,960
family that's behind me who have

2944
01:59:04,960 --> 01:59:07,199
supported who have supported me in this

2945
01:59:07,199 --> 01:59:10,800
cause. Uh it takes an entire team to be

2946
01:59:10,800 --> 01:59:14,719
able to pull this off. Uh just fiesta

2947
01:59:14,719 --> 01:59:20,080
days alone is no small task, right? We love our volunteers and we have to

2948
01:59:20,080 --> 01:59:22,320
have them. And I think that's part of

2949
01:59:22,320 --> 01:59:24,080
what makes this rewarding too is you get

2950
01:59:24,080 --> 01:59:26,800
to see in our community which is unique

2951
01:59:26,800 --> 01:59:29,599
again that people come out and they're

2952
01:59:29,599 --> 01:59:31,920
willing to volunteer. They're willing to

2953
01:59:31,920 --> 01:59:34,960
give of their precious time

2954
01:59:34,960 --> 01:59:37,920
to help the community be better. whether

2955
01:59:37,920 --> 01:59:39,520
it's coaching a baseball team or

2956
01:59:39,520 --> 01:59:42,000
planting flowers or a million other

2957
01:59:42,000 --> 01:59:43,760
things or working on Fiesta Day's

2958
01:59:43,760 --> 01:59:45,920
committees. Uh we have several

2959
01:59:45,920 --> 01:59:47,679
committees and I love working with the

2960
01:59:47,679 --> 01:59:51,119
citizens. Uh they're fantastic. They

2961
01:59:51,119 --> 01:59:52,719
love this community and that's why they

2962
01:59:52,719 --> 01:59:57,040
give their precious time uh to serve uh

2963
01:59:57,040 --> 01:59:59,599
in in many capacities.

2964
01:59:59,599 --> 02:00:01,280
All right, honey. I'm going to turn it

2965
02:00:01,280 --> 02:00:04,560
over to you. I'm done.

2966
02:00:04,560 --> 02:00:06,480
Thank you all. We're looking forward to

2967
02:00:06,480 --> 02:00:07,920
the next chapter.

2968
02:00:07,920 --> 02:00:11,520
>> This will age us. But when he started, I

2969
02:00:11,520 --> 02:00:13,599
remember um when he got his master's

2970
02:00:13,599 --> 02:00:15,599
degree, we were dirt poor. We got our

2971
02:00:15,599 --> 02:00:18,080
first Mac computer. The screen was about

2972
02:00:18,080 --> 02:00:20,800
this big. When he worked for Provo City,

2973
02:00:20,800 --> 02:00:23,360
they didn't even have a computer to do

2974
02:00:23,360 --> 02:00:25,440
the brackets. So, they leased our

2975
02:00:25,440 --> 02:00:28,800
computer for $175 a month from us. And

2976
02:00:28,800 --> 02:00:30,320
then he worked there eight years, came

2977
02:00:30,320 --> 02:00:32,560
here and I remember him installing down

2978
02:00:32,560 --> 02:00:35,599
at the high school the first fax machine

2979
02:00:35,599 --> 02:00:38,320
that you ever had. That really ages us

2980
02:00:38,320 --> 02:00:40,880
of how the technology and stuff. But

2981
02:00:40,880 --> 02:00:42,159
>> I think what they want to know is did

2982
02:00:42,159 --> 02:00:43,760
you meet him on Main Street?

2983
02:00:43,760 --> 02:00:45,599
>> No, I did not.

2984
02:00:45,599 --> 02:00:47,119
>> We did not meet on Main Street.

2985
02:00:47,119 --> 02:00:48,159
>> No, but

2986
02:00:48,159 --> 02:00:50,080
>> but we did we did drag Maine.

2987
02:00:50,080 --> 02:00:54,000
>> Yeah. Anyway, it's been a good hall and

2988
02:00:54,000 --> 02:00:56,960
thank you so much for we were so excited

2989
02:00:56,960 --> 02:00:58,400
when he was able to come to Spanish

2990
02:00:58,400 --> 02:01:01,840
Fork. When the kids would have their

2991
02:01:01,840 --> 02:01:03,520
little things in school, they'd say,

2992
02:01:03,520 --> 02:01:04,800
"Well, what does your dad do?" And they

2993
02:01:04,800 --> 02:01:06,719
go, "He watches ball games." That's what

2994
02:01:06,719 --> 02:01:08,000
they used to think when they were

2995
02:01:08,000 --> 02:01:10,239
little, but it was a lot more than that.

2996
02:01:10,239 --> 02:01:12,560
But it's been a good hall, and we

2997
02:01:12,560 --> 02:01:15,440
appreciate the city and living here.

2998
02:01:15,440 --> 02:01:17,599
It's been great.

2999
02:01:17,599 --> 02:01:19,199
>> Thank you.

3000
02:01:19,199 --> 02:01:21,719
guys have any questions for Sharon?

3001
02:01:21,719 --> 02:01:23,199
[laughter]

3002
02:01:23,199 --> 02:01:24,639
>> I I do want to say something about

3003
02:01:24,639 --> 02:01:27,440
Sharon. My first interaction deeply my

3004
02:01:27,440 --> 02:01:29,520
first deeper interaction around Sharon

3005
02:01:29,520 --> 02:01:32,320
happened at uh an event we held I think

3006
02:01:32,320 --> 02:01:36,639
it was in 2008 called the uh wind

3007
02:01:36,639 --> 02:01:38,400
festival

3008
02:01:38,400 --> 02:01:41,280
and and that was up at the reservoir if

3009
02:01:41,280 --> 02:01:44,644
you if any of you remember that. But

3010
02:01:44,644 --> 02:01:45,760
[clears throat] that was a I think it

3011
02:01:45,760 --> 02:01:47,199
was a two-day event. We actually had

3012
02:01:47,199 --> 02:01:49,760
some wet jets that we rode around on the

3013
02:01:49,760 --> 02:01:51,119
reservoir and we had a bunch of

3014
02:01:51,119 --> 02:01:53,840
different things associated with wind.

3015
02:01:53,840 --> 02:01:58,239
And that was a long day. Those two days

3016
02:01:58,239 --> 02:02:01,360
were really long. And Sharon was there

3017
02:02:01,360 --> 02:02:04,560
the entire two-day stretch. Not just

3018
02:02:04,560 --> 02:02:06,320
sitting in a chair. And not that that's

3019
02:02:06,320 --> 02:02:07,920
the example, but she she wasn't just

3020
02:02:07,920 --> 02:02:11,199
there like she was actively involved in

3021
02:02:11,199 --> 02:02:14,480
making that event happen. And I didn't

3022
02:02:14,480 --> 02:02:17,440
really know Sharon that well. I by by

3023
02:02:17,440 --> 02:02:20,560
2008, but it was from then I'm like,

3024
02:02:20,560 --> 02:02:24,080
this lady is committed to this town just

3025
02:02:24,080 --> 02:02:26,719
as much as her husband. And from then

3026
02:02:26,719 --> 02:02:30,239
until now, u it's been the exact same.

3027
02:02:30,239 --> 02:02:32,239
thing. Uh I'm

3028
02:02:32,239 --> 02:02:34,080
pretty sure that costume came from

3029
02:02:34,080 --> 02:02:37,760
probably Sharon's help. But uh she you

3030
02:02:37,760 --> 02:02:41,119
book in that my experience in 2008 too.

3031
02:02:41,119 --> 02:02:43,280
We had a we had the outdoor grand

3032
02:02:43,280 --> 02:02:45,280
opening of the swimming pool on Memorial

3033
02:02:45,280 --> 02:02:50,480
Day weekend I think. And uh Sharon was

3034
02:02:50,480 --> 02:02:53,119
there the day before and the day of

3035
02:02:53,119 --> 02:02:57,119
helping get everything set up and and as if she was an employee, right?

3036
02:02:57,119 --> 02:03:01,760
Just as involved as as everything and uh

3037
02:03:01,760 --> 02:03:05,679
just as emotional as Dale. It was just

3038
02:03:05,679 --> 02:03:07,280
wonderful to see that that love. So

3039
02:03:07,280 --> 02:03:10,320
Sharon, you have been a tremendous asset

3040
02:03:10,320 --> 02:03:13,599
to this community, too. And your husband

3041
02:03:13,599 --> 02:03:19,199
is great and so are you. And uh we're we're going to miss him, but we're

3042
02:03:19,199 --> 02:03:21,840
also going to miss you and uh the the

3043
02:03:21,840 --> 02:03:23,040
strength and support that you give to

3044
02:03:23,040 --> 02:03:24,880
him, but also the strength and and love

3045
02:03:24,880 --> 02:03:26,320
that you give to our community. So,

3046
02:03:26,320 --> 02:03:28,400
thank you.

3047
02:03:28,400 --> 02:03:30,560
>> Thank you. This has been very nice. I

3048
02:03:30,560 --> 02:03:53,350
appreciate it. Glad it's over.

3049
02:03:53,360 --> 02:03:55,199
Mayor Prom, would you mind if we had

3050
02:03:55,199 --> 02:03:57,840
Dale and and his kids and then Dale and

3051
02:03:57,840 --> 02:03:59,280
his staff come up and take a picture

3052
02:03:59,280 --> 02:04:01,119
with you like like they were employees

3053
02:04:01,119 --> 02:04:01,840
of the quarter?

3054
02:04:01,840 --> 02:04:03,280
>> You guys need to go down there. He just

3055
02:04:03,280 --> 02:04:04,960
wants me up here.

3056
02:04:04,960 --> 02:04:08,735
>> Just kidding.

3057
02:04:08,745 --> 02:04:09,040
[snorts]

3058
02:04:09,040 --> 02:04:10,000
>> So,

3059
02:04:10,000 --> 02:04:12,020
>> you're not going to get it. It's rigged.

3060
02:04:12,020 --> 02:04:12,880
[laughter]

3061
02:04:12,880 --> 02:04:15,040
Hey, let's have all of his family first

3062
02:04:15,040 --> 02:04:15,760
come on up.

3063
02:04:15,760 --> 02:04:18,320
>> Those that are here, you kids

3064
02:04:18,320 --> 02:04:37,510
get up here.

3065
02:04:37,520 --> 02:04:39,520
» Let's have the council go this way a

3066
02:04:39,520 --> 02:04:41,119
little bit.

3067
02:04:41,119 --> 02:04:43,360
>> Right here, John. That's perfect.

3068
02:04:43,360 --> 02:04:45,840
>> Jack, you can't even see me.

3069
02:04:45,840 --> 02:04:46,800
>> That's not good.

3070
02:04:46,800 --> 02:04:50,229
>> That's perfect.

3071
02:04:50,239 --> 02:04:51,840
» That's good. Right there. [laughter] I'm

3072
02:04:51,840 --> 02:04:53,360
just gonna take a bunch of

3073
02:04:53,360 --> 02:04:54,480
>> change

3074
02:04:54,480 --> 02:04:56,480
>> more. Stacy, scoot over more towards

3075
02:04:56,480 --> 02:04:59,119
>> That's where I was.

3076
02:04:59,119 --> 02:04:59,760
>> No,

3077
02:04:59,760 --> 02:05:01,599
>> take your hat off. Let's do Let's do

3078
02:05:01,599 --> 02:05:05,669
like

3079
02:05:05,679 --> 02:05:07,280
that. It's like perfect.

3080
02:05:07,280 --> 02:05:09,760
>> This side of this

3081
02:05:09,760 --> 02:05:14,790
means have one more month.

3082
02:05:14,800 --> 02:05:15,760
say without mic.

3083
02:05:15,760 --> 02:05:19,760
>> All right, we're doing another version.

3084
02:05:19,760 --> 02:05:21,520
>> He's got a bunch of his great employees

3085
02:05:21,520 --> 02:05:22,880
that are here. Will you guys come up as

3086
02:05:22,880 --> 02:05:25,040
well? Hi, Joe. That means you too.

3087
02:05:25,040 --> 02:05:26,000
>> Yeah.

3088
02:05:26,000 --> 02:05:30,629
>> Come on. Come on.

3089
02:05:30,639 --> 02:05:33,520
» You can come up and sit by me then.

3090
02:05:33,520 --> 02:05:37,119
>> I know. I even offered her candy.

3091
02:05:37,119 --> 02:05:38,719
>> Am I really blocking your face?

3092
02:05:38,719 --> 02:05:41,040
>> No, you're fine. No, I

3093
02:05:41,040 --> 02:05:43,199
>> you could put it on your

3094
02:05:43,199 --> 02:05:44,960
>> I hid behind you and he said, "Okay,

3095
02:05:44,960 --> 02:05:53,350
looks good."

3096
02:05:53,360 --> 02:06:04,870
» Can you stand in front of Stacy?

3097
02:06:04,880 --> 02:06:13,350
» All right.

3098
02:06:13,360 --> 02:06:18,870
Yeah, Stacy, move over a little bit.

3099
02:06:18,880 --> 02:06:21,119
» You guys are great. [laughter]

3100
02:06:21,119 --> 02:06:23,520
Thank you. You guys appreciate

3101
02:06:23,520 --> 02:06:29,189
>> Thank you.

3102
02:06:29,199 --> 02:06:31,440
» The the amount of times I've cussed Dell

3103
02:06:31,440 --> 02:06:33,920
that he didn't know about,

3104
02:06:33,920 --> 02:06:36,079
I feel bad. [laughter]

3105
02:06:36,079 --> 02:06:38,239
Well, we have closed session, so we'll

3106
02:06:38,239 --> 02:06:41,840
have Jesse take it a minute, dismiss us

3107
02:06:41,840 --> 02:06:43,440
to that, and then Dell can leave and go

3108
02:06:43,440 --> 02:06:44,719
visit with all of his friends and

3109
02:06:44,719 --> 02:06:46,719
family.

3110
02:06:46,719 --> 02:06:48,320
>> I move that we adjourn to close session

3111
02:06:48,320 --> 02:06:49,840
for strategy sessions to discuss

3112
02:06:49,840 --> 02:06:51,679
purchase, exchange, or lease of real

3113
02:06:51,679 --> 02:06:53,520
property or strategy session to discuss

3114
02:06:53,520 --> 02:06:54,960
pending or reasonably imminent

3115
02:06:54,960 --> 02:06:57,679
litigation in the explorer room.

3116
02:06:57,679 --> 02:06:58,239
>> Second.

3117
02:06:58,239 --> 02:07:00,000
>> Motion made by Councilman Carden, second

3118
02:07:00,000 --> 02:07:02,159
by Councilman Oiler. All in favor say

3119
02:07:02,159 --> 02:07:02,719
yes.

3120
02:07:02,719 --> 02:07:03,440
>> Yes.

3121
02:07:03,440 --> 02:07:06,159
Is that a roll call?

3122
02:07:06,159 --> 02:07:08,719
>> Is that a roll call? Okay. Councilwoman

3123
02:07:08,719 --> 02:07:10,400
Beck. Yes.

3124
02:07:10,400 --> 02:07:11,760
>> Councilman Carden.

3125
02:07:11,760 --> 02:07:12,159
>> Yes.

3126
02:07:12,159 --> 02:07:13,360
>> Councilman Marshall?

3127
02:07:13,360 --> 02:07:13,760
>> Yes.

3128
02:07:13,760 --> 02:07:15,040
>> Councilman Oiler?

3129
02:07:15,040 --> 02:07:15,679
>> Yes.

3130
02:07:15,679 --> 02:07:16,400
>> Okay.

3131
02:07:16,400 --> 02:07:17,679
>> I like that you went first after you

3132
02:07:17,679 --> 02:07:18,719
knew everybody was already going to say

3133
02:07:18,719 --> 02:07:19,119
yes.

3134
02:07:19,119 --> 02:07:20,560
>> Yeah.

3135
02:07:20,560 --> 02:07:22,320
>> One day I'm saying no to that. Tyler,

3136
02:07:22,320 --> 02:07:25,639
did you win?