[0:00] at 7:00 and we're going to call the city council meeting to order. Will you

[0:03] please join me in the flag salute?

[0:08] Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of

[0:12] America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

[0:18] indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[0:25] All right. Thank you for everybody showing up tonight. We have a full

[0:28] council present. Um, are there any additions to the agenda? No. Are there

[0:34] any declarations of ex party contact, conflict of interest, bias, etc. Don't

[0:39] hear any. It's an opportunity for public comment. Has there been any submissions

[0:44] for public comment? Okay. Anybody have opportunity for public comment? Doesn't

[0:49] look like it. All right. Uh, that leads them to item

[0:53] number five is the consent agenda for November 3rd. City Council regular

[0:58] session minutes and November 17th um city council work session minutes

[1:04] and I'll take motions from councel. Mr. Mayor, this councelor Patty, I

[1:09] motion we approve the agenda minutes as presented.

[1:13] Okay, I'll second that motion. Okay, there's been a motion and a second

[1:17] to accept the consent agenda as submitted. Any further discussion?

[1:23] All those in favor say I. I.

[1:25] I. All right.

[1:37] Guess I lost my audio there for a minute. Uh, no presentations, no public

[1:41] hearing. That moves us along to general business,

[1:45] which is resolution number 2538, Community Improvement Grant 2526.

[1:53] and it's a final allocation with a decision and we'll go to Jennifer on the

[1:58] staff report. Uh good evening. Um for the record, I'm

[2:03] Jennifer Sisiano, the community and economic development director. Um

[2:09] tonight we are being you're being asked to make a final decision on which

[2:13] projects to fund for the community improvement grant and what amounts.

[2:18] Um a quick look back at last year, the city awarded um 14 uh,500

[2:26] uh plus across several projects that include uh 505 mural, the Kuanas wreath

[2:34] uh repairs, uh the old oldfellow's mural and state and soccer club and

[2:40] spotlight community theater. And these are many improvements that the city is

[2:45] visible and can see. The murals downtown, the holiday wreaths are up on

[2:50] 1 Avenue and the stage at Spotlight. Um, all of the last year's projects have

[2:57] been closed out and I've worked with the U grant applicants and finished the

[3:02] projects and reimburse the uh funds. This year's grant cycle is budgeted for

[3:08] $20,000 for the 2025 2026 program. We opened the

[3:14] applications uh window earlier this year so that there would be more time for

[3:20] projects to finish. The uh interest increased. It went from nine

[3:25] applications to 14 this year. uh staff reviewed and scored each

[3:30] application using the same criteria previously approved by city council. Uh

[3:36] so a couple weeks ago you had a work session November 17th all applicants

[3:41] were invited to give short 3minut presentations. Uh council received the

[3:47] full application packets staff scoring and had a chance to ask questions of the

[3:52] applicants. So based on that discussion, the council expressed preliminary

[3:57] support for the following um for the table tennis at Pioneer Park. Um it was

[4:04] adjusted from $5,000 to $4,825 and that's because um we thought that um

[4:13] people could bring their own paddles and bags to the to the um table tennis and

[4:19] the cornhole bags. Um the applicant was asked to get

[4:25] approval from parks and recreation board to work with them for placement in the

[4:30] park. The second one was the SATM teen center for $1,100

[4:37] to weatherize and secure an ADA an existing ADA ramp at the teen center and

[4:43] to coordinate with public works uh before they uh go ahead with

[4:48] construction. uh since it's a city-owned building uh

[4:52] flowing through time for $4,350. That is what they requested for three

[4:59] new mural areas at the um Oddfellows mural. Um the applicant is asked to work

[5:07] with public arts commission on design approval. Uh the Brownhouse was the next

[5:13] one um requested to be funded for $2,000 uh for landscape um maintenance,

[5:20] professional trimming, weeding, composting, bark application.

[5:25] Uh then we have Spotlight Theater safety improvements for $4,945

[5:33] is what they uh provided in their budget. Um, this includes lighting

[5:38] upgrades and an ADA sync. Um, the applicant did provide an itemized quote

[5:44] at the work session. Um, and then next was saving lives. Um,

[5:51] there was $2,000 um, pending final approval. Um, they

[5:56] were asked to provide a revised budget um, for the work session. So each

[6:03] workshop would be $481 and trade train six people for one for

[6:10] one class and they asked for 10 classes. Um the applicant is here um if you'd

[6:18] like to ask him questions. And then the last one is the North Sandham service

[6:22] integration team and they were suggested to get $1,200

[6:30] um which

[6:33] which was the money that was left over um that would support emergency

[6:38] assistance to state and residents. The original request was 5,000.

[6:43] Um, so tonight, as I said, you're being asked to vote on a resolution to

[6:49] determine which projects would be funded and for how much, and I'm here to answer

[6:53] any questions.

[6:57] Okay. Thanks, Jennifer. Um, this is an opportunity for public comment on this

[7:01] resolution. Okay. Don't have any council discussion.

[7:17] Mr. Mayor, councelor Patty, thank you so much. Uh, I don't know if

[7:21] this is discussion more more so back directed at Jennifer. Uh, first off,

[7:26] Jennifer, thank you for this report. Um, I just was wondering, you know, as

[7:31] you've gone through this process this year, do you have any suggestions for

[7:34] improvement of the criteria and things like that, or is that something that

[7:38] you'd like to revisit when you have more time to prepare kind of a staff report

[7:42] on that? I think every time we do it, we refine

[7:47] what the um objectives are. Um like for instance the threshold criteria, we

[7:54] didn't want to uh increase any ongoing costs to the city. That was something

[7:59] that we put in that we didn't want to. But um

[8:04] yeah um I heard that at the work session you had suggested that maybe more points

[8:10] are given to something that hadn't been funded before to spread the money

[8:15] around. That could be something we could add and I could bring that before we do

[8:19] the next round.

[8:23] I like that. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate

[8:27] Mr. Mayor. Councelor Sims, I just had a couple questions on the

[8:32] saving lives grant. Okay, go ahead.

[8:36] I was So, it says six participants for $481.

[8:44] Are these going to be state and residents? And I guess the other

[8:47] question I had was is this run through the fire department

[8:52] or or is this another private organization? I'm just

[8:58] just a little more information on that that grant would be good.

[9:04] Okay, Mr. Mayor,

[9:06] come on. Council Kerry, go ahead.

[9:08] That same line right there. When Scott comes up, we'll talk to him. I'd like to

[9:12] find out more about the other entities that

[9:14] Agreed. Seeking out. Yep. Thanks, Scott. Want to come on up?

[9:19] We have a new audio system. So, if you push that red button, it should turn red

[9:24] and that means go

[9:28] scary. All right. Uh so I'll start over here

[9:33] with Mr. Sims. You were asking about uh the entity that is going through. It is

[9:39] going through um my business operation called Med Proed, which is short for

[9:44] medical professional educators and um I am coincidentally a lieutenant and a

[9:50] paramedic in this community with state and fire district, but it's not a state

[9:54] and fire district endeavor at all at this point. It is my hope that in the

[9:58] future I might be able to influence that, but right now this is essentially

[10:03] a launch, a kickoff, um a a starting point really. So um let's see. So the

[10:11] other piece of your question, what was that?

[10:14] Is it So the you guess six participants per

[10:20] $480 to1 is that going to be state and residents? Are we vetting that vetting

[10:25] that or is this open to the public or from around the area?

[10:29] Well, it's intended for state and residents. Um, and anyone that is, when

[10:35] I say state and residents, I'm thinking in terms of people either within the

[10:38] city or that do business in the city. You might have people outside the city

[10:43] limits that come in and shop at Safeway and things like that, but an emergency

[10:47] can happen anywhere. So, I'm looking at the immediate surrounding community.

[10:54] Okay. Thanks.

[10:58] And then you are asking, Mr. Carrie clarify again.

[11:02] You had mentioned at the uh session that you were going to reach out to other

[11:05] entities about supporting you. How's that funding look on on top of what we

[11:10] are considering this evening? So my vision or concept I had presented two

[11:18] different budgets last time at your uh work session. One of them was just

[11:23] specific to this grant. The other was an overall goal of trying to accomplish

[11:27] getting 500 people in the community trained in 2026.

[11:31] So the involvement with this grant being between January and June would um be

[11:39] focusing on local residents and uh people that are um potentially

[11:46] responding to family, friends, and neighbors in this community. So that is

[11:53] the focus as far as the intent behind what I was trying to present.

[11:59] Did I answer your question? Does it does a fire station uh also

[12:02] offer first aid CPR? It does not. No.

[12:06] Okay. That's part of the reason this has been

[12:09] in my mind for many years. This is actually an idea of mine that I've had

[12:13] for 20 plus years since I was full-time as a paramedic firefighter and a

[12:17] captain. Um and uh now I'm at a point in my career where I can actually take my

[12:23] uh resources and skills and try to turn them into something like this. So my

[12:29] envision as far as your question is the the other monies that would be applied

[12:35] that's ongoing. This is the first but for instance I am um initiating

[12:41] communications with other nonprofit as well as um sponsorships

[12:48] say through like key bank I've talked with them and asked hey would you be

[12:52] willing to consider supporting this community effort um through a

[12:56] sponsorship versus a grant so I am pursuing

[13:01] any avenue that is potentially going to support the endeavor

[13:05] But right now, this is the only one that I have applied to.

[13:11] Thank you. Thanks, Scott. Um, can you maybe give us

[13:16] an overview of the distinction between what you're potentially providing versus

[13:21] CPR, first aid class offered by somebody else?

[13:24] Sure. I am actually providing a CPR and first aid class plus um training on how

[13:32] to use Narcan in the case of an opiate overdose uh as well as uh stop the bleed

[13:39] and emergency training that doesn't happen in standard first aid classes

[13:44] which goes another step. For instance, um if we had an industrial accident or

[13:49] heaven forbid a shooting, um PE citizens are trained on how to stop immediate

[13:54] life-threatening bleeding um that involves using a tourniquet or packing a

[14:00] wound that cannot receive a tourniquet to work. Um, so it's preparing and

[14:07] enabling people to be able to do life-saving things that can make a

[14:11] difference before EMS even ever gets there because a lot of the times uh

[14:18] people don't survive those injuries uh because of time that is working against

[14:23] them. And so by training the citizens and empowering the public, we're

[14:28] actually increasing the potential for friends, family, and neighbors in the

[14:32] state and community to survive such an event.

[14:36] Okay. Do you have any idea what the reception will be to your offer from the

[14:41] community? Like how many people you think will show interest and want to

[14:44] attend? My anticipation is that it would be high

[14:48] because the majority of people who have thought about it or considered it can't

[14:52] afford it. um if you were to go attend one of these classes just for first aid

[14:58] CPR uh and not including the Narcan and um save the bleed type training, you're

[15:07] looking at $125, $130 a person for people to go attend these classes. What

[15:12] I'm trying to do is make it so that for every person that attends one of these

[15:17] classes, I could ultimately get to the point that every person's family is

[15:21] present at these classes. So that people in our community, including not only

[15:26] adults, but teens and children 12 and up that could be trained, are empowered

[15:31] with this type of knowledge and understanding because in the panic of an

[15:35] emergency, our brains short circuit, but with the empowerment of training, people

[15:41] are more apt to actually step in. Okay. Thanks, Mr. Mayor.

[15:47] Councelor Kerry, couple more questions. Um, one is, have

[15:50] you thought about teaming up with the school district in terms of this

[15:53] training for the all the coaching staffs and the uh, administration and teachers?

[15:58] Um, I'm open to it, but they already have their own system,

[16:02] right? So, I mean, I would support it 100%. In fact, uh, through state and

[16:07] fire district, I have assisted and participated every year for many years

[16:11] in the, uh, first aid CPR training that is done with the middle schoolers.

[16:17] And um so I would involve myself in any way I can whether it's through this

[16:21] endeavor or another one. Um so I would hope that this would open doors to be

[16:27] able to pursue things such as that. Second question real quick is uh who's

[16:33] it like financial uh financial board or accountability group that you'll be um

[16:39] going to or helping you to maintain the funding?

[16:44] um as far as you mean the management of the funds that come in. So I've done

[16:49] grant writing and grant work for decades in the EMS and fire world. So at this

[16:56] point because this is not a big huge you know federal grant like things that I've

[17:02] dealt with in other venues um I would be managing it myself here locally. So I

[17:07] would be the point of person that is responsible for the reports and all the

[17:13] requirements of the grant and grant administration which I have a lot of

[17:16] experience with. Thanks councelor Patty.

[17:21] Thank you Mr. Mayor. Uh thank you for presenting yourself uh for some more

[17:26] scrutiny questions on this one. I just um maybe I missed it in your original

[17:30] packet and if so I'm really sorry. uh what is the um youngest age you'd be

[17:37] allowing uh people to do your course? And um I'm just kind of wondering if

[17:44] that's something that you would try to cater to youth or is this mainly to

[17:48] adults? No, we'll cater to youth. Anybody that

[17:51] is trainable can be trained. There is not an age requirement.

[17:54] However, the American Heart Association has a recommendation with the education

[17:59] guidelines um and that they use and that generally is from 12 and up. Part of

[18:06] that is because a lot of the times kids that are younger can't physically do

[18:12] some of the, you know, CPR and things like that, but I'll teach and train

[18:17] anybody uh to the level they're capable of doing. Uh, also another thing that's

[18:22] really cool, um, is there's a program that was started a couple years ago

[18:27] through the American Heart Association that is called, uh, let me think, what

[18:31] is it called? The BLS advisor. So, I can train people who physically cannot do

[18:37] CPR because they have physical um restrictions and they maybe they're

[18:42] wheelchair bound, but they can be trained on how to coach somebody to do

[18:47] CPR in the moment and be certified to do that. So we can I can even train people

[18:54] on how to u get someone who else who's scared and frightened in the moment who

[19:00] doesn't know what to do and can actually direct them because they've passed the

[19:04] class where they have demonstrated that they can step someone through the

[19:08] process at the moment in time. So really the the possibilities

[19:15] um are vast and I'm looking to just get started so that those doors can be

[19:22] opened.

[19:27] Anybody else?

[19:30] Just got one more question. Um so if you had the $2,000, how many classes would

[19:35] you offer? 2,000 divided by about the 480.

[19:42] So because that's one of the challenges and that's why these courses are so

[19:45] expensive for people uh to run is because of the materials and the

[19:49] instructor costs. The instructors have to go through a lot of training and

[19:53] certifications and approvals and testing in order to be able to teach and then

[19:58] they have to be able to demonstrate their teaching ability on on an ongoing

[20:04] basis to be able to continue to be certified. So, a lot of those various

[20:08] costs um make it pretty darn expensive for a standard course. And so in a case

[20:15] like this, um, my concept in my head, it's really challenging to be able to

[20:21] provide a budget that says it would be this much because let's say like in the

[20:26] venue section, let's say um, uh, the v we don't end up having to use the venue

[20:33] um, amount that's suggested there because we end up being able to do the

[20:37] classes say here for example. Uh so that money could be trans um transferred and

[20:44] used to train more people. So but the challenge can be like for instance the

[20:49] Brownhouse it offered to let me teach classes there. Um there's another

[20:54] business that has offered to let us um rent space and teach there which

[21:00] supports a local business in the process of of providing this training. Um but

[21:05] that you know so that's one of the challenges with this. It's kind of more

[21:09] fluid than your where something you just have I need these materials to

[21:13] accomplish these tasks. Um but the benefit is any money that

[21:18] doesn't have to get spent over here can be moved over here and we just train

[21:21] more people. Gotcha.

[21:24] So roughly just and I think I appreciate the explanation but targeting we looks

[21:29] like 24 people in about four classes right? That's what you're looking for

[21:34] here. if you went for 2,000. My original request was 5,000 to be able to train at

[21:39] least 60 people got uh in the community. Um and then of course my vision is that

[21:45] by the time I get other entities involved and this continues into 2026

[21:50] that we would see hundreds if you would if I don't know if you saw it but the

[21:54] one budget that I gave you with all the colored headings and everything it shows

[21:59] that my goal is 500 people to be trained in Stton in 2026. So, this is just a

[22:05] part of that. Gotcha.

[22:06] And my really my my envision, my wild idea is out of our I think we're around

[22:13] 8,000 people in the population, I I would like to train at least half if not

[22:19] more than half of our population. Um I can tell you as a paramedic and a

[22:23] firefighter that shows up on these instances where there were opportunities

[22:27] that someone could have been saved, but they were not. um that this is what can

[22:32] potentially change that. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions for

[22:37] Scott? Thanks, Scott. Appreciate it.

[22:40] Very well, sir. All right, council. Further discussion,

[22:45] Mr. Mayor. Council or

[22:47] I had a question about the table tennis um

[22:52] in the cornhole games. So, that um Jen Jennifer, you were talking about the

[23:01] criteria being that we wouldn't it wouldn't be like an ongoing expense.

[23:06] How long do we anticipate like once we make these? I know that's going to be

[23:10] out of concrete, but like how long are they supposed to last? What what needs

[23:15] to be done to maintain them? Things like that.

[23:20] Jennifer, do you want to do that or do you want to have the applicant come up?

[23:26] Is the applicant here? Great. Yes. Yeah.

[23:29] Come on up, Carol.

[23:36] Hi, I'm Carol Sebins. Um, so when I So they all have a 10-year warranty on

[23:43] them. And I said, "These are going to be outside. Is that going to be a problem?"

[23:49] And he said, "No, that's these are designed to be outdoor tables." And he

[23:54] said, "Some of them last well beyond the 10 years." So, the concrete cornhole,

[24:00] um, I I don't see that expiring after 10 years, although we all know how

[24:07] juveniles can, you know, who knows? There's that. Um, and the table tennis,

[24:14] he said it's a 10-year warranty. So, um, I I haven't seen them personally. I

[24:20] called, found out. So, that's what I was told. 10 years.

[24:27] Can I ask a followup? Go ahead.

[24:29] Thank you. Um, okay. So, what does the Do you know what the warranty covers?

[24:34] Um, uh, no. I mean, I'm assuming it's their

[24:40] warrantied to last for 10 years. Okay. Got. So, they're like expected

[24:46] lifespan is 10 years, correct?

[24:48] Okay. Thank you.

[24:52] Anybody else before I let Carol go back to the audience?

[24:58] Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. Council,

[25:03] further discussion.

[25:10] Miss Mayor Council or

[25:12] uh for the sit team, is there are do they have like specific

[25:19] items that they were going to use this for or does it just go into the pot for

[25:24] emergency funds? Do we know? Um can you repeat that question, please?

[25:28] So for um the 1,200 here that we have, is that

[25:34] going to go just into the sit team's pot of like their money that they do out or

[25:41] is it does it go is it going to go to specific items?

[25:45] Yeah, great question. That uh question was posed at the work session and we

[25:50] were assured by Kim that it would be directly for state and um residents

[25:54] needs. Okay. I know she does a good job of

[25:58] because she has different pots of money that that can only be used for specific

[26:02] right u purposes. So, um I know she has a good

[26:06] handle on that. Yeah. She didn't elaborate as far as how

[26:09] it would be used specifically, but we did ask her about having it directed

[26:13] just to state and residents because it was state and taxpayer dollars and she

[26:17] said absolutely. Okay. Thank you. Yep.

[26:29] Okay. Council,

[26:37] Mr. Mayor, Councelor Sims, that's on.

[26:42] I I'm pretty happy with the with how it how the dollars flow through

[26:47] the uh the different grants. I mean, I'm I don't have any problems

[26:53] I don't know if anybody else had any changes, but I like I like how it's set

[26:59] up and doled out. So,

[27:07] okay, Mr. Mayor,

[27:10] Council Hayes. Yeah, just a couple things I want to

[27:13] bring up. Um, and I know you probably couldn't say anything about it. When it

[27:18] comes to the table tennis, and we got 10 years on it, it would also be nice if

[27:22] somebody went and looked at how they're built, this that and the other, and how

[27:26] they might be maintained later after, you know, see if we can get a few more

[27:29] years out of them, painting or whatever. That's something I just didn't hear.

[27:34] And as we're saving lives, I'd like to see some

[27:40] donation of space venue to do that. Um, this one kind of hits me pretty hard

[27:47] because I've had to, you know, I've had to use this. I've had to do it, you

[27:51] know, in my past work and things like that. Um, had to use an AED once. Not a

[27:57] fun thing, but, you know, I had to use it once and so I know the importance

[28:02] especially. So, uh, to have to pay for a venue, I would hope I would see more

[28:07] volunteer of donation of space where that can happen to help with the cost

[28:13] and things like that and get more people in. So, I just wanted to say that.

[28:19] Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Council Art. You have

[28:22] anything else? Okay,

[28:24] Mr. Mayor. Coun. Uh, the Spotlight Community Theater

[28:28] safety. I don't see anything mentioned in here unless I'm missing the window

[28:32] repair. Is that included in that part of it?

[28:36] No, that was uh that was that wasn't it. Okay. Okay.

[28:40] That was not that was a Yep.

[28:50] All right. Council, what would you like to do?

[28:52] Mr. Mayor Council Ort

[28:54] like to make a motion to approve resolution number 25-038

[28:58] authorizing grant projects with the designated amount to be spent in the

[29:03] 2025 2026 fiscal year. Second councelor Patty.

[29:08] Okay. There's a motion and a second to approve resolution number 2538

[29:14] community improvement grant for 2526 as presented in the agenda tonight. Any

[29:20] further discussion?

[29:24] Melanie, can you pull the council, please?

[29:30] Councelor Hayes, yes.

[29:32] Councelor Ort, yes.

[29:33] Councelor Patty, yes.

[29:36] Councelor Kerry, yes.

[29:37] Councelor Sims, yes.

[29:38] Motion carries 5 to zero. Got to keep turn this thing back on. Um,

[29:45] one item for me that I'd like to see added to the criteria for next year is,

[29:50] um, we talked about it last year. One of the applicants last year was a taxexempt

[29:54] government agency and I asked that question. Um, are they taxexempt? And

[30:00] the answer was yes. And that didn't really sit well with me. So, I'd like to

[30:04] make sure that maybe those folks aren't necessarily considered because they were

[30:08] a government agency already and that's taxpayer dollars already. So just a

[30:12] little one for me in addition to the comments that

[30:17] councelor Patty talked about at the work session. It was the same people coming

[30:22] to the ask for the same thing. We get have a little diversification. So

[30:27] okay, thanks council on that one. Good deal. That leads us to communication

[30:31] from city staff. Alyssa, I don't have anything for you tonight.

[30:36] Thank you. Easy meeting tonight.

[30:39] That leads us to communication from the mayor and the council and then as always

[30:42] I'll let the council go first. Mr. Merritt,

[30:46] councelor Hayes James, I'd like to report something to you that

[30:52] I'm very proud of. Um, one of my dogs and I went for a walk

[30:56] to San Park and I'm proud to say there are two new pillars up on that gazebo

[31:01] and I'm excited to see the other two finished, but I feel much better about

[31:05] its strength now. It was really good to see. Thank you very much.

[31:11] Thank you, Councy. Looks like you got your button.

[31:14] Yeah, I did. I'm trying to get used to this new thing.

[31:18] Um, it's really loud if you touch it hard, guys, just so you know. Uh, I went

[31:23] and presented before school board last Thursday. Um, a lot of the questions

[31:29] centered around the information about the pool levy failure. a lot of concern

[31:34] um from our partners on that and how that will impact uh operations there. Um

[31:40] and then I just let them know about, you know, obviously budgetary shortfalls

[31:44] and, you know, the concern about possibly closing the facility if we

[31:47] don't have any funding for it. Um but I I encouraged everybody to be engaged

[31:53] throughout that process as we make decisions on what to do next there. And

[31:58] so, uh just letting Julia know about that, I guess. and staff. So, that's

[32:03] probably going to come questions and requests for attending meetings where

[32:07] we're deciding things on that. So, yeah.

[32:14] Anybody else? Okay, that leaves it to me, I guess. Um,

[32:19] one note of communication for me. Um, I went to the tree lighting for RDS on

[32:25] Saturday downtown. You guys do a great job with that event, let me tell you. um

[32:31] they pour their heart and soul into trying to create events for the folks

[32:35] downtown to come and and you know shop and visit and be interactive with each

[32:41] other and um it was great to see um the Grinch and other folks there in

[32:46] attendance. So that was neat. Santa Claus was there. Um so um really great

[32:51] job there and I would really commend RDS for their efforts. It was a I mean, look

[32:56] how many events they put on during the year uh accumulating in what they did

[33:00] this past weekend. So, hats off to those folks for all the time and effort and

[33:04] commitment they put into making downtown a great place to be for people. Which

[33:09] leads us to a reminder for us for the city on Friday. Right. I want to make

[33:13] sure I don't get this wrong. Friday at what time?

[33:17] Friday at 6 in front of the library on the side of the library. right out here.

[33:23] I guess we will have the city of state and Christmas tree lighting. So, I

[33:27] encourage everybody to show up for that one and participate and and when you're

[33:31] done with that, maybe you can cross the street and go downtown and go shopping

[33:34] again. So, um I will just an FYI, Barry's not here,

[33:39] but um I want to give a brief update about the supplemental impact statement

[33:45] released by the Army Corps of Engineers that was released earlier in the month.

[33:49] They had a a review session for 30 days. Um, our congressional delegation has

[33:55] sent a note to the core asking the court to extend that review time because it's

[33:59] not necessarily enough time for people to really dive into it during the

[34:03] holidays. Um, so there's that effort on their behalf. We appreciate that. Um, I

[34:08] don't know how that was received. I don't know if there was reaction from

[34:10] the commander on that, but that was what took place last week. So, look forward

[34:15] to that u being updated the next time we see Barry and we'll go from there.

[34:20] Um I'm trying to think if there's anything else. Oh, there is another uh

[34:25] slate of openings for the committees that uh have volunteers that need to

[34:29] step forward and I think it's on the city website, Facebook page. Off top of

[34:34] my head, it's parks board, budget committee, arts commission.

[34:40] Is that it? I

[34:43] Missouri Parks has two. Yes. Yes.

[34:45] So, again, to the to to always beg and

[34:48] borrow and steal. We we'd love to have people come up and help participate in

[34:52] that to really shape the community and and be involved. So, if you have any

[34:56] interest that look at the website and uh follow the directions. I think it goes

[35:00] to either Melanie or to Alyssa, one of the two. So, and with that, go ahead,

[35:06] council car. Yeah. Scott, as we move along with this,

[35:11] number one, we're excited you came to us. It's going to be fun to watch this

[35:15] grow. Uh will you give us periodical periodic updates as you progress with

[35:21] your business?

[35:26] And I think unless anyone has it, anything else, that's it for me. And

[35:31] with that, we will adjourn the meeting. Thanks everybody.

December 1, 2025 Stayton City Council Meeting (Live Stream)

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