[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.