1 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:38,960 Call the Downtown Development Authority meeting to order. The first item on the 2 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:42,960 agenda is the Pledge of Allegiance. Miss Carne, can you lead us in the pledge? 3 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:47,400 » I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of 4 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:52,520 America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 5 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,880 indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 6 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:06,160 » The next item on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. And we've got um 7 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:10,560 two changes that we need to make. The uh first one is the approval of the minutes 8 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:15,640 of the June 25th uh meeting. We don't have those um yet tonight. And I'd like 9 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:21,520 to add an action item, which is the approval of the Pam Frucci plan at the 10 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:25,840 uh Scenic Outlook as an action item. So, with that, I'll 11 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:28,480 entertain a motion to approve the agenda as amended. 12 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,520 » I make a motion. >> Motion by Miss Armstead. 13 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,840 » I support. >> Support by Miss Carne. All those in 14 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,520 favor say aye. >> Aye. 15 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:40,680 » All opposed say no. Motion carries. Next item on the agenda is the 16 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:43,640 presentations, and we have none to Oh, I'm sorry. I need to do roll call. Sorry 17 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,040 about that. Uh Mr. Miranda is here. Supervisor 18 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,360 Porcerelli. >> Here. 19 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,400 » Mr. Anderson. >> Here. 20 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,480 » Miss Stanko. >> Here. 21 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,720 » Miss Puzak. >> Here. 22 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:51,840 » Miss Ellison. >> Here. 23 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:52,680 » Miss Armstead. >> Here. 24 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,520 » Miss >> Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were 25 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,240 calling on me. Oh my gosh. [laughter] >> Miss Carne. 26 00:01:55,200 --> 00:02:00,800 » Sorry. Here. >> Mr. Jacobs is excused. Okay. [laughter] 27 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:04,360 Now we'll So, there's no presentations tonight and 28 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,600 there's no one out in the public, so there's no public comment tonight. So, 29 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:14,840 our next item will be the approval of the June 2026 and July 2026 30 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:18,360 financials. Hopefully everybody's had a chance to 31 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:22,360 look at those and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary on either month and 32 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:26,880 we're approving them both because obviously we did not have a July uh 33 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:29,040 board meeting. So, um 34 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,920 » I'll make a motion to approve. >> Motion by Mr. Anderson. 35 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:38,320 » Second. >> Support by Supervisor Porcerelli to 36 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:41,080 approve the June and July uh financials. All those in favor say aye. 37 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,440 » Aye. >> All opposed say no. 38 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,440 Motion carries. 39 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:51,920 The uh next item is the action item which we have approval tonight and 40 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:55,000 before you you should all have a drawing that shows the 41 00:02:53,880 --> 00:03:01,600 um Pam Frucci outlook, I'll call it a sign. 42 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:08,920 Um I actually met with Jay Frucci, Pam's son, out at the site about 2 weeks ago 43 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:12,200 and we walked this area and he presented um the plan that you have in 44 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:17,160 front of you then in the 45 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:19,800 if you look at the second page, um 46 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:24,720 that is going to be a design that's going to be on the side 47 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:28,720 of if you look at it's kind of got an arch to it and it's going to be on 48 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,800 either side of that arch. >> Uh-huh. 49 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:34,280 Like where the chains are? >> Um 50 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,320 kind of >> Oh, okay. 51 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,680 » down here. >> Oh, okay. 52 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:42,480 » to be on both sides here. So, it's going to face north and 53 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,040 south. Right now you're looking at it looking 54 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,480 east. >> Due east, yeah. 55 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,519 » And in that >> Oh, I got you. 56 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:54,160 » design will be looking north and south. >> Okay. 57 00:03:52,239 --> 00:03:57,680 » And if you remember back a couple months ago at one of our board meetings, we had 58 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:02,840 a discussion and we approved, um, 59 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:07,240 you know, doing something on the street in honor of Pam, and now they've come up 60 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:12,160 with a, you know, an exact design of what they would like 61 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,160 to install there. 62 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,040 Is there any discussion? >> Ron, can I just say one thing? 63 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,440 » Sure. >> Um, I just want to thank all of you, um, 64 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,240 men and women on the board here, on the commission rather. 65 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,560 Uh, what happened is some months back, it 66 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:33,600 was it was many months back, and we were going back and forth 67 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:36,600 on location. And we thought we found one, then we 68 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,600 didn't, then we thought we found one, then we didn't, and then someone didn't 69 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:43,520 like it, someone didn't like it. So, we thought, let we need to go to the DDA. 70 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:48,000 Maybe they can give us a suggestion because you guys oversee Macomb Street, 71 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:51,960 right? So, you oversee what you put on Macomb Street. So, where would you guys 72 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:55,000 think? So, I'm glad you came up, and we solidified it. I mean, you guys are the 73 00:04:53,760 --> 00:05:00,400 ones that said, you know, the Outlook would probably be the best place, 74 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:03,919 um, for it, and everybody went with it, which was good. I mean, this is we 75 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:08,440 needed we [clears throat] needed consensus, and 76 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:11,800 we needed a spot. I mean, we we can't I don't like talking about things for 77 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:14,880 months at a time. I like doing them cuz you got too many to do, and you just 78 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:18,480 keep going. And thank you, guys. You guys, um, 79 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:23,240 you were the ones that really were the, I think, the catalyst to put it there by 80 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:27,160 picking that spot, and then we went with your recommendation. 81 00:05:25,280 --> 00:05:32,520 And it moved to this. Then, obviously, and Jay, the son, and the daughter, 82 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:37,080 Marty, um, I I'm not exactly sure, uh, who met with the people that created 83 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:40,400 this, but I know the family did, and, uh, John Rathow was involved, Mickey was 84 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:44,440 involved for a while. So, but thank I just want to say thank 85 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:48,600 you to you guys cuz now now it's actually coming to fruition, 86 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:53,520 you know, it you know, things as you see it going down the road for months and 87 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:57,480 I don't know. It drives me nuts when you can't I I I have to make a decision and 88 00:05:55,360 --> 00:06:00,320 move. So, thank you. I'm just saying that. It was a big It was a big 89 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,240 help. >> Let's put that. 90 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,240 » It It looks a little dark. I mean, maybe it's just 91 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:05,520 » the picture. >> Okay, cuz it's Yeah, okay. 92 00:06:05,494 --> 00:06:07,920 » [laughter] >> It's just That's the way it copied on 93 00:06:07,280 --> 00:06:11,480 the on the copy machine, but and everybody 94 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:14,760 knows where this is at, right? If you're driving 95 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:18,120 eastbound on Macomb and you basically dead end into the water, that's where it 96 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:22,760 is. >> It'd be nice you don't need lights on it 97 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,760 cuz all the cars coming down the 98 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:32,120 » Ron, is there a night time Was there Was there a time on these 99 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:35,840 about going to different things like seems to me there was like something in 100 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:38,640 the ordinance or something to the effect of they you know, they don't want kids 101 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,600 there at 2:00 in the morning. But, um I 102 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,720 » I have no idea. >> No, I thought there was something in the 103 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,560 ordinance. But, when you mentioned the lights and 104 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,800 the people coming you know, down the street 105 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:53,720 But, I think that most people obviously would just be there during cuz I don't 106 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:57,000 or I didn't see anything. Did you, Ron? There's nothing with light. 107 00:06:54,880 --> 00:07:01,800 » No. I mean, we in the middle of the day. 108 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:05,320 » There was no There's no reason for it. No. 109 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,320 Okay. Thanks. 110 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:12,120 » There's no more questions. I'll entertain a motion to approve. 111 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:14,800 » I make a motion to approve. >> I'll second. 112 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:18,960 » Motion by Ms. Armia to approve or by Ms. Stanko to approve the Pam 113 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:23,280 Frucci signage for the scenic outlook location. 114 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,440 All those in favor say I. >> I. 115 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:30,240 » All those say no. Motion carries. 116 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:35,560 Next item is our discussion items. Update on the DDA director search. 117 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:40,640 Uh we have gotten I think it's about 10 or 12 118 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:44,880 applications. We've narrowed it down to six and we 119 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:48,840 started interviews yesterday. We interviewed one candidate yesterday. 120 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:53,120 There was an interview today and we're interviewing three more tomorrow. So, 121 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:56,800 one one person has already dropped out that we scheduled an interview. So, by 122 00:07:55,360 --> 00:08:02,160 the end of tomorrow we will have interviewed five candidates. And it's 123 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:07,840 the intention that at the end of the day at the completion of the five that we 124 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:12,120 make a choice and then make an offer. So, um hopefully 125 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:16,360 no later than Monday uh a new director will be 126 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:22,280 at least chosen for um making them uh an offer and we'll see 127 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:27,280 if they accept it and hopefully um I think Derek said your next 128 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:29,800 meeting's at the 14th. So, it would go before the township board on the 14th. 129 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,159 » It's on there already. >> Is it? Okay. 130 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:36,200 So. That is the intention. Is there any 131 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:40,680 questions? >> Have we ever given any discussion to 132 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:43,599 doing an exit interview with you know, 133 00:08:41,560 --> 00:08:45,920 our previous directors? Just to kind of 134 00:08:44,839 --> 00:08:48,480 » We did. >> You did an exit interview with 135 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,200 » It was quick. >> With Shawn? 136 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,920 » Yeah. It was quick. >> Okay. 137 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:59,000 » The uh notice was quick. The interview was quick. 138 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,080 » Yeah, he he gave notice the morning after a board meeting. 139 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:06,680 » Right. >> And said he was leaving immediately. 140 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:09,800 » So, there was no advance notice. >> That's why I I wasn't being facetious. I 141 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,320 was being I just honest. It was very quick. 142 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:16,960 Walked in, explained it. >> you know, even with Ross or, you know, 143 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:19,480 Angela or even the previous I mean, um 144 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:24,200 you know, we've been through four in I don't know eight years or 10 years. Like 145 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:28,800 » Yeah, it it was >> Seems to be a tough position to keep. 146 00:09:26,560 --> 00:09:34,600 » Well, the issue is that most of the candidates 147 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:39,960 are young people. And they they come here and they yep and 148 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:44,720 they they get experience with how government runs and you know how 149 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:49,880 planning departments work and how economic development and DDAs work and 150 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:53,320 um and how just government in general works and 151 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:56,320 when they get that experience they want to move up and 152 00:09:54,920 --> 00:10:00,520 then they go somewhere where they can get you know move up in the ranks and 153 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:06,160 you know there's not a lot of positions here at Crozeille that people can move 154 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:10,000 up to and can promote and get you know higher wages and so it it's 155 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:15,000 unfortunately we're kind of like the farm system of a major league team that 156 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:19,600 you know we train them and once they learn the ropes they move on and 157 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:24,360 the other choice would be is is if you found someone that maybe had 158 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:27,640 retired and you know was maybe in their mid-50s and wanted to go back to work 159 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:32,320 somewhere and you know wanted to work someplace for 10 160 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:35,920 or years or so but that's really kind of our our mind and that's not just us. I 161 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:38,880 mean there's other communities that face the same thing. 162 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,600 It's just the nature of the business right now. So 163 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:51,400 So if there's no other questions we'll move on to the next item which is um a 164 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:55,120 discussion on uh landscape proposal from OHM 165 00:10:52,960 --> 00:11:02,560 and that was included in your packet and I had a discussion with um OHM 166 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:04,400 and um as you can see on the uh 167 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,680 bigger um 168 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:12,080 drawing that's in front of you it it sort of has the 169 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:16,440 um concept plan that we had put together for um 170 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:20,560 uh Lions Park and as you know we've done 171 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:25,200 some of the things that are in here. We've we've got there's plantings on the 172 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:29,000 west side of the park. There's plantings on the north side of the park. We 173 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:33,440 installed the um art wall. We installed the GI and we 174 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:39,000 installed the um concrete sidewalk. Uh we've got we've 175 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:43,840 purchased the benches, but right when we were getting ready to 176 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:47,680 install the pads for those is when Shawn left. So, I'm not quite sure 177 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:51,560 um when those are going to get poured, but 178 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:54,360 hopefully it'll be you know, sometime in the next 30 days or so, so we'll have 179 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:58,720 those those pads done and the benches. And so, 180 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:04,520 the area that I talked to OHM is the part 181 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:09,200 that's between the sidewalk and the sidewalk that's in the park and the 182 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:13,040 sidewalk along Lions Park. And then the area along the sidewalk 183 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:16,680 along McComb Street 184 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:22,360 um sort of two if you're looking at this picture sort of to the left of the GI. 185 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:27,520 And those were areas that we had always talked about at one point of having some 186 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:31,200 landscaping done because, you know, as we get funding, we've been doing things 187 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:34,760 in the park, but you know, it continues to look as an 188 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:40,120 unfinished park only because we don't have money to do other things. 189 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:45,200 So, the next step is to start doing some landscaping in 190 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:51,320 that area. And as you know, we had a um irrigation contractor donate to us 191 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:56,480 the irrigation for the trees and it's also was set up with the intention that 192 00:12:54,640 --> 00:13:00,880 at some point that system was going to be expanded into these other areas that 193 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:07,760 we're talking about landscaping. So, the proposal is is for really two 194 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:13,240 things. It's landscaping at Lions Park. And then the second part of it is 195 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:17,839 landscaping for our current sculptures and future 196 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:22,600 sculptures that, you know, it was always the intent that we were not going to 197 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:26,400 just install a sculpture on McComb. You know, it had to have a presence. It had 198 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:32,640 to have landscaping around it. We wanted it to be lit. And so, the idea is for 199 00:13:28,680 --> 00:13:37,480 them to come up with a a call it a theme to landscape around the sculpture. So, 200 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:43,200 you know, the location of the sculptures obviously we can't follow the same theme 201 00:13:40,560 --> 00:13:47,040 at every location because it it's a different situation where each one of 202 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:50,600 the sculptures are. But, a sculpture sitting out there by 203 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:54,760 itself doesn't really have a lot of presence. And so, the intent always was 204 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:59,160 that around that sculpture there would be 205 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:03,360 landscaping to sort of make a statement that you know, this is a sculpture and 206 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:08,080 this is sort of a special thing that we're we're doing along the street. So, 207 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:13,960 that's why there's there's two different tasks really within this. 208 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:17,560 And I didn't have it as an action item because I wanted to have a discussion 209 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:21,160 about that. Um get people's feedback 210 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:25,080 uh what they think. >> Are we talking one sculpture 211 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:32,480 or or numerous sculptures? >> Well, the idea is that maybe they would 212 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:35,360 come up with two or three concepts. So, 213 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:39,440 depending on the size of the sculpture, the location of the sculpture, you use 214 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:44,000 concept one here, you use concept two here, concept three 215 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:50,080 at another one. And then there's another one you you do another landscaping, you 216 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:54,640 know, as we do more. >> Yeah, I guess 217 00:14:51,839 --> 00:14:54,640 you know, just to 218 00:14:54,680 --> 00:15:03,080 kind of keep the the thought process of, you know, when we utilize this park, 219 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:06,080 you know, um say driver uses it, you know, every year for Pantone red, you 220 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:10,920 know, having having room for like a big big event 221 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:13,520 stuff. Is it if I'm making any sense, I don't 222 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:18,320 know. >> Well, the the intent of Lions Park is, 223 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:22,920 you know, sort of the middle of the I'll call it the oval 224 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:27,840 will always stay grass. There's also going to be 225 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:30,640 a township park right across the street that's going to be 226 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,440 » wreck or >> bigger 227 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:36,920 bigger acreage if there was going to be an event that 228 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:42,120 you know it was too big for Lions Park or they had a different idea instead of 229 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,640 you know the way we're setting up Lions Park. 230 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:53,320 Lions Park was always designed to be a passive park 231 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,320 not active park. 232 00:15:53,800 --> 00:16:00,760 You know it wasn't for >> children's play skates 233 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:03,680 » Yeah swings and and those kind of things. It wasn't that wasn't the intent 234 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:07,360 of the park. >> No I know I'm I'm I'm not intending that 235 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:11,320 at all. So the photos indicating that's where 236 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:15,400 their proposed pieces of art would then be? 237 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:18,240 » No this was just the 238 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:21,640 sort of ignore what's in red. >> Okay. 239 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:25,480 » That was just people were sketching around as it we actually planted the two 240 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,440 trees. >> No 241 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:31,480 » Where you can see on either side of the GI and that was just somebody's idea 242 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:34,520 where the tree should go. >> Got it. 243 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,680 » But we actually moved it closer to the GI so 244 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:48,160 So I mean give it some thought I'll bring it back 245 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:48,160 at our next meeting for action. 246 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:55,120 If there's no other comments 247 00:16:55,360 --> 00:17:01,760 I'd like to move to the next item which is Macomb Commons 248 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:06,520 and I spent some time there 249 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:11,439 over the last couple weeks and and some of the park needs a little bit of 250 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:16,120 call it repair kind of tender loving care. The there's an area 251 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:20,959 there that's got a lot of pea gravel that I think that gravel is the original 252 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:25,199 gravel that was installed there 20 years ago 253 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:30,120 and it needs a refresh. So, I talked to Derek um a couple days ago and 254 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:35,000 we do have uh the township does have a contract with 255 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:39,360 um somebody that could deliver a 5-yd load and we just would need to get it 256 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:44,560 spread, but it's it's thin there and and there's also some 257 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:48,760 um some decorative block there that needs to be repaired. Um we probably 258 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:52,200 should have some of the trees trimmed there, so 259 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:56,400 um what I'd like to do is at the next meeting bring back, you know, an idea to 260 00:17:54,320 --> 00:18:00,120 get some of these things repaired and bring back, you know, uh what the cost 261 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:02,880 of some of that would be, but um you know, to me there's nothing worse 262 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:06,440 than us having a park and then letting it go 263 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:09,920 into disrepair. So, we we do need to keep these up once we install them. So 264 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:12,440 » Yeah, speaking of wasn't there a bid on the block already or no? 265 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:17,280 Didn't they >> If Shawn did, I wasn't aware of that. 266 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:20,160 » to Shawn about I thought he did. So, let me check. I'll check for you on it, but 267 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,640 I think I thought there was a bid cuz I know 268 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,800 what you're talking about some of the block work and the cement or the brick. 269 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,400 » Yeah, there's the brick wall kind of in the 270 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:32,120 » cracking, but whatever you'd call failing. 271 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:36,200 » yeah, just got misplaced. >> whatnot and he was supposed to have that 272 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:39,480 taken care of before we started the uh 250th. So, what's the plan for July? 273 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:42,160 » go out. >> Same with the weeds that are still there 274 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,647 and they've grown bigger and they look like little baby trees now. 275 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,120 » Let me >> [snorts] 276 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,160 » Well, they I was out there 277 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:52,560 doesn't look nice. >> I was at the market on a Saturday 278 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:55,680 morning and they changed the trash during the market 279 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,680 event. Ooh. 280 00:18:56,320 --> 00:19:02,200 » That's not pleasant. >> It was not a good smell. So, that So, if 281 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,920 that could be done like >> more often 282 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:08,560 » Friday before, that would be great. 283 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:17,520 » Yeah, that's most unpleasant. Goodness. Um I the garbage I at Lions Park is 284 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:21,520 like owned by the DDA. So, it's not part of the ones that they empty along 285 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:27,040 Macomb. Is what I've been like cuz my it got 286 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:32,880 really full and it's just like dog poop and my mother-in-law called and she said 287 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:37,120 they the city told her that it's a DDA so they don't pick it up. 288 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,680 It was the only one that picked up. >> Uh 289 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:41,840 can you look into that, Joe, for us? >> I'll write it down. 290 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,800 » Okay, thank you. >> Yeah, no 291 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:46,480 » That doesn't make sense. That doesn't If you're doing the whole street then 292 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:50,120 » Right, that's what I was I >> Well, what is there? Two cans? 293 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,960 » I think it's just one. >> it's just one. 294 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:55,080 » Yeah. It's just one. I thought each corner had Okay. 295 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:57,960 » Yeah, it's on the Macomb. >> The Macomb side? 296 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:01,480 » Yeah. It's right by a bench. 297 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:04,000 » It's on the Lions Park side. >> Yeah, yeah, I don't want to get into it. 298 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:07,320 I will. I'll 299 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:10,640 I'll check tomorrow. >> I did call Derek. 300 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,680 » On this issue? >> If No, if we're talking about Macomb 301 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:17,720 Street. >> Yeah. We Yeah. If there's no other 302 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:21,880 comments on Macomb Commons, I'd like to move to the next item which is just 303 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:26,320 other Macomb Street improvement. So, >> I Some of the like the the flowers in 304 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:29,720 front of the VFW are burnt out. The flowers in front of I think Literary 305 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:32,880 Hideaway are burnt out. So, um 306 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:36,400 just Oh, it's just a bummer that you know, I 307 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:39,120 I physical therapy in Trout Lake and theirs looks so good. 308 00:20:37,964 --> 00:20:43,240 » [laughter] >> But, he said they don't water and so I 309 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:48,840 don't know. Their Christmas tree is also partially 310 00:20:46,360 --> 00:20:48,840 dead. 311 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:54,560 » Yeah, I um 312 00:20:52,400 --> 00:21:00,234 » I Derek said that that I I think we're paying DDA and DDA DPW. Is that right? 313 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:03,760 Am I saying the right initials? >> [laughter] 314 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:08,760 » To to water. So, I I don't know how often and you You when it's super hot, 315 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,600 you know, I mean, >> They were looking good. These ones are 316 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,680 dead. >> They were looking good. 317 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:16,640 It's a big investment in what we put into those flowers. 318 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:21,800 » I can reach out to Derek about that. I don't know. 319 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:26,120 See the tree even. >> And then also on the sidewalk up and 320 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:29,560 down Macomb Street, the trees, um I know we had a discussion about this prior, um 321 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:33,960 and I don't recall what the actual answer was, but they need to be trimmed. 322 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:36,680 Like you're walking, riding your bike, whatever the case may be, you're getting 323 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:40,160 smacked in the face with those or you have to walk around it. So, who's 324 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:43,240 responsible for those trees? >> Well, that was going to be one of the 325 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,160 items I was going to bring up cuz I I've been walking Macomb 326 00:21:44,360 --> 00:21:50,000 » Okay. >> last uh couple months and that is an 327 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:53,760 issue. So, I talked to Derek about it and we can 328 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:59,960 the the method to do it is if it's a tree 329 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:05,760 that's on private property, the township can send them a letter 330 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:10,880 and say within, you know, you can make up the day, within 30 days or 60 days, 331 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:15,640 you need to trim your tree and if you don't trim it within the that 60 days, 332 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:19,880 the DDA can go out and hire somebody to do that. And I think that's one thing 333 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:24,120 that we should consider is, you know, hiring a contractor to to go the whole 334 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:28,480 length of Macomb and trim trees. And I don't know what 335 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:33,080 the the right height is, maybe 8 ft up from the sidewalk because I noticed that 336 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:35,760 walking, you know, I had to duck my head, 337 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:40,920 you know, a number of times on both sides of the street. So, it's not just 338 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:45,240 in one area or one property. There's there's a number of properties that that 339 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:49,960 need that trimming. So, um what I can do is talk to Derek, we 340 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:54,960 can get a price from, you know, whoever we have a contract 341 00:22:51,440 --> 00:23:01,160 with and see what uh we can do, but um and I put it on the agenda at the 342 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:06,040 open it up to if anybody else has any thing that they would like to propose 343 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:09,880 that um you know, there are some very well-maintained properties on the 344 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:13,000 street and there are some not so good maintained properties on the 345 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,280 street and uh 346 00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:18,520 you know, part of it is we have to do our job to keep our properties up and 347 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:21,520 then you know, hopefully other people will 348 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,760 fall in line and you know, start taking care of their 349 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:29,080 property, too. >> We battle the weeds. 350 00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:31,320 We battle weeds. Ooh. 351 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:38,920 » Anybody else notice anything on the street that needs to 352 00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:42,840 » What was that? >> be maintained? 353 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:46,600 » Just the weeds. I can't stand weeds. Weeds. We do. I say it every single 354 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,840 time. There's weeds everywhere. One of my college kids walked by the uh 355 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,840 the sculpture, too. There are and I think 356 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:55,120 it's important. We are having um and April can probably speak a little 357 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:58,400 bit more of this. So, we are having a home show September 12th. So, we're 358 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:03,560 going to have off-island people coming to tour our beautiful island and looking 359 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:08,360 at some really homes um historically for and I again, it's kind of goes back to 360 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:12,360 the July um 250th celebration where we're just really trying to make the 361 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:15,160 township shine and like a diamond and I would really like for some of those 362 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:19,400 things to be addressed before that happens on the September 12th. 363 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:23,000 » Yes, because registration begins on our home street and so there will be cars 364 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:25,560 lined up all down the street checking things out. 365 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:31,440 » Well, we're not going to be able to do anything about the trees before then, 366 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:35,080 but it's just a long-term thing that, you know, we should 367 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:40,720 you know, maybe it's we do this on a yearly basis, you know, every spring we 368 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:45,360 hire a tree trimmer and whoever's, you know, has trees that are over- growing 369 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:47,840 on the sidewalk, um we have those trimmed. 370 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:50,960 » Is that something um a township worker can do? Forgive me for not knowing that 371 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:54,320 for sure, but is that something that would be part of it or because it's DDA 372 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,080 they don't? >> I didn't hear what she said. 373 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:59,040 » Can the township [clears throat] staff 374 00:24:56,960 --> 00:25:02,200 » Does the township have staff that does tree trimming or is that always um 375 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:06,360 contracted out? >> No, if there's like you're talking about 376 00:25:04,120 --> 00:25:09,520 small reasonable like a I don't mean like a regular person could 377 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:13,400 do it, but yeah. There's certain times we do send send them out and 378 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:17,400 um we have them like trees that have broke off. 379 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:20,480 I mean those are bigger jobs too that they do, so you're talking about just 380 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:24,080 trimming that are in the way like on the sidewalk and 381 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:26,800 » Yeah, they're just low-hanging branches. They're low-hanging branches which 382 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,520 impede. >> because number one it's safety issue. 383 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,680 » Right. >> You know, the Township doesn't want and 384 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:36,520 it might be a county sidewalk, but it's still a Grosse Ile Township property and 385 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:40,240 I don't want somebody going down there walking, you know, with their head down 386 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,600 or whatever just for whatever reason and getting poked. 387 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,960 » Mhm. >> So, yeah, no, we we do stuff. 388 00:25:44,360 --> 00:25:49,720 You know, it's under like the emergency clause or the 389 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,360 And we do clean up. And we do clean up stuff, so 390 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,640 » And so >> on my list. 391 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:58,280 » Okay, yes, so that's something that can be done. Is that a possibility? 392 00:25:55,280 --> 00:26:01,800 » I think that we've done it. I I Derek obviously runs the day-to-day 393 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:05,600 operation and um 394 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:08,360 I mean I just I help him out and so I think we can. 395 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:12,480 » I guess I'm just kind of pushing on that cuz I for the weeds again, I'll go back 396 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:17,440 to the weeds. Susie does not like weeds. Um that I've talked about the weeds 397 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:21,400 this entire year thus far and they still are there. So, what process do we have 398 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:25,200 that we can implement that and actually have it come to fruition instead of keep 399 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:28,160 talking about it. So, talking about the weeds, now I'm talking about the trees 400 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:32,480 cuz we have talked about the trees. >> Can I ask a favor of you guys? Is there 401 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:38,240 anybody um can we go I mean I'll help you out even 402 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:40,360 um can we maybe walk it to get me some addresses? 403 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:43,760 » Yeah, absolutely. >> I mean would that be prudent where you 404 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:47,760 guys could at least you know uh say you know, this is definitely a 405 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:51,840 hazard. You know, something's a hazard, we're going to deal with it. 406 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:55,280 One way or another, I mean we make sure you know, that's a number one priority. 407 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:59,400 But if you came up, I'm going to talk to Derek um 408 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,920 tomorrow about a few of these things everything I have on my list actually, 409 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:06,680 but um 410 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:10,440 if if there's actual like you could say, you know, in front of a 7832, in front 411 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:15,680 of 8012, in front of you know, 7999 Macomb, there's a low 412 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,080 hanging, you know, on on the sidewalk. >> Mhm. 413 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:20,360 » Then that would give us at least something cuz we have you know, we have 414 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:26,120 those kids still for a little more in the summer and 415 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:28,760 they'll go cut it. I promise they'll go cut it. 416 00:27:27,998 --> 00:27:32,080 » [laughter] >> You know, the the the group we have 417 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:35,120 working for us that they do odds and ends for the DPS and 418 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:36,800 you know. >> Like you get the weeds too. 419 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:37,840 » Are you >> Well 420 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:40,720 » Which where are >> Yeah, I don't know. 421 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:43,360 » Specifically where are you talking weeds at the Commons? 422 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:46,000 » Yes, at the Commons. It drives me crazy. I turn in there every single day whether 423 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,280 I'm going to work or I'm going to Kroger's and the weeds are just popping 424 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:51,000 through the cracks. They're >> Yeah. 425 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:54,360 » the the round bushes that we have, they're growing up and they look like 426 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:57,480 little little spraket trees growing and it's kind of embarrassing. I was going 427 00:27:55,760 --> 00:28:00,200 to go pull it the other day, but I was I had heels on. So 428 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:04,080 » At the Commons, that should be done by our landscaper who's you know, cuts that 429 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,880 every every week. So we need to reach out to him to 430 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:11,000 in in we have to do this every year. I mean, 431 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:13,960 it seems like he doesn't do it unless we tell him to do it. 432 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:16,120 » Well, I I'm sure you also know Ron that and then you've dealt with this in the 433 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:20,240 past that we just can't go spray the weeds. I 434 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:25,840 mean, you know, I can go spray at my house. I'm a private person. But to 435 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:27,800 spray to to put weed spray oh, unless you're talking about go down and pull it 436 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:30,360 out yourself. >> about pulling them out. 437 00:28:28,914 --> 00:28:32,840 » [laughter] >> That's what I'm talking about. 438 00:28:31,560 --> 00:28:36,040 » Okay. >> You said you had kids still 439 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,880 » Yeah, well, no, I'm saying you know, we still have 440 00:28:36,774 --> 00:28:39,520 » [laughter] >> I guess some kids we got some good labor 441 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,014 that >> Pull them up by the roots so they 442 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,320 usually don't grow back. >> [laughter] 443 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:47,040 » They can wear their knee pads from hockey and kneel down and get them, I 444 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:51,920 guess. But I'm just saying, some people want things sprayed and and 445 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:55,560 you have to go We have different people, believe it or not, here like at the 446 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:59,920 airport that have to be certified. You can't just spray it. Because it's 447 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:02,560 commercial, it's governmental, there there's rules to that, but we can get it 448 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,595 done. You know, let me let me I can need 449 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,615 another piece of paper. >> [laughter] 450 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:18,800 » Any other comments on Home Street? I'm going to add that. 451 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:23,000 Improvements, weed pulling. If not, we'll move on to our next item, 452 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:26,080 which is the director's report. Obviously, we don't have our director 453 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:29,200 yet, but hopefully at our next meeting, we will have one. 454 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:31,960 Uh chairman's report, other than what I spoke about today, I don't have anything 455 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,560 else. Um 456 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:40,760 Next item is public comment. We have no public comment, so I will open it up to 457 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:44,120 Is there any open business by anyone? >> I just think for the to subcommittee, we 458 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:47,560 need to Once we Once you guys get through the 459 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:50,080 tour, we need to kind of sit down and talk about some action items for Ladies 460 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,640 Night Out. >> Absolutely. 461 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:57,040 » know you know, there's a design for the going on, but 462 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:59,360 some of the things that we need to you know, 463 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,520 » Absolutely. We can do that before. >> Okay. 464 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,880 » Absolutely. >> All right. 465 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:06,680 » Cuz I think some some things we're going to need to start implementing sooner 466 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:09,440 than later for that to run efficiently and be good. 467 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:12,440 » Mhm. >> That's our next big event is Ladies 468 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:15,280 Night Out. >> And the date is? 469 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:19,480 » Friday, November 6th. >> November I believe it is the 6th, yeah. 470 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:22,880 I believe it is the 6th, yep. And that's from 5:00 to 9:00. 471 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,800 » When is Paint the Town Red? >> Paint the 472 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:30,720 » I'm not sure. >> Do we have a date for Paint the Town 473 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:34,440 Red, Marie? Do you know? >> Yeah. 474 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:38,680 » I don't know what month it is. >> I I skipped an event, didn't I? 475 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:41,360 » Right. That's what I thought. >> Well, like so September, we have the 476 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:44,960 house tour. And then 477 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:47,520 not for DBA, of course, but it's Township and Township stuff. 478 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:52,840 » Yeah, it's October 2nd. >> Okay, so September is the home tour, 479 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:56,280 October is paint the town red, November is ladies night, and December is Island 480 00:30:55,640 --> 00:31:00,200 Glow. >> Mhm. 481 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:02,880 And Island Glow doesn't conflict with um Boris Head at all. 482 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:06,040 » I don't believe so. It's the >> It doesn't this year. 483 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:08,760 » First Friday. Oh, okay. Understood. >> First year already. 484 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:13,320 Is that every 4 years? >> Head year. Yep. 485 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:15,840 And they start meetings on that, too, right now. 486 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:19,000 But, yeah. So, yeah, Marie, we can you guys we can 487 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:22,440 all get together and do the subcommittee and find a day and time. It doesn't have 488 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:26,320 to be what we were doing before. I think it was Tuesdays we were doing. We can 489 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:30,040 find another day and time just to make sure we're on track. 490 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:33,200 » Cafe's open for the >> Oh, perfect. Done. 491 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:37,240 » Any other? >> I got just one comment, if I could. I 492 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:40,000 don't mean to slow you guys down. >> Nope. 493 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:44,920 » Um I know it's with Shawn gone, and I I'm not exactly sure who helps out with, 494 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:47,320 you know, the the special events on Friday nights. That's the last one they 495 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:51,000 just had. >> Um 496 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:53,560 » But, I just want to say if anybody um I think it was Chad and Wendy 497 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,160 » Mhm. >> kind of 498 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,800 took it. >> Mhm. 499 00:31:55,520 --> 00:32:00,080 » Uh cuz obviously Shawn's gone, but anybody else that helped out, and then 500 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:03,400 all of you people on Macomb Street, it really went nice. There a lot of 501 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:06,320 participation. There was a lot of It really 502 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:10,920 Um when I went down there, it was it was pretty crowded. I I was kind of 503 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:14,320 surprised. Um but, it was seemed well organized. It seemed, you know, 504 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,760 seemed like there was a lot of people at each of the shops. 505 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,640 » Perfect. >> I hope you got a lot of business there. 506 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:23,080 » I mean, that yeah, those kind of things don't draw a ton of 507 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,520 sales that night, and that's not why, you know, that everything is not focused 508 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,640 on sales. >> Mhm. 509 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:30,600 » Um but, we um we had some sales that night, but we had 510 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:35,200 a lot of interaction with it. There a lot of dogs. It was really fun. 511 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:38,560 » Good. Good. Well, I just I was And I shouldn't say the word surprised. That 512 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:41,240 probably wasn't the best word. But there was 513 00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:44,080 many more people there than I expected and I go down just to 514 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:46,987 you know, I can't see what's going on or see if there's 515 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:49,720 what you got to eat or what you >> [laughter] 516 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:53,200 » what's down there. >> Well, thank you for bringing that up cuz 517 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:56,920 actually uh Chad and Wendy really they they they were the ones that helped make 518 00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:59,200 this successful. When Shawn left we were like, oh kind of 519 00:32:58,777 --> 00:33:03,080 » [laughter] >> That's right. I thought they took it 520 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:06,480 over to help out. And I didn't know if anybody else helped them. I just want to 521 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:10,520 say thank you. You guys did a really good job. They did a great job of 522 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:13,080 » taking it, running with it, but there was a lot of it seemed like a lot of 523 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:16,120 participation. >> Well, I think I actually I got some 524 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:19,640 feedback from the businesses and people who live on Macomb Street. Our little 525 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:24,600 competition we're doing is actually really fun. So we didn't get to do the 526 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:28,640 4th of July one for July, but um this August the dog house was really really 527 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:33,400 fun. People had all kinds of fun taking pictures and voting on their favorite. I 528 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,803 don't I still think it was rigged, Chad. Um but uh 529 00:33:34,148 --> 00:33:38,320 » [clears throat] [laughter] 530 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:42,920 » But it was a lot of fun and a lot of people had they had great comments to 531 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:44,840 say about how well it it was and they were very happy. 532 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,160 » Yeah. The dog >> The painted dog house has just engaged 533 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,880 people. >> Oh, yeah. 534 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:55,400 » My orders still aren't from my building. >> me of an idea that April had that we'll 535 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,960 probably run with, too. Mhm. 536 00:33:56,418 --> 00:33:59,960 » [laughter] >> Something like that, yeah. 537 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:07,720 » Anything else? We just need to cross I probably would 538 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:11,639 have gone home. If there's no other business, I'll 539 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:14,360 entertain a motion to adjourn. >> I'll make a motion. 540 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:17,879 » Motion by Ms. Pusack. >> Second. 541 00:34:15,399 --> 00:34:20,360 » Supported by Supervisor Porcerelli to adjourn. All those in favor say aye. 542 00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:25,000 » Aye. >> All opposed say no. Motion carries. 543 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,000 » Thank you. 544 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:26,960 » Mhm.