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I. I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United States

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of America and to the Republic
for which it stands One nation

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under God It is the law
with certainty and justice

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for all thank you We're
moving into our next items

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on the agenda, which is
the consent calendar.

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What are Council's wishes ?

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Mr. Mayor, I move that we
consider items Eight through C

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OK.

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So it's a motion to approve
items eight through C i'll

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second of a motion
to approve items.

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Eight through C from Councilman
Stone and Councilwoman

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pierce Any discussion on
that on those items Rachel

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roll call vote Press read yes.

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Yes.

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Jason brown.

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Yes.

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Sherri vomer Yes Nathan Murray.

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Yes.

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Grayson stone.

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Yes.

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And Ruth pierce.

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Yes.

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OK.

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Motion carries 7 to 0.

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So we still have item
three D, What is order

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council's wishes Mr. Mayor?

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For me?

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Yes.

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I have a really hard
time giving an open ended

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window to the release date.

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Given the impact
that this will have

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on local families traveling to
and from drum back and forth

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traffic plans.

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I would love to
have a date certain

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associated with this
plan case a date

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certain for an announce opening.

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OK.

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So this pertains
ular item is just

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we you know a
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we approved the traffic
plan and the general item

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moving it from
August 2 to July 20.

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But you're specifically
asking for a more

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specific day on when there
when they're going to open.

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That's correct OK.

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Any other discussion
by council or what?

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And the fact that
it's Go ahead, Nathan.

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The agenda notice from
August 2 to July 20.

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So it's going backwards.

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Yep.

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But councilwoman
Stone would you be i

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guess what a smaller window
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mean it's 13 days.

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And I imagine they'll announce
it a day or two before.

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I don't think it's you can
still plan ahead 24 to 48 hours

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like with a small one
to be acceptable is what

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I'm asking Grayson, go ahead.

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Yeah, go ahead.

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Yeah Sorry.

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Yeah Thank you.

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Mr..

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I'm used to talking to you.

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I hear you're good.

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You're good.

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Go ahead.

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My biggest thing is I know that
the struggles that our families

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are dealing with as
far as planning ahead

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and and so on and so forth.

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But I think maybe a Five
day window would be good

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Would you be amenable to
that, Councilman Murray?

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I just I don't like thinking
that this is going to I

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don't think this is
going to be a mess,

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no matter how it plays out.

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We all know it's going to
be a mess the day it opens.

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So let's have counsel
and former speaker.

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I think part of the reason
why you want to not give

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a specific date is
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going to be as popular as this.

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And this is something that
happens with a lot of larger

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corporations So when
you give an exact date,

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you start getting
people camping out

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And I imagine the
traffic could be a lot

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worse anticipating that date.

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Let's say it opens on a Thursday
people start camping out

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on Wednesday morning and
that can cause issues as well

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So I understand why they're not
wanting to do a specific date.

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And I understand that, you
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prepared for that as well.

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It's my understanding
morning commute won't

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be as impacted because they
don't open until later I don't

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remember exactly the
times that they open,

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but I can see where they would
not want to give an exact date

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Mr. Mayor, for me.

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Go ahead.

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So I think it's not just the
families It's the surrounding

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businesses, the have
to prepare as well

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And so I think if we're going
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we have to give
the same attention

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to the other
businesses to prepare

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for what's going to
happen Mayor You know,

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I would agree with Mr. Stone.

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And since we have not required
every business when they've

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opened the exact same, you have
to tell us the exact same time

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and date that you're going
to be opening allowing

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them to have a window of time.

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I think this is
perfectly acceptable.

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And as soon as we're
ready I'll make the motion

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Councilor Ruth Yes
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is not in announce First Rodeo.

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And so i'm guessing they have
really thought through this.

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I am not excited about
having a date certain

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and people start camping out.

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And I mean, that's really
going to impede traffic

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And it's I think they're fairly
close to being ready to go

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And they'll announce they'll
give us some warnings.

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So it won't just
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We're opening up at ten.

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I'm sure they're going
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but I'm comfortable
with giving them

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this extended time as a state.

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And the agenda other.

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Oh, go ahead.

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Mr. Mayor I've talked to Chief
Brooks about life safety issues.

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And if he's willing to come
down and talk about life safety

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issues revolving
around this, are

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you willing to come down
Is there something specific

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that you're concerned about And
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there's absolutely
conversations that

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have happened without knowing
this specific date Chief.

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Good evening I'll
say that again.

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I think the conversations
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have all been discussed.

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I think in the traffic
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my concern is going
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of traffic that's
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that's pretty much a given.

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The other piece that
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is the wrap around
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behind Dick's Sporting goods.

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If we were to have
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we need to be able
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quickly so that
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to those suppressions systems.

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So other than that,
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as any other
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It's just going to have
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but I'll stand
for any questions.

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Any questions for Chief
I think there's no doubt.

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I mean, the reason we're
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is because it's a highly
anticipated tD opening.

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There's going to be some issues
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through as far as I can see and
look in the documentations type

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of stuff.

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I know that in and
out group is going

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to be there and try
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to those types of things.

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But I mean, there's
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a level of concern of trying to
how do we navigate through that?

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Do you in moving the
date up does that do.

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That?

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That doesn't necessarily
add to or eliminate

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any of that concern?

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Does it know we're
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However, we need to.

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I think they had 12
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that correctly on the plan.

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So if we respond
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going to have to be just in
good communication with them

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to be able to clear out
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Perfect OK.

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Any other conversations ?

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Okay.

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Councilman Reid I
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Yeah.

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OK Got moved to approve consent.

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Calendar item d, a request
to approve an amendment

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to the special
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for In and Out Burger from
July 20th to August 2nd, 2026.

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The other way around july 20th.

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Yeah.

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Move it from August
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Is that what it is?

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August 2 to July 22.

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That can have a
motion in a second

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to approve consent
Calendar item three

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D, which is a request
for buy in and out

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to move their special event.

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Grand opening from august
2nd to July 20, 2026.

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Any further discussion
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Okay, Rachel, Roll call.

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Vote, please.

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Greg Hopkins Yes.

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Jason Brown.

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Yes Sherri vomer.

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Yes.

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Nathan Murray.

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Grayson Stone.

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No Chris Reed Yes Yes.

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Motion carries 620.

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Thank you.

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1062, one.

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Sorry.

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Yep.

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Sorry Grayson.

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I did again.

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Then a 6 to 1 motion
carries 6 to 1.

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Appreciate the conversation
session on that

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will move into our
next item which

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is an action item to
confirm the reappointment

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of kendall Madison courtyard.

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Randall Court Johnson,
and jr. Taro toro.

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I'm sorry.

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I apologize.

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Your first name Munoz.

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To the impact and improvement
reimbursement commission and we

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have will Good evening mr.
Mayor and council members.

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We as a mayor brown
just stated, we

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have a request to reappoint
Three members to our impact fee

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and reimburse man committee.

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This kendall madsen,
Randall Court Johnson.

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And then Dorado Otto munoz.

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These these three have
served on the commission

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for quite some time.

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And they've been
very influential

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and provide a great
discussion for us

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to so learn and to keep the
impact fee committee viable

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And those rates.

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But not out of hand as well.

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So we'd like to thank them.

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And then also with what
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second term and the
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in on july 7th of this year.

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So earlier this month,
we passed an ordinance

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to allow for the council
to the waiver to that rule.

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The rule of you can only
serve two consecutive terms

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and and so we are
requesting that first,

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the council approves
a waiver for otto

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to serve a Third
consecutive term.

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And after we go
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then we would request
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or reappoint Kendall
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for their second full terms.

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So you're asking ultimately for
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the requirement for the
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appoint the other two.

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Correct?

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What are council's wishes?

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I'm ready to make a motion.

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Jason, go ahead.

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I move to waive the term limits
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Municipal Code two dash 1-1
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and reappoint taro munis
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term on impact Fee
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Commission So I have a second.

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I'll second that Kevin motion in
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to a to approve taro Munoz and
waive the requirement or allow

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him to serve a three year term
in accordance with City code

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2-1-1 which allows the
council to waive the limit

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and appoint him to
a third consecutive

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term any further discussion ?

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OK, Rachel rourke.

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Ruth Pierce Yes.

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Reed.

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Yes Erick Hawkins.

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Yes.

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Jason Brown.

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Yes.

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Harry Belmar.

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Yes.

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Jason stone.

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Yes.

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Nathan Murray Yes.

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Okay.

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Motion carries 720.

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So we have one more item.

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There is to appoint
appoint Kendall and Court.

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I'm ready.

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OK, go ahead.

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I moved to appoint Kendall
Matson and Randall Court Johnson

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to serve their second
consecutive term on the impact

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and Reimbursement
Commission Have a second.

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Second, I have a motion and
a second to appoint Kendall

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Madison Mad Madsen and
Randall court Johnson

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to a second term on the impact
impact and improve reimbursement

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commission.

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Any discussion, any further
discussion any Rachel

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Roll call vote, please.

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Nathan Murray Yes.

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Grayson Stone.

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Yes Jerry vomer.

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Yes.

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Jason Brown Yes.

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Yes Yes.

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Yes.

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OK.

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Motion carries 720.

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Thank you.

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You.

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Thank you all four
for participating

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in that commission Okay.

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Our next item is a
further conversation

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on the city city's
f y 2627 budget

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and particularly focus areas.

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One Seven and eight.

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And we have our deputy
city manager Gretchen Hi.

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We're really pleased
to be here tonight.

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We have quite a collection
of folks to visit with you.

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We're excited to present focus
areas, healthy community,

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which is number One, responsible
community which is number seven.

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And then the internal
organized mission,

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which is number 8 to you
tonight Our agenda will

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be a little bit different
whereas last week when Travis

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presented the depth
of the budgeting

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process, the financials and
how we arrive at the space

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that we're at tonight, we
move towards the purpose

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of what the budget does
and hopes to accomplish

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through both talking
about the outcomes

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that we want to deliver the
tie into the strategic plan,

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reporting on some of the things
that we have accomplished just

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to give you a little
bit of feedback

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and to report to the public
as well So as by law,

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we're required to balance a
budget for your presentation

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and for you to take action on.

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We really try to translate
our community priorities

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into services We want to make
sure that we are investing

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responsibly, both in people in
infrastructure and maintenance,

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as well as public safety.

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These are the hallmarks of
providing an excellent community

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for our citizens to enjoy a high
quality of life In addition,

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we need to plan for both today's
needs and the future of what

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the community will grow into
Some of the stuff in front

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of you in this particular slide
talks about what the community

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is doing now, how we
grow, how we change,

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what the impact of
income and expenses

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looks like for our citizens
and that we budget accordingly

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based on what our
community can responsibly

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and reasonably afford.

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And wants, not just our needs,
not just what we perhaps maybe

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see for them moving ahead.

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This is what the budget impact
to bills that our citizens see

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looks like.

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So you can see that even
though our tax rate will reduce

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slightly that the monthly
change that our citizens can

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look for in the if this budget
is adopted is about $3.51 more.

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And then as you go down,
we're looking at a 5% increase

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for water and sewer a
reduction in sanitation

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depending on the contract that
is awarded for a total change

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for essentially a
monthly average of about

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$7.93 These are the hallmarks,
the principles that we

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budgeted for.

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We want to make sure that our
strategic investment in capital

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is balanced with our long term
sustainability We incorporate

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citizen feedback as we try to
drive our strategic priorities

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We make sure that our citizens
or collaborate or departments

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are collaborating in
order to provide most

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efficient services
that we can We do that

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through long term planning.

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We do that through our
community groups that

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meet on a monthly basis
to advise our departments

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and at the end, we end up
with a balanced budget needs

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to be sustainable more stable.

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And as well as responsive
to the environment

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that we may find
ourselves in And you'll

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hear from other people that talk
tonight about the other things

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that are included there as
well about being the employer

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of choice in the
organization of choice

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This reflects the taxable
value of the community.

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We don't set what that value is.

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It comes from the county
assessor's office.

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But this is what has been
determined as our taxable value.

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And you can see the change
in that throughout last year

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to this year And
then you can see

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what we expect to
spend from the budget

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based on what those
values look like.

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Our taxable weighted funds 65
million non tech supported fund

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which are all of our enterprise,
which are fee based, 37 million

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included in the budget is the
statutorily allowed 3% increase

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in property tax the
inclusion of 90%

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of the value of new
construction and then

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a portion of the
foregone balance

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that's equal to 1% of
revenue This is just

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a little bit of a more history.

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Look back at the taxable
value of the city.

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And you can see how
we have grown where

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and then a breakdown of
where each of that value

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has come from.

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Included Sorry June two mental
process right there Maybe

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if I read the smart
popcorn, I would

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have had that
answer immediately,

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but I didn't do active course.

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So there you go.

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Your properties within the
city have a value of about 700

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million plus and you
can see how we then

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have grown as a city over the
course of the last Six years

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And again that then plays
into what the tax rate is.

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You can see that we have one of
the lowest tax rates in Idaho

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by comparable cities and how we
have tried to maintain as close

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to a flat rate as we can by
controlling costs being very

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judicious in how we budget and
trying to perform to the city's

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expectation in our communities
Expectations So that kind

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of concludes the
overview but I can

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done tell you a
little bit about how

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our budget is then distributed.

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If you look at the total d
of the $102.2 million budget,

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you can see that these are
the way these are broken out

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We have the governmental
funds, which are tax supported.

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Add about 65 million
enterprise funds,

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which again, are fee based.

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Those are processes
in the city that

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operate like a small business.

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They spend what they bring in.

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And then we have our
other non major funds

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that are on the small
part of that transfers

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and other areas as a
service organization.

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Obviously One of the largest
cost for us to perform services

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is are the people that perform
them And on this graph,

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you'll see that across
all of the funds

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are largest portion is personnel
We have our maintenance

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and operations as of
the next piece Capital

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is an equal amount.

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And then any other debt
service or transfers

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to internal services
that we have This budget

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is a 1.1% increase over
the prior years Budget.

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Most of that change is driven
by the use of one time capital

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This is the investment
for the public

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and what we intend to accomplish
through these use of funds

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and how it connects
to the strategic plan

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are the things that you're
going to start hearing next

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through the different
focus areas So just

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a brief introduction before
we get into the focus areas

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The strategic plan
driven through all

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of the different focus
areas, drives the attention

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towards specific areas.

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Each of those 8 or 7 are
accomplished through the work

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of the people who work here, and
that's the internal organization

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As I mentioned earlier
tonight, you're

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going to hear from Healthy
Community responsible community

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and the internal organization,

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Responsible Community
i.t is really

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about our public engagement
stewardship of their funds

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and trust in how we are
delivering essentially

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the accountability piece of
what we have moving forward We

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have purpose we try to put
more in terms of reporting

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and responsible community in
these last couple of years

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so that you really can
see how hard we are trying

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to be transparent in the
efforts in both presenting

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the budget and our efforts of
engagement with the community

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So the first slide that will
come forward or the first group

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is the healthy community.

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And I'd like to invite
gentlemens to come

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forward Thank you, Gretchen.

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And hello again Mayor
Brown and council members

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I appreciate the opportunity
to come before you again

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and present this time in
regards to our requests

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for this upcoming fiscal
year in front of you

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is the entirety of
that list that made

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it through long term planning.

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All of which are
up for a question

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but not all of which will be
elaborated through side by side.

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So if you have any questions,
maybe photographic memory

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snapshot that next.

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So now this is just an
update from two weeks ago.

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I was before You
presenting project updates

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But what we didn't mention
is we're all that came from.

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So it's kind of fun
for the community.

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I think to know that we
use a variety of resources

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to try to fund these public
forward facing projects.

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And so this is just a quick list
of some of the areas where we

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pull money from to try to
make that happen largely

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with your support, of course.

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So that's all of our funds
for Vista Bonita community

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development Block Grant for
City Park, A combination

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of impact fees plus
such a body donation

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for canyon Trail Junction.

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Elizabeth park will be impact
fees We allocate a dollar

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from the sale of the fire
station so a variety of ways

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to fund these projects.

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The first request for
this upcoming year

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is going to be the
tennis courts at Cascade.

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These courts and
all of our courts

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are in a rotation to replace
one at a time every seven years.

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The last time the Cascades
courts or resurfaced

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was in 2020.

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So we're right on
schedule for this one.

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The cracks and the
images, of course,

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I take to make it
look worse than it

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is If you really look at
the crack pattern here,

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it's everywhere.

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There's an expansion joint
on the concrete underneath.

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And as as expected
and if you look

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at the same kind of beyond
in the in the background

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That's right.

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On a line.

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And really doesn't
interfere with play as much

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as if it were through the
center of of the court.

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So these are really in
anticipated locations

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And so we don't
think the the slab is

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in need of any repair or
replacement simply just

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resurfacing So good news Okay.

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Back when House average house
cost was 68,000, I think.

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And we opened the Olympics
in Barcelona and Bill clinton

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became our 42nd president, the
city of Twin Falls purchased

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this beautiful boat,
a loader We have used

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it well it's time to retire.

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And we propose purchasing a
more compact skid steer unit

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with some more versatile
attachments such as an auger

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and a grapple and a bucket
We believe the auger is going

511
00:25:31,256 --> 00:25:34,256
to help us with replacement
or installation of bollards

512
00:25:34,256 --> 00:25:39,506
and fence posts Maybe some
signs the grapple will help us

513
00:25:39,506 --> 00:25:41,696
with cleanup and brush
clearing, such as a Rock

514
00:25:41,696 --> 00:25:45,026
Creek trail and the bucket
just for general purpose.

515
00:25:45,026 --> 00:25:50,456
Loading and moving
material With this request,

516
00:25:50,456 --> 00:25:53,546
we also are asking for
a tilt deck trailer

517
00:25:53,546 --> 00:25:56,396
to load and transport
this piece of equipment

518
00:25:56,396 --> 00:25:59,556
to a different locations Chance.

519
00:25:59,556 --> 00:26:00,056
Yeah.

520
00:26:00,056 --> 00:26:03,626
What is the cost
on that I imagine

521
00:26:03,626 --> 00:26:04,796
we're going back to slide one.

522
00:26:04,796 --> 00:26:07,286
Yeah, sorry I didn't have
a photographic memory.

523
00:26:07,286 --> 00:26:10,196
885,005.

524
00:26:10,196 --> 00:26:12,416
Oh, that's not bad.

525
00:26:12,416 --> 00:26:13,766
Yeah Yeah.

526
00:26:13,766 --> 00:26:16,946
He has a photographic memory
No, he's just looking at this.

527
00:26:16,946 --> 00:26:20,606
He can have the slides up.

528
00:26:20,606 --> 00:26:22,496
Thank you We're.

529
00:26:22,496 --> 00:26:24,536
I'll just thank you with this.

530
00:26:24,536 --> 00:26:26,936
I and he's out of
favor and feisty

531
00:26:26,936 --> 00:26:28,196
to one of those on these slides.

532
00:26:28,196 --> 00:26:32,576
But you know it's
more fun to go back We

533
00:26:32,576 --> 00:26:34,976
at the Parks Department are
pretty good at implementing

534
00:26:34,976 --> 00:26:36,616
the First two hours.

535
00:26:36,616 --> 00:26:42,176
We've reduced our expenditures
by reusing old chemical barrels

536
00:26:42,176 --> 00:26:44,966
as our trash
receptacles and parks

537
00:26:44,966 --> 00:26:48,266
I believe it's time for us
to implement the third hour

538
00:26:48,266 --> 00:26:53,846
and recycle all said
barrels If we can also

539
00:26:53,846 --> 00:26:56,336
implement a fourth
hour and replace

540
00:26:56,336 --> 00:27:00,416
them with trash and closures
that would be much appreciated.

541
00:27:00,416 --> 00:27:06,866
I think places like Sunway
Shoshone Falls and Turkeys Lake

542
00:27:06,866 --> 00:27:10,826
and Harrison and our
Downtown main Street Corridor

543
00:27:10,826 --> 00:27:12,836
all have these trash enclosures.

544
00:27:12,836 --> 00:27:14,936
And I'll look better for it.

545
00:27:14,936 --> 00:27:16,916
And I think this will
greatly improve our spaces.

546
00:27:16,916 --> 00:27:18,806
A especially starting
in those spaces that are

547
00:27:18,806 --> 00:27:22,466
like more prominent or popular,
like City Park with a lot

548
00:27:22,466 --> 00:27:24,896
of events and people attending.

549
00:27:24,896 --> 00:27:28,586
So that's part of the request
is just trash enclosures It

550
00:27:28,586 --> 00:27:30,986
includes replacing sort
of benches and tables,

551
00:27:30,986 --> 00:27:33,446
though, as those fall apart
and come into disrepair,

552
00:27:33,446 --> 00:27:39,206
as well Switching over
briefly to the golf course,

553
00:27:39,206 --> 00:27:42,446
there's a few requests that
the golf course the stucco

554
00:27:42,446 --> 00:27:46,016
has been in disrepair
for some time,

555
00:27:46,016 --> 00:27:49,828
but recently, we've
detected some leaks

556
00:27:49,828 --> 00:27:53,426
near and around some
windows and other locations.

557
00:27:53,426 --> 00:27:56,726
So we think it's time
to do these repairs

558
00:27:56,726 --> 00:27:59,876
and make repairs on the
stucco But when we do so,

559
00:27:59,876 --> 00:28:02,426
if we could also paint
the whole building

560
00:28:02,426 --> 00:28:06,356
and re stain the underside of
the soffit and balcony, that

561
00:28:06,356 --> 00:28:13,047
would be along with the
painting project If any of you

562
00:28:13,047 --> 00:28:18,146
have heard Travis Hoffman's
presents to the commission

563
00:28:18,146 --> 00:28:22,316
he emphasizes that his new
philosophy and model of the golf

564
00:28:22,316 --> 00:28:25,758
course is improving
service and value

565
00:28:25,758 --> 00:28:28,332
and therefore, that
will generate revenue.

566
00:28:28,332 --> 00:28:30,986
And in support of
that philosophy

567
00:28:30,986 --> 00:28:35,486
I think if we can allocate some
resources to enhancing the user

568
00:28:35,486 --> 00:28:39,278
experience at the golf course,
that that will in turn generate

569
00:28:39,278 --> 00:28:46,436
some revenue, which we share
Another item at the golf course,

570
00:28:46,436 --> 00:28:51,926
this relic hiding in dark
corners that seldom people see

571
00:28:51,926 --> 00:28:56,306
is probably due for replacement.

572
00:28:56,306 --> 00:29:01,796
We are some of you may know
this, some may not that a golf

573
00:29:01,796 --> 00:29:05,516
courses we use reels
to mow the lawn

574
00:29:05,516 --> 00:29:10,256
and makes more of a slicing
motion and/or sorry a scissor

575
00:29:10,256 --> 00:29:12,566
like motion instead of
a slicing or chopping

576
00:29:12,566 --> 00:29:14,696
motion with a rotary blade.

577
00:29:14,696 --> 00:29:19,016
And those blades get
sharpened every week

578
00:29:19,016 --> 00:29:22,766
And so this machine
gets used every single

579
00:29:22,766 --> 00:29:26,726
week on multiple reels It was
the president for this one

580
00:29:26,726 --> 00:29:28,688
because their president
I said, who it

581
00:29:28,688 --> 00:29:31,136
who is the president
for this one?

582
00:29:31,136 --> 00:29:32,216
Right before Bill Clinton's.

583
00:29:32,216 --> 00:29:36,936
I it's about the same age.

584
00:29:36,936 --> 00:29:37,436
Okay.

585
00:29:37,436 --> 00:29:39,116
So it's 1991.

586
00:29:39,116 --> 00:29:44,036
This machine i think
was purchased some

587
00:29:44,036 --> 00:29:45,716
it's also due for replacement.

588
00:29:45,716 --> 00:29:48,446
It's a special really
tight and precise

589
00:29:48,446 --> 00:29:50,276
calibration that happens.

590
00:29:50,276 --> 00:29:52,136
And the new piece
of equipment also

591
00:29:52,136 --> 00:29:55,466
has some built in safety
mechanisms, which you don't see

592
00:29:55,466 --> 00:30:02,877
here, such as shields
and guards or appendages

593
00:30:02,877 --> 00:30:06,776
I'm the that that's it for
our general capital request

594
00:30:06,776 --> 00:30:08,936
that made it through
long term planning.

595
00:30:08,936 --> 00:30:13,209
The next two slides, you'll see
are what we call priority twos.

596
00:30:13,209 --> 00:30:14,966
This is council driven dollars.

597
00:30:14,966 --> 00:30:18,866
So this is for you to consider
adding to our allocation

598
00:30:18,866 --> 00:30:20,696
for this upcoming year.

599
00:30:20,696 --> 00:30:24,614
We add this one to the list
because this playground

600
00:30:24,614 --> 00:30:26,744
is 30 years old.

601
00:30:26,744 --> 00:30:31,706
And most playgrounds
have a life of 20 to 25.

602
00:30:31,706 --> 00:30:34,543
And so it makes sense
that right around age 25,

603
00:30:34,543 --> 00:30:36,148
this thing started
to fall apart.

604
00:30:36,148 --> 00:30:37,136
Appreciate it.

605
00:30:37,136 --> 00:30:39,296
Depends on exposure
and the amount of use

606
00:30:39,296 --> 00:30:42,296
And I think this
playground as well loved

607
00:30:42,296 --> 00:30:44,486
But in the past four years
since I've been here,

608
00:30:44,486 --> 00:30:48,266
it's been kind of one item at
a time First it was the slide.

609
00:30:48,266 --> 00:30:49,826
We couldn't find a
replacement for it,

610
00:30:49,826 --> 00:30:52,766
so we boarded it up The
next was the bridge that

611
00:30:52,766 --> 00:30:54,476
got vandalized and broken up.

612
00:30:54,476 --> 00:30:57,176
We couldn't find a
replacement, so we took it off.

613
00:30:57,176 --> 00:30:59,126
And then the next thing we
found through inspection

614
00:30:59,126 --> 00:31:03,686
was a leaning post and
the playground was deemed

615
00:31:03,686 --> 00:31:05,156
well, that portion of it.

616
00:31:05,156 --> 00:31:06,086
We decommissioned it.

617
00:31:06,086 --> 00:31:07,616
And so now what you
see in front of you

618
00:31:07,616 --> 00:31:10,256
is half a playground
that was, I guess,

619
00:31:10,256 --> 00:31:11,336
still worth keeping there.

620
00:31:11,336 --> 00:31:15,356
You know, just to provide
the public something to use

621
00:31:15,356 --> 00:31:16,856
But it doesn't look good.

622
00:31:16,856 --> 00:31:19,766
And it really is just
half a playground.

623
00:31:19,766 --> 00:31:24,476
And so the hope for us is
to replace this playground

624
00:31:24,476 --> 00:31:27,326
And in so doing, we hope
to take the opportunity

625
00:31:27,326 --> 00:31:33,089
to adjust the site to make it
more accessible So this planned,

626
00:31:33,089 --> 00:31:36,536
you chose switching the
playground from an L-shaped

627
00:31:36,536 --> 00:31:38,966
to just a rectangle,
which allows us more

628
00:31:38,966 --> 00:31:42,176
versatility in the
future for replacement

629
00:31:42,176 --> 00:31:44,966
And then also the sidewalk
around it makes the playground

630
00:31:44,966 --> 00:31:48,476
itself more accessible and
provides access from the parking

631
00:31:48,476 --> 00:31:51,596
lot to the restroom
through the parking lot

632
00:31:51,596 --> 00:31:53,906
instead of around
the blue building

633
00:31:53,906 --> 00:31:57,446
And if you have been there
before the existing basketball

634
00:31:57,446 --> 00:32:02,756
court is kind of impeding
on the old playground

635
00:32:02,756 --> 00:32:05,118
And this is a way to just
kind of incorporate it,

636
00:32:05,118 --> 00:32:07,946
and make it a part of the
facility by separating

637
00:32:07,946 --> 00:32:10,616
it with a short seawall.

638
00:32:10,616 --> 00:32:16,196
And so the funds that we're
requesting are $356,000 to do

639
00:32:16,196 --> 00:32:20,456
all of this work, including
the patch back of irrigation

640
00:32:20,456 --> 00:32:25,856
and landscape to that
construction and change

641
00:32:25,856 --> 00:32:29,036
And the last thing
we're requesting,

642
00:32:29,036 --> 00:32:32,576
this little mower is
really the only one

643
00:32:32,576 --> 00:32:35,966
of this size that
we have and it mows

644
00:32:35,966 --> 00:32:39,476
in particularly the the pool.

645
00:32:39,476 --> 00:32:42,806
So the grass near the pool, if
we don't collects the clippings

646
00:32:42,806 --> 00:32:45,566
through a bagging system,
a lot of those end up

647
00:32:45,566 --> 00:32:50,066
in the pool and our
filters and you know,

648
00:32:50,066 --> 00:32:52,256
that can wreak
havoc on our system.

649
00:32:52,256 --> 00:32:53,936
So primarily it's used
for that, but it's

650
00:32:53,936 --> 00:32:55,256
also just the ideal size.

651
00:32:55,256 --> 00:33:00,456
It's in between the push mower
size and our larger 72 inch

652
00:33:00,456 --> 00:33:00,956
deck.

653
00:33:00,956 --> 00:33:05,126
So this is a medium size
that allows us to mow places

654
00:33:05,126 --> 00:33:07,859
around the fire station
at a police station

655
00:33:07,859 --> 00:33:12,596
to the little triangles
at intersections.

656
00:33:12,596 --> 00:33:14,306
Sometimes the roadways strips.

657
00:33:14,306 --> 00:33:16,976
If we have to get
to those, you know,

658
00:33:16,976 --> 00:33:19,886
this is just a different
size, and it's small enough

659
00:33:19,886 --> 00:33:24,236
to fit on most of our
trailers and we can get

660
00:33:24,236 --> 00:33:26,246
around pretty quick with it.

661
00:33:26,246 --> 00:33:34,500
So the current Walker mower that
we have is now not worth fixing

662
00:33:34,500 --> 00:33:36,536
and we've taken it to
the shop and kind of

663
00:33:36,536 --> 00:33:39,056
deemed it is now going
to go to salvage.

664
00:33:39,056 --> 00:33:42,506
And so we currently don't even
have an operable mower of this

665
00:33:42,506 --> 00:33:46,226
size we're trying to make do
with push mowers and I'm using

666
00:33:46,226 --> 00:33:49,556
our large area mowers to
get into places we probably

667
00:33:49,556 --> 00:33:52,766
shouldn't be
putting them So this

668
00:33:52,766 --> 00:33:58,196
request is amended for 40,000.

669
00:33:58,196 --> 00:33:59,996
I was going to say 35.

670
00:33:59,996 --> 00:34:03,617
So whatever it says on there, I
think, is the official number.

671
00:34:03,617 --> 00:34:04,446
Am I right?

672
00:34:04,446 --> 00:34:04,946
Gretchen okay.

673
00:34:04,946 --> 00:34:06,356
Thank you.

674
00:34:06,356 --> 00:34:08,657
So this request is 40,000.

675
00:34:08,657 --> 00:34:12,985
And I believe that is all
I have for if you can,

676
00:34:12,985 --> 00:34:18,546
any additional questions for
chance on those particular items

677
00:34:18,546 --> 00:34:19,046
OK.

678
00:34:19,046 --> 00:34:19,586
Thank you.

679
00:34:19,586 --> 00:34:20,966
Thank you Chance Appreciate it.

680
00:34:20,966 --> 00:34:30,776
Thank you Looks like
Josh is up Exactly.

681
00:34:30,776 --> 00:34:34,346
I appreciate the opportunity
to talk to you about folks.

682
00:34:34,346 --> 00:34:37,766
Area seven, an encouraging
response by community and public

683
00:34:37,766 --> 00:34:40,976
communication and our
future of enhancing

684
00:34:40,976 --> 00:34:42,896
engagement in the community.

685
00:34:42,896 --> 00:34:47,879
So First off, TFA dot
org, the city's website

686
00:34:47,879 --> 00:34:49,886
is is significant.

687
00:34:49,886 --> 00:34:54,896
We log over 460,000
visitors last year alone.

688
00:34:54,896 --> 00:34:56,936
We have almost a
million page views.

689
00:34:56,936 --> 00:34:59,846
If we were selling advertising,
this would be lucrative.

690
00:34:59,846 --> 00:35:02,486
But we have a lot of people
who do come to our website.

691
00:35:02,486 --> 00:35:05,336
If you notice we have a lot of
people who are not residents

692
00:35:05,336 --> 00:35:06,806
of the city of Twin
Falls who are using

693
00:35:06,806 --> 00:35:12,056
our website specifically We
do have a lot of people who

694
00:35:12,056 --> 00:35:14,456
use it to find
recreation services,

695
00:35:14,456 --> 00:35:18,206
shortfalls and things like
that from our site or area.

696
00:35:18,206 --> 00:35:20,756
And then I also
would highlight we

697
00:35:20,756 --> 00:35:22,586
have a pretty high bounce rate.

698
00:35:22,586 --> 00:35:24,896
We have a lot of people who
do come to our website looking

699
00:35:24,896 --> 00:35:27,086
for Twin Falls
County information

700
00:35:27,086 --> 00:35:31,196
when they don't find it, they
bounce to Twin Falls County

701
00:35:31,196 --> 00:35:34,796
Most of our visitors on
our website are mobile

702
00:35:34,796 --> 00:35:38,216
And in addition to that, I just
pointed out that the top pages

703
00:35:38,216 --> 00:35:42,146
is shown falls and that
one always goes gangbusters

704
00:35:42,146 --> 00:35:44,696
along with utility
services specifically

705
00:35:44,696 --> 00:35:47,966
people who are setting up
turning off, trying to find

706
00:35:47,966 --> 00:35:52,799
their bills And then city pool
and recreation kind of picks

707
00:35:52,799 --> 00:35:59,036
up the rest of the load
there So with great reach

708
00:35:59,036 --> 00:36:00,570
comes great responsibility.

709
00:36:00,570 --> 00:36:04,872
So the city has made
and will continue

710
00:36:04,872 --> 00:36:09,536
to make substantial strides
towards ADA compliance.

711
00:36:09,536 --> 00:36:11,636
And so what that
essentially is, is

712
00:36:11,636 --> 00:36:15,146
that it used to
be in April 2026,

713
00:36:15,146 --> 00:36:17,531
but it got bumped to April 2027.

714
00:36:17,531 --> 00:36:22,346
Is the FCC and alphabet soup
of federal organized actions

715
00:36:22,346 --> 00:36:26,696
are going to require us to
follow wcag or guidelines

716
00:36:26,696 --> 00:36:28,604
for accessing ability.

717
00:36:28,604 --> 00:36:31,178
So in the corner, you
can see there's a lovely

718
00:36:31,178 --> 00:36:34,766
and a a we're trying
to achieve both those.

719
00:36:34,766 --> 00:36:39,716
And I will say that we have and
the reason I highlighted in red

720
00:36:39,716 --> 00:36:42,026
is our accessibility
compliance is

721
00:36:42,026 --> 00:36:45,416
a is a bar none above the
rest, not only in just

722
00:36:45,416 --> 00:36:49,166
the public sector, but industry
So a lot of that credit

723
00:36:49,166 --> 00:36:52,256
goes to Brett and
also kathy Marcus, who

724
00:36:52,256 --> 00:36:54,206
retired from right department.

725
00:36:54,206 --> 00:36:57,926
They have been huge champions
towards making our website

726
00:36:57,926 --> 00:37:01,286
compliant and they've made a lot
of those corrections and changes

727
00:37:01,286 --> 00:37:05,792
that helps us to reach that
We do have work that we do

728
00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:07,553
have to do, though,
and that's something

729
00:37:07,553 --> 00:37:09,242
else that we pointed out.

730
00:37:09,242 --> 00:37:11,962
We want to talk about.

731
00:37:11,962 --> 00:37:14,756
So with our
responsible community

732
00:37:14,756 --> 00:37:17,696
we have in the 2040
strategic plan,

733
00:37:17,696 --> 00:37:20,426
we have an initiative
to enhance transparency

734
00:37:20,426 --> 00:37:22,856
through clear communication,
accessible information

735
00:37:22,856 --> 00:37:26,216
and consistent reporting on
city activities, service program

736
00:37:26,216 --> 00:37:31,537
and performance and so we're
going to do that We're expanding

737
00:37:31,537 --> 00:37:35,906
our engagement to close the
that loop as you've noticed,

738
00:37:35,906 --> 00:37:37,496
we I think we do
a pretty good job

739
00:37:37,496 --> 00:37:39,296
of communicating
with the community

740
00:37:39,296 --> 00:37:43,106
and with people outside
of our community.

741
00:37:43,106 --> 00:37:48,372
But we don't always provide
opportunities for engagement,

742
00:37:48,372 --> 00:37:51,296
feedback and to get
involved on the projects

743
00:37:51,296 --> 00:37:54,566
that the city is starting
when we're starting them.

744
00:37:54,566 --> 00:37:58,376
Oftentimes as we will
communicate with the public

745
00:37:58,376 --> 00:38:01,766
and seek engagement after
a design has been completed

746
00:38:01,766 --> 00:38:04,286
or the projects
already underway.

747
00:38:04,286 --> 00:38:06,716
So reaching out to some
other communities, that's

748
00:38:06,716 --> 00:38:08,936
one of the things we
learned was a shortfall

749
00:38:08,936 --> 00:38:12,266
Communities that do
engagement really well

750
00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:13,916
are on the front end.

751
00:38:13,916 --> 00:38:17,666
Get engaging with their citizens
on decisions and projects

752
00:38:17,666 --> 00:38:19,856
and they're following
through with them.

753
00:38:19,856 --> 00:38:21,926
And if they end, they're
closing that loop

754
00:38:21,926 --> 00:38:25,616
by coming back to those
citizens and advising them

755
00:38:25,616 --> 00:38:28,226
how maybe their input
might have changed things

756
00:38:28,226 --> 00:38:30,626
or with the final
solution ultimately was.

757
00:38:30,626 --> 00:38:32,156
But we do need to
close that loop

758
00:38:32,156 --> 00:38:36,926
and we need to report back
to our citizens to do that.

759
00:38:36,926 --> 00:38:41,996
We're going to rely heavily on
technology so we have for about

760
00:38:41,996 --> 00:38:45,356
4 or 5 years now have been
contract iNG with Poco,

761
00:38:45,356 --> 00:38:47,276
which is a digital survey tool.

762
00:38:47,276 --> 00:38:50,546
It is the most robust and
the largest survey tool

763
00:38:50,546 --> 00:38:54,266
that I can see out there for
municipal governments like ours.

764
00:38:54,266 --> 00:38:58,616
What it does is it gives us
the ability to reach, engage

765
00:38:58,616 --> 00:39:02,906
and allow follow up or reporting
back with those citizens so

766
00:39:02,906 --> 00:39:06,146
citizens that verify
their accounts with us

767
00:39:06,146 --> 00:39:10,275
We essentially the way it works
is they can have a projects

768
00:39:10,275 --> 00:39:12,416
that they're interested in,
that the cities working on

769
00:39:12,416 --> 00:39:16,076
and they can follow those
projects until the end

770
00:39:16,076 --> 00:39:17,666
We provide the updates on that.

771
00:39:17,666 --> 00:39:21,086
We also provide a very
healthy amount of we're

772
00:39:21,086 --> 00:39:22,586
trying to seek their feedback.

773
00:39:22,586 --> 00:39:25,226
So we're sending out
surveys and polls

774
00:39:25,226 --> 00:39:28,376
and to get their feedback on it
and then providing those results

775
00:39:28,376 --> 00:39:30,176
back to the residents.

776
00:39:30,176 --> 00:39:32,456
The reason that Poco
is crucial to this

777
00:39:32,456 --> 00:39:36,716
is because it is the software
the only software that we have

778
00:39:36,716 --> 00:39:40,466
that keeps those those
residents, first of all,

779
00:39:40,466 --> 00:39:42,626
verifies that those
are residents.

780
00:39:42,626 --> 00:39:46,016
Second of all, keeps them in
touch with us and that we can

781
00:39:46,016 --> 00:39:51,566
pull survey them in and seek
feedback or engagement I would

782
00:39:51,566 --> 00:39:55,016
like to say to that you know,
thanks to council and staff,

783
00:39:55,016 --> 00:39:58,946
this is already funded There
was up to $60,000 allocated

784
00:39:58,946 --> 00:40:03,866
for the expansion of the Poco
services as well as other things

785
00:40:03,866 --> 00:40:06,956
that we'll be doing in
terms of in-person outreach

786
00:40:06,956 --> 00:40:08,936
to get in touch
with people and make

787
00:40:08,936 --> 00:40:11,156
them aware of our Poco service.

788
00:40:11,156 --> 00:40:14,486
But this has been funded and
I very much appreciate that.

789
00:40:14,486 --> 00:40:18,378
That's going to
help us a long way.

790
00:40:18,378 --> 00:40:22,796
The kind of ended of the
slide here on the what

791
00:40:22,796 --> 00:40:27,476
I call like wet milquetoast
goals The reason I had those are

792
00:40:27,476 --> 00:40:31,316
do seem a little small is
because when the initial polls

793
00:40:31,316 --> 00:40:34,016
that we released through
Poco we only retained or were

794
00:40:34,016 --> 00:40:38,846
able to verify i or only about a
third will only about one third

795
00:40:38,846 --> 00:40:41,366
of respondents would
verify themselves I mean,

796
00:40:41,366 --> 00:40:42,566
there are verified users.

797
00:40:42,566 --> 00:40:44,130
We know there are
resident of the city,

798
00:40:44,130 --> 00:40:49,076
a twin falls and so we lose a
lot of people who just do not

799
00:40:49,076 --> 00:40:51,896
want to complete the
verification questions for one

800
00:40:51,896 --> 00:40:54,866
reason or another
maybe a lack of trust,

801
00:40:54,866 --> 00:40:56,126
but they're not
filling those out.

802
00:40:56,126 --> 00:40:59,726
What we've heard from Poco
is as you develop, as we poll

803
00:40:59,726 --> 00:41:04,436
and as we develop a citizen base
that number will increase just

804
00:41:04,436 --> 00:41:06,326
because people are
becoming more confident

805
00:41:06,326 --> 00:41:09,806
and hopefully having more
trust in the in the city.

806
00:41:09,806 --> 00:41:11,996
The other part of that is we
need to retake those results

807
00:41:11,996 --> 00:41:14,156
and provide them
back to our citizens

808
00:41:14,156 --> 00:41:16,826
so that they know that we're
actually using their input

809
00:41:16,826 --> 00:41:18,326
in our decision making process.

810
00:41:18,326 --> 00:41:20,096
And then within
that, hopefully we'll

811
00:41:20,096 --> 00:41:26,456
be able to generate
more verified users in.

812
00:41:26,456 --> 00:41:41,906
Lastly, I'd like to leave on
this is that so when we invite

813
00:41:41,906 --> 00:41:46,616
more people to the conversation
and earlier to the conversation

814
00:41:46,616 --> 00:41:49,796
we may not hear what
we want to hear.

815
00:41:49,796 --> 00:41:54,819
That feedback may be highly
critical of past current

816
00:41:54,819 --> 00:41:57,223
or future services projects.

817
00:41:57,223 --> 00:42:01,046
The public information officer
But I think what we should not

818
00:42:01,046 --> 00:42:03,596
do is view that as a failure.

819
00:42:03,596 --> 00:42:04,766
All too often.

820
00:42:04,766 --> 00:42:07,346
It can be an
instance where it is.

821
00:42:07,346 --> 00:42:11,126
So negative that the wall goes
up and the system shut down,

822
00:42:11,126 --> 00:42:12,956
and that's not
what we want to do.

823
00:42:12,956 --> 00:42:14,906
In fact, from what we've
heard from other communities,

824
00:42:14,906 --> 00:42:16,681
again the do engagement.

825
00:42:16,681 --> 00:42:20,096
Well is once you release that
valve on the pressure cooker,

826
00:42:20,096 --> 00:42:22,616
it can get kind of messy.

827
00:42:22,616 --> 00:42:24,806
But those that follow
through with it

828
00:42:24,806 --> 00:42:27,086
are the ones that
retain the residents

829
00:42:27,086 --> 00:42:30,476
not only as their
confidence but as engaged

830
00:42:30,476 --> 00:42:32,306
citizens in their community.

831
00:42:32,306 --> 00:42:38,726
So our ultimate goal is, is
not to approve every suggestion

832
00:42:38,726 --> 00:42:42,056
that we have received through
the polling service It's simply

833
00:42:42,056 --> 00:42:44,936
we just want to make a
more transparent response

834
00:42:44,936 --> 00:42:48,746
and engage in community
with that staffer.

835
00:42:48,746 --> 00:42:53,507
Any questions, any
questions for Josh Grayson?

836
00:42:53,507 --> 00:42:57,913
Oh oh, thank you What other
platforms are utilized ?

837
00:42:57,913 --> 00:42:59,456
and other than the website?

838
00:42:59,456 --> 00:43:00,742
Other than the website?

839
00:43:00,742 --> 00:43:04,436
So we we have a total of
eight social media accounts

840
00:43:04,436 --> 00:43:08,396
across Instagram, Facebook
We have one YouTube account

841
00:43:08,396 --> 00:43:13,916
for the city the media accounts,
the social media accounts are

842
00:43:13,916 --> 00:43:15,296
across different apartments.

843
00:43:15,296 --> 00:43:18,866
So police, fire historic
preservation, the city of Twin

844
00:43:18,866 --> 00:43:22,796
Falls grow, a Twin Falls, which
is our economic development arm,

845
00:43:22,796 --> 00:43:27,153
and i fly Twin Falls
for the airport

846
00:43:27,153 --> 00:43:32,096
So we have I think, a
pretty robust social media.

847
00:43:32,096 --> 00:43:34,556
And then in addition to that,
I did kind of touch on it

848
00:43:34,556 --> 00:43:36,896
is we're doing more
in-person outreach as well.

849
00:43:36,896 --> 00:43:39,266
And I think that's going to be
critical to the success of this

850
00:43:39,266 --> 00:43:40,286
as well.

851
00:43:40,286 --> 00:43:43,106
So we've already lined
up for things like well,

852
00:43:43,106 --> 00:43:45,176
there's the national night
out with the police department

853
00:43:45,176 --> 00:43:50,756
and Latino Fest, September
11th event just any event

854
00:43:50,756 --> 00:43:52,389
that we can get ourselves into.

855
00:43:52,389 --> 00:43:53,801
We're trying to do that now.

856
00:43:53,801 --> 00:43:55,616
So that we can just
have a face there

857
00:43:55,616 --> 00:43:58,766
and engage with the public
answer the questions.

858
00:43:58,766 --> 00:44:00,716
And I asked you that question
not so much as a gotcha

859
00:44:00,716 --> 00:44:03,416
question, but just to applaud
your efforts from what

860
00:44:03,416 --> 00:44:04,586
you're doing in the community.

861
00:44:04,586 --> 00:44:06,908
So okay.

862
00:44:06,908 --> 00:44:09,816
Can either questions
for Joshua All right.

863
00:44:09,816 --> 00:44:10,316
Thank you.

864
00:44:10,316 --> 00:44:21,416
I'm over to appreciate
it Mayor and council

865
00:44:21,416 --> 00:44:25,406
It's been a very long time since
I've had to come before you back

866
00:44:25,406 --> 00:44:26,848
when we took over
the Dale building was

867
00:44:26,848 --> 00:44:28,796
the last you were just
giving us batteries a minute

868
00:44:28,796 --> 00:44:32,546
ago So how long ago?

869
00:44:32,546 --> 00:44:35,366
So i get to talk to you a
little bit about infrastructure

870
00:44:35,366 --> 00:44:38,092
and we're going to brief you
on a project that's going on.

871
00:44:38,092 --> 00:44:41,366
And then what's coming up
and plans for next year

872
00:44:41,366 --> 00:44:43,886
So public safety
communications is

873
00:44:43,886 --> 00:44:45,594
one of the most
important infrastructures

874
00:44:45,594 --> 00:44:46,946
we have in the city.

875
00:44:46,946 --> 00:44:47,962
Not only does it.

876
00:44:47,962 --> 00:44:49,226
Keep our citizens safe.

877
00:44:49,226 --> 00:44:54,116
But it also keeps our public
safety personnel safe.

878
00:44:54,116 --> 00:44:58,226
So this year we have
went through the process

879
00:44:58,226 --> 00:45:03,806
of purchasing new antennas
for our two main towers

880
00:45:03,806 --> 00:45:07,500
in the city of Twin
Falls These tower,

881
00:45:07,500 --> 00:45:11,156
these antennas that provide
all the communication,

882
00:45:11,156 --> 00:45:14,126
transmit and receive for all of
our public safety communication

883
00:45:14,126 --> 00:45:20,756
radio systems We have been
through the process of the tower

884
00:45:20,756 --> 00:45:23,276
study to verify that
the towers can handle

885
00:45:23,276 --> 00:45:25,436
the weight and the
load, the wind shear

886
00:45:25,436 --> 00:45:27,926
load to handle
these new antennas

887
00:45:27,926 --> 00:45:31,856
We've also gone through the
planning and zoning process

888
00:45:31,856 --> 00:45:34,271
to get that approval
and currently,

889
00:45:34,271 --> 00:45:36,896
we are waiting on
some final quotes

890
00:45:36,896 --> 00:45:40,406
for installation
of these antennas

891
00:45:40,406 --> 00:45:43,556
Antennas are replacing,
as you well aware,

892
00:45:43,556 --> 00:45:45,686
we have a tower at
the police department

893
00:45:45,686 --> 00:45:48,596
and we have a tower
on the canyon rim

894
00:45:48,596 --> 00:45:50,786
The antennas at the
police department

895
00:45:50,786 --> 00:45:55,886
were we're going to go back
to the old discussion again.

896
00:45:55,886 --> 00:45:59,574
These antennas were put in
place when dispatch was brought

897
00:45:59,574 --> 00:46:01,646
back to Twin Falls, and we
built the dispatch center

898
00:46:01,646 --> 00:46:03,656
in 2000, two.

899
00:46:03,656 --> 00:46:06,634
The antennas at the
tower on the canyon

900
00:46:06,634 --> 00:46:10,586
rim They have been there since
that built that structure

901
00:46:10,586 --> 00:46:13,046
was constructed in 2014.

902
00:46:13,046 --> 00:46:16,796
So they have served as
well The antennas have

903
00:46:16,796 --> 00:46:20,696
a coating of fibroblasts
and for the most part,

904
00:46:20,696 --> 00:46:24,536
industry standard is to
replace them at 10 to 15 years.

905
00:46:24,536 --> 00:46:27,956
We have done extensive
testing to verify that they've

906
00:46:27,956 --> 00:46:30,476
maintained through the
years, but now we're

907
00:46:30,476 --> 00:46:33,356
at the point where we need to
get them replaced before or they

908
00:46:33,356 --> 00:46:41,746
fail So if you notice, we have
the police tower on the left,

909
00:46:41,746 --> 00:46:45,611
and there is two sets of
antennas set at the top, which

910
00:46:45,611 --> 00:46:48,776
receives the transmission
from the field and then a set

911
00:46:48,776 --> 00:46:52,076
partially down the tower,
which is our transmit

912
00:46:52,076 --> 00:46:55,646
And out at the at the
canyon rim, same thing.

913
00:46:55,646 --> 00:46:58,916
We have two at the top
receive and two further down

914
00:46:58,916 --> 00:47:08,186
for transmit So coming
up, look looking ahead we

915
00:47:08,186 --> 00:47:11,096
need to begin the
process of a rolling

916
00:47:11,096 --> 00:47:13,707
replacement of our repeaters.

917
00:47:13,707 --> 00:47:18,926
The Twin Falls has 14 repeaters
in service eight of them

918
00:47:18,926 --> 00:47:24,926
are on our digital P25 trunk
system that we installed.

919
00:47:24,926 --> 00:47:27,656
If memory serves,
back in 2016 is

920
00:47:27,656 --> 00:47:32,336
when we started that rolling
install because we have 14

921
00:47:32,336 --> 00:47:35,606
repeaters, we want to begin
the replacement process so

922
00:47:35,606 --> 00:47:38,756
that we're not too far out by
the time we replace them all

923
00:47:38,756 --> 00:47:45,176
in a rolling replacement
plan So we plan on replacing

924
00:47:45,176 --> 00:47:49,436
or repeaters on our
primary tower and repeater

925
00:47:49,436 --> 00:47:51,986
stack which is on the left.

926
00:47:51,986 --> 00:47:54,566
You see that is the
P25 digital stack

927
00:47:54,566 --> 00:47:58,946
at the police department
tower, and that

928
00:47:58,946 --> 00:48:02,276
is in 26 and 27 budget year.

929
00:48:02,276 --> 00:48:05,606
And that's $112,000 for
those four repeaters.

930
00:48:05,606 --> 00:48:11,846
The next year in 27,
28, we plan on replacing

931
00:48:11,846 --> 00:48:17,546
the other stack out at the
Canyon rim for another 112,000.

932
00:48:17,546 --> 00:48:21,197
And then we'll finish
replacing in consecutive years,

933
00:48:21,197 --> 00:48:25,106
the one offs we can replace the
analog repeaters one at a time.

934
00:48:25,106 --> 00:48:27,716
If we need to.

935
00:48:27,716 --> 00:48:30,476
And so that's our plan
for the public safety

936
00:48:30,476 --> 00:48:36,236
radio with a phased approach
that will keep the system secure

937
00:48:36,236 --> 00:48:41,546
keep the level of maintenance
and the level of service

938
00:48:41,546 --> 00:48:48,176
that the system must have to
provide for our public safety

939
00:48:48,176 --> 00:48:52,226
So then the next one that
we have coming up this one

940
00:48:52,226 --> 00:48:54,356
is infrastructure for you.

941
00:48:54,356 --> 00:48:57,146
This is mainly for
council Any meeting

942
00:48:57,146 --> 00:49:01,616
that is in this facility the
system that we are currently

943
00:49:01,616 --> 00:49:06,386
using is was constructed when
this building was built for us

944
00:49:06,386 --> 00:49:08,396
and it's roughly ten years old.

945
00:49:08,396 --> 00:49:12,476
It is out of production
and is out of service.

946
00:49:12,476 --> 00:49:14,426
So we've already had
some issues where we've

947
00:49:14,426 --> 00:49:17,576
had struggles trying to
find replacement parts

948
00:49:17,576 --> 00:49:19,586
and pieces for the system.

949
00:49:19,586 --> 00:49:22,406
And as you probably
have well experienced,

950
00:49:22,406 --> 00:49:26,156
we're also getting glitches.

951
00:49:26,156 --> 00:49:29,246
We have to do a lot of
babysitting of this system

952
00:49:29,246 --> 00:49:34,796
to keep it going So if we want
to maintain the recordings

953
00:49:34,796 --> 00:49:38,186
for our open
meeting requirements

954
00:49:38,186 --> 00:49:42,058
we are we did have
this company come

955
00:49:42,058 --> 00:49:43,916
and do a walkthrough with us.

956
00:49:43,916 --> 00:49:46,136
We shared the things we
liked about our system.

957
00:49:46,136 --> 00:49:47,966
We shared the
things we absolutely

958
00:49:47,966 --> 00:49:50,823
dislike about our
system And they

959
00:49:50,823 --> 00:49:52,311
have provided a quote for us.

960
00:49:52,311 --> 00:49:56,546
So that we can replace it
and maintain the needed

961
00:49:56,546 --> 00:50:01,556
reliable ability that you guys
require This will also bring us

962
00:50:01,556 --> 00:50:06,415
up to new technology It has
integration into the Microsoft

963
00:50:06,415 --> 00:50:12,896
Teams so that when councilmen
are not here, but still need

964
00:50:12,896 --> 00:50:17,306
to preside in the meeting, they
can connect easier and have

965
00:50:17,306 --> 00:50:20,036
a better success at
being part of the meeting

966
00:50:20,036 --> 00:50:22,286
when they're not here.

967
00:50:22,286 --> 00:50:26,906
And at that I'll stand for any
questions and any questions

968
00:50:26,906 --> 00:50:31,946
The cherry So on
this last part where

969
00:50:31,946 --> 00:50:34,346
you received a quote,
what was your process

970
00:50:34,346 --> 00:50:35,966
on going through this company?

971
00:50:35,966 --> 00:50:36,866
Was it.

972
00:50:36,866 --> 00:50:39,686
The only company you chose or
why did you choose this one

973
00:50:39,686 --> 00:50:42,686
and why is this the only
quote When we decided to look

974
00:50:42,686 --> 00:50:45,386
at budgeting, we wanted to
be able to maintain as much

975
00:50:45,386 --> 00:50:48,386
of the system that
is still good.

976
00:50:48,386 --> 00:50:52,106
Our speakers are good
the wiring is good,

977
00:50:52,106 --> 00:50:56,246
so there will be pieces
that will be remain in place

978
00:50:56,246 --> 00:50:59,606
And this is actually the
company that installed it.

979
00:50:59,606 --> 00:51:01,406
It was under a different
name at the time,

980
00:51:01,406 --> 00:51:03,596
but they have been the ones
who have helped service it,

981
00:51:03,596 --> 00:51:06,206
help take care of it
and we will continue

982
00:51:06,206 --> 00:51:16,312
on the Crestron line brand of
equipment any other questions ?

983
00:51:16,312 --> 00:51:16,812
OK.

984
00:51:16,812 --> 00:51:17,369
Thank you.

985
00:51:17,369 --> 00:51:17,925
Thank you.

986
00:51:17,925 --> 00:51:23,637
Appreciate it Takes us
to our next focus area.

987
00:51:23,637 --> 00:51:32,696
It looks like the focus
area eight Good evening.

988
00:51:32,696 --> 00:51:34,556
Council.

989
00:51:34,556 --> 00:51:37,226
So I'm going to talk a
little bit about one section

990
00:51:37,226 --> 00:51:40,916
inside internal organization
You may or may not

991
00:51:40,916 --> 00:51:45,776
remember a few of you were here
in 2024 when I came to the dais

992
00:51:45,776 --> 00:51:48,236
and asked you if we could
update our software.

993
00:51:48,236 --> 00:51:52,586
We had an updated our
software since 2002,

994
00:51:52,586 --> 00:51:54,266
so it had been over 20 years.

995
00:51:54,266 --> 00:51:57,506
And my request was is to
help us educate our staff,

996
00:51:57,506 --> 00:52:00,686
help us find something that's
user friendly that we could use

997
00:52:00,686 --> 00:52:07,046
And so you approved
$348,000 that we then

998
00:52:07,046 --> 00:52:10,526
encumbered into this last fiscal
year, this current fiscal year.

999
00:52:10,526 --> 00:52:12,956
And we are now almost all
the way through the process

1000
00:52:12,956 --> 00:52:14,186
of transitioning.

1001
00:52:14,186 --> 00:52:16,906
There's been a little bit of
hiccups, a little bit of bumps.

1002
00:52:16,906 --> 00:52:18,806
But what I do want
to provide and show

1003
00:52:18,806 --> 00:52:23,666
you is the massive transfer
the transformation in our staff

1004
00:52:23,666 --> 00:52:25,646
and how they're
using the software

1005
00:52:25,646 --> 00:52:28,226
to educate to
educate themselves,

1006
00:52:28,226 --> 00:52:31,466
to make educate iT
decisions, and to ultimately

1007
00:52:31,466 --> 00:52:32,486
make better decisions.

1008
00:52:32,486 --> 00:52:34,976
For this for the
city as a whole,

1009
00:52:34,976 --> 00:52:37,466
we did a survey that we
passed out to all of our staff

1010
00:52:37,466 --> 00:52:39,836
to have them respond
back and we had

1011
00:52:39,836 --> 00:52:44,006
an 83% positive where
people are more satisfied

1012
00:52:44,006 --> 00:52:45,596
with the new software for us.

1013
00:52:45,596 --> 00:52:48,086
And I wanted to provide you
with some of these numbers

1014
00:52:48,086 --> 00:52:52,046
because a few of you have heard
some of the negative comments

1015
00:52:52,046 --> 00:52:52,856
already.

1016
00:52:52,856 --> 00:52:54,986
And what I would
say is just wait

1017
00:52:54,986 --> 00:52:56,996
We have some very
positive things

1018
00:52:56,996 --> 00:52:58,016
that are coming from this.

1019
00:52:58,016 --> 00:52:59,156
People are enjoying it.

1020
00:52:59,156 --> 00:53:00,566
Our city staff are liking it.

1021
00:53:00,566 --> 00:53:04,106
We've had a lot of good feedback
from city and from citizens

1022
00:53:04,106 --> 00:53:06,506
as well outside in
the community It's

1023
00:53:06,506 --> 00:53:08,546
viewed as a meaningful
improvement in our

1024
00:53:08,546 --> 00:53:14,726
in our system This is also a
visually visualization of how

1025
00:53:14,726 --> 00:53:19,196
the staff appears and they on
happiness and user friendliness

1026
00:53:19,196 --> 00:53:21,986
in it's almost easy to
look at this and say,

1027
00:53:21,986 --> 00:53:23,696
well, seven out of
ten people like it.

1028
00:53:23,696 --> 00:53:25,466
That means three people don't.

1029
00:53:25,466 --> 00:53:29,126
What I want to remind you is
that we are only six months

1030
00:53:29,126 --> 00:53:32,963
in how many of you gone through
a transition in soft wear

1031
00:53:32,963 --> 00:53:34,298
as significant as this.

1032
00:53:34,298 --> 00:53:36,776
And seven out of
ten of your staff

1033
00:53:36,776 --> 00:53:38,516
are happy with the outcomes?

1034
00:53:38,516 --> 00:53:41,546
I'm excited to say that this
is money that was well spent.

1035
00:53:41,546 --> 00:53:44,036
We are continuing to
use this as a resource

1036
00:53:44,036 --> 00:53:47,216
and to make better
decisions going forward.

1037
00:53:47,216 --> 00:53:51,866
It's user friendly and I think
it's a resounding success.

1038
00:53:51,866 --> 00:53:53,126
So with that, I'm
going to transition

1039
00:53:53,126 --> 00:54:02,816
it to christine Good
evening, Mayor and council.

1040
00:54:02,816 --> 00:54:05,252
I'm excited to be
here tonight I'm

1041
00:54:05,252 --> 00:54:09,266
going to focus on the HR
Budget which continues to focus

1042
00:54:09,266 --> 00:54:11,546
on one primary objective.

1043
00:54:11,546 --> 00:54:14,456
Investing in our
people So the city

1044
00:54:14,456 --> 00:54:17,936
provides many different
services, which you're aware

1045
00:54:17,936 --> 00:54:21,116
but every single one of
them depends on one thing.

1046
00:54:21,116 --> 00:54:24,356
Our employees for every
service that we provide

1047
00:54:24,356 --> 00:54:26,576
from public safety
and public works

1048
00:54:26,576 --> 00:54:30,716
to parks and recreation the
library and customer service

1049
00:54:30,716 --> 00:54:34,496
depend on attracting
developing and retaining

1050
00:54:34,496 --> 00:54:36,476
talented employees.

1051
00:54:36,476 --> 00:54:39,686
At the end of the day h.R.
Just isn't about policies

1052
00:54:39,686 --> 00:54:41,396
payroll or benefits.

1053
00:54:41,396 --> 00:54:44,666
It's about making sure that
the city has the right people

1054
00:54:44,666 --> 00:54:48,116
in the right roles to
deliver the level of service

1055
00:54:48,116 --> 00:54:54,836
that our community expects and
deserves When those first laid,

1056
00:54:54,836 --> 00:54:57,566
I want to start by talking
about our workforce strategy

1057
00:54:57,566 --> 00:55:00,266
and highlighting
three key areas.

1058
00:55:00,266 --> 00:55:04,706
The first is compensation We're
proposing a 3% performance

1059
00:55:04,706 --> 00:55:10,166
adjustment and a 3% salary table
adjustment This helps us remain

1060
00:55:10,166 --> 00:55:12,686
competitive in
today's labor market

1061
00:55:12,686 --> 00:55:16,406
but it also helps us
attract qualified candidates

1062
00:55:16,406 --> 00:55:19,046
while recognizing the hard
work and contributions

1063
00:55:19,046 --> 00:55:24,446
of our current employees the
second is sustained benefits.

1064
00:55:24,446 --> 00:55:27,086
We're going to continue and
investing in our employees

1065
00:55:27,086 --> 00:55:28,886
benefits by
maintaining our health

1066
00:55:28,886 --> 00:55:33,386
insurance program along with
contributing to employee's Veba.

1067
00:55:33,386 --> 00:55:37,976
Any hSA accounts One fun
fact that I learned today

1068
00:55:37,976 --> 00:55:41,516
was that the Veba program
gives our employees the option

1069
00:55:41,516 --> 00:55:47,006
to invest those funds for their
future health care expenses

1070
00:55:47,006 --> 00:55:49,946
depending on their
investment elections,

1071
00:55:49,946 --> 00:55:54,536
employees have experienced
annual account growth anywhere

1072
00:55:54,536 --> 00:56:01,316
between 2 to 8% Further strength
meaning their long term benefit

1073
00:56:01,316 --> 00:56:05,126
And then third is remaining
an employer of choice

1074
00:56:05,126 --> 00:56:10,676
We're continuing to provider
employee retention program

1075
00:56:10,676 --> 00:56:13,556
because we know that
retaining, experienced

1076
00:56:13,556 --> 00:56:17,366
experienced employees is just
as important as recruiting

1077
00:56:17,366 --> 00:56:18,836
new employees.

1078
00:56:18,836 --> 00:56:22,286
Our experienced employees
bring institutional knowledge,

1079
00:56:22,286 --> 00:56:26,396
mentor our new staff and help
provide consistent, high quality

1080
00:56:26,396 --> 00:56:32,216
service to our
customers and citizens

1081
00:56:32,216 --> 00:56:35,336
Switching gears a little bit
and talking about investing

1082
00:56:35,336 --> 00:56:37,946
in our employee
well-being and wellness

1083
00:56:37,946 --> 00:56:40,376
I want to talk
about our city gym

1084
00:56:40,376 --> 00:56:44,366
renovation As you may remember,
this project was funded

1085
00:56:44,366 --> 00:56:47,606
through the F y 25 Capital
Improvement program

1086
00:56:47,606 --> 00:56:49,766
and was intentionally
designed with employees

1087
00:56:49,766 --> 00:56:52,826
at the center of the process.

1088
00:56:52,826 --> 00:56:55,196
Before any equipment
was selected

1089
00:56:55,196 --> 00:56:58,406
we brought together employees
from multiple departments

1090
00:56:58,406 --> 00:57:02,696
to help identify what was
working, what could be improved

1091
00:57:02,696 --> 00:57:04,496
and what equipment
would best support.

1092
00:57:04,496 --> 00:57:07,586
Employee wellness
So our employees

1093
00:57:07,586 --> 00:57:10,496
feedback directly
shaped the final layout

1094
00:57:10,496 --> 00:57:13,406
and equipment selection
Our goal simply

1095
00:57:13,406 --> 00:57:15,026
wasn't to renovate the gym.

1096
00:57:15,026 --> 00:57:17,606
It was to create a wellness
resource at our employees

1097
00:57:17,606 --> 00:57:21,806
would utilize So
since reopening,

1098
00:57:21,806 --> 00:57:26,216
we've seen a 78%
increase in gym usage.

1099
00:57:26,216 --> 00:57:32,516
So going from 180 to 320
door swipes from June of 2025

1100
00:57:32,516 --> 00:57:35,066
to June of 2026, which
I think is pretty

1101
00:57:35,066 --> 00:57:40,406
cool The second example
is our self-funded health

1102
00:57:40,406 --> 00:57:44,546
plan across the
country Employers

1103
00:57:44,546 --> 00:57:47,366
continue to face increasing
health care costs.

1104
00:57:47,366 --> 00:57:49,706
That's not a surprise
to any of us.

1105
00:57:49,706 --> 00:57:52,196
According to Mercer's
national survey,

1106
00:57:52,196 --> 00:57:53,786
employer health
benefit costs are

1107
00:57:53,786 --> 00:57:56,216
projected to increase at 7.4.

1108
00:57:56,216 --> 00:58:00,152
Excuse me 6.7% this year,
which is the highest

1109
00:58:00,152 --> 00:58:02,876
increase in 15 years.

1110
00:58:02,876 --> 00:58:05,606
In addition, I was at a
local conference lately,

1111
00:58:05,606 --> 00:58:08,126
and it was highlighted that
some local governments are

1112
00:58:08,126 --> 00:58:12,892
anticipating significantly
higher increases 50% or more

1113
00:58:12,892 --> 00:58:20,396
for our health care I'm
going to pull a Gretchen

1114
00:58:20,396 --> 00:58:25,526
and have a brain
moment here A 50%

1115
00:58:25,526 --> 00:58:28,856
increase to health care costs.

1116
00:58:28,856 --> 00:58:32,396
So while we continue to
monitor our plan closely,

1117
00:58:32,396 --> 00:58:35,336
the city remains in
a stable position

1118
00:58:35,336 --> 00:58:38,216
But that stability didn't
happen by accident.

1119
00:58:38,216 --> 00:58:41,606
It was the result of years
of thoughtful planning,

1120
00:58:41,606 --> 00:58:44,156
ongoing monitoring and
responsible management

1121
00:58:44,156 --> 00:58:47,666
of our self-funded
health plan Transitioning

1122
00:58:47,666 --> 00:58:50,186
to a self-funded
health plan has proven

1123
00:58:50,186 --> 00:58:53,546
to be a successful long
term strategy for the city.

1124
00:58:53,546 --> 00:58:56,906
It's allowed us to continue
offering a strong competitive

1125
00:58:56,906 --> 00:59:00,746
benefit while responsibly
managing costs in an environment

1126
00:59:00,746 --> 00:59:05,006
where health care
expenses continue to rise.

1127
00:59:05,006 --> 00:59:07,496
We're also continuing to
strengthen our benefit package

1128
00:59:07,496 --> 00:59:10,916
by explore bring in
introducing, introduce

1129
00:59:10,916 --> 00:59:15,506
additional voluntary employee
paid benefit options.

1130
00:59:15,506 --> 00:59:17,696
One of those new options
that we're exploring

1131
00:59:17,696 --> 00:59:20,426
is voluntary
infertility coverage.

1132
00:59:20,426 --> 00:59:23,666
This benefit will provide
employees with opportunities

1133
00:59:23,666 --> 00:59:26,606
and support during a very
important stage of life

1134
00:59:26,606 --> 00:59:30,356
at no additional
cost to the city.

1135
00:59:30,356 --> 00:59:33,236
So this is just another
example of how we're continuing

1136
00:59:33,236 --> 00:59:35,936
to involve the benefit
package to meet the changing

1137
00:59:35,936 --> 00:59:43,106
needs of our workforce So in
closing h.R. Remains committed

1138
00:59:43,106 --> 00:59:45,086
to investing in our employees.

1139
00:59:45,086 --> 00:59:48,446
They're the ones who make
our city services possible,

1140
00:59:48,446 --> 00:59:50,876
whether it's attracting
talented employees,

1141
00:59:50,876 --> 00:59:55,316
retaining experienced staff
supporting employee well-being

1142
00:59:55,316 --> 00:59:58,496
managing employee benefit
at every investment

1143
00:59:58,496 --> 01:00:01,796
that we make is intended
to strengthen our workforce

1144
01:00:01,796 --> 01:00:05,816
and ultimately the services
that we provide to our citizens.

1145
01:00:05,816 --> 01:00:08,923
Investing in our workforce
begins long before the employees

1146
01:00:08,923 --> 01:00:09,423
first.

1147
01:00:09,423 --> 01:00:10,316
Stay with us.

1148
01:00:10,316 --> 01:00:12,536
And continues
throughout their career.

1149
01:00:12,536 --> 01:00:15,476
The first step in that journey
is attracting the right people

1150
01:00:15,476 --> 01:00:16,856
to join our team.

1151
01:00:16,856 --> 01:00:19,064
And with that, I'd
like to turn it over

1152
01:00:19,064 --> 01:00:27,116
to Evan, one of our HR
Generalists good evening,

1153
01:00:27,116 --> 01:00:28,226
mayor and council.

1154
01:00:28,226 --> 01:00:33,746
It's always a pleasure to be
here I that just mirrors echoing

1155
01:00:33,746 --> 01:00:34,706
that going a little bit.

1156
01:00:34,706 --> 01:00:39,097
But it's okay I apologize
Like Kristin said, i'm

1157
01:00:39,097 --> 01:00:40,728
a generalist in
the HR Department

1158
01:00:40,728 --> 01:00:42,626
and my main focuses
are recruitment,

1159
01:00:42,626 --> 01:00:46,346
internal recruitment
and internal business

1160
01:00:46,346 --> 01:00:48,836
Tonight i will highlight
two main slides.

1161
01:00:48,836 --> 01:00:51,566
The first will be requested
positions that were not funded

1162
01:00:51,566 --> 01:00:54,776
in the proposed budget
And second are recruitment

1163
01:00:54,776 --> 01:00:59,066
and workforce movement activity
from the past fiscal year

1164
01:00:59,066 --> 01:01:02,306
during the long term planning
process, departments identified

1165
01:01:02,306 --> 01:01:05,576
several staffing needs that
were reviewed for ultimately not

1166
01:01:05,576 --> 01:01:07,976
proposed in the
budget In total, there

1167
01:01:07,976 --> 01:01:10,406
were ten full time positions
requested representing

1168
01:01:10,406 --> 01:01:13,023
16 total requests within
an approximate cost

1169
01:01:13,023 --> 01:01:16,856
of 1.0 million 1.07 million.

1170
01:01:16,856 --> 01:01:17,996
I apologize.

1171
01:01:17,996 --> 01:01:19,946
These requests covered
several service areas,

1172
01:01:19,946 --> 01:01:23,066
including operations
Infrastrata for public safety

1173
01:01:23,066 --> 01:01:25,406
and community services
and legal support

1174
01:01:25,406 --> 01:01:27,176
and organization support.

1175
01:01:27,176 --> 01:01:30,266
The larger the largest staffing
request was for to emergency

1176
01:01:30,266 --> 01:01:33,206
communication officer positions,
which reflects the continued

1177
01:01:33,206 --> 01:01:36,176
importance of staffing
capability capacity

1178
01:01:36,176 --> 01:01:38,546
in our emergency
communication center

1179
01:01:38,546 --> 01:01:41,096
While these positions were not
funded in the proposed budget,

1180
01:01:41,096 --> 01:01:42,746
I think it's important
that we recognize

1181
01:01:42,746 --> 01:01:46,106
that they represent
a real service need

1182
01:01:46,106 --> 01:01:47,696
identified by the department.

1183
01:01:47,696 --> 01:01:50,606
These are not just position
titles or dollar amounts

1184
01:01:50,606 --> 01:01:53,456
They represent workload
management response time,

1185
01:01:53,456 --> 01:01:56,456
emergency progression, employee
progression, succession

1186
01:01:56,456 --> 01:01:59,456
planning and service delivery.

1187
01:01:59,456 --> 01:02:01,371
The key takeaway is that
departments identify

1188
01:02:01,371 --> 01:02:04,196
additional staffing needs, but
those requests were deferred

1189
01:02:04,196 --> 01:02:07,016
in order to maintain
budget priorities

1190
01:02:07,016 --> 01:02:08,966
From a human
resources perspective,

1191
01:02:08,966 --> 01:02:11,096
we will continue to
track those needs.

1192
01:02:11,096 --> 01:02:13,166
Support departments with
recruitment where positions

1193
01:02:13,166 --> 01:02:15,509
are approved and help
evaluate workforce

1194
01:02:15,509 --> 01:02:19,736
needs as the organization
continues to grow With that

1195
01:02:19,736 --> 01:02:22,076
in mind, I'll move forward
from the requested positions

1196
01:02:22,076 --> 01:02:25,076
to the current workforce
activity including recruitment,

1197
01:02:25,076 --> 01:02:29,529
new hires and internal
movement for fiscal year

1198
01:02:29,529 --> 01:02:36,056
2627 from October 1, 2025
through July Sixth, 2026.

1199
01:02:36,056 --> 01:02:38,546
H.R. Has supported a high
volume of recruitment

1200
01:02:38,546 --> 01:02:41,846
across the city
During that period,

1201
01:02:41,846 --> 01:02:44,126
we have processed
75 recruitments

1202
01:02:44,126 --> 01:02:49,436
and reviewed a little more
than 1000 applications.

1203
01:02:49,436 --> 01:02:52,616
Those efforts resulted
in a 134 new hires,

1204
01:02:52,616 --> 01:02:57,596
29 full time and 105 part
time or seasonal employees.

1205
01:02:57,596 --> 01:03:00,416
The full time hires help
support long term staffing needs

1206
01:03:00,416 --> 01:03:03,596
across departments While the
part time and seasonal hires

1207
01:03:03,596 --> 01:03:06,956
are critical for maintaining
programs, seasonal operations

1208
01:03:06,956 --> 01:03:11,876
and service levels throughout
the year we also had

1209
01:03:11,876 --> 01:03:14,966
19 internal movements, which
includes promotions, transfers

1210
01:03:14,966 --> 01:03:17,636
and other career
growth opportunities

1211
01:03:17,636 --> 01:03:19,556
That number is important
because recruitment

1212
01:03:19,556 --> 01:03:22,586
is not only about bringing new
employees into the organization.

1213
01:03:22,586 --> 01:03:25,256
It is about retaining
and developing

1214
01:03:25,256 --> 01:03:29,485
the employees We already have
that connects to One of our core

1215
01:03:29,485 --> 01:03:31,736
recruitment messages in
organizations best recruiters

1216
01:03:31,736 --> 01:03:33,716
hearts and current employees.

1217
01:03:33,716 --> 01:03:37,766
When employees feel supported,
valued and able to grow,

1218
01:03:37,766 --> 01:03:41,816
they become strong ambassadors
for the city We also

1219
01:03:41,816 --> 01:03:43,976
continue to use
targeted incentives,

1220
01:03:43,976 --> 01:03:45,626
incentives to
support recruitment.

1221
01:03:45,626 --> 01:03:49,316
The city currently offers a
$500 referral bonus for general

1222
01:03:49,316 --> 01:03:52,946
physicians and $8,000 sign
on bonus for emergency

1223
01:03:52,946 --> 01:03:55,136
communication officers,
police officers

1224
01:03:55,136 --> 01:03:57,146
and professional engineers.

1225
01:03:57,146 --> 01:04:01,016
These tools help us remain
competitive especially in areas

1226
01:04:01,016 --> 01:04:03,926
where recruitment
can be difficult.

1227
01:04:03,926 --> 01:04:05,756
The quote on the
right reinforces

1228
01:04:05,756 --> 01:04:09,296
that the broader philosophy
people are the center.

1229
01:04:09,296 --> 01:04:13,035
Our central to the success
of the organization.

1230
01:04:13,035 --> 01:04:15,026
Strategies programs
and services only

1231
01:04:15,026 --> 01:04:18,446
work when we have the
right people to carry it,

1232
01:04:18,446 --> 01:04:19,856
to carry them out.

1233
01:04:19,856 --> 01:04:23,126
Overall, these numbers show both
volume and recruitment activity

1234
01:04:23,126 --> 01:04:25,871
and the importance of investing
in our workforce Human resources

1235
01:04:25,871 --> 01:04:27,776
will continue
supporting departments

1236
01:04:27,776 --> 01:04:30,146
by helping attract
qualified candidates,

1237
01:04:30,146 --> 01:04:33,626
encouraging internal growth and
maintaining staffing processes

1238
01:04:33,626 --> 01:04:37,316
that support reliable
city services With that,

1239
01:04:37,316 --> 01:04:39,776
I will turn it over to Nancy
and talk about the rest

1240
01:04:39,776 --> 01:04:48,056
of our presentation
Thank you Good evening

1241
01:04:48,056 --> 01:04:50,970
Mayor and city council members.

1242
01:04:50,970 --> 01:04:53,456
Thank you for the
opportunity to present

1243
01:04:53,456 --> 01:04:57,416
on the future leadership
and management development

1244
01:04:57,416 --> 01:05:00,206
and initiative in your folder.

1245
01:05:00,206 --> 01:05:01,496
The meetings tonight folder.

1246
01:05:01,496 --> 01:05:04,481
You should have a
handout in there,

1247
01:05:04,481 --> 01:05:10,106
which gives a little directive
of the progress that we've made.

1248
01:05:10,106 --> 01:05:14,216
What's next And then some
of our expected outcomes.

1249
01:05:14,216 --> 01:05:17,486
On the back is the
work that we have done.

1250
01:05:17,486 --> 01:05:21,986
It is a lesson plan of the
committee working together

1251
01:05:21,986 --> 01:05:27,926
has created a communication
and training for supervisors

1252
01:05:27,926 --> 01:05:28,708
as well.

1253
01:05:28,708 --> 01:05:32,126
So just a little bit
of information for you.

1254
01:05:32,126 --> 01:05:37,226
So every organization eventually
experiences leadership

1255
01:05:37,226 --> 01:05:40,226
transitions through
retirements, promotion

1256
01:05:40,226 --> 01:05:42,356
and career advancements.

1257
01:05:42,356 --> 01:05:45,806
The City of Twin
Falls is no different.

1258
01:05:45,806 --> 01:05:48,116
While many employees are
promoted because they

1259
01:05:48,116 --> 01:05:51,566
excel in their technical
roles, supervisors

1260
01:05:51,566 --> 01:05:54,649
are supervising people.

1261
01:05:54,649 --> 01:05:57,419
That requires a
different set of skills

1262
01:05:57,419 --> 01:06:01,376
to do that rather than asking
new supervisors to learn

1263
01:06:01,376 --> 01:06:06,026
through trial and error We want
to provide them with the tools

1264
01:06:06,026 --> 01:06:12,806
to succeed in those transitions
So this initiative directly

1265
01:06:12,806 --> 01:06:16,946
supports the strategic plan
that the Council adopted

1266
01:06:16,946 --> 01:06:18,776
and helps translate
those priority

1267
01:06:18,776 --> 01:06:20,936
things into meaningful action.

1268
01:06:20,936 --> 01:06:23,156
I'd now like to take
you through each

1269
01:06:23,156 --> 01:06:26,336
of these strategic priorities
and show how the communities

1270
01:06:26,336 --> 01:06:27,386
work is advancing.

1271
01:06:27,386 --> 01:06:29,996
The city's long term goals.

1272
01:06:29,996 --> 01:06:33,206
First, by expanding employee
training and development,

1273
01:06:33,206 --> 01:06:36,536
we're creating structured
pathway that helps employees

1274
01:06:36,536 --> 01:06:38,126
develop leadership
and management

1275
01:06:38,126 --> 01:06:43,166
skills before they move into
supervisory positions Two.

1276
01:06:43,166 --> 01:06:45,416
Strengthening their
succession planning

1277
01:06:45,416 --> 01:06:47,576
by investing in our
current employees

1278
01:06:47,576 --> 01:06:51,266
for building a stronger pipeline
of future leaders and persons

1279
01:06:51,266 --> 01:06:55,196
who have preserving
institutional knowledge.

1280
01:06:55,196 --> 01:07:00,176
3 The Employee Retention and
Workplace Culture Employees

1281
01:07:00,176 --> 01:07:04,346
are more likely to stay when
they see opportunity for growth

1282
01:07:04,346 --> 01:07:08,606
and develop And one
city culture We're

1283
01:07:08,606 --> 01:07:11,666
creating consistent
leaders ship expectations

1284
01:07:11,666 --> 01:07:13,736
across all departments.

1285
01:07:13,736 --> 01:07:18,656
So employees have a similar
experience regardless of where

1286
01:07:18,656 --> 01:07:24,026
they work in the organization
And finally, employee

1287
01:07:24,026 --> 01:07:29,636
engagement, a strong supervisors
communicate better, recognize

1288
01:07:29,636 --> 01:07:32,876
employee needs, and build
teams that are engaged

1289
01:07:32,876 --> 01:07:36,356
and motivated
Ultimately this isn't

1290
01:07:36,356 --> 01:07:38,546
about offering more training.

1291
01:07:38,546 --> 01:07:42,566
It's about inspiring Same
thing in our organization.

1292
01:07:42,566 --> 01:07:45,716
These strong leaders
creating employees

1293
01:07:45,716 --> 01:07:48,146
engaged employees,
provide excellent customer

1294
01:07:48,146 --> 01:07:53,816
service and excellent customer
and service builds public trust.

1295
01:07:53,816 --> 01:07:56,636
In closing leadership and
management development

1296
01:07:56,636 --> 01:08:00,386
is an invest in our people
and in the future of the city

1297
01:08:00,386 --> 01:08:05,876
of Twin Falls By preparing
today's employees for tomorrow's

1298
01:08:05,876 --> 01:08:10,196
leadership roles, we're
supporting the strategic plan

1299
01:08:10,196 --> 01:08:12,686
and helping ensure
our organization

1300
01:08:12,686 --> 01:08:16,496
continues to provide
exceptional service for years

1301
01:08:16,496 --> 01:08:19,496
to come Thank you.

1302
01:08:19,496 --> 01:08:30,506
With that, I'll turn the floor
over to Gretchen So just as we

1303
01:08:30,506 --> 01:08:33,596
are wrapping up in the
current fiscal year,

1304
01:08:33,596 --> 01:08:39,206
these are the Council directed
capital project in the 770,000

1305
01:08:39,206 --> 01:08:43,526
that the council was able to
allocate with additional funds

1306
01:08:43,526 --> 01:08:47,588
that were committed through
some other opportunities as well

1307
01:08:47,588 --> 01:08:52,766
so far tonight these are the
four pieces that you've heard

1308
01:08:52,766 --> 01:08:56,066
for proposed council directed
capital for the upcoming

1309
01:08:56,066 --> 01:08:59,786
year included into the funding.

1310
01:08:59,786 --> 01:09:02,756
That's a little bit more
than it has been historically

1311
01:09:02,756 --> 01:09:07,106
in that the seven seven was also
increased by the amount that

1312
01:09:07,106 --> 01:09:10,766
used to disturb it
through the Pug grants

1313
01:09:10,766 --> 01:09:14,156
as the presentations move
forward over the next couple

1314
01:09:14,156 --> 01:09:16,946
of weeks, there will be
some additional assets

1315
01:09:16,946 --> 01:09:18,547
that come as part of this.

1316
01:09:18,547 --> 01:09:21,368
And then at the end of all of
the focus area presentation,

1317
01:09:21,368 --> 01:09:24,836
you'll have the opportunity
to review and ask additional

1318
01:09:24,836 --> 01:09:27,536
questions, propose other things
whatever else the Council may

1319
01:09:27,536 --> 01:09:33,926
wish on that particular item
This is the upcoming schedule

1320
01:09:33,926 --> 01:09:38,426
of meetings next next time
that we meet on the 20th,

1321
01:09:38,426 --> 01:09:42,256
you'll hear on areas
of 4 or 5 and 6,

1322
01:09:42,256 --> 01:09:50,696
which are accessible environment
whole and prosperous And then

1323
01:09:50,696 --> 01:09:53,906
finally, if there are any
questions the Council has from

1324
01:09:53,906 --> 01:09:56,756
any of the presenters
or anything else,

1325
01:09:56,756 --> 01:09:59,936
we would be happy to answer
those for you graciously.

1326
01:09:59,936 --> 01:10:00,780
I think he was mayor.

1327
01:10:00,780 --> 01:10:03,661
So on on question
38, on Slide 38,

1328
01:10:03,661 --> 01:10:08,966
when we talked about positions
that we needed to fill how do

1329
01:10:08,966 --> 01:10:14,516
we prioritize those positions ?

1330
01:10:14,516 --> 01:10:18,489
So i, I just wanted to
look to see if you want.

1331
01:10:18,489 --> 01:10:20,276
I didn't mean to be
a gotcha question.

1332
01:10:20,276 --> 01:10:23,431
I was just curious on how we
how we prioritize because that

1333
01:10:23,431 --> 01:10:26,346
spans three different kind of
components of the community.

1334
01:10:26,346 --> 01:10:26,846
Right.

1335
01:10:26,846 --> 01:10:30,198
And so I'm just asking
how we fill those

1336
01:10:30,198 --> 01:10:32,538
So I'll give you
a brief response.

1337
01:10:32,538 --> 01:10:35,996
And then I will defer
to the city manager

1338
01:10:35,996 --> 01:10:40,406
when departments start
this fiscal year planning

1339
01:10:40,406 --> 01:10:43,166
and usually that begins
in about October.

1340
01:10:43,166 --> 01:10:47,276
We ask ask the departments
to submit any positions

1341
01:10:47,276 --> 01:10:49,166
they may be considering.

1342
01:10:49,166 --> 01:10:50,696
They go through a
pretty rigorous process

1343
01:10:50,696 --> 01:10:53,276
in order to determine
is this a new position?

1344
01:10:53,276 --> 01:10:56,576
Is this a newly
described position?

1345
01:10:56,576 --> 01:10:59,437
We have those evaluated and
then we put them all together.

1346
01:10:59,437 --> 01:11:01,736
So that we can allocate
dollars We know exactly how

1347
01:11:01,736 --> 01:11:05,336
much each position
may cost And then we

1348
01:11:05,336 --> 01:11:10,646
the executive leadership
team, reviews those requests.

1349
01:11:10,646 --> 01:11:12,626
We have asked previously
department leaders

1350
01:11:12,626 --> 01:11:14,756
to come forward, provide
additional information

1351
01:11:14,756 --> 01:11:17,456
and answer questions,
talk about what they need,

1352
01:11:17,456 --> 01:11:20,846
or to illustrate what the
actual workload looks like.

1353
01:11:20,846 --> 01:11:24,780
And then we go through a
deliberation I can tell you that

1354
01:11:24,780 --> 01:11:27,536
this year, there was
some real reservations

1355
01:11:27,536 --> 01:11:30,986
about adding any additional
staff beyond those that are

1356
01:11:30,986 --> 01:11:34,256
already included in the budget.

1357
01:11:34,256 --> 01:11:37,586
We have gone through some
various processes in the past

1358
01:11:37,586 --> 01:11:40,286
for how we have arrived at
this, but this is probably

1359
01:11:40,286 --> 01:11:43,406
the most efficient way that
we've arrived at for determining

1360
01:11:43,406 --> 01:11:44,996
which positions to fund.

1361
01:11:44,996 --> 01:11:49,226
And I'll ask Travis, if you want
to add So if you take a look

1362
01:11:49,226 --> 01:11:52,466
at the positions and
the totality of them,

1363
01:11:52,466 --> 01:11:59,369
the $1,070,000 that is greater
than your 3% revenue that you

1364
01:11:59,369 --> 01:12:04,406
will collect from property taxes
And one of the things that we

1365
01:12:04,406 --> 01:12:06,986
want to make sure that we're
doing is that when we bring

1366
01:12:06,986 --> 01:12:10,166
on a new position
we want to make sure

1367
01:12:10,166 --> 01:12:12,206
that we can fund it long term.

1368
01:12:12,206 --> 01:12:15,626
And when we're taking a look at
all the revenue sources that we

1369
01:12:15,626 --> 01:12:19,556
have and the revenue trends,
we want to first make sure

1370
01:12:19,556 --> 01:12:22,706
that the employee group
that we have is made whole

1371
01:12:22,706 --> 01:12:26,940
and they have the opportunity
to grow, not only in position.

1372
01:12:26,940 --> 01:12:31,526
But also to be able to meet
the needs of their families.

1373
01:12:31,526 --> 01:12:34,586
Being with us So we
look at compensation We

1374
01:12:34,586 --> 01:12:36,716
look at our health care,
the cost of health insurance

1375
01:12:36,716 --> 01:12:39,476
benefits and the other
ancillary benefits

1376
01:12:39,476 --> 01:12:44,366
that we have across
the city at the end,

1377
01:12:44,366 --> 01:12:47,216
the executive leadership
team made a prudent decision

1378
01:12:47,216 --> 01:12:50,276
and the recommendation
was only to bring

1379
01:12:50,276 --> 01:12:53,576
on two new positions inside
of the city of Twin Falls.

1380
01:12:53,576 --> 01:12:56,636
One that was requested by
the council that assists

1381
01:12:56,636 --> 01:12:58,498
in the management of projects.

1382
01:12:58,498 --> 01:13:01,351
First and foremost, they'll
start with Park projects.

1383
01:13:01,351 --> 01:13:03,746
Then after that it'll
transition to general projects

1384
01:13:03,746 --> 01:13:05,156
as we move forward.

1385
01:13:05,156 --> 01:13:07,226
We made that decision,
as I shared last week,

1386
01:13:07,226 --> 01:13:09,686
because the volume
of park projects

1387
01:13:09,686 --> 01:13:12,686
right now, as described by
chance, not only this week.

1388
01:13:12,686 --> 01:13:14,606
But two weeks ago,
is significant

1389
01:13:14,606 --> 01:13:16,646
And we want to make
sure that that resources

1390
01:13:16,646 --> 01:13:19,226
available to the
entire organization

1391
01:13:19,226 --> 01:13:22,196
as those project
loads ebbs and flows.

1392
01:13:22,196 --> 01:13:26,186
The second is a school
resource officer in which

1393
01:13:26,186 --> 01:13:30,476
90% of that cost is being
funded by Elevate Academy

1394
01:13:30,476 --> 01:13:34,346
And that 90% figure was derived
because they will utilize

1395
01:13:34,346 --> 01:13:38,216
that position 90%
of the working year

1396
01:13:38,216 --> 01:13:40,706
So after we evaluated
those two positions,

1397
01:13:40,706 --> 01:13:44,186
we started looking at a
priority list of the others

1398
01:13:44,186 --> 01:13:47,516
and it really came down
to a dollars and cents

1399
01:13:47,516 --> 01:13:51,116
and financial
sustainability long term

1400
01:13:51,116 --> 01:13:54,716
we don't believe in adding
positions because it

1401
01:13:54,716 --> 01:13:56,366
fits our budget today.

1402
01:13:56,366 --> 01:14:01,173
We want to make sure that we can
absorb those costs long term.

1403
01:14:01,173 --> 01:14:03,536
Remember, one of the
slides that was shared

1404
01:14:03,536 --> 01:14:07,166
is that this is one of the this
is the last year that you will

1405
01:14:07,166 --> 01:14:10,828
be able to capture 1% of the
entirety of the forgone balance

1406
01:14:10,828 --> 01:14:13,916
that has been a great
cushion for us to be

1407
01:14:13,916 --> 01:14:18,086
able to grow and to expand those
days as I shared last week,

1408
01:14:18,086 --> 01:14:19,376
are coming to an end.

1409
01:14:19,376 --> 01:14:21,566
And what we're trying
to do right now

1410
01:14:21,566 --> 01:14:23,966
is before we find ourselves
in a budget deficit

1411
01:14:23,966 --> 01:14:26,876
where we have to make painful
cuts we want to make sure

1412
01:14:26,876 --> 01:14:29,186
that we're leveling out our
expenses with our revenues

1413
01:14:29,186 --> 01:14:32,276
moving forward and not growing.

1414
01:14:32,276 --> 01:14:34,436
Our staff is one of
the most effective ways

1415
01:14:34,436 --> 01:14:37,016
we can do it because we can't
control the cost of fuel

1416
01:14:37,016 --> 01:14:37,946
at the pump.

1417
01:14:37,946 --> 01:14:42,326
We certainly can't cost
control the costs of inflation

1418
01:14:42,326 --> 01:14:51,506
as it relates to capital
projects OK Anybody else?

1419
01:14:51,506 --> 01:14:52,901
Council members.

1420
01:14:52,901 --> 01:14:54,208
OK Thank you very much.

1421
01:14:54,208 --> 01:14:54,931
Thanks for everybody.

1422
01:14:54,931 --> 01:14:55,809
The participated.

1423
01:14:55,809 --> 01:15:04,856
And I appreciate you outlining
budget for the upcoming year

1424
01:15:04,856 --> 01:15:08,216
So that brings us to our
next agenda item, which

1425
01:15:08,216 --> 01:15:11,816
is the general public input
Again, this is an opportunity

1426
01:15:11,816 --> 01:15:13,946
for the general public
to address the city

1427
01:15:13,946 --> 01:15:18,446
council on issues that were
not on tonight's agenda

1428
01:15:18,446 --> 01:15:20,096
Please state your name.

1429
01:15:20,096 --> 01:15:23,090
Whether you're a resident
of the city of Twin Falls,

1430
01:15:23,090 --> 01:15:35,546
and you will have two
minutes No, I'm not.

1431
01:15:35,546 --> 01:15:36,324
No I'm not.

1432
01:15:36,324 --> 01:15:37,916
I want to echo.

1433
01:15:37,916 --> 01:15:40,346
My name is Maria Hernandez,
and i was born here

1434
01:15:40,346 --> 01:15:44,801
and told jason Brown and
the rest of the bunch.

1435
01:15:44,801 --> 01:15:48,987
I just wanted to say real quick,
raising Cain about in and out.

1436
01:15:48,987 --> 01:15:50,906
If there is too
many people, people

1437
01:15:50,906 --> 01:15:54,176
can always Ihop over to Ihop.

1438
01:15:54,176 --> 01:15:56,576
And it's all about
changes and i think

1439
01:15:56,576 --> 01:15:57,986
that's what we're looking at.

1440
01:15:57,986 --> 01:16:03,056
Fleetwood Mac plays a
song Jane does Thank you,

1441
01:16:03,056 --> 01:16:04,676
Nathan, for joining me on that.

1442
01:16:04,676 --> 01:16:10,080
Yeah, and it's all about
adapting and changes

1443
01:16:10,080 --> 01:16:12,274
but without it, we won't
have growth as a city.

1444
01:16:12,274 --> 01:16:15,566
So we have to mature as a
city So like a UFC fighter,

1445
01:16:15,566 --> 01:16:18,536
we have to roll with the
Roundhouse is the punches.

1446
01:16:18,536 --> 01:16:21,026
The knockouts everything.

1447
01:16:21,026 --> 01:16:21,896
But we can't.

1448
01:16:21,896 --> 01:16:24,566
What we can't do is tap out.

1449
01:16:24,566 --> 01:16:26,876
We can't tap out on in and out.

1450
01:16:26,876 --> 01:16:28,947
We have to stay
because there's growth

1451
01:16:28,947 --> 01:16:32,396
I moved this weekend for
the purpose of downsizing

1452
01:16:32,396 --> 01:16:33,956
and for budgeting.

1453
01:16:33,956 --> 01:16:36,191
This is in My own
personal journey.

1454
01:16:36,191 --> 01:16:40,496
And so I found a
little bit of emotion

1455
01:16:40,496 --> 01:16:44,876
coming through me as I had left
one area to go to another area.

1456
01:16:44,876 --> 01:16:47,276
And it's like, you know
what Sometimes you just got

1457
01:16:47,276 --> 01:17:06,996
to do this So record all me and
you are subject to the blues

1458
01:17:06,996 --> 01:17:07,496
now.

1459
01:17:07,496 --> 01:17:16,316
And the way you take a blues and
make a song, you sing them out

1460
01:17:16,316 --> 01:17:25,496
of jams and just sing
them out again So

1461
01:17:25,496 --> 01:17:37,046
songs and to feel like a will
songs song, we blue thanks

1462
01:17:37,046 --> 01:17:38,006
Maria.

1463
01:17:38,006 --> 01:17:43,308
Appreciate it We're
going right there.

1464
01:17:43,308 --> 01:17:45,806
Is there anybody else
in the general public

1465
01:17:45,806 --> 01:17:48,446
tonight that would like to
address the city council?

1466
01:17:48,446 --> 01:17:50,986
If you can top that
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1467
01:17:50,986 --> 01:17:53,576
We're going to require
music at some point, right?

1468
01:17:53,576 --> 01:17:57,536
So, Casey seeing no
one at this point

1469
01:17:57,536 --> 01:18:09,476
we'll move on to advisory
board reports I'm a busy guy.

1470
01:18:09,476 --> 01:18:10,546
I shouldn't do green light.

1471
01:18:10,546 --> 01:18:12,636
Just make short of the
green lights on for sure.

1472
01:18:12,636 --> 01:18:17,126
Make sure to introduce
yourself light down.

1473
01:18:17,126 --> 01:18:17,786
OK.

1474
01:18:17,786 --> 01:18:20,786
Introduce yourself
if you don't mind.

1475
01:18:20,786 --> 01:18:21,416
All of your.

1476
01:18:21,416 --> 01:18:25,159
And I'm annoyed
Your name please.

1477
01:18:25,159 --> 01:18:26,126
I don't want to give my name.

1478
01:18:26,126 --> 01:18:28,346
Thinks appreciate that.

1479
01:18:28,346 --> 01:18:31,397
So I do live just a little
ways away from here.

1480
01:18:31,397 --> 01:18:33,043
And it is hot outside.

1481
01:18:33,043 --> 01:18:37,444
And I walked and i'm tired.

1482
01:18:37,444 --> 01:18:41,396
Put in a whole day of
labor before I did all

1483
01:18:41,396 --> 01:18:44,996
that And you guys are talking
about budget and some of these

1484
01:18:44,996 --> 01:18:47,726
are very large numbers and I've
seen a lot of very expensive

1485
01:18:47,726 --> 01:18:53,246
cameras attached to I owned
by a guy who doesn't think

1486
01:18:53,246 --> 01:19:00,241
that the human race deserves
to proceed or exist These floor

1487
01:19:00,241 --> 01:19:02,006
cameras are ridiculous.

1488
01:19:02,006 --> 01:19:03,416
There are afford
them in violation.

1489
01:19:03,416 --> 01:19:05,426
And anyone who doesn't
think so doesn't

1490
01:19:05,426 --> 01:19:09,896
belong on that side of
the dais That simple

1491
01:19:09,896 --> 01:19:11,786
Any high school graduate?

1492
01:19:11,786 --> 01:19:17,036
My son is 14 and he knows he
didn't even Google it He just

1493
01:19:17,036 --> 01:19:18,596
looked right at it,
asked me one question,

1494
01:19:18,596 --> 01:19:20,816
Who's on the other
side of those cameras?

1495
01:19:20,816 --> 01:19:22,136
And then he gets it.

1496
01:19:22,136 --> 01:19:24,956
That simple.

1497
01:19:24,956 --> 01:19:25,736
They don't belong here.

1498
01:19:25,736 --> 01:19:30,326
They don't belong
anywhere Thank you.

1499
01:19:30,326 --> 01:19:36,446
Anybody else Hey,
seeing down We'll

1500
01:19:36,446 --> 01:19:42,146
move on to our next agenda item,
which is advisory board reports

1501
01:19:42,146 --> 01:19:46,826
buddy City manager's
office Mr. Mayor,

1502
01:19:46,826 --> 01:19:52,106
we First, I want to thank the
folks that presented tonight

1503
01:19:52,106 --> 01:19:56,306
If you were to jump online,
you would see the city

1504
01:19:56,306 --> 01:19:57,686
manager's recommended budget.

1505
01:19:57,686 --> 01:20:02,246
But I think that this shows
that really our organization

1506
01:20:02,246 --> 01:20:05,906
functions as a team and we want
to make sure that the team has

1507
01:20:05,906 --> 01:20:10,946
the ability to provide
direct input to the council

1508
01:20:10,946 --> 01:20:11,945
and answer questions.

1509
01:20:11,945 --> 01:20:15,514
So that you have a quality
budget for your consideration So

1510
01:20:15,514 --> 01:20:17,756
hats off to the
team tonight that

1511
01:20:17,756 --> 01:20:23,216
presented in next
week's team as the bar

1512
01:20:23,216 --> 01:20:27,963
has been set high off
that Thanks, Travis and i

1513
01:20:27,963 --> 01:20:29,808
think we'll all echo that.

1514
01:20:29,808 --> 01:20:31,346
Thanks for the
budget presentation

1515
01:20:31,346 --> 01:20:36,506
tonight that brings us to our
public hearing at this point.

1516
01:20:36,506 --> 01:20:39,896
And i'll turn that
over to Jonathan.

1517
01:20:39,896 --> 01:20:45,626
Oh I need to read the rules I'm
going to read out a land use

1518
01:20:45,626 --> 01:20:48,452
public hearing but it's still a
public hearing, so sounds good.

1519
01:20:48,452 --> 01:20:49,214
Will open up.

1520
01:20:49,214 --> 01:20:52,043
So that the council will
follow these Nine steps

1521
01:20:52,043 --> 01:20:55,616
for each request listed under
the public hearing portion

1522
01:20:55,616 --> 01:20:59,516
City staff will present
the request and analysis.

1523
01:20:59,516 --> 01:21:02,306
The applicant will then present
their request to the Council

1524
01:21:02,306 --> 01:21:05,516
and ask questions of
the applicant or staff

1525
01:21:05,516 --> 01:21:08,966
After questions have been asked
The public hearing will then

1526
01:21:08,966 --> 01:21:12,236
be opened during that
time, anyone in attendance

1527
01:21:12,236 --> 01:21:14,096
is given the
opportunity to comment

1528
01:21:14,096 --> 01:21:18,476
or ask questions about the
request being considered.

1529
01:21:18,476 --> 01:21:22,209
When giving testimony, please
state step up to the podium

1530
01:21:22,209 --> 01:21:24,626
State your name and
address, then present

1531
01:21:24,626 --> 01:21:25,976
your comments or concerns.

1532
01:21:25,976 --> 01:21:28,616
After giving testimony,
please sign the public sign

1533
01:21:28,616 --> 01:21:35,126
in sheet, which is up at the top
outside in the form in the lobby

1534
01:21:35,126 --> 01:21:37,406
with your name and
address as well.

1535
01:21:37,406 --> 01:21:39,206
After the public
comments concluded,

1536
01:21:39,206 --> 01:21:41,726
the applicant will be invited
to answer any questions

1537
01:21:41,726 --> 01:21:43,616
and make closing statements.

1538
01:21:43,616 --> 01:21:45,686
Staff will then
answer or clarify

1539
01:21:45,686 --> 01:21:48,596
any comments as
needed Item eight

1540
01:21:48,596 --> 01:21:51,446
After the closing statement, the
public hearing will be closed.

1541
01:21:51,446 --> 01:21:55,226
No further testimony or comment
from the applicant or audience

1542
01:21:55,226 --> 01:21:57,356
will be allowed and
number nine, the Council

1543
01:21:57,356 --> 01:21:59,336
will then have an
open discussion

1544
01:21:59,336 --> 01:22:01,801
and take action of the request.

1545
01:22:01,801 --> 01:22:02,368
Okay There we go.

1546
01:22:02,368 --> 01:22:04,271
Jonathan, thank you.

1547
01:22:04,271 --> 01:22:06,506
Near Brown and members of
the Council tonight's item

1548
01:22:06,506 --> 01:22:11,066
is the action on the
2026 Annual Action Plan.

1549
01:22:11,066 --> 01:22:14,846
That's what the federal
government calls the annual plan

1550
01:22:14,846 --> 01:22:17,666
for the See the Big program
or Community Development block

1551
01:22:17,666 --> 01:22:22,151
grant the entirety of the
plan is in your packet.

1552
01:22:22,151 --> 01:22:23,551
I'm not going to go
over it word for word.

1553
01:22:23,551 --> 01:22:25,301
And frankly a lot of
these items actually come

1554
01:22:25,301 --> 01:22:26,868
straight from the federal
government's website.

1555
01:22:26,868 --> 01:22:29,261
So we have some limited
portion of what we change.

1556
01:22:29,261 --> 01:22:33,026
And then they just generate
this annual action plan.

1557
01:22:33,026 --> 01:22:36,596
The key points of this
plan or one, we will

1558
01:22:36,596 --> 01:22:41,186
receive $311,413 this year.

1559
01:22:41,186 --> 01:22:43,796
That is a decrease
from last year

1560
01:22:43,796 --> 01:22:49,004
If you want the percentage will
will be only a soda because i

1561
01:22:49,004 --> 01:22:50,184
told them we might want that.

1562
01:22:50,184 --> 01:22:51,196
And he said they won't.

1563
01:22:51,196 --> 01:22:53,417
And so if you want the
percent then we will.

1564
01:22:53,417 --> 01:22:54,376
Then we'll have it.

1565
01:22:54,376 --> 01:22:54,876
Yeah.

1566
01:22:54,876 --> 01:22:56,786
Like that percent
going on there You

1567
01:22:56,786 --> 01:23:04,766
owe us solid soda Will got
set up a it is a decrease

1568
01:23:04,766 --> 01:23:08,276
and it's a we've been decreasing
from like 340 ish thousand down

1569
01:23:08,276 --> 01:23:09,176
to 311.

1570
01:23:09,176 --> 01:23:11,786
The trajectory we're on is by
the end of this next five year

1571
01:23:11,786 --> 01:23:14,396
plan will be below $300,000.

1572
01:23:14,396 --> 01:23:16,256
The reason for
that is the program

1573
01:23:16,256 --> 01:23:18,866
is funded They just
say through Congress

1574
01:23:18,866 --> 01:23:22,376
But the dollar number
has not changed in years.

1575
01:23:22,376 --> 01:23:24,356
And as new cities
come online, they're

1576
01:23:24,356 --> 01:23:26,036
just dividing the pie more.

1577
01:23:26,036 --> 01:23:29,996
So that's why we're receiving
less money on a yearly basis All

1578
01:23:29,996 --> 01:23:33,596
of these funds we are
devoting to be used

1579
01:23:33,596 --> 01:23:36,506
at the City Park Plaza
project, that Park

1580
01:23:36,506 --> 01:23:39,476
Plaza project Tents alluded to.

1581
01:23:39,476 --> 01:23:43,998
We are finishing up the design
of that with a lot of input

1582
01:23:43,998 --> 01:23:45,665
from all the city
departments, and we

1583
01:23:45,665 --> 01:23:49,466
are going to be using Cdbg funds
as well as believe it or not,

1584
01:23:49,466 --> 01:23:51,805
it's the last, I
believe Covid fund money

1585
01:23:51,805 --> 01:23:54,083
we have to spend it by June.

1586
01:23:54,083 --> 01:23:56,336
So that those two
funds combined,

1587
01:23:56,336 --> 01:23:59,036
all federal dollars,
not any local dollars,

1588
01:23:59,036 --> 01:24:01,766
would be spent to
accomplish that project.

1589
01:24:01,766 --> 01:24:07,226
So this request is simply to
approve the program Year 2026,

1590
01:24:07,226 --> 01:24:09,686
Cdbg annual action Plan.

1591
01:24:09,686 --> 01:24:13,980
That's the project in a nutshell
and I'll send for any questions

1592
01:24:13,980 --> 01:24:19,316
if you have any questions
at this time for Jonathan

1593
01:24:19,316 --> 01:24:22,466
I don't have any
Jonathan at this time

1594
01:24:22,466 --> 01:24:31,046
Well, open it up for
public comment Okay.

1595
01:24:31,046 --> 01:24:33,836
See, nobody running
to the podium.

1596
01:24:33,836 --> 01:24:39,026
We'll go ahead and close the
public comment period E 2026

1597
01:24:39,026 --> 01:24:41,486
Community Development
Block Grant Annual Action

1598
01:24:41,486 --> 01:24:45,176
Plan Jonathan anything else?

1599
01:24:45,176 --> 01:24:46,016
No further comments.

1600
01:24:46,016 --> 01:24:48,836
We just have a it's a simple
majority vote on approving

1601
01:24:48,836 --> 01:24:50,456
the plan as presented.

1602
01:24:50,456 --> 01:24:55,886
Okay What is council will
any questions, discussion on,

1603
01:24:55,886 --> 01:25:01,916
on the the action plan motion.

1604
01:25:01,916 --> 01:25:05,456
Go ahead, Chris move that we
approve the previous year 2026

1605
01:25:05,456 --> 01:25:10,586
Community Development block
Grant Cdbg annual Action Plan

1606
01:25:10,586 --> 01:25:14,156
Craig Hawkins I'll second Kevin
motion in a second to approve

1607
01:25:14,156 --> 01:25:18,776
the key 2026
Community Development

1608
01:25:18,776 --> 01:25:22,586
block Grant Annual
Action Plan any further,

1609
01:25:22,586 --> 01:25:25,205
any further discussion ?

1610
01:25:25,205 --> 01:25:26,156
Kevin Rachel, Roll call.

1611
01:25:26,156 --> 01:25:26,936
Vote, please.

1612
01:25:26,936 --> 01:25:27,656
Bruce Pierce.

1613
01:25:27,656 --> 01:25:29,306
Yes, Miss Reed Yes.

1614
01:25:29,306 --> 01:25:30,056
Greg Hawkins.

1615
01:25:30,056 --> 01:25:31,332
Yes Jason Brown.

1616
01:25:31,332 --> 01:25:31,832
Yes.

1617
01:25:31,832 --> 01:25:32,462
Sherri vomer.

1618
01:25:32,462 --> 01:25:32,962
Yes.

1619
01:25:32,962 --> 01:25:33,640
Grayson Stone.

1620
01:25:33,640 --> 01:25:35,316
Yes Nathan Murray.

1621
01:25:35,316 --> 01:25:35,816
Kay.

1622
01:25:35,816 --> 01:25:39,026
Motion carries 720.

1623
01:25:39,026 --> 01:25:42,176
That brings us to the conclusion
of our meeting tonight.

1624
01:25:42,176 --> 01:25:44,426
We will be back next week.

1625
01:25:44,426 --> 01:25:46,066
Meeting is adjourned.