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conference will now be recorded.
>> Good evening. Evening everybody. Welcome

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to this regular meeting of the city of
Vader City Council. It is February 18th,

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2026 and the time is 6 p.m.
Roll call.

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» Mayor Shai
>> here.

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» John Hurt
>> here.

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» Jason Dailyaly.
>> Uh Jason asked to be excused.

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» Nicole Hansen
>> present.

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» Mike Parsons.

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That dudoo was him
dropping off.

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He was here.
Pause.

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Wait.

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Still waiting for Mike Parsons to rejoin
the meeting.

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» It's like the worst stress.
a fan

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clock.

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Still waiting for Mrs. Parson to rejoin
the meeting.

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How are you?
>> We're being recorded.

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» That's okay.

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for a quick second.
>> I want to

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» I want you to
build a meeting kind of

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» sort of better.

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Good suggestion.

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» Hey, I wasn't gonna

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put a time limit on this. If he doesn't
rejoin it in three minutes, then we

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don't have a point.
>> Yes, sir.

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I mean, you obviously tried and it seems
like, you know, maybe there's technical

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difficulties. So,

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» I ordered a case off

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and it's root there, too.
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» can you repeat that, Mr. Parsons?
I'm here.

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» M. Parsons is present.
>> Uh,

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» please continue.
>> Michael Ferguson.

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» Uh, Mr. Ferguson um has resigned his
position as city council member. He has

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time constraints and he's no longer able
to perform his duties. He did send an

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official letter of resignation. you have
that vacancy open.

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We have a we have a forum for now.
Pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.
>> Mayor's report. Uh wastewater treatment

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plant outfall and diffuser project. Uh
we have a preliminary funding package

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from Department of Ecology. Uh they're
offering us $848,000 in grant and a

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$592,000 loan. We are working with um a
couple different sources to try to um

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also get our the loan portion covered.
So working on that. Uh also for the

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wastewater treatment plant outfall and
diffuser project, uh engineering holes

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for testing were excavated today.
Correct, Dan?

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» Yes, sir. yesterday uh near Park Road
this week for that project. Um any

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roadblocks, Darren, to to that? Nope.
They dug holes and the holes were dug.

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Um progress is being made there. Uh
Mcmurphy Park cultural resources survey.

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Um the consultants were on site or they
were planning on being on site this week

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um to do some more testing that um RCO
had wanted. So that is on the being

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worked on and also as I um mentioned
earlier Mr. Ferguson um did resign his

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position as a council member and so the
procedure for that would be to

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eventually have a council will uh
appoint somebody in the future. We have

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90 days so the future is not too long.
Um I want to thank Mr. Ferguson for his

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years of service. He is still planning
on volunteering in a variety of

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capacities in the city. Uh just not on
the council.

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Um council reports. Are there any
members of the council that have any

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reports tonight?

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Hearing none. Agenda approval. I do have
one um item to add onto the agenda as

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number four. Um regarding parks board
membership.

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Do I have a motion for agenda approval
with that addition?

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» Yes. to make a motion for agenda
approval for February 18th, 2026 with

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the amendment.
>> We have a motion by Miss Hansen to

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approve the agenda with the stated
addition. Do we have a second?

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» Second.
>> Seconded, Joe.

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» All right. Second, Mr. Parsons. Any
discussion?

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Hearing none. All those in favor of
agenda approval say I.

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» I.
>> I.

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» I.
>> Any opposed? Motion carries. Minutes

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approval.
>> I make a motion that we approve the

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minutes from the city council meeting on
February 4th, 2026. We have a motion,

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Miss Hansen, to approve the minutes for
February 4th. We have a second.

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» Second.
>> Second, Mr. Parsons. Any discussion?

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Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I.

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» I.
Any opposed? Motion carries. Oh, I'm

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sorry. Did you say I thought I did, but
maybe not.

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» You meant to say.
>> I did mean to say I. You

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» made the motion. So, that would have
been very odd.

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» Uh, once you make the motion, isn't that
>> voucher approval?

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» Uh, I make a motion that we approve the
amended end of January 2026 vouchers for

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$42,140.64

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February at the same time. Yep. and the
end of February for 2026 at 11,610.72.

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» A motion from Miss Hansen to approve the
vouchers as stated. Is there a second?

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» Second.
>> Second, Mr.

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» I think Mr. Parsons is just a little
quick

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is is uh a little quicker on the
reception than Mr. Herd is

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» for January. What's your say? Um, any
other discussion regarding the vouchers?

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» Just a moment.
>> Just a moment.

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» I thought you said 42,000.
>> Oh, I said 52.

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» You said 42.
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» Sorry. You said 42.
>> Okay. So, I misspoke since it's recorded

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and apparently I said 42 instead of 52.
So, I need to restart.

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» Just rescend your motion and then
restate it.

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» I resend my motion because I can't read.
So, I apologize to everyone. I will make

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a motion that we approve the amended end
of January 2026 voucher for $52,14064

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and the end of February 2026 for
11,610.72.

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» Miss Hansen has made a follow-up motion
with the revised um voucher amounts. Is

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there a second?

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» I'll second it.
>> Second, Mr. heard. Any discussion?

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All those in favor say I.
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» I.
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» Any opposed? Motion carries. Special
reports. We don't have any tonight.

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Public comment regarding agenda items
only. Is there any are there any members

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of the public regard having comment on
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Okay. Uh moving on to city business.
Item number one. council to review the

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discover Lewis County brochure template.
Sansson, did you have

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» Yeah. So, we um added an about section
that I hope everyone has had a chance to

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read and all of the individual sections,
but mostly remain the same as they were

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the last time. We're basically asking
council to approve this language for the

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moment because it's going to be sent to
Discover Lewis County. They're going to

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create a brochure template for us to
look at so that we can actually review

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the final template and approve what do
we want to say like a visual copy of it.

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So we'll have a a second chance to look
at the language with pictures and

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brochure. So this is our request to
approve the language. Is there anything

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I missed from the city staff? No. Okay.
>> Yeah, we looked at this I know last week

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we were looking at this and it looks
very good.

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» Okay.
So, can I make a motion to approve it?

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Even though I've helped draft it, I
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» We can make a motion or we can wait to
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» we can wait till see the final product
and have it then. As long as the rest of

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the council members are um are okay with
this, we can uh get it off to Discover

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Lewis County.
>> Yeah, I would love that. Send it to

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Discover Lewis County and then we'll
approve it when we see the visual. Does

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that work for everyone?

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» Uh Mr. Parsons, Mr. hurt. Um, were you
comfortable with the language so far and

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we can send this off for a draft
brochure?

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» Yeah.
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» Yes.
>> All right. Excellent. We'll get it off

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to uh Discover those counties so they
can get us a draft for your review. All

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right. U moving to item number two. U
council to consider Southwest Lewis

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County Chamber of Commerce 2026
membership. The annual membership amount

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is $105. So, what we're looking for is a
motion to approve that membership. Um,

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the Southwest County Chamber of Commerce
has been doing a number of things for

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cities. We've been we've been a member
for a little while now. Um, one of the

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things they do on their website is
create promotional material for cities

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and for um um businesses within the
city. So, I would recommend um approving

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this $105 um expenditure for the year.

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I'll make a motion that we approve the
$105 expenditure for the chamber. We

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» have a motion of Mr. Parsons to approve
the expense. Do we have a second?

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» Second.
>> Second, Miss Hansen. Any discussion?

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» All those in favor say I.
>> I.

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» I.
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» Any oppose? Motion carries. Thank you.
Uh, item number three, council to

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consider ordinance 02 20226 amending
city code to allow golf carts and WATVs.

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I do not have anything else to add on
this at this time. Um, I just didn't

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want it to get lost and I wanted to make
sure it was on the agenda. Um, do any

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council members have anything to add on
this at this time?

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» I'm just curious, did it change from the
last time we looked at this to the this

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time? I feel like there's a lot of
conversation around this that maybe

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needs to happen when everyone's in the
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» Yeah, definitely. It would definitely be
added on at a later time. Okay.

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» Um I know we were looking for some
guidance from the attorney and uh we we

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don't have that yet.
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» Um so
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» I just didn't want it to get lost
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» Awesome.
>> Is that all you had to say tonight on

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it?
>> Anyone else? I just given everyone time

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to
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Mike or John, did either one of you have
any additions to um the discussion on

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the ATVs and golf carts at this time?
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hole,
>> Mr. Spend any more money on it.

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» Yeah, I think it's it's all good on my
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» Okay. All right. Well, then we'll just
table this for now, then. Um Okay. Uh

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last item of city business. Uh the part
regarding parks board membership. Um I

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have a a prepared letter that I will
read. Um city council, I'm writing to

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formally recommend the removal of Jeremy
Men from the city parks board. Uh while

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I appreciate any sitting citizens
willingness to serve, a member's

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effectiveness is predicated on their
ability to collaborate with city staff

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and other board members. Jeremy Mowen
has been an outstanding volunteer and

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has done amazing things for this city
and the parks over her many years of

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service. I want to personally thank her
for that service and thank her for a

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willingness to continue volunteering
with the city in future endeavors.

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Um I need a a motion from the council um
to support my recommendation for

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removal.

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» I'll make a motion that we support that.
>> We have a motion by Mr. Parsons just

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support my recommendation for removal.
Do we have a second?

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» Second.
>> Second by Miss Hansen. Um, any other

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discussion on this?

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» All those in favor say I.
>> I.

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» I.
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this time there is a vacancy on the
parks board. Um so again um we will be

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accepting applications.

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That um is the end of our city business.
Is are there is there any other public

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comment tonight?

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» All right. Any elected official
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» Um yes come. You can stand here or one
of closer one of the mics. said your

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name and
>> my name is Sheringle and I would love to

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know what we can do about the
extraordinary amount of cat and dog

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feces all over city property uh private
property. It's horrible. I can't walk

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and walk my dogs on the streets without
having to step over animal

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experts. So, I know there I looked up
this code enforcement. You're supposed

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to pick it up.
That's part of the code. I have it. Um,

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so what can we do?
Adding either adding more bag stations.

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Um, I would love, you know, the little
park would be great if there's one there

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because that's where a lot of it is, but
it's all over. So, I would love I put a

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comment on our post on Facebook and I
got a lot of hate. love. So, um,

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» it's passionate discussion.
>> Apparently, it is. But, um, yeah, I

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mean, I'm willing I will put a bag
station at my house. I don't care. I'm

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right on main street. But,
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bringing this to our attention because I
agree with you. I've noticed the same

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thing when I walk my dog. My question
for you though is, do you think it's

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really dog owners who are not picking up
after their dogs? Because so far, I

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haven't seen dog owners not picking up
after their dogs. I have seen dogs

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running around on their own
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» caught a dog on a camera without a
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» Oh, okay. Interesting. So, in my part of
town, I see dogs periodically running

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around on their own doing their own
thing, which I think is the problem in

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my area and you're dealing with problem
in your area owner.

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» Yes. Yes. And I've seen them walking
their dogs and stopping and then they

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just keep walking after they've stopped
for three or four minutes. and I've got

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a bunch of poop um between my fence and
the sidewalk and I'm on a main drag of

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walking.
>> I know. On the agenda for parks court

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next week,
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» Oh,
>> on the agenda for parks board next week,

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I know they're going to be discussing um
some possible

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solutions for at least the park
properties. I mean, it's absolutely

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horrendous on a street and we're going
to try and put a coffee shop and bring

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people downtown
and it's horrible. I walked the dogs the

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last couple weeks or a couple days when
it was sunny and never seen so much cat

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food on a beautifully done sidewalk.
>> When I was over doing the inspection at

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the shop last week, there was a lot of
feces on the sidewalk.

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» It's horrible.
>> All right. Well, I can't wait to put

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this on the agenda
>> for future council reference.

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» Thanks.
>> Okay.

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» Follow up. All right. Well, if there's
no other any other public comment,

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» I just want to thank the sheriff's
office. I woke up to a car racing down

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the highway the other day and I thought,
gosh, where's the sheriff when you need

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him? And the next thing I saw was
flashing lights through my windshield or

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through my windows in my bedroom. So, I
just want to say, thank you for your

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team for being there. It was amazing.
Right time, right place at the right

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time.
>> It was excellent.

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» Good work, guys.
>> Any other council member comments

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tonight?

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» Okay. Uh, this meeting's adjourned at
6:28.

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» Oh, Mr. Hurt.
>> I'm just going to let you know it's

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snowing up there in the squali.

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» Very good.

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» All right. Uh, safe drive everybody and
this meeting's adjourned at 6:28