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That's all for today.

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September meeting of the

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Wood County Board of Supervisors. We

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declare this

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meeting open.

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The secretary is taking

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a roll call. Supervisor

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Rohrbacher

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is still trying to step away

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from the case and is doing so

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remotely. And

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Warden Hamilton is

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absent today for a

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good reason. With

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that in mind, we

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move on, and I

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invite Warden

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Boyd to offer

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prayer. And if

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you wish, please

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remain standing

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for the oath of

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allegiance. Please

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remain standing

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for the oath of

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allegiance.

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Today's prayer

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is entitled Lord,

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bless these

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men and women

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as they carry out their

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tasks of overseeing the

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work of this district

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and providing guidance

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to the people of their

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areas. Help them

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make our court a

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safe

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environment for

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our employees and

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visitors.

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Help us

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keep Wood County a

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safe,

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progressive place

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to live, work, and

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raise our

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children. Lord, in

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Your mercy, we

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ask for Your

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blessing on this

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building and office.

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Amen. Please

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join me in taking the oath of

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allegiance.

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I pledge

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allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of

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America and to the republic for which it

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stands,

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one nation under

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God, indivisible,

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with liberty and

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justice for

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all.

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Thank you very much. The

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first item on the

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agenda is the minutes of the

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previous

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meeting, and I want to

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make a quick statement.

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Apparently, the protocol of the

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UW special commission is incorrect. They

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will fix it at the

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next meeting

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, but with that in mind, I am

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waiting for a motion

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to approve the minutes.

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They will have a

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corrected copy at the

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next meeting

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; a proposal from

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Laikken, supported by

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Galverson. Are there

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any discussions?

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Those who are "in favor" should say

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"yes."

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Yes.

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Who is "against"? So,

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the proposal is accepted.

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Thank you. We have already

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discussed

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today's reasons for

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absence. We have

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no

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dismissal applications. We have

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no assignments or

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reassignments. Are there

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any

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comments from

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the public today?

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Any comments from the

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public? I do

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n't see any of those. So we

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move on to the

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meeting materials

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. We have a special

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agenda

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today from ADRC,

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right after

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the materials are processed. So Mike

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Gray will join

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us at that time. So, are

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you ready with your

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paperwork? The first thing

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here is the referral

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on page four.

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Several of them are already in their

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proper places. I

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know that some

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committees have already

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dealt with some of

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them. Okay,

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moving on,

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pages five through

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seven in your packet

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. This is the September

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1st Operations Committee

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, pages 5

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through 7. Then we'll

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monthly

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comments from the

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County Clerk,

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Carmela. It's on page 9 or

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page 8 and 9, and

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then we go to

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CFO. Pages

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12 through 15 are the

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Human Resources Department. And

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treasurer's report on

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page 16.

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Health care,

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page 17. Next we

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move to the

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minutes of the

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Health and

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Human Services Committee from

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August 27th, these are pages

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18, 19, and 20. From the 18th to the 20th.

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receive monthly

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reports from the

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departments

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they oversee. The

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Department of Health report

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page 21 and continues until the

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28th. From the 21st to the 28th. You

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will have the opportunity

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to familiarize yourself with them.

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And then the Department of

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Social Services,

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Director Brewington's report

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, pages 29 through 33

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. From the 29th to the 33rd

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. No questions?

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Okay, moving on to

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protocol C from

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Wednesday, September 2nd. Pages 34, 35

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and 36. Then

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we have various minutes of the

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Golden Sands Resource Conservation District Council,

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Tourism Partnership Committee met on

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Citizens' Group on

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Water Resources—

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pages 48 and 49. Next

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comes the monthly report

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from UW Extension, which

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page 50. And it continues until

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page 54. From the 50th to the

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54th. We also have

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staff reports on

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resources.

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page 55. And they continue

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until page 58. From 55th

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to 58th. Then the

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monthly

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planning and

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zoning report, starting

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with Director

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Gruber's report. This is from pages 59 to 62

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. From the 59th to the

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62nd. I will now give you a

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break from

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looking at these

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pages, as

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we have a resolution, and I

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ask the Secretary

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to read it.

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This is Resolution 26-9-1.

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To approve an amendment

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to the official

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zoning ordinance of the City of

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Saratoga. This will not

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incur any

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costs to Wood County

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Most likely, this will be

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supported by Paradise. Are there

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any discussions?

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Okay, if not,

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please vote

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Supervisor Rauser.

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Supervisor Zurflu.

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Don is here. Can you see if

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I can hear him? Don, I

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turned on your

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microphone. Your voice?

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Thank you. I'm

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turning you off again. Well, that's

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not legal. I

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like it. One

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click. I can't even hear

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you screaming.

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The resolution passed

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17-1, 17-1. You look

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concerned,

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supervisor, is that your

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intention?

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No. No, I announced the

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rejection.

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The glasses are clearly visible.

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Do everything before

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Supervisor Bucky

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has his say,

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Jack, 8-8.

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Bucky, Jack B.?

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So I look at the

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other end of the hall.

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Okay, let's move on

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. The Committee on Judiciary and

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Legislative Affairs

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of September 1st on

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pages 68 and 69. Their

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minutes of

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August 31st on pages 66 and 67

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65, 6 and 7. Then the update

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from the APC on child support on

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page 70.

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Secretary's reports on 71.

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Corporate Counsel on

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72.

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Justice Division on

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pages 73 and 74.

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District Attorney's report

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on page 75. The register of

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deeds was on page

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76. And then from the

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Victims and

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Witnesses Coordinator, that was on

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pages 77 and 78. Any

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questions about any

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of that? Okay,

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moving on, the

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Highway Infrastructure and

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Recreation Committee, which

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meets on September 3rd,

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starts at 79 and

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goes through 81. 79 to 81.

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The minutes of the

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Wood County Wildlife Advisory Committee are on

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pages 82 and 83. And

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then we have the

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monthly reports from the

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Highway Department, and that

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starts on

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page 84 and goes

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through 89. 84 to 89. I

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guess. And then the

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Parks and Forestry Department reports

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start at 90 and

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go up to 95. Um, as the

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deputy vice

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chairman, I stopped by

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earlier today, I

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don't know if any

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of you were in Powers Bluff

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over the long

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holiday weekend,

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but Chad, I'm glad you

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came. How many

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participants did you have

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at that

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cycling event?

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Um, there were 1050 riders.

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Wow, yes. So obviously

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we did a very

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good job with this

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project there, it's being

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used well. I

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understand that there was a

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huge number of

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spectators, in addition to the

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number of people who

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were there. So great

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job. Thank you for that. Once again

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, the Department of

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Parks and

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Forestry 90-95.

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We have the

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Central

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Wisconsin State Fair Board of Directors on pages 96 and 97

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. And then

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we have the minutes of the

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South Central Library System Board of Trustees

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on pages 98 and 99. And

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then, as I said

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before, these minutes

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from the reconstruction advisory

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committee

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, they

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will be reviewed,

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these are pages 101 and 101. Um.

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We have added this latest

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resolution to the package of

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documents. Um, is there

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anyone who objects to me

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speaking on this

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since I'm the one who

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brought it up

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without handing over the

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chair to Jay? Are there any

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objections?

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One.

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I, I deny it.

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OK.

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I deny it. People

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deny it.

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Yes. Perhaps

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act as

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chairman.

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Why would you, Mr. Jay?

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So, a while ago,

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um, some

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supervisors

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were asking or being

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asked by members of

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the public what we were

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doing about

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data centers. And the

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Wisconsin Association of Counties has

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been working on model

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ordinances for several months. And when

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they were ready, I

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gave a copy to

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Chief

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Vandenberg, probably a

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week before

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he put it on the

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website. As a district,

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you know, we often

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get asked why we don't have

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more time,

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why we don't do

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other things in this

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regard. The answer is

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: we can't.

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There are no cities in our district

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that have chosen

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comprehensive zoning

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. But the Association of

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Counties prepared a

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draft resolution. All

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this

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regulation does, and it's

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reflected in this

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resolution, is

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require any

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projects, whether it's

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solar power,

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wind power,

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energy storage,

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or

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data centers, any

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large project,

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to notify us of

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their intention to move

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forward. The reason is that

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they have a

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huge impact on

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our roads and other

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facilities. So the project

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developed by the WCA is now

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being sent to all

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districts. I asked the

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corporation's legal department

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to prepare this and

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submit it to the

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board meeting, rather than

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waiting another 4 months for

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it to go through the

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normal

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committee process.

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Because everyone asks us:

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what exactly do we do? How do

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we interact with

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all local

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communities? That's how it

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got here.

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I'll stop here,

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J.P., you can get down to

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business.

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Got it.

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You, Chief LaBella

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?

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I vote "yes".

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Let's bring this up

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for discussion and

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then we can

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discuss it, okay?

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So,

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everyone who is "in favor",

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speak up by

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saying "yes."

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Everyone who is "against" is

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similar.

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Clerk, record

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the support.

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Supported by

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Chief Cole.

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Have a question for

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discussion? To

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the Chief Lycoming.

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Thank you, Mr. Vice

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President. I'm going to take this

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a little slow.

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My eyes are not what they

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used to be, I'm like

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Blackie's boss. I ca

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n't see anything anymore. And it

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wasn't at 6:30 in the evening. I

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thought I would

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vote for it in a

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certain way. Now I'm

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not sure anymore. I

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have read this

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resolution

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ten times. Now I know

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where it came from,

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I know the intention, and that's

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good. So I said to

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myself, “Yes. Yes. "Okay,

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finally the county council

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got involved in this."

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They are involved in

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kindergartens. We've been

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waiting for this for a long time. There

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was a big crowd here this morning. So

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my first thought was,

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“Yes. "Yes, a good

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thing." Then I

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read it again, and again. And

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now I will draw your

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attention to the second point

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"given that". And this

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means that if

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data centers

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are built

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anywhere, it will cause

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damage to

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county roads,

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city roads,

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state

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highways, and

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any other facilities.

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Yes, this can

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happen. Yes, it

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will happen. I live

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nearby, in fact the

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solar

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power plant borders

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my plot. And there

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is indeed

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damage there. There

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is no

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doubt about that. But here's

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one of my first

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concerns,

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actually my main

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concern about

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data centers. We have heard so much

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in the media about the impact

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on water. This is

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not at all in this

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resolution. We've heard a lot

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about consumption...

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Now we have two

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solar stations on the

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ground. This is

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not in the resolution at all. In

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my opinion, this is the

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biggest problem.

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She should have been there.

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So now I look

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at it differently and say to

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myself: what does this regulation

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say to developers

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? What does this regulation

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say to developers

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? So look at the

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intent and description there. It

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says it there, and I'm just

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highlighting some things. I should

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n't

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do this. I should have

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read the whole thing, but it

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says: if you

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report, it

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prompts the developers

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. What does the

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last paragraph "

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taking into account" say? It

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says: if

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you allow the district

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to plan in advance,

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what any district should do

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. This is great.

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This is just wonderful. Yes.

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And then it says that we,

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or all of us together—I'll

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add a little bit of myself

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—can mitigate the

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potential consequences

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when this last word is

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over. So

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someone my age

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learned to read between the

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lines. And what I see

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between the lines for

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developers is this:

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go ahead and

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build your

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data centers in

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Loudoun County. And this

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worries me very much. So,

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you know, I'd be happy to be

569
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wrong about that. And

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I'll probably be...

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voting in a

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few minutes. I'm

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probably wrong

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about this, and that's

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okay. But I

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believe

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the wording in this

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resolution sends the

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wrong signal. No matter

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which way you

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00:15:20,460 --> 00:15:21,167
look at it, it

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sends the

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00:15:21,612 --> 00:15:22,707
wrong signal.

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I will vote "

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against". I think my

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constituents and people across the

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country—I'm kind of

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addicted to the

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news. I listen to all the

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different news networks. I

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don't think they

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want

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data centers in the

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form they are

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so quickly

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imposing on us now. Ahem. I

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don't think they

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want them at all. I don't

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think they want just any

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AI.

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So, people across the country

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are calling for action to be taken

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00:15:47,807 --> 00:15:51,036
slowly. Act very

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slowly. And that would be

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my message to you

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today. Do

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00:15:56,249 --> 00:15:57,528
we need a resolution? Yes,

608
00:15:57,528 --> 00:15:58,850
definitely. We

609
00:15:58,850 --> 00:16:01,150
need it. Just not

610
00:16:01,150 --> 00:16:03,570
this one, not now. I think it

611
00:16:03,570 --> 00:16:04,291
needs to be

612
00:16:04,291 --> 00:16:05,817
reformulated.

613
00:16:05,817 --> 00:16:06,917
So, my final

614
00:16:06,917 --> 00:16:08,155
thought here is maybe a

615
00:16:08,155 --> 00:16:09,562
special committee.

616
00:16:09,562 --> 00:16:10,972
Hmm, I don't know where I

617
00:16:10,972 --> 00:16:12,501
want to go. I want

618
00:16:12,501 --> 00:16:13,832
to hear from the rest of you

619
00:16:13,832 --> 00:16:15,087
. But I believe that this

620
00:16:15,087 --> 00:16:16,372
resolution needs to be

621
00:16:16,372 --> 00:16:17,229
revised and

622
00:16:17,229 --> 00:16:20,820
rephrased somewhat. Thank you.

623
00:16:20,854 --> 00:16:21,897
Supervisors' meeting.

624
00:16:21,897 --> 00:16:23,237
The supervisor is speaking

625
00:16:23,237 --> 00:16:28,882
. Thank you. I had the

626
00:16:28,882 --> 00:16:29,760
same

627
00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:30,606
feeling as

628
00:16:30,606 --> 00:16:31,874
Supervisor Layton

629
00:16:31,874 --> 00:16:32,915
when I first

630
00:16:32,915 --> 00:16:34,086
read this, and I've probably had

631
00:16:34,086 --> 00:16:34,932
four people

632
00:16:34,932 --> 00:16:36,037
contact me

633
00:16:36,037 --> 00:16:38,249
about data centers in the past month

634
00:16:38,282 --> 00:16:38,997
via

635
00:16:38,997 --> 00:16:40,201
email and

636
00:16:40,201 --> 00:16:45,570
phone calls. And

637
00:16:45,570 --> 00:16:46,867
they need what

638
00:16:46,867 --> 00:16:50,336
they don't want.

639
00:16:50,336 --> 00:16:51,207
Reading this, I

640
00:16:51,207 --> 00:16:52,550
agree with what

641
00:16:52,550 --> 00:16:53,857
Supervisor

642
00:16:53,857 --> 00:16:57,147
Wright said. I don't see anything

643
00:16:57,147 --> 00:16:58,346
that would prevent

644
00:16:58,346 --> 00:16:59,346
any corporation from

645
00:16:59,346 --> 00:17:00,346
building

646
00:17:00,346 --> 00:17:01,312
data centers in

647
00:17:01,312 --> 00:17:03,528
Wood County. Based

648
00:17:03,528 --> 00:17:04,429
on what is

649
00:17:04,429 --> 00:17:07,391
written here. And I'll probably

650
00:17:07,391 --> 00:17:08,689
vote

651
00:17:08,689 --> 00:17:10,093
against it too, simply because

652
00:17:10,093 --> 00:17:11,426
I think we

653
00:17:11,426 --> 00:17:14,954
need something. But I think

654
00:17:14,954 --> 00:17:15,735
this needs to be

655
00:17:15,735 --> 00:17:20,246
reviewed, and that the

656
00:17:20,246 --> 00:17:21,556
county should have

657
00:17:21,556 --> 00:17:22,797
something in this ordinance

658
00:17:22,797 --> 00:17:23,866
that protects our

659
00:17:23,866 --> 00:17:25,211
citizens and our lands

660
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:27,796
. Good. And I just

661
00:17:27,796 --> 00:17:28,507
say: yes, we are

662
00:17:28,507 --> 00:17:29,683
informing you that we are

663
00:17:29,683 --> 00:17:30,889
going to build,

664
00:17:30,889 --> 00:17:32,064
we are informing you

665
00:17:32,064 --> 00:17:33,023
that we are going to

666
00:17:33,023 --> 00:17:34,113
erect it and so on.

667
00:17:34,113 --> 00:17:36,683
So, you have...Thank you.

668
00:17:36,683 --> 00:17:38,062
Good evening. Mr.

669
00:17:38,062 --> 00:17:39,729
Chairman, may I?

670
00:17:39,729 --> 00:17:40,564
Yes.

671
00:17:40,564 --> 00:17:42,289
Thank you. I have no

672
00:17:42,289 --> 00:17:43,709
ideas, no options

673
00:17:43,709 --> 00:17:46,563
. I have not slept since this

674
00:17:46,563 --> 00:17:51,610
came up, and I am in

675
00:17:51,610 --> 00:17:52,868
a hurry to get a

676
00:17:52,868 --> 00:17:53,757
resolution or

677
00:17:53,757 --> 00:17:56,518
ruling. I'm not

678
00:17:56,518 --> 00:17:57,886
expecting a resolution, but an

679
00:17:57,886 --> 00:17:59,118
ordinance where the

680
00:17:59,118 --> 00:18:00,110
county can

681
00:18:00,110 --> 00:18:01,307
say to any

682
00:18:01,307 --> 00:18:02,641
municipality: if

683
00:18:02,641 --> 00:18:03,872
they do all these

684
00:18:03,872 --> 00:18:05,172
things, you can't

685
00:18:05,172 --> 00:18:08,037
stop it. You can't

686
00:18:08,037 --> 00:18:09,130
, you have no

687
00:18:09,130 --> 00:18:10,418
say in this.

688
00:18:10,418 --> 00:18:11,449
And I think that's

689
00:18:11,449 --> 00:18:12,507
wrong. I

690
00:18:12,507 --> 00:18:13,770
personally believe that

691
00:18:13,770 --> 00:18:14,857
they had to go

692
00:18:14,857 --> 00:18:16,261
through this, not because I am the

693
00:18:16,261 --> 00:18:18,085
chairman of the Judiciary

694
00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:19,971
Committee. They had to

695
00:18:19,971 --> 00:18:22,484
go through them. They should have

696
00:18:22,484 --> 00:18:23,592
sent it to the

697
00:18:23,592 --> 00:18:24,902
county council, because what

698
00:18:24,902 --> 00:18:25,944
they did was the

699
00:18:25,944 --> 00:18:27,351
right thing to do. So

700
00:18:27,351 --> 00:18:30,255
I vote against. I am

701
00:18:30,255 --> 00:18:32,562
very upset about this.

702
00:18:32,562 --> 00:18:35,076
Really upset.

703
00:18:35,076 --> 00:18:36,590
Because I've been doing this since

704
00:18:36,590 --> 00:18:37,736
December 2025,

705
00:18:37,736 --> 00:18:38,883
knowing about it and

706
00:18:38,883 --> 00:18:40,274
listening, and I've been to

707
00:18:40,274 --> 00:18:41,748
other counties when

708
00:18:41,748 --> 00:18:43,263
they held their

709
00:18:43,263 --> 00:18:46,568
meetings and so on. And of course,

710
00:18:46,568 --> 00:18:47,795
they went there, and

711
00:18:47,795 --> 00:18:49,169
they are not happy.

712
00:18:49,169 --> 00:18:50,258
But then, why didn't I

713
00:18:50,258 --> 00:18:51,318
do something about the

714
00:18:51,318 --> 00:18:52,378
county association

715
00:18:52,378 --> 00:18:53,528
to say, "If you

716
00:18:53,528 --> 00:18:54,739
want to come to

717
00:18:54,739 --> 00:18:55,587
Wood County, you have to

718
00:18:55,587 --> 00:18:56,846
do this." They have

719
00:18:56,846 --> 00:18:58,090
enough money to

720
00:18:58,090 --> 00:18:59,310
do these things. But

721
00:18:59,310 --> 00:19:00,307
they don't have to

722
00:19:00,307 --> 00:19:01,737
follow this.

723
00:19:01,737 --> 00:19:05,004
I vote against.

724
00:19:05,004 --> 00:19:07,030
Supervisor Lackey?

725
00:19:07,030 --> 00:19:08,631
Thank you. Um, I'd like to

726
00:19:08,631 --> 00:19:09,538
hear from our

727
00:19:09,538 --> 00:19:10,550
corporate

728
00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:11,985
lawyer. Nick, could

729
00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:13,308
you please respond to these

730
00:19:13,308 --> 00:19:16,759
statements. Thank you. Thank you.

731
00:19:16,759 --> 00:19:18,988
This, Mr. Chairman.

732
00:19:18,988 --> 00:19:19,735
I'm talking.

733
00:19:19,735 --> 00:19:21,205
Um, so just a few

734
00:19:21,205 --> 00:19:23,304
points. There have been a lot of

735
00:19:23,304 --> 00:19:24,733
comments, and if you're

736
00:19:24,733 --> 00:19:26,053
expecting a response

737
00:19:26,053 --> 00:19:27,482
to some of them, uh, then

738
00:19:27,482 --> 00:19:31,366
I have to do that. Um,

739
00:19:31,366 --> 00:19:32,587
I think, for the most part,

740
00:19:32,587 --> 00:19:33,910
one important aspect is that

741
00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:35,199
this

742
00:19:35,199 --> 00:19:36,284
ordinance in no

743
00:19:36,284 --> 00:19:37,336
way takes away

744
00:19:37,336 --> 00:19:38,286
the authority of

745
00:19:38,286 --> 00:19:40,759
local governments. That is,

746
00:19:40,759 --> 00:19:41,912
in towns, villages,

747
00:19:41,912 --> 00:19:43,099
cities—nothing in this

748
00:19:43,099 --> 00:19:44,252
resolution

749
00:19:44,252 --> 00:19:46,358
does this. Secondly, um, I

750
00:19:46,358 --> 00:19:47,382
know that the first

751
00:19:47,382 --> 00:19:48,799
comments that were

752
00:19:48,799 --> 00:19:49,783
made, uh,

753
00:19:49,783 --> 00:19:51,358
were about solar

754
00:19:51,358 --> 00:19:52,932
energy, and actually, uh

755
00:19:52,932 --> 00:19:54,901
, I think, uh,

756
00:19:54,940 --> 00:19:56,161
solar, wind,

757
00:19:56,161 --> 00:19:57,696
and

758
00:19:57,696 --> 00:19:59,136
data centers were mentioned. Uh, and

759
00:19:59,136 --> 00:20:00,400
just to clarify,

760
00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,424
this only applies to

761
00:20:02,455 --> 00:20:03,594
data centers, and I think this is

762
00:20:03,594 --> 00:20:04,321
important, this

763
00:20:04,321 --> 00:20:05,459
relates to the second

764
00:20:05,459 --> 00:20:06,692
comment made

765
00:20:06,692 --> 00:20:08,444
. Um, there was a comment

766
00:20:08,444 --> 00:20:09,474
about solar

767
00:20:09,474 --> 00:20:11,058
power plants, uh, and

768
00:20:11,058 --> 00:20:12,641
some of the impacts that

769
00:20:12,641 --> 00:20:14,225
uh have come about because of them,

770
00:20:14,225 --> 00:20:15,492
and, uh, some of the uh,

771
00:20:15,492 --> 00:20:17,036
probably those impacts

772
00:20:17,036 --> 00:20:18,581
uh, have been mitigated,

773
00:20:18,581 --> 00:20:21,313
as you all know, through uh,

774
00:20:21,352 --> 00:20:24,070
development agreements.

775
00:20:24,070 --> 00:20:25,446
Remember that in such

776
00:20:25,446 --> 00:20:26,650
cases, because

777
00:20:26,650 --> 00:20:27,786
they have to go

778
00:20:27,786 --> 00:20:28,783
through the

779
00:20:28,783 --> 00:20:30,056
Public Service Commission (

780
00:20:30,056 --> 00:20:31,089
PSC), we will receive

781
00:20:31,089 --> 00:20:32,259
notices regarding

782
00:20:32,259 --> 00:20:33,256
such projects,

783
00:20:33,256 --> 00:20:35,426
solar and wind.

784
00:20:35,426 --> 00:20:36,618
Um, when you're talking

785
00:20:36,618 --> 00:20:37,457
about large-scale

786
00:20:37,457 --> 00:20:38,456
solar projects,

787
00:20:38,456 --> 00:20:39,553
large-scale wind

788
00:20:39,553 --> 00:20:40,842
projects, there's no such requirement

789
00:20:40,842 --> 00:20:41,906
for

790
00:20:41,906 --> 00:20:42,777
data centers,

791
00:20:42,777 --> 00:20:43,978
okay? So, this

792
00:20:43,978 --> 00:20:45,900
only applies to

793
00:20:45,932 --> 00:20:47,900
data centers. So understand

794
00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:48,953
that we get

795
00:20:48,953 --> 00:20:50,176
some advance

796
00:20:50,176 --> 00:20:51,365
notices when

797
00:20:51,365 --> 00:20:52,656
documents are filed

798
00:20:52,656 --> 00:20:53,947
with the PSC for solar and

799
00:20:53,947 --> 00:20:55,306
wind projects, as

800
00:20:55,306 --> 00:20:56,223
we saw with the

801
00:20:56,223 --> 00:20:57,582
Saugatuck project, but we

802
00:20:57,582 --> 00:20:59,858
don't get them for

803
00:20:59,892 --> 00:21:03,905
data center projects. And so

804
00:21:03,905 --> 00:21:04,647
this ordinance is

805
00:21:04,647 --> 00:21:05,760
actually needed

806
00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:06,656
so that we

807
00:21:06,656 --> 00:21:07,305
get

808
00:21:07,305 --> 00:21:08,448
notice of these

809
00:21:08,448 --> 00:21:11,503
potential developments.

810
00:21:11,503 --> 00:21:12,676
This does not mean you

811
00:21:12,676 --> 00:21:13,653
can start

812
00:21:13,653 --> 00:21:14,663
after we

813
00:21:14,663 --> 00:21:15,282
receive

814
00:21:15,282 --> 00:21:16,129
the notice

815
00:21:16,129 --> 00:21:17,368
as this will still be

816
00:21:17,368 --> 00:21:18,671
subject to local

817
00:21:18,671 --> 00:21:20,662
regulations. Nothing here

818
00:21:20,662 --> 00:21:22,119
overrides local

819
00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,678
regulations. What it

820
00:21:26,678 --> 00:21:27,780
allows, and this is in

821
00:21:27,780 --> 00:21:29,089
our resolution here,

822
00:21:29,089 --> 00:21:30,157
uh in its later

823
00:21:30,157 --> 00:21:31,535
part, uh in the

824
00:21:31,535 --> 00:21:32,499
coordination and

825
00:21:32,499 --> 00:21:33,533
review section, is that

826
00:21:33,533 --> 00:21:34,566
after receiving

827
00:21:34,566 --> 00:21:35,634
the notification uh to

828
00:21:35,634 --> 00:21:36,805
forward it either to

829
00:21:36,805 --> 00:21:37,598
the committee that

830
00:21:37,598 --> 00:21:38,976
controls the relevant

831
00:21:38,976 --> 00:21:40,009
consequences or to the

832
00:21:40,009 --> 00:21:44,550
district council itself. In

833
00:21:44,550 --> 00:21:45,756
other words, it

834
00:21:45,756 --> 00:21:47,034
gives us a notification

835
00:21:47,034 --> 00:21:48,063
that such projects

836
00:21:48,063 --> 00:21:50,775
are being planned. That's good.

837
00:21:50,775 --> 00:21:51,916
I, I, I mean

838
00:21:51,916 --> 00:21:52,714
I already see that as a

839
00:21:52,714 --> 00:21:53,798
positive

840
00:21:53,798 --> 00:21:54,740
in any of these

841
00:21:54,740 --> 00:21:55,795
projects, whether it's data

842
00:21:55,795 --> 00:21:56,195
centers,

843
00:21:56,195 --> 00:21:57,222
wind power, or

844
00:21:57,222 --> 00:21:58,349
solar power.

845
00:21:58,349 --> 00:21:59,614
We have the necessary

846
00:21:59,614 --> 00:22:01,972
guarantees. It's not very

847
00:22:01,972 --> 00:22:03,955
good, though, when

848
00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:04,716
we

849
00:22:04,716 --> 00:22:05,905
lose local

850
00:22:05,905 --> 00:22:06,699
control over

851
00:22:06,699 --> 00:22:07,492
wind and

852
00:22:07,492 --> 00:22:08,781
solar projects due to existing safeguards,

853
00:22:08,781 --> 00:22:09,673
but there is a

854
00:22:09,673 --> 00:22:10,929
notification mechanism that should

855
00:22:10,929 --> 00:22:15,860
be a safeguard.

856
00:22:15,860 --> 00:22:17,164
That's not the case with data centers

857
00:22:17,164 --> 00:22:18,469
, and that's why, as

858
00:22:18,469 --> 00:22:19,305
I understand this

859
00:22:19,305 --> 00:22:20,643
recommended package

860
00:22:20,643 --> 00:22:21,847
from the WCA, this is what I

861
00:22:21,847 --> 00:22:23,117
see in this regulation

862
00:22:23,117 --> 00:22:24,322
: to provide

863
00:22:24,322 --> 00:22:25,526
us with the same kind of advance

864
00:22:25,526 --> 00:22:26,863
notice that exists

865
00:22:26,863 --> 00:22:27,900
for

866
00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:29,071
solar and wind regulations

867
00:22:29,071 --> 00:22:30,208
so that we

868
00:22:30,208 --> 00:22:31,312
can plan and

869
00:22:31,312 --> 00:22:32,014
try to

870
00:22:32,014 --> 00:22:32,950
anticipate and

871
00:22:32,950 --> 00:22:34,154
mitigate any

872
00:22:34,154 --> 00:22:39,162
negative impacts.

873
00:22:39,162 --> 00:22:40,203
I hope this

874
00:22:40,203 --> 00:22:41,669
resolves the issue

875
00:22:41,669 --> 00:22:42,620
you raised.

876
00:22:42,620 --> 00:22:43,321
Thank you.

877
00:22:43,321 --> 00:22:44,507
Can I take the floor

878
00:22:44,507 --> 00:22:45,605
and then come back

879
00:22:45,605 --> 00:22:47,110
to the vote?

880
00:22:47,110 --> 00:22:48,464
Mr. President. I think

881
00:22:48,464 --> 00:22:49,557
our corporate

882
00:22:49,557 --> 00:22:50,683
lawyer

883
00:22:50,683 --> 00:22:51,620
summed it up to some extent.

884
00:22:51,620 --> 00:22:52,388
The reason for this was

885
00:22:52,388 --> 00:22:53,423
not to

886
00:22:53,423 --> 00:22:54,487
bypass any

887
00:22:54,487 --> 00:22:55,598
other authority. The thing is,

888
00:22:55,598 --> 00:22:56,410
when this

889
00:22:56,410 --> 00:22:57,379
current project was

890
00:22:57,379 --> 00:22:58,348
proposed,

891
00:22:58,348 --> 00:22:59,365
no one warned us.

892
00:22:59,365 --> 00:23:01,404
No idea.

893
00:23:01,428 --> 00:23:02,346
People from the public called me

894
00:23:02,346 --> 00:23:02,864
and asked what was

895
00:23:02,864 --> 00:23:03,676
going on. We

896
00:23:03,676 --> 00:23:04,320
say we

897
00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:04,741
need a

898
00:23:04,741 --> 00:23:05,597
warning. We

899
00:23:05,597 --> 00:23:06,104
need to be

900
00:23:06,104 --> 00:23:06,805
able to do

901
00:23:06,805 --> 00:23:07,409
this, actually, as I

902
00:23:07,409 --> 00:23:07,974
wrote in my

903
00:23:07,974 --> 00:23:08,892
notes. We already have

904
00:23:08,892 --> 00:23:09,720
such protections if

905
00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:10,597
projects fall

906
00:23:10,597 --> 00:23:11,693
under the jurisdiction of the

907
00:23:11,717 --> 00:23:12,618
Public Utilities Commission (

908
00:23:12,618 --> 00:23:14,006
PSC). We are being notified.

909
00:23:14,006 --> 00:23:14,861
But we had no

910
00:23:14,861 --> 00:23:16,211
idea. And I do

911
00:23:16,211 --> 00:23:17,196
n't deny that

912
00:23:17,196 --> 00:23:18,477
the county at some point

913
00:23:18,477 --> 00:23:19,495
, if our cities

914
00:23:19,495 --> 00:23:20,251
implement

915
00:23:20,251 --> 00:23:21,565
comprehensive zoning

916
00:23:21,565 --> 00:23:22,714
and we move in that

917
00:23:22,714 --> 00:23:23,733
direction, will have

918
00:23:23,733 --> 00:23:25,694
additional protection.

919
00:23:25,694 --> 00:23:26,854
But now we have 22

920
00:23:26,854 --> 00:23:28,201
cities, and none of them

921
00:23:28,201 --> 00:23:29,698
fall under such

922
00:23:29,698 --> 00:23:31,102
protection. So, all

923
00:23:31,102 --> 00:23:31,998
we're asking for with this

924
00:23:31,998 --> 00:23:33,026
resolution, the only thing

925
00:23:33,026 --> 00:23:33,711
we need is to

926
00:23:33,711 --> 00:23:34,581
let us know when you're

927
00:23:34,581 --> 00:23:35,504
coming so we

928
00:23:35,504 --> 00:23:36,426
can start these

929
00:23:36,426 --> 00:23:37,528
conversations in advance.

930
00:23:37,528 --> 00:23:38,283
Otherwise, we will

931
00:23:38,283 --> 00:23:39,102
find ourselves in a situation of

932
00:23:39,102 --> 00:23:39,921
complete surprise,

933
00:23:39,921 --> 00:23:41,763
as in this case. I, ended up having to

934
00:23:41,763 --> 00:23:42,741
call them myself to

935
00:23:42,741 --> 00:23:43,384
find out what was

936
00:23:43,384 --> 00:23:44,529
going on. It would be

937
00:23:44,529 --> 00:23:45,853
nice to know. So I

938
00:23:45,853 --> 00:23:46,900
also had a few

939
00:23:46,900 --> 00:23:47,947
conversations with most of the

940
00:23:47,947 --> 00:23:48,797
committee chairs

941
00:23:48,797 --> 00:23:49,873
before this, saying that

942
00:23:49,873 --> 00:23:50,892
they didn't see, because I

943
00:23:50,892 --> 00:23:52,024
know, maybe they didn't

944
00:23:52,024 --> 00:23:53,172
see all of this.

945
00:23:53,172 --> 00:23:54,116
We are looking for protection,

946
00:23:54,116 --> 00:23:54,876
but we want to be

947
00:23:54,876 --> 00:23:55,690
informed in a

948
00:23:55,690 --> 00:23:56,953
timely manner. And that's all

949
00:23:56,953 --> 00:23:58,246
I'm after here. Just

950
00:23:58,246 --> 00:23:59,364
let us know. We

951
00:23:59,364 --> 00:24:00,392
will work with

952
00:24:00,392 --> 00:24:01,473
cities. We've already had

953
00:24:01,473 --> 00:24:02,768
some conversations.

954
00:24:02,768 --> 00:24:04,087
I have various

955
00:24:04,115 --> 00:24:05,104
department heads here, and we

956
00:24:05,104 --> 00:24:06,973
will look at this at a

957
00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:07,990
city association meeting, most likely a

958
00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:08,897
city

959
00:24:08,897 --> 00:24:09,859
community meeting, as to

960
00:24:09,859 --> 00:24:10,958
what their zoning process might be

961
00:24:10,958 --> 00:24:12,124
. We

962
00:24:12,124 --> 00:24:13,018
have no power over

963
00:24:13,018 --> 00:24:13,885
cities, period, and we

964
00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:14,906
never will.

965
00:24:14,906 --> 00:24:15,902
They can do whatever they

966
00:24:15,902 --> 00:24:17,069
want. Uh,

967
00:24:17,069 --> 00:24:17,986
cities might

968
00:24:17,986 --> 00:24:18,902
need some

969
00:24:18,902 --> 00:24:19,890
protection. This is the first

970
00:24:19,890 --> 00:24:20,736
step towards

971
00:24:20,736 --> 00:24:21,445
at least being

972
00:24:21,445 --> 00:24:22,385
informed. And we

973
00:24:22,385 --> 00:24:23,260
can do it

974
00:24:23,260 --> 00:24:24,905
this month, instead of

975
00:24:24,932 --> 00:24:25,967
getting an offer five days later

976
00:24:25,967 --> 00:24:26,656
that we weren't

977
00:24:26,656 --> 00:24:27,748
notified about. So, there

978
00:24:27,748 --> 00:24:29,019
was a reason for that.

979
00:24:29,019 --> 00:24:30,656
I think Nick explains it

980
00:24:30,656 --> 00:24:32,603
very well. Time was the

981
00:24:32,603 --> 00:24:33,721
reason we

982
00:24:33,721 --> 00:24:35,084
brought this up

983
00:24:35,084 --> 00:24:36,447
, because we, each and every one of you

984
00:24:36,447 --> 00:24:37,705
, are asked every day, "What do

985
00:24:37,705 --> 00:24:38,934
you do?" Well, this is the

986
00:24:38,934 --> 00:24:40,138
first step, at this

987
00:24:40,138 --> 00:24:41,513
point it's the only thing

988
00:24:41,513 --> 00:24:42,064
we have

989
00:24:42,064 --> 00:24:47,414
the authority to do.

990
00:24:47,414 --> 00:24:49,939
What is the question?

991
00:24:49,939 --> 00:24:51,224
You know, as far as

992
00:24:51,224 --> 00:24:52,475
I know,

993
00:24:52,475 --> 00:24:53,692
there are 48 of

994
00:24:53,692 --> 00:24:54,572
these

995
00:24:54,572 --> 00:24:55,755
data centers in Wisconsin right now, and

996
00:24:55,755 --> 00:24:57,007
three more are being built right

997
00:24:57,007 --> 00:24:59,690
now. These big

998
00:24:59,690 --> 00:25:00,807
companies come to the

999
00:25:00,807 --> 00:25:02,059
area, impose it on

1000
00:25:02,059 --> 00:25:03,311
people, and expect

1001
00:25:03,311 --> 00:25:04,225
people to be on

1002
00:25:04,225 --> 00:25:06,651
their side. I don't

1003
00:25:06,651 --> 00:25:08,171
know what to do. I, I mean

1004
00:25:08,171 --> 00:25:09,658
, I have

1005
00:25:09,658 --> 00:25:11,256
no idea what to do. I don't

1006
00:25:11,256 --> 00:25:12,288
know what's best for us

1007
00:25:12,288 --> 00:25:14,029
. But I don't

1008
00:25:14,029 --> 00:25:15,213
like that we are being

1009
00:25:15,213 --> 00:25:24,074
forced to do this. What?

1010
00:25:24,074 --> 00:25:25,248
I can say I

1011
00:25:25,248 --> 00:25:26,613
hesitate, because yes, we

1012
00:25:26,613 --> 00:25:27,257
need a

1013
00:25:27,257 --> 00:25:30,609
warning. If we

1014
00:25:30,609 --> 00:25:31,731
do nothing,

1015
00:25:31,731 --> 00:25:32,886
they will come, and once the

1016
00:25:32,886 --> 00:25:33,744
shovel

1017
00:25:33,744 --> 00:25:34,998
touches the ground, there is nothing you can

1018
00:25:34,998 --> 00:25:37,359
do.

1019
00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:41,995
E-m. They have a lot of

1020
00:25:41,995 --> 00:25:44,350
money. It would be like

1021
00:25:44,350 --> 00:25:45,270
harassing

1022
00:25:45,270 --> 00:25:46,700
quarry workers.

1023
00:25:46,700 --> 00:25:47,861
You, you serve them with

1024
00:25:47,861 --> 00:25:49,395
summonses. You hand it to

1025
00:25:49,395 --> 00:25:50,943
them. You hand it to them. And

1026
00:25:50,943 --> 00:25:51,691
they just

1027
00:25:51,691 --> 00:25:52,916
keep digging

1028
00:25:52,916 --> 00:25:54,242
under their streams and

1029
00:25:54,242 --> 00:25:57,979
, um...We need to

1030
00:25:57,979 --> 00:26:00,366
do something. This is not a

1031
00:26:00,366 --> 00:26:03,175
moratorium. As I

1032
00:26:03,175 --> 00:26:04,653
said, there may be a

1033
00:26:04,653 --> 00:26:07,398
warning. But what, do we do when

1034
00:26:07,398 --> 00:26:08,736
they do something without

1035
00:26:08,736 --> 00:26:10,071
telling us? Um, they'll

1036
00:26:10,071 --> 00:26:11,203
tell you after

1037
00:26:11,203 --> 00:26:12,724
that. "It's nothing because

1038
00:26:12,724 --> 00:26:15,858
we have plenty of money."

1039
00:26:15,858 --> 00:26:20,924
Um, that's really hard.

1040
00:26:20,924 --> 00:26:21,855
I have a quick

1041
00:26:21,855 --> 00:26:23,284
question about this.

1042
00:26:23,284 --> 00:26:29,293
is my second time. I've

1043
00:26:29,293 --> 00:26:30,552
been watching the news on

1044
00:26:30,552 --> 00:26:31,736
cable since 11 o'clock,

1045
00:26:31,736 --> 00:26:32,690
ever since we

1046
00:26:32,690 --> 00:26:33,924
got it.

1047
00:26:33,924 --> 00:26:34,978
You can't

1048
00:26:34,978 --> 00:26:36,635
say that. That would be

1049
00:26:36,635 --> 00:26:37,426
inappropriate.

1050
00:26:37,426 --> 00:26:38,571
Sir, you, you can't even

1051
00:26:38,571 --> 00:26:39,716
postpone for a

1052
00:26:39,716 --> 00:26:40,725
certain time. You can't

1053
00:26:40,725 --> 00:26:41,655
take this out of

1054
00:26:41,655 --> 00:26:42,775
consideration. Removing it from

1055
00:26:42,775 --> 00:26:44,024
consideration kills it.

1056
00:26:44,024 --> 00:26:44,857
So, you want to

1057
00:26:44,857 --> 00:26:45,958
postpone for a certain

1058
00:26:45,958 --> 00:26:46,673
time, i.e.

1059
00:26:46,673 --> 00:26:47,932
next month.

1060
00:26:47,932 --> 00:26:48,839
Good. Is there

1061
00:26:48,839 --> 00:26:49,825
anyone who

1062
00:26:49,825 --> 00:26:51,190
supports? I

1063
00:26:51,190 --> 00:26:53,347
support.

1064
00:26:53,347 --> 00:26:55,219
the leader's request, yes. Are

1065
00:26:55,219 --> 00:26:56,077
there any other

1066
00:26:56,077 --> 00:26:57,137
discussions?

1067
00:26:57,137 --> 00:27:00,257
Mr. Learn.

1068
00:27:00,257 --> 00:27:01,471
No. Is there

1069
00:27:01,471 --> 00:27:03,140
anything else on the council?

1070
00:27:03,140 --> 00:27:04,034
Continue.

1071
00:27:04,034 --> 00:27:04,881
Take your

1072
00:27:04,881 --> 00:27:07,632
phone.

1073
00:27:07,632 --> 00:27:08,906
Yes, I want to make a

1074
00:27:08,906 --> 00:27:10,566
comment. You know,

1075
00:27:10,566 --> 00:27:11,688
obviously, working to

1076
00:27:11,688 --> 00:27:12,521
further

1077
00:27:12,521 --> 00:27:13,642
protect the community from a

1078
00:27:13,642 --> 00:27:14,891
county perspective, we're

1079
00:27:14,891 --> 00:27:15,724
communicating with the

1080
00:27:15,724 --> 00:27:16,846
county, both of us

1081
00:27:16,846 --> 00:27:17,999
who are not subject to

1082
00:27:17,999 --> 00:27:19,248
comprehensive zoning

1083
00:27:19,248 --> 00:27:22,789
. Uh-huh. This process has not

1084
00:27:22,789 --> 00:27:23,717
stopped. We

1085
00:27:23,717 --> 00:27:24,383
continue to

1086
00:27:24,383 --> 00:27:25,439
work on this.

1087
00:27:25,439 --> 00:27:26,419
But, I think the message

1088
00:27:26,419 --> 00:27:27,346
that we're sending to

1089
00:27:27,346 --> 00:27:28,273
the community, to the people who are

1090
00:27:28,273 --> 00:27:29,200
offering bonuses,

1091
00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:29,968
again, we're

1092
00:27:29,968 --> 00:27:30,890
not doing anything.

1093
00:27:30,890 --> 00:27:32,190
I get asked every day,

1094
00:27:32,190 --> 00:27:33,290
"What do you do?" This is the

1095
00:27:33,290 --> 00:27:34,613
first step. The first

1096
00:27:34,613 --> 00:27:35,692
step—at least we

1097
00:27:35,692 --> 00:27:36,639
know. If we

1098
00:27:36,639 --> 00:27:37,660
know, we can

1099
00:27:37,660 --> 00:27:38,585
intervene in that

1100
00:27:38,585 --> 00:27:39,797
conversation, have those

1101
00:27:39,797 --> 00:27:41,041
difficult negotiations with

1102
00:27:41,041 --> 00:27:42,139
those companies.

1103
00:27:42,139 --> 00:27:43,341
At least we have

1104
00:27:43,341 --> 00:27:44,915
an idea. Uh, there will be

1105
00:27:44,915 --> 00:27:46,002
other offers,

1106
00:27:46,002 --> 00:27:47,281
but if we wait

1107
00:27:47,281 --> 00:27:48,433
another month, who knows

1108
00:27:48,433 --> 00:27:49,712
who else will come to town,

1109
00:27:49,712 --> 00:27:50,991
make an offer, and

1110
00:27:50,991 --> 00:27:52,014
again, I don't

1111
00:27:52,014 --> 00:27:52,590
know about

1112
00:27:52,590 --> 00:27:53,709
the supervisor on this

1113
00:27:53,709 --> 00:27:54,924
board, but it

1114
00:27:54,924 --> 00:27:56,240
came as a surprise to me.

1115
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:57,178
I found out about it

1116
00:27:57,178 --> 00:27:58,468
after the

1117
00:27:58,497 --> 00:27:59,737
public found out. So I'm

1118
00:27:59,737 --> 00:28:01,025
just saying: give us a

1119
00:28:01,025 --> 00:28:02,314
chance to find out, and that's

1120
00:28:02,314 --> 00:28:03,482
all it gives.

1121
00:28:03,482 --> 00:28:04,843
Supervisor Whitehill

1122
00:28:04,843 --> 00:28:05,547
.

1123
00:28:05,547 --> 00:28:06,942
Okay, and I'm doing this for the second time

1124
00:28:06,942 --> 00:28:08,406
. This is the last time

1125
00:28:08,406 --> 00:28:09,971
I say this. I was

1126
00:28:09,971 --> 00:28:11,112
very careful with

1127
00:28:11,112 --> 00:28:12,612
my words. Uh, I

1128
00:28:12,612 --> 00:28:13,951
said, "Let's take our

1129
00:28:13,951 --> 00:28:15,418
time." I asked,

1130
00:28:15,418 --> 00:28:16,370
"Do we need a

1131
00:28:16,370 --> 00:28:17,418
resolution?" Yes, it is

1132
00:28:17,418 --> 00:28:19,558
necessary. Uh,

1133
00:28:19,558 --> 00:28:20,900
the message I

1134
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:23,586
was hoping to convey is that

1135
00:28:23,623 --> 00:28:27,528
we have a little time.

1136
00:28:27,528 --> 00:28:28,422
The resolution is very

1137
00:28:28,422 --> 00:28:29,507
different from the

1138
00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:30,721
various resolutions

1139
00:28:30,721 --> 00:28:33,750
we vote for. This is a

1140
00:28:33,750 --> 00:28:34,636
permanent

1141
00:28:34,636 --> 00:28:36,951
decision.

1142
00:28:36,951 --> 00:28:38,131
Can we take

1143
00:28:38,131 --> 00:28:39,412
one month? I

1144
00:28:39,412 --> 00:28:40,628
mean, this is what

1145
00:28:40,628 --> 00:28:42,050
the supervisor is asking for.

1146
00:28:42,050 --> 00:28:43,033
Can we take

1147
00:28:43,033 --> 00:28:44,160
one month to be

1148
00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:45,172
more thorough and

1149
00:28:45,172 --> 00:28:45,808
do everything

1150
00:28:45,808 --> 00:28:47,180
right? That's all

1151
00:28:47,180 --> 00:28:48,523
I had in mind when

1152
00:28:48,523 --> 00:28:49,679
I made my first

1153
00:28:49,679 --> 00:28:51,961
statement. Thank you.

1154
00:28:51,961 --> 00:28:53,156
Mr. Vice Chairman,

1155
00:28:53,156 --> 00:28:54,500
the supervisor raised

1156
00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,272
his hand.

1157
00:28:56,272 --> 00:28:57,305
I want to change the

1158
00:28:57,305 --> 00:28:57,980
question.

1159
00:28:57,980 --> 00:28:59,184
Why does the supervisor

1160
00:28:59,184 --> 00:29:01,787
raise

1161
00:29:01,787 --> 00:29:02,868
Well, I think it would be

1162
00:29:02,868 --> 00:29:04,049
tactless to ask

1163
00:29:04,049 --> 00:29:05,327
you this question, but

1164
00:29:05,327 --> 00:29:06,442
you know, the question is

1165
00:29:06,442 --> 00:29:07,130
about the

1166
00:29:07,130 --> 00:29:07,884
initial

1167
00:29:07,884 --> 00:29:10,251
petition. This is not what this

1168
00:29:10,283 --> 00:29:11,712
adjournment motion is about. So it

1169
00:29:11,712 --> 00:29:12,918
may be inappropriate

1170
00:29:12,918 --> 00:29:14,297
to ask this question

1171
00:29:14,297 --> 00:29:16,278
if it is postponed.

1172
00:29:16,278 --> 00:29:17,250
So, I'll just

1173
00:29:17,250 --> 00:29:18,185
wait until they

1174
00:29:18,185 --> 00:29:19,950
vote.

1175
00:29:19,950 --> 00:29:21,410
This is not...this is a postponement

1176
00:29:21,410 --> 00:29:23,079
. We are postponing.

1177
00:29:23,079 --> 00:29:24,117
Supervisor, I'm

1178
00:29:24,117 --> 00:29:31,349
turning off your microphone.

1179
00:29:31,349 --> 00:29:32,711
Mr. Vice President, uh,

1180
00:29:32,711 --> 00:29:33,829
this will also be my

1181
00:29:33,829 --> 00:29:35,086
second word on this

1182
00:29:35,086 --> 00:29:38,064
matter. Uh, I

1183
00:29:38,064 --> 00:29:38,752
appreciate the

1184
00:29:38,752 --> 00:29:39,956
clarification from our

1185
00:29:39,956 --> 00:29:41,332
legal advisor, as well

1186
00:29:41,332 --> 00:29:52,406
as the chairman. Uh, and

1187
00:29:52,406 --> 00:29:53,604
knowing how

1188
00:29:53,604 --> 00:29:54,869
regulations work, you can

1189
00:29:54,869 --> 00:29:55,901
have a regulation in the

1190
00:29:55,901 --> 00:29:56,834
archive and then

1191
00:29:56,834 --> 00:29:57,932
go back if

1192
00:29:57,932 --> 00:29:58,998
something isn't the way you

1193
00:29:58,998 --> 00:30:00,163
want it to be and you can

1194
00:30:00,163 --> 00:30:01,262
reopen that

1195
00:30:01,262 --> 00:30:02,427
regulation and make

1196
00:30:02,427 --> 00:30:10,421
changes. So for now,

1197
00:30:10,421 --> 00:30:11,259
I will

1198
00:30:11,259 --> 00:30:12,331
vote against

1199
00:30:12,331 --> 00:30:13,571
pausing this

1200
00:30:13,571 --> 00:30:17,412
. Oh, I, I

1201
00:30:17,412 --> 00:30:22,591
changed my mind. I

1202
00:30:22,591 --> 00:30:23,406
think we

1203
00:30:23,406 --> 00:30:24,220
need to

1204
00:30:24,220 --> 00:30:25,128
implement something so that

1205
00:30:25,128 --> 00:30:25,942
at least we are

1206
00:30:25,942 --> 00:30:27,163
informed about such

1207
00:30:27,163 --> 00:30:28,259
plans so that we can

1208
00:30:28,259 --> 00:30:29,167
act together with the

1209
00:30:29,167 --> 00:30:30,388
relevant cities

1210
00:30:30,388 --> 00:30:35,211
.

1211
00:30:35,211 --> 00:30:39,122
Supervisor Buckshot.

1212
00:30:39,122 --> 00:30:40,416
I think Wayne

1213
00:30:40,416 --> 00:30:41,871
said it well, Mr. Chairman

1214
00:30:41,871 --> 00:30:44,612
and others. We are just, I think

1215
00:30:44,612 --> 00:30:45,613
, getting

1216
00:30:45,613 --> 00:30:47,751
approval for this. So

1217
00:30:47,751 --> 00:30:49,123
, this doesn't mean we are

1218
00:30:49,123 --> 00:30:50,569
"for" or "against" this

1219
00:30:50,569 --> 00:30:52,321
data center.

1220
00:30:52,321 --> 00:30:53,319
This is for

1221
00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:53,995
further

1222
00:30:53,995 --> 00:30:56,426
clarification.

1223
00:30:56,426 --> 00:30:58,011
Supervisor Holland,

1224
00:30:58,011 --> 00:30:58,495
do

1225
00:30:58,495 --> 00:31:01,027
I agree? At least

1226
00:31:01,027 --> 00:31:04,904
we're doing something.

1227
00:31:04,904 --> 00:31:05,719
By postponing

1228
00:31:05,719 --> 00:31:06,748
the vote, we

1229
00:31:06,748 --> 00:31:07,954
are revealing the cards

1230
00:31:07,954 --> 00:31:08,806
as to what

1231
00:31:08,806 --> 00:31:09,976
will happen in 30

1232
00:31:09,976 --> 00:31:11,716
days.

1233
00:31:11,716 --> 00:31:12,694
What will happen

1234
00:31:12,694 --> 00:31:14,677
during these 30 days? I

1235
00:31:14,677 --> 00:31:16,074
will also vote "

1236
00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:17,215
against".

1237
00:31:17,215 --> 00:31:20,112
Supervisor Lloyd?

1238
00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:21,337
The last three warehouses in

1239
00:31:21,337 --> 00:31:22,433
the county have caused

1240
00:31:22,433 --> 00:31:23,368
traffic jams on our

1241
00:31:23,368 --> 00:31:26,222
highways. I would like to

1242
00:31:26,222 --> 00:31:27,202
hear a comment

1243
00:31:27,202 --> 00:31:27,762
from our

1244
00:31:27,762 --> 00:31:28,350
road

1245
00:31:28,350 --> 00:31:29,302
department on

1246
00:31:29,302 --> 00:31:30,254
this specific

1247
00:31:30,254 --> 00:31:31,402
issue. I heard you

1248
00:31:31,402 --> 00:31:32,523
had a comment.

1249
00:31:32,523 --> 00:31:33,542
I don't...What is your

1250
00:31:33,542 --> 00:31:34,545
position on

1251
00:31:34,545 --> 00:31:35,874
postponement? I don't

1252
00:31:35,874 --> 00:31:37,177
think that's appropriate.

1253
00:31:37,177 --> 00:31:38,189
We can discuss

1254
00:31:38,189 --> 00:31:39,198
this after the meeting.

1255
00:31:39,198 --> 00:31:40,373
Supervisor Lloyd?

1256
00:31:40,373 --> 00:31:41,532
That would be inappropriate at this point

1257
00:31:41,532 --> 00:31:42,890
. I don't

1258
00:31:42,890 --> 00:31:43,906
think so.

1259
00:31:43,906 --> 00:31:45,762
Then I vote.

1260
00:31:45,762 --> 00:31:50,005
Dick, would you...

1261
00:31:50,005 --> 00:31:51,192
I would first put this

1262
00:31:51,192 --> 00:31:52,075
proposal to

1263
00:31:52,075 --> 00:31:53,398
a vote, and then,

1264
00:31:53,398 --> 00:31:54,620
if it is considered,

1265
00:31:54,620 --> 00:31:55,978
this issue can be

1266
00:31:55,978 --> 00:31:59,826
raised. Does

1267
00:31:59,826 --> 00:32:01,033
anyone else want to

1268
00:32:01,033 --> 00:32:02,373
I have a question about the

1269
00:32:02,373 --> 00:32:04,552
amended proposal.

1270
00:32:04,552 --> 00:32:05,699
Just to clarify:

1271
00:32:05,699 --> 00:32:06,943
the offer is to

1272
00:32:06,943 --> 00:32:07,835
postpone it to the

1273
00:32:07,835 --> 00:32:08,956
next month.

1274
00:32:08,956 --> 00:32:10,081
So, if the proposal is

1275
00:32:10,081 --> 00:32:10,897
supported, we

1276
00:32:10,897 --> 00:32:11,995
will return to this

1277
00:32:11,995 --> 00:32:16,278
next month.

1278
00:32:16,312 --> 00:32:20,335
No more comments? We vote.

1279
00:32:20,335 --> 00:32:21,661
Supervisor Rosario,

1280
00:32:21,661 --> 00:32:22,647
your

1281
00:32:22,647 --> 00:32:24,801
microphone is on.

1282
00:32:24,801 --> 00:32:26,775
No.

1283
00:32:26,775 --> 00:32:29,750
Supervisor Zerillo?

1284
00:32:29,750 --> 00:32:38,013
Yes.

1285
00:32:38,013 --> 00:32:39,253
Supervisor Fried, you

1286
00:32:39,253 --> 00:32:40,121
need to

1287
00:32:40,121 --> 00:32:41,214
press the button again.

1288
00:32:41,214 --> 00:32:43,128
Click it. Okay,

1289
00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:44,060
let's clarify, you're

1290
00:32:44,060 --> 00:32:47,011
voting again. "No"

1291
00:32:47,011 --> 00:32:48,267
, "yes" or "no" regarding

1292
00:32:48,267 --> 00:32:50,671
postponement.

1293
00:32:50,671 --> 00:32:52,243
Okay, vote "yes

1294
00:32:52,243 --> 00:33:02,785
" or "no." The amendment did

1295
00:33:02,785 --> 00:33:03,535
not pass, there was

1296
00:33:03,535 --> 00:33:06,261
nothing to vote for.

1297
00:33:06,261 --> 00:33:07,293
Let's go back to the

1298
00:33:07,293 --> 00:33:08,015
original

1299
00:33:08,015 --> 00:33:09,829
proposal. Is there

1300
00:33:09,829 --> 00:33:10,676
a discussion of the

1301
00:33:10,676 --> 00:33:11,450
initial

1302
00:33:11,450 --> 00:33:17,113
proposal?

1303
00:33:17,113 --> 00:33:18,633
Supervisor Boyd, would

1304
00:33:18,633 --> 00:33:20,077
you like to hear from Hybrid

1305
00:33:20,077 --> 00:33:21,127
Cluster regarding

1306
00:33:21,127 --> 00:33:25,117
Yes. Could you

1307
00:33:25,117 --> 00:33:26,267
come to the microphone

1308
00:33:26,267 --> 00:33:27,752
for a minute?

1309
00:33:27,752 --> 00:33:33,500
Of course, Boyd is the boss.

1310
00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:34,614
We... We approached

1311
00:33:34,614 --> 00:33:35,893
this in a similar way to what we

1312
00:33:35,893 --> 00:33:36,778
did with the

1313
00:33:36,778 --> 00:33:37,401
solar

1314
00:33:37,401 --> 00:33:38,581
power plants in

1315
00:33:38,581 --> 00:33:40,947
Saratoga. We will

1316
00:33:40,947 --> 00:33:42,293
determine the

1317
00:33:42,293 --> 00:33:43,532
scope of construction,

1318
00:33:43,532 --> 00:33:44,912
its scale and pace

1319
00:33:44,912 --> 00:33:48,099
. And then we will need to

1320
00:33:48,099 --> 00:33:49,229
research exactly what

1321
00:33:49,229 --> 00:33:50,202
routes and

1322
00:33:50,202 --> 00:33:51,175
roads you will be

1323
00:33:51,175 --> 00:33:53,164
using.

1324
00:33:53,164 --> 00:33:54,247
Therefore, it is difficult

1325
00:33:54,247 --> 00:33:55,365
to say exactly what

1326
00:33:55,365 --> 00:33:56,588
exactly the data center will build

1327
00:33:56,588 --> 00:33:57,917
and what

1328
00:33:57,917 --> 00:33:59,280
damage it may cause

1329
00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:02,038
. This will take

1330
00:34:02,038 --> 00:34:02,974
some

1331
00:34:02,974 --> 00:34:04,104
initial

1332
00:34:04,104 --> 00:34:05,201
developer time, as we

1333
00:34:05,201 --> 00:34:06,427
spent a year or two

1334
00:34:06,427 --> 00:34:07,428
with the developers in

1335
00:34:07,428 --> 00:34:08,234
Saratoga to

1336
00:34:08,234 --> 00:34:09,364
outline what they

1337
00:34:09,364 --> 00:34:11,096
needed. So I think

1338
00:34:11,096 --> 00:34:12,402
we'll follow the same

1339
00:34:12,402 --> 00:34:13,644
process

1340
00:34:13,644 --> 00:34:14,722
as we would with any

1341
00:34:14,722 --> 00:34:16,486
data center development.

1342
00:34:16,486 --> 00:34:17,552
So, to answer

1343
00:34:17,552 --> 00:34:18,650
you: we'll have to

1344
00:34:18,650 --> 00:34:19,747
meet with them and

1345
00:34:19,747 --> 00:34:20,753
find out what exactly

1346
00:34:20,753 --> 00:34:23,019
they're going to develop.

1347
00:34:23,019 --> 00:34:24,169
I think...Can I

1348
00:34:24,169 --> 00:34:24,922
ask? That's

1349
00:34:24,922 --> 00:34:26,044
exactly what I wanted to

1350
00:34:26,044 --> 00:34:26,760
ask.

1351
00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,265
Yes.

1352
00:34:28,265 --> 00:34:29,188
So, regarding the data

1353
00:34:29,188 --> 00:34:29,650
center

1354
00:34:29,650 --> 00:34:30,903
proposed here

1355
00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:32,124
for the city of Wisconsin

1356
00:34:32,124 --> 00:34:33,311
Dells, have you had any

1357
00:34:33,311 --> 00:34:34,466
communications with these

1358
00:34:34,466 --> 00:34:35,910
people?

1359
00:34:35,910 --> 00:34:37,790
I didn't have any. I didn't have any.

1360
00:34:37,790 --> 00:34:38,819
So when do you

1361
00:34:38,819 --> 00:34:39,982
think such communications will take place

1362
00:34:39,982 --> 00:34:41,412
?

1363
00:34:41,412 --> 00:34:42,560
Well, it will be partly the

1364
00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:43,336
city's job,

1365
00:34:43,336 --> 00:34:44,268
since most of the

1366
00:34:44,268 --> 00:34:45,261
development

1367
00:34:45,261 --> 00:34:46,410
is within the

1368
00:34:46,410 --> 00:34:47,503
city limits. We do not have

1369
00:34:47,503 --> 00:34:48,559
any jurisdiction

1370
00:34:48,559 --> 00:34:49,614
over roads within

1371
00:34:49,614 --> 00:34:50,890
city limits. So

1372
00:34:50,890 --> 00:34:51,499
, if they had

1373
00:34:51,499 --> 00:34:52,320
suggested

1374
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:53,263
using the

1375
00:34:53,263 --> 00:34:54,206
ring roads outside

1376
00:34:54,206 --> 00:34:55,393
the city, then we

1377
00:34:55,393 --> 00:34:56,785
would have faced that.

1378
00:34:56,785 --> 00:34:58,775
But at this point, there have

1379
00:35:00,980 --> 00:35:04,990
been no discussions outside of urban infrastructure. Are

1380
00:35:04,990 --> 00:35:05,801
there any other

1381
00:35:05,801 --> 00:35:06,749
comments on the

1382
00:35:06,749 --> 00:35:07,459
initial

1383
00:35:07,459 --> 00:35:11,992
proposal?

1384
00:35:11,992 --> 00:35:13,182
There are currently no

1385
00:35:13,182 --> 00:35:14,019
fuses,

1386
00:35:14,019 --> 00:35:16,271
noise barriers, or speed bumps

1387
00:35:16,271 --> 00:35:18,188
. At least this

1388
00:35:18,188 --> 00:35:20,017
offers something.

1389
00:35:20,017 --> 00:35:20,588
These stitches

1390
00:35:20,588 --> 00:35:21,603
will stop

1391
00:35:21,603 --> 00:35:28,137
calling me.

1392
00:35:28,137 --> 00:35:40,753
Are there any more comments?

1393
00:35:40,753 --> 00:35:41,817
Joe, did you want to

1394
00:35:41,817 --> 00:35:42,882
say something or are you just

1395
00:35:42,882 --> 00:35:43,463
waiting for the

1396
00:35:43,463 --> 00:35:45,362
vote?

1397
00:35:45,362 --> 00:35:46,911
Uh, no, I didn't

1398
00:35:46,911 --> 00:35:48,577
want anything. Let me be brief

1399
00:35:48,577 --> 00:35:50,010
and clear: you know,

1400
00:35:50,010 --> 00:35:50,542
why

1401
00:35:50,542 --> 00:35:51,934
use 10

1402
00:35:51,934 --> 00:35:53,162
words when you can

1403
00:35:53,162 --> 00:35:56,315
use 10,000? I'm

1404
00:35:56,315 --> 00:35:58,654
going in circles here. I

1405
00:35:58,654 --> 00:35:59,832
thought that postponing

1406
00:35:59,832 --> 00:36:00,951
this matter would be the

1407
00:36:00,951 --> 00:36:02,041
best solution

1408
00:36:02,041 --> 00:36:03,219
so that we could form a

1409
00:36:03,219 --> 00:36:04,250
proper committee and

1410
00:36:04,250 --> 00:36:04,633
start

1411
00:36:04,633 --> 00:36:05,693
thinking

1412
00:36:05,693 --> 00:36:08,562
things through. However, I

1413
00:36:08,562 --> 00:36:09,405
go back to

1414
00:36:09,405 --> 00:36:10,444
Mr.

1415
00:36:10,444 --> 00:36:11,709
Finnegan's explanation and fully

1416
00:36:11,709 --> 00:36:12,910
trust what he

1417
00:36:12,910 --> 00:36:15,979
said. So I

1418
00:36:15,979 --> 00:36:17,186
will vote "in favor" of

1419
00:36:17,186 --> 00:36:18,180
adopting this

1420
00:36:18,180 --> 00:36:23,779
resolution. Thank you.

1421
00:36:23,779 --> 00:36:27,295
Are there any more comments? Madam

1422
00:36:27,295 --> 00:36:28,470
Secretary, can you

1423
00:36:28,470 --> 00:36:32,025
call all those...

1424
00:36:32,025 --> 00:36:33,125
Okay, we won't

1425
00:36:33,125 --> 00:36:34,047
use the

1426
00:36:34,047 --> 00:36:34,850
scoreboard because we have

1427
00:36:34,850 --> 00:36:35,951
a little problem with the

1428
00:36:35,951 --> 00:36:36,789
system. So I

1429
00:36:36,789 --> 00:36:37,533
will hold a roll call

1430
00:36:37,533 --> 00:36:38,324
vote because I don't

1431
00:36:38,324 --> 00:36:39,184
think we can

1432
00:36:39,184 --> 00:36:39,881
accurately determine

1433
00:36:39,881 --> 00:36:40,370
the results of a

1434
00:36:40,370 --> 00:36:40,858
voice

1435
00:36:40,858 --> 00:36:42,001
vote. With your

1436
00:36:42,001 --> 00:36:43,081
permission, Mr. Vice

1437
00:36:43,081 --> 00:36:44,346
President. Let's start from

1438
00:36:44,346 --> 00:36:45,405
the top of the list.

1439
00:36:45,405 --> 00:36:46,732
Supervisor Schultz.

1440
00:36:46,732 --> 00:36:47,399
Yes.

1441
00:36:47,399 --> 00:36:48,343
Now we need to

1442
00:36:48,343 --> 00:36:49,405
turn on

1443
00:36:49,405 --> 00:36:50,509
Supervisor Rosie's microphone.

1444
00:36:50,509 --> 00:36:51,993
Supervisor Rosa, your

1445
00:36:51,993 --> 00:36:53,994
vote.

1446
00:36:53,994 --> 00:36:57,102
Yes.

1447
00:36:57,102 --> 00:36:58,570
Good. Supervisor

1448
00:36:58,570 --> 00:36:59,088
Budde.

1449
00:36:59,088 --> 00:36:59,949
Yes.

1450
00:36:59,949 --> 00:37:01,389
Supervisor Perlak.

1451
00:37:01,389 --> 00:37:01,867
Yes.

1452
00:37:01,867 --> 00:37:02,722
Supervisor

1453
00:37:02,722 --> 00:37:03,529
Umenhofer.

1454
00:37:03,529 --> 00:37:03,931
Yes.

1455
00:37:03,931 --> 00:37:05,228
Supervisor Bray.

1456
00:37:05,228 --> 00:37:06,035
Yes.

1457
00:37:06,035 --> 00:37:07,319
Supervisor Boyd.

1458
00:37:07,319 --> 00:37:08,335
Yes.

1459
00:37:08,335 --> 00:37:09,633
Supervisor Khan.

1460
00:37:09,633 --> 00:37:10,778
Yes.

1461
00:37:10,778 --> 00:37:12,188
Supervisor Goldberg

1462
00:37:12,188 --> 00:37:12,325
.

1463
00:37:12,325 --> 00:37:12,903
Yes.

1464
00:37:12,903 --> 00:37:14,284
Supervisor Toger.

1465
00:37:14,284 --> 00:37:15,008
Yes.

1466
00:37:15,008 --> 00:37:15,822
Supervisor

1467
00:37:15,822 --> 00:37:16,595
Penscover.

1468
00:37:16,595 --> 00:37:17,583
Yes.

1469
00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:18,415
Supervisor

1470
00:37:18,415 --> 00:37:19,204
Valentine.

1471
00:37:19,204 --> 00:37:20,012
Yes.

1472
00:37:20,012 --> 00:37:21,465
Supervisor Kasper.

1473
00:37:21,465 --> 00:37:22,421
Yes.

1474
00:37:22,421 --> 00:37:25,109
Supervisor [ __ ].

1475
00:37:25,109 --> 00:37:25,934
Yes.

1476
00:37:25,934 --> 00:37:26,744
Supervisor

1477
00:37:26,744 --> 00:37:27,654
Glendenning.

1478
00:37:27,654 --> 00:37:29,007
No.

1479
00:37:29,007 --> 00:37:30,908
Council Chairman Klemmer.

1480
00:37:30,908 --> 00:37:32,140
Yes.

1481
00:37:32,140 --> 00:37:34,708
Supervisor Zirbel.

1482
00:37:34,708 --> 00:37:36,091
I.

1483
00:37:36,091 --> 00:37:36,899
Supervisor

1484
00:37:36,899 --> 00:37:37,883
Hamilton, is there

1485
00:37:37,883 --> 00:37:39,578
Supervisor Layton?

1486
00:37:39,578 --> 00:37:41,522
No.

1487
00:37:41,522 --> 00:37:42,626
Mr. Chairman, this

1488
00:37:42,626 --> 00:37:44,165
resolution was adopted by 16

1489
00:37:44,165 --> 00:37:45,626
votes in favor, 2

1490
00:37:45,626 --> 00:37:46,849
against, and 1

1491
00:37:46,849 --> 00:37:50,049
abstention. I

1492
00:37:50,049 --> 00:37:51,242
must now hand over to

1493
00:37:51,242 --> 00:37:53,762
Chairman Fleming.

1494
00:37:53,762 --> 00:37:56,062
Thank you. Deputy

1495
00:37:56,062 --> 00:37:56,731
Chairman.

1496
00:37:56,731 --> 00:37:57,638
Moving on,

1497
00:37:57,638 --> 00:37:58,577
just a quick

1498
00:37:58,577 --> 00:37:59,672
comment since

1499
00:37:59,672 --> 00:38:00,392
the voting

1500
00:38:00,392 --> 00:38:01,425
is over. This does not

1501
00:38:01,425 --> 00:38:02,643
mean the completion of

1502
00:38:02,643 --> 00:38:03,657
other work in

1503
00:38:03,657 --> 00:38:05,270
progress. I know

1504
00:38:05,270 --> 00:38:06,601
our district has been working

1505
00:38:06,601 --> 00:38:08,303
on this. The

1506
00:38:08,303 --> 00:38:09,149
State County Association

1507
00:38:09,149 --> 00:38:10,385
is working on

1508
00:38:10,385 --> 00:38:11,523
getting lawyers involved

1509
00:38:11,523 --> 00:38:12,759
so we can do

1510
00:38:12,759 --> 00:38:13,930
more from a

1511
00:38:13,930 --> 00:38:17,003
county perspective. And I know that

1512
00:38:17,003 --> 00:38:17,788
Supervisor

1513
00:38:17,788 --> 00:38:18,880
Clendenning is very

1514
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:19,939
active with the

1515
00:38:19,939 --> 00:38:23,536
city division. I

1516
00:38:23,536 --> 00:38:25,629
gave him copies of the draft resolution

1517
00:38:25,662 --> 00:38:26,774
about a week

1518
00:38:26,774 --> 00:38:27,913
ago. Supervisor

1519
00:38:27,913 --> 00:38:29,174
Clendenning, a week and a half

1520
00:38:29,174 --> 00:38:30,510
ago. So, they

1521
00:38:30,510 --> 00:38:31,316
can start

1522
00:38:31,316 --> 00:38:32,660
working on it. This is not

1523
00:38:32,660 --> 00:38:33,421
necessarily the

1524
00:38:33,421 --> 00:38:34,632
final solution,

1525
00:38:34,632 --> 00:38:35,738
but I think it's

1526
00:38:35,738 --> 00:38:37,122
a start, at least it

1527
00:38:37,122 --> 00:38:38,056
gives us some

1528
00:38:38,056 --> 00:38:39,520
direction. Regarding

1529
00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:40,728
Roland's comment, it would be

1530
00:38:40,728 --> 00:38:42,000
nice to know

1531
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,012
that something will eventually

1532
00:38:43,012 --> 00:38:44,177
happen. So

1533
00:38:44,177 --> 00:38:45,831
thank you. This

1534
00:38:45,831 --> 00:38:46,761
brings us to

1535
00:38:46,761 --> 00:38:47,600
our

1536
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:48,836
agenda. Today

1537
00:38:48,836 --> 00:38:49,762
we have a special

1538
00:38:49,762 --> 00:38:51,267
question. I invite a

1539
00:38:51,267 --> 00:38:52,702
representative from ADRC.

1540
00:38:52,702 --> 00:38:53,915
Mike, please

1541
00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:55,378
come over. We ask

1542
00:38:55,378 --> 00:38:56,673
them to come annually

1543
00:38:56,673 --> 00:38:57,769
and report to

1544
00:38:57,769 --> 00:38:58,960
us. Since its

1545
00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:00,386
inception, ADRC has been

1546
00:39:00,386 --> 00:39:02,289
extremely successful.

1547
00:39:02,289 --> 00:39:03,310
We get very

1548
00:39:03,310 --> 00:39:04,425
little increase in

1549
00:39:04,425 --> 00:39:05,632
spending from the county,

1550
00:39:05,632 --> 00:39:06,871
and in many cases

1551
00:39:06,871 --> 00:39:07,614
we are able to

1552
00:39:07,614 --> 00:39:08,604
maintain or

1553
00:39:08,604 --> 00:39:09,781
expand services

1554
00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:11,391
within our

1555
00:39:11,422 --> 00:39:12,513
four-county consortium.

1556
00:39:12,513 --> 00:39:14,125
So, Mike, you have the floor

1557
00:39:14,125 --> 00:39:14,267
.

1558
00:39:14,267 --> 00:39:16,171
Yes, that's good. Thank you. I am

1559
00:39:16,171 --> 00:39:16,739
grateful for the

1560
00:39:16,739 --> 00:39:17,791
opportunity to come and

1561
00:39:17,791 --> 00:39:18,973
talk to you.

1562
00:39:18,973 --> 00:39:20,068
Most of you have probably

1563
00:39:20,068 --> 00:39:21,232
seen

1564
00:39:21,232 --> 00:39:21,986
my annual

1565
00:39:21,986 --> 00:39:23,081
presentation, but

1566
00:39:23,081 --> 00:39:24,382
maybe some of you haven't,

1567
00:39:24,382 --> 00:39:25,307
so I'll give you a brief

1568
00:39:25,307 --> 00:39:26,128
overview of the

1569
00:39:26,128 --> 00:39:27,395
organization,

1570
00:39:27,395 --> 00:39:28,765
how we're set up, and why

1571
00:39:28,765 --> 00:39:30,066
I come to you every year

1572
00:39:30,066 --> 00:39:31,720
. We are a

1573
00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:32,576
regional

1574
00:39:32,576 --> 00:39:33,431
organization of

1575
00:39:33,431 --> 00:39:34,560
four counties,

1576
00:39:34,560 --> 00:39:35,518
formed by these

1577
00:39:35,518 --> 00:39:36,579
counties within the

1578
00:39:36,579 --> 00:39:37,708
region based on an

1579
00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:40,006
intergovernmental agreement. As

1580
00:39:40,006 --> 00:39:41,128
part of this agreement, I

1581
00:39:41,128 --> 00:39:42,315
provide each of these

1582
00:39:42,315 --> 00:39:43,370
districts with updated

1583
00:39:43,370 --> 00:39:44,359
information regarding

1584
00:39:44,359 --> 00:39:45,645
support services and

1585
00:39:45,645 --> 00:39:46,964
what is happening

1586
00:39:46,964 --> 00:39:48,199
within the organization. Um, I

1587
00:39:48,199 --> 00:39:49,434
think I'm last on the

1588
00:39:49,434 --> 00:39:50,360
agenda

1589
00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:51,595
today, so I promise

1590
00:39:51,595 --> 00:39:52,826
to be brief. But

1591
00:39:52,826 --> 00:39:53,759
if you have any

1592
00:39:53,759 --> 00:39:54,809
questions, I'll always be

1593
00:39:54,809 --> 00:39:55,392
happy

1594
00:39:55,392 --> 00:39:56,455
to answer them.

1595
00:39:56,455 --> 00:39:57,358
So, I will start with the

1596
00:39:57,358 --> 00:39:59,098
challenges

1597
00:39:59,131 --> 00:40:00,102
and

1598
00:40:00,102 --> 00:40:01,325
issues the organization faces. I promise that

1599
00:40:01,325 --> 00:40:02,504
later I will tell you

1600
00:40:02,504 --> 00:40:03,619
about some successes.

1601
00:40:03,619 --> 00:40:04,886
In terms of challenges, as you've

1602
00:40:04,886 --> 00:40:06,222
heard, especially over the

1603
00:40:06,222 --> 00:40:07,593
last few years,

1604
00:40:07,593 --> 00:40:08,552
our biggest

1605
00:40:08,552 --> 00:40:09,854
challenge is, frankly

1606
00:40:09,854 --> 00:40:11,839
, our budget.

1607
00:40:11,839 --> 00:40:13,127
Funding, as you

1608
00:40:13,127 --> 00:40:14,486
know, we

1609
00:40:14,486 --> 00:40:15,417
receive primarily from the

1610
00:40:15,417 --> 00:40:16,705
federal

1611
00:40:16,705 --> 00:40:17,814
and state governments, with a

1612
00:40:17,814 --> 00:40:18,995
small portion,

1613
00:40:18,995 --> 00:40:20,104
about 12% of our

1614
00:40:20,104 --> 00:40:21,357
budget, coming

1615
00:40:21,357 --> 00:40:23,254
from county councils.

1616
00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:24,464
We also have certain

1617
00:40:24,464 --> 00:40:25,642
contributions from

1618
00:40:25,642 --> 00:40:26,725
real estate taxes, which is

1619
00:40:26,725 --> 00:40:28,405
also taken into account. These

1620
00:40:28,405 --> 00:40:29,645
funding sources

1621
00:40:29,645 --> 00:40:30,357
have remained

1622
00:40:30,357 --> 00:40:31,534
unchanged over the

1623
00:40:31,534 --> 00:40:32,526
past few

1624
00:40:32,526 --> 00:40:33,726
years. If you

1625
00:40:33,726 --> 00:40:34,744
follow what's

1626
00:40:34,744 --> 00:40:35,670
happening at the

1627
00:40:35,670 --> 00:40:36,811
federal level, you've

1628
00:40:36,811 --> 00:40:37,891
probably heard that the

1629
00:40:37,891 --> 00:40:38,847
Older

1630
00:40:38,847 --> 00:40:39,957
Americans Act has been pending

1631
00:40:39,957 --> 00:40:41,068
reauthorization

1632
00:40:41,068 --> 00:40:42,209
for at least three years, and

1633
00:40:42,209 --> 00:40:43,104
possibly even

1634
00:40:43,104 --> 00:40:45,120
four. He is

1635
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:46,457
stuck in Congress at

1636
00:40:46,457 --> 00:40:48,253
this level. This

1637
00:40:48,253 --> 00:40:49,111
means that our

1638
00:40:49,111 --> 00:40:49,826
funding

1639
00:40:49,826 --> 00:40:50,485
remains

1640
00:40:50,485 --> 00:40:51,572
unchanged when they

1641
00:40:51,572 --> 00:40:52,259
pass these

1642
00:40:52,259 --> 00:40:53,232
bills to

1643
00:40:53,232 --> 00:40:53,890
continue

1644
00:40:53,890 --> 00:40:54,605
funding

1645
00:40:54,605 --> 00:40:55,793
federal programs.

1646
00:40:55,793 --> 00:40:56,847
It keeps our

1647
00:40:56,847 --> 00:40:57,702
funding at a

1648
00:40:57,702 --> 00:40:58,858
stable level. And

1649
00:40:58,858 --> 00:40:59,380
if your

1650
00:40:59,380 --> 00:41:00,249
funding doesn't

1651
00:41:00,249 --> 00:41:01,408
change and expenses

1652
00:41:01,408 --> 00:41:02,537
continue to rise

1653
00:41:02,537 --> 00:41:03,233
, you're actually

1654
00:41:03,233 --> 00:41:04,363
getting a cut

1655
00:41:04,363 --> 00:41:05,664
. So, that was one

1656
00:41:05,664 --> 00:41:06,904
of our biggest

1657
00:41:06,904 --> 00:41:08,071
challenges. At the

1658
00:41:08,071 --> 00:41:09,078
state level, we saw a

1659
00:41:09,078 --> 00:41:10,176
small increase in

1660
00:41:10,176 --> 00:41:11,273
funding for our

1661
00:41:11,273 --> 00:41:12,463
resource services

1662
00:41:12,463 --> 00:41:13,317
during the last

1663
00:41:13,317 --> 00:41:15,396
biennial budget.

1664
00:41:15,396 --> 00:41:16,097
Certainly

1665
00:41:16,097 --> 00:41:17,184
not enough to

1666
00:41:17,184 --> 00:41:20,008
cover all expenses.

1667
00:41:20,008 --> 00:41:20,924
But we still

1668
00:41:20,924 --> 00:41:21,752
saw some

1669
00:41:21,752 --> 00:41:22,876
slight increase

1670
00:41:22,876 --> 00:41:25,475
in this regard.

1671
00:41:25,475 --> 00:41:26,731
Another challenge we face

1672
00:41:26,731 --> 00:41:27,729
is the cost of our

1673
00:41:27,729 --> 00:41:28,921
nutrition programs,

1674
00:41:28,921 --> 00:41:29,855
particularly the prices of

1675
00:41:29,855 --> 00:41:32,924
food. If you've

1676
00:41:32,924 --> 00:41:34,143
been to the grocery

1677
00:41:34,143 --> 00:41:35,361
store, you know

1678
00:41:35,361 --> 00:41:36,218
that food prices

1679
00:41:36,218 --> 00:41:37,503
continue to rise

1680
00:41:37,503 --> 00:41:39,545
. This impacts our

1681
00:41:39,545 --> 00:41:40,602
suppliers and

1682
00:41:40,602 --> 00:41:41,755
then us as

1683
00:41:41,755 --> 00:41:42,652
we try to

1684
00:41:42,652 --> 00:41:43,452
procure

1685
00:41:43,452 --> 00:41:44,477
products for those we

1686
00:41:44,477 --> 00:41:45,842
serve.

1687
00:41:45,842 --> 00:41:47,176
So, those were the

1688
00:41:47,176 --> 00:41:50,965
challenges. How we

1689
00:41:50,965 --> 00:41:51,810
addressed these

1690
00:41:51,810 --> 00:41:53,077
issues, like many

1691
00:41:53,077 --> 00:41:54,182
other departments

1692
00:41:54,182 --> 00:41:55,449
sitting behind me,

1693
00:41:55,449 --> 00:41:56,651
is by reviewing how

1694
00:41:56,651 --> 00:41:57,919
you deliver services,

1695
00:41:57,919 --> 00:41:58,958
and potentially

1696
00:41:58,958 --> 00:41:59,868
reducing those

1697
00:41:59,868 --> 00:42:00,810
services and

1698
00:42:00,810 --> 00:42:04,041
staffing. So we

1699
00:42:04,041 --> 00:42:05,248
approached this from

1700
00:42:05,248 --> 00:42:06,483
both sides. We

1701
00:42:06,483 --> 00:42:07,513
have reduced our

1702
00:42:07,513 --> 00:42:08,542
staff over the

1703
00:42:08,542 --> 00:42:09,880
last 3 years. We

1704
00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:10,847
did this through

1705
00:42:10,847 --> 00:42:11,846
natural

1706
00:42:11,846 --> 00:42:12,564
staff turnover and not

1707
00:42:12,564 --> 00:42:13,750
filling vacant

1708
00:42:13,750 --> 00:42:15,796
positions. We have reduced

1709
00:42:15,796 --> 00:42:16,987
two administrative

1710
00:42:16,987 --> 00:42:17,833
positions in our

1711
00:42:17,833 --> 00:42:19,820
leadership team. And

1712
00:42:19,820 --> 00:42:20,891
they also adjusted

1713
00:42:20,891 --> 00:42:21,874
the list of services. I

1714
00:42:21,874 --> 00:42:22,905
think

1715
00:42:22,905 --> 00:42:24,025
I told you last year

1716
00:42:24,025 --> 00:42:25,027
that we were forced to

1717
00:42:25,027 --> 00:42:25,971
reduce the volume of

1718
00:42:25,971 --> 00:42:27,120
Meals on Wheels food deliveries

1719
00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:28,223
. In 2025, we

1720
00:42:28,223 --> 00:42:29,905
reduced the number of

1721
00:42:29,905 --> 00:42:31,189
servings in our

1722
00:42:31,189 --> 00:42:32,658
region by 29,000. This had a

1723
00:42:32,658 --> 00:42:33,601
significant impact on everything

1724
00:42:33,601 --> 00:42:36,274
. We used to

1725
00:42:36,274 --> 00:42:37,291
be able to deliver

1726
00:42:37,291 --> 00:42:38,404
five meals a

1727
00:42:38,404 --> 00:42:39,231
week to our

1728
00:42:39,231 --> 00:42:40,344
customers and sometimes

1729
00:42:40,344 --> 00:42:41,552
provide frozen

1730
00:42:41,552 --> 00:42:44,444
lunches for the weekend.

1731
00:42:44,444 --> 00:42:45,669
Now we have reduced this

1732
00:42:45,669 --> 00:42:46,864
to a maximum of four

1733
00:42:46,864 --> 00:42:48,608
servings per week.

1734
00:42:48,608 --> 00:42:49,702
Sometimes we provide a

1735
00:42:49,702 --> 00:42:50,692
fifth serving as a

1736
00:42:50,692 --> 00:42:51,928
frozen meal for

1737
00:42:51,928 --> 00:42:52,952
those at highest

1738
00:42:52,952 --> 00:42:54,837
risk. And for

1739
00:42:54,837 --> 00:42:55,742
people at moderate

1740
00:42:55,742 --> 00:42:56,704
risk, we can

1741
00:42:56,704 --> 00:42:57,609
provide no more than

1742
00:42:57,609 --> 00:42:58,455
three servings per

1743
00:42:58,455 --> 00:43:01,775
week. Regarding

1744
00:43:01,775 --> 00:43:03,093
our other services, namely the

1745
00:43:03,093 --> 00:43:04,518
ADRC resource center,

1746
00:43:04,518 --> 00:43:05,693
previously people could

1747
00:43:05,693 --> 00:43:06,940
simply visit

1748
00:43:06,940 --> 00:43:07,902
us and get

1749
00:43:07,902 --> 00:43:09,327
advice from a specialist

1750
00:43:09,327 --> 00:43:14,302
on site. Due to the

1751
00:43:14,302 --> 00:43:15,195
large flow of

1752
00:43:15,195 --> 00:43:15,951
clients and

1753
00:43:15,951 --> 00:43:17,290
staff reductions

1754
00:43:17,290 --> 00:43:18,527
, visitors

1755
00:43:18,527 --> 00:43:19,626
can now come in, they are

1756
00:43:19,626 --> 00:43:20,862
redirected to

1757
00:43:20,862 --> 00:43:21,686
a specialist, and we

1758
00:43:21,686 --> 00:43:22,854
contact them

1759
00:43:22,854 --> 00:43:24,193
within 24 hours to

1760
00:43:24,193 --> 00:43:25,464
schedule an appointment,

1761
00:43:25,464 --> 00:43:26,426
but this is still a

1762
00:43:26,426 --> 00:43:30,022
reduction in services.

1763
00:43:30,022 --> 00:43:31,029
So, these are some of the

1764
00:43:31,029 --> 00:43:32,279
challenges and steps

1765
00:43:32,279 --> 00:43:34,454
we took. I also

1766
00:43:34,454 --> 00:43:35,708
want to talk about

1767
00:43:35,708 --> 00:43:37,063
our successes and attempts

1768
00:43:37,063 --> 00:43:38,339
to change something. The

1769
00:43:38,339 --> 00:43:39,050
fact that our

1770
00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:39,791
funding

1771
00:43:39,791 --> 00:43:40,561
has remained at the

1772
00:43:40,561 --> 00:43:41,687
same level does not

1773
00:43:41,687 --> 00:43:42,605
mean that we are not

1774
00:43:42,605 --> 00:43:43,760
looking for new sources of

1775
00:43:43,760 --> 00:43:45,825
income. We were able to

1776
00:43:45,825 --> 00:43:46,907
obtain grant

1777
00:43:46,907 --> 00:43:48,052
funding through

1778
00:43:48,052 --> 00:43:48,910
foundations in our

1779
00:43:48,910 --> 00:43:53,713
region. In

1780
00:43:53,713 --> 00:43:54,976
Southwood County, we received a

1781
00:43:54,976 --> 00:43:56,307
fairly significant grant

1782
00:43:56,307 --> 00:43:57,604
for the Meals on Wheels program

1783
00:43:57,604 --> 00:43:58,423
for local

1784
00:43:58,423 --> 00:44:03,924
residents. We also

1785
00:44:03,924 --> 00:44:05,117
opened an account with the

1786
00:44:05,117 --> 00:44:06,344
Community Foundation of

1787
00:44:06,344 --> 00:44:06,923
North

1788
00:44:06,923 --> 00:44:07,775
Central

1789
00:44:07,775 --> 00:44:09,071
Wisconsin so people

1790
00:44:09,071 --> 00:44:09,889
can make

1791
00:44:09,889 --> 00:44:10,639
donations and

1792
00:44:10,639 --> 00:44:12,002
receive tax

1793
00:44:12,002 --> 00:44:13,638
benefits as a

1794
00:44:13,672 --> 00:44:16,757
501c3 charitable organization. This is an

1795
00:44:16,757 --> 00:44:17,826
area that we

1796
00:44:17,826 --> 00:44:18,761
will actively

1797
00:44:18,761 --> 00:44:20,612
develop in the future.

1798
00:44:20,612 --> 00:44:21,873
Donations continue to

1799
00:44:21,873 --> 00:44:23,135
come in small

1800
00:44:23,135 --> 00:44:24,322
amounts. People don't

1801
00:44:24,322 --> 00:44:25,440
donate thousands and

1802
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:26,591
thousands of dollars, but

1803
00:44:26,591 --> 00:44:27,677
we are grateful for every

1804
00:44:27,677 --> 00:44:30,109
donation we receive. We are

1805
00:44:30,109 --> 00:44:31,374
really trying

1806
00:44:31,374 --> 00:44:32,506
to find ways to

1807
00:44:32,506 --> 00:44:33,505
generate more

1808
00:44:33,505 --> 00:44:36,431
revenue. How to make

1809
00:44:36,431 --> 00:44:37,114
our work

1810
00:44:37,114 --> 00:44:37,828
as

1811
00:44:37,828 --> 00:44:38,634
efficient and

1812
00:44:38,634 --> 00:44:39,565
effective as possible,

1813
00:44:39,565 --> 00:44:40,589
while providing the

1814
00:44:40,589 --> 00:44:41,800
best services for

1815
00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,893
our clients. As you

1816
00:44:45,893 --> 00:44:46,932
know, the proportion of

1817
00:44:46,932 --> 00:44:48,473
the population aged 60 and over

1818
00:44:48,473 --> 00:44:49,628
continues

1819
00:44:49,628 --> 00:44:50,399
to grow and will continue

1820
00:44:50,399 --> 00:44:51,939
to grow until at least

1821
00:44:51,939 --> 00:44:53,479
2040, especially in the

1822
00:44:53,479 --> 00:44:54,789
northern counties of the

1823
00:44:54,789 --> 00:44:58,205
state. So we

1824
00:44:58,205 --> 00:44:59,251
will continue to

1825
00:44:59,251 --> 00:45:00,076
fix these

1826
00:45:00,076 --> 00:45:01,186
problems and find

1827
00:45:01,186 --> 00:45:05,435
ways to solve them.

1828
00:45:05,435 --> 00:45:06,636
We also formed an

1829
00:45:06,636 --> 00:45:07,903
advocacy committee

1830
00:45:07,903 --> 00:45:08,975
, which included

1831
00:45:08,975 --> 00:45:10,241
community representatives

1832
00:45:10,241 --> 00:45:11,443
, board members, and

1833
00:45:11,443 --> 00:45:16,681
advisory committee members.

1834
00:45:16,681 --> 00:45:17,386
They not only

1835
00:45:17,386 --> 00:45:18,398
help us with

1836
00:45:18,398 --> 00:45:19,257
advice, but also

1837
00:45:19,257 --> 00:45:19,779
work

1838
00:45:19,779 --> 00:45:20,699
directly with

1839
00:45:20,699 --> 00:45:21,558
legislators,

1840
00:45:21,558 --> 00:45:22,478
advancing our

1841
00:45:22,478 --> 00:45:23,092
issues and

1842
00:45:23,092 --> 00:45:24,073
speaking out about the

1843
00:45:24,073 --> 00:45:25,055
urgent needs of

1844
00:45:25,055 --> 00:45:29,436
this region. I am

1845
00:45:29,436 --> 00:45:30,386
convinced that the

1846
00:45:30,386 --> 00:45:31,664
regional model is the

1847
00:45:31,664 --> 00:45:32,451
best and

1848
00:45:32,451 --> 00:45:33,467
most efficient

1849
00:45:33,467 --> 00:45:34,515
way to provide

1850
00:45:34,515 --> 00:45:37,220
services. Talking

1851
00:45:37,220 --> 00:45:38,430
to colleagues in smaller

1852
00:45:38,430 --> 00:45:39,640
counties, especially in

1853
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:40,596
the north, where they

1854
00:45:40,596 --> 00:45:41,870
are trying to provide

1855
00:45:41,870 --> 00:45:43,080
services on their own, I

1856
00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:44,258
can't even imagine how

1857
00:45:44,258 --> 00:45:45,437
they cope with

1858
00:45:45,437 --> 00:45:46,583
all the contractual

1859
00:45:46,583 --> 00:45:47,284
requirements and

1860
00:45:47,284 --> 00:45:48,795
limited budgets. I do

1861
00:45:48,795 --> 00:45:49,965
n't know how they

1862
00:45:49,965 --> 00:45:51,323
do it. For us, as a

1863
00:45:51,323 --> 00:45:52,128
union of

1864
00:45:52,128 --> 00:45:53,201
four districts, there is an

1865
00:45:53,201 --> 00:45:54,303
advantage—we can

1866
00:45:54,303 --> 00:45:55,227
redistribute

1867
00:45:55,227 --> 00:45:56,389
resources to where they are

1868
00:45:56,389 --> 00:45:59,739
needed most.

1869
00:45:59,739 --> 00:46:01,018
For example, if someone

1870
00:46:01,018 --> 00:46:02,265
from the state is on vacation,

1871
00:46:02,265 --> 00:46:02,873
which is currently

1872
00:46:02,873 --> 00:46:03,864
happening, we

1873
00:46:03,864 --> 00:46:04,951
can transfer

1874
00:46:04,951 --> 00:46:06,199
staff between the four

1875
00:46:06,199 --> 00:46:06,998
counties to

1876
00:46:06,998 --> 00:46:07,734
ensure the

1877
00:46:07,734 --> 00:46:08,949
highest

1878
00:46:08,949 --> 00:46:14,190
level of service possible. This was a

1879
00:46:14,190 --> 00:46:18,345
short report. I could

1880
00:46:18,376 --> 00:46:19,462
go into detail about all of

1881
00:46:19,462 --> 00:46:20,579
our service models,

1882
00:46:20,579 --> 00:46:21,727
but you are all familiar with

1883
00:46:21,727 --> 00:46:22,937
our work, so I am

1884
00:46:22,937 --> 00:46:24,054
happy to answer

1885
00:46:24,054 --> 00:46:24,985
any

1886
00:46:24,985 --> 00:46:26,865
questions you may have.

1887
00:46:26,865 --> 00:46:27,598
If you have

1888
00:46:27,598 --> 00:46:28,898
a question, raise your

1889
00:46:28,898 --> 00:46:30,099
hand, Michael will give

1890
00:46:30,099 --> 00:46:30,832
you the floor, and

1891
00:46:30,832 --> 00:46:31,966
Supervisor Buckley

1892
00:46:31,966 --> 00:46:34,814
will assist.

1893
00:46:34,814 --> 00:46:35,725
You...This is a great

1894
00:46:35,725 --> 00:46:39,538
program. Sorry.

1895
00:46:39,538 --> 00:46:40,237
I have always been

1896
00:46:40,237 --> 00:46:41,318
concerned about the issue of

1897
00:46:41,318 --> 00:46:42,527
health and

1898
00:46:42,527 --> 00:46:43,640
social services,

1899
00:46:43,640 --> 00:46:44,785
but I will shorten

1900
00:46:44,785 --> 00:46:48,735
my opinion a bit. But the people

1901
00:46:48,735 --> 00:46:53,654
who don't need it...

1902
00:46:53,654 --> 00:46:54,835
Those who still... Is it

1903
00:46:54,835 --> 00:46:56,090
explained to them how

1904
00:46:56,090 --> 00:46:58,351
they pay for it? I

1905
00:46:58,351 --> 00:46:59,722
heard there's some kind of

1906
00:46:59,722 --> 00:47:01,186
box here. Nobody

1907
00:47:01,186 --> 00:47:02,276
knows what they

1908
00:47:02,276 --> 00:47:02,872
put in there.

1909
00:47:02,872 --> 00:47:04,223
Please explain,

1910
00:47:04,223 --> 00:47:05,017
if possible.

1911
00:47:05,017 --> 00:47:06,144
Yes, I

1912
00:47:06,144 --> 00:47:07,336
can certainly explain that.

1913
00:47:07,336 --> 00:47:08,487
So, you're mostly

1914
00:47:08,487 --> 00:47:09,707
referring to our

1915
00:47:09,707 --> 00:47:10,893
dining or food

1916
00:47:10,893 --> 00:47:12,214
programs, which are

1917
00:47:12,214 --> 00:47:13,434
facility-based, where

1918
00:47:13,434 --> 00:47:14,653
people come to

1919
00:47:14,653 --> 00:47:16,627
get food. You know,

1920
00:47:16,627 --> 00:47:17,314
our requirements

1921
00:47:17,314 --> 00:47:18,189
are based on the

1922
00:47:18,189 --> 00:47:19,220
Older

1923
00:47:19,220 --> 00:47:20,484
Americans Act. Under

1924
00:47:20,484 --> 00:47:21,374
this federal

1925
00:47:21,374 --> 00:47:22,209
program, we do not

1926
00:47:22,209 --> 00:47:23,266
conduct a

1927
00:47:23,266 --> 00:47:24,422
means test. So

1928
00:47:24,422 --> 00:47:25,499
I can't ask

1929
00:47:25,499 --> 00:47:26,575
you about your

1930
00:47:26,575 --> 00:47:27,905
income level. Or whether

1931
00:47:27,905 --> 00:47:29,117
you can

1932
00:47:29,117 --> 00:47:32,379
afford this program.

1933
00:47:32,379 --> 00:47:33,328
Instead, I can

1934
00:47:33,328 --> 00:47:34,185
communicate the

1935
00:47:34,185 --> 00:47:35,073
recommended

1936
00:47:35,073 --> 00:47:35,899
contribution level,

1937
00:47:35,899 --> 00:47:36,695
explain its

1938
00:47:36,695 --> 00:47:37,797
importance, and the

1939
00:47:37,797 --> 00:47:40,849
impact on our budget.

1940
00:47:40,849 --> 00:47:43,245
So, actually, that's how it is. You

1941
00:47:43,245 --> 00:47:44,563
come to an institution

1942
00:47:44,563 --> 00:47:45,781
where there is a recommended

1943
00:47:45,781 --> 00:47:46,994
contribution amount. On

1944
00:47:46,994 --> 00:47:48,073
site you will find

1945
00:47:48,073 --> 00:47:49,316
a box where you can

1946
00:47:49,316 --> 00:47:51,240
put your money.

1947
00:47:51,240 --> 00:47:52,303
We have implemented all

1948
00:47:52,303 --> 00:47:53,335
necessary

1949
00:47:53,335 --> 00:47:54,527
controls for audit

1950
00:47:54,527 --> 00:47:58,293
and other purposes. I don't

1951
00:47:58,293 --> 00:47:59,426
know if you gave

1952
00:47:59,426 --> 00:48:00,596
$5 or if someone

1953
00:48:00,596 --> 00:48:01,656
else gave $0, I don't

1954
00:48:01,656 --> 00:48:03,081
keep track of who exactly

1955
00:48:03,081 --> 00:48:06,869
contributed how much. I can

1956
00:48:06,869 --> 00:48:08,144
say that we

1957
00:48:08,144 --> 00:48:08,995
worked a lot on a

1958
00:48:08,995 --> 00:48:10,172
strategy for how

1959
00:48:10,172 --> 00:48:11,022
to convey to people

1960
00:48:11,022 --> 00:48:12,199
the importance of their

1961
00:48:12,199 --> 00:48:17,053
contribution. And encourage

1962
00:48:17,053 --> 00:48:17,879
those who can

1963
00:48:17,879 --> 00:48:18,844
afford to

1964
00:48:18,844 --> 00:48:19,774
contribute more to

1965
00:48:19,774 --> 00:48:22,093
do so. This

1966
00:48:22,093 --> 00:48:23,074
year we are considering

1967
00:48:23,074 --> 00:48:23,472
the option of

1968
00:48:23,472 --> 00:48:24,188
introducing

1969
00:48:24,188 --> 00:48:25,190
a range of contributions.

1970
00:48:25,190 --> 00:48:26,183
Actually, I have a

1971
00:48:26,183 --> 00:48:26,972
meeting about this tomorrow

1972
00:48:26,972 --> 00:48:27,898
. You know,

1973
00:48:27,898 --> 00:48:29,233
the range for contributions.

1974
00:48:29,233 --> 00:48:30,258
I don't want anyone to

1975
00:48:30,258 --> 00:48:31,255
feel embarrassed

1976
00:48:31,255 --> 00:48:32,167
if they can't

1977
00:48:32,167 --> 00:48:33,356
afford it. But

1978
00:48:33,356 --> 00:48:34,529
if a person can, I would be

1979
00:48:34,529 --> 00:48:35,669
very grateful

1980
00:48:35,669 --> 00:48:36,775
if they would

1981
00:48:36,775 --> 00:48:38,093
contribute. I know you and

1982
00:48:38,093 --> 00:48:39,102
I have

1983
00:48:39,102 --> 00:48:40,145
discussed this

1984
00:48:40,145 --> 00:48:42,371
before. Ahem. Until that

1985
00:48:42,371 --> 00:48:43,413
changes, it means

1986
00:48:43,413 --> 00:48:44,314
they can't

1987
00:48:44,314 --> 00:48:45,490
get more. It would be

1988
00:48:45,490 --> 00:48:46,412
great if I could

1989
00:48:46,412 --> 00:48:47,437
serve more

1990
00:48:47,437 --> 00:48:48,522
seniors. Glad

1991
00:48:48,522 --> 00:48:49,572
you're already working

1992
00:48:49,572 --> 00:48:50,818
on this. Thank you.

1993
00:48:50,818 --> 00:48:53,324
Certainly. "

1994
00:48:53,324 --> 00:48:54,527
Meals on Wheels"?

1995
00:48:54,527 --> 00:48:55,716
Yes.

1996
00:48:55,716 --> 00:48:58,345
What about a

1997
00:48:58,345 --> 00:48:59,258
stranger?

1998
00:48:59,258 --> 00:49:01,128
Explain "Meals on Wheels"?

1999
00:49:01,128 --> 00:49:02,361
Yes, the Meals on

2000
00:49:02,361 --> 00:49:04,245
Wheels program has an

2001
00:49:05,204 --> 00:49:06,503
eligibility process.

2002
00:49:06,503 --> 00:49:07,774
First of all, you must

2003
00:49:07,774 --> 00:49:08,696
be limited in your

2004
00:49:08,696 --> 00:49:09,586
mobility and

2005
00:49:09,586 --> 00:49:10,858
stay at home to

2006
00:49:10,858 --> 00:49:11,812
qualify for

2007
00:49:11,812 --> 00:49:13,846
assistance. You

2008
00:49:13,846 --> 00:49:14,834
must also have certain

2009
00:49:14,834 --> 00:49:15,536
needs or

2010
00:49:15,536 --> 00:49:16,237
limitations in

2011
00:49:16,237 --> 00:49:16,843
performing

2012
00:49:16,843 --> 00:49:17,991
daily tasks

2013
00:49:17,991 --> 00:49:20,857
at home. We

2014
00:49:20,857 --> 00:49:21,805
use a

2015
00:49:21,805 --> 00:49:22,852
special

2016
00:49:22,852 --> 00:49:23,996
risk assessment scale

2017
00:49:23,996 --> 00:49:25,272
when visiting a client

2018
00:49:25,272 --> 00:49:26,550
. We conduct

2019
00:49:26,550 --> 00:49:27,328
an assessment for

2020
00:49:27,328 --> 00:49:27,967
everyone who

2021
00:49:27,967 --> 00:49:29,079
applies for Meals

2022
00:49:29,079 --> 00:49:30,191
on Wheels to determine

2023
00:49:30,191 --> 00:49:31,220
if the individual meets the

2024
00:49:31,220 --> 00:49:32,397
program criteria. And

2025
00:49:32,397 --> 00:49:33,268
then, based on

2026
00:49:33,268 --> 00:49:34,266
their risk level, we

2027
00:49:34,266 --> 00:49:35,188
determine whether they are

2028
00:49:35,188 --> 00:49:35,879
eligible for

2029
00:49:35,879 --> 00:49:36,903
assistance and what

2030
00:49:36,903 --> 00:49:37,781
level. Are they in the

2031
00:49:37,781 --> 00:49:38,526
highest

2032
00:49:38,526 --> 00:49:39,222
risk group, then we

2033
00:49:39,222 --> 00:49:39,967
can provide

2034
00:49:39,967 --> 00:49:40,961
four, maybe five

2035
00:49:40,961 --> 00:49:41,805
meals a week,

2036
00:49:41,805 --> 00:49:42,550
or are they in the

2037
00:49:42,550 --> 00:49:43,444
moderate risk group, and

2038
00:49:43,444 --> 00:49:44,363
we provide three

2039
00:49:44,363 --> 00:49:45,158
meals a week,

2040
00:49:45,158 --> 00:49:46,119
if possible. You

2041
00:49:46,119 --> 00:49:47,191
know, these indicators are

2042
00:49:47,191 --> 00:49:48,363
constantly changing.

2043
00:49:48,363 --> 00:49:49,111
I mean,

2044
00:49:49,111 --> 00:49:50,081
depending on our

2045
00:49:50,081 --> 00:49:51,190
region and what we

2046
00:49:51,190 --> 00:49:52,243
can or can't

2047
00:49:52,243 --> 00:49:53,020
afford

2048
00:49:53,020 --> 00:49:54,502
according to the budget.

2049
00:49:54,502 --> 00:49:55,835
Another factor here is the

2050
00:49:55,835 --> 00:49:57,098
large geographic

2051
00:49:57,098 --> 00:49:57,939
area we

2052
00:49:57,939 --> 00:50:00,754
serve. Therefore, we

2053
00:50:00,754 --> 00:50:01,549
rely

2054
00:50:01,549 --> 00:50:02,312
primarily on

2055
00:50:02,312 --> 00:50:03,424
volunteers in our

2056
00:50:03,424 --> 00:50:04,695
four counties to

2057
00:50:04,695 --> 00:50:06,867
deliver these lunches.

2058
00:50:06,867 --> 00:50:08,103
We have several paid

2059
00:50:08,103 --> 00:50:08,787
drivers who

2060
00:50:08,787 --> 00:50:09,860
deliver food to

2061
00:50:09,860 --> 00:50:10,771
very remote

2062
00:50:10,771 --> 00:50:12,389
rural areas. And

2063
00:50:12,389 --> 00:50:13,170
we also need

2064
00:50:13,170 --> 00:50:14,115
trucks that

2065
00:50:14,115 --> 00:50:15,352
can maintain the

2066
00:50:15,352 --> 00:50:15,971
required

2067
00:50:15,971 --> 00:50:17,273
temperature, which

2068
00:50:17,273 --> 00:50:18,120
is also an additional

2069
00:50:18,120 --> 00:50:19,422
cost that

2070
00:50:19,422 --> 00:50:20,496
has increased significantly in recent

2071
00:50:20,496 --> 00:50:21,418
years. The

2072
00:50:21,418 --> 00:50:22,797
car used to cost

2073
00:50:22,797 --> 00:50:23,849
us about

2074
00:50:23,849 --> 00:50:25,154
$30,000. It now

2075
00:50:25,154 --> 00:50:26,586
costs over 70,000 so

2076
00:50:26,586 --> 00:50:27,504
we can have

2077
00:50:27,504 --> 00:50:28,458
transportation to

2078
00:50:28,458 --> 00:50:29,955
deliver. So, yes, that

2079
00:50:29,955 --> 00:50:30,540
also

2080
00:50:30,540 --> 00:50:31,927
takes up a lot of

2081
00:50:31,927 --> 00:50:35,395
our time.

2082
00:50:35,395 --> 00:50:36,407
How many service areas do you have

2083
00:50:36,407 --> 00:50:37,420
in

2084
00:50:37,420 --> 00:50:38,154
Wood County?

2085
00:50:38,154 --> 00:50:39,780
OK.

2086
00:50:39,780 --> 00:50:40,647
So, you decided to

2087
00:50:40,647 --> 00:50:41,915
test me. So

2088
00:50:41,915 --> 00:50:42,635
, we have

2089
00:50:42,635 --> 00:50:43,554
40 degrees below zero—that's

2090
00:50:43,554 --> 00:50:44,550
really cold.

2091
00:50:44,550 --> 00:50:45,469
I am somewhat familiar with

2092
00:50:45,469 --> 00:50:46,430
them. We are both in

2093
00:50:46,430 --> 00:50:47,118
Wood County.

2094
00:50:47,118 --> 00:50:48,641
Yes. So now we have

2095
00:50:48,641 --> 00:50:49,819
Nekusa. We have

2096
00:50:49,819 --> 00:50:51,322
Centralia, which is here in

2097
00:50:51,322 --> 00:50:52,902
Stevens Point Rapids.

2098
00:50:52,902 --> 00:50:54,235
Yes, we have Marshfield

2099
00:50:54,235 --> 00:50:55,639
and the senior center there

2100
00:50:55,639 --> 00:50:58,295
.

2101
00:50:58,295 --> 00:50:59,227
And I will say that we

2102
00:50:59,227 --> 00:51:00,394
researched and started

2103
00:51:00,394 --> 00:51:01,593
implementing a slightly

2104
00:51:01,593 --> 00:51:02,326
different

2105
00:51:02,326 --> 00:51:03,259
nutrition model for

2106
00:51:03,259 --> 00:51:04,325
older adults, which

2107
00:51:04,325 --> 00:51:05,258
has proven to be very

2108
00:51:05,258 --> 00:51:08,584
successful. The ones that are

2109
00:51:08,584 --> 00:51:09,800
currently in operation are, in particular,

2110
00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:10,910
here, at the

2111
00:51:10,910 --> 00:51:11,959
senior center. It's

2112
00:51:11,959 --> 00:51:13,110
a little different in Nekus,

2113
00:51:13,110 --> 00:51:14,078
because it's only a few

2114
00:51:14,078 --> 00:51:15,337
times a week. But

2115
00:51:15,337 --> 00:51:16,506
Centralia and the

2116
00:51:16,506 --> 00:51:17,579
senior center in

2117
00:51:17,579 --> 00:51:18,715
Marshfield operate

2118
00:51:18,715 --> 00:51:22,601
on a 5-day program.

2119
00:51:22,601 --> 00:51:23,711
We started studying a

2120
00:51:23,711 --> 00:51:24,552
program that

2121
00:51:24,552 --> 00:51:25,259
involves

2122
00:51:25,259 --> 00:51:26,504
eating once

2123
00:51:26,504 --> 00:51:27,715
a week or once

2124
00:51:27,715 --> 00:51:32,271
a month. To

2125
00:51:32,271 --> 00:51:33,253
this is added

2126
00:51:33,253 --> 00:51:34,268
some kind of event or a

2127
00:51:34,268 --> 00:51:34,923
certain type of

2128
00:51:34,923 --> 00:51:37,072
activity. And that's exactly what

2129
00:51:37,072 --> 00:51:38,370
we see

2130
00:51:38,370 --> 00:51:39,441
our seniors want

2131
00:51:39,441 --> 00:51:40,576
: instead of

2132
00:51:40,576 --> 00:51:41,744
coming five

2133
00:51:41,744 --> 00:51:43,010
days a week, they

2134
00:51:43,010 --> 00:51:44,178
come maybe

2135
00:51:44,178 --> 00:51:45,487
twice a month. It

2136
00:51:45,487 --> 00:51:46,833
brings in more people,

2137
00:51:46,833 --> 00:51:47,674
it's an event, and it's an

2138
00:51:47,674 --> 00:51:48,987
activity where we

2139
00:51:48,987 --> 00:51:50,063
can

2140
00:51:50,063 --> 00:51:51,027
interact socially. And

2141
00:51:51,027 --> 00:51:51,947
thanks to this, we

2142
00:51:51,947 --> 00:51:52,927
can also

2143
00:51:52,927 --> 00:51:54,085
control costs somewhat

2144
00:51:54,085 --> 00:51:54,903
. But it also

2145
00:51:54,903 --> 00:51:56,279
provides that

2146
00:51:56,309 --> 00:51:57,386
socialization component, which,

2147
00:51:57,386 --> 00:51:58,045
you know, is

2148
00:51:58,045 --> 00:51:59,242
extremely important

2149
00:51:59,242 --> 00:52:01,705
in this program.

2150
00:52:01,705 --> 00:52:03,237
Certainly.

2151
00:52:03,237 --> 00:52:04,478
Yes, it was a great

2152
00:52:04,478 --> 00:52:06,031
program. We have

2153
00:52:06,031 --> 00:52:07,235
several representatives

2154
00:52:07,235 --> 00:52:08,289
in this room: Senator

2155
00:52:08,289 --> 00:52:09,463
Edwards, Representative

2156
00:52:09,463 --> 00:52:10,005
Kohlberg, and

2157
00:52:10,005 --> 00:52:11,798
Representative Dedi.

2158
00:52:11,798 --> 00:52:13,022
Our area has one of the

2159
00:52:13,022 --> 00:52:13,988
fastest

2160
00:52:13,988 --> 00:52:14,600
aging

2161
00:52:14,600 --> 00:52:15,856
demographics in the

2162
00:52:15,856 --> 00:52:16,693
state, so this is

2163
00:52:16,693 --> 00:52:18,220
important. We are also

2164
00:52:18,220 --> 00:52:19,395
dealing with the issue of

2165
00:52:19,395 --> 00:52:20,508
insurance for some

2166
00:52:20,508 --> 00:52:21,374
drivers, and as you

2167
00:52:21,374 --> 00:52:22,611
know, we hope

2168
00:52:22,611 --> 00:52:23,384
that

2169
00:52:23,384 --> 00:52:24,033
appropriate

2170
00:52:24,033 --> 00:52:25,309
state legislation will emerge.

2171
00:52:25,309 --> 00:52:26,550
But, Mike, this is a great

2172
00:52:26,550 --> 00:52:27,302
program, we

2173
00:52:27,302 --> 00:52:28,544
will continue to

2174
00:52:28,544 --> 00:52:29,459
support it and

2175
00:52:29,459 --> 00:52:30,472
hope that there will be

2176
00:52:30,472 --> 00:52:31,779
funds to

2177
00:52:31,779 --> 00:52:32,955
maintain at least

2178
00:52:32,955 --> 00:52:33,840
this level.

2179
00:52:33,840 --> 00:52:35,181
That would be great.

2180
00:52:35,181 --> 00:52:36,266
Does anyone have any more

2181
00:52:36,266 --> 00:52:37,325
questions?

2182
00:52:37,325 --> 00:52:38,034
Representative

2183
00:52:38,034 --> 00:52:38,651
Dembowski,

2184
00:52:38,651 --> 00:52:39,855
Representative Goldberg

2185
00:52:39,855 --> 00:52:41,035
, any comments?

2186
00:52:41,035 --> 00:52:44,162
No? OK. Mike,

2187
00:52:44,162 --> 00:52:45,657
thank you very much. We appreciate

2188
00:52:45,657 --> 00:52:47,185
this information. Okay

2189
00:52:47,185 --> 00:52:48,192
. This brings us to

2190
00:52:48,192 --> 00:52:48,818
the end of the agenda

2191
00:52:48,818 --> 00:52:49,771
. The next

2192
00:52:49,771 --> 00:52:50,870
meeting will be held on

2193
00:52:50,870 --> 00:52:51,962
October 20. Before that,

2194
00:52:51,962 --> 00:52:52,658
Representative

2195
00:52:52,658 --> 00:52:53,288
Dembowski?

2196
00:52:53,288 --> 00:52:54,567
I have a comment.

2197
00:52:54,567 --> 00:52:55,618
OK.

2198
00:52:55,618 --> 00:52:56,649
You start with the same

2199
00:52:56,649 --> 00:52:57,647
burning

2200
00:52:57,647 --> 00:52:59,714
question again. So,

2201
00:52:59,750 --> 00:53:00,561
clarity needs to be provided to

2202
00:53:00,561 --> 00:53:01,690
distinguish between the United Way of

2203
00:53:01,690 --> 00:53:02,819
South

2204
00:53:02,819 --> 00:53:03,912
Worcester County and

2205
00:53:03,912 --> 00:53:07,235
Adams County. So if the people

2206
00:53:07,235 --> 00:53:08,078
of Marshfield

2207
00:53:08,078 --> 00:53:09,418
get one for

2208
00:53:09,418 --> 00:53:13,143
United Way, how does that work?

2209
00:53:13,143 --> 00:53:14,526
Okay, that's exactly what I was

2210
00:53:14,526 --> 00:53:15,158
talking about.

2211
00:53:15,158 --> 00:53:16,416
Okay, that's exactly what I was

2212
00:53:16,416 --> 00:53:17,001
talking about.

2213
00:53:17,001 --> 00:53:18,000
This is the same option

2214
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:18,693
we've always

2215
00:53:18,693 --> 00:53:19,513
used,

2216
00:53:19,513 --> 00:53:20,518
Mr. McDavies. This is

2217
00:53:20,518 --> 00:53:21,767
not news to you. I

2218
00:53:21,767 --> 00:53:23,313
mean, we

2219
00:53:23,313 --> 00:53:24,581
have the United Way, and Heather is the

2220
00:53:24,581 --> 00:53:25,532
president of that

2221
00:53:25,532 --> 00:53:28,036
organization. She

2222
00:53:28,036 --> 00:53:29,372
wants to get involved, but

2223
00:53:29,372 --> 00:53:30,673
for the district itself, it's

2224
00:53:30,673 --> 00:53:32,044
...what's the word to choose

2225
00:53:32,044 --> 00:53:40,394
? Our priority.

2226
00:53:40,394 --> 00:53:41,796
So, even before the

2227
00:53:41,796 --> 00:53:43,198
county recognized United Way as an

2228
00:53:43,198 --> 00:53:44,641
organization that was a

2229
00:53:44,641 --> 00:53:45,923
priority for the

2230
00:53:45,923 --> 00:53:52,680
county, I guess. And

2231
00:53:52,680 --> 00:53:53,862
so there was always a

2232
00:53:53,862 --> 00:53:55,651
representative there. We

2233
00:53:55,651 --> 00:53:58,370
are running a campaign.

2234
00:53:58,370 --> 00:53:59,641
It's not just

2235
00:53:59,641 --> 00:54:01,137
Sauk County, they merged,

2236
00:54:01,137 --> 00:54:02,447
so it's Sauk County and

2237
00:54:02,447 --> 00:54:05,473
Adams County. It's like a

2238
00:54:05,473 --> 00:54:08,813
core. Marshfield has

2239
00:54:08,813 --> 00:54:10,406
its own nucleus for the United Way

2240
00:54:10,406 --> 00:54:14,791
. So for all the

2241
00:54:14,791 --> 00:54:15,949
employees that I

2242
00:54:15,949 --> 00:54:16,979
oversee, because I'm

2243
00:54:16,979 --> 00:54:18,104
only responsible for a

2244
00:54:18,104 --> 00:54:18,941
certain group and

2245
00:54:18,941 --> 00:54:20,163
the Department of

2246
00:54:20,163 --> 00:54:20,838
Health and

2247
00:54:20,838 --> 00:54:21,996
Human Services is responsible

2248
00:54:21,996 --> 00:54:23,058
for another, we always

2249
00:54:23,058 --> 00:54:24,151
add a link

2250
00:54:24,151 --> 00:54:25,213
for everyone so they

2251
00:54:25,213 --> 00:54:26,371
can donate

2252
00:54:26,371 --> 00:54:27,657
to either South

2253
00:54:27,657 --> 00:54:28,590
Wood County or

2254
00:54:28,590 --> 00:54:32,257
North Wood County.

2255
00:54:32,257 --> 00:54:32,892
Which one is

2256
00:54:32,892 --> 00:54:33,895
Marshfield?

2257
00:54:33,895 --> 00:54:34,522
Which one is

2258
00:54:34,522 --> 00:54:35,739
Marshfield's?

2259
00:54:35,739 --> 00:54:36,742
And the answer to your

2260
00:54:36,742 --> 00:54:37,662
question, Don, I'm

2261
00:54:37,662 --> 00:54:38,332
not really

2262
00:54:38,332 --> 00:54:39,280
sure where the

2263
00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:42,363
line is.

2264
00:54:42,363 --> 00:54:43,906
Well, I I I I know there is a

2265
00:54:43,906 --> 00:54:45,489
line because, as Mike pointed out

2266
00:54:45,489 --> 00:54:46,835
, we have

2267
00:54:46,835 --> 00:54:48,101
Southwood County, and we

2268
00:54:48,101 --> 00:54:49,328
only have funds for

2269
00:54:49,328 --> 00:54:53,444
Southwood County. And that's the

2270
00:54:53,444 --> 00:54:54,757
line, I believe,

2271
00:54:54,757 --> 00:54:57,356
that was used.

2272
00:54:57,356 --> 00:54:58,661
Is that line there?

2273
00:54:58,661 --> 00:54:59,739
Well, I think the foundation

2274
00:54:59,739 --> 00:55:00,706
probably has lines

2275
00:55:00,706 --> 00:55:01,148
that they

2276
00:55:01,148 --> 00:55:01,978
use

2277
00:55:01,978 --> 00:55:03,000
where you get your

2278
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:03,849
money from. So the

2279
00:55:03,849 --> 00:55:05,005
County itself would call

2280
00:55:05,005 --> 00:55:06,161
me and that's what they

2281
00:55:06,161 --> 00:55:06,657
could

2282
00:55:06,657 --> 00:55:07,853
Yes, that's where they

2283
00:55:07,853 --> 00:55:09,155
get the money from. They would

2284
00:55:09,155 --> 00:55:10,251
set that

2285
00:55:10,251 --> 00:55:11,811
boundary, not the district.

2286
00:55:11,811 --> 00:55:12,987
But I can tell

2287
00:55:12,987 --> 00:55:13,878
you where she is.

2288
00:55:13,878 --> 00:55:15,509
Sorry about that.

2289
00:55:15,509 --> 00:55:16,140
Yes.

2290
00:55:16,140 --> 00:55:17,251
Well, where is it? Okay,

2291
00:55:17,251 --> 00:55:18,153
we

2292
00:55:18,153 --> 00:55:18,892
got it sorted.

2293
00:55:18,892 --> 00:55:20,138
That would be a uh,

2294
00:55:20,138 --> 00:55:21,503
bad poll.

2295
00:55:21,503 --> 00:55:22,573
And, but, uh, if you

2296
00:55:22,573 --> 00:55:23,611
want the United Way to be

2297
00:55:23,611 --> 00:55:24,357
interested in

2298
00:55:24,357 --> 00:55:25,103
a donation, I'm

2299
00:55:25,103 --> 00:55:26,141
sure Mr.

2300
00:55:26,141 --> 00:55:27,277
Kenneth will contact

2301
00:55:27,277 --> 00:55:28,315
either me or

2302
00:55:28,315 --> 00:55:29,483
Heather and get a check

2303
00:55:29,483 --> 00:55:29,713
for the

2304
00:55:29,713 --> 00:55:30,672
county donation either

2305
00:55:30,672 --> 00:55:31,788
way. Um,

2306
00:55:31,788 --> 00:55:32,887
again, if you're

2307
00:55:32,887 --> 00:55:34,044
interested, I

2308
00:55:34,044 --> 00:55:35,185
put this on the table every year. Um,

2309
00:55:35,185 --> 00:55:36,197
contact me

2310
00:55:36,197 --> 00:55:37,123
or Heather about this

2311
00:55:37,123 --> 00:55:38,267
. Um, secondly,

2312
00:55:38,267 --> 00:55:39,589
for those attending the

2313
00:55:39,589 --> 00:55:40,844
WCA conference, um, I

2314
00:55:40,844 --> 00:55:41,828
gave you all

2315
00:55:41,828 --> 00:55:43,014
envelopes that have your

2316
00:55:43,014 --> 00:55:44,201
room reservation,

2317
00:55:44,201 --> 00:55:45,286
my

2318
00:55:45,286 --> 00:55:46,609
credit card authorization for

2319
00:55:46,609 --> 00:55:47,626
your room, and

2320
00:55:47,626 --> 00:55:49,864
also

2321
00:55:49,898 --> 00:55:51,201
tax exemption information for you. Um,

2322
00:55:51,201 --> 00:55:51,956
this shouldn't

2323
00:55:51,956 --> 00:55:52,534
happen, but

2324
00:55:52,534 --> 00:55:53,239
check your

2325
00:55:53,239 --> 00:55:54,170
credit

2326
00:55:54,170 --> 00:55:54,775
card statements after

2327
00:55:54,775 --> 00:55:55,479
the conference and

2328
00:55:55,479 --> 00:55:56,385
make sure

2329
00:55:56,385 --> 00:55:57,342
you haven't been charged

2330
00:55:57,342 --> 00:55:58,124
for the room. If it's

2331
00:55:58,124 --> 00:55:59,242
written off, let me

2332
00:55:59,242 --> 00:56:00,081
know and we'll sort it out

2333
00:56:00,081 --> 00:56:01,234
. I did

2334
00:56:01,234 --> 00:56:02,332
all the authorization, but

2335
00:56:02,332 --> 00:56:03,430
often I only pay for

2336
00:56:03,430 --> 00:56:04,442
the room, so you

2337
00:56:04,442 --> 00:56:05,540
pay the additional

2338
00:56:05,540 --> 00:56:06,474
costs yourself. Um, they

2339
00:56:06,474 --> 00:56:07,407
can make you

2340
00:56:07,407 --> 00:56:08,368
swipe your card, and

2341
00:56:08,368 --> 00:56:08,848
sometimes everything

2342
00:56:08,848 --> 00:56:09,888
gets transferred to your

2343
00:56:09,888 --> 00:56:10,502
card, so

2344
00:56:10,502 --> 00:56:11,671
keep an eye on that. That

2345
00:56:11,671 --> 00:56:13,109
was the case last year. And

2346
00:56:13,109 --> 00:56:14,463
I also put a piece of

2347
00:56:14,463 --> 00:56:15,649
paper if you are

2348
00:56:15,649 --> 00:56:16,749
interested in

2349
00:56:16,749 --> 00:56:18,443
attending the WCA session

2350
00:56:18,443 --> 00:56:20,515
on Monday at 3:30. Um, I

2351
00:56:20,515 --> 00:56:22,025
added a session there for

2352
00:56:22,025 --> 00:56:22,900
you if you're

2353
00:56:22,900 --> 00:56:24,410
interested in "Africa

2354
00:56:24,410 --> 00:56:26,606
20" at our company.

2355
00:56:26,606 --> 00:56:27,505
So,

2356
00:56:27,505 --> 00:56:28,941
Yes, so it will be soon

2357
00:56:28,941 --> 00:56:30,264
. I hope you all

2358
00:56:30,264 --> 00:56:31,698
come. Hmm, great

2359
00:56:31,698 --> 00:56:32,837
program. Sunday:

2360
00:56:32,837 --> 00:56:33,670
If you arrive

2361
00:56:33,670 --> 00:56:34,745
early, there will be a panel

2362
00:56:34,745 --> 00:56:35,632
discussion, and then,

2363
00:56:35,632 --> 00:56:36,492
I think it was

2364
00:56:36,492 --> 00:56:37,299
after the bonfire, the

2365
00:56:37,299 --> 00:56:38,320
staff organization

2366
00:56:38,320 --> 00:56:39,207
has an event where

2367
00:56:39,207 --> 00:56:40,040
many of you

2368
00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:40,847
former

2369
00:56:40,847 --> 00:56:42,728
board members will be, and then there will be a

2370
00:56:42,755 --> 00:56:43,750
reception later that evening if you

2371
00:56:43,750 --> 00:56:44,556
're in town on

2372
00:56:44,556 --> 00:56:45,855
Sunday. Um, this is a great

2373
00:56:45,855 --> 00:56:47,279
program. It is on the

2374
00:56:47,279 --> 00:56:48,708
WCA website. You can

2375
00:56:48,708 --> 00:56:49,580
view the full

2376
00:56:49,580 --> 00:56:50,630
agenda. Um, and

2377
00:56:50,630 --> 00:56:51,779
I hope to see

2378
00:56:51,779 --> 00:56:52,863
you all there. So,

2379
00:56:52,863 --> 00:56:53,816
if there is nothing

2380
00:56:53,816 --> 00:56:55,030
else for

2381
00:56:55,059 --> 00:56:55,782
the board to discuss, I

2382
00:56:55,782 --> 00:56:56,822
will declare the meeting

2383
00:56:56,822 --> 00:56:58,314
closed.