[I. Call to Order]
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COUNCILMAN HORNE PRESENT, MAYOR MOORE WOLF.
PLEASE STAND AND JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ON NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[II. Appearance of Citizens]
WITH THE APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS.THE POLICY RELATIVE TO APPEARANCE OF CITIZENS IS AS FOLLOWS.
A 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD IS PROVIDED FOR CITIZENS TO APPEAR AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
EACH CITIZEN SPEAKING WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE APPEARANCE OF UP TO THREE MINUTES.
NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF MEMBERS.
CITIZENS ARE TO GIVE THEIR DOCUMENTS, IF ANY, TO THE POLICE OFFICER FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL WHEN THE MAYOR DETERMINES THAT ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY HAVE DONE SO.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND KEY STAFF MAY MAKE COMMENTS.
DOES ANYONE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
UM, TONIGHT I JUST WANTED FIRST OF ALL TO THANK CLERK KIM FOR ALL THE HELP THAT SHE GAVE US AT COULD YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? I'M SORRY.
IT WAS FIRST TIME, UM, THAT WE WERE DOING A RENEWAL FOR STICKS ON 36 AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD EVERYTHING JUST RIGHT AND KIM WAS VERY PATIENT AND HELPFUL, SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER FOR THAT.
ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN, BUT IN CASE YOU DID, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT GOING ON THIS WEEKEND WITH THE RACES AND THE FAIR AND SUCH, BUT OUT AT STICKS THE WORLD, UH, QUALIFYING, UH, POOL TOURNAMENT WILL BE GOING ON STARTING FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AT ALL IN POOL, IT GOES THIS WEEKEND AND THEN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND.
NEXT WEEKEND INCLUDES, UM, SOME WOMEN'S, UH, PLAY.
SO, UH, IF YOU WANNA SEE SOME PRETTY GOOD POOL SHOOTING, MAYBE YOU CAN STOP OUT IN BETWEEN SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING ON.
DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNSEL TONIGHT? UH, YES.
MY NAME IS EMMA JONES, STAR BODY AND MY CONCERN IS ABOUT THE GARBAGE BILL.
WHY IS KEY GOING UP WHEN EVERYBODY'S ON A FIXED INCOME AND THEY DON'T LET US KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING UP? AND THE SERVICE THAT Y'ALL WAS TALKING ABOUT, THEY GIVING, GIVING US, I DO NOT USE IT LIKE THE YARD WASTE, WHICH Y'ALL SAYING IS MANDATORY TO PAY FOR.
WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR THINGS THAT I'M NOT USING? THAT'S JUST LIKE GOING TO THE STORE, BUYING SOMETHING THAT I DON'T LIKE.
SO MY POINT OF VIEW, I'M JUST GONNA KEEP ON PAYING THE $37 INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T USE THE GARBAGE CAN.
THE GARBAGE CAN THAT I'VE BEEN USING, THEY WERE PICKING IT UP WITH THE ARMS. SO WHAT, WHY SHOULD I GET THE, UH, GARBAGE CAN AND USE THEY, UH, YARD WASTE? THAT'S MY POINT ABOUT IT.
'CAUSE I'M ON A FIXED INCOME INCOME, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHAT Y'ALL COULD DO ABOUT IT, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD IT.
I'M ON A BUDGET ONE MONTH BUDGET.
DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL? HELLO, MY NAME IS ABIR MOTIAN.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR CLEANING OLD KING ORCHARD AREA, ESPECIALLY ON EDWARD STREET.
I WENT AND SAW IT THE OTHER DAY AND IT'S WIPED OUT CLEAN IT.
I MEAN, THE GROUND IS FLIPPED.
THE TREES, THE DIRTY BUG TREES ARE GONE IN THAT AREA.
AND I HAVE TO SAY, UH, I HAVE TO CHEER THE PEOPLE WHO CLEAN THEIR YARDS, WHO DO CLEAN THEIR YARDS AND WHO ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, I I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
NOW I WANNA EXPLAIN SOMETHING.
OLD KING ORCHARD HAS PEOPLE OF ALL KIND OF ALL RACES, OF ALL NATIONALITIES.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE IN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT SAID THAT SAY THEY'RE MENTAL CASES, THEY'RE CRAZY.
WE CAN TORTURE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE CRAZY.
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JUST SAY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CRAZY AND WE'RE NOT CRAZY.MR. NEWELL, HE WAS WRONG TO SAY THAT.
NOW I WANTED TO MENTION SOMETHING TO YOU, DECATUR.
THIS IS THE TIME WE'RE GONNA HAVE TOURISTS.
DECATUR HAS TO BE MORE CHEERFUL, OUTGOING, STILL CLEAN AND HAVE ETIQUETTE.
WE WANT DECATUR TO BE A CLEAN PLACE.
AND THE WAY TO DO IT IS TO WORK TOGETHER, NOT TO HATE EACH OTHER, NOT TO ABUSE EACH OTHER, BUT TO WORK TOGETHER.
I KNOW THAT HERITAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SAY, WELL, WE WANT TO GO AND WE WANNA GO AND INVADE THE SHOPPING AREAS AND HAVE OUR BUSINESS THERE.
NO, WE DON'T WANT HERITAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OVER ON, ON PERSHING ROAD AND WATER STREET TO RUIN THE SHOPPING AREAS, TO INFEST THE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS THERE.
IF THEY WANNA MOVE, THE BEST LOCATION FOR THEM IS ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH 27TH STREET AND NORTH 22ND STREET.
EMERSON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OVER THERE IS A GOOD LOCATION.
IT'S CLOSE TO MACON RESOURCE CENTER AND A DM FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE MUSCLE AND CAN WORK AND GET OFF THEIR DRUGS, WELL, THEY CAN WORK FOR A DM AND THE ONES WHO WANNA PLAY DISABLED.
THERE'S MACON COUNTY RESOURCE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A NICE SUBTLE QUIET AREA.
THEY WON'T DIRTY THE, THE THE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS AND THAT IS A FACT.
AND THEN THEY SAY 1800 CLIENTS RIGHT NOW, BUT THEN WHEN THEY GET THE $40 BILLION GRANT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE 10,000, 10,000 FROM EIGHT.
FROM 1800 TO 10,000 OF THEIR TROOPS IS WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EMBEZZLING OF FUNDS.
THEY'RE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.
AND SO, LIKE I'M TELLING YOU, 40 BILLION, 40, $40 MILLION OR BILLION DOLLARS OF A GRANT TO GO AND REPAIR THAT SHOPPING AREA FOR THEM.
NO, WE HAVE EMPTY BUILDINGS, WHICH IS NICE.
YOU'RE OUTTA THANK YOU THAT TIME.
DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL TONIGHT? DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY RESPONSES TO ANY OF THE COMMENTS? MA'AM? I WILL SAY ON THE GARBAGE ISSUE, THAT'S A CONTRACT THAT THE FORMER CITY MANAGER NEGOTIATED.
UM, AND THERE WERE SOME HAD TO BE SOME INCREASES IN FEES, MAINLY BECAUSE THE COST, AS YOU SAID, OF EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP.
SO THE HAULERS, UM, HAD TO PAY MORE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THEY HAVE TO PAY MORE IN GAS AND IT'S JUST, IT ISN'T EASY ON ANYBODY.
BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.
SO THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? SEE NONE.
[III. Approval of Minutes]
OF THE MINUTES, APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 20, 20, 24.ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS? NONE.
[1. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Board of Education of Decatur School District 61 and the City of Decatur to Provide Police Officers for School Security]
BUSINESS ITEM ONE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT 61 AND THE CITY OF DECATUR TO PROVIDE POLICE OFFICERS FOR SCHOOL SECURITY.MOTION THAT THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED.
SECOND, MR. GLEASON? VERY BRIEFLY.
UH, MAYOR, BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER TO THE CHIEF, UH, MET WITH, UH, DR. CLARK, UH, DISTRICT 61 SUPERINTENDENT.
UH, THIS IS A LONGSTANDING CONVERSATION THAT'S BEEN, UH, OCCURRING BETWEEN, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THIS WILL BE AN AD OF, UH, ONE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
IT'LL BE A TOTAL OF 5 75 25 COST SHARE, UH, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE OTHER.
IT ALSO WILL PROVIDE, UH, BACKUP AND, UM, UM, SORRY I GOT A HEAD COLD.
BUT, UH, WE'LL PROVIDE BACKUP.
BE ABLE TO FILL IN, UH, WHEN THERE'S A VACANCY OF THE FIRST FOUR CHIEF FILL IN, UH, AS YOU WANT.
UH, I MEAN THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERED IT.
THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT I KNOW THAT WE'VE, WE'VE EVEN HAD BEFORE BUDGET TIME.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE JUST BECAUSE OF STAFFING AS WE'VE, UH, UH, CHANGED SOME OF OUR OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES AND, UH, PUT THINGS TOGETHER WITH OUR PERSONNEL.
WE JUST FELT THIS WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT AND, UM, WE, WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH DPS AND, AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT PARTNERSHIP.
I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOL JUST TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE KIDS.
'CAUSE THERE ARE FUTURE CITIZENS AND, WELL, CURRENT CITIZENS.
WHO, PAT, DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STILL HAVE THEIR SECURITY GUARDS? YES.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DR. HORN? I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE BOTH CITY OF DECATUR AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DECATUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THIS MEANINGFUL, UH, COLLABORATION.
UH, THIS ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER SHOULD BE
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BENEFICIAL TO BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE DISTRICT OF AS A WHOLE.SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS.
UH, DO YOU, COULD YOU JUST GIMME A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT AN OFFICER DOES ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE SCHOOL? BRIEFLY.
WE HAVE, UH, AN OFFICER AT BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, ONE AT STEVEN DECATUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HOPE.
AND THEN THIS FIFTH ONE WILL GO TO JOHNS HILL AND ALSO BE KIND OF A FLOATER.
SO IF ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, UH, THE OFFICER IS ON TRAINING, THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FILL THAT BACK IN.
BUT THEY BASICALLY, UH, UH, TO BE HONEST, THEY'RE KIND OF THERE TO BE PRESENT, VISIBLE AND KIND OF INTERACT IN A POSITIVE WAY.
UH, BUT ALSO THEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A, THAT'S A SECURITY THREAT, THEY, THEY'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY WITH THE SECURITY STAFF.
UM, IN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME SORT OF, UH, ACTIVE THREAT, THEN YOU HAVE AN OFFICER ON SCENE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT THREAT IMMEDIATELY AS WELL, UH, WITH THE FULL CAPACITY THAT ANY OTHER POLICE OFFICER WOULD BE ABLE TO DO.
UNFORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE TO THINK IN THOSE TERMS THESE DAYS, BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATE IS RIGHT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
[2. Ordinance Granting a Permanent Easement to the Sanitary District of Decatur under Lake Decatur]
PERMANENT EASEMENT TO THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF DECATUR UNDER LAKE DECATUR.MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MATT NEWELL, IF YOU WOULD, UH, GO AHEAD AND APPROACH PODIUM.
UH, THIS ITEM NUMBER THREE AND NUMBER FOUR, THEY'RE ALL RELATED.
UH, WE'VE GOT A SLIDE TO WALK THROUGH, UH, FOR BOTH THE ORDINANCES AND THE ONE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE COUNSEL.
MATT, ANYTHING TO ADD IN THIS ITEM? UH, THE, THE PICTURE PRETTY MUCH DESCRIBES WHAT THE, UH, SANITARY DISTRICT HAS REQUESTED.
THEY, THEY ALREADY HAVE A LINE, UH, WHICH IS, UH, I FORGET EXACTLY HOW OLD IT IS, BUT IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY OLD AND IT'S SEEING ITS AGE AND THEY WOULD LIKE A SECOND LINE.
UH, LAKE QUESTIONS FOR MR. NEWELL? SEE NONE.
[3. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement with the Norfolk Southern Railway Company for a Storm Sewer Crossing for the Oakland and Grand Sewer Separation Project, City Project 2021-01]
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY FOR A STORM SEWER CROSSING FOR THE OAKLAND AND GRAND SEWER SEPARATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 20 0 20 21 DASH OH ONE MOTION THAT THE RESOLUTION DO PASS AND BE ADOPTED.SO MOVED SECOND STRAIGHT TO MR. NEWELL.
YES, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE, THE MAP THAT WAS IN YOUR HANDOUT AND ALSO, UH, IS ON, IS ON THE SCREEN THERE IS IS THE, THE PLAN FOR THE SEWER SEPARATION FOR THE OAKLAND GRAND AREA.
UH, TO DO THAT WE NEED A RAILROAD AGREEMENT, UH, TO, WE WILL BE GOING DOWN FAIRVIEW AVENUE AND UNDER THE TRACKS AND, UH, THERE IS A, WE, IT IS OWNED BY THE RAILROADS, SO WE NEED TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO, TO GET UNDER THE TRACKS.
QUESTIONS FOR MR. NEWELL? SAY NONE.
[4. Ordinance Authorizing the City of Decatur, Illinois to Borrow Funds from the Water Pollution Control Loan Program through the Illinois Environmental Protective Agency for the Oakland and Grand Sewer Separation Project, City Project 2021-01]
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS TO BORROW FUNDS FROM THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL LOAN PROGRAM THROUGH THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AID PROTECTIVE AGENCY FOR THE OAKLAND AND GRAND SEWER SEPARATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 2021 DASH OH ONE MOTION THAT THE ORDINANCE TO PASS AND BE ADOPTED.THIS IS, UH, TO GRANT THE CITY, UH, THE, THE AUTHORITY TO, TO LOAN UP TO, UH, $16.5 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT WE JUST DISCUSSED.
SO IT WAS JUST ON THE, ON THE MAP.
SO WHAT WHAT THIS DOES IS, UH, IT, THEY WILL AUTHORIZE, UH, THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
ONCE APPROVED, WE WILL GO OUT FOR BIDS, WE WILL BRING THOSE BIDS BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
AND, AND ONCE THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE BIDS, THEN IT, UH, AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, ILLINOIS, UH, EPA TO, UH, TO DO A LOW INTEREST LOAN.
THE LOAN IS FOR EIGHT 1.8%, UH, FOR A TERM OF I BELIEVE 30 YEARS.
AND, UH, QUESTIONS FOR MR. NEWELL, DR. HORN? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU MR. NOEL FOR, UH, IDENTIFYING ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY LOANS AS A FUNDING MECHANISM.
UH, 1.83% IS, UH, MUCH LOWER THAN MOST CAN EXPECT TO PAY ON THEIR MORTGAGES.
AND SO, UH, IT'S, IT'S GREAT THAT THAT'S AVAILABLE
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FOR THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.UM, MY, MY CONCERN, UM, MORE BROADLY IS THAT THIS PROJECT IS $16.5 MILLION POTENTIALLY, AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME, UM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE MORE DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT, UM, HOW WE'RE GOING TO FUND AND DO THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
AND I KNOW AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THERE WERE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE LESS EXPENSIVE AND MAY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN JUST AS EFFECTIVE AT SEPARATING, UH, SEWER AND, UM, SANITARY SEWERS.
AND SO THAT'S MY CONCERN AND I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THIS EXAMPLE.
UM, RIGHT NOW THE CITY HAS A PROGRAM WHERE WE WILL STOP, UH, SEWAGE OVERFLOWS AT INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCES.
IF WE ASSUME THAT THIS PROGRAM COSTS $10,000 PER RESIDENT, UM, THIS MEANS WE'D HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO 1,650 BACKUPS, ASSUMING THAT THERE WERE ENOUGH PLUMBERS TO ACTUALLY DO THAT TYPE OF INSTALLATION.
AND SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HUGE AMOUNTS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING INTO PROJECTS FOR WHICH THERE MIGHT BE MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE FIXES.
AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PARTICULARLY BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF MORE OF THESE PROJECTS COMING UP THIS YEAR TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO THIS, UM, AT A COST THAT IS LESS EXPENSIVE, THAT STILL MEETS THE OBJECTIVES THAT OUR CITIZENS EXPECT.
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? YES.
MR. Q UH, MATT, WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS, THESE OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE GONNA COST THIS FLORIAN AVENUE AND NORTH LOST BRIDGE AREA? IS IT SAME TYPE OF PROJECT OR THE PROJECT WE DID, UH, IN THE, UM, UH, ELLEN DIVISION AREA A COUPLE YEARS AGO WAS IN THE ORDER OF $6 MILLION.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE TO BE IN THAT SAME BROAD AREA.
I WOULD, I WOULD SAY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I, I GUESS I, I DON'T KNOW THE PRIORITY ON THESE, YOU KNOW, SO THIS ONE, THE ONE WE'RE APPROVING 16 MILLION, CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? AND THE OTHER TWO WOULD BE EACH 6 MILLION.
SO I GUESS WHY NOT THOSE? I, I'M JUST ASKING, I DON'T KNOW THE PRIORITY SYSTEM HERE, WHAT'S MOST URGENT, BUT WHEN WE DID, UH, OF COURSE WHEN THE, THE US EPA APPROACHED THE CITY WITH, UH, THE, UH, THE CONSENT DECREE, UH, REQUIRING US TO ADDRESS THE, THE OVERFLOWS THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM WAS EXPERIENCING, WE IDENTIFIED THE FOUR AREAS THAT WERE, WERE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY.
I MEAN THE, THE SEWERS LEAK LIKE A SIEVE ALL OVER TOWN.
BUT THE, UH, BUT THESE WERE THE FOUR CRITICAL AREAS AND WE, WE ADDRESSED THE, UH, THE ONE THAT HAD ACTIVE, UH, SEWAGE ALMOST ON, ON EVERY STORM IN THE ELLEN DIVISION AREA.
THIS, THIS NEXT ONE, WHICH IS A SEWER SEPARATION.
SO IT'S GETTING THE SEWAGE OUT OF THE STORM SYSTEM OR GETTING THE STORM OUT OF THE, OUT OF THE SEWER SYSTEM AND, UH, WHICH, WHICH WAS HAVING THE, THE, THE BIGGEST EFFECT ON THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA OF, OF ANY OF THEM.
AND, UH, SO THIS WAS PROBABLY THE HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECT, BUT IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT ONE TO DO AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE TO DO.
SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF WOUND UP WHERE IT IS BECAUSE IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT.
UH, AND, AND, AND IT WAS A VERY COMPLICATED PROJECT.
THIS IS JUST A COMMENT I HAVE IS THAT IT'S EASY TO BORROW MONEY AND THAT WE HAVE A GREAT INTEREST RATE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, AND I'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WITH STILL WHEN WE GET THIS LOAN, OUR CITY FINANCES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT I JUST, ANYTIME WE BORROW THAT KIND OF MONEY, IT JUST KIND OF RAISES A RED FLAG WITH ME AND I'M GONNA VOTE FOR THIS BUT I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEE NONE.
[5. Consent Calendar: Items on the Consent Agenda/Calendar are matters requiring City Council approval or acceptance, but which are routine and recurring in nature, are not controversial, are matters of limited discretion, and about which little or no discussion is anticipated. However, staff’s assessment of what should be included on the Consent Agenda/Calendar can be in error. For this reason, any Consent Agenda/Calendar item can be removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar by any member of the governing body, for any reason, without the need for concurrence by any other governing body member. Items removed from the Consent Agenda/Calendar will be discussed and voted on separately from the remainder of the Consent Agenda/Calendar.]
CALENDAR.DOES ANYONE ON COUNCIL WISH TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SCENE NONE.
ITEM A RESOLUTION, APPROVING AND DETERMINING THE NEED FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF MINUTES OF CLOSED MEETINGS.
ITEM B, ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN CENTRAL PARK ROTARY FEST.
THE WORST CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT EVER.
ITEM C ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR IN CENTRAL PARK, DONNIE'S, HOME SPUN
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PIZZAS, MUSIC IN THE PARK.ITEM D, RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENTS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ITEM E RESOLUTION APPROVING REAPPOINTMENTS HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SITES COMMISSION ITEM F, RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT, ELECTRICAL COMMISSION ITEM G, RESOLUTION, APPROVING APPOINTMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS ITEM H ORDINANCE, ANNEXING TERRITORY 2232 HIGHLAND ROAD, ITEM I, ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY 2243 HIGHLAND ROAD, ITEM J ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY 2230 SOUTH SHORES DRIVE.
ITEM K, ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY 30 33 TURPIN ROAD AND ITEM L.
ORDINANCE ANNEXING TERRITORY 30 55 TURPON ROAD.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS AS PRESENTED.
[VI. Other Business]
HAVE OTHER BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE BODY TONIGHT? COUNCILWOMAN GREGORY.I JUST WANNA THANK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING UP THE FLAGS IN UM, OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
THEY LOOK REALLY NICE AND IT ALSO LOOKED LIKE THERE WERE SOME NEW BANNERS ON THE POLES, UM, THAT REALLY ADD TO, UM, THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
AND I THINK WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MATT, SO YOU DO A GREAT JOB LEADING A GOOD TEAM.
THEN I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THE MAYOR AND I MET, UM, WITH MS. GILLUM AND YOU'LL RECALL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UM, SHE CAME AND SHE WAS A LANDLORD THAT HAD HAD, UM, SOME ISSUES.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES TO KNOW THAT WE MET WITH HER.
WE BELIEVE THAT UM, WHAT SHE WAS SHARING WITH US WAS TRULY GENUINE.
AND YOU WILL RECALL THAT AT SOME POINT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THIS COUNCIL HAD PUT IN PLACE A 72 HOUR NOTIFICATION FOR LANDLORDS IF THEY SIGNED UP.
UM, FOR SOME REASON THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE, UM, IN PLAY AT THIS TIME.
AND SO I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR SPOKE WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT IT.
AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES, UM, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I KNOW OUR LANDLORDS WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
ANYONE ELSE ON COUNCIL? SEE NONE.