City Council - Regular Meeting

All right, we're live. It's 5 o'clock. I'll be filling in for Roger. So, Roger's not here and Joe's not here. Everyone else present. Um, we'll start the meeting. Pledge of Allegiance. And then I will open this up with a prayer. So, everybody stand to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Everybody bow your hands.

Yes, Lord. We come to you today. Just ask for your guidance and allow us to do what's best for everyone within the city and uh please watch over us as we do so. Thank you. Amen.

All right. So, now we'll jump straight into any public comment we have out here. Does anybody have anything? Any public comment? Okay. All right. Nobody else. We'll go ahead and close public comment. Then we'll move on to approval of the minutes for March. Anybody have any comments or corrections? Seek approval for the minutes for the minutes from March. I'll make a motion to motion Stacy. I'll second second Brandon. All in favor? Opposed?

Okay. Thank you, sir. Then we'll do the same thing for claims. Uh March claims, any comments or corrections? Only thing that I had on claims was just if we're getting um if we're getting out jobs for some of those larger projects when it comes to like updates. Um I noticed for the PD we had just under 10,000 for the renovations. Yeah, those are out. Okay. Yeah. I make a motion to approve. Motion by Brandon. Second.

Second by Stacy. All in favor? I opposed Chris. Thank you, sir. All right, we'll move on to old business. We have ordinance 2026-4 authorizing the city to use taxable economic revenue bonds. First reading

speak. Thanks for uh letting me present tonight on uh the bonds for the Yorks Crossing project. Uh I'm Matt Gorgeous with Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors. Um you should have in front of you a packet uh going over some schedules uh describing the bonds and kind of the process and what we have right now for uh the project terms. On page two, we have a summary. So far, the general framework um for how the deal is uh as it is now going to happen. Uh there have been a few updates. Um and it's still in negotiation for a few points, but this is generally a brief one. Um and a lot of this will make more sense uh as we dig into the numbers in the following schedules. Um but for now um for example the 3.4 million on the first bullet point right now it's closer to 3.5 million. Um but I'll talk about that a little bit more. Um they are 20-year bonds and they will have um a variety of pledges for backing these bonds. Um, first it will be a pledge from the Yorkwoods Crossing residential area. Um, after that it'll be a pledge of the Austin residential allocation area. That is an area that is already existing. Um and then after those two items, there is a taxpayer agreement from the developer um that if there's any shortfall for whatever reason, uh the

developer will be responsible for those uh to make up for the death service. Um and for now, I will skip the latter four points because it will um like I said make a bit more sense as we get into the schedules. So, moving on to page three. Um, the bonds will be paid for uh partially from this new development, the Yorkwoods Crossing tax increment from this um and it will consist of 54 total new homes at about 230,000 per home. Uh they're anticipating seven homes will be built per year. um predicting for now um building out beginning this year uh so that they will be assessed January 1 of 2027 for taxes payable 2028 um when the tiff will begin to flow into this uh allocation area. Uh I do want to highlight that this schedule does take into account uh sea 1 7 act one from last year 2025 that does affect um homestead deductions and homestead credits. So that has been built in to uh what we have here. Um as you can see um the each year uh incrementally about 13,000 in new tiff uh allocation dollars will come in each year and by 2035 at full buildout. Uh we are looking at about 3.7 million in net assessed value after all the homestead deductions. um and also roughly 100,000 in tiff uh per year once we hit 2035.

And this does not take into account uh any future growth uh that may occur. So the numbers could possibly even look uh better than what we have here. Moving on to page four. This is where we'll start uh looking at the uh project costs and also the funding um for uh the project in all. Um so on the first uh line there we have development costs that is uh for the development we have infrastructure improvements drainage uh sanitary utilities streets that's what those dollars can be used for. Um and it does say 3.4 million. Uh there have been some updates so it is now closer to 3.5 million but any increase so far has been um due or covered by increased land sales which we'll uh see in the funding section. So um on to the next we have the debt service reserve. Um so that is required by the Indiana Finance Authority where this deal is um being done. it is who the deal is being done with the Indiana Finance Authority through their residential infrastructure assistance program. Um, and that is the maximum annual debt service per year at about 106,000. And then the third item we have bond issuance costs and contingencies. Uh, that includes legal fees, municipal advisory fees, trustee fees, uh, things of that nature. So all in all the deal the total project comes out to be about 3.6 3.7 million at this time. Now funding uh for this comes from a

variety of sources uh that we've been uh negotiating with. The first item we have there is the bonds the taxable economic development revenue bonds. Um it is what we have illustrated here in the schedule is about 1.1 million. Um it is approved through the IFA through up to 1.35 million um in case there's any other contingencies or developments that would necessitate increasing but at the time we're looking at about 1.1 for the for the bonds. Next uh the ready grant contribution we have that in the amount of 2 million. Um then we have land sale contributions. Um, right now that says 240,000. We right now are anticipating closer to 350,000. Um, like I said, to make up for that increase in development costs. And then the last item there is the sewer utility contributions um of 250,000 and that is coming from the city for um I believe a new pump station is uh assisting with that for the development. And if there's any questions I should have said that at the beginning there's any questions feel free to stop me at any time and happy to uh answer as best I can. On to page five, we will show the amortization schedule for the bonds. Right now, we're assuming the bonds will be closing June 18th of 2026, uh, when the funds will be available. Um, this is an I, as I said, this is an IFA residential infrastructure program. And so the interest rate that you see here uh is a subsidized interest rate. So the

city is getting a better deal than it would on the open market or going to a local bank. Um if the city were to do that, it would be closer to five or 6%. Um if not even higher. So 3.7 that we're showing here is great deal great deal for the city taking interest in the long run. Um, and the way we have it structured is that it will be interestonly payments early on as we wait for the development to come online. Um, and then it will progressively ramp up um to about 105,000 in annual debt service uh by 2036. Going on to the next page. Um this schedule uh shows a more detailed breakdown of how the funds are going to be applied uh with this uh project. And so in the first two columns under the estimated tip revenue, um the first column there for estimated tax increment that is from the new Yorkwoods crossing uh allocation area and the second one is the existing Austin residential allocation area. Um, and so at full buildout, you can see by about 2035, we're looking at uh roughly $173,000 uh available. Going to the next column, we have the tip administration fees. So that's doing annual reporting, trustee fees, things of that nature. And so that leads us to the next column which can be applied

towards the uh debt service that we have for footnote 4 and after the tax increment is applied to the debt service. Um you can see our coverage there. Um all over 100%. The IFA has a requirement for about 125% actually not about they do have a or 125% um of tax increment to debt service ratio. And so this deal does have a structure in place where there will be the IFA required uh debt service reserve which is just in case anything basically if everything falls through the debt service reserve will be in place to be used to cover a bond payment. The RDC historically for um Austin likes to have a supplemental debt service reserve on top of that. um which you can see footnote five. Um it will be another safety net that the city and the RDC can use before the IFA that service reserve would have to be used. Um it's just another safety net that prevents any any more risk to the city. And after that debt service reserve is funded from excess tax increment 50% of the this is going to be a little long-winded. It is a uh an interesting structure for the deal. Um 50% of the excess after the supplemental debt service reserve is funded will go towards extraordinary mandatory redemption which is essentially paying the bond down faster. Um the other 50%

uh will be retained by the RDC for any legally available use for the RDC. Um and that structure is in place so long as the taxpayer agreement is in place which the taxpayer agreement is in place for five consecutive as we have it now for five consecutive years that we have that 125% coverage. After that, the city, it is up to the city's discretion whether they retain the tiff money or they spend down quicker. It's essentially up to the RDC to do what they wish. So to sum up the the flow of funds essentially,

what's your question? on the uh on on page four the allowance for the debt service reserve when it's satisfied is that 106,000 returned or where does that go? Yes. So the uh debt service reserve it is used when it gets to a point that the bonds can be paid off. Um it is held until that point. Okay. Yeah. So it's used as like the final payment. Correct. Yeah. Yep. Okay.

Okay. So I want to highlight that there is um with the pledge of the two tip areas there is healthy coverage um additionally with the taxpayer agreement agreement behind that there's even further safety to the RDC and then with the supplemental debt service reserve even more on top of that um and there is no risk to property tax rates that is not pledged to this at all. And the other allocation area, the downtown allocation area is not pledged as as well. So that won't be touched if there for whatever reason was a shortfall. I know that was quite a lot. So please let me know if there's any questions and I

Well, you Chris and

Yeah, everything. I mean, uh, myself, Stacy, Trevor, with Tiff, Josh. I mean, we've worked hard. They worked hard on this. Not me. They worked hard on this with Bo, with Baker Tilly, with DC, and we feel like this, you know, if we're going to continue to make progress and grow, this is this is money. I mean, you don't My my theory has always been we don't want to let $2 million go and that's $2 million in ready money going towards this project's a big deal. So, and I think I'm comfortable with the numbers. Bey court, I don't speak for them, but I think they're comfortable with the numbers. Yep. I think we're good. I think it's a it's a good thing. Yeah, I think those are good on that side. And um on that side and then, you know, I think that we're in a good position. This is a um safe route to go and then, you know, additionally just saying ready grant. Um I think this is a great project for us to really prove ourselves as a community for ready. So whenever it comes to cycle, we'll really have a good set in the door to do more.

Yeah. You got questions, Mike? Any other questions for you guys? I have a question. Yeah. With all these units you're going to put in our plan. Yes. Yeah. We that we that's been addressed. That's been Yes. We already got somebody not taking care of now and I've already seen that cuz you got all the smell comes all the way over my house and spicy time. You got solar panels that nobody's taking care of now.

Well, they are being taken care of and the plan the the solar pan will be taken care of and I will speak for the the reason for the sewer we've discussed. I addressed it myself because I noticed as well.

One, we've got a water leak that we're they're addressing. They're gonna have we're going to put a new water meter in because we can't run the belt filter for us. So, they're having to put it in the drying beds. Along with that, they've had I don't comfortable with it to clarify the first one of the first or second steps. They've had they've ran it down as they should. They have to every so often have to run it down real low. So it's you're getting the bottom the all the good where it sets. So they're having to airate that and turn that over. So that is where a lot of this smells come. It's just something to have that they're having to go through. There's no the plants running fine. There's

I would it additionally to see if other cities run that way to run this, you know, you tell when running cabin running be like, you know, different on this side of town and you got right across the intersections about it and it's been taken care of. Right. It's important to spring it up. Just everybody's know town. Yeah. You know, nobody gives a crap about us. Yeah. Legit here.

Nobody cares about us. You know, you guys are spending all the money over here, but we ain't getting nothing over here. That too for development options in the future as well with Spicer Town. Yeah. I don't think that's true. Yeah, I don't think that's true at all. Well, we will move on. Um, any other questions from the council? All right. Thank you for your time. All righty. And that'll bring us back to the ordinance 2026-4. This is the first reading. One first reading only. Yes, sir. Okay. first reading.

Yeah, I can give you a little bit of background on what the legal process will look like and um what the contents of the or this ordinance is. There's a second one too. Um this type of structure requires approval by this body via ordinance two meetings. Uh the economic development commission will also meet. They will hold public hearing. Uh so they'll have a resolution and the redevelopment commission will also have a resolution. So, uh, a lot of layers of approvals, uh, that we'll march through, uh, over the next month or so. Uh, the contents of this ordinance, this is, uh, again, you know, as Matt mentioned, it's an Indiana Finance Authority program, so a lot of the documents are mirrored off of kind of their forms, what they've used for other deals. Um, the contents of this ordinance set what the financial parameters are, um, on interest rate, part, you know, the total amount, etc. Um attached to it are two documents that are just in form right now. They're not finalized. Uh they still need to go through uh further revision and finalization from the Indian finance authority uh the city team the developer as well as me. Um these are just forms substantially final forms um that are attached to it. One's the financing agreement which will be signed by the developer um memorializing uh their commitment to build a project do the infrastructure etc. Um and then the indenture is between the city and the bank of New York Melon who is a trustee. They basically hold all the funds. That's where Chris will make his payments for the bond. Uh they also hold the uh bond proceeds and the developer in the city will send you know uh invoices up to them and they'll review it to make sure everything's good and send the money out. Um but the Bank of York Melon is the uh uh Indiana Fines Authorities trustee. That's who they assign for these projects. So that's the ordinance in a nutshell. If there's any questions on that, I know it's lengthy. It's long documents. This is what happens when you

have too many lawyers work on stuff. Wasn't me. It's a made very clear cover these forms. They have any questions, comments? All right. We will seek a motion for the first reading on ordinance 2026-4. Motion by Stacy. Is there a second? Second. Second by Mike. All in favor. All

post. All right. We'll go ahead and move on to ordinance 2026-5 uh authorizing the city to fund the economic revenue surve series. Would you like me to go?

Sure. Okay. I should have introduced myself. Uh I'm B. Zeller with FBT Gibbons. Uh I'm a bond council. uh work mainly in southern Indiana on bond deals as well as transactions like this. I live in Hendryville, so it's a very easy uh commute here. Um this is the second part. Matt mentioned uh this project, the infrastructure for the housing projects being funded with bonds, which we just covered under that bond ordinance, but he also mentioned they're going to be funded with city funds and then Chris mentioned ready funds. Um and the way to get those the the developer given their public funds uh there's a few different mechanisms. This is one uh which is a forgivable loan structure. Um it's the same exact legal steps that we're using for the bonds and that's why we felt it appropriate to uh use this process and loan the city's uh contribution to the project as well as the ready funds um through this mechanism. So attached to it is a forgivable loan agreement um which will again it's just an form and it will be finalized and negotiated um but that loan will be forgiven uh upon the developer meeting cert certain requirements. So um I imagine that the the first dollars to be spent will be the ready funds. Um those need to be spent the fastest due to to timelines that the state has. I think September 1st is when the state wants to see the first draw down of those funds. Then I imagine the next funds in will be the city funds and then the last funds will be the the bonds and the bonds will be drawn down. So which means um you you take it as you need it and you're not getting charged necessarily interest on all of it. Is that correct? We're using draw structure.

Yeah. So yeah. So um that means you're not getting charged interest day one when we close. It's as you draw it down. How much have you taken out? uh which will save money too. So um trying to be good stewards for you all. Any questions on the forgivable loan structure? This is just first any questions on any of that. All right. Entertain a motion. I'll make a motion. Motion by Mike. Do we hear a second? I'll second.

Second by Brandon. All in favor? opposed or we want to leave that one just reading. Yeah, I think he said what you said first reading only on that both of those. Yeah. So, just to give you addition, like I mentioned, you guys go to the economic development commission. They have to u meet and hold their public hearing and approve it before you can do your final meeting. So that's sounds good. And they got their packet today. I believe Matt today or yesterday. Matt sent he sent drafts of the Yeah, send it out. Or not the sent out.

Yep. Okay. All righty. We'll go ahead and move on to ordinance 2026-6 amending the resoning map of City of Austin. I do have um a couple revised exhibits for this ordinance. If you remember, Trevor, at the plan commission meeting, we xed out um six lots up here out of that section. They pertain mainly to the to the exhibit for the zoning. Um so th this something that is passed would be attached as exhibit B to the zoning ordinance. Okay.

That's different from what we presented to the plan commission. Okay. You only have one copy of this? I just have one copy. Okay. I was assuming we would just attach it to the to the ordinance. Okay. Um what else? So, those are just being taken out of Yeah, those were taken out because we had we had originally thought we might pl those at this time because they were in that other area what we call area two. We said no, let's let's just leave those out. Okay.

Yeah. Make sure you may have seen these all before you got a copy. Thank you. Y

uh good evening. My name is Scott Adams. I'm the director of real estate for DC Development. Um we are your partner uh in New York Crossing. Um you've heard now from Baker Tilly as well as Frost Brown Todd on some financial and legal uh steps and analysis that have taken place for the project. Uh what's before you now is an ordinance to reszone the property that will give um the city as well as us as the developer the legal rights uh to utilize the land for residential purposes. Um the reszone request specifically is to change the zoning from I believe today it's a combination of agriculture as well as R1. Uh we have uh proposed and the plan commission has now heard and and has sent to you a favorable recommendation to change the zoning to a plan unit development. And that plan unit development in in real summarized terms basically adopts your development standards in your unified development ordinance in the zoning categories of R1, R2, and R3 and applies them to this property. So, uh, in other communities, you have the opportunity to go out and really customize the development standards and kind of make them your own. We opted not to do that. Um, wanted to keep it really simple and just simply adopt your existing standards for R1, R2, and R3 and make them all permissible uses upon the property pursuant to this plan. And so, um, what you see before you is the color diagram. For example, the color map shows 124 single family lots. What we will be developing with the dollars that are

being allocated to the project is 55 lots out of the 124. Uh there's enough money to fund all of the infrastructure for 55 lots. And so all of the documents that uh Baker Tilly and Frost Brown Todd have drafted for you uh apply to those 55 lots which we characterize as phase one of the project. Okay. Um, so you can see that um, as you get into these other maps, um, the last page actually shows you the 55 lots highlighted with a dark black line. Okay, so there are 55 lots there excluding that red X, the area in the red X. Uh, the the zoning, as I mentioned, uh, the application of your R1, R2, and R3 standards can be seen on the second page. um which show those standards being applied to different areas of the property. Uh so area one which has the 55 lots um has the R3 standards apply. Um areas two and area three have those same standards with density caps uh applied to each of the areas. So, for example, the our uh the area one, the single family area has a maximum density of four units per acre. Uh the area over in area three uh has a max density of I think eight units per acre and area two has a max density of 16 units per acre. Now, those are maximums. the property could be developed at less than those densities. But what this plan allows us to do is flex with the market. So if the single family market is the strongest segment of the market, we keep building single family. Um, if all of a sudden a single family market uh softens and

there's an opportunity to do a different type of housing, be it duplex or triplex or even uh an apartment building, the zoning would allow us to flex and still keep the project moving forward and generating the tax dollars to fulfill the requirements of the project overall and perhaps even exceed the the property tax generation that's even forecasted here. So, the zoning is part of the puzzle um uh the financial puzzle and the legal puzzle that's been kind of put together here for for the overall project um that we feel very good about. Um we're very excited uh to be in Austin and have the opportunity to work with you. We've now been here for maybe three years, I think, having discussions of various types uh with the community to bring this project to fruition. And we're finally here. um which is which is a testament to everybody's efforts redevelopment as well as the council. Um to give you a little bit more u about our plan moving forward. Our hope is that we can conclude all of the approvals that are necessary to walk down the financing and the legal mechanisms authorizing the project here in the next two months. Our goal is to be in position to start work in July. Um, we want to do that as soon as we can in good good weather so that um, we're not rushed by, you know, winter weather later in the year. So, we want to get started as soon as we can after those approvals are in place here in the next couple months. Um, our goal then is to have all of the infrastructure for phase one completed uh, by June of next year. I think we'll beat that significantly, but we've allowed for time for weather and other things that can get in the way. Um, but then by next June, next July, we hope to have houses under construction. Uh, again, I think that there's a chance that that could be sooner, but that's

the schedule that we're working with right now. It's very conservative. U, so that would dubtail with uh the financial schedule that Baker Tilly has provided you uh for home construction to start next summer. I'm happy to answer any questions uh about the project, about the process. Um you do have a favorable recommendation for the project to reszone uh from the plan commission last month. Um and I'm happy to answer any questions you got. So the requested zoning, yes, in the FUD, yes, is different varied on area. Is it is that how it's broken down? It's on here.

Yeah. So yes. So like area three is asking for R2. It actually area 3 would allow R1, R2 or R3. All three of them would be permittable uses there. Okay. And same the same way with area two. Okay. But areas one, four, five, and six would only allow for R2. Okay. up to R2, right? Up to R2, not that's correct. Yes. Yes. R1 or R2. Yeah, I just want to clarify that. Yeah, sure.

And again, that's that's intentional to allow for flexibility to move as the market moves with the project. I think that's important. So, I guess a question chairman or Stacy could probably answer more than it's probably a city question you question. Sure. I'm sure you probably know, but so we're all together to DC for 55 56 lots is what we're looking at right now. 55 55 lots and then after that is there any other commitments going forward or what what's our what's our plans after that? You guys have it first, right?

Yes, we have uh we'll actually be buying um part of the financial puzzle is uh our land purchase of areas I believe one, two, three, and four. We will buy areas one, two, three, and four. And that money will basically be, you know, provided to the city, but then the city will pledge that back to the project for the improvements in phase one. So then we'll build phase one, we'll build out phase one, and then when phase one is done, if the market is still strong, then we've got the ability to buy more lots or buy more land, excuse me, and develop more lots should the market be uh able to support that. So DC has first option I guess on future development in this in this project.

That's correct. Yes. On area five and area six. That's correct. Because we'll already own the balance of it. Yes. So my first question back on that, um, area two and three rest for the same zoning. They have different densities though,

correct? Is there a time frame I guess on this area five and six that that DC has to say we're five years into this project and things aren't looking great which I hope maybe goes around. I'm not saying I'm saying so five six years in this project things aren't going market soft things aren't whatever things can happen is is I guess are we willing to open that up to other development outside of that to keep the project moving forward I think there's some language in the development agreement about that and I apologize I don't have that on the top of my head to recall exactly the time limitation that's imposed there

we wrote that up in tiff Um, I don't remember the specifics, but we made sure there's a clawback if for some reason the original portion of the project isn't completed that that it won't just sit empty forever. There's a time period on that. And then also, there's a maximum time period for the first ride on areas five and six. So there's time frames on both to make sure if if it gets to where any reason nothing's happening over there, there's a recourse to make sure we can get something going eventually. We saw that happen a few times. I just want to Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That was made sure I think I brought up the exact same thing.

Fair question. Yeah. Very fair question. And where you've exited this out and read, that's just pushing that from area one to area two. That's correct. Yes.

And then one thing I know that was brought up was um asking for a second entrance in ABC that'll be coming into area two, I Yeah, area two will have a have an access point into area one as well as an access point to York Road. So that would give the single family area down in area one two access points out to York Road. So when area 2 develops, we'll make sure that that access point is imposed upon whether whether we're the developer or someone else is, that access point will stay with that property.

Okay. Yeah. And area three will also have two access points. I think that was also a condition from PL as well. You guys have any more questions for them? M got anything?

Josh, you have anything? I do not. Okay, Chris. Nope. I am good. All righty. We will move forward. Um, seek a motion for ordinance 2026-06. Motion. Motion by Stacy. Do I hear a second? Second by Mike. All in favor? I oppos. Thank you very

All right. Pat,

Matt, thank you. That will need to be recorded. So, if you want to send them to me, I can. Thank you. So, travels. Yeah, that's all the ordinances I have on here. Someone had mentioned to me they applied for a alleyway vacation and they were they would be on this month's agenda. It's No, I told him he wouldn't. I told him he need Josh, we started that process. I gave Josh that packet this morning. He It's not alleyway. I think it's Is it Kenwood? Yeah.

Yeah. He I talked to him. I told him there was there was no need Josh I talked to Josh we informed him there's no need for him to be on agenda because there's stuff that we have to do behind the scenes on that. Uh he did give us the information. I have not had a chance today to reach out to him to to get in the information you sent me. Yeah. I mean there by state statute there's a petition that he needs to that the property owner will need to file. Um and then there's a filing fee here. And then we also need the legal description. And there there's quite a bit. Josh gave Josh sent that to me today and I have not had a chance to get it to him today. But so maybe next month then. Um

I got it. You have to notify the neighbors. You have to get a legal description. So that'll depend on how quickly. But he's I've talked to him on. Okay. As long as everything. Yep. Okay. All righty. Any other new business? Just to circle back on what um the president from Saucer Town was mentioning, knowing that I had already, you know, addressed that and everything, John called, was that last week for us? I think I think so.

Um John called me to, you know, kind of explain because I had the concern. Um and he said that with the transfer of the dumpsters and everything and the sludge being there that that's why it's just where it's still in the process of taking it out. So, um, he said within a week it should be much better, if not completely resolved. So, you know, we're probably, I don't know, 5 days into it or so. I did still notice that um yesterday, but it wasn't near as bad as what it has been. Roger and I were over the day looking at the UV system. Uh, and it was still, it's coming.

It's still fairly warm. It's still but I can't again forgive me but right there across from uh the office whatever I don't remember what that part is they that's where they've had they ran it down low and now John said I think Charlestone I may be wrong runs their plant like that all the time. Well, I've looked into other options as you know as far as the US as a whole. Yeah. Other options and we're fairly limited anyway. Yeah. I think there are like three different avenues that you can take as a city. But um

this one was um one of the most cost effective um from what I researched. But um also I swung by there today also and um yeah I just noticed that there's still a lot of waste that has to be taken off. But there is and the and the drying beds are still again those were pretty full. Uh yeah, we're having trouble with I will say they were having trouble they mentioned it today in the board works meeting that the water meter uh is actually

it's there's a leak they they have looked circuit I cannot find it. It the water meter is actually in front of 5C and it runs kind of down what would be seventh street is my I believe. Well, we have a force man through there. There's gravel. So, wherever that leak is, it's just falling the gravel. They they can't find it. So, they asked the day to move they're going to work with stuck for to move the meter over

to sit right there. put a new meter, new line, run it in because they're have they can't run the they don't have enough pressure to run the belt filter press the for the polymer it goes into the belt filter press. So they're have still have to use driving beds, but they're they are working on it um trying to resolve the issues. We just approved that today at the board of work meeting at noon and uh they think that that will help a lot with the odor whenever that's completed. Be nice. Okay. Yeah, they're aware. I mean, they they're over there today. So, as bad as it smells where you're at over there, it's worse.

Yeah, it's worse over there because I know it's driving on the interstate at times, but um and you know, of course, what type of day we're having with weather? Absolutely. It's unfortunate, but at the same time, it's been addressed. Anybody else have any new business? Go ahead. Go ahead. We may have been bringing up the same thing.

I was going to bring up this good. Uh, real quick, the gentleman left. I didn't get a chance to address the solar building. Um, I I'm trying to keep you up to date. Been looking for numbers. Um, when we came online in November, a first couple months, we were down six, the bill went down $1,600 and then

it went down about $3,000 from that. This month's bill at the end of March, we were down $10,71 in electricity bill. there. Again, that does not include the what we're selling back to the grid. I haven't I don't know where we're at in that process yet. How that works, but this is it's working and you know, it's good to see the numbers, good to see the bill like that. So, and I know they're being maintained. Yeah. So, I think it's going I think it's a good thing. I think it pay for itself. Agree. Always a good thing. Absolutely. It's always nice when something goes to plan.

No doubt. Takes a while to do it. Usually that doesn't get mentioned very often when things go right. You only hear when they go wrong.

But it seemed I mean it right now we're, you know, like I said, it came online November and of course sunlight you're not getting a lot, but last month like I said, we were down $10,000 on our bill. So I like saying that. The only other thing I had was um they just mentioned it in the new meeting today doing the spring cleanup the first Thursday, Friday, Saturday of May and the second. So be the 7th, 8th, 9th, 14, 15, 16 will be sending something out shortly hopefully. Yeah, they're working on getting everything. They will chunk it all together. What days a week is that? Uh, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

7 to two in the Trevor. I think so. All three days. He said all day. So that's what I Yeah, I think seven to two. So I'm into the recycling today, too. I like new bins and we're able to recycle in those. So, you know, every point All right. Anybody else have any new business? Any other business? All right. Seek a motion to adjurnn. Make a motion to adjourn. Second.

There's a second. All in favor? Four. Yeah.