City Council Regular - Regular Meeting

all meeting to order please rise rise for my deletions my deletions to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Can we have roll call, please?

Okay.

And now we will have public comments. This is the public's opportunity to provide comments to the council.

You may supplement your comments with handouts. Electronic or digital aids will not be permitted during the public comments. Please state your name and your city of residence. You'll have three minutes to speak. Please direct your comments to the council as a whole instead of individual members, staff, or audience members. Please come forward if you're in the chamber or raise your hand in the Zoom app. Please remember that public comments are not a discussion. The public comments are to inform the council of your views. Is there anyone that would like to step up to the end of the table and give three minutes worth of?

DAN DERRINGER, Good evening, council. My name is Dan Derringer, a resident of Kamas for 36 years. I've been engaged in the Kamas form of government discussion since 2018. And most recently, I served on Mayor Hogan's review committee. After years of studying this issue, my conclusion is that political accountability and citizen involvement in our city would both trust in a council manager, ceremonial mayor form of government. Supporters often cite professionalism and efficiency as reasons for the change. There is merit to the argument that council manager government can attract qualified professional managers. However, that benefit comes with the trade-off. The council manager system eliminates the directly elected CEO mayor and transfers executive authority to an appointed city manager who answers primarily to a seven-member council. Our current mayor council administrator system already provides professional management. through a city administrator while preserving direct accountability to the voters through an elected mayor. It combines professional administration with clear political leadership. Many cities continue to value that model. Among Washington code cities, comparable to Camas in size, 20 to 40,000 population, and historical development founded before 1970, Of those, there are 11 out of 20 that are still mayor council. Six of Washington's 10 largest cities operate under the mayor council form of government, primarily to better manage city politics. The question before Camas is not whether professional management is important. It is. The question is whether we should replace direct electoral accountability with governance centered on an appointed manager. I believe our current system strikes a better balance between professional administration, political accountability, and citizen participation. For those reasons, I urge you to retain Camas' current mayor, council, administrator form of government. Thank you.

Thank you, Dan.

Darcy Smith. I wasn't going to talk about that yet, but I am now. Because, sorry, I'm always forgetting Doug Quinn's name. We have an elected mayor. We have a city council. We have the person who guides the city's finances. And myself I think it's kind of a slap in the face to say, oh, you don't need to elect a mayor. We'll just have them for kissing people or whatever. I don't care. You answer to us. That's the biggest thing. You answer to us. The city council as a whole, they don't answer to us. We come here, we can sit and talk like we're good little stupid people. We don't get a response. It's actually really irritating. Like I said last time, uptown halls, start answering back when there are questions. Myself, I've been very satisfied with Mr. Quinn and with Mr. Hogan. There have been issues within the board where things didn't go my way of thinking, which is whatever. It is what it is. But when there's an issue within the city, the mayor is responsible. Ultimately, that is my issue. I am not up to sitting here and having the King's Court with no accountability. Because you can say there's accountability. There isn't. There is not. I'm not willing to pleasantly pay for another person to do a job that Mr. Quinn's been doing just fine. That is not just a paycheck. It's a retirement. It's benefits. It's everything. As an adult, you figure those out. And as a homeowner, don't want your property taxes just raked over the coals. And it's getting tiring. I left messages this week about finding out when is my pipe being replaced on my road. My road is the only one that's not replaced in my area. Never got a call back. My neighbors and I are all mad. My house is 96 years old. How many years of property taxes were on that? Including the over 30 acres that that house used to own. So I hope everybody has a good day and you'll find out why I came at the end.

Thank you. Is there anyone else in the chamber that would like to step up to give three minutes worth of comments?

Hello, Brad Richardson, Camas Washington, and I'm here on behalf of the Port of Camas Washougal just to provide a quick update. So as I've kind of mentioned a few times before, we're working on an airport layout master plan for Grove Field. And I just wanted to mention just so for the context for everyone that this planning process is going to go 18 to 24 months. And we are right at the beginning of that 18 to 24 months. So we're just starting off the entire process. We did host a listening session at the Port of Camaswashougal on June 3rd and had some folks come out and heard their feedback. They were able to write some responses. In combination with that, we also had a survey that went out to the community between May 7th and June 4th. And we did receive a pretty decent response from that. One of the things that I do want to mention is that anyone who was unable to participate in the survey, that wasn't your only opportunity to be able to provide thoughts and feedback. There is the Grovefield Airport Master Plan project page, which is hosted by Century West. And there is a section to provide feedback and comments that is going to be up there through the duration of the entire project. And so if someone wants to go to that, that's centurywest.com forward slash grove dash field. You can sign up for project updates, keep informed on that. And also, again, you can really provide your feedback. Additional opportunities for the public to engage will also be through what's called the TAC, the Technical Advisory Committee. They will be meeting in public for folks to be able to engage in that process and hear as folks that are um familiar with airports and bring professional and technical experience start to talk about the possibilities we will also have an open house in july so keep an eye out for that opportunity our airport advisory committee is going to be on june 25th from 12 to 2 and again this is another opportunity to connect with the community The technical advisory committee will meet on July 23rd. And then on August 27th, it's going to be a big day. We're going to have an advisory, airport advisory committee from 12 to 2. And then you're going to get a little break. And then you get to go to wings and wheels event up at the airport from four to seven. And this will continue on through the rest of the year, advisory committee meetings, open houses and engagement. And so thank you for just a few moments to provide an update, provide the continuing effort that we are to hear from the community about this process. And we're really excited about see what comes from this process. So thank you.

Thank you. Is there anyone else in the chamber that would like to step up and

three minutes worth of comments good evening council and staff today i'm here to talk about the parker village strip mall development slated to go in on the corner of parker and 38th yes i'm concerned because it's ugly yes i'm concerned because it's automobile centric and hostile to people walking or biking But you, as the financial stewards of our city, should really be concerned because this project is a financial loser for Camas. Under the latest plans for the site, I've done the math. Parker Village is slated to contain 150,000 square feet of active commercial space alongside 782 parking spots. At 300 square feet of pavement per space, that ends up being 234,000 square feet of asphalt. Plainly, this development is 60% parking lot and only 40% productive tax-generating building, not even counting the six drive-throughs and their extra pavement. This is a parking lot with a little bit of retail attached. Why would a developer go out of their way to build a site where the majority is dedicated to a use that generates nothing in revenue? They wouldn't. They have been forced to by the regulatory environment in Camas. Ames Municipal Code mandates a strict multi-use retail parking requirement of at least one space per 250 square feet. The developer did not invent this asphalt desert. Our zoning laws forced it. At an industry standard cost of $20,000 per surface parking space, this developer is spending $15.5 million just to pave over an untouched field to provide parking spaces that will go unused. Our regulatory environment is distorting market forces and forcing the developer to put in more parking than will ever get used instead of building high value uses that generate profit for them and revenue for the city. Let's contrast that with downtown Camas. In this zone, we do not operate with parking mandates. You see all around us that developers have provided adequate parking for day-to-day use. And even on the busiest event days of the year, we are able to accommodate the situation through things like the C-TRAN partnership that we're seeing at the upcoming car show. We've done the math here, too. And downtown Camas produces buildings that are eight times more valuable per acre than big box developments in our area. If we want a financially resilient future, we need to enable higher value land uses. And the first step is reforming our outdated parking mandates. Let's let the market decide how much parking is needed at these sites instead of relying on an arbitrary ratio set in the 20th century. Let's do what's best for the financial future of Camas by eliminating our commercial parking mandates now. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to make three minutes worth of comments? Seeing none, do we have any hands raised in the Zoom app?

No hands raised in Zoom.

Okay. With that, we will move on. What would the council do with the consent agenda?

Mayor, I would like to move the minutes from the June 1st workshop from the consent agenda for discussion.

Okay, which item?

One, I'll say B, one B. One B? Okay.

That will be moved to the last item on the agenda. And do I hear any other motions?

I'll move to approve the consent agenda without item 1B.

Second. It was moved by Burke and seconded to remove I don't want to be from the consent agenda and to approve the consent agenda as written after that is removed. Is there any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say nay. Are there any abstentions? The motion passes. Thank you. Next item is mayor announcements. And I have one special mayor announcement that I would like to make. Kathy Huber Nickerson is choosing to leave the city and go to a new job. And we want to thank her for her 13 years of service to us. the campus community and the job she's done. She's got expertise in a lot of areas of finance and accounting. And we appreciate what she's done to raise our status to AAA status. And that's not anything to sneeze at. So Kathy, thank you. And we wish you the best in your upcoming years. With that, I will move to proclamations. And in the audience, we have Janice Jasinski. And did I pronounce that right? Yes. Yes, thank you. And I will read the proclamation. As we read the proclamation, we'll take a picture. And I hope you have sports to say after that. So, whereas June is Alzheimer and Brain Awareness Month, the time dedicated to increasing public awareness of Alzheimer's disease, available resources, and how to get involved to support the cause. And whereas Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a progressive degenerative brain disorder that causes memory loss and affects self-care, decision-making, and behavior. And whereas the early detection and diagnosis individuals and families can access vital medications and support services that enhance their quality of life, and whereas Alzheimer's disease is an epidemic that affects more than most, excuse me, affects more than just the person diagnosed, and whereas family and friends witness their loved ones grappling with challenges associated with brain disease while navigating the simultaneous impact on their own personal, professional spheres. Whereas by raising concern for all the effects of Alzheimer's disease and building awareness for its symptoms and the need to seek early diagnosis, we can improve the quality of life for all. and whereas it is essential to recognize the stories, strengths, and efforts of the individuals, families, friends, and caregivers impacted by Alzheimer's disease, as well as the tireless work of researchers and other medical professionals who are thinking of cause and cure. Now, therefore, I, Steve Hogan, Mayor of the City of Camas, to hereby proclaim June 2026 as Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month in the city of campus and encourage all citizens join with me in this special observance. With that, I will have a picture taken. Yeah. Okay. We'll be good. And how about if I did this? Oh, thank you. I'd start by just saying that was a fabulous proclamation.

It really said a lot. And I want to thank you all for having me here. My name is Janice Jasinski. I am a longtime volunteer for the Alzheimer's Association. My mom had Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, and I saw the journey firsthand, first for my dad and then for me. And it has become my passion since then to work tirelessly really for people who find themselves as caregivers, and for people living with it. We have over 7 million Americans living with this disease. And one of the things we always do is really encourage people to, if in their selves or in their loved one, they're worried, they see signs or forgetting things, get to a doctor, get a diagnosis. There's so many other things that can also cause similar symptoms. And so you really need to know what it is you're dealing with. And there is treatment now. So we have treatment that slows progression. We don't have cure yet. And then the last thing I just want to say is about brain health, because as you mentioned, this is also about brain health. And researchers now say that up to 40% of global dementia could be delayed or prevented by modifiable risk factors. So things that we can control, because a lot of the risks we can't control like genetics and family history and age, those are big risks, but we can control modifiable things. So a lot of this we now know has to do with heart health. It's about the vascular health because a healthy heart gives you a healthy brain. So everything we can do, exercise, diet, you know, all the things we know are good for us, we now know are going to also help protect our brain. So I'm leaving you. We have lots of resources from the Alzheimer's Association, fabulous phone number that is, you know, they're all free services. You can call with any kind of question. We have a great website. We also have in this area, Hope Dementia Support, which is a fabulous resource as well for support groups.

so i'll leave these and if you want to learn more about those are all on there thank you again for having us if you appreciate you would wait matt i know you will not plug yourself but for those of you who do not know janice also teaches an online class at clark college about how to prepare dealing with family members with medical and health problems and how to make sure you have the proper documentation, the proper course, the proper finances. It's typically a five-session class. She's relentless. I mean, she's like a dog sled driver. Two hours of it, and I've taken it at least once, and I would urge everyone to investigate it.

Oh, thank you, John. All right. Thanks, all. It's through the community, if you're ever interested.

Anyone wants to know, I'll send you the link.

It doesn't have to do that. Okay, with that, I will move on to the next proclamation. Excuse me. And this is Juneteenth Day. Whereas President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring the slaves in Confederate territory free, paving the way for the passing of the 13th Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States of America. And whereas News of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation took approximately two and a half years to reach authorities and black Americans in South and Southwest United States with the delayed announcement occurring on June 19th, 1865. And whereas June 19th has a special meaning to black Americans and is called Juneteenth, combining the word June and 19th, and has been celebrated by Black American communities for over 150 years. And whereas Juneteenth commemorates Black Americans' freedom and celebrates the successes gained through education and greater opportunity. And whereas on a larger scale, the celebration of Juneteenth reminds each of us the precious promise of freedom, equality, opportunity, and opportunity, which are the core to American dream. Now, therefore, I, Steve Hogan, Mayor of the City of Camas, do hereby proclaim June 19th, 2026 as Juneteenth Day in the City of Camas and encourage all citizens to join me in this special observance and our employees will have the day off the 19th of June. With that, I will pass this along to the clerk. Thank you. So next on the agenda is resolution number 26-008, revising and extending the six-year transportation improvement program. James Carruthers, Engineering Manager, will lead the discussion.

Thank you, Mayor. Good evening once again, Council. Resolution 26-008 adopts the six-year Transportation Improvement Program for years 2027 through 2032. Staff presented the initial draft of this update. at the May 18th workshop. Revisions were made based on council comments. The public hearing was held on June 1st and council directed the city attorney to prepare the resolution that is before you this evening. Staff recommends adoption of resolution 26-008. Be happy to take any questions that you might have.

Any questions or comments for Curley?

Mark Warren, Right here, and I moved to prove the resolution 26 testers or a.

Mark Warren, It was moved by so large and seconded to prove resolution number 26 dash 008 any other discussion. Mark Warren, And we have a roll call vote.

Mark Warren, Just just for a moment, thank you to public works for hearing the Council on adjusting some of those priorities much appreciate that's all. Okay.

First, I'll read the resolution when you guys are done.

I'm sorry, what?

I'll read the resolution when you guys are ready.

Okay. How about right now?

Okay. Resolution number 26-008, a resolution revising and extending the Transportation Improvement Program for an additional six years.

All in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed, say nay. Are there any abstentions? None. The motion passes. Thank you. Next item is resolution number 26-009, RCO Grant Application Authorization. Chris Witowski, Parks and Recreation Director, will have five minutes.

Thank you, Mayor and members of Council. On June 1st of this year, I came to you with a description of a grant application that we're doing in Forest Home Park for upgrades to the Western Field, which is the home of the Camas Little League. I won't go through all the details of the project again, but I'm happy to answer questions if you have any. This project falls under the strategic plan priorities of vibrant community amenities and stewardship of city assets as we're trying to revitalize one of our most popularly used and heavily used fields. As part of the RCO grant application, RCO's Recreation and Conservation Office, it's a $1.1 million grant that we're requesting. We are requested to put up a 50% match With Camas Little League contributing some money, the city's contribution is $500,000, so 45% of the project total. Part of the application process is a formal resolution from city council authorizing the mayor or representative to sign the grant authorization form. So that's what I'm asking for you tonight. We will get this submitted on July 7th, which is the deadline that, July 15th is the deadline, but with some vacations, we're getting ours in on July 7th. And just a reminder, this is not, this is just a authorization to submit the grant. If we're successful, we have to come back and ask again for a resolution to commit the funding. So this is just to apply for the grant. With that, staff recommends council adopt resolution number 26.009, and happy to take any questions.

Any questions or comments for Chris?

Mayor, I move to approve resolution 26.009. Second.

It was moved by Savarage. Excuse me. Savarage. Soil Arch. Soil Arch. It's great, so you're doing okay. Okay, thanks. And seconded to approve resolution number 26-009. Any discussion? The resolution will be read by title only.

Resolution number 26-009, a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign the State of Washington's Recreation and Conservation Office's grant application authorization form.

Okay. All in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed, say nay. Are there any abstentions? The motion passes. Thank you. We have public comments again. We have another opportunity to provide public comments. Excuse me.

Councilor Burke, hold workshop minutes. Oh, yes, thank you.

Okay, so the I wanted to discuss only the item on the workshop minutes that referred to the form of government presentation.

Mayor Mrakas, If you would like to speak on it, I would do that, but I don't have it in front of me, so the form of government presentation, I know that that committee worked on long and hard effect was returned or just left but. Mayor Mrakas, i've been talking, you know engaging my neighbors and my community about this topic, and I find that many people are very confused is sort of like a bikes in a way, very confused. about what it is that we're discussing and presenting. And so we've discussed, you know, for a few months now, we need to do public outreach on this topic. It's confusing. People don't understand it. I finally understand it. I've been pouring over the task force's work last, you know, three weeks. And I think that of putting something in the meeting minutes that reflect that the recommendations of that committee would be prudent. And here's why, is the people that I talk to, I'm saying, look, you just need to like read the minutes and then come back to me if you have any questions. And what I'm finding is, what it just says was it was for council consideration only, information only, something like that. And I understand that we follow the MRSD recommendations for a minute. I do understand that completely. This is a unique situation, I feel, where we're needing to go out and talk to people anyway. And this is the first opportunity for them to hear from the committee. I think people are unlikely, the people that I talk to are unlikely to go look at the video. They're busy people, they won't. So, I would like to propose amending those minutes to include the bullet points that the co-chairs emailed to us as public comment this morning. Specifically, what I would like to see in there is I might just read verbatim from the mayor's form of government committee called it by Nan Hendrickson and Greg Anderson presented their final words. I think a ballot measure before voters to change our governance to council manager with an elected mayor and conducting robust community. Board bullet, a clear majority, five of the members selected the council manager form of government. Of those five, four preferred an elected mayor, while one preferred an appointed mayor. Board bullet, two members voted to retain the existing mayor-council hybrid form with the city administrator. Board bullet, options for timing are November 2026, February 2027, and August 2027. think that this is a great first opportunity to start put out there what the committee um discussed with us and then they can look at the source documents to report the presentation that is my request yes i move that we add those that material to the previous meetings minutes so they're on the record

It was moved by Savart. Will Arch. Will Arch. And secondly, we moved the minutes of the June 1st. What was it? The June 1st workshop, yes. June 1st of the workshop to post the minutes of that meeting to this meeting?

No, to amend the minutes from the June 1st workshop to include that. Perfection.

Yeah. Amend the verbiage of that. That specific item. Specific item in the workshop to be a part of the minutes of this meeting.

No. No. Well, we're amending the previous minutes. The minutes that are presented, we're adding material to those minutes.

And I was approving, well, there's a motion on the table to approve that addition and then approve those minutes from June 1st.

Okay. Yeah, without this being in the packet, it's pretty hard for me to do that. figure that out. But Councilmember Senescu.

Thank you, Mayor. I don't have a problem with this. I don't like emotionally charged verbiage. And I feel like a robust community engagement, a clear majority. If we could take out robust and clear and just make this factual instead of emotional, I'm 100% by.

Alicia, I have the words that I just spoke in an email prepared to send to you.

So An easy way to manage that would be a friendly amendment, which I would embrace. And so just, Councillor Burke, are you comfortable with that? Yes, sure. Great. Completely with you. Just modify those terms and then stick with my motion.

Could I have a clarification of what the modification is, please? I heard to remove a clear majority from the second bullet point. What was the other?

Just the word clear. And the second word was robust. That's under the first bullet.

We have to have a motion to amend. Second.

We can have a friendly amendment.

We need to have a motion to amend. Move to amend. Second. Okay. Second. Move to amend what?

Move to amend Councillor Sonescu's request.

The main motion made by Councillor Burke. Correct. There's a motion and a second to amend. Okay. Call for discussion and a vote on that.

Do we have any more discussion on this topic?

Okay, now we need a vote on the amendment.

Vote on the motion to amend right now.

We will do the motion to amend. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Okay, are there any abstentions?

Thank you. Now you vote on the main motion as amended. Okay. All in favor? Aye.

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Why do we have the public comments?

The public comments first. Okay. For the public comments, this is the opportunity to provide the comments. Council, while you may supplement your comments with print and handouts, electronic and digital aids will not be submitted. Please state your name and your city of residence. You'll have three minutes to speak. Please direct your comments to the council as a whole instead of individual members, staff, or audience members. Please come forward or raise your hand in the Zoom app. Please remember the public comments are not a discussion. The public comments are to inform the Council of Jesus on you.

Darcy Camas, Washington. One thing is the tennis courts. The lights being on all night. You know, It's not a huge, huge deal. My main thing is finances. Take down one light from each part. It looks like Doc Harris. When it's lit up, it does. And I live a couple blocks over and then partway up the hill. And I can sit in the kitchen window and look right at it. And I've gone and I've sat at midnight. And, you know, I'm not cool with e-bikes being in there at all. Park your bike on the outside. The kids, and I've said it before, these kids need somewhere to go. But they don't need a total of nine lights going in there. Tone them down, you know. disable some of them it looks very nice at night the little lights that are on throughout the park you know if the tennis courts are going to be open and they've been open every single night pretty much and on the weekends until after midnight especially in the summer let the kids play in the playground and in the park who cares if the lights are on the police can see if something's going on I hate driving by that park late at night when the lights are off. Because you don't know what's going on. You have a bathroom in there now. That's a big factor. You can have somebody brought into there and hurt seriously or killed or raped or anything. But there should be somewhere for those kids to go. But put a little bike rack up and the size of these e-bikes. And it's not just kids that are driving there. recklessly and creatively as adults. I watch them constantly coming down the hill, not stopping at the stop sign, zipping around. I'm just waiting for somebody to get hit like I used to when the kids used to ride down on their long boards. You know, we have a responsibility to our kids. So let's hone down those lights, make it to where they don't play pickleball at night, Cause that is I'll park in front of the old people's house there that assisted living. And you can hear the tap, tap, tap, you know, they hate to live there in peace, but you know, let the kids have a hangout, but chill out on the lights because it's too much. So, and as far as, um, PAMA is trying to change all everything. Our walkability is 18 and our biking is 16, vice versa. We're over 16 square miles. People drive to work. So thanks.

Is there anyone else that would like to step up? We have three minutes of comments in the chamber. Seeing none, are there any hands raised in the Zoom app?

There are no hands raised in Zoom.

I'm not moving around a lot. Council comments. I'll start with John.

I just wanted to reiterate one of the things that we talked about earlier tonight, and that was the big city staff and the directors for working on the complaints that they receive on code compliance and some other issues in the community. And I think it's good that we hear that work is being done on those because it has a lot of concern to people in the community. So appreciate city staff's work on that. I look forward to hearing how those things are going. The last thing I want to point out is it is our nation's 250th birthday on July 4th of this year, Independence Day. And as you would expect a safety message out of me, please be safe out there. Please have fun, enjoy your community, enjoy your families, enjoy your neighbors and be safe. Thank you. And respect.

Thank you. Council Member Senescu.

Thank you. I just have one question. Are parks lights on timers?

Tennis courts are and I'll have to check. I checked last time you commented and they were supposed to be turned off at 10 o'clock. So I will check again to make sure that they are because they are not supposed to be activated past 10 o'clock. So if they are turning on, I will iterate that to the contractor once again we will check that before we do a final uh final inspection with the contractor thank you chris council members will urge mr goodyear you're not look yet so the bathroom at crown park does it have time lock doors I believe it does. I can't recall if they were installed with the fabrication, but if not, we can get them installed in. We're in this funny period right now where the park is open, but the contractor is still under control of the site. So I don't want to make a ton of modifications because then we get into... Actual difficulties. This is an odd one. We don't usually open a park when it's still under construction, but because of this park, because it was built in stages, um, it's a funny one and it gets a little complicated.

That's okay. I just, that is in our future, right? Yeah. The bathrooms aren't open 24 seven. Yeah.

We will put time locks on them just like all the others.

The, the light timers, uh, Hopefully they're a little more sophisticated because if we want them to go off at 10, you need to turn off at 10. If I turn one on at 9.15 for an hour or 9.50 for an hour,

They should shut off at 10. It'll be an automatic shut off at 10 where they go off.

And again, I'm not, I don't mean to, I'm not trying to pick on you. I just want to explore this because I want to address citizens.

Yeah, no, I'm glad it came up because I did look into it last time. I was told it was fixed. It went out there and tried them and they weren't working after 10. So we'll try again. Maybe something happened. I don't know.

When it says it looks like Doc Harris, I know what they're talking about.

Pictures right here.

I don't doubt you. I don't doubt you one bit. I know. Thank you, Chris.

Okay. Council Member Burke.

Just briefly, I am sitting here looking at two fantastic directors. And so specifically, the two of you in the last week or so have given magnificent responses to residents with concerns. And you answer them with such respect. and in ways that anticipate further questions and respond to those right then and there. I know I sent you a message, but I just want to say thank you. You're doing a fantastic job. We're lucky to have you.

Thank you. Council Member Hine.

Thank you, Mayor. The only comment I have is I look forward to the July 2nd official opening of Crown Park.

It's here.

And I hope everybody has an enjoyable July 4th since our next meeting will take place after that. And that's all. Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you for the attorney.

Council Member Ellison Gray.

Thank you, Mayor. Just three things I didn't comment earlier. Thank you, Chief Jones, for inviting us to Casey Handley's sergeant promotion. It was great to see that and watch his wife pin the sergeant badge on him. Um, I'd like to congratulate Kathy on 13 excellent years at campus and I wish her all the best. Lastly, attended the grand opening of farmers market. That was really special. And, uh, and I'm enjoying going to more of those and getting some of those local fine foods. Thank you, man.

Yeah, and council member.

Thank you. So I made all my updates earlier at the workshop. Just want to echo for Cathy for her service. I want to thank her for all her services. And again, I want to echo is World Cup. Don't forget to watch. Thank you. That's all.

And with that, I have no more comments.

One quick thing. Chris, when does the splash pad open?

Approximately. You're just full of good ones tonight. We tested it on Friday. Everything's running as it should. They balanced out the chemical levels this weekend. We're just waiting for Department of Health to come out and sign off on it. Don't know when that's going to be yet. We're trying to get them scheduled for this week. It might be by the grand opening, right? It'll be open by the grand opening.

That's all I need to know. perfect thank you thank you okay thank you ma'am and with that we will end the meeting thank you