Mayor and Board of Aldermen - Regular Meeting

church. 902 church is on. There is a 902 church for grass on there. Grass requesting 30 days. They're requesting 30 days on that too. What? 902. Yes. 902 church. Do we need to amend the motion? I believe we already included on that if it Okay, we caught up with 11. All right, Josh.

I copy my report. I I don't have any uh big updates. Just a few things starting the police station construction's getting kicked off uh middle of February. You got those proceed February 5th. And then our highway 8 sidewalk project is going to get kicked off at the end of the month, March 1st, somewhere in there. And that's all I have. We're wrapping up a lot of other jobs right now. Appreciate it. So that mean our police department going to be displaced. It is a little bit think we're going to city hall. So you won't know how city hall's going to share office. We'll be out maybe.

You may get out of here. how city hall fields are. You know, barring another ice storm, we should be in city hall uh for the for the March meeting. Don't jinx us. I know I never consent agenda is before you if you'd like to move to have it approved. I move motion by Brian second. Second by Zena. All those in favor? Opposed? Okay.

Uh and I have a a fairly abbreviated uh type during ice storm update uh report there for you. And then the next thing that I have would be number three and that is put the do the bond totals uh that we came out with today under I believe we put that under city attorney and it is under city attorney. Uh and you'll see the the best uh the lowest and best rate is uh Cardi Hardy in turn at like uh 3.6782249%.

So it be uh appropriate uh for you to consider a motion and second to approve the 2026 bond resolution. Do I have a motion for bond resolution? So move motion by Ted. Second Danny. Yeah. and whoever wanted to. All those in favor? And I'm still here. Um, one more. Um, yes. Look, we had tabled at last meeting a discussion uh that involves uh section 615 and section 616 of your land development ordinance. I think that's an economic development issue. I think that in executive session.

Happy to. I've got executive session already. If you just add that to the list. Okay. So, we got so far that we got employee action or No, we do. We have an employee action item. And I'm going to tell you about a real good litigation update. I've already told you anyway, but I'm going to tell you. Is that it? Yes, sir. Okay, Billy. Yes, sir. Good evening. Good evening.

I have Miss Meg McGee here. These all requesting permission to advertise. Uh she's requesting a minimum lot with Barance to article 6 section 609 to construct a new home at 45 Aver Street. Uh her lot is 70 ft wide and the R2 zone requires 80. So she's requesting a 10 yard minimum lot area lot width variance. This is only permission to advertise. I'll make a motion we advertise. A second motion by Gary, second by Danny. All those in favor

uh my second was Michael and Vicky Whitten. They requesting they're requesting a twoft sideyard setback bearance article 6 section 608 to construct a detached garage at 314 Roman road and again it's just for permission to advertise motion by Danny second by Gary all those in favor and I have Ashley

uh she's requesting a variant she submitted an application and plan commission revisor application to uh she's opened up a little flower shop beside Lindsy Meadow's office, a little house sits in the middle of it. It doesn't have any parking. So, she's requesting a parking bar of three parking spaces. So, she's going to pay two. She has gravel out there. She going to have to pay two parking spaces. So, we're going to advertise for a bear. Both neighbors on both sides has agreed and signed everything because Robert Trump owned the house or whatever or owned it. So, this is permission to advertise as well. Make a motion to advertise. Second by Gary, second by Danny. All those in favor? Uh mayor, that's all I have. I have something for me.

Um Mr. Mayor, I know we we've got all these tree limbs and everything that are down right now, but a bunch of contractors are also piling those up. Are they supposed to are contractors supposed to haul off those tree limbs or are we putting that on hold right now? Contractor supposed to haul them off, but I don't think they're doing that. Okay, give me a list and I get Good luck. Is it been considered? Are we looking at hiring some contractors to help get all these limbs up? Cuz it they're piling up tremendously. We don't have the capacity. I don't think we do either.

So, was it declared a disaster? Will we not get reimbured from that by the state? We can apply for some money for sure. We can apply, but uh which we I mean it's just the people who are gotten up their stuff. I mean, it's piling up quick out there that we're we're not going to catch up here for a long time. U I think we need help. I think we need help. U we can discuss this bring that to the executive session and discuss how y'all want to go about advertising. I think that's

I do want to speak to what you just I was interrupted and didn't get to speak when you were talking about contractors. Um, so Steo asked you. No, sir. I was interrupted by someone else asking me a question. Um but that doesn't I mean anyway um

so [laughter] Steo um has already told me that he he has a plan and and it will not catch everything but his normal standard operating procedure is when they have a lot of limbs because we've had storms come through before um they ride the roads and when they see a contractor They take a picture of that property and that contractor and they stop and they tell the contractor, "You're responsible for removing those limbs." Then they when they're going through and they're picking up, if those limbs are still there, then they have documentation that those were cut by a contractor, they can follow back up with that contractor.

My my finger just is the sheer volume that we've had. That's right. That's right. And so Steo and I have had that conversation that he won't they won't be able to catch all of them, but any of them that they do, you know, document, then they can hold them accountable for removing their own limbs. Um, and I believe he has Stea, I don't know if Steo wants to speak to that, but um, his people are supposed to be documenting this um, because they are contractors are responsible um, for removing their limbs. So, how do we know if they're a contractor or the personal owners of the home that are doing they contractors? They're big contractors or they'll have a trailer.

They're getting paid. They have they're getting paid. I know some they have equipment. Okay. I mean, they'll have a a truck and a trailer or they'll have a big with a truck like Okay. I just want to make sure that you know sometime homeowners or right there to do that. You can tell when the um Yeah, but I mean people like Lay Trees, he he hauls his he hauls his stuff off stained all those guys. I think we got people in town now who don't live here, right? We got other contractors. Lot lot of lot of unknown names on stuck on corner telephone pole. Yeah. Right. Yep. Did you have any update on that?

I think our biggest problem is going to be like these teenagers that go around door to door. I think that's where our biggest problem is. Like mayor said, the signs on the corners, they're pretty much hauling everything they got. They're cutting and like Lee, they're cutting and hauling. Our biggest issue is going to be 18, 19, high school, college kids that's just getting out trying, right? That's going to be our biggest issue. And that was the issue this weekend. We come through and then next day you come back through, it's piled up on the corner. You really don't know who doing it. Yeah. Just a side hustle.

I don't know if you would call that a contractor. They got paid for that, right? They don't have anywhere to take it, right? You know, they can't, right? That's that would be like And it may be good that we put out Michelle that if you hire kids to do it, they still have to haul it off, too. You're paying them to do it again anymore. That's right. Not your comes homeowners responsibility. Okay.

If uh if a limb is in in the home on the yard and falling to the street, would it still responsibility since it's in the street? The city uh be responsible getting that limb up or would it go back to normal? We get out to get out the street. See, we'll get we'll get it out of the street from traffic. See, I wanted to talk about what they've been doing. They've been clearing the street, right? Um and and taking care of keeping the street clear, but they can't go on private property. That's it. Yeah. I had a customer that call and I was concerning about a limb falling in the street with the, you know, limb came out of his street. They're going to keep the streets clear.

The city picked it up, Ted, right? today along the street. It's on Pearl and and what he's talking about. You think that [clears throat] was a pretty large limb? It was. Yes, sir. They did take care of that. Pearl Street, right? They picked it up. Thank you. He's one he's talking about. Yeah. I don't know about Alo. Yeah. Yeah. I'm good. Uh Hannah, how are y'all? Um y'all have my report unless y'all need something from me. I'm good. Yeah. Anybody got any questions for Anna?

All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Y'all have my report. if y'all have any questions. The only thing that uh I did not add to my report to kind of give you a gist of how many hours we worked uh we worked over 68 hours both. Thank you. [clears throat] Good job. Did a great job. Thank you. Great. [clears throat]

I don't have anything you saw. The big red fire truck forward to this. We completed about 16 hours of training over the past week or so from Pierce Manufacturer. guys are ready to get it um online. We're going to get everything swapped over tonight and uh hopefully next week it'll be online and we'll be looking to take the other truck to leave them. So, we're well on our way to get everything. The storm kind of threw us back a little bit, but they still went and did the training required. Very excited about it. As I told you, it looks like a $2 million.

That's what I was just going to say. It looked like a $2 million problem. Yes, harder to operate than the last one, but these guys are a lot sharper than we were back 25 years ago. [laughter] We didn't have Hey, question. Hey, um, Greg, is there anything that the Ford we need to provide to you to make the transfer to Leland yet or you just

No, you did everything on contract. Um but just to reiterate that it is ASIS purchased and um they understand that they're preparing their pad right now with the covered area. Soon as they finish that they're we'll be also provide one of our firemen as volunteers to go down there and train them on the truck but they'll actually receive that as well. So they won't just be receiving a piece of equipment that they won't know how to operate. Of course. Are we responsible for our names off of it? It's already been created. Yes. We got a bay big enough to hold that truck. [laughter] I was thinking we were going to take a picture with it.

We'll get a picture with it immediately. On the ladder looking on the other. I don't do ladders anymore. Hell, I don't need I don't do ice either. I need a ladder like that in my house to pick me up. Uh Jamie, y'all got my report unless you have any questions for me. I I do. I see I see that we had a lot more county intakes this time. Even though I can't see my computer, I did read it. I did read it at the office. Have we had any progress on a county check? Not as far as an in

and those were all brought in by county citizens because they're still not a county animal control officer. Doesn't matter. I mean, but the the county intake was more than the city intake. And I guess we need to send them another letter and ask them when they intend to write their check. They said they were going to increase their budget appropriation to us, but I don't know. Oh, now I already know that that didn't happen. That didn't happen. Didn't happen. Well, they went up from the prior year, but not up to what we requested. Let's just get what we're get what they said. Get what they told. If already do know what was budgeted. How's your gerbble cop population? [laughter] We've got one uh rabbit and one guinea pig currently.

Guinea pigs. My gerbles. Okay. [laughter] We appreciate what you're doing. We we made it through the ice storm. Good. And thanks to Clinton with engineering, he picked up all all my little caretakers and brought them to the shelter so they could all get to work because nobody could drive in it. So, we really appreciate Clinton taking a little magic school bus and getting everybody to work. Thank you, Jame. Good day. Thank you. Thank you, Rahhee. You guys have the recording this. I have something for me. Oh, um the the hydrant project that we have going on on College and Fifth, it will be starting next week and we'll be installing that hydrant next week. That's a corner hydrant on the ground right now. [clears throat]

The generator, they also have the um approval of Lotus and Best for the generator maintenance agreement that was approved at budget. confused about that. Um because there was one um it's it's two quotes and then

and one had an email. I followed up with both because we were he was s and I did it because Thomas has has left. So, I followed up with both vendors uh per your request in the previous meeting to get um verification that the quotes were still good and um one of the gentlemen emailed me back. The other one I believe was out and I have not heard back from him. Um the lady that I spoke to told me that the quote would still be good and I asked her to please have the gentleman that provided the quote email me verification upon his return. So, She told me that it was still good, but until I get verification in writing, we would not act on either uh either quote.

Also, what I was confused about, and I guess it's just me, uh, one was like a full service. They both had quotes and then the other one had both full service and, uh, I believe the it other was called minor. Right. Right. Right. But they were seeking full service, but one vendor provided both options. That's what Yes, ma'am. One vendor just provided both options. They were seeking a full service agreement. Yes, ma'am. Okay. That That was what my question was. I didn't know which one we were seeking. I believe I believe we highlighted the full service option on the Yes, ma'am. We did. Yes, ma'am.

But you're still waiting for a letter before they're going to accept a bid. Well, what I thought was if y'all could approve it, lowest and best pending verification that the quote is still valid since I do have a verbal commitment that the quote is still valid and once I receive it in writing, I'll add it to the documents, but we're looking at the full service. Full service. Yes, ma'am. Okay. And I have a motion for approval of Lois and Best. I'll make the motion. Second motion by Zena, second by Gig. All those in favor? I Right. Thank you Steve. Good afternoon everyone.

I don't have anything outside of my report unless you have something for me. Steve, I got one question. Yes. On your report. Yes, sir. I notice the street department has on there the holes that they fill and uh could we get a list of those streets that they're filling? You talking about potholes? Potholes? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. We going to we're me I me and Josh actually talked about that while ago. We going to get a game plan together after this snow and everything leaves and kind of hit it hard. Okay. Um so yeah, it's going to come out. Thank you. Not a problem.

Thank [snorts] you. It'll be worse. Thank you, Clint. We are gonna leave. They say we're leaving. I don't have anything outside the normal unless y'all. Amen. Anybody have any questions? I'm playing. Make a motion we keep them. [laughter] All right. Who are Christian? I'll do one. I am seeking approval for the lowest and best bid for Ruby Park.

I thought in budget we decided not to just do Ruby Park and we were going to use that on something else. Did we not overly discuss that? Don't think so. It was it was talked about but so Ruby Park doesn't have anything there. There's really nothing there. So, it's it's well well outdated on equipment. I think we have a seessaw. I think um y'all y'all talked about near downtown parks, but I don't I don't remember y'all saying that it couldn't be done at Ruby Park. And I don't I don't remember that little bitty part little bit

right across from the church. I I like to see if we could do a feasibility study and and talk with, you know, see how those neighbors in that area feel. I do know they do come out every now and then, but at the same time, just do us a little study so we won't that was the conversation we had and the neighborhood not necessarily using it. I think I remember and we went neighborhood and so I think he did talk to the people in the neighborhood. Okay.

No, I mean I've had some people like they would love to have it. They played there when they were a kid because they weren't able to go to AMY. So, and he said he would love to see, you know, it was one guy lived next to it and it was a couple other people we talked to and then there's a bunch of kids. I got stuck in the bucket truck when we trim the tree and we saw a bunch of kids, you know, they get dropped off the bus and they walk right past the the playground. So, there's a lot of kids in that area. Uh I went to school there where the old egg winner was. But there's a lot of kids, you know, within that area where what you talking about? There's a lot of kids in Am too. I would like to see them up and going,

especially with the lights and all of that. We can um a feasibility study probably would be great. Yeah. And and each park was created for a purpose. So, you know, as a park director, I'd like to see him do that for us. I think the amount he was budgeted though is not adequate to do AMY. I think you know it it would require more. I think he was only budgeted an amount to do a small park. So yeah, we talked about paint needing a bunch of them. We talked about swings need replaced at all. He he's been doing that right things and all that. That's not part of the money that we've been paying for. No, ma'am. Did that in his regular operating budget and he's been doing that all year?

Okay. Yes, ma'am. Well, well, I'll make the motion that we uh accept it. Do you would you still like to see a feasibility study of all the parts? I think we need to look at all of them. I think we need to look at all of them first, right? Probably. What was your motion to accept this the bid? had a motion from Zena accept the lowest and best bid for this will be the Ruby Street Park

and and Mayor Mayor Janice let me say this going forward [clears throat] we can go ahead on and start requesting those funds in advance you know and see exactly what we can get from the state if we get those projects in on time they'll take a look at them the funds for we talking about for parks a lot of money parks streets and whatever Okay, I got you. All right, we will we'll see about getting that done. Yes, sir. Well, where was Zen? Second. Second Senior Second by T. All in favor?

I opposed to spend the money on R on Ruby or to accept the loan bid for the to go on Ruby and we already we already did that in the budget, right? Yeah. Yeah. That budget. Yes. Yes. Everybody. Okay. And we did get we got approved for the uh national fitness grant as well. So now our next step is we got approved for it, but now we will be starting applying for the the Bolver Foundation grant to to finish the project. But we did get accepted for that grant. Christian

for the for their information since they don't see all the expenses in in the operating budget specifically would you prepare a list of the updates that have been made in the parks? Yes, ma'am. And so that they can see a report of all those updates that you've done throughout the year. Yes, ma'am. At each specific park and then let's get a feasibility study of what needs to be done at all the individual parks and manage that.

Okay. One last thing. Uh we had we had agreed that you would provide us with the minutes of every advisory board meeting. When were your la when was your when did you last year? We hadn't had one this we hadn't had one this year. Tell me when was it June July last year. Was it No, it was uh we tried to get we did one in October and then um had a couple we couldn't really meet couldn't get a time to meet with Do you have a full board? You do have a full board. Well, I'm missing one person. Who's who's uh It was It was ward four. It was a W four.

So, we need to have someone from W four. You need to have a name that you'd like to put on that board. Okay. Um and then let's try to have a a meeting every month or I mean we need to consistent. Set it on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:00. Don't just call at the last minute though. Try to try to set it up. Is it possible we can get the the name of those persons? That's good. Good question. Who you appointed? May know, you may not. Yeah, if I did.

Hey, I suggest we do that a long time ago. So, we can send that out. We can send that out. And we do need the minutes and we need to need meetings every month if we can. Well, and we can you think it's necessary for every month for the quarterly? Well, to me, you're asking a lot of people for them. Well, it it needs to be consistent whether it's every other month or every third of time. A whole lot of park. Well, right now what I believe the way we're doing it, and I think Christian can answer better than I, they just call a last minute meeting. Correct. I mean, you don't have a consistent time set up. I mean, we had one. They just weren't showing up. That's That was why I kind of did like I I had I would set up I set up one. That's That's why we need the

Don't we have an Isn't it in there when they accept it if they miss three meetings in a row, they're replaced with somebody else? Maybe that's what needs attendance kept on it and make sure that these appointees aren't going.

We get somebody who will go. What you can do is you can pick a day and a time, set the meeting, and you can meet just like the other commissions do at the city hall boardroom. I think the only one that doesn't is maybe beautifification and airport commission, but you can meet at the city hall. Well, beautifification normally does when we're in in the boardroom. meet at the boardroom certain day, certain time, and have someone keep the minutes. That can be Shakita. And those minutes are turned into city hall. We can post them on the city website along with all the other commission meeting minutes. The alderman can review them there. And if you don't have a quorum, then the meeting is cancelled and all that goes in those minutes is meeting canceled, no quorum. And um then once you realize that you don't have a consistent number of um members attending the meetings, that's when you can let your alderman know I need your representative replaced because they're not attending the meeting.

But you have documentation that you're not consistently having a quorum for your meeting. If you'll let me know when that meeting is going to be, I can get it posted on the city website when the meeting's going to be. You may want to check with us. If you're going to use the boardroom, you're just going to start conflicting when with the other meeting. Somebody else is already meeting any but y'all can work that out. Imagine it's not rocket science. Get that name first. Yes.

Uh I have a question. Um Christian, um I know you all are having events and everything in the um in the gym. Uh how is that going? um as it relates to the the children coming and playing cuz we were saying how we going to get things out when we get much more um participation kids coming participation how was that going the getting the information out it's going well of course participation what's what's the numbers like cuz uh I was looking in your report I didn't see numbers

no uh basketball numbers are up um football numbers were up baseball is still was still up in the air right Now, um a lot of times they'll wait till the last week and you'll have 700 kids sign up um that last week. Um so that that's still up in the air, but we as soon as school gets we were going to do it, but then the ice storm hit, so we weren't able to get into the school. So as soon as schools are up and running again, we're going to go to each school. We've already printed out little QR code um flyers that we each student will have. We got them split to um 25 for for each for a class. So, we're just going to hand them to the the principles and see if they'll distribute them to the teachers. So, now there's no having the oh get this many. They there's they could just hand them to they have a packet that they hand to the teachers to be able to get to the kid to each kid.

Okay. I would like uh if possible that we get the number of participation for these for these sports and the areas so we would know um how we can better support you and get these children out. Um might not heard that last year's too just comparison. Yeah. Do a comparison. Yeah.

Thank you, Brian. Also um any finances that's coming in and concession and anything like that. Um, I would like a budgetary report on that. I saw Anna, she does it all the time. If there's any money coming in, I would like a report on that um to see how that's going because I think last time we had a discussion that the um fire commission wasn't doing well as relates to being able to be self-sufficient. So, uh, if we can start getting a report on monthly report on that, how that's going and any, um, if the gym is being rented out to anybody, then we would get reports on that and concession or whatever you're paying out and so we can do a comparison on how things are going as it relates to that.

Okay. Any other questions? Yes. Yes. is an uh mention on here about the staff is currently working to establish a morning pickle ball schedule. Most of these pickle ball players work. I don't know how a morning schedule is going to work. Well, it's it's going to be more than just the morning, but the morning we we have a lot that like Well, I say a lot for pickle ball. It's a lot. It's about 10 individuals that that request to play in the morning time.

Yeah. But there are about 200 pickle ball players in this community and they're wanting to use that gym and we can't seem to put something together. I think it's time we put something together. I'm I'm really kind of tired of listening to this because they're the they're the ones that pushed us to get that half million dollar grant from the hospital.

Uh and they were very supportive and very instrumental in that happening. And it's almost like we're either avoiding them or we don't want them in there. And it it's got to change and it's got it needs to change right now. Uh and I know you you sent um a schedule out a while back and that you'd come up with some fees on your own that seem quite ridiculous, but uh I I think we need to why would it be any different for people wanting to play pickle ball that we charge for any other park commission sport in this town? You know, we can have two seasons. They can pay for a spring season or summer season and a winter and a winter season, but let's come up with something. Let's get it done because I'm ask continuously when are they going to be able to use the gym and it's like you're trying to keep them out of it.

Oh, I mean we have basketball. They can't I mean we have basketball on the days that they they're want to. We play basketball typically. Um so that's that's the main reason they hadn't been on Saturday mornings on sat on weekends. Well, we had well we've had tournaments all of January and then we had uh basketball tournaments at the beginning and then these last few has been just ice storm of January. I I guess I'm kind of tired of hearing excuses about that. We need we need to come up with a plan for these people. Um you you wouldn't have gotten that new gym floor without them. I promise you. you want to what's the solution?

I mean, we're putting a report together. Um, I've talked to Miss Michelle about it and we're we're working on a Well, I mean, you know, this is the time of the year where they can be utilizing that facility. It's not available to them. So, when you going to get the report together? Uh, by the next board. How about by the next week? I mean, I'm I'm I'm just tired of listening to it, Christian. I'm tired of the excuses. I'm tired of uh basketball this and other events this. You you seem to come up with all these other things that people can do, but for some reason that pickle ball group is left to the side every time. Maybe when he meets with his commissioners that they can come up with a plan. They got to have a meeting. Zena.

That's I agree. I agree with you. Dr. Anybody else? So maybe you in two maybe you in two weeks wait for the commission mayor let me say this I I don't want to beat this horse to death but uh Christian those people that you have on that board [clears throat] that's why we appointed them and let us know that it's holding up progress for you because you ask you being asked questions and you have a show an operation to run. So, let's make sure that these people that we appoint are held accountable.

Who who are remind me real quick who of y'all are on the park commission committee? Danny. Danny. Gary V. Gary and too. Oh, no. Maybe. So it's just Danny that I'm on too. Was it you? Or is it Marcy? I thought it was Marcy. I think I think it is Mar. Yeah. Oh yes. Yeah. She just had a conflict of interest. Yeah. It is Marsha. I got right out and had everybody listed my name was there. I forgot about that. I didn't have the new list here. I couldn't remember.

Anyhow, maybe got Okay, we can get this together. Any other thing, Gary? Any other question? No, I mean that's all I have. I mean it's I think we need to get a schedule and get it to them. Thank you. Any um I have a couple of things. I need u approval of lowest and best for replacement of uh the city computers. This is we if you recall we lease them threeyear lease. So the first item is on the equipment, lowest and best bid on the equipment. Motion by Ted, second by Gary. All those in favor?

Opposed? Okay. The second item is approval of the lease agreement that goes along with the lowest bid. So move. Motion by Brian. Second. Second by Marsh with Mar. All those in favor? Opposed? That's all I have. Mayor Michelle. Yes, sir. Uh I just ask one quick question. Um that all those that the employees I guess clocking in in time and the time that they had to come out. Uh are we okay with that? Are we having to make some adjustments or what?

Yes, sir. No, we we track the time for anyone that comes out during the You talking about budget wise, are we out of budget on it? That too. Yes, sir. You just talking about tracking it or are you talking about tracking tracking in budget? Yeah. So, since we're talking about that, have we do we have an abbreviated time for our employees to come in? Not are they all coming in regular time? How? We're on standard operating hours. Standard operating hours. Okay. Yes, ma'am.

Uh, also since we talking about that, um, Mayor Michelle, how do we deal with the ones that were out off work during the time with the, um, when we have the emergency, they they're paid. They're paid when the city is closed. Okay. Um, they're paid under a state of they're state of emergency. That's what I was thinking. But I just wanted to, you know, be clear on that. Yes, ma'am. I thought so. Thank you, Mr. Sanders. Did that answer your question? That it did. It did. Okay. Yes, sir. Thank you, Robert. Uh, Heather,

the I have the employee action recommendation. There's several under that needing approval unless you have any questions. I'll move motion by Gary. Second. Second by Danny. All those in favor? opposed. Okay. Uh Robert

Mayor, I just want to tell you thanks for being on top of things as we went into that ice storm. You were you was all jolly on the spot. So, you know, plan state of emergency was right on time. Thanks to all of my crew, the police department, public works department, all of us that got us through this uh situation. And it was a tough tough moment for it, but hey, we we made it. Kudos to you. Thank you, Robert Mar. I don't have anything senior.

I'm going to cosign what Robert said. I want to thank all of our city workers for their efforts that they have put out there, especially our police department. We did not hear of any lutering or anything that's going on. So, I want to say thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all for your efforts, everything that you all have done to ensure that our city is safe and the things that you do with your department. So, thank you from me. You ain't got to stay here. Uh D, I was concerned about the uh land falling from the tree. My question have been answered.

No, sorry. Uh just want to remind you in case you forget to say it tonight. We need when we go into budget session, we need to budget a generator for city hall. Mayor reminded me that we have another ite.

Yeah, that's that's all I had. And of course, like like Zay and Robert, I just can't say enough good about city employees. They did a wonderful job. They did. Ryan, same thing. Just want to echo those those sentiments. I know we still got a lot of work to do and I appreciate all the hard work they put in this point. Thank you, Danny. Just thanks to everyone. Thank you.

Uh I said my saying at the start with u thanks to the employees. appreciate the sacrifices they made leaving their families at home. Some of them leaving their families with no electricity out there. I imagine there were some spouses who weren't uh very happy about it. But uh [laughter] thank y'all for everything for everybody what they did. Uh February 23rd. Do we have that time yet? 11 o'clock.

Uh, February 23rd, 11 a.m. We're going to have the dedication of the Willie Summons marker down by the caboose downtown. Uh, like all of y'all to be there can

be 11 advertised. uh far as the open house for city hall that was supposed to be tonight. Uh has not been rescheduled yet. Hopefully March uh we'll be ready and ready to go and have what little damages that we had to city hall from the heist repaired and fixed and mainly ceiling tiles I think is our biggest problems and some insulation that all got wet. Uh besides that, I don't think I have anything else. Those are items. I believe

I'd like to make a motion we consider entering executive session for litigation update, employee action, recommendation, and matters of economic development. Second. Second by Danny. Motion by second by Danny. All those in favor? I both make a motion we enter executive session for the same. May I? motion. Um, you need to hang around for that economic development and the Jeep does. And we heard that. I'm sorry. I should have mentioned that. Who did work? I mentioned that. in the left.