Common Council - Regular Meeting
The Common Council approved Ordinance 2026-18 and Ordinance 2026-43. The meeting also included various departmental updates and announcements regarding upcoming community events and projects.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Common Council
- Meeting Type
- Common Council
- Location
- Columbia City, IN
- Meeting Date
- June 23, 2026
Transcript
1 sections
In his email for me on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, he was on the phone and asked me to go to work, and I gave him the address I sent him. I sent him three emails. I've heard of the reasons. He was like, I don't know how to say this in American. And he was very well-read. But when he says, I'm a nation, I'm a God, and you're evil, it hurt me. And that's what he said. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We have a motion to approve the public comment. So let's work on ordinance 2026-18. Do I have a motion to read it by the time we're done? Yes, sir. Motion by Ryan, seconded by Jennifer, thirded by John. All those in favor say so. It is unanimous, we agree to ordinance 2026-18 by the time we're done. We're going to see that in the Plains Association, and we're going to see it in the moment. And maybe in the future, we'll come and find it, but those ordinances are still going to be there. So you can be reminded of those. Yes, this is a reminder, because that's the last meeting. Just so you know, our ordinance, Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Senator, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I had a little bit of a stress. All of those things are fine. It is unanimous. If you're going to see us on 26th and 20th, you are going to recognize our home on the 7th. Senator, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I had a little bit of a stress. All of those things are fine. It is unanimous. If you're going to see us on 26th and 20th, you are going to recognize our home on the 7th. If you're going to see us on 26th and 20th, you are going to recognize our home on the 7th. The ordinance, you know, on the 26th, that's when the ordinance was received, and then there's a mandate, a right set, a Title IX, and other ordinances of the city from the city. And this is actually where you take out the street departments, especially the snow removal institute, and say, yes, yes, of course, we're going to do that, but you keep determining the best way to go about it. That's it. That's how you do that. Yes. Questions around that? Yes. That's a motion by Ryan, seconded by Ryan, to approve the motion on June 26th, 2020. I move to approve the motion. I move to approve the motion. It is unanimous. Next item, order 2026-43. Order 2026-43. By the time we're all done with this meeting, we're going to take a break now. We're going to have a quick discussion. If you want to do this, you can use your phone. If you can't use your phone, you can use your phone. Order 2026-43. By the time we're all done with this meeting, we're going to take a break. I have a reminder that I've had some modifications taken to the fact that we had to adjust the manager fees to that as a stipend and scenario, and then modeling the meter technician and the comp time to make sure the plug is kind of what we're doing, so. Any questions, or do I push forward? I'm going to push forward. We're in the 2022 discussion, so I'm going to read on the second point that you made. Okay. So, yes, we're starting to end the presentation. Although certainly you will find it is finance. Next up is Rural Coast Number 2026-24. Rural Coast Number 2026-24. Rural Coast Number 2026-24. Rural Coast Number 2026-24. Rural Coast Number 2026-24. I want to remember the day you went home. You were living in a sleeper revolution where you died on the 26th. That was before you grew up. That was before you were born. I was living in a dream. In 2026, I had a honeymoon. I was living in a family model of a city called Covey and Primer. I remember living in Covey and Primer. Okay. So, as a reminder, so this is a part of the process, the DOC process for the indicator. Again, I'm not going to say what it's going to have to do. It's going to have to do with some of the EMDs that you're going to be maxing out on. So, if you set up an ability to pay extra now, effectively this, what this does is it allows the ability to effectively reduce the structure, increase the volume of the EMDs. It's a lot of duties, but it's pretty straightforward and part of what we're going to be talking about That is the question I was asking. Any questions, Robert? No, sir. Okay. Most of our items have been handled through a resolution from the Office of Staff 24. Any further discussion? I won't put our names on the sign. It is unanimous. Okay. We're going to move back out to the beginning of the agenda. And please, Officer Murray, for Officer Herman and Officer Horace. It's been a while since I've been here. It's been a while since I've been here. It's been a while since I've been here. It's been a while since I've been here. I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. I say that I don't support the Constitution. And so I said to him, you know, the same thing as I said before. I said, well, how do you know if that's real or not? He said, well, it's real. I said, you know what I mean? He said, well, it's real. He said, well, it's real. I said, well, it's real. I said, well, it's real. I said, well, it's real. Thank you very much. Thank you. It's really one of those things we talk about in the mail. It's like, where can we get the people who care about us to come up with these things? It's really one of those things we talk about in the mail. It's really one of those things we talk about in the mail. It's really one of those things we talk about in the mail. It's really one of those things we talk about in the mail. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. If you guys want something long to do, we're actually going to be there at the end. We'll be there planning, giving a planning full-time mission, a training session Monday night. And then we are doing a tour of the wastewater plant and water plant. So that should be a fun night. People's Park is part of the same. The legacy process has been part of the challenge. I had to bring this here today, bringing people in MSS. We're having new surveys. We're going to get new signatures. It's going to take us quite some time. Right now, though, it's going to be the chance here is that if these engineers get these caps for, if it's, if you think we'll be writing something on the phone, we're looking at July 6th, that would be 90%. done with the rolling, which that should start through the PMP, through the National Market Area, so you can have that around by August. We've got a drip shop put in that has a bottle and bottle flow station, a drip shop and a bottle flow. I want to thank the water department, the stream, and the water department for that. I've been working on that. We have a big project going on that's a big change if you're going to remodel the moral end of O'Hare and remove the dross and causes and provide some shade that have also hit. So they, the troops have been hit. There are officials who are having some issues with the business in there. That could be the rest of what we have. We will start reclaiming these finances back into their personnel. I requested a CRD committee meeting for July 14th. The test station we are planning to blow off including all the permanent equipment that everybody would want. It is not available this evening because it was a point of concern, having some places to go and be clothed and teach and all of that. So, if the CIB, the CIB committee does approve this, this would be a great thing for the community as the, as I've spoken about many times, I'm also working with a couple of developers here in Northwestern to get their properties ready to kill. We're going to assist with utility extensions, roads, etc. We have a lot of lawyers and a lot of meeting. And Westgate, we approve. plumbing to do the project. We're kind of waiting on plumbing. We found out that it's still, it hasn't happened. We just started sending it to the gas line. They did not get a match that day. Right now it's two to three weeks, but it has been deferred. But I would be extremely thrilled to know what's going on with that, whether we get a definite case answer. And also, it's very expendable if you do find hemlock or call an enforcement officer if you're finding hemlock. And I have been eradicating hemlock. So I don't feel thrilled to just let you know that there's a hemlock law. So I'm totally fine with that. Who is this hemlock? I don't know. There is not. I wrote down his rap quote, and it's brilliant. It's a carrot. No, it's the ice. So, that whole line is, I want to say, happily, two free quotes, and Sean's going to speak about three of the day. I love that he had that over Mike Trevor, but I don't feel that he could put a lot of compassion into the three-quarter that I did. So, there you go. Thank you, Sean. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Mr. Mayor, I want to thank you all for being here. One of the reasons we took power in the last couple of weeks is because of our dreams to build on most of the, most of the tools that we've been able to get. We've been able to do that. We've been able to do that. We've been able to do that. We've been able to do that. We've been able to do that. I just have a crazy thousand words to say for a thousand years in business world. This is the three times I've said that. We're paying for so many things that we could do anything to help. We also, we acquire a software editor, and then we're like working just like we used to. We're, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, So, I can't wait to go down there someday. We're also working on other ratings and other things that I would like to do. We're not sure if you guys saw us, but we're going live. So, we're going live. We're going live. So, we're going live. So, we're going live. So, we're going live. I'm sorry, I didn't realize we need to pass on our solution. That's what I'm thinking. You know, probably, you know, We're going to get this over with. That's what we're going to do. That's what we're going to do. That's all. If you have questions, we're doing work. Getting the sidewalks replaced up there on Chester Drive. I think we got to see the 80s out right back in the 70s. and then we'll be completely done. So the problem is we have to be heard back and ready and so on. So we should be done. Also, Laura said last week again, and I don't know, I know they had 150, I think they did a few more on Friday, and we were all able to finish out the week here, so they did some other work. more private reality pay than the other dollar in the federal government's pay. So, I think we're down to about $745,000, or $640,000, yet to be verified. Well, it is kind of a lot. Was there a guess of something? Well, I would say probably less than $100,000. But that's how it is. And we're not verifying it by the time, as we know, when we take down the database, that they're all over. So as far as verifying, I don't know. Do you have any other questions? When you do, Eric, I'll say this, because I'm listening to you all over and over again, and I'm very, very passionate, and I'm going to be so used to doing this stuff. You are now also engaged in the kind of world of the real world. And I want to thank you for the opportunity to be here with us today. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, the first thing I want to mention is that we had a meeting with one of our higher management students this morning, and we saw that he was employed, and that he's professional, and that he's CPR certified, and that he's been trained, and that's something that we don't normally have, but we did have a conversation with him, and I think we'll be able to go back to him with that. Reminder, those are from Dan, if anybody would like to join us, or we can hire an electric partner, or something like that. These let me know, I'll say more of them later, that I can write a little book, talking about what I'm paying for it, and we can meet every week, so that we know who can work at our table. And then I will not be here, because I may not be in your city for the time, and we'll see if they work with us. I don't know what I'm talking about. I don't know what you're talking about. All right. Thank you. All right. I'm not sure what my books are for. One of the states in South Africa, I don't know if you've read that, and it starts with C.S.I.S. I don't know if you've read that, but it starts with C.S.I.S. A few pump bases in Garbrile were needed, but then we got a little station that was ongoing, and they pretty much wrapped up with all the work down the hill, the ammonia work. If you didn't, I don't remember if you said it last time or not, but long-time wastewater supervisor Bob has retired, and so Brian was appointed as the new supervisor. So, good stuff happening there. Seems like the business is doing pretty well. And then, lastly, Mike says that they rented four shantlers, two testers and shantlers at multiple locations just to make sure that the ammonia issue is effectively working itself out. So, that's that. Next report, now it's not here because they are doing a So he had a wild type program tonight at the park, and so he's there. I don't think we're on the second. But in his report, dog park is in the final stages. However, a lot of people are working with a certain individual. A lot of them are saying they're just going to quit, apparently, or whatever. And so now they're kind of restarting with just a lot of companies. So I can't put a little bit of a pause on it. But they're getting ready for fireworks in July 3rd. And it's going to be playing baseball football tournaments and that kind of thing right now. And that's what it probably is. Pool is only going to be passing one day this year. A lot of that because there's no pool or something. Or it's been raining or things like that. So that's not raining, but it probably is what it is. Tom's report, we had four staff members at Siler, wherever the engine is. I don't know if we debated on if it was Colorado or Utah or wherever. But anyways, four 8-bit bulls are at the plant on inspection of the new engine. One of the seven is still doing repairs, and I hope that they'll get that repaired on soon. And then Toby and Nancy are working on radio repairs, or radio programming for the 800 radios, and they should be able to have that in purpose, and then I think four weeks after some extensive training. Where's Harry at? He's in New York City. Oh, gotcha, gotcha. Okay. So, I know he's been working on, working with the electrical department on fiber cuts and, you know, access the clinic for the public. Wi-Fi for the police department and so forth, so that's happening. But no, I'm not going to tell you today. I don't know what happened some of the other stuff. Lastly, I'll just say we obviously have a big event, or a big couple of days of events happening here in the city next week in celebration of the marriage of 50. We have a service branch in Tiffany. Thursday night, Friday night, July 3rd, we have a park, all the park stuff happening. And then on September 4th, on July 4th, we're going to be opening the time capsule. We'll be able to make it. And it's going to be a great time to check those out. We'll be out with the county historian to open that up. All of the materials from that time capsule will be with the historical society for a exhibition in November. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Also, Dave Harmonite, at the last meeting, started the last meeting over at Kelly. You all got invited to that. And you all just have gotten the contact report that I sent to you from W. Kelly. And I think there's a lot of stuff you can't accept that I'm working on at the game right now. I'll just leave that as a reminder to the public. We are closed on Friday, April 3rd, in celebration of Independence Day. We got a lot of money from the state, and I think we're going to continue to do that for about a couple of years from now. We're going to have a fantastic week. We're going to have a big game Friday, and we'll see what the atmosphere is going to be. I think we're going to have a family-friendly event, and there's tons of people out there enjoying the moment. So I really appreciate the work that's being done. The committee is going to bring them up to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to the committee, to I don't know, actually. Why don't you go ahead? Sure. All right, first of all, this week is our third anniversary. We're going to use a special chance for us and the other students in the community, providing you with an opportunity to take dance classes. Every student that we just gave, there were 18 of them this year, gets every single day you meet. You get baths, you get baths, you get out baths. And at the end of the week, they're taking their time with coming in, so there's not a lot of room for you to come in. So it's going to be hard for everyone to participate. It is a lot of work, but we've had a bunch of volunteers to do that. This is actually our first year in the three years of all-station planning, and we'll take that as well. So that's kind of kind of a fun thing for us to do. It's something that's kind of a classic product for a lot of our collection. We have a lot of specials, a lot of shoes, a lot of great information on the museum. We've got new items in, and we have a huge, really big, big company that's been doing super great work, and it's been a great pleasure to work with. It's just a lot of great, great work. Our Blue Geodic Declare Contest, I'm not going to make any nonsense about who's won that one or who's been home run, but there are some really great organizations around Canada. Some of them really shine, so check them out. Last week, we had our commission funded in private, so they were sort of trying to get bought out. This is the third year of it. It was originally set up as a family event where we would be outside, but as of this edition, things have looked up. We've had a busy, weird weather. This year was actually nice, but we kind of planned that it was not going to be nice, and so it wouldn't be right. We had about a half an hour, I guess, to do that. Everyone was doing something different. There was a lot of elaboration. teaching moment, you know, people telling each other what they're working on, and people who are kind of curious and interested in what public education is, and how community flow that will be around. last session, and there was a lot of enthusiasm about it, among the artists, and then we put in a time for one or two, so this may have saved me a few seconds, but we're doing this. We don't even want to wait. I've been here, so I'm very proud of what we're doing. There was a couple different possibilities we were going to go over, like we were going to host it, but it was very interactive, and we needed to get people all involved. Another one related to the Arts Commission is on September 12th, we'll be doing our CDL Art Tour again this year. So I can say I'm having to get a spouse all around the county to do it. This year we're bringing it all to Baker Park. I don't know of anything really that's been hosted in Baker Park, and it's not really convenient. So this is going to be pretty exciting. We are going to go to a New Day, or, I don't know, every other state, that means they get everything they know about some of the things that happened in New York. Somewhat related to that, Art at the Museum is coming up. This is the very old community art exhibit that happens at the museum that incorporates Willie Hatton's historical items and also current Confederate items. That show this year is actually expanding by a month, so it's going to go on its course to October 30th. There will be workshops, there will be all sorts of stuff going on. Anyone who's interested? We've done some sort of invite-the-hooders day. We've held a lost-the-hooders day, and we're hoping to bring back a few pieces. We would like those pieces delivered to the museum, but every particular festival, after a while, We will also be going to the Art Hive Museum to pull our pieces, to pull our replay. That's a fun thing to do. It's a lot of art. It's a lot of art. It's a lot of art. It's a lot of art. skills, a lot of the stuff that I've taught you. I know I shouldn't have, but I can do myself very well. Then, I wanted to mention that the Arts Commission, as part of the NYPD 50th Project, funded matching pandas as the reach of the community goes up, to shape what would be inclusive happiness. I'm not sure how that would move the community, but I just hope that these things will create happiness. So, memories. Okay, so I have life, okay, over in New Zealand, and it's been a blast. But the people who have seen it so far have said, oh, we got that on our wall. It will be great. We'll move on. Is that where we are? Yeah, that's where we are. Okay, so they'll be all there, and they'll ask you information about all your stuff. So thank you for that. I'll be at City Show. We have that game for all of you, and we'll see you at the end. That's pretty cool. That's pretty cool. I'm going to be able to bring all of that. And then I think they're going on a tour around the town. And eventually we'll end up back at the museum to start with the expression. So that's pretty cool. Something that I have, I don't know the ages of the other artists that have done this, but we were pretty excited that it happened to me. So, you know, for some reason, the musicians were always saying, you know, I'm sorry, I didn't know that. It's been years. So, that's kind of a good thing. We're definitely excited to be able to support. We work a lot on the site with the City of Arizona and the City of Iowa, and some of that was just coming out of the police. And so, yeah, I'm excited to go out and do some of that. I'm excited to go out and do some of that. Texas is over it. Yeah. Perfect. Perfect. Thank you. I just want to go and check the chat on something that the test machine from being set up actually took. We'll see where that goes. Okay. Thank you. All right. We have no press. We have no audience. We will call it a day. Thank you.
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