City Council - Regular Meeting

I I guess I guess my thought on it is if it's been five years or 15 years or how however two years um if we're talking about 90 days do or die it's done habitable sellable stickers are off or not right but not but not well we've we've started the wiring we've got a couple plumbing things done we've Right. And so the risk is the risk is is the homeowners for pumping money into something that may that may get condemned anyway, right? So there there is a there is a an incentive to if you're going to start to do it, right? And if and if if you start and not do it, then I mean it it's better it's better if there's a if there's a home there, it's fixed up and we've we've put it off this long, it's on the radar, I guess I'd make that motion. I'd make that motion that we give 90 days and that it's either habitable or we come back here and it's and and we proceed as stated today. That would be my motion.

Okay. Speak up real quick. is the attempt for her to come back to this body in 90 days because you say 90 days I'd probably recommend saying the January 13th council meeting because 90 days might be just slightly past the date. Okay. Um the other option would be to send it back to code enforcement in 90 days or

code enforcement officer the the 90day time frame. Um, and then once if if it's not satisfied at that point that it's been all or nothing fixed in 90 days, then we can proceed with ordering demolition and then start the appeal process over again. Come here. I think um, as the mayor mentioned, uh, the notice was issued properly here. We're only required under the statute to send it via regular mail and provide proof of mailing. So part of the problem is that the homeowner didn't show up to the administrative hearing because typically we do allow them at least 30 days to come back

um and get the property cleaned up. I mean this one um if my recollection is correct was we were notified of this because of a police report and an incident at the property. So this was um an emergency abatement that the windows had to be secured and the doors had to be secured. So, um, it's very helpful when the property owner can show up to the first administrative hearing so that we can touch base with the administrative hearing officer and get a plan in place. So,

I I I don't see I don't see that being we had some people here rental property that said it would take them a month just to get an electrician out there, you know. another month just to get a plumber out there. They're not going to be working simultaneous simultaneously. I don't know. I I I don't see it inhabitable. Unless you got Superman working on Well, that's not our that that's a small risk on our part. It's a big risk on on her part,

right? And and I don't know I don't know what means may maybe maybe there is a HGTV crew waiting but are you good with 90 days? Are you good with three months? Are you good with three months? I don't think it'll be habitable but if there is enough if if it's like if if there's a and it goes back to the planning commission and and it's like yeah we've been there working it's cleaned up roofs fixed and it's dried up and director Schaer is your motion for it to come back here or go to planning commission go to planning commission go to

code enforcement the code code enforcement meeting and which would be when Tim it'll be four weeks from yesterday be the next meeting

so that there's a plan of action then that there's been some progress and and then we can address it. Then I mean that's that's four weeks that there's that there's we've got a plumber and electrician and roofer already on the hook, right? Allegedly. So So in four weeks there ought to be some some real traction where it goes back to code enforcement and we and we can deal with it. Not 90 days that we've we're showing improvement immediately and then and then we move from there. That would be my motion. that way goes back to planning commission code enforcement in in what date Tim?

So code enforcement action date will be go to November November 10th November 10th November 10th and and that there's a plan of action and we'll address it as needed from there. Second. So, just to clarify, I think because it's procedurally where we're at, your motion is to grant the appeal. Yeah. And we're technically vacating the hearing officer's order for demolition and we're sending it back to CO enforcement. Yeah. To start the process over. Yeah. Okay. And I would I would make sure you get your mail.

I talked to my mailman. Yeah. Motion made and seconded. Roll call. Amy, roll call start with Dr. Schaefer. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. No. Councilman Sapp. No. Counciloman. Yes. Yes. Motion passes. This is item 12. Miss, back here. November 10th at 2 o'clock. With a plan.

With a plan and with work done. November 10th at 2 o'clock. Not in one month. Have work done and have a plan. Okay, you understand? Do you want me to write that down? Okay. Miss Miss Griggs is gonna give you a note with that date and time. Okay. Make sure you're here. And I have have a plan of what I'm gonna do and some a lot of work done. Okay. You understand? And if you don't, you may not have a lot of options. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Thank you, Miss. Brings us to item 12. Discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding ordinance number 9386. An ordinance amending chapter 361 section 13 a code of ordinances of Oklahoma regarding use of yards adding a new section 13.1 regarding yard setback exceptions adding a new paragraph to section 361-16.1 in chapter 361 adding a rear setback exception for carports amending and repealing conflicting sections providing for severability declaring in an emergency.

So, the purpose of this ordinance is to provide some more flexibility for some of our infield lots and also the properties that were previously platted, but they're A1 that don't meet the regulations. So, typically typical A1 lot should be five acres. We have some that were platted as one and a half or two. So, it's really hard on the building plan review for them to meet those big setbacks. And so, they would follow the R1 regulations with this proposed ordinance. It would allow for pre-existing garages um that are in the backyard, the carports to be able to line up with them where it makes sense because currently the setbacks prohibit them extending into the setback. So, kind of helps just more usability on people's properties is kind of the overall purpose of this ordinance.

Questions? to approve ordinance 9386. Second. Second to approve ordinance number 9386. Roll call. Starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Council. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Council Cher. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. Make a motion to declare ordinance 9386 an emergency. Second. Second. Made seconded to declare 9386 an emergency. Roll call starting with Dr. Schaefer. Yes, Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Sterson, yes. Counciloman, yes. Mayor Jensen,

yes. brings us item 13, discussion, consideration, action and or possible amendments regarding ordinance 9387, an ordinance amending chapter 361 of the code and ordinances of Elin Oklahoma adding a new section article four regarding solid waste storage and refuge enclosures amending and repealing conflicting sections providing for several declaring emergency. The purpose of this ordinance is to establish some um standards for dumpster enclosures that extend beyond the mixed use mixed use district that um they currently apply to. Now, it did add some requirements when it comes to masonry high and location. So, it'll kind of make it a little more cohesive across the town. Um there'll be some instances where it's not going to be applicable, but um we'll take those kind of on a case by case basis. Um but I think it'll And it passed planning commission four

unanimously for everyone who was there four to zero. Motion made to approve ordinance 9387. And second to approve ordinance 9387. Roll call starting with Councilwoman. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. or make a motion to declare ordinance 9387 an emergency. Second motion made second to declare 9387 an emergency. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Ny. Yes. Councilman Stapperin. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaefer. Yes. Mayor Jensen.

Yes. Item 14, discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding ordinance 9388, an ordinance amending the code of ordinance avail Oklahoma, chapter 142 regarding electrical code requiring the use of copper conductors in all electrical installations with limited exceptions, providing for repealer, providing for severability, declaring an emergency. Um, so the one of the building inspectors and I work close with the fire marshall on this ordinance proposal. Um, it would require the use of copper conductors and it's a pretty standard practice among several municipalities. We reviewed how others word it. So, we chose to go with requiring this instead of excluding certain uses. It it's easier to police that way. Um, some other material being used like copper clad and all that. just safety and reliability issues. And we feel this was an important um measure to take because approve ordinance 9388.

Approve ordinance 9388. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Yes. Vice Mayor. Yes. Councilman Chamber. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. Ordinance 9388. An emergency.

Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Stapper. Yes. Councilman Nether. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. 15. Discussion, consideration, action, and or possible amendments regarding memorandum of understanding between the city of Elena Street. Just go ahead.

At the last council meeting, this was tabled um back to to me to meet with further negotiate, have further discussions with Main Street. So myself and Lindy Craig, we met with the Main Street director to try to find some common ground, some way to move forward. Um didn't seem like we're that far apart as far as what we were looking at as far as understanding contract between us and and Main Street. We've had two successful years of having agreements with Main Street. Each one of those they were for 50,000 and we had a proposed to Main Street for 30,000. They had a proposed to us for 50,000 for this year this fiscal year. Sorry. Um so didn't make much progress in that meeting. So myself and Mayor Johnson, we met with main street director and main street president and to have perfect conversations didn't seem like we're that far apart. Try to find some way forward. We were notified that the main street would be retracting the main street to be considered at this meeting. So that's where we are today is that the Main Streetou was voted on um to be retracted from consideration from city council for tonight's meeting. So I think that was voted on not unanimous but it was voted on by retracting the entire we need to make that motion.

The the main street board voted to retract for consideration or from this body. It's still here on the agenda for consideration, but there's no offer on the table from them at this point. So I think procedurally you you all can just take no action at this point. There's nothing to approve. Make a motion to action. You don't have to make a motion. You just Well, we don't have to do anything. Let's go home.

Discussion action since you're here. What What are the plans? I mean, what do you how do we go forward? the original to talk about what the next steps are.

What can we do to help Main Street? I think it would be very important to know what your vision for Main Street is. That seems to be where we get real hung up. There seems to be a lot. So, I think if you guys can tell us what you want to see out of Main Street, that might be a really great place to start. I can't speak for anybody else, but for me, Main Street is its own entity. We're here to support that. I think Main Street should be like a champion for the downtown. It helping everybody downtown. I don't think it needs to listen to the city say, "Well, we want you to do this function, that function, or anything like that." It's I think Main Street should have its own ideals and and plan, and then we can come along and support that. That's that's where I see it. I mean, Main Street's done a wonderful job the last couple of years and it's I don't know the rumors that I'm hearing is is concerning to me that it's it may not continue on and it's that's going to hurt that that'll hurt the entire town.

It is, but it's also very important to me that we're stewards of the money that the city provides.

Correct. and where we got the program. There has been a lot of work done in the last two years. Um there was a lot of rebuilding that had to happen and then you take the funding that was given and cut it. It feels like we're treading water. So we either plan events and have events and that's our goal or we actually do what Main Street is designed to do which is economic vitality. That's what our mission is. You can't do both. that we've got um and how where we're at today. And so that's where we seem to be getting hung up. Um and and I shared that I don't feel like it's a bad thing for us to take a step back and kind of figure out where it needs to go. Main Street, if you're familiar, is set up on a fourpoint approach. Um, and when we first started this two years ago, that's not really not in the downtown, not in the condition that our downtown. It just won't work. It works in flourishing downtowns. And so, we have I feel it's important to take a step back and figure out, okay, we can't make that work. Then, what can we make? And so, I I just I never have an issue with taking a step back and looking at the big picture and seeing um if there's something that you're hearing that you're concerned about, I highly encourage you to call Heather and talk to her. Um that was shared with me this afternoon. There's things that are being heard. Um rumors do happen. Um don't hesitate to reach out and ask. We've always had an open door and an open phone line. Um same with me if you want to call and talk about it. I'm always willing to talk about it. As of right now, our conversation has been I feel it's important to take a step back, be good stewards with what we

have, what Main Street has now, and and figure out what the best foot forward is for Main Street and for downtown, but until downtown changes, you're not going to see Main Street make a lot of make a lot of progress. You can put 110% effort into Main Street, but when your vacancy rate is going to remain that high and it's going to stay in the condition it's in, you won't make progress. And I think everybody wants

What is Main Street going to do to help bring the occupancy rate up? Anything? Yeah, sure. I mean, we've been doing a lot the last two years, but I think then the second question to that is what's the city willing to do to partner with Main Street to help overcome that rate? Because the city can't do everything and Main Street can't do everything. We got to have buy in from the property owners. And so, I think to accomplish that, you have to have a working partnership between Main Street and the city of El Reno and every person being on the exact same page with the exact same goal in mind. And I don't think that can happen until we all get there.

And I don't feel like we're there. But Main Street is its own entity. Yes, it is. It's not part of the city. That's correct. And it seems to me like you're expecting the city to fund it so that you can do what you're supposed to do as a separate.

Main streets that thrive are funded by their city. Main Streets that You can't have a main street without city funding. Without city support, you cannot have a main street through the Oklahoma Main Street program. So that is incorrect. We are not expecting the city to fund so that we can do what we want. Maybe I'm stupid, but I see the chamber chamber commerce is out there. They don't want the to fund them, to help them fund. They take care of themselves. They raise money themselves. They just had a big uh dinner and auction and you know, all kinds of stuff to raise money. and u the head of the chamber is at the groundbreings and ribbon cutings and all the events that have to do with Del Rio and I've been to a lot of them never seen anybody from Main Street there. That's sad. That's said and then you come to me and the council and you say We we can't do anything because we don't have money. You've got to you've got to make your money. It doesn't fall out of the sky or out of the city. I mean, we we we've helped for the last four years

that I've been on the council.

As far as you have 50,000 both That's and that's one thing. Um, if you talk to state main street directors, uh, people that work with that, every main street throughout the state are not fully funded by their cities, but are supported and funded by their cities. They have and they have I mean, yes, chamber does a lot, but Main Street has a different role that I see it. and and Casey, I agree. It needs to be a partnership. You guys have made tremendous progress the last two years. Um, you came on in a very tough situation. is coming off a COVID. Um former and I know I went to some of those board meetings before the current board is there and current um main street director and sat through that and you know those some of that went through the COVID years and they were just trying to keep things open and I and we've had conversations and and there are challenges because there are um property owners that really don't want to do anything with their property. They want to don't want to maintain them. They don't want to fix them up. They don't want to they don't care if they set empty. Some of them use them for, you know, possible warehousing and different things that that you don't really know what all goes on and and the city just can't

city can't do anything about that.

Can't just knock knock knock down the door to to get in unless there is a reason to come in via fire or something like that. and then you can see what's going on. And those are challenges and those especially in a small town and I understand you know state main street board and all that they've got a whole list of stuff that y'all be doing this this you know you do all this and you're going to be successful. Well not necessarily in in a place with a large population with a lot of economic activity maybe so but uh you know I think you guys have really been successful. you you've worked really hard and um I know getting volunteers to help because we're all here volunteer there is some staff here room but council members mayor I know Casey your volunteer position leading Main Street and and you get tired and I understand that but I do applaud the work that you've done I've helped you guys especially you you know, especially with Burger Day, some of the other events have not helped and and that is and you know, I hear things that you know are concerning to me that that and to set step back and take a look. There's nothing wrong with that, but and it doesn't ha not everything has to be about events, but Main Street, the way Elino's main street, I don't know if that was with state board, whatever, they've always handled some events, that's been their their projects. And I guess, you know, we need to we need to set it aside. Are is that is that going, you know, are those things going to happen going forward? Are are we

changing directions, changing um you know board directors or do we need to you know I mean sometimes people on board boards and director all that those things can come and go but but does the does the overall and and you look at the actual main street board you know over time it's been there what 38 years or whatever there's been a lot of different people involved in that over over the years and and I think it's really done a lot of good. And I know you guys came in a few years ago and you know a lot of the old board directors they were they were tired of you know they'd been trying to pull it like I said through COVID and all that and just trying to keep things you know together and um kept the lights on a little bit kind of maybe not all the bulb some of them but uh but anyway love to see Main Street thrive.

What can what can Pete Stafford do to help you accomplish that goal?

I think you can educate yourself a little bit about what Main Street does and the purpose of Main Street. Um the purpose of Main Street is very different than what the chamber offers. So, I think familiarizing yourself a little bit about what Main Street is supposed to do and the condition of our downtown and learning a little bit about what's happening downtown. There's not anybody there might be a few that love a little bit more than me. So, to to to do this is hard. It feels a little bit like giving up, but sometimes it takes just taking a step back, seeing assessing the situation. Now, I know Spookacular and Christmas parade and Burger Day are a big deal and just because you take a step back doesn't mean you're throwing your hands up and saying, "This is it. We're not doing it." That's not at all what has been discussed. And so, but I think you can't we can't move forward with what we're doing. If if we feel like events need to be our focus and that's what's going to bring back downtown, that's what's going to investors who can actually revitalize the buildings, then we need to plan all the events. If putting a little bit of a pause on events and figuring out a different way to do events and putting the funds that that we receive from the city and the funds that we fund raise, Burger Day is our biggest fundraiser. Okay? So, all the proceeds for Murder Day are Elino Main Street. So, that it's not just the city that funds Main Street. Okay? But in order to be a Main Street, you have to have a full-time director. So there's a salary to to think there. So in order for that, if if econ if economic vitality is what needs to be the focus, then events have to go a little bit on the side and figure out another way to fund those. So we can't

continue to try and do both. You know how you try to do a little bit of everything and you're not doing anything? Well, that's how we f over the last two years. Now, two years ago when we took on this program, I came on as president. I'll admit I probably didn't know what I was getting program. So, in two years, I know you're concerned about progress that we've made. In two years, we've gotten our bank account balances back where they need to be. We have insurance. It's current. We have a director. We we have made a lot of progress. So, and we would be happy to provide you reports that you can read and understand exactly what we've done. Um, I will on a personal level tell you that you're right, I don't get to go to the 7:30 meetings. Um, I have two children that and my husband that goes to work way early. So, it's not really possible for me and I that is a lot of the same scenario with our director and I did not hire her, but that was shared when she was hired. So, It's not that we don't want to be there. It's just sometimes the logistics don't work.

Main Street has I'm sorry.

You know, you said you wanted me to familiarize myself with what's going on. I read your more than once, several times. And last meeting, you said that I hadn't read it. I had, but I had business here in town for 15 years. I never once never had one dollar, not one person from from Main Street or anybody other than the chamber come and visit my business, you know, try to help me or most of my business was done. It was done in Oklahoma City. It was done everywhere but El Reno. When people wanted interior work done in Elino. They went to the people they knew. I was the good kid. I million dollar a year business and that doesn't happen overnight. You you have opportunities. I'd love to see businesses come into Reno. We need businesses. We need an appliance repair business. We need engine repair business. We need all kinds of businesses that are serviceoriented that would help Elino grow and and I I just would like to I get frustrated because I'd like to see some specifics. This we're working on this, this, this, and this. Not administrative stuff. I understand you've got to have someone paid. So do we. We got this guy that we pay. But that guy right there, he doesn't get paid. And nobody else around here gets paid except for Clark

attorney. But you know, we're here because I'm like you because I love and I think that Reno could be a wonderful place and it can grow and it can just blow you kind of away. But, you know, it's going to take all of us and it's going to take some heavy planning by everybody and follow through and and that's I guess that's my question because I really I don't see that. Sorry I'm sorry.

So, Main Street has relinquished the Christmas parade. They are looking on Facebook for a host for spookacular other than prize money for both host for spookacular for the costume contest. It's a simple costume contest host. So spookacular is still being hosted and put on by the main street program. I that's not how I read the post but the parade has been relinquished. Is that a one-year thing or uh is that part of stepping back or is that a permanent? And what about Burger Day? Are you all relinquishing Burger Day?

That doesn't help us. There's nothing to vote on tonight. There's nothing to vote on tonight.

Thank you. Thank you for coming to us. Appreciate it. Seems like I started all that. I apologize.

But we do appreciate all that you guys and your whole team have done and and you've wor I know you've worked hard stuff and you did you've done a great job. I know sometimes we'd like progress to be made much quicker. Um sometimes things are slow. It seems like it seems like yes, you've made a lot of progress especially in your finances, but just um keeping you know keeping things going and building things back. And I know a lot of times we'd like it to happen faster, but sometimes things just don't happen that fast. Anyway,

remember after you guys step back and re-evaluate that, we're here to help you. I mean, we're here to we're here to help. Me, too. Brings us to item 16. Discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding Ordinance 9389, Ordinance of the City of Elen, Oklahoma, amending the code of ordinances, city of El Reno, Oklahoma, by amending chapter 205, food truck services and/or mobile food services providing exemptions provided for repealer and severability and declaring an emergency. Emily, um,

so the state adopted the freedom the food truck freedom act that takes effect November 1st. So, we had to make sure our ordinance aligns with their requirements. Um, the main things are um cities are prohibited from requiring any additional fire inspections and certain suppression. So, they'll just have to go through the state fire marshall's office and then they'll have to have a decal from the state and from LP gas. Um, we're still able to issue permit. So, that's kind of be our way to monitor those things. The only um other kind of significant change is we're reducing or we changed the fees. We used to have one day six months etc. So we're just going to do one fee for 15. We can't make our fees any more than administrative costs for the state statute. So we're just going to do 150 whether you're here a day or a year. It'll be good annually. Um honestly it takes more work for the one day ones and the shorter ones than the annual trying to coordinate with all departments. So I think this is an easier way to handle it. But

I'll just make one additional comment. Um the food truck freedom act state legislation. Um so we have done our best to come through it and uh get our ordinance in compliance with said food truck freedom act. um had a couple of sessions at OML with some different city attorney's offices that have looked at it. I will just warn you that we may come back with additional changes to this ordinance once we see how the state department of health um and the state fire marshall's office is actually going to get this off the ground because we do still have an overarching ability to regulate for the public safety, health, and welfare. And so um depending on how long it takes them to get their regs in place, you know, there may be additional things that we still need to do until um those those things happen. So don't be surprised if you get another one that makes a few additional changes once we've had a year or so to work with this.

So we do we really need to do anything? Yes, we do. We do need to be in compliance um as best we can and we think we've we our my office has come through it. We had a meeting as staff um to to go through and make these red line changes. Um but it kind of depends too on how it's going to be implemented at the state level as to a couple of other things that may need to have a look when will this change take effect? November 1st.

November 1st. And so everybody, all the food trucks will have to reapply for their permit for the an annual starting annualized on November 1st or do we know yet? I mean, in theory, they need to have a state inspection by the fire marshal and health department, but I'm not prior to Well, I mean, yeah, they're requiring I think all existing chief Duff may have to step in, but I think they're requiring all existing trucks to get that sticker right now. And they're having to host rent out fairgrounds to get all the states and LP gas. Um, he called me the other day.

Some good food. In theory, it's supposed to be in place by November one and we can see that they have the state stickers and and all of that stuff, but I mean it's that's very quickforcement side. Well, it's easy because we can they have their decals. They'll still have to have a city permit as well, but it's pretty easy for us to drive by and say, "Hey, you don't have your two decals." They're going to work on changing colors of the decals and all this stuff, but I'm not sure how that will work yet. Okay. Well, sounds great. Make a motion to approve 9389. Second to approve 9389. Roll call, sir. Dr. Schaefer, yes. Vice Mayor Black,

yes. Councilman Sapperin, yes. Councilman Nether, yes. Mayor Jensen, yes. Move to declare 9389 an emergency. Second. Second to declare 9389 an emergency. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

Brings us to reports. Um, we got a couple things. One, the air show. We had a great air show and opening the Caldwell collection. I want to publicly give a special thank you to Scott Law, our airport manager, his team for putting that together, putting us in contact with Mr. Tony Caldwell and that was a great day. Weather was great. Uh just a great weekend and and great for our community and people from all over the United States flew in for that event and um it's just a really big deal. If you haven't had the opportunity and seen that, seen the planes, uh seen what is out there, I encourage you to go out and and see all that all that we have. Um

they ran out of parking, too.

They expanded. They sure did. And I want to wish the Elena Public Schools good luck tonight. The If you haven't been to the polls, if you're out there looking, the polls are open for another 13 minutes. So, you still have a chance to cast your vote uh in this important bond election. And speaking of elections, um mayor's up for election, so signs can start going out this Saturday. And um I look forward to getting that. But I just want to say as as mayor, you know, I've been here three years and then served two years on the council and it's hard to believe that five years in city government have gone by. And it's been an honor to to serve El Reno. And I'm very humbled that the people of this community would would uh elect me to serve this community. And I do ask that they reelect me. I am running um and look forward to serving El Reno for another term. And and Um there's a lot of work to be do to be done. I'm very proud of the work that we have done but but we are not finished. [Music]

Last week we had the groundbreaking of the new playard of the animal shelter. Amazing. And saw some pictures on the front page of appreciate that. Uh this Saturday there will be a pet costume contest at the filling station and then the shelter will be out there with some dogs to adopt. So come join us this Saturday. If you need a costume, they will be at the filling station. They're in my car, Lindsay. Don't panic. Get those to you. Um we have lots of cute costumes. If you if you need ones, come see us Saturday.

I uh I attended the the air show preview. I guess on Friday we were able to be up in in some of the antique aircraft and I I was I was very much impressed with that. Um I had my own airplane back in the 1980s and I flew myself and the pilot Jerry if you want to take a stick. I said, "No, you can handle it just fine." I can't even see over the dash. The seat was so low. I felt like I was sitt it was a really fantastic airport. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I want to tag on to the mayor's election stuff. I too am running. I don't know why, but I like I told I love and if I can help make it better, that's the only reason that's all I can copy any of that. I'm not a dog person. That's that's my wife

on the calendar here trash starting in November. So that's a big deal. That's new for us. There's more information to come out on that. I think we've already put some um information or put some information out there. Put more information out on how that's going to work throughout the month of November depending on your trash day. That will determine the weekend in which you have your trash out of the curb to be picked up. Um we have blood drive tomorrow at the filling station and open to public and there will be a food truck, right? Bronze Cajun flavoric

um corporation commission the mobility hub has been accepted and enrolled in the corporation commission brownfields program so where we have removed the building that is the site of an old gas station uh the corporation commission was very excited uh about the project because it's their 100th cleanup site and it's the 100th anniversary of Route 66 the tribal 81 on 81 as well. So it's

perfect the crossroads of the continent. They have also granted us some trees. So, we are going to be planting some trees out at Adams Park that kicks off some of the early recommendations of the Adams Park master plan. So on the north side of um 66 that is everything we want to talk call volume for EMS. Okay. So, total EMS calls down a little bit from August. Um, but the total transports were up a little bit. So, still moving in very consistent condition. I think that Ed and his team, Sean, they've been very busy. Uh, getting the third truck into operation has been very helpful for their operation. Now, we require backup truck to provide all the other ones while any other truck is down for service etc or for special events.

Okay.

It's not in service is being out. So I'm guessing by the end of the month it should be in service. talk broad or I'll talk finance first. So, good news is budget numbers are positive for the month. Uh we brought in $1,90,484.34 which is $12,000 above our monthly budget. And for the year to date for the first four months, we are about where we should be budget-wise on sales tax. Well, on use tax, we brought in $214,46246, which is just shy of our monthly budget of $250,000. And on the hotel tax, we brought in $45,83763, which is almost $9,000 above our monthly budget. So again, positive news over there. Move in a good direction. We had 28 month by water tower water tower still going up online. Three phases of one big neighborhood.

Move to convene an executive session. Second. Made a second to convene the executive session. Roll call. Councilwoman Ney. Yes. Councilman S. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

Executive session made second to come out of executive session. Roll call. Yes. Council. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Shaker. Yes. Mayor Hson. Yes. Move to second. Motion made. Second to adjourn. All those in favor say I. I. We'rejourn.