City Council - Regular Meeting
The Elizabethtown City Council approved the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget of $125.8 million, which includes a 3% employee wage increase and significant capital spending for various city departments. The council also approved several ordinances and municipal orders, including the annexation of 1615 St. John Road and an agreement with the City of Radcliffe for a new firearms qualification range.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- City Council
- Meeting Type
- City Council
- Location
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Meeting Date
- June 1, 2026
Transcript
78 sections
Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone. And I will call the order to the Elizabethtown City Council regular meeting for June 1st, 2026. And I'd like to ask Councilmember Marty Fulkerson if he'd lead us in the invocation, please.
Thank you, Mayor. Before we do, as most of you are aware, we lost a great teammate last week. And so before I offer invocation, I'd like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence. Father, today we join with heavy hearts in the loss of our teammate, Ryan Druin. Father, we're so thankful for our opportunity to serve with him and for what he meant to this city and for the passion to which he served you, not only here, but in the community as well. Father, during this time, we pray that your comfort and your peace is with the members of his family and his friends. And Father, may those memories of joy that we have and his dedication to this city and to the people of it fill in those times of sadness for us and bring us comfort in the time of our loss. Father, we're thankful for this community, this community that has so many members that are such a blessing. And whether they are on a payroll or just as a volunteer, they do so much to make this a great place to call home. And we are thankful for them. Father, we pray for the men and women that wear the emblem of the city of E-Town for their dedication to quality of life for our citizens. And Father, we remember those that stand to guard today to give us this freedom to assemble as a free body to make decisions that are best for our community. Be with our first responders and just keep them safe as well. May all we do bring you glory. And it's in your son's name that we pray. Amen.
If you would join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam Clerk, if you would please call roll.
Yes, sir. Council Member Bishop. Present. Fulkerson?
Present.
Jones?
Present.
Springsteen? Here. You have a quorum, Mayor.
Thank you, ma'am. And with the quorum, I would ask for approval of minutes for May 11th, 2026. If I can get a motion and a second, please.
Motion.
Second. All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. And today, as many of you know, since most of our department heads are here, Probably voluntold to be here, but we're glad that you're here. We're going to read our budget message and I want to give a little history or a little bit of design about how we come up with our budget annually throughout the year. You know, we run on a fiscal year, July 1st to June 30th, but throughout the year. We challenge our department heads, and we have some of the best department heads, the best department heads anywhere, in my opinion. But we always challenge them to look three, four, five, ten years ahead to see where they project mentally their department to end up in that time span, if you would. And so they take great pride in working really hard to improve their departments, and we rely and count and trust on them to be able to do that. And like I said earlier, we're very proud of the job that they do. But for those that don't understand the process, somewhere between March and April, they work really hard putting pen to paper on the things that they're going to need, whether it be equipment or any kind of resources or pay for employees, whatever it may be that they project that they're going to need for their department in the next fiscal year. And they submit that to Jeff Hawkins, who is our CFO and Ed and myself. And we look at it and we put all that together. And then early May, We sit down with the council and we go through all of it. Now, our department heads do such a good job that they ask for things collectively than we have a whole lot than we have a lot than we have enough money for and so we have to go through that as an executive team as an admin team as a legislative body and cut that down into a workable budget that makes sense for the city of etown that prioritizes projects and puts us in good shape to move into the next fiscal year after this one so a lot of times people will say well you know i didn't get this piece of equipment or So-and-so didn't get a raise or we didn't get this capital project done across the city. That doesn't mean that we didn't look at it. It doesn't mean that we don't value it or prioritize it. We're just trying to make sure that we're getting the best bang for our buck that's taxpayer dollars across the city to continue to invest back in our community. So that's what we've done this year, just like the years past. That doesn't mean if your project or whatever you ask for in your budget is not in there that it'll never be considered because we try to get to all of them. But sometimes it takes a little longer than some would like. But we're listening. We understand what everyone needs, not just our folks, but also the citizens. And we're working really hard to make sure that we're taking care of everything that we're supposed to in the city of Elizabethtown. So with that, I am going to read our budget message. In accordance with the authority granted by city ordinance and state statutes, the mayor and city staff have prepared the recommended budget for fiscal year 2027 and hereby submit it to the city council members for their review and adoption. This proposed operating budget includes appropriations for expenditures totaling $125.8 million for the operation of general government, debt service, sewer and gas utilities, and the tourism and convention bureau, and is $1.1 million down from last year's budget of $126.9 million. Once again, capital spending factors heavily for fiscal year 2027 in both cost and number of projects planned. We are proposing using reserves from fund balances and external funding sources to accomplish the various projects included in the 2027 budget. All city departments are planning for anticipated growth due to continued commercial and residential growth. This budget continues preparations for future years. Continuing with the process of providing competitive wages for our employees, we have included a 3% increase for all employees to maintain our competitive edge with other employers. Once again, no change in the employee contribution for medical insurance coverage is included in this year's budget. In past years, we have had more available positions than applicants. Now we have many more applicants than open positions. When combining wages with our excellent benefits package and work environments, we feel the City of Elizabethtown is the premier place to work in Hardin County. The police department budget has been set at $16.8 million, included as funding for the purchase of 13 police vehicles as part of the city's fleet replacement program. Once again, the police department will continue its community-based programs, including DARE, the Citizens Police Academy, the Cadet Program, and other programs designed to foster relationships between the police and the community. We will continue our collaboration with both the Elizabethtown and Hardin County school systems, as well as ECTC, by placing school resource officers on their campuses. This partnership has placed 10 officers throughout our schools to provide security for our students and teachers. It has been proven that school resource officers not only provide additional safety, but also have a positive effect on our youth throughout our local schools. The police department building expansion will be completed this fiscal year and is providing much needed building capacity due to the growth the department has seen over the previous several years. The department is in the final phase of a $1.5 million radio replacement program that will allow for clear communication between officers, dispatch, and other emergency personnel in times of crisis. We are also adding an additional dispatch console to help handle the increased number of calls that they receive. The city will continue to administer the grant monies for the Greater Hardin County Narcotics Task Force and provide its share of the staff as called for by the interlocal agreement that established the unit. Our community sits in a highly traveled corridor between major cities, and this vital program is necessary to stand against the war on illegal drug activity across the region. The total budget for the fire department is $10.5 million, of which $6.7 million is provided by insurance premiums tax revenues with the balance coming from the general fund. The budget contains funding for operations of four fully functioning stations. No new fire trucks have been included in this budget. However, we have appropriated funds for one new vehicle. Also included in this budget is $800,000 for new radios and dispatch console equipment. This new equipment pairs with the new radios and console being purchased by the police department and will allow for optimal communication. Additional funding has been included for repair work needed on a 2014 ladder truck and repairs to Fire Station 1. The approved total firefighting staff is 69. Alcohol regulatory fees, which are set at 5%, and licensing fees are projected to generate $1.6 million in the upcoming year. These monies will be used to fund 10 existing police officers' salaries and benefits, one new patrol car, and the operation of the city's ABC department, including a full-time ABC officer who is also a sworn police officer. Funds have also been appropriated to assist with the enforcement and prosecution of alcohol-related offenses with financial assistance provided to the county attorney and Commonwealth attorney's offices. As in prior years, these funds will also be used for some of the community outreach efforts, including Silverleaf, CASA of the Heartland, and the DARE program. The Public Works Department plans to supplement its street paving program with $1.25 million from the general fund. This funding combined with monies allocated in the municipal aid road fund will provide $1.85 million for resurfacing projects, salt purchases, and restriping next year. The city recognizes the need to keep our streets in top condition as proven by our street paving budget allocation. Public Works has completed their complete campus renovation with only $140,000 remaining for our phase four renovations of the vehicle storage and fuel pump area. The result is a first-class facility which allows us to maintain our city equipment in top condition. We have included funding to purchase a new vacuum truck, the key to clearing leaves away from city streets and gutters. The Streets Division has included funding for various road projects totaling $10.7 million. These projects include the completion of the Commerce Drive Extension, which will be an important link necessary to support Elizabethtown's outdoor music venue. Other projects include Pear Orchard Road Northwest improvements, Veterans Way, Town Drive intersection, sidewalk extensions, and numerous smaller street, curb, and gutter projects. Finally, a grant match of $600,000 is appropriated for the Safe Streets for All program. While the spring of 2026 has been relatively dry, and take note this was written about 10, 12 days ago before we got all the rain, we know that the heavy rains will eventually return. It is imperative that the city continue to maintain and develop our stormwater system. We have seen tremendous growth over the last few years in property that was once vacant land and natural drainage areas have now been developed into housing, retail, and industrial space, providing challenges to our city's drainage. This budget includes construction projects totaling $3.65 million, the largest of which involves the work on Henry Street at $1 million. Other projects include Village Drive, St. John's Estates, and numerous smaller maintenance and basin projects. Also included is work on Trooper Lake. The restoration of this property involves dredging the lake in a similar manner to Buffalo Lake in prior years. This work will coincide with work being done on new mountain bike trail projects on the property. The stormwater department will also complete work on the final phase of the stormwater master plan to help identify those areas in most need of improvement in future years. The planning and development department remains busy with new developments being proposed throughout the city. Planning's new permitting software is online, allowing the community the ability to purchase permits and submit plans online. A downtown master plan was just completed to increase the activity in the heart of the city and provide more space for citizens to visit a vibrant and exciting downtown area. The planning staff will now begin design of various projects to implement the action activities noted in the plan. The city will also continue to administer the community development block grant funds received due to Elizabethtown's designation as an entitlement community. These funds are designed for community development needs to benefit people of low and moderate incomes and the city will work toward improvements in targeted neighborhoods. Generally accepted accounting standards dictate that transient room tax and restaurant tax revenues are collected and turned over to the tourism bureau for disbursement be included in the general fund. Restaurant tax monies are used for debt service on the Elizabethtown Sports Park and future outdoor music venue bond issues. The total annual debt service on the three sports park issues is approximately $1.5 million. Total debt service on the outdoor music venue bonds, $2.5 million of which the city is obligated for $1 million. Revenues generated from the restaurant tax and the room tax are projected to be approximately $5.5 million and $1.5 million respectively. These revenues are not the city's funds to spend and must be utilized for tourism activities. And I'm going to repeat that because a lot of people don't understand that. These revenues are not the city's funds to spend and must be utilized for tourism activities, which means you can't use them for anything else but tourism-related expenses. In Elizabethtown, we feel our park system and recreational facilities are second to none in the state of Kentucky. The city never stops looking for ways to improve our park facilities and expand our offerings for outdoor activities to our citizens. 2027 will see major changes to the area surrounding Buffalo Lake, and we feel that when completed will provide new and exciting outdoor space for everyone to enjoy. A new trail and construction on the new outdoor music venue is expected to be completed in the late spring of 2027. We feel it will be a one-of-a-kind facility that is unique to the state. American Legion Park continues to see large crowds at the Water Park, Funtopia Playground, Par 3 Golf Course, and the many Pickleball Courts. A brand new pavilion with restrooms for Funtopia and new covered shelter for Pickleball will help provide shade and rest areas when needed without leaving the park. And we were glad to open that up this year and I've got nothing but compliments since we did. Freeman Lake Park will see continued improvements on the north end with trail accessibility and restrooms. The city will begin the development of mountain bike trails on land adjacent to Trooper Lake and when finished will bring riders from across the country to traverse the trails. Participation in soccer continues to be the number one youth sport in our city. The department will begin improvements on the Nicholas Street soccer fields in this budget. Money has also been allocated for future parks and trails should opportunities arise. The city recognizes the importance of having first-class park facilities for the enjoyment of both citizens and visitors alike. Once again, our event staff provided another highly successful year of fun and entertainment for our citizens. City-sponsored events are an important part of providing activities for our citizens and visitors, and this year will be no exception. While we are always looking for new ideas to provide great events for our community, those events that are already being enjoyed by everyone will return. This summer we will be holding Crews in the Heartland and Lawn Parties at Freeman Lake. The Wine Festival has been a huge success since its move to the month of May. The Heartland Harvest Festival will return, as well as more live music acts, including the Louisville Orchestra, that are free to all that attend. We are already looking forward to Christmas in the park. This driving tour through Freeman Lake Park is a wonderful family event that brings in thousands to see the displays. From concerts and movies at the historic state theater, festivals, fireworks, parades, and Christmas activities, our community can expect another fun year for all. Each year, the city appropriates funds for improvements and replacements to our aging sewer systems. Funds have been allocated in this year's budget for various sewer work, including McCollum Sunrise Lane, College Street US 62, Harvard-Yale Drive, and miscellaneous smaller projects. Funds have also been allocated to prevent inflow and infiltration of our sewer system. When water gets into our sewer system through stormwater runoff or other sources, it flows to our treatment plant and we spend money on chemicals and time treating clean water. This project works to lessen and hopefully eliminate the infiltration into our sewer system. Progress is ongoing for the design of the wastewater treatment plant expansion based on the needs and anticipated growth of the area. We continue to seek funding from outside sources. The Natural Gas Fund has budgeted $410,000 for capital improvements. This expenditure involves the purchase of two vehicles and installation of a dehydration system that removes moisture from the gas when extracted from the storage field. The gas rates are forecasted to be consistent with the current fiscal year and will continue to be adjusted monthly with the only monthly variable being the price of well-had gas increases and decreases that will be passed on to users based on our weighted average cost of gas rate methodology. We underwent a rate study in the 2026 fiscal year to determine gas rates for the future. Rates will be adjusted accordingly if inflation dictates. And once again, no changes to our tax rates are included in the 2027 budget year. Slight increases will be made to our sewer service rates based on a previously approved ordinance. Increasing rates are not something we take lightly, but are necessary in order to continue to provide quality service to our customers. Recent years have brought the announcements of new industries and jobs for our area. The city continues to prepare for the growth of the Ford Energy Complex in Southern Hardin County and the new Gil Nicely Jr. Industrial Park. The city has put itself in an excellent position to handle the growth we are seeing as the fastest growing city in the state of Kentucky. The city of Elizabethtown is open for business and welcomes everyone to come live, work and play in our community. And that's our budget message and I'm very proud of this budget. I'll open it up for comments, questions. Very good. And I will say to conclude that, I love more than most people when we sit down and we do our budgets. And I'm gonna tell you why. A lot of times when you have a legislative body and you have an executive body, They don't work together. They don't sit in the same room. They don't go over the same projects we do. A lot of times the executive position will present the legislative body with a budget they would like to see. The legislative body takes a red pen, marks it up, sends it back, and tells the executive body no. Then they do the same thing and sends it back to the legislative body, and it can take weeks, if not months. We don't do that. We sit down all together in the same room, and we work it out in three to four days to everybody's expectations. liking or being able to accept it and agreeable and that's how we come to this so we work together as a team it's enjoyable and i really appreciate our six council members who do a fantastic job and are willing to work with us to do this and make it the best that it can be for our city every year so with that judge howard if you're ready We will go to the first reading by motion of ordinance number 10-2026, adopting budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please.
Motion.
Second.
All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Seeing none, Judge Howard.
This is a first reading by summary. This ordinance adopts the budget for fiscal year 2026-27 as required by state law for the general operation of the city government. The budget contains total funds available of $158,472,681. and total appropriations for expenditures equal to $125,794,926, with an estimated ending fund balance of $32,677,755. The full text of this ordinance can be found by contacting the city clerk's office. And again, this is a first reading by summary. Any discussion?
Seeing none, we will move to ordinance number 11-2026, which is the annexation of 1615 St. John Road. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please.
Motion.
Second.
All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Judge Howard.
This is also a first reading by summary. This ordinance annexes property at 1615 St. John Road and the right-of-way of Kentucky 1357 as requested by HP Props LLC in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The property will be zoned urban residential or R4 upon annexation based on the Planning Commission recommendation. The owners gave written consent to this annexation, and the city gave the required 45-day notice to Hardin County. Again, the full text of this ordinance can be found by contacting the city clerk.
Any discussion? Moving on to ordinance number 12-2026, text amendment change for historic preservation overlay. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please.
Motion.
All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed?
This is also a first reading by summary. This ordinance amends the code of ordinances, title 15, land uses chapter 154 zoning code for the following section, 154.088, historic district overlay zone to update the description to increase the boundaries to include additional historical sites. And again, the full text of this ordinance can be found by contacting the city clerk's office and this is a first reading by summary any discussion glad we're finally going to include brown pusey
Okay, moving to municipal orders. Municipal order number 36-2026, accepting bid for North Main Street sidewalk improvements phase three. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please. All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Judge Howard. Aye.
at a regular meeting of the city council held on the date set out below after first being read a motion to adopt the following municipal order was duly made seconded and approved whereas the city prepared bid documents and publicly advertised the project and received bids that were publicly opened on may thirteenth of twenty twenty six for the north main street sidewalk improvements phase three now be it ordered by the city council to accept the bid from pace contracting llc for the north main street sidewalk improvement phase three in an amount not to exceed four hundred ninety seven thousand thirty two dollars Be it for the order that the mayor and or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to perfect this order, including but not limited to signing all contracts, documents, obtaining the necessary permits, and approving change orders with the aggregate amount not to exceed $74,554.80 read, adopted, and approved this first day of June.
Mr. Page is here if you have any questions.
I'd just comment that this is unbelievable what we've done so far, so I'm excited. Does this complete it, Michael, three phases, or do we have some more after this?
Okay. Yeah.
I was going to say I'm trying to figure out how you're going to get all the way. He's an engineer.
I wasn't going to question him.
Very good. Tunnel. I need motion and a second to adopt, please.
Motion.
Second. Thank you. All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. We will move to municipal order number 37-2026, waiving municipal license fee for Transit Authority of Kentucky.
If I can get a motion and a second to read, please. No motion.
All right, we won't read that one. Move to municipal order number 38-2026, approving change order for berm repair at the wastewater treatment plant. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please.
So moved. All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Judge Howard.
In a regular meeting of the city council held on the date set out below, after first being read, a motion to adopt the following municipal order was duly made, seconded, and approved. Whereas the city accepted the bid from Phillips Brothers Construction for the wastewater treatment facility berm repair project by municipal order number 10 of 2026. And whereas the city council in authorizing the contract restricted administrative approval of change orders for the contracted work not to exceed nine thousand seven hundred twenty seven dollars and ninety cents in aggregate and whereas unforeseen conditions have arisen in the repair of the berm which necessitate the removal of additional rocks trees and other debris and requires the delivery and placement of additional engineered fill Now be it ordered that the City approve an increase in the amount for approval of change orders for the berm repair project at the wastewater treatment facility in an amount not to exceed $80,000 due to unforeseen conditions. The total aggregate amount for approval for change orders is now established to be $89,728. Be it further ordered that the mayor and or his designee is authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to perfect this order, including signing change order documents. Read, adopt, and approve this first day of June.
If you have questions, we have Bond, Corey Bond, in the audience to answer. Motion to approve. I need a second. All in favor?
Aye.
Opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. We're almost there, Judge. Municipal Order Number 39-2026, Approving Change Order for Police Department Expansion Project. If I can get a motion and a second to read, please.
Motion.
All in favor?
Aye. Opposed? Judge Howard.
At a regular meeting of the City Council held on the date set out below, after first being read, a motion to adopt the following municipal order was duly made, seconded, and approved. Whereas the City accepted bid from Prodigy Construction Corporation for the Police Department Expansion Project by Municipal Order No. 23 of 2025, and whereas the City, in authorizing the contract, restricted administrative approval of change orders for the contracted work not to exceed three hundred nineteen thousand eight hundred dollars in an aggregate amount and whereas unforeseen conditions have arisen in the scope of the project to include the removal of unsuitable soils repair to the vehicle garage ceiling lighting and installation of installation and upgrades in the original section of the building to convert the area into usable office space now be it ordered that the city approves an increase in the amount for approval of change orders for the police department expansion project in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars due to unforeseen conditions and changes in scope of the project the total aggregate amount for approval for change orders is now established to be five hundred nineteen thousand eight hundred dollars It further ordered that the mayor and or his designee is authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to perfect this order, including signing change order documents read, adopted, and approved this first day of June.
Any discussion?
I'd just like to say to Don Hill, this is what happened to your sweet sweeper, Don. I'm joking.
We didn't know about this at the time.
That's a great answer.
I need a motion and a second to adopt, please.
Motion.
All in favor? Opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. Municipal Order Number 40-2026, approving agreement with the City of Radcliffe for Gaither Station Range.
If I can get a motion and a second to read, please. All in favor?
Opposed? Judge Howard?
At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on the date set out below, after first being read, a motion to adopt the following municipal order was duly made, seconded, and approved. Whereas the City desires to work with community partners on projects that benefit the safety of our citizens, and whereas the City wishes to partner with the City of Radcliffe to design and construct an approved Markmanship Firearms Qualification Range, known as the Gaither Station Range, for the purpose of training and qualifying law enforcement officers. Now be it ordered by the Elizabethtown City Council that the mayor is authorized to enter into an interlocal government agreement with the city of Radcliffe for the design and construction of the Gaither Station Range per the attachment A. Be it further ordered that the mayor and or his designee is hereby authorized and directed to take all steps necessary to perfect this order, including signing the agreement and submitting same to the Department of Local Government for approval. Red adopted and approved this first day of June.
I'm going to put Chief Thompson on the spot for a minute, but I know he can handle it. But I want him to talk a little bit about the history and how we got here and the relationship that he has with Chief Cross and with Mayor Duvall.
Yes, the... Current range that most of the Hardin County agencies are using is down at the landfill. We've been using that for over 30 years. Essentially, the number of law enforcement agencies that utilize that range has grown. The calendar that we all share has become a lot more difficult to just manage those times that are best effective for our schedules in E-Town. Chief Cross and I have been in conversations about somehow collaborating on a range, talked with Mayor Gregory about it. We found a piece out on Corey's section of the city that was seemingly otherwise unusable for anything else. It's a small piece of our property, but it worked really well for putting a couple berms in there and then essentially taking a mirror image or a smaller scaled down image of what we're currently using at the landfill and putting it on city property. But in order to do that and have a shared range, we felt that it was good to share the cost. Radcliffe City, the mayor and police chief had zero hesitation or reservation to do so. So they opted in for the tune of $100,000. And then the city worked on internally. Michael Page and his crew put the diagrams together, engineered the actual range itself. We had a lot of the local partnerships, construction companies have a little piece of the action coming in and helping us get that accomplished. And I'd say we're within a few months of having that range completed. And then long term, the reason we felt this agreement was necessary was I won't be here forever, Mayor Gregory. the leadership in Radcliffe. So we want to protect their investment in this property as well and make sure that the partnership is preserved long beyond the current personnel that we have at each department in each city. Any questions?
I would add that, and Greg, I hope you put this in the paper if you write an article, the cooperation between Elizabethtown and Radcliffe has been fabulous. It just shows what you can do if you work together and Uh, you know, they've had the proverbial Mason Dixon line there at W. A Jenkins road for years between town and Radcliffe and that no longer exists. We're 1 community and we want to work together and do what's best for the whole region. Not just necessarily our individual cities and. Uh, nobody does that better than chief Thompson and chief cross up there. And they've really kind of shown us the way to be able to work together and make a different difference collectively. So I appreciate that. It's going to be a nice facility and we're really excited about getting out there and getting you guys on it to train.
Yeah. Thank you.
Thank you. If you have a motion and second to adopt motion to adopt all in favor. Opposed? Seeing none, motion carries. That brings us to public comments. I don't know. It's not as many to make motions, is there? Any public comments? Then we'll go to City Council information items. Our next meeting will be held on June 8th, 2026. I do appreciate Councilman Fulkerson and his beautiful prayer, the moment of silence for Ryan Druin. who has been a friend of mine since high school, a fine guy. I know what he's meant to Mark and Davo and Daniel and the rest of the fire department. To be quite frank, they're sad. And we're sad because we've lost a great teammate, a great friend, somebody that made a real difference in our community, and he will be missed. And so we just ask for those that are listening or anybody that sees this video or you friends in the audience continue to pray for he and his family and our fire department and our city team, because it's tough. So. We appreciate the outpouring of support that we've received thus far and his funeral will be Thursday and, uh, we can still use continued prayers and we're going to miss Ryan Druin. Anybody else with that? We will go close meeting pursuant to Kara six 1.8, 1 0 section one as designated by motion to conduct deliberation on future acquisition or sale of real property by the city. If I can get a motion in a second, please.
So moved.
Second.
All in favor?
Aye. Opposed?
Seeing none, motion carries, and we will not have any action coming out.
Thank you all.
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