City Council - Regular Meeting

call meeting to order. Shelly, can you do a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. District one, Councilman Rios, present. District two, Councilman Pastor here. District three, Councilman Letham, present. District four, Vice Mayor St. District five, Councilman Gonzalez here. District six, Councilman Shipley is excused. Mayor Gro here. We have a Mr. Thank you, Shelley. Chief, can you lead us in your location?

Chief Robinson here. He was he back in 6:00. Our father in heaven, we're grateful to all those things that God has blessed us with for our community, for the blessing that we have to be here and we're grateful for those who serve it both on the council and and as staff and would ask that thy blessings be with them. Bless these proceedings this evening. Help us to be mindful of those around us and that we may find opportunities to show kindness to each other and these things we pray for and do this in Jesus Christ. Amen.

Amen. Jesse, can you lead us with the pledge please? I pledge algiance 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. We'll start with some of our current events and uh Mike, we'll start with you down there.

Okay, Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. Mr. Mayor, I come down to city hall quite a bit in the mornings during the daytime. Uh whether I'm being nosy or just picking up mail or whatever. Uh, but I I have to tell you the project we did out in the front for the playground equipment for the kids. I don't think I ever miss a day coming down here that there aren't three or four or five kids out there with their parents laughing and jumping around and everything. So, I think we need to pat ourselves on the back for getting something right. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you, Mike. Jesse, mayor, I don't have anything. Thank you, Mike.

Uh, yes, Mayor. Thank you. I just want to uh let everybody know that we went down to the capitol last week and uh supported uh Representative Walt Blackman. Uh it was the mayor, myself, uh Mike Pastor, Mariano, and Fernando. We all went down there to support HB 2070 for uh 25 million to come to Globe for the floods. So it was good and it so it passed unanimously 7 to zero. Now it goes uh to appropriations then to the house again for final vote. So it's going to take a little bit but we went and supported that. So it was a good good experience.

That's all I have mayor. Thank you. Thank you Moriano. No I have nothing to report Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Thank you Freddie.

Uh thank you Mr. Mayor. I have nothing to report. Okay. I have a couple of things uh besides testifying testifying on House Bill 2070. Um we went down uh went I traveled down yesterday for House for Senate Bill 1190 and that was a striker bill that was being proposed again for the food tax about 10 minutes before it went to uh committee. They pulled it. So we're hoping it's dead for this year again and uh we we'll just keep an eye on it now. But they did pull it for for that. On the 18th is coffee with the mayor, Copper City's coffee 1:00. Uh I also want to I want to congratulate the Globe High School, Mr. Ramos' media class. They went to regionals and competed against 60 schools. Uh they their media presentation was on the flooding and globe and the disasters. They had to go out there and do act as journalists and do interviews and stuff like that. So they they won first place at regionals at ASU uh last week and now they go to state and compete with 120 schools uh in April. Uh we saw the police trucks very nice. Glad we have some equipment that is we can depend on now and new equipment to get around with. Not like it was 10 years ago where we didn't have any of that equipment.

Uh that's all I have.

So Mr. Mayor, members, council, the the only thing I wanted to add is just um how well this council since we've been doing this together, mayor, you, myself, and primarily this council, relationship based council, we have built relationships at the state and federal levels, and it it really has been paying off. It's paid off over the time, but when when we have the chips are down with this flood recovery, it it really has benefited us. um our ability to to work with the state legislature uh and and seek help from them. League of City supporting us, our congressional delegation always supporting us on both sides. Uh but but repres Congressman Crane helping us specifically with our our flood issues. Um the the FEMA uh we're still in the process of determining a FEMA outcome. Our initial application was denied, but we're appealing that. The appeal is continuing. So, um the uh so we're we still have probably at minimum two months before we find out anything. Um but that's two months while they're going through and and giving us I think a a fair shake. And um and then we have good news because our uh uh NRCS application was uh approved um at least at 75% level. So 75% them uh the federal government, 25% us. Uh and and that's due to not only relationship but a a a really strong application that we put in a detailed everything aligned, prices were there, quotes were there uh and and they were able to prove that um very quickly. So that's a a testament to the hard work of your staff. But but all of these relationship based um efforts have have been paying great dividends to the city of Globe. So Mr. Mayor, members, council, thank you and thank you for the the council for all the work you do and the the effort and hard work you put in to keep building keep those

relationships. Thank you. Thank you.

Next, we have our first community call to the public. This is an opportunity for the public to speak to the council. At this time, council cannot respond to any of of the speakers, but can direct staff to follow up. Uh there is a threeminut time frame uh limited. So, uh I do have one card. I don't know if we have any other ones online. I have uh Jacqueline Anderson if you want to come up and thank you for the opportunity to share this message. I spoke last council meeting of non-native EMFs. My name is Jacqueline Anderson. This evening I share my facts. On January 28th, 2025, I was helping the family of my deceased nex-dor neighbor. A green flyer had been stuck in the door of my home dated 125 2024. It was a notification for smart meter installation for the city of Globe by Phoenix Water Solutions. The following morning on January 29th, 2025, I phoned the contact number listed on the notification. I spoke with Vincent asking to sign a waiver to opt out of smart meter installation, noting my sensitivity to EMFs. I was reassured the testing proved safe and the exposure was non-ontinuous and that everyone was getting them. Then I phoned the city of Globe Water Department on that same day and asked to sign a waiver to opt out of the smart meter installation, noting my sensitivities to EMFs, and the replied response was the same. Everyone is getting them. Two days following that call on January 31st, 2025 while visiting my recently widowed neighbor, I developed a spontaneous nose bleed, the first in my life, followed by two more spontaneous nose bleeds within 11-day period and then a mirage of debiliating symptoms following the inability to get out of bed due to profound fatigue. After two more calls, as Vincent had

identified, I've never heard of that. He did connect me to the city manager. In the meantime, I had to leave my home to get relief. Paul Gibson worked to have the analog replaced and the small smart meter smart meter removed. Thank you. Before I returned back to my home, my symptoms were a result of radiation poisoning. I had no clue prior to the smart meter installation my effects to that health. I was raised on a farm in the Midwest. Before microwave ovens, mobile phones, convection ovens, cell phones, and the medical studies, I learned distance from and exposure to for X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasounds, laser. Then came computers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, smart appliances, smart meters, cell towers, electric vehicles, and satellite, etc. When I initially had asked Vincent what non-ontinuous meant, was it once a month, once a day? Vincent replied, "No, it's every four minute cycle for in the 24 hours for the smart meter. I took self- responsibility and accountability and efforts to protect my health, initiating or reaching out, aware of my previous sensitivities. I have always been able to wave out of smart meters in other communities. Signed a waiver form before installation or activation, noting when I first moved to Globe, I had informed the APS meter reader of my request for no smart meter and that had been honored since day one. With no further issues, there is an APS meter reader once monthly. Um man, that comes out. I would ask for consideration for waiverss to no smart meters to be made available by the city as a community to consider the increase of fires, lack of property values and importantly the adverse effects to our children and the health of our residents in this community at currently as currently no mandating of shielding or protection has been required for this technology or its effects. Thank you. And I left another reference in regards

to um fires, cancer, and that if public wants to or if you want to look at those. Thank you. Thank you, Jeff. M council, we have a phone call scheduled later this week. Okay. Thank you. Next, we go to special presentations. Item A is employee recognition of 20 years of service January 28th, 2006 for Devin Mener, Police Department. Chief Walters.

Good evening, Mayor. Good evening, council. Thank you for the kind words on the new trucks. Uh Devin, can you join us down here at the podium? We'll do this a little different tonight. Uh, Mr. Mayor, Deon wanted to address the council, so I'll go ahead and give them

I didn't prepare anything. Sorry. Thank you.

Uh, Detective Deon Mer has been with the Glo Police Department for 20 years of service. Uh he's represented a career defined by dedication, integrity, and the unwavering commitment to his community. He began his law enforcement journey as a patrolman, serving on the front lines and building the foundation of trust that is essential to effective policing. Through hard work and proven leadership, he learn he earned a promotion to patrol sergeant where he guided and mentored others and he currently serves with distinction as a detective. At every stage of his career, Detective Miter has demonstrated professionalism and sound judgment, a deep sense of responsibility to those he serves. Beyond his badge and title, Detective Miter is an active and engaged member of the Globe community. He resides here. He cares deeply about the city and his commitment extends far beyond his assigned duties. For two decades, he has protected and served the people of Globe, and he continues to do so today with the same dedication he showed on his first day in uniform. His career stands as a testament to what it means to truly serve a community and the city of Globe is better and safer because of his service. So, we would like to say thank you and congratulate Detective Devon Miter on his 20 years of wonderful service.

Thank you. Thank you. Not the best for you. That's a little too far. You go back the other way. Step one foot to the right. Okay,

thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it, man. We appreciate it, sir. It's been fun. Good. I'm not going anywhere. Good. Good. There you go. Great job. Hang in there. Thank you. Thank you,

B. Globe City Council received an update on the Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS funding. Chief Robinson

go to speak in the room clears. Mr. Mayor, council members, uh, as Mr. Jeepson mentioned earlier, we did receive approval for our application for funding through the National Resource Conservation Service. Um that funding application was approved in the amount of 24 million7 $75,000 approximately. Um with with that approval and in conjunction with action that the city council has already taken, um we have begun work to meet the meet the requirements uh that that are put in place by the NRCS that all work be completed within the 220day period for that. Um the I you both you and and the public I think are seeing more and more notification related to the the right of entry um applications that we're we're sending out um the notices that we're sending out related to work um associated with that. Some of the first work that initially needs to be done for that completion um that the members of the public have probably started to see is is work related to aerial mapping. um with the goal being that that they take the new aerial mapping of the specific corridor related to Panal Creek and and that area along with Russell Gulch and Six Shooter and with that new mapping compare it to the old mapping to see what you know to get a best the best historical picture that they can um over over the the designated time period of what that what that channel looked like, what the elevations look like in there. So, you know, the goal ultimately to determine how much sediment has been deposited, where that sediment has been deposited, and then allow us to put

together work to to remove that sediment and bring it back to to some some semblance of a historical um level. the the other steps that go along with that. Once that mapping is done, there will need to be some work on the ground with surveying um determining, you know, determining some some width, some channelization, um some some items associated with boundaries, uh with property boundaries to make sure that that any uh any work being done is is we we respect and and work with with those private land owners to make sure that we're we're doing things in in an appropriate Um that funding includes um just over $3 million of that is is falls under technical assistance. Um that technical assistance is what's allowing us to do the aerial mapping portion. What what allows us to do the the survey work on the ground um and what allows us to complete engineering and anything needed to begin construction on that. Um as as Mr. Jeepson mentioned the the approval was currently at the 75% level, meaning we have a 25% match for for any work that's done. Um, under the technical assistance portion of this, that work that work is entirely covered by that technical assistance portion. So, there's no match associated uh with the work that we have to do on the front end to be be able to to begin construction. That being said, the the the right of entry portion, you know, we we held a public meeting um that several of you attended. Those right of entries are are are critical for us to be able to move this process forward and to be able to to meet that timeline, that 220-day timeline as we go forward. as as we

looking forward into this, it was mentioned a little bit, you know, during that pro what that process looks like in terms of if if construction work needs to be done, uh, sedimentation removal and stuff like that, we would then look to to get temporary construction easements, um, to allow that work to be completed. And then ultimately, if any, you know, if any more uh, significant work is done, potentially having a drainage easement of some kind to allow us in there regularly to maintain those things. um staff has been, you know, has been busy. We meet regularly with this. We're meeting we we're now including the the contractor the contracted engineer in those meetings to make sure that we're coordinating with them. Um and we're working towards uh towards identifying and and bringing into play the appropriate resources for the actual construction portion of this. And and that at the moment. That's that's kind of where we've sat. We've we have uh uh Eric and his team have have been able to along with Melissa have been able to to complete a number of those rights of entry uh documents and we've forwarded them over so that so that work can begin on that as soon as possible and we'll we'll continue we'll get regular status updates on that and continue to to move that process forward.

Are there any questions? Mike, so chief What if there's three or four people out there that want to don't want to sign off? Does that stop us or

So, so the the biggest thing is is going to what would need to be determined going forward from there is is how much that impacts us, you know, is if if it's a impactful property, you know, then then we have to have that conversation as a as a leadership team and and determine what the next appropriate course of action is. if it's a small sliver of stuff where they can do a lot of the a lot of the technical side of things without getting in there and then maybe maybe give give that property owner a little bit better idea of what impact would actually need to occur there that maybe we can maybe we can work towards a better solution with that. You know the you know the our our message has always been you know we need your help. You know we're as a city we're being asked to to take this and move this project forward. But, you know, the the reality we face is that there are private property owners and and private property rights have to be respected. But we, you know, we want to move the project forward. We want to make the the waterway as safe as we possibly can with this allotment that we have and with within the time constraint and within our budget constraints because, you know, we what we do face with this is it's all reimbursement. We have to expend those funds before we can before we can recover any percentage that that is eligible for recovery. You we have to put that out. As we've stated, you know, with the n with the NRCS, that reimbursement process is much quicker than than for instance with the the DEMA process, but it still is a reimbursement process. the faster we're able to move, the more cooperation we we receive, the the better we can make that, the more we can achieve.

Go ahead, Mike. Uh, chief, how many roes are needed and how many have been submitted already? So, so there submitted um I think I've I don't know what I've seen so far. I've seen around 20. Is that Eric? maybe answer that.

Mayor, members of council, um I believe we have 29 in so far. We needed a total of 74. Um there are some other people that were going to be coming in today and tomorrow first thing in the morning to wrap up a few more and then we're sending certified mail with the rest. And Mayor Gomero has provided a letter to go along with the ones we mail out and and maybe before Eric leaves for clarification that's that's 74 that the are are not the the larger the larger land owners such as the railroad and the the and the the uh mines that we need to work with. So 74 is only the residents. 74 is is a residential res and business

and some small some business parcels along that corridor. And then there's specific individuals of the group have been tasked to to go directly to the mines APS and the railroad for the rest. Not APS but ad about a third there. Eric, I was told that you and Vince are the contacts if they want to call in to get uh sign to get that information to you. That's what we put out there. Your your number. Eric and Travis.

Eric and Travis. I'm sorry. Not Vince. Eric and Travis. Yes. Okay. Chief, uh on the uh reimbursement so the so the really our residents understand it's we're working under 7025 7525. We never know when we're going to get our reimbursement, but what is the true cost of the city for this project of $24 million to the city that we'll have to pay

to to the city? Our match would then as it sits our match would then be 25%. So with of that'd be 25% of if you take the $3 million off that of 21 million. So you you sit you know realistically if we were to expend the entire amount we have eligible to us we would we would need about $5 million.

And Mr. Mr. Mayor, members of council, just to the what what I've always said is um we will we will do work as quickly as we can, but if if we don't have the match money, if we we don't and we and none of our options have have borne fruit, um we will we'll have to stop work if if need be. Um I I think our biggest challenge is I think it's finding the match we can do. It's um the getting that much work done in that short amount of time may be a limiter which would if we don't get it done there'd be less money to do it and then we can we would what we would likely do is let's say we didn't get all the in and the the 220 days then just ratch it back and and take some money and and see how to continue it without the support. Um, and but if but if everything's going good and we don't have the match and and we run out of money, we'll we'll stop, you know. Um, but I I don't think that's going to happen, I I do believe we have enough options out there that we can it may not be like one big bucket of money that comes in, but I think we can stitch together enough money to cover that. And the idea is that that 32 $34 million total cost that may be valued engineered and there may be some savings to get the whole project done for under that which would lower our match.

24 million. What's that? 24 million not 34 million. You said 34 million. Oh yeah, 24. Sorry. And just a note of clarification that's on the roses. That's for 74 parcels. Some of those have some of those may have the same owner and so but but there are parcels that that have the potential to impact uh the project. Another question. Go ahead, Mike. Chief, did the we say 220 days. Did that clock start? That clock has started. So where are we at? How many days in are we do? We know weth. That clock started on the 30th. The 30th of

January. January. January. Yeah. So when I guess we can do the math, but do you have a date when that ends? And there there was there was a request to to give us a couple of days because of when notification was. Um I haven't seen whether that's been approved or not, but we're somewhere in the neighborhood of of the first week in September, September 7th to September. you know, if we get a few days beyond that. Um, based on the there are there is, you know, there is

the the ability to file for extensions based on project work. Um, the history the recent history with that has been has been less than stellar in having those extensions granted. So, we would have to have to make our case. Mr. Mayor, members council like say, but what um when are we They're they're setting up X's now. They're going to do the LAR flight and and then send surveyors. Do we know that remember the dates of the flights?

The the date they were setting out they were setting out uh the the markers this week. Um we would probably find out tomorrow if they have hard dates set scheduled. I don't recall them giving us information on a hard date set because they have to get all the the markers out throughout the community. So there's I can't remember what he said 30 something markers 16 16 markers 16 markers sorry the is that drone flights no this will be man this will be a manned aircraft flight

that they then they then use those markers are are put out at at given no given locations with given elevations that then then allow them to map um contours within a foot. So they can they can view the contours within a within a foot of of elevation based on So Mr. May Council, it's going to be low and slow. They're flying at 1,000 foot with a good resolution, and I'm sure they're not, you know, they're flying the creek a couple times. I don't I don't know technically how it works, but I know about a th00and foot is what they said. So you will see the airplane. It's going to be highly noticeable. We'll get When are they going to do that? Um we we don't know exactly.

As soon as we have the exact dates, those dates will be those dates will be put out to the public. So the public's very aware of that. They're in the creek right now. There's crew out there, isn't it?

Uh I have not I have not seen them out yet, but but they are supposed to be out putting out markers. So those those markers will be in, you know, potentially in the creek. I think there's, you know, they they have those pinpointed locations that are that are out there. I just think it's important that residents understand how important this project is. And I know our staff has been working hard at blasting out there. We have to blast it out there. We only this is the this this first project is vital. The only way we're going to protect our businesses to create capacity and we got to get this project done because we got to make sure that if it rains like it did before that our water will flow and not damage all these businesses again or residents that they put so much money back into. So, it's vital that they understand and cooperate. They need to come to us, too. Not, you know, because that's going to take time as we go out and we can't get to these people.

Mr. Mayor, mess council, I'm very positive. I think everybody realizes the the importance of this. Uh there's not much left to preserve, you know, little habitats or areas like that. They know that this not going to be the last storm. Um, and I think that um, so I I think if we we handle it um, indiv professionally and individually, I think we'll have success. Just a comment, Mr. Mayor. Once again, we're faced with u doing things. People wonder how do we do it? And the mayor, you've said this before. We believe in science. We believe in engineering. We believe in the rule of law and our own city codes. These are the tools available to us and everything we can do as everyone has said here tonight to expedite this process and we'll let the science tell us what it needs to be done and I'm sure we'll get to a good conclusion but it's a lot of hard work and and I know our staff is working on so many other aspects things that we hadn't seen before that we had to do in the form of paperwork and that's that's a whole another thing but we certainly um are basing everything on what we've said uh these tools are for us at at our disposal. This is no different than any other aspect that we've had to address. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Thank you. Yeah. Thank you to our staff for the hard work they put into getting this done right away to getting an approval immediately. I know the county in Miami has put in also. They have not heard anything on their funding. But I mean, it just shows the work, you know, the commitment, the hard work that was done to get it done and expedite it quickly. Yeah. And Mr. M council and that's one of the reasons we brought on the the engineer early even before we got the approval. We were at risk with that but that worked out because he was busy setting this all up um to to schedule and and get these things lined up. So um so we just fingers crossed. Thank you. Thank you chief.

Thank you guys. Item C is M Miami Town Manager Alexis Rivero presents city council with an update on Copper Mountain Transit. I can do it if you want. I I do not see um here manager Vira here. So

yeah, I can do it. I'm on the board transit board. Really all we're it's coming again where I don't think there's going to be an increase. Our our amount that we're going to have to pay in our budget as we move forward is 70,000. The county pays 70 and Miami pays 70,000. Um they did receive their new transit bus. You you probably saw it. It's it's a real nice one. A little bigger, but it's a nice bus that's out there that they had through grants. Um we also provided them with a letter support for additional grant that's in the process that's due in the next 30 days. So, uh the numbers have stayed stable. Um we have a lot of uh off and on at the uh Hill Street. So, a lot of stops there uh pickup and and and leaving off. So, it's been working well so far.

Okay. Mr. Mayor, as the board I used to go for a ride on that bus every once in a while to see what was going on. And it's it's a very good service to the people out there. My biggest thing about it was they need to go out to wheat fields. Okay. That they never did go out there. They always said they couldn't do it, but to me I think it's doable if they would do because there's a lot of people that live out there that need transportation. And so at your next committee meeting, hopefully you

I'll bring that up. And again, everything is a is a time frame, is a schedule. I know that when we when we put on the Hill Street, we had to eliminate Safeway because everything works on a clock. So, you know, how how how would they do that at maybe even adding another bus or something? I don't know. So, I'll bring that up in the next meeting. I appreciate it. Thank you. Good.

Next, we go to consent calendar. Matter list in the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion, one vote. Public hearing items are designated with an asterk prior to consideration the consent agenda. The mayor will ask whether any member of the public wishes to remove a public hearing item for separate consideration. Members of the council and/or staff may remove any item for separate consideration. Also, item A is consideration of waiver of section 2-4-10A prior discussion rule to allow action the balance to allow action on the balance of the consent agenda. We have accounts payable 1,975,190.119. Item B, consideration approved contract number CS20260095 with BNA Electric LLC to replace two lights in the community pool for the amount of $864.80 to be funded from account number 106751242. Equipment repairs. Item C, consideration to approve purchase order number PO26266 for the purchase of various parts and fittings from Ferguson Waterworks, the lowest responsible quote in the amount of $25,874.75 from account number 50801248. Item D is consideration to ratify contract number CS20260086 with Chase Plumbing LLC executed under the city globes emergency declaration resolution 1921 the restoration repairing and stabilization a portion of the city wastewater system caused by the September 26 2025 flood event for a total contractual amount of $5,270. 75% of this cost will be reimbursed by DEMA contingent on eligibility requirements through account 208008008

DMA 2025 flood. The remaining 25% will be funded from account 518051296 DEMA 2025 flood match. Item E is consideration to approve the fall distribution request of the Hila Historical Society Museum for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2526 in the amount of 25,000 funded from account 1051 925 general fund community organizations Hila County Historical Society Museum. And item F is consideration to ratify a letter of support for the Copper Mouth transit application, the FTA 5311 grant to rural Arizona. Is there anybody from staff, the public or council wishing to move any item separate?

Mr. Mayor want to remove A1 just for clarification. A1. Okay. Mr. May for no other comments or questions. I motion that we remove A1 for further discussion and approve the consent agenda as read. Second motion in a second for approval the consent agenda is read minus A1. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor say I. Nay motion pass.

Just clarification it's not allowed. $60. But under Cal Ranch Stores, it's it says Cal Ranch Stores, but then it has it's given a description as a restitution payment out of police court bonds. So, I just don't know if we miscoded that or if it just has the wrong name in it. Dale, do you know anything about that one? So, it says it it gives off the name on our our accounts payable as Cal Ranch store. It says Gutierre's restitution at 12226. Invoice number has the name again. And then it's coded to the account 1000261000 police court bonds.

Do you know I just I don't know if maybe we just coded that wrong. It needs to be recoded. But um that's through the court systems when they're required to pay restitution. It's something that once it's if they overpaid, we have to reimburse them. They overpaid. Then we reimburse Cal Ranch at that point. We would reimburse Cal Ranch because the people paid the court and we have to pay them. Okay, that makes sense. Thank you. I appreciate that. Then with that clarified, mayor, I make a motion to approve item A1. Sergeant, motion second for approval of A1, accounts payable. Any further discussion?

And Mr. Mayor, members, council. Um, can I just point out that we have we did have a lot of uh large payments on here. Um, so we're uh almost over 1.2 1.3 million in, uh, Apache Underground. Um, we did get the street sweeper and a couple other um larger bills flood related. What is the Ford Motor Credit Company for six 6.3,000? That that would be the least the the lease vehicles for the flood. Okay. Three trucks that we have out the least. I thought we bought them during the least. No, those are the other ones during the flood. We leased the ones that got left away. Okay. So, we got the sweeper ready to go. John

Okay, cool. Good deal. Okay, I'll call for the mo for the vote. All those in favor say I. Those nay. Motion passes. New business. Item 5A, consideration to approve resolution 1926 to abandon approximately 998 square feet of City of Globe right away line between Third Street and Fourth Street oriented North South beginning on at Monroe Street and terminating at South Street deed to the abuing property owners. And we have Travis and Shelley. Can you write read resolution 1926, please?

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Resolution number 1926, a resolution of the mayor and council of the city of Globe, Hila County, Arizona, providing for abandonment of a certain portion of the city's existing rideway line between Third Street and Fourth Street oriented north south beginning at Monroe Street and terminating at South Street to the adjacent property owners within the city limits of the city of Globe, Hila County, Arizona. Is council pleased with that reading? Yes. Yes. Travis on on Zoom. Travis, can you hear us? Can you guys hear me? Okay. Yes. Yes.

All right. Uh, good evening, mayor, vice mayor, members of the council. As was read in the resolution, um, there was another right away abandonment request. This request has been in the process for, I would say, at least almost two years now. And so, we finally found a solution to get this resolved. Uh but the property I want to share my school quick what we're talking about here. So the property is uh generally located at the at the star right there. Uh the property in question is is located at 655 North D Street APN 208-05-270 and is owned by GME Investments LLC. Um they are the ones requesting this abandonment. Um, G& Investments had uh purchased this property I think about three or four years ago with the intentions to renovating the residential structure there. However, uh, when they were getting building permits, it was denied uh because as the research was going on, the uh it was discovered that a portion of the structure was technically within the rideway. And uh um so as we did the research, we found out, you know, the home was built in 1905, so it's early 1900s. It's a legal non-conforming structure. And so the setbacks aren't being met. And um even though the way the fences are set up, it implies that it's their backyard, but um when we look at the rideway map, it shows that we have a rideway. Now, there's been discussions about whether or not um the rideway was actually abandoned decades ago. Uh, however, the city staff could not find any kind of recorded documents. And so, um, as we as we're trying to find the documents, go find any, uh, the solution was, well, we

need to get this situated and go through the abandonment process. So, um, as you see at the start, that's the general location comparison to the downtown area of the city. I know this is kind of small, but that was designed on purpose. I just want to show you in this little green little spec is the the small area that we're talking about abandoning. I'll zoom in closer to the properties that are affected. Uh Gene Investments here at 208570 is requesting the abandonment. The effective properties are with Alfonso and Diana Alvarez and Nicholas Ryan Perez and Anisa Esperansza Fernandez. Um, and you might be wondering why they're affected. Well, there's a technically a small little slither that they would be um when you go through the abandonment process according to the state statutes that they would obtain through the abandonment. So, Um, so it's it's it's involving three property owners with this particular request. And so, um, one of the, uh, the issues we needed to get was trying to get signatures from the property owners. Um, after discussions with, uh, the property owners trying to get the signatures. uh they did decide that they will uh accommodate GM GME investments to abandon to formally abandon and and convey their property to GME Investments with this resolution. And so that's what we are doing. Um so um with your approval u of the resolution it would essentially uh all three portions this portion right here this portion right here and a portion in the corner would all be conveyed to G& Investments. Now we did

contact the providers to to make sure that there were any concerns that they had. They had none and so we move forward with this request and um on approval. This will allow uh the property owner to finally get the building permits once we obtain all the signatures for um the res for the uh the deeds and the quick claim deed and I'm happy to answer any questions that you any questions comments? No, no, Travis. This is a first read, so we're okay with a move forward to the next council. There's no hurry on it.

Well, I believe I requested the way the rule. Yeah, that wasn't on there. Mr. Mayor, let me make a comment. This is our in my neighborhood 35 plus years. And I bought that house back in 73, 74, 75. Um, Mr. Let's see not CO came by and we talked about the alley there. Uh, it was actually sloughed off. There was a creek that went through

the lot in behind us and then the lot in front of us that all got filled in and everything on the approval of of Mr. Curio to go ahead and fill it in and and take it up. So, it's there's no way that that that would have been a a legal well, it was a legal alley, but there was no way to travel through it. Yeah. And it benefited everybody to get it all cleaned up. And that's what Travis has been working on for the last couple of years. Okay. Everybody's in favor of it. We all have back access in that alley. So, uh it doesn't hurt hurt the other three residents.

Great. Mr. Mayor, members, council, I would say that everybody in that area knows that this has been something we've been trying to work on. So I I think anybody that is impacted is is fully aware about to happen. So with our motion, if you add wave of the rules, then we'll we'll pass this. Mr. Mayor, I'd make a motion that we wave the rules uh for this item and I would make a motion to approve. Second. Motion second for approval of item 5A, resolution 1926. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Oppose. Nay. Motion passes. Item 5B is cons. Thank you, Travis. Thanks, Travis.

Item B, consideration to approve resolution 1927 authorizing application submitt for a clean water state revolving fund loan in the amount of $4 million from the water infrastructure finance authority, WIFFA, of Arizona is required for the submission to the WIFA project finance application. both. So, Mr. Mayor, members of council,

we um uh we've been trying we've been trying to use our whip loans, you know, only only really when needed. And so, we're not just turning around. We we were looking have been looking whiffer loans for the past two years, but felt we could handle everything. Um with the advent of the flood um we and and the sewer line which happens to run within the creek um the the NRCS money has really nothing to do with the sewer line repair that needs to happen. Um, right now we are looking at um I I believe 12 months uh that we can if when we're approved if uh at some point we'll have 12 months for um uh FEMA money to go ahead and and spend as much we can and we'll get a 7525 reimbursement. If we happen to if we do get the FEMA money, then we'll have 18 months to do uh repairs on the sewer at a rate of uh 9010. So, we would pay the 10 and and FEMA would pay the 90. The amount of work that's needed almost 2.7 miles of replacement and addressing manholes is uh just too much. Uh I think even for 18month as as a project, we are going to try to get as much done as we can. Um and but we so so we've also already spent one about 1.2 million in just doing the repairs to get it back up and running. So it's functioning but it's been damaged. Um we have camera footage which we're submitting this in our our FEMA request of of the lining being broken, the the pipe exposed. I've seen camera footages of well I won't go into the details probably. Um but the uh so what we're asking for um is 4 million in

sewer um with the intent that we put these we put these loans in place so a if something another drastic thing happens we got some some money that we can go and and put into the sewer line. I I call it re uh reactive funding for anything that breaks that we just have to address. um that would be about about 2 million of that four million would be there. The other two million is for sewer projects that have been put aside mainly common line sewer projects uh because we've taken our our enterprise funding for sewer and used that to pay the 1.2 million for the the repairs we had to do. So, um, while the the second 2 million is not going directly to flood recovery, it is covering for the projects that need to happen because we spent the money that we were going to spend on sewer recovery. And um the the good news about this is we have a bigger window. We have 3 to 5 years to to spend this or not spend this. And so we would like to take out the apply for the loans, get get the approvals, and then have this in our in our back pocket so we have options on on sewer so that we can uh take out what we need and and spend it how we need. Uh, I think the best case scenario is we get we get FEMA and we get a lot of work done on that sewer and then at the end of that 18 months we can go and finish the work with these whiffle loans and that would be the the the the best thing that could happen. it and and it's not that we don't appreciate the the FEMA would would be a great win on on many reasons, but just technically physically to to get all of this work done because you the the sewer line has to flow and so you can't just stop and rip it all up at

the same time. You have to, you know, chip away at it and do roundabout or, you know, bypass it so often. So, so we're putting this uh for council. Um we have until for the for both of these um we have uh April or no actually next Tuesday to apply and we'll we'll learn in April probably received funding in in June. Uh and so we're trying to hit that mark and that's why we need these resolutions that council's approving our applications. Now the two million on the water uh and that's going to be coming up uh the next one uh that we also need for 595 match and some other water projects. Kind of the same story but um but this is part of our our strategy to make available as many options as possible for funding not knowing what the future brings in the way of where we'll get money and where we don't. But this is maximum flexibility. we apply, we get we we're pre-approved. Not pre-approved. When we get these approvals, we'll be pre-approved. But that doesn't mean that we have to pull the loans, we have to spend it, and and what we're going to spend it on. Now, I will tell you that um for the sewer, about again, half of it is for reactive repairs. The other half is for common lines, which we don't want to lose uh momentum on our common line repairs. Those have been strategic. We got about 500,000 that we kind of put aside for what would be a sewer master plan study which will help us make sure we're doing everything right. And we and we have flexibility uh with WIFA to to change these up. Whip WIFA has been so good to us uh about allowing us we don't even the other thing we don't know how much will be forgivable and what the you know uh and how much we will have to repay. Um, but it seems like it and so we'll have to figure out that calculation. But but this allows us to start that process to get the application in and then if if we get approved, which we hope we will approve those and then we still would

not go forward with borrowing the money with triggering projects for these without coming back to council. So this is council's first first bite at this and so this will return when we when we accept the loans and then when we spend the loans. Uh any questions? And I we if you have John has more information about the the projects and Paul Henry is here if you have uh questions about the process and and uh we have uh questions. I'm going to have I forgot to Shel you can read the resolution. I'm sorry. Yes. Yes. I jumped right in there.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Resolution number 1927, a resolution of the mayor and council of the city of Globe, Hila County, Arizona, to authorize the application submitt of a clean water state revolving fund loan from the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona. Council, please read. Yes. Yes. Yes. I'll open it up. Any questions uh to staff or comment, Mr. Mayor? Mr. Hendricks here to Freddy. Yeah. Um I'm assuming we're going to meet that income ratio percentage. Yeah. 1.2 1.4 1.6. Um, yeah, let's bring them up.

Mr. Mayor and Council, thank you for the question. Uh, part of the process is we submit the application and then we run those calculations. We believe we're close and um we we'll get as much as we are allowed to get. And Mr. Me mayor, members of the council, if we had not acted last year, I think I believe it was, and putting our our fee uh new fee rates in in place and in the method that we did, um we would be it would be a much more, you know, iffy proposition. But

well, we did we did put those fees with a with a promise of not increasing them for 5 years because you put it on the right. So what if the ratio doesn't come out and all of a sudden if if it doesn't come out, we can't borrow as much as we're authorized by council. Okay. But this this in no way uh changes what we promised which is we put those fees in place and that we're not going to um try to come back and um you know increase those within earlier than that fivey year. Mr. Mayor, can I assume that Fernando's in on this conversation with WIFA being a board member?

Yeah. Well, I'm I'm sure he is. Okay. We did I did not pre talk to him about this, but we're doing the standard uh application once we get the application in uh with with uh Councilman Shipley being on board. Yeah. Um he's well aware and we do have those conversations and he sees us. That's fine. So it's again that's that relationship building that we do. Y that's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. It's good to pre-plan. I mean, we don't know what our costs or expenses are going to be, and we have to have some, I guess, a plans in place, some contingency plans to make sure that we're able to afford those,

right? And and so this is a a tool that we've historically used, but it it doesn't replace the the need that we need for uh a FEMA designation and and that money. It would just in uh increase our ability to get more tackled sooner. Yeah. Okay. So, so this uh is clean water means it's sewer related. Yes. So, at the end of the day, clean water. So, I Yeah. I don't I don't pick the language. Good thing. Okay. So, are you looking for just an approval or a a vote of passing or a move? I think a vote of approved.

Yeah. We don't need to wave the rule. This will be back when we Okay. this yeah this will be returning so you can vote to approve this then we have a a positive vote that that um ESI can take to and put in the application they know that it's not just staff but council is backing this request and uh and it will return when we do the acceptance okay so Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we approve resolution number 1927 as presented. Second. We have a motion and a second for approval of item 5B, resolution 1927. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor say I. I. Those nay. Motion pass. You got to do it.

Item C is consideration to approve resolution 1928 authorizing the application of submitt for a drinking water state revolving fund loan in the amount of $2 million from the water infrastructure finance authority WIFA of Arizona is required for the submission of the WIFA project finance application. And Shelley, can you read resolution 1928? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Resolution number 1928, a resolution of the mayor and council of the city of Globe, Hila County, Arizona, to authorize the application submitt of a drinking water state revolving fund loan from the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona. Is council pleased with the reading? Yes. Yes.

So, Mr. Mayor, members, council, um, in this we're we're asking for that 2 million. uh it is uh nearly the the the same story at a at a smaller scale. One of the things though that we a key project for that is the 595 project that is the the replacement of the water line out to the fairgrounds. Um we we've had uh US Corps of Engineers money available but through a series of things beyond our control mainly coming out of Washington DC um that has not taken off yet but we we now with the change and everything going on with the flood recovery we we definitely want to pull the the match because I think uh Travis are you on or do we remember what the match is for the 59500

was it 700,000 And that's 7525. 700,000. Yeah. 700,000. So 7525. And so we we need we want to use part of this WIFFA money to pay the match on the 595 again because we have so many projects that are getting derailed and things are getting moved over. We spend a lot of money on the water side uh with flood recovery. And so again, we're spending our money on the flood recovery and backfilling the the projects we have because we do want to be able to, like I say, we don't want to freeze everything and just worry about flood. We we have a city to run. We have a future to to live up to. And so so this is part of our uh you know, balancing out the money and again gives us leeway.

So this is domestic water, not sewer at all. Then this is drinking water. Water. Yes. Clean drinking water. May have no other questions or comments. I motion to approve resolution 1928 asended. Second. Second. Motion and second for approve item 5C, resolution 1928. Is there any further discussion? All those in favor say I.

Oppos? Nay. Motion pass. Item D is consideration to approve employee staffing agreement PS2060094 with Educational Services LLC ESI to provide return to work services as an incentive program to promote employee retention and request to wave section 2-4-10A prior discussion. So, Mr. Mayor, members of the council, um we we are always trying to hire high performing employees and retain high performing employees. uh and and those those people who have served us well. Um this is something that's being done more and more broadly around uh different cities. I think on on the discussions we've um uh more than more than a dozen cities I think up to have been doing this. And what this is allows is for an employee who is near retirement um can go ahead and separate uh from the city and then be rehired under ESI which is a third party contractor. Um this person that this is commonly done since 1999 in the school systems where teachers that that want to stay working but they want to draw the retirement are able to rehire for that year. There's a 2020 rule which says that um once you retire from ASRS uh you can only work either 20 uh uh 20 weeks or um 20 hours for the year uh for that first year. Um, and so this allows employees with the city to separate and then come back as contract employees act, but they're but they're it's a it's a hybrid because they're W2 employees to ESI, but they're uh have a relationship with the city and and we hire them. Uh, the best example we we've had is it's it's like you we don't outright buy a Ford pickup. we we lease it from a company and so we have access to it and we can give it back if we need to, but

it it makes it a cleaner arrangement. Um, and this allows us for those people who want to keep the last couple of years of uh working for the city, uh, they may stay on because they can go ahead and start pulling their money out of retirement while they continue to serve the city. Uh and it's something that if we do that then then we can keep them here uh and and keep them working without uh the the cost the cost will stay flat. And so that's the thing you could get two to four years out of an employee without having any pay increases going through. Um and so it's just a it's a it's a benefit that that will help uh help us manage our keeping good people. ready.

Um, in a situation like this, Paul, would the city be responsible for benefits, insuranceances and things like that or, you know, the company would Yeah. the facilitate those benefits? The employee is responsible and the employee can can have those benefits come from that company. So ESI offers uh an insurance plan, a group plan as they would, and the the the city pays a a flat rate to ESI, and then ESI pays the salary, their fee, and takes the FICA, the Medicare, um uh Okay. Insurance. We're not paying the employee. We're paying the company.

No, you're paying the company. And but a lot of employees at this level are also Medicare. Med Yeah. Medicare age and so they they can supply their own health insurance. Yep. And so it saves everybody a little money. Yeah. That would be their choice if they wanted to buy the plan from ESI.

And you won't see this in in too many young or or mid-level people in their career. Um as you grow and and learn more and get um get raises, get promotions, you collect more and more into your retirement. You always want to maximize that number that you retire that you're going to get as part of your ASRS. your your retirement number is based on the the the three highest paid years of the last five years. But if but if you're to the point where you're probably not going to, you know, go any higher in the organization, but you want to stick around, then you're not really losing that much in growing your retirement fund. But what you do get is a chance to pull some of that money of your money back to you while you're still finishing out your career and and kind of a transition to retirement. Yeah, some of the notes we had from we had the work group was a lot of good questions. It's it's a minimum contract of one year uh that you have to do with ESI EIS to to be able to do this and the employees under under at will under EIS not under the city it contracts with and and u there is uh there is no severance pay on this to to the employee at all. So if you go through the contract uh the administration fee we pay the salary the full salary to the company and then the company pays themselves and then and then pays the employee. and but what we can do and the way this is structured so so we pay a salary to the employee but there's there's um ASR ASRS benefits um there's healthc care benefits there's a a whole bunch the the full load to carry an employee is is usually between you know 20 to 30% higher maybe even 40% depending on the insurance selection um when that employee goes that way that that bulk bulk budgeted number for that employee

is then used to pay all the costs of the ESI fees. There is an alternative uh contribution rate to ASRS that you have to make. That's by law. The city has to make that but that too will come out of the same budgeted line item. And so so it has no impact on the uh employee on the city other than the fact that the employee is retiring at that point. Um but it's a after that year that employee could legally and and this happens in police and fire all the time. This is the drop system. We've done it here for fire and police and this allows every employee in the city globe to take advantage of it. But um they could after that year then uh any employee is legal to come back into the city as a a W2 employee back under a health insurance if they're not have another means at that. So, uh, the what we can't make up in in raw salary, we can make up in quality of life and work life balance and and these types of of creative and and alternative arrangements that that help our employees meet their their family needs, their personal needs, uh, and so they can stay working.

Yeah. It's kind of like the drop program. the drop program they fire police can retire and they they stay working but they don't get their their retirement it goes to an account and and collects for how many years they're in drop. This gives the the employee with with this type of program you that individual gets his check right away plus a check from the city or from anybody they're calling. So they get both at the same time.

Yeah. But the and and just the the the check from the city is for uh services rendered as a as a person working in the city. the the check for them in retirement is the money that they put in and and is rightfully theirs and they're just pulling it soon uh sooner sooner than they would. Um ASRS is a wonderful retirement. I would encourage anybody to look at hiring on to an ASRS employer just because it's a it's a um defined benefit. It doesn't if if you live to be 120, it will keep paying you even though you didn't put that much money in.

That's my goal. U Mr. Mr. Mayor, I just have one comment. Looking at tonight's agenda, uh we have once again tried to position the city for its future by giving um ourselves, our staff, the city options in each of the subject areas we address tonight. And I'm very encouraged with that given the long hard months we've had to endure. This is a very u encouraging uh agenda and we are doing that tonight. once again being progressive and I'm really proud of that um uh point. Once again, we're we're trying to take action that's positive for the future. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Thank you, M. Is there any more questions on this uh the contract? And on this one, if it is a a motion, we need to wave the rules on it also. Mayor, no other questions or comments. A motion to approve item 5D and wave section 2-4-10. Second. Motion second for approval of item 5D. Uh is there any further discussion? Mr. Mayor, members of council, I just want to to let everyone know that that I do intend to take advantage of this uh opportunity, but this is not passed on my behalf. It is passed on behalf of all employees. And I I think once we get this in place, you'll see a handful of other people who may come forward and take advantage of this. Yeah.

Okay. I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say I. I. oppose. Nay. Motion pass. Item 6A, consideration to approve the amended resolution number 1925, call of election for the general men date of July 21st, 2026, primary election and November 3rd, 2026 general election. Shelley,

thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of the council. Before I read uh the resolution by title into the meeting, uh this resolution is amended. It was brought forward from the last um meeting. Uh on Friday, Governor Hobbs signed a House bill that changed the primary election date to the um

second to the last Tuesday of July. So I wanted to mention that before I I read I read uh the resolution because it does reflect those dates. Um so with that said, I'll read the resolution. Uh amended resolution number 1925. A resolution of the mayor and council of the city of globe, county of Hila, state of Arizona designating election dates and purpose of election, designating the deadline for voter registration, designating the place and the last date for candidates to file nomination papers. Is council pleased with that reading?

Yes. So, uh, the changes that, uh, come forward with the Governor Hobbs signing, uh, HB 2022, I believe, uh, the primary election will be held on July 21st. Um, your last your last date to register for the primary election would be um, June the 22nd. The filing period for candidates to file nominations paper nomination paperwork with the city clerk would be from um March uh February 21st through March 23rd. So those all those dates moved up two weeks as well. Okay. March 23rd.

Yes. Okay. Any questions, comments? Yeah. No other questions or comments. Mayor motion to approve resolution number 1925 is ready. Second. Motion second to approve item action item 6A resolution 1925. Is there any further discussion?

Um Mr. Mayor, members, council, I just wanted to add in that the reason the that the state did this. Is there new requirements for time to appeal and and challenge elections? And so they need time to to go back and and get everything taken care of. And so this was put in place so that um the if if there is a challenge the state can meet the federal required deadlines basically I think for military and people uh out of the country. Um so it's a twoe adjustment but it's very important that's why it happens. It was bipartisan uh governor signed it. It was needed to get in place and soon we have elections coming up. Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. Item B is consideration to approve the fourth amendment to the manager's agreement extending the city manager's contract for an abundant two years. Yeah. Call for Oh, sorry. I did. I think I screwed up there. Sorry. Okay, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say I. I. Any oppose? Nay. Motion to pass. Go to item B. consideration to approve the fourth amendment to the manager's agreement extending the city manager's contract for an additional two years.

So, Mr. Mayor, members, council, the the contract is a fourth amendment uh to my original um literally the fourth time we've amended my contract. the uh the the primary changes are um uh to it's a it's a two-year contract first year um and and it it it is converted to be compatible with the ESI format uh but this maintains my uh original appointment as the city manager of the city of of globe that nothing changes there basically the the the payment mechanism for me changes so this contract has been modified to meet that need. Uh the first year is uh through ESI. The second year is adjustable to whatever suits the needs of of both of us. Um and there's uh over the over the period of this contract uh there's no increase required in the the budgeted amount for the um uh that to put in the budget. And I don't remember the number is I think it's just right around 170,000. So that that's in the budget all those fees and everything that we have. The other thing is the payout. We do the PTO payout. We'll have to pay out your sick leave and vacation. You we can't carry it into the contract

that I I I was hoping to carry that next budget. That I'm not able to carry forward. Uh but but salarywise and and compensation wise there is no change. But that that that would have to come out of one or the other. I was hoping to postpone that. ASRS rules require that that be wrapped into my part of the paperwork of of exiting and coming back. And there is no increase in salary. No. So, we're not increasing the salary and and then you're taking over your own healthcare under this contract.

And then uh and then the the alternate contribution comes out of my portion of that budget. The city has to pay that, but it'll be but the the money will be drawn from my portion of my compensation line item. And and to Mr. Mayor, Councilman Leam Letham, I did make I think we talked about one tweak and I think we took care of that. Thank you. Any other questions on the contract? No. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to go ahead and make a recommendation to approve the fourth amendment under item B as written. Second.

Motion second for approval. Item 6B. Is there any further discussion? I know this says two years, but in one year if it goes we want to go away from EIS, we still have that option under this contract, I guess. Right. Wait, I'm sorry. I was checking a text, but what were we going to say? This this this contract says two years, but ESI is one year. So, we have the option if we opt out of that if if we want to. two years of employment with the the payment mechanism must be one year through the through ESI and and actually with ASRS the way the 2020 rule is done 8 months is is required to do that it it has flexibility

but um but no that first year through ESI and um uh then it's then we can go back and and uh restructure it or make the changes however we need And I'm not sure what that would look like, but it you maybe it'll contract directly, may go back on, but ESI would still stay a contractor if another employee should want to use that. Wait, so ESI would still be a contractor of the city. We would just wouldn't pay that salary to them or that one employee. Correct. We we would keep uh it's a year we would keep up a yearly contract with ESI so others could do that. Uh our our intent is have ESI in place ongoing. Yes.

Yeah. This is not again not for me. I just want to comment that, you know, I I know you talked about retirement uh for for a while now. And u I'm just glad you two consider to to stay an additional two years. Um beside besides your retirement date, I think at this point it's critical that we keep all our team together because this is a it's going to be a tough two years and and we're going to be met with a lot of challenges and and I appreciate your work. I appreciate our staff work, this council's work uh to get us through this and we will. Mr. Mayor, members council, thank you. My my goal was to make it 10 years, which I will now, and to get the fire station built. Yes,

that's good to hear. Yes, the flood's in there, too. Okay. So, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor say I. I. I. Any oppose? Nay. Motion pass. Any late agenda items? Um, no. No. Second call to the public. Do we have anybody online or I don't have any requests. Mayor, let me check. Nothing in the emails. Yes. Scheduling the meetings. No, no changes in scheduled meetings. We're we're back on normal track on on that future agenda items. Anybody have any?

No. Okay. Motion to go into executive session. And Mr. Mayor, members of council, to the public, when we we will come out, there's no action expected or anticipated or available after E session. Come out E session, we will adjourn. You get the second on that, Shelly, for the E session. Second. Okay. All those in favor say I. I. I. 718.