City Council - Regular Meeting

And here we are in the moment of Paul's burp. So let's proceed. Let's start. Is there anyone here to speak for the community? Yes, Paul. There he is. Paul would like to talk to us about the update on the videos of the veterans. Oh yes, I remember that we had talked. So give us an update about Paul.

I lost the prayer and the oath. I don't think we do it in this.

We usually do it. Come on, come on. Well, Feppio, more than many of you are more than authorized to bless that oath. I swear allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the Republic, which represents a nation under God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all. ok type bim good afternoon I just wanted to give you an update I know that the financial part of my presentation is not on the agenda so we will have to deal with it next month but I have a document that is a blank sheet and I will start from the side that says state of the videos of the veterans so I can tell you that today we have recorded 10 they are doing really well There are 14 more to be recorded, which are listed there. Our concerns regarding the recordings are, you know, we just have to wait for the availability of our video operator, George Velez, and then certainly the availability of the veteran, and we have, you know, I mean, made the calls, let's find out that they are all over the world. so when they are back in town we have to wait for this to happen and then the availability of the studio we are using the opso museum and we are using the community center so the community center is usually always available on Sunday but the opso museum is sometimes booked I asked Perplexity AI to help me with this presentation and on how these videos will be used and Perplexity gave me the first answers there then I asked ChatGPT to help me and he gave me I thought it was a good idea that fourth answer put the QR codes around and people can stay where they bought George's burgers Uh, that kind of uh, that kind of learning. Okay, if you turn the sheet yesterday, uh... George and his wife Liz managed to put together this presentation. So, before looking at the price, which I know you have already done, I just wanted to emphasize some points, that is, that includes the music.

And when we saw the presentation, we saw the brief presentation with the video of Don Bisson.

transitions improvement of the archive images now with the presentation of Don Bisson there is a photo of him while he goes backwards with the first ambulance that was a funeral car towards the old structures and then also the titles of the king star and the king reporter of when it was said bison wins the elections bison wins the re-election so they are also adding that type of transitions so here it is done I think we are well beyond what we had discussed initially that is 300 dollars but it seems to be about 240 dollars per video we did 10 and so what I ask you to insert it in the order of the day of the next month because it is not possible to do it today or you could do a formal survey but you know I believe in this so what you will not be able to cover I will have to find it in the community but I don't try this I think I can find it so for now I would ask and it is quite interesting we have done 10 and 14 are missing so it would be 24 this would lead us to 1 under 25 for 6 thousand dollars so yes type b I ask you to put it in the order of the day for next month to consider 6,000 dollars to cover the entire import or in the opposite case what you can do and then I will do the rest so this is our report and we made 10 there are 14 missing yes sir and mrs air the veteran heinrich you had a estimate of how much all this will cost I did not have it I had no idea until we started and giorgio elizzi velez did not have an idea until we started I remember having said 300 dollars and it seems that you know they ask I think 240 head but we went on anyway you know sometimes the type has managed to have the legal number sometimes not so here this is what I ask you to consider next time so you thought it would have cost 300 dollars and now it will cost 6,000 then I think you should apply for a political position

Well, 300 people, right? I thought it was 300 people. He said 300.

Do you have a video? Yes, I have a video. We started with the first one so we can pay Mr. Bison, we can pay Donny's father. Yes, Ale. We'll take care of this later. It was a good idea. So, I can simply put them on hold until next month. Or you could make an informal vote, you know. Proceed with the deed. Get to the bottom of the matter. And keep doing it. You don't want to lose people. Not that someone is fragile, but... Do you understand what I mean? There's one there that we lost. Wanda Smith. We lost Gary V. You know, we lost... Bedford... And George Reed. So, I'll make sure to conclude the deed. We must absolutely conclude it. So, I think it's absolutely...

Well, we called Dwayne Barnes because, you know, he was out of town.

And so I just say that we can't do them all in a week.

So, we have Gaylist here and she lives in Bristol.

And this will have to- And Jerry Putnam said he can't travel. It will have to be organized through Zoom. And you know, George will have to answer this. But Booger's sister, Gaylist, is a mine of information. Okay. Do you know how to understand when you're done? When? I wasn't reading anything else.

So, I have a question, Paul. Yes, sir, go ahead. Are you asking for 6,000 from Council B or...?

At the moment I'm asking for 6,000 from Council B because I haven't contacted anyone else. Do you have an idea? If B says we can do a lot, then I would go from A for the rest. Then I would have to go to the community... Yes, sir. Is there a way to have a little biography for each of these individuals?

I recognize most of the names.

Well, their biography is that they have been here for a very long time. And they ate at Bill's Grocery. I recognize the grocery store. They ate the George Burger where the George Burgers were. They went to the post office when they were in South College and they sat in the gym when it was still an open pavilion. And that's where the store of homemade products came from. And they remember when Old Betsy was the only road paved in the city and it was a single lane.

No, Old Betsy was from Ghiari.

Thank you.

College was the only paved road in the city, so it was the Mississippi Gate and everything else was... We're recording.

Because it could be useful. Yes, well.

Yes, it is. Well, thank you, Mr. Renaud.

I would like to say that Paul organized a great golf tournament for the Chamber of Commerce on Friday, September 11th. And Paul, thank you. You did a great job. What, 16 teams? 16 teams. He says he won his team. That's why he... Well, I won. But thank you. That group that usually closes at 23 under par didn't play, I guess. So yes, Paul did a great job. It was good. Yes, it will be. You may be silent, Dr. Stevens. Thank you. You're welcome.

and what he will do to welcome you. Exactly.

I could tell you, but leave it open. Let's go. Revision and discussion of observations of the city administration or someone else.

Everything is proceeding as it should. Today I was at the OSW Rozel Park and I marked where to go to the Altalena so we can do the little digging work necessary, dig the holes and prune that tree. It seems that the Altalena is there, at least at this time of the day, completely in the shade, which will be pleasant. Another thing, last week Jonathan and I met Alyssa Carver. She passed by here and, you know, I didn't know who she was. I knew that the park was named after her. I didn't know the story, so it was interesting to dig deeper.

She brought us, or rather sent us both a handwritten note. So I thought I'd read it to you, since it mentions the advice, if you don't mind. Jonathan, I really appreciate that you found the time to meet me this week. I hope you had a little clarity on the obstacles and the time needed to create the park. It is exciting to see that over 20 years from now, the park not only survives, but is prosperous thanks to you and the people who have this project at heart. Once again, thank you very much for what you have done and for the dreams you have to make Kino an even better place to live. Moreover, if possible, I would like to extend my gratitude to the 4B Council. They are the ones who allow these dreams to become reality. Blessings to you, Alessia Caccia.

Can you tell me, can you explain something about the property that is being built in front of the schools? What were you saying that would have been industrial? The high school.

Yes, we met some developers and owners who wanted to create commercial spaces on the front divided into about six or seven lots.

And then have what they call light industry in the back.

So the whole, there are almost 30 acres, it will all be commercial.

So it's a bit like the one just before entering Alvaro on the right where they put those 4 or 5 activities.

Yes, similar to that. But it's a commercial area.

Awesome. One thing about the park and the rest, on October 2nd I will send an invitation to everyone, but on October 2nd we will do the pose of the first stone of that naturalistic path called Thompson Trail near the school. So I will send an invitation to everyone so you can come. It will be 13 o'clock, Mr. Thompson Bad Thompson will come down, I think, from Albuquerque and we will start work We are in the middle of the collection of offers to complete the work and we hope to finish in January And this is what they are putting? we are making a pedestrian path of about 1.2 kilometers on those six acres where the tap that helped me to buy a few years ago and we are transforming it in the upper part will be knotted between the trees it will be in 1.8 meters wide concrete and in the end if you start from an angle you will travel about 1.2 kilometers that you could walk in the shade of the trees along all our projects then we will build a great starting point for the Thompson path will you call it park? It's a little bigger than a pocket. I don't know how to define it, but it will be... What is it? 6 acres. And of a rather large size.

Yes, however, we are enthusiastic about it.

René will come down. René Sensible will come and bring Bud, allowing us to make a big start for that project. We are excited. We are preparing a big poster. We will put it on social media in the next week. So the community will know what happened. When we cleaned all those trees, fortunately we were able to leave a lot of them to have a really shadowy nature. We are excited. The community of the canyons should be really excited. Honestly, it will be great.

Well, let's review and discuss the verbals of the last two meetings of the council, right?

From the meeting of last month. I have a motion.

I propose that the verbals be approved as presented. I have a motion, I have a second. Please. Good. Who did the second?

Receive a report from the staff on the following projects and give indications if necessary. Leather Razors Park, Alissa Carver Park, Baseball Field. Footprints on Fort Street and South Eastern Street.

Good afternoon, I recommend. Ok. I have some photos for you. Well, we have chosen it. We will start from there. And that is when we started, that photo on the left is the beginning.

And now we have some ironwork in progress.

We dug that drainage pit and there is a small improvement at the road level, where it passes under the road. And we did some ironwork around the parking lot. They poured the material for a walkway, so it will be in accordance with the ADA. and that footbridge will extend only for a short stretch towards the center of the field. That tree hanging above is where the swing will go. Is that the one you have to aim for?

Yes.

Yes, that clove must be raised by about nine feet. So, Lisa Carver, the baseball field. They completed the baseball field. That one there. You can see the exhausts that are connected to the French drainage. And now it looks nice. Great job. The four-street sidewalks. So, these are the footpaths along the fourth street. They are beautiful. I don't know if you've been there by car. They are wonderful. This is on the other side of the street. It is there that it crosses the street. Oh, where is that?

That will end more or less there for now and it is close to the house.

It is there that it crosses the street on the north side, on the south side.

And then there's another house that goes all the way to the corner of South College.

All right, and that's at the end of the new one? Well, more or less halfway through the new one, right? That's on Fairview. And looking in both directions? And I think it's all? This is all.

Well, if I may ask, I assume that wherever there is a crosswalk, a pedestrian crossing will be established.

I think we have talked about it.

Yes, fortunately everything is within the limits of the citizens, so it is easy for us to determine where. When it comes to the expertise of the Department of Transport, it becomes a bit more difficult due to the procedures and everything else. But as far as the city streets are concerned, we can draw pedestrian passages everywhere. And I also asked Don, just as we were making the point on the city, to do a little research. And again, I want to thank the Council because in the last 18-20 months I've been here, 2,100 feet of sidewalks have been built in the city, thanks to your investment. And this does not include the neighborhoods. That's all up to the developer, but the 2,100 feet are just what you have invested in the city. So thank you very much for doing it. We are almost half a mile away from the sidewalk.

of competence of the county, of the Department of Transport.

Well, technically it is the Department of Transport. In the end, in the next two or three years, it will be transferred, but before that happens, I want them to be installed. New roads, canoes and all the rest before taking it in charge, which is a pedestrian crossing.

Please. Yes, and that's on our list. So we have our meeting scheduled for next Monday and that's on my list of things to discuss with them.

We'll see what we have to do to make sure it happens. It's on our list for Monday, so we could refer to next week or next...

Regarding what we were talking about the other day, doing all the marches around the schools, how much is left to finish what was on that graph?

How much is left? Well, I made them stop where they are now, then we will return to Eastern right in front of where he is doing that and we will continue on foot there to join the canyons and then we will go from the other side of Eastern to Pecan as next steps.

Most of it is because now we have arrived at the point where we want to be, now you have to involve engineers and you know, all those things. We have to make sure that this is the direction we want to take. So, actually, I intended to contact you just to show you... Well, anyway, so...

I don't think we should stop going where we have to go because of the cost of the injection. I think we have to go where it's best for the guys. And going back and forth, I'm not a fan of them, but I'm just... Okay, more on the relationships from those places. Ok, other questions? Do we have to go to the executive session for something? No. Ehm... Future agenda points? The videos? Ehm... Anything else? Well, could you take a motion to update? Agreed. I make the motion and she is supported. All in favor? Yes. It's 3.52 pm.