City Council - Regular Meeting

Opening of the Watertown Municipal Council session for this September 8th, 2026. I'm not going to ask you to get up right now, but I'm going to call on the firemen of Watertown, Hank Roseau. He would like to say a few words first, and then he will guide us in prayer. But he will tell us when to get up. So Hank. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, and thank you for this opportunity to express myself tonight in commemoration of September 11th, Patriot Day, which is coming to an end. Can you believe it? It's been 25 years since this event, the one that changed America. So I asked if I could share a few words on this subject and I distributed brochures that you can import, put in the background of a bird cage or do what you want. Okay. But here is what I called a homonymy reflection. The speech on the state of the President Bush's Union in January following, he asked the Americans to do their best to fight terrorism and support their nation, which needed a lot of it. And a few weeks later, I saw an announcement in the Chicago Journal looking for a police homonymy, and I responded to the call. 25 years. Je suis un peu ému. Je suis ému tout le temps à cette période de l'année. Ceux d'entre vous qui peuvent comprendre, si vous êtes allé sur le site de Ground Zero et avez vécu cette période horrible il y a 25 ans.

Mais je vais continuer.

Il y a 25 ans, le matin du 11 septembre 2001, l'Amérique s'est réveillée. Ce qui semblait être un mardi ordinaire. Les gens sont allés travailler. Les enfants sont allés à l'école. Les pompiers ont pris leur service. Les policiers ont commencé leur car. Les équipes médicales ont vérifié leur équipement. Les familles se sont dit au revoir, s'attendant pleinement à se revoir le soir même. Puis, à 8h46 ce matin-là, tout a basculé. Quatre avions de ligne commercial ont été détournés. Deux ont percuté les tours du World Trade Center à New York. Un autre a percuté le Pentagone. Et à bord du vol United 93, les passagers et l'équipage ont riposté et l'avion s'est écrasé dans un champ près de Shanksville, en Pennsylvanie. At the end of this terrible morning of 1977, 90 innocent people had been killed. Among them, 343 members of the New York Fire Service and 71 NYPD and Port Authority police officers. We remember these figures, but as the first interveners, I remember that... Behind each number, there was a name. Behind each name, there was a family. And behind each sign, there was a person who had decided to serve. There is something remarkable in what happened at the World Trade Center this morning. While thousands of people were afraid and desperately trying to go down these stairs and get out of these buildings, the firefighters went in the opposite direction and went up. did not know how the story was going to end. They simply knew that someone up there needed help. And so they climbed. And that's what the first interveners do. Twenty-five years later, we understand something that we had not fully grasped on September 11, 2001. That is, the sacrifice did not stop when the smoke dissipated. Les premiers intervenants et les équipes de déblaiement ont continué à travailler à Grande Zéro pendant des mois. Depuis, des milliers d'intervenants, de travailleurs de terrain et de membres des communautés environnantes sont décédés de maladies liées à leur exposition aux conséquences du 11 septembre. In fact, for this 25th anniversary, the National Memorial of September 11 adds a seventh moment of silence to the annual commemoration in specific tribute to those who succumbed to diseases linked to September 11 over the years. So when we say never forget, what exactly do we promise not to forget? Of course, we remember the buildings that collapsed. We remember what we were doing. We remember the nearly three-zero-zero lives that were killed. We remember the images, the televised newspapers filled with firefighters, police officers, emergency personnel, military personnel, 911 operators, paramedics, nurses, and countless other people who did not respond to the call. But I hope we will remember other things today. Que nous nous souviendrons de la façon dont des gens ordinaires ont réagi lorsque des circonstances extraordinaires l'ont exigé d'eux. Ils ont aidé des inconnus. Ils ont porté les blessés. Ils se sont tenus la main. Ils ont prié. Fait des dons de sang. Ils ont ouvert les églises. Et tandis que les autres descendaient les escaliers vers la sécurité, les premiers intervenants gravissaient les escaliers vers le danger. Jésus a dit, « Il n'y a pas de plus grand amour que de donner sa vie pour ses amis. » Jean 15, 13. Veuillez vous joindre à moi dans la prière. Père Céleste, Le 12 septembre 2001, nous étions une nation différente de celle de la veille. Un peuple uni, des gens qui se souciaient les uns des autres, des gens qui regardaient vers le ciel en appelant à l'aide. Nous te remercions pour ce jour, même s'il a fallu en 11 septembre We thank you for the 12th of September. And God, I ask you to bring us back to this same state of mind, in America and in our communities. May you heal this country. I thank you for what we are celebrating here, in this beautiful part of the country, where people love each other, take care of each other, and where we wish each other well. Nous prenons cela pour acquis aux dieux, tout comme nous prenons pour acquis ces premiers intervenants qui, de la même manière, se précipitent vers cette porte pour nous sauver. Je prie pour que tu bénisses chacun d'entre eux, ainsi que leur famille. Je prie pour que, suite au 11 septembre et à ce qui s'est passé il y a 25 ans, tu puisses apporter ton soutien à toutes ces familles, à tous ces foyers, avec des chaises vides autour de la table et des vides dans leur cœur. We thank you for all these things. It is in the mighty name of Jesus that we pray. Bob Zen, Finance Manager, please make the call.

Polan.

Present.

Mormont.

Present.

Gerens.

Present.

Peters.

Present.

Schutte. Present. Alan.

Present.

Thank you.

The quorum has been reached. The Presidency asks if anyone would like to report a conflict of interest tonight. Nothing has been reported. I will open the free debate. Or rather, let's first approve the order of the day. Can we have a motion to approve the order of the day? Motion presented by the councillor Peters, supported by the councillor Chouy. All those in favour of the approval of the order of the day can say yes or no.

Any opposition? There is no motion.

We move on to the free tribunal. Is there anyone here who wishes to address the council on any subject? I close the free tribunal. We continue. I make sure I don't forget anything. Before point 9a, a presentation on the laws relating to public meetings. For that, we turn to our municipal attorney, Lisa Carricone.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. It is again this period of the year. According to the law of the state, we must examine the laws on public meetings as well as the general prosecutor's approval and brochure that you have in front of you. I will not read the entirety of the brochure that is available to you. We have additional copies here in the Council room and we have also published the updated version on the city's website. And every year we have to review these laws on public meetings. I think we all know that the objective is that the public has access to public affairs and the possibility to participate in local government. For a brief reminder, the Council's quorum must discuss official affairs of the city or public policy. These quorums and these discussions can include in-person meetings, but also discussions taking place by e-mail, SMS, social networks or other electronic means. Thus, the communications involving a quorum, which only aim at planning or confirmation of presence. I know we had this question last year. This does not constitute a violation of the laws on public meetings. La Ville fournit un préavis de 24 heures pour une réunion et son ordre du jour proposé. Les points de l'ordre du jour doivent contenir suffisamment de détails pour informer raisonnablement le public des sujets que le Conseil a l'intention d'examiner. Auparavant, bien que nous devions publier un ordre du jour, la loi de l'État a exigé qu'il soit suffisamment détaillé. However, I think the municipal director agrees with me by examining the orders of the day of other municipalities of the state. I would say that Watertown provides a lot of information and details in its orders of the day, especially on the city's website, where all the information files are linked. Nous faisons preuve d'une réelle transparence sur ce que nous proposons de discuter, y compris la formulation des motions et les notes du personnel. Donc je me sens plutôt confiant quant à notre conformité à cet égard. Le Conseil doit également offrir une possibilité de commentaires publics, ce que vous faites. Et vous pouvez soumettre cela à des limites raisonnables que nous n'avons jamais vraiment eu à appliquer, mais je sais que le maire veillera à cela. Direction. Les séances à huis clos ne sont autorisées qu'aux fins prévues par la loi de l'État. Par exemple, il s'agit généralement de questions de personnel, de consultation avec un conseiller juridique, qu'il s'agisse de litiges ou de questions contractuelles, de négociations avec les employés et de certaines questions de sécurité et de sûreté publique. Ce ne sont que les points principaux. Lorsque nous passons en séance à huis clos, nous en indiquons l'objectif We have also detailed in the order of the day the category of the law on the 8-closed sessions that we use. It is now mandatory and it was another change brought to the laws of the state. Yes, members of the Council must also remember that a quorum discussing the affairs of the city through a series of emails, SMS or social networks can constitute an official meeting. C'est pour cette raison que nous essayons de mettre en place des sessions de travail et ce genre de choses afin que vous puissiez avoir un dialogue interactif sur les problèmes. Enfin, les documents présentés lors d'une réunion publique sont des documents publics et nous les divulguons lorsque les gens le demandent. Ils doivent donc être à la disposition du public. Encore une fois, il n'y a pas eu de changement au sein du Conseil, donc vous avez déjà entendu la plupart de ces éléments l'année dernière. I would therefore simply highlight that the two changes are, first, that the proposed points of order must now be described with sufficient detail to inform the public of the official affairs or public policy that the Council intends to examine. Secondly, the law on executive sessions now explicitly requires that the motion specifies the authority by which we enter into executive sessions. And if the vote to enter into executive sessions is not unanimous, we must then proceed to a new vote by nominal appeal. Sur ce, je suis prêt à répondre à vos questions. À part cela, nous avons terminé. J'ai besoin, monsieur le maire, d'une reconnaissance formelle, que cet examen a eu lieu.

Et sous quelle forme cette reconnaissance devrait-elle se présenter?

J'ai là probablement juste une motion pour... Ou vous pouvez déclarer une reconnaissance, je suppose. Et nous l'inscrirons au procès verbal pour confirmer qu'elle a été reconnue.

We will accept a motion to recognize that we have received the presentation on the laws relating to public meetings made by the councillor Peters. May I have a second? Supported by the Council. Council, do you have any questions or comments? We will proceed with a vote. All those who are in favor of the motion, aiming to recognize the presentation, please say for IQ. Those who oppose it, please say against it. The motion is adopted. The point of ISA concerns the approval of an amendment to the protocol of agreement between the city of Watertown and the canton of Elmira concerning road maintenance.

We will pass the floor to our municipal engineer, Justin Pétain.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. During last year, we worked on a protocol with each canton for road maintenance in order to clarify the role of each one and which roads are covered by the canton or the city. They are revised every two years or according to the evolution of needs. A little over a year ago, we concluded the initial agreement with the canton of Elmira, and recently, with the annexation of the J&J gravel, we examined this. Thus, this protocol was modified to include the 31st rue, which will now be maintained by the city, because it is now within the limits of the area. Le canton d'Elmira a également demandé la prise en charge d'un tronçon d'un demi-mile de la 26e avenue nord entre la 2e rue et l'autoroute 81, située au nord-ouest de Riveridge, dans cette zone. Nous présentons donc cette demande à l'examen du Conseil. Je crois que c'est tout, je reste disponible pour toutes questions. Merci. Conseil, puis-je obtenir une motion pour approuver l'amendement ? Merci, conseiller. Appuyé par le conseiller German. Conseil, avez-vous des commentaires, des questions ou déclarations ? Je n'entends rien. Tous ceux qui sont en faveur de l'approbation de cet amendement, veuillez dire qu'il y a pour. Tous ceux qui s'y opposent, dites contre. La motion est adoptée. DB is an authorization for the municipal director to conclude a billing service contract with PCC Billing for the supply and management of all ambulance billing services for Watertown Fire Rescue as of October 1, 2026. We ask our Watertown Fire Rescue chief, Don Roland, to tell us more. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

Tonight, I am here to ask the Council for permission to conclude an ambulance billing agreement. With EMS, excuse me. With PCC Billing, based on Castor. For the current invoicing services, EMS has been working with us for a little over two years. After having bought Image Trend Billing in... Unfortunately, they have developed... Boss, your microphone is on. I'm sorry to interrupt you. That's very good. Thank you, sir. They have developed an inability to perceive payments for us over the past two years. And unfortunately, this has turned into a situation of client account in suffering in which we find ourselves today. The company we intend to choose, PCC Billing, as I said, is specialized in ambulances. They have proven themselves successfully over the past few years. They have been in business for many years and their performance is very well documented. They have many customers in the region as well as other ambulances suppliers who are also fire services. I remain at your disposal for any questions in order to proceed with this new bill.

Thank you for the advice. May I have a motion to authorize this agreement? Motion presented by Councilor Chetty and Councilor Peters. Any comments or questions?

Thank you, Chief, for presenting this file. compare the advantages and disadvantages in terms of recovery? Or are we currently talking about debt recoveries, bills that are not paid, I suppose? Do you have figures to share? A kind of comparison with what, and I know it's hard to predict what's going to happen next year, but do you have comparisons with what happened in other communities? Have they seen an increase in recoveries?

Yes, I can share some brief information that I obtained from Mitchell and Rapid City Fire respectively. They saw an increase of 10 to 15, even 20% of the return on investment. This means that they observed a substantial increase in net ambulance coverage from the first year.

Certainly, the cost for the city will be slightly higher with this company, but it will be compensated by a better return on investment.

Je vais vous donner un exemple. Si nous obtenions 150 000 $ supplémentaires sur une année civile, cela nous coûterait 8,000 $ de plus, selon les chiffres. Nous parlons de 5,115 $, soit 5 centimes par dollar, ou 5,000 dollars pour 100 dollars. Nous allons donc constater une augmentation significative des revenus grâce à ce nouveau client.

This is real data that we can compare next year with previous years. And by the end of next year, we will be able to see the figures.

We think reasonably that this is what will happen.

Thank you, Councilor Allen. You mentioned Mitchell and Rapid City. Who else uses PCC?

Spearfish Ambulance in the state. Many other basic care providers in the state of South Dakota. There are 127 lenders in the state of South Dakota, and although they may account for 20 to 40 in our state, they are very present in Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. In the region, they have proven themselves in terms of net coverage.

A little follow-up question. Our current lender, who else is he using?

It's a very big company. But unfortunately, I think their size is their biggest flaw. I'll give you an example. Si un patient âgé de notre communauté est transporté en ambulance vers notre hôpital, et sachant que Medicare est l'un de nos principaux interlocuteurs pour ces trajets, s'ils appellent EMSMC, pour obtenir des informations sur leurs factures, ils peuvent rester au téléphone entre 15 minutes et 1 heure sans même parler à quelqu'un. While with the new ones, they will have an online agent in a few seconds by calling PCC Billing. I am therefore very confident that the customer service will be much better.

Thank you.

Other comments or questions? I would like to add a few comments.

You know, since I've been in this position, I've always been perplexed by the amount of ambulances that we have every month, and even more so, by the variability of these amounts. And it's really symptomatic of a faulty billing process. And one of the things I would say about PCC is that it is directly registered in the name of their company. They are PCC Billing. They are not coverage agents. So they recognize that in order to manage the different payers in the world of medical payments, you have to follow prescription methods to create an appropriate bill. And this expertise alone, I think, justifies the additional expenses that we are going to commit. Note also that Travis Smith, the president of PCC, is also present in the room. If you have any questions for him, I am sure he will be happy to take the microphone and answer them.

I see that he has his arms crossed on the PCC logo of his shirt. Eh bien, merci d'être venu à la réunion du conseil municipal au cas où il y aurait des questions, conseils, d'autres commentaires ou questions. Je voulais juste vous remercier pour la présentation. Bonne chance. Conseil, la motion consiste donc à autoriser l'accord. Si vous êtes en faveur, dire un pour. Si vous êtes opposé, dites contre. The motion is adopted. Point 11a is a first reading of an ordinance authorizing the financial agent to certify the raise of the tax rate to the auditor of the county of Liengrampton.

Municipal Director Stager. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. You have this evening the first reading of the raise of the tax rate for tax collectors to be received in 2027. The amount of money that we can evaluate in tax is determined by the law of the State and there are very precise directives on what we, as a municipality, can evaluate. By applying these directives for taxes to be paid, in 2027 we will increase the global tax of 2.5%. This is the applied IPC index, to which we add a factor related to the new properties in the community, estimated at 0.23% growth. This is translated by an increase in interest rates from one year to the next of $165,532. This will lead to a total valuation of the interest rate of $4,853. Thank you. This is the first reading. We encourage questions. Thank you very much.

Point 12A is a second reading of an order from the city of Watertown, modifying Chapter 7 on bicycles and other means of personal transport of Title 19 on the circulation of revised orders from the city of Watertown.

I don't remember winning a golf tournament.

It was a tournament of a day or something like that.

Thank you for inviting me. I will be brief because this is the third meeting of the council where we are discussing it and I think you are all aware of what we are doing with this second reading of this second revision. Si vous vous souvenez, il y a deux réunions, nous avons présenté une nouvelle proposition d'ordonnance qui aurait restreint les moyens de transport personnel ou les véhicules à roues dans tout le quartier commerçant de notre centre-ville. We took the work from scratch and reworked it to reduce the area we were talking about here. And in this revised ordinance that we discussed a few weeks ago, the exact geographical location is left to the city's road safety committee to determine the most appropriate areas. And what we do is essentially restrict what is defined as personal transport means in the municipal ordinance. This includes roller skates, scooters, electric bikes, roller skates, scooters, electric scooters and all these types of vehicles. This excludes personal mobility devices for people suffering from certain disabilities. They would therefore always be allowed to circulate on the sidewalks of the city center or in the area determined as appropriate by the road safety committee. I really think you are all very aware of what we are trying to do with this proposed ordinance. I will gladly answer all the questions you may have.

Thank you for the advice. May I have a motion to approve this ordinance? Motion made by Councilor Weyer. I need a second. Supported by Councilor Chudy. Councilor, do you have any questions or comments? Councilor Chudy.

Thank you. Thank you for all the work done. I know you had to resume work from scratch and make some adjustments, so I appreciate the work provided by all the participants.

Yes, and very honestly, it's been about a year since we started meeting the city center's business owners to gather their opinions, as well as those of Gadeur's clients and a few other companies. So it's nice to see us cross. I hope so. The finish line is here.

Je partage cet avis et je tiens simplement à vous remercier de votre persévérance. Je sais que le processus n'a pas toujours été simple, mais je pense que nous sommes arrivés à un stade où nous progressons. Très bien. En l'absence d'autres commentaires, tous ceux qui sont en faveur de l'ordonnance voteront poser contre quand même. La motion est adoptée. Point 13A is the approval of an acceptance resolution for the industrial zone Jiren's Shalty, installed by Clawson & Sons Construction LLC LL&Sons Excavating Inc., East River Contracting and Dunink Inc. for the account of IM Holdings LLC, Lake City Motors and TGN Properties LLC. Director of Technical Services, Peterson. Sorry, Municipal Engineer, Peterson. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. This development is the last stage of the development process, where the city formally accepts the development. This is the Jérôme Salty industrial zone. It is an extension of about 150 meters from the 14th South-East Avenue, located south of the Super 8. Just next to the 80. And that includes the roadside, the sidewalks and the rainwater. On this, I remain at your disposal for any questions. Thank you to the Council. May I obtain a motion to approve this resolution? I am presented by the Councilor Hoyer. Supported by the Councilor Mormont.

Council.

Councilor Mormont. Just a little question for the municipal engineer Peterson. Do we always carry out a televised inspection of rainwater and sanitary before the acceptance?

Other questions, the council? Not hearing anything, all those who are in favor vote for or against. Councilor Bobsine.

Hollen. Mormont.

Pour.

Peters. Schutte. Allen. Royer.

The motion is adopted. The point 13B is the approval of an acceptance resolution for the Calvin industrial park, second edition, installed by L.L. & Sons Excavating Incorporated, East River Contracting and Junic Incorporated on behalf of the promoter, the Watertown Development Company.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor.

This is another resolution of acceptance. The Calvin industrial park is located in the southeast part of the city, near the bypass road of 20th Avenue Sud. Once again, this extension of about 150 meters of Calvin Live includes rainwater, sanitary rainwater, water and drainage basins as well. On this, I remain at your disposal for any questions. Can I get a motion to approve this resolution? Motion presented by the councillor, I say yes. Moved by the councillor, I say no. There is nothing else to be added. We will proceed with a motion. Those who are in favour of the approval of the resolution, please vote. Any opposition, please say against. The motion is adopted. The 13C concerns the approval of a resolution establishing new ambulance rates for municipal licenses, permits, administration, adhesions, use benefits, use benefits and various other elements. Chief Roland, over to you.

Mr. Mayor. This resolution will change the rate structure of the ambulances, which is necessary to allow our third-party billing service to be more precise with regard to the detailed services of advanced rehabilitation care that we provide to our patients. This will also provide a more detailed invoice to improve our work according to the requirements of our third payers such as Medicare, Medicaid, IHS, veterans and unfortunately this will also offer a better recovery opportunity for our rehabilitation skills. I am at your disposal for any questions.

Thank you. Can I get a motion to approve the resolution? Motion presented by Councilor Peters, supported by Councilor Bormann. Conseil, des questions ou commentaires ? N'en ayant pas, nous allons prêt à vote. Those who are in favour of approving this resolution, you may say for. All opposition, you may say against. The motion is adopted. Mayor, do you have anything to say?

I have a few points. First of all, this Friday at 8.00 a.m. at Foundation Plaza, we will gather to commemorate September 11. Secondly, on September 22nd, we are planning to organize a community discussion on plate, registration and various police technologies that we use in the city. This will take place in the community room of the police station at 5 p.m. on September 22nd. Plus tard cette semaine, nous attendons les réponses aux appels d'offres pour l'ancienne usine de traitement des eaux du lac Kampka afin d'examiner les propositions de réaménagement. Ce que je prévois de faire avec ces réponses, c'est de vous les partager et de vous soumettre une recommandation en tant que conseil lors d'une session de travail début octobre, alors que nous examinerons le budget en même temps. I think that if you can wait until then, it would be good to have a discussion rather than a simple presentation on the next step. J'aimerais également mentionner que nous sommes conscients du problème de prolifération des mauvaises herbes dans le lac Comca. Cela fait l'objet de beaucoup de discussions et d'attentions dernièrement. Le district du projet hydraulique du lac Comca est très activement engagé à comprendre l'approche scientifique pour traiter les mauvaises herbes dans le lac A. And as a city, we will be part of these discussions. None of us have an immediate answer. We know that the Comca Lake has changed over the last few years and, in this way, what was once the proliferation of algae in August, has become a proliferation of weeds due to the clarity of the water. Consequently, we will continue to collaborate with various groups to understand what we must do to protect this resource in the future. I have nothing else to add?

Municipal Council, one of the members, has topics for future discussions.

I will say a few words if the Jones Council agrees on this subject, because my name has not been specifically mentioned on social networks. I therefore thank everyone for not having done it and for not having imposed this burden on someone who is not really an expert in bad herbs. I have been fishing around it for many years. But as for the discussion we had today, Brad Johnson, I want to thank him for sharing information on this subject, because it has not ceased to take on a large scale. And you know what happens, a lot of information circulates, and all of a sudden we have a lot of experts, while there is no one who is a real expert. J'ai été abordé dès ce matin au premier endroit où je suis arrivé à 7h45. Il y avait une dame assise dans la salle d'attente qui m'a demandé qu'allez-vous faire. Allez-vous en discuter ce soir au conseil municipal ? Peut-être. Nous verrons quelles informations nous avons. Mais Brad a fait du bon travail en publiant des informations sur la situation actuelle. C'est un défi, mais tant d'années d'engrais, tant d'années de bons produits utilisés pour faire pousser du bon maïs, du bon soja et pour le bon bétail. Les mauvaises herbes aiment vraiment ça, tout comme le reste. Donc, beaucoup de croissance. Je suis censé être un expert en la matière pour la pêche et je lui ai mentionné que c'était bon pour les poissons. She replied, yes, but we can't put a fishing boat in it, you know, Gu. There are therefore many, I'm not going to call it animosity, but there are things that I really appreciate that the Lake District takes care of. This is where funding is possible if we find solutions. But first of all, it is not an invading species. And Brad explained very well that these are natural herbs, present years ago, which have now been able to develop thanks to the magnificent and crystalline water, which we benefit from for many months of the year, including for ice fishing. And this simply promotes the passage of the sun to it. We have fertilizer. It is, as a farmer would say, an excellent harvest of corn. We've had good harvests in the last two years and now people are furious that their boats are clogged. And they're going to grill engines because they can't get the water in the holds to cool the engines. Or they're going to muddle their embassies. It's really, it's a nuisance right now. So, let nature take care of most of it? Who knows? She's going to have to take care of it a little bit, just like she did when she got here, in a way. So I think it's really important that we have a little patience towards the Lake District. There are members there for whom, you know, it's really their field. That's what they like to do. And I don't think there is anyone in the municipal council who is an expert in the matter. She did say that I had called. The University of Minnesota, the same group that studied the zebra mold, is what we could do, the possible options. And they had no solution. So, you know, it's really, really not new. It happens, as Brad says in his comments. I hope you know, and I hope it will happen in the media so that the information circulates. You know, the challenge is that the Conesca lake remains magnificent. I passed in front this morning at 7 am, coming to town. It's a wonderful place. And this negativity can be interpreted as if the lake was flying. Ce n'est pas le cas. Vous savez, y a-t-il des solutions qui doivent être discutées ? Donc j'ai hâte d'entendre parler de ces solutions. Et je n'ai pas hâte de dépenser des millions de dollars de la ville car nous ne les avons pas pour régler ça. Donc je pense que la vraie nouvelle est de savoir. Quand nous en arriverons au point où nous connaîtrons le montant nécessaire s'il existe une solution pour simplement les contrôler, principalement en août et septembre, All that I have to say, sir.

Thank you, advisor. Advisor, yes. I sometimes mention traffic problems, but I wanted to warn the public that the 20th is taking place this week and this weekend.

I thought about it because of Compesca, because they will make their loop around that. So be very careful. There should be a lot more vehicles on the road and many of them will be entirely in steel. So if you hit them, they will win. So be careful.

Make sure to be careful. Other advisors. We have no reason to go into an executive session. I will propose a motion to raise the session. Motion presented by Councilor Peters. Supported by Councilor Mormont. All those who are in favor of raising the session will say yes. Any opposition, say no. The motion is adopted. Good night and may God bless you, Watertown.