Council - Regular Meeting

Council member Martha Gonzalez, present. Council member Loreno Degado, present. Council member Jesus Raldan, present. Council member Luis Galindo, member Miguel Vando. Mayor have a

We're going to move on. Call to the public. Anybody from the public want to address council? There's none. We have uh two proclamations of whis is black history month. Whereas during Black History Month, we celebrate the many achievements and contributions made by African-Americans to our economic, cultural, spiritual, and political development. And whereas in 1915, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson noted black scholar and son of former slaves founded the association for the study of African-American life and history and whereas Dr. Woodson initiated Black History Week February 12th, 1926. And for many years, the second week of February, chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln was celebrated by African-Americans in the United States. Whereas in 1976, as part of the nation's bicesentinel, Black History Week was expanded and became established as Black History Month and is now celebrated all over North America. And whereas after the Civil War, many black black Americans sought a better life free from oppression and in search of new economic opportunities and the liberty to create their own lives. And whereas many African-American settlers found their way to the Grand Canyon State where they have made invaluable contributions in many professions and fields that continue to enrich history, the history and culture of our community. And whereas the observance of Black History Month calls our nation's attention to the continued need to battle racism and to build a society that lives up to its democratic ideals. Now therefore, I, Herard, Mayor Herardaya, mayor of the city of Summerton, on behalf of the citizens of Summerton, do hereby proclaim February 26, 2026 as Black History Month in the

city of Summerton, and urge all citizens to celebrate our diverse heritage and culture and continue our efforts to create a world that is more just, peaceful, and prosperous for all. It's always a pleasure having uh members of our local chapter here, NAACP and today we have um members here and President Beverly Kate and I want to invite you to come up and everyone and and receive this proclamation. have two steps to the right, please everybody. Oh, maybe three steps. Maybe one more. Okay, then council. Um, and then

one more. Perfect. Okay. One, two, one. Thank you.

Mr. Mayor, sir, if I could be allowed to address the council and yourself concerning what just happened here. Uh on behalf of the NAACP branch 1016, thank you for this meaningful proclamation honoring Black History Month. We accept it with gratitude and humility. But on a personal note with me, gentlemen, ladies, that I've been here many years before and this is something I look forward to every year. And regards to who the president of the NAACP is, I always ask them, please allow me to thank the council and the mayor personally. And as I was getting my thoughts together as to what I was going to say, what kind of hit me was this. As we are in our nation this year and so many people are talking about dividing us, this is a prime example of which people maybe who don't have a whole lot in common generally, but who have in common for sure the love of our nation and the love of the people who are in it and the recognition that all of us contribute to this great nation. So on behalf of the NAACP again, gratitude. We really appreciate what you did and thank you very much again. We have our second proclamation career and technical education month. Whereas career and technical education CTE offers students the academic, technical and employability skills necessary for success in college career and life. And whereas CTE provides pathways to high-skll, high wage and in demand careers in fields such as healthcare, information technology, advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, agriculture, business, and many other vital to our economy. And whereas CTE programs integrate rigorous academics

with real world experiences, including internships, apprenticeships, and industry certifications, preparing students for both college and career success. And whereas CTE equips students not only with technical knowledge, but also with leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills essential in today's rapidly changing workforce. And whereas CT educators, administrators, and industry partners work collaboratively to ensure students are career ready and positioned to contribute meaningful to their comm to their communities and the economy. And whereas CTE month is an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of CTE programs, highlight students success stories, and raise awareness of the value of career focused education. Now therefore, I, Herardo Naya, mayor of the city of Summerton, do hereby proclaim the month of February 2026 as Career and Technical Education Month and encourage all all citizens to encou to recognize the contributions of CTE to our students futures and to our workforce.

Want to invite our students Alexa Flores, Alamaris Alvarez Cortez, and Valeria Salomon. Those are the names that I have. So is anybody else is welcome to come up? NCIL Tamara K from Summerton High School. steps.

Okay. Ready?

Can I have you to this side? Yeah. Yes. Over there. Thank you. Beautiful.

Thank you so much. You'd like to say some words. We're going to move on to consent agenda check register for the month of December 2025. Is there a motion? Make a motion to approve consent agenda as stated. Second motion by Vice Mayor Castillo, second by Councilman Raldon. All those in favor.

Oppos. Motion carries. We have u two presentations. The first one is presentation by Summerton High School career and technical education program leaders. This one is Yes. Yes. Thank you.

Hello. Good evening. My name is Alexa Flores. My name is Valeria Salomon. My name is Alis Alvarez Cortez.

Today on behalf of Summerton High School, we will be presenting career and technical education. What is CT? CT stands for career and technical education and it provides students with the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to pursue the career that they would like. In CTE we offer leadership and there are three levels of leadership. The first leadership role is when students become a courtesy corp which they are designated students designated by their teacher to represent their classroom and read visitors. The second level is when students become a CT ambassador. They represent their CT program and they learn leadership skills as well as they learn about the actual values of CTE, connect with the industry and assist with activities and events. And the last CTE um level is CT leader in which students have the opportunity to plan events, assist in larger community events as well as mentor and support CT ambassadors and represent their school and CT programs. With CT, we also have career and technical student organizations. These student organizations are designed to strengthen career and technical education programs, providing students with opportunities for leadership development, applied technical skills, and career exploration. As you can see on the screen, we have our three CTSOs that we provide at Summerton High School, which is OSA, Future Health Professionals, FCCLA, Family Career, and Community Leaders of America, and Skills USA. Overall CTE programs in the district. Human Union High School District has 77 CTE programs throughout all of our seven high schools in our district. At Summerton High School, we have four CTE programs and are currently working on

adding one more next year. The four CT programs we offer at Summerton High School are law public safety, welding technologies, culinary arts, and sports medicine, and rehabilitation. One of the CT programs we offer at Summerson High School is culinary arts. Within the CT program, it offers exploration through the culinary world, the profession, teaching students hands-on experiences, and essential skills of what is needed for the food industry. As you can see on the screen, you can see the industry credentials, the dual credit courses from EDVC, as well as the CTSO it is from, which is FCC alert. Another CT program we offer at Summerton High School is sports medicine and rehabilitation. This program provides an understanding of the principles of sports medicine and rehabilitation. On the left you can see the industry credentials which are certification students can earn while being in this course. You have the dual credit courses which are college credits that students earn while being in a high school class and the CTSO which is host of future health professionals. Another CT course we offer at Summerton High School is welding technologies. And this course provides an in-depth exploration of the various welding processes. And as you can see, there are various dual credit/col credit courses that you can receive while taking this CT program and industry credentials, any certifications you can receive while taking this class. And the CTSO it is a part of is Skills USA. And the final CT course we offer at SummerSton High School so far is law and public safety. In this program, they allow students to comprehend the legal principles and safety procedures that public like police officers operate every day. As you can see on the screen, you can see the industry credentials

that are offered as well as the credit dual credit courses and CTSO it is from.

Hello, as I said, my name is Alexa Flores. Today I will be sharing my CT story. My CT story started in freshman year when I decided to join sports medicine and rehabilitation because I was very interested in the medical field. This will be my third year taking sports medicine and rehabilitation. Throughout these three years, I have gained CPR certification and OSHA safety card and I'm working on my emergency medical responder certification. I have worked aside our athletic trainer through previous sports events and I have also been an ambassador and a leader now guiding our ambassadors to also find their strengths in leadership. Overall, CT has gave me confidence, helped me grow and prepared me for the future. Thank you. Hello, my name is Alamaris Alvarez Cortez and my CTE story began in freshman year where I got enrolled into culinary arts. I was really interested in the culinary profession as I got the opportunity to become a CT ambassador which opened my eyes to lots of opportunities that were in front of me as well as currently I am in line public safety which I'm learning a bunch of important stuff that is required for everyday life. Thank you. Hello, my name is Valeria Salamon and this is my CT story. In eighth grade, I had no idea what I wanted to do. So, when it came down to picking my freshman electives, I decided to take a chance on sports medicine and rehabilitation. And little did I know that single opportunity would change everything for me. As I became a part of the course, I was interested by how the body works and patient care. As late into my freshman year when I applied to become a CT ambassador and now a CT leader, I gained so much confidence that I had never thought I could gain before. Now I am presenting in front of an audience and

earning my emergency medical responder certification, something eighth grade me would have never imagined. Thank you. So, career and technical education at Summerton High School offers students like us the opportunity to experience real world skills to discover our true passions and prepare for our future careers. From each program that Summerton High School offers so far, it also offers hands-on experiences that builds confidence, trust, and opportunity for every single student in the Summerton High School. We would like to invite all of you to join a beautiful uh tour of our campus and we would like for you to join the CT programs and look at them and meet the instructors. If you go to the Summerton High School website and look for the CT instructional leader, you will be provided with her information and you can contact us and visit us. Now, on behalf of Summerton High School, we would just like to say thank you for your time and if anyone had any questions, feel free to ask. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Any questions or comments? Vice Mayor, I know you have a question. No, I was just going to say I mean uh thank you very much for for the presentation. Very informative and uh it's great to uh to have the opportunity to hear your your story, you know. So it's so thank you for everything. Thank you, Council Member. So you said you have another CT coming next year. So as seniors, will you be remaining in your current CTE program or what is the new program that's coming in?

So our new program will be medical assisting. So students can complete other CTE programs and eventually join that new one if they wish to. Nice. Thank you. Is welding also CTE? And and when are they thinking of bringing it here to Summerton? cuz I I or it's is there okay that's the skills USA part or of the uh the presentation or was it yeah no there was like three or was welding mentioned

yeah because I remember touring the facility and the welding the area was like you know state-of-the-art so yeah oh yeah yeah I saw it new before it was used. So, yeah, it would be great to and and it's it's a great program. My son is in the sports medicine and rehabilitation CT, so it's very happy. Yes. Any other questions or comments? Thank you. Thank you.

As you can tell, I didn't know anything about CT. So, very important. We're going to move on to all business discussion and direction concerning the proposed Summerton welcome sign. Mayor, we're missing one presentation from AWC.

7.2 7.2 presentation by Arizona Western College regarding the economic impact in Yuma and Laas counties. Thank you so much, Mayor Annaya, vice mayor and council members and city manager, Mr. Galavis. My name, as you mentioned, is Sbrano. I am the dean of regional centers and adult education for Arizona Western College, and I'm excited to come in before you today to talk about our presentation titled the economic value of Arizona Western College. So to start off, I would like to share our mission, which is transforming lives through education and partnerships to create thriving communities. That's what Arizona Western College is all about. To share a little bit about our student data in the last 10 years, 60% of our students are first generation college students, which means that they are the first in their families to ever attend college. 73% of our students are Hispanic or Latino. And the fact is that Arizona Western College has been an HSI institution since we first opened our doors before the term HSI ever existed. And it's something that AWC is very proud of. 29% of our students are early college students, which means that they're under the age of 18 taking concurrent enrollment or dual credit classes. I want to share that community colleges across the state have been declining in enrollment, but Arizona Western College is one of those exceptions. We're happy to share that in the past decade, we've had a decade of growth. 16% increase in student headcount, a 10% increase in

full-time student equivalency, an 18% increase in credentials awarded, and a 20% increase in total graduates. We've also had a 5% increase in academic success rate, which is currently an 82% success rate, which means that 82% of the time our students pass their classes with a C, a B, or an A. So AWC has had a record number of students coming to college. We've also had a record number of students graduating from AWC. But we're also really excited to share that we've had a record number of students transferring to our three local state universities of ASU, NAU, and UVA with a 14% increase at AWC. That's even more significant, especially if you consider the fact that our local Arizona community partners in the state have experienced a 22% decline in transfer rates in the past 10 years. 69.6% of our students who transfer to the local state universities end up getting their bachelor's degree within four years. So, like Dr. Core likes to do, we'll go ahead and round that off. That means 70% of our students who transfer to our local state universities end up getting their bachelor's degree. In addition to that, we're very proud of the collegegoing culture that we're cultivating in our communities. Our district governing board about eight years ago approved a reduction in tuition for our underage students. our students that are 18 years or younger taking the dual credit or concurrent enrollment, reducing our tuition per credit to $25 per credit. Now, it is $30 per credit, but that has resulted in a

66% reduction in tuition for our underage students. That has resulted in a 1,026% increase in dual credit and concurrent enrollment at Arizona Western College. So, just to give you an example that this last May, 105 students graduated with their associates degree even before obtaining their high school diploma.

Wow. So, we wanted to share all that good information with you about the success that we've had in the last 10 years, but we also want to take a moment to let you know how valuable it is, the impact that Arizona Western College is having on our on our economic impact analysis report. So the economic development report looks at the cost and the benefits to students, taxpayers, and the society that we're having in Yuma and La Pas counties. So I want to go ahead and emphasize that we have our gross regional product which is the GRP our total output for our Yuma and La Paz counties is 10.1 billion. That's for us to have that in perspective as I share with you some of the impact that AWC has within our region. As you know, AWC does service the Yuma County and La Pas County District. So, in reference to fiscal year 2023 2024, we served 13,000 students and we also had an impact of 44.8 8 million in payroll and benefits because of our 1,312 employees. We also had a total tuition revenue of 6.6 million. As you are aware, Arizona Western College is a major regional employer and is a powerful economic engine for our communities. I also want to re-emphasize the fact that this is our impact on our local communities, not statewide. So to bring a little bit more data for you, we also have I don't know about you, but many of us had our first

working experience at Arizona Western College as student employees. So, our operation spending impact for college payroll and other spending and their ripple effects added 51.1 million added regional income to our communities with 1,351 jobs supported in the region. On top of that, we also had some major construction projects at AWC in the last 10 years. for example, our law enforcement training academy, our residence hall, and our Matador activity center, which added $42 million into our region. And we're very proud to say that we were able to accomplish that without adding a single dollar in added tax payment from our local taxpayers. That's something that we're very proud to be able to share. Arizona Western College is also a strong fiscal steward and we're very excited to share our double A plus S SNP rating and our AAA Moody bond rating. In addition to that, our students who choose to stay or relocate to Arizona Western College at a $9.3 million added regional income to our communities. And those individuals support 147 jobs in the region. And our alumni add a regional income of $256.8 8 million to our communities supporting 3,158 jobs in our region. So to summarize, if we add everything that I just spoke about right now, Arizona Western College in the past 10

years has had a 319.2 million total income added in our region, 3.2% of our region's GRP. We've supported 4,688 jobs, which means that one in 23 jobs in Yuma and La Pas County have been directly impacted by Arizona Western College. So what does that mean from the different perspectives? We have our student perspective. We had a benefit of 232.6 6 million in higher future earnings for our students. And our students, the cost to them was $48.2 million. That means that our students are getting a 16.2% rate of return when they invest in Arizona Western College. So that means that for every $100 that students spend at AWC, they get a $480 return on investment. Our t from our taxpayer perspective we have an investment of 62.9 million from our taxpayers with a benefit of 70.4 million. That's a onetoone benefit cost ratio which means that they have a 1.3% return on investment. That means that our taxpayers for every $100 get a $110 return in tax revenue for investing in Arizona Western College. And from our social perspective, we have the $93.1 million benefit with an a cost of 133.7 million that were invested at the college, giving our social perspective a 6.8 benefit cost ratio. What does that mean? That means that you don't have to step foot at Arizona

Western College to get a return on investment for the taxpaying money that people are investing in our community and our college community. The investment is paying off. We're working really, really hard to make sure that we produce those good outcomes and success rates for our students. As you know, more education means less crime, better health, uh more civic engagement, and stronger communities. and we want to bring it back to our students. So, quoting one of our students, William Garcia, one of our AWC alumni, he says, "As the first member of my family to pursue a college education, I represent the sacrifices and aspirations of generations past. The Keys program has been my foundation, transforming obstacles into opportunities for growth and converting dreams into tangible realities. It has instilled in me the courage to rise, lead and succeed. We also want to show off one of our programs which in today is going to be the nursing program. Uh we have doubled the program in the last year. Uh 28 total graduates in the spring of 2024. In the fall of 2024, we doubled the program. 48 students graduated from that program. 94% of those were employed before we doubled the program and then 95% of those who did graduate when we doubled the program were employed which means that our nursing students are having wonderful employment rates when they finish even after doubling the program. About almost 50% of those students who finish their nursing associates degree with us end up pursuing their bachelor's degree in nursing. So that brings us back to our mission which is transforming lives through education and partnerships to create thriving communities. Do you guys have any questions for us?

Any questions, comments? I have I have a question. Mayor, you mentioned that 105 um high school students graduated uh you know got their associates before. Uh do you know which campus uh got the most or are they pretty equal all across? Uh, Yuma Catholic High School has the strongest numbers in graduates. When you say strongest, like the highest the majority of them or

majority, but our Yuma Union High School District has been hasn't moving on up on that. As you know, in San Louis, we've had the early college program since even before we we called it the early college program. So, San Louis High School is pretty high, but Catholic is our highest. They're the ones that have the majority of their students. Uh when it comes to the amount, it's still you Catholic that has the highest number of percentage- wise like 80 90% maybe. No, no, not that much. Um I don't have that information available. Um but I can definitely get that information to you. Uh but it's not it's not that much higher. Okay. Um

and when you mentioned HSI, I'm sorry. What does that mean? a Hispanic serving institution, which is a a new term that we get additional funding from the federal government for being an HSI. Okay. Uh in the same way that uh black serving institutions also get additional funding. Uh but we've always been an HSI since we opened our doors and we're very proud of that. And that hasn't changed with this administration. And it has not changed. No. Uh we've had pretty strong Hispanic students coming. Um even after the change in administration, uh we were we were concerned that we would have a drop in enrollment, but our numbers continue to

I'm saying about the funding and if HS HS HSI funding Oh, thanks for clarifying that. Um no, that's not in question at the moment, but it I cannot say what what will happen in the future, but for now that's still in place. Mhm. Thank you. Yeah, you're welcome. Anything else? Well, thank you so much for supporting the college. Thanks. Thank you for what you guys do.

We're going to move on to old business discussion and direction concerning the proposal. Summerton welcome sign design concept. Good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Council. Saul Alvore, community development director. Bringing this item back to you for discussion and possible direction. The mayor and council on December 16th, so the last meeting of last year, the council approved a waiver of the city's procurement code requirements and awarded a sign in construction and design contract to CNS signs of El Centro. At that meeting, the council selected only the the contractor and voted to wave the procurement code. A sign design was not selected at that meeting. Uh the direction at the meeting was to um make some revisions to the sign and um we took the comments that you gave us at that meeting and also circulated a request for comments to the council um via a form. So tonight we are bringing before you three design options for your consideration, possible future direction. I'd like to go to actually the sheet after this Grea. So, uh, mayor and council, for the sake of simplicity, we'll call this the original design, although this is not the original design that was presented at the meeting. It's very close. Couple of the uh design comments that you offered staff at that meeting have been incorporated into this. at the one that was presented at the meeting where the city logo is on this one. There was a big red star, couple other little changes here and there. So, we are bringing a slightly modified version of the

original back to you for presentation along with two other options that I uh received not in time to include in the air form, but I do have them and I pass them out before the meeting. If it's possible, we can put them up on the screen so rest of the people present can see. Um, also this was the form that was go up one if that looks familiar. That was the form that was passed around um to council and all the comments that we received on this form were transmitted to the contractor. And thus we have two more options for you. Thank you, Christian. So, alternate option one features uh pretty much the same version of the original sign with some slight modifications, color added. The wording at the welcome platform has been changed a little bit. The dimensions remain the same. the electronic components remain the same. It's really the aesthetics. And um this is a nighttime view of that same sign. So this is alternate design option one. And we also have a second alternate

option for your consideration. um similar but one less color. The red is not present on this one but the the essence of the sign is maintained and the comments that we received were incorporated into the these design options. Um so tonight council does not have to select assign unless if you wish to but uh there are still plenty of time to make modifications if you wish. The contractor is on Zoom, I believe, available to answer any questions you may have and so is staff.

Well, you know, to me would be at least the most visible color scheme during the day. I'm not an expert, so whatever whatever it is. Um, and one thing I I did mention um in our in our last uh meeting was there was some comments as far as having the our model, the best little cities. Some didn't like it, but I said bring it back. And uh when Louis presented the when that form was sent, I was like, Lou, I don't feel comfortable having it like that. It should be discussed in the public forum. So, I don't know why those comments are being addressed in this meeting when when when that that that was my concern. I don't want it if if we're going to be giving direction, let let it be in a public forum, not each submitting their opinion. I feel that that's not appropriate. So, um and u but at least for me, whatever the I don't have a I I like the sign. I don't have a color preference. I I guess whatever's more visible, but I would like to when we approve um a design, I would like to have the our model the best little city as an option. You know, of course, council can decide, but um you know, I try to use it every time, you know, I'm a public, you know, we need to at least have something that resonates so businesses, families, and you know, so in events. So, and I I I like that, you know, it was more

more appropriate of what we've tried to do having or, you know, Summerton presented, but but um you know, that's anyone else, mayor, if I may. Yes.

Okay. And see, I'm I'm I'm the opposite of of of you with all due respect. uh um I believe that that's our marketing scheme and uh marketing schemes do change. So I mean I I like option alternative option A or one uh with with uh with the way it's written besides uh the writing on that uh on that on the one they presented the very first not option one or option two the one that's on the agenda it's almost same serves the same purpose as the the LED screen. People are going to be driving so fast they're not going to be able to read that portion. And so I think it's a very basic welcoming welcome to Summerton. You see the writing down there? It's it's uh right underneath the welcome. You're not going to be able to read it. So I I like alternate alternate one for for me. Okay. You know, I I I think for me, I mean, looking at it, uh I mean, I do like uh uh when when the form was sent out to us, you know, um I I saw the that it had that little like slogan, the best little city. So, um you know, I I like for it to be there. Color-wise, um you know, I'm glad that we added more color. I think it's going to stand out a little bit more. Um, but um I'm I'm good with with having that best little city. We could add events. I'm just kidding.

There's no room, but I like I like it with Well, it could be to me best little city is really not important. It would be events, business, and family. Families. To me, that's if we can't fit best little city, but at least it's part of what we when we did all that exercise, um, that's what people wanted Summerton or admired about Summerton, their events, their families, and we want to be business friendly. So, mayor, if I may. Yes.

Maybe maybe if we if they design it in a way that that the particular portion that you're talking about uh where it says best little city. Uh maybe if if it's removable in case the uh in case the marketing scheme changes if that would be an option. think Jasmine would be glad that she could do that? No. No. The reason I mean well

I mean that thing is going to probably outlive us and so I'm sure probably within our lifetime somebody else's vision of uh the marketing scheme might be different. So I just want to be able to give them the flexibility to change it if we're going to incorporate it.

Yeah, that'll be fine. Um, I think I'm sorry, but I think that goes part of our identity that what we've been trying to create over the past couple of years, you know, like the best little city for family events, you know. So, I mean, I'm I don't know. I'm thinking if do we really want to I mean I know I know the flexibility would be great but I think part of it ever since I've been on council that's been kind of like our model of we've been trying to sell you know uh when we go out of conferences and and and and sell them on coming to summer. So I So so I guess a question if it's uh the person's on Zoom it could be removable in the future there's

Oscar are you there? Yes, I am here. As far as removability, it would be possible for sure. It's basically going to be like some sort of a light box with a aluminum cutout face. So, as long as we maintain files of that, then we should be fine. Thank you, Oscar. No problem.

We can have a a vault inside the sign that has a file. I think we're u getting close, mayor and council on this, moving closer. Um, and it's it's uh it's good to know that that option to change it out later if the model were to change um could be incorporated. So, I don't know. Um, what I'm hearing is you like the newer version with more light, more color, but uh you'd like to have the best little city option added with the If Best Little City is too small, then at least have the business events and families.

Okay. Mayor, if I may. Yes. Could they provide an example of what would be a good size for uh the concern of the visibility? If Oscar can answer it,

Oscar, if you could uh make a comment on that. Um what would be a good letter size for for that text? Best little city. Um, would that be do you think we could fit fit both best little city and uh welcome or events, business, families? I could uh make a couple of drafts here and have those sent out. But I'm pretty sure we can we can grow that little segment right there, that black segment. Grow it up a little bit, cover a little bit more of the fields. Not too much, but just like the right amount so we can get more visibility on both. And what color in your opinion is more visible when driving at 60 miles per hour?

Uh, black provides a pretty good contrast as far as black and white. So, we would be using pretty good paints on this and of course it would be illuminated as well at nighttime. So, we take visibility into account when producing something like this for sure. Does does council have any preference on the color scheme so we at least can give direction today? As far as Councilwoman Gonzalez, I like the number two. Um the one that you provided um that has just the yellow, blue, and I don't know the red. I've never

seen Summerton in like red. It's more of the the field colors and the the sunlight. So for me, it's number two. Okay. Have a question. Yes.

So the color scheme, you know, the heat, it's going to eat up that paint. So red is not going to last for 5 years, 20 years. Um so how often are we're going to have to pay to get that painting in order for it to look nice? because I have to go with what Councilwoman Gonzalez is saying. Yellow is less likely to fade out than the red. Um, or is it equal? Will they both fade out? And could you comment on the longevity of the paint? Oscar?

Yeah, as far as the the paint it would be doing, we'd be using automotive paint on that. So, it'd be pretty industrial grade in a sense. I have to honestly ask my off the designer here, but I have a couple of notes here. Um I can give him a quick um text right now. He's on text right now with me, but I can you know right now that automotive paints would be used in this. But I do agree as well as far as the color scheme. If we provide darker darker colors, the sun will eat it up quicker. So yeah, as far as using lighter colors, it would be a little bit more ideal. But I can still rework some of the color palette in this design. Maybe we can change a little bit of the colors. But okay, I just got a text from my boss. He said that the paint would last up to 15 to 20 years, give or take.

Thank you. Yep. I also would like to make the note, mayor, if I may. Yeah.

Um, I did answer the the questionnaire that was sent to us in the in the email and I did provide my input in regards to the best little city. I do understand that um, you know, we're working hard for the community and and surrounding areas to to acknowledge that we are the best little city for events and family and business and and I and I get that and that's wonderful. However, um, I believe it's it's a slogan. This is just like any other slogan, you know, like Burger King, you know, they make it your way. Well, it doesn't say Burger King, make it your way. It just says Burger King. So, for the city of Summerton, in my uh in of my opinion and in what I answered in the um questionnaire was, you know, remove the best little city, but yes, continue with the model and and our slogan and um and just put welcome or established in the year. Um, that was my my opinion and my own recommendation. So, I go with um the yellow scheme uh because of the fading and with just the welcome on there. That's my opinion and my vote.

Anybody else? Yeah. Uh I think also mayor with the option number two but I would like to see also the uh the wording of the best little city for and the events and and all that. So I would like to see that option but colorwise I think option two won't be

I feel what councilman be alo is a happy compromise like eventually it can be changed if that's allowed then and see the he's a majority of council but I don't know if that's a decision a direction or we want to bring the uh both with the recommended color scheme. But, you know, that's something I think that for a sign we've been going back and forth and uh

uh Mayor uh we're we look for your direction. I mean, we can give you the different uh samples. Uh this doesn't have to be the last discussion indefinite, but we are wanting to work towards closer and closer to finalize this to be able to get this uh constructed. So, well, I I agree with that. You know, the uh what councilwoman Gonzalez said that you know that a color scheme, but you know, like not like I did if the best little city's too small, maybe just businesses, events, and families. That's that's something I think thing that we've at least this council has has uh tried to implement and and uh hopefully when we're in public we try to emphasize that and it's kind of gaining steam at least people when they see me say oh this is best little city and you know that's probably our intent and

and uh we're council now and that's our Well, we're trying to sell Summerton as and the families five what four or five years ago that's during during that process that's what they wanted us they felt summer to move. So mayor I had a question if I may. Yes. Uh you we talked about the color scheme in the inside. Uh how about the browns on the outside? Is that something uh you want to keep or or want us to look at other? There were some comments. Don't be digging. No, just kidding.

You want to start asking Mayor? Mayor by me. Yes.

Yeah. You know what? Now, now that I think about it that you guys brought up some legitimate points from uh Councilwoman Gonzalez and and Councilwoman Degado, um I don't mind uh that second option, but also, you know, I'm still agreeable to as long as we're able to or as long as we provide the flexibility to be able to change models if the model changes, then I'm okay with adding whatever needs to be added at the bottom.

So yeah, I guess that that would be the direction if that could be if it could be removed. If not, bring back both options, one with a permanent welcome and one with a the that model. But does council feel comfortable if it can be removed with that color scheme and with some upgrades or or I do and I would make a motion to go with that one, mayor, if everybody's agreeable to with the option of it being removable, which according to the designer, they said they could. Is is it is this item written so so we can take the motion or just direction?

Just direction on the agenda for for a discussion. So no action. Oh, okay. So, so just mayor direction and that way we can have them put it together, finalize, make sure that's what you want. Do do you need a do you need a motion to to have that or we can give direction and just have the sign since we approved it already? Yes, direction. Mayor direction, but can can after they do those touch-ups as far as or uh can they start production of the sign because we've been kicking this. Yeah, I

I think we're pretty much under color and and like counciloman no and council me said we can have it a removable with best little city. Um, can we go ahead and and just start production of it legal or we've seen it like three times and the important thing was selecting the uh

the the person that was going to produce the sign. So, mayor, council, I I'm not I'm not sure uh where in the process you are, but if if there has already been an action to approve this contract and we are just settling on on these final designs, if there's enough direction to move forward with a design, uh then we shouldn't need to bring this back. Okay. Okay. Thinking to have can move forward. Very good. So we will um but bring it back if that's a permanent it's not an option. Yeah, that's not an option. Bring it back. Yeah. But if not, go ahead and

So we'll proceed with design alternate option two in front of you with a interchangeable um motto at the base of the sign. And if that's not possible, we'll bring back some options for your consideration at a future meeting. Yes. Thank you very much. I just think that's our model. Why do we want to change it? Are we having

We're going to need an extra patrol person. Someone's going to be hearing

uh summary of current events. Mayor, first we have uh Terry Thruhill, HR.

Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, council members. I only have one item to report today. We will be testing for police officer um doing a police officer testing on February 24th at the Summerton Community Center. We have invited uh 96 candidates to participate in the written exam. Once they pass the written exam, those who do pass will be invited to the physical agility and then on the 25th, we'll have an all day interview day. Thank you, Rosanna Douglas. Solid Works.

Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, council members. The cultural center parking lot maintenance project is nearing completion with paving successfully finalized and remaining accessibility improvements underway. The recycling plant is in the process of removing solid waste from the annual cleanup, including mattresses, tires, and scrap metal. Concrete pouring is in process for parks and rex projects at paracony park and the dog park. That is all I have. Thank you. That's all we have mando.

I don't have anything. Mayor, sorry I couldn't unmute myself. You want to speak for council vando? participated in the senior center fundraiser for the golf tournament. So, thank you, Councilman. Oh, I could give you guys a quick rundown on that. Sorry about that, man.

Yes, it was a it was a pretty successful event. Uh, congratulations to parks and recck uh department and staff. Uh, everybody that participated had uh positive reviews on it just because they felt that the the method they used in order to develop that that tournament was was pretty fair and kept everybody pretty honest about their their scoring. So, it was a it was a pretty good success. Uh seniors were out there. They were they were glad um Parks and Recck was able to help out with this with this event. So, everything was really good.

Thank you, Council Gonzalez. And we're starting off the vaccine clinic again this year. Um they're going to start off on February 19th. So just a reminder to residents and staff that um vaccine clinic will be on February 19th from 3 to 6 at the um old senior center. Thank you. Uh, I want to thank the Cocoa Fire Department, the Summer Kokopa Fire Department for their tour today. Uh, thank you, Chief. It was very informative. You know, I wish if I was a millionaire, you would have everything you need. Uh, I would most definitely donate all that money that you that you need. But, you know, hopefully with your hard work and your staff, um, we find those those monies that you need. And it was very alarming to know that, you know, the the years of service that some of your equipment um is there. And you know, we are a small community, but we're growing and um yes, we won't be at the volume of of the neighboring communities, but we still need you and and we need your department to be up to par. and and um I just pray that that we do find those fundings in order to to justify what you need or or put it in perspective as far as what's I guess everything's important but you know put it in in in a scale to see what's needed the most and hopefully Louis and and you know our legis legislative people you know help us with that but thank you so much for for the tour today. That's all I have. Mayor Delo,

I don't have anything, mayor. Thank nothing, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Have nothing, mayor.

Um, the uh we uh changed our capital, the day at the capital, the the governor's going to be here for the state of the state. So, it was probably some council members didn't feel appropriate for us to be over there. and she's going to be visiting us and and over there. So, Louis trying to find another day because um you know it's important if even if um we can't go to the cap at least we would like to meet uh for dinner with um uh Pñena and Dunn. I think that's that's important because right now they're working on budgets and and uh last year Summerton wasn't funded. So that's something I think that I love council we can go we can live the day's work make an effort to go because that's that that's important. last last year. Yeah, it was it was bad for Summerton as far as funding. We the S Summerton Bridge was funded, but it wasn't in the city. But yeah, so that's so we need to to be out there and and uh when you meet your legislators just remind them about you know summer and and Louis right council some of the priorities as far as so whenever we meet with uh the legislators we remind them and we meet with the governor because that's it's important. It's 803 meetings adjourned.