City Council - Regular Meeting

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Okay, last call to sign up for public comment. All right. Call to order Florence City Council meeting for Monday, February 2nd, uh, 2026. Please rise for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Roll call, please. Councelor Van Hton, here. Councelor Stifel, here. Councelor Mglleman, here. Councelor Gardner. Councelor Stone here. Councelor McKinnon here. Mayor Wolf here. U. First off, I'd like to welcome Matt back to the the dis representing W 2. Thank you, Matt. Also echo,

no feedback. And and also a little I'd like to express condolences for Councilman Gardner, for Brenda who lost her sister last week and that's why she's not here right now, but she's in our thoughts and prayers. So, um, item three, presentations, flock camera presentation. Um, Chief Humphrey, that's how I call I can just call you chief now and not city manager.

Yeah, that's great. So, thank you. Um, Kyle and Lily are going to be on to give the presentation on the flock system. Should be Looks like I see Kyle there. And there she is. Lily. Hi, Lily.

Thank you, Lily. Um, do you guys have any questions for Lily or Kyle? Yeah. Besides Salida, who else in the area is using flock cameras right now? What? I I do. Um, I Canyon City and I know Kuster County as well has it and I believe PBLO. I'm not sure, but I definitely know Kuster County and Canyon City.

Thanks, Chief. Um, sorry about that. It's great to meet everyone. My name is Kyle. Chief Canyon City is a partner of ours as well as PBLO. Um, we also partner with Salada as you saw on that presentation in North very strategic partner of ours. a bit west and east of those closest

just an overview so I know I understand how excuse me just to go over briefly it's a camera that's set uh that takes a still image of every car that goes by its focal area. Yes, the license plate. There's stuff information in the system that gives the fingerprint, the color, all that of the car and it sets an alarm off or a notification that that car just went through in front of a certain camera.

Yes. A license plate. So, um, we had, I believe, two incidents where we had a stolen vehicle, um, locally here and it was stolen and taken and within, I don't know, 20 minutes. It was located in Canyon City and Canyon City PD took custody of the vehicle and took the suspect in custody within 20 minutes of that from us getting the call and then putting the license plate into the system and that license plate was alerted and seen in Canyon City. So the other incident that we had was a missing person uh party called in a missing person. and her husband was gone for amount of time and um so they actually got the license plate, put it in and they were able to track him in Canyon City heading down 50. So they were absolutely able to locate him and then I believe they located in PBLO off of this system and was able to contact him. He was fine and everything else. So, and then you know the recent one I want to speak about the one in can or um Calal Springs that the deaths had like two three weeks ago where the vehicle was stolen with the child in the car and then that was on the flock system. They were quickly able to locate that vehicle. So, it's just with the license plates and and then this information stored for 30 days and it's deleted. I think I saw that in there.

Kyle or Lily, did you hear that comment? How long is it stored the data?

Yeah. Well, our standard agreement is 30 days. It can be longer. Some agencies store them for years. Um 30 is our standard. Um and we find that to be a fairly good compromise. privacy and usefulness to your law enforcement. But it's really up to you guys.

Yeah. to point as well. I can see the one screen on does the information does it go through dispatch or does car give a Um, I know dispatch alerts us, but um, I think the officer has the ability as well, if I'm not mistaken. We don't have the system, so Kyle or Lily can comment on that, but I know dispatch actually alerts as well,

right? It would be up to the settings of your agency. Um, you can allow for all of your dispatches to be alerted. You can allow it for certain individuals, but it's usually recommended that all of your dispatch had access to receive alerts and also enter them as well.

So, Chief, how how many cameras would we be talking about and where might they be located and like upfront cost and yearly costs? Yeah, I'm happy to answer that. Um, as it currently stands right now, what we have planned out is an ingress based approach where you would start off initially with around seven cameras strategically placed at checkpoints or ingress points around Florence that anyone coming in that's on that national list, whether it's a soldier or missing persons, is alerting your officers to then enter your jurisdiction. Um, in terms of cost, it's $3,000 per year per camera. Um, so with the amount that we have scope right now be $21,000 a year.

Council, that's just um an initial quote that doesn't um we had discussed for um but with the amount would also be have to go out for RFP because of the the amount Um um and I I have a question. Um does Flock monitor the cameras? There's no actual extra payroll on an officer to look at cameras. They just ask for information and it's sent to them. Correct. Correct.

Okay. And is there any updating, Dan, this would be a question. Is there any updating a code or any of that to meet this or is it How does that work? I would probably want to look, excuse me, I would probably want to look through your code, but I off the top of my head, I would not imagine any code updates would be necessary because it's not saying anybody's guilty. It's just giving information to the officer to investigate. Correct. To locate. Yes. Correct.

Correct. And again, in terms of the alerting, it's not alerting to every car passing cameras or anything along those lines. It's specifically alerting to cars associated with So whether that's the national NCIS hot relig

one last question. The LPRs are they the same as what are on the cars now or are they different? Is it different technology or I think it's the same technology. The ORS are just mobile that's on the cars and these are stationary. So we currently have LPRs. This is just correct on our vehicles. Strategic places. Correct. Okay. I just want to make that clear. Correct. Okay. Are the cameras leased or they um would they be the cities and the city would have to replace them if it needed to be. So the cameras Oh, go ahead.

Yeah. As you mentioned, the cameras are leased. Um, what that does ensure that you don't have to maintain them have a team that will periodically come out. Um, any firmware software updates that apply to the cameras are pushed out to you whatever product that you're paying for already. So, you're not responsible for maintaining or upkeep of the cameras themselves as well as installation. I'll point out. Okay. Thank you. Um, what about the um the training for the officers? Is that a one-time thing or is it yearly with the cameras? Yeah, go ahead.

Yeah. Um, so we're happy to provide onboarding assistance and help train the officers, make sure that you're able to effectively scale out the platform as well as have broad adoption of the technology to make sure you're getting most of what you're paying for. the city point of contact forward primarily. So I would be facilitating ongoing questions, concerns, any issues or successes.

And we're happy to train as often and as many times as needed for any new officers that come on board or any refreshing that needs to be done. We want to be sure that you guys are are able to use the technology to the maximum Exactly. I've also seen it be successful helping teams build out almost an onboarding train on their own so they can be autonomous of us and have full confidence being able to their own officers. Again, to point, we're happy to assist in any way we can. It's really just meeting you wherever you are and ensuring that you're finding success where works best for you.

As a company, we consider ourselves your partner. We don't really we're not leaving you to the wild in any way. Um more education or training or more questions to the city council or anything else. Our entire team is here. What about the installation? Do you do the installation?

Correct. We have technicians that come out and do the installation on your behalf as well as the whole pering team to ensure everything's compensations um all the pering everything is that we handle and take care of with you up until installation is that included in the yearly cost or is there a special installation? Is there a separate installation fee?

There is an installation fee depending on the type of installation. So, we have what's called existing infrastructure putting on maybe a city owned pole that's $150. And then if we implement our own pole that's comp ordinances and safety regulations, that's a $650 fee per camera. Um, you talked about seven cameras. We're looking at that right now. And they said ingress. So, correct.

Go ahead, Chief. Go ahead, Ty. But I was going to say so ingress coming you said coming into Florence but if a car came in Florence from the west on 115 would we know where they went out of Florence? So is there also does a camera read egress going out of Florence?

So with the way that the technology operates is a back read both for privacy so there's no still images of people driving the carum as well. So in terms of egress out of Florence, you would need to have either another camera pointing the opposite direction um or you would essentially need a camera point the opposite direction. However, one thing we haven't touched on um that I think is worthwhile mentioning is the network that you become a part of. So with your ownership of the data and the ability to choose who you share with with partners that are already using nearby like city ress for whatever reason and they enter city and their officers are alerted you're the ones directly responsible for treating that list and then you're able to collaborate with them more effectively similarly for whatever reason you're capting agencies you work closely with gives you much broader coverage so despite having cameras if you're partnering with one of the 70 agencies we in Colorado access.

I had a quick question. So the the data lives with with Flock, but how how do you guys handle or facilitate open records requests? Yes, they are on our AWS servers. We would pass the request on to you. Typically the roots would go straight to the city. Um we have a platform called Codeex which we do not charge uh charge for but Codex would be there to actually help catalog the requests. Thank you.

Looked like there was just a few minutes left on their on their meeting popped up. Lori, anything else, Chief? I I don't have anything else. No, I I do not. No,

I do not. We just wanted to make sure that you guys um got the information of actually what they are. Um we are not asking for any action at this time. We just wanted to share information. Um, so we can go back and see if we want to put this on the CIP where this um fits within the city, if it does, and then go from there. But there's so much information around these cameras and uh truths and myths and all of that. We wanted to at least give the opportunity um to discuss this and be able to ask questions um before we go to any next steps.

Okay. All right. Thank you. I guess that's it. Lily and Kyle, thank you so much. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you, Lily and Kyle, for a presentation there. Thank you. Good night. Good night. Okay. A lot of information there for us to to think about. Okay. Item four, public comments. Uh Kathy Young. about flock cameras and weeds name and address please.

Oh, okay. I'm on. Uh Kathy Young, 220 E6, Florence, Colorado. Um I want to strongly object to flock cameras. That is a violation of our fourth amendment rights. And the fourth amendment, the core principle behind that is to not invade our personal lives, our privacy uh without a warrant or some other reason for looking at things like our license plates as we drive through an intersection. So, just want to register that. Um, the other comment that I had has to do with weeds kind of in general, but as dry as it's been this summer and we're kind of looking for that drought to continue through this coming year, um, I have lots of neighbors who are who do nothing about their weeds and they have an accumulation of firewood and just debris out in their yards. And I guess I just don't feel like it should be up to us citizens to have to call uh whether or not you've got a code enforcement guy. I don't know. Do you got in anybody on board?

Yes, we do. Yes. Yes. Okay. It seems like that person could simply drive down the streets of Florence. Florence is not that big. And see these big piles of weeds and trash that would just go up like that if somebody came by and tossed a cigarette. Um those people need to be cited and that stuff needs to be removed like quickly.

Okay. Yeah. Thank you for that. I know with the with the dryness and the drought potential for the drought, we've been thinking about lots of different things and ways it will affect city. So, okay. Thank you for that. All right. Consent agenda. Uh consider approving uh items A, B, C, and D. Our regular minutes or expenditures allowing the Florence Farmers Market special use for Pioneer Park for the summer and allowing the Florence Chamber of Commerce special use of Pioneer Park for concert series in June. At this point, would any of the council members like to pull any of these items? Okay, hearing no need to poke. We have a motion to approve consent agenda.

I'll make a motion to approve consent agenda A, B, C, and D. Do we have a second? Second. All in favor?

Any oppose? Any abstain? Okay, motion passes. All right, new business. Consider approving resolution 2-2026 approving the adoption of the 2025 master plan. City planner. Good evening, council. As you are aware, the planning commission, the master plan project team, consultants, and staff have been engaged in the review and revision of the city's master plan over the past six months. Public involvement was a central component of the master plan process and included a community survey, public engagement events, open houses, stakeholder interviews, a project website, workshops, and the formal planning commission public hearing held on November 20th, 2025. After all of that, on January 15, 2026, the planning commission formally approved and adopted the final revised master plan by resolution number 8-2025 tonight. Do you have any additional questions um pertaining to the process, project or staff report provided? Anybody have any comments?

I do have a comment. I've been involved in this since day one and I want to thank Ashley and her department and I want to thank all those other people that are on the committee both the city government and the civilians. There was a lot of work went into this thing and uh the thing I like about it there's several strong points. One is how it involves other aspects of the community. When you read this, it doesn't sound like city council is running the city. It sounds like the whole groups of all the groups in town have a big input to what goes on in the city from the schools to the chamber to the art center, the museums and all that. I really enjoy that. And I think it's also a document that's usable. And that was one of the main things we thought about when we first started it. We don't want this approved tonight. Everybody gets a copy, takes it home, and throws it on a shelf and seven years later, we do it again.

I'm going to keep mine a briefcase. I'm going to check with it. Uh we made that promise to a few people. We're going to follow it and we're going to come as close to it as as we can and stay within the guidelines in this. And I just think it's a great document. And you can't read it all in one night, but if you get a chance to get it, I recommend everybody read it. And that'd be my question. Where would the public be able to get a copy of this or to look at?

Well, it for sure will be on the website. Um, we can have a printed copy at city hall. Um, we cannot we wherever we should probably have one at the library. Have a nice copy at the library and wherever else you would like to have it. Okay. Yeah. I was thinking about the library because that's where we had the the draft copies there.

Yeah, Tammy had talked about that. Yep. So, if there's anywhere else, we would be happy to make copies. Maybe the senior center or, you know, Oh, yep. Well, county commissioners will make sure that they get a copy of it, too, because it's important for them. um we'll be happy to to get that or work with citizens for copies because there is so much I'll tell you it I got mine's already you know basis of decision so um yeah wherever we will be happy to because it's that important

yeah because I I know I'm starting to get in that mindset when I start thinking about projects whatever I thinking all right how does it relate to the master plan um and starting to learn the the plan a little bit so and we make sure things jive.

Any other questions? I know we've been briefed on this quite a bit up to this point. I don't have a question. Just the comments after the FEDC uh banquet Friday. They talked about the story. Well, we've had a story that was just not really fulfilled and now this is our story and how we're going to go forward and maybe we could be the topic instead of Canyon City at next year's FEDC by showing you know this implementation of our story because it's been beautifully done and received a lot of input. So, thank you Hearing no more questions or comments. Do we have a motion?

I move to approve resolution 22026, a resolution approving the adoption of the 2025 city of Florence master plan dated January 15, 2026 as the official master plan of the city of Florence pursuant to Colorado revised statute 3123206. Do we have a second? Second. All right. Any further discussion? Roll call, please. Councelor Stifel. Yes. Councelor Stone. Yes. Councelor Van Hton. Yes. Councelor Mgleman. Yes. Councelor McKinnon. Yes. Mayor Wolf.

Yes. And again, big thank you to everybody that's worked so hard on this for for months and months. Um again, uh very well done. All right. City Council reports. James, anything? No report. Okay. I won't put you on the spot, Matt. Riddle. uh went to the city city council city city county

c county county people went to that meeting again this month and then we had a grand table at the fecont economical development commission the other night and uh Florence was mentioned quite a bit but we can work on having it mentioned a few more times so it was good to see a good uh a good representation from Florence Tammy. Um, I just want to say thank you to Lori and all the city um crew for stepping up tonight with the water break. Um, I think it was handled wonderfully. Um, and that's all

probably still being handled right now as we speak. Yeah.

Okay. G. Um I did do the city city county and the feedc and um our workshop tonight was cancelled because we all went out to the water break and we asked residents if they needed water. So we handed out water and that was really nice and everyone that um they were appreciative and said thank you very much. So yeah, that was that was nice. Yes, it was. Okay, mayor's report. I attend the Fremont County Noxious Weed Advisory Board. Um, kind of interesting group. Uh, and and it's different this year because it's been so dry and there's so little snow cover that they're able to get a whole bunch done now that they normally don't do. um you know and I reported on on the Florence River Park um and and what we got going down there to them because they're always interested in the salt cedar tamarisk and the and the Russian olives down there. We've taken out whether they're coming back or not. Attended the C3 meeting uh county uh county city city. Um out of that uh had a meeting with Phil Lun, the new Canyon City uh mayor. We got to get her this morning just to get to know each other a little bit and good discussion, good chat with that. And uh there'll be a few more there because he was asking questions about how we can work together better and not make it Canyon City separate and Florence separate that there are some issues that we probably need to work together with. And I was very uh encouraged by that. Uh, I've attended a couple senior coffees and uh talked about various issues there. Uh, went to the union ditch meeting. I think I'll let Lori expound on that a little

bit more. Um, the FEDC banquet. Uh, I got to introduce I was introduced to a new business at Emerging Campus. It's called Narivity and they're going to try to be a specialized company that builds these little micro modular units for experiments in space. Kind of kind of interesting, you know, they've got this big dream about um you know, having this these experiments out there and people using their equipment. Also got an update on the Miticus Industries out east of town. Uh they've actually built their first structures. Uh they're getting really close to ramping up. In three weeks, they're going to start to interview for jobs out there. Uh they just about have their cabinet making shop up and running in the building. So, it's going to be a reality out there. And it was it was good to sit down and talk to some of their uh board members and some of the the operators out there. attended the self-help housing project uh ribbon cutting which is really neat. Don't want to steal too much if you were going to talk about it but it it was it was really neat. And then I knew a couple of the families that were there and what was really neat is there were six young families moving in, you know, and and getting established in the housing market. Yeah. and they had sweat equity, you know, they helped build. I talked to one of the high school kids out there and parents moved in and he was telling me all the work he did. He was one of the few that would was brave enough to get up on the roof and and do the do the shingling up there because they are pretty steep. It's pretty steep roof. Um, but just just what the kids learned while they were doing all that work out there will be with them for a

lifetime. and they have potential for eight additional units. They're talking about that up there. So, again, you know, new houses, new h uh you know, in South Park Town there in Arrowhead. Really nice. So, that's it. Oh, just one last thing. I'm I am going to go to Fremont County Tourism Council in the morning because I talked to them. Joan, you're off, right? I'm off. Off. Who's Who's on from the bell tower? Barb Smith. Barb Smith.

Barb Smith. And then I looked on who was the ex officio from Canyon City and it was one of the old council members who had resigned and nobody's been going since then. So said I'll jump into this just to go and see what's going on and we'll take it from there. You know, um you know who who might be, you know, best fit for that. So what's that? You got to own the boat. All right. See manager report.

Okay. Uh lots of reports this week uh last couple weeks. Lots of uh good things happening. I'd like to really thank Ashley and the planning commission for that um master plan. I think it is a great story and roadmap for where Florence is going. And um I just got in at the tail end of it, but very impressed in the work that the commission did with the community and our consultants. So, and I know how much backside Ashley, you worked on that. So, um you can breathe now. we um uh and uh take a a quick breath because now we jump into all those action items because there's a lot um but it's exciting to have them in front of us. So I just wanted to point out that Ashley because I know that your that was a lot of work. All right. Um, so there's a a couple new things that uh I want to share that's not on my report. But the first thing I'd like to do, if I could get Courtland to the front, please. So, um if if everybody's not aware, um Courtland recently completed um some very important training and certification. Um and with all of the all the things I've been throwing at her um and us creating our new recognition, I kind of forgot about you. Honestly, that's what and uh so I was thinking um you deserve to be recognized

for all the hard work because I know all the training classes and how hard this is and it's step one into being a master clerk. So, I wanted to make sure that we um recognize her for completing her um CMC. Um it takes a couple years, lots of classes and lots of experience to log and then it has to be approved. So um congratulations Courtland Huppy. You are a homegrown um city clerk. You are here because you want to be here. Um she went away to college and came back here because she chose Florence. So um thank you for being here. Thank you for everything you do and continue um because you'll be here after a long of us retired and uh wanted to thank her. So um and thank you for all you do.

You're welcome.

And not here's the other thing. Not every city clerk has this. It was not required at Portland, but she did it. So going forward it will be required because you set the standard. Thanks guys.

Thank you. Okay. So um the other real positive thing is we as you know this building is huge. We have lots of rooms and lots of spaces and we have a few tenants like the chamber and the archives and then we have a lot of other rooms. So, Courtland, um, we put our heads together because when we went to the merchants meeting, um, there really isn't a lot of places to have meetings in Florence just to have, and I don't know if some of y'all remember the old blue flame room, but we don't have anything like that. You, Gail, you're laughing, you know. Um, so we have a room um, as you come through city hall, we'll get some pictures of it. We'll get it on the website. Um, we have set that room up for a community room. That room where there's no cost to use it. Uh, it's got a nice table in there. It's for people to have meetings. I'm hoping Cub Scouts, I'm hoping college, uh, uh, applications or interviews or organizations will have a place to go that they can use this room. Um, and I hope a lot of good ideas will come out of it. So, um, if you're interested, we will get that on the website. We will get some pictures. Um, you have to first come, first serve. Um, there's no real expense with it. The the room is already there. So, let's let the citizens who own the building use the bu reuse the room. So, uh, if anybody wants to look at it, just when you come in and Joan, you probably know where it's at. You walk right by it.

I walk right by.

You It's a nice room. Just have a meeting. Thank you. So, um that's I wanted to make sure we got that out. Uh city uh public works today cleaned up a homeless camp just so everybody knows by the bulk station that's been cleaned up and all that just in case anybody I've been getting a lot of calls a lot of 81226s on that camp. So, uh Sam and his crew and uh officers went out there and got that area cleaned up today. um they tried the other day, but there are there are rules around that. So, we want to be cognitive to those. Um on let's see uh cleanup week, cleanup week is in April. Um but what we're noticing and uh just to kind of touch base on uh code just for one one little second. Um, so far in January, Pam has, uh, worked on 33 code enforcement issues. Um, and six in February. So, those are all the citations that she's issued or postcards that are in the process. Um, it's a slow process, I I understand, but it is a process. And um Pam has she reports that to Chief and myself and uh 33 of them in January and six so far um in February. One of the things that we noticed is that everybody loves cleanup week, but there is a lot of stuff that gets put out well now for cleanup week. So it's kind of early for cleanup week. So that is one of the focuses that Pam will be having

is looking at those big piles and addressing some piles to see. And some people are waiting for cleanup week, but we're not we can't put it out a year ahead of time and expect it to wait for cleanup week. If that's the case, maybe we need to look at a couple cleanup weeks versus one cleanup week. And that's I'm not asking for it. I'm just uh letting you know that is one of a big issue that we're tackling um with that. Um but please if you have something out, cleanup week technically isn't until April, so it's just going to sit there. It it can't just sit there. Um see I Good news. We have several applications for the finance manager job. Um I was a little worried we wouldn't have um because I know Canyon City's been really trying to hire for that position for a long time. We have several. We'll probably uh start maybe interviews uh in the weeks to come. I'd like to get that position filled quickly. Um but we have lots of of qualified applicants that we can start interviewing. So I'm super excited about that. Um Courtland and I will be attending a CERSA training on AI and how AI affects um local government. So really excited about that one. We probably will need to do some policy changes around the use of AI and AI. Um so we want to get ahead of that. So Courtland and I will be doing that on Wednesday morning and then we'll be back in the afternoon. It's in PBLO. Um, we got the uh RFP uh out for the chip seal. Um, and we'll have our pre-bid meeting on Thursday, which very excited to get started on those projects. Um, the RFP for uh the police

building is done and it's at legal review. Uh, so that we should be able to get started on that uh very quickly. Um, the Union Ditch meeting I did get um put back on the board. So, the city of Florence is represented on that union ditch board. Couple things just to touch base on. Um, we they did adopt some new bylaws. So, we'll be looking at those. Um, and then one thing, if you remember when, uh, we had them concerned about some of the language of the raw water and using their name. There is some changes that we're going to make. Courtland and I talked about that. some of it's code changes and some of it is just um rewarding our website. So, you'll see that over the next couple weeks to to do that. We want to be a good partner with Union Ditch. Um it's important to a lot of our citizens. It's agriculture. Um but we also have a duty to protect our municipal. So, there is common ground and we we can get there. Um, Monday, February 23rd, I'll be working a different shift because I'm going to do a ride along with Officer uh uh Chave uh with them. I want to see what they do. I want to be out there. So, I don't know how excited he is, but I'm super excited um to do that with him on February 23. So, if you see me out there, uh let's see. I think the chip scanner is in. We got the chip scanner for the pets um uh to help with that. We're going to make sure everybody's trained on it. We're going to use that. I think you did you did use it once to identify um a dog. So, we're we're working on that. We're excited about that and we'll send out how that's going to work. The officers will have available whenever they want. But uh

that's a good tool that I think the citizens wanted. Um and I think oh sidewalks we'll get the sidewalk. We should get uh three rocks assured me the sidewalk uh assessment will be in this week. We'll get first look at it. Um Martin Duran is heading that is going to be his project and he's very excited about it. Um and then we should be able to bring it to you so we can continue discussing the sidewalks and get that program underway. Um, I did okay. A sidewalk. Um, you probably already seen by the park. That's an ADA one. Sam felt it needed to get done. So, we're we're moving forward on that one to to not have a slowdown period. Um, so that's kind of other than what's in there. Um, I also gave a wrap up on our completed projects and our 2025 uh or 2026 projects um dashboard. Wanted to make sure that uh $1.6 million we budgeted last year for projects and we did $1.6 million worth of projects. So, I'm very proud of the team. We uh we got a lot done last year. So, I wanted to make sure that everybody uh seen that. In 2026, we got $1.7 million worth of projects um from the pool, the water, um SIP projects, which the chip seal will bring back and kind of see what direction we want to go on that. Um so, lots of projects let left to come. Portland, I'll let you talk about the pool because that's your baby. Um, we're really close to getting started on that though, so we're super excited. The

Pioneer Park bathroom, we're close getting started. We're at the last look ready getting ready for RFP. Um, so projects are online. We found somebody for the rate survey. Brandon and I will have a call with them. Um, so you will see that very soon started. That's the water rate survey is really important for us to do to look at our infrastructure, our rates, um all of it to see to protect our long-term longevity of the water plant or the water fund. Um ARPA obligations, that spreadsheet just kind of broke down all of the ARPA money that we had obligated for this year. We have $46,000 um of balance that is already planned. So, I feel really good about all the wonderful things that money did. And then a preliminary financials for December. Um, now the interesting thing about December is December, we're done with the month, but we still have revenues flowing in for the next couple months that will go into December. So, it's uh it's current through December 31st, but there's more that's going to come in. Um I highlighted a few. Yellow is just yet letting you know, and orange is there's a note. So, some of that um like the HVAC that we had talked and we had known it was going to be over. Um, so that's uh that's noted. Uh, the prosecutor um that is uh something one of those it's a non-negotiable. Um, we we also are down to once a week, but we've had some really big cases that you can't

can't do. Um, I think the best thing on the general fund is we budgeted for a fund balance of uh 42,000 and we ended up with 263,000 and that is through a lot of it is interest and revenue coming in. We we budget conservatively. Revenues are conservatively budgeted. So it's not we're at the last month of the year trying to find it. So, I'm I'm pretty proud of the fact with that. Um the water fund, um we're right get to it. Um right there, right where we should be. The water fund. Um we also have some revenues coming in um this month and next month. That will probably put us right at 100. Um but, uh we're right there. Lots of professional services because we've got lots of water cases and water court. um a lot of due diligence, things that uh that are expensive but necessary. Um and we have never been so actively um with our water cases than we are now and that's to protect Florence's future. Uh the pool um want to give a shout out really to the pool manager last year. She did a great job. That is a hard fund to balance because it's you don't you don't know the pool is not going to ever be a money maker, but uh she did a great job uh controlling her expenditures. So, we didn't have to transfer out as much as we needed to. So, I was really excited about that. We actually got a little fund balance of $900, too. That's uh kind of nice. And then uh the uh the street fund um we got our fund balance of 200,000. Um we did some savings in there. We did some last minute projects. So that will

change because I'll move those over after the end of this month because we did some side the sidewalks and we did some last minute things to uh to have those projects done. So that's just a really quick recap. I'm not sure if you have questions. Um I'll be happy to to go over those. But we've been busy. We've uh lots of meetings. We have one, let's see, out of the 100 day plan. Um there's three meetings still I have left to do. We've done most of the community meetings. Um and then we just need to talk about the town hall meetings, which I had planned to do in our uh workshop, but we can get that next time so we can start planning the uh some town hall meetings, however that looks. Um, we also met with a couple. We met with uh, well, one student and one college student this week that w is very interested in being in government. One in particular, she wants to help us get the word out and work with us and help us with our social media. I'm not good at it. So, she came in and we had a nice conversation. She's going to look at being an intern and uh volunteering here at city hall and learning government. And then another young man is going to uh college and we just met with him today and he's interested about being on the planning commission and he wants to know all about government and he is uh gonna come in on Wednesday. Uh he I'm actually very excited for him. he uh he knows spreadsheets and he wants to help me. So, I'm going to take it. Um but with that, I'm very excited that people are re reaching out. I probably talk to 10 citizens a day. Uh 81226 is getting little traction. Not quick, but they're using it. I even had one on the water

today, which was really really that's what it's for. Um for things like that, quick quick responses. So, um, people are using it. We're posting a lot more on Facebook. We're trying to get people involved. And if you can't be at the city council meeting, watch it on YouTube and then ask some questions. Um, be involved. There's lots of ways. Um, Ashley's going to start uh streaming the planning commission, too. So, we'll we'll eventually be streaming all of our meetings so people can see them. So, that's exciting, too. So, we got lots of things going on. Um, do you guys have any any questions?

I just had one before I know you were going to talk about the pool update a little bit, but before that you got down here uh taco talks with the chief. How did I forget that one?

All right. So, something we're really heavily looking at is reporting. How do we get reporting out? How do we get people because I'll be honest, the turnout for some of the meetings we've had, you know, and I know people are living their lives. So, how do you get how do you get the feedback to see what people want? It, you know, I can put out what I want, but it should be what the people want. So, um, we're going to have taco talk. And the reason is is because if you know Chief, every Tuesday he goes to Big D's and he gets tacos. I didn't even know Big D's did tacos till he was like, I got to go get a taco. Um, so I thought, all right, let's go to the people. What does he love? Tacos. Taco talk. So we encourage everybody to go. And Big D's was like, for sure, come on down. So, we're going to sit, have tacos, and just talk to people and uh it should be interesting. What do they what are they looking for? What information? How are we doing? Um so, me and Chief for for sure be there. Um I think I would encourage everybody to come even if it's just to say what's on your mind, leave, grab a taco. Um, but it's uh you'll see a lot of that in how do we get people to come out? How do we get them around? How do we get the information that they want? Um, so that's it. We're really excited. Taco time. And it's fun. You know, who doesn't want to go have a taco with the chief at Big D's?

Yeah. So, that's that's what that is. Okay. So, that's not this, not tomorrow, but the next Tuesday is the first one, right? Tuesday, six o'clock. Yeah, the 10th. Yeah. Yep. It's got to be a Tuesday. And we thought about moving this around. Whoever sells tacos, be prepared. We'll be calling you. Um, but it's fun and it's talking and not everything has to be serious or that. Sometimes the best ideas come from just conversations and that's what we're looking for at the conversation.

All right, city clerk. So, as of now, there's there's not too much to report on the pool after lengthy discussion with the pool manager, Brian from W's Edge. Um, we were very sensitive to the time frames that we were setting on the proposal. um we are just looking to refine that language that we're putting into the um document because we don't want to cause inflated bids due to the expedited process for the construction. So um he went back to some of his crew and engineers and contractors to just kind of get some more um touch points. So we'll be incorporating that into the document here shortly. Um and then I really do anticipate the bid to be published before the end of week. Uh we did con uh communicate a end date for the project and we're looking at May 14th because we want to be I want to be able to allow my public works department and the water department to be able to fill the pool and treat the pool and hopefully some time to um also maybe certify the lifeguards as well. So uh you will see that come out on constant contact and obviously it will be available on the website. But as of now that's all I have. Oh and actually I do have one more thing. Um, for those of you maybe that don't know, the city clerk's job is doing a lot of monitoring of liability, um, and anticipating potential conflicts within the city. And I just want to say how inspired and affirming it is to see some of my city council members and my co-workers just kind of jump to the front lines during the water main break today. Um, I think it's just really nice to see small town government hit the sidewalk and hit the pavement to deliver water to families and citizens. And I just want to say that that was very nice and makes me makes me want to put in another 30 years here in Florence. So I'll see you guys in 30 years at my retirement party.

City attorney. Anything?

Yeah, I don't have a whole lot, but you know, coming down from big city Denver and walking into Lor's office right as she's getting a phone call that things are going crazy, calling Sam and Sam can't answer because guess what? Sam's busy. Jumping in a car, driving down the street, seeing Sam busy, seeing everyone working, working hard, and watching her work and making the phone calls she was making, watching Courtland get everyone updated. It It was They talk about like servant leadership, and I think you guys, you know, embodied that tonight. And I know you guys do a lot of sort of thankless work up here and I don't think you'll necessarily get thanked for that, but uh seeing kind of the boots on the ground and connecting with the community, it it speaks to what you do as public servants. So just I was impressed. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you. Anything else? Okay. Anybody have a need for executive session hearing? None. Do we have a motion to adjurnn? Make a motion to adjurnn. We have a second. Did we have a second? Second. All in favor? Any opposed? All right, we are adjourned at 7:38. Just a reminder, our next meeting is not on Monday. It is on Tuesday because of President's Day. And we probably need to be on the lookout for a makeup workshop. Yes. Okay. All right. Yes. Very good.

Yes. We got to get that. February. Yeah, I think Feb fe Yes, I think so. I think she's we're going to do it next February 17th. Yeah. So, we'll send out an email. So, we could do that. So, take a look at that. See if you like that application. That's just my thoughts on uh that's still our our timeline and nothing has changed. Yeah. Unless you guys want to change it and streamline it, but nothing's changed.