City Council - Regular Meeting

Plymouth City Council January 8th, 2026 at 6:31 p.m. We get the roll call. Council member Bottomley here. Council member Cranford absent. Council member Dell here. Vice Mayor Hornish here. Mayor Nun here. Thank you. We have a quorum. All right. We stand for the pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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.

All right. Thank everyone for being here tonight. We have approval of city council regular agenda. Can I get uh approval of tonight's agenda? Before you do that, we're going to recommend that item 5.1 be pulled from the agenda because the packet That's right. that there was an item missing from the packet. So, we'll move that to another meeting. Okay. So, somebody want to make a motion to approve with 5.1 removed. Nice agenda. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda with polling 5.1. I'll second. Council member Bottomley. I. Council member Dell.

I. Vice Mayor Hornish. I. Mayor Nun. I. Thank you. Motion passes. All right. that we have regular meeting public comment. Do we have comment cards or under? Yeah. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. You don't have to have it. We'll we'll let you we'll let you speak. Um so we have John Berdett. Want to step up? Get you to turn your mic on there at the thing. And you have to put the mic pretty close to you for the audience to hear. There you go.

Yes. requesting one, too. All right. Good evening, mayor and council members. Uh, my name is John Berdett and I'm with Excite Energy, a Californiabased energy services company that works extensively with cities and wastewater agencies throughout the state. Uh, our corporate headquarters is located in Elorado Hills, California. I'm here this evening uh to briefly raise awareness of an opportunity for the city of Plymouth's wastewater treatment plant, city facilities, and infrastructure, specifically around reducing long-term operating costs, improving resiliency during outages, and capturing significant federal incentives that are time-sensitive. As many cities are experiencing, energy costs are one of the fastest growing expenses for wastewater operations. At the same time, wastewater plants are critical infrastructure. They must operate during grid outages, extreme weather events, and emergencies. Today, on-site solar generation combined with battery storage is one of the most effective tools cities are using to address both of these challenges simultaneously. Our program helps cities evaluate and implement solar and battery micro grid solutions, especially for facilities like wastewater treatment plants. These systems reduce annual electricity costs substantially, provide backup power and operational continuity during outages, and leverage federal tax incentives like grant benefits that can offset large portions of project costs. But many of these incentives are scheduled to sunset or step down in the near term. I want to be very clear on one important point. There is no cost and no obligation to the city to take an initial look at this opportunity.

What we are proposing is simply a nocost high-level feasibility analysis to determine whether the site or sites are suitable, what potential savings could be, and whether it even makes sense for Plymouth to consider further. My purpose tonight is not to ask for approval or direction on a project, only guidance on process. Specifically, I'm respectfully asking who at the city would be the appropriate staff contact, whether public works, utilities, or administration to explore a nocost preliminary analysis for the wastewater facility and other city facilities that should be included in the program. This would allow staff and council at a later date and at your discretion to decide whether this is something worth pursuing, armed with real data rather than assumptions. Thank you for your time this evening and for your service to the city of Plymouth. I'm happy to follow whatever process you recommend. I have some fact sheets that I handed to the city clerk that you should have on on your counter there as well as some extra for the public if they so desire to look at it. Thank you very much. Pleasure. Ma'am, ma'am, I'm sorry I don't know your name. Do you want to step up? You can.

Hello. My name is Mo Delich and I live in Plymouth. Um, I'm actually the fifth cottage on Highway 49. And I actually sent an email to several of the con council members about like some uh speeding. Some you got it. and I think you might have shared it, but um I walk my dog every day and I constantly almost get ran over about the roundabout. And so I actually sent a bunch of things that I think would mitigate uh the speeding, which another thing is that we just had a couple of bills passed, which is bill 43 and bill, let me see, 10 14, which is uh creates safety corridors in communities that we don't have to do the long uh term planning. We don't have to go through uh the the state. um as long as we changed them slightly. And so I don't have I actually didn't realize we had a bunch of new members so I sent it to the old members but um I want you to look that over and then I would like to talk to you about it again because I don't feel safe walking into town. So

Okay. Thank you very much. Yeah. Um we'll say yeah the vice mayor did share that and it is something we're looking at that everybody has noticed there's a real issue I also walk up there there uh probably be future discussion coming up before long on it

good one of my big things is is from the roundabout to highway 49 when they're coming through town it goes from 20 to a 50 mph which actually makes them accelerate through the roundabout because legally they can and So, I literally am walking in the crosswalk and having to like, you know, dodge cars, which is super super, you know, scary sometimes. So, thank you. And I'll be back at the next meeting cuz I actually sent a couple of things. One of the things that I think is very simple to minimize speed is like right at Pokerville, it says 50 mph, but when you go to Drytown, it says end of 35 mph. So you would you would accentuate the higher or lower mile per hour change the sign so it it doesn't it makes people think.

Yeah, we'll have to reach out because there is the highway obviously it's it's under Calrans control and there's going to be different regulations and I know they have just changed so we'll have to reach out and see if we can get somebody from CALR to come answer questions and what can be done. So we'll let you know. We'll try and get there. Thank you. Thank you. Have a good night. Yeah. Anyone else for public comment? Rose.

Good evening. Um, I'm glad to hear someone else complain about speeding in town other than just my husband and I because it is a a very big issue. So, I'm glad to hear that there are other concerns out there. Hopefully, the council will address those. Um, I just have a question. um how many septic companies have signed contracts to dump at the city's uh sewer plant now and what is the average weekly trips of those trucks cuz it seems like there's a lot and there might be more than just sweet pea. So, we're curious

M real quick if you if you want to answer it real quick. I think the one company and Sure. Um, right now we only have one um we have two others on deck that are ready to sign. Um, we're just waiting for some clarification. Um, and we had to kick back our rate study uh to get some things finalized. Um, they are doing approximately five to eight loads a day. Um, sweet pea is um I don't have a gallon total for you right now. I can tell you approximately what we invoiced last month um for the month was about 77,000 gallons. So

77,000. Okay. Anyone else for public comment? Anyone? We have anyone zoom? Okay. So hear no one else. We're going to move along. Close public comment. We'll go to the consent calendar. Um I want to bring up that we are pulling item 4.4 for a discussion. So on the consent calendar the other items if we could get motion to approve first public comment. Excuse me. We get a public comment. Anyone has public comment on the consent calendar items.

Mayor None. Yep. on the minutes for um December 11th, I um it was brought to my attention that I did make an error on a roll call vote for item 7.2 and I had listed it as a 50 roll call vote and it should have been a 4-0-1 because Mayor at the time mayor Cranford had recused herself so she wasn't there. So I need to we can they can be approved but with those amendments to the minutes. Okay. Okay. Then hearing no public comment if get a motion to approve consent calendar with amendment city clerk's amendment.

I'll make a motion to approve the consent calendar items. The amendment to the vote on the meeting agenda. The prior. I'll second the motion. Council member Bottomley. I. Council member Cranford. I, Council Member Dell. I, Vice Mayor Hornish, I, Mayor Nun, I. Thank you. Motion passes.

Okay. With 4.4 pulled, I believe we'll bring that to discussion now. And that's for the December warrant register. Since it is pulled for discussion, I'm going to offer public comment on the warrant register if anyone would like to make public comment on it. Okay. Hearing none, uh, we're going to start with Councilwoman Bottomley who asked to pull this.

Yes. Thanks, Mayor. I um at the last meeting uh council member Dill had mentioned that we do current budget versus actual versus ending ending budget for a time for the mid-range or the semianual budget. And I would like to make sure that that happens. I'd like to see if we could get a a report that would show this us as the council and for you guys on staff to be able to see what our annual budget is and also what our activity is for the month or the quarter or semianually however we decide that the report needs to be shown and then what our ending balance is at that time. It's the budget would not be balances of the accounts. It would be taking the the budget accounts that we have already created and already produced numbers for and do totals of what we've actually spent against those budgets. And I propose doing uh quarterly. I think monthly is a little bit excessive, but that would keep us on track. at least we would know where our spending how our spending is going for the year. Um I I would offer to assist in developing the report and you know so maybe with the new accountant that we have on staff he could help me pull the numbers and we could you know do something that would be reportable. I think that would be a good um accountability for where the money is being spent.

Absolutely. Um we did talk about that last meeting and I was hoping to have our finance director here this meeting. Um he asked to put it on the first meeting of February because we'll have better account numbers because of all the revenue that does typically come in from property taxes and that stuff. And then we can work on that quarter report. Yeah, I'm I'm I'm I'm less concerned about the balances of the the actual accounts. It's more the activity against what we have budgeted. And that's always a moving number. So, we could take the budget number. We've spent this much on these numbers and this is how much we have left in our budgets. So, it's it's they're not really financial statements. It's more of a check on how we're doing on our spending. So,

but without having that revenue from the property taxes, it wouldn't give us a true picture. So, that's why he was the um Mr. Heath was saying in February because he'll be able to give us a more accurate picture. Okay. Those numbers change all the time though. That's what I That's what I mean. I mean, budget numbers are always changing,

but property taxes don't. And that's that would be a big chunk of the revenue um that he wouldn't have in January because he's still getting the numbers to run. He he could do expenditures, but it's not going to give you a true budget because you need your revenues to see where you're what you're where you're at. Very true. But you can also at least see how we're what our cadence is. So if you, for example, if you have um an expenditure that you spend on a monthly basis, you can look at your budget and say, "Okay, we're in the six month. We know this is a monthly expense. Okay, we're 50% into the into it." or you take a budget that you have budgeted for the year and it's $1,000 for office supplies and you know you don't spend any until like the ninth month, you're still saying, "Okay, I haven't spent any of this and I can explain why this has not been expensed yet, but we still have so many months to go." It's it's it's it's more of a an a checks and balances of accountability. That's all that's because those those numbers are always moving. I think I understand I I understand what you're what you're saying where you're going with it and I personally I think it's it would be a good idea to you know in transparency too to the public put that out each month you know.

Yeah. And and and it's not a financial statement and it's not anything that that a formal type. It's more of a to so we as a city can see how our money is being spent against what we planned to spend. Okay. Anyone else? You have any? No, nothing else.

Okay. So that is something to uh we can consider. I don't know if it's something we just [snorts] make a decision on tonight or doing. It's not really a done. So all right. Yeah. Um moving on and 5.1 has been pulled and so 5.2 Two, amendment to agreement with NBS Government Finance Group.

Yeah. Um, I was going to do the staff report first, but yeah, if we do the staff report, then we'll open up for comments.

All right. [clears throat] Thank you, sir. On April 27, 2023, the city entered into a professional service agreement with NBS Government Finance Group to perform water and wastewater rate study and pro provide connection fee services. These studies are essential components of the city's long-term financial planning for its utility systems and ensure accurate, equitable, and legally compliant rate and fee structures. Throughout the course of the project, the city has experienced multiple delays that required NBS to update, revise, and rework portions of the study. These delays extended the project timeline and required additional consultant effort beyond the original scope. NBS has submitted a request for an amendment to the existing agreement to cover the additional staff time and expenses needed to complete the rate and fee studies. Their request is an additional consulting fee of $3,000. Um estimated additional expenses of 2,000 but the total not to exceed $5,000. All other terms and provisions of the April 27th, 2023 professional service agreement will remain unchanged. NBS has indicated that no further amendments should be necessary provided there are no additional delays on the city's part. The supplemental funding will allow MB N MBS to complete the water and wastewater rate study and connection fee services in accordance with the current project needs. Um these actions do not constitute um anything under SQUA and approval of the amendment will result in additional uh not to exceed cost of $5,000 and our recommendation staff recommends that the city council review and approve the proposed amendment to the professional services agreement with NBS government finance group and authorize the city manager to execute the amendment. And if you see there are attachments attached to this one and

thank you. This point we're going to open this public comment. Any public comment on this rosemary? I just want to say to council member Bottomly, that was a great idea. And all the businesses I've worked with and um nonprofits, we've always had a report like that so that you could see where you were at. It was just a snapshot of where you were at throughout the year. So, thank you for bringing that up. is a great a great asset to everybody. Um my question is um when I was looking through the um ad uh the packet on page 15 of the original agreement, it it was broke out by task, the expenses, but I noticed with this $5,000, it is just a lump sum and it's not broken down by task. And I'm wondering um why it's not the same sort being in the same company that they originally showed how breaking down what these expenses were. Whereas it just says 3,000 from consulting, 2,000 estimated expenses and then 5,000 grand total. It's definitely different than than their original um way that they presented the numbers. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. And I believe um got that. We'll open this up for discussion or council discussion starting with uh oh, excuse me. Close public comment at this time. Open this for council discussion. Wendy, you want to start? You have anything?

Okay. Um, this is just in my opinion, we're we're way past due on this situation. 14 years probably past due. So, I I just I don't have a problem with the extra 5,000. We have continued to delay NBS in this would have probably already been in process well into getting getting finished at this point. So, I'm not surprised that we're getting extra fees. Uh, Deborah,

I agree with Wendy. Uh, I think it's a good idea to just get the process going. That's what bottom line. I I agree. I I am curious. How much will we already pay them? Have we paid them?

We paid $95,000. But if you look on the last page of this, it actually does break out expenses. I mean, it's not detailed with a number, but it says customary out-of- pocket expenses will be build to the city at actual cost to MBS. These expenses may include, but not limited to, mailing, fulfillment, postage, reproduction, telephone, travel, meals, and other various third-party charges for data maps and recording fees. I wasn't sure if you saw that uh R.J. in the in the packet, but it does kind of break down what these expenses are. That's kind of vague in the a line item.

Yep. Yeah. Awesome. Do we have any I mean I'm okay with granting them more money because we need it done ASAP. Um do we know how we close we are to getting this finished? Um we are going to um we're going to schedule a special meeting Monday the 26th for a presentation. Okay. So they're coming down. That is correct sir. And then it's my understanding that when we make the call during that meeting, they will go to work and then x amount of time later, we'll have our study on hand.

Correct. They they're already working and we made some adjustments the other day. Um that will benefit the rateayers. Um and so she's she'll rework the NBS will rework that come present on the 26 and then we'll start the process um of opposition and getting ready for the 218 stuff. Okay. Thank you. [clears throat]

Okay. Um, yeah, I've kind of been in the same boat. Um, with the others, I feel we need to get it done and I understand that since we had delayed it so long, the additional cost. I'm all right with that. So, with that, I would Anyone else have anything? We'll close that and go to uh look for a motion to approve. I make a motion to approve agenda item 5.2, review and possible approval of the amendment to the professional services agreement with NBS government fines group for the water and wastewater rate study and connection fee services. I'll second.

Wait a minute. You said 5.2. I got it's 5.2. It's 5.2. Okay. Oh, typo. Okay. Okay. Do we have a motion and a second? Council member Bottomley. I. Council member Cranford. I sorry I'm not used to the Council Member D. I. Vice Mayor Hornish. Hi. Mayor Nun. Hi. Thank you. Motion passes. See,

I'm not used to the change yet either. Okay. So, 5.3 Comcast encroachment permit application. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. The city has received an encroachment permit application from Comcast uh Masttec North America whose business address is 12687 Manthy Road in Lyre. The proposed work consists of underground utility installation at various locations throughout the city of Plymouth. As part of the project, the applicant will provide all necessary traffic control measures to ensure public safety during the construction activities. The application identifies an estimated start date of January 5th, 2026 with an anticipated anticipated completion date of April 30th, 2026. Because the application is being reviewed after the originally anticipated start date, staff is currently uncertain whether issuance of this permit at this time will modify or extend the applicant's projected completion timeline. Um, I've also reached out to them a couple times seeing if they could come to a meeting and answer any questions you guys might have without a response. But the requested encroachment permit or involves work with the public rightway for the installation of underground communications infrastructure. Staff has reviewed the supp submitted materials and finds that the scope of work is consistent with standard utility improvements typically accommodated within the city right away. Um there's no fiscal impact and our recommendation is to receive the application for encroachment permit submitted by Comcast Masttec North America and you'll also see the encroachment application and map of their work.

And just an additional clarification under our municipal code the city engineer is the one that signs off on encroachment permits. That's why there's no decision for you all here tonight. This just brought to you for information.

No, I appreciate that. I was actually going to try and get that clarified that just because of the scope of this how large the project might be that we're making it public basically. So, um is there any public we go to public comment on this? All right, seeing none council members have anything on this? Okay. So, I was looking at the um encroachment permit and do we know how much it we charge them for the permit and what is the methodology of charging? Is it based on the the cost of their job or the um or is it a flat rate?

I believe it's a flat rate and there's multiple different levels. I'd have to get those numbers exactly for you. Okay. because they put on here the cost estimate of work is $11,000. So I did the division between 32 locations to splice wire. If they have two guys on the job, that's an easy $500 a day, easy. And so they're charging or they're claiming it's only going to cost him $343.75, not including the pedestal vault, which is concrete and it's very expensive. So I I that's why I was curious if it's It looks like we charge a flat fee. Oh, so it is. Okay. Good question though.

Good catch. Like having a math person up here. Uh the only comment I have to make is I hope this makes our internet better in town. Okay. Anyone else? Anything on it? Nothing.

Okay. No action necessary. We'll move on to 5.4. Amodore County Regional Traffic Mitigation Fee Program annual report. Go to the city manager. Thank you, sir. In 2006, the county of Amador and all five incorporated cities, including the city of Plymouth entered into aou with the Amodore County Transportation Commission, also known as ACTC, to establish the regional traffic mitigation fee program, or RTMF. The program was created to ensure the new development contributes proportionally to mitigating its impacts on the regional roadway system and to provide a coordinated, equitable mechanism for funding regional transportation improvements necessary to serve growth throughout Amar County. Under theou and and the requirements of the mitigation fee act, the RTMF is assessed on new building construction with collected revenues restricted to a defined list of eligible transportation projects identified in the RTMF Nexus plan. The NEX plan establishes the relationship between each project and the development related traffic impacts. It's it and is intended to address insur ensuring compliance with statutory nexus requirements. Each participating jurisdiction is required to track, report, and account for RTMF funds annually, and ACTC compi compiles these reports into a consolidated countywide summary for public disclo disclosure and program administration. During fiscal year 24-25, the city of Plymouth did not collect any regional RTMF fees. No qualifying development um activity occurred during the reporting period that would have required RTMF assessment. As a result, the city did not receive, expand, or encumber any RTMF funds, nor were there any interest earnings occurred. Um, there is no fiscal impact associated with this report and staff recommends that the city council receive and file the uh, Amodore County Regional Traffic Mitigation fee program annual status report for fiscal year 2425 and adopt

the associated uh, resolution number 2026-01 approving the RTMF annual status report for submittal to the Amar County Transportation Commission. And you'll see those in the attachments, sir. [clears throat] All right. Thank you. Um, we'll open that to public comment. Anything about this? No one online. Okay. Hearing nothing, we'll open this to we'll close public comment, open this to council discussion. Uh, Councilwoman Cranford, nothing. And Debbie, nothing.

Nothing. No pallet. And I have nothing on this either. So I guess I'm looking for a motion. No, we I thought we did on this one. Um there is a resolution. There's a resolution. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. I'll make a motion. Um, am I on the right thing? Yes. Sorry, I'm a little wary tonight. Uh, I'll make a motion to receive and a motion, excuse me, to receive the Amodore County Transportation Commission's fiscal year 2425 regional transportation mitigation fee annual report and approve resolution 2026-01. I'll I'll second the motion. Council member Bottomley I. Council member Cranford. Council member Dill I.

Vice Mayor Hornish I. Mayor Nun. I. Thank you. Motion passes. Yeah. All right. Moving on to city manager report. [sighs and gasps]

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, with the holidays and everything, there's not much to report on. Um, staff did locate um, a significant amount of money um, that was not being collected from a fees. a lot of people set up AC for their uh rates, you know, to pay their bills and um it was going overlooked that some of them those ACS were getting kicked back. So, we've we've started a process of collecting those fees from um those residents and they've either paid them or they're working on payment plans right now. So, that we'll get that handled and um we'll make sure we don't miss that again. Um NBS was supposed to be here tonight to give a rate study. Uh staff kind of worked some other things out, so they're going to come back and um hopefully present some numbers that aren't aren't as uh jaw-dropping when when they do. Um and also we have been in communication with uh the sheriff's office regarding our traffic issues. We will start seeing an increased presence um for traffic control. um those that are trained in traffic, it depends on kind of when they're they're at. So, it's not set days that they'll be here, but you'll start seeing a larger presence. I'm also working with the CHP office who I'll be meeting with next week hopefully to um work on the highway 49 because it's kind two different jurisdictions. So, we'll start seeing some more presence in our city for that. Thank you.

Question uh on that real quick. I know like when I worked in Sutter Creek, you had the highway went through there and the CHP when we had accidents and stuff said it was the responsibility of the city to do traffic control and like traffic accidents there. So on our stretch of highway out here within the city limits, is that also the responsibility of the sheriff's office? I know the CHP will go wherever they want and enforce the law if they want, but I mean the responsibility wise, did that lie on the sheriff's office or the CHP? It does lie on the sheriff's office. Um, in my experience, deputies aren't really geared towards traffic control and traffic incidents and traffic management like city cops or CHP is. So, we rely heavily on CHB's help for that. Um, but there'll be a coordinated effort between both to see a little more presence, you know, to cut down on speeders and violators.

Thank you for that. I think everybody appreciate it. Okay. So, let's go to mayor council member reports, council requests for future agenda items. [snorts] Uh, we'll start with uh Wendy, you have anything?

Yeah. Um, I actually have a couple of questions uh for staff. I don't know if you can just quickly answer these for me. Um, I have no, first of all, let me say I have no council member report uh at this time [snorts] and I don't have any agenda item requests. Andreas, uh, the town hall that's planned for January 24th. Well, that that's going to be informal, correct? So, there will be just two council members present for that. Council members that are not at the dis for that can they attend as a citizen or is it your recommendation that what is your recommendation on that?

My recommendation would be that they if they part if they were to attend that they not make comments.

Okay. My second question then is is there uh current this is for you Cameron. Is there a current plan in place for CHP and or sheriff's present at the opening of the casino and increased presence on their part? I know that the tribe has a contract with the sheriff's department, but is to your point that you just spoke about that doesn't that's not necessarily traffic that's more stuff happening around town. So, do we have any thing with CHP letting them know the potential of much higher traffic on 49 and into town?

I haven't spoke with CHP on that specifically. I know that the tribe has been in contact with CHP and the sheriff's office to work on that because obviously they're concerned. Um, but I can get that answer for you by next council meeting. Okay. Thank you. I would just I would like to know what we can expect to see as citizens and I think as several other citizens would like to see that as well and since I'm not going to be at the town hall I don't know that I necessarily have an opportunity to ask those questions. Yeah. And Sheriff Roman will be prepared to answer a lot of those questions for citizens as at the town hall as well for that. Okay. Thank you. That's all for me, Don.

Okay. uh holder, you know, with the holidays. I don't have a report. Um the only question I have is um is the do you are you aware or do you know if the casino soft opening date is still February 22nd? Is that still holding true? I was told by somebody today that attended um an interview for a job position at their job fair that's the 23rd. I don't know. Monday the 23rd. Yeah. And I don't know if if how legit that is. Um but that's what he was told right before he came into our house. Okay. Just curious. Thank you. Can I jump back in real quick, Don? Yeah. Go ahead.

I just wanted to apologize to everybody for being late. I I just wanted to I didn't get a chance to do that earlier. So, I just want to say I'm sorry I was late. I was held up at work. That's right. I think everybody understands. We've all had that. So, uh Deborah, do you have anything? I don't have anything to add uh to the agenda, but um Wendy Bottomley and I are going to be attending council member training in a couple weeks, so I'm looking forward to that. Yeah, I uh I was going to make that clear. Um that that's why we're having the special meeting on the the [clears throat] 26th. Correct me. That is correct,

manager. Yeah, that's the reason that meeting is being moved and we're not having the regular fourth Thursday meeting is two of our new council members will be attending a conference and we thought it would be nice to just move it and have all five members be able to be here. Okay. You have any Deb took what I was going to say? [laughter] No, I'm very excited to go down and be see other council members, other people that are in the environment and learn a lot. That's I'm very excited to do that. And I don't have anything to add for future agendas. Glad to be back.

All right. Good to have you. Um I don't really have anything to add tonight. Um the only report I did attend the meeting today for the Lasco Commission at the county building just to instill new officers. Um Plymouth's not in rotation. So anything really to report there? We showed up took a vote for the land use uh the airport land use and for upcoming year for LAFCO and the entire meeting lasted about seven minutes and we didn't even bother to sit down. So I wish we'd have a lot more meetings like that. So all right. [clears throat] Um you if nobody else has anything then anything they want to add?

Yeah I meant for the nobody else has anything they want to add on that. Okay. [clears throat] So at this time we are going to be going to close session. Um if anyone has public comment they would like to make on those items. Item 8.1 will be for a conference with the council on existing litigation and that will be with city of Plymouth and Outfront Media. Any public comment? There's two. I'm calling them one at a time because they're on there one at a time. Okay. Would you like me to comment on that one or Okay. Um so hearing no public comment, we'll close that one. The second item on close session for tonight will be item 8.2 will be public employee appointment city manager review applications and pro provide direction to staff regarding scheduling of interviews. Any public comment on that? Rosemary

Rosemary Marino Moody Plymouth. Um I just want to um say that I would hope that during these preparation for the interviews and developing the questions that they are professional, ethical and non-discriminatory and that the same questions are asked of every applicant who is interviewed as I firsthand know that that was not h did not happen during the interim city manager. uh interviews. So, I would hope that there's a little more integrity during this process this time. Thank you. Anyone else for public comment?

Okay, hearing none, we'll go ahead and close that and uh we're going to go into close session and thank everybody for being here tonight.

Are we on yet? But I had a voice. So I always hit this. Okay. Is it recording? Yeah. Council met in close session on two matters. Uh conference legal counsel on existing litigation and a public employee appointment for the city manager. And there is no reportable action was taken on either matter. And the time is 9:02 p.m. Oh god.

Okay. The council met in close session on two matters. 8.1 conference with council on existing litigation for one case and on 8.2 public employee appointment for city manager. No reportable action was taken on either matter in tonight's meeting at 900 3 9:02