City Council - Special Meeting

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of black pepper and mix well. Add 1 teaspoon of black pepper and mix well. You can start. Okay. I will start this special CET Council Yoke with an open mind. Please stand up and join me in the celebration of the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the republic that holds it, and to the united nation that gives freedom and justice to all under God. Thank you very much. Today's event will be a pleasure. The guests here are Delarco, Dylan, Halsh, Mayor Pro Tem Rice, Mayor Moro. The council members Gearheart and Harmon have been informed that they will not be present today. Acting CET Manager Aad King, Clerk Royal, DPS Director McNeil, Waste Water Treatment Superintendent Briggs are the guests. In addition, our PR Specialist Ms. Masi is in the Music Department. We would like to thank them for arriving here on Sunday evening. Mr. Halsh, Council member Halsh wanted to add 5.2% to the discussion. A great update on financial aid to recreation centers. That's right, isn't it? Yes, that's right. Let it be like that. As per the agenda, Dhillon proposed to approve. Is there anyone to support this? Support. Rice supports. Those who approve the agenda of the agenda, say yes. Mr. Delarco. The third item in the agenda is the opinions of the public. According to the Open Meetings Act, any person can come forward and ask questions at this time. One person is only allowed to give his opinion for three minutes. Those who wish to speak are asked to give their name and address, but that is not necessary. Please note that council questions are not given again at this time when the opinions of the public are announced. Do you have any opinions of the people? Have you received any feedback from anyone before today's session? Do you want to read it now? No? Very easy. Next is Business 4.1, Waste Water Treatment Plant Change Order 26-158. For receiving the Waste Water Treatment Change Order, This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. This is an invitation to accept the $3,072,769 change order from Tetra Tech. Tetra Tech and some of our third-party consultants had sent an email to our CET manager in July regarding this, but for some reason it didn't go well and it had to be resolved last month, is what I understand. So, thank you for paying attention to us. During the last week's Transition Team meeting, you had spoken to me and Dhillon at the Council. To discuss this important issue, I thank everyone who allowed me to call a special Council member. Before talking to Mr. McNeil or Mr. Briggs, do you have anything to add? There are no other things other than what you said. This change is being reported from FY 2.1.4. Very good. Mr. McNeil, let's start from you. Do you have anything to say this evening? Yes, sir. I'll make a quick announcement. As you said, Suprant Bricks and Brian Rubel from Tetra Tech are here. To answer more questions, I'll need them to come to the podium. As you said, this was designed for July 2. A part of it had to improve the secondary clarifier edge and perimeter drain. This costed about $2 lakhs. The edge drain pipe from the secondary clarifier was found to be damaged. This is the solution to the problems and the problems that have been solved. This will help us to use the edge drain in Bavi. Another part is the foundation of the storage unit. It will cost about $1,73,000. When the concrete, asphalt, and pipes began to be built to build storage buildings, they were found on the ground. To prevent this from happening, the City Council decided to build helical piles to build storage buildings. So, this is more work than the previous construction. Finally, its completion date was June 30. We have extended it to July 11. The Kakoosian Municipal Assembly and Tamil have discussed that there are some problems due to this period of time. We accept that. However, we want to work together. So, we decided not to seek any financial solutions from Irupaksham. This has been discussed in the part where the time of the change order is extended. If Suprendabricks and Mr. Rubel want to come to the podium, I believe that our staff will help them if there are any questions. Mr. Briggs, Mr. Rubel, we are always happy to see our Malinajala Samskarana Supranti. Mr. Rubel, we are happy to see you after a long time. Thank you for allowing us today. If you wish to come to the podium, make sure that the green light is on. Before we open the questions, if you have anything to add, we welcome it. You meant January 11, right, Brandon? Forgive me. You meant January 11. You said July. Forgive me. January 11. We apologize for that. No problem. However, do you have anything to add to the rules? This agreement is mostly valid. If you have anything to add to the rules, okay. Again, I hand over the same proposal to Mr. Rubel. Before we open the questions, do you have anything to add? To make things clear, according to the instructions of Mun CET Manager, a good part of the work has been completed so far. Thank you.

I remember Mr. Briggs talking about the foundation changes months ago.

Yes, we talked about it.

Didn't we order a change for this earlier? They were waiting for a certain amount to arrive. We had to decide how to complete this.

Also, there was a discussion about how much money we were willing to pay and how much they wanted. The reason? Their payment methods are different. That's why we reached a midway point. I can't tell you the exact number. The actual number was between 180 and 1,900,000 dollars. It may be more than that. It was reduced by the change order for the helical peers. They combined these two projects. Change order. The discussion about the helical piers started in April or May, and when it came to the discussion about the perimeter drain, based on what I read, they combined the two because they were close to the time when the change orders were submitted. Okay, thank you. Finally, just one comment from Mr. Ragh.

Thank you for seeing this and paying attention to us.

This was a huge effort. This was our next step. Have you agreed to this? Brandon and I were a little surprised. That's when we decided to get back to this and do something about it. Is this project going to take longer? Correct. Thank you very much. Mr. D'Erico, do you have any questions to express your love?

A few in short.

I understand that there is a need to improve this and that there should not be too much downtime on the site. So, I definitely encourage you to avoid it. I would like to ask you if you have known about the drain problems of secondary clarifiers for a long time. This is from 2021-2022. Secondary clarifiers are in a state where they cannot be properly drained. I have a question for Mr. Rubell. Before this project, in any case, did Tetra Tech conduct any research on the Clarifier Drain Line? Or, we didn't know that the drain was closed when we designed it. The drain was installed in 1987 when those clarifiers were built. We had to use it again for the third clarifier we added. Or, we were told that it was operating until it reached the construction stage. So, is this different from the drain problems we experienced in secondary clarifiers after the flood? Back then, we had to take the effluent out of the pipeline. You think it's about the sludge. Yes, we do. The difference between the sludge pumping in the red area and the Bougar Bajalam clarifier that is installed outside. So, I think these are two different trains. Trains. Okay, I wanted to make it clear. First, I wanted to apologize for not understanding. But now I think I understood. I am proud. Yes, Cosmo Hosh. As time passed, it was clear that Irubakshu was responsible for the events that happened during the period. Our former CET manager made us in this state because of luck. What I want to know is, who will be responsible for this? What will we do to prevent this from happening in the future? Or which part of this era do we live in? Can we live like this now? By accepting this decision, what are the eras that we are trying to avoid? Would you like to speak first? I'll start. Okay, I think so. The main reason for the time lag in the perimeter drain is that no one knows where it is and where it is going, so they don't know what to do. We found out then that it was not working properly. It was only our luck that the tank did not explode. That is why I call it the main problem in deciding who, when, where and what to do about helical piles. I don't know if there are any proper tests going on when the changes come. I give permission when they approach me. I don't know if it will go to Brandon later, but it will reach Chris or someone else in that place. So I'm not sure why there was so much delay. So, Mr. Ruel, can you use the microphone to speak? I think you asked about the time-lapse of the Councilman Project. Yes, I understand that you agree that you are a part of it. So, what do you agree? Looking from the part of the city, those present at the Council will remember that at the beginning of the project, Michigan Eagle required us to re-examine the soil samples. We found a very small amount of PFAS and PFAS in that soil. As the landfill authorities found out, the cost of deforestation increased. It took about three months to complete this process. So, this is the only thing that happened in the part of the Municipal Assembly because of this. So, I think the matter in Bavi is more important. Let me say it again, we are hosting the Kago Singumai month twice a year. If there is any problem with the music and other instruments, we talk on the phone so that it doesn't get interrupted. Next Wednesday is Friday. For that, I have prepared a small agenda today. That is the most important thing we do. As you know, I am personally working on this every day. I assure you that my lifeguards in the field are helping Kago Singh and keeping him in check. They give us the necessary supplies. I assure you that they are leaving at the right time. I believe that even walking at night is part of that help. Kago Singh will have a little trouble waiting until mid-September. So, they have been trying their best to pay the bills and to avoid any further problems. So, the expectations in the mail will be discussed on Friday. Let me say it again, I am trying to understand things. And, there are a lot of judgments coming from the press about the method of paying bills. There is no doubt about that. We have to understand that. But this is my expectation. After that, how can we make time without changing the meaning of the sentence or the overall purpose? What can we do? Because we are going to a time when anything can happen, you know, right? We can imagine that the situation will be a big mess. But what can we do to move forward? In this situation, we cannot resume the six-month period, but if it can be gradually reversed, I would like to hear it. We must also be able to respond to them. As Superintend Briggs pointed out, there is a shrinkage that reaches up to the CET manager when he changes. And Is there any way we can work together with the Council or the Council and the CET staff to find ways to improve this process? No, there isn't. Again, this happened very quickly for all of us. I didn't get a chance to include this, but last week, when I looked at the process from our point of view, I think it was because you sent an email to Tim. Another thing to note is that this is an unusual situation in terms of change orders, but it must be ensured that it is included in the next council agenda. If we are satisfied with it, if all parties agree on what is required in the change order and how much it costs, it must be included in the next agenda without delay. When the previous CET manager was in a coma, he was able to understand from the old beliefs that she was in the council. Therefore, it would be my responsibility to make sure that the acting CET manager or interim manager at that time moves forward. Therefore, I am sure that I am doing my job properly. If Superintend Briggs is used in the change order, or if any CET manager is used in it or not, there is no need to postpone anything in front of the council. If things have not been resolved before the election, there is only a time to postpone it. That would be the only reason. So I don't know if other change orders are expected in the future. Do we know about more possible orders? There are very few things left to do at the gate of the treatment plant. Yes, yes, right, things like that. But, because of that, very few things. Now, we have a lot of things left. So, if Bill agrees, it will be my responsibility to take action immediately. I will investigate it quickly. I will continue to see CET Acting Manager Ed Kim and make sure that he agrees to take the council packet. He will take it there immediately. Yes, I am happy to hear your feedback. It is very reassuring to see that responsibility is accepted and that this will be completed. So, I am grateful for that. I would like to understand how we got here and what to do to prevent this from happening again. So, thank you all. Okay, Mayor Pro Tem Rice, I want to make one thing clear. I may have made a mistake. The period of stay in this change order is only for two weeks, but this change order has nothing to do with the time limit. The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order The period of stay in the change order Therefore, all the events that took place six months before the end of PFAS and other things were the reason. I have a small expectation that the Municipal Assembly made a mistake. But in reality, the problem is some of the temporary dwellings in the project. We are three months behind in terms of the temporary dwellings of three months due to PFAS. That is why I would like to clarify the discussions we had over the course of this period. The city was left out a little more. More than most cities, more than six months of time was spent. We are not asking for compensation. We are not asking them for more money. What we are doing today is only correcting the paper work that came in the second week. So I don't want to include these two topics. Okay, this is completely different from this. There were some language-based things in the program that were given by Kakshigal Tamil. I saw some discussions taking place in it. When that was the last time, forgive me, I don't need it now. That change order was submitted on July 6. As Mr. Rubel said, when we noticed last week, they had not received that fund. But the job went ahead. Especially, the perimeter drain and the unfortunate black walnut trees that were there, you know the recent events, right? That was part of it. The reason was that they found something broken in that drain at that time. It had passed through the trees. There was no other way to hide it. So, this change order is clear that the helical piers and those trees need to be removed. So, there is no hindrance in the work. Our responsibility is to ensure that there is no hindrance. Yes, I would like to ask a very real question here. And, are they paying attention to us? It was necessary to do this, but are they paying attention to us because we started the meetings saying, hey, we are six months behind? Then they say, hey, you have not completed the paperwork. We need our money. Is that what happened in that meeting? I think so. It was not the end. We were going to start the discussion with Kolsing. About the fact that we are six months behind. All those meetings took place at the same time. So, we are doing our part. They are doing their part. We will all agree and move forward in this way. Okay. I think that's right. Thank you. Do you have more questions from Deisel? Thank you, sirs. Thank you. Mr. and Mr. McNeil, thank you too. There is a proposal from Delarco and Dilan Pindangayathu. The receipt is only for acceptance. All those who agree, say yes. Those who oppose, say yes. I think the proposal has been passed unanimously. Is there a proposal now about whether to accept or not? Oh boy! Dylan is encouraging Rice to resign. Is there any more discussion? Vote for Aye. Those who agree to resign say Aye. Those who oppose say Nay. In my opinion, Prime Minister Ekaran has passed. Five people agreed. Two people are not present. Let's move on to the discussion. First of all, 5.1 is the job of the acting CET manager. That's why a request was emailed to you earlier today. Last week, Mr. Edgin and I gave some points to the legal counsel. The majority of the work on this was done in our latest transition team meeting. Unfortunately, I was not able to participate, but counsel Angam Dhillon contributed a lot to complete this. Mr. Edgin and certainly Attorney Clark praise their work. Counselor Dhillon, do you have anything to add or comment on this meeting with the counsel?

No, I would like to make sure that we understand what is going on. I would like to thank Mr. Edgy for helping us reach our goal. I believe that this is fulfilling everyone's needs and everyone agrees with it. I want to make sure that everyone is aware of the two things in this. Because there is a clause in section 2, the second clause. I think the reason for this is that another point in it has been removed. So some parts of the text are combined. So it's just too close to avoid. Another thing is that this was agreed in August 25, 2021, according to NILAVIL. I would like the council to consider moving it to the 15th floor. Have we decided? I think it's the 14th floor. The 14th floor? The 14th floor. It was at 5 pm on the 14th floor.

Yes. Yes. So, that's the floor that comes under this proposal. I don't think anyone will object to this. I think it's a very fair thing.

Councillor Dunn, do you have any objections? Of course.

Of course. Lalu, I didn't mean to stop you. Did you have anything else to say?

No, so please accept the acting CET Manager Chris Edguin's employment contract as of August 14, 2026. Okay, that agreement is in progress. Is there anyone to approve that agreement?

Approved. That was Delarco. Thank you, sir. Mr. Edguin, do you have anything to say now? I was the one who decided on this. This was a new experience. There are some major changes in this, Ava. As you saw in the updates I sent on Friday, I am trying to fix things immediately in the city. You saw an example of what happened in Mr. Rubel, Bill, me, and then Brandon, tonight. Make a wish, take things forward, or stop without a stop. It will be a process, and I hope that in the meantime, the safety manager should continue these procedures. Then, of course, it should continue under a permanent full-time rule. Still, I am grateful to be able to do this for Salin Nagar. I am also proud. Thank you. We appreciate your service. You have worked in various areas for the Salin City for over a decade. First as a planning consultant, then as a community development director, and now as a community development director and acting CET manager. You have done a great job. I take and advertise the procedures and protocols you have implemented to speed up building permits and requests. It is a big change not only for our residents, but also for our business owners. So, in my view, this is a great achievement we have achieved. We appreciate your wisdom and service. I am happy that you feel that this is fair. I will support this and vote. Is there any need for more discussions on this? There is a proposal by Dhillon Avadharipikki and Del Orko Pindamukhi to approve this. Those who support, please say yes. I know it's been a month since we've talked about these things. That's why we were checking if there were any updates from the Mayor, CET, or Manager regarding this matter. If there is no update, please let us know. We just want to know where things are. Certainly, we will be able to provide more detailed information in the next council meeting and report in general. I have not received any emails or other details regarding the parties I have participated in. But I can assure you that I have received any message from Maggie Lipton and others. If not, we will send them a message to ensure a continuation. In addition, all those who participated a month ago will be included. Among them, you, our REC Advisory Panel Chairman Lisa Shea, Sunshine Lambert, and then Acting CET Manager John Clark will be included. Before receiving financial assistance, we would like to make a legal decision that all parties agree to. You may remember that Natalie Rabbitts said at the end of the conference call that their representatives would make a decision and send it to the parliament. So, Mr. Edgins and I will talk to the staff and ask if they have received any message. If not, we can definitely send details to our stakeholders. Mayor Prohtam, speak. Is there any update on the federal funding from HUD? I'll let you know later. Okay. I've been checking old emails. The last email I got from Nadali Rabbits was on July 10th. Okay. I don't know. Oh, I'm sorry. No, it was a different email. This has nothing to do with it. I haven't seen anything so far, but I'll ask you about the HOD. If I'm not mistaken, Councillor Dhillon Thiruthum had an interview with the Funding Director of the Transition Regulatory Board, which was followed by three CET managers. I think there was also a contact email. It's in front of me. Give me a minute. I think it's a contact from Senator Peters' office, if I'm not mistaken. I'm not sure if the Federal Department has approved a staff lesson for this funding. Was it 2.7? Yes, that's right. I'm sorry. Funding status has been extended to Congressional offices and regional HUD offices. Funds have not been distributed to local offices until now, said the agency. Methods for approval. Due to federal laws, the projects used in this grant must be taken into account. Excuse me, I said it wrong. But the contact person is Jeremy Blatt. Okay. Excuse me, it's Slapton's office. Okay. However, that may not be the case, because those details were to be obtained on August 14. Therefore, at the end of this week, you can contact the office of Senator Slapton. As the Acting CET Manager, you and Parks and Rec Director Sunshine Lambert and the Rec Center Manager can be considered as contact points. Okay. Very good. Continue.

Along with that, there are some doubts about how that debt can be spent. Is it for any special things or for things to be avoided? Yes. There is a need for an explanation for that.

I particularly think that there will be effective measures to use federal funds in aquatic centers. Okay. Very good. Okay. We are waiting for updates on those two things in the coming weeks. There will definitely be a press release in the next council meeting in September 14. Is there anything else to discuss today in front of the Saline City Council? If so, I would be happy to announce the decision to cancel the meeting. I checked the clock and the time is 6 in the morning and the time is 32 minutes. It shows 2 minutes early on my phone. Announcing the decision. Mayor Pro Tem announced the decision to cancel the RISE meeting. Is there anyone to vote for Pindu? Pindu is voting. Della Rocco voted for Pindu. Those who agree to cancel the meeting, say Aye. Those who oppose, say Nay. Those who agree are the winners. The meeting is cancelled. Thank you all.