Nov 25, 2024 City Council

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THE 25TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY ASKING EVERYONE TO STAY STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION. BUT IN LEADING US IN THE INVOCATION TONIGHT, I'LL ASK MISS, MISS PORK IF SHE WOULD COME UP TO THE FRONT AND LEAD US INTO A PLEDGE, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE 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. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE US THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AS WE SEEK TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AND ITS CITIZENS. AMEN. AMEN. I. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 28TH, 2020? OH, I'M MY BAD. ROLL CALL STEVEN WOLF HERE AND KIRBY. DONALD BERGER HERE. MARK REAMS JR. ROUSH HERE. AND ZACH GARDNER AND SCOTT HUNTER ARE EXCUSED. DO I HEAR A

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[PROCLAMATION]

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I JUST WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING, AND THEN WE'LL PASS IT TO YOU, TO YOU GUYS. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU. THE BIGGEST THING I WILL SAY IS WHEN YOU SUPPORT A SMALL BUSINESS, YOU DO SUPPORT BIG DREAMS. AND I GET CHOKED UP. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU THINK AND SHOP SMALL FIRST. THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT. IT IS 43% OF ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY SPENT $50 UPTOWN. THAT'S JUST THINKING I'M GOING TO BUY UP. I'M GOING TO BUY LUNCH UPTOWN TODAY. I'M GOING TO GO BUY MY TEACHERS GIFTS UPTOWN FOR MY STUDENTS TEACHERS. IT'S JUST SMALL DECISIONS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT CAN CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT THAT REALLY CAN HELP THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE $68 OF EVERY 100 STAYS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT MAKES REAL CHANGE VERSUS 43 AT A BIG BOX STORE. SO YOU'RE NOT JUST SUPPORTING THE SMALL BUSINESSES, YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE SOCCER TEAMS AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE PTAS AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WE OWN IRON THREADS AND AS OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE NINE MONTHS THAT WE WERE OPEN. AND YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE CHOSE TO OPEN HERE IN MARYSVILLE BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE AND THIS IS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BRING A GREATER SELECTION OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CLOTHING TO UPTOWN MARYSVILLE. SO THE SUPPORT FROM COUNCIL REALLY MEANS A LOT, AND WE HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WILL GET OUT AND DO YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING HERE LOCAL FIRST, AND TRY TO GET SOME REALLY GOOD GIFTS FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU LADY. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ADD BOTH THE COMMENDATION AND THE PROCLAMATION TO THE MINUTES. THANK YOU. IT'S JUST A VOICE

[ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT]

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AGAIN HERE AT PARTNERS PARK, WE WILL ALSO AGAIN HAVE THE MARION MAIN ICE SKATING, WHICH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POPULAR OVER THE YEARS. IT WILL BE SET UP AT PARTNERS PARK DECEMBER STARTING DECEMBER 12TH THROUGH JANUARY 5TH. THE SKATING IS FREE TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ALL AGES. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SHIFT DOWN TO JEREMY, A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

YEAH. THANK YOU TERRY, ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SIDE, THE CITY STREETS CREWS HAVE BEEN COLLECTING LEAVES, LEAVES CITY WIDE AND CLEANUP HAS STARTED AT THE MARYSVILLE STEEL SITE. PARKS RAN INTO A LITTLE HICCUP THIS WEEKEND, BUT CREWS SPENT MOST OF THE MORNING ASSESSING ASSESSING SOME VANDALISM AT PARTNERS PARK. SO THERE WERE SOME BROKEN WINDOWS THAT WERE GETTING REPAIRED THANKS TO GATES BROTHERS ON A, YOU KNOW, ON THE ON THE FAST. THERE'S ELECTRIC ISSUES AT THE SPLASH PAD, BUT WE THINK WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

AND EVEN THE FIRE ALARM WAS PULLED. SO WORKING WITH WITH THE AUTHORITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHOMEVER DID THESE ACTS IS BEING BROUGHT TO JUSTICE ON THE URBAN FORESTRY SIDE, OUR MASTER PLAN IS 99% COMPLETE. SO THAT WILL BE MAKING IT TO COUNCIL HERE, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE MEETINGS. AND AS WELL, TREE PLANTINGS ARE BEING COORDINATED WITHIN SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AROUND TOWN. ON THE WATER SIDE, CITY CREWS DID HAVE A WATER MAIN BREAK ON KIMBERLY DRIVE. SO THAT IS ACROSS FROM THE JEROME TOWNSHIP HALL. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR FIRST MAIN BREAK OUT IN THE COUNTY. SO THERE MAY BE A REPLACEMENT PROJECT THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THAN THE ONES WE SEE IN THE CITY UPCOMING. AND AS WELL THEY

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IS THAT OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT? IF AND SO THE MESSAGE WILL INDICATE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, DEAR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ON NOVEMBER 5TH, THE OPERATING LEVY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS NOT APPROVED. AS A RESULT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IMPLEMENTED ITS CONTINGENCY PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES THE ELIMINATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. MARYSVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE HAVE BEEN COLLABORATING ON WAYS TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOLS WITHOUT THE DAY TO DAY INTERACTION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. THE CITY HAS FOUR OPEN POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS THAT WILL BE FILLED BY REASSIGNING OFFICERS FROM THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. THE REMAINING FOUR OFFICERS WILL FILL COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICE OFFICER POSITIONS WHO WILL ASSIST THE LARGER COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE. THESE OFFICERS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS BY RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE GENERATED AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED.

THEY WILL BE SCREENING ALL JUVENILE RELATED REPORTS GENERATED BY THE DIVISION OF POLICE, INVESTIGATING AND RESEARCHING SPECIAL YOUTH PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, ETC. THEY'LL BE COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHOSE MISSION IS TO ADDRESS YOUTH NEEDS AND ISSUES, SERVING AS A LIAISON FOR. THEY'LL BE SERVING AS A LIAISON FOR SCHOOL SAFETY NEEDS, INCLUDING THREAT ASSESSMENTS, SAFETY TRAINING, BUILDING WALKTHROUGHS, CADET CADETS, PROGRAM, DRUG ABUSE, RESISTANCE EDUCATION, THE DARE PROGRAM, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, THE THERAPY DOG PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF WHEN NEEDS ARISE. WHILE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT PROVIDED WILL NOT BE AS CONCENTRATED IN THE SCHOOLS AS IT WAS DURING THE EXISTENCE OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, WE ARE FIRMLY COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A SAFE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN THE MARYSVILLE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE FEEL THAT'S A MESSAGE THAT WE'D LIKE TO DELIVER. AND, CHIEF, I DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE STATEMENT? NO, TERRY, I THINK YOU PRETTY WELL SUMMED IT UP. OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES SERGEANTS HAVE BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO KIND OF MAKE THIS TRANSITION GO AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE. OKAY.

APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS, CHIEF. AND HE'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED. SO WITH AT THIS TIME THAT'S THE PROCESS AND THE PROGRAM THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION AT THIS TIME? NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CLERK

[PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT]

GOOD EVENING. WE HELD A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER FIFTH. I'LL GO THROUGH THE LIST OF PROJECTS HERE THAT WERE HEARD AT THE MEETING. WE HAD A FINAL PLAT FOR SKY BROOK. THAT'S THE SUBDIVISION ACROSS FROM BONSALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT PLAT WAS APPROVED. SEVEN? YES. ZERO. NO.

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THE OTHER AMENDMENT THAT WE HAD AT THE MEETING WAS FOR A PROPOSED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS THE SKETCH PLAN APPLICATION. SO THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS. AND THAT WAS FOR A SUBDIVISION OFF OF WEAVER ROAD CALLED TRAILS AT WEAVER ROAD. DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS 14373 WEAVER ROAD THAT WAS APPROVED. SIX. YES. ZERO. NO. THERE WAS ONE MEMBER THAT RECUSED THEMSELVES FROM THAT APPLICATION. AND THEN THE LAST AGENDA ITEM WE HAD WAS ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON A POTENTIAL ZONING AMENDMENT FOR THE ADUS. THAT ITEM WAS TABLED SEVEN. YES, ZERO. NO. AND WE PLAN TO GO BACK IN DECEMBER AND KIND OF WORK THROUGH AND FINALIZE THAT. A POTENTIAL AMENDMENT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GABRIEL PLANNING COMMISSION? YEAH. YOU MENTIONED THE TRAILS ON WEAVER. YES. THEY COME TO US AS A PUD. YES. CORRECT. THAT WILL BE A PU.

YES. OKAY. YEAH. AND I GUESS FOR JUST SINCE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, NOT ALL DEVELOPMENTS COME IN FRONT OF COUNCIL BECAUSE. BECAUSE THIS ONE'S A PUD. WE GET TO VOTE ON IT. SO I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS FACEBOOK CHATTER THAT COUNCIL VOTES ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS IN. BUT WE DON'T NOT EVERY DEVELOPMENT COMES IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. SO IF IT FITS THE ZONING PLANNING COMMISSION'S, THE BODY THAT VOTES IN CERTAIN CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTS THAT COME INTO TOWN AND CITY COUNCIL, WE DON'T HAVE, WE ALLOW THEM TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT VOICE BECAUSE THAT'S THE POLITICAL PROCESS. SO CORRECT. JUST TO SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. BURBEE WAS SAYING, SO

[DESIGN REVIEW BOARD REPORT]

ZERO. NO. THE NEXT APPLICATION WAS FOR EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS AT 260 WEST FOURTH STREET.

THAT'S THE OLD THE HISTORIC CHURCH ON FOURTH STREET. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING MODIFICATIONS TO THAT. THAT WAS TABLED. FIVE. YES. ZERO. NO. AND THEN THE LAST APPLICATION WAS ALSO TABLED. AND THIS WAS AT 509 NORTH MAIN STREET IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT WAS TABLED. FIVE. YES. ZERO. NO. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD. OKAY. THE QUESTIONS ARE NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE THREE. BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS THANKS. AND APPRECIATION FOR SPENDING TIME WITH US THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OH YEAH. AND THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD. YEAH. A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WE STARTED A PROCESS OF MAKING. WE HAD TWO VERY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TODAY AND BETWEEN MYSELF, YOURSELF AND MR. ANDREW AND WE WERE ABLE TO INTERVIEW EACH OF THEM AND GET A FEEL FOR HOW THEY WOULD FIT INTO THE DESIGN REVIEW. AND SO WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE SELECTION OF, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR AND EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE AREA AND IT'S A PROCESS THAT OVER TIME, BECAUSE ANY NUMBER OF DAYS THAT YOU ALMOST HAVE TO PULL UP A DESIGN AND TWISTED HARD ENOUGH TO SAY, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT BOARDS THAT WE OVER THE YEARS HAVE REALLY WORKED HARD ON GETTING THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND I'M SURE TONIGHT OR HERE TOMORROW THAT THIS IS ONE THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT STEP AND I WOULD POINT TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DEFINED THE

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[HEARING OF CITIZENS]

RIGHT. I'M BARB PHILLIPS. I LIVE AT TWO, THREE, FIVE SOUTH VINE STREET. I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO GIVE A COUPLE COMPLIMENTS. USUALLY I COMPLAIN TO YOU GUYS IN PRIVATE. YOU HEAR FROM ME A LOT. I KNOW THAT, BUT THIS IS COMPLIMENTS PUBLIC. I WANTED TO SAY. FIRST OFF, I WANTED TO THANK JEREMY HOYT AND TERRY EMERY FOR HELPING FACILITATE GETTING THINGS DONE AT THE MARYSVILLE STEEL BUILDING. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE LIVING BEHIND IT, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE KIDS THAT YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WHO VISITS OVER THERE AT THE PARK AT EAST WHERE EAST ELEMENTARY USED TO BE, ABOUT THE ANIMALS, THE WILD ANIMALS ARE MAKING ME ABSOLUTELY NUTS, AND I'M GLAD THAT SOMETHING IS BEING DONE. I'M GLAD THAT THE WALKING PATH WILL HOPEFULLY GET DONE.

MULTI-USE PATH, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT TO CALL IT, JUST DON'T MAKE IT A ROAD BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE HERE. BUT ANYWAYS, I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE BEEN A PAIN IN YOUR BUTT ABOUT IT. IT IS TERRIBLE LEAVING BEHIND THAT.

ALSO, I DID WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR ONE OTHER THING. THE ICE SKATING THAT'S COMING UP. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVER THANKED YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU. MY FAMILY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT EVERY YEAR. IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE A COST FREE, NO COST TO GO UP THERE AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING AS A FAMILY. MY GRANDKIDS COME IN, THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME AT IT, AND I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS BRING IT BACK EVERY YEAR, AND I HOPE YOU KEEP DOING THAT. IT HAS BEEN THE BEST THING EVER. I'VE TOLD AMANDA THAT WHEN I TALKED TO HER AND I'M TELLING YOU GUYS PUBLICLY, THAT HAS BEEN A GREAT THING. SO I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT. AND THAT'S IT. I'M NOT GOING TO TORTURE YOU TONIGHT. AREN'T YOU GLAD? SO. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM? OKAY. HEARING

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I THINK WE'RE NOW DOWN TO SEVEN. YEAH. BUT HAVING A FIRM GRASP OF WHAT, WHAT WHAT WHAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOVING FORWAR, I THINK THAT'S WHY THIS, THIS DOCUMENT IS VERY VALUABLE. AND I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VOTE AFFIRMATIVE TO THIS, BECAUSE IT DOES HELP THE WHOLE NOT ONLY COUNCIL, BUT THE WHOLE ADMINISTRATION IN KNOWING THE VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CIT. IN THE, YOU KNOW, AND FOR RESIDENTS OUT THERE, THE VISION THAT COUNCIL HAS IS BASED ON THE PRIORITIES THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE STATED THROUGH THE SURVEYS.

YOU GUYS PUT OUT THAT WE PUT OUT, THAT YOU GUYS RESPOND TO AND THE INTERACTIONS THAT THAT WE HAVE. SO THE STRATEGIC PLANNING IS, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE THE VIEWS OF YOU AND WE PUT THOSE VIEWS. WE WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE ADOPT A POLICY SO WE CAN EXECUTE THOSE WITHIN A PERIOD OF TIME. AND IF WE CAN'T EXECUTE THOSE FINANCIALLY, WE ALSO PUT IN THERE, HOW DO WE HAVE HOW HOW DO WE EXECUTE THOSE. AND WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO EXECUTE THOSE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN REALLY IS. SO AND YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP BECAUSE IT'S ALL A PUBLIC DOCUMENT. MR. PRESIDENT I'D MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION ROLL CALL.

MR. BURBY. YES, MR. BURGER YES. MR. YES. MR. RAUCH YES. MR. YES. FIVE. YES. RESOLUTION PASSES. SO

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IF I, IF I COULD, MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH. AND BOB LAMB'S HERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT, YOU KNOW BASICALLY OF COURSE THERE WAS AN INTEREST TO, TO HAVE THE FINAL READING TONIGHT OF THIS, BUT THERE WAS A NECESSARY AMENDMENT TO MAKE AND WITH THAT AMENDMENT, WITH ONLY FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, IT WAS IT WAS GOING TO MAKE THAT NOT POSSIBLE. SO BOB WANTED TO COME UP, I THINK, AND BOB, DO YOU MIND COMING UP AND TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AMENDMENT IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH JUST HE'S HE'S WILLING AS A PART OF HIS DEVELOPMENT TO ADHERE TO THE CITY TREE CODE. AND THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE AMENDMENT TONIGHT HAD WE HAD SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT BOB, DO YOU MIND JUST EXPLAINING THAT REAL QUICK? AND SO TERRY KIND OF ALREADY TOUCHED ON IT, BUT IN THE PUD THAT WE HAD SUBMITTED TO YOU, WE HAD OUTLINED THAT THE PROJECT WOULD NOT HAVE TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO THE TREE REPLACEMENT POLICY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH STAFF AND HEARING FROM MANY OF YOU, WE ARE HAPPY TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE PUD AND TO MEET THAT OBLIGATION. AND SO THAT WAS THE CHANGE THAT WE'D REQUEST, REQUEST TO BE MADE TONIGHT.

HAVING FOUND OUT WE DON'T HAVE THE VOTES, WE WOULD ASK THAT IT BE TABLED TO NEXT MONDAY SO THAT

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MR. BURGER? YES. FIVE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ORDINANCE A FIRST READING

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SO IT'LL PROBABLY BE EFFECTIVE ARE CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, PROBABLY IN EARLY JUNE. THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD WILL SUBMIT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL. I THINK IN THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CHARTER, AND THAT'S JUST A RESOLUTION. THAT'S ALSO A RUBBER STAMP. YEAH. AND THEN THOSE ISSUES WILL BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT. AND THAT'S PER CHARTER. YES. SO THEY CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS. THEY CAN. YEAH. SURE THEY CAN. THEY CAN MODIFY IT.

THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, TRY TO AGAIN, THESE ARE PROPOSALS THAT GO TO THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND THAT GET PLACED ON THE BALLOT. RIGHT. SO WHATEVER IT IS CHARTER REVIEW DOES HAS TO ULTIMATELY BE DECIDED BY THE VOTERS. CORRECT. DOES THE CITIZENS FIRST READ? I SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TIM, IS

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NO, BOTH. YEAH. SO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. YEAH. SO, SO THESE TWO. YEAH THESE TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WERE FILED BY INITIATIVE AND THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD OR THE GENERAL ELECTION. THESE ARE GOING TO COME UP INDIVIDUALLY ON THE AT THE PRIMARY IN MAY. OKAY. FOR VOTE. AND THEN THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD WILL BE WILL BEGIN MEETING IN 2025. AND THEN MAY OR MAY NOT PROPOSE AMENDMENTS, FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER THAT WOULD THEN BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SURE. SO THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THIS BE BACK FOR SECOND READING PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 2ND ORDINANCE B FIRST READING TITLE

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SO ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING THIS BE BACK FOR THIRD READING TITLE

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS REGARDING THE USES OF MARIJUANA CULTIVATION, PROCESSING AND OR RETAIL DISPENSING ADMINISTRATION. SURE, I CAN SPEAK ON THIS. JUST TO REITERATE, JUST TO REITERATE, THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT'S COMING FROM PLANNING COMMISSION BASED ON COUNCIL'S DECISION TO ALLOW THE RETAIL DISPENSING AND NOT PROHIBIT THEM. OF COURSE, THAT DECISION WAS RECONSIDERED. SO THIS NOW IS BASICALLY MOOT. THE ONLY REASON WHY IT'S STILL ON THE DOCKET OR THE AGENDA IS BECAUSE OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR CODE REQUIRES THAT WE THAT COUNCIL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH ANY RECOMMENDATION THAT'S FORWARDED FROM PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THAT'S WHAT'S ON TODAY. IT'S REALLY IT'S MOOT BECAUSE RETAIL DISPENSING HAS BEEN PROHIBITED BY COUNCIL. SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO WAIVE THIRD READING. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IT BE JUST CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING AND VOTED DOWN RATHER THAN TABLED INDEFINITELY.

SINCE COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE FINAL ACTION ON IT. AND THEN THE NEXT PIECE. WELL, THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE ARE ON THAT ONE. YEAH. CITIZENS, MANY CITIZENS LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION HEARING NONE. COUNCIL. HEARING NONE. THIS THIS THIS WILL BE BACK FOR THIRD

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CITIZENS. COUNCIL. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION? MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE TO PASS THE LEGISLATION. ROLL CALL. MR. ROUSH. YES. MR. WOLFE YES. MR. BURBY YES. MR. BURGER YES. MR. REMES YES. FIVE. YES. LEGISLATION PASSES. SO FOR ORDINANCE G, IF I AM CORRECT, WE

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COUNCIL. OH GO AHEAD. MR. MR. AT THE LAST MEETING I HAD MENTIONED A DESIRE TO TRY AND FIND EXTRA FUNDING, AND I KNOW I TALKED WITH YOU, TERRY AND BRAD IN OUR BUDGET. THE CAPITAL BUDGET HERE TO PROVIDE FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SRO PROGRAM THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS YOU MADE EARLIER TONIGHT AND THE WORK WE'RE DOING WITH THE SCHOOLS. I LOVE TO SEE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD STEP. BUT I THINK THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN DO AS A COUNCIL TO WORK WITH THEM ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. I REALIZE THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT US AS A CITY IS ABLE TO FULLY FUND FOREVER. ONGOING, INDEFINITELY. I LOOK AT THIS AS MORE OF A ONE TIME, LET'S FUND THIS THROUGH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A GRADUATE OF MARYSVILLE, AS WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, SROS IN THE SCHOOLS, MY MOTHER WORKED IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH AN SRO

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AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOLS ON WHAT TO DO REGARDING THE SRO PROGRAM, HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. SO I WENT AHEAD AND LOOKED THROUGH HERE, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS MY OWN PERCEPTION OF WHAT I THINK COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET TO EITHER GO SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS FUNDING THE SRO PROGRAM OR, YOU KNOW, A PORTION OF AN ITEM HERE COULD GO TOWARDS THAT. NOT THE WHOLE AMOUNT. BUT I WENT THROUGH AND SENT THIS OVER TO BRAD, KIND OF GOT HIS FEEDBACK. HEY, IS THIS A GOOD IDEA? WHAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FOCUS IN ON THIS AREA MORE? SO I WENT THROUGH AND I COULD GET IT UP TO ABOUT $705,000, GIVE OR TAKE WHATEVER.

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THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? YES, I DO. AND CHIEF, LOGISTICALLY THIS MAY BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING. YEAH, BUT WE HAVE IN OUR BUDGET EARMARKED EIGHT OFFICERS. YEAH. PLUS A CHIEF AND A CHIEF, BUT A COMMANDING OFFICER. SO IS IT LOGISTICALLY POSSIBLE? YEAH. SINCE WE'RE DOWN TO FOUR TO HAVE ONE EITHER A FULL DAY IN ONE SCHOOL AND THEN A FULL DAY IN ANOTHER SCHOOL OR HALF A DAY IN THE MORNING. AN OFFICER WOULD BE IN ONE SCHOOL AND THEN AT THE 11 OR SO, THE OFFICER WOULD MOVE ON TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. YEAH, I IN MY OPINION, YEAH. IN THE BUDGET WE HAVE THE FUNDING FOR JUST FOUR BECAUSE FOUR IS THE HALF OF WHAT WE HAD IN TOTAL. HAVE WE GIVEN THAT CONSIDERATION AND WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THAT? CORRECT.

THAT'S THOSE FOUR POSITIONS ARE WHAT ARE REMAINING OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES BUREAU, WHICH WILL BE WORKING IN THE SCHOOLS, DOING THE WALK THROUGH THROUGH THE SCHOOLS, VISITING ALL OF THOSE SCHOOLS. SO TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, YES, THAT'S THAT WAS KIND OF THE PLAN. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE FOUR REMAINING POSITIONS, THE OTHER THING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER, TOO, IS WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE ADOPT A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN US AND THE SCHOOLS AS TO HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK. YOU KNOW WHAT? WHAT'S THE PRIORITY? I GUESS, FOR THEM? WHERE WHERE WOULD BE THE PRIORITY FOR THOSE LESS NUMBER OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS? YEAH, BUT WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARDS AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF COUNCIL COME TOGETHER, WOULD, WOULD THAT BE A VIABLE OPTION TO DISCUSS WITH THEM AND SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN OFFER, BUT WHAT IS WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THAT, THAT THAT COULD BE A POINT OF DISCUSSION IF, IF THEY WOULD WANT TO REQUEST A INCORPORATING A NEW MEMORANDUM. BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE AT THIS POINT. NO, NO. BUT WELL, OF COURSE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE COUNCIL. SORRY, ONE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE HERE THAT MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE WORD OUT AND THEN HOPEFULLY ON NOVEMBER THE

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YEAH. AND I WOULD BE HARD PRESSED THE WAY THAT ADMINISTRATION WAS ABLE TO PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER TO START MAKING SIX, SEVEN, $800,000 IN COST BECAUSE ANYTIME WHEN WE DO THAT. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY, AS JOE MENTIONED, NOTHING REALLY IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, AND THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK AT, OKAY, NOW WHAT CAN WE CUT BACK. YEAH. AND WHAT, WHAT WHAT. AND I KNOW SCHOOL SRO IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND WE HAVE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO FULFILL. AND IN THIS BUDGET, WE WERE ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE. YEAH. SO IT'S CONTINUES TO BE VERY FLUENT. AND I DON'T THINK THERE IS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL FOR THAT. THE ONLY CHANGING SUBJECT NOW THERE'S TWO ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO JUST BRING UP. FIRST, I KNOW I UNDERSTAND THAT KAREN PAGE, WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY, SHE DONATED SOME MONEY TO THE CITY OF THERE AS WELL. YEAH, BUT SO YOUR QUESTION IS, CAN THAT BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE? I DON'T OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I WAS A LIFE LONG, DEDICATED PERSON TO UPTOWN, SO I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO US TO SECURE THAT MONEY TO MAKE SURE WE DO SOMETHING IN THE UPTOWN OR SOMETHING, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME KIND OF PLAQUE THAT THAT SHOWS THE COMMUNITY THAT, YOU KNOW, OF SOME SORT. I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT MONEY PUT IN THE BUDGET. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO DO. IF THAT'S THE PAIN OF AN HISTORICAL MARKER OR IF WE CAN GET, YOU KNOW, LITTLE MARKERS ON ALL THE IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT, IT'S IT HAS TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD UPTOWN BEAUTIFICATION. YEAH, YEAH.

OKAY. SO WELL, IT'S IN THE BUDGET, SO I GUESS IT'S FINE. YEAH. AND THEN ALSO, I KNOW THAT SEVERAL YEARS, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD A PROPOSED PAINTED. THERE WAS A BUDGET OF 35,000 THAT WAS RAISED TO 50,000. JUST ENSURING THAT I KNOW THERE WAS A WORKING GROUP AT ONE TIME OF MYSELF. MR. LUTZ AND ANNA. MAYBE TERRY WAS INVOLVED IN THAT. AND JUST

[01:10:09]

BUT I KNOW THAT UPDATING THE ELECTRIC WAS A PRIORITY AT ONE TIME. SO YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE MONEY SHOULD BE ALLOCATED FOR THAT. AND THEN KEEP RAISING FUNDS FOR THAT UNTIL WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO UPDATE. SO THOSE ARE THE SOME OF THE CONCERNS I HAD. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, BRAD WAS VERY EASY TO TALK TO AND COMMUNICATED WITH US. AND SO I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAD. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS.

KAREN, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGH OF COURSE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES OF BUDGETARY ITEMS. OF COURSE WE'RE THE FIRST READING WAS ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET. I THINK HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE APPROPRIATE AREA AT THE NEXT FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT ARE COMING BEFORE YOU. WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO ANY OF THESE SUGGESTIONS TO BE EASIER TO IDENTIFY WHAT EACH ITEM THREE MEANS. IT STARTED NEAR THE NEW LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET, AND THEN DO A TRANSFER OF THAT. SO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, OKAY, WE COULD DO THAT. I MEAN, IT WOULD BE CLEAR. YEAH, WHERE THE FUNDS ARE AND HOW WE. YEAH OKAY. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO I MOVED TO PASS THE CAPITAL BUDGET. ROLL CALL, MR. WOLF. YES. MR. KIRBY? YES, MR. BURGER? YES. MR. REMES YES. MR. RAUCH

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COUNSEL. I MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION ROLL CALL. MR. REME. YES. MR. RAUCH YES. MR. WOLF.

YES. MR. BURBY YES. MR. BURGER YES. FIVE. YES. LEGISLATION PASSES. ORDINANCE L THIRD

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BECAUSE OVER THE LAST I WOULD SAY THREE, FOUR YEARS WE HAVE REALLY EXPANDED CONSIDERABLY IN THE SEWERS THAT WE BUILT THE NOT ONLY THE WATER TOWER CLOSE TO COSTCO, BUT IT HAS A LIFT STATION IN MOVING FORWARD IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE CITY IS MOVING INTO AT WATKINS. WE BUILT THAT ONE TOO. YEAH, BUT WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO REALIZE IS THAT OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE SET MONEY ASIDE FROM THE TAPPING FEES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE TAP IN FEES TO MAKE THOSE FUTURE EXPANSIONS.

SO WHEN PEOPLE READ AND SAID, OKAY, THIS IS THE ISSUANCE. YEAH, THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR SYSTEM EXPANSION, OUR SYSTEM EXPANSION, WE ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT WITH THE MONEY THAT WE GET FROM THE TAP IN FEES AND ALL OF THE OTHERS. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUANCE. THIS IS JUST AN OLD ISSUANCE THAT NOW GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT INTO THE MARKETPLACE. YEAH, THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER ONES THAT WE HAVE BUILT AND THAT WE HAD MONEY ALLOCATED FOR. YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED TO BE AS CLEAR AS I POSSIBLY COULD BE THAT THOSE TWO ARE TWO SEPARATE ITEMS. YEAH. AND THE ONE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, HOPEFULLY YOU FIND SOMETHING MORE REASONABLE. I GUESS BOTH OF US ARE A LITTLE SKEPTICAL WHETHER WE WILL OR NOT, BUT WE WON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE THIS ONE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BY SOMETIMES. FEBRUARY, MARCH. YEAH, YEAH, IT'D BE, IT'D BE EARLY FEBRUARY.

YEAH. BUT AT LEAST WITH WITH A YES VOTE FROM COUNCIL THAT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR TIME TO RESEARCH AND SAY WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. BUT THIS IS STILL FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF. THIS IS NOT FOR THE EXPANSIONS THAT WE HAVE DONE. AND THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. THIS IS THE JUST BE ABLE TO STUDY WHAT IS THE BEST FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT WE DID IN 2015, CORRECT? YEAH. SO OKAY, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THING THAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. THIS IS AND ALL OF THE EXPANSIONS THAT WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO WITH THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED BY THE DIFFERENT EVENTS. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH. I'M JUST SAYING AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THESE LARGE BONDS ON THE SYSTEM FOR QUITE A BIT LARGER. AND TO REFINANCE AT TODAY'S RATES IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE. SO PRETTY GOOD CHANCE COME EARLY NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION NOT TO REFINANCE THESE, BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT

[01:20:05]

SO HAVING SAID ALL THAT I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THE LEGISLATION. ROLL CALL. MR. RAUCH YES. MR. WOLFF. YES. MR. KIRBY YES. MR. BURGER YES. MR. REMES YES. FIVE. YES. LEGISLATION PASSES COMMENTS

[COMMENTS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL PERSONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION:]

YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED THAT WE'VE UPDATED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND YOU KNOW, WE STARTED WORKING ON OUR STRATEGIC PLANS. AND THIS ISN'T OUR FIRST ONE. WE REVISED THEM. WE UPDATE THEM. YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THIS PROCESS IN LATE 20 YEARS AGO OR SOMETHING. AND WE'RE IN THE POSITION WE ARE TODAY BECAUSE OF THAT. WE SET FORWARD WHERE WE WANTED TO GO. AND THEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, PUT FORWARD THE DETAILS OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. AND WITHOUT A PLAN, WITHOUT THAT VISION, WHERE DO YOU END UP? YOU KNOW, WE ENDED UP IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO DO SOME THINGS AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE OF THE PLANNING AND THE WORK THAT THE ADMINISTRATION DID WITH COUNCIL OVER THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS. SO IT'S A BIG POSITIVE, I THINK SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, MORE PEOPLE SHOULD BE DOING. AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING IS LIKE J.R, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THANKSGIVING AND THE TURKEY TROT THIS THURSDAY. THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S GREAT FUN, FUN. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. WE ALL GOT OUR RUNNING SHOES READY RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL I'LL SKIP HANK AND I'LL GO TO CATHERINE WOLF. YEAH. I JUST WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET OUT TO ALL THE EVENTS GOING ON. YOU KNOW, THE PARADE AND THE CHRISTMAS WALK AND TREE LIGHTING. THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR. AND, YOU KNOW, I LOVE BEING IN OHIO IN THE COLD AND KIND OF RAINY WINTER DAYS. IT MAY SEEM A LITTLE CRAZY, BUT I ENJOY THAT MUCH MORE THAN MY TIME DOWN SOUTH DURING IN THE SUMMER. SO I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND I WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. OKAY, WELL, IF WE LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE FINISHED UP ON TONIGHT, YEAH, WE GOT THE BUDGET ALL DONE. YEAH. SO WE SHOULD BE ALL SET. THE BUDGET PROCESS REALLY WENT WELL THIS YEAR. YEAH, I THINK EVERY YEAR WE SEEM TO IMPROVE. IT ALLOWS US TO DO A GOOD NUMBER OF THINGS. YEAH. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR IS THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT USED TO BE THAT THERE'D BE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE SITTING HERE AND HERE. IT IS 830 AND WE STILL HAVE TWO, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT 12 PEOPLE. YEAH. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT HOPEFULLY WATCH US AS WE BROADCAST THIS AT THE SAME TIME. YEAH. BUT THE, THE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING PASSIVE ANYMORE. YEAH.

AND THEY CAN BE VERY PASSIONATE. YEAH. AS WE HAVE LEARNED. AND THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO, AS BEST WE CAN. WE DON'T PUT OURSELVES ON AN ISLAND, BUT WE TRY TO WORK WITH AS MANY AGENCIES AS WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I KNOW NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE A FEW MORE DECISIONS TO MAKE THAT WE AS A COUNCIL DON'T MAKE. BUT WE ARE

[01:25:04]

YEAH, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE PUT A PENCIL TO IT AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT IT IS AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL. WE WILL GO BACK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WE WILL SAY, OKAY, YOU ASK US, YEAH, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT YOUR MONEY TO IT OR DO WE BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED TO WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT IF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WANTS EXTRA THINGS, YEAH, THEN UNFORTUNATELY IT DOES ALSO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT. SO ALL IN ALL, AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THANKSGIVING TO BE THANKFUL FOR, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT NOT ONLY COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION, BUT ALSO THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS PUT IN TO CONTINUE TO MAKE US BETTER. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD THANKSGIVING TO GO BACK AND REFLECT ON. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BASED ON COUNCILMAN REAMS COMMENTS ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING, NOT A LOT OF COMMUNITIES DO OR HAVE STRATEGIC PLANNING. AND, YOU KNOW, MARYSVILLE IS ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT DO AND EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THE, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME TIMES FOR EVERY STEP FORWARD, IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE TAKING TWO STEPS BACK. BUT AND THAT'S JUST PUBLIC OFFICE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL PINPOINT AREAS WE NEED TO IMPROVE IN THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE. BUT WE WORK VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A COMMUNITY WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE AND WELCOMED, AND THEY LOVE. AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE MARYSVILLE IS A VIBRANT CITY AND PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE HERE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, AS A, YOU KNOW, AS, AS THE FIRST TIME AS PRESIDENT COUNCIL, BUT ALSO STILL I CALL MYSELF AS A NEWER ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER. I AM GRATEFUL FOR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY VOTE FOR GOOD PEOPLE. AND I HAVE GOOD COLLEAGUES AND I, AND WE ARE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WE MIGHT HAVE DISAGREEMENTS, BUT WE COME TOGETHER AND WE STILL FIGHT EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE. AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR.

BUT ALSO, MY LAST COMMENT WOULD JUST BE, I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING. NOT ALL OF US CELEBRATE THE SAME WAY AND SOME TABLES ARE VERY LARGE AND SOME TABLES ARE VERY SMALL. AND NO MATTER IF YOU EAT PIZZA OR CHINESE FOOD ON THANKSGIVING OR A TURKEY OR WHATEVER ELSE IN BETWEEN, I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HAS HAD HAS LEASED TIME WHERE THEY SPEND WITH SOMEBODY THAT THEY WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH, AND THEY ENJOY THEIR DAY. SO ON THAT NOTE, BEFORE BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN, GO, BUCS BEAT MICHIGAN, MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. YEAH, WE HAVE AN

[THE POTENTIAL TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SPECIFIC BUSINESS STRATEGY OF AN APPLICANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE:]