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[00:03] Now, we're called over the regular scheduled meeting of my Majesty to Council for Monday, August 1st, 2022.
[00:10] Public input or unscheduled personal appearances.
[00:13] We have Mike Scribo, but I do not see him.
[00:16] So we're going to Elden Johnson flags on the holidays.
[00:20] For the last three years, we posted flags on federal holidays from the 80 to 10 times a year.
[00:32] We're up to about 500 flags posted right now.
[00:36] And our main objective right now is to post flags, which he wants to lower,
[00:41] to 50 million on both sides of the street.
[00:44] A few more donations we should be able to cover to 100% right now.
[00:48] We've got about maybe 80 to 85 percent.
[00:51] What I like to do is, if you're off the pass on to your department, he is somebody that would want
[00:58] to volunteer to maybe come down to the flag bar.
[01:01] We get five feet and 15 flags that they be posted in the help of the field in Main Street.
[01:06] And about now we're going to come to again in this being those groups.
[01:10] These are one of our longer drivers.
[01:13] We know that we're shorthanded.
[01:14] There was a while we get a few worst gouts, girls gouts, and some of the people out here calling,
[01:19] but they're not being insisted on having a short hand.
[01:22] Our nation is second to the field.
[01:26] If we get some of your people to volunteer to have a pick up, come down and get whatever number
[01:34] of flags they won't be able to post.
[01:36] Just put on any holy up button now.
[01:38] We need to read a range of.
[01:39] We can do that piece and that's right now.
[01:41] We'll pretty sure get this worked both of the flags.
[01:45] Is there enough holes drilled?
[01:46] Why not we talked about that before?
[01:48] I will.
[01:49] Everything can come with the theater.
[01:51] No more peace find.
[01:52] I know it's coming out and check the holes there.
[01:54] They enter from the first avenue to central home.
[01:58] We have that street.
[01:59] I was probably, I don't know if we got 50 feet there.
[02:03] That doesn't have a hole.
[02:05] We can get something real.
[02:08] It's a close to like it.
[02:10] From the easy hole on the inside.
[02:12] Real one on the left side, sort of like the shirt.
[02:14] It'll be sped.
[02:15] And that's how to deal that one.
[02:17] New scene.
[02:18] On the sidewalks.
[02:19] But we still need.
[02:20] I promise I didn't mean to get 50 holes.
[02:23] I haven't checked down on South Maine.
[02:25] Now they got because most of that is covered with security bay.
[02:29] And all the other, you know, their own first ensemble to the first.
[02:33] There's not any businesses in there.
[02:36] It's all empty-out.
[02:37] Any buildings.
[02:38] Right?
[02:39] So there's not any people that's subscribed to the program.
[02:43] There's two.
[02:44] I like the first nationalite.
[02:45] And six weeks later, it's all doing that block.
[02:48] Since the work should be run out.
[02:50] And so we're just, we're needed to go to the bottom.
[02:53] I feel the incentive at last time.
[02:55] I might be either to in place.
[02:56] I have a few extra.
[02:58] But we're right now.
[02:59] We're focused.
[03:00] five percent in whatever percent of the people and fewer donations, why should be recovered
[03:09] within the next couple of minutes.
[03:12] So as a council and mayor, you ask for help from employees and we can't give that directive
[03:18] to employees, but City Manager Boa Rees can, so he would probably be your contact for that
[03:24] with the barbed heads and who's the staff's revolve here or something, you know, somebody
[03:30] can be on the health field in the blanks.
[03:32] I said we're up to the post five, but are now in residential and in the business area.
[03:39] And one of the things we've got to be, actually, is that we've got to be a sign in our
[03:44] northwest part of our lives.
[03:47] We've got to realize more of the industrial housing and coming from these, I'm going
[03:52] to get a better cohort of the cancer, or sign because of the big tree there.
[03:56] And we was wondering, yep, if the City could get it down, or should be as busy as we
[04:01] are, the staff said it's got a damn, we need to have that tree taken down, so the sign
[04:05] will be visible from the east.
[04:10] Again, I think that's a Mr. Rees question, thank you, wrote it down, so I did.
[04:13] The property is the tree you're on, it's on the baseline, it's on the, you know, that the business
[04:19] park out there.
[04:20] I know when I was working for the senior center, we've also boarded the business, who was responsible
[04:29] for replacing the boards, if the people with the bill in the business level, replace them.
[04:36] And I don't find that anyway, I was wondering, where is one, the City is responsible for that
[04:41] or if we can, they can cut the tree down, I'm sure we can find out all of yours, nothing to take
[04:47] down what we just need to take them down, so we just need to sign for that release.
[04:56] Mr. Johnson, I think this is a fantastic program, and it obviously makes our downtown look
[05:04] beautiful and extremely patriotic and it's something we should, so I certainly want to reach
[05:10] out, ask for more volunteers from City employees, but citizens alike, we need to rally together
[05:18] and see if we can find the volunteers needed and the donations.
[05:20] We're still taking donations like some people will take in and subscribe to our blank phone ring,
[05:26] you know, give us a million other donations, we'll have to give it a dollar, but in the box, which
[05:32] out, because our flags as far as our poles went up from $10 billion, we're going to do
[05:36] dollar, we're going to do dollar, we're going to do $19, or $23,000, or we're going to do $30,000.
[05:39] We're going to cost about $50.
[05:41] And at full same flag, replace this, that's what we need to know.
[05:48] But you know, however, I hold real good, like I said now we're at, that 80 of that machine with
[05:53] media in the Government's military opposition.
[05:54] So we just need to rally together and get it completed.
[06:00] like to me. On your, I know I'm on your subscribers and it's hard for me to pay you because
[06:06] you guys only do check or cash, right? Yeah. Yeah. And I'll never have either one. I wish
[06:13] you the card. Is there a way you guys can set up an online deal where people could pay online
[06:18] to the card? Because I think you would probably get better donations that way. I don't know.
[06:23] And this is where I set up like that. I have a share of the finance also. You see if there's
[06:29] a, I wonder if one of the banks might host a merchant account for for your benefit. I'd
[06:39] be surprised if they wouldn't. Is that I think if we put it out there where people could
[06:49] donate online, that you would probably get a lot more donations. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for coming.
[07:06] I guess Mr. Screewood, I'm not going to make it so it doesn't move on.
[07:12] Three consent agenda staff recommends we approve items four and five.
[07:19] So moved. All right.
[07:28] Six presentation from the lead agency. Mr. Rebecca Jim.
[07:40] Just barely. These are also in your packet. So I just wanted to talk about a few things.
[07:58] But we just basically, um, let me get a little bit of everything that we have on your
[08:16] volume and flooding of the rises of the toxins that we have to talk to for the superfights
[08:23] side and the residents that you built have to build one toxic, and I would like to talk more with you
[08:38] that that. But it's also, you know, one of the lines is when it came to a thing that some properties
[08:55] can.
[09:01] and encouraging more people, I would hope that
[09:07] I felt testifying, they could be removed,
[09:24] and dealt in a driveway that may precipitate
[09:36] a chance to, recently, sit out the veil of duplicity.
[09:54] In 2011, they were posting in,
[09:57] this is your last chance, extended them with,
[10:03] they've been to continue as long as it is,
[10:06] to call it in, that work will be to this proposal
[10:17] to raise the level of self-adjusting
[10:19] and raise the level.
[10:20] It is successful, whoever is, as you know,
[10:27] I was really impressed with, into the city,
[10:31] out to the, uh, here, the path,
[11:03] uh, in the pitch, which was pretty helpful,
[11:13] was for citizens and children,
[11:18] there were issues of the environment,
[11:20] and the bio was for us, saying,
[11:24] to start from the second bio,
[11:44] you all have had thought there's been no crimes,
[11:53] but for the citizens in the fight of the environment,
[12:01] They, how they would, so our goals are to continue to do an outreach program
[12:20] expansion.
[12:21] One of the things that we did this morning was removed from my desk, and to do that
[12:49] a survey, a walking survey, and that areas in this community, here at the first time that
[13:18] what we find real share, what we say, no secrets, to share with you, none of them are there.
[13:27] We provide surveys, we have additional questions related to that we could do that.
[13:47] The efforts of partners that we're working with right now, we're working with CM College,
[13:52] HQ and the private group of change, and we're working on a flood increase of left-right managers
[14:03] and discuss it, which is showing that we have not registered to the public.
[14:17] We still have a map map that can add additional players.
[14:20] If there's an additional layer, you all may need a grant to let you have a look at, we want
[14:29] a renewal of releases to flash drives that have the link on it, also, who people that don't have,
[14:50] who have basically a slideshow of what's on there, so there.
[15:00] individuals in public click on a particular quadrant of the county.
[15:05] They particular quadrant and seek where they are, in short,
[15:10] what we've got in the layers of that show of it.
[15:14] But the agents that involved in the background,
[15:19] were working on a rural, rural, rural survey,
[15:23] in this corner of the whole state.
[15:29] Plus, it's to the super fun side.
[15:32] There are wells that are changed.
[15:34] The blue and the sinks that you move.
[15:36] And so, I'm working in the Health Service City.
[15:41] During the survey to find out,
[15:43] who in that region, who's in here,
[15:45] because in the wells,
[15:49] who's not even the survey,
[16:00] design that would join the climate crisis,
[16:10] who are dealing with things that we're also working
[16:21] continuing the work with the hardest work design.
[16:24] And, you know,
[16:26] what somebody did,
[16:29] she'd think about,
[16:38] there is a support for an initial return in.
[16:54] It was too fast turnaround from the wall.
[16:56] But we did,
[16:57] we did get late letters.
[16:58] We got a late letter from the City of Commerce
[17:01] and a late letter comes in and she'll be,
[17:03] but that particular grant,
[17:09] I really like to tell you what,
[17:11] what sector we were able to get.
[17:14] It would be talking with city officials,
[17:43] getting all of our hopes things to get.
[17:46] And we know we need places.
[17:49] So that is to allow us to.
[18:06] to have the other things we're working on, we're developing the stream teams to try to create working with crews.
[18:23] In person, it's partially in control this year, but it's held in, you know, national environmental community.
[18:46] It's a wider, and then what I hate about the 1980s and their communities, seeing this whole side.
[19:16] If you're so moved, it would be cool to write a letter to any one of those things.
[19:30] Well, thank you.
[20:01] I'll pay you later.
[20:06] So with everything that Miss Jim has presented today, I would like your approval to work with her to create a letter that would be support, a letter of support from the city in this particular initiative.
[20:20] And it's just a letter showing our support in what they're doing in this surrounding communities, in what they can do with these particular grants.
[20:30] So that's something we need to vote on now, or what I've been on a future, or we just all get moved thumbs up, or normally I would say no.
[20:47] But there's no financial exchange.
[20:55] I don't see a problem about rising into work.
[21:01] I guess the question is not anyone that issue with that or whether you're about okay with that
[21:06] I'll make that motion
[21:11] No motion
[21:12] You have a consensus that was good enough for me. Thank you everybody's not the idea. All right
[21:23] Thank you
[21:32] Thank you Mister
[21:34] I'm seven ordinance 2022 dashed in adding section six dash one hundred
[21:39] Utilization of copper conductors to the article three electric chapter six of the ordinance and
[21:47] Travis Jones
[21:52] Big weekend
[21:57] Now we're here
[21:59] About the discussion of the utilization of copper conductors
[22:08] Kind of over that again
[22:13] National 17 natural electric code and you see
[22:17] Stamilers to safeguard
[22:20] Tenants our fires and with that being said
[22:28] The reason we're asking
[22:30] Reinsert the ordinance because when we've revised the ones mistake
[22:38] Section that we have been said
[22:43] Place just because
[22:50] Again, like I said I went through we go
[23:17] Several
[23:20] All the towns and a lot of them
[23:24] That said last week. I think you give more house fires with a little and then you do the copper
[23:43] It's kind of bouncing
[23:49] discussion off some local contractor
[24:00] I'm going to ask our fire chief if you have an opinion on this.
[24:02] I'm going to ask our fire chief if you have an opinion on this.
[24:09] I'll second.
[24:10] I'm going to.
[24:12] I don't want to.
[24:14] I.
[24:15] Each step.
[24:16] I.
[24:17] Parker.
[24:18] I.
[24:20] And number eight is the emergency clause for the same ordinance.
[24:22] Twenty.
[24:23] Twenty that or twenty twenty two dash ten and that we just put this in the fact immediately.
[24:28] Is that correct?
[24:29] No, I'll make a motion to prove that.
[24:31] Second.
[24:33] I.
[24:34] I.
[24:35] I.
[24:36] I.
[24:37] I.
[24:38] I.
[24:39] Nine.
[24:40] This is the same thing we had in the.
[24:41] I miss you.
[24:42] A word of six month contract after review of all bids missions.
[24:45] For the concrete material C 22 dash 39 concrete.
[24:48] San C 22 dash 40 an aggregate rock C 22 dash 38.
[24:53] Authorized city manager is Disney.
[24:55] We're see.
[24:56] Say.
[24:57] He said.
[24:59] I.
[25:04] So four five.
[25:05] Davis.
[25:06] I.
[25:07] I.
[25:08] Ten.
[25:09] Olson associate master service agreement for work order.
[25:12] Number twenty twenty two dash two for chism spring subdivision.
[25:16] Platt review.
[25:17] Not to exceed fifty thousand.
[25:19] So this is a.
[25:22] Brings class that we received.
[25:31] You.
[25:32] But we'll pick next step to.
[25:34] The license engineer.
[25:38] The grant plans.
[25:39] Hydrology plans.
[25:40] And then take our results.
[25:42] They send us.
[25:44] We're at a point right now that.
[25:47] Is time.
[26:00] Those are the only.
[26:01] Plats.
[26:02] You received.
[26:03] So.
[26:04] So.
[26:20] So question for you.
[26:21] So question for you.
[26:25] This for the chism springs subdivision.
[26:27] Plats.
[26:28] If we go ahead and do this.
[26:30] And then chism springs and up being somewhere else.
[26:34] And someone else moved to this area.
[26:36] I want to do it.
[26:37] Do we have to do it again.
[26:38] The plan hasn't been accepted yet.
[26:45] So they may have.
[26:46] The plan.
[26:47] Yeah.
[26:51] They.
[26:52] The.
[26:53] Definitely should be there.
[26:56] The problem we have is the.
[26:59] The more weight passed.
[27:00] .
[27:01] .
[27:02] They've gone as far as they could go.
[27:05] Is that a whole stick without bringing me in more specialists?
[27:11] We've kind of had it on hold because there's the issue of whether or not this is actually
[27:16] going to go forward or not, but we're really out of time that's been presented to us.
[27:29] I'd answer your question more directly, Mayor, probably if a hydrologist who looks at this
[27:38] man, we end up with some other proposal for that property, at least in a basic information
[27:44] could be used for that, but we can't sit here and tell you it wouldn't be a complete
[27:49] waste of money.
[27:50] It depends on what happens, but we have a time restriction that we've actually exceeded.
[28:00] So since we've already exceeded that time, could we table this to the next meeting, contact
[28:06] his brains and find out if they're going to move, if they're going to proceed here.
[28:12] So I don't want to waste this money, if we don't have to.
[28:18] One of the reasons this was for all of the agendas to try to get somebody to take the next step,
[28:24] because we're just in mind, but let's just mind being in there, but we can jump off the wall.
[28:35] I don't know that we want to be the one to take that next step without knowing that they're
[28:39] going to follow in mind.
[28:44] But that's fine, we just got to get something to be more aware of.
[28:47] So if we table it for the next meeting, you mean is somebody contacting them?
[28:53] I've been in contact with their engineer.
[28:56] He said he said he said to me some hydrology tests before, and I've asked, so far, he's aware
[29:05] they're going to proceed with their act.
[29:09] was, like I said right now, it's just sitting and we told the residents, we had that meeting
[29:19] out there that we were going to have hydrologists look at what proposals we still have the
[29:25] same proposal and it's the only proposal we have but we have not yet had a hydrologist
[29:31] look at it.
[29:32] So, when you get things moving on to some other proposals, that would be great.
[29:40] We don't want to waste money.
[29:42] So, what is there for all of a sudden, he may also have to be?
[29:44] I do have one, absent in any other development, he has to move forward, he's obligated
[29:53] to the state and is prepared to do so.
[30:00] If a thing or two don't happen in the next week-10 day, those things are being pursued and there's multiple folks interested in making that happen,
[30:12] him included.
[30:13] But he is obligated, contractually, to move forward and will.
[30:19] He texted me and talked to me and we likely need to be pursuing something so that we're not flat-footed.
[30:30] You just said a week to 10 days.
[30:33] So we'll know about our next meeting.
[30:35] Well, I mean, this would be my thought.
[30:39] We certainly can evaluate each step of the way.
[30:42] You all are proving it simply because it's the ability to execute.
[30:46] But keeping in mind, there's going to come a point in time at that point in time at which this property owner,
[30:52] he owns the property outright, has the ability to do construction on it.
[30:57] He's going to turn around and say, OK, I'm obligated to the state-to-execute here.
[31:01] I've given the city X amount of time to prepare their stuff and they failed to do so.
[31:06] And now we're holding him back for meeting his obligations.
[31:10] We need to be cognizant of that.
[31:12] Those two weeks, I'm going to have them.
[31:15] If we all, like, phone calls and just figure out our rat before we move forward, we need to do that.
[31:20] I don't know the reason.
[31:21] I'm saying it before today.
[31:22] I'm saying it doesn't hurt you to approve it today because that doesn't give a,
[31:26] notice to proceed.
[31:27] That gives us the ability to proceed.
[31:29] Even if that becomes the right thing to do.
[31:32] But this, the decision of where he builds is not within our control.
[31:37] So if we gave you the ability to proceed, would we get an email saying that's being put in the action or something
[31:45] if it happens before or next week?
[31:46] So we'll all know what's happening.
[31:48] Sure.
[31:52] Which I think the understanding would be that we'd rest.
[31:59] He says, yes, I'm going to be forward.
[32:01] So we're approving it, but we won't do it unless he says yes, I'm proceed.
[32:10] Keep in mind, we don't know the outcome of this study, which was raised as I understand.
[32:16] These concerns were raised by the residents of the part of what addition.
[32:21] And without the outcome of this study, he may not know how he needs to proceed.
[32:28] I mean, typically, so check it out.
[32:32] It is.
[32:33] In the last and simple hydrology test.
[32:36] I mean, yeah, they have a stamp drawing and engineer, but discussion that, as far as it's gotten
[32:45] now, there's been a few questions raised on the same set of eyes, the signal of your hydrology test.
[32:56] Like that.
[32:57] We've got to take their work forward.
[33:05] So this is it normal for the city to pay for this not the landowner?
[33:10] Is that normal procedure?
[33:12] Well, the landowner
[33:14] Is there any pay for it?
[33:16] To do the plans and the report work the life work just we're doing our development on behalf of the citizens and the concerns that they raised who will be in
[33:24] more precautions
[33:25] You know we want to take the extra step to make sure that
[33:28] There are everything
[33:30] The water is not you pushed on there. Everything will be right. That all that was one of their concerns for sure
[33:34] And I do want to stress it's not that we haven't done anything we've done as much as we could
[33:41] with all some
[33:43] Under of the old contractual relationship, but now that that's changed
[33:48] We have to do this
[33:51] If we're going to go further to get the more the greater degree of expertise
[33:57] This project would call for
[34:00] For us to be able to do that
[34:37] Some of that information though might be beneficial down the road depending on a future development
[34:59] That comes in or another developer he doesn't go
[35:02] It won't likely they're going to have a different plan if the set of plans and maybe even the houses and maybe less houses or street
[35:09] It's not going to be the same
[35:11] Because this has a minute or four to get so the other question is for anybody
[35:39] There's the money comes from
[35:49] That's Jill's to part
[35:52] General administrative
[35:54] A certain amount of money just for general engineering
[36:00] be able to be able to do that budget.
[36:07] Again, we're not touching this unless we find out that.
[36:10] So the money won't be spent.
[36:16] Specifically for this south.
[36:20] So we're not going to do this.
[36:22] Steady unless he says he's moving forward there.
[36:25] So all of this, if he says it to go,
[36:32] but they've been given this.
[36:35] As far as all of this has gotten, they got a couple of questions
[36:38] that we can't answer this contract.
[36:43] I feel better about it.
[36:46] You said that that was it.
[36:47] We're not going to spend this money.
[36:48] Unless Chism Springs says we're going to do this.
[36:51] Right.
[36:52] No, we're use simple.
[36:53] You like that.
[36:55] I mean, you said that.
[36:59] I'm like a motion to approve it.
[37:03] I'll say.
[37:04] Parker.
[37:05] He said, simple.
[37:07] Okay.
[37:08] David.
[37:18] I'm staying.
[37:21] It's so hard.
[37:22] Okay.
[37:23] Thank you.
[37:24] Thank you.
[37:25] Thank you.
[37:26] Thank you.
[37:28] Thank you.
[37:32] Thank you, Travis.
[37:34] Well, having any any new business that has risen since the
[37:36] Posting of this agenda.
[37:39] 12 staff reports.
[37:46] 13 mayor and council community announcements.
[37:51] And I've got a couple.
[37:54] First, I received a call today.
[37:56] From the guy I worked with.
[37:58] He's from Bartlesville, but he was over here today.
[38:00] Working.
[38:01] And he was up a poll.
[38:03] And he called and said,
[38:06] We're going to talk to you about your police department.
[38:08] That's okay.
[38:09] And he said, I don't like police officers.
[38:11] And I really have.
[38:14] He said, okay.
[38:15] He said, but the reason I'm calling is I was up in the poll.
[38:17] Working.
[38:18] And I hear yelling and screaming going on.
[38:22] And he said, lady comes running down the road to me.
[38:26] And says, can you please call the police?
[38:28] Her boyfriend wherever he's beaten up.
[38:30] So he goes down a poll called police.
[38:33] And he said, the officer that showed up.
[38:35] Handled the situation perfectly.
[38:38] Treated the lady with so much respect.
[38:40] And he said, I was really impressed with your officer.
[38:43] And the way he handled the whole situation.
[38:46] And he said, it's not changed my view on police officers.
[38:50] Especially in my own.
[38:51] And he said, I never, he said, you know, I don't like police officers.
[38:56] And so that officer, I found out.
[39:00] He didn't know his name, but I called chief and chief checked it out for him, and it was actually officer Sean McDonald.
[39:07] So, so no surprise there because I've heard that quite a few times about Sean, but in today's times,
[39:17] and our police officers get such a bad rap about everything, I want to make sure that since I heard this positive from the community that I wanted to spread that.
[39:25] And this was someone from outside our community that was in visiting that got to see how our officers handled the situation and it was impressed.
[39:34] So, actually it's sergeant McDonald's sergeant.
[39:39] And I'm sure that those sergeants are out there.
[39:43] So, we appreciate him in his efforts.
[39:48] So, the next one is this weekend, the Heritage Festival, the Main Street, all the city employees,
[39:58] Amanda and her staff, Robert and his guys.
[40:03] Everybody from the city was all in board in a great job.
[40:07] You know, we added to it this year with the barbecue you've took off and chucked and chained it.
[40:14] Fabulous job with that.
[40:16] I know those guys were very impressed.
[40:19] I hope I'll still just run new, but I know both of them met with the guy afterwards.
[40:24] And he said, you know, we're going to tell you guys, you're going to rank your 110, and tell you guys how you did and stuff.
[40:30] And they ranked him on the level 11.
[40:33] So, not bad for your first go out.
[40:35] We talked a lot of the cooks, and they were impressed.
[40:38] They were excited about coming back next year already.
[40:40] They were already talking about bringing other teams with them.
[40:42] Like, 30 more teams with them.
[40:44] So, we're going to do something.
[40:46] Hour-wise down on Main Street, because we're not in a power for 30 more teams.
[40:49] But the music went well.
[40:52] We had some regions in town that really enjoyed being back and having that on Main Street.
[40:58] It was just a good event.
[41:01] It really was.
[41:03] And you got a little rain.
[41:04] It cooled down a little bit, which made it even better.
[41:07] But all in all, I had a great time this weekend.
[41:10] And we got to rename some streets to do some honorary stuff, which was nice.
[41:15] And, you know, having an Admiral Trussler back was kind of cool.
[41:18] His classmates were here.
[41:20] So, all in all, I thought it was pretty good weekend.
[41:24] And, you know, the city staff got to tell your people they did great things.
[41:30] The volunteers that came in helped have the sponsors.
[41:33] They just couldn't have gotten done without the city employees.
[41:36] The volunteers and the sponsors.
[41:38] So, I appreciate everybody that's invested in this.
[41:41] It's grown.
[41:42] The word spreading.
[41:44] And, it's one of the big events in Oklahoma.
[41:47] I think people look forward to coming to you.
[41:49] All right.
[41:52] It's really cool.
[41:53] I don't know how they'd judge that food.
[41:56] Oh, there's not a bad piece of it.
[42:00] But it's funny, as I said, that bow and eye got some ribs from a guy and we were eating these ribs and both of Egan.
[42:10] But he wasn't Saturday because he was hammered with the back of the bow and it's not my choice.
[42:16] But we were like, oh my gosh, he's written it so good.
[42:21] So yeah, well, we're down there for the wards, the guy gets ninth.
[42:25] And we're like, there was eight better ribs in that.
[42:28] You have a kidney.
[42:30] But Bowzy, I mean, this dude went off the vegan wagon Saturday.
[42:35] He was eating the barbecue chicken and he said, oh my gosh, it's so good.
[42:38] He had all over his hands.
[42:39] We had to stop until he washed his hands.
[42:41] Yeah, everywhere.
[42:42] We had to have a friend friend with a girl.
[42:44] Yeah.
[42:45] But it was a good time.
[42:48] And that barbecue cookoff was fun.
[42:50] And they enjoyed it because they said normally they get stuck in a field.
[42:54] And they get stuck in a field somewhere.
[42:56] And we put them right down the middle of our festival in Main Street.
[42:59] And they really enjoyed that.
[43:01] And they were, you can see them walking around.
[43:03] Except when they were cooking.
[43:05] They were walking down the joint and stuff.
[43:07] The festival.
[43:08] I know the one thing that they asked me about adding for next year was once they get to Main Street on a Friday night.
[43:15] They're stuck.
[43:16] They can't leave because they're parked and they're getting their stuff set up and cooking.
[43:20] They asked that we make them breakfast the next morning.
[43:23] So I thought we can do that.
[43:25] We can do that.
[43:26] We can do that.
[43:27] We can do that.
[43:28] You can breakfast right after the morning.
[43:30] Yeah.
[43:31] But it was a really fun.
[43:33] But all in all, it was a really fun.
[43:35] And a lot of, well, one of the guys got it.
[43:38] One of the reserve grand champion of the barbecue cookoff on the pro side.
[43:43] He was actually an annual graduate.
[43:45] And he lives in Kansas.
[43:47] He now, but he came home.
[43:48] And he went back to Miami.
[43:50] And he got the reserve grand champion.
[43:52] So I'm kind of cool.
[43:53] I have some of my back like that that was here one time.
[43:56] And you also mentioned the local home association.
[44:00] Well.
[44:01] And so during this, the president of the Oklahoma barbecue association was at this event competing.
[44:11] He started to talk to us about adding us to their tour.
[44:15] So we may have a, we may have to have another level at some point in the year.
[44:19] I'm not sure.
[44:20] You like to lean or wear and all that.
[44:22] But it's kind of cool when you start doing stuff like this.
[44:25] And people notice how you do it.
[44:27] And of course, I'm not taking credit for it.
[44:29] Just showing them the Chuck bull that off.
[44:31] But a lot of it was how they were treated here as a whole viral community that they enjoyed.
[44:37] So Kudos to everybody for that.
[44:40] Pink Kudos to not only Chuck, who carried the torch for quite a while.
[44:45] I'm preparing for the barbecue with Shannon, who then also came and picked it up.
[44:50] And not only did that with the barbecue, but then hosted him seed the entire event.
[44:56] It doesn't incredible job.
[44:57] Well, this kind of happened if we had.
[45:00] And I've done the work a year ago, right?
[45:02] We had to do that work a year ago.
[45:04] And the shape of it started out as a year ago.
[45:07] You know, it really seemed like a high-end sky, pipe dream thing.
[45:13] And apparently, they made it happen.
[45:15] But we do have to work on that new ordinance.
[45:18] No issue hats on my street.
[45:20] But it's already great.
[45:23] We were telling you, we were telling you,
[45:25] we were teasing Shannon, and he couldn't wear that hat on my street.
[45:29] You know, he wore that hat, and I'm sure.
[45:33] So I think that's all I have for tonight.
[45:35] Anybody else out here?
[45:37] I do.
[45:39] But all right.
[45:41] You all have become accustomed to me having comments
[45:44] in one way or another.
[45:45] Tonight, I'll be slightly more forward into the point.
[45:49] And as I begin, I want to formally ask Bob Blass,
[45:52] this council and Ben, to do everything in your collective power
[45:56] to annex everything from Elm Street East,
[46:00] to an including anything on 69A,
[46:03] where our investment of all these dollars on utility extensions
[46:07] could at some point produce revenue for this city.
[46:11] Additionally, I would like to work,
[46:13] like you to work on, and consider this same thing,
[46:16] for everything a mile north, or excuse me, a quarter mile north,
[46:19] and a quarter mile south of Highway TN,
[46:21] East, all the way to Shawnee, Grocery.
[46:25] And the cool part of this is that you can blame it all on me.
[46:30] Facts as of today, I have two junior daughters at the high school,
[46:35] and I won't miss any event of theirs over this last two years
[46:41] of their school lives.
[46:43] About 13 years ago, I was spent the summer working
[46:47] trying to figure out a way how to start any old real-ty group.
[46:50] It became reality on April 1, 2010.
[46:54] Today, we are working on a transition,
[46:57] working to transition any old real-ty group
[46:59] to a relationship with Keller Williams.
[47:01] We will be setting up shop in the old school board office in Miami,
[47:04] which we bought last week, and hopefully we'll be functional there
[47:08] between September 1st and September 15th.
[47:12] Due to these facts, I will be stepping away from this role tonight.
[47:17] I do want to share some thoughts with you as I depart though.
[47:21] This council works very, very hard to get it right as often as they can.
[47:26] There are a great group of guys that really care about the Hawaii,
[47:29] and making sure that things are correct for the citizens.
[47:33] My respect for the department has and staff has grown considerably over the last four years,
[47:38] and I believe that you are really trying.
[47:41] My concern lies, if I have one, my concern lies with the difference between the private sector
[47:47] and institutional mentalities.
[47:50] Jill smiles at me because we've had this conversation.
[47:57] Summer willing to press on and get things done.
[48:00] on and some, hopefully unintentionally,
[48:02] or building roadblocks that further bogged down the system.
[48:07] I don't remember all the details,
[48:08] but I remember that six to seven years ago,
[48:10] Dean, along with 20 plus citizens, spent many meetings,
[48:15] and something over a year,
[48:16] putting together some type of comprehensive plan
[48:19] that has hardly seen the light of day,
[48:21] other than maybe some work in the cultural district,
[48:24] and getting mainstream on the right track.
[48:28] Most such plans limit productivity,
[48:31] me being a private sector and self-employed guy,
[48:34] it's always going to be my view of government.
[48:38] But, and they are often out of date by the time,
[48:46] they get the last eye dotted in T-crossed.
[48:52] I can think of at least one time over these past few months
[48:59] where the council did provide a directive,
[49:04] and we're still six, eight weeks down the calendar from that,
[49:08] and nothing has been done to push it on any further.
[49:13] A missed opportunity, in my opinion.
[49:19] This is no disrespect to the rest of you,
[49:22] but I have really, really, really enjoyed working with Tyler
[49:27] and Amanda, because every time I've gone to them
[49:32] to get something done, they found ways to make it happen
[49:37] as opposed to any kind of bureaucratic reason why we couldn't.
[49:41] And I want to commend them for that.
[49:45] All of you, please know that, as I leave,
[49:47] that I mean everything I've said this evening, and before,
[49:51] and I've thoroughly enjoyed working with you to help affect change.
[49:55] I believe we all have a responsibility to leave things,
[49:59] better than we found them, and I hope you will embrace that as well.
[50:04] Thank you for putting up with me for,
[50:07] I think around four years, and I wish you the very best.
[50:17] With that, I want to thank David for his time that he served.
[50:21] This council is not an easy place to serve sometimes,
[50:25] because we don't hear the positive very often.
[50:28] We hear a lot of the negative, and we don't get paid anything for it.
[50:32] We do it because we love our community.
[50:34] I know David loves our community, and so I appreciate the time
[50:38] that I've ever eaten, put in away from his work, away from his family,
[50:42] to assist us, and try to move us forward.
[50:46] Thank you.
[50:49] I want to thank you also for what you've done.
[50:52] You've kind of guided me in ways that and pushed me a little bit,
[50:57] and I really appreciate it.
[50:58] I still have your number.
[50:59] Yes, yes.
[51:00] I appreciate you two day, but I'm not here forever, but just not that whole time, like
[51:10] a new year, a long time ago, and then I got through a new year, and I'm thankful for getting
[51:14] to know you and your family, and appreciate the perspectives you bring, and the desire you
[51:22] have to see us succeed.
[51:26] Thank you.
[51:28] The first straightened thing to me as a private sector and self-employed guy who loves
[51:32] risk and the gamble, because with failure comes the lessons that you need to get better.
[51:38] I've always thought that government took out all the growth opportunities because they
[51:43] insulated themselves with so many rules that they couldn't ever fail, so they couldn't
[51:47] learn anything.
[51:48] But that's just me.
[51:50] But you're all our special bunch of folks, and I think there's a collective of you
[51:59] in there somewhere, if you just let it out, that want to be more aggressive.
[52:04] It would bother being a lot, and maybe the NGO, any of my bother our risk guy, depending
[52:16] on how aggressive we got, but out on the street, the citizens are well aware that this council
[52:26] with your support has changed some things over this last two or three years.
[52:31] They get it.
[52:32] They see it.
[52:33] It's not the same, and I hope that it doesn't ever become the same again, and I trust.
[52:42] These guys, and whoever becomes to occupy this seat, we'll keep the pressure on you all and
[52:48] the pressure on Mr. East.
[52:50] I'm going to be urging them to do so.
[52:55] Sometimes he'll turn it over to me and I'll get to talk.
[52:57] But oh wait.
[52:59] No, they just will talk.
[53:01] I'm still council-tied.
[53:03] Hold on.
[53:05] I'm going to be.
[53:07] I'm down.
[53:11] Thank you.
[53:12] Enjoy it all.
[53:13] Thank you.
[53:14] So we're down now, so Mr. East can speak.
[53:18] Go ahead.
[53:19] All right.
[53:20] I reserved the ratchet.
[53:22] Interrupted.
[53:23] Yeah, I'm so angry.
[53:25] We'll like the council.
[53:26] It's sincerely appreciate all that you've done the time and energy and effort.
[53:30] You've put into this the passion that you have for this city comes through in just the amount of effort you put into it.
[53:37] You put a lot of thought into everything that you do, and for that I'm grateful.
[53:42] You also listen.
[53:44] We've had many, many good discussions.
[53:47] And for that I am very grateful.
[53:49] As you know, I've spent a lot of time in what you call bureaucracy and getting the wheels to turn can be challenging.
[53:57] But it takes.
[54:00] both sides, and that's why I greatly respect your opinions and decisions in the amount of effort
[54:06] that you put into applying that as a force multiplier to move things forward. And sometimes
[54:13] that's what we need. But it takes both sides, and that's why I'm glad that we're here and we
[54:20] have folks that are watching things so intently making sure that we don't misstep and end up
[54:26] taking inadvertently due steps back. But we have to continue to apply pressure to move forward
[54:32] because if not, our momentum will spin us backwards. So with that, I hope that we all continue to
[54:39] push forward evaluating and letting those of us who do proceed with caution to be the
[54:48] maybe the ones that do pump the brakes once in a while but are willing to let go and steer
[54:58] and watch all the great things happen. Because there have been a lot of great things that have happened
[55:06] under the oversight of all you guys. And I think it's a fantastic group that we have and
[55:13] David, you will be missed. It will be tough, tough seat to feel. So I appreciate all you've done.
[55:20] I appreciate you. I think I can be more aggressive. Not in this chair.
[55:25] Three, three, three, two, one.
[55:29] I agree. With that, all I wanted to mention is a wrap up Mr. Mayer. I certainly agree with all of your
[55:37] comments around the festival, all in all the weather. I don't know how we did that, but to have
[55:44] it be a thousand degrees for so long. Perfect weather than one small rainstorm that came through and
[55:51] we touched it. But then the heat's going to crank right back up. So that was like hitting a bull's eye
[55:58] on a target. A dart board from 30 feet away. But it was fantastic and a huge thanks to all of our sponsors
[56:09] and certainly our tribes who, you know, we call this our heritage fest for a reason. And we've reached
[56:16] out to them and really hoped for their not only support financially, their tremendous at making this happen.
[56:24] We couldn't do it without them. But their presence was just inspiring.
[56:31] Them participating in the opening ceremonies like they did this year. We had 10 tribal flags.
[56:39] Up in front of the stage, most of them represented in person with either the chief or second chief
[56:46] of that tribe was just incredible. And I certainly want to thank them for all of their efforts and the
[56:53] support they've given us over the last two years to turn this into what it is. And I know they'll help make it.
[57:00] and even greater in the future.
[57:03] And a big thanks to all of our staff.
[57:05] I mean, guys, that was tremendous.
[57:06] All the effort that went into that.
[57:10] It is amazing what goes on behind the scenes
[57:11] and what goes on from midnight to three in the morning,
[57:17] just keeping it moving, getting things cleaned up ready
[57:19] for the next day and then getting mainstream
[57:21] backed, cleaned up for our citizens
[57:23] and for the businesses come Monday morning.
[57:26] It's a tremendous amount of effort.
[57:28] But it's a great event.
[57:30] And it's good to see the families come out
[57:34] and get to enjoy their mainstream in that way.
[57:36] It's really exciting.
[57:37] I had a lot of great feedback from people.
[57:40] I actually had a guy that was who I was bow and eye.
[57:43] And said, this brings back the feeling
[57:45] and you have the sidewalk sales.
[57:48] And that's what we talked about that several times
[57:51] until the beginning of this.
[57:53] That's kind of what we want to bring back.
[57:55] It's a little different, but that view.
[57:58] Yeah.
[57:59] Certainly, that's part of one of my greatest memories
[58:02] growing up is the sidewalk selling.
[58:05] As a kid, I anticipated that every single year.
[58:11] I love seeing the families walking up and down make sure.
[58:21] Really?
[58:23] Pretty good.
[58:24] I am 15 adjournment.
[58:27] So moved.
[58:28] Sorry.
[58:29] Please get eyeed.
[58:30] You want to go?
[58:31] Hi.