[CALL TO ORDER]
[00:00:06]
OKAY. GOOD EVENING. FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS. LADIES, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. TODAY IS APRIL THE 17TH, TWO DAYS AFTER TAX DAY. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IS TAKING CARE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS. OKAY? IF NOT, I CAN'T HELP YOU. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS IT IS 631. AND WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE 2025. BOND COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE GET UNDERWAY. A BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING. THE REASON WHY WE'RE GATHERED HERE THIS EVENING IS BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING TOWARDS US, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, TO GIVE THEM A RECOMMENDATION AS TO HOW TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH THE BOND PROGRAM. AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND I WANT TO BE VERY CONSCIOUS OF YOUR TIME. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND OUR TIME FIELDING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM YOU. AND NOT THE PUBLIC. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PUBLIC, FOR ATTENDING. THAT WAY, THAT POSITIONS US BEST TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND HAD CONFIDENCE IN US TO PUT US HERE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND THE VERBIAGE ON THAT TO SUBMIT A COMMENT VIA EMAIL, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. SUBMIT A COMMENT BY 4 P.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025. EMAIL THE STAFF OF LISTED EMAIL TITLED PUBLIC COMMENT 2025 BOND COMMITTEE. THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2025. INCLUDE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND WE WILL NOT READ THEM HERE, BUT WE WILL ENSURE THAT THEY BECOME PART OF THE RECORD. OUR CITY MANAGER WILL REVIEW AND TAKE CARE OF THAT. SO DO WE HAVE ANY ELECTRONIC VERSIONS OF CITIZEN COMMENTS? NO, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE WILL PROCEED. OKAY. NOW, THE NEXT THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO, IF YOU MAY, IF YOU WILL. WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US THE DOCTOR SASSON AND IN ATTENDANCE. I SEE MY EYES DO NOT DECEIVE ME. IT IS OUR OWN ILLUSTRIOUS MAYOR DE GREG CONTRERAS. AND SO. MAYOR CONTRERAS, I DON'T WANT TO STEAL YOUR THUNDER. I DO, I CAN TALK ABOUT DOCTOR SASSER FOR A MOMENT. OKAY. AND YOU CAN FILL IN WHAT I MISSED. SO. WE ARE SO HAPPY TO SEE DOCTOR SASSON BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMMITTEE. OKAY. AND THE PROBLEM WASN'T WITH YOU. AND IT WASN'T WITH ME. IT WAS THAT THIS COMMITTEE WAS FUNCTIONING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY. BUT THERE WAS A DISTRICT THAT WAS MISSING. THAT WAS DISTRICT FOUR. WOW. AND SO I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. I'LL JUST SAY IT WAS INEXPLICABLE. AND SO, THANKS TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, DISTRICT FOUR IS NOW REPRESENTED. I AGREE. HOW WAS YOUR NAME SPELLED? S A S S E R. CORRECT. LIKE IT'S THAT. ALL
[A. Consider the minutes for the March 20, 2025, and April 7, 2025, Bond Committee meetings]
RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE INTO ITEM A, CONSIDER THE MINUTES FOR THE MARCH 20TH, 2025[00:05:11]
AND APRIL 7TH, 2025 BOND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. IT HAS BEEN CALLED TO MY ATTENTION BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT MARCH THE 20TH, 2025. WE HAVE A MEMBER, YOLANDA COLUMBUS MARK PRESENT, WHO IS ACTUALLY ABSENT. AND WHEN YOU GO FURTHER DOWN THAT PARTICULAR PAGE, WHEN YOU SEE MY NAME IN THE SECOND BULLET POINT. SHOWN AS PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO. IT SAYS THERE WERE OTHER NOMINATIONS AND THE CORRECT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THERE WERE NO OTHER NOMINATIONS. AND ALSO TOO, WE MARKED. LINDA YOUNG AS ABSENT WHEN SHE WAS ACTUALLY PRESENT. SO THAT'S WHAT HAS COME UP SO FAR. AND ANYBODY ELSE FOUND ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED? I'M SORRY. THAT WAS THE FIRST MEETING. THAT WAS THE FIRST MEETING. THIS. THIS ONE IS WHEN YOU GUYS ELECTED CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. I WASN'T THERE FOR THAT. REMEMBER, I, I EMAILED IN MY NOMINATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO IT IS CORRECT? IT IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. IT IS CORRECT. YEAH. WE STAND CORRECTED. OKAY, MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS NOTED. ALL RIGHT. THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES MR. BARRY GORDON AS APPROVING THE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SO, SECOND BY THREE. THE ATLAS. GUY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO LET'S DO A VOTE FOR THE CORRECTION, RIGHT? YES.YES, WITH THE CORRECTION. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. CATCH ME NOW BECAUSE I'LL. BUT ANYWAY. SO ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR, WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? NINE. OKAY. IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY.
NOW, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. OH. I'M SORRY. APRIL 7TH. OKAY.
OKAY, LET'S DOUBLE BACK. SO NOW WE'RE GOING I'M GOING TO LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE APRIL 7TH. SEVENTH? YES. YEAH. SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE APRIL 7TH MINUTES TO BE APPROVED. MR. CHAIR. SO MOVED AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS GORDON.
SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. MOVED AND PROPERLY SECONDED THAT THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 7TH BE APPROVED. IT IS TIME TO VOTE. RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW. WE ARE, I BELIEVE, FINISHED WITH THE PRELIMINARIES, AND WE ARE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE PERSON WE'VE ALL COME TO SEE AND HEAR FROM MR. DOUG FINCH. THANK
[Additional Item]
YOU, SIR. CITY MANAGER. BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THAT, DO YOU WANT TO JUST DISCUSS. MAKE THIS REAL QUICK. YES, SIR. YEAH. GO AGAIN. SO, CITY MANAGER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE IN THAT.WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE 5TH. HOWEVER, P AND Z IS NEEDING TO RESCHEDULE A MEETING.
AND ONE OF THE DATES THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS MAY THE 5TH. THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO IS ON PNC. AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION OF THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO BOARDS. AND GET YOU ALL STINKING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LOOK AT ANOTHER DATE FOR THAT MAY 5TH MEETING? LOOK AT YOUR CALENDARS IF YOU HAVE THEM. AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MOVE THAT MEETING. SO OUR MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN TWO VERY IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.
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IS THERE A SUGGESTION THERE? I HAVE I HAVE NO SUGGESTIONS. I AM TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS RIGHT NOW. IF I COULD, MR. CHAIRMAN. SO WE DO HAVE A CITY COUNCIL THE FOLLOWING EVENING ON MAY 6TH. SO IF YOU COULD AVOID THAT, PLEASE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. BUT AND IF YOU CAN'T MOVE IT THAT'S OKAY TOO. WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING WITH WITH P AND Z.MAYBE WE CAN STAGGER TIME OR SOMETHING, BUT AT LEAST JUST HAVING THE CONVERSATION. THAT WAY WE CAN GIVE IT OUR BEST EFFORT. MAY THE 7TH, I THINK, IS A WEDNESDAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD WORK FOR ANYBODY OR NOT, BUT, MR. BENCH, WHAT'S THE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH WOULD BE THE 22ND. THURSDAY THE 22ND. MAY 15TH. SO IT'S MAY 5TH AND 15TH. WHAT ABOUT THE EIGHTH, MR. CHAIRMAN? THAT'LL PUT US BACK TO BACK. IT'LL PUT US ON THE EIGHTH AND THE 15TH, BUT WE CAN GET THE MEETING. I THINK I THINK I'M OKAY WITH IT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN? IT'S OKAY WITH YOU. FINE, FINE. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, I THINK FINE. I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN. I SAY GO AHEAD AND JUST GO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. OKAY. THAT'S. IT'S NOT IDEAL, BUT I CAN MAKE IT WORK IF I NEED TO. OKAY. OKAY. SO MAY THE 8TH IS. AND MR. CHAIRMAN, AT 630, STILL 630. STILL 630, SIX, 3637. OKAY. AND THE TOPIC IS SCHEDULED TO BE PARKS AND RECREATION AND LIBRARY THAT NIGHT. SO DO I NEED TO SEND ANY COMMENTS IN MY ABSENCE OR ARE YOU OKAY? THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THAT'S A HUGE HELP. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. RIGHT. THAT'S
[B. Capital Improvement Plan]
WHERE YOU WERE TRYING TO GO TO. YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING TONIGHT IS WE REALLY WANT TO DEDICATE THE TIME TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE THE BOOKS, THIS IS IN THE BOOK, ACTUALLY, COULD YOU PASS THAT TO DOCTOR SASSER? BECAUSE I KNOW SHE DOESN'T HAVE THAT. THIS SHOULD ALREADY BE IN YOUR BOOK, BUT THIS IS OUR DRAFT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN ADOPTED BY COUNCIL. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH SLATED FOR MAY THE 6TH ON THIS DOCUMENT. BUT IN THIS DOCUMENT, WHAT I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU IS THERE'S SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM GOALS ASSOCIATED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AND THAT COMES FROM A SERIES OF MEETINGS WITH CITY COUNCIL, WHERE COUNCIL HAS BEEN KIND OF WHAT I WOULD SAY, VERY HIGH LEVEL EVALUATING DIFFERENT NEEDS OF THE CITY AND HELPING GROUP INTO BUCKETS, EITHER SHORT TERM, LONG TERM OR MEDIUM, MEDIUM TERM OR LONG TERM BUCKETS. AND THAT'S HOW THIS DRAFT DOCUMENT CAME TO BE. LIKE A LOT OF OUR PLANNING DOCUMENTS, THIS IS VERY MUCH A LIVING DOCUMENT. THINGS WILL HAVE TO BE ADDED TO IT, AND THINGS WILL HAVE TO BE CHANGED AS YOU GO AND START LOOKING AT NUMBERS AND BUDGETS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. BUT I DO HAVE EXTRA COPIES. IF ANYBODY WANTS A COPY OF IT HERE, IT'S NOT OFFICIALLY ADOPTED, BUT IT JUST KIND OF GIVES US AN IDEA OF SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE WITH COUNCIL. AND WITH THAT, I'LL JUST KIND OF HIGH LEVEL ON THAT ONE, SINCE EVERYBODY HAS THAT, AND WE CAN PROBABLY DISCUSS THAT MORE WHEN WE GET INTO IN A FEW WEEKS, WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE FINANCES AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO. ALL RIGHT.VERY GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A TOUR OF THE FIRE STATION. AND THE FIRE
[C. Tour of Fire]
IS GOING TO LEAD US IN. OUR CHIEF, CHIEF KENNEALY IS HERE THIS EVENING. DO YOU WANT TO BRIEF HIM ON THAT BEFORE WE GO? YES. AGAIN, I'M CHRIS. I STARTED WITH THE CITY IN SEPTEMBER, SO I'LL HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORIAN, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF GREG CHASE. HE'S BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT 32 YEARS, AND HE WAS VERY INVOLVED WITH FIRE STATION ONE. WITH THAT PROJECT. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO VISIT BOTH FIRE STATIONS THIS EVENING. SO HENCE WE GOT THE LITTLE MINI BUS OUT THERE. SO WE'LL SEE IF THE WHEELS GO ROUND AND ROUND. BUT ANYWAY THESE I'M GOING TO JUST KIND OF ANGEL DEAL. WHO'S A PROJECT MANAGER WORKS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SHE WE GAVE HER A TOUR OF FIRE STATION TWO. THIS FIRE STATION WAS BUILT IN 1995. AND SO IT IS GOT SOME ISSUES AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. THESE PICTURES WON'T REALLY DO THE JUSTICE THAT THAT'S WHAT PART OF DOING THE TOUR. SO YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE OPERATING IN. PLUS IT'S WHERE OUR FIRE ADMINISTRATION OFFICES ARE. AND[00:15:03]
WE'LL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THAT PART AS WELL. AND WE'VE HAD. BACK RIGHT NOW AND CHIEF CHASE, MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE AN UPDATE. SO I'VE BEEN AT A CONFERENCE THIS WEEK GETTING SOME CONTINUED EDUCATION HOURS, BUT WE HAVE WE'VE IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD WATER LEAKS UNDERNEATH THE SLAB AND THE GROUND HAS SHIFTED AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THE PIERS AND THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS, THE PLUMBING.WHAT YEAR WAS THAT LAST. LAST MARCH. OKAY. AND SO WE'RE REVISITING IT AGAIN NOW. SO WE HAVE NEW WATER LEAKS. AND I HAVEN'T HAD THEY GIVEN A REPORT FROM THE LATEST THEY GOT. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE OWNER. OKAY. SO WE STILL HAVE SOME CONTINUING ISSUES. THE GROUND'S SHIFTING FOR WHATEVER REASON. IT'S NEAR THE CREEK. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT WHEN WE GO TO FIRE STATION TWO, I DON'T KNOW. I I'M NOT A GEOLOGIST, BUT SOMETHING'S GOING ON WITH THE FOUNDATION. AND HENCE THAT CREATES. JUST LIKE YOUR HOUSE. YOUR FOUNDATION IS NOT GOING RIGHT. A NUMBER OF ISSUES MANIFEST ITSELF, IF YOU DON'T MIND, ASSISTANT CHIEF CHASE. I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING AROUND, LIKE 20. SOME ODD PIERS, WASN'T IT, THAT WE PUT IN LAST YEAR. I MEAN, IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER. YEAH. AND THEN THE WHOLE PLUMBING, BECAUSE THEN THERE WAS A WHOLE ISSUE. WAS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE OR THE BOTH SIDES? YES. THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE TO TUNNEL UP UNDERNEATH THERE TO FIX THE PVC. IT WAS A MIXTURE OF ROOTS GROWING THROUGH THERE, RIPPING APART THE PVC, THE SOIL SHIFTING, WHICH BROKE SOME OF THE PIPES WE ACTUALLY HAD IN THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM. THE BUILDING SHIFTED ENOUGH TO BREAK THE BACK OF THE SINK DRAIN BEHIND THE WOMEN'S SINK. IN THAT WATER JUST FLOWED INTO OUR TRAINING ROOM. SO WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WAS BRING BACK OUT THE FOUNDATION COMPANY, AFTER THEY HAD DONE ALL THE PIERS TO REEVALUATE IT. A YEAR LATER, THEY SAID, YOU HAVE TO DO A PRESSURE WATER PRESSURE TEST BEFORE WE COME OUT THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE DOING OUT THERE NOW. AND THEY FOUND TWO MORE LEAKS. SO THEY THEY DID GET ONE OF THEM FIXED. AND YOU'LL SEE THE EXTENSIVE HOLES THAT WE GET OUT THERE AND LOOK AROUND. SO, SO ALL THAT SAID, I WANT YOU TO JUST HAVE THIS DOCUMENT SO YOU HAVE SOME REFERENCE POINTS. WHAT WE SHOW YOU IN PERSON, THE CITY. THAT'S THE WAY WE'LL SAVE TIME AND GET ON WITH THE TOUR. SO IF YOU WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REFERENCE THIS LATER AND IT'LL COME TO LIFE TO YOU AND YOU CAN RECOLLECT THE THINGS THAT WE SHOW YOU WHEN WE GO TO STATION TWO. NOW WE'RE GOING TO START OFF GOING TO STATION ONE. THAT'S OUR NEWEST FIRE STATION.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FIRE STATION. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO STOP BY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT SITES AT THE MATRIX REPORT RECOMMENDING AN ADDITIONAL FIRE STATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT STATION THREE. AND SO THEY RECOMMENDED BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY. SO I'M GOING TO LET MR. FINCH KIND OF DIRECT ME. WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE BY A POTENTIAL SITE. THIS IS A FAIR WAY TO SAY IT. AND WE'RE VARIOUS PARTIES TO CONSIDER AND JUST LET YOU LOOK AT THAT. AND THEN I WON'T SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME THERE. AND THEN WE'LL HEAD TO STATION TWO. DO THAT TOUR AND THEN GET YOU BACK HERE, AND THEN WE'LL DRIVE PAST THE OLD FIRE STATION TO THE OLD FIRE STATION ONE OLD STATION ONE, WHICH IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. WHAT YEAR WAS THAT BUILT? DOES ANYBODY KNOW? 66. 66. SO THAT ONE WAS. THAT WAS AROUND. THAT'S BEEN REPURPOSED FOR TEMPORARY.
BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS WE GO. SO WE HAVE A BUS OUT FRONT. LIKE WE DID LAST TIME. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US ON THE BUS IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG. YOU'RE WELCOME TO DO THAT TOO. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THOSE STATIONS. THE ORIGINAL FIRE STATION TWO. WE DO HAVE AN ORIGINAL FIRE STATION THAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING. THERE'S ONE LITTLE ISSUE THAT THAT PROBABLY HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE DC, EDC AND CITY COUNCIL HERE RELATIVELY SOON, BUT WE HAVE PLANS FOR A PRETTY COOL RESTAURANT TO GO INTO THE ORIGINAL ONE. AND ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DRIVE PAST THAT TOO. SO WE'LL SHOW YOU THAT TOO. SO, SO IS ANYONE GOING TO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES? I'LL MAKE SURE I DON'T LOSE YOU. I'M NOT THAT I'M GOING TO BE DRIVING VERY FAST. OKAY. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING. SO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.