* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. THAT'S [00:00:01] WHAT WE THINK BASED [Special Meeting - American Rescue Plan Funds] ON THE CURRENT MODELS, WHAT WE COULD FEEL IN 2022, WHILE I'M AT 19.5 X 7.5. NOW IT'S PICKED UP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL HAVE 19.5. THEN IT TURNS INTO 15.4 AND KIND OF COMPOUNDS. AND RAY ARE ANTICIPATING THAT ALL 53.5 MILLION. ANOTHER ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION? THERE WAS A HOUSE BILL 1 8, 6, 9, WHICH WE INSTALLED THAT WAS WHEN IT FIRST WAS INTRODUCED CATASTROPHIC TO MOST CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF THAT FOR PROPERTY TAX THAT SERVES TAX RATES. WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY WANTED IS MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN WITH THE ELECTION PROCESS PROCESS, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT WE HAVE $35 MILLION TO SEE THAT ON OUR ROAD MAP THAT HAS NOT BEEN AN ELECTION PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE FUNDED FROM THE ELEMENT OF TAX. LUCKILY FOR US, THIS WATERED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY EFFORTS FROM CITIES, OTHER, OTHER, UH, SAY OLDER SUIT, TRY TO MAKE IT MANAGEABLE. AND THE IMPACTS WILL BE VERY MINIMAL FOR CITY HAS GONE, BUT IT'S STILL, THERE IS STILL AN IMPACT. SOME, THE PROJECTS RELATED TO THIS. AND SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS THEY CHANGED THE DEFINITION OF DEBT, BASICALLY INCLUDE THESE FOUR ITEMS TO BE APPROVED BY ELECTION. IT NEEDS TO BE USED OR RENOVATE, OR WE'RE IMPROVING EXISTING FACILITY. IT NEEDS TO BE USED FOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. SO THE FIRETRUCKS AND LARGE FLEET VEHICLES THAT WE GET NOW IN THE CIP. AND THEN IF IT'S NOT IN THOSE THREE CATEGORIES HAS TO FIT THE DEFINITION OF DESIGNATED INFRASTRUCTURE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S A PRETTY LONG LIST AND IT INCLUDES ANY, UH, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT FOR STREETS, ROADS, BRIDGES, SIDEWALKS, POLICE, FIRE PARKS, LANDFILL, PARKING STRUCTURES, AIRPORTS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, GIANT WATER SEWER. SO A PRETTY LONG LIST OF THINGS. TYPICALLY WE SEE THOSE FOUR IN OUR CIP, BUT TWO THINGS, THINGS THAT AREN'T ON THOSE LISTS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE, WHAT WE WOULD HAVE ISSUES WITH ISSUE TO THE FUTURE FOR US CIP, OUR BRAND NEW FACILITIES FOR LIBRARY AND BRANDED FACILITIES. SO PUBLIC HEALTH, THOSE DO NOT FIT INTO ANY OF THESE OTHER CATEGORIES. NOW COULD PROBABLY MAKE THE ARGUMENT A LIBRARY IF IT'S IN A PART OF THE LATITUDE THAT YOU COULD LOSE OR FOR, FOR BASIC OF UNDERSTANDING, JUST KNOW THAT NEW FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE THAT ARE RELATED TO LIBRARY PUBLIC HEALTH NAVY, BUT TO KEEP IN MIND RENOVATING EXISTING FACILITIES, THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THIS STILL. SO WE CAN RENOVATE THE CURRENT LIBRARY, JUST HAVE THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH. EXCELLENT. AND THE FINAL SLIDE. NOW I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS TWO. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THERE IS THIS CONCERN ABOUT ON OUR ON PROGRAM AND ALL OF OUR OTHER CIP PROJECTS, WHICH IS REAL. WE ARE SEEING SOME INCREASES RELATED TO THAT SORT OF TRAY, CERTAIN MATERIALS SHOWING DECREASED SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. BUT I WANTED TO TELL COUNCIL THAT ON THE OTHER SIDE, ON THAT SERVICE TO PASS THE SIX AND A HALF CENT TAX RATE THAT WAS APPROVED IS GOING A LOT FOR WHEN WE ORIGINALLY ATTENDED THIS LOAN FOR TWO REASONS, ONE, OUR TAX SAVINGS IS GROWN MUCH HIGHER THAN WHERE WE WERE ORIGINALLY. WE WERE TO STAY IN SESSION. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE NOTES, WE WERE PROJECTING AT 3.3% BASED ON TAX STATES THAT TAX STATES, THE CRUISE LASHES SET UP 0.6%. AND EVEN MOM THAT IT'S DUE TO THE, UH, THE REVENUES CALVES, UH, THREE AND A HALF PERCENT TO NOT COMPLETE 7.6% INCREASE. THIS IS SORT OF STATUE, SORT OF A PASSING. THE OTHER IS INFLATION. I FEEL LIKE I'VE SAID THIS. LIKE THE LAST SLIDE IS SORT OF A LOW INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENT. WELL, IT CONTINUES TO GO DOWN. WE WERE PROJECTING ROUGHLY 3% INTERRUPTS ON 20 OF YOUR DEBT. RIGHT NOW WE COULD ISSUE 21.4% [00:05:03] INTEREST RATE, BUT THESE FACTORS HAS PUSHED THAT SIX AND A HALF CENT TAX RATE INCREASE TO GO MUCH ANTICIPATED. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE CAN ISSUE CEOS AND WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE, BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ISSUE CEO'S TO COVER A MODEST INCREASE TO THE INFLATIONARY ITEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING ON CERTAIN CIP PROJECTS. WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. HOW CONFIDENT ARE WE ABOUT THE 53 AND A HALF DOLLARS PROJECTED OUT THE, AND THAT REALLY PLACES A CERTAIN SCHEDULE AT THE AID DEPARTMENT IS WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE SOME BUFFER IN THERE. I, EVERYTHING THAT'S ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I'LL I'LL SAY ONE THING FIRST THAT IF, IF I MISS THE NUMBERS, THAT IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE THAT CREATES MUCH HIGHER. BUT BASICALLY WHAT WE WERE USED TO, WHICH IS, HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE KIND OF HAVE THAT 66% OF THE SOUND ON HERE PRIOR TO THAT. SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT. WE'RE STILL CLOSE TO THAT, BUT AGAIN, I'LL HAVE SELF-DOUBT, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD THING. UM, UH, ON THE CEO CASE ON THE RENOVATION IMPROVEMENT, WE BASICALLY, WE BASICALLY BULLDOZE SOMETHING ONE WALL OR HITLER OR SOMETHING IS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT ANY, I WILL SAY THAT THEY'RE ASSESSED EVEN RIGHT NOW. WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE ARE LIKE, GO BACK TO THAT SAME LINE. WE REBUILD A NEW STRUCTURE. IT CANNOT BE . IT WAS ALL FIVE. NOW I HAVEN'T GONE OFF. WE CAN SLAP YOU LEAVE SOME OF THE WALLS THAT I'VE HAD TO HAVE. PUT THAT ON THE SIDE. WELL, TIME TO IMPROVE ON OUR ANIMAL SHELTER BY JUST, YOU KNOW, $60 MILLION. YEAH. WE'VE GOT 4, 5, 8, 5 RULES, RIGHT? THAT ARE A LITTLE FUZZY TERRITORY. IF THE BOND ATTORNEYS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH DIFFERENT, WE CAN'T ISSUE WITH THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO CAPTIVATE THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE APPLYING PROCESS. ANOTHER QUESTION THAT'S IN PROCESS JAPANESE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE? I JUST REPORT ON, UH, WELL, SO IN THAT EVERYBODY PROJECT YOUR VOICE, TALK TO THE BACK BACKGROUND, UM, WELL THEY FEEL ERASED AND OPERATE THAT UP IS I AFFECT QUESTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY BY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT MEET ALL THE THINGS THAT USES LISTED ARIBA. AND THEN THEY'RE SAYING, HOW CAN YOU, HOW CAN YOU USE THIS FOR PARKS? HOW CAN YOU, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE LOST REVENUE EQUATION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OUT IN THE, IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE LINES. SO, UM, SO WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT SAYS CAN REFERENCE, I THINK THAT WILL BE NICE. AND IF IT'S NOT, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD AT SOME POINT FOR US TO HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT NO, WE'RE NOT CHEATING. NO, NO, WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT USING IT. THIS USING THESE FUNDS THAT, THAT THIS IS WHY WE COULD DO THIS. SO I UNDERSTAND, AND I'VE APPRECIATED THAT, UH, MR. AMBULANCES, [00:10:01] UH, HELPS WITH US AND YOU HAVE HELPED WITH THIS. I'M ALL IN. THAT WAS THE ONLY WE COULD TAKE SNAPSHOTS SATURDAY, UM, PROJECTS AND RENOVATION PROJECTS, OR FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS. I SAY, PARKS WITH SAMPLE COUNTY. DOES THAT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE AT ALL? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO INSIDIOUS. OKAY. WE'RE STILL USING THOSE SITES TO OFFSET OUR LOSS OFFSET, BUT I THINK THAT WAS THAT, UH, ALTERNATE BACK THOUGH, WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO ANSWERING QUESTIONS FOR MS. BOARD. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO ADD OR THEY'LL SERVE? WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE QUESTIONS THE MASTER BEFORE AT THIS POINT, WE'VE GOT A LIST IN FRONT OF US. UM, I WILL TELL YOU GOING IN BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO IT, UH, AS FAR AS THE LIST THAT HAS SMITH HAS TO FILE, UM, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH IT, UH, THAT WILL BE SCREECHED TO A LOT OF USE AS FAR AS PRIORITIES AND BALANCE AND ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. AND HONESTLY, MY, I HAVE NO PREFERENCE OVER ONE PROJECT OVER ANOTHER IN ALL OF THIS. MY, MY GOAL IS FOR THE BOTTOM BOX ON THE SPREADSHEET TO BE SECRET THAT THE AMOUNT RETURNED UNUSED IS ZERO. NOW THIS, THIS SPREADSHEET IS PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO ZERO AS FAR AS, AS FAR AS LARGE GOVERNMENT MATH PROJECTS GO. UM, BUT AT THIS POINT, UM, I WILL TELL YOU PERSONALLY, I'M READY TO SIGN. I WILL, I WILL SIGN THIS SPREADSHEET RIGHT NOW AND PASS IT AROUND. IF EVERYONE ELSE SIGNS IT, I'M GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD. UH, AS IT'S SAYING IT, BUT I WAS CERTAINLY, UH, JASMINE SMITH. IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANY OF YOUR CLARIFICATION OF YOUR PROCESSES OR THOUGHTS OR ENSURE BEFORE THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL JUST SIT HERE. AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, MY GOAL HERE WAS REALLY JUST TO GIVE US A STARTING POINT. I FELT LIKE THERE WERE SO MANY PROJECTS AND THE BUCKET THAT IT WAS HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF IT. SO I STARTED REPORTING THROUGH REVISIONS TO PROJECTS AND, UH, UPSET, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND THE GOALS WERE TO MAKE SURE WE GOT SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, UH, THINGS THAT COULD BE BUILT QUICKLY, UH, AND THINGS AT A WIDE BENEFIT, UH, WITHIN THE CITY. AND SO THAT THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE. AND THEN I ADDED A FEW THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WOULD FINISH OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE GET STARTED, UH, AND MAKE SURE WE NEED TO COME UP SHORT ON KEY AREAS. AND SO YOU'LL SEE KIND OF A MIX OF, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS ON HERE. UM, THERE'S A FEW OF THESE THAT I, THAT I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON REAL QUICK. AND THE FIRST ONE IS BROADBAND. UH, WE KNOW THAT THE BIKE DEMONSTRATION HAS PLACED A GREAT DEAL OF IMPORTANCE ON BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS TO BROADBAND. UH, WHAT I FOUND OUT THIS WEEK AT TFL WAS THAT 97% OF OUR HOUSEHOLD EXCEPT ACTIVITY ONLY 66% OF OUR HOUSEHOLDS HAVE SUBSCRIPTIONS. AND SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT REALLY THE ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN BERLIN, WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROVIDERS POST A HOUSE. AND SO REALLY WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO FOCUS ON HERE IS NOT AS MUCH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT IT'S THE SERVICE NOW IS A [00:15:01] MUNICIPALITY WE'RE INHIBITED FROM PLAYING IN THE ISP SPACE. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT LAST MILE CONNECTION TO HOUSING. AND SO WHAT WE'LL NEED TO LOOK FOR IS OPPORTUNITIES THERE ON TO GET COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO FOLKS. AND THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH, UH, GIC, UH, AND VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. UH, WE HAVE SOME ABILITY TO EXTEND PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE GOT IN THE LIBRARY SPACE RIGHT NOW, UH, CHECKING OUT CHROMEBOOKS AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. AND SO THERE'S A, A $1 MILLION. I HATE TO USE THE WORD HERE, MARK, BUT IT'S, IT'S PUTTING OUR FOOT IN THE DOOR AND SAYING, YES, WE RECOGNIZE THIS AS THIS IS SOMETHING THE ADMINISTRATION IS FOCUSED ON, AND YES, WE'RE WILLING TO, TO PLAY IN THAT SPACE. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT WE'VE GOT FIVE YEARS TO FIGURE IT OUT AND EMPLOY THE FUNDING. AND SO, UH, LET ME STOP FOR A SECOND. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? THANK YOU, OSCAR. YES, IT'S THE SAME. I JUST WANT TO PIGGY BACK ON, AS FAR AS THE PARTNERSHIPS, I THINK THE SMITH FORCE LEADERSHIP ON THIS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SEE THIS, THIS THICK A LINE THAT ALL OF THEM ARE WINNERS, BUT THIS ONE IS REALLY WIN-WIN. AND, AND HONESTLY, UH, BRIAN, UH, SO ON SOME NOTES I'VE SET UP IN SYSTEM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO NOTE SOMEWHERE THAT THERE WAS A MEETING WITH GIS TO BE ON THE 28TH OF SEPTEMBER THAT TAKE PLACE. AND, UH, THE REASON I ASK THAT IS NOW, UM, I RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION OFFLINE TO, AS, AS WE, AS WE WERE INFORMED THESE SPECIALISTS, UM, THE NEED, UM, JIM HUGHES AND MY FOCUS WAS, UH, ON THE STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN MULTI-FAMILY BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE DEFICIT IS. UH, AND, UH, THE NUMBERS THAT I GOT BACK, AND I THINK SHARON, ONCE YOU BROUGHT UP ABOUT, UH, BUT 9,700, ALMOST 10,000 KIDS IN THE CITY OF BUBBLES, SIX SIBLINGS, UM, I LIVE IN MULTI-FAMILY MULTI-FAMILY UNITS. AND THE CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WAS THE CHALLENGE WAS THE HOTSPOTS, MANY OF THE EMOJI FAMILIES CAPABILITIES BECAUSE OF LIMITED. SO THE GATES, SO IT WAS SO THAT AS, AS BRANCH IT, AND THEY SHARING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT AND, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY YESTERDAY, CHASE THIS MORNING, IT COMES TO THE PEOPLES. SO I SELL THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRANT, RIGHT, WHERE WE COULD PARTNER WITH THE DISTRICT TO AT SOME. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS THAT YOU WANT TO HEAR IT. I DON'T WANT IT TO LET ANY FALSE MEMBERS, BUT JUST THE CONCEPT OF PARTNERED AND HOPEFULLY TO ADDRESS, PARTICULARLY AS IT TO THE STUDENTS AND MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD SEE THIS SOME AS A MA AS A PARTNERSHIP MODEL, AND WE COULD DO TO TAKE PLACE. I THINK WE'RE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, NO ONE IS FAR ENOUGH ABOUT TO SAY EXACTLY HOW OR HOW MUCH MONEY, UH, WHAT, WHAT STILL NEED THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH TECH. BUT, UH, CERTAINLY EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT NOW. AND SO THIS STUDY WOULD, WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE AT THE TABLE TO HELP CHANNEL RESOURCES THAT WILL PLAY WITH, WITH THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. UH, AND SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST TOO EARLY, DEPRIVATION TO THAT, BUT CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE SOMETHING TANGIBLE RESOURCES. SO I FEEL EIGHT TO 10 SEPARATE PARTNERSHIP ON BOARD RIGHT THERE. OKAY. I LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, MOVING ON, I'M GONNA, I LIKE THE CENTRAL PARK, BECAUSE THERE ARE WITHIN ARCO, THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDING AND STUFF. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT AGREE WITH THE IDEA, THE CONCEPT OF WHAT LET'S SET ASIDE, THIS AMOUNT OF FUNDING AND FIGURE OUT WHERE IT GOES. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BEFORE WE EVER COMES INTO THAT, THAT WE FULLY LEVERAGE ALL OTHER AVAILABLE FUNDING TORCHES, PERFECT ARCA, VIEWS THE EMERGENCY. BE SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THIS EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT THAT, THAT DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS GET $50 A MONTH PLUS A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EQUIPMENT. AND THERE'S, UH, WHAT'S CALLED EMERGENCY AND ACTIVITIES FUND, WHICH IS OVER $7 BILLION, WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY THE MONEY THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS USING. BUT FROM WHAT I SEE, THAT'S ALSO PROVIDING MONEY FOR THE LIBRARY. DO WE KNOW FROM A LIBRARY PERSPECTIVE, IF WE LOOKED AT WHAT FUNDING [00:20:01] MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH THE E-BRAKE PROGRAMS, WE'VE STARTED TO TALK WITH IT ABOUT NOW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF E-BRAKE THAT THE, UH, THE PROS AND CONS OF USING IT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH DISTRICT AND CAMPUS. RIGHT? I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL STAY ON IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, THAT WE, I MEAN, IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS TO ANY WAY TO, TO PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY. EVERYBODY REALLY EATS IT. I FULLY SUPPORT IF I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LEVERAGED ALL OF THIS OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR BEFORE WE START THE COURSE, THIS WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE PARTICULAR PROJECT. UM, THERE'S IN THE SCOPE OF THINGS. IT'S NOT THE OFFICIAL, , IT'S IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH GIS, BUT THE RIGHT HAND, WE HAVE CLOSE TO THE GOAL, OR WE'RE JUST SET UP THE COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE COUNTY RIGHT NOW EVER BROUGHT BACK, PARTNERING WITH THEM. THEY HAVE AN EARLY DISCUSSION. I DON'T PERSONALLY, WHICH IF YOU'VE READ, GOING TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL, UH, WE MAY HAVE 59 BILLION COMING OUT WITH DEFENSE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, AND THERE'S ANOTHER 300 MILLION REMAINING IN THE FUND, UH, FROM EARLIER ALLOCATED TO TEXAS THAT THE ISP IS, HAVE NOT EVEN APPLIED. AND SO FROM A, FROM A PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING IN THAT SPACE AS A CITY. UH, YOU KNOW, MY THOUGHTS AS FAR AS GSG WAS CONCERNED WAS, YOU KNOW, WE'LL GIVE YOU THINGS LIKE LATE FEES OR THE ASSESS FOR INSPECTIONS AROUND THE CELL TOWERS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING UP TO SERVE THEIR CITIZENS IN OTHER WAYS, JUST TO AMPLIFY THE REFERENCE AND MAKE THINGS, YOU KNOW, GREASE THE SKIDS A BIT, JUST MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO SUCCEED. SO I ALSO DIDN'T WANT US TO GET HOOKED INTO ANY RECURRING PROGRAMS. ALSO, WE WON'T DO FROM A ONE-TIME PERSPECTIVE, EVERYTHING IS JUST MORE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AS A LONGTERM, RIGHT? SO I WANT TO TOUCH ON CENTRAL PARK WALKING TRAILS. THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM THE MORRIS ASKED FOR, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT I SEE AS AN OPPORTUNITY. AND SHE GOES, WE'RE DOING THAT. WE'RE DOING THE OWN CENTRAL CONNECTOR. AND IT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT WE ALSO DO THE CENTRAL LOOP AT THE SAME TIME. NOBODY'S ABLE TO DO AN ECONOMY OF SCALE SYSTEM, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO SHOOT TWO THIRDS OF THE PROJECT, I LIKE TO SEE US. AND SO I STARTED THAT, UH, AND, AND I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THIS OTHER PROJECT TWICE SEVEN SPRINGS DRAINAGE. IT'S KIND OF THE SAME CONCEPT. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PROJECT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND KNOCK THE SIDEWALKS OUT. ANYWAY, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE TO BEGIN WITH, BUT POLICY, THIS JUST ADDS TO THEM THAT IT MAKES THAT PROJECT. AND SO, UH, THOSE TWO, UH, ALONG WITH THE, ALL OF OUR REC CENTER, HOLFORD PARKS, PORTS, WE'RE ALL KIND OF IN THAT SAME DAY, IT GIVES A LITTLE SOMETHING, EVERYBODY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FACILITIES. IT COMPLETES PROJECTS THAT WOULD HAVE STARTED HERE ON TUESDAY. I WAS GIVING A PRESENTATION TODAY. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS IN HERE THAT I KNOW WILL GENERATE SOME DISCUSSION AND I WANT TO GO THROUGH THEM AND JUST KIND OF RIP THE BAND-AID OFF. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE CLOSED IN THE LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS HAS BEEN CONTROVERSIAL COMMS ROAD [00:25:01] VERSUS FUEL CLOSURES. AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE LESS THAN BIG GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS HERE. THE BIG THREE FOR ME ARE RIDGEWOOD AREA AND THE 2004 ACQUISITION AND CONSTANT HAMMERING AND CONTACT KERRVILLE. UM, AM I GOING TO PUT THAT ON THE BED, HOW FAR IT WAS CLOSED IN 2002, SERVES A PARTICULAR COMMUNITY IN THE CITY, UH, THAT IS BEEN LEFT WANTING THE RIDGEWOOD LIBRARY WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT I KNOW THAT THE CURRENT BUILDING IS NOT REALLY SALVAGEABLE, OPEN OUR LIBRARY OR ANY OTHER USE. UH, SO I'VE ASKED FOR DO WAY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, A CERTIFICATE THAT IS CONSIDERED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. I DON'T THINK IT IS. I THINK IT'S JUST A PLANNING FUNCTION. IT SHOULD BE ARE ELIGIBLE. AND MY PROPOSAL FULLY FUNDS THE TENNIS CENTER. SO I'M GOING TO CHANGE AND JUST PICK A PIECE OF ART, BUT YOU GUYS WOULDN'T BE MESSING AROUND WITH TUCKER, BUT FOR 17 YEARS NOW, WE EITHER NEED TO DROP IT AND I'D RATHER DO IT. I'D RATHER DO SOMETHING FOR THE CITY THERE. AND I'D LIKE TO GET THE GYM SPORTS OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN MAKE ROOM FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. SO THERE'S THAT PIECE, AS FAR AS KNOW, WE KICKED THE CAN ON TUCKER HILL AND WE THINK THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON WHAT WAS, WHAT WILL WE QUALIFY TO BE ABLE TO COMPREHENSIVELY ANSWER THAT QUESTION ONCE AND FOR ALL WOULD BE FANTASTIC. AND TO DO IT AT THE SCALE THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE, HAVE LOBBIED FOR AS FAR AS PUTTING THAT TO THE CENTER OF THAT'S BEEN, YES, IT'S A FAIRLY FOCUSED GROUP OF PEOPLE. UH, BUT THEY ARE CERTAINLY VERY COMMITTED TO, THERE'S NO OBJECTION ON IT. IT'S LIKE WHY WASTE TIME? BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH MAYOR DAY BECAUSE IT'S A FACILITY THAT'S NAMED AFTER HIM. HE DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO COME BACK. UM, BUT THE TENANT READ THAT ED. YOU'RE A VERY, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT OFFENDS THE STANDARDS. I THINK IT'S BACKWARDS TOGETHER. SOMETHING HAS TO BE REALLY NICE BECAUSE I, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE APPROVING A MINUTE, EACH FOR THE RESIDENTS IS GOING TO BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER WITH A HIGH QUALITY. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE GOALS EARLY THIS WEEK. IF INDEED THE JOB THE STAFF HAS GONE, IT PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PROJECTS HAS BEEN SPECTACULAR. UM, WE'RE REALLY DELIBERATE ON THAT. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT GIVES OUR RESIDENTS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. WE'RE REALLY IMPROVING THE DARLING PSYCHE AND WE'RE BUILDING PROJECTS THAT I THINK THAT WHEN WE GET 20 YEARS, 20, 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'LL, WE'LL ALL STILL BE PROUD OF GETTING THESE TOPICS. BUT, UM, PARKER, BUILDINGS, PARTICULAR, LIKE I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF STEPS HERE ARE ENGAGED, BUT I KNOW THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR HIM. WELL, UH, I CAN SEE THAT. AND I AGREE ALSO ON THE OTHER PROCESS, LIKE LET'S FIX SOME OF THE CHAIRS IN THE COMMUNITY. RIDGEWOOD LIBRARY WAS CLOSED SINCE 2009 BECAUSE OF THE, UM, IN PARTS BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OCCURRED. AND IT ALSO JUST THE CONDITIONER INFRASTRUCTURE. YES. WE COULD HAVE A LONG DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY STRUCTURES AND CERTAIN AREAS ARE KIND OF LIKE GO, BUT WE'LL JUST LET, WE'LL JUST, WE'LL JUST PASS THAT GRAVEYARDS AND SCAN IT. AND YOU SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT I'M NOT PAYING FOR, FOR THAT, THAT'S WHERE THE LIBRARY OUGHT TO GO, BUT THERE'S SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES SHE'S OVER THERE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHY WE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PUTTING SOME KIND OF MATH POINT TOGETHER, WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU GET YOU DO THERE? YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS AS WELL, BUT WE NEED ANOTHER REC. THERE'S NO REC CENTER IN THAT AREA. IT'S JUST FOR FUN. YOU START BUILDING SOME REAL SYNERGY TO KEEP THEM ALL ON SPACE, BUT PHYSICALLY CONNECT A REC CENTER AND THE LIBRARY AND A PERFORMING ARTS AREA, [00:30:01] ALL BEING GREEN. AND IT'S JUST A THINK I'M ON BOARD FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS. SO, UM, THEY MENTIONED WE DON'T HAVE TIME, UM, PARTICULARLY, UM, UH, LITTLE HUFF AND FOR ALL THE NEWCOMERS TO GO. AND, UH, I'M GOING TO PUT HIM ON THE SPOT. CINDY. OH, YOU HAVEN'T HAD YOUR RUN. THE FIRST THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME OVER. CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S IN NOW? JUST A QUICK SNAPSHOT. I DIDN'T BRING A POPCORN MOVIE, BUT EDDIE, COULD YOU JUST BRIEFLY GIVE US A QUICK STEP-DOWN REQUEST THERE NOW COME ON BOARD. JUST THIS VERY INFORMATION. SURE. SO WHAT'S THERE, WHAT'S THERE. NOW THE MOST RECENT UPDATE WAS SPLIT THE PLAYGROUND AND REPLACED THAT WILL BE SHORTLY OPEN OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY LEFT. AND PART OF THE PROJECT PLAN THAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS, UH, THE OLD REC CENTER AND A COUPLE OF SUPPORTING BUILDINGS THAT GO WITH THAT. THAT WAS, HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN SINCE 2002. CORRECT. SO THEY'RE USEFUL IN THEIR CURRENT CONDITION. SO THE PLAN PROVIDES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, UPGRADE AND BRINGING IT BACK IN A COMMUNITY THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A STAFFING PLAN. IT ONCE HAPPENED, WE'LL STILL PROVIDE ACTIVITY SPACE, COVERED SHADE ACTIVITY. SO WE CAN REPURPOSE A BILLION, BASICALLY REUSE THE SLAB AND THE SEAL UNDERNEATH IT. WE'VE SEEN IT IN THE ROOF, UH, MAKE IT A BEAUTIFUL TRACK SIZE FOR PICNICS. KEEP WHAT I CALL A BARBECUE PATIO, UH, REDOING THE BASKETBALL REPURPOSES TENNIS TO POSSIBLY PUTS ALL FOUR AND ACROSS HAVE A BRAND NEW RESTROOM ACROSS THE STREET. THERE'S THE BASEBALL FIELD THAT IS IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE. UH, WE HAVE A CHICKEN WIRE BACKSTOP IT'S TIME TO UP IT'S TIME TO REDO THAT. SO THERE'S FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THAT IN THE PLAN OR THERE'S RESTROOM, A SMALLER ONE ON THAT SIDE OF BASEBALL, WE FELT LIKE IT WASN'T APPROPRIATE TO ASK THE KIDS TO CROSS A BUSY STREET IF THE BATHROOM ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO THAT WOULD BE COVERED. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY KIND OF BISECTS THE PROPERTY, BUT, UM, YEAH, SO YOU CAN SEE THE OLD, THIS USED TO BE THE OFFICE IT'S CLASS SPACE, IT'S MEETING SPACE, IT'S ALL OF THIS WOULD GO AWAY. YOU COULD ENVISION THIS BEING A BIG GIANT REBELLION PROGRAM. YOU HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, YOU'VE HAD LOTS PICNIC SPACE ON THE ACTIVITY SPACE. THERE ARE SOME MASSIVE TREES IN THAT ARC AND THAT, THAT WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. AND THEN ON THE CREEK SIDE, IT'S JUST A REALLY NICE VIEW. SO WE WERE BOTH OUT OF A PATIO, BUT YOU HAVE SOME LARGE BARBECUE PIT AREAS. WE WOULD TO REDO THE FESTIVAL SLAB. I THINK IT'S PRETTY GOOD SHAPE THOSE LIGHTLY, BUT WE WOULD COMPLETELY RECODE THAT. AND WHERE IT'S FIBER COLORS, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STUDIES THING ON THE TENNIS COURTS, UH, REPURPOSED FOR FOOTBALL. UM, THEN THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PLANTS THAT YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE PIECES THAT ARE KIND OF DISJOINTED. SO WE'D LIKE TO BRING THOSE TOGETHER. THERE WAS TRAILS THE PICTURE THAT ALL OF THIS TIES TOGETHER. BEAUTIFUL, BIG PART THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. OKAY. UM, YEAH, AND AGAIN, I WASN'T IN A, I WASN'T GONNA GO THROUGH A LOT OF THIS IF, IF WE WERE IN AGREEMENT, BUT BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, SUE UP PARK WAS NAMED FOR A BLUE BLOCK HAVE YEARS AGO, WHO WAS A EXEMPLARY WOMAN IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THAT WAS THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAD SYDNEY FARM. AND SO THIS WAS DEDICATED TO HER AND OVER THE YEARS, UM, IT WASN'T MAINTAINED IN OUR PAST HISTORY AND IT FELL INTO DISREPAIR AND WAS FUN RUN CLUBS. AND WHEN IT CLOSED, IT ALSO CLOSED OFF THE RESTAURANT. SO WE BUILT THIS FACILITY NAMED IN HONOR OF A WOMAN VANITY AND THEN CLOSED. IT ALL TOOK AWAY. THE BATHROOMS REPLACED THEM WITH A PORTA-POTTY AND THAT'S, WHAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS FOR THIS. UM, IT IS TIME AND PAST TIME TO DO THIS AND WHAT SHE HAS JUST DESCRIBED. UM, I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS. IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT AS ITS POINT THAT THIS WASN'T DONE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW. SO I ASKED HIM TO SUPPORT US LOSING ON THIS AND THE PICTURES JUST READ. [00:35:01] THANKS MAN. THANKS, DANNY. OKAY, COOL. COOL, COOL. UH, I THINK, I THINK RICH SAID HIS BEST STUDIES ABOUT REPAIRING THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THAT'S A, THAT'S A PHRASE I'M GOING TO STEAL. SO, UM, ONE THING THAT'S BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME BY PROBABLY HALF A DOZEN OF YOU AT THIS POINT IS THAT THERE ARE NO DISTRICT TAKE PROJECTS ON HERE. UH, THERE WEREN'T ANY THAT REALLY FIT THE ARCO MOLD. UH, NONE OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN MY DISTRICT ARE, UH, ARE REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF FUNDING. PENCIL'S BEEN EXTREMELY GENEROUS WITH DISTRICT DATE. UH, WE'RE ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND ON A $35 MILLION ROAD. YOU'LL RECENTLY GAVE US FOUR AND A HALF MILLION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THE TIP FREE. WE'RE BEING VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND I CANNOT FOR A SLIDE AND BY ANYTHING IN THIS IN AND THE SLIDES. SO, UH, THE TWO PARTIES I PUT ON HERE, UH, ONE WAS, UH, A JURY NICKERSON INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS THE UV LIGHTING AND HVAC SYSTEMS. IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THAT'S FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY. AND I ADDED WHERE WE'RE ACROSS THE TWO WORST ONES OF WHICH ARE NOT IN MY DISTRICT, BUT I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FOREST LANE CROSSING. AND THE ONE THAT'S JUST OVER MY DISTRICT BORDER IN DISTRICT TWO AT, UH, FIRST STREET, SEE FIRST, UH, I THINK TWO AND A HALF HOURS. THOSE EXTREMELY WELL. IN FACT, I THINK TWO AND A HALF IS PROBABLY OVER BUDGET OF WHAT WE NEED, BUT I HATE TO EVEN USE THOSE WORDS BECAUSE THE SECOND I SAY THEM, UH, SO, UH, I THINK WE CAN RECLAIM SOME OF THAT MONEY LATER ON, UH, BUT TWO AND A HALF IS WHAT I'VE PUT IN THERE JUST TO GET US CLOSER TO THAT STORE, WHATEVER THE MAYOR WAS LOOKING FOR. ONE, I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PRESENTATION IS THERE, THERE'S ONE ITEM I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, BUT I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT A GOOD WAY TO FIND IT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF HB 1869. UM, AND, AND THE LEGISLATURE'S FOCUS ON GETTING US TO WHERE WE GET VOTER APPROVAL FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND I WAS TOLD THE STORY BEHIND IT THIS WEEK, AND IT'S A QUICK ONE PERSON WROTE HB 69, VERY 1869 WAS TAKING A TOUR OF A NEW COUNTY BOARD HIPS ON THEIR TEAM WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE. AND THEY SAID THEY JUST SHOWED THEM THIS DO COURTHOUSE IN SPRING. UH, THE JUDGE POPPED OFF WITH SCAB. WE HAD TO BUILD A USING CEO AS THOUGH IN FRONT OF THIS LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS TOM'S CONVERSATION THERE SAID, WHY CEOS? I SAID, WELL, THE VOTERS HAVE EVER . SO CONGRATULATIONS, UH, THAT CAN BE FILED UNDER STUPID THINGS THAT LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY, I'M STILL AN OPERA. I'M NOT EVEN NAMED . THE CARPET CLINIC IS SOMETHING WE KNOW NEED SOME HELP. IT'S A TRAILER UP ON BLOCKS. UH, IT'S AN IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT, JUST THIS, THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC, THIS SUSTAINED FUNDING. WHY NOT PRACTICALLY, I IMAGINE SOME PROBLEMS FINDING THE MONEY FOR IT. IT'S IT WOULD BE A NEW BOND PROJECT. AND I THINK IT'S AS RICH AND I HAD DISCUSSED EARLIER ON IT. IT'S REALLY HARD TO JUSTIFY PUTTING A PROJECT IN FRONT OF THIS ENTIRE OTHER GROUP OF PROJECTS THAT WERE CONSIDERED DURING THE BOND. I WOULD LOVE TO FIND FUNDING FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC. I FEEL LIKE THERE ARE OTHER FUNDING POSSIBILITIES. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SORT OF GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN PURSUE THERE. I MEAN, YES, WE COULD SHOOT HONE IT INTO THIS. AND EVEN AS AN HOUR AGO, I WAS LOOKING DESPERATELY FOR WAYS TO GET IN AT THE END OF THIS, THE SPANX, I DON'T SEE A PATH FORWARD THAT COUNCIL HAS IDEAS, OR IF WE WANT TO WORK ON THIS LONG-TERM I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A FOCUS OF MINE. AND MY LAST TWO YEARS HERE IS JUST GETTING FUNDING FOR THAT COMMUNITY CLINIC. BUT, BUT AGAIN, I, I I'VE, I'VE LOOKED AT THIS PROBABLY FOR 800 HOURS AT THIS POINT. I, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, SO I'LL LEAVE THAT OUT THERE. UH, BUT THIS IS MY PROPOSAL AS IS, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, [00:40:07] I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION IT'S JUST MORE. WOW. WHAT SAID TO APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS UM, CAUSE THERE'S NO PERFECT ANSWER ON ANY OF THIS STUFF, BUT, BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. THIS IS, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT SUFFICIENT. I THINK MORE THAN SUFFICIENT. I THINK WE KNOW THAT WITH THE CIP, I GET READY TO GIVE AN EXACT NUMBER, WHAT THE DIGITAL PATH IS, BUT REALLY, UNLESS THERE'S SOME KIND OF GLARING DONATION THAT ANYBODY'S FEEDS FROM HERE, I'M PRETTY MUCH READY TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS AWESOME. UM, BUT, UM, I DON'T, BECAUSE I'M NOT INTERESTED IN, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN GOING AROUND AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT EVERY PRODUCT IS ON THE LIST OR SNIPING ANYBODY'S PROJECTS OR HAVING ANYBODY SIGN SOME THAT, THAT ARE OTHER QUOTES. SO MY INCLINATION IS TO JUST SAY, SO WHAT DID THEY READ? WHAT WOULD IT BE DONE? AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE COULD FIND A WAY, UM, OR THERE MAY BE, BUT I'M LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WITH, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THIS READY TO GO, LIKE TWO SENTENCE. UH, I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO FEEL LIKE I'M PRESSING, I'M NOT TRYING TO EDIT ANYONE OFF WITH THE PATCH, BUT MY CONCERN IS IF WE START GETTING INTO THE, YOU KNOW, THE NITTY GRITTY OF SOME PROJECTS THAT OTHER PEOPLES OTHER FOCUS AREAS THAT WE'LL END UP SPENDING ALL DAY SNIPING AT EACH OTHER, AND I'D RATHER THAN JUST SET UP , I'M NOT SAYING I'M HAPPY WITH THIS, BUT I'M ALSO SENDING THE SAME. THE CLINIC CAN GET BUILT NUKE, NOT LIPSTICK ON A PIG. YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO THAT WITH THE CIP, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN JUST TO BE RENOVATED IN THOSE OLD BOX. AND WE JUST DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. SPEND A $4 MILLION FROM OFF THE BOAT. SO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, UM, I, I AM VERY FIRMLY COMMITTED TO WORKING, TO DO WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO WITH ADULTS AND FIND A WAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BUT I AGREE TRYING TO WEDGE THAT INTO THIS RIGHT NOW. UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK USABLE. SO I'M WRITING ASSIGNER AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF EFFECT, THAT CHALLENGE TO FIND SOME WAY TO FUND THAT THE 20 TO SEE IF THEY GET PRETTY, PRETTY CREATIVE AT THE TIME, WENT THROUGH A CHALLENGE. YEAH. CREATE ALRIGHT FOLKS. I MEAN, AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO SIT HERE AND HAVE LUNCH WITH YOU TODAY, UM, DOES IT SEEM LIKE THAT'S NECESSARY? UM, SO THUMBS UP. IF YOU'RE IN AGREEMENT ON THIS LIST, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND , WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS LIST. AS THE STATES, THIS MAY HAVE THE LAST DIRECTION. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? CALENDAR WISE? WE'VE GOT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE ARTHROPODS ON A TUESDAY NIGHT. WE COULD WRITE, WE COULD WRITE FORWARD SOME KIND OF OFFICIAL ACTUAL YOUR, FOR THE TUESDAY AFTER. SO CAROLYN DEFINITELY IS FIVE * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.