2026 REGULAR MEETING - City Council / Lincoln Redevelopment Successor Agency / Lincoln Public Financing Authority

COUNCIL: OVER TO YOU. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY, THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LINCOLN'S REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL BE TELEVISED AND AVAILABLE ON CABLE CHANNEL 18, YOUTUBE, AND ZOOM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THOSE WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CALLED UPON AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THOSE WHO SUBMITTED A SPEAKER CARD WILL BE CALLED FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND FINALLY THOSE ATTENDING THROUGH ZOOM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING THROUGH ZOOM THAT WISH TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND FEATURE, OR PRESS STAR 9 IF YOU ARE CALLING IN. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SPECIAL… THE CLOSED SESSION, STARTING AT 5 O'CLOCK, AUGUST 11TH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL CALL EVERYTHING TO ORDER. VERY GOOD. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ANDREA? PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER REEDY? HERE. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN? HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM EKLUND? HERE. MAYOR PEARL? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY, VERY GOOD. WE HAVE 3 ITEMS FOR THE CLOSED SESSION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CONFERENCE CALL WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ON EXISTING LEGISLATION, THE GATHERING INN, CONFERENCE WITH RURAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, EAH HOUSING, AND CONFERENCE CALL WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, DOES… COUNCIL: ANYONE… THERE'S NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE? ANYONE ON ZOOM WHO CAN MAKE ANY COMMENTS? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): NO ONE ON ZOOM. OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, BIRCH. IN THAT CASE, WE'LL CALL THE, WE'LL CLOSE THE SESSION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND WE'LL MOVE TO A CLOSED SESSION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY… HOPE, WOULD YOU READ THE, CALL THE, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? YES. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COUNCILMEMBER ANDREA? PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER REEDY? PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN? HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM EKLUND? MAYOR PEARL? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION, MR. ATTORNEY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO STAFF MAYOR, BUT NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN. THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE GOING TO. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): RETURN TO CLOSED SETTING? ARE WE STILL GONNA… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION, AT THE END OF THE REGULAR MEETING, AND SO WE'LL REPORT OUT, ANY OTHER ACTION, IF ANY, AFTER THAT TIME. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): VERY MUCH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DAVE PETERSON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, DAVE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA MODIFICATIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? YES, MAYOR. ITEM 10A, RECOGNITION OF LINCOLN YOUTH GLOBAL DISC GOLF CHAMPIONS, I… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): I WAS HOPING I COULD GET THEM HERE TONIGHT, BUT THEIR FAMILY WAS ALREADY BOOKED, AND SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE ON THE 25TH, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT ONE UNTIL NEXT TIME. SO IF HOPE CAN MAKE A NOTE TO PUT THAT ON FOR THE NEXT MEETING, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES? ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS? ANY OTHER STAFF MODIFICATIONS? YES, MR. MAYOR. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): STAFF DOES HAVE A MODIFICATION. IT REQUESTS THAT ITEM 13C BE PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. THERE'S A LAST-MINUTE MODIFICATION TO THAT AMENDMENT, AND WE WILL BRING THAT BACK AT THE VERY NEXT MEETING FOR YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): GOING THROUGH THAT, THAT'S FINE. OKAY, WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH PRESENTATIONS THEN FOR… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): 10B CIVIC BOT PRESENTATION BY OUR CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): MS. BROWN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I AM JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE ONE OF MY AMAZING STAFF. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): MY NAME'S PAPENZINE, AND SHE'S GOING TO BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION TODAY. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): WHILE SHE GETS THIS UP AND GOING. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I'LL, GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, WE HAD ORIGINALLY, PURCHASED. WE WANTED TO HAVE A… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): 311 TYPE OF SYSTEM WITH OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THAT A FEW YEARS AGO. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO US, WE DIDN'T FEEL WOULD FIT OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE IT WAS, YOU HAD TO STEP THROUGH, THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): KNOW WHERE TO HAVE… SUBMIT A PROBLEM. SO, LIKE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): IF YOU HAD AN, YOU SAW A POTHOLE, YOU WOULD NEED… YOU WOULD HAVE TO KNOW THAT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, YOU HAVE TO GO TO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): STREETS DEPARTMENT, AND THEN IT WOULD KIND OF, LIKE, STEP YOU THROUGH, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO KNOW WHERE EACH ONE OF THE THINGS BELONGED. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, SO WITH THE, YOU KNOW, CHATBOTS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THEY WERE STILL VERY YOUNG AT THAT TIME. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND SO WE HAD PRESENTED TO THE CONSULTANT THAT WAS PUTTING THESE TOGETHER FOR US THAT WE WANTED SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND, WHAT HE DID WAS HE TOOK THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, I GAVE IT TO POP BONSAIENE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKED WITH OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM, AND SHE TOOK IT TO THE NEXT, NEXT LEVEL. SO, I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH, AND I'M GONNA LET HER PRESENT IT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND JENNIFER, WE'RE IMPRESSED WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DOES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, JEN. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS AS WELL. GREAT LEADERSHIP. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): ALLOWS US TO DO THIS STUFF, SO… SO AS JEN MENTIONED, JENNIFER MENTIONED, I'M GONNA PRESENT TO YOU OUR CIVIC BOT SOLUTION, FOR OUR SERVICE REQUEST SYSTEM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SO, THERE ARE TWO WORKFLOWS THAT WE CAN DO WITH, A CIVIC BOT. THE FIRST IS TO ASK. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): GET A QUESTION. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO ANY USER CAN GO ONTO THE CITY WEBSITE, ASK A QUESTION, IT WILL LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THE CITY WEBPAGES, FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU, AND PRESENT THAT THROUGH THE CHAT BOX. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IF AN ANSWER ISN'T FOUND, IT'LL NOTIFY THE USER IF ONE HASN'T BEEN FOUND. STAFF ALSO GET THAT NOTIFICATION, SO THE NEXT TIME THAT QUESTION IS ASKED, WE CAN UPDATE THE WEBSITE ACCORDINGLY, AND AT THAT POINT, THE ANSWER WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PERSON SEARCHING AT THAT POINT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE SECOND WORKFLOW IS TO SUBMIT SERVICE REQUESTS. SO THIS IS A COMPONENT JEN… JENNIFER JUST TALKED ABOUT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO, THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE, PEOPLE CAN TYPE IN A QUESTION, A SERVICE REQUEST, THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IF IT'S APPROVED, IT'S FIRST, REVIEWED BY OUR ADMIN STAFF. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THEN IT'S, DELEGATED TO THE CORRECT DIVISION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO SOME OF THE CAPABILITIES I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT IT'S EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO NEED TO LINK OUT TO ANYWHERE ELSE. IT IS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE CITY'S ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY CITYWORKS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT PROVIDES ANSWERS BASED ON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE CITY WEBSITE, SO THAT'S SOMETHING, AGAIN, THAT OUR STAFF CONTROLS AND IS ALREADY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. IT JUST MAKES IT A LOT EASIER TO ACCESS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IN TERMS OF SERVICE REQUESTS, ONE OF THE CAPABILITIES IS PHOTO ANALYSIS. IT ALLOWS FOR EMERGENCY ROUTING, AS WELL AS ADVISORY NOTICES, AND I WILL SHOW THAT IN MY DEMO LATER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THERE ARE CONTROLS IN PLACE, SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE, AS STAFF, CONTROL WHAT IS ON THE WEBSITE, SO WE'RE ALWAYS IN CONTROL OF WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE FED BACK TO THE BOT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND AS I MENTIONED, ANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE OUR WEBSITE ACCORDINGLY, SO IF THE NEXT TIME THAT QUESTION IS ASKED, AN ANSWER IS PROVIDED. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): ON THE SERVICE REQUEST SIDE, WE ARE REQUIRING USERS TO PROVIDE A NAME AND A PHONE NUMBER, SO IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT WE NEED FROM THEM AT THAT TIME, STAFF CAN CALL THEM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND CLARIFICATION. BUT THAT INFORMATION IS NOT STORED IN THE CHATBOT. IT'S DIRECTLY SENT TO OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS FROM OUR WEBSITE THAT'S BEEN PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND APPROVED BY STAFF ALREADY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IN MY DEMO, I'LL SHOW YOU THE TWO WORKFLOWS. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE, JUST ASKING IT A QUESTION WHEN THE COMMUNITY PARK OPENS, AND THEN I'LL LEAN MORE TOWARDS THE SERVICE ROUTE, EXCUSE ME, THE SERVICE REQUEST, SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WORKFLOW, SO I'LL SHOW YOU THE EMERGENCY ROUTING, THE ADVISORY NOTIFICATIONS USERS GET. ONCE THAT SERVICE REQUEST IS SUBMITTED, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT THE ADMIN APPROVAL SECTION LOOKS LIKE, AS WELL AS THE END VIEW FOR, OUR CITY WORKS SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): LET ME GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS OUT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO THIS IS JUST A DEMO SITE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR THIS MEETING. IT'S EMBEDDED DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN SEE IN THIS BOTTOM CORNER, IF WE LAUNCH THE CIVIC BOT CHAT BOX, IT HAS A WELCOME PROMPT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE AI CAPABILITY I WAS TALKING ABOUT FOR PHOTO ANALYSIS, IF A USER WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A PHOTO, THEY CAN DRAG AND DROP IT IN HERE. THE CHAT BOX WILL IDENTIFY WHAT'S IN THAT PHOTO AND SUGGEST SERVICE REQUESTS TO BE SUBMITTED BASED ON THE IMAGE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IF I'M A RESIDENT AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TYPE OF SERVICE REQUEST I CAN SUBMIT, WE HAVE CATEGORIES TO HELP FACILITATE THAT WORKFLOW. BUT MOST LIKELY, STAFF AND USERS ARE JUST GONNA TYPE INTO, THE CHATBOT DIRECTLY. SO I'LL SHOW YOU THIS WORK… FIRST WORKFLOW. COUNCIL: LET ME MOVE THIS DOWN… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND SO, ASK IT, WHEN DOES THE COMMUNITY… PARK OPEN. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO, CIVICBOT IS IDENTIFYING THIS QUESTION BASED ON KEY TERMS, WHETHER IT'S A… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SERVICE REQUEST, OR A QUESTION THAT'S BEING ASKED OF IT. SO IT'S SEARCHING THROUGH OUR CITY WEBSITE, AS WELL AS OUR SERVICE REQUEST TEMPLATES, TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IT'S LETTING THE USER KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY CENTER PARK PHASE 1 IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION SPRING 26, AND COMPLETED IN THE WINTER. THERE'S NO OFFICIAL OPENING DATE YET, BECAUSE IT'S CURRENTLY, NOT IN CONSTRUCTION. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BUT IT DOES PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO FURTHER CONTACTS, IF THE USER WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITY, AND IT PROVIDES A SOURCE, SO THIS IS THE LINK ON WHERE IT FINDS THAT INFORMATION THAT IT PROVIDES BACK TO THE USER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): NEXT, I'LL SHOW YOU THE EMERGENCY ROUTING PIECE. SO, IF I WANTED TO REPORT FLOODING ON MY STREET. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AGAIN, USING KEYWORDS, CIVIC BOT WILL IDENTIFY THIS AS EITHER A QUESTION OR THE FIRST REQUEST. IN THIS CASE, IT SAYS THERE'S IMMEDIATE ATTENTION THAT IS NEEDED. IT COULD BE AN ACTIVE MAINLINE BREAK, AND SO IT GIVES THE USER THE BUSINESS HOURS, AS WELL AS THE AFTER-HOURS LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER, SO THAT THEY CAN CALL. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BIG RED LETTERING INDICATING THAT IT'S AN EMERGENCY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE SECOND PIECE TO THIS IS AN ADVISORY NOTICE. SO WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN STAFF, THEY LET ME KNOW THAT A LOT OF TIMES I GET, CALLS ABOUT MISSING CANS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO I'LL JUST ASK OR TYPE IN HERE, SAYING THAT MY TRASH CAN… WAS MISSED… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND AGAIN, CIVIC BOT IS IDENTIFYING THIS AS A QUESTION OR A SERVICE REQUEST. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO IT PROVIDES SOME OPTIONS AS TO SUBMIT A SERVICE REQUEST TO THE CITY. IN THIS CASE, I'LL JUST SELECT THAT IT'S A MISSING RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE CAN PICKUP. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THIS TIME, WE KNOW IT'S AN ADVISORY BECAUSE IT'S IN THE GOLD TEXT. IT SAYS THE CITY NEEDS MORE INFORMATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY, A GARBAGE CAN MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IT ALLOWS STAFF TO CUSTOMIZE IT BY ADDING LINKS HERE, SO IT'S ASKING THE USER TO VERIFY THAT IT IS A SCHEDULED PICKUP DATE. SO THIS LINKS OUT, AGAIN, TO THE CITY WEBSITE, WHERE THEY CAN GO AND VERIFY THEIR ADDRESS, AS WELL AS THEIR SCHEDULED ADDRESS PICKUP DATE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IF THEY WANTED TO CALL, INSTEAD OF SUBMITTING A REQUEST THROUGH, CIVICBOT, THEY COULD DO THAT AS WELL. IN THIS INSTANCE, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH MY REQUEST. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IT ASKS, AGAIN, SOME CLARIFYING INFORMATION, AND WHETHER IT'S GARBAGE OR GREEN WASTE OR BOTH. I'LL JUST SAY GARBAGE IN THIS INSTANCE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'LL PROVIDE AN ADDRESS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT ASKS ME TO VERIFY THAT IT'S CORRECT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, A NAME IS REQUIRED, AS IS A PHONE NUMBER, SO IF STAFF NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE RESIDENT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AN EMAIL IS OPTIONAL, I'M GONNA SKIP THAT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IF I'D LIKE TO ATTACH A PHOTO, I COULD DO THAT AS WELL. I'LL SKIP THAT IN THIS INSTANCE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THEN, IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I COULD DO THAT AS WELL. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AT THE END, IT PROVIDES… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE USER WITH A SUMMARY OF WHAT THEY'RE SUBMITTING. SO, IN THIS INSTANCE, IT'S A MISSED RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE PICKUP. IT PROVIDES THEM WITH THE INFORMATION THEY SUBMITTED, SO THE NAME AND THE PHONE NUMBER, AND THEN THERE'S IN A NOTE HERE, THAT ADMIN STAFF ASKED US TO PUT ON HERE, IDENTIFYING THAT SOME SERVICE REQUESTS CAN TAKE UP TO 10 DAYS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BUT USUALLY SOLID WASTE ARE RESOLVED WITHIN THE NEXT DAY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL SUBMIT THIS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND EACH REQUEST THAT'S SUBMITTED IS GIVEN A CONFIRMATION NUMBER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO IF I WOULD HAVE PROVIDED MY EMAIL ADDRESS, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO MY EMAIL. IF IT WERE APPROVED OR REJECTED, I WOULD ALSO GET A NOTIFICATION IN MY EMAIL WITH THAT STATUS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): HOWEVER, IF I JUST WANTED TO JOT DOWN THIS TRACKING NUMBER AT ANY POINT IN TIME THROUGHOUT THE WORKFLOW, I COULD COME BACK TO CIVIC BOT, TYPE IN THAT NUMBER, AND GET MY STATUS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): ON THE ADMIN SIDE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO REVIEW THESE BEFORE IT MAKES IT INTO OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO THERE'S A REVIEW QUEUE SECTION HERE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I JUST SUBMITTED. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL APPROVE IT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I'LL GET A LITTLE GREEN BANNER SAYING THAT IT'S BEEN APPROVED. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THEN I'LL LOG INTO THE CITY'S ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND SO HERE YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF TESTING, THERE'S BEEN 5 REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. THERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE REQUEST TYPES ARE, SO THESE ARE ALL OF THEM THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CIVIC BOT CHATBOT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THE OTHER INDICATOR THAT IDENTIFIES THAT IS THAT ALL OF THEM HAVE THIS INITIATED BY, SO THAT WAY IT'S EASIER FOR THE CITY TO TRACK WHAT REQUESTS ARE COMING IN THE MOST THROUGH THE CHAT BOX, AND WE CAN MODIFY THE WEBSITE AND THESE SERVICE REQUESTS AS NEEDED, BASED ON THE VOLUME. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO I'LL JUST OPEN ONE OF THESE UP TO SHOW YOU WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IF I WOULD HAVE PROVIDED AN IMAGE, THAT IMAGE AUTOMATICALLY MAKES ITS WAY TO OUR CITYWORKS SYSTEM, SO THAT STAFF CAN SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THAT INFORMATION IS STORED IN THE COMMENTS WITH THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED INITIALLY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN TRY TO ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU. IF NOT, I CAN FIND AN ANSWER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, I APPRECIATE IT. NO, THANK YOU, THAT WAS REALLY GREAT, MAYOR. YEAH, GO AHEAD. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): IF A REQUEST IS REJECTED OR DENIED, IS THERE AN EXPLANATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT OF WHY IT WAS DENIED? THERE IS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YES. OKAY. AND ADMIN STAFF CAPABILITY TO ENTER THAT IN. OKAY, GREAT, THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THIS IS GOING TO BE A RHETORICAL QUESTION, BUT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TODAY IN SASSOON CITY WHERE HACKERS GOT IN, AND THEY REALLY HAVE DISRUPTED… THEY GOT THE CITY ON HOLD, BASICALLY. I'M ASSUMING THAT WE… ALL THE PROTOCOL… THIS IS… THAT'S WHY I SAID IT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): PROTOCOLS ARE SET SO THAT NOTHING CAN GET… BREAK IN THROUGH THE BACK DOOR HERE? CORRECT. OKAY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THERE'S NO CONNECTION TO THE CITY THROUGH THIS. COUNCIL: BRILLIANT. COUNCIL: I HAD A. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): QUESTION… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CAN YOU USE THIS? I KNOW THAT… THIS IS AWESOME, BY THE WAY. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES… SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): COULDN'T FIND HOW TO REPORT, YOU KNOW, FIX THE POTHOLE HERE OR THERE, LET ALONE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT I'VE TRIED TO HELP ONE OF THE RESIDENTS DO THAT, BUT… SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): QUESTION ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): WOULD IT BE THE SAME THING, WHERE, HEY. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, SUCH AND SUCH NEIGHBOR HAS BUILT HIS FENCE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, LET ME TAKE SOME PICTURES, CAN I… CAN YOU PUT THAT? SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): INTO THE… SAY, AND IT'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO WHERE TO REPORT THAT ON THE CA WEBSITE? SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT DEPENDS ON THE WORDING THAT'S PROVIDED. SO, IF THEY SAY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH MY NEIGHBOR, IF THEY USE THE CORRECT KEYWORDS, IT'LL GUIDE THEM TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE WHERE THEY COULD FILE A REPORT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THERE IS A SERVICE REQUEST FOR… SPECIFICALLY FOR GRAFFITI, WHICH DIRECTS THEM TO THOSE ONLINE FORMS, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS A SERVICE REQUEST, WE COULD CREATE THAT, AND THEN IT WOULD GUIDE THE USERS TO DO THAT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): OKAY, COOL. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): I GET THAT ONE A LOT, TOO. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): IF YOU… ARE YOU ABLE TO GO BACK TO, THE SCREEN WHERE ONCE YOU SUBMIT A REQUEST AND THEN IT. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): SHOWS AN ANSWER, WHETHER IT WAS APPROVED OR REJECTED, DOES IT SHOW, LIKE, A CONTACT, OR IS THERE… DOES IT CLOSE THE CONVERSATION, OR ARE YOU ABLE TO STILL COMMUNICATE TO THAT PERSON WHO WAS… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO IF I REJECT IT, I CAN SHOW YOU BOTH TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AS WELL. SO IF THERE'S THE REJECT OPTION, AND YOU CAN TYPE THE REASON AS TO WHY, AND THAT'S SENT TO THE USER, IF THEY PROVIDE THEIR EMAIL. BUT THERE'S ALSO THESE APPROVED AND REJECTED OPTIONS, SO THAT INFORMATION IS KEPT. SO IF THERE'S A QUESTION THAT THEY NEED TO GO BACK… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND SOMEBODY CALLS ASKING, YOU KNOW, I SUBMITTED THIS, CAN I GET A FOLLOW-UP? THEY'RE ABLE TO GO BACK AND VIEW THAT. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): IS THE… IS THE RESIDENT ABLE TO COMMUNICATE RIGHT OUT OF THAT WINDOW, THOUGH? LIKE, IF AFTER IT'S REJECTED, DOES IT JUST CLOSE THE CONVERSATION, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL AFTER THAT, OR THEY CAN'T SAY SOMETHING AFTER THAT? SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE, BUT I CAN FIND OUT. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): I'VE BEEN CHATTING AWAY. COUNCIL: TRYING IT OUT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): JOHN'S A FACT CHECKER. COUNCIL: OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WELL, VERY GOOD. THE TEAM CONTINUES TO AMAZE AND ASTOUND, WITHOUT A DOUBT. THIS IS FABULOUS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER QUESTION, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ROLL THIS OUT SO THE COMMUNITY HAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT IT'S THERE, AND HOW TO USE IT? SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I'LL LET JENNIFER ANSWER THAT. SO WE WILL DO OUR… OUR NORMAL WORK, SOCIAL OUTREACH. I'LL… WE'LL WORK WITH AARON TO LAUNCH A, YOU KNOW, OUTREACH ON WHAT THIS IS AND HOW TO USE IT. IT'S… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO USE, WHERE IT CAN WALK PEOPLE THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THEIR QUESTIONS. YOU CAN… YOU CAN ANSWER… YOU CAN ASK IT ANYTHING. IT'S, IT'S MUCH SMARTER THAN THE GOOGLE SEARCH THAT IS CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, AND IT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): GIVES YOU, LIKE, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE NOTHING RELATED TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. SO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I THINK IT'LL BE, PICKED UP REALLY EASILY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): COOL, EXCELLENT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, WELL, IN THAT CASE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPER JOB, SUPER JOB. IT'S LIVE NOW? SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): IT IS NOT LIVE. WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU GUYS TO SAY, IF YOU LIKE IT, BUS IT, PUT IT UP. IT'LL BE LIVE TOMORROW? COUNCIL: IT'S NOT URL. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OKAY, I'M LIKE, HOW ARE YOU CHATTING IF IT'S NOT LIVE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S A SANDBOX VERSION. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): HACKER RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU, HACKER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OH, SORRY, SO JEN, WHEN WILL IT BE LIVE AGAIN? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): TOMORROW. TOMORROW? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT, COOL. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, EXCELLENT. SUPER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, DONE WITH THAT OVER HERE. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES, DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST REPORT TONIGHT? SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): OKAY, VERY GOOD. I HAD SOME INFORMATION ITEMS. WELL, THEN WE'RE COMING TO THAT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IT WAS INFORMATION, AND… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): NOT TRYING TO RUSH YOU, MAYOR, JUST… OKAY, OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE'LL GET THERE. IT'S A SHORT AGENDA, I UNDERSTAND. OKAY, SO DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO SHARE? SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT BEN CAN GO FIRST IF HE WANTS TO. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): WELL, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO REPORT BACK THAT THE CALENDAR DEAL THAT JEN AND HER TEAM PUT TOGETHER FOR… SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): NONPROFITS AND WHOEVER DID… SORRY, TO… OH, THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR? YEAH, THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR WAS A HIT. I THINK THAT THERE WAS A STANDING OVATION, AND IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL RECEIVED. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OH, AT THE LINCOLN SERVES MEETING? YES, THE LINCOLN SERVES MEETING, SO VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. EXCELLENT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): I JUST WANTED TO REPORT BACK THAT THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED THE, THE SAC VALLEY, MEETING FOR LEAGUE OF CITIES IN GRASS VALLEY ON THURSDAY, OR FRIDAY, AND, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT MEETING, AND, I, I THINK THAT SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THE INFORMATION WE GOT IN THIS PARTICULAR MEETING IS PROBABLY THE ONE OF THE BEST WE'VE EVER HAD. THEY HAD, ONE OF THEIR STAFF MEMBERS, AND THEN ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS RETIRED FIRE SCIENCE, AND SHE RUNS A NON-PROFIT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND IT WAS ALL ABOUT FIRE HARDENING, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET GRANTS AND WORK WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO HELP PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR HOMES, LOOK AT THE FENCES AND HOW THE FENCES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR NEIGHBORS, WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL THEY ARE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THE BUSHES AROUND THEIR HOUSE, DRIED, YOU KNOW, GRASS AND LEAF MATERIAL AROUND THEIR HOUSE, AND IT WAS REALLY EYE-OPENING AND SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH, WITH SEAN ABOUT, SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND, AND KIND OF… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): LEAN HIM THAT WAY SO HE CAN LOOK AT IT, TOO. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, MAYOR, DIDN'T YOU THINK THAT WAS REALLY INFORMATIVE? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IT WAS GREAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME CHALLENGES THAT THEY DO UP THERE IN GRASS VALLEY AND NEVADA CITY, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE IMMUNE TO THAT HERE EITHER, AS WE'VE FOUND WITH A LOT OF FIRES THAT WE'VE HAD DOWN OVER HERE. BUT YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT SESSION, AND I THINK WE CAN LEARN FROM WHAT THEY'RE DOING. YEAH, FOR SURE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): REALLY GREAT. AND THEN, AS LONG AS I'M NOT STEALING YOUR THUNDER, AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, YOU CAN, BUT WE ATTENDED THE BIKE PARK OPENING ON SATURDAY. THE MAYOR, WHITNEY, AND I WERE THERE, AND, SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): I MEAN, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO FOSCETT PARK RIGHT BEHIND THE SCHOOL, GO CHECK IT OUT. THE VOLUNTEERS OUT THERE HAVE BEEN BUILDING THAT SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BMX, COURSE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON IT, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, IT'S PHENOMENAL, AND I THINK ONCE THEY… WELL, THEY'RE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING IT NOW, WE DID A BIG RIBBON CUTTING AND OPENING SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT ONCE THEY GET THAT UP AND RUNNING AND HAVE THEIR COMPETITIONS, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE THE SKATE PARK, WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA COME FROM ALL OVER TO RACE AND, BRING THEIR FAMILIES, AND IT'LL BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR LINCOLN, BUT ALSO JUST, A SOURCE OF RECREATION FOR THE FAMILIES, AND SO WE WERE… WE WERE PUMPED. IT WAS FUN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IT WAS AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR WHAT THEY DID, AND BASICALLY, WITH VOLUNTEER LABOR AND DONATIONS, WE LEASED THE LAND TO THEM, BUT THEY CARRIED IT OUT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I WAS THERE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THAT, AND IT WAS NOWHERE NEAR COMPLETE AS WHAT THEY HAD NOW, AND THEY'RE CONTINUING TO MOVE IT FORWARD. THEY'LL BE WORKING ON IT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT IT IS JUST A FABULOUS PARK. I WAS GONNA SAY THE KIDS ARE GONNA ENJOY IT, BUT THE ADULTS ARE GOING TO ENJOY IT ALSO. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OUT THERE WRITING, TOO. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I TALKED TO SEAN ABOUT WHEN WE FIRST HIRED HIM, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HE… I MEAN, HE'S JUST AMAZING AS IT IS, BUT WHY HE'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL, WHY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING ALL THESE GREAT THINGS IS BECAUSE WHAT I… I DON'T KNOW WHO I SAID IT TO THEM, BUT… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, AND I SAID, THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE THE ATTITUDE OF, HOW DO WE GET TO YES? SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): RIGHT? IN YEARS PAST, IT WAS ALWAYS, NO, WE CAN'T DO IT, NO, WE CAN'T DO IT, NO, WE CAN'T DO IT, AND I'M LIKE, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE. WE'RE GONNA… WE'RE GONNA FIND A WAY TO SAY YES, AND SO THIS IS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE PARTNERSHIP. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WITH THEM, AND THE FUN IT'S GONNA BRING YEARS TO COME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL SET TO TAKE… GET ON A BIKE AND GO TO THE COURSE, BUT PENNY SAID, NO, YOU'RE NOT. SO, ANYWAY. ANYWAY, THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO BE OUT THERE. IT WAS FUN, YEAH. AND MORE TO COME ON THAT, WITHOUT A DOUBT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER INFORMATIONAL ITEMS? THE OTHER INFORMATIONAL ITEM THAT I HAD AS I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM TURKEY CREEK TODAY, AND I PASSED THE 193… ON 193, ALL THAT ROAD WORK WHICH IS GOING ON OUT THERE, IT'S AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THEY'RE GETTING EVERYTHING DONE. AND VIN, I THINK WE'RE STILL SHOOTING FOR AN OCTOBER WITH THE LIGHT AND EVERYTHING ELSE? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YES, WE'RE STILL HOPING TO GET THINGS DONE IN OCTOBER, BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO REMAIN ONCE TRAFFIC. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): CAIC IS SHIFTED TO THE NORTH SIDE, AND I'LL START WORKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): SO… OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT PROGRESS, THOUGH. WE'LL SEE WHETHER FRAN COMES ON TONIGHT. COUNCIL: YEAH, I HAD SOMETHING, SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): OF 193, I HEARD THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING, EXCEPTIONALLY UNIQUE THAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND, AND MAYBE LAST WEEK, THAT THERE WAS A BEAR, OVER IN TURKEY CREEK. I ACTUALLY GOT… SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): HEY, A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR OF ROOSEVELT ASKING ME FOR AN UPDATE ON THAT, AND I TOLD HER THAT WE WERE, WE GOT A NOTIFICATION FROM OUR CITY MANAGER THAT THEY WERE TRACKING IT WITH ANIMAL CONTROL, AND WE WERE GOING TO GET AN UPDATE IF THEY FOUND IT. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): SO THEY COULD RELOCATE, BUT I DIDN'T… I DIDN'T… I DON'T THINK WE HEARD ANYTHING YET. NOPE, IT WAS BARELY ON OUR RADAR. IT WAS BARELY THERE. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): OH, BEAR… BEAR UPDATE? YEAH, WE DIDN'T FIND THE BEAR, SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE BEAR HAS BEEN HANGING OUT IN ROCKLAND FOR THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, PROBABLY, WE THINK. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): PROBABLY WAS IN THE CLOVER VALLEY PRESERVE AREA, TRAVELED ALONG THE FINGERS INTO SUN CITY, WHERE IT WAS PROBABLY AN OPEN SPACE FOR A WHILE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND THEN ENDED UP KIND OF ALMOST NEAR WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION AREA IS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THAT THE MAYOR MENTIONED, AND WE… WE HAD PD AND ANIMAL CONTROL OUT LOOKING FOR IT, AND… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): DIDN'T FIND IT. WE THINK IT'S PROBABLY A YOUNGER BEAR THAT WAS PUSHED OUT OF THE… OUT OF THE FAMILY, AND MADE ITS WAY DOWN THE HILLS, AND PROBABLY HAS NOW MADE ITS WAY BACK UP THE HILLS, SO… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): YEAH, THERE WAS A FACEBOOK VIDEO THAT SOMEONE TOOK OVER IN THAT AREA, AND IT WAS A… IT WAS A YOUNGER, SMALLER BEAR, YEAH. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): NOT OVERLY… I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE JUST BEEN TELLING FOLKS, DON'T GO UP AND PET IT, PLEASE, BUT NOT OVERLY CONCERNED, IT'S A SUPER SAFETY RISK AT THE MOMENT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY OTHER INFORMATIONAL ITEMS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. PUBLIC COMMENT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): A NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL. ALL SPEAKERS' TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES, UNLESS EXTENDED BY THE MAYOR. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE MAYOR, AND IN MOST CASES, THE CITY COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA, BUT MAY ENGAGE IN A BRIEF DISCUSSION, PROVIDE DIRECTION TO CITY STAFF, OR SCHEDULE ITEMS FOR FUTURE HEARING… FUTURE MEETINGS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND I HOPE I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE 3 CARDS SO FAR LISTED? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE DO. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE 3 SPEAKER CARDS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SPEAKERS UP IN ORDER. FIRST, DENNIS ZARO, FOLLOWED BY EVAN FADDIS, AND FINALLY STAN NADER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YES, PLEASE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YOUR, CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR WONDERFUL CITY. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON GAS-POWERED ELECTRIC, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWERS, AND I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE 29 CITIES NOW IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE BANNED THEM. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): THE CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON HAS BANNED THEM. THE WHOLE CITY OF HAWAII, I MEAN, THE STATE OF HAWAII HAS BANNED THOSE THINGS. THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS RELATED TO THOSE BLOWERS. NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): AND, AND ALSO, THE… SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): A CITY OF SACRAMENTO IS STRONGLY CONSIDERING BANNING GAS-POWERED, LEAF BLOWERS. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): THERE'S NO CONTROLS ON THOSE THINGS FOR, NOISE. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): THERE'S NO CONTROLS FOR EMISSIONS, WHICH ARE BOTH DANGEROUS. THE NOISE IS DISTURBING. IT IRRITATES PEOPLE DURING THE DAY THAT ARE TRYING TO REST OR TAKE NAPS. THE AIR POLLUTION IS A PROBLEM NOW IN THE AGE OF GLOBAL WARMING, AND THERE ARE NO CONTROLS ON THOSE THINGS. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): FOR EXAMPLE, OUR CARS, OUR GAS AND DIESEL VEHICLES THAT WE OPERATE, HAVE VERY SOPHISTICATED MUFFLER SYSTEMS. THEY HAVE EMISSION CONTROLS THAT MAKE THEM SAFER AND LESS IRRITATING FOR US. THESE THINGS HAVE NO CONTROLS. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): AND, ALSO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NOW HAS BANNED NEW SALES OF THOSE THINGS. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): SO, I'M HOPING THE, SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): THE CITY OF LINCOLN IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION AS WELL. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): ANY INPUT, OR RE… REACTIONS, IT WOULD BE WELCOME, BUT SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WELL, THANK YOU, SIR. WE WILL, WE'LL SHIFT IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THE NEWS TO ME THAT THERE'S NO… YOU CANNOT BUY THEM ANYMORE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): BUY NEW ONES ANYMORE, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE STILL IN OPERATION ARE STILL ALLOWED FOR USE, WHERE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BANNED. AND THEY HAVE BEEN BANNED IN MANY PLACES, AND THE BALL IS ROLLING, IT'S SNOWBALLING, IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND IT SHOULD BE HAPPENING HERE. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): OKAY. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): YEAH, MAYOR, YOU CAN'T… YOU CAN'T BUY NEW GAS-POWERED LAWNMOWERS EITHER, YEAH. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OH, THEY DID. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): YOU CAN BUY THEM. THERE'S A… SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): AT LOWE'S, THEY HAVE ONE, THEY'RE LIKE, WE'RE GAS IS BACK. OH, GAS IS BACK. SPEAKER 12 (COUNCIL): SO, I'M PLANNING TO CLOSE, BUT I HOPE MY LITTLE BIT OF INPUT HERE HAS MADE AN IMPACT. I HOPE IT WAS INFORMATIONAL, AND IT'S MY LITTLE WAY OF URGING THE CITY TO BAN THESE THINGS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): DEFINITELY HAD AN IMPACT, BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THAT, AND IT WAS NOT ON MY RADAR, BUT I WILL AGREE, THEY ARE ANNOYING TO HEAR, ESPECIALLY DURING NAP TIME, OR EARLY IN THE MORNING. IT'S… I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT SAYS, GOD, I REALLY LOVE THAT SOUND OF A GAS-POWERED BLOWER. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): GOOD TO KNOW. YEAH, WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. IT'S NEW TO ME, TOO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, VERY GOOD. NEXT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): HEAVEN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, OR SINCE THE LAST MEETING I ATTENDED, WE'VE NOTICED SOMETHING. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): THERE'S ALREADY A GROWING BUZZ THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. COUNCIL: ABOUT MEASURE F. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING PARAMEDIC SERVICES TO THE LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT. OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE BEING APPROACHED ON EMERGENCY CALLS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND AROUND TOWN BY RESIDENTS ASKING QUESTIONS AND EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, YOUR LINCOLN FIREFIGHTERS ARE READY TO HELP EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, AND MAKING SURE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT MEASURE F COULD MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): I'D LIKE TO SHARE A RECENT CALL THAT DEMONSTRATES WHY THIS SERVICE MATTERS. ENGINE 35 RESPONDED TO A HOME IN DEL WEBB WHERE AN ELDERLY RESIDENT HAS SUFFERED A FALL, RESULTING IN A SUSPECTED HIP INJURY, AND SHE RATED HER PAIN AS A 9 OUT OF 10. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): OUR FIREFIGHTERS IMMEDIATELY ASSESSED AND STABILIZED THE PATIENT, BUT BECAUSE WE DO NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDE PARAMEDIC SERVICES, WE HAD TO WAIT FOR AN AMBULANCE BEFORE PAIN MEDICATION COULD BE ADMINISTERED. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER. BY THE TIME AN IV WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE FIRST DOSE OF PAIN MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED, 31 MINUTES HAD PASSED SINCE THE TIME OF CALL. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): AFTER THE PATIENT WAS PACKAGED AND MOVED, MORE THAN 42 MINUTES HAD PASSED BEFORE TRANSPORT BEGAN. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): WITH FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, THAT TREATMENT COULD HAVE STARTED WITHIN MINUTES OF ARRIVAL. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THIS SERVICE CAN MAKE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): THE STUDENTS OF LINCOLN HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT PARAMEDIC SERVICES ARE A PRIORITY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY MEASURE F PROVIDES TO BRING THIS ADVANCED LEVEL OF CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT MEASURE F CAN PROVIDE. THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, EVAN, AND YOU CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT SAY ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, BUT WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION. AND THE INFORMATION WILL BE GETTING OUT THERE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY NAME IS STAN NADER, AND I LIVE IN THE 12 BRIDGES AREA. COUNCIL: I REVIEWED THE STAFF REPORT AND A VIDEO. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): FOR THE ITEM ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA, RELATED TO… SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): THE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND PLACER COUNTY FOR A STOPLIGHT LAKE LOCATED AT SIERRA COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND 12 RIDGES DRIVE. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AT THE COUNCIL'S JULY 13TH MEETING. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): IN WATCHING THE VIDEO, THERE WAS A… SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): ROBUST DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND CITY STAFF REGARDING WHERE THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WOULD BE COMING FROM. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): HOW THAT FUND WOULD BE REIMBURSED. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND WHETHER THE COUNTY HAD APPROVED THE AGREEMENT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): CITY STAFF ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): IT APPEARS THE CITY IS BEING DRAWN INTO ASSISTING WITH THE FUNDING. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): OF THE PROJECT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AS THERE IS A DESIRE TO ACCELERATE THE INSTALLATION. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): THAT HAPPENED AT THAT LOCATION. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF LINCOLN RESIDENTS USING SIERRA COLLEGE BOULEVARD AS A BYPASS TO HIGHWAY 65. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PLACER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRPERSON. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): SHE TOLD ME THAT THE BOARD HAS NOT… APPROVE THE FUNDING AGREEMENT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, AND IS ALSO WORKING TO ESTABLISH A FUNDING AGREEMENT SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND BIGFOOT RANCH PROJECT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): SHE SAID THOSE TWO AGREEMENTS PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE BEFORE THE BOARD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): I ASKED HER IF SHE THOUGHT THE CITY-COUNTY AGREEMENT SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND SHE SAID SHE WAS AWARE THAT ONE BOARD MEMBER WAS OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND WAS NOT SURE HOW THE REST OF THE BOARD PHIL. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): I AM BRINGING ALL OF THIS… SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): TO YOUR ATTENTION, AS I BELIEVE IT WAS PREMATURE FOR THE COUNTY-CITY AGREEMENT TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU UNTIL THE COUNTY APPROVES THE AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE CHANGES TO THE AGREEMENT THAT MAY NOT BE TO YOUR LIKING. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): THE COUNTY SHOULD BE LEADING THE WAY ON THIS PROJECT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT CITY STAFF ACKNOWLEDGE SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): THAT THE PROJECT WAS NOT CURRENTLY LISTED. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AS A TRANSPORTATION. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): PFE PROJECT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): SO, IT IS… IT WOULD NOT APPEAR THAT IT'S PART OF THE CITY'S CURRENT BUDGET. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): THAT PFE FUND BALANCE IS COMMITTED TO OTHER PROJECTS. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): SO MONEY IS PROPOSED TO BE DRAWN. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND TO 48. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): I'LL FINISH REAL QUICKLY. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): UNFORTUNATELY, FUND 248 IS TO BE USED TO PAY FOR OPERATIONAL ENGINEERING. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): CONSULTING COSTS TIED DIRECTLY TO LAND USE, CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): AND INFRASTRUCTURE REVIEW THAT IS NOT TO BE USED AS A FUND. SPEAKER 14 (COUNCIL): FUND A PFE PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, STAN. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): JOHN? OKAY, SO WE'LL START IN REVERSE. NOW, LET'S START FROM THE BEGINNING. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO THE… WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNTY GETS TO APPROVE THEIR… THE TIMELINE AT WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO APPROVE THEIR FUNDING AGREEMENT IS REALLY OF NO CONSEQUENCE TO US. THEY'RE THE LEADER OF THE PROJECT THAT THEY BUILD WHEN THEY DECIDE TO BUILD. WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO, AND I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): WAS BE THE REASON FOR A HOLDUP IN THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. IT'S ALSO NOT ACCURATE THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE PROJECT. THE SPARTA FEE, WHICH IS THE SOUTH PLACER REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION SOMETHING. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): FEE, A PORTION'S A… A PORTION OF THAT PROJECT, AND, IT'S THE MADHOUSE… SOUTHBOUND LANES. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THAT ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROJECT. SO WE ARE PAYING FOR… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): OUR RESPONSIBILITY THAT WAS ALREADY PART OF, LINCOLN'S, SORT OF TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WITH THE COUNTY ON OUR IMPACT TO THAT INTERSECTION, AND SO THERE'S A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROJECT THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FOR AT SOME POINT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE ACCELERATION WAS REALLY MORE RELATED TO SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): NOT JUST PERCEIVED CONCERNS, BUT REAL CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY AT THAT LOCATION. AND SO, IF THE COUNTY ENDS UP BRINGING A FUNDING AGREEMENT THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH THE TERMS ON, THEN THEY ARE NOT GOING TO SIGN OURS, AND WE WILL HAVE TO RETURN BACK WITH WHATEVER THEIR EDITS WERE. THAT SAID. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THIS WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH COUNTY STAFF NUMEROUS TIMES, AND COUNTY COUNCIL, SO… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, THEY MAY CHOOSE TO CHANGE IT. WHAT WE'VE KIND OF MADE REALLY CLEAR IN OUR VERSION IS WE HAVE A CAP TO WHAT WE'RE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE PROJECT BASED ON THE ESTIMATES, AND THAT'S KIND OF IT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO THAT'S THAT. SEPARATELY, AND WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PREMATURE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU KNOW OF ANY LARGE BUREAUCRACY, COUNTY, STATE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): CALTRANS, ETC. THEIR LEAD TIME THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THINGS COMPLETED IS FAR GREATER THAN OURS, AND WE HAVE HAD SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WHERE WE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE LAST TO THE AGREEMENT, AND IT STALLED PROJECTS AS A RESULT OF IT, SO WE JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SEPARATELY. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY DOLLARS SPENT ON THIS ARE NOT… IT'S NOT JUST A CONTRIBUTION THAT WE DRAFT TO COUNTY ACCOUNTS. THIS WILL BE PAID BASED ON INVOICES RECEIVED AND OUR PROPORTIONATE SHARE AS THE PROJECT MOVES ALONG, SO… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): 2.3 MILLION, NUMBER, IS NOT CASH OUT THE DOOR WHEN THE PROJECT STARTS, IT'S AS THEY BUILD. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SECOND ISSUE, IS, PFE VERSUS FUND 248. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): COUPLE DETAILS, SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND THIS IS REALLY HARD, WE… NITA AND I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT, WE STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO GET STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT, BUT IT IS NOT ACCURATE TO INDICATE THAT YOU CAN ONLY SPEND PFE DOLLARS ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN YOUR PFE STUDY. THAT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE. IF THAT WERE THE CASE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF DUSTY PROJECTS THAT NEVER GOT BUILT, AND HUGE FUND BALANCES IN ALL OF THOSE ACCOUNTS. THE REALITY OF IMPACT FEE CHARGES IS THAT CITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS CHANGE OVER TIME, AND SO THE LAW ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE REASONABLE NEXUSES TO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE CAPACITY ENHANCING. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND… APPLY PFE FUNDS TO THOSE PROJECTS, AS LONG AS YOU, AT SOME POINT THEREAFTER. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): MAKE THE NEXUS, ADD IT INTO YOUR STUDY, ETC, ETC, RIGHT? SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND WHICH, OF COURSE, WE INTEND TO DO. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND THEN THE THIRD ISSUE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): IS, IS THAT, IS THIS QUESTION OF WHETHER 248 SHOULD BE USED OR NOT BE USED. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): WERE WE NOT IN A YEAR, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT 2027 WHEN THIS IS ANTICIPATED, WHERE WE WERE BUILDING 3 ROUNDABOUTS, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S GOING TO DEPLETE THE PFE FUND, WHICH WE'VE BEEN SAVING TO DO THOSE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WE WOULD HAVE DRAFTED IT DIRECTLY OUT OF… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THAT PFE ACCOUNT. BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THESE OTHER TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH I'M SURE THE MAYOR CAN SHARE, BECAUSE IT'S HIS DISTRICT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND THOSE ARE ALSO SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. SO IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KIND OF DO BOTH. WE COULD HAVE THE ALTERNATIVE, AND WE WILL BRING YOU… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): A COUPLE OF OPTIONS ON THE FINANCE SIDE. YOU COULD ALTERNATIVELY DEFICIT SPEND IN TRANSPORTATION PFE, WHICH WOULD MEAN THAT SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): ANY FEES THAT WE RECEIVE IN THE FUTURE WILL GO AGAINST THAT BALANCE UNTIL WE EQUALIZE AND ARE BACK IN A REVENUE-POSITIVE POSITION, AND WE'VE DONE THAT WITH PARK PROJECTS BEFORE, IF NECESSARY. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): IN THIS INSTANCE, IF THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO BE SUPER EFFICIENT AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD FUNDS AVAILABLE AND READY TO GO. 248, WELL, MR. NADER'S CORRECT, THE FUND IS HOUSED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS TO PAY FOR SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE OPERATIONS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL. AS I MENTIONED LAST MEETING, IT'S ACTUALLY A SUB-FUND OF THE GENERAL FUND. SO, IT IS FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WE RARELY DO THAT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE ONLY CASES IN WHICH NITA AND I EVEN REALLY CONSIDER IT ARE THINGS LIKE THIS, THAT HAVE SOME REASONABLE NEXUS TO GROWTH AND PLANNING, I.E. TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT SERVE MOST OF VILLAGE 1. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO… WE, WE ARE GONNA BRING BACK SOME OPTIONS FOR… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): WHETHER IT BE A REPAYMENT OF THAT OUT OF PFE, AND THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THAT. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, THAT… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): INTERFUND LOANS HAVE BECOME KIND OF A TABOO TERM IN LINCOLN. THEY'RE NOT A TABOO TERM NEARLY ANYWHERE ELSE, IT'S A NORMAL ACCOUNTING PRACTICE THAT YOU USE WHEN YOU NEED TO. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT OPTION, WE'RE GONNA GIVE A DEFICIT SPEND OPTION, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT A FEW OTHER ALTERNATIVES. BUT THE FEEDBACK WE HAD RECEIVED FROM CITY COUNCIL WAS, HEY, THIS IS A SUPER IMPORTANT PROJECT TO US, AND WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT THE REASON IT DOESN'T GET BUILT, SO… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): I HOPE THAT ANSWERS MOST OF THE QUESTIONS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SEAN. IT'S NICE TO HEAR THE FACTS IN THIS SITUATION. THIS IS A CRITICAL, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): EXPENSE AND A PROJECT FOR US. I WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT INTERSECTION FOR THE LAST BIG ACCIDENT THEY HAD OUT THERE, AND IT WAS… IT WAS REALLY BIG. AND SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE OUT THERE, AND WE'RE STEPPING UP, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS HAPPEN, AND IT'S GONNA… WE'RE JUST GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, SO… SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): ONE OTHER, JUST A LITTLE DETAIL I THINK IS SUPER IMPORTANT IS THE NARRATIVE WE WERE RECEIVING EARLY ON IN THIS WAS THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE BUILT SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THROUGH FUND… FUNDS PORTIONALLY FROM BICKFORD, BUT NOT UNTIL A CERTAIN UNIT COUNT, WHICH AT THIS STAGE SEEMS MANY, MANY YEARS AWAY. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AS I RECALL, THERE'S, 1,800 HOUSES WHEN IT WAS HIT, WHEN THEY HIT 750, AND THERE WERE ONLY, LIKE, 300 SOLD AT THIS POINT, SO IT WOULD BE A LONG TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S CRITICAL, I THINK, TO OUR SAFETY… THE SAFETY OF OUR… OF OUR CITIZENS OVER HERE, BOTH FOR US AND ALSO FOR THE COUNTY, WITHOUT A DOUBT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, WE'RE HOPEFUL TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. OKAY, VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THOSE ARE THE THREE COMMENT CARDS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT? IF SO, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SEEING NONE, I'LL GO OVER TO ZOOM. I DO HAVE ONE HAND RAISED. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): MS. FRAN NEVES? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE BEEN UNMUTED. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. HI, EVERYBODY! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. THIS IS FRAN NEVES. I LIVE IN 12 BRIDGES. I'VE BEEN IN LINCOLN 23 YEARS NOW, AND I LOVE IT. AND I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY THIS EVENING. ONE IS, THERE'S BEEN A POETS CLUB, A POETS CLUB OF LINCOLN FOR 25 YEARS. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYWAY, AT OUR LAST, AND WE'VE HAD A CONTEST FOR 22 YEARS, SO, THE LIBRARY HAS POETRY CONTESTS. AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE HAD 3 POET LAUREATES FROM OTHER TOWNS. ONE WAS FROM GRASS VALLEY, AND THERE ARE LITTLE TOWNS, AND THEY HAVE POET LAUREATES, AND I KNOW PEOPLE IN LINCOLN, LIKE, EVEN SOME OF YOU MIGHT WRITE POEMS, MAYBE YOU DON'T. ADMIT IT OR READ THEM OUT LOUD ANYWHERE, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR LINCOLN TO HAVE A POET LAUREATE. OKAY, AND I DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT 193 AND OAK TREE LANE. IT IS EXCITING OUT THERE. EVERYTHING'S MOVING ALONG GREATLY, AND THANK YOU FOR THE STOP SIGNS. AND MAYBE YOU COULD PUT A THREE-WAY STOP AT SIERRA COLLEGE AND 12 BRIDGES. MAYBE THAT WOULD JUST DO IT UNTIL YOU GET, YOU KNOW, THE REAL SIGNAL LIGHTS IN, BECAUSE IT'S MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR US. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH OUT THERE. THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES GOING OVER THAT LITTLE CREEK. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SAW THAT I LOVED, THAT I WANTED TO SHARE, WAS THIS HUGE, HUGE TRUCK THAT LOOKED LIKE AN RV, BUT IT WAS A TRUCK, YOU KNOW, IT DRIVES LIKE A TRUCK. AND THEN IT OPENED ON THE SIDES, AND THEN ARMS AND LEGS CAME OUT, LIKE THE MOON LANDING VEHICLES. AND THEN THIS HUGE CRANE WENT UP INTO THE SKY, AND THEN IT LIFTED UP THESE BIG SLABS OF CEMENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE 10X12 OR SOMETHING, TRYING TO FIX THE ROAD OVER THAT CREEK. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING. ANOTHER THING, YOU KNOW, THE CHURCH BUILT ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO WITH THE CONDITION WE HAD TO PAY THE CITY $250,000 FOR THOSE SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND ONE OF THE DEALS WAS SOMEONE WOULD REAP A DEVELOPER WOULD REPAY THE CHURCH $110,000. WELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE, AND THE CHURCH HASN'T BEEN PAID YET, SO WE WERE JUST WONDERING IF THE CITY MAYBE HAD AN UPDATE ON THAT, BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS PAID TO THE CITY, NOT TO THE DEVELOPER. SO, THOSE WERE THE THINGS I, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. ALSO, THAT, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE COUNTY DOLLAR, YOU KNOW? ARE PART OF THE TAXES FROM THE COUNTY TAX, IF ANYBODY'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT, I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THAT FOREVER, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY'S REALLY WORKING ON IT, OR THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO GET ANYTHING. SO… OKAY, MY TIME'S ABOUT UP, BUT I ENJOYED, VISITING WITH YOU AND TALKING TO YOU THIS EVENING. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, FRAN. AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TAX RATE AREAS, AND YES, WE ARE TALKING WITH THE COUNTY ABOUT THAT. ALSO, I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD QUALIFY FOR A POET LAUREATE FOR LINCOLN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, WE CAN… TOO. BUT, THE CITY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POET LAUREATE, AND SO THE CITY WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT ALL THOSE, WHAT THINGS THAT POET LAUREATES DO. YOU DO THINGS FOR THE CITY. YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO SCHOOLS, YOU, WRITE FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS, AND YEAH, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE, MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, SO WE CAN JOIN THE RANKS OF CITIES WHO HAVE POET LAUREATES. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR ALL YOU DO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, FRAN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, VERY GOOD. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): NO OTHER HANDS RAISED. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): VERY GOOD. IN THAT CASE, WE'LL, CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT OVER HERE. MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE, POLLED, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): 13 CHARLIE OVER HERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP? COUNCIL: OKAY? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): GREAT, VERY GOOD. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): NO SPEAKER CARDS. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): RIGHT, NO SPEAKER CARDS. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): NO. NOPE. OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OFF TO ZOOM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I SEE NO HANDS RAISED ON ZOOM. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. COMMENTS BRING BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES, ANY, COMMENTS FOR ME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): FROM THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD. I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 13 CHARLIE. SO MOVED. OH, SECOND. CHARLIE, SECOND. OVER HERE, VERY GOOD. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): 5-0, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY. GENERAL BUSINESS. ONE ITEM HERE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIXED-BASE OPERATOR AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KT AERO, CALIFORNIA LLC FOR LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND IT'LL BE PRESENTED BY OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MATT MEDILL. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): JUST LOOKING FOR MY PRESENTATION. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): MATT, WAS THAT PROVIDED? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): WAS THAT PLACED IN THE FOLDER? YES. OKAY. WE'LL GRAB THAT. I DON'T THINK IT WAS, COPIED TO THE PODIUM. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE. SPEAKER 13 (COUNCIL): PRESENTING THE FIXED SPACE OPERATOR AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT. MY NAME IS MATTHEW MEDILL, I'M THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND AIRPORT MANAGER. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND WITH US TONIGHT, WE ALSO HAVE 3 REPRESENTATIVES FROM KTRO ON THE LINE THAT WILL ADD SOME… SOME COLOR TO THEIR, BUSINESS, AND SOME OF THEIR CREDENTIALS. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SO, SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEAR, ABOUT THE FIXED SPACE OPERATOR AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THAT AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AN APPROVAL. ALLOW MINOR TRANSITION-RELATED MODIFICATIONS. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AS FAR AS THE INITIATION OF THIS CONTRACT, THEY ARE PREPARED TO INITIATE, SERVICES WITHIN THE 30-DAY WINDOW, BUT THEY'VE BEEN ACCOMMODATING. WE DO HAVE A FULL-TIME SENIOR MAINTENANCE WORKER OUT AT THE AIRPORT, SO THEY'RE WILLING TO SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): BE FLEXIBLE SO THAT WE DON'T INCUR THE FULL COST OF RAMPING UP TO THE FULL LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE CONTRACT INITIALLY, BUT WE STILL NEED TO WORK OUT THOSE DETAILS. WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE AN AIRPORT FUND SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): BUDGET AUGMENTATION FOR $262,000. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND, AS WELL AS AUTHORIZED IMPLEMENTATIONS AND ACTIONS NECESSARY TO BEGIN THE SERVICES. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SO WHY DO WE NEED THIS AGREEMENT? THE AIRPORT GROWTH REQUIRES, DEDICATED COVERAGE. THIS AGREEMENT RESPONDS TO THE INCREASED OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY AT THE AIRPORT. WE DO HAVE, 48 NEW HANGARS IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE… THEY'RE… THEY'RE GONNA BE… THE PROJECT WILL BE PAVED, AND SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): LIKELY COMPLETE WITHIN 30 DAYS OR SO. WE'VE JUST HAD INCREASING ACTIVITY AT THE AIRPORT. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AS WELL AS, SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WHEN I FIRST STARTED AND TOOK ON THE ROLE OF AIRPORT MANAGER ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST FROM THE AIRPORT USERS TO ENHANCE SERVICES OUT AT THE AIRPORT. WE'VE BEEN KIND OF OPERATING AT A VERY LEAN LEVEL, AND WE WERE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE COULD IMPROVE SERVICES OUT AT THE AIRPORT WITH OUR VERY MODEST BUDGET. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO DO WHEN WE INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WAS EXPANDING TO 7-DAY COVERAGE. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): EXPANDING FROM AN 8-HOUR DAY TO AN 11-HOUR DAY, INCREASING COVERAGE, ALMOST DOUBLING THE COVERAGE. RIGHT NOW, OUR STAFF PERSON HAS ABOUT A 2,080-HOUR SCHEDULE OF SERVICE TO THE AIRPORT, AND THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES OVER 4,000 OF ANNUAL REGULAR COVERAGE HOURS ONCE FULLY IMPLEMENTED. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THE CITY MAINTAINS CONTROL. WE'RE GOING TO BE… REMAIN THE AIRPORT OWNER, WE'RE GOING TO BE… REMAIN THE POLICY SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): MAKING AUTHORITY, WE'RE GONNA RETAIN THE CORE FUNCTIONS, A LOT OF THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AS FAR AS, LIKE, BILLING, LEASE MANAGEMENT. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AIRPORT MANAGER TITLE, THAT WILL REMAIN WITH ME. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE'RE ALSO GOING TO MAINTAIN MANAGEMENT OF THE AIRPORT ENGINEER, AS WELL AS OUR IN-HOUSE SUPPORT FOR THOSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE DELIVER, AS WELL AS APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET AND MAJOR PROJECT APPROVALS, WHICH INCLUDES, IN 2029, THE CONSTRUCTION SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): OR THE REHABILITATION OF THE RUNWAY, WHICH IS OUR BIG PROJECT THAT'S IN THE… IN THE HORIZON. COUNCIL: YOUR HORIZON. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE LEVEL OF EFFORT THAT WE WENT THROUGH ON THIS PROCESS, WE… SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS DISCUSSING AND EXPLORING IDEAS OF WHAT AN RFP MIGHT LOOK LIKE. YOU KNOW, SEAN, MYSELF, NITA. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SCOTT BOYNTON, NONE OF US ARE NECESSARILY AIRPORT OR AVIATION EXPERTS. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): NOR ARE WE PILOTS, SO WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF RESEARCH. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND THAT CULMINATED IN THE PREPARATION OF AN RFP IN APRIL. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND THAT RFP WAS ADVERTISED. WE DID THE BEST TO OUR ABILITY IDENTIFYING WHAT THE CORE NEEDS WERE OF THE AIRPORT USERS. WE PACKAGED THAT INTO AN RFP. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE, PUT IT OUT, ADVERTISED IT. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): I THINK WE HAD ABOUT MAYBE 15, PLAN HOLDERS THAT PULLED THE PLANS OFF OF PLANET BIDS. WE HAD A MANDATORY SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING THAT WAS NOT ATTENDED. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SO, WE HAD TO REGROUP. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE REACHED OUT TO ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT HAD PULLED THE PLANS AND ASKED FOR THEIR FEEDBACK. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE RE-ADVERTISED. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. SEVERAL OF THEM, SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SEVERAL OF THE VENDORS WE CONTACTED EXPRESSED INTEREST. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND THEN WE PUT THAT OUT SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AGAIN, AS AN AMENDMENT WITH A VOLUNTARY SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING, AND THEN ON AUGUST 8TH, WE GOT ONE PROPOSAL. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND THAT WAS KT ARROW. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND ACTUALLY, WE WERE VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THEY SUBMITTED AS THEY WERE SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): THE TOP CANDIDATE IN ALL OF THE VENDORS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED THE OPPORTUNITY WITH. SO WE WERE ACTUALLY REALLY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THEY SUBMITTED. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM, IT'S AUGUST 11TH, WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM FOR OVER A YEAR ON THIS SCOPE, REFINING THE SCOPE. WE'VE BEEN TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND MOST RECENTLY, GAINED THEIR APPROVAL. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AFTER I ADDED KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT THEY WANTED INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT, THEY WANTED PERFORMANCE METRICS THAT KTR WILL REPORT ON. SO, WE DID GET THEIR, RECOMMENDATION TO TAKE IT TO COUNCIL WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): I KNOW THIS IS A BUSY SLIDE, I'M GONNA JUST HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. SO WHAT… WHAT DO THEY PROVIDE? THEY PROVIDE AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND COMPLIANCE, SUPPORT. THEY'RE BASICALLY GONNA BE OUR BOOTS ON THE GROUND OUT AT THE AIRPORT. THEY'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE ON-GROUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING FUELING, FACILITIES AND GROUND MAINTENANCE. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): RAMP GROUND SERVICES, REVENUE, GROWTH, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE KEY DIFFERENTIATORS IN BRINGING ON A PROFESSIONAL AIRPORT MANAGEMENT GROUP, AND THESE SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): THOSE OF US THAT WORK ON THE AIRPORT, THIS IS ANOTHER AS, YOU KNOW, DUTIES AS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY, THAT WE FIND TIME TO FULFILL, BUT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT AVIATION EXPERTISE. WE'RE NOT PILOTS. KTRO HAS… SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AN AIRPORT ENGINEER ON THEIR TEAM, AS WELL AS A PILOT. THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AVIATION BUSINESS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK TO THEIR COMPETENCY AND THEIR BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND LASTLY, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, HELPING US DEVELOP THE AIRPORT, SO THEY'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH US OVER THE PAST YEAR AS EXPLORING POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND THAT'S STILL IN THE WORKS. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): PHASED IMPLEMENTATION, THERE WILL BE AN EMPLOYEE TRANSITION PERIOD. WE DO HAVE A FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND I MET WITH THE UNION REPRESENTATION AND HAD A MEETING CONFIRST SESSION. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): DISCUSSING, THE TRANSITION. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): KTRO IS WILLING TO, ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A TRANSITION SUBJECT TO… SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS. I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, SOME STAFFING TO PUT IN PLACE AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL. AND A TARGET DATE, WE HAVE A TARGET DATE WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, SUBJECT TO THAT NEGOTIATION. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): BUDGET AUGMENTATION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS? WE ARE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE A BUDGET AUGMENTATION OF $268,000, AND THAT'S COMPRISED OF SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): THE BASE MANAGEMENT FEE, THAT'S 10 MONTHS OF A 12-MONTH FULLY LOADED CONTRACT. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): AND AS WE KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRANSITION PERIOD OVER THE NEXT 4 MONTHS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SPEAKER 15 (COUNCIL): SO IT