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TURN THAT GREEN LIGHT ON.[ AGENDA MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMISSION City Hall - Council Chambers 6131 Taylorsville Road January 26, 2022 6:00 P.M. ]
WELCOME TO THE 2022, OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR.IT'S BEEN ABOUT 60 DAYS SINCE WE SEEN EACH OTHER.
SO, UM, HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE.
UM, TONIGHT'S, UH, AGENDA IS SHORT, BUT IT'S, UH, I HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN IT.
AND, UH, FROM TONIGHT WE'LL DEVELOP THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AS THEY MOVE FORWARD INTO 2022, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VERY EXCITING YEAR.
YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY, UM, HAVE HAD THE, A MEMORIAL UP AND PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT.
AND SO NOW WE NEED TO DO IT IN A HANDSOME AND MAKING SURE THAT THE WORD GET OUT ABOUT THE, UM, THE MEMORIAL AND GET THE, GET IT, UH, UH, ENHANCED, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THERE ON THAT.
I WAS IN THE PARK THE OTHER DAY, AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF CARS PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MEMORIAL.
UH IT'S LIKE THERE WAS SITTING THERE, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, UH, THIS, UH, LOOKING AT THE MEMORIAL AND, UM, AND, AND I CAN'T THINK OF A WORD RIGHT NOW VISUALIZING, UM, THE THINGS THAT HAD GONE ON IN THEIR PASS OR WHATEVER.
IT'S JUST AS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT.
AND, UM, I REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
SO, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO TODAY, THAT'S REALLY EXCITING IS WE'RE GONNA SWEAR IN A NEW MEMBER AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD BECAUSE WITHOUT NEW MEMBERS WE CAN'T CARRY ON BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, TIME PASSES AND WE, UH, IT IS INDIVIDUALS MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.
SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BRING ON A NEW MEMBER AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SAYING FAREWELL TO ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL MEMBERS, BUT ALL THAT BEING SAID, YOU CAN GET STARTED TOUCH ALLEGIANCE OR WHAT IS IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE AND JUSTICE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING, LET US PRAY.
DEAR LORD, TODAY, WE CHOOSE TO HONOR OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS WORTHY MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE OF THEMSELVES WHEN THEY WERE CALLED UPON TO SERVE AND PROTECT OUR COUNTRY.
WE ASK FATHER THAT YOU BLESSED THEM FOR THEIR UNSELFISH SERVICE AND FOR THE DEDICATION THEY HAVE SHOWN TO PRESERVE OUR FREEDOMS OR SAFETY IN OUR COUNTRY'S HERITAGE.
PLEASE FATHER BLESS THEM ABUNDANTLY FOR THE HARDSHIPS THEY FACE FOR THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE AND FOR THEIR MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICA'S VICTORIES, OVER TYRANNY AND OPPRESSION.
WE ARE PROUD OF THEM, AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL WATCH OVER THEM, THESE VARIOUS SPECIAL PEOPLE.
LORD, PLEASE GUIDE US IN OUR COMMISSIONS ENDEAVORS TODAY AND FOR THE FORTHCOMING HERE FOR AN EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PLUS ALL THOSE MILITARY AND VETERANS WHOM WE HONOR WITH PEACE AND HAPPINESS.
STRESSED UPON HERE, MR. LASTLY, PRESENT MAYBE MR. WINDSOR HERE.
IT SEEMS WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE NIGHT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 27TH, 2021.
IT WAS SENT OUT ON ELECTRONIC MEANS, UM, ART, ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES, UH, TO THAT MINUTES HEARING NONE.
WILL WE SHOW THE MINUTES BEING APPROVED? OKAY.
WE'RE MOVING INTO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, BUT FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION UNDER AN ANNOUNCEMENT, A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THAT WE PRESENTED THE OUTSTANDING VETERANS SERVICE AWARD TO EXCUSE ME, UH, TO, UM, BRANDON MCLEAN.
THEY COUNT EVERY QUARTER, UM, AT, UH, 2010 JANUARY, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I, WE WERE VERY PROUD TO DO THAT AND HE WAS VERY PROUD TO RECEIVE THE AWARD AND HE'S DONE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR VETERANS IN THE AREA.
AND HE SAID THAT LOOK FORWARD FOR MORE THINGS.
HE HAS SOME OTHER THINGS IN MIND AND, UH, HE WILL BE IN CONTACT
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WITH US, UH, AS HE'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE NEW IDEAS YOU HAVE.UM, THERE WERE SEVERAL OF US HERE THAT SUPPORTED THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
AND WE'LL LOOK AT, UM, HOW WE AWARD THESE AWARDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE DID THAT.
I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT, UH, AFTER HIS RECOGNITION, UH, WELL, LET ME BACK THIS UP.
THANKS BILL FOR NOMINATING HIM BECAUSE HE GAVE A VERY NICE PRESENTATION OF WHAT HE FELT WAS THE OUTLOOK FOR VETERANS AND IT WAS EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND, UH, FRANKLY AMONG SEVERAL OF US HERE, I KIND OF GET THE FEELING AND MR. MCCLAIN IS GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET FOR US AS WE GO ALONG.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON, ON THE PRESENTATION? THE AWARD.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SWEARING IN OF, UM, MR. UH, WINDSOR.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU STEP OUT THERE.
I'M AT THE SE TO HAVE NANCY, IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET TO SOME PLACE.
I'M TRYING TO GET STUFF FROM THE NEWSLETTER.
IF YOU WERE TO TEXT ME YEARS TO GET YOU SOME, OKAY.
UM, I, ANTHONY, WHAT I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE TEACHING OF THE STATE OF OHIO, THE CHARTER, AND ALL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUBER HEIGHTS, THE CHARTER AND OF THE CDMP RIGHTS.
AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND I WILL FAITHFULLY, HONESTLY, HONESTLY, AND THEN APPROXIMATELY DISCHARGE AND IMPARTIALLY DISCHARGE THE DUTY.
DOESN'T MY OFFICE DO THAT MY OFFICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
SO HELP ME GOD, SO THAT WE GO .
THE NEXT ITEM I MIGHT AS WELL JUST STAY, STAY HERE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WORRIES? I, LET ME THINK THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE A LOT.
IT SEEMS LIKE FOR ME, IT'S A DREAM OF BEING A VETERAN.
MY FATHER WAS A VIETNAM VET VETERAN.
I'VE MENTIONED AROUND MY FAMILY FOR FATHER'S DAY.
WHAT THEY CALL IT? YOUR BREATH? YES.
UM, IF YOU GET RITE OF PASSAGE FOR SOME TIME, UM, LET THE PATIENT KNOW WHERE THAT PLAYS OUT WITH THE FIREFIGHTER, WENT OUT IN THE EUROPE AND WAS MONITORED, UM, UM, COVERING THE SCHOOL.
AND MY GOAL WAS TO WORK FOR THE VA TO HELP WITH THE BEDROOMS. SO, UM, I HAD TO PLAY IT FOR ME ON WHICH WE BELIEVE THAT, AND THIS IS PART OF THE PLAN BEING A RESIDENT AND A GRADUATE OF WAYNE WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
I WON'T SAY WHAT YEAR IT WAS, BUT JUST TO BE BACK HOME AND BE A FEW BEHIND TO BE ABLE TO HELP MY CITY IN THE MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMUNITY.
AND I PROMISE YOU THAT I'M NOT DUDE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK MY MOST ABILITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT BRING HONOR TO OUR CITY AND TO OUR VETERANS, THE TERM YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOLKS HERE.
WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU GRADUATED FROM WHITE? YES, SIR.
WHAT YEAR BRIAN GRADUATED IN 64.
MY CHILDREN GRADUATE FROM HERE ALSO SAME TIME.
UH, SO, UH, A FIELD WE'VE COME FORWARD.
UH, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE, UM, THE COMMISSION COMMISSION STARTED IN FEBRUARY OF 19 AND IT WAS NOT LISTED AS I RECALL.
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UM, BILL MYSELF, BROWN, BROWN RE YOU, UH, UM, JEFF.YEAH, JEFF AND, UM, DAN, DAN, DAN, DAN, AND, UM, AND, UM, THE SOME, AND OF COURSE I SAT KICK A ROCK.
UH, SO NOW WE'RE SLOWLY MOVING INTO THE FUTURE AND PEOPLE ARE BUILDING OFF AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND, UH, FEEL HAS WORKED REAL HARD.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION THAT YOU GAVE TO THE ORGANIZATION WHILE HE WAS HERE.
AND WE DO WISH HIM A GREAT A SON AND A FAIR WHEN AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND TO THINGS THAT HE FOUND TO DO WITH THE FUTURE.
BUT BEFORE HE GOES, WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM ONE MENTAL, SOMETHING THAT HE CAN REMEMBER.
IT WAS BY DAYS WHEN NEEDS TO SIT AROUND, LOOKING UP, YOU CAN SELL IT.
JUST TO BE THERE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL DO SOME GREAT THINGS.
AND YOU AVAIL TO SAY, UH, I HELPED START THAT.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING PART OF THE ORGANIZATION AND, UH, WISHING GOODWILL.
I, UH, I REALLY HAVE FELT THAT WE'VE DONE SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.
UH, AS A COMMISSION, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE, UH, VETERANS MEMORIAL THAT WE HAVE.
UM, WHEN, UH, COLONEL WAS STANDING BESIDE ME AS OUR GUEST SPEAKER AND MADE THE COMMENT TO ME THAT OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, DC, THE ONES HE VISITED, THAT THIS WAS THE BEST ONE HE'D EVER BEEN TO.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD ACCOLADE.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS I'M VERY PROUD THAT WE HAVE GOT A STREET ON HER TO, UH, THE MOORE MEMORIAL OF, UH, LOU BROWN.
AND, UH, THE OTHER THING WANT TO SAY IS MY LOVELY WIFE AND ALL THE WIVES OR HUSBANDS THAT ARE ALONGSIDE THEIR SERVICE MEMBER, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THEY HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY, JUST LIKE WE HAVE IS BECAUSE THEY MADE THE SACRIFICE TO.
ALL OF THEM HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH IT.
AND, UH, I PROMISED I WOULD HELP WITH THE, UH, PLAQUES THAT WERE GOING TO PUT ON THE BLOCK OF THE WAR.
SO WHEN I GET THE, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU LIVE, OKAY.
SO WE'RE RECOGNIZED FIELD SWORE WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMENTS, UH, ANYBODY NOT IT'S EBONY WORDS.
THAT'S AN ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO MAKE, UM, UH, MARGUERITE, NO MONEY.
MONIQUE, UM, IS OUR, UM, VOLUNTEER.
WENDY, COULD YOU JUST STAND SO PEOPLE CAN SEE YOU? UM, UM, SHE'S A MILITARY SPOUSE AND, UM, SHE'S IN THE AREA AND SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, BUT SHE'S NOT A CITIZEN OF HUBER HEIGHTS, VIENNA, MILITARY SPOUSE, YOU'LL SEE MOVIES ALL THE TIME.
ARE YOU IN THE YOU BITES? SO WE ARE WE HEARING PIERCE TRAILS.
SO WE'RE RIGHT THERE IN THE BUBBLE THERE.
HE'S STATIONED HERE AT, WRIGHT-PATTERSON BEEN 27 YEARS.
UH, LOOKING AT RETIREMENT IN THIS AREA IN 18 MONTHS OR SO, SO, BUT I'M FROM ARKANSAS ORIGINALLY.
AND I WASN'T WILLING TO GIVE UP THAT VOTING RIGHT.
IF THIS IS WHERE WE GOING TO STICK AROUND ONE OF THE VOLUNTEER AND SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A COMPANY LIKE THIS.
SO WE HAVE EXCHANGED EMAILS AND EVEN TALKED ON THE PHONE AND SHE'S VERY ENERGETIC AND READY TO WORK WITH US.
SHE'S KNOWS SOME THINGS, BUT OTHER MILITARY TYPE OF COMMISSIONS AND OTHER WHEN THEY WERE STATIONED AT OTHER PLACES.
SO THE LEVERAGE HER, SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW MY FACE, BUT I'M DANA.
SHE GETS EMAILS FROM ME CAUSE WE ACTUALLY WORK FOR THE ONE DEPARTMENT TOGETHER AND SHE SITS
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IN A GREAT SPOT TO HELP WITH RESOURCES.SHE, SHE DOES, SHE HAS A UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE THE AIR FORCE LEVEL, BUT SHE ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO CONNECT AT THE INSTALLATION LEVEL WITH DIRECT LINES OF COMMUNICATION.
SO, UM, , WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO PREPARE A BIG SHORT LIST OF THE CAPABILITIES YOU WOULD, YOU COULD OFFER JUST BECAUSE BE CAREFUL, YOU KNOW, YOU OFFERED A LITTLE FINGER, WE'LL TAKE THE WHOLE ARM, BUT IF YOU COULD, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T ASK YOU FOR SOMETHING YOU CAN'T PROVIDE, BUT THERE'S IT JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE, YOU CAN NEVER EXERCISE THEM.
IF YOU COULD GIVE IT TO THE COMMISSION.
MA'AM AND UM, YOU CAN FORWARD TO ME, BUT I HAD SENT YOU EMAILS WITH EVERYBODY, UM, ADDRESS ON IT, BUT MAYBE I'LL SEND YOU THAT AGAIN.
YOU CAN JUST SEND IT TO ALL OF US OR JUST ME AND EITHER WAY WE'LL WORK IT OUT AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS IT SO WELCOME.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
OH, I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, SHE CAME LOOKING FOR US, UH, ALL, ALL IT'S A L L S H O U S E.
JUST LIKE, I BELIEVE YOU TALKED TO TONY AT FIRST AND THEN TONY REFERRED YOU TO ME.
SO WE GET OUT TO THE, THE MEET UP TONIGHT'S MEETING AND, UH, EVERY YEAR, UM, AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR, WE NOMINATE AND ELECT, UM, CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
UH, IT'S NOT REASON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN ME.
AND, UH, AND IT WAS A, UH, OUTSTANDING CHALLENGE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK A LOT OF THINGS AND WORK WITH THE COMMISSION AS A WHOLE.
UH, WE DID SOME THINGS, GOOD THINGS, BAD, LIKE HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES AND, UM, THAT, THAT DIDN'T QUITE GO OVER WELL, BUT WE, WE WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS AND WE REALLY, UH, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO, UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA OPEN UP DENOMINATION FOR A CHAIR AND, UH, WE'LL PICK THE NAME DOWN ADULTS WHO ARE NOMINATED AND THEN, UH, WE'LL DO A VOTE AND WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GO AS A MIRROR.
DO I HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? YES.
YOU'RE DOING TOO GOOD OF A JOB TO REPLACE IT SECOND.
I'M GLAD YOU FEEL THAT SECOND.
I, TO SECOND IT, UH, ANY MORE, UM, A YOUNG MAN, THE LAST INDIVIDUAL ON THAT ROW.
AND THIS WILL BE A VOICE VOTE CAUSE I HAVE TO GET YOU ON RECORD.
UM, NOT THAT IT REALLY MEANS ANYTHING.
SO FIRST NOMINATION IS FOR ME.
UH, WE'LL DO A VOTE VOICE VOTE.
UH, MR. SECRETARY, CAN YOU GO AROUND AND CALL HER BY HIS NAME? AND THIS WILL BE FOR ME? UM, IT'S EITHER YES OR NO FOR AL GREAT.
THE SECOND FOR MR. LARSON, DANA, YOU MADE THE MOTION, CORRECT? YOU MADE THE MOTION.
SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE FOR ME.
THE FIRST ONE IS FOR, UM, NEW CHAIR, UM, HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS MR. GRIGGS.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, MR. BANQUETS.
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MR. WINDSOR, MY FIRST MEETING.SO UPSTATE, WE'RE STILL FREE TO VOTE.
UH, I, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M OKAY.
BUT EITHER WAY IT GOES, I MEAN THE THREE, FOUR, SO IT'S DONE.
UH, NOW FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION FOR MR. LASTLY, MR. BANQUETS? UM, NO, MR. BRENNER? YES.
MS. LEAVING? YES, I THINK AT THE TIME.
ABSTAINING VOTE WOULD BE SWEATING WITH THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL AND COMMISSION'S APPROVAL.
WOULD ANYBODY BE OPPOSED TO GIVING A VOTE TO FORMER COMMISSION MEMBER, MR. CROMER FOR EITHER ONE? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? YOU WANT ME TO DO ABSOLUTELY.
YOU WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE.
I MEAN, JUST SOMETHING THAT IS, IF THE COMMISSION IS OKAY WITH IT, EVERYBODY'S OKAY WITH IT.
DOES HE STILL REMEMBER TWO MIDNIGHTS, 31ST COMMISSION MEMBERS AND THE GRIDS? HE SAID MR. AL.
UM, I KNOW THAT YOU SAID YOU DID IT FOR THREE YEARS, BUT YOU VOTED FOR YOURSELF ALWAYS.
BUT YOU BOUGHT IT FOR YOURSELF.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COME DOWN TO THIS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS WE DIDN'T HAVE PICTURE, SO YOU'RE IT.
WE'RE NOW, UM, YOU WANT TO RUN THE ADVICE, UH, CHAIR NOMINATION.
I, SO WE OPENED UP THE NOMINATION FOR THE, UH, FOOT CO-CHAIR, UH, NEEDS, UH, NAMES.
DO WE HAVE ANY NAMES FOR CO-CHAIR NOMINATIONS? UH, YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY NOMINATE RAGE, YOUR ART.
I'M WORKING NOW FOR FOUR OR FIVE ORGANIZATIONS.
A MAN'S GOT TO KNOW HIS LIMITATIONS.
CAN WE REFRAME THIS KNOW HAS AN INTEREST IN SERVING AS THE VICE WHO HASN'T, WHO HAS, WHO HAS AN ISSUE WHO WAS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS THE BICE? THAT'S OUR QUESTION.
WHO, WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE NOMINATED? BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THE SMART PLAY WOULD BE NOMINATING YOU SO THAT IF THERE WAS ANY DEFICITS IN HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE, YOU COULD ASK, OH, I'LL HELP THEM OUT EITHER WAY.
AM I ALLOWED TO, CAN I NOMINATE MR. GRIGGS? I, YEAH.
ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR CO-CHAIR? OKAY.
UM, WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND SECOND FOR ME TO BE COACHED HERE.
DO YOU CALL THE ROLL? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN? YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE NOMINEE.
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SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.CO-CHAIR MEANS ARE WE VOTING FOR A DEPUTY CHAIR OR VICE VICE CHAIR.
THERE'S NOT A QUOTE HERE THAT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY.
SO THAT, THAT STEP AT YOUR ADVICE.
AND AS I WAS SAYING, THIS THERE'S ONLY ONE NOMINEE AND I ACCEPT, UH, THERE'S NO SENSE IN VOTING BECAUSE I WENT, SO MR. CHAIR, UH, MAY TAKE THE CHAIR.
WELL, I THINK YOU CLOSE OUT THE MEETING LAST TIME, MOVING A LITTLE TOO FAST, THE LAST THING ON THE NEXT MEETING.
UM, THE NEXT, UM, BUT I WANT YOU MENTION SOMETHING RIGHT QUICK.
UM, UM, I ONLY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO GO BACK ON SOME NEW BUSINESS.
UM, ONE THING, UM, I'M GOING TO BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU ALL ABOUT HERE, MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW, UM, WITH THE VETERANS MEMORIAL, THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK AND I KNOW THERE WAS, UM, MOVEMENT TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE DEDICATION BRICKS.
UM, I HAVE SOME INFORMATION I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL, UM, VIA EMAIL AND FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, OR WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE A, A MEETING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THEN JUST DECIDE AS FAR AS GETTING THE MOVING FORWARD, UH, WHAT IS GOING TO CAUSE AND WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR MOVING FORWARD TO GETTING SOMETHING READY? UM, LIKE WE SAY, LIKE HOPEFULLY MEMORIAL DAY, SO, OKAY.
CAN YOU EMAIL THAT INFORMATION THAT I'VE ALREADY RECEIVED AND I'VE GOT A CANDIDATE FOR IT TO CANDIDATE FOR, TO PROVIDE THE BRICKS.
WELL, THE BRICKS ARE ALREADY THERE.
BRICKS HAVE BEEN ALREADY PART OF THE MEMORIAL WAS CARDBOARD ALREADY BRICKS HERE.
IT'S JUST THE MOUNT OF THE, THE BLANK BRIDGE.
THE BREAK, THE, YES, THEY'RE ALREADY THERE.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE NEED TO DECIDE AS A, AS A COMMISSION, AS FAR AS WHAT THE PRICE OF THEM WILL BE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD WANT TO PURCHASE THEM, AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, AS FAR AS WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT, THAT BRICK PURCHASE, WHAT DIFFERENT ASPECTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T, I'M NOT TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE.
I'D LIKE TO MODEL SOME OTHER THINGS.
AND IF YOU CAN ALL KIND OF DO SOME, SOME RESEARCH AMONGST YOURSELVES, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE WITH THE SIMILAR PROJECTS.
SO I'VE GOT CONTACT FOR THE PRINT COMPANY.
UM, I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE LIMITATION ABOUT WHAT MIKE IS TALKING ABOUT.
I REMEMBER BACK WAY BACK IN THE BEGINNING, WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THAT, AND I SAW SOME PICTURES ABOUT THERE WAS BRICKS, AND THEN THERE WAS THESE LARGE MARBLE THINGS THAT YOU COULD PURCHASE FOR A LARGER AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT COMMEMORATED SO WE COULD HAVE PURCHASED.
AND THE CITY HAS PURCHASED WITH THE WHOLE EXCEPTION OF THE MEMORIAL IS WHEN YOU WALK UP WHERE IT IS THERE ON HALF MOON, THOSE BRICKS THAT ARE THERE NOW ARE NEED TO BE DECIDED UPON, UH, OF WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY TO HAVE IF YOUR GOING MAYBE, OR WHAT THE COST IS, NOT FOR THE BRICK, BUT FOR THE ENGRAVING OF THAT PARTICULAR BRICK, BECAUSE THOSE BRICKS ARE ALREADY THERE TO REPLACE, TO BE REPLACED.
NOW, IF YOU NOTICE, WHEN YOU'RE WALKING UP TO THE MORAL TO THE GRASS AREA, THERE WILL BE FOR FUTURE ASPECTS OF THOSE TABLETS.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THESE ARE NOT, THESE ARE, THESE ARE BRICKS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.
BASICALLY IF YOU BUY 50 A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THERE'S 50, THERE WE WAIT UNTIL THERE'S 50 PURCHASE TO BE PULLED THEM OUT.
AND THEN THE PROCESS GOES FROM THERE.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE SPECIFIC PROCESS OF, I WANT A BRICK.
THIS IS HOW MUCH IT WILL COST.
TH THE RAMIFICATIONS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW TO BE ENGRAVED OR NOT AS FAR AS SPONSORS.
CAUSE YOU MIGHT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYBODY'S IN, NOT BEING INVOLVED IN IT, ORIGINAL INCEPTION OF THIS.
THIS IS WHY I'M TRYING TO GET THE COMMISSION'S IDEA OF, OR AS NO.
DO YOU WANT TO LET SPEEDY MUFFLER OR INDIGENT OR, YOU KNOW, JOHNNY'S MUFFLER STORE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR, WHAT WAS OUR INTENTIONS OF THESE BRICKS? WERE THEY SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILY ORAL FAMILIES SPECIFICALLY FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR ME NOT BEING HERE FOR THE PERCEPTION OF
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THE, THAT MOVING FORWARD, THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE NEED TO DISCUSS AND THE COSTS OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING PARTICULAR CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES, BUT NOT BE, IS THAT SOMETHING THE CITY IS GOING TO KIND OF SIT DOWN AND WALK THROUGH? OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE COMMITTEE TO SIT DOWN DURING A WORKING GROUP AND SAY, THIS IS THIS I'M GOING TO EXPLORE SOME OPTIONS.THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE GET, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY, I DON'T MEAN TO REINVENT THE WHEEL HERE, BUT ANYBODY WHO HAS ANY INPUT FROM THAT, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO, I'D LIKE TO BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER MEDIUM OF PRESENTATION BESIDES BRICKS, SUCH AS A LARGE CHUNK OF MARBLE OR WHO HAS SPECIFIC ENGRAVING LIKE THAT? I REMEMBER SEEING THIS IN PICTURES, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY NEAT.
IT WAS AN ADDITION TO THE FACADE.
I THINK, I THINK WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO WAS LIKE HAVING, LIKE YOU WERE BRINGING UP BUSINESSES, SPEEDY MUFFLER, BUYING A MARBLE BENCH FOR PEOPLE TO SIT DOWN THAT KIND OF THING.
I THINK I GOT THE PICTURE SAY IF SOMEWHERE IN MY ART.
WELL, I DID, I DID HAVE SOME FOR NEW BUSINESS AS WELL.
UM, ON OUR WEBSITE, WE SHOW A MONTGOMERY COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE COMMISSION FOR RESOURCES, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ADD THIS LINK TO ONE-ON-ONE TO THAT WEBSITE AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT, THAT ARE HELPING VETERANS GET ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MS. BERG, RIGHT BEFORE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE THAT WAS DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
AND I ACTUALLY TALKED TO HER ABOUT UPDATING THAT WITH A VERY SPECIFIC VETERAN MILITARY EMPHASIS FOR PUTTING ON THE WEBSITE.
AND I CAN SEND YOU A COPY OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE EMAIL, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL YES.
I'LL SEND IT TO YOU IN AN EMAIL.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL AND I WAS GOING TO WORK WITH MS. VERGE TO UPDATE THAT AND SUGGEST THAT WE PUT THAT ON THE WEBSITE.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHY I ALSO GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO MS. HALL'S HOUSE, BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES TO THE TABLE AS WELL.
SO THERE'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF THAT.
AND WE DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER.
IF ANY OF YOU LOOK AT FACEBOOK, DO YOU HAVE SEEN HUBER HEIGHTS, MILITARY VETERANS, COMMISSION, AND COMMUNITY ADDING? I'VE GOT ONE OF MY HAND THAT I PRINTED OUT AS AN EXEMPLAR THAT SAYS THE POLICE OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA WANTS YOU TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
AND I HAVE SEEN, UH, ENGAGED CHURCH SESSIONS.
PATTY'S HERE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT HAD A HEADING OF HUBER HEIGHTS, MILITARY VETERANS.
AND SO I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS.
AND I SPOKE TO TONY ROGERS AND HE SAID, SIR, WILLIAMS MAY BE ABLE TO SOLVE THAT BECAUSE APPARENTLY IF YOU LIKED THE SITE, THEN YOU ALL AT, YOU CAN SET A TRIGGER.
THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU LIKE IT, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T AUTOMATICALLY GET WHATEVER YOU SAY INCLUDED ON THAT SITE.
SO THERE'S A WAY TO EXCLUDE THE FRIVOLOUS THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, RAISED GERARD YOU BURGERS CAN NOT GO UNDER THE HEADING OF CUPRA HEIGHTS, MILITARY VETERAN IT'S SCREENING.
AND I'VE SEEN PROBABLY SEVEN OR EIGHT EXAMPLES OF THAT.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE IT UNTIL I TALKED TO TONY THE OTHER DAY.
SO IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, I'LL FOLLOW THAT UP.
MAKE SURE WE DON'T GET THIS, UH, ESSENTIALLY IRRELEVANT ENTRIES ON OUR WEBSITE, NO SUPERFLUOUS STUFF, ONLY THINGS THAT DANA AND, AND AGAIN, I'M JUST, THIS IS MY IPAD, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TEAM THAT WAS WORKING ON IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, DID A GREAT JOB GIVING, LIKE EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT A RESIDENT IN THE CITY WOULD NEED.
UM, THE THOUGHT I HAD WAS TO BUILD ON THAT, ELIMINATE THE STUFF THAT IS JUST CITY LIKE THE WATER AND, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND PUT ON VERY SPECIFIC RESOURCES THAT IF A VETERAN IS IN DEED OR A MILITARY MEMBER IS A NEED, OR ONE OF OUR AIR FORCE CIVILIANS IS A NEED.
THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES RIGHT THERE OFF OUR PAGE.
AND IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GET TO.
IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S TALKING ABOUT FACEBOOK THOUGH.
HE HITS, BUT THIS WOULD GO INTO FACEBOOK AS WELL.
RIGHT? UM, I'M REFERRING TO OUR HUBER HEIGHTS, MILITARY VET.
SO THE IDEA IS TO ENHANCE BECAUSE I AGREE WITH YOU.
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WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH THERE THAT IF I'M A VETERAN OR I'M A SERVICE MEMBER LOOKING FOR HELP, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HELP ME THAT MUCH.AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
WE DO INCLUDE QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION IN A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.
NOW HAVING SAID THAT, UH, EACH TIME THE QUARTER STARTS, I PUT OUT THIS, UH, SERIES OF, SHALL I SAY, PROCEDURES THAT CAN BE USED TO PROVIDE, UH, INPUT TO THE NEWSLETTER, WHICH DOES PUT OUT A LOT OF HELPFUL INFORMATION.
UH, BUT ESSENTIALLY I'M NOT GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, TO BE HONEST.
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
NEWSLETTER, IF YOU THINK SOMETHING IS REALLY HELPFUL FOR VETERANS INFORMATION, DO YOU WANT TO SEND THAT? BECAUSE I WENT ON THE WEBSITE TODAY AND ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS CLICK ON DOWN ON AIR.
IT IS THE NEWSLETTER AND EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO SEE.
I GET A CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY, ANCILLARY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE VIETNAM, VETERANS OF AMERICA AND LIKE THAT.
AND, UH, UH, KIM PRISCO DOWN AT MCHENRY COUNTY.
I MEAN, I INCLUDE ALL OF THAT, BUT I WOULD THINK THAT HE ASSEMBLED EXPERTISE.
SO THIS PARTICULAR COMMISSION, WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO A BETTER JOB OF, OF, UH, FILLING OUT IF YOU WILL, OR OUR OWN NEWSLETTER.
UM, BUT YES, UH, READY TO AGREE.
AND, UM, WE COULD PUT THAT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE UNTIL WE CAN GET THAT THE WAY WE NEED TO BE, UM, FOR NOW, I GUESS THAT'S IT.
HERE'S SOMETHING, THAT'S HOW THEY HANDLE IT.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE? ANY COMMENTS QUESTION? YEAH, I DID WANT TO SAY THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA AT OUR PREVIOUS INSTALLATION WITH REGARD TO REACHING OUT TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND I CAN HELP WITH CLEANING UP.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT'D BE A WONDERFUL OFFER.
MY ONLY RESERVATION IS IT'S A CITY WEBSITE AND I WOULD SUSPECT WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO GET PERMISSION OF THE PRIMARY PERSON.
AND I'M SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE, THE FACEBOOK PAGE.
YOU DO WELL, YOU'RE THE CULPRIT.
I KNOW THAT WAS WHY YOU WERE WEARING A MASK THAT YOU COULDN'T BE IDENTIFIED.
YEAH, BUT I MEAN THESE TO BE FAKE, BUT WE DON'T NEED JOE'S HAMBURGERS, BUT WHAT I GOT ONE FROM SARAH, I GOT RUN EXEMPLAR RIGHT HERE.
A COUPLE OF SHOTS THAT NEEDED TO LEAVE IT OFF THE PAGE.
AS SOON AS IT'S BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, IF IT COMES UP, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SAY, HEY, THIS IS ON THERE.
EVERYBODY'S SPEAKING AND GET YOUR MIC ON.
I JUST GOT TWO QUICK ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL, TOO MANY.
DOES YOUR HUSBAND AND FAMILY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING FOR? JUST MET WITH ME AND SAID, CAN YOU BRING YOUR DINNER? WELL, THANK YOU.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING I JUST PASS AROUND THERE'S UH, IT'S UH, JUST LOOK AT THIS INFORMATION AND SEBASTIAN IS NOT GOING TO BE MADE RIGHT.
SAFE AND SOUND BEST MOVING FORWARD.
I'M SURE SOME OF US MAY KNOW THAT KNOW ABOUT IT.
AND THEN MAYBE NEXT MONTH WE COULD DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A TABLE THERE OR DO WE WANT TO HAVE ANY KIND OF REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE THERE? SO I THANK YOU IN THIS WHOLE.
DO I HAVE THIS SHEET? SO FOR NEXT MEETING, UM, WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND, UM, THE CHAIR YOU'LL RECOMMEND WHETHER WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT AND THAT I LIKE THAT IDEA.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS.
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OKAY.THAT'D BE AND SAID, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.