[1. Call Meeting To Order/Roll Call] [00:00:11] >> MAYOR GORE: >> MAYOR GORE: GOOD EVENING, THIS IS MARCH 16, 2026. WE ARE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [2. Approval Of Minutes] SHE DID CONTACT ME ABOUT HER ABSENCE. ITEM 2A IS THE MARCH 3, 2026 MINUTES. THOSE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, [ City Manager Report] COMMENTS, CONCERNS, LET ME KNOW. SEEING NONE, THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. NEXT IS ITEM 3. WE WILL GET STARTED WITH 3A, OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT. JOHN, GOOD TO SEE YOU, HOW ARE YOU? >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL >> WN WE HAVE REMINDERS AND A FEW NEW THINGS. TODAY POWELL ROAD WAS CLOSED. THAT WILL BE FOR 11 WEEKS. IS THAT WHAT WE IS HE? >> >> WE WANTED ME TO REMIND YOU THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER BLOOD DRIVE FROM 3-7. THEY TYPICALLY HAVE 30 SLOTS. WE WERE ALMOST FULL THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE FULL THE NEXT TIME AROUND. NEXT A REMINDER WE DO HAVE A DEADLINE OR MARCH 27TH FOR OUR NEW COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS. WE ARE DOING ENTRY LEVEL AND LATERAL ENTRY. ALL OUR JOBS WE REFERENCE ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. JUST A REMINDER FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. YOU SAW THIS LAST WEEK BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SEE ANOTHER REMINDER AND I WILL WAIT UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. AUGUST 5TH AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL FROM 6-8 P.M. THAT'S A GREAT EVENT THAT OUR POLICE PUT ON. A NEW EVENT, WE WILL DO A GARDENING CLASS, AN 8-WEEK CLASS, GARDENING 101 AT THE SENIOR CENTER, TUESDAY EVENINGS FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 7:30. YOU COULD REGISTER ON THE RECDESK.COM WEBSITE. THERE'S A LINK ON THEIR PAGE. ANYONE INTERESTED IN GUARD EPPING WE WILL HAVE A CLASS THAT RUNS ABOUT 8 WEEKS. WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION, WE HAVE A SPORTS LEAGUE THAT THEY ARE STARTING. IT WILL HAVE BASEBALL, SOCCER AND FLAG FOOTBALL AT COTTONWOOD PARK. SEASON OPENS APRIL 11TH. THERE'S A LINK THAT ALLOWS PARENTS TO SIGN THEIR KIDS UP. THEY WILL RUN A FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE JUST FOR GIRLS AS WELL. WE HAVE A LOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. ART EXHIBIT WILL BE MAY 2ND. IT WILL BE AT THE SENIOR CENTER. ARTISTS WILL SET UP MAY 1ST FROM 5-7. EXHIBIT OPEN MAY 2ND FROM 1-5. THERE'S REGISTRATION REQUIRED. GO TO REC DESK. AND MY SHAMELESS PLUG, PLEASE DO YOUR TAXES, WE PREFER YOU DO THOSE ONLINE. QR CODE HAS BEEN SENT TO RESIDENTS. WE ARE TAKING APPOINTMENTS FROM 8:30 TO 4:30. THAT'S IT. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? SEEING NONE, WE WILL GET STARTED WITH THE REST OF THE [ 2026 Street Program - Award Contracts] AGENDA. ITEM 3B IS THE 2026 STREET PROGRAM. AWARDING THOSE CONTRACTS. RUSS? >> YEAH, THIS LEGISLATION IS FOR THIS YEAR'S STREET PROGRAM. WE WENT OUT TO BID, CONSISTING OF TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF A AND B. THIS IS SHOWN IN YOUR PACKET. THERE'S A BID TABULATION. SECTION A WAS FOR MILLING AND PAVING OF 24 STREETS SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CITY, ABOUT 5-6 MILES OF PAVING. TWO LARGER COMPANIES DO THIS TYPE OF WORK IN OUR AREA. THE LOWEST AND BEST THIS YEAR WAS JOHN JUGEREN SON AT 1,234,032. WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD THE PROJECT TO THEM. BARRETT PAVING CAME IN [00:05:03] APPROXIMATELY $142,000 HIGHER THAN JUGERENSON. APPLYING TO FEW MINOR STREETS AND CUL-DE-SACS IN THE PROGRAM. PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S THE ONLY COMPANY THAT DOES THAT IN OUR AREA. THEY WERE AT $25,759.50. NOT TO EXCEED AT $29,000. WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD THAT SECTION B TO THEM. ALSO WITH THIS PROGRAM, BOWSER MORNER WILL BE USED TO DO THE INSPECTION AND TESTING OF THE ASPHALT DURING THE INSTALLATION OF THE ASPHALT. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE STREET IMPROVEMENT WHICH IS A TAX LEVY AND THE GAS TAX FUNDS. ANY QUESTIONS? >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU, RUSS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT? DON? >> THANKS, MAYOR. RUSS, ON THE BIDDING, I NOTICED OF COURSE NO BID ON SECTION B FROM TWO OF THE CONTRACTORS. A NO BID ON SECTION A. AND THEN IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM WE HAVE COMING UP, THE SIDEWALKS AND APRONS. MUCH THE SAME WHERE WE HAVE NO BIDS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO WHY A CONTRACTOR BIDS ON ONE SECTION BUT NOT ANOTHER? ANY PARTICULAR REASON OR WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT. >> THE FIRST ONE, IF YOU LOOK AT BID TABULATION, SECTION B IS PUTTING DOWN RECLAMITE. THERE'S ONLY ONE COMPANY IN THE AREA THAT DOES THAT, THAT'S WHY PAVING TECHNOLOGIES. AND THE OTHER TWO BIDDING ON JUST THE ASPHALT INSTALLATION. THEY BID ON SECTION A. BASICALLY WE HAVE IT IN SECTIONS. AND TYPICALLY THE ONE COMPANY ONLY WANTS TO DO THE ONE SECTION. AND THEY DON'T TYPICALLY DO WHAT THE OTHER ONE IS FOR, SO. THAT'S WHY THEY BID ON JUST ONE SECTION. >> I KNOW WE AREN'T AT THAT AGENDA ITEM YET, BUT THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM KIND OF THE SAME SITUATION GOING, IS IT FOR THE SAME KIND OF REASONS? >> YES. ON THAT ONE THERE'S THREE SECTIONS. ONE OF THEM IS, I BELIEVE SIDEWALK AND THE OTHER WAS CURBING. I WILL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE AND LET YOU KNOW. WE DON'T REQUIRE THEM TO BID ON ALL OF THEM. >> THANK YOU. THANKS, MAYOR. >> MAYOR GORE: DON? >> I HAD ONE OTHER QUESTIONS, SINCE ANITA ISN'T HERE, THERE ARE ONE OR TWO OF THESE STREETS BY A SCHOOL. WE WILL COORDINATE THAT TO DO IT EITHER ON A DAY OFF OF SCHOOL OR A SATURDAY. >> MAYOR GORE: THANKS, RUSS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING THESE CONTRACTS TO MONDAY'S MEETING? [ 2026 Sidewalk Program And Concrete Portion Of The 2026 Street Program - Award Contract] SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE THEM ONTO MONDAY. LET'S MOVE NOW TO ITEM 3C, THE 2026 SIDEWALK PROGRAM. AND THE CONCRETE PORTION OF 26 STREET PROGRAM AND AWARDING THAT CONTRACT. RUSS, PICK THIS UP. >> YEP, THIS CONSISTS OF THREE SECTIONS, A, B, AND C, YOU SEE ON YOUR BID TAB. THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM REPLACING SIDEWALKS AND DRIVE APPROACHES IN THE AREAS OF THE PROGRAM. WE ESTABLISHED THOSE LAST YEAR AND THIS PROGRAM IS FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT DID NOT DO THE WORK THEMSELVES. IT'S FOR OUR CONTRACTOR TO COME IN AND FINISH THAT DIDN'T DO THEMSELVES. THE LOWEST WAS COBURNS CONCRETE AT $120,120. THIS COMPANY DID THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS NOW. THEY DID A GOOD JOB. WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD IT TO THEM AT $133,000 AS THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT. NEXT ON SECTION B IS JUST FOR LEVELING OF CONCRETE. THIS IS A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE BIDDING. IT'S FOR LEVELING CONCRETE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT. SOME JUST HAVE TRIP HAZARDS THAT A COMPANY COMES IN AND WHAT THEY DO IS DRILL A FEW HOLES IN THE CONCRETE AND FILL IT UNDERNEATH AND MATCH THE OTHER THAT WAY THE TRIP HAZARD IS GONE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE CONCRETE. THAT WAS A1 CONCRETE. BID ON THAT ONE. IT'S NOT PART OF THIS WARD, PART OF THE LEGISLATION, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT WE ARE TYPICALLY ABLE TO GET A P.O., IT'S ONLY $2,125. THE THIRD SECTION IS THE CURB REPLACEMENT AS PART OF THE STREET PROGRAM. THIS IS REPLACING ALL THE BAD CURB ON THE STREETS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE PAVING PROGRAM. [00:10:01] THERE WERE THREE BIDDERS ON THIS SECTION. AND WAS ALSO COBURN CONCRETE WAS THE LOWEST AT $759,402. THEY DID CURB REPLACEMENT LAST YEAR ON THIS. THEY DIDN'T DO IT THE YEAR BEFORE BUT THEY DID IT LAST YEAR AND DID A GOOD JOB. WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD TO THEM AS $830,000 AS THE NOT-TO-EXCEED. THE CONCRETE PORTION IS FUNDED THROUGH THE STREET CAPITAL STORM AND GAS TAX FUNDS. >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU, RUSS. ANY QUESTIONS? YES? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, RUSS. I JUST HAD A CLARIFYING QUESTION. SECTION A FOR COBURNS CONCRETE, DID YOU SAY $130,000 OR $120,000? >> $120,121. >> I THOUGHT I HEARD THE $130. >> MAYOR GORE: I THINK $130,000 WAS THE NOT-TO-EXCEED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING ON? OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE WILL SEE THAT MONDAY AS WELL. [ Supplemental Appropriations] NEXT IS ITEM 3D, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS. JIM? >> YES, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I HAVE BEFORE YOU THE FIRST SET OF BUDGET CHANGES FOR THE YEAR. AND YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE FIRST FOUR THAT I HAVE FOR YOU ARE THE LAST YEAR WE ESTABLISHED COUNCIL VOTED FOR THE DEBT MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET STABILIZATION RESERVE POLICY. AND THAT POLICY, IF YOU RECALL, ALLOWS ME TO COME TO YOU AND SAY WE WILL SET ASIDE SOME MONIES AS A RESERVE ACCOUNT. AT THAT TIME IT WAS JUST THE GENERAL FUND. BECAUSE IT WAS BRAND NEW I THINK WE PASSED IT AROUND MAY. SO JUNE I CAME AND SAID THE POLICY SAID 5% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S EXPENSES COULD BE SET ASIDE AS RESERVE FOR THE REST OF THAT YEAR. AND SO WE SET THAT UP. IT WAS VERY HELPFUL. THERE WERE FEWER THINGS THAT I HAD TO BRING TO COUNCIL FOR BUDGET CHANGES AND ALSO, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR, WHEN WE HAVE FEWER COUNCIL MEETINGS BECAUSE FLT SUMMER SCHEDULE, IT WILL HELP THAT ANYTHING THAT IS NEEDED ON EMERGENCY BASIS COULD BE TAKEN OUT OF THAT RESERVE ACCOUNT INSTEAD OF SETTING UP, SAY, AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF COUNCIL. SO THIS YEAR, I WANTED TO EXPAND THAT. I THINK I MENTIONED THAT TO YOU LAST YEAR, WE WERE JUST GETTING STARTED. I WAS JUST GOING TO DOT GENERAL FUND. I TOOK THREE OF THE LARGER THAT HAVE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY, THE LOCAL STREET OPERATING FUND. THE WATER FUND AND THE SEWER FUND. SO THESE NUMBERS THAT I'VE GOT LISTED FOR YOU, SO $998,548 WOULD BE THE RESERVE FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S 5% OF LAST YEAR'S EXPENSES. $180,231 FOR THE LOCAL STREET OPERATING FUND. ONCE AGAIN, 5% OF LAST YEAR'S EXPENSES AND $357,196 FOR THE WATER AND $258,763 FOR THE SEWER FUND. AS I'VE SAID, THESE ARE JUST RESERVE FUNDS SO RIGHT NOW NO EXPENSES DESIGNATED FOR THOSE ACCOUNTS. WE ARE JUST SETTING UP THE RESERVE ACCOUNTS FOR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES THAT COME THROUGH THE CITY. I THINK IT'S A GOOD WISE STEWARDSHIP OF THE FUNDS TO DO THAT. AND POSSIBLY NEXT YEAR WE WILL ADD A FEW MORE FUNDS TO THAT LIST. IN ADDITION TO THOSE, THE OTHER BUDGET CHANGES THAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU ARE $63,000 FOR RIGHT STUFF TIME KEEPING SOFTWARE, $145,800 FOR SSI AND CLEAR GO BUDGETING SOFTWARE. THESE THREE SOFTWARES WERE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR. DURING THE YEAR, ACTUALLY, SSI'S ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. AT BUDGET TIME IT WAS NOT KNOWN EXACTLY WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD BE. SO I'M BRINGING TO YOU THOSE AT THIS TIME. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS $36,160 FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW FINGERPRINTING SERVICE OFFERED TO THE BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. THAT SERVICE JUST BEGUN ON MARCH 1ST. SO THE ESTIMATE BY CHRIS MOORE WHO IS OVERSEEING THAT IS, HE ESTIMATES THAT TO BE A COST OF ABOUT $136,160 AND HE BELIEVES THE REVENUES THAT COME IN FROM PROVIDING THAT SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR THAT EXPENSE. BUT WE STILL HAVE TO BUDGET THAT EXPENSE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE CHARGED BY THE FBI AND SOME, I THINK ONE OTHER FIRM THAT'S GOING TO BE, THAT THOSE FINGERPRINT REPORTS ARE RUN. THE NEXT ITEM IS $40,000. THAT'S AN INCREASE TO THE CLEANING CONTRACT BECAUSE NOW WE'VE GOT MORE FACILITIES FOR THEM TO CLEAN. THAT'S AN INCREASE WE DID NOT KNOW FULLY AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. WE DO KNOW THAT NOW. [00:15:05] NEXT ITEM, $113,740 WAS FOR RETIREMENT PAYOUTS TO TWO FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. AGAIN THAT WASN'T KNOWN AT BUDGET TIME, THEY JUST RETIRED IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THOSE ARE THE PAY OUTS. WE COULD COVER THAT FROM THE INITIAL BUDGET FOR PAYROLL BUT WE NEED TO COVER THAT BECAUSE WE WOULD RUN OUT OF THAT MONEY BY THE END OF THE YEAR. SO I'M ASKING FOR THAT TO BE AN INCREASE AT THIS TIME. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS $30,000 FOR THE REMAINING AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE CLOUD PARKLAND PURCHASE. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THAT LAND AND WE HAVE BEEN MAKING DOWN PAYMENTS ON THAT, WAITING FOR A GRANT. AND I THINK WE JUST, JOHN, WE JUST RECEIVED THAT NOTICE WE ARE GETTING THAT GRANT. SO NOW IS THE TIME TO FINISH PAYING THAT OFF. AND SO WE NEED $30,000 FOR THAT. $60,000 IS FOR UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR FIRE ENGINE 25. SO WE NEED $60,000 FOR THAT, THAT WAS REQUESTED BY CHIEF NISLY. ONE THING I DIDN'T HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, WE NEED AN ADDITIONAL $80,096.84. THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A WASH. IT'S FOR THE FEDERAL EQUITY SHARING PROGRAM. WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES ME WE HAVE FEDERAL EQUITY DOLLARS COMING INTO THE CITY THEY WOULD LIKE THAT APPROPRIATED. FROM TIME TO TIME, AS THAT COMES IN THROUGH OUT THE YEAR I WILL COME TO COUNCIL WITH A BUDGET CHANGE ALLOWING FOR THAT INCREASE SO THOSE MONIES CAN BE SPENT WHEN THEY FIND THE APPROPRIATE EXPENSE FOR THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED TO ME, THERE'S A BEARCALF. -- BEAR CAT. OUR SHARE IS $25,366 ANNUALLY FOR FIVE YEARS AND THAT WILL BE TAKEN FROM THOSE FUNDS. AND SO I JUST HAVE THAT ONE CHANGE TO WHAT YOU SAW IN YOUR PACKET. AND I WILL MAKE THAT CHANGE AND GIVE THAT TO TONY TOMORROW BEFORE IT GOES INTO YOUR FINAL PACKET FOR APPROVAL ON MONDAY. >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU, JIM. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, NANCY? >> JIM, I KNOW THE $144,800 FOR THE ACCOUNTING IS PROBABLY A ONE-TIME DEAL. >> THAT'S ONE PIECE OF AN ANNUAL FEE. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK WHICH SOFTWARE ARE RECURRING. >> BOTH ARE RECURRING. ANY ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE EITHER FOR TIME KEEPING OR BUDGETING OR THE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE THAT WE USE TO PROCESS ALL THE CHECKS AND PAYMENTS AND PAYROLL, THOSE ARE ALL ANNUAL FEES. IT'S LIKE A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE. SO THOSE ARE ANNUAL. WE DID, IN WORKING WITH SSI, WE ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD TAKE THE IMPLEMENTATION FEE INSTEAD OF ASKING FOR THAT ALL UP FRONT AND SPREAD THAT OVER FIVE YEARS AND THEY AGREED TO DO THAT AT NO INTEREST COST TO US. >> GOOD. ARE YOU SEEING A MARKED INCREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY AS A RESULT OF OUR NEW SOFTWARE? >> ABS LAOULTLY. -- ABSOLUTELY. AND ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY LOVING THE BUDGETING SOFTWARE WE WENT THROUGH LAST FALL. WE PUT THAT TOGETHER REALLY VERY QUICKLY TO GET A BUDGET TO COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. PROBABLY IN THE NEXT MONTH THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THEIR BUDGET FOR 2027, AS THEY THINK ABOUT THINGS. THEY CAN ENTER THAT ON THE LINE ITEM. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE USING ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THAT BUDGETING SOFTWARE, WHICH WILL BE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHICH WILL PROBABLY COME TO COUNCIL AROUND MAY OR JUNE TIMEFRAME. THERE'S A OPERATION, CAPITAL, PERSONNEL BUDGET AND ALSO THE TRANSPARENCY PIECE YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN ON THE WEBSITE. >> GREAT. GREAT. ONE OTHER QUESTION. AND I GUESS THIS IS FOR JOHN. ON THE SERVICE OPEN TO ALL OUR RESIDENTS WHAT ARE WE DOING TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THAT? >> YES, WE HAVE IT ONLINE, THERE'S A SCHEDULING FEATURE ONLINE SO THEY CAN SCHEDULE ON THE CALENDAR. WE TAKE WALK-INS BUT WE WILL PUT THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> CAN WE MAYBE PUT SOMETHING IN THE WATER BILL. >> I THINK IT WILL BE IN THE UPCOMING NEWSLETTER. >> QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER? THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. >> I'LL CONFIRM THAT. BUT I'M PRETTY SURE SHE SAID YES. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FRED? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. A QUICK QUESTION. JIM, HOW LONG AND JOHN MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. THE MOTOR REPLACEMENT FOR FIRE ENGINE #25. HOW OFTEN DO WE CHANGE MOTORS? AND I GUESS WHAT I'M REALLY ASKING, HOW LONG DOES IT EXTEND THE LIFE OF THAT VEHICLE? [00:20:06] >> WE DON'T USUALLY CHANGE MOTORS. THIS WAS ACTUALLY A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND I JUST HAD K.C. MILL. THIS IS DUE TO BE REPLACED BUT THE REPLACEMENT WON'T BE HERE FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THAT WAS THE ONE YOU VOTED ON EARLIER. ALSO JUST WITH THAT, WE WILL STILL USE THAT PIECE OF APPARATUS AS A RESERVE PIECE ONCE IT IS BACK IN SERVICE. SO AGAIN, I THINK THE PRUDENT COST, THE LIFE WE ARE GOING TO GET IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE TEN MORE YEARS BECAUSE SOME OF THAT LIFE WILL BE IN RESERVE, FILLING IN PIECES THAT BREAK. I THINK THE COST IS WORTH THROWING IN THERE. BUT IT WAS TOTAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. RIGHT NOW IT'S BUDGETED OR ESTIMATED AT $54,000, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH MONEY FOR ANY OVERAGE. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> HOW MANY MILES DO WE GET ON A FIRE ENGINE MOTOR. >> I CAN GET YOU THE INFO BUT IT'S HUNDREDS OF THOUGHTEDS. -- THOUSANDS. WE HAVE DONE SOME THINGS TO LESSEN THE MILEAGE, PUTTING THE SQUAD IN SERVICE, YOU WILL SEE THE PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE BOX. OUR FIREFIGHTERS USED TO GO ON ALL EMERGENCY CALLS AS AN AMBULANCE ASSIST THAT NEEDED IT. NOT ALL BUT THOSE THAT NEEDED IT. THAT SQUAD IS FOLLOWING THOSE MEDICKS. WE HAVE BASICALLY A PICKUP TRUCK INSTEAD OF A LARGE APPARATUS GOING WITH THEM FOR MANPOWER. THAT HAS HELPED ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE EXCESS MILEAGE. >> MILES. A FIRE ENGINE SITTING AT A HOUSE ON FIRE, THAT PUMPING ENGINE, RUNNING HOURS AND HOURS, NOT DRIVING MILES. WE DO GO BY HOURS. BUT IT'S A FAIR AMOUNT. >> MAYOR GORE: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OBJECTIONS TO MOVING THIS ON? OKAY. YES, JIM? >> I WOULD ADD, I FORGOT TO MENTION, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, TONY, REMIND ME. SO THESE COULD BE APPROVED IMMEDIATELY AND WE GET THESE SOFTWARE BILLS PAID AS WELL AS SETTING UP THOSE RESERVE ACCOUNTS AND OBVIOUSLY REPLACING THE ENGINE FOR FIRE ENGINE #25, REPLACING THE MOTOR. APPRECIATE IF THAT WOULD BE [ 2025 Fire Code Adoption] APPROVED ON MONDAY NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, JIM. NEXT IS ITEM 3E, THE 2025 FIRE CODE ADOPTION. >> YEAH, I WILL TAKE THAT. KEITH DOES SEND HIS REGARDS. HIS MOM HAD A PROCEDURE TODAY SO HE IS NOT HERE TODAY. I WILL DO MY BEST TO FILL IN FOR HIM. THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST. SO THE FIRE CODE GETS LOOKED AT EVERY FIVE YEARS. NOT EVERY YEAR, IT'S REVIEWED AS THERE ARE A CHANGE. THE LAST CHANGE TO THE FIRE CODE WAS IN 2017. THE BENEFIT OF US ADOPTING LOCALLY, IT ALLOWS FOR US TO DO ROUTINE ENFORCEMENT AND HANDLE THAT LOCALLY. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO ADOPT IT INTO OUR CODE. HE DID REGRETFULLY SEND THAT THE ONLINE VERSION IS ALL THAT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE. WE DON'T HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY TO PUT IN YOUR PACKET. IT'S A SUBSCRIPTION FEE BUT YOU COULD VIEW IT ONLINE. ALL OUR INSPECTORS HAVE DONE THE TRAINING IN FEBRUARY. THE PRINTED VERSION WILL BE OUT IN JULY OF '26 AND THEN WE WILL HAVE PRINTED COPIES OF THAT AS WELL. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. IT ALLOWS FOR LOCAL CONTROL SO I THINK IT'S PRUDENT WE ADOPT THIS. >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> THAT IS AN ORDINANCE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CONSIDER IT FOR TWO READINGS? >> MAYOR GORE: HE DIDN'T TELL ME. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. >> >> MAYOR GORE: I'M SURE IT CAN, YEAH. ANY OBJECTION? OKAY. I'LL MOVE THAT ONTO MONDAY. ORDINANCE TWO READINGS. [ City Code - Supplement 24 - Adopting Ordinance] NEXT UP IS ITEM 3F, THE CITY CODE, SUPPLEMENT 24 AND A DOMENTING THAT ORDINANCE. >> THIS IS THE ROUTINE ORDINANCE I BRING BEFORE COUNCIL PERIODICALLY TO DO SUPPLEMENTS TO THE CITY CODE. THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE REPRESENTS THE ADOPTING ORDINANCE FOR SUPPLEMENT 24, COVERS ORDINANCES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2025. THE APPROPRIATE LEGAL NOTICE HAS BEEN ADVERTISED AS REQUIRED BY THE HUBER HEIGHTS CITY CHARTER. I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL ENTERTAIN THIS ON THE AGENDA ON MONDAY WITH A WAIVING OF THE SECOND READING SO WE COULD GET THE CODE UPDATED WITH THE NEW [00:25:03] INFORMATION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> MAYOR GORE: THANK YOU, TONY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ANY OBJECTION TO MONDAY? [ 2026 First Suburbs Consortium Appointment] OKAY, SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE THAT ON. NEXT IS ITEM 3G, 2026 FIRST TIER SUBURBS CONSORTIUMS APPOINTMENT. >> EACH YEAR CITY COUNCIL MAKES APPOINTMENTS FOR THE FIRST SUBURBS CONSORTIUM. THIS WAS DONE LAST YEAR IN 2025. THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS TWO REPRESENTATIVES AND ONE ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO THIS BODY. THE REPRESENTATIVES WERE SELECTED, BRIAN LOONEY WAS ONE, HE HAS A CONFLICT THAT WON'T ALLOW HIM TO CONTINUE SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY. WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE AND AN ALTERNATE, THERE'S A NEED TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT REPRESENTATIVE IF ONE IS TO BE FOUND. >> MAYOR GORE: ANYBODY JUMPING AT THAT OPPORTUNITY OR DOES ANYBODY NEED TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT? MAYBE GO OVER IT AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION? >> SO FRED IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES AND ANITA IS THE ALTERNATE. >> MAYOR GORE: OKAY. WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES AND AN ALTERNATE. >> THERE'S THREE REQUIRED. >> I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THEN THE ALTERNATE WOULD STEP IN. THAT'S THEIR ROLE TO FILL IN FOR VOTING FOR AN ABSENT FOR A REPRESENTATIVE. EVEN THOUGH SHE WOULD BE THE ALTERNATE SHE WOULD HAVE VOTING POWERS IF NO ONE ELSE WAS INTERESTED IN DOING SO. >> MAYOR GORE: OKAY. SO LET'S, FOR NOW, I THINK THAT IS OKAY. LET'S JUST BRING THIS BACK TO ANOTHER WORK SESSION. EVERYONE TAKE SOME TIME. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SERVED ON FIRST TIER, IF YOU AREN'T SURE WHAT IT IS ABOUT, YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THEY DO. AND IF WE STILL DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO BE THE SECOND MEMBER THEN WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN OF ANITA AS ALTERNATE HAVING VOTING RIGHTS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. >> FRED MIGHT WANT TO SHARE JUST BRIEFLY? >> MAYOR GORE: GO AHEAD. >> IT'S NOT A HEAVY LIFT. WE MEET ONCE A MONTH. AND I PROBABLY SERVED ON ONE OR TWO COMMITTEES THAT TOOK MAYBE COUPLE HOUR'S WORTH OF WORK FOR AUDITS. IT'S MOSTLY LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS RELATED TO CITY GOVERNANCE AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND THINGS THAT OTHER CITIES ARE DEALING WITH AND SHARING SOME OF THOSE THINGS WITH THE GROUP. IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WORK. JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. >> MAYOR GORE: THANKS, FRED. YES, DON? >> TONY, DOES SERVING AS AN ALTERNATE ON MVPC, DOES THAT BAR ME FROM DOING? >> NO. WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE IN THE PAST WHO SERVED IN BOTH CAPACITIES. THE MAJOR LIMITATION WOULD BE, THE SCHEDULING OF THOSE MEETINGS. BUT THIS ONE IS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AND I THINK MVRPC MEETS DURING THE DAY, RIGHT? SO LIKE DR. AIKENS SAID, IT'S ONE NIGHT A MONTH. YOU DO GET A FREE MEAL. >> WELL, THERE YOU GO. AND THEY ROTATE THEM AMONGST THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES. IT'S A CHANCE TO GO AROUND AND GET WITH COLLEAGUES FROM NEIGHBORING COLLEAGUES BUT ALSO TO VISIT THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE DIFFERENT MEETINGS ARE HELD. >> I THINK WE HOSTED IN DECEMBER, RIGHT? YEP. OKAY. >> MAYOR GORE: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT AND WE WILL BRING THIS BACK AT THE NEXT WORK SESSION. >> HE WILL PROBABLY KILL YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THAT CAN SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY IS THE CITY MANAGER. >> TO THE LIST, JOHN, OF PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT IT. >> MY WIFE WILL APPRECIATE [ Board And Commission Appointments * Arts And Beautification Commission - Appointment] THAT, I'M SURE. >> MAYOR GORE: NEXT UP IS ITEM 3H, BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE ONE TO THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION AND ONE FOR THE CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. >> FIRST ALL, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT FROM THE INTERVIEW PANEL TO THE ARTS AND BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION. WE RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. JOSEPH NASIRA TO A TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2029. THE BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES. [00:30:04] THANKS TO DR. AIKENS FOR RECOMMENDING DR. NASERA. HE IS A COLLEAGUE OF HIS. AT HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. HE'S INTERVIEWED REALLY WELL. WE RECOMMEND THAT ONE. >> I WILL ENDORSE HIS CANDIDACY, IF YOU WOULD. HE IS A DECENT GUY. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN HE IS A FACULTY MEMBER IN THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION. I'VE RUN INTO HIM A COUPLE TIMES HERE, OUT AND ABOUT IN THE CITY AND HE EXPRESSED INTEREST OF SERVING ON ONE OF THE BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS, I THINK HE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION. >> THIS IS THE COMMISSION WE HAVE HAD SOME VACANCIES FOR SOME TIME. SO THIS WILL FILL ONE OF THE THREE OR FOUR REMAINING VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE. >> MAYOR GORE: AWESOME. >> AND THEN THE SECOND ONE IS AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BOARD FOR SOME TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS. BUT IF YOU RECALL, WE BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL SOME CHANGES TO THE CRITERIA FOR SELECTING THOSE MEMBERS. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. THAT HAS ENABLED US TO FILL ALL OF THE SEATS ON THE CITIZEN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD. THIS IS THE FINAL ONE. AS PART OF THOSE CHANGES WE HAD DISCUSSED ONE OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS BEING A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY CITIZEN ACTION COMMISSION, SO THEY RECOMMENDED THE APPOINTMENT OF YOLANDA STEVENS TO FILL THAT ROLE ON THIS BOARD FOR THE TERM. NO NEED TO UPDATE BACKGROUND CHECK ON MS. STEVENS BECAUSE WE HAD JUST DONE IT PREVIOUSLY FOR HER OTHER POSITION ON THE CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY COMMISSION. THOSE WOULD BE THE TWO RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS FOR THAT. >> THANKS, TONY. >> MAYOR GORE: THESE WILL BE TWO SEPARATE VOTES AT MONDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING. ANY OBJECTION TO MOVING THESE ONTO MONDAY? SEEING NONE, THAT'S HOW WE WILL DO THAT. ALL RIGHTY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE WE CLOSE? THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY TOMORROW BEING SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, I KNOW IT'S BEEN HEAVILY ADVERTISED. IT MIGHT BE CHILLY SO BRING A COAT. TOMORROW, AT SIDE EXECUTIVE, WE HAVE THE SAINT PAT'S TRUCK PARTY GOING ON. IT SHOULD BE A HECK OF A GOOD TIME AND KIND OF AN INTRO TO ALL GOOD THINGS COMING TO OUR DISTRICT. HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU OUT THERE TOMORROW EVENING AND ALL DAY, IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU ARE FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE TO SPEND EIGHT HOURS SOMEPLACE ELSE. ONE THING THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR DRINKING AND DRIVING WITH AS MANY UBERS AND LYFTS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY NOW. I THINK THE TICKET PRICE, YOU GOT FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE BACK AND FORTH FROM DOWNTOWN TO HUBER. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WAYS TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, DRINK RESPONSIBLY, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS DRIVING RESPONSIBLY WHILE YOU ARE DRINKING, SO JUST DON'T DO IT. YES, KATE? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. DON'T FORGET THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OFFERS A FREE SHUTTLE. >> MAYOR GORE: THAT'S RIGHT. FREE SHUTTLE FROM THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. HE IS LIKE, I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO SEE YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, IT IS 6: * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.