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WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME

[1. Meeting opened by Mayor Dana E. Outlaw. Prayer Coordinated by Alderman Aster. Pledge of Allegiance.]

EVERYONE TO THE APRIL 26TH MEETING OF THE LOOPER BOARD OF ALDERMAN.

AT THIS TIME, THE PRAYER TONIGHT WILL BE GIVEN BY ALDERMAN BOBBY ASTRO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A BN.

IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE TO YOU FIRE SPECIALIST, BEN DAVIES.

UH, BEN IS ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO.

HE CAME TO DO RUN THE, UH, THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

UH, HE IS, UM, ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, USE OUR TEAM AND HE IS GOING TO GIVE THE OPENING PRAYER FOR A SNAKE.

YOU WOULD YES, SIR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR.

UM, IF YOU PRAY WITH ME HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST COME TO YOU TONIGHT.

WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS DAY.

LORD FATHER, YOUR WORD SAYS TO SEEK FIRST YOUR KINGDOM AND ALL THESE THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO US.

SO WHAT WOULD WE TAKE THESE OPENING MOMENTS OF THIS MEETING TO, TO SEEK YOU FIRST TO GIVE THIS TIME TO YOU, FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I PRAY THAT A SPECIAL BLESSING UPON THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, LORD AND LORD.

I PRAY FOR A SOLOMON TYPE WISDOM ON THEM.

AS THEY CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES AND MAKING DECISIONS FOR THEIR CITY FATHER, I PRAY A BLESSING OVER THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY, LORD WASH OVER THEM, PROTECT THEM AND LORD WATCH OVER, UH, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS WE ANSWERED THE CALLS OF OUR CITIZENS.

WE ASK THIS ALL IN THE NAME OF YOUR SON.

JESUS.

AMEN.

AMEN.

WHICH IS YOUR MAIN PLACE LEAVES FLAG OF OUR COUNTRY.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

BAN ROLL.

ALDERMAN.

BINGO HERE CARES MAY OR ALCOHOL KINSEY HERE IN DESK PRESENT HERE.

OKAY.

OUR FIRST

[Consent Agenda]

ITEM IS, IS THE CONSENT AGENDA LIKE MOTION.

WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND .

IS THERE A DISCUSSION SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED, SAFE MOTION CARRIES.

I'D NEVER

[6. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Draper Aden and Associates for Engineering Services for Phase 3 of the Category D Hurricane Florence Drainage System Project.]

SIX MAYOR.

NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH DRAPER, ADEN, AND ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PHASE THREE OF THE CATEGORY D HURRICANE FLORENCE DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. CHARLES COME UP TO GIVE FURTHER EXPLANATION.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE CAFE, WHICH IS THE PERMANENT ONE, WHICH IS BANK STABILIZATION.

HEADWALL STABILIZATION WORK THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING SIX FACINGS.

IF YOU RECALL, WE JUST RECENTLY CONTRACTED 41 AND 42.

UM, THIS DESIGN WORK IS THE CONTINUATION AND COMPLETION.

CAN'T BE WORK RELATED TO THE HURRICANE FLORENCE.

WELL, I MEAN, LOOKING IT OVER AND PHYSICALLY DRIVING OUT AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THIS, I MEAN, I'M SURE BOARDS PROBABLY DON'T PROVE IT, BUT WHILE YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS WORK, IF THERE ARE OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP OR THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT FOR FUTURE GROWTH, I KNOW THAT WE'VE TALKED, TALKED MANY TIMES ABOUT, UM, STORMWATER RETENTION AND YOU KNOW, DDOT IS A 40 YEAR OLD FENCE ON THEIR CULVERTS AND I'VE DONE EVERYTHING YOU GET ON MY HANDS AND KNEES ON RALEIGH LEVEL TO SEE IF WE CAN OVERBUILD FOR, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE IMPERVIOUS SERVICES, ET CETERA.

ARE THERE THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PACKET THAT YOU COME TO YOUR ATTENTION WE NEED? IT'S CERTAINLY IF THEY IDENTIFY SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'LL BRING TO OUR ATTENTION.

BUT ALSO, UM, THE ITEMS THAT YOU SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE ARPA MONEY THAT WAS FUNDED FOR THE STORMWATER PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE ONES SUCH AS, UM, THE ONE ON RACETRACK ROAD, WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED AND A DURING THE STUDY, THAT'S GOT THAT CURRENT 36 INCH RCP.

WE'RE GOING TO BE CHANGING THAT TO A DOUBLE RCP.

WE HAVE, UM, ALSO IN THAT PACKAGE OF WORK, THE CULVERT UNDER THE RAILROAD, BEHIND OUR REPORT, THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING, UH, UNDERSIZED.

SO WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THOSE PROJECTS ALREADY PLANNED IN THE ARPA MONEY.

BUT IF, IF DRE PARADE OR STAFF IDENTIFIES THOSE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS WORK, IT WILL BE NOTED.

SO WE WORKED FOR TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

I MEAN, I I'LL GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OUT THERE ON OAKS ROAD HEAD, DO WE, AS A CITY EVER GET IN A CANOE OR SOMETHING, A MENTOR AND, AND GO FROM, SEE.

I MEAN, THAT WAR LOOKS EXTREMELY HIGH.

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IS THERE A PROBABILITY OF A POSSIBLE DAM UP IN THERE? WE'VE HAD SIMILAR CONCERNS ON CERTAIN DAYS I DRIVE THAT ROAD EVERY DAY.

UM, WE HAVE IN THE PAST HAD ACTUAL BEAVER DAMS IN CERTAIN COURSES OF THE RINGS CREEK OUTFALL.

UM, ACTUALLY WE'VE, WE'VE UTILIZED DRONING ON OCCASIONS TO FLY, UM, RATHER THAN TAKING THE BOAT IN THERE.

BUT, BUT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT EVERY TIME THAT I THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE WHEN WE, SHE SHOOT ELEVATIONS ON THE WATER ON EITHER SIDE OF THAT CULVERT, IT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RIVER IS ON THAT DAY.

OH, SO YOU ASKED HIM A QUESTION.

I WANT TO KNOW IF WE'RE DOING THE DRONE.

I MEAN, YOU MENTIONED DRONES.

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

UM, THAT, THAT WAS ONE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S PROBABLY A WHIM TIED SOMETIMES THAT'S JUST THE LOW SECTION OF ROAD RIGHT THERE.

THAT THAT'S A HIGH TIME FOR QUESTIONS.

YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT WITH DRAPER, ADEN AND ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PHASE THREE OF THE CATEGORY, D HURRICANE FARMS DRAINAGE SYSTEM PROJECT SECOND.

AND THEN SECOND, IS THERE A DISCUSSION SEEING NONE OF US HAVE A ROM-COM STARTING WITH ALL THE MANGLE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE BANGALORE.

YES.

I'M GOING TO ASK HER MAYOR OUT LONG.

YES, YES, YES.

ALDERMAN ODOM.

YES.

NUMBER SEVEN.

[7. Consider Adopting a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Conservation Easement with the State of North Carolina Land and Water Fund for Tax Parcel ID 8- 244- 021 Adjacent to Martin Marietta Park.]

NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LAND AND WATER FUND FOR TAX PARTIAL ID EIGHT DASH 2 4 4 DASH 0 2 1 ADJACENT TO MARTIN MARIETTA PARK BACK IN 2018.

WHEN WE STARTED DOING THE PLANNING FOR MARTIN MARIETTA PARK, WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A NORTH CAROLINA CLEAN WATER MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND CONSERVATION EASEMENT ALL AROUND THE WATER PORTION OF MARTIN MARIETTA PARK.

SO AT THAT TIME WE STARTED WORKING WITH THE TRUST FUND TO EASE THOSE RESTRICTIONS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE PARK THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

AND ONE OF THE OFFSETS THAT, UH, THE STATE WANTED TO SEE WAS AN ADJACENT 8.2 ACRE PARCEL THAT WE PUT EASE, UH, CONSERVATION, UH, RESTRICTIONS ON.

WE CAN STILL USE THAT PARTIAL PORTRAYALS AND RECREATION AMENITIES, BUT THE STATE WANTED TO SEE THIS.

SO THE BOARD, UH, APPROVED THIS REQUEST IN JULY 24TH, 2018.

UH, IT'S TAKEN LITERALLY SINCE THAT TIME FOR, UH, THE TRUST FUND, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, THE STATE PROPERTY OFFICE, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO GET ALL THE PAPERWORK SQUARED AWAY WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE MR. DAVIS, ARE WE THE GRANTEE ON THIS? YES, SIR.

I MEAN, GENERALLY YOU WOULD THINK WE WERE BEING, THEY WOULD.

YEAH.

WE'RE GIVEN THESE RIGHTS TO THE STATES IN EXCHANGE FOR RELEASE.

UM, MORE, MORE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON THE PARK.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A CONSERVATIVE CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LAND AND THE WATER FUND FOR TAX PARCEL ID 8 2 4 4 0 2 1 ADJACENT TO MARTIN MARK, MARK MARTIN, MARIETTA PARK.

SECOND.

AND SECOND, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE SAMPLE ROLL CALLS STARTED WITH ALDERMAN? YES.

YES.

OTTOMAN KINSEY, YES.

MAYOR ALDERMAN OTTOMAN.

YES.

[8. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Amend Article III " Noise" of Chapter 26 Environment".]

IT STARTED AS CONSIDERING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE THREE NOISE OF CHAPTER 26 ENVIRONMENT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF GALLAGHER TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN THIS.

COULD IT BE WORD? UH, FIRST OF ALL, I LIKE TO, UM, PREFACE MY COMMENTS BY WHAT THIS, UH, ORDINANCE CHANGE DOES NOT DO OR DOES NOT ADDRESS IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY NOISE CHANGES OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND ALSO DOES NOT IMPACT THOSE THAT, UM, ARE INVOLVED IN BUSKING OR MUSICAL PLAYING THAT IS ACOUSTIC IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE, UM, OUTLAW OUTLINED BY THE DECIMAL LEVEL.

IT ALSO DOES NOT IMPACT, OR IT DOES NOT ADDRESS, UM, A PROHIBITION AGAINST, UH, AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT IS PERMITTED, UH, BY THE CITY OF NEWBURGH.

WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES TRY TO ADDRESS IS THE NOISE IMPACT THAT OCCURS WHEN BUSKING, UM, INVOLVES AMPLIFIED MUSIC IN ORDER

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TO ENFORCE THE NOISE ORDINANCE AS IT IS CURRENTLY, UH, UM, INDICATES IN OUR, UH, ORDINANCE A NOISE READING OF, UH, A NOISE READING HAS TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN 25 FEET OF THE LOCATION AT WHICH THE MUSIC IS PLAYED.

THE PROBLEM IS BY THE TIME WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON SCENE AND MEASURES OUT THE TWENTY-FIVE FEET, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THOSE THAT ARE PLAYING THE INSTRUMENT JUST SIMPLY TURNS IT DOWN.

IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE NEWBURGH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, OR FORCE THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE DOWNTOWN THE SOLUTION WE FEEL, UM, THAT WILL ADDRESS ALL OF OUR CONCERNS WITHOUT ADVERSELY IMPACTED.

THOSE THAT WISH TO PLAY A, UM, AN ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENT IS SIMPLY TO BAN THE USE OF AMPLIFIED MUSIC DOWNTOWN.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOUR, WHAT WE EXPERIENCED FROM INSIDE OF A BUILDING.

THE INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF WILL MUFFLE THE SOUNDS OF AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT IS NOT THE CASE, UH, DOWNTOWN.

UM, WE HAVE RESPONDED, UH, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO BUSKERS THAT THAT ARE PLAYING VERY LOUD.

IN FACT, THERE HAVE BEEN OCCASIONS WHEN WE HAD PERMITTED EVENTS AND PERMITTED, UH, PERFORMERS THAT WERE COMPETING AGAINST THE BUSKERS.

UH, I DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND WE FEEL THAT THIS ORDINANCE CHANGES IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL INVOLVED.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS UPON YOUR REQUEST, CHIEF, I GUESS I SHOULD START OUT BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING IN MY WARD AND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M AWARE OF THE COMPLAINTS AND I RECEIVED THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SPACES, SUCH AS BAYER PLAZA, THE SIDEWALKS, UM, I ASSUME DOES THIS INCLUDE UNION POINT PARK? YOU NEED POINT PARK THAT AREA.

SO IF SOMEBODY IS PLAYING THEIR GUITAR PLUGGED IN TO AN AMPLIFIER, THAT WOULD BE AMPLIFIED MUSIC, AND THAT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

NUMBER ONE, CORRECT.

THIS PAST IS THAT IS CORRECT.

THE SECOND WOULD BE A SINGER WHO WAS STANDING ON THE STREET SCAPE ON THE CORNER, ON THE SIDEWALK, SINGING WITH A MICROPHONE.

WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED AMPLIFIED MUSIC? AND WOULD THAT ALSO BE NOT ALLOWED IF THIS ORDINANCE PASSES? UM, BUT IF THERE IS THE BANDS WE HAVE NEW YEAR'S EVE OR SOMETHING DURING MONTH FAST OR WHATEVER THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED PERMITTED AND ALLOWED, THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THIS AS SIMPLE AND AS EASY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE CAN BE SOME CONFUSION.

I DO KNOW, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE THE CASE OF, UM, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME AND TAKE THEIR SOAPBOX.

OKAY.

AND STAND ON THAT SOAPBOX AND DECIDE TO READ THE CONSTITUTION ON THE CORNER, WHICH IS THEIR WRITE A FREE SPEECH AS CAN THEY DO THAT AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE A MICROPHONE, OR IS THAT DIFFERENT? UH, AS LONG AS THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY INVOLVED IN THE AMPLIFICATION OF WHATEVER THEY HAVE, THEN THAT WOULD BE COMPENSABLE AS LONG AS THEIR VOICE IS NOT OVER 70 DECIBELS BEFORE 9:00 PM AND BELOW 55 DECIBELS AFTER.

OKAY.

AND SO THE NOISE OR ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW STAYS.

SO NOTHING'S CHANGING, EXCEPT WE'RE ADDING THIS TO IT TOO.

WE'RE AMENDING THE CURRENT NOISE ORDINANCE.

NOTHING ELSE GOES AWAY.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE ONE MORE POINT, BECAUSE AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR, UM, THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN NEW SIGNALIZES CORRECT.

WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION.

I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TODAY AND NUISANCE NOISES WOULD BE SUCH AS LOUD TALKING ON THE STREET, A CAR COMING DOWN THE STREET, BLARING HIS SIRENS OR REVVING HIS ENGINES.

I KNOW THAT'S A REAL AGGRAVATION FOR THE MAYOR.

THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS AMENDMENT.

NO, THERE ARE OTHER CODES FOR THAT THIS ONLY RELATES TO AMPLIFY NEEDS.

OKAY.

JUST WANT TO, AGAIN, I DO UNDERSTAND IT.

I'VE READ IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC, MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.

AND IT'S ONLY WITHIN THE C1 C2 DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN NEWBURGH.

SO WHAT IS THE PROCESS? IF YOU WANT TO PLAY MUSIC AND YOU'RE GOING TO GO GET A PERMIT, YOU WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH PARKS

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AND RECREATION TO, UH, FILL OUT A SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION.

AND THAT DEPARTMENT WOULD, THAT WOULD VET THE APPLICATION AT THAT TIME.

CAN WE DO IT ONLINE? YOU CAN GET THE FORM ONLINE, BUT IT STILL HAS TO BE SENT IN TO PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND IN MOST CASES WITH A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, YOU MEET WITH THE STAFF OF PARKS AND RECREATION WHO LASTED A VARIETY OF QUESTIONS.

THERE WAS NO FEE CURRENTLY FOR A SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION.

WELL, I THOUGHT WHEN I THOUGHT THIS WAS FOR MUSIC ONLY, IS THAT CORRECT? MUSIC ONLY AMPLIFICATION, NO AMPLIFIED SOUND IN THE AMPLIFIED.

SAME, BUT IF SOMEBODY'S A GROUP OF FOUR GUITARISTS, WANT TO STAND IN BEAR PLAZA AND PLAY THEIR GUITARS, THAT'S FINE.

AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AMPLIFIED.

YES.

MA'AM.

IF A CHOIR WANTS TO COME DOWNTOWN AND SING, THEY CAN DO THAT AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AMPLIFIED.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AGAIN, I KNOW I'M KIND OF REPEATING THINGS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE THIS AS CLEAR AS YES, THE DECIBEL LEVELS STILL APPLY FOR ACOUSTIC MUSIC OR VOICE THE DECIBEL LEVELS, AS THE CHIEF SAID, STILL APPLY.

WE'RE JUST REMOVING THE AMPLIFICATION IN HOPES THAT IT HELPS MINIMIZE THOSE SOUND WAVES.

WELL, I MEAN, AGAIN, THERE'S NO PERFECT.

UM, THERE'S NO PERFECT MEANS OF PROVIDING AN ORDINANCE ON THIS.

THERE WAS A DRUMMER SET UP ON SOUTH FRONT THE DAY, AND I THOUGHT HE'S PRETTY GOOD.

IT'S PRETTY LOUD AND HAD FULL RANGE OF MID, LOW AND HIGH TOP SOUNDS AND SYMBOLS AND ALL THAT.

AND YOU KNOW, THE, THE NOISE LEVEL OF THAT VERSUS SOMEBODY WITH A RECHARGEABLE AMPLIFIER FROM WALMART, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'S, UM, A LITTLE DIFFERENCE THAN THE OUTPUT, BUT, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE DOWNTOWN TOO.

I GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT, AND THAT'S THE GENTLEMEN HAS A SCREECHY KIND OF SINGING VOICE AND PLAYS A T OR IT'S A STAMP OF RAIN.

AND I'VE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT.

CHIEF KNOWS.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT AMPLIFIED.

THEY WOULD HAVE TO THEN ASK FOR THE DECIMAL READER TO COME AND SEE IF HE'S OVER THE DECIBEL LEVEL.

I THINK HE'S AMPLIFIED NOW.

I THINK I'VE SEEN .

I HAVE TO CHECK THAT ONE OUT.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ONE CHIEF, JUST CURIOUS, IS THIS SOMETHING WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON I'M ASSUMING SO SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGING THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY SUBJECTIVE.

WE HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL CALLS FOR SERVICE INTO OUR DISPATCH SPECIFIC TO THIS.

I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS DOWNTOWN, AND I KNOW I HAVE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM OTHERS ABOUT THE NOISE.

PART OF THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE FOUND IS THAT MANY BELIEVE THAT THE AMPLIFIED MUSIC IS PERMITTED AND THEREFORE THEY JUST ACCEPT IT.

SO THIS IS THE REASON WHY I BELIEVE WE DON'T RECEIVE MORE CALLS INTO OUR NINE 11 CENTER.

BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAD IS A GENTLEMEN WITH THE QATAR, A VERY NICELY CAUSE I GOT COMPLAINTS JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF CALLING THE POLICE, WOULD YOU PLEASE TURN IT DOWN OR WHATEVER? HE GOT PRETTY BELLIGERENT WITH ME CALLED ME SEVERAL VERY UNKIND NAMES AND TOLD ME HE HAD, IT WAS HIS RIDE.

HE COULD PLAY AS LOUD AND WHATEVER HE WANTED HIM TO DO AND KEPT PLAYING.

SO WE HAD NO TOOLS, YOU KNOW, THAT GENTLEMAN, WE HAD NO TOOLS AT THAT POINT TO STOP HIM OTHER THAN THE DECIMAL READER, WHEN THE POLICE CAME, OF COURSE HE GOT SOB.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT WE DEAL WITH ALL THE WAY.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SEVERAL RESIDENTS THAT LIVED DOWNTOWN, COME TO CITY HALL TO, TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AS WELL.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY UNION POINT BARK WAS INCLUDED.

I WOULD HAVE FELT THAT FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT, IT'S PRETTY OPEN AND YEAH, I GUESS, WELL, THAT'S A GOOD, GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY WEDDINGS THAT ARE BEING HELD AT THE GAZEBO, WOULD THAT, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE PASTOR FROM, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE MICROPHONE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, PERFORM THE CEREMONY OR WHATEVER THEY WOULD HAVE PERMITS FOR THOSE FUNCTIONS TO ALLOW FOR THAT.

AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO HAS MUSIC DOWN THERE.

SO ANYBODY YOU COULDN'T EVEN GO DOWN THERE WITH YOUR AMPLIFIER AND TO START PLAYING, RIGHT.

I THINK THE SIMPLE REASON IT'S A GRIND, IT'S PART OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, CONCERNS.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN MARY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE THREE NOISE OF CHAPTER 26 ENVIRONMENT, SECOND MOTION AND SECOND SERVE DISCUSSION.

THERE.

JUST ANOTHER COMMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, IF WE'VE GOT SOME ISSUES, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK

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AMENDED AGAIN OR MAKE SOME CHANGES.

SO THIS ISN'T A DO ALL THE ALL THANK YOU.

TO BINGO.

YES.

I ASKED HER MAY YOUR OUTLAW KINSEY.

YES.

YES, YES.

[9. Consider Adopting a Budget Ordinance Amendment for FY21- 22.]

THANKS TODD.

I MUST CONSIDER A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FYI 2122.

UM, I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, THE CITY CLERK DID SEND YOU, UH, AN ADJUSTED ITEM FOR THIS.

AND IT'S ALSO IN FRONT OF YOU IF THEY FOUND OUT LIKE THAT, BECAUSE OSHA WOULD COME UP AND EXPLAIN THIS.

UM, WE'RE REQUESTING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL FUND AND THE GRANTS FUND THE GENERAL FUND AS AMENDED TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE OF THE PROJECT COST OF THE PROJECT FOR THE, FOR THE ELEVATOR PROJECT, UM, OF 3.9 3,929,000 IN THE 3.9 MILLION THAT WAS FINANCED THE, UM, THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON THE MARCH 22ND MEETING.

AND, UH, WHAT WE HAD TO ADD TO THIS WAS THE $36,937 FOR THE 25% MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR THE, UM, LAWSON CREEK MARSH WALK PROJECT THAT TOTAL $65,937 FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THE GRANTS FUND IS AMENDED TO RECOGNIZE, UM, THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF, UM, A HUNDRED, THE TOTAL IS $147,746 WITH $110,809 FUNDED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM IN THE $36,937 FOR THE, THE MATCH, UM, THAT GRANT APPLICATION WAS APPROVED, UM, AT THE JULY 27TH, 2021 MEETING, WE HAVE THE EDWARD OR MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,112 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PORTABLE RADIO PROJECT, AND NO MATCH WAS REQUIRED FOR THAT.

THE FIREHOUSE SUBS, PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, DUAL PURPOSE, GREEN CANINE PATROL NARCOTICS, UM, GRANT.

AND THAT IT, THERE WAS NO MATCH FOR THAT AS WELL.

MAYOR FOR SOME QUESTIONS, WHY TO MAKE A MOTION, WE ADOPT A BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR FYI 2122, BASED OFF OF THE ITEM, NON CORRECTED SHEET MOTION.

AND SECOND, WAS THERE DISCUSSION SEEING NONE, SEVERAL COUNTS STARTING WITH ALMA NODE? YES, YES, YES, YES.

OKAY.

[10. Consider Adopting an Ordinance to Establish the Northwest Interceptor Rehabilitation Phase II Project Fund.]

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 10.

NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE NORTHWEST INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION PHASE TWO PROJECT FUN, LIKE TO ASK MR. HUGE TO COME UP TO ME UP INTO SOME, THIS GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST MEETING, WE DISCUSSED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY THAT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO THE DIVISION OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUNDING IMPROVEMENTS, TO WARRIORS WHO WERE IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE STATEWIDE.

AS PART OF THAT ALLOCATION, THERE WERE SEVERAL MINUTES OUTAGE OR WATERWAYS FOR ASSISTANCE THAT WERE DIRECTLY ALLOCATED FUNDING.

IN THAT SENATE BILL, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE, VERY APPRECIATIVE TO RECEIVE $230,000 OF DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS THROUGH THAT.

IT COULD BE USED FOR REHABILITATION OF WATER OR WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN REVIEWING THE CONDITIONS OF THE, THE ALLOCATION.

WE DETERMINED THAT THE BEST USE OF THE PHONE WOULD BE TO PUT TOWARDS, UH, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE TWO OF THE NORTHWEST INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION PROJECT.

UH, THE NORTHWEST INTER EXCUSE ME, THE NORTHWEST INTERCEPTOR PROJECT IS A VERY LARGE SEWER INTERCEPTOR THAT RUNS ALONG, UH, GLEN BURNIE ROAD DOWN IN FRONT OF THE DMT OFFICE ON GLEN BURNIE IN FRONT OF MARTIN MEREDITH PARK TURNS KIND OF RUNS CROSS COUNTRY BEHIND THE DUT COMPLEX THROUGH SOME VERY LOW LINED LAND BETWEEN TWO OLD SAND QUARRIES, ULTIMATELY TURNING AND MAINTENANCE WAY BACK TOWARDS OAKS ROAD AND CROSSING NUTRO AND GETTING TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THIS IS A LARGE SEWER OUTFALL LINE.

IT'S 30 AND 36 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

WE NOTICED SOME ISSUES WITH IT BACK IN 2010, WE'RE ABLE TO COMPLETE ABOUT 3,100 FEET OF REHABILITATION IN 2011 AND HAD THE NEXT 2000 FEET KIND OF SCHEDULED FOR REHABILITATION AND WAITING FOR THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON THE PROJECT.

THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE GOING TO USE THE FUNDING FROM THE

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DWI GRANT AS WELL AS SOME FUND BALANCE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT WORK DONE LATER THIS SUMMER.

SO ESTABLISHING THE PROJECT FUND AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS HAVE SOMEWHERE TO RECEIVE THE GRANT FUNDS.

AND THEN ONCE THE PROJECT GETS BID AND WE KNOW THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS, I'LL COME BACK TO YOU AND MAKE A REQUEST TO MOVE THE REMAINING BALANCE FROM SEWER FUND INTO THE PROJECT PLAN.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS ABOUT THE PROJECT OR ABOUT THE FUND OR HAVE QUESTIONS.

I MEAN, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS AND LIKE MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE NORTHWEST INTERCEPTOR REHABILITATION PHASE TWO PROJECT FUND SECOND, I'VE SEEN HIM SAYING, IS THERE SKETCH SEEING THEM LET'S HAVE A ROAD CAR STARTED WITH ALL THE DATA? BINGO.

YES.

ASKED HER YES.

YES.

ALDERMAN KINSEY.

YES.

OUTER MENDEZ ALDERMAN.

YES.

AND CARRIES UP.

I REMEMBER 11 APPOINTMENTS ODOM, NONE TONIGHT, SIR.

HALDEMAN BEST TORIES REPORT, NOTHING REPORTS, PARENTS,

[13. City Manager's Report.]

CITY MANAGERS REPORT A FEW THINGS TO UPDATE YOU ON.

FIRST IS, UH, WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA WORKS PROGRAM.

UM, THEY HAVE A, UH, BASICALLY A PER A SUMMER PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS TO COME TO WORK.

SO WE HAVE AGREED TO, UM, WORK WITH THEM ON THIS.

AND THIS WILL BE FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGED 16 TO 24, IT'S A 13 WEEK PROGRAM.

UH, AND BASICALLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK IS, UH, FOLKS THAT WANT TO COME TO NORTH CAROLINA WORKS PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY AN INTEREST IN WANTING TO WORK FOR THE CITY.

UM, WE WILL WORK WITH THEM, BRING THEM IN.

THEY GET TO THEIR NORTH, CALIFORNIA PAYS THEIR SALARY, PAYS THEIR INSURANCE.

THEY COME IN GET VALUABLE EXPERIENCE, UH, DOING, UH, WORKING IN VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS.

SO IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR THE CITY AND IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR THOSE, THOSE YOUNGSTERS TO BE ABLE TO GAIN SOME INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE.

UM, THE NEXT THING WE HAVE IS, UM, DURING THE MEETING TODAY LEARNED THAT, UH, THE PUBLIC INPUT PART OF THE HENDERSON PARK, UH, CHANGES, SCOPE OF WORK PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

SO THERE, THEY MOVED ON TO THE NEXT PHASE.

SO WE HAVE, UH, A FEW MORE STEPS IN THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL, WE'LL HEAR HERE, UH, IN THOSE FAMOUS.

SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND START MOVING FORWARD WITH, UM, DOING SOME UPGRADES ON THAT PARK.

UM, ALSO AT THE LAST MEETING BOARD GAVE US DIRECTION ON THE TISDALE HOUSE TO PUT SOME SIGNS UP SAYING FREE HOUSE.

SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY ON, ON, UH, THE FINAL BEDDING PORTIONS OF THAT.

SO WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT SQUARED AWAY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE SIGNAGE ON THEM.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT, SIR.

YEAH.

FASTER.

UM, YOU MIGHT NEED TO ASK THE DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, BUT HAVE WE, UM, ARE WE HAVING THOMASVILLE AND LIFEGUARD POSITIONS FOR THIS SUMMER FOR THE POOL? UH, YEAH.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH MS. WARREN, I THINK LAST THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AND YES WE ARE.

UM, AND OF COURSE WE'RE SEEING THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH ALL TYPES OF JOBS, BUT WE HAVE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE WAGE FOR LIFEGUARD AND POSITIONS.

UM, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.

HOPEFULLY WE DO NOT GET TO THE POINT TO WHERE WE HAVE TO REDUCE HOURS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THE, THE AQUATIC CENTER OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAS REALLY, UH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT BUSINESS.

IT'S BEEN A GOOD MONEYMAKER FOR THE CITY AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT, UH, AMENITY FOR THE CITIZENS.

UM, WE WERE A LITTLE WORRIED LAST YEAR, UH, BUT WE HAD SEVERAL, UH, EMPLOYEES TO COME UP AT THE VERY LAST MINUTE WE GOT THEM CERTIFIED.

UH, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT OFFERING ANOTHER LIFEGUARD CLASS FOR, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING A LIFEGUARD THIS SUMMER AS WELL.

UM, SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UH, I'LL JUST SAY THIS, IF THERE'S ANY PARENTS OUT THERE THAT THEIR KIDS ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOMETHING TO DO THIS SUMMER, BOTH OF MY KIDS DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS WORKED IN THE POOL AND IN THE SPRAY PARK, UM, MY DAUGHTER WAS ACTUALLY A LIFEGUARD.

UH, IT'S UH, IT'S A GREAT, GREAT THING.

YOU HAVE TO FORM THE BANKABLE MONEY AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO MAKE MONEY THAN SIT AROUND POOLSIDE ALL DAY LONG, JUST A SUGGESTION, BUT MAYBE IN PARTNERING WITH THE YMCA BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DO THOSE CERTIFICATION CLASSES AND MAY HAVE SOME EXTRA PEOPLE.

AND IT'S A GOOD WAY TO SHARE RESOURCES WHEN WE'RE ALL STRUGGLING.

SO WE MAY WANT TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

I KNOW LAST YEAR THAT THE CARRIER DID REACH OUT TO HIM.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE SPOKEN YET, BUT I'M SURE SHE WILL.

NO, SIR.

IT'S GOOD TO GET

[14. New Business.]

A NEW BITS SOLOMON.

UM, SO, UM, AS PEOPLE ARE SEEING THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF THE ELEVATOR ARE STARTING AND WE'VE REMOVED SOME SHRUG SHRUBS, BUT I'VE BEEN ASKED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE DO GRAPH AND READ STATUTE IS SAFE.

IT IS IN STORAGE, IT HAS BEEN MOVED.

AND THE JAMES DAVIS

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CLOCK THAT SAT IN THE GROUND, THEY ARE ALSO IS IN STORAGE AND IT IS SAFE.

SO HAD SOME CONCERNS FROM CITIZENS WHEN THEY DIDN'T SEE IT THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE CLEANED UP, FIXED UP AND HOPEFULLY PUT IN A NEW SPACE.

ONCE WE GET THINGS GOING AND FOSTER.

UM, THE START TIME ON, UM, ON THE ELEVATOR, I SEE WHERE THEY'VE CLEARED THE SHRUBS ALONG THE FRONT, NOT ALONG THE SIDES, RIGHT.

UH, AND I'M WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COME AND START DOING SOME SHRUB WORK ON THE SIDE WITH THE BIG SHRUBS YOU SEE RIGHT HERE.

UH, ONE OF THE HOLDUPS HAS BEEN REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE UTILITIES ABOUT RELOCATING PHONE LINES.

SO, UH, I R I T STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO TRY TO GET THEM TO THE BEST CONTACT, TO GET THAT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.

SO THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN ONSITE SEVERAL TIMES TO, TO ASSESS WHAT THEY'RE GETTING READY TO DO NEXT.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEM STARTING.

UM, ALSO TOO.

UM, I'D LIKE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THE BOARD HAS HAD A CHANCE, BUT WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM, UM, LYNN HARE KELLETT SWISS FAIR REGARDING SOCIAL DISTRICTS.

AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO READ IT.

IT SAYS AFTER MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC AND HEARING ABOUT TRASH PROBLEMS AND LATE NIGHT BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN DOWNTOWN AND ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SOCIAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE BELIEVES THAT OUR IMMEDIATE PRIORITIES SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES.

ALTHOUGH THE COMMITTEE PLANS TO REVISIT SOCIAL DISTRICTS AT A LATER TIME, WE HAVE HEARD THE CONCERNS OF DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS AND ANY FOR FUTURE PROPOSAL WOULD ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

SO THAT WAS PUT OUT THIS AFTERNOON.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TABLED IT FOR RIGHT NOW.

AND IT'S PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THEY CAN ADDRESS THESE OTHER ISSUES.

AGAIN, THIS INITIATIVE WAS PUT ON BY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAMBER, UH, TOURISM AND, UH, THE, UH, SWISS BAYER, A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS COUNCIL AS WELL.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO ANSWER.

OKAY.

I'LL ASK HER, UM, AND KINSEY.

NO, SIR.

THIS, YES, I DO.

UM, I JUST WANT TO SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO, UM, MR. MARVIN WILLIAMS FOR REACHING OUT TO, UM, DLT AND CVOT FOR THE, UM, THE TERM SYNC SIGNAL THERE AT, UM, COUNTRY CLUB ROAD OVER IN PREM, BROOKE.

UM, I, I HOPE THAT THERE'LL BE SOME GREAT RESULTS FROM, FROM THAT CONNECTION.

UM, ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AS WELL, UM, NCD, OT, UM, THANKFULLY, UM, CONTACT WITH THEM AND TALKS WITH SOME OF THEM.

UM, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S NOT A CITY MAINTAIN HIGHWAY, BUT THEY WILL BE PAID IN HIGHWAY 55 WEST, WHICH IS OVERDUE.

SO THAT'S A THANK YOU TO NC DLT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UM, YES SIR.

JUST TWO THINGS.

UM, ALONG THE LINES OF NCD, OT, MR. HUGHES, WHAT IS THE ARRANGEMENT OR AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM, OR WE DON'T HAVE WITH THEM AS FAR AS THE MAINTENANCE ALONG THE MAJOR HIGHWAY, 70 FAR AS GRASS CUTTING.

I THINK THEY DO IT TWICE A YEAR IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, BUT I THOUGHT AT ONE TIME WE WERE SUPPLEMENTING THAT WITH SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT, I'M GOING TO ASK GEORGE TO FILL UP AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.

UH, I BELIEVE FROM THE LAB LAST YEAR THAT THEY MOVED FOUR TIMES AND YOU USUALLY YOU'LL SEE BEGINNING IN SUMMER, MID SUMMER, YOU'LL GET THREE IN THERE THAT WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE TRASH THIS YEAR.

UM, SO WE'RE BEING ALERTED PRIOR TO THEIR MOWING.

SO WE CAN SCHEDULE SINCE PART OF HOW WE, 70 IS OUR, OUR ADOPT A HIGHWAY SECTION, UM, THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF THERE PRIOR TO THEM MOWING.

THEY'VE ALSO HAD TRASH CREWS COMING AHEAD OF THEIR MOWERS THIS YEAR.

SO USUALLY THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR, NOT GETTING DEFINITE NUMBER, UM, FROM DOTD SPOTLIGHT BACK TO, YEAH, IF YOU COULD.

I JUST HAD SOMEONE CALLED ME ABOUT IT TODAY, SO THANK YOU.

AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION, UM, I THINK WE PUT SOME SIGNS UP ON SOME VACANT PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT'S GOING SO FAR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND LIKE TO LET THE CLERK ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

WE'VE HAD 11 PHONE CALLS SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING, UM, AND IT'S YIELDED ONE BEER SO FAR, SEVERAL PROMISES TO COME IN AND MAKE ADDITIONAL BEDS.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

DO WE NEED A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT? NO.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION IS SECOND TO ATTORNEY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.

SAY I'LL POST SAYING WE ARE ADJOURNED.