2. PRESENTATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE WISE COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING, THE OWLS ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE WISE CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCES CENTER.

[2. PRESENTATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO THE WISE COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING, THE OWLS ACTIVITY CENTER AND THE WISE CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCES CENTER.]

RESOURCES CENTER.

SO COME ON UP HERE.

LET'S DO IT. CAN WE DO A FULL COUNCIL PRESENTATION WITH THIS CHECK, PLEASE? WHILE EVERYBODY'S GETTING IN PLACE.

ADD SOME VALUE HERE. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS CAME OUT LAST YEAR.

WE GOT OUR FIRST TRANCHE AND THE COMMITTEE WAS STAFF MADE.

WE DECIDED THAT PART OF THE FUNDS SHOULD BE DEVOTED TOWARDS HELPING NON-PROFITS IN THE CITY OF DECATUR.

THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THIS GIFT VIA A GRANT PROCESS TO THESE THREE NONPROFITS.

RIGHT. I FEEL LIKE [INAUDIBLE], [LAUGHTER].

LET ME GO OVER HERE. OKAY.

SHE'S GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE PAPER.

DO YOU WANT TO SWITCH? YEAH.

LET'S SWITCH CHECKS ON IT. CAN YOU HELP ME SWITCH THE CHECKOUT, PLEASE, MA'AM? PLEASE PAUSE.

HOLD YOUR STAGE PRESENCE.

YOU SEEM LIKE. THE NEXT PHOTO WILL REPRESENT THE ALS ACTIVITY CENTER.

BOTH THE COMMITTEE ON AGING AND THE ALS ACTIVITY CENTER SUPPORT A VERY SIMILAR MISSION RIGHT HERE IN DECATUR AND THEIR NONPROFIT, WHO INDIVIDUALLY APPLIED FOR THESE FUNDS AND WERE GRANTED THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE FAKE CHECK AND WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC, BUT IT FITS THE THEME THAT WE'RE GOING WITH TONIGHT.

I THINK IT PROVIDES OVERCOMING A BATTLE.

WE LOVE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.

THIS ALLOWS US TO MEET THAT GOAL, THIS KIND OF MONEY.

[INAUDIBLE].

AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT EACH OF THESE CHECKS REPRESENTS A $5,000 DONATION TOWARDS EACH OF THE NONPROFITS.

SO THAT'S ALSO AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO POINT OUT HERE.

WE'LL DO THE THIRD ONE HERE IN JUST A SECOND.

WE DIDN'T THINK THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

GOT TO SWITCH TO THE FAKE CHECK ONE MORE TIME.

THANK YOU. Y'ALL WANT TO

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COME ON UP? YOU MIND DOING A PHOTO? OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AS WELL.

I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE CHECK. ONE MORE CHECK? YEP. SORRY. ONE MORE CHECK.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ON ONE STAGE.

WHERE YOU BEEN ALL YOUR LIFE? IN GRAHAM, TEXAS.

OH, WELL, THAT SAYS IT ALL.

[INAUDIBLE] . ALL RIGHT. OUR THIRD CHECK GOES TO THE WISE CHOICES PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER FOR 5000.

ALL RIGHT. THAT GETS US TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER THREE.

[3. HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM AL WESTFALL WITH THE WISE COUNTY VETERANS GROUP.]

SO AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK AL WESTFALL.

TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON WITH VETERANS GROUP.

MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

I DID NOT BRING ANYBODY ALL DRESSED UP.

SO, YOU KNOW.

VERY NICE PRESENTATION, THOUGH, BY THE CHIEF.

MY NAME IS ALFRED WESTFALL.

I'M WITH THE WISE COUNTY VETERANS GROUP, AND I'M CHAIRMAN OF A COMMITTEE THAT IS BRINGING IN A LARGE.

VETERANS MEMORIAL TO WISE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

I'D SAY LARGE.

IT'S A FIVE DAY EVENT.

IT IS A REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM WALL THAT'S IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THIS WALL IS 360 FEET LONG, CONTAINS IN EXCESS OF 58,000 NAMES IN ADDITION TO THE WALL.

THIS TRIBUTE IS FOR ALL VETERANS.

THERE ARE TWO FOOT BY THREE FOOT INFORMATIONAL PANELS.

DESERT STORM, IRAQ.

IRAN, AFGHANISTAN.

THERE'S 12 OF THESE PANELS.

DEDICATED TO 9/11.

IT'S A VERY LARGE TRIBUTE.

IT COMES IN BY TRUCK ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 28TH.

BUT PROBABLY BE A LARGE MOTORCYCLE ESCORT ESCORTING THIS TRUCK AND TRAILER INTO THE CITY.

MOTORCYCLES. I'M TOLD THERE MAY BE AS MANY AS A THOUSAND BIKES.

WELL, IT'S SCARY THAT MANY BIKES, BUT ANYHOW, IT'S TO BE LOCATED AT THE YS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

AS I SAID, IT IS A FIVE DAY EVENT AND IT'S OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY.

WE'LL BRING IT IN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, WE SET THIS THING UP.

THE WISE COUNTY GARDEN CLUB HAS JUMPED ON BOARD WITH US TO HELP DECORATE FLOWERS AND WHATNOT FOR THIS MEMORIAL. I SAID MEMORIAL.

THIS IS NOT.

A FESTIVAL.

IT'S A MEMORIAL.

THERE'S NO FOOD TRUCKS, NO VENDORS, NO TENTS, NO TABLES.

CAN I SET THIS UP AND TRY TO SELL THIS? IT IS A MEMORIAL.

AS AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WE SET UP APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS TIME TO SET UP BEAUTIFIED.

WE HOPE TO HAVE OPENING CEREMONIES APPROXIMATELY 2 P.M.

ON WEDNESDAY, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE NATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL DAY.

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I WORKED WITH THE OWNERS OF THIS THING TO GET THIS THING ON THAT DAY.

THURSDAY. FRIDAY.

I HAVE DEDICATED THOSE TWO DAYS FOR THE SCHOOLS.

I HAVE ALREADY.

TOUCH BASE WITH MOST OF THESE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE ONE THAT IS BRINGING NINTH, 10TH, 11TH AND 12TH GRADE TO THE MEMORIAL.

ALREADY THEY'VE COMMITTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF THE 9/11 TRIBUTE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WE'RE GOING TO HONOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

ALL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.

WE'VE GOT SPEAKERS LINED UP ON FRIDAY AND ALSO ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY IS DEDICATED TO THE VETERANS.

THAT'S WHY THIS THING IS COMING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENT, THE COLORS, THE WHOLE THING ON SATURDAY.

WE'VE GOT SPEAKERS SET UP FOR THAT.

I'VE DONE THE RESEARCH FOR WISE COUNTY.

WISE COUNTY LOST TEN.

10 WARRIORS IN VIETNAM.

I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE FAMILIES, HAVE SOME OF THEM THERE IF THEY WILL PARTICIPATE.

THAT'S SATURDAY.

SUNDAY, I'M DESIGNATING SUNDAY AS A RIDE TO THE MEMORIAL FOR ANYBODY, WHETHER IT'S MOTORCYCLES, CARS, TRUCKS, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.

JUST COME OUT ON SUNDAY AND SEE IT VISIT THE MEMORIAL BECAUSE APPROXIMATELY 3 P.M.

ON SUNDAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CLOSING CEREMONIES.

TAKE THIS THING APART, PUT IT IN THE TRAILER, AND IT'S GONE.

I DID THE RESEARCH FOR WISE COUNTY ON THIS BEFORE I PRESENTED IT TO THE WISE COUNTY VETERANS GROUP.

AND IT HAS BEEN SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 15 YEARS SINCE THERE'S BEEN A MEMORIAL COME IN TO WISE COUNTY.

MY UNDERSTANDING IT WAS IN BOWIE THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

BUT IT WAS A DIFFERENT DISPLAY.

WELL, THIS ENORMOUS PROJECT THAT I HAVE STARTED.

WE HAVE ALSO CREATED AN INFORMATIONAL AND PROGRAM.

FOR THE DAY OR FOR THE WEEK, FIVE DAYS FOR EACH.

IT'S GOING TO CATALOG EACH EVENT IN THE PROGRAM.

AND IN THIS PROGRAM, WE'RE ALSO OFFERING SPACE.

IF THE BUSINESSES WANT TO BECOME A SPONSOR, WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT A KIND DONATION AND THEY CAN BE PART OF THIS AS WELL AS THE CITY OF DECATUR.

WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED AN AD FROM ANOTHER MUNICIPALITY IN SPONSORSHIP FOR US AND FOR THIS MEMORIAL I HAVE THE PAPERWORK WITH ME SHOWING WHAT THE BOOK IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND ALSO WHAT THE AD SPACE IS AND THE COST.

WE ARE ACTIVELY RIGHT NOW SOLICITING BUSINESSES, AND SO FAR THE SUPPORT HAS BEEN GREAT, BRINGING THIS THING IN.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE WISE COUNTY VETERANS GROUP IS 70 PLUS.

AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT AGENCIES AROUND THAT HELP WITH PARKING AND HELP WITH THIS AND HELP WITH THAT.

AND ANYTHING THAT THE CITY CAN DO TO HELP US WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

IT'S A MONUMENTAL TASK, BUT I WAS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR MEMORIAL ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.

AND IT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY.

IT WILL HELP THE COUNTY.

IT WILL HELP THE SCHOOLS.

AND THE VETERANS.

QUESTIONS?

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WELL, MR. WESTFALL, IF I COULD HOP IN HERE REAL QUICK.

FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE OTHER GENTLEMEN AND YOUR COMRADES.

IF I MAY, THIS IS MY COCHAIRMAN, DALE RICH.

HE IS A MEMBER ALSO.

AND HE JUMPED RIGHT IN BESIDE ME.

NOT BEHIND ME, BESIDE ME.

LET'S DO THIS. OKAY.

MY BEST FRIEND, PERSONAL SECRETARY, AND MY WIFE, MARCIA.

WELL, BROTHER AL, COMING FROM AS AN OFFSPRING OF TWO ARMY OFFICERS I WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW.

MY FATHER SERVED IN VIETNAM.

HE'S 100% SERVICE CONNECTED.

MATTER OF FACT, HE PASSED AWAY 20 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK.

SO I'M HAPPY TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU.

AND I THINK WE ALL ARE. I'M HAPPY TO VOLUNTEER.

I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

BUT WHATEVER YOU NEED FOR ME, MY FATHER IN LAW IS 100% SERVICE CONNECTED MARINE.

DON'T HOLD THAT HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT.

BUT NONETHELESS, YOU GUYS ARE TRUE HEROES.

THANK YOU. JUST THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. 100% CONCUR.

I SO APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR GETTING THIS MEMORIAL HERE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SOLDIERS THAT HAVE ALL SERVED US IN SUCH A GREAT WAY.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. WE'RE ABOUT TWO WEEKS OUT BEFORE WE GO COMPLETELY PUBLIC WITH THIS.

AND THAT'S ONE REASON THAT I WANTED TO TRY TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO READ ABOUT THIS IN THE PAPER.

IF I CAN COME AND EXPLAIN A LITTLE FURTHER.

I THINK THAT'S A COURTESY.

I'VE DONE IT IN BRIDGEPORT AND PARADISE, I'M ON BOYD SCHEDULE.

I'M ON ROME SCHEDULE.

AND I IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG SURPRISE, I THINK.

FOR THE POPULATION, BUT IT DON'T NEED TO BE FOR OUR CITY FATHERS.

AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, CITY.

HOWEVER, WE CAN ASSIST IN THE PARTICIPATION OF GETTING INFORMATION OUT AS WITH YOUR APPROVAL.

WE BE GLAD TO DO THAT AND ALSO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[4. HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM FRIENDS OF THE PARK.]

THAT GETS US TO ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS HERE, A PRESENTATION FROM FRIENDS OF THE PARK.

MISS BRAMLETT REPRESENTING DECATUR BEAUTIFUL, MAKING HER WAY TO THE PODIUM.

YEP. AND.

GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

AGENDA. MY NAME IS KELLY BRAMLETT.

I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF KEEP DECATUR BEAUTIFUL.

I AM HERE WITH KRIS MORENO.

SHE IS OUR EVENTS COORDINATOR.

IF ANY OF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD OF US, KEEP DECATUR BEAUTIFUL AS AN ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS THAT STRIVE TO INSPIRE OUR DECATUR CITIZENS TO PRIORITIZE LITTER PREVENTION, BEAUTIFICATION AND WASTE REDUCTION, THEREFORE PRESERVING OUR TOWNS DOWN HOME CHARM AND APPEAL.

WE'RE WORKING HARD TO REIGNITE KEEP DECATUR BEAUTIFUL BY NOT ONLY RESTRUCTURING OUR BOARD BUT CREATING MORE COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS.

WHICH BRINGS ME WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

WE'RE WANTING TO CREATE AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER IN THE FORM OF A 5K GLOW RUN TITLED LET'S GO CRAZY.

AND IF ANY OF YOU DID NOT HEAR PRINCE IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD, WE NEED TO TALK.

THIS YEAR, WE HOPE TO SCHEDULE THIS EVENT ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE 12TH.

WE INTEND ON SOLICITING SPONSORSHIPS FROM OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR.

THE FUNDS COLLECTED WILL GO TOWARDS THE MANY COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO IMPLEMENT AND INVOLVING AND COLLABORATING WITH DECATUR MAIN STREET, DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND MANY OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS.

WE WILL BE PUTTING ON THIS RUN AT MCCARROLL MIDDLE SCHOOL, TRACK AND FIELD.

THIS WILL BE THE STARTING AND FINISHING POINT OF THE RUN.

AS OF LAST THURSDAY, THE 22ND, THE TRACK HAS BEEN RESERVED THROUGH LAURA WALSER, VERA PALOMA AND OUR PRESIDENT, ASHLEY BOND.

WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE FIELD FROM 5 P.M.

TILL 11 P.M.. RESTROOMS WILL BE OPEN AND LIGHTS WILL BE TURNED ON.

WE WILL BE USING A NONTOXIC WATER BASED GLOW, PAINT OR POWDER.

WE HAVEN'T REALLY DETERMINED WHICH IS GOING TO BE EASY OR CLEAN UP ON THAT.

THAT WILL BE TOSSED AT OUR RUNNERS.

SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

YES. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUY THIS STUFF TO THROW AT RUNNERS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDED WITH IT IF YOU VOLUNTEER LETS SELL IT.

WELL, THAT'S AN OPTION AND I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T TARGET.

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FACIAL. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA SAY ME.

DON'T TARGET ME EITHER.

WELL, YEAH, YOU CAN.

IT'S OKAY.

THERE WILL BE 2 TO 3 STATIONS ALONG THE COURSE FOR PAINT TOSSING AS WELL AS HAVING WATER STATIONS THERE TOO THAT WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE BLACK LIT.

SO THE ENTIRE ROUTE WILL BE PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES AND MARKETING FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT.

THEY WILL START ON THE TRACK, HEAD ON TO THOMPSON STREET, TAKE A RIDE ONTO DEER PARK ROAD, TURN AROUND AT TO CAPE HORN AND THEN HEAD ALL THE WAY TO PRESCOT.

HEAD BACK TO THE TRACK, WHICH I'M SORRY FOR THE SIZE OF THE MAP.

I HAD ABOUT 2 HOURS TO PREPARE, SO IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, GET YOUR PEEPERS OUT AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THOMPSON STREET AND DEER PARK ROAD CLOSED DURING THE RUN.

WE WILL HAVE GLOW IN THE DARK MILE MARKERS AND AGAIN, HOPEFULLY BLACK LIT WATER STATIONS ALONG THE ROUTE CAR.

SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW HIM, WHO WORKS WITH FIT AND WISE AND IS OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBER AND HAS GOTTEN THERE INFLATABLE FINISH LINE FOR US. HE IS ALSO ASKING FOR A SPORTS MEDICINE CREW TO BE SET UP THERE IN CASE OF ANY INJURY.

SO WE'RE COVERED THERE. TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENING WOULD BE 5 P.M.

SET UP 6 P.M. REGISTRATION 7 P.M., THE RUN STARTS 11 P.M..

EVERYBODY GOES HOME AND CLEAN UP COMPLETED.

HOPEFULLY WE KNOW HOW THOSE WORK OUT.

WITH THEIR REGISTRATION, THE RUNNERS WILL BE GETTING A GLOW IN THE DARK NECKLACE, A BRACELET AS WELL AS A WHITE T-SHIRT TO BE USED DURING THE RUN.

THEY WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO DECORATE THEMSELVES AND GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT ANYTHING THAT GLOWS OR LIGHTS UP TASTEFULLY.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THEM TO HAVE FUN AND IN LINE WITH THAT MENTALITY, WE'RE WANTING TO HAVE A COSTUME CONTEST AT THE END OF THE EVENING, PREFERABLY 2 TO 4 FOOD TRUCKS IN THE SECTION BEHIND THE LIBRARY.

THAT IS STILL PART OF THE PARKING LOT FOR THE FIELD.

IT'S JUST A ROW OF PARKING SPACES ALONG THE CURB.

WE WANT TO SET UP IN THE AREA FOR THE DJ, SIMILAR TO WHAT RELAY FOR LIFE DID.

AND THIS WILL BE A CELEBRATION FOR WHEN THE RUNNERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR RUN.

ASHLEY, OUR PRESIDENT AND MYSELF WILL BE MEETING WITH DELVIN FRIDAY TO DISCUSS PD'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS RUN.

LET'S SEE. TRACK'S ALREADY BEEN RESERVED.

APPARENTLY I REPLACED THAT.

YEAH. THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAVE FOR YOU.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

AS I SAID, WE TRIED TO GET GOING EARLIER IN THE YEAR, HAD A LITTLE BIT OF DOWNFALL.

SO NOW WE'RE STARTING UP AGAIN.

OUR NEW BOARD IS REALLY GOT SOME GREAT PLANS FOR DECATUR AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT.

LAST SUMMER I WENT TO A CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL, AND MY NOTES OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH DECATUR IS SUBSTANTIAL TO SAY THE LEAST. SO BUT TO GET STARTED, WE WANT TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.

AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO GET US ACTIVE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT GETS US TO ACTION.

[5. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DUANE BARRITT TO PROVIDE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, POOL, AND HOTEL/MOTEL INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED COUNTERPARTS.]

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH DWAYNE BARRETT TO PROVIDE FOOD, ESTABLISHMENT POOL AND HOTEL MOTEL INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED COUNTERPARTS.

I DON'T MIND SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, BUT WAYNE IS THE ONE WHO BENEFITS FROM THIS AGREEMENT.

THIS WOULD BE A THIRD PARTY ADDITION TO OUR TOOLBOX TO ALLOW ME TO HAVE SOMEONE TO DO INSPECTIONS.

HE CAN SPEAK MORE TO THE SPECIFICS.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WE DID HIRE A HEALTH INSPECTOR AND SO JOHNNY CAHOON WILL BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO OUR DEPARTMENT TO START WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

WE HAVE HIM SET UP TO TO GET SOME TRAINING ON THAT AND START WORKING TOWARDS THE CERTIFICATION.

IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO USE A THIRD PARTY FOR THIS.

WE'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH IN THE MEANTIME SINCE SINCE WE STARTED THIS, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH BUREAU VERITAS.

THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE CITY.

BUT WE DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND ANOTHER INSPECTOR THAT CAN ASSIST WITH THIS AND PRICES ARE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

SO IT'S A SAVINGS TO THE CITY ON THIS.

AND HE'S AGREED TO KIND OF HELP TAKE OUR NEW FLEDGED INSPECTOR UNDER HIS WING TO HELP HIM UNDERSTAND THE ROPES A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

SO MR. BARRETT AND I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.

HE'S AGREED TO THE CONTRACT TERMS AND HE'S WILLING TO PROVIDE THE INSURANCE AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT.

I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD BENEFIT TO THE CITY TO HAVE HIM ON AS A THIRD PARTY.

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ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS BY THE TEAM? WE NEVER QUESTION. WHEN MR. BAIRD INSPECTS POOLS, WILL HE BE SHIRTLESS UPON INSPECTION? I DON'T EXPECT SO.

BUT WE PROBABLY WON'T USE MR. BARRETT. I'VE GOT A CERTIFICATION OF POOL INSPECTION, SO I'LL DO THAT MYSELF.

AND I DO NOT DO IT SHIRTLESS EITHER.

OH, QUESTION. WAYNE, WILL YOU BE SHIRTLESS WHENEVER YOU DO? I WILL NOT. NOT BY CHOICE, ANYWAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH DUANE BARRETT TO PROVIDE FOOD, ESTABLISHMENT POOL AND HOTEL MOTEL INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED COUNTERPARTS.

AND THAT'S A GOOD CHOICE.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE, AYE THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

[6. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.]

I THINK IT'S IS TO ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A PLANNING.

SURE. OKAY.

THIS IS A THIS IS A PLANNING ITEM.

THIS IS A GIS MAPPING THAT WE DO EVERY TWO YEARS.

IT'S FLY OVER THE CITY.

THEY DO THE FLYOVER, BUILDING FOOTPRINTS AND COLLECT ALL THAT DATA AND PROVIDE IT TO US IN A USABLE FORM.

AND THIS CONTRACT, IT'S A SIMILAR CONTRACT TO WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

WE'VE GOT SOME PARTICIPATION WITH EDC PUBLIC WORKS AND PLANNING TO GET THESE MAPS CREATED AND GET THEM IN HERE.

THE MAP FLYOVER WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE IN 2023.

THE DATA WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO US SOMETIME IN 2024 FOR USE.

SO DID YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT DAY THAT IS SO YOU COULD BE IN YOUR BACKYARD SHIRTLESS OR JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK . [INAUDIBLE] IF I WOULD.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BLUR ALL OF THAT OUT? SO ANY QUESTIONS? MEAN, SINCE THIS IS AN HOURLY CONTRACT, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT THE TIME FRAME IS TO DO THIS? IT'S NOT AN HOURLY CONTRACT.

IT IS A SPECIAL SPECIFIC AMOUNT ON THEIR.

DO NOT HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH ME.

DOES IT SAY HOURLY? YES. SAYS IT'S $95 AN HOUR.

OKAY. WE HAVE A, UH.

I BET WE COULD GET JAKE TO DO IT FOR 25 BUCKS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, JAKE? WE HAVE A INVOICE FOR THAT.

WE WERE GIVEN FOR ALL OF THIS WORK.

THERE MAY BE A IF THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

THEY MAY BE AT AN HOURLY RATE, BUT THE INVOICE ON THIS WAS SPECIFIC AS TO THE AMOUNT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE ALREADY REQUESTED THE FIRST INVOICE FOR THIS, WHICH WOULD BE HALF OF THE TOTAL INVOICE.

AND HOW MUCH IS THAT? 13,000.

[INAUDIBLE] IF YOU COULD.

OKAY.

IT'S. MM HMM.

YES. IT WAS ROUGHLY 13,013, 13, SIX, 13, EIGHT, SOMETHING THAT NUMBER WOULD NOT EXCEED THAT.

BUT THE 13,000 IS CORRECT.

I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING THAT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.

I MEANT TO PRINT IT BEFORE I CAME, AND I FORGOT THAT INVOICE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION?

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSE. SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. THAT GETS US TO ACTION ITEM SEVEN.

[7. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS ABANDONING A UTILITY EASEMENT LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A; PROVIDING FOR RECORDATION IN THE WISE COUNTY LAND RECORDS TO SERVE AS A QUITCLAIM DEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE ABANDONMENT OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR INDEMNIFICATION.]

FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ABANDONING A UTILITY EASEMENT LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A.

THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA LAST MEETING.

THIS WAS THE EASEMENT.

IT'S A 20 FOOT EASEMENT THAT'S REDUCED TO FIVE FEET AT THE OLD WELL SITE.

THIS ORDINANCE JUST MAKES IT OFFICIAL, SO I'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO FILE AT THE RECORDS ARE BUILDING.

AND THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING.

RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT'LL GET US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE 2022-03-15 AMENDING THE CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AND ADOPTING A NEW CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AS SETFORTH IN EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY FINES; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FEES IMPOSED FOR DESIGNATED PERMITS, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2022. ORDINANCE 2022-09-23]

CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE 20220315, AMENDING THE CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AND ADOPTING A NEW CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT EIGHT.

NO CHANGES FROM THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THIS ITEM.

REMEMBER, WE'RE JUST REDUCING LIBRARY FEES AND CLEANING UP SOME OF OUR OTHER FEES THAT WERE UNNECESSARY, NOT ADDING ANYTHING, TAKING THEM AWAY.

OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

WELL, THIS IS A SECOND READING SO WE CAN TAKE ACTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO TAKE ACTION.

OKAY. I MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20220923.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, SAY AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ACTION NINE.

[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION FOR AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADVISABILITY OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND CREATION OF VISTA PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 WITHIN THE CITY OF DECATUR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 372, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAILING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. RESOLUTION 2022-09-19]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION FOR AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADVISABILITY OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND CREATION OF VISTA PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, OR KNOWN AS A PID.

DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT TONIGHT? WE WERE HOPEFUL TO HAVE THE PID REPRESENTATIVES HERE ON SITE, BUT I DO NOT SEE THEM STAFF.

AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS LINGERING ON THIS PID AGREEMENT.

AND SINCE IT'S JUST A RESOLUTION, IF YOU TOOK NO ACTION ON IT TONIGHT, YOU CERTAINLY COULD PICK UP AT THE NEXT COUNCIL WITH ACTION. RIGHT? HOPEFULLY REPRESENTATION FROM THE PID GROUP AND THE LANDOWNERS.

IT SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH.

THIS IS MARVIN CROSS, AND I APOLOGIZE.

MY CAMERA IS NOT WORKING, SO YOU JUST HAVE THIS DISEMBODIED VOICE.

I'M HERE ATTENDING THE MEETING REMOTELY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY CAMERA NOT WORKING.

BUT IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK, MY I.T.

GURU SAID HE'D HAVE TO HAVE MY LAPTOP FOR AN HOUR UNINTERRUPTED.

AND HE DID NOT AGREE TO DO THAT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11 AT NIGHT AND SIX IN THE MORNING.

SO ON THE PID, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS MATTER WAS AFTER TALKING TO EMILY BOLEN OF OUR OFFICE AND REVIEWING THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHOOSE TO DEFER IT FOR ANOTHER TIME.

THIS PID WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT BEFORE YOU AND APPROVED, BUT THE APPROVAL WOULD NOT DONE PROPERLY.

THE APPROVAL.

WELL, THE APPROVAL WAS DONE PROPERLY, BUT THE FOLLOW THROUGH WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY.

THAT IS TO SAY THAT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE PID REQUIRES, AS DOES THIS ONE, A ACCEPTANCE OF THE PETITION.

APPROVAL OF A NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED.

SO APPROVAL OF A NOTICE AND THEN ITS PUBLICATION AND THE DIFFICULTY THAT OCCURRED LAST TIME IS THAT THERE WAS NO PUBLICATION, SO IT WAS FAULTY. SO PATRICIA AND EMILY THOUGHT THAT TO CURE THAT, THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN REDONE. THE NOTICE HAS BEEN REDONE.

THE PETITION SHOULD BE IN THE CITY'S FILES.

BUT THAT'S WHY THE MATTER IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.

UNDERSTAND? WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE AT THIS POINT I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY ACTION FROM COUNCIL.

IF NOBODY MAKES ANY ACTION, WE'LL JUST GO ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.

AND THIS ITEM CAN BE PUT ON A FUTURE AGENDA AT THAT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

SO ANY ACTION TO TAKE ON THIS.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE THAT WILL GET US TO OUR NEXT SECTION.

[10. HEAR STAFF REPORT AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY OF DECATUR SIGN ORDINANCE, SECTION 15-7(A)(13) WALL SIGNS. SPECIFICALLY, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CUMULATIVE WALL SIGN AREA THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA OF 130 SQ. FT. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A 48 SQ. FT. WALL SIGN ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE BUILDING ATTACHED TO THE ELEVATOR SHAFT, WHICH, IN TOTAL, IS IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA BY 28 SQ. FT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1713 S. FM 51, DECATUR, TEXAS. (APPLICATION V2022-10—TRACY HORTON, ON BEHALF OF MH SIGNS OF TEXAS)]

PLANNING AND ZONING REPORT ACTION ITEM NUMBER TEN HEAR STAFF REPORT AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY DECATUR SIGN ORDINANCE.

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GOOD AFTERNOON. WE HAVE TWO VARIANCES FOR THE SAME LOCATION.

THIS IS MR. TRACY HORTON'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF WISE HEALTH FOR WALL ST VARIANCES.

THERE WERE IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWED WALL SIGNAGE ON THIS.

IT'S AT 1713, SOUTH FM 51.

THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR FOR WISE HEALTH.

THERE IS SOME EXISTING SIGNAGE UP THERE THAT WAS NEVER USED IN THE PAST.

AND NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT AND ADDING A LITTLE BIT TO IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAS CREATED THE VARIANCE REQUEST ON THIS.

SIGN A IS 48 SQUARE FEET LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING MIDDLE SIDE FACING FM51.

IT GOES IN IT'S AN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWED SIGNAGE ABOUT 28 SQUARE FEET.

AND THEN SIGN B IS THE ACTUAL WISE HEALTH CARDIOLOGY SIGN AND THREE BLANK SIGNED CABINETS AT 110 SQUARE FEET.

AND IT'S NOT IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWED AREA, ABOUT 138 SQUARE FEET.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE REQUESTS VIOLATE THE INTENT OR SPIRIT OF THE ORDINANCES AND THE WALL SIGNS ARE PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND ARE INTENDED TO BE VISIBLE FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON FM 51.

AND THE SIGNAGE WILL PROVIDE VISIBILITY AND EASE OF CUSTOMERS LOCATING THE LOCATION.

THERE ARE SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTED AREA IN SHAPE TOPOGRAPHY AND THERE IS LIMITED VISIBILITY ALONG FM 51.

AND IT'S LOCATED BETWEEN FIRST AID BANK AND THE DRY CLEANED SUPERCENTER AND IS SET BACK UP OFF OF THE HIGHWAY.

HARDSHIP IS NOT A RESULT OF THE APPLICANT'S ACTIONS AND THE BUILDING HAS BEEN IN ITS CURRENT LOCATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE JUST PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND IS RELOCATING THE BUSINESS FOR BETTER BUSINESS SALES.

SIGNS HAVE THREE GENERAL PURPOSES TO DIRECT AND FORM TO PROMOTE, WHICH THEY WOULD BE USED FOR THIS.

AND IF THE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE COULD DEPRIVE THE APPLICANT OF RIGHTS COMMONLY ENJOYED BY OTHER PROPERTIES, THE SIGNAGE NEEDS TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VISIBILITY FROM ALL MANNER OF VEHICLES AND IN A LOCATION THAT IS FREE AND CLEAR OF VISUAL OBSTRUCTIONS.

THESE ARE GOOD, CLEAN SIGNS, AND I THINK THAT IT WOULD PROMOTE THEIR BUSINESS VERY WELL.

THE APPLICANT IS HERE ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

ALSO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, WELL MOVE FOR A MOTION.

GET A MOTION RIGHT HERE.

I MOVE TO APPROVE VARIANTS 2022-10 2022-11.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THEY DON'T GET US TO ACTION.

[11. HEAR STAFF REPORT AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY OF DECATUR SIGN ORDINANCE, SECTION 15-7(A)(13) WALL SIGNS. SPECIFICALLY, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CUMULATIVE WALL SIGN AREA THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA OF 130 SQ. FT. THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A 110 SQ. FT. WALL SIGN ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH, IN TOTAL, IS IN EXCESS OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SIGN AREA BY 138.00 SQ FT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1713 S. FM 51, DECATUR, TEXAS. (APPLICATION V2022-11—TRACY HORTON, ON BEHALF OF MH SIGNS OF TEXAS)]

ITEM NUMBER 11.

SO HERE'S STAFFORD BOARDS CONSIDERING TAKING ACTION ON REQUESTS OF VARIANCE FROM THE CITY OF DECATUR AND SIGN ORDINANCE SECTION 15 SEVEN A13 WELL SIGNED SPECIFICALLY. SO WE ADDRESSED THE VARIANCE FOR.

FOR ACTION ITEM NUMBER 10.

BUT WE NEED TO TAKE AN ACTION ON NUMBER 11.

YOU DO TWO SEPARATE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A REQUIREMENT, BUT IT WOULDN'T HURT TO DO TO SEPARATE YOUR MOTION THIS WAY.

IS MOTION INCLUDED? ADAM. OKAY.

I WILL. LET'S.

[12. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST OF THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CLOSURE OF 100 BLOCK OF NORTH STATE AND 100 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN STREET CLOSED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4th FROM 5:00 TO 9:00 P.M. FOR THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.]

LET'S MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEM 12, THEN.

SO IT'S OUR PLANNING AND ZONING REPORT.

SO ACTION NUMBER 12, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A REQUEST OF THE CITY OF DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH STATE AND 100 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN STREET FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, FROM 5 TO 9 P.M.

ANY COMMENT FROM CITY COUNCIL OR CITY STAFF.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM OUR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT THAT WE HAVE ANNUALLY EVERY YEAR ON THE SQUARE.

MR. MAYOR, OR JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH STATE IN THE HUNDRED BLOCK OF WEST MAIN, CLOSED ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH.

SECOND. SO I HEARD A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND.

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OH, I'M GLAD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSE. SAME SIDE.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.