City Council Special Meeting   7/7/2021

Yep.

We're here.

Thanks.

All right, good morning.

Thomas, would you do roll call, please?

Mayor Walker.

Present.

Councillor Payne.

Here.

Councillor Smith.

Here.

Thomas.

Senator McGill?

Senator McGill?

Yes.

Senator McGill?

Yes.

Senator McGill?

Senator McGill?

Senator McGill?

Yes.

Senator McGill?

Yes.

Yes.

and I'll be glad to answer any questions.

All right, is there a motion?

Second.

So do we have the appropriation?

The appropriation.

Councilor Payne?

Yes.

Councilor Snow?

Yes.

All right, so item one carries 5-0.

If that's the pleasure of the sample.

And you're saying that when we get back to the following meeting, we'll do the second reading, we'll have all the other additional details will be in those drafts.

And of course, that will be for the public as well.

I would think for the public's interest today we should at least talk like give a high level overview of each.

Any questions on that one?

I just want to share that with the public.

Thank you.

That money is also anticipating a fund to draw upon not just paying somebody as a specialist, but a full program to also have assistance.

and the community engagement specialists, they will be aware of the other financial incentive programs that should somebody need assistance with back rent that they weren't aware of, they'll be able to steer them into the direction that best fits their need.

with these allocations early on.

ARP funding to fund this for a two-year period out of those funds so that we wouldn't have to be dipping into the general fund for either program.

And the schools for the school bus drivers, they'll be covering those out of their dollars, right?

And we would have this all confirmed by the time you'd have to take a vote on the 19th.

I think that will serve us as an organization as a whole well to figure that out.

and that's what we have before you today.

Is that my understanding?

The 19th.

whatever it's sorry that we take the vote yes yes yes yes trying to think what we can proactively do to kind of ready the market for this because there is a this is a tight timeline given the start of the school year is like a month later sure well as soon as is we just get a a confirmation even verbal confirmation from the schools that we're good we will begin the marketing so that

Other districts have also used that as one of their marketing materials.

Everyone's comfortable with these three items moving forward, being added to our July 19th agenda, and if there's anything that can speed up the process for number two, I think that's what we're hearing for the pupil transportation.

I know we have to offer school bus truck to all children, but if we can reduce some of the older children's stops, that might assist.

Mr. Williams, I see he popped on all of a sudden, but he may be able to answer for you.

So that is a constant part of our discussion as we look at how to get all of the kids to school safely this fall.

I don't know if you've ever, who's in charge of where the bus stops are for school children?

So is there a concern about the locations?

There was no real flat place for the kids to be waiting.

Okay.

It's over in that area kind of back behind the spy area.

Thank you.

That was my last question.

All right.

If there are no additional comments, we'll open it up for a public comment.

First up is Malcolm Bell.

Can you hear me?

You've got three minutes.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Phillip, you've got three minutes.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

You need to speak up a little.

Thank you.

You've got three minutes.

And what do you need exactly from us, Mr. Boyles, to help speed that along?

We will begin the process of putting everything in place administratively that we need, but to begin to advertise, we do have to have the council's appropriation approval that would occur on the night.

So this is really, really important.

Thank you.

You've got three minutes.

So thank you.

Thank you.

You've got three minutes.

I just wanted to get on here and say thank you to Chip Bowles, Mayor Walker.

Can you hear us now?

He has his mute is on, yeah.

But I just wanted to say thank you for what you have done so far.

Any other?

I don't see any other hands.

Counselors, any other questions or comments?

And I believe, you know, council will be present, a quorum of council will be present for that meeting.

Thank you.