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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL OUR, UH, MEETING TO ORDER.
[Additional item]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD R FIVE? UH, WHICH WILL BE, UH, THE HOPE CENTER, WHICH IS THE DONATION TO THE CITY OF REFUGE.AND THEN CAN I, OH, AND THEN ALSO WITH THAT, TO MOVE THE CITY MANAGER'S ADDRESS UP, UH, TO BEFORE, UH, COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS, UM, AND THE MOVE R ONE, EXCUSE ME.
AND OPERATION CEASEFIRE GRANT TO BE THE NEW R ONE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NO LIGHTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
SHE DIDN'T CALL YOU? SHE DIDN'T CALL.
YOU DIDN'T CALL COUNSELOR ELLIS.
SMART ELLIS FROM MARCH EARLIER TODAY.
[CLOSED MEETING]
IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING UNDER VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 DASH 3 7 11? A THREE EIGHT AND 29 TO DISCUSS THE ACQUISITION OR TO DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY WHERE DISCUSSION IN A OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY? THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN A OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE CITY'S BARGAINING POSITION.AND TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS.
REAL ESTATE CONTRACT DISCUSSIONS ON OFFERED UNSOLICITED OFFER ON CITY OWNED REAL ESTATE IN 2.2 3 7 11.
A ONE TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS.
PLANNING COMMISSION, H-R-H-A-E-D-A FOLLOW UP ON CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW AND UPDATE ON CITY MANAGER SEARCH.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
[RECONVENE OPEN MEETING]
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND COME OUT OF CLOSED SESSION.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO COME OUT? A CLOSED MEETING? SO MOVED.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY VICE MAYOR JOINER AND SECONDED BY, UM, COUNCILOR ELLIS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 2D.
WERE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS AND NUMBER TWO, IDENTIFIED IN THE CLOSED MEETING.
MOTION DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED MEETING.
AB SUSTAIN COUNCILOR OLI? YES.
AT THIS TIME IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT DR. WILLIAM BUTLER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION? SO MA'AM.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCILOR DAY, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ELLIS.
UM, I WAS NOT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL INTERVIEWED OR REVIEWED IN CLOSED SESSION, BUT, UM, I REVIEWED HIS, UM, DOCUMENTATION
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AND WAS WANTING TO KNOW POINT OF ORDER.SHE, SHE CAN'T, I DON'T THINK SHE CAN, SHOULDN'T, WASN'T PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS? YEAH.
UH, WELL I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S SAYING.
I THINK YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE.
SHE'S ASKING CAN SHE VOTE NA YAY OR NAY? I REVIEWED.
YEAH, I MEAN, YOU CAN STILL VOTE EVEN THOUGH I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN ANY DISCUSSIONS, BUT I DID GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HIS DOCUMENTATION.
SO SHE CAN'T, SHE WASN'T PART OF THE CLOSED SESSION AND THEN YOU HAVEN'T HAD HER, SHE CAN'T ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE REMOTE.
WE STILL GOTTA DO THE, ALLOW HER HER TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO ALLOW COUNCILOR STOKES TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? SO, MOVE.
MOTION TO BE MADE BY VICE MAYOR JOINER.
AND SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ELLIS.
UH, COUNCILOR STOKES, CAN YOU STATE FOR THE RECORD, UH, WHERE YOU'RE CONDUCTING THE MEETING FROM AND WHY YOU'RE ASKING TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY? UM, I'M AT HOME AND I HAVE MEDICAL ISSUES.
SEEING NO LIGHTS ROLL CALL PLEASE.
DO I VOTE ON THIS? NO, NO, NO.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, WHERE DID ANTHONY GO? SHE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T, SHE WAS NOT PART OF THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING.
I DON'T THINK THAT, YEAH, WE HAVE NOT, WE'VE NOT CONVENED AN OPEN SESSION YET.
YEAH, WE'RE IN OPEN SESSION NOW.
OH, YOU GONNA CALL ANTHONY NOW? OKAY.
I, I THINK, I MEAN, IT'S FINE.
YEAH, I THINK SHE, YEAH, I MEAN SHE CAN VOTE 'CAUSE WE'RE IN OPEN SESSION.
SO, UM, SO GO AHEAD AND DO THE, UH, DO THE ROLL CALL FOR THE APPOINTMENT.
UH, I'M RECUSING MYSELF, UH, FROM THE SCOPE.
AND WE ARE VOTING ON A PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT.
[WORK SESSION]
ON TO OUR, UH, WORK SESSION.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE AUGUST FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING FOR OUR AUGUST FINANCIALS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.
CITYWIDE REVENUES FOR 26 ARE 1% OR 2.6 MILLION HIGHER IN, UH, FOR 26 VERSUS 25.
THE INCREASE STEMS FROM OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES.
THE EXPENSES FOR 26 ARE 1.67 OR 2 MILLION HIGHER FOR 26 VERSUS 25.
THAT STEMS FROM THE, UM, INCREASES THAT WERE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES FOR THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY AS WELL AS THE COLA, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES THE BENEFITS.
ANY QUESTION ON THE FIRST ONE? GENERAL FUND.
GENERAL FUND FOR AUGUST 26 IS 1.99% OR 236,000 HIGHER IN REVENUES FOR 26 VERSUS 25 INCREASES STEM FROM PENALTIES AND INTEREST FINES, ADDITIONAL COMP BOARD REVENUE RECEIVED AS WELL AS INSURANCE CLAIMS AND REBATES RECEIVED.
OUR EXPENSES FOR 26 ARE 2.88% OR 3.7 MILLION.
HIGHER THAN 25, UH, INCREASE DUE TO, UM, 3% INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES.
ANY QUESTIONS? ENTERPRISE FUND ENTERPRISE FUND FOR 26 IS 2.04 OR $896,000 HIGHER IN REVENUES FOR 26 VERSUS 25.
EXPENSES FOR 26 ARE 1.57 OR 699,000 HIGHER
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IN EXPENSES.REVENUES OVER EXPENSES FOR ENTERPRISE FUND, WE HAVE 7.3 MILLION IN REVENUES RECEIVED AND 5.2 MILLION IN EXPENSES EXPENDITURES FOR OUR SCHOOLS SCHOOLS.
26 IS 0.45% OR 166,000 LOWER IN REVENUES.
IT'S A SLIGHT DECREASE DUE TO FEDERAL REVENUES COMING IN.
AND EXPENSES FOR 26 ARE 1.4, 1.14 OR 632,000 LOWER IN 26 VERSUS 25.
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE PAID 1,463 INVOICES FOR A TOTAL OF 6.6 MILLION.
OUR DEBT SERVICE PAID WAS FOR OUR SEWER FOR 215,000.
OUR PROJECTED CASH FLOWS FOR THE END OF 2026 WILL BE 25.6 MILLION FOR THE A CFR.
WE ARE STILL ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS MONTH.
AND DECEMBER 31ST FOR FISCAL YEAR 24.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON FISCAL YEAR 25 TO BE COMPLETED FOR MARCH 31ST, 2026.
COUNSEL WILL BE, UM, RECEIVING A RESOLUTION FOR OUR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.
IN TERMS OF PREPPING FOR THE, UM, THE 26, IS THAT RIGHT? MM-HMM
UM, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, WE CONTRACTED WITH, YOU KNOW, THE MR. BOB'S GROUP AND WITH UHY AND PREPPING ALL THE PREVIOUS AUDITS.
ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO START, UH, LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS ONE IS A ON TIME CLEAN AUDIT FOR, FOR THE SCHOOLS? YES.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD THAT DISCUSSION AND JANELLE COME IN YET.
JANELLE IS GONNA COME IN TODAY, BUT I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH HER IN REGARDS TO THE SCHOOL SUPPORT THAT IS NEEDED TO HELP THEM MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TRACK.
BUT ON THE CITY SIDE, WE DON'T NEED TOGETHER.
WE SHOULD, WE CAN DO EVERYTHING INTERNALLY MM-HMM
YES, MA RELATES TO OUR TRAINING SESSION.
ARE YOU SITTING IN ON THE, UM, ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE EMERGENCY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY TALKED ABOUT WAS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY REALLY GREAT IN FINANCE TO LOOK AT THINGS.
ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH ANY OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THINGS AT ALL AT THIS POINT IN OR THE CITY? YEAH.
THIS WAS TO THE CLASS WE HAD TODAY WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE UNIVERS.
I WANTED, YEAH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT.
I DON'T THINK SHE'S INVOLVED AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
JUST ONE THING ALSO, WHEN WE HAD OUR GFOA CONFERENCE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD ENOUGH MONIES IN A GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN IN THE CITY.
SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR GOALS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OF, UM, GENERAL FUND REVENUES TO SUPPORT IN CASE SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN IN THE CITY OF HOPEWELL.
AND, UM, ONCE THE, UM, THE AUDIT'S FINISHED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, DO YOU GUYS, ARE YOU GUYS STILL PLANNING ON GETTING WITH, UH, JIMMY SANDERSON TO DO THE NEXT, UH, DIAGNOSTIC BOND RATE? I THINK I ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWERS TO IT, BUT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WORRY PARENTS, YOU GOTTA ASK 'EM ANYWAY.
UM, ALRIGHT, THAT'S, WE'VE GOT, WE ARE VERY MUCH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SO, UH, WE WILL RECESS UNTIL SEVEN 30.
OH, ALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
COUNSELOR STOKES COUNCILLOR STOS.
CAN YOU HEAR US? COUNCILLOR OLI HERE WE HAVE A QUORUM.
AT THIS TIME, UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR OPENING PRAYER BY EVANGELIST WRIGHT, FILED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, BY MYSELF.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, GOD.
A DAY THAT YOU'VE GRANTED US ONCE AGAIN.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME THIS FAR TODAY.
NOW, AS WE GO FORTH IN THIS MEETING, FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE AGENDA, THOSE THAT ARE HERE, FATHER GOD, TOUCH EACH
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AND EVERY ISSUE.FATHER GOD, THAT IT MAY BE RESOLVED.
WE LOVE YOU, AND WE GIVE YOU GLORY, HONOR, AND PRAISE.
I PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO 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.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVE.MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY VICE MAYOR JOINER AND SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCILOR DAY.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NO LIGHTS ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MOVING ON TO THE, UH, CITY MANAGER'S REMARKS.
MR. ROGERS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
UH, ALL OF YOU ATTENDED, UH, UH, THE COUNCIL RETREAT LAST WEEK AT THE DOUBLETREE.
AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOUR ENGAGEMENT, YOUR ATTENTION.
IT WAS A GREAT RETREAT, IT SEEMED.
I THINK, UH, PRESTON, UH, BRYANT, UH, FROM, UH, MCGUIRE WOODS WAS THE RIGHT PERSON.
HE CERTAINLY IS, HAS, HAS THE BACKGROUND AND THE SKILL.
AND, UM, THAT RETREAT JUST FOR, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKED COST ABOUT 11,000 BUCKS.
AND, UM, AND, AND, AND SIX OF THAT WAS FOR THE FACILITATORS.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE RETREATS BECAUSE IT'S A WAY FOR, UH, COUNCIL TO BUILD, TO COLLABORATE, TO BUILD ALIGNMENT, UH, FOR US TO DISCUSS BIG IDEAS FOR THE CITY AND VISION FOR THE CITY, AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
I THINK THAT, UH, THE DEPTH OF THE DISCUSSIONS OF ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE, UH, MR. BRYANT WILL BE, UH, PRODUCING A REPORT, UM, IN, IN A FEW WEEKS THAT, UH, WE'LL PRESENT, UH, AND SUMMARIZE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT YOU DISCUSSED AND, UH, THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT YOU IDENTIFIED THAT WE, UH, WORKED ON TOGETHER.
SO, I I, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE, THE TIME IT RETREATS ARE PART OF MY MANAGEMENT TOOL BAG.
I, I THINK IT'S, IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET ALIGNMENT, UH, WITH, UH, WITH THE GOALS OF THE COUNCIL AND, AND TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST.
I, I I, I THINK THAT, UH, UM, ALL OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN A GREAT WAY.
AND, UH, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT SOME GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE CITY, SO THANK YOU.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COUNCILLOR STOKES FROM ONE SIX DIDN'T ATTEND BECAUSE OF YOUR HEALTH.
UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET HER, HER HER RETREAT BOOK SO THAT SHE CAN SHE HAS ONE.
UM, SECONDLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE SENIOR LEADERS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, UH, WORKSHOP TODAY.
UH, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT MM-HMM
AND, AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOW BY THE COUNCIL AND BY, UH, THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
UH, SO IT BETTER PREPARES US IN, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IN THE CITY.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WE KNOW WHERE OUR GAPS ARE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO MM-HMM.
IN ORDER TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS SO THAT WE'LL BE READY.
SO, UH, SIX HOURS IS A LOT OF TIME.
BUT IT WAS, UH, IT WAS WELL, WELL WORTH, UH, WORTH THE TIME.
UH, I ALSO WANT TO REPORT THAT, UM, WE HAVE, UH, SELECTED AND CONTRACTED, UH, RECRUITMENT FIRM FOR THE, UH, HOPEWELL WATER RENEWAL, UH, DIRECTOR.
AND WE HAD A KICKOFF, UH, WITH, UH, ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, THE OTHER DAY.
UH, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF DEQ FOR THE STATE, UH, ONE OF HIS DEPUTIES AND, UH, THE, UH, DIRECTORS OF, UH, THE WATER AUTHORITIES IN, UH, IN HAMPTON ROADS IN CHESTERFIELD, AN ANNETTE ALEXANDRIA.
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WOW.AND SO THAT'S WHO I'M USED TO, KIND OF SORT OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN THIS, IN, IN THE CANDIDATE, UH, WHO, UH, IS EVENTUALLY SELECTED, WE ARE DEFINED IN THE FIELD.
SO THE, UM, COMPANY SELECTED MGT, UH, INDICATED THAT, UH, IF WE CAN HAVE A POSITION BROCHURE, UH, BY OCTOBER ONE, AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, THAT, THAT, THAT WE COULD COMPLETE THIS SEARCH IN, IN 90 DAYS.
AND, UH, SO THAT'S WHAT WE, UH, ARE STRIVING, UH, STRIVING TO DO.
AND, UH, TODAY, I, WHEN I STEPPED OUT OF THE, THE WORKSHOP, I ATTENDED THE BGR, UM, SESSION, THEY WERE HOSTING THE, UH, LEGISLATIVE, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND I WELCOMED THEM TO, TO, UH, THE CITY ON, ON YOUR BEHALF, ME AND CHARLESTON.
AND, UH, AND GAVE THEM A SIGNAL THAT WE ARE COMING, LOOKING FOR THEM TO, FOR, FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE,
'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME THINGS WE WANT THEM TO CARRY OUR WATER ON MM-HMM
AND, UH, BUT IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT.
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS FOR THE NIGHT.
AND I ALSO WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU, UH, TO, UH, YOURSELF AND, UH, MS. JORDAN FOR COMING OUT TO THE, UH, ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION YESTERDAY AT, UH, CRYSTAL LAKE AND PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, KEY POPWELL.
AND THE, I THINK IT, IT WAS CALLED THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER.
UM, DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING ON A NICE EVENT, UM, YOU KNOW, GIVING OUT TREES, UH, TO FOLKS AND SHOWING THEM HOW TO PROPERLY PLAN 'EM.
UH, SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS AND GREAT PROGRESS IS, UH, IS BEING MADE HERE IN HOPEWELL.
WE ARE GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TONIGHT.
[PUBLIC HEARING]
SO WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS, UH, WITH MS. ENGLISH.THE SCHOOL BOARD, UH, BRINGS OUR LAST SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, UM, TO YOU FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT.
UM, A LITTLE BACKGROUND, OUR BUDGET LAST YEAR, THIS IS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WAS APPROVED, UH, BACK IN MAY OF 24 WITH SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS APPROVED LAST SEPTEMBER, JANUARY, AND MAY.
AND IN JUNE, HOPEWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $933,160.
THESE ARE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS DUE TO THE CABOOSE BILL THAT WAS PASSED BY THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.
UM, SO WE ASKED FOR APPROVAL FOR THAT TONIGHT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. ENGLISH BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY.
SEEING NO LIGHTS, UH, GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR IT.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SCHOOLS? NOPE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 25 26 HOPEWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATING, UH, BUDGET RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED SECOND.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUN, OR EXCUSE ME, VICE MAYOR JOINER, SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCILOR DAY.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING THE LIGHTS ROLL CALL PLEASE.
UH, MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO.
SO THIS IS THE, UM, OMNIBUS NUISANCE BLIGHT, UH, DRUG BLIGHT, UH, RELIC BUILDINGS AND, UM, INOPERABLE VEHICLES ORDINANCE THAT, THAT I PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT COUNCIL'S LAST MEETING.
UH, BEFORE CONTINUING ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE COUNSEL AN OPPORTUNITY IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? UM, THIS IS OUR SECOND READING ON THIS.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE ON THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ON THE, UH, BLIGHT NUISANCE ORDINANCE? OKAY.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO APLU APPROVE THE BLIGHT NUISANCE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED TONIGHT? SO, MOVED.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCILLOR HARRIS, UH, SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR JOINER.
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IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UM, ONLY THING THAT I JUST WANNA SAY ON THIS IS, UM, THANK YOU ANTHONY FOR WORKING ON THIS.UM, SAME THING WITH YOU, CHRIS.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WORKED HAND IN HAND ON THIS.
UM, CAN WE GET, UM, WELL OTHERS, GINGER LIKE A PRESS RELEASE, YOU KNOW, DONE.
AND LET'S GET SOME ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT, UM, TO ONE SHOW THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING, BUT ALSO LETTING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BE FOREWARN THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT PEOPLE TO START CLEANING THEIR, THEIR PROPERTIES UP.
[REGULAR BUSINESS]
OKAY.UH, WE HAVE A SLIGHT AGENDA CHANGE.
UH, WE MOVED R FOUR UP TO R ONE.
MAD VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M HERE THIS EVENING AND IN REGARDS TO OPERATION CEASEFIRE GRANT APPLICATION, AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR PERMISSION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THIS OPERATION CEASEFIRE GRANT.
UH, THIS IS A THREE YEAR GRANT FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2026 THROUGH 2028.
AND A DEADLINE FOR US TO APPLY IS OCTOBER THE 10TH.
AND A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE IS RECEIVING APPLICATIONS.
I RECEIVED THIS APPLICATION THE WEEK OF, UH, SEPTEMBER THE EIGHTH.
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE IS RECEIVING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS THAT INTERCEPT AND ELIMINATE LOCAL CYCLES OF BALANCE.
THE MAXIMUM AWARD IS $500,000 AND THE, UH, MAXIMUM AWARD FOR EQUIPMENT IS $100,000.
NO MATCHING FUNDS ARE REQUIRED, AND IT WILL BE ON A COST REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
UH, THE REASON WHY I REQUESTING COUNSEL, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THIS, UH, THIS, THE FUNDING, UH, WILL IMPROVE OUR TECHNOLOGY CRIME SCENE SUPPORT, UH, UH, CRIME SCENE MAPPING, UH, TRAINING, UH, TRAINING, DEALING WITH VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION AND STRATEGIES, UH, TO DEAL WITH VIOLENT CRIME AND ALSO OUR CRIME ANALYSIS.
UH, ALSO, UH, IT WILL ASSIST US IN SUPPLIES AND OVERTIME.
SO MY GOAL TONIGHT IS TO REQUEST THAT, UH, CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVING OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLYING FOR THE, UH, OPERATIONS CEASEFIRE GRANT APPLICATION.
AND THIS GRANT APPLICATIONS IS, IS IN, IS A PART OF OUR GOAL, UH, TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME, UH, FOCUS ON, UH, REPEAT OFFENDERS AND ILLEGAL GUN UH, LAWS IN THE CITY OF HOPEWELL.
AND THAT'S, AND ALSO IT WORKS WITH OUR COLLABORATIVE, UH, EFFORTS TO WORK WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS AS WELL.
SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
AS A FORMER GRANT WRITER, THE TIME LIMIT YOU WORKING WITH ON WRITING THIS GRANT, HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU? UM, AND IS THERE ANY TYPES OF WAIVERS GRANTED TO YOU TO EXTEND THE TIME TO HAVE THIS GRANT COMPLETED? WELL, UPON RECEIVING THIS GRANT APPLICATION, UH, I CALLED THE MEETING WITH OUR STAFF.
I CALLED MEETING WITH OUR STAFF AND WE ALREADY REVIEWED THE STAFF.
AND WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT, UH, ARE WE, UH, WORKING ON, UH, A LIST OF GOALS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO APPLY FOR.
AND THE, THE DEADLINE FOR OUR NEXT STAFF MEETING TO, UH, HAVE EVERYTHING IN LINE TO WHAT WE WANT TO, UH, REQUEST IS SEPTEMBER 30TH.
SO THE TIMELINE TO, UH, APPLY IS SUFFICIENT AND WE HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO, UH, COMPLETE THE GRANT APPLICATION AND, AND MEET THE DEADLINE BY OCTOBER THE 10TH.
WILL THE APPLICATION BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW? SURE.
I WILL HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON, UH, WHETHER IS, IF THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW OR NOT, I HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO SOME
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RESEARCH ON THAT.WELL, I DON'T WANNA SLOW YOU DOWN, UM, BUT IT WOULD BE BE NICE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATION JUST, UH, TO SEE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THAT GRANT.
COUNCILOR STOKES, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, THE CITY APPLYING FOR THE OPERATION CEASEFIRE GRANT? SO, UH, MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY, UH, VICE MAYOR JOINER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR STOKES.
IS THERE A, UH, A DISCUSSION SEEING THEIR LIGHTS ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MR. MAYOR, DON'T FORGET OUR R ONE AS WELL.
SO, UM, CITY COUNCIL HAS DESIRED A UPDATE TO THE RULES, UH, TO ITS RULES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2021 AS FAR AS FAR AS I CAN TELL IN MY RESEARCH.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, COUNSEL ADOPTED A NEW CODE OF CONDUCT.
UM, AND NOW AT OUR RETREAT LAST WEEK, WE DISCUSSED, UH, THE DRAFT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS PRESENTING TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROPOSED RULES IS FIRST TO STREAMLINE THEM.
UH, YOU'LL ALL REMEMBER THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, CITY COUNCIL'S RULES WERE 27 PAGES LONG, AND THAT DID NOT INCLUDE A REMOTE PARTICIPATION POLICY THAT WAS A SEPARATE OUTSIDE OF THAT 27 PAGES COMPONENT.
UH, WHAT IS BEFORE YOU NOW INCLUDES A REMOTE PARTICIPATION POLICY AND IS LIMITED TO, TO NINE PAGES LONG.
UH, IT MAKES THEM CLEARER, UH, AND IT WILL MAKE THESE MEETINGS A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT IF, IF, IF ADOPTED.
AND ALSO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE PROFESSIONAL AND WELCOMING TO, TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO COME TO, TO PARTAKE.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE DRAFT, UM, TODAY AND YESTERDAY.
I WASN'T AT THE RETREAT, UM, DURING THAT TIME AND WOULD ASK CONSIDERATION TO TABLE IT.
I REALLY HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PART WHERE THE MONEY IS CHARGED FOR YOUR MISCONDUCT OR WHATEVER'S GOING ON.
BUT WHAT CONCERNS ME IS WHENEVER YOU, UH, DIP INTO A PERSON'S FINANCES, THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF APPEAL OR SOME TYPE OF PROCESS WHERE THERE'S A RESPONSE AND WE, I'M GONNA CHARGE YOU $250 FOR X, Y, AND Z AND THEN YOU HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS.
THERE'S NO PROCESS FOR APPEAL.
AND IT JUST SEEMS AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT WHERE YOU SAY YOU GO UP IN INCREMENTS, THAT THAT NEEDS TO HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS.
ANOTHER ISSUE FOR ME WITH IT WAS, UM, PERSONAL LEAVE OR I MEAN, PERSONAL TIME TO BE BACK WAY I'M AT ON THE MEDICAL.
UM, I THINK IT WAS ONE OR TWO DAYS IN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.
I THINK WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THAT, UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY HAVE FAMILY STUFF AND I THINK WE MAYBE NEED TO ADD MAYBE ONE OR TWO DAYS.
MAYBE WE DISCUSSED THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
BUT, UM, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, PARTICULARLY THE APPEAL, APPEAL PROCESS WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, ARE DIFFERENT IN PEOPLE'S SENTENCES.
I WOULD LIKE MORE DISCUSSION THERE AND CONSIDERATION FOR APPEAL PROCESS.
SO COUNCILOR STOKES, UM, THESE RULES DON'T CHANGE.
THE, THE, THE, THAT'S PART OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT THAT, THAT, UH, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S NOT BEEN CHANGED AT ALL.
THE ONLY, THE ONLY CHANGE, UM, TO, WELL, NO, ACTUALLY THERE, THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE, TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT PART.
UM, ONE, ONE ITEM IN THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR ME AS THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FAMILIARIZE CITY
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COUNCIL WITH THE RULES THAT'S BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT.AND THAT'S JUST PART OF THE OVERALL RULES IN GENERAL TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS MEANT TO ORIENT ALL COUNSELORS TO ALL OF THE RULES.
NOT, NOT JUST TO THE, NOT JUST TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT, BUT THE CODE OF CONDUCT IS ACTUALLY NOT BEING CHANGED AT ALL FROM WHAT IT WA WHAT WAS ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
BUT I THINK IF, AND I THOUGHT BACK THEN THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN APPEAL PROCESS WHEN I FIRST CAME ON WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT.
UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING UP IN TWO 50 INCREMENTS TO SOME OTHER THINGS, AND THAT'S A DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.
AND EVERY DISCIPLINARY PROCESS, UM, MR. ATTORNEY SHOULD HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT, UM, TO DEFEND YOUR ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OR WHATEVER YOU'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF, UM, THAT'S GONNA CAUSE YOU, UM, THAT TYPE OF ADVERSE OPTION.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I READ IT THEN AND NOW.
UM, DO I TURN THE RECORD? OH, UH, COUNCILOR DAY.
UM, I, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COUNCIL RULES.
UH, MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCILOR DAY AND SECONDED BY VICE MAYOR JOINER TO APPROVE THE RULES AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? UM, YES.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MOTION TO TAPE? THAT WAS DISCUSSION.
I MEAN, YOU, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU ACTUALLY SAY MAKE A MOTION, BUT I MEAN, IF YOU WANNA MAKE HE STOP, I MEAN, WE CERTAINLY, YOU, I MEAN, ALRIGHT.
AND THE MOTION, AND I, I MEAN I CAN, BUT I JUST THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY TO APPEAL ON AN ADVERSE ACTION.
SO ON THE FLOOR, COUNCILOR STOKES HAD A MOTION.
MOTION DIES FOR A LACK OF A SECOND.
UH, WE'RE NOW MOVING TO COUNCILOR DAY'S.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, TONIGHT IS A, UH, THIS R ITEM IS A, UH, PIECE OF BUSINESS THAT WAS HELD AS A PUBLIC HEARING AT YOUR LAST MEETING.
AND, UH, YOU TABLED ANY ACTION ON THIS APPLICATION AT THAT TIME.
I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION AGAIN, JUST HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
BUT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM RELATES TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON NON-CONFORMING LOTS, UH, KNOWN AS PARCELS OH 1 3 1 5 9 5 AND OH 1 3 1 6 0 0 LOCATED ON SOUTH 19TH AVENUE.
UM, APPLICANT IS VET'S HOUSING LLC, AND THIS PROPERTY IS IN WARD FIVE.
THE, UH, NONCONFORMITIES REAL QUICK WITH THIS, UH, PARCEL ARE THE WIDTH AND THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
THEY'RE BOTH SMALLER THAN THE MINIMUMS REQUIRED.
AND THEN THE APPLICANT'S GOING TO, UH, IS PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT A ONE STORY THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH, 1,352 SQUARE FOOT HOME ON THIS PROPERTY.
AND, UH, THESE ARE SOME IMAGES OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
OUR STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE, WITH OUR STANDARD CONDITIONS THAT TYPICALLY APPLY TO, UH, MOST OF THESE CUP APPLICATIONS.
PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, AGREED WITH THOSE, UH, CONDITIONS AS WELL.
AND THE APPLICANT, MR. MAYO IS HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, I BELIEVE YOU WOULD WANTED TO SPEAK OR WERE YOU JUST AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS? NO, BOTH.
MR. MAYO WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, SPEAK REAL QUICKLY TO YOU.
MADAM VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, MR, CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC? YES, SIR.
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MR. CHRISTOPHER WARD.
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WITH MR. WARD AND HIS TEAM HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.THANK YOU MR. WARD, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP AND GUIDANCE ON THIS PROJECT.
UM, UM, OUR INTENTION IS TO BUILD, UH, ENLIST A QUALITY SINGLE FAMILY HOME, UM, FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC.
AND THIS WOULD ADD A NEEDED, ATTAINABLE HOME, UM, UM, UM, TO HOPEWELL AND, UH, ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVENUES OF THE CITY THROUGH THE PERMITS.
UM, THE PROPERTY TAXES AND THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, UM, OF HOME OWNERSHIP.
UM, THIS PLAN IS FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, WE MEET ALL THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS, ENSURING THAT THIS HOME AND ITS NEIGHBORS ENJOY THE SAME PRIVACY AND SPACE AS ALL THE OTHER HOMES.
UM, THE ARCHITECTURE AND STYLE WAS DESIGNED TO MIRROR THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, AND FULLY, UM, FULFILLS ALL THE CONDITIONS IN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU MADAM VICE MAYOR FOR YOUR CANDID FEEDBACK DURING THE LAST MEETING.
WE TOOK IT VERY SERIOUS AND IT PUSHED US TO BE A BETTER COMMUNICATOR OF THE VISION AND MISSION OF THIS NEW ORGANIZATION.
UM, THIS PROJECT IS A MEANINGFUL FIRST STEP FOR US.
UM, AND TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, PRESENT OUR FIRST HOME TO THIS COUNCIL IS BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR US.
AND I SINCERELY THANK EACH OF YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING AND INVESTING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST, UM, APPROVAL OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, VICE MAYOR JOINING? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UM, THIS, UM, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT, CONSTRUCT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON NON-CONFORMING LOTS PARCEL 0 1 3 5 9 5 AND 0 1 3 DASH 1600.
THIS IS LOCATED ON 19TH, CORRECT? OR IS THIS 16TH? THERE'S AN NO, IT'S 19TH.
UM, APPROVING IT WITH CONDITIONS.
UM, VICE MAYOR JOINER? YES, MA'AM.
YOU STATED REA APPROVING IT? NO, I'M, I'M, NO.
THE MOTIONS TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
OH, I THOUGHT SHE SAID REAPPROVE.
SO, NO OTHER LIGHTS FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.
UH, PER THE CITY'S SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND SPECIFICALLY SECTION SEVEN DASH FOUR DASH ONE H OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, UH, STATES THAT CITY COUNCIL, UH, NEEDS TO APPROVE STREET NAMES FOR NEW, FOR PROPOSED NEW SUBDIVISIONS.
AND SO YOU MAY REMEMBER, UH, HOPE CREST TOWNS.
WE WENT THROUGH A WHOLE REZONING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UM, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME ON THAT, UH, WHEN WE DID THE REZONING.
AND, UH, I THINK I'VE GOT A TIMELINE IN HERE FOR YOU.
ACTUALLY REZONING APPROVAL WAS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
THE SUBDIVISION PLAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, UH, ADMINISTRATIVELY AND IT'S GONE THROUGH SOME STAFF AND DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.
UM, THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE ALSO FOR THIS PROJECT ARE ALSO COMPLETE.
SO AS I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, UH, WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE APPROVALS.
BUT ONE OF THE LAST STEPS HERE IS THAT YOU ALL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED STREET NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE SUBDIVISION.
UH, HERE'S THE, UH, SUBDIVISION PLAT ON THE LEFT AND THEN THE STREET NAMES ON THE RIGHT.
THESE ARE THE NAMES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER.
THESE WERE NOT SELECTED BY STAFF OR, UH, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, THI THIS GROUP OF STREET NAMES WAS SUBMITTED TO THE, UM, CRATER PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION FOR THEIR ROAD NAME CLEARING HOUSE.
IT WAS SUBMITTED THROUGH THAT SO THAT THERE'S NO DUPLICATION AND,
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UM, ALL OF THESE NAMES MADE IT THROUGH THAT, UH, CLEARING HOUSE REVIEW PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, UH, INCLUDING THESE NAMES ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, WHICH HAPPENED IN MARCH.AND, UM, THE PLAT IS MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AND IS THEREFORE ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARD? YEAH, I GOT ONE.
IS THERE ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY THESE NAMES ARE LIKE THEY ARE, ARE THEY NAMED AFTER SOMEBODY, NICKS, CANDICE MAGGIES BONDS? ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO IT THAT YOU KNOW OF? I KNOW OF THE MONS, UH,
MR. DAVID MONS IS, UH, A LOCAL HOPEWELL PERSON WHO HAS BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE ON THIS PROJECT FROM A REAL ESTATE STAND, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT STANDPOINT.
AND ACTUALLY, UM, THROUGH THAT WORK IS NOW EMPLOYED BY THE DEVELOPER.
SO I KNOW WHERE THAT NAME COMES FROM.
AND HE'S PRESENTED TO YOU ALL BEFORE? YES.
I WOULD SUSPECT THAT SEVERAL OF THEM ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICULAR PERSON.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
I HAD TO DO A SECOND LOOK AT CANDY'S LANE.
I THOUGHT IT SAID CANDY CAN LANE
WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE CANDY LANE, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HOPE CREST TOWN STREET NAMES AS PRESENTED TONIGHT.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCILOR HARRISON.
ALRIGHT, UH, MOVING ON TO R FIVE.
UM, I GUESS THIS WOULD BE MR. ROGERS, MR. BASSETT? THE, UH, THE RESOLUTION FOR THE HOPE CENTER? OH YEAH.
IS THERE A MOTION TO AMEND THE FFY 2026 BUDGET AND DESIGNATE FUNDS FROM THE WARMING SHELTER TO THE HOPE CENTER AS PRESENTED TONIGHT? SO MOVED.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY VICE MAYOR JOINER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR DAY.
SO YOU ARE MOVING MONEY FROM THE WARMING CENTER TO THE HOPE CENTER THAT WAS PRESENTED BY CITY AT THAT FROM CITY REFUGE, CORRECT? YES.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WOMAN'S SHELTER THAT CLOSES, RIGHT? NO.
SO YEAH, THE, UH, THE REFUGE WILL, WILL, WILL, WILL TAKE THAT, UH, RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.
I SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE WARMING SHELTER CLOSES? NO, IT'S GONNA BE A RE IT'S GONNA BE A REVISED OPERATION.
THERE WILL STILL BE A WARMING SHELTER.
THERE'S STILL GOING TO BE A WARMING SHELTER, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DONE THROUGH, I THINK IT'S CATHOLIC CHARITIES, RIGHT? IT'S GONNA BE DONE THROUGH HOPEWELL CENTER.
YOU'VE DONE THE YEAR ROUND TOO.
ALRIGHT, WELL WE HAVE FINISHED EARLY, SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO, YOU COULD HAVE CLOSING COMMENTS OR WE CAN LEAVE EARLY
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING? SO MOVED.
ANY APP OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.