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All right. You know what's happening.

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Rise for the Pledge.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God,

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indivisible with liberty

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and justice for all.

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Please stay standing and bow our heads.

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Let us pause now to give thanks

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for the freedoms we enjoy,

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for without them we would not

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be able to assemble here today.

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We take this short moment to remember

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the past. Give us strength

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for the present and hope for

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the future, amen. "Amen."

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McCort? "Yes." Strah?

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Here. "Kitts?" Here. "Sauer?"

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Here. "Dukles is absent."

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Is there a motion to excuse him?

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I make a motion to excuse.

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Second.

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed?

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Motion to approve our minutes.

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So moved. "Second."

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed? "Motion to pay all"

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our bills. "So moved."

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Second.

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed?

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Motion to read all ordinances and resolutions

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by title only.

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So moved. "Second."

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Well, that went smooth.

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Mayor's update.

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I got a little bit of a sinus issue,

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so I won't be talking long.

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That'll probably please half of you.

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We did go; my wife

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and I went to the Butter and Bloom.

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Woo haa ribbon cutting. Huge.

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Humongous.

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From. You can gain about 10 pounds

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looking in the window. But.

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And from what I understand

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because I called them the other day.

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They've been selling out regular, almost

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everyday. Every single day.

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That's a wonderful thing.

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And then we went to the Halloween parade

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which was just as much fun.

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And we enjoyed that.

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We've got a lot upcoming

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with our town.

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Grafton Old Fashioned Christmas.

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They're still looking for volunteers.

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So if you want to volunteer and help out,

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that's Main Street Grafton. They have

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a website and you can get ahold of them.

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Andrew, you probably have their contact

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number. "I do." If anybody's

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interested in volunteering.

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So, we've got a few things developing

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here in town.

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And it's public record, so I can

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expose this. That ComStar

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Credit Union bought the property

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where the bowling alley was.

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Get out. "So."

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They have a board meeting on the 20th.

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He's going to get with me right after the

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board meeting. Right now it looks

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like Grafton is going to be a direct hit

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for it. Putting that credit union in.

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Right there. "Wonderful."

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And then for you folks that have been

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here forever, and ever and ever.

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Right now we are working on

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bringing back your favorite restaurant

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to Grafton.

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Hardee's.

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So, we got. We're working on it right now.

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In the process of that.

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We're still in the process of working with

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Ralph. And getting that

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pharmacy completed.

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So, we have been working, working, working.

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I'm an asset.

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Help me back. I just want to get out of here.

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So we just want to, once again, if

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you want to help with Main Street Grafton

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Old Fashioned Christmas.

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It's a 'Candy Cane' Christmas.

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Sign up. They'd love to have you.

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I'd love to have you. We're going to make

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it the biggest, bestest ever.

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Other than that, I'm going to turn it over to

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my village administrator while I

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take my Advil. "Thank you, Mr. Mayor."

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I knew he was talking ahead of me. I didn't know

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it was the medication talking.

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After that. "All right. Okay."

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Well, what I can say is the Mayor definitely

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hit the high notes. But I'll add a little bit

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the substance too, to how

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good Christmas in Grafton is shaping up to be.

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Thirty plus vendors right now.

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Including some food trucks and it's

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all the way up and down Main Street. We've

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been working to create an accurate map for

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Main Street to help manage all of the vendors

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that they have.

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We really want to credit Rose Street

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and the rest of Main Street

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for helping us really close up with

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our event. We've got the balloons ordered.

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We're ready to go wtih that. We'll have lots

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to sell and all the typical accoutrement you'd

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expect at an open house. "There's free gifts."

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Rose Street. It's not a street.

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That's correct. It's just her street

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name. "That's her name." But Rose

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Street is the manager. "Yes."

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She's the individual that Main

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Street hired to head up

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Grafton Main Street. So she's a part-time

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worker. She will. Basically the director

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is on staff for Main Street.

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She comes in and out of here very often.

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Work with her a lot. "What's her last name?"

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Street. "Really?" Yep.

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That's her. Exactly.

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Thirty-five miles per hour.

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You can drive 55 if you want.

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The thing I will say, is we are working

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with Franklin brewery to try and find a place

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to catch them. He is. He is

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leaving mostly because

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there is a new lease that,

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that he's being put into. That's just

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making it very difficult for him to commit to

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that long a lease. So we're working

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with him trying to see if we can find another home

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in Grafton. We continue to

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work on every issue as they come up.

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One more thing. We're excited to work

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with Oberlin College again to get more interns.

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This time we're going to have

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the equivalent of two full-

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time interns. Two of them may be part-

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time. One of them's going to be full-time.

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We're really excited about that. And those are,

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those are part of the growing offerings

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that are last year. "So the month of January."

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Correct. That's all I have today.

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Leaf pickup. Put your leaves to the curb

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so they can catch them.

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That'll work. I'm interested

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more in Hardee's, than I am in leaf pickup.

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When they got his curly fries, they know he's

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coming.

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All right. Law director, do you have anything

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on your mind? "The police are next, Mayor."

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Well, you're a village official.

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Well, I'll wait until we get to Ordinance

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25-015. Then

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I will make a motion. Or ask to be.

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Chief Clark. You're up.

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628 calls for service for

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October. Twenty-four assists to other agencies.

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Halloween was a big success and

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no problems. Everything went fine.

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A great evening. It was warm. The kids had

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a good time.

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All right. Chief Thompson.

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All right. Well, because

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I was in class with Sgt. Blakely

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meeting all day, the report;

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the numbers are off a little bit. Total calls

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year to date are actually 450.

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Yesterday was one of those days.

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We had a great opportunity early in the month.

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Midview Schools had

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the busses they were looking to get rid of.

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And an in-service day where they needed

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some education for their drivers.

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So, they invited Eaton township out to do

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a training with Midview Schools.

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They invited everyone in the service of the

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Midview community. And we were able to

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muster up eight members of the department

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to go to that training to work on

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school bus extrication with Eaton Township

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and the Midview Schools.

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It was a great day. We had

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like I said, eight guys. And

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a lot of school bus cutting went on that day.

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We've been providing

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the intercepts, instead of full squad fills

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for other agencies.

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We had two of those with Medina County

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since last meeting.

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And right now we're averaging 23

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requests for service a month.

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Like I said, we're 450 year to date.

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Last week we had eight request for service

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in one day. Our guys covered all eight of them.

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That puts us at

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110 mutual aid gives.

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Thirty-one of those are Fire.

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Eight are EMS.

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And we've had fourteen requests

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for mutual aid ourselves.

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Through box alarms and

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multiple calls at one time.

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We continue the education.

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As of today we have another GLS

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Instructor on the department.

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We got two people taking the Firefighter 2

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exam as we speak.

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We've got one guy to take the Medic exam

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next month. We're wishing all of them the

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best of luck.

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Now, for the part of my job that I do

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really dislike.

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Firefighter EMT Basic

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Geno Fontanez has resigned due

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to getting married and moving out of the area.

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And he's asked if we could recognize

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his last day as being November 15th

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of this year.

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Assistant Chief Cricks

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has resigned because he's taking over

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the family business.

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And he's been spoiling us. He's been

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a very integral part of

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the growth since 2019

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with experience in the department.

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He was part of just about everything.

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He spearheaded our education

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within the department.

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losing him, we're going to lose a

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Fire Five Instructor,

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a Safety Inspector,

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a Fire Instructor,

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a friend of the guys and

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EMT Basic and Firefighter 2.

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He's also asked for his last day to be

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November 15th resignation.

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Classic.

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Well, I hate to lose people but they got to do

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what they got to do.

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And as far as the Halloween;

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the parade and everything.

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The only comment that I got.

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That was even remotely

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negative, was

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over the fact that

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all our doughnuts and cider came

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from outside of the village.

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It's a big deal. They should have gotten it from,

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well, out here in town.

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Instead of going to IGA. But.

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That was the big complaint that I got.

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I told the people I woud share it with you. So.

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I did that.

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It was more than that, dude.

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There's always next year.

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It's going to be be bigger, better.

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You want doughnuts and more cider

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anyhow, of course. "We can make that happen."

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Next, reports and comments from

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the Village Council.

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Anybody on Council have anything they'd

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like to report. "I got something."

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There's always one.

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I'm hearing things. So, sorry, guys.

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Wait. So, Bill.

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Later, later, later, later.

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I wanted her to come representing us.

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So you pay for the bathwater.

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We don't need this. "Honestly, we got one right"

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here. "Thank you, Kathy."

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Anyway. What I

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was just wondering and bring up that Ryan

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contacted us tonight about putting

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a sledding hill at Willow Park.

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Just make a motion to add it to the agenda

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and a second. "Well, you're supposed to"

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tell me this. "Definitely." We may

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have a clerk fill it in first, because

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it's ... "You just got to make a motion"

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to add it to the agenda. A point of order.

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Then that requires a second and then a majority

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of Council to add it to the agenda. "Okay. I make"

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the motion to have a discussion

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on a sledding hill at Willow Park.

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I second it.

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All in favor? "Aye."

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Opposed?

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Ryan Homes

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will be donating all the dirt.

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Then building it.

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...

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...

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It's 25 years old. "Yeah."

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Are you guys up? "We're covered?"

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...

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Discussion right now. I'll try and keep up with it.

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That's practically all they say.

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And, well, the kids playing with it.

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So that's just the ...

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Okay. Do we have any more reports

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from Village Council?

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Now, let's go to the reports and comments

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from the public.

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For those of you who are new here today,

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you need to fill out a little form.

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Put your name and address on it, if you

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wish to speak. So we can kind of

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keep order to this thing.

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I have Mr. Jim Roth.

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Sitting back there.

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Would like to come up and speak.

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You can speak where you're at. You're allowed.

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Go ahead. "I have a voice that carries. So, where"

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do I. First of all, I just want to publicly thank

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anybody in the room, or

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anybody watching. Or, anybody in the village

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for voting for me for the 2nd Ward.

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A council person position.

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I very much appreciate it. Congratulations to

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the people that won. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Romes.

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The other guy.

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Kilgore. "Yeah."

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All right. Congratulations to you guys that

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won. I look forward to seeing what you guys,

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you know, bring to the table here.

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Also, thank you to members outgoing.

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Off of council.

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I appreciate your efforts over the years. I know

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I really haven't agreed with everything that's

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been done. But,

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I know that you guys, at least

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your heart was in the right place.

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You wanted what's best for Grafton.

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Even if we have different visions of how it

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should come into play. So.

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Thank you for your service.

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I ask if this.

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So, looking forward, you know, that we.

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That's left in Council. I ask that you all work to-

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gether. Try to oversee any personal differences.

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And look to what's best for Grafton.

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I ran on that.

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That was the thing I said to anybody I

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talked to that, you know.

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Whenever I would.

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If I was on Council would be

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what would be best for Grafton and just

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not what's best for Jim

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or desparate things.

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Secondly, we've seen a little brief of that

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this evening is Robert's Rules of Order.

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It's an important, important thing. I'm

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imploring you to utilize it. To listen

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to Mr. Lipian. I know he's going to

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want to have a time where he's going to

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try to get everybody on the same

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page with that. It's important

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to have the quorum and have order.

382
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We get a lot of comments from out here.

383
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I've been guilty of it myself a couple times.

384
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But we get sometimes the council people speak

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out of turn, too.

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So that means we need a right hand, so that

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somebody's watching us on, they're,

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they're going to think we're a bunch of yokels.

389
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Right? Just because we're small,

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doesn't mean we can't be professional. "Right."

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And so I encourage everybody tonight;

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correction. And then

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so that Council can move forward. And if

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this may come up tonight.

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I would love to see you use the

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emergency thing much less.

397
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I don't know.

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Do it. I'll second that. "No. I understand."

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Or, I don't fully understand

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where that all comes from. But I know when

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whenever they adopted that procedure,

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that was not meant to be

403
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a crutch for expediency.

404
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To get something passed through. Just there

405
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may be somebody would come to a meeting

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would read something the second or third time.

407
00:17:04,781 --> 00:17:06,905
They would have something to say that would,

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have something to say that's worth hearing.

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And, so

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give things their due time. Do the

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three readings. There's times when you have

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to vote on something, you know, immediately.

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And nobody's not going to understand

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those circumstances. But otherwise,

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let's try to roll that back and

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follow procedures that, you know.

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Tell when they we shouldn't be.

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That's it. Thank you for your time.

419
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Right and you've been on us twice a month.

420
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You did a good job. "Thank you, sir."

421
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And a horse.

422
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You're out of order.

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Have we got anymore? "No."

424
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Okay. Does anybody want to chime in?

425
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I'm going to recognize the Law Director.

426
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I've had a conversation with

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the attorney for the Public Library.

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They are looking at putting a reversion

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clause in the contract to

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limit the project to ten years.

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She is writing up the language.

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I would like a motion to

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postpone a vote

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on this third reading and move this

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to December; the first December meeting.

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When we have it already placed in it.

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When it's provided to me

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I will give Council first look.

439
00:18:28,142 --> 00:18:30,253
It makes me wonder because I haven't read it, yet.

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I make a motion we

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postpone this until

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we have your

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final draft. "Right."

444
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Final draft. "I second."

445
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All in, all in favor?

446
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Aye. "Opposed?"

447
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And then we have. "Yes or no?"

448
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Jamie.

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From Kleinfelder.

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What would you like me to talk about?

451
00:19:01,567 --> 00:19:03,567
Well, if you and Andrew give a

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00:19:03,567 --> 00:19:05,639
presentation. "I'd like to introduce Jamie"

453
00:19:05,639 --> 00:19:07,574
Grant. She's spoken here before.

454
00:19:07,574 --> 00:19:09,574
Jamie Grant comes here from

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Kleinfelder. Which is a consulting

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agency we had used for year's previously.

457
00:19:13,731 --> 00:19:16,006
They were hired by us. And I will

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00:19:16,006 --> 00:19:18,006
get together with Kleinfelder. Kleinfelder

459
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does some engineering. They work with us on

460
00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:22,171
economic development. A lot of grant writing.

461
00:19:22,171 --> 00:19:24,171
And Jamie is here to talk with us

462
00:19:24,171 --> 00:19:26,171
a little bit about the pocket park grant

463
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that's coming up for your consideration today.

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That's the thing that I've been visiting

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the computer with, for the last

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upteenth time. So I think

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now that we will be able to actually make

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it happen. But Jamie, again,

469
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is coming here from Kleinfelder, who helped

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us work on this pocket park

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grant. So.

472
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I will. Yeah. I will

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give you time. I will talk

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while you are pulling up some of the images

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for the,

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the pocket park that's being

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talked about. I think there's this Resolution

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25-024.

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So, our firm, again, I managed

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the grant. I am

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a planner and grant writer with Kleinfelder.

482
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And I appreciate the time to come tonight

483
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to talk about this particular project.

484
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I have some notes here and

485
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as you're pulling up maps. But

486
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our firm has been working

487
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with the Village on

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the potential to go after

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some dollars from the Ohio Department

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of Natural Resources. Their Nature-

491
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Works Program.

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To look at, it's a 50%

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rate program

494
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that the village has applied to.

495
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To help fund some improvements

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at the pocket park

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out by the Grafton historical school.

498
00:20:45,707 --> 00:20:48,067
And there's a couple of elements

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that we've applied for on behalf

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of the village to make

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improvements in that park. Including

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putting in some paved walkways

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that connects Elm Street

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to the northeast

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corner of the

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school property.

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To do the first phase of

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building an amphitheatre

509
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with a stage that would be put there.

510
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In that northeast corner

511
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to recognize

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00:21:17,930 --> 00:21:20,061
Herbie the Elm Tree, which has

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substantial historical significance.

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00:21:22,604 --> 00:21:24,604
on the national level. As well

515
00:21:24,604 --> 00:21:27,529
the Village of Grafton level.

516
00:21:27,855 --> 00:21:30,240
Herbie; one of Herbie's descendents

517
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,652
as a seed came to Grafton

518
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and was planted. And there's a tree that is there.

519
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And it goes back to the

520
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Revolutionary War.

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So there is tremendous significance

522
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in that tree. And

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00:21:44,371 --> 00:21:47,381
that tree is and it's

524
00:21:47,661 --> 00:21:50,448
traveled, travels to the Village of Grafton.

525
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And then the other thing that we were

526
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looking at is investing

527
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in some new playground equipment and

528
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and maybe a watchtower hanging playground.

529
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That would be in that park

530
00:22:01,426 --> 00:22:03,426
as well. And

531
00:22:03,426 --> 00:22:05,538
total project cost estimate

532
00:22:05,538 --> 00:22:07,460
that we have right now is about

533
00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:10,898
$294,830 dollars.

534
00:22:11,061 --> 00:22:13,935
So moving on our NatureWorks grant will be

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00:22:13,935 --> 00:22:15,935
50% of that, or

536
00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:18,838
$147,415 dollars,

537
00:22:19,679 --> 00:22:22,001
if we were awarded that money.

538
00:22:22,001 --> 00:22:24,001
The NatureWorks Program

539
00:22:24,001 --> 00:22:26,001
is

540
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one of the fundamental roles

541
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around why, what

542
00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,040
projects they will look at. And that can be

543
00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,414
how they look at scoring and avoids

544
00:22:34,414 --> 00:22:36,414
battles from the local community.

545
00:22:36,414 --> 00:22:38,570
Is about preserving and

546
00:22:38,570 --> 00:22:40,701
creating green space while also 

547
00:22:40,701 --> 00:22:42,701
enforcing community identity.

548
00:22:42,701 --> 00:22:45,002
So, I can wrap it up.

549
00:22:45,002 --> 00:22:47,107
It's a local project that we have

550
00:22:47,107 --> 00:22:49,107
helped you with.

551
00:22:49,107 --> 00:22:51,107
It's a project with potential improvement

552
00:22:51,107 --> 00:22:52,631
to local plan making.

553
00:22:52,631 --> 00:22:55,491
Certainly, the next big thing was

554
00:22:55,491 --> 00:22:57,747
those pockets are the focus of the program.

555
00:22:58,269 --> 00:23:00,634
Also, a couple of other elements.

556
00:23:00,634 --> 00:23:03,152
Creating a vibrant hub for recreation.

557
00:23:03,152 --> 00:23:05,989
Cultural enrichment and community unity.

558
00:23:05,989 --> 00:23:08,335
So again, a lot of these improvements

559
00:23:08,335 --> 00:23:10,335
make a lot of sense out at the park.

560
00:23:11,692 --> 00:23:13,692
The owner of the school

561
00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:16,018
has agreed to, I think,

562
00:23:16,018 --> 00:23:18,018
transfer ownership of that portion

563
00:23:18,018 --> 00:23:20,299
of that property to the Village.

564
00:23:20,299 --> 00:23:22,568
So that we can construct the park

565
00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:24,835
if awarded the funds.

566
00:23:24,835 --> 00:23:26,907
We've looked at the

567
00:23:26,907 --> 00:23:29,109
balances of the

568
00:23:29,109 --> 00:23:31,542
trust fund and it's

569
00:23:31,542 --> 00:23:33,679
sufficient if we were

570
00:23:33,679 --> 00:23:36,006
to get this grant to cover those expenses.

571
00:23:36,006 --> 00:23:38,006
And I know

572
00:23:38,006 --> 00:23:40,006
that it is on as an

573
00:23:40,006 --> 00:23:41,693
emergency resolution.

574
00:23:46,514 --> 00:23:48,514
I knew that we were going to be talking

575
00:23:48,514 --> 00:23:50,422
about that we would be bringing this

576
00:23:50,422 --> 00:23:52,206
or the potential of it.

577
00:23:52,206 --> 00:23:54,513
But one of the reasons why we're asking

578
00:23:54,513 --> 00:23:56,513
for it as an emergency is

579
00:23:57,218 --> 00:23:59,505
we worked on designing where the

580
00:23:59,505 --> 00:24:01,505
location of all the amenities

581
00:24:01,505 --> 00:24:03,857
and features would be at the pocket park.

582
00:24:03,857 --> 00:24:05,857
Between when we are opened, the

583
00:24:05,857 --> 00:24:07,857
grant application. When we were able

584
00:24:07,857 --> 00:24:09,975
to design the layout

585
00:24:09,975 --> 00:24:11,975
where all of the

586
00:24:11,975 --> 00:24:15,257
elements would go. Worked on the cost estimate.

587
00:24:15,505 --> 00:24:17,505
Put the application together and sumitted

588
00:24:17,505 --> 00:24:19,694
it. It all was submitted

589
00:24:19,694 --> 00:24:21,582
Friday of this last week.

590
00:24:21,582 --> 00:24:23,804
One of the elements that is

591
00:24:23,804 --> 00:24:25,804
required of that application

592
00:24:25,804 --> 00:24:27,843
is to have Council pass

593
00:24:27,843 --> 00:24:29,843
legislation that

594
00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:31,843
approves the application

595
00:24:31,843 --> 00:24:34,556
submission. And then basically

596
00:24:34,556 --> 00:24:36,556
verifies or acknowledges that

597
00:24:36,556 --> 00:24:38,556
if the grant was awarded, that you have

598
00:24:38,556 --> 00:24:40,491
the ability to complete the

599
00:24:40,491 --> 00:24:42,491
project within a twelve month period

600
00:24:42,491 --> 00:24:44,491
and the financial resources to

601
00:24:44,491 --> 00:24:47,322
contribute your 50% match. So.

602
00:24:47,322 --> 00:24:49,650
That is a requirement of the program

603
00:24:49,650 --> 00:24:51,761
and we only have, I think,

604
00:24:51,761 --> 00:24:54,083
a two week window after we submit

605
00:24:54,083 --> 00:24:56,711
the application to get that legislation

606
00:24:56,711 --> 00:24:59,024
passed. Which is why we're coming before

607
00:24:59,024 --> 00:25:01,024
you tonight as Council

608
00:25:01,024 --> 00:25:02,448
can consider passing it.

609
00:25:02,448 --> 00:25:05,311
I'm going to register.

610
00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:08,035
Any other? What did I miss?

611
00:25:08,524 --> 00:25:10,583
Jamie, you did fantastic. I want to thank

612
00:25:10,583 --> 00:25:12,754
Kleinfelder for how hard they worked on this.

613
00:25:12,754 --> 00:25:15,119
I also want to thank Caylin S. Who also

614
00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,784
helped as well with my staff.

615
00:25:18,201 --> 00:25:20,201
As you can see, it's a great opportunity;

616
00:25:20,201 --> 00:25:22,201
the park there. With what's

617
00:25:22,201 --> 00:25:24,201
becoming the cultural hub of the downtown. Where

618
00:25:24,201 --> 00:25:26,201
the historic after school with a lot of shows.

619
00:25:26,201 --> 00:25:28,201
They had a very successful haunted house

620
00:25:28,201 --> 00:25:30,144
that they did there at the school. Carly

621
00:25:30,144 --> 00:25:32,144
desperately wanted to be here today but for

622
00:25:32,144 --> 00:25:34,340
a family emergency, she couldn't make it.

623
00:25:34,340 --> 00:25:36,340
But she is excited and she said

624
00:25:36,340 --> 00:25:38,770
she will transfer with a memo of

625
00:25:38,770 --> 00:25:40,770
understanding should we be awarded the grant.

626
00:25:40,770 --> 00:25:42,770
The land to the Village of Grafton for a long as

627
00:25:42,770 --> 00:25:44,770
we continue to use it as a pocket park.

628
00:25:44,770 --> 00:25:46,770
As you can see a primitive historic

629
00:25:46,770 --> 00:25:48,967
elm clone from the original tree, but that

630
00:25:48,967 --> 00:25:51,137
go back to the Revolutionary War. The pocket

631
00:25:51,137 --> 00:25:53,137
park down here's already a pavilion

632
00:25:53,137 --> 00:25:54,981
back there. "Wrong." This is going to be

633
00:25:54,981 --> 00:25:56,981
pretty bad for a little bit. But the amphitheatre

634
00:25:56,981 --> 00:25:58,896
making sure it's ADA, of course.

635
00:25:58,896 --> 00:26:00,719
This lovely walking trail.

636
00:26:00,719 --> 00:26:02,719
And the thing I'm most excited about is that

637
00:26:02,719 --> 00:26:04,719
playground because it's the Grafton watch-

638
00:26:04,719 --> 00:26:06,824
tower. It's a great railroad theme.

639
00:26:06,824 --> 00:26:08,772
It's around our history. The last kids

640
00:26:08,772 --> 00:26:10,772
to play with and have an intimate connection

641
00:26:10,772 --> 00:26:12,772
with the history. That we hope will serve them

642
00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:14,772
into adulthood as they continue to be here in

643
00:26:14,772 --> 00:26:16,772
the Village of Grafton. So, thanks Jamie

644
00:26:16,772 --> 00:26:19,013
for getting this set up. And we yield to any

645
00:26:19,013 --> 00:26:21,013
questions that the Council might have.

646
00:26:21,013 --> 00:26:23,013
...

647
00:26:45,773 --> 00:26:47,773
Nobody asked any questions.

648
00:26:51,596 --> 00:26:53,579
Finally, I think, Andrew,

649
00:26:53,596 --> 00:26:55,930
parking would be down in this area.

650
00:26:55,930 --> 00:26:58,204
Yeah, correct. Also around the back.

651
00:26:58,204 --> 00:27:00,204
North? Up here?

652
00:27:08,026 --> 00:27:10,294
There it is. Yeah. Back here

653
00:27:10,294 --> 00:27:12,294
there's a path for you to go back.

654
00:27:12,294 --> 00:27:14,516
You know, they'd be driving past. Things like

655
00:27:14,516 --> 00:27:16,516
that. Back here is where a lot of the parking is.

656
00:27:16,516 --> 00:27:18,516
And that's where people that park here, they

657
00:27:18,516 --> 00:27:20,516
come around the walking paths and go down

658
00:27:20,516 --> 00:27:22,125
to the pocket park.

659
00:27:22,125 --> 00:27:24,387
Of course, that sign is indicating

660
00:27:24,387 --> 00:27:26,387
the pocket park here. You decided this?

661
00:27:26,387 --> 00:27:28,693
It's all there.

662
00:27:33,154 --> 00:27:35,154
There's part of that park that goes to

663
00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:37,272
the pocket park. "Paul, that's two"

664
00:27:37,272 --> 00:27:39,272
questions. So this is

665
00:27:39,272 --> 00:27:41,272
the corner of.

666
00:27:41,272 --> 00:27:44,028
This is the corner here of Carly's property.

667
00:27:44,028 --> 00:27:46,028
Over here is a project

668
00:27:46,028 --> 00:27:48,028
headed by the president of the Library board.

669
00:27:48,622 --> 00:27:50,622
And if you're back here, that's Carly's

670
00:27:50,622 --> 00:27:52,734
property. So, we would have access.

671
00:27:52,734 --> 00:27:55,308
We will use this as parking for the pocket park.

672
00:27:55,621 --> 00:27:58,333
And then access back here. So, probably next to it.

673
00:27:58,333 --> 00:28:00,613
How many years you been working on this?

674
00:28:06,197 --> 00:28:08,197
Well done.

675
00:28:08,197 --> 00:28:10,079
Thank you, Jamie.

676
00:28:10,079 --> 00:28:12,079
Thank you, Andrew.

677
00:28:13,488 --> 00:28:15,488
And you residents want to know.

678
00:28:17,380 --> 00:28:19,282
All the time and effort

679
00:28:19,850 --> 00:28:21,850
Andrew really does

680
00:28:21,850 --> 00:28:23,850
put in a day's work.

681
00:28:23,850 --> 00:28:26,197
In his research and his

682
00:28:26,197 --> 00:28:28,197
capabilities of.

683
00:28:28,197 --> 00:28:30,426
He can type faster than we can talk.

684
00:28:31,287 --> 00:28:33,333
The guy is phenomenal. He said he's

685
00:28:33,333 --> 00:28:35,189
all about Grafton.

686
00:28:35,189 --> 00:28:37,379
So, I would like to recognize that.

687
00:28:37,770 --> 00:28:39,770
And his work tonight.

688
00:28:40,827 --> 00:28:43,358
So, before we go to the resolution on this

689
00:28:43,665 --> 00:28:46,037
let's have our discussion on this

690
00:28:46,037 --> 00:28:47,972
hill

691
00:28:47,972 --> 00:28:49,718
for sledding.

692
00:28:51,355 --> 00:28:53,655
So, what do you? "Just let me finish."

693
00:28:54,457 --> 00:28:56,868
I had a little something somewhere.

694
00:28:57,129 --> 00:28:59,129
I've seen in that back part.

695
00:28:59,938 --> 00:29:01,938
I kind of tend to look and see that

696
00:29:01,938 --> 00:29:03,938
Willow Park seems to have a little bit more

697
00:29:03,938 --> 00:29:05,938
room than North Park.

698
00:29:07,060 --> 00:29:09,662
A lot. It goes back there.

699
00:29:09,662 --> 00:29:11,662
I mean at Reservoir Park.

700
00:29:11,662 --> 00:29:13,662
For soccer there. "Yeah."

701
00:29:13,662 --> 00:29:15,662
It's blank.

702
00:29:16,099 --> 00:29:18,099
It's a full on mental breakdown.

703
00:29:18,099 --> 00:29:20,099
As far as I can think of.

704
00:29:20,099 --> 00:29:22,099
The park already has some access there to

705
00:29:22,099 --> 00:29:24,099
the right. "Yeah, there's a lot of room"

706
00:29:24,099 --> 00:29:26,158
along the back. "So."

707
00:29:26,158 --> 00:29:28,393
Back on Miller. That might be a pocket, too. I just

708
00:29:28,393 --> 00:29:30,674
thought we were here to discuss this field

709
00:29:30,674 --> 00:29:32,674
back here.

710
00:29:32,674 --> 00:29:34,674
I think the Village, they'd be happy about it.

711
00:29:34,674 --> 00:29:36,550
That's all I'm saying.

712
00:29:36,550 --> 00:29:39,495
Get comfortable with this. It's falling behind.

713
00:29:39,495 --> 00:29:41,633
Donated dirt? "Yeah."

714
00:29:41,633 --> 00:29:43,633
I mean they will. "They'll haul it"

715
00:29:43,633 --> 00:29:45,855
over there. "Okay."

716
00:29:45,855 --> 00:29:47,855
Everybody all right with this?

717
00:29:47,855 --> 00:29:49,855
No. "Yeah." Fine.

718
00:29:49,855 --> 00:29:52,557
They're ready to start hauling, whenever.

719
00:29:52,909 --> 00:29:55,178
But, you and I bring it up, okay?

720
00:30:02,725 --> 00:30:04,725
Anymore questions on that?

721
00:30:05,580 --> 00:30:07,580
I think what we need is a motion

722
00:30:07,580 --> 00:30:09,874
to put it on the. "Is that for the next?"

723
00:30:09,874 --> 00:30:11,874
I think we need more planning.

724
00:30:11,874 --> 00:30:13,789
But yeah. "No." Yeah.

725
00:30:19,034 --> 00:30:21,636
There could be an accident. Why are we?

726
00:30:21,636 --> 00:30:23,636
Wasn't that. I know what else to call.

727
00:30:24,804 --> 00:30:26,902
In short, we tried and tried.

728
00:30:26,902 --> 00:30:29,955
Between the dog park and Durkee.

729
00:30:30,444 --> 00:30:32,444
The kids all play football there.

730
00:30:32,444 --> 00:30:34,444
The kids play football in the back.

731
00:30:34,444 --> 00:30:36,737
They work on the side. I go there everyday.

732
00:30:36,737 --> 00:30:38,972
They've already gave things up there

733
00:30:38,972 --> 00:30:40,972
between the Dog Park and Durkee.

734
00:30:41,742 --> 00:30:43,958
Right there. "Well, that's what I saying."

735
00:30:43,958 --> 00:30:45,958
You know, I'm kind of just testing to see what

736
00:30:45,958 --> 00:30:47,492
you guys thought.

737
00:30:47,492 --> 00:30:49,584
Well, I can get warrants. So you go ahead

738
00:30:49,584 --> 00:30:51,584
and get more info. "Yeah."

739
00:30:54,044 --> 00:30:56,044
Well, if you're going to do it over there at North

740
00:30:56,044 --> 00:30:58,175
Park. You better get Planning involved.

741
00:30:58,175 --> 00:31:00,391
Because it's going to affect a lot of residents.

742
00:31:01,167 --> 00:31:03,167
Possibly water runoff and different things

743
00:31:03,167 --> 00:31:05,716
like that. "It's swamp and it's crap over there."

744
00:31:05,716 --> 00:31:08,034
It's always wet and crap. I walk

745
00:31:08,034 --> 00:31:10,361
on the. "But if you misplace it."

746
00:31:10,361 --> 00:31:12,765
Even if the village left it to the residents.

747
00:31:12,765 --> 00:31:15,118
Then, it may be an issue.

748
00:31:15,118 --> 00:31:17,118
We've all got to get together

749
00:31:17,118 --> 00:31:18,993
and understand "Free dirt."

750
00:31:18,993 --> 00:31:20,993
what the impact of this is going to be.

751
00:31:21,958 --> 00:31:24,030
Yeah, I thought they did. "It's not positive."

752
00:31:24,030 --> 00:31:26,286
If I may prove to the Mayor.

753
00:31:26,286 --> 00:31:28,286
I would be happy to work with Council with

754
00:31:28,286 --> 00:31:30,286
a chance on getting more details on this.

755
00:31:30,286 --> 00:31:32,286
You may. "After discussion, Council"

756
00:31:32,286 --> 00:31:34,286
determines that that's what they wanted for

757
00:31:34,286 --> 00:31:36,423
us to bring more appropriate and complete plans.

758
00:31:36,423 --> 00:31:38,639
To of course on liability.

759
00:31:38,639 --> 00:31:40,416
Details.

760
00:31:40,416 --> 00:31:42,416
All of that. We'd be happy to get that set up

761
00:31:42,416 --> 00:31:44,416
for the Council at the next meeting.

762
00:31:48,585 --> 00:31:50,585
I agree. "We need a motion on that?" No.

763
00:31:50,585 --> 00:31:52,585
Is there going to be a ...?

764
00:31:52,585 --> 00:31:55,162
If you want to put it out, you've got go to Betty.

765
00:31:55,769 --> 00:31:57,769
I don't have a problem with that. Just suggesting

766
00:31:57,769 --> 00:31:59,769
that. I don't know. "We don't need a motion here."

767
00:31:59,769 --> 00:32:01,769
The Council.

768
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,160
You just let me know and I'll put it on.

769
00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:05,528
I'll let you know.

770
00:32:05,528 --> 00:32:07,528
You do that. I'll start to work on it.

771
00:32:08,213 --> 00:32:10,213
All right. Let's get back to our resolutions.

772
00:32:11,054 --> 00:32:13,394
25-024

773
00:32:13,988 --> 00:32:15,988
Authorizing the Mayor or village administrator

774
00:32:15,988 --> 00:32:17,955
of the Village of Grafton

775
00:32:17,955 --> 00:32:20,437
to make applications for the Land and Water

776
00:32:20,437 --> 00:32:22,287
Conservation Fund and

777
00:32:22,287 --> 00:32:23,875
declaring an emergency.

778
00:32:23,875 --> 00:32:25,875
And that's what we talked about,

779
00:32:25,875 --> 00:32:27,875
about the pocket park.

780
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,481
That was everything that Jamie and

781
00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:32,559
Andrew had explained to us.

782
00:32:33,211 --> 00:32:35,867
And the reason that is and then wanted to see it

783
00:32:35,867 --> 00:32:38,384
one minute and on time. "Right and it's,"

784
00:32:38,384 --> 00:32:39,998
it's

785
00:32:39,998 --> 00:32:41,998
only in ours of that. This is a

786
00:32:41,998 --> 00:32:44,267
totally as someone says, a job.

787
00:32:44,574 --> 00:32:46,574
They're starting to send me pocket grants

788
00:32:46,574 --> 00:32:49,105
and the applications that ask us to actually

789
00:32:49,105 --> 00:32:50,981
forward that to them.

790
00:32:50,981 --> 00:32:53,105
Part of this covering them. So.

791
00:32:54,847 --> 00:32:56,847
Right. Because of the. "You know."

792
00:32:58,145 --> 00:33:00,145
So, Council, what saith thou?

793
00:33:03,563 --> 00:33:05,563
This is the first chance that they get from

794
00:33:05,563 --> 00:33:07,314
a motion to suspend the rules.

795
00:33:07,314 --> 00:33:09,314
I make a motion to suspend the rules.

796
00:33:09,314 --> 00:33:10,734
Second.

797
00:33:10,734 --> 00:33:12,734
All in favor? "Aye."

798
00:33:12,734 --> 00:33:14,408
Opposed?

799
00:33:15,243 --> 00:33:17,904
I make a motion to pass Resolution 25-

800
00:33:17,904 --> 00:33:19,412
024. "Second."

801
00:33:19,412 --> 00:33:21,340
All in favor? "Aye."

802
00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:23,340
Opposed?

803
00:33:23,731 --> 00:33:25,731
This one you wanted to pass on emergency.

804
00:33:25,731 --> 00:33:27,901
Yes. "Yes." That was full, because.

805
00:33:29,134 --> 00:33:30,899
Well done, Council.

806
00:33:31,747 --> 00:33:33,747
So, we have a couple motions.

807
00:33:33,747 --> 00:33:35,747
Motion to approve the quote

808
00:33:36,660 --> 00:33:39,653
of $27,450 dollars

809
00:33:39,999 --> 00:33:41,999
and 40 cents.

810
00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:44,899
for miscellaneous electric materials

811
00:33:45,173 --> 00:33:47,762
through IRBY. And you can.

812
00:33:48,362 --> 00:33:50,362
Yes. "Can I say something real quick about"

813
00:33:50,362 --> 00:33:52,362
a point of order? The point of order is whenever

814
00:33:52,362 --> 00:33:54,362
somebody has a point to be interrupting and you

815
00:33:54,362 --> 00:33:56,545
can't have a point of order unless you have a gavel.

816
00:33:56,545 --> 00:33:58,545
I just wanted to clarify there is a difference

817
00:33:58,545 --> 00:34:00,813
when you suspend the rules as an emergency.

818
00:34:00,813 --> 00:34:02,813
Suspending the rules means you don't have to

819
00:34:02,813 --> 00:34:05,377
 take the three readings. Emergency means

820
00:34:05,377 --> 00:34:07,631
it will take effect immediately.

821
00:34:07,631 --> 00:34:09,696
Otherwise it will wait 30 days before it takes

822
00:34:09,696 --> 00:34:11,473
effect. So, if you said that the

823
00:34:11,473 --> 00:34:13,473
legality of it is how we have a separate

824
00:34:13,473 --> 00:34:15,473
vote on emergencies. Just to cover

825
00:34:15,473 --> 00:34:17,086
Kleinfelder and the Village. 

826
00:34:17,086 --> 00:34:19,459
I'm hearing when they voted to pass.

827
00:34:19,459 --> 00:34:21,837
Anyway, my version.

828
00:34:21,837 --> 00:34:23,837
Right. I have a suspension, but there was no call

829
00:34:23,837 --> 00:34:25,981
for the emergency. They're two separate things.

830
00:34:25,988 --> 00:34:28,210
Again, suspension is where you don't need

831
00:34:28,210 --> 00:34:30,210
three readings. But you don't have

832
00:34:30,210 --> 00:34:32,210
something on emergency, it doesn't take effect

833
00:34:32,210 --> 00:34:33,738
for 30 days.

834
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:35,980
You don't want to read the resolution.

835
00:34:35,980 --> 00:34:37,980
Just not an emergency.

836
00:34:37,980 --> 00:34:39,980
Okay. Okay. But sometimes it is

837
00:34:39,980 --> 00:34:41,980
a compound motion and you're good.

838
00:34:42,365 --> 00:34:44,437
It's possible we get a second chance with this

839
00:34:44,437 --> 00:34:46,115
compound motion to read it.

840
00:34:48,195 --> 00:34:50,560
Covering us for all possibilities.

841
00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,396
Now, we can get out of this? "Yeah, you can."

842
00:34:52,396 --> 00:34:54,893
We're back to the motion to approve that money.

843
00:34:54,893 --> 00:34:56,958
$27,450

844
00:34:56,958 --> 00:34:58,958
dollars and 40 cents

845
00:34:58,958 --> 00:35:00,958
for miscellaneous electric

846
00:35:00,958 --> 00:35:03,004
materials through IRBY. Would you like

847
00:35:03,004 --> 00:35:04,704
to explain that Andrew?

848
00:35:04,704 --> 00:35:06,704
Yes, I can. So this is because

849
00:35:06,704 --> 00:35:08,645
we did not do a

850
00:35:08,645 --> 00:35:11,665
bid for Electric Department supplies.

851
00:35:11,665 --> 00:35:14,155
They're reaching out on supplies that

852
00:35:14,155 --> 00:35:16,011
can get us to the end of the year.

853
00:35:16,011 --> 00:35:18,011
I asked Ben, after he called us.

854
00:35:18,011 --> 00:35:21,069
It's early. He cut that about $14,500 dollars

855
00:35:21,069 --> 00:35:23,524
off his initial asking price at my request.

856
00:35:23,524 --> 00:35:25,805
So, this is just the bare bones, if you like.

857
00:35:25,805 --> 00:35:27,805
The point is to get them through the end of the

858
00:35:27,805 --> 00:35:29,805
year. Including the gloves because they wear out

859
00:35:29,805 --> 00:35:31,805
about every couple months. Same the equipment.

860
00:35:31,805 --> 00:35:34,322
Then we're going to reattack on getting them

861
00:35:34,322 --> 00:35:36,322
a supply bid for the following year.

862
00:35:38,331 --> 00:35:40,331
When we do our budget work. "Correct."

863
00:35:44,193 --> 00:35:46,185
I make a motion we pass the,

864
00:35:46,193 --> 00:35:48,193
yeah, pass the motion for

865
00:35:48,193 --> 00:35:50,926
electrical supplies for $14,400

866
00:35:50,926 --> 00:35:53,018
$50 dollars and 40 cents.

867
00:35:53,018 --> 00:35:55,018
Second.

868
00:35:55,194 --> 00:35:57,194
All in favor? "Aye."

869
00:35:57,194 --> 00:35:58,717
Opposed?

870
00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:01,676
Motion to approve the quote of three

871
00:36:01,872 --> 00:36:03,872
100 kVa

872
00:36:03,872 --> 00:36:05,872
transformers at a cost

873
00:36:05,872 --> 00:36:08,069
of $4,375

874
00:36:08,069 --> 00:36:10,357
per transformer

875
00:36:10,357 --> 00:36:12,357
from Sunbelt Solomon.

876
00:36:14,497 --> 00:36:16,497
We need three transformers.

877
00:36:16,888 --> 00:36:19,357
Want me to? "Yeah, please go ahead."

878
00:36:19,357 --> 00:36:21,357
Certainly. I'd be happy to.

879
00:36:21,546 --> 00:36:23,546
We had to give some of these transformers

880
00:36:23,546 --> 00:36:25,435
to Custom Chrome.

881
00:36:25,435 --> 00:36:27,435
Because they were trying to

882
00:36:27,435 --> 00:36:29,435
operate at a bandwidth that was beyond what

883
00:36:29,435 --> 00:36:31,520
their old transformers allowed them to do.

884
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,481
The Village typically keeps a few

885
00:36:33,481 --> 00:36:35,357
transformers as a backup

886
00:36:35,357 --> 00:36:37,514
in case they're needed. And with other projects

887
00:36:37,514 --> 00:36:39,737
have the last few years where it's needed.

888
00:36:39,737 --> 00:36:41,855
So we need to get these transformers to

889
00:36:41,855 --> 00:36:44,103
return to our stock as,

890
00:36:44,103 --> 00:36:46,103
of three 100 kV

891
00:36:46,103 --> 00:36:48,103
transformers, should any kind of a

892
00:36:48,103 --> 00:36:50,103
emergency occur.

893
00:36:50,951 --> 00:36:53,181
I make a motion to buy three transformers.

894
00:36:53,652 --> 00:36:55,096
Second.

895
00:36:55,096 --> 00:36:57,273
So let's hold. Can I ask a question first?

896
00:36:57,273 --> 00:36:59,273
Sure. "So, it's going to be $13,000

897
00:36:59,273 --> 00:37:03,069
$125. So that's for $4,375?

898
00:37:03,069 --> 00:37:05,845
Yes. "Okay. We all get it."

899
00:37:09,628 --> 00:37:11,628
We got a motion. Do we have a second?

900
00:37:12,306 --> 00:37:14,797
All in favor? "Aye."

901
00:37:14,797 --> 00:37:16,497
Opposed?

902
00:37:17,215 --> 00:37:19,614
Any miscellaneous, unfinished business.

903
00:37:21,623 --> 00:37:23,807
Law director, do you have any? "No."

904
00:37:24,753 --> 00:37:26,605
I was going on and checking for anybody.

905
00:37:26,605 --> 00:37:29,511
Yes, sir. "I will read a statement."

906
00:37:29,511 --> 00:37:33,190
Please, do. "Grafton Village Council ..."

907
00:38:17,685 --> 00:38:19,685
I make a motion to go into executive session.

908
00:38:19,685 --> 00:38:21,266
Second.

909
00:38:22,629 --> 00:38:24,629
McCort? "Yes."

910
00:38:25,073 --> 00:38:26,727
Strah? "Yes."

911
00:38:26,727 --> 00:38:28,727
Kitts? "Yes." Sauer? "Yes."

912
00:38:31,702 --> 00:38:33,852
Okay, ladies and gentlemen. We shall return.

913
00:38:33,852 --> 00:38:35,852
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