IT IS 830. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET FISCAL COMMITTEE HERE UNDERWAY. [00:00:04] ITEM NUMBER ONE, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WEST MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ARTS AND [1. Resolution recognizing West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology as a Local Civic Organization] TECHNOLOGY. AS A LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATION. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S SOMEONE FROM HERE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THIS. THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMITTEE APPROVE THIS. WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND CERTIFY THAT IT IS IN GOOD STANDING. GREAT. NO PRESSURE. IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO ADD, THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL ASK THE QUESTION THEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, IT CARRIES. THANKS FOR BEING HERE, TOO. ITEM NUMBER TWO. [2. Resolution accepting a $500,000 Environmental Justice Impact Grant award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy for Urban Agriculture Projects] WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $500,000 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACT GRANT AWARD FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES AND ENERGY FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS. SO MOVED SUPPORT. I MOVED IN SUPPORT. WE GOT MRS. CLAYPOOL HERE. GOOD MORNING. FISCAL COMMITTEE AND LAURA CLAYPOOL WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. SO YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A $500,000 GRANT FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IMPACT. ENVIRONMENTAL GREAT LAKES ENERGY FOR URBAN PROJECTS, URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS IN CITY PARKS. THE RESOLUTION ALSO AUTHORIZES THE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT THROUGH JUNE OR SEPTEMBER 30TH OF 2027. THE GRANT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT URBAN AGRICULTURE EFFORTS, INCLUDING HIRING A PART TIME STAFF TO REVIEW EFFECTIVE URBAN AGRICULTURE PROCESSES, DEVELOP SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDE GRANT AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S ALSO TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE PARK SYSTEM FOR WATERING, STORAGE AND OTHER SITE AMENITIES, AND THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO PARTNER WITH THE URBAN AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF THIS GRANT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COLLEAGUES. WELL, VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS. AS SOMEONE WHO SERVED ON OUR URBAN AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING ELECTED. AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN LATER THIS MORNING. AND I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE FUNDING IS SUCH A BIG QUESTION RIGHT NOW, SPECIFICALLY COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE INVESTMENT FROM THE STATE AND THAT WE HAVE SOME SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THESE REALLY IMPORTANT INITIATIVES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANKS, COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHTY. I'LL CALL THE QUESTION THEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES ITEM NUMBER THREE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE [3. Resolution approving a professional services agreement with the Children’s Assessment Center, d.b.a. the Children’s Advocacy Center of Kent County in the amount of $66,000] CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF KENT COUNTY, IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,000 SUPPORT. I MOVED IN SUPPORT OF MR. RIVAL. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS RESOLUTION. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAC IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO THE CHIEF'S HEART. HE HE SERVES ON THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE THREE DETECTIVES PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY ADVOCACY CENTER FROM OUR FAMILY SERVICES UNIT. IT'S A ONE STOP SHOP FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL ABUSE. THEY CAN GET MEDICAL HELP, ATTENTION, THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP. THEY HAVE A MOCK COURTROOM SO KIDS KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN THEY HAVE TO FACE THE PERSON WHO ABUSE THEM. THIS IS A COMPARABLE AMOUNT. COMPARABLE AMOUNT TO PREVIOUS YEARS. AND CHIEF INVITED THEIR PRESIDENT AND CEO, LEAH ORTIZ, TO PUBLIC SAFETY EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHE GAVE A GREAT FEW REMARKS AND JUST VERY IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP FOR US THAT WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON. YEAH, THANKS. AND WE APPRECIATE IT HAVING HER AT PUBLIC SAFETY, TOO, A FEW WEEKS BACK. SO ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHTY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. [4. Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth in the amount of $84,000] ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GRAND RAPIDS YOUTH COMMONWEALTH IN THE AMOUNT OF 84,000. SO MOVE SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP FOR ITS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO HAVE YOUTH OUTREACH, ESPECIALLY WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. WE HAVE AN OFFICER THAT ROTATES BETWEEN THE THREE CLUBS IN THE CITY. WHEN STAFFING IS UP, WE HAVE MORE. WE DO AN ANNUAL BASKETBALL GAME WITH STUDENTS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. CHIEF IS ACTUALLY PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THERE. AND COMMISSIONER, TO YOUR COMMENT ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING, SEEN IN THE NEWS THAT THE MUSKEGON BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS PROBABLY LOSING OUT ON A $500,000 GRANT. SO I THINK IT'S A IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO SHOW THE CITY'S SUPPORT FOR THIS 84,000. AGAIN, SAME AMOUNT AS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. GREAT. THANKS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT ONE? COLLEAGUES. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. [5. Resolution authorizing Grand Rapids Police Department Recruit Class 25-05 to attend Grand Valley State University and Lansing Community College Police Academy for a cost not to exceed $99,258] [00:05:01] I'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRAND RAPIDS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RECRUIT RECRUIT CLASS 20 505 TO ATTEND GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY AND LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLICE ACADEMY FOR A COST NOT TO EXCEED $99,258. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED AND SUPPORTED COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS OUR FIRST BUDGETED POLICE ACADEMY OF FISCAL YEAR 26. WE'LL HAVE TEN RECRUITS. ONE WILL ATTEND LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHICH IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR US. THE RECRUIT LIVES IN LANSING. SAVES THE COMMUTE TO GRAND RAPIDS AND ALSO HELPS US EXPLORE OTHER AREA ACADEMIES. YOU'LL REMEMBER WE HAVE DONE 2 OR 3 WITH GRCC FOR THEIR EXPEDITED ACADEMY. ON A STAFFING UPDATE. AS OF JULY 1ST, WE HAD 296 SWORN OFFICERS AND EIGHT RECRUITS IN THE ACADEMY. OF COURSE, THAT MATH PUTS US AT 304, WHICH IS ABOVE THE 302. BUT THERE'S ALSO A HANDFUL OF RETIREMENTS THAT ARE COMING, SO THAT WILL BE DOWN BELOW THE 302 NUMBER. AND THEN FINALLY THIS ACADEMY WILL RUN AUGUST THROUGH DECEMBER. THEN THEY SPEND EIGHT WEEKS IN OUR MANY IN-HOUSE GRADE ACADEMY AND THEN 16 WEEKS WITH A TRAINING OFFICER. SO IT'S ABOUT 40 WEEKS BEFORE THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON PATROL. AWESOME. THANKS. SO PARTNERSHIPS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE GVSU, GRCC, LTC, ETC.. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. JUST CURIOUS. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED IT CARRIES. [6. Resolution authorizing an agreement with Network 180 at a first-year cost of $244,039 for a three-year total cost not to exceed $753,255 for social work services in support of the City’s Homeless Outreach Team (HOT)] ITEM NUMBER SIX, WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH NETWORK 180 AT A FIRST YEAR COST OF $244,039, FOR A THREE YEAR TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED THE $3,255 FOR SOCIAL WORK SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR HOT TEAM. SO SUPPORT. I MOVED IN BEFORE WE GOT CHEAPER ON HERE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. MORNING. YEAH. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSITION WITH THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM. OUTREACH WORK HAS CONTINUED THIS SUMMER. MY PERSONNEL ARE OUT IN THE STREETS. ONE THING THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO DO, THOUGH, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY, ARE ASSESSMENTS. SO HOUSING ASSESSMENTS, MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS THIS WILL GET TO SOCIAL WORKERS BACK ONTO THE TEAM AND CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. VERY EXCITED TO SOLIDIFY THIS AND JUST KEEP THE GOOD WORK MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST JUST ONE. CHIEF. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE THIS PROGRAM NOW OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER? AS OPPOSED TO NOT JUST DOWNTOWN ONLY BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED AND HEARD FROM SOME COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HOW A LOT OF POPULATIONS ARE MOVING JUST OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT. NOT NOT AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, INTO ANOTHER CITY OR INTO KENTWOOD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT NOW YOU STILL HAVE YOU SEE THOSE ISSUES STILL GOING IN INTO OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, IN OTHER PLACES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEED FOR THOSE SERVICES. AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT'S HERE DOWNTOWN. BUT EVEN WITH THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH 101 HUNDRED AND WITH THE COC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, JUST WONDERING IF THAT HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION. IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION. AND OUR TEAM HAS NOTICED THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT TRENDS AND POCKETS THAT DO MOVE AROUND THE CITY. AND SOME OF IT COMES DOWN TO SIMPLY CAPACITY. WE DO OUR MORNING LOOP AND THEN THE AFTERNOON WE TARGET SOME OF THOSE OTHER SPECIFIC AREAS. AND BELIEVE ME, IF WE IF WE FIND OUT ABOUT AREAS THAT NEED ATTENTION, WE DO ALLOCATE RESOURCES. SO I WOULD SAY JUST BE A VERY OPEN AND COMMUNICATE WITH US. AND IF THERE'S AREAS OF THE CITY THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING OR HAVEN'T BEEN IN, LET US KNOW AND WE'LL BE SURE TO GET OVER THERE. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. GOOD QUESTION COMMISSIONER. JUST ONE FOR MYSELF TOO. SO HOW DOES THIS RELATE THEN, TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD AT PUBLIC SAFETY A FEW WEEKS BACK? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AN ALIGNMENT HERE. YEAH. SO SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WE TALKED ABOUT MEDICAL OUTREACH AND HOMELESS OUTREACH. WE HAVE PULLED MEDICAL OUTREACH COMPLETELY AWAY. THAT'S OFF TO THE SIDE. HOMELESS OUTREACH IS CONTINUING AS IS. SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE CONTRACT WE PREVIOUSLY HELD WITH A LITTLE DIFFERENT STAFFING MODEL. IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER THIS TIME AROUND. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS UNDERSTANDING THOSE THOSE DIFFERENT PIECES. SO OKAY I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED IT CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY FOR THE [7. Resolution authorizing a two-year agreement with Consumers Energy for the Emergency with Generator Commercial and Industrial Demand Response at Four Locations within the Water System] EMERGENCY WITH GENERATOR, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEMAND RESPONSE AT FOUR LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WATER SYSTEM. SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVED IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY ANOTHER AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY. WE THE WATER SYSTEM HAS BEEN PARTNERS WITH THEM ON THIS DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR WELL [00:10:03] OVER TEN YEARS NOW. THE WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT, BUT IT IS EXPANDING. STARTING NEXT YEAR, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN OUR AGREEMENT. OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT ENDS IN, I BELIEVE SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN WHEN WE START UP AGAIN NEXT YEAR, WE ARE ACTUALLY ADDING IN TWO ADDITIONAL PUMP STATIONS INTO THE AGREEMENT. IN 2024, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED OVER $60,000 REALLY, FOR JUST BEING A PARTNER. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTS IN 2024. SO FAR IN 2025, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY YET. I ANTICIPATE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WARNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE ONE TODAY, WHICH IN THOSE EVENTS. WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS WE SHAVE OUR LOAD. WE BASICALLY SWITCH TO GENERATOR POWER AT OUR FILTRATION PLANT, WHICH IT DOES REDUCE OUR ABILITY TO PUMP INTO TOWN, BUT ONLY A SMALL PORTION. AND THEN OUR FRANKLIN STREET PUMP STATION AND LAKE PUMP STATION HAVE ON SITE STANDBY GENERATORS THAT WE CAN SWITCH TO THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE SYSTEM AT THAT TIME. SO THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD PROGRAM FOR US, AND WE'RE GLAD TO PARTNER WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY ON IT. OKAY. THANKS. JUST FOR PEOPLE MAYBE TUNING IN, COULD YOU GIVE LIKE A 22ND OVERVIEW OF WHAT ONE OF THOSE EVENTS ENTAILS? JUST SO WE GET WE HAVE A TEST EVERY YEAR. IN MAY WE DO A TEST WITH CONSUMERS ENERGY WHERE THEY EITHER TEXT US, CALL US, OR EMAIL US. ACTUALLY THEY DO ALL THREE THEY GET WE HAVE MULTIPLE CONTACTS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE US AT LEAST 30 MINUTES NOTIFICATION. TYPICALLY, THE EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO START AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, WHEN PEAK ENERGY DEMANDS ARE OUT THERE FOR AC AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHEN IT'S WARMEST AT THE DAY. SO WE WILL THEN TURN OVER. WE HAVE OUR ELECTRICIANS ON STANDBY. WHEN WE HAVE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS, WE KNOW THAT THERE MIGHT BE HAPPENING AND WE'LL SEND OUR IN-TOWN ELECTRICIANS OUT TO MAKE THE CONVERSION AT OUR TWO PUMP STATIONS, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WE'LL HAVE THAT. OUR LAKE PLANT, LIKE I SAID, HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR FOR OVER A DECADE NOW. SO IT'S EASY FOR US TO DO THE TRANSITION OVER TO THE THREE LARGE GENERATORS AT OUR FILTRATION PLANT. I GOTCHA, IT IS A FOUR YEAR, FOUR HOUR PERIOD THAT WE SHAVE LOAD. SO ESSENTIALLY FROM 3 P.M. TO 7 P.M. IT CAN END EARLY. IF THERE WERE TO BE A RAIN EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT COMES IN. BUT YOU KNOW, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE'LL WE'LL TRACK THE NUMBERS AND THEN WE GET REIMBURSED FOR IT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, I SEE. OKAY. YEAH. I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT PIECE. THAT'S INTERESTING. OKAY. WELL, I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ALRIGHTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE I'M AN I. THOSE OPPOSE IT CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A BUDGET [8. Resolution authorizing a Budget Substitution for Grit Tank Improvements at the Water Resource Recovery Facility - Phase 2 project in the amount of $450,000] SUBSTITUTION FOR GRID TANK IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY PHASE TWO PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 450,000 SUPPORT. I MOVED IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. SO THE THE GRIT TANK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS A MAJOR PROJECT. THE HEADWORKS OF THE TREATMENT PLANT. CONSTRUCTION IS RUNNING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, WHICH NECESSITATES THE NEED TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM THE THE SEWER REPLACEMENT FUND TO TO HELP COMPLETE PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT. OKAY. WE ALWAYS LOVE HEARING SOME THINGS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. MUSIC TO OUR EARS. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? COLLEAGUES. COMMISSIONER BELICHICK AND I GOT TO TOUR THE FACILITY, SO IT'S NICE TO KNOW WHAT THE GREAT THINGS DO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WHICH IS KEEPING OUR WATER CLEAN FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. AND CAN YOU REMIND US OF HOW MANY DON'T WE ALSO SERVE? SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES AROUND US? OH, YES. ABSOLUTELY. SO IT'S NOT JUST GRAND RAPIDS. WHO ELSE IS IT THAT THIS WILL HELP? YES, THIS THIS HELPS THE BROADER METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY INCLUDING GRANITE TOWNSHIP. GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP. SORRY. RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, CITY OF WALKER. THOMAS TOWNSHIP, RIGHT. TOWNSHIP. CITY OF KENTWOOD. CASCADE TOWNSHIP. ADA TOWNSHIP. CITY EAST. GRAND RAPIDS, GAINES TOWNSHIP AND CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP. SEE, I WAS LISTENING ON THE TOUR. NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. THANKS, COMMISSIONER. I REMEMBER GOING OUT AND SEEING THAT, TOO, WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED. AND IT WAS JUST, I MEAN, THE AMOUNT OF YOU KNOW, THOUGHT AND CONSIDERATION THAT GOES INTO ME JUST TURNING ON MY FAUCET EVERY MORNING IS IS INCREDIBLE. SO GRATEFUL TO HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL CALL THE QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES ITEM NUMBER NINE. [9. Resolution authorizing the write-off of water and sewer utility account balances - FY2025] WE'VE GOT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WRITE OFF OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITY ACCOUNT BALANCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. SUPPORT MOVED AND SUPPORTED. WELCOME BACK. YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ANNUAL ITEM THAT WATER THE WATER UTILITY BUSINESS OFFICE BRINGS TO CITY COMMISSION EVERY YEAR. THIS ESSENTIALLY, BY ORDINANCE, ANYTHING UNDER $10 IS ESSENTIALLY A WRITE OFF. THE BIG NUMBER THIS YEAR. THERE ARE A COUPLE TAX REVISIONS IN THERE THAT WE CAN'T COLLECT ON. BUT THE BIG NUMBER THIS YEAR IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIBLES. [00:15:02] THOSE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PENALTIES THAT WERE APPLIED TO COUNTS, THAT WE HAVE THE NO ABILITY TO GO BACK AND COLLECT ON THOSE GOING FORWARD. SO THAT'S THE BIG NUMBER. THAT'S THE BIG CHANGE THIS YEAR. THIS NUMBER SOME YEARS CAN BE AS SMALL AS $500, IN SOME YEARS OVER $20,000. OKAY. GOT IT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THAT CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER TEN. [10. Bid List resolution for July 15, 2025] WE'VE GOT OUR BID LIST RESOLUTION FOR JULY 15TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? I THINK WE NEED A MOTION FOR THIS ONE. RIGHT? YEAH. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOVED IN. SUPPORT THE NEXT TWO. WE DON'T NEED A MOTION. GOTCHA. ALL RIGHT. MOVED IN. SUPPORT. I'LL TURN TO MISS MACLAREN HERE. OTHER TEN ITEMS THIS MORNING. I'LL FAIRLY ROUTINE IN NATURE MYSELF OR THE STAFF ARE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. YEP. THANK YOU. IN THERE ON PAGE 27, IN THE PACKET FOR ANYONE LISTENING ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO READ THROUGH THOSE. I'LL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES, SEE IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT CARRIES. THAT'LL BRING US TO ITEM NUMBER 11. WE'VE GOT OUR CITY CONTROLLER'S WARRANT REPORT FOR THE [11. Comptroller's Warrant Report for the period of May 20, 2025 through June 30, 2025 in the amount of $116,059,636.15 and Monthly Travel & Small Claims Reports] PERIOD OF MAY 20TH, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025, AND THE AMOUNT OF $116,059,636.15 AND MONTHLY TRAVEL AND SMALL CLAIMS REPORTS. I'LL TURN TO OUR CITY CONTROLLER. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MORNING FOR THE FIRST REPORT HERE FOR OUR REPORT. CASH PAYMENTS WERE RELEASED TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $116 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES $16.6 MILLION FOR EMPLOYEE PAYROLL PAYMENTS AND APPROXIMATELY $2.3 MILLION FOR INCOME TAX WARRANTS. IN TERMS OF QUANTITY, 10,289 INCOME TAX REFUNDS WERE ISSUED AND 4049 CHECKS AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS WERE ISSUED. AND AS STATED IN THE MEMO, THE FUNDS HERE WERE ISSUED FOR PAYMENT NOT BY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CITY CHARTER. THE SECOND REPORT I HAVE FOR YOU THIS MORNING IS OUR FISCAL YEAR TO DATE TRAVEL REPORT. THIS IS THE PRIOR PRIOR YEAR, STILL THE MAJORITY OF THAT YEAR. AND THAT REPORT IS SHOWING JUST UNDER $1.8 MILLION ON A TOTAL BUDGETED SPEND OF $3.4 MILLION. AND THEN THE THIRD REPORT WE HAVE HERE FOR YOU THIS MORNING IS OUR SECOND QUARTER SMALL CLAIMS REPORT. THIS REPORT DETAILS THE SMALL CLAIMS PAID OUT BY THE CITY DURING THE SECOND CALENDAR QUARTER OF THE YEAR, AND THIS REPORT IS SHOWING A TOTAL OF 25 CLAIMS PAID OUT, TOTALING $30,243. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE THREE REPORTS THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU THIS MORNING. OKAY. THANKS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND RECEIVE AND FILE THAT. THAT WILL BRING US TO OUR LAST ITEM OF THE DAY. [12. Treasurer’s Report for Period of May 28, 2025 through June 30, 2025] WE'VE GOT OUR TREASURER'S REPORT FOR PERIOD OF MAY 28TH, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2025. AND I WILL TURN TO OUR CITY TREASURER. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. WITH OUR REPORT TODAY, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE ISSUE OF TARIFFS IS STILL A BIG FACTOR WEIGHING RIGHT NOW WITH THE AUGUST 1ST DEADLINE. SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY SEE SOME MAJOR SWINGS AGAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THOSE ARE GOING TO LAND AND BE SETTLED. AGAIN, THE ECONOMIC NUMBERS COMING IN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE JOBS REPORT WAS HOTTER THAN EXPECTED, WHICH THEN CAUSES THE FED TO PAUSE AND WAIT FOR MORE ECONOMIC DATA TO COME FORWARD. THERE'S NOW THE RHETORIC HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON ABOUT WHETHER THE PRESIDENT WANTS THE CHAIRMAN TO MOVE ON INTEREST RATES AND THE POSITIONS BEING HELD. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP SEEING THAT TYPE OF THING THAT HAS HAPPENED. AND WE'VE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO NOW OVER MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OF THAT PRESIDENCY. IN JULY, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT 77% CHANCE THE RATES WILL STAY THE SAME. THEY'RE PROJECTING THE FIRST RATE CUT, POSSIBLY TO BE IN SEPTEMBER. BUT AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT ECONOMIC DATA SHOWS UP. THE THE FED IS NOT AFRAID TO MOVE, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE UNTIL THEY SEE THE ECONOMIC DATA SHOW UP. FOR OUR REPORT TODAY. WE HAVE $769 MILLION IN FUNDS THAT WE HAVE INVESTED. BUSTED. IT'S EARNING A LITTLE BIT OVER 3.5% EARLY PICTURE RIGHT NOW ON OUR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION IS IT'S COMING IN VERY STRONG. SO WE'RE SEEING OUR RESIDENTS RESPOND QUICKLY. WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY HERE. IT'S UNLIKE MANY IN THE STATE WHERE WE KNOW THAT WE GET TO THE END OF OUR PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION PERIOD. WE'RE ALMOST 98% COLLECTED AT THE END. WE WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS, WE TALK TO OUR RESIDENTS WHERE MY MY STAFF IS FULLY ENGAGED WITH MAKING SURE THEY'VE GOT THE PROPER BILLS, ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. WE'RE ON THE PHONES, ANSWERING EMAILS ANSWERING THE ONES FROM THE TITLE AGENCIES THAT ARE CALLING. WE WILL SEE THE LARGE PORTION OF THIS IS GOING TO HIT OUR BOOKS IN [00:20:04] THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THAT'S WHEN THE ESCROW COMPANIES ARE GOING TO BE SENDING IN WIRING IN MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. ABOUT 38% OF OUR TAX BILLS ARE PAID BY ESCROW COMPANIES. AND SO TYPICALLY THAT LAST WEEK OF THE MONTH IS WHEN, YOU KNOW, THIS LARGE PILE OF CASH LANDS IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT AND OUR OUR INVESTMENT OFFICER, LEVI BOLT, IS THEN SCRAMBLING TO GET THAT PUSHED OUT INTO US TREASURIES. BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT THOSE IN U.S. TREASURIES, BECAUSE WHAT THAT DOES FOR US IS IT HELPS US EARN INTEREST, WHICH WE THEN CAN TURN OVER BACK TO THE MUNICIPALITIES OR THE LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES THAT WE DO BUSINESS WITH. ON AVERAGE, IT'S ROUGHLY $200,000 OF INTEREST THAT WE EARN ON THESE MONIES THAT WE GIVE BACK TO THOSE LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH, AGAIN, WE'RE THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OF OF INVESTING THAT FOR THEM, BECAUSE IF THE MONEY WAS IN THEIR ACCOUNT, THEY'D BE DOING THE SAME THING. THEY'D BE INVESTING IT UNTIL THEY NEED TO USE IT. AND WE FOLLOW THE SAME PRACTICE BECAUSE THAT'S SIMPLY GOOD STEWARDSHIP AS WELL AS SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THOSE FUNDS BY PUTTING THEM IN U.S. TREASURIES VERSUS HOLDING THEM IN A BANK ACCOUNT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT JUST OUR OUR PAY AT WORK. WE'RE 7.7% AHEAD OF DOLLARS COLLECTED, WHICH IS HUGE. WE KEEP SEEING THAT ROBUST PLATFORM CONTINUE TO BE USED. AND WE HAVE A 5.8% INCREASE IN THE TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE BEING PROCESSED. SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, AS THOSE TRANSACTIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED ELECTRONICALLY, WE'RE NOT HAVING TO TAKE AND PROCESS A PAPER CHECK, SORT THE MAIL AND THEN GET THAT DEPOSIT OF THE BANK. SO THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY SHOWING UP IN OUR ACCOUNTS FASTER. SO WITH THAT I HAVE THAT IS MY REPORT FOR TODAY. GREAT. THANKS. YES. AS MUCH AS I AGREE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS AWESOME, YOUR STAFF IS AWESOME AS WELL FOR MAKING THE PROCESS AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE FOR FOR PEOPLE TO TO PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. SO I THINK THAT THAT CONTRIBUTES A LOT TO THAT 98% COLLECTION RATE, WHICH IS AWESOME. SO I WILL TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON OUR TREASURER'S REPORT. NO, BUT I'LL SAY HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU YESTERDAY VERY MUCH ACROSS THE SIX ZERO AND NOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE DISCOUNTS. OH, THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. AWESOME. GREAT. WELL, WE WILL RECEIVE AND FILE THAT REPORT. AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS FOR FISCAL COMMITTEE. AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN AT 852. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.