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          IN THE 
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AVONDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, 
          [1. ROLL CALL BY THE CITY CLERK]
I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 3RD, 2025. 
          WOULD ALL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE OR REFLECTION? MY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MARCELLA, IF WE CAN HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. 
          PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO. 
          HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS HERE. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE PRESENT VICE MAYOR NIELSEN. 
          HERE. 
          MAYOR PINEDA. 
          HERE, RON. 
          [a. 2025 Citizen Police Academy]
NEXT ITEM PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL UP. 
          FIRST WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY CHIEF ESPINOZA TO INTRODUCE OUR 2025 CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          I AM OFFICER BENAVIDEZ AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING AND CELEBRATING THE WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE SITTING OVER HERE BEHIND ME. 
          THESE HAVE COMPLETED THE 2025 CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY. 
          THE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY INVITES COMMUNITY MEMBERS INTO THE HOME THAT WE CALL AVONDALE POLICE. 
          EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR EIGHT WEEKS, THESE NEIGHBORS GET A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK INTO THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL FROM A MOCK CRIME SCENE WALKTHROUGH TO A SWAT DEMO. 
          OUR DESIRE AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FOR OUR CITIZENS TO HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE DO AND A DEEPER CONNECTION TO THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE AS HOSTS OF CPA FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. 
          I CAN ATTEST THAT THE THREE HOURS OF CPA ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT GO BY VERY, VERY QUICKLY. 
          IT'S BECAUSE WE DO A LOT, BUT IT'S ALSO BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN. 
          MUCH MORE CAN BE SAID, BUT OF COURSE I'LL JUST LEAVE WITH JUST ONE MORE NOTE. 
          AVONDALE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. 
          AFTER SPENDING EIGHT WEEKS WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE, I AM EVEN MORE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF MAKING AVONDALE A SAFE AND A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE. 
          I'D LIKE TO NOW GIVE TWO CPA ATTENDEES A CHANCE TO SHARE IN THEIR OWN WORDS WHAT THEIR CPA EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE. 
          I'D LIKE TO WELCOME UP SHOMI PEREZ ROMERO AND GLENDA CHAIA. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS SHOMI PEREZ AND I AM TRULY HONORED TO STAND HERE TONIGHT AS PART OF THE CITY OF AVONDALE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY. 
          LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN A PASSION OF MINE SINCE I WAS 16 YEARS OLD WHEN I JOINED THE POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM IN BOTH THE CITY OF PEORIA AND THE CITY OF GOODYEAR. 
          THAT EXPERIENCE LED US WORK IN A DEEP RESPECT FOR OFFICERS AND A DREAM TO ONE DAY SERVE. 
          ALONGSIDE THEM, I WENT TO EARN MY DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, BECOMING THE FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. 
          FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, I'VE WORKED IN THE LEGAL FIELD IN CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL CASES AND SERVED AS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF GLENDALE. 
          I'M ALSO HONORED TO BECOMING A COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND HAVE AND FOR THE ABUSE AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. 
          AS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR, THE BIGGEST IMPACT FOR ME DURING THE ACADEMY WAS THE WEST VALLEY SEX AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE. 
          I HAD NO IDEA HOW TRAFFICKERS CONTROL THEIR VICTIMS, THE STRICT ROUTINES AND THE CONSTANT CHANGES AND THE UNRELATED PRESSURE TO MEET THEIR PIMP DEMANDS. 
          IT'S HEARTBREAKING AND EYEOPENING. 
          I ALSO WANT TO THANK THANK DETECTIVE CARROLL FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT THAT THE WAY SHE USED THE REAL LIFE SCENARIOS TO EXPLAIN WHY VICTIMS DON'T LEAVE, WHETHER IT'S A LACK OF RESOURCES, FEAR OR FINANCIAL BURDEN. 
          IT'S REALITY AND IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE INTERESTING TO HEAR THE STEPS PATROL OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES TAKE WHEN INVESTIGATING CASES, ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE WHEN WE REVIEWED A TRAGIC DEATH OF A CHILD. 
          IT GAVE ME A DEEPER APPRECIATION ON HOW MUCH DEDICATION AND TEAMWORK IT TAKES TO SEEK JUSTICE EVEN IN THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES. 
          LASTLY, ANOTHER BIG TAKEAWAY FOR ME WAS A COMPASSION, PATIENCE, AND DEDICATION SHOWN BY EVERY OFFICER WHO TOOK PART OF THIS ACADEMY. 
          OFFICER BENNY AND OFFICER REDFORD, A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO 
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YOU BOTH FOR ORGANIZING AN AMAZING ACADEMY FOR THE FOOD, HOSPITALITY, YOUR OPENINGS AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP YOU. 
          TOOK THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH AND ONE OF US, AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE HEART OF THE DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE THIS PROGRAM, I'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE THAN I'VE EVER HAD BEFORE. 
          THE CITY OF AVONDALE IS A TRULY COMMUNITY-BASED UNITY AND FULL OF HEART THAT I AM PROUD TO BE A RESIDENT OF TO THE OFFICERS WHO DEDICATE THEIR LIVES SERVING AND PROTECTING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE NOT JUST OFFICERS, YOU'RE HEROES TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO LEAD WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HELLO, MY NAME IS GLENDA SHAYA AND I WANTED TO THANK THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE AVONDALE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY 2025. 
          I AM ACTUALLY A RESIDENT OF GLENDALE, SO I GOT A LITTLE BYPASS INTO THIS . 
          UM, THE REASON FOR APPLYING FOR THE EPA IS BECAUSE ONE OF THE LARGE PARTS OF MY FAMILY ALSO RESIDE IN AVONDALE. 
          I HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN A GROUP HOME ON THIS SIDE. 
          PLUS I HAVE A SON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL WIFE AND TWO WONDERFUL GRANDDAUGHTERS WHO ALSO LIVE OVER HERE. 
          MY SON'S ALSO A DETECTIVE WITH AVONDALE, SO I'VE DONE SOME RIDEALONGS AND I GOT TO SEE SOME INSIGHT, BUT I'M ALSO ONE OF THOSE MOTHERS WHO LIKES TO KNOW WHAT MY KIDS ARE DOING AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED SINCE THEY WERE BORN. 
          AND THIS GIVES ME SOME GREAT INSIGHT WITH, UH, INVOLVING MYSELF WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN, THAT IT ALSO ALLOWS ME TO COME IN AND BE INVOLVED IN THE CPA TRAINING. 
          I LEARNED ABOUT THE HIGH RISK VEHICLE STOPS BUILDING CLEARINGS, UH, THE CANINE UNITS, THE MOTOR UNITS REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER, THE USE OF FORCE INFORMATION THAT ALL OFFICERS NEED TO KNOW WHEN THEY INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE VI THE BUDGET, THE HIRING PROCESS, TASER TRAINING, SWAT, ANTI-SEX TRAIN, TRAFFICKING, OPERATIONS, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND DETECTIVE WORK. 
          THIS INCLUDED THE SENSITIVE AREAS SUCH AS THE DEATH OF A CHILD IN THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
          WE ALSO GOT TO INVESTIGATE OUR OWN CRIME SCENE, BUT I'M GONNA ACTUALLY TELL YOU I NEED A LITTLE MORE TRAINING BEFORE I CAN BE HIRED. 
          , I ONLY GOT 24 HOURS. 
          UM, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF ESPINOZA, WE BECAME, UM, AWAY WITH AVONDALE PD IN A VERY NEW, UNIQUE AND ALMOST ALL ASPECTS. 
          EVERYONE I PERSONALLY INTERACTED WITH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MY SON, I'M KIND OF BIASED. 
          UM, THEY ARE ALL PASSIONATE AND THEY ALL TOOK THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH GREAT JOY AND DEDICATION. 
          A COMMUNITY IS NOT DEFINED BY THE BORDERLINES, BUT BY THOSE WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN IT. 
          SO I FELT LIKE I WAS PART OF THAT COMMUNITY. 
          OUR LAST NIGHT WE WERE TREATED WITH THE GREAT BURGERS AND DOGS COOKED BY CHIEF ESPINOZA AND SOME OF THE, UM, ASSISTANT CHIEF MARTIN WHO WITH THE CPA IN OUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT THAT SIDE OF THE STORY, BUT I WILL SAY THIS, THE RIGHT SHOE GOT THE BEST COSTUME , SO THANK YOU FOR OFFICER RED FORM AND BE AND THE VS. 
          AND WITH THE RESPECT TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND BE PART OF THIS, AND ALSO TO MY SON WHO'S ALSO MY HERO FOR RECOMMENDING THAT YOU KNOW WHAT BE INVOLVED. 
          SO I MIGHT NOT BE INVOLVED WITH AVONDALE, I MIGHT BE INVOLVED WITH GLENDALE OR I MIGHT CHOOSE TO DO BOTH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON SITTING HERE. 
          UM, SO I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED IN FRONT OF COUNSEL AS I CALL YOUR NAME. 
          TRISHA MICHELLE BURNS. 
          VON RYAN BURNS, LINDA CHAYA, YVETTE HERNANDEZ, IBARRA, DOLORES OL CHRISTOPHER DAVY, JOSH COGHILL, GUADALUPE GARCIA, JACQUELINE NUNEZ, STILL LOPEZ, DAVY, BRENDA GONZALEZ LOPEZ AND AMANDA BILLMAN. 
          AND OH, TWO MORE. 
          DANIEL CHU, SORRY. 
          I SAY DAN CHU AND SHOMI PEREZ, ONE OF OUR SPEAKERS TONIGHT. 
          I PRESENT THESE ATTENDEES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 2025 CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY. 
          THEY, IT'S BEEN A VERY PROUD AND REWARDING TIME FOR ALL OF US TO SPEND OUR EIGHT WEEKS TOGETHER. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE TIME OF TAKING, UH, TO 
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RECOGNIZE ALL THESE FOLKS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          UH, OFFICER BENES, UH, CHIEF ESPINOZA. 
          I KNOW THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS AND I WERE ABLE TO GO DOWN AND CHAT A BIT WITH, UH, SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF, OF THE CPA AND, UM, I MEAN I ASKED THEM A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY THAT THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE. 
          THE ACADEMIES ARE HERE. 
          WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED A COUPLE OTHERS. 
          UH, THEY ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL TAKE US UP ON THAT. 
          UM, BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ARE AN, YOU ARE OUR AMBASSADORS AND BY YOU ABLE, BY YOU BEING ABLE TO TAKE, UH, A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THIS ORGANIZATION, YOU ARE THEN ABLE TO GO AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION OUT WITH YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, FAMILY, UH, ET CETERA. 
          AND SO JUST, UH, FROM ME, UH, TO YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING AND WE LOOK TO SEEING YOU AND EVEN MORE. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WISH TO SHARE ANY WORDS? NO. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA. 
          UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR PARTICIPATING. 
          I AM A LITTLE BIASED. 
          I THINK THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE, UM, ACADEMIES. 
          UM, BUT IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO HEAR THE TESTIMONIES AND ESPECIALLY, UM, AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR TO HEAR ANOTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT THE OFFICERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T, WE HELP EVERYONE AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND IT IS AWESOME THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE THAT SPECIAL UNIT FOR IT AND THEY DO SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB. 
          UM, AND THANK YOU BENNY AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING THIS AND FOR ALL THE OFFICERS THAT WERE INVOLVED, IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY GO THROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR, THEIR DAY-TO-DAY JOB. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, CHIEF ESPINOZA, BEN RED, UM, UH, SERGEANT CHAVEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EACH ONE OF YOU WHO PARTICIPATED. 
          I LOVE HEARING FROM OUR SPEAKERS THIS EVENING. 
          SO AS A MOM, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME PERMISSION TO STAY WITH MY KIDS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. 
          I REALLY LOVE THAT. 
          AND IF WE HAVE TO MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES TO BRING OUR GLENDALE FAMILY AND OUR PEORIA FAMILY IN TO SEE WHAT WE DO HERE, WHAT A GREAT EXCEPTION. 
          AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SON IS OUR HERO AS WELL. 
          UH, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE OUR HEROES OUT HERE. 
          THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY, UM, AND AND THEY COME TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE HAVING SOMETIMES THEIR WORST DAY. 
          SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ACCURATELY ABOUT HOW WONDERFULLY YOU SERVE OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN AVONDALE. 
          WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM AND SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND LOVE FOR OUR CITIZENS HERE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. 
          THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU COUNCIL. 
          BUT DON'T GO TOO FAR BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING SOME PHOTOS. 
          SO IF COUNSEL WOULDN'T MIND JOINING ME DOWN WITH MEMBERS OF THE, UH, OF THE CPA, WE CAN TAKE SOME PHOTOS. 
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NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES. 
          UH, MARCELLA, HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ITEM NUMBER FOUR 
          [4. CONSENT AGENDA]
IS CONSENT AGENDA. 
          ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WHO WISH TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION? SEEING NONE, WE GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE AND A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR NIELSEN. 
          AND DO WE ASK FOR TEAM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI TO PROVIDE A VOICE VOTE? COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI, HOW DO YOU VOTE? AYE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE 
          [a. Agua Fria Pedestrian Bridge Aesthetic and Proposed Cost]
ON. 
          NEXT ITEM PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL. 
          UP NEXT WE'RE GONNA SEE A PRESENTATION BY UH, KIM MOON. 
          YOU'RE A CITY ENGINEER ON THE AUTO OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AESTHETIC AND PROPOSED COST COURSE. 
          I'M KIM MOON CITY ENGINEER AND DIRECTOR OF THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR AVONDALE. 
          TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING THE OVERVIEW OF THE AQUA MULTI-USE PATH TRAIL, PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE BRIDGE PROJECT, AS WELL AS SOME DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AND COST CONSIDERATIONS TO RECEIVE YOUR FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD WITH FINAL DESIGN AND OR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. 
          I DO WANNA MAKE NOTE THIS EVENING WE DO HAVE THE DESIGN ENGINEERS FROM MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL HERE WITH US IN THE AUDIENCE LOOKS LIKE, UH, STACY MATTHEWS AND JUST WANNA WELCOME HER. 
          THIS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A KEY CONNECTION OF THE CITY'S MULTI-USE PATH SYSTEM ALONG THE AFRI TRAIL. 
          IT CONNECTS THE EXISTING TERMINUS OF THE TRAIL JUST NORTH OF I 10 TO THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK SPANNING ACROSS A DOTS I 10 DRAINAGE CHANNEL. 
          THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED BRIDGE LIGHTING AND OPTIONS FOR ARTISTIC AESTHETICS. 
          IT WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR COMMUNICATIONS CONDUITS TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE BRIDGE AS WELL IF NEEDED. 
          THE BRIDGE IS STRICTLY FOR PEDESTRIAN USES. 
          IT IS NOT FOR VEHICLES. 
          THE PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE AQUIFER TRAIL. 
          AS CURRENTLY PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS CAN ONLY REACH FRIENDSHIP PARK BY TRAVELING ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS. 
          THESE ROUTES SUCH AS MCDOWELL ROAD, DIAR ROAD AND AVONDALE BOULEVARD CARRY HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND REQUIRE USERS TO EXERCISE INCREASED CAUTION TO ENSURE SAFETY. 
          THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FOR INTEGRATED USER FRIENDLY, SAFE OFF STREET CONNECTION THAT MINIMIZES CONFLICTS BETWEEN 
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VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS, THEREBY IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND PROMOTIVE PROMOTING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          THE NEXT FEW SLIDES INCLUDE ANALYSIS AND SUMMARY OF KEY AESTHETICS, CONSIDERATIONS AND RELATED COSTS OF THE BRIDGE CONCEPT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          AS PART OF OUR EVALUATION, WE LOOKED AT THREE PRIMARY MATERIAL OPTIONS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLE BRIDGE, WHETHER IT'S STEEL, WOOD, AND CONCRETE. 
          EACH OF THESE MATERIALS HAS DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF SPAN LENGTH MAINTENANCE AND PERFORMANCE UNDER LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. 
          WEATHERED STEEL ALLOWS FOR THE LONGEST SPANS, WHICH MEANS FEWER PIERS ARE NEEDED WITHIN THE CHANNEL. 
          IT REQUIRES MODERATE MAINTENANCE AND COSTS, YET HAS SHOWN TO PERFORM VERY WELL IN OUR DRY CLIMATE. 
          WOOD ON THE OTHER HAND, WOULD REQUIRE THE MOST PIERS SHORT DISTANCE BETWEEN SPANS AND HAS GREATER MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND COSTS. 
          IT TENDS TO DETERIORATE MORE QUICKLY IN OUR HOT SUNNY ENVIRONMENT MAKING IT THE LEAST PRACTICAL OPTION FOR LONG-TERM DURABILITY. 
          CONCRETE OFFERS MODERATE SPAN LENGTHS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMS REASONABLY WELL IN DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. 
          HOWEVER, IT HAS HIGHER COSTS WHEN WE COMPARED OVERALL COST, PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE. 
          WEATHERED STEEL EMERGED AS THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND DURABLE OPTION FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          A FEW IMPORTANT CRITERIA BASED ON THE AGENCY'S UH, ADOS REQUIREMENTS DETERMINE HOW HIGH THE BRIDGE NEEDS TO BE AND THE AMOUNT OF DISTURBANCE ALLOWED IN THE CHANNEL. 
          THE ELEVATION NEEDS TO CLEAR THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WATER LEVEL AND ALSO PROVIDE CLEARANCE FOR VEHICLES TO WORK UNDERNEATH. 
          BOTH ADOT AND THE COUNTY REQUIRE, UH, MINIMUM OF 13 6 13 FEET SIX INCHES OF VERTICAL CLEARANCE SO THEIR MAINTENANCE VEHICLES CAN SAFELY ACCESS AND TRAVEL THROUGH AND WORK UNDER IN THE CHANNEL. 
          YOU CAN SEE AN EXAMPLE OF THE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT IN THE PHOTO ON THIS SLIDE THROUGH THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. 
          IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE BRIDGE WILL CONNECT TO EXISTING SIDEWALK, NOT TO THE LEVEE ITSELF. 
          THE LEVEE SERVES TO PROTECT THE PARK AREA WHICH SITS ON A HIGHER ELEVATION THAN THE CHANNEL. 
          SO THIS ALIGNMENT ENSURES A FUNCTIONAL AND SAFE CONNECTION WHILE MAINTAINING THE LEVEE'S PROTECTIVE PURPOSE. 
          SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS FOR BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH RAMP CONNECTIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PROPOSED BRIDGE. 
          ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE NORTH RAMP AS IT ZIGZAGS TO THE CORNER OF FRIENDSHIP PARK DUE TO CHANGE IN ELEVATION. 
          NOTE THAT THE BRIDGE CANNOT CONNECT TO THE LEVEE ON THERIA IN THIS LOCATION. 
          ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTH RAMP THAT WILL CONNECT WITH THE EXISTING MULTI-USE PATH. 
          IT WAS BUILT UNDER I 10 PREVIOUSLY. 
          COMPARING THE TWO PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NORTH ELEVATION AT THE PARK IS DIFFERENT THAN IS MORE THAN THE ELEVATION AT THE SOUTH. 
          HENCE IT REQUIRES MORE RAMP LENGTH TO ZIGZAG TO GET IT TO THE RIGHT ELEVATION. 
          THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE ON THREE POTENTIAL WEATHERED STEEL BRIDGE TYPES AND AN H TRUSS BRIDGE, A TIDE ARCH BRIDGE, AND A BO STRING BRIDGE. 
          THESE BRIDGE TYPES PROVIDE DIFFERENT VISUAL AESTHETICS RELATIVE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE COST OF EACH TYPE. 
          THESE THREE TYPES ALL PERFORM WELL STRUCTURALLY AND USE THE SAME DURABLE WEATHERED STEEL MATERIAL. 
          THE MAIN DIFFERENCES COME DOWN TO VISUAL CHARACTER FABRICATION, COMPLEXITY AND OVERALL COSTS. 
          ALL THREE BRIDGE TYPES INCLUDE SECURITY LIGHTING ATTACHED TO THE RAILING COMMUNICATIONS CONDUITS IF NEEDED, AND ALLOWANCES FOR DECORATIVE PYLONS. 
          SOME SMART WORK SIGNAGE, SPECIALTY LIGHTING. 
          IN ADDITION TO THE PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING AS HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN ORANGE, THE H TRUSS BRIDGE IS THE MOST STRAIGHTFORWARD AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN WITH VERTICAL AND DIAGONAL MEMBERS FORMING THE SIDES IN AN H SHAPED PATTERN. 
          IT'S TYPICALLY THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE OPTION. 
          SIMPLE TO FABRICATE AND EASY TO MAINTAIN. 
          THE STRUCTURE HAS A CLEAN AND SIMPLE LOOK AND IT FITS WELL IN TRAIL SETTINGS. 
          IT HAS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF 7.6 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES ESCALATION TO 
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THE YEAR 2028. 
          ESTIMATED ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF $75,000 WILL FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND CAN INCLUDE BRIDGE INSPECTIONS EVERY TWO YEARS, ELECTRICAL POWER, POWER WASHING AND LIGHTING REPLACEMENT. 
          IN THESE GRAPHICS YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW OF THE LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE AND THE PEDESTRIAN VIEW FROM THE PRI BRIDGE ENTRANCE AND THIS GRAPHIC YOU CAN SEE THE BRIDGE FROM THE AIR WITH FRIENDSHIP PARK AND I 10 IN THE DISTANCE. 
          AND THIS GRAPHIC, YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE FROM I 10 AS HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN GREEN. 
          THE TIDE ARCH BRIDGE HAS A SHORT FUNCTION, HAS SHORT FUNCTIONAL ARCHES RISING ABOVE THE DECK WITH THE BRIDGE ITSELF ACTING AS A TIE THAT HOLDS THE ARCHES TOGETHER. 
          IT CREATES A MORE OPEN, ELEGANT APPEARANCE WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE. 
          IT'S SLIGHTLY MORE COMPLEX AND COSTLY TO CONSTRUCT, BUT OFFERS A MORE ICONIC VISUAL STATEMENT. 
          THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF 8.2 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES ESCALATION TO YEAR 2028. 
          SIMILARLY, ESTIMATED ANNUAL BUDGET A LITTLE BIT HIGHER OF $85,000 WILL FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND CAN INCLUDE INSPECTIONS, ELECTRICAL POWER AND SO FORTH. 
          IN THESE GRAPHICS YOU CAN VIEW THE LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE, THE PEDESTRIAN VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE ENTRANCE AND THIS GRAPHIC YOU CAN SEE THE BRIDGE FROM THE AIR WITH FRIENDSHIP PARK AND I 10. 
          IN THE DISTANCE IN THIS GRAPHIC YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE FROM I 10. 
          THE THIRD BRIDGE AS HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN PURPLE IS THE BOW STRING BRIDGE. 
          IT'S SIMILAR TO THE TIGHT ARCH BRIDGE BUT IS TYPICALLY TALLER WITH MORE CURVED MEMBERS AND DIAGONAL WEBBING THAT GIVE IT A MORE DECORATIVE AESTHETIC. 
          IT OFFERS GOOD STRENGTH AND VISUAL APPEAL, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL FABRICATION INVOLVED INVOLVED IT CAN BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND IS A HEAVIER BRIDGE. 
          THIS HAS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET OF 10.2 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES THE ESCALATION TO 2028. 
          AGAIN SIMILARLY, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER MAINTENANCE COSTS ESTIMATED AT $95,000, WHICH WILL FLUCTUATE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. 
          IN THESE GRAPHICS YOU CAN SEE THE VIEW OF THE LENGTH OF THE BRIDGE AND THE PEDESTRIAN VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE ENTRANCE. 
          THE BRIDGE FROM THE AIR WITH FRIENDSHIP PARK AND I 10 AND THE DISTANCE AND THE VIEW OF THE BRIDGE FOR MY 10 COUNCIL STILL ALSO HAS AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN AT GRADE CROSSING INSTEAD OF A BRIDGE OR UNTIL A BRIDGE CAN BE INSTALLED IN THE FUTURE. 
          LAST WEEK I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM A OT AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MEG TO CONFIRM THAT IF THE CROSSING WERE DESIGNED AS AN AT GRADE CROSSING RATHER THAN A BRIDGE, THERE WOULD BE NO ISSUES WITH THE PREVIOUS FUNDS. 
          AND THAT WAS USED IN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE A TRAIL AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IS TRUE. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT. 
          A DESIGN CONCEPT WAS PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FOR THIS AT GRADE OPTION. 
          SO WE ALREADY HAVE A CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW WOULD FUNCTION, BUT WE WOULD NEED TO DO FURTHER VETTING OF THIS OPTION WITH ADOT AND MARICOPA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. 
          AN AT GRADE CROSSING WOULD BE FULLY A DA ACCESSIBLE PROVIDING A CONCRETE PATH CONNECTION ACROSS THE CHANNEL. 
          HOWEVER, THIS DESIGN WOULD NOT INCLUDE OUR TYPICAL TRAIL AMENITIES. 
          THERE WOULD BE NO DECORATIVE GRANITE, NO LIGHTING, NO SITE FURNISHINGS SINCE THOSE ELEMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THE ADOT CHANNEL. 
          THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES CONTINGENCY FROM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 
          SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, UH, FOR AN AT GRADE CROSSING WOULD ALSO REQUIRE A GATE TO RESTRICT ACCESS DURING FLOOD EVENTS. 
          BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED DIRECTLY WITHIN THE FLOW PATH OF THE CHANNEL, MAINTENANCE WOULD NEED TO OCCUR REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING STORM EVENTS. 
          THIS INCLUDES ROOM OF BEING SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS THAT COLLECT ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE AND MAKING OCCASIONAL REPAIRS DUE TO A DOTS MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OR WATER FLOW AT IMPACTS. 
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THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET FOR THIS OPTION IS ESTIMATED AT 2.1 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDES SOME ART COMPONENTS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE LIGHTING OR FURNISHINGS AS THESE ARE NOT ALLOWED. 
          ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO VARY YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER. 
          AND THE INTENSITY OF STORM EVENTS TYPICALLY RANGING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15,000 TO $50,000 PER YEAR. 
          FOR CONCRETE REPAIR AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, THE AMOUNT WOULD VARY ON THE NUMBER OF SEVERITY OF THE STORM EVENTS. 
          THIS IS A HIGH MAINTENANCE EFFORT AS RELATED TO OTHER PORTIONS OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM. 
          THIS SLIDE OUTLINES THE CURRENT PROJECT FUNDING STATUS AND TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE PEDESTRIAN BICYCLE BRIDGE. 
          SOME FUNDING HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT AND OUR CURRENT BUDGET, WE HAVE 456,000 ALLOCATED FOR DESIGN THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND. 
          AN ADDITIONAL 6.5 MILLION WAS IDENTIFIED AS AN EARLY CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE, BUT AT THIS TIME REMAINS UNFUNDED. 
          THE DESIGN FUNDS ARE PARTIALLY EXPENDED FOR THE DESIGN AND CONCEPTS SUCH AS YOU SAW HERE THIS EVENING. 
          THERE IS PROPOSED BOND FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT WHICH COULD PROVIDE UP TO $8 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION IF APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN THE BOND ELECTION. 
          THIS WOULD BRING THE TOTAL AVAILABLE PROJECT BUDGET TO ROUGHLY 8.4 MILLION, INCLUDING THE DESIGN, UH, FUNDS ALREADY ALLOCATED. 
          AS A REMINDER, OUR ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS RANGE FROM 7.6 MILLION FOR THE H TRUSS TO 8.2 MILLION FOR THE TIDE ARCH TO 10.2 MILLION FOR THE BOW STRINGING BRIDGE AND ONE APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION FOR A BASIC AT GRADE CROSSING. 
          COUNCIL FEEDBACK TONIGHT WILL HELP US CONFIRM WHICH DESIGN DIRECTION ALIGNS BEST WITH THESE AVAILABLE AND POTENTIAL FUNDING LEVELS. 
          NEXT STEPS, ONCE FUNDING IS DETERMINED, UH, THEN WE CAN COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND PROCEED WITH UH, PERMITTING. 
          THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THIS PORTION OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM. 
          AND WITH THAT HERE'S A SUMMARY SLIDE OF SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT I'VE PRESENTED HERE THIS EVENING. 
          I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ON YOUR FEEDBACK AND PREFERENCES AND I PREPARED TO TAKE NOTES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION KIM. 
          WE APPRECIATE IT. 
          UH, AT THIS TIME THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY, SO AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS. 
          ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO KIM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          MUCH APPRECIATED. 
          UM, WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I LIKE THE H TR BRIDGE OR THE TIDE ARCH BRIDGE JUST BECAUSE I THINK IF WE'RE LOOKING AT COST, 7.6 MILLION WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST FIT FOR IT. 
          BUT I WAS LOOKING AROUND AT DIFFERENT BRIDGES AND THAT IS QUITE A COMMON ONE IN ARIZONA. 
          UM, THE ONE THAT WHEN I HAD GOOGLED THE INFORMATION EARLIER WAS ONE THAT CAME UP IN YUMA AND THEY SAID THAT IT REQUIRES LITTLE TO NO MAINTENANCE. 
          BUT I ALSO DO LIKE THE TIDE ART BRIDGE JUST FOR THE AESTHETIC OF IT. 
          AND BECAUSE IT IS A LITTLE BIT, IT HAS THE EXTRA I GUESS, HEIGHT PER SE FOR IT. 
          UM, I'M NOT A FAN OF THE AT GRADE CROSSING, BUT THAT'S JUST ME. 
          UM, THE BOW STRINGING BRIDGE IS REALLY NICE BUT IT'S ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE. 
          BUT I WOULD GO WITH EITHER THE FIRST ONE OR THE SECOND ONE. 
          I'M JUST NOT A FAN OF THE AT GRADE CROSSING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS. 
          KIM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          MY FIRST GUT BEFORE I LOOKED AT ALL THE SLIDES AND HAD YOUR PRESENTATION WAS UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BUDGET AND $2 MILLION SOUNDS A LOT BETTER THAN $7 MILLION, BUT THE FACT THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO LIGHTING THAT IT WOULD, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY, BUT ANYTIME THERE'S RAIN OR A STORM AT MY HOUSE, UM, THERE'S MUD AND IT DRIES AND YOU'RE CONSTANTLY PICKING IT UP OFF OF THE CONCRETE. 
          SO THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT HAVING THAT GRADE. 
          UM, I LIKE THE LOOK OF THE TRUSS AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S THE CHEAPEST. 
          I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT HAS LIGHTING AND I FEEL THAT UM, IT'S PROBABLY A SAFER OPTION THAN, OR AT LEAST SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE USED ON A REGULAR BASIS VERSUS UM, THE OTHER. 
          AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER MEMBERS? OKAY, VICE MAYOR NIELSEN. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I GUESS I'M GONNA HIT MY METALLURGICAL BACKGROUND FOR A MINUTE. 
          WEATHERED STEEL. 
          WHY NOT GALVANIZE, WHY NOT SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S GONNA LAST A LITTLE LONGER. 
          WHAT'S THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF WEATHERED STEEL? I MEAN IF WE'VE GOT RAIN OUT THERE, YOU'RE RUSTING IT ALL THE TIME. 
          IT'S, IT'S MATERIAL. 
          I KNOW THERE IF YOU PUT YOU, YOU'RE GALVANIZING ON OR YOU PAINT IT OR WHATEVER, THERE'S GONNA BE MORE COST. 
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BUT JUST THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, WEATHERED STEEL FINE, BUT IS IT GONNA BE 20 YEARS OR 25 YEARS AND IF YOU GALVANIZE IT OR PAINTED IT OR EPOXIES IT, WHATEVER, DOES IT NOW GO FROM 50 YEARS TO 75 YEARS? JUST THE IDEA OF MINIMIZATION OF MAINTENANCE I GUESS IS, IS WHAT I LOOK LIKE IN THAT MATERIALS. 
          UH, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR NIELSEN, UM, IN UH, PREVIOUS LIFE WHEN I HAD SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER TO STEEL, IT ACTUALLY DOES HAVE A SIMILAR LIFE CYCLE AS OTHER TYPES OF STEEL. 
          THE UH, RUST, ONCE IT FORMS A CRUST DOESN'T GO TOO DEEP ACTUALLY HELPS WITH UH, MAINTENANCE 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAINT IT OR CLEAN IT THAT OFTEN. 
          AND UM, IT'S LASTED SURPRISINGLY A LONG TIME. 
          UH, BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND I THINK THE OTHER ONE IS JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE USING THIS BIKE PATH? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT AN ESTIMATE TODAY. 
          DO WE ANTICIPATE TWO PEOPLE A DAY, 50 PEOPLE A DAY, ONCE IT'S IN, ARE WE GONNA GET 'EM OVER THEN YOU GOT, UH, I 10. 
          THEY'VE GOTTA GO DOWN AND UNDER. 
          IT'S JUST ARE WE BUILDING AN $8.2 MILLION BRIDGE FOR 25 PEOPLE A MONTH OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE? AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DECIDE HOW MANY THAT WILL SERVE, BUT THAT WOULD BE JUST, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER QUESTION THAT ALONG THAT LINE. 
          MI MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UM, I CAN ASK CORY IF HE HAS AN IDEA. 
          PART OF THIS, WHETHER IT'S THE BRIDGE OR THE A GRADE CROSSING, IS TO CREATE THE CONNECTION TO THE PARKS. 
          SO COUNCIL'S PRIORITY HAS BEEN FROM FESTIVAL TO FRIENDSHIP ALSO. 
          SO WHEN YOU TAKE OUR EAST, WEST, UH, PATHS LIKE VAN BUREN, YOU KNOW, FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET TO THERE, THEY CAN USE THEIR BIKE ALONG VAN BUREN GET TO THE A TRAIL AND THEN BE ABLE TO GO TO EITHER PARK. 
          SO I THINK THE NUMBERS TODAY ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE NUMBERS ONCE WE COMPLETE THE CONNECTION FROM THE TWO PARKS. 
          UM, BUT UH, UH, COREY CAN MAYBE GIVE YOU A NUMBER OF USES TODAY. 
          YEAH. 
          UH, USES TODAY WOULD BE, I MEAN EVEN RIGHT NOW ON THE A FREE AT AND , WHEN WE DID HAVE TRAIL COUNTERS OUT THERE, WE WERE ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 60 PEOPLE PER WEEK. 
          UM, BUT THAT WAS WITH THE TRAIL NETWORK THAT LED YOU TO A DEAD END OR NO CONNECTION THAT WAS, THAT WAS GAINED TO A REGIONAL AMENITY. 
          UM, WE DO KNOW WE HAVE THAT TRAFFIC CONCERN AT FRIENDSHIP PARK. 
          THIS WOULD ALLOW AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET THERE. 
          YOU COULD RIDE A BIKE OR WALK TO THE PARK, YOU WOULD NO LONGER HAVE TO USE A CAR OR TAKE UP A PARKING SPACE. 
          UM, THE PARK CURRENTLY IS SEEING 1.3 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR. 
          UM, SO IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. 
          UM, I'D ALSO SAY A CONNECTION LIKE THIS WITH THE CONNECTION WITH THE UM, HUB OF THE PARK, UH, BEING A PART OF IT, UH, WOULD MAKE THE PARK AN AMENITY THAT OTHERS WOULD WANT TO COME TO AND POSSIBLY HOST RACE EVENTS OR THE CITY COULD PARTNER WITH 'EM TO HOST RACE EVENTS. 
          'CAUSE WE'LL HAVE A PRETTY STRONG SEGMENT OF PATH THAT YOU CAN GET TO SOUTH FROM FRIENDSHIP PARK. 
          SO IT'D ALSO BECOME MAYBE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER, UH, TO ATTRACT SOME NEW VISITORS TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          APPRECIATE THAT COREY. 
          I THINK JUST THE LAST COMMENT OF THE ONES THERE, I LIKE THE TIERED ARCH ONE JUST, UH, BETTER THAN ALL THE OTHER ONES. 
          JUST, UH, THE WAY THAT IT FLOWS AND WHATEVER ELSE ON THERE. 
          SO MY PREFERENCE. 
          THANK YOU VICE MAYOR. 
          ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER? WHITE, UM, MAYOR, I, I WANNA, UM, IF COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI HAS SOMETHING I'LL LET HER GO FIRST. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES, I DO. 
          UM, ACTUALLY I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO AND WEISS. 
          UM, DEFINITELY AM NOT, UM, INTERESTED IN THE AT GRADE CROSSING JUST BECAUSE LIKE SHE MENTIONED WITH UM, WATER FLOWING WITH DIRT, HAVING TO KEEP THAT UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE IS GONNA BE MORE. 
          BUT I, I DO LIKE, UM, THE H TRUSS, UM, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND THE TIERED ARCH OBVIOUSLY IS JUST THE ARCH, BUT IT'S, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME WIDTH, UM, AND MATERIALS BEING USED. 
          SO MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE HRU FIRST AND THEN THE TIERED ARCH. 
          UM, SECOND. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          COUNCILMAN MCCONNEY. 
          COUNCILMAN WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH KIM FOR AN AMAZING PRESENTATION. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING OUT HERE. 
          UM, UH, IF YOU MAY, SIR, I JUST WANNA GIVE A BRIEF STORY 'CAUSE I JUST GOT BACK FROM PORTLAND OREGON'S PAC TRANSIT CONFERENCE AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A PEDESTRIAN ONLY BRIDGE THE PEDESTRIAN, I'M SORRY, IN TRANSIT BRIDGE. 
          IT'S CALLED THE TELECOM CROSSING. 
          UM, AND IT'S, IT'S A SPACE WHERE THERE ARE NO CARS THAT ARE THERE. 
          AND THIS BRIDGE SPANS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER AND IT'S A CALLED THE BRIDGE OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE, UM, IT'S THE FIRST KIND IN THIS COUNTRY BUILT SPECIFICALLY JUST TO FACILITATE NON-AUTO TRANSIT ACROSS A BRIDGE. 
          SO SEEING THIS COME OUT TO AVONDALE IS AMAZING. 
          THE THING I LIKE MOST ABOUT THEIR BRIDGE THAT I SEE IN THESE FEATURES, WHICH IS WHY I WANTED TO SHARE, IS THE CABLES STAY DESIGNED. 
          SO IT'S MORE OF THE ARTISTIC KIND OF CABLE. 
          BUT I SEE SOME ELEMENTS OF CABLES HERE IN OUR BRIDGES. 
          SO THE, THE ONLY OPTION I REALLY LIKE HERE IS A TIERED ARCH BRIDGE. 
          I'M, I'M FEARFUL OF BAD KIDS LIKE ME WHO GO TO THE EDGE OF STUFF AND WANT TO JUMP OFF, RIGHT? YOU JUST WANNA TRY AND PROPEL AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. 
          SO I WOULD LIKE A HIGHER , UM, 
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EDGE TO THE BRIDGE. 
          UM, BUT I LIKE HOW THEIR CABLES ARE GONNA BE IN THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE BECAUSE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO THE ENGINEERING, UM, OF, OF THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE COMING OUT WITH VERY GOOD REASONS TO HAVE A BOND FOR THIS TYPE OF ITEM. 
          AND SO I BELIEVE THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS, THAT FITS INTO THAT AFFORDABILITY SPACE. 
          UM, AND AND THEN ONE OF THE NEAT THINGS ABOUT THE BRIDGE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, THEY HAVE RUNNING WATER UNDER THERE, SO THEIR LIGHTING SYSTEM CHANGED BASED ON THE RIVER'S CURRENT, WHICH WAS SOMETHING REALLY NEAT THAT I LEARNED ABOUT. 
          SO IT MIGHT BE NEAT IF WE HAVE , YOU GUYS ARE SHAKING YOUR HEAD. 
          UM, IT MIGHT BE, UM, NEAT IF WE HAVE SOMETHING FUNCTIONALLY FUN ABOUT IT THAT MAKES IT AVONDALE SPECIFIC. 
          AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE DOING SOME OF THOSE ENGINEERING DESIGN ELEMENTS ALREADY. 
          SO I WON'T OVERSTEP MY BOUNDS. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE AND MY SUPPORT. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU, YOU GO ON. 
          GO AHEAD. 
          UM, I DIDN'T HEAR THE VICE MAYOR. 
          WAS, WAS HE ALSO THE H AS A PRIMARY? SO THE H CHIEF VICE MAYOR. 
          OH, TIERED ARCH BRIDGE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, SO THE AT GRADE CROSSING, UM, IS IT LITERALLY AT GRADE AT THE BOTTOM? IS THERE A PAD? SO AS WAS REFERENCED EARLIER IN REGARDS TO DEBRIS AND RAINWATER, AND WHILE WE DON'T GET A LOT OF RAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN ADOT FLUSHES OR ANY OTHER, UH, UH, ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THAT CHANNEL TO FLUSH OUT THINGS FROM TIME TO TIME. 
          I DON'T KNOW. 
          SO WHETHER IT'S RELATED TO WEATHER, UM, OR IF IT IS RELATED TO, UM, A SCHEDULED RELEASE, I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THAT WOULD IMPACT, UH, THIS, THIS CROSSING. 
          UM, I, I WAS FINE WITH AN AT GRADE CROSSING, UH, BECAUSE IT WOULD SOLVE A SITUATION, UH, THAT WE HAVE NOW WHERE OUR RESIDENTS ARE, UM, NOT PERMITTED TO CROSS OBVIOUSLY AND UTILIZE FRIENDSHIP PARK AS IT'S MEANT TO BE USED. 
          AND AS COREY MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THAT IT MIGHT ENTICE THOSE FOLKS A, A BRIDGE. 
          UH, THE CONNECTION POINT WOULD ENTICE FOLKS THAT MAY NOT ULTIMATELY GO TO THE PARK, START TO UTILIZE THE PARK. 
          UM, AND SO FOR THAT, I MEAN MANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE, HAVE VOICED THEIR SUPPORT FOR ONE BRIDGE FORM OR ANOTHER. 
          I AM, UH, JUST FINE AND HAPPY WITH THE AT GRADE CROSSING. 
          UM, THAT'S WHERE I STAND RIGHT NOW. 
          I KNOW THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS LESS AND THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE FULL REASON. 
          AS AGAIN, WE COULD BUILD ANOTHER BRIDGE LATER. 
          IF THE BOND WAS PASSED AND WE DECIDED TO USE THE THE MONEY HERE, THEN THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. 
          BUT LOOKING AT THE DISCUSSIONS WE'LL HAVE LATER SURROUNDED BY BUDGET, I'M JUST REALLY THINKING THAT IMPACT, UH, AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME. 
          AND SO FOR ME, AN AT GRADE CROSSING BRIDGE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT, UH, FOR THIS USAGE. 
          AND IF WE HAD MONEY GRANTS OR ANYTHING ELSE, THEN OBVIOUSLY A BRIDGE WOULD BE MUCH MORE DESIRED. 
          UM, SO THAT'S MY FEEDBACK AND I DON'T KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK COUNCILMAN GARCIA? I DON'T WANNA SPEND $10,000 OR MILLION, I'M SORRY, EVEN WORSE, $8 MILLION ON A BRIDGE. 
          I THINK THAT AT GRADE CROSSING IS WHERE WHERE I WOULD GO. 
          UM, IF WE WERE TO GO ANY ANY OTHER WAY, I WOULD DEFINITELY BE KNOCKING DOORS ASKING VOTERS IF THEY WANT, UH, TO SPEND $8 MILLION ON A BRIDGE. 
          'CAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I WOULD WANT MY MONEY WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT THE BUDGET IS TIGHT ON A BRIDGE WHERE WE COULD SPEND THAT MONEY ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. 
          OKAY, SO DID, UH, DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED FROM US, RON? MR. MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR COUNSEL? YES. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU KIM, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          RON, NEXT ITEM PLEASE. 
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THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UP NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY CHIEF ESPINOZA. 
          ACTUALLY HE'LL KICK IT OFF TO THE LIEUTENANT ON THE SPEED SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. 
          UH, THE COUNCIL HAD QUESTIONS AT THE LAST PRESENTATION. 
          UH, WE'VE TRIED TO ANSWER MOST OF THOSE QUESTIONS AND THEN, UH, SEEK DIRECTION. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNSEL. 
          AS YOU MAY RECALL, ON SEPTEMBER 8TH OF THIS YEAR, LIEUTENANT EWIN ON BEHALF OF THE AVONDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM. 
          UH, DURING THAT MEETING, YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND TODAY LIEUTENANT EWIN WILL PRESENT THE DATA YOU REQUESTED ALONG WITH OUR OUR DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THIS PROGRAM. 
          AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LIEUTENANT IWA. 
          THANK YOU CHIEF MAYOR, VICE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. 
          I'M LIEUTENANT JUSTIN ILAN. 
          IT'S, UH, AN HONOR TO BE HERE AGAIN. 
          AND YES, THIS IS A, A SECONDARY FEEDBACK TO THE INITIAL PRESENTATION WE GAVE ON THE ETHOS SEPTEMBER. 
          SO SOME OF THESE SLIDES THAT WE'RE GONNA GO OVER ARE REPEAT SLIDES FROM THE INITIAL, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THAT GROUNDWORK BACK AND THAT WHERE OUR DATA IS DRIVING US WITH THIS PROGRAM. 
          SO WITH OUR DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT, WE LOOK AT REVIEWING OF THE ACCIDENT DATA AND THAT'S PRIOR, DURING, AND AFTER A SITE LOCATION. 
          AND AGAIN, JUST A REMINDER, THERE ARE TWO SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS THAT 
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WE UTILIZE FOR THIS PROGRAM. 
          WE ALSO LOOK AT THE SPEED DATA PRE, DURING, AND AFTER A SITE SELECTION FOR COMPLETED CYCLE. 
          AGAIN, WE USE A COVERT BOX, WHICH I'LL GET INTO MORE OF THAT LOGISTICS AND OBTAINING THE PRE AND THE POST SPEEDS. 
          AGAIN, THIS PROGRAM WAS DRIVED TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES SPEEDING IN OUR ROADWAYS FOR THE LONG TERM AND HELP CURB AND BRING HEALTHY DRIVING BEHAVIOR TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE. 
          SO PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. 
          WE HAVE THE THREE LOCATIONS UP ON THE BOARD HERE. 
          THESE THREE LOCATIONS ARE THE LOCATIONS THAT WE USED TO CITE OUR VIOLATORS. 
          SO LOCATION ONE WAS VAN BUREN AND HUNDRED SEVENTH LOCATION TWO WAS ON DESAR, WHICH WAS THOMAS IN THE INDIAN SCHOOL. 
          AND LOCATION THREE WAS AVONDALE BOULEVARD AND THAT WAS JUST NORTH OF JEFFERSON AND JUST NORTH OF MARICOPA STREET. 
          ONE OF THE POINTS OF FEEDBACK COUNCIL WANTED WAS HOW MANY CITATIONS FROM THIS PROGRAM WERE GENERATED TO RESIDENT VERSUS NON-RESIDENT DRIVERS. 
          SO AGAIN, WE USE A DATE RANGE OF AUGUST 1ST, 2024 TO JULY 31ST, 2025. 
          SO OUR RESIDENT, NON-RESIDENT CITATION ISSUED TOTALED 12,127, WHICH OUR RESIDENT RECEIVED 2,174 AND NON-RESIDENT WAS 9,953 CITATIONS. 
          AND THIS JUST PROVIDES COUNSEL WITH A VISUALIZATION MAP OF ACTUALLY WHERE THOSE CAMERAS ARE AT AND WHICH DIRECTION YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE TRAVELING. 
          YOU'LL SEE ON HERE WE HAVE BLUE WOULD DENOTE THE VAN BUREN, HUNDRED SEVENTH YELLOW DENOTES. 
          TSAR GREEN IS AVENUE BOULEVARD. 
          AND YOU ALSO SEE ON HERE RED, WHICH ON OCTOBER 13TH IS WHERE WE DEPLOYED THE SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS ON MCDOWELL ROAD AT A HUNDRED NINTH AND A HUNDRED 12TH AVENUE. 
          SO WE'LL LOOK MORE AT PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS. 
          WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT DOUT ROAD FIRST. 
          YOU'LL SEE ON HERE THAT WE HAVE PRE, DURING, AND THEN TWO POSTS. 
          SO INITIALLY WHEN WE HAVE A SITE THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERA, WE'LL PUT OUR COVERT BOX. 
          A COVERT BOX IS SIMPLY THAT IT'S COVERT, SO NO ONE'S ALERT ALERTED TO ANY ANY DEVICE CAPTURING DATA. 
          IT'S VERY SMALL IN SIZE AND IT'S PLACED ON A A LIGHT POLE TO GET THE NATURAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC FOR OUR VEHICLES. 
          AND THAT IS POSTED ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS. 
          AND FOR POST-DEPLOYMENT, WE WAIT A WEEK AND WE DEPLOY IT, DEPLOY IT FOR OUR POST SPEED. 
          HERE YOU'RE GONNA SEE A FOURTH POST-DEPLOYMENT SPEED, WHICH DEPLOYED THAT COVERT BOX ON SEPTEMBER 22ND TO THE 29TH. 
          WE ONLY LOOKED AT THE AVERAGE SPEEDS THAT WERE ABOVE 11 MILES AN HOUR. 
          SO DYSERT ROAD IS 45 MILES AN HOUR. 
          SO WE ONLY LOOKED AT SPEEDS OVER 56 MILES AN HOUR AND ABOVE WHICH OUR AVERAGE SPEEDS WERE CONSISTENT WITH ALL FOUR AT 59 MILES PER HOUR. 
          NOW IF WE LOOK DOWN TO THAT SECOND BLOCK OF DATA, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WERE EXCEEDING THAT 11 MILE AN HOUR RANGE. 
          SO WITH OUR PRE-DEPLOYMENT WE SAW 60,000 VEHICLES AND 3,200 OF THOSE WERE EXCEEDING THAT 11 MILE AN HOUR RANGE. 
          OUR POST-DEPLOYMENT, WE SAW 59,000 VEHICLES AND WE DID SEE A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT WERE SPEEDING AT 1600, JUST SHY OF 1700. 
          AND JUST FRAME OF REFERENCE, THAT WAS MAY 6TH TO MAY 13TH. 
          OUR POST-DEPLOYMENT AGAIN WAS SEPTEMBER 22ND TO THE 29TH. 
          WE SAW AN INCREASE OF VEHICLES AT 5% AT 66,000 AND WE SAW OUR NUMBER OF VEHICLES JUMP BACK TO THAT PRE-DEPLOYMENT RANGE AT 3,100. 
          NOW WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT AV BOULEVARD HERE. 
          THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MILES PER HOUR. 
          AGAIN, OUR PRE, DURING AND POST AVERAGE SPEED REMAIN THE SAME AT 59 MILES PER HOUR. 
          IF WE LOOK DOWN TO THAT SECOND BLOCK, WE'LL SEE THE DATA FOR BOTH LOCATIONS. 
          FOR OUR PRE-DEPLOYMENT NUMBER OF VEHICLES, WE SAW 128,000 VEHICLES AND WE SAW 2,900 OF THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE OVER THAT 11 MILE AN HOUR THRESHOLD. 
          WE DID SEE A 22% INCREASE AT 50, 157,000 VEHICLES THAT WERE TRAVELING. 
          AND WE DID SEE A DECREASE ABOUT 37%. 
          SO THAT BROUGHT US ABOUT 1800 VEHICLES THAT WERE OVER THAT 11 MILE AN HOUR RANGE. 
          AND AGAIN, AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL, IF NEED BE IN FOUR MONTHS, WE WOULD DO THE SAME THING THAT WE DID WITH DIAR ROAD WOULD BE GO BACK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY CHANGE IN THAT LEARNED LONG-TERM DRIVING BEHAVIOR. 
          ANOTHER PIECE OF INFORMATION COUNSEL ASKED FOR WERE THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT WERE ISSUED BY OUR OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE. 
          AND YOU'LL SEE ON HERE WE HAVE DO HAVE A DATE RANGE OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2024 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DATE RANGE THAT WE USED. 
          THE REASON FOR THAT IS OUR TRACK SYSTEM, WHICH IS OUR DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR GIVING CITATIONS AND WARNINGS, DIDN'T ACTUALLY GO LIVE UNTIL THE VERY BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. 
          SO TO BE CONSISTENT, WE WANTED TO GIVE A, GIVE IT A 
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FULL YEAR WORTH OF DATA. 
          SO AGAIN, THIS WAS ONLY FOR OUR OFFICERS WRITING CITATIONS AND WARNINGS AT 27 0 1 A, WHICH IS OUR SPEEDING CITATION. 
          OUR CITATIONS WERE 1,240, OUR WARNINGS WERE 979, SO THAT AVERAGED 185 CITATIONS AND WARNINGS PER MONTH. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT BUDGET IMPLICATIONS. 
          SO THIS IS OUR TOTAL ANTICIPATED COST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 WITH AN AVERAGE FOR OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERA AND ASSOCIATED EXPENSES AT 209,482 AND PERSONNEL FOR FOUR EMPLOYEES. 
          CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE TWO THAT ARE FULL-TIME FOR COURTS AND THE PD WITH COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, THERE'D BE TWO ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES, WHICH BRINGS THAT TOTAL UP TO 352,000, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF 561,482. 
          HOWEVER, I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE WHEN WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF CAPTURES ON OUR CAMERA. 
          SO AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER THAT WE MOVED THE CAMERAS ONTO MCDOWELL ROAD, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CAPTURES AND WITHIN THAT FIRST WEEK, WE ALREADY HAD TO OUTSOURCE SOME OF THAT, THAT WORKLOAD FROM OUR SINGLE CSO THAT DOES ALL THE WORK FOR THIS TO OTHER CSOS TO HELP GET THROUGH THAT QUEUE. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS A REPEAT, THIS IS THE COURT COLLECTIONS. 
          THE GENERAL FUND BROUGHT IN, UH, 391,000. 
          COURT ENHANCEMENT FEE WAS JUST UNDER 40,000. 
          DEFENSIVE DRIVING SCHOOL DIVERSION FEE WAS 287,000 AND OUR COURT ENHANCEMENT FEE WAS JUST OVER 25,000, WHICH BROUGHT US TO A TOTAL OF 743,665 AND 19 CENTS. 
          I WANNA TOUCH ON SOME OF OUR SPEED SAFETY STRATEGIES THAT HERE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WE'RE COMMITTED TO. 
          WE'RE COMMITTED TO PRIOR PRIORITIZING FILLING OUR TRAFFIC OFFICER VACANCIES. 
          SO CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE THREE AND WE HAVE VACANCIES FOR EIGHT. 
          AND THE REASON FOR SOME OF THOSE VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE, SOME OF OUR OFFICERS THAT PROMOTED TO SERGEANT AND MOVED OVER TO OTHER SPECIALTIES PIECE. 
          HOWEVER, KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SOME VACANCIES, I WANT TO COME TO A SOLUTION AND HOW WE CAN FILL SOME OF THESE VACANCIES. 
          WE JUST GRADUATED EIGHT FROM OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY THAT ARE ENTERING INTO OUR FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH WE CAN WHEN THEY COMPLETE AND BECOME SO CAPABLE, USE THOSE TO FILL SOME OF THESE VACANCIES. 
          WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT IS IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF HIS FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM AND WE HAVE A LATERAL THAT IS IN THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM. 
          AND TWO WEEKS AGO WE JUST SENT 10 OF OUR RECRUITS TO THE ACADEMY TO BECOME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE END OF THEIR TRAINING. 
          SO WE HAVE SOME NUMBERS COMING IN THAT WOULD HELP FILL SOME OF THESE VACANCIES FOR OUR OFFICERS. 
          AND AGAIN, WE ONLY DO HAVE THE ONE CSO THAT PRIMARILY HANDLES THESE, THESE, UH, TRAFFIC SAFETY QUEUE REVIEWS. 
          WE HAVE CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE SPEED TRAILERS AND THOSE SPEED TRAILERS, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL SEEN, ARE PLACED ON THE ROAD. 
          THEY GIVE THE DIGITAL READOUT OF WHAT YOUR SPEED IS ALL ALONG THAT ROAD. 
          THEY USUALLY DEPLOYED FOR A MONTH AT A TIME. 
          BUT NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE A DIGITAL READING OF SPEED, IT ALSO CAPTURES DATA AND THAT DATA IS DAYTIME AND NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THE NUMBER OF SPEEDERS THROUGH A CERTAIN AREA. 
          AND WITH THESE SPEED TRAILERS, WE DO SEE A DECREASE IN SPEED BY THE END OF THEM. 
          HOWEVER, I CAN'T ATTEST TO IF THAT SPEEDING REVERTS BACK TO NORMAL PRE-DEPLOYMENT SPEED. 
          MUCH LIKE OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS, WE ALSO DO HAVE FOUR COVERT BOXES, WHICH I TOUCHED ON EARLIER. 
          AND THESE COVERT BOXES ARE USED TO GET THAT NATURAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON OUR ROADWAY TO, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE DEPLOYING OUR RESOURCES APPROPRIATELY. 
          SO THAT KINDA LEADS US INTO OUR NEXT BULLET POINT, WHICH IS A TARGET ENFORCEMENT. 
          SO USING THE DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR SPEED TRAILER AND OUR COVERT BOXES ALLOWS US TO DO TARGET ENFORCEMENT. 
          SO FULLY STAFFING OUR TRAFFIC BUREAU ALLOWS US TO GET OUR OFFICERS IN STRATEGIC PLACES AT DATES AND TIMES AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO SPREAD OUR OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY OF AVONDALE, GETTING MORE VISIBILITY OF TRAFFIC OFFICERS ON THE ROADWAY. 
          AND WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF DECREASING THE SPEEDING ON OUR ROADWAY, WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE OUR LIDAR AND RADAR UNITS FOR OUR PATROL OFFICERS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR TAKE HOME VEHICLES. 
          PRIOR TO WE HAD 10 LIDAR UNITS IN OUR DEPARTMENT WHERE AN OFFICER WHEN THEY COME ON SHIFT WOULD'VE TO CHECK THAT OUT AND UTILIZE THAT FOR THEIR SHIFT AND THEN CHECK IT IN AT THE END OF SHIFT. 
          BUT NOW WITH OUR TAKE HOME VEHICLE PROGRAM, WE'RE COMMITTED TO PURCHASING MORE LIDAR UNITS SO THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE THAT TOOL READILY AVAILABLE TO AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THEIR PATROL VEHICLE. 
          THAT WAY WHERE THEY'RE NOT RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE, THEY'RE ABLE TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THESE SATURATION POINTS THAT WE'VE, WE'LL HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR THEM TO HELP DRIVE DOWN THE SPEEDING ISSUES IN OUR CITY. 
          ALSO, I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON WHEN A TRAFFIC STOP IS CONDUCTED BY WHETHER THAT'S A TRAFFIC OFFICER AND OR AN OFFICER IN THE ROADWAY, IT DOES HUMANIZE THAT TRAFFIC STOP. 
          NOT EVERY SINGLE CONTACT WE'VE HAD WITH ANY, ALL, ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, AS YOU SAW BEFORE, RESULTS IN A CITATION. 
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SOME OF THOSE CHANGE BEHAVIORS RESULT FROM JUST A SIMPLE WARNING THAT WE GIVE OUR OFFICER OR GIVE OUR CITIZENS OF AVONDALE. 
          SO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR SPEED SAFETY STRATEGIES. 
          WE'D LIKE TO DO A NEW SPEED SAFETY CAMPAIGN. 
          WE'VE DONE SOME OF THESE IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE DONE VIDEOS AND SOME OF OUR, OUR POSTS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE, AS WE SAW YESTERDAY WITH THE RACEWAY HERE TO DO SOME OF OUR SLOGANS THAT ACTUALLY CATER TO THAT. 
          SO AS YOU SEE HERE, UH, SLOW DOWN LIFE IS NOT A RACE LEAVE THE DRIVING THE PROFESSIONALS OR SOME OF THE SLOGANS THAT I THINK WE COULD EASILY USE, WHICH MAKES IT VERY SIMPLE AND IT'S A CATCHY PHRASE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO JUMP ON BOARD WITH. 
          WE, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOT JUST SILO THAT SIMPLY TO THE PD, BUT THEN WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE AND HAVE A JOINT MESSAGE THAT'S PUSHED OUT TO OUR AVONDALE RESIDENTS. 
          AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT DRIVES ON OUR ROADWAY ARE GONNA BE AVONDALE RESIDENTS AND OR FOLLOW OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. 
          THAT'S WHY I THINK UTILIZING OUR MESSAGE BOARDS WITH THESE SIMPLE CATCHY PHRASES THAT LEAVE THE RACING TO THE PROFESSIONALS, SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GONNA REMIND THEM THAT WHEN THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE THAT THE SPEEDING IS NOT GOING TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND JUST THOSE UNIFIED MESSAGES. 
          OUR TRAFFIC BUREAU ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE WEST VALLEY SPEED ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE AND THESE ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE WEST VALLEY WHERE THE HOST AGENCY WILL IDENTIFY AREAS OF CONCERN AND ALL AGENCIES WILL CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT IN THOSE SPECIFIC AREAS. 
          HERE IN AVONDALE, WE'VE HAD THE, THE PLEASURE OF HOSTING A COUPLE OF THESE. 
          WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE THOSE NUMBER OF HOST A HOSTING OF THESE TASK FORCE THAT WAY WE GET A LOT MORE OFFICERS IN OUR CITY DRIVING DOWN THAT SPEED AND JUST HAVING A VERY BIG VISIBILITY OF OFFICER AND OFFICER PRESENT, PRESENT ON A ROADWAY. 
          WE'D ALSO LIKE TO PARTNER WITH OUR ENGINEERING AS, UH, DIRECTOR MOON SPOKE EARLIER ON ROADWAY DESIGN, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DECREASE SPEED AND ACCIDENTS. 
          THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A GRANT, WHICH IS A SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL I KNOW THEY FEEL CONCERNS FROM OUR CITIZENS JUST AS MUCH AS WE FEEL CONCERNS FROM OUR CITIZENS. 
          BUT PARTNERING WITH THEM TAKE IT INTO ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS AND ROADWAY TO MAYBE MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER TO HELP NATURALLY DRIVE DOWN THAT SPEEDING ON THAT ROADWAY. 
          AND CURRENTLY WE DO HAVE TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT A GOOD MAJORITY OF OUR INTERSECTIONS AND THESE TRAFFIC CAMERA ALLOWS US TO TAP IN AND LOOK AT LIVE FEED OF THE NUMBER OF FLOW OF TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE GOING THROUGH OUR CITY, WHICH ALSO ALLOWS US TO DIVERT OUR OFFICERS IN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS IF WE SEE AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC. 
          WE ALSO HAVELOCK CAMERA SYSTEM THAT WE UTILIZE AND WE LIKE TO CONTINUE TO UTILIZE AND GROW THAT PROGRAM. 
          THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US WHEN WE GET DESCRIPTIONS OF VEHICLES AND MAYBE NOT A LICENSE PLATE, BUT A DESCRIPTION OF A VEHICLE. 
          AND WE CAN UTILIZE THIS SYSTEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT DATES AND TIMES AND HOPEFULLY MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM TO ADVISE THEM THAT WHATEVER DRIVE BEHAVIOR THEY'RE CONDUCTING IS NOT SAFE FOR OUR ROADWAYS AND JUST HOLD PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING GOOD PARTNERS AND STEWARDS WITH ALL THE DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAY. 
          SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS, UH, BASED ON A REVIEW OF DATA, INCLUDING LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS COST ANALYSIS, EMPLOYEE TIME COMMITMENT, AND WE DID A DEBRIEF OF THIS PROGRAM. 
          OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT WITH VERA MOBILITY. 
          WE WOULD REMOVE THE SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND CANCELLATION OF THE PROGRAM OF VERA MOBILITY ON JUNE 30TH, 2026. 
          AND THE REASON THAT WE HAVE SOME MONTHS GAPS IN BETWEEN THERE IS TO ALLOW FOR THE PDQ AND THE COURT'S QUEUE TO BE CLEARED OUT BEFORE THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROGRAM AND THE COST OF THE CANCELLATION OF THE PROGRAM IS $107,000. 
          AND MYSELF AND CHIEF ESPINO WILL BE UP HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          A LOT OF INFORMATION AND DEFINITELY ONE THAT, UH, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE, UH, HAVE I KNOW, CHATTED WITH ME ON AND SHARED THEIR INFORMATION AND THEIR, THEIR OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ON, ON THIS PROGRAM ITSELF. 
          SO, UM, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO COMMENTS FROM THE REST OF COUNCIL. 
          OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, LOOKING AT THE SLIDES WHERE YOU WENT BACK, NUMBER ONE, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE ASKED YOU FOR MORE DATA, YOU GAVE IT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING, COMING BACK AND GIVING US MORE DATA. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS THAT KIND OF DAWNED ON ME AT THE END OF THE MEETING WAS THE FACT THAT WE COULDN'T MOVE THE CAMERAS BECAUSE, UM, WE HADN'T MADE A CHANGE IN DRIVER BEHAVIOR AND WE COULDN'T DO IT UNTIL WE GOT TO LIKE A 50% DECREASE. 
          I THINK IT WAS IN SPEED, UH, SPEEDERS. 
          AND THE FACT THAT WE COULDN'T MOVE IT FOR SO LONG, JUST TO ME IS ALSO A DATA POINT. 
          UM, LOOKING BACK AT DI HEART ROAD AND SEEING THAT THAT WAS NOT A SUSTAINED DECREASE, UM, THAT IT WENT BACK TO THE PRE-DEPLOYMENT, UM, 
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NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE SPEEDING. 
          AGAIN, IT JUST, IT KINDA TELLS ME THAT THIS PROBABLY IS NOT, UM, A GOOD THAT THIS IS, IT DIDN'T DO WHAT WE WANTED IT TO DO, WHICH WAS TO DECREASE SPEEDERS AND TO PROMOTE HEALTHY DRIVING. 
          UM, SO I I WOULD SUPPORT, UM, YOUR MOTION. 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCILLOR WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH IVAN. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. 
          EXCELLENT. 
          UM, INFORMATION YOU DID GET ABOVE, YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WITH THE ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS. 
          SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU CHIEF AND UM, FOR ALSO PRESENTING THAT I HAVE QUITE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON CONCERNS. 
          SO I'LL TALK TO YOU BASED ON THE INDUSTRY THAT I CAME FROM. 
          UM, I SHARED THIS IN PRIVATE, SO I'LL TAKE IT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL. 
          UM, WHEN I THINK ABOUT A CONTRACT, UM, THE CONTRACT PERIOD IS NORMALLY PUT IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN GET A RUN OF DATA BASED ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS I ADMIRE MOST ABOUT THE CITY OF AVONDALE, AND ALSO I SHARED THIS WITH CITY MANAGER CORBIN, UM, SOMETHING THAT CHANGED ABOUT US SINCE CITY MANAGER CORBIN HAS COME TO THE CITY OF AVONDALE IS OUR CREDIT RATING HAS INCREASED. 
          SO WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR A BOND, WE GOT HIGHER CREDIT RATING OUTSIDE OF CITY MANAGER CORBIN, I  ALSO JOINED THE CITY AND OUR CREDIT RATING INCREASED. 
          THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO MAJOR CHANGES THAT HAPPENED. 
          BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF CREDIT RATING, INCREASING CONTRACTS THAT WE ENTER INTO REALLY SHOWS A MATTER OF GOOD FAITH. 
          SO ENDING A CONTRACT BEFORE THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE OVER IS KIND OF LIKE CLOSING A CREDIT CARD ON YOUR CREDIT FILE. 
          YOU MIGHT NOT BE SWIPING THAT CARD EVERY DAY, IT MIGHT HAVE A ZERO BALANCE, BUT YOU'RE SHOWING THAT YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO KEEP IT OPEN. 
          SO REGARDLESS IF YOU HAVE GOOD CREDIT OR NOT, WHEN YOU END THAT CONTRACT, AN UNUSED CREDIT CARD CONTRACT, YOUR CREDIT RATING STILL GOES DOWN. 
          I'M SURE MANY OF YOU WHO'VE DONE THIS HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT. 
          SO I'M CONCERNED ONE, THAT OUR CREDIT RATING HAS INCREASED. 
          WE'VE GONE OUT FOR A BOND SPECIFICALLY INDICATING WE'RE BONDING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA SAY, HEY, WE'RE GONNA RENEG ON THIS ONE CONTRACT. 
          THAT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD FOR ME. 
          UM, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE EXPENSE SLIDE, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW HR EXPENSES THAT WE HAD IN THERE, SO I'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE PLEASE. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S IT. 
          SO WITH THE EXPENSES, IT'S 500, ABOUT A HALF A MILLION BUCKS. 
          AND LET'S SAY THAT WE MADE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION. 
          WE'D SAY WE GOT A QUARTER MILLION PROFIT HERE. 
          SO SIMPLE MATH, IF YOU JUST WANNA ROUND THE NUMBERS, A QUARTER MILLION PROFIT CANCELING THAT CONTRACT, WE'RE STILL COMING OUT ON TOP. 
          HOWEVER, IT'S, IT'S JUST KIND OF HOW DO WE LOOK? AND WHEN YOU GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE SLIDES, THERE WAS ONE, I THINK, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS REFERRED TO THE DIAR BEHAVIOR PATTERN. 
          CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SLIDE? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. 
          SO THE LOWER INFORMATION IS, WE STARTED OFF WITH 60,500, LET'S SAY, PRE-DEPLOYMENT VEHICLES THAT WE CAPTURED. 
          WE WENT UP, WE WENT UP AN ADDITIONAL 6,000 VEHICLES, BUT WE CHANGED THAT BEHAVIOR POST-DEPLOYMENT FOR THE FIRST SET. 
          SO IT WENT DOWN TO 59,000. 
          SO MAYBE THE WORD GOT OUT ON THE STREET THAT, HEY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRACKING SPEED OVER HERE, SO MAYBE WE JUST, YOU KNOW, TOLD, WE, WE WERE CLEAR, GO, DON'T COME DOWN HERE AND IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEED, WE GOT MORE DRIVERS ONCE THOSE CAMERAS WENT AWAY. 
          AND SO THOSE NUMBERS OF COURSE, WENT BACK UP. 
          BUT THE, THE THING I THINK THAT'S MOST IMPACTFUL IS WE DID CHANGE BEHAVIORS. 
          AND SO NOW MORE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING ON THAT THROUGHWAY, AND IT'S STILL LESS THAN THE TOP NUMBER . 
          SO WE STILL DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SPEEDING. 
          SO WE MET OUR AMBITION, AND I WOULD HATE FOR US TO MAKE A FULL HEARTED DECISION WHEN WE'RE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO VOTE ON A BOND FOR PUBLIC SAFETY TO CANCEL A CONTRACT, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR CREDIT LOOK BAD, LIKE WE CAN'T KEEP A CONTRACT. 
          SO I, THERE'S A COUPLE MORE SLIDES I WANTED TO SPEAK TO IF WE CAN GO FORWARD. 
          I THINK ONE OR TWO MORE SLIDES HERE, PLEASE. 
          I REALLY AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE TRACKS. 
          I FEEL LIKE, UM, WHAT CHIEF ESPINOZA WAS ABLE TO SHARE WITH ME IS THESE ARE LIKE CIGARETTE ADAPTERS AND WE HAVE TAKE HOME VEHICLES NOW, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEPLOY MORE OF THOSE. 
          'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA GET BOND FUNDING. 
          BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR GRANT MONEY FROM STRAIGHT SAFE STREETS, UM, SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANTS. 
          I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER AT NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, UM, BRITTANY KOHLER, UM, SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY HASN'T PULLED ANY OF OUR TRANSIT DOLLARS HERE. 
          UM, THOSE GRANT FUNDINGS COME THROUGH, UM, SECRETARY DUFFY. 
          SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GETTING FEDERAL FUNDING TO DO THINGS IN AVONDALE AND, UM, WE'RE GETTING BOND FUNDING TO DO THINGS IN AVONDALE, THAT 
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WE DO AS MANY THINGS IN AVONDALE AS WE CAN TO KEEP IT SAFE. 
          SO TO SAVE $107,000, I KNOW YOU GUYS PUT SAFETY FIRST. 
          I KNOW WE'RE GONNA DO MORE THINGS, BUT TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED. 
          SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THIS. 
          AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, UM, BUT I RESPECT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES FOR. 
          AND I WANT US TO BE MINDFUL BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN GRANT FUNDING TO KEEP THINGS SAFE AND WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SECOND GUESS US WHEN WE MAYBE PUT A PART OF THIS IN THAT RESEARCH GRANT. 
          LIKE WE'RE ALREADY DOING THIS TO RESEARCH HOW THINGS LOOK. 
          SO WE JUST, WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, WHITE COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          UM, I WAS AGAINST THEM TO BEGIN WITH AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT NOW WE'RE ABLE TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AND THAT WE'RE, WE HAVE OUR OFFICERS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB AND YOU GUYS HAVE A PLAN TO SET THAT FORWARD. 
          SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS PRESENTING THAT TO US AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS OUT THERE PULLING EVERYBODY OVER, BUT ME . 
          SO YOU HEARD OBVIOUSLY SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS HERE SIMPLY FOR MYSELF, UM, WITH SPEAKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND I'VE ALREADY SHARED MY EXAMPLES. 
          UH, THE FIRST TIME THIS CAME UP WAS, HOW CAN I DEMONSTRATE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE TAKING SPEEDING SERIOUSLY? UH, AND THE IDEA OF HAVING, UM, THE SPEED CAMERAS, WHILE MANY RESIDENTS, UH, WHEN I WAS GOING DOOR TO DOOR SHARE WITH ME HOW MUCH THEY DISLIKED THE IDEA, I WAS ABLE TO, UM, ESSENTIALLY SHARE WITH THEM THE REASON WHY I WOULD VOTE, WHY I VOTED AND APPROVED, UH, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH WITH THE CONTRACT, UM, FOR THE SPEED CAMERAS. 
          AND IT REALLY STEMS FROM SAFETY. 
          HOW DO WE MAKE A DENT IN, UH, THE OVERALL, UH, SAFETY OF OUR ROADS? AND THESE TWO SPEED CAMERAS, AS YOU CAN TELL BY SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT WERE LISTED, EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT REVENUE, WE'RE SUCCESSFUL. 
          HOWEVER, I'M ALSO LOOKING AT OVERALL IMPACT AND TO SPEAKING TO THAT POINT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO THE PRESENTATION, IS THAT, AND ASIDE FROM TWO CAMERAS, WHICH ARE CAPTURING TWO DATA POINTS, TWO STREETS AT A TIME, UM, THAT THERE IS SOME EFFECT, WHETHER IT'S, UH, THE INCREMENTS ARE LARGE OR SMALL, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT, UH, IN A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION NONETHELESS, BASED UPON WHAT WAS SHARED TONIGHT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION IN REGARDS TO, UH, EXPANDED COVERAGE, UH, AS WELL AS MORE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE MOTORBIKE TEAM, UH, THE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT CAN BE APPLIED IN REGARDS TO THE LIDAR AND THE RADAR TO ME, UM, SATISFIES WHAT MY COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENCE WAS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY. 
          AND THAT IS, IF I CAN UTILIZE TOOLS, SOFTWARE TO MAKE TWO ROADWAYS SAFE, THEN HOW CAN I GET IN THE WAY OF MAKING EVEN MORE ROADWAYS SAFER TONIGHT BASED UPON WHAT YOU'VE SHARED. 
          AND SO, UH, OUT OF RESPECT TO THE, UH, PRESENTATION AND THE MOTION, UH, THAT WAS, UH, RECOMMENDED AND PROVIDED HERE, I SEE NO PROBLEM WITH REMOVING THE SPEED CAMERAS AND ALLOWING, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER YOUR SUPERVISION CHIEF ESPINOZA TO PROVIDE AND ADD THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING, UH, THE CAMPAIGNS AS A, AS A MEANS TO, UH, REDUCING AND HOPEFULLY ELIMINATING SPEED, UM, AS A FACTOR HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY. 
          AND SO WITH THAT, I SEE THAT DR. 
          TINA, MAY I HAVE, OH, SORRY. 
          UH, SORRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          I'M SO SORRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          IT'S OKAY. 
          UM, I, I AGREE WITH, UM, MAYOR PINEDA. 
          I TOO, IN THE BEGINNING DID, UH, VOTE FOR THE CAMERAS. 
          AND I THINK THE WHOLE THING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS HOW DO WE CHANGE BEHAVIOR? AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE CHANGED TEMPORARILY, BUT THEN YES, IT DID HELP A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE OVERALL IMPACT, UM, I THINK ONLY HAVING THE TWO CAMERAS, AND I KNOW THAT AT SOME AREAS, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY WERE POSITIONED, UM, DUE TO THE SUN, IT WAS THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO, UM, PROPERLY, UM, GOSH, PROPERTY MONITOR PROPERLY MONITOR THOSE SPEEDS AT THAT POINT WHEN THERE WAS A LOT OF SUN. 
          UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT THIS NEW SPEED SAFETY STRATEGIES, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO, UM, LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE SERIOUS, THAT WE'RE DOING A CAMPAIGN, UM, GETTING SOME ADDITIONAL, UM, OFFICERS OUT THERE. 
          UM, I THINK THIS WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN THE SPEED CAMERAS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING NOW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER DY, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          I THINK THAT, UM, JUST TO BE CLEAR, UH, FIVE TO ONE ARE THE STATISTICS. 
          IF WE JUST WANNA MAKE IT, SO FOR EVERY SIX TICKETS, 
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FIVE OF THEM FOR NON-RESIDENTS. 
          SO OUR RESIDENTS WEREN'T BEING, THE MAJOR PEOPLE IMPACTED ONLY ABOUT 18% OF THE CITATIONS THAT WENT OUT WERE AVONDALE RESIDENTS. 
          SO ONE, I WANT TO THANK OUR AVONDALE RESIDENTS FOR NOT BEING BAD ACTORS. 
          THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE GETTING CAUGHT BY THESE SPEED CRAMERS, WERE NOT OUR RESIDENTS. 
          SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS FOR DOING THAT. 
          THEY HAVE SAFE BEHAVIORS. 
          AND SO IT, IT TO ME DEFINITELY FULFILLED THE PURPOSE AND I WANT HIGHLIGHT THAT. 
          SO, UM, AND I DO WANNA LET YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PULL ME OVER IF I'M BREAKING THE LAW. 
          I WILL, I WILL RECEIVE AND TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK, . 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WAS KIDDING. 
          JUST SO IT'S ON THE RECORD. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, DID YOU HAVE COMMENT? OKAY. 
          COUNCILLOR FLORIO, UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE EXTRA THINGS THAT YOU'VE ADDED THE ABOVE AND BEYOND PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I REALLY WOULD LIKE US TO HAVE MORE ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY WERE AT. 
          I KNOW WE CAN SAY IT, BUT WE NEED TO DO IT FOR OUR PEOPLE. 
          UM, AND I GET THAT SOMETIMES VACANCIES BECOME OPEN OR NOT. 
          I DID LOOK INTO THE SAFER STREETS GRANT, THAT IS A LARGE PORTION OF THE SAFER STREETS GRANT TO HAVE COUNTERMEASURES IN THERE. 
          SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE MAY LOSE, WHICH IS A GRANT. 
          SO, I MEAN, GRANTED CERTAIN THINGS WE KNOW WE RUN BY OUR RESIDENTS AND SUCH, BUT THAT IS A BIG COMPONENT. 
          AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THAT. 
          SO IF WE'RE PREPARED TO LOSE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR COUNTERACTIVE MEASURES OF SAFETY, WE ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER THAT PART OF IT. 
          I GET THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S A NUISANCE, AND I THINK THAT WE CAN DO BETTER IN SOME AREAS, LIKE A CAMPAIGN AND SUCH, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO THINK OF BOTH SIDES OF IT. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT SPENDING MONEY FOR A BRIDGE AND, YOU KNOW, DOING THAT, BUT YET WE WANNA GIVE, TAKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND DO THAT. 
          SO, I MEAN, I CAN GO OUT TO OUR PEOPLE AND JUSTIFY WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY ALL DAY AND EVERY DAY. 
          BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE SAFER STREETS COMPONENTS THAT IS WRITTEN IN THERE FOR THE 2025 STANDARDS COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          AND, AND, AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY, FOR BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR US TO HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE. 
          AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT TAKEN A DIME OF MONEY FROM THE CITY OF AVONDALE. 
          AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, NOT FROM ANY OF THE MAG PEOPLE IN THE WEST VALLEY. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON EVERYWHERE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE SAFE OVER HERE. 
          SO WE WANT TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION BY USING THE MONEY WE GET GRANT FUNDED. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          NO OTHER COMMENTS? WE GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA A SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR NIELSEN. 
          OH, SORRY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS. 
          OKAY. 
          SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND THERE. 
          NO, NO, NO, IT'S OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, SOLORIO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE GRANT. 
          I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          DOES OUR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT AFFECT OUR GRANT? UH, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR? WE DON'T BELIEVE SO. 
          WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLAN, UH, THAT WE JUST PRESENTED TO COUNCIL. 
          SO WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, KEEP THE GRANT. 
          UH, WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH IT. 
          THE FIRST YEAR IS PLANNING. 
          SECOND YEAR OR SECOND PHASE IS IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 
          SO WE, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE OKAY. 
          UM, AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES. 
          I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, WE HAVE A RESEARCH GRANT. 
          THIS IS RESEARCH DATA THAT WE SHOULD BE COLLECTING THROUGH THE CONTRACT PERIOD. 
          SO THERE'S A CONTRACT PERIOD, WE'RE CUT AND SHORT, AND THIS IS A PART OF THE RESEARCH THAT WAS USED JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, RON. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          OKAY. 
          NO QUESTIONS. 
          WE GOT A MOTION FROM CONST MEMBER GARCIA, SECOND FROM VICE MAYOR NIELSEN, IF YOU COULD ALL PLEASE VOTE. 
          AYE. 
          OKAY. 
          ITEM PASSES FIVE TO TWO. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          THANK YOU CHIEF ESPINO, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL IN YOUR PART OF YOUR TEAM. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANKS. 
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UH, ITEM C PLEASE, RON. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UP NEXT, WE HAVE A, UH, BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT, UH, RENEE, UH, IS READY TO PROVIDE. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          UM, TONIGHT WE ARE KICKING OFF THE FISCAL 2027 BUDGET PROCESS. 
          AND DURING THE ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL 26 BUDGET, UM, WE HAD COMMUNICATED TO COUNCIL THAT WE WOULD BRING BACK, UM, IN OUR NEXT BUDGET PROCESS A CONVERSATION TO DISCUSS, UH, REVENUE AND THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET. 
          SO, UM, THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BE DOING TONIGHT. 
          UM, SO WE WILL BE, UM, PROVIDING YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. 
          WE WILL COVER OUR FORECAST, AND THEN WE WILL LOOK AT OUR PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, AS WELL AS DISCUSSING, UM, OUR FINANCING NEEDS HERE IN THE CITY. 
          WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT PERSONNEL AND FTE AND ANTICIPATED COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          AND WE WILL END WITH REVISITING COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AS WELL AS SOLICITING 
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YOUR FEEDBACK, UM, ON SOME OF THESE ASSUMPTIONS AS WE BUILD THE FISCAL 27 BUDGET. 
          SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS TIME TO TURN IT OVER TO JAMES MEESE TO PRESENT OUR CIP. 
          THANK YOU MS. WEATHERLY. 
          ALRIGHT, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. 
          I'M JAMES MEESE, I'M YOUR CITY'S PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR. 
          AND I'M HERE AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S GOING ON THIS YEAR AND IN YEARS' FUTURE. 
          SO AS ALWAYS, I'D LIKE TO START WITH SOME WINS. 
          UH, ALREADY SINCE JULY ONE, WE'VE KNOCKED OFF SOME PRETTY BIG PROJECTS. 
          THAT FIRST ONE WITH A STAR. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING. 
          TODAY'S RIBBON CUTTING AT FIRE STATION 1 71. 
          THERE IS A STAR THERE BECAUSE AS THE CHIEF NOTED, AND I BELIEVE THE ARCHITECT DID AS WELL, WE STILL HAVE TO TEAR DOWN THE OLD BUILDING IN BEHIND. 
          SO IT'S, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON FINISHING IT, BUT WE'RE GONNA COUNT IT AS A WIN ALREADY COMPLETED SINCE JULY ONE. 
          UH, THE CANINE TRAINING FACILITY, WHICH IS THE PHOTO SHOWN UP THERE, UM, NEXT TO OUR DETENTION CENTER, UH, IS AN EXCELLENT USE OF OUR RESOURCES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRAIN OUR CANINE OFFICERS HERE IN AVONDALE INSTEAD OF SENDING THEM OUTSIDE THE CITY. 
          OUR POLICE COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MODEL ALLOWED US TO EXPAND AND GIVE THE TEAM THAT WORK THERE SO MANY HOURS, AND THEY'RE SO DEDICATED, THOSE CONSOLES, THE BEST EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE, UM, THE BEST SERVICE THEY CAN WHEN SOMEBODY DIALS 9 1 1. 
          AND THEN OLD TOWN PHASE THREE. 
          THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE THIRD PHASE OF SIX PHASES, UH, IN C IN THAT WAS COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR. 
          COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND A REPLACEMENT OF WATER LINES UNDER CONSTRUCTION. 
          IF YOU LOOK RIGHT OUTSIDE HERE, YOU SEE THE AMPHITHEATER SHADE SALES GOING UP. 
          THE POSTS ARE ALREADY IN. 
          UM, AND IT WILL BE DONE HERE IN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS. 
          UM, TO ALLOW PROGRAMMING IN THE WINTERTIME, THE BASIN MERIDIAN RESTORATION, UH, THEY SHOULD HAVE REMOBILIZE TODAY OR STARTED SHOWING BACK UP TODAY. 
          THEY HAD TAKEN THE WEEK OFF FOR THE RACE. 
          UM, THEY'LL KICK WORK BACK OFF NEXT WEEK. 
          IT'LL BE DONE IN MID-DECEMBER, BUT THAT'S TO REALLY RESTORE THAT WHOLE PATHWAY. 
          THE LOW WATER CROSSING, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT IT. 
          SO THE WATER'S FLOWING MUCH BETTER UNDER THE LOW WATER CROSSING BY CLEARING OUT THE VEGETATION. 
          UM, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THAT DOES AND HOW THAT'LL HELP US HELP OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HOST NATURE FEST IN FEBRUARY, CIVIC CENTER PARK. 
          IT'S A NICE LITTLE AERIAL IMAGE OF THE PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. 
          UM, IT'LL BE OPENING HERE VERY SHORTLY. 
          UM, AGAIN, THIS PARK IS AN EXTENSION OF THE LIBRARY WITH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE SOME OF THE, THE READING BENCHES SET AROUND IN A, IN A CIRCLE AROUND THE PARK. 
          UM, LOTS OF TREES, LARGE GRASS AREA, RAMADA, PLAYGROUND. 
          UM, AN AMENITY THAT'S KIND OF MISSING IN THIS PART OF THE CITY, UM, WILL BE OPEN VERY SOON. 
          SO STAY TUNED FOR RIBBON CUTTING ON THAT. 
          FRIENDSHIP PARK IMPROVEMENTS, AGAIN, WE ARE ADDING PICKLEBALL TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY. 
          WE DIDN'T HAVE IT IN, UH, NORTH OF I 10 AS PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE IN. 
          THEY'RE JUST DOING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON 'EM. 
          WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY RENOVATING THE DOG PARK, WHICH I BELIEVE, UH, MR. RIVA WAS ONE OF OUR NUMBER ONE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PARK. 
          NOT THAT WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS, BUT THAT WAS WHAT PEOPLE FOCUSED ON A LOT. 
          A LOT OF THAT WAS AROUND DRAINAGE, WHICH WE'VE HANDLED WITH THE RAIN THAT WE'VE RECENTLY HAD QUITE WELL. 
          AND THEN THE LAST ONE I WANNA TOUCH ON IS THE WESTERN AVENUE PEDESTRIAN AND CAFE LIGHTS. 
          UH, THIS WAS A PARTIALLY GRANT FUNDED PROJECT. 
          IT WAS A EARMARK FROM THE LATE REP HAVA TO REPLACE ALL THE PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS BETWEEN CENTRAL AND DYSERT. 
          IN ADDITION, WHAT THAT PROJECT IS ALLOWING US TO DO IS TO STRING CAFE LIGHTS ACROSS THE STREET. 
          SO THE LIGHTS ARE ABOUT HALFWAY, A LITTLE BIT MORE AND HALFWAY DONE ALREADY. 
          THIS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. 
          AND THEN THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE ABLE TO START STRINGING THE LIGHTS ACROSS THE STREET AND REALLY MAKE IT MORE FESTIVE. 
          IT'LL ALSO TIE INTO ALL THE NEW HOLIDAY DECOR THAT'S GONNA BE ON WESTERN AVENUE FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 
          AND THEN COMING SOON. 
          UH, BRIDGE HOUSING, IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE, YOU ALREADY SEE THE FENCING'S UP AND THE TRAILER'S ON SITE. 
          THEY'LL BE STARTING THIS WEEK, UM, WITH ACTUAL DEMOLITION. 
          UH, AND THAT PROJECT OBVIOUSLY WILL BE TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING TO AVONDALE FAMILIES FOR UP TO A YEAR. 
          UM, AND THEN IT HAS, OF COURSE, THE FUNCTIONALITY BEING ACROSS THE RESOURCE CENTER. 
          UM, WITH ALL THOSE SERVICES READILY AVAILABLE, THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, WE'RE CURRENTLY TIMING THIS TO BE AROUND THE START OF SUMMER AND WHEN THE END OF SCHOOL YEAR. 
          SO WE IMPACT THE MICHAEL T. ANDERSON SCHOOL AS LEASE AS POSSIBLE. 
          SAME, SAME PLAN WE HAD FOR WHEN WE DID WESTERN AVENUE BETWEEN, UH, CENTRAL AND FOURTH STREET. 
          UH, THAT PROJECT IS UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW. 
          WE'RE DOING SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA. 
          WE'RE RUNNING SOME NEW FIBER LINE THROUGH THERE. 
          WE'RE GONNA BE UPGRADING THE SIGNALS THROUGH THERE. 
          UH, SO IT'LL KEY UP REALLY WELL TO TAKE CARE OF BEFORE, UM, OR AGAIN, BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 
          DESI LORENZ PARKER MODEL. 
          UM, AND I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE 
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FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ON THIS IMAGE. 
          WE PAID FOR A NICE RENDERING EARLY ON, BUT WE DIDN'T WANNA EXPEND THE FUNDS ON THIS PROJECT TO KEEP DOING RENDERINGS AS WE KEPT GOING THROUGH ITERATIONS. 
          SO THE GRASS THAT YOU SEE UP THERE IS NOT GONNA BE GRASS. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE MORE OF A GRAVEL. 
          THIS IS GONNA BE A TEACHING GARDEN. 
          UH, OUR SUSTAINABILITY TEAM OUT OF PUBLIC WORKS IS GONNA WORK WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOLS. 
          UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S BUS PULLOUTS ALONG THE PARK. 
          SO AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT TO USE AS AN EDUCATIONAL, UM, EXPERIENCE THAT WE KIND OF WERE LACKING HERE IN AVONDALE, UH, TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO DO ZERO MAINTENANCE OR ZERO GARDENING. 
          AND THEN THE FIRE TRAINING CENTER, THIS IS REALLY TO REPLACE THE FIRE TRAINING TOWERS DOWN BY THE MOSQUE OFF FOURTH STREET AND LOWER BUCKEYE. 
          BUT IT INCLUDES O OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. 
          THERE'S A, THERE'S A BURN PROP. 
          UM, THERE'S A, A, A, SORRY. 
          UH, THERE'S A SPACE WHERE YOU GOTTA GO IN TO GET PEOPLE OUT. 
          UH, SO LOTS OF TRAINING FACILITY FOR THEM. 
          AGAIN, THE PURPOSE HERE IS SIMILAR TO THE CANINE TRAINING, UH, IS THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, TEAM SPENDS AS MUCH TIME IN AVONDALE AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THEY'RE READY TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, RIGHT? OTHERWISE, THEY'RE TRAVELING TO GLENDALE OR LUKE AIR FORCE BASE OR SOMETHING TO GET THAT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          AND THEN, WHEW, WE'VE GOT A LOT COMING STILL. 
          I JUST, AGAIN, THIS IS A SMALL HIGHLIGHT. 
          DONATELLA PARK. 
          THAT'S THE IMAGE THAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT THERE. 
          SO DONATELLA IS IN THE DONATELLA NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, JUST BEHIND PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A WALKING PATH. 
          THERE'S A BASKETBALL COURT, ALL THOSE NICE AMENITIES, UM, FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE CRYSTAL GARDENS LAKE DREDGING PRO PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW. 
          WE'RE SEEING THE END. 
          UM, WE'RE SEEING REALLY A DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THOSE PONDS ARE HOLDING AND THEY'RE ABLE TO TREAT. 
          UM, SO IT REALLY HELPS OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. 
          OLD TOWN PHASES FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX. 
          AGAIN, THAT'S A CONTINUATION OF THAT LONGSTANDING COUNCIL COMMITMENT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON PHASE FIVE. 
          WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A START TO THAT A LITTLE SOONER THAN PHASE FOUR. 
          SO THEY'RE WORKING JUST SOUTH OF MC 85 AND OLD TOWN. 
          BUT PHASE FIVE IS GONNA BE COMING AND STARTING VERY SOON. 
          AND THEY'LL BE ON THE NORTH SIDE. 
          AND THEN ONCE THOSE TWO PROJECTS END UP, AND THEY SHOULD BE ENDING UP AROUND AUGUST OF NEXT SUMMER, UH, WE'LL KICK INTO PHASE SIX, WHICH IS LAS VEGAS. 
          AND THAT'LL COMPLETE THAT COMMITMENT. 
          UH, WE ALSO HAVE OLD TOWN PLAZA. 
          THIS IS TAKING A VACANT LOT AT ER AND WESTERN AND, AND CONVERTING IT TO A PLAZA AS A WELCOMING SPACE. 
          AS YOU ENTER INTO AAV, ENTER INTO WESTERN AVENUE AND OLD TOWN AVENUE, AVONDALE SOFTBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS AT FRIENDSHIP PARK. 
          JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SOFTBALL LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS FOR OUR, OUR, OUR YOUTH SPORTS, OUR SPORTS TEAMS. UM, SO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GONNA BE STARTING UP HERE IN THE 2026. 
          THEY'LL CARRY OVER A LITTLE BIT INTO THE SUMMER, AND, UM, THEY'LL BE DONE JULY, AUGUST TIME PERIOD. 
          AND THEN FINALLY THIS SIGNAL AT, UH, THOMAS ROAD AND HUNDRED 11TH AVENUE. 
          I WENT TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON IT. 
          I KNOW MS. MOON TALKED ABOUT THIS JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PROJECT THAT, UM, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH. 
          AND IT WILL BE ONLINE EARLY IN 2027, FISCAL YEAR 2027. 
          OKAY. 
          SO WITH ALL THAT FUN STUFF OUT OF THE WAY, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS, I'VE STOOD BEFORE YOU AND I'VE ASKED ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES. 
          SO I'M DOING THE SAME THING HERE TONIGHT. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, UH, NEEDS FOR THE CITY, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE MIGHT WANT. 
          AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO GO THROUGH AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THOSE PRIORITIES ARE. 
          UM, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE ON COUNCIL, SO IT'S NOT THE EXACT SAME. 
          AND IT'S ALSO, IT'S JUST ANOTHER YEAR. 
          SO IT'S, GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH HERE. 
          I'M GONNA SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ARE UNFUNDED. 
          SO I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED YOUR FEEDBACK ON THESE ITEMS RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M GONNA BRING UP THE SLIDE AGAIN AT THE END. 
          I DO WANT TO SAY I PULLED OUT MAINTAIN BUDGET. 
          WE KNOW YOU WANT US TO MAINTAIN THE BUDGET. 
          I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT MR. CORBIN AND MS. WEATHERLY WILL NOT PRESENT A BUDGET THAT IS NOT BALANCED. 
          UM, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF COMPETING ISSUES, AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. 
          THERE'S MORE UNFUNDED PROJECTS THAN I THINK THAT WE'VE HAD REALLY DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. 
          OKAY? SO WITH THAT, WHAT DO I MEAN BY UNFUNDED PROJECTS? TWO, TWO RULER WAYS. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT. 
          THE FIRST IS, I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE INTRODUCED A NEW CONCEPT, RATHER THAN COMING TO COUNCIL AND SAYING, HEY, THERE'S A, THERE'S A PROJECT WE WANT TO CONSTRUCT AND IT COST X MILLION DOLLARS AND WE WANT IT ALL IN. 
          YEAR ONE, WE SAID IS NO, THAT'S NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS. 
          SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE COME UP WITH, WE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATE WHAT THAT PROJECT'S GONNA COST, AND WE CONSIDER UNFUNDED IN FUTURE YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION. 
          BUT WE ASK YOU TO, LET'S TAKE A STUDY, GET A STUDY DONE, GET DESIGN DONE, GET THOSE COSTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER UNDERSTOOD SO THAT WE'RE COMING TO YOU WITH THE MOST TRUTHFUL, MOST ACCURATE 
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INFORMATION WE HAVE. 
          SO A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE STARTED DOING OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS THAT WE'VE STUDIED, WE'VE STARTED DESIGN. 
          THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN AN UNFUNDED STATUS. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE. 
          AND WHEN DO WE NEED TO KIND OF MOVE THOSE UP INTO FUNDED STATUS IF WE STILL WANNA MOVE THEM UP IN FUNDED STATUS. 
          THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON, WE CONSIDER UNFUNDED. 
          WE KNOW CONCEPTUALLY AND PROBABLY BETTER THAN CONCEPTUALLY SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO FINANCE, RIGHT? BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHEN WE WANT TO FINANCE 'EM, RIGHT? WE WANT TO FINANCE PROJECTS FOR WHEN WE NEED TO TAKE ON THAT DEBT, NOT IN ADVANCE. 
          'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO START PAYING INTEREST BEFORE WE NEED TO, RIGHT? UM, AND SO WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT IT IS. 
          AND SO IT'S KIND OF IN THIS QUASI FUNDED, QUASI UNFUNDED STATE. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA COVER SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS TODAY TOO. 
          AND THEN I'LL LET MS. WEIS ACTUALLY GET IN THE DETAILS OF FINANCING AND HOW THEY WORK. 
          . 
          OKAY, SO GENERAL GOVERNMENT UNFUNDED, UH, THERE'S FOUR PROJECTS HERE. 
          I JUST WANNA IDENTIFY. 
          THESE ARE A GREAT KICKOFF BECAUSE THERE'S GOOD EXPLANATIONS FOR WHY THESE MIGHT BE UNFUNDED AND, AND IT KIND OF CLARIFIES THIS WHOLE PROCESS A LITTLE BETTER. 
          THE FIRST OF THESE IS LAS VEGAS VETERAN HOUSING. 
          WE'VE IDENTIFIED PROPERTY IN THE LAS VEGAS NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, THAT WE THINK WOULD BE A GOOD USE TO REPURPOSE FOR VETERAN HOUSING. 
          UH, WE ASKED COUNSEL LAST YEAR FOR SOME FUNDING TO CORRECT SOME LEGAL ISSUES WITH IT. 
          LOT LINES ARE JUST NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. 
          TWO LOTS. 
          WE WANNA COMBINE 'EM. 
          THAT IS IN PROCESS. 
          WE ALSO SET ASIDE IN PROGRAMMING. 
          AGAIN, IT WASN'T FUNDED. 
          WE DIDN'T ASK YOU FOR THE BUDGET, BUT WE KIND OF HAD IT SQUIRRELED AWAY. 
          WHAT DO WE DO IF WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD, IF THIS IS A COUNCIL PRIORITY? LUCKILY, AT THE SAME TIME, OUR TEAM OR VET NFS, MR. LOPEZ'S TEAM IS DOING A GREAT JOB. 
          THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERS RIGHT NOW. 
          THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED NONPROFITS THAT ARE GONNA APPLY FOR GRANTS. 
          SO ONCE WE GET THE PROPERTY SET UP, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET FEDERAL GRANTS TO COME IN AND BUILD THIS HOUSING AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF VETERANS IN AVONDALE. 
          THE MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS WAREHOUSE, THIS IS A, UH, A LOOK AT OUR OPERATIONS CENTER CURRENTLY MAINLY HOUSES, PUBLIC WORKS, BUT IT ALSO HOUSES, PARKS, FACILITIES, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING. 
          WE'RE RUNNING OUTTA SPACE ESSENTIALLY. 
          UM, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW EVENTS, PARKS NEEDS MORE SPACE FOR STORAGE AS WE GROW MORE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES MEANS MORE STORAGE SPACE JUST FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO BUILDINGS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. 
          AS WE GET MORE INTERSECTIONS, WE NEED MORE, UH, GUYS WHO CAN MAIN MANAGE INTERSECTIONS. 
          SO WE ASKED FOR SOME MONEY, UM, LAST YEAR TO DO A STUDY. 
          WE DID THE STUDY, UM, AND WE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ALSO START DESIGN AND TO START CLEANING UP THE SITE. 
          SO THE SITE IS GONNA BE STARTING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. 
          THEY'RE GONNA START ACTUALLY REMOVING ALL THE DIRT. 
          'CAUSE IF NOTHING ELSE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE A NICE CLEAN SITE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. 
          AND SO THAT WAS A PRIORITY TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. 
          SHADE AT THE RESOURCE CENTER, UH, IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT'S KIND OF UP IN THE AIR. 
          IT'S A NEED OF THE RESOURCE CENTER. 
          UM, THEY'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF, AS THEY DO MORE EVENTS OUTSIDE, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST FOR, HEY, LET'S HAVE MORE SHADE OUTSIDE. 
          BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UM, IF YOU RECALL, WE CAME LAST YEAR AND WE TALKED ABOUT POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE RESOURCE CENTER, RIGHT? UM, COUNCIL WAS GRACIOUS AND YOU DID FUND A STUDY FOR AN EXPANSION OF IT. 
          SO WE DID THAT STUDY THIS PAST YEAR. 
          WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE THAT COST WOULD BE IN THE OUT YEARS. 
          UM, AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON, BUT THAT KIND OF BALANCES THERE. 
          DO WE GO AHEAD AND INVEST IN SHADE TODAY IF MAYBE IN FIVE YEARS COUNCIL DOESN'T WANT TO, OR COUNCIL WANTS TO EXPAND THE RESOURCE CENTER AND NOW WE'RE TEARING OUT SOMETHING THAT WE JUST PUT IN. 
          SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT. 
          SO I HOPE THAT KIND OF GIVES AN OVERLAY KINDA WHERE SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS ON UNFUNDING MIGHT BE. 
          LET'S, UH, MOVE INTO PARKS. 
          THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. 
          UM, MOST OF MY SLIDES YOU'RE GONNA SEE, I TRIED TO BE ALPHABETICAL. 
          SOMETIMES I DIDN'T. 
          THIS IS ONE I DIDN'T. 
          UM, WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH OUR PARKS RECREATIONAL LIBRARIES TEAM TO TRY TO COME UP WITH WHAT WE THINK THE PRIORITY LISTING WOULD BE FOR COUNCIL AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, STARTING WITH FRIENDSHIP PARK ENTRY AND EXIT. 
          WE KNOW THAT IT IS A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS, DURING LEAGUE TIME. 
          UH, YOU JUST CAN'T GET IN AND OUT OF THE PARK FAST ENOUGH, UNSAFE ENOUGH. 
          SO THIS WOULD ADD ANOTHER ENTRY EXIT DOWN BY THE SOFTBALL FIELD TO ALLOW MORE VEHICLES TO ENTER AN EXIT OUT OF THE PARK ON MCDOWELL. 
          THEY'LL FREE OF TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS. 
          UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, UM, DURING MISS MOON'S PRESENTATION. 
          UH, BUT THIS WOULD COMPLETE ALL THOSE CONNECTIONS ALL THE WAY FROM INDIAN SCHOOL DOWN TO A FESTIVAL FIELDS AND EVEN FURTHER SOUTH. 
          UH, FRED CAMPBELL PARK IS AN OLDER PARK OFF OF CENTRAL AVENUE. 
          UM, BOTH OUR BOND COMMITTEE AND I BELIEVE COUNCIL BROUGHT THIS UP AS A PARK THAT NEEDED REMEDIATION. 
          UM, SO THIS WOULD BRING THAT UP TO THAT, UH, STANDARD, THAT AVONDALE STANDARD THAT YOU SEE AT SOME OF OUR OTHER PARKS WOULD BRING THAT COMMUNITY PARK UP TO THAT, OR SORRY, NEIGHBORHOOD PARK UP TO THAT. 
          UH, THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. 
          I HAVE THE RANGE THERE THAT MS. MOON PRESENTED EARLIER. 
          UH, AND THEN CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS. 
          THE LIBRARY'S 20 
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YEARS OLD. 
          UM, IT'S HAS SPACE THAT COULD BE UTILIZED DIFFERENTLY. 
          UM, AND SO THAT WOULD KIND OF GRAB SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO DO THAT, TO IMPROVE THE LIBRARY AND SERVICES SHADE AT PARKS. 
          AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE TOP ISSUES WHEN, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT SURVEYED RESIDENTS FOR THE PARKS RECREATION. 
          UH, AND LIBRARY'S MASTER PLAN IS ONE OF THE TOP CONCERNS. 
          AND SO THIS WOULD BE GENERAL SHADE JUST IN ALL OUR PARKS. 
          LIKE HOW DO WE PUT SHADE MORE OF OUR PARKS FESTIVAL FIELDS. 
          DISC GOLF IS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN, SO THIS WOULD ADD IN NEW AMENITY TO THE, TO THE CITY. 
          WE DON'T HAVE DISC GOLF ANYWHERE. 
          UM, THIS IS ON THE SOUTHERN PART OF FESTIVAL FIELDS. 
          KIND OF GROW INTO THE RIVER BOTTOM THERE A LITTLE BIT. 
          AND THERE, RIGHT THERE IS THE COST FOR CONSTRUCTION, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS UNFUNDED. 
          LIKE I SAID, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESIGN LIBRARY OFFICE FURNITURE AND SHELVING. 
          AGAIN, MOST OF WHAT WE'VE DONE TO DATE ON THE TWO LIBRARIES RECENTLY, EITHER WHAT WE JUST DID, UH, AT SAM GARCIA OR WHERE THE PLAN WORK IN, UH, CIVIC CENTER LIBRARY WOULD BE MORE ON THE PUBLIC FACING SIDE. 
          THIS WOULD ALSO TAKE CARE OF STAFF. 
          AND THEN INDOOR PICKLEBALL AT CIVIC CENTER. 
          I KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 
          UM, WE DID A STUDY ON IT. 
          IT WAS, UM, VERY EXPENSIVE. 
          UM, SO THANKFULLY WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT IS LOOKING FOR A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, UM, THAT WE HOPE THAT WE CAN BRING TO COUNCIL SOON. 
          UM, THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THAT COST TO THE CITY. 
          UM, BUT STILL PROVIDE, UH, AN IMPORTANT AMENITY, RIGHT? PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          UM, AGAIN, WHAT I'M PULLING OUT HERE IS SOUTHERN AVONDALE FIRE POLICE SUBSTATION. 
          IT'S UP THERE FOR $28.8 MILLION. 
          THAT IS THE COMPLETE COST OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING A NEW FIRE APPARATUS OF THAT. 
          WE HAD EARMARKED $10 MILLION TO COME FROM BOND FUNDING. 
          SO THAT'S WHY IT'S THERE TODAY. 
          IT IS NOT FULLY FUNDED AS OF TODAY FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSOLES. 
          UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. 
          UM, BUT, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS A CITY AND AS THE SIGNAL SPLITS IN THE FUTURE, UH, THE TEAM THERE BELIEVES THAT THEY WILL NEED CONTINUED ADDITIONAL CONSOLES. 
          THE BOULEVARD SUBSTATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PD TO HAVE MORE OF A FOOTPRINT WITHIN THE BOULEVARD. 
          WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE BOULEVARD. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I BELIEVE MS. STEIN SAID SOMEWHERE OF UP TO 50 EVENTS PER YEAR. 
          UM, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, OR ONE OF THE ASK HERES FROM PD IS HAVE THAT MORE PRESENCE THERE ON THE CAMPUS OF THE BOULEVARD. 
          THE FIREARMS TRAINING CENTER, AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO THE SAME THING AS AS THE CANINE TRAINING AND TO THE FIRE TRAINING. 
          UH, RIGHT NOW OUR OFFICERS DRIVE DOWN TO THE GRIPS STICK IN GLENDALE TO DO THEIR FIREARMS TRAINING. 
          THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIMES TO GET IN 'CAUSE THEY'RE COMPETING WITH SO MANY OTHER AGENCIES. 
          UM, SO THIS WOULD HAVE A FACILITY HERE IN AVONDALE, UM, TO, AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN, KEEP OUR PUBLIC SAFETY TEAM WITHIN THE CITY. 
          THEY SERVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY ASSESSMENT GOES BACK TO THAT NOTE OF THAT OUR FACILITIES, WE WANT TO KEEP THEM AT A CERTAIN LEVEL. 
          WE'VE INVESTED, OR YOU'VE INVESTED QUITE A BIT IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF BRAND NEW FACILITIES. 
          THIS WOULD ACTUALLY LOOK AT SOME OF OUR OLDER FACILITIES. 
          UM, FIRE STATION, UH, OR SORRY, PUBLIC SAFETY NORTHWEST, WHICH IS ALSO 1 72. 
          AND CRYSTAL GARDENS IS BUILT IN THE NINETIES. 
          UM, I CAN TELL YOU SOME OF THE RESTROOMS THERE ARE NOT A DA COMPLIANT RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS FINE. 
          WE'RE NOT VIOLATING ANY RULES. 
          UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT AN ASSESSMENT IS LET'S LOOK AT IT HOLISTICALLY. 
          BECAUSE IF WE DO NEED TO EXPAND ONE RESTROOM TO ADD A SHOWER, WHAT WHAT DOES THE CASCADING EFFECT ON THAT SPACE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 'EM HOLISTICALLY. 
          SO THIS IS, THIS WILL BE LOOKING AT 1 72 IN NORTHWEST PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          IT'LL BE LOOKING AT FIRE STATION 1 73. 
          IT'LL BE LOOKING AT 1 74. 
          UM, AT TRIA IT'D BE LOOKING AT CACHING. 
          SO IT'S LOOKING AT ALL THOSE FACILITIES, OUR OLDER, UM, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND SAYING WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO BRING THEM TO THAT SAME STANDARD THAT WE SEE NOW AT THE OTHER STATIONS. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, THE, UH, OH, I THINK I SKIPPED ONE. 
          I SKIPPED OVER THE MAIN PD HEADQUARTERS EXPANSION. 
          UM, SO THIS WOULD BE AN EXPANSION ABOVE THE, UH, THE EVIDENCE LAB. 
          THE FACILITY WAS BUILT WITH A FUTURE SECOND FLOOR AND PLANNED, UM, AGAIN, A PLAN IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF BOND FUNDING, THIS IS ONE OF THE, UH, USES WE SAW FOR IT. 
          AND THEN LAST IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS WHERE, UM, THAT WOULD GIVE A, A BETTER HOME TO OUR FIRE TEAM AND OUR OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          AND IT WOULD ALSO TAKE USE OF A CURRENT VACANT CITY LOT HERE ON THE, UH, CIVIC CENTER CAMPUS. 
          AND THEN TRANSPORTATION UNFUNDED, SAME KIND OF DEAL WITH SIGNALS. 
          A LOT OF THEM WE KNOW WILL BE WARRANTED AT SOME POINT. 
          WARRANT OF COURSE BEING WHEN IT MEETS CERTAIN STANDARDS WITHIN THE MANUAL AND UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, UH, ONCE DEVELOPMENT'S COMPLETE. 
          BUT WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHEN DEVELOPMENT'S GONNA BE COMPLETE. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE KIND OF UNFUNDED. 
          SO THEY'RE KIND OF OUT THERE. 
          UH, ONE ITEM WITH A BULLET OBVIOUSLY IS THAT ONE AT AVONDALE BOULEVARD IN MIAMI. 
          THAT'S WHERE THE FRIES IS GONNA BE GOING IN. 
          UM, THE EXTENT OF THAT SIGNAL 
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IS A BIT MORE MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE IRRIGATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF AVONDALE BOULEVARD. 
          AND THE TOTAL EXTENT OF OUR COST ON THAT IS STILL, UH, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THEN WATER AND SEWER UNFUNDED. 
          I, I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE WATER AND SEWER NEEDS QUITE A BIT, BUT IT DOESN'T HURT FOR A QUICK REFRESH OF WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          SO FOR THE WATER PLANT EXPANSION OF OUR TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 60% DESIGN. 
          WE'VE HIRED A CONTRACTOR, UM, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT CONTRACTOR CAN COME IN, THEY CAN HELP US FIGURE OUT FEASIBILITY. 
          HOW DO WE BUILD THE THING, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PIPES, THERE'S A LOT OF TYPE SPACES AROUND THE YARD. 
          MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING FITS TOGETHER AND GETS US BETTER. 
          COST ESTIMATES, WE'RE STILL TRACKING FOR DECEMBER, 2028, UM, OPENING OF THE, OF THE EXPANSION. 
          UM, THAT SHOWS US, I THINK WE'RE SOMEWHERE IN LIKE THE 8.7, UH, MILLION GALLONS A DAY IN DECEMBER. 
          SO WE WANT TO BE READY IN JANUARY, 2029 TO GO LIVE. 
          BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE, MA WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MONITOR. 
          UM, WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON BUILDING PERMITS TO SEE IF THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE AND IF THAT NEEDS TO MOVE AT ALL THE PFAS REGULATORY ACTIONS. 
          UH, I WON'T TRY TO PRONOUNCE WHAT PFAS STANDS FOR, SO PLEASE DON'T ASK ME. 
          UM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DID PUT IN A COUPLE YEARS AGO SAYING THAT WE WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH, UM, THE STANDARDS FOR PFAS AND OUR WATER. 
          UM, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS, UH, PUSHED THAT OUT SLIGHTLY, I BELIEVE TWO YEARS. 
          UM, BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WE EXPECT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. 
          UM, SO COUNCIL DID PROVIDE US WITH SOME FUNDING, UM, LAST YEAR. 
          SO WE HAVE PURCHASED LAND WHERE WE BELIEVE WOULD BE THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR SOME NEW EQUIPMENT. 
          UM, WE'RE GONNA BE KICKING OFF DESIGN ON THE FINALIZED AND ONCE WE HAVE THE FINALIZED PLAN, WE CAN KICK OFF DESIGN. 
          AND I HAVE THAT NUMBER THERE, THE 18 MILLION OF $130 MILLION BUDGETED. 
          'CAUSE I KNOW IN MISS WEATHER LIST, UH, PRESENTATION, SHE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW WE FINANCE THE $18 MILLION. 
          UM, SO IT WAS FUNDED, BUT IT IS GONNA BE FINANCED. 
          SO SHE'S GONNA TOUCH ON THAT. 
          AND THEN THE BARTLETT DAM EXPANSION. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO EXPAND OUR WATER PORTFOLIO. 
          IT IS STILL VERY EARLY IN DISCUSSIONS THAT $15 MILLION AS A IVAN DALE SHARE IS STILL VERY MUCH UNKNOWN. 
          ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT. 
          WOO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          AND NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NEW PROJECTS. 
          SO THESE ARE PROJECTS WE HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN OTHER BUDGETS. 
          WE MAY HAVE DISCUSSED THEM IN OTHER MEETINGS, UM, BUT I DO WANNA CIRCLE BACK AROUND ON THEM. 
          UM, I, UH, A COUPLE OF THESE, LIKE I SAID, HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT OTHER MEETINGS, BUT THEY WEREN'T PART OF THAT OTHER PROCESS. 
          AND SO THEY'RE STILL IN THIS, HOW DO WE FIT THEM WITHIN OUR, UH, PLAN ANNUALLY AND THE COST OVERALL. 
          SO THE BOULEVARD, MS. STEIN DID AMAZING PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I GOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          UM, BUT THERE WERE SOME LARGE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. 
          SO I JUST WANNA COVER THEM ALL AGAIN ONE MORE TIME. 
          UM, FIRST OF ALL, BLUEPRINTS CAPITAL. 
          SO THEY, THAT, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ANSWERED THAT RFP TO DEVELOP THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE BOULEVARD AREA. 
          UM, THIS IS THE CITY COST SHARE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          SO THIS IS THE STREETS, THIS IS THE, THE GREENWAY, THAT AREA FOR STAGING AND, AND EVENTS. 
          UM, IT'S CURRENTLY AT $6.6 MILLION. 
          IT'S STILL IN NEGOTIATION. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS PARK AVENUE AND VAN BUREN SIGNAL. 
          UM, AS, AS PARK AVENUE GETS BUILT, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WARRANTS, RIGHT? WE CAN EXPECT AT SOME POINT WE'LL NEED A SIGNAL ON VAN BUREN AT PARK AVENUE. 
          THE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT HERE IS REALLY UNKNOWN WITH A LOT OF OUR SIGNALS, UM, ESPECIALLY AT THIS STAGE WHERE THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S BEEN BUILT. 
          UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEIGHBOR, WHAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ACROSS THE STREET'S GONNA DO OR WHEN THEY'RE GONNA DEVELOP ACROSS VAN BUREN. 
          UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT, AND SORRY, AND SOMETIMES WE WOULD EXPECT THAT DEVELOPER TO CONTRIBUTE RIGHT TO A SIGNAL. 
          SO THIS NUMBER COULD VARY QUITE A BIT DEPENDING ON WHAT DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. 
          AND THEN THE BOULEVARD PARKING AND PAD SITE. 
          SO THIS IS A VACANT LOT ON ROOSEVELT AND AVONDALE BOULEVARD. 
          WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE SOME OF IT ANYWAY TO THE HALF, HALF STREET R OR THE ROOSEVELT HALF STREET IMPROVEMENTS. 
          UM, BUT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR THE CITY TO ENGAGE AND, AND REALLY ACTIVATE THAT SITE. 
          PART OF THE REASON WHY IT SAT VACANT FOR SO LONG IS THERE'S CONTAMINATION ON THE SITE. 
          UM, AT OUR STANDING, IT WAS A CROP DUSTING SITE AND SO THERE WAS SOME FUEL LEAKS AND SOME OTHER CHEMICALS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON SITE. 
          AGAIN, OUR WONDERFUL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS WORKING TO OBTAIN GRANTS TO HANDLE THE CLEANUP. 
          SO WE'D BE LOOKING TO PURCHASE IT, UM, CLEAN IT UP AND THEN FIND A BUYER EITHER THROUGH AN IMMEDIATE SALE OR A LEASE TO SALE, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH EMBASSY SUITES. 
          AND THEN FINALLY, THE ROOSEVELT HALF STREET IMPROVEMENTS. 
          UM, THIS WOULD COMPLETE AVONDALE AVONDALE BOULEVARD TO PARK TO MAKE THE THE FULL STREET SECTION. 
          IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, UM, IT WOULD ALIGN OUR COMPLETION WITH EMBASSY SUITES. 
          THAT'S OUR GOAL, IS TO GET IT DONE BEFORE SUITES THE DESIGN ON RIGHT OF WAY. 
          ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY ARE ON NEXT COUNCIL'S AGENDA ITEM. 
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ALRIGHT, GENERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          OUR BILL BUILDINGS WERE BUILT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2003 AND 2008 ON THIS CAMPUS. 
          UM, WE'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE CHILLER SYSTEM, BUT A LOT OF THE ROOFTOP UNITS ARE COMING DUE. 
          IT'S JUST A NORMAL REPLACEMENT CYCLE. 
          SO OUR FACILITIES TEAM IS LOOKING AT A PHASED APPROACH OF ABOUT $13 MILLION TO UPGRADE OR TO, SORRY, TO REPLACE THE ROOFTOP UNITS AND THE INTERIOR VAVS. 
          THAT'S THE AIR BOXES THAT MOVE THE AIR AROUND INSIDE EACH BUILDING, UM, OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. 
          THE RESOURCE CENTER EXPANSION. 
          SO I TOUCHED ON IT A LITTLE EARLIER. 
          WE HAD THAT STUDY. 
          UM, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT WHEN EXACTLY TO PUT THAT IN. 
          UM, BUT THAT STUDY SHOWED THAT EXPANDING THE, REALLY THE CONFERENCE CENTER SPACE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING THE SENIOR CENTER SPACE, ALMOST DOUBLING IT, ADDING FUTURE STAFF SPACE, UM, WOULD COST ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THE WESTERN AVENUE PROPERTIES. 
          SO THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF INVESTING IN WESTERN AVENUE. 
          SO THERE'S TWO, UH, PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN IN WESTERN AVENUE, UM, THAT WE MAY LOOK TO DEMOLISH THOSE PROPERTIES. 
          AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO PURCHASE SMALL PARCELS IN WESTERN AVENUE JUST TO BETTER HELP DEVELOPMENT COME IN WHERE IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR THINGS LIKE PARKING AND ENTRY AND EXITS MORE TO COME. 
          AND THEN LAST WE HAVE THE ADVOCACY CENTER. 
          UM, THE ADVOCACY CENTER CONTINUES TO GROW. 
          UM, THE NEED HAS NOT GONE AWAY IN THE WEST VALLEY. 
          UM, THE BUILDING THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOCATED AT IS NOT MEETING ALL THEIR NEEDS. 
          UH, PREVIOUSLY WE HAD TALKED TO COUNCIL ABOUT, UH, PURCHASING A, A FACILITY IN GOODYEAR. 
          IT DIDN'T PENCIL OUT COST-WISE FOR IT. 
          UH, SO AGAIN, I, I KEEP THROWING IT BACK TO MS. STEIN, BUT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE THEM, MOST LIKELY SOME SORT OF A LEASE TO BUILD OPTION. 
          ALL RIGHT, PARKS, UH, DONNY HILL PARK IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN IN DONNY HILL AND CASH IN. 
          UM, SO WE WANNA LOOK AT DOING A SPLASH PAD. 
          UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ASKING FOR MONEY FIRST STUDY. 
          WE DON'T KNOW IF A SPLASH PAD WILL WORK THERE. 
          UM, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A LITTLE TIGHT ON THE OLDER PART OF THE TOWN. 
          PARKING'S VERY TIGHT AT THE PARK, SO A LITTLE BIT OF OF FUNDING WOULD ALLOW US TO TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT IT AND THEN COME BACK AND GIVE YOU, UH, BETTER OPTIONS ABOUT COST AND, AND, AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT. 
          AND THEN UPGRADING THE PLAYGROUND. 
          WE DO HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON PLAYGROUNDS. 
          WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THEM LATELY. 
          UM, AND SO WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THIS WOULD BRING IT UP TO THAT AVONDALE STANDARD. 
          WE ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AT FRIENDSHIP PARK. 
          UM, THE GAZEBO IS NOT IN A GOOD CONDITION, SO HOW DO WE GET, HOW DO WE EITHER REMOVE IT, COMPLETELY RELOCATE IT, UM, SO THAT WOULD BE A BETTER CONDITION FOR THE PARK ITSELF. 
          UM, WE NEED MORE SHADE SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA AROUND THE LAKE. 
          AND THEN SITE FURNISHINGS. 
          UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE GAON SEATINGS WITH THE, THE METAL BASKETS WITH THE ROCKS INSIDE. 
          UM, THOSE ARE NOT REALLY EASY TO MAINTAIN. 
          THEY HAVEN'T PROVIDED THE BEST COMFORT FOR OUR, OUR USERS. 
          UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT, UH, FURNITURE. 
          WE'RE GONNA USE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS AS KIND OF THE MODEL FOR THAT. 
          SO WHEN THOSE COURTS OPEN, YOU'LL SEE US A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK OF WHAT THE FURNITURE WILL LOOK LIKE THROUGHOUT THE REST. 
          AND THEN PHASE TWO OF PICKLEBALL WE LEFT SPACE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPAND. 
          WE DO BELIEVE THERE'S GONNA BE THE NEED THERE FOR ADDITIONAL PICKLEBALL. 
          NORTH OF I 10. 
          UM, AND WOOD COUNCIL WANT US TO GO FORWARD IT SOMEWHERE IN THAT ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR RANGE. 
          'CAUSE A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WAS PUT IN IN THAT FIRST PHASE. 
          UH, NORTH LANDING AT FRIENDSHIP PARK. 
          THIS WAS A GRANT PROJECT. 
          SO, UM, I BELIEVE WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT ALREADY, BUT IT BE $700,000 IS OUR SHARE, UH, TO GET THIS FUNDING TO GET IT BUILT. 
          SO THAT WOULD TAKE FROM THE BRIDGE THAT MS. MOON TALKED ABOUT AND REDO SOME OF THE MELTED USE PATH AROUND LIKE THE SOCCER FIELDS TO PROVIDE MORE ACCESS. 
          SO IF PEOPLE COME AND THEY PARK, THEY CAN GET TO THAT BRIDGE, HOPEFULLY, OR THE, THE, THE AT GRADE CROSSING. 
          HOWEVER, UH, COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT TO ALLOW THAT ACCESS. 
          AND THEN THE AVONDALE BOULEVARD TRAILHEAD, THIS CITY OF PHOENIX ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO US. 
          THIS WAS PART OF THE OLD RIOS PROJECT. 
          UM, THEY HAD IDENTIFIED A TRAILHEAD LOCATION AT AVONDALE BOULEVARD JUST NORTH OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS, UH, THE GILA. 
          UM, IT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY, UM, OUR PARTNERS AT MC FLOOD. 
          THEY SEEMED TO BE OPEN TO ALLOWING US TO HAVE A TRAILHEAD AT THAT LOCATION. 
          PHOENIX WILL SECURE THE GRANT FUNDING FOR IT. 
          PHOENIX WILL INSTALL IT. 
          WE JUST HAVE TO PAY OUR MATCH AND IT LOOKS TO BE ABOUT $1.4 MILLION AND THAT WOULD BE FOUR TO FIVE YEARS OUT FROM NOW ON THEIR TIMEFRAME. 
          TRANSPORTATION. 
          UH, SO STREETS EXPANSIONS. 
          UH, MS. MOON TOUCHED ON THE LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD EXPANSION, UH, JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. 
          UM, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS FREE MONEY. 
          UM, WE RECEIVED A $28.7 MILLION 
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GRANT, BUT IT HAS COME WITH A $7.7 MILLION CITY OF AVONDALE SHARE. 
          UM, AND THEN LOOKING FORWARD TO OTHER NEEDS IN THE AREA AT THE HUNDRED SEVENTH AVENUE UNDERPASS AT I 10. 
          UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL LANES. 
          UM, SO THIS WOULD HAVE THAT INITIAL STUDY, THE DCR TO GO BACK AND SAY, OKAY, HOW DO WE DO THIS? IS IT POSSIBLE? AND THEN IS THERE GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT? ALRIGHT, SO I COVERED A LOT OF PROJECTS, RIGHT? SO I WANNA CIRCLE BACK AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, TO THESE PRIORITIES. 
          AND LAST YEAR THE NUMBER ONE THING WAS, HEY, COMPLETE PLAN PROJECTS. 
          THOSE FIRST THREE SLIDES, I HOPE, DEMONSTRATING THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO COMPLETE THOSE PROJECTS. 
          THE SECOND THING IS SECURE GRANT FUNDING. 
          LOWER BUCKEYE ROW IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF, OF STAFF GOING OUT AND GETTING THOSE FUNDS TO, TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OUR RESIDENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          UM, EXPAND TRAILS AND SIDEWALKS. 
          WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE AWA FREE TRAIL, RIGHT? UM, WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT ROSS, CAN WE IMPROVE SIDEWALKS? YOU'VE APPROVED FINANCE, YOU'VE IMPROVED FUNDING IN YEARS PAST FOR DOING A DA IMPROVEMENTS ON SIDEWALKS. 
          SO WE'RE MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT GAPS IN OUR SIDEWALKS AND HOW DO WE GET THOSE DONE? UM, WE'RE AGGRESSIVELY TREATING OUR ROADWAYS. 
          THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT CREWS ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY. 
          I THINK, WELL, I THINK THEY TOOK A DAY OFF A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. 
          UM, BUT THEY'VE DONE A LOT IN JUST A FEW, UM, SHORT YEARS. 
          WE'RE CONTINUING TO ENHANCE OUR FACILITIES, NEW FACILITIES. 
          FIRE STATION 1 71 IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. 
          IT ALSO WORKS TO COMMUNITY PRIDE, UM, THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ALIGN WITH HISTORICAL TOWN AVONDALE. 
          AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR HOW DO WE PROMOTE RECREATION WITHIN THE CITY, WHETHER IT BE BY TRAILS OR PARKS OR BRINGING IN MORE TOURISTS. 
          AND WITH THAT, I WOULD REALLY LOVE SOME FEEDBACK ON THIS PRIORITY LIST AND EVERYTHING I'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. 
          FEEDBACK? YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          OKAY. 
          MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PRIORITIES AND BASED UPON WHAT YOU'VE HEARD, UH, FROM THE PRESENTATION BY JAMES, UH, PLEASE PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO HIM AND THE TEAM. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCILOR WEISS. 
          HI JAMES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE SOME BONDS AND WE DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THEY'RE GONNA PASS. 
          MY HOPE IS THAT THEY DO. 
          UM, BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO WATER CONSERVATION. 
          AND IT WAS WITH REGARDS TO OUR BOND ON THE PARKS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S LISTED AS CONSERVING WATER. 
          UM, AND I'VE, I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, UM, TO RON, I THINK WE OWN ABOUT 2% OF THE WATER METERS IN THE CITY AND WE USE ABOUT 23% OF THE WATER. 
          UM, AND SO MY HOPE IS THAT IN SOME WAY, WATER CONSERVATION IS ALSO CONSIDERED IN SOME OF THIS PLANNING MOVING FORWARD, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BOND IF IT DOES GET APPROVED. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS IMPORTANT TO ME. 
          UM, AND THEN THE ADVOCACY CENTER, UM, I WAS ON THE BOARD, UM, FOR THE ADVOCACY CENTER AT ONE POINT. 
          AND IT HAS OUTGROWN THAT IT, IT REALLY HAS OUTGROWN THAT BUILDING. 
          IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING, BUT THEY'VE OUTGROWN IT. 
          UM, AND SO MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT THAT WOULD ALSO BE A PRIORITY TOO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          OTHER MEMBERS, KATE, COUNCILMAN SOLORIO. 
          THANK YOU JAMES FOR PRESENTATION. 
          I ALWAYS ENJOY A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DONE BY YOU 'CAUSE YOU GOT IT SPOT ON. 
          UM, THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TAKE IN, BUT I WILL SAY THIS. 
          I LIKE, I SEE OUR PRIORITIES, BUT LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS, SOME OF THE WATER CONSERVATION THINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS, PEOPLE BRING UP WATER RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN IN THE NEWS AND PEOPLE HEAR THAT AND THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO THEIR MIND. 
          UM, AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE LIST THAT YOU GAVE ME AND I COULD GIVE UP A BRIDGE FOR, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF THAT ARE THERE. 
          I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME PRIORITIES ON SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY STUFF THAT WAS IN THERE THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT FOR THE FUTURE. 
          UM, BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST AND HAVE TRAILS AND HAVE ENHANCED FACILITIES AND ALL OF THAT. 
          BUT WE NEED PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE THINGS. 
          'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE LIKE TO HAVE NICE THINGS. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AM MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU JAMES. 
          UM, I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HIGHLIGHTED. 
          SO, UM, THE, THE PRIORITIES FOR ME REALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED WITH THE TOP THREE. 
          UM, I THINK, UM, COME ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JUST KIND OF STUCK OUT WITH GENERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE FUNDING 
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FOR, WHICH HITS UNDER MY FAVORITE PRICE POINT, LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          LIKE ANYTHING WE COULD DO UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS, WE CAN DO, RIGHT? UM, SO LIKE THE LAS VETERANS HOUSING, THAT'S ABOUT $950,000. 
          UM, THE CANOPY AT THE MOSQUE, IF WE CAN'T GET THEM THE $15 MILLION STORAGE FACILITY, LET'S NOT HAVE 'EM WORKING OUT IN THE HEAT WITHOUT SHADE. 
          UM, I AM NOT GONNA TALK ABOUT PARKS BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IN THE PRESENTATION WITH ENGINEERING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WE SHOW A HEAVY AFFINITY FOR PARKS. 
          'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHERE, UM, THE PEOPLE TOUCH THE CITY THE MOST FREQUENTLY. 
          SO, UM, I'LL LET THE BOND SPEAK FOR ITSELF, BUT, UM, IF WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN, UM, PUTTING SAFETY FIRST, WE REALLY ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUT SAFETY FIRST. 
          SO I DO AS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO JUST SAID, WANNA ELEVATE THE PRIORITY OF ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS AND BE CAUTIOUS WITH OUR PRIORITIZATION OF TRANSIT NEEDS. 
          I THINK WHEN WE HAVE 155 MILLION WASTEWATER PROJECT AND WE HAVE 15 MILLION OF IT SPENT ALREADY, WE'RE A 10TH OF THE WAY THERE. 
          UM, SO, SO WE GOTTA GET 90% OF THE MONEY. 
          UM, AND, AND THAT'S STILL OVER, UM, $130 MILLION AND WE NEED IT. 
          SO I THINK WATER CONSERVATION AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT, BUT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY AND WE DO HAVE TO EXPAND THAT. 
          THAT'S A SAFETY CONCERN. 
          CLEAN WATER IS A SAFETY ISSUE. 
          UM, SO I THINK THAT BEING ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT KIRK'S TEAM DOES AND UM, BE ABLE TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET IT DONE, THE RIGHT VENDORS TO DO THE WORK, THAT'S, THAT'S HUGE. 
          UM, COUPLE OF THE THINGS I JUST PULLED OFF, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE TRAILHEAD, OF COURSE THE PHOENIX, PHOENIX IS DOING IT, GETTING THE GRANT MONEY, UM, THAT $1.4 MILLION, IT'S A LITTLE OVER MY MILLION DOLLAR PRICE MARK, BUT THEY'RE GONNA GET THE MONEY AT 1.4 MILLION. 
          WE GOT THAT. 
          UM, BUT SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED INTERESTINGLY, UM, IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE MORE ACCESS TO TRAILS, TRAIL HEADS, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE MORE ACCESS TO GET TO WORK. 
          'CAUSE THEY, IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD A CAR, THEY CAN'T, LIKE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, I THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD NOT RIDE THEIR BIKES WHEN THE RAIN IS COLD. 
          BUT PEOPLE JUST WANT A WAY TO GET SOMEWHERE. 
          SO A BIKE IS CHEAP, PEOPLE CAN SKATEBOARD AND WALK. 
          SO I WANT TO BE MINDFUL THAT IF IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO DO THE TRAILHEAD PROJECTS, I THINK THAT WE SHOULD GO FOR IT THOUGH. 
          'CAUSE WE'LL HELP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOR PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE WE MIGHT BE THINKING ARE UNSHELTERED OR WHATEVER, USING THESE TRAILHEADS, THEY MIGHT JUST BE WALKING TO WORK, LOOKING IN A WAY THAT THEY CAN CLEAN UP ONCE THEY GET THERE. 
          THOSE ARE VALUABLE BEYOND COMPARED TO HELP PEOPLE GETTING PLACE TO PLACE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO DRIVE AND WHO OTHERWISE WANNA STAY IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND MOVE FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. 
          UM, SO, UH, WE JUST GOTTA MOVE CAUTIOUSLY THERE. 
          VERY EXCITED, UM, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE FACE OF WHAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. 
          SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE PUT OUT THERE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THINGS ARE SLOWING DOWN WITH THE ECONOMY, WHEREAS WE ALL ANTICIPATED IT WOULD BE SKYROCKETING RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE A RESILIENT CITY AND UM, UH, THOSE ARE MY PRIORITIES. 
          THANK YOU COUNCILOR. 
          MEMBER GARCIA, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. 
          UM, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD. 
          AND IT, IT KIND OF PUTS PERSPECTIVE AND DOLLAR, DOLLAR AMOUNTS TO ALL THE PROJECTS. 
          UM, FOR ME, PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS NUMBER ONE, YOU WANNA LIVE IN A SAFE CITY. 
          UM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SAFE CITY, PEOPLE DON'T WANNA MOVE, MOVE THERE. 
          UM, BUT ALSO HAVING CLEAN WATER, HAVING NICE STREETS THAT YOU COULD DRIVE IN IS NICE. 
          AND NOT HAVING TRAFFIC ALL THE TIME, BUT ENSURING THAT LIKE THE ROADS ARE IMPROVED. 
          UM, AND IF I HAD A DREAM, THE VETERAN HOUSING WOULD BE ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES AS WELL, AS WELL AS THE ADVOCACY CENTER, UM, TO HAVE ROOM FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO GO AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT. 
          UM, BUT FOR SURE PUBLIC SAFETY IS MY NUMBER ONE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          VICE MAYOR NIELSEN. 
          JAMES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THERE'S WAY TOO MUCH TO ASSIMILATE THOUGH. 
          I'M, I'M JUST THINKING AS I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE THINGS, THERE'S SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE TIME NEEDS ON 'EM. 
          I MEAN, UH, PFAS AND SOME OTHER THINGS. 
          YOU'RE SIX MONTHS, SIX YEARS OUT OR WHATEVER. 
          I DUNNO IF THERE'S SOME WAY TO ORGANIZE THESE THINGS THAT SAY, OKAY, THESE NEED TO BE DONE WITHIN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO GET THEM. 
          SO THEY'RE, THEY BENEFIT THE WATER, THEY BENEFIT THE ADVOCACY CENTER, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. 
          I, UH, I'M, I'M JUST LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, IN ME TRYING TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE PRIORITIES IN MY MIND? YOU, YOU SEND IT OUT AND WE TAKE AND WE CHECK THE CHOP FIVE THAT WE WANT. 
          I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A PROPER WAY TO DO IT, BUT IF THERE WAS SOME WAY YOU COULD PUT IT IN A 
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TIMELINE SO THAT YOU CAN SAY, OKAY, THE PFAS, YES, IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE BARTLETT DAM. 
          THE BARTLETT DAM'S GONNA TAKE FOREVER AND FOREVER. 
          CAN WE PUT THAT OUT? YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE LOOK AT ONE, ONE YEAR TO 18 MONTHS AND 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO SEE WHERE THOSE NEEDS MIGHT BE THAT MAYBE JUST HELPABLE FOR, FOR, FOR ME TO MAKE A DECISION OF LIKE THE, WHAT WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, PUT THE MONEY FOR TODAY AND YEAH. 
          CAN WE LET IT GO SIDEWAYS FOR BARTLETT DAM OR WHATEVER A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN THAT. 
          IT JUST, SOME TYPE OF A TIMELINE WOULD HELP ME AT LEAST LOOK AND SEE WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED. 
          AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM FROM MY OLD DAYS WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, IF YOU GET THE SMALLER ONES TAKEN CARE OF, THEN THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. 
          AND THEN YOU GOTTA HANDLE, EVENTUALLY HANDLE THE BIGGER ONES. 
          BUT I, I DON'T, JUST SOME TYPE OF WAY TO TIME THOSE THINGS TO SEE WHEN THEY NEED TO BE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THOSE WOULD BE HELPFUL. 
          THANKS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          VICE MAYOR. 
          MR. MAYOR. 
          GO AHEAD RON. 
          UH, UH, VICE MAYOR. 
          SO WE'LL PRESENT THE BUDGET IN THAT EXACT FORMAT. 
          SO WE'LL FUND THINGS IN THE YEAR. 
          'CAUSE YOU, YOU GUYS WILL, UH, COUNCIL APPROVES A FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN. 
          AND SO WE WILL FUND THOSE PROJECTS BACKWARDS ON THE DUE DATE. 
          SO WHENEVER THE REGULATION FOR PFAS IS, WE'LL COUNT BACKWARDS AND WE'LL PUT THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING IN THERE. 
          SO WHEN WE ACTUALLY BRING THE PLAN FORWARD, UH, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IT'S, UH, DATA APPROPRIATE AND, AND, UH, UH, TO, TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          MY PRIORITIES ARE PRETTY SIMPLE. 
          THERE'S THREE OF THEM. 
          UH, AND IRONICALLY, THE BOND COVERS TWO AREAS. 
          THE PARKS WHERE X AND OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          I THINK MANY OF THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED AS PART OF THE BOND ARE NOT A WISHLIST. 
          THEY ARE ITEMS THAT ARE NECESSARY, UH, AND ARE REQUIRED. 
          AND SO REGARDLESS OF THE BOND PASSING OR NOT, WE AS A COUNCIL ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE, UM, RESPONSIBLE ON DETERMINING WHICH PROJECT GOES FIRST AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND THOSE. 
          THAT THAT'LL BE A DECISION THAT WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE. 
          UM, UNFORTUNATELY, IF THE BOND DOES NOT PASS, AND IF IT DOES PASS, THAT'LL ALLOW US TO, UH, BITE, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE OFF THAN, UH, THAN WE WOULD OTHERWISE. 
          AND THE THIRD AREA, AND, UM, FORGIVE ME IF THIS SOUNDS, UH, TOO, UM, FOCUSED ON, ON BUSINESS, BUT, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          AND THE REASON I LIST THAT AS A HIGH PRIORITY IS IF YOU LOOK BACK TO LAST WEEK TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF US, IT DOES REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT. 
          BUT UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE, THAT ARE LISTED, THIS THEN RETURNS BACK REVENUES TO US. 
          SO WHILE WE ARE INVESTING IN THESE PROJECTS, WE ARE LOOKING BACK TO RECEIVE REVENUES AS A RESULT. 
          SO, UM, BEING THAT THEY'RE NOT PASSIVE AND THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE, UH, SUSTENANCE FOR OUR FUTURE AND FOR OUR, OUR, UM, FOR OUR, OUR REVENUES, I SEE THEM AS NOT ONLY NECESSARY, BUT, UM, A, A, A, A TOP PRIORITY, AT LEAST FOR MYSELF. 
          UH, AND SO I LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE, THE THREE AREAS OF CONCERN AND PRIORITIES FOR MYSELF. 
          T SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI, I, I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP FORGETTING YOU. 
          I APOLOGIZE, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES. 
          UM, THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I THINK A LOT OF THE PRIORITIES, UM, FOR ME, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ALREADY, UM, SHARED IT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY, OBVIOUSLY NUMBER ONE FOR ME. 
          UM, OF COURSE I'VE ALWAYS ALL ABOUT TRYING TO HOUSE, UM, UM, FAMILIES. 
          AND DEFINITELY VETERAN HOUSING IS ONE THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE IN OUR CITY. 
          IT SOUNDS LIKE CHRIS HAS KIND OF ALREADY STARTED GETTING INFORMATION ON THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, REGARDING GRANTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO THAT AND DO IT WELL. 
          AND I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDING SHADE THERE, BUT SINCE WE ARE PLANNING ON, UM, EXPANDING AT SOME POINT, UM, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CAN CIRCLE BACK AROUND, UM, LATER WHEN WE KIND OF KNOW WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THE EXPANSION. 
          AND, UM, ANOTHER THING IS JUST WATER. 
          HAVING WATER SAFETY, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP OUR, UM, RESIDENTS WITH CLEAN WATER AND ENOUGH WATER, ANYTHING THAT'S RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, WHETHER IT'S LIGHTING, WHETHER IT'S STREETS, THOSE ARE MY PRIORITIES, IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE FOLKS HERE IN AVONDALE ARE SAFE, UM, AND THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE IN OUR CITY. 
          AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE ADVOCACY CENTER. 
          UM, I AM STILL ON THE BOARD OF THE ADVOCACY CENTER AND I KNOW THAT, UM, THEY'RE BUSTING OUT OF THE SEAMS THERE. 
          AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN, UM, EXPLORING DIFFERENT OPTIONS. 
          SO I HOPE THAT, UM, WE CAN MAYBE GET SOME INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, LATER IN THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR TO SEE KIND OF WHAT, UM, THOSE OPTIONS ARE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILOR RDI. 
          COUNCILOR WHITE. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          FULL DISCLOSURE, I ALSO SERVE ON THE FRIENDS BOARD WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          AND SO I JUST AUTOMATICALLY KIND OF LUMP THAT 
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INTO, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S SUCH A SENSITIVE AREA AND WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT THE FACILITY THAT WILL HAPPEN ONE DAY, WE BELIEVE IT'LL HAPPEN, IT'LL HAPPEN IN AVONDALE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          DID YOU GUYS GET WHAT YOU NEED WRONG? OH, HOLD ON, MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNSEL. 
          YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. 
          UH, BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED TONIGHT, WE WILL, UH, RECONFIGURE THIS LIST. 
          UH, WE CAN NOW BEGIN TO, UH, PRIORITIZE SOME OF THOSE, UH, PROJECTS AS WE, UH, UH, DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE. 
          BUT YEAH, I THOUGHT IT'S VERY HELPFUL. 
          WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU. 
          I BELIEVE IT'S GONNA BE IN THE SPRING, UH, BASED OFF THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED TONIGHT AND, AND WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO KNOWING OUR, UH, ACTUAL NUMBERS FOR 27. 
          SO I'M GOOD. 
          MR. MR. WEISS HAD ANOTHER COMMENT QUESTION. 
          OH, OR QUESTION. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          JUST A REALLY QUICK QUESTION. 
          UM, THE SUBSTATION THAT'S AT CASHIN, HOW OFTEN IS IT USED? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BOULEVARD NOW. 
          IS THAT ONE USED ON A REGULAR BASIS? MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS, WE USE IT, UH, REGULARLY. 
          UH, 'CAUSE WE WANNA KEEP OUR PRESENCE THERE IN CASH IN, SO YOU'LL SEE OFFICERS, UH, FEED OFFICERS IN AND OUT OF THERE. 
          OKAY. 
          AS WELL AS OUR, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. 
          OKAY. 
          GOOD. 
          THANK YOU, UH, MR. MAN, AND I, I RECEIVED ONE QUESTION ABOUT, UH, A PLAQUE ON WESTERN FOR THE FORMER REPRESENTATIVE, AND WE ARE WORKING ON, UH, RECOGNIZING HIM FOR GETTING US THOSE GRANTS. 
          MORE, MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU. 
          IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, NOT OKAY, I WILL HAND THINGS BACK OVER TO MS. LES. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. 
          THANK YOU, JAMES. 
          THANK YOU JAMES. 
          ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE WILL HEAD INTO THE REST OF THE PRESENTATION, STARTING WITH THE FINANCIAL FORECAST. 
          SO AS WE, UM, LOOK AT BUILDING THE FORECAST FOR THE FISCAL 27 BUDGET, UM, THERE'S SOME GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS THAT WE MAKE, UM, AND IN WHAT WE ANTICIPATE, UM, COMING AT US. 
          SO IN WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS VERSION OF THE FORECAST, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY CHANGES OR OF STRUCTURE TO THE SALES TAX OR STATE SHARED REVENUE. 
          UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE LOST APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION FROM THE ELIMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL TAX THIS YEAR. 
          UM, AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT, UM, PROJECTING OUR CONTRACTING SALES TAX REVENUE TO RETURN TO MORE OF HISTORICAL TRENDS. 
          UM, SO WE'RE MORE CONSERVATIVE ON THAT AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT CONTRACTING IN JUST A BIT. 
          AND THEN WE KNOW WE HAVE OUR DATA CENTER PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY, AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY, UM, REVENUE PROJECTIONS AT THIS TIME, UM, TO INCLUDE IN THIS FORECAST. 
          AND THEN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ADJUSTMENT FOR TAX CONFORMITY. 
          SO THIS GOES BACK TO THE, UM, ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT WAS SIGNED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. 
          UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE ARIZONA SALES, UH, SORRY, INCOME TAX IS BASED ON THE FEDERAL TAXABLE INCOME. 
          AND THERE IS SOME CHANGES THAT, UM, LEG, THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEGISLATURE, EXCUSE ME, WOULD HAVE TO MAKE TO CONFORM TO THAT FEDERAL TAX. 
          SO THAT IS YET TO COME. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECTIONS THAT THE JLBC PUT TOGETHER, UM, THEY WERE PROJECTING AS MUCH AS $380 MILLION REVENUE REDUCTION FOR WHICH WE, WE WOULD SEE A POTENTIAL, UM, REVENUE REDUCTION AS A PORTION OF THAT BECAUSE WE RECEIVE A PORTION OF THOSE, UM, STATE TAXABLE INCOME. 
          SO AT THIS POINT, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PROJECTIONS IN OUR FORECAST. 
          ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, WE DID INCLUDE SOME ANTICIPATED COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR COST OF LIVING AND MERIT, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE AS WELL. 
          AND THEN OUR OVERALL INFLATION FACTOR, UM, IS 3% PER YEAR. 
          SO YOU'RE USED TO, UM, SEEING OUR GENERAL FUND FORECAST. 
          WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS OUR ONGOING REVENUE AND ONGOING EXPENSES. 
          UM, SO SOME FACTORS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT OR THE LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL, UM, WE ARE ALSO SEEING A REVENUE REDUCTION THAT WE HAVE PROJECTED STARTING IN FISCAL 27 FOR THE INCORPORATION OF SAN TAN VALLEY. 
          SO WE DO GET, UM, THOSE STATE SHARED REVENUES. 
          AND WHEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER CITY ADDED TO THE POOL, THEN EVERYBODY TAKES A REDUCTION. 
          UM, SO THAT IS INCLUDED IN THERE. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE IN 27 THROUGH 29, YOU START SEEING OUR ONGOING EXPENSES EXCEEDING THOSE ONGOING REVENUES IN OUR ONE-TIME EXPENSES. 
          UM, THIS IS PRETTY TYPICAL. 
          WE MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT ALL OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE BUDGETED IN THE CURRENT YEAR GET COMPLETED. 
          UM, BUT AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT CARRIES FORWARD. 
          AND SO THIS CHART IS PRETTY TYPICAL IN PUTTING THOSE TWO SLIDES 
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TOGETHER. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT IS LEFT IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE. 
          SO FIRST STARTING OFF, IT'S ABOVE STABILIZATION AND CAPITAL RESERVE. 
          SO STABILIZATION BEING, OR 35% OF PRIOR YEAR EXPENDITURES ARE SET ASIDE. 
          AND WE HAD A FIVE THOU A $5 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          UM, BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. 
          SO OUR ACTUALS, UH, BALANCE ABOVE STABILIZATION CAPITAL RESERVE WAS JUST UNDER 1.2 MILLION. 
          WE ARE PROJECTING THAT TO GO DOWN THIS YEAR TO, TO 36.6. 
          NOW, WITH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE COVERING HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, YOU SEE THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO USE OUR FUND BALANCE GOING OUT, UM, TO THE END OF FISCAL 30 WHERE WE ARE SITTING AT $200,000. 
          SO WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS FORECAST FOR GENERAL FUND? SO THE FIRST IS IN OUR ONGOING REVENUE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, PROPERTY TAX LEVY IS SET AT THE ANNUAL 2% INCREASE, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IN JUST A BIT TO MAKE THIS FORECAST BALANCE. 
          IN TOTAL, WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A REDUCTION TO THE GENERAL FUND ASSET REPLACEMENT OF 3.4 MILLION, AND THIS IS FROM FISCAL YEARS 27. 
          UM, OUT TO 30, WE HAVE THE, UM, MID-YEAR COMPENSATION INCREASES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COUNSEL FOR POLICE OFFICERS, SERGEANTS, LIEUTENANTS, AND BATTALION CHIEFS. 
          INCLUDED AT A UM, SIX MONTH RUN RATE, WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE IN, UM, FOR A FIRE MOU. 
          HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL UNDER NEGOTIATION. 
          WE HAVE THE, UM, PROPERTY AT THE BOULEVARD, WHICH, UM, JAMES JUST MENTIONED INCLUDED. 
          WE KNOW THIS IS A PRIORITY. 
          WE ARE PUTTING THAT IN OUR FORECAST OF 3.5 MILLION. 
          AND THE PLAN IS TO USE THAT $5 MILLION CAPITAL CONTINGENCY TO FUND THAT THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. 
          THAT MEANS THAT IN THE FUTURE YEARS, IN ORDER TO GET THAT CONTINGENCY BACK UP TO FIVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO CARVE THAT 3.5 OUT, OR ELSE FUTURE YEARS WOULD BE AT 1.5. 
          SO WE HAVE A WEB AVONDALE, EXCUSE ME, LAND LEASE AGREEMENT. 
          SO WE HAVE SOME FUTURE REVENUES FORECASTED. 
          AND, UM, JAMES ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD EXPANSION. 
          SO WE KNOW THIS IS A PRIORITY OF COUNCIL. 
          IT IS INCLUDED, HOWEVER, IT IS, UM, INCLUDED IN THE DEDICATED SALES TAX FUND. 
          IT IS NOT IN THE GENERAL FUND. 
          I MENTIONED THE REDUCTION FOR SAN TAN VALLEY INCORPORATION. 
          AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY WHERE WE WERE PLANNING THE SOUTHERN AVONDALE, UM, FIRE STATION, WE DO HAVE STAFFING CURRENTLY SET TO START MID-YEAR OF FISCAL 27. 
          SO JUST TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS, WHAT'S NOT CURRENTLY IN THIS ASSUMPTION. 
          SO AS I MENTIONED THAT 5 MILLION CAPITAL CONTINGENCY, IF WE USE THAT 3.5 TO PURCHASE LAND, THEN GOING FORWARD, THAT WOULD BECOME A 1.5 A MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL CONTINGENCY. 
          JAMES ALSO MENTIONED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROOSEVELT HALF STREET IMPROVEMENTS OF 1.65. 
          NOW THAT CONSTRUCTION IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED, NOR IS THE BLUEPRINT, UM, PARK AVENUE INVESTMENT OF 6.6. 
          SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE THAT WE KNOW ARE COMING OUR WAY ARE THE FIVE YEAR RENEWAL OF THE PD. 
          UM, TAKE HOME VEHICLES. 
          SO CURRENTLY WE ARE LEASING THOSE VEHICLES. 
          WE ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING, UM, WHAT IS MORE COST EFFICIENT, WHETHER TO LEASE OR TO PURCHASE. 
          EITHER WAY, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION OUT IN FISCAL 29 FOR 30, WHETHER WE CHOOSE TO PURCHASE OR RENEW THAT LEASE. 
          AND THEN WHAT ELSE IS NOT INCLUDED? REMEMBER, THIS IS A FORECAST GOING INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE. 
          SO ANYTHING THAT IS A ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL, A NEW ASK OR A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED. 
          UM, SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE SOME ONE-TIME ASKS. 
          WE HAVE REPEATED EACH YEAR, LIKE THE SUMMER PROGRAMS, LIKE CONTRACTED SERVICES, UM, FOR DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING, JUST FOR OPERATIONS. 
          SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE PROCESS, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO EVALUATE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE IN THIS BUDGET. 
          UM, JUST FOR A REFERENCE POINT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW MUCH IN ONE TIME FUNDING DID WE FUND IN FISCAL 26 ON ONE TIME SUPPLEMENTALS, AND THAT WAS 5.7 MILLION. 
          SO LOOKING AT OUR REVENUE, SO 
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SALES TAX IS OUR LARGEST REVENUE RESOURCE IN THE CITY. 
          AND THIS CHART, TYPICALLY I WOULD SAY LOOK AT THE TOP LINE, BUT THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE LOST OUR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL SALES TAX. 
          SO CURRENT YEAR IS IN ORANGE. 
          THE SOLID ORANGE LINE IS OUR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF ACTUALS. 
          AND THAT DOTTED ORANGE LINE IS WHERE OUR BUDGET IS. 
          UM, THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT OUR PRIOR YEAR RUN IS, AND THIS YEAR IS BECAUSE OF THAT LOSS OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL SALES TAX AND THE FACT THAT WE DO BRING BACK DOWN OUR CONTRACTING REVENUE COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR. 
          SO WHEN YOU LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER INTO SALES TAX, YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THIS IS OUR TOP FOUR SALES TAX CATEGORIES. 
          AND THOSE TOP FOUR MAKE UP 86% OF ALL OF OUR SALES TAX. 
          SO, UM, THE FIRST ONE IS RETAIL. 
          OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, RETAIL HAS INCREASED. 
          UM, IT'S MORE THAN DOUBLED GOING FROM 21 MILLION IN 2017 TO 42 MILLION IN 2026. 
          AND JUST TO NOTE THE ESTIMATE HERE FOR FISCAL YEAR, UM, IS A THREE MONTH ACTUAL PLUS NINE MONTHS OF BUDGET THROUGH THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. 
          HOWEVER, OUR RETAIL CATEGORY IS RUNNING AT 4% OVER BUDGET YEAR TO DATE. 
          THE NEXT CATEGORY IS AUTO DEALERS. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE A BUMP GOING FROM FISCAL 20 UP TO FISCAL 22. 
          UM, HAS BEEN PRETTY STABLE SINCE THEN. 
          AND HOWEVER, THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE SEEN A DECLINE. 
          WE HAVE, WE ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING UNDER BUDGET BY 11% FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS, OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          THE NEXT CATEGORY I'M GOING TO COVER IS RESTAURANTS AND BARS. 
          THAT'S THE GREEN ONE AT THE BOTTOM. 
          UM, WHICH ALSO HAS, HAS DOUBLED IN 10 YEARS, GOING FROM 4 MILLION TO 8 MILLION. 
          AND YEAR TO DATE, IT'S RUNNING RIGHT AT BUDGET. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTING. 
          WE TALK ABOUT HOW CYCLICAL THAT IS AND, AND WE HAVE GONE FROM AS LOW AS TWO TO $3 MILLION UP TO AS HIGH AS 10 $11 MILLION. 
          UM, WE HAVE THIS BUDGETED THIS YEAR AT JUST OVER $8 MILLION. 
          AND YEAR TO DATE, WE ARE 7% OVER BUDGET. 
          SO LOOKING OVERALL AT THE SALES TAX REVENUE, UM, YOU CAN SEE THOSE LARGE LOSSES COMING FROM AUTO DEALERS. 
          COUPLED WITH THE OTHER, UM, CATEGORIES THAT HAVE BEEN HOLDING. 
          OUR OVERALL SALES TAX IS RUNNING AT 4% OVER BUDGET THROUGH THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. 
          SO TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF OUR OTHER PROJECTED REVENUES, UM, IF YOU RECALL IN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES WHERE WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, SALES TAX AND DEDICATED SALES TAX, WE ADDED A REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RESERVE. 
          AND THE REASON WHY WE DID THAT WAS BECAUSE WE STARTED PUTTING MORE ONGOING OPERATING COSTS IN THOSE FUNDS. 
          SO LOOKING AT, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, IT, PUBLIC SAFETY SALES TAX FUND IS A VOTER APPROVED HALF CENT SALES TAX. 
          AND IT DOES CURRENTLY FUND ONGOING COSTS INCLUDING SALARIES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          THE PROJECTED BALANCE IN OUR FORECAST AT THE END OF FISCAL 31 IS AT 3 MILLION, WHICH IS JUST AT THE MINIMUM, UM, RESERVE BALANCE. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS GOING INTO THE BUDGET CYCLE. 
          OUR NEXT FUND IS DEDICATED SALES TAX. 
          THIS IS ANOTHER VOTED VOTER APPROVED HALF CENT SALES TAX. 
          AND THIS FUND CAN BE USED FOR WATER, SEWER STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. 
          YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE A PROJECTED BALANCE OF $17.6 MILLION AT THE END OF FISCAL 23, AND THE MINIMUM RESERVE IS LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          THAT IS BECAUSE IT'S PRIMARILY CAPITAL DRIVEN. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ONGOING COSTS BEING FUNDED FROM THAT. 
          OUR HER FUNDS, WE HAVE, UM, CURRENTLY $5.8 MILLION TO WORK WITH GOING INTO THIS BUDGET. 
          THERE IS NO MINIMUM REQUIREMENT IN THE HER FUNDING. 
          AND THEN WITH WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE, UM, WE HAVE SEEN THOSE AND, AND WE'LL LOOK AT THESE IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. 
          SO THE FIRST IS WATER. 
          UM, THESE WERE PRESENTED WITH THE RATES THAT WERE APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR. 
          I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS FORECASTED FUND BALANCE THAT DOES MEET THE RESERVES OUT THERE IN FUTURE YEARS, IT DID INCLUDE THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WOULD ISSUE $63 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS. 
          SO THAT 63 IS MADE 
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UP OF 18 MILLION FOR THE PFAS PROJECT, WHICH JAMES HAD MENTIONED, AS WELL AS $45 MILLION FOR OTHER WATER CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          SO IT, WE WILL BE RETURNING TO COUNCIL AT SOME POINT THIS FISCAL YEAR TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS. 
          UM, FOR ISSUING REVENUE BONDS FOR WATER. 
          THE NEXT IS SEWER. 
          SO WITH SEWER, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE RECLAMATION PROJECT INCLUDED. 
          UM, IN THESE PROJECTIONS, THIS INCLUDES AN ISSUANCE OF $145 MILLION. 
          NOW KEEP IN MIND THAT THE, THE REPAYMENT OF THIS DEBT WAS SPLIT BETWEEN THE GROWTH THAT WAS HITTING SEWER DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, AND A PORTION OF IT 40% WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE RATES. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE SOLID WASTE, UM, THAT IS SET TO MAINTAIN, UM, THE MINIMUM RESERVE BALANCE. 
          NOW LET'S CHANGE GEARS AND TAKE A LOOK AT OUR PROPERTY TAXES. 
          SO JUST A, A SIMPLE OVERVIEW OF PROPERTY TAXES. 
          THEY'RE MADE UP OF TWO PARTS. 
          PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS, UM, THE REVENUE IS COLLECTED AND USED FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS. 
          IT'S AN ONGOING REVENUE THAT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND, THE SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX. 
          IT'S RESTRICTED AND WE CAN ONLY USE THAT TO REPAY BOND, UM, PRINCIPLE AND INTEREST, AND THOSE ARE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS APPROVED BY VOTERS. 
          NOW, AS I HAD MENTIONED EARLY IN THE FORECAST, PER ARIZONA ADVISED STATUTE, THE THE PROPERTY LEVY, WHICH IS THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S COLLECTED, IT CAN INCREASE YEAR TO YEAR BY UP TO 2% PLUS ANY VALUE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE FISCAL 2026 BUDGET. 
          THE PRIMARY LEVY WAS 4.3 MILLION. 
          SECONDARY LEVY WAS 6 MILLION. 
          OUR PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE OF JUST UNDER 61 CENTS. 
          UM, WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE. 
          AND THEN OUR SECONDARY AT, AT JUST UNDER 85 CENTS. 
          THAT IS VOTER APPROVED BOND OBLIGATION, UM, THAT IS SET TO REPAY THAT. 
          I WILL NOTE THAT IN OUR FINANCIAL POLICIES ALSO, WE DO HAVE A MAXIMUM, UM, ALLOWABLE PROPERTY TAX RATE. 
          THE COMBINED, UH, MAXIMUM IS $2. 
          SO WE ARE WELL, UM, WELL BELOW THAT. 
          AND OUR RATE FOR FISCAL 26 WAS FLAT TO THE PRIOR YEAR. 
          SO JUST TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT ON WHERE THE CITY OF AVONDALE FALLS IN LINE WITH A TOTAL TAX RATE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES, WE ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE AT A JUST UNDER A DOLLAR AND 46 CENTS. 
          NOW IN THIS CHART, THE BLUE IS THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX RATE, AND THE ORANGE IS SECONDARY RELATED TO THE CITY'S BONDS AND, AND DEBT REPAYMENT. 
          NOW, IF YOU RECALL BACK WHEN WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT PROPERTY TAX AND LEVY, UM, WE FOCUSED ON WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THE $84,791, AND THE EQUIVALENT RATE WAS 1.20 CENTS. 
          UM, AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDE. 
          WE TOOK AN EXAMPLE OF A MEDIUM MEDIAN HOME IN THE CITY OF AVONDALE WITH A MARKET PRICE OF 405,000 AND A LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE. 
          SO THAT IS SOMETHING YOU SEE ON YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL EQUAL TO 160,000. 
          NOW ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT IS THE CALCULATION ON HOW THE BILL GETS CALCULATED. 
          YOU TAKE YOUR LIMITED PROPERTY VALUE TIMES THE NET ASSESSED VALUATION, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS 10%, AND THE RATE IS APPLIED FOR EVERY A HUNDRED DOLLARS OF NET ASSESSED VALUATION. 
          SO THAT MATH COMES OUT TO A TOTAL OF A DOLLAR 90 ON THE TAX BILL RELATED TO INCREASING THE LEVY, UM, FOR THAT 2%. 
          AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION ON WHETHER COUNCIL ELECTS TO INCREASE THAT LEVY OR NOT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE WHAT IS THE FUTURE IMPACT OF NOT INCREASING THE LEVY. 
          SO IN THIS CHART ON THE RIGHT, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WHEN WE ADOPTED THE FISCAL 26 BUDGET, IF WE CHOSE NOT TO INCREASE THE LEVEE BY $84,791, THEN YOU WOULD SEE THAT IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN YEAR ONE. 
          BUT BECAUSE THE LEVEE IS 
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IMPACTED AND COMPOUNDED, IF YOU HAD THAT OVER THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST, IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF LOSING APPROXIMATELY $470,000. 
          SO THAT IS THAT BLUE SECTION ON THE CHART, AND THAT IS JUST ASSUMING IT'S A ONE YEAR REDUCTION. 
          BUT IF COUNSEL WERE TO CHOOSE THAT NO PRIMARY LEVY INCREASE WAS SET FOR THE FULL FIVE YEAR IMPACT, THEN THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $1.4 MILLION OF REDUCED REVENUE IN OUR FORECAST. 
          AND AGAIN, PROPERTY TAX IS AN ONGOING REVENUE. 
          IT IS USED TO COVER SALARIES AND OPERATING EXPENSES. 
          AND LASTLY, UM, IN THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE WE'RE SHOWING AGAIN, PROPERTY, PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX IN BLUE SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX, PAYING DOWN CURRENT DEBT IN ORANGE. 
          THIS WITH OUR, OUR BONDS ON THE BALLOT FOR TOMORROW. 
          THIS IS WHERE WE WERE PROJECTING TO MAINTAIN A STEADY TAX RATE. 
          THE GREEN WOULD BE NEW ISSUANCE OF DEBT AS WE PAY OFF OLD DEBT, PROVIDED THAT THOSE BONDS GET APPROVED. 
          THIS WOULD BE OUR PLAN SO THAT WAY WE COULD KEEP OUR TAX RATE CONSISTENT GOING OUT IN THE FUTURE. 
          AND THEN TALKING ABOUT FINANCING, I JUST MENTIONED WE HAVE OUR PROPOSITION 4 0 4, UM, FOR 68 MILLION FOR PARKS, RECREATIONS, AND LIBRARIES, AS WELL AS PROPOSITION 4 0 5 FOR 55 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          AND WE WILL SEE, UM, THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION. 
          IN ADDITION, UM, AS I MENTIONED WITH WATER, WE HAVE PROJECTS IN OUR CURRENT CIP THAT ARE, UM, NOT TECHNICALLY, EXCUSE ME, NOT TECHNICALLY CASH FUNDED. 
          THEY WERE FUNDED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WOULD BE ISSUING DEBT. 
          SO OBVIOUSLY OUR RECLAMATION FACILITY EXPANSION, PFAS, WHICH WE ONLY HAD 18 OUT OF 130 MILLION, UM, BARTLETT DAM, AS WELL AS THE REMAINDER OF, UM, THE LMR FIRE STATION AND OTHER WATER PROJECTS CURRENTLY IN OUR FISCAL 26 CIP. 
          NOW I'M GONNA TURN GEARS TO WHAT I'M CALLING REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          AND AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, WE WILL DOUBLE BACK AND SOLICIT YOUR FEEDBACK ON SOME OF THESE THINGS. 
          SINCE WE HAD SOME REVENUE LOSSES. 
          WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD AT IS THERE ANY PLACE THAT THE CITY CAN INCREASE REVENUE? UM, WELL THIS YEAR IN, IN MAY, WE IMPLEMENTED, UM, SOME LATE FEES, WHICH HAS GENERATED SOME REVENUE, AND THAT IS GONNA BE NEW REVENUE IN OUR FORECAST GOING INTO FISCAL 27. 
          AND THEN WE ARE PROPOSING, UM, A CREDIT CARD SERVICE FEES. 
          SO LOOKING AT LATE FEES. 
          SO THE PROGRAM COMMENCED IN JUNE OF 25. 
          THE CITY CURRENTLY CHARGES FEES, LATE FEES, IT'S THE GREATER OF 1.5% OF THE BALANCE OR $2. 
          AND THEN WE DO NOT CHARGE ANY LATE FEES, UM, ON BALANCES OF LESS THAN $25. 
          SO SINCE THAT, UM, PROGRAM COMMENCED IN JUNE, WE HAVE ASSESSED OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN REVENUE THROUGH OCTOBER. 
          AND WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT PROPOSING, UM, THE START OF THESE LATE FEES, WE HAD ABOUT 25% OF ALL OF OUR UTILITY BILLS BEING PAID LATE. 
          OUR LATEST INDICATOR IS THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP. 
          IT IS NOW 27%. 
          THE SECOND THING WAS CREDIT CARD FEES, LOOKING AT CHARGING WHAT YOU WOULD SEE AS CONVENIENCE FEES OR CREDIT CARD FEES WHEN YOU PAY BILLS. 
          SO THIS IS JUST SOME PRELIMINARY INFORMATION THAT WE GOT FROM ONE OF OUR CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS BASED ON THEIR CUSTOMER BASE FOR THE YEAR OF 2024. 
          SO IN THEIR CUSTOMER BASE, 70% OF THEIR CUSTOMERS CHARGE FEES FOR, UM, FOR CUSTOMERS TO PAY USING AN A CH TRANSACTION. 
          THAT MEANS I'M PUTTING IN MY BANKING INFORMATION TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT. 
          IN AVONDALE, WE ARE NOT LOOKING TO ADD ANY FEES FOR A CH, WE DO WANT TO OFFER A FREE OPTION. 
          THAT WOULD BE OUR PROPOSAL GOING FORWARD IS TO MAINTAIN A FREE A CH TRANSACTION. 
          CREDIT CARDS IN GENERAL. 
          UM, 75% OF THEIR CLIENTS CHARGE SOME TYPE OF FEE. 
          AND WE ARE LOOKING AT, AT, UM, A POSSIBILITY OF DOING THAT. 
          AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE CLIENTS BROKEN DOWN IN ARIZONA, 
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83% OF THEIR CLIENTS CHARGE FEES, WE WOULD BE, WE ARE CURRENTLY ONE OF TWO CLIENTS, UM, THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY CHARGE A CREDIT CARD FEE. 
          SOME OTHER REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH. 
          THE FIRST IS, UM, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. 
          SO WE NEED TO UPDATE THE BUILDING CODE, WHICH WOULD BRING US TO USE CURRENT VALUATION TABLES. 
          NOW, THIS IS NOT CHANGING THE CURRENT FEE. 
          IT IS UPDATING THE VALUATION TABLE, WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY USING FROM 2012. 
          AND THEN LASTLY IS OUR ANNUAL FEES AND CHARGES. 
          WE BRING THEM TO COUNCIL, UM, EACH YEAR AND WE PLAN TO DO SO. 
          WE MADE THE, THE EFFECTIVE DATE THIS PAST YEAR, SEPTEMBER ONE. 
          WE ARE LOOKING TO KEEP THAT SAME CYCLE OF SEPTEMBER ONE. 
          SO WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK, UM, PROPOSED FEES AND CHARGES TO COUNCIL LATER IN THE SUMMER. 
          NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT PERSONNEL JUST SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF WHERE OUR FTE GROWTH HAS CO HAS COME SINCE 2023, EXCUSE ME, TO THE CURRENT YEAR 26 THAT WE'VE GROWN. 
          UM, ABOUT 8% FROM 761. 
          THESE ARE FTES TO 124.2 THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FLIP SIDE ON THOSE POSITIONS, WHAT HAVE OUR VACANCIES DONE? WELL, THEY'VE DONE JUST THE OPPOSITE. 
          WE'VE GONE FROM 66 FTES WORTH OF VACANCIES BACK IN 23 DOWN TO 41.8. 
          AND THAT ORANGE LINE WITH THOSE ORANGE MARKERS, THAT IS THE PERCENT OF VACANT POSITIONS AS A TOTAL OF ALL THE POSITIONS IN THE CITY. 
          SO 9% OF OUR POSITIONS WERE VACANT BACK IN 23. 
          AND TODAY THAT IS DOWN TO ONLY 5%. 
          SO THIS IS ALSO A DRIVER OF OUR VACANCY SAVINGS. 
          SO ON THIS CHART, UM, GOING BACK TO 23, THESE ARE SALARIES AND EMPLOYER RELATED PAYROLL RELATED EXPENDITURES FOR ALL OF THE CITY, FOR ALL FUNDING SOURCES. 
          SO BASICALLY, IF YOU FOCUS ON THE BLACK WRITING ON THE LEFT BOTTOM, THE VACANCY SAVINGS BACK IN FISCAL 23, WE REALIZED $8.3 MILLION OF VACANCY SAVINGS. 
          WE HAD THAT MANY POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET. 
          WE WEREN'T SPENDING BECAUSE THOSE POSITIONS WEREN'T FILLED. 
          BUT WE HAVE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF FILLING POSITIONS. 
          HOWEVER, WHAT THAT MEANS NOW IS WE HAVE NO VACANCY SAVINGS, WHICH IS WHERE WE WOULD TYPICALLY PAY FOR UNANTICIPATED THINGS THAT HAPPEN WHERE WE WOULD FUND OUR VACATION SELL BACK WHERE WE WOULD FUND TERMINATION PAYOUTS, WHERE WE WOULD KNOW THAT WE HAD CASH TO FUND ONE-TIME REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND ONE-TIME CAPITAL PROJECTS. 
          SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE ESTIMATING AT $2 MILLION, BUT THAT $2 MILLION IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY, ACROSS ALL FUNDING SOURCES, NOT JUST THE GENERAL FUND. 
          SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, OUR FISCAL 2026 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLAN, UM, IS TO TAKE EFFECT ON JUNE 22ND, 2026. 
          SO IN ADDITION TO THE MID-YEAR INCREASES THAT WERE JUST APPROVED BY COUNSEL LAST MEETING, WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO RECEIVE A 3% COLA AND THE 5% MERIT STEP. 
          NOW, JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, WE INCLUDED A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEES THAT WERE TOPPED OUT, OR AT THE, IN THIS CASE, THE TOP STEP OF TO 2% FOR POLICE SERGEANTS. 
          THAT WAS 3% COLA AND A 3.8% STEP. 
          AND ALL OF THESE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE ONE-TIME PAYMENT. 
          LIEUTENANTS ARE A 3% COLA AND A 4.66% STEP BATTALION CHIEFS AT A 3% COLA, 4.5600000000000005% STEP AND GENERAL STAFF WOULD BE A 3% COLA AND A 2% MERIT. 
          NOW FIRE, UM, MOU IS STILL CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS LOOKING AT OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS GOING INTO NEXT FISCAL YEAR. 
          AS WE TREND OUT WHERE OUR CLAIMS ARE, WHERE THE MARKET IS, WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR CONSULTANT, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL OF HAVING A DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE TO PREMIUMS IN FISCAL 2027. 
          SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA ON. 
          WE WILL BE DOUBLING BACK. 
          UM, OPEN ENROLLMENT ISN'T UNTIL THE SPRING, AND SO WE'LL BE, UM, INCLUDING THAT IN THE VERSION WE BRING FORTH 
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TO COUNCIL IN MARCH. 
          AND IN VISION, WE, EXCUSE ME, WE HAD, UM, A PLAN WHERE THE ACTUAL RATES ENDED UP COMING IN HIGHER FOR THE BUY-UP. 
          AND SO WE OPTED TO SUBSIDIZE THAT DIFFERENCE FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRST YEAR. 
          THAT SUBSIDY IS ENDING ON JUNE OF 2026. 
          SO THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE VISION PLAN WITH VSP, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE THE, THE BASIC OR THE BUY-UP PLAN. 
          THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TIERS. 
          IF THEY CHOOSE THE BUY UP IN FISCAL 27, THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY THE FULL RATE OF THAT PLAN. 
          AND THEN OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE IS MEETING IN DECEMBER. 
          SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S COMING OUT OF THAT GROUP, WE WILL INCORPORATE THAT INTO OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND INCLUDE IT, UM, WHEN WE BRING BACK THE BUDGET. 
          SO NOW AT THIS TIME, WE WANTED TO LOOK AT COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. 
          NOW THESE WERE THE SAME PRIORITIES THAT WE HAD GOING INTO FISCAL 26, UM, WHICH WERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WERE MENTIONED. 
          A LOT OF THESE WERE MENTIONED ALREADY. 
          PARKS AND REC, PUBLIC SAFETY, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, SERVICES AND PERSONNEL. 
          AT THIS TIME, I AM OPEN TO HEARING IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN THESE PRIORITIES, SO WE CAN TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WE BUILD OUR FISCAL 27 BUDGET. 
          ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WISH TO SHARE FEEDBACK IN REGARDS TO THESE PRIORITIES AS THEY'RE LISTED? I MEAN, I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST AND SHARE THAT. 
          I ESSENTIALLY READ THESE OFF IN THE SAME ORDER WHEN I WAS, UH, SPEAKING TO JAMES. 
          UM, AND I STILL HOLD FIRM TO THOSE PRIORITIES MYSELF. 
          OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, MS. WEATHERLY FOR A VERY, VERY COMPREHENSIVE, I I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO SEE, UM, THIS INFORMATION. 
          UM, SINCE I LIKE TO TAKE THE DEEP DIVE, UM, A COUPLE OF REVENUE SOURCES, WELL, I KNOW WE HAD A QUARTER OF A MILLION IN REVENUE, WE JUST WIPED OUT, UM, TO SAVE 107,000. 
          SO THAT'S A CONCERN. 
          BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE REVENUE STREAMS, UM, I WOULD, UM, WANT TO GO BACK TO THE, UM, CREDIT CARDS. 
          CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND? MM-HMM . 
          NEVER THOUGHT I'D GET TO DO ANYTHING FOR MY FORMER INDUSTRY. 
          SO AS A, A LEGACY MDNA EMPLOYEE, UM, WHEN I THINK ABOUT CREDIT CARD FEES AND, AND DOG ON IT, WE PAY OUR BILLS LATE . 
          UM, THAT'S REALLY AWFUL. 
          BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S REVENUE. 
          UM, AND SO I I WOULD LIKE US TO, IT, IT COSTS MONEY TO, TO SPEND MONEY PERIOD IN THIS DAY AND AGE REGARDLESS. 
          SO I'M, I'M CONCERNED THAT WE WOULD SHY AWAY FROM A CH FEES BECAUSE WE NEED EVERY DIME WE CAN GET AND WE'RE WASTING MONEY IN CERTAIN SPACES AND SPENDING MONEY IN OTHER SPACES. 
          SO IF WE ARE COMFORTABLE CHARGING PEOPLE FEES TO PAY US BY CREDIT CARDS, WE'RE COMFORTABLE CHARGING THEM FEES TO PAY US. 
          PERIOD. 
          I GET THAT. 
          IT'S GONNA BE EXPENSIVE, BUT, UM, YOU REFERRED TO THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL AND OTHER THINGS ARE JUST GONNA GO UP THESE, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA LOSE, YOU SAID SOMEWHERE UPWARDS OF 3 MILLION, 300 MILLION. 
          UM, YES, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE 381 MILLION IS PROJECTED IN FISCAL 26 AT THE STATE LEVEL. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO CATCH EVERY DOLLAR AND DIME WE CAN GET HERE. 
          SO THIS IS JUST A REALLY EASY LOW HANGING FRUIT TO ME, UM, AS IT RELATES TO PICKING UP SOME MONEY UP OFF THE TABLE. 
          UM, ALSO WHEN I WAS TAKING A LOOK, UM, AT THE SECONDARY, OUR DEBT PAY DOWN PROCESS, THAT SLIDE WHERE WE'RE PAYING DOWN WITH THE SECONDARY PROPERTY TAX, CAN WE GO TO THAT ONE AS WELL? UM, THE FUTURE DEBT PAY DOWN. 
          I THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I REALLY, I I I, I'M EXCITED TO FIND THE OUTCOME OF EVERY ELECTION, ANY ELECTION, BUT TOMORROW'S ELECTION IS SUPER IMPORTANT 'CAUSE WE WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD OUR DREAMS, UM, TO SOME EXTENT BASED ON IF THOSE, UH, IF OUR VOTERS CHOOSE TO HAVE THOSE BONDS. 
          BUT IF THEY DO NOT, I'M VERY NERVOUS AND BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD FILL THAT GAP OTHERWISE. 
          CAN YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT TO THAT? I THINK IS, IS IT, ARE, ARE THE GRAPHS THAT WE'RE SEEING, THE LINE GRAPHS SHOWING US WHAT HAPPENS IF THE VOTERS DON'T APPROVE THE BOND? IS THAT WHAT WE WERE SEEING WHERE THE BUDGET, UM, OUR, OUR REVENUE AND EXPENSES KIND OF GO FLAT ON. 
          SO MAYOR, BUT, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, ARE YOU REFERRING TO OUR GENERAL FUND SLIDES THAT I SHOWED? THOSE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY BOND, UM, 
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PROCEEDS. 
          SO THIS IS REALLY JUST US BEING ABLE TO GET THE DEBT AND PAY THE DEBT BACK. 
          CORRECT. 
          SO WE WILL BE CAPABLE IN PAYING THE DEBT BACK IF WE ARE ABLE TO ISSUE THE BONDS. 
          YES. 
          BECAUSE IT GETS ADDED TO THE PROPERTY TAX BILL. 
          OKAY. 
          I'M VERY, UM, I'M, I'M VERY WISHFUL FOR THAT, I THINK. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER, UM, PIECE THAT WE WENT TO FTES FROM 2023 TO 2026, UM, WE'VE GROWN OUR FTES, UM, AND ALSO HOW MUCH IT COSTS FOR US. 
          AND SO I THINK IN THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH WOULD TAKE US TO THE FIRE POLICE SLIDE THAT, UM, AND I'M, I'M GIVING MY THOUGHTS IN THE BEST ORDER THAT I CAN WITH MY NOTES HERE. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A SALARY SAVINGS, I THINK IT WAS REFERRED TO AS 4 MILLION. 
          IS THAT ACTUALLY 2 MILLION OR THE 4 MILLION OR IS IT THE 3.5 MILLION FROM THE LAST FISCAL YEAR? 3.5 MILLION IS FROM LAST YEAR. 
          AND WE ARE, WE ONLY HAVE THREE MONTHS, UH, FOR THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT $10 MILLION OF VACANCY SAVINGS FOR FISCAL 26. 
          SO WE STILL CAN, WE, SO WE'RE PROBABLY IN THAT SAME RANGE AND SPACE. 
          SO WE DO HAVE THAT, UM, THAT SALARY SAVINGS TO KIND OF WORK WITH FROM FY 25, SO THAT WE REALIZED THE WHOLE 3.5 MILLION. 
          RIGHT. 
          WE DID REALIZE IT. 
          AND THOSE MONIES WERE ROLLED INTO THE BALANCES YOU DID SEE IN THE GENERAL FUND FORECAST. 
          SO THOSE MONIES WOULD ALREADY BE SPOKEN FOR. 
          THE $2 MILLION ARE WHAT WE, WHAT WE SAY WHEN WE FUND SOMETHING FROM CONTINGENCY? YES. 
          SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE, THE MID-YEAR COMPENSATION INCREASES THAT WERE JUST APPROVED, WE SAID WE WOULD USE VACANCY SAVINGS AND WHATEVER'S LEFT AND THEN GO INTO CONTINGENCY. 
          SO SOME OF THIS IS ALREADY SPOKEN FOR. 
          SO THAT IS WITH WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING FOR THAT MID-YEAR TAKEN OUT. 
          I'M SORRY, DIDN'T THAT, IS THE MID-YEAR, UH, SALARY ADJUSTMENT ALREADY TAKEN OUT OF THE 2 MILLION? SOME OF IT, YES. 
          SOME OF IT. 
          AWESOME. 
          UM, AND THEN, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME. 
          THANK YOU, MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU COUNSEL. 
          UM, RETAIL, RETAIL TAX REVENUE. 
          I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO SHOP IN AVONDALE. 
          I WANT TO THANK OUR MAJOR ANCHOR BUSINESSES HERE. 
          WE HAVE A COSTCO, WE HAVE A SAM'S CLUB. 
          I THINK WE HAVE HOME DEPOT HERE. 
          I DID NOT KNOW PEOPLE LIKED IT THAT MUCH. 
          SO WHEN I TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE COMING OVER TO THE BOULEVARD, IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. 
          UH, JEN, I SEE YOU BACK THERE. 
          YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD. 
          I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BRINGING BUSINESSES HERE. 
          UM, AND I, I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE EVEN LOOKING AT US COMING HERE. 
          UM, THIS IS GONNA BE WHAT SAVES US. 
          AND THIS IS THAT OPTIMISTIC VIEW THAT I HAVE BECAUSE, UM, SOMETIMES I TALK ABOUT THE THERAPIES THAT I HAVE TO GO TO, BUT THE RETAIL THERAPY IS MY FAVORITE. 
          UM, SO , I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT  COME INTO AVONDALE TO SPEND MONEY. 
          I THINK THIS IS, THIS MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD WHEN I SHOP IN AVONDALE TOO. 
          SO , UM, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, UM, GET SOME MONEY. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, I THINK IN THE WATER, UM, WE WE'RE GONNA GO OUT WITH $63 MILLION FOR A BOND, 45 MILLION, UM, ALTERNATE WATER, UM, I GUESS ALTERNATE WATER. 
          UM, I FORGOT HOW, HOW YOU PHRASED IT THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET MONIES TO, UM, BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING. 
          THAT BOND ISSUANCE IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GO FOR IN THE FUTURE, CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I I JUST, UM, THE DETAIL YOU WENT THROUGH, I WANT YOU TO KNOW I TRIED TO PROCESS IT AND SYNTHESIZE IT. 
          I HOPE I'M ON THE RIGHT PAGE. 
          BUT I THINK THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US THE MOST HONEST FORECAST, UM, WITH THE MOST DIFFICULT INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT GOING FORWARD. 
          AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS. 
          AND I, I THINK THAT, UM, WHEN I LOOK AT OUR PRIORITIES, I THINK THAT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE MORE MONEY WITHOUT CHANGING WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME BUY IN AVONDALE, UM, AND SHOP IN AVONDALE. 
          BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I, UM, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. 
          ALL OF THE BUDGET AND FINANCE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE BY YOUR ENTIRE TEAM. 
          I SEE, UM, PART OF TEAMMATES OVER THERE. 
          I KNOW HOW HARD YOU GUYS ARE WORKING, BUT, UM, THIS IS REAL SERIOUS STUFF. 
          KIND OF SCARY FOR ME, LIGHTWEIGHT 'CAUSE UM, UM, THIS IS KIND OF AN AREA I, I UNDERSTAND AND I FEEL I BREATHE AND I LIVE. 
          UM, SO I, I JUST WANTED TO PULL OUT THE HIGH BARS THAT I UNDERSTOOD AND, AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT. 
          YEAH. 
          MR. MAYOR, I WANT TO CONFIRM WITH RENEE, 'CAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE LAST SLIDE WAS. 
          WE ALSO NEED FEEDBACK ON THE PROPERTY TAX AT THIS TIME. 
          OR DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE FOR THAT? I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE. 
          FAIR ENOUGH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SORRY FOR INTERRUPTING. 
          DO YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE WITH OUR FEEDBACK OR DO YOU WANNA GO ON TO THAT SLIDE? UM, WE CAN CONTINUE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND THEN, UM, COVER. 
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OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          UH, I BELIEVE IT IS MIGHT BE OUR LAST ONE. 
          UM, SO IN ADDITION TO THE PRIORITIES, I WANTED TO DOUBLE BACK TO THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED. 
          UM, SO IF WE COULD START, UM, THE ONE IS PROPERTY TAX, THE RATE AND THE LEVY. 
          SO AS YOU SAW IN OUR FORECAST, UM, WE DO INCLUDE THE 2% INCREASE TO REVENUE. 
          NOW, THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT THIS PAST SUMMER WITH THE ADOPTION OF FISCAL 26. 
          UM, WE NEED SOME DIRECTION AS WE BUILD THE FORECAST AND BUDGET FOR 27 AND BEYOND, WHETHER SHE, WE SHOULD MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION OF INCLUDING THAT INCREASE. 
          UM, THE CREDIT CARD FREEZE WE TALKED ABOUT AS WELL AS, UM, ANNUAL FEES AND CHARGES. 
          THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE DEVELOP IT AND COME BACK WITH A, UH, FOR FIRM PROPOSAL, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PRESENTING, UM, FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, THE ISSUANCE, SOME DEBT, AS YOU MENTIONED. 
          UM, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          UM, WE WILL NEED TO COME BACK THIS FISCAL YEAR. 
          AND AS JAMES HAD MENTIONED, WE DON'T WANT TO ISSUE BONDS IN ADVANCE OF WHEN WE NEED THE CASH FLOW. 
          WE DON'T WANT BE PLAYING INTEREST, UM, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING CASH ON HAND. 
          SO WE ARE WORKING, UM, WITH OUR PROJECTS TO BUILD UP CASH FLOWS TO FIND OUT WHEN WE'RE GONNA NEED THOSE DOLLARS. 
          SO WE WILL PUT THAT PROPOSAL TOGETHER, WORK WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS AND BRING FORWARD, UM, UM, A, A PROPOSAL, THE REDUCED CAPITAL CONTINGENCY. 
          NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A PRIORITY TO SPEND $3.5 MILLION ON A LAND PURCHASE. 
          WELL, WE KNOW WE HAVE THAT 5 MILLION SET ASIDE THAT WE CAN USE. 
          THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANNA CARVE OUT 3.5 IN FUTURE YEARS TO BUILD THAT BACKUP TO 5 MILLION OR DO WE LEAVE IT AT THE 1.5 UNTIL THINGS GET BETTER, UNTIL REVENUES INCREASE, UNTIL WE SEE SOME DATA CENTER REVENUES GENERATED. 
          UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, ON MEDICAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS, AS I MENTIONED, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE, UM, FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY. 
          UM, AND IF THERE IS, UM, ANY APPETITE NOT TO ASSESS THE RATES, THAT WOULD BALANCE OUT OUR SELF-INSURED FUND, THEN WE NEED TO KNOW THAT AS WE SET THOSE RATES GOING INTO OPEN ENROLLMENT. 
          UM, SO THE, THAT DOESN'T CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION. 
          I WOULD CONTINUE TO, UM, TAKE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU HAVE. 
          UH, COUNCILOR WHITE, DO YOU WANNA FOLLOW UP ON ANY OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID FOR THESE, THIS LAST SLIDE BEFORE I MOVE ON? THANK YOU. 
          UM, FOR THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, LEVY, CREDIT CARD FEES, ANNUAL FEES AND CHARGES, UM, ALL THE THINGS. 
          THANK YOU . 
          THAT WAS SHORT AND SWEET. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU RENEE. 
          UM, I DID HAVE A CONCERN. 
          UM, IT, YOU WERE SAYING THAT 27% OF OUR USERS PAY THEIR, UH, WATER BILLS LATE. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING NEW THAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY? I MEAN, IS THAT, OR IS THAT BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR YEARS AND YEARS? MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          UM, THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT WHEN WE STARTED ASSESSING THE LATE FEES. 
          JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT DUE TO HARDSHIP AND THAT IT MAY JUST BE OKAY. 
          SO THAT'S OKAY. 
          UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THOUGH, UM, AN OPTION THAT WAS FREE FOR PEOPLE TO SIGN UP IF YOU, IF YOU PUT YOUR BANK INFORMATION IN AND YOU PAY YOUR BILL THROUGH YOUR BANK, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S FREE, BUT I DO. 
          UM, BUT I DO AGREE WITH CREDIT CARDS, UM, IF YOU ARE USING THOSE. 
          AND THEN I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THE SALARY SAVINGS. 
          UM, AND WE MENTIONED BUYING BACK VACATION TIME. 
          HAS THAT BEEN IN, HAS THAT BEEN CONSIDERED OR TAKEN? UM, I MEAN, IS THAT, DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT HOW MUCH THAT COST EVERY YEAR? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $2 MILLION RIGHT NOW, BUT TYPICALLY HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING EVERY YEAR FOR THAT BUYBACK? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT COMES OUTTA THAT SALARY SAVINGS, CORRECT? UM, YES. 
          MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER WES. 
          UM, YES, AND IT'S AN EXPENDITURE. 
          WE DON'T PUT IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE HAVE TYPICALLY USED VACANCY SAVINGS FOR, SO VACATION SELL BACK IS DEPENDENT OF, UM, IN SOME CASES, UM, AT LEAST FOR THE MOU, THEY HAVE A HIGHER LIMIT FOR A REGULAR 40 HOUR EMPLOYEES, THEY'RE LIMITED TO A WEEK. 
          UM, THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN AS MUCH AS 300,000 OR OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          CAN, CAN I FOLLOW UP ON THAT REALLY QUICKLY? SO THAT NUMBER DOES, IS THAT FOR THE END OF THIS YEAR, DECEMBER OF 2025? WOULD THAT BE FROM THE $2 MILLION NUMBER THAT WE JUST REFERENCED? OKAY. 
          THAT'S, I, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE 'CAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          OKAY. 
          ANY OTHER, OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER FLORIO, MR. MAYOR, I'M SORRY, I, I'M JUST TAKING NOTES SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET COUNSEL'S WISHES. 
          UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS, I DIDN'T, UH, DID YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THE PROPERTY TAX, UH, LEVY? 
          [02:45:03]
UM, SORRY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THAT'S A DOLLAR 90 BASICALLY PER HOME AND THEN IT ENDS UP BEING $83,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR. 
          I THINK THAT, UM, I FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT I DID BEFORE THAT. 
          UM, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH IT. 
          OKAY, THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, RENEE. 
          UM, I TOO, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF LIKE ELECTRONIC TRANSFER TO PAY OUR BILL, YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE LIKE AN A CH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          UM, SOMETHING THAT'S FREE PER SE. 
          UM, 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          UM, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SET UP THAT WAY, NOT ALL LATE FEES COULD BE AVOIDED, BUT SOME FOLKS MIGHT, YOU KNOW, BE APT TO A FREE PAYMENT, YOU KNOW, A FREE CHARGE. 
          I SAY NO, NO CHARGE AND UM, IT MIGHT BE A BETTER SOLUTION. 
          I WILL ALSO SAY THAT, UM, I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PROPERTY TAX. 
          THAT'S JUST MY FEELING ON IT. 
          'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING INTO TIMES WHERE WE'RE REALLY PUTTING THE BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE. 
          AND IT MIGHT BE THIS OR THAT HERE AND THERE, BUT THAT STUFF ADDS UP. 
          SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA? NO. 
          ON THE PROPERTY TAX, I'M OKAY WITH THE LATE FEE OR THE CREDIT CARD FEE THING BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS LATE ON MY WATER BILL, LITERALLY EVERY MONTH. 
          UM, A FREE OPTION IS GREAT. 
          IF THEY DO LIKE AN AUTOMATIC LIKE THING, THEN THOSE PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY ARE REALLY WELL WITH THEIR MONEY. 
          BUT I PAY A CREDIT CARD FEE FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT I SPEND MY MONEY ON. 
          SO I'M DEFINITELY OKAY WITH THAT. 
          UM, YEAH. 
          AND THAT'S IT. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, I JUST HAD ONE MORE THING. 
          I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE INNOVATION OF PAYING IN PERSON BEING FOR FREE. 
          SO I THINK IF WE TAKE ANY PAYMENT IN PERSON, WE CAN FACILITATE THAT FOR FREE. 
          I KNOW THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON AACH H BUT TO ME, IF YOU'RE SPENDING MONEY ONLINE, IT'S A PROTECTION TO YOU AND A PROTECTION TO US FOR US TO CHARGE YOU A FEE. 
          SO IF YOU'VE GIVEN US YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT INFORMATION, I THINK OUR FREE OPTION IS RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE. 
          WE WANT TO PAY, COME PAY IN PERSON. 
          THAT'S FREE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          THANK YOU RENEE, FOR THE PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I'M OKAY WITH THE, UM, ANNUAL CREDIT CARD FEES, UM, IN THE, THE LATE PAYMENTS. 
          I'M REALLY ON THE FENCE ABOUT PROPERTY TAX BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW WITH, UM, UM, JUST EVERYTHING, JUST THE COST OF INCREASE FOR EVERYTHING. 
          BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAY IT'S A DOLLAR 90 PER HOME, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S GONNA BE. 
          AND IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN CIRCLE BACK TO? AND I GUESS I JUST WANTED JUST TO SEE EXACTLY IF WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. 
          I THINK YOU SHOWED A SLIDE. 
          IF WE DIDN'T DO IT, HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT US LONG TERM. 
          DO YOU HAVE THAT ON THERE? RIGHT HERE? SO MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCCONNEY, I PUT IT UP. 
          SO THE ONE YEAR WAS THE $84,000 TO NOT INCREASE THE LEVY. 
          THE, AND THAT'S A ONE YEAR IMPACT. 
          THE FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE WOULD BE AS MUCH AS 470,000 TO NOT INCREASE ONE YEAR'S LEVY. 
          MM-HMM . 
          OKAY. 
          OH, HERE IT IS. 
          REVENUE IMPACT. 
          I'M ON THE FENCE WITH THAT. 
          I MEAN, IT DOESN'T, I'M JUST KIND OF, I'M, I'M ON THE FENCE WITH THAT. 
          DO YOU NEED A DEFINITE YES OR NO? ? WELL, RON, RON SAID THAT'S OKAY FOR NOW. 
          IT'S AN ANSWER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH, THANKS RON. 
          ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR, OR DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS? OKAY, MAYOR, UH, MY NAME. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          WHAT DID WE PAY LAST PAY OUT LAST YEAR FOR VACATION BUYBACK? WE CAN SEND YOU THAT NUMBER. 
          I DON'T HAVE THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 
          OKAY. 
          ALSO, SINCE WE LAST UPGRADED OUR WATER BILLING SYSTEM, HAVE WE HAD MORE ISSUES TO PAIN? UM, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, SINCE WE LAST UPGRADED OUR WATER BILLING SYSTEM? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO THE MUNIS IN 20? YES. 
          THREE. 
          HAVE WE HAD ANY MORE ISSUES? I GONNA HAVE TO LOOK BACK. 
          WE HAVE NOT. 
          OKAY. 
          'CAUSE IT'S NOT THE MOST FRIENDLIEST SITE TO PAY STEF ON. 
          I WILL SAY THAT. 
          AND WE HEAR THAT OFTEN. 
          OKAY. 
          VICE MAYOR NIELSEN, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, OF THOSE SIX ITEMS 
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OR WHATEVER WE'VE GOT THERE, IF WE CAN COME TO, YOU KNOW, AN AGREEMENT ON FIVE OF THEM, AND IF IT'S THE LEVY, YOU CAN EASILY MAKE A CHANGE ONE WAY OR THE LEVER ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND SHOW US WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS AS LONG AS THE OTHER ONES ARE FIXED. 
          I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CREDIT CARD. 
          I MEAN, YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD RIGHT NOW AND ANY ONE OF THE QTS HAS GOT 3 59 OR 3 49, YOU, THEY HAVE ALREADY GOT THAT BUILT INTO IT, WHATEVER ELSE. 
          THE DISH WENT THROUGH THAT. 
          AND THEN THE MEDICAL INSURANCE REALLY IS THE ONE THAT SCARES. 
          I THINK ALL OF US. 
          UH, AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, UH, HAS GONE UP TWO YEARS AGO, 26%. 
          SO THERE'S, THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU AND I, BUT AS THOSE, THOSE FUNDS ARE OUT THERE, UH, AN EXTREME AMOUNT ON THAT. 
          SO IF WE CAN WALK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 OF THOSE, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE LEVY AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT IT IS. 
          WITH OR WITHOUT THAT, THE 2% LEVY ON IT, YOU'RE ONLY HAVING ONE VARIABLE INSTEAD OF FIVE OR SIX OTHERS. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR TRYING TO REMEMBER ALL OF THIS STUFF. 
          I'M GLAD YOU DO IT BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE TO, I'M NOT. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO PICK UP ON THAT. 
          OH, SORRY. 
          DID, DID YOU HAVE, UH, ANY OKAY. 
          UH, PICK UP ON THE COMMENT BY THE VICE MAYOR IN REGARDS TO, UM, DOES THAT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE TEAM IN REGARDS TO KNOWING THAT WE'RE PRETTY, UH, CONSISTENT WITH FIVE OF THE AREAS AND MAYBE SOME ARE ON THE FENCE WITH THE LEVY AND PROVIDING A, A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT BOTH WOULD LOOK LIKE? SO MAYOR, WE, WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL IN MARCH AFTER WE HAVE PULLED TOGETHER ALL OF OUR ESTIMATES AND, AND REQUESTS. 
          UM, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY PRESENT THAT AT THAT TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          I I, I WOULD, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. 
          THAT'S A TOUGH ONE FOR MYSELF. 
          I KNOW THAT LAST GO AROUND, UM, THAT I STRUGGLED, UH, ON THAT, UH, AS, AS, UH, YOU WELL KNOW. 
          UH, AND SO I JUST MOVING FORWARD, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNSEL IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS, OOPS, SORRY. 
          THIS GO AROUND OF WHAT THE IMPACT WILL, WILL OR WILL NOT BE. 
          SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          I'M OKAY WITH THE CREDIT CARD FEES, UH, AS WAS BY MENTIONED BY MANY OTHERS. 
          IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, HAS KIND OF BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE NOWADAYS, UH, IN REGARDS TO, UH, THOSE FEES. 
          UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SLIDE, BUT I JUST WANT TO DRIVE THIS POINT HOME ONE MORE TIME. 
          AND I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE ALLUDED TO IT IN REGARDS TO FOLKS COMING AND SHOPPING HERE, UH, IN AVONDALE SPENDING THEIR MONEY. 
          UM, JUST THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE HERE IN REGARDS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE GENERATION OF SALES, TAX AND REVENUES, AND AGAIN, BEING THE ONE AREA, ONE OF THE FEW AREAS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT. 
          SO THE MORE WE BUILD AND BRING THOSE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES HERE, THE MORE REVENUES THAT WE'LL GAIN. 
          UM, AND THEN QUICKLY, I KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ANY, UH, FUNDS FROM THE DATA CENTERS OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, HOWEVER, CAN YOU REMIND ME, AND RON, IT MIGHT BE YOU, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHEN WE CAN ANTICIPATE THOSE COMING ONLINE? AND MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND I DON'T HOLD YOU TO THESE NUMBER OR THESE DATES. 
          WHERE'S COREY ? CAN I HAVE A COMMITMENT DATE? NO, UM, SIDE, SIDE STORY. 
          SORRY. 
          SO, UM, THE HOPE IS, UH, UH, THE ONE, WE HAVE ONLY ONE BUILDING THAT HAS ANY TYPE OF CFO, BUT IT'S, UH, IT'S, UM, OUTFITTING, UM, ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL LATE NEXT YEAR. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO, SO MY GUESS IS, UM, FY 27 LATE, UH, BEFORE WE START TO SEE ANY, UM, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW FAST THE OTHERS, UH, START TO MOVE THE ONES DOWN ON, UH, LITCHFIELD ROAD AND, UM, LOWER BUCKEYE ROAD. 
          MM-HMM . 
          UH, THE SECOND BUILDING IS UP. 
          FIRST BUILDING IS THEY'RE WORKING ON TENANT IMPROVEMENTS AND THEY'RE, WE'RE DOING THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE THIRD BUILDING. 
          SO IT REALLY JUST DEPENDS ON HOW FAST THE OCCUPANT GETS IN AND BEGINS TO USE ELECTRICITY. 
          UM, BUT THE FIRST BUILDING THEY CAN, THEY CAN WORK IN. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER THREE, IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS. 
          UH, I EXPECT IT TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN NOT UNTIL PROBABLY FY 28 OR 29, PROBABLY CLOSER TO 29. 
          I'D SAY 29 PROBABLY SOUNDS MORE REASONABLE BEFORE WE REALLY START TO SEE ENOUGH OF THE BUILDINGS BEING USED TO HAVE AN IMPACT. 
          AND, AND I JUST SAY, I JUST SHARE, I ASK THAT QUESTION BECAUSE AGAIN, AS YOU CAN, UH, AS ANY RESIDENT OR ANYBODY WHO IS WATCHING THIS MEETING CAN TELL THAT THERE'S A, WE WE'RE FACING A LOT OF PRESSURES, UH, FROM ALL ASPECTS. 
          AND SO, UH, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WILL COME ONLINE WILL HOPEFULLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT PRESSURE. 
          BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BE FACED WITH MAKING SOME OF THESE, UH, SERIOUS DECISIONS. 
          AND SO DID YOU GET ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM ME THAT, THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YES. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL. 
          YES. 
          IT, THE, THE, THE ONE OUTSTANDING OF COURSE IS THE PROPERTY TAX. 
          UH, MY CURRENT PLAN IS TO PRESENT A BUDGET IN MARCH OR, OR A DRAFT PROBABLY WITHOUT THE FIRST YEAR, BUT KEEPING THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST FOR THE PROPERTY TAX AND SEVERAL YEAR ON THAT THING. 
          AND THEN SHOWING YOU WHAT MORE WE CAN DO BY KEEPING IT IN. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, IT'S EASIER TO PUT SOMETHING IN THAN TO TAKE IT OUT AS WE PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET. 
          SO WE'LL DO ONE YEAR WITHOUT IT AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE COULD DO IF WE HAD IT IN THERE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. 
          IS MY CURRENT THOUGHT PROCESS BASED ON 
          [02:55:01]
LISTENING TO FEEDBACK TONIGHT AND MY HOPES IS THAT CONSIDERING WHAT I ASSUME YOU HEARD AS FAR AS, UH, THE CONSISTENCY ON THE OTHERS YES. 
          WILL ALLOW THAT TO BECOME, WILL MAKE THE WORK, I DON'T WANNA USE THE WORD EASIER, MANAGEABLE. 
          THAT, THAT, THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE THE WORD TO USE. 
          WE, SORRY. 
          WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR MARCHING ORDERS. 
          KIM, UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL. 
          OKAY. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          NO OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, RENEE. 
          JAMES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, RON. 
          [d. Mid-Year Public Safety Salary Adjustments - Reconsideration]
NEXT ITEM PLEASE, MR. MAYOR. 
          UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, WE RECEIVED A REQUEST, UH, TO RECONSIDER THE COUNCIL ACTION ON OCTOBER 20TH AT THE 2025 MEETING, WHICH APPROVED, UH, ITEM, UH, ITEM FIVE D, WHICH WAS THE MIDYEAR PUBLIC SAFETY SALARY ADJUSTMENTS. 
          SO, UM, WE WILL, TO CONTINUE THERE, THERE'S GONNA BE TWO STEPS. 
          UH, THE FIRST STEP IS, UH, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, UH, IF THE MOTION PASSES. 
          SO IF AN, IF WE GET FOUR YESES, THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS BACK ON THE TABLE AS IF IT WAS NEVER ADOPTED. 
          SO COUNSEL CAN THEN, UH, DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE AGENDA ITEM IF THE AMENDMENT FAILS. 
          SO IF WE RECEIVE FOUR OR MORE, NO VOTES, UH, THE DISCUSSION IS ENDED. 
          UH, THE DECISION COUNCIL MADE AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, STANDS. 
          OKAY. 
          I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED AT THIS POINT TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          UM, AND, AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER, UH, QUESTIONS, UH, ON THIS FIRST STEP. 
          A OKAY. 
          ARE THERE CURRENTLY ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION IN REGARDS TO RECONSIDER WHAT WE PASSED, UH, TWO WEEKS AGO? AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI, ANY COMMENTS? NO, UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, BUT I CAN SAY THAT I'M LISTENING, HAVING RENEE MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. 
          UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I APPRECIATE IT. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A, AND THE DISCUSSION WOULD OCCUR ONLY IF THIS COMES BACK. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER BY COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SOLORIO, PLEASE VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER CON. 
          OH, COUNCIL MEMBER CONDE, HOW DO YOU VOTE? AYE. 
          OKAY. 
          OKAY, SO WE GOT THREE, UH, YESES. 
          WE GOT FOUR NOS, SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT FAILED. 
          SO AT THIS MOMENT, WE WILL NOT RECONSIDER AND KEEP THE JANUARY 5TH DATE AS, UH, WE VOTED ON TWO WEEKS AGO. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. 
          OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          [6. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS FROM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS   ]
ITEM SIX, SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS. 
          DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE REGARDING ANY EVENTS? WELL, I, UH, I'LL, AS MANY OF YOU ATTENDED THE RACE ON SUNDAY. 
          SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE ATTENDED THE RACE, UH, ON SATURDAY OR EVEN FRIDAY. 
          AND, UM, IT'S JUST GREAT TO SEE AVONDALE IN THE SPOTLIGHT. 
          I KNOW THAT ALL THE SIGNAGE SAYS PHOENIX RACEWAY, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DEBATED MANY, MANY TIMES. 
          UH, BUT NONETHELESS, UH, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT IS FELT BY AVONDALE. 
          I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE WHO CAME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY OR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE, UH, TO SPEND MONEY HERE, LODGE HERE, UH, RECREATE HERE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, COME AND WATCH A FANTASTIC RACE. 
          UM, I KNOW THAT I WAS HOLDING FOR, I, I'M NOT A NASCAR FAN PER SE, UH, TO THE DEGREE THAT I KNOW ALL THE RACERS, BUT I KNOW THAT I WAS REALLY CHEERING ON NUMBER 11 WHO WAS LEADING AND THEN CHANGED THEIR, UM, THIS IS BASED UPON WHAT I HEARD ON THE, ON THE TV, UH, CHANGED FOUR TIRES AS OPPOSED TO TWO, WHICH MAY HAVE DONE 'EM IN, ALTHOUGH THAT'S THE DECISION THAT HIM AND HIS TEAM MADE. 
          UM, AND HE ENDED UP COMING IN SECOND PLACE AND DID NOT WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. 
          SO WHILE I WAS CHEERING HIM ON, IT WAS ALSO GOOD TO SEE, UH, THE OTHER GEN, OTHER GENTLEMAN WHO WON. 
          UM, AND THEN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A, UH, HISPANIC CELEBRATION THAT WAS STARTED BY PEP, UH, JUDGE PEP GUZMAN. 
          I'M NOT SURE IF I COVER THAT OR NOT. 
          UM, BUT REALLY QUICKLY, IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BEING CELEBRATED AND HIGHLIGHTED, UH, AND ACHIEVING, UM, GRATITUDE FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NOT NECESSARILY HOLD POSITIONS, UH, THAT OTHERWISE YOU SEE KIND OF THOSE CELEBRATIONS, UH, UH, BE, UM, I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY HERE. 
          UH, BUT NORMALLY YOU, YOU SEE CFOS, CEOS, UH, VICE PRESIDENTS, PRESIDENTS OF CORPORATIONS GETTING A LOT OF AWARDS AND THAT'S GREAT. 
          BUT THERE ARE UNSUNG HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I LOVE TO SEE THEM BE, UH, NOT ONLY A CELEBRATED BUT AWARDED AS WELL FOR THEIR GOOD WORK. 
          ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? NOPE. 
          OKAY. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. 
          I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT, UM, VALLEY METRO RPTA, AND ALSO THE CITY OF AVONDALE AT THE 
          [03:00:01]
IMPACT CONFERENCE, UM, IN PORTLAND, OREGON. 
          IMPACT, UH, USED TO BE CALLED REVOLUTION, BUT, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HOSTED IT HERE IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX, ACTUALLY IN 2023, AND THEY CHANGED THE NAME. 
          AND I JUST WANTED TO, UM, PROVIDE KUDOS TO, UM, TO KURT, TO HAROLD BECAUSE, UM, MATT DUDLEY PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF WE RIDE TO THIS CONFERENCE AND MOBILE, UM, MULTIMODAL TRANSIT IS SO IMPORTANT AND BEING ABLE TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING MICRO TRANSIT OUT IN THIS PART OF, UM, OUT IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY IS SO IMPORTANT. 
          SO THAT WAS A REALLY BIG HIT AND WE WERE GRATEFUL 'CAUSE UM, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS MICRO TRANSIT, UM, AND MUNICIPAL SPACES AND PLACES TIED TO GOVERNMENTS IS SO DIFFERENT BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST KIND OF USED TO THE UBER AND THE LYFTS OF THE WORLD, OR EVEN, UM, THE, UM, AUTOMATED CARS THAT WE SEE OVER, UM, IN, IN, UM, TEMPE IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX. 
          SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES. 
          I ALSO WANTED TO, UM, AS WELL AS YOU, I WANTED TO THANK THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHOENIX RACEWAY AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, UM, FOR ALLOWING ME TO HOST, UM, UH, GUESTS AT THE RACEWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND. 
          UM, I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET KYLE LARSON, THE DRIVER OF CAR FIVE ON THURSDAY. 
          AND, UM, WE ALL KNEW IT WAS IN THE CARDS HE WAS GONNA WIN. 
          SO TO WATCH HIM PULL OFF THE RACE, UM, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I'M, I'M MORE THAN HONORED TO BE PLACED AMONGST THE CHAMPIONS THAT HAVE RACED ON OUR TRACK AND THEY KNOW ME AND HAVE MADE A PERSONAL CONNECTION. 
          SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. 
          UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS, UM, TO THE STAFF AND TO THE TEAM WITH VISIT PHOENIX. 
          UM, JOEL KESTER, HE'S, UM, UH, SOMEBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE AND HE'S GONNA BE IN CHARGE OF SPORTS AND EVENTS, UM, FOR VISIT PHOENIX. 
          AND THEY REALLY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO, TO, UM, ACTIVATE THAT ASSET. 
          THE TITLE ON THE BUILDING IS STILL PHOENIX, AND SO THERE'S A HUGE PART PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT. 
          AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS HE SHOT OUT THERE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I SHARED IT WITH, UM, OUR CITY MANAGEMENT AND OUR TEAM, BUT WAS HAVING INDOOR PICKLEBALL AND SOME OF THOSE, UM, UH, GARAGE SPACES THAT ARE UNUSED 'CAUSE WE DON'T ACTIVATE THAT WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE. 
          UM, AND, AND HE EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT ACCESSIBLE INDOOR PICKLEBALL. 
          UM, SO JUST TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING OUT TO OUR REGION, HE JUST MOVED OUT HERE FROM THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA WHO WANNA ACTIVATE AND DO THINGS ON SITE, REALLY MADE ME EXCITED. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER WEISS. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. 
          UM, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE DAY OF THE DEAD, UM, EVENT AT THE HISTORIC, UM, GOODYEAR, UM, HISTORIC CEMETERY AND BALLET FOLK LOCO WAS THERE AND THEY UM, THEY JUST DID A WONDERFUL, UM, JOB. 
          RENEE WAS THERE, I GOTTA SEE HER, AND GOT TO MEET HER MOM. 
          AND I WANTED TO, UM, ALSO THINK THAT, UM, TEAM WHO, UH, I'M SURE IT WAS IN PARKS, I PUT IN AN AVY WISE, UM, TICKET. 
          AND WITHIN TWO DAYS WE HAD A NEW FLAG, UM, HANGING THERE. 
          UM, SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THAT. 
          THAT'S GOOD. 
          REALLY QUICKLY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, UH, THE, UH, HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION. 
          UH, SO THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU WHO WERE THERE. 
          I HEARD, UH, BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WENT AND VISITED THAT. 
          ONCE AGAIN, IT WAS A HIT A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WERE OUT THERE. 
          SO, UM, I WAS UNFORTUNATELY, OR FORTUNATELY WITH OUR FRIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, AT THEIR FUNDRAISER FOR THE HILLTOP SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS. 
          UM, SO THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T BE THERE. 
          BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WERE. 
          SO THAT'S IT. 
          ALRIGHT, IF 
          [7. ADJOURNMENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE CAN GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          GOT A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GARCIA SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE, PLEASE VOTE. 
          AYE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CONDI. 
          OKAY, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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