public commit the safety committee meeting to order about Friday, April 24th, uh 2026, 8:30. Uh anybody recording the meeting? Doesn't look like anybody's recording the meeting. Um so the first item on the agenda is uh the
reading of the minutes from January 23rd. >> To wave the reading of the minutes accept them as printed. Motion made to wave the minutes and accept. Um any comments? All those in favor? I motion passes.
Section two here, we'll start with department updates. We're going to go right in order. Uh fire department, come on up, chief. >> How are you today? >> Good. It's okay. >> Absolutely. >> Wherever you're comfortable. Okay. >> Morning. Good morning. Um okay, so I'll
um start off with uh personnel. Unfortunately, we are no longer fully staffed. I had one resignation. Um, a firefighter uh turned his resignation in in late March, accepted a position with the
Devons Fire Department. Um, he cited higher pay as well as the opportunity to uh get paramedic training as main reasons for accepting the new position. Um, so that leaves us with one vacancy currently.
There's also um the one firefighter that had submitted an application for disability retirement. Um so he continues to be on injury leave as that process continues. Uh on the budget side um overtime
expenditures both in the fire and ambulance budgets have significantly increased uh excuse me exceeded the budget and line item amount. Uh, fire overtime is currently at $479,660.
The line item budget originally was 200,000 and ambulance overtime is at $120,49. The line item budget for that was 70,000. Uh although the expenditures are high
and over budget, uh they are still anticipated to come in lower overall than last fiscal year. Um mainly due to the uh improved staff staffing situation throughout the year. Um some of that
overage will be able to be covered um by internal transfers from unspent salary and um wage line items, but uh a free cash request to cover the balance um is anticipated to be coming
in front of the council at some point before the end of the fiscal year. uh fire and ambulance repairs and maintenance line items have both exceeded budgeted amounts. Um on the fire side, we're currently just below
$100,000, approximately $17,000 over budget. The ambulance side is at $16,600, and we originally had $10,000 budgeted for that.
Um it's the the older vehicles um that are driving a lot of the high cost as well as uh increased cost for parts um and outside labor um when we have to send a vehicle out to be repaired that can't be
done inhouse. Um and again I'm anticipating a lot of that will be able to be covered by internal transfers um before the end of the year. So, we should be in decent shape. The rest of the budget is in in
pretty good shape. Um, not anticipating any other problems on the budget side. Uh, on under grants, uh, the new portable radios and all associated accessories ordered, uh, with funding
from the fiscal year 24 FEMA assistance to firefighters grant award have been delivered. Uh we're currently working with the local dealer which is CyberCom out of Wuber, Massachusetts um on working on programming
um and training on the new radios. Hopefully it'll be going into service within a month and that's the goal. Uh it's a huge safety upgrade for the firefighters. Um having reliable portable radios, it's a it's a true
lifeline. um when these guys and girls are operating in hazardous environments, hazardous conditions, >> what's the learning curve with that? Has it has it been difficult? >> Um not not difficult. They're definitely the technology is much more advanced and
um than what we had, you know, they're 15 years newer. Um the radios themselves are more advanced. So there's I'd call it a a fairly small learning curve. Um but it's definitely going to be a little bit of change. Yeah. Yeah. And um for
those of us who are slightly technology challenged, it's definitely a little harder. But >> uh but overall, you know, getting getting the programming right and uh making it as simple as possible while still accomplishing what we need them to do is is it's important and it's really
it's a little more involved than than I expected. So So we're working on that. uh we just want to get it right before we put them in service and and then have to change something. So, um the fire department was also awarded
the maximum possible amount of $19,000 through the fiscal year 2026 Massachusetts firefighter safety equipment grant. New equipment has been ordered and has started to be delivered. Uh this grant program has no local fund
match requirement, so there is no cost. um for this equipment to the city. Um items we've ordered include eight new structural firefighting helmets, uh one carbon monoxide detector, uh one New York roof hook, two 50 foot
lengths of 2 and 1/2 in hose, one rapid intervention team SCBA system, and one 30 minute SCBA bottle. The eight new helmets will be issued to firefighters that are currently assigned helmets that are either at or beyond the
NFPA standard 10-year uh service timeline. Uh remainder of the new equipment ordered will be replacing older equipment that is out of service due to failure. Um, the equipment is either not
repairable um or beyond life expectancy and been determined that making repairs would far exceed the value. The carbon monoxide detector is an always on type that's attached to one of our uh first in EMS bags. Um the one
that was in service has expired. Um this is we have these to uh for when the EMS crews enter a house or something with some of general sickness and carbon monoxide is can't no odor and and no
taste. So it's on occasion the detector will go on alarm somebody didn't realize they were having an issue with carbon dioxide. Um and that protects all the all the crews. Just a not not a trick question, but question back on the helmets. You said that those would
replace um some of the helmets that are have extended the 10 year. >> Um do we have an inventory of like I'm sure you do, but how many helmets does that leave us that are past the 10 years? >> Uh none. >> That will so I just wanted to make sure that we were in compliance with what you
said. Okay. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Yep. It's I I believe there's eight that we ordered and I believe six of six of them are 2015 2016 vintage. So they're right at that time. >> Um and we have a couple others that are
like in really new a little bit newer but in very poor condition. Um >> the city's been great about providing us funding to um keep our gear up to date. Um, of course
the the cost of this gear keeps going up. Um, right now I'm in the process of ordering um sets of turnout gear, the the coat and pants sets um for um out of the regular budget for sets that are at
that time the 10-year timeline also. And a set of coat and pants is now just over $5,000. Um it's gone up significantly in the past few years and the the new gear that we're now ordering they finally come out
with uh PA fast free yeah turnout gear that it's been out for a few years but the original field tests it wasn't holding up. It was degrading rapidly. Um and now the manufacturers have improved the quality of the gear that it meets
all the standards and is um shown to be durable and um holding up under the heavy use. So we're now ordering that which uh it's it's more expensive. Um but in the interest of you know the health of of the firefighters they don't
really have much choice but to to do that. It's you know it's great. Um, but again, it's it's eating up more of the local budget dollars to keep the the gear current and compliant. >> The budget line needs to increase. >> I'm not joking.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> I'm not joking. >> No, no, it it's it's true. U But again, it's the city's been very supportive in providing the funding to to keep us where we are. and and we're everybody, you know, with this funding and the grant funding, which is
a great supplement, everybody's going to be within standard. So, that's that's excellent. >> Perfect. And that's that's the only reason I asked about the helmets because the way you alluded to the the the you know, the extension, the warrant, the life of the helmet. So, I just want to make sure that we're
>> No, we're right there. Yeah. >> Yeah. Um the the New York roof hook is basically a pipe pole that we use. Um that was we had one that was damaged last year beyond repair. Um so we'll be replacing that. Uh the two lengths of 2
and 1/2 in hose. We'll replace two that failed annual testing in 2025. And the 30 minute SCBA uh cylinder will um be replacing one that failed at annual hyd uh at 5-year hydrostatic
testing in 2025. The the RIT SCBA system um will replace one that was sent out for repair due to a damaged high-pressure hose. uh it came back unrepable and condemned um by the
company due to its age and lack of available parts. Uh in addition to all that equipment, um funds were also awarded under the state grant for 38 new portable radio cases and straps to go along with the 38 new
radios that we're receiving through the federal grant. Um originally those straps and cases were included in the federal grant but had to be cut out because of the increase um in pricing of the radios during the timeline of the
grant application and grant award. Um so we were able to fund those through this state grant program. So um it was great to get those. They the cases and straps uh they help protect that major investment that was made in the radios.
Um, and it again it just adds to that that critical part of firefighter safety with this this new equipment and radios. Uh, on the fleet side, uh, the town of West M West Westminster is in process of taking delivery of their new ambulance.
Once they place it in service, Garden will complete the purchase of the used Westminster ambulance to be used as a reserve ambulance for us. Um, it will be replacing the 2007 Ford um, E450 Horton ambulance known as
Rescue 2. Um, that that truck has already been removed from service due to mechanical issues. Uh, I also recently received some disappointing news from uh, Greenwood Fire Apparatus of Attboro,
Massachusetts, which is the local dealer for E1 Fire Apparatus of Ocala, Florida. The production schedule for from the factory for the new towel ladder that we have on order has been significantly delayed. Um the updated schedule has
added one full year to the estimated completion date um which was mid 2027. Now they're saying mid 2028 which falls outside the um 30 to 36 month estimate provided by the
manufacturer at the time we ordered the truck in March of 2024. The current tower ladder is a 2002 model, now 24 years old. Uh, maintenance and repairs have become an issue over the last
couple years with this truck. And, you know, we're spending money on that truck. And unfortunately, you know, we have to to keep that truck in service, our front frontline ladder truck. Um, and that's one of the main factors in
the overage on the uh fire department repairs and maintenance budget. So, that's that's disappointing and unfortunate news that that's going to be pushed back a full year. >> There's really no alternative when it comes to pivoting there.
>> I wish I had one. >> No, obviously. >> Yeah. I mean, there are some departments that are looking into the demonstrator market or trucks that are on order that are being cancelled by other departments, but it's they're few and far between
>> and it may or may not be close to what you want, right? >> Um yeah, yeah, there's not much we can do, I don't think. Um it's very very disappointing. Um, and uh, the last thing I have, the
fire department activity report for the first quarter of 2026. We responded to 1,547 calls for emergency assistance, which that averages over 17 incidents per day.
And the fire department ambulance has transported a total of 369 patients to area hospitals during that same time period. Does that compare to last year? >> Uh, so last year the the total for the
year was over 6,200 I believe. So pretty much on pace for the first quarter. Yeah, I'd say >> you said 6,200 for >> Yeah. Yeah. for last year. Yep. >> Yeah. Got it.
>> Same with the ambulance. Uh it's I I did not check the the first quarter left here, but it's it's I think they're up a little bit. >> Yeah. Year vacancy is is posted. Do we have any candidates?
>> Uh so we have not um started the process yet. Um the civil service list um was was just recently posted. The new civil service list was posted the 1st of April. So, it's just been posted. Um, so
I will be um calling um for that. There are several local candidates on the civil service list. So, um I will be anticipating to hire one from there. Um also, um a new option under civil
service hiring is what they call the local registry, which um you can actually hire candidates outside of the established list. Um you can advertise the position and accept applications
and you can hire up to 50% of your new hires off this local registry list option. Um so we're in the process of completing the paperwork um with civil service to be able to utilize that um
which is uh a great positive change from civil service that they're allowing cities and towns to kind of expand their >> So how does that 50% work? So is it based off of what you've already hired or is it based off of openings? Um, so
what they've how they've explained it to me is that once once they approve you for this list uh for the for the local registry option, um, you kind of have a 5-year agreement with
civil service. And during that 5-year period, you can hire up to 50% of your new hires through the local registry. um and they send you an annual update of where you stand perfect >> um in that percentage.
>> So one year you could hire one and one next year you could hire two off registry and then Yeah. And over the 5year period it has to balance out. >> Y got it. >> Yeah. So, so I'm working with HR and in
process of providing civil service with the necessary paperwork for them to um approve us to start using that and I anticipate in the coming year to to explore that. >> Excellent. Any questions? >> Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
Thank you. Enjoy this day. >> Yes, you as well. Nice spring day. >> You got it. We're going to have the police. So, we will go to the building department. How are you today? >> Very good. How are you? >> I'm doing well, thank you.
Um, building and zoning are now fully staffed on the inspectional side. Um, it's improved our capacity and overall service delivery. We are still working to fill the zoning administrator position. Uh but the team
has adapted very well and continues to perform at a high level. Um we've implemented a revised permitting workflow that has reduced review timelines from about 3 weeks down to the
same week for small projects and about one week for larger projects. um and same day inspections or next day inspections, which is significant from the last time we checked in. Um
we are continuing to see strong permitting activity across building, electrical, plumbing, gas zoning, which reflects ongoing investments in development through the city. Uh I just looked up the numbers about 600 permits so far this year and last
year uh there was a little bit less uh but seeing a little bit more activity. We have also introduced regular inspectors meetings with fire and health. So we are catching a lot more than we
did internally. One of our uh inspectors has passed two of the three local inspector exams and is participating in the state onboarding and commissioner level training. He is also being trained in
zoning because on the zoning side we are seeing a lot of increased activity because of the new ordinance that was recently passed and working with uh zoning board chairman Raymond Lefond to improve the overall experience in
zoning applications and processes to try to get that uh timeline or um time lapse. Not really sure how to say that too much to the that are just like the permit reviews
and >> to speed things up a little bit. Right. >> Exactly. >> Trying to help with that. >> Thank you. And briefly on facilities, we brought on a new facilities maintenance manager, Jesse, who is developing a comprehensive
plan for city hall operations, and he will have much more uh to say once he gets uh working for more than 3 weeks, but a lot of improvements so far. >> Awesome. >> So, the maintenance manager would just
be for the grounds here, >> not just here. So overall >> as far what So what does that entail >> um for him? >> Yes. >> So he is working on getting the vacant and abandoned property list and checking
out the properties more often to better understand his role uh outside of just city hall as facilities a facilities manager. >> Sure. Do you have a job description for that? >> Do I I do? >> Yeah. Can you can you just email me or
or us to take a look at that? Awesome. >> Feedback would be great. >> Questions? Any other questions? But I'm glad to hear you guys are fully staffed. >> That's a big plus. >> No more waiting. >> No more waiting. >> Thank you for taking care of the the
house on um drawing the blank off of church. Um >> h they um are down lame >> lamy. Thank you. >> Ah >> yeah. >> You're welcome. >> That was long drawn out but thank you
>> everyone helped. >> Awesome. All right. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. See we're not that hard hard to deal with. >> No. Not scary at all. >> You got it. >> Good morning. >> This may be this may be different. I'm
just joking. Good morning. How are you? >> Good morning. So, for the health department, um I want to say our staffing. We're now fully staffed in the office. We want to welcome back Lauren Saunders as the director of public health once again. Our transfer station, however, our attendant did just uh when
the position was filled, he only worked a couple of weeks and he left the position rather quickly. Um we'll be posting that position again in very shortly. Um, for public health emergency preparedness, both Lauren and I attended the public health emergency preparedness meeting in April. We had hazmat training
provided by the Mass State Police and the bomb squad. It was rather interesting um and informative about how to approach different challenges or to recognize potential hazards during inspections or how to interact with um the other first responders in the event
of situations that we discover that could become dangerous to either us or the police or to fire. um at the landfill. Uh the dece in December, we finished all of the prep and excavation for fixing the lea pumps and now they're
actually replacing the pumps themselves. That is beginning uh begin April 6th and we're continuing to work at the landfill to finish the that project. The electrician is doing the wire testing and control panel testing will and the force main pressure testing will begin
next week. Sorry, will end by next week. It got delayed slightly this week. uh part didn't come as expected. So, they'll be finishing that up next week. Um and our CEC, which is the civil engineering consultants, are performing their annual groundwater and surface
water sampling on April 28th. Um we have an outstanding project for erosion control at the landfill cap. We need to fix the eroded areas and continue to improve the drainage so that we do not have continuing erosion. We've
made several I'm sorry, I'm on the next paragraph. My apologies. Um, we've identified some opportunities with Keller Partners for grant funding that could potentially help us fund that project. They uh want to connect with the mayor before deciding where the funds that are available are going to go
in the city. Um, we have also asked for some money in the FY27 budget in case we cannot get the grant funding. Um, we also need to make some other improvements at the transfer station. Um >> yeah, besides the stairs which are for
safety that's required by the mass D safety plan, we also have a um if issue with the current conditions, the trailer that's there needs to be removed. It is beyond its um safe use. Uh and it's definitely not a healthy environment for
somebody to be working in. So, we're looking at different options for that and we have asked for some funding uh and given different options in the FY27 budget request. Um, also at the transfer station, unfortunately, yesterday a vendor struck up a resident's vehicle during
operations. Um, a full report on that will be coming soon. It just happened yesterday afternoon at the end of business. Um, we'll give you some more information about that. >> Everybody safe. Everybody >> Everybody's safe. Nobody's hurt. Uh this resident's vehicle actually was the only one damaged and uh the vendor's vehicle
obviously was a large um truck, a large DOT truck. So it just bent a bumper. But it brings up other safety concerns that we have in managing traffic through the transfer station. So we do have our trace our safety person um Eric Baths working to help improve flow through the
transfer station to make sure we reduce such accidents. Um, the contract with Eel Harvey for solid waste is still in process. We have received a first draft from them. We've asked some follow-up questions and for some clarification on some items. Um, we've had some conversations about
adding a compactor for recyclables down there and what that would entail contractually. Um, the use of the contractor could potentially reduce our hauling charges or the frequency they have to come and empty the dumpsters, which helps reduce our costs. >> That would make sense. >> It would make sense. We could get it
down. doing like five or six halls per month. We probably get down to one or two and I think it's $256 per hall. So, it helps in the long term reduce not only the halls, but the traffic through the transfer station of the large equipment. Um, but of course, we have to initially fund the compactor
and the pad to install a compactor on. So, we're just trying to figure out those costs now and see what El Harvey's willing to assist us with financially with that because they did make an offer, but it wasn't clear what that offer entailed. So, we're just getting clarification on that. Um, for housing,
we did do the condemnation with building and fire over on um in sorry, Lamey Street in Gardener. >> Um, we have another potential condemnation on City Hall Avenue in the horizon. We've been working with a resident there and the um the the
properties in forclosure. So, we've just been trying to work with them for years to try to get this. It seems like we're trying to get we're finally gaining some traction. Um the inspection that was supposed to occur last Friday got rescheduled. So we're waiting to see the outcome of that. Um ongoing bed bug infestation we talked about at a local
apartment complex over the last few months has been resolved. We've had two consecutive past uh pest control reports with no noted activity. They're working on putting that market uh that unit back into the market. They just have to do some um cosmetic work to repair damage from the pesticides applied over the
years. Um we had a local food establishment. Did they go in and fully sanitize and everything? >> Fully san? Yeah. Yeah. They're they're basically taking it down to the studs and >> 100%. >> Yeah. Now they're just doing the carpeting, the painting, and the ceiling. >> Got it. >> So, it just needed to be gutted. >> Mhm.
>> Um food establishments, a local food establishment was temporarily closed due to a gas leak. The fire department was called out and fire called health out because of unsanitary conditions and questions about what should be done with the food that was um on the tables during this entire situation. Um so, I
responded. I did close them for that department in the establishment for 3 days while they repaired the gas leak and worked on the sanitation. The sanitation was much improved. We have talked with management about having a standard operating procedure for a schedule for cleaning and for
disinfecting things. That seems to have fallen by the wayside while they had a change in staff members. So, that has been brought back to the store's general manager's attention. Um, and they seem to be staying in compliance now, happy to report. Um, we're working with a new
establishment coming to Gardener. They're going to the old Taylor Rental building. It's going to be called Joy Bakery and Market. Um, they are, we did a walk through last week. They're hoping to opening at the beginning of May. So, we'll be working with them to bring them uh to the city to offer their their um
ethnic foods and groceries and a sit-in restaurant. So, it's going to be like a small convenience store with a grill and sandwiches and it it's very interesting. It's very lovely establishment. We're in there to do the primary walkthrough and they're buying everything the way I would want them to set up a food
establishment. It's really all brand new equipment, all compliant, every it looks gorgeous. >> So, no site remediation needed to be take place. >> Um Melissa would have to address that. Taylor Rental, did they do any remediation? I it was basically they
just took out the old shelving. They've painted all the surfaces. Did they plate permits for building? I don't I I checked the plumbing permits the electrical per I didn't. >> I was just thinking they had heavy machinery and they have machines. >> So the main area that's is the restaurant area. There's a storage area
that's going to be like their workshop is where the garage is, which is where the old storage equipment was. Um all of the finishes in the food establishment side of the building have been encapsulated or refinished. So, I didn't see any hazards there. And the office
dash storage area for his construction equipment isn't really under my purview. >> Got it. >> We went in there. We We peaked in, but we didn't inspect that area. >> Um, >> that's good news, though. >> It is. It's very good. I love to see older buildings or closed buildings coming back in reimagined and and
something that the city could really use as a unique food experience, not another chain experience. Um we had a potential foodborne illness investigation uh sorry complaint come in Tuesday morning. I did follow up with that. Um the complaint
was not found to have any real um issue for food born illness. Um license comm license license commission which we also oversee there are no alcohol violations. We are welcoming a new license commission clerk with our new full-time administrator. So she'll be taking over license commission moving forward.
tobacco control, which we used the tobacco control alliance out of Lemonster. Went out and did compliance checks uh just a few weeks ago. There were two violations. We actually got the reports this morning uh at 8:15. Um we had two violations issued um and they uh
have been sent off to civil enforcement and to the violators for their um their tickets and their their suspensions of their license processes. Um, one of them was a second offense in 36 months, so it's a higher penalty. Um, so we'll have
more information about that moving forward as they process those violations. Um, our prevention coordinator had a very busy first quarter. She did 12 events. Um, they're listed on your report. I'm not going to mention them all today. Um, but we do have upcoming the Greater Gardener
Health and Wellness Fair at the PACC on May 7th. We also have Narcan training coming up at Mount Watusa Community College on May 7th. And on May 13th, we have a youth community survey uh data collection going on at Garden High School and the alternative school
supported by the MPHN for data analysis for what our community needs assessment will be moving forward. So, I look forward to those results. And just some other miscellaneous items going on in the health department. We have the Keep Gardener beautiful citywide cleanup event tomorrow from 8:00 to noon. You
can get supplies at the transfer station if you want to participate. Um, we invite everyone to attend, get our city cleaned up for the summer. Uh, it's always a wonderful time and great turnout. Details are on the health book health Facebook page or Keep Gardener Beautiful Facebook page or you can call
down to the health department office and we'll be happy to point you in the right direction. Um, all the nips collected will include a donation to Keep Gardener Beautiful from Anony's Package Store and Eel Harvey donates the dumpster for this event. Also in the department, we just
completed the safe 2.0 survey. It's 260 questions on capacity assessment. It's kind of just rates what we can and can't do from the public health enforcement and inspection standards to try to identify gaps statewide and coverage for different types of enforcement and
inspections. We're hoping to restructure statewide how public health works. and they're working on helping us uh secure funding to cover gaps between our shared services arrangements or locally or statewide. So, there could be some shifting of how responsibilities are handled. There are several different
disciplines that we cover and it's challenging with a smaller staff to meet all of those expectations. So, we're just trying to reimagine that as we move forward. Uh we're also working on our recycling grant that we do every year. We finished one grant in January. We're working on another one that's due at the end of May
that funds typically um some of our recycling projects, our recycling towers, um some of our bulk um products disposal that when residents bring things to the transfer station, we have to pay to remove them. So, it helps fund some of those items and it helps fund
recycling education. Um and we're looking for some additional state grant funding by uh revamping our solid waste hauler regulations. There's additional points available in our spring grant for that. So, we'll be working on that moving forward. We'll probably present that to um the count
after we get it through the board, we'll present it to safety and to the full council. >> Absolutely. >> Any questions? >> We know if EL Harvey has resolved their equipment issue. I know they have some issues last week, this week. >> So, they have different equipment issues
that are happening. Um, as I assume with fire, there's a shortage of trucks coming off of the line. Older trucks that probably should be removed from service are not able to be because trucks are not coming off the line as quickly as possible as we would expect or hope for and they're having
maintenance challenges. So, it's different trucks. Sometimes they're substituting a truck from another municipality and getting the roots done later or they're sending an extra truck on another day to catch up. But it's it's more truck issues or availability
issues versus staffing issues, which was what we had a few years ago. We didn't have people to drive the trucks. Now we have trucks or people to drive. >> So, I've gotten like several complaints about people dumping trash on certain
streets and such. um just from like a signage perspective or an enforcement perspective like illegal like uh what what do you guys what do you suggest to deter some because I know it's happening up in Greenwood and I know that you guys are getting calls
>> so I I will report that Director Saunders actually witnessed a um a vehicle a business vehicle um littering on Betty Spring Road yesterday and she got a photograph of the license plate and of the actual truck and spoke with the vendor and we'll be issuing a
citation for that under the littering ordinance. It's challenging for us to enforce the littering ordinance because we have to really witness it or have photographic or video evidence from a reliable source. Um signage doesn't seem to be helping very much. We do have a
litter cam. Um one of our challenges of course is as we were short staffed and it was winter, we couldn't move the cam from place to place like we would like to where we're having challenges. Um, and it also catches a lot of it's it's motion activated like a trail cam would be. So, we have to spend a lot of time
reviewing which we didn't have the staff for. It just becomes a challenge. It's >> uh I I really, >> you know, other than having people report to us where it's happening so that we can focus our efforts in those locations.
>> But again, we're an inspectional staff of three people. um 100% I understand. >> So and and recently it was only of two people covering five positions. So we're we're finally fully staffed in the office. So I hope things will get better over the summer. We are starting to get those complaints coming into the office. But I encourage anybody who's having
those challenges to report it to our staff and we'll do the best we can to at least follow up and see if there's anything we can do moving forward. >> Perfect. Thank you. I I didn't I didn't think there was an answer so to speak, but uh just whatever we however we can direct people to. It is a challenge and
it's something that we definitely work on. Um both Lauren and I are very active in keep gardener beautiful. Lauren sits on the state board for keep guard uh keep Massachusetts beautiful. So we're always looking for new new avenues, new paths to try to resolve some of this. But we you know really just civic pride
would really help >> 100%. >> So I just want to put that out there. >> Got it. Thank you. >> Anything else? All right. >> So, we got items. Um, so item number three, first items first time on the agenda. Um, from this approach,
get a recommendation as to how we want to go about this because we're not the chief here. >> Uh, we can move them on the >> Yeah, >> leave them on the agenda. >> Yeah. I'll entertain a motion to leave items. Oh, obviously. >> Do we know when these expire?
>> Yeah. Do we know when these expire these licenses later on? >> The end of the month. >> End of the month. Okay. >> Double check. just if we could uh get an update on
where they stand um from or we can follow up with the police chief as well and then we'll pull together um we can pull together a quick move potentially get this to city council.
So, I'll entertain a motion to keep the items on file and follow up with good standings from the tax perspective and then the business. >> So, moved. >> Motion made. All those in favor? >> I motion passes.
No old business. Council questions. >> I do not have any. >> Okay. Entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Move to adjurnn. >> Motion made to return. All those in favor? I motion passes. Thank you. Thank you all. Appreciate it.