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It's got a little switch. Very quiet. Yeah. Yeah. We got one out of yesterday. Can the other There you go. I don't know what

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radio. Call 23rd, 2026. City council meets the order. Remind everybody to silence your cell phon by the pledge of allegiance. >> Please. Heavenly Father, we come to you with

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thanks this evening, thanking you for allowing us to be here today. We're asking that you were direct this meeting so that it's held in a safe and orderly fashion

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asking that you would direct our thoughts. Help us with our decision making so that we can make the best decisions possible for the city of Perry and the residents. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. Amen.

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To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you all for coming here. >> Council br

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>> here. >> Here Landry here. Clair >> here. Item number three, approval of items on the consent agenda. Approval read by title only. Resolution 2026-22.

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Resolution 2022-23, Ordinance 1061, and Ordinance 106P. Have a motion. >> Second. >> Council B. >> Yes. >> Council Hans. >> Yes.

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>> Lindsay. >> Yes. >> Yes. Item number four, receiving request from the general public. And we want to ask Santina. Come on. >> You got a five.

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>> Thank you. Good afternoon members of the council. My name is Santina Dimming and I live here in Perry at 615 North Jefferson Street. Two weeks ago, I stood before this council and I expressed my concerns regarding the block cameras that have been installed throughout our

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city. At that meeting, I asked for transparency, accountability, and public discussion regarding how these cameras were authorized and whether their continued operation is in the best interest of Perry's residents. To date, those concerns have not been addressed.

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Over the past two weeks, these cameras have continued operating and data on the movements of Perry residents has continued to be collected. That means another two weeks of surveillance has transpired without public discussion by this council regarding what what data is

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being collected, who has access to it, how it is being used, and what safeguards exist to protect and prevent abuse of the system. By choosing not to discuss this issue publicly, this council is effectively allowing the program to continue without scrutiny

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while the collection of residents data continues every single day. Every day that these CA cameras remain operational is another day that information is being gathered on the people you were elected to represent. I am once again asking this council to

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publicly comment on this issue. Do you support these cameras? Do you believe the public was adequately informed before they were installed? Do you believe the current level of transparency is sufficient? And finally, how is our information

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being protected from misuse and unauthorized access by other parties? These are all very reasonable questions and we deserve public answers from the elected officials who represent us. Ultimately, I believe that these cameras should be removed. I do not believe that

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the potential benefits outweigh the privacy concerns created by a system that continually collects information on movements of law-abiding citizens. And if this council believes otherwise, I urge you to defend your stance publicly with a full explanation of why this

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level of surveillance is necessary and why we should accept the continued collection of our data in violation of our constitutional rights. I respectfully ask that this matter be placed on the agenda of the next council meeting for formal discussion and vote

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on the future of the program, including the removal of the cameras and termination of any associated agreements. I would also like to once again raise the issue of meeting times. Discussions like this demonstrate why public participation matters. Yet meetings

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continue to be held at 4 p.m. when many residents are still at work. As I mentioned last time, I again had to leave work early today just to be here and give you my comments. Many residents simply do not have that option. If this council truly values transparency and

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public engagement, I respectfully ask that you reconsider your standst standing meeting time and move meetings to a later hour that is more accessible to working families and individuals. The residents of Perry deserve answers. They deserve transparency and a meaningful opportunity to participate in these

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decisions that affect their rights and their community. Thank you so much for your time. >> Thank you. >> And we will discuss it next meeting. >> Thank you so much. I appreciate that. >> I agree with you on the needs. They are too early for some people.

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>> Absolutely. >> I motion that we start meeting at 5:00. I agree that maybe someone might start attending the meetings that we move

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time to 5:00 p.m. In the past, we have had no one attending the meeting. So there was no need for us to be in the waiting but we will depend on the council what

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they do changed and we have done it. So, it is my motion that we start now. >> Have a motion to change the meeting at 5 p.m. I have a second manager's comments on it

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back and forth twice now. More people start showing up. I'm fine with moving it to five. But like she said, Biden at five there was nobody bid at four there nobody more people turn out like this equally at five sometimes people can't want to come they

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don't have to come to every meeting they just want to come to 182 can't come >> for a whole year we had one person showing Good. >> They no longer require the staff to come.

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>> I mean, I'm sorry, not all of our staff, but it used to be a time that the tables were full of directors, administrators, and now quite reduced that it shouldn't be over time. They should be given time. Yes.

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What do you think, Mr. Bill? >> Motion. We need a second. Second. Thank you. >> I got a motion and second to change the meeting times. 5:00 from 4:00. >> Counc. >> Yes. >> Cher Hampton. >> Yes. with

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Landry. >> Yeah. >> Yes. It is start the first meeting of July >> 6. >> That's right. >> When When would that be? July 13.

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I got it mixed up the county meeting. >> That's going and the clock camera is going to be on the agenda for same week. So, >> thank you. >> Very good. Anyone else like that would like to speak for the general public or anything that's not on the agenda?

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hearing and seeing no one still like we don't have any bids RFQS. All right, we're going to rearrange the agenda a little bit. We're going to move 6J of top of the agenda. 6J is

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council to discuss Perry Roman's club and dream grant application and council take any action necessary. >> Welcome and this is my ever first council meeting. I am Allison Ritter and I reside in the

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county 2436 Green Farm Road, but I'm also president of the Perry Women's Club at 502 North Jefferson Street. I am coming to ask about eligibility for our club to be able to get the dream grant. Um, it is a building that is used for

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the community. We do have people that reserve it and rent from us. Uh, we have super pumped in there right now doing the training. Um so many people do use use our building a lot. >> Sure. >> And um so that that's one of the things

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and we have been in the past. We did do a sign a few years ago, the middle black sign and we were awarded a grant um several years ago for that. So my question is are we eligible or what do

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we need to do to put this on? >> I'm not 100% sure. I know. >> Well, it's going to be a research question. >> They're building on city land or all of the city or >> they're building on city land. >> Yeah, we're on city land in the CRA.

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>> It is. It's in the CRA. >> Yeah, it's unusual. It's, you know, for our commercial purposes, we do rent the building, >> right? You want to do another sign or something? >> We wanting to paint the building. >> Okay. and bring it up to moderate

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standard >> make it look better and pretty for the people that are coming in that do see it as they're passing by on the roadway and as they are into our building. So, if there's chips and we need to

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repaint the railings and repaint doors and we want to repaint the building a different color um just to make it look nicer, >> make it look serious. >> Make it look nicer and at some point probably replace awning awnings. Um but yeah, that would be

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extremely helpful to us in being able to pay for this stuff. jails need permission to apply for the train grant or >> we're just checking my own ability because he wasn't sure about it and I did we just wanted to come and make sure before we applied for it and went

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through all that. I initially said no because it wasn't a commercial or business and then she brought up hosting community events and things like that and y'all are the CRA board so >> this to you guys >> to make sure you are eligible I go ahead

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and do all of that stuff >> I did research go ahead council >> we do have a We do have a policy that you have one.

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>> Yeah, we are now. Yes. >> That we do not provide any fun. Okay. That is my understanding. >> That was even with train grant. >> That was more like giving direct funding

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for soccer team and things like that. We wouldn't do this is a different program. We do, you know, we do pay sales tax on these rentals as well and taxes and stuff on it as well and helps to keep our lights on and our bills going and

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you know electricity. We've had many of those seats. >> I'm asking for donations. I know this is but I don't see the difference in the city center.

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Jurgens community. So >> but I don't know what the other I know it's probably a tricky tricky situation too. >> But this money comes from somewhere

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else, doesn't it? The CRA property and taxes in the within the CRA. Okay. Perfect. I don't know if it was safe. >> All county city property taxes based on the increase from 30 years ago, whatever that date was

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that they started the CRA >> 31 years ago. >> Did we donate a few? >> I don't know how that deal work. I know we own the land. I think they own the building. >> I've always heard the building

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like a dollar if I remember correctly. >> I may be wrong, but I think I heard it got moved in there back in the 50s. >> I'm not sure where it stands right now. >> Did it get moved there? I don't know how long it's been there.

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>> I may be also able to speak on something. >> Well, something go north, Florida 32347. >> That building is over 100 years old. >> Yes, it is. >> And it was started right there.

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>> Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. 1914. >> Okay. There is documentation for that. >> You could probably get it for his society and I have some records at home myself. And the only reason I know this

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is my phone was built by >> and it was um Miss Oak Quinn was very Bessie Bessie the older woman and of course there were so many that went back in time to get this all started. Helen

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Scales, Janie Hamilton, just just goes on and on. So it was 1914 that was originally started and built right there. >> There are records on it. >> It is historical building and it's over

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100 years old. I think >> ma'am, >> I apologize. No. Um just in preparation for today's meeting, I was trying to research regarding women's clubs, civic clubs. Um even though there's a outstanding lease with the I guess 100

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years plus and um apparently traditionally things like when clubs or facilities are broadly classified as commercial property under Florida zoning and real estate frameworks even though it operates as a nonprofit, there are commercial activities like you all renting. pay your rent

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>> until and I don't know do you all pay any taxes because it seems like since October 2025 there's been a repeal of demanding it for lease holders but if you're not paying active lease thing I don't know if that >> I'll check with Cindy on that she's our treasurer

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>> um and so I mean there's a means test if it's predominately exclusively used for civic purposes um that you know it would be up to you all but it's not considered residential as opposed to mixed use. >> So, it just seemed like the research I

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looked at did not forbid it from being um used or described as commercial um for mixed use or industrial property um because it was a nonprofit. And I would guess the differential if you

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wanted to look at um I think council men's um Hampton's statement about there being a specific >> um exclusion of charitable giving towards nonprofits that I don't know if

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there needs to be a differentiation but um since this also it is a nonprofit that also be a commercial that if the council wanted to permit because your location in the CRA zone as a commercial

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entity, not as a nonprofit, I feel like that >> can pass the test. So, say if senior center was here and I think they do rent, I'm not sure. I know there's different organizations that work out of there and then you have the transportation system that seated. If

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the senior center is in the CRA district and wanted to potentially apply, I believe their commercial purpose would allow for them to be eligible. It doesn't mean that you have to give it to it. You still may say, well, no, depending on however many

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people have asked, we don't want to go into this vein. Um, I would say would be different if United Methodist Church applied. Yeah, they would >> because that's a that's has some other restrictions. But I would say if Jerkens's

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um school or center was downtown in the CRA that they would because they also rent out and have commercial things happening there that the commercial aspect and civic part would be but they would be eligible to apply as commercial

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but they would not be eligible to ask the city for a donation or something that seems in kind. But it is okay. >> It is a thin line and it could be a slippery slope. So just because they're eligible doesn't mean that this council or whoever decides to say yes, we're

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going to give that grant. So I just wanted to all to let you know that's what I found in the history when it came to things like civic clubs, women's clubs, um, and things of that nature. So it's up to you, but I think they are eligible, but whether or not you provide

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the grant, um, is still like another step. I guess application. I guess anybody can apply. >> Yeah, I was checking eligibility before >> if it's commercial, right? >> If it's commercial.

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>> Yeah, I can fill out the application, but I just wanted to make sure first >> before I went through the trouble out there. >> I never seen what this application. Um it's a two pager

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saw a month ago. >> Yeah, we I just did it four six weeks ago. >> It's in your packet. They didn't application because we were questioning the eligibility. I wanted to make sure before I went through all that that we

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were eligible and that it was okay. >> Fill it out. Fill it out. Worth your time. >> Fill it out. Okay. Don't know. Don't know what I'm trying. Okay. here.

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>> Maybe. >> I'm not sure. >> Stuck in the pants or something. I didn't know until we got here. I found this one on my sho anyway.

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What you think, Mr. Bill? >> Fill out the application. Just give it a shot and see what happens. >> Good chance. >> Okay, I'll go ahead and fill out the application. I just wanted to make sure before I went through all that. >> Well, we're not guarantee anything. >> No, I know it's not guaranteed anything. >> Put it in. You're not going to get it

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for sure. So, >> fill it out. >> Okay, I'll go ahead and fill it out and get it done. Then, do I need to be president at the next meeting? Sure. >> I'll have to remember that too. >> All right. Thank you.

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>> The agenda item 68 to discuss one of the station is approved notice of award council taking action necessary. That is my second. You need a big tabulation review.

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>> No, we I'm just going to give them Okay. I think the tabulations could be in that letter. Yeah. >> Okay. Um, thank you. I think about four weeks ago we received bids from registration. There were two bids that were received. uh one was the Royal

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American Construction and one RTR and uh he re you know they look good. Uh we had an additive alternate about order control that during when we originally

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asked for the um pump station upgrade. The order control was not in the uh brand application but you know during during the design phase I think some of the council member asked for the order control. So we put it in. Uh there are

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unfortunately not enough money at this point to do the order control. uh but they they are enough money to do the lift station. Now before I say the over control we originally uh we were doing this lift session part of a SRF grant uh

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and we were fortunate enough to get the drift grant on that. So this is 100% grant money. Um so we have the application uh we have the design already done. sort of submitted an application uh a week ago and we know in

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August city have a good chance of getting it funded. So at that time it will change over back in the um border control but the all the lift station and everything that's within the grant and you have enough funds available you may have a little bit fun

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that's over um after we do the uh consation operation. So what we are so we give you a couple of options in there. Uh we do not have to make a decision on whether to take right now we are asking them you to do is to do a

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base bid and then once we don't more funding uh by August we may add it back in or the city has the option to pay the difference and put that order forward. Uh we are going uh the whole building will be sealed and they'll they have

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some deodorizer they use. So we continue to do that. Um so my recommendation is at least go ahead and award to RP uh and during the course hopefully you'll find out we have additional grant from

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this only the border control part of >> how much of a difference would there be if we went ahead and did the patrol like if upgrade opposed to doing it later. So, so the fortunate thing about it is

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SRF grant we'll know in August and this project is for a year. So during that time we can have that length >> we'll know if we don't get it we still can talk to the contractor. There are certain items that we can if the city

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has to pay there are few things we can delete and the city staff can do like the road that needs to be built. So we can value engineer at that time says hey this is what the final number is going to look like but my suggestion would be is well let's wait till at least in August we see it's a one-year project so

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you have some time talk to the contractor so if not uh and we have some other funding working and we just you know it's up to the council if you want to go ahead and that you can it's a 100,000 something difference 160 or something like that but my

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recommendation would be the best August and then if there is an issue uh and if the city didn't get it then deal >> when you say if there is an issue and it's been the issue the whole while

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is the order. >> Sure. So >> what >> and we're going to do it then we should do it all at one time. >> Correct. So the same contractor will do

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it. It depends upon if the city gets a grant then grant pays for it or the city pays for it. So uh the time frame is I don't think it's going to change much. >> So it you're not losing anything. You can award it today with order control in

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or you can wait till the grant is approved and that seems like three months. So it's a few months in the same tank, right? >> Yeah. So he has uh you know in his we can also ask him says hey I if you can

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hold your price um I don't expect him not to hold it because it's like additional work for him so my suggestion please to do that question um we started this process was this station

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supposed to be rebuilt and I heard So yeah, >> they changed it. >> So yeah, >> go ahead. >> So the reason being is you have a big pond on the side and the existing in order to move it to the other side and

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dig you know to build the new constation it would have costed about one and a half time this. The reason being is the lift station the way where it's located and the condition you would have a lot more uh we have to build you have to

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build another building you have to build um when you when we got into the soil conditions are very bad in that area because you have a farm and we have to rewater all that we had you know back in the old days I think uh

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you know they had a lot of issues the area for dewatering. So this cost would have gone three times. What we are doing is this the whole pump station will be lined all the opening business. So he sealing everything and you will have you

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know panning everything. So I think you will be very and can you talk more about it you know in the past when they try to dewater and we have rock and all that. So there's a lot of unknowns and we didn't riff has a

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time frame also we didn't want to jeopardize and the need for order control regardless we refurbish it or put a new one >> question my concern has always been met

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on 3237. My concern has been that it's been years that the odor was just horrible. There is money going over to plantation other areas for water works and all of that great stuff and pipes have been

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laid in other areas. There have been citizens that come to this meeting in our area in Bair that have had um pipes that's been there since the 60s. um the the pipes that's in that area, you thump it, it may just disintegrate because

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it's so bad. And so my concern is that it's not just that particular area, it's a lot of in a lot of areas back there in the neighborhood that needs to be funded to get those pipes done. But that is a major concern that when you get to that

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area, it's smells up the entire section. some of the kids coming out the door that live over in Perrytown trying to play outside and that smell just whips and it's very strong and to me that should have been the first thing that should have been addressed and of course

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that building I think was built in the 50s or 60s is a very old building. My concern to the city would be why wasn't it a concern that was addressed before anything else had been addressed when you're giving millions of dollars. I think the city has been given over

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hund00 million dollars in grants for waterworks, for pipes, and for all of that great work. Why wasn't that one of your first considerations? Because it is a major concern for the entire community. >> Okay. So, I think a very very good

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question. So, let me answer it quick. So, that money is there. We haven't touched this is so when we did the overall project, the $und00 million is still there. you can still use that money. So that uh was after this grant

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was awarded uh as part and we were doing overall the city need analysis. So we did several different things. So water station was part of the SAM for SRF funding. So the one which they decide

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and we were fortunate enough to get RIF funding but there was a limitation of how much we get from RI. So that will do your pump station. The grant we applied to do the uh the pump station and the order control. We did the engineering on

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it. It will be decided in August if you get the funding or not. If the order controls are there the $100 million we haven't started anything on it. We can add that into it and work that. So this is the reason otherwise I would have

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recommended you go ahead and you know the order is that you have a million dollar grant you can pay portion of it and get it done that way. So those two are still in works. So that's why I was saying so it's going to get it done one way or the other either city paid for it or grant pay for it.

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>> Okay we need to go ahead and include it. >> If you want to include it then is included in the he's saying we can't include it later. It's going to get done either way. We're just going to wait to see who's paying for it. >> Yeah. And I want to make it clear this is the most important lift station. It's the first one we're doing. Yeah.

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>> It was our first application any of them. So we're we're working on the priority first for trying to and so we gave you three options. You can vote on it now, pay for it and do it that way. I'm perfectly fine. The only

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thing it will be is then the grant, you know, since you already voted ahead of time and the grant is not here yet, you're not likely they will say it wrong. >> If we go ahead and do it now, we don't we don't stand a chance of getting the money in August. So,

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>> yeah, this is just the money part. It's >> we're doing it either way. We just saying don't go ahead and approve the extra money to do the odor control. >> So, what do you mean? So I we just need you to accept the data and authorize

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John and mayor to sign the contract. >> Second. >> Yes. >> Hampton. Yes. Landry. >> Yes. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Item

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public hearing council public hearing for the purpose of considering approval of the city managers recommended capital improvement program for fiscal year 2026 2031. I'm good with this doctor here.

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I would just like to see yours additional streets that you want. I haven't said various streets repaving based on condition. >> Yeah, but that's streets.

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streets are schedu >> she's talking about how we work off the the property list when we when the city doesn't >> that's we do that

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>> we have to start with the worst ones and go from there >> makes sense >> so you're asking it to show the others that >> we'll do that during budget whenever we approve what they done for

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We're going to be starting. >> Me and Carly started today, but y'all start the first meeting in July. >> Sounds good. >> Well, Carly, I started today. Carly started. Anybody have any more discussion?

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Anyone from the public? Anything they would like to discuss about everybody else, Florida 3247. I have read and kept up with this

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whatever it is you're doing the budget for the fiveyear period. I've seen some changes. I go deep line by line by line by line and I feel like anyone that's interested in this whole community needs to realize

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the amount of time that's been put into it, the changes that have gone into it. And I applaud you. That's a tough job. >> And I I think that what he has done is important to notice because it doesn't

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just happen overnight. >> I don't know if you remember the old ones, but it was just a list of like eight items. >> The old CI was just a list of about eight to 10 items. Well, I hope you got good input from your department is

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>> that helps. >> Well, it says it's a fiveyear plan. It's living it can change one year to the next. >> It's a fiveyear wish list to me. >> I'm saying it. It can move around.

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I've seen it happen a few times. So anyway, any more discussion from anyone board meter a motion? >> Well, that was just a public hearing. The next one will be a resolution. So you don't

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>> you can approve the next item. 6 resolution 26-22 reference city manager recommend capital improvement program resolution of the program for fiscal year 26 2026 to 2020 2031

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resolution of the city of Perry Florida approving and adopting the city manager recommended five year capital improve program for fiscal years 2026 to leave 2031. >> Now be time for a motion. Motion approved.

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>> Second approval. >> Brian, >> yes. >> Hans, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Fisher. >> Yes. 6B. Cas to discuss approval of the generator grant capable of taking it and

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made necessary. This is finally the grant after Halloween. I think it's 11 generators around critical facilities should be a separate it's a 75% 25% local match but Florida Commerce is

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supposed to be taking care of the 25% local match and they're moving just as slow as FEMA. We're in our third year now. Coming up on our third year since you >> should have another one about a year

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from now probably same for what more generator >> so this is fairly normal for and so you know I'm in Panama City and we're still doing works in 2018. So

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my I always say this is really good thing. So you got some critical generators and I would just say go ahead and you know this is a very good project. So that will allow you to have bunch of generators and your pump station. I

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think you have a generator and then you have others. So and if you get it 25% from lot of com that's almost great. So I would say some other Get authorization to sign motion to approve

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second. >> Bronze. >> Yes. >> Hampton. >> Yes. >> Landry. >> Yes. Item 6E. council to discuss 10 name road and council will take any action

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necessary heard it's maybe a little complicated >> yes or I might ask >> I think we discussed it at some point you and I discussed it and I think you put it on the agenda but at any It's on discuss it. It's um tell

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everybody what I don't know the lady's name was been in code enforcement with lanes up to >> $89,000. >> But the lady is deceased and I believe it's her daughter that's living out of it like that.

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And we get complaints all the time from the neighbors, but until we start a new process, just add more fines to it every day. >> Um, I was >> I believe it's the daughter. >> The daughter. >> The daughter.

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>> Now, the house lady's name is deceased. I believe so. >> Yes. The owner of the home is deceased. There's no probate action that's started on this property. I understand the person who's been dwelling there has

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dealt with um stents incarcerated and so there are times where the house has no one there but um the picture is not really doing justice. This has been a subject of code enforcement several times. I did take the liberty of asking

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our code enforcement officer Bruce Griffin to be here um with the file if the if you all had any questions. Um, and we're getting a lot of complaints. And on that particular neighborhood, there's maybe two or three other properties that are definitely not as

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bad as that, but they are coming into compliance. Um, and the people in this neighborhood have great pride and want their neighborhoods to look nice. Um, and this is just continued to be a problem. I'm also sort of concerned that there's a dog being held there. Um,

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sometimes there's a person there, sometimes not, a pet or something. multiple dogs, >> multiple dogs. >> Um, and so when I was asked as to what could we do um, regarding enforcing the lean and also um, there's other

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opportunities here um, in which I sent John a memo May the 12th and he copied it and placed it in your files for review that um, we have, you know, a number of properties have wings on them. very few may have as many as this, but

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this is also continue to be a worsening nuisance. Um, even people who are trying to maybe sell or rent property in that neighborhood are having a problem when they turn into that neighborhood. That's the one the first house we see. So, um, maybe I'll start with the easiest to to

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the hardest. So the easiest which is the third one is that um because there have been there has been multiple repeat violations um that we could do what's called a nuisance abatement where we the city

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could possibly um go in and clean it clean up the property um even though I'm heard that's probably impossible but say conceptual we can clean up the property without demol doing going through demolition which is almost every

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property we ever have. Um and that um and the going to the second or we can demol go through demolition which is a process that um we have been doing quite often with board of adjustments more more often in the last year and a half

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and you all have increased the budget for demolition um because it is an unfit and dangerous dwelling and like I shared in the memo um would you mind coming forward Bruce with the files um that I did have after talking to officer

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Griffin have him to go ahead because he is by our LDR section um the person that can make those decision. Um he did place on the property basically what tantamounts to condemnation of the property and that there should not be

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anyone living in there. Um, typically when someone is living in the property, it has been the past like an older person who's being taken advantage of, maybe they're renting and things and um, Officer Griffin, I've seen him, you know, talk to um, different social

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services agency to try to place that person somewhere. Um, this is a situation where the person who's living there is related to the owner who is now deceased, um, but has made no intent or effort to go through any process to take

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responsibility for the property. It like I said, sometimes leaves it because of her incarceration. um and it is a situation where homestead is no longer attached because the deceased person because it's deceased owner that we do have a third step which

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I won't say that is as complicated but is um definitely much more work um in that the city could rightfully foreclose or file a petition to foreclose on the property. So whereas in the past if we demolish the property the ownership

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remained with whoever the property owner is and we can put a lean money that they owe us for demolishing the property. Now whether or not they ever paid I have no idea. I imagine not. But in this case not only could we demolish it but we could take possession I believe

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victoriously through a petition for foreclosure um on the property. And although we're not in the habit of trying to build up surplus property, um right now um the cost, well, right now the particular property is supposedly

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estimated by the tax appraisers um website as $66,450 the building is, but again, I know those pictures are hard to see. I don't know that it was still if it really still is that valuable. And our lean is $89,000.

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Um, Officer Griffin can speak to it or ask answer any questions, but he's estimating because of what's on the property that it'll take up to $20,000 to demolish and remove what's on the property. And when it comes to filing

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fees for foreclosures is $95. So, it's not a quick process, but we uh as a city do stand to at least gain something in adding it as a property. Um, and this house, unlike the other

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houses that have come before the board in the last year, um, has been the only one that hasn't even tried to be in compliance. And no other property is situated like this property, which, you know, it really actually outside of that home is really seemingly a nice

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middle-ass neighborhood. But, um, this particular property continues to stand there with all this junk, dogs, potentially drug abuse situations happening in the property is just a big problem. We keep getting complaints. So,

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as promised in the past, we talked about foreclosing or or going through the finances of putting leans on property and enforcing them that we're bringing back to the council to decide if that's an action we want to take. >> So, that file just on this land, just on

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this house, >> just just this house. Wow. And I have some updated pictures. Uh the actual cost right now there is a lean for $89,100 that we filed in February. Since February of last year since then there's

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been accured another $24,750 in binds to $50 a day. So it's $113,5850 that's occurred on property right now. And these are pictures of the chief that I took last month.

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They haven't had utilities in that in the house in forever. >> No sewer, no electric on getting water. >> The water if they have water usually they connect to the restaurants on the other side of the fence with water hose and we go and remove it

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generator or whatever for power. There's not even that going to demolish this. Granted, it looks awful on the outside

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to get cleaned up, but we have problems that are far worse than this home. >> I don't know any of this. I'm sorry. >> I'm speaking just

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not that object or whatever. Yes. and money and my district. We have some worse. I wanted to put some insurance. We're charging them $50 per day

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or can't afford to even get the water cut on. So what what is spending $50 per day? Who is that helping? I know we're not going to get paid for that.

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I do I agree we need to get it cleaned up, but I don't agree with her demolishing the home. Maybe some other too much >> take that on and

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upgraded code violations. This property is in violation city code since 2017. >> I believe the other family member is in either in prison or in jail right now. the only other one that could assist >> and and so everyone's clear the house is

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condemned. So right now no one even for their own safety is supposed to be in the home. And like I said, typically in the past, we've tried to work in, you know, helping someone find another place to be, but legally and, you know, for

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their own safety, there's not someone supposed to be in condemn, >> Mr. Okay. Is there something wrong with >> when the chief and I were there last month, there is so much trash stacked up against the front of the house, it goes

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from the concrete base to the sopet probably 3 4t deep, 20 ft wide. You can't even get into the front doors of the house. You have to run the back of the house to end of the house. And it's probably Yeah, there's like

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there's raw garbage all over the place. Yeah. Uh, it smells horrible. The neighbors constantly complain of rats around the property. She goes out at night and collects garbage from around the city and brings it to her house.

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There's piles of used concrete in the driveway. Big chunks of concrete. >> She's still doing that. She was incarcerated. >> She She on off again incarcerated. >> Okay. >> It's She's not >> Okay. should not always incarcerate to

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get off incarcerated for drug offenses and this this has been a problem since I started here at least offered in 2007. Okay. That this place has been like this. >> What is your record?

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>> I'm taking a bea to seek demolition on the house uh in August. I've already sent out the first letters. First letters have going out to her. Uh the problem is the cost of demolition because all the garbage inside the house

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and outside the house should be 20 to $25,000 just for that house alone. >> I have vanish. We have renters all around this house and they're complaining about it. So obviously the

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real estate companies are complaining to me wanting me to do something with it because their renters are complaining and I have three other houses on this street that are in the process of fixing stuff up and coming into compliance. She does nothing.

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She does nothing. She ignores all all the government that's going on that long. She's not >> No, there's not been any property taxes paid on this property in probably 12, 14 years. And she's now responsible for it because

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I turned the property back into property appraisers office when I found out that Minnesota was deceased, has been deceased for years. So that the free taxes don't apply anymore on the house. So I turned it back into property appraisers office, notified them of it. So she's now two years behind her

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property taxes also. >> This house it can't be fixed. It is that far gone. >> It would have it would have to be ripped to bare concrete walls inside and out. >> Someone has a question.

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I don't have a question. I'm sorry. >> Yes. Could you call that up and give them your name? >> All right. Thank you. Um, my name is Orio Bl. I live at 136 Lane. Um, I passed by this house every day. And I

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will say the pictures that were up there were true, but I would say probably within the last week it's clean. I don't know if you've been by that, but I was really shocked. The whole yard is clean. They built some kind of plywood um makeshift closing for the garage area,

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but it's clean. I just wanted I thought that was important for you to know. Yeah. Said the yard is clean. >> I think there's more than one. >> All they all they have done for this house put some blue in the garbage

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clean by one. Oh, I >> street. >> Yeah, there's one too far. Probably it's got not as bad, but it's in the same ballpark. >> The one that you're speaking of is Catorn, too. Um I believe Miss Fidget,

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but this home I believe was uh Elizabeth Darnell. It may be her daughter that owns. I know she has been in and out of prison. So, >> yeah. No, this period ODM.

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>> Oh, the daughter's name is home. >> Yeah. Okay. So, yeah. >> Yes. >> Yes. Oh, this is Darnell. >> That's not the house. >> The 108 Magnolia. It's a yellow house. >> Norma ODM is the name of the house. >> I thought you said it was 108 Magnolia.

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>> But Norma Odum, Darlene ODM was the owner. She's the one that passed away. >> Oh, I don't know the the mom's name. I'm just talking about the daughter. >> What's the daughter's name? >> Eliza Darnell. >> Amy Perry. >> Is the Okay. >> And like I said, there's a lot of houses

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on there. Maybe 103. Not sure. >> Oh, I know. They're both yellow. I did. >> Yeah. >> I don't know. Anyway, you guys >> I think she dropped about 113. >> Yeah. There. two or three better.

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>> There's one that's got a roof that's Yeah, that's construction. I'm working with that also. There's one about >> there's two or three. You know what I'm talking about. >> This one

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been an ongoing problem since 2017. >> Will she decide on this? >> I I can't hear. >> Did the magistrate make a decision? Yes, she she has placed $50 day fives on the house and what I have done now because

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of the ongoing problems and the condition of the house and the condition of the roof is I'm taking it for the BOA. Uh I have to give a BOA I have to give 120day notice that's running out in August. >> It will go before the BOA in August. I

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haven't >> yet that will be in March first August and they're probably going to give the authorization to >> us to be aware >> actually it's it's two actionable things um I didn't think about the the second

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one which is the actual budget for it but um the foreclosure process is not a quick process um but that could happen at the same time as it's going to be reviewed for Florida adjustment permit the petition for foreclosure. For

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instance, if we were if the city was to prevail, which I think I mean all the law suggested we would, then the city could then also take ownership and still not be demolished and whatever. Those are two separate actions. What m what

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officer Griffin will be going to the board with in August, regardless of of of the actions today, is for it to be demolished. has already been and as he already does as the LDR administrator that can put that forth, the board of

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adjustment can decide whether they'll demolish it or do nothing or clean it. Um, what we're asking, which is very different than what we I've done since I've been in this this position, is a petition to file foreclosure. Whereas before any demolished property would

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just basically put the lean on the owners and say you're supposed to pay us for all this work we did to demolish it whereas this is like we would take over ownership of the property. Yeah.

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>> So, that's what I was seeking council's um instructions or authorization to do >> or at least at least there would be a decision about it based on what you've been provided. >> So, the house has got structural damage.

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I'm assuming it's it's been rotting from the inside out because of the horrific amount of garbage inside the house. And it was like that back when I was patrol officer here. I I had deal with the ghost

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or warrants her about when his daughter was still alive and it was a fact. So again on the inside of home this is because I don't know it makes it makes it right you know

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>> yes because you have there's variety of food stuff inside the house inside the picture >> that's a recent picture missing it Uh

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because the red notice on on the window there is where I declared the house. And you can see that's the front door there where you see that white basket hanging there. That's the front door. >> I needed that roof on the left. Hurricane.

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And of course, you all don't have to make a decision today, but if there's some more information you would want to help make a decision or and want to place it on another calendar after the August, but again because of time, I thought in based on the request about

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what are our options that we can have both processes going at the same time um because the board adjustment will be the one deciding whether it should be demolished or not. question. >> It was coming in August, right? And what's your decision in August?

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>> First money in August. >> First Monday in August. Oh, I made it for the neighbors of the round, but I got through this much longer, but that would be the best. Well, the first year

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>> even they give me authorization to demo it. There's no money this year without I've already gone through this year's budget. Although we appreciate the board of adjusted budget, please like for process just cuz

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I guess I put that person's name and maybe one day back on someone might want to build a house there one day. >> I say the neighborhood is I didn't realize how close it was to a commercial area. I didn't it's just right there such >> it would improve the overall value of

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the property for the neighborhood. Okay. So we'll revisit this after the adjustment societ. >> Is that what I understand? Yes. >> And even if it's been clanked up, as the realtor said, uh, the board of

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adjustments will take that into >> I know they were working on one Another street app. >> Thank you. Agenda item has council to discuss 105 Jefferson Street Tree. Council take any

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means necessary. I ask this to be put on the agenda because everybody's gone from worried about it to Um panicbody what I'm talking about. >> I think the lightning hit the other day.

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>> I think the lightning hit it the other day when we was in that storm. I heard it and I I rolled by. I seen the bars on the ground. So I assume the lighting had to hit it again. >> It's pretty bad. It's pretty bad. >> It's bad. Uh Danielle called me

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yesterday and said she's meeting with somebody tomorrow about I guess >> and speaking to public works said that she's been in contact with the property owner who said they're having an arborist tomorrow to come look at the property.

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>> Um but prior to that I understood that there was acknowledgement that that needed to be removed but there may be some hold up in the process regarding insurance. Um, again, just in preparation of today's meeting, I knew that address was familiar because it was

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on a recent code enforcement hearing in May um as a repeat violator dealing with the overrown brush um and other issues of nuisance and hazard in the in the yard. Um, and

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there's been no attempt to comply with some of the most simplest requests. So my biggest concern, even though she would be liable if something were to happen, but if the city I notice that there is a nuisance that needs to be evaded that could be a serious hazard, I

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it makes me concerned about whether or not you want to use any type of police power to request or demand that it be removed expeditiously and if not that we remove it and and charge it back to the owner. So because she's already in

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non-compliance with things including weeds and out outgrowth even though the tree was not a part of that argument but is a part I think of the definition >> I understand but it's a part it's it's the same property

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>> it's the same property my only point was that if you all feel that it's fine that's fine but um if you want it because I think the question was What could the city do? Not that you should do it. What could the city do? If you

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wanted to use nuisance of baitment and give a short order for it to be resolved, you could even if because of the cost you would have to front the cost and then charge it back to the property owner. But if you feel that it's fine and even if there may be some

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issue that you're comfortable with just letting the owner um work it out the way the owner can then you know that's also well within their rights. >> Sure. You mentioned to them about the FEMA

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money. What what program is that you told me about removing the trees? What was this? >> He gave me information. >> Is any part of it the tree on the rightway city?

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>> Okay. When you look at the pictures >> Yeah. >> running north and south, it's two feet to the inside of the cycle. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The limbs are hanging over. >> Yes. Power line up in the front, isn't it? >> Yes. >> Well, there's a lot liability sitting

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there. Yes, there he is. >> Trees. >> Not that I'm aware of. >> Has I'm sorry. Has Duke, you been you've been contacted about it? What did they say about? >> I got them to come look and that line only runs to a a light, I think. So,

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they said they weren't concerned about it. And I also understand from Danielle and public works if if they need to after the arborist looks at it, if they need to cut off temporarily so that it could be removed safely, they would. But that

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right now that they were not um concerned. >> Duke did say they would remove or drop the line down for them while they're doing the work. >> It was a concern. I'm sorry I missed something. >> I shouldn't say it wasn't concerned cuz that's not the words that I was told, but that they had been contacting. They

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said they could turn it off. Um, but I was I was it was described to me in in partnership with the owner having an arborist supposedly coming tomorrow. But I don't I don't have any verification. That's just what I I understand that's what Daniel's told.

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>> What the I mean obviously want the tree down. It's going to cut. The way it's leaning the picture doesn't really show it's leaning toward Jefferson and it's going unless there's a severe wind going the other direction. It's going it's going to fall. It's going to hit Jefferson.

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>> And I can tell you there's more bark gone from that tree cuz it was hit by lightning last week. >> There's more that trees limbs on it now too. >> All over town. >> They are

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especially when you wait till tomorrow. >> I guess two more weeks we make decision. I would say she's not under contract to have to cut down by a date that we go ahead and do what you described. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I mean, the police could I mean, it's

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under police power, home rule. And again, it's not to punish her because apparently she would bring it down easily, I guess, if if she could afford to possibly, but if the city if it felt that it was that dangerous, the city could pay for it and

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>> she would be held to reimburse, >> charge it back every time or something on her bill or something. That's what I was thinking, but I wasn't it wasn't my idea to punish anybody either. I just >> Well, I just wanted to say that because it seems like people concerned about punishment of some sort. >> Yeah, we're not trying to punish. We're

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just trying to get the tree done. Like I said, people have gone from just concerned full anxiety over this tree at this point. Understandably so. >> I don't think it's just the money either. I think she's struggling to find somebody to do it, >> right? >> Danielle told him we'll shut down Jefferson while they're working, too.

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>> You're not going to want people riding on that road while they're working. because I don't I'm not a tree person, but I understand for people that are tree people that one like that is tricky to go down. >> Well, as a person lost family member to a fallen tree, that is nothing

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to my brother lost his life at 39 because of a fallen tree. So, it may not look menacing, but >> it can really be menacing. >> Yeah. >> Just hoping somebody was near something and just didn't go right. Yeah. What I'm

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trying to tell you all is there's a pro who have removed that tree. I just can't find information at this point. I gave the information to Raven and they came to her

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and helped remove the trees. So that would help the land owner. If I could find this information and you share it. How long you think you know how long it took? >> Do you know if it was >> any

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do you know if it was attached to a state agency? >> Yeah. >> Church. Church. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. Like I said, the point is not to punish or anything. I say it's not her fault tree. the tree down in her yard is

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just bad luck. I mean, >> a liability would, you know, it could be on her as much as it could be on us. So, >> it would be helping her. >> Exactly. You're right. Would be. >> So, you want to set up some kind of time

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limit on it or I mean, it's going to come down eventually. Just question when and how, where exactly. That's why that's why I brought this up. When they scrutiny

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your birthday, at a lower rate. So they had to say for >> sure is it just a theme was a church >> church that's a really dangerous job right

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there. That particular tree is >> But they say any tree that's dying is really more dangerous than trying to save life. >> I've been told about people that kind of work. >> I think we all

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absolutely use give me a date when we start looking for somebody. What's the 23rd? She meet with someone tomorrow. Is that correct? >> That's what she told Daniel.

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>> What week? How you know? >> It's not done. Next. When's it going? We'll find somebody to do it. I think that's the problem she's having is finding somebody to take the job. >> Those trades are dangerous.

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>> They are. They are. That's That one's going to be tricky right there by the road. >> Well, if they tell them that Duke's willing to take the power line down, you're going to close the road. That's going to take a lot of, you know, liability off of them. >> Okay. >> Um, so that might change the price. And

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then the city pick up the debris and that would save cost too. >> Siri picked up somebody's voice. Sean, I guess you sound like me or something. >> The homeowner know that Duke will take the line now. any of the guys. There's like two guys

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down that have a truck tall enough. You're going to need the 100footer to get to the top of it. I know TripleB and Leslie McKenzie both have a truck can reach the top and being the treerees already leaning out. The liability part of it is a lot less. If the power line's

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gone, it's not a complicated job for somebody with truck falling up just to get up there from the top down. >> Yeah. was the road didn't close up the road it starts falling >> and as long as no one's under it but that power line would have been a

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big deal they need to know this power line be gone and I bet it' be a pretty good deal >> seven days >> reasonable motion on there >> so we can move forward to lose the abatement if we have to.

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>> Yeah, she's going to pay for it either way. Not affecting our budget or anything. Just the timing. >> We need the not trying to get the tree now. That's allbody wants. >> It is. Raven said that number. It was

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Brandon's tree service. Jacob Brandon. Yeah, he's the one that cut over on street. >> I'll let the owner. >> So, you all take a >> within seven days or we can file a notice.

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I can follow that. >> We don't have to file, but we have to provide notice, written notice. We don't have to file it. Yeah. I was going to assume she wants the tree on start. That's an assumption. I guess she's okay with being gone.

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>> I think she won't worry about it till here recently. >> Yeah. I mean, I'm assuming that she's okay with being cut down. >> Yeah. >> So, >> she she could sign an agree that two allow us to do it. >> Okay. Then just charge it back to her so much

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a month or whatever until it's okay. Everybody okay with that? >> Yeah. But please don't forget that business card. >> Let's just get them. >> House member Hampton Raven. Who is

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Raven? >> I'm sorry. I don't know who it might be. >> Right. Brian >> Brian had received a complaint from this general that one of the trees was almost fell over on her property.

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Okay. gave her back bad trees that he took down sometimes things. Yes. >> So, we need a motion on this or just consens away. I was asking for a vote since

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you've been discussing it that you would that we would that we would give seven days for the property owner to cure the situation and if not then we can step in if we don't

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get drawn out. till next Wednesday you're going into July. >> We are next Wednesday was July 1. >> Okay. And again it should be welcome but I just she may just agree like hey if

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you can find someone including the resource that Raven Bryant has that help her. >> So is there a motion in second? Anyone care to make a motion? increase.

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Daniel said he already gave her his number in glass. Excuse me. >> Daniel said she's already given her the number you were talking about and blast. So motion is >> the tree needs to come down but you

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>> Yes. So city can step in with the nuisance abatement and do it themselves. That's all I was asking because we have to provide notice. So that's why is there a second motion? I said that's a second

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>> that the tree be taken down by July 1st or I couldn't hear all she said something the city can move in to remove the tree >> or the city can come in do it.

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>> Are we banning this to her? I would suggest personally it's been a very amicable situation with public works. >> We got two conversations. >> I apologize. >> Say thanks. >> I was suggesting personal service and

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it's been a pretty amicable relationship between public works because they're working with her to try to wanted to get it down. I don't want to return. We're just trying to help get down. >> It's going to be personally served.

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>> Yeah. >> But I think public work is going to be out there tomorrow anyway with the IRS. Sure. Just curious. Whose tree is it? >> Pir tree. >> This lady lives on north is

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>> Are you sure? >> Somebody's that used to be on somebody else's. It don't make any difference. You know it is. >> She still lives there. >> We were a cop the survey. I'd like to see >> survey.

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>> Yeah. >> Or the >> How do you know? >> Nancy, >> where have the survey? Look, I think Danielle measured it. >> They measured it. Daniel went out and measured it. It's

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>> Yes, it is on property. >> Not very far on her property, but it's on her property. But it is Maya. >> Please know down there.

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>> The last one was larger than that and it fell during Idelia. I don't know if any of you reme remember it or not, but it fell and it fell into Jefferson Street. Same size tree. Um, and the city out of

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their right to do so went and removed everything out of Jefferson Street for safety. And her part, they just Well, y'all did your job.

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Y'all did yours job because it was then on the sidewalk and on Jefferson Street blocking traffic, so on and so forth. And we had all those people that influenced all those workers coming from Adelia.

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Thank goodness it influence the other. >> Um and this tree is a bad situation. I won't walk under it. >> Well, you just don't know when. >> You don't know when.

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>> Yeah. If you look at it from the north to the south, you can see it's at an angular So if it if something if and when something happens, it's going to be the root system that's going to pull up those I feel out of the ground. If all

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the widow makers don't fall before that, >> there's your 12 in those mains right there too. >> Yep. >> We're trying to get replaced. >> Yep. >> We talked this thing just about I think we all agreed that it needs to come down

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there. 7 days. There's a motion on the table for if it doesn't get cut. 7 days the city's going to step in and do it. Just finance back on their utility bill over time. We have a motion

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on the table. Do we have a second? >> Counc. >> Yes. >> Counc. >> Yes. >> Mayor Landry. Yes, Mayor Richard. >> Yes. Whereas agenda item 6G,

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ordinance number 1061, introduction and first reading ordinance ordinance of the city council of city of the city of Ferry, Taylor County, Florida, regarding serviceless lands authorizing conveyance of certain

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demand to the Taylor County School Board as a gift for public educational purposes, preserving a utility easement to the city, and providing an effect of I thought we'd already done this. >> Yeah, I was about to say talk about

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something else at that time. We approved it. We haven't done the expos who will be up for the legal work. >> Ray Curtis has been handling it so far. >> I didn't hear. Attorney Curtis has been handling it so far,

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>> but he's paid for it. The school board pay for it or we got to pay for it. >> It shouldn't be too much. I would think >> what's a little bit different is that this request is also regarding the utility easement which was not a part of

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the original discussion only the research that um that's come forth without getting all into the buyer's a part of it right John that you were wanting to retain for potential lift stationation so that's just a small difference but is one that was not

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included in the first You're saying the legal fee to do that was a small business. >> No, no. Um, no. I was just saying the action that you all agreed to was gifting the property. At one time we thought it was like one property, but

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the same donor gave us more than one and gave it to the county, too. And so in order for us to give it to the school board, we had to have agreement by the county and upon further review because one of the spaces would be perfect. If

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you look at the bottom of page one where it says that we will maintain a sewer lift station situated on the subject property that added additional legal terminology that needed to be passed by us as well. >> Yes. I think

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I >> should be going a couple hundred bucks. I wouldn't think >> for the whole transaction. >> I'm ready to be done with it. >> We are now dealing with the the county, the school board, and the city, but it was supposed to be a gift.

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So the county has taken care of their part of the best I remember. I think it's already been >> I don't know Ray's you gota read his emails. He's maneuvering through all of it. I'm just following what Ray told me. >> We can follow up and get a cost to send

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to you all to that. I don't have that information and I and truly I can't say it's going to be a few hundreds. I I don't think it's going to be exorbitant but raise a little bit more than just a few types.

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On page three, you've got uh city fair reserves of perpetual nonexclusive utility visa. Why would why is it nonexclusive? Why would it be exclusive? I don't know why and if there's a need

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for potential ability to share that utility easement with the county as well because we both officially own it away. >> Do I have utilities on it now? >> I'm not aware. We're asking for the

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easement for our water lift station. I don't believe the county had the same interest. The county didn't even know that they also co-owned it. Um, so it just seemed like the county is like, "Whatever you guys need to do to give the property um to the school board and

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we've just tried to make it work, but we can get that answer to you. I'm not sure why not exclusive. I think that means if it was an exclusive utility agreement and Duke needed to run something or the cable company needed to run something, they'd have to ask us because we would have the exclusives

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utility agreement. It's just >> that was always exclusive exclusive to the >> Yeah, good question. Anyway, does anybody else want to speak on it or

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have any comments on it? It's first reading, so it's going to come back to us again. >> Yeah. Down six. I resolution 2026-23 budget amendment >> skip

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ordinance number 106 introduction of first reading of ordinance requirements basically clean up long conversation we Yes. >> Any discussion on the public? All right.

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That's going to come back again in July. Now we'll move to a item 6 I resolution 2026-23 budget amendment. DFA grant resolution of the city council amending the budget of the city of Perry, Florida for the fiscal year October 1st, 2025

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through September 30th, 2026. Chiefly got a 50/50 grant for >> Bunker and the 5050 grant that Chief Lee got. We got to use the fund city funds for half of it for buck

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I think for volunteers. Yeah, he's trying to get the volunteer program started back. That helps a lot with your ISO rankings. Technically have more people that can get the structure fire and we only made ISO full order by I

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think it was 07 last time. You got to work on ISO score so we don't fall off. I hope we get to a ISO3 one day. >> Yeah, >> but having the volunteer program will help a lot. >> Motion. We have a second.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. Okay. 6K approval of minutes. Any tax 26 discussion comments on the minute? >> Yes.

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John, >> I won't be here to next meeting. Florida Commerce sent us an email. Everybody that received the CDBG DR grant has to have a representative at a 3-day 24hour fraud prevention training in Orlando.

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I'd much rather be here sitting through 24 hours of that. I will be in Orlando Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. You have anything? >> Yes. Yes, city management

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which was due in February. It is our respons and we still do two evaluations that has not been received yet. Um so

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on the phone manage performance evaluation we're going to get you number one and two under evaluation procedure. >> Okay.

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So number one, the city manager will inform the mayor when the time for annual eval time for the evaluation has occurred. Number two, the mayor will ask city council member to include the evaluation form prior to an evaluation session.

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>> Okay. You've been keeping up, right? >> Yes. >> That was a >> But what I'm saying is that we have to take this seriously.

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This is one of our main duties and still back into evacuations. Um, you submit to us you

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>> Yes, ma'am. >> So, we can discuss it next next meeting here. >> Oh, wow. with you. But I've already met Jeff. That is we still have to

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submit. >> Is it true? >> Bill said he had you had turned your hand in. We'll get on the ball with y'all. Situation. >> Well, we plan on going over the second

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meeting in July. See bean yourself July 28th going two button up there. I'm going try it out. everything else just plain old blue light pink

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came in on time. >> All right. So, we're going to do do the evaluation on about a month now. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Not as late as >> not as late as someone but then

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>> I had planned to ask counsel to change the meeting that's been there's place I mentioned at L bridge understand we had an incident that freedom cost city some

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Um, are we taking care of it? Are you not aware of it? >> Yes, I'm aware of it. >> Huh? >> Yes, I'm aware of it. >> You are aware of it.

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>> Is that the building? Yeah, one one of the one of these panel >> someone was in there. >> Yes. Is that face or what? >> What's that?

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>> In the background you said. >> Yes. Not only that, um actually maybe two months ago is repaired and then we say we wait

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>> the grant for that grant. >> Okay. >> Should know about them next week. >> Okay. on Sundays when we rent the building on Sundays, we're not having the lots change.

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You know, if someone rents it on a Saturday, then you have someone else coming in on the same and they can't get in the building because they don't have the information. >> The code should be the same on the lock

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box. So if they didn't enter the information and couldn't get it. >> Well, they supposed to call up here and get the code. When they pay in full, they get the code for the lock box. Anyway, whatever it is you have to need

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to do, they couldn't get in. >> Yes, I'm sorry. Parker Street. >> Yes. There's two homes on that street that needs to come.

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>> You have the addresses >> at which >> the dead end by the saw. >> Yeah. One runs into short street and the other is at the dead end. the ones on the right

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>> and they'll say they're asking what happened. >> I I'll get I'll give it information to it. >> Okay. Also, I asked someone to come to my home. I can't get in my backyard because of

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overgrown trees from, you know, properties. And I was told that there's nothing we could do about it because this city, >> if it falls on your property, you're responsible no matter where it comes from.

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>> Said what? >> If it falls on your property, >> okay? This is not falling. It's leaning. >> Let's just make this true. >> Okay? Anything that's on your side of the property line is your responsibility. >> It's none of my >> Okay. So,

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>> I was told that you okay to do anything about it. >> No. No. That's not a criminal thing. >> Criminal? >> Yeah. >> Code enforcement? Shame. >> Code enforcement is not going to make somebody has a tree leaning over. That's You said it's not even leaving on your property.

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>> Could someone come by and look at it, please? >> Sure. Which side of the house? >> If you come that you're trying to >> Which side of the house? >> I can get about that way.

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>> Okay. >> I was told that uh if the property has not been developed. >> Oh, you're talking about that lot beside you. >> Yes. >> So, it's an open lot with no structure on it. And in the past, the council had directions for the city not to clean

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that property because it was not developed. So this is a policy decision by the council. Are we going to start cleaning vacant unimproved property that doesn't have structures on it or not? So that's that's what the problem is.

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>> The problem is that we quit doing our job. >> No ma'am, we're falling. >> Quit doing our job. All these prophets were at one time and the policy that you're speaking of I never saw.

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>> There are Could you bring it back? >> There are policies that exist that have been there for a long time. >> I want to see them and I need someone to come back. >> So this is something that y'all can change as a council.

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>> I want to see a policy that says that we couldn't do it. April Film Fund. >> I appreciate it because I don't recall this. Everything is overgrown now because we quit doing what we used to do.

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>> I believe Barney Johnson >> the clean up properties then we don't know. >> I believe Barney Johnson was still public work director when that was decided. So that's several years ago. >> I don't recall that.

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back. >> I know the city was much cleaner. >> People they uh come back to the office >> and that's that's a public works issue as well because we had enough staff in the past to do the extra maintenance.

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>> She Danielle doesn't have that staff now. >> It's still out of >> Yes, ma'am. It is up to us to keep the seed clean. It's think we will get money to shop. We got to find

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clean up these properties that we own >> and and you as the council can make those decisions and make that money happen, >> right? >> Is this city owned property? Is this is this non city? This property own city owned first. I thought it was an

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easement. So I don't know. >> I don't think I think the property anything else. You have anything you want to talk about? Yeah, it's probably

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We don't also