001Okay, we'll call the meeting to order. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance and the invocation following. I pledge allegiance 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. >> Dear God, please bless our elected officials. Grant them the wisdom to know and the courage to do what is right for all citizens. Amen. >> Amen. >> Roll call, please. >> Alan here. Love >> here. >> Mr. Ravich >> here. >> Ricks >> here. >> Schultz >> here. >> Warren >> here. >> Yellen >> here. >> Good to see everybody here tonight. Approval of minutes for the city council meeting held on July 21st. Motion be in order. >> I'll make a motion. >> Support. >> Postman
002made and support. Is there any discussion? Being not. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Audience comments on anything. Uh, okay. Okay, we move on adoption of agenda. Mr. City Manager, any changes? >> No changes. >> City council, any changes? None. A motion to accept the agenda as presented. >> Motion support. >> Motion been made in support. Any discussion? >> Being not. All in favor of the motions say I. >> I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Is there a motion for the consent agenda? >> Make a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Support. >> Motion made and support. According to our rules, there is no discussion on it. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. >> I. against. Motion
003does pass. We move on. We only have two items for consideration. The first one being consideration of special event request for the EDC's golf cart event. Mr. City Manager Council scheduled to consider approving a special event request from the EDC to hold a golf cart photo scavenger hunt on Saturday, August 16th from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at the North Forest parking lot and the adjan adjacent grass lot uh where the house was removed uh behind Commercial House. Registration would begin at 4 pm. Uh in May, EDC formed a special events committee made up of Yolena Varga, Tony Maniscalo, and Dana Mlan. Uh Troy Jesy, our city planner, and myself also serve on the committee as administrative support. Uh we have been working on different events that would uh take place in our social district. Uh
004this this first one uh would be teams of four people on a golf cart. They'd be given a list of 18 clues. Uh they would then uh use those clues to go take a picture of their team at different locations in town. Uh at the end uh the top three teams that have uh the most correct answers and then ultimately also like the tiebreaker would be uh the shortest amount of time to complete the event in uh would would win a prize. Um we are looking to set up the city's tent uh at the vacant lot or the grass lot. Um we would have uh registration at 4. Uh Elena and Dana are going to work the registration. Uh we've downloaded um rules from other communities that have done similar events. They're in their packet.
005We're currently working on a uh liability waiver uh again from uh taking one that our parks and wreck uses and then one from another community that does a similar golf cart event and kind of merging the two forms. So uh with that uh we're Troy and I are here to answer any questions. >> Thank you. Is there a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the EDC's request to hold the golf cart photo scavenger hunt uh Saturday, August 16th, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the North Forest parking lot adjacent to grass lot 69271 Forest Avenue. Uh along with the closure of the parking spaces directly adjacent to the grass lot. Support >> motion made and supported. Any discussion on this item? another neat event that bring people into the community or get people that
006already have golf carts in the community together. >> And also, we're allowing outside the city limit golf carts. >> Yeah. Registered with the city. >> Correct. Similar to um the uh Santa parade uh that that night we do that as well. If somebody has a golf cart but don't live in the community or don't have it registered for this one time event, they'd be allowed to to use that outside golf cart. Uh it is limited to golf carts though, not side by sides. >> Right. And we have roughly 100 >> I think we're at 105 right now inside the city limit. >> Yes. Yes. And there's always a few that register late in the year with the festival around the corner. So, you know, again, mailing this out may encourage some of those uh people
007that normally register late to come in. Well, >> I certainly hope so. Uh I think a lot of work has already gone into this with the EDC and uh it's, you know, something that was done on a smaller scale uh with our uh police department uh as a fundraiser and we skipped a year here now and uh EDC has picked it up, which I'm sure we're all very happy about. Like Dennis said, another great event. Um, but I hope the people that have golf carts get out and take part in this. It's going to be a lot of fun. And that's all it's about is a lot of fun. And, um, let's get those carts out and show people that, uh, uh, we know how to have fun. So, sadly, again, I'm going to be
008out of town for that. I really was looking forward to it, but I might be able to sneak back in and, uh, and at least catch part of it. Uh, I'll bring a good team with me, so we don't need the whole I don't think I can make it by five, but I can make it maybe by six. Sure. Sure. >> I'll just get one of those really hot teams, you know, to uh work work the uh the clues and stuff, but it sounds like a lot of fun. >> Um, anything else? Anybody? >> I would just add that the EDC committee uh they're already talking different events, maybe doing something later in the fall and then like next spring trying to, you know, at least have a couple events uh in the next year
009uh that that would bring people into the to the social district. >> Excellent. Excellent. Yeah. And we always could use sponsors, right? >> Yes. Yeah. Absolutely. >> Okay. Any other comments on this? All in favor of the motion signify by saying I >> against motion does pass. Hope we have the weather there. Item number two is consideration of purchase radar signs. Mr. City Manager. Council is scheduled to consider approving the purchase of two uh TC600 solar powered radar signs from uh radar sign. Uh during the budget workshops, uh council directed administration to add in uh the purchase of two additional signs uh to supplement the existing seven that we have and the one portable. Um so uh I've provided the list of the locations the seven are currently at. The portable obviously can be moved
010around on the trailer. um we would need either tonight or in the near future kind of what streets council would like to see them on. Uh I do know that uh at the last meeting there was discussion on potentially Oak Street being uh one of those locations. So uh it'll be I think it's like 6 to 8 weeks uh on the order. Um and uh so we have a little bit of time to kind of finalize that location. and they can uh be placed on any of the uh poles that currently have the speed limit signs on. So, and those can obviously be moved, too. So, we have some flexibility. >> Very good. Thank you. Is there a motion? I'll make a motion to wave the purchasing ordinance requirements under section 64-53D and authorize the
011city manager to sign the quote from radar sign for two TC600 solar powered radar signs and brackets in the amount of $7,514 charged to the appropriate line item capital improvements contra contractual services >> support made and supported discussion uh assuming that this is going to pass since this was brought to the uh the administration during our budget time. Um what streets are we looking at? I think Oak would be a good one. >> Y >> um I hear a lot of complaints about pound coming into town and I think John, didn't you tell us? >> There is one right at the city limits as you come into town. >> Oh, it's the city limits. Okay. I thought it was down by the church. >> No, no, I originally I thought that too. I think when
012we talked, but uh when I went out to verify the locations, it's right as you come in from the gravel onto the pavement, it's right there. >> Okay. Okay. Good. Okay. Doesn't seem to be working real well from what a couple of the neighbors have told me lately, but anyhow. Okay. Well, that's good. Uh what's another one of our rough areas that we haven't already covered? You got Howard Street, Ridge Street, Division, uh twice, Main Street twice, >> Forest Forest, I would say. South Forest is another one that people roll. >> Yeah. They go around traffic that way. >> Well, looks like >> they hit the come over the tracks and they hit it and they go >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, >> isn't there just an issue with Oak Street? >> Mhm. >> Yeah.
013So, Oak Street and South Forest. Is there any other street that you feel >> I know Grove you have the traffic coming from the schools all the time. >> Yeah. because you always like to sign there, but that might be another alternate if we need it. >> Yeah. >> Or at the next phase. >> Yeah. Park Street. Um although I haven't heard a lot of complaints about park, but I would think that they probably get going through there pretty good, but there's parking on both sides of the road there. There's a few people that park out there and it slows traffic down. So, um, >> well, we can we can if you want to, we can go with South Forest and and that's coming into town or is that going out of town? >> Either
014way. >> Well, one or the other. >> I mean, you can put it either way. >> Yeah. Don't the tracks slow people down when they're coming in from the township or not necessarily? >> Not necessarily. >> No, I would say coming into town. >> I'd be coming in town right now. get over their tracks and they open it up and it's a drag race all the way down to the >> stop up there or something. >> Okay. And then Oak Street. Where do we want to put Oak Streets? >> Coming off of Main Street >> cuz they just they take that bend and they >> never slow down. >> Yeah. You risk your life when you're coming out of Ace or going into Ace Hardware there because of some of these people. Okay. So, if
015we have consensus on that, >> you have direction. Yep. John, is that clear enough? Perfect. Yep. Very clear. And then >> the one they have on pound. Could they move that down farther? >> Uh I can look to see. We'd have to move the sign. That's what I'm saying. Just I >> I'll have to throw it out there. >> Because I was cutting grass earlier and there was two of them. I bet you 5560 down there the other day. >> Cutting Harold's lawn. >> Yeah, that's what I'm hearing from another. >> Yeah. No, it was the one lady wasn't even stopping. I was like, okay. Um, >> no. It's too bad that they can't take a picture of the vehicles that are speeding because >> from Howard south down to when they hit the light
016at Howard. >> Yeah. >> It's a drag strip. >> Oh, yeah. >> To go down to Grashet. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> It's terrible. Yeah. >> And unfortunately, I never see any officers around to uh do anything about it. >> Yeah. Well, one of the things I found on my street uh when schools in, they like to use that as a cut off on Monroe Street and when an officer has been down there, they see them and so they everybody's an angel. That's, you know, seems to be one of the problems. I don't know. We talked last time when we order a new car, maybe we should have one of those shadow cars with >> the ghost lighting with the Yes, absolutely. >> Yeah, cuz it's people are just too aggressive driving anymore. Everybody's in
017a hurry. >> It's terrible. I mean, it >> Yeah. >> I've I've had several people complain to me and I go, "What am I supposed to do?" >> Yeah. >> Um >> Yep. Yeah. Well, and if you know, again, we you know, we authorized two in the budget this year. If we need to do more because things aren't getting any better, then we're going to have to get more. You know, we can't afford another full-time police officer. We've looked at that and that's just not affordable right now. So, >> you know, you know, people look at them many more and I I think they just Oh, well. >> Yeah. Yeah. See, when they put that portable one out uh by my house, it slows them right down. I don't know. You get one on Park
018Street every once in a while. Does it slow them down? >> I haven't had it um this season. It hasn't been on Park Street. >> No. >> Unless it's been up towards Ridge and I just haven't noticed it. But it does make a difference. It definitely does. >> Yeah. Maybe we need to put that out on Maine if we could if we could find a place to put it on Maine without it getting run over. >> We'll take a look. >> Yeah. I got two of them on me, don't we? >> Pardon me. >> We got two of them on me. We got We have two of the 33 and then we got one. Yeah. The portal. The one >> both coming into town. >> Jimmy's talking about going out down to Muttonville. >> Once
019you get past >> Oh, yeah. Okay. I got you. >> Yeah. You don't you don't have anything there since 33 mile road, >> right? >> Oh, yeah. Anyhow, um and again, these aren't permanent. These are portable. If we find that, you know, we need to move something around, we move something around. If one's worse than the other. So, but you're clear, John, on on the South Forest and the Oak Street. Okay. Uh, is there anything else that we need to talk about on this item? >> Roll call. >> Yellen, >> yes. >> Leaf, >> yes. >> Ricks, >> yes. >> Mr. Ravich, >> yes. >> Warren, >> yes. >> Schultz, >> yes. >> Allen, >> yes. >> Motion does pass. We look forward to those radar signs. Okay, we moving on to miscellaneous matters from
020the city manager. Sir, >> uh just want to let everyone know that we did confirm that the odd floors will uh begin on Friday. So, they'll uh start the demolition removal of the existing floor on Friday. Uh likely to be a three-week project uh depending on what they find once they get everything ripped out. So, uh, so, uh, we've adjusted the AUG calendar through, uh, the end of August. Uh, there won't be any events scheduled in the in the gym. >> Very good. Are uh, was there any thought of selling the floor as Momento since they're 80 some years old? >> We're working on that now. >> Yeah. >> So, >> yeah. >> Fats knows what to do with uh, bowling alley. Remember the bowling alley? Uh, floor. Didn't you make a a nice top
021out of that? >> No, that wasn't you. I thought that was you. >> Yeah, but I gave it to Jerome. >> Oh, you did? Oh, okay. >> Cuz I running out of space. >> Yeah. >> From time >> and it's heavy. >> Yeah. >> But it seriously that that would be something that some people might be interested in, you know. >> We're we're going to salvage at least some of it for >> Yeah. Yeah. That'd be neat. Okay. Okay. And then uh just a reminder, I'm on vacation uh beginning Wednesday afternoon through next Tuesday. >> Okay. Very good. Enjoy yourself. >> Thank you. >> Uh council comments. Mike. >> Uh nothing. Thank you, >> Dennis. >> Kim? >> Nothing. >> Emily? >> Nothing. Thank you. >> Nothing. >> Nick, >> all set. >> Hey, there
022you go. Let me go to the uh events that we have here planned. Uh this is Richmond Recreation Department's the kids trucks and tractors. That will be held Wednesday, August 13th at 11:00 a.m. in BB Street Park. Kids will be able to uh get into some of those vehicles and see how they operate and whatnot. Uh and uh I think we're going to have more vehicles this year than we had last year. Uh also, uh also children's entertainment series which is free. The program is on Thursday, June. Yeah, June or I'm sorry, August 21st. It's Ben the Lego guy. Um, he is going to be at the park, I'm assuming. >> Yes. At the pavilion. >> At the pavilion at 11:00 a.m. That's Thursday, August 21st at 11:00 a.m. in the pavilion. Ben the Lego
023guy. And the summer concert series will come to an end on August 27th. It's a Wednesday and that will be held from 7 to 8:30. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and that is I believe held in the pavilion also pavilion area. Any questions on any of this uh call our recck department at 7273064. Today being the 4th, we have uh do we have a planning commission meeting? Yes, we do. There will be a planning commission meeting on the 14th at 7 o'clock here at city hall. Uh as approved tonight uh Saturday the 16th, the golf cart event from 5 to 7. And again, that will gather behind Commercial House uh on uh North Main Street. And uh two weeks from tonight will be our next regular city council meeting. Again, during the summer,
024the meetings are held at 6:00. And I believe that's all we have for the calendar at this time. Is there any other business of the city council? If not, >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Support. >> Pot been made and supported. There is no discussion. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. I. >> Against. Motion does pass. Thanks for being with us. Hey everybody.