WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:05.440 Ock having arrived on this 7th of July, 2026 is my honor to call to order the City of 00:05.440 --> 00:07.640 Racine Common Council. 00:07.640 --> 00:10.520 The first order of business is the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 00:10.520 --> 00:15.200 If you could please join as you are able and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:15.200 --> 00:20.840 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for 00:20.840 --> 00:29.840 which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:29.840 --> 00:44.960 Before I call on President Jurgensen for any excused absences this evening, I'd like 00:44.960 --> 00:49.080 to note I have the return to the Chamber of Alder Fraser who has returned from his military 00:49.080 --> 00:56.240 training if we could give him a round of applause and welcome him home. 00:56.240 --> 00:59.000 Alder Jurgensen, do we have any excused absences for this evening? 00:59.000 --> 01:00.000 We do. 01:00.000 --> 01:01.000 We have two this evening. 01:01.000 --> 01:03.360 Alder Davis and Alder Horton are both excused. 01:03.360 --> 01:04.360 Do we note it? 01:04.360 --> 01:08.080 We'll now move on to the approval of minutes for June 16th, 2026. 01:08.080 --> 01:09.680 Alder Jurgensen, would you like to make a motion? 01:09.680 --> 01:10.680 I would. 01:10.680 --> 01:13.080 I move to approve the minutes for the June 16th, 2026 meeting. 01:13.080 --> 01:14.080 Second. 01:14.080 --> 01:19.440 There's a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Alder Mack, just by a no's. 01:19.440 --> 01:22.440 Any discussion on set minutes? 01:22.440 --> 01:25.240 Seeing none, all those in favor of the minutes, please say aye. 01:25.240 --> 01:26.240 Aye. 01:26.240 --> 01:27.240 Opposed? 01:27.240 --> 01:28.240 That motion carries. 01:28.240 --> 01:31.160 We will now move on to the public comment of the evening's presentation. 01:31.160 --> 01:35.960 I'll call upon the city clerk to read the rules procedure before we begin. 01:35.960 --> 01:39.880 The public comment segment is an opportunity for citizens to speak directly to the Common 01:39.880 --> 01:40.880 Council. 01:40.880 --> 01:43.160 Speakers will limit their remarks to three minutes. 01:43.160 --> 01:46.920 There shall be no dialogue or interaction between the speaker and elected officials 01:46.920 --> 01:48.280 or staff. 01:48.280 --> 01:51.280 This time is not intended to be a debate or discussion. 01:51.280 --> 01:55.920 The Common Council shall not hear personal complaints or attacks against any city employee 01:55.920 --> 02:01.480 or elected official or any matter related to an individual claim, citation, appeal or 02:01.480 --> 02:02.480 lawsuit. 02:02.480 --> 02:06.320 Profane, disruptive, threatening or conduct that otherwise impedes the safe, orderly 02:06.320 --> 02:10.960 and effective conduct of the Common Council meeting is equally unacceptable during the 02:10.960 --> 02:15.960 public comment period as it is during all other portions of city meetings. 02:15.960 --> 02:20.400 Candidates for public office may not use this opportunity to campaign for office. 02:20.400 --> 02:24.080 Members during the public comment period shall follow all rules of the Common Council 02:24.080 --> 02:28.560 and rulings of the chair, including a decision to terminate the remarks if the speaker does 02:28.560 --> 02:30.560 not adhere to these rules. 02:30.560 --> 02:34.960 Public comment shall be limited to ideas or concerns regarding the city of Racine. 02:34.960 --> 02:38.880 We encourage you to submit any detailed concerns in writing to the city clerk's office or 02:38.880 --> 02:43.520 your aldermen, where they can be properly documented and directed for response. 02:43.520 --> 02:45.760 There will be nine speakers this evening. 02:45.760 --> 02:50.560 The first is Wendy Sorensen at 1301 Romaine. 02:50.560 --> 02:53.000 Just before the first speaker comes up, I just want to let everyone know that everyone 02:53.000 --> 02:54.000 gets three minutes. 02:54.000 --> 02:56.840 After three minutes, your microphone is turned off. 02:56.840 --> 03:00.760 That's not a reflection of any of the commentary, but an effort to treat everybody fairly. 03:00.760 --> 03:02.160 Everyone gets up to three minutes. 03:02.160 --> 03:03.640 You may begin. 03:03.640 --> 03:06.400 Hi, everyone. 03:06.400 --> 03:07.800 My name is Wendy Sorensen. 03:07.800 --> 03:11.960 I grew up in Racine on the north side, and they're just at Agerholm. 03:11.960 --> 03:15.120 Chupark has always been a part of my life. 03:15.120 --> 03:18.520 The first sledding is a kid in picnics on the south side of the park, where the first 03:18.520 --> 03:20.200 hole is now. 03:20.200 --> 03:25.320 Watching fireworks with friends from high school in the 1970s, smelt fishing from the 03:25.320 --> 03:26.320 jetties. 03:26.320 --> 03:31.640 The picnic area closed when the course was redesigned in early to mid-1990s. 03:31.640 --> 03:36.440 More recently, I began walking my dogs at the Lighthouse and Chupk when I lived in Wood 03:36.440 --> 03:40.680 Point between 2003 and 2020. 03:40.680 --> 03:45.000 The Lighthouse and Chupk were just a 10-minute walk away. 03:45.000 --> 03:50.200 I'm deeply concerned about the loss of trees and its impact on birds and other wildlife. 03:50.200 --> 03:54.560 The Dune course plan is a dramatic change from what it has been for decades. 03:54.560 --> 03:59.120 It will be devastating to birds, squirrels, raccoons, and other forest animals as well 03:59.120 --> 04:01.640 as butterflies and other insects. 04:01.640 --> 04:06.920 I'm also concerned about a private developer who is asking for a multi-decade lease to 04:06.920 --> 04:13.040 take over a beloved public park lift to the people of Racine in 1917 by Dr. Clarendon 04:13.040 --> 04:15.160 Chupk and his wife Ida. 04:15.160 --> 04:20.240 With explicit instructions in the deed, they sign that it should be a public park. 04:20.240 --> 04:24.240 The deed states, it is understood between the parties that the here and before describe 04:24.240 --> 04:25.240 property. 04:25.240 --> 04:31.480 Shelf are ever beheld, maintained, and approved by the city of Racine for public park purposes 04:31.480 --> 04:35.840 and shelf perpetually bear the name Chupk. 04:35.840 --> 04:41.280 The Dune developers have not received their DNR or US Army Corps of Engineers permits 04:41.280 --> 04:46.120 yet and I'm hoping that the Common Council will hold off their vote until the developers 04:46.120 --> 04:49.440 are granted permits for their plan. 04:49.440 --> 04:54.800 I'm also hoping that you remember that Wisconsin is known for protecting the environment, our 04:54.800 --> 05:00.200 own former governor and United States Senator, Gaylord Nelson is the founder of the first 05:00.200 --> 05:02.440 Earth Day in 1970. 05:02.440 --> 05:07.000 It is still celebrated all over the world every April 22nd. 05:07.000 --> 05:13.080 She also oversaw what's known as the Environmental Decade of the 1970s when Congress passed, 05:13.080 --> 05:20.160 among other things, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and created the Environmental 05:20.160 --> 05:21.680 Protection Agency. 05:21.680 --> 05:27.040 I'd like to leave you with a quote from Aldo Leopold, another Wisconsin Environmental 05:27.040 --> 05:28.240 Hero. 05:28.240 --> 05:34.360 He wrote the San County Elman Act which was published in 1948 and also created UW Madison's 05:34.360 --> 05:36.720 Wildlife Management Program. 05:36.720 --> 05:39.680 He is known for coining the phrase, the land ethic. 05:39.680 --> 05:46.240 The Aldo Leopold Foundation in Beribou, Wisconsin is world-renowned for their leadership in 05:46.240 --> 05:51.840 advocating and teaching responsible stewardship of the land for future generations. 05:51.840 --> 05:58.560 Aldo says, we have used land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. 05:58.560 --> 06:04.040 When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and 06:04.040 --> 06:05.040 respect. 06:05.040 --> 06:13.760 The land belongs to all living things, to all, man, your time has expired. 06:13.760 --> 06:24.960 The next speaker is Michael Burke, 1232 Florence Ave. 06:24.960 --> 06:25.960 Michael Burke. 06:25.960 --> 06:30.560 You didn't expect to be up next. 06:30.560 --> 06:31.560 Okay. 06:31.560 --> 06:33.360 I'm going to try to read fast. 06:33.440 --> 06:34.440 Hi. 06:34.440 --> 06:36.280 I'm President of Hoi Audubon Society. 06:36.280 --> 06:40.400 You are all well aware that the redevelopment proposal for shoe park golf course has sparked 06:40.400 --> 06:42.080 very mixed reactions. 06:42.080 --> 06:46.720 On the one hand are golfers who welcome the prospect of a novel golfing challenge. 06:46.720 --> 06:50.760 On the other side have been those who think the proposal is much too severe for a piece 06:50.760 --> 06:55.280 of land that is a haven for wildlife, especially migratory nesting birds. 06:55.280 --> 07:01.120 We at Hoi Audubon share those concerns because of its location on a primary migratory bird 07:01.120 --> 07:02.120 route. 07:02.120 --> 07:07.160 Its rich vegetative habitat and the fact that wind point is a promontory into Lake Michigan 07:07.160 --> 07:08.640 along the flyway. 07:08.640 --> 07:13.200 Shoe park has drawn more than 280 different bird species, including at least three that 07:13.200 --> 07:15.960 are state threatened or endangered. 07:15.960 --> 07:20.440 The redevelopment proposal includes clearing most of the trees and shrubs east of lighthouse 07:20.440 --> 07:24.240 drive and a remaking of the bluff with a rock revetment. 07:24.240 --> 07:28.560 Both of these actions would drastically slash the amount of bird and wildlife habitat in 07:28.560 --> 07:33.200 order to create a doom style golf course with continuous lake views for golfers. 07:33.200 --> 07:37.560 We find that to be a very, very extreme way to pump new life into a golf course. 07:37.560 --> 07:40.640 However, the developers plans to have some merit. 07:40.640 --> 07:44.640 As examples, the saver scene would gain a new golf clubhouse and the developers have 07:44.640 --> 07:48.280 promised to use native plants in their new landscaping. 07:48.280 --> 07:51.800 There is evidently a pending agreement between city officials and the developers that could 07:51.800 --> 07:53.080 be ratified very soon. 07:53.080 --> 07:57.240 I am not here to ask you council members to reject the entire development proposal, 07:57.240 --> 08:01.840 but I am asking the city council to press pause and consider another alternative for 08:01.840 --> 08:06.880 the bluff, which is so critical to migrating birds, rather than a continuous revetment 08:06.880 --> 08:11.920 and complete reshaping to stabilize the bluff, a living shoreline. 08:11.920 --> 08:17.120 This approach, which uses vegetation and careful shaping of the blush, bluff has been used 08:17.120 --> 08:20.080 elsewhere, including at Water Beach in Shorewood. 08:20.080 --> 08:24.760 The nature conservancy and partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology has done case 08:24.760 --> 08:29.600 studies and found the approach can be successful while providing food and cover from predation 08:29.600 --> 08:31.640 that birds need. 08:31.640 --> 08:35.880 The cost of a living shoreline appears to be comparable if not a little cheaper than 08:35.880 --> 08:40.720 using rock revetment to stabilize a shoreline, where necessary it could be combined with 08:40.720 --> 08:43.240 boulders to aid in stabilization. 08:43.240 --> 08:48.000 The result would be a place that would continue to host migrating birds and also be more pleasing 08:48.000 --> 08:52.400 for future beach walkers than a 3,000 foot row of very large rocks. 08:52.400 --> 08:56.880 It would make a great number of nature lovers and bird watchers happy and still give the 08:56.880 --> 08:59.960 golfers the dunes chorus that many of them seem to want. 08:59.960 --> 09:05.240 It might even avoid regulatory or legal problems involving a plan that interrupts the migration 09:05.240 --> 09:07.000 of threatened bird species. 09:07.000 --> 09:11.200 Admittedly, if the council does direct the developers to investigate this alternative 09:11.200 --> 09:16.280 to a pure revetment, it could stall the onset of construction, but what is more important? 09:16.280 --> 09:21.200 A quicker start on a plan that will only benefit a relatively low number of golfers for a 09:21.200 --> 09:26.240 few months of the year or a result that will benefit both people and birds year round. 09:26.240 --> 09:28.360 Whichever path is chosen will be with us. 09:28.360 --> 09:33.200 For a very, very long time, I made it. 09:33.200 --> 09:39.200 The next speaker is Colin McKenna, 724 Crabtree. 09:39.200 --> 09:44.680 Good evening. 09:44.680 --> 09:52.960 My name is Colin McKenna, and I'm speaking to keep the older trees. 09:52.960 --> 10:00.280 We need the older trees because of the wildlife, it helps wildlife. 10:00.280 --> 10:07.880 There's many deers out there, and also the birds, you go out and see all kinds of different 10:07.880 --> 10:10.200 birds. 10:10.200 --> 10:19.000 They like the trees and especially the older trees, so I urge you to save the older trees. 10:19.000 --> 10:27.640 The older trees have energies in them and moisture, so I urge you to look into that. 10:27.640 --> 10:36.280 And also, I urge you not to change the name to dunes part and keep it chute part in honor 10:36.280 --> 10:38.520 of Mr. Chute. 10:38.520 --> 10:49.080 So can Mr. Chute live here in Racine, so I think it should be called Chute Part Not Dunes. 10:49.080 --> 11:10.120 The next speaker is Karen Johnson at 5062 from Club Road and Wind Point. 11:10.120 --> 11:14.200 Honorable Mayor and members of the Common Council, thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight 11:14.200 --> 11:16.600 regarding the future of our lakefront. 11:16.600 --> 11:20.400 We are at a crucial crossroads with the Kaiser Plan for Chute Park. 11:20.400 --> 11:26.440 While presented as a world-class dune-style golf course and premier destination, this 11:26.440 --> 11:32.000 proposal threatens our natural heritage, our migratory bird population, and Dr. Chute's 11:32.000 --> 11:37.080 109-year-old gift, deeded to the residents of a scene for a public park. 11:37.080 --> 11:39.560 First let's look at the environmental impact. 11:39.560 --> 11:45.440 Our Lake Michigan coastline is a vital international migratory corridor, recognized and protected 11:45.440 --> 11:47.280 by the migratory bird act. 11:47.280 --> 11:52.360 The Kaiser Plan calls for an extensive bluff remediation that would remove all trees along 11:52.360 --> 11:56.320 the shoreline and relocate foraging habitat across the street. 11:56.320 --> 12:01.280 That would devastate the delicate, well-documented habit. 12:01.280 --> 12:07.040 One currently supporting our 270 species of federally protected migratory birds, one 12:07.040 --> 12:12.760 only needs to turn to Kohler's plans to build a premier golf course at Kohler Andrey State 12:12.800 --> 12:15.600 Park, also a protected route. 12:15.600 --> 12:21.080 After much litigation, revoked wetland permits and pushback from environmental groups, it's 12:21.080 --> 12:24.240 still in limbo after 12 years. 12:24.240 --> 12:28.400 Instead of destroying this irreplaceable ecology, we must adopt a living shoreline 12:28.400 --> 12:29.400 approach. 12:29.400 --> 12:35.040 Endorsed by NOAA fisheries, living shorelines use trees, native vegetation and stone. 12:35.040 --> 12:39.880 This natural stabilization protects against erosion while sustaining coastal resilience 12:39.880 --> 12:42.440 and preserving our local biodiversity. 12:42.480 --> 12:47.440 We have prepared documents for the members and mayor discussing this plan in further 12:47.440 --> 12:48.440 detail. 12:48.440 --> 12:52.280 Second, we must address the legal deed governing this land. 12:52.280 --> 12:57.800 In 1917, SHUKE donated these 52 acres along Lake Michigan explicitly for the people of 12:57.800 --> 13:01.320 Racine to use as a public park in perpetuity. 13:01.320 --> 13:07.200 Dr. SHU passed away in 1924 on the city, decided to build a golf course in 1926. 13:07.200 --> 13:11.200 This is not what Dr. SHUKE intended for the park, but it worked well because it still 13:11.200 --> 13:15.640 served the people as a municipal course with reasonable fees. 13:15.640 --> 13:20.880 Today that mandate is being tested by the privatization by a for-profit entity. 13:20.880 --> 13:24.320 The SHUKE deed is illegally binding and must be honored. 13:24.320 --> 13:30.200 The community is increasingly concerned that it is being bypassed to cater to a limited 13:30.200 --> 13:34.560 exclusive golfing interest rather than enriching all residents. 13:34.560 --> 13:39.440 Residents who would be priced out of the park when the initial $24 fee expires. 13:39.440 --> 13:43.520 Also as part of the plan, the parking lot will be relocated to the sacred green space 13:43.520 --> 13:44.720 in front of the lighthouse. 13:44.720 --> 13:50.200 I urge you to immediately pause this project until these conditions are met and built into 13:50.200 --> 13:51.200 the plan. 13:51.200 --> 13:56.280 A living shoreline with trees, protections from migratory birds, future resident golf 13:56.280 --> 14:00.880 fees codified into the agreement, otherwise they'll skyrocket. 14:00.880 --> 14:05.720 And return to the parking lot to where it belongs, not on the lighthouse grounds. 14:05.720 --> 14:13.360 In closing, we need to take time and thoughtfully finalize the plan. 14:13.360 --> 14:17.640 The next speaker, I'm sorry I'm having trouble reading it, it starts with an R and I think 14:17.640 --> 14:19.640 the last name is Heltman. 14:19.640 --> 14:25.040 If you could please state your name and address, I would appreciate it. 14:25.040 --> 14:27.200 Sorry about that. 14:27.200 --> 14:30.960 Rosalinda Salinas-Holtvang. 14:30.960 --> 14:35.920 And I am here for coming together a scene. 14:35.920 --> 14:37.880 Am I speaking clearly enough? 14:37.880 --> 14:39.120 Yeah, great. 14:39.120 --> 14:48.720 So coming together a scene is recognizing the 250 year, what you want to call anniversary, 14:48.720 --> 14:51.080 with the untold stories. 14:51.080 --> 15:00.400 And they are about the people and the life events that have changed and given the rights 15:00.400 --> 15:02.760 that we now have. 15:02.760 --> 15:09.800 And so we had our first program on June 27th with the indigenous, about the indigenous 15:09.800 --> 15:19.280 people in this part of Racine and Wisconsin and of course that kind of connects us with 15:19.280 --> 15:20.520 what is happening here. 15:20.520 --> 15:26.960 Because you've heard about the land and how sacred it is for the birds, for animals, 15:26.960 --> 15:28.840 and for us people. 15:28.840 --> 15:30.920 So that is one of the things. 15:30.920 --> 15:40.400 But if you have questions about this, and what we are doing to recognize our heritage, 15:40.400 --> 15:45.280 our history, you are all welcome to the library. 15:45.280 --> 15:46.760 Thank you. 15:46.760 --> 15:50.520 And if they have a flyer, they wanted to leave. 15:50.520 --> 15:55.240 I'll send the clerk out to receive the flyer from. 15:55.240 --> 16:06.240 The next speaker is Harry Schultz at 539 Newman Road. 16:06.240 --> 16:10.320 Building a sand dunes golf course is not restoring the land to what it was. 16:10.320 --> 16:13.840 I brought this up last time I spoke here. 16:13.840 --> 16:22.760 And the DNR website shows that the area by wind point was forested prior to settlement. 16:22.760 --> 16:30.680 I have an addition of since then I found a map dated 1800 to 1840 showing a forest 16:30.680 --> 16:33.120 at wind point. 16:33.120 --> 16:40.080 So I mean if you have something from 1850, 1860 it may show no trees there, but that 16:40.080 --> 16:43.080 would be because they cut them down. 16:43.080 --> 16:44.560 Okay. 16:44.560 --> 16:52.400 The shoreline protection plan has not been approved by the DNR or Army Corps engineers. 16:52.440 --> 17:03.800 It seems premature to approve contracts when you don't know what the plan is for the shoreline. 17:03.800 --> 17:09.920 There's only about 20 million golfers, regular golfers in the United States. 17:09.920 --> 17:20.960 And they golf 95% of all rounds played and spend 95% of the money for golfing. 17:21.960 --> 17:30.320 20 million golfers represents only 5.9% of the United States population. 17:30.320 --> 17:36.920 High-hand golf course such as their proposing, it would be expected to serve about 15,000 17:36.920 --> 17:45.720 rounds of golf per season in order to get, if the 5.9% serious golfers applies to Racine 17:45.720 --> 17:50.880 and Kenosha, 69% of the golfers in Racine and Kenosha will have to play 17:50.880 --> 17:55.920 around at shoots to get 15,000 rounds. 17:55.920 --> 18:02.800 I believe there's 16 other golf courses in Racine and Kenosha right now so that there's 18:02.800 --> 18:09.480 quite a bit of opportunities to golf and there's lots of competition for any new improved 18:09.480 --> 18:12.480 golf course. 18:12.480 --> 18:20.840 A world-class golf course is likely to price out many local golfers. 18:20.840 --> 18:29.800 From my research, it seems like a high-class, world-class, 9-hole golf course would cost 18:29.800 --> 18:40.000 about $101.5 million per year to run and the investors would probably want to return 18:40.000 --> 18:49.920 and I figured a return at 8% on $11 million would be and then 15,000 rounds. 18:49.920 --> 19:03.200 Anyway, the price would likely have to be around $128 per round to pay the expenses. 19:03.200 --> 19:07.960 The assumption is that the golf course will be a success. 19:07.960 --> 19:13.080 That's not, sir, your time has expired. 19:13.080 --> 19:22.240 The next speaker is Bill Coach and the address just says Frank'sville. 19:22.240 --> 19:35.320 The next speaker is Jerry Frankie at 6342 Berkshire in Mount Pleasant. 19:35.320 --> 19:41.040 Good evening. 19:41.040 --> 19:44.640 I'm going to tag team if this is all right, I wasn't sure Helen would be able to get 19:44.640 --> 19:53.280 here in time to sign up so I'll yield my time to Helen Johnson. 19:53.280 --> 19:54.280 Good afternoon. 19:54.280 --> 19:58.880 Thank you for this opportunity. 19:58.880 --> 20:00.320 I'm Helen Johnson Leopold. 20:00.320 --> 20:07.920 My husband is Craig Leopold, he's the one pushing for this project. 20:07.920 --> 20:13.640 He is not able to be here, so I miss Pinchitt or tonight. 20:13.640 --> 20:18.120 First of all, I'd just like to say I'm part of this community, I've lived here forever. 20:18.120 --> 20:29.600 We're generations in Racine, I run a company downtown and the family, my family, cares 20:29.600 --> 20:37.080 a lot about this community and has done so much for everyone and for the city itself, 20:37.080 --> 20:40.200 and that's not changing. 20:40.200 --> 20:47.080 There is no developer, it's us, we have a consultant that's helping us, and I will tell 20:47.080 --> 20:55.960 you that it is a golf course right now, it's not going to change, so that's a done deal. 20:55.960 --> 20:59.160 But it is an asset, it's a beautiful place. 20:59.200 --> 21:06.840 It's on the lake, the waterfront needs to be fixed, it will be in the lake and I witnessed 21:06.840 --> 21:13.400 that because I live on the lake and lost many feet of land before deciding that I had to 21:13.400 --> 21:14.560 shore it up. 21:14.560 --> 21:20.600 Now there may be many ways to shore it up and my husband is very willing to listen to 21:20.600 --> 21:28.440 options, but we love this community, we love the Shoe Park, we lived there. 21:29.440 --> 21:37.880 I still love my mother's house, it is right next door, and we would do nothing to make 21:37.880 --> 21:40.480 it less than it is today. 21:40.480 --> 21:48.600 I'm a tree person, I will be, and Craig, he's leading the project, but he still has to, 21:48.600 --> 21:53.920 I'm helping to pay for it, so I'm going to watch out for those trees and they are beautiful. 21:53.960 --> 22:00.960 Some are not, some are buckthorn and need to be taken down, but we will plant trees where 22:00.960 --> 22:05.080 they're needed to help shore up the lakefront. 22:05.080 --> 22:13.680 But we are my family's environment, my mom's a birder, I know, at least I knew every bird 22:13.680 --> 22:20.160 that was in this community from the day I was born because she had us learning that, 22:20.880 --> 22:26.080 we would do nothing to hurt the wildlife, my mother would turn over in her grave if we 22:26.080 --> 22:27.880 ever did something like that. 22:27.880 --> 22:32.840 We are not out to make money, I'm worried we're going to lose our shirt on this because 22:32.840 --> 22:40.840 it's not a poor profit, and there's no way I see this working to be a profit, but we 22:40.840 --> 22:47.560 care, we'll do it right, and I appreciate it, we will listen to people, and I'm not 22:47.560 --> 22:51.120 going to do it. 22:51.120 --> 22:58.120 The next speaker is Diana Valencia at 3919 Ruby Street. 22:58.120 --> 23:08.920 Good evening, I gave you the invitations before, I would like to personally invite you all 23:09.080 --> 23:18.080 to attend our 250 Wall of History celebration, it's a recognition of the untold stories, 23:19.080 --> 23:25.000 and if you see there's different dates, tomorrow is accessibility, at one time we couldn't, 23:25.000 --> 23:34.000 they would be outside in our front of City Hall and a wheelchair couldn't even come up, 23:34.000 --> 23:37.240 so they would crawl up the stairs. 23:37.240 --> 23:42.920 To come and listen to the stories of reality and what actually had to happen to make the 23:42.920 --> 23:51.400 changes, and because I've attended some of the programs, especially the Indigenous one, 23:51.400 --> 23:58.000 I've done a lot of history here in Racey, and working with the Heritage Museum and the 23:58.000 --> 24:03.640 Racey Public Library opened my heart up to many of the things that are happening, especially 24:03.680 --> 24:10.680 our parks, and we've done so many great things with our parks, so I hope that we can work 24:10.680 --> 24:14.920 together to save Shoe Park, thank you. 24:14.920 --> 24:19.920 This concludes the public comment segment. 24:19.920 --> 24:30.400 Okay, we'll move on to items for referral, on Jorgensen, do you have an item to refer 24:31.240 --> 24:32.680 to the Executive Committee? 24:32.680 --> 24:39.680 I do, it's item number 609-26, communication sponsored by Mayor Mason requesting to authorize 24:39.920 --> 24:45.360 the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Leopold Johnson Golf Group for Shoreline 24:45.360 --> 24:50.680 Stabilization, Habitat Restoration and Club House Construction, and a long-term release 24:50.680 --> 24:53.040 for the operation and maintenance of Shoe Park. 24:53.040 --> 24:55.920 I move to refer to the Executive Committee. 24:55.920 --> 25:00.040 So motion and a second to refer to this item, all those in favor, please say aye. 25:00.040 --> 25:01.040 Aye. 25:01.040 --> 25:02.040 Opposed? 25:02.040 --> 25:03.040 The motion carries. 25:03.040 --> 25:05.880 Just for information here, the intention is to have that Executive Committee, after 25:05.880 --> 25:10.360 the Finance Committee, this coming Monday at approximately 6 o'clock, just so the public 25:10.360 --> 25:14.400 knows, if that moves forward from there, the Council could consider it as soon as it's 25:14.400 --> 25:17.520 meeting on the 21st, so just wanted to let people know that. 25:17.520 --> 25:21.640 We'll move on now to referrals to the Finance and Personnel Committee. 25:21.640 --> 25:25.520 Alder, land, would you like to make a motion for referral? 25:25.520 --> 25:31.480 I'd like to make a motion to refer the following item to the Finance and Personnel Committee. 25:31.480 --> 25:38.400 Item 0610-26, communication on behalf of the Chief of Police to seek approval to enter 25:38.400 --> 25:40.640 into an agreement with Passport Inc. 25:40.640 --> 25:44.720 I'll enter in a second. 25:44.720 --> 25:48.440 The second to refer to this item, all those in favor of referring this item to Finance 25:48.440 --> 25:50.160 and Personnel, please say aye. 25:50.160 --> 25:51.160 Aye. 25:51.160 --> 25:52.160 Opposed? 25:52.160 --> 25:53.160 That motion carries. 25:53.160 --> 25:56.760 I'd like to move on to referrals to public, work, and services. 25:56.760 --> 25:59.440 Alder Harmon, would you like to make a motion on referral? 25:59.440 --> 26:00.440 Yes, Mayor. 26:00.440 --> 26:05.320 I would like to refer the following communications to public works and services. 26:05.320 --> 26:11.960 Item 0536-2, communication sponsored by Alder Kelly, to discuss current alley pavement and 26:11.960 --> 26:16.520 patching ordinance discussion and possible action. 26:16.520 --> 26:22.360 Item 0594-26, communication sponsored by Alder Weidner for update on Shoot Park Golf 26:22.360 --> 26:26.680 Horse prior to current contract expiration. 26:26.680 --> 26:33.520 Item 0596-26, communication sponsored by Alder Harmon, submitting change order. 26:33.520 --> 26:43.000 Number two, contract 2025745 Bryant Parking Lot addition. 26:43.000 --> 26:49.920 Staff recommendation to be approved in the amount of $8,012.39. 26:49.920 --> 26:58.080 Item 0598-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting amendment one to contract 26:58.080 --> 27:06.080 20231423, three-party professional engineering services contract between the City of Racine, 27:06.080 --> 27:16.960 Wisconsin DOT, and Stand Association for State Project ID2703006, Ohio Street. 27:16.960 --> 27:22.640 Recommendation is that the Maryland City Clerk be authorized and directed to sign amendment 27:22.640 --> 27:27.920 one to contract 2023142. 27:27.920 --> 27:34.720 Item 0600-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting final payment for 27:34.720 --> 27:41.120 contract 2025745 Bryant Center Parking Lot addition. 27:41.120 --> 27:47.280 Recommendation that the work completed by Woznick Corporation contracts be accepted. 27:47.280 --> 27:55.840 And final payment authorized for the total contract amount of $209,554.39. 27:55.840 --> 28:04.480 Item 0601-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting bid results for contract 2026-169. 28:04.480 --> 28:14.240 Horelic Baseball Lighting Upgrade, Staff Recommendation, the contract be received and 28:14.240 --> 28:16.040 filed. 28:16.040 --> 28:25.640 Item 0602-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting bid results for contract 2026-168. 28:25.640 --> 28:34.000 Horelic Baseball Field Lighting Upgrades, Staff Recommendation is that contract 2026-168. 28:34.000 --> 28:38.240 Horelic Park Building Lighting Upgrades be received and filed. 28:38.240 --> 28:48.240 Item 0603-26, communication sponsored by myself, to amend resolution 048826. 28:48.240 --> 28:53.760 Contract 2026-026 with AWOaks and Son. 28:53.760 --> 29:01.280 Recommendation is that the resolution 048826 reflects the corrected contract award amount 29:01.280 --> 29:10.240 of $209,298.25. 29:10.240 --> 29:16.560 And item 0604-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting a professional services 29:16.560 --> 29:24.720 agreement between the City of Racing and Strand Association for Frederick Street Reconstruction 29:25.200 --> 29:34.400 and not to exceed the amount of $76,000 recommendation that the Public Works and Services Committee 29:34.400 --> 29:41.920 approve the professional services agreement and for it to not exceed the amount of $76,000. 29:41.920 --> 29:46.640 Alderman Jorgensen, did you have a motion on the item or an amendment to the item? 29:46.640 --> 29:53.680 Yeah, I'd like to move to receive and file item 594-26, seeing that we've already 29:54.560 --> 30:01.920 sent this same item to the Executive Committee with an actual proposal attached to it. 30:01.920 --> 30:06.320 That would be handled there. I don't see the need for a separate update for it. 30:07.520 --> 30:11.760 Everyone's able to go to the Executive Committee and I think it also may be even confusing to 30:11.760 --> 30:17.200 members of the public of which one is actually doing what, seeing that there is an official 30:17.200 --> 30:20.320 proposal coming through. So I would move to receive and file. 30:21.200 --> 30:27.360 There's a second to receive and file, item 0594-26. Alderman, would you like to speak to that? 30:28.960 --> 30:31.120 Did the maker of the motion wish to speak first? 30:31.760 --> 30:34.400 I believe he did. You have the floor if you have to speak to it. 30:34.400 --> 30:35.200 I'm good, thank you. 30:36.640 --> 30:42.000 So I'm going to speak against the motion against not receiving and filing this item. 30:42.000 --> 30:48.240 The reason that I sent this item to Public Works and Services is Alderman can only send items 30:48.240 --> 30:53.120 to standing committees. I would have sent it to the park and rec board but I don't have the 30:53.120 --> 30:59.760 authority to do that. We've had a contract with a contractor for operating and maintaining the 30:59.760 --> 31:10.000 three golf courses since 2018. It's quite a lengthy contract. That contract is due to expire at the 31:10.000 --> 31:15.280 end of this year. So I don't want to see the same kind of calamity happen with the golf 31:15.280 --> 31:20.480 courses that has happened with the Civic Center Commission and I can't understand why any member 31:20.480 --> 31:27.360 of this body would not want to have a discussion prior to a contract expiration about that contract. 31:27.360 --> 31:33.920 So that's the purpose of this communication. Whether we have two golf courses or three golf 31:33.920 --> 31:39.440 courses on that contract, it still needs to be discussed and I think it should be taken up 31:40.000 --> 31:47.600 in before the end of the year. So I'm speaking against the motion to receive and file. 31:50.000 --> 31:57.520 So motion to receive and file item 0594-26. Any further discussion on receiving and filing this 31:57.520 --> 32:03.920 item? I will go to a roll call vote on this. Are we voting electronically today? We can vote 32:03.920 --> 32:11.120 electronically today. I'll do I need to add something else? I do. This will be my second time 32:11.120 --> 32:18.320 to speak to this. I don't know why anyone in this room would want to silence anyone. 32:19.920 --> 32:29.760 So I'm hoping that my colleagues will vote against receiving and filing a conversation that needs 32:29.760 --> 32:34.640 to take place amongst this body or at least amongst the committee. Thank you. 32:35.200 --> 32:42.240 Father Jorgensen. I don't think the intention is to silence anybody. We have already enough. 32:42.240 --> 32:48.480 It seems misinformation around this topic. I have received emails of people asking why we're 32:48.480 --> 32:55.040 attempting to tear down the lighthouse and wind point. And so my fear is that by adding on 32:55.040 --> 32:59.360 another layer to this, there's going to be even more confusion. In fact, just before this meeting 32:59.360 --> 33:03.760 started, folks were under the impression that this was the final vote to approve the whole thing 33:03.760 --> 33:09.040 that we just referred to a committee. And so if this wants to come back later, maybe not the same 33:09.040 --> 33:14.240 week that we're discussing a brand new contract, that wouldn't make much more sense than putting 33:14.240 --> 33:20.000 them back to back because it really seems like it's going to cause confusion to members of the 33:20.080 --> 33:25.440 public as well as that very golf course contract may look very different if the council decides 33:25.440 --> 33:31.120 to go a different direction with the proposal that would be discussed at the executive committee. 33:31.120 --> 33:38.000 So really just a pitch to everyone of let's try to stay on focus here to not have what happened 33:38.000 --> 33:47.600 last time with the festival hall commission or festival hall contract where we kind of got in. 33:47.600 --> 33:51.200 We had an agreement on the table. We threw it off. And so I just want to make sure that we're 33:51.200 --> 33:57.200 very clear with the public on what is and is not being discussed. It seems like there's the 33:57.200 --> 34:01.920 opportunity here to really make sure everyone's on the same page to cut through a bit of the noise. 34:01.920 --> 34:05.280 And this doesn't seem to be doing that. 34:06.240 --> 34:07.600 Alder Harman. 34:09.200 --> 34:16.480 Thank you, me. I appreciate it. I support receiving and filing this. I understand the 34:16.480 --> 34:23.360 sentiment and the purpose behind it. It's to decrease any confusion. The mayor has already 34:23.360 --> 34:28.560 made an announcement that we will be discussing this and that the public is open to participate 34:28.560 --> 34:34.720 or sit in on the discussion that's going to be happening next week. I think that too many forms 34:34.720 --> 34:41.280 of different communications and and belaboring an issue with regards to something that is going 34:41.280 --> 34:49.120 to be discussed in full is kind of deletes the defeats the purpose. I do think that receiving 34:49.120 --> 34:56.080 and filing at this time would be necessarily especially since we heard an announcement just 34:56.080 --> 35:01.760 today that we are going to be discussing this next week. And I believe that we can have all 35:01.840 --> 35:10.080 answers or questions answered at that time and to just go back to back on the exact same issue 35:10.080 --> 35:16.640 I think would not benefit anyone. So I also agree with this being received and filed at this time. 35:16.640 --> 35:25.120 Thank you. Alder Allen. Thank you. I agree with receiving and filing. However, if we are going 35:25.120 --> 35:32.480 to have a conversation about contracts that will be ending and that's this contract or other 35:32.480 --> 35:38.720 contracts, I believe instead of that conversation being segregated to one particular committee, 35:38.720 --> 35:44.240 that's a conversation and a presentation that should be in front of the committee of the whole. 35:44.240 --> 35:49.280 So when we think about that in the future, that I believe would be the correct way to handle that. 35:49.280 --> 35:55.200 So we're not doubling back. Everyone has the opportunity to receive and ask questions all at 35:55.200 --> 36:01.520 one time. So again, I support receiving and filing this agenda item. 36:02.320 --> 36:09.920 Alder Provost. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to clarify if the alder from the sixth 36:09.920 --> 36:14.560 district would yield to a question. Would the alder from the sixth yield to a question? 36:15.520 --> 36:20.080 Thank you. Is your intention with this to get an update on the existing contract we have with 36:20.080 --> 36:26.640 who maintains you park now? That is correct and a conversation with our new Director of Parks 36:26.640 --> 36:34.000 Recreation Cultural Services. That contract now falls under his auspices because the contract 36:34.000 --> 36:41.280 was originally negotiated back in 2018 and is due to expire. There's been many, many changes 36:41.360 --> 36:46.000 as to you in place at the golf court. So just basically on the contract we have now, correct? 36:46.720 --> 36:52.240 Correct. Okay. Thank you. Is it possible to defer the council to get an email with the existing 36:52.240 --> 36:56.800 contract that we have? Yes. Okay. Because I think that would simplify a lot of things because then 36:56.800 --> 37:01.280 if there are questions, those can be asked to the appropriate people via email and doesn't have 37:01.280 --> 37:04.800 to go to a committee. Thank you. I'll be happy to share that contract. 37:05.440 --> 37:12.160 Alder Widener, you've spoken on the item twice already. Alder, any other discussion? We've had 37:12.160 --> 37:17.520 two others speak twice. Anybody who's not spoken to this once or at all or once wanting to speak 37:17.520 --> 37:22.080 on this item again? Seeing none, we are voting electronically today. We have everybody in the 37:22.080 --> 37:27.760 chamber. The motion is to receive and file this item. If you are in favor of voting, 37:27.760 --> 37:35.040 receiving and filing this item vote, yes, if you are opposed to such a motion vote, no. 38:27.760 --> 38:41.840 Apparently appearing some technical difficulties and will in fact do a roll call vote. Our apologies. 38:41.840 --> 38:46.080 When the clerk calls your name again, an aye vote would be to receive a filing item, 38:46.080 --> 38:50.400 a no vote would be not to receive a filing item. When the clerk calls your name, please vote 38:50.400 --> 39:01.760 as you wish. Alder Jorgensen, Alder Widener, Alder Hodges, Alder Allen, Alder Pete, Alder Land, 39:02.560 --> 39:12.720 Alder DeMark, Alder Kelly, Alder Harmon, Alder Prabham, Alder Frazier, Alder Weiss, Alder Mack. 39:12.720 --> 39:24.720 11 ayes, two noes. The motion to receive and file that item has passed moving on to the 39:24.720 --> 39:30.960 remainder of Alder Harmon's referrals. Is there a second on her motion? Is that a motion to refer 39:30.960 --> 39:35.600 the remainder of the items? Any discussion on referrals of the remaining items to public 39:35.600 --> 39:41.680 working services? Seeing none, all those in favor please say aye. Opposed? Those referrals carry. 39:41.760 --> 39:50.880 We will now move on. I apologize to referrals to public safety and licensing. Alder Pete would 39:50.880 --> 39:59.680 you like to make a motion regarding a referral? Make a motion to refer the following items to the 39:59.680 --> 40:07.520 public safety and licensing committee. First item is item number 058526. Communication is sponsored 40:07.520 --> 40:15.120 by myself submitting a new application for a Class B retail fermented malt beverage license for 40:15.120 --> 40:25.040 sausage kitchen, Inc. DBA sausage kitchen, which is located in 1706 Raptor's Dr. Christopher Miller 40:25.040 --> 40:31.280 agent seventh district staff recommendation that the committee review the application. 40:31.920 --> 40:40.240 Next item 058626. Communication is sponsored by myself for submitting a new application for a 40:40.240 --> 40:47.760 cigarette tobacco and an electronic vape device retail license for Butler, Kenneyland and Moore, 40:47.760 --> 40:58.240 LLC, DBA, Butler, Kenneyland and Moore, LLC, which is located in 1900 Meade Street, Regina, 40:58.320 --> 41:07.840 Butler agent second district recommended to the committee. Next item 058727. Communication is 41:07.840 --> 41:14.880 sponsored by myself submitting a new application for a Class B retail fermented malt beverage 41:14.880 --> 41:24.480 and intoxicating liquor license for long story short DBA, uncorked located at 240 Main Street, 41:25.040 --> 41:37.360 Heather Kaiser agent first district. Next item is item 05926. Communication is sponsored 41:37.360 --> 41:43.680 by myself on behalf of the city clerk's office submitting a new application for a massage 41:43.680 --> 41:53.120 establishment license massage therapy by Anthony Molaki. Quick DBA massage therapy by Anthony Molaki 41:53.120 --> 42:03.440 located at 801 South Street, Anthony Molaki owner fifth district. Next item 059126. Communication 42:03.440 --> 42:10.320 is sponsored by myself submitting a list of liquor license which have applied for renewal late 42:10.320 --> 42:15.600 or have not submitted renewal paperwork for intoxicating liquor and fermented malt 42:15.600 --> 42:25.200 beverages for the 2026 through 2027 year. Next item 058826. Communication is sponsored by myself 42:25.200 --> 42:34.720 for the license permission premises report. Next item item 058926. Communication is sponsored by 42:34.720 --> 42:41.280 all the widening requesting incurrence iteration and formal expression of concern or other actions 42:41.280 --> 42:49.280 pursuant to the police report. Next item 060526. Communication is sponsored by myself 42:49.280 --> 42:56.560 requesting the appearance of Kevin Dabaki agent for doobies located at 3701 Grand Avenue 42:57.360 --> 43:04.400 pursuant to a formal expression of concern also requesting consideration of rescinding the 43:04.400 --> 43:12.560 formal expression of concern. Item number 060626. Communication is sponsored by myself 43:12.560 --> 43:21.520 requesting the appearance of Natasha Evans agent select 627 which is located at 1111 43:21.520 --> 43:27.840 Washington Avenue pursuant to a formal expression of concern and also requesting consideration 43:27.840 --> 43:35.600 of rescinding the formal expression of concern. Next item 060726. Communication is sponsored by 43:35.600 --> 43:44.160 myself requesting the appearance of Rebecca McCray agent for taste of soul located at 501 43:44.160 --> 43:50.080 6th Street pursuant to a formal expression of concern and also requesting consideration of 43:50.080 --> 44:00.080 rescinding the formal expression of concern. Last item 060826. Communication is sponsored 44:00.080 --> 44:09.680 by myself submitting an application for a second hand article dealer license ECOATMLC which is 44:09.680 --> 44:18.560 located to 110 Green Bay Road. Move to approve the motion and a second to refer these items 44:18.560 --> 44:24.800 all those in favor of these referrals please otherwise I'm sorry oh absolutely I was premature 44:25.440 --> 44:30.960 okay all those in favor of these referrals please say aye aye opposed that motion carries 44:30.960 --> 44:36.560 we then move on to committee reports public safety and licensing is the first report today 44:36.560 --> 44:41.440 Alder Pete did you have any items for separate consideration no sir I do not 44:42.000 --> 44:49.200 right here did you have an item the the unleashed animals and dog parks ordinance I'd like that 44:49.200 --> 44:56.080 for separate consideration could you bring the register item please the unleashed animal and dog 44:56.080 --> 45:05.280 parks ordinance change this is 0535-26 there's a request for separate consideration on this item 45:05.280 --> 45:16.000 is there discussion can we read the item other people would you please read item 0535 45:16.000 --> 45:33.680 is on the bottom of page 7 I'll give you your agenda 45:33.680 --> 45:46.080 if it doesn't bother anyone I'll read it it's item 0535-26 this is a communication 45:46.080 --> 45:54.320 that's sponsored by Alder Davis proposing ordinance 0003-26 on these animals and dog parks recommendation 45:54.320 --> 45:59.120 committee was to approve there was some communication from staff about this at the end of last week 45:59.680 --> 46:05.520 I'll do I know would you like to speak further on item I just have some questions for the city 46:05.520 --> 46:14.720 attorney please as this looks like it's a dramatic ordinance change a light explanation on what has 46:14.720 --> 46:26.560 been removed from the original ordinance and what has been added um generally this ordinance 46:26.560 --> 46:33.440 change would do two things it would clarify what an animal to be running at large means as 46:34.320 --> 46:40.960 the ordinance currently exists um there frankly is a question as to whether 46:43.440 --> 46:51.440 an animal has to be on leash when they're off the owner's property as opposed to just be under the 46:52.400 --> 47:00.160 control voice control of somebody when they're uh around the city so that's that's taken away 47:00.160 --> 47:07.840 it adds a leash requirement so it continues the requirement that uh you know if anybody's if 47:07.840 --> 47:12.400 they're on their own property they don't have to be on a leash but if they're they have to be 47:12.400 --> 47:18.320 secure with the leash when they're on any public property or on any private property without the 47:18.400 --> 47:24.320 permission of a property owner and there are some exceptions of animal in a vehicle or an animal 47:24.320 --> 47:33.360 in a carrier law enforcement canine or a dog that's within the parameters of a designated dog park 47:33.360 --> 47:45.280 would not have to be on the leash this ordinance also would add a Jones park to the list of parks 47:46.080 --> 47:57.680 where dogs may be and clarifies that it's a violation of the ordinance if anybody in a dog park violates 47:57.680 --> 48:04.640 the rules the rules have to be adopted by the board of parks recreation and cultural services 48:04.640 --> 48:10.720 approved by the common council and then posted by an official sign I understand there was some 48:10.720 --> 48:17.280 confusion about whether certain rules applied in dog parks this would clarify that thank you 48:19.520 --> 48:21.120 other discussion on this item 48:24.000 --> 48:28.320 um we have been asked for separate consideration on the item if there's no further discussion on 48:28.320 --> 48:34.400 the item um we'll have vote on it separately when the clerk calls your name please vote 48:35.040 --> 48:45.600 as you wish. Alder Jorgensen, Alder Widener, Alder Hodges, Alder Allen, Alder Pete, Alder Land, 48:46.320 --> 48:58.560 Alder DeMar, Alder Kelly, Alder Harmon, Alder Pabone, Alder Frazier, Alder Weiss, Alder Mack, 13 eyes, 48:58.560 --> 49:04.720 zero nose. Alder Pete, did you have any other items for separate requests for separate consideration? 49:04.720 --> 49:09.920 No sir I do not. Then without objection these items will be placed on the consent agenda and 49:09.920 --> 49:15.440 we will move on to the transit commission report in all recordings absence. Alder Pabone have you 49:15.440 --> 49:20.640 had any requests for separate consideration on these items? I have not. Then without objections 49:20.640 --> 49:26.320 they will be placed on the consent agenda and move to planning heritage and design. Alder Pete 49:26.320 --> 49:32.320 have you received any requests for separate consideration? No I have not or then without 49:32.320 --> 49:37.040 objection these will be placed on the consent agenda. We'll then move on to the office of the mayor 49:37.040 --> 49:44.800 report. Alder Jorgensen have you had any requests for separate consideration? I have not and without 49:44.800 --> 49:49.200 objection these will be placed on the consent agenda. We will now move to the consent agenda. 49:49.760 --> 49:52.400 Alder Jorgensen would you like to make a motion regarding the consent agenda? 49:52.960 --> 49:54.960 Yes sir. 49:54.960 --> 49:56.480 Approved the consent agenda? 49:56.480 --> 50:01.120 So motion to second to approve the consent agenda. All those in favour please say aye. 50:02.160 --> 50:08.320 Opposed? The motion carries. This brings us to common council announcements just as a reminder 50:08.320 --> 50:12.080 announcements are limited to recognition of city residents and employees, 50:12.080 --> 50:15.760 memorials and non-political community events. Discussion of matters related to government 50:15.760 --> 50:22.080 business is prohibited. I do want to just start with an announcement thanking staff and volunteers 50:22.080 --> 50:26.480 and mother nature for cooperating so much in the last few days with the many community events 50:26.480 --> 50:31.600 that we've had whether it was fourth vest or fireworks or the 250 celebration on Sunday. 50:31.600 --> 50:37.760 We had three sister city mayors visiting at the same time through all that so none of that 50:37.760 --> 50:42.240 could happen without great volunteers on our board's committees and commissions and an excellent 50:42.240 --> 50:46.800 excellent staff who did amazing work to put those events together. The fourth vest board 50:47.280 --> 50:51.920 lots of really great people doing some great things so kudos to everyone. The community 50:52.640 --> 50:55.680 showed very well these last few days. Alder Mack. 50:57.200 --> 51:01.520 Thank you. I'd like to echo your comments and thank the community for showing up for the 51:01.520 --> 51:07.520 fourth vesigrator we've seen festivities this past weekend. It truly was a community celebration, 51:08.240 --> 51:16.400 seeing the floats and the businesses and the community groups that came down that parade route. 51:16.880 --> 51:25.840 Along with all the community spectators and those fireworks were second to none they were amazing. 51:29.280 --> 51:37.600 Otherwise. All right a little redundant but echo the city of Racine staff. We had first friday 51:37.600 --> 51:43.680 cleanup. We had fourth of July parade cleanup set up for the next day fireworks like unbelievable. 51:43.680 --> 51:48.960 We had a storm with trees that came down on friday. The forestry department was down the 51:48.960 --> 51:54.400 street picking up trees. I don't know how they did what they did not to mention like first responders 51:54.400 --> 52:00.480 with a few fires. I can't imagine you know just all the police officers my husband said it seems 52:00.480 --> 52:04.480 like there's a lot more police officers and we talked to a guy and he said well you can't take 52:04.480 --> 52:10.880 off unless you have 20 years or more this weekend. So just all the people working we took a walk 52:10.880 --> 52:16.720 downtown sunday morning and saw your staff out setting up centerpieces and doing tablecloths 52:16.720 --> 52:21.280 and it's like non-staff. So just a huge shout out to all of the city staff because this was a 52:21.280 --> 52:30.800 crazy weekend of events. Yeah I don't want to repeat what's been said but everyone it's the 52:30.800 --> 52:34.960 parade went great everything went fantastic the only one that I would throw in there call it a 52:34.960 --> 52:40.560 special thank you for is DPW there was a lot of barricades to put up it was a lot of signs to put 52:40.560 --> 52:45.040 up it was a lot of barricades to take down was a lot of signs to take down in amongst all of that 52:45.040 --> 52:50.640 they also I just want to thank DPW for this as well they were able to get pedestrian crossing signs 52:50.640 --> 52:56.000 the first two in the city were installed on main street at the intersections of Maine and Augusta 52:56.000 --> 53:02.080 and Maine and Walton and so that was amongst all of the other craziness so I want to thank them 53:02.080 --> 53:06.480 for their hard work on doing that and encourage everyone when you're going to the zoo or north 53:06.480 --> 53:12.400 beach or just enjoying the lake shore there's two new safer ways to cross across Maine Street 53:12.400 --> 53:20.640 now so thank you everyone. Alder Pete. Thank you it's kind of difficult to be one of the last 53:20.640 --> 53:27.440 speakers and not repeat what's already been echoed several times but again I would still 53:27.440 --> 53:33.680 remiss if I didn't give a shout out to the police department fire department all the first responders 53:33.680 --> 53:43.040 DPW the city staff in general because I know they worked very hard and also the partners I want 53:43.040 --> 53:50.800 mention a name but the people that helped contribute from the outside especially for the 250th fest 53:50.800 --> 53:57.840 I've made all of the events the food was outstanding everything was orderly and I think it's a memorable 53:57.840 --> 54:06.800 experience for the community thank you. Alder Allen. Thank you well I want to call out names I want 54:06.800 --> 54:12.240 to give up a huge thanks to everyone in the city that I'm repeating what everyone has already said 54:12.240 --> 54:17.600 to our police our fire and our city staff did an awesome job but I am going to clap to tower and 54:17.600 --> 54:23.680 her team and I'm going to clap to Corey Sebastian who is celebrating her birthday tomorrow we also 54:23.760 --> 54:29.920 have Malik or Alder Frazier celebrating his birthday next week I also want to let people know that 54:29.920 --> 54:38.000 we will be having our first Baptist school event at Lockwood Park on August the 8th so I'll be 54:38.000 --> 54:44.320 handing out information for that and we will also be preparing for our first lighting of the tree 54:44.880 --> 54:52.560 event at Lockwood Park in December so that's something to look forward to everybody have a nice week 54:52.640 --> 54:57.040 lots of notice yeah I guess following up on Alder Jorgensen's announcement on 54:57.040 --> 55:03.440 pedestrian crossings you may notice now downtown if you cross in intersections there's an audible 55:03.440 --> 55:08.720 accompaniment for anybody who may be visually impaired and it takes about 50 to 60 seconds 55:08.720 --> 55:14.880 longer to get through the downtown in our efforts to slow down the speed in Main Street we managed 55:14.880 --> 55:19.120 to do that without spending more than a million dollars relocating a state highway so glad to see 55:19.120 --> 55:23.840 that in one last thing I'll just mention there was so many great moments to notice but we had 55:23.840 --> 55:29.280 three sister city mayors visiting they were in the parade and they were overwhelmed and so impressed 55:29.280 --> 55:33.840 with our parade but they were a little bit nervous about what the reception would be of these these 55:33.840 --> 55:38.960 mayors from three different countries and they all got applauded and great response and the fact 55:38.960 --> 55:42.800 that three mayors will bring that home with them to their home communities about what that experience 55:42.800 --> 55:49.440 was here is it really reflects very well on on the city and our sister city program but just the 55:50.480 --> 55:55.600 innate goodness of our residents and are willing to be hospitable from people from different places 55:55.600 --> 56:02.800 so it was a great great event all their program. Thank you Mr. I just want to echo the sentiments 56:02.800 --> 56:07.520 of my colleagues regarding all the festivities over this weekend phenomenal job by the staff 56:07.520 --> 56:10.720 and just really being a part in seeing the city come out and the way that it did was 56:11.360 --> 56:16.400 just something that I think we all needed to see and to be a part of especially when we have 56:17.440 --> 56:21.280 visiting mayors from other countries it's really great to show the best of the best when we have 56:21.280 --> 56:26.560 it shut out to again all the city staff and oh Tara was running around crazy Sam all this all 56:26.560 --> 56:32.880 the people just making things work DPW also there's quite a number of birthdays we have my mother 56:32.880 --> 56:39.200 who will be turning 60 on Wednesday so that's a big birthday for her also my brother my brother 56:39.200 --> 56:44.080 Lupe my other brother Irving my niece Mariah my uncle Daniel so there's a lot of July babies 56:45.280 --> 56:55.120 in my family I debated back and forth about this this last one but some of you may know that 56:56.000 --> 57:04.640 unfortunately there was a murder in my family a couple weeks ago and we are still looking for 57:04.640 --> 57:13.360 that person so we will be laying Giovanni to rest tomorrow and we would like to fully 57:13.360 --> 57:19.920 focus on processing our grief so if anyone has any tips or knows the whereabouts of this person 57:19.920 --> 57:26.640 please call the Mount Pleasant Police Department it's 2628840454 if you want to remain anonymous 57:26.640 --> 57:35.120 crime stoppers has a p3 tips app or you can call 26263693 30 thank you 57:35.840 --> 57:43.920 other bone we're very sorry for your loss under Jorgensen I'm sorry I'll keep it brief there was 57:43.920 --> 57:49.600 one other one and amongst all of the celebrations that I wanted to thank the the fire department 57:49.600 --> 57:55.600 and the men and women of the fire department it was a busy 18 to 24 hours for them there were 57:55.600 --> 58:01.440 three or four structure fires there were many many accidents in it and so I know that they 58:01.440 --> 58:06.720 worked around the clock to do that I'd like to thank them for their hard work and then echo please 58:06.720 --> 58:12.080 make sure that you are safe with fireworks it's a friendly reminder about the severity of that 58:12.080 --> 58:18.000 can have I know in their email they had copied just the thousands of dollars of loss not to mention 58:19.360 --> 58:25.120 the the human harm that came from it so please please be careful and thank you to the men and 58:25.200 --> 58:30.000 women of the fire department for keeping us safe on a Jorgensen could I impose upon you for a 58:30.000 --> 58:36.480 motion to adjourn motion a second to adjourn all those in favor of adjournment please say aye