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He is here.

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Join us for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States

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of America and to the republic for which it stands.

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One nation, among not, in the business world,

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with the liberty and justice for all.

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OK, the first item is a presentation

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by the Racine County Economic Development Corporation,

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their 2026 mid-year review.

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And we are joined by Laura Millian.

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Welcome, Laura.

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All right, thank you all.

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Hi, I'm Laura Millian.

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I'm deputy director with Racine County Economic Development.

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I'm pleased to be here this evening

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to share where we are on our mid-year under our contract

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with the village of Mount Pleasant, as well as across our work

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for Racine County to promote economic development.

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So included in your packet, you have our mid-year report.

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And I just want to provide a few highlights of our activities.

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So our CDC's assisted over 420 businesses

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over the last five years.

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59 of those have occurred in Mount Pleasant,

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resulting in about $1.7 billion worth of investment

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in the village of Mount Pleasant.

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Included in our contract are several special projects.

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We work as extensions of your staff

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to provide economic development services.

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But we also have special projects that are assigned to us.

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Included in that are working with village staff

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on bolstering and coordinating marketing efforts.

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Some of the highlights were working on solidifying

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and bringing Kedali America to Mount Pleasant

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and announcing that to the community,

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helping promote the small business growth program

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that the village has launched across our platforms.

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And also just making sure that, you know,

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the village is sharing the resources that our CDC has.

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So when we have programs like our BizDarts program

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that those are being shared out via social media,

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we continue to provide support around TID 5 development,

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as well as engaging with housing development prospects

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on site opportunities, especially at this point in time,

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working with Racine County on identifying creative financing

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for for sale single family housing

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to make it more affordable or attainable

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for individuals in our communities.

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So one of the other areas of focus for Racine County

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under our work is business attractions,

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specifically around industrial and residential development.

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Certain things that we have initiated this year,

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we continue to work on outreach to our site selectors,

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but we've initiated more focus on Northern Illinois

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for a business attraction campaign,

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as well as housing developers to be very specific

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on who our targets are.

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Our prospect activity has been a bit slower

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for the first half of the year.

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It's about 20% down from the first half of 2025.

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Mount Pleasant continues, though,

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to be of significant interest to businesses

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coming, looking at locating in Southeast Wisconsin.

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What we've engaged was 16 different prospects

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across advanced manufacturing, food and beverage,

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as well as distribution.

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And one of the things that we are seeing

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in terms of prospect activity,

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a prospect activity, one of the reasons it's slower,

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is because of some of the uncertainty

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in the global economy, as well as tariff situation companies,

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especially if they're international looking to come to the US.

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They're just making their decision to make a decision

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on a location has been slowed

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due to those increasing costs.

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We are seeing new construction investment.

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As you look at our overall dashboard is a little bit lower

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than what we had anticipated, a lot of that is due

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to the fact that so many buildings were built

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in the 2020, 2021, 22 time period,

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and businesses that are coming into the community,

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they're not having to spend as much on new construction.

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So that is what's happening as you look

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at the projects that have been approved.

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Other things, just to highlight,

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we continually regularly engage with Microsoft

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on their project, as well as providing ongoing support

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to Kidali America as they come into the community

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making sure that they've got access

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to the local resources they need to transition to the area.

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On the business expansion side,

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this really focuses on helping

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our existing businesses access resources

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that includes our business financing programs.

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We do a lot of outreach to make sure

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that our businesses are aware of our programs,

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as well as just understanding what their needs are.

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And we're finding, as we've talked to them,

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there's a really mixed business performance.

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Our manufacturers, many of them are doing well.

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They're in the logistics sector.

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They're also doing fine on the manufacturing side

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especially if they're in energy defense

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or in data centers, they're doing really well.

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And those companies are actually starting

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to do more hiring, which is good to hear.

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Small businesses, though, are continuing to have challenges

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on revenue growth, rising costs are affecting everyone.

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And everything you hear in the news is true

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and it's affecting small businesses

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and something that we keep in mind.

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We continue to have a lot of technical assist requests

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come in and we connect those businesses

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with the resources that are available

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either through RCEDC or through our partner programs.

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In terms of programming, one thing I'd like to highlight

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is our BISTArts Racine Program, which I briefly mentioned.

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This is a program that we initiated in 2024

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to assist small businesses, aspiring entrepreneurs,

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really provide some additional structure and support

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to help them with business growth

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and establishing a new business.

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We've assisted over 30 businesses or individuals

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with this particular program.

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It includes three parts.

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It's phase one is training for six weeks.

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And there's mentoring support for an additional

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three to four months and then the opportunity

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to work with students from Carthage College.

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We are initiating our next cohort on September 3rd

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and really would encourage you to share that information

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with your residents.

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We've actually had seven residents

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from the village of Mount Pleasant

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participate in that particular program.

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Couple other highlights on our business expansion side.

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We've assisted seven different businesses,

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several of them with matching grants

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from Racine County, that's a very popular program

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that allows businesses that are minority women manufacturers

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and veteran owned businesses to access that grant

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up to $5,000 for marketing, a consulting support

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as well as training.

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That program is very popular

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and we're actually out of funds for this year.

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And then we also assisted Badger Meter

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as they have brought in additional production lines

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and resulted in about $4 million

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of additional investment at their facility.

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Another area of focus is our talent attraction effort

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which is showcasing Racine County's

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very place to live and work through our greater

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RacineCounty.com platform.

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We continue to update that and put resources

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into that program, making sure our employers

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are aware of the resources to help them

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as they work to attract new talent to the community.

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We've also worked with making sure

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that we're highlighting each of our communities

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which includes Mount Pleasant.

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Other areas of focus have included working

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with UW Parks side as they've had new students come in,

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talk to them about our businesses

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and our community as well.

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So as we look ahead to the next half of the year,

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we're a little more than halfway through here.

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Our CDC will be updating their strategic plan.

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So we'll be doing some outreach to our communities

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and key stakeholders as we work through those updates

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because there's been a lot of changes

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in our community over the last 10 years or so.

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We also will continue with our campaigns.

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Other things, I just wanna make sure that I highlight

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that are on our list.

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I mentioned BIST Arts, please promote it.

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And then the other one which is not really included

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in the report highlighted as much

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is that our CDC is working with economic development

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organizations in Kenosha and Walworth County

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on a new pitch competition.

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This is the second year that we've done this.

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We've changed the name.

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It's 262 Founders Pitch.

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It's got opportunities for individuals

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who are interested.

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They have an idea around technology, biotechnology,

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manufacturing, but also an opportunity for individuals

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who have more of a community-based business.

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They can also pitch in that competition.

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The applications are due by September 1st.

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So that's the overview.

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I'll be happy to answer any questions

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you may have about my report.

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I have a question about the BIST Arts

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and how would you suggest that we promote that

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through our, do you have, like,

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we could go to your website and get it to the end of that?

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You can go to our website.

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We also have on our social media,

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there's access there too.

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Also happy to share, again, you know,

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that recent social media post, if that's the preference,

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if you want that or versus an application that's online.

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Okay.

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Laura, the under your receipt on new trends and efforts,

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the two businesses in Sturtivant that were issued,

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that issued one notices,

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the Cree lighting and UNFI,

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what, what, it sounds like what you were doing

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was helping those current employees

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find other employment, is that?

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So what we were doing is working

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with Southeast Wisconsin Workforce Development Board

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to connect with those businesses.

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So not, well,

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Southeast, the Workforce Development Board

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often is connected with those businesses,

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they're not always connected.

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So we try to make, smooth that connection,

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because in the case of UNFI, they reached out to us,

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and when they initiated the war notice,

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so we were able to connect,

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talk to them and make sure they were in contact

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with Workforce Development Board,

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and we worked with them on scheduling, you know,

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job fairs at the facility to be able to help with

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those people who were displaced from that downsizing.

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Okay, so it was to help them, okay.

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Yeah, yeah, so we weren't running the job fairs,

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we were just helping make those, you know,

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connections and also helping with the scheduling.

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Thank you.

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Well, I don't have any comment,

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but I want to commend you for all your efforts,

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because, you know, looking at your report,

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and every year that you make this presentation,

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you are the ears and eyes of the same county

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and Mount Pleasant, so I think we appreciate that,

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because you're the front lead, which goes

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and kind of look for, or make connection with the people,

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you know, who want to track them, so thank you very much.

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But I just said, as a curiosity,

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I understand what you said about the business

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based computation, you know, for the community based,

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but what does 262 founders stand for?

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So 262 is our area code.

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So it's area code of Vercine, Walworth, and Kenosha County,

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so that's the common denominator.

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Now I guess that.

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Just a question on who, well, without naming names,

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do you contract with all of the municipalities

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in Racine County, or are there others that?

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We have contracts with many of the municipalities,

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some of the towns we do not, but they are supporters,

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so it's most, I think all of the villages,

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I mean, there's some that are more residential,

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so village Elmwood, we don't have a contract with, right,

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so that doesn't make sense, but anybody who has

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the opportunity for development and businesses

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to come in, we typically have contracts with them.

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Well, again, echoing the other trustees,

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we certainly do appreciate the efforts that you do

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to procure a development business,

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particularly in the village of Mount Pleasant.

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You're welcome.

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Keep up the good work.

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Well, we appreciate the partnerships, so thank you.

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It's a great one.

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Okay, let's move on to public comment.

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Members of the public are welcome to provide comments

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on any matter, please listen for the president

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to recognize you, state, your name, and address

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for the record, comments are limited to three minutes.

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I've got one person signed up, Jacob Ferguson.

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If you'd like to go to the podium,

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that Laura just spoke from, give us your name

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and address for the record, share your thoughts.

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Good evening, my name is Jacob Ferguson.

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I live at 936 Sycamore Avenue 53406 in Mount Pleasant.

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Good evening, council members.

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I have lived in the Sycamore Avenue neighborhood

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of Mount Pleasant for nine years come October,

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and I am here speaking on the matter of flock cameras.

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Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon stated in a letter

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to flock CEO Garrett Langley,

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I now believe that abuses of your product

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are not only likely, but inevitable,

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and that flock is unable and uninterested in preventing them.

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Wyden continues, it is functionally impossible

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for people to drive anywhere without having their movements

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tracked, photographed, and stored in an AI-assisted database

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that enables the warrantless surveillance of their every move.

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A police chief in the state of Georgia used flock's cameras

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to track his ex-girlfriend and her teenage daughter

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nearly 600 times.

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He was one of 50 rogue officers charged with

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or accused of abusing flock cameras.

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Cameras, which security researcher John Gaines,

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gained root access of in under 30 seconds

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via the password security and by pressing a diagnostic button

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on the back of said camera.

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I bear no ill will towards the police department

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of Mount Pleasant, they help keep this neighborhood

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and city safe.

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However, these are the simply the most visible cases I found.

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In addition, Oshkosh recently rejected a flock contract

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after discovering the company had lied to them

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about the capabilities of the cameras.

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The original vote had been five, two in favor,

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and then seven, zero against after the discovery.

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I urge the council to take a stand

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in defending the rights of the citizens of Mount Pleasant

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against flock and its contractors, third party entities

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who without warrant build databases

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to track the every movement of individuals

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who have no choice but to drive past them every day.

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There are models of camera that do not use AI

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or engage in the creation of a database

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whose near existence is a clear and present danger

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to the citizens of Mount Pleasant.

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I ask the council to swiftly and urgently deactivate

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and remove active flock cameras, if any,

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and to cancel any current contracts

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and reject any further propositions or contracts

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involving the installation and use of flock cameras

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or their business competitors.

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Thank you for your time, council members.

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I appreciate your thoughts.

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We are under contract and do have them in the village.

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I would encourage you to speak with Chief Vasha

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in terms of how we employ and deploy them.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Anybody else wishing to speak for a public comment?

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Not hearing in from anybody.

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We'll close public comment

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and we'll move to the consent agenda.

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Mr. President, I make a motion to approve

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the item on consent agenda as presented.

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Second.

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So you're in motion and a second.

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All in favor signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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So that motion carries.

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So under new business, we've got discussion,

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possible motion regarding resolution 14-2026

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for the closure of tax incremental district number one.

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Mr. President, I make a motion to approve resolution 14-2026

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terminating tax incremental district number one

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effective September 10th, 2026.

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Second.

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So who wishes to speak to this then?

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Kathy?

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Sure.

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I'll be happy to take this item.

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We're actually pretty excited to present this to the board.

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This is something we've talked about

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in the last few cow meetings.

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This would be the closure of our first

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to district that we opened in September of 2006.

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Natural closure date of this kid is September 10th

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or September 11th of 2026.

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And we're asking for this termination resolution

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to take effect on September 10th.

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The DOR requires us to terminate the TID

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or extend the TID prior to the natural closure date.

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So we have enough money in the TID

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to pay off all of our obligations in this TID district.

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So this will close with that closure date

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on that September 10th.

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What will happen though, we will collect increment

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for this next tax collection year

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that will satisfy the obligations

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that we have within that TID district.

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And then we will have payments that go out

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to the other taxing jurisdictions

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that are on the tax bill.

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I have a question.

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So when you said that we will make payments

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to the other taxing districts,

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would that be the leftover money

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after all of our obligations are paid?

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Correct.

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We have some developer incentives

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that we still need to pay out.

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And we also have some loan obligations

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that need to be paid out.

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So in the 2027 budget, when you see that document,

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that will outline all of the obligations

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that need to be paid.

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And then the residual dollars left at the end

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of that accounting period,

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which will end as of September 10th of 2027.

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We'll take the rest of that, split it up

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between those taxing jurisdictions.

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Nice to see one close.

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Well, and that's just it,

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because those board members that were present

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when that was formed are long gone,

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if retired or otherwise moved on.

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And so it's a rare person that would be there

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when it was formed to see the ending of it.

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And so we get to see the ending of it.

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Well, in the meantime, we've formed a few more

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to push forward, but it's always a good day

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to be able to retire a tit.

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And it served as purpose, but for the tit,

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we wouldn't have had that development.

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We have the development now that's throwing off

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more tax revenue, but just a reminder

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to the board members, closing the tit,

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doesn't mean all the money goes to us.

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We get about a third of it.

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The new tax money is half of it goes to,

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we've seen unified about 10%, 10%, 11% to the county.

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And correct me if I'm wrong,

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wrong about one or 2% to the gateway.

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Very small, yeah.

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Any other thoughts?

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No, I echo your thoughts and again,

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Mr. President, as you said,

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I'm very pleased that we are able to close tit number one

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out of this seven, our taxpayers and community

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has invested very patiently and other than distribution

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according to the contract,

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main advantages that once you close the tit,

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our tax base is increased down the road.

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And that's the, again, I love the tits,

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I like the concept not for the residential,

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but for the commercial, but eventually that tax base,

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increased base helps everyone.

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And as far as distribution to the other partners,

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we don't have any control, but they do that.

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But in theory, when they get the money,

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they should also hopefully flow down to the tax base.

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At the end of the day, it should also be,

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it should be a lead to the tax base.

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Should be.

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One can hope, one can hope.

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So in the matter of closing the tit,

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let's do a roll call vote.

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Washburn.

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Aye.

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Ventraining.

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Aye.

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Batia.

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Aye.

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Anastacio.

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Aye.

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Caris.

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Aye.

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Pollock.

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Motion carries.

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So we have on the other page of the agenda under L,

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the discussion possible motion to approve the contract

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between the village of Mount Pleasant

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and the Mount Pleasant Police Officers Association

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of the Wisconsin Professional Fire Association

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from, excuse me, please, I'm sorry,

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Police Association, January 1, 2027 through December 31st,

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2030.

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Mr. President, I'd like to make a motion

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to approve the contract between the village

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of Mount Pleasant and the Mount Pleasant Police Officers

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Association of the Wisconsin Police Association

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from January 1st, 2027 through December 31st,

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2030 as presented.

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Second.

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So we have motion and a second.

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Would that be Mary?

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So the current contract with the Mount Pleasant Police

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Officers Association does expire at December 31st.

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We were successfully able to negotiate a four-year agreement

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running from January 1st of 2027 through December 31st

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of 2030, just to mention a few things.

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There is a competitive wage package,

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but again, we did get some concessions

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from the Police Officers Association

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for post-retirement benefit, obligations to the village

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that will hopefully reduce some of those obligations

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for post-retirement benefits,

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as well as some of our training obligations.

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So again, I think it was a fair deal for both sides.

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And this is something that we discussed

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at the Mount Pleasant County.

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Any other thoughts from the board?

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I think it was just, I mean, just as a comment,

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we discussed this a couple of times

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at the Committee of the Whole.

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And these are tough negotiations

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because we as a village board aren't really involved in them.

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We have to approve the contract.

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We have Mary Cole from Human Resources there on our behalf,

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but it's really different.

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And it's really been a learning curve for me

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in the last six years that I've been here.

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So I'm really pleased to see that we were able

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to negotiate this the way we were.

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I think one of the things that has continued

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to cloud other states and other communities

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with these kinds of agreements is that post-development,

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our post-retirement, the post-retirement fund.

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And I think we finally now are starting to see

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where the younger people coming in,

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they're recognizing they're going to have to look out

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for themselves a little more in the world

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as they move forward towards retirement.

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And that that world is changing.

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So that was a big deal.

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And I wanted to just thank Mary and Ryan

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for their good work and sheep as well.

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And Patrick, that's Patrick.

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So all our staff did a great job.

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Between police and fire, those were tough contracts.

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Well, fire is still a work in progress.

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But yeah, I think that the board is going along fine

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with where the negotiations ended up.

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And again, they are tough negotiations.

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So regarding the contract between us and the police officers

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association, roll call.

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Washburn, Ventrini, Batia, Anastacio,

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Aye, Keras, Pollock, Aye, dole group.

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Aye, motion carries.

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Any reports?

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Anything from the minister?

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Who's seconding the motion to adjourn?

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Oh, it did so, maybe.

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Sorry.

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Yeah, you're a little bit off, Mike.

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Motion and a second.

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All in favor, signify by saying aye.

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Aye.

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We stand adjourned.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you.