WEBVTT 1 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:18.280 Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome. 2 00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:20.960 It is time now for the city matters. If it matters to you, 3 00:00:21.079 --> 00:00:23.800 it matters to the city, and point it doesn't matter. And I 4 00:00:23.879 --> 00:00:26.359 tell you what we got the trifecta. And hear how we doing there, 5 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:31.640 Terry Lowt's good morning, Tom, doing well you bright guests? I did. 6 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:34.200 I brought the heavy hitters today. So we got Keith Terry, who's 7 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:37.880 our director of public Works, and then we got Brady Watson, who's the 8 00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:42.640 fire Marshal I think his official title with the fire department. So we are 9 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:50.640 we are the advertise speakers. You got to beat. It snowed, but 10 00:00:50.679 --> 00:00:54.640 it didn't snow enough, so you know you're getting overtime today. And it 11 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:58.439 rained but it didn't rain enough. So in the water guy today and fortunately 12 00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:02.280 nothing got burned. Right, Brady's got He's pretty got some time. We're 13 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:06.280 all happy. We're all happy, Terry, Brady and myself are pretty happy. 14 00:01:06.319 --> 00:01:08.319 But yeah, but time he just spoiled the whole show. I was 15 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:11.640 about that. That's it. I got a hankering for that. I don't 16 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:15.760 know how that happens. But what we got cooking? What do we have 17 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:19.519 going, guys, Well, we we do have a couple of items that's 18 00:01:19.640 --> 00:01:23.319 upcoming. So certainly we had Thanksgiving last week, which we had an abbreviate 19 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:26.840 schedule, so if you missed your date, uh, you'll get another chance 20 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:29.959 this week as far as it gets your trash out. But can you tell 21 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.359 us about about what's coming up next week for the yard to breed? Well, 22 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:37.319 you guys stole my thunder already. I was we gona talk about holiday 23 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:38.519 schedule, and I'm thinking, well, you've already figured that out because you 24 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:42.400 already missed your trash day desk, I'm thinking more about snow. Yeah, 25 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.719 we don't want to talk about snows. We talk about snow. Uh. 26 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:49.840 As far as holiday trash collection goes, yes, uh, you know, 27 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:52.959 be familiar with our holiday schedule, and I think some people probably figure that 28 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:56.840 out. With a Thanksgiving holiday, we were off, of course Thursday. 29 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:00.040 City officers were actually closed Friday except for the sanitation, So that was the 30 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:04.200 holiday schedule. And again it's it's behind the eight ball now and you've done 31 00:02:04.239 --> 00:02:07.120 missed it. But obviously, if your your trash day was on Thursday, 32 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:09.439 we picked it up on Wednesday, and if your draft was Friday, We 33 00:02:09.479 --> 00:02:14.000 actually did come by on Friday, but people still get confused sometimes I think 34 00:02:14.039 --> 00:02:16.159 we're off or not, so they'll still miss it. So uh, just 35 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:19.520 hang on to it, put it out this Friday. We'll be back by. 36 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:23.039 You would want to keep in mind that Christmas is right around the corner. 37 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:25.319 Oh yeah, I believe Christmas falls on Monday this year, So again 38 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:30.960 we'll collect your trash on Wednesday, so that one's not so bad because Monday, 39 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.080 when you figure out you missed it, Hey, where's the city guys 40 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:35.319 at they didn't pick up my trash. Well, we haven't come yet, 41 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.120 so we've still got Wednesday, so you're still you're still in pretty good shape. 42 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:40.479 Plus you'll have all that nice Christmas trash for so we'll be extra heavy 43 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:43.439 that day. We're a little bit busy on that day, aren't you. 44 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:46.080 It's probably our busiest day of the year, actually one of our one of 45 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:50.639 our busiest days. Then we'll have the same scenario again on New Year's It's 46 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:53.319 falls on a Monday, the first, so again we'll collect your trash on 47 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:57.039 that following Wednesday. So keep that in mind. As the holiday season is 48 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:00.439 upon us and we're on a holiday schedule and along with that, we might 49 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:05.680 mention we've got an upcoming leaf and grass collection. We do that a couple 50 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:07.840 times a year. We usually do it springtime and then again in the fall. 51 00:03:07.960 --> 00:03:12.319 So here we all are in the fall and looks like this year we've 52 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:15.560 got it scheduled for December the fourth through the eighth, so that'll be next 53 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:21.080 week. So if you've got leaf and grass that you've collected and bagged up 54 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:23.520 and you want to get rid of that material, set it out at the 55 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:28.360 curb on your normal collection day. So whatever day you normally put out your 56 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:31.039 trash for the automated truck to come around, bag that material up and set 57 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:37.319 it along beside the polycart within five feet or so our feather away from the 58 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:39.800 cart so the truck can still service the cart. We'll have another truck that 59 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:44.400 will come by and pick up those bags and collect those materials. If you 60 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:46.560 have sticks, you want to bundle those up in links of no more than 61 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:51.439 four feet and weighing no more than fifty pounds, we'll also collect those at 62 00:03:51.439 --> 00:03:53.960 the same time. So any yard waste you can take advantage of this and 63 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:58.800 put those out with your normal collection at the curb next week and we'll be 64 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:01.520 by to pick those up. Is for next week only, and it is 65 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:06.879 for residential customers only, and we're not taking garbage per se. It is 66 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:12.319 for leafs and sticks and debris of that sort. So if you've got extra 67 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:15.879 refuge, it needs to be in the cart or with a bag with a 68 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.160 sticker on it sitting beside the cart, So keep that in mind. We 69 00:04:18.240 --> 00:04:21.639 encourage everybody to take advantage of that. It's a good program. It's a 70 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:26.480 popular program this time of year. Obviously, people have been out scalping the 71 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:30.199 yards and raking leaves and are blowing them over the neighbors were talking about earlier. 72 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:31.079 Lee. I won't mention who, but one of the guys in here 73 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:34.519 is talking about blowing him on his neighbors kind of came in. It happens. 74 00:04:35.920 --> 00:04:39.319 But if you're the poor soul that got stuck with all those leves and 75 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:42.240 you want to bag those up and get them out to the curb, we're 76 00:04:42.279 --> 00:04:44.439 going to help you with that. You get them bagged up and we'll come 77 00:04:44.439 --> 00:04:46.240 by and collect them for you. Wow, that pretty darn nice of you. 78 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:50.240 You bet. We're glad to help and look forward to the holidays and 79 00:04:50.279 --> 00:04:54.800 a good season. We might notice downtown, we've had our street guys out. 80 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:58.439 We put up some Christmas decorations, so we're all getting in the Christmas 81 00:04:58.480 --> 00:05:01.439 spirit. And this time of years when we get out with the street guys 82 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:05.879 and start you mentioned the four letter word, I think it's snow, and 83 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:10.199 we've been prepping for that a little bit. We get our snow equipment to 84 00:05:10.439 --> 00:05:13.240 kind of serviced out and ready to go, kind of double check everything, 85 00:05:13.279 --> 00:05:15.199 make sure it's all ready to be used. We had a little scare this 86 00:05:15.240 --> 00:05:18.560 weekend you mentioned. We got a little sniff of snow on the ground, 87 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:23.439 but mostly it was just pretty. It didn't cause us any problem like that. 88 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:26.879 Yeah, we were fortunate. So it made a nice Thanksgiving for us 89 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:30.199 on a pretty weekend. And we're we're looking forward I guess to the winter 90 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:32.600 as much as we can, but again we're prepared for it, so we're 91 00:05:32.639 --> 00:05:36.639 ready to go, ready to go. I like when we let's say that 92 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:42.000 in the future, obviously they'll likely be a snow event or some sort of 93 00:05:42.040 --> 00:05:46.360 event that we'll have to potentially mobilize out to treat and to take care of 94 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:49.879 that effort through there. So what's kind of the protocol as far as how 95 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:54.399 how much snow do we need before we run? Where do we target first 96 00:05:54.439 --> 00:05:58.680 as far as salt, sand and potentially the you know, the snowplows or 97 00:05:58.680 --> 00:06:01.439 how does that work right? The City of Bartlesville actually has a snow policy, 98 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:03.800 and I'm sure it's still out there on our website, but if not, 99 00:06:03.839 --> 00:06:08.199 we'll double check that and make sure it gets on there. Mean as 100 00:06:08.199 --> 00:06:11.319 we're approaching that time of the year in that season, So we do have 101 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:16.399 a snow removal policy and it prioritizes the areas how we work them, and 102 00:06:16.399 --> 00:06:20.199 when we work them. We primarily dispatch out of the PD out of a 103 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:26.399 police department, So if we're off hours and the road conditions get to the 104 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:30.600 point where they need treatment, the PD will dispatch us. So we'll either 105 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:33.199 go out at that time and typically we just salt and sand. If we 106 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:36.800 get over two to four inches, we'll start plowing that material. So we 107 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:43.879 start out prioritizing the thoroughfreyers in town and the arterial streets, and then once 108 00:06:43.920 --> 00:06:48.160 we get those treated, we'll move into residential neighborhoods. We only treat as 109 00:06:48.199 --> 00:06:51.720 far as salt and sand. In the residential neighborhoods, we don't plow in 110 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:56.439 those areas. Too many problems are caused when you start plowing snow into the 111 00:06:56.439 --> 00:07:00.199 residential areas and blocking driveways and intersections. And we don't have the staff from 112 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:01.920 the time to open all those up, so we can't go in there and 113 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:05.439 plow big windrows up in those areas. We will, however, do the 114 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:10.800 like I said, the arterial streets and commuter streets downtown district. We will 115 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:14.800 appow those when needed. So we monitored ourselves when we're on staff our you 116 00:07:14.839 --> 00:07:16.879 know, normal working hours, and again as I mentioned, we'll rely on 117 00:07:16.920 --> 00:07:20.720 the police department to help us dispatch out whenever we're needed. Sometimes they'll get 118 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:24.199 calls from citizens and that'll you know, kind of alert us too that there's 119 00:07:24.279 --> 00:07:28.399 problem with the bridges or areas like that, and then we'll just dispatch crews 120 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:31.040 out. We do have a crew member that is on call twenty four to 121 00:07:31.079 --> 00:07:34.680 seven that they rotate through the street department. He would be our initial call 122 00:07:34.720 --> 00:07:38.920 out person, and then it's helps needed past that, we dispatch whatever we 123 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:43.600 need. If the condition's worn and they last long enough, we'll convert to 124 00:07:43.639 --> 00:07:46.000 a twelve hour shift where we'll have half the crew working twelve hours. The 125 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:49.759 other half will switch out, come on twelve hours and rotate through twenty four 126 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:54.319 hour day. So we're prepared and ready to go. So you know, 127 00:07:54.399 --> 00:07:56.920 we hope we don't get those type of ends. We wouldn't mind a white 128 00:07:57.000 --> 00:08:01.040 Christmas loans that stays off the roads. Well we can move it to the 129 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:05.279 lake absolutely, just have it snow up north there. So all right, 130 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:11.120 well, thank you Key. So again, the free yard waste is next 131 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:13.680 week, so it's on your normal collection day for next week. So just 132 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:16.800 as Key talked about, go ahead and set that out by the curb for 133 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:20.600 that date. If you miss next week, you're gonna have to hold it 134 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:30.079 until next year sometimes. All right, So Tom, we've got Brady with 135 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:33.639 us. He's gonna walk us through some fire safety. So certainly this time 136 00:08:33.679 --> 00:08:37.879 of year we like to to get warm and use different devices to do so, 137 00:08:37.879 --> 00:08:41.120 so body's gonna give us some tips and tricks on how to do that 138 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:43.080 safely. Yeah. Absolutely, Today we're going to talk about holidays, safety 139 00:08:43.080 --> 00:08:46.200 and the residents as friends and families start together this time of year. We 140 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:50.840 just had Thanksgiving, now we're heading into the Christmas season as well. Kitchen 141 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:54.879 becomes a popular spot for family and friends together. One of the downside of 142 00:08:54.879 --> 00:08:58.360 that is children. We do have to keep kids away from any cooking appliances 143 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:01.840 at least three feet. Parents, keep an eye on that. That's a 144 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:03.840 good way for a kid to get burnt. To come in there, reach 145 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:07.519 and see what's happening with what's being baked, want a quick taste of something. 146 00:09:07.000 --> 00:09:11.279 Distance is going to be your friend on that one. Stovetop fires, 147 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:13.559 be sure to keep a lid, a metal lid by for the pots and 148 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:16.720 pans, or a cooking sheet to cover the fire up. That'll smother the 149 00:09:16.759 --> 00:09:20.720 fire to extinguish it. For an oven fire, keep the door closed and 150 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:24.000 turn off the fuel for that turn the natural gas off or the electric off 151 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:28.039 to help keep that fire contained. If need be, you can use a 152 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:30.559 fire extinguisher and work over that here in a little bit as well too. 153 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:35.360 Candles for decorations are another leading cause of fires. We asked that you do 154 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:39.159 a one foot radius around that for combustible items, do not leave those unattended. 155 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:43.320 Extinguish before you lead the house or before you go to bed for the 156 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:46.039 evening, and monitor your alcohol. That's exactly right too, Yes, that 157 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:50.360 can be a leading cause as well. Yeah, good point. We do 158 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:56.639 recommend considering battery powered candles for decor versus the flame. Those are going to 159 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:00.639 be much safer for you. Portable space heater's always pop this time of year. 160 00:10:00.639 --> 00:10:03.320 For smaller areas, we asked that you plug those directly into wall outlets. 161 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:07.799 Never use extension quards because those will overheat on you. If you do, 162 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:11.799 leave those three feet away from furniture, curtains, bedding, clothing, 163 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:16.480 stuff of that nature. Anything combustible when you're not using it, go ahead 164 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:20.639 and unplug it. Just unplug it from the device. There's no chance of 165 00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:24.799 something turning on or tipping over and causing a fire. For us, real 166 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:28.960 Christmas trees, if you're using a real Christmas tree, we ask that you 167 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:33.000 water it daily. Keep it hydrated. Dehydrated trees are known to go up 168 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:37.320 in eleven seconds to be fully involved, so that's really quick. Keep them 169 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:39.919 hydrated. If you see the needles start to fall off, it's dehydrated. 170 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:43.039 So every day, keep that thing hydrated. If you are going to decorate 171 00:10:43.039 --> 00:10:46.120 it with lights and decorations, use a power strip that way. If you 172 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:50.759 overheat those were kickoff and cut the power to those. Same thing with your 173 00:10:50.799 --> 00:10:56.039 Christmas lights outdoors, make sure those are rated for outdoor use. Don't overload 174 00:10:56.080 --> 00:11:03.039 the circuits. We've all seen the Clark w Griswold where they overload those uh 175 00:11:03.080 --> 00:11:05.919 ten times over what they should be. So if you are going to use 176 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:11.320 use a power strip, stick to manufacturer recommendations on how many are supposed to 177 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:18.720 be plugged in together. Uh, don't overload those three times. Christmas season 178 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:22.000 kicked off in a big bang. I saw the Christmas tree glouton flames and 179 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:31.240 yes, that's right. Wow. Fireplaces, if you have a fireplace, 180 00:11:31.279 --> 00:11:33.200 we asked that you get an inspected annually your chimney. They can go inside 181 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:35.519 there and take a look at it. Make sure everything's intact and cleaned. 182 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:39.440 Uh. Use season wood, it will clean, it'll burn cleaner and longer. 183 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:43.840 Smoke detectors, this is a big one. I want to make sure 184 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:46.399 everyone has a smoke detector in their sleeping quarters, their bedrooms, their hallways, 185 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:50.600 and their living rooms. Testos once a month. Simply push the button 186 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:52.879 for three seconds. It'll chirp at you to say it's working properly. Twice 187 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:56.960 a year we actually change the batteries on that. Usually when you spring springtime 188 00:11:56.960 --> 00:12:00.840 and fall time. When it's when the time's changed, go ahead and check 189 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:05.200 your batteries and change those out. The same thing with carbon monoxide detectors. 190 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:09.519 Anything with a byproduct of gas could produce carbon monoxide, so you do need 191 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:15.240 a carbon monoxide detector in your hallways, in your sleeping quarters. Those can 192 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:20.080 be plugged into the wall on the ceiling, almost like a spot detector. 193 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:22.639 But check those as well too, make sure those are working correctly. The 194 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:26.559 next thing that'll be a big value for you as a fire extinguisher. They're 195 00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:31.480 considered a type ABC that put out multiple different types of fires, from wood 196 00:12:31.480 --> 00:12:35.960 to paper, combustibles to even your kitchen fires. Have one of those readily 197 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:39.559 available in your kitchen. We asked that you don't store too close to your 198 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:41.960 stove. You need to be able to back away, get extinguisher and come 199 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:45.480 back and use it. If it's too big, don't try to put it 200 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:46.879 out, Get you and your family out and call nine one one and we'll 201 00:12:46.879 --> 00:12:50.799 come put it out for you. We also asked that you keep one in 202 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:52.960 your garage. The kitchen and the garage of the two number one places for 203 00:12:54.000 --> 00:12:58.720 fires, so an extinguisher go along the way for you. One more thing 204 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:01.600 is vehicle safety too. Is we'll travel this time of year, have your 205 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:03.559 vehicle checked out. Check your tire pressures, make sure they're inflated to correct 206 00:13:03.559 --> 00:13:07.919 pressure. Check all your fluids, your wipers, and your battery levels. 207 00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:11.919 Make sure those are all working properly. If you do take long drives, 208 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:16.240 please stop and get rest where you can. Those are the safety tips from 209 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:18.960 my side. There you go, Brady, very good. So on the 210 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:24.080 fire extinguishers or your smoke infector if it tests out and you replace the batteries, 211 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.799 will those things last forever? Or is there some a shelf life? 212 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:28.840 They usually have a ten year shelf life. Your manufacturer have it written on 213 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:31.919 the back back there too. You need to check that to make sure, 214 00:13:31.639 --> 00:13:35.840 but usually ten years is your window years. Okay, saying with the carman, 215 00:13:35.919 --> 00:13:39.440 if you have a combo carbonoxide correct kind of summer? Yes, okay, 216 00:13:39.639 --> 00:13:43.039 all right? Now, does the city still have a program where you 217 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.200 guys will come out and do an inspection or is there anything along there you 218 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:48.480 do We can, Yeah, if you'll call one of the fire stations, 219 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:50.200 we can come out and take a look at it. If you don't have 220 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:52.399 one, we still have some available. We can install those for you. 221 00:13:54.320 --> 00:13:56.440 Yes, we do have that program. We'll check us for you gladly, 222 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:00.919 very good, very good. And then on fire, I know this time 223 00:14:00.960 --> 00:14:05.960 of year there is a little bit more incidents for fires. Bizarre call out 224 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.120 runs go up. Sars have been up here here recently, we have had 225 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.720 an increase when the temperatures go down. You can do it by clockwork, 226 00:14:11.720 --> 00:14:16.039 you'll see them. We get more fire calls. People get more creative with 227 00:14:16.080 --> 00:14:20.679 heating, they leave extension cords plugged in, stuff of that nature. Yes, 228 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:24.519 they definitely go up this time of year. Okay. And the last 229 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:28.720 one, if you like to have a fire pit in the backyard or kind 230 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:33.720 of those portable fire pits for s'mores or different things, do you need to 231 00:14:33.720 --> 00:14:37.399 be watching for burn bands or what's kind of the recommendation we do on those? 232 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:41.080 Those are designed for a smaller fire. The manufacturer have recommendations on those. 233 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:43.759 Two. Those are usually an ambiance fire. There's going to be smaller 234 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:48.080 logs distances your friend on those as well too. Try to stay away from 235 00:14:48.200 --> 00:14:52.919 your house anything combustible wood porches. Try to do it over a noncombustible concrete 236 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.600 surface. Keep the leaves away, keep some kind of extinguishing agent with you, 237 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:58.759 even a garden hose, a extinguisher, a shovel, something to help 238 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:01.720 put the out in case they do get out of control. But usually with 239 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.279 those there's a lot of issues. It's a smaller ambiance fire, so just 240 00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:07.360 keep an eye on them. Okay, yeah, okay, Brady, we 241 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:11.879 were joking around earlier about outdoor burning. Is there actually a policy on that 242 00:15:11.000 --> 00:15:13.840 through the fire department? As far as burning leaves and debris here in the 243 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:16.639 city limits, we do. You cannot do that without a burn permit. 244 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:20.200 Is there quite a criteria you can get from our fire stations that show you 245 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:24.600 what you have to meet to match the requirements to burn on your property. 246 00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:28.080 There's quite a few. I think there's probably ten to eleven different steps on 247 00:15:28.120 --> 00:15:31.799 their weather conditions, what you're burning, how close you are to structures, 248 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:35.519 fences, sheds, utilities. So there's a criteria that must be met before 249 00:15:35.519 --> 00:15:39.960 you are off the permit. If they're wanting to burn outdoors in the backyard, 250 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:41.320 that is correct. Yes, absolutely, thank you for bringing that up. 251 00:15:41.440 --> 00:15:46.440 I think most of them are really geared toward large acreage type of that's 252 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:50.799 crisis, so not somewhere that in your residential neighborhood. I can burn something 253 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:56.320 that's really geared more toward a larger acreage or something that's a more agricultural type 254 00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:58.600 thing. That's exactly right, correct, Yes, okay, well, very 255 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:02.399 goody. Thing else that you want to add for fire safety, well, 256 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:03.720 we just asked, want to stay vigilant, stay safe, keep an eye 257 00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:07.720 on it, leave, don't leave anything unattended. That goes for your kitchen 258 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:11.440 as well. To set a timer if you're cooking or baking, set a 259 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:14.519 timer on your phone. Sometimes we get busy with family and friends and we 260 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:17.039 walk away and we forget we're baking something, So set a timer. That's 261 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:19.480 another way to keep a mind of what you're cooking. All right, very 262 00:16:19.559 --> 00:16:25.759 good, good tips. So hopefully we'll have you won't see a fireman this 263 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:30.919 this winter. So welso invited guests for your that's your enjoyment. Well, 264 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:33.879 but they're there in case you need it, which is a great benefit to 265 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:38.080 have. More thankful for them to corovide that. Sero Stewart's there. So 266 00:16:38.120 --> 00:16:41.240 we'll talk a little bit about water. So we did have water. Water, 267 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:45.480 Yeah, we did get a little bit of rain up north of us. 268 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:49.120 So as many people know our watersheds up in Southeast Kansas for both Hula 269 00:16:49.159 --> 00:16:55.919 and Copan Lake, which Hula is our largest reservoir for water supply, but 270 00:16:56.000 --> 00:17:00.000 that rain was somewhat negligible and that it did not produce much runoff unfortunately. 271 00:17:00.720 --> 00:17:07.359 So as of this morning, we are at just over fifty seven percent of 272 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:14.160 the overall water remaining and then roughly just under seventy four percent of the water 273 00:17:14.200 --> 00:17:22.039 supply the weighted water supply based on water right and so those two numbers are 274 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:26.039 kind of metrics that we're using to gauge how much water we have left. 275 00:17:26.079 --> 00:17:30.119 So we have four water sources, Hula, Copan, the Caney River, 276 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:33.240 and Hudson Lake. Hula and Copan Lake are both owned by the Core of 277 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:37.680 Engineers. Sixty percent of our water rights comes from Hula Lake, nine percent 278 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:42.079 comes from Copan Lake. We have the Kenny River that has just over twenty 279 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:48.200 percent, and then Hudson Lake has about twelve thirteen percent. Roughly as far 280 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:52.400 as the water right, so the overall water remaining is if we drained every 281 00:17:52.400 --> 00:17:55.720 one of those sources, that's how much water we have in the system. 282 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:00.079 But if we wait it based upon how much we store at each one one 283 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:03.720 of those locations. That's the weighted water supply based on water right number. 284 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:08.039 If that maybe just added to the confusion instead of hopefully clarified it there, 285 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:14.559 but we are in stage three, so we do have stage four stages of 286 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:18.720 water restrictions and through the Water Shortage Ordinance, so we are in stage three. 287 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:27.160 We have not enacted the emergency water rates because we are still holding below 288 00:18:27.240 --> 00:18:32.400 the threshold that really triggers that. So we have been averaging about four and 289 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:36.519 a half million gowns of water use today. The threshold that would trigger that 290 00:18:37.039 --> 00:18:41.519 emergency water rates at four point seventy five million gowns of water day. So 291 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:45.440 consumptions down, which is good, but we still need to be mindful of 292 00:18:45.480 --> 00:18:49.559 what we're using Waterford to try to preserve and conserve that as much as possible 293 00:18:49.559 --> 00:18:55.680 there but predominantly predominantly this time of year, it's really all indoor water use. 294 00:18:55.799 --> 00:19:00.119 There's not any really outdoor water use, and so we just ask you 295 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:04.400 to be a good steward and to conserve that water supply, and hopefully we 296 00:19:04.440 --> 00:19:10.200 will get quite a bit of rain and potentially a little bit of snow over 297 00:19:10.240 --> 00:19:18.160 the fall and winter here to help punish that water supply. So I understand 298 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:22.440 right before, the federal government actually does a mandatory release out of both lakes, 299 00:19:22.640 --> 00:19:26.599 out of Copaine and Hewless, So in essence, we can serve water 300 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:30.680 as far as in our storage lakes because of the water in the river is 301 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:33.559 mand released from the federal government, so we're able to pick that up so 302 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:37.720 we can conserve the lakes right right, So, both Copine and Hewlett Lake 303 00:19:38.160 --> 00:19:42.680 discharge a minimum amount every day of the year, and that's set by federal 304 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:48.759 policy and federal statute. So what that results is about ten million gallons of 305 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:53.319 water a day goes by us in Johnstone Park and that's what we're capturing through 306 00:19:53.359 --> 00:19:57.599 our river pump station. So really since April, we've been running solely off 307 00:19:57.599 --> 00:20:02.160 the river and not off any of the lakes. But those lakes will continue 308 00:20:02.200 --> 00:20:07.759 to decline in a road just because of that minimum daily release that they're doing. 309 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:11.480 So it's good that we're able to capture that, but it's bad that 310 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:15.839 those lakes are going to continue to drop just because of that release in the 311 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:18.839 way that those lakes are set up there. So rain is truly the answer 312 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:23.000 as far as there replene those lakes, but the Water Resources Committee didn't meet 313 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:27.279 a couple of weeks ago looking at that very issue. So this was a 314 00:20:27.319 --> 00:20:30.880 committee that was created back in the early two thousands when we had the drought 315 00:20:30.880 --> 00:20:34.119 in two thousand and one two thousand and two, they came up with a 316 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:38.440 lot of options and things that they looked at as far as the area water 317 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:47.559 supply, and so it was basically reformed or reorganized. Back with this latest 318 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:52.400 drought last year, they've met several times over the last few months. The 319 00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:56.440 latest one is back in November eighth, but they've done a couple of things 320 00:20:56.440 --> 00:21:00.359 already. Is that they've recommended changes to the water Supply Ordinance, which alcil 321 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.599 adopted in October, So it changes some of the metrics and different things that 322 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:10.319 are in those water Shortage ordinance. But the tasks that they're looking at now 323 00:21:10.480 --> 00:21:15.680 is really the long term options to revisit that plan with that was done in 324 00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:18.720 two thousand and six two thousand and seven, to see what applies, what 325 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:23.359 needs to be tweaked, or if there's somewhere other water source that we could 326 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:30.440 be going after to potentially secure through there. So they're looking again at Hula 327 00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:33.839 Lake and Copan Lakes. Since those are two existing lakes, they are looking 328 00:21:33.880 --> 00:21:38.160 at the reallocation of flood control to water supply. So both of these lakes 329 00:21:38.519 --> 00:21:41.960 when they were developed were developed primarily for flood control, so they have a 330 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:48.279 lot of storage within the dam for a rain event or for flooding, and 331 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:52.039 not very much for water supply. And so one of the options is to 332 00:21:52.079 --> 00:21:56.079 convert some of that flood control to water supply, which is an essence she 333 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:00.079 raised the normal water surface of the lake so it impounds more water which is 334 00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:06.559 available for water supply. So we have applied or done a request to the 335 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:11.240 Core of Engineers through a Planning Assistance to States program that will partner with the 336 00:22:11.279 --> 00:22:17.119 Core to perform a study that looks at not only the environmental aspects if you 337 00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:22.079 pursue that type of water supply or that increase in water supply, but it 338 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.759 also looks at the benefit loss of flood control, the potential downstream effects for 339 00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:32.440 that loss of flood control, and then some of the other incidentals that may 340 00:22:32.480 --> 00:22:41.680 be required to facilitate that option with property ownerships and other mitigation through recreation loss 341 00:22:41.680 --> 00:22:48.079 of recreational type of facilities. There So we're pursuing that both with both the 342 00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:52.519 lakes. We've applied with the core to the core with that Hopefully within the 343 00:22:52.559 --> 00:22:56.440 next three or four months we'll hear back if that project's funded. It will 344 00:22:56.440 --> 00:23:00.480 probably take about six to nine months to complete, so probably this time next 345 00:23:00.519 --> 00:23:06.240 year is when we anticipate having that of Beni at least that study complete to 346 00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:11.720 see how viable either or both of those options may be at coke Quela and 347 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:17.039 Copan Lake. Another item that we're looking at as the aid of a Musa 348 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:21.920 aquifer, which is an aquifer in central O Sage County. It is considered 349 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:27.720 a major aquifer at least with the United States Geological Service, but we know 350 00:23:27.920 --> 00:23:33.680 very little about that aquifer. There's a lot of residential uses with it as 351 00:23:33.720 --> 00:23:41.279 far as homes and different small draws through that through agricultural or residential titusis not 352 00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:48.680 many on an industrial threshold or industrial size, and so we are looking at 353 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:52.839 some federal grants to pursue investigating that aquifer a little bit more to see how 354 00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:57.839 much it would yield or produce and what type of water quality that it contains 355 00:23:57.839 --> 00:24:03.240 through there. So that one is looking at probably mid the next year for 356 00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:08.759 the next round of federal grants to facilitate that, and so we'll will be 357 00:24:08.880 --> 00:24:12.559 in line to make that request to move forward with it. And then the 358 00:24:12.640 --> 00:24:17.279 last thing that the Committee is looking at as far as the long term water 359 00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:21.759 supply is Call Lake. So currently Call Lake has forty million gawns of water 360 00:24:21.880 --> 00:24:26.359 day that's available right now, and those the cost of those water rights, 361 00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:30.160 at least the storage rights, is fairly inexpensive, and that we could buy 362 00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:34.759 that thirty or forty million goawns of water day for probably close to about fifteen 363 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:40.319 to twenty million dollars. From a water storage standpoint, that's fairly inexpensive. 364 00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:45.400 But the big cost would be getting that water from Call Lake over to Bortosville, 365 00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:51.000 which is roughly about sixty five plus miles to get to us. And 366 00:24:51.079 --> 00:24:55.920 so we are looking at partnerships with possibly the Osage Nation or maybe some other 367 00:24:56.160 --> 00:25:02.200 communities or water districts along that route between Bartoshil and the Call Lake to sharing 368 00:25:02.279 --> 00:25:08.079 that cost to help potentially offset and not only mitigate the costs of that infrastructure, 369 00:25:08.119 --> 00:25:14.920 but obviously provide some security and long range water that would benefit those entities 370 00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:19.799 fairly significantly. So we are scheduled to meet I think in early December with 371 00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:26.039 some of the components with that, with the Ostation Nation and potentially some other 372 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:30.799 communities through there, and depending on how those conversations go, will probably drive 373 00:25:32.440 --> 00:25:36.799 which are what we do next as far as the engineering to determine how much 374 00:25:36.839 --> 00:25:41.720 that's going to cost, the alignment that it would take, and then we'll 375 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.920 just have to wait to see what that results in and then go from there. 376 00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:49.240 Hecked a lot. That's a lot of information, a lot of information. 377 00:25:51.000 --> 00:25:53.400 So all of this is available online at the citybarsl dot org. So 378 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:56.400 if you go, and if you're not a subscriber and city Beat, I 379 00:25:56.440 --> 00:26:00.720 would encourage you to do so because Kelly does a fantastic job and keeping everybody 380 00:26:00.799 --> 00:26:03.880 up to speed as far as the Water Resource Committee is on, as well 381 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:10.559 as all the other activities uh and and different functions that's available and and and 382 00:26:10.920 --> 00:26:15.160 you know that people need to know. So if you didn't catch all that, 383 00:26:15.319 --> 00:26:18.240 or you want to reread that or just get up to speed with it, 384 00:26:18.880 --> 00:26:22.319 certainly go to the City at Barsville's dot org website. It's going to 385 00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:25.279 be on the front page. As far as the water supply, Kelly has 386 00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:27.119 done a number of articles as well as far as where we've been, what 387 00:26:27.200 --> 00:26:30.599 we're looking at. So there's a lot of information online there that you could 388 00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:36.799 bruise at your convenience. Very good. I was told by a certain lawmaker 389 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:38.759 that when you deal with the Army Corps of Engineers, you're really dealing with 390 00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:44.319 the Army Corps of lawyers. That's uh, that is the kind of our 391 00:26:44.400 --> 00:26:47.720 inside joke. That's maybe not so inside as the Army Corps of Attorneys. 392 00:26:47.720 --> 00:26:52.359 That's kind of what everybody calls. Yeah. Yeah, he said he's yet 393 00:26:52.400 --> 00:26:57.400 to meet an engineer, so but I'm sure there's one in there with with 394 00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:02.799 a dual diploma. Alrighty, well, thank you gentlemen. I really appreciate 395 00:27:02.839 --> 00:27:06.119 you being here with us today and of course getting it's all caught up on 396 00:27:06.160 --> 00:27:10.359 everything that we need to know and in order to keep safe and to keep 397 00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:17.119 hydrated and to keep things looking good everything between. I think we covered it 398 00:27:17.160 --> 00:27:19.240 all. Thanks again, and I hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving and 399 00:27:19.279 --> 00:27:23.359 I'm looking forward to you guys also having a great time with your families here 400 00:27:23.839 --> 00:27:27.880 for the Christmas holidays ahead. So be well and thank you folks. You've 401 00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:37.880 been watching and listening to our city beat right here on K one. Thanks 402 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:41.759 for listening to one. I'm a professional, paid present