WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.839 --> 00:00:06.919 Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome. 2 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:11.400 It's time now for city matters. If it matters to you, it matters 3 00:00:11.439 --> 00:00:15.160 to the city. And Lauren Rosel drew the short straw. He has to 4 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:19.160 come in a day after city council meets, and of course you had the 5 00:00:19.199 --> 00:00:23.600 big budget. But first things first, we had a weather incident last night. 6 00:00:23.800 --> 00:00:26.320 What can you tell us from the city hall perspective? I know the 7 00:00:26.320 --> 00:00:31.280 information it's kind of limited because well, a lot of research is going on 8 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:33.759 right now, a lot of looking around see what's going on. It's an 9 00:00:33.799 --> 00:00:37.039 all hands on deck situation at city Hall right now. Our city manager and 10 00:00:37.079 --> 00:00:41.039 city staff are dealing with all the issues that are happening in our city. 11 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:44.960 Our city crews have already been out this morning clearing debris off of roadways, 12 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:49.240 so you shouldn't have any problems traveling around the city at this point in time. 13 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.719 I think we've got them pretty much all of the debris off the roadways, 14 00:00:52.759 --> 00:00:56.520 only a few minor spots left. If you do have roadway debris, 15 00:00:56.600 --> 00:00:59.159 please call the city and let us know so we can come out and get 16 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:03.840 it cleared up for you. There was some significant damage along the Tuxedo Highway 17 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:08.640 seventy five corridor last night. We're still assessing what that damage is and how 18 00:01:08.719 --> 00:01:14.680 much damage went on there, but we do have significant structure damages out there. 19 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:18.439 There's a lot of trees down, a lot of the city is still 20 00:01:18.480 --> 00:01:23.760 without power, So the city's still assessing and trying to get resources out to 21 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:26.760 everybody in our community. If you need something, don't hesitate to reach out 22 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:30.920 to your city councilor reach out to the city staff. We'll be able. 23 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:34.599 We're there to assist you. American Red Cross has a shelter set up in 24 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:38.359 Osh County at the Osh County Fairgrounds right now, So if you need to 25 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:42.840 shelter and you need someplace to go the Osh County's Fairgrounds, reach out to 26 00:01:42.840 --> 00:01:48.319 the American Red Cross. They're evaluating more shelter areas in Washington County at this 27 00:01:48.400 --> 00:01:52.480 time, and they'll respond in open shelters if needed in Washington County. So 28 00:01:53.560 --> 00:01:57.400 yeah, Police, fire, Washington County Emergency Management, they all did a 29 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:00.200 great job last night. They kept a lot of our city safe. They 30 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:05.959 they turned on the sirens at the appropriate time. People were able to be 31 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:09.360 well notified with the storm and take shelters so I think the majority of our 32 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:14.560 citizens are safe. If you need something, let us know. Of course, 33 00:02:14.719 --> 00:02:15.639 this is what I love about this community. If you need something, 34 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:20.120 your neighbor's always there to help you. And I saw neighbors out helping neighbors 35 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:23.800 this morning and stuff. So let's all just take a moment today and go 36 00:02:23.919 --> 00:02:28.080 help someone in our community. It needs help, alrighty. And your neck 37 00:02:28.120 --> 00:02:30.599 of the woods a lot of trees, just a lot of trees. Yeah, 38 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:34.319 my neck of the Woods was a whole whole bunch of trees down this 39 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:38.400 morning, looks like the roadways were cleared. I was impressed that whenever I 40 00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:42.800 came down to work downtown this morning that they had the city cruis had already 41 00:02:42.800 --> 00:02:46.400 cut up and removed all of the trees out of the roadways in my neighborhood. 42 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:50.039 So it props to our city crews out there. We did a little 43 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:53.400 bit of budget work last night with city Hall. Hew'd that go. We 44 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:54.960 did a lot of budget work last night. So it's that time of year, 45 00:02:55.000 --> 00:02:59.879 our fiscal year. We'll transition over in July and July first, so 46 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:04.280 we needed to take care of some budgets. We passed our city budget, 47 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:10.199 our CIP budgets. We took the year in reports from our Barsville Development Authority 48 00:03:10.639 --> 00:03:15.520 does our economic development here in town, and approved their budget for the next 49 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:21.080 fiscal year. The BDA does such a great job the economic development. They 50 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:27.360 had a success in this fiscal year for twenty three twenty four. They did 51 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:30.280 a lot of projects that really brought a lot of jobs. I think a 52 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:36.039 total of about two hundred and fifty jobs were brought to Bartlesville. We did 53 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:42.479 about forty five incentives for people to move to Bartlesville. So we've got a 54 00:03:42.479 --> 00:03:45.680 lot of things going on and a lot of new things, new businesses happening. 55 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:47.719 Blue Whale out at the Airport's going to be some new stuff. They've 56 00:03:47.759 --> 00:03:53.759 got a plan to capture the momentum into the next fiscal year. So BDA 57 00:03:53.879 --> 00:03:59.120 is doing a great job developing our business and retail here in town. City 58 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:02.039 councilor I get to feeling those those folks have too much fun. I know 59 00:04:02.599 --> 00:04:06.199 they they got all these secrets they can't tell anybody until the appropriate time. 60 00:04:06.599 --> 00:04:10.639 And I walk around, I see that bell Childer guy just smiled the like 61 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:14.240 you know somebody gave him, you know, a candy bar something. I'll 62 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:16.839 tell you what batch Helda is the biggest cheerleader we have for our community, 63 00:04:16.959 --> 00:04:19.959 and him and mister Woods Uh, they do a great job. And all 64 00:04:19.959 --> 00:04:23.920 the staff over at the BDA does a great job. Of course, we 65 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:29.920 want to mention the visitors visit Barnsville Convention, the Visitors Bureau, they do 66 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:32.079 an amazing job. They gave us third year and report. They did some 67 00:04:32.199 --> 00:04:35.800 really great work in this past fiscal year, brought visitors to our community. 68 00:04:36.439 --> 00:04:40.839 As Maria gust likes to say, it all starts with a visit. So 69 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:45.199 bringing people here to Barnswille to see our community, they fall in love with 70 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:46.720 it and they want to come back, and sometimes they want to stay, 71 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:50.560 so they go. Ratio is pretty good on that. Yeah, yeah, 72 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:55.240 absolutely, we get people here to Barsville and they fall in love with our 73 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:58.279 town because it's such a great community. So they did, they did. 74 00:04:58.279 --> 00:05:01.160 They did a great job in the last year getting visitors and increasing our tax 75 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:04.600 revenue and our tax base by bringing in visitors to Bartsville. There's a lot 76 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:06.879 of big events. They brought in a lot of big events going to happen 77 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:12.759 next year. So we approved their budget for next year to help them continue 78 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.720 doing that great job. They're doing, bringing visitors and bringing revenue into our 79 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:21.040 city. So we got street projects. Mikeh Seimer's down there, our director 80 00:05:21.079 --> 00:05:25.600 of Engineering at the city. He's going to need a lot of help down 81 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:30.600 there because we got street projects. We improved, prevented the maintenance schedule for 82 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:38.079 our streets, we improved some CIP projects, so he's got street projects for 83 00:05:38.240 --> 00:05:42.160 days. I know. Then the last year, this city Council's priority has 84 00:05:42.199 --> 00:05:46.560 been to put funds not only in our yearly CIP budgets, but put sales 85 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:51.120 tax dollars towards it, but to also put bond money towards getting our streets 86 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:57.439 back up and in good conditions. So we've got a lot of street projects. 87 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:00.000 We've got a lot of fire and police projects. We're going to building 88 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:02.879 new fire station out there. We're going to be replacing the fire station of 89 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:08.199 Virginia. So there's just gonna be a lot going on in the next year. 90 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:11.079 And it was great to get those budgets passed so that we can hit 91 00:06:11.079 --> 00:06:14.319 the ground running on July first, getting all these projects started. We're dogging 92 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:18.759 with City councilor Lauren Brisel, did you approve the budget for mister Bailey's contract. 93 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:24.959 Mister Bailey does such a fantastic job as our city manager. A lot 94 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:28.240 of people. You know, we were operating what's called the Council city Manager 95 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:32.680 reform of government in Bartzil. So the council only hires and fires four people 96 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:35.959 in this city, the city manager, the City Attorney of the city judge, 97 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:42.360 and the city accountant. So those are the only people that we get 98 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:46.000 to hire and fire. City Manager's contract was renewed. He does a great 99 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:48.040 job. We're happy to renew that contractor and we're happy to have him back 100 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:50.759 for another three years helping our city. Well, I just wondering. You 101 00:06:50.800 --> 00:06:54.079 know, I got that city app and I couldn't find the Hey, Baan 102 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:57.439 anybody, Yeah, I know, you got to try out the new City 103 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:00.319 of Buzzle app. If you haven't, haven't downloaded it your smartphone. You 104 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:04.720 got to download the city app. It's amazing. I keep trying to convince 105 00:07:04.759 --> 00:07:08.000 him to put you know, Mike Bayley's phone number on the app. Where 106 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:11.160 I had to do is just hit that app and it'll automatically call his cell 107 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:14.600 phone, but they just won't do it. I don't know why, what's 108 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:16.720 the fun? I know we might write it in the next contract. Though. 109 00:07:18.199 --> 00:07:24.160 Okay, we had the loss of a city councilor Billy Roan, what 110 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:28.759 if any action was taken last night, or what suggestions were made by staff, 111 00:07:28.879 --> 00:07:32.240 or by council or even by the city attorney for what's next. Well, 112 00:07:32.319 --> 00:07:35.240 so let me start off by saying Billy was a good friend of mine, 113 00:07:35.279 --> 00:07:42.199 worked with her in many projects city and community service projects over the years. 114 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:46.040 There is no way we can fill the whole left in our city and 115 00:07:46.759 --> 00:07:50.279 that was left with Billy's passing. What we're going to try to do is 116 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:55.279 we're going to try to appoint somebody to take her place on the city council. 117 00:07:56.199 --> 00:08:00.879 The applications were received through last Friday at eleven thirty, so we got 118 00:08:00.959 --> 00:08:05.959 nine applications. Last night, the city accepted those applications. Now the next 119 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:09.079 step is that our city staff will go through each one of those applicants, 120 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:16.160 make sure that they are qualified and eligible to hold the city council's seat, 121 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:20.680 will remove any of them that are not eligible to hold that seat, and 122 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:24.399 then we'll move into the next couple of weeks. We'll be doing some interviews. 123 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:26.879 The city council will split up into sets of two so that we don't 124 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:31.360 violate any opens Meeting acts or anything like that. We won't establish a quorum. 125 00:08:31.679 --> 00:08:37.240 We will separate into groups of two city councilors and we will interview the 126 00:08:37.519 --> 00:08:41.519 applicants that are eligible to hold that position, and then in June we'll come 127 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:48.200 back and we will we will vote on a one of those applicants to fill 128 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:52.240 that position. Very good, Very good. It's a hard process, I 129 00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:56.159 know for everyone. Every time I think about it or I start dealing with 130 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:58.960 it, it just tugs them my heart a little bit. I miss Billy 131 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:05.919 so much. I miss her sitting there with me on city Council, and 132 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:09.759 we'll never be able to fill the hole that she left. But we're going 133 00:09:09.799 --> 00:09:13.240 to try to continue her great legacy of service in this community and live up 134 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:16.919 to the ideals that she had for our community. So she will be missed, 135 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:20.559 but we will try our best to go ahead and serve in her name. 136 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:24.240 Very good. Once again, folks, sit tight. If you're having 137 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:31.039 some troubles with the everything that's going on with the tornadoes, We've got just 138 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:35.840 about any service agency on the map right here in the city. I tried 139 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:39.320 to take care of them. Once again. Our street people have been taking 140 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:43.919 care of the debris on the street with the tree limbs and sometimes in some 141 00:09:45.000 --> 00:09:50.919 cases is actually trees, and also where the city has no control over your 142 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:56.039 electrical supplier at this point. But PSO is doing everything they do they can. 143 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:58.399 They had their trucks out last night at my house. Hey guys, 144 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:01.240 they do yeah, And I want to say thank you to our first responders, 145 00:10:01.279 --> 00:10:05.720 the police, Fire Ambulance Services last night they were on the spot in 146 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:09.519 Washington County Emergency Management. They all did a fabulous job. You know. 147 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:15.039 The first responders last night did their job and did it as expected, did 148 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:18.960 it with with all of the greatness we expect of them, have come to 149 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:22.679 expect from them. And now it's time for the city crews and stuff to 150 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:26.600 take over start helping the city kind of clean up and remove some debris and 151 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:30.039 stuff. So they're doing a great job right now of getting out of that 152 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:33.200 cleaned up. PSO is working as hard as they can to get power restored 153 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:37.840 as quickly as they can. If you aren't signed up for it, PSO 154 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.720 does give email and text al arts and they'll give you updates throughout the day 155 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:45.159 of when they expect a power to be restored in your location, So stay 156 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:46.799 tuned if you need anything. Don't hesitate to reach out to the city, 157 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.080 don't hesitate to reach out to the American Red Cross, or you go knock 158 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:52.799 on your neighbor's door, because that's the great thing about this community as we 159 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:56.720 always are there to help, you know. And folks, here's a little 160 00:10:56.759 --> 00:11:01.240 tip, you know, because we just don't have an eyes to be everywhere. 161 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:03.879 That's exactly right, and we appreciate it if you give us a heads 162 00:11:03.960 --> 00:11:09.039 up. But calling up and saying leadn't about that tree, and you'll tell 163 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:15.759 us where you are, what roads being blocked, or you know, use 164 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:18.399 a little bit of a kinder demeanor and just say, hey, you know 165 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:22.720 there's a tree blocking this roadway. Wanted to bring it to your tention as 166 00:11:22.720 --> 00:11:26.240 fast as you can. Yeah, that's what's the great thing about the app. 167 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:28.440 You can go on that app and you report the issue, and you 168 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:31.159 can tell it where, tell the city where it is, and you can 169 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:35.200 report that issue right there on the app on your phone hold no holds, 170 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:37.720 no phones. You don't even have to talk to you if you don't want 171 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:39.080 it, and just report it right there on the app. So that sounds 172 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:41.720 good. That's a great thing about that app, and I really appreciate our 173 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:45.879 IT department putting that together for us. It's going to be great for our 174 00:11:45.919 --> 00:11:48.159 city. Just work on the Hey Bailey button. That's all. Ill we'll 175 00:11:48.159 --> 00:11:50.720 get to a Bailey button. We were worked into the next contract. Lauren 176 00:11:50.759 --> 00:11:54.000 Miselle, thank you for being with us here on city matters.