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<v Speaker 1>Here.

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<v Speaker 2>But we also have a council member, Aaron Kirkpatrick here

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<v Speaker 2>today and he has he has an announcement of an

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming event.

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<v Speaker 3>That we wanted to talk about. So, but before we.

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<v Speaker 2>Jump into all that, wanted to talk something that I

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<v Speaker 2>know people are at least a little bit curious about

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<v Speaker 2>because they participated in it. And so we have the

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<v Speaker 2>results of our survey back. And this was a survey

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<v Speaker 2>that was identified in our strategic plan. This is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that we wanted to do to get

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<v Speaker 2>a better feel for our community and honestly how we're

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<v Speaker 2>doing as a government and areas we can improve on

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<v Speaker 2>and areas we're doing well in. And so this is

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<v Speaker 2>this has been a little it took us a little

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<v Speaker 2>while to get through. This turns out, doing a survey

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<v Speaker 2>of an entire city's pretty good process. So we hired

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<v Speaker 2>a company named Polko and they also they do what

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<v Speaker 2>they call a national Community Survey, and so they have

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<v Speaker 2>a set number of questions that are the same for

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<v Speaker 2>every community that they survey across the United States, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have surveyed a lot of communities throughout the United States.

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<v Speaker 2>They put a map up on Monday night and it

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<v Speaker 2>was everywhere. It's it's across the country. So they asked

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<v Speaker 2>those same questions in every community, and that creates a

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<v Speaker 2>benchmark so that they can come to your community ask

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<v Speaker 2>those questions, and then no matter what the result was,

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<v Speaker 2>they can tell you whether you're doing better or worse

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<v Speaker 2>than other communities across the country. So the reality is

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<v Speaker 2>is that municipalities face some degree of headwind on certain areas.

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<v Speaker 2>And so while your score, your raw score of sixty

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<v Speaker 2>percent or sixty five percent, may not look great. If

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<v Speaker 2>every other city in the United States got a thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>then you still want to do better, but you're doing

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<v Speaker 2>better than they are already.

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<v Speaker 1>You're you're the tallest short person, You're the tallest short person.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it very much so so that so it was

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<v Speaker 2>it was an interesting survey. We there was some really

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<v Speaker 2>great information in there. There was some really good news,

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<v Speaker 2>and then there's some there's information in there about what

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<v Speaker 2>we need to be focusing on and what the areas

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<v Speaker 2>of greatest concern to our citizens, and so they so

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<v Speaker 2>we went through this.

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<v Speaker 3>The high points.

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<v Speaker 2>Were I don't think they'll surprise anybody who knows them,

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<v Speaker 2>but or who's from Bartlesville or has spent any time here.

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<v Speaker 2>Ninety percent of our residents feel safe. You'd love that

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<v Speaker 2>to be one hundred percent. That's unrealistic. So ninety percent

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<v Speaker 2>is about as good as you're probably ever going to get.

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<v Speaker 2>And that meant primarily that they felt safe in their homes,

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<v Speaker 2>they felt safe in our business districts, and so that

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<v Speaker 2>was that was good news for all of us to

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<v Speaker 2>know that we still have that level of safety and

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<v Speaker 2>security and confidence in our community. About seventy percent of

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<v Speaker 2>residence their interactions with city customer service have been have

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<v Speaker 2>been favorable. And again, seventy percent isn't exactly light in

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<v Speaker 2>the world on fire, and we would love that to

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<v Speaker 2>be a lot higher, but again, municipalities face some headwinds.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of these interactions were somebody who had who

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<v Speaker 2>got a speeding ticket. Well, that's not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>viewed as a favorable interaction no matter how well.

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<v Speaker 1>We do, and whose fauls it was.

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<v Speaker 3>Of things that we have to deal with.

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<v Speaker 2>And so seventy percent was actually higher than the national average,

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<v Speaker 2>so we felt pretty good about it. Again, we'd love

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<v Speaker 2>that to be eighty ninety percent. But again, some of

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<v Speaker 2>these I always say, and Jason and I This was

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things we always told our employees is

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<v Speaker 2>you have to understand that all of the transactions that

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<v Speaker 2>we do here are involuntary. Nobody chose to come in,

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<v Speaker 2>and they didn't choose us as a water company. They

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<v Speaker 2>didn't choose to get a speeding ticket, they didn't choose

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<v Speaker 2>it's they live here, and so they're forced new business

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<v Speaker 2>with us, and so we always started a deficit. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think we do a really good job. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that was very reflective of that. They against sixty

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<v Speaker 2>five percent approved of the quality of services that they

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<v Speaker 2>receive from the city, and again that's not a figure

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<v Speaker 2>you would normally brag about, except for that it was

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<v Speaker 2>higher than other cities. And so again that's an area

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<v Speaker 2>that we're actually ahead in still want to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>improve on. And for anybody who's ever been to our library,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure this won't shock you. It was the second

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<v Speaker 2>highest score on the deal. Eighty six percent of the

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<v Speaker 2>people basically love the library.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm surprised that wasn't one hundred percent. And this is best,

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<v Speaker 1>that's best daycum library, phenomenal life for a small town.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I think that these are so when you're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with a community and you're dealing with a municipal government.

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<v Speaker 3>These are the challenges that we have.

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<v Speaker 2>Anybody that has used the library loves it, but if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't use it, then you're not aware of it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this could have just been a neutral and.

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<v Speaker 1>So well it's a library, okay, yep.

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<v Speaker 2>That was It was either great, okay, don't care, don't

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<v Speaker 2>like it, or hate it. And I mean, those are

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<v Speaker 2>basically your five scores. So anything from I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>or I'm not aware of it down didn't didn't make

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<v Speaker 2>it into them into the positive category.

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<v Speaker 3>But so so.

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<v Speaker 2>Those were all of the things that I think we

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<v Speaker 2>were really expecting. I was glad to see that we

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<v Speaker 2>did as well as we did, but those were really

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<v Speaker 2>things we were largely expecting. Some other areas that came

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<v Speaker 2>out of it, and we'll just call these sort of

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<v Speaker 2>focus areas. And these are areas primarily where the citizens

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<v Speaker 2>gave them a high priory but then a lower score,

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<v Speaker 2>and so that created essentially what we were calling a gap.

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<v Speaker 2>And so in these and these are the ones that

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<v Speaker 2>have more to do with the city. There were other

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<v Speaker 2>things in there that aren't specifically cities, but some cities

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<v Speaker 2>may do them. And so for us, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>scores that is probably the closest to being within our

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<v Speaker 2>control and that had the biggest gap in it was

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<v Speaker 2>recreational opportunities and facilities, and so this is something that

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<v Speaker 2>cities actually do. There was concerns about our economic health.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how much we can do to influence

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<v Speaker 2>that more than what we do, but we're gonna, We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to That's obviously something to take a look at.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that generally speaking, this is based on, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>concerns about our largest employers. They've reduced their employee count,

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<v Speaker 2>and so citizens of Barts will have expressed that there

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<v Speaker 2>that they're concerned about the economic health. And of course

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<v Speaker 2>we've we've recruited new businesses and we've created new jobs,

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<v Speaker 2>but we still have some work to do there apparently.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the variety of businesses, and we've seen this before.

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<v Speaker 2>I think us UH primarily relates to like our retail businesses,

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<v Speaker 2>people want more and that's the reality.

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<v Speaker 3>They want more.

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<v Speaker 2>We can shop on Amazon, but restaurants are something that

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<v Speaker 2>they're that's the very local thing, and so people want

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<v Speaker 2>more restaurants, they want more opportunities for those.

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<v Speaker 1>So Popeye's Chicken coming.

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<v Speaker 2>It used to be it used to be Red Lobster,

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<v Speaker 2>and then it became Olive Garden.

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<v Speaker 3>To know it's Popeyees. So we're there, they're all coming, Tom.

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<v Speaker 3>We just don't know what.

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<v Speaker 1>When do you fix? When do you fiction Adam Street?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there you go. You know, that's something we can do.

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<v Speaker 2>So, but those were those were really sort of the

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<v Speaker 2>areas that were that were more out of alignment, which

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<v Speaker 2>is good because those are not our are necessarily our

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<v Speaker 2>core functions. I mean, our core functions are primarily in infrastructure,

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<v Speaker 2>public safety, things of that nature, and so we we

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate that those were the areas that we weren't doing

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<v Speaker 2>as well as we wanted to. But obviously we still

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<v Speaker 2>have to focus on those.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the other questions, and this was unique to Bartlesville,

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<v Speaker 2>so there is no comparison between these and other communities.

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<v Speaker 2>We put in some specific questions and we really wanted

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<v Speaker 2>the citizens to rank their priorities and so over the

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<v Speaker 2>next several years, what would you like to see us

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<v Speaker 2>focus on in the community. And the highest scores were

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<v Speaker 2>given essentially to improving existing infrastructure and public safety, and

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<v Speaker 2>so those are the things that they would like to

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<v Speaker 2>see the council invest in and this again, this didn't

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<v Speaker 2>surprise us. One of the other options was is for

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<v Speaker 2>new infrastructure. Would you like to see an expansion of

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<v Speaker 2>our streets, expansion of our trails and our parks and

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<v Speaker 2>things of that nature, And it got a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>lower score. So it tells us that city of the

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<v Speaker 2>citizens of Bartlesville are probably relatively satisfied with the number

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<v Speaker 2>or with the size of our infrastructure, but they'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to see it be improved. So that's something that we

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<v Speaker 2>actually like to see. It means that we're doing pretty well.

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<v Speaker 2>We just need to continue to make improvements to what

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<v Speaker 2>we have. And then we specifically asked a question about

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<v Speaker 2>water supply, and so we asked it. There's really three

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<v Speaker 2>questions related to it. The first one was do you

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<v Speaker 2>support the expansion of our water supply planning for the

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<v Speaker 2>next fifty years? And then the other question was for

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<v Speaker 2>the next hundred years. Both of those received very positive marks.

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<v Speaker 2>But there was a follow up question to it, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is why I say there's always a conundrum when

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<v Speaker 2>you're a city. I know they know what it is,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was, how are you willing to increase your

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<v Speaker 2>utility bill in order to fund those, and only forty

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<v Speaker 2>percent of people were willing to pay for and so

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<v Speaker 2>this is the disconnection that.

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<v Speaker 3>We deal with.

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<v Speaker 2>The reality is is that there's no way to expand

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<v Speaker 2>our existing water supply without paying for it.

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<v Speaker 3>There's a cost.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll either have to pay the core of engineers or

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<v Speaker 3>So there's lots of.

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<v Speaker 2>Things that we'll have to do and it will always cost.

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<v Speaker 2>But we were grateful to see that people were aware

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<v Speaker 2>of this issue and.

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<v Speaker 3>That they supported it. But there will be a cost.

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<v Speaker 2>So unfortunately to those sixty percent who didn't want to

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<v Speaker 2>pay for it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's only one way to get Yeah, I saw that.

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<v Speaker 4>I was the one snort and shaking my head just

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<v Speaker 4>because I mean, it's just human.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was unanimous. It's human nature. But didn't our utilities?

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<v Speaker 4>Wasn't there a cost when we were going through the drought,

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<v Speaker 4>when we're going through water restrictions, aren't there normally costs

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<v Speaker 2>So there are, and in fact, when we go into

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<v Speaker 2>our water restrictions, there is increases.

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<v Speaker 3>For people who use a certain amount of water.

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<v Speaker 2>And so yes, there already is some degree of cost

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<v Speaker 2>built into it. I think that what we ran in,

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<v Speaker 2>what we run into with all of these in particular,

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<v Speaker 2>is that we've had so many demands lately, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we had to build a water plant, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>we started raising rates for that in early two thousands.

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<v Speaker 2>We almost had to double water rates for a water

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<v Speaker 2>plant we have. That was the biggest infrastructure project we'd

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<v Speaker 2>ever done at that time, at about forty eight three

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<v Speaker 2>million dollars. We're now planning and again planning not because

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<v Speaker 2>we want, but planning because we have to have it

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<v Speaker 2>for an eighty five million dollar expansion to our wastewater plant.

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<v Speaker 2>On the heels of that will likely be about forty

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<v Speaker 2>million dollar improvement to our wastewater collection system. And these

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<v Speaker 2>are all things we have to do. That's those were

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<v Speaker 2>required by the state. And so I think that there's

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<v Speaker 2>some degree of fatigue and people have just seen their

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<v Speaker 2>I saw people upset about their electric bills the other

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<v Speaker 3>So you tell the story.

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<v Speaker 4>Of why we have, why we are now required to

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<v Speaker 2>Ourselves so that was it actually started all the way

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<v Speaker 2>wrong consent decree, which is ones that's actually handed out

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<v Speaker 2>by a judge, which consent orders and decrees are a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit different. And in nineteen eighty six, after the

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<v Speaker 2>eighty six flood, apparently there was some mishandling of our

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<v Speaker 2>wastewater and at the wastewater plant. Essentially, I think they

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<v Speaker 2>just opened the valves and let the wastewater go during

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<v Speaker 2>the flood, thinking that the dilution would be sufficient. In

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen eighty six, none of us were here, we were alive.

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<v Speaker 2>You got a tennis shot back then, that's what we

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<v Speaker 2>all got our first tennis shot. And so anyway, the state,

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<v Speaker 2>when they realized what had happened, actually issued a consent

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<v Speaker 2>consent order or decree, and at that point in time,

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<v Speaker 2>the city had to contract out the operation of its

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<v Speaker 2>wastewater plan. We've continued that because it actually has worked

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<v Speaker 2>out very well. Having a contractor operated. But all of

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<v Speaker 2>these improvements since then are mandated is part of that.

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<v Speaker 2>And so you're right, it's nothing we want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>These are things that we're required to do. And again

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not even this isn't even a criticism of the state.

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<v Speaker 2>The reality is is that we can't have wastewater spilling

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<v Speaker 2>out on the streets. We can't have untreated racewater going

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<v Speaker 2>into the river. And that's what all of this is about.

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<v Speaker 4>I just when I learned that through the budget process

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<v Speaker 4>seen six. Part of what was so interesting to learn

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<v Speaker 4>about all that was essentially, I mean, the decisions you

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<v Speaker 4>that we are still facing this, all right, And so

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<v Speaker 4>when when we ask people do you want to plan

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<v Speaker 4>for the future for water supply, they say yes, well

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<v Speaker 4>do you want to pay for it? No, like we

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<v Speaker 4>are now once again and was it's just investments the

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<v Speaker 4>way investment works, right, Infrastructure isn't sexy. But the decisions

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<v Speaker 4>we make now will be impacting people in another forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Years and we don't We don't want to leave it

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<v Speaker 2>to the next generation, right, We've seen too much of that.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, we deal with some of the consequences of

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<v Speaker 2>that as you as you noted, so we're still dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with the consequences of that.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's that's certainly.

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<v Speaker 2>Not the way we operate today, but we we are,

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<v Speaker 2>we are paying for it. So but so I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's again it's a natural reflection. Nobody wants their bills

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<v Speaker 2>to go up. Unfortunately, sometimes they have to, either because

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<v Speaker 2>of inflation or because of improvements that have to be made.

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<v Speaker 2>So but that was all of that was included in

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<v Speaker 2>the survey. By the way, anybody who's interested in it,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a pretty lengthy document, but I found it really,

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<v Speaker 2>I found it very cool. It's on the City of

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<v Speaker 2>Bartlesville's website, which is Cityobartlesville dot org. And even better,

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<v Speaker 2>if you have not signed up for CityBeat, then you

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<v Speaker 2>can do that at Cityobartlesville dot org and then once

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<v Speaker 2>a week you will have CityBeat delivered to your inbox.

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<v Speaker 2>And in fact, all the information I just read to

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<v Speaker 2>you was included in last week's city Beat, so those

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<v Speaker 2>are really that's a great resource for anybody who wants it.

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<v Speaker 2>Also announced in CityBeat is the renaming and grand reopening

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<v Speaker 2>of Adams Golf Course, which is now known as boots

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<v Speaker 2>Hollow Golf Course. And so we are really really excited

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<v Speaker 2>about this. Any golfer can tell you the golf course

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<v Speaker 2>has been closed for a long time, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>it takes to redo all of the greens, and so

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<v Speaker 2>that is what we have been going through. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>the greens project, I believe we started in September of

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<v Speaker 2>October of last year.

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<v Speaker 5>Michael Attober.

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<v Speaker 2>About so we got it started in October last year.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reality is is that a greens grow in

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<v Speaker 2>is actually about a twenty four month process. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>twelve months in and the greens are great. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of them that are still struggling a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but most of them are phenomenal. I've gone out and

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<v Speaker 2>looked at them last couple of weeks. But the reality

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<v Speaker 2>is is that it'll be another twelve months before those

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<v Speaker 2>greens are fully grown in. So we're getting ready to open.

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<v Speaker 2>We wish that everything was perfect, and it's pretty close.

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<v Speaker 2>The golf course looks phenomenal. The greens look are outstanding,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're so much better than what they have been

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<v Speaker 2>in previous years. But there are a couple of greens

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<v Speaker 2>that are still struggling a little bit, and they're the ones.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're familiar with Adam's golf course, they kind of

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<v Speaker 2>sit down in the hole and so there's not much

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<v Speaker 2>airflow and this is a cool weather grass, so August

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<v Speaker 2>isn't the best time to be growing in bent grass,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's what we had to work with, so we will.

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<v Speaker 2>But regardless of that, we are going to do our

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<v Speaker 2>grand reopening. It is going to be phenomenal. The first

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<v Speaker 2>event in that is our Community Golf Day. We invite

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<v Speaker 2>everybody in the community to join us. This isn't even

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<v Speaker 2>just for golfers. If you're just curious, come on out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a free day. It is August twenty second, from

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<v Speaker 2>ten am to one pm. There'll be live music and

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<v Speaker 2>food and I think the radio station is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be out there. You all are going to have a

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<v Speaker 2>remote setup and you can bring your putter and if

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<v Speaker 2>you want to walk and put the greens, you can.

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<v Speaker 3>If you don't want to, you don't have to.

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<v Speaker 2>Just come out and have a little food and enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>some music and enjoy your golf course because it is

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<v Speaker 2>a community asset.

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<v Speaker 3>So that'll be the community Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the first day to actually play the course will

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<v Speaker 2>be the day after.

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<v Speaker 3>So this is.

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<v Speaker 2>August twenty third, at nine am, we'll have our very

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<v Speaker 2>first our grand opening shotgun tournament and it is registration

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<v Speaker 2>actually open today. We only have one hundred spots, so

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<v Speaker 2>if you're interested, you're going to want to call pretty soon.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is you can call nine to one eight

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<v Speaker 2>three three one three nine zero zero. So nine one

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<v Speaker 2>eight three three one thirty nine eighty five dollars per

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<v Speaker 2>player twosomes and foursomes only, call in and get yourself in.

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<v Speaker 2>The tournament will be the first one to play on

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<v Speaker 2>the new greens. Following that, we will have essentially a

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<v Speaker 2>soft open. And so this is again this is still

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<v Speaker 2>the greens are We're trying to baby them.

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<v Speaker 3>Along a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we've started with a soft open that will

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<v Speaker 2>be August twenty fourth through September first, and we'll have

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<v Speaker 2>some limited tea times and so, but those will be available.

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<v Speaker 2>You'll be able to play the greens, You'll be able

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<v Speaker 2>to play the whole course. Now, I understand that the

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<v Speaker 2>green speeds are going to be a little lower than

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<v Speaker 2>they will become September, and that is because in order

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<v Speaker 2>to protect those greens from this August heat. And keep

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<v Speaker 2>in mind there they're still baby greens. Now, they're really young.

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<v Speaker 2>They are a little taller than normal. So the green

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<v Speaker 2>speeds will be a little slower, but they're the course

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<v Speaker 2>will play phenomenally as long as I'm.

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<v Speaker 1>Not having put on a sledge Queen.

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<v Speaker 3>This is absolutely one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, the last time I played, Jason was present,

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<v Speaker 2>I had a tendency to put over the green so

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<v Speaker 2>much that they started dropping the stick behind the.

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<v Speaker 3>Whole as a backstop. I don't know that's regulation, but

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<v Speaker 3>it was fine with me.

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<v Speaker 1>It did work.

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<v Speaker 3>It was Bailey Rules.

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<v Speaker 1>Had that extra biscuit for breakfast, did you? So?

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<v Speaker 2>I actually kind of like the slow greens. Maybe I

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<v Speaker 2>can keep it on the green now when I'm putting in,

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm excited about that. But so that's all coming

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<v Speaker 2>up and getting boots Hollow Golf Course. We've got a

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<v Speaker 2>new golf pro that we've introduced to everybody and we

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<v Speaker 2>are excited to get that kicked off. So come join

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<v Speaker 2>us Community Day, August twenty second, ten am to one pm,

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<v Speaker 2>No appointments necessary, just wander on in. We'll have well,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll have some food and music and then you'll get

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<v Speaker 2>to see your new your new golf course. So all right, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I have council Member for Patrick here with me, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is he is a Normally we don't have council

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<v Speaker 2>members on here, but we actually had an event come

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<v Speaker 2>up that's part of a committee that he and I

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<v Speaker 2>sit on, the Unsheltered Homeless Task Force.

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<v Speaker 3>I says committee, it's actually a task force.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And we have been working for how.

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<v Speaker 2>Long we've been meeting now it's January and since yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the very end of January was our first meeting.

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<v Speaker 3>Have accomplished a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>We have seen the local helping organizations that are members

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<v Speaker 2>of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Community or the committee really come together.

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<v Speaker 2>That has been the coolest part of it for me

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<v Speaker 2>is watching them form connections and solve solve these issues.

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<v Speaker 2>That was the reality. The city wasn't attempting to solve homelessness.

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<v Speaker 2>We were just going to create a forum so that

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<v Speaker 2>so that the people that were doing it already could

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<v Speaker 2>solve it. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that's what we've been working on.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've actually got an event coming up to announce,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know you're a big part of that, so

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<v Speaker 2>I'll let you let you.

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<v Speaker 3>Kick that off.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's been really I'm like you, I'm an outsider

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<v Speaker 4>who gets to sit in with folks who do this

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<v Speaker 4>day in and out, get to learn a ton. I

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<v Speaker 4>just get to spunge me.

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<v Speaker 3>To absorb what everybody else's the expertise. Yeah, so we've

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<v Speaker 3>got an event coming up. It is the Helping Organizations Summit.

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<v Speaker 4>It's going to be October twenty second, from eleven to

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<v Speaker 4>one at Tri County Tech. So that's a Wednesday, and

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<v Speaker 4>we're going to be invited first, first, and foremost every

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<v Speaker 4>helping organization in the community. There's gonna be an opportunity

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<v Speaker 4>to learn the task force has I guess we have

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<v Speaker 4>learned a ton along the way. And you would think

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<v Speaker 4>that everybody's sitting there who is an expert, would already.

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<v Speaker 3>Know all this stuff, and that's just not true. Right,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody knows to the grindstone, they know what they do,

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<v Speaker 3>but actually what everybody else does.

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<v Speaker 4>Right, And so it'll be a chance to share a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of what we have learned about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 4>state of homelessness in Bartlesville. But along the way, we

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<v Speaker 4>are trying to invest in and create some resources both

428
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<v Speaker 4>for our homeless neighbors and then also for these organizations themselves.

429
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<v Speaker 4>Our goal is to send them back more equipped than

430
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<v Speaker 4>they were when they got there, and also to allow

431
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<v Speaker 4>them to connect in a small way like the organizations

432
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<v Speaker 4>around the table have done on the Time Ask Force.

433
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<v Speaker 4>So there will be a lot of information coming out.

434
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<v Speaker 4>We're about to launch sign ups for that. Registration will

435
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<v Speaker 4>be required because we're providing a lunch along our way

436
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<v Speaker 4>just to get the number. The exact cost right right,

437
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<v Speaker 4>no cost at all, And a big appreciation of Try

438
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<v Speaker 4>County because they're hosting us for free as well. So

439
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<v Speaker 4>that's that's a real blessing for this event. In fact,

440
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<v Speaker 4>food is going to be provided by Agape in the Lighthouse. Yes,

441
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<v Speaker 4>so we're going to be eating like our homeless neighbors

442
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<v Speaker 4>eat every day, sharing in that experience, which I think

443
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<v Speaker 4>always increases our compassion. So to be a time for education,

444
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<v Speaker 4>time for networking and connection, a time for equipping, I

445
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<v Speaker 4>think a lot of these organizations are going to walk

446
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<v Speaker 4>away with some resources they didn't have before.

447
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<v Speaker 3>It will be open to the public.

448
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<v Speaker 4>We're going to have a couple of weeks where sign

449
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<v Speaker 4>ups are exclusively for helping organizations, and those.

450
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<v Speaker 3>Organs are allowed to bring or invited to bring.

451
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<v Speaker 4>As many people from their staff as they think will

452
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<v Speaker 4>be helpful, volunteers or whatever. But then after that we

453
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<v Speaker 4>will open registration up to the public who also may

454
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<v Speaker 4>want to come and hear things that.

455
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<v Speaker 3>We've been learning and working on.

456
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<v Speaker 2>And we've had members of the public join us that

457
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<v Speaker 2>are our committee, and specifically a couple of them said, hey,

458
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<v Speaker 2>can we count it?

459
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, sure, yes, let us let us make sure.

460
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<v Speaker 2>We get all these organizations, and then we'll open it

461
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<v Speaker 2>up to everybody else. So it has been it really

462
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<v Speaker 2>has been quite an experience learning from these organizations. And

463
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<v Speaker 2>it's not all organizations on our committee. We also have

464
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<v Speaker 2>business business leaders and so we've got a really diverse

465
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<v Speaker 2>committee and it's been it's been pretty fascinating to work through.

466
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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and we've got, you know, medical professionals as well.

467
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<v Speaker 4>We have a couple of people who have experienced homelessness

468
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<v Speaker 4>themselves who bring a very unique perspective. Again, I'm really

469
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<v Speaker 4>talking to somebody today saying I'm proud of what this

470
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<v Speaker 4>group has accomplished already, and I still feel like we

471
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<v Speaker 4>are It feels like we are still.

472
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<v Speaker 3>In the building process. Yeah, and you know, you're here

473
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<v Speaker 3>all the.

474
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<v Speaker 4>Time, so like there are We've we've got this long

475
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<v Speaker 4>list of things we are still working on to accomplish.

476
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<v Speaker 4>But even so, I noticed the beginning of this summer

477
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<v Speaker 4>for the first time in a year or two obvious,

478
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<v Speaker 4>seeing women walking and jogging by themselves again on a pathfinder,

479
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<v Speaker 4>like the level of safety the people feeling, and we.

480
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<v Speaker 3>Saw that in our survey results.

481
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<v Speaker 4>The other thing that we saw on our survey results, well,

482
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<v Speaker 4>like the number one thing that our that our people

483
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<v Speaker 4>were saying, Hey, we want to make sure that we

484
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<v Speaker 4>care about this and we want to continue improving it

485
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<v Speaker 4>was helping people move out of homelessness or not experience

486
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<v Speaker 4>homelessness in the first place.

487
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<v Speaker 3>And that was I sort of lumped that in.

488
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<v Speaker 2>With a public safety perspective, but you're right, that was

489
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<v Speaker 2>one of the I think it might have been the

490
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<v Speaker 2>second highest score and priority from the community.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and so we're I think it speaks well of

492
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<v Speaker 4>us that we are we are reflecting the compassion and

493
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<v Speaker 4>the care that our community has, and that the community's

494
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<v Speaker 4>highest felt priority is something that we are actively working

495
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<v Speaker 4>on and improving. And you know, there's lots of other

496
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<v Speaker 4>stuff that that's true about too, but that was one that.

497
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<v Speaker 3>I get to touch directly. Definitely aligned.

498
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<v Speaker 4>Yes, feels good and it feels good to be to

499
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<v Speaker 4>be making progress because we talk about, you know, unsheltered homelessness,

500
00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:56.559
<v Speaker 4>but that word represents people absolutely, and that is something

501
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<v Speaker 4>that we talk about all the time in that group,

502
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<v Speaker 4>is that these are individual lives and people that we

503
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<v Speaker 4>want to treat with dignity.

504
00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:04.559
<v Speaker 3>And care and help however we can.

505
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<v Speaker 4>And as a result, because all these organizations and people

506
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<v Speaker 4>take that perspective, we are seeing real improvement.

507
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<v Speaker 2>I agree, And like I said, I've been excited to

508
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<v Speaker 2>be part of it. And I'm you're not the least

509
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<v Speaker 2>informed person there I am. That's officially my title. I

510
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<v Speaker 2>think I put that on when I was appointing myself.

511
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<v Speaker 2>So yes, yeah, so it has been exciting. But one

512
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<v Speaker 2>more time, October twenty second, eleven am to one pm.

513
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<v Speaker 2>Watch for registration because registration will be required, but are

514
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<v Speaker 2>helping organizations first and then.

515
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<v Speaker 3>It'll be open to the public as well. That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, I appreciate you, appreciate your service on

517
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<v Speaker 2>that committee. It has been a huge it's been a

518
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<v Speaker 2>huge undertaking, I think larger than either you or I

519
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<v Speaker 2>anticipated when we started this. But it's been very fulfilling. Yeah,

520
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<v Speaker 2>it has been very fulfilling. So all right, Micah seemers,

521
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<v Speaker 2>mister engineering manager or engineering director city engineer. You're a

522
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<v Speaker 2>lot of things. You've been whipping post here for a weeks. Yeah, definitely.

523
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<v Speaker 3>That so trying to take some heat off Terry. That's it.

524
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<v Speaker 3>You got to every so off.

525
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<v Speaker 2>We have to spreading around, right, So Micah, real quick,

526
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<v Speaker 2>let's talk. I think the thing that is on most

527
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<v Speaker 2>people's mind right now is our pavement preservation project. Yep,

528
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<v Speaker 2>and that if people are not familiar with it, it

529
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<v Speaker 2>was the one that did result in some dusty roads

530
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<v Speaker 2>I did. But we're we're progressing with that right now.

531
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<v Speaker 2>So give everybody an update to where we are on

532
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<v Speaker 2>that process.

533
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we are.

534
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<v Speaker 5>So the chip seal portion is finally complete. Again, that

535
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<v Speaker 5>was kind of delayed due to some weather and some

536
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<v Speaker 5>contractor issues on that project or portion of the project.

537
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<v Speaker 5>Then it took some time to basically because this h

538
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<v Speaker 5>a five portion of the project, which is the top coats,

539
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<v Speaker 5>which is the black material that we put down, third

540
00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:46.559
<v Speaker 5>phase that'll steal it, third places that will steal everything.

541
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<v Speaker 5>So because of the magnitude of the closures that are

542
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<v Speaker 5>required for that, it took a lot more coordination than

543
00:24:52.480 --> 00:24:55.720
<v Speaker 5>to get that all rescheduled They had a very intensive

544
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<v Speaker 5>schedule from the get go, and that pretty well got

545
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<v Speaker 5>blown out of the water yep, and so they had

546
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<v Speaker 5>to go back back to the drawing board once they

547
00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:03.599
<v Speaker 5>had all the areas complete for the chip seal to

548
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<v Speaker 5>where they can get that rescheduled and then get the

549
00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:08.720
<v Speaker 5>notifications out the citizens, things of that nature. So we

550
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<v Speaker 5>are to that point and they got the first round

551
00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:15.079
<v Speaker 5>of that started last Thursday and Friday, and we did

552
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<v Speaker 5>some sections there on Madison Boulevard, did a little bit

553
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<v Speaker 5>there on Jefferson because again this was supposed to be

554
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<v Speaker 5>wrapped up middle of July and then here we are

555
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<v Speaker 5>going into school.

556
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<v Speaker 3>Really wanted to get that done before school.

557
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<v Speaker 5>That was a priority to do the areas there in

558
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<v Speaker 5>front of Hoover and Baylor over there on Madison and

559
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<v Speaker 5>then on Jefferson right there in front of way Side

560
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<v Speaker 5>as well, So we attacked those areas first. They got

561
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<v Speaker 5>that work done and so what was nice though last

562
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<v Speaker 5>week and what we found is with the hot, dry weather,

563
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<v Speaker 5>which they could actually get two coats down in one

564
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<v Speaker 5>day instead of having multiple closures. The plan for this

565
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<v Speaker 5>really is to do two consecutive days of twelve hour

566
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<v Speaker 5>closures from seven am to seven pm. They'll do one

567
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<v Speaker 5>coat one day.

568
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<v Speaker 3>Open it back up in the evening.

569
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<v Speaker 5>Then they'll do another coat the next day, and then

570
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<v Speaker 5>they should be done with that section. The next step

571
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<v Speaker 5>after that would be then to stripe, but if there's

572
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<v Speaker 5>any striping necessary. So what we found though is on

573
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<v Speaker 5>a couple sections of Madison, a couple sections of Jefferson,

574
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<v Speaker 5>they were able to get two coats down in the

575
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<v Speaker 5>same day because it dried so quickly, it cured so quickly,

576
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<v Speaker 5>which was good. Now, the thing about that is is

577
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<v Speaker 5>it doesn't necessarily speed up the schedule though, because they've

578
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<v Speaker 5>already put the notifications out of the next phases. So

579
00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:24.559
<v Speaker 5>just a little more convenient exactly get the roadways open

580
00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:27.240
<v Speaker 5>up quicker. So that was the nice, wisest part about that. Now,

581
00:26:28.279 --> 00:26:30.599
<v Speaker 5>the somewhat depressing part about that is is here we

582
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<v Speaker 5>are today and a little bit of rain in the forecast.

583
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<v Speaker 5>There was some rain last night. As you were sitting

584
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<v Speaker 5>there talking about on the initial intro to this, uh

585
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<v Speaker 5>this radio show. Here, there's a TV screen behind you

586
00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:43.160
<v Speaker 5>that had the weather going and I was watching that,

587
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<v Speaker 5>probably not paying attention to you. Mike, I apologize, And

588
00:26:46.279 --> 00:26:50.960
<v Speaker 5>there's rain forecasting for this afternoon. There's rain forecasting for tomorrow.

589
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<v Speaker 5>So what will happen on that is they don't just

590
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<v Speaker 5>shift whatever phase they're going to work on to the

591
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<v Speaker 5>next day. They will shift it all the way to

592
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<v Speaker 5>the end of the project because of the other that

593
00:27:00.359 --> 00:27:01.000
<v Speaker 5>they don't want to.

594
00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:03.119
<v Speaker 3>Disrupt any more of their schedule than they have too.

595
00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:06.440
<v Speaker 5>Exactly exactly, so, we think the product looks pretty good.

596
00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:09.720
<v Speaker 5>Let's we've gotten this top coat down, sealed things up.

597
00:27:10.200 --> 00:27:12.000
<v Speaker 5>It looks a lot better obviously than when it was

598
00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:15.920
<v Speaker 5>just travel and an asphalt and the chipseal. So bear

599
00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:16.480
<v Speaker 5>with us on that.

600
00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:17.319
<v Speaker 3>We're moving through it.

601
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<v Speaker 5>So the work areas are working, and we're supposed to

602
00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:22.039
<v Speaker 5>work today or to wrap up some work on Frank Phillips. Again,

603
00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:24.079
<v Speaker 5>they'll push that to the end of the project. They

604
00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:27.079
<v Speaker 5>did get the first coat down on Saturday. Same thing

605
00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:29.640
<v Speaker 5>over on another section of Jefferson front a Wayside, and

606
00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:32.240
<v Speaker 5>then a small section on Madison and a little section

607
00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:34.480
<v Speaker 5>on Tuxedo, So those will move to the end of

608
00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:37.160
<v Speaker 5>the project. The work there on Jefferson, it's right there

609
00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:38.759
<v Speaker 5>in front of wayside, so they will have to do

610
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<v Speaker 5>that on a Saturday because again school he started Ontiday,

611
00:27:42.319 --> 00:27:44.680
<v Speaker 5>so they'll work around that, so we won't be closing

612
00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:47.480
<v Speaker 5>that during school. But what you will see is if

613
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<v Speaker 5>we do get to work tomorrow, if we get to

614
00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:53.119
<v Speaker 5>work tomorrow, they'll be working there on another leg at Jeffersons,

615
00:27:53.160 --> 00:27:54.680
<v Speaker 5>some work on Madison, a little bit on Bud.

616
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<v Speaker 2>And the people that are the people that are immediately

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<v Speaker 2>impacted by it will be notified in advanced And for

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<v Speaker 2>anybody who's curious what the schedule looks like, Citybarblesfield dot org,

619
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<v Speaker 2>they're just a story out there.

620
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<v Speaker 3>You can see exactly the.

621
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<v Speaker 5>Story out there, and they've got that, they've got a

622
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<v Speaker 5>website for the schedule, all that.

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<v Speaker 1>Alright, it's gonna do it for City Matters right here

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<v Speaker 1>on K one