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<v Speaker 1>And good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.

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<v Speaker 1>It is time now for our community connection, a little

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<v Speaker 1>thing we call city matters. If it matters, you have

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<v Speaker 1>matters to the city, and we welcome in the brand

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<v Speaker 1>new mayor of Barnellsville, Mayor James Kurt.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you doing there, sir, Great, glad to be

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<v Speaker 2>here this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>A little bit of a lengthy process last night, from

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<v Speaker 1>what I understand, well it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a great meeting last night.

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<v Speaker 3>Understand, everybody got heard.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody got heard. We had a lot of citizens speak

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<v Speaker 4>last night. We had some good conversation on the council.

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<v Speaker 4>We had support for several members of the council last

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<v Speaker 4>night to be the mayor. And I came through at

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<v Speaker 4>the end and as I said the last night, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>humbled and honored and thankful to be elected the mayor

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<v Speaker 4>of Barnesol, Oklahoma.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you've got a whole new set of players except

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<v Speaker 1>you and mister Dorsey. We do, and it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be interesting to see how everybody comes together and how

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<v Speaker 1>we we call.

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<v Speaker 3>Us as a council.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think last night was a good indication of that.

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<v Speaker 4>We just you know, you get you get used to

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<v Speaker 4>doing things the way you do them. And now we've

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<v Speaker 4>got new people and new ideas, and I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 4>to working with mister Shrick, mister East and h mister Kirkpatrick.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a good counsel.

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<v Speaker 4>I think they're all interested in proving in improving Bartlesville

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<v Speaker 4>and making us helping us move forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, very good, like you say, you know, with some

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<v Speaker 1>fresh blood, some fresh ideas.

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<v Speaker 2>Who knows, change is good change. It's not always easy,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's good.

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<v Speaker 3>So you've been a vice mayor for what two terms?

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<v Speaker 2>Right, that'll be my three terms. I've been for six

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<v Speaker 2>years and then this will be my first term is married? Ye?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, Well, so how do you how do you see

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<v Speaker 3>that role?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, it's a I've got to sit to one of

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<v Speaker 4>the next to one of the best mayors. I think

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<v Speaker 4>bartles has had many years of Dell Copeland and uh

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<v Speaker 4>uh we said some nice things about him last night.

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<v Speaker 4>He's been a selfless mayor of service community well for

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<v Speaker 4>thirteen years and uh I've learned a lot from him.

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<v Speaker 4>And I think just being the mayor is just I'm

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<v Speaker 4>just one vote. I've just got to figure ahead of

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<v Speaker 4>the meeting basically to make sure that the meeting proceeds smoothly,

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<v Speaker 4>we worked through the agenda and continue the city's business

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<v Speaker 4>every day.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's an honorable role and you.

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<v Speaker 4>Could see last night that there was other people available

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<v Speaker 4>for that role. But as I said, I came through

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<v Speaker 4>at the end and I'm proud and looking forward to

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<v Speaker 4>being that.

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<v Speaker 3>Mayor speaking and looking forward. You've got a brand new

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<v Speaker 3>year coming up.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you see coming up here as things we

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<v Speaker 1>need to address, like water and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I imagine we certainly do.

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<v Speaker 4>I think this was on the list of several of

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<v Speaker 4>the new councilors. They want to know what the water

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<v Speaker 4>situation is, how it's moving forward or not.

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<v Speaker 2>They're interested in homelessness. We certainly have.

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<v Speaker 4>Issues social issues that we're going to be facing here

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<v Speaker 4>that we've talked about before. The drag shows and things

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<v Speaker 4>will be things that I think will come before us again.

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<v Speaker 4>So those are things that the council's faced before and

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<v Speaker 4>looked at, and we've got new voices and fresh ideas,

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<v Speaker 4>so we'll bring those forward and then see what we

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<v Speaker 4>can do to improve our processes going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we have the place for having a few of

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<v Speaker 1>the new council members in here already and talk with

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<v Speaker 1>them a bit and a lot of reading goes into

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<v Speaker 1>this before you really take the oath, and yes, go

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<v Speaker 1>take the deep dive.

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<v Speaker 3>I understand.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it's you know, the learning curve they do say,

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<v Speaker 4>it's drinking from a fire hose and stepping into the

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<v Speaker 4>arena of politics on a level of city politics like this,

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<v Speaker 4>there's a lot to learn very early, and I'm eight

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<v Speaker 4>years in and still learning every day. But thankful for

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<v Speaker 4>our city administration, for our city directors that we have there.

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<v Speaker 4>They make our job so much easier. They're all engaged,

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<v Speaker 4>they're interested in making our city go better. And I

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<v Speaker 4>think new counselors will come to see how things operate

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<v Speaker 4>and still have their own opinions of what we could

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<v Speaker 4>do and do better and look forward to hearing from that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely, having a wide spectrum of opinions is good

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<v Speaker 1>because people come from different you know, backgrounds and what

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<v Speaker 1>have you, in different neighbor hoods and different experiences. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be an interesting blend. Now, mister Mike Bailey,

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<v Speaker 1>forst works with the city staff, but he also works

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<v Speaker 1>with the the older people too.

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<v Speaker 3>The councilors.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, so he's got his work.

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<v Speaker 2>That out for you. Does that he does? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>And then I think the thing that what I like

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<v Speaker 4>to see is just the continuity and government so we

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<v Speaker 4>can continue to do what we've done for the last

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<v Speaker 4>eight or ten years while I've been on there, and

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<v Speaker 4>I know we've we've gotten through a lot of tough

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<v Speaker 4>issues before.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got through COVID.

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<v Speaker 4>We've got things that we've got and we've got more

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<v Speaker 4>tough issues ahead. We've got homelessness, We've got some things

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<v Speaker 4>going on. We've got people interested in our surveillance techniques

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<v Speaker 4>of our city police department, the block cameras. So those

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<v Speaker 4>are issues that we'll bring forward and discuss and come

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<v Speaker 4>up with, hopefully a reasonable.

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<v Speaker 2>Solution for him.

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<v Speaker 3>Well you can't.

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<v Speaker 1>You said something here about the block cameras. That's something

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<v Speaker 1>that's been kind of going around almost every community in

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<v Speaker 1>the United States here late. Yes, what's the price of safety?

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<v Speaker 1>What's the price? What do you forfeiting in order to

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<v Speaker 1>get a.

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<v Speaker 4>Little something right? Where does the information go? Who holds

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<v Speaker 4>the information? Is it just for license plates? I think

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<v Speaker 4>those are learning curves. I have to come up with

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<v Speaker 4>better on our police chief is going to have a

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<v Speaker 4>kind of a citizen's forum, the better explain the police's

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<v Speaker 4>position on it, and then it'll come before the council

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<v Speaker 4>I think at some point as to how we use

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<v Speaker 4>these in the future or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that'd be interesting. Be also interesting to hear the

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the the public comment on that as well.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we heard a lot last night, and it's informed.

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<v Speaker 4>There are people that understand it better than I do

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<v Speaker 4>at this point. They've done a lot of research on it,

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<v Speaker 4>so it's an eye opening experience. We all appreciate security,

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<v Speaker 4>We all appreciate making sure that people are safe, but

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<v Speaker 4>there is a cost involved and sometimes it may be

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<v Speaker 4>too high a cost, and that something we should do

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<v Speaker 4>or shouldn't do, And I think that's something we'll look

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<v Speaker 4>at in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting back to the water, it seems like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>once we have a big rain, people breathe that little

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<v Speaker 1>sigh of relief, but we know it's coming again.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, because it drought is kind of cyclical.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, And I think what.

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<v Speaker 4>We try to explain to the public and to citizens

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<v Speaker 4>is that there is a tremendous amount of work going

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<v Speaker 4>on behind the scenes to try to move.

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<v Speaker 2>Our water situation forward. We've got a water Resource Board,

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<v Speaker 4>Politicians, our national representatives are engaged with the corp of

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<v Speaker 4>Engineers in Washington. Things move slowly in Washington, so ten

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<v Speaker 4>years can go by just to get a study done

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<v Speaker 2>Ask to have more reserves in the lake.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it takes years and years and years to

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<v Speaker 4>get the federal government to move forward on certain issues

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<v Speaker 4>that we want them to. But our resource committees looking

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<v Speaker 4>into pipelines, looking into dredging, looking into aquifers, We're looking

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<v Speaker 4>into a lot of different ways we can supplement the

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<v Speaker 4>water we have so that our water issues are not

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<v Speaker 4>as critical when we're low on reign in the fields

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<v Speaker 4>up near Copan and Dewey and up north to us

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<v Speaker 4>in our rain fields.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you've been a little bit closer to the situation

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<v Speaker 1>than the average citizen. But the average citizen really just

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<v Speaker 1>cannot wrap their head around around ten years for a

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<v Speaker 1>yes or no.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very difficult.

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<v Speaker 3>It's got to be does.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, you know, And I've run businesses for forty years

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<v Speaker 4>and I can affect change pretty quickly because I'm yes

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<v Speaker 4>or no yes.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you get in the city government, much less

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<v Speaker 2>the federal government.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to slow your speech down, slow your hopes

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<v Speaker 4>and their aspirations down, because things move slowly. But we

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<v Speaker 4>have a good representatives working for us to try to

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<v Speaker 4>make things move as quickly as we can.

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<v Speaker 2>We find out another note.

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<v Speaker 4>As hard as we've been pushing to pave Adams Boulevard,

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<v Speaker 4>we get a note from the O DOT that says

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<v Speaker 4>we're now moved back another two years. And that road

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<v Speaker 4>causes most counsel and more frustration than anything else, because

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<v Speaker 4>we hear more and more again, why can't we pave Adams.

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<v Speaker 4>And while it's easy to just say, well, it's not

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<v Speaker 4>our responsibility, it's difficult to say that because it's a

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<v Speaker 4>road that goes right through the middle of our town.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody travels on it every day. It's got ruts in it, potholes,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's in disrepair. And so it's frustrating when we

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<v Speaker 4>run into situations like that where we we as an

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<v Speaker 4>average cities council.

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<v Speaker 2>And can't do anything about that.

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<v Speaker 4>We can urge our city manager on and then we

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<v Speaker 4>can talk to our state representatives and go from there.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's happens every day behind the scenes with Julie

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<v Speaker 4>Daniels and John B. Keane, those people are pitching for

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<v Speaker 4>us every day to get those things done.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and I see where the confusion comes in. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>this is how I go to work, you know, this

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<v Speaker 1>is where I go to school, This is where I

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<v Speaker 1>do my shopping.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what gets.

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<v Speaker 2>Why can't you fix that road? And I appreciate that?

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<v Speaker 1>And did you want you? You let them know. They understand.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't like it any better, but they understand.

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<v Speaker 4>And some people don't understand because it does seem like

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<v Speaker 4>something we could just go pave ourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a state highway.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't worry about that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a state highway.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, we're just our hands are tied to

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<v Speaker 4>just trying to persuade them further and urge them to

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<v Speaker 4>put us forward in their program and try to get

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<v Speaker 4>the road done sooner. The repairs they've affected in the

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<v Speaker 4>past have been virtually useless and have been virtually no good.

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<v Speaker 4>So those are the That's the way we be, honest,

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<v Speaker 4>That's the way government is sometimes and we do a

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<v Speaker 4>good job trying to explain it, but we can always

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<v Speaker 4>try to do better of getting information to people and

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<v Speaker 4>let them know what we're doing on water.

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<v Speaker 2>Why the roads is the way they are. Things like

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<v Speaker 4>We're always looking for better ways to communicate with the citizens.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking with the Bartlesville Mayor, Jim Kurd. Anything else

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<v Speaker 1>take place in the meeting last night besides the election

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<v Speaker 1>of mayor andvicement.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, we go over our code of our ethics code

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<v Speaker 4>we go through every year that we you know, pledged

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<v Speaker 4>to conduct ourselves ethically. And we also have a kind

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<v Speaker 4>of a way we conduct our meeting meeting pools, protocols

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<v Speaker 4>that we have that's part of our charter and we

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<v Speaker 4>approve those every time there's an election.

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<v Speaker 2>And the council was agreeable to do that.

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<v Speaker 4>We expend a We extended our area where citizens can

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<v Speaker 4>come before the council.

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<v Speaker 2>We used to have a ten mile radius.

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<v Speaker 4>It was somewhat of an arbitrary figure that I was

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<v Speaker 4>a part of the council when we picked out. We

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<v Speaker 4>didn't have any specific thing in mind other than just

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<v Speaker 4>trying to limit it to Bartlestiell citizens that came before

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<v Speaker 4>the council. To speak, there's a will to try to

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<v Speaker 4>expand that to other people that use our surfaces, that

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<v Speaker 4>buy our water further down the road.

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<v Speaker 2>So to speak.

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<v Speaker 4>So we've expanded it for the all of Orshney County now,

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<v Speaker 4>so that came before us last night. We had a

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<v Speaker 4>good debate on that and we ended up including all

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<v Speaker 4>of Orshney County in the respect where everybody could come

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<v Speaker 4>and speak to the council if they had issues with

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<v Speaker 4>water or any other issues business related issues, they.

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<v Speaker 2>Could come speak to us well. Very good.

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<v Speaker 4>So it was a very productive media It was a

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<v Speaker 4>short agenda, but it had a lot of a very

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<v Speaker 4>important decision to be made in terms of Mayor and

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<v Speaker 4>Vice Mayor and then making sure that we all understand

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<v Speaker 4>we've got we've got a very good council orientation coming

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<v Speaker 4>up tomorrow or all day affair with all three new

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<v Speaker 4>of the council and then then certainly Trevor and myself

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<v Speaker 4>will be there to learn and learn more of how

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<v Speaker 4>our city operates and how our directors operate, and what

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<v Speaker 4>our responsibilities are and things we can and cannot do

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<v Speaker 4>as a city councilman. So those are all good to

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<v Speaker 4>be pointed out to us. I'm not always satisfied with

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<v Speaker 4>our levels of inputs sometimes and mister Bailey knows that.

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<v Speaker 4>But I'm privileged to be on the council and certainly

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<v Speaker 4>privileged to be working with the city administration we have

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<v Speaker 4>today and our new Councilman, it's going to be a great,

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<v Speaker 4>great honor and look forward to moving forward with them.

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<v Speaker 1>May hurting anything else you'd like to tell the people

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<v Speaker 1>as well in all the listening.

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<v Speaker 4>Areas, just you know, I was unopposed this term, and

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<v Speaker 4>I have a great ward. Ward three is a great world,

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<v Speaker 4>and I hear daily from people that support our city council,

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<v Speaker 4>support our businesses here in town. And we're not perfect.

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<v Speaker 4>We work volunteer counselman. We work hard every day at it.

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<v Speaker 4>I know Trevor does, and I know mister Sherick and

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<v Speaker 4>mister East and mister k Patrick will work hard at

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<v Speaker 4>it too.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to continue to do that. So it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a honor.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm privileged to be sitting here today as your mayor

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<v Speaker 4>and looking forward to the opportunity for the next two years.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, thank you very much, Meyor Jim Kurd right

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<v Speaker 3>here on K one