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>> DR. VICKIE MURILLO, FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON STEM INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> GREEN. GOT IT.
THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING ME A FEW MINUTES TO SHARE JUST AN UPDATE ON AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE IN THE COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICTS SURROUNDING US.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE PREPARED A FEW RENDERINGS OF WHAT POSSIBLY THIS SMALL, ABOUT 400 STUDENT SCHOOL WE WOULD LIKE AT STEM INNOVATION HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THAT, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT RE-IMAGINING THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE AND TRANSFORMING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT GOES BEYOND OUR TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM OR HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS REALLY A BOLD AND STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE, NEEDS AND OFFERING A MODERN EDUCATIONAL MODEL THAT ALIGNS WITH INDUSTRY DEMANDS AND EQUIPS STUDENTS FOR HIGH WAGE HIGH SKILL CAREERS.
HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF SOME DATA THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, AND IF YOU'VE READ SOME OF THE RECENT ARTICLES THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED HERE IN THE MIDWEST, STEM JOBS ARE PROJECTED TO GROW FASTER THAN OTHERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 3.6 GROWTH FOR OTHERS, AND BY 2033, 10.4% GROWTH IS WHAT IS PROJECTED TO GROW OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
HERE'S A RENDERING OF WHAT POSSIBLY THE HIGH SCHOOL COULD LOOK LIKE, A DAY VIEW, AS YOU CAN SEE, PRETTY MODERN LOOKING BUILDING.
IT'S REALLY OUR GOAL TO SEE OUR HIGH SCHOOL NOT LOOK TRADITIONAL, AND I'LL SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
THE TOTAL NET SPACE FOR THIS SCHOOL WOULD BE ABOUT 37,700 SQUARE FEET.
I'LL LOOK AT THE SPACES A LITTLE BIT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, THE CLASSROOM, THE LABORATORIES, TECHNOLOGY, THE SPECIALIZED SPACES, AND THE SHARED SPACES THAT WE WILL HAVE IN THE SCHOOL.
THE BENEFITS OF A STEM HIGH SCHOOL IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
REALLY, THE STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE WITH AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL OR DEGREE.
THEY'LL BE PREPARED FOR HIGH-END DEMAND CAREERS IN THE FIELD SUCH AS ENGINEERING, CYBERSECURITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BIOMEDICINE, AND ROBOTICS.
WE HAVE THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS.
THEY WILL BE ENGINEERING, P-TECH, AND BIOMEDICAL.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE BUILD A REALLY TIGHT, STRONG CURRICULUM AROUND THAT.
THE COMMUNITY, THIS WILL PROVIDE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS BY NURTURING YOUNG TALENT IN THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD A FUTURE LABOR FORCE WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR THE HIGH DEMAND HIGH PAYING TECHNICAL JOBS, AND IT ALSO WILL HELP IN ATTRACTING MORE TECH COMPANY STARTUP AND OTHER BUSINESS SEEKING SKILLED EMPLOYEES.
WHAT DOES ENROLLMENT LOOK LIKE FOR THIS HIGH SCHOOL? IT'LL BE ABOUT 400 STUDENTS, 100 PER GRADE LEVEL.
WE'LL HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT INTO THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL FROM OTHER IOWA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALSO DISTRICTS INSIDE THE METROPOLITAN AREA.
THE DISTRICT AND BUSINESS OR FOUNDATIONS CAN SPONSOR SEATS FOR THE CURRENT COST PER PUPIL ENROLLMENT FOR STUDENTS, IF WE'D HAVE SOME FROM NEBRASKA THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME ACROSS.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ENROLLED OVER INTO NEBRASKA.
I KNOW THAT LEWIS CENTRAL AND I BOTH HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT THE ZOO ACADEMY, AND THAT IS A HIGH SCHOOL THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE.
WE PURCHASE SEATS FOR OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO HAVE.
THEN THE UMC HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM, WE CAN ALSO PURCHASE SEATS FOR OUR JUNIORS AND SENIORS TO GO THROUGH THEIR HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM.
WE HAVE STUDENTS IN BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS. IT DOES MEAN THAT WE PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THOSE SCHOOLS, AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME OPTION FOR SCHOOLS IF WE HAD STUDENTS FROM THE NEBRASKA SIDE THAT WANTED TO COME OVER.
THE STEM HIGH SCHOOL WILL SPONSOR CO-CURRICULAR CLUBS AS WELL AS COMPETITION AND OPPORTUNITIES AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS.
BUT THE STUDENTS FROM OUT OF DISTRICT AND STATE WOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE EXTRA AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
WE WILL NOT OFFER SPORTS PROGRAMS AND MARCHING BAND FINE ARTS AT THE STEM SCHOOL.
THIS WILL REALLY BE A NON-TRADITIONAL FOCUS AROUND STEM SCHOOLS, AND SO OUR STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO THOSE SCHOOLS.
A LEGISLATION WAS PASSED THAT ALLOWED THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST AS IF YOU WERE ENROLLED IN AN ONLINE SCHOOL, YOU WOULD BE ABLE THEN TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR EXTRA CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES BACK AT YOUR HOME SCHOOL SITE.
THAT'S A REALLY NICE BENEFIT FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE REALLY EXCITED
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ABOUT A STEM EDUCATION THAT'S REALLY FOCUSED AND CENTRALIZED, BUT BE ABLE TO STILL BE A PART OF THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY BACK AT THEIR HOME SITE.HERE'S A LITTLE GLIMPSE INTO WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
ROBOTICS HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF IN THE COUNCIL BLUFFS AREA.
WE WOULD REALLY ENJOY JUST CONTINUING TO GROW THAT.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW THAT WE CREATED AN INNOVATION OUT OF OUR CRESCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OUT THERE WE HAVE THREE CLASSROOMS THAT HAVE COMPETITION SPACE, AND THEN WE HAVE THREE CLASSROOMS THAT ARE SET UP FOR THE DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS AND EVERY MONDAY, FROM THE FALL TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WINTER, WE BUS OVER 100 STUDENTS FROM EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OUT THERE TO BE PART AND GROW OUR ROBOTICS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT HAVE COMPETED NATIONALLY, AND LAST YEAR YOU PROBABLY KNOW WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN TJ THAT GOT TO GO TO CHINA AND COMPETE THERE.
ROBOTICS IS ONE AREA THAT IS REALLY TAKEN OFF IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT GROW.
THEN HERE'S A FEW OTHER SPACES FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT OUR DESIRE IS FOR THAT TO LOOK LIKE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S AN OPEN COMMON SPACE WITH WHAT WE CALL SOCIAL STAIRS.
THERE IS ONE OF OUR BIOMETRIC LABS.
WE WERE ABLE TO TOUR SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCHOOLS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.
WHEN WE WENT OVER TO THE IEXCEL AT THE DAVIS CENTER AND SAW THE WORK AND THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH TECHNOLOGY AROUND THE MEDICAL FIELD, IT IS JUST OUTSTANDING, AND TO BE ABLE TO RAISE UP DIFFERENT HOLOGRAMS WHERE THE STUDENTS CAN 360 AND SEE INSIDE AND REALLY BEGIN TO LEARN.
IT'S AMAZING MOST OF US THINK OF JUST HEALTH SCIENCES, CNA PROGRAMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR SCHOOLS.
WE ARE LEARNING THAT THEY'RE SURGICAL TECHNICIANS.
IT'S A TWO YEAR STACKABLE DEGREE FOR SOMEONE THAT THINKS THEY WANT TO BE A SURGEON, OR THEY MAY JUST WANT TO BE IN THE SURGICAL TECHNICIAN.
AN AMAZING SALARY FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT WOULD ACHIEVE THAT.
THAT'S JUST ONE AREA IN THE BIOMETRIC THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT BIOMEDICAL.
THEN AT THE BOTTOM WOULD BE A MORE TRADITIONAL SCIENCE LAB.
THEN AS YOU CAN SEE TO THE RIGHT, THAT IS A MAKER SPACE THAT WOULD ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO REALLY HAVE TIME TO BE CREATIVE AND TO REALLY GROW, AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THIS BEING A PROJECT BASED SCHOOL, WHERE WE REALLY LOOK AT ACROSS DISCIPLINES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COMBINE ALL OF THEIR WORK.
I KNEW I ONLY HAD 10 MINUTES, SO I JUST WANTED TO DO A HIGH LEVEL FOR YOU AND SEE IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING I DIDN'T ANSWER THAT IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN YOU, INSTEAD OF ME JUST GOING ON AND ON.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. MURILLO?
>> YEAH, I HAVE. WOULD THIS FUNCTION SIMILAR TO LIKE TUCKER CENTER DID WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL? I WENT TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BUT THEN I WENT TO TUCKER CENTER AT A CERTAIN POINT IN THE DAY, OR WOULD THEY WOULD SHOW UP THERE IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE THERE ALL DAY.
THEY ONLY GO BACK IN THE EVENT THEY WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL OR SOMETHING?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS A FULL DAY.
>> YOU'RE STILL TAKING ENGLISH? YOU'RE STILL TAKING THE REQUIRED STUFF, AND IT'S ALL HANDLED THERE BY THOSE TEACHERS ON SITE?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT WILL REALLY BE COUCHED IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT BASED SETTING.
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN THEIR ENGLISH, MATH, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES IN DIFFERENT MANNERS AND FORMS, THAN ALL OF IT JUST BEING A TRADITIONAL SIT AND GET.
IT WILL HAVE A HANDS ON PROJECT BASE, WHICH WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE SEEKING MORE THAN THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL.
>> I MEAN, 100 PER GRADE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S 9:00 THROUGH 12:00.
IF THERE'S 200 THAT WANT IN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? IF THERE'S 200 NINTH GRADERS AND THERE'S ONLY 75 TENTH GRADERS, HOW DOES THAT ENTAIL? THEN WHAT'S THE COST PER STUDENT? BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU COULD BE SPONSORED BY A BUSINESS.
>> YES. THE COST PER STUDENT FOR WOULD BE LIKE, WITH THE STRUCTURE WE USE RIGHT NOW FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT.
THAT'S YOUR PER PUPIL PER YEAR, WHICH IS ABOUT 7,950.
WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS THE CATEGORICALS, THE REASON IT WOULD BE BEST FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EITHER PURCHASE THE SEAT AS WE DO OR DO AN OPEN ENROLLMENT IS YOU KEEP YOUR CATEGORICAL FUNDING THAT ALLOWS DISTRICTS TO STILL GRAB THOSE EXTRA FUNDS.
THEN THAT WE BILL AT THE END OF FIRST SEMESTER, AT THE END OF SECOND SEMESTER.
SAME THING WITH THE STUDENTS THAT OPEN AND ROLL OUT, THEY BILL US, AND WE PAY THEN FOR THE STUDENTS.
WITH THE SEATS, WHEN WE PURCHASE SEATS, THEN WE SEND THE ZOO ACADEMY TWICE A YEAR, WHAT WE OWE FOR THAT SEAT.
IF IT'S 7,500, WE PAY HALF AND HALF.
THE FEE STRUCTURE FIGURES OUT AND YOU REALLY PRETTY MUCH END UP WITH WHAT IT COSTS PER YEAR FOR JUST THAT SEAT.
>> BUT WE OWN ALL THE SEATS. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD OWN ALL THE SEATS, YOU WOULDN'T PAY YOURSELF, RIGHT?
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>> NO, IT WOULD GO IN FOR SUSTAINING THE SCHOOL.
THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUNDING FOR THAT SCHOOL TO EXIST IS WHAT ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT DRIVES THAT FOR US.
>> I GUESS ON WHAT ROGER IS ASKING, IS THERE A SPECIFIC DISTRICT? I WENT TO HOOVER BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I LIVED.
IN THIS CASE, WELL, YOU LIVE IN THIS 10 BLOCK AREA.
>> IT WOULD ALL BE OPEN ENROLLMENT.
>> WE'LL RUN A BUS FROM TJ AND AL LIKE I DO FOR THE STUDENTS THAT GO AND ATTEND HALF DAY OR FULL DAY ON THE IOWA WESTERN CAMPUS.
WE RUN A BUS EACH MORNING, TAKE THEM THERE AND BRING THEM BACK IF THEY'RE HALF DAY, TAKE THEM THERE AND BRING THEM BACK AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE'RE ALLOWED.
WE WOULD DO THE SAME FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WOULD WANT TO ENROLL INTO THE SCHOOL.
NOW, IF OUR STUDENTS ENROLL OUTSIDE, GO TO LEWIS CENTRAL OR UNDERWOOD, THEN IT IS THE PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO GET THOSE STUDENTS THERE.
>> TO GET THEM THERE. AGAIN, BACK TO ROGER'S COMMENT.
I MEAN, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A LOTTERY SYSTEM OR AN APPLICATION PROCESS? I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE 200 STUDENTS THAT ARE FRESHMEN THAT ALL HAVE SOMEONE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YES. THAT WOULD BE A FABULOUS PROBLEM TO HAVE.
I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN A NEW SCHOOL OPENS, THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE SUPER EXCITED THAT WANT TO BE APART, AND THEN THERE ARE THOSE THAT ARE A WAIT AND SEE.
IS IT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
>> WE'RE SUPER EXCITED OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, IT'S GOING TO BE FULL.
>> YOUR GOAL IS TO HAVE STAFF TO SUPPORT 100 KIDS PER CLASS?
BUT BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND NEW BUILDING, THE MODELS THAT I'VE SEEN AND BEEN A PART OF IN A FORMER DISTRICT AS YOU START 9,10, THEN YOU ROLL 9, 10, 11, THEN YOU ROLL 9, 10, 11,12.
>> YOU WON'T HAVE ANY SENIORS OR FIRST YEAR?
>> NO, BECAUSE THEY WILL NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH CREDITS TO ENSURE THEY GRADUATE, AND WE WANT THEM TO GRADUATE WITH THE FULL EXPERIENCE OF THIS STEM.
>> THAT WOULD BE REALLY WHAT WE LOOK FOR.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE WILL FAVOR COUNCIL BLUFFS STUDENTS.
WHEN THE ZOO FIRST OFFERED, THE ZOO ACADEMY FOR US TO COME, WE ASKED HOW MANY SEATS CAN WE HAVE? WE BEGAN TO LOOK AT THE SEATS OVER THERE.
WE HAD AN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WE OPENED UP OUT PASS ROOM KC.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE SET ASIDE SO MANY SEATS FOR EACH AREA AT THAT TIME.
THEN IF SOMEONE DIDN'T USE THOSE SEATS AND WE GAVE THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND THEN WE GAVE THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE.
>> THAT WAY IT COULD HAVE A GOOD CROSS-SECTION FOR ALL STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
>> YOU COULD SET IT UP, FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE AL IS A LITTLE BIGGER, DO 50 SEATS FOR AL, 45 FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THEN FIVE FOR OMAHA?
>> OR LEWIS CENTRAL OR SOMETHING?
>> YEAH. BECAUSE I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE LEWIS CENTRAL SUPER AND WALKED THROUGH ALL OF THIS, AND REALLY FELT LIKE WE COULD PARTNER WELL ON THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE OUR STUDENTS CAN GO BACK AND PLAY SPORTS AND PARTICIPATE IN THEIR BAND AND THEIR FINE ARTS PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY KEY PIECE BECAUSE THIS IS FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME.
THESE ARE ALL OUR CHILDREN IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
IT'S WE WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND I'VE REALLY FELT THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
THIS WOULDN'T BE HALF DAYS THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> NO, THIS IS A FULL DAY PROGRAM.
>> THIS IS FULL DAY. IF I GET ON A BUS TODAY AND GO TO AL, HOW'S THAT BUS ROUTE GOING TO WORK? THEY JUST DROP EVERYBODY AT AL AND THEN CONTINUE DOWN TO WHEREVER THE LOCATION WOULD BE.
>> ALL THE BUSES, YOU WOULD RIDE YOUR BUS TO AL.
>> THEN WE HAVE A SPOT THEY WAIT, AND THEN THEY GET ON ONE BUS AND THEY GO OUT TO IOWA WESTERN RIGHT NOW IS WHERE THEY GO TO.
>> THAT DAY STARTS 30 MINUTES OFF SET OR SOMETHING?
>> THE ONE GOOD PIECE OF WORKING WITH THE STATE IS THEY WILL ALLOW US REALLY A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE BELL SCHEDULE AND OUR CALENDAR BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A SMALL INNOVATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.
>> IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.
NOT ONLY FOR OUR CITY, BUT FOR OUR STATE, PUTS US ON THE MAP FROM THERE AND GETS THOSE CHILDREN, THOSE KIDDOS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FANTASTIC PAYING JOBS, WALKING OUT WITH A SECOND CREDENTIAL.
I KNOW, THAT'S A LARGE PASSION OF YOURS, AND WE WORKED ON THAT WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH YOU, THE D PLUS ONE, AND THIS IS JUST AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT PROGRAM AND KEEP OUR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE HEALTH
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AND THE SCIENCE AND THAT THEY CAN GO STRAIGHT OVER TO THE MED CENTER OR THEY CAN GO INTO KIEWIT OR THEY CAN GO WHEREVER THEY CASE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT EDUCATION AND THAT CREDENTIAL TO WALK RIGHT IN IF THEY DON'T CHOOSE TO CONTINUE ON.IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR SURE.
WHERE'S THE CLOSEST OTHER ONE TO US TODAY? IF WE WERE TO GO LOOK AT ONE, WHERE WOULD WE SEE IT, CLOSEST TO US?
>> THERE'S A HALF DAY ONE THAT'S CLOSEST, AND THAT'S IN LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI.
IT'S CALLED SUMMIT TECH ACADEMY.
THE NEXT ONE THAT IS MORE OF A FULL DAY PROGRAM IS IN ST. FRAN, AND THAT IS OUTSIDE OF DENVER.
THEN WE HAVE SARAH GOODE THAT'S IN CHICAGO, THAT'S REALLY DONE WELL.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEBSITE, YOU'LL SEE THEY HAVE SWIMMING.
THEY HAVE ALL THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM.
WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING TO GIVE THAT STEM.
I MEAN, WHEN I SEE HOW ENGAGED OUR KIDS ARE IN THOSE ROBOTICS, OUR KIDS ARE DESIRING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN JUST THAT TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK THIS WILL BRING TO LIFE SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
>> THEN IF THEY START THEIR NINTH GRADE AND THEY SAY, IT REALLY WASN'T FOR ME, THEY CAN GO BACK TO THEIR AL OR TJ?
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY AN UPDATE ON THE HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM OR THE HOP PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
REAL QUICK FOR THIS BRIEFING, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIT, HOW WE WORK TOWARDS ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES, SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT OUTCOMES, AND REALLY THE MEAT OF THE SANDWICH, REFINING AND PERFECTING THE STRATEGY AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
JUST TO SUMMARIZE, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE ALL SLEPT SINCE THE LAST BRIEFING THAT WE GAVE COUNSEL WAS IN APRIL OF 2024.
BUT IN MARCH OF '24, WE MADE THE DECISION TO DEDICATE PERSONAL RESOURCES TO THE HOMELESS ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE LAUNCHED HOP WITH THREE GOALS.
TO FIRST GO OUT AND CONTACT HOMELESS PERSONS LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND HOW THEY NEED HELP.
OUR SECOND GOAL WAS TO COLLECT AND ORGANIZE ALL THE NON-PROFIT AGENCIES AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ON THE MENU AVAILABLE TO US SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND THEM AND ORGANIZE THEM.
THEN THIRD WAS TO DESIGN A COORDINATED RESPONSE MODEL.
THAT WAS OUR GOALS FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS.
WE BRIEFED COUNSEL SHORTLY AFTER WE LAUNCHED.
>> IN MAY OF 2024, WHEN THE 90 DAYS EXPIRED, WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BRING ON OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH COACH CHASITY KEPHART, WHO WAS HIRED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE JENNIE EDMUNDSON FOUNDATION.
WE DECIDED TO MAKE THE PROGRAM PERMANENT THAT IT EVOLVED FROM A PROJECT INTO A PROGRAM, AND NOW IT'S A PERMANENT FIXTURE IN THE DEPARTMENT.
IN JUNE, WE ISSUED THE CLOSE-OUT PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FIRST 90 DAYS AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO WORK TO IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE MODEL MOVING FORWARD.
IN JULY OF 2024, WE SET UP WEEKLY INTERNAL MONTHLY BRIEFINGS.
THEY STARTED BIWEEKLY, AND THEN WE SHIFTED TO MONTHLY.
ONCE THE PLANE GOT TO A COMFORTABLE CRUISING ALTITUDE, I LET THE UNIT GO A MONTH WITHOUT MEETING WITH ME, BUT I MEET WITH THE UNIT PERSONALLY ONCE A MONTH, AND WE GO OVER THE ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES AND STRATEGIES, AND THE SOCIAL SERVICE OUTCOMES AND STRATEGIES.
BASICALLY, TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND I'M GOING TO GO INTO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE, IS FOCUSING ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO JUST NEED THAT LITTLE NUDGE AND HELP TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY'RE FACING WITH HOMELESSNESS.
THAT'S THE SUPPORT SERVICES SIDE.
THEN THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE IS REALLY TARGETING, WE ARE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF THE DAY, ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE POSING A THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S VIOLENT, [NOISE] PROPERTY CRIME.
AGAIN, TO EMPHASIZE, WE'RE NOT CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS, BUT THERE ARE MEMBERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, JUST AS THERE ARE MEMBERS WITHIN ANY COMMUNITY, THAT CAN COMMIT CRIMES AND BE A CRIMINAL ELEMENT.
THAT'S THE BALANCED MODEL THAT WE TOOK.
IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, WE DID A LITTLE MORE RESTRUCTURING WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO THROW MORE FLEXIBLE PERSONNEL AT THESE PROBLEMS, AND WE CREATED THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP.
I TOOK OUR TRAFFIC UNIT, OUR PAR UNIT, OUR HOP, AND OUR SROS, BASICALLY ANY OFFICER THAT DOES FOLLOW-UP PROBLEM-SOLVING POLICING AND PUT THEM UNDER ONE LIEUTENANT, ONE COMMAND.
THE BENEFIT THERE IS IF WE HAVE A HOP ISSUE OR A MISSION COMING UP, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE SHORTLY, WE CAN PULL SOME PEOPLE OVER FROM TRAFFIC OR FROM OUR SROS AND VICE VERSA.
WHATEVER THE MISSION DE JURE IS WITHIN THE COUNCIL BLUFFS POLICE DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP IS THAT UNIT WITHIN THE UNIFORM DIVISION THAT WE PUT ON THESE PROBLEMS.
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HOW WE GO ABOUT COLLECTING AND UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY? I TALK ABOUT IT THROUGH A LAW ENFORCEMENT LENS, WHICH MIGHT DIFFER FROM SOME OF OUR SOCIAL SERVICE PEOPLE.SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET NERVOUS WHEN POLICE ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE WE HAVE A CERTAIN WAY OF DOING THINGS, BUT I THINK ABOUT HOW THE HOP TEAM WORKS WITH OUR PARTNERS AND WORKS WITH ISSUES IN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, LIKE ANY OTHER TYPE OF INTELLIGENCE-BASED POLICING.
WE WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE, PLACES, BEHAVIORS, AND ASSOCIATIONS.
THIS WAS PART OF THAT FIRST GOAL IN HOP.
WE GOT OUT, AND WE STARTED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR HOMELESS POPULATIONS WERE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH, GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE, GETTING TO KNOW THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES, DEVELOPING THAT TRUST AND RAPPORT WITH THE VULNERABLE THAT PAID OTHER DIVIDENDS THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT HERE MOMENTARILY.
BUT WHEN YOU JUST TAKE A STEP BACK AND YOU LOOK AT OUR MAP, AND I WENT IN THIS MORNING AND TOOK THE MOST RECENT UPDATE OF OUR GIS MAP WHERE THE HOP UNIT GOES OUT TO KNOW WHERE OUR ENCAMPMENTS ARE, WHEN THEY STOP BY AN ENCAMPMENT, THEY'LL TAKE A PHOTO, THEY'LL TALK TO WHO'S EVER THERE, THEY'LL WORK TOWARDS CLEANUP.
SOME OF THEM ARE OCCUPIED, SOME OF THEM ARE UNOCCUPIED.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE ADDED A NEW CATEGORY, UNOCCUPIED, CLEARED AFTER BEING REOCCUPIED, BECAUSE WHAT WE FOUND IS THERE'S SOME RECURRING LOCATIONS HERE.
WHEN YOU TAKE A STEP BACK AND YOU LOOK AT THE CITY, IT MAKES SENSE.
WE HAVE POCKETS OF WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO URBAN AREA.
THAT'S WHERE WHEN WE FIRST WENT OUT AND MAPPED OUR ENCAMPMENTS, WE FOUND THAT THEY WERE CLUSTERING WHICH MAKES SENSE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE PUBLIC VIEW, BUT CLOSE TO RESOURCES OR OTHER THINGS.
AS WE WORK THROUGH, AS YOU'LL SEE, SOME OF THEM ARE OCCUPIED, WE UNOCCUPY THEM, THEN THEY BECOME REOCCUPIED.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A GAME OF WHACK-A-MOLE, BUT TAKING A STEP BACK AND LOOKING AT WHERE THE ENCAMPMENTS ARE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WAS STEP 1.
ON THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE, THIS IS A VERY TACTICAL VIEW OF WHAT WE DO ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS.
I'VE REDACTED THE NAMES, BUT THIS IS THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF THE APPROACH, LOOKING AT IDENTIFYING THE VIOLENT INDIVIDUALS, AND IT'S THE MINORITY OF INDIVIDUALS.
JUST AS THE MINORITY OF ANY COMMUNITY ARE COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME WITHIN THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY, THERE IS A GROUP THAT ARE COMMITTING VIOLENT CRIME, AND WE'RE DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING THEM, TRACKING THOSE CASES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE CHARGED PROPERLY, MAKING SURE THAT WE WORK WITH VICTIMS. A LOT OF THOSE DOMESTIC AND AG ASSAULT CASES THAT YOU'RE SEEING ARE ONLY BEING MADE BECAUSE NOW, WOMEN AND OTHER VICTIMS IN THAT COMMUNITY ARE TALKING TO US.
THEY'RE GIVING US STATEMENTS, THEY'RE COOPERATING, SO THAT'S BEEN A HUGE PART OF OUR ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY.
>> CAN YOU GO BACK? SORRY. WE ARREST THESE FOLKS, THEY GO TO COURT.
HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM ARE JULY OR EARLY JULY, ARE ALREADY RELEASED FROM ANY OF THESE? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THAT'S PART OF THE SOLUTION TOO OR PART OF THE PROBLEM, HOW WE WANT TO LOOK AT IT, IS THEY GET ARRESTED, THEY GO TO COURT, THEY GET RIGHT BACK ON THE STREETS.
THAT'S WHAT WE HEAR THE QUESTION.
>> GREAT QUESTION. ON THIS SLIDE, AND I DON'T HAVE THE NAME, [OVERLAPPING] OUR VIOLENT OFFENDERS ARE THE MOST LIKELY ONES BEING DETAINED.
THE ISSUE THAT YOU HEAR A LOT ABOUT WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT BE A CUSTODIAL ARREST, WE CAN TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY, BUT THEY ONLY SPEND A DAY IN JAIL OR TWO DAYS IN JAIL, OR THREE DAYS IN JAIL, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF CHARGES YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A REVOLVING DOOR WHERE YOUR TRESPASSES, YOUR MINOR, SIMPLE MISDEMEANORS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DETAIN PEOPLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME.
THOSE MIGHT BE, YOU GO TO THE JAIL, YOU GET FINGERPRINTED, AND YOU MIGHT BE ISSUED A RECOGNIZANCE BOND AND ON YOUR WAY BACK OUT, OR MAYBE YOU'LL GET A DAY OR TWO DAYS OR THREE DAYS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO START TRACKING THESE REPEAT OFFENDERS TO MAYBE AGGREGATE IT UP TO MAYBE IT'S A 15-DAY STAY OR A 30-DAY STAY, AND NOT IN A PUNITIVE SENSE, BUT IN A SENSE THAT SERVICES AT THE JAIL MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT OR MENTAL HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY.
THE PREVIOUS SLIDE ARE SOME OF OUR MORE SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENSES, AND THERE'S A HIGH PROBABILITY, A BURGLARY THIRD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DETAINED ON THAT.
BUT THESE OTHER LOWER LEVEL OFFENSES, THE BURGLARY THIRD, PROHIBITED PERSON WITH A GUN, I COULD LOOK UP TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT PERSON'S CIRCUMSTANCES ARE, BUT THERE IS THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFFENSE AND OUR ABILITY TO DETAIN, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE HEAR.
WE CALL ON THEM AND THEY GET ARRESTED, THEY'RE BACK OUT WITHIN AN HOUR.
I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE WATCHING.
IT'S LIKE, THIS IS THE QUESTION THEY HAVE.
>> WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WITH THE JUDGES TO PAINT THE PICTURE OF WHAT SHOULD BE DETAINABLE, WHAT ARE THE SERIES OF OFFENSES THAT REALLY GET TO QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES,
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AND IT REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS.A LOT OF THESE OFFENSES ARE LOW LEVEL, SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO A LOT OF TIME IN JAIL FOR.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO PRISON FOR ANY OF THOSE OFFENSES.
>> A PUBLIC INTOX IS A PUBLIC INTOX.
YOU CAN'T PUT SOMEBODY IN JAIL LONGER BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HOME VERSUS SOMEBODY ELSE.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I HAVE THE PICTURE OF THE FOUNTAIN, WHEN WE TALK AND WE BRIEF IN MEETINGS, I ALWAYS LIKE TO THINK OF THE POND FOUNTAIN.
PART OF IT IS JUST KEEPING THINGS MOVING, NOT LETTING THEM SETTLE AND DEVELOP PROBLEMS. EVEN THOUGH THESE ARRESTS MIGHT JUST RESULT IN A DAY DETENTION OR TWO DAYS DETENTION, WHERE AT LEAST WE'RE STOPPING CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT NIGHT, OR WE'RE PUTTING A BLANKET OVER THE ISSUE FOR THAT DAY OR TWO.
BUT REST ASSURED, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS MONITORING THE OVERALL SITUATION WITH THIS BALANCED APPROACH.
ON THE SUPPORT SERVICES SIDE, AGAIN, AND THESE ARE THE NUMBERS FROM LAST MONTH, WE BRIEF EVERY MONTH.
IN ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK, I'M GOING TO GET JULY'S NUMBERS AND WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THEM.
CHASITY, OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH COACH, HAS A CURRENT CASELOAD OF 53.
SHE TOOK 30 REFERRALS IN JUNE, AND YOU CAN SEE FROM ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WHERE THOSE COME FROM.
SHE WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH POLICE AND FIRE AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SHE'S JUST OUT THERE, BEATING THE WEEDS, GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE, AND SHE INITIATES REFERRALS HERSELF JUST BY INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR CHASITY TODAY AS I PREPARED MY POWERPOINT, AND SHE SAID, CAN'T ANSWER RIGHT NOW, DEALING WITH THE CRISIS.
SHE'S A VERY VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US.
THEN WE GO OVER, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE QUANTITATIVE, HOW MANY REFERRALS AND THE NUMBERS.
BUT THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT SUPPORT SIDE OF THE CONTINUUM.
WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME PEOPLE, MULTIPLE ARRESTS, SOME PROBLEM-SOLVING.
CHASITY TOOK THE BIKE TO THE JAIL, AND THEN WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL GOT OUT, HE WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO WHERE HE NEEDED TO AS OPPOSED TO STAYING IN AN AREA WHERE THERE WERE MORE PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS AND RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOPING PROCESS TO GET PROPERTY BACK TO PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR IDENTIFICATION PAPERS.
THE BOTTOM COORDINATING AND COMPLETING TWO VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS, THAT'S WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO EARLIER WHERE SOME OF THESE MORE SERIOUS CRIMINAL CASES THAT WE'RE MAKING AND TRYING TO GET SOME OF THESE VIOLENT ELEMENTS MAYBE A LONGER STAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS BEING MADE POSSIBLE BY SOME OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, PROACTIVELY WORKING AT CALLS OF SERVICE AND LOCATIONS.
THEN WHEN CHASITY LEANS IN, WE SEE 11 CALLS IN THE PD IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH GOING DOWN TO ZERO IN JUNE.
THEN THE GOOD NEWS, OBTAINED HOUSING LAST MONTH FOR THREE PEOPLE AND ASSISTED WITH THEIR MOVE IN, SO THERE IS REAL WORK BEING DONE OUT THERE, THERE IS REAL IMPACTS.
THE CHALLENGE, I HAD CITED SOME STATISTICS AND VACANCY STATISTICS THAT I KNOW THE CHIEF OF STAFF HAS REFERENCED, THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING PEOPLE HOUSED WHEN YOU HAVE 0.6% OCCUPANCY VACANCY FOR OWNERS AND 1.7 FOR RENTAL, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED, BUT WE ARE WATCHING IT AT A VERY TACTICAL LEVEL.
JUST TO STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THAT APPROACH, I TALKED ABOUT BALANCING ENFORCEMENT WITH SOCIAL SERVICE ASSISTANCE, AND AT THE CENTER OF THAT ARE ALL THE POLICY DECISIONS THAT WE'RE EXAMINING.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH CLEAN AND MOBILE CAMPS, ADDRESSING BICYCLE THEFTS.
SHOPPING CART MANAGEMENT WAS A HUGE ISSUE.
I'LL SHOW YOU A SLIDE HERE IN THE MOMENT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME OF OUR BIG VENDORS IN TOWN, HY-VEE, WALMART, TO HELP US WITH SHOPPING CART ENFORCEMENT.
HY-VEE HAS SIGNED A LETTER FOR US THAT ANYONE OFF THEIR COMPANY GROUNDS WHO'S USING A SHOPPING CART NOT TO TRANSPORT GROCERIES, THEY WOULD CONSIDER THAT AS A STOLEN SHOPPING CART, SO THAT'S A TOOL IN OUR TOOL BOX.
WALMART HAS PROCURED SOME CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO HELP WITH SHOPPING CART RETRIEVAL AND RETURN BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE SHOPPING CARTS ARE JUST OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OUT IN WOODED AREAS.
WE'RE WORKING TO REDUCE POLICE FIRE EMS CALLS FOR SERVICE, REDUCE THE BURDENS ON OUR HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY ROOMS, FOCUSING ON BEHAVIORS IN PUBLIC PLACES THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC.
SIGNAGE AND DUGOUTS, I BELIEVE I REFERENCED THIS BRIEFLY IN A PREVIOUS MEETING.
WE HAD SOME COMPLAINTS COMING FROM SOME OF OUR PARKS OF INDIVIDUALS HANGING OUT IN DUGOUTS WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO APPROACH THAT AND WITH A LOITERING AND A TRESPASS ENFORCEMENT THAT COULD HELP US THERE, AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.
IF SOMEONE'S IN A PARK WITH THREE OR FOUR SHOPPING CARTS WORTH OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OR TRESPASSING WITH THAT, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO TRY TO AGGRAVATE SOME CHARGES AND DISINCENTIVIZE THOSE TYPES OF BEHAVIORS, GOES RIGHT INTO THE PROSECUTION STRATEGIES TO INTERVENE IN UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES.
AGAIN, WE'RE NOT CRIMINALIZING HOMELESSNESS HERE.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THAT PUMP MOVING AND KEEP PRODUCTIVE BEHAVIORS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
WELL, WE HAVE PROBLEM-SOLVING COURTS THAT HOP WORKS WITH.
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WE HAVE A DRUG COURT, A MENTAL HEALTH COURT, AND A VETERANS COURT.THOSE ARE TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX.
THEN A BIG QUESTION, WHAT MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES ARE NEEDED? COUNCILMAN GORMAN HAD MET WITH ME BETWEEN OUR LAST MEETINGS, DIRECTING US TO SOME ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT, TRIAD CENTERS THAT SOME OTHER MAJOR CITIES HAVE HAD, IF THAT COULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO THAT AND TALKING WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS IN CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUUM FROM JENNIE ED TO HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICES TO WHAT KIND OF SERVICES DO WE NEED OUT THERE TO HELP MAKE THE REFERRAL TO? WE ARE GOING TO BUY A DICTIONARY AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OUR NO LOITERING SIGNS HAD TO BE REPRINTED.
[LAUGHTER] SPELLING LOITERING MIGHT BE ON THE NEXT PROMOTIONAL EXAM.
THERE'S OUR SHOPPING CARTS FROM ONE DAY OF RETRIEVAL.
ALL THOSE CAME OUT OF THE CITY ON ONE DAY OF FOCUSED ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, THE BICYCLE GRAVEYARD THAT HOP TRIED TO CLEAN UP.
IT TAKES A TEAM, IT REALLY DOES.
WE'RE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I LIKE TO SAY WE'RE GOVERNMENT 24/7.
WE DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, KNOW THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO GO INTO THE WOODS AND FIND THOSE PLACES, FIND THOSE ENCAMPMENTS, FIND THE BICYCLE GRAVEYARD.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM MY EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO COMING TO COUNCIL BLUFFS IS COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T PROACTIVELY GO LOOK HAVE A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM THAN THEY ACKNOWLEDGE.
WE'VE TAKEN A VERY AGGRESSIVE APPROACH.
IF WE KNOW THERE'S ENCAMPMENTS IN OUR WOODED AREAS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO IGNORE THEM.
WE'RE NOT CONDONING THEM, WE'RE NOT ZONING THEM OR LICENSING THEM, BUT WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THEY'RE THERE AND WE'RE POLICING THEM, AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE IN REFINING THE STRATEGY? WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HOMELESS REVIEW TEAM.
JUST REAL QUICKLY TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT THAT IS, THE PHOTO THAT YOU SAW EARLIER IS THE CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES CONTINUUM, AND THAT'S A BIG, ALL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS MEETING, DISCUSSING STRATEGY AT THE 30,000 FOOT LEVEL.
THE HRT IS A LITTLE MORE TACTICAL.
WHERE THE CFOC, I THINK, IS MORE STRATEGIC, THE HRT MAKES BIWEEKLY, CHASITY, OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH COACH IS ON IT, ON WHAT SPECIFIC REFERRALS WE CAN DO.
THAT TOP 10 LIST THAT YOU SAW FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY DO THAT WITH THE SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRAL SIDE, SO THAT'S THAT BALANCED APPROACH.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP THESE PROSECUTING STRATEGIES, TO ADDRESS CRIMES IN THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS, FOCUSING ON CRIMES THAT IMPACT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THE HOUSED COMMUNITY, THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY, DEVELOPING AND INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING "TOP 10" LIST, AND EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE STRATEGIES AS TO WHETHER OR NOT OUTCOMES ARE ACHIEVED AND WHETHER WE NEED ANY OTHER TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX, ANY ORDINANCE CHANGES OR REGULATORY CHANGES.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVEN'T ASKED FOR ANY BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE USING THE TOOLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR BOX, THE TRESPASS, THE PUBLIC INTOX, HAVE GIVEN US ROOM TO MOVE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT DATA IS IDENTIFIED, VALIDATED, AND USED TO GUIDE OUR EFFORTS.
I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS DATA IN, DATA OUT, AND DATA AT WORK.
HOP IS OUT THERE COLLECTING INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION.
WE JUST PROCURED A NEW TOOL TO HELP US WITH OUR DATA COLLECTION, DEPARTMENT WARE, SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR DATA IN.
WE'RE DEVELOPING STANDARDS AND DASHBOARDS AND MAPS TO DRIVE THESE MONTHLY BRIEFINGS, THAT'S OUR DATA OUT.
PERFECTING THAT BALANCED APPROACH TO ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S OUR DATA AT WORK, AND THIS REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, COUNCIL APPROVED THE CREATION OF A NEW POSITION, A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECIALIST, THAT'S MORGAN, AND SHE IS THE DATA PERSON THAT'S DRIVING A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE USE ON THESE MISSIONS.
I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP WAS THAT WE CAN PULL PEOPLE IN AND OUT WHEN WE HAVE LARGE ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES COMING UP, AND WE HAVE ONE COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER.
HOP HAS PLANNED TWO ONE-WEEK ENFORCEMENT MISSIONS, A PATH-FORWARD PROJECT.
AGAIN, NOW THAT WE'RE IN THIS ENFORCEMENT GAME, IT'S NONSTOP.
ONE LESSON WE LEARNED LAST YEAR IS WE PROBABLY NEEDED TO IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE IT GOT COLD AND THE WINTER MONTHS CAME IN, DO A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMP OUTREACH AND CAMP ENFORCEMENT, SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO DO.
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET MORE OF OUR INTELLIGENCE DATA, CAMP CLEANUPS AND REMOVAL.
REALLY, WE WANT TO IDENTIFY THOSE WHO ARE NOT UTILIZING RESOURCES.
IF SOMEONE'S NOT GETTING WITH THE PROGRAM AND NOT UTILIZING RESOURCES, WHAT ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES CAN WE APPLY? THE TYPE OF SUPPORT WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GOING TO HELP PEOPLE GET STATE IDS, ASSIST WITH SCHEDULING MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, HELPING THEM GET MEDICAID OR OTHER BENEFITS, PROVIDING REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CONNECTING THEM TO HOUSING AND SHELTER.
IT'S NOT JUST GOING TO BE US OUT THERE,
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IT'S GOING TO BE ALL OF THOSE OTHER PARTNERS FROM THE HRT AND THE CFOC.THE FIRST WEEK WILL BE SEPTEMBER 8TH TO THE 12TH. ANYONE WHO IS WELCOME.
I KNOW SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE REACHED OUT WITH AN INTEREST IN ATTENDING, AND THEN OUR SECOND WEEK IS GOING TO BE THE 22ND TO THE 26TH.
YOU CAN COME SEE ALL OF THIS IN ACTION, AND WE CAN HAVE A BRIEFING READY FOR EVERYBODY ONCE IT'S DONE.
TO PUT THE CAP ON IT, I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR TO OUR TEAM IN DEFINING OUR MISSION THAT IT CANNOT BE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S JUST A MISSION BEYOND OUR CAPABILITIES.
>> THAT REQUIRES SEVEN-FIGURE SOLUTIONS AND EXPERTISE IN BUILDINGS AND HOSPITALS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ADDICTION SERVICES, AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING, BUT WHAT HOP CAN DO, AND WHAT WE'RE DEDICATED TO, IS TO REFINE AND PERFECT A PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY TO KEEP EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER SAFE.
THAT'S THAT INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, IT'S ADDRESSING CAMP SITES AND ACTIVITIES THAT GENERATE PUBLIC COMPLAINTS, ENFORCE SAFE AND SANITARY CAMPS.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I HIGHLIGHTED, I'M A STRONG ADVOCATE OF PERMANENTLY ADOPTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH COACH AS A CITY EMPLOYEE TO ASSIST WITH SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS.
THAT HAS BEEN PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST MOVES THAT WE'VE MADE IN MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS AND HELPING THERE BE OUTCOMES.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO PERFECT THE TRADE CRAFT OF POLICING ON HOUSE COMMUNITIES WITH A BALANCED APPROACH.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. IF THERE ARE ANY.
>> A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
I THINK IT'S WE ALL GET CALLS FROM CITIZENS.
SOME OF THEM I'VE ALREADY ASKED YOU.
ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS I GET IS WE KNOW THESE PEOPLE ARE TRESPASSING THESE CAMPS, WHY ARE WE LETTING THEM? I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER.
I WAS LIKE, WE KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT, AND IF THEY'RE NOT CAUSING A PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T OWN THE LAND THEY'RE ON, AND THAT'S WHERE PEOPLE ARE LIKE, THEY'RE TRESPASSING, OR THEY DOWN BY THE RIVER, IS STILL STATE PROPERTY.
THEY DON'T OWN THAT LAND. WHAT SHOULD WE TELL THESE PEOPLE?
>> GOING BACK TO THAT, WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE SEE WHERE THESE ENCAMPMENTS ARE.
THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH DO NOT HOLD A PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE PLACE THAT THEY'RE STAYING?
>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IN OUR TRIAGING IS IDENTIFYING THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE THE MOST PROBLEMATIC, DRAWING THE MOST CALLS FOR SERVICE, TRYING TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE.
WE HAVE, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN THESE TWO WEEKS, WE'VE DONE CAMP CLEANUPS AND REMOVALS, BUT THEN THEY JUST POP UP SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T DISAPPEAR.
WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THESE CAMPS MOBILE.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
IT IS A TRESPASS WHEREVER ONE OF THESE CAMPS ARE, BUT JUST BACK TO THE OTHER ENFORCEMENT SLIDE, IF SOMEONE IS NOT CAUSING PROBLEMS, IT'S A MINOR TRESPASS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN JAIL, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
AN ENFORCEMENT POSTURE, I DON'T THINK, PAYS A LONG-TERM DIVIDEND THERE.
WE REALLY JUST FIND OURSELVES IN THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN.
WE'RE TRIAGING THOSE TO THOSE ENCAMPMENTS THAT IF IT'S BY A SCHOOL, IF IT'S BY A BUSINESS WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
I KNOW THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO US RECENTLY THAT WE WORKED WITH THE RAILROADS AND GOT THAT REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS ON RAILROAD PROPERTY.
WHOSE PROPERTY IS IT? WILL THE PROPERTY OWNER WORK WITH US? ALL OF THOSE ARE VARIABLES THAT COME INTO PLAY, BUT IT IS TRUE TO SAY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IS IT A BASIC TRESPASS? YES. I ALSO LIKE TO SAY TOO, WE'VE GOT SPEED LIMITS POSTED AROUND THE CITY, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SPEED AND NOT EVERYBODY GETS A TICKET, AND THERE IS SOME DISCRETION.
WE'VE GOT TO DEFINE WHERE THOSE VIOLATIONS CAUSE THE BIGGEST HARM AND RISK.
IF WE MAKE THAT ARREST, THE PEOPLE DON'T DISAPPEAR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT AND MOVING TO ANOTHER ENCAMPMENT.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT A VERY SATISFYING ANSWER.
I CAN SAY, LOOK, GO LOOK AT THE STUDY SESSION ON AUGUST 11TH.
HERE'S THE ANSWER. THAT HELPS. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ON THE SAME NOTE OF THAT OF THE TRESPASS, THOUGH, I UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE TAKING SOMEONE FROM, SAY, A STATE PARK, FOR EXAMPLE, OR A STATE WOODED AREA,
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YOU COULD DRIVE THEM BACK, DROP THEM OFF, COME BACK, PICK THEM UP CONTINUALLY IN A NEVER ENDING LOOP.WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT SIDE OF THINGS, ARE WE KEEPING THAT MINDSET IF WE FIND SOMEONE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S BROKEN INTO A VACANT HOME? I'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME FOLKS IN TOWN THAT THEY SAID, I HAD A A RENTAL HOUSE, PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER, THE GUY MOVED OUT.
CAME IN TO DO A WALK THROUGH WITH A POSSIBLE NEW TENANT, AND WE FIND SOMEONE HAS NOW COME INTO THE HOUSE, TRESPASSED.
THEN THAT PERSON WAS TOLD TO MOVE ALONG, NOT GIVEN A TICKET FOR TRESPASSING, DISCRETION OF PROPERTY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, VANDALISM, ANYTHING.
ARE THOSE TYPE OF THINGS, I GUESS, BEING PROCESSED, OR IS THAT TRUE, ARE THEY BEING TOLD TO MOVE ALONG IN THOSE INSTANCES WHEN THERE'S WILLFUL DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE?
>> NO. AGAIN, I CAN'T TALK SPECIFIC.
>> SURE. CORRECT. NEITHER HERE.
>> BUT WHAT YOU SAW ON THE ONE SLIDE WERE BURGLARIES.
>> IF SOMEONE'S BREAKING INTO A RESIDENCE AND REMOVING THINGS, THOSE TYPES OF FENCES ARE GOING TO TIP TO THAT MORE SERIOUS TRIAGE THAT I DESCRIBED.
IF THE TRESPASS IS MORE, I'VE STAYED IN THE PARK AFTER CLOSING HOURS, THAT'S THAT DISCRETIONARY ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK.
>> IF I BROKE INTO A HOUSE AND I STAYED IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO IT, THEN THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING A TICKET, BUD
>> YEAH. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ARRESTS.
IF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SEEING CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT AREN'T BEING HANDLED THAT WAY, THEY JUST NEED TO CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LAY IT ALL OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW, BUT WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING TO ME WOULD FALL IN THE MORE SERIOUS.
>> THAT WOULD BE AN IN CUSTODY SERIOUS MISDEMEANOR, POTENTIALLY FELONY CASE, AS OPPOSED TO JUST A MINOR TRESPASS.
>> I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION TODAY, AND LIKE ROGER SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF HERE.
I THINK THE TWO BULLET POINTS ARE KEY TO LEAVE ON THIS SLIDE.
WE'RE NEVER GOING TO END HOMELESSNESS.
AS MUCH AS WE COMBAT IT, AS MUCH AS WE FIGHT IT, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME HOMELESSNESS THAT'S OUT THERE.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTNERS COMING TOGETHER.
BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT'S A MULTI-PRONG APPROACH.
NOBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE THIS ON THEIR OWN.
OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT, AND WE WOULD HAVE MADE A TON OF MONEY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING OUT TO THE EVENT NEXT MONTH. I THINK I WROTE YOU BACK.
I'LL BE THERE ON THAT FIRST DAY TO GO AND SEE HOW THIS WORKS AND BE ABLE TO GIVE INFORMATION BACK THEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SAYING WE JUST LET IT HAPPEN HERE.
NO, IT'S NOT TRUE. EVERYBODY'S BUSY AT WORK.
I SPEAK TO A FEW FIREFIGHTERS, A FEW POLICE DEPARTMENT, PEOPLE DOWN AT THE SHELTERS, PEOPLE AT MICAH HOUSE, EVERYBODY IS WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM.
LIKE YOU SAID, IF YOU DON'T GO LOOK FOR IT, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S IN THEIR COMMUNITY, BUT DR. MURILLO WAS IN HERE EARLIER, AND WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY SELLING THE CRESCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY STARTED SEEING THAT HOMELESS POPULATION OUT THERE, PEOPLE BEING AROUND THE SCHOOL BECAUSE THERE WAS AN EMPTY BUILDING FOR A TIME PERIOD, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT, BUT ONCE WE START DIVING IN TO LOOK FOR IT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT.
>> I THINK WE PROBABLY SEE A LITTLE GREATER POPULATION BECAUSE WE'RE PART OF A LARGER METROPOLITAN AREA.
IF YOU'RE IN FORT DODGE, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT SEEING AS MUCH HOMELESS ACTIVITY, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, EVERYBODY SEES SOME LEVEL OF IT.
>> THERE'S DEFINITELY MOVEMENT BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE RIVER JUST TALKING WITH THE HOP TEAM THIS MORNING.
THEY RECOGNIZE NEW FACES, THEY GO TALK TO NEW FACES.
TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, AS PART OF A GREATER METRO AREA WITH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, WE DEFINITELY SEE THAT.
>> WOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT? TWO MEETINGS AGO, THREE MEETINGS AGO, WE APPROVED SOME APPLYING FOR SOME FUNDING AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE REQUESTS BY YOURSELF AND BY FIRE IN DEALING WITH SOME OF THOSE BAD ACTORS AND SOME OF OUR LOCAL SHELTERS AND STUFF.
HOW IS THAT PROCESS BEEN GOING RECENTLY OR IS IT TOO EARLY TO TELL ON SOME OF THAT?
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN FRONT AND CENTER FOR THE RECEIPT AND DELIVERY OF THOSE FUNDS.
JUST TO DIFFERENTIATE A LITTLE BIT, THE HOP TEAM IS FOCUSING MORE ON STREET LEVEL HOMELESSNESS ENCAMPMENTS.
WE DO RESPOND, AS DOES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO THE SHELTERS ON THE MORE ROUTINE CALLS FOR SERVICE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH NEW VISIONS ON POLICY, SECURITY PROTOCOLS, CAMERA SYSTEMS,
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ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING.A LOT OF THAT, FROM MY VIEW, IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THE EQUATION AS WELL.
THERE'S THE UNHOUSED STREET OUTREACH HOMELESS SIDE, AND THEN THERE ARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS WITH THE SHELTERS TO ADDRESS AS WELL.
>> SINCE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, AND CHIEF JAMES, GET UP TO YOU, HOW ARE THINGS? OBVIOUSLY, I VOTED NO ON THE FUNDING.
I SAID WE'VE BEEN PUTTING MONEY AT THIS FOR 10 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE.
I HEARD FROM SOME FOLKS THAT IT'S PRETTY BAD DOWN THERE AT NIGHT, AND THE STAFF ISN'T IN PLACE.
ARE THE CAMERAS UP, SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE THEM YET? THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT FUNDING.
>> I MET WITH THEIR CONTRACTOR THE END OF LAST WEEK.
THAT CAMERA SYSTEM IS WHAT I WOULD EQUATE TO A SMALL BUSINESS CAMERA SYSTEM.
IT'S REALLY NOT WHAT WE NEED DOWN THERE TO MAKE WHAT BRANDY SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO HAPPEN.
>> ON YOUR SYSTEM WHERE YOU COULDN'T SEE IT.
>> CORRECT. I MET WITH THE COMPANY THAT CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THERE TOO.
THE ORIGINAL BID THEY HAD FROM THAT COMPANY INVOLVED THEM HAVING A BUNCH OF HARDWARE.
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON SOMEBODY'S PART THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE IN THE BID, SO WE HAD TO GET THAT REMOVED.
THEN WE WALKED AROUND THE CAMPUS AND FIGURED OUT, WHERE THESE CAMERAS ACTUALLY NEED TO BE, WHAT TYPE OF CAMERAS.
THE BIG QUESTION IS, AND MARK IS WORKING ON IT NOW, ALONG WITH THEY'RE DOING SOME RESEARCHES, HOW BIG IS THE PORT DOWN THERE? HOW MUCH DATA CAN THEY PUSH? THEY'RE NOT ON FIBER.
WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THEM ON FIBER SO THAT THEY CAN USE OUR HARDWARE? THAT'S HAPPENING.
IT HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE BETTER ON THE NIGHTLY STAFFING.
IT'S NOT WHERE MY EXPECTATION OF IT IS. IT'S NOT THERE YET.
>> DID YOU GIVE HER A DEADLINE?
>> BUT YOU GOT TO SET A HARD LINE. THAT'S HARD.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHE STRUGGLED TO GET STAFFING DOWN THERE, AND I THINK SHE JUST LOST SOMEBODY ELSE.
WE NEED TO FIX THAT BEFORE WE CAN FIX THESE CAMPS.
YOU SAY, IT'S TOUGH TO GO TELL PEOPLE TO MOVE FROM SOMEWHERE TO SAFE THAT THEY AT LEAST ASSUME IT'S SAFE TO SEND THEM TO A SHELTER THAT I DON'T THINK IS FUNCTIONING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
I JUST LEFT A MEETING ABOUT IT.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON MEETINGS ABOUT THE SHELTER.
I KNOW BRANDY IS VESTED AND WANTS TO GET IT GOING.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT. THIS ISN'T AN EASY FIX.
>> WITH THE LIMITED STEPS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, HAVE WE SEEN A DECREASE IN CALLS?
>> I DON'T THINK IT'S AS SIGNIFICANT AS BRANDY HAS ALLUDED TO OVER THE LAST MONTH, BUT IT IS DOWN.
I'VE HAD MULTIPLE OF MY CREW MEMBERS SAY, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE SHELTER? WE'RE NOT GETTING.
THEY DO HAVE THE DOOR SECURED FINALLY, SO THAT'S BEEN A GREAT HELP.
THERE'S BEEN LITTLE STEPS, BUT UNDERSTAND THIS CAMERA PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PIPELINE THAT WE CAN FEED IT OUT OF.
THEN TWO, WE GOT TO GET THE PROJECT DONE, AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT I WILL ADD TO SOMETHING CHIEF DAVIS SAID, ONE THING THAT'S BEEN SUPER GREAT ABOUT THE HOP PROGRAM, AND ACTUALLY, ALL OF US GETTING IN THE ROOM TALKING IS, I THINK WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WHERE THERE'S GAPS AND HOW WE SMOOTH THOSE.
THAT'S ONE THING WHEN CHASITY CAME, WE THOUGHT THAT SHE WOULD BE THE GIRL ALWAYS HOLDING THE BATON OR BOY ALWAYS HOLDING THE BATON, NOBODY EVER GETS TO DROP IT.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS SO AND SO, JOE SMITH GETS ASSIGNED TO THIS CASE MANAGER OR THIS NONPROFIT TO HELP HIM AND THEN THAT NONPROFIT CAN'T HELP HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOT ANOTHER PROBLEM SO THEN THE BATON GETS DROPPED.
CHASITY HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
I JUST SAT THROUGH HRT LAST WEEK, AND THERE WAS SIX PEOPLE ON THE LIST THAT ARE HOUSED NOW.
HRT IS REALLY OUR LIST OF BIGGEST USERS.
I'M NOT SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO STAY HOUSED, BUT WE GOT THEM HOUSED RIGHT NOW.
I'M SURE CHIEF DAVIS MIGHT HAVE MORE INFORMATION, BUT THERE'S SOME HUGE SUCCESSES IN THERE TOO.
PEOPLE THAT ARE LONG-TERM HAVE SERIOUS ADDICTION ISSUES, THAT WE GOT THEM TREATMENT, THEY'RE LIVING BACK AT HOME, THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING A JOB.
ALL CAME OFF THAT LIST, ALL BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATION OF ALL THOSE NON-PROFITS AND GROUPS.
I DO THINK WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO AND BOLSTER THAT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING A BIG IMPACT. I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW WE DO IT.
>> I GUESS I WOULD ASK, OBVIOUSLY, LIKE I SAID, I VOTED NO ON THE FUNDING, BUT THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE FUNDING, SO HAS THAT MONEY BEEN TRANSFERRED? HAS IT BEEN TRANSFERRED.
SHE WAS VERY SPECIFIC AND YOU GUYS WERE ABOUT WHAT THESE THINGS WERE GOING TO.
IF THOSE THINGS AREN'T BEING MET, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE TO ME, AND OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE NOT YET.
I KNOW IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE DEADLINES AND WE'RE PASSING ON FEDERAL OR STATE DOLLARS,
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I THINK IT'D BE NICE TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.>> THE MONEY THAT YOU APPROVED, THE PASS THROUGH THAT WE'RE DOING, THAT IS SPECIFIC FOR OPERATING COSTS.
SHE CAN USE THAT TO PAY LIGHT BILLS.
SHE CAN PAY THAT TO PAY STAFF.
SHE CAN PAY THAT TO DO MAINTENANCE.
>> CAN WE REQUEST WHAT IT WAS USED FOR?
>> WE HAVE TO BECAUSE SHE HAS TO PAY THOSE BILLS AND THEN SEND US THAT THEY WERE PAID, AND WE GET COPIES TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING ANY BENEFITS.
OUR STAFF IS ALREADY CERTIFYING THAT.
WE'RE GETTING THOSE INVOICES MONTHLY.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE CUT THEM A CHECK, AND IT'S ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT.
>> I HAD CHIEF JAMES UP HERE BECAUSE I DREW A HARD LINE.
I WAS A NO VOTE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT SECURITY.
NUMBER 1 THING WAS SECURITY AND HOW I TALKED ABOUT TYPICALLY NON PROFITS, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR THESE THINGS, YOU SEE A LOT GO TO OPERATING AND THE HIGHER ADMINS, NOT THE PROGRAM STAFF.
SO WHEN I SAT HERE AND I APPROVED, I WAS APPROVING NIGHTTIME STAFF, AND I WAS APPROVING SECURITY.
>> THAT GRANT WAS SPECIFIC TO OPERATING EXPENSES.
>> I GUESS WE WERE MISLED BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NEVER APPROVED GENERAL OP.
I KNOW EXACTLY HOW GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS WORK.
THAT WAS MY BREAD AND BUTTER FOR 15 YEARS.
I WAS APPROVING ON WHAT CHIEF JAMES.
I SWITCHED HOW I WAS GOING TO VOTE WHEN CHIEF JAMES COME UP HERE AND EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS INTENDED FOR.
>> BUT HER OPERATING COSTS, FROM WHAT SHE SAID, COMES FROM HER ONLINE LOG.
THE NIGHTTIME STAFFING AND NOT THE ADMIN STAFF, THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND STAFFING AND THE SECURITY WAS THE CONVERSATION WE HAD.
I FEEL A LITTLE MISLED ON THAT.
>> BECAUSE OUR GENERAL OPERATING IS NOT SOMETHING I LIKE TO APPROVE.
>> I'M SURE IT'S STATE WORDING. IT'S NOT OUR WORDING.
>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE GET TO DO.
>> NO. I KNOW. I'M JUST SAYING I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE WHEN I VOTED FOR IT, I WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION.
>> I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY LIGHT BILLS.
I'M GIVING YOU WHAT THE CURRENT COULD BE USED FOR.
WE ALREADY USE CDBG AT THEIR FACILITY.
WE PROVIDE THEM ABOUT $20,000 TO THE JOSHUA HOUSE, AND UNDER 20 TO DO THE MOHM'S PLACE, WHICH IS THE MEAL SITE.
WE PAY FOR A LOT OF THAT STUFF ALREADY WITH OUR CDBG GRANTS, AND THEY CAN'T DOUBLE DIP IT.
IF WE'RE PAYING THAT WITH CDBG, WE COULDN'T PAY IT WITH THE MONEY THAT CAME FROM THE STATE.
>> CHRIS, I CAN HAVE HER COME REPORT BACK IF YOU WANT.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING, I SPOKE ON BEHALF OF CHIEF JAMES, WE NEED 24 HOUR STAFF AT THAT FACILITY.
>> A DIRECT SUPPORT STAFF TO THE GOAL.
>> CORRECT. MY UNDERSTANDING, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU I KNOW FOR 100% IT'S 100% OF THE TIME, BUT SHE DOES HAVE STAFF THERE AT NIGHT AND ON THE WEEKENDS NOW THAT SHE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOURS THAT IS.
I'M NOT 100% SURE IT'S 24 HOURS A DAY YET, EITHER BUT I'M 100% WITH YOU.
>> WE SHOULD ASK THAT BECAUSE I VOTED NO, BUT THE MEASURABLES IS WHAT I THINK WE ASK FOR. THAT'S WHAT WE DID WITH THE CHAMBER.
>> I CAN GET WITH BRANDY AND HAVE HER COME OR I CAN ASK HER AND SAY, WILL YOU REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON WHAT IMPROVEMENTS YOU'VE MADE WITH THAT?
>> EVEN JUST AN EMAIL. SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO COME.
AN EMAIL WITH, THIS IS WHAT, OR COURTNEY, IF THEY ALREADY [OVERLAPPING]
>> ON ANOTHER NOTE BACK TO HOP, IT'S GOOD TO SEE JOE, MYSELF, AND STEVE SAT ON THE COMMUNITY HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE FOR A FEW YEARS, AND IT WAS MORE ANECDOTAL.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOU DROPPED MEASURABLES AND DELIVERABLES, AND YOU'RE SHOWING OUTCOMES.
>> THIS IS ONE THING THAT OUR CITIZENS NEED TO SEE.
BEING ON THE LAKE AND CAMPUS FOR 15 YEARS, I HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT AND REALLY HAD TO EDUCATE MYSELF MEETING WITH BRANDY AND THEN DEALING WITH THE POPULATION.
NOW THERE'S ACTUALLY OUTCOMES THAT YOU CAN SHOW, BECAUSE BEFORE WE WOULD SIT THERE AND WASTE LUNCH HOURS ON ANECDOTAL STORIES.
WELL, BOB WAS DOWN ON THE RIVER FRONT DOING THIS, AND WE'RE SITTING HERE LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT STORIES.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOWING US AND THE CITIZENS THAT THERE'S A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE.
>> I WOULD ASK IF YOU GUYS SAW THAT.
WHEN THOSE PEOPLE CALL YOU, GIVE THEM THE FACTS, BECAUSE NOT SAYING ANYTHING INFLATES THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE I SEE ALL THE TIME ON FACEBOOK PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE HOMELESS ISSUE.
I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES, THE AMOUNT OF SUCCESS STORIES THAT HOP IS HAVING.
IT'S A PROGRAM, BUT IT'S ONLY GOT SO MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THEY ONLY HAVE SO MUCH IMPACT.
MY OPINION, I SAID THIS TO THE MAYOR THIS MORNING.
THAT PROGRAM WHERE YOU'RE DOING STREET OUTREACH AT A LEVEL WITH SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE RESOURCES, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT'S THERE, YOU HAVE BOTH SIDES COVERED, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO ON THIS.
THERE'S STILL SOME GAPS THAT WE GOT TO SMOOTH OUT THE EDGES ON THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH BETWEEN THE JAIL, THE JUDGES, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, US, HOW THOSE RESOURCES WHEN THE PEOPLE COME OUT.
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I'D SAID THIS MORNING THAT WE MAY GET SOMEBODY ON A BURGLARY FIRST OR A BURGLARY SECOND, WHERE THEY'RE IN CASH BOND OR MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN IN JAIL 90 DAYS, AND FINALLY, IT GETS PLEADED OUT, AND NOW THEY'RE RELEASED AT NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM IN THE JAIL FOR 90 DAYS.
WE GOT THEM CLEAN, WE PROBABLY GOT THEM STABLE AND NOW IS THE BEST CHANCE TO TRY TO GET A DIFFERENT BEHAVIOR.
IF WE JUST LET THEM OUT AND GO, MOST OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BURNT EVERY BRIDGE SO ONLY GOT TWO PLACES TO GO.
THEY EITHER GO BACK THE RIVER, GO FLOP ON SOMEBODY'S HOUSE OR JOSHUA HOUSE.
THEN THEY'RE RIGHT BACK IN THE CYCLE.
WE GOT TO LEARN HOW NOT TO LET THAT BREAK, LIKE THE CONTINUUM OF CARE, WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY CARES GROUP WAS FORMULATED FOR IS TRY TO CLOSE UP ALL THOSE GAPS.
BUT WE'RE HAVING A HUGE SUCCESS ON THE PDAS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE INTELLIGENCE THEY'VE GATHERED ALONG THE WAY IS A HUGE SUCCESS FOR THE CITY.
IT'S WAY BETTER THAN WHAT IT WAS.
IF YOU TALK TO MY PEOPLE, THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT CHASITY IS THE GREATEST INDIVIDUAL EVER HIRED BY THE CITY, THEY LOVE HER BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHEN THEY PICK UP THE PHONE, SHE'S GOING TO ANSWER AND SHE'S GOING TO COME HELP THEM.
NOT ONLY THAT, SHE'S HELPING PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST PEOPLE STRUGGLING TOO ALONG THE WAY.
A LOT OF LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T EVER HEAR ABOUT AND PEOPLE DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN JUST ABOVE POVERTY IN TOWN, AND SHE'S HELPING THEM.
YOU PROBABLY SAW THE STORY ON FACEBOOK, BUT SHE GETS RELAYED ON THOSE CASES TOO, AND SHE DOES HAVE A HUGE IMPACT, BUT WE NEED YOUR GUYS' HELP TO COMBAT SOME OF THE BULLSHIT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BULLSHIT ON FACEBOOK.
>> WE NEED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.
WHEN THEY GET OUT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS? HOW ABOUT THE AGENDA? ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
I KNOW I'VE NEVER SEEN OER YET.
IS THIS A NEW LLC? IT'S STILL SCOTT PORTER, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
IT'S THE SAME PROJECT, JUST A DIFFERENT NAME NEW LLC? THE SAME PEOPLE.
>> ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTIONS SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE ORDINANCE.
>> THE ORDINANCE IS ON SECOND. YOU GUYS CAN WAIVE THIRD IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATIONS OR PERMITS OR ITEM 7, I GUESS?
>> YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT IT? SHE'S DOWN THERE.
>> YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOW OR LATER OR WHAT?
>> IT'S UP TO YOU. I THINK WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT NOW.
>> I MADE A MOTION WITH THE CONTINGENCY THAT IS NOT ALLOWED WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING ON THE PROJECT FOR EAST MANAWA.
I HAVE TO ASK THE COUNCIL, WELL, WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO ADDRESS WAIVING THE SEVEN DAY NOTICE TO RECONSIDER AND THEN WE NEED TO RECONSIDER THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION, CHATTING WITH MIMI BASED OFF THAT BECAUSE THE CONDITION I PUT ON IS NOT ALLOWED.
MAYBE YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION AND IN CASE THERE'S ANY PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT WAIVING THAT SEVEN DAY NOTICE, THOSE ARE OUR OWN RULES THAT WE PUT ON OURSELF FOR SEVEN DAY NOTICE.
THE STATE RULE IS 24 HOURS, AND WE'VE GIVEN THREE DAYS NOTICE SO WE'VE FAR SURPASSED THAT.
WE'RE ONLY WAIVING OUR OWN RULE IN ORDER TO ALLOW THIS MOTION TO RECONSIDER TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
THAT'S STEP 1, MOTION TO WAIVE THAT.
STEP 2 IS MOTION TO RECONSIDER, AND IF THAT PASSES, THEN WE CAN RECONSIDER AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> SHE'LL MAKE A DECISION, IT WOULD BE IN TWO WEEKS.
>> NO DECISION WILL BE MADE TONIGHT.
>> ALSO, WITH THIS SEVEN DAY NOTICE, I THINK WE SHOULD EVALUATE THAT IN OUR OWN RULES.
>> AFTER THE ELECTION, JODI TYPICALLY DOES NEW COUNCIL RULES.
I THINK WE SHOULD JUST EVALUATE THAT IN GENERAL.
>> WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE'VE GOT A TALLY GOING WITH JODI.
IN TERMS OF THAT MOTION TO RECONSIDER,
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IT PUTS US BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING WHERE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PUT THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SETBACK ON THE AGENDA.YOU'D BE CONSIDERING THAT RESOLUTION AGAIN, AS IF IT WAS BEFORE YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONS PLACED UPON IT.
>> IT PUTS US TWO WEEKS BEHIND.
>> CORRECT, IN ESSENCE OF THIS, 100%.
>> IF YOU WANT TO GET UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
>> I SHOULD HAVE POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS IN THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, WHICH IS SOMETHING I'M NOT WELL VERSED ON.
I SHOULD HAVE QUOTE THAT THAT CONDITION WAS NOT APPROPRIATE AND WE LIVE, AND WE LEARN.
>> REALLY AND THIS IS A PROJECT UNLIKE ANY OTHER ONE THAT WE'VE DONE, I THINK, FOR THE MOST PART.
IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
HUD HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT RULES THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. LIKE I SAID, WE CAN DO IT.
IN THIS CASE, WE WENT OUT TO PEOPLE.
>> IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> I HAVE ONE QUICK THING BACK.
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING THE PHONE CALLS, BUT I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE REACH OUT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN IN THE MANAWA DEVELOPMENT.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY PICTURES, BUT THEY SAY WATER IS COMING FROM OUR ELEVATED AS WE'RE BUILDING OUT.
>> I WAS JUST ASKING IF THEY DO CALL REFER THEM TO YOU? I SAID I ASKED FOR PICS I DIDN'T GET THE PICTURES.
>> WE WERE DOWN THERE TODAY WORKING ON CJS AND PROPERTY OWNER. IT'S NOT TRUE.
>> IF THEY DO CALL, I'VE JUST SAID IF YOU DON'T HAVE PICTURES, YOU DO HAVE PICTURES, JUST LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE YOU'RE THE EXPERT ON IT AND WE ARE DOING INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> WE CAN RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
>> WE BELIEVE JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW, IN CASE SOMEBODY ASK YOU, THAT IT'S RAINWATER ON THE GOLF COURSE, THAT INITIALLY, WHEN HDR OR HGM SPOKE WITH THE GREENS KEEPER WHO'S NO LONGER IN EMPLOYMENT THERE.
HE AGREED THEY WOULD PUT A DRAIN VENT AND GO TO LATERAL 5.
[INAUDIBLE] DR. OSSECK SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD EVER AGREE TO THAT.
THEY GOT WATER THAT'S SITTING THERE ALL OVER THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RAIN AND THERE'S A LOT OF SATURATION AND THAT'S A HIGH WATER TABLE, AND THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE FOR THE WATER TO GO.
BUT IT'S HIS WATER AND WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS TO SEE IF WE CAN MITIGATE IT SOMEHOW.
BUT IT'S NOT OUR WATER SHEDDING ONTO HIS PROPERTY.
IT'S HIS WATER THAT CAN'T GET OFF OF HIS PROPERTY AND WE ARE A CONVENIENT EXCUSE, I THINK FOR HIM.
>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON DOWN THERE.
>> I SUPPOSE IT PROBABLY USED TO GO FROM THE GOLF COURSE OVER TO THAT EMPTY LOT A LITTLE BIT AND NOW IT'S NOT ABLE TO BECAUSE IT'S RAISED THERE.
>> BUT HE'S GOT WATER ALL OVER THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE.
011 ONE TIME SAID, 011 IS LIKE A QUARTER MILE AWAY FROM OUR PROJECT.
>> IS THERE A SPOT-ISH NOW FOR RETENTION POND? I KNOW THERE WILL BE, BUT IS THERE ONE TODAY?
>> IT'S NEXT TO EAST MANAWA DRIVE.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S THE SPOT.
I ASSUME THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.
>> THERE'S ACTUALLY A COUPLE THAT ARE ALREADY CONSTRUCTED AND THEY ARE TAKING WATER FROM OUR SITE. THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S NOT COLLECTING WATER FROM SURROUNDING SITES.
>> PEOPLE ASK US [OVERLAPPING]
>> DID THE CITY PUT SOME PUMP ON THE COURSE IN THEIR POND SYSTEM OR SOMETHING AT ONE POINT?
>> SOMEONE HAD ASKED ME ABOUT THAT, AND I HAVE NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA THAT HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID, WELL, THE CITY PAID FOR THIS PUMP DOWN THERE AND IT AIN'T WORKING, JILL, AND THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
>> ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T MAINTAIN IT LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO.
>> IT'S COMPLICATED, BUT THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COURSE AND THE CITY THAT WE WOULD SUPPLY A PUMP.
WE ULTIMATELY REPLACED THAT PUMP,
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AND HAVE DONE SOME MAINTENANCE TO THAT PUMP.>> IT'S PROBABLY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
>> IT WAS LITERALLY A $450,000 STORM SEWER OR $1,500 PUMP.
>> [LAUGHTER] I WOULD IMAGINE.
>> BUT ALL THAT PUMP DOES IS IT PUMPS FROM ONE POND AND DISCHARGES IT TOWARDS LAKE.
>> AGAIN, WE DON'T MANAGE THE WATER WITHIN [INAUDIBLE].
IF THE WATER DOESN'T MAKE IT TO THAT ONE POND, WHERE THE ONE PUMP IS, YOU CAN'T SAY THE SYSTEM STOP WORKING, IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE PUMP.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED THAN JUST A SIMPLE, IS THERE A PUMP WORKING OR NOT?
>> ONE POINT THE WATER LINE BROKE, AND WE WEREN'T MAINTAINING THE PUMP.
LIKE I SAY, WE GET A CONVENIENT WHIPPING POST FOR SURE.
>> IT DOES SOUND LIKE WE PROBABLY NEED TO VISIT WITH THE NEW GROUND SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE WE HAD SOME UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE ON HOW IT OPERATED WHEN TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
IF THEY'VE GOT NEW STAFF, WE MAY NEED TO VISIT WITH THEM ABOUT.
>> HOW IT'S APPROPRIATE TO OPERATE THAT PUMP.
>> PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[1) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
>> I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER SHOW ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE IN ATTENDANT,
[2) CALL TO ORDER]
STEVE GORMAN IS ONLINE.[3) CONSENT AGENDA]
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> OPPOSE, SAME SIGN. MADAM CLERK. PUBLIC HEARING.
[4.A) Ordinance providing that general property taxes levied and collected each year on all property located within the Grapplers Gate Urban Renewal Area, in City of Council Bluffs, County of Pottawattamie State of Iowa, by and for the benefit of the State of Iowa, City of Council Bluffs, County of Pottawattamie, Council Bluffs Community School District, and other taxing districts, be paid to a special fund for payment of principal and interest on loans, monies advanced to and indebtedness, including bonds issued or to be issued, incurred by the City in connection with the Grapplers Gate Urban Renewal Area (the Grapplers Gate Urban Renewal Plan.) URN-25-005]
>> ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.
ORDINANCE 6654, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED AND COLLECTED EACH YEAR ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE GRAPPLERS GATE UNION URBAN RENEWAL AREA.
IN THE CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNTY OF POTTAWATTAMIE, STATE OF IOWA.
BY AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STATE OF IOWA, CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNTY OF POTTAWATTAMIE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS BE PAID A SPECIAL FUND FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON LOANS, MONIES ADVANCED TO AND INDEBTEDNESS, INCLUDING BONDS ISSUED OR TO BE ISSUED INCURRED BY THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRAPPLERS GATE URBAN RENEWAL AREA.
>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
[5.A) Resolution accepting the bid of Carley Construction, LLC for the Hillcrest Avenue Reconstruction, Phase 1. Project #PW24-13 ]
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID OF CARLEY CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR THE HILLCREST AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE 1.>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
[5.B) Resolution Approving Bond Disclosure Policy]
A RESOLUTION APPROVING BOND DISCLOSURE POLICY.>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
[5.C) Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to Real Estate Transfer and Remediation Agreement on parcel no. 7444 12 451 004 described in Exhibit “A” with Rodney D. Rhoden Trust pursuant to the terms of the Real Estate Transfer and Remediation Agreement and authorizing the Mayor to execute all documents transferring this property back to Rodney D. Rhoden Trust upon successful cleanup of the property or if the city does not successfully obtain a grant from the federal government for cleanup of this property.]
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO REAL ESTATE TRANSFER AND RE-DEMARCATION AGREEMENT ON PARCEL NUMBER 74441-245-1004, DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A WITH RODNEY D RODEN TRUST PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE REAL ESTATE TRANSFER AND RE-DEMARCATION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS TRANSFERRING THIS PROPERTY BACK TO RODNEY D RODEN TRUST UPON SUCCESSFUL CLEANUP ON THE PROPERTY, OR IF THE CITY DOES NOT SUCCESSFULLY OBTAIN THE GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CLEANUP OF THE PROPERTY.>> WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST, AND THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY USED TO BE THE SHOOTING RANGE A LONG TIME AGO.
THERE'S A LEAD THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP IN ORDER TO DEVELOP IT.
THERE'S A GRANT THAT CAN COME IF THE CITY OWNS IT.
THERE'S AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES THAT WE WOULD HOLD
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OWNERSHIP FOR A WHILE TO GET THAT GRANT TO CLEAN IT UP AND THEN TRANSFER IT BACK THEN IT CAN BE DEVELOPED.>> FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE?
>> RESOLUTIONS 25-204 AND 25-205, RESOLUTION 204,
[5.D) Resolution 25-204 directing the advertisement for sale of $5,640,000 (dollar amount subject to change) General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025A, and approving electronic bidding procedures and Official Statement. Resolution 25-205 directing the advertisement for of $2,210,000 (dollar amount subject to change) Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025B, and approving electronic bidding procedures and Official Statement. ]
DIRECTING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF SALE OF $5,640,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2025 A AND APPROVING ELECTRONIC BIDDING PROCEDURES AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT, RESOLUTION 25-205, DIRECTING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF $2, 210,000 TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2025 B, AND APPROVING ELECTRONIC BIDDING PROCEDURES AND OFFICIAL STATEMENT.>> IS THERE DISCUSSION? CITY'S BOND RATING REMAINED UNCHANGED THIS YEAR, BUT WE WERE RATED HIGHER, SO WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
MAYBE SOME OF THE THINGS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET, LIKE IT ASKS THAT THE RESIDENTS AVERAGE SALARY NEEDS TO GO UP 100%.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON.
>> BUT MAYBE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
>> FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE
>> APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS AND CANCELLATIONS,
[6.A) 1. Bucksnort Grill and Sports Bar, 25 Scott St.2. Horseshoe Casino, 2701 23rd Ave. 3. La Mesa Mexican Restaurant, 3036 S. Expressway 4. Lipstix, 1501 N. 16th St. 5. Mega Saver, 3540 W. Broadway6. Sam’s Club #6472, 3221 Manawa Centre Dr. 7. Village Inn, 1906 Rue St. ]
LIQUOR LICENSES 6A 1-7.>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> OPPOSE, SAME SIGN. OTHER BUSINESS?
[7.A) Motion to Waive Seven-Day Notice Requirement and Consideration of Motion to Reconsider Resolution 25-180, East Manawa Redevelopment Conditional Approval.]
>> YOU WANT TO READ THAT OR YOU WANT ME TO?
>> YOU NEED TO MAKE THE MOTION, SO YOU NEED TO READ IT.
>> I'D MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SEVEN-DAY NOTICE REQUIREMENT AND CONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO RECONSIDER RESOLUTION 25-180 EAST MANUAL REDEVELOPMENT CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
>> YOU JUST READ WHAT WAS ON THE THING.
>> WELL, IT SAYS MOTION TO WAIT.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE EACH MOTION SEPARATE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. I MOVE TO WAIVE OUR COUNCIL RULE 2C, WHICH REQUIRES A SEVEN-DAY NOTICE FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER TO PLACE AN ITEM ON AN AGENDA.
>> COMPLETE STEP 1 [LAUGHTER], AND THEN WE'LL GO TO STEP 2.
>> YOU SAID IT'S ALL ONE MOTION.
>> NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE.
>> WE HAVE TO VOTE BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE THE SECOND ONE.
>> WE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND, LET'S VOTE ON THE FIRST PART.
>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON ROGERS' FIRST MOTION?
>> JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T SEE EARLIER, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS HIGH LEVEL.
WE AS A COUNCIL GIVE OURSELVES SEVEN DAYS, BUT LEGALLY, WE DON'T NEED THAT MUCH TIME, SO WE'VE HAD IT POSTED ENOUGH TIME LEGALLY WITH THE STATE LAWS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE GENERALLY DON'T DO.
>> IT'S PROBABLY WORTH NOTING IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE EARLIER TODAY, YOU WEREN'T HERE.
WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE WHAT WE DID LAST MEETING WAS ACTUALLY IN VIOLATION OF HUD RULES, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND START OVER FRESH AGAIN.
>> ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ON THE FIRST MOTION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> STEP 2, I MOVE TO RECONSIDER RESOLUTION 25-180, THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE SUD BACK HOMES FOR THE EAST MANUAL PROJECT.
>> IS THERE A DISCUSSION FOR THE PREVIOUS?
>> I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS WILL BE ADDED TO THE AUGUST 25TH MEETING.
>> FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> OPPOSE THE SAME SIGN. ANY CITIZENS REQUESTING TO BE HEARD?
[8) CITIZENS REQUEST TO BE HEARD]
>> CAN YOU HIT THE BUTTON ON THE MIC?
>> DENNIS STENSON ADDRESS 4020, ROLLAND DRIVE, TWIN CITY.
WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS, I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL BLUFFS HAVE IT, BUT I KNOW BEL SINCE I'VE MOVED OVER HERE IN SU.
DO THEY GO WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND? IF YOU DRIVE DOWN WHERE EDWARDS IS, USED TO BE A BUSINESS THERE LIKE A WHITE HOUSE AND A TRAILER COURT.
AND HOUSES AROUND NEIGHBORHOODS, I SEE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON VACATION.
DON'T THEY GOT A RESTRICTION? HOW MANY DAY HOW LONG CAN YOUR GRASS GROW?
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>> IT'S WAY MORE THAN 10 " OVER THERE BY EDWARDS, WHERE THE BUSINESS IS.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO REASON FOR PEOPLE HAVE GRASS THAT LONG.
I MEAN, TO MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE? NO. THIS IS WHERE DRIVE DOWN THERE WHERE EDWARDS IS.
AND WHERE THAT WHITE HOUSE IS, AND IT USED TO BE A TRAILER COURT THERE.
>> NO, NOT BACK RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
>> NOT ON EDWARD'S PROPERTY AT THE T AT THE BACK SIDE. IT USED TO BE TOMBS.
>> DO THEY HAVE DONE [INAUDIBLE]
>> THEY DO, BUT WITH ALL THE RAIN WE'VE HAD, IT'S GROWN QUICK.
SO I'LL GET SOMEBODY DON THERE.
>> THAT RAIN I HEAR THAT EXCUSE FOR SEVEN DAYS IN A WEEK, AND I KEEP MY LAWN MOWED DOWN.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST A LAZY EXCUSE.
>> THANK YOU. YOU SOUND LIKE MY MOTHER. [LAUGHTER]
WHEN IS TWIN CITY GOING TO BE CHECKED, WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FINISH DEVELOP.
IT GOT DONE ON MY SIDE, BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF NO RENTER NOTHING, NO SEWAGE, NO NOTHING.
>> SO THAT WAS ANNEXE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT DIDN'T HAVE SEWERS.
WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOME, I PAID FOR MY SEWER.
>> WE ALL DOWN THERE PAID FOR.
YOU WANT ME BRING MY BILL AND SHOW YOU? I KEEP EVERYTHING SINCE 1975.
>> I'M ASSUMING FROM WHAT YOU SAID, AND I COULD BE WRONG, BUT WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR HOME, YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SEWER.
>> YES, WE DID HAVE SEWER DOWN, BUT YOU DID NOT HAVE STORM DRAINAGE.
>> ALL OF THEM HOUSES IN TWIN CITY HAD WATER AND SEWER.
THE ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE SEWER WAS DOWN IN MELMORE ACRES, AND I PAID FOR THAT. PERSONALLY.
>> YEAH. YOU COULD HAVE WHEN YOU BOUGHT YOUR HOME IF YOU HAD IT, BUT THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE IT DIDN'T HAVE IT.
>> THEY ALL GOT SEWER DOWN THERE.
WHAT I AM GETTING AT STORM SEWER.
[INAUDIBLE] IS WHY THEY AIN'T PUTTING IN NEW WATER LINES, NEW SEWER AND STORM DRAINAGE.
WHEN IT RAINS, WHERE THE WATER GO DOWN IN THE STORM DRAINAGE, SO THEY HAVING PUDDLES, WHERE IT'S A MOSQUITO NEST THERE.
>> I HEAR YOU, BUT WHEN IT WAS DEVELOPED AS A COUNTY, IT DIDN'T HAVE THOSE THINGS.
>> THE REASON THEY ANNEXED IT WHEN THAT POWER PLANT WAS BEING BUILT.
THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD GET A TAX OFF THAT, AND THEY FOUND OUT THERE.
IT'S JUST LIKE YOU TAKE TWINS, LAKE MATA DOWN THERE, STUFF DONE.
THERE'S NO REASON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY CAN'T LOOK NICE.
ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE CAN COME UP AND TALK NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND PUSH THE BUTTON AGAIN.
>> ALL RIGHT. I AM JOSHON HERDER 2-5 HUNTINGTON.
I'M IN THE OLD JACK KENNEDY HOUSE, IF YOU KNOW, IT'S WHERE HUNTINGTON TURNS INTO TEST.
I'M ASKING THAT WE GET SOME SIGNS FOR CHILDREN AT PLAY, OR SPEED BUMPS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT COMES DOWN FROM FAIRMOUNT PARK, AND INSTEAD OF TAKING A LEFT ON PALMONA.
WE GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING WELL OVER THE 25-MILE-AN-HOUR SPEED LIMIT, WHICH IS ALREADY TOO FAST.
I'M JUST ASKING IF WE COULD LOOK AT GETTING SLOW DOWN FOR CHILDREN OR SPEED BUMPS, AND EVEN BETTER WOULD BE TO PUT A STOP SIGN AT THE CORNER OF HUNTINGTON AND OR HUNTINGTON, AND PALMONA.
THE TRAFFIC JUST FLIES BY FOUR KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 13.
WE'VE GOT YOUNG KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT'S A VERY HEAVILY WALKED NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC.
I'M VERY NERVOUS ABOUT HOW FAST.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE GO AROUND THE CORNER THERE GOING UPWARDS OF 45 MILES AN HOUR.
SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT, AND IT'S HARD EVEN WHEN YOU'RE GOING LIKE 15.
>> IN MY NEVER-ENDING EFFORT TO UPSET PEOPLE, I'LL TELL YOU THAT I'VE HAD THAT REQUEST BEFORE ABOUT CHILDREN AT PLAY.
THE CITY TYPICALLY DOESN'T PUT SPEED BUMPS IN BECAUSE THEY WORRY THAT SOMEONE GOING FAST WOULD HIT THAT SPEED BUMP, LOSE CONTROL OF THEIR CAR, AND THEN HIT SOMEBODY ON THE SIDEWALK AND ONE, WE DON'T WANT TO CAUSE THAT TO HAPPEN, AND TWO, WE DON'T WANT THE LIABILITY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH.
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WHEN I TALKED TO SOMEBODY IN PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT SIGNS THAT SAID, CHILDREN AT PLAY, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WOULD GIVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY TO KIDS.AND BUT THE STOP SIGN I'LL ASK, SO I GOT IT DOWN IN HUNTINGTON AND PALMONA.
>> I USED TO LIVE ON PARK A. THEY FLY.
>> WHEN MATT SAYS THEY DON'T TYPICALLY PUT SPEED BUMPS IN.
WE HAVE ZERO SPEED BUMPS IN THE [INAUDIBLE].
SO IT'S NEVER DONE, YOU'RE NOT WHEN HE SAYS NOT TYPICALLY NOBODY HAS THEM. I WANT TO CLARIFY THE TIME.
>> I KIND OF FIGURE AS MUCH BECAUSE HONESTLY I'VE NEVER SEEN EITHER.
WHAT ABOUT I'M SORRY, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY MORE TIME.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO SLOW IT DOWN?.
>> WE CAN GET THAT MOBILE TRAILER, BUT IT DEPENDS ON IF THEY'RE REPETITIOUS DRIVERS THAT GO DOWN THERE.
IF IT'S A NEW DRIVER ALL THE TIME, PUTTING THAT TRAILER, BUT WE'LL DO THAT TOO.
I'LL TALK TO THE SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF TRAFFIC. ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> CAN I GET A PHONE NUMBER IN CASE I NEED TO REACH OUT?
>> GIVE IT TO HIM AFTER IT AFTER.
>> MATT, DO YOU JUST WANT ME TO GIVE HIM YOUR CARD?
>> PUT IT OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO CALL YOU OR SOMETHING.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE RIGHT VENUE FOR THIS.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH FRED MAHER.
FRED MAHER, THAT IS THE STREET HE LIVES ON, HUNTINGTON.
FRED'S GETTING UP THERE IN AGE.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF HISTORY THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE, LIKE A COMMEMORATIVE SOMETHING FOR FRED MAHER ON THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG ASK, BUT I THINK IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO HIS FAMILIES TO LIVE ON THE STREET.
>> WE'VE GOT COMMEMORATIVE POLICY, BUT I THINK IT'S LIMITED TO MILITARY, MAYBE NOW.
>> THERE'S A POLICY, WE CAN LOOK AT IT OR HAVE MATT LOOK AT IT.
>> WE DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT THOUGH ON RED GIANT OR SOMETHING, WE'LL LOOK INTO IT.
>> YEAH, THERE'S SOME CRITERIA.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS, BUT YEAH.
>> IT DOESN'T THE NAME BECAUSE THEN THAT ADVERSELY AFFECTS PEOPLE'S ADDRESS MORE ABOVE IT.
>> YEAH. I MEAN, IT'LL ONLY EVEN BE FOR LIKE HALF OF HUNTINGTON.
THERE'S HALF TO THE EAST, HALF TO THE WEST, JUST BE THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE HE LIVES.
>> WOULDN'T GET YOUR HOPES UP, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.
YEAH, I'M DOING THAT. I'LL AGREE ON THAT.
I JUST WANT TO BE PUT YOU IN DETENTION, DIDN'T HE? WE PUT EVERYBODY IN.
>> I DIDN'T GO TO DETENTION BECAUSE I WASN'T A BAD KID.
>> WHERE COULD I FIND THE INFORMATION ON THE MEMORIAL TYPE? DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?
>> YOU COULD EMAIL JODI HERE. I BET SHE COULD FIND IT.
>> SEND ME AN EMAIL. YOU GOT MY EMAIL, AND THEN I'LL GET IT FROM JODI.
>> OKAY. BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM, I'LL GET IT FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WHERE DID YOU SAY YOU LIVE?
>> OH, YEAH, THERE'S EVERYBODY'S BUDDIES FROM WHAT I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU BET. THANK YOU.
>> I NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FIRST.
>> TENNY FARRELL. I LIVE ON 26TH AND L HERE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MY PARENTS LIVE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THERE, THE MANE WALL THING, AND I HAVE PICTURES HERE OF ALL THE WATER THAT RAN OVER THERE.
AND IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE RAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE IN THEIR YARD.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE THE WATER RIGHT THERE.
THE WATER WAS NEVER THERE BEFORE.
THIS IS FROM MY PARENTS' BACKYARD.
>> AND I HAD TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE.
AND SINCE THAT TIME, THE DIRT HAS EVEN GOTTEN HIGHER.
AND LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE FOREVER, BUT THE WEEDS ARE JUST CRAZY, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BACK THERE.
>> THAT'S THE TOP SOIL THAT OFF THE TOP AND ONCE THEY GET DONE.
>> AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A LITTLE FENCE OR SOMETHING AROUND THAT DIRT?
>> IF IT'S BLEEDING OUT INTO THE STREET, THEY SHOULD HAVE SILK FENCES.
SO IF YOU GIVE US THOSE PICTURES, WE'LL LOOK AT IT.
WE HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL AMOUNT OF RAIN.
AND THERE ON THE GOLF COURSE TODAY TALKING TO THE OWNER OF THE GOLF COURSE.
SO MOTION TO SEE ON QUITE A BIT.
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>> ARE YOU GOING TO LET US KEEP THOSE?
>> BUT THAT'S ALL THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.
>> BECAUSE ITS SUPER WINDY, THE DIRT'S BLOWING ALL OVER.
AND LIKE I SAID, WITH THE LAST YEAR WHEN UP THERE WHERE I LIVE, AND YOU REZONE THAT PROPERTY OVER THERE, OUR AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WENT OUT ON THE HOTTEST DAY EVER, AND SO DID OUR SWIMMING POOL THING BECAUSE IT COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL THE DIRT THAT WAS BLOWING AROUND THERE WHEN THEY WERE USING THAT AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION ZONE, RIGHT NEXT TO US.
SO NOW THIS GUY IS BUILDING THERE.
SO LIKE I SAID, WHEN I SEEN HIM BRING THE DIRT IN, I JUST STARTED CRYING BECAUSE I THOUGHT, I CAN'T DO THIS. IT'S HOT.
THAT DIRT ISN'T PILED RE HIGH YET.
HE BROUGHT DIRT IN, AND HE SMOOTHED IT BACK OUT.
BUT FROM WHERE I'M COMING FROM, LIKE I SAID, OUR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WENT OUT, OUR SWIMMING POOL THING BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIRT.
AND MOM AND DAD ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AS WELL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM MY PARENTS' HOUSE.
AND THEY ALSO HAD BOTH CORN FIELDS WERE RIGHT HERE, AND THEN THEIR PROPERTY IS RIGHT HERE.
>> SO THERE'S A DRAINAGE DITCH BEHIND.
THERE'S A CRICK THAT GOES BACK THERE, AND THERE'S A DITCH THAT GOES THERE THAT HOLDS ALL THAT WATER.
WELL, THE WATER NEVER CAME OVER THAT FAR BEFORE, LIKE THAT.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE CORN, BUT I'LL FIND OUT.
>> AND THAT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT, WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION IS HERE, WAS A CORN FIELD.
THEN IT'S JUST RIGHT OVER HERE IS ANOTHER CORN FIELD.
BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THAT DIRT.
>> AND RIGHT NOW, MOM'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE WEEDS. AND I TOLD HER.
I SAID, I BELIEVE THE WEEDS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN TREES ALL ALONG THERE, AND ALL THE TREES ARE GONE.
SO THE WEEDS ARE VERY NOTICEABLE.
BUT BETWEEN THE WATER AND THE WEEDS AND THE DIRT, THEY'RE JUST TOO OLD TO BE STRESSED OUT ABOUT.
>> I DID HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE CALL ME ABOUT THE TRACKING ON THE ROAD.
I CALLED MATT COX OR COURTNEY AND OR COURTNEY, AND SHE SAID THEY HAD THE ROAD CLEANED UP.
BUT JUST MENTIONED TO THE PROJECT MANAGER THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE SEMIS COVERED WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING, AND THEY DID MENTION A FENCE, SO I TALK TO ANYBODY.
>> BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> WHAT WAS THEIR ADDRESS AGAIN?
>> THEIR ADDRESS IS 56 YEAR ON CIRCLE.
AND THEN THEY HAVE AN EASEMENT ROAD RIGHT THERE, AND THEY HAVE THE GATE RIGHT THERE, AND IT'S JUST ALL THAT CLOSE TO THEM.
ANYONE FROM THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT.
IF NOT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
>> THANKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.