Rather than making a motion to put it up for referendum, how about make a motion to put it on and maybe we can discuss directing staff I have to look for grants so that we don't have to worry about the issue of the money maybe we can find, like Darren suggested, we can find an outside source that'll help get this done versus putting it on the, putting it up for vote.


Well, I would like to think that that has already started happening and it hasn't been no success.


Darren? I have not attempted to look for any grant opportunity on this project to this point.


A, I hadn't been directed to and number two is until we have a shovel ready set the kind of funding that we would be able to get for this you know we'd just be talking about the uncertain until we have it you know designed and permitted that's when you can really chase some opportunities of People That Have Immediate Funding, like Sorensen or Caballo or somebody of that nature.


I actually had a discussion with McGuire Woods just to give them a heads up that we're going to be needing some funding, so they're aware and waiting on that.


Okay. McGuire, the... He's a lobbyist. The lobbyist is aware and waiting on... and what that design and the whole concept I mean you can't go looking for grant money if you don't know what you're asking for you got a which you got to put the horse before the cart well that's already happened but it's in since the design is already at the EPA that's enough information for the lobbyist and Mr.


Miller. » So we sit and we wait three months? » No, you can put some feelers out, but I'm just saying the immediate money that we're looking for will be probably a greater opportunity once we actually have the money.


for will be probably a greater opportunity once we actually have the permit in hand that that that's it's not shovel ready till you're permitted I would be willing to pull back my motion, however, Attorney Zito, I still would like about that information on a timeframe, and Director Stiegel, and City Manager Boyer, and Mayor Miller. If you're physically willing to look and search and see what may be out there. Now that's three people. I'm attempting to put it in your hands and see where we can


can move with this, how we can move, if we can move. So under those conditions, if I If I had your commitment, I would be willing to pull back that motion, but I still do want...


Well, I already told you what I was already doing, so... City Manager Boyer, do I have your commitment?


Yep, we'll look for as much funding as possible. Now I hope that just wasn't an answer just to blow me off cause that's what it sounds like, city manager.


In order for that to happen, we have to also have the second follow suit.


Yes. Director Stecco, do we have your commitment? Always, I'm always looking for money. Alderman Sanders, would you be willing to pull back your second since I'm willing to pull back my motion?


Yes, Your Highness, I'll be more, I'm just being comical. I'll do anything for you.


but yes I would be willing to pull back my my motion but adding to that as you are doing we're just not gonna let it just linger let's put this thing yeah let's let's put this thing on a time schedule to meet to meet reporting updates I don't know monthly weekly weekly every meeting okay and so we need to get an update status on where we at with our project researchers and grant researchers or whatever we're research and the City Council.


I just want the energy to stay in the room because there is a lack of energy that I perceived. That is what I am looking at.


I want the enthusiasm from the council. Ra-ra. Cheer, cheer. God, Cheer, Cheer. We're doing this for the general public. We should have pumping stands.


We should have all kinds of horns blowing. Thank you, Alderman Sanders. We have all this going on because, I mean, it looks doom and gloom in here.


Thank you, Alderman Sanders. And I don't like that. Do we have any public comments?


Yes. and others. Since I was told this was irrelevant during our conversation, I'd like to talk a little and a little bit about who we're talking about running water to.


Another thing I'd like to bring up is it's for everybody to know it's awful easy to blame it on a guy that's dead who gave the handshake.


The Community Development Director doesn't have to be around and we do have obligations from things that have been done in the past whether we like it or not.


I had the pleasure of meeting with Jennifer Fuller, School Administrator at Open Bible. We had talked about two times by phone and then I got together with her so she could provide me some information on Open Bible.


She started there in 2006 and was promoted to Superintendent in 2009. Open Bible has been a mainstay in the City of Freeport since the 50s and 60s when Bob Bush started and there's only been three pastors since that period of time. The church expanded out here, as we know, so they could grow. The building has been always maintained in three separate sections, the church, the childhood center, and the early development center. Open Bible does not take children under two years old and provides grades through K to 5 for education. After that, The current make up and demographics is 2024 in September.


The maximum enrollment is 217 children that totally staff. This includes daycare and educational. Right now, there's 174 people there.


They were the only facility that was open during COVID that people could drop off their children.


Right now they have 131 children, 3-5. When these people leave it after 5th grade, let me see here, 116 of them go to other schools or home school.


The facilities are inspected, like I said, every 3 years by the State Fire Marshall, which is the code that she told me they went by, and I'm sure they have figures on it.


the city's authorized for Graham to do design drawings the city can go out for a shovel ready project this will give extra consideration due to the shovel ready part of it labeling the project which allows for me to start up of the project and for funding this this can also provide city water to existing houses on both sides of Stevenson Street supply water for additional housing if If it was built next to Park Hill Golf Course, and would also provide water needed for sprinklers in the daycare center, the church has water for the building because it already has a well.


I thank you for your time and I have no seconds left, I appreciate it.


Any other public comment? Don't forget the banquet's tomorrow. Yeah, I'm probably not going to be able to make that, Tommy, but thanks for the invitation.


And did you see that the Faroo opens on Friday? Oh, it is? On Friday.


Oh, you, how you find? I can't believe you don't know that. So they got it done?


You can get your Cheddar Fries on Friday. Oh, they got, who's going to cut to it?


There isn't one. We already did a shovel ceremony. and others. The meeting is adjourned.


Is there a motion? I will make the motion. Is there a motion? if there's nothing else I make a motion to adjourn second oh it's motion did we Do we have a second? All in favor?