Good evening.

I'd like to call to order this meeting of the Forest Grove City Council on June 8th, 2026.

Will our city recorder please call roll?

Councilor Gustafson?

Here.

Council President Valenzuela.

Here.

Councillor Schimmel?

Here.

Councilor Falconer?

Here.

Councillor Martinez?

Here.

Councillor Marshall?

Here.

Mayor Wenzel.

Here.

We acknowledge the land on which Forest Grove is located, rests on the traditional village sites of the Appalachi, a tribe of the Calapua who originally inhabited the Twalaton Plains, including Forest Grove.

They are now part of the Confederate tribes of Grand Ron.

Will the audience and the council please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

To the Republic for which it stands one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice.

Okay, come face this way.

So we are here tonight.

We have to start our city council meeting the best way possible, and that's by recognizing a very long time volunteer of the city of Forest Grove.

Mr.

Hatch has volunteered to do numerous things for the city of Forest Grove, and he is beloved by very by very many people in our community.

Tonight, we are recognizing him for 38.

That's eight more years of like most retired people.

So thank you so much.

Thank you for representing Forest Grove.

Thank you for volunteering all these years of service.

And with that, I would like to present to you this award.

Okay, do you want to say I volunteered for 38 years?

I don't want to say anything else.

He's like, I said it all.

Thank you very much.

The next item on the agenda are proclamations.

We have three proclamations this evening.

We're going to begin with Juneteenth.

Whereas on June 19th, 1865, more than two years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to spread the news that slavery in the United States had ended.

And whereas June 19th was coined Juneteenth and became a time of joyous celebrations for freed slaves and their descendants, commemorated through family cookouts, faith services, music, storytelling, and the color red as a symbol of resilience.

And whereas Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery, recognizing the high price black Americans had paid for civil rights and equal access, and is an occasion to honor and reflect on the significant contributions of black Americans to our nation.

And whereas Juneteenth evolved into a way for black Americans to pay homage to ancestors and celebrate black culture, liberation, and achievements, living on to become the longest running black American holiday, with this year marking its 160th anniversary.

And whereas the nationally recognized holiday is an opportunity to celebrate human freedom, reflect on the grievous and ongoing legacy of slavery, and redacate ourselves from rooting out the systemic racism that continues to afflict our society as we strive to deliver full promise of freedom and equality for all Americans.

Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Forest Grove does hereby proclaim June 19th as Juneteenth in Forest Grove, Oregon, Washington County, and urges all citizens to become more aware of the significance of this celebration in black history and in the heritage of our nation.

Okay, let's see here.

There we go.

Considering 19 June of 1865, sold de la Union at Galveston, Texas, for defunding la noticia delesclavitude in Stados Unidos.

In Forest Grove, Oregon, in the Condado de Washington, exhortamos a todos los ciudadanos tocar major conciencia sobre el significado de celebration in the history of the community Afro-American and the legal nation, is nuestra responsibility guarantee racial yet in Forest Grove and the Mundo.

In testimony of the Ciudad Forest Grove, Oregon, in this 8 June 2026, Nestra Alcaldesa Malinda Wenson, Council President.

Our second proclamation this evening is Gun Violence Awareness Month, whereas gun violence touches every segment of our society and impacts people of all ages, it increases the probability of death and incidents of domestic violence, raises the likelihood of fatality by those who intend to injure others and among those who attempt suicide.

And whereas the 12th National Gun Violence Day awareness is June 5, 2026 and honors the many lives that have been cut short by gun violence in our country and supports efforts to reduce gun related crimes in the United States.

And whereas it is important to recognize community organizations which assist families that have been directly impacted by gun violence and provide a continuum of care for grieving parents or spouses who must continue to provide for surviving family members.

And whereas support for the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens goes hand in hand with keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

And whereas the city supports continued statewide efforts to strengthen gun safety laws and excuse me and educate the community on safe gun storage.

Now therefore the City Council of the city of Forest Grove does hereby proclaim June 2026 as gun violence awareness month in Forest Grove, Oregon, Washington County, and urge all citizen business organizations and agencies to work collaboratively to reduce gun violence in our community.

And our last proclamation for the evening is Pride Month.

Whereas the month of June was designated Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, a series of demonstration led by black and brown transgender women occurring in June 1969, and generally recognized as the catalyst of the U.S.

gay rights movement.

And whereas Forest Grove, Forest Groves, LGBTQ plus community, is a diverse and essential part of our community that contributes to widespread academic, economic, artistic, political, and social spheres within and around the city.

And whereas Pride Month is an expression of joy, love, hope, and unity, a celebration of the contributions of those who have fought to live authentically, and a time to join in recognizing both shared humanity and the value of our differences.

And whereas significant challenges still face the LGBTQ plus community, including discriminatory legislation, violence, and systemic barriers that disproportionately impact black, indigenous, and other people of color, and transgender individuals, underscoring the need for continued work toward ending discrimination and prejudice.

And whereas celebrating Pride Month provides support and advocacy for Forest Grove's LGBTQ plus community, and is an opportunity to take action and engage in dialogue to build community, foster acceptance, and advance equal rights.

Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Forest Grove does hereby proclaim the month of June 2026 as Pride Month in Forest Grove, Oregon, and calls upon the people to respect, honor, and celebrate our diverse community and build a culture of inclusivity and acceptance.

Thank you.

Okay, we're going to move on to item B on our agenda, which is public comment.

Time provided for anyone wishing to speak to the city council on an item not on the agenda or on the agenda but not scheduled for a public hearing.

Comments are limited to two minutes unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer.

The public comment period shall not exceed 30 minutes unless a majority of counselors present vote to extend the time.

Zoom attendees may use the raise hand option to be called on.

Okay.

Let me look at my list.

And will Mr.

Dale Feek please come to the seat in front.

May I have three minutes instead of two?

You may.

Thank you very much.

I sent you an email already, and I made a five-minute public comment about that email to the Washington County Commissioners.

And I read a lot of it to them.

First of all, I just want to thank you for the three proclamations.

I listened to them and listened.

I can't listen in Spanish because I don't know it, but I appreciate you, including the people that do speak Spanish.

So thank you for those proclamations.

I'm in support of them.

I sent you an email from Robert Roush titled Full Frontal Neophysism and What We Must Do to Stop Trump's Regime.

I'm not going to go through the detail, but America's sloshing to the 25th anniversary of a revolution against arbitrary power with a president who shamelessly exercises it.

Never before have we witnessed this degree of self-fealing, bribe-taking, use usurpation of the congressional authority, and open defiance of federal court.

Never have we, and I agree with.

And he also said President Trump feels unstoppable because there's no one around him to tell no.

Instead, he's surrounded by synchrophants who tell him yes.

He gets blind loyalty from his lapdogs, his vice president, his cabinet, and most Republicans in Congress who work for him rather than for the American people.

So Robert Rice says there's some steps that we can address this full front neo-fascism.

He suggested these waves.

Next, in the weeks and months leading up to midterm election in November 3rd, we commit to getting the largest voter turnout in American history to take back Congress.

It's not the neo-fascist in the White House.

Not just the blue wave, the blue tsunami.

And on election day, 2028, we elect a president whose character and temperament are consistent with the founding ideals of the United States.

Someone both humble and honorable, who's committed to strengthening democracy and the rule of law, who will revive the self-governing institutions that Trump has shut down.

On and refocus the nation on our vast unfinished agenda of inclusion rather than exclusion as these proclamations proclaim.

Beyond these, we'll do whatever we can to learn from the catastrophe and help America learn.

We will teach our grandchildren and our children the truth of what has happened and how close we've come to losing democracy, and we will educate future generations on what we owe one another as citizens of this great land.

Thank you for listening.

Thank you, Mr.

Peak.

There are no other people signed up for public comment.

Is there anyone in the audience who would like to give public comment?

Seeing none, I will turn to Zoom.

Are there any Zoom attendees?

Please use the raised hand feature for public comment.

Okay, seeing none.

We're going to move on to the consent agenda.

Items under the consent agenda are considered routine and will all be adopted with a single motion without separate discussion.

Counselors may remove items prior to the motion to adopt.

Any remove any removal removed items will be discussed and acted upon following the approval of the remaining items.

What is the wish of the council?

I move that we approve the consent agenda.

Second.

Thank you.

The consent agenda was moved by Councillor Martinez and seconded by Council President Valenzuela.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed.

Hearing none, the consent agenda is approved with a seven to zero vote.

Moving on to additions or deletions.

City manager, are there any additions or deletions?

No additions or deletions.

Thank you, Mayor.

Okay.

Uh any proposed by council.

Seeing none, we'll move now on to presentations.

Oh, we have no presentations.

Okay, we'll skip that and move on to item F, public hearing ordinances and resolution.

So I would like to call our library director, calling winners up to talk about approving a cooperative operating agreement.

I don't think there's a public hearing.

Okay.

Oh, do you have a microphone, Colleen?

Sorry.

Thank you, Mariah.

And I was here previously.

We talked about the history of WCCLS and the changes that have been made over the last couple of years as we worked with the consulting company Marina.

Um, the work that has been done is the result of that of those efforts.

So I won't review all that again.

I thought tonight we would just talk about the fact that there are in fact two IGAs that need to be approved.

One is the cooperative governance agreement.

And again, as I told you earlier, that's just about some cleanup of some language and expectations of roles.

Nothing too um too dramatic in the changes that were proposed there.

First of all, it updates the term of the agreement until 2031.

It establishes excuse me, base service levels.

And I think if um we talked about that before, that that was a change that's new and um and they're outlined here in the staff report, but indeed that's a new requirement for member libraries of WCCLS.

Um, the service boundaries, um, we spent significant time discussing service boundaries and forest groves didn't change all that much.

Um that is now a critical part of the of the IGA.

Um the last bullet here, I think we should spend a moment on that's about the funding formula and the funding amounts for member libraries.

So as noted in that first bullet, it increases uh the forest grove's contribution by 24 percent in the first year from 1 million to 1.24 million.

And as we talked about last time, it does not specify the funding amounts for the remaining four years, which we spent some time talking about.

And as noted, the language got changed after the discussion um was held here and in various other city councils communicated to the county the concerns about that.

Um, so the languages changed, and um it's here for um uh you to read that it's different than it was.

Um, but not again, it doesn't have specifics about the um contribution for the next four years.

Um important thing to note as far as the forest grove library is that the funding um from the county from the city has declined from 54 percent to 34 percent as a result of this increase from the county.

And um board of commissioners did in fact improve this uh this draft agreement on May 26th.

The city has until June 30th to approve this and uh communicate to the board of commissioners that it has been approved.

Um does not approve this IGA will have their library services discontinued library services as of July.

Do you have any questions about any of that?

Any questions for Colleen?

Yes, Councilor Schimmel.

Mostly a comment.

Thanks for enduring the the process and I think uh a yes on adoption as a commitment to work in cooperatively with our county commissioners and honoring the levy.

All right, thank you, Councillor Schimmel.

Any other questions for Colleen?

Okay, what is the wish of the council?

Do you need one motion for both resolutions or two different motions?

We need two.

So let's do, yeah, we'll start with resolution 2026-2023.

So let's move to approve resolution 2026-23.

Second.

Second.

Okay, thank you.

Any discussion on that resolution?

Hearing none, will the city manager please read it by title only?

Resolution 2026-23, approving the cooperative operating agreement between the city of Forest Grove and Washington County on behalf of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services or WCCLS, and authorizing the city manager to sign the agreement commencing July 1st, 2026 and ending June 30th, 2031.

Do you think we should do a roll call vote?

Ray or consensus, doesn't matter.

Um I think either way.

Okay.

All those in favor of approving resolution 2026-23, please say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed.

Uh the motion, resolution 2026-23 is approved by the Forest Grove City Council in a seven to zero vote.

Okay, moving on to resolution two zero two six-24.

What is the wish of the council?

Move to approve resolution 2026-24.

Second.

Okay.

It was moved by Councilor Falconer and seconded by Councilor Martinez.

Any discussion from Council.

Will the city manager read it by title only, please?

Resolution 2026-24, approving the cooperative governance agreement between the City of Forest Grove and Washington County on behalf of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services, WCCLS and authorizing the city manager to sign the agreement convention July 1st, 2026, and end in June 30th, 2031.

Okay.

All those in favor of approving resolution 2026-24, please say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed.

Hearing none.

The resolution is approved by the Forest Grove City Council in a seven to zero vote.

Okay, we're gonna move on to item F3.

Uh this is the IGA with Tiger.

Oh, thank you, Colleen.

Thank you, Colleen.

Thank you, Colleen, so much.

Very much.

Uh with resolution 2025-25.

Um, we're gonna have our assistance manager Kim Ezel come present.

Good evening, Mayor and Council.

The resolution before you tonight would authorize the city manager to enter the city of Forest Grove into a partnership with the City of Tigard for IT services.

The City of Tigert is uniquely able to assist the City of Forest Grove as it has recently accomplished completed many of the IT projects that Forest Grove is planning to accomplish.

Previously, the city had internal IT leadership but had difficulty hiring for the IT manager role.

Since then the city has contracted with a private firm to stabilize IT services.

This IGA serves as the next step in long-term IT service stabilization.

Total value of the IGA is 144,000 and will be funded by the city's information systems fund.

The IGA is estimated to save the city about 96,000 by partnering with a municipal entity in place of a private business.

Happy to answer any questions.

Okay, thank you.

Any questions for our assistant city manager?

Oh, thank you.

Councilor Guesson.

I just wanted to say I think I think this is a great idea, and I'm glad that um we have this option to move forward.

Thank you, Counselor.

Agreed.

Any other comments or questions?

Okay.

Hearing none, what is the wish of the council?

Move that we approve 2025-25.

Second.

What can I actually yeah?

Okay, sorry.

Resolution 2025-20.

Shouldn't that be 2026-2025?

Yeah.

Can we like fix it's on the agenda?

It's resolution 2025-26.

So just like a friendly amendment that that should be 2026-25 has been moved by council councillor martinez and seconded by council president Valenzuela.

Any discussion from the council.

Yeah, I agree with as Councilor Gussen's praise of staff.

Like the tech, the IT situation's been going on for like three years, I want to say.

So thanks for coming on board and having to create like having a creative solution to address that.

Thank you, Mayor.

Okay.

And will the city manager please read it by title only?

Resolution 2026-25, approving an intergovernmental agreement, IGA between the city of Tigert and the City of Forest Grove for job share information technology support and authorizing the city manager to execute the agreement.

Okay, great.

All those in favor of approving the resolution, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All those opposed.

Hearing none, resolution 2026-25 is approved by the Forest Grove City Council in a seven to zero vote.

And Kim, we're just gonna ask you to stay there.

We're gonna move on to item F4, which is resolution 2026-26 and deals with appropriations.

So I'll turn it over to you.

Thank you.

The resolution before you now would adopt budget committee recommended budget transfers.

The adopted budget for the biennium is based upon best estimates at the time the budget is adopted.

During the biennium, unanticipated events occur and necessary projects are identified as a result of the standard procedure to review expected budgeted expenditures at the mid-biennium and make staff recommendations for adjustments.

Staff presented the recommended transfers below or in front of you tonight to the Forest Grove budget committee on May 12th and 19th, 2026.

The budget committee unanimously recommended the Forest Grove City Council approved the requested budget transfers.

Happy to answer any questions.

Okay, any questions for Kim.

Seeing none, what is the wish of the council?

I move that we approve 2026-26.

Second.

Thank you.

The motion was made by Councilor Martinez and seconded by Councilor Falconer.

Any discussion?

No, I mean I just would like to thank staff and previous staff for the biennial budget.

This was a little bit different.

No.

Yeah, but just for like the work on the budget, it's you know, has been a long process as well.

Uh any other questions, discussion.

Okay, and I'll ask for uh roll call roll call vote, please.

Uh city manager.

Oh, wait, read it by title only, please, Jesse.

Thank you, Mariah.

Resolution 2026-26, transferring appropriations within various funds for public works, enlightened power for fiscal years 2025 through 26 and fiscal year 2026 through 27.

Thank you.

Right, can we have a roll call vote?

Thanks.

Council President Valenzuela?

Yes.

Councillor Schimmel?

Yes.

Counselor Falconer?

Yes.

Councillor Martinez?

Yes.

Counselor Marshall?

Yes.

Counselor Gustafson.

Yes.

Mayor Wenzel.

Yes.

Resolution 2026-26 was approved by the Force Grove City Council in a seven to zero vote.

We are now moving on to resolution 2026-27.

I'm gonna turn it over to Jesse.

Thank you, Mayor, members of the council.

Um City Ordinance 87-2 governs the city's solid waste franchise agreement with waste management.

Um and as part of that agreement, if Metro raises their fees, the franchisee or waste management is allowed to pass those fees through.

So Metro is increasing the solid waste fee on July 1st, 2026 from 162 uh dollars and 14 cents per ton to 176 dollars and seventy cents per ton.

Waste management is proposing to pass those rates and fees through on their fee schedule.

They are not proposing to raise their own fees or increase any other fees besides those that are impacted by the tonnage fee or the tipping fee.

Um the ordinance actually requires the city council to consider uh and approve this.

The average rate of increase is 3.5%.

Some fees are as low as approximately two, others are as high as approximately uh four and a half.

It just depends on the type of fee.

None of the recycling fees are increasing.

Some of the monthly fees are not increasing, but all of the fees associated with the tipping rate um are proposed for an increase with an average of about 3.5%.

And again, they are limited to Metro's pass-through fees.

There are not additional fees.

Okay, any questions for Jesse.

Seeing none, what is the wish of the city council?

Who's up next?

I move that we uh approve resolution 2026-27.

Second.

Thank you.

It was moved by Councilor Martinez and seconded by Councilor Shimmel.

Any discussion.

Hearing none.

Jesse, will you please read it by title only?

Resolution number 2026-27.

Resolution fixing solid waste rates to be charged by franchisee in the city of Forest Grove, effective July 1st, 2026, and repealing resolution number 2025-35.

Thank you.

All those in favor of approving resolution 2026-27, please say aye.

Aye.

All those opposed, hearing none.

Resolution 2026-27 is approved by the city council and a vote of 720.

We're now moving on to item G, Council Communications.

And I will start with our council president Valenzuela.

All right, Mayor, thank you.

I have nothing to report.

We're meeting this week uh with the library commission and the policy advisory board as well.

So I'll have news next week or into thank you.

Counselor Falconer.

I unfortunately had to miss my chamber meeting, so I have nothing to report.

Thank you.

Uh Councilor Gusison.

I have nothing to report.

Thank you.

Councilor Marshall.

Nothing to report.

Thank you.

Councilor Martinez.

I basically have nothing to report as well.

Okay.

And Councilor Shimmel.

Say something.

We've given you all our time.

No, don't tell him.

No, no.

Now I'm gonna embarrass myself.

I'm sure.

Uh well, CCE uh they're very eager to help um support the police facility bond.

So they're they've spent a good part of their meeting talking about all the various activities that they'll support.

Uh EDC makes later this week.

We'll circle back there where they'll be able to uh consider some inputs on uh the policy questions that may circle back to us again.

And then uh that's it.

Oh I think uh council president uh Benzwill had meant meant to say that we got to see um Carlos Gonzalez graduate from Central into his position as president of um of Metro, so it's it was a fun celebration to you know where they were sort of sending him off into that leadership position.

So it's thank you.

Did I make sure to get everybody?

Yeah, okay, just okay, Jesse City Manager report.

Thank you, Mayor, members of the council.

Uh just a few items.

Um Senators Merkley and Wyden did put forward uh the city's TV Highway project for two point nine six million dollars to the Senate appropriations committee.

So that was a big step.

Uh if you recall, Congresswoman Bonamici applied for the same amount.

Uh however, the House appropriations met, uh, that request is still alive, but it did get cut down to approximately one million dollars.

So they're going the Senate and the House will meet in reconciliation.

So at this point we have 2.96 in the Senate, one in the House, and we'll see where we come out on reconciliation.

But that is good news.

It's coming from uh essentially both sides of both the Senate and the House.

Uh Washington County staff is holding an open house on June 11th.

Uh that's this Thursday from five to seven, right here in the Forest Grove Community Auditorium.

That open house is about highway 47, Fern Hill, and Maple intersection.

Uh the good news, I think largely thanks to the council and also thanks to Light and Power and Bonneville Power Administration.

Some of those power lines have been relocated.

That's enabled the project uh to kind of get back on track, and it looks like they may be able to start construction as early as 2027.

So the um open house is about the design.

Any comments, questions that the public might have, we would encourage you to show up.

Um as thank you to the council for the approval of the letter to apply for the 20 million dollar building resilient infrastructure and communities grant.

Uh that is a pretty exhaustive grant application process.

So uh the approval of the matching funds is much appreciated.

We will submit that correspondence um to the Federal Emergency Management Agency uh tomorrow.

Um the public works building is ahead of schedule.

Uh completion is anticipated by the end of July.

If we recall the initial schedule was mid-August.

So staff is looking at scheduling an open house and a ribbon cutting sometime in August when we get a date, we will be sure to make sure and send it out to the council.

Uh the annual payment overlay and curb ramp project was advertised on June third.

Bids are due by the end of this June.

That's just our annual program uh to do our curb ramps to make them compliant with the ADA, but also to re pave some streets that have a low pavement condition indice.

Um from the fire department in the month of May, the fire department equipped and staffed two emergency response units 94% of the time or 29 out of 31 days.

That was due in large part to the additional positions that were approved uh under the levy by the council.

And that is a significant increase from the previous May without those positions, where it was 11 of 31 days and approximately 35% of the time.

So an increase from 35 to 94% of the time.

Um the pool reopened May 26th.

It was ahead of schedule.

So kudos to Ann and her team and the contractor that worked on it.

All the programming has resumed.

If you recall that project replaced the pool deck, it upgraded the locker rooms, and it fixed a lot of the old galvanized plumbing by replacing it with modern plumbing.

And then last but not least, uh a kudos to the Daybreak Rotary Club.

Uh they partnered with our parks department and just did a great job sprucing out the north entrance to the forest to Forest Grove where the sign is uh on Saturday, May 23rd.

If you get a chance to take a look at it, please do.

It looks really good.

So that's all I have.

Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you, Jesse.

Um really quick before we move on.

I know you thanked council about the BRIC grant and approving the matching funds, but really the council would like to thank Greg for his work on that.

He worked on it before, done a lot of work.

That grant program got canceled by President Trump.

It came back, he worked on it again.

Um so our gratitude goes to staff.

I just want to make sure you pass that on.

Uh I'll be sure to pass it on.

Thank you, Mayor.

Yeah, thank you.

Uh just a few updates from me.

So Region One Act, that's like my transportation group.

I meet with ODOT.

There's some big summer projects going on that are gonna close some major uh freeways in Portland.

So there's the I-5 quarter project, and well, most of these are summer, but I'm telling you this because some roads are gonna be closed.

Uh they're gonna be weekend closures, maybe overnight.

Um, then there's I-205 and Abernathy Bridge, two weekend closures on I-205, frequent night and ramp closures.

There's a boon bridge uh investigating work, uh, which is daytime under the bridge, and then in the nighttime single lane closures, as well as I5 Boon Bridge joint replacement, and that will improve safety and reduce long-term costs, and that will be done uh with nighttime closures for 15 weeks.

And then late summer, um, full night closures of all four lanes, and then I84 eastbound uh replacement one lane closed in each direction.

So those are the big the big closures going on with ODOT in the Portland area.

Just some announcements um from a citywide.

This one's like I just thought was pretty cool.

The friends of the library give a scholarship to Horse Grove High School students at the end of each year.

And this year's reciprocant of the Friends of the Library Scholarship was one of our mayor's youth advisory council members, Annie Gough.

So that was I was like, oh but I don't even know if they knew that or what, but Colleen tell them.

I think they're presenting her the check on Wednesday, but that's also the same night as the Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser.

So I don't know if I'll be able to attend, but tell them thank you from us.

And um, I'm glad you brought up the meeting on the 11th.

I won't be able to attend that either with the county about Maple Fern Hill and Highway 47.

So if any I don't know if we all if anyone needs to be there, but it's the eighth grade promotion dance, that's a big deal.

I mean, this is a big deal too, but I cannot miss it.

It's principally an open house, so it's uh mostly the county staff is gonna be there sharing information, Mayor.

So cool.

And if yeah, if we can get them to move up the date to 2026, that would be amazing because it's been scheduled for 2027.

Just the FYI.

Well, initially it was scheduled for 2026 and then it got bumped back to 2028, and now it's they're talking about trying to complete it in 2027.

So okay, let's just give all the good juju in the world.

Completed it.

The sooner the better.

Um, and as I said earlier, if you know you're so inclined, the Habitat West Valley Habitat for Humanity is having their fundraiser on Wednesday at Pacific University.

And then just a friendly reminder, I also will not be able to attend this, and I'm very sad because we'd have our boarding commission volunteer thank you reception on June 18th at the Grand Lodge.

So if you could all attend and tell everyone thank you for me, that'd be great.

But I will not be attending.

And I think that's all I have.

Okay, so I'm gonna adjourn this meeting, but we're gonna stay for a work session on enterprise zones.

So if you guys want to stay around and listen to us talk about enterprise zones, oh wait, I have one more announcement.

The school board, uh Kate Grandeski has um is leaving her role as school board member, and so they are appointing somebody.

It's an appointment process if you're interested.

Okay, and with that.