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Okay.

Uh good afternoon.

We'll go ahead and call the Marion County election board meeting to order here on February fourth.

Uh I'm sorry, we're running a little bit behind here, so we'll kick off at one fourteen here.

Uh, to get us started, I'll have everyone do introduction.

So I'll have the board introduce themselves first, and then staff and counsel.

So I'll start with myself, Nolita Stewart, Chair.

Jennifer Ping, Vice Chair.

Kate Sweeney Bell, Secretary.

Patrick Becker, Director of Elections.

Daniel Pulliam outside counsel.

Adam Wicker Corporation Council.

Great.

Thank you.

And thank everyone for being here.

We have a pretty meaty agenda here with some things to go through.

So we'll get kicked off.

First thing on the agenda is going through the 50 51 COEBA lane leasing hearing.

Sure.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Yeah, so this has been going on almost a two-year process now where we worked with the city to uh put out an RFP for you know uh operations centers that included warehouse and office space.

Um we had some pretty strict criteria that we were working through to try to keep it geographically located um centrally, you know, within the city.

Um what we have in front of you today um is actually um there's actually kind of two versions of the lease that uh we wanted to talk through.

And um if I could, Madam Chair, I wanted to take a moment to uh recognize Yumi Goodman and Brendan Crawford who are welcome to come up if the board has any questions, but they've been working uh very hard.

Uh Yumi has been uh working on this since the beginning as our broker and just wanted to thank them for all of their hard work and their dedication to uh seeing this project through.

Um there's been a number of hurdles we've had to get over in the last couple of uh years, but um we're here now ready to discuss this.

Um part of the process for this lease uh required us to publicly um notice the actual lease in the in a two different publications uh which we've done in the Indy Star and the IBJ.

Um those uh the lease that that was published in the newspaper, you will see in your in your materials as as V1, we're calling it version one.

Um that is the lease that was um was published and has been available in our in our office for for 10 days.

Um over the last few days there's been some uh back and forth with the landlord and their their representation around clarifying some of the language that's in that lease.

So before before we get to any public comment or your vote on the lease, um we wanted to go through and and explain what those changes are and uh give the board the opportunity to uh to understand uh where those changes are are represented.

So as clunky as it may seem, if if you want to have version one and version two available, um what I'd like to do is go through and and highlight for you where these changes are are appearing and kind of what they're doing.

Um before I do that, any questions or comments or anything from the board uh thank you.

So the first thing on on page one, article one, um there you see there's a little bit more language um in the premise premises leased section uh that clarifies uh the the details that are in the exhibits A and B, which are exhibit A is the site plan and exhibit B is the four plan.

Um we are actually gonna be sharing this building with with two other tenants.

And so what this um what the the lease talks about and and clarifies is defining what some of those common areas are around the building, which would include things like um you know parking lots, uh you know, where we'll have shared driveways, shared parking, uh there's you know, grassy areas and things like that.

So um it's it's trying to clarify those details.

Um it addresses our parking rights.

Uh, one of the things that we wanted to make sure that it was proportionate to our share of the building.

We take up most of the building, so we want most of the parking.

Um, and then it defined the common areas.

So again, uh, you know, the landlord will have uh at time to time, right?

If they're restriping or patching a parking lot, they'll have to shut that access off right for everybody in the building.

So it kind of clarifies that.

We did make sure there was language in there that it that maintenance and repairs cannot impede election board use or access to our space, um, and we can't have a reduction in parking uh and overall parking spaces.

Um so that's uh page one, article one.

Um page four, article four.

Um there is a um at the bottom, you'll see there's a footnote in the original about the the rent number being based upon um updated financial improvements uh in that first version.

Um we've struck that because we're confident what in these construction numbers, and so there's no need to have that footnote anymore.

The next one is on page six, which is section 4.2.

And um what it's talking about, it's adding um it's adding language um that includes real estate um taxes as being excluded from uh the cap on our controllable expenses, um, and so it makes it consistent with the definition of the operating expenses that are in the previous subsection in subsection A.

Uh it just says that that's not going to be included, it's part of the overall maintenance um the of the building.

Uh I'm sorry, the management of the building.

Uh the next one would be um page uh nine and section 5.4, and this is talking about uh maintenance that the landlord would be responsible for and clarifying that there are um capital expenditures for the building which are uh to be amortized over the useful life of the repair or replacement.

So if they have to um you know seal the roof or reseal the parking lot or restripe the parking lot um that that cost is amortized over the the useful life of that of that um repair.

Um it also added that any items being completed as part of the landlord's work, which includes the capital expense of the newly paved parking lot and the AC units for the warehouse are excluded from being passed through to the election board.

Um so they are already uh there is already construction and things that have to happen uh that the landlord has committed to uh that we don't necessarily want to be double charged for.

So that's kind of clarifying any future repairs or maintenance can be amortized, but the initial uh is already covered in the cost that we're we're covering in the rent.

Um and then we also added some examples in there for you know, you can see where it says by way of the roof, the resealing or striping in the parking lot.

The other thing that it clarifies is the tenants' responsibility, so um day-to-day maintenance and repairs within the premises, it clarifies that um you know, replacing light bulbs, um, unclogging toilets, uh, right, those are those are things that we that we are responsible for.

Um, so those are the changes there in section uh 5.4.

And then our last change um is uh page 32, and it's in exhibit D.

And um if you'll notice there is a pricing chart uh there, and in the original uh version one, there was a reader's no, I didn't bring them.

Um we might uh did we bring them up?

That's okay.

Um I had magnifiers set aside for everyone.

Um the there's a table there on page 32 in the original uh in the version one of this lease that has contingency pricing, and again that is based on um as we were going through this process, uh we were getting quotes for construction costs and what those costs would look like for the uh the things that we needed to do for the building to be ready for us to move in.

Um and now we're confident enough in those construction costs that we can remove this contingency pricing because we believe that it's um yeah, so we eliminated that out of there just you know uh we took that out just to eliminate any confusion uh because we we believe everything is covered uh and above that.

Um and again wanted to pause here.

Um any questions of the board or um if there are any questions of Ben or Yumi, um happy to answer anything that the board would like to talk about.

Oh, I I uh does a square footage change?

No.

Does the lease amount change?

No.

No, I have no further questions.

Madam Chair, I have I have a question.

Um Director Backer, thank you for getting us to this um to where we are today with this, because I've been around for a long time, multiple warehouses, and in fact, um in my volunteer capacities over the last 25 years.

So this is an exciting time.

Um the map that you shared with us, is this a map of the entire building or just our square footage?

And can you tell me where's our yes?

So the floor plan that I provided, it does have the the other tenant space there.

Okay.

So if you put um if you if you have the the paper oriented, you know, um with the copy on top, that is the main entrance there at the north of the building.

The south the southern part of the building where these two spaces are are those two other tenants.

Okay.

Um there's a um there will hopefully be an opportunity right down the road that if and when those spaces ever do become available, um, the city and or the election board would have the ability to also procure those.

Right of first refusal.

Um I don't know that we have right of first refusal, but I I think we understand that there's going to be a right of first offer to us.

So but those those are the spaces that are are sort of delineated in that um in that first section, making sure that the we've clarified between those two exhibits what the actual space is.

Thank you for that.

And follow-up question, if I may, can you um I I know because um how much we all take um very seriously what we do around elections and especially uh the protection of our equipment and our ballots.

Um maybe not today, but at a future meeting, would you be able to share with us the security um arrangements around knowing that we have other tenants also in the building?

Yeah, I'm happy to share more details later as we get into um you know actual construction design and where we're gonna place perfect security and things.

What I will say is there's already been um design and construction around uh demarking these locations, so um cutting off pass-through uh right building walls where there's pass-throughs right now.

Um one thing that I'll note you can see at the back, there's a short of a sort of a shared um restroom.

Uh we are taking half of a restroom and they're getting half of a restroom, so there is some construction that does have to take place on this.

There's very little uh of the new construction, but where there are dark um dark um bold lines, or we can see where new walls are being built, and those are really around those uh those shared areas kind of separating those.

So uh there will be a locked door to the other tenant space, they will not have direct access to our warehouse space, but I'm happy to talk further at another meeting about all of the sort of security protocols that will happen at the at the new facility.

I think that would be wonderful.

Thank you for that thank you, Director Director Becker.

Any other questions from the board?

Yeah.

Are the is there anyone in the audience that would like to comment or ask any questions?

Um we do have a uh this process has been very very complicated and it almost withered on the vine, I think more than once, and uh thanks to Yumi's hard work and um tenacity, it it and and Patrick, we all know that about you already, but about Yumi that uh that you're a miracle worker, so thank you, and thank you also to our uh council sponsor, uh counselor Kristen Jones, who uh sponsored this for her for the election board.

It does happen to be in her district.

Great.

So uh she she's uh they're happy to get a tenant who um uh does everything that they're supposed to, and um you know she's she welcomes us to her district uh should the full council vote yes on this.

So I when I was first elected, there was a proposal to build a new beautiful building.

And it started out uh you you you put everything you want into a building at first.

You we want this, we want that, we want uh heated floors.

No, that wasn't part of it.

But if you're building a house and you live in Indiana, I suggest uh it might be something to consider.

Uh but for this for this facility that cost um blossom to more than 34 million taxpayer dollars.

And this proposal right here is significantly less, and it it should the council vote yes, uh we believe that it will meet our needs uh for years to come, and we are uh hopeful that they that they do.

Great.

So I uh think we've covered all the basis here.

So and it sounds like you have support from everyone on the board.

And so I think we need to take a vote.

Um to move forward.

Um so oh I will I will move uh the moving the least for 51 CaWebalane forward with alacrity.

Second.

Okay.

We probably motion it second and call roe, uh, vice chair.

Aye.

Madam Clerk.

Aye.

Okay, and so the chair voting aye.

And to be clear, those votes are for the second version with the changes.

For this for the updated version that doesn't change the square footage or the or the uh what director Becker talked about.

Second amended motion.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Um if I could, madam chair.

The next step for this will be um this lease will go before the admin and finance committee.

Um we not sure if an agenda has been posted for that um hopefully next week.

Um, and then uh we would anticipate uh hopefully final passage at the March 3rd full council meeting.

Uh and that at that point uh we'd be able to you know execute the lease uh officially.

Okay, okay.

Should we all plan to attend that meeting?

Just be in their face.

The more the merrier.

Heck, I'm planning on being out of town on moving day.

Well, moving day that's different.

That's different.

Yeah, it's different.

Let someone else do the heartwork here.

All right.

Thank you, Director Becker.

Um the next thing on the agenda uh to cover.

Thank you.

Um it's a review uh back on a previous uh agenda item.

But here at the Secretary of State investigative report.

Um I know we have APSite counsel here, so I'm not sure if Director Becker, you're gonna give the update or um you gotta kick us off here.

I think I would just say, yeah, that uh council is prepared to discuss um and uh the board is is welcome to and ask any questions.

Okay.

Well, I'll I'll just sort of tee it up and then I'll let my colleague Daniel Pullium uh bring it home and then we can discuss as the board wants.

But um for background and reminders, um back in May of 2025, um Secretary Morales had just announced his re-election campaign, and as part of that announcement, he posted a a video, uh you know, uh an announcement video, and in that video there was footage used that was clearly showing his presence at Marion County Election Service Center from a previous time where he had visited the service center in his capacity as a Secretary of State, and we knew from being there with him on those days that that footage was um taken, you know, likely by his his staff and Secretary of State employees, and that was uh concerning to this board for a number of reasons.

And um this board uh had a discussion about that, talked about it.

We did some initial inquiries about that, and at the board's direction um shortly after that, I think in June maybe this board took a vote um under its powers under um title three to pursue a formal investigation to um see to to run this down to see what the options may be about this and whether or not there were any potential violations of election law or anything else.

Um so we've um done a lot of due diligence on that.

Um Daniel will walk you through what we did.

Um but today what we're gonna do is um unveil the findings of that report and talk through potential next steps.

Thank you, Brad.

Um the review encompassed a review of security footage uh campaign materials as well as talking to maybe a half dozen individuals in and around uh the visit to the election center on the date in question uh from the video on the campaign site, you know, we were able to confirm that things lined up.

Uh we also looked at the security footage to get a fuller picture of what went on that day.

Um we did not speak with the secretary.

We we asked uh uh for uh time with him and and he declined.

Uh given his role as a state officer, he is uh not subject to process, and so we have uh decided to go ahead and proceed with with our findings given uh the the steps we took to to review and to talk to people who are around the situation while also giving him an opportunity to speak with us, uh which he declined uh through his office.

Um our findings show that the secretary used state property, uh the the video equipment, the microphones that were used at the visit to the election center to generate what ended up becoming part of a campaign footage.

Uh this activity can be a Title IV violation, uh, which is distinct from the Title III violation Brad mentioned earlier, and so the process is a bit different.

Uh we nevertheless recommend that the board give him an opportunity to be presented with these findings and the opportunity to come and speak to the board uh to determine uh what he has to say about why that footage was taken and how it ended up in the campaign commercial.

Any any questions open to uh answering what we can and uh discussing those next steps.

Did did Secretary Morales ever respond to the letter that we sent to him?

Was there any response from him at all asking him to take the video off of to take our the footage from our facility out?

I believe his office responded if I'm remembering that correctly, Brad.

Uh yes, there was a brief response from his office that said a couple things.

One, it said that um because we had sent the letter to his office, and the office said that a office did not coordinate with the campaign, so the office didn't know anything about it, and two, they said nonetheless, they believed that the footage was derived from public sources.

Um so that would that was that was the message we received back.

They did not um address the request to to take it down directly.

Thank you.

Questions?

I don't have any questions.

Well, I I think our what we have to do next is to uh give him an opportunity to answer this, right?

That's right.

And um to the extent the board wants to talk through, I think maybe what um I mean we know I know we've given you a copy of the report, but to the extent publicly we want to talk through what some of those specific like play-by-play actions were today, we can do that.

Um but yes, um, before the board would take any formal action on on what it wants to do next, we think the proper procedure and process would be to give him um notice of this.

We've we finished the investigation, this is what we found out.

Um before the board takes any further action, we'd like to give you notice of that and an opportunity to um you know say your piece, opportunity to be heard.

Um that can be in multiple ways.

He could come before the board on a on a predetermined date, we could send written notice, um uh whatever he wants to do, um, and then the board can proceed from there.

And in that assuming we invite him to give his perspective on the report, like what is the sort of consequences or what is the path for it we could take to address the issue.

Well, you've got you've got multiple options depending on what your ultimate determination is.

Um, as Daniel alluded to the secretary himself as a state officer is not subject to the criminal elements that are found in Title III.

So your authority as an election board is really within those confines of Title III.

Um and so that that does complicate the issue a little bit.

There is a uh substantially similar section in Title IV that deals with an improper use of state property that the secretary is uh subject to that seems to have also been triggered here.

And also because we're dealing with state employees and state property, et cetera, uh and because he's subject to Title IV versus Title III, we think maybe the more appropriate action is actually to let the state inspector general and the state ethics commission um have have their look at it.

Um they may be the more appropriate body to to handle this, and so that that's probably the ultimate recommendation from us.

Um but the board can decide differently.

Um but that's that's probably what we're gonna ultimately recommend, I think.

But you know, giving him a chance to to say his piece and his side of the story may uh may be illuminating well, this is if we are constrained by our authority in title three, and there is a path these bad actions are not okay for any of us, and for the chief elections officer of the state of Indiana to well, I I think we give him the opportunity to come and uh uh address our the concerns that we have found.

Uh and if and when that does not happen.

Um this is is this something that goes to the inspector, not the attorney general, right?

The inspector general.

It's different because you know that that's a it's a different office.

Um does that do we is that now or after he has a chance to come in and let us know that to answer why he did not respond to our request to take our stuff off your campaign video.

So the the statute does not require a report to state ethics or to the state inspector general.

You anyone in the state of Indiana does have that ability though to refer it.

And so a opportunity for uh a hearing with notice, uh a substantive chance to see what concerns you all have is at your discretion.

Uh we think it would be fair and appropriate to do just that, and it would also serve the purposes of uh preventing future type activity both here and elsewhere, uh, so that you know campaign uh sites where ballots are being counted and uh uh don't become part of campaign commercials in the future.

So not just here but other places too, uh, you would hope would know that this is not something that should happen, especially with state equipment.

Don't do your politic in on the taxpayer dime.

Is that what my ears are hearing?

In my vernacular and your version, yeah.

Council, how long do we need to provide for notice for comments back from the uh um secretary of state?

His office was was cooperative in providing employees to speak with us, and so they're well aware of this.

We also gave them opportunity to make the secretary available.

That was uh not accepted.

Um so I think 30 days would be more than sufficient uh given those circumstances.

Okay.

And we can work with them about your upcoming meeting schedule and see if there's a way that we can we can get those aligned, certainly.

Um I know you've got some meetings planned out in the future and see what see what may work there.

Um and if those dates don't work, maybe we can find the particular time for this or or see what he's willing to do or not do.

Okay.

I think I I mean I think we're I think cheeks.

I think what we're hearing is the give him the opportunity uh to notice, and then we have a path for regard like or not, depending on how the conversation goes with the secretary of state.

Um I think we agree on that, but do we need to like take a vote for action to do that or wait until the after notice and and formally take action on it?

So go ahead.

Previously you have voted to authorize us to proceed with providing notice.

Uh that's not required here given that we're not under Title III, but we think it makes sense to follow that procedure for you to authorize us to provide notice.

Okay.

Uh and then an opportunity for a hearing.

Okay.

All right.

Anyone want to take a shot at uh providing a motion to uh move forward?

I move that we proceed with notifying Indiana Secretary of State of the violations that the investigation uh unearthed in their investigation and uh give him an opportunity to address those concerns that we have with us, though he is not required under title three, but it would be uh title four.

That's rather inelegant, but I think that gets the job done.

Um to explain my vote.

I um I second the motion um because I think it's um it's a very important that we follow through with this um investigation procedure while we discovered um the lack of title three um action that we can take.

I I believe that um we owe it to the taxpayers of the state of Indiana to to um to see this through.

I second your motion.

Okay, it's properly motioned and second.

Uh call Rowe, Vice Chair.

Aye.

Madam Clerk.

Aye.

Okay.

And so the chair voting aye.

And thank you, council.

Thank you.

That's a lot of work there.

Okay.

Um next agenda item.

Um I can't pronounce anything I think.

APGA, APGAR digital contract approval.

Um Director Becker, give a overview.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Um, I hope that this is uh uh one of many contracts that will be coming across the board's um table here in the in the next few weeks.

Um this is a contract, um, it's a professional services agreement um with ApGuard Digital.

Um Josh Apgar is an individual who actually used to work for uh Well Done Marketing, which was our marketing company uh that we were previously under contract with.

Part of that contract included um content management and and uh maintenance and support of our vote.ind.gov website, um, which is um the best um voting website in the state of Indiana.

Absolutely it is.

At that site, you can um type in your address, be um given all of you know the closest vote centers to you.

Uh it's a trove of information on on how to vote on election day prior to election day.

Um our previous contract with well done marketing included all of those services.

Uh well done marketing closed their doors um about a year ago.

Um, and um as part of that, our our website support um sort of languished.

Um I reached out to uh Mr.

Apgar um understanding his role with the company and his experience and familiarity with our website, um, and he has a company uh that he does website hosting maintenance support um things like that.

So this contract is a professional service agreement for uh converting our content management of our website uh to a new platform, um website application maintenance hosting consulting, um, as well as all of the um service level um commitments, data backup and recovery that go with maintaining uh that website.

Um I know just enough of the terminology to be dangerous and and misspeak.

Um what I would say is uh this is a person that we probably will not see or hear from very often when everything is running smoothly.

Um there are uh Google map uh you know patches and and security patches and content management things that need to happen in in the back end of the website uh to make sure that it is functioning properly, that it is secure, um, and that that um it's not vulnerable to um you know crashing and things like that.

The other part of this that I wanted to make sure the board is is uh aware of the actual hosting of our website is done by ISA here in on their servers in this county.

Uh and so the website is hosted by our county, and this individual will be working with ISA, uh, consulting with them on hosting, um, but then also any time uh any sort of work needs to be done, we'll be engaging with ISA uh as needed to to complete whatever sort of work needs to happen in the back end of this.

Um it is a three-year term that would take us through December 31st of 2028.

Um over that three-year term, it is a not to exceed amount of 123,000.

Um and that does include um initially um, I believe about 17,000 dollars to upgrade to um a a different content management um platform.

We're hoping that that content management platform allows our staff to have a lot more of a hands-on approach, and we can do content uh management a lot quicker and with a lot sort of uh less red tape than we've had in the past with our our marketing company.

Um and Josh has has also agreed to and and through this contract teaching our staff how to use this uh content management software in a hope that we can eventually become a little bit more self-sufficient um in maintaining our own website.

platform we're hoping that that content management platform allows our staff to have a lot more of a hands-on approach and we can do content uh management a lot quicker and uh with a lot sort of uh less red tape than we've had in the past with our our marketing company um and josh has has also agreed to and and through this contract teaching our staff how to use this uh content management software in a hope that we can eventually become a little bit more self-sufficient um in maintaining our own website so there's a lot there um it's a uh uh a pretty lengthy contract because it is a technical contract so there's a lot of boilerplate in there um I'm happy to answer any questions or or um anything the board has to make one comment um sorry there's one scrivener's error in this contract um in the professional liability insurance um portion it was it's two million in the table which is correct it's just it needed to be reflected at the bottom of that same page um for for a different provision about professional liability to say two million as well so that's just yeah one I missed one small thing sorry well other than the typo this is is is this something ISA knows about this company and they have given the green light yes so this contract has been approved um by the ISA um OCC attorney as well in addition to our OCC attorney okay and and they are aware we've already had um sort of an initial uh conversation with ISA uh and Mr.

Apgar around uh what a relationship would look like and and kind of starting to connect him with people in ISA sorry um understanding who those people are in ISA um obviously without a signed contract there's not really been any work that's actually been done we've kind of have a a lot of people staged and ready to work once the board approves once we get a contract executed there's gonna be a flurry of activity between ISA um and and this individual to get our website back up and running uh get content um management upgrades done and and get us really uh rolling into this next election I I I know enough in this space to be dangerous but is are there places with a three-year contract where you could have these just intermediate check-ins on just sort of quality control as you're bringing on new vendor to say hey how are things going can they actually without the support of well done like maintain it on its own and like make adjustments as needed yeah part of this will also include um regular reporting uh from the the vendor to ISA regarding the different um security patches and things that he has done to maintain um the the the quality of work so those are are um expressed in here as well I have no questions no madam clerk I move approval of uh the apgar digital contract with the minor edit with yeah yeah with change changing the scribblers the typo fixing the typo from back to two million whatever it was yes I second okay properly motion and second um vice chair aye madam clerk aye okay and so the chair voting aye has a lot there director becker hopefully really busy oh that's just the tip of the iceberg and we're getting ready how many days uh I could tell you all right so we're in this section is perfect any updates updates or things we want to share four days until the first ballot goes out forty four days that's uh the blink of an eye um voter registration closes in 61 days so if you are not yet registered if you're not sure that you're registered find out and get it done because if you pass that magic number you don't you don't get to cast a ballot in the primary um we open early voting here at the city county building the very next day after voter registration closes on April 7th and the deadline to request uh ballot to be mailed to you uh is in 78 days that doesn't sound that sounds like you've got plenty of time you don't have you mailed a letter lately uh you're you're uh taking a risk when you do but uh that is the mechanism by which uh a lot of people have to vote so don't dawdle it is uh if you want your voice heard you have to do a little work on the front end uh to get that that information on the back end and election day may 5th it's also my sister's birthday uh we also have a number of one of my sisters birthday number um candidate filing closes at noon well actually 1159 59 if you're in line at noon to uh submit your paperwork to be a candidate uh for election this year if you are not here by noon it is not turned in by noon you will not be a candidate that is uh what statute dictates um and so far we have had almost seven hundred candidate filings uh so it's a real good thing that last week we voted uh to to follow the follow the procedure for uh if it's uncontested

the that information on the back end and election day May 5th it's also my sister's birthday uh we also have a number of one of my sisters birth not both um candidate filing closes at noon well actually 11 59 59 if you're in line at noon to uh submit your paperwork to be a candidate uh for election this year if you are not here by noon it is not turned in by noon you will not be a candidate that is uh what statute dictates um and so far we have had almost 700 candidate filings uh so it's a real good thing that last week we voted uh to to follow the follow the procedure for uh if it's uncontested to leave it off but it sounds like there's not gonna be a lot that's uncontested so contested this one um yeah it's uh every uh very many people are waiting till the last minute if uh if if you're watching and you are interested in being a candidate uh get here before Friday at noon otherwise your dream will be denied well there there are there are some paths but they're very complicated and those deadlines aren't till later so uh but those are not the recommended paths no that's it that's what I have thank you thank you thank you and with that uh we would think every huge deal yes is decided for the new building yeah uh if you've been in the election service center um it's in a former grocery store connected to another grocery store and um the ventilation is combined or something and when smell cupcakes when they I wish it I wish you smelled cupcakes so uh there there's no grocery store connected to the next one that's a good that's a real good thing maybe a little less convenient for uh uh people who come in and they can't get those vanilla wafers um I have no clue those vanilla wave it's all sugar it's pure sugar yeah yeah so well again election people are planners so they'll be able to plan that but uh this is huge and we're very very excited about it right well hopefully there's an easy easy pass out of a committee and then full board so we can move forward fast.

Yeah yeah absolutely so that's everything on the agenda today um looks the next scheduled meeting is Wednesday February 20th uh here at the city county building um hope to see everyone there as well and then uh I think we'll take a motion to adjourn so moved we are adjourned thank you