The June 26th recommending meeting is now called to order.

City Clerk, are we in compliance with the open meeting law?

You are, and you do have quorum.

Oh, thank you.

So uh knowing this, we'll move on to item number three.

And these are announcements regarding um no, actually, it's our first public comment period.

Comment during this portion of the agenda must be limited to matters on the agenda for action.

If you wish to be heard, come forward.

Give your name for the record and the amount of discussion as well as the amount of time any speaking single speaker is allowed, may be limited.

Is there anyone wishing to be heard at this time?

Seeing so many people rush to the podium for public comment.

We're gonna close this portion and move on to item four.

Agenda item number four for possible action to approve the final minutes by reference of the May 18th, 2026 recommending committee meeting.

Is there a motion for approval?

I'll make a motion to approve.

Okay, so let's go ahead and um vote on that motion.

Motion carries unanimously.

Let's move on to agenda item five.

Agenda item five, bill number 2026-22 for possible action.

Grants to light source communications LLC, a non-exclusive franchise for the purpose of installing, operating, and maintaining within the city communications services, including broadband internet service, broadband infrastructure access, and or telecommunications services, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the franchise agreement incorporated by reference into this ordinance.

Proposed by Mike Jansen, city manager.

Good morning, madam chairman and members of the recommending committee.

As you stated, madam chairman, bill number 2026-22 will allow uh light source communications to be granted a franchise to perform all of those things that you mentioned related to a communications franchise.

Um just to recap, the franchise is for a term of one year with a possible additional one-year extension, and it provides that light source communications will pay to the city two percent of its broadband gross revenues and five percent of its telecommunications gross revenues, if any, as a franchise fee to the city.

Um as you know, the city's charter requires that communication services franchises be granted by ordinance as required by our charter through a multi-step process.

The resolution setting a public hearing and including a copy of the franchise agreement was adopted at the May 20th City Council meeting.

The resolution was published twice by the city clerk on May 22nd and May 28th, and the required public hearing was held during the June 3rd City Council meeting.

There were no comments from the public at that time, and therefore everything is in order.

The ordinance is eligible for adoption at the July 1st City Council meeting, and staff recommends adoption of the ordinance.

With that, I'm happy to take any questions.

We do have a representative of light source here.

Should uh you wish to speak with him.

Thank you, Ms.

Uh, this is a public hearing, which I now declare open.

Is there anyone wishing to be heard?

There's no one.

Are there any questions from the recommending committee for Ms.

Bishop or for Light Source since they have a representative here?

I'm not seeing any.

Um seeing none, I will close the public hearing.

Is there a motion?

I'll move to um approve the item for uh yes, move to approve the item.

All right, we have a motion to approve agenda item five.

Please vote.

And it the motion carries unanimously.

Congratulations to Light Source, and again, just to reiterate, it will be eligible for adoption at City Council meeting July 1st.

There's gonna be a hap a lot of happenings on that meeting.

All right, we're gonna move on to agenda item number six, bill number 2026-23 for possible action, revises the current income levels required to be eligible for a public utility refund pursuant to LVMC 6.67.120, ties the eligibility requirements to the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines and allows the Department of Finance to extend the filing date for applications for such refunds.

This is being proposed by Gail Lloyd Likos, Director of Finance.

Miss Lloyd Likos is not here.

So we have Miss Heltsley and Hi, I'm Tiva Partisukal.

Um right, ladies.

Good morning, recommend members of the recommended committee.

Susan Heltsley, Chief Financial Officer, along with TAPA for the record.

And we are here in support of this bill.

Basically, what we are doing is updating the federal uh poverty guidelines.

So this bill would be completely in sync with that as they as they go up every year, they would automatically go up, so we would not have to keep coming back to this committee to revise the bill.

Just as an FYI, these were last adjusted in 1996.

So the current federal the current guidelines in our bill is what 18,000 dollars?