All right.

Welcome to the Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held tonight Monday, June 8th.

Sir Clerk, please take roll.

Two.

Aye.

Here.

Here.

Here.

So present.

All right.

Thank you.

First item is the information only item.

It's for a change order for the multi-use path.

To everlast black top.

I believe it's to the word the one on Roth Roth Road.

There was a change order of $37,796 and 93 cents.

And this was to achieve ADA compliance at roadway crossings along the path, including wider and longer curb ramps, additional concrete, and detectable warning panels of funding sources from the 1% infrastructure sales tax.

Thank you.

Moving on to committee reports.

Item one is approval of vouchers in the amount of $9,207, 129.56.

Is there a motion to approve vouchers?

Any questions or comments for staff on vouchers?

Seeing none, all is in favor of KPA.

Aye.

Opposed?

Matter passes.

Item two is being held out at the staff's request.

Item three is an IGA between the Board of Education 205 for police services.

The term is from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Okay.

Any questions for staff?

Alderman Beach.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

Just once again, so I can hear those words.

Are all of our policy recovery?

For these service officers.

So there's no out-of-pocket.

Ms.

Certainly, during the uh when school is not in session for those employees that are only employed during the school year, then those officers come back on this are are paid out of city funds, uh, but they provide um additional coverage during heavy vacation season and and reduce overtime costs.

So during the time that they are working at RPS, their costs the costs of those officers are covered.

How many?

How many numbers are there?

How many officers are we talking about?

It's 10 in total.

So one sergeant and nine officers.

One sergeant and nine officers.

So I don't want to buzz the flag with this one, but uh can we afford the manpower, the train sworn manpower to be diverted over to the school district, even though they're paying it.

We're trying to get qualified officers on the street to take care of us.

When we need the officers, well, I think address the affordability of it.

Well, I I go ahead, Mr.

Kegner.

We don't have these microphones.

So I'm I'm happy to provide some response in the chief's absence.

Um this is an item that Director Hammer, uh, Chief Reddit and myself had communicated on.

We typically have a bi-weekly meeting where we talk about um ongoing strategies and efforts of the police department as well as current staffing levels.

Um we do believe that this is a component of our overall crime reduction strategies to have a direct connection within the school, within the schools, uh, while also having the added benefit during the warmer months of be deployed in patrol or other activities.

So it does come before you with a recommendation from the organization, including uh Chief Correct.

Oh yes, sir.

Thank you, Chairman.

I I've always supported this in the past, but when I start thinking about the fact that when we take away our administrative uh responsibilities from our police department and take away places like the school district and all that, and we have the number that's left is very few in relationship to divide that up by three shifts.

I think a little jealous now when I see our police looking for more.

And we've got qualified people in the school district working outside of the streets or other places.

So just a thought of your your Mr.

And uh we'll support it, but I just definitely will post them.

All right, thank you.

Any further questions or comments?

All right, seeing none, all is in favor of Nicky Ippos, matter passes.

Number four is a revision of the city uh of Rockford rules and regulations for the addition of a definition of illness, uh revised residencies section addition to cellular phone usage, addition to police uh for usage of computers, internet and email, additions to victim economic safety and security act uh leave as follows, including policy procedures, disclosures, employees concerned about domestic violence resources, and addition to item five to general employment policies.

Is there a motion to approve the revisions?

So move.

Any questions or comments?

All right, all who makes um this read up on this.

So um, I guess my question is is this what is going in our ordinance book?

Our rules and regulations.

Is this an ordinance that we're talking about here?

Go ahead, Mr.

Know certainly willing to defer to Director Hunter, but this is the city of Rockford's adopted rules and regs that a personnel will follow unless there's a collective party agreement.

That's that's good.

Thank you so much.

All right, seeing no further questions, all those in favor indicate by aye.

Aye, opposed, matter passes.

Moving on to resolutions.

Number one is an extension of contract for the building code consulting services to fire safety consultants in the amount of $57,000 for consulting services and $9,600 at $10,000 eight per month for backup uh code official services.

The contract is for six months.

The funding source is the construction services and development budget.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move.

Second.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is a favorite indicate by aye.

Aye.

Post, matter passes.

Item two is awarded bid for citywide street repairs.

Group number five distance from excavation, the amount of 392,950.99 cents.

The contract duration is through September 18, 2026.

The funding sources are property funds and casino funds.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move.

Second.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is a favorite indicator.

Post, matter passes.

Item three is award of bid for excavation hauling package to veterans of axed services, the amount of $58,625.

The contract is due to August 20th, 2026, and then funding sources, the CIP general fund.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Second.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all the frontie.

I'm sorry, thank you.

I just have a quick question regarding this.

Um veterans vac services.

Is this the name?

Is this indicate that this is a um veteran owned business?

Yes.

That's all there are our minority owned or our you know, what's that category that we have?

Um we don't have specifically satisfied the category for veteran homes.

We do have minority and women-owned businesses right now.

So okay, all right.

So he so this person didn't get any priority because they are veteran, correct?

Okay, all right, thank you.

Yes, any other questions?

Seeing none, all those in favor Nicky by I.

Post, matter passes.

Item four is award of bid for rental of traffic control devices to FCS, an estimated annual amount of four hundred thousand dollars based on unit pricing.

It's a one-year contract with four possible one-year extension options, annual price adjustments for CPI be considered a contract renewal only, and the funding source are various departmental operating budgets.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move.

Second.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is a favorite indicate by I.

Aye, opposed, matter passes.

Item five is rejection of a bid and and to solicit new bids for the coordinator performing arts interior uh lighting repair phase.

Only one bid response was received.

Is there a motion to reject?

So moved.

Second.

Any questions, comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is in favor of rejecting, indicate by aye.

Aye.

Post?

Thank you.

Uh item six is a rejection of bids solicited new bids for the head start and early head start child care meals.

Bids received did not meet the required nutrition specifications.

Is there a motion to reject the bid?

So moved.

Any questions or comments for staff?

All the man fronty.

Thank you.

Um rejected it.

We'll go look for some more.

None of the data method nutrition specification.

Who's going to start in three minutes?

Are we going?

Where do they come from if we don't find?

So we currently have a vendor who did not respond to this bid.

Um we reached out to them, found out why they didn't ever receive the notification.

They had a new email address we didn't have on file.

So we are going to send out bits again, some of the specifications to make sure it's clear what the meal requirements are to make sure that the person the vendor who did bid again or bid on this one could rebid as well.

And the current vendor will continue to provide services until we may make a yes, thank you for it.

All right.

Any other questions?

Seeing none all is a favor to keep aye.

Aye.

All right, the matter will be rejected.

Item seven is award of RFP for housing and urban development emergency solutions grant.

Uh the health and humanity services received the grant in the amount of 195,054.

Uh the contract ration is one year, and the funding source is the HUD ESG.

Is there motion to approve it?

Some vote.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none all is a favor indicated by aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Matter passes.

Item eight is approval acceptance of the DCO low-income home energy assistance program known as LIHEAP in the amount of $4,030,301.

Uh the grant does not require a cost match, and the grant term is from June 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.

Motion to approve.

So moved.

Okay.

Any questions for staff?

Seeing none, all is in favor indicate by I.

Aye.

Opposed.

Matter passes.

Item nine is an approval acceptance of the Illinois Department of Human Services Family and Community Services Homeless System Capacity Expansion Pilot Program Grant Award and the amount of $85,522.

It also does not require a cost match, and the grant term is from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

Is there a motion to approve?

Any questions for staff?

Seeing none, all is in favor indicated by aye.

Aye.

Post?

Matter passes.

Item 10 is acceptance and uh an approval of the DCO weatherization state supplemental grant award in the amount of 482,759 dollars.

It does not require a cost match.

The grant term is from June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is in favor indicated by I.

Aye.

Opposed?

Matter passes.

Item 11 is acceptance and approval of the DCO weatherization health and human services grant award.

The amount of 772,748 dollars.

This grant does not require a cost match, and the grant term is also from June 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move.

Second.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Seeing none, all is in favor indicate by aye.

Aye.

Post?

Matter passes.

Item 12 is an authorization for the reallocation of 200,000 in partnership with RAVE to reduce user costs for community events at Davis Park.

Is there a motion to approve?

So move.

Any questions or comments for staff?

Alderman meets.

I would just can I get just like a rundown of what this is, please.

Absolutely.

All I want to make.

So this is uh in January of 2026.

City Council approved 200,000 in casino funds for uh a DCO grant, a tourism grant um for a portion of the equipment that's being proposed to be purchased here should this be authorized.

We did not get that tourism grant um approved.

Uh we went back to RAID and asked them to reduce what was a 400,000 plus budget uh to closer to 200,000 was actually a little bit over 200,000 so that we can move forward with purchasing the most critical equipment related to audio and lighting uh to support uh community activities at Davis Park.

Uh the overall intent in January uh was to reduce costs for community members to utilize Davis Park, and that continues to be the effort.

Um RAID would purchase this, uh they would use the equipment to support community events, but it would retain under the ownership of the city or water.

Okay, did we do maybe I'm forgetting uh like a portable uh sound system at Emo or Coronado?

So there was a system uh approved for Coronado, I wouldn't characterize it as more uh it can be relocated, but there's uh cost associated with that, um, and the concern is that cost would be prohibited for community members.

Okay, thank you so much.

I'll leave off.

Thank you, Chair.

Uh I just want to ask a question on the from the managing side um of the operation at Davis Park.

Um can you explain to us uh if we have a managing partner this this far?

So our managing partner is ready under an existing intergovernmental agreement.

Okay.

Thank you.

I I heard a few maybe conversations about potentially go Rockford, uh, but it will be Legends Global, or is it right?

It so raid is the so City of Rockford has an intergovernment agreement with RAID, and then we hire the to do the operations.

Um technically both.

Um you would be correct, Albert.

In the past, we have had partnerships with Go Rockford for certain events and activities that they've led um instead of grade, um, and I would anticipate that based on our conversations, that relationship will continue where we'll see some activities community-oriented uh that may be led by Go Rockford versus Brady.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for allowing me to speak on your committee.

Is there a pricing structure that they presented for the cost of the equipment that the community would be able to benefit from?

So when you say a cost, and you're not talking about the purchasing cost, but you're talking about what community members would for the actual equipment.

I don't have an exact breakdown, uh, but in our conversations, uh, we've talked about significantly reduced, if not no cost for certain elements, including the elements that are under consideration purchase.

So can you, if you don't have the number, can you give me an idea of what significantly reduce looks like?

I mean, I think I've seen in the past uh between like 25 and 7500 to utilize certain things.

Yeah, uh so a lot of that would be driven by the cost for um equipment on which now would be covered if this is approved by council.

Okay, all right.

Thank you, Chairman.

Uh I know this didn't uh say in the actual number item number we're on right now.

Uh it did say in the agenda packet that just for an FYI, this is coming out of the arts and entertainment part of the budget through the casino funds.

Um I did receive late uh a more itemized cost uh breakdown, so I can uh from Gretchen Gilmore, so that can be provided for anyone asking for further breakdown of cost.

So, but I did not receive that until a few minutes before council.

But uh you know I I have had conversations, uh further conversations, and I think in a in a nutshell, the after further evaluation, the cost to uh to rent equipment, move equipment uh for uh venues and entertainment at Davis Park were seen as really cutting into the bottom line for the um to have events at Davis Park to the extent we would like to have uh yes it will be.

I think this allocation will make that much more possible.

So thank you.

I'll leave all.

Thank you.

Mr.

Kignoni, did we know that we'd be anticipating these costs uh about a year ago when we took the vote on the project?

We we knew that there was some additional furniture and fixtures equipment that we need to be acquired by this one.

Do you guys have uh an estimated breakdown of the uh cost that we may see as we open up Davis Park?

So I'm not certain I understand that that question.

Do you guys have any estimated costs or breakdown of the estimated cost that we'll see um come before us in the next few months?

All right, are you talking about operational costs or additional no additional fixtures?

Uh I believe this will get us significantly there.

I mean, there's always additional items and good purchase to advance forward, but in our discussion with some question uh that this this is gonna go a long way so I don't want to say that there's nothing that might come up, but it's open praise, nothing.

All right, seeing no further questions, all those in favor indicate by aye.

Aye, opposed, mayor passes.

Item 13 is an allocation of funding amount of 353, 353,502 dollars and 76 cents for the community healing center to provide trauma-informed services to youth impacted by violence in Rockford.

Um the funding would support operations from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Uh, the funding sources reallocated ARPA dollars from Excel Center and the corridor's signage.

Is there a motion to approve?

Some of it.

Uh any questions or comments for staff Alderman Grant.

Um, good evening.

Um, so is the school district.

Did the school district pay for any of this program last year?

No.

So is um who was the main funding source for this last year?

The Department of Justice.

And that grant was not given to us.

So we don't know yet.

Um, the grant, we received this grant initially in the fall of 2022 for three years.

Because we had a slow start and a turnover of our original project manager, we did not spend it down, so we were able to get an accession through September of this year.

And the interim last October, the Department of Justice did drop the review grant.

We applied for it, and we have yet to receive uh indication if we have won it or not.

In terms of timing, just to give you an understanding, we applied for another grant in June of 2025 and found out last week we were not awarded it.

So there is a sign we have you can't add in a turnaround.

Um, like by just it's unprecedented.

And is there another opportunity for another grant for next you know, with this year or next year going forward?

Well, we're hoping so.

Um, but as the Department of Justice is realigning and really um taking three separate departments and merging them into one, is uh it is processing development, and we're already finding them in real time when the plan is.

I know as um somebody who has worked with uh students and talked with teachers that have been involved in this program has benefited our students, and um as somebody who knows that our kids come to school every day with trauma that we don't always uh get to see or hear, and it is something that having an adult in the schools that can understand that both aside if they need to.

It is a something that I know educators um value at the buildings, and I know that it takes and goes forward.

So thank you.

All right, any other questions?

Alderman Beach.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman.

So I don't know anybody in the council that really does not appreciate the work Jennifer has done.

Um yet I'm wondering right now that we're the only ones that seem this body that cares.

No money coming in from the county, no money coming in from anyone else, no money coming in from the school district back to the Rockford again, and um it makes it very tough because people are on the source who believes in what's going on here, but I guess I like to look at the real part about it, is that it looks like this is going to be added to our budget going forward because we have no guarantee that these grants will come in in the future.

I think they send a signal by saying not this year.

That's kind of like saying to me, you got a year to figure it out because they're not coming back again.

So I guess when I look at the vote today, I'm looking at more staff to the city of Rockford to our bottom line going forward if we want to use Broken Boy, or if we want to fund it the way we're doing it, or if we not want to go out and make other people put their money on the table to help with these services, and it's just not like Rockford's got deep pockets all the time.

Other people that are involved in the services that we offer at no cost to them ought to put their money out.

Some money, something nothing.

And that's not good, Jennifer.

I love you.

You're the you're the tops in my opinion.

But the fact is they're back to Rockford again and our checkbook.

And it's time we get a little tough.

Tough love.

I don't think that's wrong.

Thank you, sir.

For letting me speak.

Thank you.

Alderman Meeks.

Thank you so much.

Um, I just have a quick question.

Do you all have the data that describes the demographics of the youth that you're servicing?

Yes, we do.

Can I put the right up to your okay?

Just off the top of your head.

Can you give me an idea of what that looks like?

We predominantly serve low-income families, predominantly the West and Southside of Rockford.

Majority of them are families of color, the bond with black families.

We do have some families that speak Spanish and only Spanish.

Okay.

I could give you a further breakdown of an email.

No, I appreciate that.

So I guess my question is because we I you know I heard the conversation about the youth uh working with an adult, and we've seen in other situations where when you are paired with someone that looks like you, you are probably more not really probably because the data really directs that you are more prone to do that.

Um are you all looking at that when you are making these placements of adults to do in the schools?

Yes, and I can but Deanna further elaborate if needed, but we work very directly with Comprehensive Community Solutions in their alpha program around placing youth with mentors.

That is not something we the CCS team, I'm sorry, this contract, the community healing center team works in an ecosystem very very closely with conference community solutions city and by any drinks necessary, and so there is a triaging of our youth.

Um there is no one size fits all, and then each youth is assigned to the person that's most appropriate to them.

I don't know if they added that.

Yeah, and I'll just add that we understand that we cannot do this work, and so we really lean on to our partners and community agencies that we work with, and together ways that we can bring more adults, trusted adults that better reflect the that we serve.

Now, are these dollars going towards a salary?

Yes, the budget that's been asked for.

Um, I believe it was broken down in your packet, and if not, we can get back to you, but that would cover the three positions that are currently funded under the grant.

Say, I'm sorry, can you say that one more time?

It would cover the three positions currently funded under the grant, um, and then some indirect costs that um and contracting.

So we contract under this Grant Alderman with city and by agents necessary to provide the leadership and therapeutic uh interventions that our kids need that are identified through screening and other tools that are healing centers today.

So those there's some contract services in it as well.

We also contract uh Rockford Waterveloper movement based program that teaches social emotional, and so those um individuals that you partner with, those aren't the staff members that you're speaking.

Correct, right?

Okay, all right, thank you.

Almond toward thank you, Chairman.

Uh Jennifer, I appreciate the conversation we had uh the other day on this.

Um by the way, there is a breakdown of costs in the agenda packet.

Um we had spoken, and many of you on council floor have heard me beat the drum on uh I think a lot of the root of societal problems are fatherless households.

So I would ask uh if you would elaborate on any programs within this that there will be male mentors uh available and present in this program.

Yeah, that is one of our main goals to bring more trusted adults at RBOs into our program.

That is one of the things that keeps reoccurring if you asking or asking, and we are always in search of male mentors, and that is one of the main reasons why we partner with comprehensive community solutions because they have an amazing team that is already providing members of services in the community, and together the partnering and creating programs together and events.

And that is one of the main reasons why we partner with comprehensive community solutions because they have an amazing team that is already provided membership services in the community, and together the partnering and creating programs together in events.

Okay.

So statistics have proven that.

And I myself have worked with kids throughout the years and minority youth and it is very powerful male mentorship.

Number two is along with along the lines of Alderman Beach.

You know, we're working with these youth in the schools, and the schools are benefiting on this as well.

I just, you know, looking through this, I still just yes, I have an issue, and Almond Beach touched on many of those, that we are funding this through the city of Rockford when we have not only RPS benefiting, and they're contributing, I believe, zero dollars to this.

I did see that there was uh some money coming from the mental health tax into this, and we appreciate that, but for the amount of money that taxpayers are putting into the mental health tax, the amount of money going towards this is minuscule at best.

So I would like to see any effort I and whether there has been already, uh I would appreciate hearing any feedback on that.

Yes, um back then, I want to say 2021, right before we apply for this grant.

Um, and just to I don't want to get ahead of myself with the CC myself with the CCS on the AD, but when we first branched off into this, you remember when now retired deputy chief Kerr was in hand and not now retired acting in chief, Brandy Burke developed data that indicated so many of our kids before they were arrested for violent crime that documented previous exposure to Trump.

And the police department asked us to please expand our office to a clean community violence of kids.

And so we went very specifically to comprehensive community solutions to do listening sessions with our kids and asked them what would you need if if the adults were doing better and had it together.

What are the things that need gap filling so that you would find a different pathway in your life instead of the pathway that we are finding so many of us on, dropping up school engagement criminal justice system?

And at that time, once we had that vision from our youth, we went to Rockford Public Schools and submitted a an exceptionally robust uh application that asked them to pick 10 schools where teams of three people in each of the 10 schools they chose, not us, would be there to be uh really uh teams of trauma vacation busters that if a child was escalating and was starting to display um behaviors that indicated they were having a hard time, the teachers could activate this team, and it would be a mentor for council's really clear recommendations to me.

Um, a trauma therapist and somebody with a behavioral health intervention license.

Um, and RPS told us uh that they had that book uh and denied our application.

And so when they told us no, um, we went to the Department of Justice and applied for this grant.

Um, I will note that we were successful in lobbying Winnebago County board just last month and receiving funding for the new Family Peace Center, and so for the first time we are receiving um just over $600,000 in a one-time cost from them, and they are considering ongoing funding for operations for the Carrie Lynch Center in that building.

So we are making headway with the Winnebago Board.

I have every intention and mark it down and we heard of you first of meeting with the superintendent just the second I came and starting to talk with him about what we can do as school district to start investing in our kids like this because you're right.

Um, this is directly benefiting our schools, and it's benefiting us as a community as part of our violent crime reduction strategy, and that bifurcated vote we've been taking now since this office opened a prevention intervention and criminal prosecutions, and so um my efforts with advocating um at RPS.

I think you if you asked anybody there, they would describe them as relentless, and that's not going to change.

Um, and so we are in this really unfortunate on poor timed position with the restructuring of DOJ grants, um, where we just landed in this window.

Um, this was this is a program that is this grant is a very leak grant, only seven are given in the country, where usually with rounds of funding there's 25 to 30 given.

Um, and so I do have faith that this grant will be renewed.

Um their timing is just not lining up with what our kids need right now.

I just like to add that I think leveraging our agreements, partnerships with RPS going forth.

We can keep these or this item specifically in mind going forth.

That would be very helpful.

As we do that, thank you.

Thank you.

Um there was something else in this packet that dealt with the school district and um officers and funding.

So I guess I'm I got to see okay.

We need this, use some of those language, that language, so that we can um help them see how much is coming from this um section, this portion.

Um I just can you clarify for me?

Um did you just got a name received an answer from the grant people?

What did they say?

Why didn't you make it bigger?

We received a no on a separate grant.

Okay.

Um there were no explanation, but then you have to once you get from the Department of Justice a notice of a no, you have to request that they will give us the comments, and then on their own time, we will get those from them.

That could take two weeks, it could take two months.

So the second we got notice, we sent an email asking for comments, and we're awaiting those, and I'm happy to share those as soon as we get those.

Okay, all right.

And then um another question.

Oh, and thank you for reminding us that the breakdown is in here, and I will look at that much more closely because I'm looking, I heard you say that there um as it relates to um what money is being used for, so thank you very much for bringing that to my attention and reminding me.

Um but you say that there were three staff that's correct and 300 how much is that 300 and 3,000 for staff?

Around 200,000.

Yes.

What this is the trauma forum services.

Do you is any of this going and you're asking for mental health dollars?

Are there any mental health professionals on board?

Yes, City Foundation has been providing the rental health support for um our okay, and what portion of this goes what portion of yeah?

Well, they're what do they provide?

Maybe uh there's a past um contract we've had with them, and they actually have a proposed one front of you on PD at the next meeting, but in the past we've we've contracted.

In the past we have contracted um youth support groups at the Urban Stronghouse, and you can wear it and Auburn County middle school.

And the groups consisted of having um clinical first sites on different topics of the youth front court, a lot of that it was generational trauma exposure to violence at home, and they let them do activities and different discussions at touch on those topics.

Is it enough?

What do you mean uh I mean we're asking for this amount?

We are there are other things in there.

Are we at are we do we need more?

Our children all need one-on-one care.

Um, and so no, this won't cover that.

Um, but we also have found that our kids um are often resistant to one-on-one therapy, and so these circles that we're really building and these alternatives to traditional therapy have proven really impactful.

Um, and so what this will do should P see fit to fund city.

Um, this will free up some additional contracted funds to work with additional mental health supports.

Um, and so I I think we are um still building towards enough for what our kids need.

And then you said you had mentors and you were speaking mentors.

How many mentors do you have?

That's a great question off the top of my head.

No, the the need for mentorship is always much greater than our capacity.

Um we do make referrals also to mental health organizations like these services network, right?

Um services make referrals all the time to mental health services, only if you want those supports.

There's a lot of stigma also with counseling and therapy.

So with our mentorship program, we try to break the next thing when explain to them what they're doing and then make the referral.

Our contractors are paid, yes, and we serve as mentors as well.

Okay, thank you.

You're welcome.

All right, seeing no further questions, all those in favor to keep aye.

Aye, opposed, passes.

Moving on to item 14.

Is an approval of the reallocation of 250,000 previously approved cannabis recreation tax funds, an allocation of an additional 100,000 dollars in 2026 cannabis recreation tax funds for poverty reduction in adult and childhood education through the Health and Human Services Department.

Is there a motion to approve?

So moved second, yes, any questions or comments for staff.

Seeing none, all is in favor to keep it aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Thank you.

Uh is there a motion to adjourn?

Mr.

Chairman, yes, removed.

Is it possible that if the question on the item we've already voted on?

A question?

Oh, yeah, on funding if it pertains to a specific item under resolution for says that the funding property funds and casino used the casino funds for citywide on item number that's number two.

On resolutions, so your question is I I voted for it, but yeah, reading a little closer.

I saw the source of funds with property funds and casino funds.

Sure, Miss Haggard.

Yes, so this contract covers uh repaving parking lots at fire stations at district three, I believe, uh police station and um work on the parking parking lot at city yards.

So we have allocated through the council's approved casino plan uh funding annually for um capital improvements for police and fire facilities that is those funds are being used for this purpose.

Correct.

Thank you, sir.

Sure.

All right, uh on the motion to adjourn, all is in favor to keep it aye.

Aye, opposed, thank you.

This means adjourned.