These are just some of the programs that we've done up to now.

We have done 10 programs for our children here in town.

As well as we're going to be doing, we've done the homeschool children's because they need it too.

Also, uh Martha McLeod's birding class, and she also is doing the junior master naturalist now.

So we do that for her every year.

We don't charge for any of these things, we just do it.

And they absolutely love it.

We have seven ambassador birds that we show at these presentations.

And I always love to brag because a lot of places show birds, but they really don't know birds like we do because we rescue, rehab, and care for them.

So we have some pretty good programs.

So again, we're I'm not here asking for a lot of money like a lot of people do.

Uh right now we have contracts with the county in the Nav district, which we have had for years.

Uh that's a max of $3,500 a year.

Okay, so $35 per bird.

And that's if we bring them in with a carrier.

Okay.

If we don't go get them, we don't charge you.

And again, this all has to be provided to state and federal authorities because we're permitted under them.

So we're not gonna say that you owe us so many dollars.

I talk with my hands.

Uh so many dollars when we can't prove to you and the state and the federal that that's what we've actually done.

So again, we will appreciate it.

Times are getting harder and harder right now to get funds, and as you know, we're a very big birding community, and I think we between us and the birds here in town.

Uh, we bring in a lot of people uh that spend money here in town.

So anyway, again, you guys have a copy of our contract with the county now.

Um

I

don't know what you did with it, but you guys have a copy we give you a few months ago.

So anyway, any questions?

We appreciate you.

Okay, thank you.

Mayor, can we can ask that uh that be placed on a future agenda item for potential funding?

Yes, sir.

Second plan.

Oh,

we'll do

it.

All right.

Next item on the agenda is ceremonial matters.

Recognition of Lieutenant Richard Page for completing necessary training requirements to be awarded designation of Lee COP.

Chief.

Mayor Council.

Uh I've been in front of you before to recognize that one of our captains that completed this program.

The Texas Police Chiefs Association started a program, a leadership program called Lee Cop.

And uh since that time we've had both of our captains graduate this program, and uh Lieutenant Richard Page here, he just completed the program as well.

It's it's a strenuous program where they have to typically go out of town to uh go to these different trainings, and there's several different modules that you have to attend.

And uh Lieutenant Page recently just graduated number 206 in the state of Texas, and so there's 8,000 or 80 something thousand police officers in the state of Texas.

Only 206 have graduated this program, and he's one of them that just did that.

So he is being designated Lee Cop number 206 moving forward.

He can put that on his signature line if he chooses to do so.

He also did receive uh a certificate for this as well, but he already has it framed on his wall in his office, I think.

So we did not bring that with us.

Um anyway, this accomplishment speaks not only to Lieutenant Page's commitment to his own professional development, but also his commitment to the people he leads and the future of our department as well.

And so we're big on secession planning and getting people ready to move forward in this career, and especially with our department.

So with that, I would like to congratulate Lieutenant Richards Page for graduating this program something.

One more, here we go.

Trying to get everybody in.

Congratulations.

Those things are always real good to get to do.

We have a lot of negative things, but these are always positive.