[0:00] e [0:54] I call the meeting to order welcome to the March 4th 2025 city council meeting uh memb MERS of the public May attend [1:01] this meeting in person or may watch and listen remotely by viewing the meeting on Channel 8 WCTV and at the city's [1:09] website at weta.org WCTV public comment during the public [1:15] forum Andor public hearing portions of the meeting may be provided in person at the meeting in advance or by logging on [1:22] to the team's call and raising your hand during the public hearing when your name is called in the meeting you will be [1:28] seen and heard in our Council Chambers and the cable channel you will be asked to unmute and then you may begin your [1:34] comment all public comments must include your full name and address uh the next [1:39] item on the agenda is the Pledge of Allegiance I would ask everyone to stand if you can are able and follow [1:46] along I pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the [1:53] Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and [1:59] justice [2:05] okay next on our agenda is the roll call um I will note that all council members [2:10] are present this evening next I'd like to uh recap what we discussed in Workshop earlier tonight [2:17] so all of us participated in a workshop and reviewed and discussed the following a presentation by the henpen county uh [2:24] assessor's office uh who serve as the city's assessor for both commercial and residential properties [2:30] uh for a briefing before our local board of appeals process which is in April of this year uh focused on 2025 property [2:38] value uh tax assessments by henpen County next we had an informational session on tax increment financing from [2:46] staff and our advisers to review and update the Tiff cash flow study uh as an [2:51] outcome uh we're going to be using this information in our budget planning cycle uh midyear this year next is to approve [2:59] approve tonight's agenda I need a motion to approve the agenda as is or if anyone would like to make any changes to the [3:07] agenda I'll move to approve the agenda as outlined mayor okay do we have a second second all in favor say I I was [3:15] oppose that passes um the next item uh on the agenda [3:20] is actually uh the public forum uh just as a reminder for those who are here in [3:26] attendance tonight and are interested in speaking absent the firefighters which will be called up separately um you need [3:31] to uh uh state your name and address uh and indicate if you're representing a group and limit your comments to 3 [3:38] minutes uh if you want to speak to something that is on the agenda you need to fill out a form at the back table and [3:45] uh send it forward to staff for anyone that's watching on the teams link please send a note via the chat feature to [3:52] staff and let them know what agenda item you would like to speak about and uh we also just note that if you do want to [3:58] speak vi…