Michigan City Urban Enterprise Association June 16, 2025

[Music] You are watching Access Leaport County Channel 97. Coming up next is the June 16th meeting for the Michigan City Urban Enterprise Association. You can find more information for this meeting by visiting www.acessleaportcounty.org. [Music]

It is now 6:05. We will begin the Michigan City Urban Enterprise Board of Directors regular meeting for Monday, June 16th, at 6:05 p.m. I start the meeting with the roll call. Mr. Brisco, present. Mr. Bruce, present. Mr. Uler, present. Mr. Cla, here. Miss Willis, present. And the chair is present as well. We have a quorum.

We will start down at new business with our first residential grant for the night with Jacqueline Dyer. And uh, you were here last time. The way the process will work again, you get two minutes to go over your application that you applied for. Then the board members will have two minutes to ask any questions that they may have, and then we'll bring it to a vote. The only thing I want to add is you said there was an adjustment to this to this requirement, first slide that you sent us. And then Tyler, are you able to pull it, show it right now?

Yes, absolutely. Thank you. [Music]

So the adjustment for this one um, instead of how much is that 114 something? So, next slide, the adjustment here is um, she's now eligible for $5,000 based on the uh income information that she submitted. Yes. And another point I want to bring out to all board members that I mean to all applicants that applied via JB West, there are some new quotes that were provided to us with a lower amount than the original price that was given to you guys. So uh uh, when it comes up, I'll I'll let you know the update to the ones that we have that we have one present before us. But at this time, I'll turn the floor over to Miss Dyer to go over your uh your grant application.

Hello. Um, I don't know what more I can say except that I have been talking to uh George West over at West Roofing, and uh they seem to be understanding about the uh uh the work and the money that that is needed. And uh they did tell me, well he did tell me that uh they've tried to work with me and you all as much as possible because they have worked with with uh this agency in the past, and the fact that I talked to them, I talked to them today uh hopefully uh whatever if I was given anything and it should be and for what they're asking. I'm hoping uh that I can uh have the funds to make up for that. I don't know what else to tell you.

That'll be I mean that's perfect right there. We still we all we all familiar with your application from the last meeting. So I turn the floor over to Miss Willis if she has any questions.

Um, I don't think I do, but I don't know if I have enough. You figured out, you already assumed, well, you didn't assume, you figured out what she would be eligible for based on her financials. So, yeah. No, I don't have any other questions, Mr. Con.

I'm sorry. We are on Jaclyn D. Okay. From the last meeting. Uh, that's only postponed till today, right?

Yeah, we got the income requirement from and uh the adjustment has been made via the slide to eligible for $5,000 instead of the full amount at 77, $7,500. I'm keeping the target.

Great. No more questions. Mr. Clear, I don't have any questions right now. Mr. Euler.

Uh, just to be more direct, that the income adjustment was for the second household member.

Correct.

Mhm. Thank you. That's all I had. And I have um his form as well if you guys wanted to see that. And hers to add that up if you'd like.

No, no questions. Not at all. Uh, the only question I had was you, I think you stated that you did have a plan in place to pay the remaining balance from whatever you're approved for today.

Yes, that was the only question I had.

Do I have a motion to the Jaclyn Dyer's residential grant?

Guess I just have a comment or statement or question. I guess looking at all the applications we have for tonight and how much we have left, you know, they're going to have to lower how much we give everyone or have to tell some people no.

Correct. I, you know, I I want to I think that these are listed on the agenda, the order in which we received them.

Correct. We have nine. Um, and in theory from looking from adding up here at the slide, I think we would come $20,000 short if let's say if we approved everybody for the maximum, if we get everybody the maximum. So it would be either some denials or less amounts approved, or we have to add money in to prove if we wanted to approve everybody. That that's that's on the agenda for tonight.

What about the pretty much only give everyone $2,500 bucks and correct all the money?

So I'm going to make a motion that we reduce the amount that we allow as terms of all the applications that will be for us today so that we have money for all of them. I'm going to make a motion so we can discuss that.

I got a motion. Do I got a second?

What was the motion?

So, I'm just listening to reduce the amount correspondently to each of them so that we can hand out something to each of the

That doesn't seem fair.

I got a motion. Do I have a second to the motion?

Let's revisit it. Revisit it cuz we still got that one with the two, right? [Music]

I'd be curious to know what your comments were going to be.

I'm sorry. I'd be curious. You started to say something. want to be curious.

Oh, I just like I feel like that's like not fair. I feel like we should bas go based on the time that it was received. Um, and if we make like any adjustments, I would say just to um maybe still give them the money from, you know, go outside of the $100,000 that were allotted, like if we're going to do anything, but to like limit the amount that, you know, the first person, the first applicant gets, you know, and she was on time, you know, like I just feel like that would be unfair to the people who got their applications in on time. I I just wanted to put it up for discussion.

Yeah, we we kind of discussed that just trying to come up with different ideas on how to get everybody some help. But um if if we can't like extend the budget, then I I would prefer us to just go through the applications till the money is depleted.

If there's no second, I'll withdraw the motion.

I'll make a motion to approve $5,000. I have a motion to approve the Jaclyn residential grant for $5,000. Do I have a second to that motion?

Second.

Mhm. I have a motion to second, open up the floor for any discussion. Any discussion hearing? None. I call for the vote. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion passes.

Remember last time?

I remember.

We will go down next. And I'm sorry, Miss Dyer, your application was approved. uh Kamisha will be in contact with you regarding the next steps in our process. If there's any other way we can be of help, please reach out and thank you for coming out here tonight.

Thank you.

We will go down next on our agenda to Patches Cold Pepper residential grant. I think she just left. Um, can I make sure she didn't just step in the hallway really quickly?

Yeah, that's fine.

So, I had a question. Remember you talking about that um economic development beautification teaming up with them? takes pictures. $5,000 for five or $6,000. She said she's gone. Yes. Um with the notion of Patrick's cold pepper residential grand have a motion.

Motion. This the second one to deny. Is that the appropriate motion? Second one, right?

Yeah.

Oh, she left on Zoom. Well, she was just here, but then she just left. So, her motion to take no action.

Yeah, she's in the bathroom. He said she may be in the bathroom.

Push out. Yeah. Do I have motion? We're sending that motion on table.

Yeah, I got a motion in the table.

I got a second.

Second.

Okay. Uh, move the motion in a second. All in favor? I. Motion passes. We will go down next to Wanda Kelly residential grant. Is there a Wanda Kelly pres?

Yes.

Okay. I'm sorry. The floor is now yours. You have two minutes to go over your uh your residential application and then the board me more members will have two minutes to ask any questions that they may have. I'll now turn the floor windows.

I need windows and I'm retired and I need some help. Thank you.

Um, I'll start down here this time. Mr. Brisco, this is my beautiful hunt. So I did everything. I questions. Mr. [Music] for it's here. I was just curious if they had one quote $7,500.

Exactly. This had two quotes.

Correct. Yes. Um there was a JB West which and R. Yeah. The first J. Yeah. How much was the first JB West? 15 uh 15,642. And just for your uh just for point of your information, Miss Kelly, we there is a reduced quote from JB West here for you to $7,500.

That's patches. How did they cut it in half? That's That's patches. I'm sorry, guys.

Oh, that was that was that threw me out. [Music]

Uh, any question? Just wait to see if there's a second quote. Just Oh, well, it's on there. So, the that those are the estimates that she got, the 68 and the 8,26. So 16 is RL.

Okay.

Okay, I got you. Oh, I'm looking for her. I handed it to her. Okay, so RL is $6,800. She qualifies up to 75, right? Well, with RL, excuse me. Yeah, they only did five needles. That eight is for seven windows.

Is that the JB West for $7,500?

Uh JB West is the the $8,000 um 267. Well, this one says $7,500. So, yeah. And they just So, there's a a bunch of them up there from JB West. They came back with better quotes because they want to help the agency. So, it says remove and replace six windows.

Mhm. That's all we'll get.

Oh, okay. Any more questions, Mr. Clear?

No.

Mr. Con.

Um, so the $6,800, the first quote from Jimmy West, you got it right. The $6,800 is from RL. RL for six windows. Five windows. For five windows and H for how many windows? Six. But it's $7,500 for six according to this says six. Say six.

Any questions?

Uh you know questions questions miss.

Okay. So the second quote is for six windows for 70 for what now? $7,500, $6,800 for five.

Okay. Any more questions?

Uh no I'm sorry that was uh only question I have is how did you hear about the program?

Beautiful. Come beautiful. That was all the questions I had for you. Thank you very much. I like that.

Uh, do I have a motion on Miss Wanda Kelly's residential grant?

Motion for $7,500.

I got a motion. Do I got a second?

Second.

I have a motion and a second to approve Miss Wanda Kelly's residential grant for $7,500. I'll call the role. All in favor? Any oppose? Any abstensions? Motion passes. Miss Wanda Kelly, I want to thank you for coming out tonight. You have been approved for $7,500. Miss Kamisha Williams will be in contact with you in the steps going forward. If there's any way we can be of help, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you very much.

Thank you. Have a good one. [Music]

We are now down to $14,000. I got Do we have to hold back five for the what we were talking about earlier?

Economic development.

Yeah. I thought I didn't think we took it out of I guess we never specified where we taking out of taking it out from a part of the whole pot, right? Regardless, do you remember if we were taking that the $5,000 out of this pot or was the $5,000 for what?

Economic development. You know, they had a beautification grant, too. We was going to partner with them. So, Oh, no. That was No, it was special. Yeah, that was a special that was separate. We even had a special meeting for it. So, that'll be a special. It's over and above the $100,000.

Yeah. Yeah. That we were already out of the money when we even have the meeting. So, was we?

Well, the neighborhood beautification.

Okay. Okay, we'll go down next to Miss U Miss Thomas residential grant.

Correct. I guess I'll speak for that one. So, um, Miss Geraldine and Miss uh, Florine couldn't be here today. Um, they're Miss Florine actually is in the hospital and Miss Geraldine is her mother, her daughter-in-law. And so they're at the hospital and he's stepping in to to just show up for them. So take he he might not know I don't know all the numbers. Yeah, I do not know the numbers. I know what they need to be done. Geraldine is the one that is a new fence put up and and um foundation painted is all old stuff, stuckle stuff in one repainted it been painted a couple times and what she won't I don't know what the quote is I can't see that see all that this distance I could probably answer some questions for that though cuz that kind of helped her out. The first quote is um the $2,500 is only for the fence. Um and then the second quote includes um the painting of her foundation um and and the fence. So [Music] okay. So we will open up the open up the floor for any questions from any board members. I will start on Mrs. Willletin this time.

Okay. Actually, I mean that seems pretty Clear. I don't think I have any questions about it. Mr. Conley.

Um, so you got an estimate for defense and foundation repair for $2,500. One's for $2,500, one's $3,600, yes.

Which company's got the $2,500?

He he doesn't know. He's just stepping in. The $2,500, I believe, is um Fence Fellows. And the uh second quote is from uh Williams Property Preservation. And no, we are not family.

Oh, so you stepping in for your mother or my aunt?

Okay. Okay. Okay. All right. No questions. Mr. Declarative.

Looks like she qualifies for up to $2,500.

Mhm. So that would cover the fence and then if she still wanted to have the foundation painted, she would just have to pay the additional $1,600.

Correct.

Correct. That's all. Only clarification I needed, Mr. Hler.

Um, no clarification, but maybe just a uh push towards possibly um we do have it with this residential grant where we do 50% material for do-it-yourself projects. Yeah. Um, so possibly with the painting or something like that, if some reason that $2,500 is reduced and can buy some paint and submit receipts, we can cover 50% of that cost.

Um, yeah, but that would only do the foundation, the fence. She can't it there's it has to literally be repaired. There's some like panels that are like bleeding, falling over.

That's all I had. Thank you.

Um, no questions.

Um, I don't have any questions for you either. So, I'll open up the floor to a motion. Pictures of open up the floor to a motion on M on Mrs. Thomas residential grant.

Motion $2,000.

I have a motion. A motion to approve. Approved it. A motion to approve for $2,000 for Mrs. Thomas residential grant. Do I have a second?

A second.

Second. I have a motion in two seconds. Oh god.

Question. It's $2,500. Based on her poverty level, she's eligible for $2,500. The motion and the second I have is for $2,000 for Mrs. Thomas residential grant. Any more discussion? I'll call for the vote. All in favor? I. Any opposed? N. There's one. I'll say nay cuz I'd rather she got the $2,500. item. Motion passes.

Um, Miss Thomas has been approved for $2,000. Um, commission be be able to help with the next steps in the process. Um, next and the next next item is Miss Florine Wilson, residential rent.

Yeah, he's going to be speaking for her as well. Okay. This is Miss Florine Wilson. This is my mother. And um we try we just got the roof done, paid for the roof and we trying to get the garage done. [Music] That's basically to match the house. Make sure everything good. That's what we asking for. I see what we got for up there. So four four five and another one for $4,383. One is JB and one is none of those are hers and J. There's not one up here for Floren Wilson though.

Mhm. Okay. So, they they didn't make any adjustments to hers. [Music]

I will open up the floor for any questions from any board members. I will start on Mr. Brisco's end this time.

Not at all. Mr. Bruce, no. Mr. Uler? No. Mr. Cla? None. Mr. Conley.

Um, so you guys got a quote to get the roof down of $4,300 bucks, right? One of the quotes.

Yes.

Mhm. Yep. That's got to be JB West. Damn that though. Arnett is the second. A the second one. That's not bad. Miss Willis. Any questions?

No, I don't have any questions.

I don't have any questions either. I will open up this floor for any motions. Florine Wilson Residential Br.

Um motion to approve for grand for $4,000.

I have um motion to approve for $4,000. Do I have a second?

Second.

I have a motion in a second. Any discussion?

Like to see it at 75. Yeah. But this she don't need that. Yeah, but she don't need it. Only only estimate is only $4,300 and $4,500. She want the roof done.

Any more discussion? Hearing none, I will call for the vote. All in favor? I. Any opposed? I have motion passes. Miss Wilson has been approved for $4,000 and Kamisha will be in contact next step going forward. Thank you for coming out here tonight. In any way we can be assistance, please reach out. Thank you.

Next on the agenda is pronounced the last name. Gener. Miss Giden. Yeah. Uh the floor is now yours. Did we pronounce that right?

Yes. I was just guessing.

Um I thank you all for um reviewing my application for the grant. Um I had applied for the doors and screen door and I need like just the front door. My back is okay. My front is just for security purpose. Her quotes came in after I sent out the board packets. [Music] What? How much are they? Passing them down. Go to I'm sorry to try to get down. [Music] I got you. Yes. Yeah. I will open up the floor. Any I'll start down here with Miss Willis this time for any board members or any questions.

Just for $1,000 everything, $1,000 always down everything. I didn't see it. I saw the one for $13,000. What was the second one?

Second one was $1,300. Yeah. $1,000. That was for But that was for another part of the job, right? That was for down spouts. Install 16 seamless aluminum gutters.

Mhm. Down spouts. Yeah. For the gutters. It's for all the gutters yourself. Yeah, I think so. That sounds more in line with what gutters should cost. Yeah. How much How much was that? $1,379. But that one crazy. That's too much. This is Yeah, this is remove and replace existing gutter system in the front section of home only, right?

Front only, you said.

Yes, ma'am. The new down spouts. Still a little high, but that's better than Yeah, that's kind of crazy.

Any more questions in this window?

No, I don't think so. I just wanted to make sure that I was clear about what the actual quote was for. So the $13,000 is just that that's kind of out of there. Okay. I just want to make sure I know what the cost. Now the 13 uh,000 it does include doors as well. Two entry doors, two storm doors. Is there a lot of line item cost for that one is $13,000. So could we like break out what the without doors compare apples to apples? You know what I mean? So, with the $1,300 is for just uh the gutters.

Gutters. That's it. Okay. So, that's not an all inclusive one. Okay. I just want to make sure. Okay. Yeah. Crazy always with the high pirate quote. Every time somebody get a quote from their quotes.

Any questions, Mr. G?

Um, is there any way you can get any other quotes?

Yeah, I can help her with that. And I did let her know um that I had other resources that she could reach out to as well. Yeah, I think I think some of your other clients you had use somebody else for some doors, too. What's more pressing, the doors of the gutter? I mean, gutters is a pretty important thing to have on a home to keep your foundation. Yeah. The gutters, approve the gutters, and she come back with another pull for everything else. Ma'am, what's more pressing the gutters or like how bad are the doors? Like are they leaking air? Are they broken?

The gutters. Yeah. It sounds like we're going to need another quote. I mean on the gutters. On the doors. At least the doors.

Mhm. I have um that I got on while they went here. [Music] Is that the Is that the price just to buy the doors? Yeah. I still got to hire somebody to put it on. Yeah. Double it. Yeah. Yeah. Cover that plus. Outside the house. I got it. Just the prices for the material.

I mean, technically she met the requirements for the grant, though. Just only requires them to have two quotes. So, I mean, she's technically she's made that, and I can help her get lower quotes as well.

Okay. That makes sense. The doors, those are that's just the material cost. What about a door? Yes. We could buffer it up. How much is it? 1,000 bucks. You said per door. So front door. Front door. 1,500 total for both doors. Green doors too, cuz they're price. The wages. So that's what about 3,800, 4,000? Yeah, you could probably also you need screen doors on the front and back, right? Another thousand, like 20, 20, 2,500. So about another grand for somebody installing, make a motion. I'm uh, has everybody down here, anybody down here any questions? We pretty much answered them all for the most part. Yeah, I got a motion to approve. Uh, motion to approve. 3,500.

Mhm. I have a motion to approve Miss Giden for 3, $3,500. Do I have a second to that motion? Second. I have a motion and two seconds. Any more discussion? I guess under discussion. So, 1,300 is going to the gutters. So, it's lose at least the gutters. At least. Yeah. It's only going to leave 1,200 bucks left for the door. I was, you know, I was going to I was going to approve all the way up to the 7,500, which leaves her like, you know, 55, 5,500, whatever, which I feel like she should be able to get both doors bought and, you know, someone to put them in for five grand or so. I mean, that's um, and if she doesn't use it, then she doesn't use it. But that's just my take on it. Any more discussion? Maybe we can go somewhere. You want to change the dollar amount, that stick to it? If we go somewhere between that. So we were going to approve 3,500. Why don't we just go and say about four grand, somewhere around there? So 4 grand to the motion. Motion approve four grand. I still have the motion on the original motion on the floor for 35. Yeah. So I call for the vote on You can resend it. Yeah. We send the 3,500. Let's increase it to 4 grand to approve. Second. I got a motion and second to approve of $4,000. Any more discussion? Hearing none, I'll call the vote. All in favor? I. Any opposed? I or no? That motion passes. You were approved tonight here meeting. I want to know why you said no. Thank you, sir. You approved for $4,000. Commission will be able to help you out with the next steps going forward. Want to thank you for coming out tonight. If any way we can be assistance, please reach out. She can get the We are now down to Miss Bernese Mitchell. Uh, the floor is now yours to go over your application and then each board member have two minutes to ask any questions that they have. Um, so I did apply for windows and doors. Um, I have a very old home, and so I have a lot of wear and tear on my windows and doors, and I was just asking for those to be replaced.

Okay. Has everybody had a chance to look at the quotes on this? You got the packet. You sent You sent the quotes for this one. Send an email here again. Look at the disparity. [Music] JB West is 128 [Music] is eight windows. So who was the 5,800 for general contract? Yeah. Who's there? West. Are these the same? No, this a different company. This is Jimmy West. General You guys haven't had a chance to see both of you. I got the original. Yeah, but I didn't see the word. Um, one was JB West. The other one was seen here. That's the uh Okay, remember that's cheap have been trying to work with the residents budgets like the and six windows. [Music] Uh, Mr. Bruce, I don't have questions. Thank you, Mr. Uler. No questions. Mr. Clara, no questions. Mr. Conley, um, what's our balance we have left for this? Currently, I'm at 45. What do you guys? I'm at 3,000 as we stand right now. 3,000 left of budgeted money. A budgeted money, but we can't dip into the other funds. Bas [Music] 3,000, right? there's opportunity we could if the board so chose to. But it's up to the board to choose that, right? That's true. Okay. But as we stand in this and we stand at a balance of $3,000 budgeted for this year's grant site. Okay. And that uh that quote $5,800 is all six windows and a door rate. Okay. No questions. Questions? Uh, only question I have is how did you hear about the program? um, through Kamisha and Tom went to the church. Remember was the church. You went to the church and was talking about it. Okay. So that was all the questions I had. Thank you. I will now open it up to any motions that we may have on Miss Bernese Mitch's residential grant. I don't know if it's a motion yet, but I would just like to say that I would be fine since we're probably going to go or we have the opportunity to go over that we do but we still feel is right as a board and then at the end of the meeting we can make a motion to extend our budget if you know by whatever amounts we go over today cuz I'd hate to tell anybody no. I agree. We're pretty much I agree 100%. Pretty much out of money. We're not out of money but we're out of budget if you agree. So, I guess just moving forward, we can again just kind of make motions as we see fit and then we'll adjust our budgeted money after. And I need to compare what you guys cuz I'm still getting that we we're at 45. Are you including the 1,000 for workforce? You can't have I am cuz it's out of the 27. Well, all these applications are for residential and business. So, we weren't adding $1,000 cuz that was for out of separate part. That's that's just that's what I that's how I was doing. Okay, that makes sense. So, thank you. I'm sorry. Did I ask was any motions on this motion to approve um 5,000? Yep. Second. Second. I got a motion in two seconds. Any more discussion? Hearing none, I'll call the vote. All in favor? I. Any opposed? You have been approved here today for $5,000. Commission will be in contact with you the steps remaining going forward. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, next we have Little Sprouts Learning Center is a business business grant. I will also point out to the board that we are currently 2,000 in the hole for the budget and funds for this year. But equipment and floor is now yours. I just want to try to update uh some of my equipment for the kids cuz I'm getting more smaller kids now. When I first started, I had older kids. So, I got the bigger stuff for the bigger kids. So, now is doing it back and forth. So, I wanted some stuff for the smaller kids to play on like is in this weather like this is now. So, that's why I trying to put the the granny to get more equipment for the small babies that I have. I started on Miss Willis last time, so I start with Mr. Chris this time. So, how much are you seeking? How much are we able to approve for uh for business grants? The max is $7,500, $7,500 reimbursement. I do see where it says $2,000 to 40 2,31 to 47,513. But yeah, the most we can approve is $7,500. So, yeah. My question would be the 47 uh, 000. If you were to go with that, how would you take I would have to be able to let them the company that I was told about to let them know that that the price was a little bit too high for me right now. Okay. That's not my question. I This is what I thought you were going to I'm sorry. Okay. My turn. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Go ahead. Sorry. So, what would occur for the 47,500? I I I don't I don't know how to price kids equipment, but this sounds like a lot of uh putting down the I got the rubber now. They was going to put the squares down instead of the rubber. They was going to take the rubber up and put the square parts down for it be a little bit more safe safer for the kids. So, I think that's how they got the quote. I don't like schools like soft ground. Here are the quotes. One of them is like really fancy and then the other one is just affordable. [Music] It's like it's it's nice but it's not as fancy as how much is in our budget still for for grants like this. What would you call it? Are we over budget? Over budget including this too. That's correct. Yeah, we already negative 2,000. Just want to clarify that. I got you. As we said, this is [Music] Any [Music] more questions? What's your uh I didn't see the bottom. Uh, rather than leaving it as a comment later, I'll leave it as a comment now. Um, I'm in the position that we've helped a handful of residents out. Uh, so when it comes to make a motion, I'll be making a motion to approve a special grant in the amount of 2,500 because at the start of this was supposed to be for businesses and residents and I think it's only fair that we try to help more than one business. I agree. That's all I miss. No questions. Mr. Connelly, no questions. Miss Willis 23. Do I have a motion to the Little Sprouts Daycare business grant? I'd like to make a motion to approve $3,000 as a special grant reimburseable. What do you mean by special like outside of the budgeted amount? So, it's a negative five. I have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Second. I have a motion to second. Any more discussion? And just to be clear, you said $3,000. Motion is to approve $3,000 to Little Sprouts. Reimburseable. Reimbursement. Reimburseable. Uh, all in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion passes. You have been approved for $3,000 today and Kamisha will be in contact with you the next steps going forward. Thank you so much for coming in. Uh, last but not least is Vanessa Corley, residential grant. Oh, y'all save the best for last. Um, I have a poem that my parents left me. We've been in that house since 1969, I want to say. Um, and I just had my roof done last year through the hell damage, and I'm not able to get my porch done, but it's my bricks. I was waiting on a strong wind to come through. I worked up the trees the other week, so I was waiting on a strong wind to come out of my bricks down, but that didn't happen. So, I need help getting my porch done and getting my bricks replaced. Did you guys see the pictures? Actually, no. I know exactly where house she's talking about. The house they've been living for a while since '69. There's some pictures. There's only one quote. Been too. Uh, Tony Ker did one and she had somebody else do it. Where's Cuz yeah, I don't think I received that. Um, what kind of business man is he? That means that I'm sorry. He has been quite helpful to to the applicants. Y'all should have told me that I have no children. I'm sorry. [Music] Let me receive. [Music] Just to say it'll be the front porch and the back deck. Okay, that's what we're trying to figure out. But she said a second person came and got another quote and that one was higher than that one just [Music] welding. Yeah. Is it fixing the bricks and stuff? So with welding roofing, they were going to fix the bricks or just to do the patio. I think what are they going to do? Close your clothes. Close the bricks and the whole thing cuz the bricks probably need to be come down and be um maybe wood down. I'm digging because I have like three brick pills on the front and they are swinging back toward the house and then the porch is kind of [Music] bowing or something. Yeah, cuz on here they just ced the boards on here. The boards for I don't see welding roofing. They have the front and back. Yeah, they got the front and back on here. The deck they do, but they don't have the the supposed to be included. The brick part. It should have been helping off the porch. The bricks break. [Music] Yeah, they just Okay. I see this though. This is all just one clue, right? Yeah. Yeah. I see how it look though. They don't say nothing about anything. Any more questions? Trying to figure out. I got you, Mr. It just looks like the 6,000 is for the front porch only and then it's a separate 3,200. So it's from the porch and not that doesn't include the brick pillar that's holding it up. I don't see it. So that's 4x4 cedar post. That might be it. So that's what it is. They going to change it to cedar. Yeah. I don't know. Um, I mean that tells me they're planning on putting new posts in. So I don't know if that means they got to demo the brick or what. Yeah. Yeah. But it looks like it'd be, you know, a little over 8,000 for both according to welding. Mhm. So, I got a question. You used to if you used to get uh surprise one of the decks fixed, which one's more important to you? Both of them. Both of them. Look. Well, the bricks is falling on the front, but hers on the side where she goes in at. I mean, it's Yeah. I don't know if it's leaning or what it's doing, but I'm tell it's not safe. And I'm a senior citizen, so I done first. I was going to say she a little older than me, so just a little bit if y'all can't tell. This is my granddaughter. Can we get your name for the record? I'll bring you. I was doing for the minutes. Looking at me. No, I was just getting her name for the record for your minutes. I don't You weren't applying for a business. Uh, grant I don't have a brick and mortar anymore. I was going to say, yeah, you do, but yeah, you don't. Uh, yes. I'm more mobile now. Okay. Any more questions? I mean, any questions to go? I'm sorry. Uh, how many household members? Her, me, and great grandbaby, and a grandson. Okay. Can make sure all those incomes were provided. Yes. Mr. Max. That's all I have. Thank you. The max is five. Yes, the max is five. Mr. Bruce, I I don't have questions. Mr. Brisco, the only question I have is how did you hear about the program? She heard she told me years ago before my parents passed away, they had um Oh, yeah. So, it's been around a long time. Thank you. Thank you for coming out here tonight as well. I will now open up the floor to any motions on Mrs. Corley's residential burn. I I I make a motion that whatever amount we may allow today that we hold, so to speak, hold those funds in suspense and continue it to the next month so we can get a quote for the bricks in part. Yeah, yeah, because I think them bricks, like you said, them bricks are important. Very much so. I mean, I don't need It doesn't have to be brick. Whatever it Yeah. Yeah. Whatever it takes to make build make the foundation. Yep. Right. Yeah. They might be tearing them out if they're replacing the posts. That's true. We're still required for a second quote. I think I think anything we approved today has to be contingent on the second quote coming in like we done previously. They got the second quote, but he I haven't sent it. like he went out, did everything, but I haven't received it in the email yet. So, I it at least has been done. Well, I can tell you when he did my when he came out and gave a quote on my porch, he said he did somebody else's, but theirs was enclosed, except for mine's not enclosed. And he said theirs was 15,000. So, he kind of Yeah. said it was going to be up there, but I don't know how far up there. And who are we talking about? Who's the contractor? That's the That's the um What's the name? Welen. Yeah. Any motions on I'm sorry you you had a motion on the front. I'm sorry. Can you repeat it? I was just going to say that whatever motion we might approve for amount that we hold that in suspense. It's kind of an acred sort of accounting entry. We're talking and that that we um hold that amount but that we take up the actual any actual award for another month till the next meeting for the next one. Yeah. Yes. That way they give her time to get the actual commission can help her with actual quotes with the Should we just hold it over then? Yeah. That way she can Yeah. Like a motion to whatever we approve until the next meeting. Yeah. Right. Just table it. So we you want to take is the motion to table that the application. No, I I I may not have been maybe my motion's out of order. But whatever we approve you wanted to go for the next meeting. Yes. Yeah. Do I have a motion to have a second? Yeah, not fully understanding. I I'm not I'm not understanding either. Honestly, I'm kind of Can we just approve her for the what she's eligible for? I was asking Bruce, what is that as the motion? [Music] Let's do it different. Let's let's pass on a dollar amount, but I suggest that we hold off on any dispersements for a month, final approval for a month, but that we hold the funds in a like we showed that this this is approved and it's being held because we're we're going into the extra budget anyway. Well, if we're going to the street budget, why don't we just give her $5,000? That's kind of where I am. You know what I mean? Regardless, she has to have the foundation approved the 5,000 with helping her with push for the foundation. We just Yeah, he um he did respond. He did say that it's uh roughly like she said like 20k for what? Foundation. Yeah. For both. For both. If that's the case, we're not going to even be anywhere close to what you need for it anyway. So, no, but Okay. Yeah. My job. I got you. I got you. I mean, because I was right. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I was just Yeah. Yeah. So, what did I mention? I forgot he Oh, okay. So, the um I'm sorry. I'm sorry. The motion on the floor is Can you state the motion again? I apologize. Sure. That we approve an amount today. If if we're going to approve, we approve an amount today, but that we uh well, I I guess it' be like tenative approval and final approval will be put over to the July meeting. Okay, I have a motion in a second. Any more discussion? All in favor? I. Any opposed? N. I vote Nate as well. I'm going to do a N also. I'm sorry. So the motion still passes, but So what is the actual mo What's the actual motion on Mrs. Corley's residential grant? We should approve I I think we should approve I make a motion that we approve an amount. Um I I'm guessing $5,000, but that consistent with the earlier motion that it it is tenative approval and final approval, it occurs in July. [Music] Why? Based off clarification of the quote. Yes. Okay. So the the motion is to is to approve Mrs. Corly's residential grant for $5,000 but hold over the payment until July. Yeah. Well, we were going to hold it until it was completed and so I mean [Music] Okay. Um I have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. I have a motion and a second. Any more discussion? Hearing none, I'll call for the vote. All in favor. Any opposed? Nay. Nay. [Music] How many? I'm uh I'll vote nay as well. No, I mean is is there any more motions for this application? I got a motion to approve five grand. Um based off that quote that we got a little more clarification on that quote if that quote if they're going to place the um the post I have a motion to have a second second. All in favor? I I I Any opposed? Motion passes. I'm sorry, F. You've been approved today for $5,000 cuz y'all had me confused and holding it and No, we wanted to make sure No, we wanted to just make sure. Okay, with your quote, right? When you guys talk to them, make sure they're going to they put they put in that quote, they going to get your pull. Oh, don't worry. Yeah, make sure you on them about that. Uh, I want to thank you for coming out here tonight. Kamisha will be in contact with the next steps going forward. Um, if there any other way we can be assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out. I will. Y'all don't confuse me the next time. Something wrong with the contract? I mean, I got you. Yeah, I I I got you. But I'd like to make a motion to remove Patches Co Pepper from the table. I have a motion. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor? I miss. Motion passes. Patches

Co peppers from the table. Like to make a motion to deny this grant application. I have a motion on the floor to deny Patches Cold Pepper grant application. Second. I have a motion and a second. All in favor? [Music] Motion passes. Patches Cold Pepper residential grant application has been denied.

Um, can I make a motion to uh [Music] adjust the agenda to have public comment before the executive administrative assistance report? I have a motion; to have a second. Second. Why not? Motion in a second. All in favor? I. I will now I'm sorry that motion passes. I mean the that passes. I will now open up the floor to uh Mr. Cord. Oh.

Um, so I'm here for public comment. All right. So, I submitted a request for $1,500 for uh community outreach for Michigan City Police Department. Two programs. Uh, one's called Cold Tri Tuesdays where, uh, the police department will go out to select parks and hand out cold treat relationships. We will hand out some MCPD swag. Um, just a couple hours of just fun and um, relationship building. During that time, we have four dates selected. Um, those dates are June 24th will be at Water Tower Park; July 1st will be at Gardinia Playground; July 22nd, Pullman Field; and then July 29th Tall Timber Park. Second program is Pizza with the Police. Um, and we'll have three dates. Those will be on Thursdays. So we'll do Sun on a Tuesday and Sunday on a Thursday. Um, throughout the summer, um, those dates are July 2nd, July 17th, and the 31st. We have confirmed with Lakeland Estates. Uh, we're going that's going to be our first one. The other two properties will be Garden Estates and Woodland East Apartments. Um, and we're again same thing with Cold Tree Tuesdays. We're just going out building relationships, you know, pass having fun. Um, I will say a lot of our officers do this um during their duties. We have one officer who goes out to garden states to the point where if the kids see a police car, they instantly start asking for candy because they think it's her. So we're just trying to expand. We're just trying to expand on these these opportunities in the summertime when the youth are out of school to build those relationships and just keep them in keep them out of trouble and then also, you know, saying, get away from that it's us against them type mentality when it's just us. You know what I'm saying? Um, and all not always want to see a police officer when they're called because of some type of uh um emergency or some type of incident where we have to respond. um, the $1,500. So, $500 would go towards um what we would acrew for our cost for the the cold treat Tuesday uh portion and then another $500 for pizza with the police. And then the last $500 would go as a sponsorship towards our um national night out. Um, this will be our third year doing that. Um, I just got approved from Border Works and from redevelopment to use the lot and to close off Seventh Street. It's block party style. Um, last year we had about two to 300 people come out. This year we'll have probably we're looking for 500 to a,000. Um, everything is free. Um, our sponsorships and community relationships, our community partners is what we use. They help fund the everything we have. This year we have a a DJ plan, a laser tag, which is a big hit last year. Um, this uh um this year we'll be doing line dancing. Um, we have we'll have some taekwondo exhibits some other community organizations coming doing stuff free food um swag uh display of law enforcement and just um some demos and whole night we are. So we just want to have a big block party to again another way relationships. Um, in the past you know you when you think of police you always think of enforcement um well we have made community involvement part of our day-to-day operations. So, it's just not one of those cliche community policing words is part of our operations dayto day. So, um I just posted today we have some that have four officers on the west side. They had a um a lemonade stand. They sold it out. They they bought all the lemonade. It's a nice hot day. We bought the lemonade and drank it all. They made some money and so forth. So, um like I said, we've made community involvement part of operations and not just a once in a while type event. And I just gave you three other events. We probably have about another 10 events throughout the year that we'll be doing also. Um, so um I knew this was available so I thought I would come and um express um our interest in getting some funds if possible.

Did you say you have sponsorship opportunities? I mean obviously this cost more than $1,500.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So So yeah. So I'm sorry. I should have clarified that. So I'm asking $1,500 but it's going to cost more than $1,500.

Well here I want you to take the card through my organization. If you send me something, we'll I love what you're doing. I'm with the IBW. We support all the stuff in the community. So, thank you.

Yeah. So, outside of what we do here, like get get a hold of me. I'll help you out.

Yeah. So, uh I mean the you know, I just kind of budgeted $500 for uh each of those programs like a sponsorship for $500 sponsorship is will be uh will be one of our levels that we'll have for that. Um we have started um giving funds from other places but again like you know just uh this is a small amount to ask for. We won't cover everything. It's just something to kind of help help us build up. Again I have um if it was up to me I mean everybody is going to have um a piece of our relationship building our community out stuff. Um other organizations we have stuff planned for. So again, I knew these community funds would was available or was something that we could kind of tap into for our summer stuff. Um again, we want to make summer more meaningful and trying to get the most bang for our buck um while the kids are out of school all day, you know. Um there's so much to do in the streets nowadays and we just want to be part of the the solution of making sure the kids are, you know, having good fun and you know, some supervision. I mean, you know, sometimes, you know, we send our kids to the park without, you know, supervision and just won't let them play. We'll, you know, we'll babysit for a couple hours.

Another question, Marty.

Yes. So, uh I know last year was nice. You guys did last year. So, are you letting other um businesses do pop-ups out there with you guys that day?

Yeah. So, we'll have uh opportunities for organizations or business to have tables. Yep. Vendor tables. Um that cost?

Nope. So everything is free. That be the opportunity for us to have our table out there.

Oh yeah. Oh national. Yeah. Everything's free. We're not, you know, only thing that the entity that that wants to have a table or booth out there will have to do is bring their own tent table and stuff like that. But as far as the space, we'll actually we're going to mark off 10x10 spaces for everybody. We're hoping to actually make the vendor that area the information area. Everyone you guys did it last year. It was nice too. So we have a lot I mean national night out and we're actually I was just telling uh border works we're actually going to they have a contest so you can get a place in the contest. So we're hoping to get some national recognition by submitting our agenda in advance and then at the end we'll submit our pictures and what happened and attendance and so forth and just you know see how it goes.

Yeah. A good way for us to get the as as a sponsor will we be included in social media?

Yes. Uh any shirts or any any other ideas?

Yes. So part of our sponsorship package is uh traditionally we put our sponsors on our shirts and we'll have kind of a separate banner for National Night Out. The one thing about National Night Out since it's a national um event, it is copyright. So it's the National Association of Town Watch that oversees that. So I can't use the National Night logo outside of their banner. So what we do is traditionally make our own MCPD National Night out banner without their logo. We put our vendors and our sponsors. So, we'll have a couple of different banners. Um, we'll go up on on social media couple of weeks before thanking all our sponsors um and so forth, be giving shout outs and so forth at the event, prior to the event, after the event. Um, just um we'll we make one of the things that we've uh make sure that or make or we administration we make sure we've done is make sure that we thank those who have helped us out. Um, so traditionally what I like to do is bring our sponsors um to uh the board of works, I'm sorry, the police commission meeting and recognize them there. Um, so like I have a couple different levels, but yeah, we will make sure that you all get uh acknowledged for your sponsorship in that family.

So this is there's three different events, right? You got the cold treat.

Yeah. Peace of the police and the MCP national night out. Are you are you looking for any volunteers to help out with the um the different spaces you guys can be like the garden states and um all the different spots as far as like just being out there interacting?

Yeah, we could always I mean we'll always look out look for you know for if anybody wants um uh Captain Jillian Ashley will be over the two programs, the community uh Cold Street Tuesdays and police of PJs please. So, if anybody wants to come out and just be a part of it, um, which make room for like and I did notice a lot of these parks are within the urban enterprise zone, too, if that that helps too. So, yeah.

Any more questions from any board members?

So, like I have speak to my wife and see if her company could also help sponsor. Is that okay if I give her your email since I have already feel like it's a no-brainer?

It's a no-brainer. I agree. Yeah, this is needed. This is special. I remember being a kid in Garden State. Make a motion for a special um grant for which 1500 second. Got a motion to second. Any more discussion? Hearing none. I'll call for the vote. All in favor? I I vote as will pass. Thank you very much. Uh we should get in contact with you and get everything to you. Thanks for all you do. Can you all send your a digital Can you send a digital copy of happy to if you can if you can give me something sometime tomorrow. My executive board meets tomorrow night and I can because we we only meet twice a month. So it'll be in your email at 8:00 in the morning. [Laughter] We just give to you if you want to set up a table. We want a t-shirt.

Yes. Yep. Same. Yep. Let me know. Yeah. And the the national night out is like right by our office by the way too.

Yeah. You going to be out to you going to be out there with the table. I helped last but you now I'll be there. I'll be there. I'm messing with you.

Any more public comment?

Uh, yeah, sure. How's it going, guys? I'm Kyle Hudson. I'm the owner at 1901 Franklin Street, the Stellar Door, which was previously Harmony Bar. Um, and I had submitted something to the board for work that we had done through our contractor over the last 10 months or so. Um, which is crazy to think about that it's been that long. I thought we'd be open by the end of the year last year. That obviously didn't happen. Um, unforeseen circumstances. Of course, it's a building from 1890. Um, so it's been, you know, a huge project that we've, um, tackled. We're finished with construction at this point. Um, you know, I submitted my receipts from my GC basically just like his contract and then all the different things that he has done over this time, which was like the facade, um, tuck pointing a lot of the brick that was deteriorating on like the northwest end of the building. Uh, the new door that you see when you drive by, that was all him. Um, and a ton of like stuff inside as well. Um, so yeah, I'm just here, you know, we're business owners. We're like a true family-owned business. It's me and my partner, my business partner, who's my old college roommate. Um, and so yeah, we're getting ready to launch here and, you know, in the within the next month. And you know, money is super tight. And so we know that, you know, we have this program. We're in the um urban ele um urban enterprise. Yeah, I keep saying UAE. I was like, "No, that's not right." Um, and so yeah, and so that's who we are. We're here. We're trying to, you know, pull this city down from the train station down to the south end of Franklin, you know, at least a sort of like, okay, we're here build towards this and like just kind of connect everything. And that's, you know, we've worked with the EDC, the RDC, and um a lot of different people in the community to make this happen. And um yeah, we're we'd love to be here. And when I saw that, you know, we may qualify for this, I see you guys are running low on money, but I just wanted to kind of come introduce myself, you know, give you guys the information that you need and just see, you know, [Music] did you

Oh, I was just gonna say, can I add I did uh forward his um what he sent. I I forwarded that all to you guys. I probably should have included it, but he's not on the agenda. Um, and then also he did he is now in our tax rebate program, so that's that's awesome.

Yeah, I heard good things about him. I heard a lot of good things about Clarence talked real good about him.

Yeah, I love Clarence, too. How much were you asking for?

So, I mean, we've spent over, you know, $100,000 on uh renovations. So, I mean, I know the program was, you know, set at 7500 for like the maximum. That's what, you know, I was trying to seek, but, you know, here we are.

Will it be on the agenda next meeting?

Well, um, I let him know that we were out of fund. Like he I got the application like 4 days after it the deadline for this meeting. So, he still wanted to come by. um he would have made it onto the agenda for next month, but the funds would have been depleted anyhow. So, he decided to come today. Um I don't even have the pleasure of the board. I should put it on the agenda next month.

I agree. Put him on the agenda.

Okay. Yeah. So, my only question about adding to the agenda for next month, would he be the only application that we have on the agenda for next month? I mean because technically the budget and funds are completely gone.

You got more people?

No, I I say you guys make a decision right now and we just close. Can you send us all a copy of this? I did send you guys that. But I would suggest you guys make a decision now so that we can just close out the grant cycle and and move on.

Is there a motion on the floor or No, there's no motion on the floor.

Okay. Um, as previously stated, I think it's important that we continue to support businesses within the UEZ. Um, so I would like to make a motion just like the other business for an amount of $3,000 as a special grant for the seller door. That's my motion. I have a motion. Do we have a second?

Second. Um, any discussion? Where where is what are we going to call the the the extra money? Where is that coming from? Are we going to run short on paying bills if if we keep doing this?

If we keep doing it, yes. But if we do it tonight and close out the grant cycle, we we will be fine. But if next month we got nine more people and we try to, you know, if we continue this, then we would be in trouble.

I guess my I'm sorry. No, go ahead.

Oh, I apologize. But you can go first.

Well, listening test on my part. If if we approve 3,000, we're not going to end up we're not going to end up in um September 1st telling somebody that we incur the debt to that we cannot pay them. Is that correct? That that's my concern. They will have that starting now as well. I just wanted kind of an approved basis. So, I guess my question you said you spent over 100,000.

Yeah. And you were you were requesting up to the 7,500.

You were requesting up to the 7,500.

Yeah, exactly. The um stuff that I submitted from the contract specifically, I think goes up to 55 or something like that. I mean, there were like, you know, furniture and like different things like that that I was like, here's the contract we have with the contractor. I think that was like 55,000 all in. And then it breaks down all the different jobs that he did with the invoices and everything like that.

What's your set opening that you guys have so far?

Uh, I was hoping for a Fourth of July, but it's looking like it's slipping away again. Um, I know. I keep Okay, so we're we're figuring it out. And yeah, I got the walks coming up. Uh, I got the first one here in 2 days. So, uh, inspections and stuff pending. We're We're moving right along. So, once that's done, then, uh, it's just about hiring and launching.

What is that? Is it a restaurant?

So, it is. Yeah, it's a it's a bar on 1901 Franklin and Barker right there by uh the Walgreens. Yeah, it's uh it's going to be a bar, but it's going to have a full food menu as well. It's going to be like a restaurant bar space.

You're bringing You're bringing wine from California, right?

Uh-huh. Wine from all over the world. Um craft spirits, really great cocktails. Um Napa. Frosted mug.

Oh, yeah. Lots of Napa.

Mhm. Got lark meat. I got a lot of stuff that

You said lark meat.

Uhhuh. I've heard of that.

Yeah. Lad. It's great. Um, but yeah, we got a lot of stuff from all over the place that, uh, is sort of, you know, hard to find. Um, and so it should be really cool. We have a little retail spot as well we can buy to go. Little like wine shop and we got a lot of cool stuff that we want to do, but it's like we got to get the door open first. So that's that's my task right now. So, and the motion was the motion.

What? Three grand? You said 3,000?

3,000. Just so it was with the same idea that I approved special grand with this other one. I mean, I wouldn't be opposed if we didn't. I mean, I would love to see help of business get get going. I mean, but we have a motion on the floor. I have a motion in a second. If there's no more discussion, I'll call for the vote. Plus, he's paying it to I I'll call for the vote. U motion to approve a special GR for the seller door. Correct. For $3,000. Yes, sir. All in favor? I I Any opposed?

I vote nay on this. Nail. Yeah. Same with me. [Music] N as that uh that motion that motion dies. Do I have a second motion for this for I mean do I have a second motion? Motion to motion to approve 4500. I have a motion to have a second any uh any more discussion. All in favor? I uh thank you. Thank you for coming out tonight. I'm glad we'll be able to help you. uh forward you get their contact information from Kamisha. We'll sure to meet you out and come out and support your first day open.

Awesome. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Good luck, man.

Thank you. And put hidden quarter a little higher on the list. Would have been better if you brought some samples.

I know, right? Yeah. Next time. That grilled cheese sounds amazing.

I know, right? Oh, yeah. a lot of money to car. Thank you guys for coming out tonight. Quick question about that one. How like do we just pay that out? I figured we was going to just pay out. I was going to say pay for the night out as well. Okay. Like a straight out. Yeah. Uh okay. So since we rearranged the agenda, we will go down to executive administrative assistant report. Oh. All right. So, um I'm going to start with the update on the brunch project. Um so far we have um made a deposit to have the event at Barrel House on July 16th. Um beginning from like 11 to 3. Um we are still waiting for um a few things for a

Caterer, um, a little bit of information, um, about that and, um, we finally got the list, um, of businesses within the zone. So we will start working on, um, uh, invitations, um, and so we would need the help of everybody who, um, signed up for like the brunch committee.

Question: 11 to 3 on the weekend?

Yes, just the brunch.

Yeah, but that's what, just like the EDC lunch work too, though.

Yeah.

Yeah. I don't go to it.

Yeah, they do. So I don't go to it.

Um, yeah, it's I mean it's there's some some that that's that sucks that you won't be there. Um, but yeah, it's a luncheon.

What week?

It's a Wednesday.

Yeah, I just went to a luncheon on a Wednesday at what what time was that one? And that was that had a lot of people midday. Had a lot of people there.

Which one was it?

The EDCMC. Yeah, they promoted it for 90 days. That's a lot. I mean, we are in a 30-day time frame before I can see that. So, what is your suggestion?

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You you got to come with a con suggestion otherwise what are we doing? We're doing we can do on a weekend or so.

Okay.

So, your suggestion is a Saturday?

Yeah. I think we're not Okay. Okay. So, we're inviting businesses there, right? The business that's paying to the UA and new businesses, right?

Yes. And we also want to invite the people that's that we approve for the grant so they can be on site too.

Correct. The people that we've been approving. Uh, speak about like we have some people that actually got approved for the grants. They might want to, you know, speak or have comments on different things. That's not a problem. Um, a lot of our, uh, applicants have been like seniors. They they don't or even a variety of different Yeah. Majority have been like retirees, uh, on social security on it hasn't been very many like working class. Um, but so that would put us at like, uh, July 19th or Saturday. Is that available at their office? Is that available?

I I would have to check with them. We'll check. You and I can check with If it's not available, I get I take a day off. I can take it off. If it's not available, it is change the schedule around. Imagine it would be more expensive on the weekend. On the weekend not going to be available. That's a point I was gonna bring because I asked I met with Rob and I asked him to give us a lower price.

Yeah, that's why.

Yeah. So, it's it's what Dakota just said. He was receptive. So everybody will be able to be there on the 7th 16th, right?

16th. I don't think we all need to be there, do we? It's our It's our It is our event. I was I'm just saying it's our only thing I was going to say seemed like we was cutting it real close, but got 30 days trying to finalize some things. Seemed like they want to look into pushing it back further on on a weekday. That way you get more time to promote it. Put it back a little bit. I mean that's that's the first thing about that's a good point. Put it a little later on in time. I mean honestly yeah cuz I mean yeah we still got to set up invitations. I think that'll be kind of like a better approach for it as opposed so we're not rushed. Yeah. That way get a mortgage opportunity at least 60 days and push. We'll check with Rob and see. I I don't know. Yeah. So we can give Yeah. I don't know if it's filled every day or not. We could find out. Rob partner. Do you guys have any ideas on on an alternate date? Because that's going to be the during the week of work. If you give me a heads up, what he says, whatever he reads on in the next month. I figure it'd be easier if uh people that signed up for the committee for you guys set up a date and kind of work through the dates and look at alter alternative dates that way and then kind of come back and fill us in on how you want to move forward and kind of go from there. Make it easy.

Who's on that committee or who would like to be on the committee?

Well, you can put me down. Bruce and Tone. Anybody else?

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No, thank you. You know, if it was one other I'll just keep my comments to myself.

Okay. So, um, for that I will be in contact with Bruce and Tone to set up, um, an alternative date and, um, reach out to Zorn to, uh, or excuse me, Barrel House to reschedule. Um, the next thing I had, um, was, uh, if you guys could make a motion to move funds back into the checking account, um, so that we can finish paying out, um, the how much for the grants. Now, as far as like how much we need, um, we now that we're done, we need the money to be there for to as the projects are completed. Um, right now we owe uh the Diamonds and Pearls 2500. Um, we owe me as of yesterday. We're one day behind on my paycheck right now. I believe there's only like $800 remaining in the checking. We moved. We probably have about 200 I'm sorry, it's here. Yeah, we have a majority of the budget is in the money market account. Um, so whatever amount you guys feel will suffice so that we're not like holding up paying out checks or you authorized to move that money. I am not. Make a suggestion for an amount. Make a suggestion. Um, so I would say at because I do want us to make money off the money that's sitting there. So, um, let's start with, um, 25,000. So moved. I got a motion. I got a second. Second. I got a motion to move 25,000 from the money market account to the to the spend account at Horizon Bank. Do I have a sec? I already have a second. I'm sorry. Or did I get all in favor? Motion passes. I guess question. Do we need motions to move money or should the president just be able to do that? cuz I hate to see you not get paid just just because we need to wait for a meeting. I mean, also like the diamonds and pearls is waiting too and I had to tell her like, uh, I mean we we approve that money to get spent if we just need to logistically move it to to a way to be able to spend it. I don't I don't know if we made that motion. What you just said it's been approved. We've approved her salary. We've approved diamonds and pearls. When she called me, when she called me, I told her, I know we had made a motion to move the money to the money market account. So, I figured we may have to make a motion again to to move it. I mean, that way it was some understanding on what was going on with the money. I mean I mean that we moved it that way. So, I figured it had to be moved back the same way. I mean, we can set possibly. Yeah. When I was asking, I was it was a legit question. I'm going to suggest that you just coordinate that with Kamisha that because of what you are, you said it well, she just coordinates it with you. That's my suggestion. And and from now on, I'll make sure I'm checking that I was going off of the like otherwise I would have brought it up to you guys, but I was going off of the QuickBooks, but it hasn't been um you reconciled is the Yeah, it it's not up to date and I thought it was and it's not. So, yeah.

Anything else for your report?

Yes. Yes. So, um, next is the CL, um, payment. Um, it is in the package. I am so ner I'm shaking. I'm just nervous speaking in front of people, which is terrible. Okay. Um, yeah. So, that bill is $238.

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I'm just make a motion for us to pay that out. This is 44073. That was from Oh, never mind. The one that's on there is what we paid out last month. Do you happen to recall what what was it for? Services or dates those services were?

It's that for um I don't but it's it's always it's usually that amount. I'm thinking I I've seen that 440 more than once, but I I can't give you um an exact statement of what that was for from last month. I'm pretty sure I can like uh send it out to you guys later.

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Just looks like we made two payments on the credit card, but it looks like we had a balance before then. So, I'm just And so I'm looking at this maybe seemed like we had an um did we have an outstanding balance with CL before? I thought we would have been settled up. I thought we did that cuz I know with um the service agreement we had with them to reconcile QuickBooks and to pay and the completion of the tax return. It is a um it was like a automatic uh it was like automatic payment set up with them for services. I'm looking at this like this may be we I mean but it said begin March 1st. I don't mean well my thing my thing is is it says May for our claim docket from May 1st to May 31st CL CPA 44073 but then on May 6 it says 423 is 435 but there's no no credit in Mayo Oh, it's a good point. Um, so they're saying we owe them $200.

Two?

Yep. Yeah. $23 and

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I don't know. I would suggest you reach out to them. Exact exactly what we owe them for.

Okay. I mean, I can try and get I just don't see the 44073. So, I don't see where that's at.

Okay. Um, yeah, I'll look into that just for sake of continuing the the meeting and get back to you guys later. Um, the next thing, um, is I just want to update you guys. I finally got a hold of uh a representative from Solair uh Greg Gilligan, the head of finance. He says that he thinks that it was just an oversight, um, and that they will be, um, completing the EZBR form, um, and but we haven't received it yet. I did follow up with him uh the end of last week, maybe Friday, possibly Wednesday. Um, I sent an email. So maybe this if I haven't gotten the easy BR form in the mail, um, maybe by Wednesday I'll try like giving them a call instead of an email. Um, cuz that would be awesome for our budget. Um, also I started I I'm calling it the uh the MCUA boots on the ground. um where I'm just out walking in the neighborhood. So far I've been to like to give them the last I am nervous when everybody's looking at me. That is crazy. So this I um am giving them this form just kind of letting them know what we who we are and um you know what we do with the funds. I kind of I made this with like I use a bunch of different references including um the information that you sent. Uh I had to look up stuff on the the AI excuse me AI EZ website just everything cuz we were waiting for Dan to kind of send something like this already made up but that that didn't happen. Um, and I also print out the actual easy VR form as well and just like kind of go talk to them and give them that, let them know um, you know who we are basically. Um, so far I've been to one, two, Do you guys want me to name them or it's a lot, but I'm starting like right around our office basically. Um, get all the small ones out.

Yeah.

Yeah. Just everybody that's right around it. So, I've been to the Vita Delago, which is right under our office. They have really good food. Hoop, the Htock uh funeral home on Washington. Then there's another one uh Jensen Carlile on Washington. I went to the Lighthouse Liquors, Chickpea, Toy. Um, there's the Closet Haidokco the sushi restaurant.

Yes.

Wait, I'm not done. They moving by you.

Yeah. And I told him where they they're moving um to that old the boat house.

Yeah. And I told him that's still in the zone, too. Um, I've been to Snider Associates, uh Flanigan, Darling Clothing Store, Jeffrey Salon. Um, I went to Family Advocates. I think they are they a nonprofit?

They are.

Okay. I wasn't sure. And hey, they might have different parts of what they do. That's that is not included in they can hold an event in so yeah um I've been to the cigar lounge which there was one of your um yeah he's like hey do you know DeMarco I'm like yeah Demarcus I'm sorry yes sir yes sir um I went to law office um that is in the same building as Edward Jones but is actually two different businesses in there. There's one who has like a private law office and then in the back is Edward Jones. So that was two. Then Southshore Public Relations which is right next door to us in the same building and JDI Counseling um which is next door to us as well.

Is J.

Yeah. So yeah, you've been busy there.

Yeah.

Yeah. Good for you. That's good though. So and I wanted to keep track so that you guys weren't like going to the same places or or something.

Oh, you actually got a spreadsheet of the ones you already I haven't created an actual spreadsheet, but I just have notes basically. So, we can send it to you and say, "I'm going to visit them." You can say, "Oh, I didn't visit them too already." I'll put it in a spreadsheet and share it with everybody.

Oh, great. You've been busy then. That's what I'm talking about. Figure something out. I thought you real That's one thing I ain't going to never try to do. Um, I also went to a coffee and connections and I'll be completely honest with you, as nervous as I am with all of you looking at me, just imagine how nervous I was with and it was their largest group yet. I think there was probably like 85 people there. So, I I did speak, but I was shaking. So, um, no, I just have this. So, do we have business cards? said at the South Bend Coffee at at the mall. I think we need to approve something. Yeah. So, I mean, yeah, business cards would would be nice. Um, they're cheap, too.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. That I think I'll I'll look into that. Or if Dakota, if you wanted to help design something because you've done such a good job. I appreciate all of your help. They usually they'll do it. I mean, just send it to them and they'll make it make it fix. Give them our logo and then they can fix the paper. There's Hawkins. The library does tell them how you can do. Yeah, the library in Yeah, you did tell me about the library in Leaport does do it like but I would have to like design something I believe. I don't think they would. I don't I don't think I just you know put it on your invoice of ours. Yeah, I think that probably would fall under um I was going to say have a motion to make for business cards. Why can't you just use this? Yeah, that's not handheld. I mean, being able to give somebody with contact information this old Oh, yeah. You want the logo? Yeah, there's that. She's going to use that logo. The new one. She's going to use that. Yeah. I started trying to design something, but I'm I'm not that good. I I just I have a motion to get 250 business cards made, not to exceed 200 bucks. Any close to that, there might be a little design fee or something, but yeah, I got a motion. I got a second. I remember I wanted to get the website link on there. Oh, u I got a motion in a second. Any any discussion? Hear none. I'll call for the vote. All in favor? I as well. Motion passes.

Anything else?

Uh, that was it. That was it. Um, I think we're down to director's comments. Anything from the director?

Um, I think now that we're done, well, we're still going to accept grants and we're just going to relay the message that um I think we How do we handle that? I think I spoke with the um president and I think you Yeah, you always forget stuff. What' I say? Well, I'mma tell you what you said. We would um do a we'll do a press release to let them know that the grant cycle is now closed. Um we the because it does go from March to October or until the funds are exhausted. But the funds I mean, our are over we we we went over the funds tonight. We've approved. We haven't spent. Yeah, it's reimburseable. So, I mean, it's going to take these people applying for permits. They have until December 31st to have their projects completed. I mean, I would be in favor of just announcing that we were no longer taking applications for the year.

Yeah. Close it just for

Okay.

Yeah. It it gets messy otherwise. Too many people. Yeah. because I'm making up the figure. So, there's $10,000 that for some reason doesn't get spent. It just gets lapped over till next year. I don't think it makes sense to open up grant applications for the October meeting for $10,000.

Exactly.

Yeah. Roll over to It's over. I mean, tonight is the night. So, do we should we make a a motion to that that effect or I think I probably I mean, if if we could Yeah, I think it' be all right. Make a motion to close out the grant cycle.

Okay. make a motion to uh formally announce to the public that we are no longer accepting applications for well we still have that workforce grant so just the neighborhood and the business the neighbor we still have that workforce grant with $1,000 in there technically I keep forgetting about that too so just the neighborhood and business applications do you You want me to recclarify that? Say there's no more neighborhood and business. That's what I'm saying. Close those applications.

Yeah. And residential, too, right?

Yeah. That's why I say you was just a neighborhood business. I'm like, I got you. I got you. Residents and business. Yes. And then keep the keep the workforce open or Yeah, cuz Oh, and have you guys talked about Oh, also sorry. Um, there's a motion on the floor. That That's true. Oh, go ahead. I'm sorry. So is the motion on the floor is to close out the neighborhood residential and business make announcement to close out the neighborhood residential and business grant applications for the 2025 grant cycle.

Second. Got a motion to second. Any more discussion? All in favor? I. Motion passes. Um and then I was just going to add um the in the packets you that email from the mayor's office. we now have um $3,000 from her. And if you kind of look at the requirements, um it seems like it would fall under our workforce development grant, it's like the only thing we would probably be able to use it for. So instead of just 1,000, we we possibly, if you guys agree, would have $4,000. um because it like the requirements don't really meet the um stipulations of our other grants anyhow. I mean, but I don't think the funds were necessary. We had to just use them for our grant site. I think just just reading it going over I think we have the opportunity if we wanted to to give it to wanted to or organize in the neighborhood cleanup event or do something like that or we can do something with the scholarship. I think it's kind of open. It's mainly it's going to be open to the board to pro present a proposal to the mayor's office on what we want to do with the funds. I mean, cuz we can honestly can do $1,000 for each category that they have and we can create our own UEA scholarship if we want to do that or add the $1,000 to the workforce development or we can organize like a UEA cleanup or we can even do neighborhood beautifification or public art project. I mean, those are the only three parameters that the funds have been that we we got to ask for, but it's open up to the board to have decide. Did we ever make any more decisions or lead way on the dumpster? Uh, the last it was the mayor's uh worked with uh Wendy, I'm sorry, I can't remember her last name. Yeah. worked with her on was looking for a dumpster at actual dumpster location for the dumpster and the mayor office was in the mayor's office was going to pay for the dumpsters for the project and we were going to oversee the project but then there was an in between waiting for the announcement of the new owners for the Marquette Mall was the idea that we originally had the idea of so it was kind of just an angle until but that announcements came out so no conversations move forward with that at all I think maybe it's it's the mayor's money if we the 3000 000 if we use that towards She's already

Giving us the money for that. She's already paying for that whole thing. I think you guys should really consider, like, using this towards workforce development, like in a really cool way somehow, cuz I feel like that would be like a direct impact, you know, maybe get somebody some training or just, I don't know, something like that, cuz she's already foot the bill for the dumpster project.

Yeah. So I mean, it's open. Everybody has their information for them. This is that email for us. So it's open to whatever we may find. It's it's the funds that come from the mayor's charitable gala to infuse back into the community. So it's open to however we seem fit to want to make the proposal and ask for the $3,000; what we want to do with it. Make recommendations at the next meeting, essentially.

Yeah, that's all good. Still director's comments. Yeah, go ahead. I'm sorry. Okay. Um, more a direction I guess, in my opinion, towards our administrative assistant, with the lack of having the applications coming through and probably less time visiting those applicants, probably just on the back end of getting the payment to them. Um, I find it probably more important that we have some kind of log with the hours, so that way if there comes where we don't have to meet for a month or two months, we're still having some documentation that work is being performed.

Mhm. Um, so I I don't think it really needs a motion because it's in the contract. Um, but I think just moving forward some some kind of documentation hours-wise would be appreciated.

Okay. Um, okay. I just feel like keeping track of them. I'll I'll definitely do like the um like the report that I did today, kind of like what I've been doing. Um, sometimes just keeping track of the hours just seems difficult because I can be at home, you know, and now I'm I picked up the phone because on a Tuesday, which is not an office day, but I'm just picking it up and now I've been on on the phone for an hour talking to somebody, or um I happen to be out having lunch, like, you know what, I should probably give her, you know, so all of that stuff. How do I keep track of that when I'm just out on a town and then I happen to start a conversation that really is about work?

Well, I' I'd say, I mean, don't you have an idea that you have so many hours? It's part-time, so essentially what, six 6 and 1/2 hours in a day. So, if you know you're going to be in the office for 4 hours and might take a couple phone calls, I mean, that would still equate to 6 and 1/2 hours. But I think I'm overthinking it, though. I I think you're I mean you're not tracking every single minute; whatever a rough estimate, you know, you spent 4 hours in the office or something like this, man, and maybe do it at the conclusion of the day, you know, take a look at your your call log and see, okay, three people called me and we'll tell you how many minutes you stayed on the phone, just be able to write that down, and with the applications being closed, I'll probably kind of adjust the office hours anyhow and then I'll let you guys know that too. I'll figure out a way to keep track of it. You'll have more time to go out in the field and talk to the

That's what I've kind of started doing too. So, I'll definitely keep you guys updated like with the spreadsheet of the businesses that I visited, and I'm pretty sure that'll you'll be able to see.

All right. That's going to show anyway. Yeah. What you doing ain't going to visit those businesses? That's going to show. I just want to give a sympathetic note because I I have a day that's much like yours. Like I I may make many different phone calls, send many different emails, and and can I just make fun of Dakota? Dakota says, "Bruce, what did you do?" It'd be like, "Well, yeah, I did a whole lot." I just

So, okay. Um, I mean, I I kind I see where you're coming from. I mean, we still got to make the 29 hours and just spell it out in some way so that way we know next year when the grant cycle comes around. Yeah, if we're going to spend the money by July, okay, well, maybe we can adjust the contract where, you know, you're full-time between March and June and then something like that. Yeah, cuz I really do feel like this is full-time most of the time with that. You'll be able to show us that. Yeah, it is. It when we are doing like, yeah, it's it's a lot and then it slows down like on the weeks where like this one, you know, um, yeah, I'll I'll just make a report and give that back to you guys like every 1st and 15th or something like that, like what so that you guys can kind of what this is says in the contract at least it says at the end of every calendar month or provide a time log or an invoice.

Yes. So, okay. So, we're every month just so every and it's great that you're reaching out to business cuz that's the main top. Yeah. That's the part that I've been really excited to to to get to because otherwise we won't have money to doing that. Bring the money in. Ain't nobody going to worry about what you're doing. That's key to your outreach.

Um, nice. Actually, one of the places the 40 when I went there, he's like, "Oh, I'm meeting with my accountant today." So, I was like, "Perfect timing." Like, perfect timing. So, it's it's nice. You can piggyback with the invitations once we get that settled.

Yep. Yeah. Yep. Like, hey. Yeah. Any more director's comments? This is our fastest meeting. Um, do I got a motion to adjourn? So, moved. All in favor? Motion passes. Thank you. [Music] [Music] [Music]