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e e e e e e like to call this meeting to order if you would follow along with the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation from Mr Martin the flag of the United States of America and to the repu stands One Nation Gody and jusice for all good evening mayor and board please join me in prayer Our most gracious Heavenly Father we thank you for another beautiful day uh here in the Ozarks and thankful for so many um blessings that have been around the Branson area the last couple of weeks from the veterans week to the Adoration prayed last night to the Christmas day just around the corner uh tonight we come before you with the agenda just asking that you'll be present and uh through through all the discussion and the topics that all we do tonight would be an honoring and glorifying to you father we love you praise you in Jesus name amen thank you Tad Madam clerk take a roll call please Lucas denim here Cooper Milton here Howen here LeBlanc here Schultz here your honor you have a quorum thank you tonight we have both the employee of the month and the employee of the year recognitions we'll start with lieutenant Jones presenting our building security officer Erica Burns as the employee the month for December 2024 yes way outstanding thank you m Mr Mayor and board uh right now I'm going to talk about our wonderful building security officer uh on behalf of the mayor and the board of Alderman and city of Staff it is my honor to announce the building of security officer Erica Burns is the city of Branson December 2024 service and excellent Employee of the Month Erica has excelled in her new role creating a professional yet welcoming workspace she interacts with both guests and colleagues with respect and courtesy always going above and beyond to assist others whether helping with packages or loading cars her thoughtful actions reflect her commitment to service Erica's attention to detail and commitment to Improvement make her an invaluable asset from creative ideas to thoughtful decorations uh she exemplifies Integrity in her work always acting with honesty and maintaining a high standard of professionalism Erica is an inspiration and a shining example of the qualities we value uh Erica is one of those she is going to be she is basically the face of City Hall uh she's the first person you meet whenever you come in and she does us proud We Are very happy to have her thank you very much and we [Applause] [Music] have love that oh my gosh [Applause] congratulations Erica next we have Lieutenant Jones is going to and the human resource director Haley uh will present the employee of the year award yes sir am I going to do mine first okay instead of regurgitating what the chief did a couple months ago uh Sergeant coffin would you come down here I like this especially whenever the police department gets monopolized the first part of your meeting Mr Mayor uh this is Sergeant Stanley Kaufman uh has been with the police department for 16 years 1 17 years see how time flies he was actually my sergeant when I was support service uh worked lock step with him uh great guy to work with but uh instead of regurgitating it basically we had an incident where a family had a death and basically it was very messy and uh basically Sergeant Kaufman spent his own time consoling the family making sure arrangements for uh the deceased were made even stayed afterwards to help clean up and everything and that is just the epitome of what we have uh as police officers here it's the dedication and Service uh to our citizens and our community so uh with with that being said it is great this is a special Commendation for the employee of the year presented to Sergeant Stanley Kaufman in recognition of your outstanding acts of service while representing the city of bra yeah [Applause] Mr Smithers you ready it's my honor to stand before you today as we celebrate our employee of the year Bob Smither this moment is a testament not only to Bob's remarkable talents and dedication but to the profound impact Bob has on our organization and our community over the last year Bob consistently goes above and beyond he shows outstanding initiative a willingness to take on any Challenge and an incredible ability to lead through even very difficult complex situations he is proactive his proactive approach to managing risk and his commitment to teamwork strengthen our operations and Inspire us time and again Bob has shown us what true Excellence looks like this award is more than just recognition it's a celebration of someone who embodies the very values we hold dear here Integrity Innovation and dedication to making a meaningful difference so Bob on behalf of the entire team thank you for all that you've done and you continue to do you inspire us with your tireless efforts and the example you set every day we um this award is incredibly welld deserved and we're very proud to have you as part of our team thank you yeah one more hold on HR needs your own [Laughter] [Applause] photo very nice moving on I have proclaimed the week of December 13th through the 20th as Terry Bradshaw week in Branson Missouri yes I'm going to read a proclamation that I'll be presenting to Terry this week and um afterwards we have a little video to show so whereas it is recognized that Terry Bradshaw first entered the National spot light as the number one draft pick in the 1970 NFL draft as a quarterback out of Louisiana Tech woo he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers and led a successful winning Reign Over a decade 1970 Steelers are here to this day one of NFL's most iconic dynasties right after the Chiefs I added that in with Su with four Super Bowl champions this winning career LED Brad Bradshaw to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and whereas shortly after his playing career Bradshaw became one of the most well-known NFL analysts for over 30 years and he was inducted into the sports broadcasting Hall of Fame however this wasn't the only entertainment sector that Bradshaw would excel in Bradshaw would end up recording six musical albums in the genres of country and gospel music and has his version of I'm so lonely I could cry chart on the Billboard top 20 whereas Terry's career spending football television films notably in Cannonball run alongside his dear friend in Branson's Legend Mel Tillis and music would earn him a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and led him all the way to the Clay Cooper theater in Branson Missouri and whereas Mr Bradshaw never misses an opportunity to tell the country how much he loves our community now therefore I Larry Milton mayor of the city of Branson Missouri do hereby Proclaim this week of December 13 through 20th as Terry Bradshaw week Chad oh I this is going to go off the rails I just already know it uh we got football legend Terry bradow he played 14 seasons in the NFL winning four Super Bowls and of course earning a spot in the Hall of Fame we're laughing already you know it's going to be a good time Terry has continued to be a staple on Sunday serving as an analyst on Fox NFL Sunday for the past three decades well now he's going from the studio to the stage for the Terry Bradshaw show it's a live residency in Branson Missouri filled with music and memories and Terry is here this morning to tell us good morning D thank you Laura exciting what yeah I mean more than just footb the show it's fun quite the life you know what Dylan it's not as much football as you probably would think I should do it's more about life and life's issues it's it's fun it's interaction and initi yeah tons of Music think about nine songs now initially I you ready for this L you went to Harvard Law School so I know you're thought this will impress you uh the name of the show originally was Terry brat show America's um favorite dumb blond on a life and four quarters that was the initial that's a lot to say work who said the show was Dylan the show was written to come to Broadway oh wow how about that and never obviously never made it well because you changed but I changed it up the amazing thing is Branson has more theater seats than than broadway does I don't know well yes that it is so much fun I started doing Branson five years ago and it was so much fun cuz it just Mom and Pop they save the money to come there and see shows and whatever see the Lakes which are gorgeous and so I started doing that show there and I obviously we've started going out and doing theaters and s around the country but Branson is that I'm at the Clay Cooper theater there and it's just absolutely blast love it yeah people say what do you do say well I'm at the Clay Cooper theater in Branson so what do you do I sing what I see I got my degree from Yale but I sing wow why not look at that why not that's a shot at you give the people what they want Terry Brad so 20 20 appearance dealing Clay Cooper theater and BR they call it the sphere of the Midwest they've got two people with flashlights in the back of the theater great you got 20 shows 20 shows 20 addition additional my next one's uh coming up in two weeks so if you're in Branson Missouri I'm inviting you guys I can get you next time I'm in I'll there you go he speaks for all of us you know I I perform in Branson at the Clay Cooper theater oh yes I've heard about that and I and I and I'm going to finish up there in a couple of months and how and I I'll come back with my band and or I'll use this one and I'll sing how and I will sing a song Howe will sing absolutely how sings Yeah oh yeah if if Howe could sing I'd drop 20 pounds get some tight jeans and make a lot of money can I make a request when you and Howe sing I'd like Ebony and Ivory to be the song okayy think about it think about it how Sunday live every week 12 noon Eastern we'll be back with as gonz can sing this song yeah and I'm going babe I can't sing that song so you can sing anything you want so I I I I I put I put songs in the show that she likes because now when I when I have the audience there it's me and the audience it's really it's really an event with me and so I go out on the stage and I'm standing there and so I said hey turn it turn the lights up say they turn the lights up so I can see the crowd yeah and I'm looking and I'm going oh my God we how many in here under 70 you you stop okay how in in yeah and I went all right they can't hear me they stop hey they they can't see me yes they can they got oxygen bottles on the side they got their wheelchair and I'm like this is they they're pulling an IG I'm like I'm at a Nas car race it FW with duct tape on them and I'm going this is my crowd I like a challenge all right we need a break you can see Terry each week on Fox NFL Sunday and the Cherry show uping November 13th December 13th at the play theater Inon [Music] Missouri Mr May yes so as you can see I mean just about every time one of these happen clay would text me and Ralph with the video and say you can't buy this kind of publicity so just Branson Missouri and name being mentioned on all these National Television broadcasts um is a huge deal and a huge reason why it's it's appropriate to honor Terry Bradshaw week so thank you Mr Mayor you back Terry's in town this week I think he's doing a little filming and he's performing at Clay's theater on Friday I think that's pretty cool this is the public comments section of the Board of Alman meeting at this time the board will hear citizens who have signed up in the order they are listed please note the clerk will let the speakers know when they have 30 seconds left and a notification sound when their time is up we ask that speakers wrap up their comments upon hearing the 302 warning if a speaker would like a board member to bring an item from the consent agenda down for additional discussion please note this request during your comments please come to the freestanding mic um and to address the board Madam clerk we have any speakers tonight we have two speakers our first one is Richie zat speaking on update and Richie while you're coming up I'm gonna ask well let me ask it because others may not know what I'm going to say if you would begin with what you would like this board of alderman to do and then explain the reasons for that thank you well there are some changes going on in our government and people that I feel are very sympathetic to the cause that I keep promoting which is maintaining life and and uh that's what brought us all together in the beginning when we started here a few years back and I would propose that we would expand the parameters of what we already currently have in place and that the board would review the material which I gave to Ry to see why I keep coming back and why I consider the covid vaccine a dangerous thing that is has a record of killing pregnant uh women's babies and also it shouldn't be administered to children and that is why I'm here that's the only reason and I think you all are doing a great job I love all of you and uh we've been friends for quite a while so I pray that a blessing be upon this board in the name of Jesus thank you Richie thank you Adam clerk our final speaker is Gary groman speaking on it shouldn't have happened welcome Gary at the last meeting one speaker under the guys excuse me Gary would you pull the mic down so we we can all hear you thank you at the last meeting one speaker under the guise of allegedly discussing a proposed code change regarding land disturbance spent about 98% of his time talking about alleged wrongs in the past and his 21 wives this board let him Ramble On for more than 20 minutes during which time he said that City staff needs to come out of the dark and Into the Light by shining a light on the mistakes of the past and people in city government don't really want to do that they want to hide it and cover it up not in a bad way but they don't want to take ownership he made those statements while we're discussing an ordinance that came to you under my signature and I feel responsible to respond to it I wasn't here last week I I saw it on the internet and not repl pleased I'm calling bullar on that the ordinance that he chose to aine and brag about his 21 wives was sent from your Planning and Zoning commission to you with my signature as the Comm as the commission's chairman as with anything else sent to you with my signature I accept full ownership and take full responsibility for its context in all my dealings with Amanda Jennifer Nikki and the city's planning department about Planning Commission business I have never encountered a situation where there was even a suggestion of less than full light and transparency coming to bear in any of our dealings I bet my life that these three ladies will take ownership and whatever they do and don't want to hide or cover up anything in my dealings with them I've been impressed by the professionalism loyalty and commitment to serving the business and residence and the personal effort and sacrifice that I have personally seen them go through to do it in terms of the ordinance and letting the light shine the public hearing for this land disturbance ordinance was announced per Statute in the paper and held on November 7th 2024 although the public hearing was held and closed a vote was not taken on the issue that night because the Commissioners wanted more time to consider it and another meeting was scheduled for November 14 2024 in addition an article announcing the November 14th meeting was published before that meeting before voting on the issue of the November 14th meeting the commission again opened the public hearing to receive comments I don't know if the speaker was busy with his 21 wives but I knew knew though that he didn't show up to shine his light during any of those meetings based on his own comments at the meeting I can't help but feel that if you spent as much time doing his due diligence before buying his home as he appears to be doing in trying to shed light on the alleged darkness of the past his current position would be very different in addition about 98% of what he spoke about had nothing to do with the agenda item you let him go on for over 20 minutes and that should not have happened full transparent is one thing abuse a process is another and this guy seems bright to know the difference I'd also like to thank all in the blank for stepping in in a agapy sense I love that out of the box man thank you and just for the record Klay Cooper ran that meeting I can say that he's not here we'll keep that between us Carrie thank you very much and that's it Hillary yes sir so next is the consent agenda are there any items that any member of the board would like to have moved down from the consent agenda for additional questions or comments hearing none Madame clerk would you please read the items on the consent agenda your honor the items on the consent agenda are as follows acknowledged receipt of advisory parkboard minutes for the September 17th 2024 regular meeting acknowledge receipt of Planning Commission minutes for the November 7th 2024 regular meeting and November 14th 2024 special meeting acknowledge receed a monthly contract report from November 4th 2024 to December 2nd 2024 final reading at bill number 6506 in ordinance amending section 9464 of the brandston municipal code pertaining to food trucks final reading of Bill number 6507 in ordinance amending section 9410 and appendix a fee schedule of the Branson Municipal Code pertaining to land disturbance final reading of Bill number 6508 in ordinance amending section 18-8 of the Branson Municipal Code pertaining to storm water best management practices BMP requirement to address erosion final reading a bill number 6510 an ordinance approving contract amendments with Missouri State University related to the time extensions for the Community Development block grants for Compton driveway sweater treatment plant project and Elevate Branson tiny homes project and authorizing the mayor to execute the documents related there too and approval of board of Alman minutes for November 26 2024 study session and November 26 2024 regular meeting your honor that concludes the reading of the consent agenda have a motion approving all items on the consent agenda so moved second we have a motion to second Madam clerk would you take a roll call please Lucas Denham yes Cooper Howden yes LeBlanc yes Schultz yes the result of the vote is 5-0 motion carries the honor the next item is a public hearing and first reading of Bill number 6511 and ordinance amending chapter 94 including but not limited to section 94-66 a fee schedule of the Branson Municipal Code pertaining to requests for zoning verification we'll now open this public hearing and begin with the staff report from Amanda hello Amanda hello mayor Board of alderman City administrator step thanks for your time this evening so the purpose of this zoning verification letter uh will provide an official verification of the zoning district and the allowed uses of a particular parcel on the date the letters issued these letters are an opportunity to easily get the necessary documentation for funding uh the process for that would be apply for the request in our citizens serve portal pay the fee and staff will research draft and issue the zoning verification letter staff proposes a $25 fee and planning and development department recommends approval of the proposed code Amendment the Planning Commission unanimously approved this amendment I'm happy to answer any questions you have thank you any members of the board wishing to speak to this anyone in the audience wishing to speak to this matter um so the public hearing is now closed you've heard the first reading of Bill number 6511 do I have a motion approving this bill so moved we have a motion a second all in favor say I I oppose same sign I have it thank you thank you Amanda your honor this is the first reading of Bill number 6512 an ordinance authorizing the issuance of $1,780 th000 principal amount of Tourism sales tax revenue bond series 2024 of the city of Branson Missouri and authorizing certain actions and documents relating there to you've heard the first reading of Bill number 6512 do I have a motion approving this bill so moved we have motion of a second we'll get a staff report from Tom Calico is he online he is he is joining us virtually good evening mayor members of the board hello Tom good to be with you this evening and report on the sale of 1, 780,000 of Tourism sales tax revenue bonds um this follows up on your November 12th action resolution um you're expressing your intent to issue the bonds and engage enging steel Nicholson company as your placement agent since that date we've been busy working on the sale of the bonds and stle in its roles placement agent uh solicited uh multiple banks for the purchase of the bonds ultimately finding Simmons Bank um as the bond purchaser some key terms of the bonds obviously the principal amount 1 Milli 780,000 it's a 10-year borrowing 10year term the tax exempt interest rate is 4.75% um it will be payable from revenues derived from the infrastructure portion of the tourism tax um and those the those revenues will be legally pledged toward repayment of the bonds um we will establish a Debt Service Reserve with the with that borrowing of in the amount of 115,000 um and there will be a requirement that the annual pledge revenues um need to exceed 1 five times The Debt Service if we want to issue additional tourism sales tax revenue bonds um in our opinion the terms are Market competitive and are very comparable to the city's prior tourism sales tax revenue bonds we did not obtain a rating a a bond credit rating in association with these bonds as the as the purchaser Simmons Bank didn't require it so it didn't make any sense to spend the money um I want to certainly recognize the excellent work of your city staff Gil more Bell um and steel Nicholas in uh in putting this trans transaction together quite quickly um I will ask um if the board is willing to do two reads on this tonight um per regular the basically the municipal Bond regulations require that Simmons needs to report this out um and to do that in a timely fashion we need to readings tonight if the board is uh is willing with that I'd be happy to respond to any questions thank you Tom think we had to wait to get your first approval before you ask for a second read just putting it on record there mayor any member of the board have any questions or comments for Tom anybody in the audience have any questions hearing none then let's vote all in favor say I I oose same sign eyes have it your honor yes I move to read bill number 6512 for its final reading due to timing I have a second second we have motion a second any any members of the board wishing to speak regarding this matter any audience member hearing none we're going to vote to approve to have a second read all in favor say I I oppose same sign eyes have it Madam clerk would you please provide the introduction for this item this is a final reading of Bill number 6512 an ordinance authorizing the is issuance of $1,780 th000 principal amount of Tourism sales tax revenue bond series 2024 of the city of Branson Missouri and authorizing certain actions and documents relating there to you've heard the final reading of Bill 6512 do have a motion approving this bill so move we have motion a second any board members wishing to speak to this any members of the audience hearing none Madame clerk would you please provide a roll call vote Lucas yes Denham yes Cooper Howden yes LeBlanc yes Schultz yes the result of the vote is 5 Z motion carries your honor this is first reading of Bill number 6513 and ordinance amending section 2- 229 of the Branson Municipal Code pertaining to tax in increment financing commission bidding policies and procedures you've heard the first reading of Bill number 6513 do I have a motion approving this bill we have a motion a second and we'll get a report from Hillary no running in the chambers hello I wanted you to see me from this side for a change um so this is a housekeeping item currently our code stipulates that any uh Tiff public hearings need to be advertised for five consecutive days and our current circulation does not allow that so all this is is removing the five days and um making it more generic to just be published in a newspaper of General circulation staff recommends approval so just briefly we don't have any Publications locally that publish five days and our code says that we have to publish it five days so we're just clearing this up great um any member of the board of any questions or comments anybody from the audience hearing none let's vote all in favor say I I post same sign I just have it she has to what and your honor this is the first reading of Bill number 6514 in ordinance approving the contract to a southern Missouri professional fire firefighters local number 152 affiliated with the International Association of firefighters AFL CIO CLC pertaining to the acceptance of the 2025 2027 agreement known as the collective bargaining agreement and authorizing the mayor to execute the contract you've heard the first reading of Bill 6514 to have motion approving this bill so moved we have a motion to Second we'll get a staff report from Ted Martin mayor members of the board uh designate representatives from the city and the I local 152 meeting regularly to draft a collective bargain agreement for the 2025 2027 time period this proposed contract has been preliminary agreed to by all parties involved in the negotiation process the collective bargain agreement is essentially a contract to be honored by the city and the members of the I local 152 the local shop represents the city's firefighters engineers and captains the fire chief the chief officers the Fire Marshals and the office assistants are not represented by the shop the collective bargaining agreement maintains management rights for the operations of the fire department including control of the budget fire apparatus fire stations and Personnel the local 152 agreed to a set of prevailing rights that essentially protects the current working conditions for our firefighters and the assets the collective bargain agreement take care of our number one resource our employees with a focus on providing and maintaining the most efficient fire rescue operations to our residents and visitors a couple points uh our City attorney has been engaged in this um our city HR Director uh Haley has been engaged Captain Nate Jones Nathaniel Jones represents the shop is here and we'd be happy to answer any questions um any members of the board have any questions or comments Marshall so this is a three-year collective bargaining agreement with an annual approval is that right it go for the time period 25 through 27 not annual but you'll just see us one time tonight they will most likely reopen occasionally for payroll for example yeah and then annually during our bu budget process we would address it any other questions comments from the board questions comments from the audience whether this is the right time to say it or not I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank Chief Martin and all of the firefighters for the great job they do protecting our city and um we couldn't find a better group thank you a great team captain Nate Jones I see you in the audience um my understanding is our City attorney um Haley our city administrator have all um approved this uh I'm trusting that 152 is satisfied with um these negotiations you want to share a few words words uh yes sir we we are very satisfied with the uh outcome of the negotiations uh we appreciate the cooperation on both sides of the table and um even though we had some compressed timelines with this uh I feel like we came to a successful conclusion so thank you I'm ass sure there will not be compressed timelines next year yes sir Nate thank you so much thank you one more quick point we do meet monthly as a labor management team uh something we've taken away from a conference that we attended that has been very beneficial to to get started and then uh if you um refer we would ask for a double read as well tonight Mr Mayor just really just really quick just a observation and yeah you know besides the compressed timelines you know it it's definitely um reassuring to see the level of collaboration and and cooperation that's that's happened over the last several of these meetings um not just this year but even the prior year before because you know we we've definitely come a long way and in in I guess bringing this community together on every level and and I just acknowledge your leadership and and the leadership of the of the um the that Organization for sure so thank you guys thank you [Music] Ralph I'm waiting for an alderman to turn the page we we need we needed to vote on on this one really quick on the first read oh before we go to a double read you want to vote it on the first one just to get that one done yeah so do I have motion to approve so second um same sign for opposed hearing none motion approved 5 to zero oh we want I might read tonight why don't you all tell me what I want to hear I everybody voted I any opposed I have see we got it your honor yes I move to read bill number 6514 for its final reading due to timing I have a second second so we have a motion to Second any member of the board wishing to speak to this yeah Mr Mayor yes um you know at just so the public knows you know it's the end of the year we've cancel our last meeting might be a reason for some of these more frequent double reads because we have to get some business done especially before the end of the calendar year so just want to let the audience know Marshall thank you for sharing that any member of the board wishing to speak to approve a second read members of the audience hearing none let's vote all in favor say I I oose same sign eyes have it Madam CL would you please introduce this bill your honor this is final reading of Bill number 6514 an ordinance amending the contract with Southern Missouri professional firefighters local number 152 affiliated with the International Association of firefighters AFL C CLC pertaining to the acceptance of the 20125 2027 agreement known as the collective bargaining agreement and authorizing the mayor to execute the contract you've heard the final reading of Bill number 6514 to have motion approving this bill we have a motion second any members of the board with wishing to speak to this any members in the audience hearing none Madam clerk would you please provide a roll call vote Lucas Denham yes Cooper Howen yes LeBlanc yes Schultz yes the result of the vote is 5 Z motion carries Ted Nate thank you very much haly oh and Haley your honor this is a final reading of Bill number 6515 an ordinance approving the contract with Missouri Department of Public safet for the authorization to accept receipt of funds to support the use of previously Grant funded equipment and authorizing the mayor to execute the documents related there to you've heard the first reading of Bill number 6515 to have motion approving this bill so moved we have motion a second we'll get a staff report from EJ Mr May and boor what this is is this is a sub awward grant that is going to be used to maintain our flock LPR system uh camera system uh basically are the flock cameras were purchased on Grant funds and this is a recurring Grant the board has already voted for a previous grant that was exactly like this and these monies will go to the subscription and maintenance and uh cost of those cameras great and we're requesting a double read for the for the last one oh this is to get the money yes that shouldn't be an issue any any members of the board have any questions or comments members in the audience hearing none let's vote all in favor say I oppose same sign eyes have it I move to read bill number 655 for its final reading due to timing I have a second we have a motion as a second any members of the board wishing to speak to this members of the audience this time we're we're going to vote to approve a second read all in favor say I I oh same sign eyes have it Madam clerk would you please provide an introduction for this item your honor this is the final reading of Bill number 6515 an ordinance approving the contract with Missouri Department of Public Safety for the authorization to accept receip of funds to support the use of previously Grant funded equipment and authorizing the mayor to execute the documents related theto you've heard the final reading of Bill 6515 to have motion approving this bill so moved any members on the board wishing to speak to this yes Mr Mayor really quick um just a comment you know I I think you know kind of being a little overshadows the level of importance that this system has been in the city um I know um it's allowed the branon police department to um apprehend some Bad actors in our community that otherwise would not have been and uh it's a fascinating system um when it was introduced it was um you know kind of really cool idea and now that it's operational it's definitely a great effect and I think it just makes this community a safer place and uh for our residents and for our visitors so um definitely worth the double rate tonight R thank you so much for sharing that that is so true um any members of the audience wishing to speak hearing none Madame clerk would you please provide a roll call vote Lucas denim yes Cooper Howen LeBlanc yes Schultz yes the result of the vote is 5 motion carries honor the next item is the cancelling of the April 8th 2025 Board of alderin meeting have Mo do I have a motion approving the cancellation of April 8th 2025 Board of alderman meeting so moved have a motion a second is there any member of the board wish to speak to this yeah what is this the so the reason we're we're uh cancelling this meeting on April 8th is that's also election day and we didn't want any conflicts of interest for timing for any reasons when I was on Planning and Zoning standing out there they'd sometimes call me and I'm like I'm not leaving these polls yeah I or we could all zoom in right um any questions from the audience hearing none let's vote all in favor say i i o same sign I have it your the next item is appointments the appointment process is in ance with the boarding committee appointments procedure for category two appointments made by the governing body the board will be V voting by ballot and two on the two applicants are receiving the most votes will be appointed to the Industrial Development Authority uh with terms expiring December 2023 so we're wanting the vot board to vote and Hillary you'll be gathering them up that is correct we need a a motion and have a motion to vote by ballot on the following applicants for the Industrial Development Authority well hold on I haven't read him yet Justin rhods Joey thornson and Derek Frederickson are any of you in the audience and would like to address the board good evening everybody um I think I know all of you personally but as mayor Milton said my name is Derrick Frederickson um I have lived in Branson uh since 2013 I moved here right after high school all the way from Florida um and have made the conscious decision and onp purpose decision to stay in Branson um got quickly involved in politics and then met my wife uh in that Arena um and then you could say I'm recovered from that and uh have uh gotten in the private sector um have worked in insurance for eight years now um and in my role it allows me to um really work with a lot of Manufacturers Warehouse Distributors um Wholesale Distributors all those kind of things and and really think I'd bring a unique perspective of what they're facing and when they're wanting to relocate or find new places to uh do business and so I also have a background a portion of that insurance part was also mixed with finance and so have a technical understanding of what the uh municipal bonds look like and the industrial bonds and and different things like that so I think I could bring a lot of the technical side and the background but really where I think the value I'll bring is the passion around Branson and the economic development um is really a passion of mine I serve on the Tanny County partnership uh board of directors um and so get to oversee and give feedback and really know what's coming down the pipeline um and so I think that exuberates my passion around Economic Development and what Branson continues to um where we continue to grow uh while maintaining respect to what we have also continuing to try to find that year round economy and I think this board um along with the industrial Authority um really has a unique opportunity to do so so be happy to serve where I can and appreciate what everybody's doing very nice thank you very much Derek Derek thank you for coming tonight but it shows a level of commitment and we appreciate that and I also want to say thanks for your service on the tany county development board it's nice to see you working there any other comments so um the board will be voting by ballot yeah I was asked to remind all the board members in the community there are three name submitted and we are voting on two of the three we have two open positions we got it okay Alderman Lucas voted for Justin rhods and Derk Frederickson Alderman Denham voted for Justin rhods and derck Frederickson Alderman Howden voted for Justin rhods and Derrick Frederickson Alderman LeBlanc voted for J rhods and Derrick Frederickson and Alderman Schultz voted for Justin rhods and derck Frederickson so the two that are being appointed to the Ida are Justin rhods and Derek Frederickson I would like to thank all three that um put their names in the Hat willing to speak up and be leaders in our community congratulations to Justin and Derek and Joey if you're listening um I'm going to encourage you to apply for another committee because we do better with great leadership thank you well Alderman Cooper it's 10 to 7 and War reports I don't know if it's record breaking I think it is well we'll see how long the report STI Alderman Lucas anything you'd like to share nothing at this time what Ruth um I attended the the Adoration parade the at um last Sunday night it was fantastic everybody did such a great job thank you to all the all the staff that donated timer served at the parade and it it was wonderful it was difficult to even say oh I'll vote on this this float or that flow because they were all fantastic did a good job um second of all I just wanted to comment on um chairperson Gary Gran's comment earlier to tonight I wish I would have spoken up at the time because he's gone and Amanda is gone as well but um I I sit as a a commissioner on the Planning and Zoning commission and um I concur with chairperson groman the professionalism and the transparency that we have in the planning department is above board and they're always available to answer questions to I don't think that anything that they do is not um transparent so I really appreciate that department and it's a joy to work with them and lastly I would just like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year we will see everyone next year so have a good time with your family or whatever you're going to do thank you Ruth Marshall thank you Mr Mayor um yeah I want to Echo that about uh just Christmas time blessings to everybody um you know I'm a family oriented guy and so every Christmas I think a lot about family but as we've been gearing up to the holiday season this year um I've been thinking a lot about the boards that we've been able to populate um as this Coalition um really starting with when Brian sites first won and then Larry when you first won mayor um we've really been able to put some great people um like we did tonight on some of our boards and I consider them kind of part of our family um and everybody that sort of works together whether it's TC or planning in zoning um we've really been able to find a really great group of individuals who want to serve their community and who are like-minded and quite frankly want to keep Jesus as the reason for the season so I just thank all them and Merry Christmas thank you Marshall Ralph you yield your time to me no um yeah Merry Christmas to everybody um I almost didn't I forgot this was our last meeting so I didn't prepare anything so I'm kind of on no just kidding so um you know I'm often reminded that service is the rent you pay for your space here on Earth and and I just got to you know say from from Kathy directors on down to entire staff and and every person that works for the city thank you thank you thank you for the level of service that you provide to this community um it is it is definitely uh um is definitely being felt it's definitely being appreciated by everyone in the community and most importantly I love seeing our our city workers on the streets doing their job and doing it with a smile on their face and and that just brings me a lot of Joy um again what a great year um it's been a busy year and I'm looking forward to 2025 um being a year of of much more increase um in quality of life for our community um we we've definitely surmounted some hurdles and and I think we're on a path that not necessarily as smooth as we would like it but it's definitely um we're not off on the ditch we're we're on the Chad right now let's just say and um no point intended um so thank you all for everything you do thank you for the service thank you to the board members up here um clay mayor Ruth Arty Marshall and Glenn um thank you for all that you guys do um I learned something from you guys each and every time we meet each and every time we interact Representatives sites thank you for the the lift that you provide for our community at a state level because it's very very important that we have that representation and let's just say brother you represent us well so thank you so much for that so um with all that um love your families hug them tight um that's all I'm going to do and uh Merry Christmas to everybody and happy New Year see you next year thank you Ralph Alderman Schultz yeah as we started this meeting tonight I almost thought we shouldn't gavel it in uh because if you notice uh we have two people that are just a regular fixture here at our meetings that aren't here this evening IRA and Marie and if you haven't heard Marie's had some surgery today and so Ira asked that we keep her in our prayers for her recovery and of course keep Ira in our prayers too for strength and we hope they'll be back with us here in the beginning of the year again shortly um I too went to the Adoration I got to see it from the other end this year um first year of uh being at the staging end of things and wow what a well-run machine the Chamber of Commerce Ted Martin whole bunch of volunteers just run an incredible scene over there I couldn't believe how well uh orchestrated it was how well practiced it was it went off without a hitch to get all those bands lined up all the floats lined up keep them in order so that the judges aren't confused they did a great job it was really fun to watch also thanks to our police department and the Branson citizens Police Academy Association for helping out with them uh overall in the city Crews that were out there I saw them hauling signs and barricades and cones and all sorts of things so it looked like an all hands on a deck event but it was really nice I think it really honored the faith part of our motto for our city very well it's it's a great event to see and it's nice that we can keep it so clean and focused on the true meaning of Christmas um and then Mr Mayor I got a letter from one of our residents that really it should have come to you and I'll I'll read the letter and then I think you'll recognize why um the Parnell park looks amazing many families are enjoying the children's playground the newly resurface basketball court and the two new pickle ball courts thank you mayor and city council providing for providing this entertainment for our families so the background on this is this person didn't know who their aldermen were but they sure knew the mayor lived in their backyard so they just called up the mayor and he pushed the big button and the city staff got after it right away and so thanks it really doesn't belong a thanks to the councilman it belongs a thanks to the mayor and to Cindy Shook and her staff for doing such a good job on that so thank you Mr Mayor for stepping in for AR in my job on that event there and then I too just want to wish everybody a very blessed Christmas um it's a great time to celebrate the birth of our savior spend time with the family and have a safe and fun new year as well thank you Mr Mayor thank you Glenn Kathy um let I'll just quickly comment on that Glenn actually I got a phone call from a neighbor um and what she was asking was um the grass was getting tall all and it wasn't getting mowed so I called Cindy shook who's our boss in that world Cindy said that the contractor um it's okay cavy um they were just behind so the next day Cindy did send out our crew and mow it and she said mayor we're also just now getting ready to make our improvements out there so we're just going to go out there and do it all at once so I once again I look like the good guy Cindy shook Carri the water on that um I also attended the Adoration parade I thought it was absolutely beautiful I did feel the uh the faith and the reason we all celebrate Christmas for sure um I also attended the Boys and Girls Club had a ribbon cutting for the new Pavilion that um thank you to the Rotary Club that provided that um this past Saturday um I ended a veterans wreath ceremony 1,00 wreaths were placed on headstones at our local Cemetery for our Local Heroes who have passed our veterans we also celebrated Pearl Harbor day it was on the 7th um a very moving event um I can't go without recognizing representative sites is in the audience with us as usual um he is really doing a standup job at the state and has recently been elected as the president of veterans 913 so when you have an opportunity Shake representative's hand and thank him because he is really providing our our community a service um I was sorry to hear about Marie thank you for mentioning that we'll keep them her and Ira in our hearts and prayers and with that um this is December 10th the last board meeting of this year January 14th is our first board meeting of next year allowing this board 34 days of Marshall says we still get paid no Marshall you only get paid when you attend board meetings so um you might be able to apply for unemployment going 30 days without pay um I I wish our board and our community the happiest Happiest merriest Christmas um celebrate a new year get rested up because we have a lot to do in 2025 with that I will entertain a motion to adjourn so second we have Motion in a second meetings adjourn thank you very much