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After the APV discussion, Clerk -Treasurer asked multiple times if there were any comments from the public. There were none. Councilman Williams stated for the record that he would make the social media posts again and to state if it was a mistake. Councilman Stanley made a motion to approve the claims on the year-end docket of $612,086.17 and was seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 3-1 Discussion of Body Cams - Chief Julian is requesting funding for the cameras. The chief would like to work on the fiber link as the geobase is not real-time. Councilman Williams would prefer a recommendation of the Capital Project Plan from BakerTilly before voting. Council reached a consensus to table this item till March 151^ meeting. Community Crossing Grant - Dave Moore came before the council to recommend that the Community Crossing project is awarded to Wallace Construction for $1,338,954.16. The number is different from the bid opening due to some quantities being changed. Town attorney Lee stated these changes were well within the parameters of the bid. There was some discussion on funding methods and where all funding would be appropriated. Councilman Williams asked Council President Warthen to explain the Community Crossings grant process and how the grant works. Councilman Williams made a motion to approve the Wallace Construction bid in the amount of $1,338,954.16 for the community crossing project pending legal review. The motion was seconded by Councilman Stanley. Motion Carried 4-0 Community Tax Payers Association - President Warthen addressed some questions Dr. Moore had asked at the previous meeting. Council President Warthen answered all questions asked. He stated his agreement with the letters sent out and acknowledged that mistakes were made and procedures were not followed. Dr. Moore said he appreciated the honesty and the efforts that were being made to correct the issues. Councilman Williams stated his support for removing both positions, Erin Pipkin and Dustin Stanley, and mentioned that current board vacancies are currently not advertised on the website. A motion was made by Councilman Williams to remove Erin Pipkin from the RDC, creating a vacancy and advertising the position to be announced as open through Friday, March 25, for a decision to be discussed by the council on April 5 meeting. Councilman Swinney seconded. Motion Carried 4-0 A motion was made by Councilman Williams to remove Dustin Stanley from the RDC, creating a vacancy and advertising the position to be announced as open through Friday, March 25, for a decision to be discussed by the council at the April 5 meeting. Motion Died due to lack of a second. New Business - Steve Oschman Universal Conflict of interest disclosure. A motion was made by Councilman Stanley to accept the universal conflict of interest statement and was seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 4-0 Unsafe Building Ordinance - Councilman Williams and Dave Moore detailed the problems at 1 & 3 East Main Street has not been demolished, and the contractors are not being cooperative. Town attorney Lee detailed the procedure that would need to be done to enact the ordinance against this property. Councilman Williams expressed his frustration with the inability to complete this demolition. Town Attorney Lee requested that he be able to review the permits that have been issued. A motion was made by Councilman Williams to allow the attorney to move forward with the unsafe building ordinance at the earliest possible time motion was seconded by Councilman Swinney. Motion Carried 4-0