Call to order. This is the 23rd regular meeting of the 2010 2011 Common Council and as is customary our city clerk Sue Richards will read the quote of the evening. Thank you, Mayor All of life is a journey which paths we take what we look back on and what we look forward to is up to us We determine our destination what kind of road we will take to get there and how happy we are when we get there Little fluffy on the court tonight From the little book of happiness So here I have for you the Presidential wit and wisdom quotes that I'd like to give you just so everybody knows I promised you this two years ago This does stay within the $5 gift lock because I bought it from the used bookstore for four bucks Oh Please here Decker Excuse Here Kittleson here Montemay or here in flesh Racelor here Samson here Vander wheel there versey air and long a minute We have a quorum now if we can all join Alder person Vander wheel in the Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Thank You Jody looking for approval of the minutes of the prior Common Council meeting president Kittleson Thank You, Mayor I move to approve the minutes of the last council meeting second. We have a motion in a second to approve the minutes under discussion There is no discussion all in favor say aye. Aye opposed motion carries mayors appointments attorney McLean Member members of the council hereby submit the following appointments for your consideration Jane Coulter to be considered for appointment to the mayor's international committee term to expire 425 2011 Kerry Coulter to be considered for appointment to the mayor's International term to expire 425 2011 signed by the mayor Thank You Steve under discussion any questions on these candidates for the mayor's international committee There is none roll call, please Well, we need a motion to approve Thank You mayor. I'd make a motion to approve the appointments We have a motion in a second to approve the appointments now. Is there any discussion if there is no roll call, please Foreign I bulk I Bowers Hammond I Hannah I Vitamin I got I Kittleson I Montemay or I Rinflaich I racelor I Samson I van der wheel I Versi I and Wonderman 15 eyes Motion carries Okay, sorry about that. I forgot something in my office Is Laura greeny here this evening Laura if you can come up front please Sorry about that. Laura. I almost forgot you in my office there, sir Ms. Greeny is the With the Sheboygan County WIC project. She's a nutritionist in the Wisconsin Dietetic Association president this year This is a proclamation from my office Whereas registered dietitians are the food and nutrition experts who can translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living And registered dietitians have degrees in nutrition Dietetics public health or a related field from well-respected accredited colleges and universities completed an internship and passed an examination and Registered dietitians use their nutrition expertise to help individuals make unique positive lifestyle changes, which is always good and Registered dietitians work through community in hospitals schools public health clinics nursing homes fitness centers food management food industry universities research and private practice and Registered dietitians are advocates for advancing the nutritional status of Americans and people around the world Now therefore I Bob Ryan by virtue and of the authority Invested in me as mayor of the city of Sheboygan do hereby proclaim March 9th 2011 as registered dietitian day And this is for you ma'am. Would you like to say a couple words on behalf of myself and my fellow RDS I want to thank the mayor and the Common Council for this proclamation and I also want to acknowledge that besides registered dietitian day March is also National Nutrition Month So you have a whole month to develop good healthy eating habits And you know where to find advice if you need it in my case I'm just about two blocks over in the Health and Human Services building So again, I want to thank you on behalf of myself and my fellow RDS And it's very hard to disagree with anybody with shamrocks on their shirts Okay, moving on public forum no one this evening Mayor's announcements could be a long council meeting this evening with a couple issues, so we'll pass on those tonight Consent agenda president Kittleson Thank you mayor, I move that all our C's be accepted and adopted all our O's accepted and placed on file and all Resolutions and ordinances Second we have a motion and a second on the consent agenda under discussion There's no discussion roll call, please bulk Bowers hi, Hannon. Hi, Hanna. Hi to me. Hi. Hi, Kittleson. Hi, Montemay or I rinse like hi Racer hi Samson. Hi, Vander wheel. Hi, Versey. Hi, Wonkman and born hi 15 motion carries Reports of officers to 2316 by the city clerk submitting various license applications President Kittleson Need a motion to accept a motion. I'd like to make a motion to accept and file And approve the licenses Still second we have a motion in a second Accept and file and approve the licenses under discussion There's no discussion roll call, please Bowers. Hi Hammond hi Hanna hi to men hi Kittleson hi Montemay or I rinse like hi racer. Hi Samson. Hi Vander wheel. Hi, Versey Hi, Wonkman. Hi, Warren. Hi and bulk 15 eyes motion carries 2317 through 2327 to be referred Ordinance is introduced three 2328 through 2324 with the exception of 2332 to be referred 2332 will lie over until the next councilman Report of committee 62335 by law and licensing recommending denying taxicab driver's license number 8936 based upon her record of violations and public safety concerns vice president Rindfleisch Thank you, your honor. I asked the report a committee be accepted and adopted We have a motion in a second to accept and adopt Thank you, your honor. The applicants was denied based on the record of violations And some new history that came to light after her application. So the committee decided to deny at that point Thank you vice president Rindfleisch under discussion There is no discussion roll call, please Hammond hi Hanna hi to men hi Kittleson hi Montemay or I rinse like hi racer. Hi Samson. Hi Vander wheel up staying Versi hi Excuse me born hi bulk and bowers 14 eyes one abstention motion carries 2336 by public works recommending filing document submitting a communication from the Gus Macker Tournament chairman requesting that the boys and girls club Be granted permission to host 2011 Gus Macker three-on-three basketball tournament at DeLand Park on August 47th and approving the request Public works Alderman born Thank You Mayor Ryan. I move that the report of committee be accepted and adopted second We have a motion in a second to accept and adopt under discussion There is no discussion roll call, please Hanna hi Heidemann hi hi Kittleson hi Montemay or hi Rindfleisch hi Racler hi Samson hi Vander wheel hi versi hi Wongamon hi Warren hi oh Bowers hi and Hammond hi 15 eyes motion carries Reports of committee seven 2337 by law and licensing recommending granting various licenses vice president Rindfleisch Oh, thank you, your honor I move that the report of committee be accepted and adopted and the license be granted We have a motion in a second to accept and adopt and grant the licenses under discussion There's no discussion roll call, please I know in I cut I Kittleson hi Montemay or hi Rindfleisch Racler hi Samson hi Vander wheel hi versi hi Wongamon hi Warren hi Bowers hi Hammond hi and Hannah hi 15 eyes motion carries 2338 by law and licensing recommending denying taxicab driver's license number 8954 based upon his record of violations Related to the licensed activity and his failure to include all relevant convictions on his application Vice president Rindfleisch. Thank you, your honor. I asked that I moved with the report of committee be accepted and adopted We have a motion in a second to accept and adopt Thank you. I believe that the description explains it all However, just to add that there were the convictions did include Burglary items and we felt that the public safety's interests not to grant a license to a test cab driver had burgerly was important Thank You vice president Rindfleisch. We have a motion in a second under discussion There's no discussion roll call, please Cough hi Kittleson hi Montemay or hi Rindfleisch hi Racler hi Samson hi Vander wheel hi Versi hi Wongamon Warren hi Bulk Bowers hi Hammond hi Hannah hi and Heidemann hi 15 Motion carries report of committee 8 23 Finance recommending entering into an agreement for consultative services from the Center for Political Science and Public Health Policy research from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater to perform a two-phase analysis for the city of Sheboygan Alderman Hammond, thank you your honor. I Move that the report of committee be accepted and adopted and the resolution be put upon its passage We have a motion in a second to accept and adopt to put the resolution upon its passage under discussion Thank you. We have Susan and Jolly from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater that are here to entertain any questions that the council may have on how the process may go their credentials those types of things so I would Ask that they'd be able to come forward and we have a motion to open the floor then motion open We have a motion in several seconds to open the floor all in favor say aye opposed ladies, please You may be you may want to be you never know We faced Councils before where our students have actually been on the council and so that's really turned about when you've got kids Who are in your classes, and then they're the ones asking you the question so I'm Susan Johnson, and this is my colleague jolly emory and We're from UW Whitewater, and we're going to talk about the project that we've been asked to propose Regarding some some help that we could provide for the city of shabuigan So I'm going to turn it over to my colleague, and she's going to give you some background on our center and also Talk about phase one of the project, and then I will talk about phase two and while she begins I'm going to pass out a folder for each of the council members that has Information about our center and also a copy of the presentation Okay, I have a couple lights up here, which I'm going to turn off for the moment If you know we'll go through the presentation, and then we'll have we'll entertain questions afterward if that works for everybody Okay, hi, I'm jolly and What Susan is passing out to you right now are packets that include information about us and about the center What we do at the center is we provide a variety of services to local governments Such as shabuigan. We've done two projects so far with Jamesville and the city of Whitewater We've been contacted by other cities to do a variety of projects But what our area of expertise is as a center is the construction execution analysis of survey results We also do evaluations, which means we evaluate existing programs We are capable of evaluating best practices so we can analyze organizations and organizational structure and We can also provide through that analysis some recommendations of organizational change if that's what Cities or other governments are looking for we also provide opportunities for undergraduate research That's a big push for us as a center at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater to give students the opportunity to get some hands-on experience We have a thriving public administration program. It's full of undergraduates, but they do go on many of them to either go to a graduate school to get their master's in public administration or they go immediately into some sort of City administrative type of job or other types of public administration positions With respect to the first phase of the program What we plan to do and there's some description in there, too But phase one is basically first learning some history about the city of Sheboygan what your organizational structure is I know that you have several departments and Susan and I did a little bit of homework trying to figure out What the organizational structure is of the various departments and agencies within the city? Excuse me We didn't find a lot of information online So the first part would be gathering information from various people within the city who could provide us with Some sort of charts that might show us what the flow of information is communication Whether they're hierarchically arranged or if they're more lateral In that respect and then what we also plan to do because sometimes there are a little bit of differences or Reinforcement perhaps is talk to directly interview directly people in a variety of positions in city government here So we would talk to the key stakeholders in a variety of the agencies that you have and then also you know people who are Sort of at the street level so to speak and we also are interested in doing some focus group Evaluation gathering some data in that way then what we would like to do after we gather all this information so the historical data the current data with regard to your operations and then the Feedback that we get the interviews and the focus group is to do an analysis And provide you with a thorough analysis of what is taking place in terms of your organization from there We would look at some best practices. There are a lot of Innovative ideas that are taking place in municipal governments throughout the country and so we would do some Comparisons with cities of similar size similar as similar as possible demographics and industry and the like and Provide you with Some recommendations based upon that In phase one. We'd also provide you of course with an electronic copy as well as hard copies of whatever analysis we Come up with and so Susan is going to talk to you now about phase two So phase two of the project involves a citizen Satisfaction survey and The goal of that would be to gain feedback on city services and also get an idea of what the residents of Sheboygan What they like what they don't like what they like to see changed perhaps What they're familiar with that the city offers and what perhaps you're offering that they're not aware of so we do a Whole range of things and coming up with a survey of the residents And so the first thing that we would do in very close collaboration with the city would be to come to put together the questionnaire And it's really important that we work in collaboration because you know your city Much better than we do obviously and so we're going to do our best to learn as much as we can but in terms of looking at the information that you want to together we would work with city staff and Council members etc to get a sense of what it is that you want to know from the citizen So we would design the questionnaire to identify citizen priorities and preferences and then move forward from there After we have the questionnaire Completed then we would move on to actual execution of the survey and what we will what we are planning on is a male survey That would and the preliminary numbers that we talked about were a sample size of 1500 people Male survey and the goal would be to get as representative a sample as possible of the city so 1500 as an initial mailing might all for a city this size But if you look at most polls the poll that just came out actually today in regard to People's views about the budget repair bill it had a sample size of 600 and something So what we're hoping is that we put a sample out We put a sample size out there of 1500 and then the average response rate tends to be between 10 and 25 percent So we can do things to strategize to try to get us up to where we're getting you know three or four hundred Responses back and then we want to ensure that that's a representative sample of the population and if it comes back But it's not a representative sample lots of times surveys. They skew older Sometimes they skew more female sometimes they skew Whiter and so we have methodology that we can use and we have these in the past to then make sure that whatever we get back We can adjust so that it adequately reflects the demographic distribution in the city of Suboigan and after the surveys are mailed out and then we get them back then we will engage in I'm entering all the data and then analyzing the data and when we've done this in the past We've basically turned the sort of just the very preliminary information back to the the city and said okay Here's the preliminary very preliminary data What else do you want to see and then at that point if you if you pick up on something you say hey We want to see we want to see why this group is saying one thing and another group is saying another thing or why are older people Filling one way we can then dig down in the data based on what it is that you're seeing from the initial look at the results And then we can go further and provide you what you want in in that regard and then we'll write up a formal report and Submit that to you and also provide a public presentation of the findings and then get Feedback and then once that process is over then we will produce a Final report and then we've also been asked to take phases one and two and Bring them together and so what we would do in that final report would be to take what we found in phase one of the project and then look at how that compares with What we found in phase two of the project and then roll that all up together in our final report that has general recommendations and observations based on what we found in both phases of the Presentation and then we'd be happy to come back up here and present to the council or present in other formats that You deem appropriate so for example when we worked with the city of We presented to their planning commission because we were helping them with their strategic plan And then we also presented to the full council and then we also came and we met we met with just the senior Administrative staff so we did the three presentations for Whitewater okay as one example, so I'm gonna leave we were asked to speak a few minutes So I'm gonna now end my presentation and tolly and I are happy to take all of your questions Okay Thank You professors Do we have any questions from the council you can buzz in at any time here? Alderman bulk thank you, miss mayor If you could just talk for a minute. I was a big skeptic of this Survey and this recommendation in in finance committee But after talking to the two doctors if you could just talk about If you could just talk about your I was skeptical about why are we gonna have a couple of PhDs do organizational design work for us So if you could talk about that your background in that that would help Well, I've had both academic and applied background with regard to organizational behavior and organizational design as a graduate student I worked with someone at Emory University where I went to grad school and this was During welfare reform and so basically what we did was we studied Georgia and all the various partners involved in Welfare in Georgia and because of welfare reform as you all know W2, Wisconsin led the way kind of for all the change we worked with county and city governments to Help them understand Devolution in terms of policy and then how to make organizational changes so that they were more collaborative And then what we also did and this again is a little dated But we worked with we compared what was going on in Atlanta Which is an empowerment zone city that had to deal with welfare reform with other empowerment zone cities across the nation and so Looking again at agencies how they were changing their models in terms of organization and More with respect to welfare reform and collaboration on the academic side I've taught organizational behavior We have as I said before a public administration program at UW Whitewater I taught organizational behavior as a general organizational behavior class when I was at California State University Jealous which is where I was before I came here and I love Wisconsin. I'm so happy to be here as opposed to LA and So I've taught it from that perspective as a Organizational behavior course and then I teach here at UW Whitewater Course on criminal justice administration and much of what we do is look at organizational behavior So I've had both academic and applied Experience with respect to that My experience in this area is not as extensive as dr. Emery's but I Did some work with the city of Whitewater When they were first working on their strategic plan about five or six years ago and Kevin Brunner first became city manager He asked me to to how to work with them More as a town gown kind of thing so I wasn't I wasn't being paid I was just helping them and going in working with them on that and then also I coordinate our public administration program and my degrees from Northern Illinois University and I took some I worked with some faculty there when I was in my master's program and PhD program That were in the public administration program and so that's my background But clearly dr. Emery has more experience in in that regard and I hope to bring more to the survey side Thank you all the person left me Thank You. Mr. Mayor. I think it's wonderful that we're going to have an outside professional Group looking at us and telling us how we can do things better and the part that I especially like is The non-biased questionnaire because no matter how hard we all worked every one of our questions would be biased in some manner And I really think that's important To find out what the citizens truly like without the bias of myself or any one of us Asking the question and I'm also glad to hear that we're going to get some preliminary numbers and some preliminary Presentations, I think that's important so that we don't wait until autumn to get the final thick book I think the preliminary is very helpful Thank you all the person out there Alderman Hammond Thank You. Mr. Mayor To kind of dovetail with Alderman Montemare was saying is part of the reason we went down and visited with Jolly and Susan was to or vice versa The University of Wisconsin Whitewater was to We needed somebody that could give us an unbiased independent look But one of the things we've asked them to do is part of this is not to be nice is to be very hard and Give us recommendations that we can take and implement right away We've all been part of these studies where you give you they give you a binder and they stick it on the you stick it on The shelf and never to be seen again So that's what we're expecting out of this survey is kind of a Facts no-hold bar kind of of results that we can take and implement Just a quick question. We had discussed the timeline of one June for phase one Sometime August to have the survey done and the results to us. Is that something you feel is still achievable? I think with regard to phase one it depends upon how quickly the historical information gets to us and then the you know The current which we'd also get from our interviews. So setting that up So sometime in June whether or not we would meet that June one again is Predicated to some degree on getting that other information Certainly in terms of the survey that is very doable. So no concerns about that date It's just you know sometime in June June one will obviously be Predicated on how quickly you get the other information and the interviews completed. Great. Thanks And if you need testimonials that we can be not nice I can get you dozens I think from our end we should probably have a point person in the city For for you to go to if this is approved which we will do and I think he's sitting in this room Okay Okay, all the person kiddleson president kiddleson. Thank you mayor. Thank you I just wanted to say it was wonderful to visit with these ladies Um, it was a great visit to whitewater and the project in whitewater was in 2009 I believe correct and and what I like about and you did this also for the the Janesville police department. I get what I like is that the they stated that the project went so smoothly and And again as the other alderman have said that we are able to use the information that you're going to give us And I think that that's really So important that we're able to use that information that it doesn't sit on the shelf But that we can utilize it. So thank you Thank you president kiddleson alderman board Thank You very Ryan Dr. Emery can I notice you have a testimony Testimonial in here from the police chief over in Janesville And I'm just wondering if you could just run through a little bit how that process went with the police department and kind of what some of your recommendations were and I'm not you know I'm not saying that those recommendations are working should wake them But just give it some kind of an idea of the process how it went right not to be misleading that a survey was Done on behest to the chief of police who was fairly new to Janesville and what he wanted to do was get a sense of Really what the citizens in Janesville thought of the police department? So it was more of a citizen satisfaction survey than it was any sort of organizational change. So we didn't study The organization as much as we studied What kind of services they provide and what citizens thought with respect to the police department and their delivery of those services And where they thought Future problems might be and the kinds of things that they would like to see the police department Provide more of in terms of community outreach and those kind of things So it wasn't necessarily about their organization how it works, but we did give them some information with respect to How citizens perceived the police within various areas in the city so Thank you. Sure Thank You Alderman barn vice president rent flesh. Thank you, your honor Two-part question really just speaking to phone calls. I've received from constituents and their concerns really to like I said two part First is the 18,000 as an investment I'm being the taxpayers Investment, what can they expect to return? What kind of return can they expect on that investment? and the second product question is Also constituent based What exactly can you find out versus through a survey that we as elected officials who are in theory in tune with our Situants on unable to provide In terms, I'll ask I'll answer the the second question first as social scientists and I What we can do is kind of is is develop a tool that will help you gain Information from your citizens in an unbiased way as a couple people have have mentioned and also It's going to help us help you Look at yourself as it compares to other you know like size cities and things like that and and ask questions that other people have Asked in other places and it allows you to sort of set yourself and you know Where do you where do you see yourself in in comparison to other cities? And I think I think that it's a it's a fair question I mean to say well, you know, we were out there We talked to people all the time and how is it any different well in our survey methodology The idea is that we're going to try to do our best to get the best cross-section We can of Sheboygan and that might be the people who are contacting you for example They're probably very committed to the city and they have a big stake in the city but we're going to try to get a broader look at people in Sheboygan and Provide you with information that you might not be getting from people who stop you on the street or who pick up The phone and call you or who's might send you an email So I think that our sample is going to be better than kind of a man on the street You know what I mean or a phone call sort of thing in terms of the cost The the work is very well first of all the part of the money will go to higher students Okay, because this Jolly said we do higher students to help us with some of the research And then also with data entry and report preparation So some of that some of the money goes to higher students So it's part of our commitment to helping with undergraduate research and things like that also Some of the cost has to do with the with the distance And so we're factoring in some of the travel costs for us to come up here several times to do interviews and then also to to come and present the findings and things like that and then the work is it's very labor-intensive and so When we're doing things like you know data entry and analysis and report writing it it takes a lot of time and And so having done it, you know ever since I was in graduate school in the you know early 90s through now, there's just no quick way to quicker way to enter surveys and do the analysis and talk about it and do the research and so it's just it's a lot of labor, you know in a lot of hours and And I mean and we can we can say to you that you know We we have worked most recently with Jamesville and with whitewater and they were very you know happy with our work And we we do step on time so we don't have problems with You know not getting the stuff done and I feel that you know both the city manager and the police chief that we worked with would you know Offer more testimonials to to that so Please thank you. I have no doubt that the the 18,000 be well spent on the students. I guess the further question then is Explaining to those constituents. We're spending 18,000. What are we getting in return that will be worth more than 18,000? Okay, vastly more than 18,000. I'm sure but sure so one of the one of the things that we've been asked to do is to look at your Organizational structure and look at where there might be overlap for example, or look or we might be able to offer suggestions about Consolidation and things like that and so we don't want to come in here and recommend that you let a lot of people go But the fact is if we find a lot of duplication Then we might make some recommendations that might then lead to a restructuring that might lead to cost Significant cost savings in that regard if you're going to just determine to a limit eliminate positions through retirement or attrition or Restructuring so I think that in that regard it could end up being Quite a bit more, but that's going to be your decision to make after we make the recommendations there The survey because we're using scientific methods you could use that everything will belong to you after we're done It's yours. You've obviously paid for it. So that could be used for other purposes So perhaps, you know, you're seeking some sort of grant or something along those lines because it's a scientific survey You are more likely to get purchased from that than you would if it's based simply on anecdotal data, you know from a few citizens who have You know suggested something to you so it can have added value and as Susan said with regard to phase one it will certainly have Some Offer some savings because what we're looking at is efficiency Thank you Alderman Heidemann Thank you, ma'am. In light of what's happening in the state of Wisconsin right now, okay, and I can't imagine anybody wouldn't know what's going on Starting a survey doing this type of work now without knowing what the impacts are gonna be what might happen and maybe a week or two weeks Do you think that it makes sense to make a commitment to spend 18,000 on something that might be resolved through the state? You know, we're gonna be able no matter how it comes out There might be an opportunity for us to do more with the people that we have because of possible concessions or not Therefore then those citizens would say well now we have the money to pay for these services I'd rather be able to do that where you might say well, we don't you don't need that So I'm just kind of wondering whether we should be starting it now or should be holding this document and waiting for At least some things to come to rest in the state of Wisconsin You like to answer that I would like to at least make a comment. I Appreciate your concern Alderman Heidemann I think part of the challenge though is just what happened what's happening in Madison is not going to solve all the problems with our budget and What what the survey is going to help us do is be able to prioritize what services our Taxpayers want to see so when it comes to the budget and we have to say we have to cut or we have to do x y or z We know what's the most important thing to the citizens of Sheboygan And so I actually think it's probably more critical now with what's going on in Madison and what's going on with our budget because we're again Even if the budget repair bill goes through and his budget comes through we're not out of the woods yet That's not going to solve our entire budget issue. So Again, I that would be my response to it. Thank you. Thank you. Alderman Handman Alderman Heidemann. Is that Okay, I have a quick question you've spoken a lot on this about public administration and your Public administrator Students etc. We have a form of government in the city right now, which is mayor counsel. We don't have a city administrator Do you see a problem with that? It's a loaded question Want to be nice, this is a good time. I grew up in Chicago. This is a test. This is only a test I think that we're going to offer a fair evaluation and And look at different models and what like-sized cities do in terms of their government structure And if if if we look at it and we say maybe you need an administrator, then we're going to say maybe you need an administrator As a professor's that teach public Administrators do you see yourself as possibly being biased on that issue? Oh, no not at all because I mean that the The students that we teach are far from being administrators You know what I mean? They we're training them to to work in finance departments and personnel departments and as management analysts within within Management structure, but it takes a while before they become city managers In fact my my fluid is going to become a city manager soon And I mean from he graduated 10 years ago, so No, not at all and if it counts for anything I grew up in Chicago, too Thank you, that was a lot of question good answer Alderman Hammond, did you have something else? I actually I actually do have a couple comments You know regarding the question of you know, why can't we do it internally? It saw the editorial in the press I'm sure everybody else did About why could we do this you guys are popular and you've even been here yet You know, I think again the survey and the return on investment You know a lot of that comes down to us as a council. They're gonna make recommendations. We have to implement them But what they've been tasked with is to get to look at the efficiency and the effectiveness of how we deliver the services we deliver So I think the payback is going to be right there and be able to deliver more effective and efficient services And that doesn't necessarily mean massive cuts and we had that lengthy discussion We're not asking to come here and figure out where they can slash and burn It's how can we deliver the services we deliver more effectively and efficiently and again? The second thing on the survey is we don't know how to frame questions for surveys If we walked out right now and asked somebody what's the most important thing? It would probably be snow plowing and the summer it'll be grass cutting It'll be something based off of that They have the ability to frame the question in a way that's gonna eliminate those biases. So Hopefully that helps Thank you again Alderman Hammond Alderman bow. Thank you, Mr. Mayor I would not underestimate our ability to find bias in an unbiased survey I think that and this goes back to my colleagues. I'm disappointed that we're even having this conversation I think that we have We find ourselves having lacked either the political courage or the political clout to have made these decisions ourselves over the past year we have failed the mayor Put a lot of effort into what many but not quite half thought was a fine new structure for the city And it just didn't pass and and those of us on different committees have failed in the intervening eight months To come up with a better alternative. So we find ourselves in this position of Not having the will or the clout to proffer something new So we have to go to outside services. That's a position. I think we kind of find ourselves in and so given that I And again, I was a big skeptic in committee, but now I think this is a necessary alternative and with With my back and consumer research and a little bit of OD consulting $18,000 is a very very very Good opportunity financially for us So let me be clear not a fan that we have to spend it to begin with and think that it's a shame And I wish the next council would would would structure this and do this ourselves But lacking that this is probably a good way for us to spend our money and just one more comment Mr. Mayor if I don't know about all of them and right vice president Reinflish But I respect his his up-and-coming academic credentials and the experience that he's doing in class and after the election Given that you know if he should win. I think you'd add a lot to the conversation if you would involve yourself in it Thank you again Alderman buck Alderman Bowers Thank you Since this is coming before us now if this would have been last year next year But right now we're faced with at least a million dollar loss. Maybe two million dollar loss. I Think we're going to make a decision on this It should be up to the new council after the election for us to impose our will on them after that It's sort of putting the horse before the wheel so I myself will not vote for this But I think it's a good Good thing and and I think she wagon would would benefit from it But right now with the monetary things that are happening to us I don't see how we could vote on this right now. So I would put this off to the next council Thank You Alderman Bowers If I Just had one more thought after a Chairman him and spoke I would invite you to offer wholesale slashing and burning And I'll give you an example There are ideas.  I'm not advocating that I'm saying we should be open academics would be open to exploring that notion when there are cities that are our size that have That have half the size of a fire department that we do and then have volunteers or supplement that manpower in other ways So I would encourage you to disregard what he said and if you find better ways if you find comparable cities You're bringing us ideas. You're bringing us. You're hopefully as unbiased as you can be opinions And if those are hey, there are a lot of ways to do this service or that service in ways that are economically better Bring it please. Thank you.  No, sir still opportunity. No, sir Alderman With all due respect to my learned colleague back here during the conversation We did have in the interest of Transparency we did talk about things like outsourcing we did talk about you know reducing workforce But we also talked about cross-leveling we talked about efficiencies and effectiveness So we did not leave anything off the table, and I think it was very clear when we left that nothing I mean nothing is off the table Then I commend the wisdom of my learning Okay Yes, I this You know in my opinion This survey and these recommendations are more important now than ever We're going to be dealing with a million and a half dollars in Reduction in in money coming from the state We're coming into this next budget year with about a one point two million dollars structural deficit carrying over from last year So, you know we have somewhere, you know close to three million dollars to that that we need to make up now Granted we will get a big portion of that Through our employees paying into the Wisconsin retirement fund And we we have realized some savings through our insurance, which we will continue and we will have them paying more in insurance But I think this is more important now than ever that we get these recommendations before we go into this next budget cycle So I support it Do we have any other discussion? Thank you doctors you may sit down you roll call, please Kittlesen I Montemay or I Rinflaish hi Racelor hi Samson. Hi Vander wheel. Hi Versi. Hi, Wongamang Lauren hi bow bowers. No Hammond hi Hannah. Hi Heidemann no and cut 13 eyes to nose motion carries Moving on ordnance introduce 10 2340 to be referred Man matters laid over 11 2242 our own number 405 1011 by the city clerk Submitting a communication from Richard Hartman president of the shabuagan County Taxpayers Alliance Stating their position on the situation in Madison with regards to the state budget President Kittlesen. Thank you mayor. I move that the communication be filed Accepted accepted in file second. We have a motion next second to accept and file under discussion If there is none all in favor say aye opposed Motion carries 2234 resolution number 216 1011 by President Kittlesen supporting the Great Lakes Small Harbors Coalition and its vision of an annual dedicated Appropriation that maintains Great Lakes Harbor navigation channels and infrastructure requirements and the ongoing recognition and support for harbors that will maximize their economic benefit Enhanced quality of life and protect public safety President Kittlesen. Thank you mayor I would move that the resolution be put upon its passage We have a motion in a second to put the resolution upon its passage under discussion under discussion Could we call a Chad Pellichick from the planning department up to speak on this? I think he got some information today Thank you. This is a Non-fee membership with a group. That's kind of a Great Lakes based organization that's really pushing the federal government to Up the ante and the Corps of Engineers budget for dredging of harbors and right now is more No more crucial than any time for the city with a super fund project moving forward and the river dredging happening and if we don't We're really looking for support from the council to move to move in the direction of membership with this Non-profit organization that's been really lobbying Washington DC to get the Corps budget raised for Dredging the issue that we see here in the city is for 35 years the Corps has and dredged this harbor because of the Superfund designation So we're looking for you know this group to move in front and really lobby the federal government to be able to Get those dredging costs those dredging projects Included in their budgets and additional Revenues that that there is as we the mayor and I met with congressman Petri Today and really proposed to him that he needs to support this from a regional economic basis There's a program called the harbor trust fund That's a federal tax that Great Lakes Shipping companies pay and the revenues in that fund are going billions and billions of the expenditures are going down And they're not dedicating any money, but they're collecting the money So we're this is a group based out of Michigan And you know we feel as as we move forward with these dredging projects and getting depth back in our river that this Is a good thing Thanks, Chad Yeah, Chad and I had the opportunity to go up to the Corps of engineers office in Kiwani a couple weeks ago for a teleconference between all of the Corps of engineers offices on the Great Lakes We were fortunate enough that we were the only two people that showed up at our local Corps of engineers office So we moved way up the Corps of engineers dredging list But we need to get funding in order to do this which is why we met with congressman Petri We also Join the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence initiative Which the council approved this past year we have another meeting coming up in Chicago on Friday on that So I think if everything works out with our contacts with the Corps now with the aid of congressman Petri And we're going to be contacting senator senator Cole I believe that we're going to get The Corps of engineers in here to give us somewhere around 16 feet of water in the entire harbor Which is what we're looking for so but this this is a non Key type group doesn't cost us anything to join and just shows our Participation in it and moving things in a positive direction this fund has billions and billions of dollars, and they're not spending it so We look for approval on this Is there any discussion? There is no roll call, please Montemay or I win flesh. Hi racer. Hi, Samson. Hi, Andrew wheel. Hi, Percy Hi, Longamon. Hi, Warren. Hi, oh hours Hammond hi, Hannah Motion carries twenty two thirty five resolution number two seventeen ten eleven by Alder Persons Hammond bauk and Rindflash Authorizing a transfer of appropriations in the twenty eleven budget Establishing revenue and appropriation for the twenty eleven police training aids from the state Appropriation for equipment to connect W SCS to AT&T you've long needed Establish appropriation for upgrade of the HVAC mechanicals at Mead Public Library Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor I move that the resolution be put upon its passage We have a motion in a second to put the resolution upon its passage under discussion There's no discussion roll call, please Hi, Samson. Hi, Vander wheel. Hi, Percy. Hi, Longamon. Hi, Warren. Hi, oh hours Hammond, hi Hannah. Hi. Hi to men. Hi, cock. Hi, kiddleson. Hi, and Montemay or I fifteen eyes Motion carries twenty two forty general ordinance number fifty ten eleven by Alder Persons Hannah kiddleson Hannah kiddleson van de wheel and versi amending the 1975 municipal code so as to add the position of environmental engineer to the table of organization in the Department of Public Works for the city of Sheboygan Alderman Hammond Hannah, excuse me, Hannah Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move that the ordinance be put upon its passage second We have a motion in a second to put the ordinance upon its passage under discussion If there is no discussion roll call, please Racer. Hi, Samson. Hi, Vander wheel. Hi, Versi. Hi, Longamon. Hi, Warren. Hi, Falk. Hi, hours. Hi, Hammond. Hi, Hannah. Hi to men Hi, Katt. Hi, kiddleson. Hi, Montemay or. Hi, and Rindfleisch. Hi, 15 eyes Motion carries other matters turning the clean 2342 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2012 I've got it that goes for law and licensing 2343 is a communication from James Rinal reminding the council to drop Parking for the rest of the month of March after daylight savings time starts goes to public protection and safety 2344 submitting a communication from Aaron Brault and Nemshoff and Paul Weaver Requesting approval to host Sheboygan first and only Olympic distance USA T sanctioned triathlon on Saturday, August 13th on the South Street district That also goes to PPNS and to public works 2345 is a communication from the early Bird Rotary Club requesting permission to hold their annual lobster boil and fountain park on Friday, July 22nd Referred to public works 2346 is a summons and complaint in the matter of U.S. Bank National Association ND versus May-y-vu at all Goes to risk management 2347 is a communication from Richard Hartman inquiring about the needed appointments for the government structure that lies over 348 is an arrow by the building inspection department submitting the reported building inspection department for the month of February 2011 will be referred to public protection and safety 2349 is an arrow by the redevelopment authority Advising that at their meeting today at noon They're recommending approval of the new ground lease and termination agreement According to the term set forth in the draft documents with the understanding of the final details are worked out by city staff And if there are any material changes to either document the document come back to the redevelopment authority And that lies over Okay, we are going to be going into closed session We are going to be going off the air and will not return this evening We will take the the voted open session However, we will not be back on the air for those folks watching at home Alderman Hannah. Did you have something? Two-minute break can't do anything in two minutes. We'll make it a five-minute break Can we have the motion to go into closed session president kiddleson everybody make the motion to convene and close session under the Exemption contained in section 19.85 one e Wisconsin statutes for the purpose of deliberating regarding the termination of various agreements and new leases relating to the proposed sale By great wolf to Claremont new frontier of the Blue Harbor Resort where competitive and bargaining reasons require a closed session And for the purpose of deliberating the purchasing of public property where competitive and bargaining reasons require a closed session Thank You president kiddleson We have a motion in a second all in favor of going into closed session Roll call please on the closed session Motion carries we are in closed session everybody Please clear the council chambers at the exception of attorney Resemius can stay he has an interest in party and department heads of the city


If you see the world from a super major's perspective, ExxonMobil's or any others, the basic problem is that resource nationalism in the Middle East has locked you out of the great oil pools that, you know, the prize documented they used to own in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Iran, elsewhere. And resource nationalism is spreading all over the world, and most capable states have developed around state oil companies to either control or strongly influence what they have. So if you want to own oil and gas, and that's the business model, equity oil, you basically have two choices. Either you stay in the free market west where property rights are available to everybody and there's no complication but there's not been a lot of oil and gas growth until very recently or you go to weak states which don't have enough strength to build their own state oil companies, their own capacity or force you to act as a contractor. And so that's a kind of a strange footprint in the world. On the one hand, in the confident free market west, competing as an entity inside a democracy with, you know, outsized influence perhaps, but you're still a player in a system. And on the other hand, this disproportionate weight, I mean, a country like Chad, which I visited for the research, you know, a fourth world country, really a benighted place. Fortunately only 11 million people there, but that's 11 million people. And the entire U.S. budget to aid Chad, aids, food, everything, it's like maximum $10 million a year. The royalty and tax check that Exxon cuts to the authoritarian leader, let's politely call him, in 2006-2007 was circa $750 million.  And what then is the international system? We could go to 100 conferences around Washington about development aid in which the subject would be how to allocate the $9 million that the U.S. bilaterally supplies to Chad. And we would never even know or recognize or have a conversation about the $750-$800 million check that's actually shaping the whole political economy of that country. So that's what interested me. And as journalism it seemed like really exciting, though I'm not sure I've succeeded in transmitting that on the page, but that actually was my experience of it.


Number 10 then. Here we go. Uless Mikkelsen, Trezeyer and Holder on the inside. Takes it up now. What a start from Holder. He's charged out of there. Tied between Mikkelsen and Holder. Mikkelsen's been terrific so far this evening. He had a smashing win early on, but Holder determined to stay out in front. Tied going into turn number three. Certainly coming through into third place. It's Bülis Uella smashing win last time and he's right on the pace once again with Trezeyer, Matjes. Trezeyer, the reserve rider for France. Bound the back, but Jack Holder now settling in front, looking fast. He was quickest in practice and this is what Australia need. They turn. It was a fantastic opening lap from Jack Holder, really, is stretching out a lead. They got awfully close with Mikkelsen on that opening lap and this race has sailed down now with Bülis. They're in third place ahead. Of course, most importantly, the French rider there, which has crossed their reserve. They've responded well here with Bülis. He has been sparkling for them, but the team are straight around him from with Jack Holder. Looking good here. They're just going to close the gap and margin. Not a lot on Denmark. It's not a disaster with second place there. Go to four points. They're going to have to keep battling awfully hard. And Finland now is a stretch in that lead once again over France. But certainly on the opening lap there was a real tussle down the back straight between the two top teams. Australia and Denmark with Jack Holder prevailing and he wins his first race of the evening. Well, good for him. Bülis, pretty much a month there again. It turns out you heard the reserve switch from France. So three points for Australia with Jack Holder. Two points for Denmark with Mikkelsen. One point for Finland with Attie Bülis. He's got four out of his last two riders. Mathias, so there's a miss out on lead number 10. Tough first lap here. Yeah, it was a tough first lap. Very, very close. Mikkelsen makes a pretty good start there from three. Jack Holder right around again. Another rider with his back wheel on the white line. He won't have to pay a penalty for that. But he was very, very close. T-Y was awfully close coming into that corner. As Jack Holder there runs across. Just nudges, I think, at the front wheel of Mikkelsen. And Bülis there looking to creep up the inside almost does so. But look how close it is here. Dirt deflector there just rubbing on the front wheel of Mikkelsen couldn't get a lot tighter than that.


The horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty hyo silver, the Lone Ranger. With his faithful Indian companion, Tuttle, the daring and resourceful Masked Rider of the Plains led the fight for law and order in the early western United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. A lot of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the Great Horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again! The Lone Ranger and his faithful Indian companion, Tuttle, had been in the saddle for many hours on their way to the town of Boestring. They were about five miles from their destination when they saw a small ranch house. The house and outbuildings were in need of repair, but the windows of the house were clean and there were drawn shades inside the windows. The masked man and the Indian grew rain and dismounted at a water trough. It stood at one side of the house. This is a chance to give our horses a drink and plenty thirsty. I wonder if anyone lives here. There's no sign of life. Well, the horses drink, I'll look around. A man inside the house gripped a repeating rifle and watch beneath a drawn window shade. He saw the masked man examine a hen house and pig pen, then moved to a small garden patch outside the ground. The man hurried out the front door of the house and continued watching the newcomers around the corner of the building. Tuttle, there have been many people here within the past couple of hours. You find footprints in the garden? Yes, a lot of them. And they must have been made recently because the trampled down crops are still green and fresh. Everything about the place shows signs of recent use. Yet I found no hands in the chicken house, no pigs in the pig pen, no horses in the corral. Me wonder if anyone in the house. I'll wrap on the door, we owe thanks for the water. Stand still, you're covered. Man up front, near corner. Hands up, both of you. All right, do as he says, Tom. That shot was just a warning to let you know I mean business. Make a pass for your guns now, bang rifle slugs through your hides. What do you want of us? Mister, the minute I saw you wearing that mask, I figure you were the answer to my problem. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll be glad to discuss it when my hands are loaded. No, you don't, keep them up. Turn around. Face the other way while I take your guns. You too, engine. A rifle's an awkward weapon to cover two minutes close range. I said turn around. Now listen to me. You have lots to learn. I'm trying to teach you. Well, of all...   I told you to turn around. And I haven't obeyed. Well, are you going to shoot? For an instant, the man was speechless. He held his rifle pointed at the Lone Ranger's chest while his eyes met those behind the mask. It was the chance that Toto wanted. The Indian moved fast. Me, get him out. He brought one hand down on top of the rifle barrel. The bullet kicked up dirt at the Lone Ranger's toe. Me, take the rifle. You, you, there. Toto leaped back in possession of the rifle. The rancher started forward, but found himself gripped by the mask. Hold it. I'll take it easy. Continue our talk without further threats of sudden death. You rat-engine! Is it your name on the gatepost? What if it is?  Yes, I'm Jeb Grundy. And if you came to rob me, you're in for a disappointment. I'm cleaned out. I've taken everything I own, including the furniture from the house. Who cleaned you out? Half the people of Boestring. It was all done legal. It was an auction sale. Oh, so that's it. They left my rifle, my army bugle, and some clothes. Well, your engine pal has a rifle. Go inside and take the rest. Make it a clean sweep. Jeb, we're not here to rob you. What did you mean when you said you thought I was the answer to your problem? That mask. I figure there's a reward posted for you. That's why you tried to capture me? Naturally. Well, Jeb, you wouldn't have collected a dime. I'm not a thief. You needn't lie to me, mister. I don't care. Have you ever heard of a man called the Lone Ranger? The Lone Ranger? You? Then you have heard of me. Colonel Miles talked about you. So did Colonel Gates. I was butler for them both. I know them well. You must be Tonto. That's right. Oh, gosh, I'm... Sorry I mistook you for an outlaw. That's all right, Jeb. It's a common mistake. I thought I might collect a reward enough to buy back few more things. Return his rifle, Tonto. Uh-huh. Yeah. Oh, thanks. Were your things sold to satisfy a death? Yes. See, when I came out of the army, I wanted to farm a piece of land. The bank owned this property. They'd taken it on a mortgage. They rented it to me, and I... I brought furniture from the east. My folks had left me. Oh, but you don't want to hear my story. Please go on. Well, I needed cash to buy workhorses and a few hogs and chickens. Some seed and tools to plant a wheat crop. I borrowed the cash from the bank and signed a note. I figured it'd pay back the money when I harvested and sold my wheat. It was a bad year for wheat.  There was no rain. The crop wasn't worth cutting. Oh, well, that's the story. The bank wanted the money, so we held an auction. Did you raise enough to pay the debt? Yes, but I had to sell everything to do it. Even the furniture I brought here and... and even solitaire. Solitaire? My army horse. We were together all through my years in the army. Why, he knew my bugle calls as well as any soldier. You brought him out of the army with you? Yes. His leg went bad, and he was going to pay the debt. He went bad, and he was going to be shot. I persuaded the colonel to spare his life until I was mustered out. I brought him here then, took care of his leg, treated him with packs and rubbed it and worked it careful till it was just as good as new. And then... Then today he was sold. I sure hope he doesn't know that he was bought for only $10. Is that all? Yeah. A youngster bid for him. I reckon everyone wanted to see the youngster get him. So no one bid up the price. Do you know who bought him? A kid from Bow String. His name's Billy Winters. Billy. An 11-year-old boy with a turned-up nose and faculet. Oh, yeah. You know him? No jab, but I knew his father. He died a year ago.  He said they were living in Bow String. Todd and I were on our way there to see how they were doing. Well, I'll say this. Billy did all right at the auction. He bought Solitaire for only $10. And that included the saddle. Billy Winters was the proudest boy west of the Mississippi when he drew rain in the yard behind a small house in Bow String. Walter, fellas. Stay there, boys. He dismounted, then patted the powerful neck of the big black horse. Oh, golly Solitaire, you're the finest horse in the world. Billy! Mom! Mom, come here! Please hurry! Where did that horse come from? Mommy's mine. I bought him. Oh, no. It's true, Mom. You... You bought this horse? Well, yes. I went to the auction in Mr. Barker's wagon. You said it'd be all right to go. Yes, dear, but I never...  It was your money, Billy. You saved every penny of it, but... Well, you only had $15. I bought the horse for $10, Mom, and I have $5 left to pay his entry fee. Entry fee? Sure. I'm going to enter Solitaire in the Brig Frontier Day Race. I'll do it this afternoon. Oh, Billy. Oh, he's strong, Mom. He's one of the strongest horses in the whole Army. Mr. Grundy said so. He's the man who sold him. He was a bugler in the Army, and Solitaire was his horse. Oh, golly, isn't he a beauty? And brave, too. The scar is where he's wounded by a bullet. Son, where are you going to keep your horse? And how can you afford to feed him? Mr. Barker said I might keep him in the livery stable, and I'll work there to pay for his food. Oh, golly, Mom, wouldn't it be fine if Solitaire won the race? Billy, the strongest and fastest horses in the state will be running in that race. Oh, sure they will. That's why the price is so big. Wouldn't it be great if Solitaire won that $500? Yes, Billy. Now you'd better come into supper. Mom, would $500 be enough to open your restaurant? Oh, Sonny, would it? Yes. Well, you hear that, Solitaire? If we win the Frontier Day race, we'll give the price to Mom. Then she'll have the restaurant she wanted. Come on, Billy.  The Lone Ranger and Tonto made camp in the woods near the town of Boestring. The Indians spent the evening in town asking a few questions and listening to snatches of conversation when he returned to the camp at midnight. He found the last man waiting for a report on the scouting expedition. Me hear plenty talk about wife, son, Jim Winter. You did. Ah, boy and a war horse in race. The Frontier Day race. That's right. He'll be matched against the best horses within 100 miles of town. Ah, that's why men laugh. Them say Solitaire, good name for horse. Him run all alone far behind all others. That would break Billy's heart. Ah, but him tell everyone Solitaire win prize. And him give prize to Mother to open restaurant. Oh, then she couldn't have been left very much when her husband died. Well, her make bread, cakes, sell to people in town. I see. Tonto, did you see the horse? No, no, me not see him. From what Jeb Grundy said, the horse has strength and courage. Well, you not think horse have chance to win race? Little chance of it I suppose. But I would like to see the horse. Well, horse and livery stable. Maybe we go there in morning. I wonder if Solitaire is as good as Jeb claims. The lone ranger had no need to ride into town to see the retired war horse. Because Billy was in the saddle at daybreak. He rode out of town and across a level stretch of plain near the edge of a woods. The masked man and Tonto heard the passing hoof beats in their camp and the boys' voice shouting. Tonto, did you hear this? Ah, boy called Solitaire. Come on. The two men hurried through the trees to the edge of the woods. They saw the boy guiding the big horse back and forth. The big horse responded to the boy's commands, but not too willingly. It walked and ran first in one direction then another. The masked man watched in silence for some time. Then turned to Tonto. Tonto, that horse is strong. Ah, but him not very fast. He's holding back, but notice the leg action in the muscle play and see the way he holds his head. That's a proud horse, Tonto. Maybe him good war horse, but not race horse. The frontier day race is a long one. Courage, stamina and strength will count for more than great speed. You think Solitaire got chance to win, race? I don't know about that, but I'm sure of one thing. If Solitaire puts his heart into that race, he'll not finish last. Boy, pretty small. He'll undoubtedly be the lightest rider that will be in his favor. And between now and frontier day, he might be taught how to ride in a race. Kimusabi, you maybe teach him plenty. If at the same time, Jeb could help with the horse, I... Tonto, we'll do it. We'll try to help Solitaire and Billy win that race. And we'll ask Jeb Grunny to do the same. Ride to his ranch. He's still there asking to come back with you. Ah, me go. While you're gone, I'll talk to Billy. The curtain falls on the first act of our lone ranger adventure. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. All to continue. When Tonto grew rain at the house where Jeb Grunny lived, he saw the former soldier coming down the porch steps with a blanket roll slung over his shoulder. I'm back here. A lone ranger sent me. Him say, maybe you help horse win frontier day race. You mean to say Silver's been entered in that race? No, not Silver. Oh. Billy Winters enters Solitaire in race. Solitaire? I wonder if he could do it. He's plenty strong. He's got lots of heart, but tell me how to reach your camp. I'll be there as soon as a double time march can bring me. Right, double on scout. Kino, let's start traveling. If Solitaire is going to run a race, he has a lot to learn. In the meantime, the lone ranger had mounted Silver and joined Billy Winters on the level plane. The boy was at first a little frightened, but the mask man soon won his confidence. His admiration of Solitaire won Billy's heart. He's a fine horse, Billy. I've been watching you ride him. Well, you know my name. Yes, you see, I knew your father. You did? Yes. In fact, I once gave him a Silver bullet as a souvenir. That Silver bullet? Oh, golly. He always carried it. And he told me a lot about the man who gave it to him. About you. Jiminy, you're the lone ranger. That's right. Then this must be Silver. Yes. I hear the Solitaire is going to run a race. Yes, sir. And I'm going to ride him. Have you ever ridden in a race? No, but I'll stay in the saddle, and I know that Solitaire will do his best to win. There are ways that you can help him. There are? Yes, indeed. You see, if he starts too fast, he'll be tired before the finish of the race. You must know just when to let him go. Well, I don't know anything about that. I'd like to teach you. Would you? Would you really? I'm camped in the woods nearby. Now, if you were to bring Solitaire here every morning, we might work together. You really think my horse has a chance to win? Billy, let's think of nothing else. Before Billy left the open plane, he promised to keep secret from everyone but his mother, the fact that the masked man was to help him learn to ride in a race. The following morning, there was another surprise for Billy and for Solitaire as well. Jeb Grundy was on hand when the boy and the horse appeared on the plane at sunrise. Whoa, there, fella. Stay there, boy. Hi there, Billy. Mr. Grundy. And old Solitaire. Hello, you old war horse. Looks like you're glad to see me again, eh? Come on, I'll take it easy.  We've been apart only a couple of days. Is he going to take Solitaire away from me? Why, no, Billy. Solitaire is your horse. Sergeant Grundy is here only to help us prepare for the race. Climb aboard that saddle, Billy. Let's see how you and Solitaire work together. Solitaire seemed eager to show his former owner that he was as good as ever. He showed more speed and fire than on the previous day. He behaved like a colt, cutting and turning sharply and dashing at breakneck speed for short distances. Come on, Sergeant! Jeb, you think he'll be bothered by the leg that was injured? Oh, that shouldn't bother him. But you never can tell. We'll plan exercises to build up strength. A systematic training began for the boy as well as the horse. Early every morning, Billy rode from town to the plane where his friends were waiting. There were carefully planned exercises to harden muscles and build stamina. There were hard runs paced by sculptor Silver over a distance that was increased from time to time as the boy and horse grew stronger. After every workout, there was a careful cooling off and a rubdown with special attention to the horse. People began crowding boasterings several days before Frontier Day. They came from far and near to join in the fun and take part in the games and contests. Hotels were jammed. Many people slept on the ground at the edge of town. The cafes did a land-off as business. Me? I'm in the Bronx Boston Contest. I aim to try bulldogging. Well, I don't hang out to throw a bull.  Ha! Maybe I'll win a Sophie Pillar. There was talk of nothing, but a lot of fun. You feel it? There was talk of nothing but Frontier Day and most of the talk dealt with the biggest event of all, the Frontier Day race. I hear the Bar-K has a horse that'll run the legs off any. I saw the Bar-K pretty. Doggone lot of horse. Jackson figures to repeat last year's win with his big rake. Jackson has no chance. I'm looking for that horse and me and Tuck to make a good round. A big day arrived. It was a day full of activity punctuated by salutes from the cannon that stood before the courthouse as a war relic. The contest ran off with no more than the usual confusion and argument until it was time for the final event, the big race. Billy and all the other contestants and their horses were gathered in front of the courthouse. Billy's mother and Tonto were with the boy. Now, Billy, be careful. Don't fall. Oh, Billy, stay and saddle him all right. Uh, Jones? The course is forked by flanks. You all know what it is. Straight ahead out of town across the plains to the turning point, where there'll be a judge's station. Remember, Lone Ranger and Jeff, watch from woods. Good luck, son. Line up, sir. Get in line, Billy. Remember all? The horses steadied. The crowd was silent. Riders and horses were tense. And then he and Solitaire were jostled hard on both sides. The boy fought to hold his seat. The man had said, Put the start during the scramble for position. Hang on. Solitaire will handle the situation. Solitaire was used to milling horses in battle. Horses that bumped him were bumped right back. After the start, the race was settled to a steady gate. Billy's instructions had been drummed into his brain during the hard weeks of training. He heard that voice as if the masked man stood right at his shoulder. Let the other horses set the pace. Try to stay in third or fourth position for the first half. We're in town and thundering along the grassy plain close to the woods where the lone ranger at camped. This is where we trace, Solitaire. You know this round.  Third or fourth position, Billy. The boy was riding ninth. Come on, Solitaire. Two men watched from the woods. The lone ranger and Jeb Grundy. Ninth position. He's doing his best, Jeb. Pace is faster than I figured. Mighty fine horses in that race. I wish we could help. Wind whipped Billy's hair and dust bit into his face. He leaned forward, his mouth close to Solitaire's ear, and spoke words of encouragement. We'll do it, old boy. Those others aren't as strong as you. At the turning point, Billy was in the same position with nine fine horses ahead. Try to stay in third or fourth position until you reach the three-quarter mark. The three-quarter mark was just ahead and Billy still ran ninth. At the three-quarter mark, call him the horse for all he has. That's for you to take the lead. You're already doing your best, Solitaire, but you must do better. Great-hearted horse was willing. He tried to give more, but he had little reserve and speed. He passed two horses. There were seven still ahead. The horses were thundering past the woods, and then a big white stallion burst into view with two men riding. It was silver. The lone ranger was in the saddle, and behind the saddle rode a soldier. It was Jeb in his old uniform, and he had his bugle. Solitaire heard the bugle sounding charge. It was the old familiar call to action. It was his beloved master back in battle. If Solitaire could have spoken, he would have said, hang on, Billy, we're going. There was a surge of speed from muscles that had found new strength. Solitaire passed two horses, then a third.  The war horse dashed past another. It was the Bar-K favorite. He was closing on the leaders, and the town was just ahead. A red, a gray, and battle-scarred Solitaire were neck and neck, battling for the lead at the edge of town. Buildings flashed fast. Billy could see the finish line. His friends, his mother. Then Solitaire heard the bugle once more. A final spurt carried him to the front. Fine riding, Billy. The greatest race I ever... Billy lay in bed. He was tired, but his cup of happiness was full. Beyond the open door of his bedroom, his mother and Jeb Grundy had been talking for some time. The boy had been listening to the conversation. Finally, he heard his mother say, But, Mr. Grundy, Billy really feels that you're entitled to half of the prize for that race. Oh, no, ma'am, I wouldn't touch a cent of that money. Billy wants you to use it to open a restaurant. And so do I. Why do you want me to open a restaurant? Well, uh... Well, you'll need a handyman around a place like that. And when it comes to waiting on table or building shelves or cooking, I'm downright handy.  I'd even loan you my bugle to hang outside. So you could name it the Bugle Call Cafe. Jeb Grundy, are you asking for a job? Yes, I'm. A job that'll keep me close to Solitaire and young Billy. He's a great boy. Bugle Call Cafe? Well, that's a splendid name. And there'll be a lot of carpet to work. Let me show you my plan. You may have some suggestion. Billy smiled in the darkness. He knew the future was secure. Once more, he seemed to hear the voice of a masked man close to his ear. When fine people like you and your mother and Jeb Grundy were together, Billy, everything is sure to be all right. Thanks, Lone Ranger. This is a feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated, created by George W. Trendle, produced by Trendle's Cambell Mure Incorporated and directed by Charles D. Livingston. Tonight's drama was written by Fran Stryker. The part of the Lone Ranger is played by Brace Beamer.


Um, the lighting is a little weird in my art room because it's cloudy outside. Let me put a few more lights on. Hang on. Did that help or no? Helped a little bit. I don't know. My forehead's still shiny. Um, for 2020 what we've been calling project pan art supply style and we are going to continue something similar into 2021. Um, and we're going to use the hashtag use it or lose it. For 2021 we're going to air a video I'm hoping for like around the 15th or so every month and we're going to review, um, in the prior month what we used up or what we decided to let go because we're not going to use it and all of those things. So for the end of 2020 up until today and today is the 6th of January. I should know this. Um, I have a pile of stuff to show you and one of my reasons for filming this so early and not waiting a few more days is because my box, my discard box is just completely jammed and overflowing and dropping everywhere. Um, and a few other things I want to go over with you including something about this box, but we're going to start with a discard box first. I am really trying to let go of most of my craft kind of paints. Um, there's nothing wrong with them. I just find that most of the time I'm not doing crafty things. I'm using them in my art journals and if they are your traditional craft paint, um, or more inexpensive sort of journaling paints, they are a satin or glossy shiny finish when they're dry and anybody who's done a lot of art journaling knows that those are the kind of paints that stick to each other when you close your journal. You have to coat them with clear gesso or wax pages or something and I've just found that it's easier to get a matte finish paint. Um, you don't have to generally do any of those things to it when you close a journal when it's dry and it's easier to draw over and doodle over, um, because of the matte finish. So, um, I have been transitioning to those paints for about a month or more now and one, two, three, four, five, six, forty-two, three, four, five, forty-six, forty-seven, and this one, which is stuck, uh, forty-eight, that have got to go. I also have a container of modeling paste that is so dry. It's so dry. It's, oh, it's a rock. It's not reconstitutable. It's got to go. I have been saving paint skins from acrylic pours. I have so many of these now and I've saved some really pretty ones that I'm going to use to make jewelry or something. These have got to go. Nobody in the right one is going to want them there, the color of mud. And then we have a few things that I'm going to put in a purge box that I'm going to let go of because I don't want to throw away. Okay, when I've done these purge boxes in the past, they've been primarily art supplies with a little bit of art thrown in. Right now, going forward until I get rid of what I need to get rid of, they are going to be primarily artwork and things from the Etsy shop with a little bit of supplies thrown in. So it's going to be, the balance will be shifted the other way. I'm going to open that other box that's open and shove some artwork in it if I can. That's the one with the Xyron in it and the large Xyron and I still have that box. And if anybody wants it, it's got the large Xyron in it. And I think one refill of something, I don't remember what. Anyway, the supplies I wanted to get rid of that were in the discard box. There are some printouts. So you know, when I'm working on artwork or printing things for the Etsy shop or doing things for the Etsy shop, I need to print a sample to photograph. And so I have some skyscrapes photographs. I'm going to put them in the bottom. I've got some random pictures, memes, pictures of artwork cutouts of some of my little things that actually at some point turned into stickers. Some collage paper books. Does anybody remember back in Crazy Island Family when we did these sort of match books of collage papers? I have so many of these. What I've been doing, I've saved them all. I've been going through them and I've been using what I can and I'm inspired to out of them. And if there's anything left like in this one, and I've shoved a few things in the back, I'm going to put the rest of it in a purge box so somebody else can use it rather than throw it away. These are some similarly liked items that I made out of greeting cards. And so I would take an old Christmas card and a bunch of random packaging papers and found papers and sew them in and make sort of a little collage paper book that I would tear bits out of when I'm working in my journals. This is one that I've used as much as I want to out of it.  And so that's going to go in here. Snowflake cutting waste. So much of this from December daily. So that's going in here along with some snowflakes that I didn't use. So those are going in here. Some magnetic bookmarks, picture frame, two little books I made out of yoga for your brain, zen-tangle cards. And this is original edition and totally tangled edition. You know what? I haven't used these in years and most of the time if I want to do some sort of zen-tangly kind of thing, you can just look it up on Pinterest. I don't need to have these in my arm room so they can go away. Some winter scrapbook and papers from again the December daily that I pulled out what I want and the rest is going to not ever probably be used. So it needs to go. A little journal that needs to go because I'm not going to use it. And some a package of bits and pieces that were in the box for the December daily. Some wrapping paper, some ribbons, some stickers, some die cuts, some little bits of paper, painted paper that I'm not going to use and I'm so the whole pack is going in there. So I have some watercolor paintings I'm going to put in this one from an online class and I don't really teach anymore. They're the samples. I've got some stencils. These are original stencils that I made that when I first started making stencils. These are cut out of plastic folders. Some cut my hand, some cut with my silhouette, which I no longer own. I'm going to let these go. Okay, so we've got some artwork, original artwork of mine from 2008, 2009. Different things, a couple of them in the box without the Xyron because there's more room in there. There's all pen drawings, all kinds of things. You can see more about this purge and what's in here in the vlog for the week of third until the ninth, I think. I'll put the link below. We've got some ribbon and trims. This is the same kind of trim I used for tote bag handles when I made my daily drawing bag into a tote bag. Again, I'll link the video down below. I used this exact trim to make the handle. It's been in the Etsy store for a while and it hasn't sold. I'm going to put one in the box with the Xyron. I'm going to put the rest in the other box because it's got way more room. I also have some large, some wide grogling ribbon. I think this box is just about full. Okay, I have some metal, some cut metal. These will cut by my dad. A star shape and then some letters. This journal book by Floriboli that I've never used. It's been in my collection a really long time. It's a beautiful book filled with some of her artwork. It's really a gorgeous book and with space to do some writing and journaling, so following her prompts. That's going to go in the box. Again, I'll try to link it down below. I didn't have a jelly plate, so I used a piece of acrylic. A really long story. You can watch the video. I didn't know what a jelly plate was. I made a few prints that way and I have all of them up until now. This is one that is going to be a signed dated print. A one of one and it is a blue nude and this is from 2012. I don't know if I can get these in here. There are some big portraits. Anybody remember when I did the portrait painting with my toes? I don't know if I can get these in here because I don't think these are going to roll. I have some really big, some abstract watercolor landscape. I mean acrylic landscapes. There are some portraits on Verlap. Here's some more small ones. There's a whole bunch of small ones. There are some pencil drawings. There's another practice nude that I did at a later date. These aren't from the original batch. And they're not. Some of this work is signed and some of it's not signed. And to be honest, there's so much of it I really don't have. I'm not going to be able to go back and sign the stuff that's not signed. So hopefully you're all okay with that. Some of it's good. Some of it's not so good. That's not so good. Some of it you're going to want to get and maybe just cut up for a journal page. Cover, paint over it. I don't know what you're going to want to do with it. Okay, found some stuff. This is alcohol inked clear plastic that I use for all kinds of mixed media purposes. So we're going to like that though. If you've been following my channel for a while, you know I do a lot of art paper clips. So I actually have some packs of some of the paper clips that I use. We're going to put a few. I'm going to make a third box. So we're going to put a few in each box. I'm going to set some aside. I also have some art brittle, which is clear resin filled with glitter and metallic foil flakes and things and different like kind of broken pieces that you can again use on mixed media or your journals or paper clips.  So I'm going to put a couple of those in this box and I do have some more and we're going to save those for the third box that I'm going to make. So I have a journal that I made out of this zipper case and it has some a couple of, is it just one or two? No, two collage journal pages done by me and then lots more blank pages with room for a few supplies. You can very easily make it into a travel art case. That's going to go in one of the boxes. Here's a journal I made a long time ago. This is one of the first journals I made and I've never put anything in it. It's been in the SD shop for a while. It hasn't sold. It's going to go in one of these boxes. It looks like this. It has a long string to tie it and does anybody remember being making this? It is made with envelopes. I think I got the idea from Shannon Green. There's tons of journaling spots and tux spots and all kinds of things. So that's going to go in and the cover is sewn by me and I think that this is like dyed baby wipes. I remember correctly. Okay, so we're going to package the paint the same way I did when I moved, which I tried to put light colors together. So if something did leak, it wasn't a big deal.  It is. Now for these kind of flip top decor work paints, what I found when I moved was the best thing was of course make sure it's on all the way, put a little piece of tape so it doesn't flip open and then put it in the bag and that for the most part, I think I only had out of all the hundreds of bottles of paint and that's no exaggeration. I think I only have like one or two weeks. So I have this journal which has been made from a Carlos Bakery box. If you are familiar with their TV show and they have a bakery in Las Vegas and I came home with the box, we've eaten sweets of course and I filled it with and this is hard for me to let go of. I'll have you know it's been in that Etsy shop a long time but and I enjoyed making it but I'm probably never going to put anything in it but I used some things from my grandmother's collection including some note paper with her name on it and there are some paint swatches. Like there's a lot of tuck spots here and this tuck spot has like a paint swatch booklet in it and it's all in the red and white checkered theme like the original bakery box. There is some coffee dyed paper, some music paper. I do know how to make junk journals, I just choose not to. There's you know prescription bag and all kinds of things in here. Some paper clips and different different things. So anyway that's going to go in one of the boxes. Part of the canvas corp design team I made of this journal as part of the design team and um yeah this has been in the Etsy shop also a long time. It's been in the bag so long that the bag is ripping. We'll just take it out of the bag um and it looks like this and it again is filled with different kinds of scrapbook papers and painting papers envelopes. It's got tuck spots and like all all of the things some burlap pages so yeah I'm going to put this in a new bag. This is a slow stitch paper clip. We're going to include that. Who remembers this? Did y'all know I wrote a book? It's actually available from me signed but it's also available in Amazon. My version that you get from me is Spiral Bound. It is a journal intended to spark your creativity and your journey and ask you questions and it tells you like stories about my journey on one side and leaves you space to create art or write your thoughts or something on the other side. I'm going to include one copy in each box. So when I was cleaning out the artwork I found a bunch of painting papers. We're going to we're going to put these in here. Some of these are painted on newsprint some of these are painted on drawing paper different kinds some of them are good again good some good some bad but you know you can use them for all kinds of things. So we're going to stuff the top of the box that I'm going to seal these three boxes they will be available in my Etsy shop and yeah I think some of this really big artwork really big artwork some file folders they'd be great for journal covers abstract landscape paintings there's a couple of them anybody remembers when I painted this portrait with my toes on YouTube there's two other sort of abstracted portraits and then some portraits on burlap I have a really big padded mailer envelope I'm going to see if I can get all these in here hopefully they're not too big otherwise to be honest with you I'm tempted to throw them away or cut them in half I know some of you are like okay so if you just want a little bit of artwork and I'm going to put a paper clip in here then I do have this big padded mailer I have a paper clip to stick in there here we go this one is cute this one has a little image in the background of a jar from my Etsy shop and it's a stake grounded in your power holy cow people use it or lose it it's the theme this month this year you know it doesn't do you any good to like take up space in your art room and just sit there for eternity if you're not going to use it and create art with it then maybe needs to go to somebody who did who will that's my theory anyway all right that's it for today please don't forget to like share and subscribe support your favorite content creators whether they're here on YouTube or over in the Facebook art groups find out how you can support them whether it's shopping in their Etsy store or they have a PayPal tip jar or they have a patreon or something like that find out how you can support them and do that I do have two Facebook groups that you can join add an Instagram you can follow me on Instagram my all my links for all of that stuff are in the video description in the link tree list of links so check out the video description look at it carefully any links that I promised you will also be down there if I forget something let me know in the comments and I'll fix it you can also if you're attached to me over in the Facebook art groups or Instagram you can private message me if you have a question and that's it for today please stay safe stay creative stay healthy please wear your mask and go out and do something nice for yourself because you deserve it I'll see you later bye guys