Hello everyone. Once again I welcome you all to MSB lecture series on interpretative spectroscopy. In my last lecture I was discussing about spin-spin splitting. So that means often when we run NMR spectrum for a molecule we see not a single line and single line consists of many lines with different heights that means different intensity. Why that happens? So that I started discussion on that one. Let me continue from where I had stopped. As I mentioned another useful property that allows NMR spectra to give structural information is called spin-spin coupling which is very very important and it is very vital in understanding and diagnosing the molecule while elucidating its structure which is caused by spin coupling between NMR active nuclei. You should remember NMR active nuclei that are not chemically identical. Different spin states interact through chemical bonds in a molecule to give rise to this coupling. That means if you have two carbon atoms, two carbon atoms are connected by a bond or two. In that case protons present on both the carbon atoms interact provided they are in different chemical environment. In NMR spectra this effect is shown through peak splitting that can give direct information concerning the connectivity of atoms in a molecule. Not only that one and also they can precisely tell you how many protons are there, equivalent protons are there on the carbon, the adjacent carbon atom. Nuclear which share the same chemical shift do not form splitting peaks in an NMR spectra. This is very very important. Nuclear which share the same chemical shift do not form splitting peaks in an NMR spectra. In general neighboring NMR active nuclei three or fewer bonds away leads to this coupling. In special cases even if they are 4 to 5 bonds away they can still interact and influence in splitting the signal. The splitting is described by the relationship wherein neighboring nuclei results in N plus 1 peaks. That means if we have N number of proton atoms are there on adjacent carbon atom that leads to the splitting of the adjacent one by N plus 1 peaks. If three CH2 are there then in CH2 so that two are there then it will make the neighboring one into three. If three are there then it appears as four something like that and that information directly comes from Pascal triangle for a particular I value. So, you should remember Pascal triangle will be varies with I values, I equals half we have a different Pascal triangle, I equals 1 we have a different Pascal triangle and we have to use a different totally different Pascal triangle when I equals 3 by 2 or 5 by 2. So, however being adjacent to a strongly electronegative group such as oxygen that can prevent spin-spin coupling between two neighboring groups where we have protons. For example, a doublet would have two peaks with intensity ratio of 1 is to 1 while a quadrate would have four peaks a relative intensity of 1 is to 3 is to 3 is to 1 or if we have a triplet the relative intensity will be 1 is to 2 is to 1. So, the magnitude of the observed spin splitting depends on many factors and is given by coupling constant J which is in units of hertz. So, when we see this triplet, quadrate or doublet the spacing between the two lines we call it as coupling constant J, it is always represented in units of hertz. Also we get information about peak intensity. So, the size of the peaks in the NMR spectra can give information concerning the number of nuclei that give rise to that peak. So, this is done by measuring the peak area using integration, that information again comes from NMR spectra yet even without using integration the size of different peaks can still give relative information about the number of nuclei. Even if you do not have that integration simply by looking into the height of the peaks we should be able to judge, but sometime it can be misleading and we should not just go by the height sometime what happens is the broader one the height is small that can occupy more larger area and still that can be having considerable peak height. So, one should be very careful about that one and it is better to integrate rather than looking into the height to decide the intensity. For example, a singlet associate with 3 hydrogen atoms would be about 3 times larger than a singlet associate with a single hydrogen atom. What are the limitations of NMR there? Despite its ability there are several limitations that can make NMR analysis difficult or impossible in certain situations. One such is that the desired isotope element that is needed for NMR analysis may have little or no natural abundance. For example, I am interested in a particular isotope of a nuclei which is NMR active, but that may be in very insignificant quantity in the natural resources. So, that means for example, if you consider the natural abundance of 13C the active isotope of for carbon NMR with i equals half is about 1.1 percent, whereas rest is 12 carbon which is NMR inactive because i value 0. Still 1.1 percent is quite sufficient to plot 13C NMR and look into NMR spectrum and it can still help to great extent in illustrating the structure and getting lot of information. However, in case of oxygen the active isotope for NMR is 17 oxygen which is only 0.035 percent naturally abundant. This means that there are certain elements that can essentially never be measured through NMR. So, no matter how much quantity we take it is very difficult to identify and run 17 O NMR spectrum for a molecule where we have insignificant quantity of 17 O isotope. So, that means, in case if you want to run 17 O NMR it has to be enriched. So, another problem is that some elements have an extremely low magnetic moment that means, the sensitivity is very very low. So, the sensitivity of NMR machines is based on the magnetic moment of the specific element, but if the magnetic moment is too low it can be very difficult to obtain NMR spectra with enough peak intensity to properly analyze. So, these are the limitations of NMR. One is less abundance and another one is the low magnetic moment value. What are the basis for spin coupling? Well, all the day I discussed some of those in the couple of slides earlier, but let me go back again and repeat some of these facts so that understanding would be much better. So, NMR signals arise when nuclei absorb a certain radio frequency and are excited from one spin state to another one. So, this whatever the energy we are supplying is equal to the normal frequency of this one then flipping of this one takes and that we call it as electronic transition and exact frequency of electromagnetic radiation that the nucleus absorbs depends on the magnetic environment around the nucleus. So, that means, whether it is given nucleus is shielded or deshielded also should be considered. This magnetic environment is controlled mostly by the applied field, but is also affected by the magnetic moments of nearby nuclei. So, nuclei can be in one of many spin states giving rise to several possible magnetic environments for the observed nucleus to resonate in. So, this causes the NMR signal for a nucleus to show up as a multiple or multiplied rather than a single peak. So, because of the interference of magnetic field generated by neighboring nuclei what happens the signals will be split into multiplets 1, 2, 3 or 4 depending upon the magnitude of the field and also number of such nuclei that are generating induced magnetic field. In NMR experiments only nuclei with I equals nonzero will show up NMR spectrum again I am telling you. So, when I equals 0 there is only one possible spin state and hence nucleus cannot flip between states. So, why? So, it has only one state so that it cannot flip. Since the NMR signal is based on the absorption of radio frequency and the nucleus transition from one spin state to another one plus half to minus half or 1 to minus 1. I equals 0 nuclei neither show up NMR nor cause splitting of other NMR signals because they only have one possible magnetic moment. This simplifies NMR spectra. In fact, this also comes very handy in simplifying the NMR spectra in particular of organic and organometallic compounds greatly since the majority of carbon atoms are 12 carbon which have I equals 0 value or we have to consider only 1.1 percent of 13 C that has I equals half value. So, here I have given a typical spectrum here chloroethane and you can see here we have a triplet of 1 is to 2 is to 1 intensity and we have a quartet of 1 is to 3 is to 3 is to 1 intensity for this methylene protons and a triplet for methyl protons. How we get triplet here and how we get quartet here I will show you after a couple of slides. So, now for a nucleus to cause splitting it must be close enough to the nucleus being observed to affect its magnetic environment. For example, if a particular group protons present on a particular group are influencing the splitting they should be on the adjacent carbon atom or at least they should not be beyond 3 or 4 bonds that is what it means. The splitting technically occurs through bonds and often we can also come across through space coupling also that I would take up at the end. So, here the splitting technically occurs through bonds not through space. So, as a general rule won't be nucleus separated by 3 or 4 bonds can split each other. However, even if a nucleus is close enough to another it may not cause splitting for splitting to occur the nucleus must also be non equivalent. So, they must be non equivalent as I mentioned in case of ethane and we have CH3 group and CH3 group are there and both the CH3 groups are not splitting each other because both are chemically equivalent. That means, there must be some non equivalents there to split the neighboring signals. To see how these factors affect real NMR spectra consider the spectrum for chloroethane here there are two groups of peaks in the spectrum as I mentioned a triplet and a quadrate these arise from the two different types of I equals non-zero nuclei in the molecule. Yes, the protons on the methyl and methylene groups methyl and methylene groups the multiplied corresponding to CH3 proton appears as a relative integration the peak area comes here of 3 1 for each proton and is split by the two methyl protons N equals 2 which results in N plus 1 peaks that is 3 which is a triplet. So, the multiplied corresponding to CH2 protons has an integration of 1 for each proton and is split by 3 methyl protons N equals 3 which results from N plus 1 peaks that is 4 peaks which is a quadrate and each group of nucleus splits the other. So, in this way they are coupled that means, both are coupled here and if we measure the spacing between the lines here and the lines here that is similar this the spacing what we call between the two lines in a chemical shift is called coupling constant and is represented in hertz. To see how these factors affect real NMR spectra again I am considering this chloroethane there are two groups of peaks in the spectrum a triplet and a quadrate I am just repeating again these arise from the two different types of I equals non-zero nuclei in the molecule the protons on the methyl and protons on the methylene group the multiplied corresponding to methyl protons has a relative integration of 3 for each proton and is split by two methylene groups protons N equals 2 which results from N plus 1 peaks here N plus 1 peaks are coming because of CH2 CH2 plus 1 3 which is a triplet and the intensity ratio is 1 is to 2 is to 1 the multiplied corresponding to CH2 has an integration of 2 is this entire integration corresponds to two protons, but it is split into 4 with a intensity ratio of 1 is to 3 is to 3 is to 1 because of N plus 1 coming from here 3 are there 3 plus 1 4. So, this methyl protons are split this into quadrate methylene protons are split this into triplet that is what it is. So, now let us consider now 1 1 2 dibromoethane here the protons and adjacent carbon are non equivalent. So, why this doublet and a triplet? So, that means, this one shows a triplet whereas, these two show a doublet here. So, how that happens let us look into it and then values are given here we can see 4.26 4.26 this one these two are showing a doublet here whereas, at the 6 point centered at 6.51 for this one we give only one value the middle one we are giving or if you have 5 peaks 5 peaks you know the middle one we are taking and if 6 peaks are in between 3 and 4 we take the center point of this one and it is represented as chemical shift and here chemical shift is 6.51. So, now we have to see why this is doublet and why this that triplet in a more let us first look into this HA signal HA. So, first this is split by these two into triplet how we will see. So, now basically what happens? So, if you just see here we have two protons are here now. So, these protons both the protons the magnetic field generated by both the protons can be aligned with the magnetic field this is more towards the shielded region and then in this case what happens one can be upward one can be downward this is one possibility. So, we can also have this kind of orientation if you represent this 1 and 2 and 1 and 2 1 and 2 both are upwards and 1 is up and 2 is down and now one can be down and 2 can be up this is another possibility and then we cannot have any other possibilities. Now, the third one will be something like this 1 and 2. So, that means now if you just see these two are degenerates. So, this is one set and this is two set and this is one set. So, this is how the signal due to HA HA appears as a triplet something like this something like this this is for HA. So, now let us look into HB HB signal we have to see. So, HB signal. So, now these two will be split based on the magnetic field generated with this one. So, now one can be something like this only one is there or one can be something like this only two possibilities are there as a result what happens either this one can influence its chemical shift as a result what happens it will come little bit D shielded and this one will be little bit shielded. So, we get two peaks two lines of equal intensity. So, this is how the splitting can be seen and overall one can write something like this something like this and this whatever the spacing is there this is spacing are identical. So, this we call it as J and if here if you see 1 2 3. So, this we call it as 3 J H H ok even if you want to be more precise you can say that one. So, this is how this is your superscript and this is subscript and this should be in italic this is how the coupling constant is presented. This is italic and then here you see the bond separation and here the coupled nuclei H A H B. So, this is how a typical coupling constant is represented. So, now what is this n plus 1 rule? So, if a signal is split by n equivalent protons n equivalent protons it splits into n plus 1 peaks that means the relative peak intensities of symmetric multiplets of first order and then whatever this Pascal triangle that predicts number of peaks with i equals half it is very unique for this one and also this holds good only for first order spectrum. That means if I say first order spectrum that means something else can also be there yes that is called second order spectrum second order will be totally different. So, that I shall discuss after completing about first order spectrum and looking into more examples. So, if in a typical first order spectrum and if the i value is half then we can use very effectively this Pascal triangle. For example, when number of equivalent protons causing splitting is 0 if you have nothing then only singlet will be observed because n plus 1 n is 0. So, only one will be there and if only one is there then we will see n plus 1 2 lines will be there in 1 is to 1 ratio and if we have 2 neighboring protons are there they cause this one into a triplet then intensity will be 1 is to 2 is to 1 and then if 3 are there we get a quadrate that is 1 is to 3 is to 3 is to 1 and then if 4 are there quintet we get 1 is to 4 is to 6 is to 4 is to 1 ratio and then if 5 are there then n plus 1 will be sextet we get 6 lines the relative intensities are 1 is to 5 is to 10 is to 10 is to 5 is to 1 and then if 6 lines are there we get a separate then intensity ratio will be 1 is to 6 is to 15 20 15 6 and 1. So, this how even simply if you know 1 second one can be written and then you just 1 do this 2 and this 1 and next 1 this 2 3 and this 2 3 and this 1 1. So, you should be able to write once you know only this one there is no need to remember this one next one you can write 1 4 6 4 1 you can write here and next one is 1 5 and then 10 and then 10 and 5 1 you should be able to write. So, now it is 1 is there 1 6 is there and then 15 is there and then this is 20 and then again 15 is there and 6 is there. So, you can keep on writing like that. So, once we know up to here you know extrapolating that one and writing for higher number of lines should be very easy using this Pascal triangle. So, using this Pascal triangle we should be able to predict the number of peaks and this equals i equals half and another equation we use is n i plus 1. So, then if you do not know or if you have different i values still this can also be used here and eventually it will if you take half is there for example, 2 ok n again is half plus 1 this will cancel that is the reason we simplify it and use n plus 1 peaks. So, this Pascal triangle is for i equals half value. Similarly, when i equals 1 is there it changes and now if you see for example, if we have 0 you know the nuclei which are influencing still we get n plus 1 we get 1 peak and then when we have 1 we get 3 peaks because n plus 1 here we have to use 2 n i plus 1 2 n i plus 1 we should use i is the value 2 into if say 1 is there and then this is 1 plus 1 i value is 1 i value what we are considering is 1 we get 3 lines ok this is what is there and if 2 are there 2 into 2 plus 1. So, we get 5 this is how you can calculate and if 3 are there 3 into 2 plus 1. So, we get 7 lines. So, you should be able to calculate. So, it 5 level and 630 and this is the corresponding intensity ratio for number of peaks goes like this. So, this is this Pascal triangles holds good for those nuclei which have i equals 1 value. Now, I have written another Pascal triangle for i equals 3 by 2 for example, if we are using say 11 boron is i equals 3 by 2 and if we come across any spectrum and if we have more number of lines we can conveniently use this Pascal triangle to calculate the relative intensities. So, here again if you simply take 0. So, here what happens 2 n i plus 1. So, then of course, 0 means it becomes only 1 if you have 1 is there then 2 into 1 into 3 by 2 plus 1. So, we get 4 lines here 4 lines are there what would happen if 2 are there 2 into 2 into 3 by 2 plus 1. So, it becomes 7 lines 7 will be there and similarly if you go for 3, here 3 into 2 into 3 by 2 plus 1. So, we will get 3 into 3 9 plus 1 10 lines. So, 10 will be there and similarly you can go for 4 we get 13. So, that means, if 4 equivalent nuclei with i equals 3 by 2 are splitting then 13 lines will be there and the corresponding intensity will be this one. We have some rough idea about coupling constants what we have to understand is equivalent protons do not split each other. So, that means, if you consider a CH 3 CH 2 OH and these are equivalent protons they do not couple each other. That means, if I expand them we write like this these are all geminal that means, when they are equivalent when they are geminal coupling is not observed in first order spectrum that is what it is equivalent protons do not split each other and then protons bonded to the same carbon atom will split each other if they are not equivalent due to unsymmetrical nature of the molecule. Due to some reason if the 2 hydrogen atoms present on a carbon are non equivalent because of unsymmetry present in a molecule or molecule is differently substituted on both the ends in that case what happens geminal coupling can be observed in that case invariably we come across second order spectrum. So, protons and adjacent carbon atoms normally will couple. So, always the protons and adjacent carbon atoms provided they are not chemically equivalent they normally couple. Protons separated by 4 or more bonds will not couple or show very weak coupling that means, to see very effective coupling they should not be more than 3 bonds apart. If they are more than 3 bonds apart we may or may not observe coupling and in case if you observe coupling the magnitude of the coupling is very small and hence that is very weak. Considering more examples and discuss more interesting aspects about coupling constant in my next lecture until then have a good time. Thank you.


Welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I am Goldpony, I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we're in the brand new 2024 Kia Carnival, courtesy of Fred Bean's Kia in Mechanicsburg PA. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so we're in this one today because there are some changes for the 2024 model year. Not only that, you do get America's best warranty as well being five year, 60,000 mile bumper to bumper, 10 years, 100,000 miles on the powertrain. Gotta love that. There's actually plenty of very unique characteristics about this one. And of course Carnival competing with the Chrysler Pacifica, the Honda Odyssey and the Toyota Sienna. So not a whole lot of competition out there when it comes to vans these days. But ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2024 Carnival. First one being the LX starting at $33,200. Then there is the LX seat package, which actually is the one that we have today, starting at $35,200, EX for $38,700, SX for $41,900, and the SX prestige going for $46,300. But regardless of trim level that you go with, the power plant on the Carnival is going to be the same. Powering the Beast is a 3.5 liter direct injected V6, putting out 290 horsepower at 6,400 RPM, 262 pound feet of torque coming in at 5,000 RPM. That power being set to the front wheels through an eight speed automatic, zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 7.5 seconds, with MPG numbers then coming in at 19 in the city, 26 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel. And so before we do any kind of fun acceleration test here in the Carnival, wouldn't to mention to you guys the drive modes. There's a little button located kind of just behind the shifter there. If you press that, you got normal, eco sport and smart, adjusting things like the shift points of throttle response and the steering sensitivity as well. So now having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the Carnival here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2024 Kia Carnival here up to speed. All right, found our straightaway in three, two, one, go. That's perfectly fine, honestly. And surprisingly, there wasn't any spinning either, which was something I was a little bit worried about because all the power is being sent to the front wheels and it's a decent amount of power. So that's actually not that bad of an acceleration for what this vehicle is, honestly. You're not gonna have any issues emerging onto the highway. So me personally, I'd be perfectly fine with that in this thing. But anyway, it's too long with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important.  In the back, 12.8 inch solid rear discs. As far as that 60's easier stopping distance goes, that actually comes in at a pretty darn impressive 118 feet. And that's typically like sports sedan range, you guys. I gotta be honest, though. Typically with minivans, you get like 130 feet. If not the 120s, at least upper 120s, but 118 feet is dang good for what this vehicle is. I'll say that. And just to test it out, let me get the brakes here. Yeah, that's fine. I actually love the braking feel. It's not a super firm braking feel, but it's definitely not a soft braking feel either. It's honestly, it's just right. I'll put it that way. And that 118 foot number, that is an incredible stopping distance, like I said for this thing.  In the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. As far as ride quality goes, it's one of the first things I noticed in the carnival. And I'm pretty sure I probably said this in my last review of the carnival when I got the SX Prestige a couple of years ago as well when this thing first came out. This thing is pretty darn good ride quality. It's definitely absorbing Pennsylvania's road imperfections quite nicely. So in terms of that, I can see no issues going on a long road trip in this thing. So definitely very much on point when it comes to ride quality. As far as seat comfort goes, it's okay. It's not the very best seat comfort I've ever tested. The seats are a little bit firm, but honestly, you shouldn't have any issues there. And because we have the seat package, we do have power adjustable seats. And I'll get more into the seats a little bit later in the video, but there is power lumbar as well that is pretty darn adjustable. We'll say that just like pushing my back out right now and playing around with it, but I do like the power lumbar. They did a wonderful job with that. So seat comfort is all right. No issues there. As far as cabin noise goes, we're going 30 miles per hour right now. There isn't a whole lot of a honestly exterior wind noise or road noise coming into the cabin. And that's due in part because there is an acoustic laminated front windshield that actually does come standard for every single trim level of the carnival. Then if you were to go with the SX trends, you're also going to get acoustic laminated front door glass, and that is the best. That's going to give you the very most serene cabin, almost luxury-like. If you go with one of those SX trim levels, then touching on visibility, I could see pretty darn good out the back. And that's due in part because of that third row back there. The headrests completely fall down flush into that third row. So you don't have to battle any third row headrest in terms of rear visibility there. So definitely like that. And there is also a blind view monitor for the SX prestige. I showed that in my review a couple of years ago. Essentially when you put the turn signal on, since you have digital gauges in that trim level, it's going to project what is in your blind spot up on the actual gauges itself, at least when you have your turn signal on. So that is pretty dark hole as well, helping with visibility yet again. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Listen up, go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Kia Carnival. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2024 Kia Carnival finished in deep chroma blue in case you were curious of our exact exterior color name that we had on this one. But as always, let's go ahead and start with where the Carnival is made. Taking a look at the VIN first character is the letter K, indicating that this one is built and assembled in Korea, South Korea, of course. So that is definitely nice both.  The LX and EX are going to look the same, whereas the SX trims are going to kind of have a matte chrome grill in case you were interested about that. But silver accents found in that front bumper for the LX and EX trim levels, and then satin aluminum trim for the SX trims. To the sides though, LED multi-reflector headlights do come standard on all trim levels, but the prestige, the SX prestige is actually going to give you LED projector headlights. They are going to illuminate a little bit further with the SX prestige, as opposed to the LXC package that we have with us here today, just saying. But LED daytime running lights do come standard. I do like the design to them. They're not just basic. They're a little bit of an angular look to them. Automatic feature coming standard, automatic high beams as well. That one I love because essentially what that means is when you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically then bounce it back up to high beams for you there. So another cool thing is the high beams are actually located kind of in the front grill. I'm going to get up a little bit closer. We don't have them on right now, but they're kind of in that upper corner of the front grill on both sides. So that's a pretty cool little placement there. Hyundai and Kia both do that with their lighting. They integrate it into the front grill. I always like that look. But anyways, LED fog lights down below, we're going to come with the SX trim levels only. So I cannot show those to you guys unfortunately. And front and rear skid plates actually also coming with those SX trim levels. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front. I think it looks plenty fine in the front. But let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. I had something else since we are around to the side of the Carnival roof rails do come standard on the SX trim levels only. Every privacy glass is going to come standard across the board. I like that satin chrome geometric C pillar. Let me actually get up a little bit closer because right now probably it just looks like silver to you guys. But when you actually get closer up to it, you guys can kind of see there is some geometric shapes located within that C pillar. It looks dang good. A nice little design element that kind of differentiates itself from some of the other competition out there. So I am a big fan of that. Chrome accents on the door handles. You guys can probably see that. That definitely looks good as well. Take a look at the side mirrors. They are body colored power adjustable side mirrors. They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals as well. And if you were to go with one of those SX trim levels, they're actually also going to be power folding. So that's pretty cool too. Let's take a look down at the wheel setup. 17 inch silver alloys for the LX trim levels. That's what you guys are looking at, of course. 19 inch machine finished alloys for the EX and then 19 inch gloss black alloys for the SX trims. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now since you are around to the back of the carnival, all the way to the top body colored shark fin antenna. Just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light. Just below that, there actually is a rear window wiper. It's not a fixated to the rear glass. I think you often see in SUVs and a lot of other vehicles, but it's actually tucked away underneath of that rear spoiler there. I hope you guys can actually see it, but it is under there. Believe it or not, take my word for it. But when it comes to those tail lights, they are LEDs if you go with the SX prestige trim level only. So that's one thing I think Kia should have changed up. I think LED tail lights should come standard on all trim levels across the board. A lot of other entry level vehicles like the Corolla, let's say, do give you LED tail lights standard for all trim levels. So wouldn't mind it if Kia did that with the carnival as well. Also taking a look at badging. Last time I reviewed the carnival, I had some really cool funky lettering found on the real tailgate there, but this is much more subdued, much more formal kind of in nature. So a little bit different badging back there compared to the last time I reviewed this thing at least, but just underneath of it all, you will find a single exhaust outlet. It is tucked away kind of on the passenger side there. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, something else, since we all run to the back of the carnival, when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a hands-free power tailgate for the EX and SX trim levels. That EX trim, that's new for 2024. That's kind of the big change for 2024 is letting the EX trim level have that hands-free power tailgate. But for our LX, it is a manual tailgate. So I'm just going to open it up. Anyways, once it's opened up, cargo capacity comes in in a very impressive 40.2 cubic feet behind that third row. And just for reference, typically like a Kia Telluride will give you 20 cubic feet behind that third row, which is still dang good. Palisade will give you 18, but most three row SUVs will give you like 15, 16 cubic feet. So 40.2 for the carnival. That is very, very impressive. But of course, there is a 60, 40 split. So all seats do fold down. And it was very easy to fold down that third row, by the way. But ultimately, with the second row seats out, 145.1 cubic feet total. That is insane. But anyways, LED cargo lighting is going to come in the SX trim levels only for that cargo area. There is a 12-volt power outlet back there that comes standard. I like that. I also saw some grocery bag hooks. There's some pretty massive storage areas. I found in the back left corner there. That was pretty cool as well. You actually get a 115-volt power outlet then if you were to go with those SX trim levels. So plenty of space back there. I'll just put it that way. But then make your way up to the third row legroom that comes in at 35.6 inches for reference. I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I had in that third row. So believe it or not, it is actually doable. That is a respectable amount there. USB charging ports, though, do come standard for all trim levels for that third row. So absolutely love that. You can also find rear cupholders back there, rear ventilation that's gonna be located kind of on the ceiling of the carnival there. And third row side window sunshades is gonna come on the EX and SX trim levels. So our LX, unfortunately, does not have it with us here today. But then make your way up to the second row legroom that comes in at a very impressive 40.5 inches for reference. I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. USB charging ports do come standard. There is a 12-volt power outlet as well. 115-volt power outlet, yet again on the SX trim levels. Tricer and clown control for the EX trim level and up, rear window sunshades for the EX trim level and up. Eight-passenger seating for the LX seat package, EX and SX trims. That's what I'm showing you guys, of course. But if you wanted captain's chairs, it's kind of an interesting setup. You'd rather have to go with the bottom trim or the top trim to get them. So LX or the SX Prestige is gonna give you those two seats in the middle. So, interesting. But VIP lounge seats coming with the SX Prestige showed that in my previous review. That is pretty nuts. You do get a foot rest and some pillow head rest with those is kind of crazy. But also, though, a rear entertainment system on the backside of both front seats for the SX Prestige trim level.  So that was pretty cool. But then making our way up to the front seats, manually adjustable cloth seating for the LX, syntax upholstery for the LX seat package that we have today, the EX and the SX trims. Leather seating, though, coming with the SX Prestige. You will find a power driver seat for the LX seat package and up, heated front seats for the LX seat package and up, ventilated front seats for the SX trim levels and then memory settings for the SX trims as well. But like I say, kind of in the driving portion of this review, that the seats were plenty fine. The power lumbar was ridiculously adjustable, which is definitely a good thing. So, overall, you shouldn't have any issues with taking this thing on a long road trip. So then take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping. It is leather wrapped for the LX seat package and up. So I'm glad I'm able to show that to you guys. Heated steering wheel, though, coming with the SX Prestige. So grips a little bit on the thinner side, but it'll definitely get the job done. But then making our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key here. A lot going on on this key. You got your key logo, of course. The buttons to open the side doors are located on the front of the key as well, along with your remote start, which, by the way, comes standard on all trim levels. So that is pretty cool. But on the side of the key, you got your lock and unlock button, then, of course, the panic button as well. So it is all keyless entry, though, with the push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that silver engine start button, no kidding, kind of just by the driver's right knee. And so once started up, these gauges are going to differ substantially depending upon the trim level. So with the LX trims and the EX, you're gonna get the analog setup that you guys are currently looking at. There is a small digital display front and center, and you can control that using the steering wheel mount to controls on the right side of the steering wheel, giving you things like how many miles you have left until you hit empty. There's a digital speedometer.  But for the SX trim levels, though, you're gonna find a 12.3 inch fully digital gauge cluster that is going to differ depending upon the drive mode that you put it in. It differs substantially, and it looks so dang cool. And that is the gauge cluster. I personally would want because it really is amazing. The colors change when you change the drive modes, and of course it has all the information that you have on this mini digital gauge cluster that we have on ours here today, too. Anyways, both of course will get the job done, but the digital gauges do look a little bit cooler, but then make our way to overall interior quality. If you wanted dual sunroofs, go with the SX Prestige trim level. LED interior lighting for that same trim level as well. Autodimming rear view mirror with homely controls, again for the SX Prestige. Wireless phone charger for the EX trim level and up. Trizone climate control, EX trim level and up as well. You do get some 3D embossed accents for the SX trim levels. Open pour wood graphics for the EX trim levels, and kind of what we have on our LX is kind of the silver geometric pattern that you find on the exterior of the carnival as well. So honestly, I think it looks perfectly fine. Now I will say there is a decent amount of plastic when it comes to overall interior quality in this thing, like what separates the gauges from the infotainment screen, which we'll get to that in a second here, but a lot of very matte black plastic there, a lot of matte black plastic surrounding the shifter and the cup holders in the center console here, and there's some more silver plastic found on the door. So a lot of plastics used, but that of course is done to keep the price down a little bit, so it's to be expected there. But there's still a lot of utility though that kind of makes up for it.  Three USB charging ports there, that's a lot. So the right of the shifter, you have two cup holders and kind of a slot in the middle to put yourself in. So always like that. Behind the shifter, a little bit more rubberized storage. You got your heated seat buttons as well and a ton of storage within that center armrest. Really a good bit, honestly, so overall, it'll get the job done there. But now let's go ahead and make our way to that infotainment screen. You are gonna find an eight inch color touch screen display for the LX trim levels, but then if you were to go with the EX and up, you're gonna find a 12.3 inch color touch screen display, a much larger screen there. Bluetooth and audio streaming coming standard either way. Android Auto, Apple CarPlay either way. Factory navigation system though, it's gonna come with the EX trim level and up. There's also a quiet mode. I really like that feature that essentially shuts off the volume to the speakers in the rear seats, but then limits them in the front. So if you got sleeping kids in the back, that kind of helps you out there. There's also a voice memo system that is pretty cool. So you can record your voice and play it back at a later date. There is an available passenger view system that doesn't come standard, but it's kind of where you can watch the kids in the back from the infotainment screen. That's kind of cool as well. And of course you can check out your radio information up there. So when it comes to the sound systems, you're gonna find a six speaker sound system for the LX that we have today, eight speakers for the EX and SX trims, and then a 12 speaker Bose sound system for the SX Prestige. So let me go ahead and turn the air down a little bit here. Let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. Actually, that wasn't that bad. Honestly, one of the better six speaker sound systems that I've heard in quite a while. So I wouldn't have any issues with that. Honestly, you don't really need to be blurring music if you got kids in the back seat anyways. And that was decent. That was decent for a six speaker sound system. I'll say that. But last thing I wanna mention you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the carnival in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming stated across the board. SX trims are gonna give you that surround view monitor giving you the bird's eye view, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so to start, IIHS top safety pick, if you go with the SX Prestige trim level only, and that's because of the LED projector headlights, of course, but front side side current airbags do come standard to driver's knee airbag up front as well. In the back, you're gonna have latch, AKA lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but there is a decent amount of safety that does come standard though, including forward collision assist with pedestrian detection, blind spot collision avoidance assist, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, lane following assist, driver attention warning system, rear cross traffic alert, and rear parking sensors actually as well. I'm kind of surprised to see that one because that one doesn't always come standard on other manufacturers, but if you were to then go with the EX or SX trims, it's gonna add to that highway driving assist, which is kind of key as level two autonomous driving system there, and front parking sensors then as well. So overall, I'm gonna come to my final thoughts here. This thing is priced actually pretty darn reasonable for what it gives you. I will say that you get a ton of space in this thing, and you get America's Best Warranty as well for added peace of mind. So I do like that, but the space is really what sells this thing without a doubt. If you got kids, you need to go on a vacation or something, there is so much space in the carnival. 140, whatever cubic feet I said is absolutely amazing. The available digital gauges are absolutely wonderful as well. I couldn't show those to you guys in this video, but they really are very, very nice. The available VIP seating in this Sekiro is nuts as well. That's something you see in like a Maybach, but you can get it in the carnival if you wanted it. So that's pretty cool. Really the one major thing I wish this carnival had is an available all wheel drive. It's not standard all wheel drive. And so many vans or vans in general, they're kind of hit and miss with that. Like the Honda Odyssey, that's front wheel drive as well only, just like the Kia carnival. But if you go with the Toyota Sienna, or I believe the Chrysler Pacifica as well, all wheel drive is available. I know what the Sienna it is, not 100% on Chrysler Pacifica, but so it's kind of one of those things. If you live in a warmer climate, front wheel drive is gonna be 100% perfectly fine. Or if you swap it out for winter tires, you should be perfectly fine as well. But if you live in Pennsylvania like I do, maybe all wheel drive would be a better option. And that's why I wish the carnival had all wheel drive available. But anyways, that's just my thoughts. Let me know what you guys think of the new carnival in the comments section below. And that is about it for this one you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews because that is what we do here on this channel after all. Do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay Gold.


My name is Dante Gagnier and welcome back to the Connect Learn series on Universal Windows Platform Application Development. Now if you were with us for the first video, you have Visual Studio installed on your machine and you've got the Universal Windows application tools installed on your box. In this video, we're going to go ahead and create our first new project, and I want to go over some of the details on how to set that up, and then I'm going to give you a tour of both Visual Studio and Blend to give you an idea of the environment we're going to be working with. I'm going to go ahead and click on New Project here, and right off the bat, I can choose which type of project I want to work with. The blank app is the one you're going to want to work with if you're working with Universal Windows applications. Now you can see on the left, I have Visual C Sharp selected, as that's the language I'm most comfortable with. But if you want to work with other languages, you can drop down the Other Languages box, say you're a Visual Basic person, I can click on that one, select Windows, and blank app is available there. Now as I said, I'm a little more comfortable with C Sharp, so I'm going to go ahead and click on Windows, the blank app, name my application, and press OK. At this point, Visual Studio is creating all the files necessary for creating a Universal Windows application. It just takes a moment and everything will get it set up. All right, Visual Studio has created my first app for me, it took a moment or two, but now it's open and I've got my design surface. Let's take a look at Visual Studio and look at the various pieces so you understand the environment we're going to be working with. Now right in the center, you have your design surface. This is the piece that gives you an idea of what your application is going to look like. Down below, you've got your XAML, and it's easy enough to go ahead and switch whichever one I want to work with. So I'll give myself a little bit more room. Over on the top right is your solution explorer. This is where you can go to see all the files that are involved in your project. Now, as you probably have already guessed, the Universal Windows platform has more than just the XAML document in order to create your project. So you have your XAML document, which I can expand here and find the code behind all of the pieces that you need are already available. Visual Studio will also create an assets folder for you. So this will have some placeholders for things like what your lock screen is going to look like, what your splash screen and so on. To begin with, all of these files are just simple rectangles, kind of placeholders. So you'll want to replace these before you're ready to deploy to the store and get your application out there for people to start using, but the files are there and this is where you're going to want to put them. I'm going to switch over here and move from Visual Studio over to Blend. Now, I could launch Blend normally and I could go ahead and open my project. But it's actually just a little bit easier to right click my XAML document and choose Design in Blend. As soon as I do this, Visual Studio will launch Blend for me. It'll go ahead and open my document and the whole process is taken care of seamlessly. And here we are in Blend. Some of the same windows are available. You'll notice the solution explorer is still here, but it's over on the left. But this one also has the objects and timeline up by default, where I can see all of the elements that are in my document. Now the XAML view is still available here. I just need to click the tab over and everything is here. So right now you may be asking yourself, what's the difference between the two tools? I'll be showing you in the next video some of the areas where the design surface is a little bit more comfortable over in Blend. But again, it's all up to you which side you think is more comfortable. Now we've got Visual Studio and Blend running and we've got our first project created. In the next video, we're going to start actually creating our XAML and we're going to start doing just a little bit of application development. We'll see you then.


I think as medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, we have a very tough job to accompany a person into this very scary arena of life-threatening illness. It's a great challenge. We did a study to examine how people die at our teaching hospital. And the Royal Victoria Hospital is a superb, excellent academic institution. When we did the study, which was in 1973, we uncovered significant deficiencies in meeting not only the psychosocial needs, which we'd expected, but also meeting the physical needs. There was poor control of pain and other symptoms. But I have to say we just weren't aware of and unnecessary significant suffering. In looking for solutions, I visited St. Christopher's Hospice. Cecily had opened St. Christopher's six years earlier. And I was very impressed by their radically improved symptom control. By the attention to the whole person, by attention to the needs of the family, enabling them to make something out of this very important time in the family experience. My concern about the hospice model was that roughly 80% of us die in institutions in the western world. To duplicate a system capable of handling the 80% of us who die in institutions isn't cost effective. I felt at that time that someone needed to do a pilot project to see if you could do what Cecily had done in a freestanding hospice in the context of teaching hospital or a general hospital. With a home care program, a consultation service to the acute care wards, a palliative care unit, as we call it, a specialized ward, and also a bereavement follow-up program in addition to teaching and research activities. Beds are always tight and so you have to be able to make, particularly if you're going to be in a tertiary care hospital, you've got to make a pretty sound argument. Well, the arguments, it turns out, are very sound. These become critical teaching patients because some of the most dramatic differences that we can make in the life of a patient, paradoxically, ironically, can be made with these patients who, if you think about it, were the patients for whom it was commonly said, there's nothing more we can do. What a tragic betrayal of ignorance to say there's nothing more we can do. If you're looking at the goals of the person, the sufferer, there is always more to do. And the more to do is to simply accompany at the very least and then to attend to the whole person needs of that patient and family. We became interested in the determinants of suffering right from the first. I guess my assumption had been similar to that of my colleagues that as the end of life approached, suffering would increase. In fact, it became evident early on that some of the people who were nearest the end of life were paradoxically having their best time in life. And how could that happen? So we became interested in the determinants of quality of life. We developed the McGill quality of life instrument, which was the first to show that the existential or spiritual or inner life domain was and is a significant determinant in people throughout illness. And in oncology patients throughout the disease trajectory from diagnosis to cure or death, it's a major determinant. Suffering can arise in any domain of the person, certainly in the physical domain if there's nausea and vomiting and neuropathic pain. It's not very easy to experience wellness, but with that under control, which it should be in the vast majority of situations possible to do, then it becomes clear that the psychosocial, existential, spiritual aspects of the person's experience of their illness directly modify their suffering. And so attention to those aspects actually can lower the doses of opioids necessary for pain control, for instance. Practical stuff. We're not talking about airy-fairy, how many touchy-feely soft stuff here. We're talking about what influences the experience of every patient that I see. When I was exclusively doing surgical oncology, every patient that I saw. So as an oncologist, I can't heal another. The most and the least we can do as caregivers is hold the space where healing can happen. The person, the sufferer has to discover that within themselves. But we can be catalysts through good symptom control and through presence. Learning to relate to other people in a way that is present to them can certainly be taught. If we think about it, we teach the opposite all the time. We teach every time we go on rounds and there are 20 of us and we stand at the foot of the bed and discuss the person as if there are cabbage lying there and with no eye contact, no mention of name, no, no, this is just an interesting case of whatever. We teach the opposite and we produce yet another generation of poor communicators. Our first response when somebody comes out with the sort of milk and motherhood statement you've got to attend to the whole person, my response is terrific and where am I going to get the time to do that? I've got another 40 patients get real, I've got another 40 patients waiting. It doesn't take more time. It means having eye contact at the same level so that I'm not always looking down at the person. It's sitting down. Like anything else, we have to meet the person where they are, not where we think they should be. I think we often fail to realize the damage that we can do. We either are acting as a facilitator of healing or we're acting as a catalyst for wounding. Movement towards what's essentially called total pain, movement toward anguish. We're either doing one or the other and the more aware we are of that we may be more able to help to create and hold that space where healing can occur. It's the difference between disease and illness. As oncologists we tend to focus on disease processes and on disease on investigating, diagnosing, prolonging life and curing. For the person who comes into our clinic, the focus is non-disease. The focus is on my experience of illness and of course I'm concerned about my disease but my subjective experience is and the meaning this disease has for me colors everything. I will always celebrate the biomedical model of disease as foundational to our understanding but it's only the foundation. If the house only has the foundation it's missing quite a bit. I love being a surgeon. It's very rewarding or disappointing but it's certainly concrete. Many of the interventions that have the greatest potential to support or influence the experience of illness for the patient are a lot less concrete. They may be more subtle and more simple. The most potent tool that the oncologist brings is themselves because if they're present to the person and the person is aware of that I thou bond as Martin Buber said this is an enabling presence that makes things possible. Makes it feel safe. We don't heal out of power. We heal out of recognition that we're in the same boat as that person we're with. Four years ago I was found to have a scrimacell carcinoma the esophagus that was full thickness infiltration and so had an esophagectomy and they got into bleeding and it had a splenectomy and developed a pseudosys to the pancreas as they transacted the tail of the pancreas with the bleeding and one thing and another. I was in the surgical intensive care unit. The entourage came in and stood at the foot of the bed and one young resident came up about to the level of my knee and there was no eye contact. He looked at the urine hanging from the catheter bag at the side of the bed and looked at the vital signs on the flow sheet. Not one word was addressed to me. There was absolutely no eye contact. There were no more than six feet from my face to where they were and yet for them it was as if there was a plexiglass wall between us and as if I couldn't hear, why would I not be able to hear? And they left to go on to the next bed. The one of the residents said to the person next to them, oh it's too bad you know, well he could have two or three good months left and then they went on. So I think it's made me a little more aware of that kind of thing. Whatever our models of care and their fallible human and full of holes, the thing that the ingredient that's common to them all that is the hopeful ingredient is made up of good people that can change how that model of care feels and how it operates and can correct deficiencies that they see. You could say this won't do. That suffering is unnecessary. Is the bottom line here how many dollars healthcare can make for us or is the bottom line human suffering? Is the bottom line the quality of life of that individual? These are important questions we should be asking ourselves.


And I think, when you look at, for example, let's take Elaine. Yes, you have 15 seconds by the way. Elaine's ceiling is higher than everybody else in the world. 10-54, nobody else has been there. So, you know, her ceiling is so high that even at 10-84 performance today is not close to her best. So if you can get back to that level, given the confidence that she now has, makes her very dangerous for next year.


first meeting of the 2020-21 Common Council to order. Would the clerk please read the quote for the day. Thank you Mr. Mayor. A new day. Be open enough to see opportunities. Be wise enough to be grateful. Be courageous enough to be happy. Thank you for those words of wisdom. Will the clerk then please call the roll. There are four present here and six remote. Thank you very much. Please stand and join me 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. The next item is our invocation by Pastor Charles Apple from City Church. Pastor. Thank you so much. Good evening Mayor and City Councilmen. Members my name is Pastor Chuck Apple and City Church and been here about 11 years and it's a great privilege to address you in this moment. I represent not only City Church but there's about 30 pastors that gather and pray for you as a leadership and for the mayor, for the council members, for the school, for the businesses of our community and the different issues that come up in our community. I want you to know that we cover you in prayer and pray for strength and wisdom and encouragement as you lead our city. So can we bow right now and as I lead and um join me in prayer. Father we come to you and we pause before the work of this day to pray for our city and the city council members. Remind us what is really important that each elected official is entrusted with a holy calling. The power and authority of this public, the great calling you have put on each one of them. We pray for strength for the numerous burdens they carry for the welfare of Sheboyga. May you reorient their hearts with clarity and wisdom as they seek the welfare of the city. As we've gone through an unprecedented time in our world, I pray for healing of our land. We humbly and confidently pray to the people of this community that you keep them safe and that you would completely deliver us from COVID-19. We pray for the elderly and the most vulnerable that you would protect them at this time. We recognize that you work through medical and first responders and doctors and nurses and we pray for them that your supernatural strength will be during this trying season. Father we acknowledge that ultimately you are the healing God and you can deliver and you can stay. As we move in this transition we understand that there's probably a new normal and so I pray for unity and the things that need to change. That you will give this leadership this sermon with clarity to know what's best for all for the people of Sheboyga. I pray for prosperity of our city. I pray for wisdom of the council and the mayor that they will proceed with your favor to restore economically what has been lost and to create greater solidarity and the fiduciary aspects of rebuilding this community. I pray that you give them keen insight to know their next step. May the city be blessed with the financial prosperity. I ask Heavenly Father that your blessing financially will be far beyond what we could ever imagine. May this city of Sheboyga prosper being held. We pray for those who agree and some kind of lost in the season that you would comfort them. We pray for those who are seeking full meaningful employment the jobs will be plentiful. We pray for those who are anxious right now that you will help them to find peace. And now all that is going to be done in this meeting and all that is going to be said and all that is going to be decided may we seek the welfare of Sheboyga but also from the wisdom that you give us. May your gracious hand be upon this mayor and this council a very important moment. We know that there are many names to describe you but I pray all of this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for that inspiring invocation pastor. Thank you. The next item is a swearing in of all the persons elect all the persons you can just stand up at the chair that you're at and Meredith will our city clerk will sit will swear you in. Raise your right hand and repeat after me. I state your name swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Wisconsin and will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of Alderperson to the best of my ability to help me God. Congratulations. Congratulations. Next item on the agenda is adopting the rules of the common council. Alderperson Wolfe. There you go. Thank you mayor. I make a motion to adopt. Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the rules? Seeing no discussion. Would the clerk please please call the roll for passage. Ten ayes. Motion passes. Next we'll move on to the election of president vice president of the common council. Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I make a motion. I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by closed ballot and if two or more candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes to be dropped from the list the balloting to continue until one candidate receives the majority. Thank you for that motion and support. The floor is open for nominations. Any of our remote participants may go ahead and speak. I move to nominate Ryan Sorensen for president. Is there a second? Thank you. Ryan do you accept? Are there any other nominations? Is there a second? Thank you. Alderperson Wolfe do you accept? Yes I do. Okay are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? I accept the motion to close nominations. Mayor I make a motion to close the nominations. Is there a second? Very good. All those in favor closing nominations please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Very good nominations are closed. We'll now pass out the ballots in council chambers and the people online can send their votes to our city clerk Meredith de Bruyne. The new president is Alderperson Wolfe congratulations. Thank you. Next we'll move on with the election of the vice president of the council Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor I make a motion. I move the nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by closed ballot and if two or more candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and the balloting to continue until the candidate receives a majority. Is there a second? Nominations are open. I nominate Alderperson Marilyn Donahue. Is there a second? Very good. Mary Lynn do you accept? Yes I do. Thank you. Is there any other nominations? Is there any other nominations? Is there any other nominations? Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor I make a I move that the city clerk be instructed to cast the unanimous ballot for Alderperson Marilyn Donahue as vice president. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Aye. Opposed? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Congratulations Marilyn. Next move on to election of the representative on the city planning commission Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I move that the nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot and if two or more candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and balloting to continue until the candidate receives a majority. Is there a second? Second. Nominations are open for city planning commission representative. I'd like to move to nominate Alder Jim Barron as representative on the city planning commission. Second. Thank you for that nomination in support. Jim do you accept that nomination? Yes. Thank you. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Alderperson Wolfe? Thank you mayor. I move that the city clerk be instructed to cast an unanimous ballot for Alderperson Jim Barron as the representative on the city plan commission. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. All those in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Congratulations Jim. Next we'll elect two representatives to serve on the capital improvements commission. Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot and if more than two candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and balloting to continue until one candidate receives a majority. Is there a second? Second. The floor is open for nominations for capital improvements commission. Mayor I would nominate Ryan Sorenson for the capital improvements commission. This is Boran. Thank you. We have a motion and a second on Ryan Sorenson. Ryan do you accept? Yep thank you. Thank you. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? We need one more. I'll nominate myself this is Betty actually. Donna from here I nominate Tray Mitchell. Second. Okay Tray do you accept? I do. Thank you. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I move that the city clerk be instructed to cast to cast unanimous ballots for Alderperson Ryan Sorenson and Alderperson Tray Mitchell as representative on the capitals improvements commission. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. All those in favor that motion please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Congratulations. Now we'll take a recess to elect the committee of the whole chairman. I'm looking for a motion for committee at a whole. I'm asking Ryan Sorenson to chair the committee of the whole. We got to open up nominations first. Okay I move that nominations be received. I move that nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot and if more than two candidates are nominated the candidate with the lowest number of votes be dropped from the list and balloting to continue until one candidate receives a majority. Second. Thank you for that motion and second. Nominations. I nominate Ryan Sorenson. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Any additional nominations? Any additional nominations? Any additional nominations? Hearing none. I move that the city clerk be instructed to cast a unanimous ballot for Alderperson Ryan Sorenson as committee of the whole chair. Second. Looking for a second? Second. Thank you for that motion. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Ayes have it. Congratulations. We'll reconvene the city council meeting. Next item is a report by council president on the election of the committee of the whole chairperson Alderperson Wolff. Thank you mayor. I would like to inform you that Ryan Sorenson is the committee of the whole chairperson for the city of Sheboygan council. Thank you and congratulations to Ryan. Next item is the address by the president of the council. Thank you mayor. So mayor, city administrator, fellow elders, our city managers and staff. I want to thank you all for continuing to believe in me and voting and voting me and again as the council president. We are presently working within a new era in history, within our city, state and country. With these unprecedented times of COVID-19 and the seriousness that this has done to every citizen and business owner, hard to believe that just a few months ago we had first heard the outbreak of Wuhan China had started in December and was on U.S. soil starting in January. We never, I never would have dreamed this would have happened, would happen and affect our daily lives to this degree. With regards to Safer at Home Act number 12 by our governor, this has affected all of us in a personal way through social distancing, personal freedoms, small business closures, considered non-essential and millions of layoffs. Not to mention those on the front lines in our open essential businesses like grocery stores that have been picked through with shortages. Hard to believe that toilet paper would one day have such a value and on and on. That was a joke. All right. We need to remember that we talk about neighbors helping neighbors but this is deeper. We as Sheboyganites, Wisconsinites and Americans need to remember from our past that we are our best when put to the test of our best challenges. We have accomplished another positive and momentous year in 2019. We continue to see development opportunities although they were slowing in before COVID-19 hit. This will return but will take time as we start the new normal. We continue to review and monitor our financials to maintain our AA2 and we know that we will have to ultimately slow as these times have abruptly changed. Our city continues to track on a positive performance. Quality of life is 80% with an 18% increase since 2016. We continue to address our number one issue of streets as this is an ongoing and critically costly endeavor. We completed our City Hall renovation as we can see and as this is a bridge of our history and our culture to the future with technology. Note the abundance of glass to represent the transparency that we all want and embrace to continue into the future. Just think of this situation that we are in forced into with COVID-19 working from home what the technology was not available prior. A true test of technology for our team to implement and teach us under fire quickly. We continue with the implementation of a multi-year project with the entire city, our garbage cart program, which is truly something that's a huge endeavor. First true project that literally no littering but touches almost every citizen in a huge change for our community. As we know how well change is accepted this project was reviewed years ago but we did not want to be the first so now we are the second last in our state. We will get to get get through through this on the path. We will also be a better collaboration while working through the frustration of our great constituents ultimately a safer cleaner sheboygan which we all agree we want. There are so many positives that together we can continue to affect and help be the voice of our constituents. We know that there will be always be topics that will be reviewed and questioned today and into the future. Sometimes these decisions are even difficult from a personal for personal reasons or issues that blur the lines of logic and good stewardship. Our jobs are not always appreciated or understood but together we will continue to learn together lean on each other and support the changes that will continue to drive positive change for today tomorrow in the future. Thanks again for your continued respect and faith that I will continue to work with you and assist you in our continued growth in the city. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next is the address by the president of the committee of the whole. Good evening everybody. First off I want to say thank you again from the bottom of my heart and trusting me to lead the committee the whole once again this year. Every member of our city council has different backgrounds and experiences but we all have the shared common love for our hometown Sheboygan. I was born and raised in Sheboygan and I've always loved my hometown and this is another awesome opportunity to give back to the community that I love so much. Over this past year we've accomplished so much however we still have a long way to go to ensure that Sheboygan is a thriving 21st century city. Challenges every single day come in our way and we find creative and new ways to overcome those barriers. We still need to build a stronger community. We still need to repair many miles of roads. We still need to increase our housing stock and ensure that affordable housing is a top priority for all Sheboyganites. We also must embrace the diversity that our city brings to us because this is a true strength that we all share. We must also focus on creating an environment that is sustainable for future generations and we must also ensure that we foster an environment and culture of entrepreneurship to attract new and thriving businesses in our hometown. Currently we all are enduring this national pandemic that is testing the resilience of our community and our nation. We've all been impacted by this one way or another with the coronavirus pandemic but it's up to all of us to be the leaders that our communities need to help support families that are struggling to help small businesses that are trying to make ends meet. We don't know how long this will be but it is up to us and one thing that is certain our strength and resilience will endure through this as long as we remember that we're all in this together. Our community was founded by hardworking people that cared about bettering their lives and that sentiment rings true even today. All of us have been elected by our constituents to represent them to ensure that Sheboygan is the best place to work, thrive and live. From time to time we might disagree on specific topics and get into heated debate but this is the healthy part of democracy and it can be fun at times as well especially when I debate older person Mary Lyndonahue and at the end of the day we all get along because we care about Sheboygan and we want to move our community forward. Our politics today needs more civility and less divisiveness and we can be that shining example which I know we are. Thank you again for entrusting me to be the committee of the whole chairman. I know that this coming session will be exciting for all of us even though we endure these trying times. Thank you so much now let's get to work. Thank you very much. Next is public forum. There's no one this evening. Okay thank you. Next is the mayor's message. City council members, Sheboygan staff and residents. The next year will be a challenging year for Sheboygan and the rest of the United States as we recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Tonight we welcome back all the incumbent older persons who are successful in their spring election, older person Todd Wolfe, district 2 Betty Ackley, district 4, older person Dean Decker, district 6, older person Ryan Sorenson, district 8 and older man Jim Bourne, district 10. And by the way Jim Bourne is the longest serving older person on the current city council. He said he's starting his 15th year this year and I want to wish him a happy birthday today as well. Happy birthday Jim. I like to take this opportunity to thank all the candidates that ran spirited campaigns for office. I'm looking forward to working with all of you to continue to make Sheboygan someplace better. Tonight we're going to look forward a little bit to the future of our city. High priority on that list is the continued resurfacing of our city streets. Last year we had some expensive projects on North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge so that while our miles of streets resurface did drop we are still committing all of the city budgets that's available to fund these projects. Where possible these projects are scheduled to obtain matching funds from the state of Wisconsin. The North Avenue project for example came in $1.3 million over budget and this overrun caused other projects to be delayed until future years. For the last few years the streets crew has paved about two to three miles of streets and the department is hoping to increase this mileage so they can make up some of that difference. Sheboygan is a member of the Green Tier Legacy communities of Wisconsin. The 2019 City of Sheboygan's annual sustainability report which was presented at a recent meeting detailed a number of impressive accomplishments that have been achieved. To sustain this progress we have started a green team comprised of city staff from most departments and this green team will spearhead our city efforts for sustainable efforts and practices in Sheboygan. Sheboygan will continue to address the shortfall in our housing stock. This year we look forward to ribbon cuttings at several projects that are under construction. The Badger State Loss which is located off of Indiana Avenue with 118 units of workforce housing and they recently announced their apartment pricing. One bedroom units will start at $640 per month and two bedroom units will start at $675. So we're starting to make a dent in some of the affordable housing with these new projects. The Kingsbury Village will feature 33 market rate apartments. The South Pier condos will bring 33 more condo-minium units on the market and the Waters Edge Phase 1 includes 15 condos. We anticipate groundbreaking this summer for the Oscar Project which will be located on the former Vandervaart site on South Business Drive which will build over 240 subsidized apartments. There have already been approximately 800 units built in Sheboygan in the past few years and Sheboygan still has a very low occupancy rate. When you live in Sheboygan you are living in a great city in a great neighborhood. We now have 10 neighborhood associations managed by the mayor's neighborhood leadership cabinet. I want to thank the members of the Sheboygan neighborhood pride for their work to develop the new neighborhood associations. We further leveraged our work to develop the new neighborhood associations by adding code enforcement officer and a second beat cop. They follow up on properties to keep our neighborhoods clean, maintained, clutter-free and safe. We have four target neighborhoods which will concentrate our efforts on in 2020 and we look forward to another rock to block with the Habitat for Humanity Lakeside to rejuvenate these neighborhoods. This year the finishing touches of lighting on walkways and signage in a new water tower are complete at the South Point Enterprise Campus Development, Sheboygan's new Bidsons Park expansion. This is the first faith in which we developed 140 acres of streets, water and sewers to accommodate future business growth. We have also contracted with a commercial realtor to promote and market these business sites. Shopping malls are standing vacant in many cities and across the nation. Sheboygan was fortunate to be able to negotiate with Meyer and see their new super store open up on the former Memorial Mall site. And now we also added the Panera bread and that opened this year and the space is now fully utilized. Our police department continues to bring a strong focus on community policing and this strategy has again produced a significant de-scuse in part one crimes in 2019. The department also added a second beat cop to strengthen our northside neighborhoods. The new authentic Dur Sheboygan beer garden which opened last year along the Sheboygan River on the south side of the Qantas Park serves German craft beers and half liter and liter glass mugs. And that was a great addition to that park and increased the utilization as well as our skate park that was installed the year before. The new bike trail along the Alliant Energy Transmission Corridor was finished last summer and the city is discussing the purchase of additional land from the United Pacific Railroad to extend the Shoreland 400 bike trail from Union out from Pennsylvania all the way down to Union Avenue. In 2018 we were recognized as the bronze level bike friendly community and we hope that these non-motorized improvements will allow us to be recognized as a silver level bike friendly community in the future. The city remains committed to increasing communication with our residents. Last year we launched a communications committee to make recommendations to improve our internal and external communications. We currently provide a monthly newsletter the Sheboygan Insider. We use various social media on Twitter, Nextdoor, Nixle and Facebook and the Sheboygan County has also introduced a new emergency now notification program called Code Red. All of our council meetings and now all committee meetings during the pandemic are streamed live on our WSCS channel and also available on their Facebook channel on YouTube. The residents have asked the city to establish a north side dog park. Well we will be assisting the Humane Society to develop this dog park in conjunction with their facility expansion plans and a committee will also be set up to inventory our community and make recommendations for Sheboygan to be recognized as a pet friendly community. I'm looking for residents who would like to participate on this committee so if you'd like to apply please call the mayor's office. Other parks will see improvements this summer at Valrass Park. The tennis courts and three pickleball courts will be striped and open for use. The Roosevelt Park tennis courts will be rebuilt with two new courts and be striped for tennis and pickleball. A new playground will be installed at Moose Park as this was selected by the Indiana Avenue Neighborhood Association and by the way Dean Decker is the president of this association. Thank you Dean for taking on this added role in your district. Several city parks will have ADA accessible walkways installed and the forestry department is implementing a plan to deal with the Emerald Ashbor infestation. This year they'll be planting 400 new street trees and working with Sheboygan's Rotary Club in their roots program which is applied for grants that provide funding for the replacement of trees in six city parks. And on Arbor Day the city is looking forward to being recognized with the Tree City USA recognition for the 42nd continuous year. That means that Sheboygan was the first Wisconsin community to meet the guidelines set by the Arbor Day Foundation as continuously cared for our community's trees for 42 straight years. But all this progress in Sheboygan is being overshadowed by the current pandemic. When the infection curve is flattened and the stay safer home order is lifted there will be a lot of work to do to help the city recover. The city has received additional allocation from the community block grant program and at last night's council meeting council approved the job retention program using $400,000 of those funds to make grants of 3,000 to 15,000 to small businesses that were not able to qualify or receive other funding from the CARES Act. The applications will be available on the city website and the program hopes to award grants in early May. This funding is anticipated to benefit or assist 28 businesses. I would like to thank Governor Everson and his administration for their efforts to protect the health and well-being of Wisconsin residents. With a special thanks to the state for our county public and our county public health department for their help to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home. At Sunny Ridge all the patients that tested positive have now recovered and been moved out of isolation. There are three Sunny Ridge employees that tested positive that will continue to be isolated until the residents did pass away. We will work with the governor to implement the Badger bounce back program with guidelines and criteria to bring business back online. This plan calls for sufficient testing capabilities, personal protection equipment supplies, and ventilators to deal with the coronavirus and possible second wave of reinfection. These resources should make residents feel confident that the plan is prudent and that they can return to work and be a shopper and resume their regular activities. And the Monday night food truck event at Valrath Park will not be available until the safer at home order is lifted. While individual food trucks are permitted to operate, they must abide by all social distancing requirements. And additionally the city will not be placing garbage cans and picnic tables in the park in order to discourage people from congregating. We appreciate the congregation, maybe the cooperation of the food truck vendors and look forward to giving them plenty of business after the safe at home is lifted. I would like to thank all our city employees for their hard work each and every day. I'm so appreciative of the work that you all do and for the service to this city. I also thank all the volunteers who serve on a city committee or participate in our community in many different ways. Your contributions really make this city great. It's my honor and privilege to serve you and as your mayor and I'm proud of our past accomplishments and looked forward to a very successful council year. May God bless each of you and may God bless the city of Sheboygan. Thank you. Next item on the agenda is the mayor's appointments and I'll pass these out as we go back. Those appointments will lie over till our meeting next Monday. Under resolutions item 3.1 is resolution number one of 2021 by Alderperson Wolfe requesting the mayor to reactivate various special committees for the 2021 council year. Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I make a motion to adopt the resolution. Is there a second? Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll. 10 ayes. Motion passes. Items 3.2 through 3.9 will be referred to various committees under general ordinances. Item 4.1 will be referred to the public works committee and with that Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I make a motion to adjourn. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. All those in favor of adjournment please signify by saying aye. Aye. We stand adjourned. Thank you for your time tonight.


Here at 4th Animal Care and Control our mission is to lead with care and compassion not only for the pets in our care but for the community as a whole. So Paws for Paws is a new initiative that we're opening up for the city where we are limiting services at one location while providing full services at another. This will allow us to provide more enrichment for the animals in our care, more staff training opportunities to provide even more care to the animals as well as deep cleaning our facilities to make them brighter happier and healthier for the pets and people. We have seen an increase in animal intakes at both locations. This has resulted in more and more wear on both locations. By pausing these services and providing these additional opportunities we're leading the way in terms of controlling disease, providing more adoption opportunities and providing our pets with the best care possible. At our Chuck and Brenda Silcox location that's located at 4900 Martin Street we'll be pausing our services on Tuesdays. On Wednesdays the North Animal Campus which is located at 351 Hillshire Drive will be pausing their operations but don't worry when one campus is on pause regular services will still be available at the other. A paused campus will still accept animals experiencing certain severe medical emergencies as well as aggressive dogs. Additionally this includes adoptions, lost pet reclamation and stray or owner surrenders. It's important to provide compassionate care for the animals as it does result in a higher life release rate. The more that you can provide for the animals and the happier and more educated your staff is the better outcomes you have for the animals in your care. For more information view all the details at Fort Worth Texas dot gov forward slash animals