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1:35:48 OK, and then on to item six, 2026 budget approval to raise the budget for special purpose fund solid waste closure. Oh, we've got a whole team. I have Tina on my list. Good evening, Council. My name's Joelle Losher. I'm the Solid Waste and Recycling Division Manager for Clark County Public Works. I'm here with Michelle Jun, who's the Solid Waste Operations Manager, and also Tina Kendall, who's the Project Manager at Lechner Landfill. So we weren't sure what kind of questions you had. The ask of you all this evening, we're requesting Council to authorize an increase to the 2026 budget for the special purpose fund 6310, which is the solid waste closure fund. The increase would be by $740,000. This would align the project costs in the 2026 Lechner

1:36:46 Landfill revised environmental compliance budget and has been submitted for the 2026 fall supplemental budget request. So additionally, we're requesting Council's authorization for the County Manager to sign Amendment 5 to the SCS engineer's agreement for the 2026 budget and scope. Thank you.

1:37:16 Tina Kendall, for the record, just providing background information on Lechner Landfill. It is a closed landfill and has been closed since 1991, located in South Central Clark County and owned by the county since 2012. By consent decree between the Department of Ecology and Clark County, the county is responsible for the maintenance and operations of post-closure activities to ensure the health and safety of the public through regular monitoring of methane gas, emissions, and groundwater quality. Further background, on an annual basis, the Lechner Landfill oversight committee, which consists of county and city of Vancouver staff, approved the projected ongoing and one-time costs