Oct 04, 2021 Senior Citizens Commission

[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

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MEETING TO ORDER, YOU'RE BRAVE, YES.

AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

YAY. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 2ND

[1. Approve the minutes of the Senior Citizen Commission meeting of August 2, 2021.]

SPEAK UP, SPEAK UP.

OH, CAN YOU HEAR. PUT IT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN FRONT OF YOU? PUT IT IN FRONT OF YOU. NOW TRY.

OK, I MOVE [INAUDIBLE].

I SECOND IT. GOOD.

SO GOOD. SO GOOD.

ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.

OK, SO THAT MOVES US TO ITEM TWO.

ITEM TWO IS DISCUSSION OF SENIOR PROGRAMING.

[2. Discussion on senior programming survey results.]

OK, SO WE WANTED TO BRING YOU GUYS AT THE WELCOME BACK PARTY THAT WE HELD IN JULY OF 2021. WE PROVIDED THE SENIOR PARTICIPANTS A SURVEY TO GATHER INFORMATION ON SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE SENIOR PROGRAMING.

RESULTS INCLUDED A HIGH NUMBER OF RESPONSE FOR GENERAL TRIPS.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE GOT ALL INFORMATION ON WAS TRIPS IN GENERAL.

WE HAD, I THINK MAYBE TWO PEOPLE MENTIONED EXERCISE PROGRAMS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT WAS ALL TRIP RELATED. SO GENERAL TRIPS SUCH AS LUNCH BUNCH WINERIES AND OVERNIGHT TRIPS, AND YOU'LL SEE THE CHART IN YOUR PACKET TOO WHERE WE KIND OF PUT ALL OF THE RESULTS TOGETHER ON WHERE FOLKS ARE INTERESTED IN GOING AND WHAT WE WANT TO KIND OF CREATE OUR UPCOMING SCHEDULE AROUND.

OVERNIGHT TRIPS. THREE RECOMMENDATIONS WE'RE RECEIVED FOR CASINOS SHOPPING IN PLACE, AND THEN WE HAD TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOVIES PLANTATION'S AND CHRISTMAS LIGHT TOURS.

ONE SUGGESTION WAS RECEIVED FOR BEACHES, FLEA MARKETS AND CRAFT SHOWS.

WE ALSO HAD HIGH RESPONSES FOR SPECIFIC TRIPS, WHICH INCLUDED SAN ANTONIO, GALVESTON, LOUISIANA, FOLLOWED BY THE [INAUDIBLE] RANCH, THE AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER, SAN SABA AND [INAUDIBLE]. SO UTILIZING THIS DATA, STAFF IS WORKING TO CREATE A DESTINATION PLAN FOR FUTURE TRIPS. PRIOR TO THE SURVEY, WE ACTUALLY PLANNED A CASINO TRIP AND A PLAY TRIP, WHICH WE MAXED OUT BOTH OF THOSE TRIPS IN OUR REGISTRATION.

FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

COMING UP, WE CONSIDERED THE SURVEY RESULTS AND ARE BRINGING BACK LUNCH BUNCH, SO WE HAVE ONE LUNCH BUNCH SCHEDULED FOR EACH MONTH AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO THE MOVIES AND HITTING A MUSEUM AS WELL AS PER THOSE RESULTS.

AND THEN WE ARE PLANNING AN OVERNIGHT TRIP FOR JANUARY OF 2022.

WE WERE A LITTLE HESITANT ON THE OVERNIGHT JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THE FEEDBACK, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF COVID NUMBERS GOING BACK UP AND WE DID GET SOME CONCERN FROM GUESTS OR PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THAT.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE.

LIKE I SAID, WE MAXED OUT OUR REGISTRATION ON THE CASINO TRIP, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OF FOLKS BACK OUT BECAUSE OF CONCERN WITH COVID.

SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE LOOKING AT JANUARY 2022 TO BRING BACK OVERNIGHTS.

SO ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY? I JUST HAD A DUD MOMENT WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH IT, I'M GOING PLAYS.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO PLAY AT? SO I'M THINKING GRANDKIDS, YOU'RE THINKING ADULT.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YEAH, SO PLAYS OR MUSICALS WE'VE HAD, WE WENT AND SAW HELLO DOLLY, ACTUALLY IN AUGUST AND WE HAD A FULL TRIP ON THAT ONE.

SO I THINK SHE HAS A MUSICAL TRIP PLANNED TOO FOR THE UPCOMING JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.

WE HIT THE WHARTON PLAZA THEATER HAS THAT AND THEN THE COLLEGE HAS A PLAY [INAUDIBLE] GROUP AS WELL.

[INAUDIBLE] DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I DON'T. OK, ARCHIE.

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WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THEM IN THE PAST, SO IT'S A LOT OF WALKING.

YEAH. AND THAT'S KIND OF I PROVED MYSELF LAST WEEK THAT I CAN'T DO THE WALKING ANYMORE.

SO. SO ON THE PASS ON CRAFT SHOWS, PAT, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE ATTENDANTS ON CRAFT SHOWS IF YOU DON'T MIND.

[INAUDIBLE] MARKET DAYS WHEN WE WENT TO [INAUDIBLE], THAT DID PRETTY GOOD.

WE USUALLY HAD CLOSE TO A FULL BUS ON THAT CRAFT SHOWS.

I DIDN'T DO TOO MANY CRAFT SHOWS.

YEAH, WE DID. WE DID.

WE WENT TO MARKET BASE [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S THE ONE I'M THINKING OF.

YEAH, I DID PRETTY GOOD FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP.

YEAH. SO I COMBINED THAT WITH OTHER THINGS AND WE DID IT AS AN OVERNIGHT.

AND WE AND I THINK TOO, WE HAVE JUST FROM TALKING TO FOLKS.

THEY LIKE LEARNING THINGS.

THEY REALLY LIKE THE MUSEUMS. SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT AHEAD AND DID A MUSEUM THIS TIME AROUND TOO SO RATHER THAN DOING CRAFT SHOWS OR THOSE KINDS OF SHOPPING.

OK. I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THESE PEOPLE ARE OLD BECAUSE I'M OLD AND I'M ONE OF THE YOUNG ONES.

THE. THE BOWLING I'M I'M KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE BECAUSE, UH, [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE TALKED TO OUR SENIOR GROUP THAT COMES IN TO THE REC CENTER DAILY FOR GENERAL PROGRAMING.

THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT HOW HEAVY THE BALL WOULD BE.

AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE TRY.

AND IF WE FIND THAT IT DOESN'T MAKE, IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE HAVE THAT DATA THAT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT. AND SO WE KIND OF PUT THAT TO THE SIDE.

SO THAT WAY WE KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WORKED, BUT MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT SOMETHING ELSE. ONE THING THAT HAS REALLY KIND OF MORE PROGRAMING SO THAN THIS AREA AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IS VICKI'S ACTUALLY GROWING PICKLEBALL.

SO BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T WANT GET TOO AHEAD OF MYSELF.

COOL. WE ALREADY HAD ONE GUY GET INJURED PLAYING PICKLEBALL OF ALL THINGS, AND I THINK IT COMES DOWN TO KNOWING OUR OUR DIFFERENT AUDIENCES.

WE HAVE A REAL ACTIVE GROUP OF SENIORS, BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THOSE WHO CAN'T WALK AS MUCH. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HIT ALL THE AREAS AND BE CONSIDERATE OF EVERYBODY THAT COMES TO OUR PROGRAMING.

OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS THE STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES.

[3. Discussion on Strategic Plan updates.]

HOUSING WE HAD LINDSEY CAME OUT WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LAST MONTH, BUT THEN ALSO THERE WAS A TOWN HALL HELD ON 9/29 TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT.

AND WE'LL HEAR FROM LINDSEY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

TRANSPORTATION WE HAD CONNECT TRANSIT, CAME OUT TO A RECENT COFFEE CHAT AND GAVE OUT MORE INFORMATION. WE ALSO KEEP ON HAND AT THE FRONT DESK.

THE TRANSIT MAPS UPDATED SO THAT WAY FOLKS CAN HAVE THOSE THERE.

HEALTH CARE. WALGREENS IS ACTUALLY COMING OUT THIS MONTH TO FOR FLU SHOTS, SO VICKI HAS A PNEUMONIA SHOT, SO INFORMATION WITH THAT WITH ALSO KEEPING UP COFFEE CHAT TOPICS FROM IPH, MEDICARE AND [INAUDIBLE] AS WELL.

LEGISLATIVE. WE ACTUALLY HAD STATE REP.

CODY REP. CODY VASUT, WHICH HE WAS STILL IN LEGISLATION, SO THEY DID SEND A REPRESENTATIVE OUT, BUT THEY DID STILL COME IN AUGUST FOR COFFEE CHAT.

AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO FILTER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

GET INFORMATION.

THE CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS ALSO HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, SO YOU JUST CLICK ON THEIR PICTURE AND YOU CAN EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY. SO THERE IS THAT CONTACT THAT HAD BEEN ASKED ABOUT CITY OF BUSINESS AS WELL IN RECREATION, OF COURSE, TRIPS RETURNED IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TRIPS IN THE NEXT QUARTER BY BRINGING BACK LUNCH BUNCH.

WE'RE ACTUALLY STARTING A WEEKLY WALK WALKING GROUP AND CHAIR VOLLEYBALL ACTIVITIES TO GET PEOPLE MOVING.

AND THEN WE HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT RANGE FROM MOVIES, LUNCHES, GAMES AND HOLIDAY PARTIES. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE MISS SILVER HEARTS PAGEANT WILL TAKE PLACE IN NOVEMBER.

I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT ONE.

YES, MA'AM. CAN WE ADD MISTERS TO IT, TOO, BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WOULD BE GREAT? WHAT? FOR THE MR. [INAUDIBLE] OH LORD [INAUDIBLE].

HE'D BE GREAT. WE'D WIN.

IF WE HAVE ANY INTEREST, COME UP FOR GENTLEMEN TO PARTICIPATE.

WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT ADDING THAT USUALLY WITH OUR PROGRAMING, WE START SOMETHING SMALL, LIKE STARTING WITH THE MISS.

AND THEN IF WE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, IF WE FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD BE A COMPONENT ADDED OR WE DO HAVE INTEREST, THEN THAT CAN BE SOMETHING WE ADD AFTERWARDS.

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FOR QUALITY OF LIFE.

RECREATION AND ACTIONS NOW PROVIDE DAILY PROGRAMING AT THE REC CENTER FROM 8 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. AND THEN, OF COURSE, COFFEE CHAT BRINGS IN GUEST SPEAKERS EVERY THURSDAY AT 11 A.M. FOR JUST SOME QUALITY OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP.

COMING IN DECEMBER WE'LL PROBABLY LOOK AT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROBABLY PLAN A WORKSHOP TO START THE NEXT YEAR SET OF GOALS OF WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO ACCOMPLISH OR CONSIDER ACCOMPLISHING. SO JUST KIND OF LOOK FOR THAT IN DECEMBER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? QUESTION ON THE WALGREENS THING? ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS? PNEUMONIA.

EVERYBODY THAT SHOWS UP.

OKAY, SO LONG AS THEY HAVE ENOUGH SHOTS FOR EVERYTHING.

AND THEY HAVE WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THAT AGAIN? [INAUDIBLE] DRIVER'S LICENSE PROVE WHO YOU ARE.

YEAH. WHAT TIME THIS THURSDAY? 11. AND SENIOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE PROGRAMS, YOU'VE GONE OVER A LOT OF THIS.

[4. Discussion on senior citizen recreational programs and leisure events.]

WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE OPENED OUR REGISTRATION FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER ACTIVITIES IN EARLY SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE NEW PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES LIKE, LIKE WE SAID, CRAFTS, LUNCHES, GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHAIR, VOLLEYBALL AND WALKING GROUP THAT WOULD BE OFFERED WEEKLY. VICKI'S ALSO REALLY HAD SOME PEOPLE COME OUT AND SHE'S BEEN TEACHING PICKLEBALL.

SO WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IF ONE OF THESE CLASSES DOESN'T MAKE THAT, WE CAN DESIGNATE THAT HOUR AND SO WALKING GROUP DOESN'T MAKE FOR THE QUARTER, THEN WE CAN.

LOOKING AT STARTING PICKLEBALL SINCE THERE'S ALREADY AN INTEREST THERE.

NEW SET OF TRIPS WILL BE OFFERED THIS QUARTER, WHICH INCLUDES A CONCERT AT THE COUNTY FAIR FOR SENIORS DAY AND THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE.

AND, OF COURSE, LUNCH BUNCH WILL BE STARTING BACK UP IN OCTOBER.

NEW EVENTS THERE'S GOING TO BE A THANKSGIVING POTLUCK AND THE INAUGURAL MISS SILVER HEART PAGEANT. WE'RE SEEKING PARTICIPANTS FOR THE MISS SILVER HEART PAGEANT, SO WE WHICH WILL ALLOW GUESTS PARTICIPANTS TO HAVE A GREAT TIME, GET DRESSED UP AND SHARE A TALENT.

THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THE MAIN THING THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN KIND OF HESITANT IS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR TALENT IS.

SO WE BRAINSTORMED AND WE WOULD ALSO WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE.

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PERFORM, YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT A FORMER TALENT YOU USED TO HAVE.

SO IF YOU HAD A PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR DANCING DAYS OR YOU WERE A GYMNAST WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER AND WILL GIVE US GIVING YOU SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT YOUR TALENT AND HOW THAT MADE YOU FEEL. SO JUST KIND OF SHARING GREAT MEMORIES, I THINK WOULD BE A FANTASTIC ASPECT OF DOING TALENT. SO THAT WAY, FOLKS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING UP THERE AND TWIRLING A BATON OR ANYTHING. THIS AND IT ALSO GIVES US A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE THE GREAT CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND JUST THE GREAT THINGS THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED AND USED TO DO IN LIFE.

THE WINNER OF THE PAGEANT WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND CITY EVENTS IN THEIR YEAR AS THE MISS SILVER HEART AS WELL, SO WE COULD HAVE HER BE AT THE LIGHT CEREMONY THAT WE WANT TO PLAN FOR HEART OF CHRISTMAS, BUT ALSO BE A PART OF THE BRAZORIA COUNTY FAIR ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. SO JUST OTHER THINGS THAT WE WANT TO PLAN THROUGH THE YEAR, SHE'LL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE REGISTERED OR PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE TO CARRY OUT THE EVENT.

SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, TELL THEM, DO NOT BE SCARED.

IT'S A LITERALLY A TIME FOR THEM TO SHINE, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND HAVE THE FANCIEST GOWN OR AGAIN, TWIRL A BATON.

THEY CAN JUST COME AND TELL US HOW FANTASTIC THEY ARE.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION ON EXISTING AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON

[5. Discussion on existing and future Angleton developments.]

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AND PROVIDE THE CITY WITH INFORMATION REGARDING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WOULD HELP BETTER SERVE THE ANGLETON SENIOR POPULATION.

AND TODAY WE HAVE MS. LINDSAY KOSKINIEMI, SORRY, WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO LEAD THAT DISCUSSION.

DO WE HAVE IT NOW? YEAH. THANK YOU, GERI, AND GOOD AFTERNOON.

SENIOR COMMISSION SO AS GERI MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY TO KIND OF INTRODUCE ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS, WHAT STAGE THEY'RE AT IN PROGRESS AND GATHER AN IDEA AS TO WHAT THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR DEVELOPMENTS, WHETHER IT BE COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND JUST KIND OF GET YOUR FEEDBACK.

IT WAS IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO COME OUT AND SPEAK.

AND SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS GIVE YOU A RUN THROUGH OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE IN PROGRESS AND GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND GIVE YOU THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT WE WE GAVE THE CITIZENS LAST WEEK.

SO WHAT I HAVE UP ON THE OVERHEAD RIGHT NOW IS IT'S A CHART OF THE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS NOW THEY'RE CATEGORIZED IN FOUR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND THEY'RE ALL COLOR CODED, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY A DISTRIBUTION OF QUANTITIES OF LOTS PER DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LOT SIZES.

SO IF YOU SEE THE COLOR CODED CHART AT THE BOTTOM, GREEN MEANS THAT HOMES ARE IN CONSTRUCTION, WHEREAS BLUE MEANS THAT HOMES ARE NOT YET IN CONSTRUCTION.

HOWEVER, THE CIVIL WORK IS MOSTLY COMPLETE IF NOT COMPLETED, AND ORANGE MEANS THAT THEY'RE STILL PLANNING IN PROGRESS.

SO THEY HAVE NOT BROKEN GROUND ON ANY CONSTRUCTION YET.

BUT IT IS COMING AND THEN WE HAVE.

YOU MAY NOTICE WE HAVE A GRAY SHADED OUT AREA.

THAT DEVELOPMENT HAS NOT MADE IT IN THE PLANNING STAGE YET, SO THAT ONE IS ON PAUSE.

SO BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY HOMES THAT WILL BE ON THE GROUND IN APPROXIMATELY THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR MONTHS.

TWENTY FOUR TO THIRTY SIX MONTHS AND DOWN HERE WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION CHART.

SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THE FIRST COLUMN INDICATES THE LOT WIDTH.

THE SECOND COLUMN IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LOTS OF THAT SIZE, WITH THE LOT WIDTH FRONTAGE IN THE FIRST COLUMN AND THEN IN THE THIRD COLUMN.

WE HAVE PERCENTAGES OF OF OVERALL LOTS.

AND IF YOU SEE THESE, THESE PERCENTAGES RIGHT HERE ARE SIMPLY IF YOU TAKE THIS LINE AND ADD IT TO THIS LINE, THAT EIGHT POINT FOUR PERCENT IS THE SUM OF POINT THREE AND EIGHT POINT ZERO FIVE. AND THE REASON THAT'S LIKE THAT BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK, IT CONTINUOUSLY ADDS EACH EACH CELL HERE.

SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO JUST DO A QUICK REFERENCE AND SAY HOW MANY LOTS ARE SIXTY FOOT WIDE OR SMALLER OR THAT NUMBER IS RIGHT HERE, THAT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST NINETY PERCENT, EIGHTY NINE POINT FIVE EIGHT PERCENT.

SO THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.

AND I'VE ALSO GOT A MAP HERE FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE ALL OF THE ACTIVE DEVELOPMENTS ARE.

AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO KIND OF LIKE TO ILLUSTRATE THAT WE HAVE LIMITED WATER CAPACITY.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'RE REALLY INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY GROW. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS, THIS MAP CLOSER SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT.

SO THIS ONE [INAUDIBLE] GREEN, THAT ONE IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S LIMITS, BUT IT IS THEY'VE DONE THEIR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE [INAUDIBLE] BY CREATING A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. THAT IS APPROXIMATELY SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY LIVES.

SOME OF THE OTHER BIG ONES.

AUSTIN COLONY IS YOU HAVE IT MEMORIZED, ALMOST.

SO HERE WE HAVE RIVERWOOD RANCH.

YOU MAY HAVE IF YOU'VE DRIVEN UP AND DOWN THIS ROAD RIGHT HERE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] THEY'RE ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTING HOMES RIGHT NOW.

GREYSTONE ALSO CONSTRUCTING HOMES OFF OF NORTH BALDERAS.

SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY COMING.

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THEY'RE STILL A LITTLE WAYS OUT FROM THAT.

HERITAGE OAKS HAS BROKEN GROUND.

MULBERRY SUBDIVISION.

THEY'RE STILL A WAYS OUT KYBER RESERVE WE'VE ACTUALLY ACCEPTED THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS SO THEY WILL BE CONSTRUCTING HOMES SHORTLY TOO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

SO ANYWAY, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE GOT.

AND WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS ON WHAT YOU PREFER TO SEE AND HOW YOU WANT TO SEE THE CITY GROW.

STOP THE 40 FOOT LOTS, OK, STOP THE 40 FOOT LOTS, WE'VE HEARD THAT ONE A LOT, JUST ON THE 40 FOOT LOTS JUST.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT BIGGER LOTS, SENIORS DON'T.

BUT A LOT OF YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FAMILIES WANT LARGER LOTS FOR THOSE, YES, MA'AM, WE DO.

HOWEVER, THAT BEGS THE QUESTION OF WHAT COMES AFTER THESE HOMES ARE ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THE CAPACITY FOR THE WATER SYSTEM IS SO LIMITED.

THE ENGINEERS HAVE TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW WATER PLANT.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH END OF TOWN.

SO THOSE KINDS OF CONSIDERATIONS REALLY NEED TO BE KEPT IN MIND AS WE MOVE FORWARD SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT WE ARE DOING IS JUDICIOUS AND IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.

CHRIS, ARE YOU WORKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] ON THAT? SO WE'RE WORKING ON A LOT OF THINGS.

WE HAD TO UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING TALKING ABOUT WATER AND WASTEWATER, SO WE'RE TALKING WITH [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT BUYING ADDITIONAL WATER.

WE'RE REPAIRING OUR GROUND STORAGE TANK AT SHENANGO.

WE'VE GOT THE NEW WATER TOWER THAT'S GOING TO COMING ON [INAUDIBLE] SIDE HERE IN ABOUT A MONTH. AND SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE ENABLE FEATURES, ELEVATION STORAGE AND THEN ALSO WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME REPAIRS TO THE WASTEWATER LINES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, LIKE SUNDAY, IN THE PAST WEEK, WE BASICALLY HIT OUR CAPACITY WITH ALL THE STORM WATER THAT GOES INTO WASTEWATER LINES AND THEN INTO THE TREATMENT PLANT.

SO WE GET TO RE REVAMP THAT WATER.

IS THAT WHAT? WELL, SO, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME WE TREAT WATER, IT COSTS US MONEY.

SO IF WE'RE TREATING STORM WATER, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE TO TREAT, WE'RE SPENDING MORE ENERGY AND CHEMICALS AND ALL THE OTHER PROCESSES ON THAT WATER THAT WE END UP PUSHING BACK INTO THE CREEKS.

AND SO TECHNICALLY, IT'S A VIOLATION.

WE'RE VIOLATING OUR PERMIT BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY PERMITTED FOR ABOUT ONE POINT TWO MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

BUT WE END UP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN EIGHT AND TEN MILLION A DAY DURING SOME OF THESE HEAVY RAINS. YEAH, AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING SUPER HEAVY RAINS LATELY, RIGHT.

AND SO OUR CREWS END UP SPENDING TWENTY FOUR HOURS OUT THERE MONITORING THE PLANT.

PART OF THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE AN OLD [INAUDIBLE] SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.

WE'VE GOT A BAR SCREEN TREATMENT PROCESS WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE DURING A STORM LIKE THAT, EVERY HOUR THEY'RE OUT THERE SCRAPING THE BREEZE OFF THE SCREEN TO KEEP IT CLEAN SO THE WATER FLOWS INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT LEAVES AND BRANCHES, NO TOILET PAPER AND THINGS THAT GET FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET HAVE TO BE CLEANED OUT. SO HOW'S THAT GOING TO BE AFFECTED WITH ALL THE NEW HOMES? WON'T YOU EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM BY HAVING ALL OF THE NEW HOMES? SO OBVIOUSLY IT INCREASES WHAT GOES THROUGH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, BUT NOT TO A SIGNIFICANT SCALE DURING NORMAL OPERATIONS LIKE TODAY, WE CAN HANDLE IT.

IT'S JUST WHEN IT RAINS, OK, BECAUSE ALL THE A LOT OF THE OLD PIPES THAT ARE IN THE GROUND ARE BROKEN. SO WHEN A DITCH FILLS UP, SOMETIMES IT GOES INTO THE SEWER LINE OR IT GOES INTO A MANHOLE THAT'S OLD BRICK MANHOLE AND THEN IT GOES INTO OUR SYSTEM COMING THROUGH THE GROUND. AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES ALL THAT CAPACITY ISSUES DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM.

CHRIS, HAVE YOU EVER AS A BUILDER, EVER CONSIDERED MAYBE A SMALL LOT SMALL HOUSES JUST FOR THE ELDERLY, LIKE A LITTLE AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE A SENIOR CITIZEN COMMUNITY, I KNEW WHEN I WAS HERE IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO GO I HAD SOME LAND OUT THERE AND THERE'S ABOUT 10 OF US WE'RE GOING TO BUY.

SO IN FACT, LINDSEY BROUGHT IT UP DURING OUR LAST WE CALL DAWG MEETING DEVELOPER ANGLETON WORKING GROUP. WELL I WAS JUST THINKING IT MAY NOT BE IN MY LIFETIME, BUT THE FUTURE

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NURSING HOMES ARE EXPENSIVE, AND IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE SOMEONE WOULD PICK UP ON THAT.

THERE'S THERE SHOULD BE A MARKET SOMEWHERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF LAND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE? YEAH. SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO DEVELOPERS AS THEY COME IN THE DOOR AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, IS ANGLETON LOOKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL OR DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU HAVE? AND WE BRING THAT UP EVERY TIME AND SAY, THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED THROUGH OUR SENIOR COMMISSION.

WE'VE LET OUR COUNSEL KNOW.

AND SO PLEASE TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION.

I JUST NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT FROM ANYBODY.

I GET AROUND A LOT. AND SO I JUST WONDERED, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THERE ISN'T A MARKET.

I DON'T KNOW. WELL, I MEAN, I BELIEVE THERE IS.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT ANGLETON IS WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE MARKET OF HOUSING THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOR ALL KINDS OF FOLKS, BUT CLEARLY THAT'S A NEED.

WELL WE HAVE A NURSING HOMES.

AND THOSE CAN BE THE 40 FOOT LOTS, RIGHT? YEAH, EXACTLY.

OH GREAT COMMENT. SO AGAIN, WE ARE TALKING TO DEVELOPERS WHEN THEY COME IN ABOUT ABOUT SENIOR LIVING. SO I'M GLAD IT'S BROUGHT UP.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

[INAUDIBLE] HAVE A GOOD LUNCH.

AT LEAST YOU TALKED BEFORE YOU LEFT.

THAT'S RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MS. LINDSEY? I'LL SEE YOU THURSDAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE PRICES OF THE HOUSES.

NO, SIR. THERE'S NOTHING I CAN REALLY DO ABOUT IT, BUT WE DEFINITELY WE TRY TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION ON THE FRONT SIDE WHENEVER WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT COMES IN AND WANTS TO BUILD AND WE TRY TO GET A EVALUATION ON THOSE HOMES.

AND WHAT WE HAVE ON THE CHART HERE IS EVERYTHING RANGING FROM 180 TO 600.

SO. WELL, I'M JUST SURPRISED SOME OF THE THE HOUSES THERE ON DOWNING AND ON VALADARES ARE ON 40 FOOT LOTS, AND THEY'RE SNEAKY.

THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING HOUSES EVERY OTHER LOT.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT ALL THE SPACE, BUT YOU REALLY DON'T BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A HOUSE IN BETWEEN AND UH, AND THE PRICE THAT I'VE SEEN LISTED WAS, I THINK, 230 THOUSAND. UH, I MOVED HERE A LONG TIME AGO, BUT MY HOUSE DIDN'T COST NEARLY THAT MUCH.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY'RE PUTTING OUT THERE, THEY'RE ASKING TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEIR HOUSES ARE HALF THE SIZE OF MINE, AND I DON'T HAVE THAT GREAT BIG HOUSE, I JUST GOT A [INAUDIBLE].

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU LINDSEY. TELL US ABOUT HURRICANE NICHOLAS.

[6. Discussion on Hurricane Nicholas response.]

SO WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FROM HOW WE REACTED TO EVERYTHING WITH THE STORM.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, WE PREPARE THE REC CENTER FOR A POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM WHAT WAS THEN A TROPICAL STORM.

IT INCLUDED WE STORED OUTDOOR ITEMS INSIDE.

WE ASSESSED FACILITY'S EXISTING CONDITIONS IN AND OUT.

WE ENDED UP EVEN CLOSING EARLY AT 5 P.M.

TO KEEP STAFF AND GUESTS OFF THE ROAD.

SINCE THE HEAVY RAINS HAD STARTED, THE STORM WAS UPGRADED TO HURRICANE NICHOLAS AND IT HIT THE ANGLETON AREA THAT EVENING INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF SEPT.

14. TUESDAY MORNING, PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF ASSESSED ALL PARKS, AS WELL AS THE FACILITY OF THE REC CENTER.

PARK STAFF HAD TO CLOSE DICKEY AND BATES PARK FOR THE WEEK DUE TO DOWNED TREES AND REMOVING THEM. THEY ALSO HELPED PUBLIC WORKS CLEAR DEBRIS AND LIMBS FROM THE CITY STREETS. THE ANGLETON REC CENTER HAD NO POWER AND SUFFERED FROM WATER DAMAGES AND VARIOUS AREAS, INCLUDING HALLWAYS, IN THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM, THE GYMNASIUM AND BOTH MULTIPURPOSE ROOMS. WE WORKED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND SOUGHT THE SERVICES OF BLACKMON MOORING TO ELIMINATE

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ADDITIONALLY, ONCE POWER WAS RESTORED, THE COOLING CENTER OPENED WEDNESDAY, SEPT.

15 THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPT.

19, FROM 9 A.M.

TO 6 P.M. AND WE JUST KIND OF CHANGED THE FACILITY OPERATIONS TO A COOLING COMFORT CENTER THAT OFFERED AIR CONDITIONING SHOWERS, CHARGING STATIONS, SNACKS AND WATER TO CITIZENS COMING IN. AND WE HAD ABOUT SIXTY FIVE CITIZENS UTILIZE THOSE RESOURCES.

WE ALSO DELIVERED WATER AND SNACK BOXES TO TEN SENIORS AT THE MAGNOLIA ACRES SENIOR CENTER SENIOR LIVING CENTER COMMUNITY, WHO SOUGHT HELP DUE TO NO POWER.

AND SO THE RECREATION CENTER RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, AND STAFF ARE WORKING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR ON INSURANCE CLAIMS. SO. ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK ON THAT ONE? SO YOU ALL DO GET ROOF DAMAGE.

SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR ROOFER ON THAT AND SEEING IF IT'S ONLY ROOF DAMAGE, IS IT WINDSTORM DAMAGE OR IS IT FLOODING? I BELIEVE THAT WE HAD DEEMED FLOODING DAMAGE WAS AN ISSUE WITH COMING IN FROM THE GYM AREA. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THAT IN AND WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT THE ROOMS RIGHT NOW OF THE CEILING TILES AND THE PARTITION WALL.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR HR DEPARTMENT ON THAT ONE.

SO, YEAH.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T CLOSED ANY OF THOSE PLACES.

NO, WE HAVEN'T.

WE HAVE HAD A FEW LEAKS COME THROUGH, WHICH IS THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS.

WHEN WE WENT UP THERE, WE REALIZED THAT THE HVAC HATCH HAD BEEN BLOWN OPEN BECAUSE OF THE WIND. SO ME PERSONALLY, NOT BEING HVAC LIKE, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT I'M NOT A LICENSED TECHNICIAN IN THAT AREA.

SO WHEN IT WAS BLOWN OPEN, SOME OF THE RAIN WAS COMING IN THAT WAY, SO WE DID GET STAFF UP THERE TO CLOSE THE HATCH.

BUT WE ARE THAT WAS KIND OF GETTING [INAUDIBLE].

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER AREAS WHERE LEAKS HAVE STARTED BACK UP, SO WE'RE WORKING WITH VENDORS ON THAT AS WELL AS, LIKE I SAID, OUR HR DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU, GUYS. I THINK WHAT REALLY GOT US WAS THE WIND, MORE SO THAN, HE GOT US TOO.

YEAH [INAUDIBLE] OH MY GOODNESS.

YEAH. HE WAS ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND, ONE FOOT ON THE LAST ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON COOLING CENTER? NO, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

YES, I THINK YOU'RE REALLY A BIG APPRECIATION TO VICKI AND OUR STAFF WITH GETTING THOSE RESOURCES TO THOSE SENIORS IMMEDIATELY, THEY PUT IN A CALL JUST BECAUSE, LIKE THOSE UNITS DID NOT HAVE POWER.

AND SO IT WAS LITERALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY LIKE IT WAS 5:45 WHEN WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO. WE'RE LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DELIVER NOW AND GET IT DONE.

SO I APPRECIATE OUR STAFF.

DOES THE REC CENTER HAVE GENERATORS? SO WE ARE IN.

MEGAN MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPEAK MORE TO THIS.

I WANT TO GET INFORMATION ON THE GENERATOR.

SO WE HAVE JUST RECENTLY INSTALLED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH IN ORDER TO HAVE A DIESEL GENERATOR HOOKUP.

WE HAD A CONTRACTED COMPANY COME OUT AND ACTUALLY DELIVER THE GENERATOR FOR USE, BUT ELECTRICITY CAME BACK ON BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY NEEDED.

SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR THAT AT THE REC CENTER.

WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW ARE WORKING WITH GLENN LAMONT WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

HE'S OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND HE HAS APPLIED FOR A GRANT.

IF WE ARE NOT AWARDED THE GRANT FOR A BACKUP GENERATOR, WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF A BACKUP GENERATOR FOR THE FACILITY.

OK. IS IT BIG ENOUGH? YEAH. OH YEAH.

SO WHEN WE WERE DOING THE GETTING QUOTES AND ALL THAT GATHERED FOR THIS GENERATOR, WE MADE SURE THAT IT WOULD POWER THE FULL FACILITY.

I WORK FOR A COMPANY IN HOUSTON THAT BOUGHT A GENERATOR AND THEY HAD GAS, NATURAL GAS HOOKED UP TO IT AND THE WHOLE THING.

AND WHEN THEY FLIPPED THE SWITCH AND LOST POWER AND FLIPPED THE SWITCH, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 5 OR 10 MINUTES.

AND THEN IT WAS TOTALLY, UH, IT JUST COULDN'T HANDLE THE LOAD.

SO YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH.

I WILL SAY I BELIEVE GLENN LAMONT WAS WORKING WITH THE VENDOR THAT WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH, AND THEY DID A LOAD ASSESSMENT.

IT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE GRANT.

AND SO I'LL VERIFY THAT.

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GOOD. YEAH.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES. WE ACTUALLY JUST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, WE WORKED WITH OUR I.T.

DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE HE BROUGHT OUT LAST WEEK TO GET MORE WIFI AVAILABILITY TO GET A STRONGER SIGNAL. SO WE HAVE BETTER WIFI AT OUR RECREATION CENTER NOW.

SO EVERYBODY WAS COMPLAINING.

YES, BUT HE WAS FANTASTIC.

HE HAD TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A WEEK OR SO AND THEN HE WAS THERE THE NEXT DAY.

SO IT WAS FANTASTIC.

THEY DID IT WITHIN A FEW HOURS.

SO YES.

AND I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO Y'ALL IF Y'ALL IF THERE'S ANY AGENDA ITEMS I WANT TO SEE FOR OUR DECEMBER MEETING, I'LL SEND OUT AN EMAIL PROBABLY MIDWAY THROUGH NOVEMBER.

SO WE PREPARE FOR THAT COMING PACKET IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY THINGS THAT Y'ALL WANT TO SEE ON THE AGENDA, PARTICULARLY.

OK. ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT MEETING WILL BE THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER.

DO YOU HAVE THAT DATE? I MEAN, DECEMBER.

YEP. SO DECEMBER 6TH AT 11:30.

11:30 NOT 5:30.

YES. WHAT'D YOU JUST SAY? DECEMBER 6TH WILL BE OUR NEXT MEETING.

OH, AT 11:30, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

WE HAVE THEM EVERY OTHER MONTH, EVERY OTHER MONTH, THEN WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

WE LOST TWO OF THEM BECAUSE OF HOLIDAYS, SO NEED TO ADJUST THE SCHEDULE SO THAT ON THE HOLIDAYS LIKE JULY 4TH AND LABOR DAY, THAT YOU GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT ON TUESDAY OR THE NEXT DAY INSTEAD OF JUST BLOWING IT OFF.

I MEAN YEAH, IF THAT'S OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY IF IT FALLS WITHIN OUR MEETING MONTH AND WE IT FALLS ON A MONDAY, THAT'S A HOLIDAY WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT MOVING IT TO TUESDAY.

DECEMBER 6TH.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THEN WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 12:07.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.