>> WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED AND WELCOME TO
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OUR CITY COUNCIL ANGLETON TEXAS COUNCIL MEETING DATED FOR TUESDAY,[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
OCTOBER 25TH, 2022, AT 06:00 PM.I WILL DECLARE THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT.
WE HAVE ONE MEMBER WHO IS ABSENT THIS EVENING, SO I'LL GO AND CALL US TO ORDER.
[NOISE] IF YOU'LL, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I ASK THAT YOU PRAY WITH ME PLEASE AS WE PRAY.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LOVE AND YOUR CONCERN FOR US.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY.
FATHER, THE FREEDOM TO SERVE YOU.
FATHER, TONIGHT WE ASK YOU THAT YOU LEAD US AND GUIDE US.
FATHER, WE PRAY FOR YOUR WISDOM, THE WISDOM THAT IS THE BEST OF ALL.
THAT WE MIGHT MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE PRUDENT, PLEASING TO YOU, AND THE BEST THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE CONTINUE FATHER, TO PRAY FOR OUR STAFF HERE AT THE CITY, FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, FOR OUR POLICEMEN, FOR OUR EMS, FOR EVERYONE THAT COMES DAILY TO THIS JOB TO SERVE THIS CITIZENRY.
I THANK YOU AGAIN, LEAD US AND GUIDE US.
WE LOVE YOU IN CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN.
PATTY. [LAUGHTER] I WON'T MESS WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEARING WITH OUR LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE VISITORS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.
I'LL LET MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT GIVE A BRIEF ON WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE.
MR. CARSON, THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE.
JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHO'S IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT?
>> SURE. BOYS, PLEASE STAND UP.
THESE ARE BOYS FROM TROOP 13 HERE IN ANGLETON OUT OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
THEY ARE HERE WORKING ON ADVANCEMENTS FOR THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOR FIRST-CLASS ADVANCEMENTS.
THANK YOU BOYS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND SEEING HOW YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS. YOU CAN SIT DOWN.
>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE].
IT COULD BE SHORT. WHO KNOWS? YOU MAY NOT BE HERE TILL ONE O'CLOCK, BUT SIT BACK AND ENJOY.
YOU SHOULD'VE BROUGHT SOME POPCORN AND SODA.
SOMETIMES THESE ARE FUN MEETINGS. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING.
WELCOME VISITORS AND GUESTS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I WISH YOU A SAFE TRIP HOME WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR CITY BUSINESS AND HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR WEEK.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE TYPICALLY START OFF WITH CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.
I DON'T HAVE ANY SLIPS OF PAPER, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SKIP ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARINGS IN ACTION ITEMS NUMBER 1,
[1. Conduct a public hearing and discussion on a request by Holy Comforter Episcopal Church pursuant to Sec. 28-63, SUP-Specific Use Permits for a Specific Use Permit for a Columbarium Wall in the CBD, Central Business Zoning District at 227 Chenango St./234 S. Arcola St., Angleton, TX.]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION ON OUR REQUEST BY HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL CHURCH PURSUANT TO SECTION 28-63SUP, SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A [BACKGROUND] COLUMBARIUM.GOT IT. WALL IN THE CBD, CENTRAL BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT AT 227 CHENANGO STREET, 234 SOUTH ARCOLA STREET, ANGLETON, TEXAS.
WE NEED TO GO INTO A PUBLIC HEARING TO HAVE A MOTION.
>> I MOVE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
WE ARE NOW IN A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. OTIS, GO AHEAD, PLEASE, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS A REQUEST BY THE CHURCH MENTIONED HERE, HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL CHURCH HERE IN DOWNTOWN IN THE CBD DISTRICT.
THIS IS AN SUP APPLICATION THAT WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD ENTERTAIN THIS REQUEST AND APPROVE IT.
COLUMBARIUM BASICALLY IS A WALL OR A STRUCTURE THAT IS USED TO STORE THE BURIAL REMAINS IN URNS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY PLACED IN CUBBY HOLES IN WHICH THE CHURCH IS PROPOSING A WALL-TIGHT COLUMBARIUM.
IT'S JUST A QUIET PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE A REAL SHORT 15-MINUTE CEREMONY.
IT'S ALSO A GARDEN-TYPE ARRANGEMENT AND WE'LL HAVE A GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU.
THE PUBLIC HEARING DID OCCUR AT THE P&Z LEVEL AND WE DID GET TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT APPEARED.
WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU WILL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING
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TONIGHT AND ASK THAT YOU WOULD LET IT REMAIN OPEN UNTIL YOUR NEXT MEETING SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THE PROCESS AND GET IT APPROPRIATELY PLACED ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION.TONIGHT WE WON'T BE TAKING ACTION, BUT WE'LL HEAR THE TESTIMONY.
THE CHURCH HAS A PRESENTATION IN WHICH THEY'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE PRESENTING AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES.
IN TERMS OF THE TESTIMONY, BASICALLY, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF THE WALL.
THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE WALL IS PLACED OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS OF THE GAS LINE.
THEY ARE AVOIDING THAT AS WELL.
THE CHURCH IS AVAILABLE FOR TESTIMONY AS WELL AS SOME PUBLIC MAY BE PRESENT AS WELL.
THEY WERE NOTIFIED WITHIN THE RADIUS OF 200 FEET, AND WE DID PROBABLY NOTICE IT IN THE NEWSPAPER.
>> THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL YOUR NEXT MEETING?
>> WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN. YES, SIR.
WE ARE IN A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 1.
ANYBODY HERE WANT TO SPEAK ON, FOR, OR AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 1? GO AHEAD, PASTOR. JUST STATE YOUR NAME.
>> MY NAME IS TRAVIS SMITH AND I DO WORK AT HOLY COMFORTER, AND I STAND IN APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT.
>> I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
LOOKING THROUGH THE CEMETERY LAWS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, IT SAYS THAT THE CHURCH WILL BE ABLE TO REMOVE AT Y'ALL'S WILL, BUT THROUGH STATE LAW, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY.
ONCE A CEMETERY ALMOST ALWAYS A CEMETERY UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH COURT PROCEEDINGS.
>> YES. ONCE THE REMAINS ARE PUT INTO THE NICHES, WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE PLANS OF TAKING THEM OUT.
THE ONLY WAY THAT WE WOULD OPEN UP THE WALL THE FACADE WOULD BE TO ADD A SECOND PERSON OR URN INSIDE.
BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL THAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT.
>> BUT YES, WE WILL FOLLOW ALL THE CODE.
>> CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE IT WAS, C15.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEED FOR THIS, IS IT JUST MEMBERS THAT ARE WANTING TO HAVE THEIR URNS PUT HERE AND THAT'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS?
>> THE TREND NOT JUST AT HOLY COMFORTER BUT AROUND THE CHURCH IS GOING TOWARDS REMAINS LARGELY BECAUSE THE EXPENSE OF TRADITIONAL BURIAL.
ON AVERAGE, YOU CAN GO FROM 20-40,000 FOR A TRADITIONAL BURIAL SITE, WHEREAS THE COLUMBARIUM REMAINS WILL COST YOU NO MORE USUALLY THAN 10.
COSTS FOR SURE AND THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING IT IS ACTUALLY RESTORING A TRADITION OF LONG-LOST, WHERE THE CEMETERIES AND COLUMBARIUM WERE CONNECTED TO THE CHURCH.
IF YOU GO TO ENGLAND, THEY'RE INSIDE THE CHURCH, IN FACT.
IT'S MORE A RETURN TO SOMETHING THAT SOME MIGHT FEEL WHAT WAS LOST.
THESE DAYS IT IS SPACE AVAILABILITY, WHICH IS DRIVING UP COSTS MORE THAN ANYTHING.
>> WELL, TRAVIS, HOW MANY NICHES DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE THERE?
WHEN WE FILL THOSE, WE HAVE ANOTHER 200 ALREADY IN THE PLANS THERE.
WE THINK THAT WE WILL BE ADDING MORE, BUT THIS IS A 50-YEAR PLAN, NOT ANYTHING SOON.
>> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT MAY WANT TO ADDRESS THE SPEAKING ON FOR OR AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 1? HEARING NONE. THANK YOU, SIR, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME WITH THE PODIUM.
SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE ELSE IS COMING TO THE PODIUM.
WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE IF THAT MICROPHONE IS ON? [NOISE]
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THAT MAY BE THE CULPRIT.I CAN HEAR IT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY CAN HEAR AND THEN THOSE ONLINE CAN ALSO HEAR AS WELL.
NOW WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS.
[2. Ceremonial Presentation of October Keep Angleton Beautiful Yard of the Month and Business of the Month.]
ITEM NUMBER 2, CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION OF OCTOBER AS KEY ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL YARD OF THE MONTH AND BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.WE HAVE ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, MS. TRACY, AND ONE OF OURS, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC, MR. JASON. PODIUM IS Y'ALL'S.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THIS IS DAVID SAUNDERS AND HIS WIFE IS LORI.
THEY LIVE ON PRAIRIE LANE, BACK OF RANCHO.
I WON'T GIVE YOU A HOUSE NUMBER, BUT WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN, YOU'LL SEE EXACTLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR YARD IS BEAUTIFUL, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART IN THIS.
>> YOU CAN GO TAKE A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] [NOISE]
>> [APPLAUSE] [NOISE] [BACKGROUND] WE READY? THEN A CORMAN AND AZMEL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THIS.
THE OWNERS OF EL PATIO GOT BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.
THEN WHEN WE TOOK THE SIGN OUT AND CAME BACK IN, ALL THE CUSTOMERS AND ALL THE STAFF [INAUDIBLE] PICTURE WITH THE PLAT SO I CAN STAND WITH THEM.
>> SOME DUCT TAPE WOULDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> NOW I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE MONARCH'S BUTTERFLY PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR.
[3. Presentation of Monarch Butterfly Proclamation by the Mayor.]
TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO READ THIS.OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF ANGLETON TEXAS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IS AN ICONIC NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES WHOSE MULTI-GENERATIONAL MIGRATION AND METAMORPHOSIS FROM CATERPILLAR TO A BUTTERFLY HAS CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
WHEREAS 20 YEARS AGO MORE THAN ONE BILLION EASTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLIES MIGRATED TO MEXICO, BUT IN THE WINTER OF 2014, ONLY 60 MILLION MADE THE TRIP.
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WHEREAS CITIES AND TOWNS AND COUNTIES HAVE A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY TO HELP SAVE THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.THE CITY OF ANGLETON HAS PLAYED A LEADERSHIP ROLE BY ESTABLISHING MONARCH WASTE STATIONS AT LIBERTY GARDEN, DICKEY PARK, AND PETE STREET DETENTION.
WHEREAS EVERY CITIZEN OF ANGLETON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE MONARCH BY PLANTING NATIVE MILKWEED AND NECTAR PLANTS TO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR THE MONARCH, AND POLLINATORS IN LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WORK, LEARN, PLAY AND WORSHIP.
WHEREAS ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF ANGLETON WHO HAVE ALREADY JOINED ME IN CREATING HEALTHY HABITAT FOR THESE MAGNIFICENT BUTTERFLIES, I'M HONORED TO LEAD THE WAY BY SIGNING THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION'S MAYORS MONARCH PLEDGE.
I ENCOURAGE OTHER CITY OFFICIALS ACROSS OUR GREAT NATION TO TAKE A STAND WITH ME SO THAT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY WILL ONCE AGAIN FLOURISH ACROSS THIS CONTINENT.
NOW THEREFORE, "I, JASON PEREZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS MONARCH BUTTERFLY MONTH PROCLAIMED THIS 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2022, SIGNED JASON PEREZ." WE HAVE A MONARCH PLEDGE.
THANK YOU PARKS AND REX FOR DOING THIS, AND TO THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE OTHER PLACES WE HAVE OUR STATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ALONG TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
BEAR WITH ME, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO READ.ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 20221025-004, EXTENDING THE DISASTER DECLARATION SIGNED BY THE MAYOR ON MARCH 17, 2020, THROUGH DECEMBER 6, 2022, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING OF SEPARABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DAY.
NUMBER 5, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 20221025-005, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A CHECKING ACCOUNTS FOR EACH OF CABO RESERVE, GRAYSTONE, AND RIVERWOOD RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.
NUMBER 6, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BRAZORIA COUNTY JOINT AIRPORT ZONING BOARD.
NUMBER 7, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRAZORIA COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 3 AND THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
NUMBER 8, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 14TH, JUNE 21ST, AND JULY 9, 2022.
DISCUSSION NUMBER 9, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT FOR DEBRIS MONITORING WITH TETRA TECH FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT.
NUMBER 10, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE 2023 EMPLOYEE HOLIDAYS AS AMENDED.
NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON 2023 LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES.
NUMBER 12, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, AND ANGLETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE JOINT USE AND MAINTENANCE OF TENNIS COURTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
NUMBER 13, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH KSA ENGINEERS INC, FOR THE LEAD AND COPPER RULE AND MONITORING PLAN PHASE 1.
LASTLY, NUMBER 14, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE BRAZORIA COUNTY FOR THE COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS. COUNSEL.
>> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE WE ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE STRIKING OF 4 AND 12 FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
LET'S GO BACK UP TO ITEM NUMBER 4,
[4. Discussion and possible action on Resolution No. 20221025-004 extending the disaster declaration signed by the Mayor on March 17, 2020, through December 6, 2022; repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause; and establishing an effective date]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION 20221025-004. GLENN.>> THAT'S THE EXTENSION OF THE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>> IS THIS WORKING? THE EXTENSION OF OUR COVID DISASTER DECLARATION FROM MARCH OF 2020.
THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO EXTEND HIS, IT'S ALL LINKED TO FUNDING, AS LONG AS WE'RE COMPETING FOR THE RPA FUNDS IT'S PRUDENT THAT WE MAINTAIN THIS.
FOR THE STATE IT'S A SHORTCUT TO GETTING HELP OUT TO JURISDICTIONS, AND FOR US IT'S JUST ANOTHER STEPPING STONE, LEGAL-WISE.
>> WHAT'S THE DRAWBACK IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT?
WE COULD JEOPARDIZE OUR FUNDING THROUGH THE RPA.
BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY POSITIVE ANSWER.
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YES OR NO ON THAT? ERRING ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, I THINK WE KEEP IT, AS THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN DOING.>> HAVE WE ALREADY SPENT THE RPA MONEY?
>> NO, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ALMOST TWO YEARS.
>> THAT WAS THE LAST ONE WE GOT.
>> RIGHT. NOW WE'RE WORKING ON THAT SECOND PHASE, THAT SECOND TRUNK, BUT THEN WE GOT TO KEEP THE BOOKS OPEN UNTIL THAT'S ALL BEEN LIQUIDATED, IT MAYBE BE 2024.
>> GOOD. ARE THERE MORE RPA FUNDS COMING DOWN FROM THAT?
>> NOTHING THAT WE'VE HEARD OF.
>> PHASE 2. NOW, WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE CARES ACT RELIEF MONEY, WHICH WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATE IN 2020, AND THEN THIS ONE CAME OUT FROM ANOTHER ACT IN EARLY 2021.
WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE MONEY FOR EXPENDITURES THAT WE MADE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED THROUGH [INAUDIBLE], SO WE ARE WAITING ON THAT TO COME BACK AS WELL.
>> DO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO EXTEND THIS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE RPA MONEY?
>> THE QUICK ANSWER IS YES, IT'S RECOMMENDED TO OUR CONTACTS AT THIS STAGE.
>> OKAY. MAYBE YOU TAKE THE NEXT 30 DAYS, MAYBE GET A LITTLE DEFINITE ANSWER FROM WHOMEVER, THIS AGENCY, IF WE DON'T DO IT, WHAT HAPPENS OR IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP GOING?
>> I WILL ASK HIM AGAIN, BUT THE RECOMMENDATION THROUGH TDM HAS BEEN THAT WE KEEP IT.
>> MR. MAYOR, I MOVE, WE APPROVE RESOLUTION, NUMBER 20221025-004.
>> MOTION BY MAYOR [INAUDIBLE], SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN THOMPSON.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
>> NAY. WE'VE GOT ONE NAY, SO THAT'S FOUR TO ONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM NUMBER 12, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON
[12. Discussion and possible action on an interlocal agreement between the City of Angleton, Texas and the Angleton Independent School District for the joint use and maintenance of tennis courts and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement]
AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, AND ANGLETON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE JOINT USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TENNIS COURTS.MR. JASON, YOU'VE GOT SOME WORDS TO GIVE US?
>> YES. THIS AGREEMENT IS BETWEEN US AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTNER TO BE ABLE TO REVITALIZE THE TENNIS COURTS IN DOWNING.
ON JUNE 6TH, WE WENT BEFORE AVLC TO APPROVE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THAT, AND WE'RE AS A 50/50 SPLIT RIGHT NOW.
WE DID GO OUT TO FOR AN RFP FOR THAT AND THEY'D COME BACK A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WE WERE EXPECTING.
COST RIGHT NOW IS COMING IN LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED AT THAT $46,000 SPLIT.
NOT TOO MUCH, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING IN THE BEGINNING, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO HELP REVITALIZE THE TENNIS COURTS AND ENTER INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO OFFER PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS THERE.
>> I JUST WANTED TO KNOW ON THE RFP, DID THAT INCLUDE THE LIGHTING OR DID THAT EXCLUDE THE LIGHTING?
>> I BELIEVE THAT EXCLUDED THE LIGHTING.
>> THIS WAS JUST THE REVITALIZATION BECAUSE THE OTHER PART THAT WASN'T INCLUDED WITH THAT IS THE FENCE.
THAT IS A SEPARATE PARTS OF THE RFP THAT WENT OUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS ABOUT 55,000 THAT CAME BACK, AND THEN WE WENT OUT AND REALLY GETTING QUOTES RIGHT NOW ON THE FENCING THAT GO AROUND THAT.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THAT PROCESS.
>> OKAY. BECAUSE THE FUNDS REQUEST IS BLANK ON THE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM, AND THE 46 IS OUR HALF, OR IS THAT SPLIT?
>> THAT'S OUR HALF. [OVERLAPPING] THAT'S UP TO 46,000.
OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE IS THAT EACH OF US WOULD CONTRIBUTE AT LEAST 46,000 AT THIS POINT.
>> THAT'S JUST FOR FIXING THE TENNIS COURTS THEMSELVES.
>> THAT 46 DOESN'T INCLUDE EVERYTHING, SO THAT'S WHERE IT CAN GO UP TO THAT POINT.
[OVERLAPPING] IT'S REVITALIZING THEM TO REDO THE SURFACE, TEAR OUT WHAT'S EXISTING IN THERE, GETTING REPAINTED, RESURFACED, THE NEW NUTS AND EVERYTHING, THEN AS I MENTIONED, THE RFP THAT WENT OUT THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE FENCING.
[OVERLAPPING] THE FENCING RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE HAD IS ABOUT 28,000 AS FAR AS THEY ANTICIPATED THAT ONES AT.
>> YEAH, BUT YOUR RFPS ARE JUST FOR FIXING THE TENNIS COURTS THEMSELVES, NOT THE FENCING OR NOT THE LIGHTING.
>> YEAH. JUST TO GET THEM UP TO A STANDARD TO MAKE THEM PLAYABLE.
WE ARE ALSO EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO GRANT FUNDING, WORKING WITH UTSA.
>> TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN DOING THAT, TO GET IT TO THAT POINT, TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THEM AS WELL.
>> ALL THIS MONEY COMES FROM AVLC'S FUND.
>> YES, SIR. THE 46,000 YOU SEE THERE, THAT'S COMING FROM AVLC FUND, THAT IS WHAT THEY APPROVED AS FAR AS THEIR 50 PERCENT MATCH THAT WOULD GO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> IT'S JUST OVER 92,000 IS WHAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WAS APPROVED.
THAT WAS BASED ON WHEN WE WERE GETTING QUOTES A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK,
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WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO VARIOUS COMPANIES TO SEE WHAT THE COST WAS GOING TO BE.IT DID INCREASE BECAUSE AT FIRST IT WAS, I THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT $30,000, AND THERE WAS A VAST DIFFERENCE WHEN PRICES WENT UP AND INFLATION, BUT THAT IS THE CAP RATE THAT'S PLACED ON THEM.
>> THEN LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS AROUND THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS THERE.
ARE WE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP HALF GOING FORWARD OR WILL THEY BE STILL KICKING IN?
>> THE MAJORITY OF IT IS GOING TO BE ON US.
SO PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS JUST IN SECTION 3, SECOND PARAGRAPH.
>> IT TALKS ABOUT THAT PIECE THERE, THAT THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT SIGNAGE AND MAINTAINING, LANDSCAPING, AND MINOR NECESSARY MAINTENANCE.
IF IT IS A MAJOR COST, IT'LL BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BRING BACK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ASK THIS WHAT THAT COST.
>> OKAY. IT'S STILL THEIR PROPERTY?
>> YES, IT'S STILL THEIR PROPERTY.
WE ADOPT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON AND ANGLETON ISD FOR THE JOINT USE AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TENNIS COURTS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
>> DIVING INTO THAT GENERAL PROVISION ON SECTION 3.
IT SAYS THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY REHABILITATION OR REPAIR PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT MINOR OR REQUIRE ANY EXPENDITURE OF GREATER THAN 100, IS THAT LIKE JUST $100?
>> WHICH IS GREAT IF THAT'S TRUE.
>> WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT'S SOMETHING [INAUDIBLE]
>> THAT'S GREAT. I WAS READING THAT FIRST.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS 100 NOT 300,000.
>> IDEALLY, GIVEN THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO IT, THE COST THAT'S GOING TO BE 46,000 ON EACH SIDE TO PUT IN.
WE ANTICIPATE THERE SHOULDN'T BE.
I THINK THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL COST, WE WANT TO BE FORTHCOMING WITH THAT TO SAY THIS IS SOMETHING WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE AWARE OF THAT.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE AMOUNT THAT WAS APPROVED, BASED ON CURRENT PROPOSALS THAT ARE COMING IN, WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH, BUT THAT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW QUICK WE GET MOVING ON THE PROJECT AND ARE ABLE TO SOLIDIFY THE CONTRACTORS.
>> OKAY. SO WE HAD A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE I KNOW I HAVE BOYS IN THE FRONT ROW THAT THERE ARE NO SKATEBOARDS ON THESE TENNIS COURTS.
[LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHAT RUINS THEM.
>> THE ONLY OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO ADD IS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MET ON THE 18TH AND APPROVED IT.
>> THEY DID, OKAY. [OVERLAPPING].
>> THEY HAVE APPROVED THE AGREEMENT.
>> WE DO LIKE THE WORD THAT YOU SAID THERE WAS SOME SAVINGS.
SOME SAVINGS IS BETTER THAN NO SAVINGS.
>> ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSING, SAME SIGN.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU, MR. JASON.
THAT COMPLETES CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS.
[15. Discussion and possible action on the 2023 employee benefits.]
NUMBER 15, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE 2023 EMPLOYEES BENEFITS, MS. COLLEEN.>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR WE GO TO RENEW OUR HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE CANNOT GET AN INSURANCE PLAN TO RENEW ON MULTIPLE YEARS.
THIS YEAR WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFP BECAUSE LAST YEAR UNITEDHEALTHCARE INCREASED OUR RATE BY A LITTLE OVER 16 PERCENT.
THIS YEAR, WE MOUNT FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VISION, WHICH WE CONTRIBUTE TO TOWARD THE EMPLOYEES BENEFITS.
WE HAD NINE RESPONSES ON THE DENTAL AND VISION PLAN.
UNITEDHEALTHCARE CAME IN AT NINE PERCENT LOWER THAN THEIR CURRENT RATE WITH A TWO-YEAR RATE GUARANTEE.
WE HAVE A VISION OFFER FOR RAPE PASS ALSO WITH UNITEDHEALTHCARE.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE MEDICAL PLAN, WE RECEIVED THREE RESPONSES TO THE RFP.
AETNA WAS ONE OF THE TOP THREE.
THEY CAME IN AT 18 AND 1/2 PERCENT HIGHER THAN OUR CURRENT RATE.
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, WHICH CAME IN AT 7.98 PERCENT LESS THAN OUR CURRENT RATE, AND THE INCUMBENT UNITEDHEALTHCARE WHO CAME IN AT
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19 PERCENT HIGHER THAN OUR CURRENT RATE.A FACT TO NOTE IS THAT OUR AVERAGE CLAIMS TO PREMIUM RATIO IS AVERAGE 113.36 PER MONTH IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
WITH MEDICAL PLAN CHOICES TO THE THREE PPO PLANS LISTED IN THE CHART.
INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIBLE OF $500 WITH A FAMILY DEDUCTIBLE OF 1,000 AND A MONTHLY PREMIUM AT 25, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OPTION B, WE INCREASE THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DEDUCTIBLES TO 1,000 AND 2,000, AND WE KEEP THE PREMIUM AT $25 PER MONTH.
THEN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OPTIONS C, INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIBLE, 1,000 FAMILY DEDUCTIBLE 2000, WITH AN INCREASE IN THE PREMIUM TO $50.
STAFF IS LOOKING TO COUNCIL FOR GUIDANCE ON THE PREFERRED OPTION.
IF YOU'D LOOK A LITTLE BIT LOWER ON THE HSA PLAN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAD TO MOVE FROM $2,800 INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIBLE TO $3,100, AND FAMILY HAD TO MOVE FROM 5,600 TO 6,200 BASED ON NEW IRS REGULATIONS.
THE REASON WE'RE CHANGING THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE IRS RULES.
CALENDAR YEAR 2022, WE CONTRIBUTED $1,500 PER ENROLLED MEMBER INTO THE HSA PLAN THAT WAS SPREAD OUT OVER 26 PAYCHECKS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO INCREASE THAT TO 2,000.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX ENROLLED MEMBERS.
I HAVE WITH ME TODAY, MR. JULIAN FONTANA WITH THE HUB, WHO IS OUR CONSULTANT ON OUR HEALTH PLAN, AND I'VE ALSO GIVEN YOU A HANDOUT AS TO THE WORK THE HUB HAS DONE.
IF YOU'D LIKE, MR. FONTANA CAN COME UP HERE AND ADDRESS THE HANDOUT.
>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR-COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JULIAN FONTANA.
WE'VE BEEN THE CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY FOR, I THINK SINCE 2014.
SO WE'RE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS THAT CITY HAS.
WE REPRESENT OVER 100 DIFFERENT PUBLIC ENTITY CLIENTS IN THE STATE, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICTS, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES.
WE ARE EXPERTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR ARENA.
AND WE DID CONDUCT THIS RFP ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR THE RENEWAL FOR THE 2023 BENEFIT PLANS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I'M GOING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PHRASE IT.
LOOKING AT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD AND LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS A, B, AND C, BEING THAT WE WERE AT 113 PERCENT IN THE PREMIUM RATIO LAST YEAR.
I'M SHOCKED THAT WE CAN DO THIS WITHOUT REALLY IMPACTING THE OUT-OF-POCKET EACH PAYCHECK BUT WE ARE INCREASING THEIR DEDUCTIBLES.
[BACKGROUND] HOW'S THAT IN COMPARISON TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAD A 113 COMP RATIO?
>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, A VERY VALID QUESTION.
WHAT WE SEE IN THIS MARKETPLACE IS WITH UNITEDHEALTHCARE, WITH AETNA OR SIGNAL OR BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD.
THEY ALL GO THROUGH DIFFERENT BUSINESS CYCLES WHERE THEY ARE LIMITED IN THE DISCOUNTS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE TO EXISTING CUSTOMERS AND THE LEVERAGE THAT THEY USE TO ACQUIRE NEW BUSINESS.
THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FACT THAT BLUE CROSS IN A GROWTH MODE AGAIN.
IN OUR BUDGET PROJECTION THAT WE HAD DONE FOR THIS CITY, WE HAD PROJECTED A RENEWAL INCREASE SIMILAR SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
WE DID GET A GUARANTEE OF A SECOND-YEAR RATE CAP WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF 9.9 PERCENT.
WE KNOW THAT WHILE THEY MAY BE GIVING US AN ADVANTAGEOUS RATE FOR 2023, WE'RE KEPT FOR 2024, AT THAT 9.9 PERCENT OR LESS.
THE CITY HAS GONE THROUGH, THREE MAYBE FOUR YEARS OF NOT VERY FAVORABLE,
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AND SO OUR PREMIUMS HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY RESET THAT THRESHOLD AND MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT BENCHMARK PER CAPITAL COSTS ARE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.
>> HOW WOULD YOU GET OPTION A WHICH IS NO CHANGE AT ALL?
>> SO OPTION A IS TO RENEW THE BENEFIT PLANS AT THE CURRENT CLOSEST MATCHING BENEFIT WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, AS WELL AS MAINTAINING THE CO-PAYS OR THE COST SHARES FOR EMPLOYEES INDEPENDENCE.
THAT WAS OPTION A AND THEN OPTION B IS TO INCREASE THE DEDUCTIBLE TO 1,000 BUT TO MAINTAIN THE SAME COST SHARES.
AND THEN OPTION C IS THE $1,000 DEDUCTIBLE WITH A $50 CO-PAYMENT FOR COST-SHARE ON THE PPO PLAN, WHICH IS THE BUYER, WHICH IS MORE ALONG LINES OF WHAT THE BENCHMARK CONTRIBUTION FOR A BIOT PLAN IS.
[BACKGROUND] THE INCREASE IN FUNDING, THERE'S $187 DIFFERENCE IN PREMIUM PER MONTH BETWEEN THE PPO AND THE SEATED CONTRIBUTION TO THE HSA AND SO THAT INCREASE IN THE 2000 IS COVERED WITHIN THAT ALLOWANCE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO COST THE CITY ANY MORE MONEY TO INCREASE THE HSA AND IN FACT INCENTIVIZE SO THAT THE INCREASE IN THE EMPLOYEE ONLY FOR THE PPO BAIA, AS WELL AS THE INCREASE IN THE HSA IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HSA, WHICH IS A GREAT PLAN.
>> I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO TO THE HSA IF YOU'RE [OVERLAPPING] SOMEONE WHO'S NOT ON CONSTANT MEDICATION OR HAVING HEALTH ISSUES.
>> WERE ANY OF THESE OPTIONS DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEES AT ALL? HAVE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO MEET OR DISCUSS THIS?
>> NO, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, WE DID NOT HAVE THAT TIME TO DO THAT.
>> IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK.
NO ONE EVER WANTS TO SEE THEIR DEDUCTIBLES GOING UP, BUT TO KEEP AND MATCH THE CO-PAY AND TO MATCH THE [OVERLAPPING] CONTRIBUTION EACH.
>> THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE PLANS ARE FALLING AWAY QUICKLY.
>> ON THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, I SEE THE BUDGET AMOUNT AND THE FUNDS REQUESTED.
COLLEEN IS THAT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF YOU GUYS REQUESTING WHAT WE BUDGETED AT 2.4 MILLION, SOME CHANGE VERSUS 1.6 SO THERE'S A SAVINGS RIGHT THERE, CORRECT?
>> THERE IS A SAVING IF WE SELECT BLUE CROSS AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES A DENTAL AND DIVISION.
>> THAT SAVINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM OPTION B OR C.
>> ON OPTION A YOUR SAVINGS IS ABOUT 141,000.
ON OPTION C, IT'S ABOUT 213 [NOISE]
>> FOR THE BOY SCOUTS AT THE FRONT ROW.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
WE'RE SITTING THERE PROCESSING WHAT WE'RE BEING GIVEN TONIGHT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BEST BENEFIT THE EMPLOYEE THEN AS WELL AS THE CITY AS WELL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT. IF YOU HEAR THAT SILENCE, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE'RE PROCESSING WHAT WAS JUST PRESENTED TO US.
>> COLLEEN, WHICH OPTION CLOSELY MIMICS WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY?
>> I'M IN FAVOR OF A FOR THAT REASON, PLUS THERE'S STILL SAVINGS REGARDLESS.
WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH MAJOR INFLATION.
THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE AFFORDED SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ONLY
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COVER SOME IN PART IF WE WERE TO MOVE ALONG TO ANOTHER OPTION, SO THAT'S WHY I SIT ON IT.>> THANK YOU, TRAVIS. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OPTION A FOR THE EMPLOYEES BENEFIT PACKAGE FOR 2023.
>> DO WE NEED TO CLARIFY THE DENTAL PIECE AND THE VISION PIECE TOO AS WELL?
>> YEAH. THE DENTAL PIECE, WE'VE RECOMMENDED UNITEDHEALTHCARE WITH THAT TWO-YEAR RATE GUARANTEE, AND THE SAVINGS OF NINE PERCENT.
THEN THE VISION IS THE SAME RATE IT IS NOW, AND THAT WOULD BE A RATE PASS.
>> I AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THE COMMENTS FROM COLLEEN MARTIN ON DENTAL AND VISION.
>> THE OTHER THING I WOULD NEED COUNCIL INPUT ON IS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INCREASE THE HSA CONTRIBUTION TO 2000 FROM 1,500.
AS MR. FONTANA SAID, THAT WOULD BE A NEUTRAL PASS.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> I AMEND THAT MOTION TO INCLUDE THE HSA TO OPTION B.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> COMMENT. I'M GLAD WE'RE SAYING BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM, EXCEPT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, OTHERWISE THEY'D HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN.
IT'S BECOME A POINT OF CONSTERNATION AMONGST THE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY AS TO WHICH HOSPITAL TAKES WHICH INSURANCE. I'M GLAD AT THAT.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BOOTH. ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE I CALL THE VOTE?
>> I JUST WANT TO ASK IF MAYBE NEXT TIME, SINCE IT WAS SUCH SHORT NOTICE, MAYBE A SURVEYMONKEY SENT OUT TO EMPLOYEES VIA EMAIL AND THEN WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN THE PRESENTATION JUST SO WE HAVE SOMETHING SURE.
>> GREAT SUGGESTION. THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE? I'LL CALL FOR VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MS. COLLEEN. THANK YOU, SIR.
[16. Discussion and possible action on the election of Mayor pro-tem to serve a one-year term.]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR TERM.FOLKS, I DO APOLOGIZE AS THIS GET PUSHED BACK.
IT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN MAY, BUT WE'VE REMAINED WITH OUR PROCESS SO NEXT YEAR THEY'LL DO A LITTLE LATER IN THE YEAR.
BUT WE DID TABLE THIS FOR MEETING MONTH AGO MAYBE, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER.
>> YEAH. IT WAS THE LAST MEETING.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE HAVE TO ELECT A MAYOR PRO TEM, THEN THAT PERSON SERVES IN THE ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR, IF THE MAYOR IS UNAVAILABLE OR INCAPACITATED. COUNCIL.
>> WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?
>> OH, THAT'S RIGHT. FROM LAST TIME? DID WE CARRY OVER FROM THE LAST ONE?
>> THAT WAS THE MOTION AND A SECOND ONE.
>> I DON'T REMEMBER. NOT LAST TIME. NO, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME.
>> FROM THE MEETING THAT I WAS NOT PRESENT AT, I KNOW THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND THEN THEY DIDN'T VOTE BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO WAIT FOR ME TO BE HERE.
>> BY OPERATION OF YOUR CHARTER, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT, THE PERSON THAT'S ON CITY COUNCIL THAT'S BEEN SERVING THE LONGEST HAS BEEN SERVING AS YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM, WHICH IS YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> YOUR INACTION REALLY IS OKAY.
>> [LAUGHTER] I WAS JUST TRYING TO SAY DO WE HAVE A MOTION STILL SITTING OUT THERE WAITING FROM THE LAST TIME? THAT WAS MY QUESTION.
>> THAT WAS TABLED. NOTHING ON THE [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT'S ON THE 11TH, BUT WHAT ABOUT JUNE?
>> THAT WAS JUNE? I'VE TABLED IT TWICE. WHATEVER WORKS FOR ME.
>> I THINK THAT MEANS WE DIDN'T DO MOTION.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CLARIFICATION.
>> WE ACTUALLY SHOULDN'T TABLE IT, BUT WE'RE BACK.
>> WE'RE BACK AT THE TABLE, REALLY SLOW SOMETIMES.
>> JUST SOMETHING MAYOR SAID A SECOND AGO, WE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT, NEXT YEAR IF THIS ISSUE IS PRESENTED,
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OR WHEN THIS ISSUE IS PRESENTED, I GUESS, WHEN WOULD THAT BE?>> WHENEVER YOU NEXT CITY ELECTION IS, WHICH WOULD BE IN MAY.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT [OVERLAPPING].
>> I MAY BE THINKING OF SOMETHING ELSE.
>> I'M NOT SURE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION COMPLETELY, BUT AT THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER THE ELECTION, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SELECT.
YOU HAVE NOT, YOU'VE TABLED IT.
BUT WHAT THE CHARTER SAYS IS IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, WHOEVER IS THE LONGEST SERVING CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ON CITY COUNCIL AUTOMATICALLY SERVES AS MAYOR PRO TEM, AND THAT IS YOUR MAYOR PRO TEM THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY SELECTED.
>> TRAVIS, MY BAD, JUST NOT THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
WHAT I WAS THINKING IS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WERE GOING TO DELAY A FEW MONTHS ONLY BECAUSE IF THERE'S A RUNOFF AND IT GOES INTO JUNE, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THEN WE JUST CONTINUE ON WITH JOHN WRIGHT AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND, DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
THANK YOU, SIR AND, MS. DANIEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'VE BEEN UP SINCE THREE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING GUYS, I APOLOGIZE.
NUMBER 17, DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE
[17. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution 20221025-017 of the City Council of the City of Angleton, Texas, designating a representative and alternate to the Houston-Galveston Area Council 2023 General Assembly.]
RESOLUTION 20221025-017 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE AND ALTERNATE TO THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL 2023 GENERAL ASSEMBLY.I DO REMEMBER WE TABLED THIS ONE CONTINGENT ON SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM, BECAUSE HISTORICALLY WE HAVE DONE THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO BE THOSE TWO POSITIONS.
>> WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE OUR HISTORY AND HAVE THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
I REMEMBER 18 PRESENTATION GIVEN BY E3, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC,
[18. Presentations given by E3, Schneider Electric, and Way Service on the Energy Performance Services Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the City of Angleton Energy Improvements.]
AND WAYNE SERVICES ON THE ENGINEER PERFORMANCE SERVICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RFQ, FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE GROUPS COME UP.
WE'LL HAVE MISS MICHELLE BE THE TIMEKEEPER, AT ABOUT A TWO-MINUTE I'LL GIVE YOU A WAVE TO DO YOUR PRESENTATION.
CHRIS, DID HE LEAVE YOU ANY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS OR ANYTHING?
>> WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR THREE FOLKS THAT WERE SELECTED TO DO THIS SUBMISSION FOR ENERGY PERFORMANCE SERVICES FOR THE CITY.
WE'LL FIRST HAVE UP, I'M GOING ONLY BY WHAT'S IN ORDER OF OUR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, E3.
YEAH, POWERPOINT. YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES, AND THEN WE CAN ALSO ASK SOME QUESTIONS.
>> AS A PROFESSIONAL COURTESY, WE'RE GOING TO STEP OUT AND [INAUDIBLE].
>> YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> [INAUDIBLE], WILL YOU BE OUR GATEKEEPER, WHEN THEY FINISH I'LL TELL YOU WHO THE NEXT GROUP IS?
>> I'M GOING TO DO WHAT MY PASTOR DID GROWING UP.
HE WOULD ALWAYS TAKE HIS WATCH OFF AND PUT IT RIGHT THERE.
ACTUALLY MANY TIMES OF GOING OVER HIS ALLOTTED TIME.
I ASKED HIM ONE TIME AFTER CHURCH PASTOR, WHY DO YOU TAKE YOUR WATCH OFF.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
[LAUGHTER] ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO PUT MY WATCH RIGHT HERE SO I CAN TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME PRESENT E3 TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU ALL HAVE SUBMITTED AN RFQ THAT E3 RESPONDED TO.
WE WERE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE TOP THREE TO COME.
HONESTLY TRY TO SELL OURSELVES TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON, AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO DO HERE TODAY.
10 MINUTES I MAY START TALKING A LITTLE BIT FAST.
IF I DO JUST TELL ME TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT SO FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS JUST TELL YOU WHO E3 IS.
OF COURSE, WE SUBMITTED THE RFQ.
I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 55 PAGES.
IF YOU'VE GOT A CHANCE TO READ THAT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO GET A FEEL OF WHAT A COMPANY IS JUST BY READING PAGES. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.
E3, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY.
E3 WAS BORN IN TEXAS IN ABOUT 2009.
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MEN THAT STARTED OUR COMPANY A LOT OF THEM HAD WORKED FOR SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC.THEY SAW AN OPPORTUNITY IN THE ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS SERVICES.
THEY SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS A NEED THAT WASN'T QUITE BEING MET IN TERMS OF PERFORMING THESE SERVICES AT REALLY A CHEAPER PRICE.
IN 2009, OUR BUSINESS WAS STARTED INITIALLY FOCUSING ON K THROUGH 12 ISD.
YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN IN THE MANY OF OUR JOBS HAVE BEEN ISD SPACE.
WITHIN ABOUT SIX YEARS, WE REALLY DOMINATED THAT MARKET JUST BECAUSE OF THE WORK WE WERE DOING.
HOW WE ARE ABLE TO GO INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND PERFORM THE SERVICES AT SUCH A COST SAVINGS TO THOSE DISTRICTS TO THE POINT THAT TASB, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS, WE ARE ACTUALLY THEIR ENDORSED PARTNER TO DO WORK IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS BRING THAT OVER TO THE CITY SPACE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY, IS TO TRY TO BRING THAT OVER TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
THAT'S E3. THAT'S WHO WE ARE AS A COMPANY WERE BORN IN TEXAS.
WE ONLY DO WE HAVE ONLY DONE WORK IN TEXAS.
WE HAVE ABOUT 63 EMPLOYEES AND WE ONLY DO WORK IN TEXAS NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUTSIDE OF TEXAS.
WE JUST REALLY WANT TO STAY IN TEXAS, JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR FOLKS ARE.
A3 IS NOT TIED TO ANY SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR, SO WE'RE CONTRACTOR NEUTRAL.
WHEN WE COME INTO A MUNICIPALITY, WE COME INTO A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE CAN BRING WHO WE WANT TO BRING WHO'S GOING TO DO THE BEST JOB FOR THE CITY OR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ALSO, WE'RE NOT TIED TO ANY PRODUCTS.
WE DON'T MANUFACTURE OR SELL ANY PRODUCTS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IF WE'RE DOING A JOB FOR ANGLETON IS WE GET TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT, WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.
WE DON'T TAKE OUR PRODUCTS AND TRY TO MAKE THEM FIT WITHIN YOUR PROJECT.
WE LOOK AT YOUR PROJECT AND WE GO SHOP AROUND AND WE FIND WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU GUYS.
WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR QUALITY OR WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COST.
WE CAN ACTUALLY PULL FROM THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND INSTALL THOSE FOR YOUR PROJECT.
I'LL FAST-FORWARD TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND JARED SO YOU'LL SEE, I LIKE YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO ME TO BE ON THAT SIDE OF THE TABLE.
I HAVE SERVED MY CITY PHOENIX TEXAS AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SINCE 2013, SO FOR NINE YEARS.
CERTAINLY I APPLAUD YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE IT IS A SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF ANGLETON.
I SPENT 18 YEARS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AS A SALES REP. AS I WAS SERVING THE CITIZENS OF PORT [INAUDIBLE] AND I JUST ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.
I ENJOYED HELPING THE CITY, HELPING THE CITIZENS.
I REALLY WANTED TO PURSUE OTHER AREAS, WHERE I COULD GO OUT AND HELP OTHER CITIES, THAT LANDED ME WITH E3, SO I STARTED IN E3 IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
NEW TO THE INDUSTRY, NEW TO E3, BUT I'M NOT NEW TO RELATIONSHIPS.
PROBABLY MY BEST ASPECT IS COMMUNICATION.
I FOUND THAT IN MY CAREER AS A SALES REP WITH MULTIPLE PHYSICIANS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSTON AREA, FROM ONCOLOGISTS DOWN TO SURGEONS, IS THAT COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
IF YOU'VE DONE A PROJECT AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU'LL KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETIMES WHERE THE WIRES GET CROSSED IN COMMUNICATION.
THAT WOULD BE AN ASPECT THAT I BRING TO THE TABLE IN TERMS OF MANAGING A PROJECT WITH ANGLETON, IS THAT COMMUNICATION, MAKING SURE YOU GUYS KNOW EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE BURDEN THAT YOU HAVE THAT THE CITIZENS THAT PLACED ON YOU TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS IS TO SPEND THEIR MONEY THE BEST WAY, BECAUSE I HAVE TO MAKE THOSE SAME DECISIONS, IN [INAUDIBLE].
I KNOW YOU GO TO CHURCH WITH YOUR CITIZENS, YOU RUN INTO THEM IN THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY ALWAYS GOING TO KNOW.
ANYTIME YOU SPEND MONEY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY.
THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY WISELY AND YOU'RE BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF THE RESOURCES, JARED IS GOING TO BE HELPING ME OUT.
SHOULD WE GET THE NOD, HE HAS 17 YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY AND HE'S MANAGED JUST MULTIPLE PRODUCTS.
PROBABLY THE BIGGEST NUMBER I SAW WAS 100,000,000 DOLLARS.
JARED HAS SOWN HIS CAREER IN TERMS OF FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, PROJECTS JUST LIKE WHAT YOU ALL HAVE THAT YOU-ALL ARE LOOKING TO DO.
THAT BRINGS ME ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
PART OF THE FUNDING MECHANISM THAT ANGLETON IS LOOKING FOR IS A SECO LOAN.
IF WE THINK ABOUT WHAT SECO IS, I DON'T KNOW YOU-ALL'S FAMILIARITY WITH SECO.
AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. I KNOW WHAT IT IS NOW.
SECO STANDS FOR THE STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY PROVIDE MONIES TO ENTITIES LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CITIES AT A VERY LOW INTEREST RATE OF TWO PERCENT.
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IS THE PROJECT THAT THE CITY DOES HAS TO DEMONSTRATE ENERGY SEGMENTS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.SECO WILL LOAN ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THAT PROJECT AS LONG AS THE ENERGY SAVINGS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED AFTER THAT PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED, PAYS BACK THAT LOAN IN 15 YEARS.
THE REASON I SAY THAT IS THAT ALL THAT'S DONE BY SECO CALCULATIONS.
IT'S NOT MY ACTUAL CALCULATIONS IS NOT MY SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC.
REGARDLESS OF THE GROUP THAT YOU PICK, THE CALCULATIONS ARE GOING TO GET YOU THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY POTENTIALLY.
WHERE E3 IS GOING TO COME IN IS BECAUSE OF HOW WE DO BUSINESS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A BIG ORGANIZATION LIKE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU'RE TAKING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IF YOU GO WITH THE THREE, YOU GET LARGER SCOPE DONE.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE DONE WITH THE MONEY THAT YOU GET FROM SECO.
THAT'S JUST A WAY THAT I THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF THE HAT THAT YOU ALL HAVE AND THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THIS AND THINKING WHAT IS SECO, HOW DID WE GET THAT MONEY IT'S TWO PERCENT.
WHAT'S TIED TO IT, THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT WORKS.
THEN YOU GO WITH A COMPANY LIKE E3 WHO HAS MUCH EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH SECO.
THEY WANTED US TO LIST THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I ACTUALLY, IF YOU SAW OUR RFQ, THE PRESIDENT OF OUR COMPANY [INAUDIBLE] AND A VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES, CURRENTLY HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH SECO.
WE'VE PROBABLY, I WOULD GO OUT AND RICHARD TO SAY WE'VE DONE MORE SECO PROJECTS THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AT LEAST WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS,.
[INAUDIBLE] IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
>> YOU HAVE MORE SECO EXPERIENCE THAN ALL OTHER COMPANIES COMBINED.
>> THE REASON THAT'S IMPORTANT IS YOU CAN HAVE THE PROJECT.
YOU CAN KNOW YOU NEED WORK DONE AND YOU CAN EMPLOY A FIRM TO DO THAT PROJECT.
BUT IF THAT COMPANY DOESN'T KNOW HOW WHAT'S REQUIRED TO GET THE SECO MONEY THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE MONIES FOR THAT FOR THAT PROJECT.
WE HAVE A VAST AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH SECO AND GETTING THOSE LOANS AND PROVIDING SECO WITH WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR IN ORDER TO PROVE THOSE LOANS.
I KNOW YOU ALL APPROACH SCHNEIDER BACK IN 2014, 2015, THEY PRESENTED THE COUNCIL, CAME BACK AND I THINK THEY PRESENTED BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS PAST YEAR.
I THINK THIS IS WHY WE'RE HERE NOW.
THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, WRITTEN IN THEIR EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, THEY'VE ACTUALLY PHASED IT OUT IN TWO PHASES.
ONE BEING A, JUST TAKING CARE OF THE BUILDINGS, THE LED LIGHTING HVACS POWER STATION.
TAKING CARE OF THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ON BUILDINGS IS WHAT THEY RECOMMEND IN PHASE ONE.
IN PHASE TWO, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
WHAT JARED AND WHAT E3, WE DO NOT DISAGREE WITH THAT, WE THINK THAT'S A GREAT APPROACH.
PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2 SPLIT IT UP INTO TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WHAT I WOULD ASK OF COUNCIL IS TO CONSIDER E3 TO DO THE BUILDINGS.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO THAT IS OUR EXPERTISE TO BUILDINGS.
THEN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, A COMPANY LIKE SCHNEIDER THAT'S GOT THE EXPERIENCE.
WE DON'T HAVE A JOB THAT WE'VE DONE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT.
WE WOULD NOT DISAGREE WITH SPLITTING IT UP INTO TWO PHASES, JUST ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION TO DO BUILDINGS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE 2009. WE'RE GOING TO BE CHEAPER.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH IT SO ANY QUESTIONS?
>> JARED, DID I COVER EVERYTHING?
>> I WILL SAY I'M ABOUT AS NERVOUS AS A LONG TAILED CAT IN A ROOMS FULL OF ROCKING CHAIRS [LAUGHTER] FIRST-TIME ON THIS SIDE.
ANYWAY, ANYBODY GOT A QUESTION? CERTAINLY WE'RE HERE.
>> I DO. I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO GIVE YOU THE BUILDINGS AND GIVE SCHNEIDER THE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS AROUND STREET LIGHTING, WOULD THAT BE SOME [INAUDIBLE] TOO.
>> THAT IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY ABSOLUTELY.
>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE CAN BE WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP SAYING SHE WERE MORE COST COMPETITIVE IS BECAUSE WE DO LIVE WITH EVERYONE UP YOUR WHOLE SELF OUT THERE LIGHTING, WE'RE RELYING CONTRACT.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE SO MUCH MORE COST-EFFECTIVE ALSO WERE NOT A GIANT COMPANY.
YOU'VE PROBABLY NEVER SEEN THIS ADVERTISER WILL PAY FOR ANY OF THAT.
OR MARGINS ARE MUCH. WE MADE IT.
WE MADE MONEY TO KEEP US ALIVE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS OUR COMPETITORS. THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SUGGESTING BUILDINGS WILL BE THE MOST COST-COMPETITIVE, BEST JOB.
YOU CAN GET. WASTEWATER IT NOT WE DO.
WE LOVE IT YOU GET BOTH COMPANIES.
YEAH, WE THINK OUR TEAMMATES IS UP PROPERLY, SO IF WE HAVE ANY MORE AT THE END, WHAT COLLECTIVELY ASK QUESTIONS IF WE DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT.
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>> MR. OLYMPIA, LET SCHNEIDER COME ON IN.
[BACKGROUND] CLICKER OUGHT TO BE I THINK ON THE PODIUM AND 10 MINUTES. GO AHEAD.
>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR READING OUR PROPOSAL AND FOR PROVIDING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS EVENING AND TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LITTLE BETTER.
FOR CONSIDERING SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC TO BE YOUR PARTNER, I'M DEBRA JONES, AND THIS IS NATHAN THEAUX AND JOHN FROM HDR.
WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT OUR FIRST JOB WITH ANGLETON AS BEING OUR CUSTOMER IS TO HELP YOU REALIZE YOUR FACILITY AND YOUR ENERGY GOALS.
WE DO THAT THROUGH DESIGNING A PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED PROJECT.
THAT IS A WORLD-CLASS PROJECT.
IN DOING THAT, WE BUILD TRUST BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM TO DESIGN THIS PROJECT AS SOMETHING THAT ANGLETON IS LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT IN YOUR CITY.
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN 10 MINUTES TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION AND ALSO ALLOW SOME TIME FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME AND FORGIVE ME, I HAVE WRITTEN DOWN WHAT I NEED TO SAY TO BE SURE I STAY WITHIN MY 10 MINUTES.
OUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IS VERY EXTENSIVE.
OUR PRODUCTS ARE PROBABLY IN MOST OF YOUR HOMES.
OUR FOCUS AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS ADDRESSING ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DIGITAL AUTOMATION, AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS.
OUR TEAM IS ALSO VERY SPECIALIZED IN THEIR BACKGROUNDS AND THEY WILL BRING AN EXCEPTIONAL EXPERT CONTRIBUTION TO A PROJECT HERE WITH ANGLETON.
WISH THIS WAS BIGGER SO YOU ALL CAN SEE IT. YOU CAN SEE THAT [OVERLAPPING].
GREAT. THIS SLIDE WAS DESIGNED TO HELP YOU ENVISION WHAT A TEAM WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR YOU FROM SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC.
I AM A CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER AND I'M A CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL.
I WILL BE YOUR PROGRAM MANAGER IN ANGLETON.
BASICALLY THAT MEANS I'M THE LIAISON BETWEEN YOUR ORGANIZATION AND OURS.
MY JOB IS TO LISTEN TO YOU, TO HAVE YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, NOT WHAT I WANT TO DELIVER.
TO HAVE YOU BRING YOUR FOLKS TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM TO DEVELOP THE PROJECT AND DELIVER THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE FOR YOUR CITY.
I HAVE BEEN WITH SCHNEIDER 26 YEARS.
I'VE BEEN CALLING ON THE CITY OF ANGLETON FOR ABOUT NINE OF THOSE 26 YEARS.
I HAVE MET A LOT OF YOU, I'VE STUDIED YOUR BUILDINGS.
I KNOW YOUR NEEDS, I KNOW YOUR GOALS.
WHAT I DON'T KNOW IS REALLY WHAT YOUR VISION IS.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE INVITING YOUR COMMUNITY TO HELP YOU.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW THINGS THAT YOU WANTS TO DO.
OUR TEAM CAN HELP YOU GET THAT DONE.
AT THIS POINT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO NATHAN AND LET NATHAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND THE REMAINDER OF OUR TEAM.
>> THANK YOU, DEBRA. I'M NATHAN THEAUX.
I'VE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 19 YEARS.
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HELPING CLIENTS ALL OVER TEXAS REACH THEIR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
MOST RECENTLY, I GOT TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE ON A PHASE 2 PROJECT, OR WE BROUGHT OUR GRAND TOTAL OF PROJECTS TO ABOUT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SAVINGS TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR SAVINGS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
WE'VE SELECTED THE TEAM THAT YOU'VE SEEN HERE ON THE SLIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR UNIQUE BACKGROUNDS AND THEIR TENURE WITH THE COMPANY.
THEY HAVE A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF SOLUTIONS AND ALSO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT THAT WILL HELP US DELIVER WORLD-CLASS PROJECT TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
DAVID SMITH SPECIFICALLY ALSO HAS LEADS UP OUR WASTEWATER PROJECT.
WHENEVER WE'RE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR A CITY, WE DON'T LIKE TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED.
IF THERE IS ANY IMPROVEMENT WE CAN DO IN ANY OF YOUR FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY, WE WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO EXPLORE THAT.
CHASE RASKA, HE WOULD BE OUR LEAD PROJECT MANAGER.
HE LEADS SOME OF OUR LARGER MUNICIPAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE, SUCH AS THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND OTHER VARIOUS PROJECTS.
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OUR CLIENT SERVICES LEADER WHO WOULD BE WITH YOU FOR THE LONG-TERM GUARANTEE.ONCE THE PROJECT'S INSTALLED, HIS TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE IT'S OPERATING AND WE'RE MEETING THE GUARANTEES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU ALL.
AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW, WE'VE BEEN RATED THE NUMBER 1 ESCO BY GUIDEHOUSE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEN WE HAVE ALSO DONE A LITTLE OVER 200 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK IN THE MUNICIPAL SPACE, SPECIFICALLY IN THE STATE.
>> THANK YOU NATHAN. YOU'VE ALSO ASKED US TO PROVIDE WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THERE'S A LITTLE OVER 50 PROJECTS THAT ARE HERE ON THIS SLIDE.
I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE ONES THAT JUST FOR TEXAS, THESE ARE ONLY A LIST OF MUNICIPAL PROJECTS AND NOT ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL PROJECTS.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR K-12, OUR HIGHER EDUCATION, OUR HEALTH CARE, OUR COMMERCIAL, OUR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS, JUST MUNICIPAL PROJECTS.
FOR ME, I'VE WORKED IN THIS AREA A LONG TIME.
I'VE WORKED IN MANY OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE, BRAZOSPORT, ALVIN, FRIENDSWOOD, MANY UNIVERSITIES.
I ALSO PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH HDR ON THE WASTEWATER PROJECT AT THE CITY OF CLUTE.
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED THAT PROJECT AS PROJECT OF THE YEAR IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORY.
IT WAS A GREAT TEAM EFFORT AND THEN WE'VE GONE BACK TO DO A SECOND PHASE WITH THE CITY OF CLUTE.
THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED HERE FOR YOU WE'RE ALSO IN TANDEM WITH THE ITEMS THAT YOU PUT IN YOUR RFQ.
THE THINGS THAT THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN, LIGHTING INDOORS AND OUT, SOLAR, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, HVAC SYSTEMS, BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS, AND MAYBE EVEN MICROPHONES [LAUGHTER] IT SHOULD WORK WITH YOUR TEAM, YOUR IT TEAM ON THAT.
FOR US, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO GROW YOUR CITY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FROM SMALL CITIES, NOT MOVING TO SMALL CITIES.
I THINK THAT YOU'RE TAKING A BOLD MOVE BY OFFERING INCENTIVES FOR SMALL BUSINESS, AND YOU'RE ATTRACTING YOUNGER FAMILIES AND YOU'RE INVITING YOUR COMMUNITY TO HELP YOU IN THAT PLANNING.
WE WERE SELECTED AT TAMIU, TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN LAREDO OVER OUR COMPETITORS AND I ASKED WHEN THEY WERE DONE, WHY THEY CHOSE US.
THEY SAID BECAUSE YOU LISTENED EVEN TO THE SMALLEST DETAIL.
THAT PROJECT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE YOURS IS, PRETTY MUCH ENERGY DRIVEN, SAVINGS DRIVEN.
WE'VE DONE NOW OVER 20 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BUSINESS WITH TAMIU.
WE'RE NOW EMBARKING ON GREEN SPACE PLANNING, MICROGRIDS, RENEWABLES, COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMS. WE'RE NOT JUST AN ENERGY COMPANY, WE'RE VERY HOLISTIC COMPANY, WE'RE LOCAL EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GLOBAL, 150,000 PEOPLE IN MY COMPANY.
BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE AND WORKING WITH YOU EVERY DAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TIME. YES, WE'RE GOING TO TIME [LAUGHTER] I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC? JOHN, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOOD FOR ONE. COME ON NOW.
SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO ASK QUESTION?
>> WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED IF WE WERE TO ROLL THIS OUT IN PHASES AND YOU WILL BE SELECTED FOR ONE PHASE OF IT? OR ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE WHOLE THING?
>> IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, IT'S OPPORTUNITY THAT MAY BE FOR MORE THAN ONE COMPANY.
>> FOR A PERFORMANCE CONTRACT, WE HAVE TO GUARANTEE SAVINGS ON YOUR PROJECT.
IF THE SAVINGS AREN'T MET, WE'LL WRITE YOU A CHECK FOR THE DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU BREAK YOUR PROJECT APART, YOU BREAK UP YOUR SAVINGS.
IT TAKES MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT IN ORDER TO GET THE SAVINGS TO MAKE YOUR PROJECTS WORK.
IN BREAKING UP PROJECTS, I WOULD SAY FOR THE CITY'S BEST INTERESTS, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THAT.
I WOULD CERTAINLY LOVE TO BE PICKED TO DO THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S NOT THE BEST PLAN FOR YOU.
THEN SECONDLY, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECTS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW AND WE FIND THAT OUT TOGETHER AS WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THE PROJECTS.
SOMETIMES THE PROJECTS DON'T STAY STRICTLY TO THE ORIGINAL PLANS, LIKE A BLUEPRINT ON YOUR HOME.
YOU START WITH THAT AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE A WALL EVENTUALLY.
IN WORKING WITH YOUR PARTNERS, AND EACH PARTNER IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT AND SO THE ADVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IS, WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU,
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WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR PROJECT, AND WHAT'S GOING TO PROTECT US LEGALLY BECAUSE OF THOSE GUARANTEES.Y'ALL NEED THE DOLLARS TO PAY THAT BACK.
YOU DON'T NEED WIDGETS OR CONSULTING OR ANY OF THAT TO PAY YOUR PROJECTS BACK.
YOU NEED THE DOLLARS AND SO THEY MUST BE ENGINEERED VERY CAREFULLY.
MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE NO, MY PREFERENCE WOULD TO BE CHOSEN.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE COUNCIL TO GIVE US THE STRONGEST CONSIDERATION BECAUSE WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD ON TIME.
YEAH. THAT 10 MINUTES GOES BY QUICK. [LAUGHTER].
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. MR. LOOPY.
>> BOYS IN THE FRONT IS 10 MINUTES GOING FAST OR THEY'RE GOING SLOW? [LAUGHTER] IN THE PANTS [OVERLAPPING] YEAH.
>> HI. THANK YOU ALL FOR HANGING OUT IN THE FOUR-YEAR 10 MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR Q&A AT THE END SHOULD WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KIM I'M THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WITH THE WAY COMPANY.
THIS IS TIM DAVIS AND YET LOVEJOY.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I WANTED TO THANK CHRIS TOO WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, AND CHIEF OF POLICE, AND I GUESS HE LEFT WELL.
WE WILL BE OUT HERE NEXT WEEK, BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE FACILITY.
I WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.
AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.
I GREW UP HERE. THIS IS MY STOMPING GROUNDS.
>> BRIEFLY, AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME VERY MUCH.
A FEW STATEMENTS I GUESS ABOUT US AND GENERAL.
JEFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME AND THE COMPANY FOR 13 YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE'VE WORKED WELL TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS AND APPRECIATE JACK BEING HERE AND HE'S PRETTY MUCH BEEN THE CATALYST AND SUPPORT FOR KIM AND I ARE GENERATING THE MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS.
IT REALLY I POINT TO BE MADE AS THEY WERE LOCAL WERE FROM TEXAS.
WE ALL LIVE HERE. WE'RE ALREADY DOING BUSINESS HERE.
I THINK THE STRENGTH OF US IS THE FACT THAT WE WILL GENERATE AND CO-AUTHOR WITH YOU A UNIQUE SOLUTION.
WE WON'T LOAD THE PONY. IT'S ABOUT WHATEVER THE SAVINGS IS, THE JOB THAT WILL BE GENERATED.
MEANING IF THE INTEREST IS TO FOCUS ON ENERGY SAVINGS AND HAVE THAT FUND THE OPPORTUNITY COMPLETELY, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.
IF IT'S CAPITAL THAT CAN BE DRIVEN FROM IT AND LARGER CAPITAL IMPACTS CAN BE MADE, THEN WE WILL DO THAT AS WELL.
BUT OUR AIM IS TO WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH THE PROCESS AND REALLY COOPERATE WITH YOU VERSUS TELLING YOU AS AN EXPERT WHAT WE THINK AND IT BEING OUR PROJECT BECAUSE THE CITY BELONGS TO YOU AND WE'RE A LOT BETTER THAN WE DO.
I POINTED TO LEARN AND QUALIFY AND CLARIFY SOME MORE, SURVEYS AND SURVEY SOME MORE ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE AS WELL AS ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, AND BUILD A PROJECT WITH YOU THAT MAKES SENSE.
ANOTHER POINT TO BE MADE IS THE FACT THAT WE WILL TURN WRENCHES HERE.
OUR COMPETITORS WE ARE NOT A BROKER WE ARE THE DEALER.
BECAUSE WE HAD OUR OWN EMPLOYEES, 60 PLUS TECHNICIANS WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE, WILL PICK THE SPECIAL TEAMS UNIT THAT WILL DO THE JOB HERE.
VERSUS OUR COMPETITORS WILL BROKER THOSE AND SUDDEN MOST OF THE JOB OUT.
WE DO HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CITIES.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, AS OF RECENT ONGOING SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE FOLKS, WE TURN THOSE ENERGY HOGS INTO GREEN PIGS.
OUR POINT WOULD BE TO LOOK AT ALL POSSIBLE SCOPE OPPORTUNITIES NOTHING WOULD BE OFF THE TABLE.
WE WELCOME ANY CHALLENGE WILL BE GREAT.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR QUALIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE,
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WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCIL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU SAID THIS IS YOUR AREA LOCALLY, HAVE YOU DONE ANY WORK IN MISSOURI COUNTY AT ALL?
>> MISSOURI COUNTY. I THOUGHT I KNEW OF PUBLIC ENTITIES.
WE WORKED WITH SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN REGION THREE, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF WHERE YOUR COUNTY.
A LOT OF MATAGORDA COUNTY BUT NOT MISSOURI.
>> WHAT'S THE BIGGEST SAVINGS YOU'VE HAD FOR US, OUR MUNICIPAL CITY TODAY?
WHAT WAS IT JEFF YOU REMEMBER? RIGHT AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I THINK THE JOB WAS AROUND 1.5, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE ENTIRE JOB WAS GENERATED FROM ENERGY AND OPERATIONAL SAVINGS MONEY THAT THEY WERE ALREADY SPENDING.
THE GOAL IS REALLY TO BE BUDGET NEUTRAL.
>> MONEY WE CAN SPEND, IT'S MONEY WE CAN REDIRECT AND HELP CREATE MORE EFFICIENCY.
>> THEN ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH SECO LONE STAR PROGRAM?
>> YOU ALL BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY OBTAIN ONE OF THOSE WITH THIS MUNICIPAL DISTRICT?
>> YEAH. MOSTLY FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT?
>> YES. I WOULD SAY JUST BASED ON THE FINANCIAL SOLUTION PORTION OF IT.
WE KNOW ABOUT MOST, IF NOT ALL, OPPORTUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES CREATE FUNDING.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT JUST LIKE THE MECHANICAL OR TECHNICAL SOLUTION, IT DEPENDS ON THE APPLICATION.
WE HAVE A TEAM OF FOLKS ON THE ADMINISTRATOR'S SIDE THAT WILL HELP US READ OUT ALL REBATES AND GRANTS IN AID IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES.
LOOK GOOD FOR THE APPLICATION.
WE'RE NOT MARRIED TO ANY TYPE OF FINANCIAL SOLUTION.
THE FACT THAT WE HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND HERE NEXT WEEK DOING A STARTUP.
WE MAY FIND SOME THINGS BECAUSE WE'LL BE HERE MORE OFTEN.
I WOULD THINK THAT OTHERS MAY OVERLOOK.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS?
>> I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT I MAY HAVE IS THE CITY'S INTERESTS IS OF OUR INTERESTS.
OUR INTEREST IS NOT TO SELL ANY PRODUCT TO YOUR.
IT'S JUST MORE ABOUT THE SOLUTION.
WHATEVER MAKES THE MOST SENSE SO WE CAN SHOP FOR LESS.
ALL THOSE THINGS I THINK MATTER.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT LAST CALL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] ARE COMING IN NOW.
>> THAT'LL COMPLETE ITEM NUMBER 18.
THANK YOU THE THREE COMPANIES FOR COMING DOWN TO THE SPRING, YOUR EVENING WITH US.
LUCKILY, YELLOW AT THE BEGINNING OF AN AGENDA, SO IT'S NOT TOO BAD IF YOU'VE WATCHED THIS ONLINE.
SOMETIMES THESE PRESENTATIONS GO 9, 10, OR 11:00 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SAFE TRAVELS HOME WHEN YOU ALL GET ON THE ROAD AND GET TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION.
NOW THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19,
[19. Discussion and possible action to approve one of the top three submissions for the Energy Performance Services RFQ.]
IS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ONE OF THE TOP THREE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE SERVICES, RFQ.COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO SELECT ONE OF THE THREE.
WE DO HAVE THE TABULATION SHEET THAT ALSO WAS PROVIDED TO US FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY THAT WERE SELECTED TO DO THE GRADING RATING REVIEW, WHEREVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT SO THAT WE HAVE THAT BEFORE US AS WELL.
>> YES. COUNCILMAN, I DEFER TO YOU ON A LOT OF THIS YOUR WHEELHOUSE,
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BUT MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING OVER AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND A LOT OF THINGS WE HAVE COMING UP.DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO DO THIS NOW WHILE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THIS? OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD WAIT UNTIL WE'VE MADE SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT?
>> JOHN, A LOT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING REPRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL TO BE DONE OUT THERE ARE NOT COSMETIC.
THEY ARE LAUGH SUPPORT ISSUES.
REBUILD A LIP STATION, [LAUGHTER].
>> THINGS THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION ALMOST.
A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO US FOR ENERGY COST SAVINGS, THERE'S JUST A MATTER OF HOW TO TWEAK THE WAY THE PLAINTIFF RUN.
BECAUSE FOR ONE THING, THE AERATION SYSTEM IS THE BUBBLES THAT ARE GOING INTO THE SYSTEM ARE NOT AS FINE AS THEY NEED TO BE, SO A LOT OF AIR IS BEING WASTED OUT THERE.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE FEW THAT CAN BE DONE.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS, WE ADD IS THINGS WE CAN DO NOW TO CAPTURE MONEY THAT'S BEING LOST.
BUT WE STILL HAVE TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY OUT THERE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, NEW PUMPS, AND STUFF THAT ARE WORN OUT OR NOT BIG ENOUGH.
>> BECAUSE THAT WAS A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH CHRIS ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR SO WAS THE SUM OF THE NEW PUMPS AND SOME OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT WE'RE PUTTING IN THERE.
WOULD THAT BE PART OF THE SAVINGS THAT THEY WOULD BE IDENTIFYING? HOW MUCH OF THAT, I MEAN DID WE REALLY NEED TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD TO IDENTIFY SAVINGS WE WERE ALREADY RIPPING OUT AND MAKING THE CHANGES TO?
>> IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WOULD ENSURE THAT ANYTHING THAT WAS PRESENTED BY ANY COMPANY AS COST SAVINGS FOR ENERGY WOULD MELD INTO THE SAME.
THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY GOING TO BE MAKING TO THE PLAN.
WOULD WANT TO DO ONE THING TWICE.
OR FAIL TO ACCOMPLISH FIXED TO THE PLAN BY DOING SOMETHING.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A CONCERTED EFFORT THERE TO SERVE PLAN TO MAKE THE FIXES THAT WAS PART OF THAT SEVEN OBTAIN BILLION-DOLLAR RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN MADE TO US IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE'S A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
WHILE THIS IS JUST PUTTING THE PLAN BACK INTO WORKS THE WAY IT PROBABLY OUGHT TO BE WORKING.
>> THANK YOU, MR. JOHN AND MR. CECIL, FOR THAT ANSWERING QUESTIONS.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIAN, DANIEL, AND I ARE ONE OR TWO OF SEVERAL FOLKS.
IT'S BEEN QUITE A FEW MINUTES, HOURS REVIEWING THESE SUBMISSIONS AND WE DIDN'T TAKE THIS JOB LIGHTLY.
[LAUGHTER] BUT CHRISTIAN COULD PROBABLY SAY THE THING IT'S SAYING THERE'S A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION MADE BY ALL THESE COMPANIES.
>> WELL, WE APPRECIATE CHARLES'S WORK INTO THE OTHER FOUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT PARTICIPATE AS WELL.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I JUST HOPE CHRISTOPHER JAW LUNCH OR SOMETHING.
>> I'LL TALK TO HIM WHEN HE GETS BACK.
>> GO AHEAD. THOMAS, YOU HAVE LAST QUESTION.
>> IF THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE SIX GRADERS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
>> I KNOW [OVERLAPPING] OVER THERE AND GLENN'S HERE.
>> YEAH. TODAY. BUT DOES ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING?
>> I AGREE THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT DECISION THAT WAS DIFFICULT AS IT [NOISE] BLEEDING OUT AND NARROW IT DOWN AND COME UP WITH SCORES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL VERY COMPETITIVE, VERY GOOD COMPANIES.
>> WELL, I GUESS I HAVE TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS OF COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.
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>> YOU SCORED THESE BASED OFF OF YOUR RESEARCH AND WHAT YOU SAW, DID ANYTHING SWAY YOU TONIGHT? THE CHANGER YOUR SCORING?
>> NO, SIR. IT WOULDN'T CHANGE BUT.
>> FOR THE BOY SCOUTS IN THE FRONT ROOM, AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF THESE MOMENTS WAY UP TO SIT THERE AND THINK, WHEELS ARE TURNING BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DECISION WE'RE MAKING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR CITY.
WE HAVE TO ABSORB IT, DIGEST IT, MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS HERE.
THEY POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE SPENT WITH THEIR GUIDANCE AND THROUGH THE CITY AND THROUGH SOME SAVINGS.
THAT'S WHY SOMETIMES THERE'S THAT PAUSE BECAUSE WORTH WHEELS ARE SPINNING RIGHT HERE.
>> LET ME JUST STAY REAL QUICK.
>> I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO ADD OTHER THAN JUST THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN INTEREST, REACHING OUT TO US, GET INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS.
IT'S GOOD FOR US, IT'S GOOD FOR OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE SUCH QUALITY COMPETITION STANDING IN FRONT OF US.
DOES MAKE FOR A DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS QUALITY OUT THERE AND THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO US, AND OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRAVIS. COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO DECIDE TONIGHT.
SELECT ONE OF THE THREE THAT WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT.
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE SELECT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC TO BE OUR ENGINEERING OR ENERGY CONSULTANT.
>> HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. [OVERLAPPING] ALL THOSE OPPOSITE SIDE.
ELECTRIC WILL BE OUR ENERGY PERFORMANCE SERVICE CONSULTANT.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE OTHER TWO. WE APPRECIATE IT.
TRAVIS DID SAY, IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER FOLKS INTERESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE'S SUCH GREAT VENDORS OUT THERE FOR THIS AREA.
>> IT WASN'T HARD FOR ALL THE OLD TO SWIM TO THE TOP, YOU ROSE UP QUICKLY.
YOUR DESIRE TO WORK FOR THE CITY.
>> THAT'LL MOVE US TO ITEM NUMBER 20,
[20. Discussion and possible action on the recommendation of streets to receive overlays as part of the Brazoria County Interlocal Agreement for street construction, maintenance, repair in city limits.]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF STREETS TO RECEIVE OVERLAYS AS PART OF THE RESORT COUNTY INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR STREET CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, IN THE CITY LIMITS. MR. JEFF.THIS IS LIST I BRING TO YOU EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS THE OVERLAY LIST THAT THE COUNTY DOES FOR US THROUGH AN INNER LOCAL.
THIS HERE IS A LIST THAT THE STAFF CAME UP WITH FOR 22, 23.
IF YOU SEE THE ONES DOWN IN YELLOW, THE LAST THREE.
THAT IS THE ONES THAT WE TOOK OFF LAST YEAR.
THIS YEAR'S LIST CAUSE OF THE COURTHOUSE AREA AND WE DON T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME THIS YEAR TO DO TWO OVERLAYS AROUND ERRORS.
WE PROBABLY MOVE THEM UP AND 23, 24 OVERLAY LIST.
THIS WAS DONE THROUGH THE STAFF AND THE STREET STUDY.
THE STREETS. WE PICKED TWO STREETS AND SOME OF THEM WE WRITE DOWN PRETTY ROUGH AND STUFF.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF OUR COLA CAN HANDLE ANOTHER YEAR.
>> WITH COUNTY WAIT BACK ON THAT TOO, JOHN.
>> OUR ROADS RIGHT HERE ON ORANGE AND ARCOLA, THEY'RE GETTING PRETTY BAD.
I DROVE SOME OF THESE ROADS TODAY BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH IT.
BUT I THINK ARCOLA'S ON EAST OR SOUTH OF 35 IS GETTING PRETTY BAD.
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NOW TEXTILE FINISHED THE CONNECTORS TO 35 RIGHT THERE.YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE DROP-OFF [LAUGHTER] WHEN YOU HIT THAT.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE FAR OUT.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE FAR OUT, WE CAN'T WAIT ON THAT.
>> WE CAN MOVE ARCOLA IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
>> BECAUSE WE KNOW ARCOLA IS, I BELIEVE, ARCOLA NORTH OF 35 IS BECOMING MORE OF A THOROUGHFARE TO GET THROUGH TOWN.
IT'S [LAUGHTER] IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
>> THAT MAYBE AN AREA THAT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY EXPLORE.
>> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] AT SOME POINT IN TIME.
YES, I SEE ARCOLA IS BEING ONE OF THE MORE CLOSER IN THE FUTURE NEW CURB AND GUTTERED STREETS TO GO THROUGH THERE.
I WOULD SAY IF WE PICKED NORTH ARCOLA, LET'S DON'T GO ANY FURTHER THAN LOCUST STREET.
BECAUSE BETWEEN LOCUST AND LIVE OAK OR LOCUST AND 35, THERE'S CEDAR.
THERE'S CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC POTENTIALLY THROUGH THERE.
>> UNTIL THE COUNTY GETS THROUGH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THEY ARE GOING TO BRING IN THERE.
>> PART OF THE COUNTY DEAL IS TO BRING ARCOLA DOWN TO LOCUST OR LIVE OAK.
>> CURB AND GUTTER. THEY'RE GOING TO START IT COMING THAT WAY.
MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THEIR STREET PROJECT LIST AND MAYBE BRING ARCOLA ALL WAY CONCRETE OR SOMETHING.
>> WOULD THAT BE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE STREET, JEFF?
>> ABOUT A THIRD OF THE STREET.
>> YOU GOT TO REMEMBER ARCOLA IS REALLY WIDE.
IT'S A VERY WIDE STREET. [OVERLAPPING].
>> BUT CISSEL (PHONETIC) IS RIGHT.
RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, DURING THE DAY TRAVELING ON THAT ARCOLA IT'S PRETTY THICK.
>> THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT MORE CONSTRUCTION OVER THERE WITH THE STREET PROJECTS, SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT.
>> YEAH, ALL THAT. BUT WE'LL LOOK AT SOUTH ARCOLA.
>> SEE IF WE CAN MOVE IT IN HERE.
>> THEN WE TOOK OUT PECAN STREET FROM DOWNING TO 35.
>> THAT'S A LITTLE CURVED STREET, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT THERE BEHIND OR ON THE SIDE OF HEB?
>> SO HAVE THEY COMPLETED THE ONES FROM THIS YEAR?
>> SO WE HAD A LITTLE MONEY LEFT OVER.
I'M GOING TO HAVE ON TO THE LEVEL GIFFORD LANE BESIDES ALICE CAVED OFF ON THE SIDE.
PROBABLY ANOTHER WEEK OR TWO, THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND DO THAT WITH THE EXTRA MONEY.
>> IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.
WE HAVE NOT OVERLAID SOUTH WALKER FROM WHERE THE CONCRETE ENDS ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE SEA AND LIMIT IN A LONG TIME.
A COUPLE OF CITIZENS HAVE ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO ME AND SAID, HEY, GOOD JOB, FORGET ABOUT THAT OUT THERE AND I KNOW IT'S GETTING A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH THERE GOING OUT THAT WAY.
HAVE YOU DRIVEN THAT LATELY AND LOOKED AT IT?
>> I KNOW AROUND A CURVE WE OWN PART DOWN TO THE CITY LIMITS.
>> A FEW SPOTS IN THERE THAT WE PLOT A LOT OVER THERE.
>> IT'S GETTING PRETTY BAD THOUGH BEFORE YOU EVEN MAKE THE CURVE.
IN FRONT OF THOSE HOUSES ALONG SOUTH WALKER.
>> WHERE DOES THE CITY LIMITS STOP WHEN YOU GO PAST THE CURVE? [OVERLAPPING] IS IT PAST MR. RAMOS'S OLD HOUSE RIGHT THERE WITH A TRAILER HOUSE? [OVERLAPPING]
>> RIGHT THERE BY HIS DRIVEWAY.
>> PAST HIS DRIVEWAY, I THINK.
>> I THOUGHT THE SEA LEMONS GOES DOWN FURTHER NOW.
IT'S GOING DOWN BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, I GUESS THE COUNTY AND THE CITY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHERE IT ENDS NOW.
THE COUNTY IS ONLY GOING IN ONE SECTION AND THE CITY GOES TO ANOTHER.
THERE'S A SPOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT'S NO MAN'S LAND.
>> DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE THE PUMPKIN PATCH WAS? THAT DRIVEWAY [OVERLAPPING].
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>> I WOULD SUGGEST THAT OCEAN ANGO STREET BETWEEN LIVE OAK AND CIDER WHERE THERE'S POTHOLES SO THEY MAY GO IN AND FIX THEM, BUT LET THEM GET THROUGH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION UNTIL WE ACTUALLY SPEND SOME MONEY IN THERE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH.
THEY GOT A COUPLE MORE YEARS TO GO ON IT?
>> A YEAR? [OVERLAPPING] [BACKGROUND] ALL RIGHT.
>> THAT'S YEAR-AND-A-HALF. OKAY.
>> IF YOU CAN GO TO THE PODIUM, SIR I'LL ALLOW YOU.
>> YOU GOT TO KEEP IT SHORT. [LAUGHTER]
>> I WILL. MY NAME IS STEPHEN HALE.
MY QUESTION IS WHEN YOU OVERLAY THESE ROADS DO Y'ALL MAKE SURE NOT JUST THE POTHOLES ARE FILLED, BUT THE POTHOLE IS FIXED.
BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T FIX THE BASE, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS PUTTING A COVER OVER IT AND WHEN THE TRASH TRUCK COMES THROUGH, WE HAVE THE POTHOLE AGAIN.
TO ME, WE'RE WASTING TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE MYRTLE STREET Y'ALL DID NOT TOO LONG AGO.
THIS IS MYRTLE STREET AND THE POTHOLES COME BACK WITHIN A YEAR BECAUSE ALL THEY DO IS FILL UP.
THEY DON'T GO DOWN THERE AND FIX THE BASE.
>> YOU'RE HAVING THE POTHOLES ALONG THE CURB AND GUTTER SIDE, RIGHT?
>> I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.
I ASKED THAT QUESTION ONCE TO JOHN PETERSON.
>> SO I MEAN, INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING IT LOOK NICE FOR A LITTLE BIT, CAN WE JUST FIX THE POTHOLES AND FIX THE BASE SO THE POTHOLES DON'T COME BACK?
>> YEAH. JEFF CAN EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PROCESS.
>> YEAH. WE TRIED TO FIND THE SOFT SPOTS AND DIG THEM OUT AND REPACK THEM.
A LOT OF THESE GARBAGE TRUCKS NOW, THEY RIDING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROADS, FILLING THEM UP, TURNING THE CURVES, ESPECIALLY ON THE ASPHALT CURB AND GUTTER STREETS.
>> IT HAD TURNED A GUTTER UP AND WATER STAYING THERE AND WEAKEN THE STREETS.
MYRTLE STREET, IT'S A PRETTY BAD STREET AND NO BASE UNDER.
THAT'S ONE THING WE FOUND OUT LAST TIME WE OVERLAID IT.
BUT WE WENT IN AND TRIED TO DIG OUT THE SOFT SPOTS, PUT NEW BASE.
BUT EVERYTHING WE WORK ON NOW, WE MILLING.
IF WE'RE GOING TO LAY TWO INCHES, WE MILL TWO INCHES.
WE TRIED TO TAKE THE POTHOLES OUT AND JUST THE POTHOLES.
SOFT SPOTS, WE HAD TO COME DIG IN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HALE. DULY NOTED.
PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE, SO THEY'VE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS.
SHOULD BE ON THE RADAR A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN MAYBE WHERE IT'S BEEN BEFORE. BUT WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> I JUST DON'T WANT AN OVERLAY, I WANT IT FIXED.
>> MYRTLE COURT IS ACTUALLY ON THIS LIST AND EAST MYRTLE IS ON THIS LIST TO BE FIXED.
>> OKAY. COUNCIL, WE HAVE ACTION ITEM BEFORE US SO THEY CAN DO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY AND SEND IT ON ITS WAY.
>> YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF WE CAN I MEAN, SOUTH OF 35 ON ARCOLA, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON THE NEXT YEAR?
>> WE'LL TRY TO WORK IT IN THIS.
>> AND THEN PLEASE LOOK AT SOUTH WALKER GOING AROUND IT.
>> OKAY. COUNTY IS PRETTY TIGHT ON THE VOWS FOR SOME REASON.
>> I DID ASK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT FOUR SINCE THAT IS HIS PRECINCT.
IF HE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP IN THAT AREA AND HE SAID ABSOLUTELY.
IF WE HAD TO USE A DIFFERENT PRECINCT TO DO THAT AREA, WE'VE GOT AN OPTION.
>> ALL RIGHT COUNSEL, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
>> MR. MAYOR I MOVE WE ADOPT THE STREET OVERLAY LIST AS PRESENTED WITH THE REQUEST FOR ADDING OUR COLA SOUTH OF 35 ONTO THE LIST.
>> [OVERLAPPING] MISSION BY MAYOR PROTEM DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A SECOND. BY COUNCILMAN DANIEL AT FOR DISCUSSION.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[21. Discussion and possible action on recommended streets for new solar light installation.]
ITEM NUMBER 21, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON RECOMMENDED STREETS FOR NEW SOLAR LIGHT INSTALLATION. HECTOR?>> YES. THIS IS A SECOND LIST AND WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE FIRST LIST,
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GOT ALL THOSE INSTALLED AS OF YESTERDAY, WE JUST FINISHED WEST LIVE OAK.THESE ARE RECOMMENDED IN SOME MANNER WHERE THE RESIDENTS PETITION FORUM OR RESIDENTS MAY HAVE INFORMALLY REQUESTED THEM, WHETHER THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, JUST A GENERAL PHONE CALL TO US, NOT PETITIONED AND THEN THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT WERE JUST RECOMMENDED BY US ON STAFF.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GAUGE AND SEE IF WE WANT TO DO THIS ENTIRE LIST OR IS THERE A CERTAIN ONES YOU WANT TO EXCLUDE OR ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATION POSSIBLY.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. WELL, CERTAINLY WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE LIGHTS EVERYWHERE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND WE GOT TO NARROW THE LIST DOWN FOR THE INVENTORY YOU HAVE AND THE FUNDING, SO WE APPRECIATE THE RESIDENTS THAT REACHED OUT.
AND THEN YOU GUYS GOING AROUND LOOKING. I ACTUALLY HAVE TWO COMMENTS.
ONE OF IS I DID SEE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SOMETIMES YOU DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING, BUT I DID SEE WHERE THE RANCHO AREA IS TRYING TO GET SOME SUPPORT, SOME TRACTION TO GET SOLAR LIGHTS IF THOSE SITTING IN THE REST OF THE COMMUNITIES AND THEY'VE ALSO SAID IT'S ALL KNOW IF YOU HAVE DONE AN ASSESSMENT OVER THERE, FORGOTTEN ANYTHING YET FROM THE RANCHO FOLKS, BUT I KNOW IT'S ON THEIR RADAR OVER THERE AS WELL AND THEN JUST ADD A FULL TRANSPARENCY.
IF YOU NOTICE NORTH REMINGTON IS ON THERE.
I LIVE ON SOUTH REMINGTON, SO THAT'S NOT MY STREET.
BEFORE THE RESIDENTS SAY THE MAYOR GOT LIGHTS ON HIS STREET, THAT'S NORTH REMINGTON.
I LIVE ON SOUTH REMINGTON, SO OUT OF FULL TRANSPARENCY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE SIR.
>> YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY THE BOTTOM THREE SECTIONS.
>> SO THE ONES ON THE TOP ARE NOT GOING TO BE APPROVED AT THIS MOMENT?
>> YEAH, THEY'RE PURELY DRIVEN BY RESIDENTS IN SOME MANNER.
>> IS THERE A WAY WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST TIME WHERE WE CUT A FEW LIGHTS OUT FROM OTHER AREAS SO WE COULD GET SOME MORE STREETS IN ON THE LIST? I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET A FEW MORE STREETS AT LEAST LIT UP SO THAT WE CAN KEEP GOING.
I KNOW WESTERN AVENUE WITH 25 LIGHTS.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING IS.
>> IT'S NOT A FULL ASSESSMENT THAT I'VE DONE ON THEM.
I JUST GOT THE LENGTH DIVIDED BY THE COVERAGES PROVIDED BY THE LIGHTS AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DIVE TOO MUCH INTO IT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE THEM.
>> YEAH. I WAS THINKING MAYBE GIVE WESTERN AVENUE.
>> WOULD IT BE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IF YOU COULD DO IT WITH 15? I DON'T KNOW.
>> IT WOULD BE ADEQUATE, BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE SPEC OF THE LIGHT.
>> YEAH. YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE A CERTAIN BRIGHTNESS.
YOU START SPREADING THEM OUT IT GETS HARDER TO ACHIEVE THAT.
>> AS FAR AS IT RELATES TO WESTERN AVENUE, FOOD FOR THOUGHT WOULD BE THERE ARE SOME INTEREST IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO HAVE THE DITCHES FIELD AND CULVERTS ADDED IN CURB AND GUTTER AND YOU MAY WANT TO DELAY ADDING LIGHTS UNTIL THAT ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE BECAUSE THAT WOULD PROBABLY COST SOME ENGINEERING CHALLENGES.
I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH CHRIS.
I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON WESTERN AVENUE.
THAT'S SOME FEEDBACK. IT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO CONSIDER.
OBVIOUSLY, I WON'T BE NEARLY AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ALL THIS HAPPEN.
BUT AS CHRIS PRESENTED IN ONE OF OUR LAST MEETINGS THE IDEA, I THINK IT WAS OUR STRATEGY SESSION OF DOING WORKING TOWARDS THAT IN SOME LOCATIONS, WHEN POSSIBLE, GO AHEAD AND PREPARE THE BELOW-GROUND DRAINAGE, THE CULVERTS SO THAT THEY EVENTUALLY STREETS COULD THE CURB AND GUTTER CAN BE ADDED.
AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I THINK MAYBE IT WOULD BE BEST OFF LOOKING IN AREAS WHERE WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND PERHAPS ENGINEER AND FEEL AND THEN I DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE DOWN LIGHTS TEMPORARILY IF SO, SUCH ACTION NOW, GRANTED, YOU CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE THAT THAT'S PROBABLY AT LEAST SEVERAL YEARS AWAY.
HOW LONG ARE YOU WILLING TO DO? JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE WESTERN AVENUE OFF AND PUT THOSE 25 LIGHTS TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT STREETS.
FIRST OFF WOULD BE SOUTHAMPTON.
IT'S AN OLDER AREA AND IT'S VERY DARK OVER THERE.
IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST ROADS THAT I RODE WITH THE POLICE AND HE TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND SHOWED ME JUST HOW DARK IT
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WAS AND IT'S AN AREA I THINK WOULD DEFINITELY BENEFIT FROM THAT.>> WE JUST DID THE WHAT ROAD IS IT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO SOUTHAMPTON. I CAN'T REMEMBER.
[BACKGROUND] WE JUST DID THAT.
>> THE ONE WE JUST COMPLETED, YES.
>> YEAH. SO THAT WOULD CONTINUE THAT AREA.
THEN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NIGHT STREET WITH THOSE DONE.
DEBORAH HAS LIGHTS, NIGHT DOES NOT AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
>> I'VE HAD NORTH REMINGTON RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO ME.
>> STREET WILL HAVE MORE DENSITY OF HOMES AS YOU'RE SERVING MORE PEOPLE.
[NOISE] MIGHT MAKE SOME RESIDENTS ON SOME LARGE LOTS [LAUGHTER] UPSET WITH ME, BUT YOU'RE SERVING THEM BIGGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON A DENTURE.
>> THAT OR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS, WHEREAS HEAVIER TRAFFIC.
>> HECTOR, I THINK IF I RECALL AS WELL, I THINK DOESN'T THE FIRE STATIONS NEED A COUPLE OF LIGHTS, MAYBE STATION 2, STATION 1ISH AREA.
>> YEAH. [OVERLAPPING] MICROPHONE SIR PLEASE, THANK YOU.
>> WE PUT ONE LIGHT BEHIND STATION 3 AND WE NEEDED ONE MORE FOR THE PARKING LOT BETWEEN STATION 3 AND THE HOTEL.
THEN WE PUT ONE IN STATION 2 PARKING LOT WE NEEDED ONE MORE AS WELL.
>> THAT WOULD BE FOR SECURITY FOR WHEN THOSE FIRE GUYS LEAVE WITH THEIR CARS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO FIRE CALL, WE'D HATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN TO THEIR VEHICLE, AT LEAST SOME DETERRENT.
>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE 60 IN STOCK BUT JUST LISTED ON WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN OUT, THAT'S 64?
>> YES, AND WE HAVE THE ADDITIONAL ARPA FUNDING COMING FOR THE REST OF THEM.
WE'LL BE PRESENTING ANOTHER LIST OF STREETS IN THE FUTURE WITH EXTRA FUNDING.
>> CAN WE PICK ROUGHLY 64 TONIGHT, OR 60 I GUESS, OR WHAT?
>> I MEAN, WE CAN POTENTIALLY SELECT EVERY SINGLE ONE ON HERE, AND WITH THE 60 WE HAVE IN STOCK NOW WON'T COVER THEM, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS PURCHASE MORE IN THE FUTURE WITH ARPA FUNDING.
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO KEEP WESTERN AVENUE OFF THE LIST FOR NOW.
>> I WILL ADDRESS THE STREETS THAT HAVE NO LIGHTS.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF STREETS HERE THAT I KNOW HAVE 4-6 LIGHTS ON THEM, THEY'RE SPACED OUT BUT STILL THEY DO HAVE SOME LIGHT.
>> I DON'T THINK 9TH STREET HAS ANY LIGHTS.
[OVERLAPPING] THE CHEVY CHASE STREETS DON'T HAVE LIGHTS.
>> SOUTHAMPTON, NOTTINGHAM, WIMBERLY.
>> WE JUST DID WIMBERLY. MY QUESTION IS BASTROP.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO FINISH OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> STAY WITH BASTROP AND AUSTIN FOR SURE.
I THINK RIDGECREST IS A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE IT IS A SCHOOL STREET AND IT'S DONE, AND IT'S DONE CONCRETES LIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NIGHT IN NORTH REMINGTON ADDED JUST BECAUSE IF YOU TELL ME THERE'S NO LIGHTS AND THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]
>> NORTH REMINGTON AND RIMFIRE THEY ONLY HAVE IT ON THE CORNERS.
>> ONE ON A CORNER, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN THAT'S GOOD FOR TURNS, I GUESS.
>> BUT LIKE TO SEE NIGHT IN NORTH REMINGTON.
WE CAN ADD THE TWO TO THE FIRE, THAT GET YOU TO 20 OUT OF THE POSSIBLE 25.
THAT ROAD HAS BEEN ON THE LIST FOR LIGHTS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT SINCE I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL IN '08.
>> WELL, HOW ABOUT THAT AND WHY DON'T WE JUST FINISH THERE? THAT GETS US ROUGHLY TO THE.
>> WHAT'S THE TOTAL UP TO NOW, WHAT'S ROUGHLY?
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>> THANK YOU, SIR. TO THE FOLKS LISTENING ONLINE, BEAR WITH US.
WELL THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH FUNDING AT THIS TIME AND POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE AND THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY PUT THIS ON THE PRIORITY LIST AND DO SOME ANYWAY.
ACTUALLY LOOKING AT 250,000 DOLLARS FOR ARPA2 FUNDING JUST FOR LIGHTING SO WE APPRECIATE IT.
THE IDEA THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US WHEN CHRIS GOT HERE AND APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY LIGHTS HAVE WE INSTALLED IN THE CITY SO FAR, ROUGHLY? [BACKGROUND] HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SOMETHING, GOOD.
WE'LL GET TO IT AND ONCE AGAIN LISTENING ONLINE REACH OUT TO CITY HALL SHOULD YOU HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND WE'LL DO AN ASSESSMENT AND WE GET YOU ON THE LIST.
[22. Discussion and possible action on Ordinance 20221025-022 for a Text Amendment request to amend Section 28-81(b), Use Regulations (Charts), Section 28-112, Definitions (Cemetery or mausoleum), Adding “Columbarium” as a S.U.P., Specific Use Permit within the CBD, Central Business District, Agricultural (AG), Commercial-General (CG), Commercial- Office/Retail (C-OR), and Light Industrial (LI) Districts.]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 20221025-022 FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADMIN SECTION 28-81B.USE REGULATIONS CHARTS SECTIONS 28-112 DEFINITIONS, CEMETERY OR MAUSOLEUM ADDING COLUMN.
I CANNOT SEE. [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU.
AS THE SUP, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, WITHIN THE CBD, ALSO KNOWN AS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, AGRICULTURAL ALSO KNOWN AS AG, COMMERCIAL GENERAL ALSO KNOWN AS CG AND COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL AS COR [NOISE], AND THE LIGHT INDUSTRY DISTRICTS.
MR. OTIS, I DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT WORD ANYMORE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS ITEM 22 IS ACTUALLY A FOUNDATION FOR OUR FIRST ITEM FOR THE COLUMBARIUM.
ACTUALLY, COLUMBARIUM DOES EXIST IN OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.
TYPICALLY A LOT OF CITIES HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEAL WITH THE USE.
OUR CODE ACTUALLY EQUATES THE CEMETERY AND MAUSOLEUM TO THE COLUMBARIUM.
WHAT THIS TEXT AMENDMENT DOES IS IT PROVIDES FOR CLARITY, SUCH AS THE EXAMPLE SHOWN TONIGHT AND IT ALLOWS THE COLUMBARIUM TO BE DEFINED AS A SEPARATE ITEM, AND ALSO IT ALLOWS US TO AMEND THE CHARTS, THE USE REGULATION CHARTS IN SECTION 28-81B, WHICH WOULD DEAL WITH WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY ALLOW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS.
THIS WOULD PARALLEL IT WITH THE CEMETERY USE HOWEVER IT DOES ALLOW THE COLUMBARIUM TO COME IN FOR AN SUP IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, THE AG DISTRICT, COMMERCIAL GENERAL, COMMERCIAL OFFICE RETAIL, AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
WE'RE ASKING JUST FOR DISCUSSION THIS EVENING AND WE WERE BRINGING THIS ITEM BACK FOR AN ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENT, AND THERE WILL BE OTHER TEXT AMENDMENTS FORTHCOMING AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL.
THIS EVENING, AS I STATED, JUST FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES AND WE'LL BRING THIS BACK IN YOUR NEXT MEETING.
>> BECAUSE THE HEADING SAYS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. OTIS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR DIRECTION DIRECTED TO STAFF IN REGARDS TO NUMBER 22?
>> WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS NOT JUMPING AT THE TABLE [LAUGHTER].
ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM NUMBER 22? ARE YOU GOOD, OTIS?
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, THAT WILL MOVE US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THE CITY WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.NUMBER 23, DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND ITEM NUMBER 24, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND FOR THE BOY SCOUTS WHAT THIS MEANS IS THIS ALLOWS US TO GO INTO ANOTHER ROOM AND WE CAN HAVE PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED HERE THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WITH OUR ATTORNEY AND JUST OTHER STUFF THAT WE MAY DISCUSS WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AS OF RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO DO. PEOPLE CAN LEISURELY HANG OUT HERE, THEY CAN WAIT UNTIL WE COME OUT, [OVERLAPPING] GO HOME AND GET BACK ONLINE, GO EAT SOME PIZZA, YOU CAN DO YOUR HOMEWORK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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AT 7:55. [NOISE] THANK YOU ALL FOR-* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.