Jun 25, 2024 City Council

TO START. ALL RIGHT.

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[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

WE ARE MISSING COUNCILMAN SARTON TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A GREAT AGENDA AHEAD OF US TONIGHT.

A LOT OF CELEBRATION AND A LOT OF THINGS TO DISCUSS.

SO WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT.

IF YOU ALL PLEASE STAND UP AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE AND THE INVOCATION.

MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND.

EXCUSE ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PRAY WITH ME. FATHER GOD, THANK YOU THAT WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

I ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR TIME HERE TONIGHT.

GIVE US THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM YOU THAT WAS FATHER TO MAKE PRUDENT DECISIONS.

MAY WE ALL SERVE YOU WITH ALL OF OUR HEART.

FOR IN CHRIST NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.

WE WILL GO DOWN TO THE ITEM OF CANVASING.

[2. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 20240625-002 canvassing a General Runoff Election held on June 15, 2024; declaring a candidate for Council Member, Position Three (3) duly elected.]

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 406 25.

DASH 002.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH FOR APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER THREE, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO TERRY L ROBERTS, COUNCIL MEMBER, POSITION THREE BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE JEFFREY GILBERT.

[3. Administer Oath of Office to Terry L. Roberts, Council Member Position No. 3 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert]

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, TERRY ROBERTS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

TERRY ROBERTS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES.

I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER.

POSITION THREE FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL.

MEMBER. POSITION THREE OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.

PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THIS STATE, AND OF THIS STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE OF THIS CITY, AND THE CHARTER AND THE ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. THE SIGNING TONIGHT.

I GOT ONE, I GOT ONE HERE.

OH. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, SIR? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT IS YOUR AGENDA ITEM? I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY AT THIS MOMENT.

I WOULD SAY I APPRECIATED EVERYBODY COMING OUT TO VOTE.

I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE IN ME FOR BEING REELECTED.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, NOT COMPLAINTS, CONCERNS, CALL ME.

THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE ON ITEM NUMBER THREE? ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST SAY I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO RAN.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE AN ELECTION PROCESS.

AND GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL.

[CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL]

I'M GOING TO GO IN ORDER OF THE WAY THEY WERE RECEIVED.

DOROTHY DUNCAN, CAN YOU PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM?

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WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF ANGLETON FOR SPONSORING OUR SENIOR GROUP, AND ALSO TO THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT THAT MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING OUR PROGRAM.

WE'RE IN OUR 80S AND WE'RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO TRAVEL LIKE WE USED TO.

AND THE SENIOR PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO, TO INTERACT WITH OTHER SENIORS.

AND AND WE LOVE THE LUNCH BUNCH AND THE LUNCH AND LEARN.

AND CHRIS WHITTAKER WAS THERE FOR ONE OF THEM.

AND WE ENJOY TUESDAYS WITH VICKY.

AND SUMMER AND CHRISTMAS PARTIES ARE SPECIAL.

WHERE MEMBERS OF THE REC CENTER AND FOR EXERCISING.

AND WE RECENTLY ARE TRYING TAI CHI.

WE'RE WE WERE PART OF THE SENIOR PROGRAM BEFORE COVID HIT, AND WE JOINED AGAIN AS SOON AS WE COULD.

IT'S BEEN A REBUILDING PROCESS, AND VICKY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB GETTING US ORGANIZED AGAIN.

WE WE'VE GOT A LOT.

WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE PEOPLE SIGNING UP NOW, AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF HOPING FOR A FEW MORE OVERNIGHT TRIPS.

JUST THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT IN.

AGAIN, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS PROGRAM.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT TO HAVE THE SENIOR PROGRAM PART OF OUR LIVES.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LYNDA BENGLIS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LYNDA BENGLIS.

I LIVE ON TEXIAN TRAIL.

I'VE LIVED THERE FOR TEN YEARS NOW.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH HARVEY, BEEN THROUGH THE STORMS. WE'VE NEVER HAD A DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN TEXIAN TRAIL.

NOW HAS A DRAINAGE PROBLEM DURING THE.

EXCUSE ME? DURING HEAVY RAINS DURING TEXIAN NORTH TEXIAN TRAIL.

ROWE IS COVERED WITH WATER SLOWLY CREEPING UP THE SIDEWALKS.

ONE OF THE LINES. THE FEAR BEING.

EVENTUALLY, AFTER THESE STORMS, IT WILL REACH THE HOMES.

I ASKED YOU TO PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU CONSIDER NUMBER NINE ON YOUR AGENDA.

BECAUSE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT DOES REACH OUR HOMES AND BECAUSE THEN IT WILL BE MORE OF A PROBLEM, MORE EXPENSIVE TO FIX FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

PLUS, THERE WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE'S HOMES THAT HAVE TO REPAIR THEIR HOMES FROM FLOOD WATERS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THIS IS ON THE AGENDA.

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO HANG AROUND AND WE'LL GET TO NUMBER NINE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING, WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JIM.

LUNA. SIR, YOU WANT TO SPEAK REAL QUICK? BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS ITEM.

SO THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE.

YEAH. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE FOUR DAYS AWAY FROM OUR CONCERT.

JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. BECAUSE WE GAVE WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT THAT RESPONDED TO THE.

IF YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED THAT ON FACEBOOK ON CITY OR TALK OF ANGLETON, MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THESE CONCERTS IN DOWNTOWN ANGLETON TO THE DIVERSITY OF OUR OF OUR CITY MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING OUR CULTURE OUR HERITAGE, TO THE FOREFRONT EVERY NOW AND THEN.

THAT'S ALL WE WE WHEN WE FIRST CAME HERE, THAT THAT THEY ASKED US TO OR WHEN THEY WERE, WHEN THE PERSON CAME TO TRY TO GET MY PERMIT DENIED, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING.

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OTHER CONCERT OTHER THAN THAN THE ONE I'M HAVING.

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A CONCERT, EXCUSE ME, A WEEK LATER FOR TWO DAYS AND ON ON PEACHTREE, NOBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT THAT.

ALL THEY WANTED TO DO WAS TAKE OUR OUR PERMIT AND NOT NOT BE ABLE TO GET A PERMIT FOR OUR OUR CONCERT.

I JUST WANT THE CITY OF ANGLETON TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS NOT JUST GOOD.

FOR WHAT? FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIKE IT, THE THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES, THE RESTAURANTS, THE MOTELS, THE PEOPLE THAT WE HIRE ANGLETON PD, THE, THE OFF DUTY OFFICERS, THE DAY LABORERS THAT WE HIRE, THE THREE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY TO STUDENTS, ONE HERE IN ANGLETON,

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WE'RE GIVING AWAY THREE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE'VE GONE OUT AND ASKED THE LOCAL MERCHANTS TO HELP US PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND I DID NOT BRING IT, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY SEND IT OUT AND SHOW YOU THAT THERE IS A PROBABLY 20 SOMETHING LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THIS TOWN AND AROUND ANGLETON THAT SUPPORT WHAT WE DO AND GAVE US MONEY TO BE ABLE TO BRING THE SCHOLARSHIPS AND THIS KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT TO ANGLETON.

AGAIN, I'M NOT HERE TO COMPLAIN.

I'M HERE TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM VORTEX AQUATIC STRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL FOR AQUATIC COMPONENT STRUCTURES.

NUMBER FOUR. OH, NUMBER FOUR.

I'M SORRY. IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE CUT OFF THERE.

APOLOGIES. NUMBER FOUR, CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION OF THE JUNE 2024 KIF ANGLETON.

[4. Ceremonial Presentation of the June 2024 Keep Angleton Beautiful Yard of the Month and Business of the Month]

I SAW YOU ALL IN YOUR PINK SHIRTS AND WE WON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

COUNCIL HAS COME IN FRONT.

I AM TRACY. THIS IS PATTY WITH ANGLETON.

BEAUTIFUL AND REAL QUICK I WANT TO SAY THE TREES THAT ARE GOING IN THE MEDIUMS. WE'VE HAD SO MANY COMPLIMENTS, SO I HOPE THAT KEEPS GOING.

HOW IT IS. OKAY.

YARD OF THE MONTH. ROBERT AND NIKKI COME UP HERE PLEASE.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME, PLEASE.

THEIR HOUSE IS ON CROSSING AND RANCHO, AND I THINK JASON WAS JUST SHARING WITH US WHERE HE SAID THAT THEY GOT SO MANY NOMINATIONS IN THAT WE'D NEVER GOTTEN THAT MANY NOMINATIONS FOR ONE HOUSE. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL.

COME ON UP HERE AND PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME, ARCHAMBAULT.

I WROTE IT DOWN, BUT I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BUTCHER.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE THE CITIZENS ANGLETON KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL.

THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

WE THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

PLEASE GO AND GET A PICTURE. YOU'D COME UP IN CONVERSATION.

OH, AM I SAFE? YES. SIR.

THANK YOU. OH, INTERESTING.

THAT'S FINE. OH.

THANK YOU. OH. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COME TO MY YARD. NO.

SHE COULD SELL THE CREDIT CARD IN HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

HEY, MEGAN. OKAY.

I HAD TO WRITE THIS DOWN BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP THE.

ANGLETON CENTRAL ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS OUT ON 35.

MR. GROCERIES AREA.

THE PASTOR OR PREACHER? WHAT DO Y'ALL SPEAK? PASTOR BRAD COULD NOT BE HERE, SO HE SENT HIS DEACONS AND AND A WIFE.

SO, LIKE I SAID, BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF ANGLETON KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE YOUR PROPERTY IS BEAUTIFUL, AND THERE'S ALWAYS SO MANY CARS THERE.

SO AS A CHRISTIAN, THAT JUST MAKES US ALL SO HAPPY.

YEAH, PLEASE. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALLISON. ONE.

TWO, THREE.

GOOD. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

WHILE THEY'RE UP HERE, I'M GOING TO SAY REAL QUICK THAT, YOU KNOW, I COACH A BASEBALL TEAM IN THE SPRING.

AND EVERY YEAR THEY'VE BEEN VERY GRACIOUS IN ALLOWING US TO USE THEIR PARKING LOT SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR BOYS IN THE BACK.

AND THEY ALSO MOW THAT PRACTICE FIELD SOMETIMES FOR US AS WELL.

SO THEY THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND OVER THERE.

SO THANK YOU. YEAH. BIG TIME.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT? IT'S. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN 12 IF I HADN'T SKIPPED THE NUMBER.

OH. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

BACK ON TRACK. CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FROM VORTEX AQUATIC STRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL FOR AQUATIC COMPONENT STRUCTURES, MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION

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ITEM NUMBER SIX DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 13TH AND 27TH, MARCH 12TH, 16TH AND 26TH, APRIL 9TH AND THE 23RD AND MAY 14TH, 2024.

COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND.

A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I ASK FOR A CONTRACT IN THIS AMOUNT.

IS THIS JUST A PROPOSAL OF ONE PROPOSAL GIVEN TO US? DO WE HAVE A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS OR HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? WE DID GO THROUGH BY BOARD, WHICH IS A PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.

SO AND WE DID HAVE THREE PROPOSALS THAT WAS THEN DECIDED BY ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION, WHICH COMPANY TO UTILIZE.

THEY CHOSE GORE-TEX.

SO WE'RE BRINGING YOU BACK TO COUNCIL.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? ALL RIGHT.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

GOING ON TO REGULAR AGENDA.

[7. Presentations from the top three ranked consultant firms for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2024-03 Abigail Arias Park Development.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE CITY OF ANGLETON PUBLISHED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO SOLICIT SUBMISSIONS FROM QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS WITH PROJECT EXPERIENCE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, PARK PLANNING, COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, PARK DESIGN, PARK CONSTRUCTION, DOCUMENT DEVELOPMENT, PARK PROJECT BIDDING AND PARK CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABIGAIL ARIAS PARK.

THE CITY PUBLISHED THE LEGAL NOTIFICATION AND THE FACTS ON MAY 7TH AND 14TH, AND ACCEPTED SEALED REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION SUBMISSIONS UNTIL 2 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY 30TH.

WE DID RECEIVE FOUR SUBMISSIONS FROM VERDANT LAND PLACE, KIMLEY-HORN PARK AND EDGELAND.

THE PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, DIANNA MATHIS, DID DEVELOP AN EVALUATION PANEL CONSISTING OF PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS, ANGLETON BETTER LIVING CORPORATION MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF, AND THE EVALUATION PANEL MET ON MONDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2024 TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE ALL THE SUBMISSIONS.

STAFF WERE DIRECTED TO SCHEDULE PRESENTATIONS WITH THE TOP THREE FIRMS AT THIS COUNCIL MEETING.

AND SO TONIGHT YOU HAVE WITH YOU, BURDETT, EDGELAND AND KIMLEY-HORN.

WHAT THEY WERE REQUESTED TO PRESENT WAS WERE THREE SLIDES, ONE BEING ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION LOGO, TITLE, SLIDE TWO, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RELATED TO SIMILAR PROJECTS, AND SLIDE THREE, A LIST OF PROJECTS THE COMPANY HAS DONE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO AT THIS TIME WE WILL TURN IT OVER IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER TO BURDETT LAND AND PLACE FOR A PRESENTATION.

AGAIN, THESE PRESENTATIONS.

EACH FIRM HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY ARE LIMITED TO THE THREE SLIDES AND ALSO LIMITED, I BELIEVE, TO TEN MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO WASTE TIME HAVING TO WALK.

MY NAME IS CHARLES BYRD.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL PROJECT TO US, AND WE THANK YOU FOR INVITING US AND TO BE PART OF THIS SELECTION PROCESS.

FIRST OF ALL, I COMPLIMENT THE STAFF AND THE CITY ON A BRIEF RFQ REQUIREMENTS, A BRIEF NUMBER OF SLIDES, AND THE BREVITY OF THIS INTERVIEW.

SO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO WASTE.

TO MY LEFT, I'VE GOT OUR DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, DALE CLARK, AND HE'LL BE OUR OUR PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS ASSIGNMENT.

RIGHT HERE WE HAVE PAUL HOWARD.

HE'S OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MANAGER.

HE'S DONE DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLANS THROUGHOUT TEXAS, AND THEY WILL BE PART OF THE PROJECT TEAM.

OUR DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, CLAUDIA WALKER, WHO HAS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH STAFF AND AND MANY OF YOU THROUGH ACTUALLY THROUGH THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

WE STARTED WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOU GUYS JANUARY 1ST OF 2021.

AND IT'S BEEN A REAL GOOD RELATIONSHIP, AND WE'VE ENJOYED WORKING TOGETHER WITH EVERYBODY.

SO I'M GOING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

AND THEN FOR Q AND A, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO ASK THESE GUYS WHETHER IT'S FROM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PERSPECTIVE.

DALE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A CADRE OF ARCHITECTURE STAFF, DALE CAN ANSWER ANY OF THOSE.

AND, PAUL, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT APPLICATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION GRANTS THROUGH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, YOUR STAFF IS GREAT AT THAT, BUT IT HELPS TO WALK IT

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SO WE'VE BEEN TO THE PODIUM HERE MANY TIMES AND WORK CLOSELY WITH ABLC, THE PARKS BOARD, COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE THINK THAT THAT REALLY HAS GIVEN US A REAL FEEL FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF AND FOR WORKING TOGETHER IN A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYBODY.

FREEDOM PARK IS OUR OUR LATEST PROJECT, AND THAT IS AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT KIND OF STARTED WITH THE DEVELOPER NEED FOR THE DETENTION AREA, BUT IT CONTINUES WITH OTHER NUANCED PROJECTS THROUGHOUT.

THIS PARK AS I SAID, IS SPECIAL TO US.

AND MANY OF YOU KNOW WHY.

IT'S JUST JUST A VERY ONE THAT TUGS YOUR HEART STRINGS.

OF COURSE. AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT HELPS US TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IS TO HAVE STUDIED IT SO CLOSELY JUST BECAUSE OF THE MISSION.

ALSO, READING ABOUT ANGLETON UNIVERSITY'S EFFORTS IN 2022 OR 21, 22, 23, THE PARK PLANNER WORK THAT STAFF PUT ON AND MANY OF YOU OF THE DOTS AND THE VISUAL PREFERENCES THAT YOU WENT THROUGH FROM OUR PRIOR EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH YOU GUYS, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN ALL THE CITIES WE WORK IN HAS AS COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCE OF THAT WITH ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.

SO I ALSO WE COMPLIMENT YOU ON THAT.

I WILL SAY, COUNCILMAN YOU SAID YOU DON'T YOU WANT TO HEAR ANYBODY'S COMMENTS THAT THEY HAVE FOR YOU, BUT NOT THEIR COMPLIANCE.

WE'RE HERE FOR THOSE TWO.

AND SO IF YOU SELECT US, WE WILL BE LINED UP AND HAPPY TO ENGAGE ON ALL THOSE AS WELL.

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARK ITSELF.

AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO YOUR Q&A.

THE SIDES, A LITTLE OVER SIX ACRES, AS YOU KNOW, IS ON CEMETERY ROAD.

AND AS YOU GO DOWN THE ANDERSON SOUTH, ANDERSON IS IN THE CEMETERY.

THERE'S A FOUR FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG THERE, BASICALLY WIDENED FOR ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET THERE.

IT'S SURROUNDED.

IF YOU'VE READ OUR SUBMITTAL, IT'S SURROUNDED ON THE NORTH BY SOME MANUFACTURED HOUSING, BUT ON THE WEST BY AN OLD SCHOOL KIND OF APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND ON THE EAST BY OLD RESIDENTIAL PARCEL.

THE SITE IS ALL NATURAL NATIVE GRASS AND A LITTLE BIT OF IMPROVED GRASS AND WILDFLOWERS.

AND THE DAY I WAS OUT THERE, THE WIND WAS BLOWING.

AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS A NICE PLACE TO BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN THIS BACK IN MAY, AND WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SITE ITSELF IT HAS SOME CHALLENGES.

PARKING IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PROGRAM THAT YOU SELECTED, BUT WE WORK WITH YOU CLOSELY ON THAT AND TRYING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND ALSO, I THINK THAT IT CAN ALSO CONNECT YOU WELL TO THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT THAT'S OUT.

IS IT KHOBAR OR COGBURN ROAD? THAT THAT EASEMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUT OF YOUR ETJ, MAYBE THAT CONNECTIVITY COULD BE USEFUL FOR YOU.

IT'S A LITTLE WAYS UP THERE, BUT IT'LL BE A NICE CONNECTIVITY.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND PLEASE ENGAGE AND ASK US ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

WE'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR ABOUT OUR PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU LIKE TO KNOW. AND WE'LL TAKE UP MORE TIME IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A AS A LONGER JOKE.

PAUL, WHY DON'T YOU TELL THEM JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE APPLICATION? I THINK THIS COULD BE A GREAT APPLICATION FOR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE AND WHAT THE TIMING IS ON THAT.

WELL WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A GRANT FROM THE LOCAL PARKS GRANTS PROGRAM WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.

THOSE ARE VERY COMPETITIVE GRANTS.

AND SO CITIES ACROSS THE STATE ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO REACH TO GET THOSE GRANTS EVERY YEAR.

CURRENTLY, FOR A CITY THIS SIZE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL $750,000 GRANT, WHICH WOULD BE A 5050 MATCH BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE STATE.

SO IT'S A IT'S A NICE WAY TO KICK START A PROJECT.

WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED OVER THE YEARS OF WORKING WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE IS THAT THEY'RE WHAT THEY WHERE THEY USED TO BE ALL ABOUT THE WILDLIFE AND A LITTLE BIT LESS ABOUT THE PARK STUFF. NOW THEY'VE GONE FULL 180 DEGREES, AND THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

SO THEY WANT TO SEE THAT YOU'RE BUILDING SOMETHING THAT THE PEOPLE WANT.

PART OF THAT IS HAVING A MASTER PLAN FOR YOUR PROJECT WITH THE PUBLIC INPUT, WHICH HAVE ALREADY DONE A GREAT JOB ON, AND THEN BEING ABLE TO TIE THAT UP INTO A VISION FOR THE PARK THAT IS PRACTICAL AND BUILDABLE AND WITH ACCURATE COST ESTIMATES FOR SUBMITTAL WITH A GRANT APPLICATION.

AND THIS YEAR'S GRANT APPLICATION IS AUGUST 1ST DEADLINE.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

BUT BEING WELL PREPARED FOR THE NEXT GRANT CYCLE IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND BY THE WAY, DALE DALE IS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.

FOR 40 YEARS HE'S WORKED ALL THROUGHOUT THE GULF COAST AREA AND ALSO INTERNATIONALLY.

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AND WE HAVE MORE TIME.

I WOULD HAVE HIM DANCE A LITTLE BEFORE HE DID, MAYBE SAY A FEW THINGS.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU. MR. BYRD, DID I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU? THIS PART ABOUT SIX ACRES.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN SIMILAR SIZE OF A SIX ACRE PARK? WHAT EXAMPLES DO YOU HAVE THAT YOU'VE DONE? WELL, WE'VE DONE.

IF YOU LOOK ON OUR SHEET THAT WE ATTACHED HERE, I THINK PROBABLY KAZIMIERSKI PARK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.

THAT'S IN CONROE. IT HAS A PAVILION PLAY STRUCTURE, HAS A SMALL ATHLETIC FIELD WITH IMPROVED TURF ON THAT, AND ALSO A SMALL SKATE PARK.

IT'S AN IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A POOL BOWL, SKATE PARK.

IT WAS DONE.

REALLY? I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WELL USED PARKS IN CONROE.

THE RECENTLY WE JUST HAVE ARE IN, IN, IN CONSTRUCTION OF A PARK IN LAGRANGE, WHICH IS HOPE HILL PARK.

IT'S ONE OF THESE ON HERE.

AND IT WAS ALSO ABOUT THE SAME BUDGET, $2 MILLION.

IT WAS ABOUT 1.75, I THINK, WITH ADD ALTERNATES.

AND IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THIS THERE WHERE THERE'S A POCKET PARK OR A COMMUNITY PARK OR A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK, THAT SCALE, DOESN'T IT? WE DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS BECAUSE THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ACCESSIBILITY, NOT ADA ACCESSIBILITY, BUT WHERE PEOPLE CAN LITERALLY WALK OR RIDE A BICYCLE TO A PARK, THOSE ARE OUR FAVORITE.

I MEAN, WE'VE WORKED ON THE $100 MILLION ARCHITECTURE PROJECT FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE.

WE'VE DONE THAT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE ADDITIONS AND THE SKYWALK.

BUT LISTEN, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE PARKS, AND THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT AS WELL.

YOU KIND OF HIT ON WHAT I WAS GOING AFTER WHEN I ASKED YOU THE SIZE OF THE PARK.

YOU SAID THE BUDGET WAS ROUGHLY THE SAME FOR HOPE HILL.

THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

WHAT WAS THE TIMELINE FROM THE TIME THAT THAT.

WELL, IT'S IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, BUT TYPICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ABOUT A 6 TO 9 TIMELINE FOR A PARK LIKE THIS.

AND YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACCOMPLISHED, WORKING WITH STAFF AS AN EASY ASSIGNMENT AND WORKING TO COMBINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A DLC AND PARK BOARD OR WHETHER WE'RE ONLY WORKING WITH STAFF, SINCE YOU ALREADY HAVE A DETERMINED PROGRAM, RIGOROUS PROGRAM IT'LL ALL BE ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

YOU'LL ALL BE ABOUT GETTING YOUR OPINIONS PROBABLY COST WORKING TOWARDS YOUR $2 MILLION BUDGET.

AND THEN WE ALWAYS HAVE DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE FROM THAT.

AND BUT WE DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME, SOME, SOME PROVISION IN THERE FOR THE STANDARD THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE, BUT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CHOICES MADE, OBVIOUSLY.

AND THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND JUST INCREASES WHETHER THEY'RE FAIR OR NOT.

THAT'S JUST PART OF THE SYSTEM NOW.

GREAT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO BE IN LAGRANGE HERE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT STREET HOPE HILL PARK IS ON? NO, I CAN GET IT.

I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. OKAY.

THIS SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. RIGHT NEAR HOPE HILL.

IT'S A IT'S A DEVELOPER DONATED TO THE CITY.

FROM A SMALL SUBDIVISION.

IT'S OFF THE 71.

IT'S JUST BARELY OFF OF 71 ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.

OKAY, SO IT'S IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'D LOVE TO SEE IT OUT OF BUSINESS.

71, SIR.

EAST SIDE OF WHICH SIDE OF BUSINESS? BUSINESS? IT'S ON THE WEST SIDE OF 71.

BUT ON THE EAST SIDE OF.

OF LAGRANGE.

OKAY. THAT'S 71 RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. IF YOU IF YOU SEARCHED HOPE HILL SUBDIVISION, IT WOULD SHOW UP.

OKAY. COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. HERBERT. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE HURTING. HI.

MY NAME IS AUSTIN TAPLIN.

I AM AN ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL AT ASHLAND GROUP.

WE ARE AN EMERGING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIRM.

WE HAVE OVER 40 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE AND HAVE CULTIVATED A COLLECTION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE THE DESIRE AND KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL, THEY ARE DELIVERED ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.

WE SEE OURSELVES AS STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC.

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AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND IT'S OUR PASSION.

WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PARK NOT ONLY TO THE CITY OF ANGLETON, BUT TO ABIGAIL'S REACH AND ABIGAIL ARIAS FAMILY.

THIS IS A AN OPPORTUNITY TO.

SHOW HER LEGACY AND HER RELENTLESS FIGHT AND SHOW THAT TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY DONE.

WE FEEL THAT WE ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THE AMENITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN THOSE SURVEYS AND THROUGH THE ANGLETON VIEW WORKSHOP.

SO YEAH. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO THIS IS A COLLECTION OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OF SIMILAR SIZE BUDGET.

AND STARTING WITH THE MARSHALL PARK MASTER PLAN.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANGLETON ISD AND STAKEHOLDERS AT THE MARSHALL SCHOOL TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WANTED OUT OF THIS SITE SO THAT WE COULD CELEBRATE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SITE, AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH AMENITIES THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY LACKING.

AND SO THROUGH COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS AND GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'VE COME UP WITH A MASTER PLAN THAT WE HAVE PHASED OUT FOR BUDGET CONCERNS.

SO THIS INVOLVES LAYING THE FRAMEWORK FOR A LOT OF THESE AMENITIES THAT YOU SEE HERE, INCLUDING FOUNTAIN PRESERVATION OF THE CURRENT MEMORIAL THAT'S THERE.

SPORTS FACILITIES, SPLASH PAD AND TRAILS, AS WELL AS JUST OPEN GATHERING SPACES FOR, FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

THE NEXT PROJECT WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE IS THE PRAIRIELAND PAVILION IN THE BRIDGELAND COMMUNITY.

AND THAT IS NORTHWEST OF HOUSTON.

THIS WAS HIGHLIGHTED BECAUSE WE UTILIZED SOME OF THE REQUIRED ATTENTION AS AN AMENITY.

AND I THINK WE THIS WAS DONE THOUGHTFULLY IN A WAY THAT IT WASN'T JUST AN EYESORE WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST PUT A FENCE AROUND A DETENTION POND AND CALL IT A DAY. WE WORKED WITH.

THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE GRADING TO CREATE VIEWS AND GATHERING AREAS THAT FOLKS IN THIS COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY.

MOVING ON, MASON PARK.

THIS WAS MASON.

BASICALLY A BRIDGE CONNECTION TO AN EXISTING PARK.

AND THIS WAS A, I THINK, $5 MILLION BRIDGE, BASICALLY.

THAT WE WORKED WITH THE BRAYS BAYOU AND THE TOPOGRAPHY THAT'S JUST NATURALLY CREATED THERE TO TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS TO THE EXISTING PARK FACILITIES.

AND I SHOULD SAY THAT ALL OF THESE PROJECTS ARE A MIX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.

SO BRIDGELAND WAS A PRIVATE PROJECT BY DEVELOPER MASON PARK WAS WITH THE HOUSTON PARKS DEPARTMENT.

ANGLETON ISD OBVIOUSLY HELPED US THROUGH THE MARSHALL PARK MASTER PLAN.

AND MOVING ON TO EVELYN'S PARK.

THIS WAS A CONSERVANCY THAT WAS FORMED BY A DONOR WHO DONATED THE LAND TO THE CITY OF BELLAIRE.

AND WE WORKED WITH THAT CONSERVANCY TO TO PROVIDE THE AMENITIES THAT THEY WANTED TO SEE AS DONORS AND THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED.

AND THIS ALSO WAS A PHASED PROJECT WHERE IT WAS DESIGNED AT 12 MILLION, BUT THE FIRST PHASE COULD ONLY SUPPORT SIX.

SO WE LAY THE INFRASTRUCTURE, FIND OUT WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE END GOAL.

AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S IN.

THE NEXT PROJECT HERE IS A SPRINTER.

AND THIS WAS A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD ON THIS IDEA THAT HOMEOWNERS NOT ONLY WANTED TO LIVE IN A NICE AREA, THEY WANTED TO BE IMMERSED IN IT.

SO WE DESIGNED PARKS AND TRAILS SYSTEMS ALL THROUGHOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT THAT.

IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT THAT HOMEOWNERS LOVED.

IT ALL GETS USED.

WE KIND OF LEARNED TO TRIM THE FAT UTILIZE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GET TRAFFIC EVERY DAY.

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AND THE NEXT PROJECT IS KYLIE PARK.

THIS WAS A LARGER PROJECT.

THIS WAS 25 ACRES IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND THIS WAS DONE BY A DEVELOPER AND DONATED TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

AND THIS WAS ALSO A PHASED PROJECT WHERE WE WORKED WITHIN THE BUDGET TO GET A USABLE, ATTRACTIVE END PRODUCT.

BUT THAT CAN BE REVISITED AT A LATER DATE.

NEXT SLIDE. AND HERE IS A LIST OF OUR PROJECTS WE'VE COMPLETED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

WE ARE MORE THAN CAPABLE AND READY FOR A CHALLENGE.

AND YOU KNOW, WE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENRICH THE ANGLETON COMMUNITY AS WELL AS REINFORCE THE LEGACY OF ABIGAIL ARTIS.

QUESTIONS. LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN BUSY WITH AISD.

YES, SIR. YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE THE NEW ANGLETON ELEMENTARY.

AND THAT HAS BEEN IT'S BEEN GREAT.

THEY DEDICATED A LARGE TWO ACRE PLAYGROUND, WHICH WE WORKED WITH BILL EDWARDS, TO GET A DESIGN THAT IS NOT ONLY MAINTENANCE FRIENDLY, BUT IT'S IT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE MOMENT.

SAME QUESTION I ASKED BERT, AND I'LL ASK YOU IS WHAT PROJECTS ARE RELATED TO A SIX ACRE TRACT THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED? SO DO YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? SO MARSHALL PARK WAS ALMOST RIGHT ON THE SAME ACREAGE.

IT WAS A LITTLE UNDER SEVEN ACRES.

YEAH. AND THE EVELYN'S PARK WAS FIVE ACRES.

SO THOSE ARE TWO GREAT EXAMPLES OF THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMING WE CAN FIT IN THIS SPACE, UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS OF THAT AREA, AND WE KNOW HOW TO GET PEOPLE IN, GET PEOPLE OUT AND SHOW THEM BASICALLY HOW TO ENJOY THIS PARK.

WHAT YOU HAVE SHOWING ON MARSHALL PARK.

SINCE IT'S PRETTY CLOSE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE FINANCIAL NUMBER FOR YOU SAID PHASED APPROACH A WHILE AGO? CORRECT. THE THAT'S IT'S PHASED BECAUSE THE MAJORITY I THINK WE HAVE WE HAD 3.5 MILLION TO DEDICATED TO THAT SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THAT WAS DEMO.

IT'S CURRENTLY.

RIGHT. A PAVED PARKING LOT.

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME BROWNFIELD REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS A BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

SO WE HAD TO TAKE ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHILE WE WERE DESIGNING THIS.

AND THROUGHOUT THAT, WE TRIED TO UTILIZE SOME OF THAT HARDSCAPE THAT WAS THERE.

SO WE WEREN'T JUST. AND TIMELINE FOR A PROJECT LIKE THAT IS WHAT? THAT ONE, I THINK DRAG OUT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE DEMO, BUT I'M LOOKING AT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF ALL SAID AND DONE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE DEMO AND JUST MOBILIZING THOSE CREWS OUT THERE.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINA MALIK.

I'LL BE REPRESENTING KIMLEY-HORN.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BACK IN ANGLETON.

WE ALWAYS ENJOY SEEING YOU GUYS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK STANDARDS DOCUMENT.

GOT TO KNOW MEGAN AND HER STAFF THROUGH THAT PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN.

AND THEN BACK IN JANUARY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRESENT TO SEVERAL OF YOU AND A LUNCH AND LEARN FORMAT TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.

AND AS PART OF THAT LUNCH AND LEARN, WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES, THE CHALLENGES, AND REALLY THE AMAZING LEGACY THAT ABIGAIL HAS LEFT.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LEARN A LOT ABOUT THAT AND SHARED SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE THINK THAT MIGHT COME UP AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT IN THAT FORMAT. AND SO TODAY, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AND SHARE MORE BROADLY ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE AND OUR TEAM THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO THE TABLE. SO AT KIMLEY-HORN, WE REALLY SEE OURSELVES AS FACILITATORS.

SO BRINGING THE COMMUNITY'S VISION TO LIFE AND BEING REALLY AN EXTENSION OF CITY STAFF.

SO WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH STAFF TO IDENTIFY THOSE PRIORITIES AND IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S VISION FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL PARK THAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING TO DEVELOP.

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LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS CHRISTINA MALIK.

I'LL BE THE PROJECT MANAGER.

THE MAIN POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS PROJECT A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT BY BACKGROUND.

BUT WITH ME, I'M BRINGING A TEAM FROM KIMLEY-HORN.

WITH ME TODAY IS ANDY HALL, WHO WILL BE REPRESENTING CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND THEN JIM PATTERSON, WHO WORKS WITH ME, HAS OVER 40 YEARS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, PARK DESIGN EXPERIENCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT.

LAST MINUTE COMMITMENT, BUT I BELIEVE SEVERAL OF YOU ALL GOT TO MEET HIM IN THAT LUNCH AND LEARN FORMAT BACK IN JANUARY.

SO AS I MENTIONED IN OUR RFQ RESPONSE, WE'RE ALL IN-HOUSE TEAMS. ALL FOUR DISCIPLINES ARE UNDER THE KIMLEY-HORN UMBRELLA.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU GUYS IS THAT WE CAN MOVE VERY QUICKLY.

WE'RE ABLE TO EXPEDITE SCHEDULES.

WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF STAFF, AND WE'RE NOT CONTINGENT ON OTHER SUBCONSULTANTS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE REALLY SEAMLESS COORDINATION.

WE'RE ALL ON ONE SERVER ESSENTIALLY, AND JUST DOWN THE HALL FROM EACH OTHER.

SO ANDY IS RIGHT HERE NEXT TO YOU GUYS IN PEARLAND.

AND SO HE QUICKLY BE HERE.

BUT IN-HOUSE, WE'RE ABLE TO JUST WALK DOWN THE HALL AND TALK TO EACH OTHER IF THERE'S AN ISSUE AND SAVE YOU GUYS THAT EXTRA COORDINATION MEETING BETWEEN DISCIPLINE.

AND THEN LASTLY QUALITY.

PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS FRONT OF MIND FOR US AT KIMLEY-HORN ALL THE TIME.

WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR TEAM IN HOUSE LIKE WE DO, WE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT'S REALLY LIKE STEEL SHARPENING STEEL.

WE HAVE REALLY TALENTED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND REALLY INTELLIGENT CIVIL ENGINEERS.

AND WHENEVER YOU COMBINE THE TWO, YOU BRING THESE BEAUTIFUL IDEAS TO LIFE THAT ARE NOT ONLY GREAT AMENITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE VISITING, BUT ARE HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL AND UNDERSTANDING OF COST AND UNDERSTANDING OF PERMIT AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

SO BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL IS IS WHAT WE FEEL LIKE WE REALLY BRING TO THE TABLE AND SEPARATES US FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COMPETITION.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO NEXT I WILL HAND IT OFF TO ANDY TO SHARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF OUR CIVIL LANDSCAPE DYNAMIC AND WHERE WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER IN THE PAST.

SURE. THANKS, CHRISTINA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

AS CHRISTINA SAID, WE ARE A CIVIL ENGINEER, AND WE WORK ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.

WE ALWAYS ARE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON PARKS PROJECTS AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SAME COMMON GOAL OF CREATING A SPACE THAT FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY.

BEING AN ENGINEER A LITTLE BIT MORE TECHNICALLY MINDED, WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE AMAZING SPACES FUNCTIONAL.

WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TOP TWO SLIDES? JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS WHERE WE'VE COLLABORATED WITH OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE TEAM TO JUST COME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES THAT EXIST. WE HEARD A LITTLE BIT AGO FROM A RESIDENT ABOUT DRAINAGE.

A LOT OF THESE PARK PROJECTS HAVE DRAINAGE CHALLENGES, WHETHER IT'S PROVIDING RETENTION REQUIRED OR JUST PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THE PARKS DON'T IMPACT NEARBY PROPERTIES. SO ON BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS, WE ONE HERMANN PARK IN HOUSTON, WHERE WE ADDED SOME PARKING AND WE HAD TO COME UP WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT RETENTION AND FLOODPLAIN REQUIREMENTS AND MEET THOSE.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH LANDSCAPE AND DO IT IN A CREATIVE WAY.

WE ENDED UP WITH A BEAUTIFUL BIOSWALE IN THE MIDDLE THAT HELPED REDUCE SOME COSTS OF INITIALLY LOOKING AT ANOTHER ENGINEER WAS LOOKING AT A LOT OF UNDERGROUND RETENTION.

WE WERE ABLE TO MITIGATE THAT AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PROJECT BUDGET.

SOME OF OUR WORK IN THE CITY OF PEARLAND THIS IS THE SHADOW CREEK SPORTS SHADOW CREEK RANCH SPORTS PLEX.

WE'RE WORKING ON ANOTHER SPORTS COMPLEX WITH THE CITY RIGHT NOW.

BOTH OF THOSE HAVE DETENTION CHALLENGES, AND IT'S PUTTING SOCCER FIELDS IN DETENTION PONDS SO THAT WE ALL KNOW THEY'RE DETENTION PONDS AND THEY THEY NEED TO FUNCTION STILL.

RIGHT? WE GOT TO DRAIN THEM.

AND A SOCCER PLAYER MAY NOT KNOW THAT THEY STILL YOU KNOW THAT POND.

BUT BUT IT'S PROVIDING A MEETING THE CITY NEEDS TO TO SOLVE DRAINAGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, DRAINAGE IS A BIG A BIG THING THAT WE HELP MITIGATE.

OTHER THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE VALUE IN IS JUST EARLY ON IDENTIFYING THE REALITIES AND RISKS OF PROJECTS WITHOUT UTILITY EXTENSIONS THAT MAY BE NEEDED, SITE ACCESS AND CIRCULATION HELPING WITH INITIAL PLANNING OF WHERE THINGS SHOULD GO, WHERE DETENTION SHOULD BE, WHERE PARKING SHOULD BE.

WE COLLABORATE WELL WITH OUR TEAM TO DO THAT.

SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF WAYS THAT WE COULD ENHANCE, COLLABORATE AND PROVIDE VALUE BY KEEPING PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST.

KIND OF AT A IN REALITY.

SO. THANKS, ANDY.

I WANTED TO SHARE TWO MORE IMAGES HERE ON THE BOTTOM, AS PART OF THE REALLY EXTENSIVE PUBLIC SURVEY THAT YOU GUYS COMPLETED.

AGAIN, GREAT JOB ON THAT.

THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO CHECK THAT BOX AND REALLY SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO SEE.

AS PART OF THIS PARK, WE SAW A DESIRE FOR A LOT OF SPECIALIZED AMENITIES, THINGS LIKE SPLASH PADS.

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SO WE SAW A DESIRE FOR A LOT OF SPECIALIZED AMENITIES.

THINGS LIKE SPLASH PADS, SKATE PARKS, OBSTACLE COURSES.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH VENDORS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THOSE THINGS.

AND SO WE CAN BRING THOSE PEOPLE TO THE TABLE AND REALLY BRING YOU THE BEST OF THEIR EXPERTISE AND HAVE GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE PEOPLE.

SO KNOW HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THOSE RESULTS.

SO HERE I HAVE TWO PROJECTS.

ONE IS SPRAYGROUND WITH UT PERMIAN BASIN IN ODESSA.

THEY DID A REALLY ICONIC DINOSAUR THEMED PLAYGROUND.

THIS IS A REALLY LARGE SPLASH PAD, BUT JUST SHOWING YOU THE SCALE OF THINGS THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF.

AND THEN ANOTHER SKATE PARK ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING IN IN THE CITY OF GARLAND, WORKED WITH THE SKATE PARK CONSULTANT ON THAT ONE TO BRING A REALLY UNIQUE AND EXCITING SKATE FEATURES TO THAT PARK.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

NEXT, WE'LL SHARE JUST A FEW OF OUR LOCAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE.

THE VIDEO YOU SEE HERE IS T.C.

JESTER PLAYGROUND WITH CITY OF HOUSTON.

MAYOR, YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT PARKS SIMILAR IN SIZE.

THIS ONE IS CLOSE IN SIZE TO ABIGAIL ARIAS.

THIS IS A REALLY IMPACTFUL PART FOR THAT COMMUNITY.

WE UTILIZE A LOT OF THE EXISTING BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE THAT WAS THERE, LARGE, MATURE TREES INTEGRATING THE PLAYGROUND INTO THAT REALLY SEAMLESSLY WITH THE USE OF MATERIALS THAT ARE MORE NATURAL IN TEXTURE AND CHARACTER.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE OUT THERE.

IT'S REALLY BECOME THE HEART OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

ANOTHER LOCAL EXAMPLE IS BRAZOS RIVER PARK.

WE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF SUGARLAND TO DESIGN A LARGE PAVILION AND REALLY ICONIC PLAY STRUCTURE.

SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS CAN TELL, BUT IT'S ABOUT THREE STORIES HIGH.

MY FOUR YEAR OLD AND I CLIMBED UP TO THE TOP OF THAT, AND I WAS BOTH TERRIFIED AND THRILLED.

IT WAS REALLY FUN.

AND BECAUSE IT'S SO ICONIC AND REALLY KIND OF INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT, IT'S BECOME THIS REGIONAL DRAW AND I THINK THAT IT CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.

ABIGAIL ARENAS, IF YOU ALL HAD THE DESIRE TO DO SO JUST SIMPLY BY HAVING SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANTED TO SHARE THE SAM FORT COLLINS PROJECT WITH YOU GUYS.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE TO SHARE BECAUSE IT WAS A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION, SO WE DESIGNED AN OVERALL MASTER PLAN.

YOU SEE HERE THAT IS THE FULL BUILD OUT.

AND EACH YEAR AS THEY HAD FUNDING AVAILABLE, THEY IMPLEMENTED AN ADDITIONAL PHASE.

SO STARTING WITH THE PLAYGROUND YOU GET THAT INSTANT IMPACT.

THAT WAS YEAR ONE.

THEN IN THE NEXT YEAR THEY'LL GO ON TO DEVELOP THE PARKING LOT, NEXT YEAR THE SPLASH PAD AND SO ON.

SO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ON THE FUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED DOING AND CAN DO SO FOR YOU ALL IF NEEDED. SO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TAKEAWAY TODAY IS WITH KIMLEY-HORN, YOU GET THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND A LOT OF LOCAL PROJECT EXPERIENCE WORKING ON SIMILAR PROJECTS IN SCALE AND NATURE TO ABIGAIL ARIAS.

SO WE KNOW WE ARE QUALIFIED TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT AS QUICKLY AS YOU GUYS NEED IT ON BUDGET AND CAN BRING THE SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE THAT'S NEEDED TO DO SO.

SO WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS.

WE REALLY ENJOYED OUR RELATIONSHIP WE'VE BUILT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND HOPE TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS AGAIN ON.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

SURE. THANKS FOR GOING AHEAD AND ANSWERING THE FIRST QUESTION.

I KNEW IT WAS COMING, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND HIT ON THAT ONE.

I WILL SAY KUDOS TO Y'ALL.

I ACTUALLY WAS AT THE SHADOW CREEK RANCH PARK RECENTLY IN THE PAST MONTH.

AND IT'S VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT.

VERY WELL DONE. SO IT WAS A VERY NICE EXPERIENCE FOR MY FAMILY.

THE I WANTED TO GO BACK TO.

CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE, PLEASE? THE BOTTOM LEFT THAT THAT SPLASH PAD.

WHAT WAS THE WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT? THAT WAS ON THE HIGH END FOR SURE.

THIS IS LIKE THE ONLY FEATURE IN THAT PARK.

SO REALLY THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE RELYING UPON AS THIS PROJECT THAT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY MULTIPLE.

A FEW MILLIONS MULTI-MILLIONS.

SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET AND A LONG LIST OF THINGS YOU'RE WANTING TO FIT INTO.

THE PARK THAT IS, A SIX ACRE SIZE WILL HELP TO PRIORITIZE THAT SCALE.

THESE SO THE RIGHT SIZE TO FIT THE BUDGET AND SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO.

AND JUST FOR REFERENCE, THE SKATE PARK THAT YOU DID, HOW HOW RECENT WAS THAT SKATE PARK PUT IN?

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I DON'T HAVE THE DATE AVAILABLE READILY.

THAT WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER MULTI-MILLION.

OH, YES. YEAH.

YEAH. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE, SAME RESPONSE TO THE OTHER ONE.

WE'LL WORK WITH THE A CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY A BUDGET, AND THEY'LL HELP US TO CREATE A SIZE PARK THAT'S STILL INTERESTING AND EXCITING WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT'S AVAILABLE.

OKAY. SO THESE ARE JUST KIND OF TWO EXTREME EXAMPLES.

BUT WE CAN REALLY WORK ON PROJECTS OF ALL SIZES.

THOSE PHOTOS ARE JUST NOT.

EXCITING TO SHARE AN INTERVIEW PRESENTATION.

WHAT WAS YOUR TIMELINE ON TC JESTER? HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FROM START TO FINISH? THE TYPICAL DESIGN TIMELINE IS 6 TO 9 MONTHS.

KIND OF SAME WITH WHAT EVERYONE SAID.

BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A LARGE FIRM, WE HAVE OVER 150 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS IN TEXAS.

WE CAN REALLY FIT ANY SCHEDULE THAT YOU GUYS COME TO US WITH.

I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. MAYBE NOT TOMORROW, BUT YEAH, WE'RE HERE TO WORK WITH WITHIN THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN MIND.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

MEGAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO EIGHT OR.

OKAY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A CONSULTANT FIRM FOR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 2020 4-03 ABIGAIL EIRIAS PARK DEVELOPMENT.

[8. Discussion and possible action to approve a consultant firm for Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 2024-03 Abigail Arias Park Development.]

SO YOU HAVE REFERENCE AS TO WHAT WE REQUESTED.

WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED THE RFQ SCORECARD FOR BY THE EVALUATION PANEL.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD EACH OF THE FIRMS RANKING SHEET.

SO STAFF IS JUST RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSS THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU HEARD THIS EVENING, ALONG WITH MATERIAL ENCLOSED IN YOUR PACKET TO MAKE A DECISION AND SELECTION ON THE FIRM.

CAN YOU STAY THERE FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST HEARD ALL THREE PRESENTATIONS AND THEY'RE ALL VERY GREAT.

TO ME, VERY GREAT FIRMS. IT'S VERY HARD TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT.

I WILL SAY THE.

THE GROUP THAT PUT THESE SCORING AND RANKINGS TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW NAMES TO THESE, TO THESE EVALUATIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I MEAN, IT SOME SOME WERE IN THE 40S, SOME WERE IN THE 70S, SOMEWHERE IN THE HUNDREDS.

I MEAN, I MEAN, IT'S ALL OVER THE MAP AND I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND.

SO IF IN THE FUTURE I SEE ONE, I CAN GO, HEY, WHY DID YOU RANK THAT? I LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW WHO IT WAS AND WHAT IT WAS, BUT IT CAN AFFECT THIS COUNCIL IN THE WAY WE VOTE.

AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR TO US IN THE FUTURE.

AND I KNOW THAT PURCHASING HAS OUTLINED THAT, JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, REASONS NOT TO SWAY SPECIFICALLY JUST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING TO SWAY DECISIONS.

AND EVERYONE IS RANKING THIS BASED ON THEIR OWN INTERNAL WHAT THEY FEEL WAS AND WAS NOT PRESENTED AS IT RELATES TO THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.

SURE. AND SO IT IS DESIGNED THAT WAY, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU ALL KNOW WHO THE PANEL WAS AND UNDERSTAND EACH EVALUATOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE PANEL, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SKEWING.

DIFFERENT WAYS. AND WHILE I CAN'T NECESSARILY ALIGN FOR YOU, THE EVALUATORS, WELL, WE DO HAVE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION, BUT WHAT WHO YOU HAD ON THE EVALUATION PANEL WAS OUR PARK SUPERINTENDENT, STUART CROUCH, JASON O'MARA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AARON BOURNE, A PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBER.

CLARA DANIELS, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIR.

AND WE ALSO HAD GARY DICKEY, ABLAK MEMBER.

OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS.

THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR SCORE THAT IS SO ONE WAY AND SO NEGATIVE TO ONE OF OUR OTHER APPLICANTS.

IT LITERALLY CHANGES WHO WINS IF WE DO AN AVERAGE ONE PERSON VOTE AND HOW FAR THEY SCALED IT OFF OF EACH OTHER, I THINK THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY SOMEBODY HAS SCALED.

I MEAN, GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

ONE COMPANY FOR 100 AND ANOTHER AT 43.

AND THEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGES IS FRACTIONAL BETWEEN THESE TWO COMPANIES BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND.

ONE THING THAT I MEAN, IT'S JUST AND I GUESS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, WE CAN ALSO GO BACK TO THE EVALUATORS ON YOUR RANKING SHEET.

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THAT'S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE, BUT ONE THING THAT WE CAN CHANGE IN OUR METHODOLOGY IS THAT WE REQUIRE OUR EVALUATORS TO MAKE NOTES SO THAT YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO MAKE A DECISION THIS EVENING, WE CAN STILL GO BACK TO THOSE EVALUATORS TO TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE AT THIS TIME.

I REALLY APPRECIATED THE PEOPLE WHO WROTE COMMENTS.

THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

I SAW THAT I READ THEM, BUT THE THE ONE THAT WAS REALLY LOW, THERE WAS NO COMMENT.

SO I WAS LIKE, I MEAN, IT'S I SAID BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND, IT'S REALLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, BUT IT'S IT'S STILL SO DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

THERE WAS A BAD VIBE THERE SOMEHOW.

WHY? YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE AT SUCH EXTREMES, WHAT WHY IS THERE SUCH A, A FEELING OF THIS IS A BAD MARRIAGE OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT? I DON'T KNOW, I JUST CURIOSITY KILLS THE CATECHIST.

TO ME BETWEEN THE PRESENTATIONS, I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE LIKE 99, 99.1 99.

YEAH, I MEAN EXACTLY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU PICK ALL GREAT FIRMS. AND GREAT PROJECTS THAT YOU PRESENTED TONIGHT.

I MEAN, ESPECIALLY THE LOCAL ONES THAT I'VE SEEN AND I'VE EXPERIENCED AND BEEN AROUND.

SO.

MEGAN, YOU'VE YOU KNOW, YOU'VE WORKED WITH ALL THREE OF THESE, RIGHT? OR TWO? I HAVE NOT WORKED WITH ECHELON.

RIGHT. YOU WORKED WITH TWO OF THEM? AND STAFF HAS ALWAYS HAD POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON BOTH OF THOSE FIRMS. CORRECT? COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? ACTIONS. I MEAN.

I THINK JOHN RAISES SOME QUESTIONS THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO DO, AND NOT BE INFLUENCED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE BOARD BY NAME. I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS THOUGH.

I THINK LIFE WORKS WITH PEOPLE YOU TRUST, PROVIDING YOU FEEDBACK AND YOU THERE'S A REASON YOU TRUST THEM.

IT'S JUST THAT'S JUST THE REALITY.

AND SO YOU'RE GIVING US BLIND RANKINGS.

SOMETIMES KNOWING THOSE RANKINGS, WE ALSO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THE PERSON WITH THOSE RANKINGS JUST AGAIN, LIFE EXPERIENCE, THEY HAVE A NATURAL BIAS FOR OR AGAINST PARTICULAR THINGS AND THAT MAY WEIGH IN THEIR EVALUATION.

THAT'S JUST MY LIFE EXPERIENCE TOO.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I FEEL LIKE I JUST ENTERED THE TRANSFER PORTAL, SO NO.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, I I THINK WE HAVE A CLEAR, CLEARLY RANKED.

AVERAGE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSE.

SO THAT BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BURDETTE LANDSCAPE.

AND NO OFFENSE, YOU ALL MADE GREAT PRESENTATIONS, BUT I'M ALSO RELYING ON THESE PEOPLE IN THEIR RANKINGS.

IT'S ANONYMOUS PEOPLE.

SO THAT'S MY MOTION.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION ON MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS TO APPROVE THE RFQ FOR ABIGAIL PARK TO VERDICT LANDSCAPE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DO AGREE ABOUT IDENTIFYING FOR US.

NOT NECESSARILY.

MAYBE FOR THE AGENDA LEGALLY.

COULD THAT BE DONE? LIKE PRIVATELY? WE COULD HAVE A MATCH FOR EACH EVALUATOR, BUT THERE'S NO OBLIGATION FOR US TO PUT ANY OF THIS IN THE PACKET.

IN FACT, I MEAN, WE'RE DOING IT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN OPEN GOVERNMENT, BUT THERE'S NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO DO SO.

AND CONVERSELY, IF YOU WANT THAT TO BE RELEASED TO YOU, YOU CAN DO IT.

IT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.

SOMEONE COULD REQUEST IT IF NECESSARY.

TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT. I LIKE THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE HARD PROCESS I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

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AND IT'S DEFINITELY IT'S IT CAN BE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND IT CAN BE A VERY LONG DAY.

BUT I THINK LEAVING IT ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE FOR THE AGENDA, BUT THEN IDENTIFYING IT AS PRIVATELY.

THAT WOULD BE A GOOD MOVE FOR US.

MAYBE WE CAN SEND YOU AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING WITH THE EVALUATIONS AND THE EVALUATORS.

I LIKE THAT, YES. I MEAN, I WOULDN'T MIND JUST BEING IN THE PACKET IF WE WERE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSPARENCY.

I THINK WE SHOULD JUST PUBLISH THEM.

I'D BE FINE WITH IT IN THE PACKET AS WELL.

I MEAN, IF SOMEBODY'S SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, THEY ARE.

I MEAN, THEY SHOULD BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD WE ARE.

WE'RE THE ELECTED BODY AND WE'RE HAVING TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE THE ANONYMITY IS ALLOWING THEM TO.

WELL, YEAH, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

DEFINITELY THAT. LET THEM KNOW WHENEVER THEY'RE VOLUNTEERING TO DO THIS, THAT IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH IT.

THAT WAY THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF SAYING, NO, I'M NOT OKAY WITH IT.

AND THEN WE CAN PICK SOMEONE ELSE.

CORRECT. AND I ALSO HAVE TO MAKE MAYBE I'M MAKING TOO MUCH OF AN ASSUMPTION IN HERE.

BUT YOU PICK THESE FIVE PEOPLE ON PURPOSE.

THESE WEREN'T RANDOM DRAWINGS OF CITIZENS ACROSS ANGLETON.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS PEOPLE THAT Y'ALL HAD SOME FAITH IN, TOO.

SO I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE AFRAID TO PUT THEIR NAME NEXT TO THEIR THEIR VOTE TO THE RANKING.

SO, I MEAN, NOTIFY HIM, I GUESS, GIVE HIM NOTICE.

JUST LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT ONLY RANKING WILL BE EVALUATED BY CITY COUNCIL AND USED TO TO PERHAPS MAKE A A MOTION, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW WHO IT IS.

SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE A BLANK FACE.

AND SO THAT'S JUST I THINK THAT'S FAIR TO THEM.

BUT I YOU KNOW, I MEAN WE ARE THESE AREN'T JUST AGAIN THESE ARE EVERYBODY THAT THE NAMES THAT WERE GIVEN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CITY OR DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT AS AN EMPLOYEE BUT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO ANYWAY, JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK ALL THREE OF YOU.

I MEAN, GREAT GROUP.

IN THE PAST, IT WASN'T EVEN THIS CLOSE.

I MEAN, WE WE KNEW WHAT WE WANTED IN THE PAST, AND Y'ALL MADE IT VERY MUCH A LOT TOUGHER.

AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL STAY INVOLVED WITH OUR CITY AND KEEP WORKING ON THINGS.

AND WE'VE ENJOYED ANY EXPERIENCES WE'VE HAD WITH YOU SO FAR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. SAME THING.

ANYBODY WHO APPLIES YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS. COMPETITION IS A GOOD THING.

POSSIBILITIES IS A GOOD ARE A GOOD THING.

DIFFERENT EYES AND VIEWPOINTS ARE GOOD THINGS.

AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A PROPOSAL FROM HDR.

[9. Discussion and possible action to approve a proposal from HDR in the amount of $79,950 to perform Texian Trail Subdivision drainage improvements.]

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ON IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND WORKING WITH ABLAK ON IDENTIFYING SOME DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND RANKING THEM, AND IDENTIFYING WHICH ONES HAVE THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.

WORKING WITH STAFF AND WITH MEGAN ABLAK, THEY'VE ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TEXIAN TRAIL.

TEXIAN TRAIL IS A EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DISTRESS.

IT'S BEEN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON IT AFTER RAIN EVENTS WHERE IT HAS TO HAVE A LIME JETTED OUT.

THERE IS SOME DIRT INTRUSION INTO THAT LINE THAT'S CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO REPETITIVELY GETTING.

SO WE WENT OUT AND WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT.

WE CAME UP WITH SOME KIND OF A POTENTIAL LAYOUT AND COST.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING TO YOU IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE DESIGN, BID AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION OF THAT PROJECT FOR $79,950. THAT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ABLAK IN THE ATTACHMENT.

SO WE STAYED WHERE THAT'S AT AS FAR AS WHERE WE WHERE WE CAME IN AND.

WHAT HAS CAUSED THIS? I MEAN, HOW DID WE GET FROM THE POINT WHERE IT WAS DRAINING AND NOW IT'S NOT DRAINING? IS THAT PIPE JUST THE PIPE IS STARTING TO FLEX? IS THAT SUBDIVISION IS NOT THAT OLD? 30 YEARS. ALL CONJUNCTION.

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BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE JOINTS MAY BE KIND OF OPENING TO WHERE THERE IS SOIL INTRUSION INTO THAT PIPE.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S CAUSING CAUSING AN ISSUE.

WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON NORTH TEXAS TRAIL IS THAT WATER IS BLOCKING UP UNTIL IT'S JETTED OUT, AS YOU SAY.

CORRECT. SO ONCE IT'S JETTED OUT, IT SLOWLY, IT PUSHES IT OUT LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.

IT'S JUST THE SYSTEM IS NOT NOT FUNCTIONING AS IT AS 100% OR WHERE IT WAS.

WHAT PERCENTAGES ARE FUNCTIONING NOW? WELL, ONCE A GENETIC, IT FUNCTIONS REALLY WELL.

BUT AGAIN, THE SOLE ATTRACTION IS GETTING BACK INTO IT.

REPETITIVE CLEANING IS NECESSARY.

SO WHEN YOU DO GET A RAIN EVENT, THE STREETS DO FLOODING.

AND SO IT'S CLEANED OUT AND IT'S CLEANED OUT AND THE WATER LEAVES AGAIN.

THE SOIL INFILTRATED BACK INTO THAT SYSTEM ASSUMING IT'S NOT FLUSHED OUT.

WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF PERFORMANCE WOULD YOU SAY? I WOULD JUST GRAB THE NUMBER OF JOBS.

OKAY. THAT'S FINE.

I JUST YOU THROUGH THE 100% OUT AND I'M JUST ASKING.

YEAH, I WISH I COULD TELL YOU, BUT THERE'S JUST NO WAY OF CALCULATING THAT.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU, AND THIS IS A QUESTION REALLY, FOR STAFF AND FOR YOU.

WHEN WE GET INTO BID PHASE SERVICES, YOU KNOW, I SEE YOUR YOUR NUMBER HERE.

WHAT IS INVOLVED IN BID PHASE SERVICES? WHAT WE DO IS WE PREPARE A NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND WE GIVE IT TO THE CITY FOR ADVERTISEMENT.

ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEN WE'LL GO AND WE'LL ACTUALLY THE CITY PAYS FOR THE FOR THE PUBLICATION.

THERE'S GOING TO BE TWO PUBLICATIONS INTO THE NEWSPAPER, THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY.

WE'LL GO IN AND POST FOR THE CITY, THE CITY STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST ON CIVIC ADS TO DRUM UP MORE INTEREST.

WE'LL CONTACT AREA FIRMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BID, LET THEM KNOW MOST OF THEM ARE NOTIFIED IN THE CITY, SO REALLY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THEN WE PREPARE AN AGENDA, COME TO A PRE BID WHERE WE MEET WITH CONTRACTORS, GO OVER THE PROJECT, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

IF THERE IS ANY RFI, WE RESPOND TO THE RFI.

IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE HAPPEN THAT THEY SEE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE AN ADDENDUM TO THE CONTRACT.

AMEND THE CONTRACT.

AT THAT POINT, THEN WE'LL HAVE A BID OPENING PROCESS WHERE WE COME AND DO COME AND OPEN THE BIDS.

BIDS ARE READ ALOUD.

WE COME BACK TO THE OFFICE AND THEN DO A BID TEST.

WE CHECK THE MATH ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

THEN WE'LL REQUEST FROM THEM REFERENCES CALLED OR REFERENCES.

WORK WITH THEM TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A GOOD REFERENCES ON SIMILAR PROJECTS OF SIMILAR NATURE.

AND THEN WE'LL PUT TOGETHER A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.

I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE MONEY OFF THE TABLE FROM Y'ALL, BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN DO? NO, NO, NOT NOT IN-HOUSE DESIGN.

AND SPEAK TO SPEAK TO CONSULTING ENGINEERS.

THE PROJECT GOES TO THE STREET TO BE BID.

CONTRACTORS ARE GOING TO ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS, TECHNICAL INFORMATION, CLARIFICATIONS ON THINGS.

IF THEY'RE CALLING THE CITY STAFF, THE CITY STAFF WOULD IN TURN CALL.

CALL THE ENGINEER AND MAYBE GET THE RIGHT ANSWER BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR.

SO THE ENGINEER IS TAKING CHARGE OF FROM THE MOMENT IT ADVERTISED IN THE PAPER, TO THE TIME THE CITY AWARDS THE CONTRACT, ALL THE ALL THE LEGWORK IN THERE INVOLVED WITH THAT.

OKAY, JUST ASK THEM A QUESTION.

YES. WE'RE GOOD. YES.

YOU NEED TO. TRYING TO FIND EVERY DOLLAR I CAN FIND.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW. WE HAD 350 FOR THIS, RIGHT? I BELIEVE THIS IS 350.

YEAH. YEP. DOESN'T LEAVE US MUCH TO DO.

THE ACTUAL PLACEMENT.

RIGHT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT PROJECT.

IT'S MORE A REMOVAL AND REPLACE COMING THROUGH BASICALLY BACKYARD EASEMENTS.

SO THE ONLY COST THAT OTHER THAN THE PIPE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE STREET CROSSINGS WHERE YOU'LL HAVE TO CUT AND DO MORE REPAIRS THERE, RESET SOME INLETS, REPLACE THE FENCES, AND THEN OUTFALL.

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FARTHER AFIELD. WE CAN SAY THE SEGMENT FROM TEXIAN TRAIL SOUTH TO THE OUTFALL DITCH.

IT'S SHOWING PROBLEMS OR JUST REPLACED IT FOR SAFETY'S SAKE.

WE'RE SEEING IT IN THE BACKYARD SPECIFICALLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SEEING THE CRUNCHING, BUT YOU CAN SEE ROOTS AND STUFF COMING IN THROUGH THROUGH THE JOINTS WHEN YOU SHINE A LIGHT IN IT.

SO THE JOINTS ARE HAVING SOME, SOME SORT OF INFILTRATION.

SO. AND AGAIN, IT APPEARS THAT THE, THE BEDDING WAS, WAS NATIVE MATERIAL THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THIS ONE SEGMENT, THE SOUTH SEGMENT.

YES, SIR. I RIGHT NOW I IT THERE IS SOME OVERLAYING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH.

I HADN'T PAID ATTENTION TO THE THAT LAST SECTION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE IT JUST SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK AND DO IT AT ANOTHER TIME.

COUNCIL. DRIVING ACTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PROPOSAL FROM.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GUDES, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL, FOR APPROVAL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? JUST ONE THING.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS, LIKE SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED OR PUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN 25 YEARS, HAVE TO REPLACE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE.

I, I WASN'T I DIDN'T SEE THE DOCUMENTS WHEN IT WAS DONE.

BUT BUT NOW, YOU KNOW STAFF CHECKS THEM.

THERE'S THERE'S A CITY STANDARD DETAIL OF BEDDING AND HE GOES OUT.

YOU HAVE STAFF.

WE HAVE ALL THE CHECK MARKS NOW.

JUST BACK THEN WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I'M NOT SURE I COULDN'T NO WORRIES, I WAS AROUND.

I WISH I HAD AN ANSWER FOR WHAT TOOK PLACE.

I DON'T.

JUST LUNGS ARE PROTECTED NOW.

GOOD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

WORK ON TEXAS TRAIL.

ITEM NUMBER TEN. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT EXTENSION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, AS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT'S AGENT FOR WINDROSE

[10. Discussion and possible action on a request for a Preliminary Plat extension for a period of one year as requested by the applicant’s agent for Windrose Green Section 4.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A PLAT EXTENSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2394, WHICH IS OUR PRELIMINARY PLAT SECTION IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

ONE YEAR AFTER THE DECISION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT BY COUNCIL IN TERMS OF APPROVAL, THAT PLAT WOULD EXPIRE.

SO THE IDEA HERE IS META HAS PRESENTED THIS REQUEST BEFORE YOU IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE TIME TO COMPLETE THE FINAL PACKAGE FOR SECTION FOUR OF WINDROSE GREEN.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING PLAT EXTENSION TO ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANY TYPE OF LETTERS OF WAIVER OF OUR 30 DAY APPROVAL CYCLE ARE PRESENTED TO THE CITY BY THE APPLICANT TO KEEP US TIMELY ON WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO ON THE PLAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM THAT GROUP? THEY'RE REQUESTING. I'M SORRY, A 12 MONTH EXTENSION.

I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS YOUR QUESTION? WE'RE HERE FROM META.

NOT. I WILL SAY THAT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR SECTION SIX, SEVEN AND EIGHT.

I'M HOPING TO MEET WITH THE CITY TOMORROW IN PREPARATIONS OF THOSE FUTURE SECTIONS.

BUT WHEN THOSE GREEN. WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH TWO RESIDENTS OF THAT SUBDIVISION APPROACHED ME AT THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND TOLD ME THAT THERE THEY WERE PROMISED THAT SIDEWALK GOING TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, TO THE COMING ACROSS THAT DITCH.

REMEMBER? THAT WAS IN THE PLAN.

IT'S STILL NOT THERE.

SO I FOUND IT IRONIC THAT IT WAS COMING UP BEFORE US TO COUNCIL.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT.

THEY'RE NOT INSIDE OF OUR CITY LIMITS, BUT IT WAS AN AGREEMENT AND IT WAS IN THEIR PLAN.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M A LITTLE LEERY OF EXTENDING THEIR PRELIMINARY PLAT.

THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED.

WE CAN CERTAINLY COORDINATE THAT AND GET THE STATUS OF THAT BEFORE YOU.

IN TERMS OF TIME OF CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE WILLING TO DO THAT.

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GREEN SECTION FOR SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GUDES.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS.

WHAT'S TAKING HIM SO LONG? IT'S BEEN A SLOW DOWN, I WOULD SAY, IN ALL OF AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT BEEN BEFORE YOU WITH A LOT OF PLANS, BUT THEY'RE FORTHCOMING.

I THINK JULY WOULD BE A REAL BUSY MONTH IN TERMS OF PLANS.

BUT IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, I THINK THEY HAVE SELECTED A NEW TEAM.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I THINK WITH A LOT OF THE BUILDERS, THEY'RE NEGOTIATING WITH NEW BUILDERS IN SOME INSTANCES.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THAT OTHER THAN THE MARKET ITSELF.

BUILDING PERMITTING. DOES IT COME TO US, OR DOES? WE ARE INSPECTING IN WINDROWS GREEN.

WE DO NOT DO CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ANY TYPE OF OTHER CITY ORDINANCES, BUT THEY DO INSPECTIONS AND THE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS HELD STEADY OR FOR NEW, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.

OR HAS IT THINGS ARE ONGOING AND I THINK CONSTANT IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

IF YOU DRIVE DOWN, THERE'S NEW CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN BARELY GET DOWN THE ROADS AND THE STREETS.

SO ACTIVITY IS GOING ON.

I JUST WONDERED IF MAYBE THE HOUSING STARTS HAD SLOWED DOWN OR NOT.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN A SLOW, BUT THINGS ARE PICKING UP NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WEATHER.

YES, THEY'RE PICKING UP, BUT AREN'T WE UP AND ARE WE ON TRACK? I THINK FOR CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, RATE OF OCCUPANCY.

IF YOU SEE THAT REPORT ON A MONTHLY BASIS, YOU'LL NOTICE THE CONSISTENCY.

ACROSS THE BOARD.

SOME DEVELOPMENTS ARE DOING BETTER THAN OTHERS, AS YOU KNOW.

I'M ALWAYS LEERY ABOUT GIVING EXTENSIONS.

YEAH, YEAH.

JUST BECAUSE THINGS CAN CHANGE AND OKAY.

BUT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL? GO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 11. UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON EFFECTS OF NEWLY INSTALLED SPEED BUMPS ON PINEY WAY AND PERSISTENT ONGOING TRAFFIC ISSUES.

[11. Update, discussion and possible action on effects of newly installed speed bumps on Piney Way and persistent ongoing traffic issues.]

GO AHEAD. THIS IS TO GIVE THE CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY.

IN A COMMENTARY IN THE BEGINNING, AND AN ABILITY FOR US TO DIALOG AND CONVERSE AND SHARE OUR IDEAS AND RECEIVE BETTER INPUT.

SINCE THE SPEED BUMPS.

SO THEY'VE HAD PROBLEMS ONGOING AND IT'S INCREASED SINCE 2019.

I'M JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THOSE LISTENING AT HOME.

WE INSTALLED THE SPEED BUMPS IN HOPES OF SLOWING DOWN THINGS.

AND THERE'S JUST IT'S IT'S A MESS.

PEOPLE ARE STILL RUNNING OVER THE SPEED BUMPS.

CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS HAVE LOOSENED THEM.

ONE WAS A NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT, AND THEY RAN INTO THE LIGHT POLE.

AND IF WE GO TO THE SLIDES.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST INCIDENTS IN 2019.

SOMEONE LOST CONTROL AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A HOME, AND I THINK.

AND THIS IS 2020 MEMBERS GATHERING TOGETHER TO.

AND THEY SPOKE WITH THE MAYOR AT THE TIME AND DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL AND THEN ORGANIZING A PETITION, HAVING A BLACK CAT DONE IN 20 TO THE SUMMER OF 2020, AND THEN SHOWING TWO YEARS LATER THAT THEY'RE AGAIN WANTING THE SPEED MONITORED AND APPROACHING FOR SPEED BUMPS. NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS THE LEADING TRAFFIC POLE THAT WAS HIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THE LOOSENED SPEED BUMPS THAT WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN WE HAD A TRUCK CONTRACT CONTRACTOR TRUCK WITH A TRAILER FULL OF WINDOW PANES GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY WERE GOING AT A VERY SIGNIFICANT SPEED AND BROKE MOST OF THEIR PANES ALL OVER THE ROAD.

NEXT SLIDE. AND ONE OF THE PREVIOUS STUDIES DONE FROM THAT 2020.

YES, FROM 2020.

THANK YOU. AND THEN OUR CURRENT ONE, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR RESULTS FOR ONE THAT WE SET UP FOR AFTER THE SPEED BUMPS WERE INSTALLED.

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NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE ARE THE EXAMPLES OF FIRE GATES THAT WE'VE INSTALLED IN VARIOUS NEW DEVELOPMENTS, THE FIRST ONE BEING IN ROSEWOOD.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S ATTACHED TO HENDERSON.

SO THAT COULD MEET OUR TWO ENTRY EGRESS FOR SAFETY, BUT ALSO TO LIMIT GO THROUGH TRAFFIC.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS FOR GREYSTONE.

SAME THING. SO THAT THEY COULD MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY BUT LIMIT THROUGH TRAFFIC.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

HELLO ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS KATIE WINANT.

I'M A RESIDENT OF PINE STREET HERE IN ANGLETON.

I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE 2021, REGARDING THE UNSAFE CONDITIONS OF OUR ROADWAY.

DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WE FIND OURSELVES IN DAILY ON OUR STREET.

AT THE LAST MEETING, WE DISCUSSED MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER BY ADDING SPEED BUMPS, BUT NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE EXPLAINED TO US.

THEN THE SPEED HUMPS AND SIGNAGE WERE INSTALLED.

I WAS TOLD BY A CITY EMPLOYEE THAT THE CITY ENGINEER PICKED OUT AND DECIDED TO HAVE THE CURRENT SPEED BUMPS INSTALLED.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE SPEED BUMPS ARE NOT CORRECT.

THE CORRECT ONES FOR THE CRUMBLING ASPHALT ON OUR ROAD.

ONE SPEED BUMP WAS ACTUALLY INSTALLED IN A POTHOLE.

EVERY EVENING I SIT OUT ON MY FRONT PORCH AND OBSERVE AND RECORD SPEEDERS, RECKLESS DRIVERS, AND MIX.

OUR MAILBOXES ARE STILL BEING TAKEN DOWN BY VEHICLES, AND THE EXPENSE OF SOLAR LIGHT POLES THAT Y'ALL JUST PUT IN THAT ARE EXTREMELY NICE AND WE LOVE.

YEAH, THEY'RE BEING TAKEN OUT TOO.

SADLY, ADDING THE SPEED BUMPS DID NOT STOP THE SPEEDERS AND IT DOES NOT MAKE THE ROAD STOP CRUMBLING.

IT DOES NOT MAKE THE ROAD WIDER OR BRING IT TO CITY CODE OR MAKE IT SAFER.

DAILY PEOPLE PLOW OVER THE SPEED BUMPS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND AGGRESSIVELY HONK.

I THINK THAT HAPPENED TO YOU AS WELL.

BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THIS.

WELL, THEY'RE STILL AT IT.

THEY PASS VEHICLES AND THEY DRIVE CRAZY.

THE SPEED BUMPS HAVE CHANGED.

NOTHING. THERE WAS A RECENT SPEED STUDY WITH THE BLACK CAT, BUT ALTHOUGH I HAVE ASKED, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY RESULTS POSTED AS YET.

I GUESS WE'RE WAITING.

ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS STUDY DONE BEFORE THAT, THERE WERE ABOUT 4000 VEHICLES DRIVING THROUGH OUR ROAD AS A CUT THROUGH.

THE SPEED BUMPS ARE COMING UP FROM THE ROAD AND THE BOLTS ARE LOOSE, AT LEAST THE ONES IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO BE KNOWN WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MADE THE POST ABOUT THE RESULTS ON FACEBOOK.

I WANT THIS ON RECORD.

MYSELF AND OTHER NEIGHBORS WERE THREATENED PHYSICALLY HARM TO OUR PROPERTY AND OUR BODIES.

I ALSO HAD A VEHICLE THE VERY NEXT DAY.

SWERVED TOWARDS ME AND HONKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO RUN ME OVER WHILE I WAS TAKING THE TRASH OUT.

I'VE CALLED AND REPORTED EVERYTHING SO MANY TIMES.

NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE 96 YEAR OLD LADY ACROSS THE STREET NOT BEING ABLE TO CHECK HER MAIL EVERY DAY WITHOUT ALMOST BEING HIT.

SHE'S LIVED THERE SINCE THE ROAD WAS BUILT.

I PERSONALLY, I'M SORRY.

NOW I WANT TO MOVE ON AND DISCUSS THE 18 WHEELERS AND CONCRETE TRUCKS.

THEY STILL COME THROUGH DAILY.

I CONTACT CITY OFFICIALS, KYLE REYNOLDS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL THE TIME.

I'M SURE OFFICER VALDEZ IS SICK OF HEARING FROM ME.

STILL NO CHANGE SINCE THE SPEED BUMPS.

ANOTHER POINT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS THE GATE SITUATION.

I'VE GONE OUT AND TAKEN PICTURES OF THE GATES BEHIND GREYSTONE SUBDIVISION AND THE OTHER NEW SUBDIVISION, ROSEWOOD, OFF OF HENDERSON.

WE WERE TOLD YEARS AGO BY THE PREVIOUS MAYOR WE COULD NOT GATE OUR ROAD BECAUSE OF BUDGETS AND OR LACK OF FUNDS.

YET AFTER THAT, BOTH THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED GATES WITHOUT THE WITHOUT THE ISSUES AND AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC OFF OF A STATE HIGHWAY LIKE WE HAVE.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WAS SPENT ON THE SPEED BUMPS THAT ARE NOT MEANT FOR OUR ASPHALT STREETS.

A GATE DOES NOT COST EVEN CLOSE TO THAT AMOUNT.

WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON OUR ROAD CANNOT BE GATED, EVEN IF IT'S JUST TEMPORARY SITUATION UNTIL THE ACTUAL SOLUTION.

UNTIL AN ACTUAL SOLUTION CAN BE MADE.

WE'RE STUDIES DONE ON THOSE OTHER TWO GATES.

WHAT WAS THE REASONING? DID THEY HAVE A LOT OF THROUGH TRAFFIC? DID THEY HAVE WRECKS? THERE'S I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO LOOK ANYTHING UP AND SEE WHY.

NEITHER ARE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND NEITHER ARE BY A BAR WHERE WE GET BEER BOTTLES, DRUG NEEDLES, BEER CANS AND CONDOM WRAPPERS IN OUR YARDS ALMOST DAILY.

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ALSO, ALL THE NEIGHBORS HAVE TO GO OUT AND SWEEP THE ROADWAY WHEN IT IS DANGEROUS.

IT'S ALREADY DANGEROUS FOR SCREWS, GLASS AND METAL PIECES.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

PLEASE TRY TO SEE THIS FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE.

WE ARE ALL SUPPOSED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE ALL FELT LIKE IT'S US AGAINST THE CITY.

IF YOU LIVED ON A ROAD, YOU WOULD FEEL DEFEATED AND HELPLESS.

YOU ARE ONLY HELP WHEN WE HAVE BEGGED FOR HELP FOR YEARS TO NO AVAIL.

THERE IS NO FACTUAL, HELPFUL REASON NOT TO AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, GATE OUR STREET AND MAKE IT SAFER.

SAFER FOR OUR FAMILIES.

AT LEAST UNTIL WE CAN FIND A GRANT OR A SOLUTION.

BECAUSE THE SPEED BUMPS ARE NOT IT.

WHILE WE DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL TRYING, I JUST HOPE IN GOOD CONSCIOUSNESS THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE THE DEATH OF A SMALL CHILD TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.

WE HAVE HAD VEHICLES ALMOST GO THROUGH HOMES.

THIS HAS TO CHANGE AND QUICKLY.

THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT ONCE AGAIN.

I'M VERY HOPEFUL WE CAN COME TO A SAFE AND SMART AGREEMENT ON THIS MATTER.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

A LOT TO UNPACK THERE.

LET ME SEE IF I CAN START WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS.

CAN ANYONE SPEAK ABOUT THIS? YES, SIR. PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

YES, SIR. MY NAME IS DAVIS.

I LIVE AT SEVEN PINES WAY, AND WE PROBABLY LIVE THERE ABOUT 21 YEARS.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR PUTTING IN SPEED BUMPS.

I THINK THEY HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC THAT'S COME THROUGH.

LET'S SLOW DOWN THE CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS.

BUT THEY'LL EVENTUALLY SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED.

I'M REALLY ENJOY BEING ABLE TO COME FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

I DO THINK THE SPEED BUMPS THEMSELVES, THOUGH.

THEY COULD PROBABLY BE IMPROVED.

SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO ACROSS THE ROAD ENTIRELY.

MAYBE A LITTLE BIT WIDER.

I KNOW THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES.

I KNOW SAN ANTONIO, WHERE MY DAUGHTER LIVES AND STUFF.

THEY'VE GOT SOME PRETTY, PRETTY DECENT SPEED BUMPS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THEY COST, BUT THEY DO A GOOD JOB, AND THEY HOLD UP VERY WELL.

I SAID THAT I THINK THAT THE SPEED BUMPS HAVE HAD AN IMPACT.

WE DON'T. I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK, AND I DON'T I SEE THEM SPEED UP A LITTLE BIT IN BETWEEN THEM.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT DO THAT ANYWAY.

AND THEN THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, THOUGH, THEY DO SLOW DOWN.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO A LONG TERM OF THE SOLUTION OF CLOSING THE ROAD ENTIRELY.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER, BUT I DON'T WANT TO IMPACT THE SAFETY IF THERE'S SOME SAFETY CONCERNS.

BUT JUST WANTED TO VOICE OF THAT.

THANK YOU. THANKS.

JUST A SECOND. YOU YOU SAID A LOT OF THINGS.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET TO A COUPLE OF THOSE FIRST.

SO YOU ARE CORRECT.

THERE WERE NO STUDIES DONE ON THOSE OTHER GATES THAT WERE PUT UP AT THE TIME.

WE DID HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS COMING FORWARD AND TELLING US THEIR ISSUES AT THE TIME, AND THAT WE HAD DEVELOPERS COMING IN AND PUTTING THOSE IN DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUBDIVISION.

THAT'S HOW THAT HAPPENED, THOUGH, AS FAR AS I REMEMBER IT.

AND ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

THE THE ONE ON HENDERSON WAS ONLY MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY UNTIL WE COULD GET TO HENDERSON AND FIX IT.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE TWO LANES.

YOU'D BE ABLE TO BLOCK THAT OFF SO THAT YOU COULDN'T HAVE PEOPLE JUMPING.

BECAUSE HENDERSON IS BAD.

WE ALL KNOW HOW BAD IT IS.

YOU'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF HOW BAD HENDERSON IS, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING OFF PINEY ROAD, BUT AT THE TIME, THAT IS A SHORT LITTLE JAUNT RIGHT THERE BETWEEN DOWNING AND HENDERSON.

THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BE GOING THROUGH THERE, WE ALL SAID WE'LL PUT THE GATE UP TEMPORARILY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AND UNTIL WE CAN GET THE ROAD FIXED, THAT'S HOW THAT ONE CAME UP.

THE ONE ON GREYSTONE, I ACTUALLY THE RESIDENTS ON REMINGTON WERE AFRAID OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM GREYSTONE.

THAT HASN'T PANNED OUT.

SO WE'VE ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS OF THAT ONE ACTUALLY GOING AWAY.

SO BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE, IT'S NOT AFFECTING ANYBODY ON EITHER SIDE.

WHAT I THINK WILL END UP HAPPENING IN THAT CASE IS, YOU KNOW, AS GREYSTONE COMPLETELY DEVELOPS, I STILL DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE PEOPLE GOING DOWN TO GO DOWN TO REMINGTON. AND BUT THAT WAS REALLY A THE DEVELOPER AT THE TIME SAYING, HEY, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS OFF AND IT'LL MAKE THE RESIDENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE HAPPIER.

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AND SO I THINK THAT ONE WILL PROBABLY END UP GOING AWAY SOONER THAN LATER.

AND YOU SAID SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT ACTIONS FOR YOUR STREET.

I CAN SAY THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY PROACTIVE ON PINEY WAY TRYING TO GET LIGHTS UP ON YOUR STREET.

IT WAS REPAVED IN THE PAST.

WHAT WAS IT? IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT FIVE, SIX, FIVE, SIX YEARS, BUT THAT'S PRETTY RECENT FOR SOME OF THESE STREETS.

YES. I EVEN THE PAST, I'M SORRY TO SAY, RECENT PAST.

WE HAVE A PAGE WITH 20 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN THERE.

REALLY? NO, IT'S NOT WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD.

BUT PUTTING THE SPEED BUMPS.

THERE ARE NO OTHER STREETS IN THIS CITY WITH SPEED BUMPS.

NOT A ONE. YOURS WAS THE VERY FIRST ONE.

AND IT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO HELP.

I KNOW THAT.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT GETTING THERE TO THE RESULT THAT YOU'RE WANTING AS FAST ENOUGH, BUT WE ARE TRYING EVERY POSSIBLE AVENUE TO GET THERE WITHOUT CLOSING THE STREET, BECAUSE, I MEAN, PINEY WAY.

WHAT ABOUT A ONE WAY OR A GATE FOR TEMPORARY IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IF YOU'RE GOING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL, YOU GOT TO DO SO FROM THE SPEAKER.

IS RECORDED, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND ASK THAT QUESTION AND SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO RESPOND TO THAT ONE.

OKAY. WHAT ABOUT MAKING IT WHAT IS IT CALLED? A THOROUGH. THOROUGH WHERE YOU JUST DO ONE WAY.

SO INSTEAD OF EVERYONE COMING OFF THE DANGEROUS 288 AND CUTTING THROUGH FROM THE BAR, THEY CAN GO THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE WE DON'T GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC THIS WAY GOING TOWARDS ROADHOUSE.

IT ALL COMES FROM THE HIGHWAY, AND THE OTHER STREETS ARE NOT BUTTING UP NEXT TO A HIGHWAY, SO THEY DON'T EVEN NEED THE GATES, HONESTLY.

AND HENDERSON IS JUST AS OLD I BELIEVE.

IF NOT.

OR ANYWAYS, JUST AS OLD, IF NOT OLDER THAN HENDERSON.

AND I THINK IT'S IN BETTER CONDITION.

HENDERSON'S IN BETTER CONDITION THAN IT'S TWO DIFFERENT STREETS.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE A CONCRETE STREET VERSUS AN ASPHALT STREET, BUT YES, BUT AND ANOTHER THING ON THAT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO THE ENGINEER IS.

THE ENGINEER. HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

WELL. I DON'T THINK THAT THE SPEED BUMPS WE HAVE WORK.

LIKE THEY WON'T STAY IN THE ASPHALT.

LIKE WE NEED CONCRETE SPEED BUMPS, AND THEN, LIKE, RIGHT WHEN THEY HIT THE SECOND SPEED BUMP, THEY ZOOM RIGHT WHERE MY DRIVEWAY IS.

IS WHERE THE SPEED BUMP IS.

THEY HIT THAT GAS THAT WILL.

WE CAN'T GET OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY.

IT'S JUST MAYBE THE LOCATION OF THEM.

I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING'S GOT TO BE.

SOMETHING'S GOT TO CHANGE.

COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS ON ONE WAY? DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT ABOUT GATES AND FOR AUSTIN COLONY WHERE IF YOU IF YOU GO ONE WAY, YOU HAVE TO THEN FIND ANOTHER STREET THAT'S THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

SO IF YOU DO IT HER WAY AND THAT'S FINE BRONCO BIN THEN BRONCO BIN IS FORCED TO TAKE YOURS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO TRADE OFF? BRONCO BIN FOR YOU RESIDENTS OF BRONCO BIN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT LESS RESIDENTS THAN YOU THINK.

ONLY RESIDENTS USE BRONCO BIN.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE REALLY USES BRONCO BIN.

OH, YES. SO I'LL JUST USE YOU.

JUST USE THIS. AN EXAMPLE.

THERE'S A GUY THAT USED TO SIT UP HERE ON CITY COUNCIL.

I COACH HIS SON.

THAT SAME SON TWO MONTHS AGO WAS HIT BY A CAR TRAVELING THROUGH ON BRONCO BIN.

OKAY, BRONCO BIN ON BRONCO BIN.

SO I THINK YOU'RE WRONG.

I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE YOUR FACTS RIGHT.

OKAY. I THINK IN MY BUSINESS.

I'M TRYING TO BE POLITE HERE.

YOU WERE DOING A GREAT JOB OF ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR CLIENTS, WHICH IS YOUR STREET, BUT YOU'RE ALSO EXTREMELY BIASED BECAUSE THAT IS YOUR STREET THAT IS PERSONAL TO YOU. WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT IT OBJECTIVELY FROM WHERE WE SIT.

SEE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON ON BRONCO BEN, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE WHAT GOES ON.

WELL, AND THAT'S AND AND WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT YOUR STREET.

WE'RE LOOKING AT BRONCO BEN, WE'RE LOOKING AT HENDERSON.

WE'RE LOOKING AT REMINGTON AND ALL THE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS JOHN EXPRESSED PREVIOUSLY.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE BLUNTLY HONEST.

MY OPINION I DON'T LIKE SPEED BUMPS, I DON'T EVEN AND THE REASON WHY, AND THIS IS JUST MY THOUGHT PROCESS AND CITY COUNCIL VOTED ITS WAY AND WHATEVER. THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S COOL. BECAUSE IF YOUR ARGUMENT.

BECAUSE WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

WE HAVE OPENED PANDORA'S BOX.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I LIVE ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY STREET.

I'M NOT GOING TO ADVERTISE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY PROCESSING MY FRONT YARD.

BUT THEY. I PROMISE YOU, PEOPLE KNOW WHERE I LIVE.

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IT'S VERY OPEN.

IT'S ON A VERY BUSY STREET.

I HAVE A TON OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE A CHURCH IS LIVING OFF THEIR SCHOOLS RIGHT OFF THERE, AND PEOPLE GO TO BOTH.

SO IF IT'S NOT JUST THE WEEKDAYS, WE GET IT ON THE WEEKENDS.

I'VE NEVER I UNDERSTAND, I BELIEVE YOU AND I HAVE CHILDREN.

I STAND OUT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HOLLER AT PEOPLE.

I'M THE OLD MAN NOW WHO HOLLERS AT PEOPLE DRIVING BY TOO FAST.

GET OFF MY LAWN. THIS IS.

THIS IS THE REALITY.

I ACTUALLY HAD ONE GUY.

I ALMOST OVERSTEPPED MY BOUNDS BECAUSE HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BACKED UP AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, AND I WAS LIKE, OH NO.

I THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE A FIREARM, QUITE HONESTLY.

AND SO I KIND OF LEARNED MY LESSON TO BE LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE.

I AM WHEN I HOLLER AT THE PEOPLE DRIVING BY ON MY STREET TOO FAST.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY.

I APPRECIATE YOU WANTING.

BUT JOHN IS EXPRESSING TO YOU.

WE HAVE MADE ALLOTMENTS TO YOUR STREET THAT NO OTHER STREET IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF ANGLETON.

THAT MAY NOT MEAN MUCH TO YOU.

THAT MEANS A LOT TO US BECAUSE, AS I SAID, WHAT IS GOOD IS FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

WE HAVE NOW SAID TO ANOTHER STREET, IF THEY COME TO US, IF WE FAIL TO ACT, THEY WILL USE YOUR STREET AS THE EXAMPLE, AND WE WILL BE TOLD THAT WE'RE HEARTLESS AND THAT WE WANT KIDS TO DIE.

AND THAT'S OFFENSIVE.

BUT WE'LL LISTEN TO YOU BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION.

WE WANT CHILDREN TO DIE AND THAT IS OFFENSIVE.

OKAY, SINCE WE OPENED PANDORA'S BOX IF THEY WANT SPEED BUMPS, THEY NEED TO COME UP HERE AND GET SPEED BUMPS.

I'M ALL FOR THAT.

BUT IF WE WANT TO GET, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A GATE.

AND I'M GOING TO BE. WE CAN'T.

I'M SORRY. IF WE CAN'T, THEN THOSE OTHER GATES NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE THAT'S PANDORA'S BOX.

WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.

CORRECT? WE CAN'T GATE ALONG HIGHWAY 28 WITHOUT TEXDOT APPROVAL.

TRUE. HOW WOULD WE GET TXDOT APPROVAL? WE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO TXDOT FOR APPROVAL THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

BECAUSE THAT ROAD IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN DO.

OR IS THAT SOMETHING I HAVE TO GO THROUGH? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING FROM THE CITY SIDE.

OKAY. I WOULD NOT ADVOCATE FOR THAT, BUT I'M ONE OF SIX, YOU CAN ARGUE TO THE OTHER FIVE AND MAYBE BEND THEIR EAR.

AND I WOULD NOT WANT TO PUT A GATE UP ON THAT ROAD, AS THESE OTHER TWO ARE TEMPORARY AND SHOULD BE GOING SOON.

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR IS A TEMPORARY GATE UNTIL WE'RE ABLE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR GRANTS UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE ROAD FIXED BECAUSE SIDEWALKS AND NEW DRAINAGE AND A BEAUTIFUL STREET.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T PAID.

I MEAN, WHO CAN PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THE THINGS THAT GO ON IN THE CITY? AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO.

WE HAD A A SESSION WHERE WE CAME TOGETHER AS COUNCIL, AND I HAVE PROPOSED FOR US TO POTENTIALLY BUILD ANOTHER STREET THAT RUNS PARALLEL.

THAT RIGHT NOW IS NOT CURRENTLY A RESIDENTIAL STREET, BUT WE CAN'T GET INTO VERY MUCH.

I CAN'T GO MORE BEYOND THAT BECAUSE OF PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS, ACTS AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.

BUT IF YOU GO BACK AND WATCH OUR WORKSHOP, YOU CAN SEE IT AND IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED.

SO THESE IDEAS THAT YOU'RE THROWING ON US ARE NOT FOR NAUGHT.

WE ARE LISTENING.

I HAVE AN IDEA THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR GROUP, WITH OUR COUNCIL IN THE OPEN MEETING, AND I LIKE TO FOR US TO EXPLORE THAT, TO HOPEFULLY HELP YOU WITH YOUR SITUATION.

AND I THINK FOR THE LONG TERM BETTERMENT OF THE CITY.

AND I'M I'M NOT JUST LOOKING AT YOUR STREET, WHICH I YOU KNOW, I DO WANT TO LISTEN TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

BUT I ALSO THINK IT WOULD JUST BE BETTER FOR THE LONG TERM CITY PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE AS THE CITY GROWS, WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW OUR TRANSPORTATION IS GOING TO WORK TO TO SINCERELY LOOK AT THAT POSSIBILITY.

AND THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT.

MY MAILBOX HAS BEEN HIT AT LEAST TWICE.

WAKE UP IN THE MORNING.

IT'S LAYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

YOU PICK IT UP AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHO DID IT.

WOKE UP ONE MORNING. I HAD TRASH IN MY FRONT YARD, SO OBVIOUSLY SOME DRUNK CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND GOT OFF THE ROAD AND GOT IN MY DRIVEWAY.

MY YARD. IT'S THESE ARE.

I CONSIDER THESE JUST ANOMALIES.

MAYBE. MAYBE MORE.

MORE MAILBOXES GETTING HIT ON YOUR STREET.

THOSE ARE. THOSE ARE NOT YOUR NORMAL DRIVERS.

I GOT A PRETTY GOOD QUITE LIKELY THAT THEY WERE IMPAIRED, THAT IT DID HAPPEN TO THEM.

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REALIZE YOU'VE ELECTED TO LIVE ON THIS STREET FOR 21 SOME ODD YEARS I'VE LIVED TO LIVE ON MINE FOR 30.

SOME ODD. HERE IS A PUBLIC STREET.

YOU'VE GOT AS MUCH RIGHT TO MY STREET AS I HAVE TO YOUR STREET.

24 HOURS A DAY.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THE THE BLUE BACKGROUND STUFF.

IT MUST BE. CAN YOU GO BACK A FEW? SOME OF THE SOME OF THE STATISTICS PAGE.

THEY'RE NOT ON THE RIGHT HAND.

THAT STARTED AT APRIL OF SECOND THROUGH APRIL THE 10TH THIS YEAR 2020 2024.

YES, I'M ON THE RIGHT. IS 2024 2024 ON THE RIGHT? THAT'S A THAT'S A NUMBER.

THAT'S EIGHT DAYS WORTH OF DRIVING.

THAT'S 24 HOURS A DAY.

THREE 3600 CARS.

YES. THAT'S 450 CARS A DAY.

JUST LESS THAN 20 CARS PER HOUR.

I'M JUST DOING THE MATH, OKAY? THEY MAY ALL HIT YOU IN ONE HOUR TIME.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE DIDN'T BREAK DOWN DURING THE DAY.

IT'S IT'S ONE CAR EVERY THREE MINUTES.

WELL, HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR THREE MINUTES IF YOU CAN.

THAT'S A LONG TIME BETWEEN CARS.

I AGREE WITH YOU.

IT'S A NARROW STREET.

IT WAS BUILT NARROW BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACCOUNTING STREET.

IT HASN'T BEEN WIDENED ANYMORE.

BUT THOSE STATISTICS ARE OUT THERE.

I'M GOING TO SAY DO NOT DICTATE RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT STREET TO CURRENT CITY STANDARDS.

YES. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I DON'T THINK THAT THOSE STATISTICS RIGHT THERE DICTATE THE NEED TO BUILD REBUILD THE STREET.

IF THAT IF THAT WAS AN ADVOCACY FOR, FOR FOR HRINKO STREET.

WE, WE, WE STUDY THESE STREETS AND WE BUILD HERE IN TOWN TAKING TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC LOADING VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S THAT'S HOW THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW IT DOESN'T HAPPEN? DOESN'T IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT CONSTITUTED BY HOW MANY TRUCKS DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND THROW THEIR CONDOMS OUT AND NEEDLES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT'S IT COMES FROM TRAFFIC COUNTS.

YEAH. I GUESS OURS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT BY A BAR.

AND THEN THAT HOTEL, I THINK SOMEBODY NEW BOUGHT IT.

FINALLY. IT WAS A SEX TRAFFICKING PLACE FOR A WHILE.

BUT. SO I GUESS OUR OUR SITUATION IS UNIQUE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GETTING THE CONDOMS AND THE AROUSAL PILLS AND THE NEEDLES AND ALL THAT IN OUR YARDS.

DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT NORMALLY GO DOWN ANY STREET? ANGLETON. IF THIS IS NOT A GOOD TRAFFIC COUNT, THAT WAS DONE RIGHT.

THIS. YEAH. SO IS OURS LARGER THAN OTHER STREETS OR.

NO. I'D HAVE TO GO PULL THAT DATA.

LET'S SAY 452 CARS A DAY.

IS THAT NOT VERY HEAVY? OH, IT'S NOT. NOT FOR THE STREET I LIVE OFF OF.

IT PROBABLY ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MANY HOUSES ARE ON THE STREET.

YOU'VE GOT TO FACTOR THAT IN, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY I HAVE ACCESS TO.

MY GUESS IS YOU DRIVE AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, IF NOT TWICE A DAY.

SO YOU COME INTO THAT COUNT.

DOWN THE STREET OVER HERE, AROUND THE CORNER.

IF WE GET 100 CARS A DAY, I'D BE SURPRISED.

I'M SURE YOUR YOUR STREET IS MORE MORE, MORE DRIVEN.

YEAH. I'D BE OPEN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF A ONE WAY STREET.

IT'S AN ANNOYANCE.

NEXT TO NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

I ALWAYS WANT TO TURN THE WRONG WAY.

THEN I GOT TO READ THE SIGN AND GO, I CAN'T GO THIS WAY.

THE ONLY ISSUE WITH THE ONE WAY STREET IS IT WON'T HELP THE LATE NIGHT DRIVERS.

THEY WON'T. ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT ARE INTOXICATED.

THAT'S THE MAIN ISSUE TO.

LET ME ASK THE QUESTION HERE.

YOU KNOW, CHIEF, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM FOR A SECOND, PLEASE? I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE PROGRAM.

YES. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF ANYWAY ON TRAFFIC COUNTS? YOU SEE IT ALL? IT'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC FOR A RESIDENTIAL STREET.

HOWEVER, LIKE I STATED BEFORE, IF YOU PUT GPS, PUT ANY LOCATION ON YOUR GPS, IT'S GOING TO ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.

YOU'RE GOING TO GREYSTONES, YOU'RE GOING TO ANY OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS OVER THERE.

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CORRECT. DPS DOES SO MANY PEOPLE.

THAT'S HOW THEY DRIVE TODAY.

RIGHT. THE OTHER QUESTION IS HOW OFTEN ARE OUR OFFICERS GETTING DOWN AND ENFORCEMENT ON PINEY LAKE OR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD BRONCO BEND, PINEY WAY? JUST THAT AREA? OR HOW OFTEN DO WE GET OVER THERE? I'VE GOT THE STATISTICS, AND WE HAVE 23 TOTAL CALLS.

OUT OF THOSE 23, ONLY TWO CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THE REST SEVEN PATROL OFFICERS ARE GOING DOWN THE STREET.

AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT DAYS, DIFFERENT DAYS, DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY, DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE NIGHT.

OKAY. BUT SINCE SINCE WE'VE HAD THE COMPLAINTS, WE'VE HAD OFFICERS GOING DOWN THERE.

BUT I WOULD ALSO ASK ONCE AGAIN IS MANAGED AND YOU GOT THAT BY EMAIL.

CALL THE PD BECAUSE THAT THAT IS GOING TO GET THOSE STATISTICS TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE 23 CALLS AND 21 CALLS, CONTROL WHERE WE HAVE IF THERE'S A PROBLEM DOWN THERE, ABSOLUTELY.

WE'LL GO DOWN THERE. BUT WE NEED A CALL FOR SERVICE.

WE NEED SOMEBODY TO CALL US TO GO DOWN THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY SEE A POLICE CAR DOWN THERE AND THEY'RE NOT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SOME, SOME, SOME CALLS HERE AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING IN CASE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE THERE'S NOT ONLY JUST THAT ONE CAR, THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS, A LOT OF RETAIL DOWN HERE. SO.

MAY I ADDRESS YOU? NO, NO YOU CAN'T.

THE MAYOR'S MEETING. BUT AFTER HE'S DONE, I'LL LET YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK.

ALL RIGHT. SO CAN THAT BE SOMETHING THAT WE JUST ASK OUR OFFICERS TO INCREASE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON CLOSE PATROL AT HOURS OF, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN TIMES WHEN BARS LET OUT AFTERNOONS.

A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PRESENCE DOWN THERE WHERE PEOPLE SEE OUR OFFICERS.

ABSOLUTELY. AS I TOLD YOU EARLIER, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS FROM TEXDOT.

ONE IS A STEP GRANT AND THE OTHER ONE IS AN IDM GRANT, WHICH IS DURING CERTAIN HOURS, LIKE RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING ON BECAUSE OF THE 4TH OF JULY WEEK.

SO WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN CAN GIVE OUT AND TO OFFICERS TO GO OUT THERE.

SO IT ALSO TAKES THAT ALSO TELLS US ON THOSE GRANTS, THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO GO TO, LIKE THE WALMART AREA, WE CAN STRETCH IT OUT TO TRY TO GET OVER THERE.

AND CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU. YES.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? SO WE'LL ONCE THE BLACK CAT IS FIXED WITH THE SOFTWARE ISSUE, WE'LL GET IT BACK OUT THERE ASAP AND WE'LL PUBLISH THE REPORT.

SO IT'LL BE PUBLIC AND WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU ALL.

AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT, PUT IT BACK OUT THERE AFTER SCHOOL STARTS SO THAT WE HAVE THIS REASONABLE GAUGING OF TRAFFIC COUNTS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF. BUT BUT I'D ALSO SAY THAT WE PAID JOHN PETERSON TO ENGINEER THE LOCATIONS FOR THE SPEED BUMPS, AND SO WE JUST DIDN'T RANDOMLY PUT THEM IN.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE CAN DO OTHER THINGS AND KEEP WE CAN DO OTHER THINGS IF YOU WANT, ON SPEED BUMPS.

BUT THAT'S PROBABLY ANOTHER DISCUSSION.

OKAY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME UP IN BUDGET, I THINK.

OKAY. CHIEF, DO YOU THINK IF LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT TO 25, DO YOU THINK IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE? NO, MA'AM. JUST FIVE MILES AN HOUR.

I MEAN, BEING DIFFERENT IS NOT GOING TO MATTER TO PEOPLE.

I MEAN, WITH SPEED BUMPS, I MEAN, PEOPLE USE THOSE RAMPS.

PEOPLE USE THOSE AS GOING AROUND THEM.

I MEAN, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE SAID BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO HAPPEN OR HAPPEN.

SO SO SO I THINK JOHN PETERSON, DIDN'T WE TALK ABOUT THAT FOR SPEED BUMPS? AS FAR AS DRAINAGE, WE TOOK A LOOK AT MAKING SURE THAT WE WENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE PAGE.

RIGHT. WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUTSIDE OF THAT, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO ANCHOR THOSE IN.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON ONE OF THOSE PICTURES THAT ON THE IMPACT ON ONE OF THEM, THE REASON WHY THEY'RE LOOSE IS IT IMPACTED IT.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY PULLED THAT SPEED PUMP THROUGH THE, THE METAL.

IT JUST HIT SO HARD.

BUT THAT'S YES, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

WE PUT THEM WHERE THEY WERE ON SITE DISTANCES.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAD 150FT STRAIGHT CLEARANCE, NOT AROUND A CURVE.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF CURVES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE SITE DISTANCES TO WHERE PEOPLE KNEW THEY WERE APPROACHING THOSE, SO THAT'S WHY THEY WERE IDENTIFIED WHERE THEY WERE.

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LAST COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

NO. OKAY.

GO AHEAD. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ARE PUTTING ON.

ANYWAY GOING BACK TO A PREVIOUS COMMENT.

THE THE MAYOR BEFORE YOU WHEN WE FIRST APPROACHED THE COUNCIL THERE WAS ANOTHER PETITION WE PUT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, TO TRY AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STREET ITSELF.

BUT I KNOW THE GREYSTONE.

WE CAME IN AND WE LISTENED TO THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND STUFF, AND THE QUESTIONS CAME UP AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

TO HELP OUR STREET.

COULD THEY NOT GO AND PUT THE STREET IN? COULD GREYSTONE HELP PUT THE STREET IN? THAT WAS NEXT TO THE SUBWAY AND THE CAR WASH AND RUN THAT BACK THROUGH.

AND THAT WAS ON THE TABLE.

BUT I THINK GREYSTONE BALKED FOR WHATEVER REASON.

BUT I THINK THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE SPEED BUMPS IN THE FUTURE.

SPEED BUMPS. AND GIVE US A BREAK.

YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. THAT DEFINITELY WE'RE GETTING HOT.

THAT PATH. I KNOW IT'S NOT A CHEAP PROPOSITION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, ANY FINAL COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? IS THERE ANY DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL? CHRIS, YOU MADE COMMENTS ON WHAT YOU THINK I'M FOLLOWING WHAT YOU WERE.

YEAH. I'LL MAKE I LIKE TO SEE A FUTURE ACTION ITEM, NOT AN ACTION ITEM.

I'D LIKE TO SEE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO EXPLORE OTHER POSSIBILITIES.

POSSIBLE ROAD. POSSIBLE ROAD ADDITIONS.

LET'S DO IT THIS WAY.

WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. OKAY.

SO AGAIN REMINDER TWO THINGS.

ONE IS WE HAVE THE $10.5 MILLION BOND COMING UP AS A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

AGAIN, WE'LL BE I'LL I'LL SUBMIT THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET.

OR PHIL WILL ON MY BEHALF BY MONDAY.

AND SO AS WE GO THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS OR WHATEVER, WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO MOVE THINGS.

BUT I'LL CERTAINLY WORK TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

YEAH. THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

THAT WAY, WE CAN HAVE A FRANK DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LOCATION OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WITHOUT GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH.

OKAY. WELL, AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT.

YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, CHIEF? I'D ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT.

I DIFFER WITH A COMMENT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MADE ABOUT LARGE TRUCKS GOING THROUGH THE DENTIST.

THEY'RE CONSIDERED DELIVERY TRUCKS.

I CONSIDER DELIVERY TRUCKS.

IF YOU GOT TO GO TO THAT STREET TO MAKE A DELIVERY TO THAT RESIDENCE ON THAT STREET, BUT FOR A TRUCK TO HAVE TO DELIVER CONCRETE ACROSS THAT STREET TO SOME OTHER AND THEN CROSS ANOTHER STREET TO GET TO THE POINT THEY'RE GOING TO.

I'M COMING FROM THE POINT THAT THAT'S NOT A DELIVERY ROUTE.

THAT'S JUST A I REALIZE THAT GPS TAKES THEM THAT WAY.

I LOOK FOR A WAY TO TRY TO.

POST NO THROUGH TRUCKS.

IT'S ON THAT.

IT'S ALREADY. YES.

YEAH IT IS.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

WE DO GET THE COMPLAINTS.

WE'RE WE'RE CONTACTING THE CONCRETE TRUCKS IF WE CAN.

IF WE CANNOT, THEN WE GO TO THE CONTRACTOR IN, IN, IN GREYSTONE.

AND THE CONTRACTOR SO FAR HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE IN CALLING THE CONCRETE COMPANY AND TELLING THEM TO GO A DIFFERENT WAY.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY'RE COMING IN OUR THEY DON'T GET THE SAME DRIVERS ALL THE TIME.

YEAH. YOU'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT HUMAN BEINGS OUT THERE IN OUR IN OUR CODE CHARTER.

IS THERE IS THAT AN OFFENSE? IS THAT A TICKETABLE OFFENSE? YES, SIR. OKAY.

BUT DAD AND JOHN WAS TELLING ME, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE STUDY, THERE WAS NO TOLERANCE ON THAT PARTICULAR STUDY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY'RE DOING 31. IT SHOWED THAT THEY WERE SPEEDING.

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SO AS JOHN WAS SAYING, IT'S A VOLUME OF CARS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THERE.

THERE'S NO TOLERANCE FOR SPEED.

SO THEY'RE NOT SPEEDING.

ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, THEY'RE DOING 30 MILES AN HOUR OUT OF 3600 CARS.

IT'S GOING TO BE MORE VOLUME.

WHAT? SO IF THERE'S A CITATION OFFENSE, DO YOU KNOW IF ANY OF YOUR OFFICERS HAVE HAVE GIVEN A CITATION FOR A THROUGH TRUCK? I KNOW YOU ALL SEEM TO BE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

DOES ANYBODY ACTUALLY STOPPED AND PULLED THEM OVER AND WRITTEN THEM A TICKET? WE STOPPED ONE, PULLED THEM OVER AND DID NOT GIVE HIM A TICKET.

HE WAS. HE WAS TOLD IF HE CAME BACK TO THAT, HE WOULD BE GIVEN A TICKET AND THEN THE CONTRACTOR WAS CONTACTED.

I APPRECIATE I JUST WAS CURIOUS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW.

FOLLOW TEXAS DPS.

SOMETIMES THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, ROUNDUPS ON THE WEEKENDS ON 288 WHERE THEY'RE LINING UP 18 CARS AND PULLING EVERYBODY GOING TO THE BEACH DOWN.

YES, SIR. MAYBE IF I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU HOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS.

SO GO AHEAD, SIR.

NO, I'M JUST SAYING HE DOESN'T HAVE TO LISTEN.

NO. PERHAPS THAT A FEW CITATIONS WERE WRITTEN.

THE WORD WE GET BACK, THAT'S ALL.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE I DON'T LIKE.

I'M NOT STANDING IN YOUR SHOES.

YOU HAVE A TOUGH JOB, SO I'M NOT TRYING TO SECOND GUESS YOU.

I'M JUST TRYING TO THROW OUT POSSIBILITIES, THAT'S ALL.

YES. OKAY, SO I ALSO HAVE ON MY NOTES TO LOOK AT THE GATES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS AND PROVIDE A BETTER TIMELINE ON NOW THAT SOME OF THEM ARE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GREYSTONE ONE COME BACK FOR US ON COUNCIL.

OKAY, TAKING THAT OUT I WOULD TO SURE THAT ONE NEEDS TO GO.

ONLY CONCERN I WOULD HAVE ABOUT THAT IS IF THE CEMENT TRUCKS WOULD USE THAT AS A ROUTE OUT.

THAT'S TRUE. AND THOSE RESIDENTS WOULD COMPLAIN.

WELL, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE AND PUT YOU ALL CHOOSE TO DO OR NOT.

YEAH. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE BLACK CAT FIXED AND PUT OUT FOR AUGUST.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GET NEW DATA ON THAT FOR PINEY WAY.

THAT'S THE OTHER ACTION ITEM.

YEP. OKAY.

AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SPEED BUMP AND FIND OUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MODIFY IT SO THAT IT'S NOT BREAKING ALL THE TIME? YES. OKAY.

SO WE'LL BRING WE'LL BRING THAT BACK WITH A COST.

YOU KNOW AGAIN THAT WAS TAKEN.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A BUDGET FOR IT.

RIGHT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL.

YEAH. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR PINEY.

AND BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO CLOSE ANY ROADS.

THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO.

BUT I LIVE ON A BUSY STREET, AND I'VE HAD A HOUSE, ALMOST A CAR, ALMOST RUN INTO MY HOUSE.

I FIND RUTS IN MY YARD QUITE OFTEN.

I FIND ALL SORTS OF STUFF IN THE IN THE, IN THE GRASS, AND I HAVE TO PICK THAT UP.

MY MY BIGGEST NEMESIS IS THE TRASH TRUCK.

AND CUTTING MY, CUTTING MY YARD OFF AND BREAKING CULVERT OR CURBS.

SO I SEE IT, IT HAPPENS.

AND THEY TAKE OUT THE MAILBOX.

BUT, YOU KNOW, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT SOMETHING TO HELP, BECAUSE I KNOW BRONCO BINS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

AND THEY WERE WATCHING VERY CLOSELY.

YES. VERY CLOSELY.

SHE'S OFF BRONCO BINS ONE WAY.

SIGN AWAY. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OVER THERE.

OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING OUT.

ITEM NUMBER 12 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250625012 AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 DASH 2024 BUDGET TO INCLUDE THE

[12. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20250625-012 amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget to include the General Fund, Street Fund, Water Fund and Miscellaneous Minor Fund.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU NOW IS THE YOUR BUDGET AMENDMENT.

I HAVE AS I MENTIONED IN MY AGENDA ISLAND SUMMARY.

THE GENERAL FUND.

REVENUES AND EXPENSES CAN BE A NET INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND, OR ACTUALLY, IT'S A NET INCREASE IN EXPENSES

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AND IN THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, IT'S A NET AMOUNT OF $112,000.

AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE SLIDE, I HAVE PRESENTED THE ENDING FUND BALANCE AS OF THE END OF MAY IS $5,160,000 FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

HOWEVER, THAT INCLUDES ALL OF OR 98% OF OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

WE HAVE THREE MORE MONTHS COMING UP WHERE OUR MAIN SOURCE OF REVENUE IS GOING TO BE SALES TAX.

SO AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY.

SO THAT'S NOT A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, RIGHT, RIGHT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS AT THE WATER AND SEWER FUND HAS A BALANCE OF $4,255,000.

AND IF YOU NOTICE THE NET CHANGE, THERE IS A NEGATIVE NUMBER OF $325,000.

AGAIN, WE'RE COMING UP ON THE SUMMER.

THAT'S WHEN OUR BIG REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND KICKS IN.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT TURN AROUND BY THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT AS OF THE END OF MAY.

AND I'D BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

SO THIS BUDGET. YOU GO BACK A SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS? YES, SIR. WHAT IS THAT? TRANSFER FROM WATER AND SEWER FUND, PRIMARILY.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING YOUR INCREASE.

WE ALSO HAVE A TRANSFERRING THERE FROM A DLC.

OKAY. WE BUDGETED 1.7 TO TRANSFER FROM THE OTHER FUNDS AND BUT ONLY TRANSFERRING 1.1. WHY THAT HAS TO BE IN THIS.

THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN IS AS OF THE END OF MAY, RIGHT? WE HAVEN'T MADE THE TRANSFERS FOR THE REST.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THREE MORE MONTHS OF OR FOUR MORE MONTHS TO GO.

SO BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THAT NUMBER WILL BE 1.7.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE THINKING OUR OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE HIGHER THAN WE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED.

RIGHT NOW IT IS.

IT'S HIGHER. BUT LIKE I'M SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO LOWER IT BY ABOUT $758,000 BY DOING THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT RIGHT.

SO I, I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN AS OF THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE'RE ON SALES TAX.

WE'RE BELOW OUR PROJECTED YES, OUR SALES TAX.

WE'RE AT 7 OR 8.

I THINK WE'RE AT SEVEN BECAUSE WE BUDGETED FOR EIGHT LAST YEAR.

SO THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR REVENUE IF THAT DOES NOT CHANGE.

6.28 RIGHT NOW.

AND WHAT WAS IT WE WERE BUDGETING AGAIN? EIGHT. I THINK IT WAS EIGHT.

EIGHT.

AND JUST SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OR ARE AWARE THAT THAT $758,000 DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE I MENTIONED, THAT INCLUDES 386,000 IN COSTS FOR THE STORM.

WE HAVE, I THINK IN MARCH WHENEVER WE HAD THAT FREAK STORM BLOW THROUGH HERE.

SO I LOOKED AT YOUR ACCOUNTING LINE ITEMS. YES, SIR. YOU JUST SAID 328,000.

I SEE 202,000 FOR DEBRIS.

I SEE.

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EMERGENCY SUPPLIES FOR PUBLIC WORKS OF 99,000.

IS THAT BASICALLY YOUR HOW YOU'RE GETTING TO THAT NUMBER? I'M TAKING EVERYTHING FROM DEBRIS DOWN TO THE PUBLIC WORKS RENTAL EXPENSES.

OKAY. AND WE MAY NOT BE DONE WITH THE DEBRIS.

WE'RE STILL WAITING OUT TO FIND OUT WHETHER WE CAN BURN IT.

IF WE HAVE TO CHIP IT, THAT'S ANOTHER 57,000.

57,000.

CAN YOU GO TO THE OTHER SIDE, PLEASE? OF COURSE, REVENUES LOWER, BUT THAT'S DUE TO WE'RE NOT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS YET.

SO WE'LL SEE THAT REVENUE COME THROUGH THE EXPENDITURES.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD HELP IN THE FUTURE, PHIL, IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW US THE BUDGET AMOUNT, SHOW US THE BUDGET YEAR TO DATE WHERE WE WOULD ACTUALLY FALL DURING THE YEAR.

SO IT'S APPLES TO APPLES.

INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PIECEMEAL THE YEAR TO DATE AND ACTUAL BACK TO THE BUDGET.

OKAY. BECAUSE YOUR EXPENDITURES ARE LOWER AS WELL AND SO IS YOUR REVENUE.

SO THAT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE UP 1.6 MILLION THERE, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO TRANSFER 1.9 RIGHT NOW OUT TO TO THE GENERAL FUND, THESE ALLOCATE OR THESE ALLOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE ACCORDING TO WHAT WE BUDGETED OR THESE OTHER EXPENDITURES. OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT A LOT OF IT'S FROM PEOPLE.

WE DO.

I THINK WE DO TAKE SOME GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE.

I'LL JUST HAVE TO GO WITH ONE AND GET BACK WITH YOU.

OKAY. SO I CAN'T TELL YOU OFF.

ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO ALSO ASK ABOUT BACK TO THE SPREADSHEET.

DID WE SPEND $58,000 ON RENOVATING THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS? BECAUSE ACCOUNT 01506325.1 MAINTENANCE BUILDING RENO DASH C-H-A.

THAT'S CITY HALL ANNEX.

THAT'S CITY HALL ANNEX.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

AND THAT'S NOT COMING OUT OF THE THE DEBT SERVICE.

WE'RE FUNDING THAT THROUGH.

NO. WELL WE'RE FUNDING $300,000 OF DEBT SERVICE.

THIS WAS DONE WAS DONE BECAUSE OF LIKE THE RENOVATIONS FOR THE NORTH END OF THE BUILDING AND SOME OTHER THINGS. I CAN PUT THEM IN THE DEBT SERVICE OR, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION OF WHERE.

YEAH, WHERE. THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE 58,000.

YOU HAVE 20,000 ONCE THAT ONCE AS A CITY HALL ANNEX AND CITY HALL.

I GUESS WHAT THIS IS.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

CITY HALL OF 20,000.

WHAT WAS THAT FOR? THAT INCLUDES THIS, AS I THINK THE RAMP OR THE THE THE EXTENSION OF THE SIDE OF THE STEPS IN THE FRONT.

WE HAD TO MAKE THOSE STEPS WIDER.

STEPS WIDER.

SOME WATER DAMAGE FROM VARIOUS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE STORM LEAKS AND THAT KIND OF THING.

I THINK WE PUT SOME SHOWERS IN, INSTALLED SHOWERS IN THE RESTROOMS IN HERE IN CASE WE HAVE TO USE IT AS A THIS BUILDING, AS AN EOC FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

WHERE ARE THE SHOWERS IN THE RESTROOMS, THESE RESTROOMS RIGHT HERE.

YEP. THEY'RE NOW SHOWERS OR CAN BE USED AS A SHOWER.

I MEAN, YES, I UNDERSTAND WE HAD AN EVENT, A WEATHER EVENT, BUT THAT'S HALF THIS AMOUNT.

I MEAN, WE'VE DEFINITELY GOT TO START BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE MINDFUL OF OUR MONEY.

BUT I'LL SAY 350 RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ALL IN 350 ON STORM DEBRIS, BUT YOU'RE 726,000 OVER THE BUDGET AND EXPENSES. SO IT'S NOT ALL THAT.

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IT LOOKS LIKE THE WATER FUND OR THE SEWER AND WATER IS PRETTY WELL WITHIN BUDGET.

YES, SIR. EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND THAT WE INCREASE THE 100,000.

BUT BUT SEWER FUND RIGHT NOW OR WATER FUND? I MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE MAXED OUT.

WE STILL, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF WE HAVE A DROUGHT LIKE WE HAD THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND 3 TO $400,000 ON OVER BUDGET.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE EXPECTATION, THEN SHOULDN'T WE JUST GO AHEAD AND START BUDGETING FOR THAT? WELL, IT'S TOO LATE TO BUDGET FOR IT.

OH, NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS YEAR.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE.

WE DON'T HAVE A REVENUE SOURCE TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO BUDGET FOR IT.

WELL, I MEAN, WE DON'T DO.

THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTINGENCY.

SO WE DON'T HAVE MONIES THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO TO PAY FOR OUT OF THE BUDGET.

SO AS SOON AS WE GO GENERALLY GO OVER BUDGET, WE HAVE TO GO INTO FUND BALANCE LIKE WE'VE DONE.

WELL, WHAT I'M SAYING, THOUGH, IS IF I DIDN'T TRANSFER THE 100,000 ADDITIONAL TO THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE WATER FUND, I'M ONLY $12,000 OVER. YES, SIR.

AND THE WATERFRONT. SO NOT BAD.

I MEAN, WHERE WE'RE AT MID-YEAR.

I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, DROUGHTS HAPPEN AND ALL THAT COULD STILL HAPPEN, BUT SO FAR, SO GOOD.

IT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WITH RAISING THE WATER RATES.

AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS TO ME, WE'RE WE'RE HOLDING PRETTY STEADY TO WHAT WE SEE ON THOSE WATER RATES IS ACTUALLY GETTING US THROUGH THE BUDGET.

SO IT'S DOING WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.

BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB ON THE GENERAL FUND.

BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE HALF A YEAR LEFT.

AND WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON.

DOES THAT INCLUDE THE LIKE THE STORM LOSS WE HAD? YES. WATER IN THE BUILDINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

YES. SO REMEMBER, LAST YEAR WE INCREASED THE DEDUCTIBLES TO CUT OUR CUT OUR PREMIUM, AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A FUND TO PAY FOR THAT.

RIGHT. BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING.

350,000. I'M JUST I'M THROWING YOU ALL IN 350.

AND THAT'S STILL THAT'S ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE EXPENSE BASICALLY.

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER DAY.

AS FOR THE REC CENTER.

OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, EXPENSES ARE DOWN 77,000.

IS THAT BECAUSE SUMMER JAMBOREE OR SUMMER PROGRAMS? RIGHT. THEY'RE ALL JUST STARTING RIGHT NOW.

THE VOLLEYBALL SPIEL.

THE. WE'RE IN SECOND WEEK OF SUMMER.

SUMMER CAMP.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS EXPECTING.

JUST LIKE IT'S JUST LIKE PHIL SAID, YOU KNOW, WATER, WATER REVENUE IS NOT AT ITS PEAK.

YOU KNOW, AGAIN, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE AND WHATEVER ELSE.

AND SALES TAX, YOU ALWAYS ANTICIPATE MORE PURCHASES AND, AND THAT KIND OF STUFF DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

AND REALLY, WE WON'T SEE THOSE TILL NOVEMBER.

DECEMBER TIME FRAME.

COUNCIL. THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. COUNCIL.

WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO SIT HERE AND LINE BY LINE.

BUT I MEAN, HERE'S SOME SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN OVER WAY ABOVE FROM WHAT BUDGET AND

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I MEAN, I'M JUST MY MY QUESTION ARE WE TOTALLY ARE TOTALLY HANDCUFFED.

WE HAVE NO CHOICE THEN.

OR CAN WE JUST SAY, NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

ARE YOU ASKING ME IF WE CAN? I'M JUST ASKING THE WORLD, YOU KNOW, I'M ASKING THE CITY.

CITY STAFF, JUST TAKE ONE OUT HERE.

035 6211 COLLECT POSTAGE BUDGET WAS 5000, ASKING TO INCREASE IT BY $25,000.

THAT THE BUDGET.

THE BUDGET WAS 5000 BECAUSE WE WERE ANTICIPATING OUTSOURCING THE WATER BILL MAILING SHORTLY AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THAT DIDN'T GET KICKED OFF UNTIL PROBABLY FEBRUARY.

AND SO BETWEEN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY, WE HAD TO PAY OUR OWN POSTAGE.

BUT IN THE CONTRACT FOR THE OUTSOURCING, THE PRICE OF POSTAGE IS INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT.

SO YOU'LL SEE A LINE ITEM CONTRACT LABOR HAS BEEN INCREASED OR ACTUALLY DECREASED BECAUSE WE HAD SEVERAL MONTHS THAT WE WEREN'T PAYING THAT BILL FOR OUTSOURCING OUR WATER BILLS.

BUT ISN'T THE REVENUES THERE? YES. IT'S JUST IN A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT.

IT'S AN ACCOUNTING THING.

COULD YOU JUST JUMPS OFF THE PAGE? YOU CAN'T HELP STORMS, RIGHT? THAT JUST MEANS YOU CAN'T HELP THE OTHER PEOPLE.

THAT SOMEHOW.

DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO GET OUT OUR RED PENCILS AT BUDGET TIME? YEAH, AND MAY HURT SOME PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT. I THINK IT'S GOT TO BE DONE WHEN THE ANSWER IS NO.

YOU GO, YOU GO RUN FOR COUNCIL.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT, GENTLEMEN.

YES, SIR. INFLATION HITS EVERYBODY.

GOVERNMENT AND AND.

KEEP THAT IN MIND NEXT TIME PEOPLE GO TO THE POLL, PLEASE.

I'M NOT TELLING YOU TO VOTE FOR THESE PEOPLE.

I'LL TELL YOU. ALL FLYING.

NOT THAT ANYTHING IS, YOU KNOW.

WE CAN PASS OUR INFLATIONARY COST ONTO THE VOTER OR TO THE CITIZEN, BUT THE CITIZEN DOESN'T GET TO PASS THEIR INFLATIONARY COSTS ON TO SOMEBODY ELSE. THEY JUST GOT TO EAT IT.

SOMETIMES THE GOVERNMENT'S GOT TO EAT IT TOO.

WE'RE NOT. THE INFLATION IS A DOUBLE SIDED THING FOR US.

WHILE WE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INCREASED COST, WE'RE ALSO GETTING REVENUE FROM THE INFLATION.

SURE. BECAUSE OUR SALES TAX IS UP BECAUSE COSTS ARE UP BUT WE'RE NOT.

BUT SALES TAX IS NOT UP THOUGH.

WE'RE BELOW PROJECTED.

WE'RE NOT. RIGHT. AND I THINK YOU COULD ALSO ARGUE THAT MUCH FURTHER DOWN.

WOULD WE BE BECAUSE THINGS COST MORE PEOPLE GO BUY THAT TRUCK OR THAT CAR AT GULF COAST AND THAT SALES TAX COMES TO US.

THAT TRUCK COSTS A LOT MORE THAN IT DID TWO YEARS AGO.

BUT THAT'S A SCARY PART THOUGH, IS IT? SALES TAX IS DOWN AND THE COSTS ARE UP.

WE SHOULD BE GETTING MORE BUT WE'RE GETTING LESS.

I MEAN, I THINK YOU COULD MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT THE SOARING COST OF PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM SPENDING MONEY AND THEREFORE THEIR SALES ARE TAX ARE DOWN.

OUR SALES TAX IS UP YEAR OVER YEAR, JUST NOT WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE AND WHERE WE BUDGETED.

NO, I THINK I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT I UNDERSTAND.

AND YOU AND I HAD THIS DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD CONCERNS.

OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR SALES TAX BUDGET.

BUT THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YEAR TO YEAR YOU'RE MAKING YOUR BEST EDUCATED GUESS.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE DOING. AND ON PAST YEAR'S REVENUES.

SO THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, DO I HAVE ACTION?

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WHAT ARE THEY THROUGH MAY, APRIL THROUGH MAY.

OKAY. DID WE DO MIDYEAR? THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

I WAS BECAUSE I WAS OUT FOR SIX WEEKS WITH A HIP SURGERY.

I'M JUST LATE GETTING IT DONE.

OKAY. SO THIS THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO OUR MIDYEAR, BUT ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. COUNCIL ANY ACTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20240625012.

202506. THAT'S A TYPO.

NO. IT'S WRITTEN.

I KNOW, BUT ON THE ORDINANCE IT SAYS, OH, IT'S 262 4 OR 202.

ALL OF OUR ORDINANCES START WITH 2024.

IN THE YEAR 2020 2020 406 25 012.

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DANIEL, FOR APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE TO GET OUR OUR FUNDS BACK IN LINE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. MOTION CARRIES.

ON NUMBER 13, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP I'VE NUMBER 14 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER

[14. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20240625-014 adopting an increase in the homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes.]

EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.

OKAY. IF YOU THIS SPREADSHEET IS ONE I'M PRESENTING TO YOU LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, THE THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU IS TO INCREASE OUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM THREE A 3% TO 3.5%.

THE BLUE LINE ON THE SPREADSHEET IS WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE.

THE RED BOX IS WHAT? WHAT IT WOULD BE IF WE WENT TO 3.5%.

AND IF YOU NOTICE IN THE SECOND, THE SECOND RED BOX ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, IT WE INCREASING FROM 3% TO 3.5% FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE WOULD WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY $26,000 IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

THE MIDDLE SECTION INCREASES OUR OVER 65 EXEMPTION FROM 55,000 TO 60,000.

THAT WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY 44,000 PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

AND FINALLY, THE FAR LEFT HAND.

THE FAR RIGHT HAND COLUMNS.

CAN YOU GO OVER? IF WE INCREASE THE DISABLED EXEMPTION TO FROM 55 TO 60,000, IT WOULD COST US APPROXIMATELY $2,700 IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.

THIS THIS ORDINANCE, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THESE, THE EXEMPTIONS AMOUNT, IT HAS TO BE PASSED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

HOWEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THIS AND DECIDE IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

YOU SAID WE HAD TO TAKE ACTION BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

YES, SIR. IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING, ANY CHANGE HAS TO BE PASSED.

WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE.

RIGHT. BUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH IS NEXT WEEK.

YEAH. NO, IT'S GOT TO BE TONIGHT BEFORE JULY 1ST, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. RIGHT, RIGHT.

OKAY. SORRY, A LITTLE CONFUSED.

ANYBODY THAT'S GETTING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THAT'S OVER 65.

ANY ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN ON THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THEY WOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL, RIGHT? YES, SIR. IT'S NOT TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS.

ONE EFFECT.

THIS ONE CAN AFFECT ALL OF THEM.

SENIORS WOULD ONLY BE FOR SENIORS.

YES, SIR. SO WHEN YOU SAY THIS 26,439 INCREASE THAT.

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THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD FOR EVERYBODY.

YES, SIR. THEY ALL GET THAT.

IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT, BUT I THINK THE NUMBERS WERE LIKE IT WAS ONLY LIKE 3500 HOMES OR SOMETHING.

I CAN'T SEE ALL THAT, BUT IT WAS KIND OF SHOCKED.

IT WAS A LITTLE, LITTLE LOW.

IT WOULD BE, I THINK IT'S AT 4800 OR 48 4482 PROPERTY COUNT WITH GENERAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M NOT MORE THAN WAY MORE THAN THAT.

THAT TELLS ME THAT EITHER PEOPLE AREN'T TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE EXEMPTION OR WE HAVE A LOT MORE RENTERS.

YEAH. WHICH I THINK YOU'LL SEE.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER TRENDED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

I BET YOU ANYTHING THAT THAT NUMBER HAS GONE DOWN.

GONE DOWN? I'D SAY THE OPPOSITE.

WITH THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

I THINK IT'S GOING DOWN BECAUSE I THINK RENTERS, RENTAL COMMUNITY, MORE RENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU'RE NOT SAYING THE SAME THING.

SOMEBODY SELLING THEIR HOUSE AND NOW SOMEBODY OWNS IT.

THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, A CORPORATION.

AND NOW THERE'S ONE LESS PERSON TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

THAT. YEAH, IT'D BE NICE TO SEE IT TRENDING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACCURATE.

I HOPE IT'S NOT. BUT BUT I MEAN, I CAN SEE MORE RENTERS, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS I DON'T SURE THAT EVERYBODY APPLIES THAT SAME STANDARD OF LOGIC OF, WELL, THEY COULD STILL USE IT ASSUMING THAT THEY WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR EXEMPTIONS.

YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL JUST JUMP ALL OVER THAT? I'M LOOKING AT THE OVER 65.

THE NUMBER OVER 65, THE 1680.

HOW DO YOU REMEMBER HER AGAIN? AS FAR AS. COUNCILMAN.

COUNCIL THOUGHTS.

IN ROUND NUMBERS.

IN TOTAL. AD VALOREM RECEIPTS FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

EXCUSE ME. TOTAL AD VALOREM TAX RECEIPTS FOR THIS PAST YEAR.

ROUND NUMBER. HERE.

I'M GUESSING 7 MILLION, BUT THAT'S THAT'S A GUESS.

I DON'T REMEMBER.

THAT'S LIKE I SAID, THAT'S A GUESS, I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT WAS.

ALL RIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES THAT WERE COMING FROM THE TAX OFFICE.

YES, SIR. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THAT NUMBER WAS? THE ADDED REVENUE FOR THE CITY.

NO, SIR, I DON'T.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT I DON'T REMEMBER.

WELL, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE.

300,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

ADDITIONAL REVENUE. THERE IS.

[02:30:48]

OKAY. BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE THAT MUCH LESS REVENUE.

SO ANYTHING WE DO TO RECOVER IT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO.

I SHOW THEM NEW VALUE.

THIS IS FROM THE MAY PRELIMINARY TOTALS OF $53,000 FROM THIS COMING FROM THE COUNTY.

THAT'S IT. SO IF YOU GO UP TO 3.5%, THAT'S $26,000.

THAT'S HALF OF IT OF THE NEW VALUE.

WHICH I KEEP HEARING.

WE'VE GOT ALL THESE NEW BUILDING PERMITS GOING, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO ONLY HAVE $52,000 IN NEW REVENUE, THAT'S NOT A LOT.

WELL, WE'RE ON. WE'RE ON TRACK TO MEET THE SAME CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AS WE DID LAST YEAR.

AND I THINK THAT WAS ADDITIONAL.

I SEEM TO REMEMBER IT WAS $300,000 IN NEW VALUE.

WHAT WAS IT, 300? I THINK IT WAS 300.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT, TOO.

I JUST. NOT SINGING ON THE PRELIMINARY TOTALS FROM COUNTY.

WHICH. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, RIGHT? WE CAN.

LET'S SAY WE DID TAKE ACTION TONIGHT.

WE SAID, OKAY, LET'S GO 3.5% AND THEN WE GET OUR TOTALS AND THAT'S OKAY.

CHANGE IT. NO, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THEY CALCULATE THE REVENUE WE'RE GOING TO GET.

YOUR ACTION TONIGHT IS JUST WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR EXEMPTION THAT YOU ADOPTED IN 2023, WHICH YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION TO DO SO BECAUSE YOU HAD, I THINK IT WAS STATIC FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT WAS NON-EXISTENT UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO.

FOUR YEARS AGO. STATIC.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, THOUGH, IF WE TOOK THE ACTION, CAN WE ACTUALLY TURN AROUND AND NOT DO IT AFTER WE FOUND OUT? BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE HAMSTRINGING OURSELVES IF WE TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS.

YEAH. THE STATE SAYS THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO DO IT BY JULY 1ST.

YEAH, BECAUSE ALL THE ALL THE APPRAISAL APPEALS AND ALL THAT STUFF ARE DUE BY LIKE THE 22ND OF JULY AND THAT'S THE FINAL.

THEY CRUNCH THE NUMBER, PRESS THE BUTTON, CRUNCH THE NUMBERS.

AND IT'S A FINAL ASSESSMENT.

MADELINE FROM THE FACTS CAN QUOTE ME AS SAYING, THAT'S SO STUPID, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE TO ADOPT A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION BEFORE WE HAVE OUR FINAL NUMBERS.

WE DON'T KNOW THAT'S TRUE.

YES, SIR. I WILL TIME STAMP THAT NOW.

JUST SO YOU CAN TIME STAMP IT TO THE EXACT SECOND.

YEAH, YEAH. YES.

MAKE SURE YOU ADD IT. OR OH, I CUT THOSE OUT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE MY FAVORITE REPORTER.

COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ACTION? I. I WANT TO SEE US RAISE THIS EXEMPTION.

[02:35:02]

THAT'S HALF OF OUR ADDED NEW REVENUE.

FOR NEW PROPERTIES ADDED IN.

THAT'S WHAT IT SHOWED. YEAH, THAT DON'T SEEM RIGHT.

IT ALL. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT AT ALL.

BUT 2024 PRELIMINARY TOTALS.

SAVE ANGLETON.

AND OLD TOWN.

NEW VALUE.

HALTOM. 52.

MINUS SIX.

CAN YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT 23? SEE HOW MUCH? SHOULD BE SIMILAR.

FOUNDED. ACROSS THE BOARD, THOUGH APPRAISALS HELD STEADY SINCE LAST YEAR'S DRASTIC JUMP. OR HAVE THEY? THEY'RE CAPPED NOW.

I UNDERSTAND.

FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE THIS DATA.

I GOT IT, I JUST DON'T.

WASN'T PREPARED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION BECAUSE I'LL HAVE TO DIG IT THROUGH.

WHATEVER.

IN AN IDEAL WORLD, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EXEMPTION INCREASE.

AND SO, I MEAN, LIKE, WE HAVE A WARM FUZZY.

NO. AND I THINK IN MY MIND, I'LL SHARE WHAT MY BALANCING FACTOR IS AT A LATER TIME.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT WEIGHS ON ME.

AND PROVIDING I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IN MY MIND, AND I'M JUST RAMBLING OUT LOUD. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE IN MIND FOR LATER IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, SO I DON'T WANT TO.

I WANT TO DO AN EXEMPTION, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO MATCH MY THOUGHT PROCESS LATER ON.

AND SO. TRYING TO THINK AHEAD.

I WOULD PROBABLY NOT SUPPORT A EXEMPTION FOR THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN THE EXEMPTION FOR THIS YEAR.

I APOLOGIZE.

COUNCIL. THERE WAS WHAT LOOKED LIKE A DECIMAL.

IT WAS A COMMA. SO IT'S 52,000,906 126 IS THE NEW VALUE ADDED ON THE TAX ROLLS THIS YEAR FOR THE CITY OF DANIELSON.

BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ME WHAT THE TAXABLE THE NEW REVENUE WOULD BE FOR THAT.

I'M TRYING TO READ THESE NUMBERS LIKE WHAT'S OUR HISTORY.

WHAT HAVE WE ADDED? WHAT'S OUR HISTORY.

I THINK WE'VE TAKEN ACTION IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE HAVE HAVEN'T WE INCREASED IT ANNUALLY? WE HAVE I GUESS.

WHAT DO WE HAVE PERCENT LAST YEAR.

THAT'S NORMALLY HISTORY. I KNOW WE WENT UP 1%.

WELL, WE ESTABLISHED THE HOMESTEAD THREE YEARS AGO.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY THE OVER 65 AND WE'VE INCREASED IT.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WE'VE TAKEN ACTION EVERY YEAR PRETTY MUCH.

YEAH. PHIL, WHY DON'T YOU SEND US AN EMAIL TOMORROW WITH THE HISTORY OF THE EXEMPTIONS? BECAUSE AS MUCH AS I WANT TO, THIS IS JUST MY THOUGHT PROCESS.

I. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE FISCALLY SOUND THING TO, TO MAKE AN INCREASE EVERY YEAR.

SO AT SOME POINT, I THINK WE GOT TO LEVEL OFF AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IT TO MAKE AN INCREASE.

SOME UPWARD ADJUSTMENT HOPEFULLY JUST BACK OF THE NAPKIN 277,000.

THAT'S JUST MY BEST GUESS, WHICH STILL LEAVES ME WITH THE SAME CONCERNS THAT I HAD EARLIER.

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THE OTHER 50. OKAY.

AND THE DISABLED? OKAY. CORRECT. AND WE ALSO RAISED TAXES.

YES, SIR. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY ABOUT THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE US TRY IF WE CAN, TO THAT HALF.

BUT IF WE DON'T DO THIS, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE I'M GOING TO BE NO NEW REVENUE.

SO PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET THEIR GET IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO ME.

SO COUNCIL DO WE HAVE ACTION OR DO WE NOT HAVE ACTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP IT AT 3%.

YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE A MOTION.

I DON'T KNOW. YOU JUST NEED TO MAKE A MOTION IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME ACTION.

OTHERWISE, YOU'RE JUST LEAVING EVERYTHING THE WAY IT IS.

OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ACTION, BUT LET'S TAKE A VOTE ON THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE.

I MEAN, I KNOW I'M CONTRADICTING YOU A LITTLE BIT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE'VE ONLY HEARD TWO VOICES.

SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL AGREE THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE YOUR EXEMPTION, YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE OVER 65 AND DISABLED, THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP IT.

SO THE MOTION CAN EITHER BE THAT YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP YOUR ORDINANCE AS IS, OR THAT YOU ALL AGREE THAT YOU'RE NOT INCREASING IT.

JUST SO THAT I'VE GOT A CONSENSUS MORE THAN JUST TWO VOICES.

SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTION YOU STARTED MAKING.

YEAH. IT DOES.

JUST. YEAH.

YOU WANT TO. YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP YOUR ORDINANCE THE WAY IT IS.

I'LL SECOND. KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS.

YOUR MOTION. RIGHT. YES.

OKAY. AND YOUR SECOND IS KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS.

IS THAT. YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

MAKING SURE WE'RE ALL ON RECORD HERE.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

DID YOU GET THAT? ALL RIGHT.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS A NEW ITEM ADDED COMING FROM OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

[COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL]

I. JUST WANT TO ECHO JOHN'S EARLIER DIRECTIVE TO HAVE A EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING BROUGHT FORTH ON A FUTURE AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

Y'ALL HAVE AN EXPECTATION LIKE THE NEXT 30 DAYS AND NEXT 60 DAYS AND NEXT, NEXT 30 DAYS.

OKAY. I ALREADY GAVE STAFF THE TASK TO DO THAT.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE A.

WHAT DO WE CALL THIS? WORKSHOP. AND I WOULD ASK TO HAVE THIELE PRESENT, AND I WOULD LIKE TO START LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE BUDGETARY ISSUES.

YES. I DON'T THINK IT STARTS TOO SOON.

AND I THINK WE COULD START LOOKING AT SOME OF THE BIG PICTURE.

AND THEN I GUESS THE SUB CAVEAT WOULD BE TO HAVE Y'ALL, AS A PART OF THAT MEETING, OUTLINE SOME OF THE CONCERNS OR BIG, BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT YOU WERE.

THINKING COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE THINKING ABOUT AS WE GO INTO BUDGET, DID 30 MINUTES BE ENOUGH TIME?

[02:45:04]

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TOO MUCH THEN WHATEVER YOU THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT THAT'S KIND OF MY SUBJECT MATTER.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN EVER START WORKING ON BUDGET TOO SOON.

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE HONEST, THE TODAY WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR GENERAL FUND, THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS COMING IN.

WAS JUST THAT WE HAVE APPROVED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS IN THE.

THE FIRST PART, THE FIRST HALF OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AND I WANTED TO SEE HOW WE WERE DRAWING DOWN ON THE GENERAL FUND AND MAKING SURE WE WERE IN A HEALTHY POSITION.

SO YOU'LL GET THAT ON THE FIRST WHEN THE BUDGET BY BUDGET GOES OUT.

BUT ALSO BUT I LIKE THAT FOR ME, I LIKE TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE WHERE WE'VE PULLED FROM.

IT KIND OF GOES BACK TO ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS TALKING WITH ONE OF OUR CITIZENS EARLIER.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M BEING OBJECTIVE AND THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL OUR FUNDS IN ONE AREA AND NOT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NEGLECTING OTHER AREAS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T ADDRESS EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN MAYBE MAYBE THIS YEAR WE NEED TO TRUST HEAVILY IN THIS AREA.

OR MAYBE WE CAN BALANCE AMONG OTHER AREAS.

SO I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO SEE WHERE WE'VE TOUCHED.

SO THAT WAY WHEN WE'RE COMING INTO BUDGET, WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE JUST RECENTLY ADDRESSED AND NOT FORGET ABOUT IT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO SPEND SOME MONEY AND THEN WE FORGET ABOUT, OH YEAH, WE JUST DID THIS, OR WE JUST ADDRESSED SOMETHING IN THAT UMBRELLA UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

THAT'S JUST MY MY MIND.

THAT'S HOW MY MIND WORKS.

OKAY, SO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'LL DO WORKSHOP ON BUDGET AND OTHER ITEMS AND I'LL BRING THE STAFF BECAUSE PHIL'S NOT ABLE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. A LOT OF IT'S GOING TO BE DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC, RIGHT.

SO I MEAN, IF WE WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN AND PICK A COUPLE DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 30 MINUTES AND THEN, YOU KNOW, DO A FOLLOW UP ON, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT TIME OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET I'M JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT.

THAT OKAY.

BECAUSE I THINK IN Y'ALL'S MINDS Y'ALL HAVE SOME IDEAS THAT I'M NOT SURE WE'RE AWARE OF.

AND THE SOONER WE CAN HAVE THE MEETING OF THE MINDS AND START THINKING ABOUT THESE THINGS, I THINK THAT'S BUT FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK AND THIS IS MY PRE-BUDGET OPINION YOU KNOW, HEALTH CARE WENT UP 20%, INSURANCE WENT UP 10%.

AND THOSE AREN'T LIKE, YOU KNOW, HUGE, HUGE NUMBERS, BUT THAT COULD BE $100,000 RIGHT THERE.

AND IF WE ONLY GET 300,000 RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR CITY HALL ANNEX, RIGHT. SUSTAINMENT OPERATIONS.

WE NEED TWO AC UNITS OVER THERE.

I MEAN, SO THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EATEN UP PRETTY QUICK.

WE TALK ABOUT POLICE PATROL THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO COME BACK WITH THREE OFFICERS PLUS ENTERPRISE FLEET VEHICLES, PLUS GEAR FOR THE OFFICERS AT THREE GRAND.

TWO GRAND. AN OFFICER.

I MEAN, IT'S THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A LOT FOR IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND GIVE LUPI THREE OFFICERS.

TELL ME WHAT WHAT YOU WANT TO CUT.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHY WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THIS MEETING.

THEN TELL ME YOU WANT TO CUT AND PARKS.

TELL ME YOU WANT TO CUT IN PUBLIC WORKS TO PAY FOR THAT.

OKAY, SO PROBABLY THAT'S WHY WE SHOULD HAVE THIS MEETING AND START HAVING THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, PINEY WAY WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT OUT OF HECTOR'S BUDGET SOMEWHERE.

YES. WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR IT.

THE HENDERSON ROAD TASK FORCE, $12,000.

WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR IT.

SO, I MEAN, SO MY RESPONSE WOULD BE IS THAT AS ELECTED MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE HARD DECISIONS, RIGHT? AND AGAIN, WE'RE BRING IT TO US.

YEAH. WE'RE EXECUTING THEM.

ALL RIGHT. BRING IT TO US AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT.

RIGHT? I MEAN, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MAKING TOUGH CHOICES.

I MEAN, WE GET THAT.

WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR OUR CITIZENS.

I MEAN, THESE ARE AGAIN, TOUGH DECISIONS.

SO LET'S LET'S HEAR IT.

[02:50:02]

AND ONE DAY WE'LL HAVE TO VOTE ON IT.

I LIKE WHAT COUNCILMAN BRUCE SAID EARLIER.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE RED PEN OUT.

WELL, THERE'S NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT.

THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOME CUTS.

BUT SINCE YOU BROUGHT UP THE TOPIC, TOMORROW IS THE FIRST HENDERSON ROAD TASK FORCE MEETING HERE.

TOMORROW NIGHT, I GUESS, AT 6:00.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE HAVE A MEETING OF THE MINDS.

TO. TRY TO START HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO COME WITH YOUR IDEAS FOR MEETINGS.

ARE YOU REAL EASY TO COUNT? NONE. SO THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S COMING UP.

I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO OF THESE MEETINGS, SO.

$12,000. AND THE BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP IN JULY? YES, AT THE VERY END OF 27TH, MAYBE LIKE THE LAST WEEK OF JULY, SO WE CAN GET TO STAFF BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN ONE AT EACH COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE CAN DO SPLIT THE STAFF AND GET AS FAR AS WE CAN.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO START THE MEETING.

AT THE REGULAR MEETING AT SIX.

YOU START IT WHEN WE GET DONE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO TALK FOR AN HOUR ON BUDGET IN A WORKSHOP, WE'LL DO THAT AND START THE MEETING AFTERWARDS.

I APPRECIATE THAT I ECHO IT.

ANYTIME WE START TALKING OUR WAY THROUGH, IT HELPS MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I THINK IT WILL HELP US TO SHARPEN THOSE RED PENCILS, AS YOU SAID.

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE HARD DECISIONS.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO BOIL DOWN TO.

ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I ATTENDED THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THE CITY STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF BEING THERE, REALLY PUT A GOOD FOOT FORWARD FOR THE CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN ACTION COMING FROM THAT.

A CITIZEN HAD A COMPLAINT AND AS PART OF THE ADA COMPLIANCE, AND I SAW THE EMAIL FROM MEGAN.

SO THANK YOU, MEGAN, FOR THAT.

BUT GREAT JOB TO THE STAFF ON THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL I'M GLAD YOU SWITCHED IT TO A LIGHTER NOTE BECAUSE I WAS A HAPPY GO LUCKY.

HERE WE GO. THE SILVER HEARTS DISCO IS GOING TO BE ON THE 24TH AND I AM PART OF THE LIVE DANCE I AM LEARNING.

SO GET SOME DISCO FEVER AND COME VISIT.

MY NANA'S GOING TO BE MY DATE.

THAT'S AWESOME. I'M REALLY THINKING ABOUT GETTING A PURPLE JUMPSUIT, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S FANTASTIC.

NO OTHER ITEMS COMING OUT OF THIS.

WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT 853 AND 23 SECONDS.

THERE IT IS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.