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>> HERE WE GO. IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND 34 SECONDS.
[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
WE'LL GO AHEAD TO GET THIS MEETING OF THE [NOISE] ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.THIS IS A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OFF CYCLE FOR US.
I'LL ASK ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR INVOCATION.
>> 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.
>> FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU CARE FOR US.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE IN ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL CONTROL OF NATURE OF OUR LIVES.
FATHER THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER US.
WE SAY YOUR POWER, BUT WE SEE YOUR GRACE.
LORD THANK YOU FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED, PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME OUT AND DONE WAY PAST WHAT THEY NORMALLY DO TO HELP EACH OTHER.
I JUST CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL OUT OF POWER, THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH ALL THIS TIME, JUST CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM YOUR PEACE AND STRENGTH.
TONIGHT, WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM AND ENCOURAGE US FATHER WITH WHAT WE SAY YOU DO.
>> JUST PRAY FOR POWER AND EVERYTHING.
>> WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL.
MICHELLE, DO WE HAVE ANY SLIPS? MOVING ON TO CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
ITEM NUMBER 1, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXTEND THE DISASTER DECLARATION TO JULY 20, 2024. COUNCIL.>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSELMAN BUZZ, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ROBERTS FOR ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THEN I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2, UPDATES,
[2. Update, discussion and possible action on the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl from Jamie Praslicka, Emergency Management Coordinator.]
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE BERYL FROM JAMIE PRASLICKA, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.>> I WANT TO START REAL QUICK. WE GAVE YOU ALL AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK, IN DEPTH BY DEPARTMENT UPDATE.
WE'RE GOING TO CHOOSE NOT TO DO THAT TONIGHT AND GIVE YOU WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THREE OR FOUR BRIEFERS, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT REALLY, IT JUST KIND OF, AS WE MIGRATE BACK TOWARD STEADY OPS IN SOME AREAS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT NECESSARILY THAT JUST FOR TIME SAKE, I GUESS A BETTER WORD.
BUT YOU'RE WELCOME AGAIN TO ASK ANY STAFF MEMBER OR MYSELF QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH TEXAS NEW MEXICO POWER.
CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 29 LINE CREWS WORKING WITHIN THE CITY.
WE HAVE 1,674 RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER.
THEY'RE NOW WORKING ON SINGLE AND DOUBLE HOMES, WHICH IS PULLED TO POLL, WHICH TAKES THE MOST TIME.
I DID HAVE A MEETING TODAY WITH TEXAS NEW EXTRA POWER ABOUT THE VEGETATION AND THE TICKETING PROCESS, AND THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN A MORE THOROUGH EMAIL ADDRESS IN A WAY THAT WE CAN SEND OUR RESIDENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT VERBIAGE IS TAKEN CARE OF THAT.
SHELTER, CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 53 IN THE SHELTER.
IT IS GOING TO CLOSE ON FRIDAY.
WE DO HAVE SOME OF THE RESIDENTS FROM LAKE JACKSON IN OUR SHELTER.
WE'RE WORKING WITH LAKE JACKSON BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE AN APARTMENT BUILDING THAT'S WITHOUT POWER, SO WE'RE HELPING THEM OUT UNTIL THEY TRANSITION TO THEM.
>> THAT'S BECAUSE THE RED CROSS REQUEST.
>> OH, WE'RE CLOSING ON FRIDAY BECAUSE THE NEED IS WE SHOULD HAVE 100% POWER BY THEN.
WITHIN THE OTHER CITIES, THEY'RE GOOD TO GO SO THERE'S NO LONGER NECESSARILY A GREATER NEED FOR US AT THE SHELTER AT THAT POINT.
ALSO, FROM YOUR COUNCIL MOVEMENT, WAS IT 90% AND WE'RE AT 85%, SO THAT SHOULD FIND UP ALMOST PERFECTLY FROM YOUR RECENT RECOMMENDATION.
DEBRIS. WE'VE DONE A TOTAL IN TWO DAYS, 404 LOADS, WHICH THEY MOVED 20,562 CUBIC YARDS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL THE GREEN DOTS IS WHERE DEBRIS HAS BEEN PICKED UP.
BECAUSE THIS WAS UPPER LEVEL DEBRIS MANAGEMENT, WE NOW HAVE LIVE TRACKING,
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SO I CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND HOW IT IS BEING DONE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND I CAN ALSO MONITOR THE TRUCKS AS THEY GO THROUGH.>> IS THAT MAP BEING STORED OR DISPLAYED ANYWHERE? CAN ANYBODY ACCESS IT?
>> NO. BECAUSE IT'S ARCGIS AND WE CAN'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS.
>> MAYBE CAN WE DO A SCREENSHOT AND THEN POST THAT?
>> I CAN. THAT SCREENSHOT IS ACTUALLY FROM FIVE O'CLOCK THIS EVENING, SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE, I CAN DO A SCREENSHOT EVERY EVENING OR MORNING AND SEND IT TO YOU GUYS IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE.
>> I JUST SAY ONCE A DAY, JUST LET THE PEOPLE KNOW.
I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THEM AWARE OF WHAT THEY'RE DONE, WHAT AREAS THEY'RE GOING IN.
>> IT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THIS.
>> YES. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO DO THE CITIZEN DROP OFF FOR THE DEBRIS THAT IS AT BATES PARK.
IF YOU GO TO BATES PARK, YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT'S THEIRS AND WHAT'S OURS, BUT IT IS BEING UTILIZED BY SOME CITIZENS TO DROP OFF.
WE DO GO AND PICK IT UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SO IT DOESN'T BECOME OVERLY LARGE.
IF YOU GO TO WELCH PARK, WHICH IS OUR DMS SITE, THEY ARE CHIPPING AS THEY GO THROUGH SO DOESN'T PILE UP AND A BIG PROJECT OUT THERE, ALSO VERY INTERESTING TO SEE.
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO THE CHIP WOOD WHEN IT'S DONE?
>> THEY CALL IT OFF. WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING SOME OF IT TO UTILIZE FOR SOME BERMING ON THAT TCQ HAS ALREADY APPROVED US FOR, AND WE WERE WORKING ON FOR THE PARKS AND THE WILDFIRES, SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN UTILIZE AFTERWARDS.
>> SO WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT THE BERM, THE ROADSIDE OF WELCH PARK, BECAUSE WHAT THAT DOES IN THE FUTURE IS PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING THE PARK.
WE HAVE GATE OUT THERE, BUT YOU CAN DRIVE RIGHT AROUND THE GATE, SO IT'S A FREE WAY TO START A BERM OUT THERE THAT EVENTUALLY WE CAN PLANT VEGETATION ON AND TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THE PARK.
>> IT WAS A GREAT WAY THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT APPROVAL OF TCQ.
THEY HAD ACTUALLY CONTACT AND RESEARCH IT BECAUSE THE WAY WE ASKED TO DO IT HAD NOT BEEN DONE WITH THEM.
I'VE REQUESTED A DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP FROM COUNTY AND THE STATE.
I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
THAT'S THE THING I'LL WORK ON TOMORROW.
THE DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP IS THEY COME IN AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO FEMA ASSISTANCE, FILLING OUT INSURANCE INFORMATION, AND OTHER RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
THE ICE POD THAT WE HAD IS NOW CLOSED, TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY.
WE DID HAVE STILL ICE AVAILABLE, BUT IT WAS NOT BEING UTILIZED, SO WE MOVED IT ON SO THEY CAN USE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE THIS TIME.
THAT IS A VERY QUICK UPDATE FOR US. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> THE ONE THING THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY SOME PEOPLE IS THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH FEMA HAVE YOU HAD ANY INTERACTIONS WITH THAT YET?
>> SO WITH FEMA, ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING THIS RIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A DENIAL FROM FEMA.
THEN IF YOU FILE WITH YOUR TWO YEAR, AND THEN YOU GET A DENIAL FROM THEM, THEN YOU SUBMIT THAT DENIAL TO FEMA, WHICH THEN WE'LL PICK UP.
IT'S JUST A PROCESS, I THINK MAKING SURE THAT MESSAGING GETS OUT THERE, WHICH IS WHERE THE STATE COMING IN WILL HELP.
THERE'S JUST A LITTLE MESSAGING LAG RIGHT NOW WITH THAT.
BUT THAT'S HOW THAT PROCESS WORK.
IF PEOPLE ARE NOT SELECTING LIKE I DON'T HAVE HOMEOWNERSHIP OR I'M A RENTAL, THEN THEY'RE GETTING APPROVED.
BUT IF YOU HAVE HOMEOWNERS, THAT'S THE PROCESS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
>> BECAUSE EVERYONE I'VE TALKED TO THAT HAS CONTACTED ME HAD BEEN DENIED FOR EVERYTHING.
>> YES. IT'S BECAUSE OF [OVERLAPPING].
>> THE OTHER THING WAS, RED CROSS AT THE SHELTER IS HELPING PEOPLE WHILE THEY'RE STILL HERE, I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT BECAUSE THE RED CROSS WILL HELP THEM GET THEIR FEMA STUFF SUBMITTED IF THEY CAN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER OR WHATEVER ELSE, SO I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO UTILIZE THAT WHILE I'M STILL THERE.
>> YES, SIR. I DID TALK TO KEVIN WALKER HE'S THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS AND PARTNERING WITH THEM TO DO THE DISASTER REFERENCE REPORTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES.
>> WE GOT A COUPLE OF DEPARTMENT HEADS THEN.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
IN FRONT OF YOU, I HAVE COME UP WITH AN ESTIMATED, AND I STRESS ESTIMATED, COST OF DAMAGES.
I JUST WANT TO NOTE A CORRECTION ON FIRE STATION 3, THE ESTIMATED COST IS 5,000 NOT 42,750.
THE REASON IT'S ESTIMATED IS, OF COURSE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DAMAGES REALLY HOLD AND WHAT THE REPAIRS WILL BE.
I'VE ALSO HAD PURCHASED A DEDUCTIBLE BUY DOWN INSURANCE, WHICH WILL LOWER OUR DEDUCTIBLES, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE BUILDINGS I HAVE TO GET VERIFICATION FROM FROM THE AGENT.
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THE FIRST CHART YOU'LL SEE IS THOSE LOCATIONS THAT ARE COVERED ON OUR WINDSTORM INSURANCE.IF YOU FLIP THE PAGE OVER, IT SHOWS SOME TOTALS TO DATE.
THEN THERE IS ANOTHER CHART THERE THAT THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS WITH DAMAGES THAT I'VE RECEIVED TO DATE THAT ARE NOT COVERED ON OUR WINDSTORM INSURANCE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM, THIS IS THE ROUGH ESTIMATE TODAY.
TOTAL COST OF DAMAGES, AND THEN REPAIRS PLUS DEDUCTIBLES.
[NOISE] ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ARE WE LOOKING AT CHANGING ANY OF THIS ONE DAY, ON THE AREA IS NOT COVERED?
>> I REALLY CAN'T ANSWER THAT ONLY BECAUSE IF WE COME ACROSS SOMETHING ELSE OUT IN A PARK OR ON THE STREET THAT IS DAMAGED THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, IT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE UNCOVERED LIST.
OF COURSE, WHEN I BUY WINDSTORM INSURANCE, I DON'T BUY WINDSTORM INSURANCE ON PARKS AND TREES AND LIGHTING, I BUY WINDSTORM INSURANCE ON OUR FACILITIES, AND INCLUDING PUMP MACHINERY OUT AT SEBESTA ROAD.
>> THERE'S MORE THAN JUST TREES ON HERE.
>> RIGHT, THERE'S LIGHT, BANNERS.
>> THERE'S ROOF ON WATER PLANT.
>> THE HENDERSON AND ANDERSON ROAD ROOFS, THEY ARE NOT COVERED ON WINDSTORM.
THE LIFT STATIONS OF THE LIFT STATIONS ARE COVERED ON UNDER WINDSTORM.
>> WE CERTAINLY CAN COME BACK IN A WORKSHOP FORMAT AND IDENTIFY FUTURE THINGS YOU WANT TO INSURE, JUST WE GOT TO HAVE THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
>> I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE ANTIQUE LIGHTS.
DOES OUR BANNER PROGRAM COVER SINCE WE CONTRACTED OUT THE BANNERS?
>> I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR MEGAN.
> MEGAN IS COMING UP. SHE WILL ANSWER THAT.
>> BANNERS WILL BE COVERED BY CGI, SO WE'RE COMPILING A LIST OF WHAT ALL THE ISSUES ARE.
EVEN US ASSESSING REMOVING WHAT WAS THERE, OUR STAFF WILL GET PAID FOR REMOVAL AND PUTTING THEM BACK UP AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING ANY DAMAGE BANNERS TO US.
>> ON THE LIGHTS, SO WE JUST PUT THE COST OF THE ENTIRE LIGHT AS A WORST CASE.
AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IF WE GO BACK AND JUST THE GLOBES AND THE BULBS, AND WE CAN SCREW THEM BACK IN, THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'S LESS OF A COST.
IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THE ELECTRICAL IS MESSED UP IN IT OR SOMETHING, THEN WE'LL OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO ASSESS THAT.
>> JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE A WINDSTORM ADJUSTER COME OUT YESTERDAY AND LOOKED AT THREE LOCATIONS.
THEY CAME OUT AGAIN TODAY AND LOOKED AT ANOTHER THREE.
THEY WILL BE BACK IN A FEW DAYS TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES.
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AT WITH THE ADJUSTING SIDE OF IT.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, ALL OF OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES ARE ALL BACK ON NORMAL POWER, OPERATING NORMALLY.
AS FAR AS LIFT STATIONS, WE STILL HAVE FOUR AROUND TOWN WITHOUT POWER, BUT WE HAVE PORTABLE GENERATORS, SO WE PULL THOSE AROUND AND GET THEM PUMPED DOWN AND JUST CONTINUE OPERATIONS AS NORMAL.
WE STARTED SOME STREET SWEEPING TODAY IN AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLEARED OF DEBRIS.
WE'RE ALSO CONTINUING TO PUT UP SIGNS, CLEAR ANY DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT COME UP AND JUST TRYING TO WORK THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS AND WORK TOWARDS GETTING BACK ON OUR NORMAL SCHEDULE OF THINGS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
>> WHAT ARE THE FOUR LIFT STATIONS THAT DON'T HAVE POWER?
>> LIFT STATION 23, WHICH IS, I HAVE TO GET AN ADDRESS, HOLD ON SECOND.
LIFT STATION NUMBER 7, THAT'S OUT ON CASEY.
THERE IS ANOTHER ONE OFF SOUTH CASEY LIFT STATION 23.
LIFT STATION 23 IS THE ONE ON 300 NORTH ERSKINE.
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AGAIN, I MENTIONED NUMBER 7, AND WE ALSO HAVE NUMBER 11, WHICH THAT'S ON [INAUDIBLE] ROAD BETWEEN HOUSTON AND DALLAS DRIVE THAT LIFT STATION RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.IT'S ACTUALLY ENERGIZED, BUT IT'S JUST A SINGLE PHASE, SO WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL THREE LEGS DOWN TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE A PUMP SO ALL THE RESIDENTS THERE HAVE POWER, BUT THE LIFT STATION CANNOT BE OPERATED.
THEN ALSO LIFT STATION NUMBER 31, WHICH IS OFF OF SOUTH FRONT STREET WAY DOWN THERE ON THE END TOWARDS 220 RIGHT IN FRONT OF THAT SMALL TRAILER PARK THERE, SO THOSE ARE THE FOUR WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITHOUT POWER.
>> BUT THOSE SEVEN IS PROBABLY THE MOST CRITICAL.
>> NUMBER 7 IS THE MOST CRITICAL, BUT NUMBER 7 ALSO HAS ITS OWN STANDBY GENERATOR THERE, SO HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US THIS ENTIRE TIME.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF HICUPS WITH THE GENERATOR, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, LIFT STATION 7 WAS GREAT THE ENTIRE TIME FOR US.
>> ARE YOUR CREWS OR IS PARKS IS ANYONE WORKING ON ANY TYPE OF CLEAN UP DITCHES?
>> WE ARE WORKING ON CLEANING UP DITCHES, AND I BELIEVE PARKS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE COMPLETED, BUT CLEANING UP THE PARKS IS WHAT THEY WERE TASKED NEXT.
FOR US, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAN OUT ALL THE DITCHES, AND WE'RE ALSO COMPILING A LIST OF ANY TYPE OF EASEMENTS OR RIGHT AWAY THAT WE HAVE THAT THERE ARE NO POWER LINES IN, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT TO CLEAR ANYTHING.
THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS CLEARING.
WE'RE GOING TO COMPILE THAT LIST AND GET IT OVER TO THE DEBRIS MANAGEMENT FOLKS, AND THEY'LL HELP US OUT AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> THEN WHILE YOU'RE STAYING THERE, I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER.
CAN YOU PLEASE INFORM EVERYBODY ABOUT THE WATER.
>> BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY, THEIR CHANNELS THAT THEY RECEIVE THE WATER OBVIOUSLY THROUGH DOW BECAUSE DOW ACTUALLY GETS A MAJOR AMOUNT OF WATER COMPARED TO BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY.
THEY ALLOW BRAZOSPORT WATER AUTHORITY TO PULL OFF OF THEIR RESERVOIRS AND THEIR CHANNELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
OUT OF THE HARRIS RESERVOIR WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY PULLING FROM THE STORM, ALL THAT EXTRA RAINFALL, THAT EXTRA FLOW OBVIOUSLY CAUSES IT REALLY STIRS THINGS UP IN THAT RESERVOIR, AND WHICH YOU HAVE, IT'S CALLED TURBIDITY IN THE WATER TREATMENT WORLD.
IT'S JUST THE AMOUNT OF SOLIDS THAT ARE IN THE WATER, WHETHER THEY'RE DISSOLVED OR FULLY DISSOLVED OR SUSPENDED.
ALL THE SUSPENDED SOLIDS, WHICH ARE THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE AND WATER.
THOSE ARE EASILY REMOVED BY THE FILTRATION SYSTEMS AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT BWA HAS.
BUT THE ACTUAL TURBIDITY OF THE WATER, THE COLOR OF THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED BY THAT.
BEING THAT THAT IT'S IN THE WATER, IT'S VERY HARD TO TREAT IT 100% AT THAT LEVEL.
WHEN THEY HAVE THAT CHANGE OF THE WATER ON THEM, SUDDENLY LIKE THAT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET BACK A HOLD OF IT.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS IT'S STARTING TO CLEAR OUT FOR THEM, THEY'RE STARTING TO GET ALL THAT WATER OUT OF WHAT'S COME DOWN THE CHANNEL FROM THAT RESERVOIR, THAT BIG SHOT OF WATER, THEY'RE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH IT.
THINGS ARE GOING TO START GETTING BETTER AND CLEARED UP AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE WATER IS PERFECTLY SAFE TO DRINK.
IT HAS PEOPLE WHO HAS A SLIGHT ODOR TO IT.
BUT BEYOND ALL THOSE THINGS, YES, IT IS SAFE TO DRINK.
IT HAS BEEN TREATED TO TCQ STANDARDS.
>> THANK YOU BECAUSE I RECEIVED TWO CALLS FROM RESTAURANTS TODAY SAYING, IS THIS WATER SAFE TO DRINK I'M LIKE YES, IT IS SAFE TO DRINK?
>> YES. WE NOTICED IT WHEN WE CAME IN HERE ON YESTERDAY WHEN WE ACTUALLY PUSHED OUT THE MESSAGE FORWARD.
THAT'S WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED IT, AND WE SAW A LOT OF OTHER CITIES FOLLOW SUIT, BUT YES, WE TYPICALLY DON'T GET NOTIFICATION FOR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
IS SOMETHING WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE POSTED THE DAY IT HAPPENED, WHETHER THAT WAS SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHEN ANGLETON RESIDENTS STARTED SEEING IT, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE IT UNTIL MONDAY.
>> DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW MUCH RAINFALL WE GOT IN THE EVENT MONDAY MORNING, AND MAYBE HOW MUCH THE TOTAL WE'VE GOT SO FAR THIS WEEK.
>> I KNOW DURING THE STORM WE CHECKED ALL OUR RAN GAUGES, WE HAD AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 6.75 INCHES ACROSS TOWN.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT FELL IN THE RAIN GAUGE.
RAIN WAS GOING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
WHAT THE REAL TOTAL IS, I'M NOT SURE. I'M NOT SURE.
JANIE HAS AN ACTUAL TOTAL, BUT THAT'S THE TOTAL WE HAVE FROM OUR RAIN GAUGES AROUND TOWN.
>> ON THE DEBRIS OR ON THE CLEANOUTS OF THE DITCHES.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO GO ALL THROUGH TOWN AND WORK ON THESE DITCHES?
BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN IS RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK, TAKING CARE OF THESE ISSUES, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SLOWLY BREAK AWAY AND LEAVE THAT TO OUR FOUR MAN STREET CREW AT SOME POINT, WHICH I'M THINKING WE'LL PROBABLY FINISH OUT THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE TO TRANSITION.
WE HAVE TO GET BACK ON ALL THE SEWER REPAIRS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, ANY WATER BREAKS WE HAVE THAT WE HAVEN'T REPAIRED YET.
WE HAVE OTHER THINGS PILING UP ON US AS WELL.
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THAT WILL TAPER OFF AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE US QUITE A BIT LONGER TIME WITH ONLY FOUR PEOPLE ON IT, BUT YES, THAT IS THE PLAN TO JUST CONTINUE ON AND KNOCK ALL THE DEBRIS OUT OF IT.>> IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET AN UPDATE, MAYBE THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING IN AUGUST WHAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND WHAT WE'VE DONE FROM DITCH MAINTENANCE.
BECAUSE THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S ON A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE HURRICANE SEASON.
>> WE'RE GETTING REGULAR RAIN AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF RAIN COMING IN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, SO IT'D NICE TO KNOW.
>> I WILL SAY THAT THE TEXT MEGA PROCESS IS DEFINITELY THE BEST FOR US.
THE BEST WAY TO GET US WORK ORDERS AND WE CAN SEND THEM OUT TO OUR CREWS.
>> JUST TO NOTE THE DEBRIS COMPANY HAS BEEN HIRED TO HANDLE ALL EASEMENTS AND PARKS TO TAKE CARE OF THE HANGARS AND THE TREES AND ALL THAT.
>> THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TREE TRIMMING.
YOU KNOW THE LAWS THAT GO INTO THAT? I KNOW LIKE ON YOUR PROPERTY, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TREE TRIMMING AROUND YOUR ELECTRICAL, BUT LIKE OUR EASEMENTS, DO YOU KNOW WHO JOB THAT IS?
>> TYPICALLY, IF WE HAVE A UTILITY EASEMENT, THE PROPERTY STILL BELONGS TO THE HOMEOWNER.
WE JUST HAVE SAY IT'S A 15 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT THERE'S A SEWER LINE BACK THERE.
WELL, THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME TO DO MAINTENANCE ON THOSE SYSTEMS. I WOULD SAY IT'S A HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY.
THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF IT IN EASEMENTS BECAUSE WE STILL DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY.
BUT A LOT THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES THEY ARE HARD TO ACCESS, AND WE TRY TO HELP OUT DO ANYTHING WE CAN IN THOSE EASEMENTS. NOW RIGHT OF WAYS.
YES, ANYTHING IN THE RIGHT AWAY, THAT'S DEFINITELY CITY PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF.
BUT IN THE EASEMENTS, IT'S A GRAY AREA BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FENCING UP IN THE WAY TOO, AND WHAT DO WE DO TEAR DOWN FENCING TO GO REMOVE A TREE OR SHOULD THE RESIDENT HANDLE IT? IT'S PRETTY CIRCUMSTANTIAL. I'D HAVE TO SAY.
>> I GOT SOMETHING I'LL HAVE TO ASK ABOUT LATER.
>> JUST TO REITERATE WHAT JANIE WAS SAYING, CROWDER WILL BE WORKING LIKE BATES STICKY, WE'RE SO CLOSE AT THOSE PARTS THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING.
THEY'VE PROVIDED US FOR WHAT THAT WOULD COST REGARDING TAKING DOWN THE FELL TREES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND BROUGHT TO THE ROAD FOR THEM TO PICK UP.
OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON GETTING BACK ON TYPICAL SCHEDULE, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY STILL DOING SOME FEMALE WORK AS IT RELATES TO ASSESSMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN STREET LIGHTS AND WHAT WE CAN DO IN HOUSE VERSUS IF IT'S A FULL POLE REPAIR OR IF WE CAN WORK WITHIN OUR CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ON THOSE ANTIQUE STREET LIGHTS.
THEY'RE WORKING MOSTLY BACK TO NORMAL, BUT WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE STILL DOING SOME ASSESSMENTS.
AT THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER.
OVER THE PAST BASED ON REPORTS OF THE SAME TWO WEEK PERIOD LAST YEAR, WE HAVE ABOUT $18,000 LOSS IN DAILY PASS REVENUE.
RENTALS, WE HAVE A LOSS IN ABOUT 425 AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, A LOSS OF ABOUT 635, JUST BECAUSE OF CANCELLATION THINGS WE COULD NOT PUSH BACK.
FOR INSTANCE, OUR TRACK PROGRAM, WE TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK.
IT IS CURRENTLY ACTUALLY ONGOING THIS WEEK SINCE IT'S HELD A SATELLITE LOCATION.
WE DID HAVE TO CANCEL ONE WEEK, SO WE DID GIVE A CURATE A REFUND TO ALL OF THOSE PARTICIPANTS.
WE DID PUSH BACK SUMMER CAMP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO OCCUR THIS WEEK.
YOU'LL SEE SUMMER CAMPING OFFERED THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN THE LAST WEEK IN JULY.
THOSE WERE ALL PUSHED BACK EASILY, SO THOSE WILL COMMENCE AGAIN NEXT WEEK AS WE REOPEN.
WE HAD JUST ONE SUMMER CAMPER THAT REQUESTED A REFUND DUE TO CONFLICTING SCHEDULES.
THOSE ARE ABOUT ALL THE UPDATES THAT WE HAVE RELATED TO THE RECREATION CENTER.
WE ANTICIPATE STAFF IS GEARING UP READY TO GO FOR FULL FLEDGED OPERATIONS AS THE FACILITY CLOSES DOWN.
RED CROSS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING THE FACILITY UPON DEPARTURE, BUT WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACT CLEANING COMPANY TO ENSURE THAT IT IS CLEANED TO OUR STANDARD BEFORE WE OPEN DOORS FOR OPERATION.
>> [INAUDIBLE] ATE THAT WILL BE?
>> WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL BE FRIDAY AS WE HAD.
>> I'M SORRY. THAT IS WHEN THE SHELTER WILL CLOSE.
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DEPENDING ON WHAT TIME THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED LAST TIME IS THAT WHATEVER CLOSURE DATE THAT WOULD BE 6:00 A.M. THAT DAY.IF IT'S 6:00 A.M. FRIDAY, WE'RE STAYING CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE ALL CLEANING IS ADDRESSED SO THAT WE CAN OPEN FOR REGULAR OPERATION SATURDAY.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO PARKS, RECREATION OR THE FACILITY?
>> HOW LONG ARE THE PARKS GOING TO BE CLOSED?
>> WE HAVE FOUR THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN.
B.G. PECK PARK IS CLOSED BECAUSE IT IS BEING USED AS STAGING AREA.
OF COURSE, BATES DICKEY, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY CROWDER IS ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND ASSESS AND COMPLETE ALL OF THE DEBRIS PICK UP.
I WOULD REALLY HAVE TO DEFER TO CROWDER ON THAT QUESTION, BUT WE CAN PROBABLY GET YOU AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE.
>> CURRENTLY, WITH THAT PARK, IT IS WET IN THERE.
THEIR HINDRANCE IS THEY DON'T WANT TO RUN IT UP.
WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TREES DAMAGED AND SOME HANGERS ON THERE.
THEY'RE ASSESSING AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN THIS WEEKEND ALSO.
>> IT'S THAT PARK IS TRYING TO GET A CHI A LITTLE BIT, SO WE DON'T HURT THAT.
>> B.G. PECK, IT'S A STAGING AREA.
WE CAN ALWAYS FIND ANOTHER, HOPEFULLY, MAYBE TRY TO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAGE THEM IF YOU GUYS WANT THAT PARK OPENED.
>> IS THAT THE ONLY THING STOPPING US FROM OPENING THAT PARK?
>> WE'RE GOOD RIGHT NOW, BUT SOCCER SEASON STARTS IN TWO WEEKS, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
>> I CAN WORK ON THAT LOCATION.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> ARE THE CONCESSION STILL TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT BATES, [OVERLAPPING]
>> THE FREEDOM CONCESSION ROOF.
ARE THEY STILL USABLE, SERVICEABLE?
>> YES. STAFF WENT OUT THE DAY THAT WE WERE CALLED BACK IN, I HONESTLY CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT DAY THAT WAS.
THEY SECURED THE RIDGE VENT, SO THAT BECAUSE I THINK RAIN WAS ANTICIPATED FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY OR THAT DAY, AND SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T SUFFER AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FACILITY.
PARKS CREW, MAINTENANCE CREW WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS BOTH OF THOSE COMPLEXES, BUT THEY ARE SOMETHING THAT ULTIMATELY NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND ADDRESSED LONG TERM.
>> THE SCOREBOARDS AT FREEDOM?
>> WE DID. I THINK IT WAS BEFORE MY TIME.
WE'RE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE QUOTE, BUT I BELIEVE THOSE WERE PUT UP IN 2018.
RIGHT BEFORE I CAME ON BOARD WITH THE CITY.
THOSE ARE PROBABLY OUR NEWEST SCOREBOARDS.
ONE THING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AT ONE OF OUR RECENT CONFERENCES, THERE'S A COMPANY THAT WILL COME IN AND PROVIDE SCOREBOARD.
WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THEM FOR BATES PARK TO REMOVE WHAT IS EXISTING OUT THERE MINIMALLY, AND THEN POTENTIALLY REPLACE THEM, THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE SCOREBOARD AS LONG AS THEY HAVE RIGHTS FOR ADVERTISING.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, SO WE CAN CONSIDER REPLACING ALL OF THE SCOREBOARDS AT BOTH COMPLEXES.
YEAH. I THINK WE ARE ALSO OUT OF WARRANTY.
>> THEY'RE LIKE THE WILDCAT STADIUM.
BUT THEY'RE LIKE, REALLY SMALL?
>> YES. THAT'S WHAT THIS UNIT IS.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE UP FRONT.
THE TRADE OFF IS JUST ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING DOLLARS.
WE CAN HOPEFULLY HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT BEING LOCAL ADVERTISEMENT LIKE WE DID WITH CGI BANNERS.
>> NONE OF OUR SOLAR LIGHTS WERE MESSED UP AT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. WE DID NOT FIND THAT OUR SOLAR LIGHTS HAD ANY ISSUES NOT AT B.G.
PECK NOR THE TRACK AT FREEDOM PARK.
>> SOMEBODY ASKED ME TODAY, DID ALL THAT STUFF THAT WOULD JUST PUT IN GET RAINED? YEAH. I GUESS THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE?
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
REGARDING PERMIT SERVICES, AS YOU KNOW AND WE APPRECIATE YOU
[00:30:04]
EXTENDING THE PERMITS FOR THREE MONTHS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS.THINGS ARE PROCEEDING GREATLY.
KYLE HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL DURING AFTER HOURS.
WE'VE CAUGHT SOME OF THEM DUE TO HIS CONNECTIONS WITH TNMP.
THEY HAVE ASSISTED THE CITY, IN SOME INSTANCES, THEY WILL BE WAVING SOME OF THOSE INSPECTIONS DUE TO THE EMERGENCY LEVELS.
THEY DO SOME LEVEL OF INSPECTION DURING THE TIME OF CONNECTION, SO THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH WHETHER OR NOT IT'S BEEN DONE PROPERLY.
THE ROOF REPAIRS, WE WILL SEE THOSE COMING MORE LATER BECAUSE THEY'RE IN TOUCH WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, SO WE'LL ACCOMMODATE THOSE PERMITS AS WELL.
OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS COLLECTED ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF DAMAGES ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE SIGNAGE, AND WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE IN FUTURE REPORTS, I THINK TO THE COUNCIL MAYBE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.
ONCE WE CAN ORGANIZE THE DATABASE FOR THOSE ITEMS. THINGS ARE PROGRESSING PRETTY WELL ON THE EMERGENCY SIDE.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TWO INSPECTORS, RIGHT?
>> I WANT TO THANK KYLE FOR GETTING OUT THERE ALL WEEKEND AND HELPING HIM WHERE HE NEEDED TO.
I KNOW HE'S TIRED, BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW IN THE PAST, WHEN WE NEEDED MORE INSPECTORS OR WE USED THE COMPANY.
HAVE WE LOOKED INTO THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING WORK?
>> CURRENTLY, WE DO HAVE DON AS OUR PREVIOUS EMPLOYER.
HE'S HELPED US ON OFF TIME ON OFF FRIDAYS WHEN OUR OTHER EMPLOYEE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
THAT'S BEEN WORKING OUT GREATLY, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING TO CONTINUE DON ON TO HELP US ON THE CONTRACTUAL TYPE SERVICES.
THAT'S WORKING OUT REALLY WELL.
>> HAS IT BEEN BUSY? YOU GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE?
>> IT'S BEEN BUSY AND OF COURSE, OTHER DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD.
THE OTHER PROJECTS, OF COURSE, ARE CALLING.
YEAH, I THINK THEY'LL BE AND THIS IS THE PERIOD, I THINK OF GREATER PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS ON THE NEW HOME DEVELOPMENTS, AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE REPORTS AS WELL AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MONTH.
>> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OTHERWISE?
>> THAT'S A FORMAL PART. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF THE STAFF THAT YOU ALL HAVE?
>> ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THE BARREL UPDATES GOING?
>> WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE DEBRIS COLLECTION UPDATE.
>> WE'LL CONTINUE REGULAR POSTS, BUT THE BRIEF ITSELF WITH THE NEW MAGAZINE, WE'LL DO THAT THROUGH FRIDAY.
>> THAT'S ACTUALLY OUR TML NOMINATION FOR AWARD NEXT YEAR.
IT'S THE FLIP BOOK AND THE [OVERLAPPING].
I WAS LIKE, I'M JUST GOING TO USE THE FLIP BOOK, AND THAT'S WHAT I USED.
INTERNALLY, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE RED CROSS, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN KEEP THEM BETTER INFORMED SO THEY CAN INFORM THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE OVER THERE.
WE HAVE SOME GOOD LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT HOW ALL THAT PROCESS WORKS.
WE'D HAVE LEVEL C RED CROSS WORKER COMING OVER TO REC STAFF SAYING, YEAH, I NEED THIS.
AGAIN, WE NEED TO FORMALIZE THAT PROCESS INTERNALLY SO THAT THE RIGHT REQUESTS ARE GETTING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THEM BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S DISCONNECTS THERE TOO.
>> I DEFINITELY WANT TO THANK THE RED CROSS FOR COMING IN.
JUST THE WHOLE RUN THAT SHELTER, NO ONE COMPLAINED WHEN I WENT IN THERE.
I WENT IN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND NO ONE COMPLAINED.
THEY ALL HAD GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THE RED CROSS AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING OVER THERE, HOW HELPFUL THEY WERE.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THAT SHELTER.
THAT'S DEFINITELY A BIG WIN FOR THE CITY.
>> AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO DO A COUPLE OF REAL QUICK RECOGNITIONS.
BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO A LONGER RECOGNITION, AGAIN, IN ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE'LL PRODUCE THE LAUNDRY LIST OF PRIVATE CITIZENS, TO RESTAURANTS, TO OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAVE ASSISTED ANGLETON AND WORKED WITHOUT RECOGNITION FOLLOWED UP BY A LETTER, THANKS SIGNED BY YOU, AND WE'LL GET THEM PRESENTED OR MAILED OFF OR SOMETHING.
[00:35:03]
>> CHIEF, DID YOU GET YOUR ROOM BACK IN AN ORDER? [BACKGROUND].
>> YES, SIR. WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING A CPA THIS WEEK.
YOU'RE NORMAL. YOU WERE NORMAL LAST WEEK, RIGHT?
>> CALLS FOR SERVICE, ARE THEY UP, DOWN? JUST WANT TO KNOW DURING THIS POWER OUTAGE, WHAT HAVE WE SEEN FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT?
>> CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE UP. I CAN GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS.
EMS FIRE, EVERYTHING'S UP BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO DESK OFFICERS, OUR GUYS, AND EMS AND FIRE ARE ALL BUSY.
>> THAT REMINDS ME, DID WE HAVE ANY MORE FATALITIES? JUST THOSE TWO?
>> THEY WERE HEAT-RELATED, RIGHT?
>> NO ONE NO ONE DIED FROM THE STORM, BUT WE DID HAVE TWO DEATHS FROM HEAT-RELATED INJURIES.
>> WHEN YOU SAY YOUR CALLS SERVICE OR UP, SO IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR I KNOW YOU CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
>> YES, SIR, BUT WE DISPATCH FOR THEM.
PEOPLE CALL ABOUT WHEN THE POWER GETS ENERGIZED, THINGS ARE SPARKING AND ARCHING. SO YES, SIR.
>> THEY'RE GOING AND CHECKING ON POWER LINES AND POTENTIAL SPARKING LINES.
>>THEY'VE ALSO WORKED WITH EMS TO WHERE THEY'RE NOT CALLING EMS OUT FOR EVERYTHING BECAUSE NORMALLY THE EMS GOES WITH EVERY FIRE CALL.
THE CHIEF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, BOTH CHIEFS WORKING TOGETHER, AND WORK WITH OUR DISPATCH CENTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT STRETCHING THE RESOURCES.
>> GOOD. YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY CALLS FOR SERVICE BECAUSE ANY LINEMAN OR POLICE STATION CREW WAS THREATENED, RIGHT?
>> WE HAVE NOT. ANY SERVICE PEOPLE THREATENED OR I THINK IT'S THE THERE ARE LOCKS IN THE CITY.
>> GOOD. PEOPLE'S TEMPERS ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT FLARED BECAUSE OF THE NO HEAT, NO POWER BUT OTHER THAN THAT.
>> THANK YOU. I COULDN'T LEAVE YOU OUT.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE SITTING BACK THERE, I HAD TO ASK YOU SOMETHING.
>> I'M VERY FINE SITTING BACK HERE. [LAUGHTER].
>> THE MORE THE REASON TO CALL YOU UP.
>> ANYTHING ELSE, CHRIS, JAMIE, COUNCIL? LAST CHANCE.
>> JUST A COMMENT. I FOUND OUT THAT SAMARITAN'S PURSE SHOWED UP IN TOWN.
>> WHEN YOU THINK OF SAMARITAN'S PURSE, YOU'RE THINKING OF SOME WORLDWIDE MEGA-RELIEF.
THEY SAID THEY'D BE HERE AS LONG AS THEY'RE NEEDED.
>> THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT AS WELL.
AGAIN, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. CAN'T BE OVERSTATED.
>> COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL]
I JUST WANT TO SAY I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN PRETTY BUSY WITH THE STORM AND IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.WHILE YOU'LL HEAR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UPSET AND RIGHTFULLY SO THEY WANT THEIR POWER BACK ON, THE THINGS THAT WE COULD CONTROL FROM OUR SIDE, WE WERE WORLD-CLASS AND I DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.
MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE IN POSITION AND READY TO RESPOND AND GETTING THE CITY BACK UP AND RUNNING, IT MEANS A LOT TO A LOT OF THESE CITIZENS, AND THEY REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALREADY HAVING DEBRIS PICK UP AND DURING THE WHOLE TIME, THE THE WASTEWATER AND THE WATER NEVER WENT DOWN.
PEOPLE STILL HAD ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, ABLE TO FLUSH TOILETS.
THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DID AS A CITY GETTING THE ROADS CLEARED.
WE CAN'T HELP TXDOT, IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT WE MADE SURE THAT WE HAD SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THERE.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT KEEPING US SAFE WITH THEIR SIGNS EVEN IF ONE HAD TO TAKE A FATALITY.
>> MORE THAN ONE. WE DID A GOOD JOB, AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT.
I THINK IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE AFTER-ACTION REPORT, WHAT COULD CHANGE, WHAT COULD BE DIFFERENT.
[00:40:02]
JAMIE, GREAT JOB LEADING THIS.TO THE STAFF THAT WORKED IT, Y'ALL WERE INCREDIBLE, SO THANK YOU.
SOME OF YOU STILL DON'T HAVE POWER, AND YOU'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH IT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
TO THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU BECAUSE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD THAT EMERGENCY MEETING LAST WEEK.
EVERY ONE OF US WAS HERE OR THERE AND READY TO GIVE LEADERSHIP AND ADVICE AND KEEP US GOING WAS IMPORTANT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT STORY ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A CITY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL THESE OTHER THINGS LOOMING, OUR REGULAR JOBS OUT THERE THAT HAVE TO BE DONE, AND THAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE BUDGET. AS SOON AS YOU TURN YOUR BARREL HAT OFF, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THAT BUDGET HAT BACK ON AND WHAT A WAY TO GO RIGHT IN THE BUDGET.
>> MICHELLE, CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE REAL QUICK ON THE DATES FOR BUDGETS SO WE'RE ALL REMINDED, WE'RE ALL REFRESHED ON IT?
>> OUR NET NEXT BUDGET MEETING IS GOING TO BE JULY 27 ON A SATURDAY.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO A WORKSHOP AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> ON THE 23RD, THERE IS A WORKSHOP.
THEN THE OFFICIAL BIG BUDGET MEETING IS THE 27TH, SATURDAY.
>>THEN WE GO RIGHT INTO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING THE 13TH.
>> THAT'LL BE TO FINISH UP BUDGET.
>> I'D LIKE TO TAKE TO WHAT MAYOR WRIGHT SAID.
I KNOW YOU GUYS BEING ON THE FRONT LINE, YOU NORMALLY DEAL WITH THE BAD AND THE UGLY.
I'VE BEEN ATTRIBUTED QUITE A FEW REALLY HUGE COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE WAY THAT THE CITY'S HANDLED THINGS.
GOSH, I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD MY FIELD BOOK ON ME SO I COULD HAVE WRITTEN THE THINGS THAT I HEARD DOWN.
BUT GREAT JOB. REALLY GOOD JOB.
>> SOME OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS WERE ACTUALLY THE CALL CENTER FOLKS.
>> THEY WERE TAKING THE NON-EMERGENCY FACE SHOT.
WHY IS MY POWER ON? WHY CAN I GET BOTTLED WATER? I NEED WHATEVER.
THOSE FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, THEY DON'T DO THAT DAY TO DAY, HAD TO TAKE THAT WHATEVER, REMAIN CALM, PROVIDE THAT ANSWER BACK TO THAT RESIDENT WHETHER THEY'RE HAPPY OR NOT.
>> SPEAKING OF THAT, I'VE GOTTEN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY.
I KNOW WE DISCUSSED THAT EARLIER.
I JUST LIKE TO SAY TAP WATER OUT HERE I'M DRINKING IT NOW.
>> ALSO, I DID RECEIVE A COMPLIMENT, AND I'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS NOTED BY EVERYBODY.
ONE OF THE STEER RESIDENTS WAS AT THE SHELTER AND SHE CAME UP TO ME AND SHE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MEET.
SARAH DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THAT.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SARAH GETS NOTARIZED FOR THAT.
>> SHE'S ON THE LIST FOR NEXT WEEK.
>> THAT LADY SAID SHE'S THE ONE WHO TOOK CARE OF ME EVERY DAY.
NOBODY ELSE IN THAT SHELTER REALLY HAD ANYTHING NICE TO SAY.
[LAUGHTER] BUT THAT LADY CAME UP TO ME IN HER WHEELCHAIR JUST TO MAKE SURE SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.
>> I KNOW WHERE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A CITY MEETING AND WE'RE LISTENING TO DEPARTMENT HEADS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE FRONT-LINE WORKERS IN FRONT OF US.
I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WORKING AT HOME ARE WATCHING AT HOME IF THEY'RE WATCHING AT HOME.
IT IS NOTED THAT, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND THAT AREN'T CITY EMPLOYEES.
I KNOW Y'ALL GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, BUT YOUR SALARIES ARE DIRECTLY TIED TO PERFORMANCE.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST COMMITTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND I DON'T WANT US TO OVERLOOK THEM.
I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK WE'RE UP HERE JUST PATTING EACH OTHER ON THE BACK.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE PLENTY OF INDIVIDUALS, NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS, BUT GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY GIVEN SO MUCH OF THEIR OWN TIME, SO MUCH SWEAT, LET'S BE HONEST.
[00:45:01]
ANYWAY, JUST I WANT TO MAKE SURE.I KNOW WE CAN'T TAKE THEM ALL, BUT IT'S PART OF WHAT MAKES A SMALL CITY GREAT IS THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WILLING TO WORK AND SUPPORT AND HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS, OR EVEN PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S FANTASTIC. LIKE I SAID, I WANT TO GET ALL THE OUT OF ATTABOYS Y'ALL DESERVE.
BUT ALSO IT'S NOT MUTUALLY JUST Y'ALL.
I APPRECIATE THAT. IF YOU'RE OUT THERE LISTENING, THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HELPED.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE CITY.
I THINK THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB AS FAR AS LINING EVERYTHING OUT, WELL ORGANIZED, AND I APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL'S HELP FOR ALL OF THE LONG HOURS I KNOW THAT Y'ALL PUT IN.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT ANGLETON IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, A LOT OF NEIGHBORHOODS, A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT HELPING EACH OTHER.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE. THANK YOU AGAIN.
>> WE CAN THANK YOU ALL NIGHT AND I'D GIVE YOU NOTHING.
>> I REALLY WISH WE COULD BOTTLE UP, AS MAYOR PRO-TEM TOWNSEND MENTIONED, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED AND CAME OUT, AND COUNCILMAN ROBERTS SAID HELPING THE NEIGHBORS, FOLLOW THAT UP AND KEEP IT GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE YEAR.
THAT'D BE NICE. LET'S TRY DO THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL IS GOING TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
AT 6:47 AND 11 SECONDS TO DISCUSSION ITEM NUMBER 3, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, FINDINGS OF CONSULTANT AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS TO DELIBERATE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
EVALUATE POSSIBLE FUTURE ALIGNMENT OF AN EAST-WEST COLLECTOR ROAD.
[OPEN SESSION]
WE WILL COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:42 AND 25 SECONDS.ANY ACTION COME OUT? SOUNDS LIKE NONE.
SO NO ACTION COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:42 AND 35 SECONDS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.