[00:00:03] >> IT IS SIX O'CLOCK AND 52 SECONDS, [DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER] AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING STARTED OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, MAY 13TH. WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM WITH US AND PRESENT. I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. I WISH EVERY COUNCIL MEETING WAS THIS PACKED. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE. A LOT OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE AND A LOT OF THINGS TO DELIBERATE, BUT APPRECIATE YOU-ALL BEING HERE. IF YOU-ALL WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION. >> >> BOW WITH ME, PLEASE. FATHER, AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, CONSTANT CONCERN, YOUR CONSTANT LOVING KINDNESS. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU'VE MADE FOR THE FREEDOM THAT WE HAVE, FOR THE LIBERTY WE HAVE TO JOIN TOGETHER TO DELIBERATE YOUR BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY. FATHER, IT'S A GREAT GATHERING TONIGHT, AND A GREAT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE NEW SERVANTS TO THIS CITY THAT ARE BEING SWORN IN TONIGHT. FATHER JUST PRAY FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. THE NEWCOMERS, FATHER, THE ONES WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE FOR YOU. FATHER, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE SERVING THE CITY, FOR THE VARIOUS STAFFS, THE POLICE, THE EMS, THE PUBLIC WORKS, EVERYONE, FATHER, NOT TO LEAVE ANYONE OUT, THAT FATHER GOD, DIRECT THEM, TAKE CARE OF THEM, TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES. THAT FATHER HELP THE COUNCIL TONIGHT TO DELIBERATE THINGS THAT WILL BE PLEASING YOU. IN CHRIST'S NAME, AMEN. [BACKGROUND] >> I'LL TELL YOU IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE MESSED UP. ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT, MR. BOOTH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO COUNCIL OATHS. [1. Administer Oath of Office to John Wright, Mayor by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert. ] FIRST OFF, ITEM NUMBER 1, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE MARK JONES. I GUESS I'LL GO FIRST. [BACKGROUND] >> DON'T MESS IT UP. >> I, JOHN WRIGHT DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, SO HELP ME, GOD. [APPLAUSE] >> WELCOME BACK, SIR. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU NEED TO SIGN THE DECLARATION. >> ITEM NUMBER 2, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO TRAVIS A. TOWNSEND, COUNCIL MEMBER [2. Administer Oath of Office to Travis A. Townsend, Council Member Position No. 2 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert. ] OF POSITION NUMBER 2 BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE MARK JONES. >> THANK YOU. I HONESTLY FORGOT. [BACKGROUND] >> CAN YOU REPEAT AFTER ME? [NOISE] >> I, TRAVIS A. TOWNSEND, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 2 FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, SO HELP ME, GOD. [APPLAUSE] [00:05:08] >> DID YOU SIGN BOTH? >> I DID. >> ITEM NUMBER 3, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO BARBARA SIMMONS, [3. Administer Oath of Office to Barbara Simmons, Council Member Position No. 3 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert, to fill an unexpired term ending May 2026. ] COUNCIL MEMBER OF POSITION NUMBER 3 BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE MARK JONES TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING MAY 2026. MS. SIMMONS, YOU'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO HAVE, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY OF YOUR FAMILY STAND NEXT TO YOU OR BESIDE YOU, YOU CAN. >> YEAH, YOU MAY COME. [LAUGHTER] >> MS. BARBARA, KEEP THAT HAND THERE FOR ME, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> THERE YOU GO, MA'AM. WHO IS THIS YOUNG LADY? >> THIS IS MY MOTHER, EVA SIMMONS. >> PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, MA'AM. COULD YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE? >> I, BARBARA SIMMONS DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4 FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND. THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY SO HELP ME, GOD. [APPLAUSE] >> ITEM NUMBER 4, ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO BLAINE M. SMITH, [4. Administer Oath of Office to Blaine M. Smith, Council Member Position No. 4 by Angleton Municipal Court Judge Jeffrey Gilbert.] COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4 BY ANGLETON MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE MARK JONES. BLAINE, THE SAME COURTESY TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBER THAT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE STAND NEXT TO YOU. [BACKGROUND] >> YOU'LL RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. >>I BLAINE M. SMITH, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER POSITION 4 FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, SO HELP ME, GOD [APPLAUSE]. >> WELCOME, SIR. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE JONES. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TO NIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> [NOISE] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS [CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL] CITY COUNCIL. CURRENTLY, I HAVE THREE. I'M GOING TO GO BY ORDER IN HOW THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME. FIRST OFF IS KEVIN VASA. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE HEREGOOD FOR. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KEVIN VASA. I'M PART OF THE CIRCLE A YOUTH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. I'M JUST HERE TO JUST DEBRIEF WHAT WE GOT GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW IF THE MIC IS ON. >> IT'S WORKING. >> IT'S ON. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I NEEDED TO HOLD IT OR NOT. I'M JUST HERE TO LET YOU DON'T WANT WE GUY GOING ON. WE ARE PART OF THE BAY AREA FOOTBALL LEAGUE, WHERE WE WON. WE HAD TWO TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUPER BOWL LAST YEAR THAT WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICE BACK IN DECEMBER, AND ONE OF OUR TEAMS BROUGHT HOME THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP. RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED. WE HAVE A KICKBALL TOURNAMENT COMING UP ON JUNE THE 7TH AT THE WILDCAT STADIUM WHERE OUR GAMES ARE HELD EVERY [00:10:02] SATURDAY FROM AUGUST TO THE END OF OCTOBER, AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE PLAYOFFS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE] TEAMS, CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU WANT TO PUT A TEAM TOGETHER, I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE. [LAUGHTER] LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE JUST FOR A QUICK SECOND JUST TO LET YOU-ALL KNOW. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THESE FLYERS HERE, GIVE SOME TO Y'ALL. >> JASON, WILL YOU TAKE THAT ONE. >> JUST LONG-TERM GOAL, I JUST WANT TO GET THE COMMUNITY ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY, I SPOKE TO YOU, MR. WRIGHT BEFORE, I'M BIG WITH THE KIDS, HELPING THE KIDS, HELP THE KIDS AS THEY MATURE BECAUSE THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. ONE DAY THEY WILL BE IN THESE SEATS. >> THEY WILL. >> THANK YOU-ALL FOR THIS TIME TO LET ME SPEAK AND APPRECIATE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> JASON CAN PUT ONE OF THOSE UP AT THE REC CENTER, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE WE GET IT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP, MR. GLENN MOODY. >> [BACKGROUND] THEY KNOW ME TOO WELL. I'M GLENN MOODY. I'M WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 241, PROUD VETERAN, SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND TRYING TO BE SURE THAT EVERY DAY WE TRY TO REMEMBER OUR VETERANS AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO GIVE US OUR FREEDOMS, BUT ESPECIALLY COMING UP IS OUR MEMORIAL WEEKEND. JUST BECAUSE OF THE TIME FRAME THAT'S COMING UP, I WANTED TO BRING TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT ON SATURDAY, MAY THE 24TH, THE VETERANS, AND HOPEFULLY, THE PUBLIC, AND WE USUALLY HAVE SCOUTS AND A LOT OF OTHER GROUPS TO COME OUT AND HELP US, WE HAVE 1,100 VETERANS' GRAVES IN THE CEMETERY TO PLACE FLAGS ON. HELP IS ALWAYS GRATEFUL. IT'S GRATEFUL TO SEE FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES BY PLACING A FLAG AND REMEMBERING THEM ON THAT DAY. WE PROVIDE THE FLAGS. WE WILL BE THERE AT 9:00 AM. THERE'S A FLAG POLE IN THE BACK OF THE CEMETERY WHERE WE'LL MEET. WE'LL HAVE A VERY SHORT CEREMONY EXPLAINING IF YOU HAVE A PLACE FLAG, HOW TO PLACE THEM, WHERE TO PLACE THEM, AND ALL TO HELP US OUT. WE ALWAYS LIKE THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY. I ALWAYS SAY THE LORD'S NOT GOING TO RAIN ON OUR PARADE AND ALL, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. VETERANS, WE DIDN'T GET STOPPED WHEN IT RAINED OR BAD WEATHER, SO WE'RE GOING TO ALWAYS LOOK AFTER OUR VETERANS. THEN ON MONDAY MEMORIAL DAY, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR MEMORIAL PROGRAM AT THE RING OF HONOR, WHICH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, IS ON THE WEST LAWN OF THE COURTHOUSE RIGHT OFF OF SHENANGO. WE'LL BE STARTING AT TEN O'CLOCK. AS I TALKED TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS MORNING, AND I SAID, I KNOW IT'S A HOLIDAY AND IT'S HARD TO GET UP, SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT TO TEN O'CLOCK, HOPEFULLY, GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME TO GET UP AND COME, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A PROGRAM TO HONOR OUR VETERANS. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, PLEASE COME OUT, WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST VETERANS MEMORIALS THAT I'VE SEEN, AND I'VE TRAVELED ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION AND LOTS OF VETERANS MEMORIAL. ANGLETON IS A VERY PATRIOTIC CITY. I WANT TO SEE IT STAY THAT WAY. I'M PASSIONATE. I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND ALL. LIKE I SAY, WE SHOULD HONOR OUR VETERANS EVERY DAY, BUT ON THIS DAY, IT'S A DAY TO REMEMBER THEM. WE SAY MEMORIAL DAY IS A DAY FOR US TO REMEMBER AND MEMORIALIZE. IT'S NOT REALLY A DAY THAT WE GO OUT AND HAVE FIREWORKS OR CELEBRATE AS SUCH. VETERANS DAY IS A DAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT. WE CELEBRATE WITH OUR VETERANS AND WITH OUR LIVING COMPANIONS AND ALL, BUT MEMORIAL DAY IS A DAY OF REVERENCE THAT WE GIVE TO OUR VETERANS THAT HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. I KNOW THE CITY SOMETIMES PUTS FLAGS OUT. LAST YEAR WE HAD A SNAFU AND THE COUNTY FAILED US, AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT THE CITY HAD DONE, SO I'M COMING NOW TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT IF WE CAN HAVE SOME FLAGS AROUND THE CITY TO JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF WHAT IT'S ABOUT AND ALL. [00:15:06] I GAVE THE SECRETARY A COPY OF THE PROGRAM. SHE'S GOT THAT, BUT I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU-ALL FOR BEING PATRIOTIC AND GIVING ME THE TIME TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO COME OUT AND HELP US HONOR OUR VETERANS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I HAVE ANOTHER ONE. MR. GREG HARPER, DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THAT AND SPEAK NOW OR DO YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31 TO SPEAK? >> I'LL WAIT FOR 31. >> MOVING ON TO CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS, [5. Presentation of the National Police Week Proclamation. ] ITEM NUMBER 5, PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK PROCLAMATION. COULD OUR POLICE OFFICERS PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES, COUNCIL, PLEASE GO TO THE FRONT. [BACKGROUND] >> OFFICE OF MAYOR CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK 2025 IS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND SAFEGUARDING OUR DEMOCRACY. WHEREAS THERE ARE MORE THAN 800,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SERVING IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHEREAS, SINCE THE FIRST RECORDED DEATH IN 1786, THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 24,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND HAVE BEEN KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY. WHEREAS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS OBSERVED MAY 11TH-17TH, AND PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IS OBSERVED MAY 15TH, IN HONOR OF ALL THE FALLEN OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND US FLAG SHOULD BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ANGLETON PUBLICLY SALUTES THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH-17TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, PROCLAIMED THE 13TH DAY OF MAY 2025. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] >> I DON'T TRY TO HAVE MY BACK TO YOU, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THEM. ITEM NUMBER 6, PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PROCLAMATION. [6. Presentation of the National Public Works Week Proclamation. ] PUBLIC WORKS, HECTOR, ANYBODY ELSE WITH YOUR GROUP? >> YES THEY ARE HERE. > SURE. ALSO THE MAYOR OF CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES THAT ARE VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WELL BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON. WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING OUR CITIZENS TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES. WHEREAS THE YEAR 2025 MARKS THE 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION WITH THE THEME, PEOPLE PURPOSE PRESENCE. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS URGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. [00:20:01] NOW, THEREFORE, I JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 18, 2025 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. PROCLAIMED THE 13TH DAY OF MAY 2025. [APPLAUSE] >> BARBARA GET OVER TO SCHOOL. THANK YOU. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 7, PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARD. [7. Presentation of an employee service award. ] >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS EVENING WE RECOGNIZE PARKS EMPLOYEE ROBERT HELBERT FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S ALL FOR THE SERVICE AWARDS. BUT TONIGHT, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE DIRECTOR. >> LET ME READ IT. ITEM NUMBER 8, [8. Recognition of Public Works Director, Hector Renteria on receiving his Class A Wastewater License. ] RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HECTOR RENTERIA A ON RECEIVING HIS CLASS A WASTEWATER LICENSE. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, HECTOR. >> THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY. WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY ON STAFF THAT HAS THESE LICENSES WHO CAN OPERATE. GETTING A LICENSE LIKE THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND VITAL FOR THIS CITY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 9, RECOGNITION OF STAFF FOR LIFE SAVING ACTIONS. [9. Recognition of staff for life saving actions.] >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY. AS MOST OF YOU AWARE ON APRIL 8TH, 2025, ONE OF OUR CITY STAFF WENT INTO EMERGENCY IN SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST. HE IS A COLLEAGUE, A FRIEND, A CO-WORKER TO ALL OF US. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF WAS FIRST ON SCENE, FIRST TO RESPOND TO THAT INCIDENT. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING MEASURES TO PROVIDE CPR TO REVIVE HIM, BRING HIM BACK. BUT AS ALL YOU ARE AWARE, IT TAKES A TEAM TO DO THIS. IT WASN'T JUST THE PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF, I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND THE ANGLETON DISPATCH, THE ANGLETON POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS EMS IMMEMORIAL HERMAN LIFE FLIGHT FOR THE ROLE THAT THEY PLAYED IN THAT. THE SECONDS THAT WERE TAKEN OFF THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET TO RESPOND BY STAFF OR PARKS AND RECREATION, AS WELL AS ALL INVOLVED, HELP TO ENSURE THAT STEWART IS HERE TODAY. WE JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE INDIVIDUALS. BEFORE WE BRING THOSE UP THOUGH, I DO WANT TO PASS IT OFF TO HAROLD WITH EMS TO SPEAK ON THEIR PART AS WELL. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. ON BEHALF OF ANGLETON AREA EMERGENCY MEDICAL CORP, I WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THIS EXTRAORDINARY GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM ANGLETON REC CENTER. IS A GROUP MAKES ME PROUD OF. WHEN FACED WITH LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY, THEY DID NOT HESITATE. THIS SWIFT THINKING, BRAVERY, AND IMMEDIATE ACTIONS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN SAVING THE LIFE OF MR. CROUCH. AFTER HE SUFFERED A CARDIAC ARREST AT WORK, IT WAS THEIR READINESS, CALM UNDER PRESSURE THAT TRULY MADE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. TONIGHT, AAEMC IS HONORED TO PRESENT EACH OF THEM WITH THEIR CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AND A SPECIAL ULTIMATE PIN, A SYMBOL OF LIFE SAVING, IMPACT, AND UNCOMMON COURAGE. THESE PINS ARE NOT GIVEN LIGHTLY, AND THEY ARE RESERVED FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS, WITH SOMEONE'S ACTIONS DIRECTLY LED TO LIFE BEING SAVED. WE THANK YOU. THE COMMUNITY THANKS YOU, AND I KNOW MR. CROUCH AND HIS FAMILY ARE FOREVER GRATEFUL. YOU ARE THE VITAL FIRST LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL, AND YOUR ACTIONS REMIND US BY PREPARATION, TEAMWORK, AND COURAGE MATTER SO MUCH. CONGRATULATION AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING TRUE LIFESAVERS. [APPLAUSE] >> AT THIS TIME, [00:25:08] WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT CERTIFICATES TO THE FOLLOWING [NOISE] INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING MR. CROUCH. FROM THE ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, TIFFANY MIXON. [APPLAUSE] FROM THE ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, ANDREW MORGAN. [APPLAUSE] ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER DIRECTOR, JASON O'MARA. [APPLAUSE] ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, HARBRIA GARDNER. [APPLAUSE] ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, VICKI CHELETTE. [APPLAUSE] ANGLETON RECREATION CENTER, GERI GONZALES. [APPLAUSE] ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AMY CRONISTER. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]. ONE, TWO, THREE. >> NOW, IF YOU'LL INDULGENCE, MR. CROUCH HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY. >> IF I CAN AT IT OUT. MY FAMILY CAN NOT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH, WHAT YOU ALL DID FOR ME. WE PREFER WE DID IT TO YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> TAKE OFF. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW FROM OUR POSITION, WE HAVE, I BELIEVE, ONE OF THE BEST STAFFS IN THE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE REC CENTER, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE, THE PUBLIC WORKS. THESE MEN AND WOMEN PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY, THEY PUT THEIR SWEAT AND TEARS, AND THEY TRY AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO GET TO EVERY CITIZEN AND THEIR COMPLAINT AND THEIR NEEDS. WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS, IT'S GREAT TO KNOW WE HAVE A STAFF THAT'S TRAINED, DEDICATED, AND READY TO ACT. THAT IS A TESTAMENT OF WHAT YOU JUST SAW. WE'VE HONORED OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL FOR SAVING LIVES COMING OUT OF A REC OR GOING INTO A HOUSE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THERE. OUR FIREFIGHTERS DOING WHAT THEY DO, OUR PUBLIC WORKS OFFICIALS GOING IN AND TRYING TO STOP THE CLOG OR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THEY'RE ALL THERE. FLOODS DURING FREEZES. THESE ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE OUT THERE HELPING YOU AS CITIZENS. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER AROUND. THANK YOU. [10. Ceremonial Presentation of May 2025 Keep Angleton Beautiful Yard of the Month and Business of the Month. ] [00:30:05] [APPLAUSE] ITEM NUMBER 10, CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION OF THE MAY 2025, KEETON BEAUTIFUL, YARD OF THE MONTH AND BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. >> WHY CAN I GONE BEFORE THAT? >> BLAKE AND LAURA BROWN, ALL COME UP HERE, PLEASE? PATTY IS THIS ON? I DON'T KNOW, IT'S ON. PATTY ACTUALLY FOUND THEM AND THANKS FOR STEPPING. WELL, PATTY TEAMS THAT HAVE GOT SOME PERSONAL STUFF GOING ON, BUT WE'RE SURVIVING. THEIR HOUSE IS ON HIGGINS STREET, AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOME, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS. WE'VE GOT TO GET IT CLEANED UP AROUND THEM. SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL. I PROMISE YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITIZENS AT ANGLETON, AND KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] PANACH AND CREW, COME ON UP. CHRIS ARE YOU THE OWNER? CHRIS AND CREW. TELL ME THE ADDRESS AGAIN.120 EAST BACK THERE. IF YOU HAVE IT PATTY WAS DRIVING AROUND, SAW IT, YOUR PLACE LOOKS GREAT. WE'RE SO PROUD THAT YOU'RE IN ANGLETON, AND ON BEHALF OF MARION CITY COUNCIL, CITIZENS AND KEEP ANGLETON BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] ON THAT SIDE SIDE. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> THAT WAS ONE OF THE LONGEST CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION. I THINK YOU HAD A VERY LONG TIME. STEWART, I'M GLAD YOU'RE WITH US. YOU DO SO MUCH FOR THE CITY AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE ALREADY BACK AT WORK. STEWART, HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALREADY BEEN BACK AT WORK NOW. HAVE YOU ALREADY BEEN BACK FOR TWO WEEKS? [BACKGROUND] >> I'M GOING TO SKIP ITEMS 11 TO 14 IN REGULAR AGENDA AND COME BACK TO THEM AFTER CONSENT. [CONSENT AGENDA] WE'RE GOING TO AHEAD AND TACKLE CONSENT FIRST. ITEM 15, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FOR APRIL 22, 2025. ITEM NUMBER 16, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A 15 FOOT UTILITY ACCESS EASEMENT, ACQUISITION AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANGLETON AND HOOKS GAS PIPELINE, LLC, ON LAND LOCATED AT AUSTIN TOWN FARMA MARKET ROAD, FM 521 AT SOUTH HIGHWAY 288 ON A 0.0574 ACRE TRACT FOR A PIPELINE EASEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE A PIPELINE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS. ITEM NUMBER 17, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST SUBMITTED BY LMEV ON BEHALF OF PEACH STREET FARMERS MARKET. TO OBTAIN PERMISSION TO CLOSE THE 200 BLOCK OF EAST PEACH STREET ON THE EVENINGS OF JUNE 6TH, 2025 AND JUNE 7TH, 2025, FROM 5:00 PM TO 10:00 PM FOR THE ANNUAL SINGER SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL. [00:35:03] ITEM NUMBER 18, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ENTER INTO AN UPDATED INTERCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MISSOURI COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT MASS IMMUNIZATION EFFORTS DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. ITEM NUMBER 19, DATE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE INVESTMENT REPORTS FOR THE QUARTERS OF DECEMBER 2024 AND MARCH 31ST, 2025. ITEM. NUMBER 20, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20250513-020, AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 20240611-206 TO UPDATE THE DESIGNATED CITY OF ANGLETON OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND MATTERS RELATED TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LOCAL PARK NON-URBAN OUTDOOR RECREATION AND GRANT PROGRAM. ITEM NUMBER 21, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20250513-021, AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 20240723-010 TO UPDATE THE DESIGNATED CITY OF ANGLETON OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND MATTERS RELATED TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT LOCAL PARK NON-URBAN INDOOR RECREATION GRANT PROGRAM. ITEM NUMBER 22, DISCUSSION UPDATE AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE WITH ADURA, AS FUNDED BY THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE UNDER THE CDBG-MIT RCP PROGRAM. ITEM NUMBER 23, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CELESTIAL DISPLAYS, LLC FOR FREEDOM FIREWORKS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE. ITEM NUMBER 24, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT, ESD NUMBER 3 FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION AND RESCUE SERVICES, AND 25, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF VALDEZ AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER. COUNSEL. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> I WANT TO AMEND. >> MY MOTION. >> I WANT TO TA I'D LIKE TO PULL SOMETHING. I LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 25. I WANT A DISCUSSION ON WHETHER IT SAYS INTERIM ACTING? I NEED TO ANSWER THAT QUE. >> MAKING A MOTION AND AMEND MY I AMEND MY MOTION TO PULL 25 FROM CONSENT AGENDA. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON TO APPROVE CONSENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 25. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE WERE ON ITEM NUMBER 25, [25. Discussion and possible action to approve the appointment of Police Chief Valdez as Interim City Manager. ] DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF POLICE CHIEF VALDEZ AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER. COLLEN, CAN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. >> SIR. >> THERE WAS AN E MAIL TODAY? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNSEL'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMAIL THAT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN ON. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERIM AND ACTING? >> AN ACTING IS A PERSON WHO IS TAKING THE PLACE OF THE PERSON WHO IS ABSENT, WHERE AN INTERIM IS MORE IN THE PLACE OF WHILE YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A NEW PERSON TO REPLACE THAT POSITION, SO IT SHOULD SAY ACTING. >> DOES SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR POLICE CHIEF VALDEZ AS THE ACTING CITY MANAGER? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT CHIEF VALDEZ AS ACTING CITY MANAGER. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COUNSELMAN DANIEL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? >> DO WE KNOW HOW LONG? >> I DON'T KNOW. >> I WAS THE COUNSEL. >> HE SERVES AT THE PLEASURE WITH OUR COUNSEL. LOOPY. >> ANYTHING ELSE? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. [26. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20250513-026 on a request for rezoning approximately 0.36 acres from the Single Family Residential 6.3 Zoning District to a Two-Family Residential (Duplex) Zoning District, located at 627 E. Locust St., with a Garage Accessory Dwelling Unit at 415 N. Rock Island, Angleton, TX. ] LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THOSE FIRST. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS NUMBER 26, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250513-026 ON A REQUEST FOR RE-ZONING APPROXIMATELY 0.36 ACRES FROM A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 6.3 ZONING DISTRICT TO A TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 6:27 EAST LOCUS WITH THE GARAGE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AT 4:15 NORTH ROCK ISLAND. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL BRIEF YOU ON THE ITEM. DENNIS GAFFORD, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS ASKING THAT THE COUNCIL REZONE THESE 0.36 ACRES TO THE DUPLEX TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AND WE PLACED ALL THE DETAILS IN THE COVER FOR YOU, BUT IT'S BASICALLY FOR FINANCING REASONS IN WHICH [00:40:03] THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WANTS TO MAKE THE TWO LOCKS, ONE LOCKED, AND THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE TWO UNITS. THIS WAS THE BEST DISTRICT THAT WE COULD ADVISE THEM ON. THE MATTER WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 1ST, IN WHICH THEY VOTED 6-0 TO RECOMMEND THIS FOR APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL WITH TWO CONDITIONS. AS YOU SEE, THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON THE PROPERTY TO THE TWO, AND THEN THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAT. WE HAVE ADVERTISED THERE, SENT IT OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS DULY ADVERTISED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND THE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE, AND WE'RE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. >> A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DANIELS, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SEEING BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> I'LL OPPOSE, SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW IN A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOUR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR POSITION. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GANO A CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. WE ARE NOW OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR OTIS OR ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS? I DO HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME DUPLEXES IN THAT AREA. SO IT'S NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE ORDINARY IN THAT IN THAT LOCATION? >> THAT IS CORRECT. AND WE ALSO HAVE A LAND USE MAP ATTACHED. AND ALSO ON THE ZONING, THOSE SURROUNDING ZONING DISTRICTS ARE THERE. THERE'S A VAST AMOUNT OF DUPLEX ZONING IN THE AREA, ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED AS SUCH, AND THEN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE AREA AS WELL. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE TWO CONDITIONS SET OUT BY P&Z, LIMITED TO TWO RESIDENCES AND HAVING THE, I GUESS, PLATE RECONCILED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON FOR APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE POST, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 27, CONDUCT [27. Conduct a public hearing, discussion, and possible to approve Ordinance No. 20250513 027 approving a Specific Use Permit for a monthly Farmers/Community Market on approximately 6.20 acres in the Commercial General (C-G) Zoning District at Tractor Supply Co., located at 2916 N. Velasco St., Angleton, TX. ] A PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250513-027 APPROVING A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A MONTHLY FARMERS COMMUNITY MARKET ON APPROXIMATELY 6.2 ACRES IN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL ZONING DISTRICT AT TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY LOCATED AT 2916 NORTH OF ALASKA STREET, ANGLETON, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU, MARY AND COUNSEL. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ALSO. I'LL INTRODUCE IT. APRIL STEWART WHO IS AVAILABLE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES FOR SMALL ENTREPRENEURS WITHIN THE CITY. THEY'VE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO ALLOW FOR THIS MARKET AT 2916, AS NOTED NORTH ALASKA STREET FOR TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANIES. THIS OPPORTUNITY DOES OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON FROM 4-8, AND THAT WOULD BE ONCE PER MONTH ON SECOND SATURDAYS FOR THOSE VENDING OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND IT WAS ADVERTISED ALSO AS REQUIRED. THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 1ST DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL, 6-0 OF THIS REQUEST, AND THE ORDINANCE IS ATTACHED THAT WOULD, OF COURSE, TIE IT TO THE RESTRICTED HOURS OF OPERATION, AND ALSO THE MERE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT COMPROMISE ANY FIRE AREA LANES, ACCESS LANES, WHICH SHOULD BE REMAINED CLEAR AND FREE, AND THEN THE GRANTING OF THIS ISSUE P WOULD BE UPON THE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS RENEWAL BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT WAY WE CAN WEIGH ANY IMPACTS OF THE USE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER AFTERWARDS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER. >> MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE POSED, SAME SIGN. WE'RE NOW IN PUBLIC HEARING. ANY ONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR AGAINST ASYLUM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR POSITION. WOULD THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRACTOR SUPPLY, I LIKE TO SPEAK REAL QUICK. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, GUYS. [00:45:04] >> YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY. MIGHT AS WELL GIVE YOU QUICK 2 MINUTES OF FAME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, GUYS. I JUST WANT TO THANKS TIME AND PUTTING IT INTO HEARING AND EVERYTHING. IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE DON'T MAKE THEM PAY ANY FEES OR ANYTHING FOR IT. IT'S SOMETHING I LIKE TO DO TO GET THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, GET THE COMMUNITY SOMETHING TO DO. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL BEEN ABOUT THE WHOLE TIME, SO PART OF THE COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DANIEL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE? >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTION. >> GO AHEAD. WELL, AS SOON AS WE CLOSE THIS, THEN YOU CAN USE. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFICANT BY SAYING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE NOW OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING. WHAT'S YOUR QUESTIONS? >> I SAW IN THERE THAT IT'S A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT, AND THEN AFTER THAT, THERE'S NO RENEWAL REQUIRED. >> THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO YOU, GIVE A REPORT, AND THEN YOU WOULD SEEK TO MAKE IT AN ANNUAL THEME WHERE THERE'S NO RENEWAL BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL, BASICALLY GET A PERMANENT USE AFTER THAT. BUT IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE IT AFTER TWO YEARS. >> WHEN I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE, THERE WERE BOOSTS IN THE FIRE LANE. THE FIRE LANE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. AM I MISTAKEN? HAS EMS SIGNED OFF ON THIS? >> I WILL START STAYING CLEAR OF FIRE LANE. I'LL PUT THEM UP IN THE GRASS AREA, SO THE FIRE LANE WILL STAY CLEAR. WE HAD BEEN PUTTING THEM UP AGAINST THE CURVE AND THEN BLOCKING OFF THAT DRIVE SO THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, THEY COULD DRIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH? I CAN LAY IT OUT DIFFERENTLY, I HAVE TO LAY OUT DIFFER TO MAKE SURE WE STAY WITHIN THE CODES. AT THAT TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW I COULDN'T DO THAT AND WE HAD SEVERAL OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY COME OUT AND NEVER TELL US ANYTHING THAT WE WERE UP AGAINST THAT FIRE LANE. I CAN PARK THEM IN THE GRASS, I CAN MOVE IT OTHER PLACES TO MAKE SURE WE STAY WITH THE CODE. >> I'M NOT SURE. >> THEN KEEP THE PUBLIC WALKWAY TO WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES WITH VEHICLES COMING IN THE PARK LOT AND BLOCK OFF. THE WALKING ACCESS, WILL WE DO THE MO. WE GROWN FROM ONLY LIKE 19 VENDORS ALL THE WAY UP TO 60 VENDORS AT TIMES. >> IS THERE SUFFICIENT PARKING? >> THERE IS, WE HAVE GRASS. >> IS THAT OKAY WITH THE? >> YEAH, WE HAVE GRASS. THERE'S ONE TIME THAT WE DIDN'T GO UP ON SINCE 288 AND WE STOPPED IT. WE WE DISSIPATED. I GOT SMALLER AGAIN, AND THEN WE KEPT ON GOING. >> TEXT DOG DOESN'T LIKE THAT. >> I DIDN'T LIKE THAT. >> YOUR CONCERN WOULD BE TO ADDRESS THE CONDITION THAT WE HAVE LISTED THAT THEY REMAIN FREE AND CLEAR OF THE FIRE LANE? >> YEAH, I MEAN, THEY'RE THERE. >> WE WOULD MAKE SURE WE'RE VERIFYING THAT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS, AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM IT, THE ONES YOU'VE HAD IN THE PAST. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION WITH THAT CONDITION? >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE MONTHLY FARMERS COMMUNITY MARKET AND CONDITIONED ON THE CONDITIONS THAT WERE LAID OUT. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE POSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR AGENDA AND START WITH NUMBER 11. >> THANK YOU. JOHN LOOK AT 34. LET ME YOU 32. >> WE CAN WE'LL SKIP OVER INTO AND IN REGULAR AGENDA, [32. Discussion and possible action on request made by Angleton Girls Softball Association to rename Field 4 at Bates Park.] WE'LL SKIP TO NUMBER 32 SINCE WE HAVE OUR SOFTBALL REPRESENTATIVES HERE. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON REQUESTS MADE BY ANGLETON GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION TO RENAME FIELD FOUR AT BATES PARK. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BRING THIS BEFORE YOU TODAY. THERE WAS A REQUEST MADE BY ANGLES AND GIRL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION TO RENAME FIELD FOUR. UNFORTUNATELY, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THEY LOST ONE OF THEIR PLAYERS, PEYTON BROWN, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO THEIR ORGANIZATION, AND HAS BEEN BELOVED THROUGHOUT THE TIME THAT SHE HAS SPENT WITH THE GIRL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION. THEY WERE DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF HER THIS YEAR AND WANT [00:50:01] TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO RENAME FIELD FOUR. BY DOING THAT, THEY'LL BE NAMING IT THE PEYTON BROWN FIELD, PLACING HER NAME ABOVE THE CURRENT FIELD SIGN OF FIELD 4 AND THEN ALSO PAINTING HER JERSEY NUMBER OUT ON THE BACKS. WE DID BRING THIS FOR CITY MANAGER'S REQUEST. WE BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD TO RECEIVE THEIR INPUT, AND THEY UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THIS WITH NO CONDITIONS, SO WE BRING IT BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION. WE DO HAVE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION HERE AS WELL, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I KNOW ONE OF THE COACHES HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SPEAKING AS WELL. >> YOU WANT TO WANT TO SPEAK? >> MY NAME IS PAT RUIZ. I WAS PAID AS HEAD COACH AND WE SUED LOSE IT. IT'S BEEN A HARD OF OUR TEAM, GIRLS. PARENTS BEEN A LOT AND IF WE CAN GET STUFF FOR THEM. I WOULD HELP THEM HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO TO DEAL WITH THIS LOSS OF S. WE WE NAMED OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND AFTER OUR TERM THAT WE HOST EVERY YEAR, NAMED AFTER HER NOW. WE'VE RAISED OVER 27,000 FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND IN HER BEHALF THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN OUT 30 YEAR TO SENIORS, DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND TRYING TO GET IT BIGGER GIVE MORE GIRLS THAT COME TO OUR ASSOCIATION, AND WE'D LIKE TO PUT THE NAME ON THERE. THE GIRLS OF OUR TEAM, I DON'T KNOW. >> HER BIRTHDAY'S, MATTER OF FACT, THIS THURSDAY. [INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE DOING OUR [INAUDIBLE] THURSDAY FOR HER. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS. SHE WAS A BIG PART OF HER TEAM. SHE BROUGHT THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY TOGETHER, FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE AREA WHO COME TALK TO US. IT'S BEEN REALLY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT AND [INAUDIBLE], BUT APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO US AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. >> WHAT AGE GROUP ARE YOU? >> WE'RE 12U. >> TWELVE U. >> WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER NOW THREE YEARS. AFTER THIS FALL, WE GO TO FORTUNES. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A WHILE. SOFTBALL YEARS ARE A LOT OF YEARS TOGETHER. I APPRECIATE. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> JASON, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID AT FREEDOM WITH THE NAMING OF THOSE FIELDS, ARE YOU LOOKING TO PUT SOMETHING SIMILAR IN SIGNAGE THERE, OR IS THIS GOING TO BE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION DOES THEIR OWN SIGNS OVER THERE? >> I WILL SAY THAT SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION HAS OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE COST AS FAR AS PUTTING SIGNAGE OUT THERE AND THEN PAINTING OF THE OUTFIELD. BUT WE WOULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT SO WE'D STILL HAVE FIELD 4, SO HAVE THAT THERE, BUT WE WOULD DO A SIMILAR SIGN ABOVE THAT TO DO IN MEMORY OF. >> I THINK THIS IS GREAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RENAMING OF FIELD 4 AT BATES PARK TO PEYTON BROWN. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON TO RENAME FIELD 4 AT BATES PARK AS PEYTON BROWN FIELD. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SOMEONE. SHE MEANT A LOT TO ALL OF ANGLETON GIRLS SOFTBALL. MY DAUGHTER PLAYED LAST YEAR AND KNEW HER AS WELL. THIS IS VERY FITTING. HOPEFULLY IT PAYS HONOR TO HER MEMORY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE POST. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] [33. Discussion and possible action on Abigail Arias Park final schematic design.] WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THIS LIST HERE WITH 33. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ABIGAIL ARIAS PARK FINAL SCHEMATIC DESIGN. [00:55:04] >> THIS ONE, AS YOU RECALL, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR ABIGAIL ARIAS PARK. AFTER GOING THROUGH AND DOING OUR TOWNHALL MEETINGS, MEETING WITH THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, COMING TO COUNCIL, ALSO SPEAKING WITH ARIAS FAMILY TO GAIN FEEDBACK BASED ON THE TWO ORIGINAL DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT WERE PUT IN PLAY BY BERDITH. THEY HAVE CONSOLIDATED THAT TO ONE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, WHICH YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ON THE SCREEN HERE AND TO LAY OUT AS FAR AS TO GET FINAL APPROVAL ON THAT. THERE ARE TWO IMAGES. MAINLY FOCUSED ON THE FIRST ONE TONIGHT REALLY TO DISCUSS APPROVAL OF THE FINAL DESIGN SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH FORWARD WITH THAT PROCESS. I WILL BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE SECOND ONE THAT IS IN REGARDS TO THE PHASING APPROACH THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS. THE FIRST PIECE OF IT IS GETTING THE FINAL DESIGN PIECE THAT GOES WITH THAT. YOU'LL SEE THAT AGAIN IN YOUR PACKETS OR ON THE SCREEN HERE. THEY TOOK SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE TO REORIENT THE PARKING LOTS, REDESIGN WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE TO ENSURE THAT WE STILL WOULD HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SPACES IN THERE, TOOK INTO COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO, YOU'LL SEE ON SECTION 20, TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE PARKING LOT, IS WHERE THERE'S A FOOD TRUCK COOK UP AND PULL OFF AREA. THEY REORGANIZED NUMBER 4 SO IF YOU'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, THAT IS THE PAVILION SPACE AS THEY CENTRALLY LOCATED THAT ONE. YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT ONE OF THE DESIGNS HAD A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE TWO SO THAT THEY WENT WITH THE ONE THAT WAS CLOSER TO THE SPLASH PAD IN THE PLAYGROUND AREA. THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT DIFFERENT BERMING THROUGHOUT, AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THROUGHOUT THE PARK AS FAR AS SOME OF THOSE DOTTED LINES THAT GO THROUGH SO THEY CONTINUE TO ADD THE BERMING PIECE AND COMPONENT TO IT. ALSO INCORPORATING THAT IN THE PLAYGROUND, SO THE TOP OF THE BLUE SECTION OF NINE ALSO HAS A BERM SLIDE SO ADDING THAT TOPOGRAPHY ELEMENTS TO THAT PIECE AS WELL. TRYING TO KEEP SOME OF THE ELEMENTS AS FAR AS THAT NATURE PIECE, THAT QUIET SPACE, RESERVING SPACE FOR SKATE ELEMENTS, A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKATE PARK IN 18. POTENTIAL, IF THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES TO ACQUIRE THE ADDITIONAL LAND TO EXPAND OUT TO HAVE A SECONDARY ENTRANCE. WE JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS BEFORE YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PLAN THAT'S IN PLACE. THEN ONCE WE GO THROUGH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN TALK ABOUT THE PHASING PIECE OF IT. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. >> GO FOR IT. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE PARKING LOT MAKES ME NERVOUS. HAS EMS SIGNED OFF ON THAT? CAN THEY GET THE BIG FIRE TRUCKS? >> BERDITH ACTUALLY DESIGNED IT SPECIFICALLY KNOWING THAT THEY HAD TO HAVE THE TURN RADIUS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT INTO QUESTION BASED ON ONE OF THE PREVIOUS ONES WAS TRYING TO SHRINK IT, BUT THEY NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THEY COULD. IT MEETS THE SPECS THAT BERDITH HAS TO ENSURE THAT CAN MEET THAT TURN. >> WILL THE FUTURE SECOND ENTRANCE MAKE THAT A BETTER THING FOR FIRE AND EMS? >> THAT WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE IT EASIER BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. IT WOULD BE AN IN AND OUT IF IN THE EVENT THAT THAT LAND WAS ACQUIRED. >> DO WE KNOW HOW MANY FIRE TRUCKS CAN GET IN THERE IF THEY HAVE TO MAKE THAT CIRCLE? >> IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE NEED FOR IT, BUT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO. THE MAIN QUESTION IS ONCE YOU GET UP TO AROUND 23, ALL OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN RADIUS AND SO THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT SO THEY'D BASICALLY A ONE IN, ONE OUT. >> THE TREES, ALL THE TREES IN THERE FIT THE CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF TREES. >> THEY ALL WOULD. SOME OF THEM UP TOWARDS THE TOP. THERE ARE EXISTING TREES THAT CURRENTLY ARE IN PLACE, AND SO THEY CAN PRESERVE AS MANY AS THEY CAN. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE INVASIVE SPECIES THAT THEY WILL REMOVE. SOME THAT ARE DEAD THAT WILL BE REMOVED, BUT EVERYTHING WOULD MEET OUR SCOPE OF WHAT THAT IS. WE'LL GET TO THAT ONE MORE IN THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WHEN WE GET VERY SPECIFIC. THIS IS JUST THE SCHEMATIC RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD IDEALLY OVERHEAD LOOK LIKE. >> I ALSO SAW IN THERE THAT THERE IS, WHAT THE GENERIC WORD FOR ASTRO TURF IS? WHAT'S THAT FOR? >> THAT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TURF PLAY AREA, SO OPEN SPACE. IT'S A NATURAL TRANSITION FROM THE PLAYGROUNDS GOING IN, SO CUTTING THAT SPACE OUT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A DIFFERENT PLAY. >> [OVERLAPPING] A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR. >> WELL, LAKESIDE IS THE POUR'N'PLAY. [01:00:03] LIKE THE PLAYGROUND AREA? >> YEAH. THAT TURF THAT'S ON THE GROUND, AROUND IT? >> THAT'S THE POUR'N'PLAY, THAT'S THE FALSE SURFACE MATERIAL. >> THIS IS LIKE FILTER. >> IT GIVES A NATURAL PIECE GOING INTO IT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SPLASH PAD THERE, NOT HAVING THAT SMALL OF THE SPACE OF JUST GRASS. TRYING TO MAINTAIN THAT IN THE EVENT THAT IT GETS WET AND MUDDY AND IT'S GOING TO HELP PRESERVE. >> IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP WITH WET MUD AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. >> ULTIMATELY, YOU WIND UP WITH A MUD HOLE AND YOUR OPTIONS ARE EITHER TO HAVE GRASS IN A MUD HOLE OR TO HAVE POOL DECK THERE WHICH IS HOT, AND THIS IS REALLY THE BETTER OPTION. >> HAVE THERE BEEN ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES AT LAKESIDE? >> NOT AT THIS TIME, NO. THE POUR'N'PLAY IS THE WAY TO GO NOW, IT'S ONE OF THE BEST FALL SERVICES THAT YOU CAN GET. NO CONCERNS THERE. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PRICE TAG. [LAUGHTER] >> PHASED APPROACH. I KNEW THAT WAS COMING UP. >> JUST REFRESH MY MEMORY. WE HAD 2,000,000 SET ASIDE FOR IT, AND THEN THERE WAS THE GRANT. >> THE GRANT CAME IN, SO IT'S 150. >> WE'RE AT 2.7. WE ALSO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL GRANTS. THAT'S ABOUT 150 AND SO COULD GET TO 2.9. >> ALMOST THREE, CLOSE TO IT? >> YEAH. THE NEXT STEP WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO GO FROM HERE IS, THEY'RE GOING TO START DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS GOING TO GIVE US MORE A 3D RENDERING OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT TO SOLICIT SPONSORSHIP FOR IT. THIS ONLY GIVES A SMALL BRIEF OVERVIEW WHEN WE GET INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND REALLY SHOW THE 3D RENDERING, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE SUPPORTIVE FOR US TO GO OUT AND SEEK THAT ADDITIONAL. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CRAM AS MUCH AS WE CAN. >> MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, MAYBE I'M WRONG, PEOPLE CAN CORRECT ME, NO PARK WE'VE EVER BUILT WAS BUILT TO COMPLETION WHEN WE FIRST STARTED. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I THINK WE'RE BETTER OFF BUILDING A FOUNDATION, GETTING THINGS GOING. WE'VE SEEN FROM COUNCIL'S CHAIR UP HERE, EVERYBODY'S EXPERIENCED INFLATION. YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR BEST VALUE FOR YOUR BUCK IF YOU GO OUT NOW OR MOVE AS ACT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO I THINK THAT'S A LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE HAD UP HERE. I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS MOVE AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS AND THEN WITH THE FIRM UNDERSTANDING THAT LATER COUNCILS CAN COME IN AND ADD TO THIS PARK. OF COURSE, OPINIONS CAN CHANGE TOO, OR MIGHT BE SOME NEW UPDATED TECHNOLOGY OR PLAY SCAPES OR WHATEVER THAT MAY BE NEEDED, ADDED OR MAY FIT THE BILL BETTER AT THAT TIME, BUT I THINK TO HAVE THE SPACE TO START BEING DEVELOPED I THINK WE'LL GET A BETTER VALUE, AND I THINK EVEN MINIMAL, I'M HOPING A LOT, BUT AT LEAST THE MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT WOULD PROVIDE A PARK FOR THAT SIDE OF TOWN. >> AGREED. >> ANY ACTION FROM US TONIGHT? >> THE MAIN ACTION WILL BE TO APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN. IF YOU WANT TO HOLD OFF ON THAT AND HAVE A SMALL DISCUSSION ABOUT PHASE 1, SO THAT WAY WE CAN JUST TALK ABOUT THAT. WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE PHASE 1. THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AS WE TALK ABOUT FUNDING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE FULLY AWARE OF THOSE COMPONENTS. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW PHASE 1, SO YOU'LL SEE THE COLOR PALETTE CHANGES QUITE DRASTICALLY ON THIS ONE. PHASE 1 IS GOING TO ADDRESS THE MAJORITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, SO GETTING UTILITIES THERE, BUILDING THE PAVILION, HAVING USABLE REST ROOMS, THE PARKING LOTS, THE MAIN FOOTPRINT OF THE PARK. CURRENTLY, IF YOU LOOK AT, AS JOHN MENTIONED, YOU HAVE PAGE 252 AND 253. THAT IS THE FULL PRICE TAG RANGE FROM 2.4 TO 2.6. AS WE MENTIONED, WE DON'T UNFORTUNATELY HAVE THAT AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME. BERDITH PUT TOGETHER A POTENTIAL PHASE 1 OF WHAT THAT INPUT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND SO RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE RANGING FROM ABOUT 2.5 TO 2.8, WHICH IS THAT SWEET SPOT FOR US TO ADDRESS THOSE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH BERDITH TO GO BACK AND FORTH. THEY DID PRESENT ONE AT FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT INCLUDE ANY LIGHTING FOR THE PARK, WHICH WAS A MAIN CONCERN FOR US AND IS IN OUR PARK STANDARDS, AND SO WE'VE MANEUVERED SOME OF THOSE THINGS, SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE. BUT THEY ARE CONFIDENT AS THEY GO THROUGH, AND IF WE GAIN ADDITIONAL FUNDING, IF THAT OTHER 150 COMES IN, OR IF WE GET SPONSORSHIP, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ADD THOSE COMPONENTS BACK IN. [01:05:03] BUT BEFORE YOU IS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE AS FAR AS PHASE 1 WOULD LOOK LIKE. IF WE WERE TODAY TO BREAK GROUND AND ONLY HAD THE MONEY WE CURRENTLY HAVE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT PHASE 1 WOULD LOOK LIKE SO IT WOULD BE A SMALLER FOOTPRINT AS FAR AS SPLASH PAD STILL HAVE IT, BUT THEY WOULD PLAN TO EXPAND ONTO THAT. SAME THING WITH THE PLAYGROUND. SOME OF YOUR OTHER AMENITIES WITHIN AS FAR AS TRAILS. WE TOOK OUT SOME OF THE CONCRETES JUST BECAUSE OF THE MOBILITY WITHIN THE PARK WASN'T AS HIGH AS A NEED UNTIL WE GET TO THOSE ADDITIONAL PHASINGS. WE WOULD EXPAND ON THAT WHEN WE WOULD COME BACK TO AN ADDITIONAL PHASE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT AS WELL AND PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT THAT I COULD BRING BACK TO BERDITH TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON. >> PHASE 1, IS IT ADA COMPLIANT ON THE OUTSIDE RING. >> IT WOULD STILL BE ADA COMPLIANT, AND YOU'LL SEE RIGHT BY THE PAVILION. THE GREEN SHADED LINES IN BETWEEN, THAT'S THE TRAILS THAT WE WOULD TAKE OUT, THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE A CONCRETE TRAIL OR A CONCRETE PATHWAY. BUT WE KEPT THE PATHWAYS TO THE PAVILION AND UP TO THE PLAYGROUND AND SO EVERYTHING THAT IS TRULY AN AMENITY TO THE PARK WOULD STILL BE ACCESSIBLE AND THEN THE SAME THING IS THE TRAIL GOING AROUND. WE JUST REMOVED THE STUFF IN BETWEEN BECAUSE WE MAY NOT GET TO THE BERMING OR THE AMPHITHEATER SPACE THAT'S AT THE TOP, THE CURL RIGHT UP AT THE TOP THERE. ACCESSING THAT OR ACCESSING THE BACK SIDE OF THE PLAYGROUND IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ADD THE FULL BERMING WITH THE SLIDE THERE, YOU WOULDN'T NEED THOSE. WE FELT IT WAS TO ADD LIGHTING. WE'VE RULED THE CONCRETE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HEADLIGHTING IN THE PARK. >> LIGHTING IS PART OF PHASE 1? >> NOT THROUGHOUT THE TRAIL, BUT IN THE MAIN AREAS IN THE PARKING LOT, SO IT WOULD GIVE YOU MAIN SPACES WITHIN. >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CONCERN. WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF THE OUTSIDE TRAIL? >> I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ABOUT HALF A MILE. FULL AROUND THERE. BUT IF YOU RECALL OUR LAKESIDE DOES NOT HAVE ANY LIGHTING EITHER. ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THAT, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MAJOR ISSUES OR PROBLEMS THERE, AND THAT ONE IS DESIGNED TO BE MORE OF A NATURAL AREA, SO IT WON'T HAVE LIGHTING ON THE TRAIL, BUT WE WOULD IDEALLY PLAN TO HAVE LIGHTING HERE IN THE FUTURE. >> WOULD YOU HAVE STREET LIGHTING OR LOW LIGHTING? >> MOST LIKELY, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD SEE AT FREEDOM PARK. THE TRAIL THERE HAS THE SOLAR LIGHTS, AND SO IT'S MINIMAL AND THEN IF IT WOULD BE TRIGGERED BASED ON A TIME OR THE MOTION, SOMETHING CAN DEVELOP. >> THAT COULD BE A DECISION DECIDED LATER THOUGH. WE DON'T HAVE TO MARRY OURSELVES TO AN IDEA, JUST SHARE THAT. >> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SIX. AT NUMBER 6 ON HERE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST ONE WHEN HAS EVERYTHING AND THEN THE SECOND ONE THAT HAS NUMBER 6. THE FIRST ONE HAD A BERM, THAT BERM ON THE LEFT SIDE, NUMBER, I THINK, EIGHT. >> NINE? >> NINE. >> NINE. NINE IS THAT BERM WITH THE SLIDE SO PART OF AN EXTENSION OF THE PLAYGROUND. >> EIGHT ON THE FIRST ONE, THOUGH, IS TWO TO 12 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND AND THEN NUMBER 6 IS A TWO TO FIVE, FIVE TO 12 AND SWINGS. WELL, I AGREE WITH WHAT MAYOR TOWNSEND SAID ABOUT PHASING. BUT WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS IF YOU PUT SOMETHING IN THAT LATER, YOU'RE HAVING TO GO BACK AND SPEND MORE MONEY INSTEAD OF MAYBE JUST WAITING AND INSTEAD OF PUTTING SOMETHING IN THAT YOU MAY END UP TAKING OUT AND PUTTING TWO MORE THINGS THERE. >> THAT ONE SHOULDN'T, THE DESIGN, THE WAY THAT'S CURRENTLY OUTLINED IT WOULD BE A PERMANENT STRUCTURE THAT WOULD STAY AND WE WOULD BE ADDING ONTO IT. THE BIGGEST CHANGE THAT YOU MAY SEE, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ONE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT IS THAT POUR'N'PLAY IS ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS. RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT PROPOSED WITH THE POUR'N'PLAY AND WE'RE TRYING TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THAT IN, AND THEN YOU WOULD JUST ADD FEATURES ON THE EXTERIOR OF IT. WOULDN'T CHANGE THE FOOTPRINT OF WHAT'S ALREADY THERE. YOU WOULD JUST BE ADDING ANOTHER SECTION. IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT PART 1, THAT'S A SLIDE, THEY'D BE ABLE TO ADD THE BERMING. THEY CAN ADD THAT ON AFTERWARDS. THEN YOU WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL PLAYGROUND FEATURES THAT ARE JUST SPECIALTY AMENITIES SO FOOTPRINT WILL STILL STAY THERE, BECAUSE I WOULD AGREE LIKE THERE'S NO REASON TO SPEND THAT MONEY IF WE'RE GOING TO JUST CHANGE THE PLAYGROUND. >> I SAW THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRICES TOO, ONE WAS LIKE 607,000 AND ONE WAS 296. I WENT, HOW CAN THE CHEAP ONE BE AT ALL AGES AND EXPENSIVE ONES FOR CERTAIN AGE? >> MY GUIDANCE WOULD BE TO, MAKE IT A MOTION, APPROVE THE MASTER PLAN, [01:10:01] AND TO DISCUSS THE PHASED APPROACH AT A LATER TIME. >> IS THAT A MOTION? >> YES. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION BY [INAUDIBLE] AND SECOND BY COUNSEL [INAUDIBLE] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. LET'S KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING. >> WILL DO. THANK YOU. >> ITEM NUMBER 34, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON FREEDOM PARK SCHEMATIC DESIGNS. [34. Discussion and possible action on Freedom Park schematic designs. ] >> THIS ONE SHOULD BE A QUICK UPDATES. SIMILAR TO ABIGAIL, GOING THROUGH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, SCHEMATIC DESIGNS FOR THE NEW FIELD AT FREEDOM PARK. WE TOOK FEEDBACK FROM BOARDS, COUNCILS, THE ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE, AND SO WE CUT OUT SOME OF THE CONCRETE FOOTPRINTS WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. IT DIDN'T NEED THAT, STILL WANTED TO STAY ON THE SCOPE OF THE MASTER PLAN. WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS THE UPDATED SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THIS. THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH THIS ONE IS TOOK IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS, KEEPING THAT [INAUDIBLE] SO THAT [INAUDIBLE] IS STILL PART OF IT. EXPANDING THE OUTFIELD TO 350 FEET IS ALSO IN THERE, AND THEN REDUCED THE CONCRETE FOOTPRINT. THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THIS ONE, THOUGH, IS JUST RECEIVED THE PROBABLE COST ON THIS ONE. WE ARE SLIGHTLY OVER BUDGET. >> WHAT IS IT? >> JUST OVER ONE MILLION. >> THIS CURRENT FORMAT RIGHT HERE? >> FOR THIS CURRENT FORMAT RIGHT HERE. I WILL SAY THE ONLY MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD WAS ABOUT TURFING THAT FIELD. WE HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD. THAT DOES INCREASE THE PRICE ABOUT 300 - $400,000, OR WE AT LEAST HAVE A PROBABLE COST TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THEM TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT IS. BUT THIS IS THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT THAT'S LAID OUT FOR THIS. >> HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? >> I HAVE NOT, BUT I CAN. >> WITH THE GROWING JUNIOR HIGH AND THE USE OF FIELDS, THERE'S MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON THIS. IT'S STILL PRIMARILY A JUNIOR/SENIOR LEAGUE FIELD. BUT RIGHT NOW WHEN I HAVE A GAME HERE THEY HAVE TO SEND THE OTHER TEAMS SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE HAVE TO PLAY ON DIFFERENT DAYS. THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY HELP THEM WITH THEIR POPULATION GROWTH IN THE SCHOOL. >> [INAUDIBLE] SUB VARSITY AND VARSITY, AND THEN. >> IN RAINOUTS. >> IN RAINOUTS. I THINK THERE'D BE AN OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING. I DON'T KNOW IF COME UP WITH A LEASE OPTION TO HELP FUND THIS, OR WE COULD COME OUT WITH SOME MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, OR WHATEVER ELSE WE COULD DISCUSS, BUT THERE'S CERTAINLY AN OPPORTUNITY THAT'S FOR THE PROXIMITY FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL TO WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY FROM WHERE THE CURRENT BASEBALL FIELD SITS TO WHERE THIS IS GOING IS MAYBE A THIRD OF A MILE. >> IT IS DEFINITELY CLOSER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE THAT WE GO. >> MY ONLY LITTLE CAVEAT LOOKING AT THIS FEEDBACK TO VERDICT WOULD BE TO BULK UP THE DUGOUTS. >> YES. >> THERE'S THE CURRENT LITTLE LEAGUE FIELDS. I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD NEED AT LEAST 50% GREATER OF WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THAT CURRENT LITTLE LEAGUE DUGOUT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH BIGGER HUMANS. YOU'RE DEALING WITH 13, 14 YEAR OLDS, AND NOT EIGHT AND NINE YEAR OLDS. >> WE HAVE A LOT MORE KIDS IN A JUNIOR SENIOR LEAGUE DUGOUT THAN YOU DO IN A LITTLE LEAGUE DUGOUT. >> THAT'S ONE OF THOSE FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES THAT I THINK YOU'D WANT TO START WITH, JUST A GOOD DUGOUT. >> I'D LIKE YOU TO TALK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THEIR REQUIREMENTS AS WELL. >> SEE WHAT THEY HAVE. >> IF THEY WANT TO PARTNER, MAKE SURE WE GET TO THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. >> THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. >> THAT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING THEY COULD FUND, TOO. THEY COULD HELP US WITH THE DUGOUTS, AND THAT MAY SAVE A LITTLE MONEY THERE. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> IT'S A GREAT START. >> IT LOOKS GREAT. >> I WOULD COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALK, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE EVERY PENNY WE CAN. THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO SAY ON THAT CULVERT THAT GOES OVER THAT SWELL, MAYBE SIZE THAT A LITTLE BIT WIDER. THAT WAY, IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND ADD CONCRETE LATER, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIP ALL THAT OUT TO JUST MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT WIDER AND PUT SOME DIRT OVER THE TOP OF IT FOR NOW OR SOMETHING. >> [INAUDIBLE] ROCK. >> SURE. >> THAT WAY IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE AND READY TO GO WHEN YOU EXPAND IT. [01:15:24] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? >> DID YOU GET EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU NEEDED? >> YES, SIR, AND I CAN BRING THIS BACK AT A LATER DATE [OVERLAPPING] >> SAME THING WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] I FEEL AGAIN, OUR BEST [INAUDIBLE] >> YEAH, AND WE CAN WORK ON THE OPTIONS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CONTACT THEM. AS LONG AS WE GET SPECS FROM THEM FOR SOME THINGS THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED, WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. BUT I'LL GIVE [INAUDIBLE] TO DO SOME OF THESE SMALL UPDATES, AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE AND GET THE FINAL UPDATE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>> THANK YOU. NOW, I'M MOVING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 11, [11. Discussion and possible action for repeal and replacement of 6.01 C(1)(o) from the City of Angleton Employee Policy Manual. This section directly prohibits employees from directly communicating with city council.] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION FOR REPEAL AND REPLACEMENT OF 6.01C FROM THE CITY OF ANGLETON EMPLOYEE POLICY MANUAL. THIS SECTION DIRECTLY PROHIBITS EMPLOYEES FROM DIRECTLY COMMUNICATING WITH CITY COUNCIL. WHO WANTS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE. GRADY, YOU WANT TO OUTLINE WHAT YOU'VE COMMENTED ALREADY? >> SURE. >> ON THIS. >> LET ME PULL IT OUT. YOU HAVE A CITY CHARTER PROVISION THAT SAYS, "EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INQUIRY, THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS MEMBERS SHALL DEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE ONLY THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER". WHAT THAT MEANS, TAKING IT OUT OF LEGAL SPEAK, IS YOU CAN'T DIRECT EMPLOYEES, OR YOU SHOULDN'T DIRECT EMPLOYEES. IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE CHARTER PROVISION. YOU CAN'T SAY GO FIX THIS POTHOLE, DUMP MORE CHLORINE IN THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, OR MAKE THE PARK DIFFERENT. YOU CAN IN A COUNCIL MEETING IF YOUR STAFF IS DOING IT, BUT YOU ACT SOLELY THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER. YOU HAVE A SIMILAR PROVISION IN THE EMPLOYMENT MANUAL THAT YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA ITEM, AND IT'S YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT OF THE EMPLOYMENT MANUAL WITH JUST A VOTE, BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THE CHARTER PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS IT, AND YOU ALL JUST TOOK AN OATH TO THE CHARTER, AND SO YOU WOULD BE VIOLATING THE CHARTER. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF CITY GOVERNMENT. HOUSTON HAS WHAT EUPHEMISTICALLY IS CALLED A STRONG MAYOR, WHICH THERE IS A MAYOR, AND THERE IS NO CITY MANAGER. THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE MAYOR REALLY RUNS THE CITY, OR THEY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SMALLER CITIES HAVE CITY ADMINISTRATORS, WHICH ARE NOT CITY MANAGERS. THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME POWERS, AND THEY'RE USUALLY GENERAL LAW CITIES, NOT HOME ROLE CITIES. IF YOU GO TO DALLAS, IT'S COMPLETELY OPPOSITE OF HOUSTON. GROWING UP IN NORTH TEXAS. I'M GLAD I'M DOWN HERE IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS, BUT DALLAS HAS A MAYOR, AND THEY HAVE A CITY MANAGER. ALL THAT POWER IS THE MANAGER IS THE CEO OF THE CITY. YOU ALL ARE LIKE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF A CORPORATION. YOU'RE LIKE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. YOU CAN CHANGE THAT. YOU CAN DEFINE THE CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT THE WAY YOU WANT TO. I SAY YOU, THE VOTERS OF ANGLETON, CAN CHANGE IT. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND IF YOU WERE IN ANY OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION MEETINGS, THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION CREATED A NEW WORD, OFTENER. IT SAYS YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE CHARTER OFTENER THAN EVERY TWO YEARS. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS, SO YOU CAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO EMPOWER A CHARTER COMMISSION, I'VE CHECKED YOUR CHARTER ON THAT. YOU COULD DO IT YOURSELF. YOU CAN PROPOSE A CHARTER CHANGE AND TAKE OUT THAT LAST PART OF IT AND MAKE IT WHERE COUNCIL CAN INTERACT MORE WITH THE CITY STAFF. BUT TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO CALL AN ELECTION, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VOTE, AND THE CITIZENS HAVE TO VOTE TO ARRANGE IT THAT WAY. WHICH IS EXPENSIVE, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. YOU-ALL DID 88 CHANGES TO THE CHARTER WHEN WE DID IT LAST TIME TO BRING IT UP TO DATE, AND EXCEPT FOR ONE [INAUDIBLE] CITY IN NORTH TEXAS, YOU WERE THE ONE THE SECRETARY OF STATE SAID THAT HAD THE MOST CHARTER CHANGES ON ANY ONE ELECTION. [01:20:04] BUT IT HAD NEVER BEEN DONE SO YOU HAD TO DO IT. YOU CAN GET THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND THE MANAGERIAL EXPERTS TO DEBATE WHAT'S BETTER. A CITY MANAGER TYPICALLY IS LOOKING TO RUN THE CITY. WE'VE BEEN IN AN INTERIM. IN SAILING TERMS, THEY CALL THIS BECALMED, THE SHIP'S NOT MOVING. THERE'S NO WIND, WITH THE CITY MANAGER SITUATION. AS I HAVE SAID EARLIER, I'M GOING TO CALL THE GAME TIED TONIGHT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS YOU CAN DEBATE WHAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT FUTURE CITY MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TIME. DO THEY WANT THAT CONTROL, OR DO THEY WANT THE CONTROL FROM YOU? I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO SLICE THE BALONEY, SO IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT. >> GRADY, I THINK YOU BRING UP GOOD POINTS ON THAT, ACCORDING TO WHAT CITY CHARTER SAYS, AND THAT'S IN REFERENCE TO US GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF. I THINK WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS RECEIVING ABILITY FOR A DIRECTOR TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEMBER TO TELL US OF SOMETHING. I THINK IT'S GONE ONE WAY IN THE CITY CHARTER, IT'S NOT GOING BOTH WAYS. WHEREAS I BELIEVE THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK IS GOING BOTH WAYS. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> YES, THAT MAKES SENSE. >> THAT'S MY CONCERN. TASKED WITH RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY COUNCIL IS THE REVIEW OF THE CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER IS NOT ELECTED. WE'RE ELECTED. WE MAKE THAT DECISION. JUST BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE SITTING UP HERE, THERE WAS A PREVIOUS MEETING WHERE THE MANAGER SAID THAT HE WASN'T GETTING HIS REVIEWS, AND I'M SITTING HERE THINKING, WHAT INFORMATION DO I HAVE? I KNOW WE'RE CONFLATING A LITTLE BIT TWO ISSUES ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE HAVING THE REVIEWS, BUT THE OTHER INFORMATION IS THE FEEDBACK THAT I'M GETTING, HOW AM I ABLE TO REVIEW HIS OR HERS PERFORMANCE WITHOUT HAVING FEEDBACK. TO ME, I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO IT, BUT I THINK THIS IS POTENTIALLY A ROADBLOCK THAT CERTAINLY PROTECTS THE CITY MANAGER FROM ACTUALLY HAVING ANY ABILITY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO DIRECTLY INSPECT AND SEE THE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE IN YOUR DAY TO DAY BUSINESS, BUT I STILL HAVE TO KNOW AND MAKE SURE THINGS ARE NOT CHAOS AT CITY HALL. >> I THINK THE FIRST PART OF THE PHRASE I READ, "EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INQUIRY", I THINK YOU CAN INQUIRE. BUT MY BIGGER CONCERN IS BREAKING THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND GOING OVER THE CITY MANAGER'S HEAD WITHOUT THE CITY MANAGER KNOWING, REGARDLESS OF WHO'S IN THE POSITION. >> THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THE ISSUE. >> THAT'S THE TENSION. >> RIGHT. I THINK AS A GROUP WHO IS REVIEWING THE ACTIONS OF A CITY MANAGER, WE SHOULDN'T BE INFORMED, AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO BE THE WHISTLEBLOWER WANTS TO GO TO THEIR BOSS FIRST AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO GO TALK TO COUNCIL ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I'LL SAY, IN MY WORLD, MY BOSS HAS AN OPEN DOOR POLICY IN STEP LEVELS. HE GOES RIGHT AROUND ME TO MY DIRECT REPORTS AND SAYS, HOW'S JOHN TREATING YOU? HOW ARE THINGS GOING? THAT'S JUST PART OF LIFE AS THE BOSS AND THE EMPLOYEE. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF BUSINESS YOU RUN AND HOW THE MANAGER WANTS TO REVIEW YOUR WORK. >> I'VE SEEN A CITY MANAGER SKINNED ALIVE IN NORTH TEXAS WHEN HE'S PUT OUT AN EDICT THAT CITY EMPLOYEES MAY NOT SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL, AND IF THEY DO THEY'RE TO REPORT IT TO THE CITY MANAGER. THAT CAUSED A BIG UPROAR. IT'S NOT SO STRICT AS TO STRAITJACKET EMPLOYEES, [01:25:03] BUT YOU GOT TO RESPECT THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, TOO, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I'M ALWAYS WALKING THE FACTORY FLOOR ASKING HOW IT'S DOING, AND I GET VERY ANGRY AT MY STAFF IF THEY'RE NOT IN TOUCH WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. >> EARLIER WHEN YOU WERE CITING, WHAT WERE YOU CITING? BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT THAT SAYS, "EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT". >> 4.003A OF THE CHARTER. >> I THOUGHT WE WERE DEALING WITH 601 OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON EMPLOYEE MANUAL, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S OVERLAP, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHEN I LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL, IT'S MUCH MORE DIRECT ON WHAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES ARE PROHIBITED FROM DOING. "EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT," AND I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, "COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH CITY COUNCIL REGARDING MATTERS THAT INVOLVE CITY POLICY, OPERATIONS, OR ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THESE MATTERS MAY BE BROUGHT THROUGH CITY COUNCIL BY CITY MANAGER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, AND AN EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF THE MATTER BY SUBMITTING THE ITEM IN WRITING TO HIS OR HER SUPERVISOR, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT HEAD, OR WHO WILL AFFORD THE CITY TO THE CITY, WHO WILL AFFORD IT TO THE CITY MANAGER." THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE WHAT JOHN WAS JUST SAYING. YOU HAVE TO SEEK PERMISSION TO DISCUSS WITH US, AND THAT'S PRETTY BROAD: INVOLVE POLICY, OPERATIONS, OR ORGANIZATION. THAT'S JUST LIKE [NOISE] THERE'S A WALL. YOU CAN'T TALK, AND THAT'S A REAL PROBLEM FROM WHERE I'M SITTING, AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO REVIEW THE CITY MANAGER, I MAY HAVE TO OFFER THAT PERSON A CONTRACT, OR A RENEWAL OF THEIR CONTRACT, AND THAT CONTRACT MAY HAVE BUYOUT PROVISIONS AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I DO THAT, I HAVE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO MAKE AN EDUCATED OPINION, AN EDUCATED VOTE, AND THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY. I GET IT. I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE THE CITY MANAGER WHEN EVERYBODY'S NIPPING IN NECK AND AT YOUR HEELS, BUT I SHOULD BE, AT CITY COUNCIL, BE ABLE TO ASK A CITY EMPLOYEE, HOW ARE THINGS GOING? IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, "SHALL NOT COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY." THEY CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> WE REPRESENT A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES. THERE'S ONE THAT HAVE A DIRECT REPORT WITH THE POLICE CHIEF AND THE CITY SECRETARY, DIRECT REPORT JUST TO COUNCIL. IT HADN'T HAPPENED, BUT IT'S HAPPENED IN OTHER CITIES WHERE YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THE BOSS SAYS, YOU GO BEHIND HIS BACK AND YOU GO TO CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S GOT A REAR GUARD ACTION HE OR SHE HAS TO WORK AGAINST. BUT THEN TO FLIP IT ON THE EMPLOYEE'S SIDE, IS YOUR BOSS THE CITY MANAGER OR IS YOUR BOSS YOU SIX PEOPLE? >> WELL, I'D SAY IT GETS MORE COMPLICATED IF YOU LIVE IN THE CITY BECAUSE THEN THE CITY COUNCIL IS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, AND YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN TALK TO THEM. >> IT'S ALL A BALANCING ACT. IT'S ALL ABOUT PEOPLE, AND WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT POSITION, IT WORKS. IF YOU DON'T, AND THE COP PEOPLE GENERALLY ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER, THEN YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN IN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CITY. I'M NOT ARGUING A POLICY HERE. YOU CAN MAKE IT ANYWAY YOU WANT, AND I WILL HELP YOU GET THERE. I'M JUST SAYING THESE ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF THAT DISCUSSION. >> I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT JOHN IS SAYING. EVERY ONE THAT I'VE EVER WORKED FOR AND THE POSITIONS I'VE HELD HAVE RANGED FOR A DECADE. I DO NOT JOB HOP VERY OFTEN. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRUCTURED UNDER JUST A COUPLE OF PEOPLE. WHETHER IT WAS INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP OR WHETHER IT WAS A CORPORATE EXECUTIVE, WE WERE TOLD THAT IF WE COULDN'T MAKE DO WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND, THAT WE WERE ABSOLUTELY TO COME AND VOICE OUR OPINION AND THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. IN THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE OF THIS FANTASY GOVERNMENT NONSENSE THAT WE HAVE TO PLAY IN, [01:30:02] THAT'S THE WAY THAT THINGS WORK, AND THAT IS THE CHECK THAT KEEPS THE NONSENSE THAT WE DEAL WITH REGULARLY FROM OCCURRING BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET TATTLED ON IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR EMPLOYEES. >> MAYBE I'M READING IT DIFFERENTLY, BUT WHAT YOU STATED IN THE CHARTER AND WHAT THIS READS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, I THINK COULD BE ARGUED IS NOT THE SAME THING. >> THEY SHOULD BE IN SYNC, AND THE CHARTER NEEDS TO TAKE PRECEDENCE. THAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO INQUIRE, AND THAT ANSWER THAT GIVES YOU THE FREEDOM YOU NEED TO MAKE THE INQUIRY. IF THE MANUAL NEEDS TO BE MASSAGED, THEN YOU MASSAGE IT. THAT'S AN EASY MAJORITY VOTE. >> WELL, TO ME, THE MANUAL COULD BASICALLY ECHO THE CHARTER. >> WELL, I THINK IN THIS AREA, THERE SHOULD BE NO DISAGREEMENT. IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT ON OUR CHARTER, THEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE MANUAL NEEDS TO BE THE SAME. THERE SHOULDN'T BE TWO DIFFERENT STANDARDS. THERE SHOULDN'T BE EMPLOYEES LEFT WONDERING, WELL, WHICH ONE DO I FOLLOW? IT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD FOR US. >> I'M SURPRISED IT WASN'T CAUGHT BEFORE. >> MAYBE THIS IS JUST A CLERICAL. ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT THIS IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK? FOR SOME REASON, IT'S TABBED OVER AN EXTRA SPACE. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS THROWN AT THE LAST SECOND, I'M JUST SAYING. MAYBE I'M BEING CONSPIRATORIAL. >> CAN WE GET IN FROM THE [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'S NOT THE SAME FORM. >> I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE MANUAL WAS STARTED ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED WHEN WE HAD OTHER CITY MANAGEMENT, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE IN THAT MANUAL WHEN IT FIRST WENT FOR REVIEW TO LEGAL STAYED IN THAT MANUAL, AND THIS COULD VERY WELL BE THAT. I JUST CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER. BUT IT WENT THROUGH AND WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, AND THEN WE MADE CHANGES A YEAR OR TWO AGO, AND IT STAYED AND IT NEVER CHANGED. WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THE CHANGES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE. IT IS THE EMPLOYEE'S GUIDE, AND WE WANT IT TO READ CORRECTLY. >> IT SAYS REVISED ON DECEMBER OF 2023. I WILL TAKE THE BLAME. IT IS UNDER MY TIME ON COUNCIL. IT WAS REVISED AND, I BELIEVE, RATIFIED OR ADD THAT ZERO UNDER SECTION C. >> THE ENTIRE MANUAL WAS EDITED IN 2023 BECAUSE WE HAD SEVERAL THINGS THAT CHANGED, AND WE HAD A LOT OF GRAMMATICAL LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED. IT DOES SAY 2023, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE COVER, IT SAYS THE FIRST EDITION, AND IT SAYS THE REVISION DATE AS WELL. >> THE POINT IS, IS IT WAS REVISED AND ADDED OR ADOPTED IN DECEMBER OF 23. I WAS ON COUNCIL AT THAT TIME, SO I VOTED FOR IT. BUT LIKE ALL THINGS, WHEN REALITY MEETS PRACTICE TO ME THAT LANGUAGE IS OVERLY BURDENSOME. IT'S IN CONFLICT APPARENTLY WITH THE CHARTER, AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO CHANGE. >> MY BOSS HAS A SAYING, YOU EXPECT WHAT YOU INSPECT, AND IF YOU'RE NOT INSPECTING, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE RESULTS THAT YOU DON'T WANT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE LINE OF COMMUNICATIONS CORRECT HERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STAFF IS EMPOWERED TO DO THEIR JOB, BUT THAT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, THEY THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN COUNT ON ONE OF US TO TALK TO. GUESS WHAT? ONE OF US CAN'T MAKE A MOTION AND CHANGE EVERYTHING BY OURSELVES. IT TAKES ALL OF US UP HERE. IF ONE EMPLOYEE WHO JUST WANTS TO GO ROGUE AND SAY SO AND SO IS BEING MEAN TO ME AND NOT LET ME DO THIS, WELL, ONE PERSON CAN SIT THERE AND TAKE IT AND LISTEN, BUT THEY CAN'T MAKE ANY ACTION UNLESS EVERYBODY HERE BELIEVES THAT. I THINK THAT THAT FOR ME IS IF I WAS A CITY MANAGER IN THAT POSITION, I FEEL A WHOLE LOT MORE CONFIDENT BECAUSE I CAN SAY, "NO, I'VE DONE MY JOB, HERE'S THE STEPS I'VE TAKEN. HERE'S WHAT I DID." EXPLAIN IT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AND YOU MOVE ON. BUT I DO THINK THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE CITY CHARTER IS WRITTEN AND THE FEELINGS THAT THE STAFF HAS ALWAYS HAD TOWARDS THE COUNCIL, [01:35:01] THAT THERE'S EVEN THE APPEARANCE OF RETALIATION OR THE APPEARANCE OF ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU WANT TO SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO TALK TO THEM. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIX HERE. IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S NO LINE OF COMMUNICATION. IF IT'S IN THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, YOU MAKE IT MATCH THE CITY CHARTER, AND THEN I BELIEVE THAT THAT DOES GIVE THE POWER TO THE EMPLOYEE TO TALK TO COUNCIL IF THEY NEED TO. >> I AGREE. >> WE CAN'T GO GIVE THEM DIRECTION, BUT THEY CAN TALK TO US. >> WELL, YOU'VE GOT IT TEED UP, YOU CAN REMOVE IT TONIGHT. THEN IF YOU WANT SOMETHING ELSE PUT IN, WE CAN WORK SOMETHING UP. ANYTHING YOU LIKE THAT, PUT IT IN IF YOU DON'T. >> I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE ITEM O UNDER SECTION C OF CHAPTER 601. THEN I ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE US, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, A REPLACEMENT THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE CHARTER. >> COULD WE ADD IN THERE THAT ANYTHING ADDED TO THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL THAT DIRECTLY INVOLVES COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL? BECAUSE PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE, I HAD A VERY OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF STAFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I WAS FROZE OUT. EVERYONE, IT SEEMED LIKE, WAS SCARED TO TALK TO ME, AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING THEIR MANUAL UNTIL ONE OF THEM FINALLY TOLD ME, WELL, WE CAN'T TALK TO YOU. IT'S IN OUR MANUAL, WE CAN'T TALK TO YOU. I HAD NO IDEA BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AN UPDATE TO TYPOS. >> WE CAN MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT THAT THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL HAS TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL. THAT'S EASY. >> I'D LIKE TO SEE IT REVIEWED ONCE A YEAR. >> BY HR OR BY US? >> BY COUNCIL. PRESENTED BY THE HR DIRECTOR TO COUNCIL ONCE A YEAR. >> RIGHT NOW, I DO HAVE A WORKING DOCUMENT THAT IS BEING ADJUSTED SO I WILL ADD THIS TO IT. HOPEFULLY, MAYBE I CAN GET IT TO YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE REVIEW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I CAN REMOVE WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING TO REMOVE TONIGHT AND SEND OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES AN UPDATE TO THAT SECTION. >> WONDERFUL. SORRY, DID YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION? >> I MADE MY MOTION FOR TONIGHT IS JUST TO REMOVE THE SECTION I JUST SPOKE OF, O, UNDER SUBSECTION C OF 6.01, AND THEN TO RETURN AT A LATER DATE WITH A PROPOSED [OVERLAPPING] >> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IN THE INTERIM? ARE WE JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE? >> WELL, THE CHARTER IS STILL IN EFFECT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WITH THE ABSENCE OF THAT ITEM, ANY DISCUSSION NEEDS TO ALIGN WITH THE CITY CHARTER, SIMILAR DIRECTION. >> CORRECT. THE CHARTER CONTROLS. >> I SECOND THAT. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON FOR THE ACTIONS PRESENTED, REMOVING 6.01 C1 FROM THE CITY OF ANGLETON'S POLICY MANUAL AND UPDATING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 12. [12. Discussion of and action on the authority of City Manager to act without the approval of City Council, as it relates to 4.01(3)(a) from the Angleton City Charter. ] MAKE SURE I GET THIS RIGHT. DISCUSSION OF AN ACTION ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO ACT WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL AS IT RELATES TO 4.01 3A FROM THE ANGLETON CITY CHARTER. >> AGAIN, I'M GOING TO CALL IT VERY CLOSE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK IN GENERALITIES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TALK NECESSARILY WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. BUT AS FAR AS DEPARTMENT HEADS GO, ANY CHANGES TO THAT NEED YOUR APPROVAL TO HIRE OR TO FIRE. >> BUT IN THE IN THIS NEAR TERM, WE WE GOT TWO ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL, AND COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? >> SAY THE LAST PART AGAIN. >> COUNCIL NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION TO EITHER APPROVE IT OR DENY IT. >> YES, I AGREE WITH THAT. [01:40:01] AGAIN, WE HAVE A CITY MANAGER THAT'S ON LEAVE. I'M WALKING VERY TIGHT ROPE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT BY THE BOOK. I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD LET THE ACTING REVIEW THE SITUATION FIRST AND THEN COME BACK. >> HERE'S MY POINT. I'M JUST DOUBLE SOMETHING HERE OTHER SIDE. IF ACTION WAS TAKEN WITHOUT THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL, THEN HOW IS THAT NOT VOID? >> I AGREE. >> I SAY WE REVERT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE UNTIL COUNCIL HAS APPROVED IT? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES TO DIRECTORS WHO'VE HAD THEIR POSITIONS REMOVED, CHANGED, OR REORGANIZED WITHOUT OTHER THAN AN EMAIL GIVE IT TO US, AND THAT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE CHARTER. WE CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THE CHARTER TO PROTECT THE CITY MANAGER AND THEN LET THE CITY MANAGER TURN AROUND AND VIOLATE THE CHARTER. >> AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT, WE EITHER VOTE ON THE ACTIONS WHICH WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO, OR WE VOTE TO AGREE THAT THE ACTIONS ARE VOID AND WE GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE. >> I DON'T MIND HAVING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TAKE A REVIEW OF THESE, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD REVERT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE AND THEN WE HAVE AN ACTING CITY MANAGER WHO WILL MAKE HIS INDEPENDENT DECISION AND REFER IT BACK TO US WHAT HE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE, AND THEN WE'LL EITHER APPROVE IT OR WE WON'T. BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT DIRECTORS. >> IT'S UNDISPUTED THAT COUNCIL DID NOT VOTE TO APPROVE THE ACTIONS TAKEN. SO THEY'RE AT LEAST VOIDABLE, IF NOT VOID. IT'S ALREADY REVERTED BACK IF THAT'S WHAT THE FACT IS. IF YOU WANT TO STATE THE STATUS QUO THAT WE DIDN'T VOTE ON IT, WELL, YOU'RE PROVING THE OBVIOUS THAT YOU DIDN'T VOTE ON IT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T VOTE ON IT. I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S THE CONSERVATIVE LAW. IT'S AT LEAST VOIDABLE, IF IT'S NOT VOID. >> I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. BUT THE REALITY IS, ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO RELOCATE OFFICES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN JUST HIT REWIND AND PUT THINGS BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE, BECAUSE THEN THAT'S GOING TO MESS SOMEBODY ELSE'S OFFICE LOCATION, AND THAT'S GOING TO MESS UP THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. I DON'T KNOW. >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE REVERTED BACK. >> THAT'S JUST HOW TO GET THERE. I AGREE WITH YOU. >> I AGREE. >> WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE THE ACTION THAT IF WE WANT TO MAKE ONE OF THEM PERMANENT OR WHATEVER, WE JUST TAKE THAT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE JASON O'MARA AS THE PARK'S DIRECTOR TODAY. >> AGREED. >> SECOND. >> CAN WE DO THAT ON THIS AGENDA? >> NO, IT'S NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH. >> WE HAD THAT BROUGHT BACK. >> YOU MAKE A MINUTE ORDER THAT SAYS, YOU HAVE NOT VOTED ON ANY DEPARTMENTAL HEAD CHANGES IN THE LAST THIS YEAR, PERIOD. THEN THAT GIVES THE ACTING CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO REVERSE WHAT WAS DONE ILLEGALLY. >> CAN PART OF THAT MOTION BE TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER? >> PARDON? >> CAN THAT MOTION BE TO DIRECT THE ACTING? >> TO DO WHAT? >> WELL, SEE, YOU GET TO WHERE YOU'RE NOW, AND HERE COMES THE BIG PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT, ARE YOU A POLICY BOARD OR ARE YOU AN OPERATIONAL BOARD? YOU SET POLICY AND THEN YOU HOLD THE CITY MANAGER, WHOEVER THAT IS, RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING YOUR POLICY. IF YOU'RE AN ORGANIZATIONAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD, YOU'RE DOWN IN THE WEEDS IN ALL THIS. DOING THAT, THAT PUTS YOU DOWN IN THE WEEDS. >> BUT WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THE CITY CHARTER. >> YOU ARE, BUT YOU JUST CORRECTED WHAT YOU SAW AS A MISTAKE BY SAYING, WE HAVE NOT APPROVED ANY DEPARTMENTAL CHANGES IN 2025. THAT WAY, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE ACTING CITY MANAGER WILL MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS. >> FAIR ENOUGH. >> I'M GOING TO PUT IT THIS WAY OR MAYBE THIS IS JUST MY MIND. THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE DECISIONS TO ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTAL HEADS MADE BY [01:45:01] THE CITY MANAGER WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL. >> AGAIN, THE CITY MANAGER IS ON LEAVE, SO I WOULDN'T GET INTO ALL THAT. I WOULD JUST SAY YOU HAVE NOT APPROVED ANY DEPARTMENTAL HEAD CHANGES PER THE CHARTER. LEAVE IT RIGHT AT THAT. THEN TAKE THE WHEEL. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A MOTION. I'LL MAKE IT. >> I THINK IT'S UNDERSTOOD. >> ITEM NUMBER 14, DISCUSSION ON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND DETERMINING ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ON ANY COMPLAINT FILED ON THE CITY MANAGER. >> DID YOU ALL VOTE ON 12? >> WELL, IT DIDN'T HAVE A SECOND, BUT DO YOU WANT A SECOND. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MOTION IS. WHAT'S THE MOTION? >> I'M SORRY. [OVERLAPPING] >> THE COUNCIL HAS NOT APPROVED ANY DEPARTMENTAL HEAD CHANGES IN 2025. >> THERE YOU GO. THAT'S MY MOTION. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTON. AS STATED, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. >> ARE YOU TABLING 13? >> YOU'RE ABSTAINING? >> WE ARE TABLING 13, AND WE ARE MOVING TO 14, [14. Discussion on who is responsible for reviewing and determining action(s) to be taken on any complaint filed on the City Manager. ] DISCUSSION ON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND DETERMINING ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ON ANY COMPLAINT FILED ON THE CITY MANAGER. >> THE MANUAL AT SECTION 1.07 PAGE 16 AND 17, LAST SENTENCE SAYS, IF A COMPLAINT IS AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER, THE EMPLOYEE SHOULD REPORT THE COMPLAINT TO THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES WHO WILL FORWARD THE MATTER TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ATTORNEY. A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER MAY BE INVESTIGATED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY IF APPROVED BY COUNCIL. THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD RUN AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS RUN. >> IS THAT THE CHARTER OR WAS THAT THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL? >> MANUAL. IT USED TO SAY IN THE CHARTER THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY SHALL INVESTIGATE THE CITY MANAGER, AND THAT WAS TAKEN OUT. >> MY ONE BEEF WITH THAT SITUATION, WELL, THERE ARE A COUPLE ACTUALLY. ONE IS, NO OFFENSE TO THE MAYOR, BUT I DON'T THINK THE MAYOR SHOULD BE THE ONLY ONE NOTIFIED. IT SHOULD GO TO ALL OF COUNCIL BECAUSE IF THE MAYOR WAS TO DIRECT US OR TO INFORM US, AND HE INFORMS MORE THAN TWO OF US, HE'S CREATED A WALKING CORN. ONLY ONE OR TWO OF US CAN KNOW THAT THERE'S A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER AT ANY TIME. THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM. >> I AGREE. >> THAT'S A HOLE IN THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THE WAY THE MANUAL IS WRITTEN, IT GOES TO HIM TO YOU, AND THEN I'M IN THE DARK. HYPOTHETICALLY, IF THE COMPLAINTS ARE MADE, I DON'T KNOW. JOHN CAN MAYBE TELL ME, BUT HE CAN'T TELL ANYBODY ELSE OR WE'RE IN FEAR OF DOING A WALKING CORN, AND THERE'S TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. >> TECHNICALLY, I CAN FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL ANY COMPLAINT. I JUST CAN'T MAKE ANY COMMENTS TO WHAT DIRECTION I'M GOING, BUT I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BECAUSE WHILE IT'S ME, IT COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE AND THEN THEY CAN JUST SAY, I'M SITTING ON IT, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO KNOW. I THINK IT'S FAIR THAT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL IS ALERTED AND UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON. >> IT'S A DIRECT REPORT TO THE COUNCIL, SO I AGREE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. NOT JUST TO THE MAYOR. >> YOU CAN ALSO FORWARD IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY AND THAT CAN FORWARD IT TO THE COUNCIL. >> SURE. >> BUT IT'S BETTER TO CHANGE THE WORDS OF THE MAYOR AND PUT IN THE COUNCIL, AND THAT'S JUST A MANUAL CHANGE. WE CAN MAKE THAT AND THEN IF THE MANUAL IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, YOU THEN VOTE. >> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. >> IS THAT ALL WHACK-A-MOLE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY? >> I THINK SO. MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY MOTION ON 14, OR YOU'RE GOOD? >> I WANT THAT LANGUAGE TO INCLUDE THE COUNCIL. STRIKE THE WORD THE MAYOR. >> MAKE THE MOTION. >> I MAKE THE MOTION. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, SECOND BY, WHO WANTS TO TAKE IT, COUNCILMAN DANIEL, TO UPDATE THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK TO HAVE ALL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CITY MANAGER SENT TO ALL OF COUNCIL. [01:50:02] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? >> THE NEXT STEP WHEN WE GET A COMPLAINT. THIS IS NOT SPEAKING SPECIFIC, BUT GENERALITY. THEN THE DECISION IS WHO INVESTIGATES THE COMPLAINT. >> WELL, IT COMES TO MY OFFICE. >> THE COUNCIL APPROVES IT. >> I USUALLY CONFER WITH THE MAYOR. WE CONFER WITH THE HR OR ALL THREE. TYPICALLY, IT'S HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? IS IT 30,000? IS IT 3,000? HOW FAST CAN THEY DO IT? WHERE CAN WE FIND THEM AND ALL THAT? THEN IT'S JUST DIRECTIONS GIVEN AND YOU CAN GO OUT AND HIRE THE THIRD PARTY. FRANKLY, WHEN MY OFFICE IS TURNED INTO AN INVESTIGATOR, THERE'S NO ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE ANYMORE. >> THAT'S RIGHT. >> BECAUSE IF YOU'RE AN INVESTIGATOR, YOU'RE INVESTIGATING, YOU'RE NOT ADVISING AS AN ATTORNEY. >> LET ME ASK YOU JUST FROM YOUR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. WOULD YOU ADVISE ALLOWING THE HR DIRECTOR TO REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CITY MANAGER? IF THE HR DIRECTOR IS DIRECTLY HIRED BY THE CITY MANAGER, DOES THAT NOT SEEM LIKE AN OBVIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST? >> CORRECT. I WOULDN'T. >> DO WE NEED TO AMEND THAT TOO? >> WELL, IT'S GOT TO GO TO SOMEBODY. >> I KNOW IT'S GOT TO GO TO SOMEBODY, BUT IT SHOULD BE JUST YOU, YOU AND THE MAYOR, OR YOU AND US, AND THEN WE DECIDE. [OVERLAPPING] THERE MIGHT BE A BETTER WAY. >> I HAVE BEEN A IDEA ON THAT, AND REALLY IT'S SIMILAR TO A HOTLINE. YOU HAVE THE WHISTLEBLOWER ACT, WHICH, IN MY WORLD, THAT'S WHAT WE LIVE BY, AND THERE'S A HOTLINE SET UP, AND IT GOES TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND THEY CAN REVIEW ANY COMPLAINTS FOR ANYBODY HIGHER UP SO THAT IT'S NOT TAKING SOMEBODY OUT OF THE LOOP, OR IT DOES TAKE SOMEBODY OUT OF THE LOOP IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S RETALIATION OR A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH YOUR JOB. I LIKE THE IDEA OF A HOTLINE, HONESTLY, AND MAYBE TO YOUR OFFICE, BUT MAYBE COPYING COUNCIL. THAT'S THE COUNCIL CAN JUST SAY. >> I'VE SEEN HORROR STORIES WHERE AN HR DIRECTOR AT A CITY IN FORT BEND COUNTY WAS COVERING FOR A SEXUAL HARASSING, ALLEGEDLY, CITY MANAGER. AS SOON AS HE GOT CANNED, SHE GOT CANNED. >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. THIS WAS NOT ME TRYING TO PROPOSE A RHETORICAL QUESTION. I WANT TO HONESTLY HAVE AN HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. >> WELL, ONE, YOU'VE GOT PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. YOU'VE GOT THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT AND COMPLAINTS. IF IT COMES TO MY OFFICE, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THE CITY'S OFFICE, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE CITY'S OFFICE AFTER THE COMPLAINT IS FINISHED, AT LEAST. THE HR DIRECTOR WOULD BE THE LOGICAL PERSON TO BASICALLY JUST COLLATE AND FORWARD IT ON, AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF IT. THEY SHOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THEIR BOSS. I'M JUST THE HIRED HELP AND A LITTLE FREE RADICAL OUT THERE FLOATING AROUND RAISING HECK. IF IT COMES TO ME, THAT'S FINE. WE INVESTIGATED YOUR PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER. THERE NEEDS TO BE A REPOSITORY SOMEPLACE. IT COULD BE THE CITY SECRETARY, BUT SHE'S NOT HUMAN RESOURCES, AND HIPAA, AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, TRAVIS, THE DOCUMENT NEEDS TO RESIDE WITHIN CITY HALL SOMEPLACE UNDER SEAL, MAYBE REALLY TIGHT, MAYBE ALL THIS OTHER STUFF, BUT IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY ATTORNEY RUNS WITH IT THEN. >> SURE. >> THAT'S JUST PRACTICAL. >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE RIGHT NOW AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO [OVERLAPPING]. >> BECAUSE HE HE OR SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. MAY HAVE A CONTRACT, BUT HE OR SHE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY. [01:55:05] >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE TABLE. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THAT? >> NO. >> ANYBODY ELSE? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE? AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ANY ABSTENTIONS? NO ABSTENTIONS. NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO REGULAR AGENDA. [28. Presentation and discussion on Investment Grade Audit (IGA) Phase 2 deliverables and current timeline for wastewater treatment plant improvements by Schneider Electric. ] ITEM NUMBER 28, PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON INVESTMENT GRADE AUDIT, IGA, PHASE 2 DELIVERABLES, AND THE CURRENT TIMELINE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS BY SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M DEBORAH JONES. WE ARE SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC, AND WE'RE HERE TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE TO PHASE 2 OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. I HAVE A NEW FACE WITH ME THIS EVENING THAT YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH. WHERE ARE YOU? I DON'T HAVE EYES IN MY BACK HEAD. THIS IS CRAIG MESENBRINK. CRAIG IS AN ENGINEER WITH OUR COMPANY. HE HAS WASTEWATER BACKGROUND. BEEN WITH OUR COMPANY ABOUT 10 YEARS. I CELEBRATED MY 29TH ANNIVERSARY WITH THE COMPANY LAST MONTH, AND I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I AM RETIRING. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS. I TOLD HIM DURING THE PRESENTATIONS, MAN, MAYBE I'LL GET ONE OF THOSE SERVICE AWARDS WORKING WITH THE CITY. I'VE WORKED WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT COUNCIL PEOPLE HERE AND MAYORS. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE HAD IN WORKING WITH ANGLETON, AND FOR THE FELLOWSHIP THAT I HAVE SHARED, THE PASSION THAT I HAVE SEEN FROM THIS COUNCIL FOR YOUR CITY, AND MY CELEBRATION OF WHERE YOU'RE GOING. CRAIG BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, AND HE'LL BE A GREAT ADD FOR OUR TEAM, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT PROJECT. I WAS REALLY HOPING TO BRING THIS PROJECT OVER THE FINISH LINE WITH YOU, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I WON'T BE WATCHING. NORMALLY, WHEN I'M NOT HERE AT THE MEETINGS, I'M WATCHING ANYWAY TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING. THIS HAS BEEN A PET PROJECT FOR ME FOR MANY YEARS, AND I KNOW IT'S JUST GOING TO GO GREAT. I WANT TO TELL YOU, THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS, AND WELCOME AGAIN TO THE NEW MEMBERS AND FOR THE NEW SWEARING IN OF THE POSITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN AND CRAIG WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. >> THANK YOU, DEBORAH. >> WELCOME. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON RETIREMENT. WELL DESERVED AND EARNED. AGAIN, MY NAME IS CRAIG MESENBRINK, ANOTHER PROGRAM MANAGER LIKE DEBORAH, AND FOCUSING ON WASTEWATER. WE WERE HERE AND BRIAN WAS HERE IN DECEMBER TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF OUR IGA PHASE 2, AND WE DID THAT IN DECEMBER. AS PROMISED, WE'RE COMING BACK NOW TO GIVE AN ADDITIONAL UPDATE, AND I'LL LET BRIAN TALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE TECHNICAL PIECE WHERE WE WORKED WITH STAFF TO DELIVER THE PHASE 2 DELIVERABLES, AND A BIG MILESTONE ACTUALLY HAPPENING AT THIS POINT, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. >> SHERYL, THE SLIDES. >> SOME OF THIS MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE NOT NEW TONIGHT. WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THE STUFF IN DECEMBER TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE WERE WITH THE PROJECT, TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF IT, COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY ABOUT THE PROJECT. WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW SOME OF THIS FOR THE NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST SO WE SPEED. WE HAD A MAJOR DELIVERABLE WITH THE CITY TWO WEEKS AGO TO PRESENT SOME TECHNICAL INFORMATION AT THE END OF PHASE 2, AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO START PHASE 3 OF THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT HERE. THIS SLIDE JUST TALKS ABOUT OUR COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE INTERNAL MEETINGS EVERY WEEK WITH THE PROJECT TEAM. WE HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH WITH CITY STAFF, AND WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO JOIN THOSE MEETINGS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THEN MONTHLY, WE SUBMIT PROJECT STATUS REPORTS TO CITY MANAGER AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. THEN AT MAJOR MILESTONES LIKE THE DELIVERABLES FOR PHASE 2, WE HAVE IN-PERSON MEETINGS, WHETHER IT'S FINISHING A PHASE OR STARTING THE PHASE. WE GO TO [INAUDIBLE] PROGRESS TO DATE, WE STARTED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR AT THE COMPLETION OF OUR PHASE 1. WE WORKED THROUGH SOME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, AND THAT CONTRACT WAS APPROVED IN APRIL TO CONTINUE DEVELOPMENT. IN AUGUST, THE FUNDING WAS APPROVED, AND THEN WE STARTED WORK IN OCTOBER. [02:00:02] WE GAVE OUR LAST UPDATE IN DECEMBER. IN FEBRUARY, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED SEWER RATE INCREASE, WHICH WILL BE PART OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. IN APRIL, WE PRESENTED THE PHASE 2 TECHNICAL RULES TO CITY STAFF FOR REVIEW. NOW WE'RE HERE TONIGHT GIVING AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE SOME ALLEGED VIOLATIONS FROM TCQ AND EPA THAT HECTOR AND THE PLAN STAFF HANDLED. PART OF THE RESPONSE TO THOSE VIOLATIONS THAT THIS PROJECT IS ONGOING, AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT LATER THIS YEAR SHOULD ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THOSE VIOLATIONS. THIS IS A LIST OF THE DELIVERABLES THAT WE GAVE TO CITY STAFF TWO WEEKS AGO TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE. WE WANTED TO GIVE THE CITY A CHANCE TO SEE AN UPDATE AND REVIEW OUR TECHNICAL PROGRESS TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE FINALIZE THIS DESIGN, THAT WE'VE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THEIR COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK. WE'VE GOT A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF OUR DIFFERENT ECMS, THE BASIS OF DESIGN, AND A SUMMARY WITH TECHNICAL INFORMATION. WE'VE GOT A DRAWING SET THAT'S LISTED THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT SLIDE. WE'VE GOT SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE MAJOR EQUIPMENT, PROJECT SCHEDULE, OUR WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE, OUR PLAN TO HOW TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASING, AND THEN SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL LISTS. RIGHT NOW ALL THAT INFORMATION IS IN WITH THE CITY FOR REVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT TECHNICAL INFORMATION? RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT ABOUT A 50% LEVEL DESIGN, AND WHEN WE FINISH IGA PHASE 3 IN OCTOBER, WE'LL BE AT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT. A LEVEL AT THAT POINT. MOVING FORWARD, AT THIS POINT, NOW THAT WE FINISHED PHASE 2, WE SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT PATHS. ON THE RIGHT SIDE THERE, WE'LL CONTINUE OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IN PHASE 3 WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL DESIGN READY TO BE PERMITTED BY THE CITY AT THE END OF OCTOBER. WE'LL HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN BUILD AGREEMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE OUR CONSTRUCTION PRICE. THEN IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED, THAT COULD BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION MOBILIZATION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. ON THE LEFT SIDE THERE IS OUR PROCUREMENT PATH. WHILE WE'RE FINISHING THE DESIGN, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH FINALIZING OUR PROCUREMENT OF THE LONG LEAD ITEMS BECAUSE SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT CAN TAKE 4-6 MONTHS TO ARRIVE AT THE SITE. WE'VE SET UP THIS CONTRACT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CITY CAN RELEASE US FOR PROCUREMENT BEFORE THEY RELEASE US FOR CONSTRUCTION, SO WE CAN GET A JUMP ON THE LEAD TIME OF THAT EQUIPMENT. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL NEED TO ACT ON FOR US TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT PROCUREMENT PATH, OUR APPROVAL OF THE 2024 FINANCIAL AUDIT. THEN I THINK THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR WILL BE COMING TO AN UPCOMING MEETING TO PRESENT CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF PROCUREMENT OF A CERTIFICATE OF APPLICATION TO FUND THE PROJECT BASED ON THE SEWER RATE INCREASES REVENUE TO BACK THAT. I'M NOT SURE THE STATUS OF THAT, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THIS. THAT PROCUREMENT PATH IS CONTINGENT UPON THOSE TWO ITEMS HAPPENING TO CONTINUE TO SECURE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. THEN THIS IS PROBABLY TOO SMALL FOR YOU TO READ. THAT'S IN THE PACKET. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED SCHEDULE OF THE REMAINING DESIGN AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS THE CONSTRUCTION TASKS, ON THE LEFT SIDE IS THE DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT TASKS. ANYTHING WE HAVE UP THERE IN RED IS EITHER A PLANNED INVOICE OR PAYMENT FROM THE CITY OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD LET ME COME IN FRONT OF CITY COUNCIL FOR ACTION AND THE ITEMS IN BLACK OR MORE OF THE SCHEER CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT TASKS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, THIS GIVES MORE DETAIL ABOUT HOW THE DESIGN AND THE PROCUREMENT WORK IN PARALLEL AND HOW THOSE THINGS MEET UP WITH THE LONG AD EQUIPMENT ARRIVING ON THE SITE. HOPEFULLY NEXT SPRING AFTER WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION AND GET EVERYTHING DONE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. LET'S SEE ONE MORE SLIDE HERE. >> I'LL JUMP BACK IN BECAUSE THIS IS THE OVERSIMPLIFIED PIECE. THE SCHEDULE. YOU SAW THE DETAILS, WE'RE GIVING YOU BOTH SIDES OF THAT. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS PART OF THE CRITICAL PATH OF THE PROJECT, ARE THE TWO PIECES THAT ARE SET UP HERE IN MAY. THAT'S FINANCIAL AUDIT AND APPROVAL OF THAT, [02:05:01] AND THEN WITH THAT, THE APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION FOR THE FINANCIAL PLANNER TO GO OUT AND SECURE THAT. RIGHT NOW AS IT STANDS, EVERYTHING YOU SAW IN THE SCHEDULE BEGINS TO SLIP. IF WE GO EVERY TWO WEEKS, EVERY FOUR WEEKS, WHATNOT, YOU CAN JUST TACK THAT ON TO THE END. WE STAND READY, I THINK, FOR THAT NEXT STEP BECAUSE WE HAVE EVERYTHING READY TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROCUREMENT. THE DESIGN IS MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL MOVE TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR IN OCTOBER, BUT RIGHT NOW WE STAND WAITING ON THAT PROCUREMENT EVENT, WHICH IS GOING TO DEPEND ON THAT CO COMPONENT. >> OUR CONTRACT CURRENTLY FUNDS US THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DESIGN SO THAT WE'RE CONTINUING DOWN THAT PATH BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL. ONCE THAT GETS DONE, THEN WE'LL KIND OF BEHOLDING THE PATTERN UNTIL KAMAN CATCHES UP. >> ANY QUESTIONS? MS. [INAUDIBLE] CONGRATULATIONS. YOU GOT AN EMAIL FROM ME. WE DID HAVE A CHANCE AND THIS WAS AT STAFF RECOMMENDATION. WE HAD A QUICK TEAMS CALL WITH AN INVITATION WITH COSAN SPIT TO TRY TO GO A LITTLE BIT BACK IN HISTORY, BECAUSE THIS STARTED BACK IN 2023, HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT. >> I'VE BEEN HERE. [LAUGHTER] >> IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, AND LET YOU KNOW REALLY THE BIGGEST ITEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT CRITICAL PATH PIECE. >> WHAT IF IT SLIPS? LET'S SAY THREE MONTHS, FOUR MONTHS, SIX MONTHS. WHAT DO WE DO? I HOPE WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY IN PLACE READY. >> I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS TO LOOK AT IS THE COST OF THESE ITEMS AS IT GOES UP. AS FAR AS THE TREATMENT PLAN GETTING IN A WORSE CONDITIONS, IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY, JUST WITH SEVERAL MONTHS BUT AS OF NOW, WE'RE STILL HOLDING STEADY. WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN JUST SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS WE'VE MADE TO OPERATIONS, BUT IT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO SAY IF IT'LL CAUSE US OPERATIONAL ISSUES, BUT DEFINITELY THE COST BECAUSE BLOWERS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, AND ALL THE TARIFFS AND DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE AT. >> WITHOUT THE CHANGES. SO FAR, SINCE THE TCQ FINDING, WAS IT MAY LAST YEAR? >> YES. >> WAS OUR LAST ONE? >> YES. >> HE WAS ON ANOTHER SLIDE. HAVE WE HAD ANY ISSUES SINCE THEN? >> NOT SINCE THEN, BUT AGAIN, WE'VE MADE SOME OPERATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS, BUT WE'RE [OVERLAPPING] HANGING ON BY HERE. >> OKAY. >> PROBABLY THAT TCQ WOULD SAY IN LIEU OF THAT PENALTY, THEY WOULD PUSH THAT TOWARDS THE FIX, AND NOT GO THROUGH ITS PENALTY. I THINK THE PENALTIES WOULD GO THROUGH IF NOTHING WAS DONE, SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF RISK ON THE BACK END, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE WAY ALL THAT IS ROLLING FORWARD IS WE'RE IN DESIGN FOR THE FIX AND THE SOLUTION FOR THAT, THAT ALL OF THAT CAN BE APPLIED. >> YOU GO UP THERE. SO NICE HAVING SUZY BACK. SUZY, ARE WE GOING TO GET THE AUDIT REPORT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH? >> THEY WERE HERE TODAY AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING THEY SAID. I ASKED FOR A TIMELINE AND SAID THAT WE HAVE A DRIVE BY THE SECOND WEEK IN JUNE. >> DO YOU THINK THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CO IS STILL ON TRACK, OR WHAT ARE YOU SEEING FROM YOUR SIDE? >> I'M SEEING FROM MY SIDE, JOE MORROW, FOR ME TO TELL HIM TOMORROW WHERE WE'RE AT. I WILL TELL HIM WHERE WE'RE AT AND IT'LL PROBABLY BE AUGUST BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO GO OUT FOR THE COS. >> THANKS, SUSAN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON PHASE 3. I GUESS THE PLAN RIGHT NOW, PHASE 2 IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. THAT'S THE ONE THAT GETS US OUT OF THE PENALTY BOX WITH TCQ, CORRECT? >> WELL, IT'S GETTING US TO ABOUT A 50% DESIGN LEVEL, PHASE 2 GETS US CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. [OVERLAPPING] I THINK THE ACTION CAN'T REALLY BE TAKEN UNTIL WE FINISH PHASE 3, BUT WE'RE [INAUDIBLE] >> THE ONLY REASON THAT PHASE 2 WAS SPLIT WAS THE PROCUREMENT PIECE. [02:10:04] THAT WAS IN AN ATTEMPT TO SPEED THIS PROCESS. >> WE'VE GOT THE TECHNICAL LEVEL TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN SOLICIT FINAL PRICING FROM OUR EQUIPMENT VENDORS. BUT WE'RE WAITING TO DO THAT UNTIL WE KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO GIVE THE CITY A PROCUREMENT PRICE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM WON'T HOLD THEIR PRICING FOR THAT LONG IN THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. >> THE CITY IS GOING OUT FOR THE DEBT SERVICE, AND ARE WE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND BID IT OR YOU BID IT? >> NO. THAT'S THAT'S PART OF OUR WORK. >> YOU HAVE THE LIST OF VENDORS, AND THAT'S WHO'S GOING TO BID. IS IT GOING TO BE LOCAL? >> ONE OF THE BLOW VENDORS WILL BE FROM TEXAS HOME START. >> MY QUESTIONS. ANYBODY ELSE? IT'S JUST A PRESENTATION. >> WE'RE ASKING FOR ACTION. IT'S JUST FOR INFORMATION. >> I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. >> THANKS ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR SITTING AROUND TOO. >> BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN SO PATIENTLY SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SKIP TO 31. UPDATE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE 2023 PAVING ASSESSMENTS. YOU WANT TO HEAR COMMENTS FIRST? >> YEAH. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO WRAP UP THE 2023 PAVING IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WAS AN UPDATE TO THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT WAS DONE I BELIEVE IN 2017. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT IT IS IS WE WENT OUT AND TOOK A VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL THE ROADWAYS AND DOCUMENTED THEIR CURRENT CONDITIONS. THEN WE COMPARED THEM TO WHERE THEY WERE JUST SEVERAL YEARS AGO, OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO. WITH THAT, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DID IS WE CREATED A RATING LIST FOR BOTH CONCRETE AND FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT OF YOUR ASPHALT. EACH ONE HAD DIFFERENT CRITERIAS OF HOW YOU WOULD RATE ON ONE THROUGH NINE. WITH ONE BEING THE WORST, NINE BEING THE BEST. WE THEN TOOK THAT INFORMATION, AND LIKE I SAID, COMPARED IT TO PRICES THAT WE TYPICALLY GET FOR ROADWAY REPAIRS BEING BROKEN DOWN BY EACH INDIVIDUAL, LET'S SAY, IF IT'S A NINE, THERE'S NO REPAIRS, IF IT'S A ONE, IT'S COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WHAT WE DID IS WE UPDATED THE CITY GIS, SO IT IS ON THE GIS. LAST TIME WHEN WE DID THIS, WHAT WE DID IS WE PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE OR A GROUP OF DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT AREAS THAT CAN COME IN AND BRING IN BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S RANKED HIGH AS IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, DOESN'T MEAN THAT'S THE ONE THAT SHOULD BE DONE. WHEN WE DID THE TASK FORCE LAST, SOME OF THEM, SUCH AS RICHMOND, ACTUALLY MOVED UP BECAUSE IT WAS MORE OF A BANG OF FOR YOUR BUCK FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET THAT STREET DONE. WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ON THIS OR HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED FORWARD. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO AGAIN IS CREATING A COMMITTEE AND LETTING EVERYBODY COME IN AND PUT IT IN THEIR INPUT AND GET A LIST OF ANOTHER 10 STREETS WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS IN ON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS COMING FORWARD. >> HOLD THAT THOUGHT, JOHN. MR. HARPER, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK? >> YEAH. >> YOU FILLED OUT THE FORM. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY. [OVERLAPPING] >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> DO YOU NEED ANOTHER ONE? >> NO, IT'S OKAY. FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE ON THE CIVICS OR THE PROCESS HOW THIS WORKS, BUT MY NEIGHBORS AND WE'VE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR STREET ON WAYNE DRIVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, GETTING IT REPAIRED. I REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT A MAIN ROAD, IT'S PROBABLY NOT A HIGH PRIORITY TO THE CITY TO REPAIR IT, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHY I WAS COMING HERE THIS EVENING TO TRY TO LEARN THE CITY'S PLANS OR HOW I CAN MAYBE GET AN ANSWER ON WHAT THE CITY'S PLANS MAY BE TO REPAIR THAT SECTION OF ROAD SO THAT WE CAN REPAIR OUR PRIVATE SECTION OF THAT ROAD. THIS IS WAYNE DRIVE OVER HERE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ACROSS THE TRACKS BEHIND THE BOWLING ALLEY. [02:15:04] WE LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WE'RE IN THE COUNTY. ACTUALLY, WE'RE ON WAYNE STREET, BUT OVER THAT CROSSING, APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET TO THE SOUTH IS CITY STREET. I'M NOT AN EXPERT, BUT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO BEING UNSERVICABLE, VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DOWN. I'VE GOTTEN QUOTES TO FIX OUR ROAD, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHERE TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION ON WHAT THE CITY WOULD FIX OR WILL FIX OR HOW TO EVEN MOVE FORWARD ON. >> NO, IT'S GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. I GOT MY GOOGLE MAP UP HERE, AND I WAS LOOKING AT WAYNE STREET. WHEN YOU GO OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK. >> YES, SIR. YOU WOULD MAKE A LEFT OR HEAD SOUTH. >> YOU GO LEFT OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK? >> CORRECT. >> THAT ROAD THE WAYNE STREET THAT'S RUNNING ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACK RIGHT THERE IS INSIDE THE CITY? >> YES. >> IT'S TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET APPROXIMATELY. >> IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RAILROAD TRACK OUTSIDE THE CITY? >> IN OUR CITY LIMITS. IT'S INCLUDED IN THAT AS WELL, SO WE ASSUME IT'S CITY ROAD. IT IS IN VERY BAD CONDITION. WERE YOU THE GENTLEMAN THAT STOPPED BY THE OFFICE EARLIER? >> YEAH. >> I APOLOGIZE I WASN'T THERE TO TALK TO YOU, BUT YES, I DID TAKE A DRIVE OUT THERE ACTUALLY TODAY AND IT'S DEGRADED PRETTY RAPIDLY FROM THE LAST TIME I DROVE THROUGH THAT AREA. I'D SAY IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE AN OVERLAY IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT ON THAT ROAD. IT'S IT'S GOING TO NEED A BASE REBUILD. THE BASE IS GONE. WE'VE MADE SEVERAL REPAIRS OVER THERE AS YOU CAN TELL, AND IT'S GETTING PUSHED OUT AGAIN. THERE'S NO BASE LEFT IN IT. TRASH TRUCKS ARE JUST TEARING MASSIVE HOLES IN IT. ALSO, IT'S ACTUALLY RANKED REALLY LOW AS A NUMBER 2, BUT AS HE STATED, IT'S NOT A WELL-TRAVELED ROAD, AND IT'S JUST RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE AND THAT BUSINESS VECTOR THAT CLEANS THE TANK. THOSE ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT FREQUENT THAT ROAD, SO IT DOES GET FORGOTTEN ABOUT. >> IS THAT WHERE THE CONCRETE TRUCKS COME OUT TO? >> THAT'S A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH. >> I'M RIGHT HERE AT CEMETERY IN FRONT, AND I SEE THE CONCRETE. WHERE DO THEY COME BACK ACROSS? DON'T THEY HAVE TO GO DOWN WAYNE TO GET THERE? >> IT'S JUST A ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT RIGHT OFF THE FRONT STREET. YOU CAN GO NORTH OR SOUTH, BUT THEY BOTH DEAD END INTO SOMETHING. YOU GOT TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK OUT TO GET OUT. >> IT'S A LITTLE MORE NORTH. >> I WILL SAY, I BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THE UNION PACIFIC'S AREA OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE COULDN'T REPAIR HOW MANY FEET OUT OF THE RAILROAD CHECKS? IS IT 40 OR 50 FEET? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE COULDN'T REPAIR THOSE SECTIONS, THE UNION PACIFIC WOULD HAVE TO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED IN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY TO TO DO WORK. >> HAS ANYBODY REACHED OUT? WARD ROAD. THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE COMING OUT OF. >> YEAH. >> YOU CAN DO IT. I'VE DONE IT. [LAUGHTER] >> I HAVE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO GET OUR AREA FIXED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO COUNTY ROUTE 220 TO THE OVERPASS. EVERY ONE OF THEM CROSSOVERS HAS BEEN FIXED EXCEPT OURS. IT STOPPED AT OURS. ONCE WE HIT CITY LIMITS, THAT'S COUNTY. WE ARE NOW IN CITY LIMITS, AND RAILROAD'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S DOING ANYTHING IS I'VE GONE AND PICKED UP ASPHALT OFF OF 36 AND OFF OF 35 AND I'VE HAULED IT IN MY TRUCK AND UNLOADED IT TO FILL THE POT POLES FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS BY MYSELF. >> DO YOU HAVE THIS ON YOUR OVERLAY FOR NEXT YEAR? >> WE HAVE PICTURES. >> SORRY. >> I THINK WHAT SHE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT, THAT'S ONE WITH THE CROSSING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS UNION PACIFIC'S DEAL. I WOULD ASK YOU-ALL, I'VE DONE THE PROCESS WITH UNION PACIFIC, WRITING EMAILS, YOU CAN'T GET A HOLD OF A PERSON, A HUMAN BEING TO TALK TO ANYONE. IT'S ALWAYS JUST SUBMITTING EMAILS ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THEIR CROSSING, WHICH THERE'S A BUSINESS BACK THERE ON WAYNE DRIVE ON THE NORTH END, THERE'S LOTS OF TRAFFIC, ALL THE DELIVERY TRUCKS, [02:20:03] IS THERE SOMETHING THE CITY COULD DO? COULD YOU BE IN CONTACT WITH UNION PACIFIC, MAYBE HELP US BRING SOME ATTENTION TO THAT CROSSING? >> THOSE TWO RIGHT THERE CAN HELP. >> WE'VE GOT A RAIL DEPARTMENT WE'RE IN CONSTANT COORDINATION WITH UPRR. >> THEY HAVE COME OUT. THEY PUT IT BACK A COLD PATCH IN THE WORST OF THE HOLES, AND THEN WITHIN A WEEK IT'S ALL GONE OUT OF THERE AND IT'S RIGHT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. JUST NOT REALLY SEEN ANY MOVEMENT FROM EITHER OF THE RAILROAD, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT YOU-ALL'S RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I'M LIMITED TO WHAT I CAN GET DONE WITH THEM. >> SURE. >> THEN OF COURSE, THAT 250 FEET THAT WE DISCUSSED. BEYOND THAT, WE KNOW IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. I FEEL LIKE IT'D BE BEST IF THE CITY WOULD FIX THEIR PART. THAT WAY I KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN ON STARTING THE REPAIRS ON THAT ROAD. >> I NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT THAT SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACK HAD ANY CITY LIMITS TO IT. I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW TONIGHT. HECTOR, DO YOU HAVE THIS ON ANY OVERLAY LIST? >> IT'S ON THE ENTIRE LIST, BUT IT WASN'T ON THIS PASTURES LIST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT UP THIS YEAR. AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FULLY RECLAIMED. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OVERLAID. IF YOU REMEMBER A COUNTY ENGINEER BEING HERE RECENTLY, WE CAN DO A MILE OF RECLAIMS OR WE CAN DO TWO MILES OF OVERLAYS. IT'S WHICH ONE DO WE WANT TO DO? OR WE COULD HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO DO JUST THIS LITTLE 250 FOOT SECTION, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S PROVED TO BE DOUBLE THE PRICE IS WHAT I BROUGHT BEFORE OF WHAT THE COUNTY CHARGES US JUST FOR LABOR, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION. >> COULD YOU GIVE US A QUOTE ON THIS? >> YES, I CAN. >> JUST SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH? >> YES, NOT A PROBLEM. >> YOU-ALL HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHTS ON THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. >> JOHN, IF WE PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER TASK FORCE ON THIS, THAT'S NOT BUDGETED? >> NO, SIR. >> SUZY, WILL THROW SOMETHING AT ME IF I SPEND ANY MONEY. >> NO, BUT TO ME, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RETURNING EVENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO PHRASE IT. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING TO FIX OUR ROADS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE. THAT MAY MEAN ONCE A DECADE TO GO OUT FOR COS AND 10 ROADS TO FIX, AND HOPEFULLY, FIX THEM WITH A 50-YEAR SOLUTION THAT BUYS US TIME JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE THAT WAS DONE, AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY CLOSER TO 10 YEARS, EIGHT YEARS. >> IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS ALMOST. >> IF COUNCIL TAKE THE LEAD OF SETTING EVERYTHING UP AND DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING, I'LL COME UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU WANTED TO GO THAT WAY. >> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD PUT UP MAYBE A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM TO DISCUSS. IT WOULDN'T BE FOR OBVIOUSLY THIS YEAR OR MAYBE EVEN NEXT YEAR, BUT IF WE DON'T START MAKING PLANS, THEN IT WILL NEVER GET DONE. >> HOW MUCH DID IT COST US LAST TIME? >> I DON'T REMEMBER. I CAN PULL REAL EASY WHAT WE SPENT ON HENDERSON. IT'D BE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HENDERSON, NOT AS IN DEPTH. WHAT WE HAVE IS TWO MEETINGS. I THINK WE HAD TWO THREE-HOUR MEETINGS. THE FIRST MEETING WAS INTRODUCED, EVERYBODY PASSED OUT THE INFORMATION. EVERYBODY HAD BASICALLY A MONTH. EVERYBODY CAME BACK IN AND WE HAD A ROUND TABLE OF WHAT ROAD BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA OF WHAT ROAD NEEDS TO BE DONE VERSUS THE OTHER PERSON. WE'VE GOT TO COME TO A CONCLUSION OF TAKING THE PROS AND THE CONS AND DIFFERENT AREAS OF TOWN TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPREADING THE WEALTH AROUND. >> I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, WE TALK ABOUT A 10-YEAR PLAN OR LET'S SAY, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. I'M THINKING ABOUT WHAT LAKE JACKSON JUST DID WHERE THEY PASSED A BOND TO RAILROADS. MAYBE THAT'S WHAT SPECIFICALLY WE COULD GO TO THE VOTERS AND SAY, THIS COMMITTEE HAS SUGGESTED THESE 10 ROADS, AND IT'S GOING TO COST THIS AMOUNT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMITTEE CAN DO WITH YOU TO SAY, WE HAVE A HARD FAST NUMBER? BECAUSE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, WE HAD AN ARBITRARY NUMBER, AND THEN WE TRIED TO FIT AS MANY STREETS AS WE COULD INTO THAT NUMBER. WHEREAS OPPOSED TO WE HAVE 10 STREETS. [02:25:02] IT'S GOING TO COST THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING AFTER. A LITTLE BIT MORE HARD FAST NUMBERS. >> ESSENTIALLY YOUR CIP PLAN. >> BUT ACTUAL NUMBER IS NOT BEST GUESS AT THE TIME. >> WE COULD TAKE TAKE A SCHEMATIC LOOK AT IT. BECAUSE ALSO WHEN YOU'RE DOING THESE ROADWAYS, IT MAKES SENSE TO FIX YOUR SANITARY, YOUR WATER, AND DRAINAGE. >> SURE. >> WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE STREET ITSELF WHERE YOU'RE COMING IN BECAUSE YOU'LL GET A BETTER VALUE AND YOU WON'T TEAR WHICH YOU JUST DID. >> THEN MAYBE THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION FOR A LATER TIME, DO WE WANT TO POTENTIALLY GO OUT ON A VOTE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WON'T PEN THIS YEAR. >> I WOULD PREFER TO PUT TO THE VOTERS ON THAT JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE'VE GOT GOING ON. >> TYPICALLY, YOU LOOK AT A FIVE-YEAR CIP AND YOU KEEP UP ROLLING. EVERY YEAR YOU'LL ADD ANOTHER THING WHEN THAT ONE YEAR FALLS OFF. BECAUSE WHEN YOU START PLANNING FOR 10 YEARS, YOU KNOW WHAT THE VOLATILITY OF THE MARKETS. >> BUT I THINK IF YOU GAVE THE VOTERS A LIST OF STREETS AND SAID, THESE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE FIXED IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS BOND, I THINK THAT'S VERY TRANSPARENT AND THEY CAN TAKE THE ACTION OR THEY CAN DENY THE ACTION. >> YES, SIR. >> WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP TO COUNCIL, THIS IS THE TYPE OF DISCUSSION TO RESPOND. >> THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT. >> IF I COULD. >> GO AHEAD. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR STREET'S PROBABLY THE LOWEST IN THE CITY TO FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE USE AND EVERYTHING, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING MAYBE IN THE INTERIM BECAUSE THESE THINGS TAKE TIME, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DRIVABLE, LIKE A TEMPORARY TYPE OF FIX. OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE DISCUSSING. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE TIME FRAME WOULD BE, BUT IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS SINCE WE BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE CITY BEFORE. LIKE HE SAID, IT'S HERE RECENTLY, IT'S REALLY GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S DETERIORATING RAPIDLY. IT'S BEEN BAD, BUT NOW IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S SLUMPING INTO THE DITCH. IT'S GETTING PRETTY FAR OUT OF HAND. >> IT'S REALLY TEARING UP OUR VEHICLES, TOO. I'VE HAD TO REPLACED THE SPECIAL PARTS OF MY WIFE'S VAN, AND IT'S HARD DOING A DRIVE BECAUSE IT'S NOT DRIVABLE. IT'S NOT SAFE. WE'RE BEING HELD TO THE STANDARD THAT OUR VEHICLES HAVE TO BE SAFE AND ROADWORTHY, BUT THESE ROADS AREN'T WORTHY FOR VEHICLES. I CAN'T TELL YOU [INAUDIBLE] >> IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE ANGRY OR COMPLAINING ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING. >> NO. >> [OVERLAPPING] MAYBE AS THIS PLAN TAKES SHAPE, IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO SMOOTH OUT OR SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT A ROAD EXPERT, I DON'T KNOW. >> HECTOR, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITH THAT? I KNOW WE HAVE SOME MATERIAL LAYING AROUND. >> FIRST, WE'LL WORK ON GETTING SOME COSTS TOGETHER TO REDO THAT ROAD FIRST. IN THE INTERMEDIATE, WHAT WE CAN DO IS SOME OF THE VERY LARGER HOLES, WE CAN DIG THAT OUT AND SOME OF THE LIMESTONE WE HAVE IN THE YARD, WE CAN REALLY COMPRESS THAT INTO THAT AND THEN THROW A LAYER OF BLACKTOP OVER THE TOP. THAT'LL AT LEAST GIVE IT A GOOD BASE WHERE IT'S NOT SMASHING OUT AS OFTEN. EVENTUALLY, IT WILL, BUT IT'LL NOT BE AS FREQUENT AS THIS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO IN THE INTERMEDIATE, JUST DIG OUT THOSE REALLY BAD AREAS. THAT'S REALLY ALL WE CAN DO AT THE MOMENT. THEN JUST WORK ON GETTING SOME COSTS TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD COST US FOR EITHER A CONTRACTOR TO DO THIS WORK OR THE COUNTY TO POSSIBLY DO THIS WORK. >> LET ME ASK YOU-ALL THIS, AND THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST IDEA, BUT WOULD IT BE ACCEPTABLE IF IT'S NOT BLACKTOP IN THE MEANTIME, IF IT'S JUST SMOOTH ROCK, SOMETHING TO DRIVE OVER THAT? >> THAT'S BEEN OUR ISSUE WITH SAYING, LET'S JUST DO SOMETHING OURSELVES IS YOU BRING IN BILLINGS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I'M NOT AN EXPERT, BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME [INAUDIBLE] >> WE BROKE ENOUGH CONCRETE, [INAUDIBLE] CONCRETE AND JUST [INAUDIBLE] >> [OVERLAPPING] I DON'T DOUBT YOU'D PROBABLY DO ANYTHING YOU CAN TO NOT HAVE TO DRIVE IN A POT POLE. WHAT'S THE ROAD QUALITY ON THE OTHER SIDE AFTER THE CITY LIMITS? THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT'S COUNTY. >> IT'S NOT COUNTY. I'VE BEEN TO THE CITY. I'VE BEEN TO THE COUNTY CIVIL ENGINEER, [02:30:02] AND TO THEIR RECORDS, IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD. IT'S NOT COUNTY, IT'S NOT THE CITY. >> THE ONLY THING YOU DON'T PAY IS WE HAVE WATER. >> THERE'S A RIGHT OF WAY THERE WITH THE POWER LINES AND THE CABLE AND ALL THAT THAT RUNS DOWN THROUGH THERE. >> WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AFTER THAT? >> WHAT'S THAT? >> WHAT'S THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AFTER THE CITY LIMITS? >> IT'S NOT AS BAD AS RIGHT THERE, BUT IT'S APPROACHING. >> COME ON UP. >> IT IS NOT AS BAD, BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWER HOUSES OR LESS TRAFFIC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> I'M NOT REALLY SURE. IT HAS THE SAME TRAFFIC WITH THE LARGE TRUCKS AND THE RAIL TRUCKS. >> [OVERLAPPING] THIS LOOKS VAGUELY FAMILIAR. >> SHE LIVES ON A ROAD THAT'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE AS WELL THAT SHE'S BEEN COMING TO COUNCIL FOR THREE YEARS. >> IT'S JUST LIKE THAT. >> [OVERLAPPING] NO. THERE'S NO REASON TO APOLOGIZE. >> NO. >> YOU SHOULDN'T BE APOLOGIZING. WE SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING TO YOU. >> THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THAT. THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 ON WHAT'S GOING TO COST US TO DO OUR OWN ROAD PRIOR TO THE AMOUNT OF 40,000 [INAUDIBLE]. [BACKGROUND] >> WELL, I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. AT THE SAME TIME, SINCE THE AGENDA IS FOR THE 2023 PAVING ASSESSMENT, I THINK WE'LL HANG ON AND TRY TO TACKLE THIS IN THE BUDGET SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE BRING THIS BACK AND GET THE TASK FORCE GOING, AND GET IT GOING SO IT CAN GO TO THE VOTERS NEXT YEAR. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST ACCEPTABLE ROUTE. IN THE MEANTIME, HECTOR, YOUR TEAM DRIVES THESE ROADS ALL THE TIME, SO THERE ARE EYES AND EARS, FOR THE MOST PART, THAT CAN TELL US, [BACKGROUND] THE PD AS WELL MAKING THEIR ROUNDS, HEY, THIS ROAD IS BAD OR MAYBE INTERNALLY, WE COULD DO PUBLIC WORKS RANKING THE WORST STREETS AND PD RANKING THE WORST STREETS, AND WE FEED THAT BACK INTO THIS GROUP AND HELP EVERYBODY PITCH IN. YOU'LL KNOW ABOUT STREETS THAT I THINK ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE CITY. ANYBODY ELSE? >> MY THOUGHT WOULD BE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT I'D LIKE SOME FEEDBACK TO COUNCIL. >> ON? >> ON WAYNE. I KNOW YOU HAVE THINGS YOU GOT TO PRIORITIZE, BUT HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, YOU CAN GET US AN ANSWER ON THINGS WE CAN DO OR STEPS WE CAN TAKE. >> SOME FEEDBACK FROM UP ON THEIR CROSSING. >> I'LL GO AHEAD AND START COORDINATING THAT TOMORROW. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER CROSSINGS THAT YOU WERE AWARE OF THAT ARE IN NEED? IF YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT EMAIL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL MAKE IT FOR ALL OF THEM. >> YES. NOW THAT WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT, ONE DID COME TO MIND JUST NOW. >> I'M SEEING THAT'S THE ONE OVER HERE. >> THE ONE ON CEDAR STREET AS WELL, RIGHT PAST THE ER FACILITY THERE. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE COUNCIL MEETING. JOHN, THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING, AND HECTOR, APPRECIATE IT. GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 29, [29. Discussion and possible action to approve a maintenance agreement with AED 1-2-3 and purchasing additional Automated External Defibrillators (AED). ] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH AED123, AND PURCHASING ADDITIONAL AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS. >> THANK YOU. >> I BELIEVE THAT WAS CALLING STATION 1 FOR A CALLBACK. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY. THAT'S ALL THAT NOW. [LAUGHTER] FIRST ACTION AS ACTING CITY MANAGER. >> ACTING CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. [LAUGHTER] GOING TO KEEP YOU ON TOES. ITEM NUMBER 30, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE [30. Discussion and possible action to approve HDR's proposal for Lift Station No. 24 Sanitary Sewer Collection System Rehabilitation Project, not to exceed the amount of $70,100. ] HDR'S PROPOSAL FOR LIFT STATION NUMBER 24, SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM REHABILITATION PROJECT, NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $70,100. >> YES, COUNCIL. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE WITH THE CDBG. IT WAS ORIGINALLY LIFT STATION 25. THAT WAS AN AREA THAT THE CITY HAD DONE SOME PREVIOUS SMOKE TESTING ON AND FOUND A LOT OF AREAS THAT HAD A HIGH I&I RATE INTO IT, ALONG WITH LIFT STATION 24. TWENTY-FIVE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT WE WANTED TO DO IT FIRST. [02:35:04] DURING THE COUNTY'S EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS PRIOR TO US MOVING ON, THE STATE RECLASSIFIED PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON IN THE LOW AND MODERATE-INCOME AREAS. AT THAT POINT, THAT LIFT STATION 25 GOT PULLED OUT OF THE LMI AREA, AND THEN WE HAD TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE, THE NEXT HIGHEST LEVEL AREA OF I&I, SO IT WAS LIFT STATION 25. SINCE THEN, THE COUNTY HAS APPROACHED THE COUNCIL. I BELIEVE TWO COUNCILS AGO, I BROUGHT OVER THE AGREEMENT FOR THE COUNCIL TO EXECUTE, GO BACK INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY. THAT WAS DONE, THE COUNTY EXECUTED IT. THE ENVIRONMENTALIST IS COMPLETE, AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD, SO I'M BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL IN TO DO PIPE BURSTING OF SOME 12-18 INCH PIPE. THE PIPE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE OPEN DITCHES ALONG THE ROADWAY. IT IS WHERE THERE IS COLLECTED WATER AT, SO THE PIPE MATERIAL IS CLAY. THIS IS A HIGH SOURCE OF I&I INTO YOUR COLLECTION SYSTEM. AGAIN, THE REASON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO CUT DOWN THEIR I&I IS ONCE IT'S IN YOUR WATER THAT'S RUN OFF, IT SHOULD JUST GO OFF INTO BASTROP BAYOU. IT'S COLLECTED INTO THAT SYSTEM. IT'S THEN PUMPED THROUGH A MULTITUDE OF LIFT STATIONS, COST IN THE CITY, ELECTRICITY COST, MAINTENANCE COST, ALL THE WAY TO THE TREATMENT PLANT. ONCE IT'S AT THE TREATMENT PLANT, THE TREATMENT PLANT HAS TO PROCESS THE CHEMICAL. IT'S A HUGE EXPENSE TO THE CITY, SO IT'S IN THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND DO THESE PROJECTS TO ELIMINATE THE I&I IN THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE WENT OUT, TOOK A LOOK AT IT, PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE OUR PROPOSAL FOR $70,100 FOR THE DESIGN, BID, AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES OF THIS PROJECT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> ALL I EVER SEE ON HERE IS THE BUDGET AMOUNT BLINK. IT SCARES ME. I KNOW THIS IS CDBG MONEY. DO WE ALREADY HAVE THIS MONEY IN HAND? >> THE CDBG MONEY IS IN HAND, BUT 220,000 IS GOING TO THE PROJECT. YOU ENTERED INTO THAT CONTRACT TWO COUNCILS AGO. THIS IS FOR THE ACTUAL DESIGN AND THE EXECUTION OF EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH. >> I WAS MAKING SURE WE ALREADY HAVE THE MONEY. >> AS FAR AS I KNOW, YES. YOU SIGN THE PAPERWORK, YOU HAVE THE MONEY. >> I WAS LOOKING OVER SUZY AND SEE IF SHE'S AGREEING. IF SHE'S NOT NODDING HER HEAD, I GET WORRIED. >> SHE'S LOOKING DOWN. >> IS THIS CDBG GRANT? >> THIS IS THE CDBG GRANT FROM THE COUNTY. >> JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I WILL BE ASKING THAT QUESTION EVERY TIME THERE'S AN AGENDA ITEM THAT HAS FUNDS BEING SPENT. IS THIS GOING TO HELP WITH THAT LIFT STATION WAY DOWN THERE? I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, WHERE IT'S LOCATED IN THE WAY THAT THE SEWER HAS TO RUN, ARE WE GOING TO PUSH THIS PROBLEM SOMEWHERE ELSE UPSTREAM? IS THIS ALL GOING BACK TO THE SEWER PLANT WEST OF HERE? >> NO, SIR. THINK OF IT LIKE A PERFORATED PIPE, WHERE THE PERFORATED PIPES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH, WHERE THAT CLAY PIPE IS, AND EVERY CONNECTION, THOSE CLAY PIPES DO HAVE A LOT OF I&I IN IT. WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE COMING THROUGH WITH AN HDPE, WHICH IS A SOLID WELDED FLEXIBLE PIPE, AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY SHATTERING THE OLD PIPE AND PULLING A NEW PIPE IN RIGHT DOWN THE SAME THING. YOU'RE CUTTING OUT ANY POTENTIAL SOURCES OF I&I, SO YOU'RE NOT DISPLACING IT ANYWHERE ELSE. THE WATER THAT'S GOING INTO YOUR SANITARY SEWER RUNS OFF LIKE IT SHOULD RUN OFF IN THE DITCHES. >> I&I? >> INFLOW AND INFILTRATION. >> SAY THAT AGAIN? >> INFLOW AND INFILTRATION. INFLOW INTO YOUR SANITARY, AND INFILTRATION, GROUNDWATER CAN ALSO GET INTO IT. >> WE'RE PROCESSING RAINWATER AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS WHAT HE'S SAYING, AND THERE'S MUD AND ALL OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING IN THERE. >> BUT WHAT I WAS ASKING, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT THE I&I, BUT A NORMAL FLOW, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE, [02:40:01] ANY RAIN EVENT, ARE WE PUSHING THAT SEWER SOMEWHERE ELSE TO ANOTHER PROBLEM? >> NO, SIR. IT TRAVELS THE SAME EXACT SAME PATH. WITHOUT THE I&I DURING A RAIN EVENT, YOU'RE CONTROLLED BY WHAT THE CITIZENS USE. YOU'RE PEAKING IN THE CITY. HECTOR, WE'RE PEAKING WHAT, SEVEN? >> YES, 7-9. >> SEVEN TO NINE. THE FLOW IS CALLED Q. TYPICAL Q IN A CITY IS LESS THAN FOUR. YOU ALWAYS BUDGET FOR FOUR. WHEN YOU SIZE THESE PIPES, YOU ALL ARE RUNNING AT ABOUT SEVEN OR NINE. IT'S HOW MUCH FLOW YOU'LL HAVE GOING TO YOUR TREATMENT PLANT. >> PARK PLACE IS GOING INTO THIS LIFT STATION, ISN'T IT? >> I'D HAVE TO RUN THAT OUT. I CAN CHECK IT OUT. >> I DON'T THINK IT IS. >> [OVERLAPPING] WHERE IS IT GOING? >> PARK PLACE BY SOUTHSIDE DRIVE? >> [OVERLAPPING] NO, NOT PARK PLACE. WHAT'S THE NEW SUBDIVISION OUT THERE CALLED? >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PHILLIPS ROAD? >> PHILLIPS ROAD AND GIFFORD. WHAT'S THAT NEW SUBDIVISION CALLED? >> THAT GOES TO 27. >> ANGLETON PARK PLACE. >> PARK PLACE. >> I BELIEVE THAT GOES TO STATION 27 RIGHT DOWN ON PHILLIPS ROAD. >> NO, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD GO TO THAT ONE. >> IT DOES GO TO THIS ONE. >> BUT EVENTUALLY, IT GOES TO 27 BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR REGIONAL. >> AFTER THIS, YES. >> YES. THIS PUMPS INTO 27 AT YOUR REGIONAL. TWENTY-SEVEN IS UNIQUE BECAUSE ON YOUR REGIONAL, YOU HAVE DRY WEATHER FLOW PUMPS, AND YOU HAVE WET WEATHER FLOW PUMPS THAT HAVE A BYPASS STRAIGHT TO THE TREATMENT PLANT. >> WELL, GOOD. I'M GLAD WE'RE FIXING THIS BEFORE THAT DEVELOPS TOO MUCH AND CAUSES EVEN MORE PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT AS WELL. COUNCIL? >> SUZY, WE GET THE MONEY FOR THIS. >> WE HAVE THE MONEY, RIGHT, SUZY? >> CDBG. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE HDR PROPOSAL FOR THE LIFT STATION NUMBER 24 SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM REHABILITATION PROJECT, NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $70,100. >> I'LL SECOND. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH, FOR APPROVAL. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> [OVERLAPPING] AYE. >> AYE. ALL THOSE SUPPOSE, SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION CARRIES. THAT IS ALL OF REGULAR AGENDA. THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. [EXECUTIVE SESSION] CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED THEREIN. ITEM NUMBER 35, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, AND REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT. ITEM NUMBER 36, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE DELIBERATION OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE'LL JUST SAY, AT 8:50. YOU'RE ALL READY? >> YEAH. [OPEN SESSION ] >> WE ARE GOING TO COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:21, I GUESS. COUNCIL, DO I HAVE ANY [INAUDIBLE] COMING OUT OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 35? >> YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT TODD GUENTHER TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DANIEL, FOR THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT FOR TODD GUENTHER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION CARRIES. ANY OTHER ACTIONS? >> NO ACTION ON 36. >> THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL] I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE PUT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT'S A GREAT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK GETTING THAT SET UP. I LIKE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER ABOUT BRINGING BACK THE STREET PROGRAM STARTING IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, AND MAYBE WE CAN START DOING THE GROUNDWORK NOW FOR THAT. WE SHOULD HAVE AN UPDATE ON OUR BUILDINGS. IS IT THIS NEXT MEETING OR IS IT THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE? >> I CAN'T REMEMBER. LOOPY? >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE- [02:45:01] >> THE CITY HALL RANKS? >> I THINK SHE IS GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT THE- >> [INAUDIBLE] >> SHE GOT IT. >> WELCOME, LOOPY, TO YOUR TEMPORARY NEW POSITION. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP, ALL THE SERVICE YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN TO THE CITY. THANKS FOR COMING ON. >> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON ANOTHER HAT. >> YES. [LAUGHTER] >> ANYBODY ELSE? FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SEE ON THE NEXT AGENDA? THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. LET DESIREE KNOW, AND MAKE SURE IT'S ON THERE. [NOISE] NO? >> ALL GOOD. >> FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF Y'ALL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR. [OVERLAPPING] BUT WE CERTAINLY WILL MISS MR. BOOTH AND, OF COURSE, TERRY'S IN OUR HEARTS. >> YES. >> BUT IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE NEW FACES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THERE YOU GO. WELL, THEN WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN AT 9:23 AND 48 SECONDS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.