[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
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WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION.
>> WILL YOU BOW YOUR HEADS, PLEASE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ALL TOGETHER HERE TO BRING SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD LOOK UPON THE LEADERS, THE STAFF, AS WELL AS THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY, AS WE COME ON ONE ACCORD TO DO WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE US TO DO.
LEAD US AND GUIDE US IN ALL DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE TO YOUR GLORY, HONOR, AND PRAISE. THANK YOU. AMEN.
>> GOOD TO SEE THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL?
>> MOVING ON TO CEREMONIAL PRESENTATIONS.
[1. Presentation of the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation.]
ITEM NUMBER 1, PRESENTATION OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION.COUNCIL, CAN YOU PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT, PLEASE?
>> I WOULD LIKE GINA FROM THE HISPANIC CHAMBER TO COME FORWARD.
ANYBODY FROM YOUR GROUP WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO LEARN? ONE OF MY FRIENDS?
>> [INAUDIBLE] PICTURE, RIGHT?
>> THAT WAS CODE FOR TAKE A PICTURE.
>> [INAUDIBLE] PRECEDENTIAL DETAIL.
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH HAS BEEN TRADITIONALLY CELEBRATED NATIONWIDE EVERY YEAR SINCE 1968 TO HONOR THE CULTURE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BOTH HISPANIC AND LATINO AMERICANS AND TO SHARE THEIR HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS; WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 15TH IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE FOR COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, AND NICARAGUA, WITH SEPTEMBER 16TH BEING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 18TH FOR CHILE, AND SEPTEMBER 21ST FOR BELIZE; WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY HISPANIC AMERICANS ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY WITH CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE BECAUSE OF THEIR VALUE OF SERVICES, DOCTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, EDUCATORS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, LEADERS, COLLEAGUES, AND FRIENDS FOR RESPECT FOR LIFE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE PRIORITIZING OF FAMILY AND FAITH HAVE SHAPED OUR COMMUNITY'S CHARACTER BEYOND MEASURE; WHEREAS THE CITY OF ANGLETON ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES, ACTIVITIES, AND PROGRAMS TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE, RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT HISPANIC HERITAGE HAS MADE ON SOCIETY, AND REAFFIRM THAT DIVERSITY IS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S GREATEST STRENGTHS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF ANGLETON CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THAT SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH IS RECOGNIZED AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, PROCLAIM THIS 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025.
>> GINA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, AND TO THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [LAUGHTER]
>> JUST TO INVITE ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR HAVING A KICKOFF CELEBRATION FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ON THE 15TH AT THE OFFICE, AND WE MIGHT HAVE SOME LITTLE DANCERS.
>> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'LL DO.
YOU'RE VERY ACTIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
[2. Presentation of a service award.]
PRESENTATION OF A SERVICE AWARD.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZE MARIA VERON, WHO IS IN THE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.
MARIA IS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. THANK YOU.
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>> [INAUDIBLE] TO RELIEVE MYSELF.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA.CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 3, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE TEXAS MUNICIPALITY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COVERAGE DEDUCTIBLES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI COUNTY FOR THE USE OF THE COUNTY FACILITY LOCATED AT 313 WEST MULBERRY.
ITEM NUMBER 5, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI COUNTY FOR STREET OVERLAYS.
ITEM NUMBER 6, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE ANGLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM THE FIELD [INAUDIBLE] CAMPAIGN.
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY ACTION, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE ANYTHING OFF OF HERE? PLEASE MAKE YOUR MOTION.
>> MOVE OFF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
>> FIVE. YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT WITH MOVING 5 FOR DISCUSSION?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, COUNCILOR SIMMONS, AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO-TEM TOWNSEND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> I WILL SUPPOSE, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[5. Discussion and possible action to approve an Interlocal Agreement with Brazoria County for street overlays.]
WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER 5, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MISSOURI COUNTY FOR STREET OVERLAYS. [INAUDIBLE]>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS SIMPLY THE APPROVAL OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS.
THIS ISN'T PRESENTING ANY OF THE ROAD PROJECTS. IT'S JUST STEP ONE.
WE HAVE TO GET THIS SIGNED, AND THAT ENTERS INTO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
THEN WE'LL COME BACK, DISCUSS WHICH ROADWAYS WE WANT TO PICK.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, MY TAKE ON THIS IS WE REALLY NEED TO START DOING SOME REBUILDS VERSUS OVERLAYS, SO I'M GOING TO PRESENT SOME PRETTY BAD AREAS.
JUST THREE, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, THAT I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THAT LIST, OR WESTERN AVENUE AND GIFFORD ROAD, GIFFORD LANE.
I AM GOING TO SEE IF MATT HANKS IS AVAILABLE TO JOIN US, JUST SO IF THERE ARE ANY TALKS ABOUT THAT.
ALSO, I KNOW THEY'RE GEARING UP TO DO SOME OVERLAYS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
>> WHAT IS SCHEDULED TO GO IN OCTOBER RIGHT NOW?
>> GOSH, I DON'T HAVE THE LIST IN FRONT OF ME.
THERE'S SOME ON ARCOLA, WHICH WOULD BE SOUTH ARCOLA.
THERE'S A SMALL SECTION OF MAGNOLIA THERE, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THAT'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE. WHAT WERE THE OTHER ONES? I THINK THERE'S A SECTION OF HENDERSON THERE THAT I BELIEVE IS FROM [INAUDIBLE] TO MYRTLE.
I BELIEVE THAT SECTION IS THERE, IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN IT RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH.
IT'S REALLY IN BAD SHAPE. ALL THE AGGREGATES ARE COMING OUT OF IT.
THOSE ARE THE ONES I REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ONES IN THAT AREA THAT WE'RE DOING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL COMPLETE, PROBABLY NOVEMBER-ISH, FROM TALKING TO THE COUNTY ENGINEER.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK, ON THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WE'VE APPROVED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM ON THE STREET OVERLAYS IN THE PAST.
DO WE HAVE TO RE-UP THAT EVERY YEAR? THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE INTERLOCAL.
>> WELL, IT DEPENDS ON THE TERM LIMIT.
IF THERE'S A TERM LIMIT OF THE PREVIOUS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, THEN IT MIGHT NEED TO BE RENEWED.
IF IT'S A ONE-YEAR TERM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PRIOR INTERLOCAL.
>> THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT 25TH TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. IT IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD PUT A TERM ON THAT.
MAYBE WE COULD ASK THEM IN THE FUTURE.
WE CAN GO FIVE YEARS AND JUST KEEP IT.
>> YEAH, WE COULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, AND MAYBE AFTER THREE YEARS, HAVING THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
>> THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT HAVING TO DO THIS IN THIS ORDER AND KEEP GOING.
IT'S UNDERSTOOD, AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES.
>> I'M SURE THEY'D BE OPEN TO THAT.
>> MS. SIMMONS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE?
>> ARE THERE ANY ROADS YOU OR ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR WANTS ME TO ADD TO THE LIST TO EVALUATE?
>> I AGREE WITH YOU ON GIFFORD LANE AND GIFFORD ROAD.
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BUT THEY'RE EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND EVERY YEAR ON STREET OVERLAYS.>> YEP, ADDING THE STREET FUND BACK WAS A GREAT THING TO DO.
IT GIVES US A GOOD STARTING POINT.
>> THE PART OF HENDERSON THAT'S CLOSER TO 35, DO WE WANT TO DO THAT NOW WITH ASPHALT? NOT THIS THING.
DO WE WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE LIST FOR ASPHALT IN THE FUTURE OR JUST WAIT IT?
>> WE CAN'T ADD IT. AGAIN, WE GOT TO REMEMBER WHAT WE'RE WAITING ON.
WE'RE WAITING ON SOME H-GAC FUNDING, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT COME, AND IF IT DOES COME, WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE? IT'S KIND OF A ROLL THE DICE.
>> WE MAY PUT MONEY INTO THAT ROADWAY AND THEN END UP REPLACING IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
BY ONLY RECOMMENDATION, MAYBE WE DO A LITTLE, LIGHTER OPTION, AND JUST PASS A FEW YEARS WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION, SO WE CAN PROPOSE THAT.
WHAT WE COULD DO IS MAYBE LIKE A 20% MILL AND OVERLAY OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, JUST TO GIVE US A FEW YEARS, AND WE CAN GET THE COST ON THAT AND POSSIBLY USE IT WITH THE STREET FUND, MAYBE IF THERE'S ENOUGH IN THE RESERVE AT THAT POINT.
WE CAN DO THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> OR IS THERE ANOTHER STREET THAT'S WORSE?
>> WELL, RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF CVS, WARREN ANCHOR ROAD, IT'S BAD.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OVERLAID LAST YEAR, AND IT DIDN'T GET COMPLETED, AND THAT LITTLE STRETCH IS REALLY BAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S A GATEWAY INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
>> THAT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING YOU COULD LOOK AT.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT A LONG STRETCH, LOOK AT CONCRETING, ACTUALLY GETTING THROUGH THE GATEWAY.
I WOULD THINK HEAVY USAGE IN GATEWAY ROADS WOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR CONCRETING AS OPPOSED TO CONTINUING THE ASPHALT OVERLAY.
THERE'S A BENEFIT TO HAVE CONCRETE THAT COULD SUSTAIN, MAYBE, TRAVEL FOR LONGER DURATIONS.
THEN THERE'S ALSO THE AESTHETIC FACTOR THAT WHEN YOU COME INTO THE TOWN, IT GIVES A MORE UP-TO-DATE FEELING AS OPPOSED TO AN OLD TOWN THAT STILL RELIES STRICTLY ON ASPHALT.
I THINK THEY'RE BOTH TOOLS IN OUR BAG, AND WE WANT TO KEEP USING BOTH OF THEM, BUT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPGRADE.
WE SHOULD DO THAT IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, AND LIKE I SAID, THOSE GATEWAY ROADS, THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING PEOPLE INTO TOWN.
>> I WONDERED THAT ABOUT HENDERSON, TOO.
IS THAT A WHOLE BUNCH OF SCHOOL BUSES THAT, IF YOU PUT THE LIGHTER VERSIONS, IT JUST GOING TO TEAR IT UP? IS IT BEST JUST TO EITHER DO A REALLY GOOD ONE OR JUST WAIT?
>> IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH HDR ON AS WELL AND GET A RECOMMENDATION ON THE LOADING THERE AND WHAT KIND OF REPAIR THEY WOULD RECOMMEND.
>> I LOVE THE CONCRETE, THOUGH.
>> I KNOW IT WAS REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY FOR US TO BRING SOME DRAINAGE AND ROAD PROJECTS.
IN THE MIDST OF COMPILING THAT, I'VE DECIDED TO EXPAND THAT A LITTLE BIT, SO STILL BRINGING IT FORWARD, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO INVOLVE GENERAL MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB REPLACING SOME OF THESE ROADS, LIKE RICHMOND STREET, FOR INSTANCE.
WE HAVE TO RESEAL ALL THOSE CRACKS HERE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, OR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS YOU'RE GOING TO JUST REALLY ADVANCE THE DETERIORATION OF THAT WITHOUT DOING BASIC MAINTENANCE ON THAT.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME ASPHALT ROADS THAT WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB ON.
BUT IF WE DON'T RESEAL SOME OF THOSE CRACKS, YOU'RE NOT STOPPING THE WATER FROM GETTING UNDER THERE AND TEARING INTO THE SUB-GRADE, THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT WE GOT TO START LOOKING AT.
OUR ROADS ARE JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO FALL APART IF WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES FURTHER BEHIND, IF WE JUST FOCUS ON OVERLAYS ONLY.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME MAINTENANCE INVOLVED AS WELL.
>> YOU JUST SAID RICHMOND NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED?
>> IT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE RESEALED.
EVERY SINGLE JOINT THERE, YOU SEE WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BLACK RUBBER SEAL RUNNING THROUGH THE CRACKS.
>> YES. BUT MAINTENANCE LIKE THAT HAS TO BE DONE ON CONCRETE STREETS.
>> HAVE WE BEEN DOING THE MAINTENANCE ON BUCHTA, HOSPITAL, AND VALDERAS?
>> NOPE. NONE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN RESEALED OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT TO THE ATTENTION.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL WOULD DO, OR DO YOU GO OUT FOR A BID ON THAT? IS THERE A 100 SEAL [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WE COULD GO WITH TWO OPTIONS, BUT WE COULD CONTRACT IT OUT.
TODAY, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY EQUIPMENT, BY MATERIAL, AND DO IT IN-HOUSE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
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IT MIGHT INVOLVE ANOTHER CREW, MAYBE.I DON'T KNOW. WE JUST HAVE TO EVALUATE THAT SITUATION.
BUT INITIALLY, WHAT WE NEED TO START OFF WITH IS REALLY DIVING INTO SOME TYPE OF PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, WHETHER IT'S A SOFTWARE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP.
THEY GOT SOME REALLY NEAT AI TOOLS THESE DAYS.
IT REALLY TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO, WHAT NOT TO DO WITH THIS ROADWAY, SO SOME PRETTY NEAT, INEXPENSIVE THINGS.
THEY DON'T INVOLVE A LOT OF MANPOWER EITHER TO OPERATE.
THERE ARE SOME OPTIONS WE'LL LOOK INTO AS WELL.
>> WELL, COMPARED TO A TRADITIONAL OF HIRING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND EVALUATE YOUR ENTIRE CITY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DRIVE AROUND AS YOU DRIVE AROUND WITH JUST A CELL PHONE ATTACHED TO A WINDSHIELD, BASICALLY.
>> WITH AN ANNUAL CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE, MOST LIKELY.
>> OF COURSE. I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS GOING TO BE FREE.
I SAID IT'S GOING TO BE LESS EXPENSIVE.
>> COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE A MOTION?
>> COULD YOU PLEASE RESEND US THE GRADED THRODS THAT REMEMBER THAT THEY WERE GRADED FROM WORSE TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> OF COURSE. I'LL SEND YOU ALL 2017 AND 2023 SO THAT WAY ALL CAN KIND OF COMPARE BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NOTICE TOO, IS IT AS YES, WE HAVE SOME THE LOWER NUMBERS ARE THE REALLY BAD GRADES.
NOW, WHILE THOSE ARE INCREASING, WE CAN ALSO SEE THAT ARE HIGHER STREET GRADES, AND MAYBE LIKE SIX OR SEVEN.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THOSE ARE STARTING TO DROP DOWN TO FIVES AND TO FOURS AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS MENTIONING ABOUT.
ONCE THEY GET TO THAT POINT WHERE THEY STARTED EATING THAT MAINTENANCE, THEY REALLY START DETERIORATING FASTER.
SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN COMPARING THOSE TWO INVENTORIES.
IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONVERT. YEAH.
>> WERE YOU GO TO ASK HDR TO SEND IT TO YOU?
>> YEAH, EITHER WAY. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL IT WAS AN EXCEL SHEET THAT GOT CONVERTED TO IT.
>> IT WAS AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET.
>> I THINK I HAD THE 2017 ONE.
>> OKAY. BUT YEAH, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET BOTH.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BRAZORIA COUNTY.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIEL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH. FOR APPROVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGNED.
>> MOVING TO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS,
[7. Conduct a public hearing, discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20250909-007 an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Angleton, Texas providing for the levy and collection of the Ad Valorem property tax of the City of Angleton, Texas, for the year 2025; providing revenues for payment of current municipal maintenance and operating expenses and for payment of interest and principal on outstanding City of Angleton debt; providing for the date on which such taxes shall be due and payable; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith; and providing for severability.]
ITEM NUMBER 7, CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250909-007, AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION THAT THE ADDLOR PROPERTY TAX OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS FOR THE YEAR 2025.PROVIDING REVENUES FOR PAYMENT OF CURRENT MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES AND FOR PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON OUTSTANDING CITY OF ANGLETON DEBT, PROVIDING FOR THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY.
SUSIE, YOU WROTE THAT, SO I SAY ALL OF IT, RIGHT?
>> MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> MOTION IS SECOND TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.
YOU'RE NOW OUT OF PUBLIC HEARING. HI SUSIE, YOU WANT TO TALK?
>> THIS IS TO ADD YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.
TAX RATE FOR THE CITY RATE IS 0.515246.
THIS IS FOR YOUR NEW JANUARY 25TH TAXES TO BE SET.
>> SO EVERYONE KNOWS, IT IS A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> THERE ARE NO CHANGES, SUSIE?
>> SO THE TAX RATE WOULD BE 0.515246.
>> WITHIN THE [INAUDIBLE] RANGE.
>> WHAT'S THE PERCENT INCREASE? IS IT RIGHT? IT'S JUST SHY OF THREE, RIGHT?
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SO, COUNSEL, I WOULD NEED A MOTION, AND THAT'S GOING TO COME IN THE FORM OF ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE NUMBER.SO WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION, PLEASE INCLUDE THE ORDINANCE NUMBER.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250909-007, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON PROVIDING FOR THE LIVING COLLECTION OF THE ADAR PROPERTY TAX OF CITY OF ANGLETON.
>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE ROLL CALL.
>> THAT IS UNANIMOUS 6-0. ANYTHING ELSE, SUSIE?
>> I'M STILL PROCESSING THE FACT THAT I HAD A VOTE FOR THAT, BUT REGULAR AGENDA.
[8. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20250909-008 an ordinance by the City Council of the City of Angleton, Texas, adopting the 2025-2026 Fiscal Budget of the City of Angleton, Texas for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2026; providing a severability clause; providing for repeal and penalty; and providing an effective date. This budget will raise the same amount of total property taxes as last year's budget; $707,397 or 7.59%, that amount is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. ]
A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250909-008, AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE 2025, 2026 FISCAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON, TEXAS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PENALTY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, $707,397 OR 7.59%, THAT AMOUNT IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.
>> ONLY 180,000 OF THE NEW HOMES.
>> I WAS READING WHAT WAS ON THE AGENDA.
>> I PUT THAT THERE SO YOU ALL WOULD KNOW HOW MUCH WAS FROM THE NEW COURSE.
THE TOTAL BUDGET THAT YOU'LL BE ADOPTING FOR THE '25, '26 IS 67,984,948.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20250909-008.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? SO QUESTION, BECAUSE I'M GETTING STAIRS.
THE MAIN AGENDA ITEM DID NOT MENTION THE 180,000 THAT I READ.
IT WAS NOT LISTED IN THE WORDING.
BUT IF I GO TO THE AGENDA CONTENT FOR THAT, IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S IN THERE. IS THERE [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. BECAUSE ONE SEMINAR WAS AT MEMOIR.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT ON THE BUDGET ONE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT ON THE [INAUDIBLE].
>> WHICH ITEM ARE YOU REFERENCING?
>> SO ON THE AGENDA ITEM, IT HAS THE 180,000 HERE.
BUT IF YOU GO TO THE ITEM LISTED, THAT IS NOT.
>> OKAY. SO I'M SORRY I WAS READING THE ACTUAL AGENDA.
>> I'M GLAD YOU WERE BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOKED AT ME, I WAS THINKING, DID I SAY THAT WRONG, SO I WENT BACK AND LOOKED.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TOTALLY LEGAL AND FOLLOWING THE PROCESS.
>> ALSO PAGE 27 THE ROLL CALL HAS DEALS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED.
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[NOISE] OF THAT 707,000, HOW MUCH OF THAT WAS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE?>> THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTION OF THAT 707,000 WAS WHAT, 303,028, I THINK. COLIN GOT YOU.
>> I WAS JUST TOLD THE OTHER DAY THEY WANTED THE FINAL NUMBERS TO ME UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.
>> TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ROUGHLY IS FOR THE STREET THAT WE CUT OUT OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WE'RE ADDING BACK IN.
SO WE'RE AT 500,000 RIGHT THERE AND THEN THE OTHER 200,000 IS.
>> WE HAD THAT LOAN FOR THE EQUIPMENT.
>> JUST TRYING TO TALK THROUGH THE AMOUNTS.
SO PEOPLE ARE LISTENING, THAT'S THIS IS A NO FRILLS BUDGET.
THE SPENDING LEVEL FOR THIS BUDGET WAS, WHAT WAS IT? I THINK IT WAS LESS THAN 1% OFF '22, '23 FISCAL YEAR SPENDING.
WE CUT THAT MUCH OUT OF THE BUDGETS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
I REALLY DON'T THINK WE'RE NOT GIVING OURSELVES ENOUGH CREDIT FOR THAT.
>> WITH THE HELP OF ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, IT WAS MUCH EASIER TO BALANCE THIS COMING YEAR'S BUDGET.
I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THEY HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP AND HAVE HELD GROUND FOR LOOKING FORWARD TO THE END OF THIS 25 YEARS WITH A MUCH BETTER OUTLOOK.
>> COLIN, DID YOU EVER FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE OPEN, YOU HAVE POSITIONS THAT WE STILL HAVE AS OPEN, BUT HEAD COUNT REDUCTIONS.
>> YEAH, I THINK I EMAILED YOU ALL.
THE COUNT I GET IS FROM THE PAYROLL HR SYSTEM.
>> RIGHT, IT HAS THOSE POSITIONS.
>> YES. UNTIL THEY PROCESS THEM AND I GET THAT, THE NUMBERS DON'T CHANGE.
SO IT COULD BE THAT THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE BECAUSE THEY'RE SEASONAL OR PART TIME OR FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT THEY'RE STILL SHOWING IN THE COUNT.
>> RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE DOWN MORE THAN 7, 8 HEADS?
>> IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR PERIOD.
SO IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE ADDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE AND NOT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER MONEY.
>> WELL, YOU MAKE AN INTERESTING POINT, JOHN, FOR THOSE LISTENING.
THE REALITY IS PEOPLE HAVE VERY BUSY LIVES.
THIS IS AT A TIME OF DAY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON THE ABILITY TO PULL UP THE AGENDA AND WATCH IT.
I DON'T THINK VERY MANY PEOPLE DO, SO THEY RELY ON NEWS REPORTING.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY ABLE TO, MANY OF THEM, TO DIG DEEP INTO THE DETAILS.
SO ALL WE CAN DO IS PUT THE NUMBERS OUT THERE AND HOPE PEOPLE WILL LOOK INTO IT.
AS FOR THE COST AND RISING COST OF INSURANCE, THIS MAY SOUND KIND OF OBVIOUS BUT WE DON'T SEEK THEM TO RAISE IT ON US.
WE WANT THE CHEAPEST AND BEST OPTION FOR OUR CITY, BUT WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY RAISE OUR RATES.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE AN IMPLICATION THAT SOMETIMES WE ARE WANTING TO PAY MORE.
WE WILL TAKE THE BEST COVERAGE WE CAN GET AT THE BEST RATE WE CAN GET IT.
SO I JUST UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE'S BUSY AND IT'S CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND THE TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK OVER THESE BUDGETS OF COUNSEL TO KEEP UP WITH IT.
SO IMAGINE IF IT'S NOT YOUR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES, IT'S EVEN HARDER.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO SAY BEFORE I CALL FOR THE ROLL CALL?
>> I'M CALLING THE BENEFITS? THEY WERE KEEPING THE SAME FROM LAST YEAR FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
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>> AS FAR AS THE OFFERINGS, WE WOULD KEEP AT LEAST THE SAME.
AS FAR AS THE COMPANY I WOULDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL AFTER THEY COME BACK WITH ALL THE BIDS.
>> BUT YES, WE WOULD AT LEAST OFFER WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
>> I GUESS YOU'RE RAISING THE POINT THAT WE'RE NOT OUT SEEKING, GOLDEN PARACHUTE TYPE INSURANCE COVERAGE.
WE'RE IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK SO HARD FOR THE CITY.
>> ANY OTHER, WHAT [INAUDIBLE]?
>> YEAH, PEOPLE ARE GETTING KICKED ON THE WALLET ON THEIR INSURANCE AT THE HOUSE.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND.
JOHN WRIGHT, MAYOR, FOR TRAVIS TOWNSEND.
>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT.
THESE AREN'T ALWAYS THE EASIEST DECISIONS TO MAKE.
I SEE FOUR MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL WHO VOTED LAST YEAR TO HAVE A NO NEW NET REVENUE.
SO I THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIBLE WITH TRYING TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. W UNDERSTAND.
>> WE CUT 1.5 MILLION LAST YEAR.
ACTUALLY, YOU WOULD SAY WHAT SUSIE 2.5 TOTAL.
ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SOME ODDS IN THERE, SO 1.5 DEFINITELY CAME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
>> ITEM NUMBER 9, DISCUSSION AND
[9. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance No. 20250909-009 an ordinance amending the utility rates in the City of Angleton fee schedule in Chapter 2 Administration Article X Section 2-266 Fee Schedule to the Angleton, Texas Code of Ordinances; providing for an increase in the rates to be charged for utility services by the City of Angleton; providing for repeal, providing for severability; providing for a penalty; and providing an effective date. ]
POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250909-009, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UTILITY RATES IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON FEE SCHEDULE IN CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 10, SECTION 2-266, FEE SCHEDULE TO ANGLETON, TEXAS, CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR UTILITY SERVICES BY THE CITY OF ANGLETON PROVIDING FOR REPEAL, PROVIDING A SUABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> THIS ORDINANCE FOR THE UTILITY RATE IS DUE TO AN INCREASE FOR BWA OF 36 CENTS.
YOUR BASE RATE IS BASED ON 2,000 GALLONS; FOR THE CITY'S BASE RATE, THAT WOULD BE A 72% INCREASE FOR BWA.
BUT THE CITY IS ALSO INCREASING YOUR BASE RATES FOR $1 FROM THE WATER AND $1 ON SEWER BASE RATE ALONG WITH $4.52 TO THE SEWER RATE.
THE ADDITIONAL DOLLAR AND THE $4.52 TO THE SEWER BASE RATE IS TO PAY FOR A $8 MILLION BOND THAT WILL BE PROCESSED OR FUNDED BY NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
THOSE FUNDS ARE TO DO ALL THE EXPENDITURES OR THE REPAIRS TO A WATER AND SEWER PLANT THAT IS OVER 50 YEARS OLD AND IS IN DIRE NEED OF REPLACING.
THAT IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS ADDITIONAL INCREASE TO THE WATER AND SEWER RATES.
>> WELL, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WE'RE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE WITH TCEQ.
>> WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, OR WE'RE GOING TO FACE FINES.
>> WITH THE COLLAPSE OF THE SEWER PLANT, WE WOULD BE DIRE NEED WITH TCQ ON OUR BACKS ALREADY.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS TO DO.
>> BETTER TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAN JUST PAY THE FINE AND NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM BE CORRECTED OR HAVE TO PAY THE FINE AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
>> THE TOTAL UTILITY INCREASE IS $7.24.
>> COUNCILMAN SMITH, YOUR IDEA ABOUT RECYCLING?
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COULD WE BRING THAT TO A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND THE COST OF IT, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IT? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR A RESIDENT IN ITS CURRENT FORM? THERE MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE.WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO HELP THE CITIZENS OUT ON THIS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE NOT GETTING WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.
>> GO UP SEVEN BUCKS, COME DOWN TWO BUCKS.
>> THAT TWO BUCKS TO PAY FOR THE EXTRA DOLLAR AND THE EXTRA DOLLAR FOR THE WATER AND THE DOLLAR FEE FOR SEWER.
THAT RIGHT THERE ELIMINATES THAT.
NOW WE START PUTTING THAT INTO DEBT SERVICE.
>> WE'VE SAT UP HERE, I'VE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SERVICE AND THAT CONTRACT AND WHETHER THEY'RE WELL, LIKE YOU SAID, IT PROBABLY BEST IS WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.
>> YOU ALL HAVE A MEETING ALREADY WITH WAT CONNECTIONS?
>> WE HAD A MEETING WITH WAT CONNECTIONS, THAT MEETING WAS COMPARING THEIR BILLING TO WHAT WE PAY.
BUT WE DID TELL THEM WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.
>> I THINK THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 IS GOING TO BE A YEAR WHERE WE TAKE A LOT OF HARD LOOKS AT OUR WATER SYSTEM, WHERE WE CAN EXPAND AND MAXIMIZE GETTING MONEY IN THE DOOR SO WE CAN PAY FOR SOME OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIND A WAY THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT GETTING STUCK WITH THESE LARGE INCREASES EVERY YEAR.
I THINK WE SHOULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT.
THEN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO WORK WITH BWA ON THE OTHER SIDE TO SEE IF WE CAN HARNESS THIS IN A LITTLE BIT.
HOPEFULLY, MR. BOOTH IS SUCCESSFUL.
>> WELL, THAT SAID, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 20250909-009, WHICH IS THE UTILITY RATE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.
>> THIS IS NOT A ROLL CALL. DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON.
I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE CITIZENS THAT ARE LISTENING ONLINE THAT WE ARE HAVING A TOWN HALL NEXT THURSDAY.
>> EIGHTEEN. THEN IT'S AT THE REC CENTER?
>> 6:30. WE'RE TAKING ACTION TONIGHT, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE.
SHOW UP IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, AND UNDERSTAND THE WATER BILLS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
>> PLEASE SHARE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN HALL WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, WHEREVER, NOT EVERYBODY IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
IF YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT YOU THINK NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PLEASE INVITE THEM.
>> PITCHFORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
>> PITCHFORKS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
>> ANYBODY HAVING ANYTHING ELSE? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY SIGH. THAT MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM NUMBER 10, DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION TO AWARD REQUEST FOR
[10. Discussion and possible action to award Request for Proposal (RFP) 2025-02 Disaster Debris Monitoring Management to Tetra Tech.]
PROPOSAL 2025-02 MONITORING MANAGEMENT TO TETRA TECH.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ON AUGUST 22ND, OUR PURCHASING AGENT, JOSH WILD, PRESENTED TO A GROUP OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE AT THE CITY TO EVALUATE THE PROPOSALS THAT WERE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO OUR RFP 2025-02.
THEY WERE REVIEWED BY CONGRESS. I'VE JUST PROMOTED YOU.
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HECTOR DARIO, KYLE REYNOLDS, AS WELL AS JASON O'MARA.THEY WERE EVALUATED BASED UPON THEIR LOCAL HISTORY HERE IN REFERENCES TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SIZE AND IN OUR LOCALE, AS WELL AS THEIR CAPACITY FOR LOCAL RESPONSE.
THEY WERE ALSO EVALUATED BASED ON THEIR COST, AS WELL AS ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE FOUND IN THE PROPOSAL.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES ON THESE PARTICULAR TYPES OF RFPS TO DO APPLES AND ORANGES.
BUT I FEEL LIKE THE COMMITTEE DID A VERY GOOD JOB.
WE'VE GOT IN YOUR PACKET, NOT ONLY THE TOTAL AMOUNTS THAT EACH OF THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS EVALUATED, BUT ALSO THE ORIGINAL SIGN THEIR ORIGINAL SHEETS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE.
IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WE PROCEED WITH A CONTRACT FOR TETRA TECH.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN THAT ONE.
>> EVERY WHAT? WHAT WAS YOUR COMMENT?
>> COUNCIL, HAVE ANYTHING WANT TO ASK?
>> I DID FORGET TO CLARIFY THAT THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS NOT FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL, BUT IT IS THE SECOND PART THAT'S REQUIRED BY REGULATION TO MONITOR AND BOTH MANAGE THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BEING EVALUATED ON THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OF ANGLETON.
>> I BELIEVE THEY'RE THE ONES WE'VE USED IN THE PAST.
>> STAFF HAS BEEN HAPPY WITH THEIR SERVICE IN THE PAST?
>> THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE, AS WELL AS MY OWN EXPERIENCE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS IN THEIR SUPPORT WITH THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE WERE REQUIRED FOR OUR RECOVERY PACKAGES FOR HURRICANE BARREL.
>> SCORING IS IMPORTANT, BUT WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE GROUND AND YOU'VE ALREADY GOT SOME EXPERIENCE WITH US, THAT MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO ME THAT WE'VE HAD GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM IN THE PAST, AND THEY'VE EXECUTED LIKE THEY SAID THEY WOULD.
>> EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE TO THE INFORMATION WITHIN JUST A VERY QUICK TURNAROUND TIME, AND HAVE NOT CHARGED US ANY ADDITIONAL FEES FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED AFTER THE PROJECT ITSELF WAS CLOSED.
>> WELL, IN THAT CASE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD THE DISASTER DEBRIS MONITORING MANAGEMENT TO TETRA TECH.
>> MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTON.
SECOND BY MAYOR POT TOWNSEND, AWARDING DEBRIS MONITORING TO TETRA TECH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE PROPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[11. Discussion and possible action on the Preliminary Plat of Ashland Section 7B, located on the northeast curved section of Sapphire Springs Trail, east of Section 6, and north of Section 7A.]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF ASHLAND SECTION 7B, LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CURVE SECTION OF SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL, EAST OF SECTION 6 AND NORTH OF SECTION 7A.I'VE DEFINITELY GOTTEN TO KNOW THIS AREA PRETTY WELL LATELY.
>> YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT, ONE OF THREE TONIGHT FOR ASHLAND, THIS PARTICULAR PLATE.
WOULD HOST 59 LOCKS THAT'S FOUR UTILITY LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE RESERVES, AND FOUR BLOCKS.
THE MAJORITY OF THESE LOCKS ARE 50 FEET IN WIDTH WITH A FEW 55 FOOTERS WITH 120 FEET IN DEPTH.
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WE FORWARDED THE PLATE TO THE CD ENGINEER WHO CAME BACK WITH ABOUT SIX MINOR TEXTUAL COMMENTS TO THE PLATE.THOSE WERE CLEARED PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS ISSUE ALSO, AND DID RECOMMEND A 6-0 VOTE OF APPROVAL, AND WE APOLOGIZE WITH THE NEW POSTING REQUIREMENTS.
IT'S HARD FOR US TO GET THE MINUTES TO YOU FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE PLAT.
THIS WOULD GET US AT A TOTAL OF 821 LOTS TODAY.
I WILL BE BRINGING THE CONCEPT PLAN TO THE COUNCIL, I THINK AT A FUTURE MEETING SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE WHAT HAS HAPPENED FROM THE BEGINNING TO DATE.
AS YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY ROAD 32 WAS RECONFIGURED TO ACCOMMODATE THE FEEDER ROAD CONNECTION SO THAT WOULD RESULT WITH SOME OF THE SHIFTING OF THE LOTS, BUT THEY ARE STILL HELD TO ALL OF THE EASTMAN PARKLAND, AS WELL AS SINGLE FAMILY LIMITATIONS, AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT THEY HOLD TO THOSE LIMITATIONS.
THE PLATE IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
>> YOU SAID THAT LAST PART AGAIN, NOTICE WHAT'S BEEN RECONFIGURED.
>> BECAUSE OF THE [OVERLAPPING] 32, AS YOU KNOW, CURVE THE LITTLE TO THE NORTH.
THAT PUSH SOME OF YOUR SECTIONS UP AND DOWN ALONG THAT AREA.
WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THAT THOSE MINOR CHANGES.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WORK WITH LEGAL JUST TO HAVE THE CONCEPT PLAN BROUGHT BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION SO THAT WE CAN TRACK ALL OF THOSE CHANGES, AND I CAN SHOW YOU THE BEFORE OR AFTER, AND IN BETWEEN.
BUT NOTHING SUSTAINABLE HAS CHANGED IN TERMS OF LAND USES OR ANYTHING.
I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S JUST SOME MINOR SHIFTING THAT HAS OCCURRED.
>> CONFUSED. I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE.
BECAUSE YOU ALL TOOK A LITTLE SNAPSHOT AND PUT IT IN THERE.
I WENT DOWN TO THE OTHER ONE TOO, BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN TO ME IS [OVERLAPPING]
>> OTIS ARE YOU SAYING THIS 120 FOOT RIGHT AWAY HAS SHIFTED WITHIN THIS FEATURE IN THE SECTION 10, MAYBE OR IS IT ACTUALLY AFFECTING SECTION 9?
>> SECTION 9, YOU'RE REFERRING TO A BADER PLATE, SO HOLD ON ONE MOMENT.
>> WELL, I'M JUST ASKING WHERE THE 32 QUATER.
>> SECTION 9 AS YOU SEE IS TO THE SOUTH OF THAT.
AND SECTION 10, AS YOU SEE, IT'S A LITTLE SHIFTING OF THOSE AREAS.
SO EVERYTHING YOU SEE ABOVE THAT WOULD BE SECTION 9, SECTION 7, 8, THIS SECTION AS WELL.
THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE SHIFTING?
>> YES, SIR. THE STREETS WENT A LOT STRAIGHTER, IF YOU REMEMBER.
EAST TO WEST. AND IT VEERS OFF TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE LEVEE AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> IN THE FUTURE, GIVE US A PICTURE OF THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION? YES. MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER? YES. I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE EXACTLY WHERE THAT ONE IS LOCATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> IS THIS ON THE NORTH EAST CORRIDOR OF IT?
>> SAPPHIRE SPRINGS COMES AROUND UP AT THE TOP, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE NORTHEAST CORNER AS IT'S COME AROUND.
SCHOOLS OVER HERE, AND THIS SECTION IS RIGHT HERE.
>> SO THIS GOES AROUND TO THE EAST, THE TOP NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT'S REALLY FAR AWAY FROM COUNTER 32.
I MEAN, 32 IS ON THE WESTERN SIDE.
>> YOU'LL SEE THIS IN THE LATER CLASS, THE ALIGNMENT WITH 32 ON THE SECOND TWO CLASS.
>> AND I MEAN, THAT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PUT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT, RIGHT? WHICH SECTION? THE COUNTY ROAD 32 ALIGNMENT, WHERE THE LIGHT IS? SORRY.
>> TWENTY ONE. YES. I SEE SOME OF THOSE CONNECTIONS AND THEY'RE GRADUALLY MOVING E AST, YES, SIR.
>> I'M THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY.
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YOU'RE DISCUSSING ARE WHERE IT'S GOING TO TIE IN ON THE 288 SIDE, CORRECT?>> YES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NEXT TWO PLATS, I'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW IT A LOT BETTER ON THOSE TWO PLAT.
>> EITHER WAY, COUNSEL, PNZ, GAVE IT A 6-0 VOTE.
>> SHOULD WE LOOK AT THE OTHER ONES FIRST? CAN WE SKIP AND IS THERE A BETTER PICTURE IN SECTION 9? IS THERE SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO RELATED TO THIS SECTION.
WE NEED TO BRING TO YOU THE CONCEPT PLAN AS AN OVERALL FOR ALL OF THE SECTION.
>> IT'S APPROVING A PRELIMINARY PLAT THAT THEY CAN MAKE CHANGES TO ALONG THE WAY ANYWAY?
>> IT'S NOT APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR BRIAN TOWNS SECOND BY COUNCIL M SARTIN FOR APPROVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LAST THING I'D SAY IS I SAW THE SIX ITEMS FROM THE ENGINEER.
AND YOU CONSIDER THEM ALL CLOSED?
>> THEY ARE CLEARED, YES. SO THE COPY THAT YOU SEE THE LAST PLAT, THOSE ARE ALL THE CHANGES.
AND ALSO THE LETTER OF NO OBJECTION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AS WELL.
>> AND THEN THIS IS GOING TO GO TO THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT FOR APPROVAL.
FOR THE COUNTY DRAINAGE? BECAUSE IT IS OUTSIDE THE ANGLE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, CORRECT?
>> YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE.
CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE POSED, SAME SIGN.
THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 12,
[12. Discussion and possible action on the Preliminary Plat of Ashland Section 9, located on the South side of County Road 32/Ashland Boulevard, south of the intersection of Sapphire Springs Trail, and south of Section 8. ]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ASH ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF ASHLAND SECTION 9, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 32 ASHLAND BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL AND SOUTH OF SECTION 8.THIS IS PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SECTION 9 IS NOTED FOR 103 LOTS ON 26.11 ACRES, AND THERE ARE SEVEN DRAINAGE LANDSCAPE OPEN SPACE, AND UTILITY RESERVES, AS WELL AS THE FIVE BLOCKS AS PROPOSED HERE.
THE PLAT ALSO WENT TO THE CITY ENGINEER IN WHICH THERE WERE ABOUT NINE COMMENTS IN TERMS OF BEING TEXTUAL IN NATURE.
ALL OF THE NOTATIONS AND CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
AND WERE BROUGHT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO VOTED 6-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLATTE TO THE CONSOLE.
AND THAT IMAGE WOULD SHOW COUNTY ROAD 32 THAT WE WERE REFERRING TO AND ALSO THAT REALIGNMENT OF ALL OF THOSE SECTIONS.
SO THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT, RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.
MY OBJECTION TO THIS SUBDIVISION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, ALONG WITH SOME OTHERS WAS BECAUSE OF LACK OF MIX OF LOTS, AND THERE WERE PROMISES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT, AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT.
I MEAN, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH IT FOR SURE.
BUT WE ARE WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.
BUT HERE WE ARE WITH MORE 50 FOOT LOTS.
THE ONE BEFORE THAT WAS 50 FOOT LOTS.
AND THEN I THINK THERE'S A COMMENT THAT SAYS WITH ONLY A FEW 55 FOOT LOTS. THAT'S NOT A MIX.
>> I FOUGHT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THERE WAS A PERCENTAGE ASSIGNED TO EACH SIZE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A PERCENTAGE?
>> THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A STRICT NUMBER AS THE MAYOR ELUDED.
THEY PROMISED A MIX OF HOUSING TYPES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
>> BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ACTUAL FIGURE PRESENTED TO US AT ONE POINT IN TIME.
MAYBE I'M CONFUSING WITH ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT.
>> I THINK IT WAS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT WAS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN, YOU HAVE A CERTAIN MINIMUM SIZE LOT, AND THEY COULDN'T DROP BELOW THAT.
>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE WIND ROSE, I THINK. I'M I RIGHT? [OVERLAPPING]
>> I REMEMBER THE SAME WAY MAYOR BRITON TOWNS REMEMBERS IT.
I REMEMBER US HAVING DISCUSSION WITH THEM ON LOT SIZES AND
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THEN SAYING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE SO MANY OF ONE, SO MANY OF THE OTHER.>> NOW THEY DO HAVE DIFFERENT HOUSING PRODUCTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT TONIGHT, JACOB, BUT HOWEVER, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE CONCEPT PLAN SO THAT WE CAN GET AN UPDATE TO THAT EFFECT BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER HOUSING TYPES ON THE PLAN, BUT THEY JUST HAVEN'T PRESENTED THOSE YET.
AND WE'RE JUST A 821 AS OPPOSED TO THE 2003 OR 400 LOTS THAT WE'LL HAVE.
THERE ARE SOME 60 LOTS AT 8%, 55 FOOT LOTS AT 28%.
50 LOTS AT 64% ON ALL THE PLATTED LOTS TO DATE.
I CAN FORWARD IT TO YOUR BOXES WHEN I SIT DOWN AND YOU WILL HAVE THAT PLAN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I SENT IT TO CRAIG, BUT HE'S NOT ABLE TO PULL IT UP.
>> I CAN TELL YOU WERE READY FOR THAT QUESTION TONIGHT.
>> YOU HAD THOSE PERCENTAGES READY TO GO?
>> NO. I DO HAVE THE CONCEPT PLAN.
BEFORE I STOOD UP, I FORWARDED TO HIM BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T GET TO THE EMAIL.
>> BUT I CAN FOWARD THIS TO YOUR BOSS.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT HANDY.
>> YES. THIS WILL TALLY UP ALL OF THE LOTS TO DATE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S PLATTED.
>> WHAT WAS 60% OR 60 FOOT LOTS, 8%?
>> EIGHT PERCENT LESS THAN 10.
>> EIGHT PERCENT WERE THE 60 FOOT LOTS.
>> THAT GETS YOU ONLY TO THE 821 COUNT, AS I STATED EARLIER.
>> THAT'S JUST WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED SO FAR.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED.
>> I REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT THEY'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH WITH SOME OTHERS.
>> I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY TOLD US 52 FEET WAS A VARIETY. I TRIED THAT BEFORE.
IT'S ALL GREEN. YOU GET SOME SPINACH, A LITTLE BIT OF LETTUCE.
>> BUT MAYOR WAS ASKING NOTHING BELOW 50 IN THE ENTIRE.
>> THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. NOW, THERE ARE SOME OTHER PRODUCTS WHICH MIGHT BE ATTACHED, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT NOT FIT THAT CATEGORY, BUT THAT'LL COME LATER. YES.
>> THEY HAVE VERY GOOD LAWYERS WHO KNOW HOW TO CRAFT THEIR DOCUMENTS.
SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION THAT YOU DIDN'T THINK ABOUT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT? I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I'M ON THE NEXT ONE.
I'M JUST SAYING THEIR LAWYERS WERE LITERALLY IN THE BUSINESS OF DRAFTING THESE.
>> GRADY SENDS YOU'RE ON THE BEST NIGHTS.
>> I'M SORRY, I'M NOT TRYING TO LOB VOLLEYS AT OUR OWN ATTORNEY.
>> I BET HE SAID THESE WERE GOING TO BE SOME PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVALS, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL DIDN'T HE.
>> I MEAN, I DIDN'T SAY MUCH ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF SECTIONS BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SECTION BUT NOW WE'RE GETTING TO 7B AND NINE AND EIGHT AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL MORE OF A TREND.
>> I DID SEND THE EMAIL SO YOU'LL GET IT IN YOUR BOXES OF THAT PLAN I JUST DESCRIBED THAT'LL TALLY OUT THE TOTALS.
>> I JUST LAUGHED BECAUSE WENDY SAID, A VARIETY.
AND I WAS SMILING BECAUSE WHEN THEY LOOK AT 8%.
THEY GAVE YOU 8%. AND THEY'LL THINK THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING AWESOME.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PULMONARY PLAT OF ASHLAND SECTION 9 LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 32, ASHLAND BOULEVARD, SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION, SOUTH, SPRINGS TRAIL AND SOUTH OF SECTION 8.
FOR THE SAKE OF VARIETY, OF COURSE.
>> I'LL SAY IT. FOR THE SAKE OF VARIETY.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSELMAN SARTIN, SECOND BY COUNSEL MAYOR OF BRITON TOWNS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY WE ARE WATCHING.
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING APPROVE BLINDLY.
>> AND MIND YOU ALL CAN DRIVE IT ALSO BECAUSE THEY'RE STARTING TO PUT PADS ON THE GROUND.
>> IT IS. LOOK LIKE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.
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>> IS THERE ANY UPDATE ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL BELONG TO BE EIGHT?
>> WE DO NOT HAVE ANY TO DATE.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPER IS IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTHA AND MYSELF.
WE'VE CONNECTED HIM WITH PARTIES THAT ACTUALLY DO WITH THE BUSINESS PARTNERS THAT PROMOTE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE CONNECTED SOME OF THOSE DOTS IN TERMS OF CONNECTIONS, AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING POSITIVE WILL COME OUT OF IT.
MUCH OF IT WILL DEPEND UPON THE PITA ROAD, CONNECTION TO COUNTY ROAD 32.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY IT FOR YOU.
HE PROMISED HEV, SO HE PUT IT ON HIS PRESENTATION.
SO HOW IS THIS DISCUSSION OF HEV GOING? I TOLD HIM THAT NIGHT.
YOU PUT IT ON THERE. YOU PUT IT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
>> AND WITH ALL THESE LITTLE HOUSES AND ALL THESE ROOFTOPS, ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO SIT AT THE HOUSE AND DON'T COOK, BETTER BE GETTING THEIR CHICK FALSITY AND THEIR CAPOTE, AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF.
>> VARIETY. THE MEXICAN AND CHINESE RESTAURANT.
>> THEY'RE GOING TO PUT A CAR WASH OUT THERE.
>> NEVER MIND. I'M GOING TO AHEAD AND CALL FOR THE VOTE AND WE GO REALLY SIDEWAYS ON THIS ONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR START BY SAYING AYE.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
AYE NUMBER 13 DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION ON
[13. Discussion and possible action on the Preliminary Plat of the Ashland Street Dedication Section 6 (Sapphire Springs Trail). ]
THE PULMONARY PLAT OF THE ASHLAND STREET DEDICATION, SECTION 6 SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
THIS WOULD GET US TO THE CONNECTION TO 32 OFF OF SAPPHIRE, SECTION 6.
THIS PLAT WAS FORWARDED TO THE CITY ENGINEER IN WHICH THERE WERE ONLY TWO VERY MINOR TEXTURAL CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
THOSE WERE CLEARED AND ALSO VOTED ON BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND THAT THIS STREET DEDICATION BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS A FINAL ACTION OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
WE'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF BATON STREET DEDICATION SECTION SIX.
>> MOTION BY COUNSELMAN SARTON, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN SMITH FOR APPROVAL OF SAPPHIRE SPRINGS TRAIL SECTION 6 STREET DEDICATION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?
>> YES. HEY, OTIS AND THIS IS PROBABLY MAYBE JASON.
HAVE THEY PAID ANY OF THEIR PARKLAND DEDICATION FEES YET?
>> THEY WILL NOT, NOT UNTIL THE TIME OF CO.
SO THAT SHOULD BE REAL SOON BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE [OVERLAPPING].
SO WE'LL BE GETTING SOME OF THOSE AS THE HOMES COME ON BOARD.
>> I WILL BE SEEING SOMETHING REAL SOON ON THAT.
>> AND THE TOTAL WAS ON THAT ALMOST $2 MILLION, HOW MUCH WAS THAT?
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. CHIEF, THIS IS REALLY FOR YOU.
>> WE'RE NOT PATROLLING OVER THERE, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT. IF YOU RECALL WHEN THEY FIRST INITIALLY CAME UP, THEY ASKED ABOUT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY.
NO, SIR. WE WILL NOT BE PATROLLING THAT.
>> BUT COUNTY WILL BE, RIGHT? I REMEMBER US HAVING A LONG DISCUSSION WITH THEM ABOUT HAVING MORE CONTRACTED SERVICES OUT THERE ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST REGULAR PATROL FROM THE COUNTY.
>> YOU MAY EVER CHECK INTO THAT AND FIND OUT, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ROADS OVER THERE NOW COMING IN AND GOING TO BE HAVE COS ON HOUSES PRETTY SOON.
I BELIEVE SCHOOLS IN SESSION AND NO PATROL.
>> I BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAID INITIALLY WAS THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOUSES ON THE GROUND BEFORE THEY DID A CONTRACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
>> WELL, WE PROBABLY SHOULD CHECK IN ON THAT AND FIND OUT, HEY, WHEN THAT FIRST SECTION STARTS BEING OCCUPIED.
>> WE GET THE TIMING ON THAT, AND I'LL BRING BACK THE LANGUAGE FROM THE DA AND THE SPA, WHICH HAS THAT PER A THOUSAND NUMBER IN IT.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? CALL FOR THE VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING HI.
>> ALL THOSE POST, SAME SIGN. QUESTION CARRIES.
[14. Reports]
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STAFF REPORTS.HAVE NUMBER 14, STAFF REPORTS.
THERE'S A QUESTION I HAD FOR JASON. WHAT WAS IT.
YOU'RE WORKING ON THE BATES PARK FIELD NUMBER 6, PROBABLY AT A COST?
>> WHO ARE YOU USING FOR THAT?
>> OFF TOP OF MY HEAD, TO ONE'S PARAGON SPORTS IS ONE, AND THE OTHER ONE IS TEXAS KEM, I BELIEVE, IS THE OTHER ONE.
STEWARTS USE THEM FOR A COUPLE OF PROJECTS, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY WHO DOES SOME OF THE WORK FOR AGSA CURRENTLY IS WHEN THEY NEED FIELD WORK DONE, IS WHO THEY CONTRACT.
>> HAVE YOU TALKED TO AGSA ABOUT PUTTING SOME MONEY INTO THIS?
>> WE HAVEN'T HAD DISCUSSIONS ON THE FUNDING PORTION.
RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT USING LABOR.
EXAMPLE WOULD BE THEY WOULD CUT THE FIELD IS ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD.
ONE OF THE CONTRACTS WE'VE WORKED WITH HAS SAID THAT THAT WOULD REDUCE SIGNIFICANTLY IF THEY WERE TO DO THE WORK, IT'D SAVE THEM ABOUT WEEKS OF TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOME COSTS DOWN.
UPDATE WE PROVIDED TO ABLC RECENTLY WAS WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THOSE TWO DEVELOPERS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO LOCALLY.
WE KNOW WE CAN GET A BETTER PRICE FOR FENCING.
INITIAL QUOTE WITH PARADIGM WAS ABOUT 470,000.
THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING THAT COST DOWN TO ABOUT 290 AT THE MOMENT WITH US DOING CONCRETE WORK, THE END FIELD CUTTING AND THE FENCING LOCALLY.
THE ADSA REPLACED THEIR FENCING RECENTLY IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT WAS ABOUT $17,000 FOR REPLACEMENT.
WE ANTICIPATED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THEY'D BE INSTALLING A FULL FENCE, BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP US.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FINE TUNE SOME OF THAT TO BRING IT BACK TO ABLC OCTOBER.
>> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> I HAD A QUESTION. WE HAD TALKED BEFORE ABOUT NEW SIGNAGE AT THE STREET FOR LAKESIDE AND BG THE SOCCER FIELDS.
>> YES. HECTOR AND I ARE STILL WORKING ON.
WE JUST HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT ONE QUITE YET, BUT THAT'S STILL ON OUR RADAR, YES.
>> ANYBODY ELSE FOR JASON? THANKS, JASON.
WHEN A CITIZEN CREATES A TICKET THAT GOES TO PUBLIC WORKS, HEIDI GETS IT, SHE ACTIONS IT.
>> WHAT HAPPENS TO IT FROM THERE?
IT GOES STRAIGHT TO A CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PORTION OF WORKS, WHICH IS LIKE THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE PORTAL, FOR INSTANCE, OR A TEXT MG.
IT GOES INTO THAT, AND THEN HEIDI HAS TO ROUTE IT, ACTUALLY EXPORT IT TO IWORKS, WHERE THEN WE CAN EMAIL IT OUT TO ANY ONE OF THE CREWS, WHICHEVER ONE'S APPROPRIATE FOR THAT WORK ORDER, AND WE COMPLETE IT IN IWORKS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DOESN'T DIRECTLY TRANSLATE BACK TO THE RESIDENT THAT IT'S BEEN DONE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE THE SYSTEM WAS CAPABLE OF DOING IT.
I BELIEVE WE LOOKED AT IT AT FIRST AND IT JUST WASN'T CAPABLE OF DOING IT.
SOMETHING THAT I CAN BRING BACK UP.
MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO NOW, BUT INITIALLY, IT WASN'T CAPABLE OF DOING IT.
>> THE PERSON IN THE FIELD THAT DOES THE WORK, YOU HAVE A SUPERVISOR THAT HAS THE IPAD, IN THE FIELD?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THEM OUT THERE.
>> THEY CAN'T REPLY. THEY CAN'T SEND IT BACK TO THE RESIDENT.
>> NO. NOT THAT IT'S CLOSED. NO.
>> NO, I FEEL LIKE IN THAT SITUATION THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SECTION WHERE IT DETAILS WHAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS AND MAYBE SOME NOTES.
THEN SENDING IT, THIS ACTION IS CLOSED, WE'VE RECTIFIED THE ISSUE OR THIS ACTION IS CLOSED.
IT'S A HOMEOWNERS RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND, THOUGH, WHATEVER.
>> YES. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN EXPLORE AGAIN.
ALSO, I WILL SAY THAT, THIS COMING YEAR IS SOMETHING THAT,
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WE WANTED TO EVALUATE THAT SITUATION AND SEE, WHAT OTHER WORK ORDER SYSTEMS ARE OUT THERE.OTHER FOLKS MAYBE HAVE SOMETHING BETTER.
INITIALLY, WE WENT INTO IT WITH IWORKS IS BECAUSE I HAD THE MOST MONETARY VALUE AT THE TIME, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WENT WITH FOR INITIAL FEW YEARS OF CONTRACT.
BUT YEAH, THAT'S THE PLAN THIS YEAR IS TO EVALUATE THAT AGAIN, AND ALSO LOOK AT OTHER SYSTEMS WE COULD EXPAND ON.
>> HOW LONG HAVE WE HAD THIS SYSTEM?
I THINK WE STARTED IN 2022, I BELIEVE.
>> DID EGO COMMUNICATE BACK TO?
>> NO. DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO FOR A CITIZEN TO SUBMIT WORK.
I MEAN, IT WAS THROUGH THE PORTAL ON THE WEBSITE AND THAT WAS THE ONLY OPTION WE HAD.
WE DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED ABOUT IT EITHER.
LIKE US AS STAFF, WE DID GET NOTIFIED ABOUT THOSE COMING IN OR OUT.
>> HAS ANYBODY REACHED OUT TO IWORKS AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ASKED FOR A SOLUTION?
>> INITIALLY, WHEN WE STARTED IWORKS, WE DID, BUT SINCE THEN, NO, WE HAVEN'T LIKE, BROUGHT IT UP AGAIN.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPETITIVE BIDDERS, OR WERE THEY JUST LIKE THE ONLY ONE AND IT WAS LIKE?
>> YEAH, WE WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT A LOT OF THEM.
LIKE, ONE OF THE OTHER ONES, I REMEMBER, SPECIFICALLY, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS CITY GOV OR CITY WORKS, WHICH WAS LIKE, THE CADIAC, BUT GOSH, IT WAS FOUR TIMES THE COST OR SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES.
>> I LOOK AT YOUR AUGUST WORK ORDERS, AND I SEE 44% ARE STILL OPEN. WHAT IS THAT?
>> WE HAVE A CONSTANT BACKLOG OF EVERY MONTH, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP.
WHILE THAT'S JUST WHAT WAS SUBMITTED AND WHAT WAS COMPLETED THAT CAME IN AUGUST.
NOW, THERE'S SOME WORK ORDERS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THAT MAYBE GOT SUBMITTED IN JULY OR JUNE OR EVEN BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TAPS AT SOME OF THESE NEW LOCATIONS, LIKE, WINDOWS, GREEN IN THAT AREA, BUT WE GET INUNDATED WITH THOSE WATER TAPS THAT WE HAVE TO INSTALL FOR ALL THESE NEW HOUSES COMING ON BOARD.
WE HAVE SOME FROM FEBRUARY THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE YET.
THEY GOT SUBMITTED AND PAID FOR IN FEBRUARY THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE YET, BECAUSE WE JUST WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THEM.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY REALLY OLD ONES THAT ARE JUST EQUIPMENT RELATED?
>> YES. A LOT OF DRAINAGE DITCH MAINTENANCE, THOSE THINGS.
WE HAVE A GRADE OFF FOR PROBABLY HALF OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
>> THEN HOW YOU SET YOUR PRIORITIES WHENEVER, LIKE, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ONE FROM 1942?
>> WE SET IT BY, TWO THINGS, FOR INSTANCE, LIKE, SEWER ISSUES.
THOSE ARE TURN INTO HEALTH VIOLATIONS.
THAT'S AN IMMEDIATE ACTION THERE.
A LOT OF TIMES WITH THE WATER LEAKS AS WELL.
WE GET A WATER LEAK, WE'RE AT LEAST GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND EVALUATE IT JUST TO SEE WHAT IT IS.
SEE HOW BAD IT IS, HOW MUCH WATER AND THOSE THINGS.
THOSE TWO THINGS TAKE PRIORITY OVER A LOT OF THINGS.
>> THEN WITH DRAINAGE, WHAT WE TRY TO LOOK AT IS WE DO TRY TO GO FROM OLDEST TO NEWEST, BUT ALSO THERE'S OTHER ISSUES WITH THAT.
SOMETIMES, THERE CAN BE IF IT'S HOLDING ENOUGH WATERS, LIKE HIGH MOSQUITO POPULATION, THERE BE LIKE, LET'S LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED RECENTLY WITH ORANGE STREET IN THAT AREA.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T GET BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, BUT LOOKING AT THE RAILROAD SIDE OVER THERE ON THAT NORTH SIDE OF THAT ORANGE STREET, TERRIBLE SHAPE.
WE JUMPED IN AND TOOK CARE OF THAT ONE AS QUICK AS WE COULD.
THINGS POP UP ON US ALL THE TIME, AND ALSO, WE JUST HAVE SOME THAT ARE JUST DITCH CUTTING, BUT YOU CAN GO IN THERE AND DO IT WITH THE EXCAVATOR LIKE WE DID, FOR INSTANCE.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE AREA WE WERE WORKING ON RECENTLY, BRONCO BEEN LARIAT LN, THAT EXCAVATOR CAN'T GET UNDER THE TREES.
THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO.
THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN SECTIONS THAT WE CAN EVEN CUT.
NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK WITH A SMALLER EXCAVATOR TO TRY TO CATCH THE IN BETWEEN.
SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TOOK US COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THE GRATE ALL COULD TAKE US POSSIBLY TWO WEEKS WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT.
>> WHAT'S THE DEAL ON THE GRATE ALL? IS THERE JUST NO MONEY NEVER GOING TO BE ANY MONEY?
>> GRATE ALL HAS REACHED A POINT WHERE JUST LIKE IN ANY PIECE OF MACHINE OR ANY MAN BUILT THING, IT NEEDS CERTAIN MAINTENANCE BASED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS, CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MILES.
NUMBER 1, THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE PROPERLY OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S REACHED AN AGE WHERE A LOT OF THINGS ARE JUST FAILING ON IT.
THE CURRENT SITUATION WE HAVE, WHICH WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A COST ON IT YET.
WE JUST KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS, BUT THERE'S MORE ISSUES ATTACHED TO IT.
IT'S BASICALLY THAT MAIN HYDRAULIC HOUSING BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE TANDEM WHEELS ON IT, BUT IN THE CENTER OF IT IS WHERE EVERYTHING, THE ENTIRE GRADE ALL SPINS AROUND.
THAT'S WHERE ALL THAT HOUSING IS.
THAT ENTIRE HYDRAULIC CASING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
YOU CAN'T USE ANY OF IT AT ANY POINT IN TIME UNTIL THAT'S REPAIRED.
LOOKING INTO THAT, NOT ONLY IS THAT HOUSING BROKEN, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER SOME TYPE OF OTHER, I BELIEVE IT'S THE RESERVOIR NEXT TO IT, THAT'S LEAKING, AS WELL, THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
>> THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EXPENSIVE FIX.
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AT THIS POINT, I KNOW WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.I THINK AT THAT TIME, WE HAD ALREADY SPENT LIKE, 70 OR $80,000 ON THE THE GRADALL JUST IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
>> I HEARD YOUR BREATH THERE. A NEW ONE IS $600,000.
YEAH. A NEW ONE IS SUPER EXPENSIVE.
I THINK ONE TIME YOU'LL SAY THAT IN A MINUTE WAS SEVEN.
>> THEN, AGAIN, IF WE REMEMBER, WHEN I DID BRING THE OTHER ITEM IT WAS JUST TO TALK ABOUT DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE IN GENERAL, BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT WE HAVE, WHICH I MEAN, WE HAVE ABOUT 100 MILES OF ROADWAY IN THE CITY, BUT 50 OF THAT HAS DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES OF IT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 50 LINEAR MILES OF DRAINAGE DITCHES THAT NEED TO BE MAINTAINED.
>> EVERY DAY WE DON'T DO ONE, WE GET FURTHER AND FURTHER.
>> WE HAVE TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT OF GETTING THESE DITCHES UP.
>> EVEN IF WE DO, SAY WE GET A BRAND NEW GRADE ON, SOMEBODY'S OUT THERE CUTTING DITCHES EVERY DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
I STILL GOING TO TAKE US 1,500 DAYS TO CUT EVERYTHING.
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION.
>> I'M NOT SAYING IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT I'M JUST SAYING LIKE, IT WORKS.
EVEN DOING THAT IS STILL A VERY MINIMAL FUTILE IMPORT.
>> WE JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT GRADALL
>> WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT ARE NOT GETTING RESOLVED.
EVERY RESIDENT SEES THAT AND SAYS, WELL, WHY HAS NO ONE COME IN AND FIX THE DITCH AND CLEAN THE DITCH? EVERY DAY WE DON'T DO IT.
IT DOESN'T LOOK BAD ON, THE CITIZEN LOOKS BAD ON US.
WE HAVE TO START MAKING A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO GET.
>> SOMETHING I'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES DO IS THEY INITIATE, LIKE, STORMWATER FEES, FOR INSTANCE, WHERE THAT'S ALL IT CAN BE USED FOR.
IT'S THEY TYPICALLY BASE WHAT EACH COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENT PAYS, FOR INSTANCE, BASED ON THEIR IMPERVIOUS COVER.
LIKE HOW MUCH ARE THEY ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTING AND THAT'S, PAYING WHAT THEY WEIGH, IN A SENSE, A LOT OF CITIES DO THAT TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE IN GENERAL.
DO WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE?
>> I'M SKEPTICAL HECTOR, BECAUSE I'VE SAT ON THIS COUNCIL, AND I REMEMBER VOTING FOR US TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE FULL TIME DOING NOTHING BUT DITCH MAINTENANCE.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, SOMEBODY SAID, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THOSE GUYS AND GO PUT THEM INTO SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE WE NEED THEM.
>> EVERY TIME I'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED REPEATEDLY UP HERE THAT WE CANNOT STAY ON TOP OF OUR DITCHES.
I THINK COUNCILS IN THE PAST HAVE TAKEN SO MANY ACTIONS TO TRY TO FIX IT.
IT STILL JUST NOBODY WANTS TO GO DO IT.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN? THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIGURE.
>> RIGHT NOW THE CURRENT SITUATION IS EQUIPMENT.
THAT'S OUR CURRENT SITUATION. WE DON'T HAVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
>> LAST YEAR IT WAS DROUGHTS, AND RAIN AND FLOODS AND BUSY.
WE JUST HAVE TO START EVEN IF YOU GET TO ONE DITCH, A WEEK, THAT EVEN USING THE EXCAVATOR, SOMETHING, THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO START DOING.
>> WHEN DO YOU THINK YOU'LL HAVE COSTS ON THE REPAIRS OF THE GRADALL.
YOU'VE GOT SOME HYDRAULIC ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RECTIFIED.
>> WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A COST THIS WEEK FROM WHAT THE MECHANIC HAS TOLD US.
HE'S WAITING ON PHONE CALLS, I BELIEVE, JUST FROM PARTS, I THINK, FROM GRADALL ITSELF.
>> THAT WAS MY WHOLE DEAL WITH THIS WAS AS THE CITY GROWS AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER GRADALL RIGHT NOW, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL TAKE THE STEPS TO GET THIS ONE BACK UP RUNNING.
THAT WHEN WE DO PURCHASE ONE, WE DON'T HAVE A SCRAP PILE OF PARTS AND A NEW GRADALL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SERVICEABLE GRADALL AND A NEW GRADALL.
>> ON THE OPEN WORKERS, I'D LIKE TO ADD A NEW PIECE IN THE REPORT THAT ACTUALLY, CAN YOU CLASSIFY THESE OPEN QUARTERS?
>> YES. I HAD IT CLASSIFIED BEFORE ON THE PREVIOUS ONES.
>> BREAK THEM DOWN TO WHAT THE OPEN ONES.
>> I HAD THAT LISTED OUT PREVIOUSLY, BUT IT GOT I WAS TOLD TO REDUCE THAT, BUT I CAN BRING THAT BACK EASILY.
IT'S JUST A TABLE THAT HAD EVERYTHING LISTED OUT AND NOT ONLY WHAT WAS OPEN, BUT WHAT HAD BEEN CLOSED THAT MONTH IN THAT SET CATEGORY AS WELL.
>> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AGAIN.
>> DO YOU WANT ME TO LIST OUT AS WELL, JUST, LIKE, NOT ONLY WHAT OCCURRED THAT MONTH, BUT YOU JUST WANT EVERYTHING, LISTED OUT AND THEN WHAT'S CURRENTLY DONE IN THAT MONTH?
>> DAY TO DAY. HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN OPENED?
>> WE HAVE HIT OVER THE HEAD WITH.
THEN, HONESTLY, IF YOU WANT TO DO POLYGRAPHS, I'LL GIVE YOU A GOOD ONE.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT OPEN WORK?
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>> I THINK I HAVE THAT LISTED IN THE WORDING.
WHAT THE AVERAGE OPEN WAS, I THINK FOR THE MONTH, I BELIEVE.
>> THEN I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM IWORKS ON WHY THEY CAN'T, THAT SEEMS BASIC AND SIMPLE.
EVEN IF WE HAVE TO ADD A FIELD WHERE THE RESIDENT HAS A PHONE NUMBER OR A CONTACT INFORMATION, AND THE GUY IN THE FIELD WHEN HE'S DONE, EITHER SEND A TEXT OR SEND A MESSAGE.
I DON'T CARE SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW, THE RESIDENT HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S BEEN DONE.
FOR US, WE'RE VERY CUSTOMER FOCUSED AND FACING RIGHT NOW, AND TO THE AVERAGE RESIDENT, THEY SEE EVERY DEPARTMENT RIGHT NOW FAILING.
THEY GIVE EVERY DEPARTMENT A FAILING GRADE RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE TO DO BETTER ON SERVICE.
>> WE CAN AT LEAST START WITH EMAILS.
I MEAN, JUST US IN OFFICE CAN EMAIL BACK.
NOW, IT MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT'S INSTANTANEOUS, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST START THERE, TO GIVE SOMETHING.
BECAUSE THEY ARE IT'S LISTED IN A FIELD FOR THEM TO PROVIDE AN EMAIL OR PHONE NUMBER, SOMETHING.
AS LONG AS THEY PROVIDE US WITH SOME TYPE OF CONTACT INFO, WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR HECTOR?
>> THANKS, SIR. CHIEF? YOU GOT YOUR OTHER HAT BACK ON [INAUDIBLE]?
>> ARE YOU GOING TO TALK OVER THERE?
>> I HAVE A MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE. YES, SIR.
>> IS LIKE WILSON FROM [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER].
>> I SAW THE POST ABOUT CRY WOLF.
>> I THINK YOU KNOW MY POSITION ON THAT [LAUGHTER].
>> HOW MUCH ARE WE SPENDING ON CRY WOLF?
>> THAT IS PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT WE BOUGHT WITH THE UPGRADE FOR THE NEW RMS SYSTEM RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
>> HOW MANY I'D LIKE TO SEE THE DATA BEHIND IT, THOUGH, HOW MANY FALSE ALARMS WE'VE BEEN GETTING.
HONESTLY, AFTER WE IMPLEMENTED THIS THE FIRST TIME, THEY DROPPED TEMPORARILY, BUT THEN THEY WENT RIGHT BACK UP.
I MEAN, ARE WE EXPECTING SOMETHING DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT OUTCOME THIS TIME?
>> YES, SIR, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MONITORED BY OUR RECORDS DIVISION.
THAT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS. IT WAS NOT.
AT THAT TIME, WHOEVER WAS IN CHARGE DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO JUST DROP IT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT ANYMORE. THEY DIDN'T DO IT. THAT'S WHERE IT WENT.
THAT'S WHY THERE IS NO DATA AT ALL FOR FALSE ALARM.
WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND HAND PICK AND COUNT THOSE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE CRY WOLF, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US AS FAR AS THE IMPLEMENTATION, THE COLLECTION, THE DATA THAT'S BROUGHT IN.
THEY DO EVERYTHING. THEY'RE ROLLING OUT THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE ROLLING OUT THE CROW SYSTEM TO PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
PEOPLE STILL PAY THEIR $25 A MONTH OR $25 A YEAR ALARM FEE.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THIS SYSTEM IS GOING TO DO.
THEY WILL GIVE US ALL THAT DATA.
OF COURSE, FOR A FEE FOR A PORTION OF THE FEE.
ALL THAT WILL COME THROUGH THAT SYSTEM.
>> DOES COUNSEL UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? I PAY $25 A YEAR TO REGISTER YOUR ALARM SYSTEM.
THEN IF YOU HAVE ISN'T IT THREE STRIKES? IS IT STILL THREE STRIKES?
>> IT'S THREE CERTIFIED FALSE ALARMS. THERE'S THERE'S THE DATA THAT.
>> NO. IT'S A MONTH. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, AT&T, THAT HAVE HAD OVER 100 FALSE ALARM CALLS IN A MONTH.
WE HAVE NO WAY OF GOING BACK AND ENFORCING WE HAVE AN ALARM ORDINANCE, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS WORKING OFF
>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET THREE STRIKES?
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>> IS IT LIKE A MISDEMEANOR? IT'S JUST.
>> IT'S BILLED BY THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THREE A MONTH OR. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I THINK IT'S THREE FALSE ALARMS A MONTH. YES, SIR.
>> IF I HAVE ANOTHER FALSE I GET MY THREE IN THE MONTH AND THEN THE NEXT MONTH ROLLS OVER AND I GET ANOTHER ONE.
>> YOU GET ANOTHER THREE? YES.
>> THAT'S NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT IN THE PAST. I THOUGHT WE.
>> I MAY BE INCORRECT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.
THE FACT IS GOING TO PUT ALL THAT IN THEIR PAPER AS SOON AS CAMERON CALLS THEM WITH ALL THAT INFORMATION.
>> WELL, I JUST GET BACK TO US ON YOUR NEXT REPORT ON WHAT THEY'LL DECIDE ON.
>> RIGHT NOW, YOU SAY, THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE.
WHENEVER YOU DECIDE ON WHATEVER FIGURE NUMBER YOU'RE GOING TO SETTLE ON.
I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO REPORT BACK TO US NEXT TIME WE DO.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S IT'S ALREADY IN THE ORDINANCE.
I JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE.
>> SURE. OKAY. WHATEVER. I JUST WANT TO.
>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE FEE IS, WHAT THE PENALTY IS.
IS IT ONEROUS TO MAKE THEM GO OPS OR PAY IT?
>> YOUR VACANT SERGEANT POSITION.
>> SERGEANT WHITE. THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WE HAVEN'T FILLED THAT POSITION YET?
WE'RE GETTING BETTER. TEXAS CITY, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE FROM THERE.
AS LONG AS THEY KEEP FAILING, WE'LL BE GAINING.
>> I KNEW WHERE YOU'RE GOING. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR [INAUDIBLE]?
>> HOW DO YOU PICK THE BLACK HAT LOCATIONS?
>> THERE'S A LIST THAT THEY CAN PUT ON THE WEBSITE.
>> IT'S RESIDENT CITIZENS OF VEST.
>> THAT LIST ONE OF Y'ALL TAKE PRESS.
>> I DIDN'T ASK FOR SOUTH WALKER.
[LAUGHTER] HOW I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO TELL YOU YOU SOMEBODY ELSE IS MORE IMPORTANT.
I THINK Y'ALL HAVE THAT ON SOUTH WALKER FIVE YEARS AGO.
>> I POLICE SOUTH WALKER PRETTY WELL.
>> I'VE BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT WESTERN AVENUE, SINCE THAT'S ONE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AS A BAD BUMPY STREET, AND IT'S A THROUGH WAY FROM HERITAGE JOKES TO WESTSIDE AND VICE VERSA.
>> I'VE GOT ONE FOR YOU, AND THAT'S IN RANCHO.
>> SPANISH TRACE. IT'S BEEN PLACED THERE BEFORE, BUT WE CAN PUT IT THERE AGAIN.
>> I WOULD HOPE THAT WE'RE STILL STAYING PRESENT IN THAT SUBDIVISION RANDOMLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
>> AS MUCH AS WE CAN. YES, SIR. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SCHOOL.
>> WE HAD A CHILD HIT DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY OVER BY FREEDOM. AT A BICYCLE.
>> YEAH, I BELIEVE SO, YES SIR. THE KID THE CHILD GOT UP AND WENT TO SCHOOL, AND THEN AMBULANCE WENT TO THE SCHOOL.
WE'RE THERE. IF MR. PHIL EDWARDS IS LISTENING, I REALLY HOPE THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD HELP US OUT.
THEY GOT THE CITIZENS PAID FOR RADARS IN THERE.
THE CITY PAID FOR TRAFFIC TICKETS.
WE HAVE WITH OUR I'M NOT CRYING, BUT I AM.
WE HAVE WITH OUR OPENINGS, THREE, FOUR, WE HAVEN'T GOT OVER FOUR, MAYBE FIVE ON THE STREET AT ONE TIME.
THOSE GUYS ARE BACK AND FORTH TO ALL THOSE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.
I KNOW THEY GOT TO BE AT SCHOOLS.
BUT WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING IN BETWEEN, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP.
>> A RESIDENT IN RANCHO BROUGHT UP A POINT TO ME THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE AND IT'S AT THE CHIEF'S DISCRETION, ACCORDING TO CODE, IS, PLEASE GO LOOK AT IN AND THE ROAD THAT RUNS IN FRONT OF RANCHO SCHOOL.
>> CORAL CORO? YEAH. THERE'S A STOP SIGN GOING ONE DIRECTION, BUT THERE'S NO STOP SIGN ON THE OTHER SIDE.
>> A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CLAMORING
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THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A STOP SIGN ON BOTH SIDES OF IT, EVEN THOUGH IT DEAD ENDS TO EACH OTHER.>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL?
>> AT MUSTANG AT THAT CORNER WHERE IT DEND ENDS MUSTANG COMES IN.
THERE'S A STOP SIGN GOING IN ONE DIRECTION, BUT THERE'S NOT THE OTHER DIRECTION.
MAYBE THAT'S AN ALTERNATIVE THAT WE COULD START, SOMETHING SOMETHING WILL HELP.
>> IT IS AN EASY FIX. RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR IT.
>> I WILL SEND HECTOR AN E MAIL TOMORROW.
>> IT'S WAY DOWN ON THE LIST, BUT SURE LOOKS TO BE LIKE THE DESIGN OF THAT ENTRY AND EXIT.
CORRAL. WELL. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOULEVARD.
WELL, IT'S STILL SET UP THAT WAY.
YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE LIGHTING IS CONFIGURED.
THE LIGHTING IS CONFIGURED TO DO THAT.
I NOBODY THINGS TO BE DONE THROUGH ABLC OR WHOEVER ELSE BECAUSE IT'S A PART.
>> THEY DID NOT WANT THE ROAD TO TIE IN THE WAY THAT YOU AND I BOTH ARE THINKING.
THEY WANTED IT OFFSET BECAUSE [OVERLAPPING].
>> WELL, THERE'S A NEW COUNSEL AND.
>> ANYWAY. I AGREE IT'S NOT A HIGH PRIORITY.
THAT'S WHAT I STARTED THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION WITH. IT'S NOT A HIGH PRIORITY.
BUT IT WAS CLEARLY DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY.
IT MAY I MAY ASSIST IN SOME OF THE ISSUES YOU'RE DISCUSSING.
>> IT'S FRUSTRATING. IT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATING POINT TO ME SINCE THE TIME THAT IT WAS BUILT AND PUT THAT WAY IN.
>> I MEAN, THE LIGHTING CONTINUES ON INTO THE GRASS WHERE IT SHOULD BE RUNNING AGAINST THE CURB. THAT'S RIGHT.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING A BLC PARKS IN ROD?
>> IT'S SOMETHING COULD BE CONSIDERED, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT TO COVER [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT'S A PARK ROOM, BUT I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S IN.
>> I KNOW, BUT [OVERLAPPING] FREEDOM BRING UP.
>> WE'RE NOT I MEAN, IT'S JUST [INAUDIBLE].
>> THAT FREEDOM? I MEAN, THAT'S A RACEWAY, I MIGHT AS WELL BE A ROAD BECAUSE, INITIALLY, THAT WASN'T IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE USED TO BE A GATE UP THERE.
BUT, AND WE CAME UP WITH A FEW THINGS LIKE WITH RANCHO AROUND RANCHO.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS PROPERTY AROUND THERE.
THEY CAN PUT UP A CIRCLE DRIVE ALL THE WAY AROUND THAT SCHOOL. FREEDOM PARK.
IF YOU GO THERE DURING THE DAY IN THE MORNING OR IN THE EVENING AT SCHOOL PICK UP TIME, IT'S NOT A PARK.
IT'S A SCHOOL PICKUP. IT'S A SCHOOL DRIVE THROUGH.
USED TO BE NO THROUGH TRAFFIC.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO POLICE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE TO GO THERE.
>> WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD.
>> WELL, MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS WOULD BE NOT TO TRY TO SHUT IT DOWN, IT JUST MAKE IT BETTER. GO THE OPPOSITE ROUTE.
>> MAKE IT MORE USABLE. YEAH, MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY.
>> HECTOR DID THE CROSSWALKS GET DONE?
>> I HAVEN'T BEEN OVER THERE TO LOOK.
>> YES, I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST TWO OF THEM, I BELIEVE YOU WERE ASKING FOR.
I DID GET SOME PRICING ON ALL THE ONES AROUND THAT AREA, BUT IT WAS, LIKE, $18,000 IN THAT AREA.
I ALSO GOT I DON'T THINK I'VE GOTTEN IT YET, BUT I DID REQUEST SOME BIDS FOR TO INSTALL THAT SIDEWALK.
WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SPANISH TRAYS FROM THERE A RAMP AND THEN TYING IT ALL THE WAY TO I BELIEVE THAT'S TRAIL RIDE OR RANCH HOUSE SLOOP THE NEXT STREET THERE.
TYING IT ALL THE WAY BACK INTO THAT.
YEAH. THEN ALSO ALL THOSE CROSSWALKS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE, AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL.
GETTING COST ON ALL THAT? YEAH.
>> CHIEF, WHERE DID THE ACCIDENT HAPPEN WITH THE KID? YOU SAID IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF FREEDOM, BUT ON THE MUSTANG SIDE?
>> ON THE MUSTANG SIDE. YES, SIR.
I I'LL GET I'LL GET THE CORRECT LOCATION AND E MAIL TO YOU.
>> NOT I KNOW ANYTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY THERE.
>> NO, SIR. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP ABOUT FREEDOM.
I THINK ONE OF THE EASIEST THINGS TO DO WOULD BE TO MAKE IT ONE WAY.
>> CAN YOU GATE IT OFF FOR CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY?
>> THERE WERE GATES ON THERE BEFORE.
>> BUT CAN WE REVISIT THAT, AND CAN WE CLOSE IT OFF CERTAIN TIMES A DAY?
>> A LOT OF TIME AND MAN HOUR.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY?
>> WELL, ARE THEY ALREADY GOING IN THERE TO CLOSE THE BATHROOMS OR ANYTHING?
YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WE
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COULD PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING.THEY HAVE A HUGE FIELD OVER THERE BY BY THE STADIUM WHERE THEY PARK CARS.
I MEAN, YOU COULD CLOSE ALL THE PARK AND FORCE PEOPLE TO GO PARK ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARKING LOT.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE UNHAPPY.
>> YEAH. YOU MIGHT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR CHIEF? DEVELOPMENT SERVICES REAL QUICK.
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE APARTMENTS COMING BACK TO US?
>> THE APARTMENTS. RIGHT HERE, THE DEMOLITION.
>> LOOK AT THE DEMOLITION LIST.
>> YEAH. LOOKING LAST WEEK, ME AND PAUL REALLY GOT IN ON THE CODE.
EVERYTHING WE'LL BE BRINGING WANT TO GET WITH LEGAL JUST TO CROSS OUR T DOT OUR EYES WITH ALL OUR PAPERWORK AND LETTERS AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE.
BUT WE'RE PRETTY SURE WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT VERY QUICKLY TO CONDEMN IT.
THEN WE'LL MOVE PRETTY QUICK THERE.
BUT YEAH, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THAT.
THAT ONE AND THERE'S DEPENDS ON HOW THEY GO.
THERE'S THREE HOUSES THAT WE MIGHT BRING TO YOU ALSO UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS BETWEEN AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.
FOR DEMO. BUT THOSE WILL BE COMING TO YOU PRETTY QUICK ON THE OLD APARTMENTS UP AT MILLER AND NORTH ALASKA. GOOD.
>> ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT STATS, CAN WE LIKE WITH HECTOR, CAN WE HAVE A LOT MORE DATA LIKE WHEN, LIKE YOU'VE GOT JUNK ABANDONED VEHICLES? YOU KNOW, ARE THOSE RECENT? IS THERE ANYTHING ON HERE THAT'S BEEN OUT THERE FOREVER? ILLEGAL DUMPING? DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? FOR THIS MONTH, WE ONLY HAD ONE, BUT SOMETIMES THERE, 27, IS THERE A CERTAIN AREA, EXTERIOR WALL? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? BUT MORE DO YOU HAVE ANY HEAVY HITTERS? DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE A LONG TIME? DO YOU NEED SUPPORT FROM COUNSEL? IS THERE SOMETHING THAT, LIKE.
>> DO YOU NEED A GRAD [LAUGHTER]?
>> PUTTING IN ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN COURT AND HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN THERE? IS WHAT WE'RE DONE.
BECAUSE, IT CAN GO THERE FOR, LAST WEEK AND JUST SAY, IT MIGHT BE THERE TWO OR THREE MONTHS.
BECAUSE WE MIGHT WRITE ANOTHER CITATION.
DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS IN COURT.
THEY'RE FINE, AND THEY STILL HADN'T TAKEN CARE OF THE VIOLATION. WE'RE GOING TO BE BACK.
>> I KNOW LAST WOULDN'T LAST WITH THE ISSUES WE WERE HAVING.
THE LAST REPORT, IT'LL BE A LOT BETTER COMING BACK TO YOU NEXT.
>> IF IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF, AND WE WERE DONE.
PRETTY MUCH, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT NEAR AS MUCH AS HECTOR AND THEM WHEN WE GET ONE FROM I-WORKS, LIKE WE HAVE ONE TODAY.
I REACH OUT TO THEM. THEY USUALLY LEAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBERS AND I KNOW THEY CAN TAKE A LOT OF WORK.
YOU GOT A WHOLE TIME BUT I USUALLY REACH OUT LIKE THE ONE TODAY.
THERE WAS A COMPLAINT POPPED UP THIS MORNING ON I-WORKS.
I CALLED THE LADY. JUST TO GET THE FEEL BECAUSE SOMETIMES WHAT YOU HAVE IN THERE, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WHAT THEY PUT ON THERE, JUST TO SEE WHAT'S WHAT.
HOW MANY OF THOSE DID YOU ALL HAVE TO MOW AND DID RESIDENTS TAKE CARE OF?
>> WE'LL JUST LIST THAT AS THE LIENS AND I'LL GIVE YOU. BECAUSE WE'LL FOLLOW A LIENS.
>> OKAY. WHAT DOES PARKING LOT MEAN? THERE WAS ONE.
>> WHERE'S PARKS. I SEE HOW THAT WAS WHO MY QUESTION WAS THE PARKING LOT MEAN.
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THERE WAS CODE ON IT AND THERE WAS DUMPING ON IT.>> IT'S REALLY GOOD. [OVERLAPPING].
THAT LITTLE L SHAPED STRIP CENTER.
JUST OPENED IN THE STRIP AGAIN HERE SENT BY THE DAYCARE.
>> IT'S HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD STUFF THERE.
IT'S REALLY GOOD. SNOW CONES, HOT CHEETOS WITH ALL GOOD STUFF ON THERE AND NACHOS.
>> IF YOU GOT TO HAVE CHEETOS THOUGH, YOU GOT TO HAVE CHOP STICKS TO EAT IT WITH.
>> WE GOT ENOUGH OF THOSE PIG PLACES, TOO.
I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE. I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
>> I GUESS MEN'S BARBERSHOPS ARE POPULAR.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE DOWNTOWN HOME ON THURSDAY.
>> I WOULDN'T KNOW. [LAUGHTER]
>> I'M NOT SAYING IT FOR THAT.
>> I'M THINKING AND DESCRIBING.
>> YOU GOT ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ALL.
>> I'M VERY SAD THAT I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM FINANCE.
>> FINANCE IS DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> I DON'T NEED YOU TO HEAR 10 MORE HOURS TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.
>> FOR YOU, I BELIEVE IT FOR SURE.
COUNSEL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE FOR STAFF? MOVING ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL]
I WILL BE ABSENT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING 23RD.BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ON 14 OCTOBER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BROUGHT TO US, AND IT CAN BE JUST DISCUSSION.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE POSSIBLE ACTION, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SERVICE.
AND CHIEF, YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT A YESTERDAY ON THE PHONE ABOUT SERVICE LEVELS, AND WHAT'S EXPECTED FROM EACH DEPARTMENT.
I THINK WE NEED TO SET A CLEAR TONE AND WHAT WE EXPECT FROM EACH DEPARTMENT AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE, LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, BUT LET'S BE VERY OPEN AND HONEST WITH OURSELVES.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO RAISE THE SERVICE LEVELS IN OUR COMMUNITY?
>> YOU WANT TO TELL THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WHAT YOU AND I DISCUSSED?
>> WE HAVE JASON WORKING ON THE PHONE SYSTEM BECAUSE ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPLAINTS IS THAT THE PHONES DON'T GET ANSWERED, AND HE'S WORKING TO SEE WHERE IT GOES.
WHERE DO THE VOICEMAILS GO? UTILITY BILLING RIGHT NOW IS TAKING THE BRUNT OF EVERYTHING.
UTILITY BILLING IS TA TAKEN IT ALL.
JASON'S WORKING ON THE PHONE SYSTEM TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER THAT.
SEE WHERE THEY GO. DOES IT ROLL OVER TO THE NEXT PERSON FROM UTILITY BUILDING? DOES IT GO TO COLLEEN? DOES IT GO TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? HOW WE CAN FIX THAT.
ALSO, SUSIE IS GOING TO HIRE A PART TIME PERSON, AND SUSIE'S BEEN GREAT WITH THE MONEY.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WE USED TO HAVE A HOLE IN THE FRONT UP THERE ON WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LOBBY TO WHERE WE HAD A RECEPTIONIST.
THAT PART TIME PERSON IS GOING TO BE A RECEPTIONIST THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND ALSO HELP WITH UTILITY BILLING IN THE EVENT THAT THEY GET BUSY.
THE MAYOR HAD A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONS ON THAT ONE, SUSIE.
IN ORDER TO GET THE CITIZENS SERVED BETTER, WE'LL OPEN THAT BACK UP.
WE HAVE A CONTRACTOR GOING TO COME IN AND CHECK AND SEE ABOUT GETTING THAT OPENED BACK UP.
THAT PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AS WELL.
BETWEEN ALL THAT AND JASON WORKING WITH THE PHONE SYSTEM, I THINK WE'LL BE GETTING A WHOLE LOT BETTER SERVICE,
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CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMERS.WE HEAR YOU. WE HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.
I THINK ALL THAT WILL HELP AND HELP YOU ALL FROM YOUR PHONES NOT GOING SO MUCH.
THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW THAT ARE IN THE WORKS THAT ARE REAL SOLUTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE CHECKLIST GOT TO MARK NEXT TO IT.
>> IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO, RIGHT, AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM.
THE OTHER THING IS ON THE OCTOBER 14, I'D LIKE TO SEE US.
SHALL WE GET AN ANSWER FROM TXDOT ON DOWNTOWN.
THAT 1.5 MILLION SITTING THERE?
>> THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE THAT DECISION. LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
>> I'VE GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT.
>> IT DIDN'T GET ON THAT REPORT BECAUSE BASED ON IT, WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THINGS SO EARLY, BUT WE JUST MET WITH TXDOT LAST WEEK, AND THEY ARE SUBMITTING SOME 30% PLANS.
WHAT I WILL SAY IS BASED ON INITIALLY WHAT THEY'VE SHOWED US, SOME OF THE BOUNDARIES AND SOME OF THE INITIAL LAYOUT OF THE SIDEWALKS, IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS INITIALLY.
I THINK THAT THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO END UP BEING WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE INITIALLY.
FROM WHAT EVERYBODY WANTED THAT PROJECT DONE WHEN, IT LOOKED LIKE THAT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, BUT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET SOME 30% PLANS AND YOU'LL ALL GET TO VIEW THEM, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE WANT TO DO FROM THERE.
BUT FROM WHAT I CAN SEE INITIALLY, BASED ON THE MEETING WITH THEM RECENTLY, THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO END UP MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT.
BUT AGAIN, WE GOT TO KNOW THERE IS A MATCH WITH THAT.
ALSO, WE HAVE TO DO THE UTILITY WORK UPFRONT.
>> ME AND MISS MARY, WON'T BE AT THE OCTOBER 14.
>> I WILL BE, DO YOU WANT TO WAIT?
>> NO. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE UP THESE ISSUES, IF YOU THINK MY PRESENCE IS NECESSARY, IF NOT MOVE FORWARD.
THAT'S FINE. I'M NOT SAYING YOU SHOULD WAIT. I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.
>> I THINK YOU SHOULD WAIT TILL WE'RE ALL TOGETHER SO WE CAN ALL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
>> THAT'S THE ISD'S FALL BREAK, SO IT BREAKS THAT DAY.
>> WE'LL PUT IT TO THE FOLLOWING 28TH.
>> THERE'S ALSO A SURVEY OUT THERE, MAYOR, IF MARTHA IS NOT HERE, BUT THERE'S A SURVEY OUT THERE FOR THE CONFERENCE IN THE PARK.
IF CITIZENS WANT TO GET ON THE SURVEY, AND IT'S FOR THE WHOLE CITY.
THE MAYOR'S SUGGESTION, THE WHOLE CITY TO DO A SURVEY ON WHERE THEY WANT CONFERENCE IN THE PARK.
>> SO FAR OVERWHELMINGLY, IT'S VETERANS PARK.
>> VETERANS PARK. IS TO STAY WHERE IT'S AT.
I KNOW CERTAIN PEOPLE WON'T LIKE THAT, BUT THE SURVEY IS CITY WIDE. [OVERLAPPING].
>> DOES THAT SAY THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THE SURVEY WAS NOT JUST TO CERTAIN AREAS, AND SO WE ARE PUTTING IT OUT THERE TO THE WHOLE CITY?
>> WHAT IF I ALREADY DID IT? I THINK I DID.
>> DID YOU GO ANSWER YOURS ALREADY?
>> DID YOUR NAME ON IT? [LAUGHTER]
>> PROBABLY NOT. VOTING SHOULD BE ANONYMOUS.
>> THERE'S A CONCERT IN THE PARK SPEAKING OF THIS FRIDAY AND ANYBODY KNOW WHAT THE BAND IS?
JASON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING COMING UP? I SAW YOUR POSTCARD DOESN'T START ANYTHING TILL OCTOBER OR THERE'S SEPTEMBER THINGS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON OVER THERE.
>> THERE WAS AN INVENTORY. THAT'S ALL OCTOBER.
WE'LL BE AT COST PARK FOR TATER SWIFT 19.
STAFF ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO DO PROMOTIONAL STUFF.
>> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO JASON'S UPDATE ON ABIGAIL AREAS PARK, BREAKING GROUND.
>> MICHELLE, WHEN TXDOT WAS HERE, THEY TALKED ABOUT AT OTHER CITIES, THEY HAVE MONTHLY OR SOME OTHER VERSION OF MEETING WITH THE CITY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THAT YET?
>> YEAH. I'VE EMAILED AND FOLLOWED UP ON THAT E-MAIL, HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM.
>> DO YOU THINK THEY ANSWERED THE DOOR IF YOU GO THERE? ME, IF I GO?
>> I'M RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
ARE YOU HERE?" I'LL SEE IF ANYBODY IS THERE.
>> JASON TO ADD WHAT MAYOR PROTON TOWNSON MENTIONED, IT'S GROWING VERY FRUSTRATING WITH VERDICT AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A TIMELINE.
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WHEN DID WE GIVE THIS TO THEM? WHAT IS THE HOLD UP? THIS IS WAY TOO LONG.WE STILL HAVEN'T CUT THE GROUND AREAS.
WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING ON THAT.
>> MY THOUGHT PROCESS AND I DID PUT THE LITTLE THOUGHT IN THIS.
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.
BUT OUR GOAL REALLY SHOULD BE NEXT SUMMER.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER TO INVEST MY ABILITY.
WE WERE STILL PLANNING ON A WATER FEATURE, YES?
>> NEXT SUMMER SHOULD BE OUR GOAL.
IDEALLY AND MAYBE WE DON'T MAKE MEMORIAL DAY, BUT WE SHOULD BE AS CLOSE TO THAT AS POSSIBLE.
IT'S JUST AN UNDERSERVED PART OF THE CITY.
THAT'S THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY, AND NOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR.
I'M NOT TRYING TO DIRECT THIS AT YOU, BUT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE LIKE THE MAYOR IS SAYING, WE'VE GOT A ANSWER FOR SOMETHING.
WE WANT TO SEE THAT THERE'S A DEFINITIVE TRACK, AND WE CAN FOLLOW IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE GIVEN PLENTY OF TIME TO THIS POINT.
>> I CAN DEFINITELY INCLUDE AN UPDATED SCHEDULE FORUM BRIEFLY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THOSE.
GOING BACK TO YOUR POINT, I CAN TELL YOU ONE OF THE BIGGEST HOLDUPS OF THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.
WHEN IT WAS BEING REVIEWED BY PREVIOUS LEGAL, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE IF YOU RECALL, WE WENT ON TO BONDS LAST SPRING FOR THIS.
THAT AGREEMENT DID NOT GET FINALIZED UNTIL DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
A HUGE GAP OF TIME WAS LOST IN THAT.
WE'RE WORKING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT FREEDOM PARK.
IF GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN AND WE STAY ON SCHEDULE.
WE SHOULD SEE A BREAK GROUND HOPEFULLY THIS FALL.
WE SHOULD HAVE THAT ONE STARTING.
THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
WE WERE ALMOST FINALIZED WITH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, WHICH THEN WOULD LEAD US INTO GOING OUT TO BID.
WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE ON THAT ONE.
WE JUST REVIEWED ELECTRICAL PLANS ON THAT ONE TO FINALIZE SOME OF THE STUFF FOR SCOREBOARDS AND THE ELECTRICAL AS FAR AS THE DUGOUTS.
STILL HAVE A MEETING WITH ASD TO SEE IF THEY CAN IF THEY'RE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A BENEFIT TO IT AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO EXPLORE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE'RE CLOSE ON THAT ONE.
ABIGAIL OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROJECT, DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
WE JUST FINISHED UP OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PIECE OF IT.
WE ARE MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THAT, SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG IN THAT PROCESS.
THAT ONE HAS TAKEN A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT IT HAS ALL THE FEATURES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
I JUST GOT THE 3D RENDERINGS BACK RECENTLY.
HAD TO PROVIDE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON THAT ONE, THEY DIDN'T UPDATE BASED ON COMMENTS WE HAD.
THAT WAY WE CAN GO OUT AND DO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, MARTHA AND I HAVE A SCHEDULED MEETING NEXT WEEK TO BE ABLE TO START THAT, TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THAT AS WELL.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AND DEFINITELY FEEL THE SENTIMENT THERE.
I TALKED TO BATES TWO WEEKS AGO AND RELAYED THAT TO THEM OF CONTINUING TO STAY ON IT AND FINDING WAYS THAT WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT.
I WILL ALSO SAY BASED ON CURRENT COSTS, ABIGAIL IS A LITTLE BIT OVER, BUT WE IDENTIFIED SOME THINGS THAT WE CAN DO INTERNALLY.
EXAMPLE WOULD BE THEY HAD REMOVAL OF TREES.
WE CAN DO THAT IN HOUSE OR CONTRACT THAT AND SAVE OURSELVES SOME MONEY.
WE'VE EVALUATED A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO CUT OUT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT EXACT PRODUCT THAT WE'RE FOR.
BUT I CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE AS FAR AS THE SCHEDULE GOES TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
>> WHAT'S THE HOLD UP ON GETTING WITH THE ISD ON THE FIELD?
>> THAT ONE WAS JUST THE TIME FRAME OF WHEN WE FIRST GOT WITH THEM BEING SUMMER AND THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR.
NOW THAT THINGS HAVE COME DOWN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT PRETTY QUICK.
>> ANYBODY OR ANYTHING ELSE? YOU ALL LOOK LIKE IT'S 9:00 O'CLOCK OR SOMETHING.
WELL, HEARING NOTHING, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7:55.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.