11. Discussion and update on a potential text amendment ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, providing rules and regulations governing the location and restrictions for hookah bars, hookah lounges, and retail electronic smoking device stores, within the city limits of Angleton, Texas.

[11. Discussion and update on a potential text amendment ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, providing rules and regulations governing the location and restrictions for hookah bars, hookah lounges, and retail electronic smoking device stores, within the city limits of Angleton, Texas.]

AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LOCATION AND RESTRICTIONS FOR HOOKAH BARS, HOOKAH LOUNGES, AND RETAIL ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE STORES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. OTIS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS AN UPDATE ITEM THAT WILL TURN POTENTIALLY INTO A TEXT AMENDMENT.

AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY COME BACK TO YOU.

OUR HOPE TODAY IS THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE LEGAL AS WELL AS STAFF DIRECTION ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY UPDATES TO THE ORDINANCES AS IT RELATES TO HOOKAH LOUNGES.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE STORES OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT? WE DO KNOW THAT A LOT OF COMMUNITIES DEAL WITH THIS TYPE OF USE.

THEY TYPICALLY ARE ACCESSORY TO A BAR USE. WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON OUR BOOKS, AND SEE WHERE WE CAN DO SOME CLEANUP FOR YOU.

I WILL SAY THAT AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE BEEN, AS YOU KNOW, FUNDED TO CLEAN UP THE ZONING ORDINANCES. SO SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, WE CAN PUSH OVER TO THAT WHOLE PROCESS. BUT HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE SOME EMERGENCY THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED IN THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. CURRENTLY IN OUR ZONING CODE THE WAY WE WOULD DEFINE BARS AND LOUNGES, UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR TABLE OF USES, BARS ARE NOT INCLUDED. AND I THINK IN THE PAST THEY HAVE JUST BEEN ASSUMED TO BE DOWNTOWN OR IN YOUR COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT. BUT I AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE IMMEDIATELY UPDATE THE LIST OF PERMISSIBLE USES IN TERMS OF BARS, WHETHER OR NOT IT INCLUDES HOOKAH LOUNGES ETC.

TO BE IN CERTAIN IN PARTICULAR DISTRICTS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU IS WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM LOCATED? NUMBER ONE WE GAVE YOU EXAMPLES OF 12 CITIES.

AND IT WILL ASSIST US IN PULLING THAT TABLE UP IN CASE YOU NEED TO PAN ON ANY PARTICULAR CITY EXAMPLE.

BUT WHAT WE TRIED TO DO WAS PROVIDE YOU WITH THOSE THAT HAD HOURS OF OPERATION.

LISTED THOSE IN PARTICULAR DISTRICTS AS IN SUPER CONDITIONAL USE WHERE IT HAD TO BE A CERTAIN DISTANCE AWAY FROM SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND THOSE THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THESE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU CAN DIRECT US ON ON THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO PUT SOME PROXIMITY LANGUAGE IN THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION, AND THAT IT BE LOCATED IN ANY PARTICULAR DISTRICTS.

LEGAL DID PROVIDE US WITH A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES IN WHICH WE INCLUDED, SUCH AS SUGAR LAND AND I THINK A COUPLE OF OTHER CITIES, BUT THEY TEND TO LOCATE THEM. AS I JUST DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY.

AND THEN IN YOUR TABLE THERE, WE DO HAVE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THEM AS CONDITIONAL USES OR SPECIFIC USES.

AND THAT WAY YOU'RE ABLE TO PUT ADDITIONAL RESTRAINTS ON A PARTICULAR APPLICATION BASED ON IT BEING A SPECIFIC REQUEST IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION.

YOU CAN DO IT CASE BY CASE. SOMETIMES THE SPECIFIC USE PROCESS IS BETTER.

THAT WAY YOU CAN PUT HOURS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS.

IF IT'S TRAFFIC BUFFERS OR WHATEVER YOU SEE FIT TO BE PLACED ON THEM.

A QUICK DESCRIPTION OF WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONDITIONAL AND SPECIFIC? THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR. WE CHOSE TO DO SPECIFIC USES.

OTHER CITIES DO CONDITIONAL USES, BUT IT'S NOT OTHERWISE ALLOWED IN THE DISTRICT.

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BUT IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO PLACE IT THERE WHERE IT ADDRESS ALL OF THE CONCERNS AND BY CONDITIONS AND SPECIFIC CONDITIONS YOU CAN PLACE ON THERE ON THEM.

SO IT MEANS THE SAME IN MANY WAYS, YES. SO I'LL END THERE AND JUST HEAR FROM YOU.

WE NEVER GOT A TRUE DIRECTIVE ON WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE CHANGED, BUT THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED IN MARCH, WHERE WE CAN BRING SOMETHING BACK TO YOU IN MORE DETAIL.

AND ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU REQUEST IN ADDITION TO WHAT I PROVIDED HOPEFULLY THAT COMPARISON CHART KIND OF HELPS SET THE STAGE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING.

AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THAT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CHART. YOU'RE WELCOME.

BUT AS I STATED, I THINK IT'S ONLY, MAYBE 2 OR 3 TOUCH POINTS THAT WE NEED TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT PROXIMITY, LOCATION, OR ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THE ACTUAL TYPE OF USE.

DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THE HOOKAH LOUNGE? AND SOME CITIES LIKE US HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES WHERE YOU KNOW, THE CONSTITUENTS THAT USE THE THE LOUNGE BASICALLY HAD OTHER INTENTIONS AND THEY WENT BEYOND IN TERMS OF CAUSING DISTURBANCES TO COMMUNITIES.

AND I'VE, YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THAT.

HOWEVER DEPENDING ON THE DISTRICT, YOU CAN PROBABLY PUT CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THEM WHERE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I KNOW IN HOUSTON THERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, OPERATE JUST FINE.

BUT JUST AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT PUTTING IN CERTAIN THINGS INTO THE DEVICES THAT ARE BEYOND I WILL SAY SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE WHAT'S CALLED TOBACCO REQUIREMENTS.

WHERE HAVE YOU HAD A SMOKE LOUNGE? CIGAR PLACE THERE.

AN EXTRA LEVEL OF PERMITS THAT ARE REQUIRED. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND AS WELL, THAT WE CAN PUT THOSE TYPE OF USES IN THAT CATEGORY AND REQUIRE THEM TO GET THAT, GET THAT TOBACCO TYPE LICENSE.

AND THEN CERTAIN EXHAUST REQUIREMENTS ARE IN PLACE IN THOSE PARTICULAR CITIES LIKE MISSOURI CITY.

WE CAN COPY THOSE EXAMPLES AS WELL. AND JUST TO JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION, THERE'S NOT A PRESSING MATTER AT THIS TIME THAT IS DICTATING THIS ACTION, IS IT? NOT AT ALL OTHER THAN CITY MANAGER RECEIVES, YOU KNOW, INQUIRIES ON, HEY, CAN WE LOOK AT THIS OR THAT? AND THAT'S HOW IT GOT TO THE FLOOR BY THE REQUEST OF A COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYBE A TWO WITH THE INQUIRY.

AND THEN THAT'S HOW IT GOT BEFORE IT GETS TO COUNCIL.

MAY NOT HAVE YET TO SEE A BUSINESS THAT HAS MORE TURNOVER OR IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN A HOOKAH BAR.

WE DID HAVE A SHOOTING NEAR ONE. THING. THINGS THAT I WOULDN'T HAVE GUESSED FOR 500.

DO WE RUN INTO ON THE HOOKAH LOUNGES? DO WE RUN INTO A GRAY AREA? LIKE YOU SAID, WITH BARS, SINCE WE DON'T ADDRESS THAT SPECIFICALLY, TYPICALLY THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE USED AS AN ACCESSORY BECAUSE A LOT OF BARS NOW, THEY RENT THE DEVICES. THEY'RE NOT STRICTLY A HOOKAH LOUNGE PER SE, BUT IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE OPERATION.

YOU KNOW. IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ON ANY OF THIS JUST IN THE SURROUNDING AREA? HAS IT EVER COME UP IN DISCUSSIONS? SMOKE. BUT CHIEF, YOU DO SPEAKING. IS POLICE CHIEF OTHER HAT? I DO WHAT? KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOOKAH BARS? YEAH, I MEAN GRADY.

GRADY'S OFFICE DID AN EXCELLENT PAMPHLET ON HOOKAH BARS.

AND DO WE NEED AN ORDINANCE, OR DO WE NOT NEED AN ORDINANCE? YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE THINGS, I THINK YOU PROBABLY NEED TO PUT A 21 AND UP IF IT'S JUST A HOOKAH BAR.

WHAT SPECIFIC IS IT? TOBACCO. WHAT ARE THEY SELLING THERE? AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO THE VAPE SHOPS BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING EARLIER ABOUT VAPE SHOPS.

THIS ALL COMES BACK TO THAT AS WELL. SO HOURS OF OPERATION, ARE THEY OPEN 24 HOURS.

ARE THEY OPEN DURING THE BAR HOURS. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE WE'D LIKE TO TO GET YOUR INPUT FROM AS TO WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PUT WITH THESE, IF ANY, RESTRICTIONS ON ANY OF THESE.

WHAT ABOUT CAPACITY LIKE THE ONE GOING IN WHERE THE SHELL STATION CAR WASH USED TO BE?

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IS THERE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF PEOPLE INSIDE AND THEN THE CORRESPONDING PARKING? SO IN YOUR CODE TYPICALLY UNDER EACH USE YOU HAVE THE PARKING REQUIREMENT BASED ON PATRON OR THE TYPE OF SERVICE THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING.

IN OUR INSTANCE THAT'S WE NEED TO ENHANCE IN OUR CODE BECAUSE AS I STATED, BAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR LANGUAGE.

I WILL SAY THE ADDRESS YOU JUST MENTIONED WILL NOT BE A HOOKAH LOUNGE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SPORT BAR. THEY WERE GOING TO DO A HOOKAH LOUNGE, BUT THEY CHANGED THE CONCEPT.

AND WHO TELLS YOU HOW MANY PATRONS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE? DO WE MAKE THAT ESTIMATE? USUALLY IT'S BASED ON A BUILDING CODE.

OCCUPANCY BY USE, FIRE SUPPRESSION. YOU'RE NOT GOING OVER A CERTAIN PLUS WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, OR A RESTAURANT OR BOUTIQUE OR WHATEVER. SO IN A SPORTS BAR, DO YOU ASSUME THERE'S GOING TO BE ALCOHOL SERVED, OR IS IT JUST HOW THEY WANT TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS? THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET AN ALCOHOL LICENSE OR REQUEST ONE.

YES. IN THAT INSTANCE. AND THEN THEIR PARKING REQUIREMENTS BY USE ALSO I MEAN AS FAR AS LIKE BY ESTABLISHMENTS, I MEAN I SEE BARS AND THEN THERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE, WHETHER THAT'S GAMBLING, HOOKAH BARS, HOUSES OF ILL REPUTE. I MEAN, I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

SO TO ME THIS IS ALL JUST EDUCATION. AND IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS MAY BE SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO KICK OVER TO THE REGULAR TEXT AMENDMENT.

IF IT'S NOT A HIGH PRIORITY. WE'RE LISTENING TO YOU HOW YOU WANT TO DIRECT US.

WAS COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH'S CALL HIM OUT LIKE THAT? I DIDN'T SAY WHO. THE GUARD. OKAY, I'LL TAKE ALL THE HEAT.

I'M IN THE KITCHEN. I'LL TAKE ALL THE HEAT. I GUESS MINE WAS THE OTHER ONE.

GAME ROOMS. YEAH. THANKS, CHIEF. THE OTHER? THE OTHER ONE BEING THE DEBATE.

NO. OH. NUMBER 12. OH, THE. THE GAME ROOM'S GOT YOU.

WELL, I MENTIONED THAT TO. YOU DID MENTION THAT TOO.

I, I LIKE THE IDEA. WHEN I READ THIS THE OTHER DAY, THERE WAS SOMETHING COMPARING IT TO ANOTHER CITY, LIKE MEADOWS PLACE, WHERE THEY HAD BUFFERS BETWEEN SCHOOLS, HOME BOUNDARIES, ANY PROPERTY THAT HAS A SCHOOL ACTIVITY OR PARK.

YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T JUST. FOLLOWING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID.

YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS AND THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS LEGALLY, WHO ARE WE TO DO THAT? IT'S JUST TRYING TO PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WHERE THESE THINGS ARE AT IN THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY IN A GROWING COMMUNITY NOW. SO I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THE THE BUFFERS, YOU KNOW, THOUSAND FEET, 2500FT, WHATEVER IT IS. YES, SIR. AND THEN THE NOISE ORDINANCE DOES PLAY INTO IT ALSO.

SOMETIMES THERE'S MUSIC ASSOCIATED WITH IT. CORRECT.

DO WE WANT THIS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH AN ORDINANCE? DO Y'ALL WANT. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN? WHERE DO YOU WANT TO TAKE ACTION GOING FORWARD? OKAY. ONLY ABOUT HOOKERS. THAT'S RIGHT. ON. ON THE HOOKERS.

YEAH. SO YOU BROUGHT UP THE POINT ABOUT THE CONSULTANTS THAT ARE CLEANING OUR STUFF UP.

I WOULD BE OKAY IF WE WAITED ON THIS ONE FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING.

IF IT'S ALREADY BEING PAID FOR TO THAT PAID FOR A YEAR AGO, WOULDN'T IT? YEAH. I'M SORRY. WOULDN'T IT PAY FOR OVER A YEAR AGO ON THE COMP STUDIES ON THE COMP STUDY, THE COMP PLAN IS FUNDED. THE COMP PLAN? YES, THE COMP PLAN.

THE NEXT PHASE. SOMETHING LIKE THIS. YEAH. THE NEXT PHASE IS THE BUILDING CODES IN WHICH I PRESENT SOMETHING IN YOUR NEXT MEETING ON THE BUILDING CODE UPDATE.

AND THEN THE FINAL PART PIECE TO IT IS THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN YOUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE A PRESENTATION ALSO ON THE OVERALL COMP PLAN.

AND THAT WAY YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE ARE IN THE BIG PICTURE.

YEAH. NOW I WILL SAY IN MY DEFENSE, AS FAR AS WITH THIS GOES, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO KNOWN THE INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST GAVE ME ABOUT THE COMP PLAN, THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO.

YOU KNOW, THE NEXT STEP. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VERY COMMUNICATIVE WITH US.

THEY WILL BE. YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION YOUR NEXT MEETING.

LAST, LAST WE DID ANYTHING WITH THAT WAS BACK IN JANUARY, BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE BUS TOUR. BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THERE'S BEEN NO EMAIL OR ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

NOT THAT I'VE GOTTEN I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE I'M EXCLUDED NOW, WHO KNOWS?

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BUT YEAH, TO THEIR DEFENSE, AS I STATED, YOU'LL GET AN UPDATE NEXT.

NEXT MEETING. YES, SIR. CHIEF FOR THE HOOKAH BARS.

WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEM, ARE YOU MORE INCLINED TO WANT TO PUT SOME OPEN AND CLOSED TIMES ON THEM JUST FOR YOUR OFFICERS TO NOT HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH? YES, MA'AM. AGE RESTRICTIONS? YES. AGE OPEN AND CLOSED TIMES.

ANYTHING ELSE? IF IT'S GOING TO BE A HOOKAH BAR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO SERVE ALCOHOL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH TABC TO GET A PERMIT.

AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY OUR BAR RULES OR OURS, OR TO 2 A.M., OKAY, ON A SHORT BAR JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE HOOKAH. ANYTHING THERE? I THINK IF YOU CROSSED OVER FROM IF IT'S JUST HOOKAH.

YES, MA'AM, I THINK YOU COULD. BUT IF IT'S A BAR, WE ALREADY HAVE THE BAR HOURS ESTABLISHED.

OKAY. I'M GOING TO RUN INTO SOME EQUAL PROTECTION ISSUES.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. I DON'T, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WANTED TO DO IS START.

I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD JUST TAKE WHAT'S BEEN GIVEN TO US TONIGHT, DIGEST IT, LET COUNCIL OR LET STAFF KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES TO.

IF WE WANT TO MAKE GO FORWARD WITH THIS AND THEN THEY CAN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ITEMS ON THE NEED. FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.

I'M FOR PUTTING THE VAPE SHOPS IN HOOKAH BARS UNDER AN SOP FOR US TO BE MORE SPECIFIC, SO WE CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO OPERATE. AND I WANTED TO POINT IT OUT MISSOURI CITY.

THEY'VE PUT A THEY'VE CANCELED THEY'VE PUT A MORATORIUM ON VAPE SHOPS AND HOOKAH LOUNGES BECAUSE IN THEIR 2024 COMP PLAN IT WAS FOUND THAT VAPE STORES AND HOOKAH BARS WERE NOT IMPORTANT TO HAVE WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO MISSOURI CITY.

AND THEY LISTED THE HEALTH CONCERNS FROM THE CENTER OF DISEASE.

BUT THEY INCLUDED A MAP OF THEIR AREA AND THEY HAVE BEEN INUNDATED BY VAPE SHOPS.

IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY THAT THEY HAVE INSIDE THEIR CITY.

AND IT'S A VERY TINY AREA. ANYBODY KNOW HOW MANY WE HAVE HERE? VAPE SHOPS? 5 OR 6. AT LEAST WITHIN A MILE FROM EACH OTHER.

RIGHT? SIX. SEVEN. EIGHT. THERE'S ABOUT 20 IN MISSOURI CITY.

OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ITEM 11 SO WE CAN GET TO COUNCILMAN SMITH'S ITEM? I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP TALKING. I'LL JUST POSTPONE IT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M NUMBER 12. DISCUSSION. AN UPDATE ON A POTENTIAL TEXT AMENDMENT ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. ARTICLE FIVE AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION MACHINE. GAME ROOMS,

[12. Discussion and update on a potential text amendment ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Article V.- Amusement Redemption Machine Game Rooms, Section 21-151 – 161; Definitions and Section 28-81 – Use Regulations (Charts), within the city limits of Angleton, Texas.]

SECTION 20 1-151161. DEFINITIONS. IN SECTION 2881, THE USE REGULATIONS CHARTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ANGLETON, TEXAS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM DISCUSS.

OF COURSE, GAME ROOMS. AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY PROVIDED YOU WITH ANOTHER COMPARISON CHART OF 12 CITIES IN WHICH AND HOW THEY ACTUALLY OPERATE AND REGULATE GAME ROOMS. I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE EXAMPLES OF CITIES THAT HAVE TOTALLY BANNED GAME ROOMS, AND I'LL PRESENT THOSE ITEMS TO YOU TONIGHT.

THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT WE NEED TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO MOVING FORWARD, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE GO TO THE EXTREME IN TERMS OF BANNING THERE ARE PROVISIONS WHERE CITIES HAVE ACTUALLY PLACED GAME ROOMS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS. IN OUR CURRENT CODE, WE ALLOW THE NEW ONES TO COME IN AS AN SUPP, BUT IT HAS TO BE A CERTAIN PROXIMITY FROM SCHOOLS RESIDENTIAL PIECES OF PROPERTY WORSHIP CENTERS AS WELL.

AS YOU SEE HERE, THERE'S A WHOLE GAMUT ON HOW OTHER CITIES ARE ACTUALLY PERMITTING THESE IN OUR CITY.

WE CAN HAVE THREE OR LESS IN GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORE TYPE LOCATIONS IN TERMS OF THE MACHINES.

THEY'RE HIGHLY REGULATED BY THE STATE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S CONSIDERED ILLEGAL VERSUS LEGAL, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE WINNINGS CAN ACTUALLY GIVE SOMEONE BEING $5 OR LESS OR SOME FORM OF GIFT OF SOME NATURE.

I WILL SAY THAT RANDALL LAW OFFICE DID ALSO A GOOD READER AND EDUCATOR.

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WHICH YOU CAN GOOGLE THAT IN TERMS OF DEFINITIONS AND HOW THESE CAN OPERATE AND STAY.

UNDER THE LEGAL PARAMETERS, IN TERMS OF THE CITIES THAT HAVE BANDED GAME ROOMS. OUR NEIGHBOR JUST TO THE SOUTH DID BAN THEM. BEAUMONT.

WACO, FORT WORTH, JASPER, ORANGE, BELLE MEADE ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE CITIES DID A TOTAL BANNING, AND THEY DID NOT GRANDFATHER THEM IN THE THE NORM WOULD BE TO GIVE THEM SOME TYPE OF SUNSHINE OR GRACE PERIOD IF YOU WERE TO CONSIDER A BAN.

BUT SOME OF THE CITIES JUST STRAIGHT UP SAID, IF WE PASS THIS ORDINANCE WITHIN THREE PUBLICATIONS, IT BECOME OFFICIAL AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THEM.

SO WE JUST NEED TO GET A FEEL FOR THE COUNCIL.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO ESTABLISH? A MINIMAL CONTROLS, HOURS OF OPERATION, LIMITED NUMBERS? WE DO HAVE A PROCESS IN WHICH THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GET A AN ANNUAL UPDATE PERMIT FROM THE CITY.

AND MOST OF THOSE TWO OF THEM PAY UP TO $10,000 TO THE CITY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF MACHINES.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT AVAILABLE. FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

SO IF WE TOTALLY BAN THEM, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CURRENT PERMITS THAT WERE JUST PAID.

AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO CONSIDER. OTHER THAN THAT, WITHIN OUR CURRENT ZONING CODE, AS I STATED IT'S LISTED AS AMUSEMENT DEVICES ARCADES FOR MORE DEVICES, INDOOR ONLY.

IT'S CURRENTLY IN IN OUR COMMERCIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT.

IT IS NOT PERMITTED IN C, G, WHICH IS STRANGE, AND IT IS A SPECIFIC USE, I MEANT TO SAY IN THAT CMU MIXED USE DISTRICT AS WELL AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. I THINK THAT PROBABLY IS ROOM FOR PROBABLY A QUICK CHANGE.

WE PROBABLY NEED TO CHANGE IT UP AND BE MORE SPECIFIC WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SPECIFIC USE.

IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT ANGLE AND REGULATE THE LOCATION OF THEM WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE THEM.

IN THE FUTURE. I'LL STOP THERE. WE'LL TALK, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

AND THEN WE DO HAVE THE CHART AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN ZOOM IN AS WELL.

SORRY ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TEXT. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S WANTING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? DO YOU HAVE ANY. DO YOU GET ANYTHING ON THIS? NO.

FANTASTIC. SO BECAUSE I'M NOT SOMEONE WHO FREQUENTS THESE ESTABLISHMENTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF THESE EXIST IN A FORM WHERE IT'S THEIR PRIMARY BUSINESS MODEL.

YOU GUYS KNOW THERE'S TWO. TWO OF THEM. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS NOW.

HOW EFFECTIVE HAS IT BEEN? WE HAVE ONE ON THE NORTH, ONE ON THE SOUTH.

RIGHT, RIGHT. WE ALMOST LOST ONE IN TERMS OF A RENEWAL.

HAD THEY FOLDED AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR AN SCP AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED BE PERMITTED WHERE THEY'RE CURRENTLY LOCATED.

OKAY, TWO GAME ROOMS, BUT YOU GO TO EVERY CONVENIENCE STORE AND THERE'S THOSE AMUSEMENT GAMES IN EVERY CONVENIENCE.

I DON'T I DON'T KNOW OF ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THOSE MACHINES IN THERE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE FOUR, THAT'S CONSIDERED A GAME ROOM.

IT'S ILLEGAL. YEAH. AND HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO GO IN THERE AND YOU SEE MORE THAN FOUR.

WE WENT IN 25 AND IT'S THERE WAS A FEW THAT WERE MORE.

WE WILL DO IT AGAIN HERE DOWN THE ROAD. COULD YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY? YOU COULD JUST TELL ME WHERE WHERE THESE ARE. WHERE THESE TWO AS A AS A PRIMARY BUSINESS ARE.

THERE'S ONE IS BY THE ROADHOUSE BAR, NORTH VELASCO AND THE OTHER ONE SOUTH VELASCO AND CEMETERY.

OKAY, PARADISE. AND I'VE GOT YOU. HAVE WE HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THOSE TWO? NOT THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I MEAN, I MEAN, THAT'S ALL WE CAN GO BY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN HITCHCOCK.

EXACTLY. I MEAN THINGS WEREN'T BEING REPORTED AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE MAYOR THAT ON THEM.

I KNOW YOU, I KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MA'AM. I HAVE IT UP ON HERE.

HITCHCOCK. NO. BUT THEY, THEY, THEY TEND TO, TO BREED.

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TO WHAT. THEY TEND TO BREED CRIMINAL. BREED OKAY.

BREED CRIMINAL. YOU'RE. WILSON. I CAN'T SEE YOUR MOUTH.

WASN'T THERE AN ARMED ROBBERY IN ONE OF THEM? YES. WE SPOKE ABOUT IT AT COUNCIL. AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK THERE WAS AN ARMED ROBBERY AT ONE OF THEM.

THAT WAS THE ONE ON THE NORTH END. IT WAS ARMED ROBBERY.

THEY REPORTED IT. THE LADY WAS VERY NOT EDUCATED.

AND SHE FOUGHT THE GUY OVER THE GUN TURNED OUT TO BE A PLASTIC GUN.

THE GUN BROKE IN TWO. BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT A BUSINESSMAN.

I'M JUST AN OLD POLICEMAN. AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THE IDEA WAS TO BRING IT TO PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE THOSE PARTICULAR BUSINESSES ON TO THOSE FUTURE SESSIONS, BUT WE WANTED TO AT LEAST HAVE THIS DISCUSSION INTERNALLY FIRST.

IF IT'S UP TO ME, LEAVE THEM ALL OUT THERE WITH THE SHERIFF, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN HERE AND RICHWOOD.

THERE'S 100 OF THEM. IT'S LIKE GOING TO LAS VEGAS DOWN THAT STRIP, AND THE SHERIFF ROUTINELY GOES OUT THERE AND SHUTS 1 OR 2 OR MORE OF THEM DOWN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER? CRIMES THAT ARE THAT Y'ALL HAVE OFFICERS GO, YOU KNOW, PARKING VIOLATIONS OR ANYTHING THAT Y'ALL HAVE WRITTEN TICKETS ON THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY ARMED ROBBERY.

NO, MA'AM. NOT THAT I REPORTED. WE HAD TO. WELL, I SAY WE WENT OUT THERE TO THE ONE ON NORTH AND TOLD THEM TO.

THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THE CURTAINS DOWN OFF THE FRONT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE INSIDE.

THE ORDINANCE SAYS YOU GOT TO SEE INSIDE THE FRONT THE ENTRY INSPECTION PROCESS IN WHICH WE CAN DO.

YEAH. AND WHAT'S THE ONE THAT'S NEXT TO FIRESTONE? WHAT IS IT? CLASSIFIED AS? POKER ROOM. COME AGAIN? POKER ROOM. IS IT A DIFFERENT DESIGNATION OR IS IT A GAME ROOM? IT'S A GAME CLUB. ONE OF THESE? IT'S NOT A MACHINE.

YEAH, IT'S NOT A MACHINE, YOU KNOW. THEY GAMBLE LEGALLY.

IT'S TALENT. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS LEGAL GAMBLING.

I DO THINK THIS SHOULD COME TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND JUST FOR THOSE FOLLOWING ALONG ONLINE, I AM READING ALMOST ALL THE COMMENTS AND I SEE THEM.

I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO COME UP HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN WE SCHEDULE IT, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE IT'S POSTED AND EVERYONE'S AWARE OF IT, SO EVERYONE CAN COMMENT ON IT.

YOU GET A LOT OF COMMENTS, GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS.

GOOD GOOD GOOD. COUNCILMAN SMITH. ON THE KITCHEN.

GO GET IN THE HEAT. YOU GOT TO BE IN THERE BY YOURSELF.

OH, NO. SO THE CITIES THAT HAVE LOOKED AT RESTRICTING HOOKAH LOUNGES AND GAME ROOMS. DO THEY ALSO RESTRICT? POKER ROOMS OR POKER ROOMS? GAME CLUBS. GAME CLUBS? I DON'T THINK THAT HAS COME UP IN THIS DISCUSSION.

SCOUTMASTER SPEAKS. YOU CAN STEP AWAY. SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IN OTHER CITIES.

AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I RESEARCH ON, I APOLOGIZE.

NO, SIR. CHIEF. IN OTHER CITIES? NO. OURS. OURS.

WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE THAT'S REPORTED. OKAY. JUST THE DARK WINDOWS.

I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE GAME ROOMS ARE CONSISTENTLY ROBBED.

IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONALLY TO SEE IT FAIRLY ROUTINELY THAT GAME ROOMS ARE HELD UP AND ROBBED.

ALSO, USUALLY IF THERE'S A SEARCH DURING THAT TIME.

NOT ALWAYS. THIS IS NOT TRYING TO DISPARAGE THOSE WHO ATTEND, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF TIMES NARCOTICS FOUND ON IN THOSE AREAS.

SO THAT'S JUST A REALITY OF WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANECDOTAL. THAT'S NOT A HIGH LEVEL STUDY OF, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS, BUT IT'S FAIRLY COMMON TO SEE WHAT WE CALL AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.

SO SOME SORT OF FORCE APPLIED TO COMMIT THEFT WITH THE USE OF A CRIMINAL WEAPON TO

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OBTAIN THOSE FUNDS. THAT'S JUST. AND I KNOW KYLE AND THEM DO A GREAT JOB.

WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACTIVELY GO IN, AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUT SOMEBODY IN THERE UNDERCOVER AS A SHERIFF AND THEM DO AND FIND OUT TRULY WHAT THEY'RE DOING INSIDE OF THERE, INSIDE OF THOSE GAME ROOMS. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THEM YOU CAN'T GET IN UNLESS THEY BUZZ YOU IN.

YOU KNOW, ORDINANCE SAYS THE DOOR HAS TO BE OPEN.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW YOU DERIVE A PROFIT FROM A GAME ROOM OR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN WE CAN EVEN GO DOWN AND SAY, BINGO HALL.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMEWHERE DOWN THERE TO. ANY GUY COME IN AND TOLD US WE'RE GOING TO GET A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS, I I'LL CHECK WITH SUSIE. WE HADN'T SEEN THAT FROM THE BINGO HALL.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO NEXT? I MEAN, I DEFINITELY THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT.

DO WE WANT TO DIRECT STAFF TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE THAT'S ALREADY ON THE BOOKS AND TOUGHEN IT UP, OR DO WE WANT TO HAVE STAFF GO BACK AND WRITE UP A BANNING OF ALL GAME ROOMS, A PUBLIC HEARING? I AGREE. I WOULD THINK I WOULD THINK SO, BUT I'M GIVING THE COUNCIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO.

I KNOW NOTHING, GIVE DIRECTION. IF YOU'D LIKE ONE MORE TIME PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE STAFF WRITE AN ORDINANCE FOR BANNING, OR WOULD YOU RATHER BRING IT BACK NEXT TIME FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SO THE CITIZENS CAN COME SPEAK ON IT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER ON DIRECTING THEM TO GO WRITE UP AN ORDINANCE. WE ALREADY HAVE ONE ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS.

NOW IT'S DO WE WANT TO TOUGHEN IT UP? BAN THEM ALL TOGETHER, CHANGE ANY LANGUAGE.

I THINK I WOULD START WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I AGREE. I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHICH WAY I LEAN, BUT I WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND GET AT LEAST FEEDBACK. I FEEL LIKE I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PUBLIC.

THE PUBLIC WON'T SPEAK, LET THEM BE HEARD. AND SO, YEAH WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

BUT I WOULD START WITH THERE AND THEN I DON'T THINK THIS IS A LONG PROCESS.

I THINK WE CAN HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE AN ORDINANCE WITHIN A MONTH, SO I AGREE.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ACTION IS TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC HEARING SO CITIZENS CAN COME AND SPEAK ON IT.

I CURRENTLY HAVE THIS ONE ALREADY SET FOR YOUR 24TH OF MARCH.

I CAN DO THE INVITATIONS AND PUSH IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE'LL HAVE THE FIRST DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT, AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET DIRECTION MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE.

THE OTHER ONE. WE WILL TABLE IT UNTIL FURTHER ADVISEMENT, IF THAT'S OKAY.

ON THE THE FIRST, WHICH WAS THE HOOKAH. WE DON'T WANT TO DO PUBLIC HEARING ON BOTH, OR WE CAN DO BOTH.

AND HOW MANY HOW MANY HOOKAH ESTABLISHMENTS DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? PROBABLY ZERO. NONE RIGHT NOW. NONE. THE OTHER ONE GOT SHOT UP.

AND THE ONE CHANGE. WELL WELL, THIS THIS THIS COULD BE VERY SIMPLE.

MARCH 24TH. RIGHT. MARCH 24TH. IT'S BEEN ADVERTISED AT 6 P.M.

ON MARCH 24TH. WE DON'T HAVE A PROPRIETOR OF A CURRENT ESTABLISHMENT TO CONCERN OURSELVES WITH.

ARE YOUR BARS AND PUBS MAY WANT TO PARTICIPATE.

OUNCE OF PREVENTION OUNCE OF PREVENTION. BUT HE MAKES A POINT THERE.

I MEAN, WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF BARS IN TOWN THAT IN THEORY, COULD ADD THAT OPTION.

SO YOU JUST MAY WANT TO PUT A PUBLIC HEARING ON IT. I'M NOT SAYING OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT BEEN DOES NOT APPEAR.

THERE'S A MARKET FOR THAT YET IN ANGLETON. OR WE CAN INVITE THE VAPE STORES ALSO.

BUT HOW LONG WAS THE PREVIOUS HOOKAH BAR IN BUSINESS? IT SEEMS TO HAVE WORSE TURNOVER THAN A RESTAURANT.

PROBABLY A MONTH. A MONTH OR LESS. IT WAS OPEN.

IT WAS OPEN 2 OR 3 MONTHS. AS LONG AS LONG ENOUGH TO GET ENOUGH GUNS HERE TO SHOOT IT UP.

THAT WAS NOT A STRIKE AGAINST RESTAURANTS. THEY JUST HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT'S THE ACTION. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 13.

[13. Discussion and possible action to approve proposed Freedom Park Field construction cuts and bid alternates, proceed with a contract with Frost Construction Company, and authorize the City Manager to execute a construction agreement.]

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED FREEDOM PARK FIELD CONSTRUCTION CUTS AND BID ALTERNATES.

PROCEED WITH THE CONTRACT WITH FROST CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BRING HIM BACK BEFORE YOU.

AS YOU RECALL ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS WE HAD PRESENTED OUR BID OPENINGS FOR FREEDOM PARK PROJECT.

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THERE WAS A MULTIPLE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THAT.

THE PROJECT, AN INITIAL BASE BID DID COME UNDER BUDGET.

THERE WERE ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES PROVIDED BY COUNCIL TO GO BACK AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH CROSS CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED IN YOUR PACKET.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT A COUPLE REMOVALS OF THAT BASE BID THREE SPECIFICALLY WAS THE REMOVAL OF AN ELEVATED SCORE TABLE, A REDUCTION TO ONE ADA BLEACHER. SO KEEPING ONE ON ONE SIDE AND HAVING OPEN SPACE ON THE OTHER, AND THEN REDUCTION OF THE QUANTITY OF DOUBLE GATES FOR THE FENCING.

WE ALSO EXPLORED THE ADD ALTERNATES BE ABLE TO ADD INTO THIS PROJECT.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS ONES LISTED THERE.

TOP PRIORITY WAS THE ARTIFICIAL TURF. WE HAD OUR CMU DUGOUTS THE FOUL POLES, AND WAS PART OF NUMBER FIVE.

SO ONE SECTION OF NUMBER FIVE AND THEN NUMBER SIX WAS THE UPGRADED FENCING FOR THE SIX FOOT FENCING.

WITH THAT, WE ARE COMING BACK WITH A UPDATED AGREEMENT FOR A TOTAL LUMP SUM OF $1,234,004.84.

AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR DIRECTION AND APPROVAL TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH FROST CONSTRUCTION.

SO I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THIS IS FINALLY TO THE POINT WE'RE AT NOW.

I THINK WE'VE MADE CUTS. I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPTIONS HERE.

I SAID IT AT ABLC THE OTHER NIGHT, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, THAT THIS BASEBALL FIELD WAS ACTUALLY IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR FREEDOM PARK IN 2003, 2005, AND IT WAS CUT BECAUSE OF FUNDING AND BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO DO AT THE TIME, ABC HAD JUST BEEN BORN, AND THEY DECIDED TO TRY TO TACKLE THE DICKEY EXPANSION AT BATES, THE REC CENTER, AND TRY TO GO OUT AND DO THE FREEDOM PARK FACILITY ALL AT ONE TIME.

SO THEY THEY CUT A LOT OF THINGS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS. SO THIS WAS ALWAYS IN THE DESIGN TO FINISH IT. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY FINISHING WHAT WE STARTED IN 2005.

SO WITH A BETTER LAYOUT I THINK. SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH IT.

AND ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF YOUTH IN THIS CITY THAT DON'T HAVE A FIELD TO PRACTICE ON AT THIS AGE BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING AVAILABLE TO THEM. THE ONE THAT WE USED TO USE WAS TORN DOWN.

IT WAS THE SCHOOL'S OLD HIGH SCHOOL FIELD, WHICH WAS WHERE THE BUS BARN IS NOW, THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER.

AND THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY. SO ALL HOME GAMES, ALL PRACTICES, EVERYTHING FOR ANGLETON LITTLE LEAGUE RIGHT NOW IS BEING DONE IN CLUTE OR DANBURY IF THEY HAVE TO. SO. DO WE NEED TO DESIGNATE THE. AD ALTERNATIVES TO BE INCLUDED? YEAH. SO YOU LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE BOTTOM IT GIVES THAT TOTAL LUMP SUM. AND THEN WE WOULD EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THOSE AD ALTERNATES INCLUDED.

AND WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WITH THE UPDATED AMOUNT LUMP SUM OF AND $4.84 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT FOLLOWING LEGAL REVIEW.

WITH FROST CONSTRUCTION. IF I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR.

THANK YOU. AND WHO SECONDED. I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN TO APPROVE THE FREEDOM PARK FIELD AND AWARDED FROST CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,234,004.84. OKAY. CAN I JUST SAY ONE THING BEFORE.

GO FOR IT. CALL FOR A VOTE. I'M SURE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE A LITTLE SURPRISED BY THIS PRICE TAG, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY AM OVER $1 MILLION FOR A FIELD.

THIS JUST BLOWS MY MIND. BUT THAT'S. I THINK THAT'S A FAIR PRICE GIVEN ON THE MARKET THESE DAYS.

SO ANYWAY, I KNOW PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT SPENDING THAT MONEY.

JUST REMEMBER THAT THESE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED FOR PARKS.

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AND SO THIS IS MONEY THAT THE WAS LEVERAGED THROUGH OUR SALES TAX.

SO ANYWAY FOR NOW, FOR NOW. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S THE CURRENT CHARTER SET UP THAT GOVERNS THE ABLC. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO DOCUMENT.

SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY, WELL, WHY WOULDN'T WE BUILD ROADS? WELL, THIS MONEY IS EARMARKED FOR DRAINAGE AND PARKS FOR NOW, AS THAT'S THE WAY ABLC IS CURRENTLY SET UP. YES.

THAT IS WHAT THE VOTERS VOTED ON IN THE EARLY 2000S.

I'LL JUST GO AND SAY, I KNOW MR. CHRISTIAN'S LISTENING AND I KNOW HOW MUCH HE LOVES PARKS.

SO THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, MR. CHRISTIAN. ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH THAT ONE.

HE'S THRILLED. I KNOW. BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WILL GET A LOT OF USE AND ENJOYMENT.

AND IF NOTHING ELSE, WE'VE MADE LIFE EASIER FOR OUR CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO COMMUTE TO DIFFERENT CITIES TO TO PARTICIPATE IN A RECREATIONAL EVENT. WE CAN NOW DO IN ANGLETON.

YEP. ALL RIGHT. 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 14. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONSTRUCTION. BIDS RECEIVED FOR BID. NUMBER 202601 ABIGAIL ARIAS PARK.

[14. Discussion and possible action regarding construction bids received for Bid No. 2026-01 Abigail Arias Park.]

FIRST I NEED TO APOLOGIZE. IT IS ZERO FIVE, NOT 0101 WAS THE INITIAL.

THIS PROJECT, AS YOU RECALL, WAS A REBID. SO JUST YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN YOUR PACKET IT IS ZERO FIVE.

BUT I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL EXCITED ON THIS ONE. WE DID OFFICIALLY RECEIVE BIDS ON FEBRUARY 18TH.

WE DID RECEIVE BIDS FROM THREE SEPARATE CONTRACTORS.

YOU'LL SEE THE BIDS AS THEY'RE LAID OUT IN YOUR PACKET HERE FOR THE BASE BIDS AND THEIR BID ALTERNATES FOLLOWING COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION AND YOUR PREVIOUS APPROVAL YOU NOTICE SOME OF THE BID ALTERNATES FROM THE INITIAL BID HAVE BEEN REMOVED.

SO THE PLAYGROUND AND SPLASH PAD WERE REMOVED OUT OF THIS BIDDING BECAUSE THEY WERE SECURED BY ALTERNATE VENDORS, WHICH WERE OFFICIALLY APPROVED TONIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'LL SEE, IF YOU LOOK AT PREVIOUS ONES, A LITTLE BIT LOWER COST THAT'S ASSOCIATED THERE. BUT WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE THREE BIDS THAT DID COME IN AND OFFERED THREE COMPETITIVE BIDS THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION ALSO PROVIDED FOR YOU AT YOUR DESK IS A RECOMMENDATION FROM BURDETT AND THEIR OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITH DR.

MEACHAM. THEY CAME IN AT A BASE BID OF JUST UNDER 1.5 MILLION, AND THEN THEIR AD ALTERNATES ABOUT 87,000.

AND THE RECOMMENDATION FROM BURDETT AND FROM STAFF IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AWARDING THIS CONTRACT INCLUDING THE BASE BID AND THE AD ALTERNATES, WHICH BOTH DO COME IN UNDER BUDGET. WHAT IS CURRENTLY BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT? JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, WE DID REJECT THE BIDS ON THIS LAST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS OVER BUDGET.

SO WE WENT OUT TO REBID AND THIS TIME WE GOT A BID BACK UNDER THE BUDGET.

IT'S 100,000. CORRECT? YEAH, ROUGHLY 100,000 HUNDRED THOUSAND UNDER THE BUDGET.

YEP. YEAH. REMAINING BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT WAS SLATED ABOUT 1.6.

AND SO THERE'S ABOUT A 100,000 THAT WOULD BE REMAINING CURRENTLY.

COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE DL MEACHAM CONSTRUCTION FOR FOR THE ABIGAIL AREAS PARK, WHICH WAS BID NUMBER 2020 6-05. THANK YOU. SECOND THAT MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN.

SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM TOWNSEND.

AND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO MEACHAM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? YES. THIS IS EXCITING. I KNOW AGAIN, WE'RE PARKS, BUT THIS IS AGAIN, ANOTHER PART OF TOWN THAT THIS IS A PART OF TOWN THAT'S BEEN UNDERSERVED. AND SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO KIND OF ADDRESS THE SITUATION I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER.

SMITH COUNCILMAN SMITH BROUGHT UP SOME IDEAS.

I THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE. I DO. MY PERSONAL BELIEF IS WE MAY BE MAXED OUT ON PARKS.

WE CAN MAYBE MOVE ON SOME OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS IS EXCITING.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HONOR ABIGAIL.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF THAT. AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT THIS HAS DONE.

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YEAH, I THINK THIS THIS COUNCIL HAS HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD MORE PARKS.

WE WANT TO START ADDRESSING THE OTHER AREAS OF TOWN THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE TRYING TO USE THE FUNDS IN THE WAY THAT IT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN ITS CURRENT FORM.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T BE ASKING VOTERS IN THE FUTURE TO CHANGE THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT. WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS PARK FINISHED.

AND I I THINK ATTENTION IS GOING TO BE VERY VERY INTENDED ON FIXING OUR ROADS, FIXING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. I ALSO WANT TO WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT IN THAT I KNOW THAT WITH WITH THE DYNAMIC THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THINGS HAVE STARTED TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY.

AND IF IT SEEMS THAT THAT WE'RE STILL DOING OR FOLLOWING THE, THE SAME PATH IT'S NOT EXACTLY THE CASE. A LOT OF THESE THINGS WERE ACTIONS WERE SET IN MOTION.

MANY IN SOME CASES MANY YEARS PRIOR TO, TO THE CURRENT TIME.

AND WE'RE BASICALLY JUST TYING UP LOOSE ENDS AND MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD THAT WERE ALREADY ESTABLISHED FOR IMPLEMENTATION.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL MAYOR. WHAT COUNCILMAN SARTIN SAID.

I MEAN, WE'RE JUST TYING UP LOOSE ENDS, FINISHING THE THINGS THAT WE HAD ALREADY EARMARKED TO START FINISHING A PROJECT.

THIS PARK FOR THAT SIDE OF TOWN, I THINK IS DESPERATELY NEEDED.

BECAUSE OTHER THAN THAT, THE NEXT CLOSEST OPTION IS TO GO UP 35 TO BATES DICKEY, OR ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH SIDE TO FREEDOM, OR ACROSS TOWN TO LAKESIDE IF YOU WANT A REALLY NICE PARK.

I THINK THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE ONE OF THE THE BEST ADDITIONS TO THAT SIDE OF TOWN.

BUT YES, I MEAN THAT WE'RE JUST TYING UP LOOSE ENDS, FINISHING PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SLATED.

SO WE CAN SAY WE'RE FINISHING PROJECTS SO WE CAN COMMIT TO OTHER THINGS IN THE FUTURE THAT NEED MORE ATTENTION.

WITH THAT SAID, LIKE THE REST OF YOU ALL, Y'ALL, I'M PARKED OUT. I'M PARKED OUT.

SOUTH SIDE NEEDS THIS PARK. THIS PARK IS. IT WILL TOP LAKESIDE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY FUN AND ENTERTAINING AREA.

AND A LOT OF CHILDREN IN THAT AREA ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK THERE.

I CAN SEE NOW A LOT OF PARENTS PICK UP AT SOUTHSIDE.

OH, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP THE PARK BEFORE THEY GO HOME.

IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW HOUSES THAT THEY'VE JUST BUILT ON ANDERSON THAT ARE FOR SALE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT SECTION OF THE PARK.

IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE NICE AND EASY. AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE ONLINE ASKING THE QUESTION OF WHY THAT LOCATION, THE CITY OWNS THAT, THAT LOT, THAT'S THE ONLY REALLY BIG AREA THAT WE OWN OVER THERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ANDERSON STREET.

BUT THAT'S BEING USED FOR ANIMAL CONTROL, POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF ANIMAL CONTROL AND SOME OTHER CITY FUNCTIONS THAT NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, TAKING PLACE IN THAT, THAT AREA. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE TAKING ABIGAIL PARKED ON CEMETERY, AND IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY THROUGH STREETS THAT WE'VE GOT OVER THAT, THAT AREA THAT IS EASY TO ACCESS.

SO. YEAH, I THINK WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER DANIEL.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A HIGHLIGHTED PARK. AND I THINK, AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO WORK VERY HARD TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THIS SPACE. AND THE SPACE WILL GET USED A LOT.

AND AGAIN, I CAN'T THINK OF A PROJECT FOR ME PERSONALLY THAT I'LL BE MORE PROUD OF THAN YOU KNOW, GETTING THIS PARK NAMED AFTER ABIGAIL, WHO'S SO DEAR TO MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY.

SO I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THIS. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT, CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 15. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE LAKESIDE PARK PAVILION IN HONOR OF TERRY ROBERTS.

[15. Discussion and possible action to approve naming the Lakeside Park Pavilion in honor of Terry Roberts.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I AM VERY HONORED TO BRING THIS ONE BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY.

AND THIS WAS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE BY THE ACTING CITY MANAGER FOR CONSIDERATION.

IT IS VERY FITTING. TERRY WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS FOR MANY YEARS.

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WHETHER IT BE ON VARIOUS BOARDS OR MORE RECENTLY, CITY COUNCIL.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE UNFORTUNATE PASSING OF HIM NOT TOO LONG AGO.

AND SO TO BRING BEFORE YOU, WE ARE FOLLOWING THE APPROPRIATE PROCESS.

WE BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE PARKS BOARD ON FEBRUARY 17TH, WHICH THEY WENT THROUGH AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

DOES FALL WITHIN OUR CURRENT CITY ORDINANCES TO BE ABLE TO NAME A SUB FACILITY, WHICH WOULD BE THE PAVILION AT LAKESIDE.

SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR DIRECTION AND APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, STARTING THIS PROCESS.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN FOR APPROVAL. I WANT TO SAY THAT I MESSAGED COURTNEY JUST A WHILE AGO AND ASKED HER IF SHE COULD COME UP HERE, AND THEY WERE HERE WITHIN, WHAT, 15, 20 MINUTES? WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP HERE. IT'S GREAT TO HONOR YOUR FATHER, AND I DEFINITELY MISS HIM UP HERE WITH ME.

AND HE DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND GAVE A LOT OF HIS TIME AND EFFORTS TO HELPING MAKE ANGLETON A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

SO I THINK THERE'S NO FURTHER WORDS I COULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD HELP.

BUT I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR Y'ALL.

AND HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS PARK BUILT TO.

SO I THINK HE WAS ON PARK'S BOARD AT THE TIME WHENEVER THIS CAME THROUGH.

AND IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT WE NAME THIS OFF AFTER HIM.

CAN WE CLAP? YES.

COUNCIL ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. YEAH. THANK YOU CHIEF. THIS IS GREAT.

BRINGING THIS UP AND GETTING IT ON THE AGENDA TO GET IT DONE.

THIS IS JUST THE PRODUCT OF THE COMMUNICATION WITH Y'ALL.

SO THAT COMMUNICATION LINE IS OPEN, AND THIS IS Y'ALL'S IDEA.

SO THANK YOU ALL. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE ALL STILL MISSING TERRY.

WE TRUTHFULLY WISH HE WAS STILL HERE WITH US.

I'M SURE YOU DO, TOO. AND AND BUT. HOPEFULLY THIS RECOGNITION WILL MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU.

AND NOT JUST NOW, BUT INTO THE FUTURE THAT YOU CAN SHOW ON.

AS HIS NAME LIVES ON. THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF ANGLETON, HE SPENT TIME AT LAKESIDE WHEN IT WAS FINALIZED.

THIS IS VERY SPECIAL. THANK YOU. JASON, ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A PLAQUE UP SOMEWHERE NEAR IT? ON IT. YEAH. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH EXPLORING OPTIONS OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

LOOKING AT WHETHER IT BE A PLAQUE IN ADDITION TO ACTUALLY PUTTING THE NAME UP ON THE PAVILION.

SO AS YOU WALK UP, YOU WOULD SEE THAT AND THEN HAVE SOME KIND OF REMEMBRANCE TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE WHY WE DID THE NAMING. WE'LL DO BOTH. OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE HAVE AN UNVEILING AND WE MAKE SURE THAT TERRY'S FAMILY IS INVITED AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR IT. CAN DO. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 16.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO HDR ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW OF THE OYSTER CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,000.

[16. Discussion and possible action to award a contract to HDR Engineering for the design review of the Oyster Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in the amount of $64,000.]

THERE HE IS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. THE CITY HAS RECENTLY APPROACHED HDR ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING A LOOK, KIND OF DOING A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON REPLACING THE AIR DIFFUSERS, THE DROP HEADERS INTO THE AERATION BASINS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

ALSO REPLACE THE BLOWERS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AIR AND TO REPLACE THE EXISTING BLOWER BUILDING.

THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS RUNNING AROUND THAT WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY LEVERAGING EXISTING RESOURCES MAYBE TO TO MAYBE ACCOMPLISH THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO VET OUT PROPERLY. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOME OF THE PARTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT.

AND THEN MAKING A RECOMMENDATION HOW TO PROCEED WITH THAT.

WE'LL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT USING THE WATER REUSE SYSTEM AT THE PLANT, ALSO TO HELP WITH THE SPRAY DOWN AND WASH DOWN AREAS.

THIS WILL SAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES FOR THE CITY, FOR POTABLE WATER THAT WE COULD BE USING TREATED WATER COMING OUT OF THE PLANT TO SAVE ON WATER USAGE IN THE CITY OF ANGLETON. ALL THESE EFFORTS WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE CLASS FIVE COST ESTIMATE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS.

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WE HAVE KIND OF DISCUSSED THIS WITH STAFF, KIND OF GOT THEIR IDEAS.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS LOOK AT SOME OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES, HOW THESE EXISTING STRUCTURES COULD POTENTIALLY BE UTILIZED.

LIKE I SAID, LEVERAGING THAT RESOURCE. WHAT HAPPENS WITH VIBRATIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

HOW CAN WE USE THE LIMITED THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS ARE HUGE.

I MEAN, THE AREA IS HUGE. IF YOU LOOK WHAT'S WHAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE, THE, THE LEVEES, BUT INSIDE THE LEVEES IT'S PRETTY TIGHT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE PUT IN THERE HAS BEEN EFFICIENTLY USED.

AND FOR EVERYBODY LISTENING ONLINE, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS LOCATED ON SEBESTA ROAD, KIND OF ACROSS FROM THE BIG BUCKY'S FAR WESTERN PART OF THE CITY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING, WHY DO YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT PARKS? WELL, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS GOING ON BETWEEN STREETS, PARKS, DRAINAGE.

WE'RE NOT DOING WE'RE NOT JUST A ONE TRICK PONY HERE.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY SPECIFIC ON GETTING A LOT OF THE SEWER ISSUES RESOLVED, AND THIS IS THE START OF IT.

IT'S BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH SANITARY SEWER, MANY MORE TO GO.

A LOT OF LIFT STATIONS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO HOW MANY HOW MANY LIFT STATIONS HAVE WE REPAIRED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS? FULL REHABILITATION. THERE WAS EIGHT OF THEM.

AND WE'VE REPLACED PUMPS IN 14 OF THEM. OVERALL, AROUND 14 THAT WE'VE DONE SOME TYPE OF REHAB WORK TO.

AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LIFT STATIONS IN THE CITY, 47, 47 WE PUT A LITTLE DENT IN IT.

YEAH, WE GOT TWO PIPE BURSTING PROJECTS GOING ON CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. JUST TO PROVE THE RANGE STREET, WHICH IS A MAJOR COLLECTOR FOR THE CITY.

SO I MEAN, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ON TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN CONVEYANCE.

GREAT. SO WHAT'S OUR TIMELINE, JOHN? WE THINK WE CAN GET THIS DONE IN ABOUT RIGHT ABOUT THREE MONTHS. TURN THIS AROUND. AND HAVE Y'ALL TELL US WHICH WAY Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO.

THERE'S GOING TO BE 2 OR 3 OPTIONS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO EVALUATE WITH THE WITH THE ACTUAL BUILDING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT.

SOME OF THE IDEAS, LIKE I SAID, IT HADN'T BEEN VETTED YET. IT'S MAYBE USING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND MOVING THE MOTORS AND BLOWERS UP ON TOP OF IT.

BUT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE AGE OF THE BUILDING.

IT'S A IT'S A CEMENT BLOCK WALL. WHAT IS THE VIBRATIONS GOING TO DO? PLUS THERE'S THE EXISTING LIFT STATION THAT'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE RIGHT AT THE FOUNDATION OF IT WITH THAT WEIGHT.

WE MAY TRY TO DO SOME COLUMNS TO PUT UP THERE, TO HOLD IT WHERE WE STILL PUT IT UP ABOVE IT, BUT IT WON'T BE SUPPORTED BY THE BUILDING THAT WE CAN DRIVE SOME COLUMNS IN, PUT SOME FOUNDATIONS IN THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT LIMITED BY LIMITING THE SPACE THAT'S OUT THERE.

THAT CAN BE. SO BASICALLY BUILD A STRUCTURE FOR IT OR AN INDEPENDENT STRUCTURE ABOVE THE OLD BLOWER BUILDING THAT MAYBE COULD BE USED CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.

WHENEVER YOU GET A LOT OF RAIN. STAFF HAS TO GO OUT THERE AND SANDBAG THAT BUILDING.

IF NOT, THE BLOWERS WILL BE INUNDATED WITH WATER AND YOUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WILL GO UNDERWATER.

SO WE WANT TO BUILD IT ABOVE THE BASE FLOOD ELEVATION.

OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO HDR ENGINEERING FOR THE DESIGN REVIEW OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

AMOUNT OF $64,000. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SARTIN.

SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN SMITH TO APPROVE. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS HOW WE WANT TO STAY TIMELY AND ON TRACK WITH OUR PROJECTS.

SO THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE ON IT? AND PLEASE MEET THAT DEADLINE. YES, SIR. I KNOW WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, SO I DON'T WANT US TO BE HELD UP BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TOO MANY PROJECTS GOING.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE STAY ON ON TASK AND GET IT DONE.

YES, SIR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? APPRECIATE IT. JOHN. THANK YOU. YEAH. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 17. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 20260224017.

[17. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 20260224-017 approving the "Bank Records" for the purpose of changing the authorized persons to act as signatories on City accounts at First State Bank; providing for repeal; and providing for an effective date.]

APPROVING THE BANK RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING THE AUTHORIZED PERSONS TO ACT AS SIGNATORIES ON THE CITY ACCOUNTS AT FIRST STATE BANK.

PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. HI, SUSAN COUNCIL.

WE'RE JUST DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING. MICHELLE HAS LEFT US, SO WE'RE REMOVING MICHELLE PEREZ AS CITY SECRETARY AND SIGNER FOR THE CITY OF ANGLETON.

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AND WE'RE ADDING DESIREE. ALL FOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE MICHELLE PEREZ AND APPROVE DESIREE HINSON FOR THE FIRST STATE BANK ACCOUNT. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DANIELS.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SMITH TO ASSIGN DESIREE HINSON, OUR NEW CITY SECRETARY, AS AND AS OUR SECRETARY, AND REMOVING MICHELLE PEREZ AS SHE HAS LEFT US.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? HERE. CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AND WE HAVE ONE THAT DID NOT VOTE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 18, DISCUSSION UPDATE ON THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL STATEMENT

[18. Discussion and update on the first quarter financial statement through December 31, 2025.]

THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. MAYOR COUNCIL, THIS IS THE FIRST FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE 2526 2526 BUDGET. IN THIS FINANCIAL STATEMENT, YOU WILL HAVE THE BUDGET THAT WAS PASSED IN FOR OCTOBER 1ST.