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[City Council Meeting]
IT IS MEADOWS PLACE.A CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING IS TUESDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2021.
AND I HAVE SIX 30, THREE 34, SIX 34 ITEM.
MAY WE CALLED ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
WE HAVE, UH, INVITED A FORMER, UH, ALDERMAN, UH, AND FARMER RESIDENT IN METALS PLACE.
FARMER CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THAT, UH, TWO LATEST IN THE INVOCATION.
SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND THEN, UH, STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH I'M GOING TO ASK HER SON, JOHN, TO DO GOOD IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, GOD ALMIGHTY THE SON, JESUS, OUR REDEEMER AND SAVIOR AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, OUR POWERFUL GIFT GIVER.
I ASK YOU TO PLEASE BLESS THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, THE FORMER AND CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LEADERSHIP THAT HAD THE COURAGE AND THE BRAVERY TO SET THEMSELVES APART FROM ALL THE RIFF RAFF AROUND US AND GIVE US A PLACE THAT WE COULD LIVE OUR LIVES AND THE MOTTO OF OUR TOWN.
YOUR PLACE FOR LIFE IS NOT JUST YOUR PLACE BECAUSE YOU LIVE HERE A LONG TIME.
IT'S YOUR PLACE? DO YOU HAVE A LIFE? AND I THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS CITY.
AND GOD HAS ASKED ME TO REMIND EVERYONE OF YOU, THAT HE IS ASSURING YOU OF HIS PROTECTION, WHETHER OR NOT YOU BELIEVE IN HIM OR NOT.
AND HE HAS ASSURED US THAT IN PSALMS 91.
AND HE HAS ASKED ME TO TELL YOU TO MEMORIZE IT ONE TO 16 AND BE ABLE TO SPOUT IT OFF.
WHEN WE CALL OUT A NUMBER, BECAUSE HE HAS ASSURED US OF HIS PROTECTION.
I THANK EVERYONE IN OUR CITY STAFF, EVERYONE WHO HAS BROUGHT US FRESH WATER HAS TAUGHT US HOW TO USE OUR RECYCLABLE WATER AND THE LEADERSHIP.
HE WAS ALSO HAD THE KNOWLEDGE TO PICK ON PEOPLE THAT WERE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN THEY ARE TO COME AND HELP.
SO FOR THAT, WE THANK YOU AND REMIND THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE THAT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE FAUCET AND YOU SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS AND YOU DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE PROVIDED BY YOUR TAX DOLLARS, WITH THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU VOTED FOR.
AND I ASK YOU TO LOOK AFTER EACH ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO WE LOVE, WHO COULD HAVE, WE COULD NEVER HAVE DONE WHAT WE DID WITHOUT THE HELP AND COUNSELING OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND US.
AND WE ASK YOU TO CAST OUT EVERY EVIL FROM EVERYWHERE AND REPLACE IT WITH LOVE YOUR LOVE, BECAUSE GOD YOU ARE LOVE.
AND WE THANK YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, HOLY SPIRIT.
NOW, JONATHAN, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NOW TO GET US STARTED HERE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, JOHN.
AND WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE MINUTES.
MAKE SURE IT'S NOT THE OLD GUY.
AND I'M GONNA ASK, UH, MIKA DAVIS TO JOIN, UM, COURTNEY AND I UP AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE COME ON UP HERE, GET ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ABOUT TO AWARD A FIVE-YEAR PIN TO MIKA DAVIS, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN OUR COURT SYSTEM.
AND I THOUGHT I'D NEVER HAVE ANYBODY SIT AT THAT UTILITY DESK THAT WOULD REPLACE
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PATTY SPADE AS FAR AS FRIENDLINESS AND WELCOMENESS AND MAKING PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE HERE IN MEADOWS.THAT'S WHY I'M STILL MAD AT HER FOR MOVING OVER INTO UTILITIES.
I MEAN, IN THE COURTS WHERE SHE DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB AND STILL HELPS MEET AND GREET PEOPLE MAKE HAS BEEN A VERY VALUABLE ASSET TO THIS CITY.
SHE WORKS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND WE'LL GO DO ANYTHING SHE'S CALLED ON TO DO.
AND MOST OF THE TIME SEES IT COMING BEFORE SHE'S ASKED.
SO I WANT TO SAY MAKE, IT HAS BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH YOU FOR FIVE YEARS.
AND I WANT TO LET COURTNEY PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR FIVE-YEAR PIN AND WELCOME YOU.
AND THANK YOU
UM, SAY THAT I, I COULDN'T BE ANY MORE PROUD OF THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN MEDIS PLACE.
IT, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRULY A CUT ABOVE.
AND IF ANYBODY COMES IN HERE TO TALK TO THEM OR ASK THEM IF ANY HELP OR ANY ASSISTANCE AND ANY ANSWERS, THEY WILL FIND IT.
SO, AND THEY WILL DO SO WITH A SMILE.
AND WITH THAT, UH, AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS MAKE, THAT'S A, UH, IT'S GREAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS.
ONE OF US, ONE OF US HAS GOTTEN OLDER.
AND WITH THAT, WE START WITH THE, UH, UH, REPORT PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
SOFA COULD AS ALWAYS START WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN MIRROR COUNSEL, AS ALWAYS, WE START OVER, YOU CAN PULL IT, IT WASN'T ON, SOMEBODY HAD TURNED IT OFF.
SO THE, UH, WE OUT WITH ACCIDENTS AS WE DO EVERY MONTH, UH, THIS YEAR WE'RE DOWN QUITE A BIT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOOD NEWS.
UH, BUT WE HAD FOUR, FOUR IN MARCH, UH, SIX ARRESTS, UH, 1,781 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
UH, 44 OF THOSE WERE REPORT CALLS.
WE HAD 176, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, CITATIONS WITH 319 CHARGES.
ONE ISSUE, CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION, CITATION, UH, WARNINGS FOR TRAFFIC OR 55 WITH CHARGES ONE 16 AND OUR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS OF 11 CONTACTS, UH, W FOUR WARNINGS TOTAL ACTIVITY COUNT OF 2,292 ASSAULTS.
THIS PAST MONTH WE HAD TWO, WE HAD THREE BMVS BURGLAR MOTOR VEHICLE.
UH, WE HAD ZERO BURGLARY OF BUSINESS OR RESIDENCE BUSINESS CHECKS WERE AT 159 CITY ORDINANCES.
AGAIN, WE'RE AT 12 HOURS DETAILED THOSE LATER ON, UH, CLOSE PATROLS AT ONE 25, UH, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF TWO, WE HAD THREE FRAUD.
OUR HOUSE WATCH TOTAL FOR THIS PAST MONTH WAS 116 PARKS SECURITY IS 65 PROPERTY CHECKS OF 360.
WE DID HAVE ONE ROBBERY, UH, SCHOOL CHECKS.
WE HAD, UH, 26, UH, IN OUR TENNIS COURTS, 52 TOTAL PROPERTY CHECKS WITH 903, UH, THEFT.
WE HAD THREE, YOU UNV UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
WE HAD TWO AND ON OUR TLC PROGRAM, WE HAD 11 PASSWORD, 10 FAILING, AND THE TOTAL 21 CONTEXT FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD.
I'LL BREAK DOWN THE CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AS BEFORE.
UH, WE HAD FOUR FOR SOLICITORS FOR, FOR NOISE COMPLAINT, TWO FOR BARKING DOG, ONE LOUD MUSIC, AND ONE FOR CORE ALARM.
UH, WE DID ISSUE ONE CITY WARRANTS VIOLATION, AND THAT WAS ON BEHALF OF CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, ON, UH, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, UH, FOR, FOR RECORDED ADDISON, AS THERE WAS, UH, ONE IN THE ROUNDABOUT ON A SECOND INCIDENT FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
IT WASN'T AN EXTRA PER SE, BUT THEY DID CAUSE DAMAGE.
UH, SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UH, LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE INSURANCE ON THE INFORMATION AND THAT'S BEEN FORWARDED TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
THE LAST THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION IS WE DID HAVE 10 CALLS ON
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WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.UH, IT IS NOW RESIDING IN LETTERS PLACE WITH, UH, ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH WE'VE UH, WITH THOSE CONTACTS AND THOSE CALLS WE HAD, UH, UH, NOTHING, THERE WAS A CRIMINAL VIOLATION AT ALL.
SO JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ON.
I HAD THOSE DETAILED NOTES FOR ALL THOSE EVENTS ARE IN THE REPORT, AS WE ALWAYS DO.
YOU'LL SEE SOMETHING ON DO ON THERE, WHERE YOU SEE A FLOP KIT FOR THE, YOU, YOU HAVE THE, AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER THOSE CAMERAS LATER ON, SO FORTH.
IF YOU COULD FLIP TO MY ADDITIONAL NOTES SECTION, YOU CAN SKIP THROUGH PAGE ONE, WHICH IS OUR COVID PROTOCOLS THAT WE STILL HAVE IN PLACE.
UH, SINCE THOSE ARE LENGTHY AND GO TO PAGE TWO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW EVERYBODY'S SEEN AND I WANTED TO MENTION IS OUR POLICE AUDITOR'S AND YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT'S OUT THERE.
I JUST WANT ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF IT, AND I'VE OPENED AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT.
SO I'M LIMITED TO HOW I CAN RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS.
AND AS THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL OPEN, UH, COVID IMPACT ON NPPD.
UH, THERE'S NO CURRENT ISSUES.
WE HAVE NO CASES OF OFFICERS AT THIS TIME OR PERSONNEL, UH, BUT, AND MANY OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED THEIR VACCINE.
WE DO STILL HAVE ONE OFFICER MISS OUT ON INJURY THAT SHOULD BE RETURNING SOON, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING THE HYBRID 12 HOUR SCHEDULES AS NEEDED.
I WON'T GO OVER TO WINTER FREEZE THOSE INFORMATION THERE.
THAT WAS LAST MONTH, BUT JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS STILL IN THEIR CAR CLUB MEETINGS THAT OCCURRED AT 68 SEAFOOD, UH, THAT WE'RE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUGAR LAND TO MONITOR, UH, SEEMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND, BUT WE'RE STILL MONITORING AND KEEPING IN CONTACT AND WORKING WITH SUGARLAND AS WELL.
OUR FLOCK LPR CAMERAS THAT WE INSTALLED TRAINING HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND WE'VE BEEN LIVE FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW.
WE'VE HAD 21 INVESTIGATIONS OUT OF IT, WHICH HAS REALLY BEEN BENEFICIAL TO US AND V WHERE WE RECOVERED A STOLEN VEHICLE, THE NOTIFICATIONS WE GET ON THESE, AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH SOME TYPE OF MAYBE SOME VISUALS NEXT NEXT MEETING, TO LET YOU SEE KIND OF HOW THE FLOG SAFETY COMES UP SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT WE'RE NOT SPYING ON INDIVIDUALS.
YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR FACE, YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR DRIVING, BUT SOME OF THOSE CONTACTS ARE COMING THROUGH WILL TELL US IF IT'S A STOLEN VEHICLE.
IF IT'S WARRANTS, SEX OFFENDER, STOLEN PLATES, GANG MEMBER, IF THEY HAVE A PROTECTION ORDER OR IF THEY'RE A MISSING PERSON AND WE'VE HAD ALL THOSE HITS ON THERE.
SO WE'VE USED IT AS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US.
AND, AND SO, UH, I'M TELLING YOU HOW THE FOUR, WE GOT, WE COULD USE SOME MORE LIVE SCAN, AGAIN, COMING BACK TO THAT.
WE'RE STILL IN THAT GRANT PROCESS.
UM, NOT IN THE GRANT PROCESS HAS BEEN BOARDED, BUT THEY WILL NOT SHIP THE EQUIPMENT UNTIL WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL PROCEDURES PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE.
AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE.
WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS OR SO.
WE'RE JUST STILL WAITING ON THAT.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH LIVE SCAN.
THE TWO NEW OFFICERS THAT ARE ON DUTY ARE DOING WELL.
THEY'RE NOW MOVING TO PHASE THREE.
I JUST SIGNED OFF ON THAT FOR THEM THIS PAST WEEK.
SO WE STILL HAVE TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS OPEN.
WE DID, IT'S NOT ON HERE, BUT WE DID FILL OUR PORT TIME POSITION WITH THE STUART DENTON, WHICH I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT WHO WILL BE WORKING ON OUR RECOGNITION PROGRAM, CHIEF ON, UH, REGARDING THE TWO NEW POLICE OFFICERS.
DID THEY GET TASED TODAY? THEY DID.
ALONG WITH OUR LIEUTENANT, WHO'S STANDING IN A BUCK, SO, OH, WAS THAT THE LIEUTENANT THAT GOT TASED? SO, YEAH, WE HAD SOME THAT HAD NOT GONE THROUGH THE CERTIFICATION THAT HAVE JUST WENT THROUGH IT TODAY.
SO, AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT THAT THAT'S PART OF THE REQUIREMENT, HOW THAT WORKS TO BE.
THEY THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE COURSE AND THE COURSE MATERIALS.
AND ONCE THEY COMPLETE THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE THEM AS OUR POLICY THAT THEY HAVE TO BE TASED.
WE VIDEO THAT THEY STATE THEIR NAME AND WHO THEY WERE FOR.
AND IT'S MORE OF A, IT'S TWO TWOFOLD HERE.
THEY KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE TASED.
AND IF YOU'RE ACCIDENTALLY TASE, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT AS WELL.
OR IF YOU CROSS THE WIRES OR SO FORTH.
THE OTHER THING TOO IS TESTIMONY IN COURT IS A VALUABLE TOOL TO SHOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND CAN TESTIFY TO IT.
UH, SHOP 36 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE FLEET ACCIDENT, UH, THAT WAS TOTALED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY.
UH, WE WERE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WISHES COME TRUE.
WE JUST, UH, SHOULD HAVE A 20, 21 WHITE TAHOE BEING DELIVERED, UH, TOMORROW, UH, AT THE VERY LATEST, THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD
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TO UPFIT THAT DAY.I'M SURPRISED YOU WERE ABLE TO TRACK ONE DOWN CHIEF.
IT'S BEEN A TEDIOUS PROCESS, SO, BUT WOULD THAT, THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
LET'S SEE IF WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.
UM, LIEUTENANT, I'M GLAD YOU JOINED US AFTER BEING TASED.
UM, I, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT IN WITH, UH, NICK AND I AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, UH, TO KEEP COUNCIL ABREAST OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UH, WE WON'T, WE'LL TRY TO STAY OFF OF YOU TELLING YOUR INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETE, AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING FOR THE CHIEF? SURE.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, SINCE THIS IS MY LAST MEETING, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOU AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND KEEPING OUR CITY SAFE.
THE DETAIL REPORTS HELPS US OUT DURING BUDGET TIME AND THE NEEDS THAT WE NEED TO FULFILL.
AND I THINK YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB, BUT I CAN'T SAY IT ANY MORE.
THERE'S A HALO AROUND YOUR HEAD, RIGHT.
SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO NORTH A FEW STREETS.
AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE GUYS ARE KEEPING OUT OF OUR CITY.
AND I'M SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, AND WHEN YOU HEAR POP, POP, POP, POP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THAT'S NOT FIREWORKS.
THERE'S GUNFIRE GOING OFF PLACES NORTH OF THIS, AND THESE GUYS KEEP US SAFE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU COUNSEL.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU TRAIN THE OFFICERS.
UH, IT'S BEEN FUN TO BE WALKING AROUND THE CITY, UH, BE WITH MY KIDS IN THE PARK AND OFFICERS STOPPED BY, UH, GET TO KNOW THE RESIDENTS, HANDOUT, YOU KNOW, LITTLE STICKERS TO THE KIDS, UH, REALLY, UH, BRINGS A PERSONAL TOUCH TO POLICING AND YOU DON'T GET THAT MANY PLACES AND IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
CHIEF, IT'S THE FIRST ONE, THE INCIDENT AT WALGREENS WHERE THE GUY HIT THE GIRL WITH A, WHAT WAS IT? A DOUBLE PACK OF AIR FRESHENER HAVE Y'ALL CAUGHT.
THE GUY WILL KNOW THAT THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THAT, SO, OKAY.
THAT WAS FOLLOW UP WAX A GIRL IN THE BACK.
IF IT COMES IN BURGUNDY TOMORROW, I'LL LET YOU KNOW GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.
UM, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOUR QUARTERLY REPORT.
WE HAVE, UH, A TOTAL OF 290 CASES OPEN THIS SECOND QUARTER, 238 CLOSED 19 CASES HAD GONE TO COURT, ONE BEING A CITATION.
AND THERE'S A SPECIAL NOTE THERE ON THE FRONT PAGE FOR COUNCIL TO READ IN DETAIL LATER ON THE SECOND PAGE, YOU'LL SEE, THERE ARE ITEMS OF FOCUS THAT WERE FOR THIS SECOND QUARTER, UM, INVOLVING UNOCCUPIED HOMES, POLES, AND A SPECIAL, UM, WIDESPREAD VIOLATION THAT I'M GOING TO ADDRESS HERE IN A FEW AS WELL.
YOU LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER ONE THERE ON AUSTIN DRIVE.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PROPERTY IS HAVING SOME, UM, ISSUES WITH A LISTED OWNER AND ANOTHER PARTY.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE THAT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ITEM NUMBER TWO, UH, WE RE WE
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DISCUSSED THIS LAST MEETING AND WE ARE AWAITING A 30 DAY PERIOD FOR THAT RESOLUTION.NUMBER THREE, UM, THIS PARTICULAR CASE, UM, WE HAD SENT OUT A PRE WARRANT OF INSPECTION LETTER, AND NOW WE'RE WAITING AND OWNERSHIP AND ENCUMBRANCE REPORT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE NEXT STEPS.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS AN RESPONSIVE OWNER AND THEY DO HAVE THEIR CASE RESET FOR JULY 22ND.
YOU'LL SEE SOME MORE DETAILS THERE ON THE NEXT ITEM.
THIS WAS A, A WARRANT THAT WAS PULLED FOR INSPECTION ON A POOL IN THE BACKYARD.
UM, WE DID PROVIDE THE OWNER, A PUCK FOR THE POOL TO, UH, MAINTAIN THE POOL, UH, FREE OF ANY KIND OF BREEDING FROM A SKILLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I DID GIVE THE LADY AN ADDITIONAL TIME WITH THIS BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER VIOLATION THAT WAS FOUND THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE DETAILS, UH, DUE TO THE FREEZE, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A SPECIAL WIDESPREAD VIOLATION.
AND I WOULD SAY ABOUT 80, 70 TO 80% OF THE ADDRESSES AND THE PROPERTIES HERE IN THE MEADOWS PLACE.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE DEAD LANDSCAPING AND TREES MORE SO THE DEAD LANDSCAPING, UM, WE HAVE DISCUSSED, UM, HOLDING OFF ON ENFORCING THAT, UH, VIOLATION JUST TO GIVE PEOPLE TIME, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT HANDLED WITHOUT RECEIVING A LETTER FROM THE CITY.
UM, WE HAD THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE STARTING IT ON APRIL 1ST.
UM, BUT I, I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE 15TH, THE NEWSLETTER THAT'S COMING OUT ON APRIL, AND WE'LL ALSO REFLECT THAT INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE WILL START ENFORCING THAT ORDINANCE AGAIN.
WAIT, THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE.
UM, UM, THE SPECIAL PROBLEM CASES THERE AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE, UM, WHERE THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO A BAIT DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE OWNER.
UM, AND SO WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS AND THE COMMERCIAL PROBLEM, WE'RE WAITING FOR A LEGAL COUNSEL ON THAT PROPERTY AS WELL.
ON THE LAST PAGE, YOU'LL SEE, UM, ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS WE'VE HAD THE SECOND QUARTER AND I'LL JUST READ OFF THE TOP FIVE.
UM, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 77 TRASH NEXT TO THE CURB, NOT ON A TRASH DAY VIOLATIONS, 44, UM, EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE HOMES THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED DUE TO THE MILL OR MOLD TO, UM, 45 BANDIT SIGNS THAT WERE PICKED UP AROUND THE CITY ON 32 VIOLATIONS WHERE OUR TRASH CAN OR RUBBISH OR RECYCLING BINS WERE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET.
AND THEN WE HAVE 19 PERMITS THAT WERE NEEDED TO BE PULLED, BUT THEY WERE NOT.
SO THEY WERE BASICALLY WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT.
SO AT THE BOTTOM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS THAT WERE INCURRED OVER THIS SECOND QUARTER WERE 385.
AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS YEAH.
NO, YOU CAUGHT AT THE YES, SIR.
I WOULD SAY 17 TO, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND, TO GET THEM TO COMPLY.
YOU GET THEM TO ANSWER THE PHONES BASICALLY.
HOW DID YOU, THE HOUSE USUALLY YOU'LL SEE ELSIE, UM, A WORK VEHICLE OR SOMEONE OUTSIDE WORKING, AND I'LL NOTICE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMIT ON THE DOOR ON THE WINDOW, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ANY WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, THAT REQUIRES A PERMIT.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PERMIT POSTED ON YOUR DOOR OR ON YOUR WINDOW EVERY SINGLE TIME WITHOUT FAIL.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT PERMIT, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY POST IT
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BECAUSE I'LL COME AROUND AND I WILL ASK THEM IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT PERMIT.UM, DO THEY POSSIBLY HAVE IT, EVEN IN THEIR EMAILS, MAYBE IT GOT LOST, MAYBE IT'S IN THEIR EMAILS.
AND IF THEY DO, I'LL ASK FOR PROOF AND I'LL SEE IT THEN, OKAY, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PRINT IT OUT NEXT MORNING.
IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THAT EMAIL OR A COPY OF IT DIGITALLY, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND STOP THE WORK AND TELL THEM THAT THEY NEED TO CONTACT OUR PERMITS DEPARTMENT.
I'LL GIVE THEM THEIR CARD, HER CARD, ANGIE, AND I WILL, UM, LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY CANNOT CONTINUE WORK UNTIL THAT PERMIT IS PULLED AND POSTED ON THE HOME.
REAL QUICK QUESTION ON A DOOR.
IT'S THE ONE WHERE YOU'VE MAILED THE LETTER OUT ALREADY AND IT HAD THAT 30 DAY WAITING PERIOD.
WHEN IS THAT? 30 DAYS UP THAT'S UH, THE LETTER WENT OUT ON THE 18TH 18 AND I GUESS NO RESPONSE YET.
WELL, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF RESPONSE AT ALL.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M WELL, GOOD, GOOD.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THESE REPORTS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE VERY FIRST AND YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT, THIS IS VERY DETAILED.
ONE LITTLE SIDE NOTE ON METAL HOLLOW DRIVE, YOU NOTED THE POOLS MOSTLY EMPTY.
AND WHEN RAINY SEASON COMES THAT MOSTLY EMPTY POOLS GOING TO POP OUT OF THE GROUND AND CREATE ANOTHER ISSUE FOR US.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF A POOL, THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO REMOVE IT ONCE IT POPS OUT OF THE GROUND, THAT ONE IS ACTUALLY AN ABOVE GROUND POOL.
UM, BUT I, I UNDERSTAND YOUR I'M TRYING TO THINK ON THAT FOR SURE.
CAUSE I'VE SEEN A FEW POOLS POP IN THE CITY AND IT'S VERY, IT COSTS MORE TO GET RID OF IT THAN IT DOES TO BUILD IT.
UM, SO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STARTING WORK WITHOUT PERMITS, IS THAT PRIMARILY REFERS? IS IT PLUMBERS? IS IT MIX OF EVERYTHING? IT'S A MIX.
COUNCILMAN IT'S, UH, LATELY IT'S BEEN PLUMBERS, UM, PRIOR TO THE PLUMBERS, THE FREEZE, IT WAS, UM, FOUNDATION WAS A BIG ONE.
THAT'S KIND OF HARD FOR THEM TO GET IN AND OUT WITHOUT GETTING NOTICED.
UH, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A MOBILE FOOD UNIT.
WAS THAT LIKE AN ICE CREAM TRUCK COMING THROUGH OR IS IT WAS NO, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A UNIT THAT WAS, UM, THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO US HERE SERVING, UH, JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
UM, AND I'M ASSUMING IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T RECEIVED ANY KIND OF HEALTH INSPECTION THROUGH US AND GOTTEN THE RIGHT PERMIT TO BE THERE.
THEY HAD NO PERMITS WHATSOEVER OF ANY KIND.
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF WHY WE CHASE THESE, THE ICE CREAM MAN OUT AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT IS A LOT OF THESE GUYS DON'T GO THROUGH ANY KIND OF HEALTH CHECKS AND YEAH, THE KIDS LOVE GETTING AN ICE CREAM CONE OR, AND IF IT'S INSIDE PAPER, IT MIGHT BE OKAY, BUT THERE ARE NO HEALTH CHECKS ON THOSE THINGS.
WELL, THEY MIGHT BE SELLING SOMETHING MORE THAN ICE CREAM TOO.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR JENNIFER AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
I REALLY DO ENJOY THE WORD REPORTS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW WE CAME TO THE DATE TO REMOVE, UM, THE DEBT, UM, LANDSCAPE, UM, FOR THE 15TH? SURE.
UM, UH, WHEN THIS FREEZE OCCURRED, I ACTUALLY TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO TALK TO, UM, A GENTLEMAN FROM, UM, TEXAS A AND M AG LIFE.
HIS NAME IS MR. BOONE HOLIDAY, UM, AND TALKED TO HIM ABOUT WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT? WHAT KIND OF TIMEFRAME FROM THIS KIND OF EVENT WOULD IT TAKE TO SEE SOME LIFE, SOME SIGN OF LIFE FROM OUR VEGETATION COMING BACK? UM, INITIALLY HE STATED THAT MID-MARCH WOULD HAVE BEEN FINE TO START, UH, SENDING OUT NOTICES ON THAT, THAT BY THAT TIME, IF THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING MORE THAN LIKELY IT WAS, IT WAS GONE.
UM, AND SPEAKING TO THEM AGAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND, UM, OVER THE PHONE, UM, HE STATED AGAIN THAT, UH, THE FIRST MARCH, 1ST OF APRIL WOULD BE FINE.
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THE TIMING OF HOW OUR NEWSLETTER COMES OUT, UM, I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME ADDED ONTO THAT INSTEAD OF JUST DROPPING ALL THOSE NOTICES OUT THERE.I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, YOU'LL SEND THEM LETTERS AND THEY HAVE A IT'S SO LONG TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF IT.
SO THEY KNOW, YES, SOME PEOPLE MAY THINK SOME THINGS ARE NOT DEAD WHEN MAYBE THEY ARE, OR, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE DETERMINE THAT? UM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IS THAT ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY GRAIN TO IT IS GONE, UM, WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS FROM NOW, UM, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PECAN TREES WILL COME BACK.
SO BY THAT TIME IN APRIL, IF THEY'RE IN FULL SWING, THEN MORE THAN LIKELY THEY'RE GONE.
UM, AND WE, I CAN ALWAYS, AGAIN, WHEN THAT TIME COMES AROUND AND GIVE THEM ANOTHER CALL AND, YOU KNOW, GET MORE ADVICE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD THING ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, ALSO OUT, UH, RICK PANDA, UM, WORKING UP THROUGH THE MONTH AND, UH, UH, YEAH.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOU GET OUT THERE.
THANK YOU FOR, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE REPORT GIVEN BY ME.
UH, YOU HAVE TO PLEASE, UH, AND NOW MY MICROPHONE.
UM, SO THE CITY OF STAFFORD DAY IS OUR, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, BY CONTRACT AND WE GET A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF STAFFORD FOR FIRE SERVICES AND FOR, UH, UH, FOR FIRE MARSHALL.
AND, UH, OF COURSE WE WERE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THE EMS, UH, DECIDED TO HOUSE HERE.
SO WE'VE BEEN, UH, WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO DO AND HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
I WENT TO A MEETING WITH THE, UH, UH, MAYOR OF, UH, STAFFORD AND ONE OF MY CONVERSATIONS WAS HOW ARE WE IN KEEPING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT? UH, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS PART OF MY REPORT.
UM, WE HAVE A AS PART OF PART OF WHAT GOES ON HERE, BOTH RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, UH, AS WELL AS FIRE SERVICE CALLS, FALSE ALARMS RISK USE, UH, GOOD INTENT CALLS AND SERVICE CALLS.
UM, WE HAD, UM, MOST OF OUR, UH, CALLS CAME DURING THE WEEK DAY, UH, FROM SIX TO, UH, THREE OR SIX TO SIX AND IN, IN THE WEEK, UM, WITH FIVE, UH, AND THAT WAS 38 FIVE CALLS DURING THE WEEK, DAY, NIGHT, 15 IN WEEKEND DAY AND THREE IN WEEKEND NIGHT.
AND THAT'S FAIRLY CONSISTENT OF WHAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, THERE WERE ALSO A LOT OF INSPECTIONS THIS YEAR, OR THIS LAST A MONTH, UH, PIZZA HUT, A WHOLE, ALL FIVE OF THOSE ARE FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTIONS.
AND WE HAD A MEADOWS ELEMENTARY WHERE, UH, THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS THERE MULTIPLE TIMES, UM, WHICH I WILL COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER.
AND THAT'S IT FOR THE FIRE REPORT.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH STAFFORD, UH, BUT THAT, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS I'LL MOVE ON.
AND THAT WOULD BE CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT NICK.
UH, FIRST THINGS FIRST, I THINK THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME BACK IN THIS ROOM SINCE IT'S BEEN RENOVATED.
UH, STAFF IS THRILLED WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT AND, UM, OKAY.
UM, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BE IN HERE AND, AND HAPPY TO HAVE THIS PROJECT DONE.
UM, STAFF'S BEEN BUSY, UH, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO IN OUR STAFF MEETINGS WHEN WE GET TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS IS, UH, I ASK EVERYBODY TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR OPERATIONS THAT WE ALREADY DO THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T, UH, MAYBE REVISIT
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THOSE AND SEE IF WE CAN'T CREATE EFFICIENCIES OR IMPROVE ON THOSE PROCESSES.AND I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT, UH, UH, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'VE, I THINK DONE A GOOD JOB OF REVISITING SOME OF THESE THINGS AND ARE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, UH, JUST FOR COUNCIL.
UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR EXAMPLE IS, UH, AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, IN A CITY LIKE OURS, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS THAT COME UP FROM TIME TO TIME.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE DON'T MISS ANYTHING.
A LOT OF STUFF GOES ONTO CALENDARS AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR.
AND A LOT OF TIMES WE NEED TO BRING STUFF TO COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE CREATING AND WORKING ON AND UPDATING A GOOD CALENDAR, A LITTLE BIT OF A TICKLER CALENDAR FOR STAFF TO MAKE.
WE DON'T MISS SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT NEEDS TO GO TO COUNCIL IN APRIL OR IN JUNE OR THAT KIND OF THING.
UM, WE'RE WORKING ON, UM, REVISITING OUR CITY CELL PHONE POLICY, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT DO HAVE CELL PHONES THAT, UH, THERE'S A CENTRAL DATABASE OF PASSWORDS FOR THOSE PHONES, UH, REMINDING OUR EMPLOYEES THAT EVERYTHING YOU DO ON THAT CELL PHONE IS SUBJECT TO OPEN RECORDS.
AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE POLICIES ARE CLEAR.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMIND EVERYBODY OF STAFF OF, UM, THAT INCLUDE TEXT MESSAGES, TEXT MESSAGES, PICTURES YOU TAKE, LIKE EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO OPEN RECORDS.
AND IT'S A GOOD REMINDER FOR OUR STAFF THAT, UH, YEAH, THAT THESE LITTLE PHONES WE CARRY IN OUR POCKET ARE, UH, UH, GOVERNMENTAL TOOLS.
SO, UM, THE OTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE WE TEND TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER A LOT IS, UH, THE IDEA OF ON-CALL STAFF ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS.
AND SO WE CERTAINLY KNOW THAT PD IS A 24 SEVEN OPERATION, BUT FROM, LET'S SAY A PARKS PERSPECTIVE OR A PUBLIC WORKS PERSPECTIVE WHO IN THIS BUILDING AND WHO IN THE ORGANIZATION DO WE CALL ON A TUESDAY NIGHT ON A SATURDAY MORNING, IF LET'S SAY SOMETHING IN THE PARK NEEDS ATTENTION OR SOMETHING IN THE RIDEAWAY NEEDS TO GET TAKEN OUT.
SO, UH, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO BE ON CALL.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE IN THE PARKS PRETTY SOON IS ACTUALLY AN ON-CALL PHONE NUMBER FOR RESIDENTS TO CALL THE, LET'S SAY THE RESTROOM DOES NEED ATTENTION.
UH, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, THEY CAN CALL THIS NUMBER.
UH, THE ON-CALL EMPLOYEE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND HANDLE THAT.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S A SEAMLESS THING FOR US, UH, SO THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, UH, AFTER HOURS.
UM, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, SORT OF THE PENCIL PENCIL IN, IN THE FUTURE.
UH, I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING IN COURT PROCEEDINGS BACK IN APRIL.
I KNOW COURTNEY IS WORKING HARD ON THAT IN THIS ROOM.
UM, I KNOW THAT COLEEN IS WORKING, UH, IN MAY TO BEGIN, UH, TRANSITIONING PEOPLE BACK INTO THE DISCOVERY CENTER IN THE NATURE CENTER.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON MAKING SURE THAT HAPPENS AROUND THAT TIMEFRAME.
AND THEN, UH, IN APRIL, UH, WE'RE STILL PLANNING ON DOING OUR CONCERT SERIES EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IN APRIL.
AND SO COLEEN IS WORKING HARD AT THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN DO THAT IN THE PARK.
AND SO, UH, 2021 IS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN 2020, WE HOPE, AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SAFE WHILE DOING IT, BUT, UH, MOVING FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE PLANNING FOR, UH, FOR FUN EVENTS.
THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION LAST THING IS, UH, AS YOU KNOW, STAFF IS CONTINUING TO, UM, REPAIR AFTER THE FREEZE.
AND ONE OF THE MORE COSTLY ITEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF REPAIR, OF COURSE, IS SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED TO OUR WATER PLANTS, UH, DURING THE FREEZE.
AND CERTAINLY, UH, ROD'S DOING A GOOD JOB OF GOING AHEAD AND GETTING SOME OF THESE THINGS REPAIRED AND WHILE WE'RE DOING IT, WE'RE MAKING SURE TO WORK WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, OPENING UP CLAIMS, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN FILE CLAIMS TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT, UH, WEATHER RELATED DAMAGE.
AND SO I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING THAT AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, THAT ENDS MY REPORT TONIGHT.
UM, OH, THIS MONTH, UH, ACTUALLY THE END OF THIS MONTH MARKS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY HERE.
SO, UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, AT THE END OF THE MONTH, YOU CAN HAVE A COOKIE.
IT'S BEEN A WEIRD 12 MONTHS HERE, BUT AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, GOD BLESS METAL'S PLACE.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE STAFF WE HAVE IN THIS BUILDING AND VERY PROUD OF THE DEDICATION THAT WE ALL, UH, THAT, THAT THEY ALL WORK ON EVERY DAY.
IT'S, IT'S A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BE AROUND EVERY DAY.
AND I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT.
WELL, I AGREE WITH THAT CONCLUSION AND, UH, PEEP IT UP AND WE MIGHT MAKE THAT ANNIVERSARY.
UH, WE HA NO PRESSURE AND NO PRESSURE.
UM, NICK AT, I DO WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY I THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
UH, THANK YOU BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN THERE YOU KEEP UP WITH AND WE MEET OFTEN, UH, BETWEEN NICK AND I, AND HE KEEPS ME ABREAST OF A LOT OF THIS STUFF WHEN HE MEETS WITH STAFF AND MEETS WITH THE CHIEF AND, UH, HAS REALLY GOT A GOOD HANDLE ON WHAT'S MOVING FORWARD WITH, WITH, UH, CITY MEADOWS PLACE ON A DAY TO DAY TO DAY BASIS.
AND IT GIVES COUNSEL THE ABILITY TO MEET, LAY DOWN IDEAS AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE BEING FOLLOWED.
UH, ITEM NUMBER D AS MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL AND COMMENTS, UH, I'M GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, EVERYBODY CAN READ THE STUFF UP ABOVE.
UM, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT MEADOWS ELEMENTARY.
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THERE IS A LOT OF RUMOR AND INNUENDO AND QUESTIONS OUT THERE.UM, BUT I WANT TO, I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, AND YOU CAN COME TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS, UH, IF YOU WISH, BUT WE HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH VARIOUS MEMBERS OF FORT BEND ISD.
AND AS OF FIVE 15 THIS EVENING, UH, I WAS WORKING WITH THE FIRE MARSHALL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN STEPS THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN, UH, BEFORE THIS CAN HAPPEN.
AND AS OF THIS TIME, WE STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED A REQUEST FINAL FOR THE PLUMBERS, H V A C IS STILL SETTING UP FINALS AND ELECTRICAL JUST PASSED ON THE 18TH OF THE MONTH.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF EFFORT FROM THIS STAFF TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO TO ASSIST FORT BEND ISD, WHERE WE CAN MAKE INCLUDING, UH, ANGIE, THE PERMITS LADY CHASING PEOPLE DOWN AT FIVE O'CLOCK THIS EVENING.
UH, SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, THANK HER.
AND I WANT EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT JUST SITTING AROUND BECAUSE PEOPLE WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT SCHOOL IS GOING TO BE, UM, ON WHEN IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP FORT BEN MAYOR MEETING IS MY NEXT TOP PINK.
UM, AND I'M, I'M PROUD OF THIS, UM, LAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT NOON, UH, THROUGH NOON ON FRIDAY 10 MAYORS MET OVER IN BAYTOWN.
YOU KNOW, WE COVERED 19 PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING UP, THAT'S GONNA AFFECT MOST OF IT NEGATIVELY.
AND WE MET WITH, UH, MR. JOHN PITTS, UH, THE LEGISLATOR LEGISLATIVE ADVISOR FROM STAFFORD.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND VISIT OVER A LOT OF, A LOT OF THESE BILLS.
UH, WE THREW A LOT OF QUESTIONS AT JOHN.
UH, HE SAID, MAN, I THOUGHT I WAS COMING DOWN TO A RETREAT WHERE I WASN'T GOING TO HAVE DO ANYTHING.
AND THEY ENDED UP WORKING UNTIL THREE IN THE MORNING.
AND SO WE GATHERED AGAIN AT NINE AND, UH, I ATE BREAKFAST AND SAT DOWN AFTER AT NINE O'CLOCK AND GOT UPDATES AND ANSWERS TO ALL THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE'D POSED ON THURSDAY EVENING, UH, WHICH HAD GONE TILL ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK.
THE FRIDAY PORTION ALSO INCLUDED THE DISCUSSION PROBLEM AND SOLUTION SESSION BY EACH CITY.
AND IT WAS IT'S REAL INTERESTING TO SIT DOWN AND HEAR, UH, WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE VARIOUS CITIES AND HOW CITY A MAY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR CITY B AND CITY C MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP CITY D AND VICE VERSA.
UH, AND THEN THERE'S THAT ONE CITY THAT JUST MAN, THEY JUST HAD LUCK.
UM, BUT I I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT MEADOWS PLACE, UH, WAS LOOKED AT AS BEING WELL POSITIONED MISSION FOR THE FUTURE.
AND IT WAS MORE, IT WAS COMMON THREAD BETWEEN, UM, SEVERAL MAYORS THAT CAME UP AFTER HE SAID, MAN, Y'ALL ARE DOING SOME GOOD THINGS HERE.
I WISH THEY COULD ALL SEE THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THEY'D KNOW THAT'S TRUE, BUT I'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL MAYORS THAT THIS WAS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.
AND IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TOOK PLACE.
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT MAYOR META'S PLACE WAS, UH, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AND THAT WE, WE STOOD OUT AND WERE RECOGNIZED.
SO I'M JUST WANTING TO SHARE THAT.
MY THIRD ITEM IS, YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHIRLEY, UH, ON ADC.
UH, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A MENTION IN HERE IN A MINUTE OF $150,000 COMMITTED BY ADC FOR DORRANCE.
YOU'RE GOING TO S UH, THEY'VE ALSO COMMITTED 125,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING PORTION OF THE FORT BEND COUNTY PARKS BOND PROJECT, UH, WITH PLANS TO HELP FUND THE BALANCE.
WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, ATC REPRESENTATIVES HAVE MET WITH THE OWNERS OF AVID NATIVE BRAZIL AND HAVE BEGUN PLANS TO FIND A FINAL RE A REPLACEMENT FOR THAT RESTAURANT.
CAUSE THEY'RE MOVING OUT, UH, TOM ERICKSON, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S GOING TO BRING IN THE FIRST DRAFT TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A, UH, VIDEO OF OUR ROUNDABOUTS, UH, IN ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS.
UH, I WAS GOING TO WAIT FOR SOME SPRING STUFF TO POP.
UH, WE'VE ALSO GOT A, UM, BILL, UH, VIDEO, UH, FROM JOSH MERREDIN MERIT, UH, PRODUCTIONS.
AND THIS IS ALL BEING FUNDED BY OUR EDC THAT SHOWS THE DEMOLITION THANKS TO JACK ASHTON WHO GOT CAMERAS UP AND WE NOT WATCH THE DEMOLITION AND THE REBUILDING PLUS SOME INSIDE AND THEN SOME OVERHEAD DRONE STUFF THAT, THAT JOSH IS DOING.
AND, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXCITED AS THEY CAN BE BECAUSE THAT'LL BE A PART OF THEIR HISTORY AS WELL.
UH, AND NOBODY'S EVER DONE THAT.
UM, AND SO THEY ARE, UH, ONCE AGAIN, MEADOWS PLACE IS LEADING THE WAY AND STANDING TALL, BUT THIS IS ALL TAKING PLACE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE AN EDC, UH, IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THAT WORKS WELL WITH THE, UH, TO SEE THE DESIRES OF THE CITY BEING MET SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE
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TO PROGRESS AND MOVE THIS LITTLE ONE SQUARE MILE CITY.SO I JUST SAID THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORTS.
UM, COUNCIL COMMENTS, RICK, ARE YOU STILL, OH YEAH, YOU ARE.
UM, THE CONTRACTOR WAS ABLE TO SHOW THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM ON KIRKWOOD WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AS OF LAST WEEK.
THAT WAS THE LAST PIECE THAT THEY HAD TO DO FOR US TO START THE CLOSE OUT PAPERWORK CORE SATURDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING, WE HAD ANOTHER, I'M ASSUMING DRUNK GET INTO, UH, ONE OF THE MEDIANS AND TEAR UPS, MORE OF THE IRRIGATION.
UM, THE, AND YOU KNOW, I, I SIT HERE AND GO, HOW, HOW DOES SOMEBODY GET INTO THE MEETING LIKE THAT? YEAH.
SOME OF YOU THAT DRIVE, UH, 59 SOUTH, TAKE A LOOK AT RIVER POINT CHURCH'S SIGN RIGHT NOW WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAD A DRIVER LEAVE 59, GET AIRBORNE AND TAKE OUT THE ENTIRE SIGN.
SO SUNDAY MORNING, WONDERING, UM, SO WE WILL BE CLOSING UP THE KIRKWOOD PROJECT WITH THIS CONTRACTOR, HANDING IT OVER TO OUR NORMAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS.
UM, WE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME DEAD PLANTS TO ADDRESS.
UM, WE'RE WATCHING THE TREES RIGHT NOW, HOPING MOST OF THE TREES MADE IT THROUGH.
UM, SOME OF THE GRASSES OBVIOUSLY ARE, PROBABLY DID NOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA, THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN EQUITABLE TO HOLD THAT CONTRACTOR, UM, RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ERA OR THAT LANDSCAPING WITH A FREEZE THAT NOBODY COULD HAVE PREDICTED.
UM, WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT ALONG WITH THE REST OF OUR AREAS, ALL OF OUR MONUMENTS SIGNS, UM, CITY HALL HERE, WE, WE LOST A LOT OF LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY THE LITTLE PARK ENTRANCES ALONG DORRANCE, GO BY AND TAKE A LOOK RIGHT THERE BY THE SCHOOL, BOTH AT THE CORNER AND IN FRONT, THEY ARE SPECTACULAR.
AND SO RICK, WE CAN JUST TAKE KIRKWOOD OUT AND PUT PARTS BOND RIGHT IN, UM, THAT OR, OR DORRANCE.
UM, OH, SO WE NEED AN A AND A, B I DID RECEIVE QUESTIONS ON WHAT IS HAPPENING ON DORAN'S.
PEOPLE SAW THE WORK CREWS OUT THERE DOING TELEVISING ON THE STORM SEWER, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ARE STARTING THE DESIGN OF RECONSTRUCTION, DORRANCE FROM KIRKWOOD TO THE DOG PARK.
SO THAT IS, YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING SURVEYORS OUT THERE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
NOW THAT CONSTRUCTION WON'T START UNTIL PROBABLY JANUARY AT THE EARLIEST, BUT YOU'LL START SEEING SOME ACTIVITY OUT THERE AS WELL.
SO WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON OUR STREETS.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU TO CONSEQUENCE ALL OF THEM, JOHN ISABEL, JOHN.
THERE'S MORE PEOPLE I'VE SEEN IN A MEETING A LONG TIME.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, I FIGURED THAT WAS A GOOD TITLE FOR THIS BECAUSE WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A YEAR AGO, WE'D BE SITTING IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT COUNCIL CHAMBER, RIGHT? WE'D BE WEARING THESE THINGS.
YOU WANT THAT? NO, I DON'T WANT IT, BUT YOU KNOW, THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE AND YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS IN LIFE.
AND, UH, IT HAPPENED TO US AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LEAVING THE CITY.
IT WAS LARGELY DUE TO, UH, ME BEING FURLOUGHED LAST YEAR IN APRIL.
AND THEN, UM, I WAS HOPING TO GET CALLED BACK AND I DID GET A CALL ON MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY THAT NO, WE'RE NOT BRINGING YOU BACK.
SO IT CAME TO A FINANCIAL DECISION FOR US.
UH, WE HAD SOME PROPERTY IN THE COUNTRY THAT WE WERE, YOU KNOW, WEEKENDER TYPE OF THING.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET BEACH HOUSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DID THE SAME THING, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, BOOM, WE CAN'T AFFORD TWO PLACES.
SO WE HAD TO MAKE A DECISION AND WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
I THINK, UH, WE HAD OUR HOUSE RIGHT, AS RIGHT AS IT CAN BE IN THE PERFECT MARKET AND BOOM, IT SOLD.
BUT YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WITH US LEAVING THE CITY, I HAVE TO LEAVE THIS POSITION, WHICH I'VE HAD, EXCUSE ME, HAD FOR NINE YEARS.
UM, MEADOWS, PLACES, YOUR PLACE FOR LIFE.
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SO WHY, WHY ARE YOU LEAVING? WELL, IT HASN'T BEEN I'M 63 YEARS OLD AND WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 34 YEARS SOBER HALF OF MY LIFE.WE MOVED, WE MOVED HERE IN 1987 WITH MY TWO SONS, JOHN AND JARED BET VOLUNTEER FOR EVERYTHING.
I HAVE A LOT OF STUFF WRITTEN.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH MY NUMBER ONE SUCCESS OR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN OUR CITY REVOLVES AROUND MY KIDS.
BOTH SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED COLLEGE, MARRIAGE, KIDS, LIVING LIFE, PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
YOU MIND IF I TAKE A BUC-EE'S DRINK.
ANYWAY, I GET, I GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT UH, REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS OUR REASON FOR MOVING HERE.
SURELY FOUND THIS WONDERFUL CITY.
HE SPENT MONTHS DRIVING AROUND THIS WHOLE AREA AND FINALLY CAME ACROSS MEADOWS PLACE.
AND IT WAS THE DAY WE WERE HAVING THE CARNIVAL RIGHT.
AND WE JUST FOUND IT TO BE A LOVELY CITY, A WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE OUR KIDS.
AND WE DID, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT TO GO.
SO WITH ALL THAT HAPPINESS SAID, UH, I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE CITY, CITY STAFF, EVERYONE FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO THE MAYOR, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, STARTING WITH THE CHIEF, WHAT A WELL-RUN DEPARTMENT.
I'VE ALREADY SAID THAT WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGET TIME, HE'S GOT EVERY NUMBER DOWN.
HE KNOWS THE TIRE PRESSURE ON ALL THE CARS IN THE FLEET.
AND WITH THE BUDGETING, IT'S HELPED WELL RUN.
IT'S ORGANIZED AND IT PROTECTS US VERY WONDERFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, VERY WONDERFUL CHIEF LAD TO HAVE HIM JACK, MY BUDDY, JACK.
I LIKE JACK A LOT, VERY JOVIAL GUY.
AND HE'S THE GUY THAT SPEARHEADED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH FORCE.
WE HAD A LOT OF ATTENDANCE AT NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT SUBJECT MATTER, UH, MEETINGS, AND UNFORTUNATELY COVID KILLED THAT.
HOPEFULLY THAT'LL GET RESTARTED.
BUT THANKS SO MUCH JACK, FOR THAT.
AND FOR THE, UH, CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES THAT YOU DO AND EVERYTHING ELSE, MUCH APPRECIATED, UH, COLEEN AND HER STAFF HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS CITY.
I MEAN, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS SO MANY THINGS GOING ON.
EVERYTHING PARKS RELATED IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER EVERY DAY.
SO KUDOS TO HER AND HER STAFF.
SAME THING WITH HER, WITH BUDGET WORK, YOU KNOW, WE GO BUDGET SESSIONS.
HERE COMES A BOOK, GOT A QUESTION.
THESE ARE THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO HELP RUN A CITY.
LIKE WE'RE RUNNING SMALL CITY, BUT THERE'S NONE RUN ANY BETTER.
JENNIFER, GREAT WORK ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SHE'S GETTING REPORTS DONE, GETTING THINGS TAKEN CARE OF, UH, ROD, SORRY.
HE'S NOT HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, THANKS TO ROD FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES.
PUBLIC WORKS WISE AROUND THE CITY.
I WISH I COULD WORK WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I'M LEARNING HOW TO FIX STUFF ON MY OWN AT THE RANCH.
I HAVE MY WATER, WELL TANK ALMOST FALL DOWN A 40 FOOT HOLE THIS WEEKEND.
SO I'M A PUBLIC WORKS GUY NOW.
COURTNEY, I WAS HERE WHEN YOU WERE HIRED AND YOU'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THE CITY AND THE STAFF CROSS TRAINING COMING IN EXTRA HOURS, STAYING EXTRA HOURS, KEEPING COSTS DOWN EFFICIENCY UP.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU, NICK.
WHAT A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CITY YOU ARE.
I MEAN, STICKTUITIVENESS FOLLOW THROUGH TICKLER FILES, EVERYTHING ELSE.
I'M GETTING PHONE CALLS ABOUT STUFF THAT OH, REALLY? WE DO THAT.
GREAT ADDITION TO THE CITY, NICK.
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WHAT MORE CAN I SAY? YOU'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.AND I'M GOING TO MISS OUR CALLS ON COUNCIL DAY.
CHARLIE, CHARLIE, YOU'RE THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS MADE THIS CITY.
THERE'S A LEADER IN EVERYTHING AND THERE'S SOMEONE BEATING THE DRUM, DRIVING THE FORCE, DRIVING ACTION AND MAKING THINGS HAPPEN IN A CITY.
HE WAS AT A MEETING WITH ALL THESE OTHER MAYORS PROACTIVE THINGS.
HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE EVERY MONTH.
SO COUNCILMEN AND MAYORS CAN GET AROUND AND TALK ABOUT STUFF.
OKAY? FIND OUT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING TO MAKE CITIES, OUR CITY BETTER FOR US.
ALWAYS LOOKING TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
ALMOST HALF OF MY LIFE, YOU KNOW, FIRST MET HIM AT A PIRATE PARTY IN HIS BACKYARD.
YOU REMEMBER THAT? WE HAD A ZIP LINE BEFORE ZIP LINES WERE COOL, RIGHT? YES WE DID.
WE HAD A, WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS A WONDERFUL CITY STAFF.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL CITY STAFF.
YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE WIDE.
I'M NAMES ARE KIND OF ESCAPING ME RIGHT NOW, BUT UH, WE DO HAVE A WONDERFUL CITY.
I'M GOING TO MISS IT AND ALL THE PEOPLE AND SORRY, WE'LL TAKE A RECESS RIGHT NOW.
GET OUT THERE, COME UP HERE AND UH, PRESENT THAT.
THERE'S ANY PART OF THE CITY YOU CAN FIND IN ISABELLE.
AND SO JOHN AND SHIRLEY, I WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR YEARS.
COME DOWN HERE AND GRAB SOME GRUB PD.
Y'ALL CAN COME IN HERE TO
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THANK YOU FOR COMING, JOHN SR.
YEAH, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE EXPLAINING TO HIM WHY YOU'RE AND HE'S EXPLAINING TO YOU, WE'LL BE HERE ALL NIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL RAY SAYS IS OVER.
THEY CAN GO PLAY OUT IN THE HALL.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM E ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
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HI, WE'RE READY.AND I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF JOHN ISABEL FROM ALDERMAN PLACE ONE, THERE HAVE A MOTION BY JOHN.
SO MOVED IF IT'S AT THE END OF THIS MEETING AND YOU CAN'T SECOND YOUR OWN MOTION, JOHN.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY WHETHER WE DO THIS OR NOT, HE STILL CAN TURN IN HIS RESIGNATION.
SO WE'VE GOT JOHN AND RICK ON THIS, UH, THANKS FOR, AND, UM, JOHN, I MADE, I TRIED TO MAKE THIS SO YOU COULD BOY RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MEETING, BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STAY TILL THE END.
WELL, I WANTED TO VERIFY THAT HE, HE IS OFF AT THE END OF THIS MEETING BECAUSE HE WANTS INPUT ON NUMBER SIX.
SO AT THE END OF THE MEETING, THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THE END OF THE MEET, CORRECT? YEP.
WE HAVE A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING, NONE ALL IN FAVOR.
A LONG TIME FOR THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY JOHN, SADLY.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT YOUR RESIGNATION IN WHAT YOU DRIVE OFF INTO THE SUNSET TO WAIT ON AN INVITATION TO COME VISIT YOU AT THE I'LL BE BACK.
AND THIS IS A SECOND READING OF RESOLUTION 20, UH, 21 DASH ZERO SEVEN.
UM, AND AT WHICH TIME, UM, I'LL NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT, UH, THE RESOLUTION OR TO PASS THE RESOLUTION.
UH, THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO ZERO TWO ONE DASH ZERO SEVEN.
IDENTIFYING THE DORRANCE LANE REHABILITATION DESIGN AS A PROJECT AND APPROVING EDC EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 FOR THE PROJECT.
I HAVE A MOTION, THE MOOD MOTION BY JOHN SECOND BY 10.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, RICK? WELL, JUST TO EXPLAIN TO THE CITIZENS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, THIS WILL ALLOW EDC TO FUND, UM, HALF OF THE DESIGNED FOR DORRANCE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION.
UM, THAT WAY IT DOESN'T ALL COME FROM YOUR, YOUR, UH, PROPERTY TAX VALUES, IT'S SALES TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE SPENT BOTH BY THE CITIZENS HERE AS WELL AS PASS THROUGH CITIZENS THAT ARE USING OUR BUSINESSES.
AND THIS WAS BASED ON THE FACT THAT EDC PASSED A SIMILAR MOTION.
SO WITH THAT ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
ANY OPPOSED NOW THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
COUNSEL, COUNSEL, THIS LAUNCHES ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
I MEAN, IT'S YOU SIT DOWN AND THINK ABOUT WE'RE A LITTLE ONE SQUARE MILE CITY WITH NO MONEY AND WE'RE DOING SOME PRETTY MAJOR THINGS AND Y'ALL GOT SOME GREAT VISION MOVING TO SOUTH.
NOW THAT I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS ONE DISCUSSION ITEM THREE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ON RESOLUTION, UH, 2021 DASH ZERO EIGHT, AUTHORIZING CITY METALS PLACE TO ENTER INTO AN INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF STAFFORD TO BEGIN CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, SUPERVISION IN THE TRAINING OF CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND WE HAD SET UP, BUT COVID KINDA CAUGHT US IN SOME OTHER THINGS.
SO IF I COULD, I'D HAVE A MOTION TO, UM, PASS RESOLUTION 2021 DASH ZERO EIGHT, UH, INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT, CITY OF STAFFORD MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY ELLIE KELLY, ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND I KNOW THERE'S ONE VERY RELIEVED JENNIFER, THAT HAS BEEN A REALLY LONG DRAWN OUT DEAL.
AND SO THANK YOU, RICK OR NICK.
I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THAT.
UM, IT HELPED KNOWING THE NEW MAYOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ON RESOLUTION 2021 DASH ZERO NINE, ADOPTING A PLAN FOR 5% ANNUAL ENERGY REDUCTION IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DID BACK IN 2011.
UM, THERE WAS, UH, SOME MOTION AGAIN ON 2019 AND NOW EVERY
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CITY IN THE STATE HAS TO ADOPT THE PLAN AND NOT EVERY CITY, BUT YEAH, MOST, MOST CITIES, MOST CITIES ONE.WHY DO WE HAVE TO, THERE ARE CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT HAVE TO CERTAIN COUNTIES THAT DON'T, WELL, IT'S A LEGISLATIVE DECISION MAYOR.
THOSE GUYS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO ANYWAY, WE'RE GOING TO, SO WE NEED TO PUT, UH, ADOPT THIS SAYING THAT WE WILL HAVE A PLAN.
WE HAVE HAD SOME, SOME DISCUSSION ON IT TO DO WHERE WE, WHAT WE CAN, WHERE WE CAN AS.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS PLAN UNDER 2021 DASH ZERO NINE.
THEY'LL MOVED MOTION BY KURT SLOGAN.
SECOND BY JOHN, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'M ASSUMING THIS IS STUFF LIKE CHANGING OUT TO LED LIGHTING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ON OUR PLAN, RICK, IS WE GO THROUGH AND, AND UH, UM, PROBABLY AT TIME OF MALFUNCTION WHEN WE UPGRADE MOTORS AND BIG MOTORS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, UH, AND THE BLOWER MOTORS WILL GO TO VARIABLE SPEED IN THAT TYPE OF THING, WHICH WILL LOWER IT.
ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, HERE WE GO WITH THE GRIP AGAIN, I HAVE TO SHARE WITH SIMONTON, HIS PLAN WAS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.
THEY TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS IN CITY HALL FOR EIGHT MONTHS BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY HAD AND THAT IS STREETWISE.
I AM NUMBER FIVE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE, UM, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE CENTER POINT ENERGY 2021 GAS ANNUALLY, ANNUAL RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM OR GRIP.
UH, IT'S AN ADJUSTMENT WITH A NEW RADIO INCREASE IN THE PAST.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, POSTPONED IT AND I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AGAIN.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO SUSPEND FOR 45 DAYS.
SO I MOVED MOTION BY JOHN SECOND BY TAYA, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION I WILL.
UM, WE ALWAYS PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE WE HELP OUR CITIZENS FOR HELPING THEM KEEP THE RATES LOW, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, I THINK DURING THE FREEZE PEOPLE UNDER NOW WILL UNDER BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT BY REDUCING WHAT THE ELECTRIC COMPANIES AND THE UTILITIES CAN CHARGE US, THAT DOES IMPACT THE AMOUNT THEY CAN PUT INTO HARDENING THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE DOESN'T MEAN THEY WOULD.
SO WE, WE WOULD KEEP, WE WILL COMPETE, CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
UH, WE MAY TRY TO WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATURE A LITTLE BIT THAT SAYS, OKAY, IF WE STARTED ADOPTING THESE HIGHER RATES, HOW DO WE GUARANTEE THAT IT'S GOING TO BACK INTO THE SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE FAILURES? LIKE WE HAD DURING THE FREEZE FOR US? ME.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT RIGHT NOW THEY'D BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LISTENING TO TOO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SAVE EVERYBODY A BUCK AND A HALF ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE THAT MOTION ALSO CARRIES UNANIMOUS ITEM SIX DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ON NAMING THE LAKE AND MCGRATH PARK.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THIS IS ON HERE UNLESS JOHN WANTS IT NAMED AFTER.
UM, I DO, I HAVE A CLUE AND IT ALL REVOLVES AROUND YOU, CHARLIE, AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS CITY.
AND TODAY'S MY LAST DAY AS A COUNCILMAN.
AND I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST PUT THE MOTION FORWARD THAT WE NAME THE LAKE AFTER YOU.
IF YOU WANT IT TO BE LAKE JESUP LAKE CHARLES, RIGHT LAKE CHARLES LAKE, CHARLES MEADOWS PLACE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH FOR THIS CITY AND EVERYONE HAS SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR FROM WHAT YOU'VE DONE, ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND YOU WERE PIONEERING AND SPEARHEADING THE LAKE AND YOU'VE MADE IT A BEAUTIFUL PARK.
AND I THINK YOU DESERVE THE NAMESAKE OF THE LAKE.
WELL, JOHN, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE KIND WORDS AGAIN.
UM, THAT WAS CERTAINLY A TEAM EFFORT.
UM, WE ALSO CAUGHT A BREAK BECAUSE I HAD A BUDDY OF MINE FROM HIGH SCHOOL NAMED DAVE ELMENDORF, WORKING IN MISSOURI CITY WHO COULD BRING SOME PEOPLE TO THE TABLE THAT COULD JUST A FEW TELL US WHAT, WHAT COULD BE DONE.
AND, UM, WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE AND THE, AND THEY WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO HELP.
AND SO EVERYBODY ON THAT PICTURE OUT THERE PLAYED A ROLE ON THIS JOB.
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YOU VERY MUCH.I KINDA LIKED THE NAME AFTER YOU.
UH, SO MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE THIS EVENING, BUT, UH, UH, JOHN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
WHAT, AFTER YOU NO, NO MOTION IS TO NAME THE LAKE AFTER CHARLES JESSOP.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO EXPRESS THAT AS LAKE JESUP, LAKE CHARLES LAKE, MARK, LAKE, MARK, AND ELAINE, OR WHAT? YOU KNOW, WHICHEVER THAT'S MY MOTION.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO NAME THE LAKE TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE.
AS LONG AS IT'S CHARLES, JESSETT ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT NADER LATER DATE NAMING.
SO CAN WE MOVE INTO SOME DISCUSSION? SO DISCUSSION? NO.
UM, AS MUCH AS I SUPPORT THE MOTION IN GENERAL, I AM AGAINST NAMING SOMETHING AFTER SOMEONE THAT IS STILL SITTING ON COUNCIL OR ALIVE.
WELL, BOTH OF OUR PARKS WERE NAMED AFTER FORMER MAYORS THAT WERE ALIVE.
SO, UM, SO I MEAN, THE QUESTION IS DETAILS ON THIS IS, UH, IS THIS A NAMING IMMEDIATELY? IS THIS A NAMING AFTER HE LEAVES OFFICE? UH, SOME OF THAT CONSIDERATION BE PLACED AND THAT'S JUST ONE VIEWPOINT.
AND, AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO CONCUR WITH RICK AND THIS, AND I WAS TALKING TO JAY BAER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE ARE THANKS TO RICK NOW GONNA HAVE A BRIDGE ACROSS THE, UH, DRAINAGE BIO THERE BEHIND THE, UM, BEHIND THE NATURE CENTER.
AND I WAS TALKING TO THE JUDGE ABOUT THAT AND I SAID, JUDGE, WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD THIS AND I, I KINDA NEEDED A BLESSING FROM THEM AND COULD WE EVEN GET IT MOVING FORWARD? AND, UM, HE SAID, YES.
AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE TO COME UP WITH A NAME ON IT.
HE SAID, YOU DO NOT PUT MY NAME ON ANYTHING WHILE I'M STILL AN OFFICER ALIVE.
AND I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT WAY TO APPROACH IT.
AND SO, UM, I THINK RICK'S RIGHT IN THIS, UH, AND, UH, AND WHAT I DO, WHAT Y'ALL DO AFTER I LEAVE IT'S UP TO YOU.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK RICK'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
CAUSE I COULD TICK ALL OF YOU OFF TOMORROW AND EVERYBODY WOULD BE MAD AT GO CHANGE THE SIGNS.
UM, SO ANYWAY, UM, JOHN, I APPRECIATE IT.
I, I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LISTEN TO RICK AND POSTPONE THIS DISCUSSION UNTIL SOME FUTURE DATE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT WE SHOULD NAME THE LAKE.
I ALSO AGREE THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF OFFICE, BUT I WOULD LIKE THE MINUTES, UM, OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO SHOW THAT IT WAS JOHN'S IDEA WHEN THE TIME COMES.
SO SAY THAT AGAIN, THAT WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF OFFICE.
I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE DO MAKE A MOTION THAT WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF OFFICE, WE, WE GO AHEAD AND NAME IT, BUT I DEFINITELY WANT IT TO BE, UH, RECORDED THAT IT WAS JOHN'S IDEA TO, UM, TO NAME THE LAKE AFTER YOU.
SO THE MOTION COULD BE TO NAME THE LIGHT SUGGESTED BY JOHN HIS BELL TO BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE WHEN I'M GONE, UH, OUT OF OFFICE EITHER.
YES, WE WILL NAME THE LAKE AFTER THE MAYOR ONCE HE LEAVES OFFICE.
WHERE'S YOUR RESIGNATION LETTER.
I SIGNED MY RESIGNATION LETTER, YOU KNOW, ALL IN FAVOR.
I WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO HAVE TO VETO MY FIRST BILL UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED AND JOHN AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS.
IT WAS A PROJECT THAT I AM IMMENSELY PROUD OF.
UM, THAT CHANGED THE FACE OF THIS CITY.
AND IT JUST HAD A HUGE, HUGE IMPACT.
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AND THEREFORE THE, THE THOUGHT OF BEING AFFILIATED WITH THAT IS, IS PRETTY PRIDEFUL.SO WHAT THAT THANK YOU TO YOU.
UM, THANK YOU, RICK, FOR BAILING THIS BAD SITUATION OUT.
UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM F CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, NORMALLY WE GOT ALL KINDS OF BILLS.
WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED? UH, WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONGENITAL CONSENT AGENDA? SO MOVED SECOND BUTTON.
MOTION BY JOHN SECOND BY
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THIS COMES UP TO ITEM G AUDIENCE COMMENTS FOR MATTERS.
NOT ON THE AGENDA, PROVIDES EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. UM, YOU SHALL HAVE THREE MINUTES, UH, TO SPEAK TO US, UH, PER PERSON IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND, UM, UNLESS IT'S ON THE AGENDA.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THAT ANYBODY WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS? AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY COMING UP RIGHT NOW.
TURN THAT MIC ON IF YOU WOULD, SHIRLEY.
SHIRLEY ISABELLE, FORMER RESIDENT NEW ADDRESS ONE, THREE EIGHT, OH SHAW'S BEND ROAD IN COLUMBUS, TEXAS.
PLEASE COME AND VISIT THE LOVE SHACK.
ANYWAY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK RICK, UH, FOR THE SIGN ORDINANCE.
HE TRIED TO PASS IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WAS TO BE, EVERYONE WAS TOO BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS AND DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION.
I URGE YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU TO PASS A SIGN ORDINANCE, CHARGE PEOPLE.
IF THEY WANT TO PUT A SIGN, JUST MAKE THEM PERMANENT BECAUSE THERE ARE OFFENSIVE SIGNS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
JOHN AND I WERE ATTACKED IN WASHINGTON, DC BY A GROUP THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT SPENDS A LOT OF MONEY ON THEMSELVES AND NOT WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE.
AND WE WERE ATTACKED AT MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
AND THERE ARE SIGNS IN THIS CITY OF THIS COMMUNIST TERRORIST GROUP.
AND I'M ASKING YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU TO PASS AN ORDINANCE THAT NO SIGNS UNLESS THEY ARE PAID FOR OR WITHIN THE 30 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS OR WHATEVER ELECTIONS, YOU KNOW, PASS AN ORDINANCE, MAKE IT SO YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE OFFENSIVE SIGNS IN THE CITY.
AND IF IT'S OFFENSIVE TO SOMEONE JUST LIKE THESE CANCEL CULTURES THAT ARE GOING ON, THEY SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT RESPECT, RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER AND RESPECT FOR EVERYONE'S OPINIONS.
AND IF YOU HAVE AN OPINION AT YOUR OPINION, BUT IF IT OFFENDS SOMEONE, YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU SHOULD SAY TO EACH OTHER, OKAY, I'LL HAVE IT UP FOR MY 30 DAYS AND PUT IT AWAY.
SO NOW I SAID ENOUGH, THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO STRESS THAT, YOU KNOW, RICK HAD THE IDEA TO PUT IT ON THE ORDINANCE.
HE WAS RIGHT AND YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE PASSED IT.
HE SHOULD HAVE PASSED SOMETHING.
THEN THAT'LL PUT A STOP TO IT.
I GUARANTEE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNTS, TERRY? YOU BETTER HURRY IF YOU WANT.
YOU JUST SHUT ME DOWN PRETTY QUICK.
TERRY HENLEY ONE, TWO, TWO OH THREE AUSTIN DRIVE.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO, I HATE TO SEE JOHN AND CHARLOTTE GO, THEY'VE START WAY, CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO OUR CITY.
UH, WE APPRECIATE ALL THEY'VE DONE, ESPECIALLY THE GARDEN CLUB.
WE'LL MISS YOU, MISS YOU GREATLY.
THE OTHER THING I HAD WAS, UH, AND CHARLIE'S AWARE OF IT, SENATE BILL 10, WHICH IS A DISASTER IT'S CALLED COMMUNITY CENSORSHIP.
THEY DO NOT WANT CITIES, COUNTIES OF PUBLIC ENTITIES TO SPEND MONEY, TO GO TO AUSTIN AND MEET WITH THE LEGISLATURES AND CONVINCE THEM THAT THE BILL IS NOT GOOD FOR THE CITIES.
THEY'RE TRYING TO SHUT US DOWN.
LIKE COMMITTEE IS MEETING I THINK THURSDAY.
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AND IF I'M SURE THE MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND, AND FORT BEND COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THAT.AND I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MICROCELL, HE'S A FORMER COUNTY JUDGE, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR FORT BEND COUNTY.
AND HE TELLS ME HE'S A GOOD FRIENDS WITH PAUL BUTTON CORFE AND I'M GOING TO BEND ON HIM QUITE A BIT TO GET HIM, UH, YOU KNOW, TO ADDRESS THIS.
BUT IT'S VERY, VERY BAD BILL FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES.
THE OTHER THING I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALL, ALL OF THEM, THAT'S TRUE.
BUT THE WAY THE BILL IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN IS FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES.
BUT WE KNOW WHEN IT GETS INTO ON THE FLOOR, THEY'LL ADD EVERYBODY ELSE TO IT AS WELL.
THE OTHER ONE IS MY NEWSPAPER NOTICES.
YOU'LL RUN AN ADS IN NEWSPAPER, CITIES AND COUNTIES, AND THERE'S THREE BILLS INTRODUCED ON THE HOUSE HOUSE, BILL 10 30 HOUSE BILL 2,500 AND HOUSE BILL 25, 78.
ALL THREE OF THEM ARE GIVING US AN OPTION TO USE ALTERNATE MEDIA, TO RUN PUBLIC NOTICES.
AND IT'S NOT UP ON COMMITTEE YET, BUT I DEFINITELY PLAN ON BEING THERE AND TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF THOSE BILLS.
I'VE ALREADY TALKED WITH JOAN HUFFMAN'S OFFICE, SHE'S IN SUPPORT OF CAROL ALVARADO'S IN SUPPORT OF IT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH GARNET COLEMAN, WHO'S CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY AFFAIRS, WHERE THE BILL WILL BE HEARD.
SO I PROBABLY GOT EIGHT OR 10 DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES THAT HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THAT ARE SUPPORTING IT.
SO I FEEL MUCH BETTER THIS YEAR AND I'VE EVER FELT OKAY, ANY HELP THAT THE COUNTY CAN GIVE US.
AND, UM, MIKE IS GOING TO TRY TO GET A RESOLUTION FROM THE, UH, WHAT'S IT, UH, ASSOCIATION OF WATER, BOARD, WATER DIRECTOR, WATER, BOARD DIRECTORS, TO A RESOLUTION THAT WILL SUPPORT IT.
ANYTHING THAT THE COUNTY, OUR, UH, TML CERTAINLY IS AT THE TOP PRIORITY AT TIM L THE SUPPORTING, YOU KNOW, THESE BILLS.
SO ANY RESOLUTIONS THAT WOULD SUPPORT IT AND, YOU KNOW, I COULD CERTAINLY TAKE THE AUSTIN, BUT YOU KNOW, ANY QUESTIONS YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
YOU WANT ME TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE DID REAL BOOK, TERRY, I THINK YOU HAVE SOME LEGS ON THAT BILL THIS YEAR.
THIS HAS BEEN WHAT, EIGHT YEARS? AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS.
A DISCUSSION AT THE MAYOR'S MEETING.
JOHN PITTS WAS WITH US AND HE IS, UH, UH, HE'S ENCOURAGED BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'VE GOT SOME SUPPORT ON THE SENATE SIDE.
AND SO IF HUFFMAN, UM, AND ALVARADO WHO WERE POLITICALLY OPPOSED, AS YOU CAN GET, THAT'S CORRECT BOTH IN SUPPORT.
THEN THIS THING HAS SOME POSSIBILITIES.
THE FORT BEN MAYOR COUNCIL ASSOCIATION, AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS THURSDAY.
WE'LL BE WRITING A LETTER AND FULL SUPPORT TO THAT.
AND W AND WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY PETITION ALL THREE BILLS AND WE'LL BE CALLING COMMITTEES COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO, UH, TO SUPPORT IT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AS UNBELIEVABLE AS IT MAY SEEM, IT'S BEEN, IT GOES UP TO SEVEN YEARS, $500 MILLION.
THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO SPEND TO ADVERTISE IN NEWSPAPERS.
WE, THE TAXPAYERS ARE SPENDING CLOSE TO A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, THE STATE OF TEXAS TO, UH, FUND THE NEWSPAPER, SO TO SPEAK.
AND THE ADS IN THE NEWSPAPERS AREN'T WORTH THE PAPER THEY'RE PRINTED OUT.
YOU'RE SAYING THEN IS THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM ARE SUBSIDIZING THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY.
UH, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES REP, TERRY, THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
I DO WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON TERRY'S COMMENTS ABOUT, UM, SENATE BILL 10.
SOME OF OUR CITIZENS ARE GONNA THINK THAT'S A GOOD BILL BECAUSE IT'S BEING SOLD AS YOU KNOW, WHY IS YOUR TAX MONEY BEING USED TO WORK AGAINST YOU? IT'S WHAT I WOULD REMIND YOU IS IT'S ONLY TRYING TO SILENCE THE CITIES AND COUNTIES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
THE UTILITY COMPANIES ARE STILL GONNA HAVE THEIR LOBBYISTS.
THE BANKS ARE STILL GONNA HAVE THEIR LOBBYISTS, THE WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO BE UP THERE SELLING THEIR BILLS TO THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THERE'S NO GOING TO BE NOBODY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO THE CITIZENS AND TO THE CITIES.
ONE COMMENT RELATIVE TO WHAT RICK SAID.
THERE'S SOME THOUSAND TO 1500 BILLS INTRODUCED EVERY YEAR THAT MOST OF THEM ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITIES AND COUNTIES.
AND THEY DON'T WANT US TO SPEAK ABOUT THEM.
SO FAR THIS YEAR BEFORE NODS, IT GETS UP AND NOT START.
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THIS.I WANT TO, I WANT TO ASK EVERYBODY THAT LEAVES OUT OF HERE TONIGHT.
KINDA MAKE A RIDE OVER HERE, PICK UP ON THESE WATER BOTTLES, FIND A FUN PLACE TO TAKE A PICTURE, EVEN COLUMBUS, AND THEN SEND IT IN TO COURTNEY.
AS PART OF OUR WE'RE IN THE WORLD IS OUR BUTTERFLY BOTTLE PHOTO.
AND IF YOU DO, YOU, YOU MAY GET ENTERED.
WE'LL SEE WHO HAS THE MOST LIKES, AND THAT PERSON WILL GET A FREE DINNER FOR TWO AND DESSERT OVER HERE TO HAVE A NATIVE BRAZIL BEFORE THE MOVE.
SO THAT'S ABOUT A CUP CLOSE TO A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS.
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO GRAB YOU A MEADOWS PLACE, WATER BOTTLE.
YOU START BRIEFING OUR MISSION, NODS A SHELTER IN ONE, ONE NINE 42 BRIGHTON LANE.
I JUST WANT TO ADD MY, THANKS TO THE ISRAELS AND ALL THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.
I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE A SHORT AMOUNT OF THAT 30 YEARS, BUT I HAVE SEEN THE DEDICATION THAT YOU BOTH HAVE HAD TO THE CITY AND THE PROJECTS AND THE, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALWAYS AGREED ON THE IDEAS, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF DEBATE, BUT MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT NEXT WE HAVE THE OPENING.
IF YOU'VE ACCEPTED, IT'S NOT QUITE IN EFFECT YET, BUT YOU KNOW, THE MEETING'S NOT CLOSED.
HOWEVER, THAT DOES LEAVE A HOLE.
SO I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE, THE PLAN THERE OR WHAT CAN BE SHARED ABOUT IT ANYHOW.
YOU READY? YOU DONE ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO PUT IN THE NEWSLETTER.
I'M GOING TO REQUEST ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED IN POSSIBLY SETTING ON COUNCIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF JOHN'S TERM, WHICH IS UP A YEAR FROM MAY, RIGHT? UM, TO SUBMIT ABOUT A 200 WORD BIO, A RESUME, IF THEY WISH SEND IT IN, WE'RE GOING TO PULL THROUGH SOME.
AND THAT WE, AS TO BE DETERMINED, MEAN IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ALL OF COUNCIL AND WE WILL PICK SOME, AND THEN WE WILL SELECT A PERSON TO TAKE THIS.
ONE, I WANT TO FIND ANYBODY THAT'S SERIOUS ABOUT BEING ON COUNCIL.
AND SECONDLY, I WANT TO FIND ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN SERVING THE CITY, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT OPTIONS IN PLANNING AND ZONING.
WE'VE GOT OPTIONS IN A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
AND IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED IN SERVING THE CITY, UH, THEN THAT'LL GIVE US SOME OPTIONS TO CONTACT THEM AND LET THEM KNOW BECAUSE ABOUT 10 OR 11 PEOPLE MOVE INTO THIS CITY A MONTH.
A LOT OF THEM CARTILAGE TEST TO OUR YOUNGER FOLK WITH, WITH KIDS AND THEY'RE MOVING IN AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYBODY IN CITY, GOVERNMENT.
THEY'RE NOT WANTING TO WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT NOT QUITE SURE HOW WE HELP THIS, GIVES THEM SOME ACCESS.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF RICK'S IDEA.
I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT SOMEBODY I'M I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
UH, BUT RICK SAID, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED AND AT LEAST GET THEM THINKING ABOUT SERVING THE CITY.
KURT DID JOHN DID WHAT? NINE YEARS AGO? WELL, THAT'S TRUE TOO.
CAUSE I REMEMBER YOU STANDING OUT THERE AT THE, IN BASEBALL FIELD A LONG TIME AGO.
AND MAYOR WE'VE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ONCE WE GET THE LIST OF WHO WANTS TO SERVE ON COUNCIL, THE REST OF COUNCIL INTERVIEWING THEM AS TO WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE, WHAT THEIR VISION IS.
WE WANT SOMEBODY THAT COMES WITH US WITH A VISION, NOT JUST SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO SIT UP AND MAKE DECISIONS, OUR GRANT, BUT SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLAYING AND NADA.
AND I, YOU KNOW, THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK OUT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TO, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING ON IT.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, FOR THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE TO ILLUSTRATE TO THE, TO THE PUBLIC.
AND W IT'S WE'RE NOT APPEAR TO CONTROL WHO'S IN IT AT THE WEST.
SOME PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE IN THE ROOM, CHRIS, NO TEASING.
BUT, UH, ANYWAY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
I MEANT TO SAY IT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
THAT WAS REMINDED TO DO SO I'M STILL FORGOTTEN.
BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE CLOSE, I DO WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THEIR TAX APPRAISALS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
MINE WENT UP 8% AND BECAUSE OF JOHN AND SHIRLEY SELLING
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RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, I'VE GOT NO PRAYER OF COMBATING THAT.AND TERRY, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING THEIR FIGHT ON THAT BILL.
AND UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHICH ONE OF THOSE THREE BILLS THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO RUN LEGS WITH? YEP.
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS 4,500.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT'S UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO A COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS YOUR COUNSEL, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY JOHN.
YOU LOSE KURT SAID HAVE MADE A MOTION.
ANY OPPOSED? NO WE'RE OUT OF HERE.