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ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
[City Council Meeting]
THIS IS MEADOWS PLACE THAT HAD COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2021 AT 6 33.UM, WE HAVE A CORE, EVERYONE WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND WE'RE GLAD, UH, ITEM MAY AS PLEDGE LINCOLN'S INVOCATION TONIGHT'S PLEDGE TERRY HAMLIN, AND OUR INVOCATION WILL BE, UH, ALDERMAN DAVID BURKE OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL SPRAY BOARD.
WE JUST, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT.
WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN GATHER AND DO THIS BUSINESS THAT THE CITY OF MEADOWS ORD, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM AND INSIGHT, UH, AND THAT WE ACT ACCORDING TO YOUR, WELL, WE ASK ALL THIS IN JESUS NAME.
NOW WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS REPORTS, UH, AS PER OUR PROTOCOL, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, TONIGHT WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, JACK ASHTON HERE, UH, TO GIVE THE REPORT AS HE WAS, HE RAN THE CHIEF OFF FOR SOMETHING.
I'M NOT SURE, JACK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE FIRST PART THAT WE WILL GO OVER IS YOUR SPREADSHEET, WHICH IS OUR TALLY FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING UP UNTIL YESTERDAY.
NUMBER OF REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS, WHERE 10 NUMBER OF ARREST OR 19 CALLS FOR SERVICE 1,987.
NUMBER OF REPORTS, 41, UH, CITATIONS ISSUED 3 99 WITH 681 CHARGES, ZERO ISSUED FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION WARNINGS FOR TRAFFIC.
165 CITATIONS ISSUED WHERE A TOTAL OF 266 CHARGES, 10 WARNINGS, EIGHT ISSUED FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, WHICH GAVE US A TOTAL ACTIVITY COUNT OF 3014, CONTINUING TO MOVE DOWN THE SHEET, WHICH GIVES US A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT OUR ACTIVITY ASSAULTS.
WE HAD TWO BURGLAR MOTOR VEHICLES WE HAD FOR BURGLARY OF BUSINESS.
WE HAD ZERO BURGLARY OF RESIDENTS.
WE HAD ZERO CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS 10, AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
WE HAD ONE ROBBERY WHERE ZERO PROPERTY CHECKS.
UH, THE CHIEF THOUGHT THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO JUST CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CHECKS INTO ONE TOTAL NUMBER.
SO 721 PROPERTY CHECKS, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, THE BUSINESS CHECKS, CLOSE PATROL, HOUSE WATCHES, SCHOOL CHECKS, AND OTHER CLOSE PATROLS.
THE AFS, WE HAD 10 UMV, WHICH IS UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
WE HAD THREE AND THE TLC PROGRAM.
WE HAD A LOW CONTACT COUNT, BUT WE HAD 10 THAT PASSED AND SIX THAT FAILED FOR 16 CONTACTS.
AS SHE CAN SAY, THOUGH, THAT WE WERE A LITTLE BUSY WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITY, SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN OUR CITY ORDINANCE, WARNING BREAKDOWN, WE HAD THREE FOR SOLICITORS, TWO FOR JUNK OR ABANDONED VEHICLES, FOUR FOR NOISE COMPLAINT, AND ONE FOR TRASH.
THERE WERE NO CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, CITATIONS ISSUED.
WE HAD 10 REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS, ONE OF WHICH WAS IN THE ROUNDABOUT.
AND WE ALSO HAD AN 18 WHEELER TRYING TO TURN FROM DORRANCE TO KIRKWOOD THAT DROVE OVER SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING AND THE SIGN ON.
EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, ONE MANAGES TO SLIP BY SOME, I DON'T BELIEVE SO, SIR, ACTUALLY I THINK IT MIGHT'VE BEEN EASTBOUND ON DORRANCE APPROACHING KIRKWOOD.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WASN'T OUR NORMAL ACTIVITY.
OH, SOMEBODY LIKE FURNITURE HAULER.
BUT, UH, THE OFFICERS, UH, DID GET THE INFORMATION AND HAVE, THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN IT TO COURTNEY.
AND THEN GOING INTO YOUR PACKET THAT I'M GOING
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TO TURN TO THE ARREST SECTION, UH, CAUSE THE ARREST WILL COVER MANY OF THE THINGS THAT, OR THE ACTUAL, UH, CALLS AND DETAIL IN THERE FOR YOU.THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS OF NOTE TO GO OVER.
EH, 19 ARREST YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING AT YOUR SPREADSHEET IS UP CONSIDERABLY FROM OUR NORM THAT A IN OUR ARREST, WE HAD A EVADING EVADING MOTOR VEHICLE.
OFFICER BARRA WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP FOR NO FRONT LICENSE PLATE.
AND THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RUN FROM THE POLICE AND ENDED UP GETTING CAUGHT UP SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT DAIRY ASHFORD AND HIGHWAY 90 JUMPED OUT AND RAN BY THEN SHIRLEY AND WAS ON THE SCENE WITH US.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THEM INTO THAT SECOND ARREST THAT YOU SEE ON THERE.
THE POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SOME OF THESE ARE HIGHLIGHTED BY CAUSE IT'S, UH, JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE UNDESIRABLES THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO AND THROUGH THE CITY AND WHAT A GREAT JOB THE GUYS ARE DOING AND WHY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IS SO IMPORTANT.
BUT OF COURSE, POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
THIS STARTED WITH OFFICER FOSTER INITIATING A TRAFFIC STOP, NO LICENSE PLATE LIGHT OFFICER FOSTERS ON THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STANDS OUT AND CONDUCTING HIS INVESTIGATION, UH, DETECTING ODOR OF MARIJUANA.
HE LOCATES HEROIN, COCAINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE ALONG WITH THE MARIJUANA, BUT WE CAN'T CHARGE FOR MARIJUANA.
SO WE TOOK HIM FOR THE BIG STUFF.
THERE, YOU HAVE A WARRANT FROM A, ANOTHER JURISDICTION, UH, TURNING TO YOUR NEXT PAGE THAT YOU SEE, WE HAVE FLOOD KIT, FLOCK, KIT, FLOCK, KIT, STOLEN VEHICLES.
UH, SEVERAL OF THOSE, ONE OF THE THINGS TO POINT OUT THOUGH, THAT THERE ARE A FEW FLAWS THAT WE HAD BEEN GETTING A FLOCK HIT FOR STOLEN VEHICLE FOR GETTING THE HIT MANY TIMES OVER SEVERAL WEEKS.
THE GUYS FINALLY LOCATED THE CAR OVER AT SENIOR VILLAGE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A SON WHO WAS STAYING WITH A DAD.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE RESIDENT THERE.
NOW WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS WHEN THEY FINALLY CAUGHT THE CAR MOVING AND SOMEBODY IN IT, IT WAS AN ELDERLY LADY, TURNS OUT A CAR WAS STOLEN.
THEY TOOK THE PLATES OFF OF HER CAR AND PUT ON THE STOLEN CAR, PUT THE STOLEN PLATES ON HER CAR, WHICH WAS THE ONE COMING INTO MEADOWS.
SO YES, WE RECOVERED STOLEN PLATES DID NOT RECOVER THE STOLEN CAR.
THE CAR THAT WAS STOLEN WAS A GUY FUGITIVE THAT WAS INTERESTED NOW FOR THE GULF COAST TASK FORCE TO COME OUT AND SIT ON THE HOUSE FOR A DAY OR TWO.
UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT CAR.
UH, CONTINUING ON YOU SEE ANOTHER WARRANT ARREST.
YOU ALSO SEE A ONE OF SEVERAL DWI GUYS.
WE HAVE A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF ASSAULT ON A PUBLIC SERVICE.
THIS WAS OUR FELLA THAT WAS, UH, RUNNING ABOUT WITH NO CLOTHES AND DIDN'T WANT TO HOP IN THE CAR WITH THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY.
BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO, UH, OFFICER MANNA AND OFFICER A BORROWER, EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET HIM DETAINED AND LPM TO FORT BEND COUNTY AS WELL.
ANOTHER WARRANT ARREST, THERE'S A DWI, ANOTHER WARRANT ARREST.
AND THE THING TO SEE IS THAT WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH OUR FAIR CITY THAT, UH, WE WOULD RATHER BYPASS US.
WE HAVE ANOTHER, UH, EVADING MOTOR VEHICLE AND ANOTHER ONE THAT JUMPED OUT AND IN POSSESSION OF, I BELIEVE THEY HAD FAKE IDS.
POSSESSION OF, UH, IDENTIFYING FALSE IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTS, BOTH A HISPANIC MALE AND FEMALE, AND BOTH OF WHICH WERE TAKEN TO JAIL.
THE NEXT ONE DOWN, WE HAVE TEMPORARY WITH THE GOVERNMENT RECORD AND A WARRANT FROM ANOTHER AGENCY THAT OFFICER FOSTER WAS A TRAFFIC STOP SHOWED THAT, UH, FOR REGISTRATION HAD A FELONY WARRANT AND IN HIM CONDUCTING HIS INVESTIGATION, FOUND OUT THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND EVERYTHING OKAY.
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BUT YOU TURN IT OFF THE NEXT TIME.UH, SO BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO FORT BEND COUNTY.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE OF OTHER AGENCY WARRANTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A OFFICER FOSTER CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP THAT WAS DISPLAYING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LICENSE PLATES AND CONDUCTING HIS INVESTIGATION.
HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SOME DRUGS, UH, IN THERE IT'S ANOTHER DRUG ARREST.
AND THEN I BELIEVE YOUR LAST ONE IS A ANOTHER DWI ARREST.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WAS QUITE ACTIVE THIS MONTH, JUST IN ARREST ALONE.
I WANTED TO MENTION THE, UH, PORCH PARROT.
SO A UPS OR FEDEX DELIVERED A GENERATOR TO A RESIDENT, LEFT IT ON THEIR PORCH MIRROR MINUTES LATER, IT WAS PICKED UP BY AN INDIVIDUAL.
THE THEFT WAS CALLED ON A RING DOORBELL, CALL IT ON A RING DOORBELL.
WE'RE ABLE TO GET A LICENSE PLATE OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE.
DETECTIVE MEZA GABI FOLLOWED UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO THE SUSPECT SISTER AND WITHOUT ALERTING THEM, HE WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THERE WAS A GOVERNMENT CHECK WAITING FOR HIM, CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE A QUICKLY CAME AND WE GAVE HIM A FREE RIDE TO FORT BEND COUNTY JAIL WHEN HE GETS RELEASED.
SO, WELL, I HAVE TO GIVE, UH, DETECTIVE MEZA GABBY IS DO, HE IS QUITE CONVINCING AND I'M SURE THEY WERE SPEAKING THE SAME LINGO, UH, GOING INTO YOUR ADDITIONAL NOTES PACKET.
THE CHIEF HAS, UH, ALWAYS LEAVES IN THERE THAT WE ARE STILL IN OUR COVID PREVENTION PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY AS THE SCALE SEEMS TO GO UP AND DOWN.
AND THAT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE HAD A LITTLE SCARE CAUSE WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ON OUR SIDE AS WELL THAT WERE OUT.
UH, FORTUNATELY EVERYBODY HAS HEALTHY AND GOT RETURNED PRETTY QUICK.
I REMINDER NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS NEXT TUESDAY THAT WE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM.
AND THAT THEY LIST RIGHT NOW HAS FOUR CONFIRMED PARTIES THAT, UH, MADONNA WILL BE MAKING CONTACT WITH PREVIOUS.
ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO NATIONAL MITEL TO BRING UP, HAS EVERYONE RSVP TO MADONNA WHILE I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE AS VP RIGHT AWAY, BUT YEAH, SO WE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT.
AND, UH, LARRY AND BEVERLY MARTIN HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN REPORTING ON THIS FOR FOREVER AND WE FINALLY LAST WEEK GOT THE SIGNED MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BACK FROM HARRIS COUNTY, WITH THE SHERIFF AND COUNTY JUDGE AND DPS HIS SIGNATURE.
NOW I DEMIA, THE VENDOR HAS AGREED TO DO OUR PROGRAMMING AND TRAINING AND WE ARE NUMBER FOUR ON THE LIST, WHICH PUTS US APPROXIMATELY EIGHT WEEKS OUT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT IN SERVICE THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS THAT REALISTICALLY THE ATV AND FLOCK GRANTS.
I KNOW THE CHIEF HAS MENTIONED THOSE.
WE ARE JUST SIMPLY WAITING ON THE RECIPIENT AGREEMENT THAT, UH, THEY HAVE NOT SAID ANYTHING, BUT WE'RE HOPING OCTOBER IS THE MONTH FOR THAT SHOP 39, WHICH IS OUR NEWEST TAHOE.
AND THEY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP YESTERDAY FOR THE BUILD.
SO WE HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK THREE TO FOUR WEEKS, SAY A LITTLE PRAYER THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH THAT THING THAT TAKES A LONG TIME, UH, THE FREEZE MITIGATION WITH FEMA.
I WANTED TO LEAVE THAT IN THERE AS THE CHIEF HAS MENTIONED, ANNA MARIA AND I TAKE TURNS CALMING EACH OTHER
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DOWN AFTER TALKING WITH FEMA.I THINK WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS WITH THEM TIKO.
I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHEN I TALKED TO THE CHIEF, BUT HE WANTED TO ASSURE EVERYBODY THAT EVERYBODY HAD MET THEIR MANDATORY TRAINING HOURS AND, UH, CLASSES.
AND THAT, UH, OCTOBER 1ST STARTS THE NEW TRAINING CYCLE.
SO THE CHIEF WAS VERY HAPPY THAT HE DIDN'T GET ANY NOTICES FROM TICO ABOUT PEOPLE THAT WERE MISSING HOURS OR, OR CLASSES.
AND THEN, UH, A QUICK UPDATE ON RECRUITING AND HIRING.
WE GOT TODAY, THE, UH, PSYCHOLOGICAL PAPERWORK WE NEEDED FOR OUR CANDIDATE WHO IS READY FOR THE CHIEF TO MAKE A CONDITIONAL JOB OFFER TO WE, I BELIEVE THAT HE'S GOING TO MAKE A POINT TO COME IN SOMETIME THIS WEEK SIMPLY TO MAKE THE CONDITIONAL JOB OFFER SO WE CAN GET MOVING WITH THAT APPLICANT.
AND THAT SHOULD GIVE US WITHIN A WEEK OR 10 DAYS AN OFFICER TO GET SUITED UP AND INTO THE TRAINING PROGRAM, WE HAVE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY FIVE OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR THE PATROL AND SERGEANT POSITIONS.
THE TWO OF THEM ARE VERY PROMISING AND ARE MOVING SWIFTLY THROUGH THE BACKGROUND PROCESS, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THREE PART-TIME DISPATCHERS THAT ARE READY TO BE MADE OFFERS TO, I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF MENTIONED LAST TIME, BUT ONE OF THEM WENT OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE AND HAS DECIDED TO STAY OUT.
SO WE WERE DOWN ONE THERE, ONE WENT FROM DISPATCH TO PATROL AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
SO WE'LL, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY GOING TO BE FILLING POSITIONS THAT HAVE THROUGH ATTRITION BEEN VACATED, BUT TO GIVE US A LITTLE BETTER, PART-TIME DISPATCH STAFF IN THE EVENING.
AND THEN ONE OF MY OWN PERSONAL COMMENTS IS ABOUT THE WEATHER AND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE, WE'RE STILL MONITORING THE WEATHER THAT WE HAVE SAM, WHICH IS A HURRICANE, A THREE THAT'S OUT THERE JUST DANCING AROUND, BUT THERE'S TWO MORE DEPRESSIONS THAT HAVE SPUN UP RIGHT OFF OF THE COAST OF AFRICA, WHICH IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THAT'S WHERE IT SEEMS TO START AND THEN COME OUR WAY, UH, THE, THE POINT BEING THIS IS JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED THAT YOU'VE MADE ALL OF YOUR ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY PETS, IF YOU HAVE THEM.
AND THEN THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SUBJECT TO BE CALLED IN THAT YOU HAVE YOUR GO BAG WITH YOU AND READY TO GO.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THEIR REPORT.
FIRST OF ALL, JACK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I THINK THERE WAS, I THINK THERE'S A GOOD REPORT NOW.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE THING THAT, UH, UH, WE HAD A MEADOWS PLACE AND THEY'RE ROLLING BILLBOARD DOWN IN, UH, RICHMOND FOR THE FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR.
UM, IT'S THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL YEAR AND I'M REALLY, REALLY TICKLED THAT WE WERE REPRESENTED.
AND I APPRECIATE, AND I KNOW THAT, UH, WE HAD A GOOD DRIVER THERE AND, UH, ALICIA DIDN'T HIT ANY HORSES OR ANYTHING.
UM, BUT, UH, NO, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, AND, UH, AS HE WAS STATING, HE WAVED TO PEOPLE SAID HI AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF AND HAD HIS PARADE WAVED DOWN.
UM, BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF.
UH, EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE YOURSELF, UH, AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO GETTING THAT DOWN THERE AND GETTING IT, GETTING PLUGGED INTO THAT PARADE, THEY FILLED UP WITH SPOTS, BUT WE WERE THERE AND THEY PUT US IN.
AND, UH, I THINK THAT GOES TO SAY, UH, OUR, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WELL-RESPECTED AMONGST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE COUNTY, AND, UH, THEY WERE TICKLED TO SEE IT DOWN THERE TOO.
I HAVE FROM COMMENTS THAT I GOT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS, UH, COUNSELING BUDDY, HIM AND QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR SYSTEM CHIEF BATCHES TO COMMENT.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR, UH, YOUR STAFF THIS MONTH WITH 19 ARRESTS AND KNOWING THAT YOU GUYS WERE IN QUARANTINE AND COVID LOCKED DOWN A BIG PART OF THAT AND SHORT, SHORT STAFF, UH, IT WAS A RECORD MONTH, SO GOOD JOB.
IT WAS THE GUYS OUT ON THE STREET, BUT WE WILL PASS IT ALONG TO THEM.
WELL, WELL, I'LL GO ALONG WITH, UH, THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING OUT THERE, UH, AND LOOKING AFTER US.AND, UM, I SAW AN OFFICER, UH, GOING DOWN BY THAT PENDER PARK, YOU KNOW, WHERE ALL THE, ALL THE WHAT'S THAT CALLED THE, UH, INCLUSIVE PARK, SLOWING DOWN AND WAVING AT SOME KIDS THAT WERE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE OVER THERE.
AND THEN JUST, YOU KNOW, JACK THAT REALLY DOES A LOT TO KNIT FABRIC BROUGHT COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND THEN IT'S OBVIOUSLY, UM, I WILL HAVE TO SHARE ONE, ONE STORY THOUGH, THE LT AND I WERE TALKING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT THE OTHER DAY AND, UH, ABOUT MEADOWS PLACE.
AND SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, AND WE WERE, SHE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT'S SO FUNNY WHEN WE STOPPED PEOPLE AND THEY GO, I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO THROUGH MEADOWS PLACE.
AND WE HAD A GREAT LAUGH WITH THAT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S TRUE INFORMATION.
AND THOSE PEOPLE MEANING THE BAD GUYS KNOW IT.
AND, UM, WHEN THEY COME THROUGH, SOMETIMES IT COSTS AND, UH, I GOT REAL TICKLED AT THE LTE SAYING, YEP, IT'S FUNNY TO LISTEN TO THEM WHEN, WHEN ONE OF THEM'S IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND ONE OF THEM'S GETTING HOLLERED AT.
SO ANYWAY, Y'ALL KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND MAKE THEM WANT TO AVOID, I BELIEVE.
JACK ALSO LET THE CHIEF KNOW THE KIDS LOVE THE POLICE OFFICERS BEING AT BASEBALL THIS WEEK.
IT WAS OPENING WEEKEND AND THEY CAME OUT AND HANDED OUT THE STICKERS AND ALL, I WILL MOST CERTAINLY PASS IT ON.
AND IF THEY SEE HIM PRACTICING IN THE EVENING, THEY CAN STOP, YOU KNOW, ANGRY.
IS THERE AN APPROXIMATE TIME THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE? NO, SHE'S TALKING ABOUT DURING THE WEEK PRACTICING PRACTICE GOT A TIME.
JUST PULL OVER AND SAY HI TO THEM.
THE KIDS LOVE IT OR DRIVE BACK JUST AS THE PITCHER'S PITCH.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
UH, I DON'T REMEMBER TOO, IS, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UH, JENNIFER CABELO WAS, GET UP AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT ALL THE ENFORCEMENT SHE'S BEEN DOING.
UM, SO FOR THIS QUARTER, UM, YOU'LL SEE, ON YOUR FIRST PAGE THERE, THE TOTAL VIOLATIONS, UH, PER MONTH, UM, I'VE PLACED THERE FOR YOUR VIEWING FOR JULY.
WE HAVE 153 DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS AUGUST.
WE HAD 84 OUT OF THOSE, UH, CLOSED VIOLATIONS IN JULY WERE 1 98, AUGUST 180 4 AND SEPTEMBER 1 29, WHICH BRING THE TOTALS AT THE BOTTOM THERE FOR THE OPEN CASES.
I'M SORRY FOR THE OPEN VIOLATIONS, UH, 3 45 AND THE CLOSED VIOLATIONS, FIVE 11.
YOU LOOK DOWN ON THE VERY BOTTOM THERE.
I'M GOING TO GO OVER THAT ON THE NEXT, UH, ON THE FOURTH PAGE.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT THE CASES OPENED.
AUGUST WAS 77, SEPTEMBER WAS 51.
AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OPENED WITH 203 CASES CLOSED FOR JULY WAS ONE 17, AUGUST 1 36, SEPTEMBER 80, WITH A TOTAL OF 3 33 CASES CLOSED CASES TO COURT, UM, IN JULY OR TO AUGUST OR FIVE, SEPTEMBER WAS FIVE AS WELL FOR A TOTAL OF 12, WE GO TO THE SECOND PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS, UH, INCURRED IN THIS TIMEFRAME.
AND THE TOP ONES REALLY WERE THE GRASS AND WEEDS.
WHEN THE EXCESSIVE NINE INCHES OR 41, I DID LANDSCAPING AND TREES WITH 35 TRASH CANS, RUBBISH, RECYCLED.
BEN'S VISIBLE FROM THE STREET WHERE 30 IN PROPER CLEARANCE OF TREES.
UM, THAT'S PRIMARILY TREES, BUT IT'S ALSO INCLUDING SHRUBS THERE IT'S 29 BANDIT SIGNS.
THERE'S 21 AND GRASS AND WEEDS AND THE CRACKS OF THE CONCRETE WHERE 19.
AND OF COURSE, YOU'LL SEE THE NEXT ONE IS A TRASH NEXT TO CURB, NOT THE TRASH DAY, THAT'S 16.
AND IT GOES DOWN TO THAT, THE END OF THE PAGE AND THE NEXT ONE AS WELL, JENNIFER, I APPRECIATE THIS.
AND, UM, BUT I'M GONNA LET COUNSEL READ DOWN
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TO THE BOTTOM, BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU, IS THERE ANYTHING HERE THAT STANDS OUT THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF, THAT WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF? YEAH.OR THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF? UM, WELL, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH, UM, THE IMPROPER CLEARANCE OF TREES.
UH, THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT IN THE CITY I DID.
AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT IN THE NOTATIONS.
UH, AND THE F PAGES FOLLOWING PAGE ONE HERE.
UM, LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT, UH, UNSANITARY SWIMMING POOLS.
UM, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A DAY AND A HALF OF NOT FREEZING WEATHER, BUT COLD OR COOLER WEATHER, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SKATERS OUT THERE AND THESE POOLS ARE A HUGE, BRING A SPOT FOR THEM.
WE HAD THREE THAT WE TREATED WITH UNSANITARY STATE OF DISREPAIR, ET CETERA.
UM, ARE WE LOOKING AFTER THOSE? ARE YOU MAKING SURE THE HOMEOWNERS ARE, HOW DOES THAT WORK IN THE HOMEOWNERS ARE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE, WHICH IS, UM, YEAH, AND THAT'S, UH, I WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY GET A WARRANT TO GO ON PROPERTY TO DO THAT.
WHY WOULD YOU HAVE TO DO THAT TO HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE? TECHNICALLY I CANNOT.
WELL, I CANNOT STEP FOOT IN THE BACKYARD WITHOUT THE WARRANT.
WELL THEN GET A POLICE OFFICER AND GO IN THERE AND LET'S THROW SOME PUTTS IN THERE.
BUT IF, IF WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A POOL, IT'S A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT DOWN THERE AND TALK ABOUT IT A MONTH LATER AND PUT IT ON A REPORT.
JENNIFER, I DON'T MEAN TO BE HARSH, BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THAT DAY.
IF, WHEN WE FIND IT, WE THERE, WE'VE GOT WEST NOW NEXT TO US, WE'VE GOT, UH, ZIKA NEXT TO US AND SUGAR-LADEN, UM, I MEAN, THESE THINGS ARE HITTING HERE AND, UH, WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.
I'M GONNA AGAIN, REMIND TOM TO PUT SOMETHING DOWN.
THAT'S UH, WHEN WE STARTED THE MOSQUITO SEASON, AGAIN, 95% OF THE CITY'S PROBLEMS WITH MOSQUITOES ARE FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT A BIG PART OF THOSE BREEDERS ARE FROM POOLS.
YOU'VE SEEN THEM DOWN THERE, THOSE LITTLE LARVAE THINGS GETTING READY TO KILL ME.
SO LET'S, UH, LET LET'S JUMP ON THAT.
NOW, IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH GOING ON THERE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, FROM CITY CODE ORDINANCE, Y'ALL TALK IT OVER, BUT FIGURE OUT A WAY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH TO THE NEXT PAGE AFTER THE LIST OF VIOLATIONS, WHICH IS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT VIOLATION FLOW CHART.
UM, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE MAYOR AND I WORKED ON AND IT WAS ACTUALLY PUBLISHED ONTO OUR WEBSITE IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
UM, QUITE SIMPLY, THIS IS THE FLOW OF A CASE, AND THAT WOULD BE EITHER I'M GIVEN A COMPLAINT AND I CREATE A CASE HERE IN THE SYSTEM AND I GO OUT AND INSPECT IT OR I'M OUT IN THE FIELD.
AND I SEE A VIOLATION AND I CREATE A CASE AFTER THAT.
ONCE I CREATE THE CASES CREATED, I WILL GO AHEAD AND WITH THE REVAMPING OF, UM, THE METHOD OF OPERATION, UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY WERE INCURRING.
AND ONE WAY WAS FOR ME TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE SURE I MADE CONTACT IN PERSON EACH TIME.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS CHANGED.
UM, I'VE ACTUALLY GONE OUT AND EVERY CASE, SINCE THIS HAS BEEN PUT ON LINE, I'VE GONE TO EVERY SINGLE DOOR AND KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE HOMEOWNER OR THE RESIDENT TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME.
I HAVE A YELLOW DOOR HANGER, WHICH YOU'LL SEE, WHICH IS I BELIEVE THE NEXT PAGE.
SO THAT YELLOW DOOR HANGER I WILL HAVE WITH ME, IF THEY ANSWER THE DOOR, I WILL, OF COURSE EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT THE VIOLATIONS THAT THEY HAVE ARE AND GIVE THEM THAT SO THEY CAN HAVE REFERENCE TO IT.
OF COURSE, UH, AFTER THAT'S DONE, I WILL LET THEM KNOW AS WELL THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RECEIVE SOMETHING IN THE MAIL.
SO A REITERATION OF WHAT WAS SAID THAT DAY.
UM, SO WHEN THE INSPECTION DATES COME AROUND, UM, I WILL GO AHEAD AND WAIT UNTIL THE DAY AFTER OR WHENEVER IT IS AVAILABLE TO WHEN I'M AVAILABLE TO GO OUT.
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UM, SHORTLY AFTER TO REINSPECT, ONCE I REINSPECT AND IT IS IN COMPLIANCE, ARE THE VIOLATIONS ARE IN COMPLIANCE.IF IT'S NOT IN COMPLIANCE AT THAT POINT, UH, IT GOES INTO, UM, THE CASES, UH, GO INTO COURT AND THERE'LL BE HANDLED THROUGH THE JUDGE.
UH, AND WITH THIS, UM, FLOW CHART, YOU SEE, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE AND DIRECT AS TO WHAT I'VE JUST TOLD YOU, WHAT'S GOING TO OCCUR.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION ISSUED CO INSPECTIONS.
UH, IF IT'S COMPLIANT, IT'S CLOSED.
IF IT'S NOT, IT GOES INTO COURT, ESPECIALLY NOTATIONS.
THERE IS THAT THE RESIDENT IS THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWING THE JUDGE OR JURY, WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE, UM, TO SHOW THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE AT THAT TIME.
AND OF COURSE, UH, WE'VE PUT ON THERE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES PER VIOLATION.
SO THEY CAN HAVE THAT UNDERSTANDING AS WELL, COUNCIL, THAT WAS ALL CLEANED UP AFTER WE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT NIGHT.
AND I THINK JENNIFER'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF LAYING IT OUT HERE AND MAKING IT CLEAN AND SIMPLE AND EASY.
AND THERE'S NOT AN, AND I THINK THERE WAS ONE, UH, I THINK RICK WAS REALLY, AND DAVID, MAYBE BOTH WERE ADAMANT ABOUT GOING OUT AFTER THE COMPLAINT ABOUT DATES.
AND THAT'S, IF I'M TO BE INSPECTED ON THE FIRST, OR IF IT'S UP ON THE FIRST, SHE'S NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE SECOND OR AFTER.
SO, AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.
ONE THING I FEEL LIKE WE MIGHT NEED TO SAY IS ON THE LETTER, IT SAYS, VIOLATIONS MUST BE CORRECTED BY THAT DATE SAYING SOMEWHERE ON THERE, JENNIFER WILL GO OUT AND INSPECT AFTER THAT DATE.
UH, SHORTLY AFTER I KNOW IT'S ON THE FLOWCHART, BUT THAT WHO'S GOING TO GO TO THE WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THAT.
UM, BUT ON THAT LETTER, SOMEHOW STATE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS THAT, THAT WAS THE QUESTION WE GET A LOT FROM HOMEOWNERS IS DO I HAVE TO CALL EVERY TIME AND SAY, HEY, IT'S TAKEN CARE OF NO, SHE'S GOING TO GO BY AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UH, AFTER THAT DATE, IF THERE'S A WAY TO END THAT IN, THAT'LL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CALLS THAT I GET, THAT IF THEY DON'T GET IT CORRECTED BY THAT DATE AND IT GOES TO COURT, THEY CAN STILL FIX IT AND AVOID THE FINE IF THE JUDGE AGREES, BUT THEY WILL NOT AVOID THE COURT COSTS.
AND I THINK THAT, I THINK THAT'S UNDERSTOOD THE WAY THIS IS, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL UNDERSTAND CAUSE THAT THAT'S PART OF WHAT I'M SURE CONVERSATION YOU HAVE WITH THEM IS, HEY, YOU'VE GOT 10 DAYS TO GET THIS.
IF YOU DON'T GET IT TAKEN CARE OF, YOU'LL GET A CITATION AT THAT POINT.
IT'S AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE SHE'D HAVE PEOPLE FIVE PEOPLE UP HERE TALKING TO HER WHILE SHE'S WALKING FROM THERE TO HERE.
THAT'S NO, IT'S WHEN JACK'S GUYS AND GALS WRITE A TICKET, THAT'S DONE.
THEY DON'T GET TO COME AND HAMMER HIM, MEET HIM UP AT HEB AND SAY, HEY, I NEED TO, I FIXED MY TREE.
UH, NO, THAT'S THAT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS IS TO SETTLE IT OUT AND JUST HANDLE IT IN A MORE RHYTHMIC MANNER AND CONSISTENT MANNER.
AND, UM, IF I MAY SAY KURT, UM, I HAVE HAD THAT QUESTION ALSO, UH, WHEN I STARTED DOING THIS ON EVERY SINGLE CASE THAT'S CREATED NOW.
UM, AND I'VE LEARNED TO GO AHEAD AND STATE THAT IN THERE AS WELL, THAT WHEN THE COMPLY BY DATE COMES, I WILL COME BY AFTERWARDS AFTER THAT DATE TO REINSPECT.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO EMAIL ME ANY PHOTOS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME JUST TO REST ASSURED IT'S GOING TO BE DONE.
IF IT'S IN COMPLIANCE, CASE WILL BE CLOSED.
SO, AND I STILL DO HAVE PEOPLE NOW THAT THEY'RE, I'M TELLING THEM THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT TRIGGERS SOMETHING AND THEN THEY SEND ME THE PHOTOS NOW MORE I'M GOING OKAY.
CAUSE THAT'S THE QUESTION I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OR IT CAME UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING.
I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
UM, WHAT DOES WINDOW INSTALLED? ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL DEVICES PROHIBITED.
IS THAT A WINDOW UNIT? YES, SIR.
AND IS THAT NOT ALLOWED ANYWHERE ON THE HOME OR JUST ON THE FRONT, ON THE FRONT OR ANYWHERE THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE STREET.
SO IT CAN BE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY OR EVEN MAYBE EVEN A SIDE WINDOW THAT'S COVERED BY THE FENCE AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT ONCE YOU SEE IT FROM THE STREET, IT'S NOT ALLOWED.
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UH, AND THEN HOW ARE, HOW ARE THINGS GOING WITH RENTAL PERMITS? I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU WERE WORKING ON FINDING HOUSES THAT ARE RENTALS THAT DON'T HAVE A PERMIT FOR THAT.AND THAT GOES THROUGH INVESTIGATING THE CASE ITSELF.
UM, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M SAYING, OKAY, I'M GOING TO LOOK TODAY FOR RENTALS.
IT'S JUST BASICALLY FINDING, UM, ADDRESSES WHERE THE HOMEOWNER, UH, WHEN IT POPS UP IN THE SYSTEM RESIDES AT ANOTHER ADDRESS.
SO THEN I CAN GO INVESTIGATE THROUGH MY WAY OF FINDING OUT WHETHER THERE'S PERMITS ON THAT OR NOT.
AND THERE'S NOT, THEN I'LL ADDRESS IT AS WELL.
NO, I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING YOU'D BEEN DOING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
UM, I THINK EVERY TIME THAT YOU PRESENT IT, IT LOOKS BETTER AND BETTER.
THE OTHER QUESTION WAS SO ON YOUR FLOW CHART, WHEN YOU GET TO CASE CLOSED, AND THIS IS JUST A QUESTION, DOES THE HOMEOWNER GET ANY NOTIFICATION THAT THE CASE IS CLOSED? DO THEY KNOW IT'S CLOSED OR JUST SIMPLY GOES AWAY? HOW, HOW DOES THAT THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION.
UM, WHAT I'M MAKING A PRACTICE OF IS SAYING TO THEM WHEN I GO OUT AND INSPECT, IF IT IS IN COMPLIANCE, UM, THEN THE CASE WILL BE CLOSED.
AT THIS POINT, THERE'S NOTHING.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS, UM, ON HERE BEFORE, WHEN YOU GO BACK TO REINSPECT, UH, THE HOMEOWNER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT YOU IF THEY NEED MORE TIME, CORRECT? YES.
AND YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE, UH, NOTICE OF VIOLATION HER PHONE NUMBERS HIGHLIGHTED.
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS WHEN SHE HANDS IT OUT EVERY TIME.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO SEE.
ALL RIGHT NOW, TO THE LAST PAGE OF WHAT I HAVE HERE, I'VE GOT SOME KIND OF TREAT CLEARANCE FOR CANCEL CA 3D COMPLIANT, ET CETERA.
SO, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THE THEME HERE IS THE IMPROPER CLEARANCE OF TREES FOR THE VIOLATION, FOR THE NOTICE FOR THE DOOR HANGER.
UM, THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST A SIMPLE MAP OF WHAT I USE ON MY DAY TO DAY INSPECTIONS.
UM, BUT THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE TREAT CASES THAT I'VE HAD.
UM, THE 30 THAT ARE COMPLIANT OR AS YOU CAN SEE FILLED IN AND THE FIVE THAT ARE OPEN OR A SEMI FILLED IN.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE IS, AS YOU COULD SEE 165 THAT I'VE VISUALLY SEEN, THAT I, YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE BELOW 16, 16 FEET OVER THE STREET OR 10 FEET OVER THE SIDEWALK.
UM, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY TO GET ALL OF THESE AS QUICK AS I'D LIKE TO.
SO I'M ADDRESSING THEM AS JENNIFER.
THIS MAP TELLS US THE TREE CLEARANCE CASES THAT ARE IN THE COMCAST SYSTEM, 30 THAT ARE COMPLIANT.
NO, THERE'S 30, THAT ARE COMPLIANT AND FIVE CASES THAT ARE STILL OPEN, UH, WAITING FOR THEIR INSPECTION.
UM, AND I'M IMAGINING THERE'S A F PROBABLY THE ONE NEXT TO US RIGHT HERE, WHICH HAS THE TREES ON TRYIN AND ON KIRKWOOD.
UM, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION, WHICH I'VE LET THEM KNOW THAT, OF COURSE THE PROCESS WITH THAT MANY TREES, I UNDERSTAND JUST LET ME KNOW IN ADVANCE AND I CAN EXTEND IT TO HOWEVER LONG THEY NEED IT.
SO THIS 1 65 IS WHAT I'VE GONE OUT IN THROUGH THE CITY.
AND VISUALLY NOTICED THE TREES ARE THERE OBVIOUSLY LOWER THAN THAT 16 FOOT.
UM, AND I DO HAVE ANOTHER MAP, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO SHOW YOU CAUSE IT'S REALLY MESSY, BUT THAT'S THE AREAS THAT I HAVE FOUND WHERE THEY ARE LIKE THAT.
SO I HAVE A REFERENCE POINT TO GO BACK.
ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING FOR JENNIFER? YOU CAN GO HOME.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU WORKING ON THE WEEKENDS TOO.
AND FOR THE REPORT THAT EVERYBODY WAITS ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, HAD A TOTAL OF 31, UM, REPORT INCIDENTS, THIS, UH, THIS LAST, A REPORTING PERIOD, UM, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL WAS 75% OVER 74.19%.
AND THERE'S, AND THERE'S A BREAKDOWN ON THERE
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OF HOW IT IS WITH MUCH OVER OR SIGNIFICANTLY OVER HALF OF THEM BEING EMS CALLS.UM, AGAIN, I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE EMS HERE.
UM, WE'VE GOT, UH, SOME FALSE ALARMS GET, UH, UM, ONE MISCHIEVOUS FALSE ALARM.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY KNOW THAT.
IS THERE A NEED TO ASK MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT KNOWING THE ANSWER, UH, BUT ALL THE REST OF THEM, ARE YOU STANDARD THINGS? THE, WITH THE, UH, REPORTING OUT TO BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE EMS ARE BOTH, UH, RIGHT HERE IN MEADOWS PLACE WITH, UH, UH, NATE AND I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING, BUT, UH, CAN'T FIND IT SO NEVERMIND, UM, WITH THAT COUNSEL I'M MOVING ON, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND I CAN GO TO FIND IT.
UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY A LOW NUMBER, SO I'M HAPPY.
UM, MOVING ON TO A CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT, NICK KB CITY ADMINISTRATOR, WHO'S GOING TO GIVE US A GREAT REPORT.
UH, FIRST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHIEF ASHTON AND ANNA MARIA FOR TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM AND GETTING WITH FEMA.
I KNOW THAT'S A TOUGH PROCESS I'VE BEEN THERE AND, UM, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM PUBLICLY FOR THE RECORD, COURTNEY, THAT THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AT WORKING THROUGH THAT LABYRINTH.
UM, HOPEFULLY IT'LL BEAR FRUIT.
UH, BUT IF IT DOESN'T, I UNDERSTAND WHICH ONE IT IS A LABYRINTH, IT IS A LABYRINTH.
UM, BUT THEY'RE WORKING HARD AND I KNOW THEY ARE.
AND THERE'S USUALLY ON DAYS WHEN I SEE ANNA MARIA WALKING DOWN THE HALL AND HER SHOULDERS ARE LOWERED.
I KNOW SHE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH FEMA.
AND SO, UM, SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL HIS WORK ON THAT.
CAUSE I KNOW IT'S, IT'S TOUGH AND ANNA MARIA MAY OR MAY NOT BE LISTENING AT HOME.
SO, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AFTER HURRICANES AND AFTER NICHOLAS, WE DID THIS AS WE DO, WHAT'S CALLED AN AFTER-ACTION REVIEW.
WE GET TOGETHER AS A STAFF AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND, UM, KIND OF DEBRIEF ON, ON, ON THE STORM.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THIS, I WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW OF IS AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, DURING A STORM, WHETHER WE HAVE PARTIAL OR FULL ACTIVATION OF REOC, WE DO HAVE SOME EMPLOYEES THAT ARE LABELED AS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL.
THAT IS PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO RIDE OUT THE STORM HERE AT CITY HALL.
WE ALSO HAVE OBVIOUSLY EMPLOYEES THAT AREN'T AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT EVACUATED.
UM, IT BECAME PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO DO A GOOD JOB AS STAFF OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE EMPLOYEES KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE COME UP WITH AN ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A FORM THAT ESSENTIALLY THEY SIGN AND IT GIVES THEM VERY CLEAR DIRECTION ON THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ANONYMITY OF A HURRICANE.
UM, AND SO THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BEHIND, UM, DO SIGN THAT FORM SO THAT THEY KNOW VERY CLEARLY THAT THESE ARE THEIR ROLES.
UH, THERE IS ASSOCIATED NIMS TRAINING, UH, NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TRAINING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ROLE.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THAT TRAINING AS WELL.
BUT I JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A HURRICANE.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WHEN THE HURRICANE'S ON YOUR DOORSTEP, IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHO STAYS AND WHO GOES.
SO, UM, THAT WAS, YEAH, THAT'S ENOUGH ABOUT THAT.
UM, LASTLY, I WANT TO MENTION THAT, UH, AND THE PARKS ARENA, UH, THE NATURE CENTER, UH, IS CLOSED THIS WEEK.
UH, THEY ARE DOING SOME RENOVATION AND REHAB OF THE NATURE CENTER ITSELF.
THEY'RE PAINTING AND REHABBING THE FLOORS.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, EVERYBODY TO GO SEE IT WHEN IT OPENS UP, UH, ALL OF THE ANIMALS HAVE BEEN RELOCATED OVER NEXT DOOR TO THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
UH, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ACTIVE ADULTS WILL STILL MEET OVER THERE.
HOWEVER, THEY'LL JUST BE DOING THEIR ACTIVITIES NEXT TO THE ANIMALS.
IT'LL BE REOPENED, UH, NEXT WEEK ON THE FIFTH.
UM, AND THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT TONIGHT.
SO IF THE CLUB 55 MINUTES OVER THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE KINDA LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF RAINFOREST CAFE OVER THERE TODAY.
AND I HEARD SOMEONE SAY, WHERE'S THE TARANTULA.
AND I WENT AHEAD AND EXCUSE MYSELF.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SYNOPSIS AND THE WAY WE DID IT, UH, VERY PROFESSIONAL, UM, MOVING ON MAYOR'S COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UM, MY FIRST COMMENTS ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND IT'S EXCELLENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, TEXAS.
UM, CAUSE WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE HAVING IT IN AUGUST.
I MEAN THAT AREN'T HAVING IT IN AUGUST.
WE HAVE, HAVEN'T AN OCTOBER WHY TEXAS IS SMARTER.
UM, W IT IS FROM SIX TO EIGHT.
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IN THE AUDIENCE, ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF THOSE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL NYAN OUT.UH, I KNOW, UH, RICK'S GOT SOME BUSINESS THAT HE'S GOING TO BE WITH FROM THE CITY AND WON'T BE THERE.
IT'LL BE YOUR FIRST TIME TO MISS AND FOREVER UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THE, I FORGET YOU HANGING AROUND WITH THE MUCKETY MUCK AND YOU GET OBLIGATED UP THERE.
UH, JUST WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS IMPORTANT.
AND, UH, CAP NATION, IF, UH, UH, IF YOU WOULD, UH, ASK MADONNA TO KIND OF KEEP US POSTED, UH, AS WE GET PEOPLE REGISTERING.
AND IF YOU WOULD, UM, ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE IN THE MORNING IF YOU COULD STOP OVER TO A VISIT WITH TOM AND I, UH, SOMETIME AFTER NINE O'CLOCK AND YOU JUST WALK IN AND INTERRUPT US, I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND, AND HAVE HIM GO OVER WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
UH, WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING OUT WE CAN.
UH, NEXT THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AS A FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR.
I TOUCHED BASE A LITTLE EARLIER.
UH, WE DID HAVE ONE OF OUR CHIEF CALLS OF MEYER, UH, ROLLING BILLBOARDS, UH, RIDING IN THE PARADE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I'M SORRY, UH, I DIDN'T COMMENT ON THIS, BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE OFFICER WHO RODE IN THE PARADE, UH, AND CAPTAIN
MEADOWS HAS SOME MOST LIGHTS OF ALL OF THEM.
SO, UH, IT MADE HIM FEEL GOOD AND MADE, MAKE ME FEEL GOOD TOO.
THE FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR IS A TRADITION HERE IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
THEY DID HAVE FAIR DAY AND THEY DID LET THE SCHOOLS OUT.
UH, SO I WAS REALLY THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THEY GAVE OUT LAST YEAR, $185,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS THAT FAIRS ABOUT FUN FELLOWSHIP AND FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS.
SO WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, EAT AND DEAL WITH COTTON CANDY, UM, HAVE SOME, UH, KETTLE CORN AND, UH, WELL, WAIT TIL DON'T RAT IN FRONT OF ME.
UH, BUT, UH, ANYWAY, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A NATIONAL OR A COUNTY FAIR THAT'S WELL-KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND, UH, WE NEED TO GO OUT AND SUPPORT IT WHERE WE CAN.
UM, I HADN'T SEEN MEADOWS PLACE, FALL FESTIVAL, AND BIZARRE IS ON OCTOBER 16TH, CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND, AND THE, UM, THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS.
BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS THING'S GOING TO BE FUN.
UH, WE GOT A WHOLE LOT GOING ON.
UM, AND ON THE 16TH, THE, UM, HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION IS GOING TO HAVE A POP-UP OUT THERE.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND YOU CAN'T GET TO THE MEETING ON THE 12TH, AND I URGE EVERYBODY TO COME TO THAT AND I'LL TALK TO THE SECOND, UH, GO BY AND VISIT, UH, VISIT THEM AT THE 16TH AT THE, AT THE CHARTER AT THE BIZARRE, UH, THAT'S ALSO AN IS FROM, UH, 10 TO TWO.
AND THE, UH, FOR THE GARDEN CLUB, UH, METIS PLACE HOME AND GARDEN CLUB IS GOING TO BE OUT THERE AND HAVE THEIR THEY'RE A CRAFT FAIR.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT OUT IN THE PARK AREA RATHER THAN THE COMMUNITY CENTER THIS YEAR.
UH, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE TURN OUT AND SUPPORT THEM BY SOMETHING, BECAUSE THAT ALSO GOES TO FUND THEIR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. SO YOU CAN GO PICK UP SOME FIRST CLASS YARD ART OR WHATEVER YOU WANT AND HELP A KID.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL BE GOING COUNCIL, WHAT, UH, ON DIFFERENT DAYS, THE FIFTH THROUGH THE NIGHT TO THE TML ANNUAL CONFERENCE, UM, UH, RICK'S BEEN AROUND A BUNCH OF THEM AND HE STILL GOES, AND HE KNOWS WHO TO TALK TO AND WHAT TO DO.
WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, PAST PRESIDENT TERRY HENLEY, UH
YOU CAN SCAN THE DATA AHEAD OF TIME.
I WAS LATE ON OUT OF WHAT I CAN GO TO, AND I LIKE TO TALK WITH THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE I DON'T NEED TO GO THE SAME THING YOU'RE GOING TO, CURT'S GOING TO BE THERE WHEN WE COULD COVER THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE A RECAP AFTER, OKAY.
BUT TML CONFERENCES WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION, WE LEARN A LOT, AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING, UH, AND, UH, GOING ON IN SAME TO TARGETED FOR THE CITIES.
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UM, IT'S, UM, HOLD ON A MINUTE.UH, BUT I'LL HAVE THINGS LIKE LEGAL Q AND A, WHICH GOT THERE, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE THINGS FOR SMALL CITIES.
IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, DAVID, THOSE WOULD BE, SOME OF YOU MAY WANT TO CLUE INTO.
AND THEN, UH, I HAD A KNEE IS PROPOSED CHARTER TOWN HALL MEETING THAT IS THE 12TH AT SIX 30, UM, TO IN HERE AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE ASK EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, TO COME, WE MADE A CONTINGENCY.
IF WE SHOULD FILL THIS PLACE UP, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND, AND, UH, TALK DIRECTLY TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, AND, UH, ONE OTHER TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO SEE WHY, UH, YOU, WE SHOULD, UH, CONSIDER IT OR NOT.
UH, BUT THIS'LL BE THE OPPORTUNITY.
UM, SO PLEASE ATTEND AS YOUR QUESTIONS.
IF NOT, YOU CAN SEND IT IN ON THE WEBSITE OR ASK A QUESTION OR GO TO THE CHARTER AND CLICK AND ACCESS US THERE.
WE'VE GOT ALL CONTENT FOR WAY TO COME IN HERE.
WHAT WAS THE TIME AGAIN? SIX 30.
YOU WANT TO HAVE SEAT? WELL, YOU GOT TO SEE DOESN'T MATTER.
SO WE'LL BE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, COUNCIL IS RUNNING THIS SHOW.
THERE WERE GAMES AND SIT AND GET A COMFY CHAIR.
UM, I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT ON THE TIM L CONFERENCE.
ALL RIGHT, TERRY, WHAT YOU SHARE WITH US ABOUT THE TEAM? WELL, YEAH, I WAS WITH BENNETT LAST WEEK AND IT'S BEEN THE LARGEST REGISTRATION IN HISTORY SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE A, A REGULAR CONFERENCE LAST YEAR, PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO GET OUT.
IT WILL BE VERY WELL ATTENDED.
THERE'LL BE SOME EXCELLENT, UH, YOU KNOW, TRAINING COURSES, AS, AS CHARLIE MENTIONED, THE THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL CITY DIFFERENT, UH, DISCUSSIONS GOING ON, WHICH IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT CERTAINLY THE BENEFICIAL FOR THE, UH, LEGAL QUESTION AND ANSWER.
THERE'S ALWAYS VERY GOOD, YOU KNOW, SESSIONS THAT ARE SORT OF MANY, MANY SESSIONS AND I'LL BE DOWN THERE ALL WEEK.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL SEE YOU DOWN THERE.
THAT WAS IT, BASICALLY JUST, OKAY, SO YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST, UH, LARGEST REGISTRATION EVER.
SO LJS BETTER STEP UP THEIR GAME.
UH, UM, PARDON ME WHILE I JOT THAT DOWN, TERRY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT.
UH, MOVING ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, UH, ALL THE COUNCILMAN THAT SIGNED UP FOR THIS GO HIT, UM, NOT A LOT TO REPORT ON DORRANCE.
UM, WE DO HAVE A CHANGE ORDER FOR THEIR CONTRACT TONIGHT, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN HELP US, UM, PREPARE SOME DRAWINGS FOR THE DRIVEWAYS AND, AND COORDINATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS ALONG THERE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPACT THE DRIVEWAYS AND GET THEIR CONSENT, UM, ON THE MOBILITY PROJECT FOR THE BIKE WAY.
UM, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CENTER POINT TO GET BACK WITH US ON THE ROUTE ANALYSIS, UM, BEFORE WHERE THEY WANT OUR AS WELL AS WHERE THE 20 INCH GAS LINE IS GOING TO BE PUT.
AND THEN I'VE BEEN ASKED BY, UH, STAFFORD CDC TO COME OVER AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THE PROJECT ENTAILS.
AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE ALREADY FUNDED IT AND WE'VE GOT THE CHECK, UH, THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
UM, THEY WERE ACTUALLY MEETING TONIGHT AND I TOLD THEM IT'S KIND OF AN IMPORTANT MEETING FOR US TO BE HERE.
SO ASK THEM TO SCHEDULE A, UH, A SPECIAL MEETING SOMETIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.
WELL, HOPE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER PROJECT RICKY? UM, THERE WAS A TIMEFRAME PUT FORTH BY CENTER POINT.
ARE WE NOT? YEAH, THEY PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT ANOTHER THREE WEEKS OR SO.
IF THEY MEET THEIR SCHEDULE, IT MIGHT NOT HURT TO SEND AN EMAIL JUST AS A FOLLOW UP.
CAUSE I KNEW WE WEREN'T STUMBLING UP AGAINST THE DUE DATE, BUT IT'S OH.
AND, AND WE DID DO A NOTICE PROCEED FOR THE WORK THAT IS NOT IN THE CENTER POINT EASEMENT.
SO SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS SURVEYS AND STUFF WE'LL GET STARTED OUTSTANDING.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING PROJECT AND A HECK OF A FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR A CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM D REGULAR AGENDA CANCEL THE FIRST THREE ITEMS ARE A RECORD VOICE VOTE.
SO YOU WILL BE RECORDING IT, UH, LIVE AS WE GO.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION
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AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE 2021 DASH 35 ADOPTING THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 DASH 22.UM, AND I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 20 21, 20 20 21 DASH 35.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION MOTION BY TIAA.
NOW THIS IS NOT THE ONE THAT WE HAVE TO READ THE SPECIAL LANGUAGE.
WELL, WE GOT TO READ ALL THREE OF THEM SPECIAL LANGUAGE.
AND I'M GETTING READY TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
UH, I WILL NOW CALL UPON EACH MEMBER BY NAME.
NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ON THE NEXT ONE.
UH, I WILL NOW CALL ON EACH MEMBER BY NAME, TAKE A RECORD VOTE ONCE YOUR NAME IS CALLED ANSWER, ADD A SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL OR OF THE MOTION FOR NE TO SIGNIFY YOUR DISAPPROVAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER, STATE YOUR BOAT.
WELL, ARE WE GOING TO, YOU WENT TO JASPER ANY DISCUSSION DID.
DID YOU NOT DISCUSS? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I THOUGHT WE WERE DISCUSSED THIS TO DEATH.
WE'VE GOT AN EYE COUNCIL MEMBER MILLS COUNCIL MEMBER, STABLING COUNCIL MEMBER.
KAPUSCINSKI I OUT SOME MEMBER MURDERS.
UH, EVERYONE WAS HERE SO WE CAN SKIP THERE.
THIS MOTION IS CARRIED AND, UH, WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO RATIFY.
UM, THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE 20 21, 20 22 BUDGET ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2021, A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO.
UM, COUNSEL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO WHEN THERE'S A TAX INCREASE, WHETHER IT BE A DOLLAR OR A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO I NEED A MOTION TO RATIFY THE TAX INCREASE OF 1.16, 6%, UH, REFLECTED MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2021.
AND THAT COMES TO THE AMOUNT OF, BY THE WAY, 54,935.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? THEY'LL MOVE A MOTION BY MOTION BY KURT.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS RATIFICATION? ALRIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER, STATE YOUR BOAT COUNCIL, MALE STATE, YOUR BOAT COUNCIL MEMBER STAYED WITH STATE YOUR VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER, MERTON, STATE YOUR VOTE.
SO THE MOTION CARRIED AND LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
NOW, THIS IS WHERE WE ADOPT THE TAX RATES.
NOW THIS IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDERS, 2021 DASH 36, PROVIDING A PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE LEVY, CORRECT COLLECTION OF THE AD VALOREM, TEXAS AXES BY THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS FOR THE YEAR 2021.
UH, SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVED ORDINANCE, 20 21 36, PROVIDING PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR LEVY COLLECTION.
THEY HAD VALOREM, TEXAS TAXES BY THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE TO THE YEAR 2021.
AND THAT I'M SORRY I WAS GETTING READY.
AND THAT TAX RATE IS, AND IT'S A FAMILIAR NUMBER TO ALL OF THIS 0.83, TWO PER HUNDRED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE MOTION BY DAVID.
UH, SECOND BY RICK, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE TAX RATE? UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS ALL UNDER ONM.
UM, THERE IS NO, UH, DEBT TO SERVE.
THERE'S NO DEBT TO SERVE IN HERE.
UH, WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I WILL NOW CALL ON EACH MEMBER AND TAKE, UH, BY NAME TO TAKE THE RECORD, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER BACK STATE YOUR VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER, MILL, STATE, YOUR VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER,
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STATE, AND STATE YOUR VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER.COUNCIL MEMBER MURKINESS, STATE YOUR VOTE.
AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
AND, UM, ANNA MARIA CAN NOW RELAX.
WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO A DISCUSSION AND A CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2021 DAYS 37 APPROVING THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT IT'S SEPTEMBER 10TH MEETING COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION THAT GOES ON.
DO I NEED TO GET A MOTION A SECOND FIRST? YEAH, I THINK I DO.
I WAS GOING TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS.
IF I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE'LL HIT AND DISCUSSION HARD TO HEAR AS SOON AS WE CAN MOTION BY RICK BY KURT.
AND IF YOU'LL LOOK AT YOUR PAPERWORK, YOU WILL SEE, UM, THE EDC BUDGET AND MINE IS PRINTED UPSIDE DOWN.
UM, SO THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES GOING IN FOR THE EDC BUDGET IS AS LISTED AT $623, $23,410, WHICH IS DOWN 4.8, 8% FROM LAST YEAR.
UM, HOWEVER, THERE WERE, AFTER THE FACT, AFTER THE EDC PASSED THEIR BUDGET, THERE WAS A BUDGET REQUEST BY BASEBALL, BASEBALL DESIGN, CORRECT ME, WHOEVER WAS THERE, I WAS EXPLORING A CAVE.
UM, THERE WAS A REQUEST BY BASED OFF A $10,000 SCOREBOARD, WHICH AFTER SOME CONVERSATION, THEY UP AT THE $15,000, UM, AND IT NEEDED TO BE ADDED HERE.
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT, AND I TALKED TO BOB, IT WAS A GRAPH PRESIDENT THAT IT WAS UNANIMOUS THAT ALL THE ADC SUPPORTED, UPPING THE BUDGET BY $15,000.
AND IT MUST BE OKAY BECAUSE TERRY'S GIVEN A THUMBS UP.
UM, SO WE NEED TO, AND NICK, I'M GONNA ASK FOR A LITTLE PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE ON THIS ONE.
DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE BUDGET THAT? OR HOW DO WE DO THIS HERE? COOL.
YOU SAY, WE WANT TO ADD $50,000 THAT TOTAL AND THEN VOTE.
NO, YOU'D NEED TO GO AHEAD AND AUTOMIZE.
WHAT LINE ITEM YOU WANT TO PUT THE ADDITIONAL 15 ON YOU DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE BUDGET.
SO YOU'D NEED AN AMENDMENT TO GO AHEAD AND, AND, AND ADD 15 OR 15,000 I THINK.
REMIND ME, BUT I THINK THE LINE ITEM YOU GUYS HAD TALKED ABOUT INCREASING WOULD BE THAT PARK'S LINE ITEM.
UM, SO AT THIS TIME IT'S AT 50.
SO THE IDEA WOULD BE TO GO FROM 50 TO 65.
SO WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO AMEND THE BUDGET FROM ON THAT LINE ITEM, WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS, RIGHT.
UH, FROM 50 TO $65,000 COUNCIL SQUARE ON THAT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT RIGHT HERE.
SINCE I GOT THE PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ANOTHER ADC MEMBER HERE, WE HAVE A SITUATION HERE WHERE WE'VE GOT TOO MANY CHIEFS WALKING AROUND, MAKING DECISIONS AND PUTTING OUT THINGS FOR CONSIDERATION.
WE HAVE, WE'RE PUTTING A PRESSURE ON STAFF AND WE'RE CAUSING THEM HEARTBURN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOL.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A SCOREBOARD OUT IN OUR PARK AND YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, THAT'S A PARK WITH THE BASEBALL FIELD IN IT.
IT'S NOT A BASEBALL COMPLEX WITH A PARK AROUND IT.
AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO LOOK OVER AFTER EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THAT SCOREBOARD.
AND WE'VE GOT A PERFECT EXAMPLE OUT THERE.
AND FOR SOME REASON I UNDERSTAND THAT SCOREBOARD IS GOING TO BE MECHANICAL.
IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY, SO IT IS ELECTRIC.
AND HAS NOBODY'S TAKEN THAT TO PARKS YET AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT THERE, NOBODY'S TALKED ABOUT, UH, GETTING ELECTRICAL LINE RUN THROUGH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THIS.
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE THEM.
I WOULDN'T GO AND PASS THIS EDITION, BUT I'M SAY WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, BEING RUDE TO A WAY TO REP FOR IT BRINGS YOU, IS FOOD.
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NO TELLING HOW IT'S GOING TO END UP.WE WANT THIS THING TO MOVE SMOOTH.
I WENT OUT AND TALKED TO THOSE GUYS THAT, UH, THAT ARE DOING THE OTHER FIELD THAT HAVE BEEN DOING THE MAJOR STEEL BALL.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I'M, I'M REAL CALM THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND DO A GREAT JOB IN OUR PARKS.
AND OUR FIELDS WILL LOOK GREAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT SCOREBOARD.
ANYBODY KNOW THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UH, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, THAT WE HAVE ELECTRICAL THAT RUNS TO THE SCOREBOARD.
UH, JAMES, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UM, THING THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S ALREADY A SCOREBOARD OUT THERE.
WE'RE NOT ADDING A SCOREBOARD, REPLACING A NON-WORKING SCOREBOARD.
UM, THE IDEA, HOPEFULLY IT'LL WORK OUT.
WE JUST PULL OUT THE OLD ONE, PUT UP THE NEW ONE.
WELL, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT FAR YET, SO WE DON'T THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT.
WHO'S GOING TO MAINTAIN THE NEW SCOREBOARD, A BASEBALL LEAGUE, KIND OF LIKE THE ONE THEY'VE GOT AFTER THAT DOESN'T WORK, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.
AND SO I'VE GOT SOME ISSUES WITH HAVING FAITH, FOR BASEBALL, TO LOOK AFTER THAT BECAUSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
YOUR KIDS ARE GOING TO AGE OUT AND THE NEXT PERSON WILL THEN PROBABLY HURT.
OR ONE OF HIS BUDDIES WILL COME IN THERE AND THEN WATCH OUT.
AND IT'S THAT NEXT GROUP OF FOLKS THAT ARE SLUGS.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LOOK AFTER THIS.
THE ALL HAS TO BE IRONED OUT BEFORE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF PUTTING THE MONEY, BUT I PROMISE YOU THAT THING WILL NOT GO FORWARD UNTIL WE HAVE SOME PLANS TO SIT OUT THERE AND SAY, HEY, WE WERE JUST REPLACING THAT ONE.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT A LEGACY AFFAIR TO ME BECAUSE THAT BANKS SCOREBOARD HAND WORK FOR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN MADE FOR IT.
THE PARTS AREN'T MADE FOR IT ANYMORE.
BASEBALL IS TRIED TO FIND THE PARTS IN THE PAST AND THEY'RE NOT MADE.
SO THAT'S WHY A NEW ONE HAS TO BE.
CAN I, CAN I MAKE A AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT AND ASK NICK? CAUSE WE, WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT SOME WORD IN HERE THAT ALLOCATES THE MONEY, BUT SAYS THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE'LL NEED TO ADDITIONAL, UM, ADDITIONAL PLANNING.
IF WE CAN DO THAT OR WE CAN SIT DOWN AND BASEBALL MITT, WHAT PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS WANTS.
OR WE CAN PUT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BEEN UP WELL, WHAT, WHAT MAKES THIS A LITTLE BIT HAIRY IS THE FACT THAT REMEMBER THIS IS THE EDCS BUDGET, RIGHT? WHICH IS A SEPARATE CORPORATION, WHICH IS GOVERNED BY THAT SEPARATE CORPORATION.
SO I DO THINK THAT THE DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY FOR COUNCIL HERE STOPS AT ACTUALLY DEDICATING THE DECISION ON WHEN IT GETS WRITTEN, WHEN THE CHECK GETS WRITTEN.
AND WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND BUY, IT REALLY IS AN EDC DECISION.
SO IT'S REALLY JUST A QUESTION OF FUNDING AT THIS POINT FROM COUNCIL TERRY, HOLD ON, LET ME INTERRUPT AND ASK A QUESTION THEN, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO START WORKING ON THE BIG FIELD SOMETIME DECEMBER, MAYBE.
I MEAN, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE IT DONE BY DECEMBER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT JANUARY.
WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT A SCOREBOARD.
THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EDC IS NOT GOING TO TELL THEM TO DO THAT.
THAT'S THEY'RE JUST GOING TO WANT TO DO IT.
AND PARKS IS MORE OF THE WILL TO DO IT.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EDC MONEY IT'S IS THERE FUNDING FOR A SCOREBOARD APART FROM THE EDC? WELL, THERE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S NOT RIGHT NOW.
CAUSE WE HAD AN ESTIMATE OF A HUNDRED, 8,000.
WE BUMPED IT TO 150,000 BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS WERE SKYROCKETING AND THERE MAY BE ROOM IN THERE FOR SCOREBOARD.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT THIS IS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.
IT ENSURE THE FACT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SCHOOL CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH TO KEEP SCORE ON POST-IT NOTE BACK THEN.
NOW EDC HAS AGREED TO FUND IT, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SCOREBOARD, BUT THE POINTS YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, MIKE AND I ARE GOOD BECAUSE THE LOGISTICS WASN'T COMPLETED, WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING THE FUNDS TO ATC, TO PROVIDE THE FUNDS TO DO THAT.
BUT THE ISSUES WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS HAS GOT TO BE WORKED OUT TO MAKE SURE ALL THAT HAPPENS.
STOP YOU RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT AN ALL COUNCILS DOING TODAY IS APPROVING THE FUNDS.
SO WHAT WE NEED, WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND AND THIS IS WHERE WE'D COME IN WITH A MOTION TO AMEND THE BUDGET AT $15,000 FOR THAT LINE ITEM.
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A MOTION TO DO THAT.WE'VE GOT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO AMEND THAT A MOTION TO AMEND AT $15,000 TO PARK SALON ON SECOND.
KURT, DO I HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS AMENDMENT? I'VE JUST GOT A QUESTION BECAUSE LAST TIME THIS CAME UP, I BELIEVE BASEBALL WAS ASKED TO TRY TO FIND SPONSORS, WHETHER THAT'S HELFMAN FORD, WHETHER IT'S WALMART, WHETHER IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE TO PUT THEIR LOGO ON IT AS ADVERTISEMENT.
AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EFFORTS WERE DONE.
AND IS THERE ANY DOCUMENTATION OF THAT? WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AND IN ORDER TO GET A SPONSOR THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING.
WE HAVE TO GO TO A FULL DIGITAL DISPLAY VERSUS A SEVEN SEGMENT LED AND IT GOES FROM 5,000 TO 20,000 AND IT JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE, SPEND THAT AND HOPE IT GET A SPONSOR HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.
WE DISCUSS IT AT LENGTH IN DTC.
THE SPONSOR WOULD PAY FOR THE UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AND TERRY, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I'M GOING TO ASK BASEBALL TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
UM, OF COURSE WE, IN ORDER TO HAVE A SPONSOR, WE, WE NEED A SCOREBOARD FOR SO, SO IT'S LIKE, WHICH KIND OF STARTS THE CHICKEN OR NO.
THE LAST SCOREBOARD WAS PAID FOR BY WALLACE BANK SO THAT THEY COULD PUT THEIR NAME ON IT.
THEY FUNDED THE ENTIRE THING AS FAR AS I'VE BEEN TOLD.
AND SO THE QUESTION I'M ASKING IS WERE ANY OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES APPROACHED SAYING WE'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY, WE NEED A NEW SCOREBOARD.
WOULD YOU FUND IT OR WOULD YOU CONSIDER FUNDING IT IF YOUR LOGO WAS ON IT? YEAH.
UM, THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPONSORS, UM, NAMED AT THIS POINT FOR, BUT WAS THERE ANY EFFORT TO GET ONE? UM, DID YOU SEND LETTERS? DID YOU GO KNOCK ON THE DOORS? NO, HE DIDN'T.
I WILL SAY THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION AT EDC ABOUT SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE SCOREBOARD, THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO FIND SPONSORS.
IF WE FIND SPONSORS FOR THE SCOREBOARD, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY AND WHAT WE ULTIMATELY ALL KIND OF TALKED ABOUT WAS THAT THE MONEY WOULD STILL GO INTO THE FIELDS, WHETHER IT WENT DIRECTLY OR SOME PORTION OF IT WENT TO THIS, THE REST OF IT WOULD ALSO GO TO MAYBE THE TEE-BALL FIELDS OR IT WOULD BE USED IN SOME SORT OF WAY ASSURING IT WOULD GO INTO FIELDS.
UM, THE HOPE IS THAT WE WOULD GET A SPONSOR FOR THE SPONSOR BOARD IS WHAT WERE THE DISCUSSION WAS, UH, IF NOT, THIS IS WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR.
IF WE FIND A SPONSOR, THEN THAT IS EXTRA MONEY THAT COULD HAVE, I CAN TELL YOU, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A SPONSOR NOW.
I MEAN, IF, IF, IF WE FUND THIS, THERE'S NO INCENTIVE FOR BASEBALL TO GO OUT AND GET A SPONSOR.
UM, WHAT DO YOU THINK? UH, I'M TALKING TO SOME OF MY BASEBALL CONTACTS RIGHT NOW AND ONE OF THEM OUT IN KATY SAYS, GO TRY ACADEMY OR DIG STICKS.
USUALLY YOUR SAYINGS OUT 20% OFF COUPONS.
AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE I FAINTED AT THE 15 K PRICE TAG WHEN SON HADN'T PLAYED IN A WHILE, OBVIOUSLY HE SAYS AVERAGE IS 10,000.
SO I GUESS THE 15 ISN'T TOO BAD.
I WAS THINKING Y'ALL WERE GOING TO GO STEAL THE ONE FROM THE ASTRODOME OR SOMETHING.
IT'S THE PRICE IS I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S THE PRICE Y'ALL THOUGHT IT WOULD BE RIGHT AROUND 10 GRAND ANYWAY, DIDN'T YOU? UM, YEAH, THEREABOUTS.
YEAH, BUT I WAS JUST SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD THE FIRST THAT PRICE.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, D HASN'T PLAYED IN FOREVER.
THEY GETTING THE ONE FROM THE ASTRODOME WITH THE BALL ON IT, THAT SNORTS OR SOMETHING.
SO, UM, HE SAID THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT APPROACH HIM.
I DON'T HAVE A VOTE THIS, UM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO COUNCIL AND SAID, WHAT DO WE FUND THIS TONIGHT OR NOT? WE HAD A MOTION TO SECOND TO AMEND THE BUDGET FOR 15,000.
I WANT TO MAKE IT A POINT THAT WE CANNOT GO IN THERE AND ADD $15,000 FOR A SCOREBOARD BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO BE.
NUMBER ONE, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSED INSTALLATION, ANY ELECTRICAL COSTS, ET CETERA.
WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME THAT WE CAN GET IT DONE FOR THAT.
BUT WHAT IF WE HAVE ONE AND GET IT IN THERE FOR $11,000, THAT LEAVES $4,000.
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GO STAY IN THAT PARKS LINE ITEMS. SO WE'RE JUST AMENDING THE LINE ITEM $15,000 WITH THE CAVEAT TO IS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON IT.THAT'S WHERE IF, IF WE FUND IT BANG, IT'LL BE FUNDED OUT OF THAT LINE ON THEM.
NOW I, IF Y'ALL WANT MORE STUFF FOR YOUR FIELD, I GO OUT THERE AND GET A SPONSOR REAL QUICK FOR THAT SCOREBOARD.
UH, THAT WAY YOU GOT THAT MONEY FLOATING AROUND THERE AND I'M SURE PARKS WILL GIVE YOU $8 DOLLARS OF IT.
SO, UM, WE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR OF ADDING $15,000 TO LINE ITEM? W CAN YOU READ THAT LINE ON OH 2 0 5, 4 3 0 1 0.
ONE OPPOSED, UH, RICK, AS OPPOSED TO THAT, BECAUSE THEY, NUMBER OF REASONS, UH, NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL.
DO WE WANT TO, UH, APPROVE THE BUDGET? AND WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND AS AMENDED.
NOW WE'RE APPROVING THE BUDGET.
I DON'T GET THOSE PROCEDURAL THINGS RIGHT.
AND WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND WE WILL.
SO NOW WE'RE MAKING A MOTION AND THEY, THEY, THEY VOTED TO HIM IN THE BUDGET AND NOW THEY TO BUDGET.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO THANK YOU FOR THE AMENDED BUDGET? WE HAD A MOTION BY WAS THAT TIA AND THAT'S KELLY.
UM, DO I HAVE A SEC? OH, I HOPE I HAVE A SECOND.
THANK YOU KURT SECOND BY KURT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THAT WAS AN INTERESTING THING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL COLEEN THAT HER BUDGET GOT BUMPED UP 15,000 BUCKS, JUST LIKE THAT.
UH, HER LINE ITEM ON, ON A EDC BUDGET, IF YOU WANT TO GET TECHNICAL, WHERE ARE WE ARE DATA ITEM FIVE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2021 DAYS 25 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, NOT TO EXCEED $4,475 WITH HDR, UH, ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR THE DORRANCE LANE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
UM, YOU WON'T EDUCATE US ON ANY OF THIS RICK OR WE JUST MOVE AHEAD ON WITH IT.
I ALREADY KIND OF DISCUSSED IT.
IT'S FOR THE, UM, EXTRA DRAWINGS THAT WE REQUESTED FOR THE DRIVEWAYS.
UM, AS A LITTLE SIDE NOTE, WE STILL DO NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON THIS.
I'VE TALKED WITH STAFF ABOUT DOING THAT SOMETIME IN OCTOBER.
UM, JUST TO GO OVER THOSE COUPLE OF DESIGN ISSUES THAT WE WANTED TO SPEND A LITTLE MORE TIME.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM CENTERPOINT BY THEM, RON PROJECT.
OH GOD, THIS IS DORAN'S PROJECT.
I'M NOT USED TO HAVING SUCH ON THESE BIG THINGS READY.
SO I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, UH, NEGOTIATE THE AMENDMENT, UH, CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, NOT TO EXCEED 47 44 75 MOTION BY RAY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ITEM SIX, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2021 DAYS 26 AUTHORIZED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEAL COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR CONCRETE WORK WITHIN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
UM, THIS IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE GOING OUT TO FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL.
UH, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE STREETS AND ROADS IN THE CITY NEXT YEAR.
SO I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AUTHORIZE
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STAFF TO ADVERTISE OF FOUR, UH, COMPETE SINGLE COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR CONCRETE WORK WITHIN THE CITY.THE MOVE MOTION BY KURT SECOND BY BRICK.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2021 DAYS, 27 NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE PORT BEN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE PERS PEOPLE WE ALL HATE TO LOVE OR LOVE TO HATE.
UM, FOLKS THERE ARE, IF YOU'LL TURN BACK TO YOUR BEING CAD, UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, UNDER THIS RESOLUTION, UH, LISTED THE NAME OF THE NUMBER, THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UM, I WAS ASKED IF I HAD ANYBODY.
I DIDN'T, UH, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT I WANTED TO BUMP.
I DO FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MEADOWS PLACE TO BE PART OF THE VOTING PROCEDURE.
WE WILL NOT AFFECT THIS ONE, UH, ODA OTHER THAN HAVING OUR NAME ON THE LIST OF FOLKS THAT RESPONDED.
UH, THEY, UH, THEY ARE LISTED, YOU'VE READ THEM.
THERE'S KIM KEIJI AND THE CHAIR COST A MODEST VICE CHAIR, JUNIOR, THE VICE CHAIR, UH, MICHAEL ROSELLE, UH, THE SECRETARY AND PAMELA CAMILLE GASKIN IS THE DIRECTOR.
THOSE ARE BE, UH, OUR NOMINEES, UH, IF YOU ARE, AND THEY HAVE, UH, AGREED TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM, IF NOMINATED AND ELECTED MOVE TO APPROVE THE SELECTION BY RICK SLID A NOMINEES MOTION BY RICK SECOND, THINKING ABOUT DAVID FURTHER DISCUSSION AS A REMINDER FOR COUNSEL AND STAFF, UM, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF HATE AND DISCONTENT AIMED AT THE CAD, UM, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF PEOPLE'S APPRAISALS AND THEY FEEL THEY'RE ON UNFAIR OR WHATEVER.
IT'S ACTUALLY STATE LAW THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MUST BE WITHIN 95% OF THE TRUE VALUES.
IF THEY ARE NOT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE PUT ON PROBATION AND HAVE FUNDING PULLED FROM THEM.
SO AS MUCH AS THE STATE REPRESENTATIVES LIKE TO BASH ON THE COUNTIES AND CITIES ABOUT THE APPRAISALS AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS, IT'S ACTUALLY A STATE FUNCTION AND REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
AND I AM NOT GOING TO STAND UP FOR THE CAT.
THEY CAN STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES.
HOWEVER, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
RICK, THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE AND LISTENING TO KNOW, UM, WE'RE ON ITEM E CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, DAVID SPOTTED A TYPE OF, UH, SO I NEED A MOTION APPROVING A CORRECTION ON THE SPECIAL MEETING THAT'S LISTED AS SEPTEMBER 20, UH, 2021 TO BE ACTUALLY SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2021.
SO MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED MOTION TO APPROVE THEM AS AMENDED SECOND BY KELLY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM F UM, EVERYBODY SLOW DOWN, UH, FOR ITEM, AUDIENCE, COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STEP UP.
NOBODY ASKED CAUSE YOU GET SPECIAL TREATMENT, TERRY.
ALL RIGHT, THAT MOVES US ON TO ITEM G FOR GONE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION BY KELLY? OH, DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND.
DAVID AND SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR.