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[Special City Council Meeting]
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.IT IS 6:30 PM AND THIS IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH.
THIS IS A MEADOWS PLACE CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE THE DATES WERE MOVED.
HALLELUJAH, YOU GOT A GREAT COUNCIL IS GREAT WHEN THEY'RE HERE.
UM, MOVING ON TO ITEM A, WHICH IS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY OUR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT CHAIRMAN, UH, SEAN ALRE, AND OUR INVOCATION BY JIMMY FENWICK.
IF EVERYBODY WOULD STAND AND REMAIN STANDING.
WE JUST ASK THAT YOU, UH, OH, WE JUST DID ALL THAT YOU WERE DOING FOR US.
WE THANK YOU FOR PAINTING AND THANK YOU FOR THE WAY THAT YOU BETTER.
THIS IS ALL THAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE YOU WERE PRESENT DURING THIS PEAK WHO ALL ON SILENCE.
THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY, FOR OUR PARTNERS, DAUGHTERS, ALL THOSE, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME WITH ME? UM, I HAVE NUMBER B AS REPORTS.
IT'S TIME FOR THE REPORT SECTION COUNCIL, AND AS ALWAYS WITH THE POLICE REPORT FIRST AND GIVING THIS POLICE REPORT, THE SAVING IS OUR KEY.
UH, IT WAS ALWAYS, WE, FIRST OF ALL, FOR, LET ME RESTART AND SAY THIS REPORT IS FOR A SHORT PERIOD.
SO WE'VE GOT TO REALIZE THE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THEY NORMALLY WOULD BE.
AS WE ALWAYS START OUT WITH IS EIGHT, A NUMBER OF ARRESTS, 14, UH, NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE 1,799.
UH, WITH 40 OF THOSE BEING REPORT CALLS ON OUR TRAFFIC, WE HAD 342 WITH A TOTAL TRAFFIC CHARGES OF 621, UH, UH, CITATIONS FOR CT ORDINANCE VIOLENCE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE, I MEAN, ORDINANCE VIOLATION.
WE DIDN'T HAVE IT WARNINGS FOR TRAFFIC 91 WITH 201 CHARGES, UH, WARNINGS FOR CITY WARNER'S VIOLATIONS WERE SIX.
UH, TOTAL ACTIVITY COUNT WAS 26 89, UH, OR SALTS FOR THE MONTH.
WE HAD ONE ASSAULT, UH, OR FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, ONE, ONE BMV, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S ZERO BURGLARY OF A BUSINESS, ZERO BURGLAR OF RESIDENCE, UM, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, ZERO FRAUD, ZERO IN ROBBERY, ZERO IT'S A GOOD MONTH, UM, 742 BUSINESS PROPERTY CHECKS AND CLOSE PATROLS TO THEFTS.
AGAIN, THAT'S UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND ALL IN OUR TLC PROGRAM, WE HAD 28 THAT PAST NINE FAILURES WITH THE 37 CONTACT COUNT.
UH, SO IT SEEMS TO BE ABOUT AVERAGE ABOUT WHAT WE NORMALLY GET.
SO THE CITY WARNER'S BREAKDOWN BELOW, UH, WE HAD FOUR FOR SOLICITORS, TWO WERE NOISE COMPLAINT, UH, AND WE HAD ZERO.
THOSE OF COURSE, BEING ISSUED CITATIONS MOVING ON TO THE CHIEF'S NOTES, UH, DID WANT TO TALK, UH, FLIP BACK AND TO, AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE CAN, UH, OH NO.
THE ARREST PAGE FOR ADULT REST SHOULD BE ABOUT, UM, WE USUALLY HAVE THESE NUMBERS, SORRY, GUYS.
THE THIRD ONE BACK, YOU CAN SEE WE HAD 14 ADULTS WITH ZERO, THOSE BEING JUVENILE, UH, FROM DWS ALLIES AND DW EYES.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, UH, SOME OF THE BIG ONES THAT ARE YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT PAGE WERE FLOCK HITS WHERE WE HAD A, YOU UNV WOULD NOT ONLY THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN VEHICLE, BUT A FELONY WARRANTS AS WELL.
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ANOTHER ONE WHO HAD ANOTHER FLOOD KIT THAT HAD FELONY WARRANTS COSTS ALSO TAKEN INTO, UH, INTO CUSTODY.WE HAD ONE, UH, ARREST THAT WAS FOR UCW, A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR US CARRYING OF A WEAPON AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, UH, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO GET A CONFESSION OUT OF THAT.
WE HAD A FAMILY VIOLENCE, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, OTHER WARRANT JURISDICTIONS.
WE HAD ANOTHER FLOOD KIT THAT HAD TWO SUSPECTS.
ONE OF THEM WAS ARRESTED FOR THE STOLEN VEHICLE OUT OF A FLAW TIT AND THE OTHER ONE HAD 15 WARRANTS FOR HIS ARREST.
I MEAN, TO A COUNTY, WE HAD ONE POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, UH, ARREST AS WELL FROM THE NORTHERN TOOL.
SO AS FAR AS THE ARREST, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF OFFENDERS, UH, EXCEPT FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT.
ONE THAT WAS A UNIQUE ONE ON A TRAFFIC STOP THAT, UH, THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULDN'T GET.
THAT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF INVESTIGATION.
MOVING ON TO THE NOTES SECTION AND SKIPPING PAST, OF COURSE, THE ADDITIONAL NOTES WHERE YOU SEE THE FIRST PAGE IS ALWAYS ABOUT OUR COVID 19 PROTOCOLS.
AND FOLLOWING THOSE, THE SECOND PAGE IS MORE OR LESS WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
UH, WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE CHRISTMAS MEMORIES AND HOLIDAY SEASON.
SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE PDS HOLIDAY SAFETY AND SCAM ALERTS THAT YOU'LL BE SEEING IN THE NEWSLETTER.
AND WE'LL BE PUTTING THOSE OUT AND REGULARLY OUR LIVE SCAN UPDATE, OR JUST RATING ON TRAINING DEBTS ARE BASICALLY AN AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT INFORMATION SYSTEM THAT WE DID GET OUR MOU.
SO NOW IT'S JUST ON THE TRAINING ROSTER.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING TO START GETTING FULL TRAINING WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY WRECKED VEHICLES OUT RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD.
UH, OUR RESERVE OFFICER HAS YOU REMEMBER FORMER LIEUTENANT WHO RETIRED AND THE BECAME ONE OF OUR RESERVES, JASON REPS JUST COMPLETED OUR QUARTERLY TRAINING WITH OFFICERS ON USE OF FORCE POLICY AND SELF-DEFENSE TACTICS, INCLUDING HANG CUFFING AND TAKE DOWNS, UH, MYSELF AND THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON JUST ATTENDED THE INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT OF MEXICAN CARTELS AND GANGS, WHICH ARE AFFECTING OUR AREAS.
THE INFORMATION WAS EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN UTILIZE A PASS ON TO OUR OFFICERS HERE, THE FREEZE MITIGATION FOR FEMA STILL IN PROGRESS.
AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, I DO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE NAMES HAVE WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY ON THIS.
IT SEEMS LIKE, WELL, HERE WE ARE.
IT'S LOOK HOW LONG THE FREEZE HAS BEEN.
UH, BUT THAT IS ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON AND ANNA MARIA WESTON.
UH, THEY, UH, I MEAN, I'D REACH THROUGH THE PHONE.
I MEAN, I CAN'T STAND SOME TALKING TO SOME OF THESE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WHERE THEY JUST GIVE YOU SO MUCH BACKLASH, BUT THEY'VE, THEY STOOD UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
AND, UH, AFTER ABOUT THE 14TH CALL, I THINK WE'RE FINALLY GETTING SOMEWHERE WITH A LEASE, GETTING THEM TO EITHER DECLINE US OR MOVE ON ACCORDING TO THEIR POLICIES, THAT THERE IS NO REASON THEY SHOULDN'T PAY IT.
UM, THAT WE WERE, UH, WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT AND KIND OF USE IT AGAINST THEM, BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT.
THEY, THEY GET THE, THEY HOLD THE PURSE.
SO, UH, JUST GIVING YOU AN UPDATE, THE NEW HIRES, WE DO HAVE JUST ONE POSITION LEFT, BUT WE DID HIRE ANOTHER OFFICER.
MATTHEW BRUNO, WE DO HAVE, DID HIRE THREE PORT TOWN, TCOS TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATORS.
AND THEY WERE, ONE OF THEM IS FROM FORT BEND COUNTY.
ONE'S FROM ROSENBERG OR TWO FROM THERE, UM, WHO WERE ACTIVELY LOOKING TO FILL THE LAST POSITION THAT WE HAVE OPENED.
SO WE'VE WENT FROM FOUR OPEN FULL-TIME OFFICER POSITIONS TO THREE, I MEAN, TWO, ONE.
UH, SO WE'RE DOING WELL WITH THAT.
AND ONE OF THEM'S IN BACKGROUNDS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT COMPLETED AND THAT POSITION FILLED AS WELL.
SO THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS FAST APPROACHING.
SO AS A REMINDER, WHILE YOU'RE SHOPPING, UH, BAD GUYS ARE SHOPPING TOO.
SO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, TO HIDE YOUR PACKAGES AND TAKE YOUR SIDE AND DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE OPEN THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO FREELY GIVE AWAY.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER, UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
UH, WE HAVE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO BEFORE HURRICANE SEASON'S OVER.
SO WE ARE STILL DILIGENTLY WATCHING THAT AND WE GET REGULAR UPDATES.
SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN ANY DANGER, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE.
WE DON'T END IT UNTIL NOVEMBER.
AND WOULD THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
WE WERE PICKED UP THE LOCATION ZONE, SO YEAH, UH, IT STOPS NOW CSRS A WILL.
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THEM TO GO DO THE SITE, THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SITE AND MAKE SURE TO WORK THERE AS WELL.ONCE THOSE IS CONFIRMED THROUGH FLOP, THEN WE'LL PUT THAT OUT TO EVERYONE.
COUNSEL, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PATROLS DURING HALLOWEEN ENFORCE ON EVERYBODY.
YEAH, THERE WAS, I LOVE SEEING HIM GO DOWN THE STREETS DURING HALLOWEEN AND BOY WAS IT NEEDED.
IS THAT IT CHIEF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS, UH, THIS TO CHIEF ASH AND THANK YOU FOR THE FEMA WORK.
UM, I, YEAH, I'M GLAD IT'S THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT STEP IS PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
UM, THIS REPORT WILL SERVE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER.
UM, I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'LL HAVE A LONG MEETING THIS EVENING.
UM, AS FAR AS STAFFING, WE HAVE TWO OPEN POSITIONS.
ONE IS FOR OUR RECREATION COORDINATOR.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT OVERSEES THE NATURE CENTER AND SUMMER CAMP.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR LANDSCAPE POSITION.
THAT'S THE NEW POSITION THAT WILL HELP WITH ALL OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING OF THE CITY.
UM, WE DO HAVE INTERVIEWS SET FOR NEXT WEEK, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE WILL BE PLACING THOSE POSITIONS SOON.
UM, OUR NEXT IS THE DISCOVERY AND NATURE CENTER.
IF HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, OR HAVEN'T HEARD, UM, WE HAVE A NEW MURAL ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WALLS, AND THAT WAS PAINTED BY A FORMER RESIDENT.
UM, IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO COME THROUGH THERE.
THERE'S A HIDDEN ANIMALS AND INSECT PICTURES OF THEM, UM, THAT YOU COULD DO A LITTLE SCAVENGER HUNT AND IT JUST MAKES THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE EXCITING.
SPEAKING OF THE NATURE CENTER TODAY, WE HAD OUR FIRST, UM, FIELD TRIP FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS IS OUR FIRST IN TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF COVID.
UM, SO THEY ARE RETURNING AND TODAY WE STARTED OFF WITH OUR PRE-K AND THAT'S A FIRST WITH ALSO WITH MEADOWS ELEMENTARY.
UM, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.
WE JUST LOVE HAVING THEM THERE, HOSTING THEM.
IT'S AT NO CHARGE TO THE SCHOOL.
UM, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE THE NATURE CENTER SO CLOSE BY SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN.
AND ACTUALLY, UM, WE PARTNER WITH THE TEACHERS AHEAD OF TIME TO CREATE A LESSON PLAN THAT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND WE HAVE FIRST GRADE, KINDERGARTEN AND THIRD GRADE ALL BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE STARTING TO COME.
UM, THE BALL FIELD, THE UPDATE THERE IS THAT THE LIGHT POLES ARE IN PLACE.
I'M SURE THAT YOU'VE SEEN THEM.
UM, THEY ARE WORKING, THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
UM, WE ALSO, UM, IRRIGATION HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
IT WILL BE COMPLETED ONCE ALL OF THE TOP DRESSING IS DONE, BUT IT IS THERE, UM, AND READY TO GO THE TOP DRESSING, THE INFILLS, THE OUTFIELDS, UH, THAT WILL BE COMPLETED.
UM, HOPEFULLY IF THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH THE WEATHER THAT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF DECEMBER, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD BY TEXAS MULTICAM.
THAT'S THE VENDOR THAT IS DOING THAT ONCE THAT IS DONE.
THE LAST PIECE IS THE FENCING.
UM, ROD HAS ALREADY GONE OUT AND GOTTEN SEVERAL QUOTES.
HE SPOKEN TO THE VENDORS ON SITE.
UM, WE'VE, UH, TALKED WITH THEM EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT, THE HEIGHT, THE, THE SHAPE OF THE F THE FENCE LINE.
UM, AND THAT WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS THE TOP DRESSING IS COMPLETED.
SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, THE FIELD SHOULD BE READY FOR WINTER BALL, UH, SPRING BALL.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT KIRKWOOD.
UM, AT THE END OF THIS LAST BUDGET YEAR, I HAD SPOKEN TO COUNCIL IN REGARDS TO OUR STEPS TO, UM, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN KIRKWOOD, INCLUDING THE ROUNDABOUTS.
SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH TEXAS LAWN.
WE HIRED THEM TO COME IN AND DO A SPECIAL WEED CONTROL, UM, BECAUSE AT THE TIME IT WAS JUST OUT OF CONTROL, UM, DUE TO THE SEASON MARY NEEDS HIM.
UM, AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS, UM, BRING TEXAS LAWN IN.
THEY DID A THREE-STEP PROCESS, THEY SPRAYED IT, THEY LET IT DIE AND WENT IN AND HANDPICKED THE WEEDS OUT.
THAT WAS FOR THE FIRST BIG MAGNITUDE OF WEED CONTROL.
NOW GOING FORWARD, IT SHOULD BE ALL HANDPICKING OR, UM, OR PULLING, UM, IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY SEE THEM.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT IMPROVES, UM, WE'RE SEEING SOME
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POSITIVITY THERE, SO WE WILL CONTINUE.UM, ALSO THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, UM, ON THE ROUNDABOUT CORNERS, AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO SEASONAL LIGHTING DISPLAYS.
YOU'LL SEE THE FIRST ONES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THEY WORK AND THEY WORK.
UM, AND ROD WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS GETTING THOSE INSTALLED.
UM, OUR POOL, WE UTILIZE THE TIME DURING THE WINTER SEASON TO GET EVERYTHING UPGRADED, FIXED.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE, UM, ACTUALLY JUST THIS PAST WEEK IS CHANGED OUT THE SAND FILTERS ON THE LAP POOL.
UM, UH, WE DID ABOUT ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS AND THAT HELPS TO KEEP THE POOL FROM TURNING GREEN.
AND, UM, WE'RE READY FOR THE NEW SEASON ALREADY NOW.
UM, MOVING ON TO BEAUTIFICATION, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED, BUT WE DID MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE, UM, LARGE ENTRY SIGNS COMING INTO THE CITY ON WEST AIRPORT AND KIRKWOOD.
UM, THE GRANITE MARK KEYS AT THE BOTTOM.
NOW THE BASE IS STACKED ROCK STACK STONE.
IT MATCHES WHAT WE ALSO DID ON THE FRONT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ON THE LED SIGN AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, AND WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE, UM, BEAUTIFICATION FUNDS AND SOME OF THAT, UM, UH, WERE ALLOWED THE OTHER, WE HAD BUDGETED FOR WITHIN THOSE FACILITIES.
UM, SO MOVING ONTO THE LED SIGN, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN A LEARNING, A LEARNING CURVE FOR US.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TOLD IN MARKETING, YOU WANT TO CATCH PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
AND I THINK WE DID, WE DID REALLY GOOD AT THAT WITH OUR BRIGHT COLORS AND, UM, UH, QUICKLY MOVING SIGNS.
WE HAVE LEARNED TO, UM, HAVE THEM TURN EVERY 16 SECONDS.
NOW WE'VE ADJUSTED THE LIGHTING, UH, PERCENTAGES THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN THE EVENING.
AND THEN OUR FINAL STEP WAS TO DARK IN THE BACKGROUND INSTEAD OF HAVING A BOLD ORANGE OR BLUE OR YELLOW, A DARK BACKGROUND AND LIGHTER LETTERS.
AND IT SEEMS TO BE LESS VISUALLY ASSAULTING.
SO, UM, I HOPE YOU'VE NOTICED IT.
UM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE IN THAT VEIN, IF THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THEN WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
UM, ALSO LAST TIME, UM, UH, COUNCIL HAD APPROVED TO ASPHALT, THE CUL-DE-SAC ON BRIGHTON.
THIS IS LEADING INTO THE PARK IN FRONT OF THE FIELD HOUSE THAT WAS COMPLETED.
WE HAD OUR FIRST EVENT ON, IT WENT VERY WELL.
WE WERE ABLE TO SET UP BENCHES THERE WITHOUT ANY TRIP HAZARD.
SO WE WERE VERY DELIGHTED THAT THAT WORKED OUT, UM, MOVING ON BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT BRIEF.
UH, FALL FESTIVAL WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ATTENDANCE, THEIR COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
UM, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ABOUT A THOUSAND PLUS AT THAT EVENT.
UM, IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THE POLICE THERE.
THEY HAD THEIR OWN TENT, AND OF COURSE THEY WERE THERE SUPPORTING THE EVENT AS WELL, BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC.
I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE, UM, OUR TROUT RELEASE DECEMBER 7TH, SO THAT'LL BE COMING UP.
UM, AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL BE COMING OUT THERE, UM, DURING THE DAY TO JOIN US.
SO THAT'S DECEMBER 7TH AND THEN OUR CHRISTMAS MEMORIES IS DECEMBER 3RD.
AND THAT'S FROM SIX TO NINE IN THE PARK.
I KNOW WE WANTED TO KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT IF YOU COULD FILL US IN JUST A TINY BIT ABOUT THE, UH, EXPAND, EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THE FIELD TRIP, UM, BECAUSE IT'S A COUNCIL, I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY AND FOR THE, ALL THE VIEWERS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE THOUSANDS THAT ARE IN HERE, UM, I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT BEST WE CAN TELL METAL'S PLACE IS THE ONLY CITY AROUND THAT HAS THIS TYPE OF A PROGRAM FOR OUR, UH, FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR OUR KIDS.
THOSE ARE OUR KIDS GOING TO THAT SCHOOL.
AND THOSE ARE KIDS THAT WALKED OVER OUR KIDS, SAT ON THAT FLOOR AND HAD SO MUCH FUN.
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU RIGHT WITH THE CLOUDS AND ALL THE, TO MATCH THE TEACHER'S STUFF.
UM, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU ALREADY GOT A EMAIL BACK FROM, WE DID.
WE HAD A REQUEST TODAY FROM THE TEACHERS THAT WERE THERE TODAY WITH PRE-K ASKING IF IT WOULD BE OKAY IF
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THEY EXCEED THEIR ALLOTTED NUMBER OF TIMES TO COME TO THE NATURE CENTER, IF THEY CAN COME BACK MORE OFTEN, UM, BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY TO, UM, HAVE THE KIDS HANDS ON, UM, TO CREATE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR THEM OF WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING.SO WE SAID, OF COURSE, COME ON BACK.
SO, UM, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MEADOWS PLACE OFFERS VERY, VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN.
AND, UM, THE ONLY THING WE'RE MISSING IS A BRIDGE, BUT, WELL, THAT'S A DIRECT REPORT.
HE'LL, HE'LL BE UPDATING YOU ON THAT.
BUT ANYWAY, AND WHAT I DON'T, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT COLEEN GETS UP, GETS UP WITH THE TEACHERS AHEAD OF TIME, FINDS OUT WHAT THEY'RE STUDYING, PREPARES A LESSON PLAN THAT MATCHES THEIRS.
SO THOSE KIDS CAME IN TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WEATHER AND IN PARTICULAR CLOUDS AND THERE'S COTTON BALLS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF TO MAKE CLOUDS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF WORK AND I KNOW THOSE TEACHERS APPRECIATE IT.
ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING FOR COLEEN? DO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SIGN? I THINK THE SIGN LOOKS GREAT.
UM, I THINK THAT, UM, THE BACKGROUND THAT YOU USED AND THE LIGHTS SLOWED DOWN, I THINK IT, IT, I MEAN, I CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE MESSAGES AND I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD AS WELL AS THE STONE THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO IT.
I NOTICED THAT IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, I THOUGHT IT LOOKED REALLY, REALLY NICE.
SO, UH, DEFINITELY WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
CAUSE I NOTICED A TRIAL AND ERROR.
WE KIND OF LEARN AS WE GO AND UM, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL.
I THINK THE STEIN HOLDING, WE STAYED AND WATCHED A LOT OF IT AND IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FUN.
SO I THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DID GETTING THAT.
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT THE WEATHER WAS FABULOUS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS EVENT WE'D HAD AT THE PARK AND FIREWORKS AND ALL THAT.
I THINK IT WORKED OUT REALLY WELL.
AND HAVING THAT MANY PEOPLE IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FACT THAT MEDICINE IS A REALLY FUN PLACE TO BRING.
I THINK PEOPLE BROUGHT, UH, GUESTS AND I SAW PEOPLE THAT WERE BROUGHT FAMILY.
UH, I'LL ECHO THOSE TWO THINGS.
THE SIGN IS SOMETHING I GOT TO SEE.
I GET TO SEE EVERY DAY, UH, CLEARLY.
SO IT, UH, UH, I, I, THE NEW BACKGROUNDS ARE GREAT.
YOU CAN READ THE TEXT BEING ON THERE LONGER IS GREAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR GIVING THAT PROMPT ATTENTION.
UM, ONE THOUGHT I HAD, AND THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT LATER.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER SIGNS WE'VE DRESSED UP EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT ACTUAL LETTERS, YOU CAN'T READ THEM CAUSE THEY'RE BLACK UNDERNEATH THE DARK.
JUST A THOUGHT IF THAT'S SOMETHING.
WELL, WE ARE ACTUALLY ALREADY WORKING ON THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
SO WE PUT THE STONE ON THE BUILDING AND WE HAVE, UM, WE'RE WAITING FOR A THIRD QUOTE TO PAINT THE BUILDING.
SO THE ACTUAL BRICK THAT IS STILL VISUAL, THERE WILL BE PAINTED THE SAME LIGHTER COLOR, THE CREAM OR THE WHITE THAT THE SIDING IS.
SO IT'LL BE LIGHT COLOR ALL THE WAY DOWN.
AND THEN THOSE LETTERS THAT WILL DRESS IT UP WITH YOU.
ONE OTHER THING I HAD A RESIDENT ASKED ME ABOUT THE SIGNS THAT WE USED TO HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL UP ABOUT, UH, I THINK WE HAD SOMETHING ABOUT A LEASH LAW OR PICK UP AFTER YOUR PETS.
ARE THOSE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW? PUBLIC WORKS ACTUALLY HAS THOSE.
AND IF THEY ARE OUT, IF THEY'VE BEEN DESTROYED, THEN, UM, ROD WILL HAVE SOME MORE MATE.
THE RESIDENT SAID SHE ONLY SAW ONE AND USED TO SEE MORE.
AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY GET TORN UP, I GUESS, THROUGH MOWING OR SUNLIGHT.
BUT YES, WE WILL ALL SHARE THAT WITH.
JUST A GOOD REMINDER FOR PEOPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT DON'T LIVE HERE THAT BRING THEIR PETS AND DON'T ALWAYS PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.
OKAY, COLLEEN, THANK YOU FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON SHORT NOTICE FOR MAKING THE BLUE BAGS.
I'LL TRY TO BE BETTER PREPARED NEXT TIME, BUT NOT, NOT, NOT A PROBLEM.
AND I'LL PROBABLY BE HITTING YOU UP SOMETIME OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
WE'VE GOT THE ONES TO DO FOR THE SENIOR VILLAGE AND ALL.
SO I'LL PROBABLY CALL YOU THE LAST MINUTE.
OH, BY THE WAY, NOT A PROBLEM.
KELLY, DO WE HAVE A TIME FOR THE TROUT RELEASE YET? UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT TIMING.
UM, BUT I SEND THAT OUT ONCE YOU GET IT, IT'LL BE ON FACEBOOK.
AND ON THE SIGN, THE DIGITAL SIDE, LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW.
WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE DATE.
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HAD A WEEK, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT A DAY AND MAYOR THAT'S.THAT WAS JUST CONFIRMED TODAY, ACTUALLY.
AND UM, I THINK LAST WEEK, TOM POSTED ON FACEBOOK, UH, THE FIRST CATCH IT, UH, 2020, AND THAT WAS ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MINUTES AFTER THAT, AFTER THE FIRST BATCH OF TROUT WERE RELEASED.
UH, SO YOU WANT TO BE THERE WHEN LADIES SAID, I, I THINK WE WAITED A LITTLE TOO LONG OR YEAH.
UM, MY TWO BIGGEST EVENTS ARE WHEN THE OSPREY GOT IT THAT YEAR, MAN, I THOUGHT EVERYBODY WAS CHEERING ME AND IT WAS THE OSPREY BEHIND ME.
UM, BUT ALSO THE FELLOW THAT WENT UP TO THE BARBECUE PIT UP THERE BY THE BRIDGE AND HE CAUGHT HIS FIVE TROUT AND HE JUST SAT DOWN AND COOKED THEM AND NOT THE MAN NOW THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
SO ANYWAY, THANKS A LOT DECEMBER 7TH.
WE'LL WE'LL HAVE IT POSTED AS SOON AS YOU LET US KNOW THE TIME.
IS THAT IT FOR PARKS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT.
UM, WE HAVE HA WE HAD 29 AGAIN, AS THE CHIEF POINTED OUT.
SO THE NUMBERS MAY SEEM A LITTLE LIGHT.
UH, WE ONLY HAD 29 INCIDENTS, UH, REPORTED 21 OF THAT 29 WERE A RESCUE AND EMS SERVICE.
UM, I'M SO GLAD THOSE FEVER HERE.
WE HAD SIX, UH, INTENT, A GOOD INTENT CALLS WHERE THEY CALL IN, UH, MAYBE TYPE CALL.
UM, AS THE PD HAS SAID, WE'D RATHER COME TO SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULDN'T THEN NOT COME TO.
SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FEELS THE SAME WAY.
THEY WANT EVERYBODY TO CALL IN.
IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT ANYTHING OR THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM.
AND THEN WE JUST HAD ONE FALSE ALARM.
UM, WE HAD, UH, THE, UM, FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE, UH, FIRE MARSHALL SIDE.
UH, WE HAD, UH, WORKING WITH, UH, BOTH O'REILLY AUTO PARTS PLANS AND STARBUCKS.
UH, SO, AND WE, AND, UH, THE ALARM PLANES FOR STARBUCKS ARE BEING INSPECTED RIGHT NOW.
SO BY THE END OF THE MONTH, WE'LL FIND OUT HOW THEY, HOW THEY SIT AND WHETHER THEY CAN PROGRESS.
AND I KNOW I'M A CITY SECRETARY AND SOMEBODY ELSE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE IS PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE STARBUCKS.
UH, SO ANYWAY, THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRE REPORT.
UM, MOVING ON TO, UH, UM, ITEM D UH, ITEM C MAYOR, COUNCIL COMMENTS, MAYOR COMMENTS.
I WAS TRYING TO SHORTEN THE MEETING.
I FORGET THAT ONE'S THERE NOW.
SO, UM, NOW I'VE GOT, UH, THREE QUICK THINGS COUNSEL.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, ROD'S GOING TO HELP US OUT.
WE'RE ORDERING NEW CHAIRS FOR THIS ROOM.
SO, UM, RICK, UM, SO WE'RE GETTING A COMMERCIAL GRADE SHARES WITH A GOOD 10 YEAR WARRANTY.
UH, THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT IT'S 140 DAY LEAD TIME, OR IT WAS A FEW DAYS AGO.
SO WE'RE IN THE ONE THIRTIES NOW.
UM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WHILE BEFORE THEY ARRIVE, BUT THEY ARE ON OR SLOW BOAT.
I THINK THEY'RE BETTER THAN THE, WELL, MAYBE NOT, BUT THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.
UM, THE OTHER ISSUE I WANTED TO MAKE MENTION IS, YOU KNOW, EVERY QUARTER WE PROVIDE THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT, UH, TO COUNCIL, WHICH GIVES YOU ALL A SNAPSHOT OF OUR FUND BALANCES THAT WE HAVE.
UM, CHAPTER 22 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THE TREASURER, UM, IN THE CITY, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE NAMED ME TREASURER, UM, TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH A, GIVEN THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY, A FULL STATEMENT OF OUR RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS, UM, EVERY QUARTER.
AND WHILE WE GIVE YOU THE FINANCIAL REPORT, THE, THE INVESTMENT REPORT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DON'T REALLY PROVIDE YOU GUYS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS IS THOSE RECEIPTS.
UM, YOU CERTAINLY GET THE COPY OF OUR CHECK REGISTERS AND THE, AND THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, BUT, UM, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU COULD DO THE MATH TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR REVENUE IS, BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO START DOING IS PROVIDING A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU GUYS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE REVENUE SIDE AS WELL ON THE RECEIPTS.
UM, NOT AUTOMIZED OUT, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TAKE WAS, UH, BY GIVING YOU THE BANK STATEMENTS AND SHOWING YOU WHAT THE, THE, THE RECEIPT SIDE IS, AS WELL AS THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.
UM, SO WE'RE GOING TO START DOING THAT AND TACKING THAT ONTO THE INVESTMENT REPORT EVERY QUARTER.
UM, WE TRY AND DO A GOOD JOB OF GIVING YOU GUYS THE SALES TAX NUMBERS EVERY MONTH TO TRY AND GET THAT TO YOU GUYS CONSISTENTLY EVERY MONTH.
UM, THAT TELLS A LOT, BUT WE'RE
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GONNA START SHOWING YOU GUYS, UM, THE RECEIPT STUFF TOO.UM, WANT TO MENTION THOUGH THAT IN DOING SO, WHICH WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK.
WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS PULL BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THOSE WEEKLY CHECK REGISTERS THAT WE GIVE YOU GUYS, UM, IF YOU WANT THEM WEEKLY, WE CAN, BUT WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS CONSOLIDATE THOSE INTO A QUARTERLY REPORT.
UM, IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT.
UM, AND SO I ALSO WANT TO SAY AS A CAVEAT TO ALL OF THIS, ANYTIME YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CHECK REGISTERS, RECEIPTS, ANYTHING, GIVE US A CALL.
ANNA MARIA IS REALLY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DOES, AND WE CAN GET ANSWERS FOR YOU.
OKAY, LET ME STOP RIGHT HERE FOR GOOD.
SO YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT, HAVING THOSE COME OUT UP TO YOU WEEKLY, PUT TOGETHER IN A QUARTERLY REPORT, I'M ALL FOR THAT.
UM, I GUESS I'M A NERD AND I KIND OF LIKE READING THEM EVERY WEEK, BUT IS MONTHLY A BETTER OPTION? WELL, WE CAN KEEP GIVING THEM TO YOU AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT.
WE JUST, UM, IN CONSOLIDATING THE RECEIPTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH, IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE PACKET.
IT'S GONNA BE A VERY LARGE PACKET.
UM, AND SO IN GETTING THE RECEIPTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE YOU THE BANK STATEMENTS AND, AND I MEAN, IMAGINE EVERY TAKE WE GET ON THE COURT SIDE, EVERY TAKE WE GET ON THE UTILITY BILLING SIDE, UM, BUILDING PERMITTING.
IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THE, UH, THE CHECK REGISTER EVERY WEEK WE CAN.
I THINK GETTING THE CHECK REGISTER EVERY WEEK, IT'S NOT SUCH A BIG POLE VAN TO GO LOOK AT IT.
YOU CAN JUST SKIM THROUGH IT REAL QUICKLY FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE INTERESTED GETTING THREE MONTHS WORTH OF CHECK REGISTERS.
AS I CAN TELL YOU, I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THAT AT, AT THAT LEVEL.
UM, KURT, WHAT DO YOU THINK? UH, I'M UH, IF MONTHLY IS OKAY, I THINK I'D STILL READ THROUGH IT.
I PLAN TO, I LIKE LOOKING AT IT, IT BRINGS UP QUESTIONS.
IT KNOWS HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY.
BUT YOU'D BE OKAY WITH MONTHLY.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO THEN NICK, IF I'M HEARING THIS RIGHT, WE WANT TO TRY IT MONTHLY.
IF MONTHLY STILL A BURDEN AND WE WANT TO BACK IT DOWN TO WEEKLY, BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD TO PUT IN THREE MONTHS WITH, NOBODY'S GONNA READ IT.
SO LET'S TAKE A RUN AT MONTHLY AND SEE HOW THAT WORKS.
CAN WE GET IT IN ONE EMAIL? WOULD THAT BE A POSSIBILITY ONE CHECK AT A TIME.
LET ME, UH, LET ME TALK TO ANNA MARIA.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET THREE.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET GENERAL FUND 100 GENERAL FUND 300 AND, AND THEN CDC SIDE.
THAT'S TYPICALLY IF IT'S THREE.
SO, UM, COUNSEL, THIS IS FOR YOU.
SO WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR Y'ALL BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU, IF IT COMES IN AT ME IN A MONTH, I'M CLOSING THAT EMAIL AND WALKING ON, I'M JUST NOT DOING AND COMPLY WITH, UH, THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
AND WHILE YOU GUYS COULD DEFINITELY DO THE MATH AND FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR REVENUE WAS, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS ACTUALLY ITEMIZE IT OUT AND SAY, THIS WAS THIS QUARTER'S REVENUE.
WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT.
SO ANYWAY, I WANTED JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT CHANGE AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT QUARTERLY, ALONG WITH THAT INVESTMENT REPORT.
UH, LAST THING ON YOUR WAY OUT TONIGHT, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WALL OF SERVICE OUT IN THE LOBBY.
UH, IT GIVES YOU A GOOD SNAPSHOT OF WHO'S HERE AND WHO MAKES THE ORGANIZATION RUN AND OTHER THAN YOU GUYS, AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S A NEAT THING.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY PROUD OF IT.
AND IT GIVES YOU A GOOD PICTURE OF OUR TENURE AND HOW LONG SOME OF OUR FOLKS HAVE BEEN HERE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY ENJOY.
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME, UM, I'M TOLD COURTNEY THAT THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN NOTICE AND ASK SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, ABOUT THE WALLACE SERVICE.
SO ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT SOME OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS HIRE DATES ARE WRONG BECAUSE THEIR HIRE DATES ARE WHEN THEY WENT FULL TIME.
BUT ACTUALLY THEY'D BEEN COMMISSIONED OFFICERS HERE LONGER.
SO WE'LL BE GETTING THOSE UPDATED AS WELL.
I MAKE PEOPLE EVEN LONGER ON THE LIST.
UM, I WAS TALKING TO AMICA ALONG THOSE SAME LINES AND I WAS ASKING HER HOW, HOW PEOPLE RECEIVE IT.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE GO LOOK AT IT, SPEND MORE TIME THERE THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD.
AND, UH, SO IT HAS BEEN OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC.
OF COURSE, SOME OF THEM THEY'RE TRYING TO CHASE HIM DOWN TO GET THEM INTO COURT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU, NICK.
ALL RIGHT, GOING ON TO ITEM C UH, MAYOR'S COMMENTS FIRST AND THEN COUNCIL.
UM, I'VE GOT, UH, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE EDC MEETING THIS MONTH.
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UH, MET, UH, THERE'LL BE A NEW MOTION HERE LATER, UH, REGARDING THE SAY, BUT IT WAS A GREAT EDC MEETING.THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH.
UM, I THINK THE, UH, THE MEMBERSHIP THAT WE HAVE ON THAT ADC RIGHT NOW IS, UH, STRONG WHO GOT A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF CARE, UH, CARING ABOUT THE CITY AND TRYING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT AND, UH, UH, LAST FOR A SUGGESTION AND WE'RE GETTING THEM, OR GETTING PEOPLE, VOLUNTEERING INFORMATION, UH, CHASING THAT ONE THAT YOU SUGGESTED KURT, UM, SOUNDS GOOD.
UH, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CHASE SOME BUSINESSES DOWN.
AND, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT WAS AS RICK'S GOING TO REPORT ON THE DORRANCE ISSUE AND HOW THAT IS, AND WE'VE GOT COUNCIL MEMBERS ON EDC TO KIND OF HELP CARRY THE LOAD ON THAT.
UH, WE'RE PREPARING TO DISCUSS, UH, EDC EXPENDITURES NEXT YEAR, STARTING THIS PROBABLY JUNE IN THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
SO THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING WITH THE EDC.
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT OUR EDC, UH, IS COMMITTED TO THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
RE-DISTRICTING UM, I HAD REALLY NICE SPEECH ABOUT THAT.
SO I'D JUST LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE NOW IN ANDY MYERS DISTRICT, UH, IN JANUARY, UH, WE ARE IN, UH, WE WILL STILL BE IN TROY NELL'S CANDOR, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
UM, AND I HAVE GOTTEN MIXED RESULTS OR REPORTS ON WHETHER WE'RE IN 76, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN 76 AND WE DON'T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS POINT.
UH I'M OKAY WITH THAT, UM, ITEM C UH, INFLATION, UM, NOVEMBER 1ST, UH, WE HAD A DEPARTMENT HEAD MEETING HERE FOR CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS.
UH, EVERYBODY WAS HERE, THERE WAS GIBBS REPORT, UH, WAS IN THAT MEETING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE ADDRESSED WAS, UH, THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT OF INFLATION ON THE EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY BUDGET IS SET.
WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY MORE MONEY.
UH, SO WE GOT TO SPEND IT AND IT WAS, UH, INFLATION EATS AWAY AT IT AND NIPS AWAY AT IT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH OUR BUDGETS AND, UH, EVERYBODY IS UNDERSTANDING OF THAT, UM, AND COGNIZANT OF IT, AND WE'LL BE WATCHING IT CAUSE INFLATION IS GOING TO CHIP AWAY AT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
AND SO SERVICES ARE, SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE.
UM, SO WE'RE, I'VE GOT TO SAY THAT, UH, WE'RE BLESSED WITH A, UH, GROUP OF DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT UNDERSTAND THEIR BUDGET AND KNOW HOW TO READ THEIR BUDGET AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BUDGET.
AND THEY DON'T, WON'T BE USED AND IN INFLATION IS JUST A WELL COULDN'T DO IT.
AND I WANT TO COUNSEL THEM TO KNOW THAT, AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW IT AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING HARD TO PREPARE FOR AND COMBAT.
I HAD A NUMBER TWO COUNSEL COMMENTS, RICK, YOU GOT THE, A AND B, AND THEN, UH, DARREN'S NOTHING TO REPORT IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS.
WE DO HAVE A WORKSHOP TOMORROW THAT'LL HELP, HOPEFULLY HELP US MOVE IT FORWARD A MOBILITY BOND THE BACK WAY, UM, NOTHING TO REPORT STILL WAITING ON CENTER POINT.
SO IT'S KIND OF WHAT HAPPENS WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS.
WE'RE STILL IN WITHIN CENTER POINTS, TIMEFRAME THOUGH, ARE WE NOT THE RIGHT AT THE EDGE HERE PRETTY QUICK? AND THEY PROBABLY, THEY PROBABLY OWED US AN ANSWER THIS WEEK OR LAST WEEK, UM, ON THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE THEY GAVE US THEM BEING LATE BY A FEW WEEKS IS VERY NORMAL.
UM, AND BEING LATE BY A FEW MONTHS IS VERY NORMAL.
SO, UM, I'LL PROBABLY TRY TO REACH OUT AND SEE IF WE CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE ON THEIR TIMELINE.
MO UH, MAY HAD, IS OUR COMMUNITY PERSON.
I SPOKE WITH HIM LAST WEEK AGAIN TODAY.
UH, WE'VE HAD, CAN'T GIVE ME THE EXACT NUMBER.
UM, THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHO I KNOW AT LEAST A COUPLE OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SUBMITTED THE, UM, DISCLOSURE FORM TO TROY NELL'S.
AND, UH, IF I CAN GET OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE TO DO THAT ARE ON OUR, I MEAN, ON THE COUNCIL TO DO THAT, IT'D BE GREAT.
THE MORE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE HAVE, THE STRONGER THE ARGUMENT IS FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE TO THE POSTMASTER.
SO I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST THREE BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER MEADOWS RESIDENT SEND ME HIS CONFIRMATION SAYING HE'D DONE IT.
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THERE ARE THERE, THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW.SO I'M ASSUMING IT'S MORE THAN A THREE.
I KNOW THE MAYOR MYSELF AND THIS OTHER RESIDENT.
SO IF YOU GUYS CAN DO THAT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYONE IN THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, IT DOES, IT IS PRETTY INTRUSIVE INFORMATION, YOUR BIRTHDATE, YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, YOUR ADDRESS.
SO, UH, BUT IT BLACKS IT OUT IMMEDIATELY AS YOU'RE TYPING IT, IT HIDES IT.
IT'S NOT USED BY, UH, THE U S GOVERNMENT.
IT'S JUST FOR THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE A RESIDENT AND THAT YOU'RE A CITIZEN IN HIS DISTRICT.
WELL, THE RESIDENT, THEY CONFIRMED THAT.
SO YOU PUT YOUR, YOUR ADDRESS IN THERE.
SO, UH, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, UH, WITH SUGAR LANDS POPULATION, THEY HAD OVER 15 PEOPLE ENTER THEIR INFORMATION AND THEY GOT ACTION WITH THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
SO THEY WERE ABLE TO REACH THE, UH, DECISION TO, TO ADJUST 2, 3, 4.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, UH, IT HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO MARY DAVIS, I THINK.
OR MAYBE MARY, I THINK THE LAST NAME IS DAVIS.
UM, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH A CONGRESSMAN AND WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH ME TO KIND OF TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
SO WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
IT'S STILL SLOW, BUT, UH, AS WE, AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE TO SUBMIT FORMS, WE WILL GET THE MOMENTUM SPED UP.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE GET WITH TOM.
HAVE HIM DO A LITTLE 45 SECOND.
THIS IS WHERE OUR POST OFFICE BOX WOULD BE.
IF YOU WANT ONE FILL OUT THIS FORM TYPE OF DID YOU KNOW? OKAY.
WOULD YOU DO THAT? UM, IF I, IF I CAN GET TOM IN TOUCH WITH ME.
AND I WILL SAY THIS, THAT, UH, I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN BETTER POSTAL SERVICE SINCE YOU STARTED POKING.
WELL, THAT RELEASE THAT I HAD, THEY DID CHANGE THINGS ON OCTOBER 1ST, IN ADDITION TO THE, UM, BASICALLY IT'S SLOWER TO GET MEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY'RE SPEEDING UP LOCAL DELIVERIES.
AND, UH, THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING SOME THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT TO IMPROVE SERVICE.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE AWARE, LIKE I SAID, I HAD A GOOGLE SEARCH AND HAD 1.5 MILLION RESULTS COME BACK ON POSTAL ISSUES.
UH, SO IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT, UH, IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO MEADOWS PLACE, BUT WHAT IS UNIQUE IS ONE SQUARE MILE HAS A RIP ONE ENTITY.
THERE WE GO HARD FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, ITEM ONE IS ACCEPT REPORT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING POSSIBLE SIGN CHANGES TO THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 1 53, UH, REGARDING SIGNS, UH, SHOWN.
WOULD YOU COME PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL AT THIS TIME? AND IF YOU HAVE SOME SUPPORT OR SOME BACKUP DATA TO TELL US, CAUSE THAT WAS A GREAT MEETING.
UM, WELL I'M SEAN O'LEARY, UH, CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UM, WE MET OR WERE BY COUNCIL'S REQUEST.
WE LOOKED AT THE, UH, ITS ORDINANCE, UH, CODE OF ORDINANCE, UH, CHAPTER 1 53 REGARDING ELECTRIC SIGNS.
UM, WE DID THIS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
WE SAT DOWN AND HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION.
WHAT I REALIZED IS WITH THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE, THERE ARE VERY STRONG OPINIONS THAT FALL ON BOTH SIDES AND THEN SOME IN THE MIDDLE AFTER FAIRLY GOOD DISCUSSION.
UM, MORE SO THAN WE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE, I THINK IN A LOT OF THESE MEETINGS, BECAUSE WE TEND TO HAVE A LOT OF SIMILAR OPINIONS SOMETIMES WHEN WE APPROACH THESE ITEMS, UM, WE REALIZED THAT WE ALL MOVED MORE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE, DEPENDING ON HOW STRONG OF OPINION YOU HAD.
WE KIND OF ENDED UP IN THAT CENTER POINT OF REALIZING THAT THERE'S A PRETTY DECENT ARGUMENT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTRIC SIGNS, MORE SO THAN I THINK THAT ANY OF US TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN INITIALLY LOOKING AT AN ELECTRIC SIGN IN TERMS OF ADDING VALUE OR DETRACTING FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, SO WE DID IS WE PUT, PAUSE, HIT A PAUSE, UM, TOOK A BREAK AND SPEND A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF LOOKING AT, UM, ORDINANCES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UM, SOME AS FAR AS I THINK LEAGUE CITY, UM, A LOT OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR THOSE THAT ALLOWED THEM A NUMBER OF DOLT.
UM, THEN WE ALSO TOURED THE AREAS, UM, SAW SOME OF THE ONES JUST THROUGH NORMAL, EVERYDAY TRAVEL, AS WELL AS DELIBERATELY GOING TO SOME OF THESE AREAS TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS WHAT WE DIDN'T LIKE, YOU KNOW, BOTH COMPARING AND CONTRASTING THE ORDINANCES THAT EXIST CAN BE AS LENGTHY
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AS TWO SENTENCES, OR, UM, SOME OF THEM WERE SEVERAL PAGES LONG.AND THEN WE GO INTO DEPTH OF, UM, CANDLE WATTAGE AS WELL AS, UH, NOT JUST THE LOCATION, BUT THEN TIMES A DAY.
AND THEY GOT FAIRLY EXTENSIVE REGROUPED.
UM, I GUESS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, WE SAT DOWN AGAIN WITH THAT INFORMATION.
AND ONE OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME IS THAT WE DO HAVE A GENTLEMAN THAT HAS BEEN PART OF MEADOWS GOVERNANCE FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
SO HE'S ABLE TO SHARE WITH US, UM, UM, HISTORY OF THE DECISIONS THAT COUNCIL AND MAYOR AND PAST PNCS AND MADE, TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, AGAIN, HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MORE LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD IN TERMS OF WHAT DIRECTION WE THOUGHT IT SHOULD GO.
ULTIMATELY, UM, UNANIMOUSLY WHAT WE DECIDED IS THAT, UM, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO COUNCIL TO LEAVE THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS.
UM, PART OF IT IS IN THE SPIRIT OF THE TRADITION OF PAST COUNCILS, UM, AS WELL AS LOOKING FORWARD AT WHAT WE THOUGHT, OUR VIEW OF WHAT THE CITY WAS AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE SHOULD GO, UM, TO TAKE A MUCH BIGGER CONVERSATION AND SHRINK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
UM, WE DIDN'T FEEL THAT THE ADDED MARKETING VALUE OF A, AN ELECTRIC SIGN ON A BUSINESS OR AN ORGANIZATION NECESSARILY ADDED AS MUCH AS IT POTENTIALLY CREATED A PROBLEM TO THE GENERAL AESTHETIC AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE THOUGHT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR CITY WAS GOING WHEN LOOKING AT SURROUNDING CITIES THAT WE WANTED TO BE COMPARED TO, OR RATHER WE HOPE COMPARE THEMSELVES TO US.
NONE OF THEM ALLOWED ELECTRIC SIGNS WHEN WE STARTED TO GO INTO AREAS OF HOUSTON OR SURROUNDING AREAS, CITIES THAT ALLOW THEM MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THOSE AREAS WERE NOT ONES THAT WE HOPE TO BE COMPARED TO.
SO WHILE IN THE IMMEDIATE AND INITIAL ELECTRIC SIGN MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM, WE SAW THAT LONGTERM, IT PROBABLY CREATED MORE ISSUES AND DETRACTED FROM WHAT WE FELT WE WANTED TO BE THE ONE AT OUR CITY TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
UM, AND THAT DID TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THINGS LIKE THE ELECTRIC SIGN THAT WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE AT, UM, THE FRONTAGE ROAD, AS WELL AS THE SUP FOR THE SCHOOL.
AND NOW THE NEW LED LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE, UH, THE POOL.
UM, WHILE THERE IS VALUE THERE, WE ALSO THOUGHT THAT SOME OF THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CONSIDERATION.
DO WE WANT THAT ON THE CORNER OF KIRKWOOD AND AIRPORT? UM, POTENTIALLY ALL FOUR CORNERS HAVING ELECTRIC SIGNS.
SO, UM, I GUESS WITH THAT, UM, I CAN DRAG IT OUT LONGER CAUSE I DO LOVE MY VOICE, BUT I CAN ALSO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE, UM, FOR OUR DECISIONS OR THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE, UH, OKAY.
COUNSELING AND BUDDY, UH, SEAN FIRST.
UH, THANK YOU INTO P AND Z FOR LOOKING INTO THAT.
I KNOW THAT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND RESEARCH.
UH, I AM CURIOUS WHAT CITIES WERE YOU LOOKING AT AROUND US THAT, UH, DIDN'T ALLOW ELECTRONIC SIGNS JUST FOR THE MOST PREDOMINANT WOULD BE LIKE SUGARLAND, SUGARLAND BARS, PRETTY MUCH ANY ELECTRIC SIGNS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE WOODLANDS WOULD BE PROBABLY THE NEXT LARGEST ONE.
WE LOOKED AT GENERAL AESTHETICS.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S SOME SMALLER AREAS AROUND THAT PROBABLY THAT HAVE BANNED THEM, BUT NOTHING THAT WAS BE THE SOLID CITY ORDINANCES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW FOR OURS.
I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS AND I THOUGHT YOU GUYS HAD GREAT DISCUSSION.
UM, I WAS, I DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE I STOOD ON THE DECISION, BUT, UM, I REALLY LOVED, UH, THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS KIND OF RESEARCHED AND LOOKED AT IT AND REALLY KIND OF CAME TO THE DISCUSSION WITH AN OPEN MIND.
UM, AND I THINK THAT ULTIMATELY YOU GUYS ALL, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BEST FOR METIS PLACE AND WHERE YOU THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GOING.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU GUYS HAD AND, AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK.
WE ACCEPT YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
I'M ASSUMING YOU GOT TO RIP DOWN ON THE CARD OR SOMETHING.
IF YOU WOULD COME HAND THAT IN TO THE CITY SECRETARY COUNCIL, WHILE HE'S DOING, I WANT TO KIND OF ECHO WHAT TIA SAID.
I THOUGHT THEY HAD A VERY GOOD POINT BY POINT DISCUSSION AND IT WAS A, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS GOING TO GO.
UH, BUT, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO THAT TAKES US INTO ITEM TWO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1 53 REGARDING SIGNS, UH, COUNCIL AT THIS POINT, UM, WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO LEAVE THE ORDINANCE ALONE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP AT THIS TIME? DO I HAVE, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DO ANYTHING
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HEARING NONE? I LOVE THAT WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE.I WAS, I HAD 20 MINUTES CHUBB IN THEM.
UM, SECOND BRAIDING OF RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 32, IDENTIFYING DORRANCE LANE AS A, UH, REHABILITATION, UH, AS APPROVAL, UH, PROVING EDC EXPENSES, NOT TO SEED, UM, $150,000.
UM, SO I NEED A MOTION TO PASS A RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 32.
I'LL MOVE THE MOTION BY DAVID SECOND BY KURT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT'S JUST FOR THIS YEAR, RIGHT? CORRECT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
ANY OPPOSED THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I'LL BE SAYING MR. GRAFF IN THE MORNING AT A MEETING AND I'M TELLING ME DIDN'T HAVE THAT 150,000 ANYMORE.
UM, NEXT TIME THERE IS DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 2021 AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR LANDSCAPE LAWN AND MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
UM, MO COUNSEL, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION TO PASS RESOLUTION 20 21 33, ALLOWING US TO GO OUT FOR BIDS ON THE LENDING, ON THE LANDSCAPING, MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY KURT.
WHO WAS THERE EVER SAID THAT RICK? OKAY.
I COULDN'T TELL HIM GETTING HARDY.
AARON GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
UH, SO I WAS READING THROUGH AND I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP WITH, UH, COLEEN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE.
UM, READING THROUGH THE SCOPE OF WORK.
THE, I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT THEY SAID, UM, THAT THEY WOULD BE DOING WEEDING IN THE ROUNDABOUTS, BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY, UM, LAID OUT AROUND THE SIDEWALKS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE, IF WE COULD ADD THAT IN, UM, BECAUSE THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED, RIGHT? YES.
AND YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT TODAY AND AFTER WE TALKED, I DID ASK HER AND SHE DID CONFIRM, BUT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CONFIRMATION, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT IT IN THAT, THAT BID AND MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE ENTIRE RIGHT OF WAY, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS IS INCLUDED.
ARE WE READY TO VOTE ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED MOTION NUMBER FOUR CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, I THINK THAT'S STILL LOW GOING TO THERE AND EVENING.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 20, 21 DAYS 34, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH 24 6 UH, TECHNICAL SERVICES, LLC.
IF THE REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF ONE LIFT STATION PUMP AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
COUNSEL, UM, Y'ALL HAVE THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, UM, AND RESOLUTION 20, 21 DAYS 34, UH, GET INCLUDES THE INFORMATION WHERE THE COST TO REPAIR THE SHEEN IS $18,875 AND THE COST TO REPLACE A NEWNESS $40,000 A LITTLE OVER TWICE.
UM, IF I COULD, ROD, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF WHY WE WOULD SPEND THE DIFFERENCE AND ROD WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND SHARING WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WITH, UH, I GOT A CONFIRMATION, I'LL BE GETTING CONFIRMATION ON THAT.
UM, AS PART OF, UH, MY REGULAR REPORT, I HAD INDICATED THAT LIFT STATION PUMP WAS OUT OF SERVICE.
AND I GAVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO THOSE PUMPS WERE ORIGINAL TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH WAS PUT ON SERVICE IN 1983.
THE COMPANY THAT CURRENTLY IS REPAIRING THEM IS MANUFACTURING THE NEW PARTS TO REPLACE THEM.
THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS FOR 10 YEARS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE TWO OF THESE LARGE PUMPS IN THE LIFT STATION AND EVERY OTHER YEAR, A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS, WE FIXED THE PUMP AGAIN.
SO WE HAVE PROBABLY REPAIRED THIS PUMP TWO OR THREE TIMES ALREADY BEFORE I GOT HERE AT A COST OF 18 TO $19,000 A PUMP I'M SUGGESTING AND ASKING IF WE CAN STOP ACTUALLY JUST DOING THESE
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REPAIRS AND PURCHASE A NEW PUMP SO THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO CONTINUALLY SPEND THIS MONEY EVERY OTHER YEAR ON REPAIRS.I HAD ASKED FOR THIS TO BE DONE EARLIER, BUT WE HAD CHANGED STAFF, BUT HE WAS W AND IT STALLED.
SO HERE WE ARE WITH THE QUOTE FOR THE NEW PUMP, IT WILL BE A VARIABLE SPEED PUMP.
THE CURRENT PUMPS ARE NOT UP TO SPEED, AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE CONTROLS.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT SOMETIME LATER THIS YEAR, THE SECOND PUMP WILL FAIL.
AND I'LL BE BACK HERE, STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU, ASKING FOR ANOTHER $40,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THAT SECOND PUMP.
IF MY BUDGET WILL HANDLE IT, WE WILL DO SO WITHOUT A BUDGET AMENDMENT THEREAFTER, PROBABLY IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S $60,000 FOR VARIABLE SPEED CONTROLS TO OPERATE THOSE TWO PUMPS.
SO W W IF I HEAR YOU RIGHT, RODAN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS TO QUIT KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
THESE HAVE SERVED US AND SERVED US.
I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN QUITE AS FREQUENT AS YOU SAID, BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, I KNOW WE'VE HAD SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
THAT'S THE INFORMATION I GOT FROM USW.
SO, HOWEVER, 48,000, $40,000, HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET US A FEW YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE TO SAY, OH, SH YOU SHOULD GET 10, 15 YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW WE WORK IT.
AS SOON AS WE GET THE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROLS IN THERE, THE BETTER I'LL BE FOR THE PUMP.
I'M GOING TO SAY THAT I IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE FOLLOW YOUR RECOMMENDATION, BUT I WANT TO, I'M HOPING THAT PUMP DOESN'T GO OUT NEXT YEAR.
I WOULD, I'D LIKE TO SEE ROD IS THEY'VE EATEN BUDGET IN THE SECOND PUMP, PLUS THE CONTROLLER.
IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF WE GET TO THAT POINT, I'LL, I'LL ASK FOR THAT, DOING THE BUDGET, BUDGET TIMEFRAME.
UM, I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY BUDGET AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
I WANT TO TAKE OUT MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR ROD WHILE HE'S UP HERE? OKAY.
IS THERE A WARRANTY ON THESE? YES, SIR.
AND I WILL GET A WRITTEN WARRANTIED AND BRING IT BACK OKAY.
AND REAL QUICK, CAN YOU GIVE A TEN SECOND SUMMARY OF WHAT THE LIFT STATION DOES FOR THE PUBLIC AND WHAT THE LIFT STATION DOES IS, UM, ALL OF THE SANITARY SEARS WITHIN THE CITY, GRAVITY FLOW TOWARDS THE LIFT STATION.
ONCE IT REACHES THAT CORNER OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT LIFT STATION PUMPS THE MATERIAL UP TO THE HEADWORKS FOR THE PLANT, AND THAT'S WHERE IT GETS HIS HYDRAULIC GRADIENT.
AND IT STARTS TO FLOW THROUGH THE PLANT.
AND SO IF WE DON'T HAVE THESE, UM, WHAT WE PUT DOWN THE DRAIN STOPS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN.
SO THESE ARE, UH, VERY IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE BACKUPS, BUT AGAIN, MULTIPLE GO OUT.
WE'RE WE'RE, UH, IN A SCARY SPOT.
THE OTHER THING YOU SHOULD BE NOTED IS THAT THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE IS A SEPARATE PUMP AND A SEPARATE MOTOR WITH LITERALLY A DRIVE SHAFT AND A UNIVERSAL CONNECTING THEM.
THE NEW PUMP WILL BE COMPLETELY SELF-CONTAINED NO DRIVE SHAFT, NO MAINTENANCE, NO WEAR AND TEAR, NO LEAKS, NO ISSUES SLINGING THAT STUFF AROUND HARVEY.
UM, BROUGHT SO MUCH COUNSEL, UM, WERE ASKING ME FOR, UM, BIZ TO BE PUT OUT ON A BRAND NEW, UH, PUMP ON FOR THE LIFT STATION.
UM, ON RESOLUTION 20, 21 DAYS 34.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO PUSH THAT WITH THE MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY A PAIR, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIES.
IF MY EYE WERE HERE, WE'VE BEEN DOWN OVER THERE BEFORE.
AND WHAT WE DO IS WE END UP PULLING IN AND WE BRING IT UP THAT WE BROUGHT IT DOWN IN THERE.
THAT'S WHAT OPERATES FOR GOOD THAT DURING I, OKAY.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S WAYS OUT YOU'D NEED TO, IN CASE SOMEBODY ASKED YOU IF THERE'S A WAYS AROUND THEM.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION ON RESOLUTION 20, 21 DAYS 35, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN 2021 TAX YEAR INTER
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LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH FORBIDDEN COUNTY TAX COLLECTION SERVICES.THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AND, UH, WE NEED TO HAVE, UH, HAVE THAT INNER LOCAL IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN, UH, GET THE COUNTY COLLECT OUR TAXES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20, 21 DAYS 35 MOTION BY TIAA THAT KUMBAYA KELLY, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES.
UH, SO HOW OFTEN DO THEY GO UP ON THERE? I MEAN, ON THE CHARGES, I NOTICED THAT THE CHARGES WAS GOING UP.
HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO THAT? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I REMEMBER GOING DOWN, UP IN THE LONG, LONG, LONG TIME.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE CAN'T DO IT FOR 40 CENTS A PARCEL OURSELVES.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF HAVE YOU IN A BARREL HOW OFTEN THEY DO RAISE THAT.
I HOPE THAT WAS AN ADEQUATE ANSWER.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I KNOW COURTNEY DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO TAX COLLECTIONS BUSINESS.
UM, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION.
I SHOULD HAVE CALLED RICHARD, UH, ON RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 36, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO NAME THE MAIN CANAL MEADOWS PLACE THAT EXTENDS INTO HOUSTON AND HARRIS COUNTY, WHICH STAFFORD AND FORT BEND COUNTY.
THIS IS THE MOST UNIQUE THING.
IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR SUMMARY, UH, HE CAME ACROSS THIS ORGANIZATION, THAT NAMES NATIONALLY BODIES OF WATER, HE CALLED AND SAID, WELL, DOES THIS QUALIFY? I SAID, OH, WELL, YES IT DOES.
BECAUSE IT CONNECTS TO KEEGAN'S AND CONNECTS TO BUFFALO TO CONNECT TO THE BAY.
AND ON THIS IS A BODY OF WATER.
AND SO AS MUCH AS I WANT TO PUT UP RIVERBOAT ON THERE, CALL IT NAVIGABLE CAN'T, BUT WE CAN NAME IT.
UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RICHARD HAS PROPOSED TO US, UH, FOR US AND, UH, FOR US TO MOVE AHEAD, I JUST NEED CANCER TO APPROVE RESOLUTION.
UH, 20, 21 36, AUTHORIZED ME TO, UM, SUBMITTED ALL I'M DOING IS SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL GO THROUGH, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL NAME IT, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE COME BACK TO US AND SAID, WE WANT YOUR BUNCH, YOUR FOLLOWUP PAPERWORK.
SO MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY KURT.
I HAVE TALKED TO STAFFORD AND MATTER OF FACT, THEY'RE BE PUSHING THIS THROUGH THIS WEEK OR NEXT.
AND IF NOT, WE'LL JUST CUT IT OFF AT THE BORDER AND JUST SHUT IT DOWN.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES THAT'S MOST UNIQUE.
UM, DISCUSSION ACTION RESOLUTION, 20 20, 1 37 CASTING.
THE CITY VOTE FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE 20 21 22, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY, APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, DIGGING THROUGH HERE AREA.
YOU GOT FIVE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR FIVE POSITIONS.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
LAST TIME WE THREW ALL OF OUR SUPPORT BEHIND ONE PERSON.
WE CAN ALL MOVE TO HAVE OUR FIVE VOTES GO TO MICROCELL TO MIKE ROSELLE.
I'LL DO OUR 10 VOTES POSITIONS.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET BEHIND MY THEN SO BE IT.
I HAVE A MOTION TO BACK ALL 10 VOTES FOR A MICROCELL AND I WILL HAVE TO SAY I'VE KNOWN MIKE FOR A LONG TIME.
I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS OVER THERE.
UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME IN DIFFERENT VOTING.
WE GOT 10 VOTES FROM MIKE SECONDED BY DAVID.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ONCE AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THEY'VE GOT FIVE PEOPLE FOR FIVE POSITIONS.
ANY POST? WELL, HE NEEDS TO COME OVER HERE AND THANK US.
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MEETING AND POSSIBLE MEETING FROM THE OCTOBER SIX 20 OR, AND NOVEMBER 3RD.I HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA TO YOU BACK THEN, BACK IN BY KURT, ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WHERE YOU HAVE MOVED THE, UH, WE WERE GOING TO BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A LITTLE BIT.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT I'M ON MY WAY, IF ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK, NOW'S YOUR TIME.
WE'VE GOT AUDIENCE COMMENTS MOVED AHEAD OF THE LAST ITEM.
NORMALLY THAT'S DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
WE'RE MOVING IT UP AHEAD TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME AND SPEAK AND THEN, UH, NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN UNKNOWN LENGTH OF TIME.
SO IF ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS COUNCIL FOR ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA, FEEL FREE.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO FIRST IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO GO.
UM, CHERYL 11, 6, 11 TORRANCE.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, I'VE HEARD SOME NEIGHBORS SAY RECENTLY SOMETHING ABOUT, UM, THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVING A, A AND M AGGIE PERSON COME LOOK AT SOME TREES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M JUST CURIOUS AS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY PAYS FOR FOR THEM TO COME THROUGH AND LOOK AT PEOPLE'S TREES OR JENNIFER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US WHO'S COMING PROBABLY STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE.
AND TELL US HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO PAY LEAD WITH THAT.
SO WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR MR. BOONE HOLIDAYS SERVICES, HE'S A HORTICULTURIST FOR FORT BEND AG LIFE, UM, IS ZERO.
IT'S A FREE SERVICE BY THE COUNTY FOR ANY RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY.
AND HE'S BEEN A VERY VALUABLE ASSET FOR US TO HELP OUR CITIZENS HERE, UM, HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND HE'LL COME OUT TO YOUR PROPERTY AND LOOK AT YOUR TREE, UH, AND GAVE YOU HIS ADVICE AND WHAT HE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR SITUATION.
SO, AND HOW DO YOU USE IN JENNIFER? UM, WHENEVER I HAVE CASES THAT I HAVE ADDRESSED, UM, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, A DEAD TREE, OR MAYBE IT'S DYING, UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A DANGEROUS TREE.
UM, I'LL GET HIS OPINION ON IT TO VERIFY.
I MEAN, I'M NOT A HORTICULTURIST, BUT I CAN KIND OF SEE.
UM, AND HE WILL EITHER VERIFY OR SAY, OH NO, JUST PORTIONS OF IT NEED TO BE CUT AND IT SHOULD BE FINE, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE.
SO I JUST USE THEM AS TO HELP WITH THE RESOLUTION FOR THE, UH, OWNER OF THE PARTICULAR TREE.
I'M SORRY, WHO IS BOONE WITH IS WITH FORT BEN, TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION.
HE'S THE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OUT OF, UM, BANNED ROAD OFFICE FOR, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.
UM, AND THIS IS A SERVICE HE PROVIDES ALL OVER THE COUNTY.
UM, AND HE, AND HE WILL COME TO INDIVIDUAL'S HOMES HERE AS WELL.
AND I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE NEVER UTILIZED, UH, THAT OFFICE IN THE PAST THE WAY THAT JENNIFER HAS BEGUN TO USE IT.
AND SHE'LL TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT A TREE.
AND THEN IF THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, SHE'LL ACTUALLY CALL BOONE, HOLIDAY OUT AND BOONE WILL COME AND INSPECT THE TREE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, HE'S PROFESSIONAL.
AND HE'S TOLD FOLKS TO TRIM THEM AND SOME TO CUT THEM DOWN AND SOME ARE DEAD AND DINE AND THEY'RE GONNA FALL SOON, UH, AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYWHERE.
SO I APPLAUD JENNIFER FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE, GOING DOWN, VISITING WITH HIM, GETTING HIM UP HERE AND UTILIZING BEN ON A REGULAR BASIS TO, UH, TO DISCUSS TREAT SITUATIONS, UH, AND ON WITH THE OTHER PLANTS SITUATIONS HERE IN MEADOWS PLACE.
IT'S LIKE HAVING OUR OWN EXPERT.
ANYBODY GOT QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER? CHERYL? DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.
MOVING ON TO ITEM G ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING, UM, COUNSEL, THIS IS THE CONTINUE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION HEARING FROM OCTOBER 26TH.
WE'RE AN EXTENSION OF TIME WAS PLACED, UH, FOR THE RESIDENT TO TAKE CARE OF, UH,
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PROBLEMS THAT THE, A, AN UNFINISHED PROBLEMS AT THE HOUSE.AND, UH, WE GOT A NOTICE TODAY THAT, UH, THAT HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
SO THERE'S NO SENSE IN US MOVING ON TO CONTINUE AND TALK ABOUT THE ADJUDICATION HEARING.
CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
UH, THAT TAKES A SAUNA, MOVES US INTO ITEM H WHICH TO ASK THE RESIDENT, CAUSE HE MADE A STATEMENT THAT ITEMS ARE ON ORDER AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR EXACTLY.
TELL US WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOUR ADDRESS IS, WHAT ITEMS ARE ON BACKWARDS? OKAY.
ISAIAH BLAIR ADDRESS IS 12 0 4 7 STURTEVANT STREET, AND I GET EVERYTHING.
UM, SO THE BOARDS AND THE PIECE I HAVE, I WAS ACTUALLY WORKING ON IT, WHICH IS WHY I'M KIND OF SHORT OF BREATH.
AND NOW WHEN I GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL AND I GOT UP ON THE ROOF AND WAS DOING THE SIDING PART, UM, AS FAR AS WHAT I HAD TO ORDER WAS JUST MORE OF LIKE A STAPLE GUN OR LIKE A NAIL GUN TO JUST GET IT UP THERE, FASTER OPPOSED TO USING HAMMER.
NOW I WENT TO THE HOME DEPOT RIGHT THERE ON HIGHWAY SIX AND WEST BELFORT.
I KEEP WANTING TO SAY WEST AIRPORT FOR SOME REASON, BUT WEST BELFORD AND HIGHWAY SIX, I WENT TO THE ONES IN THE, IS THAT SWEET WATER.
THAT'S NOT SWEETWATER SWEET, FAR TOO FAR.
SO I WENT TO THE WILLIAMS, TRES LOCATION, LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS AT HOME DEPOT.
I WENT RIGHT ACROSS THE FREEWAY TO LOWE'S ALL OF THIS STUFF.
ALL OF THEM REALLY SAID DECEMBER THE SECOND OR THIRD, BECAUSE THEY SAID, IT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM TIME TO GET IT.
THE ONE RIGHT THERE THAT KINGSBRIDGE SAID THAT THEY CAN HAVE EVERYTHING THAT I NEED BY FRIDAY IS JUST REALLY TO HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS.
SO I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND STUFF MEANT TO SUBMIT IT BY EMAIL, BUT I DIDN'T.
BUT ALL THE BOARDS AND STUFF I DO ACTUALLY HAVE IS JUST OBVIOUSLY GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA IF I DO IT BY HAMMER AND NAIL OPPOSED TO USING POWER TOOLS TO DO IT.
BUT I MEAN, I CAN'T GET UP BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I WAS DOING THE SIDING CAUSE I KNOW THAT THE BACKS PART AND THEN THE SIDE HAS TO BE DONE.
I GOT THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE DONE BEFORE I CAME TONIGHT AND I GOT THE SIDING BY LIKE THE UPSTAIRS BATHROOM DONE.
SO IT WAS JUST KINDA LIKE THAT FACE PART THAT'S STILL HAS TO BE DONE.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER DOING IT THAT WAY.
CAUSE I'M DOING IT HONESTLY BY MYSELF WITHOUT HELP BECAUSE MY UNCLE WAS WORKING IN THE HELPING HANDS I HAD BEFORE BUSY.
SO, SO FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE THE HOME DEPOT DOWN ON HIGHWAY SIX.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT'S MURPHY ROAD, UNIVERSITY WENT WHEREVER IT IS DOWN IN THERE ON HIGHWAY SIX IN MISSOURI CITY.
ACTUALLY YOU CAN RENT TOOLS, WHETHER IT'S, UH, WHETHER IT'S A SNAKE, UM, THINGS TO POUR CONCRETE, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY HAD A NAIL GUN.
NOW IT'S GOING TO COST YOU ABOUT HALF THE VALUE OF BUYING A NEW LENS.
UM, BUT IF YOU THINK IT'S A ONE-TIME USE, YOU MIGHT'VE BEEN BETTER OFF RENTING RATHER THAN BUYING.
I PERSONALLY ALWAYS BUY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO PLAN TO USE IT MORE THAN ONCE.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN, HERE WE ARE THREE WEEKS AND NOTHING'S REALLY BEEN DONE.
UM, WELL THE CORN IS, IT'S JUST THAT FACIAL SIDE, BUT ALL THE CORNERS ARE DONE WITH, LIKE I SAID, I DID THAT TODAY.
CAUSE I GOT OUT OF SCHOOL BY FOUR 30 AND THEN CAME HERE AND LITERALLY GOT STRAIGHT TO WORK.
AND THEN LIKE MY SISTER CAME HOME AT LIKE 6 45 AND SHE WAS LIKE, I'LL HELP YOU.
I'M LIKE GIRL, WE HAVE COURT AT SEVEN.
SO I'M LIKE 15 MINUTES WON'T DO MUCH.
BUT THE BOARDING AND STUFF FOR THE SIDES HAS BEEN DONE IS LITERALLY JUST THAT FACIAL PART.
AND ON THOSE, THE BOARDS AREN'T LIKE BAD.
CAUSE THE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S CALLED, I GUESS THE FAUCET, THE UNDERSIDE, WHEREAS COMING DOWN.
SO I LITERALLY TOOK ALL OF THOSE DOWN AND I HAD PARKED BACK UP.
SO VISUALLY IT LOOKS BETTER CAUSE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING INTO ANYTHING EMPTY, BUT WHAT I'M REPLACING NOW THAT LAST SECTION IS THE PART WHERE THE WOOD IS DRY ROTTED, I THINK IS THE WORD TO SAY FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S THE LAST SECTION THAT I HAVE TO DO AND I PLAN TO DO THAT.
THEY SAID BY FRIDAY, BUT I'M LITERALLY, I HAVE CHRISTINA ACTUALLY AT LOWE'S RIGHT NOW.
SO WHEN I LEAVE HERE, I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING.
I CAN EVEN PUT UP MAYBE AS LIKE A TEMPORARY THING UNTIL MY MATERIALS ARRIVE.
NO, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
DO I NEED TO STAY OR CAN I RAISE THE HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S WELL, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, THEN I WANT TO BE HERE FOR IT, BUT IF NOT, THEN I'M GONNA GO AND HONESTLY GET BACK TO WORK.
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WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DECISION WILL BE UNTIL WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND DISCUSS WITH COUNSEL.SO WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN OR NOT AT THIS POINT, IF, IF YOU WANT TO SEE IF ANY ACTION IS TAKEN, I WOULD HANG AROUND.
SO WE'RE NOW ON ITEM THREE, RECONVENING, THE REGULAR SESSION TO DISCUSS, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, ITEM MAY AS DISCUSSED, WHOOPS, UH, DISCUSS A POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING 1, 2 0 4, 7 STURTEVANT AND WAYNE.
HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION TO PROCEED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PER SECTION 1, 5 0 4.
AND SOMEBODY WHO'S GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.
WE ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY OF $7,500 TO BE FILED AS A LIEN AGAINST THE PROPERTY PER THE, UM, AUGUST.
WHAT WAS THE, WHAT WAS THE DATE ON THIS AUGUST? AUGUST 5TH ORDER AND THE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ARE ALL THE ITEMS WITHIN THE ORDER, FIVE, A THROUGH L GRASS AND WEED, EXCEEDING NINE INCHES GRASS OVER THE CURB, DAMAGED FENCE BOARDS, DAMAGED GRODD SIDING, DAMAGE, EXTERIOR WALLS AND TRIM, GRASS AND WEEDS AND FLOWER BED, GRASS, AND WEEDS AND CRACKS WITH CONCRETE GRASS AND WEEDS CLIPPING IN YARD OR DRIVEWAY, DEBRIS AND RUBBISH AT THE PROPERTY, RUBBISH, TRASH AND DEBRIS ON PROPERTY, DEPOSITING OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY AND ACCUMULATION OF LEAVES.
UM, OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THESE HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT WE, THEY JUST NEED TO BE ALL TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, IT'S TO BE AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL, WHO WE WILL ASSIGN OR, UH, GET AN INSPECTION ON NOVEMBER 22ND, NOVEMBER 22ND.
IT'S TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS, UH, AT THE DISCRETION OF OUR BUILDING OFFICIAL TO CONFIRM THAT THIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO, WE HAVE A SECOND AS READ ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
I JUST WANT HIM TO GO ON RECORD THAT I KNOW KELLY HAS DONE A LOT TO HELP OUT.
ISAIAH ISAIAH WAS ACTUALLY HERE.
UM, SO WE COULD TALK TO HIM, BUT I KNOW KELLY HAS DONE A LOT TO REACH OUT.
I KNOW I'VE DONATED PERSONALLY.
THERE'S LOTS OF RESIDENTS THAT HAS HELPED HIM AND HAVE TRIED TO HELP HIM ALONG THE WAY.
UM, SO I KNOW WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN AND HE CAN REACH OUT, YOU KNOW, HE, A LOT OF IT FALLS ON HIM AS WELL, BUT I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, ALSO THINK KELLY FOR REACHING OUT AND THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE TRIED TO HELP.
SO, UH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE TRIED TO DO THAT.
I THINK MY ADDITIONAL COMMENT WOULD BE THAT, UH, AT THE PREVIOUS SESSION OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, UH, THE RESIDENT STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE REPAIRS DONE THIS WEEK, UH, LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
AND HE SAID THE REPAIRS HAD BEEN DONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS.
SO I THINK, WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE REASON THAT WE SET THE 22ND IS THAT WOULD GIVE HIM THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND THE WEEKEND IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE THINGS THAT WERE LISTED ON THE AUGUST 5TH, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
AND THE, THE AMOUNT OF 7,500 IS JUST TO COVER OUR LEGAL FEES TO DATE.
AND WE COULD HAVE ASSESSED A FEE OF OVER $200,000 FOR THE RECORD.
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY.I ALSO HAVE A MOTION IF THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE BUILDING OFFICIAL ON NOVEMBER 22ND, UM, WE ARE ORDERING THE, UM, CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE THE CASE IN DISTRICT COURT, UM, AND PURSUE THE LEGAL ACTION OR LEGAL AUTHORITY AT THAT TIME.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEEDED OR YES.
I HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY DAVID.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
MOVING ON FROM ONE TO 0 4, 7 STURTEVANT TO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING 1, 1 8, 1 0 DORRANCE LANE PREVIOUSLY DEEMED UNSTANDARD SUBSTANDARD BY COUNCIL.
I BELIEVE AFTER DISCUSSION, UM, WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, I MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY MOVE FORWARD, TO ENTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OWNER.
YOU HAVE MOTION AND HAVE A SECOND BY RICK.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE WAS A 1, 2 0 2 7 AUSTIN DRIVE PENDING LITIGATION.
THERE'S NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THAT.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM I, THE GERMAN LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY KELLY, SHE WAS SLOW TONIGHT.
ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY COUNSEL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT AND DOGEN MEETINGS I'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH.
LIKE THIS YELL, ALL THE BIG CONGRATULATED, SERIOUSLY, ALL DONE A MARVELOUS, MARVELOUS JOB.
AND I LOVE THE BALANCE ON THIS COUNCIL.