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[Special City Council Meeting]
THIS IS METIS PLACE.THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA.
WE ARE MEETING ON A DIFFERENT DAY THAN WE NORMALLY DO BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS.
THIS IS DECEMBER 21ST, 2021, AND IT'S NOW SIX THIRTY ONE.
I WANT TO CALL TO ORDER AN ANNOUNCE.
UH, WE'VE GOT EVERYBODY HERE, BUT HEY, TIA BAKER.
AND LET'S HOPE THAT SHE'S NOT SICK.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE INVOCATION.
UH, JIMMY FENWICK IS GOING TO GIVE US THE INVOCATION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO BE, UH, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WOULD YOU DO SO PLEASE AND EVERYBODY STAND AND REMAIN STANDING TO THE FIRE AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER TODAY AND ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PLACE UNITY.
FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL THOSE WHO MAKE THIS KIND OF SPECIAL IN THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS, YOU CAN WATCH IT OVER ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THERE, BUT WHAT ABOUT DOING ALL THE DIFFERENT OR KARPELES THAT ALL THOSE KIDS ARE OUT THERE.
YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS THE CITY PLUS THIS.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW OUR NORMAL COURSE.
AND THAT IS TO ACCEPT REPORTS.
FIRST REPORT IS AS USUAL, THE NET OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, IT WILL BE LED BY CHIEF GARY STIRRED, BUT BY THE WAY, I'M ON HER MIND, UH, BOTH JIMMY AND JENNIFER, THAT Y'ALL NOW BE ON THE RECORD FOREVER AS HAVING LET US IN TO THIS MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, YOU GOT GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.
UH, AS USUAL, WE START OUT WITH OUR NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, UH, AND THIS DECEMBER, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD NINE ACCIDENTS ABOUT IN LINE OF OUR AVERAGE, UH, NUMBER OF REST WAS 15, UH, 1,894 CALLS FOR SERVICE WITH 38 OF THOSE BEING REPORT CALLS, UM, TRAFFIC, UH, WE HAD 321 TRAFFIC CITATIONS WITH A TOTAL OF CHARGES OF 589.
UM, ON OUR CITY WARNER'S VIOLATIONS, WE HAD ZERO CITATIONS ISSUED WARNINGS, UH, 1 25 WITH 211, UH, CHARGES AND CITY ORDINANCE WARNINGS.
WE HAD 10 FOR A TOTAL ACTIVITY COUNT OF 2,766.
UH, WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD MONTH AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF ZEROS.
SO I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THIS LIST PRETTY QUICK.
UH, AND WE HAD TWO BMVS, NO BURGLARY OF RESIDENCE, A DOPE, UH, RESIDENTIAL, UH, UH, BURGLARIES OR BURGLARY BUSINESS.
UH, WE HAD ZERO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, ZERO FRAUD THIS MONTH AND ZERO ROBBERIES, THE SEMINAR 65 PROPERTY CHECKS, FIVE THEFTS TO YOU, YOUNG VS UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, ON OUR TLC PROGRAM, WHICH I KNOW IS HELPING.
WE HAD 42, UH, THAT PASSED WITH 18 FAILURES ON TOADY IS 60 CONTACTS.
AND, UH, FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD WITH OUR CITY WARNER'S BREAKDOWN, WE HAD, UM, SIX FOR SOLICITORS FOR, FOR NOISE COMPLAINT AND, UH, AND ACCIDENTS.
WE HAD ZERO IN THE ROUNDABOUTS JUST TO GET THAT IN FOR, UH, COUNSEL MISTAKENLY.
NOW, REFERRING TO THE CHIEF'S NOTES, UM, AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR PACKET, THE BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENT CALLS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE BMVS AND WHERE THEY OCCURRED IN THE ACTIVITY.
UH, I'D LIKE FOR US TO SKIP TO THE ARREST PAGE.
AND IF YOU'LL GIVE ME ONE MINUTE, GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER.
SO THAT IS GOING TO BE PAGE FIVE FOR YOU.
SO YOU SEE THE TOTAL, UH, EACH ONE OF THOSE WE'RE GOING TO LIST OUT AS YOU CAN READ THOSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, WE HAD, UH, UH, MOST OF THEM CAN CHANGE, UH, WARRANT FOR ANOTHER JURISDICTION, PUBLIC INTOXICATION, DWI.
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WE HAD ONE WARRANT OR THE JURISDICTION WITH FAILURE, DI D FUGITIVE, UH, DWI I ED, WHICH IS DRIVING A LICENSE AND VALID, UH, AND PUBLIC.AND, UH, AGAIN, PUBLIC INTOXICATION WE HAD TO, AND I THINK IT WAS FOUR DWS.
SO WE HAD ONE, UH, POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, AND WE HAD ONE, UH, THAT WAS A PART OF A FLAW KIT.
UH, AND I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE FLOCK AND I'LL GO OVER THOSE WITH YOU AS WELL.
SO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE FLOCK IS ON PAGE FOUR PRIUS PAGE.
UH, I KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS, BUT WE HAD A FLOCK.
WE HAD 27 HITS WITH EIGHT LOCATED IN 1400 ABLE TO LOCATE THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE WERE 14 STOLEN VEHICLE ALERTS.
SIX OF THOSE VEHICLES WERE CLEARED AS LOCATED, BUT NO ARREST WAS MADE DUE TO EITHER.
IT WAS A CIVIL ISSUE, WRONG PLATES ON THE CAR OR NOT REMOVED FROM THIS HPD SYSTEM.
AND WE RUN INTO THAT QUITE OFTEN.
SO WE HAD TWO SEX OFFENDER ALERTS, ONE MISSING PERSON ALERT, AND TWO WARRANT AND PROTECTION ORDERS.
AND YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE ONE ARRESTED COME OUT OF THAT.
MOVING ON TO CHIEFS NOTES OR THE ADDITIONAL NOTES.
CHIEF, COULD YOU SPEND JUST A SECOND? IT EDUCATE ME ON THIS.
WE HAD THE FLOCK SAFETY, YOU'VE GOT 27 TO EIGHT AND THE EIGHT IS LOCATED WHAT WE'VE LOCATED, WHAT WE'D LOVE.
AND OUT OF THAT EIGHT, WE ENDED UP WITH ONE ARREST, BUT WE STOPPED THE EIGHT PEOPLE AGAIN, THE WERE, IF THE STOLEN, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
BUT AS WE WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OUR INVESTIGATION, SOME OF THOSE WERE NOT TAKEN OUT OF THE SYSTEM BY HPD.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, UH, SO IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WERE STILL REPORTED AS STOLEN AND THEY WERE COVERED.
UH, THE OTHER THING WOULD BE IF THEY HAD CIVIL ISSUES.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT WAS REPORTED STOLEN, BUT IT WAS REALLY, UH, SOMEBODY REPORTED IT STOLEN.
THEY GAVE IT TO THEM TO USE AND THAT KIND OF SITUATION.
AND THEY JUST HADN'T BROUGHT HIM BACK YET.
NO, AND THAT AGAIN IS A REPORTING ISSUE FROM ANOTHER AGENCY.
SO THAT'S T THAT'S 27 CALLS WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD WITHOUT THE FLOCK CAMERAS.
AND, UH, TYPICALLY AS, YOU KNOW, FLOCK, WE USUALLY HAVE A LOT MORE REST WITH IT.
SO, UH, MOVING ON TO PAGE 10 AS PAGE NINE IS MY ADDITIONAL NOTES THAT HAD CONTINUED WITH COVID RE PROTOCOL.
AND THAT STAYS THE SAME PAGE 10, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK NOTES FOR ME IS THAT, UH, WE'RE IN MIDST OF HOLIDAY SEASONS FOR MOUNTAIN, EVERYBODY TO STAY VIGILANT.
UM, UH, ALSO KEEP AN EYE OUT TOO, FOR THE PDS HOLIDAY SAFETY AND SCAM ALERTS AS COULD BE ON FACEBOOK, THE VIDEOS AND NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, TWO OF THEM HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON, AND THERE'S MORE TO COME.
AND AS YOU SAW, WE HAD ZERO FRAUDS THIS PAST MONTH, UH, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR OUR ONLINE TRAINING TO COME IN.
UH, WE HAVE OUR MOU COMPLETED WE'RE IN LINE FOR THAT TRAINING.
SO IT SHOULD BE COMING WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, ALL SHOPS ARE IN SERVICE, UH, FLOCK, UH, IS WE JUST DISCUSSED THE FORD THAT WERE ACTIVE.
WE HAD FOUR MORE CAMERAS PUT IN TODAY.
UH, THERE'S YELLOW WERE HEARD IT EARLIER.
SO THOSE SHOULD BE ONLINE HERE PRETTY QUICK.
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THOSE WORKOUT FORCES WILL.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE EVEN MORE USE OUT OF IT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING TO FINALIZE THE ATV PURCHASE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU CAN NOT FIND AN XP 1000 IN TEXAS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GO THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT THINGS TO GO WELL, IF YOU GIVE ME A TICKET TO COLORADO, I'D LOVE TO GO THERE.
NO, BUT, UH, I THINK, UH, I DON'T KNOW, I WAS MAKING A, PROBABLY A BAD JOKE, BUT WE DO, WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THAT PARTICULAR MODEL.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME DIFFERENT MODELS THAT WOULD DO THE SAME FUNCTION FOR WHAT WE NEED IT FOR.
AND, UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, WE'D TALKED TO, UH, UH, MANCUSOS DOWN THE ROAD ON 59 AND THEY HAVE A FEW, MOST PLACES JUST DON'T HAVE THEM IN STOCK RIGHT NOW.
THEY HAVE A FEW THAT ARE IN STOCK THAT WOULD FIT THE BILL.
UH, IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET THOSE THINGS DONE IN THE EQUIPMENT FOR THEM.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT MAYBE MAKING A FINAL DECISION HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
UH, FREEZE MITIGATION IS STILL IN PROCESS WITH FEMA, SO NEVER ENDING SAGA THAT I LOVE TO REPORT TO YOU ALL.
BUT WE DO HAVE TO, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, UH, THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON AND ANNA MARIA WESTERN, OUR FINANCIAL OFFICER WHO HAVE BEEN HAGGLING THEM AND TRYING TO GET THIS THING PUSHED FORWARD, AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
UH MPPD WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FILL ONE IN FULL-TIME
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POSITION.UH, YOU KNOW, WE FILLED THE THREE, SO WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
UH, WE HAVE ONE IN BACKGROUNDS ARE IN PROGRESS.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE ONE MORE HERE PRETTY QUICKLY, UH, PD COVID UPDATE.
WE DO HAVE ONE OFFICER THAT WE FOUND OUT TODAY THAT HAS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS POSITIVE.
SO WE'LL BE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL WITH THAT OFFICER AND MAKING SURE THAT WE DO NOT BRING THAT INTO OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO AGAIN, THE HOLIDAY SEASONS HERE, IT'S UPON US.
AND AS A REMINDER, WHILE YOU'RE SHOPPING, THE BAD GUYS ARE SHOPPING TOO.
SO, UH, PLEASE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING INVISIBLE IN YOUR CAR THAT YOU DON'T EXPECT TO BE GONE WHEN YOU RETURN AND TO REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY OR PERSONS TO METIS POST POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND AS THE LAST NOTE, WE SURVIVED THE HURRICANE SEASON THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE DONE, AND THAT'S MY REPORT, CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, FOR THOSE WATCHING AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, UM, COUNSEL HAD WORKSHOP HERE EARLIER THIS EVENING, UM, TALK TO THEM ABOUT DISPATCH AND FLOCK CAMERAS.
IT WAS, UH, I'D SAY IT WAS JUST, UH, A VERY EDUCATIONAL AND, UH, JUST VERY PRODUCTIVE, UH, MEETING, UM, AND CHIEF, I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DID AND PUTTING ALL OF THAT DATA TOGETHER FOR THE DISPATCH.
AND I LOVE THAT, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT LIKED DATA ON THIS COUNCIL.
UH, AND SO WHEN YOU WALKED IN, THERE WAS 16 PAGES WORTH OF DATA.
LET ME NOT STEAL ALL THE CREDIT HERE BECAUSE I DID HAVE SOME TREMENDOUS HELP FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF ASTON.
AND I REALIZED THAT, AND I DIDN'T MEAN THAT, BUT YOU HAPPEN TO BE THE ONE STANDING AT THE MICROPHONE.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT PRESENTED IT TO US.
IT WAS VERY EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL.
WOULD I, WOULD, WOULD IT BE FAIR TO SAY THAT WE CAME OUT OF THERE WITH A MUCH GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF ADDITIONAL DISPATCH? OKAY.
YOU DID YOUR JOB CHIEF AND SHE DID IT VERY, VERY WELL A YEAR TO BE COMMENDED IN THAT YOU DON'T, UH, YOU ALWAYS DO A GOOD JOB, BUT TONIGHT YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.
AND I, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT YESTERDAY.
ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR CHEAP? NOW YOU WORE US OUT WITH THAT.
I JUST, AGAIN, WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF, APPRECIATE IT.
UH, I KNOW YOU GOT A HOLIDAY STUFF AND COVID STRESSES TO GO THROUGH, UH, BUT, UH, WE APPRECIATE IT AND TELL ALL THE GUYS THAT, UH, WE WISH THIS WILL HELP THE ONES THAT CAN COME OUT WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY, WE'LL BE THERE.
UH, AND WE WISH ALL THE REST OF MERRY CHRISTMAS.
UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CODE ENFORCEMENT, UH, BUT JENNIFER , UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
UM, AND, UM, JENNIFER, YOU'RE READY TO, UH, GIVE US YOUR REPORT.
UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FATHER JR.
WE CAN'T TALK WHEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO SPEAK UP A LITTLE LOUDER.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FATHER.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH A QUARTERLY REPORT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER FOR OPENED 141 CLOSE WERE 126 FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
124 VIOLATIONS WERE OPENED 134 WERE CLOSED IN DECEMBER 30 ROPING AND 45 WERE CLOSED FOR THE TOTAL VIOLATIONS THERE IN THE BOTTOM FOR A YEAR TO DATE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS 1,672 VIOLATIONS OPENED AND 1700 CLOSED.
TOTAL WEEKEND DAYS WORKED FOR THIS QUARTER WERE SIX.
AND THE CASES THAT WERE OPENED FOR THIS QUARTER IN OCTOBER WERE 91 CASES CLOSED WERE 77 AND CASES TO COURT WERE SIX IN NOVEMBER.
WE HAD 78 CASES OPENED 86 CLOSED AND SEVEN TO COURT.
DECEMBER 21 CASES OPENED 25 CASES CLOSED.
AND TWO TO COURT YEAR TO DATE TOTALS FOR THE CASES ARE OPENED OR 1042 AND CASES CLOSED WERE 1074 CASES TO COURT.
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR CALENDAR WAS 74.
THERE'S A SPECIAL NOTE THERE FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT, UM, MY OFFICER LICENSE IS IN PROGRESS.
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THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CLASS, UH, DECEMBER 6TH OR THE 10TH.AND I REGISTERED WITH THE TDLR.
UM, MY FORMAL TRAINING WITH MY SUPERVISOR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MAY 4TH, 2022.
YOU TURN THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VIOLATIONS THAT WERE INCURRED IN THE, THIS QUARTER.
AND ALSO, UH, FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER.
THE TOP VIOLATIONS THAT YOU SEE FOR THE YEAR REALLY IS GOING TO BE THE GRASS AND WEEDS AND EXCESSIVE NINE INCHES, 180 5 DEAD TREES AND LANDSCAPING, 1 45 TRASH CANS, RUBBISH RECYCLING BINS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET IS 106 EXTERIOR WALLS TRIMS THE NEED TO BE CLEANED OR 91 AND GRASS REALLY, BASICALLY IN THE CRACKS OF THE CONCRETE OR ABOUT 84 CASES.
THE NEXT PAGE YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ALSO, UH, MORE VIOLATIONS AND IN COMPARISON WITH THE YEAR AND THIS BORDER, UM, I WANTED TO GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM SECTION THERE THERE'S, UM, TOTAL NUMBER OF UNOCCUPIED BUILDING CASES THERE THAT ARE IN PROCESS AIR FOUR, AND ONE WAS OPENED THIS YEAR.
YOU SEE THEM RIGHT THERE IN THE BLUE.
WE ALSO HAVE A TOTAL NUMBER OF HAZARDOUS DRIVEWAY CASES OPENED THAT ARE 49, 24 WERE OPENED THIS YEAR AND THE REST, THERE ARE SOME NOTES ON, UM, ONE OF THE UNOCCUPIED HOMES THERE AT THE BOTTOM, UH, FOR THAT, UH, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S THE, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT PRESENTATION COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR JENNIFER? I DO.
HOW MANY TREES DID WE GET TRIMMED TO BOP BALLPARK? WHERE DO I FIND THAT OUT? UM, GO TO THE FIRST PAGE OF THE VIOLATIONS, UH, AND ACTUALLY MARKED IT THERE ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THAT LINE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCES, TREE LANDSCAPING, AND THE DIFFERENT CASES THERE, A TOTAL THAT WERE CLOSED OR 72.
UM, SO THERE ARE 19 LEFT, OPEN, UH, FIVE OF THOSE HAVE ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION.
SO WHAT I SEE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE TREES, LANDSCAPING, JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 39.
AND THEN IN THROUGH DECEMBER YOU HAD 52.
SO OUT OF THAT, 52, IS THAT THE ONES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE YOU'VE GOT CASES OPEN? YES.
I WANT TO SAY THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I HAVE TO GIVE THE FIRE REPORT AND I DON'T WANT THAT REPORT COMING IN WHERE THE FIREMAN'S STILL MAD AT US FOR HITTING TREES.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU IN THE MULTIPLE LEVELS.
AND BY THE WAY, A LOT OF OUR HOUSES LOOK A LOT BETTER, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT.
AND, UM, WE HAVE FOLKS IN OUR FAMILY WHO ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF A TREE IN ONE OF THESE WINDSTORMS, WENT DOWN THROUGH THEIR HOUSE.
AND PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE THEY HADN'T GOTTEN THEIR TREES FANNED OR TRIMMED.
UH, SO EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU MAY SAY SOMEBODY A WHOLE LOT OF HECK HEADACHE BY GETTING IT THERE.
UH, PLUS YOU KEEP A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE TRUCK FROM GETTING HIT.
UM, JENNIFER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ALIKE.
WELL, YOU'VE TRIMMED THE REPORT DOWN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COVERS EVERYTHING.
DAVID, YOU MISSING ANYTHING? NO, I'M JUST SAY THANK YOU.
CAUSE HE'S A DATA GUY IN CASE YOU WONDERED WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY, JENNIFER, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SHE'S DOING A GOOD JOB FOR US AND GAVE US A GOOD REPORT.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE FIRE REPORT RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, A TOTAL OF 34 INCIDENTS FROM THE CITY OF STAPH AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, OF UH, OF INCIDENCES.
UM, AND WE HAD, UH, NO, UH, INSPECTIONS FOR NOVEMBER EXCEPT ONE THAT WAS PERTINENT.
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UM, AND THAT WAS A FIRE.MARSHALL HAS DONE HIS FIRE INSPECTION OVER AT THE STAFFORD, I MEAN AT THE STARBUCKS, UM, CENTER AND FOR STARBUCKS.
UH, SO WITH A LITTLE, LITTLE GOOD LUCK AND SOME THINGS THAT COURTNEY'S GOING TO SHOOT OUT TO THEM IN THE MORNING, UH, THEY'LL GET THAT DONE TOMORROW OR THURSDAY.
UH, SO WHO KNOWS? UH, RICK SAN MEL WOULD BE OPENED BY FEBRUARY OR JANUARY 2ND.
SO WE'RE PUTTING HIM ON THIS WAS ON, ON THE TAMPA.
WELL, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT PART.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN ON THE SECOND.
UM, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE, UH, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF STAFFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE GLAD WE'RE GETTING OUR TREES TRIMMED, SO WE DON'T KNOCK TOP OFF THEIR MILLION DOLLAR, UH, FIRETRUCK.
UM, THAT'S IT FOR ME FOR THE FIRE REPORT? UM, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, WANTED TO MENTION, UH, WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND, UH, GIVE YOU GUYS A GOOD REPORT.
UM, AND PR IS IN A GOOD BUDGET EVERY YEAR.
UH, ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, UH, GOT TOGETHER WITH ANNA MARIA AND COLEEN, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BREAKING OUT SOME OF OUR BUDGET DETAIL AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET TO BE A LITTLE MORE CLEAR ON SOME OF THE EXPENDITURES, PARTICULARLY IN THE PARKS OPERATIONS.
UM, SO WHAT YOU GUYS WILL BE SEEING COME BUDGET SEASON IS YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON PARTICULARLY ON THE NATURE CENTER, EXPENDED EXPENDITURES.
SO, UM, SHE LEFT, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE KNEW THAT, UM, SO WHETHER IT'S UTILITIES, ANIMAL CARE, EXPENSES, PROGRAMS, AND SUPPLIES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE MORE BROKEN DOWN NOW.
AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AND YOUR BUDGET, UH, COME BUDGET SEASON, UM, ON A SIMILAR NOTE WHERE AS YOU KNOW, WE CHANGED IT UP A LITTLE BIT, THE WAY WE'RE PRESENTING YOU GUYS ARE RECEIVABLES AND EXPENDITURES.
UM, AND SO THIS JANUARY, UM, AND NEXT MONTH IS THE FIRST TIME WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU GUYS THAT NEW QUARTERLY REPORTS SHOWING NOT ONLY OUR EXPENDITURES, BUT ALSO OUR RECEIVABLES.
AND SO YOU GUYS WILL SEE THAT COME IN NEXT MONTH.
WE, WE TRY AND GIVE YOU GUYS A GOOD SNAPSHOT EVERY MONTH OF OUR SALES TAX REPORTS, WHICH I KNOW WE DO.
UH, THIS WILL GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF, OF, OF ALL OF THOSE RECEIVABLES.
SO FINANCE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF, OF GETTING READY TO PREPARE THAT FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, IN ADDITION, THIS WEEK, STAFF'S GOING TO BE HAVING OUR, UM, YOU GUYS WILL HOPEFULLY BE THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING OUR LUNCH ON THURSDAY.
AND, UM, AT THAT EVENT, UH, WE'RE CHANGING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, UM, AT THAT EVENT, WE'RE CHANGING THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY, WE MADE A CHANGE THIS YEAR TO WHERE WE'RE CONSOLIDATING OUR LONGEVITY PAY FOR EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS BEFORE WE WERE GIVING IT BASICALLY OVER 26 PAY PERIODS, WE'RE NOW CONSOLING THAT DATING THAT INTO ONE CHECK AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
UH, SO THIS MONTH, IN FACT, ON THURSDAY, WE'LL BE HANDING OUT SOME 15 LONGEVITY CHECKS TO THOSE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, UH, FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR AS SHORT AS FIVE AND AS LONG AS 27 YEARS OF SERVICE.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE HERE FIVE YEARS TO GET THE LONGEVITY CHECK.
UM, BUT WE ARE, UH, WE'RE HANDING THOSE OUT AND WE'RE EXCITED.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS, UH, AS A COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING THAT POLICY AND INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE LONGEVITY IS A, IS A BIG DEAL.
UH, FINALLY WE HAD, UH, LITERALLY HAD SOME FIREWORKS OVER AT OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OVER THE WEEKEND.
I THINK WE SENT YOU GUYS OUT SOME INFORMATION.
IT DID IMPACT OPERATIONS, UH, TEMPORARILY, BUT LUCKILY WE ARE BACK ONLINE CENTER POINT CAME VERY QUICKLY TO HELP RESPOND AND, UH, CHANGE OUT THAT TRANSFORMER, UH, PUMP NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS IMPACTED, UH, IS NOW BACK ONLINE.
UH, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOME EXCITEMENT ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SO THAT SAID THE LIFT STATION IS GOOD TO GO AND MEADOWS PLACE IS OPERATING, UH, AS ADVERTISED.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT TONIGHT.
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO.
UM, I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON TO YOUR COMMENT SINCE YOU OPENED THE FLOOR FOR CENTERPOINT.
UM, I GOT ON THE HORN AND CONTACTED CENTER POINT CONTACT WHO IS NOW, UM, USED TO BE DOMINANT ROBINSON.
IT'S NOW A LADY BY THE NAME OF COURTNEY TRUMAN.
UM, I, I CALLED MS. TRUMAN AND SHE WAS AWARE OF THE FACT THAT THEY HAD A 250 KVA TRANSFORMER GO UP IN SMOKE, LITERALLY BURNING.
UM, AND IT WAS A SINGLE-PHASE UNIT OUT OF A 750 KVA BANK, UH, WHICH IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL BANK OF TRANSFORMERS.
AND, UH, WHEN I GOT OVER THERE, I COULDN'T FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS.
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I'M LOOKING FOR A BURNUP TRANSFORMING.I HAD ALREADY GOTTEN OUT THERE AND TAKEN CARE OF IT, WHICH THEN ALLOWED THEM TO RUN CABLE DOWN AND DO OUR PUMPS AND LIFT STATION AND GOT IT RUNNING.
SO I CALLED MS. TRIMMING AND I THANKED HER VERY MUCH.
SHE LIKE Y'ALL KNOW COUNSELING, YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS.
AND I KNOW STAFF WILL WAS NOT PREPARED TO GET A COMPLIMENT.
UH, SO SHE SAID, WELL, WHAT ELSE I WENT AND THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WITH JUST APPRECIATE IT.
UH, BECAUSE THAT DOES PUT US IN A SITUATION.
UH, SO IT, UH, IT DOES, UH, LEAD ALSO INTO MAYOR'S COMMENTS AND SEGUES RIGHT INTO MY FIRST DISCUSSION ON COUNTY FUNDING.
EVERYBODY'S SUPPOSED TO NOTICE THAT, UM, I'VE ALWAYS SAID I'VE GOT A GUARDIAN ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER BECAUSE I'M NOT SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS STUFF DONE, BUT IT HAPPENS.
UM, WE GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF COUNTY REALIGNMENT.
UM, OUR LONG TIME COUNTY COMMISSIONER WENT AWAY AND, UH, WE GOT ANOTHER ONE, BUT FORTUNATELY FOR US, UM, IT'S SOMEBODY THAT I'D KNOWN BEFORE I GOT INTO THE POLITICAL WORLD AND THAT, UH, HE IS, HE HAD A LITTLE BUSINESS AND I WORKED WITH HIM THERE.
UH, AND HE WAS OUR FIRST COMMISSIONER WHEN WE TOOK OVER HERE.
UM, SO IT WASN'T LIKE WE WERE STRANGERS, BUT EVERYBODY OVER IN THE COUNTY WAS SCRAMBLING AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON WHO NEEDED WHAT, AND THEY CAME OUT AND, UH, WE MET, UM, WITH, UH, NICK AND MYSELF AND, UH, ANDY MYERS, OUR COMMISSIONER AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, ROBERT AND SOMEBODY ELSE PRONOUNCES LAST NIGHT.
UM, WE SAT DOWN AND DISCUSSED WHAT PROJECTS WE NEEDED, WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE, UM, BECAUSE OF THIS FACT THAT STAFF HAD PREPARED AND WE WERE ABLE TO LAY DOWN A CIP, A MEETING.
I MEAN, WE JUST PULLED FROM OUR CIP, MADE COPIES OF THE PAGES, PUT SOME PRICES TO IT AND HANDED IT TO HIM.
UM, AND PRETTY MUCH THAT ORDER.
AND THEY WERE ASKING HER IF WE WERE CONFIDENT ON THE PRICES WE WERE.
AND SO WE SUBMITTED THAT, UM, PART OF WHAT WAS IN THERE WAS PUMPS THAT WERE AFFECTED WHEN THE, WHEN THE, UH, UH, BLINDING HIT.
SO WE WERE A LITTLE SCARED ON THAT, BUT, UH, LONG STORY SHORT, THEY CAME BACK AND THEY PUT IT ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO GIVE US THE MONEY AT A REDUCED RATE.
AND I SAID, HMM, I WONDER WHY RICK HAD HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENT MARK IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY TO BAKER.
WHO'S A VERY ACTIVE IN WORKING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYBODY THROUGH THE COUNTY HAD HEARD SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
UM, IT WORKED OUT WELL THERE FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS.
IT WAS A LITTLE TENSE, BUT WE ENDED UP GETTING THE WHOLE AMOUNT.
SO THE COUNTY THROUGH ARPA, AN ARPA REQUEST, THAT'S AMERICAN, UM, ARPA RESCUE PLAN ACT, UM, GOT TOGETHER AND BOTH COMMISSIONERS SAID, OKAY, WELL, I WANT TO GIVE IT THIS PART.
AND THE OTHER ONE SAID, LET'S GIVE IT TO THEM ALL.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BOTH THOSE GUYS COULD HAVE JUST STEPPED ON US AND LEFT US HANGING.
UH, FORTUNATELY WE'VE GOT A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND IT'S A GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
WE WORK WITH THEM, UH, AND HAVE HELPED THEM OUT, UH, IN MANY AREAS.
AND IN YEARS PAST, AND IT CAME TO CAME TO PASS THIS TIME THAT, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP US.
AND SO THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE IS GOING TO BE FUNDED, UH, WITH $650,000, WHICH WILL REPLACE, IT'S ALL REALLY EXCITING STUFF OVER AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TOO, BUT IT'S PUMPS AND GEARS AND PANELS AND CONTROL PANELS.
UH, AND SO, AND SOME GENERATING EQUIPMENT.
UM, SO THIS NEXT YEAR, I MEAN, IN 2022, UH, THE CITY IS GOING TO BE IN A MUCH, MUCH BETTER POSITION EQUIPMENT WISE IN A 50 PLUS YEAR OLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT HERE.
UM, AND I WANT TO THANK, UH, ROB, WHO I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE HERE, UH, NICK FOR ALL HIS WORK WITH THE STAFF AND PUTTING THAT CIP TOGETHER SO THAT WE HAD IT JUST AT MATTER OF MOMENTS, NOTICE HANDED OFF AND WE JUST LOOKED SO SHARP AND SO PROFESSIONAL, I JUST TOOK
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ALL THE CREDIT AND SAID, NOPE, NO PROBLEM.AND, UH, COUNSEL, I KNOW THAT, UH, UH, W WHERE Y'ALL ARE APPRECIATIVE, CAUSE Y'ALL ARE IN THERE SWEATING.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THE JOCKEY PUMP? MUCH LESS THE THREE BIG ONES.
UH, AND SO THIS WAS A, THIS WAS A BLESSING.
UH, SO THANK YOU FOR BEN COUNTY.
UH, ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE, UH, THEY ALL, UH, THEY ALL TEASED ME WHILE I WAS THERE.
I WAS NOVICE, KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT AND Y'ALL KNOW THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO DO SO I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY SIT DOWN.
UH, BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN BLESSED THIS YEAR.
UH, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT CHRISTMAS MEMORIES AND I WAS GOING TO BRAG ABOUT OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, BUT SHE'S HERE.
UM, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THAT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT.
AND I'VE BEEN GOING OUT TO MORE THAN ONE.
SHE MADE SOME DECISIONS, WHICH I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT.
SHE TOOK THE TENT DOWN, I'M GOING, OH, HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK? WELL, WORK GREAT.
CAUSE YOU COULD SEE THE EVENT.
YOU COULD SEE THE WHOLE EVENT.
YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE YOU'D SEE ALL OF THE PEOPLE, WHEREAS BEFORE YOU COULD ONLY SEE JUST THE ONES ON YOUR SIDE OF THE TENT.
NOW YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL THE WAY ACROSS AND THEY PLAY AREA OVER UNDER THE BALL FIELD WITH ALL THOSE BOUNCY THINGS.
IT LOOKED LIKE SOME SORT OF A DISNEYLAND LIGHT.
AND THAT WAS A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO THE CHIEF AND A RECORD NUMBER OF YOUNGSTERS, ACCORDING TO KIRTANA, UH, I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE EVER SEEN THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE KIDS AND THEN NOT NOW I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, UH, THAT, THAT ARE MAKING UP MORE AND MORE AND MORE OF THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE MOVING INTO THE CITY.
AND, UH, SO IT'S, UH, IT WAS REALLY QUITE AN EVENT.
AND, UM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO COLEEN HER STAFF.
UM, AND, AND, UH, I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET JC, UH, OUT THERE.
THAT'S A, ONE OF COLEEN STAFF, PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE PLANTS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF OUT THERE FOR US.
AND SHE'S OUT THERE THROWING HAY BALES, LIKE WITH LIKE A, IT WAS IN FIELD OR SOMETHING.
SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH COLEEN, UH, AND UH, ALL YOUR STAFF, IF YOU'D GIVE US A THANKS FOR US, OUR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.
COURTNEY, UH, CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSING AT 11, THIS THURSDAY FOR OUR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AND THEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 7TH FOR CHRISTMAS, AS WELL AS MY THIRD, MAYBE STARBUCKS WILL BE OPEN.
VERY GOOD ITEM NUMBER D FOR THOSE THAT HAVE TAKEN AN AGENDA, UH, IS THE VIDEO WARDS.
UM, AGAIN, UH, UH, BEEN SOMETHING WAS ON MY MIND.
WE HAD TREMENDOUS VIDEOS BY JOSH MEREDITH, UH, MERIT MEDIA, UH, FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND THAT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF PROJECT.
AND HE ALSO DID A, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF WORTH OF WORK ON KIRKLAND.
UM, AND WE HAD TWO TREMENDOUS VIDEOS AND I KNEW THEY WERE GOOD, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW GOOD, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GET THEM JUDGED.
WELL, I STUMBLED ONTO A PLACE THAT DID THAT AND THEY HAPPENED TO BE A TEXAS COMPANY AND THEY HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF THE LEADING AWARDS COMPANY IN THE COUNTRY FOR VIDEOGRAPHY.
AND I STARTED BACK IN THE NINETIES AND THEY'RE ONE OF THE LEADING JUDGES OF THAT TYPE OF THING IN THE WORLD.
AND I MEAN, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER HOLLYWOOD AND DOLLYWOOD AND BOLLYWOOD AND EVERYBODY ELSE SEND THEIR STUFF TO THEM AND YOU CAN GO UP AND IT'S V I D D Y AWARDS.
IT'S A VERY IMPRESSIVE OPERATION.
AND, UM, A LOT OF HEAVY HITTERS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIR FILMS THIS YEAR, 2,500 PEOPLE SUBMITTED, UM, AND VIDEO BY THE WAY, STANDS FOR A VIDEOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD.
UH, AND THAT'S WHAT IT USED TO BE CALLED, BUT THEY'VE GOTTEN MORE HIP NOW, I GUESS.
SO ANYWAY, THE VIDEO WARDS WERE THERE AND, UM, I TALKED TO JOSH, MARK, TALKED HIM INTO SUBMITTING THEM AND HE GOES, MAN, THAT COSTS MONEY.
HE WENT AND LOOKED, UH, WHEN I CALLED HIM LAST WEEK, TWO WEEKS AGO AND HE SAID WE WON SOMETHING.
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A GOLD WARRANT AND HE WENT, NO, WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO PLATINUM BOARD.SO THE CITY OF METALS PLACE HAS SUBMITTED TWO FILMS. WE GOT TWO WARDS AND WE GOT THEM COMMON.
THERE'LL BE IN OUR SHOWCASE OUT THERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT, UH, I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE IN THE AUDIENCE AND, AND ALL OF THOSE LISTENERS AT HOME TO GO ONTO OUR WEBSITE, CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AWARDS AND GO LOOK AT THEM, YOU'LL SEE THE FILMS. YOU GET TO SEE THE CRITERIA.
YOU GET TO SEE THE PEOPLE WE COMPETED AGAINST AND TO HAVE, UH, ABOUT 12% OF THE CONTESTANTS GET A GETTING AWARD 12 TO 16%.
UH, AND THAT'S A 2,500 PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED.
SO CITY MEADOWS PLACE TO SHINE AND HIGH BEING BRIGHT AND WE DESERVE SOME AWARD AND SOMETHING, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW.
SO THANK YOU, JOSH MARTIN, MAYOR MEDIA, OUR EDC FOR FUNDING, THE VIDEOS, UH, AND, UH, GETTING THOSE DONE.
SO I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND SO THE FUN PART OF THE MEETING IS OVER.
UM, I'M GOING TO TURN IT NOW OVER TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, RICK STAGLIN.
SO THE DORIS LANE PLANS ARE PRETTY MUCH READY.
UM, WE JUST NEED TO DECIDE WHEN WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO BID, UM, WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP OR AGENDA ITEM TO GO OVER.
DO WE WANT TO FUND IT NOW? OR DO WE WANT TO WAIT TO SEE IF THE COUNTY IS GOING TO GIVE US ANY MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTY ASSISTANCE DISTRICTS? UM, YOU KNOW, THE ADVANTAGE OF GOING NOW IS WE CAN GET THE PROJECT STARTED, BUT THAT MEANS WE'RE PAYING FOR ALL OF IT.
IF WE WAIT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN GET FROM THE COUNTY, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO TAKE.
UM, BUT IF WE DO START THE PROJECT BEFORE WE HAVE THAT AGREEMENT IN PLACE, IT CAN'T BE REIMBURSED.
I'M NOT REAL WORRIED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE COULD PUT IT INTO PHASE TWO.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO GET THE FIRST BLOCK GOING, AT LEAST WHAT COULD WE PUT IN PHASE ONE WHO WOULD PUT THE PARKING LOT IN THE BRIDGE? I'M NOT TALKING THAT PROJECT.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT, SO THE ANSWER'S NO, CHARLIE, YOU SURE WE CAN'T DO THAT? NO.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE DO NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT.
WE NEED TO GO OVER THE FINANCES.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE NUMBER WAS.
1.4 MILLION FOR THE FIRST BLOCK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, SOONER WE GET IT STARTED THE SOONER WE CAN GET START SEEING SOME WORK DONE SO POORLY.
ANY REASON WE COULDN'T DO THAT IN JANUARY.
I, IF I DO IT AS SOON AS WE CAN, BUT THAT'S COUNCIL'S DISCRETION.
IF WE WANTED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING EARLY JANUARY TO GO OVER THE FINANCES, IS THIS A SPECIAL MEETING TYPE OF MEETING? I THINK IT IS.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE END OF JANUARY.
WELL, NO, DON'T COURTNEY, CAN YOU PULL US UP SOMETHING WE'LL GET ASSERT INVITES.
YOU LET'S GO AHEAD AND SET SOME EARLY PART OF, AND THAT MEETING COULD ALSO GO OVER THE WHATEVER CHANGE WE NEED TO DO FOR DISPATCH TO GET IT FUNDED.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING OF.
UM, I THINK MOST OF YOU SAW THEY GET THE EMAIL FROM NICK.
UM, CENTER POINT HAS COME BACK AND SAYS, NO, WE CAN'T BE ON THE EAST SIDE.
NO, WE CAN'T BE ON THE WEST SIDE.
IF YOU'RE COMING IN THROUGH US, YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE.
SO IT REALLY LEAVES US WITH TWO QUESTIONS.
ARE WE GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE? ARE WE GOING TO CANCEL THE PROJECT? UM, I'M ASSUMING WE'RE GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE.
IN THAT CASE, WE WILL GET WITH OUR ENGINEERS, GET THEM THE ALIGNMENT THAT CENTER POINT GAVE US AND WE CAN GET THEM STARTED ON THE SURVEY AND, AND GET THE PROJECT STARTED, RICK, BY DOING THAT, I MEAN, WE'RE PRETTY SAFE AND SET IN THE PATH THROUGH THERE THEN.
CAUSE THE PIPELINE THAT'S COMING THROUGH IS GOING TO BE ON THE EAST SIDE, ALONG THE DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE WE WANTED TO BE.
AND I DID SEND THE QUESTION TO CENTER POINT ON IF WE WAITED FOR THE GAS LINE TO GO IN, COULD WE GO OVER THERE? EVEN IF WE WERE, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO IT, NOT ON TOP OF IT AND THE ANSWER THEY GAVE US WAS NO.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO RUN INTO THAT BRICK WALL.
I THINK WHERE YOU TAKE THE AREA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US AND WE GO AHEAD AND GET GOING.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS THE AREA, THERE'S TWO TOWERS.
THIS IS THE AREA BETWEEN THE TOWERS.
SO IN THE CENTER, THERE'S REALLY, WE'RE NOT GOING UNDERNEATH THE TOWERS.
WE'RE GOING BETWEEN THE TWO, THE TWO THAT ARE THERE.
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WE HAVE TO STAY A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE BASE OF THE TOWERS AND WE'VE GOT THAT MUCH SPACE, RIGHT? IT APPEARS SO, YES, BOY, THAT'S A GOOD ENGINEER UNTIL WE HAVE A FULL SURVEY.I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOWER ON THIS SIDE OF THE TOWER ON THAT SIDE.
WE'VE GOT A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACE IN BETWEEN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SNAKE THROUGH.
WELL, I I'M IN, WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO SAY GO RE UM, IT'LL I MEAN, I'LL TAKE CARE OF SENDING THE EMAIL TO THE ENGINEERS.
THEY PROBABLY WON'T START WORK TILL AFTER, YOU KNOW, JANUARY 2ND, JANUARY 3RD, BUT TELL HIM WE'VE GOT A STARBUCKS HERE, THEN COME GET COVERED.
BUT AT LEAST THEY'VE BEEN TRYING, CONTACTING US, TRYING TO GET THE GO.
SO THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO RECEIVE THE ANSWER.
THEY'VE BEEN WAITING ON US WAITING ON CENTER POINT RATHER THAN US.
I PUT IT ON THERE UNTIL CENTER POINT SAID A YES, NO, OR GO AWAY.
UM, AGAIN, I, I THINK IT'S NOTEWORTHY THAT, UH, MR. RICK STIEGLER HAS BEEN UNDER COUNCIL COMMENTS UNDER HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
UH, HE IS, UM, WHETHER HE, UH, UM, LET ME REPHRASE IT ALL YEAR AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, RICK, FOR BEING OUR, UM, VOLUNTEER PROJECT MANAGER AND TAKING CARE OF US SO WELL, IT'S HANDY TO HAVE YOU HERE.
AND WE THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.
UM, POST OFFICE, UH, NOT TOO MANY UPDATES.
THERE WAS AN EMAIL THAT WENT OUT FROM, UH, TROY NELL'S OFFICE ON THE SIXTH.
YOU WOULD PUT YOUR MOUTH CLOSER TO THIS AND TURN IT ON BEATS ON.
CAN YOU HEAR IT NOW? ALL RIGHT.
SO WE HAD AN EMAIL THAT CAME OUT DECEMBER 6TH FROM TROY NELL'S OFFICE FROM ALEX CHADWELL.
UNFORTUNATELY THE EMAIL CONTAINED SOME ERRONEOUS INFORMATION AND CONFUSED.
I CONTACTED THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE AND WE GOT A RETRACTION EMAIL THE NEXT DAY, UH, BASICALLY RESTATING THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON WITH THE POST OFFICE HAD BEEN RESOLVED, UH, BUT THE ONE FOR MEADOWS PLACE WAS IN PROGRESS.
UH, AND THAT PROGRESS IS THAT, UM, I THINK WE'RE WORKING WITH THE SAME POSTMASTER.
UH, WE HAVE THE BASIC THUMBS UP FROM OUR LOCAL POSTMASTER, BUT WE HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE DISTRICT.
UH, WE HAVE ASSURANCES THAT WE WILL BE WATCHING IT MUCH CLOSER WITH BOTH A CAMERA THAT'S DEDICATED TO, TO KEEP IT.
AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL BE IN FRONT OF WHERE OUR POLICE COME AND GO, I THINK IS A, IS A GOOD INDICATOR THAT IT WILL BE A, PROBABLY A SAFE LOCATION COMPARED TO SOME THAT ARE UNATTENDED OR OTHERS.
AND SO ONE IN FRONT OF THE POST OFFICE.
EVEN THAT ONE, I THINK RECENTLY HAD ISSUES AGAIN.
I THINK THE CAMERA AND HAVING OUR, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE, I THINK WILL GIVE US, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF SECURITY.
SO WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON THE POST OFFICE AND CONGRESS CONGRESSMEN'S NELL'S OFFICE OFFICES, CONTINUING TO PUT, UH, WHATEVER, UH, EXTRA INPUT THEY CAN INTO GETTING THAT DONE.
AND I WILL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS.
THERE WERE, UH, SEVERAL DOZEN RESIDENTS THAT SUBMITTED A FAIRLY INTRUSIVE FORM TO THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE, AND THAT'S WHAT GOT US, UH, PUSHED UP.
AND THAT'S WHY SOME OF THE CONFUSION, BECAUSE IT, UH, THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE FOR MEADOWS THAT RESPONDED IN COMPARISON TO THE, WHAT THEY CONSIDERED, MAYBE NOT A BIG PROBLEM.
THEY OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT SUBMIT THE MORE THEY ACT ON SOMETHING.
AND SO THEY WERE QUITE ANXIOUS TO GET THIS OFF THEIR PLATE AND BACK TO THE POST OFFICE.
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE RESOLVED SOON.
WELL, I'M HAVING BREAKFAST WITH, UH, THE CONGRESSMAN MYSELF AND ABOUT 20 OTHER PEOPLE.
UH, SO I WILL, UH, I'LL PASS THAT ON TO, UM, AND FYI, BOB GRAFF IS THE GUY WHO GOT HIM IN THERE.
UH, SO WE'VE, WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD, UM, RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CONGRESSMAN, UM, BOB AND HE TALKED ACTUALLY FAIRLY FREQUENTLY.
SO, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AND I WOULD EXPECT A GOOD RETURN OUT OF THEM.
AND, BUT, UH, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK DAVID FOR GETTING, PICKING THIS BALL UP AND RUNNING WITH IT.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER HE GOT INVOLVED, WE HAD SOME ACTION.
WE STARTED SEEING SOME RESULTS AND THINGS STARTED FLYING AROUND AND WENT DANG.
UM, THEY WERE WONDERING WHO THE HECK WAS THIS? DAVID MARTINSON? I JUST SIMPLE THAT'S THAT'S DAVID, UH,
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SAME WAY.WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE ITEM TWO REGULAR AGENDA.
UM, THIS IS, UH, WE HAD A LOT OF STUFF TO COVER IN HERE.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM NUMBER ONE, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2 0 1 DAYS THREE NINE AUTHORIZING STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1, 1 8 1 0 DORN SLAIN, WHICH THE CITY FOUND TO BE SUBSTANDARD ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2021 COUNSEL.
UM, WHAT I'M GOING TO NEED IS JUST A MOTION TO, UH, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
UM, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE THE MOTION, BUT WHAT CAN, I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE MOTION IN A SECOND, UM, AND THEN OPEN THE DISCUSSION, UH, IF WE CAN TO GET THAT GOING.
AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE WITH US, OUR ATTORNEY WHO HAS SOME BENCHMARKS AND ANY OTHER ITEMS WE MIGHT BE WANTING TO DISCUSS LATER ON, BUT, UH, WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION ON IT BEFORE WE GET BOTHERED.
MR. LEE COMING UP IS IF A COUNCIL CHOOSES NOT TO, HE CAN GO HOME.
I HAVE A MOTION TO DEMOLISH SECOND BY KELLY.
UM, CANCEL ANY DISCUSSION AMONGST OURSELVES ON THIS BECAUSE WE'D OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR, ALL RIGHT, MR. LEE, YOU HAVE COUNSEL OR A MOTION TO DEMOLISH THIS HOUSE SECOND.
AND IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? YES, SIR.
UM, I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY ABOUT FOUR, TWO YEARS AGO, UH, BEFORE THE COVID AND I PLAN TO, UH, DO THE RENOVATION AND BUILD AN ADDITION.
THIS IS A HOUSE THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE REST OF MY LIFE BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, I RETIRED AS A PUBLIC SEVEN FROM, UH, THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND, UH, MOVED DOWN HERE AND, UH, I LOVE THE CITY.
I TELL YOU THAT EVEN THAT, UH, WHEN I WAS WORKING WITH THE CITY, UH, IN THE BRANCH OFF, UH, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THEY MENTIONED A TINY CITY IN TEXAS ABOUT THE, UH, WATER TREATMENT.
AND, UH, I HEARD YOU HAVE JUST MENTIONED ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN IT REMINDED ME THAT, UH, THEY TOLD ME THAT, UH, THESE TINY CT HAS A VERY UNIQUE, UH, FACILITY OF WATER TREATMENT.
I FORGOT THAT ABOUT 14, 15 YEARS AGO.
AND NOW YOU HAVE JUST REMINDED ME.
SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD IN MY MIND.
AND, UH, I MISS A HOUSE THAT I, IT GOES ON OPTION ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO IN THE CITY.
AND THEN THIS HOUSE CAME UP, YOU KNOW, I SAW THE STREET DARREN'S LANE.
AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
UH I'LL AGAIN, ORDER TO RENOVATE THIS HOUSE UNTIL THE COVID HIT.
AND THEN MY, I HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE FAMILY PROBLEMS OF MY PARENTS LIVING IN VIRGINIA.
I HAD TO FALL THE LAST 14 MONTHS.
I HAVE TO SPEND TWO WEEKS THERE AND ONE WEEK HERE TO TENDER MY BUSINESS HERE.
I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH.
AND FINALLY, UH, LAST WEEK WE JUST SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
UH, THEY, I WENT TO MOVE DOWN HERE TO LIVE WITH ME IN THE IS SIX MONTHS OR SO.
SO I HAVE TO GO AHEAD TO, UH, TO RENOVATE THIS HOUSE, TO BUILD THIS HOUSE.
IT IS, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
AND, UH, I'M GOING TO HAVE THE STRUCTURE ENGINEER TO, UH, DO THE EVALUATION AND GAVE ME THE WELFARE THING BECAUSE, UH, THE LAND IN OUR AREA IN HOUSTON AREA IN GENERAL IS SINKING AFTER Y AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGE IN THE GROUND.
AND, UH, WE HAVE TO REINFORCE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THE, UH, UH, DO THE REPAIR OF THE FOUNDATION.
AND, UH, I SENT MS. MRS. RUTH OF ART, THE DRAWING THAT I DESIGN UP AND, UH, I LOVE THE CITY.
AND I, THEN THERE IS A NEW SCHOOL THAT'S BEING, UH, THAT'S ALREADY FINISHED.
AND, UH, MY GRANDSON IS GOING TO ATTEND THAT SCHOOL.
AND I WERE TO WALK HIM TO FROM, FROM, FROM,
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FROM THIS HOUSE TO THE SCHOOL.THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU AND I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN BECAUSE, UH, I, UH, I'M AN, I, I USED TO BE AN ENGINEER AND, UH, I WAS THE FACILITIES SUPERINTENDENT OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.
I WAS IN CHARGE OF ALL THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN TERMS OF, UH, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SO I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
UH, AND I HAVE TIME NOW AND, UH, AFTER WORKING FOR SO HARD FOR 30 DAYS, I CAN, I PUT ASIDE THE RESOURCES THAT I CAN CARRY IT OUT NOW WITHOUT, WITHOUT HAVING ANY INTERRUPTION IN THE PROCESS.
NOW, ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT THE RESOURCES AND THE TIME, WHAT I WOULD WANT TO KNOW IS WHEN DO YOU START AND HOW LONG? YES, SIR.
I, UH, THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING AND NOW REPLIES TO THE SITUATION.
AND I WILL HAVE THE PLAN SUBMITTED ON JANUARY 25TH BECAUSE I TALKED TO THE STRUCTURE ENGINEER.
I'M GOING TO, UH, GIVE HIM THE, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE PLAN OF THE HOUSE THAT I DREW UP.
AND, UH, I IDENTIFIED ALL THE VARYING FORCES THAT HE NEEDS TO HELP ME TO DESIGN A GOOD FOUNDATION.
AND, UH, WHEN I SUBMITTED, I EXPECT THAT FOUR WEEKS TO HAVE THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUE.
ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT, UH, THAT'S WHAT MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET.
HE RENOVATED HIS HOUSE TWO YEARS AGO.
HE SAID THAT THAT'S THE PROCESS.
AND DURING THIS TIME THAT WE HAVE TO ORDER THINGS OR WHATSOEVER, AND, UH, BY APRIL, AND WHEN WE HAVE THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUE, WE DO THE FOUNDATION PRE OF REPAIRING.
WE DO THE FOOTING, WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THE FRAMING IS GOING TO GO UP BY APRIL, APRIL 5TH OR SO.
THAT'S WHAT, YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE, THE CARPENTERS, EXCUSE ME.
COLIN, COULD YOU HELP US OUT IN THAT? I, UH, I SUPPOSED TO MISS THIS TODAY, BUT, UH, IT WAS FOUR O'CLOCK BY THE TIME THAT I FINISHED TALKING TO PEOPLE.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE US, AND THEN WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GOING TO FINISH THE EXTERIOR FIRST.
I MEAN, AFTER THE FRAMING IS UP, THE ROOFING IS UP.
AND, UH, WE DO THE ALL KINDS OF, UH, VAPOR BEARING, PROOFING, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO FINISH THE EXTERIOR FIRST AND GOOD THING.
ONE THING ABOUT, ABOUT THIS, MY WIFE LOVES THIS AREA IS EVEN THAT WE HAD TWO TREES IN THE FRONT OF THE YARD AND THEY ARE OLD AND ROTTEN, BUT I GUESS THAT WE CAN HAVE IT FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.
MY WIFE CAME FROM AN AREA IN THE MEKONG DELTA IN VIETNAM, AND THEY CALL THE, THE FLOWER VILLAGE.
THAT WAS HER, THE HOMETOWN, THE PEOPLE THEY ARE, THEY JUST PENDING THE PLANS.
THEY WROTE THE PLANS IN THE POT AND THEY SELL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
SO SHE IS VERY SKILLFUL IN GROWING FLOWERS.
I'M GOING TO JUST ADD IT TO THE FRONT.
EVEN WE HAVE A SMALL FRONT YARD, BUT THAT'S HOW OUR LOVE.
AND AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR TWO WEEKS HERE, TWO WEEKS THERE AND ALL THAT, THIS ISSUE STARTED EVEN BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL, UH, LAST YEAR.
AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, IT STARTED WITH A PUBLIC HEARING SESSION LIKE THIS, WHERE THERE WAS AN ISSUE OF THE FACT THAT HAD HAD THE HOUSE WAS NOT UP TO STANDARDS.
AND THERE WAS A SERIES OF MEETINGS.
I HAVE FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, UH, MAY I HAVE, UH, GOING TO COURT, UH, OVER THE SUMMER, UH, THERE WAS A, UH, PUBLIC, UH, COURT COURT HEARING, UH, JUDGMENT ISSUED EVEN AFTER THE JUDGMENT WAS ISSUED.
THERE WAS ANOTHER, UH, 30 DAYS GIVEN.
UH, SO LITERALLY THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL
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DOZEN TIMES AND ATTEMPTS.AND MY QUESTION IS THE FIRST TIME I THINK I HEARD OF ANY RESPONSE WAS WHEN YOU TALKED TO MRS. RUTHERFORD EARLIER, UH, THIS WEEK, OR IT MIGHT BE FROM OUR LAWYER LAST WEEK OR THE WEEKS BEFORE, WAS THERE A REASON THAT NOBODY RESPONDED TO ANY OF THE SUMMONS? ANY OF THE QUESTIONS? CAN I HAVE TO SAY THAT? I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT TOO.
AS YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THE COVID, I'M AT MY RESTAURANT, WE DON'T HAVE THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO CAN SPEAK ENGLISH, ENGLISH ANYMORE, AND PEOPLE JUST COME IN, WHATEVER THE PAPER THAT THEY DID, THEY JUST ACCEPTED IT.
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS.
I, UH, EVERY TIME I'M BACK IN HOUSTON, I HAVE TO WORK LIKE, UH, VERY MUCH UNTIL THREE, FOUR O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PREPARE ALL KINDS OF OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SELLING, YOU KNOW, UH, I OWN A RESTAURANT, A VERY BUSY ONE.
SO I HAVE TO COOK TO PREPARE THE FOOD FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SO THAT MY EMPLOYEES CAN SELL IT INDIVIDUALLY, INDIVIDUALLY.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT, UM, I APOLOGY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE OF THAT, THAT UNTIL, UNTIL THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I, BY MY LUCK, I WRAP, I RECEIVED A PAPER WHEN I WAS THERE.
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU BY LUCK, OTHERWISE THE HOUSE WILL BE BLOWN UP BY NOW.
AND, UH, SO I VERY MUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT, UM, I LOVE THE CITY BECAUSE IT IS A VERY LOVELY CITY SAFE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION AND FOR A COMMUNITY LIKE THIS, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT WILL RUN AT LEAST $300 PER MONTH IN TERMS OF HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, IF YOU MAKE A COMPARISON ANYWHERE ELSE, ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CTF HOUSTON WITH A DECENT COMMUNITY LACKS.
NOT, NOT TO BE ABRUPT, BUT WE'VE KIND OF HEARD THIS STORY.
AND THIS STARTED BACK ON JUNE 19TH, 2020.
UM, WE HAVE A TRACK HERE OF ALL THE, UM, ISSUES THAT WERE BEEN ADDRESSED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS THIS LADY RIGHT HERE WHO KEEPS TRACK OF THIS ON LETTER.
WE HAVE, UH, RECORDS FROM OUR ATTORNEY WHO HAS ALSO SOME THINGS OUT, AND I'VE TAKEN THINGS OUT TO YOUR RESTAURANT PERSONALLY, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD AN ATTACHMENTS TO THIS RESTAURANT.
AND I MANAGED TO FIND, FIND THE RESTAURANT.
AND IF YOU KNOW THAT, UH, THIS TOWN IS SMALL, IT'S ONE SQUARE MILE IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT.
AND EVERYBODY DRIVES UP AND DOWN DORRANCE.
AND WE LOOKED AT THAT UGLY HOUSE NOW FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS HOUSE TONIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TONIGHT.
UH, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE UGLY, BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE LOST ANY TRUST WE MIGHT'VE HAD IN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AT LEAST I HAVE, LET ME SPEAK FOR MYSELF.
I'VE LOST ANY TRUST THAT IN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CIVIL, BECAUSE OF LACK OF NO CONTEST, UH, LACK OF RESPONSE ON THINGS THAT ARE FOR MOST OF US, PRETTY SCARY IF WE DON'T AND YOU JUST HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
AND IF SOMEBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT BUILDING UP IN ST.
GEORGE'S COUNTY, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, WHERE ANNAPOLIS IS, I'M SORRY, IS THAT WHERE ANNAPOLIS IS OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, DC.
THAT'S SOMETHING TOGETHER AND OKAY.
UM, THEN YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON AND TO IGNORE US IS KIND OF A SLAP IN THE FACE TO EVERYBODY IS SITTING AT THIS COUNCIL.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE.
WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP ANIMOSITY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE.
THE REASON I'M ASKING FOR THIS, IT'S NOT JUST OUR DECISION.
THE COURTS ALREADY MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE YOUR HOUSE DEMOLISHED.
THERE'S A COURT ORDER THAT SAYS YOUR HOUSE IS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
WE HAVE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND FINISH THAT PROCESS HERE.
BUT BASICALLY THE COURTS ALREADY RULED AND THEY RULED BACK IN OCTOBER.
THEY GAVE YOU TILL NOVEMBER TO APPEAL, AND NOW IT'S DECEMBER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO OUR LAWYER AND SEE AT THIS POINT, WHAT, WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SHE MAY HAVE.
SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S, THE COURTS ALREADY MADE THEIR DECISION.
THEY'VE SAID TO TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN AT SUBSTANDARD, IT DOESN'T MEET CODE.
UH, AND SO OUR DECISION TONIGHT IS IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO FOLLOW
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THE COURT'S ORDER, I NEED TO NEED TO ASK OUR LAWYER WHAT THAT MEANS.IF, IF, IF, IF THAT, IF THAT EVEN HAPPENS.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE.
AND THAT'S WHERE I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO ALSO, BECAUSE WE NEED TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS, OUR END OF IT NOW DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO TEAR THIS HOUSE DOWN TOMORROW, DAVID.
UM, BUT WE DO HAVE, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS HERE.
AND YOU DID MAKE AN OFFICIAL MOTION, DIDN'T YOU? OKAY.
SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO GO AHEAD.
SO HE CAN GET IN HERE TO THE ATTORNEY.
WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION REAL QUICK.
WOULD THAT BE RIGHT NOW OR WOULD WE HANDLE THE REST OF THE REGULAR RIGHT NOW? OKAY.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND THE LAWYER NEEDS TO COME.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RENOVATIONS ON THAT THING.
WE'VE HAD BUILDING INSPECTIONS.
UH, AND SO THEY'RE TALKING REPAIRS.
AND WE'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS YOU THINK IT NEEDS AND HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU WAIT, WE'LL GET BACK.
IF YOU WANT SOME WATER OR SOMETHING.
SOMEBODY APPEAR I'LL HELP YOU.
MR. LEE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS FOR YOU TO SIGN.
AND AS SOON AS WE GET EVERYBODY IN HERE, WE WILL SEPARATE OUT A LAWYER.
UM, IT IS NOW, UH, EIGHT, SIX.
AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE AUTHORIZATION TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING OF ONE, 1-810-DORRANCE.
UM, AND WE LEFT IT OFF WITH MR. LEE TELLING US, UH, THAT HE'S GONNA DO SOME REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS.
AND I'D ASKED HIM TO COME TO PREPARE A COST ESTIMATE AND TALK TO US ABOUT MONEY.
UM, WE HAVE SOME IDEAS ON THAT OURSELVES.
SO MR. LEE, IF YOU WOULD KINDA COME UP AND WALK US THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING IN THERE.
UM, THIS IS THE PLAN THAT I HAD TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT.
AND NOW WE HAVE TO ADJUST IT WITH ABOUT 25% MORE OF, BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL COSTS AND THE LABOR COST HAS INCREASED A LITTLE BIT, BUT I, WE TRY TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE 25% INCREASE, UH, TO, UH, WE PRE PREVIOUSLY WE ESTIMATED, UH, UH, $50 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR 1000 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITION THAT I WANT TO PUT ON.
AND ALSO ABOUT $60,000 FOR THE, UM, PUTTING THE ROOF ON THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, REMOVING ALL OF THE, UH, ALL OF THE SIDINGS AND THE BRICK TO REDO THE VAPOR PROOFING, PUT TYVEK AROUND IT, UH, PUT GOOD ISOLATION AND PUT, UM, UM, UH, PUT SOME KIND OF LIKE PLYWOOD AROUND THE HOUSE, UH, THEN TYVEK AND THEN GOOD, UH, SIDING OR STUCCO.
UH, I LIKE THE PUT THE ROOF UP SO THAT IT CAN BE BEAUTIFUL.
FROM THE STREET, BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE, HE HAS THE DUTCH TYPE ROOF.
THEY DON'T HAVE, IT'S THE V THAT HOUSE IS FLAT ROOF.
AND I TRIED TO GET RID OF THAT PROBLEM.
UM, I LOVE A GARAGE ATTACHED A GARAGE BECAUSE IT INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, IT, UH, EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS 65 FEET OF A LOT WITH, AND MY HOUSE HAD THAT SAME TOO.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A TWO CAR GARAGE ATTACHED TO IT AND IT, UH, SO JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE AND, UH, I KNEW THE, UH, MAKE A DRIVEWAY AND, UH, I TRY TO, UH, MAKE IT, UH, VERY MUCH.
I LIKE TO MAKE IT, UM, CLEAN ENERGY, TRY TO PUT THE SOLAR PANEL ON TOP AND ALSO THE BATTERY
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BACK UP.BUT, UH, WITH THE PRICE INCREASE, I CAN DEFER, I CAN WAIT FOR THE BATTERY BACKUP, BUT I AM GOING TO DO THE SOLAR ENERGY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT BECAUSE I, UH, I, UH, I KNOW THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
UM, I CAN, UH, ELIMINATE A LOT OF WASTE AND TRY, I WILL BE THERE TO PUSH UP THE PROCESS.
AND, UH, WHAT I CAN DO IS, UH, I HAVE TO FINISH THE HOUSE EXTERIOR FIRST SO THAT IT CAN HAVE A GOOD PRESENT.
IT CAN MEET, UH, IT CAN BE A GOOD SITE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN THE UGLIEST HOUSE FOR SO LONG.
AND I OWE THE CITY AND I OWE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT, AND I, I DETERMINED TO DO THAT, BUT WITH, LET ME INTERRUPT ONE SECOND AND BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS AND WE AGREEABLE WHOLEHEARTEDLY, CORRECT.
WE'VE GOT A 60% LOT LIMIT ON HERE.
DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO EXCEED THAT? SO YOUR ENGINEER WILL HAVE A, A PLOT PLAN THAT WILL SHOW THE ADDITION.
UM, AND THEN YOU WILL GET THE PERCENTAGE OF, OF LOT SPACE THAT'S COVERED.
I THINK BEING TWO STORY THAT IT, IT NOT, IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSE.
I THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.
YOU GOTTA BE CLOSE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EXCEED 60%, LOT COVERAGE.
UH, NO, NO IT'S GONNA BE, SIR.
I THINK IT'LL BE RIGHT UP RIGHT NEAR.
THAT'D BE NEXT TO IT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
AND KURT, UM, YOU, YOU HAD SOME COMMENTS ABOUT CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
SO YOU HAD, YOU HAD MENTIONED $50 A SQUARE FOOT.
UH, THE TOTAL PROJECT IS GOING TO BE $160,000 AT TODAY'S VALUE AS AMMUNITION FOR JUST THE ADDITION OR FOR THE ENTIRE I'M.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE.
THE REASON IS THE HOUSE HE HAS, HAS A VERY GOOD STRUCTURE, THE FLOOR, I STEP ON IT, I JUMP ON IT, IT DOESN'T SQUAWK.
UH, IT NEEDS THE COSMETIC INTERIORS OF COURSE, PEEL UP THE, UH, THE CARPET AND PUT ON THE LAMINATE GOODS.
UM, SO IF, IF IT'S IS VERY MUCH A FALL, THE ADDITION IS GOING TO BE $65 PER SQUARE FOOT, AND THAT WOULD BE LOW.
THE LOWEST I'VE SEEN AS, CAN I TELL YOU THIS? UM, YES WE CAN.
I TALKED TO MY, UH, BECAUSE I WILL ACT AS MY GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
I WORK WITH SUBCONTRACTOR, SO THERE IS NO TINY PERCENT OF PROFIT.
UH, IT'S GOING TO GO DIRECTLY FROM ME TO THE SUBCONTRACTOR AND I MONITOR THE, UH, THE, UM, MATERIALS AND, UH, YES.
I, UH, $65, UH, UH, IS KIND OF LOW, BUT YES, I CAN DO THAT.
I WOULD BE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED.
I HAVEN'T SEEN A PROJECT THAT LOW AND, UH, YES, THAT WOULD BE COST, UH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE TIME LOSS, I GUESS WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE EVERY DOLLAR YOU HAVE SCHEDULED INTO THAT ONE 60, BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO PUSH THE TWO 10.
UM, DO YOU KNOW, UM, I LOVE AMERICA BECAUSE, UH, SHE PROVIDES ME ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK HARD TO, UH, DO IT GOOD FOR MY OWN AND MY FAMILY.
SO MIKASA, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS, UM, WHAT, WHAT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DO IS START AND STOP AND GET INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE GOING TO EVEN HAVE MORE MONEY TORN DOWN.
DID WE MISS IT? YOU 15 YEARS AGO, I BOUGHT A SHASTA BOEING AT, UH, $57 PER SHARE.
I BOUGHT A BUNCH OF THEM SO I, I AM OKAY IF FINANCIAL LITTLE SHIRLEY, UH, I LOVE THE CITY.
I LOVE, UH, THIS IS MY LAST ALL, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE SENTIMENTS.
BUT WE JUST, WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME ASSURANCES.
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I'M READY TO MOVE ON IF YES.SO FINANCIALLY, UH, I, UH, I CAN CALL IT THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSES WITH THAT.
I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION, UH, THAT I'VE MADE EARLIER.
UH, I WITHDRAW THAT MOTION AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO SUBMIT IT.
NO, IT'S GOING TO BE A NEW ONE.
HE WITHDREW HIS, HIS TOTALLY WITHDRAWN.
SO I MOVE, UM, FOR EMOTION DEPOSIT, DEMOLITION OF PROPERTY AT 11 8, 10 DORAN'S LANE WITH SEVERAL CONDITIONS.
UM, MR. LEE, YOU NEED TO SOME CLOSELY, THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO APPLY TO YOU.
IF YOU DON'T MEET THEM, YOU NEED TO SAY SO RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO HAND YOU A PIECE OF PAPER WITH THOSE SAME CONDITIONS ON THEM AND ASK YOU TO SIGN THEM.
ONE FIND THAT ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2021, THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS RECEIVED A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE HOMEOWNER PROVIDING FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST THE HOMEOWNER FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE AND BUILDINGS LOCATED AT THE PROPERTY TO FIND THAT MR. ALI, THE HOMEOWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 8, 10 DORRANCE LANE, AS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY RECONSIDER THE COURT'S ORDER, ALLOWING FOR DEMOLITION.
AND INSTEAD, AGAIN, RECONSIDER ALLOWING HIM TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE PROPERTY, TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES THREE, AFTER DISCUSSING CONSIDERATION OF MR. OLLIE'S REQUESTS, THE CITY HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE PAUSED AND SUSPENDED SO LONG AS MR. ALI MEETS THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
HEY, MR. LEE SHALL SECURE A CASH BOND WITH THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 AND AMOUNT STATED BY THE HOMEOWNER IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE COST OF REPAIR OF THE HOME LOCATED AT 11 8, 10 DORENS LANE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 7TH, 2022, TO MEET YOU SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY D D ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 24TH, 2022, THE HOMEOWNER SHALL SUBMIT A DETAILED PLAN SIGNED AND SEALED BY AN ENGINEER AND TIME SCHEDULE ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED FEES TO THE CITY, FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY TO BE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES E ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 22ND, 2022, THE HOMEOWNER SHALL APPLY FOR ALL PERMITS AND APPLY SHALL PAY ANY ASSOCIATED FEE FOR SUCH PERMITS AS REQUIRED AT THE TIME RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE OR RELATED TO THE TIB PLANS AND TIME SCHEDULE THAT'S OUT OF ORDER F THE PROPERTY SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO CONFORMANCE.
OKAY, NOW I'M JUST GOING TO ADD THIS TO E UH, 45 DAYS AFTER THE PERMIT IS ISSUED, SHALL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THE STRUCTURE F THE PROPERTIES SHALL BE BROUGHT INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2022 G THE HOMEOWNER AGREES TO SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE CITY TO DEMONSTRATE REASONABLE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUBMITTED PLAN AND TIME SCHEDULE EVERY MONTH ON OR BEFORE 5:00 PM, EVERY THIRD, TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND UPON OR UPON REQUEST TO THE CITY, H THE HOMEOWNER AGREES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY OF THE BUILDING, TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL OR ANY OTHER DESIGNEE AS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR TO ENTER THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO PERFORM INSPECTIONS AS REQUIRED WITH THE CITY, PROVIDING AT LEAST FOUR HOURS WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE HOMEOWNERS IN EMAIL, TO CONFIRM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK AND CONFORMITY WITH THE DETAILED PLANS AND TIME SCHEDULE SUBMITTED BY THE HOMEOWNER.
NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DRAFTED BY THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CONTAINING THE TERMS PROVIDED FOR ABOVE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE SPIRIT OF THIS MOTION.
FIVE TO REITERATE SHOULD THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AGREEMENT MADE BETWEEN THE CITY AND MR. ALI NOT BE MET.
THE DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY AS PROVIDED BY THE 240TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND THE FINAL JUDGE DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION, THE CITY AND MR. ALI, THE HOMEOWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 8, 10 DORRANCE LANE, BOTH AGREE, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTAND THAT BY ENTERING THE PROPOSED
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AGREEMENT OUTLINED PREVIOUSLY, THE CITY HAS NOT, AND IS NOT WAIVING ANY REMEDY OF THE AWARD, GRANTED TO THE CITY IN SUCH FINAL JUDGMENT, DEFAULT JUDGMENT, AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION.DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND? SO MR. LEE, WHAT THAT MEANS, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A WRITTEN COPY OF THIS.
IF YOU FAIL TO MEET ANY OF YOUR STATED OBLIGATIONS, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH DEMOLITION OF THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME.
SO WE ARE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU REQUESTED, BUT WE NEED TO SEE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE BY YES, SIR.
AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THESE TERMS, YOU NEED TO GET WITH US AND GET WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY BEFORE YOU SIGNED THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
BECAUSE AS I SAID, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO SPEND $50,000 STOP.
AND THEN WE MOVE IN AND TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE, WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST TEAR IT DOWN.
NOW, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? UM, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE HOUSE, IF IT'S OKAY.
IN ALL I HAVE TO TAKE INTO ALL THE CONSIDERATIONS.
I WENT TO MAKE THE HOUSE LIVABLE TO MEET ALL OF THE, THE WAY IT IS WITH THE, MAYBE I HAVE TO PUT THE ROOF UP AND DO WHATEVER I WANT.
JUST THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW TO MOVE IN.
AS LONG AS IT IS ACCEPTABLE WITH NO I'M TALKING ABOUT IS MEET ALL THE COAT RIGHT NOW AT THIS MOMENT.
YOU'VE GOT NO, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT, I HAVE TO DO READ THE RENOVATION, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SCALE.
IT CAN BE SMALL SCALE, NOT MAKE YOU HAVE TO MAKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADD THE ADDITIONS, THE FACADE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT A NEW STYLE ROOF ON WHAT YOU DO HAVE TO DO IS BRING IT UP TO CODE.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN MOVE WITH JUST THREE PAIRS ON THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY THAT WILL ADDRESS.
AND THEN YOU CAN MOVE INTO YES.
THE GARAGE HAS TO BE ADDED, BUT EUREKA, UH, THERE IS AN EXISTING CARPET IN THE BACK.
THERE'S NO GARAGE, BUT THAT IS OUR ORDINANCES REQUIRE A GARAGE.
I, UH, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, UM, I CAN, I'M SORRY.
I GOT AN A, I'M AN, AN AMERICAN MADE ENGINEER AND I USED TO WORK DAYS AND NIGHTS.
SO I CAN COME UP WITH A PLANS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, UH, THAT IS GOING TO SATISFIES A CT AND SATISFIES MYSELF.
YOUR PLANS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE SIGNED AND SEALED BY AN ENGINEER LICENSED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT, UH, COME UP WITH SOMETHING ROUGH AND THEN HE CAN PRINT IT OUT AND ADJUST IT WHATSOEVER.
BUT, UH, THE, THE, THE BASE, THE BASE WORK IS THERE.
WELL, YOU HA YOU HAVE UNTIL JANUARY 7TH TO EITHER DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD AND DELIVER US A CHECK OR DELIVER US $25,000 CASH, IT MUST BE 10 TO 5,000.
WE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE REPAIRS, YOU JUST SAID THAT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU, YOU ESTIMATED 160,000.
WE COULD HAVE ASKED FOR A CASH BOND OF $160,000.
AND SO WE WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE REAL, THE $25,000 WILL MAKE US WHOLE ON OUR, UH, ATTORNEY FEES TO DATE AND THE COST OF DEMOLISH THE HOUSE.
SO WE WANT, YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS AND GET THIS HOUSE LIVABLE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY CARRY THROUGH WHAT SHE'S TOLD US.
YES, BECAUSE IF YOU GIVE US A $25,000 CHECK YES.
AND YOU DON'T MAKE THAT JANUARY 22ND OR 24TH DATE, THE HOUSE IS COMING.
YOU MEAN NEXT YEAR? NEXT YEAR.
I UNDERSTAND THAT 10 TO $5,000 IS A GOOD SUM OF MONEY.
I HAVE TO WALK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO SAVE THAT MUCH.
SO I, I'M NOT WILLING TO, TO ABANDON IT YEAH.
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THAT WAS A BAD EMOTION IN A SECOND.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL, ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LEE HANGING AROUND, UH, IF YOU WOULD, THIS IS MEGAN.
MEGAN IS GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME PAPERWORK FOR YOU TO SIGN.
AND I WANT YOU TO GO AWAY FROM HERE KNOWING THAT, UH, UH, WHAT I SAID EARLIER STANDS TRUE.
I HAVE NO FAITH IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
AND I AM ENCOURAGED BY WHAT YOU WERE SAYING.
AND WE WANT YOU TO COME IN THERE AND MAKE THAT HOME AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU CAN MAKE IT.
I HOPE YOUR WIFE PUTS ALL THOSE FLOWERS OUT THERE.
I'LL PROBABLY WALK DOWN THERE AND SEE HIM, BUT WE WANT YOU TO DO THAT AND BECOME MY, ONE OF THE KEY CITIZENS IN THIS CITY.
AND TRUST ME, IF YOU WOULD CHANGE THAT HOUSE FROM WHAT IT IS, TO WHAT YOU DESCRIBED, EVERYBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO KNOW Y'ALL AND YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER'S GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN SCHOOL.
AND, UH, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I APOLOGIZE FOR MY NEGLIGENCE BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION.
AND, UH, I HAVE TO ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS THAT THE CITY IS GIVING ME, BUT, UM, I WILL TRY MY BEST TO BE A CITIZEN OF THIS CITY.
NOW, AS A PUBLIC SEVEN, I WORKED VERY HARD TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND, UM, BECAUSE I LOVE AMERICA SO MUCH.
AND ONCE YOU GET ALL SETTLED IN, YOU COME SEE ME AND WE'LL FIND YOU SOMETHING TO DO IN THE CITY WOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR AN AGENDA.
AND WHAT THE HECK DID I DO TO HERE WE GO.
UM, WELL COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS, JOE DID A GREAT JOB.
UM, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER TWO, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2021 DASH FOUR ZERO.
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT FOR LAWN LANDSCAPE PER MAINTENANCE PER BID 2 0 2, 2 DASH OH TWO MAYER.
I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS ONE.
UM, I WAS NAMED IN THE FORM 1295.
UM, ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS PUTTING A BID IN, DID A SPRINKLER SYSTEM AT MY HOUSE OVER THE SUMMER.
UM, I HAVE NO EXISTING SERVICE CONTRACTS, ANYTHING, UH, NO OUTSTANDING BIDS WITH HIM, BUT AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE A MINIMUM STAIN FROM THIS I UNDERSTAND.
AND THAT STILL LEAVES US WITH A QUORUM.
JUST A QUESTION, KURT YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT A PART OWNER OF THIS THOUGH, THAT YOU WOULD JUST USE THEM AS A SUBCONTRACT, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
THAT IS NOT THE PURPOSE OF A 1295 AND INTERMEDIARY.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY RECENTLY WENT OUT FOR SEAL COMPETITIVE BIDS, UM, FOR LAWN MOWING SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY, UM, SERVICES SPENDING ON THIS SERVICE EXCEEDS $50,000 THRESHOLD AND THEREFORE MUST BE BID.
WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS, WHICH WERE OPEN ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER SEVEN, THE BIDDERS INCLUDED TEXAS LAWN WORKS SPECIAL TOUCH LANDSCAPING AND BETTER BE LANDSCAPE SERVICES.
CITY SCORED EACH OF THE THREE ON PRICE MUNICIPAL, UH, LARGE COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE.
THE ABILITY TO SEE, UH, MEET THE CITY NEEDS, EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL, ET CETERA.
UM, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE BUSINESSES HISTORICALLY UNDER UTILIZED, THE SCORING SHEET IS ATTACHED SOMEWHERE.
UM, AND, UH, THE CITY'S PACKAGE EXPRESS A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND TO FIVE IN A YEAR OVER YEAR COURSE TO, UH, INCREASE OVER 5% WILL TRIGGER REBIDDING.
AND, UM, SO HERE WE GO, FAIR BODY WILL TURN TO THE BID PACKAGE.
UM, AND THE SCORING, UH, WAS BASED ON, UM, A RANGE OF ONE TO FIVE IN PRICE MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE, ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS IN HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.
UM, AS IT DID, WHEN YOU'VE GOT BETTER VIEW, UH, WITH A SCORE TOTAL SCORE OF NINE SPECIAL TOUCH WITH A SPECIAL, WITH A SCORE OF 10 IN TEXAS LAWN WORKS, UH, WITH A SCORE OF 13.
UM, IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND AWARD THIS TO TEXAS
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LAWN WORKS, WHO IS OUR CURRENT, UM, VENDOR WHO HAS A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT.ALTHOUGH SHE SAID, SHE'S GOING TO REALLY SCORE THEM.
WHY THIS TIME? UM, SO COUNSEL, I NEED A MOTION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH THIS AND AUTHORIZE ME TO SEND THIS CONTRACT MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY KELLY.
WHAT MADE YOU SAY THAT? OH, OKAY.
UM, WELL WITH NOBODY WANTING TO SPEAK UP AND ON THIS ITEM, LET'S MOVE AHEAD.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, TEXAS LAWN WORKS IS GOING TO BE AWARDED THAT AFTER THE CITY SECRETARY, HE GETS ME PAPERWORK TO SIGN.
UM, MOVING ON WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR HIM TO COME BACK IN, UH, NICK, THANK YOU FOR DOING THE MOZAL AND THE ART, BUT THE SCORING ON THIS, I THINK IT WAS, UH, IT WAS WELL DONE.
I'M GLAD WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE NOW WITH, WITH, WITH DOING THIS AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE.
WE ALWAYS DO SCORED THESE THINGS.
I HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING SCORED YET.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I NEEDED A CAR.
IT WAS A LOADED TO TEXAS LAWNMOWER.
UM, ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHO DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TAKE CARE, GUYS.
DID YOU WANT TO ADDRESS IT? UH, TEXT, UH, RESOLUTION 2021 DAYS 41, APPOINTING FOUR DIRECTORS AND POSSIBLE ADVISORS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING DECEMBER, 2030 FIRST, 2023.
UH, DID YOU NOT HAVE BACK UP? OH, ATC.
IF YOU'LL TURN INTO YOUR, BACK INTO YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE.
UM, OUR ADC, UM, MEMBERS EXPIRING OUR KIRKUP, CHATZKY 10 BUILDING AND RICHARD RAMIREZ.
UM, IT TERMS EXPIRE ON 12 30, 1, 20 21.
UM, WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, UH, TIAA IS ALSO UP.
UM, AND I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE T BACK INTO THAT AND GIVE US ALL FOUR.
UM, WE MAY HAVE SOME CHANGE IN THE FUTURE SOMETIME, OR RIGHT NOW THAT'LL GIVE THAT'LL FILL THE EDC.
SO I'M MAKING A MOTION THAT KURT COP CHATZKY TIM GOODING, OR I'M MAKING A SUGGESTION, THE KURT, TIM RICHARD RAMIREZ, AND TIA BAKER WHO ARE ALL ON THERE NOW BE REAPPOINTED TO, UH, DIRECTORS OF THE MA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY DAVID TO, UH, APPOINT THOSE, UH, DIRECTORS SECOND BY KELLY, ANY DISCUSSION? I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO GET ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OFTEN.
IT JUST NOT PAN OUT IT, UM, IT DID NOT.
UM, AND I'VE TALKED TO SOME THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE MEETINGS AND, UM, TO ACQUAINT THE APPOINT THEMSELVES TO CONFIRM THAT THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
AND IF SO, WE MAY MOVE ABOUT THAT.
SO THE PEOPLE WE WERE TALKING TO WEREN'T READY TO COMMIT YET, AND WE HAD SOME, A DESIRE ON BY THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE SOME MEETINGS WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY, NO ADVISORS, WELL, NO ADVISORS AT THIS TIME.
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS COME IN LATER WITH ADVISORS.
AM I ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS SINCE I'M A PART OF IT? YES.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I WANT TO TRY TO PULL TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OFF OF HERE.
BUT SINCE THAT ONE'S NOT HERE, WE HAVE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR,
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KELLY, WAKE UP ALL IN FAVOR.ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO DOWN AND GET SOME DANG.
I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT THEY WERE SAYING.
HE'S SAYING I GOT TO EMOTION ABOUT THE BOY.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 2021 DASH 42, APPOINTING TWO COMMISSIONERS AND POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO PLANNING AND ZONING FOR A TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 AND ONE COMMISSIONER FOR UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING DECEMBER 30, 21ST, 2022.
AND IF YOU'LL TURN TO YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL SEE THE PROPOSED MEMBERS ARE, UH, MISSES TO PLANNING AND ZONING.
UM, MR. BEN WEBBER, UM, AND THEN ALTERNATE WOULD BE STUART BARROWMAN SAMMY KEMP AND ANNE GREEN.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO WHERE IS MINE? OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
SO MIKE AND SEAN ALSO NEED A POINTED I'M SORRY.
RIGHT? THAT'S FOR THE UNEXPIRED GOING IN FOR FULL TERMS AND BEN WEBBER'S GOING IN FOR A HALF TERM TO COVER FOUR CHART DIFFERENT THAN I DID.
SO MOVED MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY DAVID.
I WANT TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT PLANNING AND ZONING GROUP, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, DISCUSSION RESOLUTION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2021 DAYS, 43, APPOINTING FIVE MEMBERS AND POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2023.
UM, WITH MUCH HEARTBURN AND MUCH DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE.
I'M MAKING A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REAPPOINT DAVID PAUL WONKA, CHRIS GOLIC, UM, JOE DEBRUIN AND TERRY HINLEY, UH, TWO, TWO YEAR TERMS BEGINNING NOW.
AND DAVID'S LANCE, UM, TO FILL IN THE, WAS THAT THE OPEN TERM HADN'T VIEWED UNEXPIRED TERM.
I'M ALSO EXCITED TO OFFER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION COUNSEL FOR ALTERNATE MEMBERS, JOSEPH WYMAN, AUDREY ST.
GERMAIN, KEN SMITH AND PING LAW.
UH, THIS IS BY FAR, IN MY OPINION, THE MOST OUTSTANDING GROUP OF ALTERNATES THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.
AND AS Y'ALL KNOW, PEOPLE MOVE ON AND MOVE OUT AND THIS WILL GET PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SO UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO KICK SOMEBODY OFF, COME OVER THIS, UH, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY KURT SECOND BY RICK, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, IT'S ACTUALLY 20, 23.
ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
GOD, I AM THRILLED TO TELL YOU THAT RICK, I THINK THIS IS THE BEST OVERALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WE'VE EVER HAD.
UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX, UM, IS THE CHIEF HERE.
OKAY, GOOD DISCUSSION CONSIDERATIONS ORDINANCE 2021 DASH 40 APPOINTING AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 14 OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
AND IT'S MY, UH, I MOVED TO VOLUNTOLD THE CHIEF, UH, HEY LT.
WILL YOU PASS THAT ON? THE CHIEF WAS VOLUNTOLD BY RICK STAGLIN.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? I DON'T THINK HE DOES A GOOD JOB FOR US ALL IN FAVOR.
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF 20, UH, ORDINANCE 20, 21 DAYS 41 SETTING THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2022 AT 6:00 PM.
CITY PLED IS PLACED CITY HALL, ONE TROY AND DRIVING METALS PLACE.
THE TIME DATE BEFORE I AM PLACE FOR A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING ANDREW, MAKE SOME APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, PER CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1 53, SECTION 1 5, 3 0.094 B TO D THREE, ALLOWING FOR A QUICK QUIET CARWASH, UH, LOCATED AT 1, 1 7 2 0 WEST AIRPORT BOULEVARD.
ALL WE'RE DOING IS SETTING THE DATE OF 25TH OF JANUARY TO HAVE A MOTION TO SET THAT DAY.
UH, THERE, THERE, JUST TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE DOWN THERE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
CAUSE ON THE SCHEDULE, UH, ITEM NUMBER E IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY RICK SECOND BY SOMEBODY OR ALL IN FAVOR WHILE THERE ISN'T OPPOSED.
AND HERE WE COME TO FAVORITE PART OF THE MEETING, AUDIENCE COMMENTS, ALL Y'ALL LINE UP RIGHT BEHIND THE PODIUM STEP AND TALK TO US ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO IT'S YOUR TURN.
YOU STAYED FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING.
NOW YOU GOT TO COME TALK TO US.
3, 2, 1 ITEM G ADJOURN, MOTION TO ADJOURN ALL IN FAVOR.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT YOU FELT THE PRESENCE.
WHAT IS THAT? WE HAVE A WHAT BUT THEY'RE FOR SAID THANK YOU FOR COMING.