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A MINUTE, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, UH, THIS IS MEADOWS PLACE, CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR[City Council Meeting]
MEETING, AND THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING AGENDA.IT'S JANUARY 25TH, 2022 AT 6 44.
UH, WE ARE RUNNING LATE BECAUSE OF THE P AND Z MEETING AHEAD OF THIS.
UM, AND THE FIRST CALL TO ORDER WILL BE TO, UH, ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
WE'LL HAVE ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT.
WE HAVE, UH, JIMMY, UH, IS HERE TO SAY THE, UH, INVOCATION THAT WE'RE TAKING VOLUNTEERS CAN TO LEAD US IN, UH, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT ANYBODY LIKE, OH, KIM SMITH IS GOING TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALL RIGHT, FOR EVERYONE WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND STAND, REMAIN STANDING PLACE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO SO MUCH FOR GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER HERE TONIGHT WITH BUSES ON IF YOU VOTE FOR US, IS THE WORK OF THE CITY YOU DID LET US BLESS THE VOLUNTEERS.
ALL THOSE ALL WERE ALL, HEY, THIS IS, OR IS IT ARE RIGHT? CROSSOVER.
FENRICK ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS AND WE THANK HIM VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THE VIDEO AWARD PRESENTATION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE FOUR MINUTE BREAK.
AS WE LOOK AT ONE OF THE TWO VIDEO VIDEOS.
THAT WAS A, THAT WAS AN AWARD WINNER HERE.
YOU CAN EITHER LOOK, THESE ARE THAT ONE BACK THERE, JOSH.
UM, WE FILLED OUT THE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE STUDENTS IN THOSE COMMUNITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ENGAGED IN THOSE TYPES OF WHAT CAN WE DO TO TALK TO THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN COMMUNITY? YOU CAN HEAR THE FISHING SESSIONS TO ENSURE THAT THAT PART WASN'T LOST.
AND, UM, PHARMATECH WALKED US THROUGH THE PROCESS, YOU KNOW, THAT THE MINERS, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? ALREADY OUR TEACHERS AND VERY NATURALLY BRING STUDENTS IN THOSE SPACES.
AN IDEA FOR TEACHERS FOR THIS IS JUST
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OPTION FOR THE CAMPUS, AND THEN WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.SO EVERYONE HAS SEEN IS OUR ALL RIGHT.
WHAT YOU JUST WATCHED WAS ONE OF THE TWO VIDEOS THAT WE SUBMITTED.
UM, JOSH, HOW LONG DID YOU FILM ON THAT ONE? ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE ONE FOR THE ROUNDABOUTS, WHICH IS AN AWARD-WINNING VIDEO, UH, AND OUR, THE VIDEO, THE, THE ROUNDABOUTS THEMSELVES ONE BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR IN 2021, I MEAN, RIGHT ON 2021.
UH, AND THEN WE S UH, AS JOSH, WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO WITH THESE AND JUST PUT THEM ON THE SHELF.
AND HE SAID, NO, I THINK IT'S GREAT.
AND HE SUBMITTED TO THE VIDEO WARDS AND, UH, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS ANOTHER AWARD WINNER.
AND WHAT WE GOT WAS A, AND THERE'S 2,500 PEOPLE SUBMITTED THIS YEAR, OR THE YEAR THAT, THAT, UH, JOSH MERRITT OF MERIT, UH, WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS, BARRETT, WHAT, UH, MEDIA I'M USED TO THE OLD NAME, STILL, SORRY, MERRITT MEDIA SUBMITTED THESE.
UM, AND THEY BOTH WON AN AWARD AND A ONE, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, UH, BUT THEY HAD PEOPLE ENTER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM DUBAI, UH, FROM THE ARAB IMMIGRANT EMIRATES FROM FAR AWAY PLACES LIKE ILLINOIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT THEY ALL SUBMITTED WITH HIGH EXPECTATION, LIKE JOSH AND I WERE NERVOUS ABOUT EVEN GETTING THEIR NAMES IN THE PAPER.
AND WE GOT WORD THAT THEY CAME BACK AND WE HAD ONE GOLD AND ONE PLATINUM.
AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE NEVER ENTERED ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I NEVER EVEN KNEW WE COULD.
UM, AND I WAS, UH, BEING INTERVIEWED ON A CHANNEL TO THE OTHER DAY.
AND THE VIDEOGRAPHER FROM CHANNEL TWO CAME OUT, THANK YOU, CAMERON, AND ASK, WHAT ARE THOSE? AND I SAID, OH, THOSE ARE VIDEO AWARDS.
I WENT, YES, THE VIDEOGRAPHER.
AND HE FINISHED MY SENTENCE VIDEOGRAPHER THE YEAR AWARDS.
HE SAID, WELL, WHAT ARE THOSE FOR? AND I TOLD HIM, HE SAID, MAN, THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
AND YOU GOT TO, BECAUSE HE ALREADY HAD ALREADY HEARD THAT WE'RE ONLY ONE SQUARE MILE, SO WE CAN'T HAVE TOO MUCH GOING ON, BUT I'M HERE TONIGHT TO WELCOME JOSH MERIT.
I'M GOING TO HAND HIS VIDEO WARDS TO HIM AND JOSH.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS ASK YOU TO COME OVER THERE AND GIVE US ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, WELL, I BRING THOSE UP AND OVER TO YOU AND LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
HE GOES WELL, I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING.
I'VE WORKED WITH MEADOWS PLACE FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, YOU KNOW, OR ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE I GOT TO WORK WITH AND WAS ABLE TO GROW WITH.
SO, UM, I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ALL STORIES AND THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A PASSION
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OF MINE.UM, JOSH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANG AROUND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
UM, WE'VE GOT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS, ITEM C ONE.
UM, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE, UH, THE CHIEF HERE TONIGHT IS, UH, HE'S WITH HIS MOM.
SO LET'S ALL KEEP, KEEP THEM IN OUR PRAYERS.
AND, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF JACK ASHTON WILL PRESENT THE REPORT AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNSEL MAY HAVE MAYOR COUNCIL, CITIZENS.
I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE HOOKED UP WITH US SOONER.
UH, YOU HAVE YOUR PACKET, WE'LL GO OVER THE SPREADSHEET AND THE NUMBERS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING UP UNTIL YESTERDAY.
NUMBER OF REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS, ACCIDENTS, 15 NUMBER OF ARRESTS, 11 CALLS FOR SERVICE, 1,566.
40 CITATIONS ISSUED FOR TRAFFIC 112 FOR 233 CHARGES, ZERO CITATIONS FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS WARNINGS FOR TRAFFIC ISSUED FIFTY THREE, FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN CHARGES.
AND NINE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS GAVE US A TOTAL ACTIVITY ACCOUNT OF 1,990 FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD.
MOVING DOWN INTO THE LOWER SECTION FOR A LITTLE MORE DETAIL, ONE ASSAULT, ONE BURGLARY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ZERO BURGLARY OF BUSINESSES, ZERO BURGLARY OF RESIDENTS.
AGAIN, THE NINE, UH, CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, ZERO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, ONE FRAUD, ZERO ROBBERIES, OUR ALL-INCLUSIVE BUSINESS AND PROPERTY CHECK, WHICH INCLUDES BUSINESS CHECKS, CLOSE PATROLS HOUSE-WIDE SCHOOL AND OTHER 904.
WE HAD SEVEN THEFTS, ONE U U AND V, WHICH IS UNAUTHORIZED USE OR MOTOR VEHICLE OR AUTO THEFT.
WE HAD 14 THAT PASSED FOR THE FAILED FOR A TOTAL CONTACT COUNT OF 18.
UH, AGAIN, THE REPORTING PERIOD IS FROM 1222 TO 1 24, 20 22, AND THE CITY ORDINANCE BREAK DOWN WHERE THE WARNINGS ISSUED FOUR FOR SOLICITORS THREE FOR NOISE COMPLAINT AT TWO, FOUR, UH, FIREWORKS.
THERE WERE NO CITATIONS ISSUED FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.
WE HAD 15 REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS.
THIS IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN OUR NORMAL AVERAGE.
AND LOOKING BACK THROUGH THERE, WE HAD QUITE
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A FEW LITTLE FENDER BENDERS AND THE PARKING LOT AT LIKE AT SAM'S, UH, C UH, WALGREENS AND EVEN A COUPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.AND THEY WERE BACKING OUT AND NOT SEEING THE, THE CAR.
UH, THAT'S WHY WE USUALLY HAVE ONE OR TWO THIS TIME.
I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD SIX OF THOSE.
SO, AND THEN OUR USUAL AREAS IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, GOING INTO YOUR PACKET, I BELIEVE CHIEF STEWART TELLS YOU TO, UH, PERUSE THROUGH THE ACTIVITY AND GOES TO THE NOTABLE ACTIVITY THAT IS ON.
SO PAGE FOUR, UH, THIS IS DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING.
SO IT'S ON THE BACK OF A PAGE.
UH, THE, AT THE TOP, YOU HAVE YOUR FLOCK SAFETY THAT WE HAD 22 INVESTIGATIONS, 12 OF THEM WERE LOCATED.
10 OF THEM WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE.
WE HAD, UH, 14 OF THOSE WERE STOLEN VEHICLE ALERTS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAD TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE, WE INVESTIGATED THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN RECOVERED AND NOT REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM.
UH, AND YOU SEE THE NOTE THERE FOR HPD, WE DID MAKE FOR ARREST FOR STOLEN VEHICLES.
UH, WE HAD ONE SEX OFFENDER INVESTIGATION, ONE MISSING PERSON, ONE A WARRANT OR PROTECTION ORDER.
AND THEN AGAIN, THERE'S A NOTE THERE THAT FIVE OF THEM WERE NO ACTION BECAUSE THEY EITHER HAD THE WRONG, PLAYED WRONG INFORMATION OR HAD FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM.
BUT AGAIN, AT THE FLOCK SYSTEM, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD MORE STOLEN CAR ARREST IN ONE MONTH THAN WE WOULD HAVE IN A YEAR.
AND, UH, WE'RE SEEING THIS MORE AND MORE NOW WITH THE ADDITION OF OUR FOUR CAMERAS THAT ARE OPERATIONAL AND SOON, UH, THREE MORE.
I HAVE A COMMENT A LITTLE LATER ABOUT THE STATUS OF THOSE.
SO THE FLOCK SYSTEM IS TURNING OUT TO BE A WORTHWHILE TOOL FOR US, BUT ALSO FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, I WAS ON THE PHONE JUST, UH, YESTERDAY WITH STAFFORD THAT THEY GOT FOUR FLOCK CAMERAS PUT UP IN THE GRID AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD ACCESS TO THEM AS WELL AS THEM HAVING ACCESS TO OURS.
BUT THEY DETECTIVES PROBABLY GET A CALL OR EMAIL EVERY DAY FROM OUR NEIGHBORS ASKING ABOUT EITHER ACCESS TO THE CAMERAS, OR IF WE HAVE SEEN A PARTICULAR VEHICLE, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE HOW IT'S WORKING, MOVING ON DOWN TO YOUR ARREST SECTION.
WE HAVE AN 11 ARREST ZERO OF WHICH WERE JUVENILES.
UH, JUST TOUCHING ON THOSE DWI ARREST.
OFFICER FOSTER INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP VEHICLE THAT DROVE OVER THE CURB, 11 3 11 WEST AIRPORT, WHICH IS THERE ABOUT WHERE WALLACE BANK IS.
UH, WE HAVE A, NOW THE NEXT ONE DOWN TAMPERING WITH A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT, OFFICER BARRA INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
EVIDENTLY THEY TRIED TO MAKE THEIR OWN DRIVER'S LICENSE OR HAD USED PART OF SOMEONE ELSE'S YEAH, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
UH, CRIMINAL TRESPASS, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY, UH, ISSUED A CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING TO A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER, NOT TO RETURN TO DENNY'S AND THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE SERIOUS.
AND SO HE WAS ARRESTED FOR THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS VIOLATION, PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
UH, AGAIN, SERGEANT KENIG OBSERVED SOMEONE WANDERING IN THE ROADWAY CHECKS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY, DETERMINES THAT THEY ARE INTOXICATED AND A THREAT TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.
AND WE PROVIDED THEM WITH TRANSPORTATION TO FORT BEND COUNTY JAIL, OFFICER MANNERISM, FOSTER INITIATING A TRAFFIC STOP FOR ANOTHER CAR THAT DROVE OVER THE CURB AND WEST AIRPORT CLOSER TO MURPHY'S THEN WALLACE BANK, UH, THE INVESTIGATION, THEY WERE ARRESTED FOR DWI.
THE NEXT ONE YOU SEE, AS THE FLOCK HIT, WHICH WAS A STOLEN CAR, BUT THEY ALSO HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
AND AS WE HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES THAT OUR FREQUENT FLYERS, AS WE OFTEN REFER TO THEM, THAT THEY HAVE MORE THAN JUST ONE THING.
IN THIS CASE, THEY HAD THE STOLEN CAR TO GO WITH THEIR OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.
UH, NEXT ONE, DOWN A WARRANT FROM ANOTHER JURISDICTION, OFFICER RODRIGUEZ, MAKING A TRAFFIC STOP FOR EXPIRED REGISTRATION, AND THEY HAVE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS
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GOING TO PAGE SIX.UH, OFFICER FOSTER HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT, 12 TO 30 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, WHICH IS THERE, UH, ABOUT, UH, HEALTH MEN BETWEEN HELFMAN AND STERLING MCCALL.
AND, UH, DURING THE COURSE OF HIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINES THE DRIVER WAS INTOXICATED.
THEY WERE ARRESTED, TAKEN FOR THE, UH, DWI, THE NEXT ONE DOWN AGAIN, FLOCK HIT STOLEN VEHICLE WARRANTS, FAST FORWARDING.
THE NEXT ONE, FLOCK HIT YOU UNV OR STOLEN CAR.
THEY TRIED TO ELUDE THE POLICE WHEN THEY WENT TO MAKE THEIR STOP AND BAILED OUT OF THE CAR AT THE EXTENDED STAY SUITES, WHICH IS RIGHT OVER HERE BEHIND SAM'S AND GREEN GO AREA, BAILED OUT AND RAN, UH, LIEUTENANT DOMUS AND OFFICER, UH, SAMBA WERE IN PURSUIT.
AND, UH, OFFICER SUMO WAS ABLE TO OUTPACE HIM, TACKLE HIM, TAKE HIM DOWN.
AND NOW HE IS IN FORT BEND COUNTY.
AND THEN GOING OVER TO PAGE SEVEN, OUR LAST ENTRY AGAIN, FLOCK HIT YOU.
UNV, UH, CARRYING CONCEALED, UNLAWFUL, CONSERVATIVE, CONCEALED WEAPON OFFICERS, JACKSON AND RICHMOND RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A VEHICLE STOLEN HIT OFFICER RICHMOND, LOCATED THE VEHICLE, INITIATED TRAFFIC STOP AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRIVER WHO ALSO HAD A STOLEN FIREARM.
ONCE AGAIN, IT'S NOT SOMEBODY THAT WAS JUST HAD A STOLEN CAR.
THAT'S NOT SOMEBODY WHO WAS JUST TRESPASSING.
THESE ARE HONEST TO GOODNESS BAD GUYS.
WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT STEALING GUNS AND RUNNING FROM THE POLICE, THEY'RE NOT PEOPLE THAT WE, UH, WON'T END THE CITY AND FLOCK IS HELPING US TO MAINTAIN OUR SAFETY AND WELLBEING.
NOW STEPPING DOWN FROM THE SOAP BOX, UH, WE HAVE A NOTE DOWN HERE THAT I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEKEND, UH, NEW YEAR'S DAY THAT, UH, OFFICER MANNA, WHILE GOING NORTHBOUND ON THE FEEDER ROAD TO TURN AROUND AT WILL CREST AND COME BACK IN TO THE CITY ALONG, UH, CHUCK E CHEESE JAMES CONEY ISLAND AREA WAS FLAGGED DOWN ABOUT A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED THERE AT THE 59 HOOKAH LOUNGE.
THAT USED TO BE A MANGO AS ITALIAN RESTAURANT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE.
AND SO, UH, OFFICER MANNA OBSERVES THE SCENE TO DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING ON, SEES THAT IT'S SAFE TO MOVE FORWARDS.
CALLING FOR BACKUP OFFICER FOSTER.
THEY HAVE TWO VICTIMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHOT, UH, AND ABOUT THE UPPER TORSO CHEST AREA.
THERE'S A NURSE WHO IS ON THE SCENE THAT IS ADMINISTERING CPR.
WE ASSISTED IN ADMINISTERING CPR.
WE ALSO APPLIED TOURNIQUETS AND CHEST SEALS.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY THE FEMALE, UH, PASSED AWAY THE MALE.
I'VE NOT HEARD HIS CONDITION, BUT THE FACT THAT OUR OFFICERS WERE IN POSITION AND TO ATTEMPT TO RENDER AID WHILE OTHERS WERE THERE OBSERVING, INCLUDING HPD THAT, UH, UNFORTUNATELY THEIR OFFICERS, A LOT OF THEM AREN'T TRAINED IN, UH, THE EMERGENCY TRAUMA RESPONSE THAT OUR GUYS ARE LIEUTENANT DENT.
YOU REPEAT THAT, THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT OF 3,500 POLICE OFFICERS.
THAT, UH, MAKE SURE I HEARD THAT RIGHT? YES, SIR.
WE, OUR GUYS ARE TRAINED AND LIEUTENANT DENTON IS CURRENTLY TAKING THE TACTICAL COMBAT MEDIC TRAINING THIS WEEK SO THAT HE WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH THE EMERGENCY CARE COURSE, AND WE CAN DO IT OUT IN HOUSE RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO OUTSIDE.
NOT THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AS A MAYOR AND SOME OF THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF VERY GOOD INSTRUCTORS TO WORK WITH AND WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT, BUT WE ALSO LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.
SO HE WILL COMPLETE THAT ON WEDNESDAY.
AND THEN ON THE LAST PAGE THAT, UH, CHIEF STEWART WANTED TO CONDENSE HIS, UH, COVID POLICY PROCEDURE, UH, DOWN IN, UH, MIGHT'VE TAKEN IT A LITTLE TOO FAR, BUT I CONDENSED IT TO MEADOWS PLACE CONTINUES TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND POLICIES SET FORTH FOR COVID
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THAT OUR NEXT LINE COVID HIT THE PD PRETTY HARD DURING THE HOLIDAYS THAT, UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT, BUT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM, UH, ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE TILL NOW THAT, UH, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS TESTED POSITIVE SOME HAVING SYMPTOMS SOME NIGHT, BUT HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED AND HAVE TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE QUARANTINE AS MUCH AS CDC WOULD, UH, ALLOW TO KEEP OUR GUYS, UH, IN PLAY.BUT WE WERE ABLE TO THROUGH EXTENDED SHIFTS, MULTIPLE SHIFTS TO MAINTAIN OUR COVERAGE, EVEN AS HAVING AS MANY AS FIVE OFFICERS OUT AT ONE TIME, UH, GEORGIA WATSON IS OUR FIRST SECOND FULL-TIME DISPATCHER AND MY CAREER SINCE 1994, WE ARE, UH, THERE'S NO WAY TO EXPRESS, UH, HOW GREAT THAT IS.
AS YOU CAN TELL, I'M STUTTERING AND STAMMERING A BIT MORE.
WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED AS TO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO.
AND AS THE LIEUTENANT COULD TELL YOU, AND I'M SURE THE OFFICERS BY CAUSE WE HAVE HIRED TWO CRACKER JACKS WITH LEE MAYAN COMING ON, UH, REPLACING MADONNA AND THEN GEORGIA WILL START ON THE 31ST, WHICH I BELIEVE IS MONDAY.
AND THE, UH, WE'RE CONTINUING TO USE OUR PARK TIMES TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE DURING THE WEEK AND TRYING TO THE CHIEF IS WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, THE 30 HOUR PERSON PLAN TO, BUT WE NOW HAVE SCHEDULED DISPATCH COVERAGE, THE EXCEEDS TWICE OF WHAT WE HAVE EVER HAD.
SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL OUTSTANDING LIVE SCAN.
WE'VE BEEN PREACHING ABOUT THIS.
IT CAN'T BE OVERSTATED HOW HARD THE CHIEF HAS WORKED TO GET PEOPLE IN HERE TO GET, FIND QUALIFIED PEOPLE, TO FIND PEOPLE THAT WOULD FIT AND WORK HERE.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT AND HE'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE NOW, PROBABLY FOUR, FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, AT LEAST, I MEAN, WITH SOME DILIGENCE.
SO THIS ISN'T JUST SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.
UH, WE ARE LIMITED IN WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOME BENEFITS THAT OTHERS DON'T THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
SO, UH, THE CHIEF HAS MAXIMIZED ALL OF THOSE.
AND UH, SO I JUST WANNA, I'M SORRY, HE'S NOT HERE, JACK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS TO GET US HERE, BUT YES, SIR.
AND JUST TO ADD A, A BIT MORE TO THAT, HE WAS ABLE TO ENTICE TO 17, 18 YEAR VETERANS TO COME HERE.
EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.
THEY WERE BOTH EXCITED TO COME AND DID NOT HESITATE A BIT TO LEAVE WHERE THEY WERE.
UH, SO, UH, LIVE SCAN, UH, SERGEANT BROWN LEE WAS FOLLOWING UP WITH HARRIS COUNTY.
WE'RE STILL AT THEIR MERCY, BUT WE HAVE MOVED FROM NUMBER FOUR TO NUMBER TWO AND THE TRAINING LIST.
SO KEEP, KEEP PRAYING KEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE.
UH, FLOCK CAMERAS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE EIGHT THAT ARE OPERATIONAL.
WE ARE WORKING WITH KATE RUSK, OUR REP, UH, IN THE THREE ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.
IF OUR WE'RE ABLE TO HOLD TO OUR TIMELINE, WE SHOULD HAVE THEM IN SERVICE IN ABOUT FOUR WEEKS.
AND THE, UH, THAT'S UH, THANK YOU.
NOT ONLY THE PD FOR PUTTING TOGETHER SUCH A VERY GOOD DEMONSTRATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FLOCK AND HOW WE CAN USE IT, BUT LIKE GENERAL, THIS, THIS COUNCIL AS STEPPED UP AND SAID, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN, UH, NOW THAT WE'VE SEEN THEM WORKING.
AND, UH, WE DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S BIG BROTHER, UH, CATCHING ALL OF US DOING EVERYTHING.
AND WE GOT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGICALLY, UH, THIS COUNCIL STEPPED UP AND SAID, NO, WE WANT 30 MORE.
AND HERE IS WHERE WE WANT THEM.
I THINK THE CHIEF HAD LAID OUT A PERIMETER, UH, THAT WOULD, UH, DO IT, BUT WE'D HELD OFF BECAUSE OF, WE HADN'T GOTTEN THEM BY GRANTS.
UM, I WAS FIGHTING FOR ONE MORE.
UH, KURT WAS, UH, UH, WANTING THAT SAME ONE.
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SO I SAID, WELL, OKAY, I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE.AND UH, COUNCIL SAID, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THESE OTHER TWO? WELL, THOSE ARE GONNA COST.
WELL, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND IT.
AND WE JUST FOUND, WE JUST MADE IT HAPPEN.
AND SO I WANT TO TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THIS COUNCIL WHO WAS VERY PROACTIVE AND LOOKING AFTER CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
SO THANK Y'ALL COUNCIL ON THAT ONE.
AND SO NOW WE WILL HAVE ALL ACCESS POINTS TO THE CITY COVERED.
THE NEXT BULLET POINT IS TURNED INTO A LITTLE MORE OF A CHALLENGE THAN WE IMAGINED, WHICH IS OUR ATV.
I SHARE THE CHIEF HAS SHARED A BIT OF THE FRUSTRATION THAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD A IT'S GRANT FUNDED AND HAD A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
BUT AS WE'RE FINDING OUT AND GOING TO THE DIFFERENT ATV DEALERSHIPS AND TRYING TO PUT A PACKAGE TOGETHER THAT MATCHES THE POLICE RESCUE VEHICLE IS THE COST IS JUST OVER WHERE WE ARE THAT, UH, HE WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO FIVE OF THE POLARIS DEALERSHIPS AROUND HOUSTON.
WE HAVE TWO MORE TO, TO GO TO THAT OVER THE PHONE.
THEY'RE THREATENING TO GIVE US A BETTER DEAL, BUT THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF THE HOUSTON METROPLEX, WHICH IS FINE.
IF WE CAN GET WHAT WE NEED AT THE RIGHT PRICE.
UH, THE NEXT BULLET POINT IS OUR FEMA FREEZE MEDIC.
I DON'T WANT TO POINT OUT, EXCUSE ME, JANUARY.
LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE OF THIS PASSAGE RIGHT HERE.
SHOULD THEY OPTION FAIL ON GETTING THESE IN THESE LAST TWO PLACES, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TALK TO CHIEF TODAY AND HE'S GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ORDER FROM POLARIS.
AND THERE'S ABOUT A 200 4250 DAY WAIT.
UH, BUT MOST OF THESE PLACES ARE LOOKING AT HALF OF THAT TO MODIFY WHAT THEY GOT TO GET IT READY.
SO IF, WHY PAY MORE THAN WAIT HALF THE TIME AND INSTEAD OF JUST GETTING WHAT WE WANT.
SO YESTERDAY THAT'S THE RIGHT DECISION AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.
UH, ANNA MARIA WITH MY SUPPORT HAS BEEN BATTLING FEMA.
UH, NEXT MONTH WILL BE A YEAR TO TRY AND RECOUP MONEY FROM THE FEBRUARY FREEZE.
UH, THE CHIEF, MYSELF AND ANNA MARIA WENT TO A FEMA CLASS, UH, LEARN HOW TO FILL OUT FEMA PAPERWORK AND THE GUY WHO WAS TEACHING, UH, TOLD US FIRST THING, IT'S FEMA'S JOB TO FIND WAYS TO NOT GIVE YOU MONEY.
IT IS, UH, WE HAVE A WRAP-UP PHONE CALL ON THURSDAY WHERE WE THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NUMBERS AND THAT WE HAVE TO AGREE TO THEM.
THE STATE HAS TO AGREE, AND THEN FEMA, IF EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT, THEN WE'LL ALL SIGN OFF AND SUBMIT THAT.
AND THEY WILL INSTANTLY IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS REIMBURSED US.
SO THREE MONTHS, WE'RE OPTIMISTIC.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON READ A REIMBURSEMENT.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO REMAIN POSITIVE.
UH, LET'S SEE, MOVING ON, UH, WE DID HAVE, UH, ONE PPO TO RESIGN, UH, JESSE HERNANDEZ THAT, UH, DECIDED THAT MEADOWS PLACE WASN'T THE BEST FIT FOR HIM.
UH, WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD, OFFICER BRUNO AND OFFICER SUNDAR IN THE PROGRAM AND, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
SO WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC WITH THAT, BUT THAT ALSO LEAVES US WITH TWO OPEN POSITIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO FILL.
EVEN THE GUYS ARE OUT LOOKING AND TRYING TO RECRUIT AS WELL THAT MOST OF OUR GUYS HAVE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT WORKS FOR US AND WHAT KIND OF PERSON AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE FIND PEOPLE THAT BELONG HERE WITH US.
AND THEN THE LAST NOTE IS BECAUSE THE CHIEF AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING THIS WE'RE IN A NEW TRAINING CYCLE AND THAT WE ARE TRYING TO STAY
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AHEAD OF THE CURVE BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY NEW MANDATES COMING OUT AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EXTRA UNFUNDED TRAINING.THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING DOWN AT, BUT FOR US TO TRY AND STAY AHEAD OF IT AS BEST AS WE CAN AND SPLIT IT, SPREAD IT OUT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, SIR.
WELL, I THINK A LOT OF IT'S GOING TO BE COMING DOWN FROM THE CAPITOL HILL, BUT YES, SIR.
UH, THEY SEND IT DOWN FOR US TO DO AT OUR, UH, EXPENSE.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES THE REPORT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
UH, CLEARLY THE FLOP CAMERAS ARE PAYING OFF AND WE HAVE A VERY TALENTED, UH, POLICE OFFICERS THAT CAN, CAN HANDLE THE BAD GUYS THAT YOU GUYS ARE COMING IN CONTACT WITH.
IT'S AMAZING EVERY MONTH YOU, UH, AND THE CHIEF GIVE GREAT, UM, REPORTS ON, ON ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE IN AND BIG STUFF TOO.
NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, LITTLE, UH, LITTLE BAD GUYS.
IT'S, IT'S PRETTY BIG STUFF YOU GUYS GET INVOLVED WITH.
SO I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT.
IT'S THE GUY STARTING WITH THE LIEUTENANT THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREETS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK, BUT, UH, WE WILL PASS IT ALONG.
I, IN SAYING ABOUT THE FLOCK IS ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLAY THAT HAS SHOWN ALMOST AN IMMEDIATE RETURN.
IT AMAZES ME WHEN I HEAR OR SEE THAT IT'S GONE OFF AND WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE CAN HAVE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WANT, BUT IT COMES DOWN TO PEOPLE.
AND I RECEIVED, UM, A COMPLIMENT THAT I WANT TO PASS ON TO YOU TO PASS ON LIEUTENANT TO THE, TO THE CREW THAT WAS THERE AND EVERYONE ELSE THERE WAS, UH, A DEATH IN MEADOWS PLACE.
I WENT BY TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES AND, UH, WHICH WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED.
HOWEVER, WHAT WAS ALSO EXPRESSED WAS THE REAL GRATIFICATION AND SATISFACTION THAT THEY HAD KNOWN THAT THE MEADOWS PLACE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN THERE FIRST.
THEY WERE THERE THROUGH ALL OF THE FIRE EMS, ALL OF THE ABOVE AND ALL THAT, AND STAYED UNTIL EVERYTHING WAS CLEARED, MADE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T NEED ANY MORE ASSISTANCE IN THE HOUSE.
MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED UP, LOCKED UP.
AND, AND THE, THE LADY REALLY, REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATED IT AND ASKED ME TO PASS THAT MESSAGE ON.
I THOUGHT WHAT A PERFECT TIME, BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TODAY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR GUYS AND GALS GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY MULTIPLE TIMES, UH, SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF DAY, HOPEFULLY NOT VERY OFTEN, BUT EVERY TIME THEY'RE TRAINED AND THEY NOTICE STAY.
AND THAT IS THE TRUE ESSENCE AND SOUL OF COMMUNITY POLICING.
AND I DO NOT BELIEVE ANYBODY DOES IT ANY BETTER THAN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC WORKS OUT GOOD EVENING.
THIS IS THE FIRST QUARTERLY REPORT OF FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 FOR PUBLIC WORKS QUITE A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT, UM, IF YOU, ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN EITHER HOLD THEM TO THE END OR ASK THEM AS WE MOVE ALONG.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DID IN FISCAL YEAR 20 21, 22 WAS MOVING OUT TO BID FOR THE CONCRETE WORK FOR THE SIDEWALKS AND THE STREET PANEL REPLACEMENTS.
SO FAR ON PAGE TWO, HERE WE HAVE SIDEWALK REPAIR REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
I RELEASED PHASE ONE DECEMBER THE 14, AND THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 35 LOCATIONS WITH 500, 5,802
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SQUARE FEET OF SIDEWALK SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT.AND THE AMOUNT THAT WE SPENT THERE WAS $50,420.
NORMALLY WE SPEND ABOUT 70,000.
SO I WILL SET UP ANOTHER, ANOTHER PROGRAM OR THE PHASE TWO OF THE PROGRAM, A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, PEOPLE ARE CALLING IN AND I'M ADDING TO THE LIST AS WE GO.
I WANT TO LIST YES, STREET REPAIRS AND THE ROAD FUNDING FEE SO FAR IN THIS FISCAL YEAR OF 21, 22, I COMPLETED TWO SECTIONS, 1, 1 8, 2, 6 SCOTTSDALE, AND 108 26 MEADOWDALE.
FIRST ONE WAS 28,000 APPROXIMATELY.
WE SPENT, WE SPEND ABOUT A WEEK WITH THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE IS USUALLY ABOUT $185,000 A YEAR.
UM, TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF ON THE WAY THERE, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT ALSO THAT, UH, ROD WORKS WITH ANNEMARIE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A ROAD FUNDING BALANCE IN CASE WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY.
I MEAN, WE TRY TO MAINTAIN ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THAT.
AND I THINK WHAT WE HAVE 102, SO YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF THAT.
OH, WE GOT OUR, GOT THE MONEY IN.
AND KNOW, I WILL WAIT FOR ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE I HIT IT AGAIN, BUT I'M GOING TO RELEASE ONE OF THE ONE PRO ONE SIDEWALK PANEL THROUGH MY REGULAR STREET REPAIR PROGRAM.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, USW EXPENSES FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 2021, OCTOBER WAS 68,885.
AND IT SHOULD BE ON DECEMBER THERE'S 37,546.
THE MONTHLY BILL FOR NOVEMBER STARTED OUT AT $51,384 AND 84 CENTS.
BUT IT WAS ADJUSTED BY CREDITS.
ANNA MARIA DOES A REVIEW ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, UH, ARE BEING BILLED PROPERLY.
AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH USW.
ANYTHING OVER A CERTAIN DOLLAR VALUE IS, UH, IS APPROPRIATELY BILLED AND NOT BILLED DIRECT BY AN OUTSIDE VENDOR.
WE FOUND A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS.
THE OUTSIDE VENDOR HAD BILLED US AND ALSO BILLED USW.
SO WE PAID TWICE BANANA, BUT WE CAN THANK ANNA MARIA FOR CATCHING THAT ALL THE REPAIRS FOR USW AND OUTSIDE VENDORS.
WELL, MOTOR NUMBER THREE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2021.
THE FIRST ONE I BELIEVE WAS IN FEBRUARY.
THE SECOND ONE WAS, UH, OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER, BOTH TIMES THE MOTOR SHORTED OUT.
AND SO WE'VE HAD THAT REPAIRED AGAIN, AND I'VE ALSO HAD SOME OTHER ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
THEY'VE HAD AN OVER UNDER VOLTAGE REGULATOR OR A MONITOR, AN EQUALIZED SURGE PROTECTION AND LIGHTING ARREST OR AT THE ACTUAL WELLHEAD.
SO THERE'S AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT, WELL, THREE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN EXISTS.
THE TRAVELING BRIDGE, WE REPAIRED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS THAT THAT WAS AN AMOUNT OF $17,281.
BUT WHEN WE STARTED TO RUN IT AGAIN, WE FOUND A GEARBOX FROZEN UP.
THE GEARBOX STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
WE HAVE PICKED IT UP FROM THE VENDOR THAT HAD IT, AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO GET IT, GET THE PROCESS EXPEDITED.
I HAVE NO COSTS ON THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UH, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WE HAD A BLOWER FAILURE THAT WAS, UH, EARLY IN OCTOBER, I BELIEVE, BUT WE HAD THE, BOTH THE BLOWER AND THE MOTOR FAILED.
THE MOTOR WE'VE REPLACED THE NEW ONE TO COST $11,708.
AND THE APPROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE BLOW REPAIR WAS JUST UNDER 25,000.
WE ALSO ON WELL, THREE, WE HAD A MAIN DISCONNECT COMPLETED.
THE ACTUAL DISCONNECT WAS ORIGINAL AND IT WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING.
WE HAD IT REMOVED TO MEET CODE AND PUT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
CAUSE YOU SAFER FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHEN WE'RE WORKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT WAS 16,840, AS YOU CAN SEE, I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON, ON REPLACEMENT OF, UM, INFANT COMPONENTS,
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WATER, WELL, PERFORMANCE TESTING.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY I'VE GOT SOME NUTS OF GOOD NEWS WITH REGARD TO THE TESTING.
NUMBER ONE, TWO WERE SATISFACTORY WITH REGARD TO THE REPORT FOR THE CONCERNING OVERALL EFFICIENCY, THE FLOW METER ACCURACY PUMP WELL DRAW DOWN AND JUST WORKING WHERE VERY WELL STATIC LEVEL AND THE PUMPING LEVEL ARE MAINTAINED IN A VERY, HOW WAS A VERY GOOD STABLE POSITION.
I INCLUDED THE REPORT AND SOMETIMES THE GRAPH SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS.
IT SHOWS ON WELL, ONE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE STATIC LEVEL, THE CAPACITY AND THE PUMPING LEVEL ARE ALL PRETTY STABLE.
IF NOT MOVING UPWARDS, THAT'S THE SAME FOR WELL TOO.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE GET TO, WELL, THREE, THAT PERFORMANCE REPORT WAS NOT AS GOOD AS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAD.
FIRST THING WE NOTICED WAS THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY WAS DOWN TO 57%.
AND IF YOU DO A QUICK REFERENCE TO THE OTHER TWO, THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 68.
AND I THINK IT WAS A 65% OVERALL EFFICIENCY.
SO THAT, THAT WELL IS DOWN AND COMPARED TO THE OTHER TWO, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT, UH, CAME OUT OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS THAT WE DO A FLOW TEST AND WE DO A PARTICULATE MATTER ANALYSIS.
AND WE FOUND A TRACE OF BRASS IN THE WATER SAMPLE, YOUR PUMP BULLS, WHICH ARE LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BELOW GROUND IS VERY, THE SOURCE OF THAT BRASS IS COMING THERE'S BEARINGS, ET CETERA, AND THINGS ARE WORN.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS ONCE THE BRASS STARTS TO COME IN CONTACT, YOU HAVE METAL ON METAL AND THIS WAY YOU GET YOUR SHAVINGS IS GOOD THAT WE CAUGHT IT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
AT LEAST THE PUMP DID NOT SELF-DESTRUCT AND FALL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM HOLE, ANOTHER FOUR OR 500 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WATERVILLE.
AND AS CHARLIE SAYS, THAT'S WHEN YOU GO FISHING.
SO I HAD THE WATER, WELL, THAT NEW MOTOR THAT WE JUST REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME THEY REMOVED IT TO GET ALL APART, AGAIN, REMOVE THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
AND THEY PULLED THE WELL, THEY, UH, DID THAT FOR A COST OF A BELIEVE.
AND FOR THAT, THEY WILL DISASSEMBLE AND PERFORM A TV SURVEY ON THE WELL ALSO THE TV SURVEY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY COSTS WITH REGARD TO, UM, WHAT IS THIS GOING TO BE TO REPAIR THIS WELL, BUT LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE GRAPH FOR THIS, WELL, YOU CAN SEE QUITE PLAINLY THAT THE, UM, THE PUMPING LEVEL IS DECREASING, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE HAVING SOME SORT OF RESTRICTION DOWNHOLE THAT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE TV INSPECTION, THE SCREENS THAT WE PULL THE WATER OUT OF THE ACT BEFORE THE WATER PASSES THROUGH THAT THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH SCALED OVER.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOU RESTRICTION IS HAPPENING.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SCREENS APPEAR TO BE INTACT.
SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE NEXT WEEK THAT WE WILL GET AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THIS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A PUMP REBUILD WITH THE BOWLS AND NEW BRASS, ET CETERA, THE REINSTALLATION, THEY WILL CLEAN THE SCREENS WITH AN ACID WASH, BRUSH THEM SUPER CHLORINATED AND PUMP IT OUT AGAIN.
THEY WILL AGAIN DO ANOTHER TV SURVEY.
ONCE THE SCALING HAS GONE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED DOWNHOLE IN THE SCREEN, THERE'S AN ITEM ON AGENDA OR LATER.
AND IT'S BASICALLY ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS.
THESE REPAIRS WILL BE MORE THAN THE REQUIRED THRESHOLD WITH $25,000.
HOW MUCH I'M HOPING LESS THAN A THOUSAND, A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN INTO THIS WATER WELL FOR PLUS 10 YEARS.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER IN THE CIP, I PUT OUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THREE WELLS, 10 YEARS OUT.
WELL, NUMBER THREE IS RIGHT HERE TODAY.
WE ARE STILL IN A REACTIVE MODE.
WE'RE NOT IN A PROACTIVE POSITION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO ONCE THIS WELL IS REPAIRED, WE'LL PUT ON THE CIP 10 YEARS OUT TO HAVE IT REVIEWED.
AGAIN, THESE KIND OF THIS, THIS IS A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE REPORT SHOULD COME IN NEXT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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UH, TO GET THAT APPROVED.AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANY MAJOR ISSUES OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT WE MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE THRUST BANG ON THE TOP.
SOMETHING CAUSED THE PUMP BOLTS TO SLIP WORN BEARINGS, WHATEVER IT WAS, WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO GO FIND IT.
AND AS A, AGAIN, AS AN AGENDA ITEM, FURTHER DOWN IN THE AGENDA TO US SEEKING APPROVAL FOR THE REPAIRS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? GOOD NEWS.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT THE RESERVES.
UH, BUT I WANT TO SAY, AND I THINK COUNCIL WILL RECOGNIZE THAT THAT, UH, WE'RE MOVING WAS ON, UH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING PROACTIVE AND I KNOW HOW IT WORKED AND HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS.
I FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE BEING IN A PROACTIVE POSITION THAN I AM WITH BROKEN.
YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU DROP YOUR PUMP DOWN HALL AND IT'S USUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER WHEN YOU'RE AT YOUR PEAK PRODUCTION DAYS.
JUST ON A SECOND NOTE, I RECEIVED A NOTICE YESTERDAY THAT PLANT NUMBER TWO, WE NOW HAVE PLATINUM ONE IMPLANT.
NUMBER TWO, WORKING PLANT NUMBER TWO IS DROPPED THE BOOSTER PUMP.
I CAN PROBABLY HAVE THAT FIXED WITHIN A WEEK.
I RECEIVED THE QUOTES FOR 58 TONIGHT.
SO I HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM AND, OR DISCUSS THEM WITH THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
SO THAT SHOULD BE LESS THAN $15,000, BUT, UH, WE'LL USE THAT IN THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE BUDGET.
THE LAST THING THAT I HAVE THERE IS THAT ONE OF THE, WHEN IN OCTOBER AND I BACK UP IN OCTOBER, WE ALSO BID OUT THE SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEM ON A MONTHLY REVIEW.
THIS IS THE REPORT AS A SAMPLE LOAD, A REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED IN DECEMBER, AND IT GOES THROUGH A, DID THIS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
SO THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE GETTING, WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR IT, UH, GOES THROUGH THE MONTHLY TEST, THE GLEN MEADOW PARK, BRIGHTON KIRKWOOD, NORTH AND SOUTH.
AND IT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE.
AND ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WE, WE FUND THE REPAIRS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
I WASHED MY, BUT AT AND T BUDGET AND TRY AND SPREAD THAT OUT.
THIS WAS FOR INFORMATION ONLY MS. COLEEN AND PARKS GETS A COPY OF THIS ALSO.
SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FOR ME TODAY? OH, PARDON ME? I JUST REMEMBERED, I MISSED THE PAGE.
DIDN'T YOU ROD OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAD COMPLETELY DOING THIS THREE MONTH PERIOD.
ONE OF THE GOOD NEWS IS, WAS THAT WE ORDERED A LIFT STATION PUMP AND IT HAS BEEN OUT THE, THE LEAD TIME ON IT WAS 16 WEEKS.
AND, UM, I'M NOW TOLD THAT IS OFF SHORE, ON A SHIP SOMEWHERE.
AND IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE OFFLOADED ON FEBRUARY THE 14TH, AND IT SHOULD BE INSTALLED A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES, A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT THE PROJECTS THAT WERE WORKED ON AND BY PUBLIC WORKS IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, WE'VE GOT REQUESTS OUT FOR COMMERCIAL DOORS TO REPLACE A DOOR IN FINANCE, AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR NEW SECURITY SYSTEM BECAUSE THE DUTCH DOOR THAT'S, THERE IS NOT GOING TO WORK A MAJOR'S FIELD.
MOST OF THE WORK, THEIR DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION IS PENDING.
THEY WERE EIGHT TO 10 WEEKS OUT WHEN WE CONTRACTED WITH THEM EARLY IN DECEMBER.
SO WE'RE WAITING ON THE CONTRACTOR.
THE DIRT WORK IS ALMOST COMPLETED.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE, THE FIELDS TO DRY UP.
I BELIEVE THEY BROKE ABOUT FOREHEADS.
AND SO WHEN THE TURNED ON IT FLOODED THEM, I'VE GOTTEN RICKY OR IRRIGATION GUY WORKING ON THAT TOMORROW.
ALSO, THE GATEWAYS WERE INSTALLED.
THAT'S NEW GATEWAY COMMUNICATION FOR THE METER READING SYSTEM.
UM, ONE, TWO AND THREE WERE ALL INSTALLED.
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AT WELL WATER PLANT NUMBER TWO, THE SECOND ONE IS AT THE BALL FIELD.AND THE FIRST ONE HERE IS AT CITY HALL.
THE FIRST ONE FAILED PREMATURELY, OR WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, I GUESS, ON SCHEDULE EIGHT YEARS.
BUT, UM, WE DID THOSE REPAIRS AND THOSE CHANGE OUTS BECAUSE OF THE, UM, CELL PHONE COMPANIES ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE OLD SOFTWARE.
AND WE HAD TO DO AN UPGRADE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE OF EVO AND H M R, OR THEY HAVE PROVIDED US A DRAFT OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CHARGING FOR THE TOTAL REHABILITATION AND DESIGN OF THE TRAILING BRIDGE ASSEMBLY.
THE ROUGH NUMBER AT THIS POINT IN TIME WAS JUST UNDER A MILLION.
I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT OR PROPOSAL.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I GAVE YOU THE UPDATE ON ENLIST STATION PUMPS, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PERMIT RENEWAL HAS BEEN INITIATED.
IT WAS DUE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
I START EARLY AND GET THINGS AHEAD, UH, DONE AHEAD OF TIME.
THE WE'RE WAITING FOR THIS POINT IN TIME IS THE LAB RESULTS.
THE HEAVY METALS TAKE A LITTLE LONGER AND, UM, I'VE HAD A LOOK AT THE DRAFT PERMIT.
AND SO THAT SHOULD BE READY BY NEXT MONTH.
I HOPE ALSO THE NEW AIR CONDITION FOR THE EOC I'VE BEEN IN DELIVERED AND INSTALLED COMPLETELY.
I THINK I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT IN A REGULAR MEETING, THAT WAS ANOTHER $33,000 WE SPENT ON THAT THE BELT PRESS AT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HAD NEW BELTS AND SAW, CAUSE IT ALSO FAILED.
I THINK THAT'S ENOUGH, 15 YEARS.
THEY RUN A WELL, AS LONG AS YOU KEEP THEM STRAIGHT AND YOU DON'T OVER TENSION THEM.
YOU DON'T GET THEM RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M AFRAID OF A HOT MIC SITUATIONS WHILE I KEEP TURNING IT OFF.
UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A FIRE REPORT.
WE'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE, UH, BOTH IN THE CITY WITH A TOTAL OF 49, UH, FIRE AND EMS INCIDENTS IN THE CITY 18 WERE FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM ASSIST THE EMS CREW.
UM, SOME OF US CAN REMEMBER WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE EMS IN THE CITY AND THOSE WERE SOME LONG MINUTES.
NOW WE'VE GOT THEM HERE 24 7 AND BOUGHT US IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
UM, WE HAD, UH, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLS, FALSE ALARMS INCLUDED, BUT, UH, THERE WAS ONLY ONE OF THOSE.
THE OTHERS ARE, UH, ACTIVE OR ALARM RELATED OF SHORT WAR, A SHORT CIRCUIT WIRING.
UH, THERE WAS A GAS LEAK SOMEBODY NOTICED, AND WE, THEY RESPONDED TO THAT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF THINGS THERE, UH, INCLUDING MOTORCYCLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, UH, WE'RE ALL COMING IN AND THESE ARE NORMAL THINGS THAT THEY COME INTO, UM, EVERY DAY.
UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO ALSO SAY, AS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FIRE MARSHALL, UM, AND HAVE COMPLETED EVERYTHING OVER AT THE STARBUCKS OF BOTH ON THEIR EMERGENCY SYSTEM AND ON THE BUILDING AND STARBUCKS IS OPEN, UM, AND WE FINALLY MAKE COURTNEY HAPPY.
UH, SO SHE CAN GO DOWN AND GET HER STARBUCKS.
UM, I'M APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT, UH, THEY DO FOR US OVER THERE AT, UH, AT THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, WE'VE GOT MEMBERS OF THEIR TEAM WORKING HERE IN THIS CITY.
SO WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
UM, THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON NICK, NO REPORTS, NIGHTMARE.
WE HAD A LONG MEETING AHEAD OF US.
MOVING ON TO, UH, ITEM D MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UM, I'LL HAVE REALLY NICE ONES WRITTEN UP.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE IN A NEW MEADOWS PLACE VOTING PRECINCT.
WE ARE NOW IN 30 22 BECAUSE OF THE RE-DISTRICTING ABOUT 80% OF FORT BEND COUNTY GOT REDISTRICTED AND COMPLETELY CHANGED AROUND OUR PRECINCT CHAIRMAN WAS,
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UH, GRADY PRESTAGE AND IT IS NOW, UH, UH, WHAT'S HIS FACE OVER THERE, ANDY MYERS, UH, WHO WAS HERE 20 YEARS AGO AND HE'S BACK.UM, BUT WE ARE NOW IN 30, 22, AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT CAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME ELECTIONS COMING UP AND I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE IS INACCURATE INFORMATION ON BOTH THE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT SITES AS THEY TRY TO CATCH UP WITH THESE CHANGES.
ITEM BAY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND EDC.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, UH, WE HAVE A FULL PANEL FOR OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WITH ALTERNATES.
AND, UH, WE'RE THRILLED ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND I WANT TO SAY A LOT OF THESE FOLKS CAME TO US AFTER LEARNING ABOUT, ABOUT BEING, SERVING THE CITY THROUGH BEING ON THE, UH, UH, HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION.
AND THESE FOLKS ARE INVOLVED, ENGAGED IN, KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
WE ALSO HAVE ON OUR BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, WE HAVE, UH, A FULL PANEL THERE AND WE'VE GOT ALTERNATES AS WELL.
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO CALL A MEETING AND SOMETIMES IT'S SUDDEN, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO ATTEND TO VOTE, WE DON'T HAVE CAN'T RAISE A CORUM, IT DELAYS THINGS.
AND OFTENTIMES THAT'S DELAYING PEOPLE IN MEADOWS PLACE OR BUSINESSES TRYING TO GET IN MEADOWS PLACE.
UH, AND SO WE'VE, WE'VE SOLVED THAT PROBLEM.
AT LEAST I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS FULL AND WE HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ON TO BECOME, UM, ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS ON OUR ATC.
SO WE'RE WORKING VERY, VERY WELL.
BOB GRAHAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN THAT AS PRESIDENT OF, SO I WANT TO SAY EVERYBODY'S BEEN REALLY PROUD OF THAT, UH, IN OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AND I'M JUST, UH, IT'S THE BEST POSITION WE'VE BEEN IN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE, UH, SEAN, UH, FOR NOT RUNNING ANYBODY OFF.
UH, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS COUNCIL COMMENTS DORRANCE, OH, YOU HAVE PAYING AND B.
SO FOR THE DORRANCE LANE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, WE ACTUALLY MET A FEW WEEKS AGO, MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND AND, UM, AUTHORIZED OUR ENGINEER TO START WORKING ON, GETTING IT READY FOR BED.
THAT WILL BE THE, UM, SECTION FROM KIRKWOOD TO OXFORD, GLEN OXFORD, GLEN KNOXVILLE LANE, NUTS OUT FOR GLEN, UM, TAKING THE FIRST BITE OF THE APPLE OF OUR INTERIOR STREET REPLACEMENTS.
UM, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE IT GOES OUT TO BED.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT ADVERTISED FEBRUARY 8TH.
UM, AND IF WE DO THAT CONSTRUCTIONAL STAR, PROBABLY SOMETIME IN JUNE, BY THE TIME WE GET ALL THE PAPERWORK DONE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'VE GOT SOME TOWN HALL MEETINGS TO KIND OF INFORM THE RESIDENTS.
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DURING THAT CONSTRUCTION.
WE WILL HAVE ONE LANE ONE DIRECTION DURING THAT TIME WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE MAILBOXES SO THAT THEY CAN STILL GET THEIR MAIL THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S THE FIRST BITE OF THE APPLE START REPLACING THE STREETS IN THE CITY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON DORRANCE BEFORE WE MOVE ON, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE MOBILITY PROJECT TO DO THE BIKE WAY, BUT THROUGH MEADOWS PLACE IN STAFFORD, UM, WE DO FINALLY HAVE AN ALIGNMENT THAT CENTER POINT HAS BLESSED GOING FROM BASICALLY MONTECITO ALL THE WAY DOWN, UM, TO WHAT'S THE STREET IN STAFFORD, THE SUGAR GROVES THAT GOES LEADS TO THE FOUNTAINS.
UM, IT'LL BE ABOUT A 10 FOOT WIDE CRUSHED GRANITE TRAIL.
WE PLAN TO HAVE A PEDESTRIAN HYBRID SIGNAL TO CROSS HELP PEDESTRIANS CROSS WEST AIRPORT.
UH, THAT'S STILL IN DISCUSSION WITH CENTER POINT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING UNDER THE POWER LINES, BUT WE THINK WE'LL WORK IT OUT WITH THEM.
UM, AT IT ALLOWED A PARKING LOT AT THE EOC, AS WELL AS WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARKING LOT THERE ON DORRANCE AS WELL, POSSIBLY GET ASPHALT OR CONCRETE ON THAT PARKING LOT.
UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS COMING FROM THE COUNTY, BUT THIS IS 80% FUNDED, BUT FROM THE COUNTY 20% FROM THE CITIES.
WELL, RICK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NICK AND I CAN ATTEST ALL THE INCOMING EMAILS HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS FROM RICK AS THEY'VE WALKED THIS THING THROUGH.
SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, RICK.
AND WE HAVE A VERY INTERESTING POST OFFICE UPDATE TODAY FROM MY ALDERMAN DAVID MARTIN, DAVID, I HEARD BACK FROM TROY NELL'S OFFICE AND, UH, OUR CONTACT, THE POST OFFICE HAD BEEN OUT WITH
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COVID DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT RETURN, AS WE WERE SAYING A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, DAVID.YEAH, I THINK THEY HAD PEOPLE FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE OUT WITH COVID.
THEY ALSO HAD PEOPLE WITH THE POST OFFICE OFF, BUT THE UPDATE IS THE PERMIT HAS BEEN STARTED PROCESSING.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE A S UH, INSTALLATION DATE, BUT I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING SOON ON THAT DATE.
UH, AND SO IT'S, IT'S NOW IN PROCESS, UH, THE, I GUESS THE SECOND PART OF IT, WE STILL HAVE TO COORDINATE A MEETING WITH THE LOCAL POSTMASTER TO DEAL WITH THE DELIVERY ISSUES, BUT THE POST OFFICE BOX ISSUE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME IF A TIME, NOT IF OR WHEN IT'S JUST TRYING TO GET THOSE DATES LOCKED IN.
SO WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HECK HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
DAVID HAS BEEN WORKING ABOUT SIX MONTHS WITH THE POST OFFICE AND IT ALL STARTED WITH THE BLUE POST OFFICE DISAPPEARED OVER HERE BY WALGREENS.
AND AT THAT SAME TIME, WE WERE HAVING SOME PRETTY SEVERE, UM, POSTAL ISSUES INSIDE THE CITY.
AND, UM, NOT BEING ONE TO SHIRK MY RESPONSIBILITY IN PASSING THE BUCK, UH, SAW DAVID'S ENTHUSIASM AND ZEAL ON DEALING WITH THIS.
AND I HANDED IT AND ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD TAKE THIS ON, HE'S DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB IS WORKING AND HAS CONTEXT.
NOW, EVERYBODY OVER TO CONGRESSMAN NELL'S OFFICES, I WAS IN AND WE'RE, AND WE'RE HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
NOW I PERSONALLY THINK THE POSTAL SERVICE IN CITY HAS IMPROVED, BUT, UH, I, I WANT TO THANK THAT APP BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT IF YOU'RE HAVING ISSUES, UH, DAVID PUTS SOMETHING IN THE NEWSLETTER AND SAYS, HEY, CONTACT ME, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE POSTAL ISSUES AND HE'LL, HE'LL GET WITH IT.
AND, UH, FIND, UH, AT LEAST SOMEBODY TO TALK TO ABOUT IT.
I JUST ORDERED THAT THERE WERE SO MANY, UH, MEADOWS RESIDENTS THAT RESPONDED THAT THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE ASKED US TO STOP.
UH, THEY, THEY REACHED THAT POINT WHERE, HEY, WE'VE GOT ENOUGH NOW.
CAUSE WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THEY SAID, THE MORE WE GET THE BETTER, UH, AT SOME POINT AFTER I SENT OUT THE SECOND MESSAGE IN THE NEWSLETTER, THEY HAD SO MANY REQUESTS THAT THEY ASKED ME TO, HEY, JUST WE'VE GOT ENOUGH NOW.
SO ANYWAY, IT PAYS TO GO WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT THE SCHOOL, THE SAME THING.
THE CITY OF ASSISTANCE, GET BEHIND RESIDENTS, GET BEHIND SOMETHING.
THIS IS SOME GOOD WORK THESE COUNCILMEN ARE DOING, UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM ME IRREGULAR AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO, UH, ITEM FOUR, EXCEPT THE REPORT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGARDING THE APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT UNDER CODE OF ORDINANCE, SECTION 1, 5, 3 0.09, FOUR, ET CETERA.
DO I NEED TO ANNOUNCE MYSELF HARM OR SEAN O'LEARY? UH, UH, I GUESS CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO WE, UH, HAVE SIX PEOPLE OUT OF SEVEN PRESENT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY FOR US AS A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER.
UM, DEFINITELY HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION IN THE END.
AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS.
UH, IT WAS FOUR TO TWO, UH, BUT IT WAS TO DENY THE SUP, UM, WAS WHAT WE DECIDED AS A GROUP.
UM, THE DISCUSSION ACTUALLY ECHOED A LOT OF WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE BEGINNING.
UM, I THINK THAT THE TONE WHEN WE WENT IN WAS VERY MUCH, UM, STRONG, I WOULD SAY IN TERMS OF NOT, NOT BEING VERY INTERESTED IN PURSUING THIS.
AND AS WE HAD THE ABILITY TO SIT WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM QUICK QUACK, UM, ANSWERED A LOT OF OUR QUESTIONS.
AND I THINK THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SOFTENING OF THE DESIRE, WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE A QUICK CRACK THERE.
UM, IN THE END IT STILL WAS TO DENY IT.
BUT I THINK THE THINGS THAT JUMPED OUT THAT WERE, I WAS IMPRESSED WITH PERSONALLY, UM, THE TAX ISSUE, UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF, UH, INTEREST IN BEING VERY ACCOMMODATING TO WHAT OUR DESIRE WAS.
I FELT MORE LIKE IT WAS AN INITIAL, THIS IS A NUMBER TWO AS A PLATFORM TO JUMP FROM.
SO THAT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS INSTEAD OF, HEY, THIS IS A HARD 10,000 I THINK WAS THE MAX, UH, WINDOW THAT THEY PRESENTED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ROOM TO MOVE.
UM, THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES CAME UP A FEW TIMES IN THE ROOM, BUT I KNOW IT CAME UP A LOT WHEN WE WERE OUT OUT HERE.
AND I THINK THAT THEY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT MY PERSONAL FEELINGS AND YOU GET A LOT OF GOOD ANSWERS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT WAS AS BIG OF A CONCERN AT THE END AS IT WASN'T BEGINNING WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM.
UM, AESTHETICS, I THINK WAS ANOTHER BIG JUMP, UM, THAT WE, THERE WAS A LOT OF PUSHBACK IN TERMS OF THE, THE PRESENTATION,
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UM, PICTURES THAT WERE PROVIDED WITH THE YELLOWS AND THE WHITES AND THEIR GENERAL ACCEPTED AESTHETICS OF THE BUILDING.UM, THE VERY FIRST THING HIS REACTION WAS IS, HEY, WE CAN CHANGE THAT OUR INTEREST AS A BUSINESS, NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT HAS TO BE YELLOW.
UM, SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO KIND OF MEET YOU TO WHERE IT'D BE SOMETHING YOU'D BE ACCEPTABLE FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD? I THINK THERE WAS DEFINITELY A FEELING OF, THEY WANT TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
AND, UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF GENUINENESS IN THAT, BUT AGAIN, IN THE END, THE DISCUSSION AS WE CAME BACK AROUND AND MY VOTE INCLUDED IN THAT WAS TO DENY IT.
SO YOU HEAR NOW PRESENTING A REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL TO DENY THE SUP YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, SEAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND UH, I HOPE THAT, UH, Y'ALL UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS THAT, UH, WOULD HE TAKE IN ALL THE INFORMATION WE WANT TO BE AS JUST AND FAIR, BUT IN THE END RUN, Y'ALL HAVE A SAY SO TO RECOMMEND A COUNCIL AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
YOU CAN HANG AROUND AND YOU CAN GO HOME.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE BACK UP TO ONE.
NUMBER FIVE IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION REGARDING ORDINANCE 2022 DASH ZERO SIX REGARDING THE APPLICATION FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT UNDER CODE OF ORDINANCE 1 5 3, SECTION 1 5, 3 0.094 B TO D THREE, ALIGN FOR QUICK, QUICK CARWASH LOCATED AT 117 0 WEST AIRPORT MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS, UM, COUNCIL.
UM, WE'VE RECEIVED THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND I AM, UH, ASKING FOR A MOTION TO EITHER ACCEPT OR DENY THE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT ON MOVE TO DENY THE REQUEST MOTION TO DENY BY RICK TO SECOND BY DAVID, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT A COUNCIL.
I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK JOSEPH FOR COMING.
I THOUGHT YOU DID A GREAT JOB PRESENTING.
I THINK YOU ANSWERED A LOT OF THE PUBLIC'S CONCERNS.
UM, AND I PERSONALLY, AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED, I THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY, MAYBE NOT IN THAT LOCATION, BUT I REALLY THINK THAT YOU GUYS COULD BE A GREAT ADDITION, UM, FOR ME, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE RIGHT THERE AND, AND THEY, I THINK THEY MADE IT VERY STRONG POINT OF HOW THEY FEEL.
UM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
CAUSE I THINK YOU DID A REALLY GREAT JOB AND I THINK YOU COULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU JUST MAY EVEN NOT, BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING AND ALL THAT.
I MEAN, THIS TO ME, THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST YOU AND YOUR COMPANY.
IT'S JUST WHAT BUSINESSES DO WE WANT FOR OUR CITY AND WITH BEANS, WE ARE SO SMALL.
WE REALLY HAVE TO BE SELECTIVE TO GET WHAT WE'RE, WHAT OUR DESIRE IS.
THINK THERE MIGHT BE A BETTER SPOT, UH, HERE IN THE CITY FOR IT MAYBE IS THAT IT FOR DISCUSSION? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY THE REQUEST ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE.
THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
I WAS ENJOYED AND IMPRESSED MEETING YOU THE FIRST TIME YEAR REPRESENTS YOUR COMPANY VERY, VERY WELL.
I'VE BEEN, UH, BEEN IN AND AROUND SALESPEOPLE ALL MY LIFE AND YOU RANKED RIGHT UP THERE.
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS WAS A GUT WRENCHER AND I'M GLAD, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING, UH, HAD TO, UH, HAD TO BE HERE TO JOIN US AND SHARE WITH US.
UM, MOVING UP TO ITEM ONE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2022 DASH ZERO FIVE, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 7TH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY OFFICIALS FOR THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE TO MAYOR ALDERMAN, ONE ALDERMAN TO AND ALDERMAN PLACED THREE PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH FORT BEND COUNTY TO CONDUCT A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, UH, UH, LOST MY PLACE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY MEADOWS PLACE, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION AND NOTICE PROVEN FOR, UH, PROVIDING FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION.
IF REQUIRED PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING A ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SO MOVE MOTION BY RICK SECOND BY KELLY, ALL IN FAVOR.
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MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS THE MAYOR.WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN THAT DONE SOONER.
UM, ITEM TWO, UH, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 22 DASH ZERO ONE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CYPRUS CREEP CREEK MOSQUITO CONTROL, INC FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRING AND THE CITY.
IF WE WANT TO SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOES WITH THEM, I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.
I CAN BY DAVID, ANY DISCUSSION, THE QUESTION IS THIS A, THIS IS A NEW COMPANY OR IS THIS THE SAME? I NOTICED THAT IT SAID ONCE I THOUGHT WE DID IT TWICE, WE, THIS CONTRACT WILL BE FOR ONCE AND THEN IF WE NEED TO, LIKE, WE DID THIS TIER, WE JUST ADJUSTED UP.
AND SO DO WE USUALLY DO THAT JUST IN THE BUSY MONTHS, BASICALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME KIND OF WE JUST DON'T.
MAYBE IF WE HAVE A REALLY DRY SUMMER, WE MAY NOT NEED TO.
AND IS IT SIMILAR? CAUSE I KNOW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST COVID BEFORE, WHERE THEY GUARANTEED AS TWICE A YEAR, TWICE A WEEK, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH DAYS WAS THAT? UH, IS THAT NORMAL OR WAS THAT WE, WE DID, WE DID KNOW WHAT DAYS IT WAS TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
BUT THEY, THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT IN CASE THEY HAVE TO STAY IN SPRAY OVER SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND WHAT I REALLY WANT EVERYBODY DO COUNSEL IS TO GET YOUR NEIGHBORS, TO GET THEIR MOSQUITOES OUT IN THAT STREET WHEN THEY COME BACK.
WE HAD A MOTION AND WE HAD A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, THIS, UH, THIS IS ON THE P AND Z IN IT, UH, DISCUSSION OF CONSIDERATION OF 2022 DASH ZERO TO APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO THE MEADOWS, PLACE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY.
AND, UM, ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, UH, 2023, THE MEMBER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS STEWART BEHRMAN, WHO WAS A NUMBER ONE ALTERNATE.
WE HAD A MEMBER THAT HAD TO LEAVE AND GET OFF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND SO WE MOVED THE NUMBER ONE ALTERNATE UP AND HE WILL BECOME A PERMANENT MEMBER OF COUNCIL.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE STUART? BEHRMAN MOTION BY SECOND BY KELLY.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, I NEED TO SCRATCH THIS ONE OFFICE, EXCUSE ME.
UM, MOVING DOWN TO ITEM SIX, UM, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO WATER.
WELL THREE, AND IF EVERYBODY WILL TURN BACK AND LOOK, THIS THING'S GOING TO BE A BIGGIE.
IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $75,000, 75,905 FROM UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE.
UM, TO COVER ALL THESE REPLACEMENTS THAT ROD TALKED ABOUT US EARLIER, I HAVE A MOTION AND, UM, TO PULL MONEY OUT OF FUND BALANCE TO COVER THE 79,000 OR 75,000 9 0 5, WHERE YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE MOVING TOO FAST.
YOU'RE I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT ITEM SEVEN, SAM LOOKING AT ITEM SEVEN.
UM, SO ON THIS ITEM, WE KNOW THAT THE EMERGENCY REPAIRS GOING TO BE OVER 25,000 OR LESS, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SIGN AN INVOICE OVER $25,000.
SO BASICALLY WHAT WE NEED YOU GUYS TO DO IS AUTHORIZE US TO MAKE THIS REPAIR.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AT A FUTURE MEETING.
AND IF WE HAVE TO WE'LL RATIFY.
UM, AT A FUTURE MEETING, IF, IF WE BUST THE BUDGET, WE'LL COME BACK WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT, BUT THIS IS GOING TO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF AN EXPENSE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, SO MOVE TO APPROVE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EMERGENCY REPAIR SECOND BY TIAA, AFTER A MOTION BY RICK AND HE'S DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES DENNIS.
I WAS GETTING HUNGRY, GETTING HURT.
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ORDINANCE AMENDING PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET TO THE TUNE OF $75,905.
SO THIS WILL BE, UH, UH, ENDING SEPTEMBER.
I WANT THE DISCUSSION AND CEDRIC ORDINANCE 2022 DASH ZERO SEVEN, AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, OCTOBER 20, OCTOBER, 2021, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022 IN THAT AMOUNT OF 75, 9 0 5 IN THE GENERAL FUND, A LINE ITEM
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1 0, 0 0 4 0 58 0 0 0.PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL OUTLINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE MAJOR'S BASEBALL FIELD RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE AC UNITS AT THE TRAINING CENTER.
I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND THE BUDGET.
DAVID MAKES THE MOTION SECOND, SECOND BY RICK AND DISCUSSION.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFO ON WHERE, WHERE IT'S GOING, ROD ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY MOVING ON TO CHAPTER EIGHT, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2022 DASH ZERO EIGHT, AMENDING CHAPTER ONE 30 MISCELLANEOUS FENCES OF CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACED SECTIONS BY ADDING SECTION 1, 3 0 DONATION COLLECTION CONTAINERS.
UM, DOES EVERYBODY READ THAT AND DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE.
WE HAVE DEALT WITH THEM IN THE PAST, BUT WITHOUT BEING SPECIFICALLY NAMED AS ORDINANCES OR S A COLLECTION, THINGS THIS SIMPLY ELIMINATES ANY GRAY AREAS OR ANY DOUBT MOVED TO APPROVE MOTION BY RICK.
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT KELLY, ANY DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR.
ARE YOU HAPPY, NICK? I'M ALWAYS HAPPY.
ALL I KNOW IS I DRIVE THE ONE BY, UH, 98, JUST WEST OF SIX EVERY DAY.
ANYBODY DIDN'T KNOW, WE HAVE FOUND PEOPLE LIVING IN THEM.
UM, THIS IS SECTION A OR ITEM NINE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION REGARDING CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 1 53, SECTION ONE, FIVE THREES-OR.ZERO SEVEN THREE REGARDING GARAGES.
UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO HASH AROUND AND CHECK, UH, TALK ABOUT.
AND THERE'S SOME, SOME VERY PERTINENT CONVERSATION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE.
NICK, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE AS FAR AS IN WHAT WE'RE TRAINING.
SO, UH, WE DID HAVE A REQUEST FROM TWO DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HAVE THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
SO RIGHT NOW IN YOUR ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, CHAPTER 1 53, IF YOU LOOK ON THE BACKUP, UM, IN THE PACKET, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT SECTIONS IN ONE PIP THREE, UM, IT DEFINES GARAGES AND IT ALSO TELLS YOU THAT IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, A GARAGE, UH, HAS TO BE, UH, IS REQUIRED, UM, ON A RESIDENTIAL LOT.
SO GARAGE IS DEFINED AS AN ATTACHED OR ON A TRACK STRUCTURE, UH, THIS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN THE STORAGE OF AT LEAST TWO AUTOMOBILES.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS, IS THAT RIGHT NOW IN TOWN, IF YOU HAVE A GARAGE, UM, IT HAS TO MEET THAT DEFINITION.
IF IT DOESN'T THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO GO OUT AND GO AHEAD AND CITE THIS AND TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH 1 53.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DEMOLISH THEIR GARAGE, THEY'D BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CONVERT THEIR GARAGE INTO A BEDROOM OR A GAME ROOM, THEY WOULD BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU AS A COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE, REVIEW IT, SEE IF IT STILL MAKES SENSE FOR THE TOWN.
STEVE IT'S STILL IS A GOOD FIT FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND, UH, WE ALWAYS STAND READY TO MODIFY IF NECESSARY.
AND IF NOT, WE CAN KEEP IT AS IS.
BUT THIS IS ALSO JUST TO INFORM YOU THAT AT THIS TIME THE CITY IS ENFORCING THIS ORDINANCE.
AND SO SHOULD SOMEONE WANT TO GET RID OF THE GARAGE? WE'D HAVE TO TAKE ACTION AND, AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, TELL THEM THEY'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION HAS COME UP AND I, AND THE REASON THAT I WANTED YOU TO READ THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A GOOD HANDLE ON IT.
BUT AS I LOOKED AT THIS THING AND I DO APOLOGIZE, I GOT KNOCKED SIDEWAYS TODAY, CANCELING, AND I DIDN'T GET THIS PREPARED AS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COME IN HERE.
UH, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT POPPED UP IT'S IT SAYS BEING IN ENCLOSURE, DESIGNED TO BE USED IN THE STORAGE OF AT LEAST TO MY AUTOMOBILES FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT DOESN'T SAY THEY HAVE TO BE USED TO STORE ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST DESIGNED THAT THEY WILL HOLD TWO AUTOMOBILES.
AND THAT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION THAT HAS COME UP.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION OR COUNTER THAT LET ME KNOW.
BUT I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S THE CASE.
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IF IT WILL HOLD TWO AUTOMOBILES THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP DO OTHER THINGS, OR ARE WE SAYING, JUST TO CLARIFY MY POSITION, MY THOUGHT IS IF SOMEBODY GOES IN AND MODIFIES THAT TO HOLD PEOPLE, FOR INSTANCE, INSTEAD OF CARS.SO IF YOU TOOK THE GARAGE, YOU TOOK THE GARAGE DOOR OFF, YOU SHEET ROCKED IT AND YOU TURNED IT INTO A BEDROOM.
IT WOULD TECHNICALLY BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO ISSUES HERE.
THEN IF I SEE IF I'M READING THIS RIGHT AND COUNSEL THAT I'M WAITING TO HEAR YOUR INPUT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO ISSUES.
ONE IS CONVERTING ONE, WHICH WOULD TAKE IT OUT OF COMPLIANCE OR REMOVING ONE, WHICH WOULD TAKE IT OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
THE THIRD OPTION IS LET'S SAY SOMEONE DOES A TEAR DOWN AND THEY WANT TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE.
DOES THAT NEW HOUSE HAVE TO HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE? DO YOU GUYS HAVE, AT THIS POINT IT DOES.
SO THERE'S THREE ISSUES, CORRECT? CAN'T LISTEN, BUT IT COMES UP SOME GOOD STUFF.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
THE MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A WHILE, HAS THIS COME UP BEFORE? WHERE HAS THE DISCUSSION GONE? WHAT IS THE HISTORY ON THIS? I DON'T REMEMBER THIS EVER COMING UP BEFORE.
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GARAGE.
THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD YOU CAN'T CONVERT IT FOR TEMPORARY USE.
YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU KNOW, THE, IF YOU CONVERTED IT TO A GAME ROOM FOR YOUR KIDS, IF YOU CONVERT IT FOR A MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE, THERE'LL BE NOTHING TO PREVENT THE, A NEW BUYER FROM COMING IN AND KNOCKING THAT STUFF OUT AND MAKING IT A GARAGE.
UM, IF YOU REMOVE THE GARAGE, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO START AFFECTING RESALE VALUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT'D BE MORE OF A QUESTION FOR CURT, BUT, UM, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THAT CONVERTING A GARAGE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LOOKED AT DOING THAT THREE YEARS AGO, MAYBE FOUR OR, AND STAFF AT THAT TIME, DIDN'T BRING THIS UP.
UM, BECAUSE I SENT IN A REQUEST, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE IS IT ALLOWED WITHIN CODE.
AND I SENT THAT BOTH TO THE UTILITY OR NOT THE UTILITIES, THE PERMITS GROUP AND THE FIRE MARSHALL, BECAUSE MY ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS TO CONVERT HALF MY GARAGE AND LEAVE ONE SPACE AVAILABLE.
FIRE MARSHALL SAID, YOU COULDN'T DO THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS.
I COULD HAVE ARGUED WITH HIM BECAUSE WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DETACHED GARAGE AND WALLING UP A HALF A GARAGE AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, VENTILATED ENOUGH AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
ULTIMATELY, MY MOTHER MOVED DOWN HERE FOR THREE MONTHS, LIVE IN THE HOUSE AND THEN DECIDED SHE WAS TOO HOT IN TEXAS AND MOVED BACK NORTH.
UM, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO FINISH CONVERTING MY GARAGE.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR THOUGHTS FROM OTHERS AS WELL.
I WILL SAY THAT WHERE I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT TO YOU.
UM, I KNOW THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT STRANGE, BUT I'VE BEEN, IT WAS BEEN THE PRACTICE OF THIS CITY THAT IF YOU CAN DRIVE BY AND IT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE IT'S GARAGE, NOW YOU MAY HAVE TO BEFORE STUDYING INSULATED, JUST INSIDE THOSE GARAGE DOORS.
BUT IF IT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE, NO HARM, NO FOUL.
NOW THAT'S BEEN, WHAT'S TAKING PLACE, NOT HAVING THE GARAGE IS POSSIBLY BRINGING DOWN PROPERTY VALUES.
IS THAT THE PERCEPTION? IS THAT A PERCEPTION? I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE.
UM, I'VE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS.
AND PART OF THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO DISCUSS IT TONIGHT, UH, THERE ARE A FEW HOMES THAT ARE IN VIOLATION OF THIS.
UM, COUPLE OF THEM HAD GARAGES THAT WERE FALLING APART, DILAPIDATED, ET CETERA.
UM, AND THEY ENDED UP TEARING THEM DOWN, UM, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD A NEW GARAGE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 30,000 PLUS IF YOU GET IT ENGINEERED WITH GRADE BEAMS, ET CETERA, YOU'RE, YOU'RE CLOSER TO 45.
UH, IT IS EXPENSIVE GARAGE OR GARAGE.
LUMBER AND REBAR AND THINGS OF THE SORT.
UM, AND IN 2008, I HAD MINE REBUILT AND MY ENTIRE DRIVEWAY REDONE FOR 30,000.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT NINE OR 10, NINE TO 11 WAS TRAVELING, RIGHT? UH, PROBABLY ABOUT 9,000 OF IT WAS, WAS DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I'VE GOT A LONG, LONG DRIVEWAY.
MY GARAGE HAS SAID ON THE, ON THE BACK PROPERTY LINE.
UM, BUT MY GARAGE IT'S OVERSIZE BECAUSE I PUT A 10 BY 28 WORKSHOP IN THE BACK.
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IN IT.SO, I MEAN, IT'S NOT A STANDARD GARAGE, SO, BUT YEAH, I CAN TELL WITH CURT PRICES ARE WAY UP ON CONSTRUCTION.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE EVER GOING TO GO DOWN TO WHERE THEY WERE JUST BECAUSE NOW THESE GUYS KNOW THEY CAN GET THE PRICE AND, AND THEY'RE GOING TO POCKET WHATEVER EXTRA THEY CAN.
THAT'S WHAT A BUSINESSMAN DOES.
SO MY THOUGHTS ON IT HOME DID RECENTLY SELL THAT DIDN'T HAVE A GARAGE AND IT SOLD FOR MAYBE 5,000 LESS THAN WHAT A COMPARABLE HOME WAS SELLING FOR.
THE DIFFERENCE WAS VERY SMALL.
UH, I I'VE BEEN BY THE HOME SEVERAL TIMES.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BUILDING A GARAGE.
IT'S NOT EFFECTING, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY OF THE FOLKS TO LIVE THERE.
UM, AND SO PART OF ME IS THINKING, HEY, THEY, IF SOMEONE WANTED A GARAGE, I BOUGHT A HOUSE WITHOUT ONE, THEY CAN BUILD ONE GREAT.
IF THEY HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT, IF THEY HAVE THE DESIRE FOR IT, IT'S JUST TOUGH TO MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT.
IF THE BUILDING IS FALLING APART AND WE SAY, HEY, YOU GOTTA TAKE IT DOWN.
SO YOU SPEND A FEW GRAND TAKING IT DOWN.
OH, NOW YOU GOT TO BUILD A NEW ONE, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH 30 TO $40,000.
UM, WHEN I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE, A WIDESPREAD ISSUE.
I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS IN MEADOWS HAVE ALREADY REBUILT NEW GARAGES, HAVE TORN THEIRS DOWN AND REBUILT IT.
UM, I KNOW SEVERAL MORE THAT WANT TO DO THAT.
SO I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EVERYONE TEARING DOWN THEIR GARAGE AND NOT REBUILDING.
UM, PEOPLE WANT A GARAGE, WHICH IT'S TEXAS.
WE NEED A PLACE FOR OUR STUFF.
WE DON'T PUT OUR CARS IN IT, BUT WE PUT OUR STUFF IN IT.
SO, UM, THAT'S, I'M, I'M MORE LEANING ON THE SIDE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF I DON'T THINK IN A GARAGE SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR AN EXISTING HOME.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENTIATION IN THE ORDINANCE OR NOT, BUT ANY NEW HOME THAT GETS BUILT, I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE ONE.
AND THEN THAT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE STANDARD THERE, BUT I, I THAT'D BE MY STANCE ON IT.
WHEN YOU GO, GO TRY TO FIND A NEW HOME.
THAT'S NOT IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A GARAGE THAT DOESN'T STAND OUT IN A WEIRD WAY.
UH, I MEAN, SOME HOMES WILL STAND OUT FOR OTHER REASONS, BUT IF THERE'S NO GARAGE, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GONNA SET A PRECEDENT THAT I'M A LITTLE MORE NERVOUS OF IF, AND WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE TEAR DOWN REBUILDS AND PEOPLE START BUILDING HOUSES WELL WITHOUT GARAGES, WHICH I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD, BUT YEAH.
UM, UH, PREVIOUS COUNCIL AND I THINK IT WAS JUST ME AND CHARLIE LEFT FROM THAT COUNCIL ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH SETTING MINIMUM BUILDING OR MINIMUM HOUSE SIZES ON REBUILDS AND REQUIRING THEM TO BE BIGGER THAN THE ARE LARGER THAN THE ONE THAT WAS TORN DOWN BY 20% MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE AT THE TIME, EVERYBODY BACKED OFF OF IT.
BUT THAT'D BE THE TYPE OF THING WHERE, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD TALK ABOUT MINIMUM BUILDING SIZE, UM, GARAGES, STUFF LIKE THAT.
IF WE PUT A REBUILD ORDINANCE TOGETHER NOW, LEGALITY WISE, I DON'T KNOW.
WE'D HAVE TO TALK WITH OUR ATTORNEY ON THAT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'D LOOKED AT AT ONE POINT IN THE PAST LONG TIME AGO.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT IDEA AT THEN.
AND I THINK IT IS NOW, UM, BECAUSE IT STOPS WILLY NILLY STUFF FROM HAPPENING.
AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE TEARING DOWN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND REBUILDING IT, WE'RE SAYING, HEY, WE WANT, WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT YOU TO PUT IN A MEGA MANSION, BUT WE DO WANT INCREASED VALUE INTO THE CITY.
I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THE SIZE ONE.
THERE'S SOME HOMES THAT ARE 27, 2800 SQUARE FEET ASKING FOR 20% LARGER.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF BIG HOMES.
OUR MINIMUM RIGHT NOW IS 1400.
UH, I KNOW IT IS FOR OUR TWO, I THINK OUR ONES THE SAME 1400, UM, I'D BE FINE RAISING, YOU KNOW, RAISING THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT WELL, AND I, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE GOT THE PATIO HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE TREATED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.
I THINK THE FEAR WAS SOMEBODY COMES IN TEARS DOWN A 2000, 2200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE AND THEN BUILDS WHAT THEY COULD AFFORD.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GO FOR A 2200 SQUARE FOOT HOUSE TO AN 18 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO LIKE I SAID, ONE THOUGHT WAS IT HAS TO BE AT LEAST AS LARGE AS THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE.
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER THOUGHT OF REQUIRING AN INCREASE.
SO YOU'RE OKAY WITH MAYBE LAYING IN A LITTLE BIT
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OVER MAYBE 10, 500.I THINK WE NEED TO, I THINK WE'D HAVE TO TEAR IT BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE LOTS AND THE SIZE OF THE STRUCTURES.
AND THAT MIGHT BE WORTH THE DIFFERENT DISCUSSION IF WE CAN TRY TO NAIL DOWN THIS PARTICULAR GARAGE ONE NOW, UM, UH, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I, I THINK FOR NEW HOMES, I'M GOING TO INSIST.
WHAT I DON'T WANT US TO DO IS START BUILDING HOMES THEN ENDED UP WITH A BUNCH OF TOUGH SHEDS OR STEEL BUILDINGS AS STORAGE PLACES AND HAVING THE CITY POPULATED WITH A BUNCH OF LOW COST, EASY WAY VERSUS A GARAGE.
NOW WE CAN LET THE HOMES THAT DON'T HAVE IT.
I'M WILLING TO BE A LITTLE FLEXIBLE THERE.
UH, I THINK IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE GARAGE STANDING, THEN YOU DO HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN.
I THINK TO MEET CODE WHEN IT STARTS GETTING TO THAT DILAPIDATED STATE, YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GET RID OF IT OR GET IT OFF OR FIX IT.
AND I'M OPEN TO LEAVING IT UP FOR A PERIOD OF TIME IF WE NEED TO.
BUT I, I, I, AGAIN, I THINK PEOPLE CAN CONVERT A GARAGE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE GARAGE STILL I'M, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT BREAKING IT UP AND CHANGING THE SIDING, IT STILL TO ME APPEARS TO BE A GARAGE.
SO I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT, UH, THAT IDEA OF MULTIPLE USE OF THE GARAGE.
OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN LOOK AROUND MEADOWS AND REALIZE PEOPLE DON'T PARK.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T PARK IN THEIR GARAGE.
SO IT'S, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WIN THAT BATTLE.
GET THE TRAFFIC OFF THE PARKING OFF THE STREETS OR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.
IF I CAN ASK, UM, COURTNEY, HAVE WE HAD ANY APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH FOR PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO CONVERT THEIR GARAGES THAT WE'VE DENIED? I BELIEVE SO.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE DILEMMA WE'VE GOT IS, YOU KNOW, DOES STAFF, I MEAN, DO WE DENY THOSE CONVERSIONS WHEN THEY COME THROUGH THE DOOR? UM, IT REALLY HAS AN INTERPRETATION ISSUE WHEN YOU READ IT, WHEN IT SAYS TO BE DESIGNED, TO BE USED IN THE STORAGE OF AT LEAST TWO AUTOMOBILES, YOU KNOW, IF THEY TAKE IT IN AND TURN IT INTO A BEDROOM WITH CARPET, IS IT STILL DESIGNED TO HOUSE TWO AUTOMOBILES? I DO KNOW BBG HAS DENIED IT BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S WRITTEN.
WHEN I PERSONALLY, I MEAN, OUR TAGLINE IS YOUR PLACE FOR LIFE.
AND IF THE WAY TO KEEP MY HOME IS TO CONVERT A ROOM FOR A MOTHER-IN-LAW OR FOR ANOTHER REASON.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WANT.
WE WANT, I CAN TELL YOU ADDING A BATHROOM AND, AND, UM, THE ELECTRICAL, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT A MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE.
WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS ABOUT $45,000.
HE JUST AN EXTRA ROOM, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID.
WE PUT THE EXTRA ROOM IN FOR THAT SAME REASON.
UM, THERE ARE ONE AND YOUR ARE TWO CATEGORIES, THE TWO MAIN ZONING, RESIDENTIAL ZONING CATEGORIES, THE MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR HOUSES, 1500 SQUARE FEET.
UH, REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO HAVE A 50 FOOT FRONT YARD SETBACK, AND, UH, IT CAN'T BE LARGER THAN 70% OF YOUR LOT AREA.
SO THE STRUCTURE ITSELF IN ARWAN AND I BELIEVE IN OUR TWO AS WELL, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF HOUSES THAT ARE 1401 SQUARE FEET.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GOT SNUCK IN, BUT THAT'S YEAH.
SO I THINK OUR, WE DO WE TAKE ACTION TONIGHT ON ANY ITEM OR IS THIS JUST A, OKAY.
ESSENTIALLY SINCE WE DON'T HAVE AN ORDINANCE DRAFTED UP, YOU GUYS WOULD JUST GIVE STAFF DIRECTION TO BRING AN ORDINANCE TO THE NEXT MEETING TO SAY, WHENEVER YOU WANT.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SNITCH SOIL EMOTION YET, BUT MY PROPOSAL WOULD BE, UM, DON'T REQUIRE GARAGES AT THIS POINT, UM, FOR EXISTING, FOR EXISTING HOMES, FOR EXISTING HOMES, THAT'S NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT.
I STILL THINK 99.9% OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM, OR THEY'RE GOING TO REBUILD, ET CETERA.
BUT, UM, DON'T REQUIRE THEM AND, AND, BUT REQUIRE THEM FOR NEW BUILDS, THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CONVERSION.
AND, AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO CONVERT THEM THAT THERE IS STILL A DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY DO ON THE INSIDE THE HOUSE WE TORE DOWN, THERE WAS SOMEONE LIVING IN THE GARAGE, THE GARAGE DIDN'T OPEN.
IT WAS ALL SEALED UP, BUT YOU DIDN'T KNOW IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO DRAFT THAT, UH, TO WHERE, I MEAN, LEGALLY DRAFT THAT YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS TOO.
I KNOW IT'S KIND OF SILLY, BUT THAT WAS MY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE MAKE A MOTION TONIGHT.
I THINK WE SAY LET'S BRING IT UP.
GIVE STAFF THE TIME TO, UM, TALK TO THE ATTORNEYS, TALKED WITH BBG.
WE GET SOME INFORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES AND BRING IT BACK TO US WITH MORE INFORMATION BEFORE WE START OFF ON, ON MOTIONS.
I MEAN, THE ONE THING I WANT TO CONTINUE TO CONSIDER IS, UH, THE HOUSE WAS JUST SOLD IN MEADOWS PLACE THAT DIDN'T HAVE A GARAGE GUARANTEE
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YOU, THE SELLER HAD NO IDEA OF THE BUYER HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS A REQUIREMENT, WELCOME TO MEADOWS PLACE, SPEND $35,000, OR WE'RE GOING TO FIND YOU EVERY DAY.THE REAL, I DON'T KNOW, UNLESS I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION.
SO YEAH, IT WASN'T ONE OF MY CLIENTS OR PROPERTIES DEVIL'S ADVOCATE ON THAT.
ISN'T THAT THE SAME AS FAR AS, UM, DRIVEWAYS GO WHEN SOMEBODY BUYS A HOUSE AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE TO.
I MEAN, DOESN'T THAT KIND OF FALL ON THAT.
WHAT'S THAT WE'RE TRYING AT WORK, ADDRESSING THAT NOW, JIM, AND IN THIS WAY, BECAUSE EXACTLY WHAT KURT'S TALKING ABOUT TO SOME OF THE TERRIFIES ME, YOU GET SOMEBODY THAT COMES IN HERE AND WE'RE SAYING, HEY, YOU HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE ON YOUR DRIVEWAY AND YOU'RE IN VIOLATION.
NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TILL YOU FIX IT.
BUT I JUST SPENT EVERY NYCLA HAT ON THE HOUSE.
WELL, NOW YOU NEED TO GO BAR 11, $9,000 MORE TO FIX YOUR, WELL, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET, GET IT ON RECORD BY IF, BY WRITING A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND LETTING THE HOMEOWNER KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MORE THAN TWO INCHES THIS WAY OR THAT WAY, AND PUTTING IT ON RECORD AND HOME.
AND WE'VE HAD THAT AND QUITE A FEW HAVE GONE AHEAD AND SAY, WELL, MIGHT AS WELL DO IT NOW AND IN.
UH, BUT THAT'S ALSO BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH AND BY THE REALTOR FOR ANYBODY NEW BUYERS THINK, GO SAY, WELL, GEE, $395,000.
I'VE GOT TO PUT 11,000 TO DRIVEWAY.
I THINK WE NEED TO DROP IT DOWN TO THREE 80 AND THEN I'LL TAKE IT.
AND THAT'S IF THE SELLER DISCLOSES IT TO A REALTOR, BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PUT IT ON THEIR SELLER'S DISCLOSURE AND THEN THE NEW BUYER BUYS IT AND THEN THE BUYER CAN GO AFTER HIM.
BUT THEN HE'S GOT TO PAY THE ATTORNEY FEES.
BUT WITH THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS IT, RIGHT? I THINK, YOU KNOW, KURT, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE ON THE REAL ESTATE SIDE, I THINK WE'VE TURNED THE CORNER WHERE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET TOP DOLLAR, IF THEIR DRIVEWAYS IN THAT BAD OF SHAPE, THEY ARE ALREADY REPAVING IT.
AND THE ONES THAT ARE SELLING IT WITH THAT DRIVEWAY, THE WAY IT IS, THEY'RE PROBABLY SELLING TO A FLIPPER.
WHO'S GOING TO COME IN AND REPLACE IT.
THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ITSELF A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN IT USED TO THINK.
THAT'S A GOOD WAY OF PUTTING IT.
MORE PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR DRIVEWAYS.
I THINK THE NOTICES ARE HELPING AS WELL.
HEY, THERE IS A VIOLATION AND NOT THAT'S CONCRETE WORK GOING ON AROUND THE CITY, BY THE CITY, AS THERE IS.
I THINK PEOPLE GO, WELL, MAN, THAT MAKES MY DRIVEWAY LOOK TERRIBLE.
AND THEY TALKED TO, UH, THE CONTRACTOR SAYING, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU DO MY DRIVEWAY? WELL, WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE GETTING TOGETHER THE, YEAH, YOU DO.
SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, WE ARE AT A POINT OF FINE.
REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION TO ASKING STAFF, TO PUT TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION AND CHECK WITH LEGAL CHECK WITH SOME OTHER CITIES TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAS THE MAGIC BULLET FOR US TO LOOK AT OR USE AND THEN GET BACK WITH US.
UH, NICK, DO YOU THINK IT CAN BE DONE IN A MONTH? WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT A GOOD, WE JUST TOLD YOU, YOU WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE POINTED ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER.
IT'S A, WHAT OF OTHER CITIES THAT WE WANT TO EMULATE DOING? ARE THEY REQUIRING GARAGES OR ARE THEY ALLOWING FOR CONVERSIONS? SO WHAT IS SUGARLAND DOING? WHAT IS WEST, ARE YOU DOING? WHAT IS BEL-AIR DOING? IF WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MEETING THE STANDARDS THAT THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ONES, BUT ALSO BE YOUR PLACE FOR LIFE.
FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO BUILD A NEW GARAGE.
AND I'M NOT SAYING WE ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING, BUT LET'S GET THE INFORMATION.
AND ONE THING I WAS, I WAS JUST REMINDED OF BY A RESIDENT WHO SENT ME A TEXT MESSAGE SHOWING, AND I FORGOT THERE'S A HOUSE HERE IN SECTION ONE THAT THE GARAGE IS CLEARLY CONVERTED INTO A GAME ROOM.
IT'S BEEN SHEET ROCKED WINDOWS.
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OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE IN VIOLATION.THAT PERSON BOUGHT THAT HOUSE, FIXED IT UP.
DIDN'T OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE'D HAVE TO ADDRESS.
YOU START RIDING $500 TICKET EVERYDAY.
UH, I'M NOT GOING TO, AND THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE DEAL WITH ON DAILY BASIS TO WHERE SOMEBODY DID A TRY TO SKIRT THE LAW OR ABUSE IT OR SIDESTEP IT AND JUST GOT CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED IN SOMETHING THAT IS NOT OBVIOUS.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE IT OBVIOUS.
AND I WILL SAY THIS WE'RE DOING A BETTER JOB.
I BELIEVE IN ADVERTISING OUR REQUIREMENTS, THE TREE ISSUES, FOR INSTANCE, MORE PEOPLE ARE DOING AND GETTING PROACTIVE.
UH, SO IF, IF SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO NEED OR NEED TO DO, I JUST CAME UP WITH ONE.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL HERE, ROD, UM, UH, CIRCLE AND HAS A SIGN UP THAT SAID, UH, W SURE GLEN WILL BE, UH, INSPECTING, UH, TREE HEIGHT OVER STREETS AND RAIL OF SIDEWALKS.
THEY DID THAT TO MINE AND YEP.
GOT A LETTER, BUT THERE'S THERE.
I MEAN, THEY'RE PUTTING IT OUT ON THE STREET, BIG SIGN, RICK.
IT WAS A BIG SIGN OUT ON THE STREET.
UH, SO THERE, THAT'S HOW THEY, THAT'S ONE SOURCE EDUCATING THEM.
WE'VE GOT THE MARQUEE NOW, NEWSLETTER, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND I THINK EDUCATING PEOPLE, BUT WE GOT TO DECIDE AND I'M HEARING, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T CARE AND I DO CARE, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT.
UM, WHEN SOMEBODY DRIVES THROUGH METAL'S PLACE, I DON'T WANT IT LOOKING WEIRD.
AND CAN AN ORDINANCE READ FROM, FROM THIS DAY FORWARD SO THAT THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE CONVERSIONS IN THE PAST AND DON'T MEET COMPLIANCE NOW, BUT OBVIOUSLY WEREN'T AWARE OF IT.
WE DON'T WANT TO GO AFTER THEM.
THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT THE GOAL.
OH, WAIT, THERE, THE INSTANT YOU CREATE AN ORDINANCE, THERE IS AN EXISTING NON-CONFORMING STANDARD, SO THEY ARE GRANDFATHERED.
AND THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GONNA ASK THAT VERY THING.
WHAT ABOUT ME? THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO COME ACROSS.
WHAT ABOUT ME? I KNOW THIS IS OFF TOPIC, BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SIGNS AND COMMUNICATION.
I, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE'S A CONSENSUS OF WRONG AMONG US TO HAVE A WORKSHOP IN FEBRUARY, UM, TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS.
AND SO WHY DON'T YOU TALK ABOUT GETTING THAT SET UP INSTEAD OF DOING THE MIDDLE OF THE AGENDA RIGHT NOW, THAT'S GOOD.
I'LL BRING THAT UP AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
SO NICK, I THINK WHERE WE'RE AT IS WE'RE STILL IN DISCOVERY.
I'LL, I'LL BRING SOME, SOME INFO, I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHICH, AND, AND WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SEE A DRAFT ORDINANCE? NOT MAYBE NOT SOMETHING FULLY DONE, BUT HOW WE COULD WORD IT TO WHERE, HOW WOULD WE WORD IT TO WHERE EXISTING HOMES DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A GARAGE, OR IF THEY DO CONVERT, IT NEEDS TO LOOK THAT WAY.
IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT AND THEN NEW HOMES, AND WE WOULD KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, IF THEY COME AND GET A DEMOLITION PERMIT, WHICH THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO WHEN YEAH.
IF THE IDEA IS FOR US TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THAT ONLY NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY WRITE THAT ORDINANCE FOR SURE.
AND JUST IN COUNCIL, WHAT THE, WHAT WE'RE SAYING THEN IS IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO OUT THERE.
AND SO IF RIGHT, SO IF A PROPERTY OWNER OR A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND TEARS DOWN AND BUILDS A NEW HOME, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED BY THE CITY TO HAVE THE TWO CAR GARAGE.
BUT ONCE IT IS SOLD AND SOMEBODY LIVES IN IT AT THAT TIME, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO WITH THAT GARAGE.
WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS WE CAN'T SAY YOU HAVE TO BUILD YOUR HOUSE IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A GARAGE, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE ONE, BECAUSE THAT GETS INTO THE ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS AND THE LEGISLATURE TOOK US AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT JUST ADDRESS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND TOOK OUR HANDS OFF OF EXISTING HOMES, WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.
HAS ANYBODY GOT A GOOD REASON WHY WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW SOMEBODY TO TEAR DOWN THE EXISTING RAJ? I CAN'T THINK OF ONE.
I MEAN, I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UH, PARKING SITUATIONS, UM, STREET, BUT NOBODY WORKS IN THE GARAGE ANYWAY.
UM, AND STREET, WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT AS WELL, BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE ISSUES AND I CAN'T REALLY, UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE CAN COME UP WITH ONE, I CAN, OTHER THAN POSSIBLY PROPERTY VALUES,
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WHICH IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IS AN ISSUE.UH, I JUST THINK IT'D BE WEIRD TO NOT HAVE A GARAGE, BUT I AGREE.
AND I THINK IF PEOPLE BOUGHT THE HOUSE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ONE, THEY WOULD WANT TO BUILD ONE, MAYBE NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT HEY, SAVE UP SOME MONEY AND THEY'RE GOING TO END UP DOING IT IN THE CASE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE'S A SPACE ALREADY THERE FOR A GARAGE.
AND IN THIS SITUATION WE HAVE, WE HAVE OLDER HOMES.
SO THERE COULD BE GARAGES THAT ARE DILAPIDATED AND THEY'RE OFF TO NOT HAVE THAT, THAT STRUCTURE THAN IT IS TO HAVE IT UP, UM, TURN ON YOUR GARAGE AND GO PAY $150 A MONTH AT THE STORAGE PLACE OVER HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO CALL AN END TO THIS WHERE WE WILL MEET, UH, IN ABOUT A MONTH WITH SOME IDEAS AND JUST PUT THIS ON THE, ON THE DISCUSSION.
KURT'S WANTS TO PUSH IT, TO TRY TO HAVE A DRAFT ORDINANCE, TO LOOK AT.
WE'LL TAKE A STAB AT IT, WHICH I THINK GIVE US A GOOD BASIS TO HAVING A DISCUSSION.
IT'S GOING TO BE, AND NOBODY CAME UP WITH A REASON NOT TO, SO I CAN'T FIND A GOOD REASON NOT TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS, UH, WHAT IS THAT? OH, CONSENT AGENDA.
IF CONSENT, AGENDA, CONSENT MOTION BY RICK TO APPROVE SECOND BY KELLY.
NO ONE OPPOSED THAT IT WENT BANANAS.
I WANT Y'ALL TO TAKE NOTICE ON YOUR QUARTERLY REPORTS AND INVESTMENT REPORTS.
SO ANN MARIE HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THEM.
UH, AUDIENCE ARE ITEM G AUDIENCE COMMENTS FOR ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME AND ADDRESS COUNCIL GOING THROUGH CHARLES GOT NOTHING TO SAY.
CAN I SAY SOMETHING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET OUT? YOU CAN TELL JOKES.
KELLY, KELLY'S GOING TO ADDRESS THIS AS NOT A MEMBER OF COUNCIL.
UH, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE BEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE SAW IT ON CHANNEL TWO NEWS OTHER DAY, WE'VE GOT SOME RESIDENTS THAT ARE MORE BEAN COUNTY, BUT THEY LIVE IN HOUSTON ON RADFORD STREET.
I THINK IT IS OVER THERE IN PARK BLEND.
AND THEY COME TO MEADOWS ELEMENTARY, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
WELL, HOUSTON DID AN AUDIT AND DECIDED BY DENYING THEIR TRASH SERVICE UNDER SAY MILLIONS AND BILLIONS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
AND SO AS OF THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, THESE PEOPLE WERE NOT GETTING THEIR TRASH DONE.
HOUSTON CAME AND GOT THEIR TRASH AND ALL, AND THEY CALLED CHARLIE AND SAID, WHAT CAN YOU DO? AND HE CONTACTED OUR WASTE COMPANY AND THEY GOT IT TAKEN CARE OF.
I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF IT AND IT WAS ON THE NEWS AND MADE HERSELF REALLY NOT LIKE WE WERE SOMEWHAT NICE PEOPLE.
AND THOSE PEOPLE PAID THEIR WATER AND SEWER BILL TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND STILL GOT DENIED SERVICE, WHICH IS CRAZY.
AND I'M THANKFUL THE MAYOR WAS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SO QUICKLY.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
KELLY, YOU KNOW, I GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK ON THAT AND IT'S ALL POSITIVE.
AND WHAT TICKLED ME THE MOST WAS I LOVE OUR CITY.
WE DO THINGS LIKE THAT WAY TO GO MEADOWS PLACE.
YOU CAME THROUGH AGAIN, FOLKS THAT MAKES ME FEEL PROUD TO LIVE HERE.
AND, AND I, I JUST, UH, I WAS, I WAS PROUD OF THAT.
UM, BUT I THINK, UH, WE ALSO SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A RIGHT VENDOR, SO GOOD FOR HIM.
ANYBODY ELSE? DAVID? SO COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP MID FEBRUARY.
WHY DON'T, UH, WE'LL PUT OUT, WE'LL PUT OUT THE DATES AND TIMES, UH, THIS WEEK AND GET A TAKE.
ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
Y'ALL WATCH THE END OF THE MOVIE IN THE CREDITS.