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AS BEFORE.[City Council Meeting]
TO, UH, THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS A METIS PLACE, CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING.UM, THIS IS A BIG, UM, THIS IS, UH, IF WE GET, AND WE'RE NOT STARTING.
THIS IS A METIS PLACE CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 22ND, 2022 AT 6:30 PM.
UM, WE ARE ONLINE, SO PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WATCH THIS.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CALLED ORDER WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION.
CAMERON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND JIMMY OFFEND WAS GOING TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
EVERYBODY REMAIN STANDING, PLEASE.
NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE KROLL.
BUFFER OR ALL OF OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY WHO FITS THE BUSINESS OF YOU THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE WITH US OVER ON ALL THE RESIDENT.
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM B PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE A SERVICE RECOGNITION, BUT NO PURSE.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT, UM, SCHEDULING FOR PD SOMETIMES IS INTERESTING.
UM, AND WE, BUT WE DO WANT TO, UH, UH, RECOGNIZE FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, UM, OFFICER POLICE, DISPATCHER, YOU DEAR RODRIGUEZ, UM, FOR EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL, AND CERTAINLY FOR ALL THE OFFICERS IN THIS ROOM, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF DISPATCH AND THE STRUGGLES, A LITTLE TOWN LIKE OURSELVES HAD, UH, GETTING THERE.
AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WILL APPRECIATE HOW HARD THE CHIEF HAS WORKED TO PUT US IN A POSITION OF HAVING A FULL AND PART-TIME AND COVERED UP, UH, HOURS WITH DISPATCHERS HERE IN THE MEADOWS PLACE.
AND CHIEF, I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS I DO THINK, UH, MS. RODRIGUEZ FOR HER SERVICE, AND I'M ASSUMING YOU'LL PASS OUT THE PEN AND ALL THE STUFF.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND IF I COULD LET ME DROP THIS, UM, THIS IS FOR MARRYING THE RICHMOND.
UM, NATS, LET ME ASK, UH, BY SHOW OF HANDS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT DOGS? OKAY.
ITEM NUMBER ONE, UNDER REPORTS IS A POLICE REPORT ABOUT CHIEF GARY STEWART, CHIEF.
YOU WOULD GO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE COME TO THE PORT THIS MONTH AND AS ALWAYS, I START WITH OUR NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS THAT TURN IT OFF.
UH, THE PAST MONTH WE HAD 10 ACCIDENTS.
UH, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT THERE WAS NONE IN THE ROUNDABOUTS, UM, AT ALL THERE WERE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, SO THERE WAS NO, NO DETERMINED TREND OF ANY GUY.
NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE WAS 1,721 WOULD 47 REPORT CALLS.
THERE WAS A 192 WITH CHARGES OF 380 TO A CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS FOR ISSUED WARNINGS ISSUED FOR TRAFFIC WERE 98 WITH CHARGES OF 168 WARNINGS ISSUED FOR CITY WARRANTS, VIOLATION NINE, AND THE TOTAL ACTIVITY CALENDARS 2,314, EXCUSE ME, 2,355 ACTIVITY.
FOR THIS PAST MONTH, WE HAD FOUR ASSAULTS.
WE HAD THREE PROGRAM, MOTOR VEHICLE, ZERO BURGLARY RESIDENCE, ZERO BURGLARY OF
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BUSY BUSINESS.WE HAD 13 CITY ORDINANCE AND I'M GONNA EXPLAIN THOSE IN A FEW MOMENTS, UH, ZERO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF FRAUD OR ROBBERY THIS MONTH.
UM, TOTAL PROPERTY CHECKS, 1,141.
A THEFT WAS FIVE, UH, UNION V OR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
WE HAD THREE AND OUR TLC PROGRAM.
WE HAD 28 PASS 11 FAILURES FOR A TOTAL OF 39 CONTACTS.
THE CITY ORDERS BREAKDOWN, WHICH IS BELOW.
UH, WE DID ISSUE A WARNINGS FOR SOLICITORS.
WE HAD SIX CONTEXTS WITH THAT SIX WARNINGS, ONE FOR LOOSE DOG, ONE FOR JUNK VEHICLE, AND ONE FOR FIREWORKS.
UH, WE DID HAVE CU ORDINANCE VIOLATION WITH A CITATION ISSUED.
UM, WE HAD THREE FALSE ALARMS THAT, UM, STERLING MCCALL, UM, ONE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR DUMPING.
THEY WERE 10 REPORTABLE ACCIDENTS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE.
AND I'VE ALREADY COVERED THOSE IN THOSE NONE IN THE ROUNDABOUTS, MOVING ON TO, UH, CHIEF'S NOTES AS ALWAYS, UH, UH, PUT INTO THE CHIEFS NOTES, THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WERE THERE, THAT, UH, AS YOU ALL CAN LOOK THROUGH THEM YOURSELVES WHEN IT COMES TO ASSAULTS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
AND IF WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE PAGE FIVE CORRECTION, PAGE FOUR, THE MORE ARRESTS WE HAVE, THE MORE PAGES IT TAKES, UM, KIND OF WANTED TO GO OVER AGAIN.
NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT FLOCK SAFETY, YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HITS WAS 106.
UM, 19 WERE FOR STOLEN VEHICLE ALERTS, 51 WERE SEX OFFENDER.
AND THE REASON THAT NUMBER IS SO HIGH IS BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS SAME SET OF SEX OFFENDERS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE CITY, UH, HEADED TO WORK OR WHATEVER.
WE HAD 31 FOR GANG OR SUSPECTED TERRORIST ALERTS, ZERO FOR MISSING PERSONS AND FOUR FOR WARRANTS OR ARREST THIS PAST MONTH.
THERE WERE 13 ADULTS IN ONE JUVENILE.
FIRST ONE, AS YOU CAN SEE IS A FLAW TIT, AND THAT WAS A UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN VEHICLE INVADING ARREST WITH MOTOR BY MOTOR VEHICLE.
OFFICER RICHMOND IS THE ONE WHO PURSUED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION, UH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO EVADE AND, UH, SUSPECT WRECKED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AND FLED ON FOOT.
AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SURROUNDING AGENCIES, WE WERE ABLE TO APPREHEND.
UH, WE HAD, UH, WHERE THE UCW, WHICH IS UNAUTHORIZED CARRYING OF A WEAPON, UH, THAT WAS OUR NEWEST OFFICER WHO JUST GOT RELEASED OFF THE PROGRAM MONDAY.
UH, HE WAS WORKING WITH SERGEANT AND, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY.
UH, WE ALSO HAD A POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CRACK COCAINE.
UM, AGAIN, THERE'S OFFICER RICHMOND, UH, TRAFFIC STOP, AND YOU CAN READ THE DETAILS THERE AS FAR AS HOW HE FOUND PC.
WE DID HAVE A WARRANT OF OTHER JURISDICTION.
AND THEN AGAIN, ANOTHER FLAW TIP WITH A NON-AUTHORIZED USER MOTOR VEHICLES, STOLEN CAR WITH WARRANTS, AND TOM'S TWO OCCUPANTS, AND THEY WERE ALSO MADE, UH, TAKEN DOWN TO FORT BEND COUNTY AND THE ACCOMMODATIONS WERE MADE FOR THEM TO STAY FOR AWHILE.
UH, WE HAD ANOTHER, UH, POSSESSION OF COCAINE RESISTING ARREST AT THE SAME TIME WITH A SEARCH.
UH, AND THIS WAS AT CVS FOR AN, UH, BELIEVED AT THIS TIME WE DID THE INITIAL STOP WAS INVESTIGATIVE AS SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.
UH, AND OF COURSE THAT LED US DURING AN INVESTIGATION TO, UH, OBTAINING THE ILLEGAL CONTRABAND.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE NEXT PAGE PAGE SIX CONTINUED WITH, WE DID HAVE ANOTHER POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE METHAMPHETAMINE AND FOUR GRAMS OF HEROIN.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY THIS PERSON WAS SPOTTED BY A ONE OF OUR OFFICERS, OFFICER , SERGEANT KENIG, UM, PULLED IT INTO ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES AND DECIDED THAT'S WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO SHOOT UP.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THEM TO FORT BEND COUNTY JAIL WITHOUT, WITHOUT ANY INSTANCE, SAME THING.
NEXT ONE WAS A FLUX HEAD AS WELL.
AND ON THE RODS FOR USE WITH MOTOR VEHICLE, A WARRANT OUT OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION, WE HAD A FAMILY ASSAULT, FAMILY VIOLENCE ARREST, AND WE HAD ANOTHER DWI WHICH WAS DONE BY OFFICER MELISANDRE.
LAST PAGE IS LIKE THEFT ARRESTS.
AGAIN, THIS WAS OFFICER, UH, RICHMOND, WHO, UH, HAVEN'T KNOWN THIS, OR WE GOT A CALL FROM MR. LEMME CALL.
UH, THE SUBJECT, UH, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE WITH STOLEN TIRES.
UH, HAVING OFFICER RICHMOND HAD SOME GOOD EYE FOR DETAIL, AND THIS ONE WAS ABLE TO STOP HIM AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.
UH, WHAT HE DID HAVE ANOTHER WARRANT OF OUTSIDE JURISDICTION AND WARRANT FOR FAILURE, UH, WARRANT OTHER JURISDICTION AT FAIR D A FUGITIVE WAS THE
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LAST ONE.I DID WANT TO GO TO THE LAST PAGE OF NOTES TO KIND OF UPDATE ON A FEW MORE THINGS, UH, WHICH IS PAGE EIGHT, UM, HAS ALWAYS CONTINUED WITH THE COVID GUIDELINES.
I WANTED TO MENTION OUR FULL-TIME DISPATCHER IS WORKING OUT GREAT.
WE DO HAVE THE EIGHT A MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT NOW COVERED PRETTY WELL.
AND THAT'S MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, UNLESS SOMETHING COMES UP AND OTHERWISE WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL WITH PLACING IN OUR REPORT TIME TO FILL THAT GAP.
WE DO CONTINUE, HOWEVER, TO LOOK FOR A 30 HOUR DISPATCH POSITION, WE THOUGHT WE HAD THAT COVERED AND WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, LIVE SCAN OR UPDATE FOR THAT IS WE'RE STILL WAITING ON OUR TRAINING SESSION.
UH, THEY WOULD GET A FEW REMIT RECALL.
THIS WAS PUT OUT ABOUT A YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY AGENCIES THAT ARE IN LINE FOR IT, BUT WE ARE QUICKLY APPROACHING HOURS ENOUGH HERE WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.
ABOUT A MONTH, SIR, FLOOD CAMERAS, THE REMAINING THREE FLOOD TIMBERS THAT SHOW APPROVED HAVE BEEN PLACED IN.
SO NOW WE HAVE THE TOTAL OF 11 AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE PRETTY ACTIVE.
UM, I MENTIONED THIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I WANTED TO READ IT RIGHT.
WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DAYS OUT FOR IT.
THE DOOR ACCESS SYSTEM THAT WAS APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY IS IN MOTION.
WE'LL START WITH THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY CREATED THE EMOTION OR THE EMERGENCY FIRST.
UM, OF COURSE THERE'LL BE THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECT LEFT THAT WILL, ONCE WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE, WE'LL RE UH, WE'LL REACH OUT TO YOU AGAIN, BUT THAT SHOULD START WITHIN ABOUT TWO WEEKS PRO KIM, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE CAMERA REPLACEMENT OR, UM, BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR AWHILE.
WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THE BUILDING.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE POSTAL BOX CAMERA THAT SHOULD GO IN SOON.
ONE HAD MENTIONED, UH, THANKS TO ROD.
WE'VE GOT THE POLE OUT THERE AND THE ELECTRICAL RUN.
SO WE'RE WAITING ON JUST PARTS FOR THE CAMERA SYSTEM ITSELF.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT TO BE, UH, 3 28, IF YOU LOOK ON THERE AND THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE DAY FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
WELL, I KEEP TRYING TO TURN IT OFF.
SO I DON'T SAY STUPID THINGS THAT SHE JUST LEAVE IT ON AND TAKE MY CHANCES.
IF YOU WOULD TAKE A RUN DOWN TO THE POST OFFICE OR GET THEM UP HERE TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN MEADOWS PLACE, UM, GOT HIGH COMPLIMENTS ON YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS AND YOURS ROD, BY THE WAY, FROM, UH, UH, THE FOLKS DOWN AT THE, UH, UH, TROY NELL'S MOBILE OFFICE TODAY.
SO, UH, I WANT TO CONTINUE THAT AND THEN SHOW HIM, CAUSE IT'S THAT HAVING THAT THERE IS KIND OF WHAT REALLY MADE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WE DID.
WE'VE GOT TO COVER FROM 2.2 POINTS.
UH, THE FREEZE MITIGATION WITH FEMA UPDATE.
I WANTED TO GIVE THAT A AS A, YOU KNOW, ANY OF, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DID RECEIVE THE 29,600, $4 77 CENTS AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE, UH, THE FREEZE THAT WAS OUT OF POCKET, WE DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING BACK.
OF COURSE THAT'S HOW IT IS WITH FEMA.
WE GOT A PORTION AND IT WAS A LONG FIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE'RE OVER A YEAR.
SO I WANTED TO, UH, ALSO GIVE ACCOLADES TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF JACK ASHTON, WHO'S ON VACATION SOMEWHERE, LOOK AT HIM AND ANNA MARIA FOR THEIR HARD WORK, BECAUSE WHILE THEIR SON THEM WITH THAT TASK, I KNEW WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
UH, WE'RE STILL ACTIVELY WORKING TO FILL FIVE FULL-TIME POSITIONS AND ONE PART TIME POSITION.
UM, WE'RE HOPING TONIGHT BLEEDS ASLEEP FURTHER.
UM, BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THOUGH, THE PART-TIME DETECTIVE POSITION, UM, BRUCE CAMPBELL, HE IS RETIRING, HE HAS 38 AND A HALF YEARS OF DEDICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE.
SO, UM, IF YOU SEE HIM BEFORE HE DEPARTS POLICE, THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN A, UH, THAT'S A LONG CAREER.
AND THEN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND I'LL JUST REITERATE IT, UH, OR PROBATIONARY POLICE OFFICER BRUNO HAS GRADUATED FROM OUR TRAINING PROGRAM AND HAS NOW OFFICIALLY STARTED PATROL.
AND, UH, AS MANY PEOPLE DO INCLUDING MYSELF, WHEN YOU GET THAT NEWS AS A NEW OFFICER, YOU SMILE EAR TO EAR BECAUSE YOU READY TO GET OUT THERE AND GET BUSY.
SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE ALL THE DETAILED WORK, UM, AND, UH, APPRECIATE, UH, THE FACT THAT A BACK PAGE SOMETIMES TAKES UP MORE TIME PUTTING IT TOGETHER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, BUT, UH, THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL TO COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DO
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GET QUESTIONS ON ALL THOSE SIDES OF THE ITEMS, AND THAT REALLY HELPS US OUT.I DON'T KNOW DOESN'T WORK FOR US, AND THAT REALLY HELPS US VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNSELING BUTTON, HIM, ANYTHING FOR CHEATING? I JUST LIKE TO SAY, UM, I KNOW YOU'VE RECOGNIZED THEM, BUT I DO THINK THAT THE PERSEVERANCE, THAT ASSISTANT CHIEF AND THAT EMORY DID ON THAT TRACKING DOWN THAT 29,009, ANY WORKING WITH THAT TYPE OF OTHER AGENCY AND TRYING TO KEEP THAT, KEEP THAT GOING IS, IS A CHALLENGE.
SO I APPRECIATE THEIR PERSEVERANCE.
AND WHAT ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, UH, ON REPORTS IS FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UM, JENNIFER CABELO IS NOT HERE.
SHE IS OUT WITH SOME SORT OF SOMETHING AND, UM, SHE'S WILLING TO COME IN AND RICK SAID, NO, GO AWAY.
SO NOW THAT SHE'S WISELY STAYING HOME, NURSING HER, WHATEVER IT IS, UH, SO SHE'S SICK AND NOT ABLE TO.
SO I'VE GOT HER REPORT, WENT OVER IT WITH HER.
I'M GOING TO GLANCE AND GO THROUGH A COUNSELING.
YOU'VE GOT TO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I'M GOING TO READ THIS ONE SECTION, BUT, UM, JENNIFER'S WORKING, UH, EVERY OTHER WEEKEND, EITHER ON A SATURDAY OR A SUNDAY.
AND THAT'S PROVED TO BE VERY PRODUCTIVE AND, UH, UH, NOT, UH, NOT ONLY JUST CATCHING PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING WITHOUT PERMITS ON WEEKENDS, BUT IT'S GIVEN HER A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE PUBLIC.
CAUSE THAT'S WHEN PUBLIC IS HOME AND THEY'RE OUTSIDE AND A WAIVER DOWN OR THEY'LL TALK AT HER WHEN SHE WAVES.
SO THAT'S BEEN, SHE'S DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THAT COUNCIL, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, SHE'S, UH, STEADY WORKING THROUGH, UH, UH, THROUGH THESE MONTHS, UH, ON THE VIOLATIONS.
UH, WE HAD A TOTAL FOR THE QUARTER OF 273 VIOLATIONS, BUT SHE'S ALSO CLOSED 305.
AND THAT, UH, SOMETIMES TAKES MORE TIME TO CLOSE THE CASE THAN IT DOES TO OPEN ONE.
UH, IN CASES SPEAKING TO CASES OPENED, UM, WE HAD 203 CASES OPENED, UH, AND 204 CASES CLOSED, WHICH IS, UH, IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT MEANS WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE COMING INTO COMPLIANCE.
AND THAT'S THE POINT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT IS TO GET, UH, GET THEM INTO, INTO COMPLIANCE.
UM, BASED ON THE CASES TO COURT, 92% CAME INTO VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE, 8% CHOSE TO GO TO COURT OR WERE SUPPOSED TO SHOW UP ONE OF THE TWO.
UM, BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS ON THE, UH, VIOLATIONS TYPES AND NUMBERS, BANDIT SIGNS, ALTHOUGH IT'S A, WE MOCK A LITTLE BIT, UH, THEY'RE A BIG PAIN AND YOU SEE THOSE AREAS OF TOWN AROUND GREATER HOUSTON, THAT DON'T PURSUE THAT AS A ISSUE.
AND IT LOOKS JUNKY REAL, REAL FAST.
SO THAT MEANS SHE'S GOT TO GET OUT AND TAKE IT TO HER ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CITY.
UM, AND THEN CUT THROUGH THE MAIN STREETS, UH, TO LOOKING FOR THOSE BANDIT SIGNS.
AND SO, UH, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME HELP FROM PUBLIC WORKS, UH, ON IF THEY NOTICE SOME OR THEY'LL GRAB SOME, OR THEY'LL NOTIFY HER, UH, COUNCIL.
I KNOW DOES A CERTAIN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND MYSELF, UH, UH, ARE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE ABOUT THAT.
AND SO WE WONDER BY NO, IF Y'ALL SEE HIM, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL IN AND LET US KNOW.
UM, HER BIGGEST CASELOAD WAS, UH, THIS LAST THING.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE NEWSLETTER IS A TRASH CANS AND RUBBISH, UH, VISIBLE FROM THE STREETS.
AND THAT'S NOT JUST HER, THAT'S THE ONE THAT PEOPLE CALL IN AND COMPLAIN ABOUT.
SO I WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THAT'S WHERE THOSE A LOT OF THESE ARE NOT SELF-GENERATED HERE, BUT THEY'RE THERE FROM COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED AND LEFT WORD OR EMAIL.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES, UH, WITH, UM, LOOKING ON DRIVEWAYS, SANDRA CRACK, UH, SIX OF THOSE ARE RENTALS.
NOW, WHY IS THAT NOTE IN THERE, COUNCIL THAT'S TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SHE'S WORKING WITH THEM AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE COMING INTO COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THAT'S A BUSINESS, THAT'S NOT A, A HOMEOWNERS OR A HOMESTEAD.
THAT'S A BUSINESS AND THOSE BUSINESSES SHOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE CITY.
AND SO SHE'S WORKING WITH THEM TO, UH, TO GET IN AND, UH, WORKING PRETTY WELL WITH SOME OF THEM.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS COMING IN WITH NEW DRIVEWAYS.
ANYWAY, WE HAD A 273 VIOLATIONS THROUGH THAT QUARTER, SO OF ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES.
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HAVE BECAUSE THAT WERE AN ISSUE FOR ME.AND IF ANYTHING ELSE, YOU HAVE A QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MAKE THEM NOW, OKAY.
MOVING ON TO THANK YOU, JENNIFER, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, GOOD JOB.
UM, CITY STAFFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT, I COUNSEL KNOWS WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, DISCUSSING SOME POTENTIAL CHANGES THERE.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STAFFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS, UH, LAST TIME WE HAD, UH, SOME, UH, INSPECTIONS, UM, BY THE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE AND, UM, AND HELFMAN FORD MEADOWS NAILS PRO CLIPS, AND THE UPS STORE OF THE HAVE ALL BEEN INSPECTED.
UM, BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT ON THE BACK PAGE, THE INCIDENT TYPES, THE DATE RANGE, AND IT'S EVERYTHING FROM TRASH AND RUBBISH FIRE, WHICH SOMEBODY ASKS WAS THAT THE, UH, TRASH CONTAINER, YES, ONE OF THEM WAS, UH, EMS CREWS, ET CETERA, DOWN THERE FOR A TOTAL OF 47 INCIDENTS WITH OUR FIRE AND EMS IN MEADOWS PLACE.
IT'S A LOVELY THING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE FOLKS HERE, UM, AND HAVE A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT, UH, BO, AND ONE THING THEY DID COMPLETE, UM, THE INSPECTION FOR O'REILLY, WHICH MEANS THEY CAN, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE MARSHALL THEN.
SO THEY THEY'RE PERMITTED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL, BUT I'M READY FOR A, TO GET PUT UP NEXT WILL BE CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT.
UM, THE MAYOR LIKES TO OFTEN SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN THIS ONE SQUARE MILE CITY.
AND, UH, I'LL CONCUR WITH THAT.
UM, A FEW ITEMS COUNCIL TONIGHT.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEEING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE HOPE, UM, THE CITY DOES HAVE THE ABILITY, UH, RIGHT NOW TO DIGITIZE OUR RECORDS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAVE A GOAL FOR DOING, UH, WE WANT TO GO PAPERLESS IF WE CAN.
UM, BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN FRONT OF YOU, UH, IS SOME KIND OF A RETENTION POLICY IN ORDER TO FOLLOW THE STATE RETENTION SCHEDULE.
UM, AND SO IN ORDER TO GO AHEAD AND DIGITIZE THESE, WE WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW THAT POLICY IN TERMS OF KEEPING AND EVENTUALLY GETTING RID OF RECORDS, SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON, BRINGING IN FRONT OF YOU.
SO WE CAN CLEAN UP SOME OF THIS PAPERWORK THAT WE HAVE ON OUR DESKS.
AND IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING TO GO PAPERLESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK TOWARDS.
UM, THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, UM, THE, UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS YOU'RE GONNA SEE ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, UH, NEW GENERATORS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE FOR ONE OF OUR WATER PLANTS, AS WELL AS OUR ADC.
REOC, UH, THIS IS A BIG DEAL, AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ANY TIME YOU CAN USE, UH, MONIES THAT ARE, ARE NOT, UM, UH, FROM OUR OWN COFFERS, IT'S A GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN EMERGENCY GENERATORS, UH, THESE ARE IMPORTANT WHEN YOU NEED THEM, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THERE THERE'S THERE AS AN INSURANCE POLICY, SO TO SPEAK.
SO IF WE CAN USE, UH, OTHER FUNDING TO GET THEM, UH, WE WANT TO, AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD THING.
UM, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AN EMAIL A WEEK OR SO AGO THAT WE DID GO AHEAD AND PERMIT, UH, O'REILLY'S AUTO PARTS.
UH, THIS CAN BE, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR, YOU ALL APPROVE THIS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THAT STORE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO CVS UP THERE.
AND, UH, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE STARTING THAT CONSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL BE SEEING THAT HERE PRETTY SOON.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION, UM, IN AN EFFORT TO ALWAYS TRY AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF MONEY, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STAFF DID THIS WEEK, UH, WHICH I'M GLAD TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID, UM, ANNA MARIA CAME, UH, WITH AN IDEA TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY OUT OF OUR UTILITY CHECKING ACCOUNT TO WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY OUR UTILITY SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
UH, WE DO THAT FOR REALLY, FOR TWO REASONS.
NUMBER ONE, OBVIOUSLY IT HELPS YOU MAKE YOUR MONEY WORK A LITTLE HARDER FOR YOU IN THE SAVINGS SIDE SIDE.
UH, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHAT WE CAN DO IS, IS ONCE WE GET ABOVE A CERTAIN COLLATERIZED COLLATERALIZED LIMIT, UH, WE WANT TO MOVE SOME OF THAT MONEY THAT'S OVER AND ABOVE THAT INTO A SAVINGS ACCOUNT SO THAT WE CAN, UM, GO AHEAD AND EARN MORE INTEREST ON THE MONEY, AND YET STILL HAVE THE MONEY I'LL RUN THE CHECKING ACCOUNT THAT'S INSURED, SO TO SPEAK.
UM, AND SO WE MOVED ABOUT 250,000 OVER FROM THE CHECKING AND OVER TO THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT SIDE, UH, WHILE STILL BEING UNDERNEATH THAT COLLATERALIZED LIMITS SO THAT WE'RE INSURED AND, UM, BEING ABLE TO EARN AS MUCH AS JUST AS INTEREST AS WE CAN OVER ON THE SAVINGS SIDE.
SO I WANT TO, UH, GIVE KUDOS TO ANNA MARIA FOR, FOR THINKING ABOUT THAT AND, AND, AND BEING PROACTIVE, AND THEN TAKING SOME INITIATIVE ON THAT END.
SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE LISTENS TO THESE MEETINGS, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE HER.
SO I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A QUIZ TOMORROW AND ASK HER IF SHE REMEMBERS WHAT I SAID IN MY REPORT.
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BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UH, THINGS ARE GOING WELL, THAT'S IT, MAN.THE POLICE OFFICER RETENTION INITIATIVE THAT I'M MENTIONING IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT HAS STARTED WILL BE DEVELOPED AND WORKING FORWARD WITH IT TODAY, WE TALKING, UH, MOST COUNCIL AMONGST OURSELVES WITH THE CHIEF.
UM, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING TO MONITOR ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
UH, TALK ABOUT, IF NOT, IF NOT WEEKLY, UH, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO? AND TIMES CHANGE THINGS, CHANGE PRICES, CHANGE, UH, SALARIES CHANGED THE MANS IN THE AREA CHANGE.
UM, WE HAVE PEOPLE RETIRING, UH, THAT, UH, WARRANT SHARE.
WE'RE GONNA RETIRE NOW OR HANG AROUND FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE A MOTION.
AND I WILL HAVE TO SAY THAT OUR CHIEF OF POLICE HAS VERY, VERY HARD TO PUT A PROGRAM INTO PLACE THAT KIND OF ALERT HIM.
COUNSEL, MAKE CHANGES IN POLICY PAY, ET CETERA, TO ALLOW US TO I'D SAY, CHEAP, LOW INTO THE COMPETITIVE SCALE.
WOULD THAT BE A WAY TO DO IT? UM, BECAUSE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ONE SQUARE MILE, UH, NO MONEY.
AND WE DO A MARVELOUS JOB OF DEALING WITH IT AND, UH, FIND TO MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR PLACE FOR LIFE.
IT TAKES A POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CALIBER OF WHICH WE HAVE.
UM, AND SO REAL PROUD OF THE PROGRAM THAT HE'S PUTTING TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH COUNCIL ON LOW BACK THAT THIS COUNCIL IS SMART ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF IT.
AND, UH, WORKED WITH THE CHIEF ON HIM.
I HAD A MEMBER TO DEMOLITION, UM, TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR BIZ LETTER.
I WROTE A LITTLE PIECE ON THERE.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SAY I HAVEN'T HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR PUSHBACK ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE HOUSE THAT WE DID.
UH, PEOPLE THOUGHT WE WERE TAKING THE HOUSE OVER.
I THINK THANK THE CITY HANDLED THAT PORTION OF IT.
WELL, UH, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO OR GET INTO, UH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE HOLE IN THE LOT THERE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DO IF WE HAVE TO, NOBODY WANTED TO LIVE BY THAT HOUSE.
UM, NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO, UH, IT WAS MENTIONED EARLY ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES.
THAT WAS CERTAINLY AN, A DRAIN ON PROPERTY VALUES FOR SEVERAL BLOCK RADIUS, FROM THE HEAD TO BE COMING DOWN.
THAT'S A LONG AND LENGTHY PROCESS TO GET THERE MULTI MONTH, MULTI HEARING TYPE PROCESS LAWYERS ARE ALL ENGAGED.
UH, AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT A MAYOR OR COUNCIL CAN JUST GO LET THAT GUY TAKES ME OFF.
THAT HOUSE WAS HORRIBLE AND WE'RE GOING TO TEAR IT DOWN.
AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR BY LISTENING TO WRITTEN NO, THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ANY ONE OF YOUR COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES, MYSELF AND BANG CAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT.
THAT'S A, UM, SOMETHING THAT HAS REALLY BEEN A HIT IN MEADOWS PLACE AND THEN CAME COVID THEN CAME A FREEZE THIS YEAR AT 34.
IT'S 34 DEGREES, UM, OUT THERE.
UM, BUT WE HAD GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FIND A CROWD OUT THERE, UH, FOR ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES.
AND THAT'S THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT KNIT THE FABRIC OF A COMMUNITY TO GET SO PROUD, TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE BY AND LOOK, AND WATCH AND SEE THOSE KIDS, SEE THOSE FAMILIES TOGETHER VERY IMPORTANT.
AND THEN THAT EVENING WE HAD A POLICE BEEN OUT THERE AND SAFEGUARD, THEY, THE CAMPERS DID STAY OUT.
UM, I WASN'T OUT THERE, UH, ASSURE YOU THAT.
UH, BUT UH, WE HAD POLICE PRESENCE.
THAT'S UH, BRANDON DAN HEATERS, BUT IN THOSE CARS, BUT THEY WERE THERE AND
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THAT'S A BIG DEAL.UH, AND I THANKED HIM FOR THAT AND HERE IS HERE.
UM, BUT ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, UH, IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THAT, UH, HELENE WENT OVER AND TALKED TO THE FOLKS AT THE STARBUCKS AND, UH, THEY COULD SAY IT EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN BECOMING PART OF THE COMMUNITY ANY WAY THEY COULD.
AND SO THEY, UH, THEY PROPPED UP OR POPPED UP AND DONATED, UH, TWO BOXES OF COFFEE AND ONE BOX OF A HOT CHOCOLATE TO THE CAMPERS.
THEY GOT UP TO EAT BREAKFAST AND THERE WAS COFFEE AND HOT CHOCOLATE, AND I'M JUST TICKLED TO DEATH THAT STARBUCKS OVER THERE.
WE'RE GLAD THEY'RE THERE, BUT THAT WAS A, THAT WAS A BREAK FRANK LITTLE PROGRAM THEY PUT TOGETHER.
AND I THINK ADDING THE BIG QUESTION THEY OVER TO ANYWAY, THAT'S IT? UH, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT MAKE A LIVING IN A CITY.
SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO COUNCIL COMMENTS, UH, OH, GOT THE NEXT TWO.
SO FOR DARREN'S LANE, HOPEFULLY WE'RE APPROVING A CONTRACT TONIGHT, SO THEN I'LL LEAVE THAT FOR LATER.
AND THEN THE BIKEWAY IS JUST STILL UNDER DESIGN.
UM, IT'LL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE WE SEE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN ON THAT.
WELL, HOW EXCITING IS THAT THOUGH? IT REALLY IS.
THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
UM, DAVID, YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THEM.
THAT'S THE DUDE, BUT HE'S A GENTLEMAN.
I WANT TO SAY THIS IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST REGULAR AGENDA I'VE SAT THROUGH.
THERE'S MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO NIGHT THAN I'VE EVER, EVER BEEN A PART OF ALL, ALL OF THEM.
UH, FIRST ITEM IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE 2022 DAYS, ZERO NINE, CALLING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BE HELD ON 26TH DAY OF APRIL.
UH, THIS IS FOR A SIGNS COMMERCIAL.
SO WE WILL BE, UH, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, MODIFYING AN EXISTING ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BECAUSE SIGN, ORDINANCE RESIDES AND PLANNING ZONING.
CAN WE MOVE THAT OUT OF THERE SOMEHOW? SURE.
LET'S DO THAT SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD.
I'LL MOVE TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND SECOND BY A THIRD, ALL IN FAVOR.
OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
WELL THEN ONCE THE WELL WAS DO IT AGAIN AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2022 DASH 10, CALLING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY OF MEADOWS, PLACE CITY COUNCIL, UH, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO BE HELD ALSO THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL CITY HALL.
UH, THIS'LL BE REGARDING A APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
UH, FOR A, IF YOU LIVE OVER HERE OFF OF WEST, AIRPORT'S GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THE SAME A WEEK.
WE GET ONE CALL LEAD, A MOTION CALLED PUBLIC HEARING.
THEY'LL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING MOTION BY RAY AND ABOUT DAVID.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
THIS ONE IS, UH, ITEM NUMBER THREE.
UM, IT'S, UH, I'M LOOKING FOR MY TAM.
SEE, UM, RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES FOR THE MAY 7TH, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION FROM CITY SECRETARY ACCEPT.
AND THAT IS WHAT I WAS THE LANGUAGE I WAS LOOKING FOR IS TO MOVE, TO ACCEPT THE, UH, CERTIFICATION AT THE END POST REMEMBERS.
YOU NEED A SECOND, SECOND KELLY, ESPECIALLY ON THE SIDE OF THEM ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES YOUR HANDS.
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OH YEAH.AND WE ALL ON THE PHONE AS WELL.
GEISINGER CONSIDERATION, UM, OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2022 DASH 11, CANCELING THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON MAY 7TH, 2022, THE DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES ELECTED TO THE OFFICES OF MAYOR, ALDERMAN PLACES, ONE, TWO, AND THREE, EVEN MOTION MOTION FOR TIAA, UH, TO YOU KURT, ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY ONE SECOND.
I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM SOMETHING.
NOT THAT IT'S A FACTOR, BUT SINCE IT'S AFTER THE FACT, UH, I'LL, I'LL, WE'LL MENTION THAT THIS DOES SAY THE CITY ABOUT $7,000.
WELL, IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WOULD GO THROUGH THE SECTION AS BOARD TO CLEAR IT OUT AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE TO, WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE AN ELECTION IF WE'RE ALL RUNNING UNOPPOSED.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE DO THAT AND TO BE PERTINENT TO THEIR FUNDS.
SO I, A NUMBER FIVE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION COORDINATE 2022 DASH 12, AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, OCTOBER 1ST, 2020, 21 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022, THE AMOUNT OF $195,000 DUE TO INCREASE SALES TAX, THE MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND BY KURT IT'S THIS AND FOR THE AUDIENCE, THIS IS BASED ON ACTUAL INCOME.
WE'RE SEEING ON SALES TAX DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T CHANGE IF THE WORLD CHANGES, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE RECEIVING A LOT MORE ON SALES TAX AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATED, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US BEANS, WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH AN INCREASE TO THE, UM, POLICE SALARIES, MOSTLY COMING UP LATER IN THIS AGENDA.
UM, JUST BECAUSE THE OTHER AGENCIES AROUND US ARE RAISING THEIR PAY AND WE'RE STARTING TO LOSE OFFICERS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT IT'S ALSO, IT MEANS IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT JUST FLOATING AROUND, OUT THERE IN THE GRAY ZONE, NEITHER.
SO WE'VE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES NEWS.
AND I KNOW NICK WOULD BE FEELING BETTER CAUSE IT'S ALL TIGHTENED UP, MAN.
IT'S NOT JUST FLOPPING AROUND OUT.
I DON'T MIND THAT SOMEBODY'S GOT A DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2022 DAYS 13 AMENDING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REVENUE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR, OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, ANY SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000 FOR THEIR LINE ITEM FOR HALF CENT SALES TAX DUTY INCREASES SALES TAX RECEIPT, MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY KURT SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
THIS IS, UH, I'VE NEVER SAID THIS WAS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2022 DASH 14.
ALSO AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 OCTOBER 1ST, 2021 ENDING SEPTEMBER 31.
THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $129,019 CITY STAFF COMPENSATION.
COUNCIL IS PART OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT WE KEEP OUR OFFICERS WELL, SHIT ABOUT RICH STACK UP BY.
LIKE I NEED A SPECIAL ON THE SIDE OF THEM.
UH, I MOVE RICK, UM, ITEM MADE DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF ITEM 22 DASH 15, MENDING THE GENERAL BUDGET.
AND DON'T SEE IN THE PATTERN HERE, UM, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING, OCTOBER, 2021 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,459 TO ADMINISTRATION LINE ITEMS, SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR POSITION MOTION BY DAVID.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS, THIS COVERS BASICALLY
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THE REST OF THE YEAR, THIS FUNDS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, ALL IN FAVOR.ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 22 DAYS, 2022 DAYS ZERO FIVE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH HBR ENGINEERING, INC FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE DORN SLAIN RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PHASE ONE, UM, COUNCIL WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, RICK TO APPROVE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS, RICK, YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOPE FOR THE AUDIENCE BENEFIT, WHAT THIS MAN, BASICALLY THIS'LL HIRE HDR TO MANAGE THE, UH, DORAN'S RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY OUR PUBLIC WORK STAFF HAS THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES, SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN INSPECTORS THAT INSPECT ROADWAYS ALL THE TIME, WATCH UTILITIES AND UH, JUST HELP US MANAGE THE PROJECT, MANAGE THE CONTRACTOR, TRY TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK.
WE HEADED, I HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED THAT ONE CARRIES A NAME, UH, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 10, WHICH IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 22 DASH ZERO SIX.
THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM HDR AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE DOOR AND SLAIN RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, FURTHER RECOMMENDATION OF HDR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS WHERE, UM, AND SOME MONTHS THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT Y'ALL AUTHORIZE IT.
WE'LL SIGN AND EXECUTE, GET THEM MOVING.
I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE, UM, A CONTRACT WITH STATEWIDE SERVICES INC.
UM, I THINK COUNCIL KNOWS, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT GOING WITH THE LOW BIDDER.
HIS REFERENCES DID NOT CHECK OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE SECOND LITTLE BITTER, UM, IN AN AMOUNT OF 1 MILLION, $31,975 AND 30 CENTS FOR A BLOCK OF DORRANCE.
UM, THIS WILL REPLACE ALL THE WATER LINES.
SOME OF THE, I THINK SANITARY CROSSES THE INLETS.
UM, AND THEN ALL THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE A LOT OF THE DRIVEWAYS, SOME PORTION BEYOND THE RIGHT OF WAY, JUST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE IN GRADES.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A LITTLE BIT STEEPER GRADE ON THE ROADS TO TRY TO PREVENT THE BIRD BASS FROM COMING BACK IN THE FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'LL SEE, WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
NANOS WAS THAT CONTRACT WOULD GET BOOM.
THIS IS A CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN LONG COMING.
IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED THIS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 2022 DASH ZERO SEVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, REVISE, UH, AGREEMENT WITH BBG CONSULTING FOR BUILDING OFFICIAL DUTIES, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PLANNER, VIEW INSPECTIONS, BASINS SPECIFICALLY, AND THE FIRE MARSHAL SERVICES.
UH, WE'VE HAD IT SPLIT BEFORE AND WE'RE TRYING TO CONSOLIDATE OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR OUR INSPECTORS, FOR OUR PERMITS PERSONNEL AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW WHO TO CONTACT AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THEN BASICALLY MOVED FIRE INSPECTION, FIRE MARSHAL SERVICES OVER UNDER YES, WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH STAFFORD.
THERE ARE AWARE THE NEXT, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM, WE WOULD GO BACK AND SAY WHEN THE PAIN, BEFORE IT MOVED TO APPROVE AND MOTION BY HER SECOND, OR I MEAN DAVID, ANY DISCUSSION DOWN HERE, MOTION TO SECOND.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY COURTNEY.
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NOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHY WE DID IT WOULD MAKE CROWS.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 20 20, 22 DASH ZERO EIGHT.
MEN DIGGING THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BAMFORD FOR FIRE SERVICES.
WE WILL BE NOT OFFERING OUR FIRE SERVICES.
THIS IS FOR A FIRE SERVICES ON FIRE MARSHALL ONLY.
OH, I NEED A MOTION TO SECOND FOR 22 DASH ZERO EIGHT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
WATCH ROD, BETTY SITS UP A DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 22 DASH ZERO NINE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH WALK, SHOP PEERS, INC, OR WPI FOR THE INSTALL INSTALLATION OF GENERATORS AND OUR EOC TRAINING CENTER.
NUMBER THREE IS THE GENERATORS THAT NICK WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER OF THAT.
THOSE ARE COMING THROUGH FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES.
WE AS THE TAXPAYERS HERE PAYING THE FREIGHT, UH, AND IF WE COULD HAVE DONE IT YEARS AGO, WE WOULD HAVE, BUT NOW WE CAN, IF WE GET A MOTION TO PASS 2209 MOTION TO APPROVED BY TIAA BACKING BY DAVID, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, UM, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION, UH, OF A CENTER POINT ENERGY 2022 ANNUAL GAS, RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, GRIP ADJUSTMENT WITH RATE INCREASE.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, TALKED TO, UH, IN THE PAST.
WE HAVE ALWAYS VOTED TO, UH, THIS MAN AND UM, THEN WHEN CENTER POINT GETS DONE WITH EVERYTHING AND THEY FIXED IT ALL UP ACROSS THE STORE, WELL THEN WE'LL BE AFFECTED.
SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO, AND I'LL MOVE, I'LL MOVE TO SUSPEND MOTION TO SUSPEND BY REP THANK YOU SECOND BY TO YOU FOR THIS DISCUSSION, BASICALLY FOR THE NEW MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS JUST FORCES THEM TO GO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PUCK, UM, COMMISSION, RIGHT.
AND ALL THE AGENCIES VOTE TO SUSPEND JUST SO THAT THEY HAVE TO GO NEGOTIATE.
THAT'S JUST AN AUDIT, NOT AN AUTOMATIC APPROVAL.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE LOVE THEM ANY LESS.
SO HAVE A MOTION TO SUSPEND BY RICK SECOND BY TIAA, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, YOU FORGET WHAT THESE GUYS DO.
THE CENTER POINTS PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN OUR LIFE AND UM, WE DO APPRECIATE THEM.
AND, UH, RIGHT NOW YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE THAT ARE ELSE SELL ELSEWHERE IN TEXAS WORKING BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND STORMS AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF.
UH, AND THEY'D HAVE BEEN DOWN HERE.
AND THE OTHER DAY WE CAUGHT HIT AND A TRANSFORMER POLE FELL OVER, TURNED ON FIRE.
AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT OUT OF OPERATION ON OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND FOR WHAT I COULD GO HOME AND EAT LUNCH, WE WERE BACK UP AND RUNNING CENTER.
UM, I DON'T REMEMBER 15 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION REGARDING GARAGE REGULATIONS IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.
WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING EARLIER.
WE TOOK OPINION, WHICH WAS, UH, JUST ABOUT AS MIXED AS THE PEOPLE AT WORK, OFFERING IT UP.
UH, SO NOW COUNCIL, IT IS YOUR TURN TO OFFER SOME THOUGHTS ON DOING SOMETHING.
IF WE DO ANYTHING, WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT NOW WE CAN DO IT.
WE CAN LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
WE CAN MODIFY VARIOUS PORTIONS OF IT.
JUST LET ME DIG JUST A SECOND.
PULL UP THE BACKUP PAPERWORK FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE GARAGE PAYMENT BOOK.
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UM, SO WITH THAT, I JUST HAVE TO SAY, UM, MY CONCERN AND I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ON THIS.I FLIPPED IT BACK AND FORTH CAUSE UH, CHARLES TEAGAN OUT OF SHAME SHARED, UM, MORE THAN JUST A FIRST NAME HERE ON THIS TOPIC, UH, I FELT LIKE IT WAS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
AND THEN I STARTED THINKING, WELL, I DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO AFFECT MY NEIGHBOR.
AND IT BROUGHT CONCERN TO ME THAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE ONE AND DOES, IF IT MIGHT AFFECT WHAT MY HOUSE SELLS FOR, THAT COULD AFFECT THE NEIGHBORS.
AND SO, UM, I'M KIND OF UP IN THE AIR ON THIS THING.
AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M, I THINK PERSONALLY WANT TO HAVE A GARAGE, BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE AS RESTRICTIVE AS IT IS? I THINK WE'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC TODAY NOW, WHAT ARE Y'ALL THOUGHT COUNSEL, I'M GOING TO STICK BY WHAT I'VE PROPOSED BEFORE.
UM, THAT WE DO NOT REQUIRE A GARAGE FOR CURRENT HOMES, UH, WHICH I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO CURRENTLY IN THE CITY THAT DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE.
ONE OF THEM WAS A RECENT PURCHASE AND UH, HEY, WELCOME TO MEADOWS PLACE, GO SPEND $45,000, 50,000, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.
UM, AND SO I'M PROPOSING, WE REMOVE THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE REQUIRING IT ON EXISTING HOMES, BUT, UH, DO REQUIRE IT ON NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN THAT IS, UM, A MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM.
SO A MINIMUM OF TWO CAR MAXIMUM OF FOUR CAR GARAGE.
UH, I GOT THAT IDEA, I BELIEVE FROM BEL AIR, ONE OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, THEY DO THAT, UH, BECAUSE CURRENTLY SOMEONE COULD COME IN AND BUILD AN EIGHT CAR GARAGE WITH, YOU KNOW, HOUSE NEXT TO IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED HERE IN THE CITY.
UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL LOTS THAT COULD ACTUALLY ACCOMMODATE THAT.
UM, KURT, I'D LIKE TO INTERRUPT YOU RIGHT HERE, PLEASE.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME BACKUP DATA, UM, HERE THAT, UH, MENTIONED GARAGE.
UH, NICK DID A TON OF WORK LOOKING AT REFERENCES AND FINDING WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS DO.
MEADOWS PLACES, UH, WE JUST FLAT DOWN REQUIRE EVERY SITE IN THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT MUST HAVE A GARAGE PERIOD IT'S REQUIRED.
WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE REQUIRE BEL AIR REQUIRED IN SOME DISTRICTS, BUT NOT ALL.
UM, SOME OF THEM WERE THE NEW DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE A SUGAR LAND IS NOT REQUIRED, UH, WHICH WAS CALLED A LITTLE SURPRISE.
SO THERE'S NO PRECEDENT, NO HARD AND FAST RULES SAYING THIS IS THE WAY IT HAS TO BE IN MY LIFE.
I GREW UP, WELL, YOU JUST HAD TO HAVE GARAGE AND YET I'VE OWNED A HOUSE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ONE OVER IN CHARLESTOWN.
SO IT HAD A INSTEAD OF WORKSPACE BEHIND THE, AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY, NOT A DRIVEWAY, I MEAN NOT A GARAGE.
UM, SO COUNCIL, THIS IS, YEAH, THIS IS AGAIN, I WANT TO REITERATE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TONIGHT.
UH, WE CAN'T, IF WE WANT TO, IF WE CAN COME TO AGREEMENT AND DECIDE A COURSE OF EVENTS, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD ECHO KIND OF WHAT KURT SAID.
I THINK THERE'S THREE SEPARATE ISSUES HERE.
ONE IS THE, UM, CURRENT, UH, REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE.
WE MEET THE LETTER OF THAT WITHOUT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH THEIR GARAGE.
IF IT'S DESIGNED TO HAVE TO BE A TWO CAR GARAGE, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP IT A TWO CAR GARAGE THAT'S KIND OF, AND WE HAVEN'T ENFORCED IT.
BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT, WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE A GARAGE, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE.
CAN I CONVERT IT? AND I THINK THE WAY OUR CURRENT CODE READS YOU COULD, IF YOU WANTED TO.
SO I, AGAIN, WE COULD MAKE THAT MORE CLEAR AND JUST PUT THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARENTS HAVE A GARAGE, THAT THAT'S WHAT THE REQUIREMENT IS.
I THINK THE OTHER THING IS, I THINK FOR NEW HOMES, THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CONTINUITY OF THE, IF THERE'S ONLY A FEW THAT DON'T HAVE GARAGES.
I THINK THAT KEEPING THE CONTINUITY OF THE LOOK OF THE COMMUNITY, HAVING GARAGES IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE.
AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO PUT A NEW HOME HERE, THE GARAGE WOULD BE PART OF IT VERSUS AN ADD-ON COST AFTER YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE THAT MAYBE DOESN'T HAVE ONE.
UM, AND THEN I THINK THE, THE, THE OTHER ITEM IS WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE HOMES THAT, THAT DON'T HAPPEN TODAY? AND THAT MAYBE WANT TO TAKE ONE DOWN BECAUSE IT'S A DISREPAIR, UH, THE CHOICES DUI, YOU FIX IT, OR YOU TEAR IT DOWN.
SO I THINK WE'VE GOT TO ADDRESS
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IN OUR, AND I'M NOT READY TO SAY TONIGHT TILL I SEE WHAT NICK'S HANDIWORK WILL BRING US AS FAR AS CRAFTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING THAT ADDRESSES THOSE THREE ISSUES.
THEY WOULD EXPLAIN YOUR ISSUES AGAIN, TO ME, A LITTLE HARD TO HEAR AN, A, B, I GOT A LITTLE, THE USE OF THE GARAGE ITSELF.
IT CAN BE USED FOR A CONVERTED FAMILY ROOM PART, WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE, BUT IT HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A GARAGE WRECK ON A, WELL, BASICALLY WHAT I WAS ALWAYS TOLD IS JUST, DON'T TAKE THE GARAGE DOORS OFF, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT BEHIND THOSE, YOU KNOW, THE CAR ENTRY, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, IS IF, IF IT'S JUST HAS GARAGE DOORS, IT'S DESIGNED FOR A TWO CAR GARAGE, RIGHT? WHETHER THOSE DOORS CAN PHYSICALLY GO UP OR NOT.
SO THAT'S ONE POINT IS WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR GARAGE.
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR.
SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE GARAGE, THEY KEEP THE DOORS THAT THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO DO, THEY STILL HAVE TO GET THE PERMITS, WHATEVER.
THE SECOND THING IS, UH, EXISTING PROPERTY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A GARAGE, OR THAT WANTS TO REMOVE A GARAGE THAT WE ALLOW THAT WE HAVE SOMETHING THERE.
AND THEN THE THIRD IS NEW HOMES.
SO THAT'S WHERE I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.
SO IF I'M SITTING THERE AND TAKE MY GARAGE OFF, YEP.
THEN WHY ARE WE, WHY ARE WE TELLING NEW PEOPLE? THEY HAVE TO HAVE ONE IT'S NEW, NEW, A TOTALLY NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION.
NOT, NOT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
WHAT IF THEY BUILD IT UP AND THEN WANT TO TAKE IT UP? UH, THEY BUILT IT TO START WITH, I THINK THAT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT INTO THE HOUSE, I, I, TO ME, IT CRITIC GIVES US A CONSISTENT LOOK OF A NEW HOUSE.
AND I THINK IT ALSO LIMITS THE HOUSE SO THAT YOU DON'T END UP WITH A OVERLY OVERSIZED HOUSE WITH NO GARAGE.
WELL, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT REQUIREMENTS TO CONTROL THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN THE, IN THAT ORDINANCE THEN AS SAY THAT, THAT THAT'S MY DIFFICULTY WITH DAVID AND I'M STUMBLING OVER IT.
UM, BECAUSE WE CAN'T SIT DOWN THERE AND SAY, WELL, YOU'VE GOT AN OLD GARAGE, SO GO AHEAD AND TEAR IT DOWN IF YOU WANT IT.
BUT IF YOU DECIDE TO TEAR THE HOUSE DOWN TO BUILDING THAT HOUSE, THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE GARAGE.
YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GARAGE ON THE NEW HOUSE BECAUSE IT MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, THINKING, I THINK YOUR GARAGE MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ANYWAY.
SO I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT.
I THINK SAYING IF WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION TO HAVE IT, THEN WHY IS IT NOT IMPORTANT FOR OUR CURRENT HOMES TO HAVE IT I'VE BEEN ON THE FENCE BACK AND FORTH ON THIS ISSUE? UM, THE PARTICULAR HOUSE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES, YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE THE GARAGE.
SO TO ME, IT'S LIKE, WELL, IT'S NOT REALLY A BIG DEAL.
THAT BEING SAID, HEARING THE ACTUAL NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES NEXT DOOR.
I MEAN, THAT HAD A LOT, I MEAN, THAT HAD A LOT OF WEIGHT FOR ME TO HEAR WHAT THAT PERSON HAD TO SAY.
THE OTHER THING IS DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T SEE THAT GARAGE, THERE'S SOME THAT YOU CAN SEE VERY WELL.
AND IF THEY'RE GONE, I MEAN, IT WOULD KIND OF BE A WHOLE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT WOULD, THERE WOULD BE AN ISSUE.
DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO GET MORE CARPORTS OR EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED, UM, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP IN, IN THAT REGARD, BUT I'M WITH YOU, DAVID.
ONE IS I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONVERT OUR RUSHES.
IF I HAVE MY MOTHER-IN-LAW OR SOMEBODY ELSE, THEY WANT TO COME IN AND I WANT TO MAKE SPACE INSTEAD OF MOVE, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I DO AGREE THAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE A GARAGE FROM THE OUTSIDE.
I'VE DRIVEN THROUGH SOME NEIGHBORHOODS RECENTLY WHERE THEY CONVERTED THEM AND KIND OF WALLED THEM OFF.
AND YOU CAN ALWAYS TELL IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT IT USED TO BE A GARAGE AND IT IS NO LONGER A GARAGE DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD.
PARKLAND HAS QUITE A FEW OF THOSE THAT ARE QUITE OBVIOUS, VERY OBVIOUS.
SO I THINK, I THINK IT'S COUPLE OF ISSUES.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT.
I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE GO ABOUT LETTING PEOPLE DO THAT, BUT I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONVERT IT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
UM, BUT I'M REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME ABOUT THE ACTUAL GARAGE ITSELF.
I THINK IT'S REALLY CRAPPY THAT SOMEBODY BOUGHT A HOUSE AND THEN YOU'RE LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT THE ORDINANCE THEY DIDN'T KNOW.
AND IT'S LIKE WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU NEED TO SPEND $40,000 TO BUILD A, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SINCE YOU AND I, AND I KNOW YOU'VE GIVEN A THOUGHT AND YOU ALWAYS COME IN PRETTY WELL PREPARED MENTALLY FOR THIS TYPE OF STUFF.
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HECK OUT OF IT.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HOUSES THAT DON'T HAVE A GARAGE AT THE MOMENT.
ONE OF THEM IS ABOUT TO BUILD ONE, I BELIEVE, UM, WITHOUT BEING JUST UGLY ABOUT IT, IS THERE A SOLUTION IN YOUR MIND? SO THAT WAS MY NEXT COMMENT WAS YES.
I THINK THAT IT'S HARD TO WELCOME SOMEBODY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO BUILD A $40,000 GARAGE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S RIGHT TO START FINDING SOMEBODY A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY UNTIL THEY, UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH 30 OR $40,000.
SO I DON'T REALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE SOLUTION IS, BUT MAYBE IT IS A PLAN.
MAYBE IT IS, HEY, YOU NEED TO HAVE A PLAN TO REPLACE THIS GARAGE OVER THIS AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, I DON'T EXPECT ANYBODY TO COME UP WITH THAT MONEY OVERNIGHT, BUT IT DOES.
THERE DOESN'T NEED TO BE A PLAN TO REPLACE IT.
DOES THE LENGTH OF TIME AFFECT YOU AT ALL? I DON'T KNOW.
AS LONG AS THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE, I MEAN, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY OPEN-ENDED.
UM, BUT I ALSO THINK, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HURT, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT SHOULD THE REALTOR HAVE MORE SAY OF WHAT OUR ORDINANCES DICTATE? JUST LIKE OUR DRIVEWAYS, JUST LIKE GARAGES.
I MEAN, I KNOW THAT'S HARD, PEOPLE SELL HOUSES, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THOSE THINGS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN.
UM, SO IF THERE'S A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, UM, THAT IS GIVEN TO THE SELLER, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DISCLOSE THAT TO THE BUYER.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE THEN, HEY, THERE'S A MESSY LAWSUIT AND HEY, THE CITY MIGHT GET NAMED ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S OUR ORDINANCE.
UH, THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY, I DON'T KNOW IF I QUITE SUPPORT THAT.
AND, AND THE ISSUE IS NO CHAIN OF CUSTODY, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE AND IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE NOW AND IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY INCLUDING REALTORS.
BUT IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND SOMEBODY SAYS, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THAT HOUSE? AND YOU WERE CUTTING FROM PART LINDA SHARING LAND.
WELL, I WANT IT, THAT RESEARCH MAY NOT GET DONE.
I FIND IT HARD TIME LAYING THAT ON THE REALTOR BECAUSE THEY'RE AN AGENT, BUT THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE IN THE SAME WAY THAT AN OWNER IS.
THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT STUFF OPENLY, BUT I'M, I MEAN, MOST OF US ARE IN, WE'RE SO EXCITED TO GET A DANG HOUSE.
AND WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT.
I'M KIND OF LIKE T IF THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S 25 YEARS, AS LONG AS THERE'S A STOP DATE ON IT, UH, THEN I'M OKAY WITH IT.
SO ARE WE FORCING THAT PERSON TO BUILD A GARAGE BEFORE THEY CAN SELL THE HOME? BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO A CRAPPY THING.
I LOSE A JOB AND I NEED TO SELL MY HOUSE.
I THINK IT GOES RIGHT ALONG WITH THE HOUSE.
THERE'S THE PLANE GOES WITH THAT.
AND WHAT KIND OF PLAN IS IT? IS IT AN ENGINEERED SET OF PLANS OR IS IT JUST, THERE WAS A PLAN IN PLACE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS GRUDGE A BIT BUILT BY DECEMBER 31ST, 2040.
AND WHAT IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY'RE NOT, THAT'S WHEN YOU START HITTING THEM WITH, WITH THE FIVE, WHAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY? THERE'S SO MANY, AND THIS IS FIFTHS.
WE DON'T HAVE BOATS AND THEY CAN DO THEN IS GO SELL THE HOUSE.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, THEY CAN GO SELL THE HOUSE AND CAN'T AFFORD LIVE.
I THINK THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO COME UP OFTEN AT ALL.
AND THERE MAY BE MORE HOMES IN THE CITY THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A GARAGE.
HOW MANY HAVE WE DISCUSSED? AND HOW MANY HAVE WE DISCUSSED? WHO EXACTLY.
SO I, I, RICK, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
HOW MANY OF YOU DISCUSSED BEFORE THIS? NONE.
BUT I THINK THAT WHAT REALLY GENERATES THIS FOR ME IS THE COMPLAINT.
NEIGHBOR DOESN'T HAVE A GARAGE ORDINANCE SAYS YOU NEED THEM.
WHY ISN'T THE CITY ENFORCING ITS ORDINANCES? AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE DISCUSSING IT IS WE EITHER ENFORCE THIS OR WE CHANGE IT.
AND I WAS ORIGINALLY ONE SAYING, YOU GOT TO HAVE A GARAGE BECAUSE IT, TO ME, IT JUST FEELS WEIRD.
SOMEBODY WOULDN'T HAVE A GARAGE.
KURT, YOU CONVINCED ME THAT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER ON THE SALE OF THIS HOUSE, WHAT IT IS.
AND SO DO I CARE WHETHER MY NEIGHBOR TEARS DOWN HIS GARAGE USES IT FOR A BASKETBALL HOOP, PUTS A 10 BY 10,
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YOU KNOW, STORAGE SHED FOR HIS LITTLE THINGS AND HAS A YARD CREW MOW HIS LAWN.I'M NOT LOOKING IN MY NEIGHBOR'S YARD.
AND SO I'M KIND OF AT THE POINT WHERE WE JUST NIX THE NEED FOR A GARAGE, WHETHER IT'S AN EXISTING HOUSE OR A NEW HOUSE AND LET THE MARKET DECIDE.
I REALLY THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GARAGE.
I THINK ANYONE BUILDING A NEW HOUSE IS GOING TO HAVE ONE.
AND IF I BOUGHT A HOUSE IN MEADOWS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A GARAGE, I'D BUILT ONE, OR IF I HAD THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DO IT RIGHT OR SO I THINK IT'LL HONESTLY WORK ITSELF OUT.
AND THEN IT'S LESS THAT WE HAVE TO TRY TO DEAL WITH OR ENFORCE OR WRITE RULES AGAINST WHATEVER.
I GUESS WHAT I WOULD DO THOUGH, KURT IS I WOULD VOTE AGAINST YOUR PROPOSAL SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU'RE FORCING THE NEW GUY TO DO SOMETHING WE'RE NOT REQUIRING THE EXISTING HOMEOWNERS TO DO.
AND I'M THINKING WE TREAT EVERYBODY EQUALLY AND IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE MUCH TO CONVINCE ME TO AGREE WITH THAT EITHER.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ANYONE BUILDING A NEW HOME THAT DOESN'T HAVE A GARAGE PART OF THAT.
I WANT TO STOP RIGHT HERE AND SAY, YOU ARE TALK, YOU TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY METALS PLAQUES.
WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS AND YOU NEED TO EITHER ENFORCE IT AS IT'S WRITTEN OR MODIFIED A OR CHANGE IT.
UM, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I FEEL THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THE BEST WE CAN TO PROVIDE A SITUATION THAT EVERYBODY HERE IN THE CITY, METALS, PLACES HAPPY WITH, OR MOST OF THEM WILL BE.
AND THAT IT'S IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST IN HIS BEST INTEREST TO THE CITY.
NOW I WANT TO PUT THAT BACK UP BECAUSE FROM INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
I DON'T WANT TO GARAGE HERE DOWN.
IS THAT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY? I DON'T KNOW.
MARKET'S SO HOT RODS REALLY? IN THE FACT, FIVE YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OF A FACT THAT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, IT MIGHT BE MORE OF A FACTORY.
YOU PUTTING YOUR FAMILY IN THERE WITH, UM, I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE TO DO WHAT I THINK IS BEST.
WHAT WE THINK IS BEST FOR THE CITY.
AND I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT, BUT I DO THINK RICK IS RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT TO COME UP, MAKE THIS ORDINANCE TO LIVE BY THE MODEL.
AM I HEARING THAT WE WANT TO MODIFY BASICALLY? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? OKAY.
SO I'VE GOT, I GOT A LOT OF HEAD NODS DOWN THERE FROM MODIFY.
MAY WE CAN STIPULATE THAT ALL NEW HOUSES HAVE TO HAVE AN ATTACHED GARAGE INTEGRATED IN THE HOME.
ANYONE FROM TEARING DOWN A GARAGE AFTER THE FACT.
OH, YOU MEAN BUILDING IT? AND THEN, SO I'M JUST READING MY TEXT, I GUESS I WOULDN'T REQUIRE IT TO BE ATTACHED TO IT.
UM, PART OF THE REASON WHY PEOPLE LIKE MEADOWS, PLACES, WE HAVE LARGER LOTS, THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
WE CAN HAVE DETACHED GARAGE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LOT SPACE FOR US OR IT, UH, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM, SO FOR ME LOOKING AT 1 53 0 7 3, IF WE JUST ELIMINATED NUMBER THREE, WHICH SAYS EVERY BUILDING SITE WITHIN ANY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT MUST HAVE A GARAGE AS DEFINED IN 1 53 0 1 6, HAVE WE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM? YOU CAN ACTUALLY REMOVE BOTH BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE GARAGE IS REFERENCED IN THE CODE BOOK.
WE COULD DOUBLE CHECK THAT, BUT YEAH, WELL, BUT IF, I GUESS WE SHOULD, INSTEAD OF THAT, WE SHOULD SAY, MAY HAVE, INSTEAD OF MUST HAVE THAT WAY, WE KEEP THE DEFINITION OF GARAGE AND THEN THE DEFINITION OF GARAGE, WHETHER WE NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP AND SAY, IT'S GOT TO KEEP THE GARAGE DOORS OR NOT.
I'LL I DON'T, THAT'S KIND OF ME UP TO THE ATTORNEYS.
IT'S UP TO WELL, DOES THAT GO WITH THE, WE CAN'T REGULATE BUILDING MATERIAL AT THAT POINT? NO, NOT NECESSARILY.
UM, LET ME SUBMIT THIS TO YOU GUYS FROM A CITY STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
UM, WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE ORDINANCES, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IT FROM THE PLACE OF, IS IT ENFORCEABLE? AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A DETACHED GARAGE, RIGHT, THAT'S PRETTY EASY TO IDENTIFY IF SOMEBODY KNOCKS IT DOWN,
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BUT IF IT'S AN ATTACHED GARAGE AND THEY CONVERT THAT ATTACHED GARAGE INTO A BEDROOM OR A KID'S PLAY ROOM OR A POKER ROOM, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, WE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND THAT OUT UNTIL PERHAPS THE HOUSE IS SOLD OR SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS.AND YET THE CONSEQUENCE OF EITHER ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS THE SAME FROM THE CITY PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT? SO ONE OF THEM IS A LOT MORE EASY TO FIND.
AND THEN ONE OF THEM IS A LOT MORE EASY TO HIDE.
SO FROM AN ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE GOT, GOTTA BE CAREFUL AS A STAFF.
I MEAN, WE NEVER WANT TO BE ACCUSED OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT, BUT SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER AND MORE OBVIOUS THAN OTHERS.
AND YET THE ORDINANCE SAYS TO DO THE SAME THING FOR BOTH SITUATIONS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DIDN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER.
AND IT DOESN'T MAKE IT EASIER FOR STAFF.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY THAT WELL, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M SAYING.
YOU KNOW, IF WE JUST HAVE SOMETHING THAT SOMEHOW STATES THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP THE GARAGE DOORS IN PLACE, WHETHER IT'S ATTACHED OR DETACHED, THEY CAN PUT SHEET, ROCK SIX INCHES BEHIND THAT DOOR AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT IN THAT ROOM.
AIR CONDITIONED, IT PLAYROOM, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
UM, AND THEN AS FAR AS WE JUST CHANGED MUST HAVE TOO MAY HAVE.
AND WHETHER YOU'VE GOT A GARAGE OR NOT, YOU CAN DO IT DETACHED, DETACHED, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
AND I THINK IT JUST KIND OF ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM.
RICK LINK, LET ME TOSS SOMETHING OUT.
WHAT YOU JUST SAID, LET'S SAY THAT WE'VE GOT A GARAGE OR ATTACHED OR DETACHED DOESN'T MATTER.
BUT AS YOU DRIVE BY THE STREET, IT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE.
AND FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, IT IS STILL A GARAGE.
EVEN BY THIS DEFINITION, YOU'RE JUST NOT USING IT PARKED CARS.
BUT MOST OF THE PEOPLE SAY MOST A GREAT NUMBER OF THE PEOPLE HERE.
COULDN'T GET A CAR IN THERE ON A BIT.
SO I GOT TO MOVE A COUPLE OF SAWS AND I CAN GET IN MY GARAGE, BUT WOULD THAT, THAT WOULD DO IT NOW.
THE PROBLEM IS NICK JUMPING HERE, I'M JUST WRONG.
I THINK THAT THE WORDING IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE SUCH THAT IT, I THINK, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME ISSUE WITH THE WORDING.
RICK IDEA, RICK'S IDEA WOULD PROBABLY BE THE SIMPLEST, JUST REPEAL IT WELL AND JUST DO NOTHING.
BUT IF WE REPEAL THREE, WHICH THEN TAKES OUT THE DEFINITION OF GARAGE, THEN WE CAN'T SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP THE GARAGE DOORS.
AND WE DO HAVE TO BE KIND OF CAREFUL ON THE DESIGN BECAUSE YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY STATE LAW WON'T LET US DETERMINE WHAT MATERIALS PEOPLE CAN USE BETTER.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD PASS LEGAL MUSTER TO SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A GARAGE.
WOULD IT BE FAIR TO AT THIS POINT, NICK, TO SAY, LET US PUT THIS ASIDE.
I THINK YOU'VE KIND OF GOT A DIRECTION OF, OF HOW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN WORD AND CHECK THE LEGAL TO SEE IF IT PASSED LEGAL MUSTER.
WELL, TECH TO ME, TO ME, YOU KNOW, BEING AN ENCLOSURE DESIGNED TO YOU TO USE THE STORAGE OF AT LEAST TWO AUTOMOBILES.
LET'S, LET'S SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NEW OWNER WANTS TO START STORING CARS BACK IN THERE.
YOU KNOCKED DOWN ONE, ONE WALL, PUT THE RAILS BACK IN AND YOU GOT A GARAGE AGAIN.
THAT'S WHY I SAY YOU GOT TO, YOU CAN'T CHANGE OUT THE STRUCTURE OF THAT FRONT WALL.
AND SO THAT IT, THE GARAGE DOORS ARE GONE.
CAUSE THAT YOU'RE MAINTAINING A GARAGE, THEY JUST CHANGED THE PURPOSE.
THAT'S THE DEFINITION QUESTION.
I MEAN, INSTEAD OF SAYING DESIGNED TO BE USED, WE CAN SAY SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE LOOSE, LIKE CAN BE USED OR MAYBE USED, COULD BE USED SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
LET'S TRY TO PUT, PUT SOME LANGUAGE TOGETHER TO ALLOW US TO USE PROJ.
SO WE'VE GOT THAT PORTION OF IT TIED DOWN.
WHAT ABOUT THE PORTION OF WE'VE GOT A COUPLE HOUSES? SO WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN IS IS THAT IF YOU DO HAVE THAT DETACHED GARAGE, YOU CAN'T DEMOLISH IT, BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY CONVERT IT.
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE, WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE HERE.
WE'VE GOT TWO HOMES THAT WE ARE NO, IF WE CHANGE IT TO MAY HAVE A GARAGE, THEY CAN TEAR THAT GARAGE DOWN.
IF WE GOT TO MAY HAVE, I THINK YOU'RE BOTH OKAY WITH THAT.
SO NUMBER THREE DOWN THERE WOULD BASICALLY SAY EVERY BUILDING
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INSTEAD OF MUST HAVE.AND THEN UP TOP ON THE DEFINITIONS, WE WOULD SAY IT'S AN ENCLOSURE THAT COULD BE, OR CAN BE USED IN THE STORAGE.
THAT WAY WE'RE TREATING EXISTING HOMEOWNERS THE SAME AS FUTURE HOMEOWNERS, GIVING THE HOMEOWNERS THE OPTION OF WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR GARAGE OR THAT YEAH.
AND WE CAN JUST KIND OF MOVE ON FROM THERE.
WE'RE JUST GETTING AWAY FROM THE MUSTS AND THE SHOWERS AND GETTING TO THE MAZE AND THE CANS.
UM, KEEP IN MIND COUNCIL THAT JUST LIKE MOST EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS CODE BOOK, THIS ISN'T THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO IN THE NEXT MEETING, WHAT WE DO ONCE WE HAVE THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED, THEN WE'LL CREATE AN ORDINANCE.
WE'LL GET PNC TO GIVE YOU GUYS A RECOMMENDATION AND THEN WE CAN CHANGE IT.
THAT MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
CAN WE ADD IT ON TO THE PUBLIC? WELL, WE'VE ALREADY GOT TWO.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE, THOSE OTHER TWO.
WELL, ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE A NON-EVENT THE SECOND ONE MAY HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE SHOW UP.
WE CAN HAVE THREE, YOU CAN'T ADD IT TO APRIL 26.
CAUSE IT HAS TO BE CALLED BY ORDINANCE AND IT'S NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA.
CAN WE DO IT? AND THEN, I MEAN, CAN WE CALL A QUICK, SPECIAL MEETING AND JUST DO ONE ITEM TO ABSOLUTELY.
IT JUST HAS TO BE CALLED BY ORDINANCE.
SO WE CAN DO THAT AS A QUICK ONE ITEM AGENDA, YOU KNOW, FIVE MINUTE MEETING.
NOBODY'S GOING TO SHOW UP ON THE SIGN ORDINANCE.
WHAT? YOU DON'T KNOW THAT MAN, WE'RE GOING TO PACK THIS JOINT.
NOBODY SHOWED UP TO TALK ABOUT THE DOGS.
I NEED TO CLIP THIS OVER A ROCK AND READ IT.
UM, WE WERE AT THIS POINT MOVING ON TO, I DON'T REMEMBER 16 CONSIDERATION CREATE THE NEW CHAPTER 96 SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT PROCEDURES IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, CODE OF ORDINANCES.
UM, BASICALLY WE'VE GOT A, WE'VE GOT A FORM THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO FILL OUT, MAN.
IT JUST THINK IT'S PUT IN A DRAWER.
UM, SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PA THE PARAMETERS ON SPECIAL EVENTS, DEFINING THEM, UH, ET CETERA.
AND IT NEEDS TO BE PUT TOGETHER.
UM, IT SAYS IN HERE STAFF HAS GOTTEN TOGETHER TO BRAINSTORM.
UH, SO NICK, I WOULD, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL HAVE COME UP AS, CAUSE THIS IS REALLY MORE COMPLICATED THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS.
WHAT'S THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF, OR WHERE DOES THIS GET TRIGGERED? WHAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE? WELL, LET'S LOOK THROUGH HERE.
I HAVE, I HAVEN'T HAD IT MEMORIZED YET.
A LOT OF THIS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE TOOK THE EXISTING FORM THAT WE'VE GOT ON FILE AND WE COPIED AND PASTED.
WE ALSO GRABBED A FEW SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS FROM OTHER CITIES, UM, PICKED OUT WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE GOOD AND IMPORTANT FOR STAFF AND ALSO INSERTED THOSE.
UM, JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, WHEN WE, WHEN WE CREATED THIS, WE GOT TOGETHER THE SENIOR STAFF, INCLUDING PARKS AND, UH, POLICE, AND SOME OTHERS ARE PUBLIC WORKS.
PD WAS THERE, BUT, UM, AND PUBLIC WORKS AND, UM, UH, CREATED THIS WITH, WITH ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENTAL IMPACTS IN MIND.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A, UH, A THRESHOLD FOR, UM, NUMBER OF ATTENDEES.
UH, REALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY FIRST WOULD A DEFINITION ON THE DEFINITIONS THAT TRIGGERS A, WHAT A SPECIAL EVENT WOULD BE AND WHAT WOULD NEED A PERMIT.
SO IT WOULD BE THAT NON-ROUTINE ORGANIZED ACTIVITY, UH, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS INVOLVING THE USE OF, OR HAVING IMPACT UPON CITY, PROPERTY, CITY FACILITIES, CITY RESOURCES, PARKS, SIDEWALKS, ET CETERA.
SO DESPITE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, IF IT HAS AN IMPACT UPON ANY OF THOSE THINGS, THEN WE WOULD REQUIRE THAT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
I GUESS, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, I DON'T WANT TO START CATCHING THE BIRTHDAY PARTIES IN THE PARK WITH 20 OR 30 PEOPLE WHERE I WANT TO START.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT 250 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AT THE PARK AND THEY'RE THROWING LITTER EVERYWHERE.
THAT'S THE ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
AND SO TO ME, WE NEED A NUMBER THRESHOLD WHERE THIS TRIGGERS IN.
UM, AND, AND IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT THE EVENT IS FOR IT'S, YOU KNOW, ARE THEY GONNA OVERFLOW? THE, THE, THE GARBAGE CANS ARE GOING TO, THEY'RE GOING TO OVERFLOW THE, THE BATHROOM OVER THERE BY THE KIDDIE PARK.
UM, WHAT YOU COULD DO IS ON A 96.01, YOU CAN PUT THAT, POP THAT NUMBER THRESHOLD AND SAY AN HAS AN IMPACT UPON CITY PROPERTY.
SO YOU COULD SAY X NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND ALSO HAS THAT IMPACT UPON, UH, I WILL SAY ALONG THOSE SAME LINES,
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I WENT OUT TO THE PARK ONE SUNDAY ON, AFTER I WAS COMING BACK FROM CHURCH BECAUSE THE SATURDAY EVENING, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SATURDAY EVENING THAT YOU COULDN'T FIND A PARKING LOT PARKING SPACE.THE PAVILION WAS, AND THEY WERE HAVING A BIRTHDAY PARTY AND THEY WERE COOKING OUT AND THEY HAD ALL KINDS OF STUFF GOING.
AND THEY WERE, UH, DRINKING OUT OF HAND CONTAINERS, UM, FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES.
AND THEN THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WAS PACKED UP.
NONE OF THAT GARBAGE CANS WERE OVERFLOWED, EXCEPT THEY WERE ALL IN BIG GARBAGE BAGS.
I THINK THOSE PEOPLE, IF I WERE TO PICK THE NUMBER, SAY 150, THEY MIGHT'VE GONE OVER IT.
SO IS THAT THE KIND OF THING YOU'RE HAVING IN MIND JUST IN CASE OR WHERE, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? WELL, I THINK THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A DEPOSIT AND LET, LET, LET'S PICK A NUMBER OF 50 AND THEY PUT A DEPOSIT AND THEN IF OUR STAFF GOES OUT THERE AND THERE'S TRASH EVERYWHERE, YOU DON'T GET THE DEPOSIT BACK.
BUT IF YOU CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF, THEN THE DEPOSIT COMING.
I DON'T REMEMBER 17 FOR EVENTS SITTING IN HELLO, CITY PROPERTY.
AND THAT'S THE ONES I CARE ABOUT A CONDITIONAL REFUND AND DEPOSIT 200 BUCKS UP TO 200 PEOPLE, 300 NUMBER 2 0 1 TO 500, 500 MORE FOR 500 MORE.
UH, IF THAT, UM, AND THEY'LL BE ISSUED A REFUND WITHIN 14 DAYS OF THE EVENT, IF IT'S CLEANED IN IT, IS THAT COVERED? WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED WITH? WELL, ONE IS CLEANUP AND ONE IS WHEN YOU GET TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THRESHOLD, I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE TO HIRE OFF DUTY OFFICERS TOO.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, WELL, I MEAN, IT LET'S SAY THE YACHT GROUP GETS TOGETHER AND WANTS TO HAVE, HAVE A BUNCH OF PLAY OF BOATS OUT THERE ON OUR LAKE.
AND THEY'RE BRINGING IN 750 PEOPLE.
DO OUR OFFICERS HAVE TO MONITOR THAT OR DO WE SAY THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE THEIR OWN POLICE PRESENCE? UM, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK OUR OFFICERS WANT TO HAVE TO BE OUT THERE WATCHING OVER 750 PEOPLE.
WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYBODY IN THE CITY IF THEY ARE.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SPECIAL EVENT, I CONSIDER IT LARGE EVENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, AT CERTAIN THRESHOLDS YOU SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS.
ONE THRESHOLD IS HAVE A DEPOSIT, HIGHER THRESHOLD, HAVE YOUR OWN OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE CHURCH WANTED TO GO IN WHERE TDA IS.
AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A CONGREGATION OF OVER 5,000 PEOPLE HERE EVERY WEEKEND.
AND WE WERE LIKE, OKAY, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENFORCE THAT? BECAUSE OUR OFFICERS CAN HANDLE YOUR ACTIVITY AND OUR ACTIVITY.
WE'VE GOT A THING IN HERE ABOUT THE APPLICANT SHALL REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE COST OF POLICE PROTECTION, SECURITY, CROWD CONTROL.
BUT CHIEF, LET ME ASK YOU, UM, WE'RE SITTING HERE FLOUNDERING FOR A NUMBER.
UM, I THINK THE NUMBER'S ALSO DECIDED, UH, DEPENDS A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT THE ACTIVITY IS.
UM, AT WHAT POINT DO YOU SAY, HEY, THEY NEED TO GET OUTSIDE.
THERE WERE SEVERAL VARIATION VARIABLES BESIDES JUST THE NUMBER IT'S AS THERE'S ALCOHOL SERVED OR WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHEN YOU GET INTO THOSE WHERE THEY CAN IMPACT THE SERVICES OF POLICE, LET'S SAY THAT WE HAVE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
THEY'RE PARKING ILLEGALLY, THEY'RE BLOCKING DRIVEWAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR SERVICES.
THEN YES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET INVOLVED IN, IS GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE SERVICES.
UH, AS FAR AS THE NUMBER, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A PARK EVENT, YOU KNOW, UM, IT WOULD BE WISE TO HAVE A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, WHATEVER YOU DECIDE THAT, UH, IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE HIRE OFF DUTY OFFICERS, AND IT WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO RIGHT, UH, FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO RPD, SINCE WE'RE FAMILIAR AND COULD GET OUR RESOURCES THERE QUICKER THAN ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
I'LL THROW SOME NUMBERS OUT AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, TRIGGER THIS UNTIL YOU GO OVER 50 PEOPLE.
NOW, TRUTHFULLY, IF YOU GOT 53 PEOPLE, WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO COME MONICA, COUNT YOUR, YOUR GROUP AND RICK AND FORTUNATE REELS.
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PEOPLE.SO TYPICALLY NOT RUN SEVERAL EXTRA JOBS.
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, OFF DUTY JOBS.
AND TYPICALLY IT'S 100 PEOPLE YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, YOU START GETTING IT WHERE YOU NEED OFFICERS.
AND IF YOU CAN HAVE ALCOHOL AND YOU HAVE 150 IS THREE, SO YOU COULD PUT THOSE PARAMETERS IN THERE AND I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP WITH THAT.
I'D SAY LET'S GET THE CHIEF'S LIST OF, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO THEY USE MOST EVENTS, TRIGGER OFFICERS AND KIND OF GO FROM THERE.
AS FAR AS THE OFFICER'S SIDE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE LIVE WITH IT.
AND I MEAN, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF THE HUNDREDS COMFORTABLE FOR SOMEPLACE ELSE, WE NEED TO BOUNCE IT DOWN TO 75.
UM, AND SAYING, HEY, COME OUT HERE WITH 75 PEOPLE, YOU NEED TO BE HIRING ABOUT US POLICE, POLICE OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER AT FIRST REFUSED, WELL, FIRST RIDER REFUSAL.
WE CAN WORK EVERYTHING, BUT AT LEAST IF WE ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, OUR RADIOS THAT ARE GOING TO GET OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO LET ME JUST CONFINED SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED A SPECIAL EVENTS ORDINANCE.
UM, WE DO HAVE, WE'VE GOT A GREAT FORUM, SO I MIGHT AS WELL, I HAVE AN ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ORDINANCE ON IT.
SO, YOU KNOW, FROM COUNCIL POINT OF VIEW IS 50 THE RIGHT NUMBER.
MY, MY PARENTS' FAMILY WAS LARGE.
MY D THERE WERE 10 IN MY DAD'S FAMILY, SEVEN IN MY MOM'S FAMILY.
WHEN WE HAD OUR FAMILY GET TOGETHER, WE WOULD EASILY BUST 50 PEOPLE.
SO IS IT A HUNDRED? I MEAN, I'M JUST THROWING NUMBERS OUT THERE.
I GOING DO A FAMILY REUNION ON, ON, ON THAT SIDE.
SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS HOW DOES THIS AFFECT, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER EVENTS WE DO THE SCHOOL DOES THE OLD TOWN MEADOWS, UH, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
DOES THAT FALL INTO THIS AS WELL? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? YEP.
YEAH, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DEFINITION.
SO IF IT DOES IMPACT CITY FACILITY, CITY, PROPERTY, CITY RESOURCES, THEN YES.
AND SOME OF THIS IS DISCRETION.
SO THE WAY THIS WOULD WORK IS ONCE THEY FILL OUT THE APPLICATION, IT WOULD THEN GET ROUTED THROUGH STAFF AND THEN THE DIFFERENT MOBILE SIGN OFF TYPE, CORRECT MULTIPLE SIGN-OFFS.
AND THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS WOULD LOOK AT THEIR PLAN, LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE SERVING ALCOHOL, ET CETERA.
AND THEN THE STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE INFORMATION, ET CETERA, BEFORE WE ACTUALLY ISSUE THE PERMIT.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE DEPOSIT AREA? DOES PTO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DEPOSIT AS WELL BEFORE? SO THE WAY THE COUNTY HANDLES THIS IS, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE FEES TO USE CERTAIN OTHER COUNTY EVENTS OR THE TENTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHEN CERTAIN NONPROFIT GROUPS WANT TO USE IT, IT JUST COMES TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THEY WAIVED THE FEE.
UM, I MEAN, THEY DON'T GET PLANNED SOMETIME TILL TWO WEEKS.
WELL, WELL THEN IF YOU DIDN'T, IF YOU DIDN'T PLAN IN ADVANCE, YOU'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH A DEPOSIT.
I MEAN, OLD TOM MEADOWS, TO ME, WE MIGHT WAIVE IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, JUST IF WE ADOPT THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THE EVENT OR MAKE THIS EFFECTIVE 60 DAYS AFTER WE APPROVE JUST FOR THINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN THE WOODS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ONCE IT BECOMES, YOU KNOW, ALL THE TIME, THAT WAS AS A YEARLY THING, THEY SHOULD KNOW ONCE WE GET IT IN PLACE.
SO WE ARE WHERE WE ARE THROUGH DISCUSSING WHETHER, WELL, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT WE WANT MORE.
SECONDLY, WE'RE WAITING AND WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME INPUT FROM THE CHIEF.
WE'LL SIT DOWN, PICK A NUMBER INSURANCES.
UM, I DON'T WANT IT, YOU WOULD PUT REMIND REMINDERS THAT BE AFFECTED THAT SOMETHING DATE, UH, WHEN A 60 OR 90 DAYS OUT THERE.
UM, WE'LL PUT THIS BACK TOGETHER.
WE'LL WE CAN JUST DO THIS NEXT MONTH IF IT'S READY.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT AND CONSIDERED IT AND DETERMINED HOW TO CREATE IT.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON BACK OUT OF NUMBER 17 DISCUSSION TO CONSIDERATION REGARDING A FLASHING SCHOOLS ZONE SIGN ON DORRANCE.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING, UH, I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH COUNSEL.
UH, IT'S BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR NOW, BUT I REMEMBER RUNNING INTO AN OFFICER, UH, ONE DAY AFTER SCHOOL, AFTER HE HAD JUST WRITTEN A TICKET TO SOMEONE SPEEDING THROUGH THE SCHOOL ZONE.
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I SAID, MAN, WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? AND, UH, HE SAID, WELL, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE THE SIGN.THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A SCHOOL ZONE.
AND EVER SINCE THEN THAT STUCK WITH ME.
UM, AND NOW I KNOW IT COULD BE AN EXCUSE, COULD BE TRUE.
WE DON'T KNOW, BUT I, I UNDERSTAND, UM, I GIVE PEOPLE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT TOO MUCH SOMETIMES, BUT EVERY DAY, MOST, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DAYS I'M SITTING IN MY OFFICE.
I SEE IT VERY OFTEN WHERE PEOPLE TOTALLY, THEY, THEY DO LOOK CLUELESS THAT IT IS A SCHOOL ZONE ON DORRANCE.
WE HAVE ONE LITTLE SIGN, UM, AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING THE FLASHING LIGHTS AT BEGINNING OF SCHOOL ZONES.
UH, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE SCHOOLS AROUND US, BARRINGTON, DULLES, DULLES, UM, SUGAR MILL, UM, YOU NAME IT ALMOST EVERY SCHOOL YOU CAN THINK OF IN THE ISD HAS THOSE FLASHING LIGHTS, AT LEAST ON THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE THERE WHERE PEOPLE KNOW IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE.
UM, I, I SEE SPEEDERS EVERY DAY.
SOME OF THEM ARE SPEEDING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SPEED AND THEY DON'T CARE.
SOME OF THEM ARE SPEEDING BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE.
UH, I WANTED TO BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I I'D LOVE, I'D LOVE TO GIVE ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR BOX TO KEEP OUR KIDS SAFE.
UM, MY KIDS CROSS THE STREET EVERY SINGLE DAY, T AS KIDS, A KID, ONE OF THEM CROSSES THAT STREET EVERY DAY.
UM, WE SEE IT, WE SEE THE SPEEDERS.
WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN ADD ANOTHER LITTLE LAYER THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE REALIZE IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE AND PLEASE SLOW DOWN, I'M FOR IT.
OF COURSE, UM, COST IS $7,500 A PIECE.
UH, SO NOW, UH, THEY ARE, SHOULD BE A ONE-TIME COST.
I'M SURE AT SOME POINT THERE'LL BE MAINTENANCE, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THERE'S GOING TO BE MAINTENANCE ON THEM.
AND NEXT DECISION AND, AND THEY ARE SOLAR POWERED.
SO HOLD ON, THEY WOULD BE SOLAR POWERED.
SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO RUN ELECTRICAL LINES TO IT.
OR BRIAN DORRANCE IS OUR BUSIEST STREET AND IT'S ALSO THE CUT-THROUGH.
SO, SO MANY CARS ARE CUTTING THROUGH MEADOWS PLACE OUT TO DAIRY ASHFORD THAT DON'T LIVE IN MEADOWS PLACE.
AREN'T FAMILIAR THAT THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE.
DON'T LOOK AT THE LITTLE SIGN THAT SAYS SCHOOL ZONE.
THOSE ARE THE ONES WE NEED TO TARGET MORE THAN PEOPLE GOING DOWN, BRIGHTON WHO ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS.
IS THAT 7,500? IS THAT A SMART SIGN? MEANING IT OFF AND ON WHEN, ONLY DURING SCHOOL, NORMALLY DURING SCHOOL ZONE, IT'S PROGRAMMABLE.
THEY'RE PRO THEY'RE PROGRAMMABLE.
AND IF WE'VE GOT THE SYSTEM IN PLACE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY PROGRAM THEM REMOTELY.
ROB, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BE GET HAVING A TRAFFIC COUNTS ON DORY? THOSE ARE COMPLETED, SIR.
I'D HADN'T GOTTEN THE REPORT BACK.
WELL, LET'S GO OVER TOMORROW AND THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT ON DOING THIS.
UM, WE HAD, WE HAD FOUR LOCATIONS.
THE, UH, DORIS HAD THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
DARREN SAID THE DOG PARK MONTECITO AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT INTERSECTION OF, UM, MR. REPORT KIRKWOOD.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THIS DATA OR GREASE DOWN.
I'M NOT, NOT GO OUT THERE OFTEN ENOUGH, NOT OFTEN ENOUGH.
SO THAT HAS BEEN MY CONTENTION, BUT NOT AS MANY PEOPLE SPEEDING AS WE THINK THIS WILL TELL US, I WANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
IT DIDN'T TELL US HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING.
DURING THE SOTAL IT'LL SAY DURING, FROM, FROM THREE 15 UNTIL UNTIL 3 45.
IT WAS, IT WAS THE CHEAPEST WE COULD GET THEN YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING TO GET COUNTS.
UH, WE'RE GETTING NURSE BACK THEN.
THEY DID TELL US HOW FAST, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING IT UP.
IF WAS, SO CHARLIE WAS USED TO, WHEN WE WERE RUNNING OUR OWN COUNTERS, IT WOULD GIVE US, UM, BOTH SPEED AND VOLUME.
THE COUNTERS WE HAVE WERE SO OLD, WE COULDN'T EVEN GET THEM REPAIRED.
TH THERE ARE SO IN THEIR HANDS, WE STARTED THE REPAIR CYCLE.
I'LL HAVE TO COMPLETE IT WITHOUT JUST RE NOT ONLY INCREASE THE VALUE FOR RESALE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO UPGRADE TO THEM SOFTWARE ANYWAY.
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AND THEN THE DAYS, SORRY, WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD, BUT HERE'S THE DEAL, THOSE THINGS.AND I BROUGHT THEM DOWN AROUND THE BAPTIST WITH RICK ON THESE THINGS, UM, ONLINE, YOU'RE SPEEDING, OR YOUR NAP, 37 MILES AN HOUR.
THAT WAS, I THINK THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY USELESS.
ONCE YOU PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU GUYS, NOBODY'S GOING TO LOOK OUT THERE AND GO ON TO PUT SCHOOL SIGNS UP.
AND IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING.
AND I THINK WE OUGHT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT RIGHT.
AND HAVE WE GOT THE FUNDING THAT WOULD COME ON THEM AND THAT, UH, UH, YOUR BUDGET? YES, SIR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO ITEMS, 7,500 BUCKS OR 7,500 EACH.
I'VE GOT THAT IN SO MUCH STREET FUND.
SO WE WON'T BE GETTING REPAIRED.
IT'S NOT GETTING THERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE SIGNS.
SO WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT? WELL, JUST THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER NEEDS TO TELL YOU IT'S GOT A LIMITED LIFE LIFE.
ONCE THEY BEEN UP FOR A FEW WEEKS, IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME AS THE STATIC SIGNS.
THEY EITHER CARE OR THEY DON'T THAT THEY'RE IN A SCHOOL ZONE OR IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S CUTTING THROUGH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
AND DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THERE'S A SCHOOL THERE AND THERE'S, BUT I CAN TELL YOU ON WEST AIRPORT, ON ANY OF THE OTHER STREETS, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT JUST DON'T CARE.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO JUST GO UNLESS THEY SEE AN OFFICER.
THERE'S NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE RIGHT.
UM, I'M NOT SO SURE IT'S A HIGH AS A ONCE A MONTH.
HE'D HAVE BEEN COMING UP TO SPEAK GOING BACK IN MY DAY.
WE DIDN'T NEED THESE FLASH AND SIGNS.
COUNSEL, Y'ALL HAVE HEARD THAT.
UH, WE CAN, UH, UTILIZE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE ROAD ROAD FEES THAT WILL ONE DAY WITH THESE.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION ON THAT? I DON'T THINK WHEN THEY DO YOU JUST TO CONCEDE A CONCESSION OF AGREEMENT, IT'S NOT 50,000 MICROPHONES.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL TWO OF THE FLASHING SCHOOLS, ZONE SIGNS ON DORRANCE, UH, BOTH EAST AND WEST OF THE SCHOOL AT THE SCHOOL ZONE LINE.
WHEN FLASHING BACK IN THE DAY, I GOT BUSTED BY THAT LAYER AND HAD TO PAY A FINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
YOU GOT TO KEEP THE TIMES ON THERE BECAUSE IF THE FLASHER OR, UM, SO THAT'S A NO, IS THAT STILL A SECOND? KELLY.
WE'VE GOT A SECOND BACK PUT WHEN FLASHING AND THE SIGN MALFUNCTIONS AND YOU CAN'T WRITE TICKETS ON IT.
YOU GOT TO CUT OUT THE TIME FOR IT.
DOESN'T TAKE UP OUR WHOLE STREET, UH, FIND AS TAKE $15,000, BUT WE STILL HAVE A BALANCE TO ADDRESS ISSUES AS WELL.
AND LET ME ASK A REALLY DELIBERATE QUESTION BEFORE WE DO THIS, WHERE EXACTLY ARE THESE TWO SIGNS GOING TO GO ON THE, AT THE SCHOOL ZONE LINE ON DORRANCE, EAST AND WEST OF THE SCHOOL? TH TH THE FIRST APPROACH ONE IS YOU GET THERE NOW.
SO, I MEAN, I GET WITH ROD ON THAT.
UM, WE PROBABLY NEED TO CHECK BUYBOARD.
THESE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE ON BUYBOARD.
UH, LET ME KNOW WHAT MANUFACTURER IT IS.
CAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD.
AND SO WE'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ONE THAT HAS A GOOD QUALITY.
AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I HAVE $50,000 IN, IN THAT BUDGET LINE, BUDGET ITEM FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR FOR THE STREETS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, WE CAN ALWAYS RATIFY THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING, BRINGING BUDGET AMENDMENT AND FEND IT THAT WAY.
IT'S UP TO Y'ALL OR WE CAN ABSORB IT IN THE BUDGET EITHER WAY.
LET'S JUST ABSORB IT IN THE BUDGET FOR THE TIME BEING.
IF A NEED COMES UP, WE CAN ADDRESS IT.
UM, NOW SINCE YOU'RE ASKING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, IF BROAD AND BRIT GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE THAT WHERE KURT AND I WANT TO PUT THEM IN EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO,
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UH, WE CAN EITHER USE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE LATITUDE.UH, WHAT HAVE I GOT NOW? WE NEED TO MOVE INTO, UM, THIS IS ITEM G AUDIENCE COMMENTS FOR ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.
ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME UP AND TALK TO US GET THREE MINUTES AND YOU DO WHAT? YEAH.
I TALKED TO SHARON, SHE'S A NEW MANAGER AT MEADOWS PLACE, SENIOR VILLAGE.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO DO THE EASTER PROJECT.
I WILL BE COLLECTING EASTER EGGS CANDY.
DON'T GIVE IT TO ME TOO EARLY.
CAUSE I CAN BE TEMPTED A LITTLE GOODIES FOR THE BAG AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND HOPEFULLY DELIVERING THE WEEK OF APRIL THE 10TH WITH ALWAYS IN THE PAST EASTER, HALLOWEEN, CHRISTMAS, ET CETERA, TO ON 200 PLUS BAGS, THANKS TO OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
SO I POSTED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND I'LL BE HOPEFULLY GETTING THE WORD OUT.
OR YOU CAN SEND ME THE LINK FOR MAYBE A AMAZON.
AS SOON AS I GET HOME, I'LL WORK ON THE WISHLIST.
I'M GOING TO SEE IF THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CAN DECORATE PAPER BAGS FOR ME THIS YEAR, INSTEAD OF DOING THE CELLOPHANE ONES AND PUT A MORE PERSONAL TOUCH ON YEAH.
UH, DO ME A FAVOR, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND I'LL GET TOM TO PUT ON, POP IT UP AND WE'LL POST IT UP.
AND THAT'S, UH, Y'ALL REALLY WORK HARD ON THAT.
SO IF WE CAN GET YOU SOME SUPPORT, WE WILL.
SO SINCE KELLY GETS TO BE A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE, I'M GOING TO BE A MEMBER, CHECK ME OUT AND I'M GOING TO HIT START FOR THREE MINUTES.
CAUSE I KNOW I NEED TO, UM, I'M VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING FOR CONGRESSMAN TROY NAILS AND THAT WE HAVE HAD THE LARGEST TURNOUT IS MOBILE OFFICE.
UM, WE HAD THAT TODAY BETWEEN THREE AND SIX UP AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, A LOT OF FOLKS WERE THERE MARIANNE DIFFERENT THINGS.
SOME OF THEM STATES STUFF THAT, BUT THEY'LL STILL TAKE THE MESSAGE BACK, BUT A LOT OF THEM WAS FEDERAL STUFF.
AND A LOT OF IT WAS PEOPLE COMING BY AND SAYING, HEY, I JUST WANTED TO MEET HIM.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO METAL'S PLACE.
UM, THAT TYPE OF THING, WHICH THEY VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
PLUS I GOT SOME KIND OF MAGNET, THE GOODY BAG, UH, BUT IT WAS KINDA NICE TO SEE CONGRESSMAN DELL'S STAFF, UH, SITTING THERE WITH NOTHING BUT HIGH ACCOLADES, UH, ABOUT MEADOWS PLACE.
UH, I'VE INVITED THEM BACK AND COLEEN IN CASE YOU'RE LISTENING.
UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO, THEY'RE GOING TO DO A STAFF DAY IN OUR DISCOVERY AND NATURE CENTER.
UM, BUT ALSO I WANTED TO SAY, AND I MENTIONED IT EARLIER CAUSE I WAS VERY THRILLED TO HAVE MET YOU AND UH, APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR WORK AND ROD, THEY SAID, UH, THEY WERE REALLY TICKLED BECAUSE APPARENTLY THEY CAME OUT AND CHECKED OUR PAD OUT THERE.
AND WHEN WE SAID WE PUT IT OUT, THEY CAME OUT AND LOOKED AND YEAH, WE REALLY DID.
UH, SO, UH, UH, METAL PLACES IS IN GOOD STANDING STANDING RIGHT NOW WITH CONGRESSMAN NELL'S.
THEY'RE GOING TO TELL HIM, TALK TO HIM TOMORROW AND UH, TELL HIM THAT, UH, METAL'S PLACE HAD HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND, UH, WAS, UH, VERY INTERACTIVE.
UM, AND I THINK, UH, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD WAY TO ENDED UP WITH CHARLES TEAGUE, ME AND, UH, BRUCE PROBABLY LEFT OUT OF THERE GOING, I'M SORRY, I GOT TO GO.
UH, BUT UH, ANYWAY, IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE HIM HERE.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO TURNED OUT, UH, AND WE WILL BE HAVING IT AGAIN.
WITH THAT MOVING ON TO, OH YEAH.
ITEM G YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO, UM, AND FROM PEOPLE LIKE MARY, WHO SAID SHE'S HERE AND SHE WANTS TO START ATTENDING AND TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND GETTING INVOLVED,
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MAN.THAT'S ABOUT AS YOU STARTED, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, WOULD THAT MUST, SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US.
WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE REGULAR SESSION.
I'M GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A FIT ON THE 10 30.
ROB, WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT FIXED EIGHT, 15 OH, RICK'S HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE EVERYBODY WAVED FOR THE CAMERAS.
UM, DAY ONE IS DISCUSSED AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE, UM, COUNCIL ON NATIVE MOTION TO, UH, ADD THE $12,000 STIPEND TO THE DUTIES OF THE CHIEF AS AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OR STIPEND.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THIS STANDALONE SO THAT WHEN THE CHIEF RETIRES, WE CAN LOOK AT WHO IT GOES TO.
AS A STIPEND FOR THE POSITION OF EMERGENCY PREPARATION CURRENTLY HELD BY CURRENTLY.
AND REMEMBER YOU GUYS APPROVE THAT EVERY YEAR, UM, WHO IT IS GOING TO BE.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT POLICE CHIEF IT'S.
DOES THE MOTION NEED TO HAVE ANYTHING ABOUT HOW IT'S PAID OUT OR DOES THAT MATTER? WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING IS AS IT WAS IT BEING A STIPEND, IT'LL BE A SEPARATE LINE ITEM IN HIS PAY.
IT WILL NOT JUST FOLLOW HER SALARY PAID EVERY TWO WEEKS.
SO WE'LL PUT ON HERE, PAID BIWEEKLY AS A SEPARATE AND CHIEF KEEPS GOOD NOTES ON WHAT HE DOES TOO.
WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ANIMALS.
THE EVALUATION TO SEE ADMINISTRATOR AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2, 2 DASH 10.
MENDING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS AGREEMENT COUNCIL.
WE ALL JUST WENT THROUGH THAT.
UH, SO I NEED A MOTION TO AMENDED THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S AGREEMENT, SCRATCHING ITEMS ONE AND TWO, 1.1 0.1 AND 1.2 AND PLUGGING IN THE APPROPRIATE SALARY.
AND WE'RE CHANGING 1.1 TO INDEFINITE TERM.
WE'RE JUST MOVING IT UNDER EVA.
POINT ONE JUST CHANGES THE ONCE A MONTH.
AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE A SENTENCE? SO FAR? ONE, TWO.
WELL, SO, SO FAR NOBODY'S MOVED ON THIS.
GOT THE MOTION TERRY AS IT, UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? IT IS MOTION BY KELLY.
SECOND BY HURT EITHER DAVID OR TIA.
ANY POST HEARING, NONE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS ITEM.
K UH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS,
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WE ARE ADJOURNED.