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[City Council Meeting ]
ASKING YOU, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY NOW TO COME UP AND TALK TO US ABOUT ANY PARKING REGULATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING.UH, BASICALLY THAT THE NOVEMBER 15TH MEETING, UH, COUNCIL AGREED TO, UH, CHANGE, UH, THE ORDINANCE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
UM, AND WE ARE GONNA BE CHANGING, MAKING A COUPLE CHANGES, WHICH IS DEFINING BASICALLY THE LENGTH OF VEHICLES.
BEFORE IT WAS, IF ANY VEHICLE WAS OVER 20 FOOT IN LENGTH, IT WAS, THAT'S, SORRY, THAT'S 71.
AND, UM, ANYTHING THAT WEIGHED OVER 10,000 POUNDS WERE PROHIBITED.
WELL, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE OUT, UH, OUT THERE, DOWN, OR VEHICLES WE GOT THAT ARE OUT THERE BIGGER THAN THAT.
THAT WAS PART OF AN OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATION, UH, OUT OF, UH, THAT WERE MODIFYING, UH, AGAIN, NO TRUCK SEATING.
ONE TON CAPACITY WAS IN THE ORDINANCE.
WE'RE PULLING IT OUTTA THE ORDINANCE.
UM, IN ALL DISTRICTS, NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE PASSENGER CAR, UH, SHALL BE ALLOWED.
UH, SO WE'RE MODIFYING THOSE TWO ISSUES.
AND YOU HAVE DATA AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU WANT IT.
UM, OTHERWISE WE'RE GONNA ASK ANYBODY TO THAT WANTS TO STEP UP.
GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, ASK US, ASK US ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE A COUPLE MINUTES, AND IF NOBODY STEPS FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA BE DISMISSING P AND Z TO GO DELIBERATE.
AND WHILE THEY'RE DELIBERATING, THEY CAN HAVE SOME BIRTHDAY CAKE BECAUSE IT WAS DAVID, OR IT IS DAVID MERTON'S BIRTHDAY TODAY.
UH, WE ALL SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? QUESTIONS? NO.
WELL THEN I'M GONNA CALL THIS JOINT PUBLIC HEARING TO CLOSE.
LET, UH, P AND Z GO INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM, UH, WITH, UH, NICK AND Y'ALL DELIBERATE.
DO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION? OKAY.
OH, WE'RE NOT PRESENTING IT TO ANYBODY.
WITH THAT, I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM C, WHICH IS A, UH, PROCLAMATION.
THIS IS NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFIC PREVENTION MONTH.
CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN MANY, MANY WAYS AS FAR AS, UH, DEALING WITH, UH, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
UH, WE'VE HAD, UM, A MAJOR TASK FORCE TAKE PLACE AND OPERATE OUT OF CITY OF MEADOW'S PLACE, NOT FOR MANY OF MEADOW'S PLACE RESIDENTS, BUT, UH, REGIONALLY.
AND IT WAS, UH, UH, A VERY EFFECTIVE, VERY EFFICIENT, UH, AND VERY WELL RUN OPERATION AS, UH, UH, THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON CAN ATTEST.
UM, AND BOY, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THERE FOR ABOUT A WEEK, MEADOWS PLACE SAY YOU COULDN'T TURN AROUND WALKING INTO A COP.
I MEAN, THEY WERE EVERYWHERE, AND I LOVED IT.
BUT THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE.
UH, WE'VE, UH, AND SO I WANT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.
YES, I'M GONNA READ ALL THE WHERE ASS AND THE, THE FORCE.
UM, CUZ I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, I WANT IT ON RECORD.
WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES IS FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL WITH UNNAIL INABLE RATE RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND ADDED THE 13TH AMENDMENT, MAKING SLAVERY ILLEGAL.
AND WHEREAS HUMAN TRAFFIC IS A HORRIFIC CRIME, DENYING, DENYING HUMAN DIGNITY AND FUELING ORGANIZED CRIME THROUGH MODERN DAY SLAVERY, SLAVERY CLAIMING THEIR FOR 40 MILLION VICTIMS WORLDWIDE AND FOUND IN THE UNITED STATES THAT MOST OFTEN IN THE FORM OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, FORCED LABOR, INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE, AND DEBT BONDAGE AND E WHEREAS EVEN THOUGH AWARENESS OF THIS CRIME IS GROWING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONTINUES TO GO UNREPORTED DUE TO ITS PART ISOLATED NATURE AND THE LACK OF AWARENESS ABOUT ITS INDICATORS.
AND WHEREAS ADVOCATES WORK TO BREAK THROUGH THESE REPORTING BARRIERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND THEIR PRACTICE, REPRESENTING NOT ONLY THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, BUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ENSLAVEMENT AND AS WELL.
AND WHEREAS MEADOWS PLACE, POLICE
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DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN COMBATING HUMAN AND SEX TRAFFICKING THROUGH THE A, UH, APPREHENSION AND RESCUE, UH, NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE, UH, CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, CITY COUNCIL URGES EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO REMAIN VIGILANT, SUPPORT, UH, REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, AND WORK TOGETHER TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ALL FORMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.NOW, THEREFORE, WE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, BY THE VIRTUE OF OUR AUTHORITY VESTED IN CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF VA OF, UH, JANUARY 20, THIR 23 AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.
PLEASE MENTION IT TO SOMEBODY.
IT'S AS SIMPLE AS SAYING, I WENT TO, I WENT TO CITY COUNCIL.
OUR CITY COUNCIL DECLARED THIS HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.
IT'LL START A CONVERSATION SOMEWHERE.
YOU'LL BUMP INTO SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKING AT A RESTAURANT OR A CLEANERS OR SOMEPLACE HAS BEEN HUMAN TRAFFICKED.
AND MAYBE ONE CONVERSATION FREES SOMEBODY.
SO LET'S REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MAKE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, AND I WISH WE WERE ON, UM, WE ARE ON, IF ANYBODY OUT THERE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, HAS ANY CONCERNS, YOU CAN CONTACT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY'RE AWARE OF IT, THEY'RE EFFECTIVELY TRAINED REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THEY'LL KNOW WHAT AND WHO TO CONTACT.
SO PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE IF YOU'VE GOT THAT LITTLE QUEASY FEELING, THAT'S A FEELING YOU PROBABLY OUGHT TO RESPOND TO.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COURTNEY, FOR PREPARING THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION.
AND WE'RE GONNA, WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM D, UH, WHICH IS REPORTS.
UM, WE GET THIS OUT OF THE WING AND LET'S HAVE, UH, OUR MONTHLY REPORTS BEGIN.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE OUR POLICE REPORTING FIRST.
SO IF I CAN GET, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON DID IT RIGHT,
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COMING TO MEADOW'S PLACE[00:24:50]
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WE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES GOING OVER THE PACKET.AND, UH, BY FAR THE, HIS BEST DAY YET.
WELL, I KNOW HE WAS ANXIOUS TO GO TO THE DR. DAY AND HEAR THAT RESULTS, AND
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I, I WAS KIND OF ANXIOUS HEARING MYSELF AND THAT, UH, SOUND VERY POSITIVE.SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME.
AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND I'M TICKLED TO DEATH THAT WE NAILED THAT FLOCK, FOLKS RIGHT THERE.
HELPS WHEN YOU TURN EVERYTHING ON.
UM, MOVING ON TO, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, ROD HANEY IS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
UM, ROD, WOULD YOU STEP UP AND ADVISE COUNSEL, WHAT'S GOING ON? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL.
THE COURT OF THE REPORT, THIS, THIS MONTH IS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER IN DECEMBER.
AND FOR ME, THAT'S A NEW FISCAL YEAR.
AND SO I WIPED THIS SLATE CLEAN AND STARTED AGAIN.
ON PAGE TWO, WE START WITH SIDEWALK REPAIR.
AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE $70,000 IN OUR FUND FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR, AND I'VE HIT THAT PRETTY HARD ALREADY IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
I'VE EXPENDED ABOUT 75% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
IN COMPARISON, THE STREET REPAIR, I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OR ONE SMALL $10,000.
AND I'VE MET WITH JOEL ALREADY AND WE'VE GOT APPROXIMATELY 155,000 IN PROJECTS LAID OUT AHEAD OF THEM SO FAR.
I USED TO AUTHORIZED TWO THIS WEEK U S W EXPENSES, SORRY, FROM MY TYPO, THERE SHOULD BE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 40, 2004.
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER 69, DECEMBER 93.
I'M GONNA START GIVING YOU A, A COMPARISON OF THE ANNUAL WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE BUDGET OF 6 44 63, 460 3000.
AND TO DATE, WE SPEND ABOUT 36%, WHICH IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THE ANNUAL SEWER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE IS, IS ONLY AT 70% IN COMPARISON.
BUT I DO HAVE SOME PROJECTS LINED UP AND YOU'LL SEE THAT A BIG CHANGE IN THAT NEXT QUARTER.
ALL THE REPAIRS WE STILL HAVE C AND C WORKING ON.
WELL NUMBER TWO, AND I JUST LEFT THE NUMBERS IN THERE FOR, FOR YOUR INFORMATION AS TO HOW MUCH IT'S COSTING US.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ABOUT 280 YEARS OUTSTANDING.
THE PAGE BOTTOM, PAGE FOUR SUBMERSIBLE UNIT IS INSTALLED.
WE HAVE FLUSHED THE, WELL, WE'VE DONE A PRODUCTION TEST.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE WRITTEN PRODUCTION REPORT, BUT IS GREATER THAN 800 GALLONS PER MINUTE, WHICH IS GOOD IN WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE.
THE ONE OUTSTANDING ISSUE ON THE WELL WITH C N C IS A POST TV SURVEY.
THEY ALREADY PROVIDED ME ONE, BUT IT WASN'T REALLY OF THE QUALITY THAT WAS, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE.
AND SO ONCE THEY CLEAN THE WELL OUT, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HALL.
AND THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED ON MONDAY.
BUT I EXPECT IT TO BE DONE WHEN THEY GET A RIG FREE TO COME AND PULL THE WELL.
SO THAT'S THE LAST THING, AND THEN WE'LL BE PAYING THE BILL FOR THAT AND WE'LL MOVE ON A SHORTER REPORT THAN LAST TIME.
I SAY A SHORTER REPORT THAN LAST TIME.
SOME FOLKS HAD A LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH THE LENGTH OF THE LAST ONE, BUT IT WAS AN ANNUAL ONE.
SO W P I HAS ALTERED THE THREE GENERATORS AND WE'VE DONE SOME, SOME WORK IN PREPARATION.
I BELIEVE THE PAD'S DONE AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
AND THE PAD HAS ALSO BEEN DONE AT THE E O C AND WATER PLANT.
NUMBER THREE, SWANSON HAS COMPLETED THE, UH, H V A C UNIT REPLACEMENT OVER THE FIVE TON UNIT AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S WHERE WE HAD THE SEVEN TON UNIT IN THERE.
IT WAS SHORT CYCLING, CAUSING A, TAKING A LOT OF ENERGY TO RUN IT.
AND SO I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE WINTERTIME TO REPLACE IT BEFORE WE GOT IT INTO THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER AND HAVING PROBLEMS. T C E Q PERMIT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST QUARTER, SO THAT'S, WE'RE DONE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS.
HDR IS BIDDING THE REHABILITATION OF THE CLARIFIED BRIDGE ASSEMBLY, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE HOLD, THEIR PROJECT IS ON HOLD UNTIL THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.
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IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, UH, I'VE ATTACHED THE DECEMBER REPORT, WHICH SHOWS HOW THE OPERATOR GOES THROUGH AND CHECKS EVERYTHING.WE HAVE A ONE MAJOR PROJECT PENDING WITH THEM, AND THAT IS IN SO MUCH AS MCGRATH PARK WHERE THE BASEBALL FIELDS ARE, THERE'S CONSTANTLY A PROBLEM WITH, UH, THE BALL FIELDS GETTING WET AND IT'S, THEY COMPLAIN IT'S A LEAK, BUT IT IS A LEAK.
BUT IT'S REALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE, THE VALVES ARE OLD AND THEY'RE OLD STYLE VALVE AND THEY CLOSE VERY SLOWLY.
SO WITH THE DEBRIS, ET CETERA, THEY DON'T FLUSH AND KE AND CLEAN AND THEY WILL LEAK.
SO I HAVE A PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE INITIATED THIS MONTH TO REPLACE THE VALVES TO A FASTER OP OPENING AND CLOSING VALVE ALSO HAS A SWEEPING MECHANISM THAT CLEANS THE BOTTOM OF THE VALVE SEAT, SO WE WON'T HAVE THAT LEAKING.
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY SNAZZY VALVE.
YEAH, THAT'S, HOPEFULLY IT FIXED THE PROBLEM.
AND, AND THAT'S JUST, YOU'RE JUST GONNA PUT THOSE IN THE BALL FIELD.
I'M GONNA START WITH THE BALL FIELD.
IT'S, UH, A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY ALREADY, SO WE'LL START THERE.
I'VE ALSO GOT PLANS, I'M TALKING TO A DIFFERENT VENDOR ABOUT, UH, REPLACING THE PUMP, UH, PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR THE ACTUAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH THE TWO PUMP SYSTEM AND NEW FILTERS.
HAVEN'T GOT THAT OFF THE GROUND YET.
THE VENDOR SEEMS TO BE AS BUSY AS EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I WILL PUSH THAT THROUGH BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UH, ON THE BALL FIELD.
ANY QUESTIONS ON, ON THAT NEW TWO PUMP SYSTEM? Y'ALL HAVE LAID THAT OUT AND YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IF WE HAVE YOU CUT AN ORDER LOOSE YET? NO, SIR.
WHEN DO YOU PLAN ON DOING THAT, BRAD? I MEAN, WELL I'VE NOT PUSH, I'VE TRIED.
THE, THE VENDOR WE'RE USED TO USING IS, IS BEING FAIRLY UNRESPONSIVE AND SO MUCH THAT HE'S PRETTY BUSY LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY IN, IN THE SPRING HERE IN THE FALL AND THE WINTER IN THE SPRING TO GET THIS DONE.
AND SO I'M SEEKING INPUT FROM ANOTHER VENDOR AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT YET.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER INFORMATION.
CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S, UH, BEEN A THORN IN OUR SIDE FOR, I DON'T KNOW, SINCE THEY TURNED THE WATER ON OVER THERE.
I THINK IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS.
IT IS A LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR WATER? WELL, NUMBER TWO, UH, SAY THAT THE TV GOES WELL ON IT.
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE? LOOK BEFORE IT CAN GO ONLINE, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE PRODUCTION TEST AND THAT'S A THREE DAY PRODUCTION TEST.
UH, AFTER THE TV SURVEY'S DONE, WE'LL REDO THE SAMPLING FOR, UH, BACK TEA.
THAT'S A THREE DAY PROGRAM, SO TWO WEEKS.
I MEAN WE'LL BE BACK ONLINE FOR SPRINGTIME.
UM, I CAN GET A, A QUOTE TO PULL THE WELL AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
MEAN THAT'LL BE LESS THAN $25,000.
I CAN MOVE AHEAD IF THAT'S WHAT YOU DESIRE TO DO.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE COUNCIL'S EXPECTING TO DO.
I'LL LET WELL TWO GET UP AND RUNNING, RUN FOR A MONTH AND THEN I'LL, I'LL PULL.
ANYTHING ELSE RON NOLL BE SHORT TONIGHT.
HOW, UH, I SAW YOUR FOLKS GOT THERE WORKING AWFULLY HARD TO CLEAN UP THE CITY THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
CAUSE I KNOW THAT, UH, SOMETIMES IT'S PAIN AND YOU GOTTA STOP STUFF AND DO THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THEY WERE OUT TODAY SAVING GARBAGE CANS FROM FLOATING AWAY, SO I SAW THAT THEY WERE CHECKING GUTTERS, MAKING SURE, UH, THAT'S WHAT THEY DID.
YEAH, IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM TOO.
I WAS IMPRESSED SEEING THAT WHEN THE STREETS GOT TOO BAD.
THEY WERE SMART ENOUGH TO GET OUT AND SAVE THE TRUCKS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THAT WE WILL ALL PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, REPORT FINAL AND THANK YOU ROD.
UH, NEXT ITEM ON THE ON THE REPORT IS, UH, MONTHLY REPORT FOR, UH, FIRE.
UM, AND WE CAN'T GET THE FIRE CHIEF HERE ON TUESDAY CUZ THIS IS WHEN THEY TEST.
UM, IN CITY MEADOWS PLACE IN THE, FOR THOSE OF YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE RIGHT AT ONE SQUARE MILE, JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS.
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UM, AND WE HAD 64 INCIDENTS IN OUR LITTLE ONE SQUARE MILE.LAST MONTH, 25 OF WHICH WERE EMS MEDICAL RESPONSES.
UH, WE HAD TWO EMS RESCUE STANDBYS.
UH, WE HAD EIGHT DISPATCHED, UH, FIRE BUT IN CANCELED IN ROUTE.
AND WE HAD THREE SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATION DUE TO MALFUNCTION.
THOSE TYPES OF REPORTS ARE ALL LISTED HERE.
AND, AND I'M EX I'M TELLING YOU THAT CAUSE WE'VE ALSO HAD, UH, FOLKS QUESTION, UM, CITY DUKE, WHAT DO I DO IF I SUSPECT? CAN I GET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT ANYTHING? YES.
FOR ANYBODY IN HERE OR IN ONLINE? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO FIRE? YOU CAN CALL OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY WILL SEND AN INSPECTOR OUT AND THEY WILL GO OUT AND CHECK YOUR HOUSE.
THEY'LL CHECK YOUR FIRE, UH, SMOKERS OF SMOKE ALARMS AND FIRE ALARMS AND ALL THE DETECTORS STUFF YOU'VE GOT.
AND THEY LIKE DOING IT, UH, BECAUSE IT MAKES SURE THAT IT MAKES THEIR JOB EASIER AND BETTER.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE, UH, DO THAT.
I ALSO WANNA REPORT THAT WE HAD TWO, UH, TWO INSPECTIONS THIS LAST MONTH, UH, BY THE FIRE INSPECTOR AND, UH, SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL.
AND, UH, WE HAD TWO WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK IN I GUESS IN A WEEK AND HAVE BE REINSPECTED CUZ THEY HAD SOME CHANGES TO MAKE.
NOTHING THAT WAS LIFE-THREATENING OR THEY, THEY'D HAVE PUT WELL POSTED WHAT THEY CALL A FIRE WATCH.
AND THE FIRE WATCH IS WHEN THEY PARK A FIREMAN OUT THERE.
AND THAT'S EXPENSIVE FOR THOSE FOLKS AND FOR US.
SO WE DON'T, UH, NOBODY WANTS TO HAVE THAT.
SO, UH, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT.
BUT IT, IT'S KEEPING US MOVING FORWARD TO ASSURE THAT ANYBODY THAT'S DOING BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE IS, UH, IS LOOKED AFTER AND PROTECTED, UH, TO THE BEST OF, UH, BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO DO SO.
AND, AND, AND THEY'RE REALLY ON TOP OF IT.
AND I, I GOTTA SAY THAT, UH, WE WORKED HARD TO PUT OURSELVES IN THAT POSITION.
BOTH NICK AND COURTNEY WORKED ON THAT AND IT WAS, UH, TO GET US IN THE RIGHT POSITION.
SO, UH, OUR, I WOULD SAY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS, UH, DOING A GREAT JOB FOR US.
WE GOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STAFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON TO CITY OF ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
OH, NICK, YOU GOT, UM, MOVE IT ON, UH, THE MAYOR'S COUNSELING COMMENTS.
DID, UM, FLAG RETIREMENT BOX EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT FOR LUCAS LEON.
UM, THINK OF THAT, SORRY, LUCAS, I WANNA SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN THE, UH, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT GOES IN THE MINUTES AND IT'S THERE FOR ETERNITY.
I GOT THE HONOR OF, UH, UH, OF RETIRING A FLAG.
UM, AND CAMERON, UH, WAS HERE AND RECORDED THE RU RECORDED IT HAPPENING AND MADE A REAL NICE, UH, VIDEO ON THAT.
AND I TELL YOU WHAT, I WAS, UH, A LITTLE HESITANT, UH, UH, WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT IT.
SAID, WHAT, WHAT'S THIS GONNA LOOK LIKE? I DON'T WANT OLD CARDBOARD BOX THROWN OUT THERE WITH, YOU KNOW, FLAG WRITTEN ON IT.
UH, AND Y'ALL OUTDID YOURSELF.
UM, IF I, IF I HAD NOT SEEN THE TIME LAPSES VIDEO OF ALL THE WORKERS AND ALL THE WORK GOING ON, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY WENT DOWN AND BROUGHT A FINISHED BOX AND STUCK IT OUT THERE AND CALLED IT GOOD.
YOU GOT US PUT IN TWO HOURS WORTH OF WORK, FIVE HOURS WORTH OF WORK IN TWO MINUTES.
IT'S FIVE HOURS WORTH OF WORK IN TWO MINUTES.
UM, AND IT'S PRETTY DANG IMPRESSIVE.
UH, SO YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOURSELF.
UM, EAGLE SCOUT STILL MEANS SOMETHING.
AND ANYBODY THAT'S EVER HIRED, ANYBODY KNOWS THAT WHEN THEY GET IN THESE THAT'S FULL OF RESUMES, IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO DIFFERENTIATE.
BUT I HAD A GUY TELL ME ONCE WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND STARTING INTO THE HIRING BUSINESS, HE SAID, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN THERE AND THEY'RE AN EAGLE SCOUT, YOU AT LEAST GRANT, GIVE 'EM AN INTERVIEW.
CUZ THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T DO FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY CAN'T OR DIDN'T DO.
AND THAT'S, UH, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF AND I KNOW, UH,
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I'D BE WILLING TO BET YOUR MOM IS.UH, SO ANYWAY, LUCAS, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S A GIFT TO THE CITY, UH, THAT, UH, SINCE I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THIS SEAT HAS CAUSED A PROBLEM.
UH, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR.
I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND SAY, HEY, I GOT THIS FLAG.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE IT WHEN YOU LEAVE TOO.
UH, AND I'M SORRY WE DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION FOR YOU.
AND I'M VERY, VERY TICKLED AT THAT AND VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH A GOOD LOOKING FLAG RETIREMENT BOX OUT THERE.
AND, UM, WE WILL FROM TIME TO TIME MENTION IT, REMIND PEOPLE OF IT.
HE'LL RUN THAT VIDEO AGAIN TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT IT'S HERE CUZ PEOPLE WILL FORGET UNTIL THEY HAVE THAT FLAG.
AND EVERYBODY UP IN CITY HALL NOW KNOWS THAT THAT BOX IS OUT THERE.
NOW I HAVE TO ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE THAT AS A SUBJECT AND OR AS A EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT? THAT'S TRUE.
NO, YOU WON'T FROM OVER THERE.
MY NAME IS LUCAS LEAL AND I LIVE AT ONE 20,015 MEADOWDALE DRIVE.
AND, UM, MY EAGLE PROJECT WAS A AMERICAN FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX.
UH, THE INITIAL IDEA FOR IT WAS TO HAVE A PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO, UH, RETIRE WORN IN TATTERED FLAGS.
AND, UM, I NOTICED THAT NOT MANY PLACES HAD IT, ESPECIALLY NOT A, UM, CITY HALL AT ANY COMMUNITY I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN IT SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS, BUT NEVER AT A CITY HALL, NEVER RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, I DIDN'T JUST WANNA MAKE A FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX JUST TO HAVE, I ALSO PUT A QR CODE THAT DOES SHOW THE FLAG RETIREMENT PROCESS THAT THE BOY SCOUTS DO DO.
AND, UM, WITH THAT, UH, I WAS MEANING TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A HOST OF A FLAG RETIREMENT.
SO CEREMONY FOR OUR TROOP, CERTAINLY I WOULD BE HONORED WHEN, UH, WHEN YOU, IF WHEN YOU GET THE DETAILS OR IF YOU HAVE 'EM MM-HMM.
AND IF, IF I AM NOT ALREADY COMMITTED TO BE OUT OF TOWN OR SOMETHING, I WILL ABSOLUTELY BE HONORED.
UM, I THINK THAT'S A, I THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL AND, UH, TO HAVE, UH, TO HAVE IT TAKE PLACE, AS YOU SAID AT CITY HALL.
AND, UM, FOR HOW MANY FLAGS WE HAVE COLLECTED, WE'VE COLLECTED AROUND 55 TO 60 FLAGS IN TOTAL ALREADY.
UM, AND PLAN ON COLLECTING A LOT MORE.
AND THEN, UH, ON HOW MANY FLAGS WE, UH, OR HOW MANY TIMES THE TROOP OR I WILL BE CHECKING IT IS, UH, FOR THE START IS GONNA BE ONCE A WEEK FOR ME.
AND THEN, UH, AS IT GETS OLDER, UM, IT'LL BE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS.
AND THEN IF I CAN'T DO IT, THE TROOP WILL.
AND THEN ALSO YOU WILL HAVE A SET OF KEYS OF YOUR OWN TO THE FLAG RETIREMENT DROPBOX, IF THAT BECOMES ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I KNOW IT IS A, A A BIG NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ABOUT IT MANY, MANY TIMES.
I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN THOUGHT THAT THAT COULD BE AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT, BUT ONCE YOU BROUGHT IT TO US, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT NEED.
YOU VERY MUCH, IT DID FIT A NEED, DIDN'T IT TO YOU.
I'D, I'D LIKE TO JUST ECHO THE THANKS AND, UM, ALSO FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, AND WATCHING THAT VIDEO OF HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU WERE ABLE TO, UH, ENLIST TO HELP AND COORDINATE.
UH, SO IT, IT OBVIOUSLY IS SOMEWHAT A PASSION OF YOURS, BUT YOU ALSO WERE ABLE TO GET OTHERS INVOLVED IN, UH, KUDOS FOR THAT.
WELL LUCAS, WE THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE HAD, UH, UH, CAMERON DOWN HERE TAKING A COUPLE PICTURES OF THE COUNCIL LISTENING TO YOU AND, UH, PICTURE YOU.
BUT I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO COME UP HERE, IF YOU WILL.
STAND HERE, TURN AROUND, AND, UH, JUST RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
UH, I FORGOT WE GOT A TABLE THERE.
UM, MOVING ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS PLANTS AND FREEZE RECOVERING.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOME MORE COLD
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WEATHER.I, WELL, IF THIS KEEPS UP, I MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE TO ARUBA.
UM, BUT A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE GOT HIT PRETTY HARD BY A FREEZE.
IT WAS LONG, IT WAS UNDER 25 DEGREES FOR A WHILE, AND WE LOST FREEZES OR PLANTS ALL OVER THE CITY, BOTH THE CITY AND LIVING HERE IF YOU TAKE BACK.
AND WE HAD THE SIMILAR HAPPEN IN 21 AND WE HAD, UH, AN ISSUE COME UP WHERE PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THE CITY WAS ISSUING WARNINGS ABOUT FROZEN PLANTS AND THINGS.
AND, UM, WE HADN'T, UH, COMPLETED, UH, TAKEN CARE OF OURS YET.
AND SO THEY DIDN'T FEEL THAT WAS FAIR.
AND SO AT THAT TIME WE DECIDED THAT THE BEST WEIGHT ON, UH, TALKING TO THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THAT IN ANY KIND OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY UNTIL PROBABLY THE LAST OF MARCH, 1ST OF APRIL.
WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE, MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FREEZES, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN THAT WOULD AFFECT THEM.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DEAD PLANTS ALL OVER THE, ALL OVER THE CITY.
UM, I'LL GO OUT AND SCRATCH MINE AND KEEP, I'VE GOT SOME THAT GO SCRATCH GREEN.
SOME OF 'EM LOOKS LIKE, OH, I GOTTA CUT THAT NEXT WEEKEND.
UH, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN OUT THERE AND VERY ACTIVE IN DEALING WITH OUR PLANTS.
UM, GOT A REALLY EARLY JUMP ON IT AND IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND, UH, WORKING VERY, VERY HARD.
SO WE'LL BE TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN RECOVER TO SEE WHETHER WE NEED TO REPLANT, UM, OR JUST SIT AND WAIT FOR 'EM AND SEE WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, WHAT'S GONNA GROW BACK.
AND IT'S GONNA BE, UH, IT'S GONNA BE UGLY BECAUSE NURSERIES ARE ALREADY
SAM, I'M NOT CUTTING ANY PLANT ANY COST THIS YEAR.
UH, SO IT'S GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
BUT I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW, COUNSEL THAT UH, WE ARE AWARE OF IT.
UM, ALL STAFF IS AWARE OF IT, CODE ENFORCEMENT'S, UH, CERTAINLY AWARE OF IT.
AND SO, UH, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON DEALING WITH PLANTS OR FREEZE RECOVERY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US AND LET US KNOW.
UM, ITEM C, STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
UM, STATE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION AND, UM, THEY CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THEY WANT TO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE IS, UH, THEY'VE REALLY BEEN KIND OF CRUEL TO CITIES THE LAST FEW YEARS I FOUND OUT ABOUT, THEY HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
THEY CREATED THE CITY OF PALESTINE UP IN ANDREWS, ANDREWS COUNTY.
CUZ THERE WASN'T ONE, THERE WASN'T A TOWN NEAR THE CITY OF THE COUNTY OR CENTER OF THE COUNTY.
THEY JUST CREATED ONE AND THEY WERE NICE AND TREATED IT SO WELL.
I I NEED TO REMIND THEM THAT, UH, THEY NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, RECENTLY TOOK PLACE OUT WAS THAT A MA UH, UH, MAYOR'S FORT BEND COUNTY LUNCHEON ON THURSDAY.
AND WE HAD A TALK, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WE TALK ABOUT IS HOW THINGS, HOW WE CAN WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATURE LEGISLATORS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS IN SESSION.
AND BECAUSE I HAD A, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF A RAW SPOT ABOUT THESE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, UM, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO.
LAST YEAR WE PROPOSED GETTING TOGETHER AS MAYORS AND, UH, SEVERAL CITIES INCLUDING MEADOWS PLACE, UM, PAST ORDINANCES, MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO HAVE ATHLETIC CONVERTERS WITHOUT PROOF OF WHERE YOU GOT 'EM.
AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH WHEN YOU GOT COUNTY IN BETWEEN OR CITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF LEGISLATION.
UM, BUT IT GOES OUR, OUR COPS EXTRA TOOLS AND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE STAFFORD AND BLEAK, UH,
BUT, UM, WE HAVE ASKED THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER, UM, LEGISLATION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SELL OR POSSESS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
I HAVE HEARD TODAY FROM A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT SUCCESSFUL.
AT LEAST THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.
UH, SO COUNSEL, I'M GONNA ASK Y'ALL TO, IF YOU'RE MAYOR COUNCILS ENTER AND YOU SEE ANY LEGISLATURE LEGISLATOR OR IF YOU'RE CONVERSING WITH THEM OR YOU WANT TO JUST DROP THEM AND NOTE AND SAY, HEY, MEADOWS PLACE SUPPORTS ANY AND ALL LEGISLATION
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TO PREVENT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, IT WOULD BE GREAT.AND WE'LL BE MENTIONED THAT IN THAT THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE MAYOR COUNCIL DINNER.
BUT CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE IS PARTICIPATING IN THAT BECAUSE IT'S, UH, A COSTLY VENTURE AND A LOT OF FOLKS, UM, AND IN MEADOWS PLACE, IT'S PARTICULARLY TRUE, UH, WHO MAY BE ON A FIXED INCOME AND HAVE A CARD THAT'S, UH, UH, A FEW YEARS OLD, UH, GETS THEIR CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOLEN.
THEY MAY NOT HAVE FULL COMPREHENSION COVERAGE AND THEY'RE OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH BREAK.
SO WE WE'RE TRYING TO NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
SO THAT'S, I JUST WANNA LET, UH, PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BY THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE, UH, TO TRY TO ACTIVATE THE STATE TO GET SOMETHING DONE TO HELP OUR CITIZENS HERE IN MEADOWS PLACE ABOUT THAT.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE MAYOR'S COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.
AND I BELIEVE, UH, ALDERMAN STALEY HAS THE FLOOR.
SO STARTING WITH DORRANCE LANE, WE CONTINUED TO TRY TO PUSH THIS CONTRACTOR TO FINISH.
UM, HE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN WE WOULD'VE LIKED, UH, STARTED THE LAST PHASE, THE INTERSECTION, OF COURSE, ABOUT THE ONLY TIME WE TEAR OUT THE INTERSECTION, HERE COMES THE RAIN.
UM, SO THAT'S GONNA IMPACT SCHEDULE AS WELL.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE ORIGINALLY BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THEN WITH SOME EXTENDED TIME LAST WEEK.
UM, THEY CONTINUE TO ASK FOR TIME.
WE'VE TOLD 'EM THEY HAVE TO PROVE UP WHY THEY WOULD GET THAT TIME.
SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT $500 A DAY.
UM, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES STARTING ON THE 17TH OF JANUARY.
UM, SO WE'LL GET SOME MONEY OFF, BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP OUR CITIZENS AS WE'RE GOT THE ROADS TORE UP.
UM, WE HOPE THAT THEY'LL BE DONE IN EARLY MARCH.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH THEM TO THAT, BUT ONCE AGAIN, WEATHER'S GONNA IMPACT THEM A LITTLE BIT.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON DORRANCE? UNFORTUNATELY, UM, THIS IS KIND OF ON PAR WITH THE INDUSTRY.
THE COUNTY, PROBABLY 50% OF OUR PROJECTS GO INTO LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
SO CONTRACTORS DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT IT'S GONNA COST THEM MONEY.
THEY ALWAYS ASK US NOT TO CHARGE IT AND WE SAY YOU DIDN'T FINISH.
SO, UM, GOING ON TO THE, THE BIKE OR THE HIKING TRAIL OR WHATEVER WE'RE CALLING IT, UM, CONTINUE TO BE HELD UP BY CENTERPOINT ENERGY.
THEY HAVE NOT CLEARED OUR ABILITY TO DO THE BOARS.
THE DESIGN SITTING AT 90% HAS BEEN SITTING AT 90% FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS NOW.
UNTIL WE CAN VERIFY THE SOIL'S REPORTS, WE CAN'T FINISH THE DESIGN.
UM, AS OF YESTERDAY, THEY ARE WORKING TO GET US AN ANSWER ON WHEN THEY WILL CUT US LOOSE FOR THE, THOSE BOARS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ENGINEERS ARE TRYING, BUT OUR ENGINEERS ARE DOING IT FOR US.
UM, THEY CAN ABOUT EVERY WEEK THEY ASK FOR AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE, WHETHER WE STAND AND, YOU KNOW, CENTER POINT, JUST RESPONSE BACK WITH, THEY'RE STILL IN REVIEW.
UM, THAT'S KIND OF PAR FOR THE COURSE WITH ALL UTILITY COMPANIES.
UH, IT'S HARD TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THEM.
UM, BUT UM, SOON AS THEY CLEAR US, WE WILL FINISH UP THE, THE, UM, DESIGN AND THEN MOVE ON TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION.
AND, AND YES, THAT DOES INCLUDE THE, UM, THE PARK, THE PARKING LOT FOR THE E O C AND ALSO REAP, IT'LL PAVE, UH, THE ONE ON DORRANCE.
SO WE'LL HAVE A, A PAVED PARKING LOT INSTEAD OF A GRAVEL PARKING LOT AND A BRIDGE TO THE DISCOVERY CENTER.
I YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, I FIGURED THAT WAS A GOOD THING.
THIS WAS ACTUALLY MENTIONED IN OUR WORKSHOP EARLIER, UH, WANNA RE-EMPHASIZE, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, WE HAD OUR FIRE MARSHAL COME OUT AND DO A COUPLE OF, UM, UM, OFF SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS, UM, OF A FEW COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS HERE IN TOWN BASED ON, UM, SOME FEEDBACK THAT WE AT CITY HALL WERE GETTING.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE REACHING OUT THIS WEEK, UH, ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT NOTICED OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEEDED
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SOME ATTENTION FROM OUR FIRE MARSHAL.UM, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE I WANNA REMIND COUNSEL AND EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE BUILDING FULL-TIME, UH, WE DO HAVE A FIRE MARSHAL ON HAND THAT'S HERE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO ANYTIME YOU DO SEE SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT YOU FIND MIGHT BE UNSAFE, UM, OR THAT YOU THINK MIGHT NEED ATTENTION LIKE THAT, PLEASE, UH, DON'T HESITATE TO CALL US.
WE HAVE THAT GOOD RESOURCE AND WE DO HAVE A, A TRAINED FIRE MARSHAL STAFF THAT CAN COME IN, UM, AND CONDUCT INSPECTIONS ON LIFE SAFETY, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.
I'M REMINDED OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHERE WE HAD SOMEBODY DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AND SAW ONE OF THOSE BLOW UP BOUNCE HOUSES AND THEY NOTICED THAT THAT BOUNCE HOUSE WAS, UH, UH, CONNECTING WITH AN, UH, ELEVATED POWER LINE.
AND BECAUSE THEY SAID SOMETHING, WE WERE ABLE TO DEFLATE THAT THING IN TIME.
AND SO, UH, I JUST WANNA EMPHASIZE THAT IN SITUATIONS WHERE YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT LOOK DANGEROUS, DON'T HESITATE.
PLEASE CALL US AND, AND, AND WE'LL GO OUT AND WE'LL TRIAGE IT AND, AND, UH, BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY THERE.
SO WE'RE HAPPY WITH, UH, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE FIRE MARSHAL LAST WEEK ON THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME, THEY DO HAVE A PUNCH LIST OF THINGS THEY NEED TO FIX FROM A LIFE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.
AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TOLD ABOUT SOME ISSUES AND COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THE FIRE MARSHAL WENT.
UH, THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION, AND I'M GONNA TRY TO DO THIS PERIODICALLY WITH Y'ALL, UH, IF YOU, YOU WANT TO KNOW, UH, IF YOU DON'T TELL ME, UM, I WANNA GIVE YOU JUST A QUICK BRIEF, UH, KIND OF OVERVIEW OF THE, THE PERMITS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN, THE BUILDING PERMITS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN OVER THE LAST QUARTER.
UH, JUST AS AN FYI, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SORT OF WHAT WE INTERACT WITH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.
UH, SO OVER THE LAST QUARTER, GOING FROM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE END OF THIS PAST YEAR, UH, WE DID A TOTAL OF 132 BUILDING PERMITS.
UH, INSIDE THERE IT'S ALL BROKEN DOWN BY A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES, BUT OF NOTE, UM, OF THOSE 1 32, UM, 19 OF THOSE WERE FOR FOUNDATION REPAIRS.
UH, THEN WE HAD ABOUT 11, WE HAD 11 ELECTRICAL, WE HAD 20 PLUMBING, UH, FIVE MECHANICAL, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE HVAC, THAT KIND OF THING.
UH, AND THEN WE HAD SEVEN ROOF.
SO JUST AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY OVER ANY GIVEN AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND SO WE'LL TRY AND GIVE THE, THOSE NUMBERS TO YOU JUST AS AN FYI THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER.
THE OTHER THING I WANNA MENTION IS THAT AT THE NEXT MONTH, UH, COUNSEL, WE'RE GONNA BE ASKING YOU GUYS TO BONE UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE, UH, THE CITY, YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO WE TASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH DIGGING INTO OUR SIGN ORDINANCE.
SO HOPEFULLY AT THE NEXT MEETING I'M HEARING FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT BY THE FEBRUARY MEETING THEY'LL BE COMING AND GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION ON OUR SIGN ORDINANCE AND THEN WE CAN CRACK THAT OPEN AND TAKE THAT PROJECT ON.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
AND, UM, WITH THAT, THAT'S MY REPORT TONIGHT.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
AND I, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, NICK, I APPRECIATE
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SECOND BY I, UH, POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THIS IS WITH STATEWIDE, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS, THE AGENDA ITEM MAY SAY HDR, HUH? YEAH, IT'S WITH STATEWIDE.
I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, CHANGE ORDER WITH STATEWIDE CONSTRUCTION.
SECOND, UM, JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL, THIS IS THE, UM, THE TIME THAT WAS, OR WE ARE AWARDING TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR VARIOUS DELAYS, UM, THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CONTROL.
THINGS LIKE WEATHER, SOME LIKE, UM, MATERIAL DELIVERY.
AND THEN A COUPLE TIMES WHEN WE ASKED THEM NOT TO DO CONSTRUCTION DURING HOLIDAY WEEKS, PLEASE DON'T TEAR UP THE STREET JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK, UM, DO WE HAVE THE NUMBER, I KNOW THAT YOU INCLUDED THE NUMBER OF HOW MUCH IT WAS YEARLY, CAMERON FIF $1,500 A YEAR? YES.
WHAT, UH, DO WE KNOW WHAT THE TOTAL IS FOR THIS PLUS THE LIVE STREAMING THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING, THE LIVE STREAM IS 4 95 A MONTH.
OKAY, THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.
SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THIS TO REACH OUT TO OUR CITIZENS.
YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION WE SHOULD BE ASKING IS, IS IT WORTH AN EXTRA $1,500 TO GO FACEBOOK LIVE? I THINK AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE WORKSHOP, GIVE IT A TRY, THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE NUMBERS OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S WORTH NEWING.
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I GUESS CHAIR OF THE P AND Z.UM, SO WE MET, HAD SOME DISCUSSION OVER THE AMENDMENTS, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS FOR SECTIONS 1 53 0.07, FOUR A, B, AND C AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, UM, ABOUT WHAT WE WERE SEEING AND SOME OF THE CLARIFICATION OF SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE SAW PROPOSED.
WE UNANIMOUSLY, UM, ACCEPTED 'EM AS THEY WERE.
WE FELT LIKE IT SATISFIED EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, UM, BY THESE CHANGES, SIR.
AYE, AYE, I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHY.
OH, I WAS CRANE IN MY NECK SPEAKING INTO IT.
I, YEAH, I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS OFF.
UM, SO AGAIN, EVERYBODY'S GOT IT IN THEIR PACKET AND YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE ELIMINATING ON THE, THE TRUCK SEATING AT A ONE TON CAPACITY.
UM, SO, UH, BE, AND NO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, ET CETERA, SHALL BE PARKED OR STORED IN ANY ABUTTING STREET.
IN ALL DISTRICTS, NO VEHICLE OTHER THAN A PASSENGER CAR OR VEHICLE NOT EXCEEDING ONE TON CAPACITY SHALL BE STORED IN ANY MANNER AND UPON RESIDENTIAL USE WHERE THE SAME IS VISIBLE FROM ANY PUBLIC STREET.
AND THOSE ARE OUR CHANGES AND WE ARE ELIMINATING THEM FROM THE, UH, ORDINANCE.
SO ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ANYBODY COMMENT ON THAT? I THINK THE COMMENT WAS THAT WE WANT TO, UH, ORDINANCE THAT CAN BE ENFORCEABLE AND BECAUSE OF THE AMBIGUITY, SOME OF THE, UH, TERMS, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT MAKING THESE CHANGES.
AND I THINK WE, UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT TRYING TO ELIMINATE BUSINESSES OR PEOPLE THAT USE VEHICLES, THEIR BUSINESS, UH, THE PLAN.
AND THIS GOES FOR THE SECOND, SECOND, UH, ORDINANCE CHANGE ALSO, BUT IDEA IS HERE TO MAKE IT AN ENFORCEABLE ORDINANCE.
UH, STILL PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE LOOK OF THE CITY, UH, BUT DOING SO IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS AND ACCOMMODATES PEOPLE TO HAVE, UH, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
AND AS WE FOUND OUT, A LOT OF THE VEHICLES SOLD TODAY WOULD BREAK THE BY YES.
BREAK THE CRITERIA, UH, STRAIGHT OFF THE LOT.
SO, UH, AGAIN, WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU, YOU CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, UH, TO DO SO.
AND THAT'S, UH, THANK YOU DAVID.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE IT CLEAR AND MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE.
DID WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? NO, NO MOTION.
SECOND HURT KURT SECOND WHO MADE MOTION? NO, HE, HE, HE, HE PROPOSED MY SECOND.
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THE MOTION.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
FOR THE AUDIENCE, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THIS IS TAKEN A LOT OF, UH, LOT OF TIME.
WE REALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT, AND THAT LEADS US TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSSION IN CONSIDERATION REGARDING ORDINANCE 2023 DASH ZERO FOUR REGARDING CHAPTER 1 71, PARKING REGULATIONS SECTION 71.01 F.
UM, AGAIN, AS, UH, DAVID SO ELOQUENTLY SPOKE, UH, THIS IS FOR CLARIFICATION AND FOR ENFORCEABILITY.
UM, THIS ONE GAVE ME A LOT OF HEARTBURN AND, UH, I WENT INTO THE WORKSHOP LAST TIME NOT SEEING A CLEAR ANSWER.
UH, I WAS REALLY STRUGGLING AND I WILL HAVE TO SAY THAT COUNSEL CAME UP AND JUST HAD THE ANSWER.
UH, AND WE ELIMINATED SOME PROBLEM AREAS AND, AND IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE.
UH, WE JUST, UH, PICKED OUT THE THINGS THAT, FOR INSTANCE, A TRUCK THAT'S OVER 20 OR A VEHICLE OVER 20 FEET, OR ONE WHICH WEIGHS OVER 10,000 POUNDS, WELL THOSE ARE FLOATING AROUND OUR CITY ALL THE TIME.
AND YEAH, THEY GOT A, WELL, THEY PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A DALLAS COWBOY STICKER ON 'EM RIGHT NOW, BUT, UH, ANYWAY, UH, WE'VE CLARIFIED IT, MADE IT SIMPLE, MADE IT ENFORCEABLE.
UH, SO COUNSEL, BASICALLY WHAT I'M ASKING FOR NOW IS A MOTION TO AMEND, UH, CHAPTER 71 OF SECTION 71 0 1 F MOTION BY RICK.
SECOND BY WAS THAT KELLY? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? YOU CAN NOW PA PARK YOUR CREW.
COW CREW CAB TRUCK IN THE STREET,
UM, AND JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW, WE DID HAVE SOME PEOPLE WITH TAPE MEASURES GO OUT AND MEASURE.
UH, SO THAT'S, WE GOT DOWN TO IT.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 2023 DASH FIVE AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF FEES, UPDATING FEES FOR SURFACE WATER RATE FROM $2 AND 25 CENTS PER THOUSAND TO $2 AND 50 CENTS PER THOUSAND.
UM, AND THE CREDIT PROCESSING FREE FEE, TWO $3 AND OR 33.5% AND THE RETURN CHECK FEE TO $30 DUE TO VENDOR RATE INCREASES.
NONE OF THESE WERE SELF-INITIATED.
ALL OF THESE ARE SIMPLY TO MATCH THE FEES THAT CAME INTO THE CITY.
UM, COUNSEL, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS SWALLOWING GOOD ON THIS ONE, BUT, UH, WE CERTAINLY NEED TO, TO MATCH IT.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M REQUESTING A MOTION TO INCREASE THESE FEES.
SECOND BY T ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DEAL WITH A LOT OF MUDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM, YEAH, WE'RE PAYING $2 AND 50 CENTS NOW PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR BASICALLY THE POAGE FEES.
THAT'S DEFINITELY ON THE LOW END OF WHAT'S BEING CHARGED.
THERE ARE SOME MUDS THAT ARE WELL OVER $5 PER THOUSAND GALLONS FOR THEIR SURFACE WATER FEE.
CALL MY WIFE AND TELL HER THAT WHEN SHE FINDS OUT ABOUT THIS.
SO WE HAD A MOTION TO ADD A SECOND.
UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION REGARDING RESOLUTION 2023 DASH ZERO THREE SETTING MINIMUM POLICY FUND BALANCES, UH, WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
UM, COUNSEL, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE BANGED AROUND FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND SEVERAL TIMES WE'VE COME UP AND WE HAVE A, UH, A RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF US TO SET A MINIMUM UNBALANCED, UH, TOTALING OF APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
AND A MINIMUM FUND BALANCE TOTALING 10 MONTHS OF WATER AND THE SEWER, UH, IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
UH, THESE ARE TO BE, UH, MONITORED THROUGH FINANCE.
WE WILL MONITOR 'EM AND AS THEY GO UP AND DOWN, UH, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO ADJUST AS WE CAN, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO DO IT.
UM, I LIKE THE MONTH RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO PERCENTAGE OR DOLLARS.
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OUT BEFORE COUNSEL.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION DOWN THERE? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE THANKFUL YOU NOW HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SAY.
SEE, I HATE THAT, UH, FOR THAT YOU HAD TO GO ALL THAT TIME IN THAT GRAY AREA THAT YOU HATE SO MUCH.
I HAVE, I HAVE A MOTION TO NEED A MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL THE THINGS YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU.
A MOTION TO PASS BY TIA, SECOND BY KELLY.
AND EVERYBODY'S WAITING RIGHT NOW FOR ITEM H.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS? FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS WHERE YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO YOUR COUNCIL FOR THREE MINUTES, TWO MINUTES.
IT'S NOT AUDIENCE COMMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY TO NICK AND ANNEMARIE, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS QUARTERLY, UH, FINANCIAL RECAP.
IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S LOOKED AT NUMBERS FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
IT'S REALLY SUCCINCT, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL.
ALSO VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT WE'RE, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO INVEST ON THE CITY'S BEHALF, ON THE MONIES THAT WE HAVE, UH, AND THE INTEREST THAT WE'VE EARNED IN THE PAST QUARTER.
UH, NO INFLATION'S TAKEN A DING OUT OF THINGS, BUT, UH, I THINK IT WAS $85,000 IN INTEREST THAT WE, WE'VE EARNED AS A CITY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
WE HAVE A THOROUGH, UH, FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHICH WE ALL ARE BLESSED TO HAVE, SO BLESSED.
ALL RIGHT, WELL WITH THAT COUNSEL, UNLESS I HAVE ANY OBJECTION, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.