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[City Council Meeting]
30.GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WE HAVE A VERY FULL HOUSE TONIGHT FOR US, AND WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE.
Y'ALL MUST BE UP HERE TO SEE DAVID AND KURT AND KELLY AND TIA, BUT WE DO THANK YOU.
IT IS, UH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2023.
AND THIS IS A MEADOWS PLACE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING.
AND IT, WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT IT IS THAT IT IS ON, NOT ON OUR NORMAL DATE.
WE MOVED IT AHEAD BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
WE ARE MISSING ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR. RICK STALEY, WHO IS STAYING IN A PLACE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE BEACH IN FLORIDA.
UM, I'M NOT HOPING IT RAINS ON HIM, BUT ANYWAY, WE ARE HERE.
UH, AND I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO CALL TO A, WE HAVE ANNOUNCED THE QUORUM IS PRESENT.
WE ARE, UH, GOING TO ASK YOU TO ALL TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND FOR THE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION.
UM, MS. EMILY'S GOING TO, UH, LEAD US IN THE, UM, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND DAVID MERTON'S IN THE, UM, INVITATION, WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR, UH, THIS SEASON.
WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN, UH, CELEBRATE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND CELEBRATE, UH, YOUR SON'S BIRTH.
LORD, WE, UH, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER US THIS EVENING, UH, AND THAT YOU GIVE US WISDOM.
UH, YOU CONTINUE WATCHING OVER, UH, MEADOWS AND GIVE US, UM, GIVE US YOUR PROVISION, YOUR PROTECTION.
AND LORD, WE JUST, UH, ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER OUR DECISIONS, OUR DELIBERATIONS, UH, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND STAFF, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY THAT, UH, THAT WORKS WITH.
AND IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS AND OUR RESIDENTS.
LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT, UH, ASK FOR YOUR PROTECTION OVER THEM.
YES, WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THIS, UH, MEETING TO YOUR GLORY.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH EMILY, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID.
UM, AS WE HAVE A, A SPECIFIC ORDER IN WHICH WE DO, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS NORMALLY REPORTS, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT JUMPS UP AND TAKES ITS PLACE.
AND WE HAVE THAT THIS EVENING, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UM, THAT TO BE READ.
AND I'M GONNA STEP DOWN TO THE PODIUM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CHECKING.
WELL, I WAS TALKING EVERYBODY.
I WAS HAVING A PRIVATE CONVERSATION,
I'M VERY PLEASED THAT YOU'RE HERE AND I WANT TO THANK KURT KAPINSKY FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE, UH, BROUGHT THIS FIRST TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING INSTEAD OF MISSING IT.
SO, I JUST WANNA SAY TO EVERYBODY, THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT FOR CITY MEADOWS PLACE AND, UM, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND SO THIS IS WHY THIS IS EVEN MORE SPECIAL FOR US TO HELP KNIT THE FABRIC OF THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
GERMAINE HAS BEEN TEACHING AT MEADOWS ELEMENTARY FOR THREE YEARS AND HAS 17 YEARS OF TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
GERMAINE IS RESPECTED BY BOTH HER PEERS AND THE MEADOWS PLACE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE MEADOWS ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 20 23, 20 24, WHERE SHE HAS SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN AND OUTTA CLASSROOM PREPARING LESSONS, TEACHING AND EMPOWERING HER STUDENTS WHILE RAISING HER OWN THREE DAUGHTERS.
AND WHEREAS SHE IS HELPING TO MOLD FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION.
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RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS TEACHERS IN EDUCATING THE CHILDREN OF, OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS CITY.AND WHEREAS THE PURPOSE OF TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS TO HONOR THE EDUCATORS THAT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THEIR STUDENTS AND PROVIDED INSPIRATION TO THEIR PEERS, WE'VE CERTAINLY DONE THAT.
NOW, THEREFORE, I MAYOR CHARLES JESSOP ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AUDREY ST.
GERMAINE AS THE MEADOWS ELEMENTARY TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2023, AND DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TOMORROW DECEMBER 20TH, 2023 AS AUDREY ST.
AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO CONGRATULATE MS. ST.
JERMAINE ON HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HER DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO PROCLAIMED ON THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023 BY ME, CHARLES D. JUSTICE.
YOU'RE BEHIND ALL THOSE PICTURES.
SINCE YOU'RE BEHIND ALL THOSE PICTURES, YOU PROBABLY, THEY PROBABLY COULDN'T SEE YOU.
I DON'T THINK I MADE THE PICTURE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WANTS, BUT GOT QUIET COUNSEL.
I KNOW YOU'LL AGREE WITH THIS.
IT JUST FELT GOOD TO HAVE THIS TAKE PLACE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, DIDN'T IT? ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEM C.
WE HAVE, UH, FIRST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, WHO WILL BE REPORTING THIS BY ASSISTANT CHIEF JACK ASHTON, WHO IS ON HIS WAY TO THE PODIUM AS WE SPEAK, CITIZENS.
UH, THE CHIEF STEWARD SENDS HIS APOLOGIES FOR BEING CALLED AWAY AT THE LAST MOMENT.
YOU HAVE YOUR PACKET THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.
WE WILL GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS ON YOUR SPREADSHEET.
UH, WE WERE, UH, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS A SHORTER REPORTING PERIOD THAN NORMAL.
SO YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
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UH, COMPARED TO THE OTHER MONTHS.WE WERE AT SEVEN, UH, CALLS FOR SERVICE.
2,457 REPORTS FOR 41 CITATIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD.
301 FOR 521 CHARGES, ZERO CITATIONS ISSUED FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS.
WARNINGS ISSUED 221 FOR 237 CHARGES.
AND THEN SIX CITY ORDINANCE, UH, WARNINGS WERE GIVEN GAVE US A TOTAL ACTIVITY COUNT OF 3,275.
AS WE MOVED DOWN INTO, UH, A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR ACTIVITY ASSAULTS, WE HAD ONE BURGLARY, MOTOR VEHICLE, ZERO BURGLARY OF A BUSINESS, ZERO BURGLARY OF RESIDENCE, ZERO CITY ORDINANCE, CONTACTS SIX, UH, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, ONE FRAUD, ONE ROBBERY ZERO.
THOSE ARE UP BECAUSE WE'RE IN FULL ON HOLIDAY MODE.
SO THE GUYS ARE HITTING THE, UH, BUSINESS DISTRICT AND ROLLING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAD FOUR, UH, THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
WE HAD ONE, UH, IN OUR TLC PROGRAM.
WE HAD 76 PASS, 33 FAIL FOR A TOTAL OF 109 CONTACTS IN THE TLC PROGRAM.
AGAIN, THAT'S, UH, BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON, AND ESPECIALLY WITH SAM'S AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE TRAFFIC WE HAVE AT OUR BUSINESSES, THEY'RE OUT THERE IN FULL FORCE.
UH, OUR BREAKDOWN OF THE CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS, WE HAD FOUR CONTACTS FOR SOLICITORS AND TWO FOR LOUD NOISE.
I THINK BOTH OF THOSE HAPPENED TO BE BIRTHDAY PARTIES, BUT THEY WERE IN COMPLIANCE ONCE ADVISED.
AND THEN OUR ACCIDENTS, UH, NO TRENDS TO REPORT.
UH, THEY WERE IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE PACKET, IF YOU SEE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT, UH, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING IT UP.
I'M GONNA GO TO THE PAGE WHERE WE LOOK AT OUR FLOCK ACTIVITY, WHICH IS PAGE FOUR.
AND WE HAD A FEW EXTRA, EVEN THOUGH US WERE SHORTER REPORTING PERIOD, WE HAD A FEW MORE FLOCK HITS THAN WE DID LAST MONTH.
STOLEN VEHICLE ALERTS, WE'VE HAD SIX, UH, SEX OFFENDER ALERTS, 12 STOLEN LICENSE PLATES.
WE HAD 11 GANG OR SUSPECTED TERRORIST.
WE HAD 16 MISSING PERSON ALERTS.
ZERO WARRANTS WERE ZERO PROTECTION ALERTS WERE SIX OTHER AGENCY, UH, HOT LIST NINE AND VIOLENT PERSONS.
WE HAD ZERO MOVING INTO OUR ARREST.
WE HAD A TOTAL OF SEVEN, SIX WERE ADULT AND ONE WAS JUVENILE.
UH, YOU CAN SEE TO YOUR RIGHT THAT THREE OF 'EM WERE FOR WARRANTS FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
DWI, THEFT AND CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, NOT THE REST ARE ROUTINE, BUT THERE ARE NOTHING THAT STANDS OUT WITH THESE.
UH, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING AGAIN THAT, UH, COMES TO MIND, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.
AND I WILL CONTINUE ON TO PAGE SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR ADDITIONAL NOTES, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE SHORTEST ADDITIONAL NOTES WE'VE HAD IN SOME TIME.
UH, CRIMINAL, UH, CRIMINAL, EXCUSE ME, CRI CHRISTMAS MEMORIES DID NOT INVOLVE CRIMINALS.
AND UH, IT WENT WELL IN SPITE OF THE WEATHER.
PREPARING FOR, WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE NEW YEAR'S EVE ACTIVITIES.
'CAUSE AS WE KNOW, IT'S, UH, A VERY LIVELY EVENING.
AND, UH, WE BRING OUT, UH, REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE EVENING.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FIREWORKS IN THE CITY LIMITS THAT, UH, IF THEY ARE OBSERVED WITH DISCHARGING FIREWORKS, THAT THEY WILL BE ISSUED A CITATION.
AND THEN JUST A QUICK NOTE, MESA, WE WERE HOPING TO BE A LITTLE FURTHER ALONG WITH THE TENNIS COURT PROJECT, BUT THE, UH, ALL WEATHER COMPUTER CABINET IS STILL ON ORDER.
THEY'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE IN THIS WEEK, AND I DON'T FORESEE US ACTUALLY DOING ANYTHING UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST.
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SEE, MOVING ALONG WITH THAT.AND THEN THE GRAND INFORMATION, THE RECORDER HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ORDERED.
WE HAD OUR ONSITE WITH, UH, CREATIVE SWITCHING AND THEY ARE HAVE PROVIDED A QUOTE FOR THE DISPATCH CONSOLE THAT JERRY BROWNLEY ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING TODAY WITH, UH, ONE OF THE GRANT COMMITTEES TO REFINE FOR THE 13TH OR 20TH TIME THE, UH, PRESENTATION FOR THAT, UH, SAY, SAY A LITTLE PRAYER THAT IT GOES THROUGH THIS TIME.
BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE GOOD INFORMATION AND A GOOD HANDLE ON OUR PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE SUBMITTED THE, UH, PURCHASE ORDER.
THE ORDER IS IN MOTION FOR IT.
UH, MOTOROLA WON'T GIVE US AN EXPECTED DATE.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE RUNNING ON ABOUT A SIX MONTH CLOCK WITH THAT ONE AND THEN STILL WORKING ON THE GRANT.
THERE'S A GRANT THAT'S GONNA OPEN UP IN JANUARY WHERE WE'RE GONNA TAKE ANOTHER RUN AT THE CAR CAMERA SYSTEM.
AND THAT, UH, CONCLUDES THE REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY CONCERNS.
I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON THE, UM, SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE BRIDGE.
AND NOW I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED TO TURN ON MY SPEAKER
I HOPE IT'S, I HOPE YOU CAN HEAR ME.
I MEAN, IS THERE A TIMEFRAME THAT YOU WOULD GUESS THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, SIR, THAT THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE GRANT AND TO THE ENGINEERS.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL GET TO THAT.
THERE, THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT WHAT? ABOUT THE BRIDGE? THE BRIDGE THERE IS, YEAH.
AND A COUPLE OF ITEMS AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
UM, COUNSEL, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING FOR JACK? YEAH.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
RIGHT? OH, ONE QUICK THING, JACK.
UH, CAN I GET THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT Y'ALL CALL IT? STEALING DETERGENT.
THEY CAN COME TO MY HOUSE AND USE IT.
AS SOON AS THEY'VE BEEN ARRAIGNED
AND TELL 'EM, DON'T STEAL WHERE YOU LIVE.
I DO WANNA REMIND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT STOLEN PROPERTY JUST AS A CO.
ISN'T THAT ODD? WHO WOULD'VE EVER THOUGHT THEY'D GO OUT STEALING DETERGENT? I'M WITH YOU, KELLY.
I, I, I JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
UH, THAT CONCLUDES POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
NEXT UP IS, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, UH, JENNIFER CABELLO, WHO WILL TALK ABOUT, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SO TONIGHT'S GONNA BE THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UH, THERE WERE 364 VIOLATIONS OPENED.
TOTAL WEEKENDS WORKED WERE FIVE.
THERE WERE ALSO 258 CASES CLOSED.
TOTAL INVALID VIOLATIONS WERE 111.
SO CURRENTLY, UH, THE CODE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SOFTWARE I USE, UH, PERIOD, PERIODICALLY UPDATES.
AND IT'S DONE AN UPDATE WHERE, UH, THERE'S SOME FEATURES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MORE EFFICIENT.
THEREFORE, HERE FORWARD, THE INVALID VIOLATIONS WILL BE REPRESENTED ON THE FIRST PAGE AS YOU SEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REPORT INSTEAD OF ON THE SECOND PAGE.
CONTINUING ON, THERE ARE THE CASE INITIATION TYPES.
THERE WERE 127 PROACTIVE 126 REACTIVE VIOLATION.
CLOSED TYPES WERE 227, VOLUNTARY.
28 WERE FORCED ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES.
THERE WERE 676 INSPECTIONS, 532 NOTICES ISSUED.
MOVING ON TO FORT BEND COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES.
THE FORT BEND COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES SUBMITTED ONE REPORT DURING THIS QUARTER.
HOWEVER, I HAVE INCLUDED THE UNFORTUNATE SEVEN ABANDONED DOGS AT THE DOG PARK.
AND THAT NUMBER, THERE WERE 11 IMPOUNDED, UM, CONSISTING OF ONE POSSUM, 10 DOGS, AND ONE WAS GONE ON ARRIVAL.
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SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF A STRAIGHT DOG IS NOT SECURED, UH, FORT B COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP.TURNING TO THE SECOND PAGE, THE TOP FIVE VIOLATIONS FOR THIS QUARTER WERE GRASS AND WEEDS IN EXCESS OF NINE INCHES.
56, DEAD LANDSCAPING AND TREES.
39 EXTERIOR WALLS, TRIMS NEEDING REPAIRED REPLACEMENT OR REPAINTING.
25 TRASH CANS, RECYCLING BINS VISIBLE FROM THE STREETS.
25 NEXT, UH, TRASH CANS NEXT TO THE CURB ON A DAY.
UH, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CONCLUDE THIS WITH, UH, THERE WAS A LONGSTANDING HOME ON MEADOWDALE WITH VARIOUS VIOLATIONS.
UH, THE OWNER'S SON WILL BE MOVING INTO THE HOME IN JANUARY, 2024.
ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I DO, BUT GO AHEAD.
UM, YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT THE DOGS NEEDED TO BE SECURED IN ORDER FOR ANIMAL CON.
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? UM, WELL, BASICALLY THEY'LL COME OUT, BUT, UM, IF THEY CAN'T FIND THEM MM-HMM.
SO IF I SEE A DOG, I COULD PUT IT, LET'S SAY IN MY BACKYARD TO SECURE IT, THEN CALL ANIMAL CONTROL AND THEY WOULD COME AND GET IT.
THEY WOULD HAVE A POINT OF REFERENCE TO COME, ACTUALLY COME AND PICK IT UP.
BUT I CAN'T CALL THEM AND SAY, I SAW A DOG ROAMING DOWN MY STREET.
YOU CAN, UH, THEY'LL GO OUT, BUT THEY WON'T, CHANCES ARE THAT THE DOG STILL WON'T BE THERE.
BUT IF THEY SEE THEM, WILL THEY TAKE THEM OR, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
UH, I'M GONNA ADD A CAVEAT TO THAT.
IF THE ANIMAL RESPONDS AND COMES TO THE CODE OR TO THE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES PERSON, AND THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD, THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL AND THEY PRACTICE THIS, HOWEVER, IF THAT ANIMAL IS SKITTISH RUNS OFF, THEY ARE NOT A DOG CATCHER.
AND IT'S $27 AND 50 CENTS NO MATTER WHETHER WE HAVE IT SECURED OR NOT.
ANYONE ELSE? UH, JENNIFER, I'D LIKE TO SAY, HOW LONG WERE YOU WORKING ON THAT HOUSE? UH, ON MEADOWDALE? UM, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND I WANNA SAY PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WHEN THEY GET TO COURT, THE COURTS GET CHANGED, GET DELAYED.
THERE'S ALL SORT OF REASONS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
PLUS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A BATTLE SOMETIMES GETTING FOLKS TO GET INTO THE CITY IF THEY'RE NOT HERE.
AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE THAT SHE HAS BEEN DOGGED ON PURSUING AND SHE'S DONE IT NICELY, GRACIOUSLY, AND VERY PROFESSIONALLY.
AND NOW THE LIGHT IS AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL COME JANUARY.
I JUST WANT TO POINT IT, POINT THAT OUT.
AND, UM, WE GOT ONE POSSUM AND I JUST REMIND PEOPLE THAT JENNIFER TOLD ME DAY POSSUMS ARE GOOD.
THEY EAT ROACHES AND THEY TICKS EAT TICKS.
UM, UNLIKE SQUIRRELS THAT GO AROUND AND EAT BABY CARDINALS.
SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, NEXT MONTH THE DOG REPORT WILL NOT INCLUDE THE SEVEN OR NEXT QUARTER.
ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING FOR JENNIFER? GOOD JOB AS USUAL.
OH, AS USUAL,
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UM, NEXT IS THE FIRE FIRE REPORT.
UM, I'M WAITING ON THE FINAL NUMBERS FROM, UH, STAFFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CLOSE OUT.
NO CLOSE OUT IN DECEMBER, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE OUR CALLS UP ARE UP FROM SERER.
CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE UP FIVE TO 6% FROM STAFFORD IN THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE THIS YEAR.
UM, WE WERE KIND OF WATCHING THAT, AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME, UH, MEDICAL ASSISTS FROM THE EMS. WERE HERE.
MEDICAL ASSISTS FROM THE, UH, UH, BOTH REVIEWED AND COMPLETED THAT WERE, UH, PROCESSED HERE IN MEADOWS PLACE.
UH, WE HAD NO, FORTUNATELY NO BIG HOUSE FIRES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SEVERAL WERE ASSISTING INVALIDS
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ARE RESPONDING BY EITHER FIRE OR EMS. UM, AND SO I WANNA SAY, ALL IN ALL, IT'S ABOUT, UH, ABOUT A TYPICAL FIRE REPORT IF THERE IS SUCH A THING.BUT THE ONE THING I DID WANT TO, UH, TALK, I SPOKE WITH, UH, UH, CHIEF LARRY DE CAMILLO EARLIER.
UM, AND, UH, I'M GONNA LET ROD GRAVY TRAIN ON A LITTLE BIT OF THIS GLORY BECAUSE HE IS THRILLED WITH THE RELATION.
HE BEING CHIEF DE CAMILLO IS THRILLED, UH, WITH THE WAY CITY MEADOWS PLACE IS WORKING TO LOOK AFTER HIS FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY OUR FIREHOUSE, UH, THAT WE BUILT AND WE OWN, BY THE WAY.
UH, BUT HE'S ENJOYING THE RES, THE, UH, SUPPORT AND THE RELATIONSHIP.
AND, UM, SAID EVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE UNDERSTANDS THAT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS LET US KNOW.
AND, UH, ROD, I I WILL SAY AT THIS POINT, I, I THINK THE FIREHOUSE UNDERSTANDS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT.
AND NOW, INSTEAD OF SITTING AROUND AND GRIPING ABOUT IT, UH, AS MOST OF US ARE WANT TO DO, THEY PICK UP THE PHONE AND LET SOMEBODY KNOW.
AND THEY KNOW AND TRUST THE FACT THAT CITY OF MEADOW'S PLACE, MEANING YOU AND YOUR FOLKS ARE GONNA LOOK AFTER IT RIGHT AWAY.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, HE HAS ZERO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RESPONSES, UH, FROM FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE.
AND HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP ON END OF 2024.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THEM HERE.
UM, WE HAVE HAD THEM LEAVE IN THE PAST, UH, WHEN WE'VE LOST POWER.
AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT FEELING NAKED OUT THERE WHEN THEY'RE NOT THERE.
UH, SO, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY WORK WITH US AND, AND, UM, UM, CITY MEADOWS PLACE HAS THAT, UM, UH, PRIORITY IN MAINTAINING THAT RELATIONSHIP AS WELL AS THE ONE AT THE SCHOOL.
SO, UH, WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
AND THAT'S ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT IS THERE.
SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING, ASK ROGER, CHIEF DE CAMILLA THIS, THIS REPORT IS OVER.
AND I'M MOVING ON, ON TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
NICK HABE, CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
UH, MAYOR, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA, UH, DELAY MY COMMENTS UNTIL WE GET DOWN TO THE, UH, COUNCIL COMMENTS FOR RICK STALEY.
'CAUSE I'M GONNA BE TAKING OVER FOR THAT ITEM.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE THE BULK OF MY DISCUSSION.
I'LL WAIT FOR THAT, THAT ITEM.
I'M MOVING RIGHT INTO MAYOR'S COMMENTS.
UM, I KNOW COURTNEY LOOKED AT ME A LITTLE BIT STRANGE WHEN I SAID, I WANT TO PUT AN ITEM ON THE, UH, AGENDA, STRANGER DANGER FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T KNOW I GOT GROWN KIDS.
SO I REALLY DON'T WORRY ABOUT 'EM TOO MUCH.
KIDS WERE OUT, UP THE PARK, SCHOOL WAS OUT.
AND I STARTED LOOKING AT ALL THOSE KIDS RUNNING ALL OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT THEY CAN DO IT AND FEEL SAFE TO DO IT AT.
BUT I ALSO NOTICE THE UPTICK IN D DELIVERY TRUCKS, DRIVERS THAT ARE IN THE H NEIGHBORHOOD THAT FRANKLY DIDN'T USE TO BE HERE.
AND I STARTED WONDERING, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUR KIDS TODAY? 'CAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD, UH, THAN IT WAS WHEN I WAS RAISED IN MINE.
UH, AND WHAT IS MY ROLE IN REMINDING MY GRANDKIDS WHEN THEY'RE HERE ABOUT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, STRANGER DANGER? NOW, I DON'T WANT TO PUT FEAR INTO THEIR HEARTS.
I DON'T WANT TO GET 'EM ALL TENSE OR SCARED, BUT I WANT TO MAKE 'EM HELP OR MAKE 'EM AWARE THAT THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE JUST SHOULDN'T DO.
AND I CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE FROM JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
IT WAS, UH, VERY WELL DONE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
UM, BUT IT WAS GIVING SOME PARENTS, UH, SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS ABOUT HOW TO TALK TO KIDS AND ABOUT TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE A SECTION FOR A SECOND.
BUT THEY SAID, AND I'M QUOTING WHEN IN PUBLIC, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP A GOOD EYE ON OUR KIDS AND KEEP THEM SAFE, BUT ALSO FOR THEM TO HAVE THE SKILLS TO MANAGE A STRANGER.
SHOULD THEY BE APPROACHED? THEY SAY THINGS LIKE THIS, DON'T SAY, NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS.
WELL, WHAT, WHAT DID I TELL MY KIDS? DON'T EVER TALK TO STRANGERS.
INSTEAD, IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE WORKING FOR A CITY OR A PARKS DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING.
THEY SAY, YOU SHOULD NOT APPROACH IT.
YOU SHOULD NOT JUST APPROACH ANYONE.
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IF YOU NEED HELP, LOOK FOR A UNIFORMED OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, A STORE CLERK WITH A NAME TAG OR A PARENT WITH CHILDREN.AND THAT'S THE ADVICE YOU GIVE YOUR KIDS.
INSTEAD OF DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS.
YOU DON'T SAY, STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU SAY, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GET MY PERMISSION BEFORE GOING SOMEWHERE WITH ANYONE.
NOW, TIPS LIKE THIS ARE HANDY AND THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE AVAILABLE JUST LIKE THIS ARTICLE.
BUT, UH, MOST IMPORTANT THING MAY BE TO TALK TO OUR KIDS ABOUT THIS VERY SENSITIVE BUT IMPORTANT TOPIC.
AND I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP 'CAUSE WE GOT KIDS RUNNING ALL OVER THE CITY RIGHT NOW, AND WE GOT PEOPLE GOING ALL THROUGH OUR CITY.
AND FOR ALL THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WATCHING HERE ONLINE AND UP IN MEADOW, TEXAS, UH, WE WANT TO JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT OUR KIDS ARE OUR MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION.
LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN TO PROTECT THEM.
UM, AND WITH THAT, I'LL CONCLUDE THAT AND GO TO HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
I, I, I WANT TO SAY I PUT SOMETHING IN THE NEWSLETTER ABOUT, UH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND, UM, IT WAS, UH, IT'S CERTAINLY A FESTIVE LOOKING CITY.
UM, JENNIFER WAS TALKING TO ME AND I TURNED AROUND AND TALKED TO HER, AND SHE WAS GONE.
I SAID, WHERE'D YOU GO? YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO GO DRIVE DOWN MONTECITO.
I WANTED TO GO LOOK AT THE LIGHTS BEFORE THE MEETING.
I SAID, WELL, NOW, WHAT'D YOU THINK? HE SAYS, THIS IS REALLY NICE OUT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF OUT THERE.
UM, I THINK THE CITY, MEANING THE CITY LIGHTS, UH, LOOK BETTER THAN THEY HAVE EVER.
MAYBE THEY LOOK REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND WHAT I'M LIKE IS THAT I NOTICED PEOPLE WERE TAKING PICTURES OF IT AT NIGHT, POSTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GIVING THEIR ADDRESS AND SAY, DRIVE BY MY HOUSE AND LOOK AT MY LIGHTS.
AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA AND I HATE MY SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT I MIGHT FOLLOW THIS PART.
AND I SEE PEOPLE OUT DRIVING AROUND MIDDLE PLACE LOOKING AT OUR LIGHTS.
UM, BUT I DO WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UM, THESE ARE HOLIDAYS, AS JACK SAYS, THE, UH, CROOKS ARE IN HERE SHOPPING TOO.
THE TLC PROGRAM REMINDS EVERYBODY TO PUT YOUR STUFF AWAY WHEN YOU GO TO THE STORE, DON'T COME BACK, LEAVE IT IN YOUR CAR.
'CAUSE YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES OF LEAVING.
PUT IT IN THE TRUNK IN THE STORE SO NOBODY SEES IT.
AND THEN WHEN YOU COME HOME, YOU TAKE IT OUTTA YOUR TRUNK.
UH, THAT'S THE TLC PROGRAM IS THAT, UH, JACK, UH, ALLUDED TO IS UP TO 109 CONTACTS THIS MONTH INSTEAD OF NORMAL 30 TO 60.
AND, UH, BY THE WAY, THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD RATIO.
I DON'T KNOW Y'ALL HAD TO BE, BUT I ALSO WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT, UH, HOLIDAYS AND THE BASIS FOR THE HOLIDAYS START WITH HOLY DAYS.
AND IF I CAN JUST ASK PEOPLE JUST DURING THIS BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON TO TAKE A MOMENT AND, UH, REFLECT ON THE HOLY DAYS.
AND IF YOU GOT KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AROUND, UH, VISIT WITH 'EM ABOUT IT, IT'LL MAKE OUR CITY THAT MUCH NICER.
UM, WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MAYOR'S COMMENTS.
AND NOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COUNCIL COMMENTS.
I UNDERSTAND FROM RICK STALEY WHO'S NOT HERE OR ABOUT HIS TOPIC, NICK.
WELL, I'M GONNA DO MY BEST RICK STALEY IMPRESSION, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW, I'LL DO IT JUSTICE.
BUT, UM, DO WANNA MENTION THE, UH, UH, UH, MOBILITY BOND, UM, DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF THE BIKE WAY.
AND, UM, SO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PLANS FOR THAT, UH, THAT PROJECT, UH, HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY, UM, WHICH IS A GOOD THING, UH, BY THE ENGINEER.
AND, UH, RICK SEGLEY, IN ADDITION TO BEING A, A GOOD, UH, PROJECT MANAGER, AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE CITY, HE'S ALSO A REALLY GOOD PLANS REVIEWER FOR THE CITY.
AND SO HE TOOK THAT PLAN SET AND HE WENT AHEAD AND, AND, AND, UH, REVIEWED THAT PLAN FOR THE CITY, UH, HAD A NUMBER OF COMMENTS AND MARKUPS.
AND SO NOT LONG AGO, A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE ENGINEER, UM, AND HAD A GROUP CONFERENCE CALL WHERE WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS, UH, ITEM BY ITEM AND, UH, ADDRESSED THOSE COMMENTS, UH, ON THE PLAN SET.
AND SO, UH, THROUGH THAT, UH, WE MADE SOME GOOD CHANGES, SOME GOOD CORRECTIONS TO THE PLAN SET.
UM, THE BOTTOM LINE IS STILL WHAT IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN, WHICH IS THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CENTER POINT APPROVAL BEFORE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON BIDDING.
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THAT ONCE THE ENGINEER TAKES ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND MAKES THE CORRECTIONS, UH, WE'LL BE PREPARED TO GO AHEAD AND BID THE PROJECT.UM, NOW THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE MAGNETIC TIME, UH, LOCKING MECHANISM, UM, THAT IS DESIGNED TO BE, UH, PUT ON THE BRIDGE ITSELF.
UM, UH, THAT, UH, DETAIL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, UH, TO THE CITY BY MESA, UH, SYSTEMS. AND THAT DETAIL HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE ENGINEER.
AND SO THE ENGINEER HAS ALL OF THE DETAIL ON, UM, NOT ONLY THE, THE MODEL NUMBER, BUT UM, THE DETAIL ON HOW THE, UH, THE MAGNETIC LOCK WOULD, UH, ATTACH TO THE BRIDGE MAG, UH, ELECTRONICALLY.
UH, WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO RUN ELECTRIC OUT TO THAT BRIDGE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE ENGINEER'S WORKING ON AS WELL.
UH, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THAT SHOULD GO IN TERMS OF, UH, SHOULD IT BE AT THE FENCE LINE OR SHOULD IT GO AHEAD AND BE AT THE BRIDGE ITSELF? WE KNOW THAT WE WANT IT TIMED, UH, SO THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY PROGRAM IT TO UNLOCK AND LOCK AT CERTAIN TIMES, UH, THAT WAY THE BRIDGE WOULD NOT BE ACCESSIBLE.
UM, AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AS WELL.
UM, BUT ULTIMATELY, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE KIND OF ARE WHERE WE WERE LAST TIME.
UH, WE MET ABOUT THIS, WHICH IS WE'RE STILL WAITING ON CENTER POINT TO GO AHEAD, UM, AND APPROVE THE DESIGN, UH, DRAFTED.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT ON OUR END, UH, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND DONE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET READY TO BID.
UH, THE PROJECT WHEN READY AGAIN, THIS IS A MOBILITY BOMB PROJECT THAT'S, UH, THROUGH, UH, FORT BEND COUNTY.
UM, AND SO WE'LL BE, UH, WHEN IT'S TIME WE'LL HAVE TO BE VERY DELIBERATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE, UM, HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE GRANT OR FOR THE, THE, THE BOND.
UM, AND, UH, UH, SO ALL THAT TO SAY THAT, UH, PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT, UH, STILL WAITING ON CENTER POINT.
OKAY? AND I WAS ANXIOUS TO CALL CENTER POINT LAST TIME, AND RICK WENT, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WE HAVEN'T SUBMITTED EVERYTHING.
AND I WENT, WHAT ABOUT NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
SO NOW I'M HERE AND WE'VE SUBMITTED EVERYTHING.
WE'VE GOT THE PLAN SET CORRECTED, AND WE'VE GOT THE PLAN SET READY TO GO.
AND SO THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.
THEY HAVE, CENTERPOINT HAS WHAT THEY NEED.
SO CENTERPOINT HAS HAVE WHAT THEY NEEDED FOR, FOR SOME TIME NOW.
SO I CAN CALL 'EM UP AND WISH MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OKAY? UH, YOU CAN, THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW.
AND WE'VE GOT, UH, THE TIMER ON THE GATE.
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT CHANGED AND I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL OUT IN THE MIDDLE AND DOING THEM, WE SAID, NOW THAT'S STUPID.
SO WE'VE DONE THAT, AND IT'S GONNA BE OVER BY THE FENCE AND IT'S GONNA HAVE TIMERS, BUT YOUR SCHEDULE CHANGES ALL THE TIME.
DOES IT NOT COLLINE? I MEAN, HAVE Y'ALL GOT SOME SORT OF WAY TO ELECTRONICALLY OVERRIDE THAT THING? YOU CAN JUST NOD IF YOU, UH, YES, THAT IS TRUE.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE MICROPHONE.
THE ANSWER IS YES, THEY'VE GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
YES, WE WILL HAVE FLEXIBILITY IN MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET IN AND OUT.
UM, WITH THAT, ANY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICK? FOR THE CUPS
I'M SORRY, BUT RICK'S NOT HERE.
SO YOU TAKE SOME OF RICK'S TIME.
UH, FIRST OFF, COLLEEN, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US USE THE REC CENTER.
AND I DON'T HAVE TO CLEAN MY HOUSE FOR EVERYBODY COMING OVER.
UH, I HAD OVER A DOZEN OF US OF OUR YOUTH SHOW UP ON THEIR FIRST DAY OFF FROM SCHOOL AT NINE IN THE MORNING.
WHICH IS, IF YOU KNOW ME, THAT'S JUST A HORRIBLE TIME.
AND WE PUT TOGETHER THESE MUGS FOR THE MEADOWS PLACE SENIOR VILLAGE.
THERE'S AN ORNAMENT IN THERE, SOME CAKE, A HAND DIPPED CHOCOLATE SPOON, COURTESY OF MY DAUGHTER.
UH, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS, CANDY CANES, HOT CHOCOLATE AND ALL.
AND THEY WERE HANDED OUT TODAY WITH THE INVITE.
WE'RE DOING A PARTY TOMORROW, UH, DURING THE DAY FOR, OR THURSDAY FOR THE MEADOWS PLACE, SENIOR VILLAGE AND ALL.
BUT I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THESE KIDS THAT SHOWED UP.
ELISE AND ELAINE TRAN, UH, KRISTEN BEDFORD, JAMES AUTRY, SARAH KATE, MATTHEW AUTRY, OLIVIA AND DOMINIC.
JULIE BONOS, JUNIOR BETTING COURT, UH, KRISTEN MAHAN, DEAN MAHAN, AND ANDY MAHAN, AND MY BUDDY BRANDON.
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OKAY.I THINK THAT WAS ALL OF 'EM THAT I COULD SEE MOVING AROUND.
BUT THEY, I SET IT, THEY SET IT UP AND I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE AN ASSEMBLY LINE.
AND ALL, WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS, WE HAD OVER 200 MUGS DONE AND READY TO GO AND BACK IN MY VAN.
SO SHOUT OUT TO THE YOUTH OF MEADOWS PLACE.
WELL, KELLY, I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU WERE UP AT NINE O'CLOCK, BUT I'M REALLY IMPRESSED THAT THOSE KIDS TOOK OFF THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER TO COME UP AND SERVE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S JUST PRETTY DARNED IMPRESSIVE, AND I AM IMPRESSED WITH THAT.
BUT GUYS, THAT'S WHAT HELPS MAKE THIS CITY SPECIAL, AND IT'LL KEEP IT SPECIAL.
THEY'RE HERE RECOGNIZING THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR, AND THEY GROW UP TO COME SERVE OTHERS.
KELLY, THANK YOU FOR RAMRODDING THIS THING.
AND, UH, WITHOUT YOU, IT WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.
AND, UH, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW WHY IT STARTED.
AND NOT MANY PEOPLE WOULD'VE DONE MORE THAN JUST COMPLAIN BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE WAS COMPLAINING.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS TORNADO CALLED KELLY MILLS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD A PARTY ORGANIZED, AND THAT WAS THE MOST FUN, FANTASTIC PARTY.
AND I'M GLAD YOU SEE THAT CONTINUED.
LET'S GIVE KELLY A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'RE MOVING ON UNLESS YOU HAD SOME MORE BRIDGE STUFF.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITEM E, THE REGULAR AGENDA.
THERE'S SOME INTERESTING AND SOME GOOD STUFF HERE, FOLKS.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION REGARDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 40, ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL FEE ENTITLED UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE FEE AND SPECIAL FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF REHABILITATION AND CONSTRUCTION TO PRESENT AND FUTURE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES.
COUNSEL, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS SPECIAL FUND, UH, FOR, WHICH IS NOW $10 A MONTH WILL APPEAR ON THE BILL STARTING IN JANUARY.
I BELIEVE IT'S, SO IT WILL BE THE BILL THAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVE IN FEBRUARY.
WHO A MOTION BY DAVID MERTONS.
I'VE GOT APPOINTED DISCUSSION.
CONGRATULATIONS, COUNSEL, AS WE WENT THROUGH AND WORKED THROUGH THIS, AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY, UM, IMPORTANT TO THIS COUNCIL.
'CAUSE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY IS IMPORTANT TO THIS COUNCIL.
BUT ONE THING WAS THAT TO BE SET UP AS A SPECIAL FUND SO THAT THE MEMBERS IN THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE KNEW WHAT THE HECK IT WAS.
OR COULD CALL 'EM AND SAY, WHAT'S THE SPECIAL FUND THING? OR LOOK ON THE WEBSITE AND FIND OUT WHAT THIS SPECIAL FUND, THIS WAS A BIG DEAL.
AND I TALK AND HAD TO JUMP THROUGH A BUNCH OF LEGAL HOOPS, GET A LOT OF LEGAL OPINIONS, AND IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK.
AND I, I GOT OVERRULED AS FAR AS, WELL, LET'S JUST DO IT AND SEE IF ANYBODY SEES US.
BUT, UH,
AND, UH, COUNSEL, THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORTS IN SAYING, NO, WE REALLY WANT TO MAINTAIN IT.
DAVID, YOU IN PARTICULAR STOOD UP AT THAT MEETING AND SAYS, I WOULD REALLY PREFER IT BE TITLED A SPECIAL FUND, SO THE PEOPLE WOULD KNOW.
UM, I, THIS IS A VERY WISE THING AND IT'LL HELP SERVE THE CITY WELL FOR YEARS.
UH, BUT, UH, Y'ALL, MY HAT'S OFF TO COUNCIL FOR BREAKING IT OUT AND MAKING IT EASY FOR THE PEOPLE MEADOWS PLACE.
YEAH, I THINK MY OTHER, MY COMMENT IS, UM, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AND THOROUGH PROCESS.
WE'VE HAD, UM, A LOT OF DISCUSSION, UH, STARTING WITH A, UM, CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, SHORTFALL.
WHEN WE DID A PLAN A YEAR AGO, ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, THE FIRST TIME, I THINK, UH, WE REALIZED THAT THE UTILITY FUND WAS NOT TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE.
AND WE MADE SOME CHANGES IN THE WATER BILLING, BUT WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE FACT THAT WE'RE STILL GONNA BE SHORT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
WE JUST CAME OUT OF A YEAR WHERE WE SPENT TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OUR RESERVE REPAIRING WATER WELLS AND, AND, AND A LOT OF WATER BREAKS BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT THIS SUMMER.
AND SO PART OF THIS, UH, PROCESS INCLUDED AN OPEN, UH, TOWN HALL MEETING WHERE WE TOOK COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS, GOT A LOT OF COMMENTS.
UM, I THINK OTHER THAN MAYBE THE RECENT DOG PARK AND MAYBE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS WE'VE HAD IT, IT WAS, IT WAS A, A LOT OF PARTICIPATION AND WE ENTERTAINED ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS.
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AND WHAT WE FINALLY SETTLED ON WAS ONE THAT THE MANY OF THE RESIDENTS SAID, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, AT LEAST MAKE IT PALATABLE, MAKE IT, MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOME OR, UH, HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES.AND SO I THINK THIS FEE, BECAUSE IT'S DESIGNATED BECAUSE IT'S $10, UH, IT IS GONNA BE A COST THAT OUR MEADOWS RESIDENTS ARE GONNA, UH, HAVE, BUT IT'S ONE THEY'RE GONNA SEE THE BENEFIT FROM, UH, AS WE HAVE MONEY NOW TO TAKE CARE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, REPAIRS AND FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENTS.
SO I THINK IT'S, I THINK THIS WAS A YEAR IN THE MAKING, I THINK LAST AUGUST.
AND WE HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING, IT WAS THERE AND WE JUMPED THROUGH SOME LEGAL HOOPS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SOMETHING, UH, THAT WE COULD, WE COULD HANDLE.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, UH, LAST MONTH FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY LETTING US KNOW, I THINK THIS ORDINANCE IS WELL WRITTEN AND IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A WORTHY THING FOR US TO KEEP MEADOWS, UM, AS, AS, AS WE'VE SAID, A A A, A GREAT SQUARE MILE
SORRY, UH, MAYOR, I, I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE, UH, FOR THOSE THAT WANNA READ THIS ORDINANCE, EXHIBIT A IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND EXHIBIT A IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY ACTUALLY TALKED TO US ABOUT AS WELL WHENEVER WE PRESENTED THIS TO HIM.
UH, EXHIBIT A SHOWS YOUR FUND BALANCES AT THIS TIME.
YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT NOT LONG AGO IN OUR WATER UTILITY, YOU WANTED A 10 MONTH RESERVE, WHAT WE MIGHT CALL A RAINY DAY FUND IN THAT FUND RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OF OUR COMMITTED FUNDS, UH, YOU ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE ABOUT 4.9 MONTHS OF RESERVES ON HAND RIGHT NOW, AS OPPOSED TO THE 10 THAT YOU WANT.
WHICH MEANS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT $817,000 SHORT OF YOUR GOAL FOR YOUR RAINY DAY FUND.
NOW THAT'S A BIG DEAL IN A UTILITY FUND, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE HAVE A WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM THAT'S AGING AND, AND, AND NEEDS REPAIR.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FEE, I THINK THAT EXHIBIT A IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF, OF, OF WHY THIS ORDINANCE IS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT IT IS AN EXHIBIT TO THE ORDINANCE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THAT TONIGHT.
WE'VE HAD A MOTION IN A SECOND.
AND DAVID, THAT IS, IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, KURT, WE WENT ROUND AND ROUND AND ROUNDING AND ROUND ON THIS, TRYING TO DO WHAT'S BEST.
AND I THINK THIS IS ABOUT A DARN JOB OF ANY COUNSEL IN FORT BEND.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 39, APPOINTING FOUR DIRECTORS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
UM, COUNSEL, I FIND, FLIP OVER TO MY PAPERWORK AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO BEG OFF A LITTLE BIT.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SEEING, UM, I THINK WE'RE, WE'VE GOT THREE DIRECTORS, TWO, UM, SITTING THERE IN ONE VACANCY.
UM, THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION OF AMENDING THIS TO INCLUDE ALL FOUR DIRECTORS AND T I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO YOU TO DO THAT.
MICROPHONE, BEFORE YOU TELL ME, CAMERON, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, UM, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT, UH, CHARLES JESSUP TAKE THE FOURTH SPOT.
UM, YOU HAVE HELPED US OUT ON EDC OVER THE YEARS, AND I THINK YOU'D BE A GREAT, UH, ADDITION, UM, FOR THAT FOURTH VACANCY.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND TO AMEND THE ORGAN.
SO THAT'S ALL WE DON'T HAVE TO DO.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE MOTION.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A MOTION APPOINTING TIM GOODING, TIA BAKER, RICHARD RAMIREZ, AND CHARLES JESSUP.
SO SHE TOOK SOME OF THE PHONE IT.
MOTION IS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
A SECOND FOR THAT IS READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY WITH A MOTION TO SECOND.
I WILL, UH, I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, THIS IS GONNA BE AN IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT POSITION.
ITEM THREE, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 40 APPOINTING THREE COMMISSIONERS THREE ALTERNATES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
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UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THIS? AND YOU, THEIR NAMES ARE IN YOUR PACKET.GO AHEAD AND STATE THEM FOR THE MOTION.
SO THIS WOULD BE APPOINTING SEAN O RE, MIKE ELMORE AND STUART BERRYMAN AS COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS SAMMY SKIMP ANN GREEN AND NATHAN MAHAN AS ALTERNATES FOR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.
CONSIDERATION RESOLUTION 2023 DASH 41, APPOINTING FIVE MEMBERS AND FOUR ALTERNATES TO THE MEADOWS PLACE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY INTO ENDING ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2025.
AND IF I COULD GET THE CITY SECRETARY TO READ THE NAMES, THIS WOULD BE APPOINTING DAVID POKA, CHRIS GOLLICK, TERRY HENLEY, JOE DEBRUIN, AND DAVID LANCE AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
GERMAINE, KEN SMITH, AND PINGING LONG AS ALTERNATES MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION BY KIRK TO APPROVE.
THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE WE JUST LISTED OFF OUR NAMES OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE JUST DOGGONE IMPRESSIVE.
AND I'M JUST SO THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO SAY ANY.
ALL OF THOSE NAMES CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THERE'S A GOOD REASON 'CAUSE THEY'RE VERY GOOD PEOPLE.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ON RESOLUTION 2023, CREATING CITY MEADOWS, PLACE TRAINING, TRAVEL POLICY, PROCEDURES.
COUNSEL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE JUST GETTING A LITTLE MORE GROWN UP AND SOPHISTICATED AND WE'RE TRYING TO LAY THINGS OUT, UM, WHERE THERE ARE NO GRAY AREAS OR QUESTIONS, UM, WE HAVE HAD BEFORE US PUT A, UH, MEADOWS PLACE, TRAVEL AND TRAINING POLICY AND PROCEDURES, ORDINANCE, UM, OUR RESOLUTION, AND I'M ASSUMING EVERYBODY'S DISCUSSED IT, OR IF THEY'VE HAD ANY QUESTIONS THEY'VE CALLED CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR CITY SECRETARY.
UM, DOES, DOES ANYBODY DO, I'M JUST GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION FIRST AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION.
I'LL HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THIS.
YOU WANT SOME INFORMATION? YOU WANT
UH, SO STAFF, AFTER OUR LAST MEETING AND THIS DISCUSSION, STAFF DID GET TOGETHER AND GO AHEAD AND CRAFT A POLICY.
IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT IS, UM, UH, BORROWED FROM A LOT OF OTHER POLICIES OUT THERE IN THE, UH, IN THE CITY UNIVERSE.
AND SO, UH, WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO COURTNEY FOR FINDING SOME OF THOSE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THESE POLICIES AND PUTTING ONE TOGETHER THAT REALLY FIT, UH, THE, THE PERSONALITY OF OUR TOWN.
UM, STAFF DID GET TOGETHER, UM, UH, REVIEWED THIS POLICY TOGETHER.
WE WENT AHEAD AND, UH, TOOK QUITE A BIT OF TIME MASSAGING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT IT MADE SENSE FOR US.
I DO WANNA EMPHASIZE A FEW THINGS, UM, 'CAUSE I KNOW IT MIGHT ALREADY COME UP, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANNA EMPHASIZE WITH COUNSEL IS AFTER DISCUSSING WITH YOU, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING, THE IDEA OF LODGING ON PAGE THREE IS SOMETHING WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT.
NOW, WHILE WE ARE, UM, LIMITING STAFF TO THAT 50 MILE RADIUS, UM, YOU MIGHT SEE THAT LITTLE SUB-BULLET UNDER THERE THAT EXEMPTS ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS FROM THAT TRAVEL RADIUS.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT TO YOU.
UH, NOW, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE THINK IS IMPORTANT.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OBVIOUSLY A, A TRAVEL ADVANCE FORM AS WELL AS A TRAVEL EXPENSE FORM.
UH, THOSE TRAVEL ADVANCE FORMS WILL NEED A DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR APPROVAL BEFORE AN EMPLOYEE WILL BE ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE, UH, A, A TRIP, UM, FOR EDUCATION TRAINING, THAT KIND OF THING.
SO WITH THAT, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE.
OTHERWISE, THE RESOLUTION STANDS IN FRONT OF YOU.
UH, UM, THANK YOU STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
COURTNEY AND NICK, THIS IS GREAT.
UH, I'M, I'M GLAD WE HAVE THIS IN PLACE.
SAD WE DIDN'T HAVE IT BEFORE, BUT LIKE EVERYONE SAID, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING MORE PROFESSIONAL.
UM, THERE WAS ONE, ONE SMALL CHANGE I WANTED TO MAKE TO IT.
I KNOW WE DON'T DO THAT OFTEN, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S AT $30 PER DAY, INCLUDING TAX.
UM, I DID A, A SEARCH TODAY, UM, JUST LOOKING UP WHAT PRICES ARE AND ECONOMY VEHICLES ARE RUNNING ABOUT 60 BUCKS A DAY RIGHT NOW, SO I THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT
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NUMBER.UM, I THINK 75 MIGHT BE A GOOD OPTION JUST BECAUSE, UH, ADDING IN TAXES AS WELL.
IT WAS, IT WAS 61 FOR AN ECONOMY.
I'LL SAY IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY, HISTORICALLY IT'S FAIRLY RARE FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO ASK TO RENT A CAR.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT IS UP TO YOU GUYS TO DECIDE WHAT THAT THRESHOLD IS.
WERE YOU GOING THROUGH EXPEDIA? I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
UH, I WENT THROUGH ONE OF THOSE SITES THAT CHECKED ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ONES.
I LOOKED FOR CARS RECENTLY AND IT, IT ACTUALLY WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
70 HIGH, 75 SEEMS HIGH, BUT, UM, WE CAN ALWAYS ADJUST IT IF NEEDED DOWN THE ROAD IF WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO THAT HIGH.
AND SO I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTS TO RENT A SUBURBAN TO GO TO AUSTIN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE WORDS.
EVERYBODY GOOD? WITH 75? I THINK WE HAD 75 BECAUSE THAT'S INCLUDING TAX.
WE'VE HAD IT ONCE THAT I KNOW OF.
WE DID HAVE AN EMPLOYEE RENT A VEHICLE, UM, TWO MONTHS AGO.
WE DID NOT, NOT COVER THE COST OF THE RENTAL, BUT THE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT DID COVER THE RENTAL COST.
I, YEAH, THE ONLY COMMENT I WOULD MAKE, UM, BECAUSE THIS, I, AGAIN, I THINK I'VE SHARED THIS WITH BOTH, UH, COURTNEY AND NICK.
I THINK THIS IS REALLY WELL DRAWN.
UH, I THINK THE OTHER THING I WANNA LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW OR THE CITY KNOW, THIS WAS A PROACTIVE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH, UM, TRAVEL EXPENSES.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO ABUSE.
THIS IS REALLY TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK, UM, THANK THE STAFF FOR BEING PROACTIVE IN SOMETHING THAT WAS MISSING FROM OUR, OUR, UH, OUR POLICIES.
I'M GONNA AGREE ON THAT, RIGHT? YEAH.
BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, DAVID FOR BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE THIS IS A PROACTIVE POLICY AND, UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M, I'M KIND OF PROUD OF IT.
I HATE FORMS. I HATE THAT STUFF.
BUT THIS CASE IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, IS LAID FOR.
SO NOW ANYBODY THAT WORKS HERE 14 YEARS FROM NOW WILL HAVE IT ALL LAID OUT IN FRONT OF'EM AND THERE'LL BE NO PROBLEMS. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ELIMINATING IS GRAY AREAS IN QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE ARE NOW WITH A MOTION TO PASS IT AS OR NO, UH, MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE CAN SAIL OFF INTO THE SUNSET NOW KNOWING THAT WE CAN HANDLE TRAVEL DISCUSSIONS, REMEMBER COUNSEL, THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT AND SO WHEN WE FIND OUT THAT MAYBE ONE OF THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS IS OBSOLETE, WE WILL REVISIT, I PROMISE, I PROMISE TOO.
DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION REGARDING GROUND RULES FOR USE OF CITY PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS.
UH, OUR, OUR, UH, PARKS DIRECTOR WAS, WAS CHARGED WITH PUTTING TOGETHER AN EXAMPLE OF THE SIGN THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THE PARK, SHOWING THE, UH, PARK'S RULES THAT, UH, NEEDED TO BE EXPRESSED OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
AND WE HAVE IN A PACKET ALL OF THE, AN EXAMPLE OF THE SIGN AND THE RULES THAT ARE LISTED FORTH.
I'M GONNA ASK COLLEEN TO COME UP BECAUSE SOMEBODY I'M SURE WILL HAVE A, A QUESTION LIKE I DID.
LIKE WHY ARE SOME OF 'EM IN BLACK AND SOME OF 'EM IN GREEN.
DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT? YES.
IT MAKES IT FOR A MUCH EASIER READ.
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THE SIGN, I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAD PREVIOUSLY WAS THE SIZE.WE DIDN'T WANT SOMETHING VERY OBNOXIOUS IN OUR PARKS.
UM, THE ACTUAL SIZE IS GONNA BE MUCH LIKE A, UM, YARD SIGN.
SO A TWO AND A HALF BY TWO FOOT SIZE SIGN.
UM, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'LL BE MAKING, THIS ISN'T PER SIZE, BUT WE'LL BE MAKING UM, TYPE OF A STICKER OF SOME SORT, UM, WITH A QR CODE.
AND THEN IT SAYS CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE SCAN FOR PARK RULES.
SO THAT'LL GO LIKE ON TOP OF A PICNIC TABLE, MAYBE ON A POST OF THE PAVILION AREA.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE LARGE SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PARK.
JUST ONE SIGN ABOUT A TWO BY TWO AND A HALF FOOT.
ONE, ONE THING, UH, IN OUR PACKET COUNSEL, IT PRINTED INCORRECTLY SO YOU CAN'T READ ALL THE THINGS ON THE FAR RIGHT.
SO, UH, I'M JUST GONNA READ THOSE OUT REAL QUICK SO WE CAN ALL KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.
SO THE FAR RIGHT WOULD BE GENERATOR, GLASS CONTAINERS, BIRD SEED, FIREWORKS, POP UP TENT, POWDER, PAINT, LITTERING, AND OPEN FLAMES.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNEW THERE WAS ADDITIONAL ON THERE.
'CAUSE THE ONE I WAS LOOKING AT IN THE MAYOR'S ROOM WAS, UH, HAD ALL THE STUFF ON IT.
SO THIS IS STRICTLY A DISCUSSION.
IS THERE ANY RULES THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT? 'CAUSE SHE'S HERE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE MORE WORDS, BUT ONE THING THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT LAST TIME WAS, UM, POPUP TENTS.
WHERE IS THAT LISTED ON HERE? AND AND MY CONCERN WITH THE POPUP TENTS ARE, UM, BASEBALL SEASON.
I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE BASEBALL FAMILIES USE 'EM, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S SUPER HOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL PUT 'EM TOGETHER AND SIT UNDER 'EM.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS, DID WE INCLUDE THIS AND I DON'T SEE IT OR YEAH, IT IS IN THE THIRD COLUMN.
IS IT POPUP? DID I MISS IT? IT'S IN THAT, THE COLUMN.
SO WHAT ABOUT THOSE SITUATIONS? UM, WELL AS, UM, THE SWIM TEAM HAD BROUGHT UP TO OUR ATTENTION AS WELL, UM, SAFETY IS THE ISSUE THAT THAT'S WHY THAT'S ON THERE.
AND SO, UM, EDUCATING, UM, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE EITHER SANDBAGGED OR WEIGHTED DOWN TENT OR, UH, STAKED OR SOMETHING.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WE WE CAN, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME SORT OF A WEIGHTED, WE DON'T WANT 'EM FOR GENERAL USE IN, IN THE PARK.
THE, THESE RULES ARE GOING FOR THOSE THAT ARE COMING IN DAY USERS OF THE PARK, UH, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE AS AN EVENT.
UM, AND THAT GOES UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE PONY BASEBALL.
UM, SAME THING WITH THE MEADOWS MARLINS, THAT'S THEIR ORGANIZATION.
SO THEY'RE, UM, COMMITTEE IS GONNA OVERSEE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TENTS ARE SAFE.
AND I WOULD ASK THE SAME THING OF THE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION IS THAT SOMEONE IS PUTTING EYES ON IT AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE SAFE AS WELL.
'CAUSE AS A TEAM, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
I, I THINK JUST HAVING ONE IN A PARK THAT SIZE PROBABLY ISN'T, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE SIGNS EVERYWHERE WITH ALL THE RULES ON 'EM, I THINK AT LEAST A COUPLE MULTIPLE SIGNS FOR THE MAJOR MAIN PARK WOULD BE, WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
THE OTHER ONE'S, THE POCKET PARKS, UM, CERTAINLY JUST ONE.
AND ENFORCEMENT, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IT'S BY THE PD, RIGHT? CORRECT.
SO IT IT'LL BE AN OFFICIAL ORDINANCE THAT THEY CAN ENFORCE.
AND IF, IF YOUR STAFF SEES ANYTHING, WILL YOU INSTRUCT YOUR STAFF TO SPEAK WITH THE PUBLIC OR WILL IT BE A HEY CALL THE PD ON IT, UH, TYPE TYPE THING? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UM, AGAIN, WE ARE NOT THE POLICE, SO WE ARE NOT GONNA GET IN ANY, UM, ALTERCATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
WE CAN CERTAINLY HELP EDUCATE AND POINT OUT THE SIGN AND REMIND THEM THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE ENFORCEABLE.
UM, BUT I WILL ALSO LET MY STAFF KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY DISTRESS OR ANY CONCERN THERE TO ROULETTE TO THE POLICE OFFICERS.
BUT YES, AND, AND THEY DO NOW THEY HELP REMIND THEM THAT THERE'S LEASH LAWS IN PLACE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA ALSO WORK WITH CAMERON IN GETTING THIS OUT SOCIALLY, UM, DOING PSAS ON FACEBOOK, ON THE WEBSITE, AND THEN IN THE NEWSLETTER AS
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WELL.AND I'M GLAD THE STAFF WILL BE ALLOWED TO, YOU KNOW, REMIND BECAUSE IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THAT THAN A POLICE OFFICER SHOW UP AND, YOU KNOW, RILES THINGS UP.
DURING POLICE OFFICERS, WE HAVE A POLICY AGAINST RILING THINGS UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF, UH,
DOES THIS CREATE AN ORDINANCE THAT'S THEN ENFORCEABLE? YEAH, THAT'D BE THE NEXT STEP.
SO WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD COUCH THIS WITHIN 94 POINT 22, WHICH IS THE EXISTING ORDINANCE FOR, UH, PARKS RIGHT NOW.
AND SO WHEN COLLEEN AND I FIRST TALKED ABOUT THIS, THE IDEA WAS HOW DO WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE THIS ENFORCEABLE? WELL, YOU DO IT VIA ORDINANCE.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY ALREADY HAVE AN ORDINANCE IN THE CODE BOOK CHAPTER 94 THAT DOES DEAL WITH SOME PARK RULES, BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THE LIKES OF WHICH WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
SO THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO TAKE THESE AND INCORPORATE THEM INSIDE 94.
UH, HAVE COUNSEL APPROVE IT AT THE NEXT MEETING, AND THEN IT WOULD BE ENFORCEABLE, UH, VIA THE POSSIBILITY OF EVEN A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR IF NECESSARY.
SO WITH THAT COUNSEL, WE'RE DONE.
WE WILL GET THIS SIGNED AND PACKED INTO THE ORDINANCE OF WHAT? 94.22.
WE SHOULD SEE THAT NEXT MONTH.
AND GOOD JOB ON THE TROUT RELEASE, BY THE WAY.
OKAY, I AM OUT, DOWN TO CONSENT AGENDA, SECOND MOTION BY KIRK FOR SURE.
I'M GOING WITH, YOU'RE GOING WITH TIA FOR
WE SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AND UH, ITEM G IS MY FAVORITE ONE.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS? FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
WOULD ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS? COUNSEL, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE MOVING ON.
DID WE, UH, WE DIDN'T OFFICIALLY MOVE ON, DID WE?
SORRY, I'M A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER, SO I'M MOVING A LITTLE SLOW.
UH, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT SWIM TEAM IS HAVING THE POLAR PLUNGE ON JANUARY THE FIRST.
UM, IT WILL BE, UM, NICE AND WARM THAT DAY.
UM, IT'S RAISING MONEY FOR SWIM TEAM AND IT'S ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN.
IF ANYTHING, THROW YOUR KIDS IN THERE AND JUST WATCH THEM.
SO PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT.
I WAS GONNA JUMP IN THIS YEAR.
OKAY, SO AUDIENCE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN REMINDED THAT JANUARY ONE, WE HAVE A POLAR PLUNGE.
UM, HAS ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO MOVE ON TO ITEM H, WHICH IS ADJOURN.