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[City Council Meeting]
A QUORUM PRESENT.LET'S GET THIS MEETING STARTED.
CAN WE GET EVERYONE TO SIT DOWN PLEASE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GONNA START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND EMILY MARKLEY WILL BE GIVING THAT FOR STARTING THAT FOR US.
AND NORMALLY WE HAVE, UM, DEMI HERE FOR OUR INVOCATION.
UH, DAVID, WOULD YOU MIND DOING IT FOR THE STATEMENT? WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN, UM, GET TOGETHER AND, UH, CELEBRATE THESE, UH, WORK ANNIVERSARIES.
LORD, UH, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER US AS WE, UH, CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
LORD, WE, UH, WE KNOW THAT YOUR PRESENT AMONG US, AND WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER, UH, WATCH OVER US TONIGHT AS, UH, AS WE HAVE, UH, WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT DECISIONS NEED TO BE MADE FOR THE CITY.
WE ASK TO CALL THIS IN YOUR NAME.
WE HAVE THE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL HONOR OF STARTING THIS EVENING WITH SERVICE RECOGNITION.
SO I'M GONNA COME DOWN TO THIS PODIUM.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR'S MAKING OUR WAY DOWN.
UM, SO WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF SERVICE RECOGNITIONS, UH, TODAY.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SIX THAT WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE TODAY FOR THEIR SERVICE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE MAYOR AND THE ASSOCIATED DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DOWN AT THE PODIUM, RECOGNIZING THE EMPLOYEE AS WE CALL THEM.
SHE HERE, SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY.
WELL, I JUST WANNA MAKE MENTION THAT KELLY, UH, HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 20 YEARS.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER WITH MEADOWS PLACE IN AUGUST OF 2004.
UH, SHE RECEIVED OFFICER OF THE YEAR IN 2006.
UH, KELLY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR STARTING THE SAFE PLACE IN MEADOWS PLACE, WHICH IS A SAFE PLACE FOR KIDS TO GET HELP IF THEY SEE A DECAL POSTED IN A HOME WINDOW.
UH, SHE'S ALSO SERVED AS AN INSTRUCTOR FOR RAD KIDS AT THE MEADOWS PLACE TO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, KELLY IS KNOWN FOR BUILDING A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BUSINESSES AND CREATED REGULAR BUSINESS CHECKS EVERY SHIFT, NOW KNOWN AS THE BUSINESS CHECK PROGRAM.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANNA MENTION THAT KELLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ONE OF THE KINDEST AND MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE THAT I'VE KNOWN.
EVERY TIME I'VE TALKED TO HER.
IT'S ALWAYS A PLU PRIVILEGE AND A JOY.
SO, UH, KELLY, CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS.
NEXT WE HAVE DAN DENNY, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT.
MR. DENNY, YOU WANNA MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM.
UH, DAN BLANK GANNON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
BACK IN 2009, HE HELPED CONSTRUCT, UH, OUR MOST RECENTLY NAMED LAKE JESSUP.
UH, HE ALSO HELPED INSTALL THAT RECLAIMED IRRIGATION SYSTEM WE HAVE THERE.
UH, DAN, UH, TRANSFERRED TO PARKS IN 2012.
UH, HE BUILT THE POOL'S WATER SLIDE, A VERY POPULAR AMENITY IN TOWN.
HE ALSO HELPED INSTALL THE SPLASH PAD.
UH, HE'S ASSISTED WITH THE HEALTHMAN PARK, BRIGHTON PARK, AND MEADOW VALLEY PARKS PLAYGROUND INSTALLATION.
DAN WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN REMODELING THE NATURE CENTER AND CONSTRUCTING THE THREE STORY TREE HOUSE BACK THERE.
HE IS TRULY A JACK OF ALL TRADES, PLUMBING, AIR CONDITIONING, CARPENTRY, PAINTING, LANDSCAPING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND HAS A PLETHORA OF OVERALL HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.
UH, DAN IS EAGER TO HELP HOWEVER HE CAN AND TRULY CARES ABOUT THE MEADOWS PLACE COMMUNITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THE THINGS YOU HAVE LITERALLY BUILT WITH YOUR HANDS, MY OWN CHILDREN AND MY CLASSROOM CHILDREN THOROUGHLY ENJOY.
LEE HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR SEVEN YEARS.
UH, SHE STARTED HER TELECOMMUNICATIONS CAREER IN 1996.
SHE'S SPENT 20 YEARS DISPATCHING, UH, THAT'S NO SMALL FEAT.
UH, SHE HELPS CREATE TRAINING MANUALS FOR THREE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
UH, SHE STARTED WITH MEADOWS PLACE HERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2017.
UH, SHE HELPS TRAIN NEW DISPATCHERS AT HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
AND I WILL SAY ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, SHE ALWAYS HAS A SMILE ON HER FACE ANYTIME WE GO OVER THERE TO SAY HI.
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IS, UH, FIVE YEARS WITH THE CITY OF MEADOWS PLACE.UH, SHE STARTED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 1997 AT RICE UNIVERSITY AS A POLICE DISPATCHER.
SHE RETIRED IN 2019 FROM RICE UNIVERSITY WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT.
YOU'VE ALREADY RETIRED THE RANK OF SERGEANT.
UH, SHE BEGAN WITH MEADOWS PLACE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JULY OF 2019 AS A PATROL OFFICER.
SHE VERY QUICKLY WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN NOVEMBER OF 2019.
THAT SAME YEAR, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN NOVEMBER OF 2021 YEAR LATER.
AND SINCE COMING TO MEADOWS PLACE, PD, UH, SHE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TWICE.
SHE'S RECEIVED THE CHIEF'S AWARD AND SHE'S COMPLETED THE FBI, LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, FIF FIVE YEARS.
THANK YOU, YOU VERY, VERY MUCH, LADIES.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE ANGIE HERNANDEZ, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS.
UH, WE FIRST GOT TO KNOW, UH, ANGIE, UH, WITH OUR PERMITS, HELPING OUT WITH THE PERMIT.
IANS SHE'S MOST RECENTLY MOVED INTO, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND HAS REALLY PICKED THAT JOB UP AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK IS REALLY ENJOYING THAT WORK.
UH, BEFORE MEADOW'S PLACE, ANGIE WORKED IN THE CITY OF PASADENA FOR 13 YEARS, FOR PERMITS AND ALSO FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UH, SHE CAME TO US IN JULY OF 2019.
SHE, OF COURSE, WORKED IN PERMITS, DID MOVE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT EARLY THIS YEAR.
UH, SHE'S TAKEN TO THAT JOB VERY WELL.
UH, SHE'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
AND SHE ALSO ENJOYS INTERACTING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
SHE ENJOYS WORKING, AND THIS IS COMING FROM HER.
NOW, THIS, SHE ENJOYS WORKING WITH EACH ONE OF HER COLLEAGUES AS EACH ONE HAS A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW IN EVERY SITUATION, WHICH HELPS HER TO UNDERSTAND THEM IN A SPECIAL WAY STRAIGHT FROM HER.
AND THEN FINALLY, LILIANA ROONEY, WHO IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, IS CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS.
UH, SHE'S BEEN IN THE ACCOUNTING FINANCE OFFICE FOR THREE YEARS AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST.
PRIOR TO THIS POSITION, SHE WAS THE UTILITY CLERK FOR TWO YEARS.
LILIANA HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DIGITIZING THE CITY'S ACCOUNTS, PAYABLE RECORDS, MAKING IT EASY TO FIND INVOICES FOR ANY OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WHICH IS A BIG HELP.
HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THOROUGHNESS HAS MADE HER AN ASSET TO THE ACCOUNTING OFFICE.
IN ADDITION TO PAYING AND ANSWERING VENDOR CALLS, LILIANA ASSIST IN CROSS-CHECKING PAYROLL, TRANSLATING FOR COURT, AND PROVIDING BACKUP TO THE FRONT OFFICE.
PRIOR TO WORKING AT MEADOW'S PLACE, LILY WORKED AT THE CITY OF SUGARLAND IN THE 3 1 1 DEPARTMENT FOR THREE YEARS.
SHE NOW HAS BEEN AT MEADOWS PLACE LONGER THAN ANY OTHER PLACE JOB WISE.
SO SHE MUST ENJOY, AND THIS IS COMING FROM HER.
SHE MUST ENJOY THE PEOPLE AND THE WORK.
IF WE CAN HAVE, WE, UM, IF YOU ARE HERE TO BE CELEBRATED, WE HAVE REFRESHMENTS OUTSIDE.
UM, AND SO YOU ARE EXCUSED TO THE HALLWAY CAMERA.
THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH FOR COMING AND, AND SERVING MEADOWS.
THAT BRINGS US TO THE NEXT PART OF OUR AGENDA.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO REPORTS, AND WE'LL START WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF STEWART.
UH, STARTING WITH THE REPORT THIS MONTH, WE ALWAYS START WITH OUR ACCIDENTS.
WE HAD 10, UH, NUMBER OF ARRESTS, FOUR, UH, NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE, 1,709.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF REPORT CALLS, 39, UH, CITATIONS, UH, ISSUE FOR TRAFFIC.
264 WITH CHARGES OF 6 85 CITATIONS FOR CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION.
ONE, WARNINGS FOR ISSUE FOR TRAFFIC.
WARNINGS FOR CITY WARNERS VIOLATION WERE NINE.
AND THE ACTIVITY REPORT FOR CALLS ALTOGETHER WAS 2,687.
OUR ASSAULTS THIS MONTH, WE HAD ZERO.
WE HAD TWO BMVS, SAME AS PREVIOUS MONTH.
ZERO BURGLARY OF BUSINESS, ZERO RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES.
UH, 10 OF THE CITY ORDINANCE, WHICH I JUST PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
TWO CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, ONE FRAUD OR FORGERY, ZERO ROBBERIES.
UH, TOTAL PROPERTY CHECKS WAS 2,697.
WE HAD FOUR THEFTS, ZERO UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
AND ON OUR TLC, THERE WAS EIGHT THAT PASSED.
TWO THAT FELL WITH A TOTAL OF 10 CONTACTS.
THE BREAKDOWN FOR THE CITY ORDINANCES AND WARNINGS
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ISSUED WERE FIVE FOR SOLICITOR, ONE FOR LOUD NOISE AT VARIOUS LOCATION.UH, WE HAD ONE LOOSE DOG, TWO JUNK VEHICLES.
THE CITATIONS ISSUED FOR CITY ORDERS VIOLATION WAS FOR THE JUNK VEHICLE.
UH, IN RELATION TO THE ACCIDENTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED TO HAVE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE ROUNDABOUT.
CONTINUING ON WITH THE CHIEF'S NOTES, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE BMVS, THE TWO, WE HAD ONE COMMERCIAL, ONE RESIDENTIAL.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIRST PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE VALUES OF THOSE BURGLARIES.
THE ONE THAT, UH, STANDS OUT IS, AGAIN, WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING BANKS FOR JUGGING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THAT FIRST ONE WITH SAM'S CLUB, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S AN INSTANCE OF THAT, WHERE THEY WERE FOLLOWED FROM A BANK AND LEFT THEIR BANK BAG IN THE VEHICLE.
THE FRAUD AND FORGERY OCCURRED AT NORTHERN TWO, UH, WITH THE INFORMATION THERE AND THE TOTAL VALUE.
AND THAT WAS, UH, UH, ABOUT 1200 BUCKS.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THESE ARE AT OUR NORMAL PLACES WHERE THEY SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE TRIED TO EDUCATE 'EM MANY TIMES ON SOME OF THESE SAME ISSUES.
ON PAGE FOUR, UH, THE FLOCK SAFETY HITS, UH, WERE DOWN ABOUT 16 FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
PEOPLE REALIZE WE HAVE 'EM, AND THEN THE CROOKS ARE AVOIDING THEM.
SO WE HAD 59 HITS, FIVE FOR STOLEN VEHICLE, 26 OFFENDER ALERTS, ONE STOLEN PLATE ALERT, TWO FOR GANG, ONE FOR MISSING PERSONS, ZERO FOR WARRANTS, 29 FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.
17 OF THOSE HITS FOR PROTECTION ORDER WERE THREE REPEAT VEHICLES IN RELATION TO FLOCK.
THE CASES WERE THE FLOCK WAS UTILIZED IN A CASE WHERE A RESIDENT, UH, FOUND THE VEHICLE ON THE STREET AND HAD SOME TOOLS REMOVED FROM THE UH, VEHICLE.
WE WERE ABLE TO USE SURVEILLANCE THAT WAS CAPTURED TO, UH, END THE FLOCK TO LOCATE A SUSPECT VEHICLE THAT WE'RE INVESTIGATING RIGHT NOW ON THE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF.
ALSO, A SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE FLOCK SYSTEM.
NOTABLE INFORMATION, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE MARKED THAT I WILL NOT GO INTO DETAIL ON.
UH, BUT I WILL UPDATE YOU ON SOME CASES, AS Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR ON OUR ROBBERY CASE FROM THE CVS WHERE IT WAS A, AT GUNPOINT, WE DO HAVE A SUSPECT.
WE HAVE, HE'S BEEN PICKED OUT OF A PHOTO LINEUP AND WE ARE PREPARING OUR CASE AND SUBMIT IT TO THE DA'S OFFICE SO THAT WE GET A WARRANT FOR ARREST, UH, THE HOME INVASION.
UH, I WILL LET YOU READ THAT INFORMATION, UH, PROVIDED FOR YOU IN THE PACKET.
THE FSGI, UH, WHERE THE, UH, LONG CREW WAS HIT BY A MIRROR OFF OF A FEDEX TRUCK.
WE WERE WORKING WITH FEDEX, UH, TO IDENTIFY THE DRIVER.
UM, OUR UUMV CASE, UH, WHERE BORROWED STOPPED A VEHICLE ON TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND FOUND THAT STEERING COLUMN WAS, UH, DAMAGED.
THAT DRIVER HAS NOW BEEN TRUE BILLED THROUGH THE GRAND JURY.
SO THEY WILL BE ARRESTED, UH, AS SOON AS WE GET THE WARRANT.
UH, THE OTHER CASE IS CONFIDENTIAL, UM, AT THIS TIME 'CAUSE IT'S STILL AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION IS LISTED THERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT INVO, UH, INVOLVES CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ON ADDITIONAL NOTES.
UH, OUR GRANT STATUS IS IN PROGRESS FOR SEVERAL OF THESE THINGS.
BUT OUR, UH, DISPATCH CONSOLE REPLACEMENT, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR A COUPLE OF QUOTES TO GET THAT LISTED OUT.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THAT IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT.
AND WE'RE STILL SEEKING IN THE GRANT FOR THE IN-CAR CAMERAS.
UM, ALSO TO MENTION WHERE WE ARE ON THE TEEM FEMA RECOVERY TEAM WITH ANNA MARIA AND, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF ASHTON, UM, HAVE MADE SOME, UH, SUBMISSIONS AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY FEMA.
AND WE'RE WAITING FOR APPROVAL THROUGH TEEM.
UH, AS ADDITIONAL NOTES GO, WE ALSO GOT TO BE THERE FOR THE DEDICATION TOMIC, UH, UH, LAKE MARY JESSUP.
EVERYTHING WENT WELL AT CHRISTMAS MEMORIES AND WE ENJOYED BEING OUT THERE WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AS ALWAYS, UH, PATROL OUR NEWEST OFFICER, UH, IS DOING WELL IN ADVANCING THROUGH HER TRAINING AND MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
SHE IS DOING AMAZING DISPATCH.
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SAME THING.OUR NEW TCO OFFICER IS ON THE EVENING SHIFT.
SHE'S HERE TONIGHT AND SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AS WELL.
WE HAVE NO CURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR BAILIFF POSITION THAT'S OPEN.
UH, BUT WE ARE STILL CURRENTLY SEEKING TO FILL THAT POSITION.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER THAT THIS IS A BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT WE'RE READY TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.
I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE THAT, UH, OUR TEAM IS READY TOWARD ION COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF COUNSEL.
WERE, WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? UH, NOT NECESSARILY FOR CHIEF, BUT JUST FOR THE STAFF.
ARE WE PURSUING THE INSURANCE ON THE ONE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED DAMAGE OR HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE? SOME DOWN SIGNS.
THE ONE IN THE ROUNDABOUT, I'M SURE EVERYTHING'S BEEN TURNED OVER TO, UM, OUR CITY SECRETARY, BUT I'M NOT, I BELIEVE IT IS.
DID HE COME IN AND PAY? HE PAID THE CITY DIRECTLY.
IT, THE ONE WITH 18 WHEELER, HE SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT AND PAID IN THE MORNING, PAID THE CITY DIRECTLY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK AHEAD, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CASE.
I JUST, YEAH, USUALLY THE GUYS WITH, UH, COMMERCIAL LICENSES DON'T WANT TO, UH, GET THE INSURANCE INVOLVED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF.
OUR NEXT REPORT IS WITH COLEEN CAVE WITH PARKS AND RECREATION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS REPORT, UM, SERVES AS A SUMMARY FROM OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
UM, IN LIGHT OF A SHORTER MEETING TONIGHT, I HAVE EXTREMELY SUMMARIZED.
SO IF I LEAVE SOMETHING OUT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ME.
UM, SO THIS COVERS THE OCTOBER FALL FESTIVAL, WHICH WE HAD 800 PLUS PEOPLE THERE.
WE ALSO HAD 14 YAK, UM, VOLUNTEER AT THAT EVENT.
OUR NEXT EVENT WAS CHRISTMAS MEMORIES, WHERE WE BELIEVE WE HAD 900 PLUS FOLKS THERE.
THE ELEMENTARY CHOIR PARTICIPATED.
UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD EIGHT YAK KIDS ALSO SUPPORT THAT EVENT.
THAT WAS ALSO THE NAMING OF THE LAKE JESSUP.
UM, AND WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE FINAL INSTALLATION OF THAT PLAQUE AND STATUE.
WE'VE CALLED 8 1 1 AND WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THEM TO COME AND MARK THE AREA THAT WE'RE, UH, PLANNING ON INSTALLING THIS.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY A SPECIAL, SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY STAFF AND PD FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT.
DURING THOSE EVENTS, UH, PROJECTS COMPLETED, WE HAD 280 TREES THAT WERE TRIMMED THROUGHOUT THE CITY PARKS, FACILITIES AND RIGHT OF WAYS.
AND ALSO, UM, MULCHED, YOU'LL SEE THOSE FRESH MULCH RINGS IF YOU, UH, DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY TODAY.
UM, PARK RULES WERE POSTED THROUGHOUT ALL PARKS.
RAINBOW TROUTS WERE RELEASED LAST WEEK.
THAT'S THE FIRST HALF OF THE BATCH.
THE SECOND HALF WILL BE, UM, IN THE FOLLOWING, UH, TWO TO THREE WEEKS.
AND OF COURSE, MY STAFF DECORATED THE CITY FOR, UM, CHRISTMAS.
THAT TOOK FIVE STAFF THREE WEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THAT.
IT'S PRETTY LENGTHY PARTNERSHIPS.
UM, OUR YAK GROUP HAS DONE A, UM, WORKING ON A BOOK DRIVE.
HOWEVER, THEY'RE STILL IN NEED OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF ADULT BOOKS, UM, BUT THEY'RE STILL IN NEED OF CHILDREN'S.
AND THEN THEY'LL BEGIN RESTOCKING THOSE LITTLE LIBRARIES IN JANUARY.
UH, I PARTICIPATED IN A-C-P-A-C, UM, MEETING THAT IS CAMPUS PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S ORGANIZED THROUGH MEADOWS ELEMENTARY.
AND IT HAS, UH, COMMUNITY LEADERS, UM, SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS AND UM, OTHER ADULTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, ALL REALLY JUST TO COME TOGETHER ON THE SAME PAGE FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND COMMUNICATING ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE, AND THE SCHOOL TOGETHER AND HOW WE COULD WORK BETTER TOGETHER.
UM, SO ITEM TO NOTE THERE IS THAT THEY ARE FULLY STAFFED.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN INTERESTING, UM, THING TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE FULLY STAFFED WITH ALL TEACHERS.
AND OUT OF 487 STUDENTS, Y'ALL ALREADY HAVE 486, I BELIEVE THE NUMBERS WERE, YOU WERE JUST TOO, TOO UNDER YOUR TOTAL CAPACITY.
SO THAT'S PRETTY OUTSTANDING FOR OUR LITTLE MEADOWS ELEMENTARY OVER THERE.
NOT LITTLE ANYMORE, ACTUALLY MUCH BIGGER THAN IT USED TO BE.
ALSO, MEADOWS PLACE HAS HELPED AS A COLLECTION SITE FOR CANNED GOODS AND BLANKETS FOR THE MEADOWS ELEMENTARY HONOR SOCIETY.
AND THEN TODAY WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE MEADOWS MARLIN SWIM TEAM AND THE CITY TO DISCUSS 2025 SEASON.
UPCOMING, UH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER PHASE TWO UPDATING WILL BEGIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, AND THAT IS WE'LL BE, UM, PAINTING ALL OF THE CABINETRY AND DOORS IN THE FACILITY.
YOU KNOW, RECENTLY WE, WE JUST REDID THE FLOORING AND ADDED THE WOOD ACCENT WALLS, UM, AND JUST HAVE REALLY TRIED TO, UH, RAISE THE STANDARDS THERE THAT DOES STAY CONTINUALLY
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RENTED.AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THAT IN, IN TOP SHAPE.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS LAKE TRAIL MAINTENANCE.
THAT WILL INCLUDE FLUFFING OF THE DG, ADDING ADDITIONAL CORROSION PREVENTION ALONG THE BEACH AREA.
UM, AND WE WILL BE INSTALLING SOME EDUCATIONAL SIGNS AS WELL.
AND THEN THE, ALSO THE MAYOR'S, UM, PLAQUE AND STATUE.
AND THEN OUR, MY LAST ITEM TO NOTE IS THE NATURE CENTER.
WE WILL BE CLOSING JANUARY 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH FOR A MAINTENANCE CLOSURE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR.
WE ALSO TAKE THAT TIME TO DO, UM, REMODELING IF NEEDED, WHICH WE WILL BE DOING A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR, MORE SO IN SOME CLOSET SPACE.
THE PUBLIC WON'T SEE THAT, BUT WE SURE WILL.
UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
COUNSEL, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR COLLEEN? UH, GREAT JOB ON THE CHRISTMAS MEMORIES.
WE SOLD OUT OF EVERYTHING AND ALL, AND THEN THE YAK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO TAKE ALL OUR TRASH SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO DUMP IT.
ALSO, THE, UH, I THINK THE CITYWIDE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WERE, WERE UP QUICKLY.
I KNOW IT SAID FIVE DAYS, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THEM UP AND THEY LOOK NICE.
I MEAN, I HAVE FIVE AND THREE.
THE, UM, ALL THE DECORATIONS LOOK GOOD.
THEY ALWAYS SEEING THEM WORKING SO HARD.
I MEAN, ANYTIME YOU GO BY THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS SEE YOUR STAFF WORKING HARD.
UH, MEADOW'S MEMORIES WAS INCREDIBLE.
UM, I HAD A LITTLE ONE THAT COULDN'T SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE 'CAUSE SHE WAS SO EXCITED.
SO, UH, THEY DID MAKE MEMORIES AND THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR THAT AND PD AS WELL.
UH, THAT BRINGS US TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER, 2024.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO, UM, WE WILL BE FOR SURE BACKTRACKING WHEN WE GET, WHEN WE COME TO THE JANUARY MEETING.
AND THAT TAKES US TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
NICK WANTED TO SIMPLY MENTION OUR HOLIDAY SCHEDULE HERE, UH, AT THE CITY.
UM, NEXT WEEK, UH, WE WILL BE, UH, HAVING A STAFF LUNCHEON, UM, ON MONDAY THE 23RD, UH, BEGINNING AT 11:30 AM UM, IN YEARS PAST SANTA CLAUS IS ALLOWED CITY STAFF TO LEAVE AFTER THAT LUNCHEON ON MONDAY, BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS YEAR.
UM, IN ANY EVENT, IN ANY EVENT, ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND ON CHRISTMAS DAY, UH, CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED.
UM, AND THEN ON THE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, NEW YEAR'S DAY CITY, UH, WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY AS WELL.
UM, THIS EVENING WE ARE GOING TO RECESS INTO A SPECIAL MEETING, RECESS TO THE SPECIAL SESSION TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4 DELIBERATION REGARDING APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE, OR DISMISSAL OF THE CITY SECRETARY.
UH, CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
UM, THIS IS NOT A COUP, THE MAYOR DID HAVE TO LEAVE TO GO WATCH HER DAUGHTER END A PERFORMANCE, SO I HAVE TAKEN OVER, UM, AS MAYOR PROAM.
UM, NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP OR WANTS TO ADDRESS COUNCIL? NO, OUR, OUR THREE CO OR THREE, UH, PARTICIPANTS HAVE DECLINED.
UM, SO FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS, THE MAYOR DID NOT LEAVE ME A LIST.
UM, UNDER COUNCIL COMMENTS, WE HAVE THE, UM, BIKEWAY MOBILITY PROJECT.
WE STILL HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM CENTERPOINT.
I HAD NOT EXPECTED TO, SO THAT'S NOT A SURPRISE TO ME.
UM, DORRANCE LANE PROJECT IS STILL MOVING ALONG VERY QUICKLY.
UM, I DIDN'T CHECK THE CURRENT SCHEDULE, BUT I BELIEVE THEY'RE GONNA PLAN TO HAVE EVERYTHING PAVED AGAIN BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
YEAH, THEY'RE, YEAH, SO THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE, THEY'RE OFFICIALLY GONNA START POINTING AGAIN ON THURSDAY TO HAVE THAT LONG STRETCH.
THEY COMBINED A COUPLE OF PHASES, UM, WITH THE ENGINEER, IT'S BLESSING, UM, WHICH WAS A FUN CONVERSATION TO WATCH, LEMME TELL YOU.
UM, BUT THEY ARE GONNA COMBINE SOME PHASES TO GET IT DONE A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY.
AND SO THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT DONE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THE POUR ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR THAT SECTION.
SO ARE THEY PLANNING TO TRY TO DO ANOTHER SECTION BEFORE CHRISTMAS OR ARE THEY BREAKING FOR CHRISTMAS? NO, THEY'RE BREAKING.
ARE WE, UH, PLANNING TO HAVE, UH, CAMERON FILM THAT DURING THAT TIME AGAIN, UH, YOUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR IS ON THE MALL? LEMME TELL YOU.
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YES.SO YES, HE'S ABSOLUTELY IN FACT, THIS AFTERNOON HE WAS TALKING WITH THE PROJECT MANAGER, MAKING SURE HE KNEW EXACTLY WHEN THE TRUCKS WERE GONNA ARRIVE SO THAT WE COULD CHRONICLE THE POOR.
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, UM, J ONE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 52 APPOINTING THREE DIRECTORS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR A TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
UH, COUNSEL IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT THREE DIRECTORS, TERRY HENLEY, BRIAN FRAME, AND EMILY MERKEL MERKLEY, I'M SORRY.
UM, BOB GRAFF IS RESIGNING, UM, FROM THE EDCI MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THESE CANDIDATES.
AH, DID IT BEAT HIM? YOU GOT THERE? I GOT
WHO'D YOU HAVE FOR THE SECOND? I GOT TIA.
OKAY, TIA, UM, I TURNED HER FIRST.
SO WE HAVE THREE, UM, APPOINTEES FOR THREE POSITIONS.
ANY, UM, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, J TWO DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF WHAT? RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 53 APPOINTING TWO COMMISSIONERS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR A TERM COMMENCING IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MATT TARI AND MEREDITH SMITH.
THEY'RE BOTH ON THERE, I BELIEVE SO THESE ARE REAPPOINTMENTS, YEAH.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NUMBER THREE, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REHABILITATION PROJECT.
THERE WE GO ON THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT EARLY IN NOVEMBER, THE CONTRACTOR COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION OF ALL THE GATE VALVES AND THAT, I BELIEVE THAT WAS DONE ABOUT ON THE 15TH.
AND SO WE HAD BEEN THROUGH FOUR SEPARATE BYPASSES WITH ONLY SOME MINOR INFRACTIONS.
NOVEMBER THE 26TH AND 27TH, WE SET UP THE LAST AND FINAL BYPASS, WHICH ACTUALLY TOOK THE CLARIFIER BASIN OUT OUTTA SERVICE OFFLINE.
THE ENGINEER HAD DESIGNED THAT AND FOR A PERIOD ABOUT FIVE DAYS, THINGS WORKED VERY WELL.
BUT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER THE SECOND, THE OPERATOR CAME TO ME AND SAID THAT WERE SOME SOLIDS GOING OVER THE WEIR.
WHEN I SAY SOME SOLIDS, THE, THE EFFLUENT SHOULD BE CLEAR.
IT WAS REALLY THE COLOR OF MY BINDER NOT GOOD.
SO THAT IS CONSIDERED AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE, AND SO COUNCIL NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
IT HAPPENED ON MONDAY AND I CALLED A MEETING FOR TUESDAY MORNING AT 6:00 AM WITH, UH, LEM REPRESENTATIVES, THE CONTRACTOR, THE ONSITE REPRESENTATIVE, THE PROJECT MANAGER, AND THE OWNER.
I ASKED POWERCO WITH BARRY AND LUIS TO COME ALONG AND WE HAD AN HDR REPRESENTATIVE, UH, CHRIS WANSKI ON SITE AT THE SAME TIME.
I ALSO HAD A VENDOR WITH, UH, MAGNAFLOW COME JUST IN CASE.
AND I, I'M GLAD I DID HAVE HIM THERE IN THE MORNING.
THE MEETING STARTED A LITTLE AFTER SIX IN THE MORNING AND WE COLLECTIVELY HAD ALL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.
THE PROBLEM THAT WE WERE HAVING WITH THE BYPASS WAS THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT WASTING GOING ON.
THE PROCESS THAT WE DO IN THE MC IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT MOVES SOLIDS AROUND.
WE HAVE CONTACT STABILIZATION, WE HAVE VARIATION, WE HAVE CLARIFICATION.
WE HAVE REATION, WE HAVE CHLORINATION, AND WE HAVE WASTING THE SOLIDS.
WERE BUILDING UP IN THAT BYPASS CHAMBER IN THE CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO WASTE EFFECTIVELY, THE ENGINEER WAS UNAWARE OF A, A PARTITION THAT WAS IN A, A WASTING CHANNEL, WHICH WAS PREVENTING US FROM GETTING OUR SOLIDS EFFECTIVELY REMOVED FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT.
WE ALL AGREED, UH, FOR SOME LIVELY DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM.
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WAS BASICALLY AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDED THAT WE INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL WASTING PUMP, A SMALL ONE IN A SPECIFIC LOCATION AND TRANSFER THOSE, THOSE SOLIDS TO OUR DIGESTER.HE ALSO SUGGESTED, OR HE DID SUGGEST THAT WE CONTACT THE TCEQ, WHICH WE DID WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME.
WE HAVE REPORTED THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE TO THE TCEQ AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ON SITE AS SUCH, BUT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE SOME, SOME REVIEW OF OUR RESPONSE TO THIS.
UH, THIS SITUATION WITH THE TCEQ IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE REMOVED WITH MAGNAFLOW ON SITE.
I ASKED THEM FOR AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND I HAD, UH, A CREW ON SITE BY NOON ON TUESDAY.
WE HAD ABOUT 215,000 GALLONS IN THE CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER THAT WERE CONTAMINATED OR OVERLOADED WITH SLUDGE.
THEY HAD BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT POINT IN TIME AND THEY'RE JUST ABOUT FINISHED TO TODAY WITH REMOVING ALL OF THAT SLUDGE.
THE, UH, THE BAD NEWS IS, IS I'M HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING THE WASTING PUMP RUNNING FROM WHERE THE ENGINEER DECIDED THAT THE SOLIDS ARE TOO HEAVY AND PUTTING 'EM INTO THE DIGESTER.
TOMORROW MORNING, THE CONTRACTOR'S GONNA PROVIDE ME WITH A BIGGER PUMP AND I'M GOING TO CLEAN THE ENTIRE VESSEL OUT.
I'M GONNA SHUT THE PLANT DOWN AGAIN AND CLEAR IT OUT AND HOPEFULLY GET BACK TO SOME SORT OF REASONABLE AMOUNT OF SALTS BEING WASTED AND KEEP US OUT OF A, OF A PROBLEM.
THE ONE THING THAT'S BECOME EVIDENT IS THAT ONCE THE CHLORINE IS THE CLARIFIER IS BACK ONLINE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS, OBVIOUSLY TO FILL IT UP.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH WITH MAGNAFLOW AND DO THE SLUDGE NET AND REMOVE THE 215,000 GALLONS OF SLUDGE.
AGAIN, MAYBE LESS, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REDO WHAT I'VE JUST DONE.
ANY QUESTIONS? YOU HAVE A ROUGH COST YET.
PARDON ME? YOU HAVE A ROUGH COST OF THE EXTRA WORK FOR THE EXTRA WORK FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE 215,000 GALLONS OF SLUDGE WAS BETWEEN 12 AND $14,000.
WE MAY HAVE, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER BILL FOR ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE BECAUSE I HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE DIGESTER TO PROVIDE SOME EXTRA SPACE FOR US TO WASTE WHEN WE'RE WASTING.
NORMALLY IT'S A VERY THICK SLUDGE WHEN WE'RE WASTING IN THIS CONDITION IS A VERY LIGHT LOT OF LIQUID.
AND SO I HAVE TO CREATE CAPACITY IN MY DIGESTER, DECANT IT, AND THEN REMOVE THE SOLIDS LATER.
ROD, DO YOU WANNA MENTION OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO COVER THAT COST, THAT EXTRA COST, HOW TO COVER THE EXTRA COST YEAH.
THE, THE CONTRACTOR WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO, TO GET IN THERE WITH A CHANGE ORDER AND, UM, ONTO THE ENGINEER'S DIRECTION.
SINCE THEY DESIGNED IT, WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW THEIR DIRECTION TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.
THE ENGINEER DECIDED THAT WE JUST NEEDED THAT SMALL BYPASS PUMP TO TRANSFER THE SOLIDS, AND WE FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS.
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO DO THE CLEANING OF THE, UH, THE CLEARING CONTACT WITH THE 215,000 GALLONS OF, UH, SLUDGE.
NOT RUN IT THROUGH THE CONTRACT BECAUSE THERE WOULD'VE BEEN A, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MARKUP THERE.
CONTRACTOR WAS VERY WILLING TO HELP US, AND POWER SCOOP HAS DONE A GREAT JOB MANAGING THE, THE MAGNA FLOW, ET CETERA, AND RUNNING THE BYPASS PUMP.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY, NICK.
UM, THE TRANSFER PUMP KEEPS CLOGGING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEBRIS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TREATMENT PLANT.
A MONTH OR TWO AGO, WE CLEANED OUT THE, OR THE ORIGINAL CONTACT BASIN AND IT COSTS US ALMOST $49,000 TO CLEAN THAT ONE SMALL BASIN OUT.
THE DEBRIS THAT WAS IN THE BOTTOM OF THAT VESSEL WAS ABOUT FOUR TO SIX FEET DEEP.
SO WITH WHAT I'M ENCOUNTERING TODAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLANT IN THAT TRANSFER TROUGH IS I'M HAVING A SIMILAR AMOUNTS OF SLUDGE AND HEAVY DEBRIS IN, IN THE VESSELS.
WE CAN DEAL WITH IT NOW, BUT IN THE FUTURE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PLANT AND DO A SLUDGE NET AND CLEAN IT ALL OUT.
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? IT DOES.
AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHEN DID WE LAST DO A COMPLETE CLEAN OUT OF THOSE BASINS? IT'S PROBABLY BEEN 30,
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IT MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE.I, WHAT I'M SAYING IS NEVER BEEN DONE.
THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS THAT WE HAVE IN THERE IS, IS PROVING TO BE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH IN THIS, IN THIS VERY, UM, IN THIS SITUATION WITH MY LA WITH THE LAST BYPASS, WITH TAKING THE CLARIFIER, THE CLARIFIER BRIDGE OFFLINE IS A VERY BIG VESSEL.
AND SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS, IS MY DETENTION TIME, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE SOLIDS ARE IN THE PLANT AND THE CONTACT FOR CHLOE IS RIGHT AT THE LIMIT.
NORMALLY WE HAVE A LOT, A LOT LONGER TO DO, UH, TO DO OUR BUSINESS IN THE PLANT, PROCESS THE MATERIAL AND GET IT, GET IT TAKEN CARE OF APPROPRIATELY.
RIGHT NOW WITH THIS BYPASS, I HAVE NO TIME, NO, NO, NOTHING TO SPARE.
AND WE BID THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, THEN WE LOWERED IT BECAUSE WE COMBINED SOME PHASES.
HOW MUCH DID WE SAVE WHEN WE DID THAT? WAS IT A QUARTER MILLION, 1.1 MILLION OR TWO POINT? IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T A MILLION.
IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS 4.2 DOWN TO 3.9 WHEN WE BROUGHT IT DOWN TO 3.95.
AND I DON'T REMEMBER IT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND AT LEAST.
AND COUNSEL, HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING IS ONCE WE GET THE PLANT BACK ONLINE, WE USE WHATEVER WE SAVED AND WE GO IN THERE AND GET THIS THING CLEANED OUT AND GET IT BACK TO FULL EFFICIENCY.
UM, OTHERWISE WE'RE JUST GONNA CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'VE GOT SIX FEET OF SLUDGE AND, UH, WHAT IS IT, 12, 14 FEET DEEP? YEAH, THEY'RE CLOSER TO PROBABLY 18 TO 20.
BUT THEY'RE STILL, YOU'RE CORRECT.
THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND IT IS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE, THE VESSELS IS LIMITING OR REDUCING YOUR CAPACITY.
ONCE, ONCE WE FINISH WITH THE, THE MAIN CLARIFIER BRIDGE, THE CHLORINE CONTACT BRIDGE IS ALSO IN DISREPAIR, BUT NOT NEAR AS BAD AS THE, AS THE OTHER.
AND SO I BELIEVE THE CLEARING CONTACT BRIDGE HAS MORE CONTROL ISSUES THAN IT DOES ANYTHING ELSE.
BUT IF WE WENT IN AND CLEANED THINGS OUT, WE COULD ACTUALLY RUN MORE EFFICIENTLY.
NICK HAD SAID ONCE WE, UM, COMPLETE THE, THE CLARIFIER BRIDGE REPAIR, WE CAN START TO LOOK AT THE CHLORINE CONTACT REPAIR.
IT'S A CAPITAL EXPENSE THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED AT ALL REALLY ABOUT, UH, TOGETHER, BUT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LIKELY TALK ABOUT ADDING, FOLDING INTO THE CIP DEPENDING ON THE COST.
GOOD NEWS, WPI, THE GENERATED PEOPLE FINALLY COME OUT WITH THE, THE PART, THE REPLACEMENT PART AND THE GENERATOR WORKS SEAMLESSLY.
DOES IT RUN THE LIFT STATION AS WELL? RUN EVERYTHING.
THERE IS, THERE'S ABOUT A THREE SECOND DELAY WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT BEFORE THE GENERATOR PICKS UP AND IT RUNS EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING GOES BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY.
HOW OFTEN ARE WE TESTING THAT GENERATOR? THAT'S TESTED EVERY WEEK.
WE HAVE SIGNED A, A SERVICE CONTRACT AND THAT'S GONNA BE MY, MY JANUARY REPORT, BUT I HAVE GOT SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH WPI ON ALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT.
THEY WILL BE SERVICED QUARTERLY AND EACH YEAR THEY WOULD BE PUT UNDER LOAD.
SO THEY WERE, THEY'RE DESIGNED SO WHAT'S WE'RE DESIGNED TO DO, ABOUT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
THE LIST STATION CONTRACTOR HAS NOT DONE VERY MUCH.
HE'S DOING HIS, HIS BUILDING OF HIS PANELS AS MCCS HIS CONTROL PANELS AND, UH, HASN'T BEEN ON SITE.
ANNA MARIA AND I WERE TALKING TONIGHT.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE BILL FOR THE LIFT STATION YET.
SO, SO GIVEN WHAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY OUT THERE AT THE PLAN, I ASKED FOR THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA JUST SO ROB COULD VISIT WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY.
UM, AND JUST WANTED YOU GUYS TO DIALOGUE ABOUT IT BECAUSE WHEN THE SOLIDS STARTED GOING OVER THE WEIRS, THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
UM, THAT'S, IF, IF I HAD NOT, IF WE HAD NOT ADDRESSED THIS RAPIDLY, THIS KIND OF THING THAT WOULD PUT YOUR, YOUR PICTURE IN THE FRONT NEWSPAPER.
IF WE HAD A NEWSPAPER, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING AND I KNOW IT'S NOT GOOD TO HAVE SOLIDS IN YOUR CHLORINE CONTACT CHAMBER.
UM, AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE THAT STUFF COMING OUTTA THE BACK OF YOUR PLANT, UH, YOU WANNA TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY.
AND WE DID TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND THAT WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE ENGINEER AND THE CONTRACTOR, UH, MET ON SITE, I THINK THOSE WERE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO TAKE AS SOON AS WE FOUND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
AND SO I WANNA COMMEND ROD AND, AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE FOR, FOR TAKING ACTION AS SOON AS THEY, AS SOON AS THEY DID THE, THE ONE THING THAT THE ENGINEER DID WANT US TO DO WAS, UH,
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INCREASE OUR SAMPLING FOR OUR MIXED LIQUOR CELL SET OF SOLIDS.AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT DAILY AT HIS REQUEST.
THAT INFORMATION WILL DOCUMENT HOW WE'VE RESPONDED BY REDUCING THE LOAD OF THE SOLIDS IN THE PLANT.
MY, MY BIGGEST ISSUE NOW IS SLOWING THEM DOWN AND KEEPING THEM IN THE PLANT.
WE HAD BEFORE WE SHUT DOWN THEIR CLARIFIER BRIDGE, THE MAJORITY OF THE SOLIDS WERE BEING HELD IN THE, UM, IN THAT, IN THAT BASIN, THE CONTRACTOR SPENT BASICALLY $535,000, WHICH WAS ON THE BID TABULATION TO REMOVE ALL THE SOLIDS THAT WERE IN THAT, THAT BASIN.
THE ISSUE NOW IS, IS SLOWING THEM DOWN SUFFICIENTLY SO THAT THEY DON'T GET INTO MY FINAL FLOORING CONTACT CHAMBER AND OVER THE WE.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE ENGINEER WANTED ME TO INSTALL THAT, THAT SMALL BYPASS PUMP.
HE ONLY WANTED A THREE INCH PUMP TO BE RUN 3, 5, 6 HOURS A DAY.
BUT BECAUSE IT CLOGS WITH ALL THE DEBRIS THAT'S DOWN THERE, I'M HAVING TO, I'M GOING TO GO IN AND I ACTUALLY GOING TO CLEAN THAT ENTIRE TROUGH.
I'M GONNA SHUT THE PLANT DOWN AND CLEAN IT DOWN WITH A BIG PUMP AND HOPE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF OUR SOLIDS.
ROD, YOU CAN FUSS AT ME LATER, BUT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WANTS TO VISIT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT ANY TIME, IT IS A VERY INTERESTING PLACE TO SEE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
IT'S, WE HAVE, UM, THE CONTRACTOR REMOVING THE BRIDGE, WHICH, UH, CAMERON SHOWED YOU.
UM, WE'VE HAD TWO OR THREE VACUUM TRUCKS ON THAT SIDE OF THE PLANT, CLEANING UP THAT CHAMBER.
AND THEN ON MY SIDE, ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE CO CONTACT SIDE, I'VE HAD, UM, MAGNAFLOW DOING THE SLUDGE NET AND WE'VE HAD TANKERS COMING IN AND IT'S JUST BEING A VERY BUSY PLACE.
I MEAN, YOU GO OUT THERE AND THERE ARE A, I MEAN, USUALLY WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, IT'S JUST ROT OUT THERE AND MAYBE AN OPERA.
IT GETS QUIET SOMETIMES, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
BUT LATELY IT HAS BEEN BUSY, BUSY, BUSY, A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND SO, UH, I'M, I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT KIDDING.
I MEAN, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GO OUT THERE AND VISIT AND, AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE PLANT IN ITS STATE RIGHT NOW WHERE IT'S ESSENTIALLY EMPTY AND YOU CAN SEE THE, THE INNER WORKINGS.
IT, IT, IT IS A NEAT, UH, UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE LARGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS TOWN.
ROD, WILL YOU BE OUT THERE TOMORROW MORNING? YES SIR.
WHAT TIME DO YOU WANNA GO? NINE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
WE HAVE THE SITUATION PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL, BUT WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS, THIS SHORT CYCLE IN THE PLANT UNTIL THE CLARIFIER IS BACK ONLINE, BUT I'VE ALREADY ARRANGED WITH MAGNAFLOW TO COME BACK OUT.
AS SOON AS WE START TO DO THAT TRANSFER AND THAT CHAMBER STARTS TO FILL UP, WE'LL GO THROUGH AND CLEAN UP THE, UH, THE BACK END OF THE PLANT AGAIN.
ITEM FOUR, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 54 AMENDING THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
INCREASING LINE ITEM 100 0 5 0 5 1 0 100 POLICE DEPARTMENT SALARIES 16,500 AND INCREASING LINE ITEM 100 DASH OH TWO ZERO DASH 5 0 100 AND ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES 3,500 FOR THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STIPEND.
COUNSEL, AS WE DISCUSSED THIS IS TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
UM, THE AMOUNT OF REPORTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS REQUIRED NOW IS BECOME QUITE EXTENSIVE IN ORDER FOR US TO GET OUR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM FEMA AND, AND KEEP OUR CERTIFICATIONS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY KURT.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE I ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
UH, NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 55 CALLING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO BE HELD ON THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 AT 6:30 PM AT MEADOWS PLACE, CITY HALL ONE TROY AND DRIVE MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS 7 7 4 7 7 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE SPECIFIC USE APPLICATION FROM CORY CORBIN OF COLLISION MOTOR SPECIALIST PER MEADOWS PLACE, CODE
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OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 1 53, SECTION 1 53 0.95 B2C FOUR ALLOWING FOR AUTOBODY SHOP ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 2 0 0 2 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY MEADOWS PLACE, TEXAS 7 7 4 7 7.DO I HAVE A MOTION I'LL MAY MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MOTION BY SCHEDULE THAT SECOND BY KURT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I THINK JUST THE DISCUSSION FOR POINT OF REFERENCE.
THIS IS A REAPPLICATION FROM SOMEBODY THAT APPLIED PREVIOUS MEETING REAPPLYING AND THIS IS ONLY THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS THE TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR, UH, HIS PETITION RIGHT.
AND THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 54 AUTHORIZED AND CITY SECRETARY TO ADVERTISE REQUEST FOR SEALED BIDS FOR THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL WATER WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AND A AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 55 IDENTIFYING MEADOW'S PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S INTENT TO UNDERTAKE THE GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS AS A MEADOW'S PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS PROJECT AND APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF $90,000 FOR THE GENERAL PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS MOTION BY DAVE SECOND BY KURT.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR AYE.
UM, NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF A SECOND READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 55 IDENTIFYING MEADOWS PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INTEND TO UNDERTAKE THE GENERAL PARKS IMPROVEMENTS AS A MEADOWS PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PROJECT AND APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF $90,000 FOR THE GENERAL PARKS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND KURT.
NUMBER NINE, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 56 IDENTIFYING MEADOWS PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS INTEND TO UNDERTAKE GENERAL PARKS AND MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED $21,600 A MOTION.
A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY DAVE LOOKING BY KURT.
UM, AND AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THESE ARE JUST HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO, UM, APPROVE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY ALREADY IN THE BUDGET.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES NUMBER 10, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING OF THE RESOLUTION.
2024 DASH 56 IDENTIFIED MEADOWS PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS INTENT TO UNDERTAKE GENERAL PARKS MAINTENANCE NOT TO EXCEED 21,600.
MOTION BY TIA, SECOND BY KURT.
UH, NUMBER 11, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
THE FIRST READING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 50 DASH 57 IDENTIFYING MEADOW'S PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S INTENT TO UNDERTAKE PARKS IMPROVEMENT WITHIN PARKS, IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN KIRKWOOD LINEAR PARK NOT TO EXCEED $40,000.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED PASSES.
NUMBER 12, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND READING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 57 IDENTIFYING MEADOWS PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S INTENT TO UNDERTAKE PARKS IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN KIRKWOOD LINEAR PARK NOT TO EXCEED $40,000.
ANY OPPOSED PASSES?
THAT'S UH, NUMBER 13, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION.
THE FIRST READING AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 58 IDENTIFIED MEADOW PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S INTENT TO UNDERTAKE THE EXPENDITURES OF $280,000 FOR THE DORRANCE LANE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
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MOTION THAT WE PROVE THAT MOTION BY DAVE.ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED PASSES.
NUMBER 14, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND READING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 58 IDENTIFYING MEADOWS PLACE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS INTEND TO UNDERTAKE THE EXPENDITURE OF $280,000 FOR THE DORRANCE LANE REHABILITATION PROJECT MOTION BY KURT.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES NUMBER 15, THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 59 IDENTIFYING MEADOW'S PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS INTENT TO UNDERTAKE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED $129,400.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSES NUMBER 16, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION.
SECOND, READING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 59 IDENTIFYING MEADOWS PLACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S INTENT TO UNDERTAKE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED 120 9402ND MOTION BY KURT.
IT'S GETTING A LITTLE PUNCHY UP HERE.
UH, NUMBER 17, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 60 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE SB 2 24 CATALYTIC CONVERTER GRANT PROGRAM.
MOTION MOTION BY DAVE SECOND BY TIA.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONSIDERATION? SOUNDS GOOD.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF REQUESTING GRANT MONEY? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? UH, PASSES NUMBER 18, DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION REGARDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH 61 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DISPATCH COUNCIL TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GRANT NUMBER 5 2 4 5 4 0 1.
UM, PASSES ITEM K CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE OUR MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 19TH, 2024.
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MO MOTION BY KURT.
UH, WITH THAT WE ARE ONTO, UM, ITEM L, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED.