Apr 17, 2023 City Council

UH, WELCOME TO THE, UH, MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, 2023, REGULAR SESSION OF LAKE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, BEGINNING AT 6:30 PM AT 25 OAK DRIVE.

UM, WELCOME TO EVERYONE THAT'S, UH, JOIN US THIS EVENING, AND, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SETH, I PLEDGE ALLEG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICA, ONE NATION, INVISIBLE JUSTICE, HONOR, HONOR, PLEDGE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

IF YOU JOIN ME WITH, UH, INVOCATION, UH, HEAVEN.

FATHER, WE COME TO YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS.

THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON EACH OF US.

FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR SERVICEMEN, AND WOMEN, AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEM SAFE IN THEIR DAILY WORK.

FATHER, PLEASE GIVE THE CITY COUNCIL THE WISDOM, GUIDANCE, AND COURAGE TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND PLEASE PROTECT US AS WE LEAVE THIS PLACE THIS EVENING, UH, TO RETURN TO OUR HOMES AND OUR FAMILY.

IN YOUR NAME, WE OFFER UP THIS PRAYER.

AMEN.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, VISITOR'S COMMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, UH, COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT.

FIRST, I THOUGHT THE PRESS REPORTER WAS GONNA STEP UP.

UH, MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO,

[PRESENTATIONS]

UH, WE HAVE PRESENTATION BY, UH, XFINITY, UH, TALKING ABOUT THEIR NEW STOREFRONT.

NICK, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL, CITY STAFF, UH, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS NICK JIMENEZ, AND I'M JOINED BY OUR XFINITY STORE MANAGER.

JASON.

UH, IT'S OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE WHAT WE THINK IS A GREAT, UH, OPPORTUNITY, A GREAT MOMENT, UH, IN LAKE JACKSON FOR XFINITY, WITH THE OPENING OF OUR NEW RETAIL STORE, AND IT'S AT THE LAKE JACKSON COMMONS.

I'VE GOT THE ADDRESS UP ON THERE, BUT I THINK WE'LL ALL EASILY REMEMBER THE LOCATION AS IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO FIREHOUSE SUBS JUST IN FRONT OF WALMART.

SO, UH, WE'RE HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

AND IF I CAN START JUST BY SHOWING THE WONDERFUL TEAM, UH, THAT'S AT OUR STORE.

CAN WE SHOW THE SECOND SLIDE HERE? SO THERE YOU HAVE SOME OF OUR AWESOME TEAM MEMBERS, AGAIN, LED BY JASON, OUR STORE MANAGER, THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF XFINITY CUSTOMERS, UH, SINCE THE END OF MARCH.

UH, SO WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR A COUPLE GREAT WEEKS ALREADY.

UH, AND IF I CAN SHOW THE LAST SLIDE, I WILL INVITE ALL OF YOU, UH, TO JOIN US IN A COUPLE MORE WEEKS AT THE GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING THE OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING OF OUR STORE, UH, WHERE WE'LL BE PARTNERING WITH THE BRAZO SPORT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE'LL HAVE THE GIANT SCISSORS, WE'LL HAVE THE RIBBON, WE'LL HAVE, UH, SOME FOOD, SOME GIVEAWAYS, UH, A GOOD TIME.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, OUR POLICE, OUR EMS, UH, TO COME TO THE STORE THIS DAY.

WE ARE GOING TO TREAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DO FOR US EVERY DAY, UH, WITH A FREE LUNCH AT FIREHOUSE SUBS.

UH, SO IF YOU ALL WOULD DO ME THE FAVOR OF SHARING, UH, THIS INVITATION WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS, OR, OR LETTING ME KNOW THE BEST WAY TO REACH OUT TO ALL OF THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE THERE, UH, AT, AT THE XFINITY STORE, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF ALL, ALL OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS WITH REGARDS TO INTERNET, UH, TELEVISION, MOBILE PHONE, HOME SECURITY.

UH, JASON AND HIS TEAM ARE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, UH, AND WANT TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

JASON LIVES NEARBY IN ENGLETON AND HIS, UH, LOOKING FOR SOME HELP FINDING A PLACE IN LAKE JACKSON.

SO, UH, I JUST WANNA GET THAT PLUGIN FOR HIM AND, AND GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

GOOD.

YEAH.

SO, I'M JASON SUTTON.

UM, I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE IN LAKE JACKSON.

I JUST WANNA START OFF SAYING THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WE ARE GONNA BE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU GUYS DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

UM, AND THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL FOR THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND, AND TO KIND OF BUILD OUR BUSINESS MOTTO WITH THE, WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT, NICK, IF YOU, UH, SALLY, CAN HE PASS THE INFORMATION ON YOU ABOUT, UH, WE SAID ON FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THAT DAY? YEAH.

SO JUST GIVE WITH, UH, SALLY, GIVE HER THE DETAILS SO SHE CAN GET THAT OUT TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

AND THIS IS WHERE MEMBERS OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL CAN DECLARE ANY KIND OF CONFLICT THEY HAVE CONCERNING ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA OR REGULAR AGENDA.

DOES ANYONE HAVE A CONFLICT TO DECLARE, NOT HEARING ANY? WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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AGENDA.

WE HAVE ITEM ONE AS APPROVED MINUTES, UH, APRIL 3RD, 2023, AND ACCEPT THE BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES.

UH, AND THIS WOULD BE FOR PLANNERS, UH, FOR, UH, MARCH, THEN MARCH THE SEVENTH, 23.

AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, UH, SO IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, HOPEFULLY NOT.

AND, UH, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON CONSENT AGENDA.

MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS ONE AND TWO AS WRITTEN.

ALL RIGHT, SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? THANK YOU.

HAVE ITEM ONE, RESOLUTION NUMBER, UH, 9 1 19, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 BUDGET TO CARRY OVER UNSPENT PROJECT BALANCES THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED IN THE 2122 BUDGET.

CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO REGULAR AGENDA.

[1. Resolution No. 919 amending the FY22-23 Budget to carry over unspent project balances that were not completed in the FY21-22 Budget – James Bryson]

JAMES? YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MARION COUNSEL.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT I DRAW SUCH A CROWD, LARGE CROWD.

UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CARRYING OVER THE BALANCES FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WERE APPROVED INTO THIS YEAR.

UM, I DID MEET WITH EACH OF THE DIRECTORS WITH REGARD TO THE PROJECTS ON THE LIST THAT YOU WERE GIVEN UNDER ATTACHMENT A.

AND, UM, I TALKED WITH GAY AT THE GARAGE WITH REGARDS TO THE VEHICLES, AND A LOT OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF THIS YEAR.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR, SO LIKE SANITATION TRUCKS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED, BUT THEY JUST WEREN'T DONE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ROLLING THESE BALANCES OVER, AND I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS WITH ANY OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE OR THE NEED FOR THIS.

ALL RIGHT, MODESTO, YOU GONNA READ THE RESOLUTION, I GUESS NO GUARD.

UH, WHEREAS THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON COUNCIL ADOPTED A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSONS, TEXAS FOR 2223.

WHEREAS, UM, GENERAL PROJECTS, UTILITY PROJECTS OUT AND DEVELOP FRONT PROJECTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND COURT REPLACEMENT S APPROVED AND PRIOR FISCAL SCOOTERS WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE CURRENT VISCU FISCAL YEAR IS NECESSARY TO AMEND THE BUDGET TO ACCURATE REFLECT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISONS.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM THAT HEARING? I'LL TAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR.

I MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE 19, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2223 BUDGET TO CARRY OVER UNSPENT PROJECT BALANCES THAT WERE NOT COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 21, 22.

BUDGET AS REQUESTED.

ANY OPPOSED? RESOLUTIONS APPROVED.

AGAIN, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SINNIA.

ONE SECOND AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BRAS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOVE ON

[2. Quarterly Investment Report and Financial updates - James Bryson]

TO QUARTERLY INVESTMENT, UH, REPORT AND FINANCIAL UPDATE.

YES, SIR.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RICHWOOD, THAT'S FOR THEIR, UH, DISPATCH? YES, SIR.

SO THE FIRST REPORT YOU HAVE IS YOUR MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT, UH, PROVIDES YOU TO YOU QUARTERLY, ACCORDING TO STATE LAW AND ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY, YOU'LL SEE YOUR FIRST NATIONAL BANK BALANCES, YOUR OPERATING ACCOUNT, YOUR TEXT POOL, TECHSTAR VERSUS PUBLIC, AND THE CD OR YOUR INVESTMENTS.

THERE WAS A, A BIT OF A DRAW DOWN FROM IN THIS QUARTER.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU HAD A SEMI-ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT OF 4.3 IN MARCH.

AND WE ALSO HAD SOME, UH, BOND DRAW DOWNS FOR, UH, PARKS.

AND FOR THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, WE DID RECEIVE 1.8 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX.

SO THE 4.3, THE 1.3, KNITTING OUT THE 1.8 IS THE 3.7 DIFFERENCE THAT YOU SEE IN THE, IN THE CASH BALANCE TOTAL.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARD TO INVESTMENTS.

UH, THE NEXT PAGE IS REALLY JUST REVENUES, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE YEAR TO DATE, SINCE WE'RE SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR, YOU'D EXPECT TO BE AT 50%.

PROPERTY TAX OBVIOUSLY IS GONNA BE DIFFERENT SINCE WE HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THAT EARNED IN, UM, DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

BUT WE ARE PAR FOR THE COURSE FOR PROPERTY TAX.

SALES TAX IS RIGHT AT 50%.

THAT ONE'S PRETTY MUCH LEVELED OUT.

WE USED TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH REGARD TO SALES TAX AT THIS POINT OF THE YEAR, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S RIGHT AT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.

UH, QUITE A INCREASE WITH REGARD TO LICENSE AND PERMITS.

UH, THE MISCELLANEOUS THAT'S INCREASED, THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE OPIOID.

AND THEN WE HAD SOME COLLECTION ON SOME, UH, UM, LOT LIENS THAT HAD BEEN PAID OUT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, INTEREST.

WE REALLY DIDN'T BUDGET MUCH IN THE WAY OF INTEREST EARNINGS THIS YEAR.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT INTEREST IS REALLY PICKED UP ON OUR EARNINGS.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARD TO REVENUES.

THE

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MM-HMM.

AND THEN THERE'S JUST REPORTS.

THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION JUST SHOWS YOU WHERE WE ARE YEAR TO DATE.

SALES TAX IS THE SAME WAY.

AND I PROVIDED YOU, UH, SEVERAL SALES TAX REPORTS SINCE THAT'S SUCH A, UH, IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON.

AND THESE COME FROM HDL WHO COLLECTS THE SALES TAX FORCE.

SO YOU CAN JUST SEE WHO, UM, LEADS AND WHO THE MAIN PROVIDERS ARE AND THAT SORT OF THING, WHAT INDUSTRY AS WELL.

THEN WE GET TO THE CIVIC CENTER.

YOU CAN SEE THE CIVIC CENTER IS DOING WELL FOR US RIGHT NOW, YEAR TO DATE, RECREATIONS HOLDING ITS OWN AS WELL.

UH, I WILL NOTE THE PAYROLL REPORT IS OFF .

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WE'RE ONLY AT 20% OF BUDGET.

UH, TURNS OUT THE ANALYTICS REPORT DID NOT PICK THE SECOND QUARTER UP BECAUSE THE PERIOD HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED FOR THE QUARTER.

SO WE'RE REALLY AT 45%.

I LEARNED THAT THE REVENUES ARE RIGHT WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE, SO I ASSUME THAT THESE WERE RIGHT AS WELL.

BUT THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM A DIFFERENT REPORT.

ACCORDING TO SH UH, TRI, UM, TRISHA, IT TOLD ME.

SO WE'RE AT 45% OF BUDGET FOR PAYROLL, BUT STILL UNDER THE 50% WHERE WE SHOULD.

SO STILL DOING WELL, I GAVE YOU WATER, WASTEWATER BILLINGS, AND, UM, THERE'S A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO BASE CONSUMER, CONSUMER TWO.

SO THAT JUST MEANS THE USAGE FROM ZERO TO 2000 GALLONS, FROM THREE TO 20,000, AND FROM 20,000 ABOVE, THAT'S WHAT THE LITTLE NOTE ON THE SITE IS FOR.

AND REALLY WHAT I LOOK AT THAT IS JUST THE LAST YEAR IN COMPARISON TO THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, WATER USAGE, AND WE ARE UP AND THE SAME PAYROLL, SAME THING FOR UTILITIES, YEAR TO DATE, MOTEL DOING WELL, AND THEN WE GET TO BONDS.

AND REALLY THE ONLY ACTIVITY WITH REGARD TO BONDS WOULD BE, AGAIN, JUST AS I NOTED ON THE CASH REPORT.

YOU'VE GOT THE PARKS, YOU'VE GOT THE DOWNTOWN, AND YOU'VE GOT SOME, UH, WA WATER, WASTE WATER THAT HAD BEEN STARTED.

AND REALLY, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR YOU.

I MEAN, IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR REPORT YOU WANT ME TO DISCUSS, I CAN THANK YOU.

THANK, JUST LOOKING AT THE HOTEL TAX ONES, LOOKS LIKE, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REBOUNDING, SO THAT'S GOOD.

AND WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING AN AUDIT.

HDL IS DOING AN AUDIT FOR US THIS MONTH.

SO WE'LL SEE WHERE WE ARE ONCE THEY'RE DONE WITH THAT AS WELL.

SO I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS.

UH, WATER AND SEWER BUILDING ANALYSIS.

THAT YOU APPROVE, UH, HIS BID SO WE CAN AWARD HIM AND WE CAN START WORKING ON IT IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT'S THE INSTITUTIONAL IRRIGATION? WHAT DOES THAT CONSTITUTE? THAT IS USUALLY, UH, IS THAT THE SCHOOLS? IT COULD BE THE, I'M GONNA TAKE MOST OF THE TIME WHO GET IRRIGATION METERS OR SEPARATE METERS ARE, YOU KNOW, THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR ANY BIG, YOU KNOW, IN DEL CHEMICAL MAY HAVE A SEPARATE IRRIGATION.

AND SOMETIMES THE SCHOOLS, BUT WHEN IT'S INSTITUTIONAL, I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF THAT'S JUST THE SCHOOLS IN SOME CHURCHES OR IF IT GROUPS ALL OF THEM TOGETHER.

BUT USUALLY HAVING A SEPARATE IRRIGATION METER ONLY PAYS OFF FOR A LARGE, UH, CONSUMPTION USER.

MOST OF THE TIME THOSE ARE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.

SO THERE'S WATER ONLY, NO SEWER, NO SEWER, NO SEWER CHARGE.

AND BECAUSE, BUT YOU GET, WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU GET A SEPARATE METER AND THEN YOU PAY THAT BASE CHARGE AGAIN.

SO, OKAY.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNLESS YOU USE AN EXTREME AMOUNT, AMOUNT OF WATER.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR JAMES ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, APPRECIATE IT.

WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, GO TO

[3. Award Bid No. 21-12-1846 to Matula & Matula Construction for the Mulch Site Improvements Street Replacement at 103 Canna Lane in an amount not to exceed $177,000 – Sal Aguirre]

ITEM THREE.

IT'S WARD BID NUMBER 21 12 18 46 TO MATULA MATULA CONSTRUCTION FOR MULCH SITE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, STREETS, UH, REPLACEMENT AT 1 0 3 CANON LANE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $177,000.

WELL, UH, WE DID HAVE A GOOD, UH, COMPETITION THERE, AS YOU CAN.

WELL SEE.

I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT MANY PARTICIPANTS, BUT SO HAPPENS THAT WE DID HAVE INTEREST OF PEOPLE.

AND IT'S PROBABLY BEEN THE SAME WAY FOR MOST OF THE WORK.

MOST OF THE OTHER JOBS THAT I'VE LOOKED AT FOR THAT WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, UH, MATULA OF COURSE, GOT THIS LITTLE BID.

HE'S THE APPARENT LOW BID, AND HE LEFT, UH, ENOUGH MONEY IN THERE, UH, COMPARED TO THE SECOND LITTLE BIT, LITTLE BIDDER THERE, UH, WE KNOW OF HIS WORK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS THERE.

AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING

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AND THEN THE LOGISTICS OF THE REPAIR, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT, BUT THE CONCERN IS, ARE WE GOING TO WHAT SAID LOGISTICS ON THE REPAIR? IT'S A CONVENING.

THE, THE OPTIONS ARE STILL OPEN.

UH, LIKE I SAID, WE DISCUSSED THAT WITH MR. MATULA AT THE, UH, PRE-BID AND WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD ALLOW, UH, A FULL CLOSURE.

AND WE SAID WE WERE OPEN FOR THAT.

HE WASN'T, WHICH SURPRISED ME ORIGINALLY.

OH, THAT'S, ORIGINALLY I HAD HALF AND HALF AND, AND THEN I JUST GAVE UP ON THAT ONE WAS TRYING TO GET THIS THING OUT AT ONE FELL SOUP.

UH, BUT MR. MATULA HAS SHOWN THAT HE MAY BE, UH, CHOOSING TO DO THAT, UH, HALF AND HALF AT THE SAME TIME.

SO QUESTION I HAVE IS, UH, DOESN'T USUALLY THE BIDS HAVE TIMEFRAME THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE.

IT'S, UH, HE DOES NOT HAVE TIME.

THERE'S FIVE, I'M LOOKING AT THAT TABLE.

I'M SORRY.

SEVEN, FIVE CONDO DAYS.

AND THAT IS JUST TO BE, UH, REASON THE CAREFUL SIDE BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MOVE INTO IT RIGHT AWAY.

AND WE MAY HAVE SOME SERVICE INTERRUPTION, SO AS SOON AS WE FIND OUT WHAT THOSE ARE, WE, YES, MORE THAN LIKELY WE WILL HAVE, IF HE GOES WITH THE, UH, EITHER OR WITH THE HALF OR THE THING, THE, UH, CONVENIENCE, UH, CENTER IS GONNA BE, IS GONNA HAVE TO CLOSE FOR, FOR THE DURATION OF WHETHER IT'S A HALF OR A FULL ROAD THAT GETS, UH, UH, THAT GETS ATTACKED FIRST.

AND WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A ANOTHER OPTION.

SO, UH, IN THAT REGARDS, BUT WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

IF WE HAVE A FULL CLOSURE, THE ACCESS TO THE BUS CENTER AND TO OUR MO SITE, OR AT LEAST, UH, WOULD BE FROM OUR SERVICE CENTER.

RIGHT.

WE HAVE OPEN GATES FROM, UH, ON BOTH LOCATIONS THERE.

BUT THE CCC, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER ULTRA SITE, BUT WE'RE REALLY NOT PERMITTED TO MOVE THOSE DUMPSTERS CORRECT.

IN ANOTHER LOCATION.

CORRECT.

SO WE'RE LIMITED, SO WE'LL, WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN DO IT AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND GET IT OPEN AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THAT WHEN THERE'S POSSIBILITY.

IF WE REALLY WANTED TO, WE CAN PUT A, UH, DUMPSTER LOCATION ACROSS THE STREET ON, ON, UH, CAN LANE ACROSS FROM THE C C C, BECAUSE THERE IS A ROAD, THERE'S AN AS, THERE'S AN AS, THERE IS A GRAVEL ROAD THAT GOES IN INTO THAT AREA, BUT WE HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT YET.

HOW LONG WOULD THEY ANTICIPATE THE, THE CLOSURE IN PRISON? WELL, DEPENDING ON THE THING, UH, IF, UH, HE'S PROBABLY GONNA SAY TWO MONTHS AT THE, AT THE OUTSET IT, BUT IF HE GOES HALF, THAT'S HALF THE TIME.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? IF NOT, I'LL NEED A MOTION ON THIS SIDE.

MR. MARYAM BELIEVE THAT WE AWARD BID NUMBER 21 DASH 12 DASH 1846 TO MATULA AND MATULA CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MARCH SITE IMPROVEMENT.

STREET REPLACEMENT AT 1 0 3 CAN LANE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $177,000 AS REQUESTED.

IS COUNSEL, I MEAN, CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SINNIA.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSE? ALL RIGHT.

ITEM FOUR

[4. City Manager Updates]

UM, SALLY, UH, WILL UPDATE YOU ON EARLY VOTING WHEN IT BEGINS AND WHERE.

UM, IT STARTS NEXT MONDAY.

UH, AND I GAVE EVERYBODY A SHEET.

SO YOU ALL HAVE A SHEET THAT HAS THE LOCATION AND THE DATES AND THE HOURS ON THE BOTTOM.

SO THAT BEGINS NEXT MONDAY AT 8:00 AM 8:00 AM YES.

AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE CAN PLACE THEIR SIGNS THOUGH, IS, IS THE, SOMEBODY GONNA MARK THOSE LOCATIONS, LET FOLLOW THE ELECTION? THEY DO THE ELECTION JUDGMENT MARKS THOSE AND PUTS OUT SIGNS? YEAH.

AND IF ANYTHING IS IN AN INCORRECT PLACE OR SOMETHING, WE'LL, WE'LL GET THERE.

SO THEY CAN GET THANK YOU.

THEY'LL MARK IT OUT THE DAY BEFORE.

ALRIGHT.

AND WE HAVE ANY ACTIONS THAT YOU NO, NOT REALLY.

BUT WE'LL, UH, FOLLOW UP AND ANSWER MR. SINGANI'S, UH, QUESTION ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL IRRIGATION TO CONFIRM WHO'S ALL IN THAT, UH, CATCHALL.

YEAH.

AND THEN, UH, SAL, WE'LL GET, UH, WITH, UH, XFINITY ABOUT, UH, DETAILS ON THE, THEIR EVENT ON THE 27TH FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

LANE MORE CONDUIT FOR THOSE LIGHTS.

UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[5. Construction Updates]

FIVE.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES YOU TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THE PROJECTS.

SO, UH, YOU'VE SEEN SOME ACTIVITY, UH, AT THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

NOW, UH, THEY ARE SETTING UP SOME OF THE ELECTRICALS, UH, MATERIALS.

SOME OF THE LIGHTS, UH, ARE GOING UP.

UH, AND, UH, THEY'RE ALSO OF COURSE, UH,

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PRIMARY WORK NOW IS, UH, CONS.

IT'S CONCENTRATED ON, UH, NORTH PARKING PLACE.

THE LAYOUT OF THE WALL, THE MEZZANINE AREA AT NORTH PARKING PLACE IS STARTING TO TODAY.

THEY START SETTING UP ALL THE CONTROL POINTS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

THE, THE, UH, CURBSIDE, UH, SIDEWALK IS BEING WORKED ON AS THEY GO ALONG.

AND THAT WILL PROCEED UNTIL IT'S COMPLETE.

AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE INTO THE ACTUAL NEW WALL ITSELF.

WE'VE ALSO TALKED TO CENTER POINT GAS.

THEY'RE AWARE OF THE PANELS BEHIND WORST HOUSE, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD, UH, LOOK AT THOSE AND ADDRESS THOSE FOR A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT THEY DID NOT GIVE US A TIMELINE ON REPAIRS OF, UH, OTHER OPEN AREAS.

NO.

AND, UH, WE STILL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE ELECTRICAL EITHER.

AND THE LIGHTS.

AND, AND AGAIN, THE LIGHTS THAT SOUNDS MENTIONING ARE THE PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS.

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS AND, UH, THE STREET LIGHTS AREN'T MOVING.

CORRECT.

UH, SO SAL, LIKE WHEN CENTER POINT WAS BACK THERE IN THE ALLEYS LAYING THOSE NEW GAS SIGN AND STUFF, I, I HAD SHARED WITH MODESTO, THERE WERE SOME REPORTS OF LIKE PILES OF THE RUBBLE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

WHO'S NORMALLY RESPONSIBLE? DO THEY NORMALLY PICK UP AFTER THEMSELVES, OR IS THAT THEY THEY SHOULD BE PICKING UP FOR THEMSELVES? CORRECT.

AND THEY SHOULD ALSO MAKE THE REPAIRS.

AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, THEY LACK RIGHT NOW.

THEY HAVE NOT COME BACK IN THERE AND DO THE PATCHING OF THE CONCORD.

AND THEN ALSO THE, THE SIGNAGE DOWNTOWN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION STUFF, UH, HAD SOME COMMENTS THAT IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY MATCH WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

WELL, UH, WE LOOKED AT ALL THAT THING.

IN REALITY, IT WAS STILL, UH, IT WAS STILL DOING WHAT? IT'S THE, THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE FOUND OUT AT WHICH I TOLD THE CONTRACTOR, WHICH I KNOW THAT HE HASN'T DONE YET, YET, IS THE SIGNAGE RIGHT THERE AT THE VERY NOSE OF THE WORST SIGNS.

RIGHT.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEARED.

AND ALL THOSE SIGNS HE NEED TO, TO GO AWAY.

BUT EVERY, UH, EVERY, MOST OF THE SIGNS THAT ARE STILL LEFT THERE ARE JUST ROAD WORK AHEAD, WHICH IS STILL, IS STILL EFFECTIVE.

IT'S STILL GOING ON.

SO WE CAN'T JUST TAKE THEM OUT THERE.

UM, BUT YES, THOSE IN PARTICULAR, THE ONES THAT NOSE THERE HAD TO GO OUT.

THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE.

AND DID THEY, ARE THEY STILL THERE OR DID THEY GIVE US THEY WERE STILL THERE AND I REMINDED HIM FRIDAY AND I REMINDED HIM THIS MORNING.

SO TOMORROW I WILL PERSONALLY GO THERE AND TAKE HIM TO IT.

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO PUT SOME BOOTS ON, GO WITH YOU? NO, YEAH.

I'M, I'M MAY ONE TO CALL HERE.

I'LL WITH YOU.

NO, UH, I WILL GET IT DONE TOMORROW.

PROMISE.

THAT'S ALL THAT THE, UH, LOGO IS GOING ON THE WATER TOWER.

SO THAT SHOULD BE FINISHED HERE PRETTY SOON.

ANYTHING ELSE? AND I, I HEARD IF I'M NOT GONNA STEAL, UH, SABRINA'S SUN, UH, THUNDER, THEY STARTED ON THE ASPHALT LA WORK.

SUPPOSEDLY SABRINA COUNTY CALLED ME THIS AFTERNOON.

UH, THEY HAVE LAID ONE LANE.

I'VE GONE OUT, I'VE RID, I'VE DRIVEN IT ONE LANE.

ALL THE ONLY, UM, THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK OUT IN THE MORNING.

THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT RAIN.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO COME IN EARLY.

THEY'RE SAYING IF IT GETS OUT OF THE WAY BY ABOUT SEVEN, EIGHT O'CLOCK, THEY'RE COMING IN AND THEY'LL FINISH THE OTHER LANE.

UM, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING HIM UP RIGHT NOW.

IF THERE'S NO RAIN, THEY'RE GONNA COME ON IN AND THEY'RE GONNA FINISH, FINISH THE SECOND LINE.

ARE YOU SPEAKING OF SOUTHERN OAK DRIVERS? SOUTHERN OAKS? YES.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON CONSTRUCTION ITEMS FOR ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, I AS

[ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST]

A COMMUNITY INTEREST.

AND WE'LL START WITH, UH, JB NO, SIR.

MATT, UH, JUST ONE, MY WIFE AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE LAKE JACKSON HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S FIRST ANNUAL ALL BALL AT THE MUSEUM ON SATURDAY.

AND IT WAS AWESOME.

SO VERY WELL DONE JOB BY, AND, UH, WHO PUT IT ON IT WAS REALLY NICE.

SO BE ON A LOOKOUT FOR THAT TO CONTINUE CUZ UH, IT WAS A GOOD TIME AND SUCCESSFUL AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP IT GOING.

GREAT.

JB ACTUALLY HAS WON THIS AWARD 14 TIMES, UH, WHICH IS MORE THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE STATE.

UM, TWO THINGS FOR KEEP LAKE JACKSON BEAUTIFUL.

NUMBER ONE, UH, SHRED DAY WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY.

WE WERE OUT THERE HAULING BOXES.

PEOPLE WERE LINED UP AT LIKE SIX OR SEVEN O'CLOCK.

STARTED AT EIGHT.

UH, SO PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED TO COME REALLY EARLY, BUT, UH, IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL DAY AND I THINK WE'VE COLLECTED A LOT OF PAPER AND LIGHTS AND GLASSES, SO WELL DONE EVERYBODY.

AND THEN THE EXCITING ONE, KEITH LAKE JACKSON BEAUTIFUL.

UM, HAS RECENTLY EARNED THE GOVERNOR'S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE KEITH TEXAS.

BEAUTIFUL.

UM, REALLY EXCITING PART IS KALE.

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UM, AS A RESULT, THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $210,000 FROM TECH DOT, UM, FOR LANDSCAPING IN THE STATE'S RIGHT OF WAY.

SO I THINK THEY'VE ALREADY GOT SOME IDEAS ON, ON THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP AND PLANTINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED.

UM, SO PEOPLE WILL START SEEING PLANTING, UH, ENHANCED MAINTENANCE AND OTHER BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS ON THE STATE HIGHWAYS.

AND, UM, SOME OTHER CITIES THAT EARNED THIS WERE COLLINSVILLE, CHANDLER, LENVILLE, HENDERSON, DICKINSON, BURLESON, PFLUGERVILLE, MACALLEN, AND FRISCO.

BUT NOBODY IS AS OFTEN AS K L G B IN LAKE JACKSON.

SO VERY MANY OF THESE GUYS WORK REALLY HARD.

SO IT'S A GREAT COMMITTEE.

YEP.

YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT.

I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE, WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME ABOUT BOARD'S COMMISSION, THEY, THEY ASK ABOUT THAT ONE.

I SAID, WELL, JUST COME PREPARED, BRING YOUR GLOVES, BECAUSE IT'S, THEY, UH, IT'S, THEY WORK, THEY DO OUTDOOR MEETINGS, OUTDOOR MEETINGS AND STUFF.

SO YEAH, MEET US ON THE CORNER.

UH, VINNE, I HAVE NOTHING, SO, OKAY.

CHASE? NO, SIR.

UM, JUST FY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO, UH, TESTIFY AT THE, UH, FRONT OF THE, UH, SENATE COMMITTEE, UH, FOR BUSINESS AND COMMERCE, UH, ON, UH, UH, SENATE BILL, UH, 10 75.

AND THAT'S, UH, PERTINENT TO THE ABILITY FOR COMPANIES THAT, UH, DON'T WANNA PROVIDE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICAL POWER, LIKE CENTER POINTS AND TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, AND THOSE FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO, UH, UH, OPERATE THE PORTABLE TRAN UH, GENERATION SYSTEMS LIKE WE HAD THE ABILI, WE, WE WERE, HAD THE CAVEAT OF BEING ABLE TO USE, UH, DURING HURRICANE NICHOLAS.

AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME, ACTUALLY, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY DEPLOYED THAT PIECE, THOSE, THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO EXTEND THE, THERE'S, IT'S, IT'S GOT A SUNSET DATE OF, UH, 2029 TO WHERE THEY NO LONGER CAN DO THAT.

AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THIS BILL IS ASKING FOR, IS THAT THEY CAN DO IT BEYOND THAT TIMEFRAME, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN RECOVER THEIR COST OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME INSTEAD OF A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH REDUCES THE COST BACK TO YOU AND I, UH, THE CONSUMERS.

AND, UM, SEE ANYBODY HAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

I REALLY ENJOYED IT.

IT WAS A QUICK TRIP UP THERE, BUT, UM, ANYWAY, IT'S, I, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TESTIFY, UH, MODESTO STAFF.

NO, I DO, DO NOT THINK SO.

NOTHING.

INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE

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