* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. LIN [00:00:01] . UM, WELCOME TO THE MEETING. TONIGHT IS THE, UH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024 MEETING OF THE LAKE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL, UH, BEGINNING AT SIX 30. AND WE'RE [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] GONNA START OUR MEETING TODAY WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCILWOMAN SET. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, HONORING THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE, ONE INDIVISIBLE. AND WE WILL HAVE OUR INVOCATION BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. LET US PRAY. DEAR 70, FATHER, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY THAT YOU'VE BLESSED US TO SEE. UH, JUST BE WITH US AS WE PREPARE TO, UH, JUST PREPARE TO, UH, JUST SERVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY. ON THIS DAY OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING, UH, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, BE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE EMS AS THEY PROTECT US ON A DAILY BASIS. JUST GIVE US STRENGTH AND PROTECT US, AND, UH, JUST GET US HOME SAFETY AFTER THE MEETING. JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. UM, I GUESS JUST SO THE RECORD'S CLEAR, MY NAME'S MATT BROADUS. I'M THE MAYOR, UH, PROS AND PO FOR THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON. MAYOR ROSOVSKY IS OUT. UM, SO I'M GONNA RUN THE MEETING IN HIS ABSENCE. UM, [PRESENTATIONS] AND THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS A PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION. AND, UH, I GET TO GO READ THIS AT THE FRONT, I GUESS, RIGHT? YES, SIR. OKAY. YOU WANT TO COME UP BAKER ? LISA, STAND IN FRONT. COME ON. I'M, HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SO, UM, I, UH, MATT BROUGHT THE MAYOR FOR GERALD WAKI BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN HIM AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS. WE HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024 AS THE SOURCE WEEKLY DAY FROM THE CITY OF LAKE JACKSON. WHEREAS, CAN YOU ALL HEAR, HEAR ME? OH, YEAH. WE GOTTA WAIT FOR, FOR OUR FRIEND. UH, WE HAVE A MR. MR. CHIPPER, A CELEBRITY DR. CHIPPER. YEAH. . CHARLIE CHIPPER. CHARLIE CHIPPER. HI CHARLIE. HELLO. CHARLIE CHIPPER. CHARLIE'S VERY HAPPY . UM, SO, UM, WHEREAS THE SOURCE WEEKLY AND LISA BAKER HAVE FOR YEARS SUPPORTED KEITH LAKE JACKSON BEAUTIFULS MISSION AND EVENTS, AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEERS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY ON KEITH LAKE JACKSON. BEAUTIFUL. AND WHEREAS THE SOURCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, SUPPORTING PAPER, SHREDDING EVENTS, RECYCLING, INCLUDING ALL GLASS, METAL, PAPER AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND THE COUNTLESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT KEY PLAY JACKSON BEAUTIFUL HAS ORGANIZED AND BEEN A PART OF THROUGH THE YEARS. AND WHEREAS LISA BAKER ALWAYS MADE SURE THAT HER READERS KNEW ABOUT EVENTS GOING ON IN LAKE JACKSON THROUGH HER COLLAR, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION AND REMINDERS. AND WHEREAS LISA WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN ENCOURAGING THE PLAINTIFF OF TREES AND PRACTICING WASTE IN PLACE, LITTER COLLECTION AND PREVENTION IN DOWNTOWN LAKE JACKSON. WHEREAS THE SOURCE WE HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS AND IN MANY WAYS, AND WE THANK LISA FOR HER SERVICE AND DEDICATION SHE HAS RENDERED TO THIS COMMUNITIES. AND NOW THEREFORE, WE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF LATE JACKSON, HEREBY PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2024 AS THE SOURCE WEEKLY DAY IN THE CITY OF LAY JACKSON, TEXAS. IN TESTIMONY, WHEREOF WITNESS HIS HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ACTION THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU GOTTA PICTURES. CHARLIE'S HAT IS GONNA . CAN'T SEE IT. CHARLIE TILTED HIS HEAD BACK. YEAH, TILT YOUR HEAD BACK. LET'S SEE HERE. THERE. BETTER CAREFUL. MAYBE I CAN BACK. HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND THE HONOREE WORK. THERE YOU GO. TRY THAT. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THAT GOOD? [00:05:02] KEEP WAVING. . I'LL MAKE YOU WAVE ALL NIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? THANK YOU FOR, FOR RECOGNIZING US. WE APPRECIATE THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MS. BAKER. THANK YOU MS. BAKER. AND THEN, YEAH, WE'LL HAVE TO GET THAT BACK FOR INK. OH YES. I WAS PROBABLY SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT BACK. WE GOTTA GET IT. WE GOTTA GET IT. WE'LL GET BACK TOTALLY. OFFICIALIZED BUDGET CUTS. WE HAVE TO SAVE THE, RECYCLE THE PAPER PROBABLY WITH THE NEXT ONE. YEAH. HERE. TAKE CARE OF IT. YES SIR. THANK YOU. I'M HAVE TO USE GREEN LINK AND RE REWRITE FOR NO MA'AM. BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY THE WHOLE MEETING FOR SURE. OKAY, EXCELLENT. UM, [VISITOR COMMENTS] NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS VISITOR'S COMMENTS. I SEE TWO PEOPLE, UH, HAS SIGNED UP AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE BOTH ON ITEMS THAT ARE, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT LATER. SO, VISITOR'S COMMENTS SECTION IS FOR, UH, CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON AN ISSUE THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TO DO THAT? GOOD. OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE, UH, PROCEEDINGS WHEREBY, UH, OUR COUNSEL FOLKS CAN LET US KNOW IF THEY THINK THEY HAVE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THEY NEED TO DEC DECLARE. NO, SIR. NO. WE'LL MOVE [CONSENT AGENDA] ON FROM THERE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. UM, GUESS I'LL READ 'EM OFF. FIRST CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024, THE ACCEPTING OF BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES FOR PLANNERS FOR AUGUST 6TH, THE RATIFYING, THE EMERGENCY CONTRACT WITH KING SOLUTIONS AND THE AMOUNT OF $69,414 FOR THE SANDALWOOD SEWER LINE AND MANHOLE REPAIR. APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 24 2 2 8 9. REVISING FEES CHARGED FOR WATER, SEWER, GARBAGE, AND DUMPSTER SERVICES. CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM FIVE, AWARD CONTRACT OF FUEL SYSTEM TANK TOP. UPGRADE TO THE LOW BIDDER DNH UNITED FUELING SOLUTIONS FOR A BID OF $150,000 AND A TIME AND MATERIALS ADD ALTERNATE OF 200,000 NOT TO EXCEED $350,000 AS BUDGETED. ITEM SIX, APPROVE APPOINTING KENNEDY UNGER TO THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVE STREET CLOSURE FOR THE HALLOWEEN BOASH ON CIRCLE WAY STREET BETWEEN THE CIVIC CENTER AND THE MUSEUM ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2024 FROM, UH, NOON TO 7:00 PM CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MAY RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND DESIGN LP FOR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT FIREMAN'S PARK. NOT EXCEEDING $221,209 THROUGH BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 6 7 9 22 AND CONSENT TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH MAY RECREATION EQUIPMENT AND DESIGN LP FOR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT CAPTAIN RR TERRY PARK, NOT EXCEEDING $225,000. UH, 225 2 OH $8 THROUGH BY BOARD CONTRACT NUMBER 6 7 9 DASH 22. DO I HEAR, UH, A MOTION OR REQUEST TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE FOR APPROVAL OR CONSENT. AGENDA, ADAMS ONE THROUGH NINE. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOTION BY MR. BUELL. SECOND BY MS. SETH. UM, ANY DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. YOU'RE ALREADY THROUGH HALF THE MEETING. THAT'S HOW I ROLL. . KEEP, KEEP IT . YOU ROLLING? PRETTY GOOD. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S KEEP GOING. UM, [1. Discuss and consider a request for landscaping improvements in the city right-of-way at the Masonic Lodge at 107 Parking Way. – Gary Martin] REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY AT THE MASONIC LODGE AT 1 0 7 PARKING WAY. MR. MARTIN, THANK YOU MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I KNOW MOST OF YOU I THINK, BUT FOR THOSE WHO, UH, WHO I DON'T KNOW, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS GARY MARTIN. I LIVE AT 2 0 5 CHERRYWOOD DRIVE IN LAKE JACKSON, BUT TONIGHT I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE LAKE JACKSON MASONIC LODGE AT 1 0 7, 1 0 7 PARKING WAY IN DOWNTOWN LAKE JACKSON. UH, I'M SURE THAT MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT WE HAVE A TENANT AND OUR DOWNSTAIRS, UH, THAT TENANT IS WELLS FARGO ADVISORS. [00:10:01] AND QUITE SIMPLY, WELLS FARGO HAS ASKED, UH, THE MASONIC LODGE, UH, TO UPGRADE THE LANDSCAPING IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. HOWEVER, AFTER UH, REVIEW OF THE PLAT, WE REALIZED THAT THE WHOLE FRONT, ALMOST THE WHOLE FRONT PORCH OF THAT BUILDING, UH, FALLS IN THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO THE REASON I'M HERE THIS EVENING IS TO ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION, UH, TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPING IN THAT RIGHT OF WAY. AND IN YOUR PACKET, UH, TONIGHT ON, UH, THE THIRD PAGE, YOU'LL SEE A PLAT OF THIS PROPERTY. AND YOU'LL NOTICE, UH, IN THAT PLAT, UH, LET'S SEE, I THINK IT'S THE NEXT ONE, SALLY. THIS THE HANDOUT THAT I PASSED OUT. MM-HMM. LIKE THIS. YEAH. SO LIKE, IN THAT, IN THAT, UH, IN THAT THIRD PAGE OF THE HANDOUT THAT YOU RECEIVED, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE, UH, THAT THE RIGHT OF WAY COMES RIGHT UP ALMOST WITHIN A FOOT OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. AND, UM, WE, WE ALREADY HAD LANDSCAPING, EXISTING LANDSCAPING THERE. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR WE HAD A KIND OF A ROUGH SUMMER AND LANDSCAPING GOT GOT PRETTY ROUGH. AND REALLY WE JUST WANNA REDO IT. AND, UH, FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PACKET HAS, UH, WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPER WHO HAS GIVEN US A PROPOSAL, AND THEN THERE'S A RENDERING OF, UH, THE PLANTS ON PAGE TWO. UH, AGAIN, WE'RE SIMPLY JUST ASKING YOUR PERMISSION TO IMPROVE THE, THE LANDSCAPING, TAKE OUT WHAT'S THERE, WHAT LITTLE IS THERE ACTUALLY. AND, UH, PUT IN BRAND NEW PLANTS, MULCH AND, UH, MAKE IT LOOK, MAKE IT LOOK NICE. I'M NOT GONNA REMOVE ANY CONCRETE OR ANY GR Y'ALL JUST GONNA REPLACE WHAT YOU GOT. YES SIR. THAT'S ALL WE'RE GONNA DO. WE'RE NOT REMOVING ANY CONCRETE. IN FACT, UH, I MUST TELL YOU THAT THERE WAS ALREADY THERE IRRIGATION THERE THAT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO GOT CUT WHEN THEY PUT ALL THOSE CREPE CITY PUT IN ALL THOSE CREPE MYRTLES. AND SO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY WATER THERE HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM WE HAVE ALREADY. WE KINDA GOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS AND, UH, AND ALREADY IMPROVED THE IRRIGATION. SO WHO'S GONNA DO THE UPKEEPING? WILL THE WILL, WELL, THE LARGE, DO THE UPKEEPING OR WILL THE CITY HAVE TO DO SO? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. NO, WE'RE, WE ARE, UH, ACTUALLY IN OUR LEASE WITH WELLS FARGO, UM, THEY ARE ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE LANDSCAPE. HOWEVER, THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT TENANT FOR US. UH, THEY DON'T WANNA LEAVE. WE DON'T WANNA LOSE THEM 'CAUSE WE'RE A NON-PROFIT, UH, ORGANIZATION. AND, UH, SO WE'VE AGREED JUST TO DO IT AND PAY FOR IT. THEY DO ALL THE, THE UPKEEP, UH, MOWING AND EVERYTHING. SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THIS. I THINK A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK WE APPROVED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS WITH THE CHIROPRACTOR'S OFFICE. YES, WE HAVE DONE SEVERAL OF 'EM. AND JUST THE ONLY THING WAS, IS THAT IF FOR ANY REASON WE, THE CITY HAD TO PULL IT UP, THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PLACING IT. BUT THEIR LANDSCAPING LOOKS FANTASTIC. I MEAN, IN REALITY THIS IS ONLY A $2,000. YEAH. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE IRRIGATION PAID FOR IT. SO THIS IS ONLY $2,000 WORTH OF YEAH. WORTH OF UPGRADES. SO, BUT IT'S GONNA LOOK A WHOLE LOT NICER THAN WHAT IT IS. AND THEY'VE COME TO US, ASKED US TO DO IT, AND, UH, WE SORT OF FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO, UH, TO DO IT. SO WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOUR PERMISSION. I FUNDING FUNDING IT. UHHUH. YES, SIR. AND DOING ALL THAT, WHATEVER. YES SIR. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SENATOR, I I'M DISCUSSION. I HAVE SOME, OH, GO AHEAD. VINNE. SORRY. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IF CITY EVER HAD TO COME DO ANY IMPROVEMENTS OR ANY WORK ON THE CITY EASEMENT MM-HMM. THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER THE WAY IT IS. SO WE UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. SO WE'LL ACTUALLY DRAFT UP AN AGREEMENT FROM SHERRY. MM-HMM. I'M GONNA DRAFT. SO I JUST UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT THEY COULD PLAN OUT THERE AND THEN YES. IF WE HAD ANY CONSTRUCTION, IF THERE WAS A, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY IS OUT THERE, A WATER LIGHTER SEWER LINE AND HAD TO GET IN THERE AND REPAIR THAT, UM, WE WOULDN'T REPLACE THE IRRIGATION OR ANYTHING, BUT WE'LL COME UP WITH A, WE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT WE DO ON THERE. MM-HMM. [00:15:01] . I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT RIGHT OF WAY. I IX I, I CAN'T, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SIDE. I DON'T KNOW EITHER. WHAT'S IF THE WATER'S ON THAT SIDE OR THE SEWER IS ON THAT SIDE? SAL, DO YOU KNOW? UH, NO, YOU'VE GOT ME THERE. UH, THERE ARE IRRIGATION, UH, THAT WE HAD AT ONE TIME. I DUNNO WHETHER THEY'RE OR NOT. MM. THEY'RE NOT ANYMORE. SO, UH, THERE WAS SOME IRRIGATION IN THAT LOCATION AND UH, I DON'T THINK THAT THE LOCATION THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT THERE, UH, ANY . UM, THE GOOD NEWS IS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER DEALT WITH ANA OR NOT, BUT IT'S PROLIFIC, IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE. YEAH, RIGHT. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. GROWS VERY WELL DOWN. I THINK HE'S USED PRETTY SIMPLE PLANTS AND, AND SO, UH, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING REALLY EXTRAVAGANT, BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA CLEAN THINGS UP. WE'RE GONNA OT IT, REM MULCH IT, PUT SOME NEW PLANTS IN, MAKE IT LOOK NICE, AND MAINTAIN AND MAINTAIN, MAINTAIN, MAINTAIN. AND YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE, WHAT, WHAT'S THERE? YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE THE CRATE MYRTLES OR ARE YOU GONNA TAKE 'EM? OH YEAH, THE CRATE MYRTLES WILL STAY THAT I THINK CITY PLANTED THOSE RIGHT TIME. THEY GOT PLANTED IN THE DOWNTOWN. WE TRIMMED UP THE, THE ONE THERE THAT LOOKS KIND OF SAD. THE MASON PSYCH LODGE HAD ASKED IF IT HAD GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE PLAYING SMALL AND THEN THAT ONE GOT KIND OF BIG THAT IT STARTED, UH, COVERING THE FLAG. MM-HMM. . SO WE'VE KIND OF MADE A RECENT, YOU KNOW, TRIP. YES, MA'AM. WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE, THE CRATE MARS THERE, I PROMISE YOU. OKAY. I HEARD A MOTION FROM MR. BUELL. I THINK I HEARD A SECOND FROM MS. SETH. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL GET YOU, WE'LL GET YOU A DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT. OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. YEP. GET AT IT. THANKS FOR DOING THAT UP. UPDATE KEEPING US, UH, CITY BEAUTIFUL. [2. Approve the maximum guaranteed price of $3.7 million with WeBuildTX as the Construction Manager at Risk for the Animal Control Facility and an additional fixed fee proposal from WeBuildTX in the amount of $194,216.82 to build the facility and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract. – Riazul Mia] OKAY. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPROVE THE MAXIMUM GUARANTEED PRICE OF 3.7 MILLION WITH WEBI TX AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY. AND AN ADDITIONAL FIXED FEE PROPOSAL FROM WEBI, TX IN THE AMOUNT OF $194,216 AND 82 CENTS TO BUILD THE FACILITY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONTRACT. MR. MIA? YES. UM, MR. MAYOR, UH, THIS, THIS HAS BEEN LONG. I KNOW COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACTS. SO FROM MARCH WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH ARCHITECT AND OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK, UH, WHO IS HERE, UH, RJ. AND SO I, I THANK BOTH OF THEM. IT WAS A LOT OF STRUGGLING TO COME TO THIS POINT. AND SO WE ARE, WE ARE HERE. I KNOW THE CITIZENS VOTED THIS ONE LONG TIME AGO, SO WE ARE FINALLY BRINGING YOU THE CONTRACT. SO, AND WE DO HAVE, UH, LINDSAY, OUR ARCHITECT. SO HE'S GONNA SHOW YOU A QUICK PRESENTATION HOW THE FACILITY WILL LOOK LIKE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, HE CAN ANSWER THOSE. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, WHEN IS THE TIME, COMPLETION TIME PERIOD? 12 MONTHS. 12 MONTHS. 12 MONTHS AFTER THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED. OKAY. SO, AND LINDSAY WILL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. SO ANY PENALTIES FOR LATE, UH, LATENESS? MM-HMM. . UM, WE HAVE LIQUIDATED DAMAGE. WE HAVE THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGE, WHICH IS SAME AS WHAT WE PAY THE SPCA IN THE CONTRACT. SO, OKAY. BUT RJ TOLD ME HE'S GONNA FINISH IN EIGHT MONTH IF THE WEATHER IS GOOD. . ALL RIGHT, YOUR PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU SAW ME, I WAS ABOUT SIX FOOT AND I DIDN'T NEED GLASSES. BUT NOW THIS PROJECT'S TAKEN ME DOWN TO THIS . UM, WE'VE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD AND I'LL SAY RIO HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON ON, SORRY. UM, RJ HASS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON GETTING US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. UH, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS LOOKING AT IT, JUST REFLECTING AND THINKING THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER WAYS YOU'RE DOING IT. SO WE ENDED UP ACTUALLY ROTATING THE BUILDING. UM, AND ACTUALLY IF WE CAN GO THROUGH, SALLY, CAN I GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE? WHO'S, WHO'S DOING THE SLIDES? THE SLIDE, SORRY. UM, OKAY. SO ORIGINALLY WE HAD THE, THE BUILDING, SO THE FACE SORT OF NORTH NORTHWEST, UH, RIGHT ONTO THE FACE OF, OF CANNA LANE. AND LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF GROUNDWORK WE HAD TO DO AND CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, UM, WE THOUGHT THERE MAY BE A BETTER WAY OF DOING IT THAT CAN SAVE SOME MONEY ON THE PROJECT. SO WE END UP ROTATING THE BUILDING THROUGH 90 DEGREES. CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME? OKAY. SO THERE YOU GO. SO WE ALSO THOUGHT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST REFLECTING AND, AND TALKING WITH RJ AND UH, WITH, UH, WITH R WHEN WE DID A FACILITY VERY SIMILAR TO THIS AS SORT OF HOW WE GOT INVOLVED WHEN WE DID IN ATASCOSA COUNTY MANY YEARS AGO. UM, WE HAD THAT WHOLE SIDE OF THE, OF THE, OF THE, WHERE [00:20:01] THE, THE DOORS ARE AND THE, AND WHERE, WHERE THE DOGS CAN PLAY AND ANIMALS CAN COME AND PLAY. AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS, WHEN YOU APPROACH THAT SIDE IN SCO COUNTY, I WAS SEEING THIS VIEW WHEN YOU CAME DOWN THE STREET AND YOU REALLY DIDN'T SEE THE FRONT OF BUILDING UNTIL YOU BECAME ON IT. SO WE HAD A SIMILAR OPPORTUNITY HERE. AND SO WE THOUGHT, LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS DIFFERENTLY. 'CAUSE I, I'D TAKEN LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND BEEN TO AND FROM THE SIDE. I WAS THERE ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, JUST BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I THINK THERE'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REALLY SHOWCASE THE FACILITY. 'CAUSE WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT IS ABOUT BRINGING FAMILIES IN AND BEING CHILDREN IN FOR ADOPTING ANIMALS. AND SO WE THOUGHT, WELL, HANG ON, WE'VE GOT A HUGE FENCE LINE HERE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE SOME COLOR AND SOME ACTIVITY. SO CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT ONE FOR ME? NOT THAT ONE WAS BORING TURNOVER . UH, ONE MORE. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE FIGURED WE GOT A LITTLE FENCE LINE THERE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY CREATE SOMETHING, CREATE A REALLY NICE VISUAL EFFECT THAT CREATES INTEREST, CREATES A DYNAMIC MOVEMENT ON A BUILDING, RATHER THAN LOOKING AT ANOTHER GOVERNMENT BUILDING ALONG THE STREET OR OFFICE BUILDING ALONG THE STREET. AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT AS MUCH AS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. 'CAUSE YOU GO IN AND OUT, BUT THIS IS REALLY WHERE YOU SEE ALL THE DOGS PLAYING AND SEE ANIMALS PLAYING. AND I THINK THAT IT'S, I THINK, I THINK IT'S A MUCH BETTER APPROACH TO WHAT WE CAME UP WITH HERE. SO BASICALLY THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE TURNED IT FROM 90 DEGREES. UM, BASICALLY EVERYTHING INSIDE THE SAME IS INSIDE THE BUILDING IS, IS BASICALLY THE SAME. UM, BUT WE JUST REALLY WORKED ON SITE ACCESS, SITE ACTIVITY, UM, REALLY SPECIFICATIONS REALLY DIDN'T CHANGE A WHOLE, A WHOLE, A WHOLE BUNCH. UM, WE LOOKED AT CHANGING THE, UM, WE SPOKE WITH THE FOLKS THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE ANIMAL CONTROL, UH, CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE CITY. AND, UH, WE, WE'VE CHANGED SOME OF THE, THE, THE OUTDOOR AREA FOR, FOR DRAINAGE FOR, FOR DOG FOR PLAY. BUT REALLY EVERYTHING ELSE INSIDE HAS STAYED BASICALLY THE SAME. SO ACTIVITY STAYED THE SAME. THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS TO STAYED STAYED THE SAME. UH, THE AMOUNT OF, UH, DOGS WE CAN HOUSE THERE STAYED THE SAME. WE'RE OVER A HUNDRED DOGS, I THINK 80 CATS AND IT STILL HAS THE ABILITY TO, UH, DOUBLE STACK THE FUTURE. WE NEED TO EXPAND. WE CAN JUST DOUBLE STACK THE DOG KENNELS WITH ACCESS. IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. Y'ALL HAVE IT SET UP WHERE YOU CAN WASH IT DOWN. WHAT'S THAT? SORRY? YOU HAVE SET UP WHERE YOU CAN WASH IT DOWN? WE DO. SO WE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED, IN THE FIRST ONE WE DEVELOPED QUITE A UNIQUE WAY WHERE, UH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CENTRAL SPINE. SO YOU'LL HAVE, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE, ACTUALLY GO TO THE LAST SLIDE. IF YOU WOULD JUST FLIP THROUGH THEM REAL QUICK. MM-HMM, . OKAY. THERE. BACK ONE. SORRY, IT WAS LAST, BUT ONE SIDE. SORRY. SO IF YOU SEE THE WAY THE DOG PENS ARE LAID OUT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE, ON THE END OF WHERE THEY COME WHERE EACH OF THE DOG PENS COME RIGHT ON THE MIDDLE. SO WIG ONE, JUST WHAT? AND COLORBLIND OR RED AND GREEN. SO IT TAKES A WHILE TO FOCUS . I'M GOOD AT ALL OTHER COLORS. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, SO, UM, FIRST ARCHITECT, BUT, OKAY, SO BASICALLY YOU SEE WHERE THERE'S A DOG PEN HERE, DOG PEN BEHIND. SEE WHERE THEY BUCK BUCK UP TO EACH OTHER HERE? YEAH. THERE'S ACTUALLY A CENTRAL SPINE OF A, OF A DRAIN THAT RUNS RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH. AND ALL THE DOGS, YOU CAN LITERALLY JUST, THESE ARE REALLY GREAT CAGES WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY LIFT UP. IT HAS LIKE A DOG BED THAT'S RAISED OFF THE GROUND. YOU CAN LIFT IT UP, JUST HOSE IT DOWN, EVERYTHING RUNS IN THAT CENTRAL DRAIN AND THAT'S IT. AND WE DID THAT AND IT WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL AT SCOS. AND THEY HAVE A FACILITY THERE WHERE THEY, I MEAN, THEY ADOPT DOGS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THERE. SO WE, WE TESTED IT THEN IT WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL. SO THESE, THESE AREN'T LIKE, THESE AREN'T LIKE BUNK BEDS. SOMEBODY DOGG, YOU CAN ACTUALLY, THEY LOAD THEM DOWN OR YOU CAN LIFT THEM UP. YES, THEY ARE. AND YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THEM THROUGH. SO IF YOU HAVE, IF YOU HAD A, UM, A B***H WITH A PUPPIES, YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE THEM TOGETHER IF YOU NEEDED TO. SO THESE ARE, THESE, THESE PENS THAT WE HAVE ARE REALLY, THEY'RE PRETTY ADVANCED PENS. UM, EVEN THE WAY YOU OPEN THEM UP AND IN AND, AND WE GOT 'EM ALL COLORED SO THEY CAN COME WITH, CHILDREN CAN COME AND LOOK AT THEM AND IT ACTUALLY, IT MAKES IT, HAVING BEEN TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND ALL THE RESEARCH WE DID, UM, YOU'RE REALLY MAKING OUT FROM THE RESEARCH WE DID FROM BEFORE BECAUSE WE REALLY, REALLY WORKED HARD AT SEEING WHAT WE COULD DO DIFFERENTLY THAT WE COULD, WE COULD IMPROVE ON. WE THOUGHT WE DID WELL DOWN THERE, BUT I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY EVEN BETTER. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE, YOU KNOW, WE WENT WITH LINDSAY IS JUST BECAUSE WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITY AT, AT SCOTIA. JUST FROM A, THE SIMPLICITY OF IT, UH, AND THE THOUGHT THAT WENT BEHIND ON KEEPING IT CLEAN, BUT ALSO KEEPING IT COOL AND NOT AIR CONDITIONING, YOU KNOW, EVERY SQUARE INCH. YEAH. AND WHEN WE WERE, WE'D BEEN DOWN THERE DURING THE SUMMER, UH, AND IT WAS WELL OVER IN THE HIGH NINETIES, UH, THE DEGREE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE PIN WAS, I WOULD SAY 20 PLUS DEGREES EASY, EASILY. SO THIS THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM WE USE, WE'VE USED [00:25:01] IT THERE IN A COUPLE OF OTHER FACILITIES. UM, THERE'S NOVOA, NOVOA, PANELING SYSTEM. SO IT WORKS ON A, THEY'RE LIKE TWO, TWO FOOT WIDE PANELS AND THEY COME AS LONG AS YOU CAN FIT IN THE FLATBED TRUCK. AND THEY'RE THE WALLS, THEY'RE THE ROOF. THEY'RE STRUCTURAL. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE, UH, FIRST THE, UH, THE, YEAH, THE ONES, THE FRONT ELEVATION COME BACK FOR ME. UH, THAT THERE. PERFECT. ONE MORE BACK. ONE. THANK YOU. SEE THE OVERHANG WE HAVE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S ALL OF THIS WALL. EV THE WALLS IN THE ENTIRE FACILITY ARE ALL THIS NODES PANEL. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A EIGHT FOOT OVERHANG WITH THIS PANEL SYSTEM DOWN AT SCO. WE'VE CHANGED UP DESIGN A LITTLE BIT HERE, BUT THEY SLOT TOGETHER LIKE A MALE OR FEMALE CONNECTION AND ONCE THEY'RE IN TOGETHER, YOU SCREW THE MAN, YOU PUT TAPE ON THEM AND YOU CAN CLOUD THEM WHATEVER YOU WANT. AND IN TERMS OF, IN TERMS OF MATERIAL SELECTION, UM, WHAT, WHAT MODESTO WAS SAYING, THE THERMAL COEFFICIENT YOU HAVE IN THOSE IS INCREDIBLE. THE OFFICES THEY HAVE DOWN AT SCO, I THINK THEY, THEY CYCLE THEIR AIR ON ALL DAY OBVIOUSLY, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY CRANK UP THE AC FOR MAYBE TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR DOWN THERE. I MEAN IT'S, AND THEN THE, YOU GO IN THE BACK, THEY HAVE THOSE DOORS OPEN VIRTUALLY ALL DAY LONG. AND, AND AS MODEST IS SAYING, IS A 2025 DEGREE SWING, YOU CAN WALK COMFORTABLY BACK THERE WHEN IT'S NEARLY A HUNDRED DEGREES OUT. WE CEILING FANS SOMEWHERE IN THERE. BE FEASIBLE? NO, UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT THEM. WE ACTUALLY, WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY, YOU HAVE THOSE IN YOURS. OH. SO BACK THERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE, THE BUDGET, THEY ACTUALLY PUT THE ONES ON THE WALLS, THEY DON'T WORK AS WELL. SO THAT'S ONE THE UPGRADES THAT WE DID FOR YOUR FACILITY. CEILING FANS WORKED GOOD. YEAH, THEY DID. THEY WOULDN'T MOVE. YEAH, WELL I JUST DIDN'T SEE THEM. OKAY. YEAH. THE ONE THING THAT WE, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THIS BUDGET, WHAT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, IN THE BUDGET STILL IS THE CAGES. WELL, UM, AND UM, FURNITURE, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, THOSE AND THE GENERATOR, I THINK IT'S WIRED FOR. MM-HMM. , YES, THE GENERATOR. BUT WE, YOU KNOW, COULDN'T GET THE GENERATOR IN THIS BUDGET. SO WE, THIS IS THE, YOU KNOW, THE BASIC THING TO GETTING THE BUILDING, UH, BUILT. SO THERE'LL BE SOME ITEMS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL STILL HAVE TO, UH, BUDGET OUT OF THE CIP ONCE, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION. YEAH. WHAT AND, AND THE GENERATOR, WHAT THE PLAN WAS TO TAKE THE CITY HALL GENERATOR, IF WE GET THE GENERATOR GRANT AND, AND TAKE IT OVER THERE, THE CITY HALL. WE'D HAVE A NEW GENERATOR. WHAT IS THE UH, I KNOW IN OUR LAST BUILDING, WELL BACK UP. I KNOW YOU CAN'T REALLY GUARANTEE A, UH, WELL I'LL JUST GET STRAIGHT TO IT. LAST, OUR LAST BUILDING, WE DIDN'T GET THE LIFESPAN OF THE BUILDING THAT WE PURCHASED ON LAST, THE LAST BUILDING. WHAT, WHAT IS THE, UH, ROUGHLY THE LIFESPAN THAT YOU PROPOSED? WILL IT BE 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS THAT THIS BUILDING WILL BE HERE? UH, WELL I THINK THE NOSA PANEL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR PROBABLY I THINK 10, 15 YEARS IF I'M CORRECT. UM, BUT FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN, UH, THEY'VE USUALLY BEEN IN THE, THE EYE OF THE STORM ON A LOT OF THE, UH, THE AREAS RUN BY THE, UM, THE MEXICAN . THEY USE 'EM LOT FOR HOTELS FOR MULTI HIGHRISE BUILDINGS. AND THEY'VE TAKE A BATTER IN WHEN THEY'VE COME TO SOME, YOU KNOW, STORMS HAVE COME IN. UH, THE ONLY ONE THAT ACTUALLY HASN'T LEAKED HAS BEEN THE ONE, THE NODES SYSTEM. SO I, I FEEL, YOU KNOW, ATIS SCS HAD SOME POUNDING IN THE LAST SEVEN OR YEARS I THINK SINCE WE DID IT. UM, WE HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY, ANY TYPE OF, UH, LATENT SORT OF DEFECT PROBLEMS WITH THE BUILDING. WE'VE HEARD NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS FROM THE, UH, LIEUTENANT IN CHARGE DOWN THERE. I I, I DON'T SEE MOST OF THE BUILDINGS TODAY HAVE, THEY'RE BUILT WELL, I, I DON'T SEE ANY OF THEM. THEY'LL LAST 50 YEARS WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE THEM BEING MUCH LESS THAN THAT. DON'T OUTLAST US. YEAH, WE, I'M GONNA WORRY ABOUT BUT IT LAST BUILDING, BUT YEAH, SO LOOK THROUGH THE BUDGET, BUDGET OF IT QUITE A BIT. SO, AND MY UNDERSTANDING THAT'S KIND OF THE POINT OF THE AT RISK IS TO MANAGE THE PROJECT AND THE BUDGET AND GUARANTEE IT WITHIN THE 3.7 UNLESS WE MAKE CHANGES. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. IS THERE ANY CONTINGENCY, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T SEE ONE, LIKE JUST GOING THROUGH THE LINE ITEMS, IS THERE ANY CONTINGENCY SET ASIDE FOR ANYTHING UNEXPECTED, A RISE IN COST MATERIALS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITHIN THAT 3.7? THAT IS, UH, MA'AM THAT'S WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT RISK, HE IS TAKING THE RISK. OKAY. WE COULD NOT GET A CONTINGENCY BECAUSE THE BUDGET WAS ALREADY, BUT WE HAVE SOME LANDSCAPING, A PUSH COME SHOP. WE CAN DELAY THOSE AND PUT THOSE NUMBERS. IF, IF WE FOUND SOMETHING DURING CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT'S NOT TOO MUCH, IT'S PROBABLY 30, $38,000. BUT IT IS, THE BUDGET IS VERY TIGHT. AND AS I SAY, RJ, I THANK RJ HE HAS TO COME UP WITH ALL NEW CREATIVE WORK, CREATIVE WAY HE'S DONE, HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING IT WITH US. HE REALLY, REALLY HAS. HE WORKS SO HARD GETTING [00:30:01] IT TOGETHER AND WE FEEL REAL COMFORTABLE WHERE WE'RE AT. YEAH, IT'S A TIGHT BUDGET, LIKE YOU SAID. UM, THERE'S NOT MANY, WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH LIKE THE OPTIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE GENERATOR, RIGHT? THE THE TRANSFER SWITCH WE'RE GONNA PUTTING IN THERE, THAT'S LIKE A OPTION WHERE IT'S LIKE, IT'S NICE TO HAVE BUT IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN PUT IT RIGHT AWAY. SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO PLAY WITH THOSE NUMBERS AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THE NUMBERS FIT. OKAY. SO THIS IS A CONSTRUCTION AT CONSTRUCT. THE, THE RISK IT'S BUILT INTO THIS CON THE, UM, I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT WORD, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK. SO THAT SHOULD NOT MEAN THAT YOU'RE GONNA REDUCE ITEMS AND MANAGE THE RISK THAT WAY. SO NORMALLY THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK IS YOU HAVE A FIXED PRICE AND YOU MANAGE TO THAT FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT'S FINALIZED AT THE TIME OF THE CONTRACT. RIGHT? SO YOU ARE SAYING YOU'RE GONNA MOVE SOME OF THESE THINGS AROUND AND MANAGE SUCH. SO THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE. SO, UH, WE, WE WE'RE AT THE POINT RIGHT NOW WHERE WE ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT FROM WHAT WE'VE GOT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STARTING THIS PROJECT OVER BUDGET ALREADY. CORRECT? FROM WHEN IT'S 3.7 MILLION AND 80 CENTS . I'M NOT SURE WE'RE COMING UP WITH THAT 80 CENTS. THEY REMOVED A LOT OF STUFF FROM IT TO THAT NUMBER. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE WATCHING THE NUMBERS. OKAY. NO, BUT WE'VE TALKED, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT EVERY LINE ITEM THAN WE POSSIBLY CAN ON IT. AND I THINK WE'RE, UH, RIGHT JAMES? YEAH, I FELT WE, WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE FROM WHAT, UH, WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH, WITH RJ AND I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE. OKAY. WEATHER PERMITTING, HOW LONG YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE? WHAT'S THAT? SORRY? WHETHER PERMITTING, HOW LONG START CONSTRUCTION? 12 MONTHS. 12. 12 MONTHS AFTER THE BUILDING PERMITTED 12 MONTHS A WHILE AGO. . OKAY. WHAT ARE GONNA DO TO THE OLD, THE OLD ONE IS NOW LEASED TO THE SBCA AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE DONE THEIR GROUNDBREAKING, THEY'RE EXPANDING AND SO, SO WE, WE ARE LEASING THAT ONE AND AS SOON AS WE'RE FINISHED, THEN WE OPERATIONS WILL THEN, UM, MOVE, MOVE TO HERE AND THEN WE'LL UH, STOP. OUR STIPEND WILL END WITH THE SPCA AND WE'LL GO TOWARDS OPERATION OF THIS FACILITY. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TWO BUILDINGS OUT THERE INSTEAD OF ONE. THE SPCA WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEIR, THEIR OPERATION AND WE'LL HAVE OURS . OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? TO ANSWER COUNCILMAN QUESTION? IF YOU LOOK AT ON THE AGENDA, RJ PROVIDED A LUMP SUM BID, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL. AND SO WHAT HE'S SAYING THAT THERE MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY MOVE SOME MONEY FROM ELECTRICAL BECAUSE HE CAN GET IT CHEAPER AND MOVE IT TO PLUMBING OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THIS WHOLE THING IS A LUMP SUM. EVERY ITEM IS A LUMP SUM. THAT'S WHY I PUSH RJ GIVE ME AS MUCH BREAKDOWN AS POSSIBLE. AS LONG AS THE SCOPE IS NOT GONNA BE CHANGED. YES. NO, THE SCOPE IS NOT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY, WELL, LET'S NOT GET THE TRANSFER SWITCH BECAUSE WE'RE SHORT ON MONEY. NO. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THAT. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. S MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MAXIMUM GUARANTEED PRICE OF 3.7 MILLION WITH WEBU TEXAS AS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY AND ADDITIONAL FIXED FEE PROPOSAL FROM WE BILL TEXAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $194,216 82 CENTS TO BUILD THE FACILITY AND AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN. SETH, ANY MORE DISCUSSION IF HEARING NONE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. THANKS CHARLIE. PATIENCE AND IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG, THAT'S GOOD TRIP, BUT WE'RE ALMOST THERE. 10 30. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT DONE. YEAH, US TOO. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, MOVING ON. [3. Discuss and consider selling the property at 608 Willow Drive that leads into Suggs Park. – Robin Hyden] REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SELLING THE PROPERTY AT 6 0 8 WILLOW DRIVE THAT LEADS INTO SUGGS PARK, MS. HYDEN. YES. SO, UM, IN APRIL WE HAD BROUGHT THIS UP HERE TO ASK FOR AUTHORIZATION TO GO OUT AND GET, UH, AN APPRAISAL ON THIS PROPERTY. UM, AND I DID GET A COMPLETE MARKET ANALYSIS FROM A LOCAL REALTOR ON THIS. AND UM, ALSO WE, WE HAD HAD AN APPRAISAL DONE AND I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT, BUT, UM, THEY BOTH CAME BACK VERY SIMILAR ON THEIR PRICES. UM, SO THE, UH, CMA FROM THE LOCAL REALTOR HERE APPRAISED IT AROUND 45 TO $50,000. UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO STAFF AND THE ADVISORY BOARD WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO SUBMIT THIS TO THE VOTERS AT THE FUTURE ELECTION FOR THE SALE OF THAT PROPERTY. IT'S NOT USED ANYMORE. THIS IS THE ENTRANCE WHEN YOU GO INTO, YOU KNOW, UHHUH , I WAS, I WAS INVOLVED WHEN ALL THIS TOOK PLACE. YES SIR. I TOOK CARE OF THE CAR WASH [00:35:01] THERE AND MM-HMM. ROOF, WHATEVER THE MAIN REASON IT WAS BOUGHT FOR HAVING IN AND OUT RIGHT. BIG TOURNAMENTS AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE THAT ONLY WAY IN AND OUT WAS LAKE ROAD. MM-HMM. . NOW THAT FACILITY IS REALLY GONE DOWNHILL AS FAR AS INVOLVEMENT. PEOPLE, I MEAN WE HAD BIG TOURNAMENTS EVERY YEAR THAT . RIGHT. SO I KEEP THAT IN MIND. IF WE SEE, THAT'S NOT GONNA PLAY OUT. RIGHT. I, I I AGREE. SEVEN, YOU KNOW, BUT I WANT KEEP THAT IN MIND. I AGREE. YEAH. I, IN AND OUT. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, BASEBALL TOOK A TURN KIND OF OF SENSE IN ALL THOSE YEARS AND I'VE SEEN IT WHERE I SEE IT'S CERTAIN AGE GROUPS THAT REALLY HAVE EXCELLED, BUT WHEN YOU GET INTO THAT OLDER AGE GROUP, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS AND STUFF AND, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY FELT THE PROBLEM IS THOUGH, IS TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE COULD KEEP THAT PROPERTY. I JUST CAN'T OPEN IT UP AS THAT DRIVE RIGHT NOW. IT'S GONNA COST US ABOUT 50,000 TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT'S IN, IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. SO YEAH. YEAH. SELECT SELECT STUFF GOING RIGHT TO SUMMER LEAGUE. GO. YEAH. I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A GOOD MM-HMM. I DON'T EVER FORESEE IT GETTING BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS. NO, NO, NO. AND I THINK THAT, YEAH. NOT FULL. I MEAN, YEAH. AND NOW THAT BABE RUTH IS NO LONGER THE ORGANIZATION AND IT IS WITH LITTLE LEAGUE, I COULD SAY THAT IF THERE WAS EVER THE CHANCE OF THE PONY LEAGUE, THAT OLDER LEAGUE THAT CAME BACK IN, I DUNNO THAT TWO FIELDS WOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THAT. AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY END UP HAVING TO USE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FIELDS AND STUFF FOR ALSO. UM, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THEY COULD BE ABLE TO HOST THOSE, YOU KNOW, BABE RUTH'S NOT SAYING IT'S NOT A HUGE ORGANIZATION, BUT IN THIS AREA IT WAS NOT. IT WAS MORE UP NORTH TEXAS AND AREAS LIKE THAT. YEAH. IT IT IS A LOT DIFFERENT. YEAH. NO WAY. ROBIN, LET ME MAKE A CLARIFICATION. MM-HMM. , THIS PROPERTY IS NOT PARK PROPERTY. MM-HMM. SO IT DOES NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE VOTERS. OH, IT DOES NOT. OKAY. I, YEAH, I WASN'T SURE ON THIS ONE. SO I PUT THAT UP THERE SO I WASN'T SURE HOW NO. OKAY. THIS IS NOT APOLOGIZE YES. CLAIM, BUT I, I'D RATHER BID ON, ON TODAY THAN WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD. RIGHT. YEAH. JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT'S WHY IT'S THERE FIRST. RIGHT. AND I, AND I DID EXPLAIN THAT TOO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH LITTLE LEAGUE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE, THE, THE SAME THINGS THAT THEY HAD KIND OF COME BACK WITH ME ABOUT IS AGAIN, UM, BECAUSE LITTLE LEAGUE IS SUCH A HUGE ORGANIZATION IN THIS WHOLE AREA THAT EVEN TRYING TO BID ON A TOURNAMENT LIKE THAT HERE WOULD BE, THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET ANYTHING. THEY HADN'T HAD, THEY HADN'T HAD GOOD RIGHT IN BABE RUTH, I MEAN A LONG TIME. YEAH. SO WHAT'S THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY APPRAISED AT, AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TODAY? UM, NO, I DID NOT CALL THE, WELL I DID THE OFFICIAL APPRAISAL AND THEY HAD SAID IN ABOUT 43,000 IS WHAT HIS ESTIMATE WAS. RIGHT. WHAT OURS IS, NO. WHAT'S THE TAXING AUTHORITIES? WHAT'S THE BRAZORIA COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT? WHAT'S THE APPRAISAL APPRAISED PROPERTY OF VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY? PUT IT QUICK. YOU SURE CAN. THE APPRAISAL ITSELF? YEAH. THAT I DON'T THINK THEY APPRAISE OUR YEAH. OUR PROPERTY. DO THEY APPRA CITY PROPERTY? CITY PROPERTY? I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. WELL THEY DO FOR, YEAH, THEY, YEAH. THEY'RE VALUE. YEAH. MY THING IS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE LISTED FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN PRICE VALUE. SO IT'S 43,000. CAN YOU LOOK, CAN YOU LOOK THAT UP REAL QUICK? AND I'M LOOKING ON HERE, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO SELLING IT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET THE FAIR VALUE FIRST. RIGHT. AND BEING, YOU KNOW, UNDEVELOPED OR WHATEVER'S THERE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, 'CAUSE THEY'LL HAVE TO DO SOME WORK. YEAH, I'M SURE APP APPRAIS THAT IN MIND. OF COURSE THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR HAD THE FACILITY ON IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THAT RAISED THE PRICE A LOT. RIGHT. BUT THIS PA PROPERTY WOULD BE APPRAISED ON ITS OWN MERIT. MM-HMM. WOULDN'T BE APPRAISED IT. YES. ANY SO, AND YEAH, SO THE, IT WASN'T IN THAT F ON THAT LISTING, SO NO, I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING FROM, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, BRAZO COUNTY OR B-B-C-A-D-I WAS LOOKING AT THAT WAS A COUNTY CA WAS THINKING IF THERE WAS A PROPERTY ID. YEAH. AND THE CAD, IT DOESN'T TELL ME APP PRICE ON THAT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP, 6 0 8. 6 0 8 WILLOW DROP IN IT'S APPRAISED AT 20,007 30. SO IT'S, YEAH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ESTIMATING DOUBLE, BUT THE REAL ESTATE GUY SAID 43 MM-HMM. HE SAID YEP. 43 OR BETWEEN 45 TO 50,000. SO COUNCIL CAN SET A MINIMUM PRICE AND, AND THEN WE WOULD GO OUT FOR BID AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE MARKET IS. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF, I KNOW I'VE RECEIVED TWO. I'VE RECEIVED TWO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE THE SAME PEOPLE. PROBABLY TWO INQUIRIES. YES. TWO INQUIRERS. ANY OFFERS, ANY DISCUSSION OF NUMBERS WITH THOSE? UH, NO. THEY CAN'T. WE COULDN'T, WE COULDN'T ACCEPT ONE UNTIL COUNCIL SETS A MINIMUM PRICE. $1 MILLION. NO, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT PARKING THAT PROPERTY. WHOA. WHOA. WHY? YEAH. SO WOULD THIS, SO TO BE CLEAR, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT MOTIONING TO TAKE ANYTHING [00:40:01] TO THE VOTERS. WE'RE MOTIONING FOR PERMISSION TO SELL IT. ONE TONIGHT IS PERMISSION TO SELL AND COUNCIL SET THE MINIMUM PRICE. SET THE MINIMUM PRICE, AND THEN WE WOULD ADVERTISE FOR A BID. AND, AND IF WE DO HAVE A BIDDER, DO THAT MONEY GO TOWARDS THE PARK. SO DOES IT GO BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND? UH, THIS, THIS IS AN ODD ONE. SO PARK LAND IS REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO THE PARK FUND. THAT'S WHAT IT DONE. THIS UH, I'D HAVE TO DO A HISTORY SINCE IT'S NOT PARKLAND. I'D HAVE TO SEE HOW WE PURCHASED THE LAND. DID WE PURCHASE IT WITH PARK FUNDS? THAT I WOULD SAY NO. IT WAS, BUT IF IT WAS CIP THEN COUNCIL CAN PUT IT ANYWHERE. I'D SAY THAT THEY CAN PLACE, THEY CAN, THEY CAN ALLOCATE THE MONEY ANYWHERE THEY WANT. BUT I'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR THIS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO? WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SELL THE PROPERTY. 6 0 8 WHEELER DRIVE. IT READS THESS PARK. WELL, I'D LIKE TO AMEND THAT. SET A MINIMUM ON IT. DO YOU HAVE A MINIMUM? DO IT. WE'RE GONNA DO THE MONEY NOW. OKAY. I THINK SO, YEAH. AT A MINIMUM. OKAY, SO MAYBE WE DO Y'ALL WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? CAN WE SET THE MINIMUM? JUST SO BETWEEN, REALLY BETWEEN 43 AND 50? COULD BE 60, DIDN'T HAVE TO. YEAH. I MEAN YOU COULD SAY WHATEVER, BUT YEAH, I MEAN IF THE LOWEST BID IS 50, THEN THAT'S WHAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA BE. BUT WELL, IF IT'S 43 WITH THE REAL ESTATE AND 20TH THE S**T GO HALF OF THAT. WE JUST STARTING OUT. WOULD THIS THIS BE CLOSED BIDS? NO, IT'S A YES, IT IS A SEAL BID. IT'S A SEAL BID AND WE OPEN IT AT A DATE AND TIME. MM-HMM. BUT THEY KNOW GOING INTO BEFORE THEY BID THAT THERE'S A MINIMUM. YES. YES. WHAT THAT MINIMUM IS. YEP. WELL 60,000 BE MY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE THE MINIMUM BETWEEN 20,000 TO 43,000. MINIMUM PRICE. TOO LOW. THAT'S TOO LOW. WE WOULD NEED A PRICE. WE NEED ONE PRICE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I'M GOOD WITH 60,000. NOT, NOT A RANGE. I OUT OF 40 AND 20 MIDDLE IS 30. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, YOU CAN, I JUST SAID AT A MINIMUM THOSE ARE ALWAYS JUST MADE UP NUMBERS. HUH? , THE APPRAISAL. WE'LL GET TO THAT LATER ON IN. SO, UM, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE MOTION AND A BUSTER MADE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD TO SELL IT, BUT I'M, WE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO SELL IT THEN GO TO SET THE PRICE. SO I GUESS WE COULD DO THAT. DO ALL, ARE WE ALL ON AGREEMENT ON THE ONE GET IT? BUT THAT MIGHT BE, I MEAN WE CAN CONTINUE DISCUSSING THE, THE MINIMUM. LET'S LET, LET'S JUST PICK A NUMBER. OKAY. 50. I'D SAY BETWEEN 50 AND 60,000. 55. OKAY. OKAY, LET'S DO THAT. IS THAT YOUR MOTION MR. BUELL? YES, SIR. OKAY. HAVE, WHAT IS HIS MOTION? HIS MOTION IS FOR PERMISSION TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND TO SET THE MINIMUM BID AT $55,000. IS THAT CORRECT? YES SIR. YEP. SECOND. I HAVE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM MR. BAKER. UH, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? EVERYBODY'S CLEAR? YES SIR. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES WHAT, UH, ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE FINISH. IF WE DON'T GET THAT BID, THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T GET ONE? WE JUST KEEP IT OR DO COUNCIL. SO CAN WE COME BACK? COUNSEL CAN THEN REVISIT AND YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO LOWER THE MEMO AGAIN WITH A LOWER PRICE. OR YOU CAN SAY WE WOULD LAND VACANT. OKAY. THANK YOU. CORRECT. OKAY. UH, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM [4. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 961 nominating candidates for the Brazoria County Appraisal Board (BCAD). – Modesto Mundo] NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION 9 6 1 NOMINATING CANDIDATES FOR THE ZORIA COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD. MR. MUNDO, UH, THIS IS REALLY COUNCIL AND IF YOU WANT TO, UH, NOMINATE SOMEONE, THEN WE'LL PUT IT DOWN. THE STAFF HAS NO RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS JUST FOR NOMINATIONS, NOT FOR VOTING. CORRECT. THIS IS JUST FOR NOMINATIONS AT THIS POINT IN TIME. AND ONCE IT CLOSES THEN WE'LL SEE THE NOMINATIONS. WE'LL BRING IT UP. UH, COUNCIL WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO, UH, VOTE ON ANY NOMINEES. HOW MANY NOMINEES DO WE HAVE? DO WE NEED, WE CAN NOMINATE UP TO FIVE. AND DID WE HAVE FIVE LAST TIME OR DO WE HAVE, I BELIEVE LAST TIME THERE WAS TWO. WE HAVE TWO. TWO, YES. ARE THEY STILL WANT TO BE A PART OF IT OR WE HAVE DATE? WE HAVE NOT. SO ONE OF 'EM WAS GAIL ROBINSON AND ONE OF 'EM WAS GLEN JONES. OUR LAST TIME OUR VOTES WENT 'CAUSE WE ONLY HAD 43 VOTES LAST TIME. THIS TIME WE HAVE 51, WHICH IS STILL NOTHING . TRUE. SO, AND IT'S, THIS IS ALL JUST AN EXERCISE IN FUTILITY, FRANKLY. SO, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, LET YOUR, LET YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS BE KNOWN, YOU KNOW, ON IT. BUT SURE, LET'S JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS. THAT MEAN NOTHING. PERPETUATE MORE BUREAUCRACY. IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR? I THINK WE'RE LOOKING FOR NOMINATIONS OR NO, NO ACTION. I GUESS NOBODY HAS TO NOMINATE [00:45:01] LET'S NOMINATED THE SAME TWO PEOPLE WE DID BEFORE. I DON'T THINK HOW, I DON'T THINK GLEN JONES IS. HOW WOULD THEM RUNNING? WE'VE NOT TALKED TO ANYBODY. HE SAID PAT WAS INTERESTED WAS THAT WAS COUNSEL'S LAST EXERCISE WAS TO SEE IF YOU WANTED TO APPROACH ANYBODY AND ASK HIM. MM-HMM. IF THEY WANTED TO. I REMEMBER THAT FROM THE LAST MEETING. BUT STAFF, AND WE DID, WE APPROACHED GLENN AND HE, HE AGREED. I DON'T THINK THAT HE WAS ELECTED THOUGH. I THINK WE HAD STILL HAD BILL ROBINSON. NO, I MEANT FROM THE, UM, FROM THE LAST, LAST MEETING. SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANY, IF NO, UM, ANYBODY'S APPROACHED UH, GLENN. NO. SO IF WE DON'T NOMINATE ANYONE, WE'LL WE'LL WE WILL BE, WE WILL RECEIVE THE SLATE OF, OF CANDIDATES THAT SOMEONE ELSE NOMINATES AND WE'LL CAST OUR VOTE FOR THEM, YES OR NO. AND THAT'S THE END. SO, AND USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SO MANY VOTES 'CAUSE IT'S BASED ON VALUE. SO I THINK ALL THE CITIES COMBINED DON'T EVEN EQUAL ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOCATION OF VOTES. SO IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, WE CAN, WE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE. WE CAN, I GUESS. OKAY. SO WE UM, WELL YOU GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION? YEAH. WE HAVE A MOTION TO NOMINATE GLEN JONES SECOND AND A SECOND FROM MR. BAKER. YOU SPOKE WITH HIM. HE SAID HE WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE DONE IT. OKAY. OKAY. SO, OKAY. IF HE DOESN'T, I CAN GET ON BOARD WITH GLEN. WE WERE GOING THROUGH FORMALITY HERE ANYWAY. RIGHT. OKAY. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? THANKS. WE HAVE CHARLIE CHIP. THERE YOU GO. SORRY, MAYOR SECOND. SURE. UM, COUNCILMAN BAKER WAS THE SECOND ON THAT MOTION. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SAY AYE. I OPPOSE THE SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES AND WE'LL NOTIFY MR. JONES'. CALL MR. JONES TOMORROW AND JUST CONGRATULATE HIM. TELL HIM PROCESS AND SEE IF HE, SEE IF HE ACCEPTS. HE SHOULD STAYED. HE SHOULD HAVE STAYED A LITTLE LONGER. . HE MAY NOT ACCEPT. UH, CHARLIE. CHARLIE, YOU BACK THERE CHARLIE? ALRIGHT, GOOD STUFF. UH, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER [5. Discuss and consider Verizon’s proposed options for cell site leases at Dunbar and Oak Drive water tower sites. – Modesto Mundo] FIVE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER VERIZON'S PROPOSED OPTIONS FOR CELL SITE LEASES AT DUNBAR AND OAK DRIVE WATER TOWER SITES. MR. MUNDO. SO I'VE BEEN IN EMAIL DISCUSSION, A COUPLE OF PHONE DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, VERIZON'S, UH, REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. UH, WE, I I DID AFTER OUR, WAS IT THE BUDGET SESSION? I THINK WE DISCUSSED IT AND, UH, TOLD HIM THAT COUNSEL WAS NOT INTERESTED. UM, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A COUNTER PROPOSAL, UM, ON THAT AND IT WENT UP. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH IT WENT UP. IT WENT UP A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS, UH, UH, A MONTH. AND SO I'VE OUTLINED WHAT THEIR PROPOSAL IS. THEY ARE, THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED, UH, OH, THE LUMP SUM WAS SEVEN, UH, SEVEN 40. I THINK IT WENT TO SEVEN 50. UM, AND THEN THE RED, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THEIR, UH, PROPOSED LEASE, UM, FROM 2024 TO 2031. UM, ACTUALLY DID I, WHAT IS THEIR CURRENT LEASE WHEN? SO YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT, YEAH, YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT LEASE. UH, YEAH. IS IT TO 2026 OR 2055? IT'S PROBABLY BETTER. RIGHT NOW IT'S 30 YEARS, BUT THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO, UM, TO, TO END IT WITH A, WITH ADVANCED NOTICE. UM, SO THEY COULD LEAVE I THINK WITHIN 90 DAYS. MM-HMM. , UH, IF THEY WANT. SO, UM, I THINK ON PAGE 1 35, THIS TABLE SHOWS THE DUNBAR WATER TOWER LEASE. WHAT'S IN RED IS, UM, WHAT IT WAS, UM, PRIOR TO OUR, UM, RENEGOTIATED LEASE. SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2024, IT WAS GOING TO BE 27 360 2. HAD WE STAYED WITH THAT, BUT A COUPLE YEAR OR UH, MAYBE A YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS AGO, THEY, UH, RENEGOTIATED BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF ANTENNAS. CAN WE ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT MORE? AND WE AGREED. AND SO IT JUMPED UP TO 54. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE MAKING, UM, ALMOST 55,000 ON THE WATER TOWER. AND THEN, AND IT HAS A 3% ANNUAL ESCALATION FEE. AND THE LOGIC BEHIND THE INCREASE WAS THEY DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF ANTENNAS. SO WE DOUBLED THE PRICE OF THE LEASE. UM, THEIR PERSON, UM, REAL ESTATE PERSON AGREED TO THAT AS, AS A BUDGET. UH, BUT NOW THEY'VE COME BACK AND SAID THAT THAT PERSON MADE THAT AGREEMENT IN ERROR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A BUDGET, THAT THIS LEASE IS, THAT THIS LEASE IS OUT OF LINE TO MARKET AND DOESN'T [00:50:01] MAKE SENSE AS THEY EXPAND INTO THE 5G ARENA. UM, SO HOW HARD WOULD IT BE FOR US TO COUNTER WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY WANTING TO DO THE 3% RAISE NOW EVERY, SO THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENT WOULD BE 3,400 WITH A 3% INCREASE EVERY FIVE YEARS. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING. YEAH. SO I WOULD SAY SURE WE CAN DO 3,400, BUT THAT THREE PERCENT'S GONNA COME UP EVERY OTHER YEAR. MM. EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. IT'S, AND THAT'S NORMAL. EVERY YEAR IS NORMAL. THAT IS. SO THAT'S IN LINE WITH THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO BAMBOOZLE US COMPLETELY. NOT, I LIKE THIS. WHO, AND IF YOU READ THEIR LETTER, LIKE WHAT CITIES ARE AGREEING TO THE $750,000 LUMP SUM? HAVE THEY, I REACHED OUT TO, I DUNNO, I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO ALL THE CITY MANAGER, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESPONSE. I'VE TRIED TO CALL SOUTHLAKE. THEY PROBABLY HAVE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, UH, TOWER LEASE AGREEMENT THAT I'VE SEEN JUST ON THE INTERNET SEARCH. SO I, I'VE LOOKED TO THEIR LEASING MANAGER BUT HAVEN'T HAD A RESPONSE. I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE, IS VERIZON TRYING TO RENEGOTIATE THESE LEASES SYSTEM WIDELY? UH, AND NOT JUST, UH, US BUT AGAIN, I HAVEN'T, UH, GOTTEN A CLUE WHAT IT, THAT TABLE, WHAT IT DOES SHOW YOU IN COMPARISON OVER, YOU KNOW, THE 30 YEAR AMOUNT IF WE STAY WITH IT, SHOWS AT THE BOTTOM. HAD WE JUST KEPT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A SUM OF 1.436, THEIR RENEGOTIATED AMOUNT OF GOING 3% AT, YOU KNOW, EVERY FIVE YEARS IT WINDS UP. NOW THE RENEGOTIATE IS LESS THAN OUR ORIGINAL RIGHT. CONTRACT. MM-HMM. . WHICH IS GREAT TO GET, LET ALONE THE CURRENT CONTRACT. RIGHT. UH, THAT WE HAVE. AND SO IT WAS KIND OF, UH, EYEOPENING UNTIL WE DID THE TABLE. 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T, THIS TABLE WAS PREPARED BY US . AND SO I, I WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE HOW THEY COMPARED. IT WAS LIKE, IT'S LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. THAT'S EVEN LESS, UH, THAN WE ORIGINALLY HAD. SO MY THINKING ON THIS IS, YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS HEARD PEOPLE AND OUR STAFF COMPLAINING THAT THESE GUYS, WHEN THEY DO ANTENNA INSTALLATION, THEY MESS UP THE PAINT. THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, DESTROY OUR EQUIPMENT. UM, AND SO REALLY TO ME, THERE'S NO LOSS IN THEM WALKING AWAY. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. MM-HMM. SO WE STICK TO OUR GUNS AND SAID, SO THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED, YOU'RE GONNA STICK WITH IT AND YOU WANNA MOVE THEN GO AHEAD AND GET YOU AND MAYBE FIND A BETTER LAWYER THAT READ YOUR CONTRACTS YEAH. AND THEN JUST MOVE ON AND GET 'EM OFF AND GO AWAY. YEAH. BLAH. I MEAN STAFF, YOU KNOW, STAFF'S OPINION STAFF WOULD NOT LOSE ANY SLEEP IF THE COMMUNICATION OR EQUIPMENT WAS NOT ON THERE. IT'S NICE. THE REVENUE STREAM IS NICE AND IT HELPS PAY, YOU KNOW, PAY FOR THE TOWER MAINTENANCE IF IT'S THE RIGHT PRICE. THE ONLY CAVEAT THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE COUNCIL THAT WE GO IN WITH THIS WITH, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD CALL, YOU KNOW, OUR BLUFF AND SAY WE WILL LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE. THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD A TOWER, YOU KNOW, ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. AND THAT'S OKAY WITH STAFF. I JUST KNOW THAT COUNCIL IS SENSITIVE TO THE AESTHETICS, YOU KNOW, UH, OF THE CITY. YOU WOULD HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL, POSSIBLY TWO ADDITIONAL TOWERS, UH, POLES, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE. AND, AND, AND JUST TO AGREE TO THIS 'CAUSE NOT GUARANTEE US THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE POWER POWERFUL SOME IN ANY WAY. MM-HMM. IT DOESN'T SAY THAT. OH, THAT'S CORRECT. THEY STILL DO THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. THEY COULD, THEY COULD. I MEAN, CAN THAT BE RE RENEGOTIATED IN THE CONTRACT? SAY YOU CAN'T WALK AWAY IN 90 DAYS. THE, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE ADAMANT ABOUT THE WALKING AWAY IN 90 DAYS. WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE LEAVE THIS WHOLE TIME. YEAH. DOES THE CITY HAVE A RECIPROCAL, CAN WE KICK THEM OFF IN 90 DAYS? UM, I DON'T THINK SO. I I DO PUT RECIPROCALS IN THERE. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S 90 DAYS. HUNDRED 20. THINK WE HAVE, I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. SOME, I DON'T THINK IT'S 90 DAYS. SOME MEASURE OF, I THINK IT MAY BE IT'S IT'S MUCH LONGER. IT MAY BE A YEAR. YEAH. BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT, BUT WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY STUCK WITH THEM FOR 30 YEARS THOUGH. NO, WE'RE NOT. THE ONLY PROVISION OF OUR ORDINANCE REALLY SAYS THAT FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, UH, PROVIDERS, IS THAT IF THEY NEED TO PUT EQUIPMENT, THEY NEED TO APPROACH THE CITY FIRST. MM-HMM. AND TRY TO PUT IT ON A WATER TOWER IF POSSIBLE BEFORE THEY BUILD ANOTHER TOWER. UH, UH, ITS OWN SEPARATE TOWER. BUT IF THEY CAN'T WORK OUT AN AGREEMENT WITH US OR WE'RE NOT AMENABLE TO IT, THEN WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM ON LOCATING, YOU KNOW, A TOWER. SO IN THIS INSTANCE, IF WE COULDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD OPEN THAT WINDOW FOR THEM TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, ELSEWHERE. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM. THEY CAN GO THEIR OWN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND GO SOMEONE ELSE'S PROPERTY. TRUE. WE COULD EASILY SAY THEY COULD GO TO A CLUE. YEAH. WE, WE COULD EASILY SAY NO. SO THEY COULD BUILD, YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE I WOULD THINK THE LOGICAL PERSON TO TALK TO WOULD BE THE MALL, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM. IF THEY WANTED TO BUILD DON'T [00:55:01] HAVE SUGGEST THAT TO THEM. I MEAN, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANNA DO. RIGHT? WELL, WELL WE'VE GOT RESTRICTIONS IN MY HOUSE. SO THEY YEAH. THEY HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEET AWAY FROM RESIDENCES. WE'VE, WE'VE GOT A WHOLE FALL RATIO BUILT INTO THE ORDINANCE. THERE'S ZONES FOR THIS, CORRECT? THE ONLY, YEAH. YEAH. THE ONLY TOWER I'M IS THE ONE OVER THERE BY WALMART. ONE BY HOME DEPOT, RIGHT? MM-HMM. . YES. A LONG, SKINNY, TALL WHITE ONE. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHOSE THAT IS. ONE'S ON, THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM. YEAH. IT'S ON THE WATER TOWER OUT THERE OF 2004 THERE. FIND A CREDIT UNION. THAT WOULD BE THESE, RIGHT? YEAH. THIS IS THE DUNBAR. SO THIS IS THE ONE, UH, DUNBAR BY THE CREDIT UNION. THERE'S TWO OF THEM AND THERE'RE ALSO TWO OF THEM THAT HAVE THEIRS ON THERE. YES. WE HAVE TWO WATER TOWERS THAT HAVE THOSE. THE INITIAL DISCUSSION DURING THE SUMMER WAS JUST DUNBAR, BUT ONCE WE SAID NO, THEN THEY BROUGHT UP ALSO OAK DRIVE. UH, UH, THEY SAID THE ACCOUNTANTS HAD LOOKED AT THE CONTRACT AND ALSO LOOKED AT OAK DRIVE. SO NOW THEY'VE BROUGHT UP, UH, OAK DRIVE, THE, THE OAK DRIVE TOWER AS WELL. THE ONLY THING I THINK THAT THEY COULD DO, I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T REMEMBER SAL JERRY IF OUR, OR IT SAYS THAT IF THEY DO BUILD A TOWER, THAT IT HAS TO BE THE MONOPOLE LIKE WE HAVE AT WALMART. MM-HMM. . OR IF IT COULD BE ANOTHER TOWER. THE OTHER TYPE OF TOWER I'VE SEEN IS OVER BY THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S JUST, JUST YEAH. LOOKS LIKE A GIANT METAL POLE WITH THE, UM, THE ANTENNA DISPLAYS AROUND IT. SO I GUESS THEY COULD POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T REMEMBER IT STICKING TO JUST THE MONOPOLE. YEAH. UM, BUT I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THAT ORDINANCE IN A WHILE. OKAY. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION OF THAT MOTION. SO REALLY THE QUESTION I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES IS, IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION ON THIS? BECAUSE I MEAN, THEY'RE A COMPANY TRYING TO CONTROL COSTS ALSO. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. DO WE WANT ZERO REVENUE NEW STREAM OR DO WE COME TO THE TABLE WITH SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LIVE WITH THAT STILL PROVIDES SOME INCOME TO THE CITY? YEAH. AND I MEAN, HOW DOES THAT WORK PROCEDURALLY? IS THAT SOMETHING Y'ALL CAN NEGOTIATE AS STAFF OR DOES THAT HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL? LIKE, DO YOU NEED, DO YOU NEED US TO SAY IT'S GOTTA BE X OR CAN YOU, ARE YOU FREE TO NEGOTIATE THAT YOURSELF? RIGHT. I PRESUME WE WOULD NEED A LITTLE BIT OF, WHAT IS THE GUIDANCE, WHAT'S THE DEADLINE ON THIS? THERE IST THERE'S NO DEADLINE. SO WE CAN GET, AND YOU CAN TALK TO OTHER CITIES AND SEE WHAT THE, I CAN COME BACK AND SEE FILL AND WE CAN BRING YOU BACK. YEAH. AND SEE IF, YEAH, I CAN TRY TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS, UH, HOW THEY'RE HANDLING IT. YEAH. IF THEY'VE BEEN APPROACHED, LEMME JUST TELL YOU, THEY COME, UM, EVERY FEW YEARS AND SAY, WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THE CONTRACT. AND WE SAY LEAVE AND THEY STAY. AND 5G ISN'T COMING. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. THE, IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE THOUGH. I MEAN, BIG CITIES, BUT NOT SMALL. YEAH. SMALL TOWNS. YEAH. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THE LUMP SUM. NO. AND, AND WE CAN'T GIVE THE EASEMENT EITHER. I'M FINE WITH MAKING 'EM STICK. STICK WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. OKAY. YEAH. AND I'M, OF COURSE, I'M, I'M, I'M OPEN TO ACCEPTING ANY MOTIONS Y'ALL FEEL INCLINED TO MAKE. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, I BELIEVE THAT WE, UH, REJECT, UH, THEIR OFFER OFFER AND SCHEDULING THAT CURRENT OFFER. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN SHANYA. DO I HAVE A SECOND? MR. BUELL? UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UM, MOVING ON TO REGULAR [6. Discuss and consider approving the amended Purchasing Policy. – James Bryson] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, DISCUSSED AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE AMENDED PURCHASING POLICY. MR. BRYSON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO, TIM. AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. LET'S SEE HERE. SO ON AUGUST 5TH OF THIS YEAR, THE COUNCIL APPROVED FOR DCMC CONSULTING TO HELP THE CITY WITH THEIR HURRICANE BUREAU EXPENDITURES. AND IN DOING SO, DCMC REVIEWED OUR PUR PURCHASING POLICY AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO US THAT THEY FELT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO US WITH REQUESTING FAMILY REIMBURSEMENTS. UM, THE INDIVIDUAL WAS KELLY GEORGE, SHE'S A PARTNER WITH DCMC, AND HER RECOMMENDATION LETTER IS IN PART OF THE PACKET. AND SHE MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS. WE INCORPORATED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS INTO OUR PURCHASING POLICY. UM, CITY MANAGER OR MYSELF REVIEWED IT. CITY, UH, CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED IT, AND, UH, THE PURCHASING AGENT AND THE, UM, CONTROLLER FOR THE CITY HAS ALSO RE REVIEWED IT. SO, BASED OFF OF EVERYBODY'S, UM, INPUT, WE PRESENTED TO YOU WHAT WE FELT WAS A GOOD POLICY AND WE WERE LOOKING TO YOU TO POSSIBLY APPROVE, APPROVE IT FOR US. I READ THROUGH YOUR POLICY, IT WAS REALLY GOOD. OKAY. [01:00:01] I WILL SAY FROM A READING PERSPECTIVE, IN THE FUTURE, IF ANY CHANGES COULD BE HIGHLIGHTED IN SOME OTHER DIFFERENT COLOR, JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF SURE. SURE. SEE WHAT'S ADDED OR WHAT'S NOT, WHAT'S DIFFERENT. UM, ALSO PAGE NUMBERS. WELL, I PUT PAGE NUMBERS ON THIS ONE. YEAH, YEAH. AFTER YOUR, YOUR RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. THEY'RE NOT 20, IT'S 20. THEY DIDN'T SHOW UP. UPPER LEFT CORNER, IN ESSENCE. OH. FROM, IN ESSENCE, FROM A DAILY PERSPECTIVE, NOTHING REALLY CHANGED. OUR LIMITS REALLY NOTHING CHANGED. THE 3000, THE 50,000 EVERYTHING JUST HAD DETAILS. THEY, THEY, WHAT CHANGED WAS A LOT OF FEDERAL OR STATE REFERENCES THEY TO LAW. YEAH. WHICH IN A LOT OF INSTANCES WE USE, ESPECIALLY ON BIDDING CONTRACTS WITH LABOR AND STUFF. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT LANGUAGE REFLECTED, YOU KNOW, IN THE POLICY OR THE CIVIC LAW. SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW STATE LAW. MM-HMM. , YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS OUR MANUAL WAS MORE OF A PROCEDURE MANUAL. YEAH. IT WAS PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES AND THEY INCORPORATED BOTH. THEY TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHO, YOU KNOW AFTER 3000 WHO HAS TO CIP, YOU KNOW, WHO CAN PURCHASE STUFF. AND SO IT WAS MUCH MORE PROCEDURAL WHERE THIS ONE IS MORE POLICY RELATED, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO FEDERAL AND STATE AND STATE LAW. AND AGAIN, WHICH WE ALREADY FOLLOW, EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE MICROPURCHASING AND STUFF THAT WE WOULD'VE TO DO WHEN WE HAD, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. LIKE WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH A GRANT OR A FEMA. AND SO THEIR, THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS WE WERE GOING TO SLOW DOWN A LOT OF OUR PURCHASING, UH, STUFF AND, UM, I GUESS GARNER A LOT MORE, UM, REVIEW WITHOUT A CORRECT POLICY MANUAL, UH, ON THERE IS LIKE, BECAUSE THEN IT'S LIKE, DO YOU REALLY FOLLOW IT? UH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T SEE A REFERENCE IT IN YOUR OWN MANUAL. YOU SAY THAT YOU FOLLOW STATE LAW AND FEDERAL LAW, BUT WHERE IS IT IN YOUR PURCHASING MANUAL? HOW DOES EVERYBODY KNOW? OR DOES THE STATE, RIGHT. THE STATE LAW IS LIKE $50,000 SPECIFY. HOW DO YOU KNOW AT THE END OF EACH PARAGRAPH, THEY, THEY REFER BACK TO THE LAW IT'S APPLIED TO. THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHERE THEY, HER ADVICE WAS COMING FROM. RIGHT. OKAY. MR. MAYOR MOTION? I AM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE, UH, APPROVE THE AMENDED ING POLICY AS PER ION. SECOND. SECOND BY MS. SETH. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. REGULAR [7. Approve the FY 2024-25 KemperSports Annual Fixed Management Fee not to exceed $115,920. – Robin Hyden] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25 KEMPER SPORTS ANNUAL FIXED MANAGEMENT FEE NOT TO EXCEED $115,920. MS. HYDEN? YES. UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES EVERY YEAR. AND AS PER THEIR CONTRACT, IT SAYS FOR THEM TO GO THROUGH AND TO, THROUGH THE, UM, CPI INDEX AND SEE WHAT THE CURRENT, UM, INCREASE WOULD GO THROUGH THE URBAN WAGES, URBAN WAGE EARNERS, AND CLERICAL WORKS ALL ITEMS AS THROUGH THE CPI INDEX. UM, THIS YEAR IT CAME UP TO A 3.4% INCREASE THAT WOULD BRING, UH, THEIR, UM, MONTHLY FEE FROM 9,340 TO 9,660. UM, WHICH IS AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF 3,840. AND THIS REQUEST IS IN LINE WITH THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THERE MM-HMM. YES. ENTITLED TO THAT REQUEST. SO TO BRING TO COUNSEL FOR, FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS? YES. YES. OKAY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE, THEY WAS PUT THROUGH IN THEIR BUDGET ALSO. UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BUDGET WENT THROUGH, AND I WILL SAY THE DIRTY WORD, WE, I'M GONNA SAY THAT WORD OUT LOUD 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA JINX ANYBODY. THE GOLF COURSE WAS DONE REALLY, IT WAS REALLY ON TRACK THIS YEAR. I MEAN, THEY HAVE REALLY WORKED HARD. THEY'VE REALLY BROUGHT A LOT OF THINGS IN AND, UM, WE'VE BEEN, IT'S BACK OPEN AGAIN, RIGHT? YES, IT IS OPENING NOW. THE RAIN SLOWED 'EM UP. IT, THEY WERE READY. UM, THEY WERE READY BY THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER AND THEN WE'VE GOT ALL THE RAIN AGAIN. SURE. AND IT JUST DID SO MUCH TO THE COURSE. THEY COULDN'T GET IN THERE, BUT, UM, THEY'RE OPENING THIS WEEK. THEY'RE EXCITED. SO THIS, UH, INCREASE MM-HMM. MATCHES THE CONTRACT CPI YES. OF WHAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO. YES, SIR. YEAH. 300 SOMETHING DOLLARS. IT'S THREE 20 A MONTH. MORE OF WHAT THEY WOULD YES. THAN NORMALLY COME THROUGH. AND I WILL BRING THE NEW GM. THEY DO HAVE THEIR NEW GM. UM, HE'S REALLY NEW. AND I, YOU KNOW, UM, HE'S BEEN HERE A COUPLE WEEKS, SO, UM, I'M GONNA LET HIM GET IN AND I THOUGHT LET IT OPEN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WE'LL GET HIM IN HERE, INTRODUCE HIM TO Y'ALL. UM, BUT HE'S, HIS, HIS, UH, FIANCE IS LOCAL HERE AND HE'S BEEN AROUND THE AREA, SO THEY'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE FOR THAT. GREAT. SO, ANYTHING ELSE? MOTION. OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. I APPROVE THAT. THE 20 24 25 KIDNEY SUPPORT ANNUAL FIXED [01:05:01] MANAGEMENT FEE. NOT TO EXCEED THAT 1015 NINE, 22ND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. NAY. OKAY. THAT'S, UH, MOTION CARRIES BY MY CALCULATIONS, BUT THANK YOU ROBIN. UH, REGULAR AGENDA [8. School crosswalks and school zone report on Oyster Creek Drive at Yaupon, Oyster Creek Drive at Jasmine, and Yaupon at Crocus. – Chief Kibodeaux] ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. UM, SCHOOL CROSSWALKS AND SCHOOL ZONE REPORT ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AT YON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE AT JASMINE AND YON AT CROCUS. YOU ARE NOT CHIEF KIBITO, BUT YOU'RE JUST AS, JUST AS HANDSOME. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT, . ALRIGHT, SO BASICALLY, UH, COUNSEL ASKED, UH, CHIEF KIBITO TO DO AN ASSESSMENT ON A COUPLE LOCATIONS. AND THOSE LOCATIONS WERE YON AND CROCUS AND ALSO AT OYSTER CREEK AND JASMINE. AND SO INITIALLY WHAT WE DID, WE WENT AHEAD AND DID ASSESSMENTS BACK IN AUGUST. AND THEN WE KIND OF, UH, DIDN'T REALLY DO A COUNT. WE JUST KIND OF LOOKED AT WHERE THEY WERE GOING AND THEN, UH, WE WANT, AND THEN COUNSEL ASKED FOR ACCOUNT. SO WE WENT BACK AND DID ANOTHER ASSESSMENT ON A DIFFERENT DATE. SO BASICALLY, UH, YON AND CROCUS ON AUGUST 14TH, UH, WE HAD ZERO IN THE MORNING AND ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. AND THEN THE 15TH, UH, WE HAD TWO IN THE MORNING AND ZERO IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT WAS PRIOR TO ASKING WHICH CAMPUS THEY WERE GOING TO. AND THE SAME WITH, UH, THE 16TH, WHICH WAS TWO IN THE MORNING AND TWO IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT PRIOR TO ASKING WHICH CAMPUS, HOWEVER, WE WOULD KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING, UH, IN THE MORNING, THEY'RE CROSSING FROM EAST TO WEST, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON THEY'RE COMING FROM WEST TO EAST. DO YOU GET AN AGE ON THOSE TWO? UH, NO. NO AGE. IF THEY'RE GOING TO BEST BRANDON, THAT'S LIKE 10 OR YOUNGER. YEAH. THAT COULD BE KINDERGARTEN, YOU KNOW, FIVE OR SIX. NOT TELLING, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY THEIR AGE. YES SIR. YEAH. AND THEN OF COURSE, UH, SO IN SEPTEMBER THEY WENT AND ASKED. AND SO BASICALLY SEPTEMBER 9TH, THERE WAS TWO IN THE MORNING AND TWO IN THE AFTERNOON. AND THEY WERE TRAVELING TO BEST BRANDON. AND Y'ALL KNOW, THAT'S OVER RUN THAT WAY IN 2004, WHICH IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DISTANCE. IT IS. AND KIDS HAVE BEEN WALKING THERE FOR YEARS. YEAH. I WAS GONNA ASK, DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'RE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS? 'CAUSE I SEE PARENTS WALKING KIDS A LOT IN THAT AREA, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS A LONG TIME AGO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, BUT MY EXPERIENCE, I'VE SEEN PARENTS MOST OF THE TIME WALKING CHILDREN ACROSS THE STREET OR MAYBE WALKING WITH 'EM TO THE SCHOOL AND COMING BACK, UH, I CAN'T SPEAK AS RECENTLY, BUT THERE IS A CROSSING GUARD WALKING THE CHILDREN ACROSS THERE AT THAT LOCATION. MM-HMM. . AND OF COURSE ON THE 10TH AND 11TH IT'S THE SAME TWO AND TWO. AND, UH, THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO, UH, BEST BRANDON AND OF COURSE OYSTER CREEK AND JASMINE, THE SAME SCENARIO APPLIES AT THAT LOCATION. UH, AND AS YOU KNOW, AT AT Y POND AND CROCUS, UH, THERE'S THE SCHOOLS UNDER, THERE'S SCHOOLS UNDER THIS LOCATION AND A CROSSING GUARD AS WELL. NEITHER OF THOSE SITES HAVE A STOPLIGHT. IT'S BASICALLY, UH, AN ACTUAL JUST SCHOOL ZONE. OKAY. SO ON THE 14TH, UH, THERE WAS TWO AND TWO ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND ON THE 15TH IT WAS TWO AND TWO PRIOR TO ASKING, AND AGAIN, ON THE 16TH, UH, ON THE SEPTEMBER 9TH, UH, 10TH, 11TH. AND OF COURSE THAT GAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR THE KIDS TO GET USED TO GOING TO SCHOOL. AND SO LIKE A MONTH IN. AND SO BASICALLY, UH, THREE IN THE MORNING, UH, AND THEN TWO IN THE AFTERNOON GOING TO LAKE JACKSON INTERMEDIATE, THREE IN THE MORNING ON THE 10TH AND THREE IN THE MORNING ON THE 11TH AND TWO AND TWO IN THE AFTERNOON GOING TO, UH, LAKE JACKSON INTERMEDIATE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE CHILDREN AREN'T CROSSING OYSTER CREEK. THEY'RE CROSSING THE STREET OF JASMINE, WHICH IS LIKE ALL THE OTHER STREETS GOING IN THAT DIRECTION NOW. UH, WE MADE, MADE CONTACT WITH, UH, SERGEANT ROSS TODAY, AND HE DID SAY, I GUESS HE SPOKE TO THE CROSSING GUARD AND THERE WAS A STUDENT CROSSING OYSTER CREEK, BUT THEN THEY WERE GOING, WE, OR UH, EAST, WHICH TOWARDS WILLOW, WHICH IS GONNA PROBABLY BE TOWARDS THE, UH, THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, NOT TOWARDS THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR ASSESSMENT ON THAT SITUATION. SO BASICALLY MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WHAT I WAS, UH, WAS TOLD IS ALL THESE CHILDREN ARE MORE OR LESS CROSSING JASMINE AND OF ITSELF, NOT OYSTER CREEK, WHICH WAS THE IDEA OF THE CROSSWALK. AND THE CROSSING GUARD BEING THERE IS TO WALK. 'CAUSE THERE'S FOUR LANES. TWO AND TWO TO WA HELP THAT CHILD CROSS THE ROADWAY EITHER NORTH OR SOUTH IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. AND THAT'S THE APPRAISAL WE HAVE AT THIS POINT OF THE CHILDREN CROSSING THAT LOCATION. AGAIN, NO AGE GROUP. UH, BUT UH, OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW HOW THE CHILDREN ARE GOING TO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND, UH, YOU HAVE THE MAP. SO HERE'S THE MAP. UH, SO BASICALLY YOU CAN SEE CROCUS AND AL ALSO YOU CAN [01:10:01] SEE, UH, THE, WHERE THE CROSSING, UH, UH, ZONE STARTS AND WHERE IT ENDS NORTH AND SOUTH. AND OF COURSE, WHAT THEY HAVE ON THOSE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND AS YOU SEE ON OYSTER CREEK, UH, THERE'S REALLY NO SCHOOL ZONE EXCEPT PRIMARILY RIGHT THERE BY LJI. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL CROSSING GUARDS AT THAT LOCATION. WE HAD ACTUALLY THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU GO DOWN TO YON. NOW WHEN YOU START TALKING WITH, UH, JASMINE, BASICALLY THOSE CHILDREN, THEY CROSS JASMINE, THEY'RE WALKING DOWN AND THEY CROSS THE ROAD RIGHT THERE AT, UH, YON AND OYSTER CREEK. NOW REMEMBER THAT IS, UH, UH, CONTROLLED BY STOPLIGHTS AND TWO CROSSING GUARDS ON EACH SIDE. AND THERE IS THE PUSH BUTTON WHERE YOU GET THE CROSSWALK. SO THERE IS THAT AT THAT LOCATION. OF COURSE, AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE SCHOOL, YOU HAVE THAT SAME SCENARIO AS WELL. THERE. BRIAN TELLS ME, I YOU POINTED OUT THE SPEED LIMIT ON THOSE, ON THE LIGHTS, IT SAYS 25, RIGHT? I THINK THEY'RE ALL 20, AREN'T THEY? UH, I'D HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO LOOK. I, I JUST, UH, TOOK FOR GRANTED THAT THESE ARE RIGHT. UH, BUT YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT THERE. I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL 20. THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE ALL 20. OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS JUST AN ERROR, UH, IN JOHN KIRK PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. OKAY. BUT I REMEMBER IT ALL PRETTY MUCH BEING 20. NOW I TAKE AN EXCEPTION OF THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE UP AT 2004 IN THAT WAY BY BEST BRAND ON FM 2004, WHICH IS REGULATED BY THE STATE. AND THEY HAVE THAT SET AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. RIGHT. BUT I DO BELIEVE ALL THESE ARE 20. WELL, THE FIRST QUESTION ON THE JASMINE AND CROCUS, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THAT CAME FROM THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION. I KNOW THE POLICE, UH, THE FIRE CHIEF HAD BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, IN GENERAL, WAS THERE ANY SCHOOL ZONES THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, UH, ELIMINATED, UH, FROM A, FROM A RESPONSE, YOU KNOW, TO, TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES? BUT, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER IF SOMEONE ELSE HAD BROUGHT THAT UP, UH, THE COMMISSION WITH HER AND DID THEY COME FROM COUNCIL? DO YOU REMEMBER? S UH, FROM OKAY. NO. YEAH, I DO KNOW, UH, MY GRANDDAUGHTER ACTUALLY, SHE GOES TO RASCO THIS YEAR. ONE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS, I HAVE SEVERAL. UH, AND SO BASICALLY, UH, BEFORE THEY REMEMBER WE HAD THAT TRANSFER BUS. LJI WENT TO RASCO AND VICE VERSA. WELL, I KNOW THAT SHE'S PICKED UP OVER, OVER OFF OF WILLOW, UH, SHE'S PICKED UP IN THAT AREA AND THEY ACTUALLY TAKE HER ALL THE WAY TO RASCO. SO I'M NOT SURE IF MAYBE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MIGHT HAVE MORE BUSES TRANSPORTING CHILDREN FROM FAR OFF AND OH. TO LIKE AN AUGUSTA OR WHERE THE CASE MAY BE. SO WHY ARE WE TRYING TO ELIMINATE IT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN OR NO, I THINK THAT WAS ONE, UH, POSSIBILITY REQUEST OF IS THERE A SCHOOL ZONE THAT COULD BE ELIMINATED IF IT WASN'T BEING USED? AND SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, WE WENT THROUGH THIS EXERCISE TO SEE WERE THEY BEING USED. AND SO IT SHOWS THAT ALL OF 'EM ARE BEING USED. YEAH. RIGHT. ALL THE OTHER ONES ARE THESE WERE THE TWO THAT WERE IN QUESTION. ARE THEY? WELL, I AND THEY ARE. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT BASED UPON WHAT I'VE LEARNED IS THEY'RE CROSSING MAINLY EAST AND WEST OR, UH, EAST AND WEST ON JASMINE, WHICH WE DON'T SUPPLY A CROSSING GUARD ANY OF THOSE SIDE STREETS. THE PURPOSE OF THOSE CROSSING GUARDS IS, IS ACROSS THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE. AND, AND OF COURSE THAT ONE, AS I WAS TOLD TODAY, WAS GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION. YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOING TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL DIRECTION VERSUS THE, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOOL LOCATION, WHICH WOULD BE THE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL OR ONE OF THE ELEMENTARIES. THANK Y'ALL FOR LOOKING AT THAT. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE OTHER QUESTION, UH, ABOUT THE THIRD ONE, YO POND AND, UM, OYSTER CREEK DRIVE WAS BROUGHT UP BY COUNCILMAN SHANYA. UH, JUST, UM, HIGHLIGHT, I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THERE WASN'T THAT, THAT EXPLANATION? YEAH, THE QUESTION. WE, SALLY HAD DONE A RESEARCH FOR ALL TRAFFIC AND, UH, MINUTES AND, UH, COUNCILMEN JUST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DISCUSSION WHEN IT WAS CREATED OF WHY IT WAS CREATED THAT WAY. AND THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION ON THAT. THAT'S, THAT'S THE EXPLANATION. YOU MAKE SENSE? SO I'M GOOD. OKAY. OKAY. AND I, THERE'S NO MOTIONS OR ANYTHING FOR THIS, RIGHT? IT'S JUST A REPORT? NO, NOTHING REALLY TO DO. THANK YOU. LOU, CAN WE TALKING ABOUT, THANK YOU. OH, YES SIR. I'M GONNA HAVE, ASK A QUESTION. MAYBE SHERRY CAN STOP ME IF IT'S NOT IN THE OH, I, I WILL PLEASE DO. UH, AROUND, UH, THE REQUEST FROM THE, UH, ELIZABETH MAY WAS THE REMOVE THE STUFF, THE SCHOOL ZONES AROUND THE LATE SCHOOL. AND SO HAVE THAT BEEN COMPLETED? NO, WE'VE PUT THOSE BACK BECAUSE THE, UH, SO WAS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE? YES. UH, WE, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAME BACK AND THEY HAVE RIGHT, UH, HIGH SCHOOL AGE, UH, STUDENTS THERE. SO WE'VE, UH, WE'VE PUT BACK OR WE'VE MAINTAINED, DIDN'T TAKE ANY SIGNS OUT AND WE'VE TIMED IT NOW TO THE TIMES THAT THEY REQUESTED. RIGHT. BUT THERE'S STILL SOME SIGNS THERE WITH THIS, WITH THE BADGE ONS. CAN WE TAKE THOSE SIGNS DOWN? OH, DO WE HAVE, [01:15:01] SO OKAY, LET'S, UH, LET US CHECK. I THOUGHT WE HAD MADE, UM, THE SIGNS THEMSELVES ARE NOT BAGGED THE FLASHING LIGHTS THAT ARE INOPERATIVE, JUST THE LIGHTS ARE BAGGED. NOT THE SIGNS. THE SIGNS HAVE TIMES ON THEM. RIGHT. BUT THEY NEED TO COME DOWN. THERE'S NO SCHOOLS ZONE THERE ANYMORE, SO, OKAY. SO SCHOOLS ZONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY AROUND THE SCHOOL. YES. SO THESE SIGNS ARE STILL BAD BECAUSE I'M PRESUMING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN THE SCHOOL ZONE. THAT WAY THEY'D BE FLASHING. OKAY. WE ARE GETTING, THIS IS GETTING MORE INVOLVED THAN I THOUGHT. THOUGHT. LET US GO BACK. LET US GO BACK. LET US JUST NEED TO CHECK. YEAH. LET US CHECK INTO THE SCHOOL ZONE SITUATION ON BACK BY ELIZABETH KNIGHT. WE'LL COME BACK. YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK WE CORRECT. I THOUGHT WE CORRECTED IT. SO LET'S, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. UM, EXCUSE ME, THAT WAS, THAT WAS NUMBER EIGHT. UH, NUMBER [9. Award bid for depository services to First National Bank for a period of five years.- James Bryson] NINE, AWARD BID FOR DEPOSITORY SERVICES TO FIRST NATIONAL BANK FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. MR. BRYSON? YES. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. SO EACH FIVE YEARS WE GO OUT FOR BID. WE DO AN RFP FOR BANK DEPOSIT SERVICES. UM, THIS YEAR WE HAD TWO BIDDERS, FIRST NATIONAL AND TEXAS GULF BANK. UM, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TABULATION, THERE WAS NO EXPENDITURES WITH EITHER PROPOSAL. UH, WE HAVE HAD FIRST NATIONAL, UM, AS FAR BACK AS I CAN FIND IN OUR RECORDS, AT LEAST 21 YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY, UM, BAD SERVICE WITH THEM. AND THEY ARE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. SO BASED OFF OF THOSE FINDINGS, UM, RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF IS TO, UM, STAY WITH FIRST NATIONAL THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND I BELIEVE SAL'S FIRST DOLLAR HE EVER EARNED IS STILL THERE AT THAT BACK. SO, BUT THAT WAS HIS HOUSE ON THE OH YEAH, HE IS. THAT WOULD BE IN YONDER TIMES. , CONFEDERATE MONEY. TIMES OF YOUR, TIMES OF YOUR, SORRY. SO ANYWAY, UM, EVERY FIVE YEARS IT COMES UP FOR RENEWAL. WE POST IT IN THE NEWSPAPER LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO, UH, FOR TWO SUNDAYS IN A ROW. AND, UM, WE HAD THE BID TABULATION LAST WEEK. SO THAT'S OUR REQUEST. OKAY. COUNSEL, ANY DISCUSSION WHAT PAPER Y'ALL ANNOUNCED? IT'S ON SUNDAY. . THE FACTS. THE WEEKEND PAPER. THE WEEKEND PAPER. RIGHT. SATURDAY. THIS WHAT PART OF THE SATURDAY THEY TAKE TWO DAYS OFF AND RAISE $2 BECAUSE I NO, I, I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS IN JAMES, SO I PUT IT ON THE RECORD. OH YEAH. NORMALLY IF WE JUST HAD THE ONE BID, IT WOULD'VE GONE UNDER CONSENT, BUT WE HAD THE TWO SO WE OKAY. I WOULD JUST GET IT. I WAS TOO, NO, IT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN FOR AN COUNCIL. YEAH. JAMES, I ALWAYS ASK MODEST MODESTO JAMES ALWAYS BEGS FOR ATTENTION. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. I GET DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE CROWD DOES LEAVES BEFORE I EVEN COME UP HERE ONE DAY. THEY WILL STAY FOR ME. OKAY. AND UH, THEN HOW I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS ON THIS ITEM, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE, UH, CONTINUE WITH THE FRESH NATIONAL BANK AS OUR DEPOSITORY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM MR. BUELL. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? NO SIR. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY, THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MR. BRYSON. REGULAR [10. Staff Updates] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, STAFF UPDATES BEGINNING WITH SECTION A, THE CITY MANAGER. I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF AN UPDATE ON BERYL. I DID GO TO THE OPEN HOUSE FOR CENTER POINT, UH, INSTEAD OF THE, UH, UM, NO, IT WAS THIS, IT WAS THIS, IT WAS THE SATURDAY AT THE, THAT WAS OCTOBER THREE IN THE NEWSPAPER. THEY DID. WELL, THERE WEREN'T, IT WAS, MAYBE THAT'S WHY THERE WAS, THERE WAS LIMITED ATTENDANCE, UH, UH, THERE, BUT WHERE, WHERE WAS THE, THE ACADEMIC THAT WAS THE ONE THAT MISSED THE DATE THAT YOU WANT AND, UM, YOU SHOW, HMM? YOU SHOW YOU THAT. I DID. I WAS THERE. I GOT A TOUR AT, AT TO EVERY TABLE. THERE WAS, I MEAN, THEY WERE ANYBODY WHO'S VISITING, MAN, THEY WERE ON 'EM, AND I GOT THE TOUR. BUT THE ONE NICE THING THAT I DID NOTICE WAS THEY HAVE UPDATED THEIR, UM, OUTAGE TRACKER MAP AND IT'S, IT'S MUCH BETTER THEY PUT IT TO CLOUD BASE VERSUS SERVER BASE. UH, SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T GO DOWN LIKE IT DID IN THE STORM. AND RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE IT HASN'T BEEN TESTED. IT'LL ALSO SHOW IF CREWS ARE ON THE GROUND, IF THERE'S AN OUTAGE, IT'LL SAY A CREW IN THE AREA WORKING. OH, NICE. THAT HAD NOT BEEN IN THE PAST. AND YOU CAN LOOK AT BY COUNTY AND OR CITY OR [01:20:01] ZIP CODE OF THE NUMBER OF POWER OUTAGES. AND SO THAT'S A NEW ADDITION AS WELL. SO AT LEAST THE OUTAGE TRACKER MAP IS IT, IT SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE WERE NOT SURE WHERE FRANCINE WAS GOING, THAT I GOT AN EMAIL FROM CENTERPOINT AND THEY HAD DETAILED, WE'VE GOT BOOTS ON THE GROUND, WE'VE GOT COMMUNICATIONS. SO THAT, I THINK THEY DID MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FROM BURLE. YEAH. AND EVEN ON THIS LAST STORM OF FRANCINE WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THEIR OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WHEN THEY ACTIVATE, YOU KNOW, THEIR CONTRACTS BEFORE THE STORM, THIS ONE, HE STILL ESTIMATED FIVE OR $6 MILLION EVEN THOUGH THE STORM DIDN'T HIT 'EM, THAT THAT'S STILL THE COST TO ACTIVATE THOSE CONTRA CONTRACTS THAT PUT THEM AND PUT THEM IN PLACE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS COMING OUT OF THAT IS ALSO THEY HAVE, I GUESS, UH, I CALL IT THE TREE TRIMMING CREW VEGETATION. THE VEGETATION, UH, CREW, BECAUSE THEY CALL THEM IN PLACE IF THE STORM DOESN'T HIT, THEY'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE THEM SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR THEM. AND SO THEY'RE MAKING, THEY'RE HAVING THEM WORK, UM, RATHER THAN RELEASING THEM. SO MAYBE THAT'S AT LEAST THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A CHANGE IN PRACTICE THAT RELIEVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. TREAT STAFF. HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT ON TO? NO, THAT'S IT, SIR. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? UH, 10 B CITY MEETING ACTION ITEM SUMMARY, ANYTHING ON THERE? UH, SHERRY'S DRAFTED AGREEMENT FOR PLANNING THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE MASONIC LODGE. UH, WE WILL GO OUT FOR BID ON PARK PROPERTY, UH, UH, NOT PARK PROPERTY, BUT UH, THE, UH, DRIVEWAY TO THE PARK. UH, I WILL CONTACT GLEN JONES SAYING THAT, UH, COUNSEL RAILROADED HIM TONIGHT. UH, LOVE YOU GLEN. GOOD. HERE. I'LL ALSO CONTACT, UH, VERIZON AND THEN WE'LL CHECK ON THE, UH, NATE, THIS GOES ON LIGHT AND THE BACK LIGHTS AND SEE UH, WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. OKAY, GREAT. WE, WE FORGOT TO PUT ONLY IF HE CAN WEAR SHORTS TO THE MEETING. , WE SHORTS TO EVERY MEETING. HE WEARS SHORTS ALL THE TIME. SO TO, NO, TO ANY MEETING EVERYWHERE. THERE A RULE. JUST TRADEMARK . OKAY. UM, REGULAR AGENDA [11. Construction Updates] ITEM NUMBER 11, CONSTRUCTION UPDATES. SALVADOR, I'M HERE AT MERCY. WHICH, UH, DO YOU WISH TO KNOW ABOUT ANY OF THE PROJECTS? HOW ABOUT, UH, THERE? UM, THE SEWER CLUB? NO, THE THE PLANTATION. THE PLANTATION. THE PLANTATION. AND SYCAMORE. SYCAMORE. OKAY, I'LL TAKE ON. CORRECT. UH, IT JUST FINALLY STARTED AFTER THIS, UH, WET BEARD THAT WE HAD. THEY, UH, MOVED INTO DOING SOME UNDERGROUND, UH, WATERLINE AT THE, UH, AT THE NORTH PARKING, UH, WE NORTH, NOT NORTH PARKING, I'M SORRY, NORTH SHADY OAKS, UH, LOCATION. UH, TRYING TO ADVANCE AT LEAST SOME OF THAT. UH, SO WE'RE BEHIND SCHEDULE ON THAT. NO, WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE. YEAH, WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE AS FAR AS THE CONCRETE AND AS FAR AS THE WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE IN SYCAMORE WITH THE RAIN, IT JUST STOPPED THE, THE PROCESS THERE ENTIRELY. SO THEY JUST MOVED INTO SOME SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD HAVE ACCESS WITH. UH, WHILE ALL THIS THING IS DRYING OUT. BUT, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THAT LOCATION, AT THAT PROJECT. WHAT'S THE LEAD TIME TO GETTING CEMENTED THE TIME TO GET IT TO CONCRETE? IF YOU ORDER IT MONDAY, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GET IT? YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO ORDER THAT THING, UH, WEEKS, WEEKS AHEAD FOR ANY TYPE OF PULL TO HAPPEN. YES. AND SOMETIMES THEY EVEN PULL THAT AWAY FROM, DEPENDING ON WHETHER THERE'S A LARGER CONTRACT. TEXO IS USING A LOT OF TEXO IS DOING A LOT OF CONCRETE. CONCRETE AND ALSO ASPHALT. CORRECT. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE, UM, EIGHT INCH WATERLINE EXTENSION FROM JACKSON OAKS TO DEBERRY. WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? OKAY. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PRESSURING THAT LINE AND ALSO THIS AFFECTING THE LINE SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE THAT, UH, THE BACK, THE RECONNECTIONS TO THE, TO THE, WHAT'S THE, WE'RE TRYING TO JUST INCREASE THE VOLUME OR NO, NO, IT'S SORT OF THE PURPOSE. WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE VOLUME BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FOR, UH, FOR GETTING THAT STAGNANT WATER OR THAT AGE IN THE WATER BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE PIPE THAT SUPPLIES THAT, THAT HAS MORE, MORE SUPPLY THAN, THAN DEMAND. OKAY. SO, SO THE LINE WAS TOO BIG. THE LINE WAS TOO BIG. STRAIGHT [01:25:01] STAGNATION OF THE WATER. AND SO WHEN WE DID THE MODEL MM-HMM. THIS IS WHAT CAME OUT. THIS IS WHAT CAME OFF OF THAT. THE MODEL SUGGESTION. SO THIS IS ONE PART OF IT. AND THEN IT'S ALSO TRYING TO DO A LOOP. IT IS LOOP NOW ALSO. YEAH. SO THERE WAS TWO PARTS OF THE PROJECT, THE LINE THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE, AND THEN IN THE SUBDIVISION. AND I THINK WE'RE MAKING ALSO AN OPERATIONAL CHANGE IN THE WATER TOWER AS WELL TO HELP. WHERE'S THAT AT THEN? THIS IS THE SPANISH OAK AREA. OVER, OVER THE LAKE ROAD. YEAH. OKAY. HOW ARE WE COMING WITH THE, UH, THE ONE IN PECAN LAKE ESTATE? OH, THE, UH, THAT REPAIR, UH, YES. SANDALWOOD, I THINK, UH, IF I'M MISTAKEN, ERIC. UM, THE, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SANDALWOOD. YES. THE SANITARY SEWER COLLAPSED THAT WE HAD OVER THERE AND THE MANHOLE THAT DECIDED IT WANTED TO GO SOUTH FOR THE WINTER. UH, WE'VE GOT THAT LINE PIPE BURST AND WELL, WHAT WAS LEFT OF A LINE IN THEIR PIPE BURST PULLED IN. THEY'VE GOT THE NEW MANHOLE INSTALLED. UH, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH UNDERMINING OF THE ROADWAY, THEY HAD TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE ROAD AND WE WILL BE PAVE REPAVING A SECTION OF ROADWAY THROUGH THERE. UH, WE'RE GONNA BRING STABILIZED SAND UP TO THE SURFACE AND PUT A NEW DRIVING SURFACE ON THAT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. LOOK AT THE MANWAY ON, UH, FUR AND INE. IT LOOKS KIND OF SUNK HALFWAY ITSELF AND OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT. FUR. FUR AND YON. LOOKS LIKE IT'S FIXING AND IT COULD VERY WELL BE MOVING. UH, LIKE I SAID, THAT MOISTURE, THAT UH, PERIOD OF, UH, OF RAINFALL CREATED PROBLEMS WITH EVERYTHING. ANY OTHER PARTICULAR PROJECT THAT YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT? YEAH, THAT'S THE THING THAT WE'RE FACING. YOU KNOW, IN A DROUGHT IT'S WATER LINES AND EXCESSIVE RAIN. IT BECOMES SEWER LINES. MM-HMM, . OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE FOR SAL? THANK YOU, SAL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL FINISH UP THIS EVENING WITH [ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST] ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. MR. BU, MR. SHANYA, MS. SETH, OTHER THAN GREAT JOB AS MAYOR PROTO. THANK YOU. FREE MS. MAYOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT, MR. BROADUS DID GOOD JOB, MR. YOU'VE DONE, YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. THANK YOU. UH, I HAVE ONE, UM, ON THE SEPTEMBER 21ST, WHICH WILL HAPPEN BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. THERE IS, UH, GOING TO BE A STRAWBERRY JAMBOREE AT THE, UM, LAKE JACKSON REC CENTER. IT USED TO BE CIVIC. THAT HAS CHANGED TO THE REC CENTER AND I HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO JUDGE THE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CONTEST. SO I WILL, I WILL TAKE THAT ONE FOR THE TEAM. I'LL VOLUNTEER TO HAVE BEFORE WE CLOSE. YEAH, SURE. HOW ARE WE LOOKING AT THE, UH, CIVIC CENTER? I'LL LET ROBIN, UH, SO THURSDAY THE PLAZA ROOM AND THE CHAIRS ROOMS WILL OPEN UP. UM, OKAY. THE BALLROOM WILL OPEN UP ON THE FIRST. IT'S LOOKING GOOD. UM, SO IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THERE BEFORE, ALL THE CEILING TILES, THE STAFF HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING. WE'VE PAINTED, OF COURSE, WHILE THEY HAD THIS DOWNTIME. IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GOOD WITH THIS NEW CARPET. ROBIN WAS INSISTENT ON TAKING OUT ALL THE OLD CARPET, SO I'VE ASKED HER TO SAVE IT AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK, YES, WE'RE GONNA PUT IT CITY HALL. MM-HMM. . YES. Y'ALL GET THE BEAUTIFUL, AND, AND THE MUSEUM HAS OPENED BACK UP? NO, NO. ONLY FOR THEIR, THEIR, UH, MURDER MYSTERY WE'RE, THEY'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO THAT THERE. UM, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANOTHER LOCATION, BUT WHERE THEY'RE DOING IT AT, IT'S NOT IN THE OTHER AREAS, BUT, UH, WE'RE STILL GETTING THE QUOTES AND STUFF. UH, YOU KNOW, THEIR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES MORE IN THEIR FANCY CEILING ARCHITECTURAL THING, THAT KIND OF A PAIN. SO, BUT WE SHOULD BE HEARING SOMETHING ON THEM SOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. IF YOU NEED ANY MORE JUDGES FOR THE TAPE YES, I'LL, I'LL LET, I'LL LET THEM KNOW. UM, YEAH, I'LL HAVE YOU ALL ON SPEED DIAL. IF SOMEBODY CANCELS AT THE LAST MINUTE, MAYBE YOU CAN ORDER STRAWBERRY PLANTS TOO FROM ONLINE AND THAT YOU CAN PICK THEM UP THERE, HUH? YEAH, YEAH. CHECK IT OUT. THAT MUCH. BATTERY. SEPTEMBER 21ST AT THE REC CENTER. OTHER THAN THAT, WHAT TIME IS IT? OH, I THINK IT STARTS LIKE EARLY EIGHT 30. EIGHT 40? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT STARTS EARLY. I THINK. UH, THE, THE CONTEST I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, THE JUDGING BEGINS AT 11 O'CLOCK, I BELIEVE. SO I I'M SUSPECTING IT'S BETWEEN EIGHT AND NOON-ISH. BUT CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR, THAT'S OFFICIAL. THAT'S SATURDAY THE 21ST? THAT'S CORRECT. EIGHT TILL NOON. THANK YOU. I, I WAS GUESSING RIGHT. LIKE JACK BEAUTIFUL WILL BE THERE TOO. THAT'S RIGHT. ALRIGHT, ON THAT NOTE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.