Feb 18, 2025 City Council

ALL

[00:00:01]

ON THAT NOTE, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

ALL RIGHT.

WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE, UH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025, REGULAR SESSION OF LAKE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL, UH, AT 25 OAK DRIVE, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS.

AND, UH, WELCOME TO EVERYBODY THAT, UH, BRAVED THE WEATHER AND, UH, GOT SOME SPECIAL GUESTS FOR OUR PRESENTATION TODAY.

SO WE HAVE, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE,

[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TUTORING PUBLIC FOR WHICH HANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

ONE LIBERTY.

NEVER JUSTICE FOR A PROBLEM.

HONOR, HONOR, TEXAS.

BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE, STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

ALRIGHT, TAKE THAT.

CANADA.

TAKE, YEAH, TAKE THAT CANADA.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO AN INVOCATION LED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER.

LET US PRAY.

DEAR MUST HEAVEN, FATHER, JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY AND JUST BE WITH US AS, UH, THIS, UH, WEATHER IS, UH, ON ITS WAY.

JUST KEEP, UH, US ALL WARM AND, UH, BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR, OUR PETS, OUR PIPES, AND, UH, OUR LOVED ONES.

AND, UH, JUST WATCH OVER OUR, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, EMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY PROTECT US ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND THEN JUST BE WITH US AS WE, UH, GET READY TO CRITIQUE IN THIS MEETING.

JUST BLESS US TO MAKE A SOUND AND POSITIVE DECIS DECISIONS FOR THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE LIVE IN.

IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, WELL, FIRST THING WE HAVE IS A PRESENTATION FROM BRAESWOOD

[PRESENTATIONS]

STEPHANIE, JESS.

HELLO.

HELLO, I'M TAY CREW.

I'M THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT OF BRAESWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.

I'M ELLA ATKINS, A STUDENT BODY SECRETARY.

SO WE'RE GONNA TELL YOU GUYS WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO.

SO I'M GONNA DO THE PAST THING.

THE PAST THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE FOR OUR SCHOOL.

WE DID HOT COCOA FOR BUS DRIVERS.

IT WAS A COLD DAY.

I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS RAINING.

WE GAVE THEM HOT COCOA, A ROSE A NOTE, AND JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATED THEM.

WE DO BACKPACK BUDDIES FOR THE KIDS THAT NEED FOOD OVER THE WEEKEND.

WE PACKED THEM A LITTLE BACKPACK FULL OF FOOD THAT'LL ASK THEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND UNTIL THEY CAN GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

WE DID THE KLONDIKE CHALLENGE, WHICH IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A KLONDIKE BAR? THAT COMMERCIAL, WE BROUGHT THAT INTO OUR SCHOOL SO KIDS CAN DO CERTAIN CHALLENGES AND WIN A KLONDIKE BAR.

WE DID TURKEY BOWLING FOR OUR TEACHERS AND WE HAD A BUNCH OF TEACHERS WIN TURKEYS AND GIFT CARDS.

WE ARE DOING SCHOOL SAFETY VIDEOS.

WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UM, WHICH IS RUN BY STUDENTS, AND WE'RE MAKING VIDEOS TO EXPLAIN HOW DRILLS SHOULD WORK PROPERLY.

WE SENT OUT A SURVEY ASKING STUDENTS WHAT WOULD MAKE THEM FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN OUR SCHOOL IF THEY FEEL SAFE, WHAT WE COULD DO TO MAKE THEM FEEL MORE SAFE.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH TEXAS STATE ON THAT ONE.

WE HAD A ZOOM WITH THEM LAST YEAR, AND WE PLAN TO DO IT AGAIN PAST THINGS WE'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAD A CARNIVAL, SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN, SOME OF Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

EVERYONE IN BRAZORIA COUNTY IS WELCOME, NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO GO TO BRAESWOOD, AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

AND THAT WAS OUR THIRD ANNUAL CARNIVAL, AND WE WILL BE DOING IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE BLOOD DRIVES, SO WE HAVE BLOOD DRIVES EVERY OTHER MONTH, AND WE HAVE SAVED A LOT OF LIVES.

IT'S VERY SUCCESSFUL.

OUR BLOOD DRIVES ARE ONE OF OUR THINGS WE'RE MOST PROUD OF.

WE HAVE OUR NEXT ONE COMING UP RIGHT AFTER SPRING BREAK SO YOU GUYS CAN COME DONATE.

ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME DONATE, BUT AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS.

AND WE HAVE A TEEN TOY DRIVE FOR, WITH THE BRAZORIA COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN, AND AS WELL AS OUR COLOR RUN, WHICH IS COMING UP IN APRIL THAT EVERYONE ALSO CAN PARTICIPATE IN.

AND THAT WILL GO, THOSE THAT MONEY RAISED WILL GO TOWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL.

CAN I ASK A QUESTION? SURE.

THE BLOOD DRIVE, IS THAT GONNA BE THE VAN OR IS IT GONNA BE SET UP IN THE, IN THE, IT'S SET UP IN OUR NINTH GRADE LIBRARY UPSTAIRS.

OKAY, GOOD.

YEAH.

AND THANK YOU.

DO YOU HAVE A, A DATE FOR THAT OR NOT YET? THAT IS THE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTER SPRING BREAK.

HOLD ON, I CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.

HANG ON.

I CAN LOOK IT UP.

18 AND 19TH.

MARCH 18TH AND 19TH.

OKAY.

IT IS THE VERY BOTTOM THERE.

YOU GO ON.

THAT'S WHY I GOT, THAT'S WHY WE, OKAY.

AND THEN SOME OF THE FUTURE THINGS WE ARE DOING, UM, THE STUDENT BODY OFFICERS, WE ARE GOING TO THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE LUNCHEON WITH THE GULF COAST BLOOD CENTER, UM, THIS THURSDAY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THEM, WE SEE AWARDS.

AND THEN, UM, WE'LL, WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE COLOR RUN COMING UP ON APRIL 5TH, WHICH IS COMMUNITY WIDE.

EVERYONE CAN SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE TALENT SHOW, WHICH IS ALSO COMMUNITY WIDE.

[00:05:01]

AND THAT IS, OH, THAT IS ON MARCH 27TH.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING ROCK PAPER MARDI GRAS, UM, ON MARCH 3RD AND FOURTH TO, UM, JUST HAVE A FUN ACTIVITY TO MAKE ALL STUDENTS EXCITED ABOUT A HOLIDAY AND TO BRIGHTEN UP THEIR DAY.

SO WHAT IS, EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO I BROUGHT THIS TO THE SCHOOL LAST YEAR.

MY FAMILY'S FROM LOUISIANA, SO I'M BIG ON MARDI GRAS.

AND YOU KNOW HOW JUST A REGULAR ROCK PAPER, SCISSORS GAME? WELL, EVERYONE GETS A BEAD.

WE DISTRIBUTE THE BEADS TO EVERY STUDENT IN BRAESWOOD AND THEY START OFF THE MONDAY.

'CAUSE MARDI GRAS ON A TUESDAY SET OFF MONDAY, AND THEY START PLAYING.

AND SO YOU PLAY ROCK PAPER, SCISSORS.

IF YOU LOSE, YOU GIVE UP YOUR BEADS AND YOU CAN REPURCHASE BEADS FOR A DOLLAR.

THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE MORE MONEY TO BUY BEADS FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THEN AT ON TUESDAY, DURING THEIR PRIDE TIME, WHICH IS LIKE OUR STUDY HALL, UM, SECTION OF THE DAY, THEY COME INTO MS. JESS'S ROOM.

IF THEY HAVE OVER, WE DID 70 BEADS LAST YEAR, AND IF THEY HAVE OVER 70 BEADS, THEY COME IN, WE DO A FINAL SHOWDOWN, AND THE WINNER GETS A HUGE GIFT CARD.

AND THEIR NAME PUT UP ON THE WALL AS THE ROCK PAPER MAR GIRL WINNER .

THAT'S COOL.

YOUR EVENTS YOU HAVE AND WHAT, WHAT, DO YOU HAVE ANY TIMES ON THE, I'VE, I'VE GOT A BUNCH OF NURSING BUDDIES AND WE ALWAYS PUSH EACH OTHER TO DO BLOOD.

THE BLOOD DRIVES.

UH, DO YOU HAVE A TIME ON THAT BY ANY CHANCE? UM, IT'S OH, THE TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAY? YEAH.

IT'S FROM SEVEN TO THREE.

SEVEN TO THREE.

PERFECT.

HOW ABOUT YOUR TALENT SHOW AND FIVE 30.

OKAY.

OH, IT GOES TO FIVE 30.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THE SCHOOL STAYED OPEN.

MASTER THREE.

NEVERMIND.

.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT, WELL, WE ALSO HAVE A-T-S-A-C DISTRICT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 26TH, WHICH OTHER SCHOOLS ARE GONNA COME AND, UM, HAVE A DISTRICT MEETING.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO HAVING A JOLY'S RALLY UPCOMING AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

IS THAT IT? YOU? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S A LOT OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE STUFF YEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I SEE FUTURE COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US TODAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU ONLY GOT WHAT? BE EIGHT? IS IT 18 OR 21? SHERRY AROUND FOR CITY COUNCIL.

1818.

1819.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO.

ALRIGHT, UH, LET'S FILE FOR THIS NEXT ONE.

YEAH.

NEXT ITEM.

WE HAVE, UH, VISITORS COMMENTS.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE ANY VISITORS, UH, THIS EVENING THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING AN ISSUE UP TO COUNCIL THAT IS NOT ON EITHER OF THE AGENDAS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING ELSE? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD.

UH, NEXT ITEM IS DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL TO DECLARE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT OR REGULAR AGENDA.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT THAT THEY NEED TO NOTIFY US THOUGH? DECLARE.

ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ALONG, WE'LL GO TO A CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

ITEM ONE IS APPROVED MINUTES OF JANUARY 23 TO 2025.

ITEM TWO, ACCEPT BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES, UH, PLANNERS, TRAFFIC AND PARKS.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, UH, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 6 9, AMENDING THE FISCAL 24 25 BUDGET TO CARRY OVER FISCAL YEAR 2324 CAPITAL PROJECT AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,731,349 AND 66 CENTS.

MAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM FOUR IS APPROVED.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 2 9 7 AMENDING, UH, CHAPTER 90 SUBDIVISIONS SECTION 90 36.

FEES FOR CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR A 3% ANNUAL INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT.

UH, PROCEDURE FEES BEGINNING ON MARCH 1ST, 2025 FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

SECOND READING.

ITEM FIVE IS APPROVED.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2, 2 9 8, PROHIBITING PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND CARRYING OPEN CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOL IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA'S.

SECOND READING.

AND THEN ITEM SIX IS APPROVE A, UH, CONTRACT WITH JCO ROOFING TO INSTALL A SERVICE CENTER CANOPY FOR, UH, MATERIALS VIA TIPS PURCHASE, UH, COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 2 4 1 0 0 1 FOR THE AMOUNT, NOT EXCEEDING $125,000 AS BUDGETED.

IS THERE ANY ITEM THAT COUNSEL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, HEARING ANY, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT'S PRESENTED.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.

ALL RIGHT.

A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BUELL.

SECOND.

SECOND.

AND WE'LL DO A SECOND WITH COUNCILWOMAN.

SETH? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT OUR, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT OUR, UH, DIRECTOR OVER UTILITIES CAME UP BROUGHT TO OUR CITY MANAGER THAT THERE IS AI CAPABILITY

[00:10:01]

, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TRYING TO READ INTO THAT, BUT I TRY TO DO THE BEST I CAN.

BUT, UH, TRY JOB 1.5 SPEED TOO.

YEAH.

AND, AND HAVE FASTER SPEED TOO, THE WHOLE THING.

THAT WAY.

DO THE WHOLE THING THAT WAY.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU PUSH THE BUTTON IN THE NEXT, YEAH.

OKAY.

SO THEN WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, UH, OKAY, SO THAT WAS APPROVED.

AND SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, REGULAR AGENDA.

[1. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 970 approving the recommendation from the Parks Advisory Board for a three percent increase to the fee schedule for the Recreation Center to begin March 1, 2025. –]

IT LOOKS LIKE.

SO, UH, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 0 9 7 0 APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

RECOMMENDATION FOR FROM, UH, PARKS ADVISORY BOARD FOR A 3% INCREASE IN THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE RECREATION CENTER TO BEGIN MARCH 1ST, 2025.

YES.

SO GOOD EVENING.

UM, EACH YEAR, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT GOES THROUGH AND WE DO A FEE SCHEDULE.

YOU KNOW, WE ADD IN OPERATION COST AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

UM, THIS YEAR IT'S, WE'VE COME UP WITH A 3% INCREASE THAT WOULD GO TO, UM, ALL OF OUR MEMBERSHIPS.

UM, OUR, AND OUR FACILITY RENTALS.

SOME OF THOSE FACILITY RENTALS HAVE WENT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

UM, SOME THAT, UM, IS DUE TO RENOVATIONS AND THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, UM, AND THE DEMAND FOR THOSE.

UM, ALSO WHEN WE DO LIKE THE OUTDOOR POOL AND STUFF, WE REALLY PUT IN LIKE THE COST.

YOU KNOW, THAT JUST DEPENDS ON THE STAFFING COST AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO SOMETIMES THAT COULD GO A LITTLE HIGHER.

JUST DEPENDS.

UM, ONE NEW THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE THIS YEAR IS JUST BECAUSE OF THE DEMAND, UM, OUR TENNIS COURT RENTALS.

SO NOW THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THINGS FIXED, I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO WE'RE GONNA COME IN AND THAT WAY IF SOMEBODY DOES WANT ONE OF THE COURTS, THEY CAN RESERVE IT.

NOW IT'S STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT THE, IT'LL BE PRIORITY FOR THOSE WHO DO RENT 'EM.

IT'S $5 AN HOUR, UM, THAT THEY CAN DO.

AND WE'RE LIMITING IT TO TWO HOURS PER DAY.

BUT I'VE ALSO HAD REQUESTS FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WANTING TO HOST MAYBE LIKE A PICKLEBALL LEAGUE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT ONE OF THE OUTDOOR FACILITIES.

AND WE REALLY HADN'T HAD ANY FEES ESTABLISHED.

SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO, TO BRING THAT IN.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE FEES WE HAVE? NO MA'AM.

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S NOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBIN ON THIS ISSUE, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER NINE 70 APPROVING RECOMMENDATION FROM PARKS ADVISORY BOARD FOR A 3% INCREASE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE RECREATION CENTER TO BEGIN MARCH 1ST, 2025.

ALL RIGHT.

AND LOOKING FOR A SECOND, I'LL SECOND THAT.

DO YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION TO READ OR NOT? SHARON? DO I NEED TO READ THE RESOLUTION? NO, NO, NO.

I THINK THAT AGENDA ITEM IS SUFFICIENT.

OKAY.

WE'RE GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYBODY? NO, SIR.

OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

AND NEXT AGENDA ITEM FOR ROBIN.

[2. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 971 approving the recommendation from the Parks Advisory Board for a three percent increase to the fee schedule for the Civic Center and Jasmine Hall to begin March 1, 2025.]

UM, AGAIN, THE SAME THING WE GO THROUGH.

THE STAFF LOOKS THROUGH.

UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, YOU'RE GONNA NOTICE SOME OF THE FEES ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF.

UM, WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES TO SAY THE CONFERENCE ROOM THAT WAS AT THE CIVIC CENTER.

WE'VE TAKEN THAT HUGE TABLE OUT.

WE'VE HAD A BIGGER DEMAND 'CAUSE WE CAN USE IT FOR A SMALLER RENTAL ROOM.

SO WHEN WE WENT ALONG, WE HAVE KIND OF A FORMULA THAT WE USE FOR THE ROOMS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE HAVE WEEKDAYS AND THEN WEEKENDS, AND THEN ALL DAY RENTALS AND STUFF.

AND IT WAS KIND OF WONKY THE WAY THE FEES WERE.

SO, UM, IT WAS VERY HIGH.

SO WE DID MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF ADJUSTMENT JUST TO GET IT INTO THAT RANGE WITH OUR FORMULA.

UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, ALL OF THOSE OTHER ROOMS, WE'VE DONE A 3% INCREASE.

THE ONLY OTHER CHANGE WOULD BE FOR TERRACE ROOM ONE IS BECAUSE THAT ROOM ACTUALLY HAS A KITCHEN AND WE FELT LIKE IT SHOULD RENT HIGHER THAN, THAN THE TERRACE ROOM TWO.

UH, THERE WOULD BE A HIGHER DEMAND FOR THAT ROOM.

UM, WE STILL HAVE THE RESIDENT RECEIVES 10% DISCOUNT, ACTIVE MILITARY, THE 30% IN NON-PROFIT FOR 30% ON SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY RENTALS ONLY.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

MM-HMM .

PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY RESERVED THAT FOR THIS YEAR, THEY'RE GRANDFATHERED IN ON THAT.

OKAY.

YES.

IF YOU'VE ALREADY RENTED IT BEFORE MARCH 1ST.

YEP.

YOU'RE IN ROBIN.

I MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME I READ THROUGH THIS, BUT I SEE Y'ALL CHANGED UP A LITTLE BIT, HOW THE RESIDENTS GET THEIR DISCOUNT AND STUFF.

I THINK THIS IS MM-HMM.

VERY MUCH CLEANER.

YES.

YEAH.

YEAH.

WE, WE, IT, IT'S A LOT BETTER.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE STARTED DOING THE JASMINE HALL RENTALS DURING THE WEEK, AND ACTUALLY THOSE HAVE KIND OF, UM, INCREASED.

WE'VE STARTED GETTING A FEW MORE THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THERE.

MODESTO'S FAVORITE BUILDING.

MM-HMM .

IT'S VERY PRETTY NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

THE, THE

[00:15:01]

SO, UM, ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE RENTAL FEES? NO.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 71, APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION FROM PARKS AND ADVISORY BOARD FOR A 3% INCREASE TO THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CIVIC CENTER AND JASMINE HALL TO BEGIN MARCH 1ST, 2025.

I'LL SECOND.

AND WE'VE GOT SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BROADUS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL GO TURN PAGE AND I'M GONNA TURN THE NEXT ONE OVER TO YOU.

AND THE NEXT ONE

[3. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 972 approving the recommendation from the Parks Advisory Board to implement the new fee schedule for The Wilderness Golf Course to begin May 1, 2025]

TO BEGIN MAY 1ST, 2025.

THANK YOU.

UM, BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANTED TO GO OVER THE MIXED BEVERAGE LICENSE THAT WE, UH, GOT BACK IN OCTOBER, EXCUSE ME, GOT APPROVED IN OCTOBER, STARTED SELLING, UH, LIQUOR IN NOVEMBER.

SO HOLD ON.

WAIT, IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

OH, UNLESS YOU CAN TIE IT IN TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

FEE SCHEDULE.

CAN YOU TIE THAT INTO THE FEE SCHEDULE? UH, YES.

THANK YOU.

THEN YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT.

YES, YES.

THAT WAS, UH, TOWARDS THE END.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO, UM, SO THAT, YEAH, WE GOT APPROVED, UM, BACK IN OCTOBER 24.

UM, TABC APPROVED US FOR BEING ABLE TO SELL LIQUOR AT OUR PROPERTY.

UH, FIRST LIQUOR COCKTAIL WAS SOLD ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2024.

IT WAS ACTUALLY A BLOODY MARY AT, UH, EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING.

IT WAS A GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT WE, WHO BOUGHT IT? UH, WHO BOUGHT IT? .

I ACTUALLY GOT A PICTURE TOO.

SO, YEAH, SO, UH, GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND YOU KNOW, MATT COHEN, WHO WAS A PREVIOUS GM, HE WAS THE ONE THAT DID A LOT OF THE LAB WORK BEFORE.

AND, UH, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF HIS HELP.

AND, BUT, AND THEN, UH, ONE THING WITH OUR, UH, THE COCKTAIL PRICING, UH, WE DID EVERYTHING ONE TO $2 ABOVE FAIR MARKET.

UM, JUST 'CAUSE WE DON'T DO THE VOLUME LIKE CHILI'S AND A LOT OF THE RESTAURANTS DO AROUND TOWN.

SO WE PRICED IT A LITTLE BIT HIGHER COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES.

SO, AND THEN ONE THING BACK WITH MY EXPERIENCE WORKING AT DIFFERENT FACILITIES, ALWAYS FIND THAT A LOT OF GOLF COURSES BUY, UH, A LOT OF LIQUOR AND JUST OVERSTOCK THE PLACE WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF VODKAS, SIX WHISKEYS, AND THEN JUST, THEY DON'T NEVER SELL.

SO, UH, WE TOOK A BUNCH OF SALES DATA FROM OTHER KEMPER SPORTS PROPERTIES AND, UM, WE SAW THAT WHAT SOLD, SO WE ONLY GOT ONE VODKA, WE GOT TWO WHISKEYS, WE GOT TWO JENS.

SO WE'RE SELLING WHAT WE ARE BUYING AND WE'RE MAKING A QUICK TURNAROUND.

SO, AND THEN YEAR TO DATE LIQUOR SALES RIGHT NOW IS, UH, 13, NOW 13,000.

AND THEN WINE SALES IS $332.

REASON.

WINE IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER IS JUST BECAUSE, UH, WE ONLY SELL WINE ON OUR MONTHLY DINNERS.

UH, ANY SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE'RE HAVING AT THE PROPERTY.

AND THEN THE OVERALL, UM, WE, WITH THE LIQUOR SALES GOING ON NOW, WE SENT A THREE, WE SEEN A 3% INCREASE ABOVE BUDGET.

SO WE'RE AT 100 $100,014 AND THE BUDGET'S 110.

SO WE SEEN A BIG JUMP ALREADY, UH, RIGHT NOW.

SO, AND THEN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, WE'RE ABOVE, UH, $11,000 RIGHT NOW.

SO WE'VE SEEN A 11% INCREASE, UM, WITH THE MIXED BEVERAGE LICENSE.

AND THEN, THEN ALSO WITH THE MIXED BEVERAGE LICENSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING ALL KINDS OF EVENTS AT THE PROPERTY.

SO WE'RE DOING A TOMAHAWK STEAK NIGHT, WE'RE DOING IT ONCE A MONTH, UH, ON A TUESDAY, AND WE'RE SELLING WINE WITH THAT.

SO, UM, AND THEN ALSO WE'RE DOING, UH, WE'RE DOING OUR MOVIE, UH, MOVIE NIGHT, UH, ON THE LINE THIS, THIS SATURDAY ACTUALLY.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO SELL, UH, LIQUOR AND HAVE COCKTAILS, UH, UH, FOR ANY PEOPLE THAT WANNA COME OUT.

SO, UH, IT'S BEEN GREAT AND STAFF'S BEEN, UH, DOING A GREAT JOB WITH, UH, TRAINING AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF.

SO THE CUSTOMERS DEFINITELY HAVE LIKED IT.

IS THE COURSE IS, EXCUSE ME, IS THE COURSE BACKED A HUNDRED PERCENT? UH, NOT YET, NO.

SO WE'RE STILL ON THE CAR PATH AND, UM, WE'RE HOPING MID-MARCH, JUST DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.

UM, HOPEFULLY WE GET THE WEATHER LIKE WE DID BEFORE.

AND I MEAN, AND IF IT GETS WARMER CONDITIONS, THAT GRASS IS GONNA START GROWING.

SO, YEAH.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION AS WELL.

YEP.

YOU SAID YOU DID A SURVEY OF YOUR OTHER PROPERTIES AND CHOSE THE LIQUOR THAT THEY WERE SELLING.

UH, IT'D BE GOOD TO CON CANVAS WHAT THIS AREA LIKES.

'CAUSE CERTAIN PEOPLE, DEMOGRAPHICS OF THIS AREA MAY NOT MATCH THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS FROM THE OTHER AREA AS WELL.

SO IS THERE A MECHANISM IN PLACE SO PEOPLE WHO LOCAL FOLKS CAN REQUEST FOR YOU TO ADD OR, UH, CHANGE? NO, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, ONE THING, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED SELLING THIS, I TOLD THE STAFF, HEY, IF SOMEBODY'S REQUESTING SOMETHING AND I KEEP HEARING THAT CERTAIN BRAND, WE'LL DEFINITELY BRING IT IN.

THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE.

WELL, YEAH, WE'RE OPEN TO LOCAL BRANDS, ANY LOCAL VODKAS, UM, BUT

[00:20:01]

SO IF IT'S A CERTAIN TYPE OF VODKA OR WHISKEY OR ANYTHING THAT SOMEBODY KEEPS REQUESTING AND PEOPLE, MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE BUYING IT, YES, WE'LL DEFINITELY BRING THAT IN.

OKAY.

YEP.

ON THE RATE INCREASE, DID YOU SEE ANYTHING REGIONALLY FROM THE SURVEY THAT POPPED OUT OF IT TOO, THAT IS LIKE, OH, WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE'RE LOW, BUT YOU WERE UNCOMFORTABLE OF MOVING THE NEEDLE TOO MUCH? TALKING ABOUT THE PRICE OF ROUNDS? YEAH, THE, OF ROUNDS.

YEAH.

YEAH.

UH, DEFINITELY THE, UH, NON-RESIDENT RATE.

WE DAY IN WEEKEND, UH, WE'RE STILL IN THE FAIR, LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, UH, AS FAR AS PRICING.

AND WE'RE 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOUSTON.

SO, UM, I THINK MOODY GARDENS IS CHARGING OVER OVER A HUNDRED BUCKS.

UH, MULTIPLE PROPERTIES THAT ARE INSIDE THE LOOP ARE CHARGING A HUNDRED BUCKS.

SO WE'RE STILL IN THE PRICE RANGE WHERE IT'S STILL AFFORDABLE AND PEOPLE ARE DRIVING OUT HERE AND PLAYING THE GOLF COURSE.

NOW, WHAT, WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK OF THE PEOPLE COMING TO THE AREA JUST TO GOLF? IT'S BEEN GREAT.

I MEAN, UM, OVER THE LAST, UH, FIVE OR SIX MONTHS, I MEAN, IT'S, I'VE ACTUALLY RAN INTO PEOPLE THAT I'VE KNOWN INSIDE THE LOOP THAT ARE, THAT ARE PLAYING, UH, THE WILDERNESS.

SO IT'S BEEN GREAT.

I MEAN, THEY ENJOY THE, UH, IT'S NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, THEY GET TO GET AWAY FROM THE CITY AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY OUR GOLF COURSE.

PROBABLY THE BIG COST CAUTION THAT WE HAD ON RAISING THE RATES THAT, EXCUSE ME THIS YEAR, WAS THAT WE'RE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE STORM AND THE COURSE IS STILL, YOU KNOW, BEAT UP IN THE LITTLE AREAS.

SO, YEP.

DON'T WANNA THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE START DATE FOR ME FIRST.

SO, UM, WE'RE THINKING BY THAT TIME WE SHOULD BE CLOSE TO A HUNDRED PERCENT, AT LEAST BY THE, OFF THE CAR PATH, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.

AND I HAVE A SUPER SORT OF IN THE WEEDS QUESTION WHO, THAT'S WHERE YOU PLAY ALL THE TIME, WHEN I PLAY? YES.

UM, SO I NOTICED THAT THIS RESIDENT WEEKLY IS 54 AND THEN THE TWILIGHT AFTER ONE IS A DOLLAR MORE THAN THAT.

UM, SO IS THAT JUST FOR LIKE, THE NON-RESIDENTS AFTER ONE OR THE, AND THEN ANOTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION BEFORE I LET YOU ANSWER IS THAT I NOTICED IT'S THE OPPOSITE ON THIS ONE.

THE FOR WEEK ENDS, THE 64 FOR RESIDENTS IN 61, WHICH IS LOWER FOR TWILIGHT.

AND SO I WAS JUST SORT OF WONDERING, IS THAT MARKET BASED OR IS WHY THAT WAS? SO FOR THE, SO LIKE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PLUS A DOLLAR, IT'S A DOLLAR MORE TO PLAY AFTER ONE THAN THE RESIDENT RATE.

AND HERE IT'S $3 LESS TO PLAY AFTER ONE THAN THE RESIDENT RATE ON THE WEEKEND.

ON THE WEEKEND.

I JUST WONDER WHY IT MAYBE FLIP FLOPS THERE? OH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE CURRENT RATE RIGHT NOW.

I MEAN, LIKE, YEAH.

OKAY.

SO, SO THEN IT'LL BE TWO, CORRECT.

SO LIKE RESIDENT IS CHEAPER THAN AFTER ONE, AND HERE RESIDENT IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN AFTER ONE.

AND I, I GUESS IF I, HOW ABOUT THIS QUESTION? IF I'M A RESIDENT AND I GO PLAY IT TWO O'CLOCK, DO I PAY THE AFTER ONE RATE? SURELY I PAY THE CHEAPER RESIDENT RATE? I BELIEVE IT'S THE AFTER ONE RATE.

I HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR POS SYSTEM AND, AND SEE HOW THAT'S SET UP.

SO I'LL FOLLOW BACK UP WITH THAT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I JUST NOTICED THOSE WERE FLIPPED AND I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MARKET FOR GOLF, BUT I THOUGHT I'D ASK IT.

GOOD QUESTION.

ALL THE TOURNAMENTS ARE COMING BACK.

YES, SIR.

YEAH.

YEAH.

ALL OF 'EM HAVE BEEN COMING BACK.

I MEAN, OUR STAFF DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

I MEAN, WITH JOHN, UH, HANDLING THE GOLF TOURNAMENTS.

SO ACTUALLY HAVEN'T HAD ONE SAY THAT WE'RE NOT COMING BACK AT ALL, SO.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? NO, SIR.

AND SO THIS IS FOR APPROVING THE, UH, NEW FEE SCHEDULE, UH, THAT WILL BEGIN MAY ONE OF THIS YEAR.

AND I'M ASSUMING THESE NUMBERS GET US CLOSER TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA.

MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 7 2.

ALRIGHT, UM, AS PRESENTED.

OKAY.

SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BRODIS.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ELL.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SAL.

YOU GOT NICE POLISHED BOOTS TONIGHT.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT IN THE FIELD TODAY, .

ALL RIGHT.

YES.

OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR.

AND

[4. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 973 approving a grant application to the Texas Office of the Governor for Mobile Video Surveillance Trailers in the amount of $139,500]

MR. SIDEBAR, MORNING COUNSEL OR EVENING? UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I BE CLEAR TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

BASICALLY THIS

[00:25:01]

AND SO, UH, THESE PARTICULAR, UH, UNITS WOULD PROVIDE A SECURITY IN PLACES SOFT TARGETS AND CROWDED PLACES SUCH AS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, UH, CONCERT ON THE PLAZA, AND PLACES WHERE WE CROWDS GATHER.

IT WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO SEE AND, AND ADD LIVE A FEED, WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT WAY WE CAN REACT.

AND ALSO, IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURS, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THAT INFORMATION FOR THEIR SAFETY.

AND, UH, IT IS REMOTE.

WE ACTUALLY, THE, THE UNITS I'M LOOKING FOR IS AN EXAMPLE DOWNTOWN BY THE LOCAL.

HAVE Y'ALL SEEN THAT ONE? IF YOU HAVE, THAT'S BASICALLY THE EXACT SAME THING I'M LOOKING AT GETTING, BUT THREE OF THOSE.

AND LAST YEAR I ASKED FOR TWO OF THESE, UH, WITH LITTLE DIFFERENT, UH, SETUP, BUT BASICALLY THE SAME TYPE OF OPERATION.

HAVE YOU SEEN, UM, WHAT KINDA RESULTS HAVE YOU SEEN WITH THE ONE THAT WE'RE USING DOWNTOWN? IT'S BEEN HELPFUL.

WELL, I DO BELIEVE IT IN, IN ESSENCE, IT'S A GREAT DETERRENT.

YEAH.

I MEAN, PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY SEE THAT IN PLACE AND THEY SEE, HEY, WE'RE BEING OBSERVED.

AND I THINK THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS JUST LIKE THE OFFICER BEING PRESENT.

IT, IT DETERS CRIME AND, UH, TERRORIST ACTIVITY MINUS THE OVERTIME.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

YES, MA'AM.

.

OKAY.

WELL, IT'S JUST, UH, SOMETHING, IT'S, IT'S ADDITIONAL SECURITY THAT, UH, THAT UH, I THINK WE ALL THINK WE NEED TO BE SEEING AND, UH, AND STUFF.

AND THE USING THE BSDS UNITS DOWNTOWN WAS A GOOD TEST TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY WOULD HANDLE IT.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SITTING OUT THERE.

BUT, UH, ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD TOOL.

WE NEED TO USE THESE TOOLS TO, UH, AGAIN, HELP US, UH, KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DO THESE, UH, LARGE EVENTS LIKE WE DO.

RIGHT.

AND I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT DISPATCH RIGHT NOW HAS THE CAPABILITY OBSERVING THAT THERE'S TWO CAMERAS ON THAT UNIT.

THEY CAN ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT, AND IT'S ALSO RECORDED.

IT MAINTAINS LIKE A 30 DAY, UH, COVERAGE OF RECORDINGS.

AND SO IT ALSO WILL BE USED FOR EVIDENTIARY PURPOSES.

IF IT DOES, IF AN INCIDENT DOES OCCUR, WE CAN USE THAT IN COURT.

CAN, UH, ALSO GO AHEAD.

CAN, UH, ANY OF THE PATROL UNITS HAVE ACCESS TO THAT THROUGH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM? WE CAN DETERMINE WHO HAS ACCESS, LIKE SUPERVISORS? YES.

WE CAN GIVE THEM, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN DO IT ON THEIR PHONE.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A, A, A DESKTOP COMPUTER, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

ANY TYPE OF DEVICE THAT ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, WE CAN SEND THEM A LINK AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY ACCESS IT WITH A USERNAME AND PASSWORD.

SO LIKE IN AN EVENT LIKE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, YES.

YOU COULD HAVE THOSE THREE CAMERAS OUT THERE, PLUS WE ALSO HAVE DRONE COVERAGE.

CORRECT.

DOES THAT KIND OF STUFF KIND OF WORK IN TANDEM? DO YOU HAVE THE SAME PERSON OR PEOPLE MONITORING 'EM? HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, BASICALLY WE USE A NM SYSTEM AND SO WE USE, UH, INCIDENT COMMAND AND OF COURSE IN THE COMMAND POST IT'D BE MYSELF AND CHIEF KIBITO IN THERE, AND WE'D BE GIVEN DIRECTION ON HOW TO USE THOSE CAMERAS.

WE COULD ASSIGN A PERSON TO ACTUALLY MONITOR THOSE, UH, VIDEO TRAILERS.

AND ALSO WE HAVE, WE GIVE DIRECTION TO THE DRONE, THREE DRONE TEAMS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.

AND OF COURSE, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE DISPATCH THE DRONES TO THAT LOCATION TO GIVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE USE THE TRAILERS TO DO THE SAME THING.

OKAY.

BECAUSE IT GIVES US, IT JUST LITERALLY DOUBLES OUR COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW COVERAGE.

SURE.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THIS, UH, THIS IS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT AND IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED.

YEP.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK YOU IF IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT OR NOT.

YEP.

AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S GOOD ABOUT THESE CAMERAS VERSUS DRONES IS THE DRONES ONLY CAN FLY FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND, UH, THESE CAN STAY UP, UH, FOR THE WHOLE PERIOD OF TIME IF WE HAVING SOME KIND OF INCIDENT.

SO, CORRECTLY.

LET ME KIND OF SEGUE OFF THAT, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

THE, UH, CAMERA WE HAVE DOWN DOWN HAS BEEN ACTIVE 24 7.

UH, HAD A LITTLE GLITCH THERE INITIALLY BE, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, BUT IT'S BEEN AN OPERATION SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

THAT'S HOW LONG WE'VE HAD THOSE IN OPERATION DOWNTOWN 24 7.

NICE.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

THANKS FOR PURSUING THOSE GRANTS.

UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, RESOLUTION, UH, 9 73.

SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BAKER AND WAS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILMAN S AND COUNSEL HANYA SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND THEN, UH, ITEM FIVE, DISCUSS AND

[5. Discuss and consider Resolution No. 974 approving a grant application to the Texas Office of the Governor for Vehicle Protective Barriers in the amount of $151,720.]

OKAY.

UM, AS Y'ALL RECENTLY SAW IN NEW ORLEANS, AN INCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE A TERRORIST ACTIVITY HAPPENED.

HAPPENED.

UH, WE'VE HAD THE FORETHOUGHT FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS OF TRYING TO GET A GRANT TO PREVENT INCIDENTS LIKE THAT.

UH, AS, I DUNNO IF Y'ALL SEEN, WE HAVE TWO MERIDIAN BARRIER TRAILERS WITH 16 BARRIERS NOW AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT I GOT THROUGH A GRANT FROM U OSSE URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE, ALSO THROUGH HOMELAND SECURITY.

SO THIS PARTICULAR, UH,

[00:30:01]

SO I'M ASKING FOR MORE TO DOUBLE OUR SUPPLY.

WE HAVE 16 NOW.

THAT WOULD GIVE US 32.

WE COULD USE THEM AT A, AT A POLLING SITE.

WE CAN USE FESTIVAL LIGHTS.

UH, THIS PAST YEAR I USED, UH, SEVEN OF THEM RIGHT HERE BY THE HIGHWAY.

I DUNNO IF Y'ALL SAW 'EM, TO STOP ANY TYPE OF, UH, TERRORIST TYPE ACTIVITY COME IN AND RUNNING INTO THE CARNIVAL.

AND SO THIS WOULD JUST, UH, GIVE US MORE PROTECTION AND USE 'EM WHEREVER WE NEED 'EM FOR, UH, TO PROTECT VEHICLES RUNNING INTO CROWDED PLACES.

DO THOSE HAVE TO BE, UH, MAN, NO, THESE ARE ACTUALLY THE REALLY NICE THING ABOUT THESE.

THEY WEIGH 700 POUNDS.

UH, YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT MERIDIAN ARCHER 1200 BARRICADES AND WATCH SOME VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND SEE ACTUALLY HOW THEY WORK.

THEY, THEY, ONE PERSON CAN PUT THOSE IN PLACE.

THERE'S A LITTLE, UH, HAULER THAT MOVES THEM AROUND LIKE A LITTLE DOLLY, AND YOU PUT 'EM IN PLACE.

YOU CAN STAGE 'EM AND MOVE 'EM IN AND MOVE THEM OUT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

UH, BUT, UH, THEY'LL STOP A, A PICKUP TRUCK, A A U-HAUL TRUCK TYPE TRUCK OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE.

IT'LL STOP 'EM FROM.

HOW ABOUT THE GATE? DOES IT HAVE TO BE MANNED? UH, WELL, TECHNICALLY NO.

AS LONG AS IT'S SHUT, YOU CAN LOCK IT.

NOBODY CAN GO THROUGH IT.

OKAY.

BUT I, BUT THE IDEA OF THE GATE IS TO MANAGE, UH, AN AREA THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND GO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT WILL STOP THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE.

IT'S RATED THAT WAY.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THESE, UH, DEVICES ARE HOMELAND SECURITY CERTIFIED.

WHERE ARE WE STORING ALL THIS STUFF? WELL, THAT WAS A GOOD QUESTION ALSO.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS NOT A GOOD QUESTION, .

I MEAN YEAH.

WELL, WE'VE ACTUALLY, UH, AT THIS TIME, UH, CHIEF AU HAS HAD THE FORESIGHT TO HAVE THAT, UH, SHED BUILT BEHIND THE PD, THAT ILLEGAL CARPORT.

MM-HMM .

I SAW THAT.

WE'RE GONNA PUT TWO OF THOSE, UH, TRAILERS UNDERNEATH THERE AND, UH, SOME OTHER TRAILERS UNDERNEATH THERE AS WELL AS, AS WE GET 'EM.

UH, BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE'RE GONNA LOOK FOR, UH, SOMEPLACE AT THE SERVICE CENTER THAT'S GATED.

OKAY.

ESPECIALLY THE CNG STATION.

YEAH.

UM, BRIAN, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE SHARED USE REQUIREMENT? SAY AGAIN? SHARED USE.

SHARED USE REQUIREMENT AS FAR AS THE, THE USE OF THESE DEVICES.

DON'T WE HAVE TO SHARE THESE WITH OTHER CITIES? OH, SHARED.

OKAY.

YES.

I'M SORRY.

I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU.

UH, BECAUSE THIS IS A FEDERAL GRANT AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS, UH, BRAZORIA COUNTY, FORT BEND COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, OR HOUSTON OR WHATEVER, AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BE S COMPLIANT AND ALL THAT, IF THEY WANT TO BORROW THESE DEVICES, WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE THEM BECAUSE IT'S BOUGHT UNDER FEDERAL FUNDS.

SO OBVIOUSLY IF WE'RE USING AND THEY CAN'T BORROW 'EM, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT BEING USED, THEN YES, WE HAVE TO LOAN THEM TO THOSE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT ASK.

YEAH.

AND THAT'S JUST, THAT'S THE SAME WAY WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE, GET GATES AND STUFF, THE FENCES FROM, UH, HARRIS COUNTY STUFF.

YES.

YES.

ACTUALLY, UH, AS I DUNNO IF Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED, UH, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE CENTER PARKING DOWNTOWN DURING FESTIVAL LIGHTS, THERE WAS BARRIERS.

I BORROWED THOSE FROM, UH, HPD AND HARRIS COUNTY AND, UH, THE MERIDIAN ARCHER, UH, BARRICADES, I BORROWED THEM FROM MERIDIAN.

SO ALL THOSE PARTNERSHIPS COME INTO PLAY, AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHERE, UH, YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GO DOWNTOWN AND SEE THAT, UH, TRAILER THAT I BORROWED THAT FROM BISD.

AND IT'S THAT PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION THAT WE WORK TOGETHER.

UH, AND THAT'S HOW THESE THINGS COME TOGETHER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE MOTION ON, UH, ITEM FIVE FOR APPROVAL.

GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE SECOND.

I GOT MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN ZHANNA AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SETH.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD JOB.

IT'S ERIC'S TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

APPROVE

[6. Approve the purchase of two (2) positive displacement blowers for the Dyson Campbell Water Reclamation Facility from Relevant for an amount not to exceed $86,458. – Eric Wilson]

YES.

GOOD EVENING, MARION COUNSEL.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, WE HAVE HAD A CHALLENGING COUPLE OF LAST, LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE RECLAMATION FACILITY.

UH, AIR IS ONE OF THE BIG PARTS OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROCESS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

AND MID-DECEMBER, WE HAD ONE STARTED LOSING OIL OVER PRESSURIZING IN THE CASE.

WE REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE ONE THAT WE HAD IN STOCK.

UH, AND THAT ONE RAN FOR ABOUT A WEEK TILL IT HAD A TOTAL FAILURE.

A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, UH, IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE, THE VENDOR, THE SUPPLIER.

THEY CAME AND LOOKED AT IT, UH, REPAIR COSTS ON IT WERE, I THINK,

[00:35:01]

OKAY.

SO WE HAVE THAT ONE.

AND THEN WE HAD, WE PUT THE OTHER ONE BACK THAT WAS OVER PRESSURIZING.

AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER BLOWER THAT STARTED, UH, HAVING EXTREME VIBRATIONS.

AND THAT ONE WE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN FOR FEAR THAT IT WOULD TEAR ITSELF APART.

SO AT THIS POINT, WE'RE DOWN TO ONE THAT'S OVER PRESSURIZING AND ONE THAT CAN RUN THE ONE THAT'S OVER PRESSURIZING STAFF DID NOT FEEL IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO RUN THAT BLOWER, UH, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL RUN AN HOUR OR TWO MONTHS.

HOW MANY TOTAL OF YOUR THREE? UH, FOR THIS PROCESS, THERE ARE THREE PLUMBED IN, WE HAD FOUR.

UH, THERE ARE OTHER PROCESSES AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

THERE ARE A TOTAL OF EIGHT, BUT THESE THREE ARE 200 HORSEPOWER EACH.

THE OTHERS ARE MUCH SMALLER, TAKING CARE OF SMALLER FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE TREATMENT PLANT.

UH, STAFF GOT TOGETHER WITH, UH, R AND MODESTO AND, UH, DISCUSSED A COURSE OF ACTION AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT'S IT'S TIME IT'S WISE TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, UH, FROM WHEN THE PLANT WAS BUILT IN 2005.

UM, GET TO MORE ON ORDER.

UH, THEY'RE SAYING THE LEAD TIME IS 10 TO 12 WEEKS.

UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT QUICKER THAN THEM.

WE HAVE STARTED LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE PLAN B, WHICH WOULD BE A RENTAL OF SOME TYPE.

UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY PRICEY, THE PRICING IS, IS A LITTLE BIT SHOCKING.

AND THE LEAD TIME ON THAT, AND THE LEAD TIME ON THAT IS ALSO FOUR TO EIGHT WEEKS.

SO, UH, AND FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF, WE CAN REDIRECT ERROR.

UH, SHOULD WE LOSE THE ONE THAT WE'RE RUNNING ON RIGHT NOW AND PUT, BRING THE ONE BACK IN SERVICE THAT'S OVER PRESSURIZING, BUT HOPEFULLY, UH, IT WILL STAY TOGETHER TILL WE CAN GET THESE, THESE, THE ONE THAT WE HAD FOR A SPARE.

IT HAD NOT BEEN USED BEFORE.

IT HAD NOT BEEN USED IN 14 MONTHS.

IS IS THERE ANY KIND OF WARRANTY ON THEM? NO, NOTHING.

WARRANTY RAN OUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE.

OKAY.

OF COURSE, THERE WAS A 12 MONTH WARRANTY AND WE WERE DOING ALL OF THE, THE PROPER MAINTENANCE WE'RE ROTATING THE BLOWER, MAKING SURE IT HAD GREASE AND OIL.

AND, AND JUST TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF RENTAL OR IF WE CAN'T MAKE DUE BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD LEAD TIME, DO ANY LOCAL CITIES USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT OR THEY MIGHT HAVE SPARES? DOES THAT WORK? THEY'RE TYPICALLY SET, DESIGNED TO A PLANT.

UH, SO IT'S, AND WE'RE IN A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC SIZE.

GOTCHA.

SO, UH, NO, IT'S, IT IS CHALLENGING, BUT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS DO DISCUSS THESE THINGS WITH EACH OTHER.

YEAH.

AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE LEND OTHERS PARTS AND THEY LET US BORROW PARTS WHEN WE DON'T HAVE WHAT WE NEED.

SO, UH, WE DO HAVE THAT, THAT, UH, CROSS ORGANIZATIONAL COOPERATION.

SO IF WE LOSE THE BLOWER, YOU LOSE YOUR BUGS, RIGHT? YES.

AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS TO GET BACK.

AND IT, IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

IT'S HOW MUCH TIME CONSUMING.

IT'S TIME CONSUMING.

IT'S STINKY.

WELL, WHEN YOUR BUGS DIE, YOU START STINKING A BIT.

YES.

WE, WE START HAVING CHALLENGES.

YOU LOSE YOUR WASTE OPERATION.

SO IF YOU LOSE YOUR BUGS, YEAH.

IT, IT, IT'S REALLY CHALLENGED IF THAT HAPPENS.

SO, AND WE DON'T GET THE PAD, THEN THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE DID PULL THE TRIGGER ON ORDERING THOSE PRIOR TO COMING TO COUNCIL.

SO THESE ARE, SO THIS IS A SCREW, UH, BLOWER.

THEY'RE ROOTS TYPE BLOWERS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, THIS IS MAKING ME THINK OF SOURDOUGH STARTER.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR, OH WOW.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR PRIMARY STARTER AND IT'S BACTERIA AND YEAST AND WHATEVER, AND THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO THAT ONE.

A BLOWER COULD GO OUT, GETS MOLD, WHATEVER.

AND SO YOU KEEP A SPARE MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FREEZE IT, YOU CAN DO ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

UM, YOU GOTTA FEED THEM.

YEAH.

IS WELL, I'M JUST SAYING, IS THERE A SMALLER AREA TO WHERE WE COULD KEEP LIKE A SMALLER BLOWER, LESS EXPENSIVE TO KIND OF KEEP BACKUP BUGS READY TO GO? WELL, THE, THE BUGS THEMSELVES, WE'RE WAY OUT OF THE BOX RIGHT NOW.