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DON'T HAVE MY COMPUTER.ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AND GET STARTED.
UH, WELCOME TO THE MONDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2025 REGULAR SESSION OF LAKE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL AT 25 OAK DRIVE, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
UH, THIS EVENING WITH A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE LED BY, UH, COUNCILMAN SCOOTER ALLEGIANCE TO UNITED STATES AND INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE, UH, GIVEN BY COUNCILMAN ELL.DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MEET HERE THIS EVENING.
AND AS OUR MEETING CONTINUES AND DECISIONS HAVE TO BE MADE, WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US THE STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND WISDOM TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT WE FEEL ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THAT OF OUR CITY.
WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH OUR MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR MILITARY SERVICE ABROAD AND STATESIDE, OUR POLICE AND FIRE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US HOME.
[PRESENTATIONS]
UH, TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK ASSOCIATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, UH, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.AND I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND WALK DOWN.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLAQUE.
UM, THIS WAS ISSUED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION.
UH, THEY STARTED THESE PLAQUES BACK IN 2020, SO THIS IS THE FIFTH YEAR THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE AWARDED.
UM, THIS PLAQUE OR THIS AWARD, UH, HITS US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE ONE THAT WE RECEIVED BACK IN MAY FOR THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS AWARD, OR, UH, CLERKS WEEK, THE PROCLAMATION, BECAUSE THAT WAS FOR ALL, UM, MUNICIPAL CLERKS AND THEIR DEDICATION, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO FOR THE CITIZENS AND, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT THIS ONE HITS A LITTLE BIT BETTER BECAUSE THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE IN LAKE JACKSON.
AND WHEN I SAY OFFICE, I MEAN MYSELF AND, UH, MY ASSISTANT, UH, ANNA OYA, WHO, UH, CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THIS AWARD.
AND, UH, VIVIAN JONES, SHE'S OUR RECORDS CLERK.
SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY.
BUT, UM, WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF THE AWARD.
UM, IN ORDER TO EARN THIS AWARD, YOU HAVE TO MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA IN NINE OUT OF 12 CATEGORIES, ALL CATEGORIES THAT DEAL WITH OUR OFFICE, SUCH AS ELECTIONS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, OPEN MEETINGS ACT, PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, UM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND JUST TO NAME A FEW.
UM, SO WE, UH, SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION, UH, IN MARCH, UH, WITH ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTATION.
UH, AND THAT DOCUMENTATION IS PUT TOGETHER IN A PACKET, MUCH LIKE YOUR COUNCIL PACKET.
UH, AND THAT CONSISTS OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, UH, POLICIES WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENTS, UM, CERTIFICATIONS, UH, AND ANYTHING, ANY RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT MAY GO TOWARDS ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES.
UM, SO THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR APPLYING AND WE DID RECEIVE THE AWARD.
UM, SO I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF, UH, ANNA, 'CAUSE I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT HER AND WITH VIVIAN.
AND A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY MANAGER, UH, MODESTO MUNDO, BECAUSE WHEN I WAS, WHEN I STEPPED INTO THIS ROLE, UH, MODESTO GAVE ME THIS GOAL TO ACHIEVE THIS AWARD.
UH, AND HE WASN'T PUSHY ABOUT IT.
BUT, UM, HE DID GIVE ME THE TIME AND JUST REALLY ENCOURAGED US.
AND HE WANTED US TO GET THIS AWARD.
UM, SO, UH, THANK YOU MR. MUNDO, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
UM, BUT, UM, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AWARD AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY PLEASED AND HONORED TO, UM, ACCEPT IT THIS YEAR.
UH, WE MAY, UH, IN ANOTHER TWO YEARS APPLY, YOU KNOW, UH, SO WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO DO IT EVERY TWO YEARS.
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VERY GOOD.THIS IS WHAT LAURA'S GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT.
SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE AWARDS NIGHT WITH A BABY.
TML AWARD, BABY TN UM, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, UM, HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS CONFERENCE THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE IN FORT WORTH.
UM, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS IS COMMONLY CALLED TIO, AND WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN IT FOR FOUR YEARS.
UM, I'M ON ITS EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
I, UH, AM A GUEST ON WEBINARS.
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN KNOWLEDGE BASE SURVEYS TO HELP IMPROVE THE SKILLS INSIDE THE INDUSTRY.
AND THIS YEAR, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SPOKE AT TAMMY OI WENT WITH TWO OF MY FRIENDS FROM TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY WHO ARE PROFESSORS, AND WE DID A LEADERSHIP SESSION THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
AND THEN ON THURSDAY NIGHT, WE CAME BACK WITH THESE TWO AWARDS, UM, THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TAMO AWARDS IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS TO SEVEN.
UM, THE LARGER ONE THAT YOU SAW IS THE BEST SMALL SHOP AWARD, WHICH WE HAVE WON THREE TIMES OUT OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
UM, AND WE ARE THE ONLY CITY TO HAVE DONE THAT.
THE SMALLER AWARD IS THE BEST REOCCURRING SPECIAL EVENT AWARD, AND WE HAVE PLACED IN THAT ONE.
UM, NO LESS DANGEROUS, BUT LITTLER
UM, WE'VE WON THAT AWARD TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
THE SMALLER AWARD, EVEN THOUGH IT'S SMALLER, WE ARE COMPETING WITH MUCH LARGER CITIES.
WE ARE COMPETING WITH CITIES THAT ARE ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO FIVE TIMES THE SIZE OF LAKE JACKSON.
THEY HAVE, UH, COMMUNICATION TEAMS THAT GO SIX PEOPLE DEEP.
THEY HAVE FULL FESTIVAL STAFFS.
UM, AND SO THAT AWARD IS ACTUALLY SOMETIMES MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE BEST SMALL SHOP, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE ONE THAT THEY KIND OF, AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, IT'S LIKE THE BIG PICTURE, YOU KNOW, BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR.
AND IT'S A, IT'S A QUITE A, QUITE A THING TO SEE IT BEING DELIVERED TO SOMEBODY.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, UH, LOOKING AT THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS THIS YEAR, I STARTED TO SEE A THEME THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO KNOW ABOUT.
AND IT'S BASICALLY COLLABORATION, WHETHER IT IS THE MIM MOD GRANT THAT WE WON, UM, A FEW MONTHS AGO, THEY NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH WE WERE JUGGLING SIX DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES TO GET THAT SURVEY OUT TO EVERYONE, WHAT THEY REALLY NOTICED WAS THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY FROM THE COUNCIL ON DOWN WAS ACT ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GETTING THAT GRANT.
SO THEY NOTICED THAT VENE WALKED WITH MODESTO, AND MODESTO WALKED WITH MILFORD AND MODESTO WALKED BY HIMSELF, AND THE NAP WALKED BY HIMSELF, AND MILFORD WALKED WITH ME.
AND THEN MILFORD WALKED WITH MILFORD.
THEY NOTICED ALL OF THAT, AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW MUCH WAS DONE TO GET THAT AWARD.
UM, LIKEWISE, CRISIS COMMUNICATION.
IT BECAME VERY CLEAR TO THEM THAT CRISIS COMMUNICATION IS NOT HANDLED LIKE IT USUALLY IS IN SMALL, UM, GOVERNMENT AGE.
UM, GOVERNMENTS USUALLY THE, UM, COMMUNICATION PERSON IS LIKE A CLERK, KIND OF SITS OFF BY THEMSELVES, WHICH I DO.
BUT, UM, THEY JUST KIND OF SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO BE TOLD TO THEM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT EVEN IN COMMUNITIES NEAR US, THAT IT'S THE SAME WAY.
THEY DEFINITELY NOTICED THAT THE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED IN, IN THE EOC, FROM THE MAYOR TO MODESTO, TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
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UM, FINALLY I'D LIKE FOR MALLORY AND ROBIN, IF SHE WANTS TO, TO COME UP TO TALK ABOUT HOLIDAYS IN LAKE JACKSON.THEY ALSO NOTICED, UM, IN BOTH AWARDS, THEY NOTICED THAT WE DO AN AWFUL LOT WITH VERY LITTLE, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE COMPETING WITH CITIES THAT HAVE COMPLETE FESTIVAL STAFFS.
YOU PAY TO GO TO THE FESTIVALS.
THEY NOTICED THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN LAKE JACKSON.
THEY NOTICED THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS DOING THIS UNDER VOLUNTEERING, UNDER OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.
AND THEY ALSO NOTICED, UM, LIKE WHAT I LIKE TO SAY IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, IS THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE THE CITY WANTED IT TO.
SO I DON'T THINK OF THE SMALLER AWARD AS MY OWN AWARD.
I THINK OF IT AS A VERY IMPORTANT AWARD THAT, UM, SHOWS.
AND YOU GUYS BACK THERE, I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH HOLIDAYS IN LAKE JACKSON.
EITHER LIGHT UP OR FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE EVERYBODY HAS THEIR HAND UP.
AND SO I JUST WANTED, UM, MALLORY AND ROBIN TO COME UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT IT AS WELL.
WELL FIRST OF ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK LAURA MARIE FOR EVEN BRINGING THIS TO EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION AND, UH, APPLYING FOR IT AND GETTING RECOGNITION FOR THE EVENT BECAUSE IT IS A CITYWIDE EVENT.
EVERYBODY IN THE WHOLE CITY HAS TO HAVE A PART AND A ROLE IN IT, OR ELSE IT WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL.
SO, AND THANK Y'ALL FOR ALLOWING IT TO EVEN TAKE PLACE.
THE COMMUNITY LOOKS FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR, UM, AND WE ENJOY DOING IT.
UM, I THINK THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY DO, THEY GO YEAR ROUND AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY PUT INTO IT AND THEY TRY TO FIND STUFF.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE GET THE, BUT AGAIN, WITHOUT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, EVEN SOME OF THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT THE POLICE CHIEF, THEY GET, YOU KNOW, ALL OF YOU, EVERYONE TO COME IN AND HELP US WITH THIS.
UM, I THINK IT'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE THAT IF WE NEVER HAD IT AGAIN, PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY, 'CAUSE WE GET CALLS STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, WHEN ARE YOU POSTING THE STUFF? WHEN CAN I GET MY BOOTH? AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO IT AND THEY KNOW.
SO, BUT AGAIN, THANK Y'ALL FOR SO MUCH.
ALRIGHT, WE SHALL MOVE ON TO VISITOR COMMENTS.
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY IF THEY WOULD WISH TO SPEAK TO, UH, CITY COUNCIL ON ISSUES THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
IS ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? NOPE.
[DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST]
OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.THIS IS WHERE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECLARE IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY ITEM ON THE AS CONSENT OR A REGULAR AGENDA.
DOES ANYONE NEED TO DECLARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ALL RIGHT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.UH, YOU READ BEFORE YOU, UH, IS THERE ANY, UH, ANY DIS REQUEST TO REMOVE AN ITEM FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
MR. MAYOR, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THE CONSENT.
A AGENDA, ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR AS PRESENTED ALL.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN SETH.
[1. Discuss and consider the appointment of a representative to the BWA. – Modesto Mundo]
AND CONSIDER AN APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO BWA.UM, THE MAYOR HAS, UH, FOUND A CANDIDATE THAT IS A, UM, THE MAYOR APPROACHED, I BELIEVE.
AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE HONORED TO SERVE AS OUR BWA REPRESENTATIVE.
HE HAS TOLD THE MAYOR AND I THAT HE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, UH, UM, ON OCCASION.
UH, THIS FIRST SIX WEEK, HE IS STATIONED IN CHINA.
HE LEFT YESTERDAY, SO HE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, HE DID, UH, EXPRESS INTEREST IN, UM, AND EXCITEMENT FOR, UH, SERVING IN, IN THE POSITION, AT LEAST FOR SERVING OUT MR. UH, COOK'S TERM FOR ONE, FOR, FOR ONE YEAR.
UM, AND THEN I DID SPEAK TO OUR, UH, BWA GENERAL MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THEY CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE, UH, A BWA ME MEMBER, UM, A BOARD MEMBER, UH, ATTEND THE MEETING VIA ZOOM, UH, ZOOM.
IT JUST DOESN'T COUNT TOWARDS THEIR QUORUM, QUORUM, UH, STUFF.
AND SO I'LL PASS THAT ALONG TO, UH, MR. NORMAN IF, UH, COUNSEL, UH, APPOINTS HIM.
AND TOM NORMAN, UH, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A WHILE.
HE'S, UH, HE, HE'S A REGULAR ATTENDEE TO THE, UH, UH, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE THAT, UH, IS ON THURSDAY
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MORNINGS.UH, HE'S ALSO, UH, A LONG TIME FRIEND WITH, UH, JUAN LEGIA.
SO, UH, SO HE KNOWS QUITE A BIT ABOUT, UH, WHAT JUAN WAS DOING, UH, WHAT THE ROLE IS, UH, AT BWA.
UH, HE'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND ON, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, THE ONGOING FOREVER GOING DESALINATION PROJECT.
UH, HE KNOWS ABOUT THAT AND SOME OF THE COMPLEXITY, SOME OF THE ISSUES THERE.
AND, UH, ANYWAY, I I, HE'S A, HE'S AN ENGINEER.
UH, HE'S RETIRED, UH, BUT HE STILL DOES CONSULTING WORK, AND SO THAT'S WHY HE'S, UH, HE'S, HE'S DOING CONSULTING, UH, OUT THERE IN CHINA RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT, UH, HE SAID HE WAS, HE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO, TO, UH, TO DO HIS BEST AT IT.
AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID, YOU KNOW, TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND, UH, GIVE IT A TRY.
AND IF, IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR HIM, UH, THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL SEEK OUT SOMEBODY ELSE.
BUT, UH, I THINK HE'S A GREAT CANDIDATE.
UH, HE'S, UH, HE'S ALWAYS ASKING ME, UH, BECAUSE HE LIVES ON OLEANDER, HE, HE ASK ME A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ARE, YOU KNOW, WHY DO WE DO SOMETHING, DO THINGS THE WAY WE DO, SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO.
AND SO, UH, HE'S, HE'S WILLING TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HE'S WILLING TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND, UH, REASON.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD BE, UH, MY RECOMMENDATION IS, IS THAT, UH, UH, WE APPOINT, UH, TOM NORMAN AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE GOING FORWARD.
MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR FINDING SOMEBODY.
LET'S, I THINK WE NEED TO BE, TO BE VERY, PARTICULARLY, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT BWA, UH, TO DATE.
SO, AGAIN, I THINK WE NEEDED SOMEBODY THERE THAT, UH, HAD A, HAD A STRONG BUSINESS, UH, BACKGROUND ALONG WITH ENGINEERING AND STUFF.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I THINK HE'S A GOOD PICK.
UH, SO DO WE NEED TO, WE NEED A MOTION.
AND SECOND, SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. TOM NORMAN AS THE LAKE JACKSON CITY, UH, REPRESENTATIVE TO BROAD SUPPORT WATER AUTHORITY.
HAVE A MOTION WHEN COUNCILWOMAN SETH.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SCHOOLER.
ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[2. Discuss removing all school zone signage around Elizabet Ney School. – Modesto Mundo]
UH, REMOVING OF ALL SCHOOL ZONE, UH, SIGNAGE AROUND ELIZABETH NAY, UH, SCHOOL, MODESTO.UM, WE ACTUALLY WERE GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT, UH, MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS.
AND WE, SALLY DISCOVERED THAT WHEN WE MADE CHANGES AND BAGGED UP SOME OF THE SIGNS, UM, WE HAD ADOPTED A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND WE NEVER ADOPTED THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
AND SO WE MADE CHANGES IN THE FIELD, BUT WE DIDN'T FORM FORMALIZE IT.
UM, AND THAT REALLY CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF A CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH NAY OF REMOVING THE SCHOOL ZONES, UM, ON THERE BECAUSE THEY, UM, HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT USE NAY, UH, AS A SCHOOL ANYMORE.
AND SO THEY, FOR THIS TEMPORARY LAST YEAR PERIOD, THEY WERE USING IT FOR SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND SO WE HAD MADE SOME CHANGES FOR A TEMPORARY, I MEAN, OR I GUESS TO MIMIC A LITTLE BIT OF THE SCHOOL ZONE TIMES FOR LJI THAT'S NOW NO LONGER NEEDED.
AND SO WE WANTED TO, UH, DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU AND SEE IF COUNCIL AGREED TO REMOVE THESE SCHOOL ZONES, UH, WHAT'S REMAINING, UH, ON THERE IN THE, IN THE FIELD.
AND THEN CLEAN UP THE ORDINANCE, UH, AND BRING IT BACK AND, UH, BRING IT BACK AND, UH, AND, AND REMOVE THEM.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS, AT LEAST THE ONES THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW ARE THE ONES IMMEDIATELY AROUND THE, THE SCHOOL.
AND THEN THERE MAY BE A SMALL PORTION, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL BE.
WE DO NEED TO HAVE A, A PORTION OF THE SCHOOL ZONE ON Y POND BEFORE IT GETS TO OYSTER CREEK, BECAUSE THAT'S FOR, UM, LGI STUDENTS AS IT TRANSITIONS INTO OYSTER CREEK DRIVE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW WHAT THAT LENGTH OR WOULD BE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BRING US BACK.
WE WOULD BRING, WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK.
BUT, UH, AS AN ORDINANCE, WORKING WITH SHERRY AND, UH, GIVING HER A RECOMMENDATION, WHAT WOULD BE REMOVED.
BUT DO WE NEED TO, BUT ON THE, YOUR QUESTION ABOUT YON, HOW FAR DOWN DO WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT BEFORE YOU DO YOUR ORDINANCE OR, UM, WHAT, I'VE DEFINITELY OPEN FOR INPUT, UH, BUT I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH THE CHIEF, UH, ALSO TO SEE WHAT HE WOULD, UH, WHAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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WOULD RECOMMEND.ANYBODY ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY INPUT? WELL, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT IF, IF THAT IS NO LONGER A SCHOOL, THAT THOSE THAT WERE DESIGNATED THE SCHOOL ZONES FOR THAT SCHOOL SHOULD BE REMOVED.
THE ONLY REASON YOU WOULD WANT TO LEAVE A BLOCK OR TWO FROM, FROM OYSTER CREEK IS 'CAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE LJI CROSS CROSSING HE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT AROUND THE SCHOOL.
WELL, THOSE THAT COULD BE LEFT.
MY PROPOSAL IS THAT FOR THOSE, FOR ELIZABETH MAY, CHIEF, GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THOSE.
CHIEF, WOULD IT BE OKAY, ANNA, COULD YOU BRING THAT DOWN JUST A SLIGHT TOWARDS AND SHOW OYSTER CREEK DRIVE.
COULD YOU START IT RIGHT THERE AT LIA THEN IT WOULD SEEM TO BE LIKE THE SAME LENGTH THAT IT IS ON NORTH OPPON.
'CAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A SIGN, I CAN'T REMEMBER ON WHICH SIDE OF CAMELIA STREET THERE ON THE OPPON, BUT, UH, BEFORE OR AFTER THERE'S ONE RIGHT BEFORE A BLOCK OR SO.
YEAH, THERE'S A SIGN RIGHT HERE, I BELIEVE.
AND THERE'S SIGN RIGHT HERE CURRENTLY.
THAT'S REALLY DON'T NEED, DON'T NEED.
AND ALSO, THERE'S ONE MORE REQUEST THAT THIS, UH, LIGHT RIGHT HERE.
CAN THAT BE TURNED A LITTLE BIT? MAYBE 10, 15 DEGREES? 'CAUSE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TURNING ON OYSTER CREEK DRIVE HEADING EAST, DON'T SEE THAT LIGHT FLASHING OR NOT FLASHING BECAUSE IT'S DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE COMING DOWN FROM SOUTH YON ONTO NORTH YON.
WHERE? UH, RIGHT ON OCD RIGHT HERE.
UHHUH A LIGHT SCHOOL ZONE LIGHT, FLASHING LIGHT.
AND IT'S FACING KIND OF, UH, STRAIGHT TOWARDS, UH, Y ON TOWARDS NAY.
IF IT CAN BE TWISTED JUST A LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT.
I MEAN, IT WAS NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
'CAUSE YOU, YOU CAN'T SEE THE LIGHT FLASHING WHEN YOU TURN OFF.
I WONDER IF THAT GOT, I WONDER IF THAT GOT COCKED IN THE STORM.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STOPPING THE SCHOOL ZONE HERE IN THIS GENERAL AREA HERE.
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S SOUTH OF OVER.
THIS IS, THIS IS ALL GOING AWAY.
SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE CONSENSUS? YES.
WE WILL COME BACK, UH, CLEAN THAT UP WITH THE ORDINANCE AND, UM, START TAKING SCHOOLS AND SIGNS DOWN.
[3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with SDB Contracting Services for remodeling a portion of the police department for governmental lease space through BuyBoard Contract #728-24, not exceeding $115,000. – Chief Kibodeaux]
ITEM THREE, CITY MANAGER AND THE POLICE CHIEF WANNA SPEND SOME MONEY, UH, AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE, UH, CONTRACT, UH, WITH SDB CONTRACTING SERVICES FOR REMODELING A PORTION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR GOVERNMENT LEASE SPACE THROUGH, UH, BY BOARD CONTRACT 7 2 8 24 NOT TO EXCEED $115,000 IN CHIEF.THIS IS THE ITEM WE DISCUSSED AT THE LAST MEETING, RIGHT? UH, THREE ROOMS AT ONE OF THE OLDER PARTS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WHERE ANIMAL CONTROL WAS AT, NOW WE'VE MOVED THEM TO A DIFFERENT TEMPORARY SPOT BEFORE THEIR BUILDING'S MADE.
AND THE CHIEF HAS 130,000 IN THIS, UH, LINE ITEM BUDGET IN THE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, UH, PLAN.
AND THIS MAY NOT MATTER JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, BUT, SO WE KNOW WHO'S LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IF AT A LATER DATE SOMEBODY ELSE WANTED TO LEASE THE SPACE, IS IT LIMITED TO GOVERNMENTAL LEASE SPACE? OH, UM, IT'S NOT LIMITED.
WE JUST HAVE, WE USED THAT BECAUSE IN THE PAST WE'VE, UM, HAVE DONE, WE HAVE ALLOWED USED SPACE FOR, UM, THE, UM, JUSTICE OF THE PIECE, RIGHT? AND, UM, D PS AND DEEP AND DPSS.
SO THIS IS A NEW POSSIBILITY, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE ALWAYS, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
AGENCY, YEAH, I THINK THAT, AND CERTAINLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A ADVANTAGE TO US AS WELL.
UH, WE COULD ALWAYS USE A LITTLE MORE SPACE.
SO ROUGHLY HOW MANY SQUARE FEET WILL BE REMODELED? NOT EXACT TOTAL.
800 SOMETHING SQUARE FEET, I'M GUESSING.
UM, YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY FAIRLY ACCURATE.
ONE OF THE ROOMS IS, IS FAIRLY LO LARGE, BUT IT'S LONG AND NOT QUITE AS WIDE.
THE OTHER TWO ARE SORT OF ATTACHED TO ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE ONE IS A FINISHED AREA, NOT QUITE AS BIG AS THIS ONE.
AND THEN ATTACHED TO IT, IT'S GOT WHAT WE'VE USED SO FAR AS A STORAGE AREA, BUT IT'S NOT FINISHED YET.
SO IT WORKS GOOD AS A SHARED DOUBLE OFFICE SPACE.
UH, AS SOON AS WE GET THAT COMPLETELY FINISHED.
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PROBABLY ABOUT 800 SQUARE FEET, BUT I'LL SEND THAT TO MODESTA.I JUST CAN'T THINK OF A NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF NOT, NOT EXACT, JUST TO ORDER
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? NO, SIR.
SO I GUESS I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER ON THIS PROJECT.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION, BUT THIS IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
MOTION WITH COUNCILMAN SCHOOLER, SECOND AND SECOND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN.
SETH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[4. Approve Resolution No. 989 designating a representative, alternate, and proxy to the Gulf Coast Transit District. – Modesto Mundo]
MOVE ON TO, UH, ITEM FOUR, APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 9 8 9.DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE, ALTERNATE AND PROXY TO GULF COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT.
UH, MODESTO, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS? YEAH, THE AMERICAN, UH, FILL IN WHERE I'VE, UM, MISSTATE SOMETHING, UM, OVER THE LAST, UH, YEAR, THE GULF COAST TRANSIT DISTRICT HAS, UM, MODIFIED THEIR BOAT BYLAWS AND ALSO LOOKED AT THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND FOUND OUT THAT, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE MET THAT, UM, THAT THE APPOINTEE NEEDS TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
UM, AND SO THEY'VE CONFIRM, CONFIRMED THAT, BUT IN ADDITION, UM, UH, THEY'RE ASKING THAT IF THAT APPOINTED OFFICIAL, UH, LEAVES OFFICE IS THAT WITHOUT LOSING ANY TIME THAT THE EACH, UH, ENTITY ALSO HAVE A ALTERNATE ON THERE AND THEN A PROXY.
THE PROXY WOULD SERVE AS THE PERSON IF, UH, UM, TO GO TO THE MEETING.
IF, UH, UH, THE APPOINTEE CAN'T MAKE IT.
IF THE APPOINTEE IS THEN OUT OUT OF OFFICE OR IS INCAPACITATED AS THE MAYOR WOULD SAY, UH, HIT BY A BEER, BEER TRUCK HIT BY BEER TRUCK HIT BY BEER TRUCK.
UH, AND SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR THREE PEOPLE, UH, RIGHT NOW.
THE MAYOR GOES, AND THEN I, UH, GO IN INSTEAD.
WHERE, SO WE'RE, UH, IF COUNCIL IS AGREEABLE, WE'D LIKE TO STILL KEEP THAT.
WE'RE COMMENDING TO KEEP THAT, UH, BUT WE NEED AN OFFICIAL ALTERNATE, RIGHT? IT NEEDS TO BE A ELECTED OFFICIAL.
AND SO, UH, I WOULD AGREE TO THAT.
IS ANY ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN IT'S, UH, THE CHALLENGE WITH IT IS, IS THAT, UH, WHAT WE DO IS WE MEET, WE MEET ONCE A MONTH AND IT'S EITHER, UH, HERE IN LAKE JACKSON OR IT'S IN TEXAS CITY.
AND, UH, NO, IT'S EVERY OTHER MONTH.
SO IT'S, UH, BUT, SO IT'S, AGAIN, UNLESS I GET HIT BY THE BEER TRUCK, BUT, UH, IT'S, UH, THE PIZZA DELIVERY ANYWAY, SO, UH, IS ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN IT? THAT REALLY, ALL RIGHT.
SO, UM, RHONDA'S INTERESTED IN IT.
SO WE'LL NEED TO MAKE A, A MOTION MOTION, UH, FOR YOU, UH, MS. SETH, AND THEN MYSELF AS THE PROXY.
WOULD SOMEBODY MAKE THAT MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
I HAVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SCHOOLER.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
YEAH, I GUESS I DIDN'T SELL THAT.
BUT NO, IT'S HARD TO SELL A BROKE DOWN FORD PICKUP TRUCK, SO, WELL, I KNOW SOME PEOPLE BUY IT.
[5. Discuss Strategic Plan Update. – Modesto Mundo]
ITEM FIVE, UH, DISCUSS, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE.UM, WE, UH, THIS YEAR WE DECIDED NOT TO HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP, AND WE WENT AND WE MOVED TO A ALTERNATE YEAR.
SO EVERY TWO YEARS WE WOULD DO THAT, BUT THIS STILL, WE STILL HAVE THE CHARGE OF UP KEEPING IT UPDATED, AND SO WE'RE A LITTLE LATE IN, IN THIS, BUT WE WANTED TO AT LEAST SHOW YOU STAFF'S TIP AT, UH, MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS OR RECOMMENDED CHANGES.
AND ALSO, UM, THINGS THAT WE THINK WE COULD CHECK, CHECK OFF AND POSSIBLY, UH, TAKE OFF BEFORE WE GET INTO PUTTING IN, INTO, UH, INTO THE BUDGET.
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING OR ADD SOMETHING, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT, THAT WE'D LIKE TO AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, HAVE IT FINALIZED SOME AT SOME POINT IN TIME DURING THE BUDGET, UH, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AGAIN, IS A THREE YEAR, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT OUR GOALS AND, AND, AND OBJECTIVES WHERE THE BUDGET IS ONE YEAR.
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OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, ANY MASTER PLAN, UH, UM, UH, THAT WE HAVE IS FIVE TO FIVE TO 10 YEARS, OR POSSIBLY 20 YEARS.AND SO THIS IS A THREE YEAR WINDOW OF ANY PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO DO.
BUT I'M GOING TO, WE'VE CHANGED THE FORMAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND ANNA HAS DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK ON THIS.
I'LL LET HER GO THROUGH, UH, THESE PAGES AND, UH, DISCUSS OUR CHANGES.
UM, SO TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIRST, UM, COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IS ENABLING GROWTH.
UM, WE DID CROSS OUT TWO OF THE ITEMS HERE ON THE LIST, WHICH WERE TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE THE SERVICE PLAN FOR NORTHWOOD PHASE FOUR PI, AND TO DEFINE THE NEXT PHASE OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT.
UM, UNDER THE GOALS OF FACILITATE THE REVITALIZATION OF THE BUSINESS CORRIDORS, WE WANTED TO ADD, UM, THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE T-D-E-C-U SITE THAT WAS DONATED TO THE CITY.
UM, AND LOOKING AT FOSTERING A THRIVING AND DIVERSE ECONOMY.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, TO EXTEND THE INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT, SORRY, BEFORE DECEMBER, 2026, ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAD UNDER THIS, UM, COMPONENT WAS THAT WE ADOPTED THE MOU AND THE RESOLUTION FOR SUPPORT OF COUNTY ROAD TWO 20 B EXTENSION.
UM, AND STRIKING OUT MEANS WE'VE, WE'RE NOT DOING IT.
IT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT DOING IT, IT JUST DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T FORESEE DOING IT IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
SO, SHOULD WE ADD TO THAT IS, UH, HELP FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT ON THE OLD PRISON PROPERTY BY THE POTENTIAL, UH, BUYER.
YOU KNOW, THEY WANNA DO INDUSTRIAL PARK TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT FIRST, SO CITY TO HELP, UH, PROMOTE FOR THE GROWTH THAT'S BE IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY.
BECAUSE OURS IS, WE HAVE SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AT ALDEN, BUT IT'S ALL IN REGARDS TO HOUSING.
THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO DO FIRST, OR HOUSING, IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT JUST HELP BUT EXTRA YEARS, WE'RE GONNA HELP THEM WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA PLAY PART IN THAT.
SO WE COULD PUT THAT UNDER FOSTERING A THRIVING AND DIVERSE ECONOMY, UM, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A, THAT'S DIVERSIFYING OUR BUSINESS AREA.
WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH US FITTING IT THERE? I'D HAVE TO MENTION THE PARTICULAR PROJECT AND, 'CAUSE I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY PROJECT THAT'S LEFT.
IT WOULD BE AN OBJECTIVE UNDER FOSTERING A THRIVING, DIVERSE ECONOMY.
AND SO WE WOULD LIST IT OUT AS YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
WE'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND BRING THAT BACK.
UM, UM, SUPPORTING, UH, INDUSTRY.
'CAUSE IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, LIKE THEY SAID, THEY WANT, THEY WANT TO WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP THE, BASICALLY A MASTER PLAN FOR THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT.
SO I WOULD SAY WE, WE WOULD SUPPORT, UH, EITHER MASTER PLAN OR DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL PARK IN, IN THE, OR RESIDENTIAL, WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BUILD INVOLVED AREA.
WE JUST NEED TO FACILITATE HELP.
THAT'S THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY OF GROWTH FOR LAKE JACKSON DOWN THAT, THAT ROAD.
WE HAVE ENHANCED COMMUNICATION.
SO THIS IS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH COMMUNICATION, TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING.
UM, ONE OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT WE HAD HERE WAS LAUNCHING AND MAINTAINING THE CAPITAL PROJECTS PUBLIC DASHBOARD, WHICH THAT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE OUR BOND PROGRESS TRACKER, UM, WITH LAURA MARIE AND, UM, MYSELF AND WORKING WITH ENGINEERING TO GET SOME OF THE INFORMATION FOR THAT.
UM, THAT WAS PART OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FY 2025, UM, THE BOND EDUCATION PROGRAM ON THE WEBSITE AND THE SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH HELPED LEAD TO, UM, A SUCCESSFUL PASSAGE OF THE 2025 BOND.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE DID ADD, UM, IN OUR CONVERSATIONS TO EVALUATE THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMMING FUND TO DISCUSS ELIMINATING PEG FUND FEES.
AND I CAN LET MR. MUNDO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.
YEAH, THE BIG ONE ON THIS ONE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROVING MORE, YOU KNOW, DIFFICULT, UH, TO FIND, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS, UH, FOR THIS, SINCE WE'RE LIMITED ON, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT THAT HELPS DO PROGRAMS, UH, ON A CABLE ACCESS CHANNEL.
AND WE'VE, WE'VE HELPED FUND THE BISD AND WE STILL HAVE A SIZABLE AMOUNT, UH, PROBABLY TO HANDLE B'S PER REQUEST FOR THE NEXT FIVE TO 10, 10 YEARS, JUST ON THE BALLOTS ALONE.
THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, GOING FORWARD, IS THIS A FEE THAT WE WOULD STILL WANT TO COLLECT IF WE DON'T REALLY FIND ANYTHING ELSE TO FUND? THIS IS THE PASTOR FEE.
THIS IS A FEE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CUSTOMER, THEIR CUSTOMER'S PAYING AND IT'S JUST PASSING ON TO US.
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THE CUSTOMER PAYS IT ON THEIR CABLE BILL AND IN ESSENCE, A I MEAN, YOU CONSIDER AN TAX, UM, BUT WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH FINDING, YOU KNOW, UM, THINGS TO SPEND TO SPEND IT ON.SO IT'S A QUESTION OF DOES COUNCIL WANT TO, CAN WE JUST SUSPEND IT? I DON'T KNOW.
UM, WE'D HAVE TO, WE'D HAVE TO FIND OUT AND CHECK IT 20 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THERE MAY BE FOR IT AND STILL, UH, RETAIN THE ABILITY TO GET BACK.
UH, THE OTHER THING ON THE, UH, THE DASHBOARD, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT IS ON, FOR THE BONDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HELP, UH, KEEP THAT MOTIVATION GOING AND KEEPING THAT UP TO DATE CURRENTLY.
LIKE THAT IS, IS THAT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, UH, SOMEBODY FROM YOUR STAFF GIVES US AN UPDATE ON THIS IS WHAT'S HAS CHANGED ON THE BOARD OR WHATEVER.
IF THAT'S JAMES OR WHOEVER, DID WE EVER AGREE ON HOW OFTEN IT'S UPDATED? WHAT IS THE, WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT QUARTERLY, BUT IF WE NEED TO DO IT MORE OFTEN THAN THAT, WE CAN DO IT MONTHLY.
HOW TIME CONSUMING IS IT FOR STAFF? UM, JUST GETTING THE INFORMATION.
UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT HAS BEEN MOST, UM, SUCCESSFUL IS ENGINEERING DOES PREPARE A REPORT.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO GET THAT PROJECT INFORMATION.
UM, AND THEN, UM, JUST GOING TO THE NEXT THING WOULD BE FINANCES, UM, WHICH I HAVE ACCESS TO NAVI LINE AS WELL TO HELP.
AND I'M SURE I COULD WORK WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
WOULD IT BE CUMBERSOME TO DO IT ONCE A MONTH? I DON'T KNOW.
WE, WE CAN TRY, UH, AND SEE WHAT IT STARTS, UH, WITH AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANYTHING TO DO IT.
BUT WE AT LEAST SHOULD BE REVIEWING IT ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO SEE IF THERE IS AN UPDATE TO MAKE.
THERE MAY NOT BE AN UPDATE TO MAKE.
BUT WE CAN AT LEAST REVIEW IT.
AND LET'S ALSO PUT ON THERE AND, UH, UH, TO DO A UNDERNEATH THERE, A, A CHECK TO DO A QUARTERLY UPDATE OF COUNSEL ON THE PUBLIC DASHBOARD.
SO, SO IF YOU SUSPEND THE FUNDS, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH, WHERE WOULD THE FUNDS GO IF YOU SUSPEND ON THE, UH, ON THE, ON THE PEG FUNDS? IT WOULD, IT WOULD NO LONGER BE COLLECTED ON THE BILL, BUT THE BALANCE, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THAT.
WE COULD STILL, WE WOULD STILL HAVE THE BALANCE THAT WE COULD STILL FUND, YOU KNOW, IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTED TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT REQUESTS, YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR OR WE FOUND SOMETHING, BUT I, IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE TO ZERO IT UP.
JAMES, DO YOU REMEMBER, UM, LORI MARIE WE'RE AT 300,000 RANGE.
HE SAID, I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY.
SO IT WOULD BE, IF WE CHOSE NOT TO COLLECT IT, IT WOULD BE A REDUCTION ON THEIR BILL.
ON WHAT? ON THEIR BILL? ON THEIR BILL.
IT'D BE MINOR ON CUSTOMER BILL.
SO IT ACTUALLY, IT'S A LINE ITEM THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR CABLE BILL, SO IT'LL GO AWAY.
DON'T CUP CABLE ON THEIR BILL.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CABLE BILL? DOLLAR $17 17.
BUT ANYWAY, IT'S, I, I, YEAH, I AGREE.
I, I JUST FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE JUST SAYING, LET'S JUST SUSPEND IT IF WE CAN.
AND THEN YOU CAN ALWAYS DO AWAY WITH LATER, BUT OKAY.
WE'LL CHECK THAT AND GET BACK THE DATA CABLE WILL GO DOWN TO PROBABLY FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE SAID.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING.
WE HAD MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT MAINTAINING EXISTING FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AT CURRENT HIGH STANDARDS.
UM, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE CHECKED OFF, MEANING WE HAVE MADE PROGRESS ON THOSE.
UM, WE SUBMITTED THE SIDEWALK PROJECT FOR THE TECH STOCK TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES GRANT PROGRAM.
UM, ESTABLISHED A STREET ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE PRIORITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES, AND ESTABLISHED A WATER AND SEWER UTILITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE PRIORITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES.
TWO OF THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST UNDER UPGRADE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES, WE DID, UM, CROSS OUT, WHICH WERE TO PREPARE FOR CITY HALL EXPANSION AND UPGRADES AND TO PREPARE FOR THE RECYCLING FACILITY, UM, UNDER UPGRADE AND MAINTAIN FCI FACILITIES.
WE DID ALSO ADD, UM, THE CONSTRUCT THE NEW ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY AND INSTALL THE GENERATORS AT OUR WATER DISTRIBUTION PLANTS, CITY HALL AND THE REC CENTER.
UM, LOOKING LONG TERM, UM, WE ARE WANTING TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH BWA BEFORE THE END OF 2025.
SO SOME OF THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD THUS FAR INCLUDE THE SALE OF THE REVENUE BOND FOR LIFT STATION ONE AND FORCE MAIN IN AUGUST 20 OF 25 IS, WHICH, WHICH OUR GOAL IS COMING RIGHT UP.
UM, WE RECEIVED THE GENERATOR FROM CENTERPOINT FOR THE CIVIC CENTER, REPLACED ONE LADDER TRUCK, FOUR NEW SANITATION TRUCKS.
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RECEIVED THE SS FOUR GRANT FOR COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, AND WE SUBMITTED THE GRANT TO THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO PARKWOOD TERRACE SUBDIVISION UNDER THE UPGRADE, UH, MAINTENANCE FACILITIES WHERE YOU SCRATCHED OFF THE, UH, RECYCLE FACILITY.I WOULD LIKE TO PUT, UH, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IS WE PUT A LINE ITEM THAT, UH, WORKING WITH THE INDU CONTINUES TO WORK WITH INDUSTRY TO PARTNER IN A RECYCLE, UH, PROGRAM.
EVENTUALLY DO AWAY WITH BURNERS, YOU KNOW, UH, PAYING THEM A FEE LONG TERM.
AND I WOULD, MY, MY IDEA IS, IS IF IF THE CORPORATIONS, THE INDUSTRY, UH, FOLLOWS THROUGH ON WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE CITIES LIKE LAKE JACKSON THAT DO HAVE A RECYCLE PROGRAM TO BE A FEEDSTOCK TO WHATEVER SYSTEMS THEY HAVE.
IT'S JUST, YEAH, JUST CONTINUE THAT, THAT DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM.
BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN IT.
THEY JUST, IT'S, UH, IT'S A SLOW PROCESS.
AND JUST ONE MORE SUGGESTION THAT WHEN YOU ADD STUFF, CAN WE, A DIFFERENT HIGHLIGHT? WE CAN, YEAH.
I JUST DON'T REMEMBER ALL THAT, KNOW WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE.
WE CAN HIGHLIGHT THE, THE THINGS, UH, THAT ARE BEING ADDED.
A LOT OF THIS STUFF ON THIS ONE IS IN PROGRESS.
UM, SO NEXT WE HAVE MAINTAIN A WELL-MANAGED CITY.
SO PROMOTING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND SERVICE.
SO SOME OF THE ITEMS, AGAIN, THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED OR ARE IN PROGRESS OF COMPLETING IS TO IMPLEMENT THE COMP, COMPENSATION AND PLAN STUDY RECOMMENDATION FOR MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL POSITIONS.
UM, BUDGET AND SEND ONE TO TWO SUPERVISORS ANNUALLY TO THE LEADS PROGRAM AND REVIEW SANITATION ROUTES AND STAFFING LEVELS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE, DETERMINE COST RECOVERY FOR SANITATION SERVICE, COMPLETE REVIEW OF MODEL, A FEE MODEL FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES.
UM, WE DID AT THIS IN THE IMPROVE AREAS OF A OPERATION, REMOVE THE ESTABLISHED CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS TO ENSURE ALL DEPARTMENTS OPERATE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS AND ARE THE BEST IN BRAZORIA COUNTY.
UM, I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS, UM, TOO VAGUE AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET MORE SMART GOALS UNTIL WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE STRIVE FOR EVERY YEAR, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD CHECK, CHECK OFF.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO GET, IT'S NOT MEASURABLE.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE VAGUENESS.
UM, THE SQUARES THAT HAVE A CHECK MARK ON IT, THAT MEANS THEY'VE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OR COMPLETED? YES, SIR.
THE SQUARES THAT DON'T HAVE A CHECK MARK ARE STILL ON THE LIST TO BE COMPLETED.
AND THE ONES THAT HAVE A LINE ITEM ARE ONE THAT LOOKING TO REMOVE SECOND THOUGHT.
WE DON'T NEED TO DO RECOMMENDATIONS.
REMOVE THEM ARE CREATE SOMETHING WE MAY HAVE TO CREATE A, LIKE WE DO IN THE WORK SESSION, A PARKING LOT.
PUT IT IN ANOTHER IS LIKE, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE, YOU KNOW, NOW WE TALK, WE THOUGHT, BUT IT'S JUST ANYTHING WE'RE GONNA DO IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS IS THE MAYOR SAID.
I THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD THAT, BUT I WANTED TO CLARIFY.
WHAT I WAS GONNA SUGGEST IS TO KINDA GO ALONG WITH, UH, MR. SCHOOLER.
THERE IS THAT, UH, INSTEAD OF THE BOX I WAS LOOKING AT, UH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE, YOU'RE CHECKING 'EM OFF IF THEY'RE COMPLETED.
SO WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS, IS WE, YOU DO A C FOR COMPLETE, UH, AN O FOR ONGOING AND AN S FOR STARTED OR WHATEVER, OR WHATEVER.
SO YOU, I MEAN, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK SAYING THAT WE ARE STARTING ON THIS AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE ONGOING.
AND I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS, UH, ONGOING COULD MEAN TWO THINGS THOUGH.
IT COULD BE THAT IT'S, IT'S STILL SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA DO THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IT, IT ISN'T COMPLETED, OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE STARTED AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO GO ON.
AND, UH, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS NEED TO EVENTUALLY BE MOVED OFF, I THINK, OR, OR STATED IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT ARE CONTINUOUSLY GONNA BE DONE TYPE STUFF.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, YOU NEED TO CLEARLY BE ABLE TO, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING I SEE THAT YOU WOULD ALSO PUT OUT ON THE WEBPAGE SO PEOPLE COULD LOOK AT IT AND THEY COULD EASILY SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ITEMS THAT DON'T HAVE A CHECK MARK ON THEM.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE EITHER STARTED OR THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, OR THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
HOW ABOUT A LEGEND OF CI A WORK HAS BEGUN OR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
THAT, THAT'S ONLY SUGGESTION I WOULD MAKE CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND JUST A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER THIS CATEGORY IS THAT, UM, THUS FAR, UH,
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WE'VE SENT 16 SUPERVISORS TO LEADS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.WE COMPLETED THE WATER AUDIT, REPLACED 700 HERSHEY METERS, COMPLETING THIS PROJECT, WHICH BEGAN IN 2017, REPLACED 700 AVERAGE BILL METERS THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, COUNCIL HAD A SUNSET REVIEW OF PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES IN APRIL, 2025.
UM, THE RECEIVED GENERATOR, THAT ONE'S ON THERE TWICE, SO I WILL REMOVE THAT ONE.
UM, WE HAD EXPEDITIOUS REMOVED, UH, STORM DEBRIS, UH, WITH PRE-EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH CROWDER GULF, UM, HIRED DCMC TO ASSIST IN THE FEMA GRANT APPLICATIONS TO STORM RECOVERY.
JUST TO ADD ON TO THE, UH, THE DISCUSSION WE HAD ABOUT SUNSET REVIEW AND STUFF.
I THINK WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF, UH, PROTOCOL TO, AND THE IDEA IS, IS, AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ANY GREAT IDEAS, BUT THEY DO HAVE A PROCESS WHERE IF THEY IMPLEMENT SOMETHING NEW, A NEW PROGRAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY SET A DATE OUT IN THE FUTURE TO SUNSET TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION OF SUNSET.
SO, YOU KNOW, ON GENERAL, I MEAN, IF WE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE SPENDING MONEY OR IT COULD BE UTILIZING STAFF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS, UH, IS IS, YOU KNOW, SET UP SOME KIND OF PROTOCOL THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, FOR IF IT'S MONEY, THEN WE'RE GONNA REVIEW IT IN FIVE YEARS OR SOMETHING, OR THREE YEARS, UH, ON A SPECIAL PROGRAM.
ESPECIALLY IF IT'S LIKE QUALITY OF LIFE TYPE STUFF, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE IT'S SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS, UH, YOU KNOW, TODAY IT MAY BE A GREAT IDEA AND FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD IT'S, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF A SUPPORT OUT THERE, BUT IT'S A SACRED COW BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR FIVE YEARS.
THAT KEEPS US OUT OF THE, THIS IS THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT.
OR IF YOU'RE STAR WARS, THIS IS THE WAY, SEE, SHE GOT IT.
AND THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS TO ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE, WHICH IS TO PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL LAKE JACKSON CITIZENS.
UM, UNDER THIS, UM, CATEGORY UNDER ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS, LOOKING AT WAYS TO POTENTIALLY IMPROVE, UH, THE IMPLEMENTING, THE CREATING AWARENESS AND RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES, UH, SAFELY CAREER CAREERS PROGRAM BASED ON THE BRAZORIA COUNTY PROGRAM.
CARES THAT CARES, OH, SORRY, CARES PROGRAM BASED ON THE BRAZORIA COUNTY PROGRAM.
UM, ASSESS FOOD ESTABLISHMENT INSPECTION PROGRAMS AND ADJUST AS NEEDED.
AND WE HAVE EXPANDED THE LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM, UM, UNDER IMPROVED COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES.
WE HAVE, UM, WE'RE LOOKING TO, UH, EITHER REMOVE OR, UM, IMPROVE ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL PARK.
AND ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD THUS FAR WAS INSTALLING THE LICENSE PLATE READERS ON ALL PATROL VEHICLES.
SO THE TWO REASONS WHY OUR THINKING WAS ON REMOVING ON THE CARES PROGRAM, WE'RE REALLY NOT IN CONTROL OF IT.
THE COUNTY DOES THAT, RIGHT? IT IS NOT IN THE COUNTY INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY, IT'S THERE WE ARE A RECIPIENT OF, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THEY DO, BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER OTHER THAN RECEIVING, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT PROGRAM.
SO WE DECIDED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT, SINCE WE WEREN'T THE LEAD ON THAT, THAT WE WOULD, UH, TAKE THIS OFF.
UM, AND THEN THE OTHER ONE ON THE CENTRAL PARK, THE REASON WHY WE TOOK THIS OFF, WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE THREE YEARS.
AND RAMEN IS GETTING READY TO DO THE PARKS MASTER PLAN.
SO OUT OF THAT PARK'S MASTER PLAN, PROBABLY THINGS WILL START TO FALL ON THIS.
SO FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD, WE THOUGHT WE'D REMOVE IT AND THEN REGROUP ONCE THE MASTER PLAN'S DONE FROM, AND WE HAVE INPUT FROM THE CITIZENS.
AND ONCE YOU ADOPT SOMETHING SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN BUYING SOME PROPERTY AROUND THE, THE FUTURE CENTRAL PARK WE TALKED ABOUT, THAT'LL BE TAKING OFF MM-HMM
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME, SOME PLACE TO HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY OF WHAT WE PLAN TO DO WITH THOSE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED.
SO THEY'RE JUST SITTING THERE NOT, UH, UH, ON TAX ROLL, NOT EARNING ANYTHING AND NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR OUR CITIZENS.
SO WE OUGHT TO EITHER SELL 'EM OR, UH, DO SOMETHING WITH 'EM.
I, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA STILL FIND OUT IF THAT'S STILL AN INTEREST OF, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO THE COUNCIL TO STILL MOVE FORWARD AND, UM, PURCHASE MORE PROPERTY OR REDEVELOP IT AND OR PUT THIS IN HERE.
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN HERE THOUGH.
OR MAYBE PA PART OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE PARKS, BUT IT HAS TO BE, I DON'T SEE THAT I WANT IT LOST IN THE, UH, IN THIS SYSTEM THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE THERE THAT WE BOUGHT, THE CITY BOUGHT FOR THAT PURPOSE.
UH, WE COULD, UH, LOOK AT RE REVIEW VIABILITY OF, UM, AN INTEREST OF CENTRAL PARK AND SURROUNDING, UH, PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN PURCHASED.
I MEAN, IT'S OKAY IF WE DON'T WANNA DO ANYTHING, RIGHT.
HAVE THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THAT PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED.
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OKAY.SO, YEAH, I, I GUESS I WAS THINKING THAT IT WAS PART OF THE CURRENT MASTER PLAN FOR PARKS MASTER PLAN WAS THAT WAS PART OF IT, BUT I MAY NOT.
IT IS, IT WAS JUST, UH, UM, AND IT MAY AGAIN BE REITERATE EVERY MASTER PLAN, YOU KNOW, CHANGES.
THE REALITY OF IT IS WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GO BUY PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE, SO AGAIN, IF WE'RE, IF THE IDEA IS IS THAT WE WANNA KEEP THOSE PROPERTIES IS LIKE VENET IS SUGGESTING, IS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN.
THE OTHER THING IS, GOING BACK TO THE CARES THING, UH, I ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THIS AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT.
UH, CAN WE MAKE A REQUIREMENT THAT ON ALL CITY CELL PHONES, THAT THEY HAVE THE CARES APP, UH, ON THERE SO THAT THEY GET THE CARES, UH, NOTIFICATION ON THEIR PHONE? UH, YES.
WE, UM, WE CAN EASILY DO THAT.
THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE PART OF THEM.
AND ALSO MAYBE PART OF THE TRAINING THAT WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY GET THAT RESPONSE.
YOU KNOW, SO THEY WANNA WONDER WHAT, I'M NOT GETTING THIS NOTIFICATION WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ANYTHING IN HERE FOR SAFETY REGARDING THE STEER PROGRAM, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A STATE LEVEL PROGRAM, BUT IS THAT PART OF OUR EDUCATION PROCESS? I MEAN, THAT'S PART, I MEAN, THAT'S PART OF OUR, UM, NORMAL, NORMAL OPERATIONS NOW.
UM, WE PROBABLY WE'RE ONE OF THE BEST, I HATE TO SAY THAT, COMMUNICATING, UH, UM, BUT, UM, UM, OKAY.
BRIAN'S PROBABLY A, A LEADER IN, IN THAT RESPECT, IN THAT WE GO OVER AND, YOU KNOW, BEYOND, UH, WHAT USUALLY CALLED FOR BY THE STATE.
SO I DON'T KNOW OF WHAT WE COULD DO ON THE MASTER PLAN THAT WOULD HELP HIM IMPROVE THAT.
LIKE, AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS MOVING AWAY FROM POSSIBLY FEMA, FEMA, AND IT'S GONNA BE MORE AND MORE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE COMING TO THE STATE.
SO, UH, BRIAN'S PROGRAM IS GONNA BE, HAS TO BE MORE BEEFED UP AND MORE, UH, IT'S JUST A GREAT RESPONSE.
I'M NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT, BUT JUST NEED TO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.
WHAT, WHAT I THINK WILL HAPPEN IS WE'LL BE FINE ON THE RESPONSE AND COORDINATING THE RESPONSE IS THAT WE'LL HAVE LESS PARTICIPATION ON, UM, GETTING REIMBURSEMENT.
AND SO IT WON'T CHANGE OUR DAILY OPERATIONS AT ALL.
WE DON'T DEPEND ON FEMA, UH, AT ALL IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
UH, WE DO DEPEND ON THE STATE ON RESPONSE FOR LIKE PUSHING OUT ICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT'S WHERE YOU, YOU GET, UH, HELP, UH, FROM THE STATE.
FEMA IS A REIMBURSEMENT AGENCY, SO THEY REIMBURSE YOU FOR YOUR COST IF THAT GOES DOWN.
I DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT THE STATE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE UP, UH, THAT DIFFERENCE.
UH, A LARGE PORTION OF THEIR BUDGET COMES FROM, UM, UH, TAKING OFF FROM GRANTS, FROM FEMA PAYING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION.
WHAT THAT'LL MEAN IS THAT OUR PORTION WILL GET LARGER AND THAT WILL ENTAIL INCREASING OUR CONTINGENCY OR, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS YEAR WE BORROWING FROM OURSELVES.
UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE COST WILL COME.
HOPEFULLY THE STATE WILL GET SOME OF THEIR FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE RIGHT.
DISTRIBUTED AT THE STATE DISCRETION RATHER THAN A FEDERAL DISCRETION.
THAT'S THE WAY, THAT'S THE WAY, AND I'LL GET CLARIFICATION TOMORROW AT THE HCAC MEETING, BUT THE UNDERSTANDING I HAVE IS THAT FEMA, FEMA AS A FUND DISTRIBUTING ORGANIZATION WILL GO AWAY.
THE US GOVERNMENT WILL STILL, WHATEVER FUNDING THAT THEY'VE DONE FOR, UH, RELIEF, FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF, LIKE THAT WOULD GO DOWN TO A STATE AGENCY AND THE STATE WOULD HANDLE THE DISTRIBUTION.
SO IT COULD BE THROUGH INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH HUD, WHICH A LOT OF IT DOES NOW, WHICH IS FEDERAL.
IT WOULD GO THROUGH GLO WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE.
SO THE FUNDING, YES, THE DOLLARS MAY CHANGE AND STUFF, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE A FEMA, A FEDERAL AGENCY COMING DOWN AND SETTING UP A CAMP OR WHATEVER, UH, AT YOUR LOCATION.
AND THAT, THAT COULD STREAMLINE IT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, THE WAY, YOU KNOW, IT DOES WORK TODAY.
FEMA GRANTS ONE SET OF FUNDS FOR THE STORM TOTEM AND THEN TEEM DISTRIBUTES IT.
BUT THERE IS A FEMA REP THAT WATCHES PROJECTS AND STUFF AND LOOKS THROUGH THE PROJECT.
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THAT MAY BE, THAT GOES AWAY.THAT MAY BE A FUNCTION THAT THEY'LL THEN GIVE, UH, TO, UH, TO, TO THE STATE OR STATE OVERSIGHT OR THE STATE OR THE OVERSIGHT, WHETHER TDO CAN MANAGE THAT PRESENTLY, WHETHER STAFF COULD, THEY CONTRACT OUT A LOT.
UH, SO THAT'LL BE TO REMAIN, UH, REMAIN TO BE SEEN.
BUT YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A CHANGING GAME.
IT MAY AFFECT BRIAN'S ADAM'S ROLE IN THAT HE MAY HAVE INCREASED ROLE THAT HE'S GONNA HAVE BE READY FOR.
AGAIN, BRIAN IS SET UP AS EMERGENCY IN TRAINING.
THE REST OF STAFF IS SET UP FOR DEALING WITH FEUM AND TUM.
SO IN THIS PROCESS, THE PERSON THAT BRIAN DOES NOT WORK WITH FEMA AFTER THE STORM AND STUFF, ERIC WORKS WITH THEM.
OUR CONSULTANT WORKS WITH HIM.
'CAUSE IT'S ALL PROJECT STUFF.
AND WE KEEP BRIAN FOCUSED ON EMERGENCY PREPARATION WITH STEERS, A STEER AND EMERGENCY PREPARATION AND MAKING SURE WE'RE ON OUR GAME AND TRAINED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE EMERGENCY.
AND WE DON'T GET HIM LOCKED IN ON THE WOODS ON, UM, ON THE PROJECT, UH, YOU KNOW, DEBRIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WELL, WE'LL HAVE, IT'S, IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S A WAIT AND SEE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE DECISIONS ARE FROM.
WE'LL, UH, BRING THOSE BACK AND MAKE CHANGES AND, UH, WE'LL BRING 'EM BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING AND SEE IF WE'RE, YEAH, THANK YOU.
UH, GOING IN THE, UM, RIGHT DIRECTION.
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CITY MANAGER.NO, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY, UM, UM, WHEN THEY GONNA START WORKING BACK ON THE DOG FACILITY, IS THERE ANY TIMEFRAME MR. IGI? I'M SORRY.
UM, COUNCILMAN BUELL WAS ASKING WHEN THEY MAY BE ABLE TO START, UH, RESTART WORK ON THE ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY.
NOVEMBER, UH, THIS, UH, RAINFALL EVENTS PUT HIS ATU ON THE CONCRETE PORT, BUT, UH, AND UH, THAT'S, UH, THE, UH, QUESTION CONCERNING POURING AT, UH, DURING THE, UM, MIDNIGHT HOURS.
SO THEREFORE THEY, THEY KNOW THEY CAN DO THAT NOW.
AND NOW IT'S A MATTER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THAT WITH A, WITH THEIR SUPPLIER.
THEY SUBMITTED, UH, THEY SUBMITTED SOME OF THE CONCRETE, UH, DESIGN, THE BATCH DESIGN THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE USING THIS MORNING AND WE APPROVED IT READY TO GO.
SO IT'S A MATTER OF THEM GETTING THAT THING SQUARED AWAY WITH THE SUPPLY COMPANY.
SO WHAT'S THE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THAT PROJECT? FOR THE PROJECT? IT'S STILL, UH, AS, AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET UP.
THAT WAS ONE YEAR AFTER THE PERMITS WERE ISSUED.
SO, UH, CAN'T, I CAN'T TELL WHEN IT WAS, UH, THE PERMITS WERE ISSUED AT THIS TIME, BUT IT'S 30 A WHOLE YEAR, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES.
YEAH, WE WERE STILL COUNTING TO IN THE BUDGET.
IT'S, UH, FORTHCOMING, UH, STARTING OPERATIONS IN JANUARY 26 AND, UH, 26 AND WE HAVE, UH, FOUR MONTHS OF, UH, OF FUNDS FOR, UM, WITH THE SPCA.
AND THE PERMITS WERE DELAYED OR AT LEAST TAKEN UP.
THE PERMITS WERE DELAYED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE, UH, OF THE MATERIAL SUPPLY, UH, UH, ACQUISITION METAL, PRIMARILY THE SHEET METAL AND STRUCTURAL METAL.
SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ANY DAY NOW? WELL, AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED, I MEAN ALL THE UTILITY WORK IS DONE BEFORE POURING THE CONCRETE, BEFORE POURING CONCRETE.
ALL THE PLUMBING WORK IS DONE AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PASSED AND EVERYTHING, UH, REINFORCING OF STEEL, UH, WENT UP IN THE KENNEL AREA.
SO IT'S JUST WAITING FOR THE CONCRETE TO JUST PUT THE, UH, FOUNDATION IN IT.
CONTAIN ANY DAY NOW CONCRETE? YES, CORRECT.
IT'LL, YOU KNOW, SHOULD BE, UH, DEPENDING ON WHEN THEY GET THAT THING, IT COULD BE THIS, UH, THE END OF THIS WEEK IF THE RAIN THAT HOLDS AGAIN, EVERYTHING'S SET UP WAITING ON OKAY.
EVERYTHING'S WAITING ON THAT THING.
AND ONCE THAT CONCRETE GOES, I MEAN THE, UH, THE ACTUAL FRAMING AND EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE GOING UP REAL FAST.
IT'S, IT'S KIND OF CONFUSING BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
UH, AND CITIZENS, WELL THERE'S ONLY ONE PROJECT, THE OTHER ONE IS NOT MOVING.
SO YOU CAN'T REALLY BE CONFUSED AT THIS TIME.
UH, WELL WE ALREADY JUMPED OFF INTO CONSTRUCTION UPDATES AND
[7. Construction/Development Updates]
STUFF.ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAL ON ANY PROJECTS? CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? ALL RIGHT.
DID YOU HAVE ANY SUMMARY OF ACTIONS? UH, WE HAVE TO LETTER OF BWA NOTIFYING OF OUR NEW REP.
UH, WE WILL COME BACK WITH AN ORDINANCE, UH, FOR THE SCHOOL ZONE, UH, SIGNAGE AND WE WILL NOTIFY THE GULF COAST TRANSIT
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DISTRICT OF OUR APPOINTEES.AND THEN WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE UPDATE TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, YOU'LL BRING THAT, THAT'LL BE ON THE NEXT MEETING.
IF NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSTRUCTIONS, WE'LL GO TO, UH, E
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AND COMMUNITY INTEREST.THE THING I GOT IS, UH, HAPPY JUNETEENTH, ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY OFF WITH THE CITY.
MR. SCHOOLER? NO, NOTHING ELSE STUCK.
VAN BUSTER GOT BCCA WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN, UH, BAYLOR PRAIRIE.
BE AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HERE IN ENGLETON.
AND, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS, UH, EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UH, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SO, UH, UH, AS YOU SEE THOSE, UH, SPREAD THAT INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY IF YOU CAN, AS BEST AS YOU CAN SO PEOPLE CAN, UH, GET INFORMED.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA THAT HAVE NEVER LIVED THROUGH A STORM AND HAVE NOT A CLUE OF WHAT TO DO.
ALRIGHT, VANESSA, SOME OF 'EM LIVE HERE.
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, HUH? WELL THAT'S TRUE.
UM, CORRECT ON, UH, TOP OF, UM, MR. BAKER'S, UM, ON THE HEAVY, UM, JUNETEENTH.
UH, WE WILL STILL THOUGH HAVE GARBAGE SERVICE, SO, UH, JUST UM, TO LET EVERYONE KNOW ON THAT STAFF ANYTHING.